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Citation: Matallo, M.B., Almeida, S., Cerdeira, A.L., Franco, D.A., Garcia Blanco, F.M., Menezes, P., Luchini, L.C., Moura, M., Duke, S.O. 2009. Microwave-Assisted Solvent Extraction and Analysis of Shikimic Acid from Plant Tissues. Planta Daninha. 27:987-994.
Interpretive Summary: Shikimic acid is an indicator of exposure of plants to the common herbicide glyphosate. Shikimic acid is also used in the manufacture of the pharmaceutical Tamiflu. Rapid methods of detection of shikimic acid in plants are needed to screen for glyphosate exposure and for botanical sources of this expensive compound. This paper describes a fast and efficient method of measuring shikimic acid in plants. Furthermore, this microwave extraction method uses no organic solvents or harsh chemicals, making it environmentally benign.
Technical Abstract: A simple method using microwave-assisted extraction (MWAE) using water as the extraction solvent was developed for the determination of shikimic acid in plant tissue of Brachiaria decumbens Stapf, an important Poaceae forage and weed species widely spread in agricultural and non-agricultural areas throughout the world. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for the separation of shikimic acid, and chromatographic data were acquired using photodiode array (PDA) detection. This MWAE technique was successful in recovering shikimic acid from a series of fortified plant tissues at more than 90% efficiency with an interference-free chromatogram. This allowed the use of lower amounts of reagents and organic solvents, reducing use of toxic and/or hazardous chemicals as compared to currently used methodology according to the principles of green chemistry. The method was used to determine the level of endogenous shikimic acid in several species of Brachiária and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) and on B. decumbens and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) after treatment with glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine]. The method was sensitive, rapid and reliable in all cases.
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This is one of the model options for ordering and receiving Campus Television.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday won a confidence vote on a much-altered austerity plan aimed at stemming a debt crisis engulfing the euro zone's third largest economy.
The vote on the €54 billion (£47 billion) mix of tax hikes and spending cuts passed in the lower house of parliament by a comfortable margin of 14 votes. It becomes law after a formal approval vote at about 6pm GMT in the lower house.
The focus now shifts to whether a weak and scandal-plagued government can implement the promised reforms and if more austerity measures will be needed to head off a crisis that has driven Italy's borrowing costs close to unmanageable levels.
The bill's chaotic passage through parliament has exposed deep divisions in Berlusconi's fractious coalition, triggered street protests and raised doubts about Italy's will to follow through on plans to balance the budget by 2013.
"Now the key is determination and implementation of the measures," International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde told La Stampa daily ahead of Wednesday's vote.
"It's the only way to convince markets and other partner countries of the seriousness of the initiatives taken."
Markets, on edge over Greece, have turned on Italy with a vengeance over the past two months, hammering bonds and banking stocks due to concerns about a chronically stagnant economy and the sustainability of a €1.9 trillion debt mountain.
Bond buying by the European Central Bank offered a brief respite but a spike in yields over the past week triggered fresh alarm bells, underlining how far market sentiment has swung against Italy.
Yields on Italy's 10-year bonds dropped back to just over 5.6pc on Wednesday, but still uncomfortably close to the 6pc level topped before the ECB intervention.
The spread over benchmark German debt also eased to 379 basis points on Wednesday after going past 400 points on Tuesday, while Milan's blue-chip stock index pared back early losses to rise 2.3pc in afternoon trade.
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One of 56 issues in the title: Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas available on this site.
Biannual publication "devoted to the rich history of Dallas and North Central Texas" as a way to "examine the many historical legacies--social, ethnic, cultural, political--which have shaped the modern city of Dallas and the region around it." This issue focuses local sports history.
48 p. ; 26 cm.
Dallas County Heritage Society 1994.
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Legacies: a History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas and was provided by Dallas Historical Society to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 716 times , with 5 in the last month . More information about this issue can be viewed below.
This nonprofit organization strives to preserve and exhibit the unique heritage of Dallas. Since its founding in 1922, it has accumulated a collection of nearly 3 million items relating to the city's history and Texas' growth. They also provide access to collections, exhibitions, tours, and more.
Table of Contents says "Volume VI."
This publication, published biannually, shares the history of Dallas and North Central Texas and examines the various legacies that made the city what it is today.
April 16, 2008, 2:34 p.m.
Oct. 31, 2018, 11:28 a.m.
Dallas County Heritage Society. Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring, 1994, periodical, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35112/: accessed April 20, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Historical Society.
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Halloween can be a tricky time to eat healthy. With candy absolutely everywhere and parties full of delicious treats it can be easy to not make the best food choices and to go overboard. To help you and your waist line get through these troubling times I put together a list of 21 great Halloween treats to bring to parties or make for the kids! I hope you enjoy!
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just know I understand that self-inflicted pain is self-defense.
I have been a fan of Mitch Welling, aka flatsound, for a few years now. The guy just has a way with words that is so unique and often hits you like a ton of bricks. He gets into your mind and heart and his words have been an incredible help and comfort to me over the years.
This particular spoken word poem of his, “be yourself” is really special. I usually end up listening to his words and songs every day, but this one in particular is very important to me. I wish I had even half of his talent.
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Bank stocks have taken a beating as a global oil glut has driven down the commodity’s price, which plunged this week to 12-year lows. Sagging oil prices have pushed banks to set aside millions of dollars for potential losses on energy sector loans.
The slump in stock prices for U.S. banks also reflects shareholders’ fears about further slowdowns in global economic growth, said Marty Mosby, an analyst for Tennessee-based Vining Sparks. China and other emerging markets have sputtered, rattling investors.
“The worry is that it goes into a full-blown (global) recession,” which could lead to losses at banks, Mosby said.
Bank shares are performing worse than the broader stock market this year. The S&P 500 is down about 7 percent, compared with a roughly 15 percent slide in the KBW Bank Index, which tracks share performance of 24 large U.S. lenders.
For Bank of America, the slide comes at a time when its share price remains far below pre-recession levels, after the bank paid out billions of dollars to settle financial crisis-era legal issues. At its peak, the shares traded for about $56 in 2006. Citigroup’s shares also remain well their pre-recession prices, while JPMorgan’s and Wells Fargo’s stock prices are above pre-recession levels.
Bank of America declined to comment on its share price, which closed at $13.56 Friday. One area in which the bank notes improvement is tangible book value per common share, a measurement that excludes certain items such as intangible assets. That figure increased to $15.62 at the end of last year, a record level and up 8 percent from a year earlier.
Although Bank of America last year posted its highest annual profit since a record $21 billion in earnings in 2006, the bank’s stock price reflects investor uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again, Mosby said. Last month, the Fed increased short-term rates for the first time since slashing them to near zero in 2008.
Bank of America’s assets stand to benefit more than some of its peers from rising rates, Mosby said. But sluggishness in the global economy could further slow additional Fed rate hikes, he said.
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Battle on the Issus in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
And I saw, and behold, “the Lamb sitting on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. When they are saying ‘Peace and safety’, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief; for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor darkness.
Some first-century Christians believed Jesus would return during their lifetime. When the converts of Paul in Thessalonica were persecuted by the Roman Empire, they believed the end of days to be imminent.
Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and don’t let anyone fool you. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and they will fool many people. And don’t be troubled when you hear the noise of battles close by and news of battles far away. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come. Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another. There will be earthquakes everywhere, and there will be famines. These things are like the first pains of childbirth.
You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News. But before the end comes, the gospel must be preached to all Peoples. And when you are arrested and taken to court, do not worry ahead of time what you are going to say; when the time comes, say whatever is given then to you. For the words you speak will come from the Holy Spirit. Men will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children. Children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever hold out to the end will be saved. (New English Bible).
The disciples, being Jewish, believed that the Messiah would come and that his arrival would mean the fulfilment of all the prophecies they hoped in. They believed that the Temple played a large role in this, hence the disciple in the first part boasting to Jesus about the Temple’s construction. Jesus’ prophecy concerning the Temple’s destruction was contrary to their belief system. Jesus sought to correct that impression, first, by discussing the Roman invasion, and then by commenting on his final coming to render universal judgement. It is unclear whether the tribulation Jesus describes in the rest of this passage is a past, present or future event, in the terms of the gospel authors, but it seems to refer to events surrounding the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and as such is used to dates of authorship to around the year AD 70.
Nevertheless, many evangelical Christian interpreters say the passages refer to what they call the ‘Last Days’ or ‘the End of Time’. They disagree as to whether Jesus describes the signs that accompany his return. The discourse is widely believed by scholars to contain material delivered by him on a variety of occasions. The setting on the Mount of Olives echoes a passage in the Book of Zechariah which refers to the location as the place where a final battle would occur between the Jewish Messiah and his opponents.
Jesus then warned the disciples about the Abomination of Desolation standing where it does not belong. Later Christians regarded this as a reference to Hadrian’s Temple (see below), built in 135 AD over the site of Jesus’ tomb, but other scholars dispute this. By some accounts, a statue of Venus was placed on the site of Golgotha, or Calvary. Archaeologists have found evidence of an abandoned quarry just outside the original city walls, which was used as a Jewish cemetery. Hadrian’s workers paved it over with stone, including the supposed tomb provided by Joseph of Arimathea for Jesus’ burial.
be sure the last days of the city have come.
and those in the villages stay in the villages.
the words of the Bible are coming true.
and a terrible time for this people.
and be scattered as captives throughout the world.
until the world really is God’s world.
This was probably not the first time Jesus had remembered these lines during his visits to Jerusalem, as he came to and from the Mount of Olives to the temple and caught sight of the city walls. He was reported by Matthew to have lamented its seemingly eternal fate on at least one other occasion (Mt. 23. 37-39). Jesus then states that immediately after the time of tribulation people would see a sign, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Matt. 24:29–30) (Joel. 3:15). Once again, he is quoting from the Old Testament prophets, so that it is difficult to know whether he is describing a contemporary event or predicting one in a distant future. Joel had already prefaced his description of this event by predicting that this would be a sign before the great and dreadful Day of the Lord (Joel 2. 30-31). While the statements about the sun and moon turning dark sound quite apocalyptic, they are also borrowings from the Book of Isaiah. (Isa. 13. 10).
Above: Albrecht Dürer, The Day of Wrath, from the Apocalypse series, 1498.
The Book of Revelation also mentions the sun and moon turning dark during the sixth seal of the seven seals, but the passage adds more detail than the previous verses mentioned. (Rev. 6. 12-17). However, the Book of Revelation should not be read as a kind of secret manual to the End Times, containing a series of cryptic clues which need to be deciphered in order to produce a chronology of eschatological events. It is both pure poetry, and a continuous meditation and commentary on the prophecy of Old Testament, with reading and vision inextricably combined. In fact, it gives a clear demonstration of the need to understand the New Testament in the context of the Old. It may seem strange to those without an understanding of the latter since it seems savage and barbarous to those coming to it without that understanding. It should be viewed as a picture of the situation of the Christian Church in the hostile world of the end of the first century in which the power of Christ’s presence was still at work. It tells us what it was like to be a Christian at that time, and is not about what the world would look like at the end of times. Originally all these prophecies were devices by which religious groups, at first Jewish and later Christian, consoled, fortified and asserted themselves when confronted by the threat or the reality of oppression. It is natural that the earliest of these prophecies should have been produced by the Jews.
It was also natural that Jerusalem should remain the focal point of the church’s unity well into the first century. Jerusalem was not only the Holy City of Judaism, but also the place of the resurrection, ascension and Pentecost, and the headquarters of the early church. In Acts, everything seems to revolve around Jerusalem and the Jerusalem church exercises careful supervision of what goes on elsewhere. It is Jerusalem that sends down envoys to Samaria to approve the actions of Philip (8.14), Jerusalem that sets the seal on the conversion of Cornelius (11.18), Jerusalem that is the scene of the Apostolic Council (15.4) and Jerusalem to which Paul has to return, to his peril, to give account of his missionary journeys. (20.16; 21. 11, 15 ff.). And yet the journey which he was planning when he was planning when he wrote to the Romans was essentially a peace-making mission. When the Jerusalem concordat was made, which dispensed with the need for Gentile converts to undergo circumcision, and released them from most of the demands of the Law, the leaders of the church there had stipulated that the Gentile churches should take some responsibility for the support of the poverty-stricken Jewish Christians of Jerusalem.
Paul responded eagerly to this request (Gal. 2. 10). The leaders in Jerusalem may have had in mind something like an equivalent for the contributions which Jews in the Diaspora made to the temple in Jerusalem. As we know from his letters, Paul saw it as a chance to demonstrate the true fraternal unity of Christians, bridging any divisions among them. He set on foot a large-scale relief fund, to be raised by voluntary subscription from members of the churches he had founded. He recommended a system of weekly contributions (Rom. 15. 25-28; 1. Cor. 16. 1-4; II Cor. 8. 1-9, 15.). The raising of the fund went on for a considerable time and there was now a substantial sum in hand to be conveyed to Jerusalem. He was to be accompanied by a deputation carefully composed, it appears, to represent the several provinces. (I Cor. 16. 3 f; Acts 20. 4). The handing over of the relief fund was to be an act of true Christian charity and also a formal embassy from the Gentile churches affirming their fellowship with Jewish Christians in the one church (Rom. 15. 27).
The goodwill mission, thought to have taken place in AD 59, dramatically miscarried. Paul’s reception by the leaders of the church at Jerusalem, if not unfriendly, was cool. James was thoroughly frightened of the effect his presence in the city might have on both Christian and non-Christian Jews, in view of his reputation as a critic of Jewish ‘legalism’. He urged Paul to prove his personal loyalty to the Law by carrying out certain ceremonies in the temple (Acts 21. 20-24). Paul was quite willing, but unfortunately, he was recognised in the temple by some of his enemies, the Jews of Asia, who raised a cry that he was introducing Gentiles into the sacred precinct (Acts 21. 37-29). There was no truth in the charge, which could have resulted in the death penalty, but it was enough to raise rabble, and Paul was in danger of being lynched. He was rescued by the roman security forces and put under arrest. Having identified himself as a Roman citizen, he came under the protection of the imperial authorities (Acts 21. 30-39) and was ultimately transferred for safe custody to the governor’s headquarters at Caesarea (Acts 23. 23-33). Following lengthy wrangles over jurisdiction between the Jewish Council and two successive Roman governors during which Paul remained in solitary confinement, he exercised his citizen’s right and appealed to the emperor, fearing that he might otherwise be delivered back into the hands of his enemies in Jerusalem (Acts 25. 1-12). Accordingly, he was put on board a ship sailing for Rome, then famously and dramatically shipwrecked off Malta.
After these events, Jerusalem began to lose its position as the centre of the church. According to a report by the fourth-century historian Eusebius, Jewish Christians withdrew from Jerusalem in AD 66, before its fall, and settled at Pella, a city in Decapolis. Jerusalem did not regain its importance for Christians until the fourth century when it became a place of pilgrimage. Indigenous Jewish Christianity lived on but became increasingly a backwater, of little more than historical significance.
For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
It is not surprising that many of the early Christians interpreted these things in terms of the apocalyptic eschatology with which they were already familiar. Like so many generations of Jews before them, they saw history as divided into two eras, one preceding and the other following the triumphant advent of the Messiah. That they often referred to the second era as ‘the Last Days’ or ‘the world to come’ does not mean that they anticipated a swift and cataclysmic end of all things. On the contrary, for a long time great numbers of Christians were convinced not only that Christ would soon return in power and majesty but also that when he did return it would be to establish a messianic kingdom on earth, and that they confidently expected that kingdom to last, whether for a thousand years or for an indefinite period.
Religious movements which expect that the second coming of Christ as a cataclysmic event, or series of events, as shown above, are generally called Adventist. These have arisen throughout the Christian era but were particularly common after the Protestant Reformation, as described in Norman Cohn’s seminal work of 1957, The Pursuit of the millennium. One of the most popular of these views is that the rapture of the church, as described in 1 Thessalonians 4-5 occurs just prior to the seven-year tribulation when Christ returns for his saints to meet them in the air. This is followed by the tribulation, the rise of the Antichrist to world-rule, the return of Christ to the Mount of Olives, and Armageddon, resulting in a literal thousand-year millennial reign of the Messiah, centred in restored Jerusalem. The original meaning of millenarianism was therefore narrow and precise. Christianity has always had its own eschatology, in the sense of a doctrine concerning the last times, or the last days, or the final state of the world, so that Christian millenarianism was simply one variant of Christian eschatology. But the early Christians already interpreted the prophecies in a liberal rather than a literal sense, in that they equated the martyrs with the suffering faithful, i.e. themselves, and expected the second coming in their lifetime. There have always been countless ways of interpreting the millennium and the route to it. Millenarian sects and movements have varied in attitude from the most violent aggressiveness to the mildest pacifism and from the most ethereal spirituality to the most earthbound materialism.
Above: Melchior Lorch: the Pope as Satan-Antichrist, 1545 (Courtauld Institute of Art).
‘Mainstream’ Protestants reject this literal interpretation. For example, instead of expecting a single Antichrist to rule the earth during a future Tribulation period, Martin Luther, John Calvin and the other Protestant Reformers saw the Antichrist as a present feature in the world of their time, fulfilled in the papacy. In theological terms, this mainstream branch of Christian eschatology is referred to as Historicist. Its adherents, whilst holding to a belief in a literal second coming of Christ, as given in the Apostles’ Creed, would regard the signs referred to in scripture as symbolic, and the events as relating to past, present and future events in the history of the church.
By comparison, in the Dispensationalist view, History is divided into (typically seven) dispensations where God tests man’s obedience differently. The present Church dispensation concerns Christians (mainly Gentiles) and represents a parenthesis to God’s main plan of dealing with and blessing his chosen people the Jews. Because of the Jews’ rejection of Jesus, Jewish sovereignty over the promised earthly kingdom of Jerusalem and Palestine has been postponed from the time of Christ’s first coming until prior to or just after his Second Coming when most Jews will embrace him. Those who do not will suffer eternal damnation, together with the non-believing Gentiles. There will then be a rapture of the Gentile church followed by a great tribulation of seven (or three-and-a-half) years’ duration during which Antichrist will arise and Armageddon will occur. Then Jesus will return visibly to earth and re-establish the nation of Israel; the Jewish temple will be rebuilt at Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. Christ and the people of Israel will reign in Jerusalem for a thousand years, followed by the last judgment and a new heaven and a new earth.
This view is also held by most groups that are labelled Fundamentalist, believing in the literal and inerrant truth of the scriptures. The more politically active sections within this eschatological view often strongly support the misnamed Christian Zionist movement and the associated political, military and economic support for Israel which comes from certain groups within American politics and parts of the Christian right. They have recently given strong support to the election campaign of Donald Trump, and it is widely believed that they have been influential in his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the modern-day state of Israel as a prelude to moving the USA’s Embassy from the current political capital, Tel Aviv, to Jerusalem.
Above: Maps of Jerusalem and its environs from a pre-1948 Bible concordance.
This decision has, of course, confirmed the Fundamentalist-Dispensationalists of the United States in their belief in an End of Time eschatology, which is, at best, at variance with ‘mainstream’ Judao-Christian beliefs. Moreover, the idea of basing the ‘business of good government’ and international diplomacy in the twenty-first century on a literal interpretation of the apocalyptic texts of the first century is, I would argue, completely antithetical to a genuine understanding of the true history of Israel, Judah, Jerusalem and Palestine throughout the ages. More seriously, it is also at least as likely to ‘trigger’ nuclear Armageddon as any of the near-apocalyptic events of the Cold War, whether they were ideological or accidental in cause and catalyst. Already, Trump’s decision has alienated moderate opinion not just in Palestine and the Middle East, but throughout the world. Having survived an ‘accidental’ nuclear catastrophe over the second half of the last century, we now face Armageddon by the ideological design of the White House in Washington. Is this really what the people of Israel and Jerusalem want? I don’t think so because I don’t hear so. In the meantime, all we can do is to honour the age-old commandment, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. Amen to that!
Robert C Walton (ed.)(1982), A Source Book of the Bible for Teachers. London: SCM Press.
Norman Cohn (1970), The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary millenarians and mystical anarchists of the Middle Ages. Chapter 1. St Alban’s: Granada Publishing.
Kristin Romey (2017), The Search for the Real Jesus in National Geographic, December 1917, vol. 232, No. 6.
Alan T Dale (1979), Portrait of Jesus. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Got to work early today. It was nice. I was proud. Last week was a roughie…except for Friday.
For some reason, Friday decided to be its own personal rendition of my favorite song by Elvis Costello, Indoor Fireworks, with all of the heat and passion and sensual amazingness that he describes in that song and none of the sadness. And not in any explicit X-rated manner, it was just an evening that was full of Sky Flowers, in a very Land of the Dead manner (provided you’ve seen that film. If not, just ask…I’ll explain further). In other words, Friday ROCKED.
So the glow was still there, and lemme tell you- it’s been a while since I was a-glow. But I digress.
Flipped on the computer, put the internet radio on, feelin’ great, started my work. Then it came on.
It was “Don’t Give Up,” by Peter Gabriel, with guest vocals by Kate Bush. My god, I love this song.
It meant the world to me. This morning I realized that it still does, just in an entirely different way. I continued to listen, and reinterpret it, because, after all, it was My Song and it was still Speaking To Me. Gabriel talks about moving, things changing, trying to be steadfast against it.
He is clearly heartbroken. But Kate is there, once again, to remind him of the important things, and that there are important things.
And then…..it happens. The turnaround. It happens musically, it happens narratively, it happens vocally, and it happens to me physically every single time I listen to this song. My heart does this strange twisty-tight-soaring thing. It’s very difficult to explain. And the only thing that causes that physiological reaction in my body is certain songs. It’s the sheer brilliance of music. It’s why it pains me to no end when I hear that people will only let their children experience certain musics, or that certain cultures deny music in total to their inhabitants. If I didn’t have music as part of my existence, I would not exist period.
It is as much an affirmation as it is a throwing off of shackles. It meant something completely different to me this morning at 30 years old in Los Angeles than it did when I sat listening to it at 20 years old in Santa Cruz. And I couldn’t be more ecstatic about that fact. There’s more to the song, but that is the meat of it.
See, it was a really funny experience, y’know, listening to this song…HAPPY. I was so used to listening to this song abjectly miserable and imagining that there was some amorphous “them” out there, being there for me, telling me not to give up, voiced by the incomparable Ms. Bush, that I’m not sure if I was ever able to conceive of Gabriel’s quiet pain, realizations, eventual synthesis and resolve.
Life is funny like that. See songs are kinda funny things. They share a surreal mirror-like quality with books, films and other media objects. You will never truly experience the object in the same way twice. Especially not years and experiences apart. Every experience you have, every country you visit, every person you meet, every person who hurts you, every sickness you endure, every rebirth you enact…they create a new self-reflection in that mirror that will, in turn, allow you to re-experience your chosen media object.
So go ahead- reread that book you haven’t read for a few years- see what you think!
That album that you used to adore, but you thought you had to shut away because it reminded you “too much” of your ex? There’s a reason you had that album in the first place. You liked it. Sometimes there’s a certain joy and sweetness in the tender memories of former pain. I’m not saying rip open newly healed flesh, by any means, use your best judgement. But these things touch you for a reason. And they should continue to.
I guess, to a certain extent, what I’m saying is…don’t give up.
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New Delhi, Jan 10 A 33-year-old Tanzanian man has been apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle out narcotic drug worth about Rs 35 lakh, officials said Thursday.
K Kelvin George was intercepted by the security officials late on Wednesday after he arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to take a flight to a city in Tanzania via Doha, they said.
George (33) was chosen for detailed frisking as he was found suspicious and subsequently 25 kgs of white granular powder, stuffed in five transparent packets labelled 'superfine quality' sugar, was recovered from his travel bag.
CISF personnel subsequently called anti-narcotics sleuths who confirmed the granular substance to be pseudoephedrine, a stimulant type of narcotic drugs.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is tasked with guarding the airport.
The officials said the estimated value of the seized narcotics is about Rs 35 lakh.
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2019-04-23T08:06:56Z
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https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/tanzanian-held-at-delhi-airport-with-drugs-worth-rs-35-lakh/1455812
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Shot at Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal.
Many historical architectures stood in the square. A man was sleeping at one of them. He lied at the edge of the eaves of a Hindu temple with his legs bent. His posture seemed to be uncomfortable though, he didn't move an inch.
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2019-04-18T22:51:05Z
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https://awazo.com/article/sleeping_in_the_temple.html
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Feature types and object categories: Is sensorimotoric knowledge different for living and nonliving things?
Some models of semantic memory claim that items from living and nonliving domains have different feature-type profiles. Data from feature generation and perceptual modality rating tasks were compared to evaluate this claim. Results from two living (animals, fruits/vegetables) and two nonliving (tools, vehicles) categories showed that sensorimotoric features were important in object knowledge across both domains. In addition, significant cross-domain similarities and within-domain differences indicated that feature profiles were not determined simply as a function of the living and nonliving domain distinction. The current data support a model of semantic memory rooted in perceptual and motor processes with reduced salience for the "living/nonliving" construct. © 2011 Cambridge University Press.
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https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/publication/417618/7
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on $200 billion of Chinese goods and that Beijing would retaliate.
Nasdaq Composite was down 0.94 percent at 7,934.891.
BUZZ-Raymond James upgrades stock to "market perform"
BUZZ-Slides as Morgan Stanley cuts to "underweight"
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https://ca.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idCAL3N1W34CJ
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Podcamp Toronto Podcast 15– Here we go again.
Last night we had a very successful Toronto Podcaster’s Meetup at the Imperial Public Library, with over 20 people in attendance. Connie Crosby and me, Sean McGaughey, took some time to record a podcast and ask everyone in attendance to share their thoughts about Podcamp 2009.
Just a reminder of the Toronto Podcaster Meetup tonight, October 18, 2008. A bunch of podcampers will be there so come on down.
Street: 54 Dundas St. E.
In less than 24 hours of announcing Podcamp Toronto 2009, over 100 people were registered on the wiki.
To put this in context: Podcamp Toronto 2007 reached it’s 100th registrant on January 17, 2007, just a month before the event, and Podcamp Toronto 2008 got to 100 registrants on December 21, 2007.
I believe that people have come to know the value of the sessions and the community of Podcamp. Podcamp Toronto 2009 is already shaping up to be an exceptional unconference.
We’re back, baby! Let’s get ready to GIVE’R!
Podcamp Toronto is a FREE “unconference” for all those interested in all things podcasting, blogging and new media. Amateurs, pros, newbies and veterans are all welcome!
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https://podcamptoronto.wordpress.com/2008/10/
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Due to a tremendous backlog of fan submitted stories, we are not accepting any new stories at this time. Sorry!
If you are a writer of Star Wars fan fiction, then be sure to send your stories in for the world to read! Submissions can be made to jedipower@galactic-voyage.com.
Title: The name of your story.
Author: Your name or screen name and email address.
Timeline: Original Trilogy Era, Prequel Trilogy Era, Expanded Universe, etc.: Where does your story fit in? Ex. Pre-AOTC (Attack of the Clones), Post ANH (Star Wars: A New Hope).
Rating: G, PG, PG-13, NC-17, R. If you are not sure what rating to give, please rate the story higher than you would think. We do have some younger viewers to consider.
Summary: Please provide two or three lines describing your story.
Status: Is this a complete story, or will there be more chapters to come.
Disclaimer: Please provide a disclaimer that states you are not making any money from your story, do not own any characters, etc. from Star Wars.
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Got a spare 10,000 Euro burning a hole in your Swiss bank account? Here's an all-digital audiophile speaker that's just the job.
BARCELONA, Spain -- There's a vast number of new phone accessories here at Mobile World Congress -- cases, clips, and camera widgets galore -- but I'm willing to bet I don't see a more lavish or expensive one than this.
German company Avantgarde Acoustics is here showing off its new Zero 1 speaker, which as the headline gleefully informs you, will set you back an eyebrow-raising 10,000 Euro ($13,750, £8,250).
Weighing 40kg, this isn't the kind of smartphone speaker you take on a picnic. It's just over a metre tall (3.4 feet), and made of "a polyurethane-based sandwich-structured integral rigid foam" in black or white.
Inside its mighty frame is everything you need for a full audiophile experience streaming off your mobile -- digital processors, analogue-to-digital converters, power amps, and the horn loudspeaker. Its digital processing is accurate to one millionth of a second, according to the company.
In fact there are two horns, each driven by a 50W amp, backed up by a 400W bass woofer. It's impossible to give you any sense if it's really any good, having seen it at a noisy trade show, but it'll certainly make a statement in your living room.
My favourite feature is the remote control. It's a foot-long baton of solid aluminium with four tiny little buttons on the end. Completely ridiculous, and not a little reminiscent of a lightsaber.
You can absorb more technical jargon at Avantgarde's Web site, which surprisingly does not have an option to put one of these on your credit card.
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2019-04-23T02:46:46Z
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https://www.cnet.com/news/avantgarde-acoustics-zero-1-is-a-10000-euro-iphone-speaker/
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings were finally able to feel good about themselves.
''It's great to come in here and see smiles after the game. We all needed this,'' Howard said.
''Seven games and you're looking for your first win, it's not the position you want to be in, but finally we got that one and it feels nice,'' Nyquist said.
''We were down 2-0 in the first, got the goal called back. For a team that was fragile, we did a good job digging in,'' coach Jeff Blashill said.
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2019-04-24T00:19:04Z
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyquist-scores-winner-ot-red-wings-beat-panthers-022045563--nhl.html
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Comedy Central has officially announced Donald Trump as the subject of its next roast. Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump will tape on March 9th in New York City for a Spring 2011 premiere.
“I’ll show up to the Roast because Comedy Central is paying me a lot of money, but I’m confused as to how anybody could make fun of me,” Trump said.
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2019-04-25T03:01:27Z
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https://www.fanbolt.com/21138/donald-trump-is-getting-roasted/
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In no particular order in catching up on five lost weeks of the 52-week challenge, here is my first ever attempt at a stitched panorama in Photoshop. It’s not even a particularly interesting scene unless you consider the location. I was standing in the middle of the enormous archaeological site at Selinente in Trapani, Sicily, gazing toward the Mediterranean Sea. Those ancient Greeks really knew how to pick their sites. They built eight temples here. If you look really hard, you can see the remains of one of them near the center of this photo. Unfortunately, most of them were reduced to rubble by the Carthaginians in ancient wars.
Uh…which way do we go???
Trying to make sense of the roads in the Italian Dolomites.
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2019-04-25T19:41:29Z
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https://photoeclectia.wordpress.com/tag/italy/
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The company has cut its price for new and returning customers at a time when its chief rival has raised what it's charging.
Neither Hulu nor Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) requires subscribers to commit to any sort of contract. That means customers can come and go as they will, dropping a subscription once they have watched a show or shows, then coming back when something else entices them.
That lack of contractual commitment creates a sort of Wild West environment. Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu not only compete for the people who don't subscribe to any video-on-demand offering, they also fight to get consumers to add a second, and to get existing subscribers of their rivals to switch.
Hulu, which is owned by Comcast, Time Warner, Walt Disney, and Fox, is targeting all three of those groups with a new offer to both new and eligible returning subscribers. The company also appears to be making an effort to one-up its rival by going cheap at a time when Netflix is raising prices.
Netflix has the most subscribers of any U.S. streaming service. Image source: Netflix.
Netflix plans to increase the price of its most popular plan, which allows two concurrent streams, from $9.99 to $10.99 a month. Its premium plan, which allows for four concurrent streams, along with HD and Ultra HD streaming, will go up by $2 to $13.99 a month. The new pricing goes into effect immediately for new customers and will roll out over the next few months for existing subscribers.
In theory, that price increase could cause some less dedicated Netflix customers to reconsider their subscriptions. That creates an opening for Hulu and the company plans to capitalize by offering its $7.99-a-month, ad-supported service to new and returning customers at $5.99 for a full year.
Hulu offered the same deal last year, but former subscribers were not included. The offer runs through Jan. 9 and it is only being offered to "eligible" returning customers. That term is not defined on the company's offer page, but it likely means that you can't cancel now and immediately get the cheaper price.
About two-thirds (64%) of all American households subscribe to a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service from Netflix, Amazon, and/or Hulu -- up from 47% in 2014, according to data from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). Over half (51%) of those people subscribe to more than one, but 83% of those who subscribe to a streaming service have Netflix.
That makes the streaming leader vulnerable to poaching if some of its members think it has pushed pricing too far. Hulu's cheaper price should also be enticing to any of the 36% of Americans who don't subscribe to a streaming service but are considering it.
It's more likely that Hulu going cheaper will help it add customers and entice more people to subscribe to multiple services than it will hurt Netflix. Because these services are cheap in relation to paying for a traditional cable package, Hulu's offer may spur some people to cut the cord, and then add both Hulu and Netflix and possibly even other streaming services.
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2019-04-24T11:57:55Z
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https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/10/12/hulu-goes-after-netflix-users-with-cheaper-subscri.aspx
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and will be available between the house of 9 pm and 1130 or 12 pm. Please message me if you are interested in a reading. You can visit my site at http://www.spellcastingnow.com for information as well as to leave a message or pay for a reading. This is a first come first serve basis. Please email me or contact me prior to making payment so I can assure you of a time Eastern Standard Time.
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2019-04-20T22:19:44Z
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https://spellcastingnow.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/spiritual-readings-via-skype-available-tonight/
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This’ll be my first blog really related to the CCG aspect of my placement. It took me some time to completely get my head around how it works, and I will summarise what I currently think below.
NHS England gives each CCG an amount of money per patient in their patch each year. The CCG then chooses what to commission and agrees contracts with hospitals and other providers for different services. Much of this involves the use of tariff rates, usually set nationally. For example a hospital will receive payment from the CCG for an outpatient appointment, or an admission etc.
What I didn’t realise is that different services can attract a fee that’s a profit, or a loss to the provider. Therefore the provider is incentivised to provide more of the services that make a profit, and less those that don’t. Regardless of what is best for patients. How can this be?
This is one of many things my naïve self was surprised about, about how the NHS works behind the scenes. With all sorts of attention going into making frontline healthcare more efficient, perhaps some scrutiny should be made into how things work from behind the scenes. Why has any of the NHS been set up in a way that isn’t putting patients at the middle of everything?
With the news just starting to hit the press about the planned hospital and ward closures in some parts of the country to cut costs, the public are shocked at such proposals. It surprises me that they haven’t been consulted before. Everyone in England knows that the NHS needs to save money, but no one knows where this is tangibly going to come from.
As each patch’s demographic and current services are different, it could’ve been reasonable for each local group to sit down and consult the local population. To explain that to save the money the government need them to save, doing X, Y and Z is the safest and best way for patients to do so, and clarify why they think this and what the alternatives are. Instead the first thing the public know about any real significant cuts is scaremongering headlines in the press. The general public were never going to like the decisions made, so why not make them be a part of the decision making process?
I understand that this can be a very ideological way of looking at things, and practically would be very difficult to implement. But if there is significant outcry once different plans are published, wont that lead to even more difficult discussion?
In practice we have moved away from paternalistic medicine and now involve the patient in decisions about their care; what’s stopping this change being implemented on a larger scale?
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2019-04-21T13:11:51Z
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https://drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/guest-blog-by-ben-tyler-reflections-on-a-gp-and-commissioning-placement-week-3/
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Reprise: What is abolition science ?
THIS EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY OCTOBER 23RD In this episode, LaToya and Atasi return to a concept of Abolition Science. They recap some themes that came out of Dr. Crystal T. Laura’s and Robert P. Robinson’s interview . So what is abolition science exactly? Check this episode out!
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2019-04-20T11:16:17Z
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Hungarian Skywatcher Tamas Ladanyi of The World At Night (TWAN) took this stunning photo of the smallest full moon of 2011, which occurred Oct. 11.
An airplane appears unusually large against the smallest full moon of the year. Hungarian skywatcher Tamas Ladanyi of The World At Night(TWAN) managed to capture this spectacular image Oct. 11, 2011.
"The October full moon's beautiful celestial spectacle served despite the fact that the planet was at the furthest," the astrophotographer wrote on his website.
This full moon's rather puny October appearance is 12.3 percent smaller than when it came into view in its most super-sized form back in March of this year.
The moon seems to change size to us because it has an elliptical orbit. The moon in this photo appears small because it is at apogee, the point where an object is at the greatest distance from the center of the Earth. When the moon appears large it’s closest to Earth at a point called perigee.
It takes a "synodic" month or 29.53 days between one full moon to the next. However, the time it takes for the moon to go from perigee to apogee and then back again to the closest point to us is called an "anomalistic" month. This is usually 27.55 days.
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2019-04-24T05:52:38Z
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https://www.space.com/13989-skywatcher-photo-smallest-full-moon-airplane.html
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salon
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In early August, two dictatorial (and U.S.-allied) Gulf states -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- announced a ban on the use of Blackberries because, as the BBC put it, "[b]oth nations are unhappy that they are unable to monitor such communications via the handsets." Those two governments demand the power to intercept and monitor every single form of communication. No human interaction may take place beyond their prying ears. Since Blackberry communication data are sent directly to servers in Canada and the company which operates Blackberry -- Research in Motion -- refused to turn the data over to those governments, "authorities decided to ban Blackberry services rather than continue to allow an uncontrolled and unmonitored flow of electronic information within their borders." That's the core mindset of the Omnipotent Surveillance State: above all else, what is strictly prohibited is the ability of citizens to communicate in private; we can't have any "uncontrolled and unmonitored flow of electronic information."
New Internet technologies -- including voice-over-Internet calls (such as Skype) and text messaging -- are increasingly difficult for governments to monitor . . . . Hence the envy some American intelligence officials felt about the Emirates’ decision. . . .
Companies can sometimes evade government intrusion for a while. In many cases, governments fail to keep pace with telecommunications innovation; in others, governmental intrusion into ostensibly private communications offends liberal sensibilities.
But in the end, it is governments, not private industry, that rule the airwaves and the Internet. The Emirates acted understandably and appropriately: governments should not be timid about using their full powers to ensure that their law enforcement and intelligence agencies are able to keep their citizens safe.
The tyrannical mentality of the UAE, Saudi and Bush DHS authorities are far from aberrational. They are perfectly representative of how the current U.S. administration thinks as well: every communication and all other human transactions must be subject to government surveillance. Nothing may be beyond the reach of official spying agencies. There must be no such thing as true privacy from government authorities.
Anyone who thinks that is hyperbole should simply read two articles today describing efforts of the Obama administration to obliterate remaining vestiges of privacy. The first is this New York Times article by Charlie Savage, which describes how the Obama administration will propose new legislation to mandate that the U.S. Government have access to all forms of communications, "including encrypted e-mail transmitters like BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software that allows direct 'peer to peer' messaging like Skype." In other words, the U.S. Government is taking exactly the position of the UAE and the Saudis: no communications are permitted to be beyond the surveillance reach of U.S. authorities.
Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is "going dark" as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. . . . .
James X. Dempsey, vice president of the Center for Democracy and Technology, an Internet policy group, said the proposal had "huge implications" and challenged "fundamental elements of the Internet revolution" -- including its decentralized design.
Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE Ambassador to the United States, said [State Department spokesman P.J.] Crowley's comments were disappointing and contradict the U.S. government's own approach to telecommunication regulation.
"In fact, the UAE is exercising its sovereign right and is asking for exactly the same regulatory compliance -- and with the same principles of judicial and regulatory oversight -- that Blackberry grants the U.S. and other governments and nothing more," Otaiba said.
"Importantly, the UAE requires the same compliance as the U.S. for the very same reasons: to protect national security and to assist in law enforcement."
And that was before the Obama administration's plan to significantly expand its surveillance capabilities by essentially banning any Internet communications which it cannot monitor.
"This regulation is outrageous," said Peter Djinis, a lawyer who advises financial institutions on complying with financial rules and a former FinCEN executive assistant director for regulatory policy. "Consider me old-fashioned, but I believe you need to show some evidence of criminality before you are granted unfettered access to the private financial affairs of every individual and company that dares to conduct financial transactions overseas."
That concept -- that the U.S. Government should not be monitoring, surveilling and collecting data on individuals who are not under criminal investigation -- was once the hallmark of basic American liberty, so uncontroversial as to require no defense. But decades of effective fear-mongering over everything from Communists to drug kingpins -- and particularly the last decade of invoking the all-justifying, Scary mantra of Terrorism -- has reduced much of the American citizenry into a frightened and meek puddle of acquiescence which not only tolerates, but craves, a complete deprivation of privacy. Needless to say, both articles this morning are suffused with quotes from government officials tossing around the standard clichés about Scary Terrorists, Drug Lords, and other cartoon menaces hauled out to justify every expansion of government power and every reduction of individual privacy (that, of course, was the same rationale invoked by UAE and Saudi officials: "The UAE issued a statement explaining the decision, saying it had come because 'certain Blackberry services' allow users to avoid 'any legal accountability', raising 'judicial, social and national security concerns'.").
The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. They recognized the significance of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings, and of his intellect. They knew that only a part of the pain, pleasure and satisfactions of life are to be found in material things. They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized men.
Church's investigation led to many of the intelligence reforms which have been progressively eroded over the last decade (such as FISA). He was a hero to liberals and Democrats generally. But today, people who speak the way he did -- who warn of the dangers of unfettered government surveillance -- are deemed shrill, unSerious paranoids and civil liberties extremists, including by much of the Democratic establishment. That's why we see not the Bush administration -- but a Democratic President -- simultaneously proposing laws that would literally abolish many remaining vestiges of privacy in the communications and finance sectors. The fact that this comes in the wake of numerous reports that law enforcement agencies repeatedly abuse their spying powers makes little difference. Church's warning of "the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn't matter. There would be no place to hide" is exactly what these new laws, copying our Saudi and UAE friends, would enable.
Then again, the GOP Senate nominee in Delaware -- who is almost certain to lose -- is really weird, so we probably shouldn't be talking about any of these surveillance issues lest they distract from what actually matters, and worse, further undermine the paramount Democratic crusade, inspired by The Wizard of Oz, to vanquish the scary Wicked Witch.
UPDATE: What makes this trend all the more pernicious is that at exactly the same time that the Government is demanding greater and greater access to what you do and say, it is hiding its own conduct behind an always-higher and more impenetrable wall of secrecy. Everything you do and say must be accessible to them; you can have no secrets from them. But everything they do -- including even criminal acts such as torture, assassinations and warrantless surveillance -- is completely off-limits to you, deemed "state secrets" that not even courts can review in order to determine their legality. This is all driven by Francis Bacon's observation that "knowledge is power": the idea is to make sure that they have full knowledge of what you do (i.e., full power over it), while you have no knowledge about what they do (i.e., no power).
UPDATE II: For those insisting that the Government must have the technological ability to eavesdrop on any and all communications in order to stop Terrorists and criminals, what are you going to do about in-person communications? By this logic, the Government should install eavesdropping devices in all private homes and public spaces, provided they promise only to listen in when the law allows them to do so (I believe there was a book written about that once). For those insisting that the Government must have the physical ability to spy on all communications, what objections could one have to such a proposal? We've developed this child-like belief that all Bad Things can be prevented -- we can be Kept Safe from all dangers -- provided we just vest enough power in the Government to protect us all. What we lose from that mentality, however, is quite vast yet rarely counted. A central value of the Internet was that it was supposed to enable the flow of information free from the surveillance and control of governmental and other authorities.
Law enforcement officials have long warned that encryption technology allows criminals to hide their activities, but investigators encountered encrypted communications only one time during 2009’s wiretaps. The state investigators told the court that the encryption did not prevent them from getting the plain text of the messages.
Sanchez explains that the true value of requiring back-door access for all Internet communications is this: "If you want to sift through communications in bulk, it's only going to be feasible with a systemic backdoor." Declan McCullagh notes that Joe Biden has been unsuccessfully attempting to ban encrypted communications, or at least require full-scale government access, since well before 9/11. As for why this proposed bill is far more intrusive and dangerous than current law requiring all telephone communications to be subject to Government surveillance, see Julian's analysis here. The ACLU makes similar points here about why this proposal is so dangerous, and extends far beyond current authorities concerning telephone communications.
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2019-04-23T20:59:08Z
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https://www.salon.com/2010/09/27/privacy_11/
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My first encounter with the Australian Red Cross (ARC) archive was in 2012. The return home of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) during the Second World War interested me, and I wanted to write an article on the subject. From 1942 to 1945, the Allies exchanged prisoners with Germany and Italy. The exchanges were governed by articles in the Geneva Conventions, overseen by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and resulted in the return of about 900 Australian POWs before the end of the war. I read hundreds of files at the North Melbourne office of the National Archives of Australia and began to piece together the story of these men. In so doing, I wondered if the ARC held relevant papers. A phone call established that it maintained an archive, and that its collection was open to the public. I made an appointment with the archivist, Moira Drew.
The archive was packed into a small room in the basement of the ARC office in North Melbourne. Moira told me that Melanie Oppenheimer had drawn on the collection in writing the official history of the ARC, and a historian friend told me that the late Hank Nelson, the scholar who drew the attention of Australians to the experiences of POWs, may have visited at some point. Otherwise there seemed to be few people in or beyond the ARC who knew of the archive. This was thrilling. I revelled in the possibility that I could be the first person to learn the secrets held in a tattered old document or to see faces peering out from a faded sepia photograph. Rarely do historians have the chance to delve into an archive that is all but unknown.
Sitting alone in the crowded basement, surrounded by archive boxes and free to sift through precious relics, I thought of Stephen Poliakoff’s wonderful film ‘Shooting the Past’. The film tells of a time when people had the luxury of lingering in archives, unpicking mysteries slowly and carefully: knowledge for knowledge’s sake, rather than research for the next publication.
Over the next few months I spent long days at the ARC archive, researching the POW article and more. There were always tangents to explore and distractions to delight in. I learned of Sir John Nimmo (1909-1997), eminent barrister and judge. Nimmo worked with the Australian and international Red Cross during the Second World War and served the ARC in various capacities in the decades that followed. He believed in practical morality, in doing good rather than speaking of it, and he saw this manifested in the work of the Red Cross. His passion for the organisation and its principles remained undimmed through his long and remarkable life.
Some days my reading drifted to Rockingham, an ARC convalescent home for servicemen who had come home from the war burdened by mental and physical struggles. One reason for my interest in Rockingham was that the site on which it stood is near my mother’s home in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. When curiosity prompted me to go exploring, I found streets packed with swanky houses. While the buildings did not match those I had seen in photos, the street names were a nod to ARC history: Rockingham Street, Rockingham Close, and Newman-Morris Place. Was Newman-Morris Place named for Sir John or Sir Geoffrey? Both father and son were loyal servants of the ARC.
I was disappointed when I heard that the ARC archive was to be moved to a new home at the University of Melbourne. The ARC called the transfer a ‘gift to the nation’, which sounded like a euphemism to disguise cost cutting. Whether or not I was right about this I was wrong to be disappointed: the existence of the archive was not my secret to keep. At the university more researchers have access to the ARC archive, which is a good thing. If an Australian history postgraduate student asked me to suggest a thesis topic, I know where I would send him or her to find inspiration. There can be few archival collections in Australia in which so much remains to be discovered.
The ARC archive has brought me much. I have found rich material for publications, some already written and some to be written. It brought me the pleasure of working with Moira. As with all the best archivists, her approach is to share rather than guard the treasures in her keeping. Moira introduced me to Bill Rudd, friend of the Red Cross and former POW. He is the only POW I have met. We shared tea and biscuits in his home and chatted about the war, truly a memorable experience. And there is another reason I think warmly of the ARC archive. It was through my visits to the ARC that I met my partner, Rhiannon.
The Red Cross Collection is open to all researchers and can be discovered through the UMA website and, once ordered, is accessed in the Reading Room, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne.
All images are reproduced for study and research purposes only.
Very interesting subject which will interest some members of my family history group. I did not have any family mebers as POWs but I worked with a gentleman named “Mac” Apsey who was captured by the Germans in Greece along with his brother.
We’re glad you found this post engaging. Please feel free to share with your family history group. You may also be interested in our other posts about the Red Cross archive, so make sure you check them out.
Are these records on TROVE? They are certainly of interest to family historians.
Thanks Barbara – the cards will be harvested over the next week so family historians and other researchers can discover them in Trove.
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2019-04-24T10:37:20Z
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https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/archives/unexpected-journeys-through-pow-records/
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Intelligent management of campus research networks has become a major challenge for Yale and many other institutions, as their networks grow rapidly in size and complexity in order to meet the demands of on-campus researchers who are conducting research, collaborating with peers, and fulfilling the institution’s educational mission. Traditional, static approaches to network management are no longer adequate, since they often result in low efficiency, poor usability, and unpredictable network application performance. Yale was recently awarded an NSF grant to design and deploy a novel intelligent network cyberinfrastructure that will greatly expand the ability of researchers to rapidly and efficiently move the large quantities of data required for their computation- and data-intensive research activities both on- and off-campus. Led by Professor Richard Yang, Andrew Sherman, David Galassi, and Robert Bjornson, the project is a joint effort of faculty and staff from the Department of Computer Science, Yale’s High Performance Computing Center, and ITS. It will focus initially on a broad range of applications in the sciences, including astrophysics, climatology, and genomics. However, the new network cyberinfrastructure developed in the project will benefit the full breadth of research at Yale, including the social sciences and digital humanities. The project is based on several prior network research and development efforts at Yale. It will unify the recently deployed high-speed Science and Laboratory Networks and will make it possible to intelligently manage and optimize these networks. To achieve this, the researchers will leverage, validate, and extend Maple, a novel Software Defined Networking (SDN) programming framework developed in the Department of Computer Science, as well as an Application Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) protocol and framework pioneered at Yale and now incorporated in a proposed standard for the Internet by the Internet Engineering Task Force. Maple simplifies network programming for end-to-end, complex, dynamically constructed network services, while the ALTO protocol enables network applications to adapt dynamically, according to the state of the network, to deliver high levels of network efficiency and application quality of service.
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2019-04-19T02:22:33Z
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https://research.computing.yale.edu/research/dynamically-optimizing-research-data-workflow
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tmz
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Michael Lohan ain't out of the woods yet -- in fact, just as he was coming to a friendly resolution to that whole harassment thing with his ex Kate Major ... another kinda famous lady accused MiLo of assault.
"Rock of Love" star Cindy "Rodeo" Steedle just filed a police report claiming Lindsay's dad assaulted her while they worked together on a reality show in New York.
According to a poorly written letter she sent to police, Steedle confronted Michael about not getting paid ... and he "became violent and raised his hand" in her direction.
Steedle claims Michael "brushed his hand on my lower bottom" later that day -- and grew "angry" when she shut him down.
According to the letter, Michael has been threatening her over the phone and via email ever since -- and now she lives "in fear" for her life and child. So far, no official charges have been filed.
UPDATE: Lohan denies the incident and tells TMZ, "Anyone in the house will tell you that she is lying. I'd rather touch a hot stove, rather than her."
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2019-04-19T20:47:14Z
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https://www.tmz.com/2010/08/18/rock-of-love-michael-lohan-cindy-rodeo-steele-assault-police-report-letter/
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Lawyer and writer Helen Sedwick has thirty years of experience representing businesses and entrepreneurs. She has written an award-winning historical novel, Coyote Winds, as well as Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook which Publisher’s Weekly lists as one of the top five resources for independent authors. Her blog coaches writers on everything from saving on taxes to avoiding scams.
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2019-04-19T21:15:13Z
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https://www.authorsguild.net/services/members/1064
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uncg
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UNCG’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present three MFA thesis concerts during the month of March.
All the concerts will be held in the UNCG Dance Theater located in the Health and Human Performance Building at the corner of Walker Avenue and Kenilworth streets. Parking is available in the Walker Parking Deck. General admission tickets are $12; student and senior citizen tickets are $9; and $6 for UNCG faculty and students. Tickets will be available in the lobby of the Dance Department beginning one hour before each performance, or through the University Box Office at 336-334-4849 or boxoffice.uncg.edu.
Christine Bowen Stevens will present her concert “civilized habits; conditional antagonism; accepted behavior” at 8 p.m. March 16-17. The concert is an evening length dance investigating the multiplicity of human existence. The work explores the natural self, and how it is revealed through the stripping of culture and learned behavior. Who are we as raw, exposed humans, and where are the intersections between the emotional and the physical?
Originally from Durham, Stevens earned a bachelor’s degree in dance from UNCG in 2001. Her work has recently been presented in the Greensboro Fringe Festival, at the American College Dance Festival in Ohio, and the North Carolina Dance Alliance annual event. She has toured with the NC Dance Festival and has performed with [project incite], Queen City Jazz Company, and Sidelong Dance Company. Prior to graduate school she created and implemented the dance program at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. She currently teaches dance appreciation, ballet and contemporary courses at UNCG.
Sarah Wildes Arnett will give present “The Light by Which We Remember” at 8 p.m. March 23-24. Arnett’s choreography has been described as athletic, taking physical risks, but also tender, encompassing the fear and acceptance within human relationships. “The Light by Which We Remember” promises the audience a deep experience of space and sound and will leave the viewer questioning their own process of remembering.
Arnett, from Concord, graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelors degree in American Studies. She has taught and presented choreography in North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee and, in addition, performed in New York City and Mississippi. She is also a trained percussionist and performed with groups such as Music City Mystique Percussion Ensemble and the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps.
Denise J. Murphy will present “One Hundred Forty-Six,” at 8 p.m. March 30-31. In the work, she explores the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire through movement, text, video, photography and original music. The fire erupted in one of the largest garment factories in New York City killing 146 people, mostly young women, and became a turning point in the history of the U.S. Labor Movement. The performance of this work coincides with Women’s History month and the 101st anniversary of the fire. An excerpt of the work has been selected to be presented at the National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May.
Murphy’s work stems from research into the fire through literature, photographs, documentaries and survivor interviews. While these resources proved consistently valuable, Murphy often returned to the body as a primary place of research, working with cast members to uncover the individual lived experiences of the young women and men who became Triangle victims. This empathetic research process involved visiting the graves of victims in Brooklyn and Queens and working with poignant images and text. The movement, generated by Murphy and cast members, evokes images of textile work, individual workers and their relationships, as well as the fire.
An original and affecting composition by Elizabeth Kowalski, a candidate for master’s of music degree in composition, conveys emotion and spirit as she addresses both movement and narrative. At the forefront of “One Hundred Forty-Six” is a desire to remember the individuals who died in the fire and to ask the audience to speculate about their personal lives. The piece serves as a poetic documentary and as a moving memorial to the men and women who died that day.
A native of New York City, Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree in dance education from New York University. (She first learned of the fire while a student at NYU, as the building is now home to science classrooms.) She has worked in arts administration and taught master classes at The Ailey School. Murphy has recently set choreography on students enrolled in The Ailey School’s 2010 and 2011 Summer Intensive Programs in New York City. This past February, Murphy presented a work of choreography at the American College Dance Festival in Virginia.
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2019-04-19T00:35:00Z
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https://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/dance-mfa-thesis-concerts/
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Three years after she exited Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh will take a new starring drama role on television next year.
Oh will star as the title character of Killing Eve, a new eight-episode drama series from Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
As Eve, Oh will be playing a bored security service operative whose job doesn’t live up to her spy fantasies. She ends up in a cat-and-mouse chase with the elegant killer Villanelle (still uncast) in a story based on Luke Jennings’ Villanelle novellas.
Oh has appeared on television following her departure from Grey’s — including a stint on American Crime — but this marks her first series regular gig since.
Killing Eve will debut on BBC America in 2018.
'Grey's Anatomy scoop': Sandra Oh teases conflict between Cristina and... Spoiler!
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2019-04-20T07:19:32Z
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https://ew.com/tv/2017/06/13/sandra-oh-killing-eve-fleabag/
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Bell’s Ford covered bridge, is situated at next to State Road 258, west of Seymour, in Jackson County, Indiana.
It was built in 1875, using a Covered Post Through Truss construction, by McNairy Claflen & Co of Cleveland, Ohio, has a span of 325 feet, and crosses East Fork White River.
Only one section currently is still standing. The other section collapsed into the river. The essential parts of this bridge (wrought iron rods and cast iron fittings) are all in storage. Most of the original wood was rotted or destroyed in the collapse.
Only post truss covered bridge in the world.
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2019-04-25T22:35:33Z
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https://incoveredbridges.wordpress.com/36-2/3603-2/
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One day, nearly 300 galleries and thousands of artworks later, check out below what caught our eye at Art Basel’s 41st event in Basel last month. Stay tuned for more in Part Two.
sculptures from the Pace Gallery, has an imposing scale only rivaled by the curious expression of the she-creature’s face. Though hulking in size, the warmth of the material, along with multiple levels of the piece, seems to invite viewers to climb the massive mythical beast.
, which features behind-the-scenes images and video of this four-ton animal being installed, as well as a survey of the Chinese artist’s other work.
another haunting, ecologically-charged installation with “The Conference” (2010), presented by Basel’s Stampa Gallery. An overhead spotlight focuses on a conference room table, otherwise surrounded by darkness, illuminating organically textured, bright pink crystals that grow across the table and sprawl over laptops, telephones and coffee mugs. Juxtaposing biological, life-like forms with the hard right angles of anonymous technology, the scene looks like one yanked from a Technicolor sci-fi flick—maybe one about man’s desire to control the environment, and nature fighting back.
Several galleries (303 Gallery New York, Victoria Miro Gallery London, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich and Regen Projects Los Angeles) showed Doug Aitken‘s newest immersive film installation, “Frontier” (2009). The film follows a silent Ed Ruscha from scene to scene, with intermittent glimpses of other characters involved in various activities, including a man reading a book and a cowboy cracking a whip.
A long time CH favorite, Dublin’s Kerlin Gallery featured several recent works from the extremely gifted painter Paul Winstanley, including “Veil 24” (2010) (above left), which depicts breathtaking layers, light and shadows too intricate to be captured in a photograph. One of Mark Francis‘ newest works, “Portico” (2010) (above right) is a study of the talented artist’s evolution, combining multiple techniques, musical inspiration and love of the line.
Brussels’s Galerie Rodolphe Janssen presented a group of Wim Delvoye‘s intricate sculptures. “Pneu” (2005) brings a second life to used car tires with intricately hand-carved vines and patterns. Delvoye sets up a compelling contrast between his manmade natural forms and the natural rubber of the tire, also transformed.
By stacking very small circles of paper, meant to represent bindis, Kher creates incredible groups and patterns on all scales.
SCAI also featured Jeon Joonho‘s digital animation “WELCOME” (2009). The work depicts a 50 won note (North Korea’s currency) brought to life, with trees blowing in the breeze and a helicopter ferrying Hollywood sign-like letters to an airy mountainside.
While in the process of building a phrase that starts out “Welcoem…” (sic), the helicopter crashes, which starts a fire that soon consumes the forest in the middle of the note. Like most of his work, the narrative isn’t too subtle in its handling of politics.
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2019-04-25T14:14:01Z
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https://coolhunting.com/culture/art-basel-2010/
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We investigate the impact of an injection-dependent carrier lifetime in crystalline silicon on dynamic photoluminescence lifetime imaging (dynamic PLI). Although the dynamic lifetime approach is a technique that evaluates the time-dependence of a quantity proportional to the excess carrier density, it is only weakly influenced by the injection-level dependence of the lifetime. The reason for the little impact is the fact that the evaluation of dynamic PLI measurements does not only involve the decay of the carrier density, as it is common for photoconductance decay measurements, but also the increase of the carrier density directly after switching on the excitation source. In this contribution, we present injection-dependent lifetime measurements that are acquired with the camera-based dynamic PLI technique. We find that the deviation of the actual steady-state carrier lifetime from the lifetime obtained with dynamic PLI is less than 20 % for a wide range of measurement conditions.
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2019-04-22T00:17:25Z
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https://www.repo.uni-hannover.de/handle/123456789/957
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WASHINGTON – CIA Director Porter Goss (search) personally delivered to Congress the findings of the agency's inspector general report on the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, opening a debate about how much of the highly classified and critical document should be made public.
The report, which congressional officials had yet to review Tuesday evening, is a hard-hitting chronicle of actions taken by individuals and the CIA bureaucracy before the attacks nearly four years ago.
The findings are expected to highlight failures of specific individuals, according to present and former government officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Goss had told Congress earlier that people scrutinized in the report had been given an opportunity to review it and respond.
The investigation by CIA Inspector General John Helgerson (search) has caused further angst at an agency that has been repeatedly and harshly criticized for intelligence failures before the 9/11 attacks.
The CIA declined to comment on the report's substance, as did the newly created office of the national intelligence director, which oversees all 15 U.S. spy agencies.
The long-anticipated report spanning hundreds of pages was commissioned in December 2002 by a House and Senate panel investigating the 9/11 attacks.
The joint congressional panel didn't assign personal culpability in its findings but asked inspectors general at the CIA and other national security agencies to look into whether anyone in government should be held accountable.
Lawmakers are particularly interested in how the inspector general divides blame between career intelligence officials and the senior appointees who oversaw them, said congressional aides, who spoke on also condition of anonymity because the report is classified.
The report was delivered to Goss in July. California Rep. Jane Harman, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, had questioned for weeks why it hadn't been delivered to Congress. She said the delay fed "the suspicion that maybe people are covering it up."
On Tuesday, Goss himself delivered the report to Congress.
Harman said in an interview Monday evening that the report should be made public so "its thoroughness and accuracy can then be debated."
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the Senate Intelligence Committee's senior Democrat, also wants to make public as much of the report as possible, said his spokeswoman, Wendy Morigi.
A declassified public version, however, could be months, years or even decades away, as has happened with other intelligence reports. For instance, the CIA's report on the disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion (search) in Cuba was not released publicly until 1998.
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2019-04-24T20:44:41Z
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https://www.foxnews.com/story/cia-director-delivers-sept-11-report
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Born and raised in Minnesota, Betsy Peterschmidt’s life in illustration has been encouraged since a very young age. Her crazy drawing habits led her to Brooklyn, NY, where launched her career as a freelance illustrator and later graduated from Pratt Institute in 2014. She has since gone on to illustrate book covers including Diana Wynne Jones's The Island of Cheldea and Naomi Shihab Nye's The Turtle of Oman. Betsy has also had her sequential art published in Marvel's New York Times bestselling anthology Out of the Past based on the ever-popular television series Once Upon a Time. Her sequential art has also appeared in New York Times bestselling author Frank Beddor's Hatter Madigan series. In February 2012, Betsy launched a watercolored web comic called Boys with Wings, which continues to this day and will be published by Scholastic in 2020.
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2019-04-18T16:22:47Z
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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/betsy-peterschmidt/
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The Duke of Edinburgh has opened what is thought to be the UK's most sophisticated wave energy testing tank at Plymouth University.
The £19m Marine Building heralds a "new dawn" for renewable energy in the region, said the university.
The duke also unveiled a computer-operated ship simulator used to train future vessel captains.
He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Marine Science by the university.
The doctorate was awarded to "pay tribute to his distinguished and decorated career" in the Royal Navy.
On the ground floor of the Marine Building, engineers will be able to test devices using waves, currents and wind.
The second floor has the simulator to enable students to pilot vessels from super tankers to yachts in ports around the world.
There is also a business support centre for wave energy firms.
Prof Wendy Purcell, the university's vice-chancellor, said: "We are heralding a new dawn for the city, the region and the marine renewable sector, who will be able to use the building's research and development facilities to catalyse technological breakthroughs."
The opening of the Marine Building follows the announcement on Monday of what could be the first wave energy machine for Wave Hub, a grid-connected test site about 10 miles off the coast at Hayle in Cornwall.
Last year another wave energy testing site was announced in Falmouth Bay in Cornwall.
Falmouth Bay Testing Site (Fabtest) will enable developers to test wave energy devices prior to linking up to Wave Hub.
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2019-04-26T00:21:22Z
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-20135074
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archive
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Russell Robertson Plays Goalkeeper for the Dee's!
Previous Club: Burnie, Tasmania U18s.
Rd 20, 1997 versus West Coast.
RUSSELL ROBERTSON had his best year of football in 2000 and attributed it to the fact that the Melbourne selection committee showed more belief in him.
Up until that point he had questioned his own role in the team as he spent so much time as an interchange player.
Drafted in 1996 he was de-listed before the 1997 season even started.
He had the safety net of being placed on the rookie list.
He had come from interstate and found himself alone and feeling rejected in the big city.
He drifted along in the reserves until given free licence to play at centre half-forward and take chances.
By the end of the season he was reinstated on the senior list after Dean Irving retired .
In 2000 he started in defence, and then ended up back in attack.
He aimed to score more than 40 goals for the year and achieved that target. He said that was due to better use of his energy.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20020120225758/http:/www.melbfc.com.au/Players/profiles/robertson.htm
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LEWIS HAMILTON has taken time out from his pre-British Grand Prix preparations to spend some time with his fans at Silverstone.
The British Formula One ace, 31, is bidding to win his third consecutive race at his home GP - and fourth overall - after wins in 2008, 2014 and 2015.
And ahead of first practice on Friday, Mercedes man Hamilton took the time to pose for selfies and sign autographs with fans.
On top of that, he paraded the Northamptonshire circuit with the Hawthorn trophy - earned after being the most successful Brit driver of the 2015 season following his stunning championships win.
Donning a Union Flag-inspired cap, Hamilton clutched the trophy in one hand while saluting his supporters with the other as he readied himself for the first practice session.
Following Friday's practice, Hamilton will go through qualifying on Saturday before the big race itself on Sunday.
Mercedes are going for their fourth straight win in the Grand Prix, following Hamilton's double and team-mate Nico Rosberg's 2013 triumph.
However, there has been tension in the ranks, namely between Hamilton and Rosberg after a season or two of thrills and spills.
The most recent outburst involved the Brit star - who trashed his dressing room of the Mercedes motor-home following the latest altercation.
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2019-04-25T18:35:07Z
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/motorsport/1411341/lewis-hamilton-relaxes-with-fans-at-silverstone-as-he-goes-for-his-third-british-grand-prix-in-a-row/
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William F. Sharpe is the STANCO 25 Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1970, having previously taught at the University of Washington and the University of California at Irvine.
Bill and his wife Kathryn reside in Carmel and have two children Jonathan and Deborah.
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2019-04-25T17:47:09Z
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https://economics.ucla.edu/2017/05/25/william-f-sharpe/
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weebly
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For this weeks topic, my class was given 2 options to write about such as, write a blog about if we would want to participate in the PSA contest and if you don't want to participate, write a blog about something difficult in your life. Since I'm not going to participate, I thought I could share that one of the most difficult times of my life was in fourth grade because I was struggling through math.
To begin with, I remember how I had to keep learning new strategies to help me. For example, normally for one standard you learn one strategy, but for me I would use so many for all different kinds of math. I remember I used to show a lot of sort out work on my paper and most of the time it was wrong and my teacher wouldn't let me out of my seat until I finished it. The biggest thing I probably was struggling with was fractions because I couldn't add and subtract them well. Maybe most of the time I would get the addition ones, but I certainly never got any of the subtraction ones. Throughout the year, whether I was playing a game or just sitting down in class, I would always be trying to study my notes that I took off of my fraction problems. It would really help me with all the strategies I had to learn.
Secondly, while I was struggling with math there was this one girl who would always teeze me about how bad I was at it. For instance, every time we had a math w.s. she would always say something like " OMG, you seriously can't figure that out, wow." It would always get on my nerves every single time, then I started to become way better at math and I kept trying. Then I reached my goal, not only from the feeling inside me wanting to reach my goal, but also that girl who kept teezing me made me stronger.
Lastly, I had this teacher who was a lot of fun, but sometimes all the work would just get pushed to the side for that fun. I think that was probably the thing that made it really hard, was getting sidetracked in class, and not focusing on all the work. I remember when I would be sitting down in class and watching my teacher go from being fun, to being strict and educational. It would always be really weird in class when one second we would all be laughing, then the next second we all would be staring at the whiteboard with eyes of education in them.
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2019-04-18T20:39:36Z
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http://miacktv.weebly.com/blogs/difficult-times
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Kids
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wordpress
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Bechtel, Lockhed Martin, Boeing, Pharma und Zigaretten Konzerne schrecken nicht vor Mord zurück im Ausland, kaufen sich jeden Politiker, was als Lobby Consults getarnt ist, oder Hillary Clinton Stiftung, wo man von Regierungschefs, Geld erpresst.
Im Mai veröffentlichte interne Dokumente haben einmal mehr die Verstrickung des US-amerikanischen Konzerns Chiquita, des auf Anbau und Vertrieb von Bananen spezialisierten Nachfolgers der United Fruit Company, mit paramilitärischen Gruppen in Kolumbien bestätigt. An die Öffentlichkeit gebracht wurde das Material von der US-amerikanischen regierungsunabhängigen Plattform National Security Archive. Der Konzern hatte zuvor versucht, die Publikation juristisch zu unterbinden, war jedoch vor Gericht gescheitert. Die pikanten Inhalte der Dokumente könnten nun im Zuge des kolumbianischen Friedensprozesses zu einer weiteren strafrechtlichen Verfolgung der Verantwortlichen führen. Denn nachdem die US-amerikanischen Behörden den Sachverhalt jahrelang verschleiert hatten, sind nun erstmals die Namen der Drahtzieher bekanntgeworden.
These documents are among thousands that Chiquita turned over to the U.S. Justice Department as part of a sentencing deal in which the company admitted to years of illegal payments to the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)–a State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization–and agreed to pay a $25 million fine. The Archive has obtained more than 5,500 pages of Chiquita’s internal documents from the Justice Department under the Freedom of Information Act and is publishing the entire set online today. Key documents from the Chiquita Papers are included in the recently-published document collection, Colombia and the United States: Political Violence, Narcotics, and Human Rights, 1948-2010, now available as part of the Digital National Security Archive from ProQuest.
The documents provide evidence of mutually-beneficial „transactions“ between Chiquita’s Colombian subsidiaries and several illegal armed groups in Colombia and shed light on more than a decade of security-related payments to guerrillas, paramilitaries, Colombian security forces, and government-sponsored Convivir militia groups. The collection also details the company’s efforts to conceal the so-called „sensitive payments“ in the expense accounts of company managers and through other accounting tricks. The Justice Department investigation concluded that many of Chiquita’s payments to the AUC (also referred to as „Autodefensas“ in many of the documents) were made through legal Convivir organizations ostensibly overseen by the Colombian army.
New evidence indicating that Chiquita benefited from the illicit payments may increase the company’s exposure to lawsuits representing victims of Colombia’s illegal armed groups. The collection is the result of an Archive collaboration with George Washington University Law School’s International Human Rights and Public Justice Advocacy Clinics and has been used in support of a civil suit brought against Chiquita led by Earth Rights International on behalf of hundreds of Colombian victims of paramilitary violence.
Among the officials most supportive of the Convivir groups during this time was Álvaro Uribe, then the governor of Antioquia, the hub of Chiquita’s operations in Colombia. Thomas‘ September 2000 memo notes that, „It was well-known at the time that senior officers of the Colombian military and the Governor of the Department of Antioquia were campaigning for the establishment of a Convivir organization in Uraba.“ A 1995 memo indicates that both Uribe and another politician, Alfonso Nuñez, received substantial donations from another of Chiquita’s Colombian subsidiaries, Compañía Frutera de Sevilla. Uribe was president of Colombia from 2002-2010.
The key that unlocks many of the mysteries of the Chiquita Papers is the secret testimony given by Kistinger and six other Chiquita officials during the SEC’s expansive bribery investigation. Through a relatively simple, if laborious, process of cross-referencing among the three sources, it is possible to identify almost all of the individuals whose names were scrubbed from the Factual Proffer, the SLC Report, and the SEC testimony—effectively stripping away the redactions that have shielded Chiquita personnel from scrutiny and that have helped guarantee impunity for individuals linked to the payments.
The records are the primary evidence behind a 2016 declaration (submitted by the author) identifying Chiquita “persons of interest” in the pending U.S. civil litigation. Those positively identified through this process include members of Chiquita’s board of directors, the corporate security team, regional and country operations managers with responsibility for Colombia, accountants and internal auditors, attorneys, and third-party bagmen who, over more than a decade, facilitated, negotiated, and delivered payments directly to guerrillas and paramilitary groups.
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2019-04-22T22:01:48Z
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https://balkaninfo.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/nsa-us-konzern-chiquita-finanzierte-rechte-paramilitaers-und-lies-4-000-zivilisten-ermorden-in-kolumbien/
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Lawyers have warned the federal government's proposed identity-matching regime could target jaywalkers and litterbugs while making Australians vulnerable to a Chinese-style surveillance system with few safeguards.
Under a measure agreed by the states and territories last year, facial recognition and identity data will be shared between all levels of government in a bid to thwart identity fraud, organised crime and terrorism activities.
But it has been criticised by the Law Council of Australia, the peak body for lawyers, which fears the so-called "central interoperability hub" could be used to target petty offenders and establish widespread surveillance.
The scheme also faces renewed resistance from Victoria, which along with the Law Council, fears private information could be passed on to private companies, or that people will unwittingly submit to sharing their facial image among law enforcement agencies simply by gaining a driver’s licence.
"The line between legitimate and proportionate uses ... and illegitimate and disproportionate uses should be clearly defined and assured by law," Law Council president Morry Bailes will tell an inquiry on Thursday.
"If that line can creep towards broad social surveillance such as use of the system to detect and fine jaywalkers or litterers, that line can also creep further to a full 'social credit' style system of government surveillance of Australian citizens."
The "social credit system" being developed in China, according to The Washington Post, would allow that state's authoritarian government to assign every citizen a rating to measure how "trustworthy" they are, based on political, economic and social "credit".
"We don’t ultimately know for what purpose the information will be used," Mr Bailes told Fairfax Media. "There isn’t sufficient protection in the bill."
The Australian Human Rights Commission also opposes the bill as it stands, recommending the facial recognition database only be accessed with a warrant from a judge. It warned the bill would give "very broad powers" to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and "these powers could lead to further very significant intrusions on privacy".
The bill "places no limits on what may be done with information shared through the services the bill would create", the commission argued.
In February, Mr Dutton told Parliament the regime would enable "the sharing of facial images and related identity information via a set of identity-matching services, for a range of national security, law enforcement, community safety and related purposes, while maintaining robust privacy safeguards".
Mr Dutton said the bill did not authorise "other agencies or organisations" to access the database, but they could do so if they were able to establish a "separate legal basis". He also noted he retained the power to expand the "types of identification information" collected, in conjunction with the Human Rights Commissioner and Information Commissioner.
The proposal was endorsed by state and territory ministers at a special national security Council of Australian Governments meeting in October last year at which Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews dismissed civil liberties as a "luxury".
But now the state is threatening to pull out of the regime because of fears its motoring agency VicRoads would be compelled to share personal data that could later fall into private hands.
The bill as it stands "goes beyond the scope" of what was agreed with the states, Victoria's Special Minister of State Gavin Jennings wrote in a submission, and the Victorian government "would need to consider whether it wishes to participate" if the parameters were not narrowed.
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Toluca was promoted to Primera División.
The season was contested by 12 teams, and Marte won the championship.
Atlas was relegated to Segunda División.
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Toumani Diagouraga (born 10 June 1987) is a French professional footballer of Malian descent who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Leeds United. He began his career at Watford and signed for Hereford United and Peterborough United before joining Brentford. He has been described as a midfielder who "can keep the shape and pick up the second ball".
Diagouraga was born in Paris to Malian parents and was spotted by a Watford scout, subsequently joining the Hornets' Academy in December 2003. He signed professional terms in November 2004 at age 17 and starred in the youth team's run to the quarter finals of the 2004–05 FA Youth Cup. His performances in the run attracted transfer interest from Premier League side Chelsea. Diagouraga received his maiden call-up to the first team for the first game of the 2005–06 season, when he was an unused substitute for a 2–1 Championship defeat at home to Preston North End.
Diagouraga made his first team debut with a start in Watford's 2–1 League Cup second round victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 20 September 2005. He was substituted after 75 minutes by Junior Osborne. Diagouraga again started in the third round against Wigan Athletic, but was brought off for Ben Gill after 85 minutes of a 3–0 extra time defeat. He made his league debut in December, receiving a start and being substituted for Jay DeMerit at half time of a 4–1 defeat to Burnley. Diagouraga made four appearances during the 2005–06 season.
Following Watford's promotion to the Premier League, Diagouraga failed to be called into a league squad during the 2006–07 season and instead featured in two cup ties. He spent the entire 2007–08 season out on loan and departed the Hornets at the end of the season after his contract expired. Diagouraga made only six appearances and scored no goals during his four years with the club as a professional.
Diagouraga signed on loan for League One side Swindon Town on 23 March 2006 until the end of the 2005–06 season. He made his debut in a 2–0 win over Chesterfield on 25 March, replacing Michael Pook at half time and putting in a performance which drew comparisons to Patrick Vieira. He made eight appearances for the club and returned to Watford at the end of the season.
Diagouraga joined League One club Rotherham United on loan on 12 January 2007, on a deal running until the end of the 2006–07 season. The terms of the deal saw him arrive at Millmoor as a makeweight in a £1,000,000 deal that took Millers players Will Hoskins and Lee Williamson to Watford. Diagouraga made only seven appearances for the Millers.
Diagouraga joined League Two side Hereford United on 10 August 2007, on a loan that was later extended until the end of the season. He scored the first senior goal of his career in a 4–2 win over Bradford City on 22 September and scored again in a 1–1 draw at Chester City on 12 October. He made 50 appearances during the 2007–08 season, scored two goals and celebrated promotion to League One at the end of the campaign, after the Bulls secured a third-place finish in League Two.
Diagouraga signed for Hereford permanently on 7 July 2008, signing a three-year contract. He was a regular starter and scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season in a 2–2 draw at home to Tranmere Rovers on 26 December 2008. He levelled the score at 1–1 in a league match with Crewe Alexandra on 7 March 2009, but his strike was cancelled out by Billy Jones' winner. He was again a virtual ever-present, making 48 appearances and scoring two goals as the Bulls were relegated straight back to League Two after a bottom-place finish. He departed Edgar Street in June 2009. Across his two spells at the club, Diagouraga made 98 appearances and scored four goals.
Diagouraga signed for Championship side Peterborough United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee (believed to be in the region of £200,000) on 17 June 2009. He was an ever-present through the first half of the 2009–10 season and featured in Posh's run to the League Cup fourth round, where they were knocked out by Premier League side Blackburn Rovers. Diagouraga made what would be his last Peterborough appearance in a 0–0 draw with Ipswich Town on 8 December. Following that appearance, he fell behind new loan signings Jake Livermore and Josh Simpson in the pecking order and found himself relegated to the bench, which led to his departure on loan for the rest of the season in January 2010. He departed the club on 17 July 2010, having made 23 appearances and scored no goals.
Diagouraga joined League One side Brentford on a one-month loan on 21 January 2010 and the deal was later extended to the end of the season. He went straight into the starting lineup for Brentford's league match at Norwich City two days later, being brought off for Carl Cort after 59 minutes of the 1–0 defeat. Diagouraga quickly established himself as a regular starter and laid on goals for Charlie MacDonald and Myles Weston in a 4–0 drubbing of Gillingham on 6 February. He made 20 appearances during the second half of the 2009–10 season as Brentford consolidated their position in League One.
Diagouraga signed for Brentford on a three-year contract in July 2010. He began the 2010–11 season as a starting central midfielder alongside Marcus Bean and featured in Brentford's run to the fourth round of the League Cup, starting in victories over Championship side Hull City and Premier League Everton in the second and third rounds. Diagouraga scored his first Brentford goal in a 2–1 home win over Charlton Athletic on 2 October. Two games later, he found himself dropped to the bench and did not return to a regular starting role until teammate Nicky Forster replaced Andy Scott as manager in February 2011. With the Bees, Diagouraga reached the first cup final of his career, but ended up on the losing side and was sent off for two bookable offences in a 1–0 defeat to Carlisle United in the 2011 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. He made 43 appearances during the 2010–11 season and scored one goal.
Diagouraga suffered a knee injury in a 2011–12 pre-season friendly versus Hampton & Richmond Borough in July 2011, which ruled him out for two months. He returned to first team action with a fifteen-minute cameo at the end of a 2–0 away victory over Oldham Athletic on 24 September. He made his first start of the season in a Football League Trophy second round tie away to Charlton Athletic on 5 October. He scored his first goal of the season in the 3–0 victory and twice assisted four-goal hero Mike Grella in a 6–0 win over Bournemouth in the following round. Diagouraga made it two goals in two games with a late equaliser in a 2–2 draw at Carlisle United on 8 October. Diagouraga enjoyed a successful 2011–12 season, making 40 appearances and scoring a season-best five goals.
Diagouraga was a virtual ever-present during the 2012–13 season, making 49 appearances and scoring one goal, which came in a 2–1 win over Notts County on 29 March 2013. He signed a new two-year contract in February 2013. Diagouraga was denied promotion to the Championship due to a missed penalty from Marcello Trotta in the final game of the season versus Doncaster Rovers and defeat to Yeovil Town in the 2013 League One Playoff Final. Now behind Adam Forshaw, George Saville and Alan McCormack in the midfield pecking order, Diagouraga featured mostly from the bench during the early stages of the 2013–14 season, before making a run of starts in late September and early October, after which he returned to the bench. He received an assurance over his future from new manager Mark Warburton in January 2014, but departed on loan the following month.
Diagouraga joined League Two side Portsmouth on a month's loan on 17 February 2014. He made his debut in a 5–1 defeat to Scunthorpe United on 22 February, playing the full 90 minutes. After three appearances and receiving "good reports", Brentford manager Mark Warburton put a block on Diagouraga's loan being extended beyond March 16. In a U-turn, it was reported on March 12 that Diagouraga's loan was expected to be extended, with a 24-hour recall clause inserted into the deal. Diagouraga was named by manager Richie Barker as captain for the final game of his initial loan, skippering a 3–1 defeat to Fleetwood Town on 15 March. After the match, Diagouraga reiterated his desire to stay at Fratton Park and his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season on 17 March. He was recalled by Brentford on 26 March after making eight appearances.
Diagouraga made his return to the team on 29 March, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Nico Yennaris in a 0–0 draw with Oldham Athletic. He made regular appearances through to the end of the season and celebrated automatic promotion to the Championship after a 1–0 victory over Preston North End on 18 April. He made 26 appearances during the 2013–14 season.
Diagouraga found himself behind Marcos Tébar and Alan McCormack in the midfield pecking order in the early months of the 2014–15 season, but he forced his way into the starting lineup in November after being challenged by Mark Warburton to earn a new contract. On 9 December, Diagouraga signed a new contract which will keep him at Griffin Park until June 2017. He celebrated his 200th Brentford appearance versus Leeds United at Elland Road on 7 February 2015, assisting Alex Pritchard for the only goal of the game. On 3 May, Diagouraga was announced as the winner of the Brentford Supporters’ Player of the Year and Bees Travel Club Player of the Year awards. He made 43 appearances during the 2014–15 season, which ended after the Bees fell to Middlesbrough in the playoff semi-finals.
Despite featuring as an ever-present in league matches during the first half of the 2015–16 season, on 11 January 2016 Diagouraga handed in a transfer request, Diagouraga was linked with a move to Rangers F.C. to join up with his former Manager Mark Warburton. Diagouraga departed Griffin Park on 25 January 2016. He made 246 appearances and scored seven goals during six years with the club.
On 25 January 2016, Diagouraga signed for Championship side Leeds United on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was given the number 19 shirt He made his debut on 26 January 2016 in the 1–1 draw with his old club Brentford. He scored his first goal for Leeds in the 2–1 victory over Bolton in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 30 January. On 19 April 2016, Diagouraga scored his first league goal for Leeds against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-1 win. He scored for the 2nd game running on the following fixture on 19 April in a 3-2 victory against Reading.
On 5 August 2016, Diagouraga was allocated the number 4 squad shirt for the 2016/17 season. On 7 August, Diagouraga started for Leeds in the opening fixture against Q.P.R. in a 3-0 defeat, However after the heavy defeat Diagouraga was dropped from following Leeds squads.
As of match played 23 January 2016.
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Tracksounds: WIN THE SOUNDTRACK TO 10,000 BC!
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Our March Caption Contest gives you the chance to win a copy of the soundtrack "10,000 BC", composed by Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander!
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WASHINGTON - A House intelligence committee report on National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he's not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were military and defense secrets that had nothing to do with Americans' privacy.
The committee on Thursday released a three-page unclassified summary of its two-year investigation into the Snowden case. The committee says that contrary to Snowden's self-portrayal as a whistleblower, the report reveals that he was a "disgruntled employee who had frequent conflicts with his managers."
The report comes as Snowden, living in Russia, seeks a presidential pardon because he says he helped his country by revealing secret domestic surveillance programs.
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During June and July 2010 there will be again Eclipse DemoCamps all over the world to celebrate the upcoming Eclipse Helios release end of June and e4 release and of July. DemoCamps are a great opportunity to see the latest and coolest new features live from the top experts in their field. Often the speakers are themselves committers on the projects and technologies they present. Also most attendees are Eclipse enthusiasts or use Eclipse technology for mission critical projects in their companies.
And to make it even better – these events are for free! All you have to do is take some time, come and enjoy!
I started now to organize the Eclipse DemoCamp in Dortmund. The Eclipse Foundation is sponsoring these events, but only 5 per country. In Germany there is such a huge interest in these events that these 5 sponsored DemoCamps were already registered when I entered the Dortmund DemoCamp – and this was just hours after announcement! Fortunately this DemoCamp will take place anyway, since itemis , who are Strategic Member of the Eclipse Foundation, is willing to sponsor it.
This week we contracted the room, so finally location and date of this event is known and further planning can continue. The Eclipse DemoCamp in Dortmund will take place on June 8th 18:00-21:30 at the new FZW. The FZW is a well-known location for events and concerts and recently re-opened near to the “Dortmunder U” of the former Dortmunder Union Brewery.
The Eclipse DemoCamp Dortmund is an open event. The only requirement for attending the event is registering on the Event Wiki page. To register you will need an account for the Eclipse Bugzilla System or contact me if I should add you to the attendees list.
Currently I am also searching for speakers. If you like to demonstrate what amazing stuff you are doing with Eclipse then go ahead. Just enter your name and the title of your presentation on the Wiki page. It could be anything which is related to Eclipse. Best of course would be demonstrations of features that come up with Helios or of some incubation projects. Each presentation should be no longer than 20 minutes. I’m especially interested in presentations about e4, Xtext, RAP, SMILA, b3, Cloud Development Toolkit, Sphinx, redview, Teneo, Equinox/OSGi, (E)Git, Graphiti, to name just of few of exciting Eclipse or technologies or Eclipse based products.
DemoCamps are a rather informal event. Besides the presentations there will be enough time to talk with the people there, do networking and drink a beer together. DemoCamps are fun and of high information value.
Don’t miss it and join it now!
Eclipse DemoCamps are interesting for all users and devlopers of Eclipse. Talk with your colleagues and friends and make them aware about the Eclipse DemoCamp series around the world. There are lot of events planned and sure some more that are scheduled later. Of course, if you are coming from the Ruhrgebiet or somewhere around Dortmund you are welcome to join there. Hope to meet you there!
The event is at the moment sponsored by itemis, but it is not restricted to. Also your company can be a sponsor for this event. Your company will be mentioned on the Event wiki, mentioned in the opening talk and you are allowed to distribute marketing material. A better opportunity to present yourself as Eclipse experts for a reasonable price your company won’t find! Contact me if this is interesting for your company.
Today a colleague in my project came with an issue she experienced with several workspaces, which contain amongst others Xpand projects. After starting Eclipse during the initial build phase Eclipse hang and did nothing. In the workspace log we found indication for a deadlock situation, since there one of the last entries stated that thread Main was waiting for thread Main, and this happened during class loading of the XtendXpandBuilder. We debugged the situation and from the stacktraces of the running threads we could see that one thread tried to refresh a resource that was out of sync.
The problem was solved by starting Eclipse with the -refresh platform option. The out-of-sync resource was synchronized before the builder runs.
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This interactive course will teach participants and security professionals how to apply data science techniques to quickly write scripts to manipulate and analyze network and security data and ultimately uncover valuable insights from security data. The course will introduce participants to the entire data science process from data preparation, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, machine learning, model evaluation and finally, implementing at scale—all with a focus on security related problems.
• How to use machine learning to identify anomalous network behavior and recognize potential network threats.
Finally, we will introduce the participants to cutting edge Big Data tools including Apache Spark (PySpark), Apache Drill, and demonstrate how to apply these techniques to extremely large datasets.
Participants will need to have a basic understanding of Python.
Participation in the training session is free of charge, and is sponsored by the BIU Center in Applied Cryptography and Cyber Security.
The number of available spaces is limited, and in order to participate, you must fill out an application consisting of your CV and grades transcript. All accepted participants must commit to attending the entire training session. The deadline for application is March 5, 2017.
Participants must bring a laptop with either Virtualbox (or VMWare) installed, 8GB of RAM and 10GB of storage.
Mr. Charles Givre has always been interested solving problems in unique ways, and has worked to make a career of it as a data scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton. At Booz Allen, Mr. Givre worked as a technical leader on various large government projects. Mr. Givre enjoys sharing his passion for data science with others and has worked to develop comprehensive data science training programs at his firm. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Mr. Givre worked as a counterterrorism analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly five years.
Mr. Givre got interested in Apache Drill several years ago, and is co-author of the first O’Reilly book about Drill. He has delivered numerous workshops about Drill and has contributed to the codebase. Mr. Givre is a sought-after speaker and has delivered training and talks at international conferences such as BlackHat, Strata +Hadoop World, Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) and others. Mr. Givre holds a Master of Arts from Brandeis University in Middle Eastern Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Music both from the University of Arizona. Mr. Givre also holds a CISSP, Security+ and various other certifications. Mr. Givre blogs at thedataist.com and in his non-existent spare time, Mr. Givre enjoys spending time with his family and restoring classic cars.
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FAIRPORT, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET) today announced fourth quarter 2008 and full year 2008 financial and operating results. "Despite broad economic turbulence we are pleased that our company generated strong free cash flow for fiscal year 2008 and for the 24th consecutive quarter," said PAETEC Chairman and CEO, Arunas A. Chesonis. "We expect to drive solid free cash flow again for fiscal year 2009 as we continue to leverage our national footprint and superior customer service model." Highlights of the 2008 fourth quarter and full year included the following: Fourth quarter revenue of $400.2 million, which represented a 38.7% increase over fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $288.6 million; Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA* of $60.3 million, which represented a 8.2% increase over fourth quarter 2007 adjusted EBITDA of $55.7 million; Fourth quarter free cash flow* of $28.2 million, which represented the 24th consecutive quarter in which PAETEC or its predecessor generated positive free cash flow; Fourth quarter net loss of $114.4 million, which includes a $15.0 million non-cash adjustment to PAETEC's third quarter goodwill impairment charge estimate and the establishment of a non-cash tax reserve of approximately $104.3 million against PAETEC's deferred tax assets, compared to fourth quarter 2007 net income of $15.5 million; Fourth quarter net cash provided by operating activities of $80.6 million compared to fourth quarter 2007 net cash provided by operating activities of $62.6 million; The repurchase of 3.4 million shares of common stock for approximately $4.5 million in the fourth quarter; and A year-end cash balance of $164.5 million.
Integration Update McLeodUSA integration activities continue to proceed according to schedule with significant progress made through year-end. PAETEC has integrated the physical networks across all technological platforms, regionalized its service delivery organization to mirror the operational partners in the field, and integrated its network operations centers (NOCs).
Most importantly PAETEC has been staffing and training sales professionals throughout the Central and Western regions, including such markets as Dallas, Phoenix, Portland and Seattle. PAETEC has recently launched its unified product platform to deliver a consistent product offering and go-to-market strategy nationwide. PAETEC believes that its training department, which was recently ranked #45 in the world by Training Magazine, will be able to further our sales efforts throughout these newer markets and ensure the seamless delivery of the PAETEC sales experience.
As part of the integration, PAETEC has consolidated its Network Monitoring Center (NMC) and NOCs nationwide. Consolidation of these functions will provide a more effective and responsive support infrastructure to an already strong organization. These efforts, many of which have already been favorably received by PAETEC's loyal customer base, contributed to PAETEC's recognition at the recent "Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service" where PAETEC's NOC was presented with a Stevie® Award in the Back-Office Customer Service Department of the Year category.
Quarterly Results Total revenue for fourth quarter 2008 increased 38.7% to $400.2 million from $288.6 million for fourth quarter 2007, principally due to the addition of the operating results of McLeodUSA Incorporated, which PAETEC acquired on February 8, 2008.
Network services, which accounted for 78.7% of fourth quarter 2008 total revenue, increased 33.5% from the fourth quarter 2007 to $314.8 million. The growth in network service revenue was due to McLeodUSA's operations; growth in PAETEC's Dynamic IP and MPLS VPN revenue of approximately 53.0%; and growth in network security products. Network services growth on a period-over-period basis continues to be tempered by slower growth in billable minutes of use, pressure on carrier access, and an increase in disconnects.
Carrier services represented 17.8% of fourth quarter 2008 revenues and grew 78.4% over fourth quarter 2007 to $71.4 million, largely reflecting the addition of McLeodUSA's operations. Integrated solutions accounted for the remaining 3.5% of fourth quarter 2008 revenues. This business, which tends to generate uneven results on a quarterly basis, experienced a 9.5% increase in revenue, including a 40.5% increase from software sales, over fourth quarter 2007 to $14.1 million.
Adjusted EBITDA for fourth quarter 2008 increased 8.2% to $60.3 million over adjusted EBITDA of $55.7 million for fourth quarter 2007. Adjusted EBITDA margin, which represents adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue, was 15.1% for fourth quarter 2008 compared to an adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.3% for fourth quarter 2007. The decrease in margin was largely attributable to the addition of lower-margin McLeodUSA revenues for the 2008 quarter, to an increase in investment to enhance the data network, which reduced the adjusted EBITDA margin by approximately 1.3%, and to higher SG&A expenses resulting from business acquisitions.
Net loss for fourth quarter 2008 was $114.4 million compared to net income of $15.5 million for fourth quarter 2007, primarily as a result of a $15.0 million non-cash adjustment to PAETEC's third quarter goodwill impairment charge estimate and an increase of approximately $93.3 million related to income tax expense. The goodwill impairment charge is an adjustment to the goodwill charge estimate reported in third quarter 2008. The increase in income tax expense relates to the establishment of an income tax reserve of approximately $104.3 million against PAETEC's deferred tax assets. As a result of the year to date pre-tax loss, among other factors, PAETEC concluded that this was an appropriate reduction of the deferred tax asset. Increased debt levels, resulting primarily from debt incurred in connection with the McLeodUSA acquisition and to the revolver draw down of $50.0 million in fourth quarter 2008, increased interest expense for fourth quarter 2008 to $18.9 million from $17.4 million for fourth quarter 2007.
Pro Forma Quarterly Comparison The following pro forma results for fourth quarter 2007 and fourth quarter 2008 give effect to PAETEC's acquisition of McLeodUSA as if it had occurred at the beginning of 2007 and 2008. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the combined companies' results of operations actually would have been if the acquisition had been completed as of the dates indicated, nor do the pro forma results intend to be a projection of results that may be obtained in the future.
Pro forma total revenue of $400.2 million for fourth quarter 2008 represented a decrease of 3.0% from pro forma total revenue of $412.7 million for fourth quarter 2007. The decrease in pro forma total revenue was primarily attributable to customer attrition at approximately the anticipated rate in PAETEC's non-core sub T1 business and to reduced focus on fiber IRU sales, which together accounted for $11.4 million of the difference. In addition, worsening general economic conditions contributed to lower usage-based volume and associated minutes of use revenues, pricing concessions on contract renewals and a marginal increase in churn. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA of $60.3 million for fourth quarter 2008 represented a decrease of 15.9% from pro forma adjusted EBITDA of $71.7 million for fourth quarter 2007.
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.1% for fourth quarter 2008 compared to pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.4% for fourth quarter 2007. The positive effects of the McLeodUSA acquisition on expenses through the leveraging of PAETEC's network and achievement of synergies were more than offset by an increase pro forma network-related expenses as a percentage of pro forma total revenue.
Although fourth quarter 2008 pro forma cost of sales was slightly lower than 2007 pro forma costs of sales, pro forma gross margins declined from 51.4% in fourth quarter 2007 to 50.1% in fourth quarter 2008. Employee reductions in February and August 2008 and other SG&A cost savings reduced pro forma SG&A expenses 3.2%, or $4.8 million, year-over-year. Pro forma SG&A expenses as a percentage of pro forma total revenue declined to 35.9% in fourth quarter 2008 from 36.0% in fourth quarter 2007.
Pro forma net loss was $114.4 million for fourth quarter 2008 compared to pro forma net income of $9.4 million for fourth quarter 2007. The pro forma net loss primarily reflected the inclusion of a $15.0 million non-cash adjustment to PAETEC's third quarter goodwill impairment charge estimate as well as the establishment of a non-cash tax reserve of approximately $104.3 million against previously recognized deferred tax assets. Pro forma depreciation and amortization expense of $28.7 million for fourth quarter 2008 represented a decrease of 1.9% from fourth quarter 2007 pro forma depreciation and amortization expense of $29.3 million, primarily due to the finalization of valuations and related adjustments of tangible and intangible assets acquired in the McLeodUSA acquisition in 2008. Pro forma interest expense of $18.9 million for fourth quarter 2008 represented an increase of 2.4% over pro forma interest expense of $18.4 million for fourth quarter 2007.
Full Year Results Total revenue for 2008 increased 50.9% to $1.57 billion from $1.04 billion for 2007, principally due to the addition of McLeodUSA's results and continued strong organic growth of new integrated T-1 services and multi-site MPLS VPN sales, as well as the deepening of PAETEC's existing share of business from the installed customer base. Adjusted EBITDA for 2008 increased 21.2% to $237.7 million over adjusted EBITDA of $196.2 million for 2007. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.1% for 2008 compared to an adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.8% for 2007. The addition of lower margin McLeodUSA operations more than offset the realized cost of sales and SG&A savings. Net loss for 2008 was $487.9 million compared to net income of $10.5 million for 2007. The 2008 net loss was largely a result of a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $355.0 million and an $81.8 million increase in tax expense relating to the tax reserve against PAETEC's deferred tax assets. Depreciation and amortization expense for 2008 increased 131.6% to $174.3 million from $75.2 million in 2007, primarily due to the addition of McLeodUSA's asset base. Increased debt levels incurred primarily in connection with the McLeodUSA acquisition and revolver draw down of $50.0 million in fourth quarter 2008 increased interest expense for 2008 to $73.7 million from $68.4 million for 2007.
Pro Forma Full Year Comparison The pro forma results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, give effect to PAETEC's acquisition of US LEC Corp. as if it had occurred on January 1, 2007, and to PAETEC's acquisition of McLeodUSA as if it had occurred at the beginning of each fiscal year presented. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the combined companies' results of operations actually would have been if the acquisitions had been completed on the dates indicated.
Pro forma total revenue for 2008 increased 0.7% to $1.62 billion over pro forma total revenue of $1.61 billion for 2007. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA for 2008 decreased 7.4% to $243.3 million from pro forma adjusted EBITDA of $262.8 million for 2007. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.0% for 2008 decreased from pro forma adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.3% for 2007, largely as a result of continued network investments and expansion, lower margin wholesale traffic, and a reduction in billable minutes. Pro forma net loss for 2008 was $507.9 million compared to a pro forma net loss of $24.5 million for 2007. For 2008, pro forma depreciation and amortization expense decreased 1.3% to $182.1 million from 2007 pro forma depreciation and amortization expense of $184.4 million. Pro forma interest expense increased 5.2% to $74.0 million for 2008 from pro forma interest expense of $70.3 million for 2007.
Capital Expenditures Capital expenditures for fourth quarter 2008 increased to $32.1 million, or 8.0% of total revenue, from $29.3 million, or 10.1% of total revenue, for fourth quarter 2007. For full year 2008, capital expenditures were $119.5 million, or 7.6% of total revenue, compared to $81.5 million, or 7.8% of total revenue, for 2007. Capital expenditures for fourth quarter 2008 were largely applied to investment in enhancements to the PAETEC network, including significant investment in PAETEC's Internet Protocol (IP) facilities.
On the same quarterly pro forma basis described above, capital expenditures decreased 28.8% from $45.0 million, or 10.9% of total revenue, for PAETEC and McLeodUSA in fourth quarter 2007 to $32.1 million, or 8.0% of total revenue, in fourth quarter 2008, mainly due to the timing of certain investments, including the IP network investment. On the same annual pro forma basis described above, capital expenditures decreased 11.6% to $122.4 million, or 7.5% of total revenue, compared to $138.5 million, or 8.6% of total revenue, for 2007.
Cash Flow and Liquidity PAETEC had a year-end cash balance of $164.5 million compared to the third quarter 2008 level of $72.2 million, primarily as a result of the $50.0 million revolver draw down described above and increased net cash provided by operating activities. Additionally, during 2008 PAETEC repaid $15.8 million of debt under its senior credit facility and repurchased $13.0 million in common stock, representing $28.8 million in balance sheet management initiatives during the year. Cash flow provided by operations was $80.6 million in fourth quarter 2008, while cash flow provided by operations was $62.6 million in fourth quarter 2007. As indicated above, PAETEC achieved fourth quarter 2008 free cash flow of $28.2 million. For the full year 2008, PAETEC's free cash flow was $118.2 million, and for the same period net cash provided by operating activities was $152.1 million.
Indebtedness As of December 31, 2008, PAETEC had $929.7 million in debt under its term loan credit facility, senior notes, and revolver. PAETEC drew down its $50.0 million revolver in full on October 15, 2008. The revolver has a maturity date of February 28, 2012.
At December 31, 2008, $579.7 million was outstanding under PAETEC's senior credit facility term loans, which have a maturity date of February 28, 2013. Before their maturity, PAETEC is required to make scheduled principal payments of $6.0 million annually on the term loans. At the end of fourth quarter 2008, PAETEC was well within the sole financial maintenance covenant in its credit facility, which provides for a maximum permissible ratio of consolidated debt (defined as consolidated debt less cash on hand in excess of $20 million) to consolidated EBITDA (as defined) of 5.00:1.00. During fourth quarter 2008, PAETEC reduced the principal on its term loans by $1.5 million.
At December 31, 2008, PAETEC had outstanding $300 million principal amount of 9.5% senior notes due 2015. The senior notes have no financial maintenance covenants.
Common Stock Repurchase Program PAETEC repurchased shares of common stock for an aggregate price of approximately $4.5 million in the fourth quarter 2008. A total of approximately 3.4 million shares were repurchased. For 2008, PAETEC repurchased approximately 5.9 million shares of common stock for an aggregate price of approximately $13.0 million. PAETEC made these purchases under its previously announced program to repurchase up to $30.0 million of common stock through August 2009, subject to conditions. As of December 31, 2008, PAETEC had 140.9 million shares outstanding.
Looking Ahead to 2009 Despite the challenging economic environment in 2009, PAETEC expects to deliver solid returns by focusing on reducing costs, capitalizing on the release of its national unified product portfolio, and providing superior customer service and support. PAETEC expects full-year capital expenditures in 2009 to be consistent with 2008 levels and to generate positive free cash flow during 2009.
Conference Call As previously announced, PAETEC will host a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. ET. Chairman and CEO Arunas Chesonis, Chief Financial Officer Keith Wilson, and Chief Operating Officer EJ Butler, Jr., will be participating. A live webcast and a replay of the call will be available at www.paetec.com.
Conference Call details are as follows: US/Canada Dial in: (800) 597-1926 International: (617) 597-5525 Passcode: 56281823 Webcast: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=190031&eventID=2096234 Replay details are as follows: Replay Dates: Feb. 26, 2009, 12:00 p.m. through Mar. 12, 2009 US/Canada Replay Dial in: (888) 286-8010 International Replay Dial in (617) 801-6888 Replay Passcode: 77810866 Replay Webcast: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=190031&eventID=2096234 Supplemental Information A supplemental presentation providing information complementary to the information in this release will be made available on the Investor Relations portion of www.paetec.com at the time of the conference call.
Forward-Looking Statements Except for statements that present historical facts, this release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In some cases, you can identify these statements by such forward-looking words as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," "will" and "would," or similar expressions. These statements, which include forecasts of capital expenditures, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause PAETEC's actual operating results, financial position, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks, uncertainties and factors are discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in PAETEC's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in PAETEC's subsequently filed SEC reports. They include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors: general economic conditions and trends; PAETEC's ability to integrate the business and operations of US LEC Corp. and McLeodUSA Incorporated; PAETEC's ability to implement its acquisition strategy; PAETEC's ability to manage its business effectively; PAETEC's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and sales agents; the continued availability of necessary network elements at acceptable cost from competitors; competition in the markets in which PAETEC operates; changes in regulation and the regulatory environment; industry consolidation; failure to obtain and maintain network permits and rights-of-way; failure to adapt product and service offerings to changes in customer preferences and in technology; PAETEC's involvement in disputes and legal proceedings; effects of network failures, system breaches, natural catastrophes and other service interruptions; PAETEC's ability to maintain and enhance its back office systems; future sales of PAETEC's common stock in the public market and PAETEC's ability to raise capital in the future; and interest rate risks and compliance with covenants under PAETEC's debt agreements. PAETEC disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About PAETEC PAETEC (NASDAQ GS: PAET) is personalizing business communications for medium-sized and large businesses, enterprise organizations, and institutions across the United States. We offer a comprehensive suite of IP, voice, data and Internet services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE, and managed services. For more information, visit www.paetec.com.
* Neither adjusted EBITDA nor free cash flow is a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by PAETEC for the periods presented, represents net income (loss) before interest expense, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, integration and separation costs, impairment charge, and with respect to pro forma adjusted EBITDA, sales and use tax charge and McLeodUSA initial public offering costs. Free cash flow, as defined by PAETEC, consists of adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures (purchases of property and equipment). See the accompanying tables for additional information as to PAETEC's reasons for including these measures, for a quantitative reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), as net income (loss) is calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and for a quantitative reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities, as net cash provided by operating activities is calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
PAETEC Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands) Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Revenue: Network services revenue $ 314,815 $ 235,794 $ 1,237,668 $ 855,833 Carrier services revenue 71,351 39,995 271,279 144,924 Integrated solutions revenue 14,073 12,853 61,433 40,256 Total revenue 400,239 288,642 1,570,380 1,041,013 Cost of sales (exclusive of operating items shownseparately below) 199,904 138,099 781,347 491,684 Selling, general and administrative expenses(exclusive of operating items shown separatelybelow and inclusive of stock-based compensation) 143,843 101,763 572,180 373,715 Impairment charge 15,000 - 355,000 - Integration and separation costs 5,475 924 12,700 3,665 Depreciation and amortization 28,708 5,947 174,251 75,237 Income (loss) from operations 7,309 41,909 (325,098 ) 96,712 Loss on extinguishment of debt - 447 - 14,558 Other income, net (398 ) (1,321 ) (663 ) (4,784 ) Interest expense 18,880 17,372 73,663 68,373 (Loss) income before income taxes (11,173 ) 25,411 (398,098 ) 18,565 Provision for income taxes 103,260 9,912 89,797 8,037 Net (loss) income $ (114,433 ) $ 15,499 $ (487,895 ) $ 10,528 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 152,131 $ 113,116 Net cash used in investing activities $ (227,971 ) $ (337,675 ) Net cash provided by financing activities $ 127,767 $ 290,275 PAETEC Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (in thousands) Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by PAETEC for the periods presented, represents net (loss) income before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, stock-based compensation, impairment charge, loss on extinguishment of debt, integration and separation costs, and with respect to pro forma adjusted EBITDA, sales tax and use charge and McLeodUSA initial public offering costs. PAETEC's adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measurement prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or "GAAP." Adjusted EBITDA is used by PAETEC's management, together with financial measurements prepared in accordance with GAAP such as revenue and cash flows from operations, to assess PAETEC's historical and prospective operating performance. Management uses adjusted EBITDA to enhance its understanding of PAETEC's core operating performance, which represents management's views concerning PAETEC's performance in the ordinary ongoing and customary course of its operations. Management also uses this measure to evaluate PAETEC's performance relative to that of its competitors. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Overview-Adjusted EBITDA Presentation" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our 2007 fiscal year for additional information regarding management's reasons for including adjusted EBITDA data and for material limitations with respect to the usefulness of this measurement. The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss, as net (loss) income is calculated in accordance with GAAP: Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net (loss) income $ (114,433 ) $ 15,499 $ (487,895 ) $ 10,528 Add back non-EBITDA items included in net (loss) income: Depreciation and amortization 28,708 5,947 174,251 75,237 Interest expense, net of interest income 18,106 16,105 71,857 63,607 Provision for income taxes 103,260 9,912 89,797 8,037 EBITDA 35,641 47,463 (151,990 ) 157,409 Stock-based compensation 4,177 6,884 22,015 20,546 Impairment charge 15,000 - 355,000 - Loss on extinguishment of debt - 447 - 14,558 Integration and separation costs 5,475 924 12,700 3,665 Adjusted EBITDA $ 60,293 $ 55,718 $ 237,725 $ 196,178 PAETEC Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries Free Cash Flow Calculation and Reconciliation (in thousands) Free cash flow, as defined by PAETEC, consists of adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures (purchases of property and equipment). Free cash flow, as defined by PAETEC, is not a financial measurement prepared in accordance with GAAP.
PAETEC has included data with respect to free cash flow because its management believes free cash flow provides a measure of the cash generated by PAETEC's operations before giving effect to non-cash accounting charges, changes in operating assets and liabilities, acquisition-related items, tax items and similar items that do not directly relate to the day-to-day cash expenses of PAETEC's operations, and after giving effect to application of capital expenditures. PAETEC's management uses free cash flow to monitor the effect of PAETEC's daily operations on its cash reserves and its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to fund PAETEC's scheduled debt maturities and other financing activities, including potential refinancings and retirements of debt, and other cash items.
PAETEC's management believes that consideration of free cash flow should be supplemental, however, because free cash flow has limitations as an analytical financial measure. These limitations include the following: · free cash flow does not reflect PAETEC's cash expenditures for scheduled debt maturities and other fixed obligations, such as capital leases, vendor financing arrangements and the other cash items excluded from free cash flow; · free cash flow may be calculated in a different manner by other companies in PAETEC's industry, which limits its usefulness as a comparative measure.
PAETEC's management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on PAETEC's results under GAAP to evaluate its operating performance and by considering independently the economic effects of the foregoing items that are not reflected in free cash flow. As a result of these limitations, free cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities, investing activities, financing activities or changes in cash and cash equivalents as calculated in accordance with GAAP, nor should it be used as a measure of the amount of cash available for debt service or for the payment of dividends or other discretionary expenditures.
Following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities, as net cash provided by operating activities is calculated in accordance with GAAP: Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Adjusted EBITDA (see previous page) $ 60,293 $ 55,718 $ 237,725 $ 196,178 Purchases of property and equipment (32,067 ) (29,260 ) (119,492 ) (81,455 ) Free cash flow, as defined 28,226 26,458 118,233 114,723 Purchases of property and equipment 32,067 29,260 119,492 81,455 Interest expense, net of interest income (18,106 ) (16,105 ) (71,857 ) (63,607 ) Other (2,560 ) 5,711 (2,045 ) 4,766 Loss on extinguishment of debt - - - (2,000 ) Integration and separation costs (5,475 ) (924 ) (12,700 ) (3,665 ) Amortization of debt issuance costs 514 438 2,062 1,920 Amortization of debt discount 274 - 1,006 - Changes in operating assets and liabilities 45,662 17,764 (2,060 ) (20,476 ) Net cash provided by operating activities $ 80,602 $ 62,602 $ 152,131 $ 113,116 PAETEC Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries Selected Financial and Operating Data As of As of December 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 Financial Data (in thousands): Cash and cash equivalents $ 164,528 $ 112,601 Accounts receivable, net $ 202,843 $ 147,343 Property and equipment, net $ 638,941 $ 312,032 Accounts payable $ 89,465 $ 65,561 Other accrued expenses $ 140,424 $ 92,598 Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations $ 14,258 $ 5,040 Long-term debt and capital lease obligations $ 916,575 $ 790,517 Operating Data Geographic markets served 80 53 Number of switches deployed 118 65 Total digital T1 transmission lines installed 168,360 119,987 Total access line equivalents installed * 4,531,822 2,923,381 Total employees 3,685 2,432 * Includes Plain Old Telephone Service ("POTS") PAETEC Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Based on combination of historical results of PAETEC, US LEC, and McLeodUSA) (1) (in thousands) Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Total revenue $ 400,239 $ 412,706 $ 1,624,691 $ 1,614,094 Cost of sales (exclusive of operating items shown separately below) 199,904 200,423 809,351 786,942 Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of operating items shown separately below and inclusive of stock-based compensation) 143,843 148,616 593,269 595,247 Impairment charge 15,000 - 355,000 - Integration and separation costs 5,475 1,464 17,737 7,376 Sales tax and use charge - - 11,995 - Depreciation and amortization 28,708 29,272 182,054 184,381 Income (loss) from operations 7,309 32,931 (344,715 ) 40,148 Loss on extinguishment of debt - 447 - 14,558 Other income, net (398 ) (1,270 ) (608 ) (4,916 ) Interest expense 18,880 18,443 73,991 70,327 (Loss) income before income taxes (11,173 ) 15,311 (418,098 ) (39,821 ) Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 103,260 5,895 89,797 (15,331 ) Net (loss) income $ (114,433 ) $ 9,416 $ (507,895 ) $ (24,490 ) ( 1 ) The pro forma results for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, give effect to PAETEC's acquisition of US LEC as if it had occurred on January 1, 2007, and to PAETEC's acquisition of McLeodUSA as if it had occurred at the beginning of each fiscal year presented. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the combined companies' results of operations actually would have been if the mergers had been completed on the dates indicated.
The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of pro forma adjusted EBITDA to pro forma net (loss) income, calculated in accordance with GAAP based on the combination of historical results of PAETEC Holding, US LEC and McLeodUSA for such periods.
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We propose the frozen Gaussian approximation for computation of high frequency wave propagation. This method approximates the solution to the wave equation by an integral representation. It provides a highly efficient computational tool based on the asymptotic analysis on the phase plane. Compared to geometric optics, it provides a valid solution around caustics. Compared to the Gaussian beam method, it overcomes the drawback of beam spreading. We give several numerical examples to verify that the frozen Gaussian approximation performs well in the presence of caustics and when the Gaussian beam spreads. Moreover, it is observed numerically that the frozen Gaussian approximation exhibits better accuracy than the Gaussian beam method. © 2011 International Press.
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As part of the cost-savings measures recently announced by the University, McGill today launched its 2013 Voluntary Retirement Program for eligible administrative and support staff aged 60 and over, before December 31, 2013.
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Latitude-Longitude: 49°13'29''N, 119°58'21''W at the approximate mouth of this feature.
Ashnola River adopted by Geographic Board of Canada in 1917, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915; crosses from Washington into BC at 49º00' - 120º23' on 92H/1.
"Nais-nu-loh / Ashtnolow" referenced 1860 in Lord, I, p.321 (Provincial Archives citation). Labelled "Ashnoulou River" on Trutch's 1871 map of British Columbia; "Ashnola: a body of Okinagan in southwest BC, population 37 in 1911..." (Handbook of Indians of Canada, Geographic Board of Canada, 1912); "Ashnola means 'white waters'..." (Wild Land of the Ashnola by Jennifer Maynard, published in BC Motorist magazine July-Aug 1971, p.14).
This name is found, spelt "Ashtnoulou", as early as 1861. It probably comes not from Chief Ashnola John, who was alive in the present century, but from an early Indian village named "Acnulox".
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Experienced and creative communicator, writer, and public speaker.
A senior-level advisor to for-profit and non-profit leadership.
More than 30 years experience in strategy development, brand development and management, business development and marketing.
A provocateur and change agent in transforming businesses.
A proven record of customer and revenue growth.
A creative and strategic thought leader in marketing and planning.
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2019-04-24T00:43:46Z
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https://thewellynngroup.wordpress.com/about/
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Arts
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Business
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thenation
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Sam Adams shakes up Portland; the House votes for peace; we offer kudos to Kors and send get-well wishes to Ted Kennedy.
for national reporting. Kudos to Kors!
had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. In his forty-five years as the fighting liberal in the Senate, Kennedy has championed civil rights, labor rights, healthcare, education and a sane foreign policy. He once said that “the best vote I’ve cast in my forty-four years in the United States Senate” was the one against authorizing the Iraq War in 2002. As a result of his opposition to the war and through his tenacious championing of causes lost and found, Kennedy has set the standard for what a great Senator and statesman can be. At The Nation, our hearts sank when we heard the news of his illness, but if there is one thing we know about Ted Kennedy, it’s that he’s a fighter.
Thanks to a growing number of antiwar Democrats and a flood of Republican abstentions, an Iraq War funding bill failed to pass the House for the first time on May 15 when George W. Bush’s request for $163 billion in supplemental funds was voted down 149 to 141. The no vote was made possible when 132 Republicans abstained in protest of domestic spending provisions attached to the bill, but the roll call also showed growing numbers of Democrats prepared to use the power of the purse to end the war.
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2019-04-21T19:08:34Z
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https://www.thenation.com/article/noted-31/
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Arts
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News
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nola
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Cameron Cantrelle is not the typical tech startup founder. He is not an office person, with sturdy, suntanned hands and a pair of fisherman's sunglasses holding back his long hair.
He studied ornamental horticulture at Auburn University before starting his own landscaping business in Madisonville in 1998. Until recently, he hardly used email.
Cantrelle, like most entrepreneurs, is trying to solve a problem in an industry he knows well. The problem? Landscapers waste a lot of time and money finding and buying trees, shrubs and other plant materials.
Cantrelle was already a successfully landscaper when he started to realize how outdated and hectic plant buying was. Online retailers such as Amazon.com were changing the way people bought everything, yet Cantrelle and his team still relied on mounds of paper pricing sheets from nurseries to find the plants they needed. Orders were made over fax machine.
"It was maddening," Cantrelle said.
He set out in 2011 to create a sort of an Amazon for plants where landscape architects could go online to search nurseries nationwide for everything they needed and place orders within minutes. Cantrelle teamed with Dave Wooden, the older brother of a college friend and a robotics engineer at Boston Dymanics, to design the software.
Cantrelle said Plantbid is a "game-changer" because the algorithms it uses sort through long buying lists and find the best nurseries to order from, factoring in not only plant prices but also shipping costs.
Until now, landscapers had to spend days searching for plants one at a time and eat the cost on freight, he said.
"When you go to the grocery store, you have a list and you're not leaving that store until you have that list of items," Cantrelle said. "That's also how industry shops, with a list."
Plantbid launched with a small group of wholesale growers in January 2014 and today has a network of more than 300 nationwide offering more than 260,000 plant varieties. The marketplace has about 1,100 users, including buyers and sellers.
Landscapers pay a $20 monthly fee to get quotes on plants and see what the high, middle and low prices are in certain regional markets. Buyers who place an order get access to nursery names, inventory search, and are able to make bids. Plantbid charges a 2.5 percent fee on the total order when completed.
Cantrelle said it has been hard work recruiting landscapers and nurseries as users. Most are comfortable with manual orders and not keen to change.
But he noted most were resistant to adopt fax machine decades ago.
For now, Plantbid offers a support service for a slightly larger fee, what Cantrelle describes as a "hand-holding" option until users are ready to start ordering on their own.
To date, Plantbid has mostly targeted wholesale nurseries. Nurseries are also some of the largest plant buyers, creating a returning customer, Cantrelle said.
Regional shortages of popular trees and shrubs could push more buyers to explore the tool.
The Great Recession hit the landscaping industry hard, forcing waves of nursery closures. Today, business is back, but nurseries are still catching up to meet demand for materials that take a long time to grow, including live oaks and southern magnolias in the South.
Cantrelle said landscapers will seek ways to save every penny amid rising prices.
"It's going to really hurt the buying market," Cantrelle said. "We were used to the old price points and they're not there anymore."
In the future, Cantrelle sees an opportunity to market Plantbid's multiple search software to other industries, including retail.
Not even Amazon lets users search for multiple items at once, he noted.
"I'm in a marathon, not a race," Cantrelle said. "It's not a question of 'is this going to happen?' It's 'when is this going to happen?'"
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2019-04-24T09:48:17Z
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https://www.nola.com/business/2015/06/madisonville_plantbid_cantrell.html
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Arts
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Shopping
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aalbc
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Craig Phillip Robinson was born on October 25, 1971. He is an actor, comedian, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role as played Darryl Philbin on The Office a television show he starred in for nine years from 2005 – 2013.
Tell us how much you like Craig Robinson.
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2019-04-26T15:55:19Z
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https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Craig+Robinson
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Arts
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Arts
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allhiphop
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K’yanna Barber Claims To Be The Kiki From Drake's "In My Feelings"
The Bay Area rapper/dancer wants the world to know Drizzy was talking about her in the song.
(AllHipHop News) Since the moment Drake's Scorpion album dropped, fans have wanted to know who is the mysterious KikI mentioned on "In My Feelings." There was even speculation that Drizzy was talking about Kanye West's wife Kim Kardashian.
Oakland rapper K’yanna Barber went on Power 106 to claim she is the Toronto superstar's real muse for the #1 smash. Apparently, she and Drake met through fellow Bay Area rhymer Kamaiyah around three years ago.
“I was kind of surprised by it myself when I heard it. I was sitting in the living room with my son, my brother, my mom. We were just listening to the album like everybody else. You know, it's Drake. He drops new music, you listen to it," said Barber.
She continued, "Eventually I got to 'In My Feelings.' We heard 'Kiki' and my son's like, 'Mommy, did he just say your name?' And my mom's like, 'Huh?' Then we heard 'KB'... When we heard KB that's when my mom started going crazy because that's my actual initials. So it was a different feeling when she heard that."
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2019-04-19T11:03:48Z
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https://allhiphop.com/news/k-yanna-barber-claims-to-be-the-kiki-from-drake-s-in-my-feelings-7wjSeTSmDkmb0zDXXwzTWw/
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Arts
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News
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weebly
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Today we reached Fort Laramie! We sold some of our stuff worth 1,000 dollars! Yet all the rumors about the stuff we could buy being cheaper was false! The items where like 1 million dollars! We needed to save some money but this was not helping! And we even had to replace 2 oxen because they broke free! They literally broke Rachel and Addie's arms! And our new oxen are so stupid. They fell down on the trail and Andrew had to whip them! This trip is soooooooooooooooooo long!!!
WE crushed somebody with our UFO. Oops!
We met a man named James McVee. He told us that many people were heading west and asked us why we were going to!
That guy, was holding a huge bag of gold! Score!
We were a little bit embarrassed when we found out that there was a newspaper article about our UFO crashing! So so embarrassing!
Finally, we actually decided we wanted to move west and looked at what trails we could take to get a better life!
I think that we learned so much We The People because We the People taught us all we needed to know about how our government works. We learned how America's history affected it's government and how the citizens should act and follow the laws. I think we also learned how to create our own government by learning about a few others and how different governments can be combined into one big one.
I think that we where able to use the information from We the People to make the laws of our Mars constitution. I also think that the way America organizes their government gave us some ideas for how we would organize our government. I think that we all wanted a equal vote so that is why we did not use America's same government.
Some of the things that we researched was different countries preambles. We wanted to look at different preambles to get ideas on what we wanted in it. We all copied and pasted words and phrases in the other preambles and we used what we wanted, and deleted what we did not want. We also looked at different governments we could have, which affected our constitution because of what the type of government did.
More kids should try researching things while creating because it will give you ideas! You could get so many different ideas! You could also learn so much more and expand your researching skills! I also like how you can be the one to know things instead of your teacher! You can answer the questions and be the one who knows!
Some of the things I learned from this was how we needed to get along to actually create this constitution! I never knew it would take so much collaboration to make a thing like this! I also learned that making a government included so many things! Like what type of government we would have, and what laws we would have to follow! There is so much to learn in making a government and I think everybody should try i!
I would get to see how I improved my presentation in the actually science fair!
I got some extra practice in for the science fair and, I got to see how my presentation evolved!
I saw what people liked and what they did not like.
I became more fluent with my presentation and more confident.
Overall, I think that the Science Fair was a valuable experience because it taught lots of other people some things that they might not have known, and we got to learn so much from our own projects, and our peers. This experience also made us problem solve, and think deep.
I definitely made some mistakes along the way, but I learned from them. Here are some examples: One time, I freaked out because when I signed up on the google spreadsheet, my name did not show up. But my mom calmed me down, and I think I tried to be more calm, cool, and collected. I also was very upset when I hardly had time to make my poster board and lots of time for experiments. But all my friends and peers helped me, so I learned that friends will always carry you up.
If I were give the chance to do anything differently, I would try to sign up for the experiment earlier, and always remember that this is just a project, not a life or death situation. I will always try to calm down but might freak out sometimes.
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2019-04-21T20:40:51Z
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https://paulsolarz.weebly.com/addy
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Arts
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Kids
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ign
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(1) Kill the NCR hostages. (2) (Optional) Rescue the NCR hostages. (3) Return to Milo at the NCR checkpoint.
You know that town Nelson? You know the one. It's the Legion-controlled, disheveled-looking town far on the eastern edge of the Mojave Wasteland. It's nestled in between the Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel Bunker to the northeast, the Techatticup Mine to the southeast, and the Toxic Dump Site to the west. It's almost certain that you'll encounter this town during the main events of Fallout: New Vegas , so you should be somewhat familiar with this locale early on during your adventure. It's here that you'll encounter the Legion, and will get to clear the Legion from the town, thus handing it over to the NCR, or helping the Legion control the town, thus stymieing any hope the NCR had of claiming it for themselves.
This may seem like extraneous information for such a short and basic side quest, but it's really not. You'll have the easiest time completing this side quest successfully if you're friendly with the NCR and have already cleared the Legion from the town limits. If you're friendly with the Legion and hostile to the NCR, you will likely never be able to complete this side quest. And if you're somewhere in the middle, perhaps friendly with the NCR but having not yet cleared the Legion from Nelson, then you'll be able to complete the side quest, but have your hands full while doing so. So if at all possible, clear the Legion from Nelson first and foremost, and then go about your business. It will make your life much easier.
So here's the deal. Adjacent to Nelson, along the main road leading into and out of the town, you'll find some NCR soldiers set up in a little roadside encampment. The one man you're going to speak with here, Ranger Milo, will approach you with an offer after you speak with him a bit. Whether the Legion holds Nelson still or not, there are three prisoners being held on crucifix-like structures at the center of the town. Milo wants you to go there and actually kill his own men, simply to take away the Legion's ability to use them against the NCR (and perhaps free those men from suffering). And you can do this, if you'd like. But if you want to be a good guy, go there and free them instead, and then speak to Milo once more to let him know your success. Whether you kill them or free them, the side quest will conclude successfully, so don't worry too much about that. What you should worry about is whether you're going to need to deal with the Legion or not when you go through the motions.
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2019-04-24T04:27:13Z
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https://www.ign.com/wikis/fallout-new-vegas/Back_In_Your_Own_Backyard
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Arts
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Business
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weebly
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The main urban aim was to connect two parts of Prague – Karlín and Holešovice – two Prague districts separated by the river and infrastructure. All connections have the same function, whether it is a bridge, a ferry or a cable car. They are reaching the same goal, by other instrument. I design a ferry as a concept of ‘floating bridge’, flying form bank to bank as a shuttle. Same investment to the footbridge would allow several years of operation of the ferry. Ferry is also designed as a refundable investment. The new connection is a vein innervating two separated parts of the city.
The object becomes thanks to the added function not only a vehicle but also a target. The vessel is designed in the shape of cube, as a paraphrase of Chinese lantern. Its cover diffuses light from the inside, it floats on the water. Its façade is a veil, transparent but still hazy. It shows what is happening from the inside out.
The starting point is Karlín. Passenger enters from the floating pontoon pier through the front slit to the cavity of lantern. The space inside is left open, encircling the core of the building. The core is covered with light white façade panels. This core allows access to the second floor, which serves as an observation bar to make the journey more confortable. The bar is glazed by sliding windows, which offer the possibility of opening the space to the exterior.
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2019-04-26T00:13:03Z
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http://magdalenanovak.weebly.com/p345iacutevoz.html
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Recreation
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The OSU Weed Science Field Day will be held on July 11 at OARDC Western Ag Research Station at 7721 South Charleston Pike (SR41), South Charleston Ohio. As in previous years, it’s a mostly self-directed event and a chance to look at all of our research. The day runs from 9 to noon, followed by lunch for those who preregister. Feel free to bring anyone you like and to tell others, but please send an email to Bruce Ackley to preregister - ackley.19@osu.edu - telling him how many are coming so he can plan appropriately. The registration fee $35, includes lunch and the plot book, payable on the day of the tour. We will be around as usual to answer questions and lead some brief discussions.
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2019-04-18T10:49:29Z
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https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/osu-weed-science-field-day
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Arts
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Recreation
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typepad
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Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a "Social Media Strategy Map" workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. The workshop was hosted by Compasspoint, with support from the Lucile and David Packard Foundation.
I don't get an opportunity to do this workshop with a large group, so this was fabulous learning experience to work out some techniques to make it scale. And they worked! I wanted to capture a couple of reflections on the process as well as content learnings by way of this post.
One of the things that is essential to good instruction (or presentation) is knowing your audience. Every time I present or facilitate a workshop, I review the web sites and social media ant trails (social media properties) of participants.
This takes a lot of time because I'm not just browsing, but I'm doing a pattern analysis for best practices that I can incorporate into a presentation about social media principles and nonprofits. I think people are more likely to pay attention if they know that they might in the presentation. Also, it allows for a more interactive discussion because participants can share their knowledge. It's a shift from sage on the stage instruction to honoring the learners for what they know.
The Bay Versus the Bay: This was an excellent example of how social media strategy can support behavior change or action. Some really good design points. For example, note their call to action right on the YouTube video. They were able to share some insights about how they track the success of this effort.
ACLU-Northern California: They are recruiting for a social media intern on Facebook. They used "tagging" on Facebook to make people aware of the note. The note itself is an excellent job description for a social media intern. This prompted a thoughtful discussion about to effectively manage social media interns.
The Valley Medical Foundation: This organization provided an example of the personal versus organizational voice issue that social media often brings up. They shared how they worked through this internally.
I was lucky enough to be working with good folks at Compasspoint (Nelson Layag, Sue Bennett, and Sierra Catcott) who are experienced facilitators and workshop leaders. They brought along their chimes which are a great tool for getting people's attention when they are working in pairs or small groups. My son lent me his Robot Voice Disguiser which was good for an opening laugh, but the chimes were preferable. It makes me wonder about the various techniques for getting people to shift attention from small group to large group.
I've done this game enough times to know that one key to success is making sure the small groups have people with knowledge of communications plans, hands-on experience with the tools, someone who can facilitate the discussion, and people with hands-on experience using the tools. I've used a couple of techniques to accomplish this and they worked.
Using a google form, I sent a pre-survey that asked detailed questions about social media experience, communications planning, budget size, and job role. On the name tags, we indicated people with social media experience with a "T" and those with communications planning experience a "C." We made sure that these folks were not all seated at the same table - having them spread their experience through the room so there was a C and T at each table.
I also created a stand up, sit down exercise. One part included having people stand if they had a formal or informal communications plan/strategy (half the room) -and then had them sit down in waves to determine formal communications, Internet strategy, and social strategy. There were only a handful of people who had a formal communications plan with a social media strategy.
Next, to ensure that all the people who very comfortable with social media aren't seated at the same table, we did the spectra gram. I learned this technique from Allen Gunn who uses it during Penguin Day. I have people line up from "very comfortable" to "not so comfortable" and facilitate a conversation. Then, had them count off by table numbers.
Wikitation: A wikitation (word coined by Allan Levine, Cogdog Blog) is a wiki that you use to share you presentation slides and links. I used the wiki to take notes and add resources on the fly that come up during Q/A. The wiki becomes an electronic flip chart and resource collector. What's nice is that allows you save paper and be a little bit green, although you do need a couple of key paper handouts (instructions/cards). The wikitation for this workshop is here.
What's the Hash Tag? With more and more people tweeting, I announce at the beginning what the hashtag is and encourage workshop tweeting. I've be using a tool called "What the Hash Tag" that easily aggregates tweets into a transcript. Monitoring the tag stream during the workshop provides a backchannel for people in the room and allows for remote participation.
As my own learning and thinking about social media and nonprofits has evolved, so have the principles and strategies. This has had an impact on the design of the cards, game instructions, etc. I spent a lot of time last week tweaking the point system on the tool cards to guide better strategy decisions. It worked, but the strategy framework itself needs to be rethought.
The first iteration of the strategy cards consisted only of online approaches and was scaled based on amount of time (listening, participate, share story, generate buzz, and online community building). The tools aligned to the components. I've evolved this to engage/listen, social content, spreading buzz, movement building, and offline impact and more fluidity in choice of tools, also adding new ones. A concept framework for strategy could be tweaked further and I have some ideas.
We had enough time so we could use the "life happens" cards where groups lose or win points based on a real life situation. You know, resistance, staff turnover, lack of resources, etc. The groups were thrilled to win points. So, it is making me think that I need to revise the "life happens" to win points if they solve the problem in their strategy.
With such a large group, I thought ten reports using the same scenario would be deadly boring. So, we had three scenarios and 3-4 tables working on each scenario. I did the reports out for each scenario which worked really well. People really got into the making up the context part. For example, one of the organizations all of sudden had a famous rap star alumni who made YouTube videos for the organization's campaign.
What was a best practice or innovative idea and acknowledge it?
Ask a strategy question about something that was missing?
What specific how to resource would be useful to know about?
Is there a tactical tip to share?
All in all - I can say that I learned a lot and hope participants did too!
Great post and I keep seeing the techniques as having value in many different presentation scenarios including one on change management I'm putting together. The wikitation is one of the best and I look forward to exploring.
Great stuff... not for profits have so much to gain from using social media... it allows them to mobilise a lot of people to work together, hopefully for social good.
Thanks for sharing your learning experience - I made some notes for the next time I lead a large workshop.
Back to social media content. Reading through the slides made me realize that I don't have a good idea about how to share what I'm hearing in my listening project with other managers/our exec dir. Do you have an earlier post about that or could you write one?
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2019-04-25T01:44:51Z
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https://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/11/social-media-game-for-100-bay-area-nonprofits.html
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Arts
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Business
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artstarts
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In the days leading up to GivingTuesday on December 2, 2014, we are sharing stories from artists in the ArtStarts community. We asked them, "Where did art start for you?" It's a question that asks us to reflect on our own lives in order to see where along our journey our passion for the arts was sparked.
GivingTuesday is a movement for giving and volunteering that takes place this year on December 2, 2014. Taking place each year right after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is proof that the holiday season can be about both giving and giving back. GivingTuesday is the perfect time for the world to come together and show how powerful humanity can be when we unite to give on one day.
ArtStarts fosters creative experiences for young people. Your support can spark the start of something special.
Donate today or on December 2, 2014 to help ArtStarts bring creativity into young lives across BC!
Choose Interac Online when you donate here on December 2, 2014 and Interac will match up to your donation, up to $25. Your $25 donation becomes $50! Click here to donate via Canada Helps on December 2, 2014—and remember to select Interac Online as your payment method.
Where did art start for you?
As a teenager in Ottawa I made many visits to the National Gallery. At the time (1970’s) the collection was temporarily located in an office building on Elgin Street and admission was free. I would spend hours by myself wandering from room to room looking at paintings by famous artists and discovering artists that were new to me. I felt a connection to the people who had created this art - through time and space - and it was magical.
A life-long interest in art and art education grew - and I am now a full-time artist, art teacher and facilitator. I am inspired seeing my students at work on their art; making new discoveries, trying new things, growing in new ways and finding satisfaction in being creative and expressing their ideas. Now, whether I am looking at The Group of Seven paintings in the National Gallery in Ottawa, Impressionist art in Paris, or a preschool student’s artistic interpretation of a spring garden - that magical feeling is the same.
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2019-04-25T16:32:51Z
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https://artstarts.com/blog/wdasfy-sandi-henrich
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Arts
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Arts
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wordpress
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Write the word carrot inside your math text book. Do not show students.
When Mathspig was a mathspiglet we used to play this trick. It doesn’t work on everyone, but it works often enough.
Ask a student to say 15 times 15 fifteen times.
Then ask them to name a vegetable. Students say carrot 90% (I’m guessing) of the time.
To make this trick more dramatic send 10 students out of the class before you begin and tell the other half what you are about to do. Students return one at a time. How often do they say ‘carrot’? What % of students say carrot?
Most students who said “I can’t do maths’ when I was teaching, didn’t do maths. They talked, penned a tattoo on their arm. Or scribbled in the text book. Today they read texts or play games on their phones under table or fall asleep.
There is no point arguing. Students must ‘see’ they can do maths.
Do something that grabs their attention, something counterintuitive. Here is one of the BEST revision projects ever for middle school maths students. Remember, the best way to learn something is to teach it.
You are currently browsing the archives for the % category.
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2019-04-19T01:26:32Z
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https://mathspig.wordpress.com/category/topics/23593414/
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Arts
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Kids
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cinema
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In the growing list of potentially humorous backdrops, the African-American family reunion is rapidly becoming an overused archetype. Everyone from Tyler Perry to Red Grant has utilized the setting for their combination of slapstick and cultural satire. Granted, it gives a filmmaker ample opportunity to splatter a broad spectrum of larger-than-life personalities onto an equally oversized and recognizable canvas, but the tendency toward stereotypes and sentimentality often ruins the insights. At first glance, it appears that the new ensemble comedy Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins will fall into that same clichéd category. But looks, as we all know, can be very deceiving indeed.
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2019-04-19T09:00:06Z
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http://cinema.com/articles/5490/welcome-home-roscoe-jenkins-movie-review.phtml
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Arts
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Home
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apple
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Applying lens stabilization to bracketed capture attempts to keep the lens steady for the entire duration of the bracket, resulting in more consistent images across the bracket. When lens stabilization is enabled, bracketed still image captures incur additional latency. Lens stabilization is more effective with longer-exposure captures, and offers limited or no benefit for exposure durations shorter than 1/30 of a second. It is possible that during the bracket, the lens stabilization module may run out of correction range and therefore will not be active for every frame in the bracket. Each emitted sample buffer from the bracket has an attachment of kCMSampleBufferAttachmentKey_StillImageLensStabilizationInfo indicating additional information about stabilization applied to the buffer.
This property’s default value is false. You may set this property’s value to true only if the isLensStabilizationDuringBracketedCaptureSupported value is true. Otherwise, setting this property raises an exception (invalidArgumentException). If the isLensStabilizationDuringBracketedCaptureSupported property’s value changes to false, this property’s value also becomes false.
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2019-04-20T14:49:49Z
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https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avfoundation/avcapturestillimageoutput/1616287-islensstabilizationduringbracket
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Arts
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Reference
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nus
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I: "There's No Place Like Home: Investigating Nest Site Fidelity in Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)."
II: "Bintan Resorts Turtle Conservation Initiative: identification of issues and preliminary results."
Talk 1: "There's No Place Like Home: Investigating Nest Site Fidelity in Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)"
About the talk - Do nesting leatherback sea turtles have a favourite spot on the beach? While there is general consensus that a female leatherback typically returns to nest at her natal beach, there is less certainty about whether she displays fidelity to a specific location on the beach. As leatherback populations in many areas of Asia are declining, the answer to this question may have important implications for sea turtle conservation methods. Using individual nest site selection data collected over 13 seasons at a nesting beach in Central America, I will discuss applied statistical modeling work investigating whether leatherbacks do indeed exhibit "nest site fidelity," the tendency to repeatedly nest at or near the same location on their nesting beach. Possible implications for conservation efforts in Asia will be considered.
About the speaker - Eric Nordmoe is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. After completing his bachelor�s degree in economics at the University of Chicago in 1981, he worked in the market research industry for seven years. He returned to academics and completed at PhD in statistics at Northwestern University in 1993. He was a lecturer in Singapore with the department of economics and statistics at NUS from 1993 to 1996.
Since 1996, he has been with Kalamazoo College in the US teaching introductory and advanced statistics courses and carrying out research in statistics education and applications. In 2002, he began collaborating with a student and a biologist colleague studying leatherback sea turtles nesting in Central America. He was delighted to find that his experience developing models to study brand loyalty in market research applied directly to the problem of investigating site fidelity in sea turtles.
Since 2002, he has been actively involved in the application of statistical models to the analysis of sea turtle nesting data. He has continued this work during his sabbatical year 2006 as a visiting scientist with NIE/NTU with the immensely valuable support of his host, Professor CH Diong.
Talk 2: "Bintan Resorts Turtle Conservation Initiative: identification of issues and preliminary results"
About the talk - An effort to bring back the good old days of the turtles in northen Bintan Island, Indonesia, was initiated by Bintan Resorts back in 2004.
Potential landing sites were determined, and a hatchery was set-up. Several issues encountred during the course of time were identified, and the paths being taken to overcome them are discussed. Preliminary results of the three years work in turtle survey and hatchlings releases are also explained.
About the speaker - Ranan Samanya finished his bachelor's degree in freshwater biology from Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia in 1989.
After completing his MSc. in marine ecology from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, in 1991, he joined the Belgian Institute of Nature Conservation, where studies were done to enhance the environmental condition of the Scheldt Estuary.
In 1997 he returned to Indonesia and worked for several geothermal and mining companies to mitigate environmental issues in Java, Bali, and Sumbawa islands. He has been with Bintan Resorts since 2001.
The IOSEA Year of the Turtle Committe, Singapore is a partnership between several government bodies, university institutions and non-governmental organisations in Singapore: NIE/NTU, Underwater World, BWV, WildSingapore, AVA, NParks, NSS and NUS RMBR.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 5:10 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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https://headsweater.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/its-started/
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Original, happy, harmony filled fun family music!
Sunny Train, Music in Locomotion, takes you on a journey clickety scatting down the tracks, bringing harmony and love in the form of original songs that kids can't get enough of! Grown-ups get on board too; remembering a time in the back seat when everybody sang along. From fun family listening to music and yoga educators in the classroom, their engaging music delights and inspires people of all ages to sing, dance and play together. This family favorite husband and wife duo delivers a pure charming acoustic sound and beautiful vocal harmonies. Sunny Train's debut multi genre album is toe tapping goodness that parents and kids can agree upon.
Choo chugga choo... all aboard!
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2019-04-21T12:35:44Z
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https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/sunnytrain
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Selena Gomez may have been quiet lately but that is all set to change. After dominating the radio with her Kygo collaboration 'It Ain't Me' at the start of the year and wowing us all with her own singles 'Bad Liar' and 'Fetish', she is back with new music.
'Wolves' is finally here. Selena premiered the Marshmello collaboration on Beats 1 just now and released it.
YOU CAN REALLY LISTEN TO SELENA'S NEW SINGLE IN ALL OF ITS GLORY RIGHT THIS MINUTE!
The single itself is a moody masterpiece that bursts into a huge sing-along chorus and a massive beat drop. "I've been running through the jungle / I've been crying with the wolves / To get to you, oh, to get to you" sings the 'Hands to Myself' hitmaker.
'Wolves' also sees Selena push herself vocally with some impressive runs over Marshmello's production.
On Beats 1, Selena revealed: "This was a song that I heard in Japan for the first time and I was talking to Andrew Watt one of the writers who I've worked with for years and he actually just played a rough version and I thought it was really beautiful."
The Stars Dance star then sent it to Marshmello to work on and they came up with its tone together.
'Wolves' is written by some of the writers behind Camila Cabello's hit 'Havana', including Andrew.
It follows Marshmello's huge Khalid collaboration 'Silence' that is currently scaling the charts.
Based on first listen we think that 'Wolves' could be an international smash.
Now please excuse us while we go and listen to it on single song repeat.
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2019-04-21T09:17:50Z
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http://www.mtv.co.uk/selena-gomez/news/selena-gomez-releases-epic-marshmello-collaboration-wolves
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Peng, B., Chen, X., Shen, Y. and Bao, X. (2011) Effect of controlled overexpression of xylulokinase by different promoters on xylose metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Weishengwu Xuebao, 51 7: 914-922.
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https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/18172
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This dissertation takes its lead from the need to add to the debate issues of institutional arrangements when evaluating the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation programs. The particular case in point is the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP), which was initially set up by a NGO, Conservation International (CI), and thereafter transferred to another host institution, a national parastatal called the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). This dissertation set out to investigate the optimal institutional mechanism for coordinating SKEP. in light of its transition from CI to SANB!. This was done by evaluating the current coordination mechanism. A systems theory approach guided the research. An action research approach ensured that the results would be practical to the coordination unit of the SKEP program. Grounded theory analysis was used to analyze and make sense of the data and provide guidance on the functions and structure of the coordination unit and its supporting structures.
Hartney, D. 2007. Management requirements for coordinating the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP). University of Cape Town.
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https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/5534
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1. The Ruling Class (2001) as Tucker.
2. Britannia Hospital (1983) as Statesman Patient.
3. Sweet William (1980) as Captain Walton.
4. Lady Vanishes, The (1979) as Charters.
5. Bawdy Adventures Of Tom Jones, The (1976) as Dr Thwackum.
7. Theatre Of Blood (1973) as Horace Sprout.
8. O Lucky Man! (1973) as Dr Munda; Duff.
10. Dad's Army (1971) as Captain Mainwaring.
11. Fragment of Fear (1971) as Mr. Nugent .
12. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) as Father .
13. If.... (1969) as Mr. Kemp .
14. You Must Be Joking! (1965) as .
15. This Sporting Life (1963) as Slomer .
16. Follow That Horse! (1961) as Auctioneer .
17. Two Grooms for a Bride (1957) as Horace Fogarty .
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http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/116844%7C16060/Arthur-Lowe/filmography.html
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Will Thorazine Help Treat Severe Insomnia?
I have recently been diagnosed as bipolar. I have endured extreme insomnia for 20 years and Xanax has worked without fail during that time. I have a new shrink that wants me off of Xanax and has put me on Seroquel. OMG! In six months time I have gained 30 pounds. I have tried every medication known to man and this is not gonna work. I walk every night and rollerskate once a week, but the weight continues to pile on! Would a medication such as Thorazine be beneficial to me???
Thorazine has its own side effects, most notably the Thorazine Shuffle, whereby patients drag their feet because they're so doped up from the drug.
If it were me, I wouldn't want to take Thorazine. Though I wouldn't take Ambien, or any of the other addictive sleep aids.
A friend of mine is currently on Trazodone [sp?], an anti-depressant, to regulate her sleep. Not sure if this would cause mania in someone with bipolar, though it might not, it's one of the older anti-depressants.
Another option is reducing the dose of the Seroquel to see if you lose weight and can fall asleep.
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2019-04-21T00:41:16Z
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https://www.healthcentral.com/article/will-thorazine-help-treat-severe-insomnia
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"Countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Military expenditure > % of GDP. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 1988-2012. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Europe/Economy/Innovation/Military-expenditure/%-of-GDP>.
"Countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Military expenditure > % of GDP. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. [Internet]. 1988-2012. Avaliable from: <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Europe/Economy/Innovation/Military-expenditure/%-of-GDP>.
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https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Europe/Economy/Innovation/Military-expenditure/%25-of-GDP
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Welcome to the Hiatus (1999-2003) area. The purpose of this area is to provide some structure and organization so that related wiki content can be stored and discovered more easily.
This page has been seen 2,557 times.
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http://www.vhlinks.com/vbforums/wiki_index/Band-History/Hiatus-1999-2003?s=3ad6614de7918d9b2f0ec942b83ed97a
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1.Cut and remove the root parts of the keerai .Wash the remaining parts and chop it into small pieces along with its stem.
2.Heat a kadai,add oil,add mustard seed,wait till it crackles,then add urad dhal,curry leaves,red chillies and onion.Saute till onion turns translucent.
3.Add keerai ,salt and sprinkle little water. cook in low flame.
4.After it is cooked, add grated coconut to it and mix well.
5.Still if you see water in the poriyal,keep in medium flame and fry till water goes.
6.Now keerai poriyal is ready.
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https://cookandseeblog.wordpress.com/category/poriyal/
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Collier, Delinda, 1973- Repainting the walls of Lunda: information colonialism and Angolan art. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2016. 253 pp. illus. bibliog. ND2867.6.A52 L863 2016 AFA. OCLC 904905035.
Chokwe art is appropriated by Angolan artists as their national heritage—notably the symbols and pictograms on the painted murals first documented by José Redinha’s Paredes pintadas da Lunda (1953).
Chronicling the publication and dissemination of José Redhinha’s Paredes pintadas da Lunda (Painted walls of Lunda), Delinda Collier analyzes two-dimensional images of the Chokwe peoples of northeastern Angola and their subsequent formats, from post-independent canvas paintings to Internet images. Collier argues that the logic of reproductive media envelops the past: each mediation adds another layer of context and content. –publisher's website.
Contents: Diamang as apparatus : the production of painted walls of Lunda in 1953 -- The myth of analog Africa : the transition to information colonialism -- Rebouco : post-independence art and Angolan socialism -- "Rescue and visibility" : the digitization of painted walls of Lunda and postwar Angolan art.
Memory and magic: contemporary art of the !Xun & Khwe / edited by Hella Rabbethge-Schiller. Johannesburg, South Africa: Jacana Media, 2006. 114pp. illus. (pt. color), bibl. refs. N7391.7.M46 2006 AFA. OCLC 69309958.
Ten of the eleven San artists in this volume were born in Angola (the last, in Namibia). All have been displaced by war and are now relocated to the Northern Cpae of South Africa. They are part of the !Xun and Khwe Cultural Project, which provides not only an outlet to their creativity but equally, a livelihood. The paintings and prints depict both their old ways of life (memory, myth, folklore), but also show visually the trauma and dislocation of the present and recent past.
The featured artists are Julietta Calimbwe, Katunga Carimbwe, Joao W. Dikuanga, Andry Kashivi, Bongi Kasiki, Ferciano Ndala, Bernardo Rumao, Stefaans Samcuia, Kunyanda Shikamo, Flai Shippa, and Alois Sijaja.
Mixinge, Adriano. Made in Angola: arte contemporânea, artistas e debates. Paris: Harmattan, 2009. 306pp. NX589.6.A5M58 2009 AFA. OCLC 320878157.
Art critic Adriano Mixinge pieces together his earlier writings into a history of modern and contemporary Angolan art. The result is more resource book to be dipped into rather than a coherent seamless narrative. A number of well known Angolan artists are singled out as are the Luanda Triennial and the 2007 “Check List Luanda Pop.” No illustrations.
Reviewed in Africa e Mediterraneo: cultura e società (Bologna) 9 (3-4) nos. 69-70, April 2010, page 112.
Premio Ensa-arte '98 / [coordenação François Gonot; com a participação de Direcção Geral da Ensa ... [et al.]; catalogo fotografia, Jean-Charles Perrin; com o apoio do Centro Cultural Português/Instituto Camões, Luanda]. [Luanda, Angola: Instituto Camões: Ministerio dos Negocios Estrangeiros, 1998]. 23 pp. chiefly color illus. ND1099.A5P74 1998 AFA. OCLC 41567473.
Prémio Ensa-Arte '98 was a national art competition held in Angola, the first of which was in 1996. Offering awards for painting and sculpture, Prémio Ensa-Arte '98 featured fifty-one artists. Only the prize-winning works are illustrated in this catalog. The top award for painting went to Jorge Gumbe and for sculpture, to Afó.
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Welcome to the Fiscal Research Center (FRC) of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
Established in 1995, our center has a rich history of supporting the needs of state and local government leaders in the areas of tax policy, expenditure policy and the Georgia economy. The scholarship and scholars FRC has supported over the past 20 years have been instrumental in making the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 8thin the nation in public finance and budgeting according to U.S. News & World Report.
Supporting data needs, graduate assistants, and faculty research in the area of Georgia state and local tax policy.
FRC analysis has underpinned some of the major policy changes implemented in Georgia. Recent examples include motor fuel taxation and transportation funding, taxation of vehicles under Title Ad Valorem Tax rather than sales tax, and changes to personal exemptions in the individual income tax to reduce the marriage penalty. The state successfully implemented and incorporated these changes into revenue estimates and budget appropriation.
In 2014, the Fiscal Research Center spun off the Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF). FRC continues to focus on Georgia state and local tax policy, while CSLF has a broader mission of research, training, and technical assistance focused on “next generation public finance.” State and local tax research continues to be shared between the two centers, while CSLF also focuses on education finance, budget and fiscal policy, and urban policy and economic development.
On our website we provide a number of resources for research on Georgia specific state and local tax policy issues including the many publications that FRC has produced over the years. I hope you’ll explore our website and learn more about how the Fiscal Research Center can help you.
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Design for steel vehicle structures is a well-researched topic and has many research publications covering important aspects and factors that affects the design of a vehicle structure including manufacturing techniques and limitations. However published literature for developing carbon fibre composite vehicle structure are very limited, many focus only in sub-components carbon composite implementation without considering overall structural requirements and application. Many considerations used in steel vehicle structures are not valid with the use of carbon fibre composite due to the differences in material mechanical property especially in the area of crashworthiness. New design considerations have to be devised for developing carbon composite vehicle structures. The EVA electric taxi project provided the foundation to achieve that. The EVA project aims to develop an efficient, fully functional, prototype electric vehicle for tropical megacities and will feature a full carbon fibre composite structure to reduce overall weight and prototyping cost. Listed below was the responsibility of the author in EVA project. • In-charge of vehicle crashworthiness development • Providing crash load requirements to all sub-system design • Carbon composite material property testing • Conduct FEA analysis of the vehicle structure • Define layup for the whole vehicle structure consisting of 68 composites panels • Develop design solutions for weakness in vehicle structure • Design of aluminium crash structure • Experimental verification of aluminium crash structure • Oversees the body in white structure overall assembly and tolerance. • Assembly of EVA A comprehensive literature review of vehicle crash standards and crashworthiness design along with vehicle structure performance requirements was carried out to understand the design criteria of vehicle structures. These are further complimented by review of material mechanical properties, property degradation under failure and how to simulate these failures in Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The advantages, limitations and complexity to perform such simulations will be evaluated to formulate a realistic achievable vehicle structure development targets and steps in this report. Methods to simplify complex dynamic load problems into equivalent quasi-static load will also be explored to speed up development process. The multi-disciplinary nature of the vehicle project would requires multiple systems integration resulting in strict design space restrictions within the vehicle package in which key factors that affect efficient vehicle structure performance for crashworthiness will be identified. Furthermore a brief design methodology to work around these restrictions will be explored. Results of the development along side with findings and observations will be documented in the later section of the thesis showing how goals and objectives of a lightweight crashworthy prototype vehicle structure were achieved. The final weight of composite vehicle structure came in at 220kg at the end of the development which is 100-150kg lighter than comparable steel vehicle structure in this vehicle size and class. Subsequently EVA electric taxi concept was officially presented at Tokyo Motor Show in late November 2013.
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Rehearsal and recording studios with three locations in Austin. Includes studio photos.
Professional Sound Systems . two-track and eight-track digital recording. Our studio and . services include LP to CD Conversion Recording, Cassette Rescue .
Further Information. For users of Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 10.0 through 10.3, legacy versions of Audacity are available on the recording studio systems for rescue Legacy Mac downloads page.
Sound Systems & Equipment (10) Computer And Audio Visual Services (6) Audio Video . Monastery Music Publishing & Recording Studios LLC 234 Expressway Ct, Virginia Beach, VA .
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Rescue Your Vinyl & Tapes; Audio Cleaning Lab; MP3 deluxe; Digital DJ (Win/Mac) . Samplitude� 11.5 Producer transfers an entire recording studio onto your PC and offers an .
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https://queguilican.page.tl/recording-studio-systems-for-rescue.htm
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Stephen Buchwald, a Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be giving the 26th Annual Leopold Marcus Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis this spring. With research focusing on catalyst development encompassing organic synthesis, organic physical chemistry, and organometallic chemistry, Buchwald was invited by a committee of Chemistry graduate students to partake in the memorial lectureship. Recently honored with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences, Buchwald’s work is recognized as having exciting applications for pharmaceutical and agricultural compound synthesis. The chemistry he has helped develop is also being used in several areas of drug development.
During his time at MIT he has received numerous honors, including but not limited to the American Chemical Society’s Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Chemistry, a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, and the Gustavus J. Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. In 2000 he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2008 was elected as member of the National Academy of Science. This past year he was the recipient of the prestigious Linus Pauling Medal Award. He is the coauthor of over 420 published or accepted papers and 44 issued patents. He currently serves as a consultant to a number of companies and is an associate editor of Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis.
Buchwald’s talk, “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond-Forming Reactions,” is intended for a general audience and will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Laboratory Sciences Building, Room 300. The lecture is free and open to the public. He will also deliver a technical lecture, “Copper-Catalyzed Hydroamination,” as part of the lecture series, at 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, in Louderman Hall, Room 458.
The Marcus Lecture series was established in 1987 by Jack and Gertrude Marcus, in honor of Jack's father, Leopold Marcus.
Jack Marcus's life and career had a profound impact on the Saint Louis area. After declining a full scholarship at Harvard at the age of 17, he obtained a master's degree in chemistry from the Cooper Union in New York. He moved to Saint Louis in 1948, where Marcus served as a lecturer at nearby colleges and as a pharmaceutical consultant. He went on to found two pharmaceutical companies—Missouri Analytical Laboratories in 1964 and Marcus Research Laboratory in 1974.
Throughout his time in Saint Louis, Jack Marcus was an active member of the Saint Louis section of the ACS, contributing a great deal to promoting the causes of scientific dialogue and education. This lecture series—established three years prior to Jack's death—honors his father, Leopold Marcus. The Leopold Marcus Memorial lecture is unique in that it is organized exclusively by a committee of graduate students, with the speaker being selected via a popular vote of the graduate student body.
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https://chemistry.wustl.edu/events/2015-03-06-170000/leopold-marcus-lecture-copper-catalyzed-hydroamination
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What has been your recent comic based highlight?
I don't necessarily mean buying a comic/special/annual. Instead possibly reading a comic strip, going through a group of annuals, watching a programme about a comic, going to a comic event. Basically anything that relates to comics in one form or another.
Bank Holiday weekend, I went up to Newcastle's Forbidden Planet for Free Comic Day.
This weekend just gone; I have been reading some stories from a set of Black Bob strips that I just got my hands on. Fantastic read.
I've just finished the Definitive collection of Charley's War Boy soldier......loved it! Haven't read it for 30 years. I was upgraded on the train to London last week to 1st Class and enjoyed the bemused faces of the other passengers as I pulled the book out of my bag to read!
What a brilliant scenario, Adam.
Still sitting in the garden, reading my Black Bob stories. Absolutely brilliant.
I've been really happy with the Rebellion girls comics reprint news but even more so when I was asked to write the introduction to the Bella at the Bar book And also very happy with the reception of the Fleetway Files which has my article on girls comics in it. I feel like girls comics are really starting to have their day!
That's excellent news Comixminx. Now all we need is for Rebellion to start a regular girls' comic with new material. It'd be fascinating to see a grown-up Bella with a daughter of her own, rather like the Spanish continuation of Patty's World.
Yes, wouldn't that be cool! Bella could reminisce with her daughter about her old adventures, while her daughter has her own new adventures (hopefully with a bit more family support than Bella got!).
Thanks Bri, hope you enjoy your reading!
I read your article, comixminx. Interesting read. I already got the two Misty books and will be getting the other Girl-based books.
My comic highlight for this week was reading the Fleetway Files. I'm always interested in the background stories of Fleetway/IPC.
Many thanks for the kind replies!
I recently started collecting The Topper Books from 1964 until 1994 and being reading the Whizzers From Oz strips. Loved them.
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A manipulative tearjerker, Life as a House benefits from fine performances from the cast.
Gauged strictly by the gag-factor, a more honest title might be Life as a Basement Apartment with Bad Light and a Dank Smell.
As a drama it's insipid, maudlin junk that'll have you reaching for the sick-bucket rather than the Kleenex.
The movie gets us to feel about the characters, their relationships, and their circumstances, and that goes a long way towards allowing us to forgive the screenplays' occasional mis-steps and wrong turns.
Life as a House reaches easily past all your intellectual and emotional barriers, back into that spot behind your heart, where the levers that release tears are stored.
There's a prefab construction to Life as a House that prevents it from acquiring the emotional solidness it needs to stand out.
House may suffer from excessive and unnecessary ornamentation, but its foundation -- Kline's performance -- is solid and strong.
Remember the movie Terms of Endearment, about a mother-daughter relationship, a terminal illness and a message about not taking people for granted?
Thank goodness there are actors capable of delivering performances better than the scripts they're given. Too bad there aren't more of them in this movie.
Life as a House is no cinematic masterpiece but it stays with you.
...the people who assembled Life as a House imagined it as a kind of American Beauty for the slightly more-literal-minded, for those who hated or felt baffled that film will likely like and apprehend this one.
Everytime aging Kevin Kline glooms over the welcoming sea and remembers when his wife loved him and holding his toddler son in the sand, laughing and crying, and then that music hits for five solid minutes, i just know, like telepathically that my grandmother is watching this same movie on t.v. and crying her eyes backward into her head, except she also hears the hateful, offensive rock soundtrack and so she silently judges it while she weeps.
I am a big fan of Kevin Kline, and I think that this is one of his best movies. Very moving, and very well done. Great for anyone who likes a good drama.
George is having a bad year. Divorced, alone, estranged from his loser son, behind the times, he has no motivation. Then in the same day he gets fired and finds out he has terminal cancer. What a start to a movie! I enjoy this sort of movie - as George is dying, he resolves his issues with his ex-wife and son, Sam. Sam is having a tough time of it as well - needing drugs just to get by and withdrawing from the world. With the help of Alyssa, Sam helps his dad build a house and becomes less self-centred.
George: "I always thought of myself as a house. I was always what I lived in. It didn't need to be big; it didn't need to be beautiful; it just needed to be mine. I became what I was meant to be. I built myself a life... I built myself a house."
George: I always thought of myself as a house. I was always what I lived in. It didn't need to be big, it didn't need to be beautiful, it just needed to be mine. I became what I was meant to be. I built myself a life... I built myself a house.
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National Rifle Association Executive Director and CEO Wayne LaPierre launched into criticisms of socialists, the FBI and the media Thursday, as he defended gun rights from the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). His remarks came more than a week after the deadly school shooting in Florida that has sparked renewed calls for more stringent federal gun laws, and increased scrutiny on the NRA.
But while LaPierre had plenty to say about protecting the Second Amendment and keeping schools armed to prevent further violence, he spent roughly as much time questioning the leadership of the FBI, vaguely lamenting a loss of "due process" in America, criticizing teaching in schools and perceived chill of free speech on college campuses, and generally decrying the "growing socialist state." LaPierre made it clear that the NRA is expanding its role beyond Second Amendment issues.
"We share a goal of safe schools, safe neighborhoods and a safe country," LaPierre said. "As usual the opportunist wasted not one second to exploit tragedy for political gain. Saul Alinsky would have been proud. The break back speed of calls for more gun control laws and the breathless national media eager to smear the NRA."
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, LaPierre criticized the failure of the FBI to follow up on a tip about the suspect, media coverage of shootings, and liberal critics who think gun control is the answer.
"They don't care if their laws work or not," LaPierre said of critics. "They just want to get more laws to get more control over people. But the NRA, the NRA does care," LaPierre said on stage.
LaPierre, calling schools "gun-free zones" that are easy targets for shooters, echoed what President Trump suggested the day before -- that schools be better armed and protected. LaPierre reiterated that there should be armed security in every school, questioning if Americans love their jewelry and money, in stores and banks with security guards, more than children.
"Evil walks among us, and God help us if we don't harden our schools and protect our kids," LaPierre said.
LaPierre said criminals should not have access to a gun, and someone who shows warning signs of mental disturbance should show up in background checks. But LaPierre did not only stick to gun rights issues, launching into a tirade against the "rogue leadership" in the FBI, echoing frustrating with the FBI Mr. Trump and others have consistently criticized.
"What is hard to understand is why no one at the FBI stood up and called B.S. on its rogue leadership," LaPierre said. "Still, too much of today's Washington, no one speaks out. No one challenges authority."
But LaPierre's comments weren't necessarily the most fiery from the NRA at CPAC Thursday. Before LaPierre took the stage, NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch said some in the media "love mass shootings."
"Many in legacy media love mass shootings," Loesch said on stage "Now I'm not saying that you love the tragedy. But I am saying that you love the ratings. Crying white mothers are ratings gold..."
Loesch, who launched into an angry tirade against the media, also said Democratic lawmakers, in addition to the media, are taking advantage of the shooting.
"They're exploiting a tragedy for an agenda. Shame on you. We call B.S.," she said.
As students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland demand action from lawmakers, the White House has signaled its openness to addressing fixes to current gun legislation like a ban on so called "bump stock" devices that make semi-automatic weapons operate similar to automatic ones and raising the legal minimum age to purchase a gun. President Trump on Wednesday floated the idea of increasing the minimum age for buying guns, which the NRA promptly shot down.
Shortly before LaPierre was slated to speak at CPAC, Mr. Trump tweeted his support for LaPierre and the NRA generally.
In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas last year, LaPierre faulted the Obama-era ATF for failing to "do their job" while speaking to CBS' "Face the Nation."
"On bump stocks, let me say this, the fact is that the Obama administration a couple years ago legalized a device, their ATF, that fuzzed the line between semi-automatics and fully automatics. And if we're able to fuzz that line, all semi-automatics are at risk," said LaPierre.
He added, "If you fuzz the line, they're all at risk. And we're not going to let that happen."
While the White House continues to host listening sessions with communities affected by shootings, the NRA says it stands by its opposition to a ban of semi-automatic firearms and accessories and has since announced its opposition to the White House's age-limit proposal, saying in either case, the measures do not "prevent criminal activity and simply punishes the law-abiding for the criminal acts of others."
"The NRA supports efforts to prevent those who are in danger to themselves or others from getting access to firearms. At the same time, we will continue to oppose gun control measures that only serve to punish law-abiding citizens, these are not mutually exclusive or unachievable goals," the organization said in a statement on Wednesday.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nra-wayne-lapierre-delivers-remarks-at-cpac-live-stream/
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Q. Where is Anthony Basham's office?
His office is located in the Hutchins Library, on the main floor, immediately behind the Open Lab Area in room 217.
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https://libraryanswers.berea.edu/faq/9904
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JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - The Arkansas State football team is fresh off of a season opening victory over Southeast Missouri on Saturday night. The Red Wolves have shifted their focus ahead to this weekend’s road contest with number ranked Alabama. Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson expressed some of his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s matchup with the Crimson Tide.
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2019-04-18T20:17:27Z
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http://www.kait8.com/2018/09/04/red-wolves-seek-signature-victory-over-alabama/
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Walking For Losing Weight - Is It Worth Your Energy?
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2019-04-25T23:49:52Z
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http://healingxchange.ning.com/profile/Gooser?xg_source=activity
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While everyone I know spent the weekend amid the crowds, crashers, and rabid bats in Austin, I instead escaped New York two hours to the south, to the gambling mecca of Atlantic City. Buzz there (and here) is growing about the Chelsea, the first non-gaming hotel to grace the boardwalk since the 1960s, set to open after Memorial Day. The New York Times reported a couple of weeks ago that developer Curtis Bashaw was wooing Paul Sevigny and Matt Abramcyk, proprietors of the fancy-pants Beatrice Inn, to oversee the boutique hotel’s nightlife options (“It will be Soho House–y,” Bashaw said); as of Friday, his people wouldn’t confirm whether or not the ink was dry on that deal. But, um, who cares, because the news served as an opportunity to check out Atlantic City nightlife pre– and post–uppity doormen. That doubles my time at the blackjack tables.
We arrived Saturday afternoon (by car; an express train from Penn Station debuts later this year) at the Borgata, which opened in 2003 in an effort to bring the high rollers back to New Jersey, and I immediately tripled my money. Feeling lucky, we made our way to the resort’s poker room—the largest in Atlantic City, with 85 tables—where we had a private lesson scheduled with Joe Garber, a manager and native Brooklynite.
“So we’re catching on,” I remarked.
“Well, yeah—but the odds are still in your favor,” Garber said, smiling. “Come back later tonight and join a game—the guys at your table are gonna love you.” Pretending your only purpose is to land a man is so much more fun when you’re playing out old-fashioned casino fantasies.
After a three-hour dinner at Michael Mina’s Seablue, we headed to Mur.Mur, one of two after-hours nightclubs at the Borgata (they don’t shut down until their patrons do). The party host for the evening was The Hills‘ Lauren Conrad, following in the footsteps of last month’s hosts, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. With her (embarrassing) fashion line having just debuted and the show’s new season coming up in less than two weeks, LC’s face is everywhere—except at Mur.Mur, as far as I could tell. Some hangers-on drinking for free at the press table told me that “the real press people” were apparently still waiting for her, or maybe just still snapping pics outside (no photos in the club). I’m sure she eventually showed, but the place was packed and my champagne flights were in effect, so I stopped looking. And since I’d read that she left L.A. solo, and with no entourage including Whitney or Lo, I didn’t care that much anyway.
So, probably the same reaction most of us will get from the doormen when we’re trying to get in a few months from now.
Since I was out of town on Saturday night, I again missed Skool, the recent addition to the weekly party lineup helmed by music promoters GBH. The hip-hop get-down, co-sponsored by MeanRed Productions, continues to gain momentum: Last week, Grandmaster Flash joined Q-Tip onstage for an impromptu DJ set, and legendary producer DJ Premier is slated for March 29.
I’m inclined to believe him. Fannypack was essentially a marketing experiment turned worldwide phenomenon, raking in (as he insists) scads of cash and press. With the combined efforts of Goias, Fancy, Glazer, and On the Go marketing founder Ari Forman, who actually discovered the talent (yes, there’s talent in the midst of all the masterminding: two turned-out twins and their rapper friend), there’s likely more money to be made. Jackson Swinton’s MySpace page positions them as a “colorful and fun recording act and creative collective that makes dumb songs about really important stuff like global warming, the crisis in Darfur, shooting sperm on girls, and wearing fashionable clothes.” Ew. While I can’t imagine this is the last time you’ll be hearing the name Jackson Swinton, I hope it’s the last time I hear that.
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2019-04-26T12:15:21Z
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https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/03/18/atlantic-city-the-next-next-big-thing/
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We are currently looking for sponsors and advertisers for the ICCEES World Congress in Makuhari. By becoming a sponsor or an advertiser, you can contribute both to the prosperity of your company and to the success of ICCEES World Congress.
Please read the following information about our various types of sponsorship. We look forward to hearing from you.
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*Note: Advertisers are responsible for printing and transporting flyers.
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2019-04-24T17:56:39Z
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http://www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/makuhari2015/sponsorship_advertisement.html
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Felix Heinrich Wankel (13 August 1902 – 9 October 1988) was a German mechanical engineer and inventor after whom the Wankel engine was named.
Wankel was born in 1902 in Lahr in what was then the Grand Duchy of Baden in the Upper Rhine Plain of present-day southwestern Germany. He was the only son of Gerty Wankel (née Heidlauff) and Rudolf Wankel, a forest assessor. His father died in World War I. Thereafter, the family moved to Heidelberg. He went to high schools in Donaueschingen, Heidelberg, and Weinheim, and left school without Abitur in 1921. He learned the trade of purchaser at the Carl Winter Press in Heidelberg and worked for the publishing house until June 1926. He and some friends had already run an unofficial afterwork machine shop in a backyard shed in Heidelberg since 1924. Wankel now determined to receive unemployment benefits and to focus on the machine shop. One of his friends, who had graduated from university, gave his name and transformed the shop into an official garage for DKW and Cleveland motor bikes in 1927, where Wankel worked from time to time until his arrest in 1933.
During the early 1920s Wankel was a member of various radical right-wing and anti-Semitic organizations. In 1921 he joined the Heidelberg branch of the Deutschvölkischer Schutz und Trutzbund and in 1922 he became a member of the NSDAP, the National Socialist German Workers Party (or "Nazi Party") , which was banned soon afterwards. Wankel founded and led youth groups associated with a cover-up organization of the NSDAP. With them he conducted paramilitary training, scouting games and night walks. When his high esteem for technical innovations was not widely shared among the German Youth Movement, he was offered instead the opportunity to talk about the issue of technology and education to Adolf Hitler and other leading National Socialists in 1928.
In the meantime Wankel's mother had helped founding the local chapter of the NSDAP in his hometown Lahr. Here Wankel not only rejoined the party in 1926, but also met Gauleiter Robert Heinrich Wagner. In 1931 Wagner entrusted Wankel with the leadership of the Hitler Youth in Baden. But both soon fell out with each other, because Wankel tried to put a stronger emphasis on military training, whereas Wagner wished for the Hitler Youth to be a primarily political organization. In a particularly bitter and ugly controversy Wankel publicly accused Wagner of corruption. Wagner paid back by stripping Wankel of his office by early 1932 and managed to have him expelled from the party in October 1932. Wankel, who sympathized with the social-revolutionary wing of the NSDAP among Gregor Strasser anyway, then founded his own National Socialist splinter group in Lahr and continued his attacks on Wagner. Since the Nazi's seizure of power on 30 January 1933 had strengthened his position, Wagner had Wankel arrested and imprisoned in the Lahr jail in March 1933. Only by intervention of Hitler's economic adviser Wilhelm Keppler with Hitler himself, Wankel was set free in September 1933. Keppler had been a friend of Wankel's and an ardent supporter of his technological endeavors since 1927. He now helped Wankel to get state contracts and his own Wankels Versuchs Werkstätten in Lindau. Wankel tried to rejoin the NSDAP in 1937, but was turned down. By the help of Keppler, however, he was admitted to the SS in 1940 in the rank of Obersturmbannführer. Two years later his membership was revoked, though, for reasons yet unknown.
During World War II, Wankel developed seals and rotary valves for German air force aircraft and navy torpedoes, for BMW and Daimler-Benz. After the war, he was imprisoned by France for some months in 1945 and his laboratory was closed by French occupation troops. Wankel's work was confiscated and he was prohibited from doing more work. However, by 1951, he got funding from the Goetze AG company to furnish the new Technical Development Center in his private house in Lindau on Lake Constance. He began development of the engine at NSU Motorenwerke AG, leading to the first running prototype on 1 February 1957. Unlike modern Wankel engines, this 21 horsepower version had both the rotor and housing rotating. His engine design was first licensed by Curtiss-Wright in New Jersey, United States.
On 19 January 1960 the rotary engine was presented for the first time to specialists and the press in a meeting of the German Engineers' Union at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. In the same year, with the KKM 250, the first practical rotary engine was presented in a converted NSU Prinz. At this time the "Wankel engine" became synonymous with the rotary engine, whereas previously it was called the "Motor nach System NSU/Wankel". At the 1963 IAA, the NSU company presented the NSU Wankel-Spider, the first consumer vehicle, which went into production in 1964. Great attention was received by the NSU in August 1967 for the very modern NSU Ro 80, which had a 115-horsepower engine with two rotors. It was the first German car selected as "Car of the Year" in 1968.
In Japan, the manufacturer Mazda solved the engine's chatter marks problem. The engine has been successfully used by Mazda in several generations of their RX-series of coupés and sedans, including the Mazda Cosmo, R100, the RX-7 and more recently the RX-8. Mercedes-Benz completed its C111 experimental model in 1969 with 3-rotor Wankel engine. In 1970, the next model had a 4-rotor Wankel engine and could reach top speed 290 km/h but never reached serial production.
Wankel became a success in business by securing license agreements around the world. By 1958 Wankel and partners had founded the "Wankel GmbH" company, providing Wankel with a share of the profits for marketing the engine. Among the licensees were Daimler-Benz since 1961, General Motors since 1970, Toyota since 1971. Royalties for the Wankel GmbH for licensure were 40%, later 36%. In 1971 Wankel sold his share of the license royalties for 50 million Deutschmarks to the English conglomerate Lonrho. The following year he got his Technical Development Center back from the Fraunhofer Society.
He never had a driver's license, because he was extremely near-sighted. He was, however, the owner of an NSU Ro 80 with a Wankel engine, which was chauffeured for him.
In 1969, Wankel was granted an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Technical University Munich. He was known for his championing of animal rights and opposition to the use of animals in testing.
Wankel died in Heidelberg, aged 86. His grave may be found in the Bergfriedhof of Heidelberg. After his death, the Felix Wankel Foundation sold its real estate property to Volkswagen AG. The Heidelberg Fire Department showcases his last workshop. Wankel's papers are archived in the Technoseum in Mannheim. Furthermore, there is an exhibition "AUTOVISION · Tradition & Forum" in Altlußheim, a permanent showing of over 80 rotary engines and many cars equipped with Wankel motors.
Honorary doctorate degree from Technische Universität München, 5 December 1969.
John Price Wetherill Medal, Philadelphia, 1971.
^ Wankel-Jubiläum: Warten aufs Wunder, Der Spiegel, 21 January 2007.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felix Wankel.
Animated Engines, Wankel – Animations of Wankel and other engines, i.e. steam, stirling, internal combustion.
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2019-04-23T16:41:52Z
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Wankel
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Complain? Don't we all? Of course we do, yet do we know how to complain properly? Is there such a thing as complaining properly? Isn't complaining just a "negative" thing? Or is it a necessary way of venting our frustrations?
2) To make a formal accusation.
OK, so when we complain, we're saying that we don't like the way something is. That's a good beginning, since before we can find a solution to anything, we must be aware that there is a problem, or something that needs to change. So complaining -- becoming aware that there is something we would like to change, something we are dissatisfied with -- is the first step in making any changes.
But that's where we often get stuck. Rather than move on to the finding of a solution, we remain in the complaining mode. Just think about it... We do it in our feelings towards ourselves, our mates, our co-workers, boss, children, etc. etc. We complain, we badger, we moan and groan. We go on and on (and on) about the problem... about what's wrong... about what we dislike... But we sometimes forget to move on to the next step -- the one where we take action and make changes.
Ah, yes, there is so much to complain about... Which can be seen in a positive light. It means there's a lot of places where we can have some effect... A lot of areas where we can make a difference. Except for one thing... We've been stuck in mode one: Identifying the problem (complaining).
In any situation in life, how many times does complaining ever make a difference? On its own, probably not too often. However, when we follow up the complaining (or better yet, skip the complaining because we've already been there, done that) by starting to look at resolutions, solutions, ways to "fix" the problem, then we're getting somewhere.
We are not powerless. As a matter of fact we are very powerful beings, but we had forgotten that. Our power lies in the fact that we can change things in our life, in our environment, in our behavior, in our thoughts. Our weakness is that for too long we have focused on the problems and not enough on the solutions. Ooops, I'm doing it myself right now... OK, next step: we've identified complaining as an incomplete solution to any problem... so where do we go from there?
Let's look again about the things I mentioned earlier that we complain about. OK. The easiest ones to change are the ones that only affect ourselves. So let's look first at our health. So you complain about being overweight and under-energized, tired, sick, etc. Well, we all know that there are many solutions to those problems.
We can no longer blame our health "on the gods". We know that we can affect those health challenges simply by starting with proper diet and fluid intake (skipping the sugar drinks), exercise, fresh air, and a positive attitude (willingness to do something about it).
So anytime you find yourself complaining about not feeling well, or being tired, ask yourself: What can I do about this? How can I take charge of my life so that I don't feel this way? The great thing is that we always know what to do -- we simply need to ask the question of our Self, and then follow through on the insight and suggestions.
I was speaking with someone the other day who hasn't been feeling well. When I suggested that they see a health practitioner to see what the problem was... my friend said that he knew what he needed to do, he just needed to do it -- he knew he needed to eat better, exercise, quit smoking, etc. etc..
In most cases, we know what we need to do to remedy the situation about which we complain: Take charge of our life. If it's work we complain about, there again, we need to take a hard look and see what it is we need to change. Maybe it is time for you to move on to another job, or maybe you need to stand up and ask for a raise. Yet, sometimes it's as simple as changing our attitude -- from one of constant complaining, to one of looking for solutions. And the solution is usually found in changing ourselves -- not in trying to change "the other".
Is It That Important? And Why Does It Aggravate Me So Much?
I know that it's always easier to complain and blame someone else (haven't we all done it?) than to admit that we are the ones who need to change. If one of your co-workers aggravates you "to no end", of course one solution is to quit your job, but then, the next job may have someone else who aggravates you even more. The solution probably lies in looking at what really aggravates you and asking yourself two things: Is it that important? and Why does it aggravate me so much?
Answering these two questions truthfully will greatly alleviate the pressure. The idea is to search for things you can do... whether it is in changing your attitude, your expectations, your actions, your thoughts, your job, your whatever... This is not about blame and condemnation -- either of yourself or the other persons involved. No one can "make you" happy but yourself. Think about it: if you've decided to be miserable, no one can make you happy -- unless you decide you no longer want to be miserable and choose happiness instead.
When you hear yourself complaining, the questions to ask are: What can I do about this situation? What can I change about myself to alleviate the problem?
Sometimes it's as simple as accepting that your co-worker (or whoever) is the way they are, and choosing to "live with it".
Then, the next step is to see what can be done in the external world as well, keeping in mind, that everyone has the right to their "space", their way of living, their way of being. Sometimes, the best way to "change someone else" is by being an example... The dictum goes: Change yourself, and the world will change with you.
So complain yes, but once only, not on and on and on. Complaining only adds more fuel to the fire... Complain so that you identify the thing that needs changing, and then do something about it.
If we want to extinguish the fire, we need to take action, not just sit there and complain... We need to move on to step two: What can I do about it so that I can be at peace with this situation? What do I need to do in order to: 1) learn to accept, and 2) make a difference.
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QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor -- We provide full-charge bookkeeping services, both ongoing and periodic. As Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors, we offer consulting, set up, troubleshooting, training and well-file checkups. As the region's only authorized Intuit Solutions Provider, we handle sales and implementation of QuickBooks Point of Sale software and hardware, Enterprise Solutions software and QuickBase design.
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2019-04-24T12:18:30Z
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http://listings.homestead.com/info-mosaic-consulting-inc-detroit-lakes-mn
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NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio is likely to soon offer new mobile numbers beginning with “6” in Rajasthan, Assam and Tamil Nadu telecom circles, following the allotment of new MSC codes in the 6-series mobile numbers by the Department of Telecom, TelecomTalk reported.
The DoT has allotted 60010-60019 MSC codes in Rajasthan, 60020-60029 MSC codes in Assam and 60030-60039 in Tamil Nadu, the report said. Jio has also got the 9-series MSC codes in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and the 8-series MSC codes in Kolkata and Maharashtra.
Bharti Airtel has also been allotted the 9-series MSC codes (90680-90689) in UP West telecom zone, the report added.
India’s telecom subscriber base crossed 1.12 billion in November last year with 21.02 million new addition. The growth was led Reliance Jio, which has now garnered over 80 million 4G subscribers in India, and is set to get 100 million subscribers by this fiscal end.
Reliance Jio alone added over 16.2 million in November taking its total subscriber base to 51.87 million within three months of launching its commercial 4G services.
According to the Trai data, Jio became leader in mobile broadband segment in November.
A recent Credit Suisse report said that Jio’s network coverage is significantly ahead of the other operators. It however added that Jio trails Airtel in 4G speeds.
The brokerage had said that the Mukesh Ambani-led telco is currently carrying 90 per cent plus of all data traffic in the country. The 4g entrant’s network capacity share is closer to 35 percent.
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2019-04-21T08:26:19Z
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https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/reliance-jio-may-soon-launch-6-series-mobile-numbers-in-india-report/57099927
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It promises to be one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters; the return of the epic intergalactic drama that has inspired a massive global franchise and won millions of fans.
But one actor playing a lead role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, could not have come from more humble beginnings.
The son of a Nigerian preacher, John Boyega, 23, grew up on a council estate in Peckham, across the road from the estate where Damilola Taylor was stabbed in 2000.
It was a rough area, neighbours said, where gangs, guns and knives were part of everyday life.
“To us that was normal; it was just how we grew up,” said a friend who was raised on the same estate as Boyega and his two older sisters, Grace and Blessing.
Damilola, who was a similar age to Boyega and whose parents were also Nigerian, was discovered bleeding to death in a stairwell of North Peckham Estate just before his 11th birthday.
Another of Boyega’s peers, Samuel Ogunro, was found shot in the back of the head in a burning car in Peckham in 2010, when he was 17. His murder had been “arranged” by a south London gang member who was in prison at the time.
Boyega's friend said that “not a lot of people knew” about Boyega’s acting because he kept it quiet.
Another friend, 22-year-old Daniel Ross, said that the area had been “very, very violent” when he and Boyega were teenagers.
Demi Rump, 22, was close friends with Boyega during their school years. He went to Westminster City School while she went to a girls’ school next door.
Boyega’s safe haven was Theatre Peckham, a performing arts centre on the corner of his Fifties estate.
Teresa Early, the theatre’s artistic director, recalled the first time she saw Boyega act, aged nine, in a play at Oliver Goldsmith primary school. “I saw him and thought, ‘Oh, that boy has something’,” she said.
Ms Early invited Boyega to join the theatre school, a special programme for talented children aged nine to 14, and, after securing financial assistance from a hardship fund, he enrolled.
Boyega spent almost every day after school at the theatre, as well as weekends, Mrs Early said. “He was [at the theatre] 24/7, it was what he thrived on,” she said.
Ms Early said there was “a bit of a problem” over whether his parents would allow him to pursue acting as a career.
“His father was a preacher and he wanted him to be a preacher too,” she said. His father, Samson, 58, his mother Abigail, 57 and Blessing, 27, are all trustees at the Wall of Praise Christian Centre in South Bermondsey.
Ms Early said: “I had a chat with John’s father when he was about 12 or 13.
At 16, Boyega moved to South Thames College to study performing arts, and joined the Identity School of Acting in Hackney, which helps aspiring actors from multicultural backgrounds.
He enrolled at Greenwich University but as his career took off, he left to concentrate on filming.
His film debut was in 2011, as Moses in Joe Cornish’s sci-fi horror-comedy Attack the Block. He went on to act in a handful of feature films and television dramas before his big break came last year, when he was cast in the Star Wars film.
When some fans voiced their dissatisfaction that a black man had been cast as a stormtrooper, Boyega responded with an Instagram post in which he advised them to “to get used to it”.
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2019-04-18T11:38:59Z
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11561512/Star-Wars-The-boy-from-Peckham-who-stormed-Hollywood.html
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The Director-General of UNESCO strongly condemned the severe damage caused by an air-strike to the Church of Saint Simeon, part of the UNESCO World Heritage property of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria. The byzantine Church was built in the year 490 AD on Mount Simeon and used to be a popular destination for worshippers and tourists alike.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, has deplored the heavy damage incurred by the historic byzantine Church of Saint-Simeon, part of the UNESCO World Heritage property of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, possibly as a result of an air strike on 12 May last.
“I again reiterate my call on all parties to the conflict to refrain from any military use and from targeting cultural heritage sites and monuments across all of Syria, in respect of their obligations under international treaties, particularly the 1954 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols, as well as the 1972 World Heritage Convention” said the Director-General.
"Cultural heritage is part of the communities’ memory and identity and is a significant resource for future reconciliation and sustainable development. This is why it must be respected and protected by all means”, the Director-General added.
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, some 40 villages grouped in eight parks situated in north-western Syria that provide remarkable testimony to rural life in late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period. Abandoned in the 8th to 10th centuries, the villages, which date from the 1st to 7th centuries, feature a remarkably well preserved landscape and the architectural remains of dwellings, pagan temples, churches, cisterns, bathhouses etc. The relict cultural landscape of the villages also constitutes an important illustration of the transition from the ancient pagan world of the Roman Empire to Byzantine Christianity. Vestiges illustrating hydraulic techniques, protective walls and Roman agricultural plot plans furthermore offer testimony to the inhabitants' mastery of agricultural production.
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2019-04-20T05:14:08Z
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https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1499/
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Rosenthal could earn $30 million over two years if he becomes the Washington Nationals' closer and regularly finishes games.
Left-hander Sean Doolittle is Washington's closer. He had a 1.60 ERA in 43 appearances and 25 saves in 26 opportunities in 2018 but missed two months with a foot injury. The Nationals picked up his $6 million option for 2019.
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2019-04-23T00:42:16Z
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/11/09/rosenthal-could-earn-30m-over-2-years-as-nats-closer/38460875/
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I am looking forward to seeing their performances.
Thanks a lot for this schedule, sachikom. Do tell us what you think of the performances you see.
I prefer modern ballet(dance) to classical ones.And especially Nijinsky and Winterreise are my favorite ones. So I am going to see Nijinsky in Tokyo and Winterreise in Hiroshima.
I have seen both in Hamburg, and Nijinsky in Hongkong. They moved me a lot.
On 27 Jan. the Japan tour of the Hamburg Ballet started.
One of my friends told me the yeterday's casting and How it was.
Yukichi Hattori danced as one of the dornenmenschen.
All of them did wondefully.
After the performance, the dancers were greeted with standing ovation.
I should delete the above what I wrote. I eagerly would like to see their performances.
I saw Nijinsky in Tokyo on 3rd Feb, and Winterreise in Hiroshima on 9th Feb.
Nijinsky is always fascinating to me. The audience applauded enthusiastically. Especially, J. Bubenicek as Vaslav, Hattori as Stanislav, O. Bubenicek and Riabko as some of the Nijinsky dancers, Urban as Diaghilev, Riggins as Petrushka were so superb.
Winterreise in Hiroshima was very interesting to me. I felt another stories from the dancers who performed in Hiroshima, being different from the stores I had felt from Winterreise in Hamburg. I think Winterreise was performed only in Germany and Japan. It is not a joyful work to see, but I would like people all over the world to see it to feel and think something. The dancers in Hiroshima were aloso greeted with applause.
By the way, almost the dancers who came to Hiroshima on 8th, visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum immediately and were looking at the displays so seriously for a long time.
After the performane of Winterreise, some of the dancers said to me that to look at the displays of the museum helped him/her to understand their roles and the work or something like that(I'm sorry I cannot remember their words exactly). I was much moved by their words.
Thank you so much for telling us our impressions, sachikom. It was also interesting to hear abou the dancers visiting the Peace Memorial. It does not surprise me as peace issues are high on the agenda in Germany.
I'm hoping you will tell us more about your dance going experiences in the months to come.
No wonder about the sense of sorrow, intimate pain, and loneliness we felle watching this moving Winterreise. Neither wonder Neumeier chose to perform it in Hiroshima. The ballet was created immediately after Sept.11: the rehearsals were scheduled indeed just some days after the tragedy. So the intimate dolour all of us felt is in that ballet and in those 'strangers' walking alone in the winter of the soul.
Neumeier said he had "a very strong emotional reaction" to the work, adding that while he found the text of Winterreise by Wilhelm Mueller so fascinating, it was very mysterious at the same time.
"It is not clear what the lyrics to each song mean. But it is very beautiful, and it's very touching," he said.
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