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Giovanni Pietrio Rizzoli: Giampietrino Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli also known as Giampietrino spent the vast majority of his known career developing drawings and paintings of nude women from roman mythology under the leadership of the great Leonardo Da Vinci. Under the influential scope of Leonardo, Giampietrino replicated myriad artworks of leonardo's displaying the importance of honoring the great artists of the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially those such as Leonardo who remain a significant figure in the discourse of the canon of art in contemporary art society. Although he developed his own techniques and manipulations to refine his own work and bring forth a change in the development of the renaissance and baroque style of art, Giampietrino closely followed the methods taught in the Lombard school of art and those of his mentor Leonardo Da Vinci. Giampietrino's similar style of painting to Leonardo can cogently be seen in his painting Lucretia and a plethora of other paintings, which convey the influence of the Lombard school from the incorporated formal elements such as color, form, content, and subjec... Explains that giovanni pietro rizzoli, also known as giampietrino, spent the vast majority of his known career developing drawings and paintings of nude women from roman mythology under the leadership of leonardo da vinci. Analyzes how giampietrino's paintings depict female heroines of mythology and roman history. Analyzes how the colors incorporated into the lucretia painting are bleak reds, dark browns and more dreary colors that are suggestive of italian paintings from the baroque area. Analyzes how the structure of lucretia's body posture reveals artistic elements similar to leonardo's paintings. Artemisia Gentileschi Analysis Artemisia Gentileschi is considered to be one of the great painters of the Baroque era, and is especially venerated for her mastery of the Caravaggesque style. Her power as an artist comes not only from her technical and creative capabilities, but also from her acute understanding of and involvement in theoretical discourse on painting and the genius of the artist. Known for her vigorous depictions of powerful Biblical heroines that do not conform to typical images of femininity and through the intensity of the Caravaggesque style, Gentileschi's work can be considered quintessentially Baroque. Explains that artemisia gentileschi is considered one of the great painters of baroque era, and is venerated for her mastery of caravaggesque style. Analyzes how gentileschi's work has been read through the lens of her personal life and her sexuality, especially in her depictions of judith and susanna. Analyzes how writers have been unable to fit gentileschi's paintings into the usual feminine stereotype. they turn instead to the dramatic events of her life. Analyzes how gentileschi was part of a nuanced dialogue about the position of the artist as well as women in the baroque era. Explains that gentileschi was born in rome in 1593 and received an informal education in both practice and theory from her father, orizio. Analyzes how gentileschi's gender placed her in a double bind that both hindered and assisted her career. while her work was sought after for her clear talent, paintings by women artists were considered "objects of double beauty" Argues that gentileschi's self-portrait is one of the exemplary baroque masterpieces, combining both the theoretic and stylistic tendencies of era. Explains that self-portrait is a portrayal of cesare ripa's allegory of painting as described in his 1611 iconologia. Analyzes how gentileschi solved the gender barrier between male and female representations of stature and divine talent during the baroque period. Analyzes gentileschi's self-portrait of the allegory of painting as a status symbol with ripa's la pittura, which had been decidedly not an option for male artists. Analyzes how gentileschi's self-portrait depicts a dynamic female, her hands the typical embodiment of her strength and will. her mouth is unbound, perhaps and overt claim against female passivity and demureness. Analyzes how gentileschi's self-portrait depicts herself in action, leaning over her worktable, her arms create a crescent moon, and refutes the image of woman as one to inspire but not create art. Analyzes how the representation's realism prevents the presumably male audience from viewing her face in entirety. her body is shown in action and foreshortened, removing any possibility for it to be compared to the perfectly proportioned female figures Giovanni di Paolo' Art: Transitioning from Medieval to Renaissance Artistic styles are constantly changing. Incidentally, most famous artists tend to be masters of a specific style of art. Every period of art is influenced by the former periods, creating a blurred line where the periods end and beginning. The artists who work in between two distinct periods create a noteworthy blend of both styles. One such artist, Giovanni di Paolo, worked with influences from both the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Medieval and Renaissance art are completely different styles, but Paolo worked to create his own style that fused the two. Medieval art describes the period spanning from Early Christian art all the way to Gothic art. With so many different styles included in this span, come different standards. Paolo focuses on perspective, which was one of the elements that began in Medieval art, but was perfected in Renaissance art. The Renaissance occurred in Europe as literally the rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals. Typical early Renaissance art incorporates perspective and realism (Kleiner). Paolo was born at the end of the Medieval period, and although his influences are unknown, it can be inferred that Medieval masters along with Early Renaissance learning influenced him (Damiani). The Medieval and Renaissance periods lasted a significant amount of time, and their overlap is relatively small, but this is when Paolo thrived. Artists were becoming independent artists with individual techniques instead of artisans. Throughout his career, Paolo painted book illuminations as well as panel paintings. Although Renaissance art marked a decline in sacred art, Scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist are a series of six panels that show Paolo's developing style. Included in these is figure one, St. Joh... Explains that giovanni di paolo worked with influences from both the medieval and renaissance periods, creating a noteworthy blend of both styles. Analyzes how paolo divided the picture into two different scenes — st. john leaves his home for the wilderness, while other depictions only show him in wilderness. the buildings have their own exaggerated attempt towards linear perspective. Compares paolo's panel st. matthew entering the wilderness with both medieval and renaissance art. the connection between both images is the deep sacred feeling that they emit. Explains that each individual style is influenced by the thoughts, ideas, and culture that created it. the development of art is evident in the transitioning periods that bridge two styles. Analyzes how paolo uses renaissance techniques to emphasize his theme of transitioning to manhood. Explains that damiani, giovanna, and kleiner, fred. gardner's art through the ages: a global history. The Betrayal of Christ Depicted in the Italian Paintings by Duccio and Giotto The development of Italian painting in the years around the 1300 or the proto-renaissance is in some sense the rebirth of art and culture. The painters of Renaissance Italy usually attached to particular courts and with loyalties to certain cities, still explored the extensive span of Italy. Many of the Italian painters grew artistically during this time, which is noticeable in Duccio's painting compared to Giotto's. In the renaissance period it was highly popularized to mainly draw depictions of religious figures, which is what the concentration of Duccio's artwork mainly was. Before the painting of the Betrayal of Christ, Duccio's paintings were highly composed and reliant upon the ancient tradition of icon painting. In the time around 1300 Duccio took steps toward depicting images in a more naturalistic form; Whereas, Giotto, in the 1300's, was already established as painting more three-dimensional and naturalistic forms. Compares the development of italian painting in the years around the 1300 or the proto-renaissance to giotto's. Analyzes how duccio and giotto show their different styles on how they compose their paintings. the size of the surface they chose to paint on lets the viewer know that the artwork is embedded in detail and visual consumption. Analyzes how both duccio and giotto have overwhelming images; the subjects of the painting surrounding jesus imply exactly how they are depicted. the crowd painted around jesus creates an unbalanced scene and gives an overall nonsymmetrical feeling. Compares duccio and giotto's paintings, stating that they differ in their style. Compares duccio's betrayal of christ with giotto's kiss of judas, which emphasizes the hierarchy of the subjects. Analyzes how duccio and giotto's paintings set in place a benchmark for where artwork in the years around 1300 began to develop. Giovanni Bellini was born in Venice, Italy around 1430. He was the son of Jacopo Bellini, an esteemed painter at the time, and probably began his career along side his brother as an assistant in his father's workshop. Though his artwork was influenced by many of his friends and relatives, Giovanni possessed certain qualities in his compositions which set him apart from the others. He blended the styles of both his father and brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, with his own subtle appreciation of color and light, the high regard he held for the detail of natural landscape, along with the very direct human empathy he placed in his painting. These components of Bellini's personal style became foundational to the character of all Venetian Renaissance Art. Bellini later developed a sensuous coloristic manner in his work which became yet another characteristic he contributed to the Venetian Renaissance Art. Explains that giovanni bellini was born in venice, italy around 1430. he was the son of jacopo, an esteemed painter at the time. Explains that giovanni used tempera in his early paintings but later switched to using oil paints instead. he was always a painter of natural light, even amongst different mediums. Analyzes bellini's contributions to renaissance art, including his landscapes and naturalistic depiction of light. giovanni founded the venetian school of painting, but his life ended in 1516. Explains that bellini's painting, the san giobbe altarpiece, may be regarded as the central masterpiece of his career. Analyzes how bellini's texture is best seen in the clothing of the figures. Opines that the painting is a beautiful representation of mary and jesus and the angels. the tecnique bellini uses to create depth and illusion amazes them. Analyzes how bellini developed a new kind of mythology in which the olympian gods appear as peasants enjoying human pleasures in his work. Analyzes how bellini's perspective is vertical stacking, where objects closer appear bigger, and those further away appear smaller and higher on the picture plane. Cites gardner's art through the ages, which gave a more in depth description of the life of giovanni bellini and his style and technique. Explains that saltzman, cynthia, provided a small amount of information on giovanni bellini's painting, "feast of the gods". Cites sienkewicz, thomas j. classical gods and heroes in the national gallery of art. Analyzes how turner's book, the dictionary of art, provided a wealth of knowledge and information regarding everything involving the artist giovanni bellini. Explains that this video was informative in providing expert opinions on bellini's painting, "feast of the gods". Michelangelo´s Tomb Projects and Inspiration In the Medici Chapel, commissioned by Pope Leo X and Cardinal Giulio de' Medici around 1520, Michelangelo sculptured four nudes, two around the tomb of Lorenzo and two over the tomb of Giuliano, although two of the nudes were female, Night and Dawn, it is believed that male models were used and their bodies are strong and athletic looking. The figure Day over the tomb of Giuliano, is a most unusual pose: left arm under the body, right arm crossing to show a muscular back, legs crossed in the opposite way, and a partially blocked out head. This figure provides another testament to the evolution of the artist's style, talent and uniqueness. Explains that pope julius ii commissioned a huge three-level monument with over 40 statues, which was to be completed in five years and placed in the unfinished quattrocento choir of st. peter. Describes how michelangelo began by creating two slaves (dying slave, rebellious slave c. 1514) which are now in the louvre in france. Opines that the moses is one of michelangelo's best sculptures, and the unused slaves and sisters, rachel and leah, attest to the evolution of his sculptural style. Explains that the medici funerary chapel is regarded as michelangelo's greatest sculptural ensemble and an innovative architectural masterpiece. Analyzes how giuliano and lorenzo's tombs were built in the center niche displaying grace and elegance. these figures continue michelangelo's trend toward simplification in his development as an artist. Analyzes how michelangelo's medici chapel architecture shows that he has developed a style beyond the classical. Analyzes how michelangelo's first great masterpiece was the bacchus 1496-7, commissioned by cardinal riario in rome. the figure is standing in one of the art-poses of antiquity. Analyzes michelangelo's fascination with the male anatomy in his 1504 figure studies for the battle of cascina. the expression of emotion in these drawings planted the seed for mannerism. Explains that michelangelo painted frescoes on the sistine chapel ceiling under the commission of pope julius ii. his expertise in anatomy and expression of emotion in multiple poses is best seen in creation of adam, 1510, the fall and expulsion from garden of eden, and the twenty ignudi. Explains that michelangelo sculptured four nudes in the medici chapel, commissioned by pope leo x and cardinal giulio Carvaggio The author first introduces Caravaggio as a son of a stonemason, during this period of was one of the deepest religious fevers. The new archbishop, Carlo Borromeo, was returning for a Christian Piety due to the bubonic plague that wiped out one fifth of the Diocese that resided in Milan. During this time, the Counter-Reformation culture was very popular and figures such as Ignatius Loyola and Carlo Borromeo were very influential. Both men tried to inspire the common folk by focusing on the sacrifice of Christ by empathizing on his suffering on the cross and other stories that was central to Christianity. Carlo Borromeo believed that the visual representation of Christ must be vivid, while empathizing on his suffering and sacrifices, hoping that it will make the image grander. That is why during this time, most of the popular religious artworks emphasized on a dark, realistic, gruesome image that contrasts the delicate and light style of the Florentine craft. Caravaggio's art style was so revolutionary that it shock most of his viewers due to its realism combined with the dynamic lighting and vivid visuals. It made many artists re-evaluate all of art's goals and the duties of an artist. Andrew Graham-Dixon empowers Caravaggio with a sense of rich visual heritage and a desire to create a very visually stunning quality in his art – a desire that will inspire him to push the limits of his work that will deepen as time pass. Introduces caravaggio as a stonemason, during one of the deepest religious fevers. the counter-reformation culture was very popular and figures such as ignatius loyola and carlo borromeo were influential. Explains that caravaggio was an apprentice under simone peterzano for a short period of time. he found his art style in rome (1592) that emphasized on the contrast of light and dark. Explains that caravaggio was never a religious man, even though he was one of the main artists for the counter reformation movement. Analyzes how andrew graham-dixon spent decade on criminal archives and the usual repositories to find out what happened to caravaggio's during his final years. Analyzes how caravaggio's work was considered vulgar in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and his reputation has continued to grow over the past half-century. Analyzes caravaggio: a life sacred and profane by andrew graham-dixon as a documentary about the roller coaster ride that was the italian baroque painter. Who Is Sandro Botticelli? The work of art has undergone remarkable changes over centuries. Several artists have made remarkable contributions with widespread effects in this field. Consequently, there are a significant number of artists who evoke a feeling of nostalgia whenever their names come into play. Among these artists is Sandro Botticelli. In this paper, we discuss Sandro Botticelli, one of the most celebrated artists. Explains that the work of art has undergone remarkable changes over centuries. several artists have made remarkable contributions with widespread effects in this field. Analyzes how the religious artwork depicts catholicism which was avidly stressed in italy during the renaissance period when botticelli was a renowned artist. Explains that sandro botticelli was born in florence, italy. he was the last of the four sons who survived to adulthood. Analyzes how the influence of pallaiolo and verrochio on sandro botticelli's artistic work and his posthumous reputation suffered from suppression. Explains that botticelli used conservative methods in his paintings, but altered traditional procedures to adopt innovations. he used the finest pigments and glazed most of the dark green and red colors. Explains that sandro botticelli's paintings were mostly about human figures and incorporated the verrochio style. there has been a great debate about the primary subject matter of his paintings. The Annunciation Explored through the Era of Italian Renaissance As a student of Duccio di Buoninsegna who was an Italian artist and actively worked in the city of Siena, Tuscany, Simone Martini's most famous painting "The Annunciation and the Two Saints" (1333) (Fig. 1) shows influence of the Sienese style of painting at a time when Byzantine art was very popular in the 14th century (Kleiner, 2010:387). This is made evident by the expansive use of gold in the background space behind the figures and flowing throughout the panelled-painting, the attention paid particularly to decorative pattern, as well as the detail and subtle use of sinuous line and rich colours to create pattern, which are all characteristics of Sienese-styled religious iconography. The painting is considered very beautiful, executed with tight, elegant brushstrokes and bears a medieval interest in the representation of the supernatural and spiritual. Analyzes how martini depicts the moment when gabriel announces to mary that she will conceive the christ-child and he shall be called jesus. Analyzes how angelico's depiction of the annunciation lacks resolved issues of perspective and ambiguity about the space depicted in the painting. Explains chilvers, i. ed., oxford dictionary of art and artists. Explains ferguson, g., signs & symbols in christian art, new york, ny: oxford university press. Describes glover, m., fra angelico's great works: annunciation (1438-45), the independent. Analyzes how jones, j., explains how leonardo da vinci's angels pointed the way to the future. Explains harris, b., and zucker, s. 2011. fra angelico's the annunciation. Explains that harris, b., and zucker, s. (2011), simone martini's annunciation. smarthistory.org. States kleiner, f.s., gardner's art through the ages: the western perspective, volume ii, ohio, wadsworth publishing. Explains kuiper, k. ed. 2010, the 100 most influential painters & sculptors of the renaissance. States shea, r. (2004). marcia myers: twenty years paintings & works on paper. Explains van dijk, a., the angelic salutation in early byzantine and medieval annunciation imagery. Explains von rohr scaff's the virgin annunciate in italian art of the late middle ages and renaissance. Analyzes how simone martini's "the annunciation and the two saints" shows influence of the sienese style of painting at a time when byzantine art was very popular in the 14th century. Analyzes how the triangular space between mary and the angel gabriel depicts the holy spirit in a dove surrounded by seraphim of winged angels. Analyzes how fig. 2 lacks symbolic objects and signifiers that would generally remind the viewers of mary's purity and chastity. Comparison Of Perugino And Caravaggio The artists of the Baroque had a remarkably different style than artists of the Renaissance due to their different approach to form, space, and composition. This extreme differentiation in style resulted in a very different treatment of narrative. Perhaps this drastic stylistic difference between the Renaissance and Baroque in their treatment of form, space, and composition and how these characteristics effect the narrative of a painting cannot be seen more than in comparing Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter from the Early Renaissance to Caravaggio's Conversion of St. Paul from the Baroque.Perugino was one of the greatest masters of the Early Renaissance whose style ischaracterized by the Renaissance ideals of purity, simplicity, and exceptional symmetry of composition. His approach to form in Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St.Peter was very linear. He outlined all the figures with a black line giving them a sense of stability, permanence, and power in their environment, but restricting the figures' sense of movement. In fact, the figures seem to not move at all, but rather are merely locked at a specific moment in time by their rigid outline. Perugino's approach to the figures'themselves is extremely humanistic and classical. He shines light on the figures in a clear, even way, keeping with the rational and uncluttered meaning of the work. His figures are all locked in a contrapposto pose engaging in intellectual conversation with their neighbor, giving a strong sense of classical rationality. The figures are repeated over and over such as this to convey a rational response and to show the viewer clarity. Perugino's approach to space was also very rational and simple. He organizes space along three simple planes: foreground, middle ground, and background. Christ and Saint Peter occupy the center foreground and solemn choruses of saints and citizens occupy the rest of the foreground. The middle distance is filled with miscellaneous figures, which complement the front group, emphasizing its density and order, by their scattered arrangement. Buildings from the Renaissance and triumphal arches from Roman antiquity occupy the background, reinforcing the overall classical message to the Compares perugino's christ delivering the keys of the kingdom to st. peter from the early renaissance to caravaggio's conversion of st Analyzes how perugino's compositional triangle gives clarity, static balance, and symmetrical order to the painting. Analyzes how perugino paints beauty through simple geometric forms, static balance, and clear lighting. caravaggio's dramatic break from the italian renaissance yields a completely different treatment of narrative. Analyzes how caravaggio abandons static style and implies movement by using paint to create an image and not rigid outlines. the strong, vibrant, and emotional figures convey the opposite message of classical, passive figures. Analyzes caravaggio's breakthrough in art, which added great emotional effects and mystery to the art. he doesn't light paul with a clear even light like perugino would have. Analyzes how caravaggio creates receding space by an implied vanishing point rather than the one that perugino gives the observer. Analyzes how caravaggio brought new life and immediacy to the emotional aspect of painting. he abandoned the rules of renaissance artists like perugino that idealized the human and religious experience. Opines that perugino's art was the art of classical persuasion, but caravaggio's was heightened by a variety of forms, recession of space, and tenebrism. Titian's style of art, and his masterful techniques with religious art, mythical compositions, and successive glazes have never been surpassed. They influence generations of artists to come, and will continue to do so as long as his work is studied. His place in the Italian High Renaissance will never be overlooked. Explains that no one knows exactly when the italian artist, tiziano vecellio, was born due to a misprint in his biography by 16th century art historian, girgio vasari. Analyzes how titian was recognized for his mythical paintings, which included the bacchanal of the andrians, the worship of venus, and baahus and ariadne. Analyzes how titian produced his own masterpieces during his stay in rome, such as paul iii and his grandsons. Analyzes how titian's relationship with the spanish habsburgs and the houses of ferrara and urbino influenced his career. Opines that titian's work holds great influence on the world of art, even today. he strove inexhaustibly to capture feelings that were ever-changing. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus Lucius Junius Brutus Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus

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RISE Nobel Laureate Lecture Series: Peter Diamond (MIT) Lecture Title: The Future of Social Security About Diamond: Peter Diamond is an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT, where he taught from 1966 to 2011. He has written on a wide variety of topics in economics, including public finance, especially in the area of optimal taxation, social insurance and pensions, uncertainty and search theories, macroeconomics and behavioral economics. He has worked on social security and pension reforms in the United States and in many other countries since the mid-1970s. His books include "Issues in Privatizing Social Security, Report of an Expert Panel of the National Academy of Social Insurance" (editor), "Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach" (with Peter Orszag), "Reforming Pensions: Principles and Policy Choices" and "Pension Reform: A Short Guide" (both with Nicholas Barr). Diamond has been President of the American Economic Association, of the Econometric Society and the National Academy of Social Insurance. He was one of three winners of the 2010 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for analysis of markets with search frictions. Nobel Prize Lecture Link Admission to the lecture and reception is free of charge; however, space is limited and we ask that you kindly RSVP here. Location Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall

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Warren McLean, CEO of MBL Proteins, gives us his thoughts on the MAG-RAM Self-Cleaning separator. An outline of the MAGNATTACK™ RE80™ Magnetic Separation Equipment. Food recalls cost over $10 million in direct costs! Do you know the other risks of metal contamination? Essential safety practises that you should adopt when handling magnetic separators.

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PDI Focuses on "Connecting Convenience" with Rebrand to PDI Technologies by PDI Technologies New identity supports growing solutions that meet customer needs as complex convenience ecosystem undergoes transformation ATLANTA, GEORGIA, August 25, 2022 (PR Newswire) – PDI, a global leader delivering powerful solutions and insights that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem, today announced it is rebranding to PDI Technologies. This update also includes a new logo and website (pditechnologies.com) that reflect the organization's ongoing commitments and investments in support of industry transformation. Founded almost 40 years ago and previously known as Professional Datasolutions, Inc., the company has grown from 1,200 associates in early 2020 to nearly 2,000 associates in August 2022. This growth stems from the company expanding its global footprint, accelerating product investments, and acquiring new solutions—including adding significant enterprise offerings in payments, promotion and offer engagement; security; point of sale (available outside the United States); sustainability; advanced insights; and more. PDI also owns and operates two widely recognized consumer initiatives—the Fuel Rewards® program and GasBuddy®—which connect more than 20 million active users to the broader convenience ecosystem. "In recent years, we've made significant investments in growing our organization through innovation, client collaboration, and strategic mergers and acquisitions," said Jimmy Frangis, Chief Executive Officer at PDI Technologies. "The new PDI Technologies name and brand continue our legacy of decades of trusted experience, with an eye toward a broader range of solutions designed to support customers as they grow their businesses." Convenience retailers, petroleum wholesalers and carriers, and CPG and consumer brands today face many challenges—from labor shortages to supply chain constraints, cybersecurity threats, changing consumer preferences, and more. By providing integrated solutions to help them increase productivity, securely connect data and operations, and leverage actionable insights, PDI is "Connecting Convenience" across the globe. "In the four decades since its story began, this business has progressively transformed itself—like the convenience retail industry it serves—as it continues to build new capabilities to serve a rapidly evolving channel," said Dan Munford, industry influencer and Managing Director of Insight Research and Global Convenience Store Focus. "It sits at the heart of customers' businesses as they strive to satisfy new consumer needs efficiently and profitably. What PDI Technologies has become is a massive achievement, and I look forward to seeing what's next." Today, PDI supports customers in more than 50 countries and provides solutions and services to over 200,000 convenience and petroleum wholesale sites. The company remains dedicated to strengthening its current customer relationships, as it looks to additional growth in the years to come. "The story of PDI is an exciting one with a rich history," said Linnea Geiss, Chief Operating Officer at PDI Technologies. "Our new brand milestone is about launching a conversation with our broader ecosystem and sharing a vision for the future that builds on our reputation for deep service to this industry. To continue leading as this dynamic market evolves, PDI Technologies will transform together with our customers, associates, and shareholders." To learn more about PDI Technologies and its new brand, visit the "Our Story" section on the new pditechnologies.com. About PDI Technologies, Inc. With 40 years of industry leadership, PDI Technologies, Inc. resides at the intersection of productivity and sales growth, delivering powerful solutions that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem. By "Connecting Convenience" across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make informed decisions, and engage faster with their customers. From large-scale ERP and logistics operations to loyalty programs and cybersecurity, we're simplifying the industry supply chain for whatever comes next. Today, we serve over 200,000 locations worldwide with solutions like the Fuel Rewards® program and GasBuddy®, two popular brands representing more than 20 million active users. pditechnologies.com Kelly O'Brien, [email protected] Keri Callaghan, [email protected] Mable Introduces PDI Ordering Capability for C-Stores PDI Technologies Integrates Age and Identity Verification with Its Offer Network to Help Retailers and Brands Maximize Reach, Including with GasBuddy® and Fuel Rewards® Consumers

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Report /'I Don't Feel Like a Human Being' 'I Don't Feel Like a Human Being' Tags: b'tselem, bombing gaza The Gazans Who Lost Everything in an Israeli Bombing Diaa al-Khazandar Gideon Levy reports in Haaretz, Jul 12, 2019 : After the air force bombed Gaza in the latest round of fighting, in May, hundreds of people who lost their homes haven't recovered. Residents of two destroyed buildings offer new testimony of the disaster that befell themAccording to the United Nations, 327 residents of the Gaza Strip lost their homes in the wake of bombing by the Israel Air Force during the latest round of fighting, in May. In new testimony, compiled by Olfat al-Kurd, a field researcher for the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem in Gaza, the occupants of two large apartment buildings that were bombed and left in ruins recall the moments of horror when they were forced to leave and the devastation wreaked on their lives. Mahmoud a-Nakhaleh, 29, proprietor of a woman's clothing store: "On May 4, 2019, a bit before 9 P.M., I closed my shop and went into the shoe store next to me. We heard a commotion on the street. Neighbors from the building next door were shouting, telling us the [Israeli] military had called them and said it was about to bomb the Al-Khazandar building, which is our building, and that we had five minutes to get out. We quickly left the premises and stood about a hundred meters away. "We saw a drone fire two small missiles [as a warning] to make people vacated the building. A few minutes later, another missile was fired on the road by the building. I tried to go back into my store to get the merchandise out, but security forces and other people who were there wouldn't let me. At 9:30 P.M., they bombed the building with two missiles. It was reduced to a pile of rubble. "I felt like I was about to have a stroke. I couldn't believe my eyes. I lost my business and the merchandise in the store. There was merchandise from Turkey on the second floor that I had received about a week ago. I was planning to sell it during Ramadan and over the holiday. Mahmoud a-Nakhaleh at his replacement store in Gaza, June 2019. Olfat al-Kurd / B'Tselem "I don't know why the Israeli military hurt us in such a barbaric way. I don't belong to any organization or faction in Gaza. I'm a self-employed young man who's working for my own and my wife's future, and for my father's, who invested in the business and is helping us make a living. I lost everything I had. All the work I put in was lost right in front of my eyes. What did I do? My future had turned black. "Everything is under the rubble. I haven't managed to salvage anything so far. I have nightmares every night because of the business and the money I lost. It was right before Eid al-Fitr, which is supposed to be the busiest time for clothing suppliers and retailers in Gaza. "My wife and I want to leave the Gaza Strip and move somewhere where we can build a good life, make a living, and enjoy basic rights. A place with a future. I don't feel like a human being. I lost hope after my business was destroyed. The Israeli military destroyed our lives and left us with nothing." Diaa al-Khazandar, 66, retired physician, married, father of three: "On May 4, 2019, at 9:30 P.M., I was at home in the Rimal neighborhood when I learned from neighbors of the building we own that it had been hit by two warning missiles and that about 20 minutes later, Israeli warplanes had bombed the building and turned it to a pile of rubble. We didn't get any warning phone call from the military. I don't know why they bombed it. It's not a military installation. "My brothers and I built that building and put all our savings into it, so that it would provide us with income and our children with apartments once they got married. Within minutes, everything we invested was buried. My life was turned upside down. My hopes were dashed. My future became dark. The building was a source of hope and income for us and for our sons. "This wasn't the first time Israel hurt our family. In 2008, Israeli bulldozers demolished my home in Beit Lahia. It was a two-story house. We've been living in rentals ever since. They also bulldozed the tile factory my brothers and I had in the Nahal Oz area, east of Gaza City. Now they've demolished our building, too. I'm an ordinary person, a doctor. I don't belong to any party." Amjad Jabr, 28, single, owned a shoe store: "Disaster struck me while I was in the store. The occupants of the next building were informed that they had to vacate their homes, because our building was going to be bombed. The neighbors told us. I left the business without taking a thing. We went out to the road quickly, abandoning the store and the merchandise. The building was bombed five minutes later. We were standing about 100 meters from it. We went on waiting, totally stunned, and without knowing why the building was being bombed. "Within minutes it was a heap of rubble. Seven stories collapsed and lay level with the ground as though they had never existed. I was distressed and went into shock. Within minutes, I had lost everything I had. An hour later, after I'd lost hope of finding some of the merchandise, I went home, devastated because of the future that was wiped out. Everything went down the tubes. "Why do they bomb us with missiles, especially when I am an ordinary resident and don't belong to any party or organization? I am a young man who wants to earn a living and is working to secure his future. My whole investment was wiped out in a minute. They ruined my business, which cost me a fortune. "I did not lose hope. Twenty days after the business was bombed, I rented another store and laid out the expenses again. I bought new merchandise. I raised the money by selling a plot of land I owned. I had planned to build myself a house on that land and get married, but unfortunately all my dreams and plans have been wiped out. I lost the store and the merchandise. Still, my situation is better than that of others." The ruins of the Al-Khazandar building, Gaza City. Amjad Jabbar / B'Tselem Al-Qamar building, Gaza City, May 5, 2019 At about 5 P.M., the Israel Defense Forces informed residents of the Al-Qamar building, in the neighborhood of Tal al-Hawa, that the structure would soon be attacked and that they must vacate it. A few minutes later, before all the occupants had managed to leave, some aircraft fired a "warning missile" at the building. About 30 minutes later, at approximately 5:30 P.M., the building was struck by several assault missiles and completely destroyed. According to the IDF, Hamas had dug tunnels under the building. Ghadah al-Wakil, 30, is a homemaker, married and a mother of three. Her family had been living in a rental apartment on the building's fifth floor for some three years. Her parents and four of her siblings lived in the apartment across the hall: "I was home with the children. My sister, Shatha, who is 16, came into our house yelling: 'Bombing! Bombing!' I didn't understand what she meant. I thought maybe someone in the family had been hurt in a bombing. It took a while until I realized they were going to bomb our building. I picked up my son Muhammad, who is 18 months old, and tried to call my husband, Tamer, but he didn't answer. "In the meantime, without my noticing, my sisters had taken my other two children, Alaa, seven months, and Yamen, who is 6 years old, and left. I started shouting and looking for the kids. In the meantime, my husband called back. I told him, while screaming in a panic, that the building was going to be bombed and I didn't know where our children were. I was terrified. I went into the neighbors and asked them where the kids were. I was so scared, I didn't realize I was actually holding Muhammad. When my husband came, I took a last sad look at our apartment, and then we went down. All the residents were in the stairway. Everyone was shouting very loudly. "A warning missile hit the building while we were still inside it. I went into the street. All the neighbors were there. I didn't see anyone from my family – not my parents, not my children. I was scared they'd stayed in the building and that it would be bombed with them still inside. I kept looking for my children until I found them. They were all with my parents. They were frightened, screaming and crying, barefoot and in their underwear. Palestinians breaking the Ramadan fast near the rubble of Gaza City's Al-Qamar building, bombed May 5, 2019. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/Reuters "My husband's family came and took us to their house. I was crying hysterically. I had hoped the bombing would hit only one floor, or one apartment, but when I heard it, I realized the whole tower had been destroyed. I went into shock. I just sat and said nothing. Everyone tried to talk to me, but I just kept silent. I didn't understand what had happened. I still don't understand why they bombed my home, the building I'd lived in. "We stayed in my husband's parents' home for 10 days. It was tough. The room was small and crowded. Then we moved to a house my parents had rented. Their apartment was destroyed, too. I thought we'd rent our own apartment, but our financial situation is really hard. My husband is unemployed, and rent is high – at least twice what we paid in the building that was bombed. "Our children are in a terrible emotional state. Yamen hasn't gone to school since the bombing. They have nightmares and keep waking up at night. Yamen keeps talking about his room and his toys. They went through weeks of panic. There wasn't a lot of food. They kept getting a fever. Muhammad has become very aggressive. He keeps hitting his brothers, breaking toys and screaming. We've lost so much. There's no compensation for the memories we had in that house. The scary evacuation, the anxiety and the shouting, were all a terrible experience." I'atimad Abu Eishah, 58, a married mother of seven, lived in a rented apartment on the second floor: "We were all at home. Suddenly, we heard shouting in the building. I asked my son Kathem, who is 41: 'What's going on? It looks like a bombing.' Suddenly, the neighbors shouted to us: 'Get out of the house. Go downstairs. The Israeli army is going to bomb the building.' I panicked. I didn't know what to do. We all got very frightened, and the children started screaming. "We left right away, wearing house clothes that aren't acceptable to wear outside. We put on our shoes as we were going down the stairs. My son Nael went down with his young girls, and they cried and screamed the whole way down. I needed help going down the stairs. "When we were going down, we thought they were probably going to bomb just a particular apartment in the building. I didn't think they'd bomb the whole tower. I saw all the residents on the street, crying and shouting. About 20 minutes later, the building was bombed. I cried so hard for the house. My heart was broken, even though I didn't own it. It was my home, the roof over my and my family's head. Now, I, my children, and my grandchildren have become homeless. "We stayed with my son's friend for about 10 days, and then we found another rental apartment and moved in. It's unfurnished. There are no beds or appliances, and we don't even have kitchenware. The apartment we had before was spacious. It comfortably fit a family of 11. Now everything is in ruins. "We all sleep on the floor, on mattresses we received from the Red Cross. I have no washing machine, no fridge. My daughters-in-law have lost their gold jewelry, and my son lost merchandise for his store that he was storing at home. We even left our IDs at home. "My granddaughters had a room full of toys, school bags and books. Everything is gone. It's all under the rubble. They have a hard time falling asleep because of the fear. They've also started wetting their beds again. I sleep next to them. When they hear a loud noise, they wake up screaming, 'Grandma! Grandma!' – thinking it's a bombing." This article is published in its entirety.

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JWP Agency / Jim Wadsworth Productions > Artist Roster (pdf) Home | Artists | Special Events | Tour Dates | News | Contact | Nighttown Bernard Purdie, Grant Green Jr. & Reuben Wilson The godfathers of groove are an All-Star group comprised of Reuben Wilson on the Hammond B3, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, and Grant Green Jr. on guitar. In the late 60s, organist Reuben Wilson began ascending to his current status as a "godfather" of acid-jazz with "On Broadway", the first in a string of albums for Blue Note Records. With these recordings Wilson revealed a command of funk that helped redefine the soul jazz movement created by the likes of Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Richard "Groove" Holmes. Bernard Purdie was born June 11, 1939 in Elkton, Maryland as the eleventh of fifteen children. At 14 years of age he purchased his first real drum set and became the most important provider for the family - earning his pay with country and carnival bands. Purdie moved to New York in 1960 and played with (among others), Lonnie Youngblood before landing his first hit with King Curtis. This led to his engagement with Aretha Franklin in 1970 - the beginning of an unparalleled career. Since then, Purdie has been a regular guest in the studios of the stars of Jazz, Soul, and Rock, working together with Paul Butterfield, Larry Coryell, Miles Davis, Hall & Oates, Al Kooper, Herbie Mann, Todd Rundgren and Cat Stevens, Steely Dan's "Aja", Isaac Hayes, Donny Hathaway, B.B. King, "Sweet" Lou Donaldson, Joe Cocker and Hank Crawford to name a just a few. No other drummer in the last three decades has seen the interior of a recording studio as often as Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. Purdie has laid down the beat on over 3000 albums to date. As the son of legendary jazz guitarist Grant Green (1931-1979), Grant Green Jr. was exposed to exceptional musicianship and superb guitar playing right from the start. Growing up in the Palmer Woods section of Detroit, Grant enjoyed a constant parade of jazz greats streaming through his living room and at the tender age of five, with his hands barely big enough to grasp the guitar, Grant Jr. played his first chords. Grant eventually settled in New York City where he fine-tuned his craft in the many blues and jazz clubs throughout Manhattan. His ability to blend funky grooves with the melodic soul-jazz and blues made him a popular session player and musician's musician. > Biography and Discography (pdf) > New York Times article on Bernard Purdie (3/09) > Promo Video > Godfathers of Groove in London "Flipity Flop" (mp3) "The Okiedoke" (mp3) "Everyday I Have The Blues" (mp3) Hi-Res Pictures Hi-Res Pic #1 Request PR Materials Click here to request a printed PR package on the Godfathers of Groove including their latest CD* Click here to request a digital download copy of the Godfathers of Groove's latest CD* * Note CD's and digital access to CD's are strictly for performing arts centers, festivals, clubs and for producers of live performances. All other requests should be forwarded to the label. Copyright 2010 JWP Agency / Jim Wadsworth Productions. All rights reserved.

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Home Uncategorized Retro invasion: The Walking Dead's Christian Serratos shows off fall fashion at... Retro invasion: The Walking Dead's Christian Serratos shows off fall fashion at Terminus The actress, who plays Rosita on the hit AMC show, swings back to "Terminus" (off-screen, a Mechanicsville metals processor) in throwback styles Mary Logan Bikoff Photographs by Alex Martinez; styling by Tamara Connor; hair and makeup by Roanna Bales; produced by Mary Logan Bikoff Wool and silk crepe minidress, Valentino, $4,390, Saks Fifth Avenue, Phipps Plaza; necklace, Claudia Lobao, $225, Tootsies, Shops Around Lenox; metallic booties, Saint Laurent, $995, Saks Fifth Avenue "Optical geometry" dress, Valentino, $4,390; earrings, Claudia Lobao, $115, Tootsies; "highland" boots, Stuart Weitzman, $875, Stuart Weitzman, Perimeter Mall Metallic gown, Rohit & Rahul, $895, Tootsies; earrings, Claudia Lobao, $115, Tootsies; calfskin heels, Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,950, Salvatore Ferragamo, Lenox Square Sweater, Sandro, $190, Bloomingdale's, Lenox Square; shirt, Theory, $225, Tootsies; pants, Hoss Intropia, $265, Bloomingdale's; crystal brooches, Prada, $360 and $850, Prada, Lenox Square Fringed jacket, Givenchy, $4,650, Saks Fifth Avenue; skirt, Prada, $1,040, Jeffrey Atlanta, Lenox Square; calfskin heels, Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,950, Salvatore Ferragamo; dress, Rohit & Rahul, $895, Tootsies; earring, Claudia Lobao, $115, Tootsies; shoe, Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,95, Salvatore Ferragamo, Lenox Square "Cosmo-print" dress, Valentino, $3,890, Neiman Marcus, Lenox Square; wool cape, Saint Laurent, $2,750, Jeffrey Atlanta; necklace, vintage; gloves, Lanvin, $915, Neiman Marcus Silk slip dress, Salvatore Ferragamo, $7,300, Salvatore Ferragamo; earrings, Claudia Lobao, $115, Tootsies; bracelet, Kisshy (Serratos's own line), $720; calfskin heels, Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,950, Salvatore Ferragamo Swing coat, Proenza Schouler, $1,675, Neiman Marcus; colorblock sequin shift, Giambattista Valli, $6,480, Saks Fifth Avenue; earrings, Noir, $45, Tootsies Online exclusive: Serratos talks to us about her personal style, what's next for Rosita in The Walking Dead season 6, and zombie nightmares. This article originally appeared in our September 2015 issue. Hollywood of the South Christian Serratos My Style: Madolyn Ropell, Director of Accounts at Ampersand Check out Melissa A. Mitchell's kaleidoscopic new collaboration with Foot Locker My Style: Jerrimiah James owner Jerry Buckner

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The Pulmonary Function Technology: Pediatrics course was designed to improve the respiratory therapist's knowledge in various aspects of pulmonary function testing specific to infant and pediatric patients. This course contains five (5) chapters, each with a video-based lecture and supplemental readings to enhance your knowledge of the subject matter. After you have watched all 5 videos, you will need to successfully complete the post-course test to earn your CRCE. A score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course. It is recommended, though not required, that you complete the AARC Pulmonary Function Technology: Spirometry course prior to completing this course. The AARC Pulmonary Function Technology: Pediatrics course does not contain a module focused on spirometry. Approved for 4.50 CRCE Hours. This video is approximately 50 minutes in length. This video is approximately 56 minutes in length. This video is approximately 1 hour and 22 minutes in length. This video is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller. 1979 1974-1990 - After Tolkien Part 1 1974-1976 - Books & Periodicals 1974-1976 - Letters, Artwork & Miscellanea The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The History of Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller Essays in Memoriam Edited by Mary Salu and Robert T. Farrell Ithaca / London Hammond Page Ref.: pp.339-340 This anthology was published as a tribute to Tolkien - both an academic and as an author. It includes Tolkien's Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford. This was delivered at Merton College Hall on 5 June 1959 and marked his retirement from the university. 1.560 copies printed. Not reprinted. A slightly amended version of the address can be found in The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (1983). 1) Professor J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Hobbits and inventor of a new mythology - Tolkien's obituary notice, as printed in The Times, 3 September 1973. 2) The Man and the Scholar - A reminiscence by S.T.R.O. d'Ardenne. 3) Handlist of the Published Writings of J.R.R. Tolkien - Compiled by Humphrey Carpenter.

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Lessons From A Life Of Addiction February 15, 2018 By editor After almost 40 years of addiction, all she saw in the mirror was a sad, angry, overweight, unemployable and ugly person with no self-respect. "I hated that reflection." Fast forward 20 months and you meet 52-year-old Robyn Lewis – a picture of health and fitness. She has found a purpose in life and many people guess her to be six or seven years younger than her age. You'd look far to find a more contrasting before and after story which Robyn is now using to motivate others tackle the long road to recovery to living a fulfilling life. "I grew up in a very violent home with an alcoholic father. I only found out after his death that he was also the victim of domestic violence as a child." At 15 Robyn turned to drugs and started using marijuana, which was followed by drinking and smoking. "At 17 I turned to amphetamines and at 18 ran away from home." She had a relationship with an older man, also a drug user, "and he got me into needles, which I continued for the next 35 years." In 2009 her partner at the time was murdered and she was prescribed an anti-psychotic drug. "I got addicted to that for four years and picked up 30kg." She was also on ice for 15 years, had developed a gambling addiction and was drinking heavily. "I was a complete wreck, suicidal with no self-esteem or self-respect, and very angry. I had tried all types of rehabilitation, counselling, doctors and psychiatrists. None of them worked for me." "Those people have no clue what it's like when you've been on ice for five days not eating, drinking or sleeping. I always felt they patronised me. I had no respect for them." The turnaround came when her new GP introduced her to the Smart Recovery program. "This program did not label me, there was no judgement and I managed my own recovery with the support of the group." "The weekly meetings focused on the last seven days and the next seven days. Through self-management I reached a point one day when I realised I did not need any drugs and threw it all in the bin." Robyn has been clean for 20 months and her latest 'addictions' are being fit and healthy, and doing speaking engagements to tell her story. "I have wasted almost 40 years of my life. I feel like I need to tell my story in order to help others. So many people have been really helpful. I've had so much reaction and never realised just how big the problem is." Robyn receives a lot of calls and emails from family members who are concerned about their loved ones. "People's stories and tears keep me motivated. I will never go back." If you would like to hear Robyn she will be the speaker at the Canowindra Phoenix International Women's Day event in Canowindra on 8th March. Tickets are available by phoning 6344 1846. On 17th March she will be in Bogan Gate during Mental Health Prevent Week. She has started a Smart Recovery group in West Wyalong where she lives. The group meets every Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Contact her on 0403 523 711 or [email protected] By Maggi Barnard

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Ans: TourMysore.com is a travel portal. We provide information, pricing, availability, and booking facility for air travel, hotel bookings, holiday packages, buses, and car rentals for in-bound tourists to Mysore. We also partner with domestic and international agencies to offer tour packages, hotel, flight and visa services at the best value-for-money rates. We specialize in organizing innovative tours such as King�s Honeymoon�, Mysore 360�, Live 1000 AD�, Jungle Beats�, Made-to-Order Tours. We offer a host of travel services designed to make business and leisure travel easier. Ans: We are located in the Royal City of Mysore, India. Q. How do I reach you? Ans: You can call us on 0821-2330332 from Monday- Saturday from 10.00 a.m.- 6 p.m IST. Email us at [email protected]. Next to RTO, JLB Road, Mysore - 570005. Q. Does the agent help right through the end of the opted tour? Ans: Our professional team will assist you in the best way and will personally monitor your opted tour package, helping you enjoy your business or leisure trip. Our aim is to make sure you travel according to your terms. Ans: Customers can pay through online Bank Transfer, Wire Transfer, Demand Draft or Cash. Q. At what period of time can I pay for the Reservations? Ans: In general, the payment has to be made at the time of Reservations. Please ask your booking executive about specific payment policy. Q. What are the net banking options? Ans: You can make an online transfer from your account to our account directly by logging-in into your account. Typically for most banks you have to first add a payee first and then make a payment. Please ask your booking agent for details of our bank account to which you can make a direct payment. Q. Payment from which banks is accepted? Ans: Payment from all the national as well as international banks is accepted. Ans: Currently, this option is not available. Q. How many days prior to the journey should I book the hotel/Package? Ans: There is no specific date. However, it is advisable to book your tour well in advance to procure hotel reservation/tour package. Q. Is there an option to cancel the booking? Ans: Yes there is. However, at the same time you will have to pay the cancellation amount which varies on the type of ticket (ticket fare basis & airline policies etc) and tour package. Upon cancellation of the ticket/package, airlines/hotels issue a refund which may take anywhere between 2 & 3 weeks. Q. What if the flight gets canceled or rescheduled? Ans: In both the cases, the airline will do the needful or will provide the accommodation (full service airlines only) to the passengers. Q. Do you assist in getting Visa with the ticket? Ans: Yes, our representative will assist you in getting visa along with the ticket. Q. What is your cancellation policy for tour packages? 21 - 14 Days before requested arrival date There is a cancellation fee of 10% of Total Amount. 13 - 7 Days before requested arrival date There is a cancellation fee of 20% of Total Amount. 6 - 4 Days before requested arrival date There is a cancellation fee of 50% of Total Amount. 3 - 0 Days before requested arrival date There is a cancellation fee of 100% of Total Amount.

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Coronavirus in Mexico: May 3, 2021 Update Health authorities in Mexico reported 65 new deaths caused by the COVID-19 disease in the last 24 hours, the lowest figure reported since April 2020. However, there were 1,093 new cases, with which the total number of infections amounted to 2,323,430 confirmed accumulated since the beginning of the pandemic. During the daily press conference to report on the progress of the pandemic in the country, Ricardo Cortés Alcalá, General Director of Health Promotion, explained that the curve of infections at the national level as well as that of recovered people closed the epidemiological week with a decrease of 14%. Likewise, he estimated that the epidemic at the national level is made up of 23,026 active cases, that is, people who began with signs and symptoms of the disease in the last 14 days (April 19 to May 2). According to the data published on the website of the health agency, Mexico City is the entity with the highest number of active cases (more than 3,000 cases), followed by the State of Mexico, Chihuahua and Tabasco (more than 1,000). In contrast, for the second consecutive time is Tlaxcala, followed by Nayarit and Campeche with the least amount of infections of this type: 129, 112 and 100 active cases, respectively. The data is reflected in the colors of the Epidemiological Traffic Light that came into effect last Monday and will be in force until May 10, where for the fifth consecutive time, there are no entities in the color "red" (maximum risk); six entities will remain in "green" (low risk): Jalisco, Guanajuato, Coahuila, Veracruz, Chiapas, and Campeche. In "yellow" (moderate risk), 20 entities: State of Mexico, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas, Nayarit and Yucatán; Puebla, Querétaro, Michoacán, Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Colima, Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Tlaxcala and Morelos remain; and in "orange" (high risk) six: Mexico City, Chihuahua, Baja California Sur, Hidalgo, Quintana Roo and Tabasco. COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Mexico There is an 82% reduction in bed occupancy at the national level (both general care and with ventilators) since the last peak of cases, which represents that there is an 11% bed occupancy in the country. Of the 30,002 general beds for COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization, 3,395 (11%) are occupied nationwide. According to the health agency, all entities in the country have an occupancy below 30% for general beds reserved for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile, of the 10,219 beds with ventilators for the most critical COVID-19 patients that require intubation, 16% (1,605) are occupied in the country. Here Chihuahua, Baja California Sur, and Tabasco present an occupancy between 30% and 49% occupancy. COVID-19 Vaccinations in Mexico On May 1, 211,647 more people received vaccinations, thus accumulating 18,326,726 doses applied since December 24, 2020. However, only 7,650,150 people already have their complete vaccination schedule (the two doses of antigen). According to the report, 842,896 people from the health sector have received their complete vaccination schedule; also 865,896 teachers and 5,942,166 older adults. COVID-19 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico As of today, Puerto Vallarta has reported a total of 3,723 cases of the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, and 405 deaths. This means the city registered one more case of COVID-19 and no new deaths in the past 24-hours. Currently, the city reports 71 active cases (5 less than the previous day), this being people who have been infected in the last 14-days. These are according to the National report, however, the State of Jalisco reports 23 new infections in Puerto Vallarta in the past 24-hours, that is 22 more cases than the Federal Report. The State of Jalisco reports a total of 245,823 total cases of the Coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, while the Federal Government only reports 85,539 cases in the State since the beginning of the pandemic. In Puerto Vallarta, the State of Jalisco reports a total of 7,227 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, while the Federal Government reports 3,723. Cases in Puerto Vallarta are likely 5-times higher than what is reported. A lack of testing and the federal statistics not taking into consideration private hospitals and laboratories contribute to the underreporting of cases in Mexico.

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Which illness frightens you most? Cancer? Stroke? Dementia? To judge from tabloid coverage, the condition we should really fear isn't physical at all. "Scared of mum's schizophrenic attacks", "Knife-wielding schizophrenic woman in court", "Schizo stranger killed dad", "Rachel murder: schizo accused", and "My schizophrenic son says he'll kill… but he's escaped from secure hospitals 7 times" are just a few of dozens of similar headlines we found in a cursory internet search. Mental illness, these stories imply, is dangerous. And schizophrenia is the most dangerous of all. Such reporting is unhelpful, misleading and manipulative. But it may be even more inaccurate than it first appears. This is because scientists are increasingly doubtful whether schizophrenia – a term invented more than a century ago by the psychiatric pioneer Eugen Bleuler – is a distinct illness at all. This isn't to say that individuals diagnosed with the condition don't have genuine and serious mental health problems. But how well the label "schizophrenia" fits those problems is now a very real question. What's wrong with the concept of schizophrenia? For one thing, research indicates the term may simply be functioning as a catch-all for a variety of separate problems. Six main conditions are typically caught under the umbrella of schizophrenia: paranoia; grandiosity (delusional beliefs that one has special powers or is famous); hallucinations (hearing voices, for example); thought disorder (being unable to think straight); anhedonia or the inability to experience pleasure; and diminished emotional expression (essentially an emotional "numbness"). But how many of these problems a person experiences, and how severely, varies enormously. Having one doesn't mean you'll necessarily develop any of the others. Why hasn't this been noticed by clinicians? Mental health professionals, inevitably, tend only to see the most unwell individuals. These patients tend to suffer from lots of the problems we've mentioned – the more difficulties you're experiencing, the more likely it is that you'll end up being seen by a specialist – prompting psychiatrists like Bleuler to assume these problems are symptoms of a single underlying condition. But defining an illness by looking only at the minority who end up in hospital can be a big mistake. The traditional view has been that schizophrenia occurs in approximately 1% of people. But it's now clear that the sort of experiences captured under the label are common in the general population – frequently far less distressing and disruptive, for sure, but essentially the same thing. Take paranoia, for instance. Almost 20% of UK adults report feeling as though others were against them in the previous 12 months, with 1.8% fearing plots to cause them serious harm. We tested the level of paranoia among the general public by asking volunteers to take a virtual reality tube train ride, during which they shared a carriage with a number of computer-generated "avatars". These avatars were programmed to behave in a strictly neutral fashion, yet over 40% of participants reported that the avatars showed hostility towards them. Moreover, triggering the odd sensations associated with schizophrenia is remarkably easy. Go without sleep for a night or two and you're likely to experience some very peculiar thoughts and feelings (as demonstrated by a recent study of sailors in solo races). Consume a lot of cannabis and the effects can be similar. Meanwhile, a classic study by the psychiatrist Stuart Grassian showed that prisoners placed in solitary confinement were soon prey to hallucinations and delusions. What all this suggests is that schizophrenia isn't a specific, relatively rare, and rigorously defined illness. Instead, it covers a wide range of often unrelated conditions, all of which are also seen in people who are not mentally ill, and all of which exist on a continuum from the comparatively mild to the very severe. People with conditions like schizophrenia are simply those who happen to fall at the extreme end of a number of these continua. What causes psychotic experiences? Research has pointed a decisive finger at living in cities, drug use, poverty, migration, traumatic experiences in childhood and later negative events such as being the victim of an assault. Experiences like paranoia are also linked with a number of psychological traits, such as a tendency to worry, feel depressed, sleep poorly, or jump to conclusions. These factors seem to work in what scientists call a "dose-response" manner: the more of them you experience, the more likely it is that your mental health will suffer. Genetic factors also play a part, though there's no evidence for a single "schizophrenia" gene. Instead, a multitude of genes are likely to be involved – with their effect, crucially, conditioned by environmental factors. So the people who end up being treated for schizophrenia aren't the unlucky few who happen to have inherited a rogue gene. Genetic susceptibility exists on a spectrum too. The more of the relevant genes you possess, the further you are to the extreme end of the spectrum and the less of a push you'll need from life events to become ill. It's worth remembering, however, that genetic research into schizophrenia has focused on the people who present for treatment: the severest end of the continua. What it hasn't done is look at the various types of psychotic experiences across the general population. Not everyone agrees with these new ways of thinking about schizophrenia. An editorial in the British Journal of Psychiatry, for example, lambasted the approach as "scientifically unproven and clinically impractical". But one thing is certain: deepening our understanding of psychotic problems must be a priority. Diagnostic criteria for mental illnesses change over time, and the same will happen with schizophrenia. Rather than getting sidetracked by day-to-day debates about the symptoms required for a diagnosis, it will be more productive to focus on the individual psychotic experiences, remembering that they don't only occur in those who come into contact with mental health services but exist on spectra in the general population. This isn't merely a theoretical issue: if we target specific problems, rather than a loosely defined illness, we're likely to improve treatment outcomes for the many people struggling with these debilitating experiences. Motivation and aspiration: what's the point?

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Cake is going the distance and is sick of you…this is a great song illustrating the vanity of life under the Sun without God. Thanks to Ben V for passing this along. All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it;the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. This fall at Jacob's Well we have been tracking through the ancient wisdom literature known as the book of Ecclesiastes (from Greek through to Latin, which means Teacher of an Assembly or "Preacher"). It has been a great ride for our community. Link to the series audio is online here. Here are a few visual reflections from our wrap up. The first illustrates the inclusio of Ecclesiastes while the second is a wordle of the ESV text of Ecclesiastes created with Wordle.net. Though Nietzsche was certainly a man hiding his ideas in metaphors when he suggested to us a world "post-God" and what such a world would become I find him quite clear. In writing about the implications of his views, Nietzsche wrote the now classic parable The Madman.3 In this short work he artfully portrays what the world after the death of God would have to be like. In this essay I want to highlight a portion of The Madman and then, in a way of sorts, look at how we have indeed attempted to answer Nietzsche's questions. I will then ask whether the Preacher of Ecclesiastes is a better guide for staring into the empty void of life under the sun. I will close by simply arguing that the death of God has indeed been quite the exaggeration. It is hard to quote just a portion of The Madman, but even quoting the entirety of even the short parable would consume too much space here for our purposes. I suggest that you take a quick trip online to read the whole thing and I will highlight a few sections here. After a madman frantically asks the question "where is God" he is chided by some modern atheists and he replies to them in vigorous prose. I have highlighted just a few portions of this passage for us. In the first we realize that when we loose sight of God, we realize that there simply is no higher purpose, no meaning and life is cold, dark and void. As we stare into that void we realize that we no longer have any center to life, nothing to base our journeys on, no truth, no moral accountability and all is up for grabs. Nietzsche realizes that humans need such things. He therefore predicts that various festivals of atonement (trying to justify ourselves and our guilty consciences) and sacred games (dalliances to fool ourselves into believing life is meaningful) will be created by to help people deal with the infinite nothingness of life with no higher purpose. Of course, Nietzsche's own solution, was to will to power and become a great person towering over and dominating others who were stuck in the herds of humanity groveling in morality and superstitions. That, however, is for another essay. Here I want us to look at the sacred games and efforts towards atonement that we have indeed undertaken since the unhinging of the earth from its sun, people from their creator. In light of the loss of ultimate meaning, some atheistic thinkers have taken up the more modest task of creating "local meaning" for ourselves.4 If we can but tell ourselves that life matters in the day to day, we can escape the reality that all those days taken together are ultimately meaningless, empty and void. If we can only tell the truth to keep quiet we can live our short miserable life in an blissful ignorance. Or at least we can tell ourselves we are good enough, smart enough and people like us. By creating these "sacred games" we can escape the truth of life's meaninglessness and smile along a way filled with a myriad of distractions. Before we look at these games, let me affirm all of them. They are good things to pursue, but they are horrible God-substitutes. In fact, if there is no God, all of these pursuits will drown in their own meaninglessness. OK, to quote WOPR from War Games: Shall we play a game? Of course you would, these are the games we play to avoid facing our maker or facing the void of a world without God. Knowledge and education are sacred in our culture. It is said that education is somewhat like a magic bullet that cures all. If we throw money at education then all will be well in the world. I am heartily for education, but learning must have truth at its foundation. Learning does not make life meaningful unless our knowledge serves some purpose and is guided by a moral compass. It cannot be an end in itself. When knowledge has no moral guidance or high good in mind, we can become arrogant. As the ancient apostle wrote "knowledge puffs up" in pride. The outcome can be a world where we think the educated are superior to the uneducated. Elitism anyone? Furthermore, being educated is preferable than a life without learning, but great evils can and have been done by the most brilliant people. Another great game we play to fill our lives with meaning is the pleasure game. We can get high, we can get naked, we can go through multiple relationships one after another. We play the game of love to get what we want and we purchase various pleasures on the internet or on the corners of city streets. We even have something called "sexual addiction" today. Married people do this all the time and it is not called an addiction. What changed? We unchained pleasure from its purpose and removed it from its proper context. Why? If God is dead we can do whatever, whenever and whoever we want. Sadly, numerous children today grow up without two parents and broken bodies, disease and death line the avenues of this sacred game. We like to control things so we seek out little kingdoms for our own sovereignty. If we can control some area of life, we'll forget that ultimately we are going towards a certain death, the day of which I have zero control over. So we try to control our boyfriends or girlfriends, our families and friends and others seek to rule in business and politics. If life is short and death is waiting for me at least I can try to be in charge along the way. Everyone will love me for it! Or not…but at least I'll get mine. So we have our games to prop up life, but what are we to do when we still feel guilty and we have the haunting fear that something may be wrong "with us" or even scarier "with me." Well, we have our festivals to atone for our many sins indeed. We know something is wrong with us so it must be somebody's fault. We love the festival of blame in our culture. It is always "their" fault that we can't fix the mess of our lives. It is the other team's fault. We blame the other political party, we blame other nations, we blame our culture, we blame economic systems and we absolutely love to blame our parents. After all, my teachers have told me that I am great and special my whole life, so all that is wrong must have come from elsewhere. Life is too short to feel guilty, admit sin and seek forgiveness. Shifting blame can atone without me coming apart. Once we shift blame away, we can focus on what is truly the wonder of our universe…ME! Yes, when faced with our sins, just tell yourself you are AWESOME! Live life for your plans, your purposes, your pleasures, your successes, your happiness and all will go well. After all, if you don't look after yourself, who will? So what happens when our sacred games and festivals still leave us feeling empty, alone and stuck in shame? We are told to play them harder or try another game. Such is the only recourse with a life without God under the sun. Yet perhaps the death of God was not so rightly ascertained. Perhaps there is a living voice speaking to us from eternity. Staring into this void, the preacher of Ecclesiastes was just as honest as Nietzsche but found another game. It was a game of truth and a struggle before God and not a denial of him. Solomon would tell us that knowledge, pleasure and the right use of authority have great purpose under the sun if used and aligned with the purposes and commands of God. The madman need not incessantly look for God when his sanity arrives when he is found by his creator. May we all be found by and rest in Him. 1. The phrase God is dead did not intimate that God was alive and now dead. Nietzsche was communicating that the idea of God which had been the foundation of western culture for centuries had been disassembled by the thinker and philosopher of his day. 3. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science (1882, 1887) para.125; Walter Kaufmann ed. (New York: Vintage, 1974), pp.181-82. 4. See the interesting dialogue between a Christian professor and atheistic punk rocker turned scientist in Preston Jones, Greg Gaffin, Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant?: A Professor And a Punk Rocker Discuss Science, Religion, Naturalism & Christianity (Downers Grove: Intervarity Press, 2006). Gaffin acknowledges life to ultimately have no higher meaning but we create our own meaning through various means. In my opinion Gaffin treats evolution/naturalism as a sort of religion which I find both interesting and revealing. 5. War Games, United Artists, 1983.

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Integrated Deepwater System Program: The Coast Guard's modernization project is scheduled to run for 25 years and cost $17 billion. It involves the procurement or overhaul of command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems as well as the replacement of about 100 aging cutters and 200 aircraft. The guard chose a vendor team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. for an $11 billion Deepwater contract in mid-2002. Inland Rivers Vessel Movement Center: The Coast Guard plans to increase the amount of electronic reporting to its St. Louis movement center, which receives critical information about hazardous cargo travelling by barge on inland rivers. Currently, about 70 percent of the cargo notifications enter the Coast Guard databases manually. The service seeks to reduce that to about five percent. Coast Guard Enterprise Architecture: The guard's CIO office, with the assistance of the Maritime Domain Awareness Directorate, is burnishing the service's systems blueprint to assure integration of existing systems and interoperability of future projects. Rescue 21: The guard's $611 million 'maritime 911' system project will upgrade communications via the service's coastal and inland radio towers to promote efficient transmissions. General Dynamics Corp.'s C4 Systems unit is performing the systems upgrade under a September 2002 contract [www.gcn.com, GCN.com/357].

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Vestacom Limited was set up on Friday the 22nd of January 2010. Their current partial address is Dublin 2, and the company status is Normal. The company's current directors have been the director of 1 other Irish company between them; 1 of which is now closed. Vestacom Limited has 2 shareholders.

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Some soft tissue sarcomas have been associated with metal implants, exposure to radiation, implanted microchips and certain parasitic infestations. Sarcomas at the site of injections (shots) are uncommon in dogs but do occur more commonly in cats. Most sarcomas arise spontaneously. Genetics and environmental conditions may play a role in the development of soft tissue sarcomas in dogs, but research in this area is still in its infancy. Because we don't understand what causes them, there is no real way to prevent soft tissue sarcomas. Early detection and treatment are the best ways to address these tumors. Soft tissue sarcomas typically develop either on the body surface or inside organs (kidneys, liver, lungs, spleen, heart, others). They usually grow slowly and then metastasize (spread) after they have become well-established in one location. Sarcomas inside body organs often are quite large before they are discovered. The liver and lungs are the most common sites of metastasis. Some soft tissue sarcomas are well-defined and appear to be enveloped or encapsulated, while others are invasive and infiltrate surrounding tissues, having no distinct borders. They are most common in middle-aged and older dogs, especially in large and giant breeds. In most cases, these tumors are diagnosed when a dog's owner brings it to the veterinarian because of a noticeable and progressively enlarging superficial mass. The location of the sarcoma will guide its signs. For example, dogs with soft tissue sarcomas in their mouth may have bad breath (halitosis), difficulty eating or swallowing and/or nose bleeds (epistaxis). Dogs with these tumors in their gastrointestinal tract often present with vomiting and diarrhea. Soft tissue sarcomas can only be definitively diagnosed by microscopic examination of tissue samples taken from the tumors by tissue biopsy. This is called histopathology. Radiographic imaging (X-rays) can often be helpful to define the nature and extent of the tumor. Chest X-rays can also be helpful to identify any metastasis to the lungs or thoracic cavity. Cell samples taken by a procedure known as fine needle aspiration can be evaluated to identify the type of soft tissue cells that are creating the mass. More advanced diagnostic procedures, including computed tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can be used to delineate the exact nature and extent of the tumor and assist the veterinarian in planning the best surgical approach to remove it. The goal of treating soft tissue sarcomas is to completely eradicate all cancerous tissue – in other words, to get rid of the tumor. If the tumor cannot be eliminated entirely, the goal becomes preventing or at least delaying the spread of cancerous cells to other tissues. Aggressive surgical removal of soft tissue sarcomas is reported to be the best way to treat this condition. The surgeon will try to get very wide margins around the tumor, because soft tissue sarcomas tend to invade nearby tissues. Palliative therapy, including radiation and general supportive care, can be used to help alleviate the pain and discomfort that usually accompany this condition. In some cases, radiation may be recommended before surgical resection, especially if the tumor is located in an area that isn't easily surgically accessible for removal. Chemotherapy, which is treatment with injectable or oral anti-cancer medications, is available for dogs with high-grade tumors or those with metastatic disease. A number of different drugs, including doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, platinum drugs and ifosfamide, and combinations of these medications, have been used with some degree of success to treat soft tissue sarcomas in dogs. The outlook for dogs with soft tissue sarcomas is highly variable. Tumors located in the belly cavity tend to be metastatic – which means that they tend to spread to other locations. Sarcomas in the mouth (oral cavity) are difficult to treat surgically or with radiation because of their location. Dogs with soft tissue sarcomas that have metastasized at the time of diagnosis usually have a poor prognosis. However, many dogs with soft tissue sarcomas can be successfully treated if the mass can be removed with wide surgical margins.

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Earlier in the month, I had the opportunity to do some spoken word tracking with T.I.! Going into the session, I thought we'd be tracking some vocals for a new single or a demo, but was really intrigued when he mentioned that it would be spoken word that evening. This was the outcome! Me and TIP last night at the studio!

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Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is confident Roy Keane will be at the club next season despite being linked with the vacant manager's job at Chelsea. The Irishman has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Avram Grant at Stamford Bridge but Quinn is calm on the matter. He said: "I am not overly surprised that Roy has been linked." "But rather than fret about it, I would take it as a positive that we must be doing something right as a football club," he added. "And remember, Roy is still under contract at Sunderland for next season and I am pretty happy at this stage that he will be with us for a long time to come." Keane took over at the Stadium of Light in August 2006 in his first management post, and has since masterminded the club's return to the Barclays Premier League and its consolidation in the top flight. That has helped to enhance his reputation, but the former Manchester United skipper insists he has much to learn and that no-one at Sunderland made more mistakes than he did last season. Quinn remains hopeful that Keane will extend his stay on Wearside by signing a new contract, something about which the manager remains relaxed. However, there is little doubt that a man who was a winner as a player will attract attention as long as he continues to learn his trade at a rapid pace. Keane invested around £44million in new signings last season and is currently preparing to launch a new recruitment drive as he attempts to establish his club in the Premier League.

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Xbox Achievements Need To Evolve When we first began unlocking achievements on the Xbox 360 in 2005, they offered a completely new way for you to look at a game: Now there would be a permanent record of your in-game accomplishments to show off. The console was designed to connect to the internet, so your friends could compare their games to yours and see how they stacked up. Maybe their gamerscore was higher, but they didn't launch that gnome into space in Half-Life 2 or beat Halo 3 on Legendary. Achievements let us stand out in our own way, and they served as a showcase for our tastes and interests. With Microsoft reportedly readying a new line of consoles focused on streaming, and Google's Stadia platform making big inroads into that market, I think it's time to go back to the drawing board and either do away with the achievements system all together or, hopefully, introduce features that make playing games on Xbox feel vital again. Aside from the sense of community and rivalry the achievement system established among players, they often offered an entirely new perspective on a how to play a game. Developers could implement them to incredible effect by reframing a game in a new way. You can see this in examples like Mirror's Edge's "Test of Faith" – which tasked players with playing the game without using guns – or driving a car to the top of the tallest building for "Roads? What Roads?" in Crackdown 3. The most generic achievements rewarded players for completing the story, but if you enjoyed the game enough to stick around after the credits, it was something truly special when developers included inventive and unique experiences tied to achievements. That still holds true today. The difference now is that as fun as the odd achievement is, I've also been unlocking them for almost 15 years, and the satisfaction of earning another 1,000 points just isn't there anymore. Hit The Reset Button The first step I'd like to see Microsoft take when they release the upcoming "Scarlett" line of console is to completely bring everyone back to square one. While we have all grown attached to our individual gamerscores, that sense of discovery was lost when the Xbox One kept our achievements persistent. While I'd still like to see that legacy number represented somehow on my profile, I think the communal aspect of achievements has been reduced; the feature could be revitalized by bringing the entire community down to zero. This would avoid the situation the Xbox One had where people jumping into the Xbox ecosystem with the Xbox One were obviously starting from scratch, but the majority of their friends or people they met online would already have a long history on display. Of particular significance is the fact that, while you may still be an avid Xbox fan, this generation of consoles saw a large shift in popularity toward the PlayStation 4. This means that there was a huge amount of players that may have built up a large gamerscore on their Xbox 360 only to make the switch to Sony's console, abandoning that number. At least in my case, I owned both consoles in both generations, but I saw the PlayStation becoming my primary console this time around and my gamerscore has languished as a result. The new consoles are the perfect time to put everyone on even footing again. The Platinum Standard Sony introduced trophies in 2008 as its answer to Xbox's achievement system. While that extra few years doesn't seem like much, it was a lifetime for anyone starting from scratch. Why play the game on PlayStation and earn knock-off achievements when you could be adding to your ever-growing gamerscore? Now, more than 10 years and a whole console generation removed from that divide, Microsoft could really learn from what Sony did in 2008. One of the largest motivators to tracking down achievements was unlocking the full list – having that elusive 1,000/1,000 on your list for everyone to marvel at (or just yourself, most likely). What Sony did to set itself apart was capitalize on that feeling. When you unlock all the trophies in a game, you get a special platinum trophy to easily signify that you've completed that list. It turned that sense of satisfaction at a job well done into something easy to identify. They already give a special diamond icon when you unlock an achievement that is particularly rare, but if the icon were instead bolted next to the game to indicate a complete list, it would make showing off your accomplishments much simpler. Deeper Rarity Tracking The rarity tracking on achievements and trophies has been the best new addition to the features this generation. It makes it clearer that you did something very few have done. What could be fun on the new consoles – especially if they bring us all to zero – is to see not only how rare the achievement currently is, but also how many people unlocked it before you. You might often be the millionth person to unlock the first achievement, but when you see one that says you're only the thousandth person, that would be a neat twist on the same concept. Have Achievements Reach Across Games Getting every achievement in a game is a hearty challenge at times, and can often be quite rewarding to look down your achievement list and see which games you've 100-percent completed. Where I think this system could grow with the new console is by tying achievements to multiple games at once. Maybe when you look at your list you'll see the page for Rage 2, but then next to it is a list of achievements that require work in more than just that one game. You could be asked to defeat 100 enemies in both Rage 2 and Doom: Eternal as an example, and only once you've completed both tasks would you earn the achievement. These could be separate from the general achievement list, so you wouldn't have to worry about buying additional games to finish a list, but it could be fun for anyone looking to squeeze a few more hours out of a game. Plus I'm sure developers could come up with some interesting ways to explore the system between their games. Look To Nintendo's Underused Stamps Nintendo has always famously shied away from implementing a system-wide achievement analog, but the Wii U took the most Nintendo-like approach to them: stamps. They were only available in 14 games on the system, but were a curious addition. Stamps were hidden items inside the games themselves (in chests in Twilight Princess HD or as hidden collectibles in Super Mario 3D World), but once unlocked, they could be used on the system's Miiverse community. So, if you found yourself posting in that community, you could spot players using stamps you hadn't unlocked yet. While unlocking something to communicate in an arcane message board tied to specific game communities might work for Nintendo (or not, as the Miiverse is sadly no longer around), for Xbox, the idea that games could tuck items away in the actual game spaces is fascinating. It might only serve to take you out of the experience in something like Red Dead Redemption II, but I would have loved finding a little trinket for my profile hidden somewhere inside Crackdown 3 or Devil May Cry 5. It isn't a perfect system for every game, but it's better than Nintendo's alternative: to not have an achievement system at all. Regarding the concept of achievements, IGN spoke with legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto about them in 2009 and he said, "I'm not a big fan of using the carrots to motivate people to play. I want people to play because they enjoy playing and want to play more." While I understand and appreciate where he is coming from – and I don't mind the lack of an achievement system on Switch – there is still something special about that drip of serotonin I get from completing a task and being rewarded for it. Enter The Ubisoft Club Ubisoft Club is something I've always just put up with; it primarily tied into Ubisoft games (as you'd expect) and its offerings were meek. The premise of the program was sound, though: You unlock your standard achievements, but some of them unlock "units" that players can spend on special bonuses. It could range from an upgraded weapon in Assassin's Creed to wallpapers from The Crew, if you wanted that for some reason. The Club's value is questionable, but in the context of achievements – and if Microsoft were to bring back some form of digital goods as rewards – it seems completely within reason to allow you to spend some of those points in exchange for rewards. You just got 300 points in Halo Infinite? Spend some to unlock a special emblem for your profile or a mini Warthog for your avatar. Microsoft could take it one step further and simply attach game rewards to specific achievements, so you wouldn't need to spend points on rewards. Maybe when you unlock a particular achievement, in addition to 10 achievement points, you unlock an in-game reward like an outfit, weapon, or even concept art. Whatever developers decide to attach to these achievements, it could give developers extra ways to encourage players to approach the game in specific ways. Games could theoretically do this now but integrating it into the achievement system would give them added weight, and looking at a friend's achievements and seeing that they earned some cool item for completing a task would be great extra incentive. Achievement TCG One of the weakest achievement-like features is on Steam. They function similarly to Xbox and PlayStation, but they offer little fanfare and even less of a reward in unlocking them. What is more interesting on Steam, though, are the trading cards. Steam trading cards are unlocked as you sink more time into a game up to a certain limit when you've reached a certain number of total cards per account. A game may have 10 total cards, but after unlocking your final card, you'll only have roughly half of them. With your account reaching its maximum allotted cards for that game, this means you have to trade cards with other players. Because you can earn duplicates, it incentivizes that trading economy. Being able to trade with other players would be an excellent opportunity to build that sense of community around achievements. Ideally you wouldn't trade with players who hadn't played the game at all, as that would defeat the purpose of these items, and, more importantly, it would eschew the real money trading economy Valve has in place for its cards. By keeping the system away from that muck, it would give players more reason to compare their achievements with friends, which was a large draw in the first place. Better yet, to really change how these are applied, these cards could be tied into achievements in much the same way I suggested they attach in-game rewards above. You beat chapter 2? Here's your Banjo-Kazooie card (I'm just being hopeful here). What they do with those cards then is where Microsoft really has an opportunity: I'd love to see them implement a system-level trading card game (think Hearthstone) where new cards are tied into achievements. The card game would be pre-installed on every console and to build different decks would only require you to play other games. This serves as both a great feature for people who love TCGs, but it also means that if you're playing the card game and come up against someone with a cool Marcus Fenix card, you'll want to play Gears of War and come back with a better deck. Plus it's always a good idea to have a pack-in game. Microsoft started something that felt revolutionary 15 years ago, and if it doesn't take inspiration from its competition, then I hope it can come back with a more dramatic retooling of the experience that's already there. I still think achievements have some legs, but I worry that if they stay exactly the same going forward, then we risk a future where achievements are merely a footnote in Xbox history. Check out the best achievements and trophies of 2018 as well as a growing list of the easiest achievements to unlock. 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Pre Coin News precoinnews.com Home » World News » Margaret Thatcher's £30m mansion is being rented out for £65,000 01/14/2021 Comments Off on Margaret Thatcher's £30m mansion is being rented out for £65,000 World News Margaret Thatcher's £30m mansion is being rented out for £65,000 Prime real estate! Margaret Thatcher's £30m six-storey bomb-proof mansion in Belgravia where she welcomed US president Ronald Reagan is being rented out for an eye-watering £65,000 a MONTH Former Prime Minister's six-bedroom home was put on market for £30million five years ago but it didn't sell The home now has tenants who are forking out £779,736 per year, according to rental platform Rentberry Lady Thatcher lived at six-storey mansion from from a year after she stepped down as PM in 1991 until 2012 Margaret Tatcher's £30million bomb-proof former mansion is being rented out for a whopping £64,978 a month. The former Prime Minister's plush six-bedroom home in Belgravia was put on the market for £30million five years ago, but it didn't sell. But the home now has tenants who are forking out £779,736 per year, according to international property rental platform Rentberry. Lady Thatcher welcomed world leaders such as former US president Ronald Reagan through the steel-lined, bomb-proof door of the property. Margaret Tatcher's £30million bomb-proof former mansion (pictured) is being rented out for a whopping £64,978 a month The former Prime Minister's plush six-bedroom home in Belgravia was put on the market for £30million five years ago, but it didn't sell But the home now has tenants who are forking out £779,736 per year, according to international property rental platform Rentberry She lived at the six-storey Grade II-listed mansion – which boasts a gym, a 500-bottle wine cellar and cinema room – from a year after she stepped down as PM in 1991 until 2012. The three-term PM reportedly moved out because she could reportedly no longer climb the stairs, and stayed at the luxurious Ritz hotel until she died of a stroke in 2013, aged 87. Describing the property, estate agents Frank KNight said: 'This house in Chester Square is a refurbished, white stucco fronted family home situated in a highly sought after position within this renowned Belgravia garden square.' They added: 'The house benefits from five double bedroom suites, grand first floor drawing room, dining room with views over Chester Square, passenger lift, garage and a large south facing roof terrace. 'The cinema room is equipped with a state of the art 110' cinema screen and surround sound. 'The house also benefits from its own private gym, sauna and steam room. Lady Thatcher (left with her husband Denis) welcomed world leaders such as former US president Ronald Reagan through the steel-lined, bomb-proof door of the property 'A purpose built wine cellar features integrated Gaggenau refrigeration for the white wine and champagne and additional storage to keep the red wine at ambient room temperature.' The property also boasts a Hopton Wood limestone flooring in its entrance hall, similar to that used in the Houses of Parliament. It still has an inlaid 73 plaque on its doorstep which was designed by Lady Thatcher and installed in 1991 The property was sold for £4,160,500 after Mrs Thatcher died in 2013 and luxury developer Leconfield renovated it before putting it on the market in 2016. At the time Richard Gutteridge, head of Savills' Sloane Street office, said: 'If only the walls could talk – one could almost imagine Ronald Reagan and other heads of state sitting with Baroness Thatcher in her dining room.' Land Registry documents say the property was purchased by 73 CS Limited, which is registered in Guernsey. Thatcher was PM from 1979 to 1990, during which time she championed neo-liberal economics and started the Right to Buy scheme incentivising people to purchase their council homes. Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady's life after office Margaret Thatcher was the UK's first female prime minister and served from 1979 until 1990. During her time as PM she reduced the influence of trade unions and scaled back public benefits. She was nicknamed the 'Iron Lady' by a Soviet journalist – a term which stuck after it became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Lady Thatcher opposed communism and initiated the Falkland war to maintain control over the region's islands. She was pressured into resigning by members of her own Conservative Party after her government lowered income tax rates to a postwar low. She pushed an unpopular 'community charge' (also known as the poll tax) which set a flat rate of tax for every person in the country. It was met with numerous street protests and lots of people simply refused to pay. It was abolished and replaced with council tax in 1993. She officially stepped down on November 28 in 1990 after trying to ensure that John Major and not Heseltine would replace her. Lady Thatcher remained in parliament until 1992, at which time she entered the House of Lords and began to write her memoirs. She was then hired by the large tobacco company Philip Morris as a 'geopolitical consultant' in July 1992, for $250,000 per year and an annual contribution of $250,000 to her foundation. Thatcher earned $50,000 for each speech she delivered. After Tony Blair was elected in 1994 she praised him as 'probably the most formidable Labour leader since Hugh Gaitskell.' She stopped appearing in public after suffering a series of small strokes in the early 2000s and began suffering from dementia. In 2002 she was asked what her greatest legacy was and replied: 'Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds.' Later that year she came in at number 16 on the BBC's poll of 100 Greatest Britons. In 2011, she became the subject of an award-winning biographical film, 'The Iron Lady,' which depicted her political rise and fall. She died aged 87 on April 8, 2013, after suffering another stroke. She was given a ceremonial funeral including full military honours, with a church service at St Paul's Cathedral. $30mMargaretThatcher's Previous Post:Fireside Chat with AvaTrade CEO Dáire Ferguson Next Post:North East & Yorkshire winning vaccine race – how well is your area doing? Bitcoin Miners Slow Down Selling, A Structural Change? 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Daniel Dutra da Silva (; born 5 July 1988) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who competes mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He reached his career high ATP ranking of world No. 207 in August 2022 and his career high in doubles of No. 240 in October 2022. He has won 24 singles and 26 doubles Futures titles in his career. In February 2009 he made his ATP debut at the 2009 Brasil Open in Costa do Sauipe as a qualifier. Ranked No. 215, he qualified for his second ATP singles main draw at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to wildcard Filip Misolic. Biography Daniel Dutra da Silva was born on July 5, 1988 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is now living in Balneário Camboriú. He is the brother of former Brazilian tennis player Rogerio Dutra da Silva. Career titles Singles (25) References External links 1988 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Tennis players from São Paulo

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NASCAR today announced the 2017 stage lengths for each race in all three of its national series – the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In determining the lengths for each stage, NASCAR said a number of factors went into the ultimate decision. NASCAR had already announced the stage lengths for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season-opening DAYTONA 500 (Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). For the storied race, the stages are scheduled to end on lap 60, lap 120 and lap 200.

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A local business that has been serving the Battle Creek community for decades will be closing soon. Louie's Donut Shop at 1200 E. Columbia Avenue has announced they will be closing their doors sometime in April. Co-owners Joe and Carol Pajak have been operating the location since 1992, but the shop has been open since 1975. Carol says that an opportunity to sell the building presented itself and they decided it was the right time to move on. They say they will cease operations sometime on or before April 30th. At this point, they plan to stop ordering bulk supplies and will make and sell their products with what they have on hand. Carol said she will miss working with all of her dedicated employees, including manager Laurie Palmer, who has been with them since the beginning of their time operating Louie's Donut Shop.

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S & B Landscaping & Nursery is located at the address 1400 Airport Rd in Bismarck, North Dakota 58504. They can be contacted via phone at (701) 255-3312 for pricing, hours and directions. For maps and directions to S & B Landscaping & Nursery view the map to the right. For reviews of S & B Landscaping & Nursery see below.

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The V6 Handstick vacuum cleaner is powered by the Dyson digital motor V6. It has 20 minutes of run time, and is balanced for floor to ceiling cleaning. The motorised cleaner head has carbon fibre filaments for removing fine dust from hard floors and includes mini tools for cleaning up after your pets. The Dyson digital motor, fade-free battery and 2 Tier Radial Cyclone technology combine to provide powerful, constant suction. Dyson V6 Handstick Vacuum Cleaner is rated 3.8 out of 5 by 57. Rated 5 out of 5 by RobbytheRobot from ALMOST PERFECT! I've had my V6 for 10 months now and it has never been blocked as some other reviewers complain about. It is a fantastic machine even on standard power settings. Re emptying; you obviously have to hold it within the bin to avoid scattering debris everywhere, this would apply even to an old fashioned dustpan! I highly recommend the 4-piece toolkit accessory; the soft dusting tool is especially good for removing dust from delicate or intricate objects. The two minor things I would like improved are the exhaust direction (as it can blow in your face when using the machine without the wand for close-up cleaning) and the trigger would be more comfortable if it wasn't made of hard plastic. Rated 5 out of 5 by Waireka from Amazing suction This is the best invention since sliced bread!!! It works so well and I use it every day and never need to get my big bulky vacuum out any more! Rated 5 out of 5 by Muggsie from Best Buy Yet We have stairs in our home so this hand held is just perfect and great for car as well. Rated 2 out of 5 by Di P from Surprised these are still for sale! I've had mine for over 2 years now after family members raved about theirs. They must have had a later model as this doesn't deserve a rave review. The suction is good and it's handy to use but the positives stop there. The head clogs up all the time, both around the brush and in the opening. When trying to empty, everything gets stuck in the cannister so I use a chopstick to get it out and end up breathing in all the dust and such. Not a pleasant experience. Takes me two goes to do my small 2-bed house as the battery doesn't last long. Don't buy this model. But a supposedly improved one. Rated 1 out of 5 by jenfer09 from Very dissapointing I'm so dissapointed with this vacuum. I've had to resort back to my previous heavy, corded one as it's so bad, it just doesn't pick anything up! I've cleaned the filter and that makes no difference, i've only had it 2 months so I feel really upset that i've spent so much on something that just doesn't work. I can go over the same spot several times and it will pick up bits going forward, and drop them out going backwards!! Or just won't pick things up at all. For this brand I find it hard to understand how it can be so unfit for purpose, perhaps I have a faulty one, either that or my expectations were too high. My previous vacuum is 100x better when I use it now and I wish i had never bought this one.

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To give you a great browsing experience free of charge, this site uses cookies. Cookies help us personalize content and ads, provide social media features, track your preferences, and analyze traffic. Forbes may share this information with its advertising, analytics, and social media partners, who may use it with information you have provided to them in connection with their services. For more information: Privacy Statement To consent and proceed, click "Continue to Site." 78,750 views| Nov 7, 2016, 6:25 pm Why The Midwest Is About To Become America's Next Silicon Valley Peter Lane TaylorContributorOpinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The old political saw that "As Ohio goes, so goes the nation" has proven true for the past ten presidential contests since 1976. But the biggest surprise for pollsters and voters this year may just be that Ohio's bellweather status for America and the Midwest reaches far beyond politics The Midwest's overall business resurgence is also getting a big boost from a bourgeoning urban culture that is creating a Millennial gravitational pull away from traditional start-up hubs like California, Boston, and New York If the national news spotlight is on Ohio it's a good bet that it's presidential election year. The old political saw that "As Ohio goes, so goes the nation" has proven true for the past ten presidential contests since 1976. But the biggest surprise for pollsters and voters this year may just be that Ohio's bellweather status for America and the Midwest reaches far beyond politics. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton [+] [-] attends a rally at the Cleveland Public Auditorium November 6, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Supporters cheer as Republican presidential [+] [-] nominee Donald Trump speaks at a rally on October 22, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images "Ohio never left," says venture capitalist Mark Kvamme, whose Columbus-based Drive Capital fund raised the second largest inaugural round of venture capital ever in 2013 ($250 million) betting on the Midwest's frothing start-up ecosystem. "People just stopped paying attention." Drive Capital Co-Founder Mark Kvamme. Courtesy of [+] [-] VentureOhio Kvamme isn't a Midwest farm boy by a long shot. But it's in his genetics to know a good opportunity when he sees one. His dad, E. Floyd Kvamme, played a lead role in re-locating National Semiconductor to Santa Clara, California in the early 1960s, arguably planting the first seeds for what would, over the next five decades, grow Silicon Valley into the world's central hub of technological innovation, early stage entrepreneurship, and venture capital. Raised in Silicon Valley's nascent "Shangri-La" days, Mark Kvamme didn't think twice about following in his father's footsteps. He pioneered Apple's entrée into France as a "founding member" in his 20s, and eventually served as a Director at one of the world's leading venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital, in Silicon Valley until 2013, leading investments in market-defining start-ups like LinkedIn. Ohio Gov. John Kasich. AP Photo/John Minchillo In 2011, Kvamme took a sabbatical from Sequoia and relocated to Columbus, Ohio to head up then Governor-elect and 2016 Presidential candidate John Kasich's Department of Job Creation. In 2013, venturing back into the private sector, Kvamme kissed Silicon Valley goodbye, bought a house in Columbus, and never looked back. So just why would one of America's most successful venture capitalists, the son of one of the most iconic venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, move from a Pacific Ocean beach house to the middle of Ohio? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Courtesy of [+] [-] Cleveland's Playhouse Square Theater District. [+] [-] Courtesy of Designation Cleveland LeBron James shows off his 2015 NBA championship [+] [-] ring. Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images "The Midwest and Ohio in particular has always had three things going for it in terms of business climate: a cheap, close supply of energy, access to transportation, and a highly trained work force," says Kvamme. "And Ohio has never lost (those) critical assets despite the transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age. Business in America has always been about proximity to customers and managing your supply chain. And if you put a pin in Columbus you have 60% of U.S. GDP within a day's drive. Which is why 150 of the Fortune 500 companies are located in the Midwest." Cleveland Museum Of Contemporary Art. Courtesy of [+] [-] Kvamme's newly-discovered Ohio boosterism and venture capital bona fides notwithstanding, a big part of the Midwest's persistent Achillies' Heel when it comes to building the next Silicon Valley is a fundamental "perception problem", says VentureOhio CEO Falon Donohue. "The difference between people from Silicon Valley and people from the Midwest," says Donohue, "Is that people from California will shout it from the rooftops 'Come to Silicon Valley'! People from Ohio will tell you 'Yeah I'm from Ohio' with that classic Midwestern humility that can also come across as almost being embarrassed. But we have so much to be proud of that we're just not talking about. In five years the Midwest will have more start-ups than Silicon Valley. But the perception of Ohio and the Midwest as a business incubator won't change unless people start talking about it differently." The Westside Market in Cleveland. Courtesy of [+] [-] Ohio's baseline economic pulse these days supports Donohue's (and Drive Capital's) fundamental economic premise. Consider this: Dayton, Ohio was the computational business epicenter of America in the 1950s and 1960s The first text message and email were sent from Columbus, Ohio (thanks CompuServe) Total venture capital investments in Ohio start-ups hit $373m in 2015, a 16% increase over 2014 Though total U.S. venture capital availability decreased by 9% in 2015, venture capital availability in Ohio increased by 22% to $296 million 80% of the National Venture Capital Association membership is located in Boston and Silicon Valley. But Columbus, Ohio has the largest angel investment fund in the U.S. Ohio had an aggregate exit value of $1 billion in acquisitions in 2015 Courtesy of VentureOhio The Midwest's overall business resurgence is also getting a big boost from a bourgeoning urban culture that is creating a Millennial gravitational pull away from traditional start-up hubs like California, Boston, and New York. Ohio alone is home to seven major league sports teams, and many iconic museums and institutions like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and The Cleveland Clinic. Ohio's resurgent culinary culture, thanks to local celebrity chefs like Jonathan Sawyer who have planted their roots back home, has also put the state in the ranks of America's leading foodie hotspots. Courtesy of Destination Cleveland Michael Symon's Lola Bistro in downtown Cleveland. [+] [-] More broadly, Forbes recently ranked Cleveland as one of "The 25 cities where your paycheck will go the furthest", and Cincinnati 5th as the most affordable metropolitan area as well as the 9th best city in America for raising a family. Columbus has also recently been tagged as the third "fashion capital" of the U.S. after New York City and Los Angeles. Add to these current statistics the fact that Ohio has an estimated more than $1 billion in unmet venture capital investment, and it's makes you wonder why more seasoned venture capital and investment firms on America's coasts aren't paying more attention to Drive Capital's "Go Midwest" lead. Cincinnati skyline. Courtesy of VentureOhio "Most of the people I know in the VC business in Silicon Valley have gone from the 'You're crazy' to the 'I'm intrigued' stage", says Kvamme. "But the hardest thing I still have to do is just convince people to get on a plane. A lot of people still think the river is on fire in Cleveland. And even the people running for President still call us the Rust Belt on the stump. Nothing could be farther from the truth." Kvamme and his Drive Capital co-founder, Chris Olsen, were groomed to have good start-up instincts. But they're also all about big data. At Sequoia, they learned that macro- and microeconomic information can tell you as much about the potential of a new company as a hundred interviews with its founders. What they've discovered between the Appalachians and the Rockies a thousand miles from the country's coasts is the next American entrepreneurial frontier. "Mark and I were both trained by the very best in our business (at Sequoia) to build strong, well-evidenced theses," Olsen recently wrote in an op-ed piece for Venture Beat. "Surprisingly, every piece of macroeconomic data suggested that the raw ingredients for bold, ambitious new companies were more plentiful (in the Midwest) than in Silicon Valley." Kvamme's and Olsen's conventional-wisdom breaking thesis was based on a few simple facts. California is the eighth largest economy in the world. America's Midwestern states comprise the fifth. The Midwest's collective economy is also bigger than Brazil's, Russia's, or India's, and graduates more computer science degrees than any other region in the world. "It is only a matter of time until Midwest cities surpass recent emerging venture cities like Shanghai, Stockholm, and Mumbai to rival Silicon Valley," wrote Olsen. "There are more entrepreneurs building billion-dollar companies in the Midwest today than in the past 50 years combined. Think about that. These entrepreneurs have together created an engine of growth that will shape and reshape the U.S. economy for years to come." All of which means Ohio and the Midwest are resurgently on the rise right back to where they've always belonged. In tandem with the state's reputation as the Presidential election bellweather, Ohio has historically been recognized as one of America's best places to test drive new products and the proving ground for entrepreneurs to establish validation of concept. Ohio just needed more people like Kvamme and Olsen to pay attention again. "The venture capital community here finally got together a few years ago and said we need a unified voice to the country," says VentureOhio CEO Donohue. "We need to advocate for entrepreneurs and investors, not just as a place to start a business but as a place to work, live, and play. We need to increase the amount of investment capital available to Ohio-based companies. And we need to advance entrepreneurship in Ohio as a connected business community. The momentum Ohio and the Midwest have right now is so strong. And we need to capitalize on that. I'm not sure if that's got anything to do with LeBron James . . . But everyone in Ohio seems to be winning right now." Quicken Loans Arena. Courtesy of Destination [+] [-] First and foremost on that winning list from a balance sheet standpoint is Drive Capital. Because they took the bold risk to make the first big bet on Ohio and the Midwest's new economic future. "Sequoia is truly a world class place," says Olsen "And if you are a founder in any of their focus geographies, you are an idiot if you don't seek them out to be your investor. But we also believe that if you are an entrepreneur with a fledgling company in 2016, you are an idiot if you don't consider building it in the Midwest." Having raised the second largest venture capital ever in the U.S. Olsen, Kvamme, Drive Capital, and the dozens of other VC firms betting that Ohio and the Midwest is the next Silicon Valley are clearly putting their money where their mouths are. Get the best of Forbes to your inbox with the latest insights from experts across the globe. 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The Factory World Submitted by LT_Sargent on Sat, 03/05/2016 - 15:09 Title The Factory World Authors Ryan, Joseph Edward Publisher Steam Press Ltd. Place Published Auckland, New Zealand Keywords Aotearoa New Zealand author, Male author Somewhat surreal dystopia seen through the eyes of a boy who awakes in a pipe in a violent, badly damaged world with many abandoned factories. He has only vague memories. He, and the man who rescues him from the pipe and has no memories at all, explore the world. Illus. Euben Smith Aotearoa/New Zealand author. 2013 Ryan, Joseph Edward. The Factory World. Illus. Euben Smith. Auckland, New Zealand: Steam Press Ltd. PSt Somewhat surreal dystopia seen through the eyes of a boy who awakes in a pipe in a violent, badly damaged world with many abandoned factories. He has only vague memories. He, and the man who rescues him from the pipe and has no memories at all, explore the world. Aotearoa/New Zealand author.

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Home / Posts Tagged "public humanities" Tag: public humanities Jane Austen's Desk A new NEH grant will support UNC scholars' creation of an immersive web environment designed to bring Jane Austen's writing room — and her world — to life. Academia and rock 'n' roll live in harmony for this Carolina professor Florence Dore has a new album and a new book out this fall. She's been touring the country singing and talking about one of her favorite topics: the intersection of literature and rock 'n' roll. Humanities for the Public Good hosts "Good and Ready" Symposium Sept. 19-23 A modern retelling of "Pride and Prejudice?" Sharing the ancient world with video games? Using theater to process a hundred-year-old trauma? There is so much to learn and explore at the 2022 Humanities for the Public Good (HPG) Symposium. Humanities for the Public Good symposium asks "What Now?" The Humanities for the Public Good Symposium, four days of conversation and presentations, will run virtually starting April 6. A path to public humanities work: Graduate student Pallavi Gupta Pallavi Gupta (geography) worked on a photo-narrative project with a group of women workers in Hyderabad, India, to visualize and build public understanding of the dangers of unsanitary conditions in Hyderabad train stations and to advocate for the health and well-being of sanitary waste workers. A path to public humanities work: Graduate student Alexander Marsden Alexander Marsden (music) worked with Together Productions in London on the "Singing Our Lives" project, which brings together refugees to write songs about their experiences and to build intercultural bridges.

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Diary of a Young Girl : The Definitive Edition -- Paperback / softback (English Language Edition) [Paperback] by Frank, Anne / Frank, Otto Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is an inspiring and tragic account of an ordinary life lived in extraordinary circumstances that has enthralled readers for generations. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, translated by Susan Massotty, and includes an introduction by Elie Wiesel, author of Night. 'June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.' In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary. Since its publication in 1947, Anne Frank's diary has been read by tens of millions of people. This Definitive Edition restores substantial material omitted from the original edition, giving us a deeper insight into Anne Frank's world. Her curiosity about her emerging sexuality, the conflicts with her mother, her passion for Peter, a boy whose family hid with hers, and her acute portraits of her fellow prisoners reveal Anne as more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever. 'One of the greatest books of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A modern classic' Julia Neuberger, The Times The House of Roth... by Ferguson, Niall ฿1,088.00 Online Price Eleanor (Reprint) by Michaelis, David Menus That Made H... by Franklin, Vincent/ Johnson, Alex

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with paraneoplastic as keyword Neuropsychological symptoms in paraneoplastic disorders Voltz, Raymond Published in Journal of Neurology Neuropsychological symptoms may rarely be part of a paraneoplastic neurological syndrome, mainly as limbic encephalitis. As the tumour will not be known in most patients upon presentation to the neurologists, state-of-the art diagnosis including the use of anti-neuronal antibodies and FDG-PET is essential for adequate management of these patients. Adenylate kinase 5 autoimmunity in treatment refractory limbic encephalitis. Tüzün, Erdem Rossi, Jeffrey E Karner, Steve F Centurion, Alejandro F Dalmau, Josep Published in Journal of neuroimmunology We report two men with limbic encephalitis (LE) refractory to corticosteroids, IVIg and plasma exchange. Both patients had serum/CSF antibodies that reacted with the cytoplasm of neurons. Probing of a hippocampal cDNA library resulted in the isolation of adenylate kinase 5 (AK5). Patients' antibodies, but not those of 111 controls, recognized AK5-e... Multiple hemorrhagic strokes from DIC associated with occult large cell carcinoma Koenig, Matthew A. Maleszewski, Joseph Winters, Brad Published in Neurocritical Care Background and PurposeMultiple hemorrhagic strokes are a rare presentation of paraneoplastic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We present a case of DIC occurring in a patient with occult large cell carcinoma.Summary of CaseA 77-year old Asian-American man presented with 1 month of vision disturbance followed by acute onset of left hemip... Herpes simplex encephalitis in a patient with cancer Bataller, Luis Dalmau, Josep Published in Journal of Neuro-Oncology Paraneoplastic coma and acquired central alveolar hypoventilation as a manifestation of brainstem encephalitis in a pati... Lee, Kwan S. Higgins, Michaela J. Patel, Bhavesh M. Larson, Joel S. Rady, Mohamed Y. IntroductionParaneoplastic neurological disorders are a well recognized complication of malignancy.MethodsA case report to expand the currently described clinical manifestations of type 1 antineuronal antibody (ANNA-1)-associated paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis to include coma.ResultsWe present an unusual case of fluctuating coma and rapid fulmina... Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as acute viral encephalitis Kararizou, E. Markou, I. Zalonis, I. Gkiatas, K. Triantafyllou, N. Kararizos, G. Likomanos, D. Zambelis, T. Vassilopoulos, D. Objective: To describe a case of limbic encephalitis which initially presented as viral limbic encephalitis and during the clinical evaluation a renal carcinoma was diagnosed. Case report: Patient with history of peripheral paresis of right facial nerve, 1 month after symptoms appearance and treatment, developed fever, vomiting, grand mal seizure, ... Focal paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as orgasmic epilepsy Fadul, C. E. Stommel, E. W. Dragnev, K. H. Eskey, C. J. Dalmau, J. O. Purpose: To report orgasmic epilepsy as a manifestation of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis in a patient with small cell lung cancer. Case report: A 57 years-old woman presented with 2 month history of daily spells that consisted of a sudden pleasure provoking feeling described 'like an orgasm' lasting for 30 s to 1 min. She was a heavy smoker an... Dermatomiositis clínicamente amiopática: presentación de tres casos Pérez-Pérez, Lidia C. Suárez-Amor, Óscar Sánchez-Aguilar, Dolores Ginarte, Manuel Pereiro, Mercedes Toribio, Jaime Published in Actas dermosifiliograficas Dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disease which has several factors involved in its etiology. Recently, the existence of a sub-type called amyopathic dermatomyositis has been accepted, whose cutaneous manifestations are indistinguishable from the ones that appear in the classic form of the disease. However, it is different from the classic for... Risk of cancer in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) Vigliani, Maria-Claudia Magistrello, Michela Polo, Patrizia Mutani, Roberto Chiò, Adriano The possible relationship between Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and cancer is still controversial and the existence of a paraneoplastic GBS remains unconfirmed. To better define whether there is a relationship between GBS and malignancy, we compared the observed and the expected number of patients with tumours in a population-based cohort of subjec... Response to intravenous immunoglobulin in Anti-Yo associated paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration: case report and rev... Widdess-Walsh, Peter Tavee, Jinny O. Schuele, Stephan Stevens, Glen H. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a debilitating neuro-degenerative disease associated with antibodies directed against the purkinje cells of the cerebellum. Treatment using chemotherapy or other treatment of the primary tumor to various immunologically directed therapies has been attempted but outcomes have been poor. We discuss a pa...

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This study deals with microstructural investigations of plasma-sprayed yttria partially stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coatings, performed by classical and analytical transmission electron microscopy. The aim of the study was to determine eventual relationships between coating microstructure and toughness. The ceramic/metal interface, which plays an important role during TBC thermomechanical solicitation, has also been studied. In the 6–8 wt. percent Y2 O3 range, the metastable tetragonal t′ phase is observed, showing special faulted microstructural features, such as grain twinning and antiphase boundary planes. Moreover, after high-temperature annealing in air, a very fine and stable precipitation of the equilibrium cubic phase appears. It is believed that these microstructural elements could act as crack deviation sites and enhance the coatings' intrinsic toughness. Microstructural investigations of the alumina scales grown during high-temperature annealing reveal yttrium segregation at oxide grain boundaries as well as significant quantities of zirconium inside the alumina grains. The oxide growth seems to be dominated by a classical grain boundary oxygen diffusion mechanism. The presence of zirconium inside the alumina grains suggests that Al2 O3 also partially forms by chemical reduction of ZrO2 by Al. Alpérine SS, Lelait LL. Microstructural Investigations of Plasma-Sprayed Yttria Partially Stabilized Zirconia TBC (In Relation to Thermomechanical Resistance and High-Temperature Oxidation Mechanisms). ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. 1994;116(1):258-265. doi:10.1115/1.2906802.

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Billy Currington Adds Pop, Motown Stylings to New Song 'Bring It on Over' [Listen] We're imagining a modern day Four Tops snapping along behind him, singing "Got to, got to get you closer." They Broke the Law: See Country Stars' Mugshots Legends such as Hank Williams Jr., Randy Travis and George Jones, among others, have found themselves in trouble with the law 10 Sexiest Male Voices in All of Country Music Country music's sexiest vocalists don't even need to be singing a sexy song to hint at what's possible. Billy Currington in CNY Over the course of a 15 year career, Billy Currington has somewhat quietly racked up ten #1 hits. He's also set many of ladies hearts aflutter. He'll be bringing all the hits and hotness to Central New York at Turning Stone. Country Stars Share Their Worst Jobs As we head into the Labor Day weekend to honor the hard working men and women in America, we look at the worst jobs country stars had before their music careers took off. Billy Currington Teases New Song Called 'Jonesin" [Exclusive Premiere] Billy Currington is set to release a new album titled Summer Forever on June 2, and Taste of Country readers are hearing some of the tracks early via a series of exclusive lyric video teasers. Chase Bryant Confirms He Will Go Forward With Tim McGraw's Sandy Hook Benefit After an intense week of online debate and criticism, country singer Chase Bryant has decided to go forward with performing at an upcoming benefit for Sandy Hook Promise. Tim McGraw Defends Controversial Sandy Hook Benefit as Billy Currington Drops Out Tim McGraw has issued a statement defending his decision to perform at an upcoming benefit concert for Sandy Hook Promise, even as one of his co-headliners has dropped out of the event. Billy Currington, Kacey Musgraves + Many More Round Out 2015 Country Jam Lineup The 2015 Country Jam lineup got bigger and even more impressive. Tim McGraw Bringing Shotgun Rider Tour to Darien Lake Hunter Mountain isn't the only place in New York you can see Tim McGraw this summer. He's bringing his Shotgun Rider tour with Billy Currington and Chase Bryant to Darien Lake. Billy Currington Gets Pranked by Brett Eldredge and Chase Rice The last night of a tour is always fun, because country stars and their opening acts love to pull crazy and hilarious pranks on one another. Billy Currington's final We Are Tonight stop was not an exception.

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In the latest edition of The Cricketer, it is reported that Stuart Law would like to bring in ex-Hampshire wicket-keeper Nic Pothas as Middlesex assistant coach. They have previously worked together in the West Indies set-up when Law was head coach and Pothas was fielding coach. I am confident that Pothas could also double-up as a bowling coach, as I remember he dismissed Scott Styris when declaration bowling was required during the Middlesex v Hampshire match at Lord's in 2006. That was a good match for Pothas, as he scored 102 not out and 74 not out, although the wicket of Styris was the only one of his career. The Cricket Paper printed a full page article last week on Stuart Law. He did mention that he would be able to handle the batting coaching that was required. Tongue in cheek comment might add. If he played in MX T20 we might win a couple more games. He also added that his recent employers the West Indies, may not be the pushover most media outlets here predict. We shall see. Starts 2pm today on the Sky Main Event. From a game at Worcester awhile back. Shannon Gabriel looke rapid. The story about Nic Pothas being likely to be appointed as Middlesex assistant coach has now been reported on Cricinfo, so maybe the appointment will be confirmed in the coming days. In the 2019 members handbook that was in the mailing,N.Pothas is listed as assistant coach. So,I presume it's a done deal. So Nick Pothas is effectively replacing Richard Johnson. That must make us the only county without a real specialist bowling coach. I realise all top coaches understand the principles of all the disciplines, but surely someone like Johnson had the experience of what it is like to bowl 25 overs in a day, and the understanding that goes with being a bowler. Alan Coleman is a specialist bowling coach and a highly-rated one. Not always necessary to have played test cricket to be a good coach. If he is taking on the role of bowling coach (as well as 2nd XI coach) it would be nice if the club formally announced it. Pothas was West Indies fielding coach? Not sure that is in itself the greatest of recommendations, though perhaps it would have been even worse without him! In the article confirming the appointment of Nic Pothas, Angus Fraser says "Stuart [Law], Nic and Alan Coleman give Middlesex Cricket a coaching team to be extremely proud of", so it seems unlikely that we will make any more full-time coaching appointments. However, I know that we tend to use other coaches on a less regular and less official basis, as I know that Jack Russell has previously worked with our wicket-keepers, and I think Min Patel has worked with our spinners. Of course, as Pothas used to keep wicket and once dismissed Scott Styris, it is uncertain whether we will need to resort to bringing in these extra coaches.

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Clovis Library Mystery Book Club is co-hosted by the San Joaquin Sisters in Crime. Meets the third Sunday of every month at 2:30 PM unless special note is made. This months book is "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty. Event details at fresnolibrary.org! | Event details at fresnolibrary.org!

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One of the options how to distribute your Java application is to make the JAR file (Java archive). Every Java archive contains a manifest file which describes the rest of the files in the archive. These are typically class files, security information, etc. The creation of Java archive is possible in the project tree in NetBeans IDE. Once you already created your project using NetBeans IDE, right-click the project name and select "Clean and Build". Now the Java archive file will be created in the "dist" folder in the project directory. The dist folder might also contain a lib folder, which you would also need to include. Java archives are portable across platforms which have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed in it. JRE includes the language compiler, the library files and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in which java application executes. If you created a GUI application, double-click the file icon to launch the program, and JVM handles the creation of application's window in an operating system environment. However, if you created a console application, it is necessary to open a command line in order to run a command similar to: java -jar archive.jar.

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This wooden garden pent shed has 5 different door position variations intended to suit any style garden. Perfect for positioning with the high end against a wall or neighbouring boundary. It also boasts plenty of head room, making it perfect for large tools and equipment or can even be used as a simple workshop. A further 5 door positions are available on our Essex pent. This wooden garden shed has 5 different design variations intended to suit any style garden. It also boasts plenty of head room, making it perfect for large tools and equipment or can even be used as a simple workshop. The Reverse Essex Pent garden shed is made from high quality Red Wood Tongue and Groove cladding. Standard framing are 47mm x 35mm planed battens with diagonal supports for strength and stability, The roof and floor are made from 12mm T&G boarding which gives strength and durability. The floor has runners (50mm x 25mm Pressure Treated battens) spaced approximately 1' apart to give adequate air flow. The Roof has main and Intermediate beams for roof strength and is overlayed with a good quality green mineral felt. This buildings is 100% pressure treated and has a built-in water repellent.

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Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology offers an overview of recent research into gold nanoparticles, covering their discovery, usage and contemporary practical applications. This Second Edition begins with a history of over 2000 years of the use of gold nanoparticles, with a review of the specific properties which make gold unique. Updated chapters include gold nanoparticle preparation methods, their plasmon resonance and thermo-optical properties, their catalytic properties and their future technological applications. New chapters have been included, and reveal the growing impact of plasmonics in research, with an introduction to quantum plasmonics, plasmon assisted catalysis and electro-photon conversion. The growing field of nanoparticles for health is also addressed with a study of gold nanoparticles as radiosensibiliser for radiotherapy, and of gold nanoparticle functionalisation. This new edition also considers the relevance of bimetallic nanoparticles for specific applications. World-class scientists provide the most up-to-date findings for an introduction to gold nanoparticles within the related areas of chemistry, biology, material science, optics and physics. It is perfectly suited to advanced level students and researchers looking to enhance their knowledge in the study of gold nanoparticles.

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The invention describes a particle-optical apparatus arranged to focus a beam (1) of electrically charged particles with the aid of two particle-optical lens systems (10, 20). The lens action is achieved by magnetic fields, which fields are generated by permanent-magnetic materials (13, 23). In contrast to magnetic lenses equipped with a coil, it is not easy in the case of lenses equipped with permanent-magnetic material to alter the focusing magnetic field with the aim of altering the optical power. In an apparatus according to the invention, the optical power of the lens systems is altered by altering the energy with which the beam (1) traverses the lens systems (10, 20). This can easily happen by altering the voltage of electrical power supplies (14, 24). Which magnetic fields are generated by permanent-magnetic materials. Such an apparatus is known from U.S. Pat. No. 6,320,194. Apparatus as described above are used nowadays inter alia in studying samples. In irradiating a sample with a focused beam of charged particles, information can be obtained in various manners, such as with the aid of secondary particles and radiation locally excited in the sample. By collecting and processing this information with the aid of detectors, insight is obtained into certain physical properties of the sample. Because the beam can have a very small diameter, the positional dependence of this information can be determined with a high spatial accuracy. To collect this information, it is desirable to be able to vary beam parameters such as the beam current, beam energy and beam diameter at the location of the sample. This provides the possibility of, for example, first localizing on the sample a microscopically small structure that is to be investigated, e.g. with the aid of a relatively high beam current, and subsequently studying this structure with another beam energy or current. As is known to the skilled artisan, the beam in a particle-optical apparatus is focused by particle-optical lens systems. The magnetic and/or electric fields present in such a lens system have a focusing action on the beam. Particularly in those cases in which the beam consists of electrons, a magnetic lens system is usually employed, because, in using such a lens system, the lens errors are generally smaller than the lens errors that occur in the case of an electrostatic lens system. By now varying the optical power of such a lens system, the possibility arises of varying the beam parameters. The optical power of such a magnetic lens system is varied by varying the strength of the magnetic field. To this end, the magnetic field is usually generated by an electromagnetic coil. The current necessary to generate the magnetic field will cause heat dissipation in the coil. The physical dimensioning of the magnetic lens system is determined in large part by the size of the coil and the space required for any cooling means that may be employed. These cooling means, such as a water cooling spiral, may be necessary to limit undesired consequences of the dissipation, such as mechanical changes as a result of the temperature changes of the pole pieces that guide the magnetic field. The use of permanent-magnetic material to generate the magnetic field in a magnetic lens system has the advantage that a more compact magnetic lens system can be made, inter alia because no heat dissipation occurs in this case. However, when using permanent-magnetic material, it is not possible to vary the magnetic field in a simple manner. In the field of particle-optical apparatus, it is desirable to have a compact particle-optical apparatus. There is also a need for flexible particle-optical systems, in which beam parameters can be varied in a simple and fast manner. In said US patent document, a particle-optical apparatus is described that is equipped with a particle-optical column. This column comprises an electron source and a condenser lens system equipped with permanent-magnetic material. Although it cannot be directly derived from the patent document, it is customary for the skilled artisan to electrically connect the various parts of the magnetic circuit and the sample to earth potential. The beam of electrons emerging from the electron source is accelerated to a desired energy. Thereafter, the beam is focused on the sample using magnetic lens systems, i.e. the condenser lens system and an objective lens system. Using scanning coils (not depicted), the focused beam is moved across a sample, whereby emerging radiation is detected with the aid of a detector. The desired flexibility is achieved in the known apparatus by making at least the electron source and the condenser lens system mechanically exchangeable, i.e. by replacing the electron source and the condenser lens system by another electron source and another condenser lens system. If it is desired to conduct inspection using another beam parameter, a portion of the column is replaced by a portion of the column with other optical properties. Moreover, it is shown how a fine control of the magnetic field is made possible via mechanical adjustments to the magnetic circuit (the co-called "bypass circuit") and by addition of relatively small coils. The exchange of the electron source and the condenser lens system as referred to in said US patent document does indeed offer the desired flexibility of the beam parameters, but is less suitable when it is desired to irradiate a sample using different beam parameters in a short span of time. Said exchange is a relatively laborious solution, whereby variation of the beam parameters requires considerable time compared to the time necessary to study the sample. Moreover, in the known apparatus, there is a danger that, after the (mechanical) exchange of the electron source and the condenser lens system, the position of the beam with respect to the sample is insufficiently known to allow easy re-location of a microscopically small structure on the sample that was found prior to said exchange. The invention aims to provide a particle-optical apparatus with a compact column, whereby beam parameters can be varied in a simple and fast manner. To this end, an apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the beam traverses the first lens system with an energy different to the energy with which the beam traverses the second lens system. The invention is based upon the inventive insight that it is possible to achieve the desired flexibility of the lens systems, not by varying the focusing magnetic field of the lens systems, but by varying the energy of the beam as it traverses these focusing magnetic fields. This is because the optical power of a magnetic lens system is not only dependent upon the focusing magnetic field, but is also dependent upon the energy of the beam at the location of the focusing magnetic field. By suitably choosing the energy of the beam as it traverses the magnetic lens system, it is possible to adjust the optical power. The energy with which the beam traverses a lens system can be varied by accelerating or retarding the beam with the aid of an electrostatic field prior to traversal of the lens system. In traversing the electrostatic fields that cause a retardation or acceleration, a lens action will also occur, as is known to the skilled artisan. The lens actions of the magnetic and electrostatic fields together determine the beam parameters. In another embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention, the beam, in traversing the first lens system, moves within a first tube of electrically conductive material that is surrounded by the first lens system, and, in traversing the second lens system, moves within a second tube of electrically conductive material that is surrounded by the second lens system. The two tubes of electrically conductive material determine the energy of the beam within those tubes, and thereby the energy with which the beam traverses the focusing magnetic fields. The tubes are electrically isolated from each other and from earth, so that they can carry different voltages. It should be mentioned that the two tubes have to be made of a non-magnetizable material, so that the tubes will not hinder penetration of the focusing magnetic field as far as the axis. As is known to the skilled artisan, it is necessary for the beam to propagate through a vacuum. Said tube can function as a vacuum barrier, whereby vacuum prevails within the tube and a higher pressure, e.g. atmospheric pressure, prevails outside the tube. An advantage of this embodiment is that the permanent-magnetic material, which generates the magnetic field, and any pole pieces that are present, which serve to guide the magnetic flux produced by the permanent-magnetic material toward the beam, are located outside of vacuum. In this way, no special demands are made as regards the vacuum compatibility of the material of the pole pieces and the permanent magnetic material. In yet another embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention, each of the lens systems is provided with a flux guiding circuit for guiding the flux generated by the permanent magnetic materials, each of which flux guiding circuits carries a different electrical voltage. In this embodiment, the flux guiding circuits are located at least partially in the vacuum in which the beam propagates. The flux guiding circuits comprise pole pieces of magnetizable material. By connecting each of these pole pieces to a corresponding electrical voltage source, these pole pieces determine the energy with which the beam traverses the focusing magnetic fields of the lens system concerned. An advantage of this embodiment is that, by using the pole pieces both to guide the magnetic field and to determine the energy of the beam, it is possible to make a very compact lens system. This makes it possible to realize a compact particle-optical apparatus. In yet another embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention, a voltage difference prevails between parts of the flux guiding circuit of at least one of the lens systems. The energy of the beam varies during traversal of the lens system concerned. As a result of this, a change in optical power occurs w.r.t. the situation whereby no voltage difference is applied between the parts of the flux guiding circuit. An advantage of this embodiment is that it is, for example, possible to assign to one of the pole pieces a fixed voltage w.r.t. earth, and yet is also possible to vary the optical power of the lens system. This is particularly attractive in the case of the pole piece that is closest to the sample to be investigated. This is because, in connection with the detection of, for example, secondary electrons, it is often desirable that the sample and the pole piece closest thereto be connected to earth. It is also possible, for example, where use is made of an electron source in the form of an electron field emitter, to employ the pole piece that is closest to the field emitter as an extraction electrode. In yet another embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention, the magnetization direction of the permanent-magnetic material in the two lens systems is mutually chosen in such a manner that, between the two lens systems, there is located a plane in which there is essentially no magnetic flux present parallel to an axis passing through the middle of the lens systems. Bds is zero in a situation whereby no current-carrying portions are enclosed, where B is the magnetic field and s is a (closed) path. So as to cancel the effects of said scatter fields, which are usually undesirable, it is customary to magnetically shield the beam by surrounding the beam by magnetizable material to as great an extent as possible. However, such surrounding by magnetizable material is generally undesirable, since this leads to a more complex construction. This is also undesirable because, as a consequence, access to regions in the vicinity of the beam, e.g. so as to be able to place and operate vacuum valves there, is made more difficult. By suitably choosing the direction of magnetization in the permanent-magnetic material in one lens system w.r.t. the magnetization direction in the other lens system, it is possible to compensate the scatter field of the first lens system with the scatter field of the second lens system. In this way, it is possible to identify between the two lens systems a plane where there is no magnetic flux present parallel to the axis passing through the middle of the two lens systems. In the space around this plane, it is possible to remove the magnetizable material without, as a consequence, significant change to the magnetic fields on the axis. This is because, if there is no magnetic flux, the presence of magnetizable material will not be relevant. The absence of magnetizable material in a space between the lens systems now makes it simple to mutually electrically isolate the lens systems, so that a voltage difference can be applied between the lens systems. Another advantage occurs when the particle-optical apparatus is of a type whereby the sample is positioned between the lenses, as in the case of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). It is then attractive to place the sample in a space that is essentially free of magnetic fields, so that magnetization of the sample and sample holder (probe) will not have any influence on image formation in the particle-optical apparatus. However, it is also desirable to have good spatial access to the sample position, so as to be able to place, for example, detectors and/or cooling means there. As a result of the presence of a region in which there is essentially no flux parallel to the axis passing through the middle of the two lens systems, it is easy to satisfy both of these desires. FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a particle-optical apparatus according to the invention, whereby the pole pieces are at an electrical voltage. FIG. 1 schematically depicts a particle-optical apparatus according to the invention, whereby the beam runs inside a tube. An electron source 2 and a sample 3 to be investigated are located on an optical axis 5. Between the electron source 2 and the sample 3 are located a first lens system 10 and a second lens system 20, which lens systems 10 and 20 demonstrate rotational symmetry about the optical axis 5. The electron source is connected to an electrical power supply 4, with which the electron source is maintained at an electrical voltage w.r.t. earth. Lens system 10 is connected to an electrical power supply 14 and is kept at a voltage w.r.t. the electron source 2. In the same way, electrical power supply 24 is used to keep lens system 20 at a voltage w.r.t. the electron source. The first lens system 10 comprises a tube 15 disposed around the optical axis 5. Around this tube 15, a ring 13 of permanent-magnetic material is placed, whose magnetization is oriented parallel to the axis 5. Pole pieces 11 and 12 are mounted on this ring 13, so as to guide the magnetic flux generated by the ring 13 toward a region 17 around the optical axis 5. In this region 17, the flux will cross over from one pole piece to the other, and thereby cause a magnetic field about the axis 5. Because the pole pieces 11 and 12 are not allowed to be magnetically connected to one another (this would, after all, cause a magnetic short-circuit of the ring 13 of permanent-magnetic material), flux also crosses over from one pole piece to the other in a region 16, in addition to region 17. In the same way, the second lens system 20 comprises a tube 25 disposed around the optical axis, a ring 23 of permanent-magnetic material, and pole pieces 21 and 22, whereby the flux crosses over from one pole piece to the other in the regions 26 and 27. The tubes 15 and 25 are electrically isolated from one another by an insulator 6, so that a voltage difference may exist between the tubes. A beam 1 of electrically charged particles, such as electrons, is emitted along the optical axis 5 from a particle source such as the electron source 2. The beam 1 is accelerated by the voltage difference between the electron source 2 and the tube 15, as caused by the electrical power source 14. The beam 1 is focused by the magnetic field present in region 17, pertaining to lens system 10. As a result of the voltage difference between the tubes 15 and 25, the energy of the beam 1 will alter in going from tube 15 to tube 25. With this altered energy, which is determined by the electrical power supply 24, the beam 1 will be focused by the magnetic field present in region 27, pertaining to lens system 20. Eventually, the beam 1 will intercept the sample 3 with a landing energy that is determined by the electrical power supply 4. Radiation, such as secondary electrons, will hereby be generated. This radiation can be detected using (non-depicted) detectors. Alteration of beam parameters can be easily achieved in this embodiment. When, for example, in investigating the sample 3, it is necessary to raise the landing energy with which the beam 1 intercepts the sample 3, this can be easily achieved by raising the voltage of the electrical power supply 4. The energy with which the beam 1 traverses the lens systems 10 and 20 will not change as a result of changing the voltage of power supply 4, and, accordingly, the focusing action of the magnetic fields of the lens systems 10 and 20 will also not change. As a result of this alteration of the landing energy, the lens action of the electrostatic fields present can change. This is because the magnetic and electrostatic fields together determine the beam parameters. This change in the lens action of the electrostatic fields can be compensated for by a small alteration to the focusing action of the magnetic field of, for example, lens system 20, by slightly varying the voltage of the electrical power supply 24. Likewise, the beam parameters can be altered—while keeping constant, for example, the energy with which the beam 1 intercepts the sample 3—by letting lens system 10 focus more strongly, by lowering the energy of the beam, and, concurrently, by letting lens system 20 focus less strongly, by raising the energy of the beam in lens system 20. Focusing of the beam 1 upon the sample 3 can also occur by varying the voltage of the electrical power supply 24, and thereby the energy with which the beam traverses lens system 20. The landing energy will not change as a result of such action. It should be mentioned that it is also possible to connect the voltage sources 14 and 24 on one side to, for example, earth. Only the voltage that is present on the tubes 15 and 25 is of importance. FIG. 2 schematically shows how the flux runs in both lens systems. In region 17, the flux crosses over from pole piece 11 to pole piece 12. The axially symmetric magnetic field thereby generated causes the desired lens action of the lens system 10. Where the lens action is concerned, the polarity of the magnetic field is unimportant. Besides in region 17, flux will also cross over in region 16. Likewise, the magnetic field that causes the lens action of the lens system 20 is generated in region 27. In this case also, the polarity of the magnetic field is unimportant. Besides in region 27, flux will also cross over in region 26. By choosing the mutual magnetization of the lens systems 10 and 20 in such a manner that the radial component of the flux in region 16 has the same direction as the radial component of the flux in region 26, one can prevent the cross-over of flux between the lens systems 10 and 20. Because no flux crosses over between the lens systems 10 and 20, it is also not necessary to have magnetizable material between the lens systems so as to guide the flux. As a result, good spatial accessibility of the region between the lens systems 10 and 20 is made possible. This is advantageous when, in this space, (non-depicted) vacuum valves have to be placed and operated. It should be mentioned that, although in the depicted figure, as a result of the employed mirror symmetry w.r.t. the symmetry plane 7, it can easily be seen that no flux crosses over between the lens systems 10 and 20, a plane between the lens systems 10 and 20 where there is no flux cross-over will also be present in embodiments in which this symmetry is absent. FIG. 3 can be regarded as having arisen from FIG. 1, whereby the energy of the beam 1 is not determined by the electrical voltages of the tubes 15 and 25 depicted in FIG. 1, but is determined by the electrical voltages that are present on the pole pieces 11, 12, 21 and 22. The electrical power supply 14 causes a voltage difference between electron source 2 and the pole pieces 11 and 12. As a result of this voltage difference, the energy of the beam is determined in traversing the focusing magnetic field of lens system 10. Lens system 20 additionally has an electrical insulator 28. As a result of this, it is possible to give pole piece 21 a different electrical voltage than pole piece 22. By connecting pole piece 21 to the electrical power supply 24 and connecting pole piece 22 to earth, a situation is achieved whereby the (average) energy with which the beam traverses the focusing magnetic field of lens system 20 is determined by this power source and power source 4. Because both pole piece 22 and the sample 3 are connected to earth, the space between pole piece 22 and the sample 3 will be a space free of electrical fields. This latter situation is advantageous because electrical fields in this space might hinder, or at least complicate, the detection of radiation and electrically charged secondary particles by (non-depicted) detectors. It should be mentioned that, although as depicted in FIGS. 1 and 3 the beam 1 demonstrates a focus between the lens systems 10 and 20, this is generally not necessary. the beam traverses the first lens system with an energy different from the energy with which the beam traverses the second lens system. 2. A particle-optical apparatus according to claim 1, in which the beam, in traversing the first lens system, moves within a first tube of electrically conductive material that is surrounded by the first lens system, and, in traversing the second lens system, moves within a second tube of electrically conductive material that is surrounded by the second lens system, which tubes carry mutually different electrical voltages. 3. A particle-optical apparatus according to claim 1, in which each of the lens systems is provided with a flux guiding circuit for guiding the flux generated by the permanent magnetic materials, each of which flux guiding circuits carries a different electrical voltage. 4. A particle-optical apparatus according to claim 3, in which an electrical voltage difference prevails between parts of the flux guiding circuit of at least one of the lens systems. 5. A particle-optical apparatus according to claim 1, in which the magnetization directions of the permanent-magnetic materials in the two lens systems are mutually chosen in such a manner that, between the two lens systems, there is located a plane in which there is essentially no magnetic flux present parallel to an axis passing through the middle of the lens systems. 6. A particle-optical apparatus according to claim 2, in which the magnetization directions of the permanent-magnetic materials in the two lens systems are mutually chosen in such a manner that, between the two lens systems, there is located a plane in which there is essentially no magnetic flux present parallel to an axis passing through the middle of the lens systems. a sample holder for holding a sample, wherein the electrical potential within the first particle-optical lens system, within the second particle-optical lens system, or within both particle-optical lens systems being adjustable independently of the electrical potential between the source of charged particles and the sample. 8. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the electrical potential within the first particle-optical lens system and the electrical potential within the second particle-optical lens system can be adjusted independently of each other. 9. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the at least one element to which a voltage can be applied includes an electrically conductive tube positioned so that the charged particles travel through the tube. 10. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the at least one element to which a voltage can be applied includes a magnetic flux guide for guiding the flux from the first permanent magnet or from the second permanent magnet. 11. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the at least one element to which a voltage can be applied includes at least two elements, one element in each of the first and second lens systems. 12. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 11 in which the at least one element to which a voltage can be applied in each of the first and second lens systems includes a first electrically conductive tube in the first lens system and a second electrically conductive tube in the second lens system, the electrical potential of the first and second tubes being independently adjustable. 13. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 11 in which the at least one element to which a voltage can be applied in each of the first and second lens systems includes at least one first flux guide for guiding the flux generated by the first permanent magnet and at least one second flux guide for guiding the flux generated by the second permanent magnet. 14. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 13 in which the at least one first flux guide includes a first set of two first flux guides and in which the at least one second flux guide includes a second set of two second flux guides, each of the two first flux guides being at substantially the same first voltage and each of the two second flux guides being at substantially the same second voltage, the second voltage being different from the first voltage. 15. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the magnetization directions of the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are mutually chosen in such a manner that, between the two lens systems, there is located a plane in which there is essentially no magnetic flux present parallel to an axis passing through the middle of the lens systems. 16. A charged particle apparatus according to claim 7 in which the source of charged particles comprises a source of electrons. adjusting the beam properties by altering the voltage on an element within the first lens system, the voltage on an element within the second lens system, or the voltage on elements within both lens systems. 18. The method of claim 17 further comprising passing the charged particle beam through an electrically conductive tube within each of the first and second lens systems, and in which adjusting the beam properties includes adjusting the voltage applied to one or both of the electrically conductive tubes. 19. The method of claim 17 in which each of the first and second lens systems includes guides for the guiding magnetic flux and in which adjusting the beam properties includes adjusting the voltage applied to one or both of the guides for the magnetic flux. 20. The method of claim 17 in which directing the beam of charged particles through a first magnetic field of a first permanent magnet of a first lens systems and a second magnetic field of a second permanent magnetic of a second lens system includes directing the beam of charged particles through a first and second lens system in which the magnetization directions of the permanent-magnetic materials in the two lens systems are mutually chosen in such a manner that, between the two lens systems, there is located a plane in which there is essentially no magnetic flux present parallel to an axis passing through the middle of the lens systems. 21. The method of claim 17 in which adjusting the beam properties includes applying a first voltage to an element of the first lens system and applying a different voltage to an element of the second lens system. 22. The method of claim 17 in which adjusting the beam properties includes adjusting a voltage between the charged particle beam source and the sample, without significantly altering the energy of the charged particles within the first and second lens system. 23. The method of claim 17 in which adjusting the beam properties includes altering the beam energy in the first or second lens system without significantly altering the landing energy of the charged particles. adjusting the beam properties by altering the potential energy within the first lens system, the second lens system, or within both lens systems to vary the potential energy gradient from the uniform gradient produced by the potential applied between the charged particle beam source and the sample. NL1026006A NL1026006C2 (en) 2004-04-22 2004-04-22 A particle-optical apparatus provided with lenses with a permanent magnetic material. NL1023260C1 (en) * 2003-04-24 2004-10-27 Fei Co A particle-optical apparatus with a permanent magnetic lens and an electrostatic lens. A. Khursheed, N. Karuppiah, M. Osterberg, and J. T. L. Thong, "Add-On Transmission Attachments for the Scanning Electron Microscope,"2003 American Institute of Physics, Rev. Sci. Instrum., vol. 74, No. 1, Jan. 2003. NL8820331A (en) 1989-04-03 Integrated ladingneutralisatie- and imaging system.

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When was the first commercial text message (SMS) sent? Correct Answer: December 1992 NEXT ❭ On the same day that Whitney Houston's I will always love you was the number 1 song in the US and Home Alone 2 topped the box office, 22-year-old Sema Group software architect Neil Papworth sent the first SMS (Short Message Service). Although the technology was conceived by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert of the GSM Corporation in 1984, the first SMS message was sent in December 1992 by Sema Group software architect Neil Papworth who used a computer to text "Merry Christmas" over Vodafone's GSM network in the UK where it was received by a Vodafone employee using an Orbitel 901 handset. "I don't know if they really thought it was going to be a big thing," Papworth told Sky News. The following year in 1993, Nokia's GSM mobile phone series became the first to support consumer SMS texting. By 1995 network traffic totaled a mere 0.4 messages per GSM customer per month. Today, over six billion texts are sent every day. Choose your answer. The correct choice and a brief explanation will show below. Content is intentionally upside down, so there's no peeking before you answer. Found this interesting? Share it with friends: This is your first trivia question Your trivia score (0 out of 0) out of people got this question right of people thought "" was the correct answer

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Green freshman Kasey Kimbler scored a game high 22 points in the Bobcats win over East Wednesday night. MCDERMOTT – The Green Bobcats came into Wednesday night's sectional semifinal contest with SOC I and county rival East with the chance to accomplish two goals they set at the beginning of the season. After their 59-30 win over the Tartans, Melissa Knapp's bunch of Bobcats checked off both those boxes in route to sectional final date with second seeded Peebles Saturday afternoon with a chance to go to the district semifinals on the line. Wednesday night's victory is the Bobcats first postseason victory since the 2008-2009 season. That postseason included a sectional final win over Ironton St. Joe 54-29, and a district semifinal loss to Valley 63-45, in what was also the school's last sectional title. The Bobcats first postseason win in ten years will not only pay dividends for this season, Knapp says, but also as her young team continues to grow over the course of their high school careers. Green started off on a roll in their matchup with the Tartans and continued to roll from there. After the first quarter, Green held an 18-6 lead, thanks in large parts to the Bobcats best scoring option throughout the season, freshman Kasey Kimbler. Kimbler led the Bobcats in scoring with a game high 22 by game's end and broke a record to go along with her game high effort. Along with making five three's in Wednesday's sectional game, Kimbler broke the school record for most three's in a season. Seven different Bobcats found the scoring column Wednesday night, six of which finished with at least five points. East was led in scoring by sophomore Grace Smith who finished with a team high 19 points a player that Knapp was quick to praise following their conclusion of Wednesday's game. On Saturday afternoon, the Bobcats will face another tough test in order to earn their first sectional title in ten years in a contest with second seeded Peebles of the SHAC. https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2019/02/web1_IMG_9861-2.jpgGreen freshman Kasey Kimbler scored a game high 22 points in the Bobcats win over East Wednesday night.

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(KPNX/NBC News) - Four Mesa, Arizona police officers have been disciplined for their role in a May 2018 beating that was caught on camera. Officers repeatedly punched Robert Johnson, eventually knocking him unconscious, while responding to a break-in call at a Mesa apartment building. Four East Valley legislators were on the losing side of a vote that gave final approval last week to a comprehensive statewide ban on the use of hand-held cellphones by motorists, sending the bill already approved by the Senate to Gov. Doug Ducey for his anticipated signature.

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A Ribeira do Poço da Água é um curso de água português localizado no concelho de Vila do Corvo, ilha do Corvo, arquipélago dos Açores. Esta Ribeira tem origem a uma cota de altitude de cerca de 700 metros de altitude nos contrafortes da montanha que dá forma à Lagoa do Caldeirão, entre o Morro dos Homens e o Espigãozinho. A sua bacia hidrográfica, procede assim à drenagem de parte dos contrafortes do Morro dos Homens e do Espigãozinho. O seu curso de água desagua no Oceano Atlântico, do cimo de uma falésia com mais de 200 metros de altitude entre o Fojo e a Lomba. Ver também Lista de ribeiras dos Açores Referências Mapa dos Açores, Série Regional, 5º Edição ISBN 978-989-556-071-4 Geografia dos Açores Ribeiras Açores

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In the very helpful book, Selling Out the Church: The Dangers of Church Marketing, authors Philip Kenneson and James Street remind us, "If the Church's mission is to announce the erupting reign of God, and to do so by being sign, foretaste, and herald of that kingdom, then it will not be able to do that if it expunges all its oddness in the name of building bridges to unbelievers" (145). The church is full of oddness, and there is good reason for it. The overwhelming biblical witness is that we are pilgrims in Babylon (John 18:36; 1 Peter 2:9-11). That is, we belong ultimately to another king, another kingdom, another city, another home. Therefore, if nothing is odd or foreign or strange or new or counter-cultural within our lives or our churches, then how can we possibly point lost souls to God's kingdom (which is truly odd, foreign, strange, new, and counter-cultural when compared to the world's kingdoms)? As Jesus reminds us, we are not of this world (John 17:14-16), we therefore don't look like the world when we gather for worship and when we live our lives as pilgrims. "My Cancer Has Already Lost..."

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Kesari 8th Day (2nd Thursday) Collection Early Trends, Rock Solid! Kesari is going stable now at box office and this is a good sign for long run. Film did register drop on 1st Monday and 1st Tuesday. But film remain stable on 1st Wednesday and now 2nd Thursday reports are encouraging. Kesari has opened to 9-10% occupancy in morning shows today. Film showed jump in noon time to register occupancy of around 20%. Film further picked up from evening onward and as per latest registering an occupancy of 35-40%. When samples are compared then 2nd Thursday occupancy is similar to 1st Wednesday. Early trend suggest, Kesari 8th day collection is heading towards 6-6.5 crore nett mark. These are early estimates from limited samples. Still few shows are left for the day and also major reports from interiors are awaited. Hence, final count will be higher or lower depending on these mentioned factors.

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Mr Henry Wittman Home Titanic Victims Mr Henry Wittman Mr Heinrich (Henry) Wittmann1 was born in Obernalb, Austria2 on 26 June 1873, the son of Henrich and Maria Wittmann. Other details about his early life remain unclear. When Wittmann arrived in England is not certain although he may have arrived as early as 1893. He first appears on the 1901 census as a member of waiting staff living at Leasowe Castle, Wallasey, Cheshire, then a hotel, and he was described as a naturalised citizen. Heinrich, known as Henry in England, was married in Liverpool on 18 May 1902 to Amelia "Amy" Small (b. 26 November 1880 in Liverpool, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Small) and they had four children: Amy Hilda (b. 27 March 1903), Ronald Henry (b. 1905), Arthur Robert (b. 1907) and Ernald Thomas (b. 1 October 1910). Henry and his wife initially settled in the Liscard area of where their first three children were born. By this time Henry was working at sea and was shown on numerous voyages aboard Cedric across 1903 and 1904; his ship prior to that had been the Celtic and his address on all records was given as 9 Burns (Barnes?) Road, Liscard. He was shown working aboard the Cedric with several other Titanic crew, including William McMurray. He and his family moved to Southampton sometime around 1909; they are recorded on the 1911 census whilst living at 12 Richville Road, Shirley, Southampton and Henry was described as a ship's steward. When he signed-on to the Titanic in Southampton on 4 April 1912, he gave his address as 12 Richmond Road, Southampton3. He had transferred from the Olympic and as a bedroom steward he received monthly wages of £3, 15s. Henry Wittmann died in the sinking; his body (#315) was recovered by the Montmagny and was buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia on 10 May 1912. Sex, Male. Approximate age, 45, Black hair, tinged with grey, dark brown mustache; chest very hairy, weight about 160 lbs; height 5 ft 6 in. Effects: 3/6, 1 dime 11 coppers; bunch of keys, tag marked First staterooms C95 to C127, and C104 to C148; key No. 198. Possibly a steward. Name: Withnarn, or Wilhnann or Wilthnann. Buried in Fairview His widow Amelia never remarried and remained in Southampton, later living at 90 Cedar Road where she died aged 74 on 12 February 1955. She had also weathered the loss of her son Arthur Robert in 1915 aged 8. Henry's daughter Amy Hilda was married in 1939 to Percy Selwyn but it is unclear if she raised a family. When her mother died in 1955 she was described as a single woman. Amy died in Bournemouth, Hampshire in 1985. Son Ronald Henry apparently never married and later became a carpenter. He died in 1968 in Winchester, Hampshire. Son Ernald Thomas was married in Southampton in 1935 to Ada James and is known to have had at least one child. He later worked as a business representative and settled in Gloucestershire where he died in 1983. © Bill Fowler, Canada. Name spelled as Whittman on 1901 census. His children's names would be registered as Wittmann. His marriage record and the 1911 census gives the spelling as Wittman. Birth was registered as "Wittmann" On all crew records from 1903 through 1912 he gave his birthplace as Vienna. Whilst the signing on sheets clearly state Richmond Road, is it possible that they meant 12 Richville Road, his 1911 address? Name: Mr Henry Wittman Born: Thursday 26th June 1873 in Obernalb, Austria Age: 38 years 9 months and 19 days (Male) Nationality: Austrian Marital Status: Married to Amelia Amy Small Last Residence: in Southampton, Hampshire, England Occupation: Bathroom Steward (1st Class) Last Ship: Olympic First Embarked: Southampton on Thursday 4th April 1912 Body recovered by: Minia (No. 315) Buried: Fairview Lawn Cemetery Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Friday 10th May 1912. Henry Wittman (1 post) Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (#315) Crew Particulars of Engagement, Public Record Office (BT100/259) Search archive British and Irish newspapers online (2019) Henry Wittman Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #2199, updated 16th July 2019 04:57:50 AM) URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/henry-wittman.html

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Tag Archives: 50 Billionth App 50 Billionth Download for the Apple App Store May 22, 2013 News50 Billionth App, App Store, Apple, iOS, LLC, Mac App Store, OS X, Say the Same Thing, Space InchBrandon On May 16th, Apple announced that customers had downloaded over 50 billion apps from the App Store. To commemorate the 50 billionth app downloaded, which was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC, Apple gave Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio a $10,000 App Store Gift Card. Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services also noted that it took less than five years to hit this momentous milestone and that Apple thanks all its customers and developers for making the App Store what it is today. The App Store has been consistently growing, with downloads over 800 apps per second. Customers are downloading over two billion apps per month on the App Store. The App Store offers more than 850,000 apps to iOS device users in 155 countries. Apple has revolutionized how we use mobile devices with the creation of app ecosystem. Apple also noted that the App Store paid out over nine billion dollars to developers. The App Store provides opportunities for developers to mold their ideas into apps, while at the same time providing users the opportunities to use these apps. It's whole different way of doing business, right from your iOS device. An important note is that this article is in regards to the App Store for iOS devices and does not include the Mac App Store, which provides apps for OS X. Feel free to leave questions and comments. One question we have at The Real Mac Genius is: "What is your favorite app?"

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Why wrack your brain trying to come up with your own original sermons when it's so much easier to steal one from someone else? Galatiansc4v16 has the story. Pastors, if you're going to use someone else's words rather than your own, why not just pick up a Bible? Trust me. Your congregation will love you for it -- even, no, especially if you quote it verbatim. This is exactly why my husband does not have a church position anymore. Because our senior pastor was doing *exactly* this (relating experiences word-for-word as though they were his own, and everything), we called him on it, he was totally unrepentant, and the rest of the church leadership didn't care! Oops. That didn't come out right. I don't find it sad that the world doesn't tolerate plagiarism! I find it sad that even the world doesn't, but the Church does. Sorry to hear about your husband. I think it's the same mindset that allows people to tolerate phonies like Benny Hinn. They have this twisted notion that the end justifies the means.

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Viewing 1 to 10 of 26 items This Sneaky Dog Makes Sure Her Owner's Gone – Then Tries HARD To Steal This Bread My favorite things in this video: 1. The dog's ears. 2. How the dog keeps checking the door to make sure the owner isn't coming back. 3. The dog's ears!! They're like a sideways helicopter! Offbeat 'Sinister Six' Will Include Mysterio and Kraven During the end credits for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, fans could use the Shazam app, which revealed a series of images teasing the villainous lineup for the upcoming Sinister Six movie. The images are believed to represent Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Rhino, Vulture, Kraven the Hunter and Mysterio. We also showed you a TV spot Full Article… 'Doctor Who' Season Premiere Review: The TARDIS Returns With A Pleasing Adventure With the launch of a season of "Doctor Who"– complete with a new Doctor — and the debut of the spooky drama "Intruders," things are busy over at BBC America this weekend. First, the good news: Saturday's season premiere of "Doctor Who" is largely wonderful. (Below, I mention some familiar "Doctor Who" characters you'll see Full Article… Watch an exclusive The Amazing Spider-Man 2 deleted scene It's always fascinating to see what was cut from the year's slew of big summer blockbusters. So we're rather chuffed to bring you an exclusive clip featuring the immediate bloody aftermath of Dane DeHaan's villainous transformation. Not only that we've got our hands on a video which shows the amazing VFX behind the movie's incredible Full Article… Watch: Lena Dunham Falls Down On the Job On Set of HBO's 'Girls' This morning, HBO released a 30 second teaser of the upcoming season of "Girls," which is now in production under the sure, confident directorial vision of creator/star Lena Dunham. The teaser, featuring Dunham as Hannah, biking through what appears to be the show's recreation of the University of Iowa campus — and struggling with her Full Article… Josh Brolin Updates Us On The Goonies 2 Where do we stand on The Goonies 2? Obviously, we're behind the idea. So is original Goonies director Richard Donner, who helped put the movie sequel back on our radars by telling TMZ it was happening. But Josh Brolin is taking the "I'll believe it when I see it" road, and I'm not sure we Full Article… WindowBlinds 8.06 under Software WindowBlinds is a software utility that allows you to completely change the look and feel of Microsoft Windows. FileHippo.com Emmy Nominee Allison Tolman On Life After Fargo Mere weeks before she booked the part of Deputy Molly Solverson on FX's Fargo — her first real TV role — Allison Tolman found herself at a crossroads: She could either give up on attempting to make a living from creative pursuits and return to humdrum corporate office life, or she could soldier on, hoping Full Article… BlackBerry lists 5 reasons why BBM is better than iMessage BlackBerry might be struggling to regain its footing in the mobile market right now, but it still has a few strengths that outshine some rivals in key areas. And according to BlackBerry, one of those strengths is the BBM cross-platform messaging app, which apparently tops Apple's popular iMessage service in a number of ways. Now, in Full Article… 1 2 3 #

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A Murder in Macedon (Alexander the Great Mysteries, Book 1) A Murder in Macedon (Alexander the Great Mysteries, Book 1) E-BOOK Intrigue and murder in Ancient Greece Alexander must fight for his throne, his father... and his life. Paul Doherty transports his readers to Ancient Greece in A Murder in Macedon - a gripping mystery featuring Alexander the Great. Perfect for fans of Gary Corby and Margaret Doody. 'If you want to know whodunit in ancient times, Doherty is your man' - Good Book Guide In the summer of 336 BC, Philip of Macedon is to celebrate his glorious reign. He has waded through a sea of blood to become master of Greece, but he also has troubles at home. He has divorced and rejected his first wife, the witch queen Olympias, while her son Alexander is the subject of a whispering campaign that he is not Philip's true heir. Philip summons all of Greece to attend his great celebration in the old capital of Aegae, but the Macedonian court is plunged into chaos and bloodshed when he is murdered by Pausanias. Alexander must fight for his rights against intrigue and treachery at home and abroad. In order to prove his own innocence, he also has to find out who was really responsible for Philip's death and why. Was Pausanias a lone assassin or acting on behalf of others? What readers are saying about A Murder in Macedon: 'A very enthralling story' 'An interesting twist' 'Paul Doherty - brilliant - nothing more to say' Auteur(s): Paul Doherty Uitgeverij: Headline

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In morning take flight from Pokhara to Jomsom. On arrival visit to Muktinath shaligram by Jeep, conduct pooja, darshan and back to Jomsom. overnight in Jomsom. In morning take flight from Jomsom to Pokhara. Tour Ends. Pokahara to Jomson to Pokhara flight ticket. Jomsom to Muktinath by shared jeep.

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happy first Saturday in November, friends! As always, here's a complete instagram + weekend sales round-up to help with all of your fall and holiday shopping! I can be kind of picky when it comes to sweater dresses, but this one is amazing! it's super soft, not too clingy/short, and is so flattering! and this probably goes without saying, but I am so obsessed with this tan slouchy boots! y'all I found another sweater with buttons all down the sleeves and I just love it! and I think this stormy blue color looks good on everyone. and these dark jeans are incredible! they definitely aren't too distressed and the fit just hugs you in all the right places. I promise the moment you try on these jeans you'll never want to take them off! wore the most cozy sweater for our flight back from Dallas this week and basically felt like I was wrapped up in a blanket the whole time. and is anyone surprised I wore these shoes for our flight?! well, the temps have dropped in Boulder so I have a feeling I'll be wearing this warm jacket pretty much non-stop the next few months. it can be hard to find a winter jacket that isn't super bulky, but this sleek jacket fits so well! it's definitely an investment, but like I said, I'll be wearing it constantly and it lasts a lifetime! seriously love the look of a slouchy, OTS sweater. this one has a looser fit and y'all, it's only $12! and can we talk about how precious Beau is?! sweet buddy wanted to be in the picture! majorly obsessed with this cozy tee from @blaine_bowen (shop more here!). it's so soft and comfy! I spend so many mornings in this cozy spot, either doing my quiet time or starting on some projects for the day. linking everything you see below! it was so, so exciting to have my capsule collection with Privilege Clothing launch this week! this striped tee is part of it and I am so happy with how it turned out! it's the most flattering shape and so comfortable! this is basically my go-to outfit when I'm running errands and don't feel like wearing workout clothes (rare) but also don't wanna go all out with getting ready. this cardigan comes in two colors and is great for throwing on over anything. and yes, I'm still completed obsessed with this tote! this comfy look was my travel ootd to costa rica! athleisure is the perfect way to stay comfortable on longer flights. and guys, this bag is the ideal carry-on! fits so much and keeps it all organized. the quality of the leather is amazing and you can get it monogrammed if you want! also, this jacket (which I absolutely LOVE) is on sale! wore this outfit for our first group workout in Costa Rica and let me tell you, that humidity is no joke! this tank and shorts combo was absolutely perfect for a sweaty workout. I absolutely love this tank and the fit of these shorts is perfect for running or HIIT workouts. another workout look from our time in Costa Rica. this two piece set is SO comfortable and I just think it's so cute! matching workout sets aren't always my favorite, but I love the classic, flattering look of this one! the sports bra is super supportive and the leggings always stay in place. so perfect for our full day of working out during the retreat! here's a list of some amazing sales going on this weekend! « friday's in fall: all about my nespresso(s)! I always love your outfit posts – you have the best style! I love the sweater dress. I am still on the hunt for one and I love the sleeves of yours! thanks girl! I love that dress!

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Entries - Time Period: Modern Era (1968 - the Present) - Starting with L Looking for Shiloh [Book] Looking for Shiloh (1968) was the last collection of poetry published by Edsel Ford before his death at the age of forty-one in 1970. Ford spent much of his childhood in northwestern Arkansas and majored in journalism at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County). This collection was selected from more than 450 submitted manuscripts to receive the Devins Memorial Award and to be published by the University of Missouri Press. A second printing of the collection was made in 1970. By the late 1960s, Ford was a leading regional poet who was receiving significant national recognition. Ford had served as editor of the "Golden Country" poetry column in the Ozark Mountaineer since February 1958, served as media … Lost Forty Brewing Located in Little Rock (Pulaski County), the Lost Forty Brewery was founded in 2014 by John Beachboard, Scott McGehee, Albert Braunfisch, and Russ McDonough. The micro-brewery takes its name from a forty-acre forest in Calhoun County known by locals as the "Lost Forty." The forest's virgin hardwood and pine trees are owned by the Potlach Corporation. In 1996, the Potlatch Corporation and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) entered a forty-year cooperative to conserve the forest. Lost Forty Brewery began raising funds for the initiative as well as other ANHC conservation and protection initiatives by forming a new non-profit, the Lost Forty Project Foundation, in partnership with the ANHC. In January 2014, Brewer, Beachboard, McDonough, and McGehee of the Yellow … Lowe, Betty Ann Betty Ann Lowe developed Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock (Pulaski County) into a nationally known, competitive hospital by acting as an advocate, enlisting the help of a famous family, procuring state funding, and adding new, innovative departments. In addition to being a prominent figure in Arkansas pediatrics, she became the first Arkansan to become a pediatric rheumatologist and gained widespread notice as the physician of Chelsea Clinton, President Bill Clinton's daughter. Betty Lowe was born on March 23, 1934, in Grapevine, Texas, to John and Winnie Lowe; she had three siblings, including a sister Mary, who became a renowned chemist. Lowe's family soon moved to Enola (Faulkner County), where she was raised. During her sixth-grade year, the Lowes moved … Lower White River Museum State Park The Lower White River Museum State Park is located in Des Arc (Prairie County), which is in the northeast corner of the central part of the state. The museum tells the story of the White River, specifically the Lower White River, and its dramatic and important role in Arkansas history. As pioneers and early settlers migrated west, the White River served as a primary transportation route, and that river travel expanded the settlement and economic opportunities in the region. The town of Des Arc, where the state park is located and which was the focus of the original museum, owes its very existence to the White River, as do many other old river towns that line its banks. Steamboats also … Loyd, Robert Robert Loyd—along with his husband, John Schenck—was an activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Arkansas, especially same-sex marriage. He was also a business owner and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Loyd and Schenck co-founded Conway's Pride Parade and were plaintiffs in Wright v. Arkansas, a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Ralph Robert Loyd, called Robert or Bobby, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on September 24, 1949, to Inge and Troy Loyd. His mother had served in Germany's regular army, and his father was an American soldier. Loyd's father brought his wife and son to America when Loyd was three. They lived in Damascus (Van Buren and Faulkner counties). In 1968, at his … Lucie's Place Lucie's Place of Little Rock (Pulaski County) is a nonprofit organization providing support for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) young adults experiencing homelessness in central Arkansas. Lucie's Place aims to provide housing, resources, case management, and job skills training. Lucie's Place is the only organization in Arkansas working to support young LGBT people experiencing homelessness. Lucie's Place was founded by Penelope Poppers. After the death of her friend Lucie Marie Hamilton in 2009, Poppers wanted to start an organization to serve the LGBTQ community in honor of Hamilton, who was a mentor and advocate to many. In 2011, Poppers—along with Diedra Levi, Mike Lauro, and Karen Thompson (Hamilton's mother)—planned community meetings, mostly at Boulevard Bread Company on South … Luckinbill, Laurence aka: Laurence George Luckinbill Laurence George Luckinbill's acting career extends through theater, television, and motion pictures. His career has ranged from soap operas to a Tony-nominated role in the play The Shadow Box (1977) and a co-starring role as Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). Laurence Luckinbill was born in Fort Smith (Sebastian County) on November 21, 1934, to Laurence Benedict Luckinbill, a salesman for Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co., and Agnes Luckinbill. He graduated from St. Anne's High School in Fort Smith and then attended Fort Smith Junior College (now the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith) before going to the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County), graduating in 1955 with a degree in theater. After this, he … Lyons, Eugene Aloysius (Gene) Eugene Aloysius (Gene) Lyons is an award-winning author, columnist, and political commentator who lives in Arkansas and wrote a nationally syndicated column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, among other publications. He is author of several books and co-author of The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton (2000), which was made into a documentary film in 2004. Gene Lyons was born on September 20, 1943, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Eugene Aloysius Lyons Jr., an insurance clerk, and Helen Sheedy Lyons, a typist. For a time, Lyons's father also ran a Dairy Queen. Lyons attended Chatham High School in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University, also in New Jersey, in 1965 with a degree …

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Byrne Robotics > Fan Fic Topic: What If Reed Richards Became The Hulk? Steven Brake Byrne Robotics Member Joined: January 01 2016 Posted: August 20 2021 at 10:25am | IP Logged | 1 post reply Reed, Ben, Sue and Johnny never steal the rocket and never become the FF. Instead, Reed heads the Gamma Bomb project,with Bruce Banner as his second in command. Reed is in a relationship with Sue and they're close friends with Bruce and Betty, who are also in a relationship. Johnny is a college student. Ben works for S.H.I.E.L.D. Watching a briefing on the new gamma bomb, a colleague teases him about whether he wishes he was part of the project, towhich Ben good naturedly replies that he hasn't got the brains for that kind of thing - only for Fury to bark at him to watch it, Grimm! Ben takes the rebuke in good humour, and as everyone else leaves the room, he takes one last wistful look at his old friend. As per the standard history, Rick Jones breaks into the testsite, but this time it's Reed ratherthan Bruce who saves him, being hit by the gamma rays and changing into the greyHulk at night – and it's Bruce rather than the unnamed soldier who christensthe monster "The Hulk". With his understanding of the potential effects of gamma rays, Bruce deduces that Reed and the Hulk are one and the same and promises to do help Reed find a cure for his condition. They manage to keep the Hulk under wraps in an underground laboratory as Reed changes every night, but, with each change, it's becomes apparent that the Hulk is growing stronger – and also that Reed's losing his intelligence. Finally, one afternoon, frustrated as he can no longer keep up with Bruce's intellect, Reed loses his temper – and becomes the green Hulk! Bursting out of the underground laboratory, the Hulk goes on a rampage. But in this world, the Avengers were never formed – as the Hulk has remained concealed up until now, he wasn't tricked by Loki to make him seem a menace that they had to unite against. In Asgard, Thor is unaware of the peril facing Midgard; and as Johnny never became the Human Torch, Cap remains frozen in ice. Attacking a nearby military base, the Hulk accidentally, but badly, wounds a visiting Tony Stark, putting him out of action. Looking at the damage being caused by the Hulk, Professor Xavier summons the X-Men, warning them that while the Hulk isn't a mutant, he IS a danger that only they can stop. Ben leads a squad of S.H.I.E.L.D agents who try to subdue the Hulk, but they're hopelessly outmatched, with Ben swiftly becoming the last man standing. With the Hulk towering over him, Ben stares back defiantly, then blinks in surprise. "Reed?" The Hulk pauses, confused, and slowly extends his hand towards Ben. Zwaaark!!! Cyclops' optic beam slams into him, and now the X-Men fight the Hulk. Evacuated from the arena of combat, Ben sees and recognises Bruce, and shouts at him that that – THING!– is his old friend. Bruce says he knows, and hurriedly explains how the gamma ray bomb has changed Reed. Ben pauses – if the gamma rays changed his friend, can they do the same for him? Bruce tries to protest, but Ben yells back that while the X-Men are doing well, the Hulk is just too strong for them. Reluctantly yielding, Bruce hurriedly takes Ben to a lab on the military base, thankfully not damaged, or not badly, where he can expose Ben to gamma rays. He asks Ben one last time if he's sure he wants to go through with this – Reed became the Hulk, but Ben might become any kind of…abomination! Ben tells Bruce to go through with it – and the rays hit him as Bruce's eyes widen in horror or awe… The X-Men are in a bad way. The Hulk is growing stronger and stronger, and they're barely able to withstand his assault. A bloodied and battered Cyclops anxiously wonders how long his team can hold on. Then a voice loudly tells the X-Men not to give up. Cyclops turns – and it's Ben, transformed by the gamma rays into a being with a huge cranium. Telling them that the mind may achieve what force could not, Ben psychically attacks the Hulk. It works, but the Hulk is strong, and Ben is inexperienced. Then Professor X mentally contacts him, offering to join his strength to Ben's. Ben quickly explains that the Hulk is Reed Richards, and Professor X says that they may be able to change him back – which they do. Reed returns, but his mind is even more reduced, so that he's almost a child, barely able to comprehend the damage he's caused when the Hulk. As Ben tries to decide what to do with Reed – he should be punished, but he can't be blamed – Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne appear. Hank posits that there may be such things as "microverses", which they can effectively exile Reed to. With heavy heart, Ben agrees that it's the least bad solution, and Reed is sent into the microverse. Ben breaks the news to Sue, who blames him for causing her to lose Reed, telling him she never wants to see him again. Heartbroken, but convinced there was nothing else to be done, Ben leaves. Musing over how things might have been different, he decides the best thing to do is to form a team of superheroes – called the Defenders. Led by him, as – well, The Leader! – it includes a recovered Tony Stark, a returned Thor, Ant Man and the Wasp. There is no Fantastic Four in this world, but the X-Men's brave stance against the Hulk, and their appearing BEFORE Magneto attacks with his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, means that this world experiences far less mutant prejudice. Oh, and Reed? He ends up on K'Ai. His intelligence is restored to what it was, and he meets Jarella. Torn with guilt over what he's done, he determines to become Kai's protector to atone for what he did on Earth, and the final panel is him gazing upon Ben echoing the way that Ben looked at him earlier, musing over what he's lost. Edited by Steven Brake on August 20 2021 at 10:27am Philippe Negrin Joined: August 01 2007 Posted: October 04 2021 at 3:47am | IP Logged | 2 post reply That's a cool story ! I could see lots of panels in my head. Well done ! Mark Haslett Joined: April 19 2004 The premise almost makes it seem like, with some small and believable decisions within the Marvel Universe, there would be almost no superheroes outside of the mutants and the supernatural. One quibble arose in my head when I tried to imagine Reed getting jealous or angry about his diminishing intellect -- we've seen Reed be very sanguine about that type of thing before and it makes him more noble. I wonder if he could become Green Hulk without having that particular failing of character -- something that he couldn't avoid. Posted: November 30 2021 at 2:50pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply @Mark: I didn't mean so much that Reed was angry about his intelligence diminishing, but more that he was frustrated because it was. Thanks for the nice comments (and you too Philippe!). Edited by Steven Brake on December 05 2021 at 1:55pm If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login If you are not already registered you must first register

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Typewriters may be a thing of the past, but a new documentary shows how they may actually hold the keys to the future. ROME — Disclaimer: I am a typewriter collector—32 and counting. In addition to my assortment of vintage Olivettis and Hermes, I have an Arabic script Erika from Morocco, a Cyrillic script Olympia from Russia and the keys from what was left of a typewriter obliterated by a bomb in Mosul given to me by a colleague. I have an old Adler with a bullet dent that belonged to a German war correspondent in World War II and a super shiny portable made by the Rheinmetall-Borsig arms manufacturing company from the 1930s. I have a noiseless Remington, a silent Smith Corona and two plastic red Olivetti Valentines that are to die for. But far from making me too biased to review a film about typewriters, my collector status—OK, obsession—surely makes me far more critical than non-collectors might be. I expected "California Typewriter" to be a thoughtful retrospective on the demise of the typing machine starting with the 16th century Italian typographer inventors and ending sometime around the appearance of the IBM Selectric and the daisy wheel on the word processing scene. Instead, the nearly two-hour documentary isn't so much about the mechanics of typewriting and the progression from massive monster typewriters to tiny portables. It's about the tactile and emotional attachment typewriter owners have to their beloved machines, whether they are creating on them or out of their parts, playing music on them or lovingly repairing them. The thread that ties the whole film together is the tiny California Typewriter repair and sales shop in Berkeley, where many of the main characters intersect. The owner, Herb Permillion, and his long-time assistant Ken Alexander, work side-by-side under the flourescent lights of the back room of the shop. The story winds through the business being put up for sale, through crisis talks about severance pay for Alexander and finally to what amounts to a temporary happy ending with a type-in after Herb turns to the internet—the arch-enemy of a typewriter store one might think for online advertising that saves them, at least for a few more years. The film's lovable villain, if you can call him that, is Jeremy Mayer, a visual artist from Minnesota who dissects typewriters to create human-like statues within hauntingly sensual lines he crafts after a human model. He seems somewhat out of place at first in a film about collectors until he teams up with the guys at California Typewriter, trading parts he has that allow them to make their repairs for their old typewriters destined for the dump that he brings back to life. He and Herb scour flea markets in search of machines to fix up or tear apart. He, too, evolves with the film, struggling to make ends meet in the first scenes until he sells his first masterpiece. In a scene about half-way through the film, Shepard, in what will surely be one of, if not his last onscreen performance after his July 27 death, is sitting in his indexed library in front of a vintage Swiss-made Hermes 3000 typewriter essentially bleeding his heart out over his keyboard. He talks of apparitions and magic, and then apologizes for sounding "all hocus-pocus" about the experience and solitude of being alone with his typewriter as his one true writing companion. But what he really captures is the companionship a good typewriter offers to its owner, which even the latest version of Siri can never provide. "I feel my great strength as a writer is being alone," he says poignantly, grazing the keys of his Hermes. "Aloneness is a condition of writing." Alone, of course, with his typewriter. There are others in the film as well, including historian David McCullough and plenty of collectors' journeys, like the really quite painful saga of collector Martin Howard as he searches in vain for a 1874 Sholes & Glidden machine, and a few words from Richard Polt, the author of The Typewriter Revolution which is a bible for many collectors. The only woman featured in the film beyond a few shown at a gathering of "typewriter addicts" is Silvi Alcivar, a self-described "poet on demand" who channels her poetry through a bright red Royal she won't let anyone else touch. Typewriters had their greatest commercial success as a secretarial tool, allowing countless women to join the workforce in the early 1930s and beyond, but somehow most current aficionados are men. The film does ask the broader questions, like whether the digital age is destroying our attention span and canceling history as it is made. McCullough poses the tough questions about how we no longer know the thought processes of our leaders, or anyone else for that matter. There are no edited manuscripts with red pen markings, no original versions, just final drafts. There is also ample talk of hand cupping and bell ringing and the perfect rise of the keys that will delight collectors who revel in such details. (I dare you to compare margin bells between say Olivettis and Royals and not have an opinion about which sound better.) And there are some useful bits of trivia, like how the letters for the word TYPEWRITER are all on the top row of a QWERTY layout, presumably to make it easier for typewriter salesmen in their day to impress potential clients with their mastery of the keyboard. Beautifully shot and poetic as it is, there is sadly no happy ending to this homage to the typewritten word. "The truth is, no good typewriter is ever going to be made again," says Hanks, rather sadly, underscoring the sad fact that all the nostalgia and appreciation in the world sill won't bring back the finest writing tool ever made.

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Australian wildcard Alex Bolt upstages former world No.8 to move through to the second round of the Australian Open. Alex Bolt is celebrating his first victory at a Grand Slam tournament after coming from a set down to beat American Jack Sock in the opening round the Australian Open. The 26-year-old South Australian wildcard won 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Tuesday to set up a second-round encounter against French No.29 seed Gilles Simon. Bolt's only previous appearances in the main draws at majors ended in first-round defeats last year at Wimbledon and at the previous two editions of the Australian Open. "It's a pretty surreal feeling. I went over and gave my mum a bit of a hug, my dad was here, my brother flew over," Bolt said. Bolt out-served Sock, also a tournament wildcard, sending down 22 aces to 13 and converting six of 13 break point chances. The world No.155 broke twice in the final set to run away with the match in hot conditions. "I'm up there playing the best tennis I've played. And I still feel I can play better. So, good things are to come," he said. Bolt joined countrymen Alex De Minaur, Jordan Thompson, John Millman and Matthew Ebden in the second round. He was the first Australian winner on Day 2 at Melbourne Park after Destanee Aiava and Ajla Tomljanovic bowed out in their opening-round matches. Tomljanovic went down in a heart-breaker, falling 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6 [10-7] to former world No.4 Johanna Konta, while Aiava found 17th seed Madison Keys too strong in a 6-2 6-2 loss at Rod Laver Arena. Tomljanovic was left to rue a lack of aggression at crucial moments in the third set against Konta, who embarked on a thrilling run to the semis at Melbourne Park three years ago. "I hate losing in general but here it's even worse," said Tomljanovic after falling in two hours and 51 minutes. "I had a tough first round, she's a great player and she played a high level throughout the whole match. "In the third set I was always the one up on serve and I didn't get any looks at all on her serve. I thought I just hung in there and in the important moments I maybe wasn't aggressive enough. Later on Tuesday, Daria Gavrilova made her earliest Australian Open exit in four years after losing in the opening round to Tamara Zidansek from Slovenia. The world No.41, who reached the last 16 at Melbourne Park in 2016 and 2017, was out of sorts and made 38 unforced errors – including 23 on the forehand wing – in the one hour and 44 minute match. "I probably started just overplaying and made a lot of errors. There was a lot happening in my head," Gavrilova said. At Melbourne Arena, Sam Stosur lead teenage talent Dayana Yastremska 5-2 in the opening set before the Ukranian found her range. Yastremska, a big-hitting 18-year-old who finished the match with 21 winners to Stosur's 13, roared back to win 7-5 6-2.

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namespace baseline { namespace draw { class Surface { public: Surface(std::array<uint32_t, 2> size, gl::Framebuffer&& framebuffer, gl::Renderbuffer&& depth_buffer, std::vector<Context::TextureRef>&& color_buffers); static Surface Create(uint32_t width, uint32_t height); static Surface Create(GLenum internal_format, GLenum format, GLenum type, uint32_t width, uint32_t height); template <class F> void Draw(const Camera& camera, F&& draw) { auto binding = framebuffer_.Bind(GL_FRAMEBUFFER); draw::ClearWindowWithDepth(size(), clear_color()); draw::Context::Get().ApplyCamera(camera); draw::Context::Get().ScreenSize(size()); draw(); } std::vector<Vec4> Image(); uint32_t PixelCount() const { return size()[0] * size()[1]; } Context::TextureRef ColorBuffer(uint32_t idx = 0) { return color_buffers_[idx]; } const std::array<uint32_t, 2>& size() const { return size_; } uint32_t clear_color() const { return clear_color_; } private: std::array<uint32_t, 2> size_; uint32_t clear_color_; gl::Framebuffer framebuffer_; gl::Renderbuffer depth_buffer_; std::vector<Context::TextureRef> color_buffers_; }; } } #endif

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Waterman: Women panchayats can solve water crisis Posted on Feb. 01, 2016 in Perspectives Lucknow: Taking European Union's project of 'Establishing Women's First Right to Water Resources' in India a step ahead, Waterman Rajendra Singh has proposed to set up a fully-owned and administered women panchayat for managing water resources in drought-ridden Bundelkhand area. He titled these special panchayats as 'Neer Naari Panchayat' (Water Women Panchayat). Speaking on Bundelkhand's water crisis, he said at a public hearing in Lucknow, "Women know best how to efficiently use water and fulfill water needs of their families so the responsibility to identify water aquifers in Bundelkhand's ponds and wells and managing them aptly should be given to them." Though, he added, such women panchayats have been working in the region at smaller levels, they never got the opportunity to present local issues at the state government level. He said women of Bundelkhand should be entitled to make their own panchayats to deal with water scarcity and their feedback and requirement for funds should be taken into account by the state government while planning schemes for the region. "Until now, their voice never got registered with the state government's scheme of things. They should now have official representation in government's plans, else Bundelkhand's drought condition would never get better," he said. Since 2011, village women have independently formed panchayats and are also working on an individual level with 'Jal Sahelis' (water's friend) to create awareness among locals about water conservation, health and hygiene practices etc. One such Jal Saheli, Lalita Dubey, said, "We have repaired many hand-pumps on our own and also built platforms around them to keep the surrounding clean in villages." Some are also helping in making small check-dams and cleaning wells of the region. Singh pointed out that despite several schemes being announced by the government from time to time for Bundelkhand area, nothing has worked on ground because of lack of political will and corrupt contractors. He asserted, "There should be a people's commission headed by an independent expert (a judge, activist or a water conservationist) for all Bundelkhand schemes which could probe into the funds which have come from the government in the past 10-15 years and see how much of it has actually reached the ground." He said that government's top priority should be to identify water-bodies in Bundelkhand and efforts to rejuvenate them by cleaning pollution and silt deposited inside them. "They are best water rechargers and should be cleaned immediately to cease drought in the area in future," he said. There are over 9,000 ponds in Bundelkhand which are either encroached, dirty or dry due to lack of care. First published by Times of India Story Tags: Water management, women, women empowerment

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Christian Robert de Massy is a master concept artist and illustrator and the man behind impressive environment designs featured in acclaimed films such as X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Days of Future Past, Mirror Mirror, Night at the Museum and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, among others. He is considered one of the film industry's best kept secrets, having worked in the industry for close to a decade without ever having posted any of his work online! In addition to creating stunning concept art for celluloid and stage, Christian also teaches Environment Design at Syn Studio, Montreal. This article features several of his never seen before artwork and information about his career. Initially a biologist, Christian's art career took an unexpected turn when his drawings caught the attention of a co worker. He then took a course in 3D animation and started creating illustrations for people he knew. Word of his impressive skills quickly spread to the right people and before he knew it, he was designing environments for Hollywood movies! Known for his speed at creating concept art, Christian follows a simple workflow process which involves defining planes in SketchUp as an initial step. He then moves into Photoshop and defines the lighting of the space before adding texture and polish to provide a more finished and organic feel to his designs. While working at Mels Studios in Montreal, Christian got the chance to work on many of the environments for the X-Men Days of Future Past and Apocalypse movies. During the upcoming Spring Term at Syn Studio, Canada's top concept art school, Christian will be teaching the Environment Design class. In this class, he will be guiding aspiring concept artists on how to design stunning, production-ready environment concepts. If you wish to learn more about the class and learn from the master himself, click HERE!! Tagged Apocalypse, art, art school, artist, cinema, concept art, Days of Future Past, draw, environments, film art, montreal, movies, Night at the Museum, Painting, Photoshop, SketchUp, X-Men.

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A 55 year old female patient was diagnosed 15 years ago within lymphangioleiomyomatosis by a laparoscopic ovarian biopsy. Since then the patient was treated hormonally. A spontaneous rupture of the dilated thoracic duct occurred ten years ago. In Figure 1 contrast-enhanced CT shows a left chylothorax and the dilated thoracic duct at the time. The maximal diameter of the thoracic duct was 30 mm. Figure 2 demonstrates the corresponding curved multiplanar reconstruction of the thoracic duct. Repeated thoracocenteses were not successful and recurrences occurred. A left side thoracoscopy was therefore performed under general anaesthesia and with single lung ventilation. The rupture within the thoracic duct was not visible during the operation. A talc pleurodesis was performed. The left thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis had to be repeated after two months due to a recurrence of the chylothorax. Since then neither a thoracic duct rupture nor a chylothorax have occurred and the diameter of the thoracic duct has decreased by 5 mm within three years. In summary, thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis may be a good therapy to treat a chylothorax secondary to a spontaneous thoracic duct rupture in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Our patient has now been ten years recurrence free after the repeated thoracoscopic talc pleurodeses had been performed.

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Bill Cosby's Comedy Tour Is Ending, But His Career Could Well Go On Bill Cosby speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation 2014 Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 3, 2014 in New York City. Stephen Lovekin—Getty Images By Daniel D'Addario May 1, 2015 9:30 AM EDT Bill Cosby's "Far From Finished" comedy tour, whose final scheduled show is May 2 in Atlanta, has come at a precarious moment for the former TV star. In the face of tremendous scrutiny over Cosby's alleged past of sexual assault, more and more women came forward to claim the comedian assaulted them. Cosby's shows were cancelled or protested (Gloria Allred, the lawyer, has said the Atlanta show will see a protest). A planned Cosby special on Netflix was indefinitely postponed, and an NBC sitcom in development was halted. Why is it, then, that Cosby seems to be thriving? His shows—those that were not cancelled—draw crowds, and Cosby himself apparently feels liberated to joke with his fans about the allegations of date-rape drug use, saying at an Ontario show, "You have to be careful about drinking around me." His disregard for the turn in public attention against him would seem to be proof that he does not believe himself to have done anything wrong. Further, though, it indicates he's aware that any public-relations crisis a male celebrity undergoes can be outlived. The past week has seen the release of the trailer for Woody Allen's new movie Irrational Man, about a professor who has a relationship with his young student. If this trailer bore echoes of allegations against Allen by his daughter Dylan Farrow, ones that had dominated the news cycle only last year, it seemed few had the bandwidth to consider them. And Mike Tyson, who's actually served jail time for rape, has put any whiff of controversy behind him: He was just recently a featured guest on the feel-good hit of the season, Lip Sync Battle. Cosby's future as a comic is certainly in doubt; with two big partnerships cancelled, he has no outlet but future live dates. If history is guide, though, that may just be temporary. Cosby scoffing at the charges against him makes explicit what anyone who's paid attention to celebrity redemptions of the recent past should assume: That he'll, ultimately, be fine. Periods of extremely intense scrutiny can't, realistically, be sustained by a public whose attention is divided. Besides, the anger of some doesn't matter much when die-hard fans are willing to keep on buying in. Consider recent figures who rode out periods of intense scrutiny: The Allen furor of early 2014 faded to a dull awareness that his career is unstoppable; criticisms of Charlie Sheen's behavior towards his co-stars and towards women were muted as his sitcom Anger Management kept on rolling; Roman Polanski basically didn't acknowledge the renewed ire around him after his 2009 arrest, and has continued making movies in the years since. Is it that hard to imagine, after a cooling-off period, Cosby working on TV again? Indeed, with the charges against Cosby having long ago exceeded what the casual news reader is able to comprehend, and with the comic largely falling out of the news cycle, perhaps the cooling-off period is already underway. As long as a celebrity is willing to play to whomever is their base, they'll eventually see their critics silenced, because it's simply too frustrating and tiresome to protest a problematic star who won't express remorse, or go away. Cosby seems to relish performing, and has plenty of admirers who are willing to pay to see him do it. That's a more powerful force than those angered by the allegations against him, who can do little but continue to speak out—and Cosby has already made it clear that he's not listening. See Emilia Clarke Cry with Laughter at Kristen Wiig's Khaleesi Impression How Black Filmmakers Are Reclaiming Their History Onscreen

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Home Economic Development The Revived Debate over Development and Human Rights: Economic Self-Determination, Sovereignty, and Non-Discrimination in State Policies The Revived Debate over Development and Human Rights: Economic Self-Determination, Sovereignty, and Non-Discrimination in State Policies Published on January 18, 2018 Author: Diane Desierto 2017 closed, and 2018 began, with triumphant pronouncements of economic recovery in the United States (e.g. the US economy growing again at its fastest pace at 3.2% GDP growth rate, lowest unemployment rate at 4.1%) and the European Union (e.g. registering its highest GDP growth rate in ten years at 2.2%) – leading the International Monetary Fund's bullish optimism about the global economy posting an estimated 3.7% GDP growth rate, the highest ever since 2011. The IMF noted in 2017 that Asia still leads global growth rates, driven by continued surges in East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), South Asia (India), and Southeast Asia (the ten ASEAN Member States), while Africa is set to expand its GDP growth rate to 3.2% in 2018 and Latin America expected to continue recovery at a 1.9% GDP growth rate. However, the strength of raw economic growth around the world certainly does not mean that we are any closer today to creating equitable economies. In contrast to robust global economic growth reports, the 2018 World Inequality Report finds that "since 1980, income inequality has increased rapidly in North America, China, India, and Russia" (World Inequality Report, p. 5), in contrast to the Middle East, Africa, and Brazil, where income inequality has been relatively stable (World Inequality Report, p. 6). (See Anthea Roberts' take on the famous Branko Milanovic elephant chart best describing global inequality.) The tragic surreality of income inequality was also highlighted recently in the December 2017 Statement to the UN Human Rights Council, by Special Rapporteur on Poverty Professor Philip Alston. Professor Alston's Statement provided a sobering narrative of the debilitating consequences of income inequality and deepening poverty that now affects around 40 million citizens of the United States of America (the world's (nominally) largest economy), impelling him to warn that "the American Dream is rapidly becoming an American illusion." It is unsurprising therefore, that the greatest dangers in today's good economic news, according to Kemal Dervish and Zia Qureshi at Brookings, are the social tensions expected from highly inequitable, albeit growing, economies: "What is not really up for debate is that inequality within countries is rising fast. While individual countries show different levels of inequality, its rise has been evident almost everywhere, with income and wealth increasingly concentrated at the very top. This trend will accelerate as new technologies, regardless of how much productivity growth they generate, continue to increase the skill premium, shift income to frontier firms, and allow new types of near-monopoly, "winner-take-all" positions to develop on a global scale. Herein lies the biggest danger in today's exuberant headlines about growth. Many believe that rapid growth can act as a virtual panacea for countries' political and social woes, including the rise of populism and nationalism. But if the benefits of rapid growth accrue to the top 5% or 1%, social tensions are bound to rise. And the fact is that it will be difficult to develop policies that can reverse damaging political trends and promote more widely shared growth." Converging events around the world have spilled over into a revived debate on the relationship of human rights and economic development. In the 1990s, the 'Asian values' debate challenged the universality of human rights and argued that States dealing with consequences from colonialism required more stable societies conducive to economic development, diminishing the importance of full human rights compliance during such political, social, and economic transformations. Scholars and international development workers also debated the proper relationship of human rights and development, but this question has long been settled in favor of Amartya Sen's human rights-aligned conception of capabilities-driven development, at least as reflected in Articles 5 and 6 of the UN Declaration on Development; the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); and the World Bank's landmark study Human Rights and Economics (which provides the economic case for integrating human rights into development policies and programs). However, the recent rise of (often) popularly-elected strongmen leaders around the world increasingly challenges the prevailing wisdom that human rights compliance is intrinsic to achieving a State's economic development. Dani Rodrik argued recently that economic populism may be desirable at times to allow governments the freedom to experiment with economic policy, so as to rein in and counteract powerful multinational corporations, foreign investors, private industries and other market-dominant institutions involved in regulatory capture. This is not the same, however, as political populism that tolerates delayed or postponed human rights compliance – even outright human rights violations – somehow as a necessary tradeoff for desired levels of economic development. As Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth describes in the 2017 World Report: "Human rights exist to protect people from government abuse and neglect. Rights limit what a state can do and impose obligations for how a state must act. Yet today a new generation of populists is turning this protection on its head. Claiming to speak for "the people," they treat rights as an impediment to their conception of the majority will, a needless obstacle to defending the nation from perceived threats and evils. Instead of accepting rights as protecting everyone, they privilege the declared interests of the majority, encouraging people to adopt the dangerous belief that they will never themselves need to assert rights against an overreaching government claiming to act in their name. The appeal of the populists has grown with mounting public discontent over the status quo. In the West, many people feel left behind by technological change, the global economy, and growing inequality. Horrific incidents of terrorism generate apprehension and fear. Some are uneasy with societies that have become more ethnically, religiously and racially diverse. There is an increasing sense that governments and the elite ignore public concerns. In this cauldron of discontent, certain politicians are flourishing and even gaining power by portraying rights as protecting only the terrorist suspect or the asylum seeker at the expense of the safety, economic welfare, and cultural preferences of the presumed majority. They scapegoat refugees, immigrant communities, and minorities. Truth is a frequent casualty. Nativism, xenophobia, racism, and Islamophobia are on the rise." (2017 World Report, p.1.) In this post, I examine two implicitly recurring legal justifications invoked by today's politicians: the first anchored on the principle of self-determination as a State prerogative insulated from international scrutiny, while the second classically argues the State's inherent sovereign right and duty to act in times of undefined exceptional situations or national emergencies. These implicit legal justifications can be traced, among others, to the reasoning articulated in many recent pronouncements, including those by Chinese President Xi Jinping's recently announced 'socialism with Chinese characteristics'; United States President Donald Trump's diminished emphasis on human rights in the USA's announced National Security Strategy; the Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte who insists that human rights concerns will not stop the drug problem and its impact on Philippine development; Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who argued that Turkey's economic growth rate would "silence the opposition"; or Russian President Vladimir Putin who declared that Russia's economic growth will outpace the world and who had previously publicly recognized the value of human rights in 2012 under certain qualifications (e.g. "human rights are more important than national sovereignty….But if this principle is used as an excuse for a presumptuous violation of national sovereignty, and if human rights are protected by foreign forces and selectively, and if, while "protecting" those rights, they violate the rights of many other people, including the most fundamental and sacred right, the right to life, this is no longer a noble effort. This is merely demagoguery."). Both the above justifications of self-determination and sovereign acts in emergencies are themselves contained in human rights law. Significantly, none of today's prominent leaders openly reject the relevance of human rights compliance, but rather justify or tolerate a sequenced or selective application of human rights while pursuing their countries' economic development paths. What appears lacking thus far from these seeming human rights-based justifications, however, are the essential dimensions of public participation and direct accountability to populations, whenever such leaders assert, on their populations' behalf, these delegated principles of self-determination and sovereignty. Additionally, I take the view that in this revived debate over the relationship of development and human rights, governments remain just as bound to ensure that their avowed "pro-economic development" policies also do not violate the core human rights principle against non-discrimination [ICCPR Article 2(2); ICESCR Article 2(2)]. Policies that purposely exacerbate inequality favoring certain elites or special interests groups can be deemed inconsistent with the State's specific duty to guarantee rights under the ICCPR and ICESCR without discriminating as to "race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." This is exactly why development can no longer be conceptualized in isolation from human rights. Spaced or sequential human rights compliance – as arbitrarily determined by leaders insisting on the expediencies of economic development – is not the same as the progressive realization of economic, social, or cultural rights. Self-Determination, Human Rights, and Economic Development Self-determination is a right of all peoples to "freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social, and cultural development" [ICCPR Article 1(1); ICESCR Article 1(1)]. It is not a right that accrues to governments or government leaders, but rather a right that inheres in peoples. The International Court of Justice explicitly cautioned in the Western Sahara Advisory Opinion that "the right of self-determination requires the free and genuine expression of the will of the peoples concerned." (Western Sahara, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports, 1975, at para. 55). While there is no prescribed path for peoples pursuing their economic, social, and cultural development, it is clear that governments stating that their exercise of the people's right of self-determination through development policies must also be based on the free and authentic expression of the will of the peoples concerned. In this regard, would it suffice to argue that an elected strongman leader's development policies that assert sequenced or selective human rights compliance should be presumed to have a continuing imprimatur, because the strongman leader received a popular mandate from the electorate? That is a difficult assumption to make. In the first place, the identification of peoples that can assert self-determination (including of the economic kind) is itself a complex process that lacks a uniform definition or method. At least, in the context of decolonization, what has been clear is that: "While, in principle, the will of a people could be formed in various ways—through government decision or parliamentary resolution, possibly supported by a plebiscite, or through a referendum—understandably, given the circumstances of decolonization and the fact that it should be an act of self-determination, preference is accorded at least implicitly to referenda: Principle IX UNGA Resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960 states that '[t]he integration should be the result of the freely expressed wishes of the territory's peoples acting with full knowledge of the change in their status, their wishes having been expressed through informed and democratic processes, impartially conducted and based on universal adult suffrage' (reaffirmed by the ICJ in the Western Sahara Advisory Opinion at para. 57; but nota benethe caveat in para. 59). Outside the context of decolonization however, preferences may be different (see paras 33–39 below). Apart from that, it is important to note that one act of self-determination does not exhaust the right. The right subsists and continues to be vested in the people." [D. Thurer and T. Burri, Self-Determination, Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law, para. 22(ii).] To the extent, therefore, that a strongman leader's economic development policy also delays compliance with human rights that the State inherently owes to its people, it can be argued that such a policy supposedly implemented in the exercise of economic self-determination should reflect the freely expressed wishes of the people through informed and democratic processes. At the very margin, at least, there should be authentic public participation in an economic development policy that purports to delay respecting, protecting, or facilitating the enjoyment of the human rights of a State's population, to begin with. It is this aspect that strongmen leaders often are silent about, when they assert a "self-determination" justification to pursue policies for economic development that may set aside, delay, or otherwise violate the State's human rights obligations to their populations. Sovereignty, Exceptional Situations, Rule of Law and Development Invocations of exceptional situations and national emergencies to justify derogations from human rights obligations are common in the history of international life. (I've discussed this at length here; others have done so as well here, here, and here, among others.) What is quite unique when strongmen leaders have, in recent years, invoked sovereign duties to meet exceptional situations is that they do not often explicitly articulate derogation clauses in the applicable international human rights treaties. Rather, there are profuse references to preserving "the rule of law" in relation to development, echoing the General Assembly Declaration on the Rule of Law at National and International Levels: "7. We are convinced that the rule of law and development are strongly interrelated and mutually reinforcing, that the advancement of the rule of law at the national and international levels is essential for sustained and inclusive economic growth, sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and hunger and the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to development, all of which in turn reinforce the rule of law…" (Declaration, para. 7). World leaders invoke some amalgam of the above reasoning when asserting that they act to restore the "rule of law" and protect their people's sovereignty and economic development, to justify measures that may set aside, delay, or otherwise violate human rights obligations owed to their populations. (See for example here, here, here, and here, among others.) Such leaders also contest the truth and veracity of fact-finding on alleged human rights violations (see for example here, here, here, and here, among others), while often rejecting public participation in the human rights fact-finding process. While some of these States (rightly or wrongly) criticize alleged biases in United Nations human rights reports, what also remains lacking is an open environment within their national jurisdictions that would allow their citizens to participate as members of the public in the human rights reporting, verification, monitoring, and fact-finding process. If the 2018 Freedom House Report is any indication, there are fewer and fewer national environments that welcome genuine public participation in the authorship, implementation, and review of economic development policies that result in setting aside, delaying, or violating human rights owed to States' populations to begin with. In sum, even if today's world leaders assert the legal justifications of self-determination or sovereign duties to meet emergencies or similar exceptional situations, these are hollow substantive defenses if the States' populations do not have any genuine public participation in the formulation, implementation, and review of such economic development policies that impact how these populations' human rights are respected, protected, and facilitated. Even populist or strongmen leaders invoking these legal justifications are burdened to show that there is a free, genuine, and authentic expression of the will of the people in the economic development decision-making process. Non-Discrimination, Human Rights, and Economic Development Finally, world leaders that assert the primacy of their economic development policies as a means to realize human rights aims for their populations are in no way immune from observing the continuing duty of the State under Article 2(1) of the ICCPR and the ICESCR to ensure non-discrimination, e.g. "to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the present Covenant, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights clarified in General Comment No. 20 that discrimination "constitutes any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference or other differential treatment that is directly or indirectly based on the prohibited grounds of discrimination and which has the intention or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of Covenant rights." (CESCR General Comment No. 20, para. 7). To the extent that States' economic development policies can produce or exacerbate income inequality, the principle of non-discrimination is violated when States' economic development policies to realize ICCPR or ICESCR rights create unjustified distinctions based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, property, political opinion, or other status. It is in this sense that I take a different view from Samuel Moyn's blanket assertion that "even perfectly realized human rights are compatible with radical inequality." Kathryn Sikkink rightly challenged this assertion (and its lack of empirical proof) in her 2017 book pointing out counterpart successes and incremental advancements in the role of human rights in social issues such as education, health care, and gender equality. I would add that, contrary to Moyn's view, perfectly realized human rights – spanning civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights – would not exist if there is radical inequality to begin with. States' economic development policies (including those on tax, labor, government spending, monetary policies, among others) and the conduct of government institutions are among the variables that have a direct impact on the creation or prolongation of income inequality. Where those policies are formulated oblivious to the States' human rights obligations, inequality is more than likely to take on the "radical" nature Moyn describes. To conclude, while the revived debate on the role and relevance of human rights in relation to economic development persists today among world leaders (especially strongmen populist politicians) – or, even, as it appears today, also academic scholars – there is small comfort to be had that these discourses from actors of all political and ideological stripes are now largely taking place within the plane of human rights law, rather than past leaders that openly reject the applicability of human rights law. In this sense, we are so much less in the era of "ships passing in the night" (Philip Alston's famous article 13 years ago on the debate on human rights and development) when viewing the nexus between human rights and development today. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteres now stresses the need this 2018 for a "new deal for a fair globalization" premised on human rights. That's a promising start for an engaging revived debate from all quarters this time around. Filed under: Economic Development, Economic Social Cultural Rights, EJIL Analysis, Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights « EJIL Debate. The Whaling case ... Hybrid Threats and the United ... » John R Morss January 19, 2018 at 4:44 Many thanks for this timely and thought-provoking piece. But perhaps "self-determination" as a "subsist[ing]" "right … vested in the people" (as per Thurer and Burri) is a double-edged sword. It would be sophistry to deny that Trump was properly elected according to the particular arrangements of the USA — popular electoral preference is not determinative — so that acts of the Trump administration have (regrettably) a good claim to represent "the people" (or at least a better claim than anything else); and while Putin is hoist with his own petard in respect of the Crimea invasion, his quoted remarks are I think in many ways sound. Are we really so confident that we can distinguish "self-determination" from nationalism and from what used to be called "tribalism"? Perhaps every sense of "self-determination" is ideological; on the left as in early Soviet geopolitics; on the right as in neo-liberalism; or somewhere in the middle as in the postcolonial/democratic reading of "the will of the people." Perhaps a parallel universe lacking this right would not be so very different from our own: the population of Palestine would still be suffering oppression… Raj Krishna Indeed a thought provoking article. However, I too agree with John R Morss that "Self-Determination" is indeed a double-edged sword. Apart from that it would be quite difficult to distinguish self-determination from nationalism. Further in countries like USA and India the government has been selected by a procedure established by law. Hence, the governments in both the countries can claim themselves as the true representatives of the people and state, thus justifying their respective actions. But, once again I will say its a brilliant and thought-provoking article. Prof. Dr. Diane Desierto (JSD, Yale) is tenured Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame (USA) and Faculty Fellow at the University's Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, Kellogg Institute of International Studies, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, and the Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development; Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Philippines Judicial Academy; and External Faculty Fellow, WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford Global Studies, Stanford University (CA, USA). Diane formerly clerked at the International Court of Justice, served as Director of Studies (and Faculty) at the Hague Academy of International Law, was Legal Adviser to the Philippines' Senate President and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; serves as Resource Expert for ASEAN, the Asian Development Bank, EU External Action Service, USAID, and the UN Intergovernmental ... Read Full

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Pedro Ortiz de Zárate, né le à Jujuy et mort assassiné le à Abra de Zenta, est un prêtre catholique argentin, missionnaire auprès des populations indigènes, qui est massacré en haine de la foi chrétienne. Reconnu martyr par l'Église catholique, le Saint-Siège a annoncé sa prochaine béatification pour juillet 2022. Biographie Mariage et carrière civile Pedro Ortiz de Zárate est né le 29 juin 1622 à Jujuy, en Argentine, dans une famille de notables, d'origine basque. Son grand-père paternel, Pedro de Zárate, général et colon espagnol, prend part à la fondation de la ville de Jujuy. La famille de Zárate donne une éducation classique à ses enfants, dans une atmosphère très religieuse. Pedro Ortiz de Zárate est particulièrement incliné vers la piété, et se sent attiré par la prêtrise. Devenu chef de famille après la mort prématurée des parents, Pedro Ortiz de Zárate épouse, à l'âge de 17 ans, Petronila Ibarra Argañarás y Murguía, de noble famille. De leur union naissent 2 fils. Pedro Ortiz de Zárate occupe des responsabilités civiles à Jujuy, notamment la charge de maire. Moins de 10 ans après son mariage, il devient veuf, en 1654. Il confie ses enfants à leur grand-mère, afin de continuer ses devoirs liés à ses charges civils. Pendant ce temps, l'idée de la vocation sacerdotale revient. Pedro Ortiz passe de nombreuses heures par nuit dans la chapelle de l'Hôtel de Ville. Après plusieurs années de discernement, il se décide à se lancer dans la prêtrise. Prêtre Après avoir convaincu l'évêque diocésain de sa vocation sacerdotale, Pedro Ortiz étudie la théologie, et est ordonné prêtre en 1657. En 1659, il est nommé curé de Jujuy, charge qu'il occupe pendant 24 ans. Il parcourt parfois de longues distances afin d'aller porter les besoins spirituels aux habitants les plus éloignés. Il fait ériger une grande église paroissiale et plusieurs chapelles sur tout le territoire de sa paroisse. Pedro Ortiz de Zárate s'occupe aussi des pauvres, donne ses propres biens et organise la charité pour les malades. Martyre Depuis plusieurs semaines, Pedro Ortiz et Juan Solinas, accompagnés de 23 autochtones chrétiens, sillonnaient la vallée de l'Abra de Zenta ; ils faisaient le catéchisme aux villageois et avaient bâtit au centre de la vallée une chapelle Santa Maria, qui était le centre de leurs activités missionnaires. Les deux prêtres missionnaires restent basés là, en attendant la venue de vivres qu'ils devaient distribuer aux populations. Le 26 octobre 1683, 500 hommes armés des tribus Toba et Mocovi font irruption à la mission. Les 2 missionnaires ne cherchent pas à s'enfuir et se préparent à mourir pour la religion chrétienne. Toutefois, l'armée d'autochtones se montre tout d'abord sans violence Le matin du 27 octobre, les deux missionnaires peuvent célébrer la messe. Ayant réunis les villageois pour leur faire le catéchisme, l'attitude des 500 indiens armés change brusquement. Au nom de leurs divinités, ils s'emparent de Pedro Ortiz et de Juan Solinas, et les massacrent à coups de lances. Une fois empalés, les deux missionnaires ont la tête tranchée. Dans ce massacre, 18 catéchistes indiens, qui suivaient les missionnaires depuis plusieurs semaines, sont également mutilés puis exécutés. Après leur exécution, les deux autres missionnaires qui devaient leur apporter des vivres pour les indiens viennent recueillir en cachette leurs dépouilles mutilées, afin de leur donner une sépulture. Celle de Pedro Ortiz de Zárate est ramenée en triomphe à Jujuy, et déposée dans ce qui est aujourd'hui la Cathédrale San Salvador. Les populations espagnoles et métisses chrétiennes considèrent directement les deux missionnaire tués comme des martyrs de la foi. Leurs tombes devient un lieu de pèlerinages. Vénération Béatification Procès canonique Dès le retour des dépouilles des deux prêtres tués à Jujuy, la population locale les vénèrent comme des martyrs de la foi. Leurs tombes deviennent un lieu de pèlerinage. Leur cause de canonisation est sérieusement proposée, mais la difficulté des moyens de l'époque pour récolter les témoignages et les faire étudier par Rome met un terme aux avancées du procès canonique. C'est en 1998 que l'évêque d'Orán ouvre de nouveau le procès canonique des martyrs. En 2002, les 18 laïcs indigènes martyrisés avec les 2 missionnaires sont retirés du procès, à cause de l'absence quasiment absolue d'informations sur leurs personnes. Reconnaissance du martyre Une fois l'enquête diocésaine sur le martyre de Pedro Ortiz et Juan Solinoas étudiée et approuvée par la Congrégation pour les causes des saints, le prélats de ce dicastère présentent leur cas au pape. Le , le pape François reconnaît le martyre de Pedro Ortiz de Zárate et de Juan Solinas, et signe le décret permettant leur béatification. Ils seront solennellement proclamés bienheureux le 2 juillet 2022 en Argentine. Culte La sépulture de Pedro Ortiz de Zárate est située dans la Cathédrale San Salvador de Jujuy, lieu de pèlerinage depuis que sa dépouille y fut déposée en 1683. Notes et références Liens externes Naissance en juin 1626 Religieux catholique argentin Décès en octobre 1683 Décès à 57 ans

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Q: can't redefine value for undefined Does Chrome prohibit changing value for undefined? I've just tried: undefined = 3 But when then querying undefined it gives me undefined PS. I'm not going to redefine it in my code, I'm just wondering why it's not working. A: That is correct. Most modern browsers prevent changing the value of undefined. From the Mozilla docs: In modern browsers (JavaScript 1.8.5 / Firefox 4+), undefined is a non-configurable, non-writable property per the ECMAScript 5 specification. Even when this is not the case, avoid overriding it. So undefined is not mutable in modern browsers, even though it is a property of the global object.

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The Colby Community College Comprehensive Learning Center (CLC) provides test proctoring for students taking paper/pencil or computer-generated exams. When scheduling a proctored exam, please allow enough time for the exam to be returned to the instructor by the deadline. There is no proctor fee for exams affiliated with CCC classes. Please remember appointment times are scheduled and proctored in Central Standard Time. Appointments for test proctoring services should be completed at least two weeks in advance of the anticipated test date and must be scheduled during the CLC's regular hours of operation. Photo identification (e.g. driver's license, passport, military ID, student ID) is required for all tests administered by the Comprehensive Learning Center. The integrity of the Colby Community College examination process is crucial to our ongoing commitment to course quality and student learning. To ensure the integrity of this process, we carefully review the credentials of prospective proctors. For more information on test-proctoring services, contact the CLC at (785) 460-5480. The proctoring form should be completed in advance to allow time for review of the proctor's credentials. Prior to your appointment, you will receive a confirmation link from your proctor and Zoom, letting you know where your appointment will be held online. If you are proctoring through HF Davis Memorial Library, NO proctor forms need to be submitted to instructors. Just follow the steps above.

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Good job the other day Graham! But if we would have taken turn and helped each other with the pace I guess we both could have cut of perhaps 15 more seconds! Keeping pace for 25 laps requires hard concentration. It's much easier to just follow a back. Take care. Patrick - maybe you are right, and it would have been good for both of us, but for me you were already running faster than I had planned and I was trying to make it easy for myself :). I thought I had a chance to take you in the end, but you were much too strong for me. Congratulations on the win - new pb for you? Well, I have improved my finish the last year. It's a good little extra thing to have whenever it is close in the end. Hi GG! Nice time - World Champs form still with you! Keep training and good luck at SM!

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We invite all eighth graders to visit us and feel the unparalleled energy at Saint Thomas Aquinas! You will discover what makes us so special and why we are a National Blue Ribbon School. Parents, please schedule your student's visit at least three days in advance so we may have time to select the best host for your student. Students will spend a full day with us. They will spend time in class, attend a presentation by our Senior Ambassadors and tour our school. At the end of the day, we will all gather together for a fun activity. Please arrive at 7:45 a.m., school starts at 8:00. Drop your student off at the Main Entrance, Southwest corner of the building under the canopy and Cross and Shield. There will be a check-in table inside the doors where we will introduce each student to their host. Pick your student up at 2:45 at the same door where you dropped them off. We will provide lunch unless a student wishes to bring their own. We ask students to wear modest, appropriate clothing. No jeans, shorts or t-shirts. Students may bring their cell phone in silent mode. Please do not use your cell phone during any class.

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The newest NASG paper by Dr. Suellen Miller and colleagues, "Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized Trial", has just been published in PLOS ONE. You can find a link to the new paper, as well as all Safe Motherhood papers, on our publications page. Following the publication of the PLOS ONE paper, a number of media outlets have published articles on the NASG and the work of the Safe Motherhood Program. You can find links to the San Francisco Chronicle article and the Huffington Post article on our media coverage page.

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Mar'Keise "Bucky" Irving (born August 19, 2002) is an American football running back for the Oregon Ducks. He previously played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. High school career Irving attended Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois. He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He finished his high school career with 3,264 rushing yards. Irving committed to the University of Minnesota to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Minnesota in 2021, Irving rushed 133 times for 699 yards and four touchdowns. After the season, he transferred to the University of Oregon. In his first year at Oregon in 2022, he split time with Noah Whittington. References External links Oregon Ducks bio Living people Players of American football from Chicago American football running backs Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Oregon Ducks football players Year of birth missing (living people)

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This lovely creation comes from Jessica Sporn who lives in New Jersey. Jessica and I met years ago at Art Is You Mixed Media Art Retreat, and since I'm in New York and she's in New Jersey, we are lucky to get together frequently. We are also both teaching workshops at Art Is You's Tenth Anniversary Retreat, this Fall in Connecticut. Jessica has an amazing eye for color and I'm always drawn to the faces she creates. Click here to watch a how-to video from Jessica that's not to be missed. Thank's so much for sharing this video Marjie. I so appreciate our friendship. She is pretty amazing!! This is gorgeous!!!!! Love Jessica's work, she is wonderful!

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*SPOTLESS* Custom built home located on a quite cul-de-sac, in the lovely Lincoln Pines subdivision of Ypsilanti. This beautifully maintained home features 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. The First Floor Master suite offers a walk-in closet, the ensuite bath, has a dual vanity with granite counter, a large jetted spa tub and a separate oversized tiled shower. The 1st floor also boasts a light filled great room with vaulted ceiling, gas fireplace with a custom mantel, a formal dining room, and Brazilin cherry hardwood floors through out. The gourmet kitchen has granite counter tops, large center island and GE stainless steel appliances. The 2nd floor has 3 large bedrooms and a finished bonus room over the garage. Additional features include a 3 car attached garage, first floor laundry, central vacuum, Intercom, large deck and patio, plus a full basement with daylight window, 9 foot ceilings, tons of storage and plumbed for bath. Lincoln Senior High School High School / Public 3 0.66 mi. Bishop Elementary School * Elementary School / Public 4 0.59 mi. Childs Elementary School * Elementary School / Public 4 0.47 mi. Lincoln Brick Elementary School * Elementary School / Public 2 0.67 mi. Model Elementary School * Elementary School / Public N/A 0.75 mi. Lincoln Middle School * Middle School / Public 4 0.31 mi. 8396 Jack Pine Court, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath single family home was sold for $329,900.

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It's no secret that Intel is on track to launch its next generation Intel Atom processors later this year. What's a bit less clear is exactly when we'll start to see these chips show up in netbooks and other products. Because word on the street is that while the new chips will be more energy efficient, they won't be much faster, and they could cost more than today's Atom chips. And that could be enough to give PC makers pause. If the performance isn't noticeably different, why use the newer chips if all they'll do is drive up the cost of netbooks and make your products less competitive? Still, someone has to be first, right? And today DigiTimes is quoting mysterious "industry sources" that claim MSI will be the first company to launch a netbook using the upcoming Intel Atom Pine Trail-M platform. The MSI machine will most likely also run Windows 7 and include a touch screen, which implies that it would run Windows 7 Home Premium rather than Windows 7 Starter, which won't be quite as touch-friendly as the pricier versions of the operating system. I'd take the DigiTimes article with a grain of salt though, since it suggests that Intel is pushing back the launch of Pine Trail until January, and that MSI is simply jumping the gun here. But last I'd heard, Intel was denying any delays, and promising to deliver Pine Trail in October.

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