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John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt at the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Big Tree Grove, 1903. Photograph by Joseph N. LeConte (1870–1950). Left to right: Two Secret Service agents, Secretary of the Navy William Henry Moody, California Governor George Pardee, Roosevelt, Dr. Presley Marion Rixey, Muir, Nicholas Murray Butler, Presidential secretary William Loeb Jr, and University of California president Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Image courtesy of the Sierra Club.
This month—on August 25, 2016, to exact—the National Parks Service celebrates its centennial. At the time of its founding, there were already a dozen national parks, including the first, Yellowstone (established in March 1872) and some thirty national monuments, such as Devils Tower in Wyoming, the Gila Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico, and other “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest” protected by the 1906 Antiquities Act. The 1916 law brought all these areas under the umbrella of a single agency, which today manages 59 national parks, 82 national monuments, and several hundred other preserves, recreation areas, and historic sites.
John Muir, who died two years before the founding of the NPS, is widely considered one of several men responsible for its creation. For four decades Muir published articles in the national press urging protection of such natural wonders as the Petrified Forest, the Grand Canyon, and—above all—Yosemite. In 1889 Muir met Robert Underwood Johnson, associate editor of The Century Magazine, and the two men traveled to Yosemite in early June. They were alarmed to find substantial damage caused by lumbering, sheepherding, and tourism. Muir agreed to write two articles for the magazine proposing the creation of a Yosemite national park, and Johnson returned to Washington to lobby Congress. In October 1890, largely in response to the public debate that resulted from the Century articles, Congress passed legislation creating a park that was even larger than the one Muir had proposed.
Muir also played a significant and persistent role in saving several forests of giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which include the largest trees in the world, and of coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), which include the tallest trees in the world. One location was the North Calaveras Big Tree Grove, the first group of sequoias encountered by white settlers. On February 25, 1900, The San Francisco Chronicle published an article that was widely reprinted in the national press. “THE CALAVERAS BIG TREES: Cry of Alarm from California that the Entire Grove May Be Sold and Cut Down for Lumber” ran the headline in The New York Times. For the previous forty years, James Sperry had owned the land, operating a hotel for tourists and protecting the nearly 100 giant sequoias in the grove. (The South Grove, which was not nearly as accessible, hosts another 1,000 trees.) Now seventy-five years old and unable to pay for its maintenance, Sperry needed to sell his land and had been trying to “see the great trees preserved as a public park.” Instead, Job Whiteside, a lumberman from Wisconsin, put down a deposit for the grove, with a 90-day option to come up with the remaining money. Because of the public outcry, Congress passed legislation almost immediately, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate for the park with its new would-be owner.
It was around this time that Muir wrote the brief essay “Save the Redwoods,” arguing that Americans should save the scattering of sequoia groves outside the already-established Sequoia National Park, as well as the forests of redwoods along the coast. In the opening paragraph he recounts the demise of the two most famous trees in the North Grove. The Discovery Tree, the first giant sequoia seen by white settlers, was cut down shortly after its discovery in 1852, and its stump was used as a dance floor and, later, a bowling alley. The immense Mother of the Forest, stripped of its bark in 1858, soon died and was destroyed by fire in 1908; the 100-foot stump—about a third of its original height—still stands.
As it happened, after Muir wrote this piece (which was found among his papers after his death), Whiteside refused to sell his new purchase to the federal government. Upset by the way he had been portrayed by the national press, however, he agreed that the sequoias would be preserved, and his family moved into the hotel and continued to operate Sperry’s tourist business. In 1908 President Theodore Roosevelt (who, during his first term in office, had accompanied Muir on a camping trip through the Yosemite area) was authorized by Congress to exchange federal land for the grove and create the Calaveras Big Tree National Park—but Whiteside again refused to give up the land.
Although most major sequoia and coastal redwood groves (including Muir Woods National Monument) were eventually gathered under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the Calaveras groves proved an exception, remaining in private hands until 1931, when it became Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Whiteside’s stepson served as the park’s first warden.
Note: On the third page of “Save the Redwoods,” the editors of the Sierra Club Bulletin, which first published this piece in 1920, mistakenly inserted the year 1905, apparently confusing state legislation transferring control of the Mariposa Grove to the federal government on March 3, 1905, with the Calaveras Grove bill approved by the U.S. House on March 3, 1900.
We are often told that the world is going from bad to worse, sacrificing everything to mammon. . . . If you don't see the full selection below, click here (PDF) or click here (Google Docs) to read it—free!
The cutting down of the majestic Sequoias should be a felony! And the government (Party) that allowed the sale of these groves needs to be 'outed' for destroying them. Let the American people know what they have done and who did it and they will be the judge!
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http://storyoftheweek.loa.org/2016/08/save-redwoods.html
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - The governor of the Bank of Thailand on Monday downplayed risks to the economy from the country’s disputed recent election and asserted the central bank can afford to take a wait-and-see stance on monetary policy.
While any delay in forming a government following the March 24 election, Thailand’s first since a 2014 coup, could affect investor confidence and some investment projects, it would not have much impact on economic policy, Veerathai Santiprabhob told Reuters in an interview.
“When we made the (2019 growth) forecast of 3.8 percent, we had factored in some effects of the election on the economy,” he said.
The outcome remains uncertain and might not be known until after official results are due, on May 9. Both the Pheu Thai party, which supports ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the pro-army Palang Pracharat have claimed enough votes to form a government.
However, he said Thailand faces global risks, citing U.S-Sino trade tension, Brexit and China’s economic slowdown.
In Asia, rate cut expectations are growing due to slowing global growth and the abrupt end to Federal Reserve policy tightening.
But Veerathai said Thailand has no need to follow the policy decisions of other countries, and said the Thai policy rate is low compared with others.
“We are not subject to imminent pressure to change our policy rate,” Veerathai said, emphasizing that he was speaking in general and not about any particular timeframe.
On March 20, the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted 7-0 to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.75 percent. In December, the rate was hiked for the first time in more than seven years, by 25 basis points.
At the last meeting, the BOT cut its 2019 growth forecast for the second time in three months, to 3.8 percent from 4.0 percent. Analysts said that the move, together with the unanimous vote to hold fire, reduces the chance of further tightening.
But Veerathai said that did not suggest that the central bank “had closed the door to any possible increase in the policy rate”.
Thailand’s $515 billion economy had its strongest growth in six years in 2018, at 4.1 percent, but lagged the Philippines’ 6.2 percent, Indonesia’s 5.17 percent and Malaysia’s 4.7 percent.
Veerathai said exports, a key economic driver, should pick up the second half of 2019 if “the agreement between the U.S. and China materializes, as anyone would like to see”.
He also expected that exports of certain products made in production bases relocated to Thailand will increase in the second half.
The governor said capital outflows, at about $1.8 billion so far this year, are not a worry as Thailand has a strong external position with a hefty current account surplus.
“So these outflows do not pose any systemic risks for the country,” Veerathai said.
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2019-04-19T05:14:51Z
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-economy-cenbank-interview/thai-central-bank-can-afford-to-pause-on-policy-governor-idUSKCN1RD2FL
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Novel molecular mechanisms associated to host (immune and non-immune cells) and bacteria interactions and their relevance in health and to intestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colorectal cancer.
Contribution of the immune system, environmental stimuli (such as stress and diet) and the microbiota to intestinal health and disease development in experimental models of inflammation and its translation to human diseases.
Pre-clinical evaluation in animal models and in in vitro systems of novel therapies for inflammatory and malignant conditions.
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http://apc.ucc.ie/silvia_melgar/
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St. Paul, Minn. – Allison Charney, soprano, and Mark Mazullo, piano will be in recital Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m., Mairs Concert Hall, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information call 651-696-6808.
Charney and Mazullo’s performance will include Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) of Antonin Dvorak, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in A-flat Major Opus 110, and Hector Berlioz’s song cycle Les nuits d’été.
Charney’s operatic career began with her debut at the New York City Opera. She has earned a reputation for her “vocal agility, lush sound, and dramatic portrayals” of the lirico-spinto soprano roles in her wide-ranging repertoire, including many of the most beloved Puccini heroines, most notably the title roles in Madame Butterfly, both Mimi and Musetta in La Boheme, and Liu in Turandot. Concert highlights have included performances at Alice Tully Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, as well as a debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in April 2009. Charney is featured in the newly released first recording of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated oratorio Choose Life by composer Mona Lyn Reese.
Mazullo appears frequently in solo, chamber, and concerto settings, performing concertos by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev with the Minnesota Philharmonic, the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, the St. Paul Civic Orchestra, and the Dubuque (Iowa) Symphony Orchestra. Other recent projects have included a complete performance of John Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano in collaboration with Macalester College’s dance program, and an all-Beethoven recital and master class at the University of North Dakota School of Music. Mazullo is professor and chair of the Music Department at Macalester and the author of Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues: Contexts, Style, Performance (Yale University Press, 2010).
Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,035 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism and civic engagement. Learn more at macalester.edu.
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2019-04-19T07:27:14Z
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https://www.macalester.edu/news/2013/02/allison-charney-soprano-and-mark-mazullo-piano-in-recital-march-3/
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englishforums
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Which is the right abbreviation to use for people to respond? RSVP or RSPV?
Either Vs Each Vs Both?
It Vs. That Vs, This?
Prepositions: In Vs. On. Vs. To?
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2019-04-18T12:17:03Z
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https://www.englishforums.com/English/RsvpVsRspv/bmrqzm/post.htm
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2. Don’t miss any ball.
3. Three different accuracies: Perfect, Great, Good. Try to get combo and Perfect as much as possible. The much Perfect you get, the more score you will get.
4. Challenge different level. Try to reach the pass condition of each level.
-Rich and varied song types to suit different musical tastes.
Update revoked some of my songs?
I’ve been enjoying this game for a few weeks now, and if it weren’t for whatever update that might’ve caused this issue, I would’ve given this a 5-star review; this game is unlike others in that you can earn your way to more awards just by playing the game, without any hidden fees or impossible milestones. The game has lots of great songs and recently they added even more that seemed to cater even more to my style, which I was very happy with. However, upon opening the app today, I noticed that one of my favorited songs (that I had “purchased”)- “Peace Sign,” in particular, was not on the song list any more. When I went to my favorites list, the song was there, but upon pressing play, it would not start. This was very frustrating for me because it was one of the songs I had purchased with the coins. I don’t agree with the developers removing songs after they’ve been released, but if they’re going to do that, I at least ask that they leave the songs in the libraries of players who had already purchased the song. It would’ve been a waste of coins and effort otherwise. Aside from this very recent issue, I’ve had no problems with this game and I’ve greatly enjoyed it. I hope that whatever bug that caused this is resolved soon and that any missing purchased songs are restored.
This game is so horrible. It expects you to finish a song 3 minutes long with only 5 HP, and sure you can watch adds but once you get to 11 HP it will ask you if you would like to watch another add for 3 HP, so you click it and watch a 30 second advertisement, and finally when it’s over you realize that not only has the game frozen but it hasn’t even given you the 14 HP you watched a ad for! I find that very annoying and want it fixed!
Another problem I found is that while I play a song the game starts to glitch. The little circles start to stay in place and when it finally unfreezes I’ve lost all my HP. I play on a iPhone XR and have no other glitches in apps and games. This game has many other problems that I can’t list because I would have to go into deep detail. My boyfriend is a video game tester and when I told him showed this game he said he had never played a game this annoying and glitchy in his whole career!
In conclusion I would not recommend getting this game!
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2019-04-22T18:53:03Z
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tap-tap-music-pop-songs/id1437596370?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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Latest post Wed, Apr 19 2017 10:56 PM by Randall L. Rike. 0 replies.
Avid NEXIS v7.3.2, the latest maintenance release for all Avid NEXIS systems, is now available. It provides resolution to a stability issue with Avid NEXIS client on Avid Interplay Media Indexer. This client side patch is compatible with all Avid NEXIS | FS releases and Avid ISIS v4.7.5 and later. Therefore, Avid NEXIS | FS v7.3.2 client is recommended for all Avid NEXIS Interplay Media Indexer installations.
Required for all Avid NEXIS systems using LDAP and all systems with more than 24 Media Packs (MPs).
Where is v7.3.2 Available: Avid NEXIS | FS 7.3.2 is now available in Avid Master (MyAvid) accounts of customers with a current support contract.
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2019-04-21T16:34:20Z
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http://community.avid.com/forums/p/180602/841621.aspx
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Computers
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uga
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Creator: University of Georgia. Career Center.
The Career Center provides a complete range of services and materials in the areas of career development, graduate and professional school preparation, experiential education and employer relations and recruiting. It is located on the second floor of Clark Howell Hall.
This collection consists of the working papers for the annual reports of the UGA division currently known as the Career Center. The known dates for the annual reports are 1949 through 1999.
This collection is arranged by date.
University of Georgia. Career Center.
Career Center annual reports, UA02-007, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
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2019-04-25T16:50:28Z
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http://hmfa.libs.uga.edu/hmfa/view?docId=ead/UA02-007-ead.xml
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Arts
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Business
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washingtonpost
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Charles Dickens, who visited in 1842, described Washington as a "city of magnificent intentions" because of the incongruity between the city's grand aspirations and muddy, swampy actuality. Today Washington's discrepancy is not architectural but political. It is between the extraordinary powers and competences the administration claims it has and the administration's inability to be clear or plausible about what it is doing.
Improvisation is understandable when confronting the unprecedented, but protracted improvisation precludes a prerequisite for recovery -- investors' certainty about the relationship between the government and the economy. One year ago this weekend, that relationship began changing when the Bush administration decided that Bear Stearns, the nation's fifth-largest investment bank, was too big, or too connected -- too something -- to be allowed to fail. Seven months later, with the financial system frozen, Congress passed the Troubled Assets Relief Program, fresh proof that the titles of legislation, like the titles of Marx Brothers movies ("Duck Soup," "Horse Feathers"), are uninformative about the contents.
The president's confidence in his capacities is undermining confidence in his judgment. His way of correcting what he called the Bush administration's "misplaced priorities" has been to have no priorities. Mature political leaders know that to govern is to choose -- to choose what to do and thereby to choose what cannot be done. The administration insists that it really does have a single priority: Everything depends on fixing the economy. But it also says that everything depends on everything: Economic revival requires enactment of the entire liberal wish list of recent decades.
The implausibility of this opportunistic hypothesis is deepened by Obama's rhetoric, which says "catastrophe" impends unless everything is done simultaneously. But his budget, in effect, says the danger will soon be gone and the new risk will be whiplash from the economy's sudden acceleration. Although only a small fraction of the supposedly countercyclical stimulus will be spent by the end of the year, the budget assumes that by then the economy will have perked up, and that it will grow robustly -- 3.2 percent, 4 percent and 4.6 percent -- in the next three years. Growth supposedly will cut the deficit in half -- growth and the $1.6 trillion "saved" by first assuming, and then "canceling," a 10-year continuation of the surge in Iraq. Why, one wonders, not "save" $5 trillion by proposing to spend that amount to cover the moon with yogurt and then canceling the proposal?
One afternoon last week, cable news viewers saw, at the top of their screens, the president launching yet another magnificent intention -- the disassembly and rearrangement of the 17 percent of the economy that is health care. The bottom of their screens showed the Dow plunging 281 points. Surely the top of the screen partially explained the bottom.
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2019-04-18T15:10:28Z
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031103216.html
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Arts
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Business
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wikimedia
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This proposal is regarded as inactive. It has not been voted on by the Board and is therefore not a resolution of the Wikimedia Foundation.
This proposal to modify the mission statement was created on 14 December 2005, but was never voted upon. It was eventually replaced by Resolution:Mission and Vision statements (April 2007).
Reference : Wikimedia:Mission statement as of 14th of december 2005.
The board of Trustees is dedicated in preserving the goals of the Foundation, stated in the Wikimedia:Mission statement.
In case of urgent need, the CEO of the project is allowed to bypass this obligation, but his decision must be confirmed by the board at the following meeting, and will be reverted if disapproved by the board.
This page was last edited on 9 November 2016, at 00:02.
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2019-04-24T18:25:23Z
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https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Applications_and_modifications_of_mission_statement
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Reference
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umich
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A new company with an eye to making disposable diapers that aren’t immortalized in landfills has just closed its second round of seed funding—including $500,000 from the University of Michigan’s program to invest in its own startups.
The U-M graduate and faculty startup Ecovia Renewables grows thickeners and superabsorbent biomolecules with teams of microbes, resulting in materials that are safer and more environmentally friendly than conventional synthetic materials. The company has shown that its biodegradable material can compete with conventional disposable diaper absorbency in the lab, and it’s working with manufacturers to put the material into prototype diapers and other hygiene products.
Disposable diapers represent 3.5 million tons of landfill waste in the US alone, or roughly 2.5 percent of the total. Cloth diapers require a great deal of energy, water, detergent and time for parents—and they don’t hold as much liquid, making them harder on the skin of most babies.
“What everybody wants is an environmentally friendly option that still allows the level of convenience that you get with a conventional disposable,” said Jeremy Minty, co-founder and CEO of Ecovia Renewables—and a new dad. Minty earned his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in chemical engineering at U-M in 2007 and 2013 respectively.
Compostable diapers could give us the best of both worlds, but they haven’t been widely adopted in part because the eco-friendly absorbent material isn’t as good as that found in regular disposables. Minty’s company may have an important piece of the solution.
The 4-year-old startup has demonstrated a new bio-based polymer that can absorb as much liquid as the sodium polyacrylate found in conventional disposable diapers. Equally important, it retains the liquid even under pressure, a necessary feature to prevent leaks when the baby’s weight rests on a wet diaper. But unlike sodium polyacrylate, it is biodegradable, eventually breaking down into the carbon dioxide from which it was made.
Disposable diapers cost families hundreds of dollars over the course of a year—around $400 for one child at the lower end to upwards of $800 for eco-friendly diapers. Xiaoxia “Nina” Lin, co-founder, scientific advisor and an associate professor of chemical engineering at U-M, notes research showing that people are willing to pay a premium of up to 30 percent for eco-friendly products. At full commercial production, the Ecovia team expects the cost of the bio-based absorber to be within 25 percent of sodium polyacrylate.
In the meantime, the company is starting off with higher-value applications, such as ingredients for premium cosmetics with eco-credibility. The base polymer, a chain-like molecule that the company is calling AzuraBase, traps water and releases it over time—one of the essential qualities of a moisturizer. As people become more conscious about molecules that could potentially be absorbed into the skin, the bio-based polymer could be especially reassuring.
By linking parallel polymer chains together, Ecovia produces a gel known as AzuraGel, the bio-based superabsorbent molecule that could go into diapers. The polymer is already known to break down completely in soil, leaving nothing toxic behind, while the gel will complete compostability testing in the US early next year.
The polymer is produced in fermentation reactors. A team of bacteria and yeast turn a waste product such as glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, into the polymer. Ecovia then purifies the polymer—removing the bacteria and yeast cells, leftover glycerol and any other contaminants.
The concept for the manufacturing process came out of Lin’s lab. While cellular engineering has often focused on designing a single microbe to do a job all on its own, Lin’s team tries to mimic the cooperation found in nature.
In addition to providing first-round seed funding, Paris-based Seppic, Inc—which designs ingredients for health and beauty products—has partnered with Ecovia Renewables to develop ingredients for skincare products based on Ecovia’s microbial manufacturing.
For compostable diapers, Ecovia co-founder and chief business officer Drew Hertig says that once they find a business partner in hygiene, he anticipates another two to four years of product and market development. The polymer could also help soil retain moisture, reducing the amount of watering needed to keep crops and gardens healthy.
This round of seed funding brings Ecovia Renewables’ total to $1.6 million.
The Michigan Invests in New Technology Startups (MINTS) program has been part of U-M’s investment strategy since 2012. Faculty startups become eligible to receive funding from U-M’s endowment after partnering with a reputable independent venture capital firm in the first round of seed funding.
Ecovia Renewables also participated in the NSF I-Corps program at Michigan, which is administered by the Center for Entrepreneurship. The company currently holds an option agreement with U-M to commercialize the microbial manufacturing technology.
This article was written by Kate McAlpine and Evan Dougherty.
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2019-04-23T13:59:46Z
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https://news.engin.umich.edu/2018/10/compostable-diapers-aim-of-new-sustainability-startup/
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encyclopedia
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"allomember." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. . Encyclopedia.com. 19 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
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2019-04-19T13:10:04Z
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https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/allomember
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Arts
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Reference
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chron
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Emblematic of their season, the Dynamo got off to a rugged start in the finale Sunday night before giving their fans plenty of opportunities to dance. A sellout crowd — mostly dressed in orange — showed up at Robertson Stadium eager to celebrate.
Yet for 26 minutes, the Dynamo's play was lacking against an outmanned Los Angeles Galaxy. Then Adam Moffat uncorked a rocket from 48 yards in the 27th minute to open the scoring, awaken the crowd and set the tone for a 3-1 victory that sealed second place in the MLS Eastern Conference.
The Dynamo will play a home-and-away conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia Union. That series, which will be won by the team that scores the most goals over the two matches, begins at 3 p.m. Sunday at Philadelphia's PPL Park. The return leg is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Robertson Stadium.
The atmosphere picked up in the 48th minute Sunday when Bobby Boswell gave the Dynamo a 2-0 lead. Robertson Stadium rocked in the 78th minute after Carlo Costly headed in the third goal, took off his jersey and danced with his teammates at the northeast corner of the stadium.
If any game mirrored the Dynamo's 2011 season, it was the finale, especially considering Moffat got the team started. The club had been foundering until he was acquired from Portland on July 21, falling to a season-low two games under .500 on July 23, when he debuted off the bench.
The Houston Dynamo's Bobby Boswell left, celebrates with teammate Andre Hainault right, after Boswell scored a goal against the LA Galaxy during the second period of MLS game action at Robertson Stadium Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, in Houston.
In the deal for Moffat, the Dynamo also acquired the allocation money they used to sign Costly and Brazilian starter Luiz Camargo. After Moffat entered the starting lineup, the Dynamo went 7-2-4 to move from fifth to second place in the East.
Moffat made an impact again Sunday with a Goal of the Week-type strike.
"What a goal," Brad Davis said. "That first goal was huge for us. We have that confidence that when we step on the field, we don't care who we're playing. We have to go out and depend on ourselves and do the little things that make us a good team, and we've done that of late."
Assured the best record in MLS, the Galaxy played without David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant, Josh Saunders and Mike Magee. The Dynamo admitted they didn't face the Galaxy's best squad, and they hardly cared.
"As (coach) Dom (Kinnear) said, 'If someone would've walked up to you in the parking lot and said you're going to win 3-1, you would've taken it,' " Davis said after finishing the season with a career-high and league-leading 16 assists.
Needing a victory to avoid the wild-card round, the Dynamo had no trouble before 30,018, the sixth-largest crowd to watch a soccer match at Robertson Stadium.
"I think this team's ready for the playoffs," Kinnear said. "I think we've been ready for a while. I think if you look at the last six games of the season, we're unbeaten, with quite a few wins under our belt in some pressure situations."
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2019-04-23T23:53:11Z
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https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-drop-Galaxy-3-1-in-regular-season-finale-2232795.php
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Arts
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wordpress
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In Product Development class, our professor told us to draw our class partner’s face. We started drawing, it was both humiliating and funny to see a bunch of businesspeople trying to do art. We only had 10-15 seconds and sentences like “omg!”, “I am so sorry.”, “I don’t wanna offend you”, and “I swear this is not how you look”, were flying around. After this torturous 15 seconds passed, the professor told us how he heard sorrys through the entire time. He asked: “Would a 5-year-old apologize if he/she drew you?” An awkward silence filled the class, we were drowning in our thoughts. Then he continued: “No they wouldn’t. They’d be proud.” He explained how we limit ourselves thinking we can’t achieve stuff, and how harsh our judgment can be. Whenever we get an idea, we are blocked with negative thoughts and feelings like “that’d never work”, “this can only be a dream”, and “I am not good enough”. It’s time we pass beyond these expectations of society. Do fit in, but save the child in you.
Optimism and pessimism are states of mind, and faiths. If you believe in good, you will want to be good, achieve good, make good. Pessimism won’t be a choice for you. On the contrary, if you think the ideology of good and bad is an illusion, you’ll be lost in the illusion if pessimism, and even if a hint of good appears, you’ll block it away. That’s why pessimism is seen as a toxic condition, a contagious disease.
Law of attraction states that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts people can bring positive or negative experiences into their life. Positivity is seen as a radiant energy flowing from you to yourself and to others. It’s funny how people who always complain get through the worst things and their reactions make those situations harder. Whereas, people who don’t complain and appreciate everything life has to offer, go through good things. Being positive, even in negative situations, rewards with more positive experiences. A positive mind brings positive vibes, and thus, a positive life.
It shouldn’t be extremely hard to try seeing the good in things; acknowledging that the glass is half full, rather than half empty; believing you can reach your goals; and going forward. Because your speed doesn’t matter, forward is forward. Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity. See negativity as a wall that blocks you from every good thing that’s around you. Imagine all the good things you would have missed if you choose to be a pessimist.
Determined minds should and must be optimistic with a dash of realistic. That’s how I consider myself as. Being realistically optimistic helps understand situations before labelling as good or bad. It helps to not putting too much hope in things that won’t work out, or putting too much because you know it will.
Be the energy you want to attract. Be the friend you want to have. Be a positive in someone’s life. Pretty please, stop being afraid of what could go wrong, focus on what could go right.
Thank you for reading this, and have a good day!
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American Sign Language (ASL) is a valuable and fun language to learn.
Over 20 million Americans are deaf or hard of hearing, yet few people in our communities know enough ASL to be able to communicate with them. ASL also leads to advantageous and socially minded careers, like teaching, interpreting, and working in the health-care sectors or government agencies. There is currently a high demand for ASL speakers to work in these fields, and a minor in ASL will set you on the right career path and allow you to contribute to society in many ways. As well as becoming teachers or interpreters, our graduates have gone on to use ASL in a myriad other careers. Small, focused classes, with a dedicated and passionate professor are your way forward!
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Everything you need to know about the American Sign Language (ASL) Minor at Central Washington University!
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Once you have finished your First Year of ASL, you are able to declare an American Sign Language Minor. All you have to do is submit the Major/Minor form.
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Golden State (22-60)--With the worst record in the Western Conference, the Warriors ordinarily would have engaged in a coin flip with Indiana for the No. 1 pick. They`re weak at center, with barely adequate Jerome Whitehead and back-up Chuck Aleksinas. This team is in dire need of Patrick Ewing. Other needs include outside shooting at guard and forward. Forward Purvis Short is a bona fide star, Larry Smith is an emerging force at power forward and guard Eric ''Sleepy'' Floyd has his hot streaks.
Indiana (22-60)--In past years the worst the Pacers could have done was No. 2 and Oklahoma forward Wayman Tisdale. Landing Ewing could catapult this franchise right past Atlanta, Cleveland and even Chicago in the Central Division. The Pacers have a creditable front line in 6-foot-11-inch Herb Williams, 7-0 Steve Stipanovich and 6-7 Clark Kellogg. The acquisition of Ewing would allow them to package Stipanovich in a deal for a proven outside shooter in the backcourt, preferably a point guard. At times last season, rookie Vern Fleming showed signs of becoming a backcourt fixture.
New York (24-58)--Would the Knicks employ the Twin Towers strategy and play Ewing and 7-1 Bill Cartwright together? Assuming a determined Bernard King returns from his knee injury, New York is set at small forward, and rugged 6-9 Pat Cummings is all right at power forward. The backcourt could use some scoring punch, and if the Knicks elected to trade Cartwright, they could probably come away with a guard who is a consistent scorer and a small forward in case King doesn`t return to form. Playing without a legitimate center all season--Cartwright and Marvin Webster were sidelined--the Knicks were the poorest rebounding team in the league.
Sacramento (31-51)--Rookie forward Otis Thorpe and former Westinghouse High School star forward Eddie Johnson could be even more effective playing with a dominating center like Ewing. Ex-Bull Reggie Theus and Mike Woodson provide firepower at guard, but this ballclub seemed to lack a cohesiveness and chemistry all season. If the Kings wind up with the No. 5 pick or higher, they would still have a shot at either Creighton`s 7-0 Benoit Benjamin or Southern Methodist`s 7-0 Jon Koncak.
Los Angeles Clippers (31-51)--If Ewing comes, Bill Walton stays. Walton has a clause in his contract that makes him a free agent from the end of May until the end of June when the Clippers fail to make the playoffs. He has stated if the Clippers land Ewing, he will re-sign. It would allow Los Angeles to shop 7-2 center James Donaldson around the league in hopes of landing a power forward, the most immediate need. That means Tisdale, Louisiana Tech`s 6-9, 250-pound Karl Malone and Memphis State`s 6-10 Keith Lee would be high on the Clippers` draft list if they miss on Ewing.
Quintin Dailey is one that comes to mind, and Chicago desperately needs a solid inside player.
Atlanta (34-48)--A ''Tree'' would be uprooted if Ewing came to Georgia. Last year, the Hawks were thinking about trading 7-1 Wayne ''Tree'' Rollins, especially after the unexpected success of 7-0 rookie Kevin Willis. Top priority would be a power forward to team with dazzling Dominique Wilkins. If Atlanta isn`t lucky in the draw, Tisdale, Malone and Lee would be possibilities.
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The University Club is located on the North side of the Belknap Campus at Cardinal Blvd and 1st St. This app is designed to enhance the experience at the University Club of University of Louisville. Members will have the ability to get the latest news regarding Louisville's dining club, menus, order from the app and much more.
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SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) - If Zabiyaka the oracle goat is to be believed, Denmark’s World Cup Group C clash with Australia will end in a 2-2 draw.
The white goat, hailed as the ‘Oracle of Samara’ in one of the city’s zoos, predicted Thursday’s match would be a draw by running to a bowl of food behind a sign indicating a tie.
After initially ignoring the food next to flags of Australia and Denmark, Zabiyaka then went to both bowls twice, which specifies two goals for each side according to the zoo’s Head of the Science and Education Aliona Kireeva.
“Today Zabiyaka predicted a draw for the Denmark-Australia match. Why she made that choice? No one knows, it’s her intuition, her guess,” said Kireeva.
Zabiyaka holds a 66 percent success rate in previous predictions and chose Belgium as the overall tournament winners before the competition started.
“We are happy with what she has predicted so far,” added Kireeva.
However, across the city in a petting zoo at the Park House mall, Timon the meerkat predicted Denmark would be victorious in a similar guessing game on Tuesday.
Whilst his partner Cleopatra ignored the worms laid out behind both flags, Timon eagerly tucked in to the worms in the bowl next to the Danish flag.
Zabikaya and Timon aren’t the only animals in Russia trying their hand at predictions.
There is a cat named Achilles in St. Petersburg, hippos Milya and Glyasik from Kaliningrad and a lemur in Yekaterinburg.
Denmark take on Australia in Samara on Thursday, fresh off the back of a 1-0 win over Peru in their opening game. Australia lost 2-1 to France in their first Group C match.
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Worried about a child? If you are concerned about a child and want to speak to someone contact us on 0344 800 8020. In an emergency call 999.
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Most restaurants aim to keep their prime cost -- the combined cost of food and labor -- under 55 percent to 65 percent of total sales [sources: Mullis, Walker]. That doesn't mean the chefs and owners are back in the kitchen rolling around on piles of dough [hey, we couldn't resist], though. Taxes, rent, insurance, utilities and other overhead costs eat up the remainder of sales. A typical independent restaurant might see a profit equal to about 5 percent of total sales [sources: Bockelman, Marvin].
How much you're paying for a morning egg depends greatly on where you're getting it. Is it a fast-food place or a chain? Is it a counter that sells the sort of food you can eat during your commute? Or are you having a nice sit-down brunch? That little word "nice" means a lot. Depending on the locale or circumstance, we might not balk at shelling out $15 for a restaurant breakfast of two eggs, bacon, an English muffin and juice, even though it's likely triple what a fast food place charges for a meal that consists of essentially the same ingredients. Restaurant owners are alert to our perceptions and desires. In general, the price is lower for a meal that "feels" like groceries, and higher for a meal that is itself an experience [source: Pavesic].
The wholesale prices of some breakfast foods are low, simply because of the ingredients involved. It doesn't cost the restaurant much to whip up a big bowl of pancake, waffle or crepe batter, and actually making those dishes takes little labor. Many breakfasts contain potatoes, which have been a famously cheap staple for centuries.
We may soon see a spike in the prices of other breakfast items, though. The retail costs of breakfast cereals have been a source of consumer outrage for years, but wholesale grain prices have been skyrocketing lately, and they're probably going to take your restaurant's bowl of name-brand cornflakes with them. That probably means that the prices of other dishes in that part of the menu, such as the generic oatmeal or granola, will also go up. That's because, if you see a $3 bowl of oatmeal next to a $4 bowl of Raisin Bran, you'll probably assume that the oatmeal is worse [source: Pizam].
Do buddies who breakfast pay more than ladies who lunch? Find out on the next page.
Markups might sometimes be smaller for breakfast buffets, because the buffet setup allows a restaurant to have fewer wait staff on the floor. Labor costs are correspondingly lower. All bets are off, though, as soon as you eat the kind of brunch that has an omelet station, where a chef waits to cook to your order.
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Her: I looked and I can check two bags on this airline.
Him: You need two bags for four days?
Thirty-one. All packed and headed off to that magical place. I plan on knitting and listening to books and watching my kid march down Main Street. This is the last school trip we'll be taking. I'm pretty sure how I feel about that, and it is good!
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Cuyahoga County Jail Officer John Wilson, 37, is accused of attacking a 21-year-old inmate and fellow officer Jason Jozwiak, 36, is accused of blocking a nurse from giving the inmate medical care.
The Rock 'n Play, an inclined seat marketed by Fisher-Price as a way to help babies sleep through the night and recently recalled due to infant deaths, is only one of many such products that pose a similar risk to infants, say local and national experts.
Former Cuyahoga County Jail Warden, who was demoted to associate warden in February, was indicted Thursday on charges that accuse him of ordering officers to turn off their body cameras during the investigation into the death of an inmate.
Grow Ohio LLC is extracting THC from marijuana plants and creating tinctures, oils and gummies.
Thai yoga massage, which dates back to ancient India, is the latest integrative medicine therapy offered at Lake Health.
Cuyahoga County Council President Dan Brady defended council on Wednesday after a labor union threatened to publicly protest the decision to replace union nurses at the county jails with union and non-union nurses from MetroHealth Systems.
An inmate in the Cuyahoga County Jail filed a lawsuit over the untenable conditions in which he said he is forced to live.
CLASH will ask a court to decide whether Cleveland City Council Clerk Patricia Britt overstepped her discretion when she rejected the group's petitions last week.
Gov. Mike DeWine and his top public-health officials decried teen vaping on Wednesday as an emerging “public health crisis,” as state legislators consider DeWine’s proposal to raise Ohio's legal age to buy products containing nicotine from 18 to 21.
The county’s disgraceful failure to act in a timely way to mitigate risks of future jail suicides and the internal county dysfunction revealed by a string of December emails can only be rectified with outside oversight of jail reform. Ideally, that will be achieved via a federal civil-rights probe to ensure that current and future jail inmates aren’t subjected to further unconstitutionally deficient conditions, writes the editorial board.
Cleveland Municipal Judge Michael Nelson called for the U.S. Justice Department to implement a consent decree at the Cuyahoga County Jail, where eight inmates died in 2018.
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The first piece of chocolate quinoa cake I ate was at a fancy restaurant where main course portions were the size of Canada’s largest coins – loonies and toonies. Lunch arrived prettily set on a silent white plate with scribbles of coulis of some sort. You know the stuff – pureed parsnip essence or a reduction of Brussels sprout hearts and maybe a shake of smoked paprika. Way off on the northern hemisphere of the plate a single perfect candied walnut emerged from its shell, like a sailor adrift in the arctic ocean, considering his options as the icy sea begins to crush his vessel. Because food tells a story and the chef wants you to listen to what the food has to say. That kind of place.
Mostly I avoid restaurant desserts because the main course satisfies. But in this case, still hungry, I shared a reasonable sized cake portion with a friend. She was not put off by quinoa as an ingredient. You may know that quinoa polarizes people. They refuse to have anything to do with it as though it is some sort of bacterial plague and all its little quinoa-y seeds will sow contagion in their tummies. Contagion of what, I’m not sure. It’s a slippery slope with quinoa. Next thing you know you’ll be eating barley fritters, drinking macha tea, and harvesting greens from boulevard medians.
Presented humbly with a pointillist’s application of powdered sugar and a clover leaf arrangement of garnet coloured raspberries rising from the surface, the black checkerboard colour startled us. But the cake’s crumb gave off a kind of moonlit shine and beguiled us into taking the first bite. That bite announced that butter had bestowed the seductive glow. Beyond the first nanosecond in my mouth is a memory of chocolate intensity like the first beats of the George Thorogood song “Bad to the Bone”, a kind of stuttering pleasure, a chocolate riff on my tongue.
The taste memory lingered for a few years until I encountered “chocolate quinoa loaf” at our local coffee shop. At less calories than a bran muffin, which did not contain chocolate, I bought a slice to accompany my coffee. It was nirvana redux.
My husband, a never-quinoaer, took a bite. I, of course, lied about the contents. One does this with children to get them to eat their vegetables and recalcitrant adults who deserve punishment. After eating most of my slice, I told him it was gluten free. He blanched and squeaked “What’s in it?” Oh the glee when I declared his nemesis quinoa created this heavenly treat.
I’ve never witnessed a conversion before but my husband’s embracing quinoa is a holy allegiance which I expect he will carry to his grave. In fact, I heard him talking on the phone the other day to his lawyer, something about his last will and testament and quinoa cake.
He found a recipe on line and now this cake makes a regular appearance at home. He encourages you to try it. If you don’t feel the same way he does, you are surely not human.
Here is the sacred recipe. Warning: eat only if you are willing to have your spirit uplifted and your soul surrendered to the divine.
And now go forth. Worship. Become a cakeologist.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a rectangular cake pan.
Combine sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir quinoa mixture into sugar mixture until batter is well combined. Fold chocolate chips and pecans into batter; pour into the prepared pan.
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Delicious commentary! So do you moonlight as a food writer for the Post?
Ha! I do love to eat but I’m a terrible critic – except of my own cooking.
wONDERFUL! ISN’T IT STRANGE THAT WE Have to fool people to eat foods that are good for them?
It sure is but if ever there was a food to convince a reluctant eater it is chocolate. Hmm. Chocolate covered parsnips anyone?
Are parsnips a healthy food? To my taste buds they just make chicken soup taste too sweet.
What a fun post!! Thank you for sharing it!
Had to laugh out loud in a couple of places – being gluten-free and married to a glutenful man. He’s not so bad about quinoa, but I cannot get the man to consider lentils. Perhaps there is hope? Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks, Ellen. I don’t think being a food critic would be fun. There’s too much mediocre stuff out there passing as fine cuisine.
Oh. My. This was such fun to read–and I do believe, in my heart, that this cake must be fabulous to have evoked such eloquence!
Oh, the cake is definitely responsible for the rhapsody and it is the BEST cake I’ve ever had.
Your words are even delicious than this cake looks and sounds from the recipe.
Hahaha. But yum. It sounds dangerous!
No, no, not dangerous. Healthy and gluten free, too. You could also make it dairy free by using a milk alternate and a dairy free margerine.
Well that’s a darn shame!
It’s the most ridiculously expensive cake I make, but it’s really, really good. I got the recipe from my friend 🙂 She’s in the sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free world, and she tells me what’s really good and what’s not. My family is quinoa-friendly, so it was an easy sell.
Oh My. You are a master at writing…’stuttering pleasure, a chocolate riff..” An amazing line. And now I’m sitting listening to the music and craving quinoa. How did you DO that? Yes, when I get home I’ll make this cake too, even though there are eggs in it! 🙂 Is the ‘rectangle pan’ a 9×13?
I used an 8 x 8 pan but my husband made one in a loaf pan so its flexible as well as sinful. I once looked up egg replacement on Google and I seem to recall it involved flax seeds and water. Are you allergic? I can’t eat egg “straight” anymore but I’m okay with them in baking. I hope you like the cake, Dawn. We eat it w/out icing and its very rich and satisfying.
That is written just beautifully Susanne! I’ll make this cake, so “1/3 c. milk” – is the c. cup? And the sugar, is it caster sugar? “I, of course, lied about the contents. One does this with children to get them to eat their vegetables and recalcitrant adults who deserve punishment”. I chuckled!!! Heartily.
I love quinoa. If you like I’ll write a recipe for a savoury pulao style dish. And then you can write about the pleasure derived from eating that too!
Hi Shubha, I’m so pleased you’ll give this recipe a try. Yes, “c” stands for cup and the sugar is the granulated kind. Please do send me your savoury pulao dish and I will definitely write about it!
Thanks for the encouragement. And I’m not one to waste time!!
Since potatoes and quinoa are pre -cooked, there’s no cooking to be done when they’re in the pan together!
Copied and printed and added to the old fashioned recipe binder in my kitchen. I’ll let you know when I make it and how it turns out.
Yes, we Canucks call corander cilantro.
Make the cake. You won’t be sorry plus it’s good for you!
The harvesting greens thing is actually a thing I read about in the NY Times. Must be true, right? Not fake news? It was about a group of people, lead by experts and chefs, picking various kinds of greens throughout the city. Foragers, I guess. Crazy. All I could think about is how many dogs are in the neighbourhood.
Biggest LOL I’ve had all day.
Wonderful piece. You could find work as a food critic, no problem.
I think forced dining out would take all the fun out of eating but I do like writing about food and eating and other bare necessities of life.
This was Delicious Susanne lol!
And healthy, too, Jean. Guilt free cake.
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Love food? Love Le Havre!
Set in lush Normandy countryside between Étretat and Fécamp, Le Bec au Cauchois restaurant is not an address you’d stumble upon. Instead, with a Michelin star and a formidable reputation built by chef and owner Pierre Caillet, this is a spot where foodies make pilgrimage.
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This grant supported the evaluation of We Choose Health (WCH), a five-year statewide Community Transformation Grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). The Community Transformation Grant program was abruptly ended before completion in 2014.
We Choose Health was designed to reduce the burden of chronic disease through the implementation of evidenced-based interrelated interventions that make "the healthy choice the easy choice." Communities throughout Illinois were responsible for the development of programs and interventions tailored to their needs. The IHRP-based evaluation team utilized population surveys, program data, and other measures to evaluate the implementation processes and outcomes of the Illinois community's efforts to improve community health status. In addition, targeted evaluations of select WCH strategies were to enhance the existing evidence base for strategies that promote tobacco-free living, active living and healthy eating, and quality clinical and other preventative services.
The Illinois program was one of 35 states and communities to receive funding under the CDC's CTG Initiative to encourage the transformation of communities towards improved health and wellness.
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https://www.ihrp.uic.edu/study/evaluation-we-choose-health-illinois-community-transformation-grant-initiative
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Abstract: How did galaxies in the universe evolve with cosmic time? Astronomers address this issue in part by observing the faint light from distant, young galaxies and in part by exploring the details preserved by stars of different ages in nearby galaxies. Professor Grebel will take us on a cosmic journey that reveals a continuously changing universe where galaxies are not viewed as isolated "island universe" but rather as gregarious systems that evolve through interactions with their neighbors. Even our own Milky Way has cannibalized some of its smaller companions, and in the distant future our Galaxy will collide with the closest neighboring spiral, the Andromeda galaxy.
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http://www.physics.wisc.edu/twap/?id=4344
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We wanted to get the Dépaysé again but there was only one left, argh! To make up for having to share our favourite matcha “mooncake”, we also bought the chocolatey Plénitude and a sinfully rich caramel tart. Can always rely on Pierre Hermé for a worthy sugar fix!
Godiva‘s new 75% chocolate shake is not bad but K’s Darjeeling version is a sweet joke ha. Lesson learned: always trust chocolate!
I obsessively plan every meal but sometimes, things don’t work out. Case in point: we went to a well-known izakaya for early dinner but they were having a private event, sob. 磯丸水産 was nearby so we headed there instead. This is a chain izakaya with an extensive menu. Grilled kani miso, tamagoyaki, salmon belly, aji sashimi, hamachi kama, salmon head – we definitely over-ordered (but still finished everything)!
I thought we were already early but we really can’t beat Japanese at the queuing game! Waited at the venerable 土手の伊勢屋 (established since 1889!) for more than an hour, and because there’s only one chef who fries everything freshly upon order, it took another hour for our food to be served. There’s the usual prawns and anago, plus the most amazing baby shrimp patty and sweet potato tempura!
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2019-04-21T14:58:27Z
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https://myfoodsirens.wordpress.com/category/travel-to-eat/
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CHICAGO — When the Barack Obama Presidential Center opens in 2021, it will sprawl across 20 acres on this city's densely packed South Side. A museum will occupy one towerlike building; another, dubbed "The Forum," will house a test kitchen, recording studio and auditorium. The library itself won't literally house his papers, since they plan to digitize everything, but will feature a rooftop park to complement the complex's community garden, sledding hill and playground.
The 44th president says he wants it to serve not as a monument to himself but to bigger ideals — democracy, citizenship, civic engagement. Still, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet spoke for many when she predicted that the complex will one day be known around here as "Obamaland."
For now, as Obama is busily raising the hundreds of millions needed to construct and endow it, ahead of a planned groundbreaking next year, he is once again navigating the tensions and attempting to finesse the politics of the town where he got his start.
Building on public land in a city is always a messy endeavor, and the excitement and pride the city holds for the Obamas is tinged with concerns.
Earlier this month, the former president stopped by the Gary Comer Youth Center to make a surprise visit to a training class his foundation held for local activists. Its director, Ayoka Mota Samuels is a fan and booster, but she has heard the grumbling from some of the neighbors about the prospect of having a massive tourist attraction in their midst.
How will traffic be mitigated? Is the plan to replace the parkland where the center is being built sufficient? Who is going to get the construction jobs?
"It wouldn't be Chicago if we didn't have complaints about everything. . . . People are definitely excited about the library, without a doubt, but they are concerned about 'how does it impact me?' " she said. "Chicagoans are like that about everything. . . . It means that we care about what's going to happen in our neighborhood."
In what local pundits are calling the irony of ironies, Obama — who cut his teeth as a South Side community organizer — is now in the bull's eye of the area's community organizers.
At a community meeting last month, Obama said he wasn't interested, according to the Chicago Tribune. Agreements such as those, he said, can be highly successful for communities dealing with for-profit developers.
"But here's the thing," he said. "We are a nonprofit and aren't making money. We are just bringing money to the community."
Obama's deep connections to his adopted home town were on display last week during the first summit of his new foundation. His mother-in-law, a Chicago native, sat in the audience, and the city's role in his life story was a constant refrain.
"I arrived here, and for the next three years, I traveled all through the South Side and worked with leaders in churches and block clubs and community organizations," he said during the opening session. His own successes were modest, he said, but he learned that "ordinary people in local communities can do extraordinary things when they're given a chance, when their voices are heard."
Michelle Obama reminisced about life in a neighborhood packed full of her extended family.
"We lived in a house above my maternal aunt," she said. "We lived around the corner from my grandmother and another aunt. My grandfather, my mother's father, [and his wife] were separated, never divorced but living right around the corner from each other. That's black Chicago for you. It's functional dysfunction."
Still, there's no indication they plan to move back. The Obamas recently purchased a home in Washington, where their daughter Sasha is still in high school, and the New York Post claims that the couple is shopping for an Upper East Side apartment.
The couple considered sites in Hawaii and New York for the presidential museum and library before settling on Chicago. The plan quickly drew backlash from preservationists devoted to Jackson Park, which was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted, the legendary landscape architect of Central Park fame.
The nonprofit Friends of the Parks initially pushed for the center to be built instead on vacant land across the street from a different Chicago park. Executive Director Juanita Irizarry acknowledges that their case can't prevail legally, so instead, "we want to make sure the least damage to the park takes place and that we get green space back elsewhere in the community to make up for the green space amenities taken up by the library." She is pleased that the foundation now seems to be rethinking a plan to build an aboveground parking garage on the site, which she said would be a "further encroachment on the local green space."
And while rejecting calls to sign the "community benefits agreement" pushed for by activists, the foundation has been making nice on that front. Mike Strautmanis, the foundation's vice president of civic engagement, said the real problem with the contract is that "it's not inclusive enough" and that Barack Obama wants to see more aggressive steps taken to launch South Siders into lasting careers.
Some activists remain unconvinced, and they are leaning on the city to sign on to the binding contract they want. "The sort of musical-chairs game that is at play with low-income and working families across the city has to stop," said Jawanza Malone, executive director of the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization, which in 2015 organized a hunger strike to get a neighborhood school reopened.
He still wants to see the center built, though. "This effort is not anti-Barack Obama," he said. "It is not anti-Obama presidential center."
Obama may be facing more contention about the construction of his library than most former presidents. But others have typically tucked theirs into sprawling suburbs or university campuses. Obama is intent on building his in the city, playing on the flow of an urban community and focusing on the power of community organizing as a central principle.
"It's very much of and part and by Chicago while also being something that pretty much anyone in the world can participate in," said Glenn Otis Brown, chief digital officer at the Obama Foundation.
Last week, Obama brought the world to Chicago — in the person of celebrities such as Prince Harry and Lin-Manuel Miranda, who participated in the summit. But he made a point of celebrating the city, with Grammy-winning native son Chance the Rapper performing at a free community concert.
This "is the project that I will be spending the next 20 years, 30 years, 40 years on," Obama told the crowd. "It will be a labor of love that we are going to build together."
Mariana Alfaro and Hannah Wiley contributed to this report.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/barack-obama-is-building-a-library--and-grappling-again-with-chicago-politics/2017/11/07/ee016d36-c31f-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.de0bfe341af5
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Sittin' In is the first album by singer-songwriters Loggins and Messina, released in 1971.
It began as a solo album by Kenny Loggins; Jim Messina was with Columbia Records, serving as an independent producer when he met Loggins. In the course of producing Loggins' work, Messina provided backing vocals and guitar, leading to the album's full title, Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In.
MFSL released an audiophile version of Sittin' In on the label's silver disc series in 1989. In 1994, Columbia Records' Sony Mastersound division also did their own remastering and released it as a gold CD. A new remastering by Kevin Gray was released as a vinyl-only pressing on 180-gram audiophile vinyl by Friday Music on May 10, 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
This page was last edited on 1 March 2019, at 06:03 (UTC).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sittin%27_In_(Loggins_and_Messina_album)
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residentadvisor
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The legendary DJ, producer and downright nice guy Terry Francis needs no introduction. He started a residency at Fabric in October 1999 and has continued ever since. Brave New World at Five Miles will showcase his four distinct genres: deep grooves, rolling grooves, tough, tech and we go from there.
Nepo & Nord3c will offload their signature Hoxton sound of minimal trippy tech, paving the way for Mr Francis. The warehouse vibe at Five Miles will be an immense backdrop to what will no doubt be one of the landmark events of the year.
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2019-04-26T16:02:39Z
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https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1235548
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Safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L., is a member of the family Compositae or Asteraceae, cultivated mainly for its seed, which is used as edible oil and as birdseed.
Traditionally, the crop was grown for its flowers, used for colouring and flavouring foods and making dyes, especially before cheaper aniline dyes became available, and in medicines.
Safflower is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual, usually with many long sharp spines on the leaves.
Plants are 30-150 cm tall with globular flower heads (capitula) and commonly, brilliant yellow, orange or red flowers. Achenes are smooth, four-sided and generally lack pappus.
The plant has a strong taproot which enables it to thrive in dry climates. In India the crop has traditionally been grown in the ‘rabi’ or winter dry season in mixtures with other ‘rabi’ crops, such as wheat and sorghum. After emergence, the crop maintains a rosette form for some weeks before rapid elongation to mature height. The florets are self-pollinating but seedset can be increased by bees or other insects.
Safflower is one of humanity’s oldest crops, but generally it has been grown on small plots for the grower’s personal use and it remains a minor crop with world seed production around 800 000 t per year (Gyulai 1996). Oil has been produced commercially and for export for about 50 years, first as an oil source for the paint industry, now for its edible oil for cooking, margarine and salad oil. Over 60 countries grow safflower, but over half is produced in India (mainly for the domestic vegetable oil market). Production in the USA, Mexico, Ethiopia, Argentina and Australia comprises most of the remainder. China has a significant area planted to safflower, but the florets are harvested for use in traditional medicines and the crop is not reported internationally.
Li Dajue and Hans-Henning Mundel. Safflower. Carthamus tinctorius L. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops.7. Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben/International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome Italy.
Dr. Richard C. Johnson initiated this website and is responsible for obtaining much of the information presented. Gwen Pentecost cheerfully edited the site for many years.
Many thanks to our other contributors: Dr. Jerald Bergman, Dr. Li Dajue, Dr. José Fernández-Martínez, Dr. Peter Griffee, and Dr. Hans-Henning Mündel.
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2019-04-26T07:51:21Z
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https://safflower.wsu.edu/
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Two genomes may have many genes in common, but the genes may be arranged in a different sequence or be moved between chromosomes. Such differences in gene orders are the results of rearrangement events that are common in molecular evolution. For example, in unichromosomal genomes, the most common rearrangement events are reversals, in which a contiguous interval of genes is put into the reverse order. For multichromosomal genomes, the most common rearrangement events are reversals, translocations, fissions, and fusions, which are described later.
The pairwise genome rearrangement problem is to find an optimal scenario transforming one genome to another via these rearrangement events. We provide a C program and a web tool combining rearrangement algorithms for unichromosomal and multichromosomal genomes, with either signed or unsigned gene data. In each case, it computes the minimum possible number of rearrangement steps, and determines a possible scenario taking this number of steps.
GRIMM implements the Hannenhalli-Pevzner algorithms for computing unichromosomal and multichromosomal genomic distances, making extensive use of code that was adapted from GRAPPA for the unichromosomal problem. GRIMM also implements the Hannenhalli-Pevzner algorithm for computing the reversal distance between two unsigned unichromosomal genomes, and Tesler's algorithm for computing the distance between two unsigned multichromosomal genomes.
Further information regarding the syntax of genomes is available on the help page.
The reversal distance between two genomes is the minimum number of reversals it takes to get from one genome to the other. For a given pair of genomes, the reversal distance is unique, but there are usually many possible reversal scenarios with this distance. However, it is possible that this mathematical notion of reversal distance can underestimate the actual number of steps that occurred biologically.
We treat four elementary rearrangement events in multichromosomal genomes: reversals, translocations, fusions, and fissions.
are considered different (one reversal apart, distance=1), while in multichromosomal mode, those same genomes are considered equivalent (distance=0) because we have simply flipped an entire chromosome, which gives an equivalent genome in the multichromosomal mode.
Most comparative mapping techniques determine the physical locations and relative order of genes in each chromosome, but do not determine which of two orientations each gene has. Current sequencing methods do provide the orientations. It turns out that the genome rearrangement problem (uni- and multichromosomal) for unsigned permutations is NP-hard, but the same problems for signed data can be done in polynomial time. Fortunately, with many genomes currently being sequenced, it is likely that many comparative maps (corresponding to unsigned permutations) will soon be replaced by sequencing data (corresponding to signed permutations).
If the data collection method did not determine signs, it is impossible to know mathematically whether the one step or two step scenario is more biologically accurate; the mathematical problem the program solves is to find the signs giving the minimum possible distance.
Please note that this page was originally written in the early 2000s. The list of other software and publications does not include more recent developments in the field of genome rearrangements, but we have updated expired URLs when possible.
These sites offer programs to sort permutations by reversals. At their roots is the Hannenhalli-Pevzner algorithm for sorting signed permutations by reversals. Successive authors improved the algorithm.
Sridhar Hannenhalli's previous website provided C programs to compute optimal reversal scenarios between signed and unsigned permutations, but those programs are no longer available. The current site contains the papers he coauthored with Pavel Pevzner, on which these algorithms are based. The distance computation is performed in time O(n4).
Itsik Mantin implemented a very nice Java applet that illustrates the graph theory behind the reversal algorithm. It uses improvements in the algorithm developed by Haim Kaplan, Ron Shamir and Robert E. Tarjan, which bring the time to compute distance down to O(n2).
GRAPPA is written by a multitude of authors. It reduces the distance computation time to O(n) using improvements by David A. Bader, Bernard M.E. Moret, and Mi Yan. The main purpose of GRAPPA is to construct phylogenetic trees for multiple signed unichromosomal genomes; the distance computation on which we are focused is but a mere subroutine in that context.
We thank the authors of GRAPPA for making it available to us. GRIMM is based largely on their code invdist.c for the unichromosomal case. We made extensive modifications and additions to that code.
In addition to these programs, Guillaume Bourque has developed an algorithm and implementation MGR for computing phylogenetic trees for multiple genomes, unichromosomal or multichromosomal. It uses GRIMM to do its distance computations.
Links to journals require subscriptions.
Bader, D.A., Moret, B.M.E., and Yan, M. (2001) A linear-time algorithm for computing inversion distances between signed permutations with an experimental study, J. Comput. Biol. 8(5), 483-491. Paper at journal or author.
Caprara, A. (1999) Sorting permutations by reversals and Eulerian cycle decompositions. SIAM J. Discrete Math. 12(1), 91-110 (electronic). Paper at journal or author.
Grimm, J. and Grimm, W. (1812) Puss in Boots. In Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Hannenhalli, S. and Pevzner, P.A. (1995) Transforming men into mice (polynomial algorithm for genomic distance problem). In 36th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (Milwaukee, WI, 1995), IEEE Comput. Soc. Press, Los Alamitos, CA, pp. 581-592. Paper at journal or author.
Hannenhalli, S. and Pevzner, P. (1996) To cut ... or not to cut (applications of comparative physical maps in molecular evolution). In Proceedings of the Seventh Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (Atlanta, GA, 1996), ACM, New York, pp. 304-313. Paper at journal or author.
Hannenhalli, S. and Pevzner, P.A. (1999) Transforming cabbage into turnip: polynomial algorithm for sorting signed permutations by reversals. J. ACM 46(1), 1-27. Paper at journal or author.
Kaplan, H., Shamir, R., and Tarjan, R.E. (1999) A faster and simpler algorithm for sorting signed permutations by reversals. SIAM J. Comput. 29(3), 880--892 (electronic). Paper at journal or author.
Pevzner, P.A. (2000) Computational molecular biology, An algorithmic approach, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, Chap. 10.
GRIMM began as a project by Glenn Tesler and Yang Yu for Pavel Pevzner's course CSE 291, in Spring, 2001, at UCSD. The original project was to implement the Hannenhalli-Pevzner algorithm for computing optimal reversal scenarios between multichromosomal signed genomes. This was written in C, and made extensive use of GRAPPA's invdist.c. Subsequent development, including the extensions of the algorithm, unsigned genomes, the web tool, and the related web pages, was done by Glenn Tesler.
This page was created by Glenn Tesler, University of California, San Diego.
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http://grimm.ucsd.edu/GRIMM/index.html
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entsweb
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The most luxurious wedding venue in London, three halls and 34 bedrooms, capacity of 50 to 1500 guests, ideal for Indian weddings, conferences, birthdays & other events.
Grand Sapphire Hotel & Banqueting is an ideal venue for any small or large social and business events including weddings, parties, conferences, birthdays, dinners, exhibitions and anything else you can think of. The venue offers a bespoke setting where you can arrange an event for a gathering of as little as 50 persons or a big Asian wedding or a business conference being attended by 1500 guests.
The venue has three banqueting suites and 34 bedrooms of hotel accommodation, other areas include reception, VIP seating area, two luxurious bridal rooms, two foyer areas for drinks or canapes and free parking for guests.
All of the three halls are decorated with luxury chandeliers, well-designed mirrors, colour changing LED mood lights, HD Projectors, Audio/Video systems and LCD screens.
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2019-04-21T02:37:23Z
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https://www.entsweb.co.uk/profile/1123638/grand-sapphire-hotel-and-banqueting-london/
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to People by language.
This category is for speakers by language, especially speakers of rare or threatened languages. For speakers and writers of additional languages by occupation, see the sub-category People by language and occupation.
This page was last edited on 2 July 2016, at 05:32 (UTC).
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2019-04-22T13:56:23Z
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http://www.let.rug.nl/~gosse/termpedia2/termpedia.php?language=dutch_general&density=7&link_color=000000&termpedia_system=perl_db&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCategory%3APeople_by_language
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Just married! Johnny Depp, 51, and Amber Heard, 28, ‘tie the knot at their home in Los Angeles’ says, Vainkundarajan. We wish the newly married couple a happy life ahead.
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2019-04-26T12:17:45Z
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https://vaikundarajans.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/actor-johnny-depp-marries-fiancee-amber-heard-says-vaikundarajan/
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Land-use change has accompanied human population growth for many years, but particularly the last few centuries. Before 1850, deforestation occurred mostly in the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America on the land considered most suitable for farming. Since 1900, most deforestation has been occurring in the tropical regions of South and Central America, South-east Asia and Central Africa, reaching a rate of 16 million hectares per year during the 1990s.
As with temperate deforestation, forest clearance in the tropics occurs mainly to acquire land suitable for agriculture, in particular for food and fuel crop growth in Africa and South-east Asia, and cattle ranching in South and Central America. Pressure on the land from mineral mining (to obtain gold, copper and tin), coal mining, and oil drilling is also particularly prevalent in parts of South America, Africa and South-east Asia. Since 2000, the rate of tropical forest loss has slowed, with approximately 13 million hectares of forest removed globally each year between 2000 and 2010. For the same period, the global net rate of forest area change is far lower than the rate of forest loss, due to the natural regrowth of forests on previously managed lands and extensive tree planting, particularly in China.
Deforestation has many impacts on the climate; the net effect of deforestation in any given location will be determined by how these different impacts combine. As a result of the large amount of carbon stored within terrestrial ecosystems, a considerable emission of carbon can occur during deforestation, predominantly through the burning of vegetation. Over the period 2002-2011, it’s estimated that roughly 1 petagram (1 billion tonnes) of carbon was emitted per year due to land-use and land cover change; this is equivalent to around 11% of the total anthropogenic emission. These emissions increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which has a warming effect on the climate.
Most trees are darker in colour than other surface types; this means that a smaller proportion of incoming solar radiation is reflected by forest covered surfaces, imposing a warming on the Earth system (when compared to more reflective surface types such as grass and cropland). At high northern latitudes (above 60°N), snow covers the ground for a substantial fraction of the year; if the snow is lying on short vegetation, it will completely cover it and the reflectivity of the surface will be high, but if trees are present, they will protrude from the snow and the reflectivity of the surface will be much lower. In terms of deforestation, the dark colour of forests means that replacing them with a more reflective surface would have a cooling effect on the climate. LEAF scientists in the School of Earth and Environment are trying to use satellite observations to see just how big this difference in reflectivity really is after land has been deforested.
Deforestation also affects the transfer of moisture to the atmosphere (see Plants and Water). LEAF scientists showed that a return to the former high levels of deforestation in the Amazon would have substantial impacts on regional rainfall.
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https://leaf.leeds.ac.uk/research/deforestation-and-impacts/
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poetrysociety
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Amaury Wonderling is a poet and filmmaker. He holds a Master’s Degree in Physics, a Bachelor’s Degree in Screenwriting, and studies Philosophy in his spare time. He enjoys drinking Bénédictine, watching Mixed Martial Arts and listening to Burial. He is currently working on his first poetry collection.
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2019-04-19T18:24:20Z
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http://poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poets/amaury-wonderling/
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duke
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This course focuses on the problems and special techniques of teaching courses in political science. It meets as a weekly seminar, and brings in faculty from the department to add their perspectives on syllabus design, the large lecture, leading discussions, teaching writing through long papers and short memos, guarding against plagiarism, and other topics. 1 unit.
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https://polisci.duke.edu/courses/POLSCI790S
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Society
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F-1 students are permitted to work part-time on premises of the school that issued their currently valid I-20, while they are attending that school and maintaining their F-1 status. On-campus employment is "incident to status", and does not require special authorization. On-campus employment is limited to 20 hours per week while school is in session, but can be full-time during official school breaks.
IMPORTANT: full-time AI (Assistant in Instruction) or AR (Assistant in Research) appointments are considered to be equivalent to 20 hours per week; therefore, students holding them are not eligible for any additional on-campus employment.
J-1 students are permitted to work part time on the premises of the school that issued their currently valid DS-2019, while they are attending school and maintaining their J-1 status.On-campus employment is limited to 20 hours per week while school is in session, but can be full-time (more than 20 hours per week) during official school breaks.
J-1 students MUST HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL from their international student advisor at Davis IC in order to work on campus. If your DS-2019 is issued by Princeton University, you must contact the Davis International Center to request on-campus employment permission.
To report any on-campus employment, submit the J-1 On-Campus Employment Report Form. Please allow up to 5 business days for your request to be processed.
NOTE: If your DS-2019 is issued by another organization (e.g., IIE), please contact that organization for information about employment authorization.
Work performed on campus in an academic department, the library, the computer center, housing office or other university office is acceptable. Work required by a scholarship, a fellowship, or an assistantship is also acceptable. Graduate students should note, however, that employment (other than an assistantship) is considered incompatible with full-time graduate studies. If graduate students and their departments judge that part-time employment is both manageable and necessary, the student may be employed on campus.
Work performed on campus (on Princeton's premises) for an outside contractor or firm may be considered on-campus employment ONLY if the employer provides direct services (bookstore, dining services, etc.) to students. The regulations state that employment with on-site commercial firms, such as a construction company building a school building, which do not provide direct student services is not deemed on-campus employment.
PhD Students who are joining their academic advisor who is moving to another institution may need to be authorized for this type of employment.
As per the Graduate School Policy, a VSRC may at the faculty member's discretion be appointed as an Assistant in Research (AR). A VSRC may not be appointed as an Assistant in Instruction (AI) nor be approved to hold any other kind of employment on or off-campus.
As per the Graduate School Policy, Non-degree Graduate Students may not be appointed as Assistant in Instruction (AI) nor be approved to hold any other kind of employment on or off-campus.
Non-degree Undergraduate Exchange Students are eligible for on-campus employment as per the regulatory guidance for their respective visa types in items 1-2 above.
PLEASE NOTE: Non-degree students are also subject to the 20 hours per week maximum. They are allowed to work for up to 20 hours per week while school is in session.
When you graduate, even if your I-20/DS-2019 expiration date is in the future.
When you transfer your SEVIS record to another school; your on campus work authorization expires on the day of your SEVIS record release.
If you take Leave of Absence; your on campus work authorization expires on the LOA effective date.
If you violate F-1/J-1 immigration status.
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https://davisic.princeton.edu/immigration/current-students/campus-employment
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diva-portal
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As digital technology has been embedded in journalism practice, the notion of space seemed to transcend physical barriers. However, during the last years, mobile technology and augmented reality (AR) have allowed reformulating the bind between news and space. Locative journalism has emerged as a novel source of news services delivering news according to the users’ geolocation, providing hyper-local and context-aware news. When combined with AR, locative news transforms the digital storytelling virtually merging media and place.
This paper discusses the intersecting points between mobile technology, geolocation, and AR in order to provide hyper-local news. By benchmarking a large series of locative and augmented news apps and websites, and by doing a content analysis of their features and storytelling techniques, this paper introduces a new framework to researching space-bound journalism.
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2019-04-19T02:51:37Z
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http://kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A812952
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Protoplasma. 2016 Jul;253(4):1111-24. doi: 10.1007/s00709-015-0869-3. Epub 2015 Aug 16.
Cytological characterization of anther development in Panax ginseng Meyer.
Kim YJ1,2, Jang MG3, Zhu L4, Silva J3, Zhu X4, Sukweenadhi J3, Kwon WS3, Yang DC5, Zhang D4,6,7.
Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Youngin, 446-701, South Korea. yujinkim@khu.ac.kr.
Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-University of Adelaide Joint Centre for Agriculture and Health, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 20040, China. yujinkim@khu.ac.kr.
Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Youngin, 446-701, South Korea.
Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-University of Adelaide Joint Centre for Agriculture and Health, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 20040, China.
Department of Oriental Medicine Biotechnology and Graduate School of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Youngin, 446-701, South Korea. dcyang@khu.ac.kr.
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, South Australia, 5064, Australia.
Key Laboratory of Crop Marker-Assisted Breeding of Huaian Municipality, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Huaian, 223300, China.
Ginseng (Panax ginseng), a valued medicinal herb, is a slow-growing plant that flowers after 3 years of growth with the formation of a solitary terminal umbel inflorescence. However, little is known about cytological events during ginseng reproduction, such as the development of the male organ, the stamen. To better understand the mechanism controlling ginseng male reproductive development, here, we investigated the inflorescence and flower structure of ginseng. Moreover, we performed cytological analysis of anther morphogenesis and showed the common and specialized cytological events including the formation of four concentric cell layers surrounding male reproductive cells followed by subsequent cell differentiation and degeneration of tapetal cells, as well as the formation of mature pollen grains via meiosis and mitosis during ginseng anther development. Particularly, our transverse section and microscopic observations showed that the ginseng tapetal layer exhibits obvious nonsynchronous cell division evidenced by the observation of one or two tapetal layers frequently observed in one anther lobe, suggesting the unique control of cell division. To facilitate the future study on ginseng male reproduction, we grouped the anther development into 10 developmental stages according to the characterized cytological events.
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In a busy week in the solar industry, we got some earnings news and an interesting new partnership.
As earnings season moves along, we're learning more and more about what's going on within the solar industry at a tumultuous time for manufacturers and developers. Strategies are shifting and alliances are changing, but earnings tell the real story of what's going on.
Below I'll cover a couple of interesting strategic shifts, as well as policy and earnings updates that happened this week.
In December 2016, we entered into a Production Pricing Agreement: Phases 1-3 ... with Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America and Sanyo Electronic Co., Ltd (collectively, Panasonic). This agreement provides that Panasonic will manufacture custom photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules for us, primarily at Gigafactory 2, and that we will purchase certain amounts of PV cells and modules [from] Panasonic during the 10-year term, with the intent to produce PV cells and modules totaling approximately 1 gigawatt annually beginning in 2019.
It's also worth noting that Tesla said Silevo won't meet its last two milestones associated with the acquisition -- related to reaching target efficiencies and manufacturing volume and cost -- and recorded an $84 million gain as a result of the contingent payouts that will now not be made, an amount which was recorded as an offset to selling, general and administrative expenses.
The solar manufacturing situation at Tesla appears to be a complete mess, and with Silevo out, Panasonic is nothing more than a traditional supplier. It's hard to see how that will lead to lower costs or higher efficiency than just buying solar panels on the open market.
Word trickled out this week that SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) has signed a deal with Tianjin Zhonghaun Semiconductor (TZS) and China Eastern Electric Group (Dongfang Electric Corp.) to create 5 GW of P-Series manufacturing in China. The agreement was actually reached last week, but interestingly, management is keeping the deal low-key; it hasn't made an official announcement yet.
The joint venture will reportedly have the two Chinese companies each owning 10% and SunPower owning 80%. It is the second big move for SunPower into China after it tried to produce the C7 concentrator product, which hasn't taken off as planned. This deal is intended to leverage domestic cell supply to create solar panels that are slightly more efficient than competitors'.
If this joint venture does create 5 GW of solar panels, it could be transformative for SunPower. The company would enter a new level of scale in the solar industry, with a product more competitive in the utility market than its high-efficiency panels have been. Time will tell if the agreement works out as planned.
There were two major policy decisions this week that will impact the solar industry. The first is the EU Commission extending solar trade duties on Chinese solar cells and modules for another 18 months. This is notable because Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), and JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ:JASO) have all dropped out of a minimum price scheme in Europe and are now paying a tariff that's around 50% of the cost of a solar panel, depending on the manufacturer. The tariff will put a damper on demand in Europe, but given the cost advantages these companies have in China, falling prices make the impact less and less meaningful.
Solar companies and electric company Arizona Public Service (APS) have settled a contentious rate-design dispute that will give residential solar a little life in the state. APS won't be implementing demand charges for all residential and commercial customers, and will instead give customers the option of a demand-based rate or time-of-use rate. New rooftop-solar customers would have to pay a grid access fee but would be compensated for energy exported to the grid, albeit not at the same rate as net metering. It's not a perfect solution for solar companies, but it'll keep the industry from collapsing overnight.
There were two notable solar-related earnings reports this week, from Pattern Energy Group (NASDAQ:PEGI) and NRG Yield (NYSE:CWEN), that showed some improvement in the yieldco space.
Pattern Energy said that gigawatt-hours sold jumped 33% in the fourth quarter to 6,806 GWh, revenue was up 7% to $354.1 million, and cash available for distribution jumped 44% to $133.0 million. The company also announced a 1.4% increase in the dividend this quarter, to $0.41375 per share.
NRG Yield's results were fairly mixed, with adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) rising from $189 million a year ago to $207 million in the recent fourth quarter. But the company also swung from a quarterly net income of $12 million last year to a net loss of $126 million. These losses aren't necessarily an indication of fundamental weakness, given that most were impairment losses, which are non-cash charges and don't impact operations.
Check back next week for another recap of what's sure to be another busy week in solar energy.
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https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/04/this-week-in-solar.aspx
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J Oral Pathol Med. 2013 Sep;42(8):642-7. doi: 10.1111/jop.12058. Epub 2013 Mar 17.
A comparative immunohistochemical and immunophenotypical study on lymphocytes expression in patients affected by oral lichen planus.
Lorenzini G1, Viviano M, Chisci E, Chisci G, Picciotti M.
Tuscan School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is an immune-mediated mucocutaneous disease of uncertain aetiology. OLP has many manifestations: reticular, erosive, atrophic, plaque like, papular, bullous, with unique etiopathogenetic working. The purpose of this study is to find a link between different clinical types of lichen and the alterations of lymphocytes on peripheral blood and oral mucosa.
A total of 21 patients were enrolled in this study. The mean age of patients was 53.82 years, between 31 and 78 years. OLP Diagnosis was afterwards confirmed by histopathology. Selected patients underwent to clinical evaluation, lesion characterization, incisional biopsy, samples histological analysis, peripheral blood collection. Blood specimens were submitted to cell count determination with differential, characterization of populations and circulating lymphocyte subpopulations using monoclonal antibodies in flow cytometry. Referring to the clinical presentation of lesions, patients were divided in two groups: red lesions (RL) and white lesions (WL) and compared with an age-matched control group.
The results of the immunophenotypic study showed correlation between WL and the expression of CD19 lymphocytes (r = 0.693, P = 0.0005). The results of immunohistochemical study performed on histological specimens showed a significant correlation between RL group and expression of all lymphocyte tested (CD3 r = 0.722 P = 0.0002, CD4 r = 0.579 P = 0.0060, CD56 r = 0.513 P = 0.0173, CD8 r = 0.548 P = 0.0102).
We assume there is the responsibility of the expression of lymphocytes, not only type but also as quantity, in determining RL or WL manifestation of OLP. Circulating lymphocytes may have a role, too.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23495733
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Via's Skeena - west bound on CN's Skeena Subdivision about 4 km west of Terrace, BC. The Skeena will require about two hours to travel the remaining 135 km to its final destination at the Prince Rupert BC Ferries terminal.
Is there a special reason why there is CBC-Radio advertising on the locomotive? Is that a common thing?
It seems that this unique locomotive (Via #6403) is currently assigned to duty on the Skeena.
Thanks for that quick follow-through. I'm glad that that logo & ad are still on the locomotive.
Via Rail has had a lot of issues with the decals that were used on locomotives simply removing all the paint when it came time to strip off the decal; a result of this has been that all the current Via Rail decalled locomotives will likely stay with their current advertising until they are rebuilt - which for some may be a few years away from now.
That's a nice picture of The Skeena.
Beauty shot, Jim, thanks for the effort. I don't know about you, but for the blockiness of the up until recently main workhorse EMD F40PH locomotives of VIA Rail the new paint scheme finally does the shape justice.
I'm not up on the seasonal consist of The Skeena so I'm curious about why there is only one coach car followed by a Park Car in your photograph. Do first class travellers share the seats with "Comfort Class" passengers in the same car while only they have access to the domed Park Car, or is everyone welcome to the elegance of the streamlined tail end car in the off season? No worries if you aren't up on the details like I'm not, I'd appreciate anyone who knows how to respond to do so; thanks ahead of time.
Though I won't be taking The Skeena, and I haven't yet, I'm looking forward to taking my 3rd cross Canada rail journey this summer ahead of schooling in the fall. I'm so thankful that these same cars, the 1950s era streamlined stainless steel clad Budd cars restored in the mid-1990s, still serve the route between Vancouver and Toronto without exception. For anyone who might be worried, rest assured that the incident this week that took place in rural Ontario involving the scare of an infectious disease outbreak was quite coincidental in the circumstances that brought it to the attention of the national media and that if anything it was a great exercise in regional preparedness for such an event.
In this set you might notice BC's current Minister of Finance and much-touted until recently announcing otherwise potential premier Carole Taylor who at the time, between 2001 and 2005, was the chair of the CBC, building on her already longstanding name through our national broadcasting corporation.
Note the extra car just ahead of the dome. During the summer season (mid may to Thanksgiving) the Skeena operates with both 'Comfort Class' (economy) and 'Totem Class' (first class). At other times of the year only Comfort class is available. Totem class passengers have exclusive access to the Panorama & Park cars at the tail end of the train. They will enjoy excellent views from both cars, and their meals are included. For all this the cost is just a mere $650~ adult. In the off-season the Panorama car is not part of the train, but the Park car is. Only during the off-season do Comfort Class passengers have access to the Park car and the view from its dome.
In the recent photo above (see previous page) the Panorama car is missing. This likely means that that train was still on the off-season schedule. The summer schedule, with Totem Class, starts this week.
Summer packaged tours around BC & Alberta often link together Via Rail's Skeena Totem Class service and a trip along the Inside Passage via BC Ferries. It makes a splendid way to blow a few days and more than a few dollars.
I have always wanted to take the Skeena from Jasper. You leave the train though I believe in Prince George and stay in a hotel. The return for the rest of the trip.
Comic Book Guy voice: "Best Skeena train explanation ever!"
Rounding a curve just upstream of the old Skeena River bridge on the east side of Terrace.
Heading west into the Terrace yards, just downstream of the old Skeena bridge. The tracks on the left are at the beginning of the Kitimat Subdivision that runs 70 km south to serve the industries and port facilities in Kitimat, at the head of Douglas Channel.
do you have more photos of this route?
Tens of thousands of travellers are scrambling for alternative transportation today after VIA Rail Canada halted all train departures when its engineers officially walked off the job at noon.
Only two trains continue to run, the E&N Dayliner and the Sudbury-White River train. Those trains do not operate with VIA Rail crews. The E&N Dayliner is run by the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island crews, 1 engineer and 1 conductor. The Sudbury-White River train is run by Canadian Pacific Railway crews, 1 engineer 1 conductor and a baggage handler.
Train service on Via Rail continues to be disrupted after an engine fire forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate a train bound for Ottawa from Toronto on Sunday night.
More than 300 passengers and crew members were evacuated from the train when the [locomotive] caught fire in an isolated, swampy area in south Ottawa just after 8 p.m.
The train came to a stop just south of the town of Richmond on a four-kilometre stretch of tracks between McBean Street and Kettles Road, about 20 minutes away from Ottawa's Fallowfield station.
Via Rail is now launching an investigation into the matter. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
"Initially, our engineers tried to extinguish the fire, but were unable to do so," said Via Rail spokesperson Catherine Kaloutsky.
Some of the evacuated passengers had to walk about two kilometres in the dark because buses were unable to get to the train. A few, including the elderly, were escorted by firefighters. Others were transported by Via Rail service trucks that are able to drive on the tracks.
The 324 passengers boarded buses to shelter themselves from the barrage of bugs in the area, and were later driven to the main terminal in downtown Ottawa.
Thirteen passengers were treated for minor injuries, including knee and ankle injuries, as well as bug bites.
Ottawa paramedics say the train's two engineers helped make sure all passengers were safely evacuated before they left the scene.
Both men were treated for minor smoke inhalation. They were transported to hospital where they were listed in stable condition Sunday night.
Meanwhile, frustrated family members waited hours for loved ones at the main train terminal on Tremblay Road. Some called CTV Ottawa to say Via Rail hadn't passed on any information about the incident.
Kaloutsky said the last passenger arrived at the train station at 12:04 a.m. on Monday. The train was scheduled to arrive just after 8 p.m.
Travellers who were onboard the train will get a full refund on the one-way portion of their ticket, as well as a credit for a future round-trip.
"We want to acknowledge that there were extenuating circumstances. At the same time, we are very pleased with how the evacuation was handled," Kaloutsky told CTV Ottawa on Monday.
The situation is now causing headaches for passengers travelling between Ottawa and Montreal on Monday. Four of those trains are being replaced by buses.
"The equipment that was on Train 46 would have been doing a cycle today between Ottawa and Montreal and because that equipment is not available, we've replaced that by bus," Kaloutsky said.
Via Rail is offering passengers affected by those changes a 50 per cent travel credit.
Skeena train at rest at the end-of-track at the Prince Rupert waterfront.
I got a bit of train news for you. VIA's last working FP9Au locomotive #6300, is now sitting inside the area leased by the NRHS BC Chapter, at the old Woodward's Warehouse site in New Westminster. I happen to see it there when passing by on the SkyTrain this evening.
TORONTO (NEWS1130) – The RCMP has arrested two suspects accused of plotting to commit a terrorist attack on a Via passenger train.
Mounties say the suspects had “direction and guidance” from Al-Qaida elements in Iran. But they say there is no indication of state-sponsored terrorism.
Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were arrested this morning in Toronto and Montreal.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia says that while the suspects had the capacity and intent to carry out an attack, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure.
The RCMP investigation, named Project SMOOTH, was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security.
The accused are charged with conspiring to carry out an attack against, and conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group. They are not Canadian citizens but police won’t say where they are from, how long they have been in Canada or why they are in Canada.
The two are said to have been under surveillance for more than a year. This incident has nothing to do with what has happened in Boston.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says the latest arrests show that terrorism continues to be a real threat to Canada, but he says they also show that Canada will not tolerate terrorist activity and will not be used as a safe haven for terrorists or those who support terrorist activity.
US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson has congratulated the RCMP on the arrests, saying they were the result of extensive cross-border co-operation.
The back of the new $5 note features a BC Ferry!
On a serious note these $5 & $10 notes will not be in circulation until later in the fall this year.
And here is the same scene from the fall of 1983... Not a lot has changed other than the fact that The Canadian now runs over the CN route via Jasper & Edmonton. The telegraph poles are gone now, too.
Via's west bound Skeena on bridge over the Skeena River @ 'Skeena Crossing' on CN's BC North main, Bulkley Subdivision - 29 August 2013. This train was a full two hours behind schedule by the time it reached this point, thanks to the 'priority' that CN puts on the movement of Via passenger trains over their tracks. The Skeena is in 'summer mode', with two extra cars to support the addition of a high-end summer tourist service.
VIA Canadian, eastbound at Louis Creek, BC.
- this nice curve location is next to the corner of Hwy-5 and Agate Bay Rd., a few minutes south of Barriere, BC.
The Canadian left Kamloops at 6:30am (or so the schedule says) and it passed by me at 8:00am.
And here are 3 stills, cropped to show the coach detail.
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http://ferriesbc.proboards.com/thread/8907/rail-canada-photos-discussion?page=1
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Regulation FD's Effect on Fixed-Income Investors: Is the Public Protected or Harmed?
Harrison, Michael A. (2002) "Regulation FD's Effect on Fixed-Income Investors: Is the Public Protected or Harmed?," Indiana Law Journal: Vol. 77 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
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...we do nothing personally to recognize the role of our friends.
...it’s easy to send e-mail message once a year to thank your friend.
Скажите, поддерживаете ли вы идею Джефа или нет. Объясните почему. Используйте некоторые выражения из текста.
I support Jeff’s idea because we do nothing to recognize the role of our friends in our lives. Friends and friendship are very important for people and are for always. I think, it’s easy to send an e-mail message once a year to thank your friend for all that he / she does for you every moment. There must be a day we’ll think about and remember all our friends.
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https://class.rambler.ru/temy-gdz/unit-3-123-gdz-angliyskiy-yazyk-enjoy-english-7-klass-biboletova-podderzhivaete-li-vy-ideyu-dzhefa-71730.htm
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As those who regularly read this blog will know we are moving house. It has become all consuming. We have a buyer for our house, a lovely young couple with a lively 3 year old boy, who love our house. Definitely want them to live here. But we fell in love with a house in North Wales which turned out to need a lot of work doing on it and the people selling would not negotiate a lower price. Well to us that said it wasn’t meant to be our house. But now we have to keep looking. The first time we went up, where we met and felling love with the area and the first house, was in fact only meant to be a recky of the area to see if we liked it. Did we move too soon? Who knows there and we can’t go in shoulds and oughts. But now we need to relook and the specifications have changed and broadened.
But what it means is that the task has become all consuming. In fact the whole moving house thing anyway is all consuming. There is nothing else to think about, nothing else to talk about. Even this morning, when I had told myself clearly that I was going to get up and blog, I finished up looking for houses to view because we are going up on Monday and need a plan!
In these stress charts they say that moving house is on the same stress level as a family member dying. Well I must say from personal experience that is rubbish. Ok now when people ask me how I am I will say I’m moving house and chatter on about that – to anyone from friends to supermarket checkout people! Three and a half years ago after our spate of untimely deaths I did do similar, telling anyone who asked how I was about the deaths, often in a very cold, newsreporting sort of way. I am more animated with saying about the all consuming with the house moving. But no they are not the same at all.
Grief grabs you by your soul’s coat lapels and flings you down, not just into the mire but below it so you can hardly breath, are not even thrashing around in the mud and dross but are filling your lungs with it, trapped in it, caught and feel like you will never leave it. Moving house is euphoric in a scary way that euphoria does. You are up, running high. Yes there are worries and concerns, especially with moving to a new area but it is a high not a low. It is fearful whereas grief is not fearful at all. Grief is full of non-emotions but that chew you up and eat you up, and make people want to avoid you, not know what to say to you. House moving is full of people wanting to be with you, wanting to catch the buzz.
A relative was fearful about our move and when I ask what was the worst that could happen she said we could have no jobs, no money, no friends and finish up “in a pickle”. I can cope with “pickle”. “Pickle” you can walk through and come out the other side. Grief, even after three years, still sticks to your clothes a bit, still shapes how you look at life. “Pickle” will pass and we will cope with it because we can be in control of it. Untimely death we are not in control of.
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2019-04-21T00:22:37Z
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https://aspirationaladventures.wordpress.com/2015/11/
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Cloverleaf High School is taking the anti-drinking and driving lesson to the next level, with an elaborate program involving everything from first responders to a funeral home director.
LODI - May is Prom Season and every year around this time, police and fire departments do what they can to try and teach students the dangers of drinking and driving.
One group here in northeast Ohio is taking the lesson to the next level, with an elaborate program involving everything from first responders to a funeral home director.
Reilly Cipullo, a senior at Cloverleaf High School, volunteered to play the drunk driver responsible for the mock crash. Decked out in a tux and complete with fake blood and cuts, he feels the message was well received.
“I could definitely see the shock on their faces,” says Cipullo.
Cloverleaf junior, Olivia Sitko, was one of the students standing just feet away as first responders rushed on the scene of the two-car crash to try and save her classmates.
It’s a car crash that happens every 2 years, like clockwork. Orchestrated by the Westfield fire department and involving everyone from the State Highway Patrol and police to Metro Life Flight and the County Coroner. Three months of prep work and planning aimed at making the Cloverleaf juniors and seniors think twice before drinking and getting behind the wheel.
“We make it as realistic as possible. I think when you can almost tough it and feel it and see it in front of you, it’s more impactful,” says Westfield Fire Department’s Kevin Rych.
“You think of what if that was me or the effects that they have on other people,” adds Sitko.
The mock crash is very thoroughly planned out, but organizers take it a step further by bringing in the Medina County Magistrate and the director of a local funeral home to explain to the students how this one decision has rippling consequences.
“When you go and talk to the funeral director, they tell you how much you affect your parent’s lives. They get all of your favorite belongings and put them in the coffin. That really hit me hard,” says Sitko.
“We have been very fortunate. For the last 4 or 6 years, we haven’t had a call because of a prom accident. It’s been successful at this point and we’d like to keep it going that way,” says Rych.
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https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/medina-county-school-takes-mock-prom-crash-to-next-level/95-548631056
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Welcome and congratulations on your acceptance to the PhD program at Penn Nursing!
The first step on your journey - a full day orientation at the School of Nursing. You’ll learn about academic opportunities, support services, financial aid, technology - and more! - while getting a chance to interact with faculty, staff and fellow students.
New Student Orientation will be held on Monday, August 26, 2019.
If you will be a new teaching assistant in Fall 2019, please save the dates for the required TA training: Wednesday, August 21 - Friday, August 23. More information will be shared in late May.
A PennKey and password are required to access many of the University’s resources, including establishing your Nursing email. You should receive a PennKey set-up code in the mail or email within 5 to 7 business days after you submit your enrollment deposit. If you do not receive your set-up code in this timeframe, please visit the PennKey website and click on the “student” tab.
Note: If you have a PennKey from a previous Penn affiliation (i.e. Knowledge Link at UPHS), you do not need to create a new PennKey.
All students are required to open a Penn Nursing email account. Please do so immediately, and plan to access it daily. E-mail setup can be found online here. You will note in the instructions that you can set up your e-mail to be read from your home computer. You can also visit the ITS website for more information about the technology resources available to students at the School of Nursing.
Doctoral students must complete payroll forms in order to receive a stipend paycheck. There are four payroll forms, and they can be found on the School of Nursing intranet (Penn email login required).
Submit online according to instructions and print a confirmation of submission to submit with your other forms.
Fill in the date, name, SSN, and sign. The Director of Financial Aid will complete the remainder of the form.
International students will need to complete additional forms as detailed on the ISSS website.
The University of Pennsylvania requires full-time students to meet certain health requirements, including carrying comprehensive health insurance coverage and immunization against diseases. The Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP) is available for students who do not have insurance, whose plans do not provide coverage in the Philadelphia area, or whose plans do not meet our criteria for alternative insurance. You can enroll in the PSIP or request an insurance waiver on the Student Health Services website.
Full-time students must meet University immunization requirements. More information can be found here.
The Graduate Student Center (GSC) will be hosting an online information session for incoming students to gain a better understanding of the health insurance options and immunizations requirements at Penn. You can register for one of the sessions on the GSC website.
Incoming PhD students will receive a welcome letter via email in late May 2019 with detailed instructions on registering for Fall 2019 coursework.
After activating your PennKey, and once you have received the welcome email, you must register for classes through Penn InTouch. Doctoral students should consult with their faculty advisors to tailor their plan of study to their respective interests.
The University offers on-campus housing for graduate students, or you can use Penn Off-Campus Services to assist in your Philadelphia housing search. A number of our PhD students have also worked as Graduate Associates in the College House system.
New to the area? The Penn Grad Housing Guide, based on a survey of 1,000 graduate students at Penn, is a useful starting point for getting to know the city’s neighborhoods and housing options.
This spring, the Graduate Student Center (GSC) will be hosting several webinars for incoming students to learn about their options for living on-campus or off-campus. Register for the webinars on the GSC website.
Update your address information, emergency contacts, and profile on Penn InTouch. Carefully review your billing, local, and permanent addresses so that communication from the school will be sent to the correct address. Periodically review your profile to make sure everything is correct.
PennCard is the official identification care of the University of Pennsylvania and is required for all students. The PennCard gives you access to many University facilities. You do not need to have a PennCard prior to orientation or the start of classes, but please get one as soon as possible after your arrival on campus. The PennCard center is located on the second floor of the Penn Bookstore (located at 3601 Walnut).
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Gabriel Agbonlahor is a fool if he thinks Joey Barton is going to apologise to him for their recent spat.
The Aston Villa striker’s run-in with the Newcastle thug led to rumours that he had been racially abused.
But Agbonlahor didn’t want to make a complaint and neither did his club. The FA were forced to drop a proposed investigation and Barton denied the allegation.
The conclusion had to be that nothing untoward was said - so what has Barton got to say sorry for?
Hatchet Man is no apologist for the convict, far from it, but if Agbonlahor thinks something inappropriate was said he has to make his case and let the authorities decide.
Claiming afterwards that ‘Barton’s had enough bad press so I decided to leave it,’ but that he would take an apology is a coward’s way out.
Agbonlahor should either stand up against something he thinks is wrong or stop bleating. He can’t have it both ways.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1084809/HATCHET-MAN-Agbonlahor-stand-Barton-stop-bleating.html
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Does the idea of a medical appointment conjure up memories of long waits followed by a whirlwind visit with the physician? Not at UND Center for Family Medicine. Here you’ll find doctors who take the time to get to know you, hear your concerns, and apply the newest advances in medicine to keep you healthy.
Staffed by a team of board-certified faculty physicians and skilled resident physicians, UND Center for Family Medicine attracts top-notch medical school graduates who complete their residency education as well-trained, caring family doctors. UND Center for Family Medicine has supplied over 85 percent of board-certified family physicians to the Bismarck/Mandan area, providing a continual stream of new doctors to ensure that your health needs are taken care of now and in the future.
Clean and comfortable doctor's offices.
Sunny and inviting children's room.
Our calm and relaxing waiting room.
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http://cfmbismarck.und.edu/about/
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This section of the U-M Design Guidelines Website contains guide Master Specifications for the design and construction of facilities at the University of Michigan.The U-M Master Specifications were developed by Architecture and Engineering, for projects designed by our in-house design staff. They are maintained by roughly the same group that maintains the Design Guidelines Technical Sections. At this time we allow A/Es to use their own master specification, but strongly encourage them to use our Master Specification as a guide. Certain Design Guideline Technical Sections require that a related U-M Master Specification section be used as the basis for the A/Es project specific specification. In all cases when U-M Master Specifications are used they must be edited as required to be made project specific. The Master Specifications include extensive hidden notes to the designer, which should be deleted prior to issuing for bid.The Master Specification is divided by CSI Division. Most sections are available in both Acrobat (pdf) and Word (doc) format.
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http://umaec.umich.edu/for-vendors/design-guidelines/7-0-master-specifications/
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In fact you can see the path quite clearly.
Turkey said they’re full. Then Greece. Hungary. Austria. Germany. Denmark.
Once you hit the North Sea there’s really nowhere left to go. Looks like Europe is filling up fast. Of course we could just KILL ISIS and let the Syrians go home but I don’t see that happening with the SEVEN bombing attacks a day.
Gulf War we were doing a THOUSAND. For this huge threat from ISIS and a massive humanitarian crisis…. seven. That’s it.
In fact, we’re actively trying to stop the Syrian government from fighting ISIS.
Yup. We are fighting the people that are fighting ISIS.
So that makes us… allies of ISIS?
I’m told it’s really a brilliant foreign policy that I just don’t have the sophisticated education and training to understand. Us plebes don’t get it. It’s far too nuanced for us to grasp.
Meanwhile the whole Middle East is crumbling and refugees are streaming out by the MILLIONS.
If that counts as “successful” foreign policy experience (Madame Clinton) then I sure don’t want to see a REAL failure!
I kind of like Denmark’s changes to make the country less inviting to “fake” refugees though.
If a major commitment were made to end these wars the people would go home!
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2019-04-21T03:28:17Z
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https://readneckreview.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/how-about-danish-no-thanks-were-full/
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Previous studies have shown that angiotensin II (Ang II) can activate cardiovascular neurons within the medulla oblongata via an action on specific receptors. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of neurons within the medulla activated by infusion of Ang II into the fourth ventricle of conscious rabbits, using the expression of Fos, the protein product of the immediate early gene c-fos as a marker of neuronal activation. Experiments were done in both intact and barodenervated animals. In comparison with a control group infused with Ringer's solution alone, in both intact and barodenervated animals, fourth ventricular infusion of Ang II (4 to 8 pmol/min) induced a significant increase in the number of Fos-positive neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract and in the rostral, intermediate, and caudal parts of the ventrolateral medulla. Double-labeling for Fos and tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity showed that 50% to 75% of Fos-positive cells in the rostral, intermediate, and caudal ventrolateral medulla and 30% to 40% of Fos-positive cells in the nucleus of the solitary tract were also positive for tyrosine hydroxylase in both intact and barodenervated animals. The distribution of Fos-positive neurons corresponded very closely to the location of Ang II receptor binding sites as previously determined in the rabbit. The results indicate that medullary neurons activated by Ang II are located in discrete regions within the nucleus of the solitary tract and ventrolateral medulla and include, in all of these regions, both catecholamine and noncatecholamine neurons.
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2019-04-22T23:53:46Z
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https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/display/publication107326
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Both conscious and unconscious forms of racial and ethnic bias in our society have, not surprisingly, resulted in the underutilization of minority neutrals in union and non-union workplace disputes. The objectives of the alternative dispute resolution movement will be better served if there is greater equality in the selection and utilization of minority workplace neutrals. The authors contend that a program is needed to increase diversity in this area and that this program should have three components: (a) creating national and regional panels of minority neutrals to increase their visibility, availability and accept-ability; (b) educating users of ADR services about conscious and unconscious biases in neutral selection processes; and (c) developing a system of accountability to encourage ADR users to select minority neutrals for workplace disputes.
When one considers the extent to which the appalling legacy of racial and ethnic bigotry in the United States has infected the legal system of this country since its founding, it is hardly surprising that this legacy has negatively affected the extent to which racial and ethnic minorities are being used as mediators, arbitrators and fact-finders. We are focusing primarily on the underutilization of minority neutrals in the area of labor and employment disputes, but this problem also exists in other areas of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practice. The unfairness of this situation is obvious. What makes the situation even more offensive and counterproductive, in the context of workplace cases, is that these disputes often involve allegations of discrimination, disparate treatment, hostile work environment, or sexual harassment.
There are similar disparities in the selection and utilization of women and other groups that are underrepresented in the ranks of workplace neutrals.1 However, the purpose of this article is to focus primarily on race and ethnicity as factors, and if our conclusions are useful with regard to combating the disparities in the selection and utilization of others, we welcome additional dialogue about how to broaden the focus of our analysis and to broaden the proposed solutions.
Let us digress for a moment to tell you something about ourselves. We have been friends and colleagues for some 15 years. We come from different demographic backgrounds. David is white but his religious affiliation (Jewish) makes him personally familiar with discrimination. Lamont is African-American. We are both involved in ADR as neutrals (Lamont as a university professor, labor arbitrator, labor mediator and grievance mediator and David as a lawyer, mediator and arbitrator of private employment and other kinds of disputes). Collectively, we have almost 50 years of experience as workplace neutrals. It is through the prism of our experience that we write about the dearth of minority neutrals involved in workplace disputes. We hope that our observations and conclusions, some of which apply as well to women, will become part of the continuing dialogue about the need for greater diversity in the ADR field as a whole and, in particular, in the area of workplace conflict resolution.
Fostering greater diversity in workplace ADR requires consideration of what differences are important. For example, no one argues that it is important to have proportional representation of left-handed and right-handed people. Nor is there concern that a proper balance be maintained between people of Polish descent as compared with those of Finnish descent. The types of differences that are germane to our inquiry are those associated with a history of continuing discrimination and exclusion. For purposes of this article, we are focusing only on race and ethnicity.
Publication information: Article title: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD for Workplace Neutrals: A Proposal for Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity. Contributors: Hoffman, David A. - Author, Stallworth, Lamont E. - Author. Magazine title: Dispute Resolution Journal. Volume: 63. Issue: 1 Publication date: February-April 2008. Page number: 37+. © American Arbitration Association. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-1442013631/leveling-the-playing-field-for-workplace-neutrals
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For the album, see Only Teardrops (album).
"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest. The song was written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, and it was produced by Frederik Thaae. It is best known as Denmark's winning entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. The song competed in the final against 25 other songs, and finished in first place with 281 points.
The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release. Following its victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.
In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart. A week later, the single rose to a high of #15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date in the United Kingdom.
Credits adapted from Danmarks Radio.
Emmelie posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach. It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.
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^ "Austriancharts.at – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Ultratop.be – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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Quiet Ones [Daryl & Connie] The Walking Dead #1: "I'm going with you." "No" "!!!" Off they go!
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2019-04-26T10:40:51Z
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Join WBEZ in person to watch the election returns! Our political team will live broadcast the returns on Tuesday, November 4th at Haymarket Pub & Brewery.
We’ll kick things off at 6pm with a first round of beer on Haymarket for the first 150 folks to join us. Then, at 7pm, we’ll go live with hosts Niala Boodhoo and Melba Lara, featuring commentary and analysis from some of the best minds in Illinois politics. Live musical transitions provided by Andrew Edwards of Blue Police Box Music.
In between on-air segments, audiences will be treated to off-air, one-of-a-kind performances, stories, music and games featuring local comedians, theatre artists and storytellers.
We expect the event to reach capacity fairly quickly and, truly, we cannot accomodate any more than 150 at one time. Please show up early and enjoy this unique, one-of-a-kind radio experience.
NPR’s David Schaper, Reboot Illinois’ Madeleine Doubek, Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn, Chicago Sun-Times Neil Steinberg and former Sun-Times Springfield bureau chief Dave McKinney.
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2019-04-20T07:08:11Z
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https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/wbez-election-night-live/fba7a8e1-9da8-400d-a388-e41472663dff
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This image shows the colonnades at the Royal Poinciana Hotel. There is a wide staircase that can be used to access the second story colonnade. There are ornamental shrubs to either side of the staircase. The ground floor colonnade has square, concrete pillars. The second story colonnade has round columns, with Ionic capitals. There are palm trees growing around the colonnades.
WARNING: You are about to download a 13.7 MB TIFF!
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https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/the-colonnade-at-the-royal-poinciana-hotel-2.html
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Whether you are remodelling your old home or have built a new home, you need to take care to carefully plan the various plumbing tasks.By employing a professional plumbing company, you can save many dollars and time and energy by reducing the need for frequent backups. Ideally, the efficiency and effectiveness of professional plumbing experts stand within the finest consideration all the Plumbing aspects.It’s imperative you need to a plumbing expert that has skilled manpower and is capable of doing handling any domestic plumbing work.
While choosing a plumbing company for any plumbing job, be careful to analyze their experience since it is better to analyze the experience of the plumbing company so that you can gauge whether they can handle the plumbing tasks that you want to assign them properly. Take care to check the rates attached to the plumbing services so that you never need to pay any extra amount at the last minute. Through regular maintenance programs, the plumbing company should offer subsidized inspection services. Check the experience and expertise of the service technicians-it are important to assess the experience and capabilities of the plumbing service personnel. Make sure that the services are completely guaranteed for quality.
Today, it only takes a couple of minutes before we come across a company that specializes in offering Plumbing Repairs Chapel Hill services and we can easily get in touch with the plumber we need. Whether you need to repair the piping system in your bathroom, kitchen or you need general repairs, the truth is that you have to pick out the best people for the job.Plumbing is a serious business and it does take a specialist for the end result to be positive. You can go online and request a quote for professional plumbing services, so that you know the potential costs up ahead. The service is guaranteed to be of the highest quality possible and you will definitely be convinced of this fact once the plumber arrives to your house/property, solving the problems you have. Keep in mind that it is always for the best to be properly informed before choosing a service, plumbing included.
A good plumbing repair takes proper care of all of the needs relevant for that various plumbing programs and related repairs. Performance within the Plumbing services with no on-site visit charges throughout every day several hrs or possibly the evening time. A correctly trained team of professional Water Heaters Chapel Hill plumbing experts that are always well fitted while using the relevant stock of Plumbing tools and materials for everyone effective work solutions with no unnecessary wastage of energy.
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2019-04-23T18:58:03Z
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https://thebestplumbingserviceswebblogblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/high-quality-plumbing-repair-services-offered-by-seasoned-plumbers/
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Mary Crowell, who is a music teacher at Calhoun Community College, became enthralled in the filk music culture. Filk music has many definitions, but is most commonly referred to as a musical culture, genre and community tied to science fiction/fantasy fandom.
When Mary Crowell walked into an Atlanta hotel six years ago, she saw men and women of all ages dancing in a conga line to strange music.
The Athens woman felt like a deer in headlights as she watched the strange scene unfold at her first filk convention her friends dragged her to.
While Crowell's first impression of filk music nearly tempted her to take her 90-pound keyboard and run for the revolving door of the hotel, she stuck it out. The next day, she fell in love with the music when filkers gathered in a circle and played their folky, lyrically driven music together in a circle.
Since then, Crowell has quickly become a local celebrity in the filk world. Crowell, who teaches music at Calhoun Community College, has been toastmistress and performed at numerous filk conventions. She also has been nominated every year since 2003 for a Pegasus Award — the Grammy award of filk music. She loves the filk scene for its openness and dedication to purity in music.
"The neat thing about it is it's almost a community and they encourage the amateur," she said. "They're doing it strictly for the love of it."
People within the community almost always laugh at that question, because definitions for filk are varied and many. The story goes that the term "filk" sprung from a typo of "folk" music. Filk music originated in the 1950s in hallways at science fiction conventions, where fandom lovers made up songs about their favorite sci-fi stories.
Soon, the music in the hallways became popular enough that entire conventions centered around the lyric-oriented music that focuses on — though is not limited to — science fiction and mythological themes. Songs are also often parodies of well-known songs. Some consider filk not just the music but the community of people involved in making the music.
Crowell's song topics run the gamut from lazy summer days to dreams of growing up to become Jessica Rabbit.
Built like I like 'em, he is long and lean.
Yes, he is, And I am his.
Crowell's music is different from some filk music because it is jazzier and played on a keyboard. Many filkers play portable instruments like guitars or banjos.
Because Crowell holds a doctorate in musical composition and a master's in musicology, her initial entrance to filk circles stirred resentment among a few filkers, she said. Many filk musicians possess no musical training and play music only as a pastime and fiercely protect filk's amateur status. But for the most part, everyone was extremely accepting and encouraging, she said.
While Crowell says she did not impress many filkers at her first convention, her friend Brenda Sutton remembers otherwise.
"We just ate her up," said Sutton, a longtime filker and organizer of GAfilk convention in Atlanta. "She was marvelous."
So marvelous in fact, that Crowell later became part of Sutton's band called "Three Weird Sisters."
"There isn't anyone else who sings like she does or performs like she does," Sutton said. "Some folks didn't know what to make of her when she first came down the tread."
Crowell's husband Wesley, whom Crowell met while playing Dungeons & Dragons, said it has been fascinating to learn about filk.
"I didn't know of the existence of this style of music. We've always been big sci- fi and fantasy fans so it was sort of a natural progression," he said. "We sort of learned about it together."
However, Wesley said he is "strictly an audience member" and is happy to sit back and watch his wife perform.
The two hope to create a North Alabama group of filkers soon, because they typically must travel to Atlanta for conventions and "house filks" where filkers gather at someone's house to casually play.
Crowell recently released her first album of filk songs called "Courting My Muse." The CD includes "Legolas" and 14 other songs. While filk songs can be somewhat out-of-the-ordinary, Crowell chose more mainstream songs for the album to appeal to a broader audience.
The album is available at Pablo's on Market Street in Athens and online at www.cdbaby.com and www.amazon.com.
For more information on filk music, check out a short documentary at www.pba.org/programming/programs/thisisatlanta/filkmusic.
For more information on Mary Crowell, visit www.magnusretail.com.
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http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/070710/filk.shtml
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Posted by by MIranda B. at Judy's Book on September 10, 2005. Brought to you by Judy's Book.
Pharmacy Express was founded in 2004. Pharmacy Express specializes in Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores. Pharmacy Express has 4 employees and estimated revenues of $420,000.00.
Pharmacy Express can be found at Carnes Rd, Ste 1 4601. The following is offered: Drug Stores. The entry is present with us since Sep 10, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Roseburg there are 5 other Drug Stores. An overview can be found here.
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2019-04-26T01:41:16Z
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https://businessfinder.oregonlive.com/685841/Pharmacy-Express-Roseburg-OR
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Washington, D.C., January 12, 2009 - The U.S. government’s secret nuclear bomb squad evaluated more than 100 nuclear extortion threats and incidents between 1974 and 1996 but only a dozen required actual deployments (the others were hoaxes), according to the new book, Defusing Armageddon, and key primary sources posted today in the National Security Archive's "Nuclear Vault" by Archive senior fellow Jeffrey T. Richelson.
Washington D.C., August 22, 2008 - The U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure for data justifying an invasion of Iraq, according to a documents posting on the Web today by National Security Archive senior fellow John Prados. The documents suggest that the public relations push for war came before the intelligence analysis, which then conformed to public positions taken by Pentagon and White House officials.
"Prevent the Reemergence of a New Rival"
Washington, D.C., February 26, 2008 - The United States should use its power to "prevent the reemergence of a new rival" either on former Soviet territory or elsewhere, declared a controversial draft of the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) prepared by then Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney's Pentagon and leaked to The New York Times in March 1992. Published in declassified form for the first time on the National Security Archive Web site, this draft, along with related working papers, shows how defense officials during the administration of George H. W.
Washington, DC, January 14, 2008: In the wake of the Indian "peaceful nuclear explosion" on May 17, 1974 and growing concern about the spread of nuclear weapons capabilities, the U.S. intelligence community prepared a Special National Intelligence Assessment, "Prospects for Further Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons," published today by the National Security Archive. The 1974 Indian test created shock waves in the U.S.
Washington DC, June 15, 2007 - The unfolding controversies over the Iranian and Korean nuclear programs show the extreme difficulty of persuading a government to reverse its nuclear weapons program. Newly declassified documents on U.S.-Taiwan relations during the late 1970s, published today for the first time by the National Security Archive, shed new light on the challenges of counter-proliferation diplomacy. Even a dependent ally, such as Taiwan, tried hard to resist U.S. pressures to abandon suspect nuclear activities and kept Washington guessing whether it had really given them up.
Washington, DC, September 22, 2006 - The prospects of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the early 1990's led China to accelerate its testing schedule and discuss differences within the Russian government over testing, according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and archival research and posted on the Web today by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. The documents illustrate the efforts of the U.S.
Washington, DC, May 5, 2006 - Many U.S. government officials and scientists disagreed with the findings of a presidential panel that the double flash signal picked up by a U.S. nuclear detonation detection satellite (Vela 6911) in late September 1979 was possibly not a nuclear test, according to a number of studies posted today by the National Security Archive. The signal appeared to come from a 3,000 mile area that included the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, tip of Africa, and part of Antarctica.
Washington, DC, April 28, 2006 - Today the National Security Archive publishes for the first time 30 recently declassified U.S. government documents disclosing the existence of a highly secret policy debate, during the first year of the Nixon administration, over the Israeli nuclear weapons program. Broadly speaking, the debate was over whether it was feasible--either politically or technically--for the Nixon administration to try to prevent Israel from crossing the nuclear threshold, or whether the U.S. should find some "ground rules" which would allow it to live with a nuclear Israel.
Washington, DC, April 13, 2006 - Long before India detonated a nuclear device in May 1974, the U.S. Intelligence Community was monitoring and analyzing Indian civilian and military nuclear energy activities, according to documents released today by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. Those activities are at the core of the current controversy over the Bush administration's proposed legislation that would alter U.S. nonproliferation and export control laws and policies so as to allow full nuclear cooperation with India.
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Risto Kojcev, affiliated with CAMP since 2009, has completed his Google Summer of Code project working on general interfaces for Cartesian force and impedance controls in ROS. Congrats!
The Johns Hopkins-Coulter Translational Partnership Oversight Committee has selected our project, “Augmented Reality for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeries,” for the full funding requested. The OC stated it was very impressed with the high level of presentations. For our project, the technical development, market potential and potential benefit to patients, as well as the chance of commercialization success were considered exceptionally strong and justified full project funding.
The most difficult procedures during orthopedic and trauma surgeries is the placement of screws to repair complex fractures. Using a vast amount of X-ray images (we have observed surgeries with up to 246 images) the surgeon needs to drill a guide wire through the bone fragments. The difficulty is further increased by muscle and other tissue covering the bones (e.g. for pelvis).
Our system comprises a traditional X-ray machine (C-arm), a 3D camera mounted on this X-ray machine, and generally available 3D Computed Tomography (CT) images to guide the surgeon. Rather than seeing simple 2D X-ray images, our system shows the surgeon a 3D view of the bones, the drill, the patient surface and even the surgeon’s hands in real-time. This “Superman”- view, referred to Interventional 3D Augmented Reality, was shown to reduce duration, radiation dose, number of X-ray images, and complications in our pre-clinical experiments. In summary, our system increases patient safety and represents the future of interventional X-ray imaging.
The laboratory for Computer Aided Medical Procedures aims at developing the next generation solutions for computer assisted interventions. The complexity of surgical environments requires us to study, model and monitor surgical workflow enabling the development of novel patient and process specific imaging and visualization methods. Due to the requirements of flexibility and reliability we work on novel robotized multi-modal imaging solutions and to satisfy the challenging usability requirements we focus on data fusion and its interactive representation within augmented reality environments. The lab creates a bridge across the Atlantic ocean by hosting researchers working at both of Prof. Navab’s groups at JHU in Baltimore and TU in Munich.
Read more on our Objectives, Members, Projects, and News.
Our group has just received notice that three IPCAI and two ICRA papers have been conditionally accepted! Thanks and congratulations to the authors!
Our joint effort on the first SPECT imaging using a miniaturized drop-in gamma detector and the da Vinci surgical system has not just been accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, but is one of the currently featured articles. Find the announcement and access to the paper here. Special thanks to the authors Bernhard Fuerst, Francisco Pinto, Julian Sprung, Benjamin Frisch, Thomas Wendler, Herve Simon, Laurent Mengus, Nynke S. van den Berg, Henk G. van der Poel, Fijs W.B. van Leeuwen, and Nassir Navab.
BBC Horizon reports on Medical Augmented Reality researched at CAMP.
Nassir Navab has won the “10 Years Lasting Impact Award” at the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality – Congratulations!
Read more on the JHU CS Website!
PhD applicants visiting – thank you!
Neither snow nor rain nor cold nor darkness* kept the interested group of PhD applications from visiting JHU CS and LCSR on Friday and Saturday (15 cm snow at 263 Kelvin). We were happy to present our research, and discuss details individually. We want thank our visitors the great time and fighting the bad weather!
Robotic ultrasound can be used for 3D volume compounding by storing probe poses while acquiring an ultrasound series. Our current effort focuses on a reliable real-time calibration of MRI data to a patient’s body in a robot world coordinate system using a structured-light 3D scanner.
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2019-04-22T14:29:45Z
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https://camp.lcsr.jhu.edu/author/bfuerst1/
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OSLO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Norwegian metals maker Norsk Hydro expects global primary aluminium demand to grow by 2-3 percent in 2019, down from the 4 percent seen for 2018, it said on Thursday.
Trade sanctions and tariffs are impacting global flows of aluminium and increasing uncertainty on economic growth.
Hydro expects a continued deficit in the global primary aluminium market in 2019 despite the slower economic growth expectations.
Long-term, Hydro kept its view of global aluminium demand to grow by 2-3 percent per year over the next 10 years, with semis demand estimated at 3 percent and recycling at 3-4 percent per year over the same period.
The company still has no firm timeline for the restart of full output at its key Brazilian alumina plant, which has been operating at half capacity since February following a spill of untreated water.
“We are aiming to establish a common platform with authorities and the court system to have an aligned way forward towards full production, utilizing the best available technology,” Chief Executive Svein Richard Brandtzæg said in the statement.
Alunorte, the world’s largest alumina refinery, has a capacity of about 6.3 million tonnes of alumina per year.
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2019-04-24T16:10:22Z
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https://lta.reuters.com/articulo/norskhydro-outlook-cmd-idLTAL8N1Y41BX
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Meerkat spotting madness. Peek-a-boo. So many meerkats for all you animal-loving fans. But where exactly? It’s a book that all you meerkat lovers are going wild for. A bunch of the cheeky critters have escaped into the past. That means – you guessed it – you get to spot them as they feast at a Tudor banquet, run amok on a pirate ship, frolic in Ancient China and much more. The cutest meerkats plus the fabbest picture puzzles. What’s not to like?
If you like Meekats and where’s wally you will love this.
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2019-04-23T00:13:50Z
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https://clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk/products/Wheres-the-Meerkat-Journey-Through-Time-9781843179481
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Patterns are ever present in all places, in both the natural and man-made world . The interest of human for pattern making is an ongoing process. A range of patterns have been produced within architectural and design contexts, some of which were deployed for function and/or ornamentation. Both European and Islamic traditions were influenced by religion, geometry and mathematics to construct basis for their art and design . The concepts and theories to organize spatial patterns were based on order, scale, proportion, symmetry, beauty, complexity, unity, representation, symbolism, rhythm and harmony . These notions were undoubtedly employed in theorising Islamic geometry. However, apart from the aesthetics of spatial patterning, they were historically produced to conceptually convey symbolism, philosophy and theory related to the Islamic culture, tradition and religious beliefs to enhance the meanings behind their beauty and balance. Every pattern frame evolves from grids and sub-grids of intersecting circles (geometrical plane figures symbolizing Unity), which can then develop into a multitude of patterns to signify a meaning .For example, by placing six identical circles around a central one is the ideal representation of the six days of the Holy Quranâs creation .
In this project, I explore this religious art of pure ornament that encompasses three main styles of patterns: geometric patterning; which is the focus of my research; refers to harmony, symmetry, and intricate designs that speak of infinity and centrality; arabesque, which comes in an idealised plant form to represent Paradise and Islamic Gardens; and calligraphy that communicate Arabic inscriptions in an abstract form . These creations form a vital factor in Muslim religious sensibilities as they encode messages on the various aspects of Islam, making it seemingly more than just an element of beautification and colour, but an abstract language of their beliefs. The Islamic society embraced the formal facts of worship mentioned in the Holy Qurâan and deeds of the Prophet (Hadith) to shape their culture. Since art and architecture craft an imperative segment of configuration to Islamic communities, they were informed through the interpretations of sacred phrases and visions in the religion.
The concept behind the design investigates the representation of contemporary Islamic practice in a secular and divine context. It explores the idea of creating a place for prayer, but also a space for contemplation and experience inspired by ornament, structure and geometry that is open to all visitors. The hybrid form will convey a present-day approach that re-interprets the set of design principles derived from the study of Islamic art and architecture history. This enables a conceptual continuity with past Islamic creativity, while considering suggestions of spatial transformations that respond to the Western as well as the Islamic social, political, economical and technological changes that took place over time. By designing a space, in which its structure and overall form incorporate newly created geometries that originate from Islamic patterning, I ultimately aspire to create a physical as well as a meta-physical experience of embodying these geometrical elements. Aroused by the Godly call of unity and serene coexistence between human societies, which in fact includes all people no matter their differences , the concept of the space is aimed to encourage all Muslims and non-Muslims to come together and exchange ideas on both secular and sacral programs within the same space. âO mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each otherâ (Qurâan 49:13).
It is often that the construction of sacred places, specifically Islamic buildings, in Western societies raises great controversy that could sometimes prevent the design from being implemented and this is proven through various mosque projects being neglected, such as the proposal for Britainâs largest mosque near the 2012 Olympic site . These issues arose due to the biased and politicized representations of Islam, which in fact are a result of misinterpretation on various levels . Several discussions by specialists on âthe fundamental yet controversial issue of the term âIslamic artââ that has raised further questioning on the appreciation of such a diverse and complex form of art that incorporates a range of principles to be perceived without the religious aspects of it representing a secular position that nevertheless is shaped through the intangible matters of faith . Hence, by basing the design of the space on principles of deconstructing present perceptions and negative stereotypes of Islam , I anticipate that international societies will consent to reflect upon their beliefs among each other through knowledge and communication. Therefore, the space will hopefully act as common ground to contribute to peaceful awareness and cross-cultural understanding of sacred art and geometry between people on an international level through architecture and interior Islamic methodologies. The aim is to celebrate Islamic design and also show others (in this case perhaps the people in the UK) the beauty and complexity of the elements that shape Islamic designs. Considering the proposed site for the space is located in the centre of the city, Hyde Park representing Londonâs historic landscapes, which will assist in suggesting a beginning of intercultural dialogue through architecture and design.
As for the formal structures of the space, its development and materialisation was informed through practical experiments carried within the design studio. The process involved translating patterns found on interior dome surfaces of mosques into a variety of patterns, this required careful interpretation and understanding of the methods in which this geometry was developed and tweaked together onto a domed structure. An accurate step-by-step analysis and tracing of each pattern enabled a coherent appreciation and identification of the mathematical and geometrical methods associated with the articulation of formal units to create symmetry and balance. Islamic patterns have specific geometries that are broken down through the transformations generated from folding each traced pattern into a wide range of new forms and 3 dimensional spaces. Hence, the new shapes invariably inherited their own geometries and ornamentation. Following this progression has emphasized the structure of the dome, particularly when folds gave a sphere-like shape. Each fold dictated the next one, providing a wide range of possibilities each pattern generates.
The process reflects back in to the project, in the sense that the embellishments that were once covering the structural units of the domes are now transformed into various possibilities to be both ornament and structure seamlessly combined. The micro-investigations of folding are explored further through technological aid with the aim to take these traditional representative patterns away from their origin of being Islamic. Even though the fold, the edge and the crease of the line have broken the order of the conventional, the process of folding is yet considered a traditional method done by the hand. As it has been discussed by specialist practitioners that the use of digital generation in the present and future of architecture and design is fundamental in the way that it shall broaden the extent in which patterns can be used to create dynamic, aesthetic, effective and symbolic spatial pattern design systems . It is further explained that technological ability of organising and re-designing patterns is continuously breaking through as more multi-critical and multidisciplinary than their historical view of sometimes being solely elements of ornamentation . So, in favour of digital creativity, a camera device with additional mirror reflective effects was utilized to develop animated movements of re-folding the already folded 3 dimensional paper maquettes. Each study model was rotated quarterly at 360 degrees, from left to right and right to left at a distance of 550mm from the lens. A variety of digital frames were produced, however, the five most visually intriguing images were taken onto the next step of choosing a single one of them. The chosen frame is traced to allow an understanding of the folds and new positions of original lines. Once the new geometries and forms are observed, their magnitude to translate into interior architectural spaces evolves towards the creation of unique experiences to people inhabiting it in spectacle and sensorial terms.
I would like to recieve opinions on the program of the project.
i would like to hear responses from MUSLIMS and NON-MUSLIMS, reflecting upon your own individuality, religion,experiences and background, how would you expect yourself to experience the space? structure and geometry embodiment ? spiritual? or both? if one of them or both you believe will be achieved explain why and how? if one or neither, explain what would you expect in order to experience it in such terms.
i would greatly appreciate your contributions, as this is a study im doing at the university for my masters final project.
i do understand it is a lot to read, but i need to explain the project well, if anyone viewing this believes i need to provide a short brief please notify me.
Hi Zeina, perhaps a shorter abstract of your project will indeed help you get more feedback. I hope as people read it the discussions you require will open up for you.
I think yourstudy is very interesting but also feel that perhaps it might be too broad a study area. A detailed study of either one of your three main areas would make a very good survey on its own, but that is only a thought.
In your study of geometric patterning you might find it useful to useful to check out the influence of Islam on fractal architecture and settlement planning in Africa. I'm sorry I dont have any references to offer you on this but I did come across some information a while looking into fractal architecture in Africa that might help you.
I hope I could help. All the best.
Hi Zeina, thank you of your interesting proposal, me too some days ago I just published some lines about Peter Lu's contribution to the understanding of medieval Islamic geometry. I hope to send you soon some suggestions.
very interesting ,i know one person and artist NASREEN of india[vadodara school]who passed away few years back,having his work at modern art gallery[NW].....follow simple and sufi concept to elevate har conciousness to such an extent that her appartment had only two colours WHITE and BLACK,inclusive all gadgets....she latter in the life worked only throgh lines and created master three d spaces.....i feel nostalgic.....may you get inspiration to explore more.
given the dates of the previous communications you may well have finished your course by now; if not I would like to suggest a possible source for you to explore further.A doctoral project was undertaken in 2006/2007 by B.G.Thomas at Leeds University (Yorkshire, UK).An exhibition of forms 'Tiling and Polyhedra'formed part of the study and this was accompanied by a published monograph "Patterns in the Plane and Beyond: Symmetry in Two and Three Dimensions" B.G. Thomas and M.A. Hann. Whilst the student may have now moved on, I believe the supervising lecturer (M.A.Hann)continues in the textiles department of the university; I believe it may be of interest to you both to make contact.
I hope this suggestion is of some use and bears fruit.
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2019-04-18T23:12:45Z
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https://archnet.org/archive/message_271740
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Artful Dodger is widely regarded as the most commercially successful and creatively influential UK Garage act to have emerged from the scene to date. Originally made up of producers Pete Devereux, Mark Hill and MC Alistair, the name Artful Dodger is synonymous with the genre: together they produced an incredible series of chart-topping hits, remixes and a platinum-selling album released in 2000, It’s All About The Stragglers, that confirmed Artful Dodger’s place as a top-tier production act. Singles like “Re-Rewind” and “Please Don’t Turn Me On” have become truly iconic tracks, still regularly belted on national radio today.
After Pete and Mark chose to pursue other ventures, MC Alistair decided to continue bringing the iconic Artful Dodger brand to clubs and festivals across the globe by teaming up with David Low, the co-founder of Public Demand Records – the label responsible for introducing the world to Artful Dodger. The partnership was a phenomenal success, due to their versatility, musical talent, and ability to play for any crowd. They have since been tearing up dancefloors as a duo for over fifteen years, and their reputation as an MC/DJ duo is unrivalled. True pioneers of UK Garage, Artful Dodger continue to play on some of the biggest stages, venues and festivals alongside some of the most influential artists in the music business.
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2019-04-19T17:10:54Z
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https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/dj-roster/artful-dodger/
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PG3: Read One Book (The Bible Sculpting Book for Women) 54/381 and 100 pages of other reading. 200/100 (Reading James Patterson, easy to read only a page or two at a time. 125/400) Ipod, the Missing Manual 30/284.
QOTD: Share something funny, share something new, a thought, or a congrats. Gee, you could even tell us what you’ve learned today.
AOTD: I spoke with the Nutritionist today again. Amazing. I had it all wrong. I have lost 4.5 pounds in six days. We will see what happens next week. Wish me luck.
I went to the Physical therapist again today. Man, that woman is mean. She really knows how to hurt a person, but… I AM GETTING BETTER! This is truly “no pain, no gain” type of therapy. I am getting stronger and I am learning things to do at home to keep my injuries in check.
My schedule is so busy right now, puppy sitting, dentist, PT, work and not much time to do the things I need to do. I will get to them in time. It is like; let us just get it done already. At the end of the day, I am so tired.
The scale is still moving down. I guess what I am doing is better than what I was doing. We will make more comments once I get back to where I started and see if the scale moves beyond that. It has not in the past, but I am more edumacated now.
This weekend I have to get the Bowflex manual out to see if I can mimic the things I am doing at the PT. Their machine is awesome and so easy to work. Much easier than the Bowflex. If I had only known.
Okay, it is late and I must get to work. Have a great weekend everyone. I plan to get a lot done and will not be on the computer much. I will catch up at the beginning of the week. Until then…Keep it clean.
~Ana Osborne, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.
I am so excited for the 52DC to start tomorrow. I will be getting my circa book on Thursday which is fantastic. I have menus in place and food chopped and I am ready. I pigged out last night and got it all out of my system and feel like throwing up today. Why or why did I feel the need to eat crap? Geez. You think I would know better. Clean eating is my lifestyle and why deviate.
I have been wearing my pedometer the last couple of days and was surprised to see I walk a mile a day just working and running an errand or two. Amazing. I always park at the end of the parking lot. I find it hilarious when you see people fighting over that front-parking place. So may people going to the gym WANT that front spot. These I do not understand as they are there to work out so warm up your legs, park at the end of the parking lot, and walk in. Why fight over the front spot.
Even though my house is not done, I am going to not let it stand in my way. I will just push things aside and move on. My daughter came over and fixed the Bowflex so I can do the lower half. I am not sure what the boys did to it but it was not right and I could not get it to work. Now it is fine. Not right, but fine.
One of my goals if to take the performance ball out of the box and use it once a week. The box is out of the closet and in the workout room. Tonight I will go clean up the room and take it out of the box. I will let it stare at me so I make sure I use it. Once the house if done I might think of buying a DVD player, so I can use the performance ball in the workout room versus the living room.
Therefore, I am rambling here. I have to work but wanted to pop in before the first day. I have a lot on my plate and need to start with a bang. Logging and weighing my food will be time consuming and I want to get it right. If I do not lose inches and weight this 52DC, I will just explode.
Here is to eating clean and having a good workout!
I procrastinated and did not get my order in so I will not get my circa notebook in time for the 52DC so I have designed my pages and will just add them in once it comes. Wonderful thing about the circa. I have the option of punching and cutting my own paper, but hey, I want to start this on time.
I went to the Farmers market today and got some beautiful Blackberries. Yummy. Of course my usual. I bought these cute little star squash and tiny carrots and tiny zucchini I am going to try to cook on the BBQ. My herbs are growing pretty good right now and I need to start snipping away.
I again prepared my food. I chopped and chopped and got them all ready. It is a shame the 52DC does not start until Wednesday. I am going to McDonald’s… Yikes tonight for an ice cream and fish fillet. Monday I am back on track again. I do not need a 52DC to eat clean. The 52DC does help me stay clean and helps me tremendously with my weight training and my personal goals. The support you get from the group is unbelievable. A small family for sure.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and are gearing up for the next challenge. Keep it clean!
We went hiking again on Thursday and tried the trail that man told us about. Wowzer. The country was amazing. So many trails from which to choose. We have two more trails we want to try another day. Beautiful country. What a great find. I am so glad that man was so nice. It gets boring walking the same trails all the time. Yes, you can see how far you progress. Was funny coming in the back side of the trail we usually go on and see exactly how steep this trail was. Amazing. Did a bit of geocaching too. I will have to find more as it breaks up the hike and gives us a bit of a breather. Hint: never turn around when hiking. Yikes. Especially when you do not know how high up you are going. Those steep grades can sneak up on ya.
Therefore, we are back on track for hiking. My cousin is feeling much better and is ready to meet a man so she is in full gear to lose some weight, particularly her stomach.
I went with my daughter today to Penzeys Spices and got some great spices and herbs. I also bought some bigger jars to prepare my food in as this system is working out great. The canning jars are great but harder to get the lids off. These jars just screw on which I think will be easier for me. Dicing and chopping makes it so easy to eat clean. I recommend it for anyone, especially for those who work.
I am gearing up for this next challenge and want to work hard. I wanted to make a goal of reading x amount of pages but I cannot find my book. They are all still packed in the garage and I do not see my house being done in the next few months (Grrr). I was going to add pages for one book and then articles I read online and magazines but I may have to change it up some.
I cannot get Siscoe’s spreadsheet to work. Last time I used a different one but it is more difficult. I get this #DIV/o! instead of blanks. I cannot put my weight in the first week, only the second week. Strange very strange. I will have to sit down and see if I can figure it out. It might be some setting I have on my computer.
This weekend I have to work and then I want to get some paperwork in order and continue working on my menus. I will be busy. Next weekend I am having family over for a BBQ. They are going to be surprised when they see all the BBQ’d veggies.
I went hiking this morning and had a great time. We went up the mountain road and found several other trails we will try another day. We finally found the trail that goes over the valley to the wildlife crossing.
When two girls hike alone, you never know whom you can trust. Today we met this really nice man with two vicious dogs (very well trained and turned out to be the sweetest dogs around) and he told us about another trail down the road. It is nicer and connects back to everything.
We went and had breakfast at this quaint little restaurant. W sat outside and enjoyed the view. We then went and checked out the new trail. The man said it was only 1/2 to 3/4 mile around to the other side. Wrong. We went in about 1/2 mile and the trail went on and on. Beautiful trail. We are going to go back on Thursday.
It felt good to go back up into the mountains. I think I really need that. Just walking is just not cutting it.
We walked 2.77 miles, 7636 steps, 5476 aerobic steps, burned 422 calories in 57 minutes. Not to bad for our first outing in a long, long time. I thought I was out of shape but come to find out I did great. I never stopped on any of those grades. My heart was going to burst out of my chest on the roughest and tallest grade but I did it.
It is now noon and I have a huge day of work ahead of me. It is going to be a long night but I wanted to post what a great outing I had.
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2019-04-26T13:42:47Z
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https://mydynamicjourney.wordpress.com/tag/daily/
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Recreation
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uni-erfurt
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On May 24-25 2018 HaBilNet welcomed 71 scholars from 17 countries for an invited colloquium co-organized with Lourdes Ortega from Georgetown University. HaBilNet1, the First HaBilNet Colloquium, aimed to celebrate the upcoming Cambridge Handbook of Bilingualism (more about that later!) and to internationally launch the Harmonious Bilingualism Network. In an experimental format, the program mainly consisted of5 panels and 2 poster sessions. There were no talks as such. Most participants thought the innovative format worked very well. There were also individual mentoring session where a junior scholar was able to discuss her or his work with a more experienced researcher.
Adam Beck's influential website to help parents of bilingual children in their bilingual education efforts is a great resource. It now features an interview with Dr. De Houwer, with many insights and tips that will be of use to parents. Check it out here!
Many people think that early bilingualism can only succeed if everybody speaks just a single language to children, rather than that one and the same person addresses children in two languages. Dr. De Houwer's research has shown that this one person, one language (1P/1L) strategy does not work any better than the bilingual family language use strategy whereby both parents address children in two languages. In his blog Dr. François Grosjean reviews this work (thanks, François!) and sketches the history of the 1P/1L idea, which turns out to stem from the personal opinion of a scholar with no direct experience of early bilingualism.
Dr. De Houwer discovered the importance of the way languages are divided up amongst parents in a bilingual family. It matters whether both parents or just one of them speaks the school language at home. It also matters whether both parents or just one of them speaks the minority language at home. Read more about this in Dr. Grosjean's popular blog in Psychology Today.
Often people dealing with young bilingual children advise monolingualism. Read here about what the use of that might be.
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2019-04-23T20:04:33Z
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https://www.uni-erfurt.de/en/projekte/mehrharmoniehabilnet/habilnet/
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These paintings went through lots of different stages, but I believe they are finally resolved.
These will be going into the WCA-NH Annual 6 x 6 Exhibition.
The different framework of these pieces is causing me to rethink how I’ll structure these paintings. What I was doing on the earlier pieces doesn’t seem like it will work on these, so I’m looking for other ideas. For this reason, the process is going a bit slower than I would like.
I miss the rhythm from those other pieces, but I like the more focused and colorful look of these. I’m hoping this will all work out. Time will tell.
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2019-04-25T18:41:23Z
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https://ethelhills.wordpress.com/category/social-media-series/
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Arts
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Arts
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ku
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Starting with the 2015-2016 school year, we are enforcing parking restrictions using License Plate Recognition (LPR). This means that you will not receive a physical permit to stick to your windshield or hang from your rearview mirror, but will instead be asked to register the license plate of the vehicle you intend to drive to campus to your account when you purchase a permit online. Note that you should not enter a space or dash when registering a license plate, just the letters and numbers, and you do not need to enter the county. If you do not have a specialized plate, (such as a Jayhawk or "Driven to Cure" tag), the plate type should be "NA".
If you drive an alternate vehicle to campus, simply log in and register the second license plate. You may have up to four license plates registered to your account, but only one can park legally using your permit at a time. If more than one vehicle registered to your account is parked on campus at one time, the second one encountered by the LPR vehicle will be issued a ticket. (If two family members share vehicles and each has a permit, both vehicles can be registered to both accounts and both can park on campus at the same time provided there is not more than one vehicle in a zone that only one person has a permit for; for example, if one person has a Red permit and the other has a Blue, both cars cannot be parked in Blue zones at the same time since there is only one Blue permit. But both cars can be parked on campus at the same time if one is in a Red stall and the other is in a Blue stall, or if either one or both is in a Red stall since Blue permits are allowed to park in Red as well).
Parking vehicles equipped with LPR cameras drive through the lots scanning license plates to determine whether or not a vehicle has a permit to park there; as a result of the change in enforcement tactics, the Parking Commission approved a new regulation requiring vehicles to park so that plates are visible from the driving lane. This means that if your vehicle has only rear-facing plates, you may not back in to a stall, since the plate would then not be visible to the LPR cameras.
The drive-through traffic restrictions on Jayhawk Boulevard will also be enforced with LPR technology. Stationary cameras set up outside the traffic control booths will scan license plates as vehicles approach the booth, and alert the booth attendant if the vehicle does not have permission to access the boulevard. If a driver continues past the booth without authorization and without turning around, the LPR system will record an image that will then be attached to any warnings or tickets issued to the vehicle.
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2019-04-25T07:58:01Z
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https://parking.ku.edu/license-plate-recognition
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uci
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Abstract: The dataset is about bankruptcy prediction of Polish companies.The bankrupt companies were analyzed in the period 2000-2012, while the still operating companies were evaluated from 2007 to 2013.
The dataset is about bankruptcy prediction of Polish companies. The data was collected from Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS, [Web Link]), which is a database containing information on emerging markets around the world. The bankrupt companies were analyzed in the period 2000-2012, while the still operating companies were evaluated from 2007 to 2013.
- 1stYear – the data contains financial rates from 1st year of the forecasting period and corresponding class label that indicates bankruptcy status after 5 years. The data contains 7027 instances (financial statements), 271 represents bankrupted companies, 6756 firms that did not bankrupt in the forecasting period.
- 2ndYear – the data contains financial rates from 2nd year of the forecasting period and corresponding class label that indicates bankruptcy status after 4 years. The data contains 10173 instances (financial statements), 400 represents bankrupted companies, 9773 firms that did not bankrupt in the forecasting period.
- 3rdYear – the data contains financial rates from 3rd year of the forecasting period and corresponding class label that indicates bankruptcy status after 3 years. The data contains 10503 instances (financial statements), 495 represents bankrupted companies, 10008 firms that did not bankrupt in the forecasting period.
- 4thYear – the data contains financial rates from 4th year of the forecasting period and corresponding class label that indicates bankruptcy status after 2 years. The data contains 9792 instances (financial statements), 515 represents bankrupted companies, 9277 firms that did not bankrupt in the forecasting period.
- 5thYear – the data contains financial rates from 5th year of the forecasting period and corresponding class label that indicates bankruptcy status after 1 year. The data contains 5910 instances (financial statements), 410 represents bankrupted companies, 5500 firms that did not bankrupt in the forecasting period.
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2019-04-22T11:31:00Z
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https://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Polish%2Bcompanies%2Bbankruptcy%2Bdata
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cnet
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Alphabet's life sciences research and engineering arm will collect data to develop a baseline reference for health.
The Verily Study Watch is one way in which the study will capture health data.
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, will launch a study to collect health data from 10,000 volunteers, the company said Wednesday. The study is part of an initiative called Project Baseline that aims to "test and develop new tools and technologies to access, organize and activate health information," according to a media release. The health information will help the company define a baseline of health and gain a better understanding of risk factors for disease.
Verily Life Sciences, part of Alphabet, will work with Duke University School of Medicine and Stanford Medicine on the study. Project Baseline will begin enrolling participants in the next few months. They'll be followed for at least four years.
Data collected will be handled on Google computing infrastructure and hosted on the Google Cloud Platform. Anonymized Project Baseline study data will be available to qualified researchers in the future, the media release said.
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2019-04-20T22:51:22Z
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https://www.cnet.com/news/project-baseline-google-alphabet-verily-life-sciences/
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uky
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The Doctoral Committee prefers Ph.D. applicants to have post MSW experience. We want our students to fully understand what it means to be a social worker—the values a social worker must possess, the kind of problems that a social worker faces, a knowledge of how our profession is different from other helping professions, and so on. Individuals who have had other life or work experiences that might be similar to those situations and settings where social workers are employed are likely to have some of the qualities that the Committee seeks and can be considered for admission. Also, the Council on Social Work Education requires anyone who teaches social work practice courses in American universities to have two years post-masters experience. This standard may not apply to international students returning to their own countries. Individuals who have not had two years post-MSW experience can explain their other relevant experience in their autobiographical statement.
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2019-04-25T16:07:40Z
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https://socialwork.uky.edu/it-required-or-preferred-phd-candidates-have-post-msw-experience/
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fanpop
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Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief". Grace Kelly as Frances Stevens in "To Catch a Thief" a 1955 film.. HD Wallpaper and background images in the Grace Kelly club tagged: grace kelly frances stevens to catch a thief screencaps 1955 film movie screen capture.
This Grace Kelly Screencap might contain segno, manifesto, testo, lavagna, poster, ritratto, headshot, primo piano, and closeup.
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2019-04-18T12:31:48Z
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http://it.fanpop.com/clubs/grace-kelly/images/30067248/title/grace-kelly-catch-thief-screencap
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After twenty five years in the printing industry, and seven years as the assistant editor for a small outdoor newspaper, Jo Schaper now earns her living by writing, editing, doing desktop publishing, website design and in-home residential computer help, the latter for seniors in Franklin and St. Louis counties.
With bachelor's degrees in writing and geology, a tech certificate in offset printing, classes and proficiency on both the PC and Apple platforms, Geo Communications Services was founded in 2003 to bring together her writing and print expertise with her computer skills, which began when she taught herself programming in her late teens on an Apple II+ in 1979. A stint in a T-shirt shop sharpened her computer graphics skills.
Shortly thereafter she published her first website in 1996, Jo Schaper's Missouri World, where she explains geology and hydrology to laymen and students in plain English. She found a niche in the home computer field, providing computer and communications services to small businesses and individuals long before there was a "Geek Squad."
She continued running Geo Communications Services on the side while serving as assistant editor for the River Hills Traveler from 2007-2014. Since 1998 she has written a geology column for The Outdoor Guide, a sportsmen's newspaper. Her publication credits include The River Hills Traveler, the St. Louis Labor Tribune, Missouri Life, The Missouri Conservationist and The Kaleidoscope Weekly. She has authored two scientific issues of Missouri Speleology, articles in the NSS News, and wrote monthly for 5 years for The Meramec Caver.
Jo has presented geology, history, bat and miscellaneous programs for Missouri's state parks, Elderhostel senior seminars, the St. Louis Science Center, the Bonebrake Center, and led geology tour busses down Ozark gravel roads. She is married and has a filing cabinet full of poems. She and her husband Eugene spend as much time away from big cities as life permits.
I like to hear from folks! Please send any additions, corrections, or comments to joschaper@socket.net.
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2019-04-23T01:05:47Z
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http://members.socket.net/~joschaper/abtarthr1.htm
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indiatimes
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In keeping up with the famous spirit of Mumbai, hundreds of volunteers visited the KEM Hospital on Friday offering to donate blood although the hospital’s blood bank had enough stock and received only one request for Friday’s casualties.
The blood bank team, however, did not turn away the donors and attended them with a warm welcome.
As many as 1,103 people reached the hospital to donate blood. While 123 people could actually donate blood, 980 others registered their names in the donors list.
As a result of Mumbai Police request, willing blood donors from Karjat to Virar and South Mumbai to Suburban area started visiting the KEM’s blood bank. Many others phoned up the hospital asking how they could help in meeting blood requirement.
“I read on Twitter that there is an urgent requirement of blood to mitigate Elphinstone’s casualty. Hence I immediately rushed with my uncle to donate blood,” said Karan Vora, 23. It was first time he was donating blood.
“Actually, there was no need of fresh blood donors on Friday to treat those injured in the Elphinstone bridge tragedy. The department of Transfusion Medicine at KEM has a stock of blood components to handle the casualty up to 50 people with all blood groups. “Nobody asked us if we needed blood for today’s casualties. It would have been better if the Mumbai Police had first coordinated with us,” said a senior officer at blood bank, on the condition of anonymity. However, the team of KEM blood bank, volunteers of Jeevandata blood donation group and officers of State Blood Transfusion Council’s Blood Donation Motivation Council came forward and attended every single visitor.
The blood bank set up eight beds whereas generally only two beds are arranged for in-house blood donation. Four volunteers sat outside the blood bank and noted every visitor’s blood group and contact number. “Sir, for now we have enough stock of blood but if required we will call you and inform. Your name is now registered in blood donors’ registry,” said the message to visitors wanting to donate blood.
Ambdosakar, who coordinates blood donation camps at KEM regularly, was visiting the hospital on Friday morning to coordinate the next donation camp which is scheduled for October 2. Suddenly donors started queuing up and he along with other expanded the service.
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2019-04-25T00:40:20Z
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https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/hospitals/elphinstone-stampede-hundreds-of-volunteers-line-up-to-donate-blood/60889941
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A reprise of the confronting and moving, larger-than-life sculptures of human suffering by Dadang Christanto, first seen here at the launch of the new Asian galleries in 2003 and again in 2005 and 2010.
Christanto’s works speak eloquently for the victims of oppression and social injustice. The 16 male and female figures in this installation represent displaced victims, mutely carrying the bodies of innocent men, women and children who have been killed – testament to the inhumanity of man, a silent monument to communal grief.
Born in Indonesia and based in Australia since 1999, Christanto has a significant reputation internationally. His artistic oeuvre includes painting, drawing, performance, sculpture and installations.
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2019-04-25T16:09:44Z
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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/dadang-christanto-2012/
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The Master of Creative Arts (Research) is generally intended for people with industry experience in the media and creative arts who want to undertake creative research involving the preparation and presentation of a sustained creative work achievable within the timeframe for a master's project as well as a thesis of 10,000–15,000 words.
Selection criteria also includes professional and creative experience in a creative arts field, the quality of the research proposal, the quality of the applicant's portfolio of creative work, the faculty's ability to offer appropriate supervision in the applicant's chosen field, and, where necessary, demonstration of generic technical skills.
This research degree is undertaken through the production of a sustained creative work achievable within the timeframe for a master's project as well as a thesis of 10,000–15,000 words.
The creative work may be in any genre and medium but it must involve research as well as creative practice – it must fit into a tradition of research in an area, demonstrate a clear understanding of the current state of knowledge in that area, have a clear research question and generate data that addresses the research question. The dissertation provides a clear synthesis and statement of the new knowledge that the creative project has produced.
The Master of Creative Arts (Research) is structured in three phases. Phase 1 involves the development of a number of advanced research skills and capabilities. At the beginning of the program, students negotiate a master's study plan with their supervisor. This plan makes explicit the kinds of support each student requires. A formal master's assessment is undertaken at the end of Phase 1 in which the candidates present a full proposal for assessment, which is a prerequisite for entering Phase 2.
In Phase 2 students develop their individual program of research and their readiness to enter Phase 3 is assessed at the end of Phase 2.
In Phase 3 candidates engage in the culmination and submission of the major creative work and the accompanying dissertation. These should make a sustained contribution to knowledge in their field of inquiry.
Research and development activities are provided throughout the three phases to assist students to develop the capabilities of a successful doctoral candidate.
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2019-04-23T00:35:08Z
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http://handbook.uts.edu.au/courses/c03044.html
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Airline Pilots Raise Training Concerns About Boeing's 737 Max Pilots accuse Boeing of downplaying changes to a critical system made in the newest version of the popular 737, which may have played a role in last month's fatal crash in Indonesia.
Pilots accuse Boeing of downplaying changes to a critical system made in the newest version of the popular 737, which may have played a role in last month's fatal crash in Indonesia.
Airline pilots are raising concerns about the newest version of Boeing's most popular aircraft, the 737. This comes after the deadly crash of one of those planes in Indonesia last month. We're talking here about the 737 MAX. And pilots say Boeing did not provide information or training for a critical new flight control system. Here's NPR's David Schaper.
DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE: When designing new versions of airplanes, manufacturers like Boeing want to keep many elements as similar to the previous model as possible.
RICHARD ABOULAFIA: Well, you want commonality for purposes of training and just ease of operations for the airlines.
SCHAPER: Richard Aboulafia, an aviation industry analyst with the Teal Group, says that helps airlines keep costs down. So Boeing plays up the similarities in sales pitches for the newest version of the 737, the MAX. But there was one critical difference in the MAX that pilots at American, Southwest and other airlines say they were never told about, a new automated flight control system.
DENNIS TAJER: We had no idea, none whatsoever.
SCHAPER: Captain Dennis Tajer flies 737s for American Airlines and is spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association. He says pilots were not informed until shortly after a 737 MAX operated by Lion Air nosedived into the Java Sea October 29, killing all 189 people on board. Indonesian crash investigators say it appears that a sensor on the plane falsely reported that the nose was too high and the plane was stalling, even though it was not. The flight control system automatically pointed the plane down, a corrective action that was not needed. Investigators cannot say yet if that's what caused the crash, but Boeing immediately issued a safety bulletin about how to regain control if such a dangerous event occurs.
737 pilot Dennis Tajer calls that situation both professionally and ethically insulting.
TAJER: It shakes the trust you have in the manufacturer. Why weren't we told about this?
ABOULAFIA: I understand where the pilots are coming from.
SCHAPER: Again, aviation industry analyst Richard Aboulafia.
ABOULAFIA: It looks like an error of omission.
SCHAPER: Boeing does not acknowledge any such omission of critical safety information from its 737 MAX training manuals. In a statement, a spokesman says the two urgent updates sent out since the Lion Air crash re-emphasize existing procedures.
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2019-04-23T23:20:49Z
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https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/668135787/airline-pilots-raise-concerns-about-boeings-737-max
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The contents below represent the most commonly asked questions received by the Director of Practice and the Practice Advisory Committee.
The information provided in response to these questions is a briefly summarized version of the information addressed, in detail, in the AAA Practice Advisories and Practice Bulletins.
A client wants copyright and moral rights to my work on a new project. Can they do this?
Copyright and moral rights are vested under federal statute and that right cannot by default be taken by others. However, it is within your right to assign copyright under contract between a client and/or another party if necessary or desired. Thus far, no suitable reasons have ever been provided to this association that justify relinquishing an authorized entity’s copyright or moral rights. An alternative consideration may be a license agreement that provides unfettered use of copyrighted material to a client for specific purposes without relinquishing copyright and moral rights, per se. This licensing arrangement (including a generic agreement template) is explained in detail in the RAIC Canadian Handbook of Practice (CHOP). AAA recommends the use of this alternative measure, when necessary, to protect both the public interest and the inherent rights of an authorized entity.
Refer to Practice Bulletin PB-17 Copyright and Intellectual Property and Practice Advisory General Contract Review – Risk Management in Professional Practice for more detailed information.
I have discovered another architect is using my drawings on a project I did a year ago that did not proceed. What are my rights?
If you have not given specific written permission for the use of your documents to the user, your rights under federal statute apply inasmuch as you are able to take steps (legal or otherwise) to prevent the architect from using and copying your documents. It is also recommended that in exercising these rights, you explicitly confirm to the user that you accept no liability whatsoever for this unauthorized use and, further, that non-compliance could result in your seeking legal advice for registering a court injunction against the user.
Further details can be found in Practice Bulletin PB-17 Copyright and Intellectual Property.
I have been invited to participate in a formal design build competition by a builder in response to an RFP. He says he will pay me if we win the project. Does the AAA have any rules about how I should participate?
This is neither recommended nor considered good professional practice. Practice Bulletin PB-27 Providing Design Services During Project Procurement provides extensive details and clear advice as to risks and what is considered unprofessional conduct in this regard.
The intent of the bulletin is to warn against the provision of services by an authorized entity without a written agreement that identifies both a method of determining a fee or other consideration and a description of the work to be provided for that fee in accordance with Section 41 of the Architects Act General Regulation.
I am in the middle of a dispute with an unreasonable client who is threatening to replace me with another architect friend of his if I don’t approve deficient work done by his contractor. His demands are serious and I believe are in breach of our agreement and our duty of care; but he is unwilling to sit down and negotiate a solution. We are at an impasse. Others are relying on me and I don’t know what I can or should do. What is your advice?
The AAA always recommends that parties to a dispute meet with the purpose of finding a mutually beneficial solution to whatever problem is at hand. That said, sometimes a client does not understand or accept the gravity of providing an ethical professional service.
Assuming you have a proper written agreement with the client that includes a termination clause and you are clearly at an impasse, it is prudent to seek legal advice with respect to serving a notice of termination to the client with cause as you would be risking exposure to a claim of unprofessional conduct if you knowingly enter into a circumstance where your duty of care is clearly compromised. The duty of care is defined in tort law as a legal obligation requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others. A failure to provide the duty of care is often the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence.
I am a licensed interior designer and I have a client who wants me to do some renovations to his three storey, wood frame office building. Each floor is less than 5,000 sf. This is strictly an interiors project with no work on the building exterior that will include a new atrium lobby and a feature stair. Do I need an architect?
The need for a building code review with respect to the impact, if any, on the building exiting system requires an architect. Licensed interior designers are able to design feature stairs in atrium spaces, as long as these stairs do not count as exits and as long as the atrium itself is not part of the overall exit program for the building. Often a new atrium created in an existing building that involves structural changes also requires new fire separations between levels that can and do impact the exit design strategy for the building and if this is the case, an architect is required.
Practice Bulletin PB-26 Professional Involvement in Building Projects provides additional information and clarification on this topic.
I recently received my seal and I have been offered some private work that I will do on my own time while continuing to work for my employer. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to build my reputation since I want to eventually open my own office. Do I need insurance and what else should I be aware of?
Yes, insurance is recommended and an acceptable practice arrangement with AAA (such as a sole proprietorship) must be established. However, it is important to understand the implications of "moonlighting". Most firms have policies that prohibit moonlighting by their employees as this work may inadvertently bring a risk into the firm’s office, thus potentially exposing the firm to unwanted, potential liability.
While it is true that an architect or licensed interior designer can provide certain design services on his or her own private time, the reality is that much of the work may spill over into regular business hours once it is extended to others through consultants, permitting and construction. Any query or discussion regarding a private project that occurs in the firm’s office during regular business hours via email, phone calls or meetings, places the firm at risk as well as takes the architect or licensed interior designer away from his or her own regular employment responsibilities. The AAA recommends that private projects be brought into the firm under the firm insurance policy alongside a suitable written agreement including a finder’s fee (if applicable) and a description of services that define the responsibilities of both the member and the firm.
I am preparing a proposal for a project and the client wants me to give them a few design sketches (no detail, just concept ideas) to “test our knowledge and enthusiasm” for the work and to see if we are a good fit. How much work can I do?
The requirements of the General Regulation are clear under Section 41(1) that states an authorized entity may provide professional services to a client only if the authorized entity and client have executed a written agreement that, (a) provides for a method of determining the fee or other consideration to be charged and, (b) describes the professional services to be provided. To do otherwise could be grounds for a finding of professional misconduct.
Further information is presented in Practice Bulletin PB-27 Providing Design Services During Project Procurement.
My client expects me to do a set of “as-builts” on a project. This wasn’t included in our contract because I thought this was done by the contractor. Can I charge for this service?
This is a source of confusion where the words “as built,” “as found,” and “record” drawings are incorrectly used and often interchanged.
Record drawings are provided by the architect or licensed interior designer and this service can either form part of an initial contract agreement or be added later as an additional service. Authorized entities are entitled to be paid for this work that represents an official record of the complete project design as intended and as modified, and may be prepared under seal. These are NOT as-built drawings.
As-built drawings are provided by the contractor as a record of the construction as built. Since the Architect of Record is not responsible for the construction and cannot certify total accuracy, the architect is actually not qualified to do as-built drawings. This is strictly a contractor responsibility. It is not uncommon for an architectural or a licensed interior design firm to be hired by the contractor, effectively as a drafting service, to prepare as-built drawings from information provided by the contractor since the contractor may not have the capacity to prepare these drawings themselves. In such circumstances, the work is also paid for and the architect or licensed interior designer should issue a disclaimer of any and all responsibility for this work since it is based solely on information provided by the contractor and should never affix a seal to this work.
Refer to Practice Bulletin PB-28 As-Built and Record Drawings – They Are Not the Same Thing for further details and best practice recommendations.
I just graduated from architecture school with a Master in Architecture and our local paper is doing an article on the new generation of architects. Someone told me I can’t call myself an architect until I am registered. Is this true?
Yes, please refer to the Right to Title Practice Advisory. Confusion arises when the word “architect” is used both as a noun and as a legal term. In order to be called an architect in Alberta, one must be a registered member of the AAA. In this context, it is not acceptable to refer to oneself using derivative terms such as “graduate architect,” however, it is acceptable to refer to one’s degree in architecture (i.e., M.Arch.) or to yourself personally as a graduate from a professional degree program in architecture.
I am a registered architect and I am starting my practice as a sole proprietor. Is there anything I need to be aware of?
A sole proprietorship is defined as a “firm” which is one of only three acceptable practice arrangements per Section 26 of the Architects Act General Regulation. It must be structured in accordance with the General Regulation, Bylaws and applicable provincial and federal requirements. A registered architect or licensed interior designer in practice as a sole proprietor must register the sole proprietorship with the AAA and pay annual firm dues. It is also recommended that you secure a professional liability insurance policy.
I am planning to retire soon and close my practice. What is the statute of limitations for architects and what do I need to do with insurance to protect my interests?
Typically, the statute for financial records is seven (7) years and for project documentation it is 10 years. It is important to review your circumstances with your lawyer and professional liability insurer. Generally, the AAA recommends archiving records instead of destroying them, since they could be useful in defending against third party claims that can arise anytime outside of the limitation period.
Refer to Practice Bulletin PB-05 Limitations Act for more details.
I have been approached by an unhappy client to take over a project from another architect with whom there is a growing dispute. It is becoming messy—poor drawings, construction overruns, non-payment, etc. What do I need to do?
You must first decide if it is worthwhile for you to take over any project by assessing all circumstances. This is an important step since taking over a project means you assume full responsibility for it as if it were your own, from its inception to completion. You are also entitled to enter into a “clean” agreement with the client, i.e., with all outstanding matters between the original architect or licensed interior designer resolved as a condition precedent to beginning your own work.
For additional information, please refer to Practice Bulletin PB-06 Succession and follow the recommended protocols.
It is widely known that many businesses in Alberta are practicing architecture or interior design illegally and buying a stamp to get permits from the authorities having jurisdiction. What is AAA doing about this?
It is illegal to sell one’s stamp to aid and abet others. Practice Bulletin PB-15 Documents Authentication, addresses this in detail.
The AAA relies upon its members to advise of any alleged unprofessional practice that is encountered during the normal course of business. This is a requirement under the Code of Ethics where one is mandated to assist in maintaining the integrity of the profession. It is also a requirement of Part 12(2) of the General Regulation to bring any discovery of unlawful practice of architecture or interior design to Council.
For its part, the association uses a cease and desist process whereby any unlawful practice, reported or discovered within the office is subjected to a thorough due diligence process that usually results in the issuance of a demand letter(s) obligating the candidate to rectify the situation under penalty of a legal court injunction or in the case of a member, a formal complaint. This process is consistently successful. The incidence of unlawful practice is, however, an ongoing matter and the AAA must continue to rely upon its members to report any findings as soon as they are discovered. The AAA is also engaging the authorities having jurisdiction with respect to using Practice Bulletin PB-26 Professional Involvement in Building Projects as a guide to inform them when professional involvement is required.
I just got my seal. When can I use it?
Before one is able to use their seal, it is essential to have a registered practice arrangement with the AAA, i.e., a sole proprietorship, a partnership or a limited liability corporation. Refer to Practice Bulletin PB-15 Documents Authentication.
The seal is an exclusive privilege and is to be used strictly in accordance with the Architects Act. It is primarily used to certify documents that are complete and for construction contracts, permit applications and post construction certification. The use of seal pre-supposes significant liability and is not to be used frivolously or fraudulently, since its application means that the work has been completed under the personal supervision, direction and control of the authorized entity. Improper use of the seal is a serious breach of the Architects Act and is subject to serious penalties.
I am working for a developer on a building that is 90% complete and we will need to apply for an occupancy permit soon. I have not been paid for several months. Can I withhold signing the Schedule C’s until I am paid?
There are legitimate circumstances where the architect can evaluate if he or she can withhold these schedules. The two most common reasons are: 1) when fees are withheld by the client for undisclosed or unresolved reasons, and/or 2) when the architect is unable to provide the assurances required. Regardless of the reasons, such a decision may have a severe impact on the completion of the project vis a vis the occupancy permit and by extension, financial consequence(s) to the client/owner. In such situations, every attempt should be made to communicate with the client regarding outstanding payments and/or to resolve any remaining issues first. In the event this is not possible, legal advice and advice from one’s insurer should first be obtained prior to any action should there be no alternative but to withhold the Schedules.
Refer to Practice Bulletin PB-24 C1 and C2 Schedules for additional details and practice tips.
My client hasn’t paid me for months, but I am continuing to work in good faith because I don’t want to strain relations. He is a friend, I have known him for a long time and we have a gentleman’s agreement. How do I get out of this mess?
The absence of a written agreement with your client always puts you at risk since there are no active written terms of reference whereby you are able to protect both yourself and the public interest. The absence of a written agreement also offends Section 41(1) of the General Regulation whereby an authorized entity may provide professional services to a client only if the authorized entity and client have executed a written agreement that provides for a method of determining the fee or other consideration to be charged, and describes the professional services to be provided. Under the circumstances, it is recommended that you meet with your client one final time to appeal to his or her sense of duty to honour your “agreement.” However, regardless of your relationship, as it is by definition now strained, you may ultimately need legal advice and legal action to: 1) claim the outstanding funds assuming this is justified, or 2) relinquish the project altogether, or 3) both, to mitigate your losses.
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2019-04-24T16:34:38Z
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https://www.aaa.ab.ca/Professional-Resources/Practice-Support/Practice-FAQs
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xkcd
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Dracomax wrote: have we created an order of knight priests such as the templars, knights hospitalier, etc. yet?
I don't believe we have anyplace worth invading and stealing things from.
what about those dirty heretics who believe in "the outside?"
They don't have anything worth taking. All we need is Time.
Regardless, a knightly organization would be fun. Perhaps the Knight Watchers?
So I should be phrasing it as "Watchman, what of the Knight(s)?"?
Has a certain ring to it, I have to admit.
"the Knights Watch" (now that a new series of Game of Thrones has started).
I hesitate to mention this, but if "watch" is a noun, should it not be "the Knight's Watch"?
Knight's, if there is one Knight watching; Knights', if there are more than one Knight.
The catapults, the Mangonel, Onager, and Trebuchet, might be awards.
Why would more than one Knight own the same watch? Do they wear it on a Time-sharing plan?
"The Knights Watch's Watch" Would be far more appropriate as it would be the order of the knights, then their possessions.
And once again we wait for pixels.
Been a while since I posted, but I've done my reading of the forum, I have waited and now people are really mad at me everytime I tell them I have to go back to the interblag to check for pixels.
I have no idea what to expect right now from Time. But I shall wait. That was the order, the path given to us, and my faith will not fail in these dark times of tides rising and threatening everything we have witnessed.
I'll come back, in Time, but I will never be away. This is actually fun!!!
They don't own the watch. they perform the watch.
About this, is there someone who can explain to me how it works? My teacher said that the 's is used for persons but not objects, but her explanation wasn't too clear.
Blank frames? Don't you see the dancing gorilla in there?
We'd be better just using Sindarin.
"It didn't happen on my watch."
I actually have both a grammar book and a dictionary of Sindarin in my computer! But the only thing I studied is how to form plurals (and I'm not sure I remember it correctly).
EDIT: I also knew how to write in Cirth and tehta-mode Tengwar, but I forgot most of them.
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Ah, but do they not also have watches while on watch? And the original discussion was around the title of the Knights. I.E. "The Knights who Watch"
Antonio and Bendrito, members of "The Knights who Watch", was on watch duty, looking at the watches, owned by said Knights.
So, "The Knights who Watchs' Watchs watching Watches"
I have come to only once conclusion after all of this, "Watch" is a weird word.
You have a point. Eventually then, it will be empty; let's wait for it.
Caswallon wrote: I have come to only once conclusion after all of this, "Watch" is a weird word.
Yes. Good thing Lord Randall didn't command us to watch for it.
Well, Knights Watch makes me think of a Pratchett book.
so, maybe "Morituri Nolumus Mori"
But the cynicism. Definitely the cynicism, howbeit that I arrived at it by a quite different route.
** You may now say "awwww..." or "blecch!", according to taste.
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The Knight Riders? With their faithful cyber-car, "IT"?
They write letters on parchment with their knight quills.
Ok, how about the Endless Knights?
Or the Knights of the Pixels?
Or the Defenders Of Noble Graphics (DONGs)?
Knights of the Slowly Rising Tide.
You guys lost me here. But after carefully examining all evidence, I have reached a definite conclusion: watch, and all its variants, just stopped sounding like a real word.
"watch watch watch watch watch" doesn't work as well as a sentence as "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."
but watch is a funny word, yes.
The ergative case looks great in a tux.
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"The Viewers of timepieces, is commanded to look at the Viewers of timepieces, timepiece.
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2019-04-21T07:10:33Z
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http://fora.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?p=3322817&
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Arts
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Reference
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fanpop
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anime girls. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the anime Girls club tagged: girl anime girls.
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2019-04-22T04:50:14Z
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http://nl.fanpop.com/clubs/anime-girls/images/7738204/title/anime-girls-photo
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ghanaweb
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How Best Can We Better The Better Ghana Agenda?
Who Is Our Best Leader?
WB commends Ghana for expanding access to higher education?
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2019-04-21T12:30:01Z
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https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/browse.archive.php?date=20111116&mode=classic
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Arts
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wtvr
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RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) - He began his career writing about sports, then segued into working as a reporter for The Washington Post and five years ago, he became a full-time author and stay-at-home dad. Award Winning Author Brad Parks’ new book, ‘The Good Cop’ features the Fictional Investigative Reporter, Carter Ross and he stopped by to talk about his new book. You can meet Brad Parks when he signs copies of his new novel, Tuesday, April 9th at 6:30pm at Fountain Book Store in Shockoe Slip.
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2019-04-20T07:02:49Z
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https://wtvr.com/2013/04/09/virginia-this-morning-author-brad-parks/
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TICKETS: $10 to $30 for IU Bloomington students with a valid ID and $20 to $35 for general public, on sale now. Tickets may be purchased online at IUauditorium.com, in person at the IU Auditorium Box Office, as well as through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. The IU Auditorium Box Office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Taylor 2 dance troupe carries on the modern dance legacy of legendary choreographer Paul Taylor with a series of educational outreach opportunities for Indiana University and community dance students and professionals Jan. 30 through Feb. 1, followed by a performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at IU Auditorium.
A recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, an Emmy Award and the National Medal of Arts, Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America's indigenous art of modern dance and was dubbed by Martha Graham as "naughty boy" of dance. In 1993, Taylor established Taylor 2 to ensure his works could be seen by audiences all over the world, unhindered by economic or technical limitations. He worked alongside longtime colleague Linda Hodes to create a company that could accommodate performance requests, as well as teach and provide community outreach.
Taylor looked back to the 1954 origins of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for the structure of his new company: six professionals with a particular gift for his style who would perform his works throughout the world. In selecting repertoire for Taylor 2, Taylor chooses dances that span the broad spectrum of his work. Critics and audiences have responded with enthusiasm as Taylor 2 introduces the athleticism, humor and range of emotions that are the signature elements of Taylor's work.
The Feb. 1 performance will feature three of Taylor's works: "Aureole," first performed in 1962 with music by George Frideric Handel; "Images," first performed in 1977 and restaged for Taylor 2 in 1998, with music by Claude Debussy; and "Piazzolla Caldera," first performed in 1997 and restaged for Taylor 2 in 2000, with music by Astor Piazzolla and Jerzy Peterburshsky.
"Presenting Taylor 2 is an honor for IU Auditorium," IU Auditorium director Doug Booher said. "Paul Taylor has set the gold standard for modern dance worldwide, and now this captivating ensemble is sharing his groundbreaking works with the Bloomington community. This performance, along with the educational opportunities Taylor 2 will be providing for Indiana University students, is sure to provide an invaluable and intimate look into the world of modern dance."
At Indiana University, Taylor 2 will be participating in a three-day residency aimed at engaging students involved in IU Contemporary Dance, the greater Bloomington dance community, IU arts management and administration students and the general public. The residency includes a series of contemporary dance classes at the IU School of Health lead by Taylor 2 company members; classes taught at Windfall Dance Company by Taylor 2; a professional lecture forum with Taylor 2 company members and administrative staff, open to the public, to discuss careers in the arts; a master class led by Taylor 2 director Ruth Andrien, also open to the public; Taylor 2 dance rehearsals open for student observation; a post-performance talk-back open to all ticket-holders; and more.
"Paul Taylor is considered to be the greatest living modern dance choreographer, and to have real face time with the company will be an amazing educational opportunity for our dancers," said Elizabeth Shea, director of IU Contemporary Dance. "Our students are well-acquainted with his works, having performed 'Aureole,' '3 Epitaphs' and most recently this past November at the IU Auditorium, the iconic 'Esplanade.' The opportunity to deepen their studies of Taylor and work directly with his dancers will add to their knowledge of the professional dance world. We are all so grateful for the residency activities and, of course, the performance itself."
For more information on Taylor 2 and the rest of the 2012-13 season, visit IUauditorium.com. The website features video clips and a selection of songs from this season' s performances, in addition to a direct link to the IU Auditorium Facebook and Twitter pages, whose followers receive exclusive benefits throughout the year.
Taylor 2 at IU Auditorium is sponsored by Finch's Brasserie. IU Auditorium's 2012-13 season is presented by Curry Auto Center, B97, The Herald-Times and IU Residential Programs and Services.
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Liam Rector’s new book, The Executive Director of the Fallen World, expresses a stringent yet generous tone toward the profane, ignoble world of his title. Without necessarily forgiving himself or the rest of greedy and needy humanity, Rector chooses instead a dry, somewhat charitable acknowledgment that the world is… worldly.
Fatalistic about the behavior of groups, [“Twenty-Three”] is resigned to the fallen nature of the individual. There’s a forgiving element, a sad shrug and smile, in the idea that the vulnerabilities, failings and dreams of our early 20’s persist, somewhere in us, for the rest of life. And though worldly, that notion… suggests the opposite of “disillusion”: The beautiful albeit deluded youth inside us endures, and keeps wanting the world.
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To make your reservation now or for more information contact Helen Geisler at (540) 399-1637 or mail your request to: Brandy Station Foundation, P.O. Box 165, Brandy Station, Virginia 22714 along with the following information.
____Enclosed is a check payable to: Brandy Station Foundation.
The Brandy Station Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation – all donations are tax deductible.
Sandford Leon Martin II died on March 26, 2008. In addition to his interest in the Civil War, Sandy was an avid golfer and a Cavaliers fan, traveling with his father to 27 football stadiums in 18 states. His parents presented a nineteenth-century New Testament and hymnal to the Foundation in their son’s memory at the Annual Dinner in April. Sandy’s wife, Amy, said that Sandy’s donation of time to the Graffiti House and the Brandy Station Foundation was a commitment that he wanted to make for his community.
Colonel Ken Purks (Ret.) died on Wednesday April 2, 2008 after losing his fight with cancer. He served three tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot and flew over 600 combat missions. His decorations for bravery include: Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars, and 25 Air Medals. Ken had a lifelong passion for history and became a leading expert on Civil War maps and ballooning. He presented lectures about these subjects at the Graffiti House and for Civil War roundtables.
The CWPT announced in April that it has signed a contract to purchase 26.2 acres on the northeastern slope of Fleetwood Heights, the site of the Civil War’s largest cavalry battle on June 9, 1863. This is in addition to an adjoining 23 acre parcel purchased in December. CWPT spokesman Jim Campi told the Culpeper Star Exponent that the CWPT will pay $785,000 for the land using private donations and federal money from the American Battlefield Protection Program.
On February 9th, the Little Fork Rangers held a winter encampment at the Graffiti House. The cavalry drilled and banjo music was heard around the campfire. 1st Lt. Steven B. Dunn is one of fifteen members of the group which is one of the few reenactment groups that is actually from the same locale as the unit which they portray. He told the Culpeper Star Exponent that reenactments provide the Little Fork Rangers with an opportunity to show their pride in their Virginia heritage and to keep history alive.
Graffiti House – 19484 Brandy Road, Brandy Station Virginia 540-727-7718 Donations to the Brandy Station Foundation are welcomed and will be used for the operation and restoration of the house.
May 17th – Living History Program at the Civil War Graffiti House: The Twenty-Third Regiment of Virginia Volunteer Infantry Companies A-K will be camped in Brandy Station.
July 19-20 – Living History Program at the Civil War Graffiti House: The 49th Virginia Infantry will be camped in Brandy Station.
Fourteen student volunteers from Fauquier High School came to the Graffiti House on "Park Day", sponsored by the CWPT and the History Channel. Using funds raised from local businesses, trees and shrubbery were planted both at the Graffiti House and on the battlefield. In addition, the students weeded and mulched the garden, and mowed with a brand new lawnmower.
On February 20, 2008 BSF board members Bob and Shirley Pfile gave a presentation on the Graffiti House to the Good Shepherd Group of Springfield/Annandale. There were about 20 people in attendance at the Wednesday morning “Adventures in Learning” session. There were lots of questions and interest voiced in making a trip to visit the Graffiti House. In fact, several members of the group have visited since this presentation. Should you know of any groups who would like to hear a presentation about the Graffiti House, please refer them to Bob and Shirley at bobp60@comcast.net.
On the evening of April 18th, the Brandy Station Foundation celebrated the 150th anniversary of the building of the Graffiti House. The event, which was attended by 150 guests, was part of a County wide festival Remembrance Days.
During the course of the evening, Master of Ceremonies, Clark B. Hall, introduced the Graffiti House Remembers. Three descendants of soldiers who left their mark on the walls were in attendance to tell about their ancestors’ experiences during the war. The Foundation appreciates the long distances traveled by David Bridges (Breathed), the Bowman family (Sgt. Allen Bowman) and the Kellys (J. Egbert Farnum) to share their stories with us.
More recent history was presented by David Quinn, who discovered the graffiti in the late 1980s, and by Greg Hebler, who rescued the house from demolition in the 1990s and restored the structure to what we see today. Helen Geisler and Virginia Morton were recognized for the part they played in purchasing the house for the Brandy Station Foundation.
To celebrate the evening, Robert Payne wrote a moving song with words reflecting observations that the house might make, if the walls could talk. Prince Michel developed a Private Label Graffiti House wine which is available for sale on their website. Proceeds are directed to the Graffiti House Restoration Fund. Patricia Lattin donated a beautiful drawing of the Graffiti House for a live auction. And, as always, the Brandy Station Fire Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary served an excellent dinner.
Over the past year, studies of what must be done to “Save the Graffiti House” were conducted using funds provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Results of these studies were presented that evening by Della Edrington and Doug Gilpin. Further information about the Graffiti Exposure and Preservation Assessment conducted by Kirsten Travers is available in this edition of the BSF newsletter. Information regarding the Architectural Report will be presented in the next newsletter.
PURPOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION: The purpose of this phase of work was to investigate a variety of paint removal methods on site to determine the most appropriate technique for removal of layers that would safely and effectively reveal the underlying Civil War Graffiti. Nature of paint layers and condition of layers were evaluated, measurements were taken, and the rate of removal was noted and used to compile an estimate for the overall Graffiti exposure and preservation throughout the second floor. The exposure process was documented before, during, and after treatment.
PRESENT CONDITIONS: The Graffiti appears to have been written in pencil and charcoal. Pencils, both lead and graphite, were a common writing tool amongst soldiers in the mid-nineteenth century. It is believed that the charcoal inscriptions were executed using a hunk of coal from the stove or fireplace. While the properties of these materials on plaster are not yet completely understood, testing indicates that the inscriptions remain unchanged even after delicate swab cleaning and/or the swift scraping action required to remove the brittle whitewash layers that cover it.
PLASTER: Although the graffiti is in good condition, the plaster walls are not. Eyewitness accounts have observed rapid deterioration of the walls since the BSF bought the house in 2002. Video and photographic documentation taken at various times in the past decade confirm these suspicions. As mentioned earlier, some sections that were dangerously close to crumbling were skim coated with plaster, reinforced with plastic mesh, and painted over with latex paint. None of these areas were worked upon during this investigation, due to their extremely delicate nature. It is recommended that these areas be treated by a plaster specialist before any paint removal continues.
TESTING RESULTS: Upon paint layer investigation, many walls in the house appear to have been whitewashed first. This whitewash is the layer that is in direct contact with the graffiti. The walls appear to have been repeatedly whitewashed, and it is difficult to distinguish an exact number of layers. The top layers are water soluble, blue-gray distemper paints.
Testing indicates that most whitewash layers can be removed with a gentle scraping with a single edge razor blade. All other paint layers (distempers, whitewashes, latex), are removed at the same time as this whitewash is scraped off. The surface to be scraped is misted with water to keep the dust level down while scraping. This misting also serves to soften any thin plaster skim coating that sits on the surface, facilitating its removal with the blade.
Removal efforts on the whitewashed walls were very successful. A number of names, regiments and dates were discovered, as well as some interesting horse drawings in charcoal. The graffiti beneath the whitewash layer is very well preserved and legible and further exposure efforts are expected to yield a substantial amount of intact graffiti.
In one room, the first layer of paint sequence is not a white wash and a light blue layer of paint is in direct contact with the graffiti. This layer is extremely hard, and the most effective method to remove it is to shave it down, layer by layer, with a scalpel and/or razor blade. The result of this scraping is not a clean, white wall as seen in the other rooms. Much of the paint residues are left on the wall, obscuring the graffiti. Some of these residues can be shaved down until they are transparent, and graffiti can be viewed through the paint.
CONCLUSION: It is estimated that there is an additional 430 square feet of Civil War Graffiti to be uncovered at the house. It is recommended to remove all paint from the original plaster walls using the methods found effective during the testing phase. Already exposed graffiti may require a light cleaning with denatured alcohol to remove dirt and grime. Once this is complete, all walls will be coated with a coating that will minimize damage from abrasion and protect from dust and dirt buildup.
Graffiti House Volunteer, Clint Robertson, was recently recognized for his production of an outstanding video for the Brandy Station Foundation. Clint was given a Silver Award at the 29th Annual Awards in the 'Not-for-Profit' category for his video about the Graffiti Exposure and Preservation Assessment that was conducted at the house in July of 2007.
Presidential Service Awards. The Piedmont Volunteer Center and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) announced the availability of the President's Volunteer Service Award, a prestigious national honor given by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States and honors individuals, families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of 12 months. Adults may receive : Bronze Award for 100-249 hours; Silver Award for 250-499 hours; Gold Award for 500 or more hours. Bronze Awards: Robert Pfile, Shirley Pfile, Mike Block, Barry Atchison and Peggy Misch. Gold Awards: Robert Luddy and Della Edrington.
Reservations are not required. Donations to the Brandy Station Foundation are welcomed and will be used for the operation and restoration of the House. Free refreshments will be served.
May 25 – The Atlanta Campaign: Richard Deardoff will describe the series of maneuvers between Chattanooga and Atlanta as General Sherman went after General Johnston.
June 29 – Cavalry Fights in Fauquier County - Coffee Hill/Buckland Races: Joe McKinney will review the October 1863 actions at Auburn and Buckland, which was Stuart’s last victory.
July 27 - West Point at the Outset of the War – Class of 1862: Brian McEnany will describe how these cadets, with divided loyalties, reacted to the beginnings of the War.
August 31 – The Union Executions at Beverly’s Ford: Bud Hall will speak about the August 29, 1863 execution of five men for desertion as the entire 5th Corps observed from a nearby hill.
September 28 – Colonel and Mrs. J. Egbert Farnum (portrayed by Ed and Mary Kelley) will reminisce about their War experiences, including writing his name on the wall at the Graffiti House.
BSF is presenting a series of two-hour tours, one devoted to each of the four engagements that comprise the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. Transportation: Personal vehicle caravan will depart from the Graffiti House at 10AM. No advance reservation required. Cost $10.
The first tour in the series covers the early morning fighting between troops under the command of Union General John Buford and those commanded by his West Point classmate, Confederate General William E. "Grumble" Jones. Incidents examined include the death of Union Colonel Benjamin Franklin Davis in a one-on-one encounter with a Confederate lieutenant on the Beverly Ford Road, and the charge of the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry against Confederate artillery at Saint James Church.
The second tour in the series begins with a discussion of the Union river-crossing at Kelly's Ford, and then follows the route of march of the Union cavalry division commanded by Colonel Alfred Napoleon Duffie, a deserter from the French army, to Stevensburg. The fighting at Stevensburg, a neglected aspect of the Battle of Brandy Station, is presented in detail. This tour concludes with a description of the mortal wounding of Captain William Farley, JEB Stuart's volunteer aide de camp.
The third tour focuses on the fighting for Fleetwood Hill, the most intense and prolonged combat on June 9, 1863. At one point 12 regiments -- 6 Union and 6 Confederate -- struggled for control of the hilltop. Unlike most Civil War battles, the troopers fought from the saddle, mostly with sabers. One frustrated Rebel was heard to shout at his Yankee opponent, "Why don't you Yankees put away your sabers, draw your pistols, and fight like gentlemen!"
The final installment in the series of tours presents the fighting that took place later in the afternoon of June 9 between General Buford and General W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee's brigade. During the fighting, Rooney Lee, Robert E. Lee's second son, was shot in the thigh and carried from the field. Colonel Solomon Williams of 1st North Carolina Cavalry, commanding his regiment in battle for the first time, was shot in the head and killed. He had been married just two weeks earlier.
Riders must furnish their own horses.
Reservations are required in advance. Call 540-547-4106.
operate the gift shop and run the media center.
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The city of Decatur is located in northern Alabama along the Tennessee River and is the county seat of Morgan County. It is known as the "River City" because it was originally a river crossing for settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains; the location on the river still makes Decatur a major transportation hub in the Southeast. Decatur received its name on June 16, 1820, in honor of Stephen Decatur, a naval hero of the War of 1812. The Alabama Legislature officially incorporated the city in 1826. Decatur has a mayor-council form of government with a mayor who serves as the chief executive officer and five council members who each serve a five-year term each. Decatur has been home to several nationally and internationally recognized individuals. Actor Dean Jones, best known for his roles in Disney films such as The Love Bug, was born there in 1931. Actor Lucas Black, born in 1982, has appeared in such films as Jarhead, Friday Night Lights, Cold Mountain, and Crazy in Alabama. Football players RaTavious Anton "Taye" Biddle, wide receiver for several teams in the National Football League and the Canadian Football league, and Philip Rivers, starting quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, were both born in Decatur. Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell of Decatur became a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1932 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1938 to 1949.
Early settlers were drawn to Decatur because of the area's fertile soil and easy river access to other cities. In 1836, Decatur became the eastern boundary of the first railroad line west of the Appalachian Mountains. This event would change the city's history by boosting the economy and causing a rapid population increase in the area. With the arrival of the railroad, Decatur was connected with two major regional shipping outlets—the Tennessee River and the Tuscumbia, Courtland and Decatur Railroad—and soon became a primary industrial and transportation hub.
During the Civil War, Union and Confederate armies fought to maintain control over the strategic city. By war's end, the city was devastated, with all but three buildings having been dismantled by Union forces and used to construct barracks and other buildings. The citizens of Decatur immediately began rebuilding, but the city suffered a major yellow fever outbreak in 1877.
Not until the late 1880s did the city began to expand once again. In 1886, the Decatur Land, Improvement, and Furnace Company began promoting a new city to the southeast of Decatur called New Decatur. In 1888, the city again suffered a yellow fever outbreak, hampering the expansion of New Decatur. In 1905, the Southern Railway company built a depot in the city that is now the Decatur Union Depot Museum. In September 1916, the people of New Decatur voted to change the town's name to Albany to avoid the "Decatur" label. During the construction of the Keller Memorial Bridge across the Tennessee River, both Albany and Decatur cooperated financially. After a move toward municipal unity, the Alabama legislature attempted to make Albany part of Decatur on August 28, 1923, but conflicts arose over higher taxes in Albany and different debt loads between the two towns. Ultimately, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the union of the two towns was unconstitutional. Four years later, in 1927, after the issues were resolved, the legislature was finally able to merge the towns prior to the completion of the Keller Memorial Bridge.
Decatur continued to expand during the early twentieth century, and by 1929 Decatur's first traffic lights were installed. Also, after the U.S. Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933, Decatur and other parts of north Alabama benefited from dams and hydroelectric plants constructed in the area. The dams provided flood control, improved navigation, and offered affordable electricity to Decatur and other residents of the Tennessee Valley. By the late 1930s, Decatur's agricultural economy began to make a recovery from the Great Depression.
According to 2016 Census estimates, Decatur recorded a population of 55,419. Of that number, 70.5 percent reported themselves as white, 21.5 percent as African American, 12.7 percent as Hispanic or Latino, 3.1 percent as two or more races, 0.6 percent as Asian, and 0.8 percent as Native American. The city's median household income was $42,602, and per capita income was $24,962.
There are approximately 8,800 students and 550 teachers in the Decatur City School District divided among twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. Decatur has the only school system in the state north of Birmingham that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and is the only one in Alabama that offers it specifically to middle schools. John C. Calhoun Community College is the largest two-year institution in the Alabama Community College System, with just over 9,000 students; it offers 49 associate degree programs and 52 career and certificate programs.
The Tennessee River, which serves as the northernmost border of Decatur, is still an important transportation resource, with the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway connecting Morgan County with other major inland waterway ports. This waterway reduces the original navigational distance from Tennessee, north Alabama, and Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico by hundreds of miles. Three public barge terminals are also used by the city. The Norfolk Southern railroad system connects Decatur with other major rail terminals in the United States.
Interstate 65 and US 31 both link Morgan County to north-south interstate systems, and Interstate 565 as well as US 72 both provide east-west connections. Alabama Highway 20/US 72A, which serves as the main east-west route between Memphis and Atlanta, runs through Decatur. AL 67 is used as the western edge business road that connects Decatur to surrounding counties in the southeastern direction. AL 24 is a four-lane highway that travels southwest from Decatur.
Decatur offers residents a number of opportunities for outdoor recreation. Its location on the Tennessee River allows locals and visitors to enjoy boating, fishing, and water skiing. Decatur is also the location of Point Mallard, one of Alabama's largest recreational facilities. The park includes 750 acres of land hosting the J. Gilmer Blackburn Aquatic Center, a golf course, an indoor ice rink, hiking/biking trails by the river, sports fields, and campgrounds. Other places of interest include the Jack Allen Sports Complex, North Alabama Birding Trail, Riverwalk Marina, and other parks. Decatur is the nearest city to the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, which includes 35,000 acres of land to provide a safe habitat for wintering and migrating birds in the eastern United States. It is named for war veteran and politician Joseph Wheeler, as is nearby Wheeler Lake. Decatur served as the location for the filming of the movie Tom and Huck in 1995.
Decatur is home to several places that celebrate the arts, including the Carnegie Visual Arts Center and the historic Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, which was created in 1919 from a renovated livery stable. The Old State Bank Museum offers exhibits on early banking in Alabama. Cook's Natural Science Museum was founded in the 1960s by John R. Cook Jr., found of Cook's Pest Control as a training facility and now houses more than 2,000 exhibits on all aspects of natural science. The Morgan County Archives, located in the Art Deco former headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Bank, house documents, artifacts, memorabilia, and other items related to county history.
Decatur hosts its annual Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic Festival at Point Mallard Park every Memorial Day weekend. Along with hot air balloons, the festival offers an antique car show, antique tractor show, art show, and kite festival. The annual Spirit of America Festival, which began in 1969, is also held at Point Mallard Park on July 3 and 4. This free event includes the crowning of Miss Point Mallard, a fireworks show, live music, an awards ceremony, and various children's activities and games in celebration of Independence Day.
Each July, Decatur hosts the Corn Day Festival, which features local artists and musicians along with free corn on the cob and other local produce. The Southern Wildlife Festival combines art and wildlife and includes a showcase of wildlife paintings, carvings, and photographs, as well as educational seminars that provide painting and carving demos and even live birds of prey. During the festival, the "Kids Gone Wild" program gives children the opportunity to make bird feeders and other wildlife-related art. The show is held on the campus of John C. Calhoun College in October.
Jenkins, William H., and John Knox. The Story of Decatur, Alabama. Decatur, Ala.: Decatur Printing Co., 1970.
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Anna and Wendy discuss episode 93 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 093 – 2007 (The Island – Days 8-9), featuring many meetings, geophysicist Zoe, and Desmond in a box. Podcast length 1 hr 27 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 92 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 092 – 2007 (The Island – Days 7-8), featuring some recon, Ben making a run for it, and the aftermath of the destruction of the temple. Podcast length 1 hr 8 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 91 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 091 – 2007 (The Island – Days 6-7), featuring the lighthouse and a haunting rendition of Catch A Falling Star. Podcast length 1 hr 12 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 90 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 090 – 2007 (The Island – Day 6), featuring infected Sayid back from the dead, Jin caught in a trap, and Sawyer visiting the cave with MIB. Podcast length 1 hr 9 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 89 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 089 – 2007 (The Island – Days 5-6), featuring the time-traveling folks finally returning to the present, a visit to the temple, and the aftermath of Jacob’s death. Podcast length 1 hr 25 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 88 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 088 – 2007 (The Island – Days 4-5), featuring time flashes, the duplicitous Locke, and an eventful visit to Jacob. Podcast length 1 hr 38 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 87 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 087 – 2007 (The Island – Days 1-4), featuring the first few days after the Ajira 316 crash, the elephant in the room, and migrations to the bigger island. Podcast length 1 hr 25 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 86 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 086 – December 2007 (The Island – Day 1), featuring a convergence at LAX and an unexpected destination for Ajira 316. Podcast length 1 hr 21 min.
Wendy and Anna join old podcasting friends Heath, Glen, and Donald to talk about the 9/22/16 We Have To Go Back Concert in Los Angeles. Podcast length 1 hr 10 min.
Anna and Wendy discuss episode 85 of Chronologically LOST, Episode 085 – December 2007, featuring a couple visits to the Lamppost, many crossings of many paths, the nighttime meeting at the marina, Kate losing Aaron in a grocery store, spying on a lawyer and finding Ms. Littleton, and an encounter between Sayid and Ilana. Podcast length 1 hr 25 min.
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GoldSpot Pens – Pens, Leather goods, great store!
Field Notes – Excellent, utilitarian notebook.
This company carries a good selection of Fuliwen pens. Look for product sku B205.
I have an Eversharp repeater pencil given to mother when she was a guest in the audience at the old “Take it or Leave it'” radio show in the early 1940’s complete with paper tag on the pen from the show.
Any interest or idea of value?Thank you.
Unfortueately, I don’t know anything about mechanical pencils. Try looking around on the Fountain Pen Network (http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ ).
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Episode 95 - So short its unreal.
Episode 94- Toy fair for all.
Back To The 80's: A Vintage Toy Podcast.
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3D Artist is one of the top publications in the world for bringing practical inspiration to the 3D community. Featuring some of the best artists in the industry, you'll receive behind-the-scenes insights and expert workflows from artists at the top studios around, from Pixar to ILM and Ubisoft.
3D World is one of the leading magazines for artists with an interest in visual effects, motion graphics, modelling and rendering, for any industry, from film and TV, to sculpture, music videos and architecture. 3D World and it's editor Rob Redman, offer practical inspiration to the CG community and the magazine celebrates the very best achievements in CG, through features and training from such studios as ILM, MPC, Framestore, Weta and many more.
The ACM Digital Library (DL) is the most comprehensive research platform available today for computing and information technology. Each year, roughly 20,000 newly published articles from ACM journals, magazines, and newsletters, as well as more than 500 annual conference volumes – representing nearly 20% of the world’s scholarly computing literature – are added to the DL’s complete full-text archive of over 460,000 articles.
Since launching in 1996, Animation World Network - AWN.com- has become one of the largest, most comprehensive and respected publishers of animation and visual effects news and information resources on the Internet. Key publication websites include AnimationWorld Magazine, VFXWorld Magazine and the Animation Flash e-mail newsletter. Each month, AWN’s portals are visited by over 300,000 unique readers from more than 100 countries.
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The Eizo Shimbun covers contents creation industry for more than 50 years. The Eizo Shimbun is published every week, 48 issues for one year. Its focus is visual communication methods in the industry. Also, the newspaper covers on science and technology, regulations and policy. The newspaper reported first SIGGRAPH conference for Japanese readers in 1974.
A game industry evolves with the progress. Prosperity of mobile games, business success of indie games, and the rise of new technologies such as VR, game industry change daily from day to day without stopping the progress, the development environment and the market also have undergone drastic changes this decade. GameBusiness.jp, first Japanese game business specialized media established in 2009, will walk with readers who think about future of the game industry.
The goal of InCG Media is to grow the Taiwanese CG community and interact with international marketing. We are a team who love the computer graphics industry, focusing on planning activities and promoting international exchanges. Each season, we publish InCG magazine and look for excellent exclusive interviews with companies and talents. We also arrange international reports on the Internet. We hope that through the efforts, we will enhance the integration of Taiwan and the international market.
Mogura VR is the top VR/AR/MR web publication in Japan. We provide essential info every day to know this industry, news, report of new devices, interviews and columns with deep insight. Visit our website for details.
The only international magazine with controlled-circulation system, serving in Japan since 1997. As each issue covers stories without borders, every issue is like an international exhibition with participants from all over the world. TV TECHNOLOGY Group has staff in several cities in North America, Latin America, Asia, China and in Europe and we present ourselves in all major trade shows with extra distribution copies.
vfxblog.com is the website of Sydney-based visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes. Here, Ian collects links and summaries of various articles he has written for different industry publications, along with a wealth of original reporting on the making of the latest feature films, plus an on-going series of ‘retro’ visual effects stories on landmark projects in VFX history.
VRonWEBMEDIA delivers related topics of a state-of-the-art technology such as XR (VR/AR/MR), A.I., Computer Graphics, Cyber-Physical System, Internet of Things and Blockchain. We are publishing the latest news, stories, interviews, columns etc from time to time. Please visit our site. Visit our site for details at https://vron.jp/.
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2019-04-22T18:36:38Z
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https://sa2018.siggraph.org/en/press/supporting-media-partners
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Arts
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Computers
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hull
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© 2010 Ahmed A Aburima. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holder.
2. NO-mediated signalling in platelets had a requirement for PKC.
3. Multiple forms of PKA are present in platelets, which are differentially localised.
4. The potential regulation of platelet function by PKA is mediated through Akinase anchoring proteins.
5. Lipid rafts may play an important role in platelet regulation by NO and PKG.
In summary, this studies present insights of the factors regulating AGC kinases in blood platelets.
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2019-04-24T16:35:24Z
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https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5740
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Arts
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Science
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youtube
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Project Phoenix Hangout 03/07 - Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes.
Project Phoenix Hangout - 12/14 - Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes.
Fallen Dragon Run - Duration: 6 seconds.
Project Phoenix VC Demo - Duration: 10 minutes.
PROJECT PHOENIX GOOGLE HANGOUT REDUX N 02 - Duration: 39 minutes.
Phoenix Hangout 1/25 - Duration: 59 minutes.
Join the Project Phoenix team!
Project Phoenix Hangout - 11/23 - Duration: 49 minutes.
Project Phoenix Hangout 11/23 - Duration: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.
Project Phoenix Oct. 12 Hangout - Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes.
Phoenix Hangout Q&A is up! If you missed the livestream, or +3.5 hour long video was a bit much, check out this condensed 48 minute version.
Phoenix Hangout Q&A - Duration: 48 minutes.
【Project Phoenix】 Story update - Duration: 9 minutes, 31 seconds.
【Project Phoenix】Basic Gameplay and Movement update - Duration: 3 minutes, 5 seconds.
【Project Phoenix】Explaining the use of terrain in combat - Duration: 4 minutes, 41 seconds.
OFFICIAL【Project Phoenix】Nobuo Uematsu's message to the fans - Duration: 59 seconds.
OFFICIAL【Project Phoenix】 Japan's indie RPG feat. AAA talent! - Duration: 9 minutes, 8 seconds.
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2019-04-25T12:17:49Z
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https://www.youtube.com/user/phoenixJRPG
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Arts
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Games
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everything2
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Sus cebifrons, a critically endangered species of wild pig endemic to the Philippines. Thought to be common at one time throughout the Visayan Islands, the central archipelago of the Philippines, it can now only be found in limited areas of the islands of Panay and Negros. The Visayan warty pig is threatened by loss of habitat and by hunting, as the local peasants clear its forests for cropland and kill pigs that eat their crops. The warty bit of their name refers to three pairs of warts found on the faces of adult males.
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2019-04-18T14:16:41Z
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https://everything2.com/title/Visayan+warty+pig
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Arts
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Reference
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wwnorton
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So what did we miss? Why were we so wrong about them? And perhaps most importantly, how can their life experiences help educators and parents understand what schools can do better to support students who are struggling today? In his groundbreaking new book, Mark Katz draws on research findings in clinical and social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, education, and other fields of study—as well as stories of successful individuals who overcame years of school failure—to answer these and other questions. In the process, he shows how children who fail at school but succeed at life can give teachers and schools, counselors and health care professionals, parents and guardians—even those whose childhood struggles have persisted into their adult years—new remedies for combatting learning, behavioral, and emotional challenges; reducing juvenile crime, school dropout, and substance abuse; improving our health and well-being; and preventing medical problems later in life.
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2019-04-22T18:29:33Z
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https://books.wwnorton.com/books/Children-Who-Fail-at-School-But-Succeed-at-Life/
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Arts
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Health
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fanpop
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Ariel . . HD Wallpaper and background images in the Ariel club tagged: ariel classic disney the little mermaid princess screencaps.
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2019-04-20T16:23:12Z
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http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/ariel/images/31369403/title/ariel-photo
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Arts
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Arts
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