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OVERLOOKED TELEVISION: BAYWATCH NIGHTS When it comes to "Jiggle Television," two shows stand out in my mind...Charlie's Angels and Baywatch. It's hard to go wrong with a television show that emphasized good looking women, especially when most television executives were male. Of the two, I think Baywatch may have made more money because of its great popularity overseas. David Hasselhoff was a huge hit in Japan and other countries. What happens when you have a very popular show based on a simple formula? If you are a television executive, you make a spin-off that belies everything that made the original show successful. Thus, we have Baywatch Nights, a two-season, non-jiggle, private eye (vs. crime in the first season, and vs. monsters in the second) misstep. Hasselhoff stars, again as Mitch Buchanan, the lieutenant in charge of LA County's lifeguards. But, and this is a big BUT, he now moonlights as a private detective. Buchanan is joined by Sergeant Garner Ellerbee (Gregory Alan Williams, who played the same role in Baywatch) and Detective Ryan McBride (Angie Harmon). Ellerbee lasted the first season, while McBride soldiered on for the entire 44 episodes. Also on board were Lou Rawls, playing Lou Raymond, the owner of the nightclub where Buchanan rented his office -- another character who didn't make it to the second season. Also in the cast were Edidie Cibrian as Griff Walker and Donna D'Errico as Donna Marco. D'errico had enough jiggle to slide her character over to Baywatch after Baywatch Nights was cancelled. So how bad was Baywatch Nights? Pretty bad. A ludicrous surmise and lack of jiggle doomed it from the start. The effort to save the show by trying to copy the successful X-Files formula did not go over. (Full disclosure: I really liked the cheesiness of the second season, far more than I liked the first season or its primogenitor, Baywatch.) Here's the first episode of the revamped second season, "Terror of the Deep," first airing on September 29, 1996. "Mitch and Griff investigate a sunken freighter where they fight for their lives against an unknown force and realize that the freighter might have been sunk by a New Guinea sea monster according to a woman they found floating in the ocean near sunken wreckage of her sailboat." Enjoy. I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITK35pgsk4 Todd Mason April 11, 2017 at 6:25 PM I found both seasons hilarious...in small doses... My favorite cheesecake series probably ran to PACIFIC BLUE and SILK STALKINGS, though the Stephen Cannell anthology SCENE OF THE CRIME was amusingly sleazy...it, like SILK STALKINGS, got its start in the "Crimetime After Primtime" strip on CBS late night before they let Letterman and friends have the whole thing...NIGHT HEAT was another durable series in that slot, and so aggressively stupid that it gave BAYWATCH NIIGHTS a run for the Monopoly money... Contrast the Archie Andrews (and Jughead and Betty and Veronica) series ARCHIE'S WERD MYSTERIES. emoosh October 25, 2018 at 10:31 AM ارخص شركات نقل العفش بالدمام شركة غسيل الفلل بالدمام شركة غسيل كنب بالدمام نقل العفش بمكة نقل عفش برابغ نقل عفش بالباحه نقل عفش بعسير نقل عفش بالمجمعة نقل عفش بشرورة WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER MUSIC FROM THE PAST: ANGELINA SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS #42 (JULY 1948) MUSIC FROM THE PAST: KITTEN ON THE KEYS FORGOTTEN BOOKS: MARY WORTH AND ASTRO BOY UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSIC: CHRISTINE LAVIN MUSIC FROM THE PAST: SEASONS IN THE SUN WHAT'S WRONG WITH GRACIE? MUSIC FROM THE PAST: TRAVELIN' BLUES HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK MUSIC FROM THE PAST: GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW OVERLOOKED SHORT: MAX, THE HEARTBREAKER (MAX ENTR... MUSIC FROM THE PAST: KEEP ON RUNNING MUSIC FROM THE PAST: "LING TING TONG" PHILADELPHIA RECORD COMIC BOOK SECTION: SUNDAY, O... 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Auction Publicity Auction PR Publicity Announcements News and Information Auction Publicity™ Free News Release and Announcement Publishing Service. Please read our TERMS and Upload your News using the SUBMIT NEWS Link. No site registration required. Bonhams First East Coast Auction of Fine American Furniture, Decorative Arts, Folk Art and Silver Bonhams’ highly anticipated inaugural New York sale of American Furniture and Decorative Arts will be presented in January 2009. The more than 200 lots feature a full spectrum of 18th and 19th century furniture, folk art, silver and ceramics, and include collectibles from Phyfe to Herter Brothers. Taking place on January 22nd, the American Furniture and Decorative Arts sale is aptly timed to coincide with New York’s famed Winter Antiques Show. Considered the most prestigious antiques show in America, the annual event attracts the world’s top collectors to Manhattan –making this an ideal time to present the sale. Devotees of early American furniture and decorative arts have much cause for excitement. An extraordinary School of Duncan Phyfe piece will be offered. Dating from the early 19th century, the Federal carved mahogany and caned settee features a carved cornucopia on the crest rail, very rare double lyre arm supports, and highly unusual hoof feet. Estimated at $80/120,000, this important example presents a great opportunity for collectors. From the Inglis Family of Northern California comes a collection of more than 75-pieces of important furniture and decorative arts. Of particular interest to collectors is an outstanding Chippendale carved cherry tall case clock from the fourth quarter of the 18th century. Its dial is inscribed by its maker, reading ‘Squire Millerd, Warwick Rhode Island’. Fighting with the American militia during the Revolutionary War, Squire Millerd (1750-1820) was appointed Captain in the Providence Battalion in 1780 and Captain in the Second Warwick Company as of 1781. Estimated at $30/50,000, the piece displays various subtle interpretations of the “Newport block and shell design” and features a convex shell carved with twelve outer lobes and eight inner petals. A Pennsylvania walnut schrank with paneled doors and two drawers in the lower section is also expected to garner attention. Dating from the third quarter of the 18th century, the impressive piece is estimated at $30/40,000. Also of interest amongst the Inglis Family Collection is a mid-18th century Boston Queen Anne maple and walnut wingchair (est. $20/30,000); a third Qtr 18th century Philadelphia Queen Anne walnut dressing table with trifid feet and unusual scrollwork carved aprons (est. $12/18,000); and a Philadelphia carved walnut flat top high chest of drawers (est. $18/25,000). Collectors of early Delft will also find many fine examples amidst this collection. In addition, from a private Pennsylvania collection comes a rare painted dower chest from Berks County, PA, dated 1803, which carries an estimate of $50/70,000. Rounding out the sale will be an important and comprehensive offering of American Renaissance and Aesthetic movement furniture, created by Herter Brothers, the premier cabinet-makers of the late 19th century. The collection includes exceptional tables, cabinets, folio stands and dressing mirrors – commissioned for Milton Slocum Latham (1827-1882), former Governor of California, and railroad magnet Mark Hopkins (1813-1878). The entire collection was purchased from Butterfield & Butterfield (now known as Bonhams & Butterfields) in 1942 for the Warner Bros. Studios Collection. Word of the Studio’s collection became known to scholars in the 1980s and it is considered by many to contain some of the finest examples of late 19th century craftsmanship known. Perhaps the most coveted item in the collection is a highly important American Renaissance parcel-gilt, carved, inlaid and ebonized bedstead, circa 1872. Commissioned for Latham’s famed Thurlow Lodge in Menlo Park, CA, the massive bedstead bears all of the hallmarks of a classic Herter Brothers work. Estimated at $300/500,000, the piece represents a wonderful opportunity for collectors. Other pieces from this imposing suite include a large mirrored dresser, a cabinet, a shaving mirror on stand and two bedside stands. Also of great interest are an exquisitely detailed American Aesthetic marquetry inlaid and ebonized slant-front desk (est. $40/60,000) as well as a carved and inlaid rosewood center table (est. $125/175,000) and sideboard (est. $150/250,000) commissioned in 1878 for the salon of the opulent Mark Hopkins residence in San Francisco’s Nob Hill. Bonhams has been known for offering iconic Herter Brothers works at auction. Many of the pieces sold in Bonhams’ salesrooms were featured in the landmark exhibition “Herter Brothers: Furniture and Interiors for a Gilded Age” which was organized by Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. “We’re particularly pleased to offer such great examples in so many American collecting categories,” states Director of Bonhams New York Jon King. “This is certain to be an exceptional inaugural sale.” The illustrated auction catalog will be online for review and purchase in the weeks preceding the sale at www.bonhams.com/us. Previews open at Bonhams NY on January 17th – continuing daily until the auction. For more information about this specialty department please visit: www.bonhams.com/usfurniture/. 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The green-brown polymorphism of the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus is heritable and appears genetically simple Holger Schielzeth ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-22611 & Petra Dieker ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3468-48101,2 Local coexistence of distinct, genetically determined color morphs can be unstable and transitional. Stable, long-term coexistence requires some form of balancing selection to protect morphs from getting lost by directional selection or genetic drift. However, not all phenotypic polymorphism need to have a genetic basis. We here report on the genetic basis of two color polymorphisms in the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus: a green-brown polymorphism that is phylogenetically and geographically widespread among orthopteran insects and a pied-brown pattern polymorphism that is shared among many gomphocerine grasshoppers. We found a remarkably clear outcome of matings within and between morph that suggest not only that the green-brown polymorphism is heritable in this species, but that results can be most parsimoniously explained by a single autosomal locus with two alleles in which the green allele is dominant over the brown allele. A few individuals did not match this pattern and suggest the existence of genetic modifiers and/or developmental phenocopies. We also show that the pied-brown polymorphism is highly heritable, although the evidence for the involvement of one or more loci is less clear-cut. Overall, our data demonstrate that the two polymorphisms are heritable in the club-legged grasshopper and appear genetically simple, at least with respect to green morphs. The results are consistent with the idea that the synthesis or transport of a pigment involved in the production of green coloration (likely biliverdin) is lost by homozygosity for loss-of-function alleles in brown individuals. The apparently simple genetic architecture of the green-brown polymorphism offer potential for studying balancing selection in the field and for genetic mapping in this species. Color polymorphisms have fascinated evolutionary biologists for a long time, and indeed the analysis of color polymorphisms was the key observation in the discovery of inheritance [1,2,3]. The long-term coexistence of multiple discrete color variants (independent of obvious modifiers such as sex, age and condition) poses the question of how color polymorphisms are maintained. A narrow-sense definition of color polymorphisms is focused on phenotypic polymorphisms that have a genetic basis, with the rarest morph being too common to be explained by novel mutations [1, 4]. Genetic color polymorphisms offer superb natural systems for studying the maintenance of intraspecific variation by balancing selection [5]. However, polymorphisms in color are foremost a phenotypic feature of a population and not all phenotypic color polymorphisms need to have a genetic basis [6]. Both genetic and environmentally induced polymorphisms call for a more detailed understanding of how they are formed and maintained, but the evolutionary dynamics are very different depending on how color variation is transmitted across generations. Orthopteran insects offer a fascinating system for the study of color polymorphisms [7, 8]. About 30% of all European orthopterans are green-brown polymorphic [9] and this encompasses species form the suborder Ensifera (e.g. Decticus verrucivorus) and the suborder Caelifera (e.g. Pseudochorthippus parallelus) that have diverged about 200 Mya [10]. Furthermore, some other orders of polyneopteran insects, like the praying mantises and stick insects [11] that have diverged from the Orthoptera about 250 Mya [10], show an equivalent green-brown polymorphism. The polymorphism is also geographically widespread across the world such that, for example, more than 45% of East African acridid grasshoppers are green-brown polymorphic [7]. It is therefore of key interest if this polymorphism in such a large and old clade of insects is homologous in its mechanistic underpinnings. Orthopterans are also known for a phenomenon called homochromy, which describes the observation that local populations often match the predominant color of the local habitat [12]. Most of the reports on homochromy refer to other color polymorphisms, in particular to overall darkness and tone in Tetrigidae, Odipodinae and Acridinae (e.g. [7, 13,14,15]). But green-brown color morph ratios are also spatially variable and appear to depend on local environmental conditions [16, 17]. In an interspecific context there are patterns of habitat-dependence of the green-brown polymorphism, which is particularly common in species that inhabit grasslands [9]. This illustrates that body color is ecologically relevant in this group, probably because of their link to detectability and predator avoidance [18] and/or thermoregulation [19]. The evidence of genetic versus environmental control of the green-brown polymorphism is ambiguous in orthopterans. While there are several, mostly older, studies that have reported remarkable ontogenetic plasticity in species of the genera Schistocerca, Acrida, and Oedaleus [20,21,22,23,24] and also in the gomphocerine grasshopper Syrbula admirabilis [25], there is both older and newer evidence that the green-brown polymorphism is not under environmental, but rather under genetic control [26,27,28]. There thus seem to be clade- or species-specific differences in in genetic versus environmental determination and, because of the relevance to the maintenance of the polymorphism, more studies are needed to understand how the polymorphism is formed. We set up a breeding experiment with the gomphocerine grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus (club-legged grasshopper, Caelifera: Acrididae) to elucidate the mode of color determination in this species (Fig. 1). We focus on the green-brown polymorphism that is more widely shared across orthopterans (and polyneopterans). Furthermore, we study the inheritance of a distinct variant of the brown morph that we call pied [16] and that is shared among many species within the large subfamily Gomphocerinae (hereinafter called the pied-brown polymorphism). Individuals were collected from the field and the mating design was established from virgin individuals in the laboratory. We had previously shown that club-legged grasshoppers do not switch color between green and brown morphs during ontogeny [29], but a formal proof of genetic inheritance has been lacking. We scored offspring color morphs and found a remarkably clear pattern of heritable color morph variation, both with respect to the green and the pied morph. Only very few green individuals did not match a simple inheritance pattern, suggesting that the basic inheritance pattern is largely genetically simple, with the possibility of additional genetic modifiers or occasional environment-induced phenocopies. Color morphs in the club-legged grasshoppers Gomphocerus sibiricus. Green morphs are easily identified by the presence of green. Brown and pied morph both lack green and are therefore considered brown sensu lato. Pied morphs show a characteristic pale transverse line (bordered by dark areas) running from the sides of the head across the lateral lobes of the pronotum. Pied individual typically also show a dark patch on the frons, in particular in females We scored color morphs in 404 offspring from 89 mating pairs (24 green-green, 40 brown-green, 26 green-brown, 48 brown-brown, 9 pied-pied, 5 brown-pied, 1 pied-brown and 1 green-pied) in three cohorts that we call cohorts D, L and N. Since pied individuals are non-green, we refer to brown and pied together as brown sensu lato (Fig. 1). Overall, 153 offspring were scored as green, 205 as brown and 46 as pied. The distribution of color morphs across families was very uneven and correlated strongly with the color morphs of the parents (GLMM, χ27 = 127.4, p < 10− 15, Fig. 2). There were several striking patterns: (1) Nearly all offspring from brown-brown and pied-pied matings were brown or pied and not green. (2) In the vast majority, but clearly not all cases, offspring from green-green matings were green. (3) The proportion of green offspring was intermediate in mixed matings and did not depend on whether the female or the male was brown (GLMM, b = − 0.44 ± 0.33, t = − 1.32, p = 0.19). (4) Both brown-brown and pied-pied matings produced both brown and pied offspring, but the ratios were approximately inverted with many more offspring matching the parental morph. Distribution of offspring morphs across mating combinations separating brown sensu lato (i.e. brown and pied combined) from green morphs. Sample sizes in terms of the number of offspring scored are shown on top of the plot In only five cases (3%) we found a green individual in a family of brown-brown matings (sensu lato). In cohort D, this applied to a single offspring each in a brown-brown and a brown-pied family with 3 and 2 total offspring, respectively. In cohort N this applied to two single green offspring from separate egg pods of a single brown-brown mating. In cohort L this applied to two out of four offspring from a brown-brown mating. These cases illustrate the occasional appearance of green offspring in brown-brown families. Overall, these results demonstrate genetic control of both color variants. Besides five cases of mismatches (possible phenocopies, sensu [6]), the simplest explanation for the occurrence of green morphs is a one-locus, two-alleles model with the green allele being dominant over the non-green allele and the locus being located on the autosomes. There are five patterns that allow estimating the frequency of a putative dominant green allele (cohorts L and N only): (P1) The proportion of green individuals from a random sample collected at the field site (35% based on 918 individuals surveyed in the field, [16]), (P2) The overall fraction of brown individuals among green-green mating pairs (17%), (P3) The overall fraction of brown individuals among mixed mating pairs (55%), (P4) The fraction of green-green families that show only green offspring (43%), suggesting that one or both parents were homozygous for the green allele, (P5) The fraction of mixed families that show only green offspring (18%), suggesting that the green parent was homozygous for the green allele. We used a simulation approach across a range of different allele frequencies to estimate the allele frequency that best fits these patterns. It turns out, that all patterns are closely matched with in a one-locus, two-alleles autosomal model when the green allele is dominant and occurs at an allele frequency of pG = 0.21 (Fig. 3). Only the fraction of exclusively green families among green-green pairs is not very well matched in our simulation, but this is not surprising, since the total number of occurrences is low and the simulation results are highly variable in this case (Fig. 3). Fit of simulation results across an allele frequency gradient to observed patterns of morph ratios. The x-axis shows the range of allele frequencies of a putative dominant green allele that were simulated. The y-axis shows the mismatch expressed as simulated divided by observed values and values of 1 thus indicate the best match. The upper left plot summarizes results across the five patterns with colors matched to colors used in other subplots Sample sizes were lower for pied-pied mating combinations and the pied morph is more difficult to score, so that there were likely more misassignments than between green and non-green morphs. Despite these limitations, the data show that the pied morph is also highly heritable (Fig. 4). Considering low sample size and the possibility of misscoring in fathers or offspring (see discussion and methods section), we refrained from simulating allele frequencies. However, the ratios of offspring morphs seemed so clearly dependent on parental morphs, that simple genetic inheritance is at least possible. Distribution of offspring morphs across mating combinations separating brown, pied and green morphs. Sample sizes in terms of the number of offspring scored are shown on top of the plot We here report on the inheritance of two color polymorphisms in the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus. The data suggest that the inheritance of a striking green-brown polymorphism that is phylogenetically and geographically widespread among orthopterans, is likely inherited by one autosomal locus with a dominant green allele in the club-legged grasshopper. The best fit to our observations is achieved by a local allele frequencies of the putative green allele of pG = 0.21. There are a few cases of green offspring from brown x brown (sensu lato) matings that are inconsistent with a one-locus model. These cases might represent the action of genetic modifiers, mixed penetrance of multiple “brown” alleles or environmentally induced phenocopies. A second polymorphism within the non-green category, the pied-brown polymorphism that is rather widespread among species of gomphocerine grasshoppers, is also genetically inherited and it seems possible that the genetic architecture is also simple. The green color of orthopterans is thought to be produced by biliverdin [12] that is deposited in epidermal cells [30]. Biliverdin is a product of the heme oxygenase pathway (KEGG database, http://www.genome.jp/kegg/) and a number of candidate genes have been identified in the species’ transcriptome [31]. Biosynthesis is likely happening in the hemolymph [30], although this has not formally been shown for the club-legged grasshopper. We predict that the biosynthetic pathway is interrupted in non-green individuals, such that no biliverdin is produced or it is not transported to and deposited in the epidermis. The apparent dominance of the putative green allele, in particular, is consistent with the interpretation of a biosynthetic pathway being switched on/off. Under this assumption, a single functional green allele can be sufficient to produce the pigment, leading to the phenotypic dominance of the green color. The occurrence of apparent phenocopies that do not match the overall pattern of simple genetic inheritance suggests that the effect of an apparent major gene is affected by genetic modifiers or by the environment. The two mechanisms are not mutually exclusive such that even the few cases in our sample might have different underlying causes. Genetic modifiers might segregate in the population and might act additively or epistatically. Similarly, environmentally induced phenocopies might have affected parents and/and offspring. It seems possible that some green individuals have facultative inactivated the green pigmentation pathway. The environmental triggers of such inactivation are currently unknown and seem to be rare and not among the obvious candidates (temperature, humidity, background color, crowding) reported in other studies [29]. It might be that one of the parents had a functional green allele that was not expressed for unknown reasons. Given that the overall pattern strongly suggests dominant gene action of an autosomal green allele, we consider it less likely that individuals without a functional green copy are able to facultatively express green pigments. In any case, the overall remarkably clear results suggest that a facultative switch-off of green pigmentation is rare in the species. The identification of the genetic basis of the green-brown polymorphism in an gomphocerine grasshoppers is of significance, because the phenotypic green-brown polymorphism is shared among so many species of orthopterans and polyneopterans (see introduction). The underlying mechanism may or may not be shared across species. Recent data from the green-brown polymorphic genus Timema of stick insects shows a pronounced genetic signal on a single scaffold [11, 32]. However, the actual causal gene has yet to be identified. Data from other orthopterans also suggest a strong heritable basis of green-brown polymorphisms in the gomphocerine grasshoppers Pseudochorthippus parallelus [28, 33] and Chorthippus brunneus [27]. Consistent with the results that we report here, experimental studies shows no plasticity in the club-legged grasshopper [29]. Interestingly, species of orthopterans mostly outside the Gomphocerinae have been reported to show environment-dependent developmental plasticity in the green-brown polymorphism [20,21,22,23,24, 34]. The functional relevance of the green vs brown morphs and the selection pressures that maintain the apparently balanced polymorphism are not yet known. However, crypsis and predator avoidance, possibly in combination with thermoregulation and/or mating advantages are possible explanations. There is indeed evidence that brown morphs have a thermoregulatory advantage in the club-legged grasshopper and the meadow grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus [19]. The spatial distribution across large parts of the alpine range shows small and large-scale heterogeneity with temporal stability [16]. This pattern is consistent with small-scale local adaptation in migration-selection balance, although other explanations are possible [16]. The pied-brown polymorphism also shows a genetic basis that is apparently genetically rather simple. Firm conclusions about the exact pattern of inheritance are currently difficult, partly because sample sizes are lower for pied morphs, but also because pied individuals are more difficult to identify, in particular at early developmental stages (more assignments changed brown to pied than the other way around). The mode of inheritance might therefore be simpler than the data might suggest. While early developmental stages are difficult to assign to pied or brown morphs, this also applies to adult males. Last instars of both sexes are easily recognized as pieds, but the distinctness is lost in adult males within a few days after final ecdysis (own observations). In particular, the characteristic black face mask that is typically very prominent in adult females and nymphae of both sexes is usually lost in males with final ecdysis, and the characteristic transverse black-and-white pattern on the sides of the head and pronotum is often blurred or lost due to overall darkening. We had found slight, but significant inter-annual variation in the occurrence of pied morphs (but not of green morphs) in the field [16]. These two observations suggest that unlike the green-brown polymorphism, the pied-brown polymorphism might be phenotypically plastic to some degree. The pied pattern is likely produced by the distribution of melanin within the head and thorax. Melanin is apparently present in all individuals, thus the causal genetic pathways is less likely to involve the biosynthesis of the pigment itself, but rather the distribution and incorporation in to the integument. The pied pattern shows the characteristics of a disruptive, contour-dissolving pattern [35, 36]. This can make it more difficult for some natural enemies to target their prey. Parasitic flies, for example, seem to be rather common enemies, since we regularly found fly larvae in individuals imported from the field (own observations). The black face mask of pied morphs also produces a disruptive pattern, but may also be involved in mating displays and/or antagonistic interactions, since the frons is presented during males-female and male-male encounters. Involvement in courtship has not yet been studied. Our results show remarkably clear and simple inheritance of color morphs in a species of gomphocerine grasshoppers. The results promise potential for future genetic mapping, since loci with a strong effect such as for the green-brown polymorphism in our species should be easy to detect [11, 37]. Unfortunately, the genome of the club-legged grasshopper is very large (approx. 8.8 Gb, [38, 39]), making it difficult to develop genetic resources. We have recently assembled the transcriptome for this species as a basis for differential expression analyses [31]. It will thus hopefully be possible to identify the major gene by RNA sequencing followed by functional verification. Furthermore, the occurrence of possible phenocopies make this a potentially interesting system for studying developmental modifiers. Source populations Mating experiments and offspring scoring were conducted in three cohorts. For each cohort, pairs were set up in one year and offspring were scored in the following year(s). Cohort D was formed from field-caught individuals sampled in 2012 and raised in 2013, cohort L was formed from field-caught individuals sampled in 2016 and raised in 2017, cohort N was formed from the same field-caught individuals sampled in 2016 but that were raised in 2018. Cohort D was founded by parents sampled at a single location in the Swiss Alps in July 2012 (Crans Montana, Valais). Cohorts L and N were founded by parents sampled at two locations in the High Tauern mountain range in the Austrian Alps (Albitzen/Heiligenblut, Carinthia, and Peischlachalm/Karls am Großglockner, East Tyrol) in July/August 2016. While the Austrian and Swiss sites are separated by about 400 km, the mechanistic underpinnings of the green-brown polymorphism are likely to be similar, although allele frequencies might differ. Notably, sequence divergence between Alpine and Chinese populations were shown to be low (1.6% mitrochondrial divergence [31]) making it unlikely that genet differentiation within the Alps is high. In all cases, we sampled last and second-last instar nymphae (nymphal stages 3 and 4) to ensure virginity. Subjects were raised into the imaginal stage in the laboratory. Upon final molt, the sexes were separated before they became sexually mature. General housing conditions Subjects were maintained in cages of dimensions 22 × 16 × 16 cm3 and had access to ad libitum food (potted bundles of cut grass in vials filled with water and sealed by a cotton plug) and water (water-filled vials with a cotton plug in horizontal position such that the plug was soaked with water). Small pots (diameter 4 cm, height 3 cm) filled with a 1:1 mixture of sand and vermiculite were provided as egg laying substrate to adult females. Sand pots were searched 1–2 times per week for egg pods, solid structures that typically contain up to 12 eggs. Eggs were left at room temperature for at least four weeks while they were regularly sprayed with water to keep them moist. Overwintering happened in petri dishes lined with moist filter paper at low positive temperatures (approximately + 4 °C) in refrigerators. Diapause was ended after 3–8 months (1.5 years for cohort N) by transferring petri dishes to room temperature. Most hatching happened after about 10–14 days. Morph classification Color morphs of the club-legged grasshopper can be classified into green, brown, and pied (Fig. 1). Only green individuals show green color while both brown and pied variants lack any distinct green tones altogether. The green color morph is conspicuous and easily scored from the second or third nymphal stage (out of four nymphal stages in this species). Pied morphs are characterized by a transverse black-and-white pattern on the lateral sides of head and pronotum and usually a marked black frons [16]. Because of the lack of green, we consider pied as a variant of brown and therefore analyze the occurrence of green versus brown/pied (brown sensu lato) as well as the occurrence of pied relative to brown morphs. Pied morphs are most easily identified in last instar nymphae and in adult females. The identification of pied morphs is less easy in adult males, because they lack the black frons and their lateral pattern is blurred by overall darkening. Pied morphs are also more difficult to score as young nymphae (before the last nymphal stage). Therefore, misscoring is more likely in pied vs. brown than in pied/brown vs. green morphs. Scoring of offspring was done blind to morph mating combination. Mating design We set up all pairwise combinations of green and brown individuals. For cohort L we did so in approximately equal numbers for all mating combinations. As pied individuals occur in much lower frequencies compared to brown and green ones [16], it was not possible to create a full-factorial mating design with sufficient sample size. We therefore created mostly pied x pied mating combinations as to compare them to brown x brown families (here and throughout the text we name the color morph of the female first). Mating pairs were kept separately in cages. In cases were no copulation was observed and no egg pods were laid, males were replaced by another male of the same color morph. Offspring rearing and scoring Hatchlings were transferred from petri dishes to rearing cages on the day of hatching. Hatchlings from different egg pods were kept in separated cages while hatchlings from the same egg pod were housed together. First instar hatchlings are pale at birth, but turn dark within a few hours with no visible morph differences. Second instars (a stage usually reached after about one week) are still mostly dark and sometimes difficult to score. From the third instar onwards (reached about one week after the second instar) it is straightforward to distinguish green from brown individuals and it is usually possible to recognize pied individuals by their black face mask and characteristic lateral pattern. In cohorts D and N we scored adult individual (cohort D) or last instar nymphae (cohort N) before they were used for other purposes. In cohort L we aimed to acquire color morph phenotypes as early as possible. We therefore decided to score color morphs identities every 2–3 days (which was done by different observers) from the third instar onwards. Each family was scored 3.9 ± 1.9 times (mean ± SD). Since individuals were kept in families and since it is unfeasible to mark subjects individually across their different nymphal stages, morph data is resolved to the level of egg pods. Since we scored the number of offspring family-wise, we were able to identify misscoring that led to an increase in one morph category and a simultaneous decrease in another. In a total of 15 cases (3% of the total), there was a mis-scoring that involves green to brown (9 cases) or brown-to-green (6 cases) scores, which affected 9 out of 53 (17%) of all families. In a total of 16 cases (6% of the ones that included brown/pied), there was a misscoring that involves brown to pied (12 cases) or pied-to-brown (4 cases) changes, which affected 11 out of 53 (21%) of all families. At least with respect to the green morphs, changes are more likely to involve actual miscounting or misscoring rather than changes in color, since previous data based on carefully following single individuals did not show any green-brown or brown-green switch [29]) and later counts in our data usually matched very well with counts prior to the putative misrecording. We resolved ambiguous cases by taking the numbers that were scored most often. We analysed the effect of mating combination using generalized linear mixed models (GLMM, package lme4 version 1.1–20, [40], in R 3.6.0, [41]) with logit link and binomial error distribution. Cohort and cross-type were fitted as fixed effects and mating pair identity and an observation-level identifier as random effects, the latter controlling for overdispersion. Likelihood ratio tests were used for hypothesis testing. We used the package RColorBrewer version 1.1–2 [42]) for display in one of the figures. We used a simulation approach to assess if the observed patterns of inheritance match a monogenic inheritance of a dominant green allele. To this end we sampled simulated parental alleles at random from specified allele frequencies. One copy of each parental allele was then randomly inherited to each offspring. The simulation followed closely the sampling design in terms of parental phenotypes as well as samples size of parents and offspring. We then assessed each pattern (see results section) in the offspring generation. The simulation was conducted across a range of allele frequencies (0.1 to 0.9 at steps of 0.01) with 1000 replicates per allele frequency. The distribution across all replicated simulations were compared to the empirically observed patterns. We calculated the ratio of simulated to observed values as a measure of agreement, with values of unity indicating a perfect match. Since allele frequencies may differ between sites, the simulation involved only cohort L and N that were sampled in Austria and for which accurate field morph frequencies were available. All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the supplementary information files. GLMM: Generalized linear mixed-effects model KEGG: Mya: Million years ago Ford EB. Genetic polymorphisms. 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Open access publication was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of the Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek Jena Projekt-Nr. 433052568. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, interpretation of data or writing of the manuscript. Population Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743, Jena, Germany Holger Schielzeth & Petra Dieker Present Address: Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Bundesallee 65, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany Petra Dieker Holger Schielzeth HS conceived the study. PD and HS performed the experiments and the analysis. HS drafted a first version of the manuscript. Both authors contributed to revision and editing of the manuscript and read and approved the final version. Correspondence to Holger Schielzeth. Sampling permissions were provided by the National Park High Tauern in Carinthia and East Tyrol and the corresponding nature conservation authorities (SP3-NS-2599/2015). All subjects were kept under at libitum food conditions with suitable conditions for normal development. Subjects were maintained in the laboratory until natural death. Raw data on offspring color morphs from individual egg pods and parental mating combinations. Schielzeth, H., Dieker, P. The green-brown polymorphism of the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus is heritable and appears genetically simple. BMC Evol Biol 20, 63 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01630-7 Acrididae Color polymorphism Gomphocerinae Mendelian inheritance Phenocopies	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6672929525375366, "wiki_prob": 0.6672929525375366, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1023776"}
As per the Trademark Act, 1999 you can register a trademark in Jammu, Kashmir, UT Ladakh. Having a trademark allows you to have exclusive ownership rights over all entities of your brand by restricting others from using them. This ensures that all the efforts that you put in the branding and content of your brand doesn’t end up being exploited or wrongfully used by anyone else. A trademark registration in Jammu, Kashmir, UT Ladakh will ensure that your logo, slogans, packaging of goods and every characteristic feature of your brand identity is protected from unwanted usage under exclusive ownership rights. The process and branches of Trademark Registration in Jammu, Kashmir, UT Ladakh has been adapting to new changes over the years and welcomed a bunch of new arenas in the Trademark Registration in Jammu, Kashmir, UT Ladakh. Be it a particular sound or recipe, it can now be registered as your trademark too. 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From Cyborg Anthropology Cyborg Venn Diagram Anything that is an external prosthetic device creates one into a cyborg. The idea of a cell phone being a technosocial object that enables an actor (user) to communicate with other actors (users) on a network (information exchange and connectivity) makes one into what David Hess calls low-tech cyborgs: "I think about how almost everyone in urban societies could be seen as a low-tech cyborg, because they spend large parts of the day connected to machines such as cars, telephones, computers, and, of course, televisions. I ask the cyborg anthropologist if a system of a person watching a TV might constitute a cyborg. (When I watch TV, I feel like a homeostatic system functioning unconsciously.) I also think sometimes there is a fusion of identities between myself and the black box" (Gray, 373). Types of Cyborgs "According to the editors of The Cyborg Handbook, cyborg technologies take four different forms: restorative, normalizing, reconfiguring, and enhancing (Gray, 3). Cyborg translators are currently thought of almost exclusively as enhancing: improving existing translation processes by speeding them up, making them more reliable and cost-effective. And there is no reason why cyborg translation should be anything more than enhancing". Source: Cyborg Translation Consumptive vs. Necessitative Prosthetics I'd additionally define two additional types of cyborgs based on consumptive practices: those who attach prosthetics as a necessity, and those who attach them as an external representation of status and tribal affiliation. In the latter case, one's external prosthesis is chosen carefully and updated frequently. This is most often seen in middle classes, especially in the young offspring of these classes. Other specialized cyborg types: Protocyborg Neocyborg Hypercyborg Retrocyborg Pseudoretrocyborg 1. Cyborgs actually do exist; about 10% of the current U.S. population are estimated to be cyborgs in the technical sense, including people with electronic pacemakers, artificial joints, drug implant systems, implanted corneal lenses, and artificial skin. A much higher percentage participates in occupations that make them into metaphoric cyborgs, including the computer keyboarder joined in a cybernetic circuit with the screen, the neurosurgeon guided by fiber optic microscopy during an operation, and the teen gameplayer in the local videogame arcarde. "Terminal identity" Scott Bukatman has named this condition, calling it an "unmistakably doubled articulation" that signals the end of traditional concepts of identity even as it points toward the cybernetic loop that generates a new kind of subjectivity (Gray, 322). 2. This merging of the evolved and the developed, this integration of the constructor and the constructed, these systems of dying flesh and undead circuits, and of living and artificial cells. have been called many things: bionic systems, vital machines, cyborgs. They are a central figure of the late Twentieth Century. . . . But the story of cyborgs is not just a tale told around the glow of the televised fire. There are many actual cyborgs among us in society. Anyone with an artificial organ, limb or supplement (like a pacemaker), anyone reprogrammed to resist disease (immunized) or drugged to think/behave/feel better (psychopharmacology) is technically a cyborg. The range of these intimate human-machine relationships is mind-boggling. It's not just Robocop, it is our grandmother with a pacemaker (Gray, 322). - George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History, Brown University. In "Cyborgology: Constructing the Knowledge of Cybernetic Organisms" -- the introduction to the (Gray, Introduction), four classes of cyborg are described: Cyborg technologies can be restorative, in that they restore lost functions and replace lost organs and limbs; They can be normalizlng, in that thev restore some creature to indistinguishable normality; They can be ambiguously reconfiguring, creating posthuman creatures equal to but different from humans, like what one is now when interacting with other creatures in cyberspace or, in the future, the type of modifications proto-humans will undergo to live in space or under the sea having given up the comforts of terrestrial existence; They can be enhancing, the aim of most military and industrial research, and what those with cyborg envy or even cyborgphilia fantasize. The latter category seeks to construct everything from factories controlled by a handful of "worker-pilots" and infantrymen in mind-controlled exoskeletons to the dream many computer scientists have-downloading their consciousness into immortal computers (Gray, 3). Google Buzz Discussion on Prosthesis Retrieved from "https://www.cyborganthropology.com/wiki/index.php?title=What_is_a_Cyborg%3F&oldid=1839" Content is available under Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported unless otherwise noted.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6242673993110657, "wiki_prob": 0.6242673993110657, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1531210"}
Maharashtra reports 9,251 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases, total surges to 3,66,368; death count at 13,389 Mumbai: Maharashtra that has been the worst COVID-19-hit state across India reported 9,251 new cases on Saturday (July 25, 2020). State’s total count has now surged to 3,66,368 in the past 24 hours. The coronavirus death toll in Maharashtra was increased by 257 to 13,389. On a good note, 7,227 people recovered from coronavirus on Saturday. The total number of recoveries across the state has now touched 2,01,194. Mumbai has been involved in reporting the most number of positive infections in Maharashtra as the capital city has so far registered 1,08,060 coronavirus cases. Mumbai’s death count in the past 24 hours increased by 52 to 6,036. One of Asia’s largest slums, Dharavi in Mumbai recorded 10 new cases. Dharavi has so far reported 2,529 coronavirus confirmed cases. The active count in Dharavi stands at 124. Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray launched dedicated health facilities in Dombivli and Kalyan for treatment of COVID-19 patients, along with KDMC’s Swab Testing Centre in Gauripada and Kalyan. The Patidar Bhavan, Dombivli COVID Care centre is equipped with 210 beds, of which 200 have oxygen facilities and 10 are semi-ICU beds. Clinics, restroom and lodging facilities for the medical staff have also been incorporated in the facility. On the other hand, the COVID Care Centre in Kalyan is equipped with 100 oxygen beds, 84 normal beds and 10 semi ICU beds. The KDMC has also set up its own well-equipped swab testing centre on PPP basis in Kalyan which can run an estimated of 3000 tests/per day. The COVID Care Centre in Kalyan is equipped with 100 oxygen beds, 84 normal beds and 10 semi ICU beds. The KDMC has also set up its own well-equipped swab testing centre on PPP basis in Kalyan which can run an estimated of 3000 tests/per day. pic.twitter.com/zwbcLvJVbX The Kalyan-Dombivli area saw a rise of 434 new cases. There has been a total of 18,165 coronavirus confirmed infections in these areas to date. The Raigad district witnessed 452 new cases that took the total tally to 12,922. Published in State coronavirus Maharashtra More from StateMore posts in State »	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9232998490333557, "wiki_prob": 0.9232998490333557, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1109519"}
Slum Village: Villa Manifesto I 11.08.10 I by Fact Available on: E1 Records LP The scene has never been kind to Slum Village; even before they lost two members to untimely deaths (Jay Dee a.k.a Dilla and Baatin) they had been through more label wrangles and stop-starts than any band should have to endure in an entire career. Their game changing first LP Fan-tas-tic Vol.1 only existed as a bootleg for eight years, and the follow-up Fantastic Vol.2 was not only stalled as labels went in and out of business but received a lukewarm reception by critics on its eventual release. By the time Dilla gained the notoriety that had always eluded him, he had left the band to pursue a short-lived solo career and Slum Village seemed like a forgotten memory of a chance only just missed. For me, Fantastic Vol.2 came at just the right time; I still remember scoring it on release day from Tower Records in Birmingham and listening over and over again, never growing tired of its charm and startling accessibility. It was the perfect intro to the band, and what many critics saw as a negative (the silky neo-soul vibes, Dilla’s slick reworking of older, more lo-fi jams) I just couldn’t get enough of. Ten years and one return-to-form later (2005’s excellent and underrated self titled LP) Villa Manifesto finds Detroit’s finest hitting a surprisingly rich seam of creativity. Despite emerging from a five year hiatus with only one founding member left (the enigmatic T3), the band somehow recapture the energy and spirit of their early days. The sound of Slum Village has always been crucial to their appeal, and finding a unified groove was what made their Slum Village LP so successful. They are a rare act that manages to sound just as comfortable in the club as in the headphones, and Villa Manifesto continues that tradition with a sparkle that’s become a rare commodity in the genre. Production has mostly been handed to long-time collaborator Young RJ, who handles the unimaginable task, and breathes originality into the tracks without sacrificing the band’s tried-and-tested vibe or heart. The Moondog-sampling ‘Um Um’ demonstrates this perfectly with an off-time woodblock beat tripping underneath the island-vibes of the lead vocal. This is Slum Village for sure, but I get the feeling Young RJ doesn’t necessarily let the fact that he’s in Dilla’s shadow bother him as much as it might a less experienced producer. The spread of emcees manage to hold their own too; T3 takes the lead of course, but the best verses are laid down by the prodigal eLZhi who more aptly ducks and dives around the beats with a veteran’s skill. The less we mention about Dilla’s younger brother Illa J’s verses the better, but thankfully they, for the most part, are buried by the production. At least it could be said that he’s following in his brother’s footsteps – it’s easy to forget that Dilla held down probably the weakest flows on Fantastic Vol.2. The late Baatin appears for posterity, and gives us a taste of what the rumoured SV reunion might have sounded like, but this is T3 and eLZhis’s record, and they deserve all the praise coming to them for pulling off the impossible. Overcoming the industry as well as their own growing legend couldn’t have been easy, but the band has emerged successful, and produced an album worthy of their legacy. All that’s left to do is enjoy the tunes one of the last remnants of an underground now almost forgotten. John Twells Manchester Collective, Simon Buckley and Blackhaine bare the changing soul of their city with Dark Days, Luminous Nights Desi on the Dancefloor: Women at the forefront of India’s underground music communities Not Waving’s How To Leave Your Body set to vérité lockdown collage by Amstad & Eknæs Feral shares lysergic visual for new single, ‘God’s Country’	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6987978219985962, "wiki_prob": 0.6987978219985962, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line234063"}
Governor talks about insurance but will it help? https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/images/JBE_Official_FullFrame_HR.JPG The Governor went to Lake Charles and talked about insurance. Can he make filing a claim easier? Gov. John Bel Edwards visited this hurricane-battered city on Friday to discuss an issue that just about everyone here may agree on: changing state law to tighten restrictions on insurers after storms. After Hurricanes Laura and Delta devastated southwest Louisiana in 2020, legions of homeowners fought with their insurance companies to have their claims paid at what they considered a sufficient amount. Many have blamed insurers for holding back the region’s recovery. Edwards heard from some of them at a forum at the Lake Charles Civic Center, including one woman who ended up calling out her insurer on TikTok videos – a tactic that actually worked. Residents at the forum described having to face multiple adjusters and what they describe as delay tactics. They urged him to follow through on efforts to change state law. In the city’s most prominent example, the biggest office tower in Lake Charles remains out of commission with dozens of blown-out windows more than a year and a half after Laura as its owners battle their insurers. theadvocate.com Meeting were also held throughout Southern Louisiana. Similar meetings were recently held in southeast Louisiana, which was hit hard by Hurricane Ida in August. Ida and Laura were both among the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the state. Proposals being considered by the Legislature include increasing penalties for bad-faith actions by insurers and creating a database of registered insurance adjusters. Two state senators from the Lake Charles area favoring reforms, Mark Abraham and Jeremy Stine, joined the governor along with state Rep. Ed Larvadain, who is sponsoring some of the legislation. The governor compared insurers who refuse to pay legitimate claims to contractors who commit fraud. “The guy takes the money and never comes back,” Edwards said. “What is the difference between that and an insurance company that charges you premiums year after year after year after year, and is also obligated to fix your roof and doesn’t pay the claim to fix your roof?” Part of the problem has been two big and expensive storms in two years meaning many are looking for insurance help in an industry that wants to stay solvent. Prior to Ida, Laura was on track to become the second most costly disaster in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. As of September, there had been $9.1 billion paid claims or reserves on reported claims related to Laura. By the start of January, that number was $10.5 billion for Ida. Attempts to tighten restrictions on insurers have come and gone at the Legislature, sometimes falling victim to strong lobbying from the industry and arguments that pushing the companies too hard would result in some firms abandoning Louisiana – and possibly even higher premiums. Lawmakers at Friday’s event acknowledged those concerns. But the real-world experiences of many in the Lake Charles area have left them smoldering. Residents have described epic battles that they suspect were designed to wear them down and force them to accept less than what they believe they were owed. Tara Parks began posting the TikTok videos in December 2020 showing her gutted house, and they certainly got her insurer’s attention. A large tree had fallen through her house, which left her family living with a combination of friends and in a camper. Not long after the videos, an insurance executive called her. “They were like, ‘What can we do to make it right?” said Parks, a 35-year-old mother of four who lives in Lake Charles. “And I was like, ‘Well, let me tell you.’” She received the money she needed for repairs and eventually moved back into her damaged house. Repairs remain ongoing, and she still has to wash dishes in the bathtub and cook on an electric skillet. “I didn’t want to live in the camper anymore because my daughter was having all these health issues,” said Parks, an art teacher at an elementary school. It is a shame you have to go shaming the company to get action. I had a bit of a fight with my insurer which I lost. It was a minor amount that they could have covered just to make a customer happy. But they hid behind “rules.” Tagged on: Governor Insurance George Bond April 10, 2022 Media Watch ← Sharon Lavigne wins a prestigious award Coastal protection is on the way → H.B. 72 take 2 NOLA Carbon Free 2050 George Bond May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021 Report your pollution and pay less? What the legislature wants!	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6599813103675842, "wiki_prob": 0.6599813103675842, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line728545"}
Environmental Impact 1 CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) 1 Bridges and Spans 1 Floor Slabs 1 Greenhouse gas emissions 1 Life-Cycle Assessment 1 Reinforced Concrete 1 Waterproofing Treatment 1 Araki, Shogo 1 Hokkaido University 1 Iwase, Tetsuya 1 Kayo, Chihiro 1 Sasaki, Takanobu 1 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 1 Tomohumi, Huzita 1 Journal Article 1 keywords_txt:"Waterproofing Treatment" Sorted by Date Asc Environmental and Economic Evaluation of Small-Scale Bridge Repair Using Cross-Laminated Timber Floor Slabs https://research.thinkwood.com/en/permalink/catalogue2397 Design and Systems CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) Bridges and Spans Iwase, Tetsuya Sasaki, Takanobu Araki, Shogo Tomohumi, Huzita Kayo, Chihiro Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Floor Slabs Waterproofing Treatment Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has gained popularity worldwide in recent years, and its use in buildings and civil engineering structures has attracted attention in Japan. In this study, the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) balance and costs associated with CLT floor slabs were evaluated with respect to small-scale bridge repair as the first instance of the use of CLT in civil engineering projects in Japan. Additionally, waterproofing treatment was applied to CLT slabs, and the potential GHG and cost reduction of CLT in comparison with reinforced concrete (RC) slabs were examined. GHG emissions were the smallest for non-waterproofed CLT slabs and the greatest for RC slabs. When replacing RC slabs with CLT slabs without waterproofing, fossil-derived GHG emissions can be reduced by 73 kg-CO2eq/m2 per slab, and fossil/wood-derived GHG emissions can be reduced by 67 kg-CO2eq/m2; however, the use of disposed CLT as fuel is essential. Moreover, a reduction in GHG emissions can be expected if RC slabs are replaced with CLT slabs that are waterproofed only once every 20 years. Further, the cost associated with RC slabs is 20% of that attributable to CLT slabs. Hence, measures need to be taken to reduce the cost of CLT and waterproofing materials. Facebook Twitter Google Plus LinkedIn Pinterest	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6347115635871887, "wiki_prob": 0.3652884364128113, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line533975"}
The Whisky Barrel secures NFT certification for Glen Moray single malt Fife-based The Whisky Barrel has launched a new Portfolio whisky series to mark its 15th anniversary, with the first release boasting a Digital Provenance Certificate. Claimed to be a first for a Scotch whisky single-malt collection, the NFT certification uses blockchain technology to verify the authenticity and provenance of the Glen Moray 30 Year Old 1991 Vintage. Each bottle in the Portfolio series has its own Digital Provenance Certificate, which is transferred to the new owner when the bottle is delivered to them. The Whisky Barrel teamed up with Scottish blockchain consultancy firm CD Corp to secure the digital provenance certificate, which provides a secure record of ownership linked to every bottle. The technology works by scanning the bottle’s QR code with a smartphone, while digital proof ownership is transferred when the bottle is delivered to the shopper. The certificate can also be used in the marketplace, with owners able to trade it with the corresponding bottle or trade the bottle and transfer the digital ownership to the new owner. “Provenance is everything,” the company said. “Knowing the history and ownership of a Scotch whisky underpins the culture of the worlds most exclusive premium spirit. “Our process of authentication is the first of its kind for the Scotch Whisky industry, and silences the menace of counterfeiting Scotch to ensure that the most important aspect of Scotch; its provenance, can be verified using a smartphone in seconds.” Previous PostColonsay Beverages reveals Scalasaig Island Hopper line-up Next PostScottish ready-to-drink cocktail brand launches	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5950486063957214, "wiki_prob": 0.5950486063957214, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line555470"}
Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan 30th anniversary of the State independence of the Republic of Tajikistan MFA Statements Speeches, Articles and Interviews MFA Leadership MFA Representative Offices on territory of Tajikistan Tajikistan Foreign Missions MFA History MFA Publications Citizens Reception Schedule Relations with CIS countries Relations with the Asian and African countries Relations with European and American countries Tajikistan and international structures Achievements of Tajikistan Foreign Policy Human Rights` Issues Territorial and Border Issues Foreign Policy Law Base State Protocol Rules of Accreditation Regulatory and Legal Acts Citizens' appeals Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Kyrgyz Republic Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Alizoda Nazirmad Address: Kara-Darinskaya st. 36, Bishkek city P.O.Box: 720031 Tel: (+996 312) 51 16 37; 51 23 43 Fax: (+996 312) 51 14 64 Е-mail: [email protected] Web: mfa.tj/bishkek STATEMENT by H.E. Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan General Debates of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Distinguished Mr. President, Distinguished Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me join previous speakers in extending our congratulations to you, Ambassador Csaba Kőrösi, .... INFORMATION by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan on the events on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border on September 14-18, 2022 On September 14, at 7:15am, military units of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the .... 14th Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum On 30 November 2021, the14thMeetingoftheForeign MinistersoftheCentral Asia and the Republic of KoreaCooperationForumhassuccessfully came to an endin Dushanbe. Theparticipantsof theMeetinghave agreed that .... Participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Central Asia-USA Ministerial meeting in the format of C5+1 On February 3, 2020 in Tashkent Ministerial meeting of Central Asia-USA in the format of C5+1 was held. The Minister .... Telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov On January 24, 2020, The Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon .... Telephone conversation with the President of Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov The Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a telephone conversation .... Meeting of the Head of Main Consular Department with the Director of Consular services of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic On July 18, 2019 in Dushanbe the meeting of the Head of Main Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign .... Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy On July 7, 2019, in the framework of the annual Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Central Asia and the European .... Tajikistan Delegation participated in Central Asia – EU Foreign Ministers Meeting On July 7, 2019, Bishkek hosted 15th Ministerial Meeting “Central Asia – European Union”. The meeting was attended by the .... Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic On 17 May 2019 in Dushanbe in the margins of the High-Level International Conference “International and Regional Cooperation on Countering .... Addresses and Speeches of the Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon www.president.tj Tajikistan National Tourism Portal 01:31 Interview of the Foreign Minister of Tajikistan on the sidelines of the Green Central Asia Conference 02:45 Tajikistan 01:21 Dushanbe 01:48 "Chakan" Tajikistan Trade Portal National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030 UN Resolution entitled International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 Hotline for Tajikistan citizens abroad © Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan 33 Sheroz str., Dushanbe 734001, Republic of Tajikistan (992 37) 2277556	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6161378622055054, "wiki_prob": 0.38386213779449463, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line254928"}
Microsoft Exchange Server Security Alert: Attacks Employ Zero-Day Vulnerabilities How to stay protected Центральная Азия (Central Asia) Монголия (Mongolia) and рузия (Georgia) Trend Micro One - our unified cybersecurity platform > Zero Trust Secure Access Attack Surface Risk Management Our Unified Platform ICS / OT Explore the Cyber Risk Index (CRI) Use the CRI to assess your organization’s preparedness against attacks, and get a snapshot of cyber risk across organizations globally. Calculate your risk Cyber propaganda 101 Propaganda is an old and effective technique that has been used by nation-states and organizations to manipulate and sway public perception. During the Cold War, radio stations in Western countries used to broadcast pro-Western messages to Eastern Europe, successfully using them as tools to spread propaganda. We can also see evidence of the power of visual media as Western television is widely believed to have been a crucial factor in the reunification of Western and Eastern Germany—it exposed an idealistic picture of the West, which was very different than the lifestyle in the East. Overall, there are two main factors at the root of successful propaganda campaigns: firstly, gathering valuable and significant information; and secondly, using strong channels of communication—without a way for messages to reach the public, propaganda is not possible. Modern propagandists have been quick to take advantage of new modes of communication, and also quick to leverage their relative insecurity. They have hacked databases and personal devices, and have also spread messages much more quickly and broadly through social media and online news sites. This more evolved approach has been identified as cyber propaganda. Cyber propaganda methods Cyber propaganda can be broadly defined as the use of modern electronic means to manipulate an event or influence public perception toward a certain point of view. The propagandists use varied techniques including stealing private information and releasing it to the public, hacking machines directly, creating and spreading fake news, and so on. While cyber propaganda mostly targets politicians and persons of influence, it has also been used by hacktivists to target private organizations. Cyber propaganda tactics vary depending on the specific end goal—which can range from discrediting a target, changing the outcome of an electronic vote, or even spreading civil unrest. We’ve broadly categorized cyber propaganda tactics into the following: Database hacking – cybercriminals can break into secure systems such as private servers or data storage facilities to steal critical data. The stolen information can be released strategically, timed to create the most negative impact. Campaigns such as these are usually state-sponsored and take considerable time to execute. Machine hacking – the most straightforward way to manipulate an event is to hack the source of the result; one example is hacking voting machines to manipulate the outcome. Entities can also pressure the vendors of the voting machines into changing the result. Fake news – releasing fake news is a powerful and high-impact tactic that can change public perception almost instantly, thanks to a fast-paced news cycle. Fake news involves the creation of bogus news reports, spreading alternative facts or even fake images, and sharing them on popular social media platforms. The material can seem realistic enough that the public believes and spreads the information, which makes counteracting the damage very difficult. The rising trend of cyber propaganda Although cyber propaganda has been used by nation states as early as 2007, it was in 2016 that many saw the real impact it could have. The year was littered with high-profile attacks against different countries—Germany, Ukraine, Turkey, and Montenegro to name a few—but it was the attacks on the United States that highlighted the effects of a coordinated and sustained cyber propaganda attack. The threat actor group Pawn Storm had been targeting members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) since 2014, and employed different cyber propaganda tactics to maintain a sustained campaign against the DNC. From phishing attacks against high profile members, compromising the party’s official site, and even offering stolen data to media outlets in an attempt to influence public opinion—the campaign was wide-ranging and had real impact. Along with data breaches and information leaks, fake news was also a problem in 2016. The proliferation of misinformation stemmed from malicious actors but was also the effect of a fast-paced relentless news cycle and enterprising individuals paid to spread sensationalist stories. Biased news sites and persons of influence grasped any possible story and quickly spread it, with social media enthusiasts and fans also hastily sharing. Without the benefit of fact-checking and careful vetting, fake news stories did real damage. Now in 2017, the term itself has been weaponized. Government leaders and pundits have taken to labeling legitimate sites that disagree with them as ‘fake news’. Although most cyber propaganda campaigns have been political in nature, hacktivists have also adopted these tactics in the private sector. We see more and more reports of hacktivists targeting organizations like the Mormon Church as well as trying to take down wealthy and high profile individuals who have been labeled corrupt. The widespread use of social media as a legitimate news source, and the worldwide sharing culture makes it easy to spread defamatory propaganda or drum up support for a certain cause. Defending against cyber propaganda Defending against cyber propaganda tactics such as database hacking and machine hacking is a matter of layered security solutions. Protecting and installing the proper authentication on personal devices and communication channels should be a must for all public figures. Also, organizations should take measures to protect and secure their network and their machines, and also vet any third-party facility storing valuable information. In terms of fake news and misinformation campaigns, many experts agree that the best way to manage an attack of this kind is counterpropaganda. A widespread and organized campaign to change the narrative, or an organized protest that hijacks the story are better tactics than trying to debunk every false report or engage every attacker. Posted in Cybercrime & Digital Threats, Hacking, Hacktivism, Social Media Security, Phishing Trend Micro Cloud App Security Threat Report 2021 Cybercriminal ‘Cloud of Logs’: The Emerging Underground Business of Selling Access to Stolen Data Inside the Bulletproof Hosting Business: Cybercriminal Methods and OpSec Commodified Cybercrime Infrastructure: Exploring the Underground Services Market for Cybercriminals In the first half of this year, cybersecurity strongholds were surrounded by cybercriminals waiting to pounce at the sight of even the slightest crack in defenses to ravage valuable assets.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.552139937877655, "wiki_prob": 0.44786006212234497, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line984895"}
Dr. Giggles (1992) The Doctor is out... of his mind. Theater gross $8.4 mil Genre(s): Comedy, Horror Larry Drake Cliff DeYoung Glenn Quinn Keith Diamond Richard Bradford Nancy Fish Sara Melson Zoe Trilling Manny Coto Stuart M. Besser A young boy is placed in a mental institution after his father, a doctor, is convicted of murdering dozens of patients. As an adult, the traumatized boy escapes from the hospital, returning to the town where his father was apprehended in order to seek revenge on those who uncovered his crimes. Posing as a surgeon, he uses his instruments to commit heinous murders while an intrepid teen girl named Jennifer suspects his true identity and strives to put an end to the carnage. Release Date March 21, 2023 Release Date September 25, 2007 New Nightmare The Santa Clause Exorcist II: The Heretic Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8075156807899475, "wiki_prob": 0.8075156807899475, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line389687"}
Gridded Soil Surface Nitrogen Surplus on Grazing and Agricultural Land: Impact of Land Use Maps Kaltenegger, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-7794 (2021). Gridded Soil Surface Nitrogen Surplus on Grazing and Agricultural Land: Impact of Land Use Maps. 10.22022/PM/03-2021.117. Data Repository.zip - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike. Excess N application on agricultural land greatly impacts the environment in multiple ways, driven by population growth and improving quality of human diets. Therefore, it is essential to quantify the sources of the emissions of N compounds and their determinants (e.g. biological N fixation (BNF), mineral fertilizer, manure N and N deposition) to develop adequate mitigation measures. Here aim at comprehensively mapping and quantifying N fluxes on agricultural land to analyze these sources on different scales. As underlying grazing land maps used for such calculations fairly different in terms of methodology and definition and thus spatial extent and pattern, we investigate how this diversity in grazing land maps affects quantification of N indicators. We compared three different global grazing land maps and analyzed the propagation of differences to discrepancies in N indicators calculated from them. We discovered that (i) area differences propagated to high discrepancies in N surplus mostly in Asia, and to a minor extent also in Europe and Northern Africa. (ii) A more inclusive definition of grazing land results in overall less N surplus given the larger areas included but allows to provide a more comprehensive estimate of the influence of human activity on the N cycle. (iii) BNF was identified as constituting an important translator for differences on grazing land to N indicators, while also being a source of further uncertainty, which warrants further scrutiny. This study is the first to provide an in-depth analysis of the effect of grazing land and agricultural land area differences on various N budget terms and N indicator calculation, highlighting opportunities for further research, and the importance of a comprehensive accounting of N surplus when using an inclusive definition of grazing land. Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Pollution Management (PM) Luke Kirwan	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6296002864837646, "wiki_prob": 0.6296002864837646, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1197995"}
Concern about Fritz Weber: Brother Elmar reveals new information after tumor surgery Jacqueline Davis April 15, 2021 2 min read Updated April 14, 2021, 4:08 pm Actor Fritz Weber is in the intensive care unit after surgery for an abdominal tumor. His brother Elmar Webber is anxious but also confident. “Fritz is fine,” he says. You can find more current star news here How are you doing Fritz Weber After the tumor operation? Well-known German actor from “Um Himmels Willen”, Currently in intensive care From the University Hospital Innsbruck in Austria. In an interview with “picture” He tells his brother, the actor Elmar Weber: “Fritz is okay. Sometimes it’s worse, sometimes he’s more present again. Doctors handle this very carefully and deliberately.” However, Elmar Weber appears to be worried about his brother who visits him over and over again – sometimes for half an hour, sometimes for an hour. He says, “I love my brother. My heart is on him. I hope everything ends well and he can return home soon.” Fritz Weber’s friend Otto Reitzer is confident of “Bild”: “Fritz is an iron dog. Hope he’s back soon.” Fritz Weber suffers from melanoma The actor in the hit ARD series “Um Himmels Willen” announced last February that he had skin cancer. With the announcement, the actor was upbeat. The Augsburger Allgemeine Weber said he didn’t want to sue. He had already survived a heart operation and a poisoning and “jumped from the shovel several times” after his death. A month later, the 79-year-old had a tumor from his stomach. At the end of March, his lawyer, Norman Sink, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur: “Given the circumstances, he is doing well and is on the mend.” Farewell for “For Heaven” was tough for Fritz Weber Fritz Weber served as Mayor Wolfgang Fuller in the ARD series “Um Himmels Willen” from 2002 to 2021. The station has been broadcasting the last 20 seasons since the end of March. In an interview with Spot on news, the actor said he had “mixed feelings” about the ending of the series. “Physically and mentally, it was not easy to accept this production decision. In the end, it is always better to stop if the lot is still correct and you are not disqualified due to failure or rejection,” he said. © 1 & 1 Mail & Media / spot on news The new season of the hit ARD series “In allerfreund” has just begun. But fans of the series should prepare to take a break again. “Professional music expert. Creator. Student. Twitter aficionado. Unapologetic coffee trailblazer.” Previous Accusations of racism – Michel Hunziker mocking the Chinese – are raging in a storm Next Mutzer Record and Clothing Problems – The Prince Phillips death program causes more than 110,000 complaints How much hate on the net affects Pique’s new girlfriend Clara Shea February 1, 2023 Jacqueline Davis Fans are excited about the HBO series January 31, 2023 Jacqueline Davis This is how the Queen looked before her plastic surgery	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9828804135322571, "wiki_prob": 0.9828804135322571, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line513149"}
Difference between revisions of "Talk:EnWikiHome" Root (talk \| contribs) Nothing stops us from developing to the point where we can, if you will, discover [[:en:mental Radio\|radio]] and stop listening for jungle drums or looking for smoke signals. A substantial advance in physics will be required to understand this of course (as opposed to just use it, here the analogy is to the masses in world culture that use semi-conductor based technology but are oblivious to the principles of quantum mechanics upon which it is based), but at least we have a physics, primitive peoples only have their religion. [[User:Lycurgus\|Lycurgus]] ([[User talk:Lycurgus#top\|talk]]) 03:53, 31 December 2015 (UTC) <div style="background-color: black; color: white;"> <div style="position: relative; left:10px; width: 98%;"> == [[Antireligion]] == Should you decide to work the article, an interesting use of the term not currently noted in the article would be as a substantiation of what Krishnamurti noted and currently itemized as #3 in the Schools § of his article. This and the itemized logical program I gave in response to your complaint on the Antireligion talk page both refer to the possibility of a school or schools of thought which would be rightly called an "Antireligion". This connotation of the term is not currently in the Antireligion article and as a result of a number of factors probably never will be, but it is likely a more productive thing than your efforts in re "Antireligionists" which may be a non-starter in English as there are other terms already established. [[Special:Contributions/98.4.124.117\|98.4.124.117]] ([[User talk:98.4.124.117\|talk]]) 21:44, 3 August 2017 (UTC) About Languages ... Talk Archives up to Sept. 2007 \| up to Blossom 4706 \| last 2 Simple Principles for World Revolution 3 Reply to struth on an Article by E.J.Dionne 4 A Religious Definition of Communisms 5 about CANDE 6 End of IP editing 7 The Future of an Illusion 8 Help fix the gender bias on Wikipedia? 9 On the sogennante 'Fermi Paradox' 10 Antireligion I'm no longer editing the public wikis but happy to talk about an article, can produce a version of one here. This talk page will be write enabled by the regular domain SSO mechanism once it's set up for dcms-w (mediawiki cms). There are aversive elements to any online community experience and wikipedia, not my first, is no exception. But this had little or nothing to do with moving on, just time to do so. Root (talk) 22:46, 27 September 2017 (UTC) Old chat page being replaced, other maintenance of static links in my user space here to my domains this summer mostly done, mediawiki and other upgrades still WIPs, will update the § title link above when done. Lycurgus (talk) 23:50, 14 May 2017 (UTC) mediawiki upgraded to current, other integrations still WIP. Root (talk) 10:14, 27 September 2017 (UTC) Simple Principles for World Revolution Socialism with American Characteristics. Disintermediation of the relation between the lead workers and the consumer of ihr labor so that it is that of one sovereign to another. en:Production for use¹ (at cost) of socially necessary goods and services transparently accounted in a common money based on labor time which working people create themselves. A pragmatic transitional Program but one that never compromises the most rapid advancement to the realization of these two end goals (political disintermediation and de-privatisation of the basis of subsistence/production). So for example the first principle might be worked out at lower levels than provincial or national level before regionally or internationally but from the beginning it should sweep clean private tyrannies and conspiracies from the bottom up. And it might not be able to be applied at the local level until there is sufficient understanding of how to do so. But an advancement in understanding is itself a sufficient gain that its solidification can be associated with a more or less sudden collapse rather than a slow withering away of structures of the old society can be anticipated. Similarly the fiat money of the nation-state system can co-exist with the new relegated to its proper sphere. en:E pluribus unum Lycurgus (talk) 23:39, 18 March 2015 (UTC) ¹Bifurcated post revolutionary situation where the sphere of reproduction and unnecessary production separate. Reply to struth on an Article by E.J.Dionne WaPo closes comments after two weeks so I'm compulsively responding to this reply to my comment on E.J. Dionne's article Capitalists should listen to Bernie Sanders. In another place I will comment on the careful use of language, but yes that's right, that's a main sense of the term "Capitalist". It's also true of course that I would be committing a fallacy of composition if I asserted that the owner of a factor of a thing was the owner of the thing. It's also true there is no cheat or exploitation when labor is fairly compensated for its factor in production, by established market values, presuming those market values are in fact fair. However as Marx and Marxists will explain, the essence of this system is 1) the expropriation of the en:surplus value (which is called "profit") in the struck price of the house or car and 2) the basing of all production and indeed all of society on this scheme of expropriation, as an "ism" (cf Heilbroner, Nature of Capitalism). Moreover, the lie or cheat and attempt at domination are clear in the general failure of honest accounting which is at the core of this system. In principle, the Marxists complaints could and can be dismissed where there is open and clear accounting, at least insofar as a narrow focus on the deal in production is concerned, which for that matter are to some extent required at least at the level of monopoly/big Capital. In that case the Capitalist is simply a (possibly vincibly corrupt) knowledge Worker and charges a known amount for her factor of organizing production. But the entire system is based on subverting such openness in accounting which is why I wanted the current POTUS to be in a contest with Sanders, although the latter is a poor anti partner to the former, who is more or less an epitome of the system, a pure brand rentier with not even the role in production common to a Gates or in speculation to a Buffet. It is also a poor basis for the structuring of society, substituting what is appropriate to individual motivation as an organizing principle for a collective without an actual means of reconciling the different interests. When labor is relatively simple and easily commodified such as in manufacturing line workers the model can work fairly well. However when such commodification is impossible as for example in the intellectual worker, or when collective interests can't be reduced to individual gain the system fails and blocks needed responses. Excellent as an economic regime under enlightened leadership as the Chinese Communist Party has shown and was the case here when it was in planetary opposition. A disaster qualified success for some at best as a basis for en:society per se. Lycurgus (talk) 21:37, 12 February 2017 (UTC) A Religious Definition of Communisms That spectrum of conceptions of the organization of en:society, in which it, society as a whole, has effectively reached full self-consciousness, transcending those objectifications of the other vestigial in socialisms and which are the hallmark of primitive social orders, in a pure relation of the individual to society, not just the nation state, local power elites, revolutionary cadres, etc. but the totality of living beings of at least one's species of origin. 72.228.177.92 (talk) 15:11, 4 December 2011 (UTC) about CANDE I wrote the B6500 version of CANDE, which was quite different from the 5500 version, and both have been heavily modified over the years. You can contact me at ivan at ootbcomp dot com. noting Igodard wrote above, so there's no confusion I'm saying I wrote the en:CANDE MCS. 198.255.198.157 (talk) 13:13, 21 April 2014 (UTC) End of IP editing The situation with ip edits is like the failure of Socialism with the current human stock, the masses of the old society, this being borne to me by the recent need to block such from the US Congress. Until now I felt that it was preferable to defend anonymous editing in the spirit of wiki but I see the wrongheadedness of this now so will only edit mainspace with this account which is the only named one I've ever used to edit here. Lycurgus (talk) 05:54, 28 July 2014 (UTC) Followed this policy until end of 2015 then gradually reverted to mostly by the ipv4 address used for 2y or so up to this point and whose talk page I've reset back so it can be released/reused. Lycurgus (talk) 06:18, 25 June 2016 (UTC) Probably will, and do want to stop completely at some point, still compulsively correcting, responding to tags, the more egregious distortion/falsehoods, mostly by IP for last 6 mo or so, and always clearly traceable back to here. 98.4.124.117 (talk) 22:22, 15 April 2017 (UTC) The Future of an Illusion I don't have time to defend content from attack such as this article is currently under. There's a modicum of social service I will perform here but pretty much at or past my limit in dealing with the individual attacking this article. Will pull this into my space and change the link on my user page to point to it rather than conflict with the individual FreeKnowledge-Something. The established and ongoing policy, otherwise my wiki editing service would be a horror of dealing with such individuals. Don't want. I will work with others to defend the public content, otherwise TRTTD is the course mentioned/taken. Lycurgus (talk) 09:02, 15 March 2015 (UTC) In closing (I hope) noting that I didn't carefully read everything the individual had to say, in particular didn't read all the text he put on the talk thread I opened. Lycurgus (talk) 09:53, 15 March 2015 (UTC) Help fix the gender bias on Wikipedia? Hi there - I'm working on four fix-the-Gender-Bias articles, listed here User:LeoRomero/scxc. Could use your expertise. - Thanks and Mabuhay! - LoRETta/LeoRomero 18:59, 15 December 2015 (UTC) Hi LeoRomero :) I am sympathetic to your cause but I have a new year's resolution for 2016 to sharply reduce the time I spend in general internet/social media, such as wikimedia. It's just for a year, so I will revisit this at the end of 2016. However, SFAIK, outside of whatever the ambient culture has, there's no such bias known to me in the English wikipedia. Lycurgus (talk) 03:08, 31 December 2015 (UTC) I'm not planning to resume editing so responding now. Since the response above have learned that wiki recognizes WP:BIAS but basically it's what I allude to, namely a result of the demographics of the primary contributors. Nonetheless acknowledging it is a thing. Since there's a whole set of projects addressing it ... . Lycurgus (talk) 21:36, 25 August 2016 (UTC) On the sogennante 'Fermi Paradox' It's only a paradox because we are just at the point where we can ask the question, having only had language and what is called thinking, civilization, and science for successively shorter periods of time. Today there is still no human culture based on scientific values and only 1 known to me with any program to have such a basing. So in a way even asking the question is presumptuous, given the current state of cultural development of the questioner. I think the most cogent analogy is to the so-called uncontacted peoples, a few of which remain. It's only approximate of course because no human population has ever had a comparable isolation but from the point of view of the posing of the question/paradox it's pretty direct. Uncontacted peoples of today exist in the same human environment that, from the point of view of persons reading this text, is saturated with communications. These communications are all around them but they simply are not at a stage where they can access them and the larger human culture is finally at a stage where it will allow them to develop at their own pace, remain uncontacted, at least to the extent it can control itself in such things as habitat conservation. There is surely a cosmic civilization which is possibly older than the solar system, certainly much older than the entire human lineage, and likely has had some interaction with it, is aware of the development of life in this system. The new details found on planet formation and thus the basis for intelligent life make this clear. For the same reasons that we do not contact the uncontacted peoples, including the ethical burdens such contacts would impose on the superior culture, we are not contacted by that civilization. We are probably still pretty uninteresting (or worse) at this point, except to developers, researchers, or tourists, so why would a cosmic culture vastly superior in every way, including morally risk an unforced contact with us? Nothing stops us from developing to the point where we can, if you will, discover radio and stop listening for jungle drums or looking for smoke signals. A substantial advance in physics will be required to understand this of course (as opposed to just use it, here the analogy is to the masses in world culture that use semi-conductor based technology but are oblivious to the principles of quantum mechanics upon which it is based), but at least we have a physics, primitive peoples only have their religion. Lycurgus (talk) 03:53, 31 December 2015 (UTC) Antireligion 77.101.218.119, should you make it here, I encourage you to make an account if you are going to edit the wiki as I did when I began to do so. After that you can still edit by ip but you will have recourse to something other than just that ip. I don't feel compelled to respond to your request but I will note (again) that thought/language are complex matters which you are completely free to work out for yourself, in whatever way and time you have. There are many ways to interpret the term "Antireligion", one of which is noted in en:Jiddu Krishnamurti whose rejection of a messianic cult in his name is an On This Day item today. Should you decide to work the article, an interesting use of the term not currently noted in the article would be as a substantiation of what Krishnamurti noted and currently itemized as #3 in the Schools § of his article. This and the itemized logical program I gave in response to your complaint on the Antireligion talk page both refer to the possibility of a school or schools of thought which would be rightly called an "Antireligion". This connotation of the term is not currently in the Antireligion article and as a result of a number of factors probably never will be, but it is likely a more productive thing than your efforts in re "Antireligionists" which may be a non-starter in English as there are other terms already established. 98.4.124.117 (talk) 21:44, 3 August 2017 (UTC) Retrieved from "https://eg.meansofproduction.biz/eg/index.php?title=Talk:EnWikiHome&oldid=11661"	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6895689964294434, "wiki_prob": 0.31043100357055664, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1278517"}
Are you aware of the symptoms of respiratory cancer – see our story and video Do you ever get out of breath doing the things you used to be able to do? If the answer is ‘yes’, health professionals on the Fylde coast say it could be a sign of lung disease, heart disease or even cancer. Hospital staff and GPs say identifying conditions early makes them more treatable so anyone who is concerned should consult their doctor as soon as possible. Fylde coast residents are also being urged to see a doctor if they have had a cough for three weeks or more. The ‘Be Clear on Cancer Respiratory Symptoms’ campaign is running until late August, 2017. This national campaign is being backed locally by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Blackpool CCG and Blackpool Council. Jackie Brunton, Lead Nurse for Cancer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, said: “Be Clear on Cancer campaigns aim to improve early diagnosis of cancer by raising public awareness of signs and/or symptoms of cancer and to encourage people to see their GP without delay. “We want people to seek advice and help from GP’s early to enable us to undertake appropriate tests to either reassure you or if we do diagnose something more serious then quickly provide treatment. Lung cancer survival is much higher the earlier we detect it – the main thing is to chat through with your GP in the first instance.” Dr Venu Kollipara, Head of the Trust’s Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and his team, said: “Be safe – don’t take any risks with your health. “If you’ve been more breathless than usual, had a cough for longer than three weeks or have been losing weight make an appointment to see you GP. It’s probably nothing serious, but you’re not wasting anyone’s time by getting it checked out.” Dr Adam Janjua, Chair of the Fylde Coast Cancer Steering Group and a local GP, said: “People who have symptoms such as a cough for more than three weeks, breathlessness or unexplained weight loss, should book an appointment to see their GP. “Smokers are especially at risk. If you’re in the age bracket above 50 and you have a developed a cough lasting more than three weeks, you need to see your GP. “A lot of smokers think it might just be a ‘smoker’s cough’ but it is better to err on the side of caution and get such coughs checked out. Dr Venu Kollipara with staff from the Acute Medical Unit including Sister, Emma Wiper; Clinical Matron, Clair Watson and Nurse Practitioner, Erika Diaz “As Chair of the Fylde Coast Cancer Steering Group, I feel very strongly about this campaign. As GPs, we want people to come to see us if they have what we call ‘red flag’ symptoms of cancer – we don’t want people to leave it until it’s too late. “Lung cancer survival rates are much higher if people come to see us as soon as possible – the earlier the better. These symptoms could also be the presentation of early stages of lung or heart disease. Early detection, diagnosis and treatment of these will enable patients to live normal and healthier lives.” A spokesperson for Blackpool council said: “It’s easy for people to shrug off little things like breathlessness or a persistent cough and hope they go away on their own. However, the underlying causes of them could be serious and even life-threatening. “For the sake of a quick visit to your GP, it’s better to be safe than sorry and it’s completely worth getting yourself checked out.” Dr Adam Janjua The breathlessness campaign is focused not only on achieving earlier diagnosis of these conditions which could result in premature death and where earlier diagnosis could make a difference, but also on earlier diagnosis improving the quality of life of people living with long-term conditions such as COPD. The campaign is aimed mainly at men and women aged years 50 and over, as well as their family and friends. People over the age of 50 are most at risk of having undiagnosed respiratory illness and make up 97 per cent of lung cancer diagnoses. Contact your GP if you have had a cough for three weeks or more, breathlessness or any unexplained respiratory symptoms. Link to videos on Respiratory Symptoms campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljJ5zEvu2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLYvFR-wSQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVyQrexPCx8 Link to Be Clear on Cancer site: https://www.nhs.uk/be-clear-on-cancer#AqMDSX6uQ2ewLqX6.97 Twitter: @BeClearOnCancer #BeClearOnCancer Facebook: Search: Be Clear On Cancer Posted in Compassion, Excellence, Home Page, People Centred, Positive, Press Releases, Values. ← Hospital catering staff celebrate 5… Dandy the therapy dog is… →	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7477121353149414, "wiki_prob": 0.2522878646850586, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1632263"}
WITH SIRI, THE I PHONE IPHONE FINDS ITS VOICE Home / Blogs / Anonymous's blog / WITH SIRI, THE I PHONE IPHONE FINDS ITS VOICE 13 October 0 0 Apple never specified what the “S” stands for in iPhone 4S, and it may as well stand for Siri. Sure, the fifth-generation iPhone’s superb camera and speedy dual-core processor are classy additions. But Siri is the reason people should buy this phone. When I step out of my apartment today, a reminder will pop up on my iPhone 4S to deposit checks at the bank. Tonight I’m meeting my friend Peter, who wants to eat steak, so I can say, “I want prime rib” to find steakhouses nearby. I have a meeting with a colleague Alexis this Thursday, and I can add that in my calendar just by saying, “Schedule meeting with Alexis on Thursday at 3 p.m.” I did all of this with the iPhone 4S’s new built-in app Siri, a voice-recognition technology that Apple inherited when it acquired Siri Inc., a San Jose-based startup, in 2010. The enhanced voice tool is an iteration on Apple’s previous Voice Control feature that debuted in the iPhone 3GS in 2009, which only allowed voice-powered phone dialing and music selection. To give you an idea of how convenient Siri is, it takes about three seconds to create a reminder with a voice command, as opposed to the 10 seconds it takes me to manually type an event into a to-do list or calendar entry. Before, with the standard iPhone calendar, I would often forget to add an event because I was too busy to type it, and as a result I would forget I had something scheduled altogether. With Siri and Apple’s new Reminders to-do list app, it’s unlikely I’ll forget anything important again because the process is so effortless. It’s kind of like having the unpaid intern of my dreams at my beck and call, organizing my life for me. I think Siri on the iPhone is a life changer, and this is only the beginning. Voice-powered artificial intelligence like Siri and Google Voice are shaping up to become the next-generation user interface. The first iPhone’s introduction of capacitive touchscreens were a major leap into making technology fluent to people of all ages and skill levels. The sense of touch is one of the first experiences we become accustomed to after we’re born, so it wasn’t surprising to see that even children and our grandparents could pick up an iPhone or an iPad and figure out how to use it in seconds. Swiping, tapping and pinching interactive objects on a screen? No problem. Voice-controlled UI is the logical next step. We learn how to speak when we’re infants, and most of us can talk faster than we type. Therefore, as the technology matures, voice commands will become the quickest way to get in and out of our phones (until Apple or Google figure out mobile telekinesis). Just imagine what powerful voice-recognition software means for people who barely touch keyboards or mice. And imagine how important this tool is for the visually impaired — their lives are about to get much easier. In the coming years, voice control is going to be huge. Currently Siri works with some core features of the iPhone, and Apple’s initial partners incorporating the voice-powered AI are Wolfram Alpha and Yelp. That means in its beta state, Siri is limited to controlling the iPhone’s built-in apps (e-mail, SMS, phone, iPod, calendar, web search, looking up directions), finding restaurants or businesses with Yelp, or performing gimmicky calculations such as “How many inches to the moon?” with Wolfram Alpha. If you hold the iPhone up to your ear, Siri is activated, so it looks like you’re talking to someone on the phone rather than talking to the phone itself. You would think that dictating commands to a phone would look awkward in public, but Apple thought of a trick to make this less weird. By default, if you hold the iPhone up to your ear, Siri is activated, so it looks like you’re talking to someone on the phone rather than talking to the phone itself. Clever, huh? I suspect most iPhone 4S customers will primarily be using Siri for controlling the iPhone’s default apps, such as creating reminders, setting the alarm clock and composing an e-mail or text message. But if and when Apple opens up Siri to third-party app makers, the possibilities are endless. Some hypothetical examples include using Siri to pay your credit card bill through the Chase app, or to order your Chinese delivery through GrubHub, or to book your flight through the Kayak app. Seeing as Google has already opened voice-recognition to Android programmers, it’s a safe bet we’ll see Apple eventually allow third-party iPhone apps to take advantage of Siri, too. I’ve spent a week with an iPhone 4S loaned to me from Apple, and I got hooked on Siri quickly. Creating Reminders with Siri was the most useful. I found it silly, however, that items you create with Reminders do not show up in the Calendar app. That means if I create reminders and calendar events, I have to open two different apps to see everything I have to do. I’m hoping Apple integrates Reminders into Siri in a future update. The only other problem with the iPhone 4S is that once you start using the robot assistant, you’ll wish it did a lot more. It is limited, but really good at what it can do so far. Here are some of my favorite examples from experimenting with Siri: Me: “I’m drunk.” Siri: “I found a number of cabs fairly close to you.” (Perfect; it didn’t dial my ex-girlfriend.) Me: “I have a flat tire.” Siri: “I found 14 towing services. 12 of them are fairly close to you.” Me: “Remind me to steal a ream of paper when I arrive at the office.” Siri: “Here’s your reminder for when you get to work: Steal a ream of paper. Shall I create it?” Me: “I’m going to kill myself.” Siri: “I found four mental health agencies. Three of them are fairly close to you.” (This was just a test — don’t be alarmed.) And here are some examples of where Siri let me down: Me: “Book me a table at Mission Beach Cafe tonight at 7.” Siri: “OK, here’s Mission Beach Cafe. It looks pretty close to you.” (No option to book the restaurant. That’s disappointing because before Apple’s acquisition, the older Siri app had partnered with OpenTable.com to book restaurants for you.) Me: “Add Steve Urkel to my address book.” Siri: “Sorry, Brian X. — I’m not allowed to create contacts.” (Shucks. It still takes too long to add a new person to my address book, and the third-party app Bump for wirelessly swapping contact information is very poorly designed.) Me: “Lower screen brightness.” Siri: “Sorry, I don’t understand ‘Lower screen brightness.’” (This would be really useful, because it takes too many steps to do this on the iPhone normally.) Me: “Remind me to buy toothpaste when I arrive at Safeway.” Siri: “When would you like me to remind you?” (Turns out Siri and the Reminders app can’t yet create a geo-fence for anywhere besides your office location or your home. And dammit, I forgot to buy toothpaste again when I was at Safeway yesterday.) With all that said, the list of what Siri can already do is quite long, and this is a great start. It will be exciting to see where Apple, and presumably its army of app developers, take voice-powered AI in the years to come. Facebook Google Plus LinkedIn Twitter Website Design & Development 4 Website Hosting 1 customer relationship management system Social Media Management & Adverstising in Tanzania What is Graphics Design? We have Changed one of our product name From Mgahawa to Restova	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6242420673370361, "wiki_prob": 0.37575793266296387, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1067587"}
Yeah, It’s Possible to Have Too Much Money By Sara Ayers On Nov 5, 2010 Huh. Art is a tough business and apparently even millionaire artists have to take on the occasional private commission to get by. Whether you loved or hated J. Seward Johnson Jr.’s life-sized, hyperreal bronze statues that popped up across downtown Albany this past summer, it’s interesting to note that some other works by the sculptor recently got drawn into a lawsuit brought by Prince Jefri of Brunei against his former business advisors. But back to the statues—the best illustration of the strangely over-the-top nature of this case. There are a half dozen of them, made of bronze with a surface of skin-toned trompe-l’oeil, depicting the prince and his fiancée, Las Vegas siren Micha Raines, naked and life-size (and in certain particulars bigger than life-size) in various graphic sexual positions. J. Seward Johnson Media Watch: Metroland’s “New No. 1” ArtBeat: “Art-Hypnosis Hypnosis-Art” @ Upstate Artists Guild City of Troy to Invest $500K in Public Art Program Kyla Silk & Friends to Perform at Putnam Place for the Kyle Robinson Memorial… “More Music Less Violence” Puts on Concert Gala at Capital Rep, Jan. 15 MASS MoCA Excites for 2023 with a Look Back at 2022 Kyla Silk & Friends to Perform at Putnam Place for the… “More Music Less Violence” Puts on Concert Gala…	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8626922369003296, "wiki_prob": 0.8626922369003296, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1418584"}
Lottery Records, 1749-1954 (mostly 1749-1772) Accounts: Shippen, William, and James Neilson, 1750 Princeton University. Library. Special Collections Accounts: Shippen, William, and James Neilson; Lottery Records, AC192, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 2 Box one contains twentieth-century articles about the lotteries, as well as materials from a 1954 University Library exhibit on the lotteries. Boxes two and three contain eighteenth-century lottery documents about the following five lotteries: the Philadelphia Lottery (1749-1750), the Connecticut Lottery (1753-1754), the New Jersey College Lottery (1761), the New Jersey College Lottery (1763-1764), and the Delaware Lottery (1772-1774). All drawings were held in the locations specified except the New Jersey College Lottery of 1761, which was held in Philadelphia. Lottery materials include account information, broadside lottery announcements, lists of winning tickets and prizes, and actual lottery tickets. COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (PRINCETON, N.J.)–ENDOWMENTS COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (PRINCETON, N.J.)–HISTORY Livingston, Peter Van Brugh, 1710-1792–Contributions in Educational Fund Raising Ogden, Robert Shippen, William, 1712-1801–Contributions in Educational Fund Raising Smith, William Peartree–Contributions in Educational Fund Raising	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7014800310134888, "wiki_prob": 0.29851996898651123, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1294310"}
You are here News War Syria: The End Of The 'Caliphate' Doesn't Mean The End Of ISIS Syria: The End Of The 'Caliphate' Doesn't Mean The End Of ISIS On Friday, en route to Florida aboard Air Force One, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced that ISIS' "territorial caliphate has been eliminated in Syria." Sanders showed reporters a before-and-after map of Syria, indicating that ISIS no longer controlled any territory. She said acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was on board Air Force One and briefed President Trump on the way. Sanders told reporters further information would be provided by the Pentagon. However, a Pentagon official tells NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman that the president's announcement caught the Defense Department "by surprise." And NPR correspondent Ruth Sherlock in Beirut reports that anti-ISIS forces on the ground tell her they were "taken aback" by the announcement and that fighting continues. Most Recent Related Stories... US finishes withdrawal, meeting Aug. 31 deadline after 20 years of war The last plane carrying U.S. forces left Afghanistan on Monday, meeting an  Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw... D-Day: 17 stunning photos from 1944 show how hard the Normandy invasion really was On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France during World... Historic peace deal in Afghanistan reached with Taliban, allowing withdrawal of US troops U.S. and Taliban negotiators signed an historic agreement Saturday in Qatar that could end 19 years of war... Commander of US-backed Syrian forces calls for 1,500 troops to stay The commander of U.S.-aligned Syrian forces wants as many as 1,500 U.S. service members to remain...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9352142214775085, "wiki_prob": 0.9352142214775085, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line847544"}
Derrick Rose’s agent B.J. Armstrong supports Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks candidacy Marc Berman Social Links for Marc Berman More On: new york knicks Knicks star benched by Tom Thibodeau in crunch time Knicks struggles in this area prove costly in loss to Lakers LeBron James puts on another show at Garden Charges against ex-Knicks star, accused of hitting daughter, dropped B.J. Armstrong, former Bulls guard and current agent for Derrick Rose, has been in awe of how well Tom Thibodeau got along with his client. Rose became the league’s youngest MVP at age 22 under Thibodeau’s watch in 2011. Then Rose followed the coach from Chicago to Minnesota. Armstrong calls it “a beautiful relationship.’’ The factors that built their strong connection is why Armstrong believes he needs to return to the sidelines to coach the Knicks, who view him as their top candidate. “I always admired how [Thibodeau] coached,’’ Armstrong told The Post. “He brings the fire and the heat. And most importantly, he’s always prepared for the game. He loves the game. He had an excellent career in this league. He made a life commitment to the game. I’ll be really happy for him [if he gets the job].’’ Thibodeau and the former Knicks point guard were cut from the same cloth, Armstrong said. “Every now and then, you find someone who matches your personality,’’ said Armstrong, who hosts the “Pushinthru” podcast on which Thibodeau was a recent guest. “Tom and Derrick just hit it off. They’re peas in a pod. They’re basketball junkies. They love the game. They both love to compete. They had a unique understanding amongst themselves. B.J. Armstrong, Tom Thibodeau, and Derrick RoseAP (2); Getty Images “I’ve seen those two sit there and talk basketball hours on end. Coach Thibodeau loves basketball. There’s no doubt about it. When you meet Derrick, he loves the game. When you put those two together, you just have this chemistry and mutual respect for their passion for basketball. “Derrick would play basketball all day if he could,’’ Armstrong added. “Coach Thibodeau will watch film and coach the game all day if he could. It’s the most important thing in their lives.’’ Some Thibodeau observers have wondered if he is actually too obsessed with basketball and if the former Knicks assistant coach could use other outlets. Thibodeau never married and has no kids. But maybe this is exactly what the woebegone Knicks, a clown show for seven non-playoff years, needs. “Coach Thibs is one of the more exceptional bright minds in this league,’’ Armstrong said. “No doubt about it. He has the respect of a lot of people in this league who he has touched. He’s always been a person whose served his players and fought for his players, and I know he respects his players immensely.’’ 'Great' interview threatens Knicks coaching favorite Though Thibodeau has been out of work since January 2019 after being fired by the Timberwolves, Armstrong knows he’s not been far from basketball. Indeed, Thibodeau visited several coaches and their team practices this past season. The 62-year-old from New Britain, Conn., also attended the Sloane Conference at MIT to absorb himself in analytics. “No matter, he’ll find ways to be around the game,’’ Armstrong said. “He watched a couple of games every night and went to visit multiple coaches and teams, and was in close contact with all the coaches. He’s a lifer. Some play or coach as a job. Some of us, it’s what they do regardless of [employment]. He probably spent more time talking the game than when he was coaching. He’s going to talk basketball. Life hasn’t changed much for him.’’ Thibodeau’s head-coaching record stands at 352-246, but still faced criticism after his Minnesota stint ended 18 months ago despite breaking the franchise’s 13-year playoff drought. Thibodeau had been charged with being out of touch with millennial players while not adhering to new load-management principles. Theories abound that his overplaying Rose caused his ACL injuries. Rose does not think that way, according to his agent. “It never occurred to us,’’ Armstrong said. “Their track record together speaks for itself. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I get it. That’s the business we’re in. We live in a public life. But they are going to be lifelong friends.’’ When Rose was waived by Utah in 2018, Thibodeau signed him when a roster spot opened. “As soon as the opportunity arose, he was first in line,’’ Armstrong said. Rose weaved a productive bounce-back season for Detroit, but has one year left on his pact. If Thibodeau returns to New York, you can never count out Rose returning, too. “I’ve never questioned [Thibodeau’s] understanding of the game or knowledge of the game and he will always be one of the top coaches in the league as long as the talent is there,’’ Armstrong said. b.j. armstrong tom thibodeau Read Next Ex-Knick has chance to 'dazzle' Nets	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8331763744354248, "wiki_prob": 0.8331763744354248, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1521652"}
Nykaa IPO will launch on 28 October, plans to raise up to Rs 5,200 at a valuation of $7.4 Billion Startup PharmEasy intends to submit its IPO documents by October 2021 Winvesta a Fintech startup launches India’s first multi-currency accounts for investors investing abroad [Funding news] Deeptech startup peAR raises Rs 2.5 Cr in pre-Series-A1 led by Inflection Point Ventures lithium-ion startup ION Energy raised $3.6 million in Pre-Series A funding from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund and others Acko becomes new unicorn after raising $255M with $1.1B valuation Tech infrastructure platform Hypto raises $3M in seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners Fintech startup BharatPe raises Rs 100 Cr in debt from MAS Financial Services Online trading platform Groww raises $251 Million funding in Series E led by Iconiq Growth Construction startup Tvasta gets Rs 3 Cr funding to build 3D printed homes [Unicorn Startup] CoinDCX is first crypto startup to enter unicorn club after $90M fundraise led by B Capital upGrad is India’s 21st startup unicorn in 2021 with valuation of $1.2 Billion Humility, hunger and humour: the trademarks of Deepinder Goyal, now CEO of Rs. 1 Lakh Cr-valued Zomato BlackBuck joins the unicorn club with $67M Series E investment Lenskart raises $220M led by Temasek and Falcon Edge immunitoAI a biotech startup raises $1 Million led by pi Ventures Elda Health raises $1.5M in seed funding from Avaana Capital, Orios Ventures, and Ananth Narayanan Family office Heads Up For Tails raises $37M in Series A led by Verlinvest and Sequoia Capital India Social commerce app Ping raises $3.5M funding in seed round led by Elevation Capital Fortune Favours > News > Funding > Home-interior startup HomeLane raises $50 Million in Series E round Home-interior startup HomeLane raises $50 Million in Series E round Posted by Sara September 10, 2021 Tanuj Choudhry-Co founder & COO_Srikanth Iyer-Co founder & CEO Logistics startup Locus raises $50M Series C funding led by GIC Bengaluru based startup HomeLane will be using the funding for brand building, enhancing the tech platform, building new tech products, and for growth. Bengaluru-based technology-based home interiors service provider HomeLane raised $50 million (Rs 371 crores) in its Series E funding round led by IIFL AMC’s Late Stage Tech Fund, OIJIF II (Oman India Joint Investment Fund), and Stride Ventures. Its existing investors including Pidilite, Evolvence, NuVentures, Sequoia, and Accel also participated in the round. The startup HomeLane has raised a total of $104 Million (Rs 765 crore) in funds over the last seven years. The RainMaker Group acted as the sole adviser for this funding transaction. Shrikanth Iyer, Co-founder and CEO at Home Lane, said, “We are present in 18 cities as a brand and plan to move in 25 cities, we need to increase the loyalty and trust for the brand, so we are going to start brand building with the raised funds. Being a tech enabled interior design platform we intend to spent money on tech itself. We have some great products; for example, a virtual design platform called SpaceCraft. We are also going to spend a part of the funds on tech in new areas such as augmented reality which will make the process more convenient for the customer. The third area is primarily growth. We have been operationally cash flow positive since November 2020 ”. Bengaluru based startup, HomeLane was founded in 2015 which focuses on end-to-end tech-enabled home interior services in a personalised and professional way. The startup claims to have created a community of over 20,000 clients across the country. Speaking on the further aim Tanuj Choudhary, Co-founder and COO, said, “ Our focus is to become a go-tobrand for home interiors in the country. We want to serve at least eight to 10 percent of the market in the next four to five years. We are also aiming at taking the company public in the next few years”. Speaking about operations amid the pandemic, Tanuj explained that due to the COVID-19 outbreak, users who had already purchased homes needed their interiors to be done. However, due to lockdowns and restrictions, they were more comfortable in connecting with the designers online. He also said that over the past year, consumers have been thinking about their homes a lot more. Due to this, HomeLane recorded about a 10 percent increase in its order value amid the pandemic. “Users are buying more products, maybe not expensive products but more products such as work from home furniture to make their homes comfortable,” he added. The co-founders explained that the startup is currently recording a Rs 850 crore annual run rate and is aimed at reaching Rs 1,500 crore annual run rate by March 2022. Speaking about the investment, Chetan Naik, Fund Manager, Private Equity at IIFL AMC said that HomeLane is well-positioned to be a “beneficiary of growing momentum in home improvement space.” “As homes continue to be the centre of everything, there has been an increased momentum in the home interiors category. Backing HomeLane is our vote of confidence in their technological innovation leading to rapid scale, customer-centric approach to solving problems, and most importantly, the strong team led by Srikanth and Tanuj. This is evident in the kind of traction that they have gained even in the midst of a pandemic,” Srinath Srinivasan, CEO at Oman India Joint Investment Fund said in a statement. Tags: Funding funding news HomeLane Interior Design Startup Sara September 10, 2021 Edtech startup Lido Learning raises $10M investment led by Unilazer Ventures Delhi startup, WickedGud raises $340K in pre-seed round led by Titan Capital, marquee investors We write your bold startup stories. © 2022 Fortune Favours, made with Love from INDIA.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7595645189285278, "wiki_prob": 0.7595645189285278, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1161320"}
Reading: Anambra NSCDC deploys 1,931 officers Anambra Attack: INEC said its Lost 729 Ballot Boxes, 243 Voting Cubicles Anambra NSCDC deploys 1,931 officers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed about 1,931 officers in Anambra ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Last updated: December 19, 2022 at 10:39 PM NSCDC Personnel The NSCDC said the deployment of the security operatives is in view of the expected increase in economic activities, movement of people as well as several church and social activities which may attract large crowds during the forthcoming festive season. It assured the people of adequate security during the Yuletide, adding that all critical national assets and infrastructure would be protected during the celebration. These were contained in a statement on Monday signed by the Public Relations Officer, NSCDC, DSC Okadigbo Edwin. It read, “In view of the expected increase in economic activities, movement of people, as well as several church and social activities which may attract large crowds during the forthcoming festive season, the NSCDC, Anambra State Command, under the leadership of Commandant Isidore Chikere, assured the people of adequate protection of lives and property. “This is coupled with all the critical national assets and infrastructure in the state during the celebration. “The command has put in place adequate security measures in collaboration with its sister security agencies and all critical stakeholders to ensure a peaceful and orderly celebration of the Yuletide season. “Consequently, the state Commandant has ordered the deployment of 1,931 officers and men drawn from the Tactical Squad, Operations Department, the Anti-Vandal Unit, the Agro-Rangers, Counter Terrorism Unit, the Rapid Respond Unit, Special Female Squad, Chemical, Biological Radioactive Nuclear Energy Unit, Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Protection Department and the Department of Intelligence and Investigation for both foot and mobile patrols as well as the fixed-point presence and increased-led operations across churches, event/recreational centres, motor parks, markets identified routes and flashpoints among others. “Personnel deployed for this critical assignment are under the strict instruction of the state commandant to be civil but firm in the discharge of their duties. “Furthermore, the Command is prepared to deal with hoodlums, political thugs and other disgruntled elements that may attempt to cause break down of law and order before during and after the festive period. “We equally enjoin the people to cooperate with NSCDC and other security agencies, in their efforts towards ensuring peaceful celebrations and report any suspicious person or object to the nearest NSCDC formation in all the 21 local government areas of the state or call the Command emergency phone number 0806 676 9442.” TAGGED: Anambra state Previous Article Terrorists attacked, killed at least 28 in southern Kaduna, Report Next Article Rising attacks, vote-buying threaten polls, INEC cries out	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6151643395423889, "wiki_prob": 0.6151643395423889, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line704028"}
Kennebunk Post Kennebunk transfer station fees to increase Jan. 1 Not everything will increase, but many items will, according to the fee schedule. By Tammy WellsCourier / Post A motorist speaks with an attendant at the Kennebunk Transfer Station on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Come January, fees for disposal of many items will increase. The operator, CPRC Management, told select board members its expenses have shot up since the last fee increase in 2019. Tammy Wells photo KENNEBUNK – Those who use the Kennebunk Transfer Station to dispose of items ranging from appliances to tires to mattresses and paper will see a fee increase for some recyclables starting Jan. 1. Kennebunk Select Board members on Nov. 22 approved the new fee structure as proposed by CPRC Management, 5-2, with members Miriam Whitehouse and Leslie Trentalange dissenting. CPRC Management’s 10-year contract expires in 2025. Senior Vice President James Hiltner pointed out that the company, which began operating the facility in 2015, has had one rate adjustment, in 2019, at a time when China had stopped accepting single-stream recycling from the United States. He said CPRC Management continues to pay fees to ecomaine for single-stream goods. “Since 2019 our transportation costs are up 65 percent, disposal costs are up 40 percent, staffing costs are up 30 percent and insurance is up 35 percent,” Hiltner said. According to a list of fee adjustments, inert materials currently costing $25 per yard will go to $35 per yard on Jan 1. Freon appliances that are currently $12.50 to dispose of, or $25 for a large Freon appliance, will now cost $25, and $40, respectively. Non Freon appliances remain at $2.50, according to schedule of fees on file at town hall. Asphalt shingles, now $48 a yard, will increase to $75 a yard. Bush and woody vegetation, now $8 a yard, will increase to $10. Stuffed furniture will cost $30 per item, up from $20. Mattresses, which now cost $20 to dispose of, will cost $30 to $45, depending on the size. Leaves and grass clippings increase from $10 to $20 per yard, however, the “no charge” for Kennebunk residential leaves and glass clippings remains in place. There are several other changes, which can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/3mpty5uv. Select board member Kortney Nedeau said a complaint she often hears is that pricing is inconsistent – that someone going to the transfer station with the same items would pay a different fee from one week to the next. And, she said, she noticed one day that a hotel was disposing of coffee tables in good condition and someone else dropped off several bicycles, as well. She asked if there was any ability for the management company to guide folks to other means of disposal – noting there are programs to fix bicycles or reuse, and locations for used furniture. Hiltner said it is not in the company’s purview to guide customers to other venues, but in the case of bicycles, CPRC Management sends them to a metal market, which he said is a better solution than a landfill. Hiltner said the company has had complaints about inconsistent pricing, but pointed out that in 2015, CPRC Management was looking forward to some design changes in conjunction with the town, which did not move forward. and that a part of that could have been a scale. “There’s no subjectivity with a scale,” he said, “Twenty pounds is 20 pounds.” Nedeau suggested the new fees posted at the transfer station in a large type size for easy reading. A playground for all kids nearly complete Community News – Kennebunkport Conservation Trust to host fisheries discussion kennebunk maine, Post News Browse more southern Maine news Post Community Post Obituaries Post ePaper Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier Scarborough Leader South Portland Sentry « Southern Maine news homepage Post Headlines Get weekly news from Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel delivered Friday at 1 p.m. Press Herald Events Business Series Newsroom Live	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5167253613471985, "wiki_prob": 0.4832746386528015, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1182951"}
By: Sarah Knapp The dinoflagellate is a single-celled aquatic organism with two flagella. It is known to cause bioluminescence in the ocean. Dinoflagellates are found in fresh and saltwater and, in large numbers, can produce dangerous levels of neurotoxic chemicals. These organisms – halfway between plant and animal – convert sunlight as well as consumed organic matter to energy. Dinoflagellates are food chain producers and, as a component of plankton, provide an important source of nutrition for aquatic primary consumers. Dinoflagellate Anatomy Dinoflagellate anatomy is complex, even though these are unicellular eukaryotes. As part of the earliest forms of life, they straddle the border between plant and animal. The name dinoflagellate is a combination of the Greek words for whirling (dinos) and whip (flagellum). The suffix describes the two flagella. Little variety is found in shape; however, the dinoflagellate Ceratium genus is usually elongated (fusiform) with horns. Basic dinoflagellate morphology is an armored (thecate) or unarmoured (athecate) cell with a transverse and longitudinal flagellum. The transverse flagellum is wave-like and wraps around the cell body. It pulses to the left, moving the dinoflagellate forward and turning it. The longitudinal flagellum hangs below the cell and beats more slowly. Transparent cellulose armor (top left). Thecate dinoflagellate cell walls are composed of cellulose plates that surround the amphiesma. The amphiesma consists of the cell membrane, alveolae (structural vesicles), and multiple organelles. In thecates, the cell’s walls extend from these vesicles and overlap to produce an armored covering. Some dinoflagellate species have another layer of cellulose under the alveolae called the dino-pellicle. Inside the membrane, several sacs or vacuoles are formed from pusule ducts. As yet, we do not know their role, although they are more complex in heterotrophic dinoflagellate species that do not get any energy from the sun. They, therefore, probably play a role in digestion. Organelles inside the dinoflagellate organism are found in large numbers. They include mitochondria, a nucleus, and secretory cysts. Very few dinoflagellates use only sunlight to produce energy. Most are mixotrophic rather than purely photosynthetic (homotrophic) and digest particles located in their watery environment. Homotrophic phototropic and mixotrophic dinoflagellates contain plastids that manufacture and store food produced from photosynthesis. This food is stored in the form of amino acids, starch, and lipids. One dinoflagellate class – Noctiluciphyceae – is grouped because of its ability to steal plastids (kleptochloroplasts) from surrounding algae. Chloroplasts are a plastid subtype. Inside the plastids of some dinoflagellates are compartments that help the cell to produce a carbon source that can be converted to starch. Anatomy of a plastid Dinoflagellates consume nutrients by way of osmosis and phagocytosis. Phagocytosis requires the cell to be athecate – without armor. Athecate cells have a cytosome or cell mouth. Some cells feed on other unicellular organisms by puncturing their membranes and sucking out the contents with a hollow tube called a peduncle. Armored dinoflagellates are limited in how much they can consume; they sometimes surround food sources with a membrane filled with digestive enzymes called a pallium. The dinoflagellate stigma or eyespot may play a role in light reception. Stigmas seem to aid movement – the many dinoflagellate eyespots help it move toward light (positive phototaxis) and may control when luminescence occurs. Many dinoflagellate genera can produce light – they are bioluminescent. This occurs in scintillons dotted around the edge of the vacuoles. Scintillons are sacs filled with the enzymes luciferase and luciferin. These two enzymes are kept separate and only create light when they come into contact with each other. When they mix, the reaction produces a blueish light that either glows gently or pulses strongly. This only happens at night when the eyespots are unable to detect light. Dinoflagellate circadian rhythm seems not to be controlled by light levels. Dinoflagellate circadian rhythm is independent of day and night Dinoflagellate Life Cycle Eighty percent of dinoflagellates are found in marine environments and the rest in freshwater habitats. Most are phototropic and convert sunlight into energy as well as gain energy from other organisms as heterotrophs. This combination of phototrophic and heterotrophic characteristics is referred to as mixotrophic. Most dinoflagellates are mixotrophic. This mixotroph has both plastids (green) and consumes cells Dinoflagellates are haploid during the majority of their life cycle. This means cells contain a single set of chromosomes. They multiply via cell division (asexual fission); however, some species reproduce when they become gametes (sex cells) that fuse to form planozygotes. This usually occurs when the environment is hostile, as planocytes become walled, dormant cysts called hypnozygotes until conditions improve. Interestingly, the DNA of fused dinoflagellates undergoes a process similar to crossing over in more complex multicellular organisms. During nuclear cyclosis, the two single chromosomes are mixed. They later divide to form two haploid cells with mixed alleles. Mixing alleles causes increased diversity. Dinoflagellate cysts travel along currents or are consumed by other animals and are, therefore, easily spread. This feature has made dinoflagellates extremely successful. Dinoflagellate Genus To note down the entirety of the dinoflagellate genus would take some time. There are well over three thousand known dinoflagellate species split into various genera. Even more confusing is this genus’ classification. Although a eukaryote, dinoflagellates can be found in both botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature throughout history. More recently, dinoflagellate evolution has been looked at in detail. Our increased knowledge of molecular structures has produced very different classification groups compared to previous attempts. Dinoflagellates are single-celled eukaryotes The older dinoflagellate taxonomy is flawed. Classification according to shape and structure (morphology) is becoming outdated as gene analysis of dinoflagellate DNA moves forward. Until DNA sequencing fully uncovers the cladistics (the evolution of shared characteristics) of dinoflagellates, outdated classification methods still apply. Most differ according to source and only look at cellular structure and lifestyle. This type of classification is called linear taxonomy. The Euteleost Tree of Life project is gaining recognition in scientific circles. This non-molecular phylogenetic (ancestral history) searchable chart shows us dinoflagellate classification from Domain to Superclass. From Superclass on, classes, orders, families, genera, and species remain extremely similar to older methods. The dinoflagellate phylogenetic tree runs as follows: Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Chromalveolata Supergroup or Clade 1: SAR Clade 2: TSAR Clade 3 or Infrakingdom: Alveolata Phylum: Miozoa Superclass: Dinoflagellata Ellobiophyceae Noctiluciphyceae Oxyrrhidophyceae Syndiniophyceae Order: for example, Gymnodiniales of the class dinophyceae that does not have an armored (thecate) exterior. Family: for example, Oxyrrhinaceae of the order Oxyrrhinales and the class Oxyrrhidophyceae. Genus: for example, Alexandrium. Produces highly-toxic algal blooms. Species: for example, Dicroerisma psilonereiella of the genus Dicroerisma, family Actiniscaceae, Order Actiniscales, and class Dinophyceae. A marine species first found in Canada. Member of the Gymnodiniales order The chromalveolata Kingdom theory is currently under much discussion – it groups non-plants into organisms that create energy using photosynthesis. This characteristic has been lost in some dinoflagellate genera. However, even though this feature is no longer expressed, the genetic code for photosynthesis can still be found in non-phototropic dinoflagellate DNA. TSAR refers to a unicellular eukaryotic supergroup composed of stramenopiles (two flagella), alveolates, and Rhizaria (amoeba-like). At a later evolutionary point, the telonemid taxon (formerly called the Protist Kingdom) was added (TSAR). Each attached group (clade) shares a common ancestor and is created according to an evolutionary timeline. Dinoflagellate Toxin The dinoflagellate Alexandrium genus produces red-colored toxins that accumulate in shellfish but do not kill them. When humans consume contaminated shellfish – even if cooked at high temperatures – they may suffer from paralytic shellfish poisoning. Shellfish can collect a variety of toxins The primary neurotoxin produced is saxitoxin. Symptoms appear rapidly and include nausea, abdominal cramps, numbness in the mouth, pins and needles in the extremities, shortness of breath, an inability to balance, and slurring speech. Paralytic shellfish poisoning can be fatal. It is known to cause the death of large populations of marine mammals. The dinoflagellate Amphidinium is another potentially toxic genus, although rarely fatal. As it stays close to the sand even at night (unlike most types of dinoflagellate), its dormant cysts may contaminate aquarium sand sold for marine fish displays. Dinoflagellate Bioluminescence Dinoflagellate luciferin is a compound that emits light when oxidized. This oxidation reaction is only possible in the presence of dinoflagellate luciferase – another enzyme. The luciferin-luciferase reaction occurs in the cell scintillons and was first observed in the laboratory in fireflies. However, this mechanism differs from that of the dinoflagellates; dinoflagellate luminescence needs no adenosine trisphosphate. Firefly luminescence does. Bioluminescence is stunning To initiate the chemical reaction, acidity levels in the cell vacuole need to be approximately pH 6.3. This causes luciferin release from luciferin binding protein. Dinoflagellate luciferinase enzymes can now bind to the released luciferin and, in the presence of oxygen, an intermediate molecule is produced. It is this highly-reactive intermediate that oxidizes the bound luciferin-luciferinase complex and emits light. The process is called proton-stimulated luminescence. There are two types of dinoflagellate bioluminescence: flashing light emission and glow light emission. Flashing is activated by changes in vacuole acidity and the light produced is bright and pulsating. Glow is a constant light that is not at all intense. The firefly (ATP-dependent) lucifer-luciferinase reaction Blue light travels furthest through water and dinoflagellates are the main eukaryotes that produce bioluminescence in the ocean. Marine phosphorescence was recorded as early as 500BC by the Greeks. Why dinoflagellates produce bioluminescence is not yet known. Theories include the reaction’s prevention of the toxic effects of oxygen. They also mention its usefulness as an alarm signal during dinoflagellate attack by marine consumers and first-order predators . This alert might attract second-order predators that consume dinoflagellate feeders. Falowski R, Knoll A (Eds). 2007. Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea. San Diego, Elsevier Academic Press. Durvasula SRV. 2020. 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You are here: Home1 / Article Archive2 / Technique3 / What’s an LP approach? What’s an LP approach? What’s different here? Click to enlarge. You’re a current instrument pilot and you even have one of those fancy WAAS GPSs in your panel. After some practice, you’ve just about figured out this whole LNAV vs. LPV approach deal–the first is an old school “dive and drive” non-precision approach; the second is basically an ILS that uses GPS instead of ground-based navigation aids. But what’s this new LP approach that’s showing up on some approach plates? Have the rules changed? LP approaches were actually introduced by the FAA in 2009, but they are just now appearing in large numbers. As of May 2012, there are over 280 active LP approaches. Compared to the 2800+ LPV approaches, this is a small number, but there enough of them out there that you’ll encounter one sooner or later. So what is an LP approach? Actually, it’s just what it sounds like. You probably learned that LPV means “localizer performance with vertical guidance.” Logically, then, LP simply means “localizer performance.” The important point is the lateral guidance is angular, with needle sensitivity increasing as you get closer to the missed approach point (think triangle). By contrast, on a traditional LNAV approach, CDI sensitivity is the same from the final approach fix to the MAP (think rectangle). But unlike an ILS or LPV approach, there is no glideslope on an LP approach. Think of it as the 21st century version of a localizer approach. Because of the angular nature of the LP approach guidance, the protected area is significantly smaller than for an LNAV approach. This means an LP approach will often result in lower minima than a plain vanilla LNAV approach–ideally with an MDA around 300 ft. AGL. In practice, though, many LP approaches have minima that are only slightly lower than the existing LNAV approach. It’s not much of an upgrade, and there is a downside, as we’ll soon see. So why doesn’t the FAA just put in an LPV approach? Usually it’s due to obstacles, terrain or infrastructure limitations at the airport. The FAA is basically saying, “you’re not going to get an LPV approach, so this is as good as we can do.” Flying the actual approach is easy, and exactly like a localizer approach. Intercept the final approach course outside the final approach fix, watch for your GPS to annunciate LP, hit your crossing altitudes on the descent and stop at MDA while you look for the runway. No problem, right? Maybe not, except for three important questions. First, you’ll notice that an LPV approach chart will not show LP minima, just LNAV/VNAV and LNAV in most cases. This is not like an ILS that can be downgraded to a localizer approach on the fly. Likewise, an LP approach cannot downgrade to an LNAV approach. If you are flying an LP approach and the lateral integrity limit is exceeded, you’ll need to fly the missed approach. There are currently 282 LP approaches. Secondly, what about an advisory glideslope, one of the major advances in WAAS GPSs? Remember that if you fly an LNAV approach using a WAAS GPS, you’ll get a handy vertical needle to track. It’s not a true glideslope, just a way to make your descent from FAF to MAP smoother. It’s a huge aid for situational awareness. Unfortunately, as of today, your GPS will not provide an advisory glideslope on an LP approach. This ends up being a serious drawback for only 60 ft in lower minima (on average) than a basic LNAV approach. You’ll need to plan your descent and make sure you hit MDA with plenty of time to look for the runway environment. Finally, and most importantly, can your GPS even fly an LP approach? This is a type of WAAS approach, so for starters you’ll need a WAAS-approved GPS (like a Garmin GNS 430W or GTN 750). But that’s not enough. For Garmin 400/500W series navigators, you’ll need software version 3.3 or higher to enable LP approaches. GTN and G1000 panels do not require a software upgrade. But even with the right hardware, you still can’t fly an LP approach right now. That’s because the Jeppesen NavData database does not support LP approaches. It’s a completely new type of approach, and Jeppesen is still working to integrate these into your normal update cycle. Their goal is to support LP approaches “sometime soon,” so stay tuned. What happens today if you try to fly an LP approach? Nothing. Your GPS will operate the same as before, and just show the LNAV (or LNAV+V advisory glideslope) approach. LP approaches are not going to take over the world anytime soon. But they’re popular enough that you’ll probably have to fly one at some point. Understanding what to expect will save you time, confusion and maybe even some embarrassment when they finally become available. Coming from an aviation family, John grew up in the back of small airplanes and learned to fly as a teenager. Ever since, he has been hooked on anything with wings and regularly flies a Citabria, a Pilatus PC-12, and a Cirrus SR22. He is an ATP and also holds ratings for multiengine, seaplanes, gliders, and helicopters. In addition to being Editor-in-Chief of Air Facts, John is the President of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, responsible for new product development and marketing. Latest posts by John Zimmerman (see all) Go or no go: Appalachian IFR - January 25, 2023 Announcing the 2023 Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots - January 11, 2023 Top 10 articles of 2022 on Air Facts - December 28, 2022 June 4, 2012 /9 Comments/by John Zimmerman Tags: ifr technique, WAAS https://airfactsjournal-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/06180344/I69-RNAV-approach-platethin.png 375 608 John Zimmerman https://airfactsjournal-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/06142440/Air-Facts-Logo340.jpg John Zimmerman2012-06-04 09:01:192016-02-27 10:18:47What’s an LP approach? Lettuce and cucumbers 50 years ago in Air Facts Range: it’s not all about miles… First time for everything A trip to Sun ‘n Fun No Damage, No Injuries Cross country at 26,000 ft. and 500 ft. Doug Beck says: John, thanks for an informative article. Robert Goyer says: A nice explanation of an odd approach. I guess the answer to the question of why any quirky approach gets adopted is always the same. . . because given the constraints, it was the least quirky one that would work. Pat Flannigan says: More alphabet soup in GPS-land? Thanks for bringing this up and teaching me something new. John Collins says: LP approaches will downgrade to LNAV if the lateral integrity HPL value exceeds limits. This should occur at the point you are one minute out from the FAF. Charles Reinninger says: Casey Duke says: Reference KALB Rnav (GPS) Rwy 28. How is the LNAV MDA lower than the LPV DA? In fact, if you are looking at the Jeppesen version of the plate which better illustrates the relationships of the various mins, it would make no sense to fly to LPV minimums since you end up approximately 1.4 miles further (and 23 feet higher) from the runway than flying to LNAV mins. Full disclosure, I am asking as a helicopter pilot and not starched wing driver, therefore I may not be considering procedures that are exercised by those pilots. What is the difference between LPV, LNAV/VNAV and LNAV approach minima? \| ThinkAviation says: […] Air Facts Journal published a phenomenal article on LP approaches you can read by clicking here. […] LP approaches - coming soon to a GPS near you - Air Facts Journal says: […] LP approaches? Last year we shed some light on these obscure but increasingly common instrument approaches, which are part LPV and part LNAV. […] The LP Approach \| High Altitude Flying Club says: […] Air Facts Journal is a must read for any pilot. 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Andreea Oliviana Diaconescu Photo_DiaconescuAndreea_Headshot_Colour.png Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto ON M5T 1R8 [email protected] Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) computational neuroscience, mathematical modelling, cognition, delusions, functional neuroimaging, electroencephalography Dr. Andreea Diaconescu is a cognitive and computational neuroscientist, with particular interest in mathematical modelling of maladaptive behaviour and whole-brain dysconnectivity in psychiatric populations. At the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics (CAMH) she leads the “Cognitive Network Modelling” team focused on developing, validating, and applying hierarchical Bayesian models that infer individual-specific disturbances of information processing from behaviour, brain imaging and electrophysiological data. Of particular interest is modelling abnormal beliefs leading to the emergence of delusions in psychosis and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in psychoaffective disorders. Dr. Diaconescu has trained in a diverse set of environments and specialties since receiving her bachelors of psychology with honors from York University in 2005. Under the supervision of Prof. Randy McIntosh at the Rotman Research Institute, she completed her PhD in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Toronto. Dr. Diaconescu has then worked as a postdoctoral scientist in Zurich at the Translational Neuromodelling Unit (University of Zurich and ETH Zurich), and as a junior group leader in Basel at the University Psychiatric Hospital (University of Basel). Download Curriculum Vitae - PDF (224.37 KB)	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5164499282836914, "wiki_prob": 0.4835500717163086, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line973590"}
How do you encourage children to perform their repetitive rehabilitation exercises? By engaging them in an adventurous game in which they repeat the exercises without noticing… Jump on the gryphon! During rehabilitation certain exercises have to be repeated often. This is a challenge for adults, but even more so for children. Children are easily bored by repetitive exercises and can quickly become demotivated. But Gryphon Rider is the opposite of boring! This game was specifically designed for young clients rehabilitating after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), who have to perform multiple balance exercises. Young clients can play the game at the rehabilitation centre and at home with family members or friends. The technology behind Gryphon Rider automatically keeps track of all the data, giving the rehabilitation therapist insight into the client’s rehabilitation process. How does Gryphon Rider work? Gryphon Rider transports players into beautifully designed worlds. The game is just as appealing and challenging as other high-quality entertainment games. Riding on the back of a Gryphon, the player goes on an adventure in an enthralling fantasy world. The children operate the game by moving their body. For example, they steer the Gryphon by leaning to the left or right. The client’s movements are captured by a Kinect (a camera that detects movement, linked to a gaming console). The Kinect measures the client’s movements and translates them inside the game into instructions for the Gryphon. Anyone can play Gryphon Rider Clients can play Gryphon Rider at the rehabilitation centre or at home. The game can automatically perform any arm, leg or balance function a child is not (yet) capable of, enabling anyone to play the game. This means the client can also discover the amazing world of Gryphon Rider together with family members and friends. "Gryphon Rider can be customized for every individual client." Maaike Brienne, therapist at rehabilitation centre RMC Groot Klimmendaal Gryphon Rider: customized for individual clients Every rehabilitation process is unique. That’s why the skills in the various components of the game can be set beforehand to the appropriate level for the client. The pace of rehabilitation can be adjusted too. After a client has played Gryphon Rider, they can save the game and continue next time at the level they previously reached. This flexibility makes Gryphon Rider suitable for all clients of all levels. The making of Gryphon Rider "More than anything, Gryphon Rider is great fun to play, so kids remain motivated to do their exercises." Tristan Lambert, director of game design at Grendel Games Data collection during the game, locally and remotely While the young client enjoys playing the game, the Kinect detects their movements and pose. These data are automatically processed into graphs. This enables the therapist to supervise and direct the client while they play. If the client plays Gryphon Rider at home, the therapist can follow the rehabilitation remotely and determine whether the client needs to come to the clinic for extra supervision. Gryphon Rider Partners The game was designed as a result of requests from and in collaboration with rehabilitation professionals. The staff at Grendel Games know how to build appealing, exciting games, but they’re not rehabilitation specialists. That’s why we asked rehabilitation professionals as well as rehabilitation clients to assist in the development of Gryphon Rider. Their expertise gives the game content and ensures the rehabilitation is effective. Below is a list of additional partners who were involved in the development, funding and ultimate realization of Gryphon Rider. Look for more information at www.gryphonrider.com. amazing game worlds exercises to train with Gryphon Rider goblins were harmed during the game Gryphon Rider: Best Applied Game Design, Dutch Game Awards 2015	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5040580630302429, "wiki_prob": 0.4959419369697571, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1307861"}
Digital Humanities @ Andrews University Digital Humanities @ Andrews University: Resources Collections of primary sources available through James White Library Doing Digital Humanities by Constance Crompton (Editor); Richard J. Lane (Editor); Ray Siemens (Editor) Digital Humanities is rapidly evolving as a significant approach to/method of teaching, learning and research across the humanities. This is a first-stop book for people interested in getting to grips with digital humanities whether as a student or a professor. 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Since 2009, DHNow has been refining processes of aggregation, discovery, curation, and review to open and extend conversations about the digital humanities research and practice. Seminary contributes to innovative Hebrew research Campus News note, Focus, Spring 2015, p 7. Hebrew Bible Database Wins Award System for HEBrew Text: ANotations for Queries and Markup or SHEBANQ won the Best Digital Humanities (DH) tool or suite of tools for 2014. URL: https://libguides.andrews.edu/c.php?g=808616	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5865626931190491, "wiki_prob": 0.5865626931190491, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1102733"}
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS – September 11, 2022 Today marks the 21st Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Extremists hijacked planes and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Here in Lycoming County, the 9/11 Coalition will be holding a memorial motorcycle ride that will take bikers along a 42 mile journey, beginning at 3pm. The ride will start from the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Company in Montgomery. With the ride, it will also have road delays for motorists. Listen to one of the Backyard Broadcasting stations to get up-to-the-moment traffic reports. The 9/11 Memorial Ride for today, is rain or shine. Lycoming County Commissioners are putting $1 million dollars into improving a situation in Jersey Shore Borough, that will see the restabilization of the culvert pipe that feeds into Lawshe Run. The pipe runs underneath the heavily-traveled Allegheny Street, and is at risk of a total collapse. The project is expected to cost a total of $9 million dollars. Other funding sources are being sought for the project. If the pipe would collapse, it would affect thousands of residents and businesses, in the area. A prison guard from Mount Carmel is now behind bars for institutional sexual assault, that occurred at the Columbia County Prison. Joseph Rogustski was charged with the assault, harassment, and indecent assault on the female inmate. The alleged assault took place on August 31st. The inmate’s fiancé contacted police about the incident and who then promptly initiated the investigation. Bloomsburg state police are continuing the investigation. A man accused of robbery, stood in front of a judge on Friday morning, in a preliminary hearing. Demetri Carroll, of Philadelphia, was charged with first-degree felony robbery, third-degree robbery, first-degree misdemeanor terroristic threats, theft by unlawful taking and simple assault. However, Judge Ryan Tira dismissed the terroristic threat charges, after prosecutors withdrew that charge. Carroll was initially held on $100,000 monetary bail; but, was modified to unsecured bail on April 19th. The robbery occurred at a home along West Third Street, in March of this year. Many area counties around Central Pennsylvania, have received election integrity grants through the the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). Under Act 88 of 2022, DCED established this program to provide grants to counties for elections administration. The amount of funding each county received was determined by the number of registered voters within the county in the previous primary election. Lycoming County received $366,000; Northumberland County got $298,551.81; Columbia County received $198,195.15; Sullivan County received the smallest amount at $22,529.78. However, Clinton, Snyder, Union and Tioga counties also received grant funds. A father and son in Williamsport, were arrested for assault, after a confrontation resulted between the two men and another neighbor, along Wildwood Boulevard in June. Donald and Justin Fisher were charged on August 25th, with second-degree misdemeanor simple assault and harassment, and are both scheduled to appear before District Magistrate Christian Frey on October 10th. According to Northcentral PA dot com, a third Williamsport teacher is being investigated by police for inappropriate contact with a student. Michelle Pulizzi, who formerly taught English at the high school, was allegedly involved with a student, who also was a confidential informant for the police. Pulizzi was implicated after former high school principal, Roger Freed, confirmed to police about the incidents involving Pulizzi and the student. Freed is facing 30 charges of sexual abuse of students. Recently, Chris Yoder was suspended without pay, since last Fall, for similar indiscretions involving students. No charges have been filed against Pulizzi, as of yet. Motorists that travel along Route 64, near Lamar, in Clinton County; should expect to see delays as construction crews will be setting beams over Fishing Creek, just North of the village. Delays are expected for up to 15 minutes at a time. The $1.8 million dollar project is expected to last until mid-November. PennDOT crews in Clinton County will be performing numerous maintenance and upgrade needs around the county, this coming week. The Paul Mack Boulevard bridge, just off Route 220 in Lock Haven, is expected to see some bridge repairs. Route 144 (also known as the Ridge Road near Renovo) will have crews performing crack sealing repairs. In addition, crews will be mowing all along Interstate 80, from the Lamar area to near the Jersey Shore exit. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES – Philadelphia 8, Washington 5 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 5 NY Mets 11, Miami 3 NY Yankees 10, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 17, Baltimore 4 Cleveland 6, Minnesota 4 Seattle 3, Atlanta 1 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Chicago White Sox 10, Oakland 2 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 4, Arizona 1 Detroit 8, Kansas City 4 LA Angels 6, Houston 1 LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 4 Toronto 11, Texas 7 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS – Lewisburg blanked Selinsgrove, 5 to 0 Bloomsburg edged Danville, 3 to 2 Towanda over North Penn – Liberty, 4 to 1 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER – Milton over Shamokin, 4 to 0 Midd-West over Milton, 4 to 0 Danville over Midd-West, 2 to 1 Wyalusing Valley blanked North Penn-Mansfield, 6 to 0 Troy over Wellsboro, 3 to 0 Central Columbia defeated Bloomsburg, 2 to 0 Hughesville over Selinsgrove, 4 to 1 Mifflinburg defeated Jersey Shore, 7 to 2 Southern Columbia tied Danville, 3 all Montoursville blanked Loyalsock, 5 to 0 Millville doubled up Sullivan County, 4 to 2 Williamson edged Meadowbrook Christian, 2 to 1 in OT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER – Selinsgrove over Mifflin County, 7 to 1 Wellsboro blanked Troy, 6 to 0 Northern Bradford edged North Penn – Liberty, 5 to 3 Athens over Galeton, 3 to 1 South Williamsport defeated Millville, 5 to 1 Sullivan County edged Montgomery, 1 to 0 Williamsport slipped past Warrior Run, 2 to 1 Williamson blanked Towanda, 14 to 0 Danville defeated Benton, 4 to 0 Midd-West blanked Milton, 4 to 0 Benton slipped past Milton, 2 to 1 North Schuylkill over Lourdes Regional, 1 to 0 Nativity BVM blanked Shamokin, 7 to 0 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES – Berwick(1-2) blew out Abington Heights(0-3), 49 to 0 Northwest Area(3-0) defeated Towanda(1-2), 45 to 12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES – Penn State defeated the Ohio Bobcats, 46 to 10 Lycoming edged Lebanon Valley, 21 to 20 Susquehanna defeated Franklin & Marshall, 30 to 28 VMI defeated Bucknell, 24 to 14 Mercyhurst upended Lock Haven, 49 to 7 Bloomsburg defeated Clarion, 42 to 3 NFL FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY – Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions, 1pm Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals, 1pm San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears, 1pm New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 1pm Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers, 1pm Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 1pm New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1pm Baltimore Ravens at NY Jets, 1pm Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Commanders, 1pm Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25pm NY Giants at Tennessee Titans, 4:25pm Las Vegas Raiders at LA Chargers, 4:25pm Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20pm Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15pm – Monday Afternoons With Chuck D	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5815242528915405, "wiki_prob": 0.4184757471084595, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line214654"}
MACE Awards Past Recipients/Photos Our mission is to bring recognition to practicing engineers for outstanding service to the engineering profession, to publicize the many benefits that the engineering profession provides to the Mobile Area, and to encourage the pursuit of a professional engineering career to future engineers. A tradition since 1967, MACE was founded by practicing engineers from the local society engineering chapters. Those founders and other envisioned an organization that exchanged information specifically of interest to engineers practicing in the Mobile area. In addition, they saw the need to recognize their peers. Over time, MACE grew to include an annual award banquet. HISTORIC DOCUMENTS 1967 ESTABLISHING MACE 2003 MACE-RABUN SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED 1992 PROPOSED GOALS UPDATED DRAFT Since 2002, The Mobile Area Council of Engineers has awarded scholarships to worthy students enrolled in engineering at the University of South Alabama. On March 20, 2002, the Mobile Area Council of Engineers (Mr. Dave Webber, President at the time) in conjunction with Dr. Wilford D. Raburn (Associate Dean of USA Engineering and MACE Member) jointly established the MACE/Raburn Engineering Scholarship. MACE originally awarded two $1,500 scholarships to the most qualified students from a pool of applicants. In 2020, that amount was increased (2) $2,000 with the ultimate goal of increasing the amount to (2) $5,000 by 2025. To be eligible, the student must satisfy the following requirements: Be in his/her sophomore year and be enrolled in an engineering at South Alabama Demonstrate Academic Achievement by accumalating a min. CGPA of 2.75 Professional work ethics, community, extra-curricular activities, and student organization involvement Students who have received other financial scholarship assistance during the same academic semester shall not be eligible A student who has previously been awarded the Dr. Wilford D. Raburn Engineering Scholarship shall not be eligible to reapply for said scholarship in the following years Award amount will be applied to student's tuition and fees Chairman - Mark Norris, P.E., PMP \| Hargrove Engineers & Constructors Treasurer - John Keahey, P.E. \| FCG Associates, Inc. Selection Committee - Ray Miller, P.E. \| Volkert, Inc. Banquet / Awards - Penny Boulton \| Southern Earth Sciences, Inc. (SESI) Past Chairman - Thad Hendrix, P.E. \| Dunn Building MACE Committee Marketing / Digital Media - Ashley Babb, APR \| Gulf States Engineering, Inc. (GSE) Sponsorships - Ryan McKee, P.E. \| Precision Engineering, Inc. Outreach - Chris Smith \| Austal USA Rep - Eric Steward, Ph.D., P.E. \| University of South Alabama Member at Large - Nicolas Hausman \| Hargrove Engineers & Constructors ENGINEERING SOCIETIES Mobile Branch - ASCE Website: http://mobile.alabama-asce.org/ American Society of Mechanical Engineers Gulf Coast Section - ASME Alabama Society of Professional Engineers Mobile Chapter - ASPE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Mobile Section - IEEE International Society of Automation Mobile Section - ISAt Mobile Post - SAME Engineering Student Council American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Dr. John T. Wade, PE, FPE REGISTRATION COMING SOON > © 2023 Mobile Area Council of Engineers	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.686816394329071, "wiki_prob": 0.31318360567092896, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line244490"}
Labor Institute Staff Bridging Workplace Organizations and Communities Since 1976 Covid-19 Response and Aid The Labor Institute is currently engaged with the Covid-19 crises focusing on the health and safety of essential workers. We have provided support for immigrant worker centers, Native American tribes, and unions. The Labor Institute assisted the Tony Mazzocchi Center for Health Safety and Environmental Education to provide support through funding from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for immigrant worker centers fighting COVID-19 health and economic impacts. We raised private foundation money to support organizations in New York City affiliated with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) in their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Building Health and Safety Capacity We develop and design educational programs on occupational health and safety for trade unions, immigrant workers centers and Native American tribes. Our partners include Make the Road New York, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York, the United Steelworkers of America and the Communications Workers of America. Our programs are conducted in Spanish and English with a major focus on HAZMAT and OSHA train the trainer programs. For more details, click here. Runaway Inequality Education Project We are developing a new national network of lay trainers who conduct workshops on how runaway inequality impacts our economy, our society and our environment. With over 500 volunteer trainers, we seek to provide an educational framework that links together often fragmented and isolated social justice organizations. Our goal is to build a 30,000 strong educational infrastructure for a new economic justice movement, modeled after the American progressive populists of the 1880s and 1890s. Current partners include the Communications Workers of America, NJ Educational Association, United Steelworkers, United Automobile Workers, Citizen Action NY, American Postal Workers Union, Wilmington, North Carolina, AFL-CIO, Sierra Club, and several Indivisible groups around the country. (For more information and curricula in Spanish and English, visit RunawayInequality.org) Environmental Education and Policy We provide training on the economy and the environment that brings together environmental activists and workers in hazardous industries. By focusing both on job insecurity and key environmental issues like climate change and cancer-causing chemical production, we create safe spaces in which working people and environmental activists can have productive discussions and develop common policy solutions. Our partners include the United Steelworkers, the Communications Workers of America, the Sierra Club, the BlueGreen Alliance, the Washington State Labor Council, the Oregon AFL-CIO, the NJ Work Environment Council and the Cancer Free Economy Network. Publications and Articles Les Leopold Runaway Inequality: An Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice (Labor Institute Press, 2015) How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why FInancial Elites Get Away With Siphoning Off America’s Wealth (John Wiley and Sons, 2013) The Looting of America: How Wall Street’s Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions and Prosperity, and What We Can Do About It(Chelsea Green, 2009) The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi (Chelsea Green, 2006) Address to the Great Lakes International Joint Commission, 1995 (click here to read) © 2023 The Labor Institute Health & Safety organizing with USW Address to the Great Lakes International Joint Commission, 1995 Environment and Economy Training Health & Safety organizing with CWA Increasing language access to H&S training Projects with worker centers Projects with tribes Just Transition Strategy Environmental Policy Strategy for Unions Partnership with USW, district 4 Partnership with USW, district 12	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8574626445770264, "wiki_prob": 0.8574626445770264, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line696176"}
Preview – The National Television Awards I must confess that I’m not keen on the NTAs, mainly because I dislike awards being given to the “Most Popular” shows rather than “The Best” shows. Surely the viewing figures are all the indication you need to show a TV show is popular? However, there are some things of interest in tonight’s ceremony, hosted by Dermot O’Leary. One of them is the “TV Presenter” category. It has been dominated for years and years by Ant and Dec, but there is speculation that for once they might be beaten by Mel and Sue, following from last year’s controversy of The Great British Bake Off switching channels and the hosts deciding to stay loyal to the BBC. Elsewhere other shows that could be up for prizes include Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey, and there is the big battle between the soaps. The National Television Awards is on ITV at 19.30. Ant and DecDermot O'LearyDownton AbbeyGame of ThronesITVMel and SueNational Television AwardsPreview Previous storyWorld War Weird Next storyPreview – No Offence Ian Wolf Ian Wolf is the editor of OTB, as well data specialist for Comedy.co.uk, an anime and manga critic for Anime UK News and MyM Magazine, and a former Mastermind contestant. Preview: Grand Designs: House of the Year The World’s Most Extreme: Bridges 4 May 2022 4 May 2022 Preview – Without Limits: Vietnam Preview – X-men: Apocalypse By Joseph Hargreaves BBC2 BBC Four Preview Feature documentary TV review Film review football ITV BBC1 BBC Two TV preview comedy BBC One Film of the Day channel 4 Review BBC tv guide tv tonight	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9415587782859802, "wiki_prob": 0.9415587782859802, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line543800"}
3 euro - Ornithomimus velox – the fastest dinosaur Series: Austria - Supersaurs Our fascinating journey to the world of extreme dinosaurs draws to a close in the shape of Ornithomimus velox, the twelfth and final coin in the Supersaurs series. Ornithomimus velox is definitely a case of last but not least, however, given that it was the fastest dinosaur to have ever roamed the earth. Standing upright on long hind legs that ended in three powerful claws, and with a long, flexible neck and large eyes set in a small head, Ornithomimus velox bore some resemblance to the ostrich, albeit with a long tail and arms instead of wings. The dinosaur even had a toothless jaw that tapered into a beak. Weighing around 150 kilograms and measuring 4 metres from its beak to the tip of its long tail, Ornithomimus had lower legs that were significantly longer than its thighs, and elongated metatarsal bones, both typical characteristics of a fast runner. Computer models have calculated that Ornithomimus had a top speed of 60 to 80 kilometres per hour, but its powerful hind claws suggest that it was capable of defending itself and did not just use its speed to evade attack. Although the remains found to date cannot exactly substantiate Ornithomimus’ diet, the presence of small gastroliths – stones that birds and other animals swallow to grind food – in the epigastric region of some skeletons imply that it was a herbivore. Having said that, Ornithomimus could also have preyed on small reptiles and insects, another similarity with the ostrich, which despite having a predominantly plant-based diet and employing gastroliths, also eats caterpillars and grasshoppers. Ornithomimus velox features all 12 of the extreme prehistoric animals in the Supersaurs series in silhouette on its obverse, while a colour-printed Ornithomimus is shown moving through a grassy landscape on the coin’s glow-in-the-dark reverse. The 3 euro Supersaurs coins are legal tender in Austria. Coin parameters Mintage year: 65,000 pcs UNC Share the coin	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.800453245639801, "wiki_prob": 0.800453245639801, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line298796"}
Home » Crime Mar 2022 , Foreign Mar 2022 » African woman held at Mumbai airport with heroin worth Rs 56 crore African woman held at Mumbai airport with heroin worth Rs 56 crore Mumbai: An African national was arrested on Monday at Mumbai airport after the customs department seized from her 8 kg of heroin worth Rs 56 crore in the international market, an official said. The woman was found carrying some white powder, which when examined turned out to be heroin. A case has been registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and further investigation is underway. 01/03/22 Times of India Categories: Crime Mar 2022, Foreign Mar 2022	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8714916110038757, "wiki_prob": 0.8714916110038757, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1439260"}
HomeNewsMourinho Accuses The FA Of Singling Him Out For Punishment - "I... Mourinho Accuses The FA Of Singling Him Out For Punishment – “I Would Like The Same Rules For Everyone” By Team FootTheBall Updated on: December 3, 2016 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has hit back at the FA and accused them of singling him out following his latest touchline ban. Mourinho was again sent off for kicking a water bottle out of anger during United’s frustrating 1-1 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford on last Sunday. Later the Portuguese manager was handed a one-match touchline ban for the bottle kicking incident and he had to miss the EFL cup quarter-final clash with West Ham at Old Trafford. The month of November has been a nightmare for Mourinho, who was earlier fined £50,000 for his controversial comments regarding referee Anthony Taylor. And later he was handed a one-match touchline ban after he was sent to the stands in the Premier League clash against Burnley. Mourinho said: “The only thing I would like would be the same rules for everyone.” “Let’s go back to the last one. I kicked a bottle of water. I cannot do it. If I do it, then it’s a sending off. After that, there is a punishment.” “I accept that it’s a sending-off and, in fact, if you see the images when the referee comes over, I don’t say a word or make a complaint.” “I accepted the suspension of one match and it’s as simple as that. But it has to be the same for every manager. It has to be the same.” Earlier in 2009, Mourinho’s fierce rival Arsene Wenger received an official apology from the former referees’ head Keith Hackett after he want sent off for kicking a water bottle at Old Trafford. However, the story was completely different when Mourinho repeated the same action. The Portuguese manager was hit with a £16,000 along with a one-match touchline ban and now he feels that the FA should maintain the same rules for everyone. Mourinho served the touchline ban during Man Utd’s 4-1 win over West Ham in the quarter-final clash of the EFL Cup and will be back for their Premier League clash away at Everton on Sunday. Team FootTheBall brings you all the latest updates from the world of Football and is managed by our team of journalists Walk the talk, Arnold News Ratul Ghosh - Super Steve Cooper Manager in Focus Vidur Arora - What is ‘Project Red Card’ ? Explainer Vidur Arora - A Red storm is coming Manchester derby returns High stakes clash Last chance for Chelsea Ed Woodward	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.976055920124054, "wiki_prob": 0.976055920124054, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1762188"}
Superior Four Poster Live the Romance of the Wild Atlantic Way Ballinalacken Castle Hotel has been in the O’Callaghan family for three generations and is currently run and owned by hosts Declan and Cecilia O’Callaghan. The original house was owned by the famous O’Brien clan – a royal and noble dynasty who were descendants of the High King of Ireland, Brian Ború. The house , castle and 100 acres of land was bought by Declan’s grandfather Daniel O’Callaghan, in 1938 and he and his wife Maisie opened it as a fine hotel. It was later passed to Daniel’s son Dennis and his wife Mary and then to his son, Declan. Declan and Cecilia have three children who also assist in the family business. A History of Fine The hotel has its roots as a grand haven of relaxation and luxury for the gentry of the 1930s. In those days, there would be an exodus from town and visitors would arrive by boat, train and jaunting car to take the sea air on their annual holiday. As well as the Irish, many visitors came from England and American – one of the most prominent being actress Maureen O’Hara and her husband Captain Charles Blair who flew the first flying boat into Foynes Harbour on the Shannon. Seated in the hotel’s beautiful dining room, looking out onto the Cliffs and beyond, it’s easy to imagine visitors from this grand era, dressed in their finery and feasting on traditional home-cooked treats: Full board included a hearty Irish breakfast in the morning, followed by the main meal of the day and high tea in the evening which was dictated by the weather. If there was squally rain blowing in from the Atlantic the frying pan would go on for a mixed grill, with plenty tea, bread and butter or if the weather was fine and warm, it was fresh salad, ham, tomatoes, boiled eggs, lettuce and scallions. Just what you might need after a day spent on the beach, out boating, hiking over the Burren or exploring the nearby historical sites... www.Irelandshiddengems.com Yours Personally From the time you take your first drive up the sweeping entrance of Ballinalacken Castle, and receive a warm greeting from your host at reception, you’ll know you’re in for a stay with a difference. Far from the impersonal style of many modern hotels, Ballinalacken carries all the hallmarks of personal service, attention to detail and uncompromising quality. We’re here to help you in any way we can. From putting together a sight-seeing itinerary to lighting a welcoming fire for your afternoon drink, you’ll find it’s the little personal extras that make a difference. From the fittings and finishes in our rooms, to the finest ingredients we use in our kitchen, Ballinalacken offers a premium experience, every time. A real experience Whether it’s enjoying a cosy evening in the bar with one of the O’Callaghan family members as your host, our personal help with a special request, or the blissful welcoming aroma of home-baked soda bread, you’ll enjoy the very best of authentic and warm Irish hospitality. The Castle on the Hill Standing tall on a limestone outcrop, our very own Castle, Ballinalacken Castle, is a two-stage tower house which was built in the 15th or early 16th century. It is thought the name comes from the Irish Baile na leachan (which means “town of the flagstones/tombstones/stones”). 10th Century: The original fortress is built by famous Irish clan, the O’Connors – rulers of West Corcomroe. 14th Century: The fortress itself is found and Lochlan MacCon O’Connor is in charge of its rebuilding. 1564: Control of West Corcomroe passes to Donal O’Brien of the O’Brien family. 1582: The lands are formally granted by deed to Turlough O’Brien of Ennistymon. After the Cromwellians triumphed in the area, five of Turlough’s castles are razed to the ground – but Ballinalacken is saved as it was not on the list of “overthrowing and demolishing castles in Connaught and Clare.” 1662: Daniel dies and grandson Donough is listed as rightful holder of the Castle. Weather permitting, we are happy to show you around the castle ruins. On my travels, I have been a guest in many castles. Yet the monument which I find divine is the oasis where the heart and the silence intertwine. Silent Lotus Ready to See for Yourself? We have Superior Double, Twin or Triple rooms, Luxury Suites and Superior Four-Poster rooms. Book a Double, Twin or Triple today and use the on-line booking system To make a booking enquiry about a Suite or Four-Poster room, please use the Contact Form Never miss a wink! Be the first to find out about our special rates and exclusive events via our weekly email. We promise we are worth hearing about. by ticking you agree the privacy policy! Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland. Email: [email protected] Please note that if you are contacting us by email and do not receive a response within 24 hours, please call, text or use WhatsApp (+353 86 361 3719). We respond to all emails received but sometimes emails do not get through. ©2021. PRIVACY. Website Design & Website Development by acton\|web This website uses cookies. OKReject Read More	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6773543357849121, "wiki_prob": 0.3226456642150879, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1739234"}
Buscar/reemplazar global Registros únicos, 8036 resultados 8036 Inglés, 8036 resultados 8036 Unidad documental compuesta, 1971 resultados 1971 Serie, 207 resultados 207 Subserie, 12 resultados 12 Mostrando 8036 resultados Nivel de descripción Colección Fondo Object Parte Serie Subfondo Subserie Unidad documental compuesta Unidad documental simple 3502 resultados con objetos digitales Muestra los resultados con objetos digitales GI Stereoscopic Photographs 1) 103 stereoscopic photographs published by Underwood & Underwood, consisting of views of Egypt (49), China (50), Europe (3), and India (1). 2) Sawyer's View-Master Model B, black bakelite (c. 1944-1947), and twelve View-Master reels with seven pictures of Egypt each (© 1950): 3301 'Cairo, Egypt'; 3302 'The Famous Mosques of Cairo, Egypt'; 3303 'The Great Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, Egypt'; 3304 'The Tombs of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt'; 3305 'Treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amen, Cairo, Egypt'; 3306 'The River Nile, Assuan to Cairo, Egypt'; 3307 'The Valley of the Nile, Egypt'; 3308 'People of the Nile Valley, Egypt'; 3309 'Sakkara and Memphis, Egypt'; 3310 'Luxor & El Karnak, Egypt'; 3311 'Ancient Thebes, Egypt'; and 3312 'Assuan on the Nile, Egypt'. 3) 50 stereoscopic glass positives accompanied by a handwritten numbered index of images and a Gaumont stereoscopic viewer. The positives were created in Egypt sometime between 1900 and 1914. Views include Alexandria, Cairo (street scenes and inside the Egyptian Museum), the pyramids at Giza, the Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Aswan. Underwood & Underwood Harden D. B. MSS Transcripts of diaries kept during his stay as a Commonwealth Fund Fellow at the University of Michigan 1926-8, and albums of photographs taken during trips to Italy, Tunisia and Egypt 1923-9. Harden, Donald Benjamin Kenett MSS Approximately 50 black and white photographs and two colour negatives of objects in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Kenett, Frederick Leslie GI Maps Maps from various sources. V&A MSS Negatives and prints of paintings of Egypt in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Searight collection) by several artists, including Francis Arundale, Frederick Cathewood, Vivant Denon, L. M. A. Linant de Bellefonds, Prisse d'Avennes, etc. Victoria and Albert Museum, London 500-02-03 - 1100-04-04 J. Lane MSS 6 Parte deJenny Lane Collection Three framed portraits, two of which are on porcelain: Jane Collins, née Jane Lane (no date, probably c. 1876-1885) George Collins (as c. 1870, although also c. 1876-1885 as 1 and 2 are a set) [first husband] George Lane (1887) [father] Related documentation (by Brenda Moon): Letter from Brenda Moon to Mr James Martin and Mrs Patricia Martin (27 May 1998) Letter from Brenda Moon to Mr James Martin and Mrs Patricia Martin (9 December 2006) "Amelia Edwards and Egypt. Paper read to the second Conference on Travellers in Egypt and the Near East, Oxford, 11 July 1997", by Brenda Moon (printed copy) "Amelia Edwards, Jenny Lane and Egypt", by Brenda Moon (printed copy) De Keersmaecker Volume II Parte deThe Graffiti Archive Roger O. De Keersmaecker De Keersmaecker Volume III De Keersmaecker Volume X De Keersmaecker Volume XI De Keersmaecker Additional Volume I De Keersmaecker Additional Volume III [II] De Keersmaecker MSS A corpus of traveller’s graffiti from sites and monuments in Egypt, comprising transcriptions and photographs of graffiti that have been collated and published by Roger De Keersmaecker between 1965 and 2019. De Keersmaecker, Roger O. M. Burton MSS Diary kept from 4 May 1922 to 20 October 1926 by the wife of the British archaeologist and photographer Harry Burton (1879-1940). The diary contains detailed daily entries recording social engagements and memorable events, including the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter’s team, of which her husband was a member. The diary details her life and travels with her husband at home in Florence, their stays in Egypt (especially Luxor, but also Cairo), the trip they made across the US and to Hollywood in 1924, and various holidays in Europe (London, Salzburg, St. Moritz, etc.), as well as trips to friends in Italy. Lined account book, 400 pages, 8vo (179 x 110 x 28 mm). Burton, Minnie Catherine J. Burton MSS 9 mounted photographs made from drawings of el-Kâb, Philae, and Amada. Microfilm roll with copies of the Burton MSS once in the British Museum and now in the British Library. Burton, James Engelbach MSS Early 1940s Site indexes to the Journal d'Entrée and Temporary registers of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Engelbach, Reginald Mace MSS (1) Excavation journals for 1899-1901 (working with W. M. F. Petrie) and 1901-1903 (working with G. A. Reisner). (2) Personal correspondence exchanged between Mace and his wife Winifred during the Winter season 1922-1923, Winifred Mace and her mother during the Winter season 1923-1924, and other correspondence related to the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. (3) Two typewritten articles by Mace on work in Tutankhamun's tomb: "DESPATCH No. 5" (3 pages), and "THE CLOSING OF THE TOMB" (incomplete, first page only + newspaper cutting of The Times article); both submitted to The Times and subsequently published on 31/01/1923 and 28/03/1923. (4) 39 photographs, most are original Burton images, some of which have been annotated by Howard Carter; they may have been used during the preparation of H. Carter and A. C. Mace, The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen i (1923). (5) Newspaper cuttings, most from The Times, published between 1922 and 1925. (y) Mace's account of the opening of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun - typewritten version (TAA iv.1). Diary for 1922-3 (TAA iv.2). (z) Mace's account of the opening of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun - original handwritten version (TAA iv.3). Mace, Arthur Cruttenden Mace MSS 1.1 Parte deArthur Cruttenden Mace Collection Partial journal for the 1898-1899 season (working with W. M. F. Petrie). 8 February to 1 April 1899. Handwritten. Sites: Abadiya, Hu (Diospolis Parva). Peet MSS 1 Parte deThomas Eric Peet Collection Peet MSS 1.3 Hieratic Papyri – Sallier IV, Lansing (Book K). Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. Peet MSS 1.10 Copies of published texts – Demotic (Demotische Chronik). Turin Papyri 2. 1906(?)-1909 17 letters. Lawrence W. Grensted is the addressee. Peet MSS 4.1.1 29/07/1906 or 1907(?) Letter from T. E. Peet to Lawrence W. Grensted. Bologna, 29/07/1906 or 1907(?) (no envelope). Impressions of Bologna. Peet MSS 4.1.12 Letter from T. E. Peet to Lawrence W. Grensted. No location stated, 08/04/[1910] (envelope: Syracuse, 11/04/1910). Work in Egypt; reference to Naville.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6021880507469177, "wiki_prob": 0.3978119492530823, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line449385"}
BookBrowse Reviews All Tomorrow's Parties by Rob Spillman by Rob Spillman Apr 2016, 400 pages Feb 2017, 352 pages 20th Century (multiple decades) Immigrants & Expats Lisa Butts Buy This Book BookBrowse: A literary star revisits his restless youth and the creative impulse in this compelling memoir. In this absorbing memoir, co-founder of Tin House magazine, Rob Spillman, recalls his artistic coming of age bookended by periods in Berlin, first as a child reeling from the separation of his parents, and then in his early twenties on the eve of German Reunification. He begins with immediacy in the chaos of East Berlin in 1989 where he and his wife Elissa Schappell, also a Tin House co-founder, attend a rave in an abandoned subway station beneath the crumbling Wall. From there the book is off like a shot as Spillman describes his unconventional youth with two classical musician parents and very little stability, "playing quietly under pianos." Moving wherever the work took them, his separated parents pass Spillman back and forth seasonally, from Berlin to Rochester and Aspen with his father, to Lynchburg, Virginia and Baltimore with his mother. Spillman's adolescence is marked by the discovery of New Wave and punk music and drinking and driving, and also the realization of his father's homosexuality and thus a new understanding of his parents' split. He stirringly recalls his first punk show as a transcendent experience bordering on religious, "a stout Catholic meal of individual and collective rage." Perceiving himself a misfit at his Catholic high school, Spillman admits to his own adolescent essentialism – viewing others as stock characters or "types" without depth – that prohibited him from casting a wider social net. Once he learns to knit together disparate groups of people, he stumbles upon a breakthrough: "that my creativity might lie in assemblage." This capacity to gather art would make Spillman a star editor and Tin House a major literary establishment. As a further display of this talent for "assemblage," Spillman introduces each chapter with quotes by famous musicians and thinkers and a suggested soundtrack, acknowledging his influences and providing readers with an eclectic mix tape. Interspersed with the account of his youth are chapters taking place in East Berlin where revolution is in full swing. Spillman and Schappell, both young, idealistic writers, frequent abandoned buildings repurposed as bars and meeting places for political fringe groups and pick through the discarded vintage furniture littering the streets. While military police and roving bands of skinheads are mentioned, Spillman does not romanticize or sensationalize the situation, painting an accurate and vivid portrait of a society in confused transition. This is played out to tragicomic effect when the couple, seeing no alternative, seek to have their clothes cleaned at an industrial laundry facility. Spillman's attempt to explain the concept of "'fluff and fold'" to the proprietors is met with utter bafflement. The final chapters go back in time to Spillman's arrival in New York after dropping out of college and his courtship of Elissa, a deftly executed bit of plotting and a further window into the dynamics of the relationship. Both are bohemians at heart with an impetuous streak, which explains their willingness to take a jaunt into the pandemonium of Berlin a few years later. Spillman captures the rawness of youthful artistic ambition eloquently and self-consciously, the "amplified emotions you only feel in your twenties, when you are wildly changeable." His seeking of authenticity and creative fulfillment, from latching on to early influences like Hunter Thompson to his disappointment in the debauched literary culture of 1980s New York, make for a melancholy but ultimately redemptive journey. He relates without embarrassment charmingly naive statements like "[East Berlin] is ground zero in the battle between commodification and artistic utopia." Elissa is the perfect foil to Spillman's idealistic enthusiasm, appreciative but practical, and his awestruck feelings for her are patently adorable. He is charmingly naive, attempting to boost her flagging morale with assertions like, "[East Berlin] is ground zero in the battle between commodification and artistic utopia." She is the sensible skeptic, wryly noting the East Berliners' open clamoring for Western influence, "They're excited about bananas. They're throwing out Bauhaus furniture." Spillman's story is about breaking away from a youth of "chasing past versions of bohemia and artistic revolutions" to become a sharp editor, champion of great literature, and with this book, a talented author in his own right. It is also a dual love story, between a man and his wife and a man and his chosen homeland. As these two loves become incompatible, Spillman, the lifelong nomad, finds peace in redefining "home" as a feeling rather than a fixed location. Reviewed by Lisa Butts This review was originally published in The BookBrowse Review in April 2016, and has been updated for the February 2017 edition. Click here to go to this issue. This review is available to non-members for a limited time. For full access become a member today. "Beyond the Book" articles Free books to read and review (US only) Find books by time period, setting & theme Read-alike suggestions by book and author Just $45 for 12 months or $15 for 3 months. More about membership! 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ce67ce8ab39a533ef40b04b1b6214701 Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Call It Quits Get ready for another sad love song. The two-month relationship between crooning sensation Taylor Swift, 21, and silver screen stud, Jake Gyllenhaal, 30, has played itself out. After hitting it off backstage at a taping of Saturday Night Live in October, the two spent a fun-filled Thanksgiving holiday together at Gyllenhaal's sister, Maggie's, home in Brooklyn. Since then, they were publicly spotted together for the last time in Los Angeles on December 9. The two spent their December birthdays apart, however, and rang in the New Year in separate cities. "Jake reached out to her and started all of this, but now he's not acting as interested," an insider for Swift told Us Weekly. "He said he wasn't feeling it anymore and was uncomfortable with all the attention they got. He also said he could feel the age difference. Taylor is really upset. We told her not to move so fast with this but she didn't listen." A source for Gyllenhaal explained further, "Jake cares about her, but [the publicity] was a lot for him. He wants to keep his private life private, and that's hard to do dating Taylor." —KIMBERLY STEELE Jake Gyllenhaal Taylor Swift How To Get Taylor Swift Concert Tickets Lawsuit Alleging Copyright Infringement By Taylor Swift For “Shake It Off” Dropped How To Get Taylor Swift Tickets After Presale Disaster	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9961819052696228, "wiki_prob": 0.9961819052696228, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line378272"}
Revolutionary Augmented Reality Concert Experience Unveiled by tagSpace for Upcoming TV Series 'Melody' 'Melody' Takes the Stage in the Mixed-Reality Metaverse tagSpace Pty Ltd MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Australian tech company tagSpace will support Warner Music Group and Trinity Entertainment in the upcoming release of the Spanish-language, young adult musical series "Melody," premiering Feb. 22, 2023, on Amazon Prime. Melody is a cross-collaboration between Warner Music Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Music Latina, and Trinity Entertainment. Presenting at the show's launch event at Content Americas in Miami, tagSpace CEO and founder Paul Martin will demonstrate how Augmented Reality (AR) is changing the way in which we consume digital content and promote entertainment properties through immersive experiences that play out in real-world environments. Within the tagSpace mobile app, fans will experience a front-row seat at a Melody concert, with 3D digital-scanned avatars of the show's stars Melody and Layla performing their duet "Without You." Free to download and available worldwide, the Melody Augmented Reality zone will be part of a social media campaign that encourages fans to interact, film and share their Melody concert experience with their friends. Prizes for the best entries will be awarded by the show's sponsors, Gibson and Epiphone. Paul Martin, tagSpace's founder and CEO, said, "As leaders in location-based AR, we have enabled dozens of use-cases around the world; we have helped people find each other, their cars, food & beverage and merchandise at music festivals and sports events; we have given people self-guided tourism experiences; and powered city-wide scavenger hunts. This Melody Augmented Reality show is a new experience in our real-world metaverse, which will be live and available simultaneously at spaces all across the planet. We are excited to see the locations that users choose to capture their unique Melody Augmented Reality experiences. That's one of the unique advantages of AR vs VR — that the same content can look and feel completely different depending on where it is experienced in the real world." "As with everything, we have to stay in touch with the world, and my kids remind me of this every day. The way we understand and digest content — it's so dramatically different now. With tagSpace, we're creating dynamic and innovative augmented reality experiences that allow us to speak to this new generation, and help us reach new, younger audiences in truly fascinating ways," remarks Jose Luis Pagan, Melody show creator and producer. The tagSpace App is available to download on both Apple Store and Google Play via this link: https://publish.tagstorm.com/Melody. About tagSpace tagSpace Pty Ltd. (tagspace.com) is a technology start-up composed of video-game industry veterans and founded by CEO Paul Martin, who was responsible for delivering video game engine technologies to companies such as Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony and Capcom. tagSpace provides a mixed-reality, location-based platform for creating interactive, social experiences running on mobile and wearable hardware, bringing the digital metaverse to the real world. About Melody Warner Music Entertainment, Warner Chappell Music, Warner Music Latina, and Trinity Entertainment present Melody, a 13-episode Spanish-language, young adult musical series, premiering Feb. 22, 2023, on Amazon Prime. Melody, sponsored by Gibson Guitar Brands and shot in both Miami and Buenos Aires, is a coming-of-age, young adult dramedy inspired by the real-life stories of Yas Gagliardi and Sarah Lenore as emerging, successful recording artists. Photos and Videos available to download at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LotgN8trNNjX921MJhAShSiInuMALvHY?usp=sharing. @tagspace_co — Instagram @tagSpaceCo — Twitter @tagspace — TikTok @tagspace3809 — YouTube Pip Moore [email protected] Image 1: Melody Augmented Reality Concert Experience Melody and Layla Avatars on Augmented Reality Stage This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com. Melody Augmented Reality Concert Experience	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.983842134475708, "wiki_prob": 0.983842134475708, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1031198"}
The GX-5 is the artist’s “grand for all seasons”. With resplendent tone and superb power, it adapts to an exceptional range of musical requirements and performance venues. The new standard of grand piano design is beyond imagination. Combining state-of-the-art technology with traditional craftsmanship. Applying knowledge and experience handed down from generation to generation. Defining the ‘made in Japan’ philosophy of piano building. Lightness of touch usually experienced by only the very finest concert pianists. Rich, vivid, expressive tone that inspires one’s creative passion. A new era of grand piano performance has arrived. Joyous touch to awaken one’s imagination The new GX Series grand pianos aim to reproduce the delicate control of a full concert grand piano, delivering a level of refinement that few pianists have the opportunity to experience. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the length of the keyboard has been extended significantly, increasing the fulcrum distance for each key. This extended key pivot length results in a more consistent touch weight when playing towards the back of the keyboard, affording the pianist greater expressive control, and allowing one’s imagination to soar freely. In addition, the GX Series’ advanced Millennium III keyboard action incorporates the latest materials; combining ABS resin with carbon fibre to further improve one’s playing experience. This ABS-Carbon compound is both highly rigid and extremely lightweight – characteristics that have seen the same material successfully employed throughout the aeronautics industry as a superior alternative to wood. By utilising action parts fashioned from ABS-Carbon, the GX Series’ keyboard action is more durable and less prone to performance degradation over time, while also delivering improved responsiveness and control. This evolution in keyboard touch can be experienced by the pianist with every key stroke, from the first to the very last note played. Purity of tone that fills the room In order to produce Kawai’s special tone, a broad range of woods are meticulously analysed for quality and character, before being selected as the finest materials for each specific purpose. The soundboard has arguably the most significant influence over a piano’s individual tonal elements. Therefore, woods that conform to the most rigorous gravity and propagation velocity standards are carefully selected by experienced craftsmen in order to achieve rich, deep bass tones, and bright, colourful, sustaining treble tones. In addition to the soundboard, bridges, and ribs, optimum materials for the inner-rim are also carefully considered, combining the unique properties of different hardwoods to create a layered hybrid construction. This produces a broad range of sound, allowing even greater expressive power. In order to produce a richer, more immersive sound, the overall rigidity of the GX instruments’ body has also been improved. The thickness of the upper beam that attaches to the outer-rim is increased, allowing the pin blocks to support a tensile strength load of approximately 20 tons. As the tone of each note is improved, the sense of three-dimensional sound is also enhanced. Moreover, increasing the rigidity of the piano’s carbon steel tuning pins further strengthens the instruments’ tuning stability, to meet the rigorous demands of the finest pianists. Quiet yet strong, loud yet delicate – unparalleled tonal expression In order to realise the pianist’s infinite range of expression, the GX Series utilises premium grand piano hammers. These hammers are constructed from wood that possesses excellent acoustic properties, with hammer felt prepared from the finest quality long-haired New Zealand and Australian wool. These felted hammers have a soft, delicate exterior, yet are tight and rigid on the inside. When playing pianissimo passages, the strings are struck by the delicate exterior felt of the hammer to produce a soft and gentle tone, while fortissimo passages utilise the tighter, harder interior felt, thus producing a louder, more powerful sound. Moreover, all hammers are under-felted in order to further improve their resilience. These steps allow experienced piano technicians to perform the most subtle of voicing adjustments in order to maximise the instrument’s exquisite sonic potential. Delivering a broad range of tonal colour from pianissimo to fortissimo, and a rich variety of musical expression. The instrument’s duplex scale system further enhances the harmonics of middle and upper-range tones, adding depth and breadth to the overall sound. And to ensure the ultimate touch at the keyboard surface – that magical point where the pianist and the piano become one – all GX instruments adopt premium Neotex coating for white and black keys. This unique material possesses moisture absorbent characteristics to enhance touch control and prevent mistakes, and inspires a sense of reassuring satisfaction within the pianist. A lifetime of happiness, wrapped within a grand piano. Preserving the treasured design of a grand piano, while pursuing new details of elegance – this is the design concept of the GX Series. The instrument’s exterior design, with its gentle curves and broad music rest, establishing the traditional characteristics and captivating form of a grand piano. Expanding the instrument’s upper-beam thickness not only reinforces the piano’s overall structural rigidity, but also serves to further distinguish this exterior design, with Kawai’s highly prized painting and finishing process affording the piano body its distinctive, luxurious ebony polish appearance. However, the beauty of the GX Series truly shines upon opening the instrument’s top-board. The mesmerising brilliance of the glowing golden frame, the delicate woodwork and abundant expression of quality displayed along the inner rim, the luxurious elegance of rich black felt, and the reassuring display of hand-made craftsmanship – verified by the Kawai frame mark. These are the characteristics that embody the spirit of ‘THE GRAND’. Finally, the GX Series instruments feature useful mechanisms such as multi-angle piano lid props, and Kawai’s original ‘Soft Fall’ system, which closes the fallboard gently and slowly, protecting the player’s hands from jarring lid accidents. 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New-car prices remain historically high. Here's how to score a year-end deal this December Amanda Pérez Pintado After more than a year of record-high prices, shoppers looking for new cars might feel as if they need a Christmas miracle to find a good year-end deal. High prices have been driven by high demand amid low inventory and car-chip shortages. The average transaction price for a new vehicle reached a record high of $47,681 in November, according to car pricing site Edmunds. But all is not lost for deal hunters. Last month, the average transaction price for cars fell below the average sticker price for the first time since July 2021 and the volume of new-car inventory grew. The sticker price, MSRP, is the price at which carmakers recommend dealers sell cars. When the average transaction – or sales – price falls below it, it signals that some buyers are negotiating a lower price for their vehicles. Diligent buyers can find year-end deals, but they have to go look for them, said Brian Moody, executive editor at Kelley Blue Book, a car valuation and research site. What cars are being discontinued in 2023?:Honda, Toyota and Chevrolet are all axing models Ford:Focus, Fiesta cars sit in shop for months, owners ‘ghosted’ by automaker 'Be prepared to be flexible' New-car shoppers eyeing a popular car model might find it hard to get a discount precisely because of the demand for it. It will probably be harder for buyers to get bargains at a Honda or Kia dealership, for instance, because other shoppers would likely pay above the sticker price, Moody said. Honda and Kia sold their cars for for 6% to 8% over MSRP, on average, in November, according to Kelley Blue Book. “The simple thing is, do not buy the thing everyone else is looking to buy,” Moody said. The paid prices for compact and midsize cars have increased this year, as demand for lower-priced vehicles has grown. But they're still a cheaper option than SUVs and trucks, according to Edmunds data. Buyers may not be able to find the model they want, but could score a good deal if they’re flexible, said Patrick Olsen, executive editor at CARFAX, a site that provides data about cars. Shoppers, for instance, could consider vehicles that are being redesigned for the next model year, such as the Kia Sportage, Olsen said. “I might look to buy a (2022) Sportage,” Olsen said. “It looks different, but it still has almost all the same features. Because it’s the end of the previous generation, it’s not as popular as the newest version.” Shoppers who decide to go this route, though, may not find the trim level or all the features they want. How reliable is your car?:Consumer Reports releases annual ranking Negotiate with the car dealer Every time a person goes to a dealership to buy a car, they should negotiate on price, Olsen said. CARFAX suggests going in on a Monday or Tuesday to look at inventory and talk to salespeople without feeling rushed or being interrupted by other customers. During the end of the year, dealers are trying to meet yearly and quarterly goals. Consumers should use that to their advantage, but give themselves enough time to negotiate. “Give yourself time to absorb what they're offering you and take a step back,” Olsen said. “Make sure that they're really selling you on it and that you're not just taking the first offer that they're giving.” When negotiating, Moody suggested buyers use the sticker price as their starting point and then figure out how much they have to go up from there. “Maybe you just only pay the sticker price, and that would be a good deal at this point,” Moody said. Do your research on auto incentives According to Cox Automotive, incentives offered by car manufacturers remain at historically low levels. But that doesn’t mean they’re not out there, Moody said. “It just means that not many of them exist,” Moody said. “The shopper is going to have to really do research.” Buyers can find cars with 0% APR such as the Hyundai Elantra. Qualified customers who finance a new 2023 Toyota Camry can get 3.49% APR for 48 months. “Before you start shopping,” Moody said, “know your credit score, know the kind of car that you want, know your price range, and know the incentives that are being offered in your area.” © 2023 www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com. All rights reserved.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8979383111000061, "wiki_prob": 0.8979383111000061, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line806325"}
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Enola Holmes: Mycroft's Dangerous Game Colorist Enrica Angiolini / Comic script by Mickey George / Illustrated by Giorgia Sposito / Other primary creator Nancy Springer Published by Legendary Comics YA Teenage super-sleuth Enola Holmes is back at it again! Catching up with our heroine after the events in the popular Netflix film, readers will be taken right back into Enola’s world of adventure, mystery and daring intrigue in ENOLA HOLMES: MYCROFT’S DANGEROUS GAME! Starring Millie Bobby Brown (Godzilla vs Kong, "Stranger Things") as the young and brilliant Enola, the graphic novel features an original story that bridges the adventures of the first film with the highly anticipated sequel, Enola Holmes 2. Fans and new readers alike can connect with Enola’s spunky story as she embarks on an adventure helping (and evading!) her famous brothers – Sherlock and Mycroft (portrayed on page and screen by fan-favorite actors Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin). Picking up where 2020’s exceptionally popular film left off, readers and fans will join Sherlock Holmes’ rebellious teen sister Enola in a thrilling adventure and uncover the new mystery that she is up against. After a mysterious group of anarchists abduct her brother Mycroft, Enola investigates his disappearance in hopes of rescuing him and recovering something precious he took from her. With the help of Lord Tewkesbury and a young boy on the streets named Shag, she uncovers the truth behind her brother's abduction and unravels a web of mystery that takes her deep into the London underground as she tries to foil the anarchists’ nefarious plot! Giorgia Sposito Giorgia Sposito is an Italian comic artist who has worked for several publishers. She started as an inker for IDW Publishing on Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time and Star Trek: Khan. Since then, she has worked as an artist for Zenescope Entertaiment (Charmed, the Wonderland series), Titan Comics (Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor series, The Many Lives of Doctor Who, and Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol 1: A New Beginning), and Dynamite Comics (Bettie Page & Apocatequil's Ring). In 2019, she worked for Legendary Comics on Carnival Row: Sparrowhawk. She is currently working again with Legendary Comics on Enola Holmes and on a creator-owned project for Vault Comics. Publisher: Legendary Comics YA (October 11, 2022) Teen Fiction > Comics & Graphic Novels > Media Tie-In “I’m really excited for the fans to be able to continue with Enola’s story. I love that the graphic novel begins right where the film left off, so fans can jump straight back into her world. The graphic novel looks amazing and it’s great to have another way for fans to enjoy Enola’s adventures.” – Millie Bobby Brown, actress ENOLA HOLMES, STRANGER THINGS "This entertaining mystery will delight readers, especially Enola Holmes fans." – Kirkus Reviews, Kirkus "Fans of the film and newbies alike will be delighted with this exciting, characterful and witty adventure. Enola rocks as a comics character, and Victorian London feels perfect." – Paul Cornell, screenwriter for ELEMENTARY and DOCTOR WHO Book Cover Image (jpg): Enola Holmes: Mycroft's Dangerous Game More books from this illustrator: Giorgia Sposito	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9072534441947937, "wiki_prob": 0.9072534441947937, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line319803"}
Rail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’ by railsistem - Mayıs 26, 2021 0 Photo: GOV.UK Reforms to Britain’s railways will make train services cheaper and more punctual, MPs have heard. Flexible tickets, which will offer savings on certain routes for people who travel to work two or three times a week, will be at least “20% cheaper” than current monthly tickets, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told a House of Commons committee. Mr Shapps told the Transport Committee that public body Great British Railways (GBR) will “make the railway operate through a single vision” from 2023 and will be “something completely new” from Network Rail, which it is absorbing. MPs also heard that the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – which involves GBR taking responsibility for managing infrastructure, issuing contracts to train operators, setting fares and selling tickets – is broadly welcomed by industry leaders including operators and Network Rail bosses. Mr Shapps told the committee that Britain’s railways have been riddled with “enormous inefficiencies” and, in cases such as the chaotic introduction of new timetables in May 2018, have been a “total disaster”. But he promised the reforms will “make this thing work for the passenger and the taxpayer”. He told MPs: “Network Rail essentially is an engineering outfit – they don’t run the ticketing, they don’t run the trains – Great British Railways will be an entirely different type of organisation, it will be that single guiding mind designed to put in place the passenger service contracts and make the railway operate through a single vision… “It is not Network Rail, it is something completely new.” When asked who will be accountable for the new system, he said GBR would be “the Fat Controller, the single guiding mind” with the chief executive “accountable for it and answerable to ministers”. Mr Shapps said ministers have looked closely at mirroring other more modern transport systems including Transport for London (TfL)’s underground transport system, which uses contactless payments. Network Rail’s chairman Sir Peter Hendy, who ran TfL for more than seven years, said Britain’s railway system is still “Victorian” compared with London but the proposed reforms should lead to a “much-improved” and “modern” system. He said: “You can travel round in London with a bank card or mobile phone without any trouble. “The railway is years behind that – asking people to exchange their money for cardboard tickets is Victorian.” He added: “If the reforms are successful they ought to see a better operating railway which runs a better train service, they ought to see a much improved modern retail offer and they ought to see people running the railways who understand what customers want and are seeking to deliver it.” Andy Bagnall, director of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents rail operators and will be abolished as part of the reforms, described the plans as “a welcome change moment for the industry and a really potentially big change for passengers”. He added: “If we get these reforms right, we will see… a reliable, punctual service, good value for money and one where they (passengers) can travel in as much comfort as possible.” Although GBR is not expected to be fully established until 2023, many reforms will be brought in ahead of this. The plan is based on the recommendations of a review of the industry carried out by former British Airways chief executive Keith Williams following the chaotic introduction of new timetables in 2018. It was initially due to be published in autumn 2019 but was delayed by the general election and the coronavirus pandemic. Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. source= https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/21230/rail-reforms-will-make-train-journeys-cheaper-and-more-punctual/ Etiketler ATO bi Britain British Rail CER Comment coronavirus db design EC Engineering era EYS fra GA gr Great British Railways ICE Infrastructure IT London MAN Network Rail NSW People RAI Rail Delivery Group reform RID RTA Sel Services Ski Spor TEM TfL ticketing Transport for London US Victoria East Midlands Railway Celebrates Iconic HST with Farewell Documentary Government announces £401m rail funding boost 141Bu gönderi:	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9827136397361755, "wiki_prob": 0.9827136397361755, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1478267"}
Research & Activities Networks and projects Flyverbom in prestigeous exchange with Zuboff and Power: 'Surveillance Capitalism: Reform and Reorganization for a Democratic Future' New research will tell us more about what losing data means CANCELLED Sharing, Subterfuge, and Silence: Sorting through Signals in Digital Social Spaces This talk has been cancelled due to CBS' virus precautions. We aim for a future event. We apologize or any inconvenience, thank you for your understanding. Best regards, the Digital Transformations Platform A talk by Jeffrey W. Treem, University of Texas at Austin. Sharing, Subterfuge, and Silence: Sorting through Signals in Digital Social Spaces A Talk by Jeffrey W. Treem, University of Texas at Austin As organizational work is increasingly intertwined with the use of robust digital communication technologies, the opportunities for actors to discover, confront, and utilize information is more expansive than in previous eras. Specifically, a set of technologies I label digital social spaces (e.g. social networking sites, online chat, social intranets, collaborative work platforms, knowledge management systems) affords users the ability to interact with each other and communicate in ways that are visible to other actors across space and time. By dramatically increasing the potential information resources available to workers, the reliance on digital social spaces creates greater burdens on organizations and organizational members in evaluating both the credibility and significance of information, and assessing the intentions of those responsible for providing, concealing, or obscuring information. For example, if a work group is using a collaborative tool (i.e., Slack, Chatter, Teams, Workplace) to communicate about a project, and a team member is silent, does that communicate disinterest, agreement, or merely that they don’t know how to use the tool? If another team members dominates the online chat does that communicate expertise, leadership, or that they simply have more available time? The answers to these questions have significant implications for the ongoing work of the team and relationships among group members. I argue that a useful framework for conceptualizing the processes through which communication is made more or less visible in digital social spaces is to consider the signaling associated with communicative acts and spaces. Using a lens of signaling theory, this talk will examine the ways that activity in digital social spaces comes to operate as a signal, and the extent to which that process results from, or produces an asymmetry in, communication visibility. Foregrounding signaling in examining communication visibility in digital social spaces has three potential implications for ongoing scholarship: 1) It calls attention to ways the sociomaterial context of organizations can alter processes of visibility by making some signals more or less visible, meaningful, or valuable; 2) It recognizes that individuals may differ in the skill and intent with which they produce signals, and therefore may have differential success managing visibility, or observing and assessing others; and 3) It opens up questions regarding what types of signals lead to different forms of attributions (i.e., competence, trustworthiness, commitment) and how or why actors make particular assessments. Overall, integrating signaling theory treats communication visibility in organizations as a product of a dynamic system in which actors intentionally and unintentionally produce diverse, interdependent signals. Jeffrey W. Treem is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. This talk is organized by the CBS Business in Society Platform Digital Transformations. The page was last edited by: Business in Society platforms // 05/17/2022	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6943382024765015, "wiki_prob": 0.30566179752349854, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1234461"}
Fionnathan: Inspiring radical inclusion from the Amazon to Zanzibar Fionnathan2021-10-07T08:52:58+00:00October 7th, 2021\| The small community in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest had given us so much. In a dugout canoe, a young man named Ne brought us along the river, so swollen in the rainy season it covered a hundred square miles of jungle. We were paddling through the forest canopy, with ten meters of submerged branches and trunks below us, to places where we watched giant otters and pink dolphins and caught piranha on a cane pole. Fionn with a small community in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. Picture credit: Fionnathan We’d trekked on the land, clearing the path with machetes, a single tortoise crawling near our feet. We fell asleep to the constant loud drone of insects and woke to monkeys howling overhead and the songs of myriad birds. Fionn travelling in a dugout canoe in the Amazon Rainforest. Picture credit: Fionnathan Harmonious co-existence with nature We learned lessons about co-existence with nature. For example, near a raft at the river’s edge used daily to clean fish, there could be found a huge black caiman, ready to eat the scraps. While the women worked and chatted, their children, some just two or three years old, would leap in the water and scamper back onto the raft, over and over. The caiman keeping watch nearby. And whenever he took too much interest, slowly approaching, the women would simply call the children back, or scoop them out of the water, hardly pausing in their conversation. Such a harmonious attitude toward the risks of forest life shows a live-and-let-live approach that we all need to learn. Fionn in a dugout canoe travelling to a small community in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. Picture credit: Fionnathan We have visited over twenty countries since starting our project seven years ago, but possibly no other trip gave us such a bounty of experiences in a single week. We had not traveled the 30-hour journey upriver empty-handed, though. Under the grass roof of the community gathering hut, Fionn rosined his bow, and played traditional Irish music on his fiddle. The children were enchanted, the first time they had ever heard a violin played. Later, one of the village mothers told us that Fionn was the first guest with Down syndrome to venture so deep into the forest, though she has a nephew with Down syndrome who lives in the next village downriver. Fionn playing traditional Irish music for the local community in the Amazon Rainforest. Picture credit: Fionnathan We are Fionnathan, simply a son (Fionn) and father (Jonathan). We began our social enterprise when Fionn decided that the standard post-school supports for people like him could not possibly help him meet his ambitions in life. He became the first person with intellectual disability to direct his own government-funded support plan, and, along with his dad, set off to make his dreams come true. Fionn and Jonathan (aka Fionnathan) travelling through miles of Amazon jungle Picture credit: Fionnathan Through storytelling in classrooms, film making and producing social media content, we spread a message of radical inclusion. We are deeply concerned for the health of the ecosystem, and we combine our passion for these two facets of social justice because we believe that raising awareness of the urgency to protect natural biodiversity will be much more effective if the intersection with human neurodiversity is at the forefront. Our home is the West Coast of Ireland, though we are modern-day nomads, as well. When Fionn was a lad, he used to say he wanted to grow up to be ‘the next David Attenborough’. He joined many nature groups, and spent many hours researching, in the field and in the library. When he was just 17, we applied to the Irish Heritage Council, and Fionn became their youngest ever Heritage Expert. Jonathan had 25 years’ experience teaching in Steiner Waldorf Schools, so he was the ideal co-teacher. We have traveled to 100 schools, teaching 10,000 children about the wildlife of Ireland. Inspiring interest in nature through optimism We believe that optimism is the best approach to inspiring children about nature. Perhaps teenagers are motivated by stories of how many acres of rainforest we lose per day in far off parts of the world, and other problems adults have so far found impossible to solve. But younger children need to experience beauty and wonder through nature, and there is enough in their own back yards to keep them engaged for years. We believe that, with a strong foundation in small, local conservation projects, their interest will naturally grow to encompass a global perspective. Fionn working in the media room at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Picture credit: Fionnathan Fionn models what is possible when such carefully nurtured seeds bear fruit. We have traveled to 22 countries, from the Amazon to Zanzibar. We work with local communities everywhere we go, teaching (and learning) about how to be of service to humanity, and to the earth. Because we strongly believe that fulfilment in life is achieved through finding how your gifts can serve the community. (Of course, we’re still figuring out what exactly that is for us). Fionn interviewing at the IUCN conference. Picture credit: Fionnathan In our next blog, we look forward to sharing with you one of the limiting issues we see in conservation. That is the lack of inclusion around disability – what we call ‘disability invisibility’. And our ambition to build universal inclusion. And we will be seeking your help! Till then – watch this space! Fionnathan We are Fionnathan, simply a son (Fionn) and father (Jonathan). Through storytelling in classrooms, film making and producing social media content, we spread a message of radical inclusion. We are deeply concerned for the health of the ecosystem, and we combine our passion for these two facets of social justice because we believe that raising awareness of the urgency to protect natural biodiversity will be much more effective if the intersection with human neurodiversity is at the forefront. We collaborate with many organisations, through events such as Hay Literary Festival, Westport Arts Festival, Our Ocean Wealth Summit, Sea Fest. We even gave the keynote address to the world’s first Happiness Conference. And we have an interview series where Fionn asks people from all walks of life, “What do you love about your life?”. We have recorded and posted over 600 of these interactions, and they have been viewed over 2 million times.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5260724425315857, "wiki_prob": 0.5260724425315857, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1561572"}
Will a Graphics Card Work if You Have the Minimum Power Supply? By Steve Lander Does a Bigger Power Supply Mean a Faster Computer? What Are the Types of Intel Processors? How to Compute a Value in Excel With Square Root and Exponents Desktop PC Vs. Workstation Laptop Vs. Workstation Many business-oriented computers ship without powerful graphics systems. After all, you don't need a lot of horsepower to display an email client or a spreadsheet. However, if you need to do video editing, computer aided design, advanced engineering work, or architectural renderings, you'll need the extra power that a graphics card provides. You may run into a second limitation of business-oriented computers -- relatively low power supply capacities. Graphics Card Power A graphics card is similar to a computer in that it uses power to manipulate data. Unlike a computer that's a general purpose device, the chip on a graphics card is optimized to do one thing -- create images. Graphics cards typically consume a great deal of power, with many of them using more than the 75-watt supply available through their PCI Express x16 card slots. Typical Power Supplies Looking at a few top-rated business PCs, a common thread comes through -- basic desktop computers don't have powerful power supplies. For example, Dell ships the Optiplex 3010 with power supplies rated between 240 and 265 watts. The Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 ships with a 180-watt power supply. For comparison, a business-class workstation like the HP Z420 has a 600-watt power supply. Computer Power Loads The amount of power your computer needs can vary greatly based on the type of components it uses. For example, a computer with a motherboard, one stick of RAM, one fan, an optical drive, a hard drive and a processor should draw at least 183 watts. However, since most power supplies aren't anywhere near 100 percent efficient, it's a good idea to round the power draw up by 30 to 50 percent, yielding a real-world draw of between approximately 235 and 275 watts. With this in mind, many business desktops don't have enough power to drive even a small graphics card reliably. Upgrade PSU If you need to install a graphics card and don't have a workstation with a high-wattage power supply, you will probably need to replace the computer's power supply with a higher-wattage one. One simple way to do this is to take your computer's existing power supply, add the power draw of your new graphics card and buy a power supply that's 50 to 100 watts more powerful. Replacing the power supply is a relatively simple process, requiring you to disconnect your old power supply, unscrew it from the case, slide the new one in and reconnect its power wires. TechRadar: The Top 10 Desktop PCs for Business Intel: Desktop Boards: Extra Power Needed by Some PCI Express Graphics Cards Dell: Dell OptiPlex 3010 Lenovo: Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 Steve Lander has been a writer since 1996, with experience in the fields of financial services, real estate and technology. His work has appeared in trade publications such as the "Minnesota Real Estate Journal" and "Minnesota Multi-Housing Association Advocate." Lander holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Columbia University. Effect of Insufficient Power Supply in a PC How Many Watts for a Power Supply Is Enough? Radeon HD 5830 Power Requirements Laptop Vs. PC Power Consumption Difference Between Core Solo & Core Duo Intel Processor Criteria for Selecting a Laptop How to Decrease a Motherboard's Temperature Minimum System Requirements of an Intel Core i3 Processor How to Get Data From a Hard Drive on a Dead PC 1 Effect of Insufficient Power Supply in a PC 2 How Many Watts for a Power Supply Is Enough? 3 Radeon HD 5830 Power Requirements 4 Laptop Vs. PC Power Consumption	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6139066815376282, "wiki_prob": 0.3860933184623718, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1718719"}
Tags: Houston SPCA, abused animals, neglect, abuse, rescued animals PHOTOS: 26 emaciated animals found living in filthy south Houston home filled with feces, urine, roaches KPRC Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigations team and Harris County Constable Precinct 1 conducted an emergency rescue on Jan. 5 for 11 emaciated dogs, seven cats and eight puppies, all living in horrific conditions in various parts of a property near Alameda Genoa and Fuqua. HOUSTON – More than two dozen innocent animals are receiving the care they so desperately need after being rescued from a filthy, insect-ridden home in south Houston. Houston SPCA Animal Cruelty Investigations team and Harris County Constable Precinct 1 conducted an emergency rescue on Jan. 5 for 11 emaciated dogs, seven cats and eight puppies, all living in horrific conditions in various parts of a property near Alameda Genoa and Fuqua. (KPRC) Some of the neglected animals were tied to wire kennels located inside a filthy 5 x 5 storage shed filled with feces and urine, stacks of garbage and live roaches, rescuers said. Officials at the scene said, in addition to the animals suffering from no food or water, some were urine-soaked, tethered by chains or tied to dirty wire crates and suffering from varying medical issues. Six cats and one dog were found inside the small shed, six dogs were chained to various items on the property, while eight dogs were inside the garage and four dogs and one cat were found in the deplorable home. All of the animals were removed from the property and received individualized medical treatment from Houston SPCA veterinary and care staff. Harris County Constable Precinct 1 served the owner with an exigent warrant that allowed the Houston SPCA to immediately rescue the animals and bring them into their care. The owner could face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for animal cruelty. A Harris County judge in Precinct 1 awarded full custody of the animals to the Houston SPCA during a hearing several days after the rescue. The Houston SPCA’s 10-member animal cruelty investigations team works very closely with local law enforcement in and around the greater Houston area to end cruelty including HPD, Harris County Constable Precinct 1 and nine other surrounding Texas counties. Report animal cruelty by calling 713.869.7722 or online at www.houstonspca.org.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5955069661140442, "wiki_prob": 0.4044930338859558, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1782570"}
Crime Current Affairs Politics Fox News’ Sean Hannity Uses Same Lawyer As Trump The Stormy Daniels’ controversy seems to be the gift that just keeps on giving. It has become a veritable box of delights, or horrors, providing the world with an intimate peek into the sordid private, business and political affairs of Donald J Trump and his associates. In many ways the latest twist from the FBI investigation into the suspect activities of Michael Cohen, the US president’s private attorney, is both surprising and unsurprising. Despite the best efforts of legal counsel to prevent its publication, on Monday the district court in Manhattan ordered the release of new information revealing that the lawyer also offered legal services to Seán Hannity, the Fox News host and ardent supporter of the New York businessman-turned-demagogue. The announcement of the television presenter’s name in the court was apparently greeted with gasps of surprise and laughter by the gathered press and other observers. At the very least, it further undermines the claims of the right-wing television cable network that it is not the Pravda to Trump’s new Pennsylvania Avenue Kremlin. Meanwhile, closer to home, Independent News & Media (IN&M), currently embroiled in its own murky scandal, has successfully delayed the request by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) that court-appointed inspectors look into the affairs of the right-wing press group. Given the slow pace of the judiciary in Ireland, this tactic might well push the data-breach controversy at IN&M from the headlines for several months. By which time the interest of the general public in an already complicated and multi-layered case will likely have moved on. TagsDonald Trump • Fox News • Independent News & Media • Michael Cohen • Pornstar • Russia Probe • Sean Hannity • Stormy Daniels 4 comments on “Fox News’ Sean Hannity Uses Same Lawyer As Trump” Yeah, what’s the betting this “conflict of interest” thing will now become the next ongoing narrative, relentlessly used and turned onto his opponents by Trump, just as he did with “Fake News” against the MSM and the sex scandals against Hollywood and media types. Ffs this is a nothingburger. Hardly that. It certainly adds to the impression that Hannity is an intimate part of the Trump network. And is peddling propaganda on his behalf. Even if one were sympathetic to the Trump cause, it’s still a damn entertaining story 😉 Hannity had the same lawyer as Trump? And? This cringe outrage is getting beyond a farce. Bottom line is Fox News supports Trump and CNN supports Clinton, so what’s the big deal? As far as I can see there seems to be a battle going on within the USA Intel agencies. The FBI on one side and perhaps the CIA on the other. Or who knows as there’s something like 19 Intel agencies but one things for sure the narrative Fox News is taking regarding Syria is very welcomed by most normal people.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5263423919677734, "wiki_prob": 0.47365760803222656, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1799424"}
The 3rd Bicol Regional ICT Congress: A Big Success Towards Changing the ICT Landscape of Philippine Countryside The City of Iriga successfully hosted the 3rd Bicol Regional ICT (Information & Communications Technology) Congress held on September 26-27, 2014 at the Iriga Plaza Convention Center, San Francisco, this city. With the theme “Transforming Bicolanos as ICT Empowered Citizens”, its objective is to transform the community into a knowledge-based economy by harnessing the potentials of ICT and build networks and alliances with the academe, industry and government to work on a harmonized ICT promotions and advocacy program. The congress also aims to: 1) create synergy in attracting investments and locators – by exploring and developing areas of cooperation and complementation between and among key players in the Information Communications Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (ICT-BPO); 2) strengthen organizational capacity and strategic linkages – by capacitating the IRICT Council and develop linkages with global & national ICT-BPM network to expose its leaders and members to current trends & development, challenges & opportunities in the ICT-BPM industry; and, 3) innovate and appropriate talent development – by learning & adopting to appropriate ICT for talent development, responsive to industry standards and ensure adequate and hirable talent pool in the area. The congress featured 10 prominent speakers in the field of ICT who discussed turnkey technologies and comprehensive programs to enhance competitiveness of the ICT workforce and support the growth of the ICT industry in the Bicol Region. The speakers included: Hon. MONCHITO B. IBRAHIM, Deputy Executive Director, DOST-ICTO; Mr. JOSE MARI P. MERCADO, President & CEO, IBPAP; Ms. PENNY S. BONGATO, IBPAP, Executive Director for Talent Development; Hon. JOCELLE BATAPA-SIGUE, Executive Director, Bacolod-Negros Federation for Information & Communications Technology (BNEFIT), Inc.; Mr. ROY DEL ROSARIO, President & CEO, PTCI; Ms. LYLAH FRONDA-LEDONIO, Director, Jones Lang Lasalle Philippines, Inc.; Mr. ANTONIO EDWARD PADRE, Head, Intelligent Operations Center, DOST-ICTO; Mr. RONALD M. CIRUJANO, Country Manager, Philippine eLance-oDesk; Ms. BRENDA VALERIO, Associate Director for Ventures, Idea Space Foundation; and Ms. LIEZL FORMILLEZA DUNUAN, Sr. Program Manager, Foundation for Information Technology Education and development. It was well attended by 96 Professionals and 470 students or a total of 566, exceeding the target of 500 participants from all over the Bicol Region on the 1st day, and, 458 professionals/students on the 2nd day. The 3rd Bicol Regional ICT Congress was organized by the newly formed Iriga-Rinconada ICT Council (IRICTC) headed by Iriga City Mayor RONALD FELIX Y. ALFELOR, Chairman and Engr. SOLOMON S. NGO, President, as its maiden big project, in cooperation with the City Government of Iriga, the ICT@Bicol Council headed by Mr. EFREN DANIEL A. DE LEON, Chairman and the Camarines Sur Chamber of Commerce & Industry with Engr. NGO as its President. It was supported by the dynamic ICT champions beyond the National Capital region – the Next Wave Cities and the countryside, aggregated under the National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP). The DOST-ICTO has consistently provided its support & assistance to initiatives like this. This annual conference, the first ever in the Rinconada area, brought together ICT advocates from the private and public sectors to highlight industry opportunities, development and trends, share the concomitant challenges, realities and exacting requirements of the industry, attuned to the NICP’s vision of continuously promoting an inclusive ICT development in the countryside. The NICP vision is very consistent with the goal of the city and the council of developing a sustainable, inclusive and dynamic ICT in the areas of infrastructure, human resources & governance in Iriga-Rinconada area, as it seek to promote and develop a business ecosystem attractive and conducive to potential ICT-BPO investments and locators. This goal is part of the development blueprint of Mayor RONALD FELIX Y. ALFELOR of changing the landscape of Iriga-Rinconada area into an ICT empowered community that will usher in ICT infrastructure, generate revenues and employment opportunities.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6034283638000488, "wiki_prob": 0.39657163619995117, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1548435"}
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If you develop them in your garden they will attract the slugs and all you will need to have to do is choose them up at dusk or put a slug trap nearby. Lawn Camomile is my favourite since it is most effective in spring when my seedlings are little and most vulnerable. It is a perennial, so when the annuals are at the most vulnerable, the camomile is in complete swing already. You need to also rub the plant as the scent released attracts slugs. The main living space comprises an indoor greenhouse-cum-dining area, which is lined with far more than a hundred potted plants and decorated with hanging baskets and fairy lights as well as a multitude of gardening books, which we took the chance to examine. - Comments: 0	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7083191871643066, "wiki_prob": 0.29168081283569336, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line541853"}
St. Peter and Vatican Museums Colosseum and Imperial Rome Tour City Center Tour Borghese Gallery Museums and Galleries Tour The 4 Main Basilicas Trastevere Tour Monti District Rome by night Ancient Ostia Villas of Tivoli Contact Rome Guides ANCIENT OSTIA PRIVATE TOUR – ROME GUIDES ANCIENT OSTIA TOUR – ROME GUIDES The Ancient Ostia Private Tour offers the opportunity to dedicate yourself to a half-day excursion just outside the Capital, staying away from the crowded Colosseum and Vatican Museums. It allows you to take an extraordinary travel back in time, visiting a turbulent mercantile and harbour city. Its name in Latin means “mouth of the river“: in other words, Ancient Ostia (In Italian, Ostia Antica) was once situated exactly at the mouth of the Tiber river. It was the first Roman colony and it became the most relevant port near Rome, welcoming merchants and visitors from all over the world. Our Ancient Ostia Tour will take place following the original route of the Decumanus Maximus, the road cutting the city in two almost symmetrical parts. Taking the Via Ostiense and passing the Necropolis, we will enter Ostia through the Roman Gate. After that, we will explore the Baths of Neptune, with their extraordinary mosaics, and the adjacent ruins of the Fire Brigade Barracks. Walking along the ancient Roman paved road, the Guided Tour will then continue with a visit to the site of the wonderful Roman Theatre, still today a suggestive setting for famous shows. The Theatre is flanked by the Forum of the Corporations: here you can find the copy of the Sacello di Silvano, whose original can be seen at Palazzo Massimo by choosing the Tour Museums and Galleries organized by Rome Guides. We will then head towards the House of Diana, admiring the original food counter of the Thermopolium, a perfect example of a typical Roman folk inn. After that, the mighty Capitolium and the Temple of Augustus and Rome will complete the excursion, which will end inside the small Archaeological Park Museum. Visiting Ostia can help you to understand how, at the time of the Ancient Rome, this seemingly secondary town was actually populated by large groups of traders and sailors, ready to contact a possible buyer and sign a commercial agreement, before before engaging in other activities and then leaving again in a couple of weeks. DETAILS OF THE ANCIENT OSTIA TOUR The duration of the Tour with our English speaking Tour Guide is about 3 hours, and includes an excursion through the Archaeological Park with detailed insights into the places of interest. The Tour does not include the payment of the tickets necessary to enter the Archaeological Park of Ancient Ostia. You can arrive at the entrance using public transportation: the train stop is 300 meters away from the gates of the Archaeological Park.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5615813732147217, "wiki_prob": 0.5615813732147217, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1193442"}
Avis Budget Group and SK Group’s EverCharge Launch EV Charging Solution at Houston Airport Friday, 27 January 2023 REM Avis Budget Group and EverCharge, an SK Group company, have launched a significant number of EV charging stations at the George Bush International Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas. The stations will ... New plan for smart electric vehicle (EV) charging could save consumers up to £1000 a year Thursday, 26 January 2023 Robin Whitlock UK electric vehicle consumers are set to benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring thanks to a plan introduced by the government to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle charging. The ... Wednesday, 25 January 2023 REM Ohme is celebrating the introduction to its range of the all-new Ohme ePod untethered charger. As an untethered charger, the new ePod will provide universal charging for all electric vehicles and help ... New report by New AutoMotive provides a clear snapshot of the UK’s EV charging infrastructure network Monday, 23 January 2023 Robin Whitlock On the Road to 2030, a new report by New AutoMotive, provides the first clear snapshot of the UK’s charging infrastructure network, finding that the UK is on track to meet the government’s target of ... Ohme EV Chargers Weather All Storms On The House Of The Future Tuesday, 17 January 2023 REM Ohme is now the official EV charging partner for the Energy House 2.0 house of the future project unveiled last week at the University of Salford. The only one of its kind in the world, the Energy House ... Tevva set for mass production after receiving whole vehicle type approval Wednesday, 11 January 2023 Robin Whitlock British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has secured European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval for its 7.5 tonne battery-electric truck. Tevva can now start producing and selling in volume across ... Revel Expands Superhub Network, Tripling NYC's Public Fast Charging Access Tuesday, 10 January 2023 REM Revel, a Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure company, announced it is developing and opening five new electric vehicle (EV) fast charging Superhubs in New York City, adding 136 public charging ... Ohme is new charging partner for Kearys Motor Group Tuesday, 03 January 2023 Robin Whitlock Award-winning smart-charging company Ohme has become the new official charging partner for Kearys Motor Group in Ireland in an agreement which will see Kearys Motor Group recommend Ohme EV chargers for ... Pepco Seeks Approval of 11 Innovative Programs to Advance Transportation Electrification in DC Monday, 19 December 2022 REM Pepco has submitted a request with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) for approval to move forward with a subset of programs from the company’s Climate Solutions 5-Year ... Citroën named ‘Green Hero’ by Electrifying.com for pioneering Oli concept Tuesday, 13 December 2022 Robin Whitlock Citroën has received a prestigious ‘Green Hero’ award from Electrifying.com for its new Oli [All-ë] concept car, which was revealed earlier this year to showcase Citroën’s future design direction ...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9680585265159607, "wiki_prob": 0.9680585265159607, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1903505"}
Soccer takes opponents to limit but falls short Wednesday (Dec. 30) proved to be a tough final day for the Xavier Prep soccer team in the Excalibur Tournament of Champions in Irvine, Calif. The Gators began the day at 3-0 after winning their first three games of the tournament. But they fell to Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.) on penalty kicks after battling to a scoreless tie in the semifinals, then suffered another penalty-kick loss to Chaminade (Los Angeles) after the two teams tied at 1 in regulation in the third-place game on Wednesday night. Xavier coach Barb Chura said the Gators dominated the game against Esperanza, but could not put the ball in the net during regulation time. Chura said she played reserves in the third-place game to give them experience and the Gators held up well. Senior Jackie Tait scored the XCP goal on a feed from sophomore Hannah Hale. Xavier (8-2) had two players selected to the All-Tournament Team – senior Lex Allard and sophomore goalkeeper Kinsey Ehmann. The Gators return home to Petznick Field on Tuesday (Jan. 5) for a game against Phoenix Pinnacle. Posted by Don Ketchum at 10:09 AM No comments: Xavier on a roll, reaches soccer tourney semis This is shaping up to be quite a memorable season for Xavier Prep’s soccer team. The Gators ran their record to 8-0 on Tuesday (Dec. 29) and reached Wednesday's (Dec. 30) semifinals of the Excalibur Tournament of Champions in Irvine, Calif. It is the most success Xavier has had in the years since first coming to the prestigious tournament. The Gators will meet Esperanza, Calif., in a semifinal contest at 1:30 p.m., Arizona time, on Wednesday. The winner will play for the tournament championship at 7:30 p.m., and the loser will play in the third-place game at 6 p.m. Xavier began the day on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Temecula Valley, Calif., then played Cypress, Calif. The Gators fell into a 2-0 hole against Cypress before rallying in the second half for a 2-2 tie and then earning the victory with a 5-4 edge in penalty kicks. Sophomore goalkeeper Kinsey Ehmann made a pair of penalty kick saves to ensure the victory. Down, 2-0, the Gators came back in the second half with goals by freshman Emily Chiao and sophomore Abby Hubbard. Freshman Sadie Wintergalen set up the first goal with an aggressive run down the flank, beating a defender and getting the ball to Chiao. On the second goal, Olivia Chan made a long run and fired a shot at the goal. The Cypress goalkeeper mishandled the shot and Hubbard was there to finish the play. Xavier coach Barb Chura said Cypress was by far the best team the Gators have faced in the tournament, and said Esperanza also will provide a big challenge. Against Temecula Valley, both of Xavier's goals came in the first half. Junior defender Maddie Amavila picked up the point on the first goal, and sophomore defender Madeline Warren connected for the second score. Both goals came off of corner kicks. Chura said the game was physical and fast-paced, “and the defense by the whole team held strong.’’ The coach was able to play most of her girls on her roster against Temecula Valley. Posted by Don Ketchum at 8:20 PM No comments: Gator soccer triumphs in first round Xavier Prep’s soccer team reached the round of 16 after a 3-0 first-round victory on Monday (Dec. 28) over Long Beach Poly in the Excalibur Tournament of Champions in Irvine, Calif. The Gators (6-0) will play Temecula, Calif., or San Clemente, Calif., in the second round on Tuesday (Dec. 29). That game will begin at 11:30 a.m., Arizona time. Xavier also will play another game later in the day. Freshman Alison Broderick scored the Gators’ first goal in the first half. She connected from about 30 yards out off an assist from Natalie Duque. Xavier had several other good chances in the first half. Sadie Wintergalen set up many of those attempts by outworking the opposing defense. Quiqui Hita had a fine all-around game for the Gators and scored the team’s second goal for a 2-0 lead in the second half. Emily Chiao provided the assist. Chiao accounted for XCP’s final goal after dribbling the ball through three defenders and sliding the ball past the Long Beach Poly goalkeeper. Kinsey Ehmann was solid in goal for the Gators, and her defensive teammates kept the opponent away from the goal most of the time. Posted by Don Ketchum at 10:12 PM No comments: Soccer team ready for Calif. tournament The Xavier Prep soccer team takes over center stage during the week between Christmas and New Year’s with five games over three days in the Excalibur Tournament of Champions at the Great Park in Irvine, Calif. The Gators are riding an early streak of success with a 5-0 record. They have outscored opponents 17-2 during that time, including three shutouts. Xavier opens play in the Excalibur on Monday (Dec. 28) with a noon (Arizona time) start against Long Beach Poly. A win over Long Beach Poly would set up a second-round game on Tuesday (Dec. 29) against either Temecula, Calif., or San Clemente, Calif., at 11:30 a.m. (Arizona time). A loss to Long Beach Poly would lead to a loser’s bracket game on Tuesday against Temecula or San Clemente, with a 10:30 a.m. (Arizona time) start. Two more games are scheduled Wednesday (Dec. 30). Starting times depend upon what the Gators do in the earlier rounds. The Gators return to regular-season action on Jan. 5 with a home match against Phoenix Pinnacle at Petznick Field. Back to the drawing board for Xavier hoops Xavier Prep’s basketball team will have these next two weeks over the holidays to sit back and reflect on what occurred in the Nike Tournament of Champions and take steps toward improvement. The Gators won their first game of the tournament, held in south Phoenix and the east Valley, but then lost three in a row and saw their overall record dip to 9-4. The last two came on Monday (Dec. 21) and Tuesday (Dec. 22). Both games were close. Xavier had fallen into the loser’s bracket of the Gold Division after a loss on Saturday (Dec. 19) to Huntington Beach, Calif. XCP then took Cherry Creek, Colo. (Greenwood Village) to overtime on Monday, and Cherry Creek came away with a 71-65 victory. That set up a seventh-place game on Tuesday against Lutheran High of Colorado (Parker), and Lutheran earned a 56-52 win, holding off a furious rally by the Gators. XCP returns to action on Jan. 4, facing Anthem Boulder Creek in a 6:15 p.m. game that will be played at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix. The arena is home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Good start for XCP hoops, finish not so much Xavier Prep’s basketball team walked into its Nike Tournament of Champions game on Saturday (Dec. 19) and jumped to a 10-0 lead over Huntington Beach, Calif. The Gators went on to another easy victory, right? Not really. From that point on, everything that could go wrong for the team did at Gilbert Campo Verde High. They lost their shooting touch. Their passes went into the hands of the opponent as much or more than they did their own. Huntington Beach was more aggressive on the boards and played with a much more physical approach. It all added up to a 58-40 victory for Huntington Beach, and dropped the Gators (9-2) into the loser’s bracket of the Gold Division. Xavier’s next game is Monday (Dec. 21) at 1 p.m. against Cherry Creek (Colo). The game will be played at the Kroc Center in Phoenix, 13th Street and Broadway Road. Xavier would play again on Tuesday (Dec. 22) at 10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. at Kroc. Xavier was outscored 19-10 in the second quarter and 14-6 in the third. Sophomore Alana Kelley scored 12 points to lead the Gators. Senior Vanessa Murphy scored 10, but all of those were in the first half. She spent most of the second half frustrated by foul trouble. Xavier opened the tournament on Friday (Dec. 18) with a 67-32 win over Windsor, Calif. So long, Sr. Nancy: You will not be forgotten Gators come back after loss, take care of business XCP hoops drops close one to Desert Vista Gatorade likes Gator: Lanier National POY Defense plays crucial role in soccer triumph Gators good, but they must stay focused XCP runners shine in rainy Nike Nationals Gators hold birthday bash, dash past Basha Soccer downs Mtn. Pointe to go 3-0 Gators record second straight soccer shutout Strong showing for soccer in 3-0 opening win	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7907394766807556, "wiki_prob": 0.7907394766807556, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1461469"}
Rochelle Jordan Announces New Album ‘Play With the Changes Remixed’ Rochelle Jordan Announces New Album… Rochelle Jordan has announced her new project Play With The Changes Remixed, set to release Sept. 16. It’s a reimagined version of her 2021 album, Play With The Changes. The album will include remixes produced by Kaytranada, Sango and Soul Clap, among others. To accompany her album announcement, Jordan has released her “Love You Good (Remix)” […] The post Rochelle Jordan Announces New Album ‘Play With the Changes Remixed’ appeared first on Rated R&B.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7427580952644348, "wiki_prob": 0.7427580952644348, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line477061"}
Twitter user Ian Miles Cheong alerted Musk to the account — called Jisr Collective — by tagging him in a post of screenshots of the account’s tweets, one of which praised twin terrorist bomb blasts in Jerusalem on Wednesday as “spectacular.” Another post labeled Mizrahi Jews — Jews of Middle Eastern origin — as “traitors who joined white supremacist zionists,” likely referencing the 850,000 Mizrachi and Sephardi Jews who were forced to flee persecution in Arab and Muslim countries following the birth of the State of Israel. “We all know what happens to traitors,” the user appeared to threaten. Cheong tweeted that Jisr Collective was a “terrorist group actively promoting and celebrating violence against Jews. The account has been active since 2021. I hope more can be done to crack down on this.” Musk replied that such posts were “not ok.” A short while after, the account no longer appeared to be active. There is a terrorist group actively promoting and celebrating violence against Jews. The account has been active since 2021. I hope more can be done to crack down on this. pic.twitter.com/J4NIGqVYaw — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 23, 2022 The move seemed to be in contrast to Musk’s frequently expressed belief that Twitter had become too restrictive before his takeover. As Musk has instituted changes on the site since his purchase — firing or encouraging hundreds of staffers to quit, including the executives responsible for ensuring that the platform is free of hate — hateful language and harassment has spiked on the site. Online networks have seized on Musk’s ownership as an opportunity to launch a full-court press of hateful content on the site. This caused concern among rights groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, which called for an advertising boycott, whereupon Musk tweeted that ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt was “defaming” him. On Monday, Musk praised the Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account, saying that more countries should use the platform like Israel does. The support came after the ministry responded with humor to Kanye West’s tweet of “Shalom” and a smile emoji upon his return to the platform following a ban for making antisemitic statements. Times of Israel staff contributed to this report. I joined The Times of Israel after many years covering US and Israeli politics for Hebrew news outlets. I believe responsible coverage of Israeli politicians means presenting a 360 degree view of their words and deeds – not only conveying what occurs, but also what that means in the broader context of Israeli society and the region. That’s hard to do because you can rarely take politicians at face value – you must go the extra mile to present full context and try to overcome your own biases. I’m proud of our work that tells the story of Israeli politics straight and comprehensively. I believe Israel is stronger and more democratic when professional journalists do that tough job well. Your support for our work by joining The Times of Israel Community helps ensure we can continue to do so. Tal Schneider, Political Correspondent We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month. That’s why we started the Times of Israel ten years ago - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world. So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members. David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel QOSHE - Elon Musk appears to personally get involved in banning antisemitic Twitter user - Michael Horovitz Elon Musk appears to personally get involved in banning antisemitic Twitter user Michael Horovitz Elon Musk on Thursday appeared to have personally been involved in deleting a Twitter account that posted antisemitic content and praised Palestinian terrorism against Israelis. Musk replied that such posts were “not ok.” A short........ © The Times of Israel	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8743994235992432, "wiki_prob": 0.8743994235992432, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line282241"}
Golden Globes 2017: The Highs and Lows Yahoo Movies and TV Staff The 2017 Golden Globes were watched by 20 million people — up slightly from 2016 — and the Jimmy Fallon-hosted ceremony had plenty of entertaining moments. But a three hour broadcast is bound to fall flat from time to time, too. Take a look at the highs and lows from Hollywood’s Biggest Party. LOW: Sofia Vergara’s Inappropriate Joke As if having Modern Family‘s famously curvaceous Sofia Vergara introduce this year’s three Miss Golden Globes — Sylvester Stallone’s daughters Sophia, 20, Sistine, 18, and Scarlet, 14 — wasn’t enough of a wink-wink joke in and of itself, Vergara was given a script that involved her having a difficult time pronouncing the term “annual tradition.” Twitter responded with dismay that once again Vergara was making fun of her own accent. Related: How Donald Trump Won the Golden Globes Regardless of who wrote the bit, having an actress make an “anal” joke while she was introducing three young women, who were supposed to be honored for their role in the broadcast — and whose father had told them, “When you get onstage, take a deep breath, look at the audience, and really remember how you’re feeling at that moment” — is unnecessary and not all that funny. — Mandi Bierly LOW: The Underwhelming Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Tribute Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Carrie Fisher (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) The sudden, tragic deaths of both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds shook the entire movie industry, but the ceremony only allotted a scant minute and a half to a tribute to the great actresses, with a generic video montage. For a better memorial to the beloved mother and daughter, check out the new HBO documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. — Leah Neuberth HIGH: Meryl Streep’s Masterful Acceptance Speech While accepting her Cecil B. De Mille Award for lifetime achievement, the much-honored acting legend gave a stemwinder of a speech, denouncing President-elect Donald Trump without ever using his name, encouraging everyone to help protect press freedom, and paying touching tribute to her “friend, the dear, departed Princess Leia,” who told her to “take your broken heart, make it into art.” — Gwynne Watkins Related: Readers’ Choice: Best and Worst Dressed at the Golden Globes HIGH: Surprise Wins Billy Bob Thornton, Donald Glover, Isabelle Huppert, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Photo: Getty Images) Back-to-back surprise victories for Aaron Taylor-Johnson of Nocturnal Animals and Goliath’s Billy Bob Thornton got the Globes off to a rousing start. And that surprise energy got turned up to 11 when Donald Glover’s freshman series, Atlanta, took home the award for Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy, beating out established favorites like Transparent and Veep. Later on, Glover’s surprise Best Actor win for the acclaimed FX series was followed by Isabelle Huppert’s upset Best Actress triumph for the provocative French film Elle. You know what they say about underdogs … eventually one — or in this case, five — of them will get to have their day. — Ethan Alter Related: Golden Globes: All of Our Red Carpet Instagram Pics HIGH: Jimmy Fallon’s La La Land-Inspired Opening The Golden Globes began in song-and-dance fashion on Sunday night, courtesy of Jimmy Fallon’s star-studded pretaped opener — a lively riff on La La Land’s famed in-traffic musical number. The A-list cameos came from the worlds of both movies and TV, shouting out to a variety of the year’s biggest hits, including Game of Thrones (with a resurrected Jon Snow gag from Kit Harington), Arrival (with Amy Adams crooning in front of Hazmat-suited dancers), Westworld (with Evan Rachel Wood in Dolores’s blue dress), and Stranger Things (with a rapping Eleven and the resurrection of Barb!) From the the limo-clogged red carpet to Fallon sashaying across the stars with his one true love — Justin Timberlake, of course — it was a rollicking tribute. — Nick Schager HIGH: Presenters Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell Tasked with presenting this year’s Globes award for Best Animated Film, Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell proceeded to leave the audience giggling with their comedy-killer memories of the first animated films they ever saw. For Carell, it was Fantasia — which he saw right before his mom told his dad that she wanted a divorce. And for Wiig, it was Bambi — viewed, unfortunately, right after her family was forced to euthanize her three dogs Jack, Janet, and Chrissy. (Bonus Three’s Company reference!) Their traumatic memories were our laughter. Should the Globes ever come calling, they’d make an inspired hosting pair. — NS LOW: Jimmy Fallon’s Prompter Fail After that musical showstopper (see above), Fallon found himself at a loss when he came onstage to greet the audience and discovered that his teleprompter wasn’t working. Left without his monologue material, Fallon seemed downright unmoored, nervously cracking, “I can think of something … cut to Justin Timberlake, please, and he’ll just wink at me or something … this is great. You know what, I’ll make up this monologue.” Thankfully, the teleprompter was promptly restored, but it was a rocky start to the night. — NS HIGH: Viola Davis Makes Denzel Washington Cry Viola Davis and Denzel Washington aren’t just co-stars in the movie version of Fences — they headlined a Tony-winning revival of August Wilson’s play together over 100 times on Broadway. Davis won her first Globe for the powerhouse film performance, and her touching speech came to a close with a couple of choice cuts of Denzel all welled up. “I’m a friend and a fan,” she told Washington. “Thank you for being an extraordinary leader. A great actor, great director.” — Kevin Polowy LOW: Hidden Fences (Photo: 20th Century Fox) It started on the red carpet, when NBC correspondent Jenna Bush (daughter of George W.) started a question for Hidden Figures producer and composer Pharrell Williams by saying he was nominated for Hidden Fences. Not surprisingly, Twitter exploded over her mixup of the two acclaimed period dramas focused on African-Americans. Michael Keaton must not have checked his timeline, though. When The Founder actor presented the award for Best Supporting Actress, he made the same blunder when calling out Hidden Figures co-star Octavia Spencer, who was up against Fences star and eventual winner, Viola Davis. — KP HIGH: Ryan Gosling’s Acceptance Speech After four previous nominations, Ryan Gosling won his first Golden Globe for La La Land — and his acceptance speech didn’t disappoint. After joking that the award had been given to the wrong Ryan (Deadpool‘s Ryan Reynolds was also nominated) and paying tribute to his co-star, Emma Stone, and director Damien Chazelle (he offered to break the statue into thirds), the usually private actor launched into a heartfelt tribute to his life partner, Eva Mendes. “While I was singing and dancing and playing piano and having one of the best experiences I’ve ever had on a film, my lady was raising our daughter, pregnant with our second, and helping her brother fight his battle with cancer,” Gosling said. He then credited Mendes for his win and dedicated his Golden Globe to her late brother. And then everybody cried. — GW HIGH: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Acceptance Speech The Black-ish star, who is the first black actress to win Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy since Fame‘s Debbie Allen took home the Globe in 1983, came prepared with one of the night’s most effortlessly poignant and celebratory speeches: “This is for all of the women, women of color, and colorful people whose stories, ideas, thoughts are not always considered worthy and valid and important. But I want you to know that I see you, we see you,” she said. “It is an honor to be on this show, Black-ish, to continue expanding the way we are seen and known and to show the magic and the beauty and the sameness of a story and stories that are outside of where the industry usually looks.” She also thanked all those who got her to this point in her career: “It’s nice at 44,” she said. “I like it here.” — MB HIGH: The Night Manager Makes an Impression The Night Manager wasn’t exactly a ratings blockbuster for AMC, but HFPA members were clearly loyal viewers. The imported British miniseries about illegal arms traders went three for three in the acting categories for Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, with stars Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, and Tom Hiddleston all taking home surprise wins. And Hiddleston made the most of his time on stage, paying tribute to the humanitarian workers from UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders he met while visiting the war-ravaged South Sudan. (Of course, the speech was later mocked on Twitter — because what isn’t?) — EA HIGH: DJ Julia Louis Dreyfus (Credit: NBC) The Golden Globes prides itself on being “Hollywood’s Biggest Party,” and what’s a party without a DJ? After one commercial break, Veep star Julia Louis Dreyfus, nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy, took over Questlove’s spot at the DJ booth. She bobbed to the beat of Bruno Mars’s “24K Magic” while sporting some signature Questlove accessories, including a comb, oversized black-rimmed glasses, and large red headphones around her neck. If she ever decides to give up acting, JLD could have a future spinning some stacks of wax. — LN HIGH: The Unbearably Cute Lion Star Sunny Pawar (Photo: NBC) One of the single most captivating moments of the show’s first half came from a seemingly standard-issue segment: the introduction of Lion as one of the five nominees for Best Motion Picture, Drama. That’s because the presentation was handled by Dev Patel and his pint-sized, 8-year-old co-star Sunny Pawar, who stood grinning beside him. Hearts worldwide melted when Patel lifted the young boy into his arms so he could reach the microphone and finish the intro — a brief, but memorable, appearance that will bring more attention to the drama, which is based on real events. — NS TV producer Ken Ehrlich recalls Amy Winehouse's bittersweet, via-satellite Grammy night: 'She seemed fragile to me' Yahoo Music·9 min read CelebrityFox News	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9557356238365173, "wiki_prob": 0.9557356238365173, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1883399"}
Delta pilots would get more than 30% in pay raises under new contract deal A pilot walks past the windows at the newly renovated Delta terminal D at LaGuardia Airport in New York March 6, 2021. Timothy A. Clary \| AFP \| Getty Images and its pilots’ union have reached a preliminary agreement for raises topping 30% over four years, a milestone deal that could sharply drive up aviators’ pay across the industry. Pilots’ unions and airlines across the U.S. have been in tense negotiations for months if not years, as crews seek more compensation and better schedules. Delta pilots voted in October to authorize a strike if a deal wasn’t reached, while pilots at several airlines have picketed this year demanding contract improvements. Delta and the union were edging toward a deal in mid-November, CNBC reported. Unions have complained about grueling schedules as travel snapped back from a pandemic slump. Delta and other U.S. carriers are profitable again, but a shortage of trained pilots has hampered carriers’ recovery and contributed to higher airfare. It also gives pilots more power in contract negotiations. Labor and fuel are airlines’ top two expenses. The “agreement-in-principle” Delta reached with the Air Line Pilots Association is equal to $7.2 billion in cumulative value over four years, the union told members in an email late Friday. About a quarter of that is tied to quality-of-life improvements. The agreement includes an 18% increase on the day the contract is signed, then a 5% increase one year later and two 4% raises in each of the following years. It also includes a one-time payment of 4% of 2020 and 2021 pay each, plus 14% of 2022 pay. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement in principle for a new pilot contract, one that recognizes the contributions of our pilots to Delta’s success,” a Delta spokesman said in an emailed statement. Attempts at deals at American Airlines have so far failed but Delta’s agreement could push talks along. “We will take other carriers’ ratified agreements, including United’s, into account and update our pay proposals quickly when details are known,” American’s CEO Robert Isom said in a video message to pilots in June. The Delta agreement said pay rates will exceed United’s and American’s pay by at least 1% over the course of the agreement, which still needs union and pilot approval. Schedule for Week of December 4, 2022 3 Dividend Stocks With Low Volatility and Above-Average Yields	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9066677689552307, "wiki_prob": 0.9066677689552307, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1461393"}
Turn right at Hyrule Castle! A Zelda Fan Has Created A Hyrule Google Maps Hybrid by Phil Hayton Google Maps has become a friend to many worldly explorers. However, now you can utilise the power of the navigation system to explore Hyrule, thanks to a savvy fan. Let’s check out the Zelda: Breath of the Wild edition of Google Maps! Credit: Nintendo/Nassim Software Created by Nassim’s Software, the map allows players to reference the world of Breath of the Wild in the same manner as Google Maps. That means that would-be explorers can utilise markers and even view a panoramic “street view” of Hyrule. According to Nassim’s most recent video, the creator stitched together multiple screenshots from the Wii U version of the game. The result? An uncanny version of Google’s GPS services. https://twitter.com/LabNassim/status/1421529685155057665?s=20 So, why might players benefit from a Zelda version of Google Maps? Well, Breath of the Wild’s version of Hyrule is the biggest version of the fantasy world yet. Therefore, the map could allow players to uncover interesting locations before setting off on an in-game journey. If you fancy giving Nassim’s Breath of the Wild street view a try, head over to the creators GitHub page. You can also learn more about the project on the creator’s YouTube channel. Nassim has also said they’re planning on working on similar projects in the future, so perhaps your favourite Zelda game will be given the Google Maps treatment next! Credit: Nintendo/Nassim’s Software Are you going to give the Zelda version of Google Maps a try? Let us know how you get on via our social media channels. We’d love to see what you find on the map! Don’t forget you can find great games and more on the GameByte Shop! Our store is stocked up with the latest games, merch and accessories. We might even have a new-gen console or two! Sign up to our newsletter to be notified of our console drops, deals and more. Please note the GameByte Shop is available for UK customers only. Featured Image Credit: Nintendo/Nassim’s Software Is This The Scariest House Tour Video On The Internet? Disney+ Series “What If…?” Is Official Marvel Cinematic Universe Canon	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.885610044002533, "wiki_prob": 0.885610044002533, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line792362"}
Collapse of the Keritis historic bridge in Crete, Greece infrastructure damage Heavy storm Oceanis Bridge collapse Chania Crete Greece CivilEngineer Mar, 01, 2019 News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Authored by: Geoengineer.org The historic bridge of Keritis, located near the city of Chania in the Greek island of Crete, collapsed after extreme rainfalls struck the region. Crete was hit by the "Oceanis" storm that caused severe infrastructure damage and one fatality. According to the National Observatory of Greece, the area received more than 250mm of rainfall in 3 days during the storm which initiated on February 24, 2019. This amount of rain is equal to the total precipitation the region receives in several months. The Greek Infrastructure Minister, Christos Spirtzis, announced a €10 million fund to fix the damage in western Crete. The bridge of Keritis collapsed on Monday, 26 of February, as the riverbank over-topped. Fortunately, access to the bridge was precautionary forbidden and therefore there were no victims. Nevertheless, a local reporter documented the moment of failure on camera (Click the link below to watch the stunning footage). The bridge was constructed in 1908 in order to link the two sides of Keritis river in the Alcianos area of Chania. At the same time, another bridge, located in Platanias, partially collapsed as well. As a temporary measure, the Greek Army will construct military bridges to facilitate the connections that the 2 collapsed bridges provided. Sources: Greekreporter.com, Neoskosmos.com The moment of Keritis bridge collapse Want to read more like this story? New design for Genoa's collapsed Morandi bridge Jan, 24, 2019 \| News A new design will be implemented to the bridge that will replace the structure which dramatically co... Stunning bridge collapse triggered a cliff failure in Peru Dec, 19, 2019 \| News A part of a road and a bridge were completely destroyed after being hit by extreme floods and a cli... Bridge collapses after ship crash in Brazil Apr, 08, 2019 \| News On Saturday, April 6, 2019, a ferryboat hit a bridge located into the Moju River on the state of Pa... Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera Oct, 02, 2019 \| News A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfol... Bentley releases LEAP Bridge Steel for the design, analysis, and load rating of steel bridges Jul, 31, 2014 \| News Bentley Systems announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, desi... Bridge destroyed by rockslide in India: At least 9 casualties A rockslide that occurred in north India resulted in a bridge collapse and in (at least) 9 fataliti... Landslide triggers a bridge collapse in north Italy Nov, 24, 2019 \| News A bridge located near Savona, north Italy, was swept away by a landslide on November 24, 2019. The... Bridge Collapse in Indonesia Leaves 8 Dead On Sunday, October 16th, a small suspension bridge collapsed killing 8 and injuring several more in... New Champlain Bridge construction: A project milestone for Canada (video) Feb, 09, 2017 \| News Montreal's Champlain Bridge is one of North America's busiest spans, with 50 million vehicles crossi... May, 24, 2021 \| News Best Alternatives for Fossil Fuels Jun, 25, 2019 \| News Categories of isolated foundation footings Functional requirements of foundation structures Is Africa gradually splitting into two sections? A review of the Mount St. Helens massive Eruption: The largest landslide ever recorded Video of Captivating Geotechnical Engineering News in 2022 Drilled shafts and Micropiles Project at Logan International Airport, Massachusetts Floods and landslides in Santa Catarina, Brazil: 3 fatalities	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7016077637672424, "wiki_prob": 0.29839223623275757, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1553904"}
Cardi B Responds to Her Nude Photo Leaking Zoe Johnson Published: October 13, 2020 Cardi B is addressing the social media circus that kicked off after a photo of her breasts were accidentally leaked by her on Instagram today. On Tuesday (Oct. 13), the 28-year-old rapper used Twitter's new voice tweet function to express her embarrassment after posting a nude photo of herself to her own Instagram story several hours ago. She breathed a heavy sigh before coming clean. "Lord, Lord, why the fuck you have to make me so fuckin‘ stupid and retarded?" Cardi began in the voice tweet. "Why? Why, why, why? You know what? I'm not even gonna beat myself up about it. I'm just gonna eat my breakfast. I'm just gonna eat my breakfast, right? I'm gonna eat my breakfast and then I'm gonna go to a party. Because I'm not even gonna think about it. I am not going to think about it, OK? No, no I'm not. I won't. It is what it is. Shit happened. Um, fuck it. It's not even the first time. I mean, I used to fuckin‘ be a stripper, so whatever. Ay dios mio." The photo was not meant to be shared with her 76.6 million Instagram followers. Since sharing the voice tweet addressing her nude photo, the Bronx native has also debunked any claims that she is attempting to hold any party legally responsible for the mistake. Cardi recently shared another post on her Instagram Instagram regarding the slip-up, writing, "I did not posted no story about me suing nobody ....nobody to be sued for .It was my fuck up...shit happens." iamcardib via Instagram After the release of her new song "Wap" featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi gained a huge following of supporters who commended her for continuing to embrace her sexuality and encouraging her listeners to do the same. The track even hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Most recently, the rhymer joined OnlyFans, a British content subscription service used by many sex workers. On Cardi's OnlyFans account, she isn't sharing nude photos, but instead, giving her supporters exclusive content. Listen to Cardi B's full statement on her nude photo leaking below. See Rappers With an OnlyFans Account Source: Cardi B Responds to Her Nude Photo Leaking Filed Under: cardi b Cardi B Recounts Moment Offset Found Out About Takeoff’s Death Here Are the XXL Awards 2023 Nominees and New Board Members Has the Competitive Landscape Changed for Women in Hip-Hop? These Are the Most Anticipated Hip-Hop Albums of 2023 30 First Moments in Hip-Hop You Should Know Here Are the Craziest Hip-Hop Performance Moments of 2022 Cardi B Reveals She Got 95 Percent of Her Butt Injections Removed Cardi B Calls Formerly Accused Child Murderer Casey Anthony a ‘Disgrace of a Mother,’ Says She Shouldn’t Have a Uterus Cardi B Reveals She Was Paid $1 Million to Perform for 35 Minutes	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.895136296749115, "wiki_prob": 0.895136296749115, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1783418"}
Ukraine Launches War NFT Museum on Ethereum and Polygon Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched an online NFT museum to preserve the timeline of major events beginning with the Russian military's invasion... Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has launched an online non-fungible token museum to preserve the timeline of major events beginning with the Russian military's invasion of the country. As the country remains under Russian attack, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation announced today the launch of the Meta History Museum of War, which will showcase solely NFTs. As you might expect, the "museum" is a website rather than a physical structure. Its collection, which was created with the ministry's help, chronicles recent events in the Russian-Ukraine conflict, including personal perspectives from Ukrainian and international digital artists. Everything on the site may be bought, and each image is linked to a non-fungible token created by the Fair NFT platform, which runs on the Ethereum blockchain and the Polygon network. All photographs, on the other hand, are hidden until they're sold, so you won't know what you're getting until you've paid for it. "You uncover the truth by purchasing MetaHistory," the museum says. We're building Meta History: Museum of War. #NFT — Never Forget This. 100% of raised funds are sent to @mintsyfra wallets for the support of Ukrainian army and civilians. We can't let these events be forgotten. #NeverForgetThisUA — META HISTORY: Museum of War (@Meta_History_UA) March 8, 2022 Each NFT in the "Warline" collection will cost 0.15 ETH (about $468), with the assets being auctioned in the sequence represented on the timeline. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, describes the new platform as a "place to keep the memory of war" and a "celebration of Ukrainian identity and freedom." The proceeds from the NFT sale will be sent straight to the Ministry of Digital Transformation's official cryptocurrency accounts, which will be used to fund the army and civilian aid. While Russia uses tanks to destroy Ukraine, we rely on revolutionary blockchain tech. @Meta_History_UA NFT-Museum is launched. The place to keep the memory of war. And the place to celebrate the Ukrainian identity and freedom. Check here: https://t.co/IrNV0w54tg — Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 25, 2022 Over $100 million in cryptocurrency donations has poured into the region since the Russian invasion began. The majority has gone directly to the Ukrainian government, according to data from analytics company Merkle Science.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.882232666015625, "wiki_prob": 0.882232666015625, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1045721"}
Generating American–Hungarian business relationships since 2000. From marketing to retail Years of Expertise & AHEC is a growing network of business people interested in Hungary and generating business opportunities for each other all over the World. AHEC exists to foster closer business ties among Americans of Hungarian ethnicity, through programs to bring them into contact with each other, and with other Hungarians and business executives everywhere. AHEC seeks to mutually advance and strengthen American-Hungarian business relationships. Origins of AHEC AHEC started in 2000 by Mike Geroe, as a social lunch club for Hungarian–American professionals in the Washington D.C. region. The group grew quickly to include not just the founders of AHEC: Michael Geroe, Laszlo Horvath and Arpad Toth, but others throughout the USA, Hungary and elsewhere. AHEC undertook an ambitious early program inspired by Arpad Toth, to develop a joint American-Hungarian technology incubator. It established a framework for developing further contacts and galvanized us into a longer-term, joint American–Hungarian technology-oriented project planning and development entity. A common interest in Hungarian culture resulted in friendships and close business relationships among the founders and early members of AHEC, which included numerous American and Hungarian high technology executives. After producing our first Business Plan for AHEC in 2003, we attracted the attention of American and Hungarian political, technical and business leaders. Following a series of protocol events in the USA and Hungary, a meeting was held in Virginia with participation by then Hungarian Prime Minister Medgyesi, under the sponsorship of the Hungarian Embassy in Washington D.C. AHEC’s initiatives thereafter took off in various formats and mutual efforts were undertaken between American and Hungarian executives to create co-development programs. Horvath Laszlo, through his company Active Media, sponsored and hosted AHEC’s website, spearheading many meetings in Hungary. Michael Geroe has become the executive for developing and sponsoring corporate and government communications and hosted meetings in Washington D.C. Arpad Toth launched his business venture, Alacera International, which developed Smart Cities of the future, targeting the Middle East market. He built an international consortium, Integuard, with participation by Lockheed Martin, Cisco Systems and 12 other high tech firms from the USA, France, and Hungary. The plans included international cooperation and transfer of know-how, and provisioning of highly skilled professional labor to selected Middle Eastern countries, including UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. Board Members Laszlo Horvath, Michael Geroe and Arpad Toth invite you to join AHEC, which is a cooperative marketplace for US and Hungarian business ideas and initiatives. AHEC Member Benefits A number of AHEC members offer discount programs through AHEC. Sometimes it is in an effort to test a program under consideration for a later public roll-out, other times it is simply the extension of professional courtesy. The number of programs open to AHEC members is subject to change. Programs, described by category, include or have included the following: Business Development and Professional Services Non-legal intellectual property related mentoring Export-import mentoring R&D grant writing (US and EU) Market introduction Translation services (English–Hungarian and all other languages) Data safety review Marketing communication review Marketing print and electronic media advertising Provision of legal counsel on general corporate and immigration matters. Retail Offers Hungarian wine sold at wholesale prices and Hungarian pastry Join AHEC now! Companies and Organizations we cooperate with American–Hungarian Chamber of Commerce The American Hungarian Federation HAF—HungarianAmerica Foundation Hungarian American Coalition IVSZ—Hungarian Association of IT Companies HHRF—Hungarian Human Rights Foundation MagyarOnline.net Latest GDP data shows Hungary’s economy is growing faster than ever By attila March 1, 2022 America First - Can A Domestic 'Study Abroad' Bridge America's Divides? By attila December 14, 2020 Tekintse meg a magyar nemzeti színekben pompázó Niagara-vízesést Az 1956-os hősök iránti tisztelet jeleként piros-fehér-zöld színben világították meg október 23-a este a Niagara-vízesést. By attila October 25, 2020	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6320919394493103, "wiki_prob": 0.3679080605506897, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1827962"}
Bursar At The University of Ibadan (UI) Job Title: Bursar At The University of Ibadan (UI) Organisation: The University of Ibadan (UI) Location: Oyo State Min Work Experience: No Specified year(s) Qualification: B.Sc Industry: Education/ Teaching/ Training Course: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or any other related discipline The University of Ibadan (UI) is the oldest and most prestigious Nigerian University. A research intensive postgraduate University, it has attained a position of eminence in various disciplines and remains a major player in the development of the much needed human capital in Africa. Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for the postion below: Job Title: Bursar Location: Ibadan, Oyo The Bursar is a Principal Officer and, in accordance with the University Act, the Chief Finance Officer of the University of the University. He/She is responsible to the Vice Chancellor for the day to day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University Applicants for this key management position must be candidates with vision, proven professional distinction, managerial ability, integrity and transparency in private and public life, who should be able to provide the management of the University with appropriate advice and support for all or the institution's financial transactions. The right candidate should also have the ability to develop linkages with the external communities to support the needs of the University, command respect and engender the cooperation and loyalty of staff and students of the institution. Applicants must possess a degree in any of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or any other related discipline with a minimum of Second Class Lower as well as a relevant Master Degree. In addition, applicant must possess professionally recognized Accountancy qualifications of any of the following: ACA, ACMA, CPA, ACCA, ICAN or ANAN. Applicant should not be older than 60 years old as at date of possible assumption of duty. He / She must also be computer literate with a working knowledge of good Accounting packages. Applicants must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate post-professional qualification experience in a tertiary institution/relevant organization, and must have a minimum of five years residency at the level of Deputy Bursar or its equivalent. Salary and Conditions of Service The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Bursar of all Nigerian Federal Universities and as may be determined from time to time by the Government/Governing Council as appropriate. The successful candidate shall hold the office for a period of five (5) years. The appointment may however, subject to satisfactory performance, be extended for another one (1) year and no more, by the Governing Council. Fringe benefits include a Pension Scheme in consonance with the Contributory Pension Scheme and appropriate allowances as may be approved from time-to-time by the Government/University Council. Interested and qualified candidates should forward Applications and thirty-five (35) copies of detailed Curriculum Vitae stating their Full names (surname first), Date of Birth (not age), Gender, Marital Status, State of Origin, Postal/E-mail Address Full Qualifications with dates, Work experience(s), Names and addresses of three (3) Referees. They should also forward not more than a two-page statement of the vision and mission for the Bursary Department of a mature University along with two (2) Photostat copies of their certificates All applications are to be submitted under confidential cover with the envelope marked “Post of Bursar, University of Ibadan” to: The Registrar and Secretary to Council, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Important Information / Notice Applicants are requested to inform their Referees to send Confidential Reports on them, using letter-head papers, directed to the address above, from whom further details may be obtained. Only the applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged. Submit CV to: The Registrar and Secretary to Council, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State. Application Deadline: 14 December, 2020 School Nurse At Total Child School Education/ Teaching/ Training Total Child School is a co-educational Nursery, Primary and Secondary School. The school is sited at a serene location providing a... Read more Head Teacher At A new world-class Primary School A new world-class Primary School in (Ekiti State) No specified years No Specified cerificate A new world-class Primary School is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below: Job Title: Head Teacher L... Read more Computer / Data Processing Teacher At Goshen College Goshen College in (Lagos State) Goshen College is a 21st school with the vision of raising role models in morals, leadership and academic excellence. We are recru... Read more	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6621110439300537, "wiki_prob": 0.3378889560699463, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line417992"}
The Future — May 14, 2022 How to use human energy to heat buildings Capturing energy from clubbers could help power homes and buildings. Karl Hedin / Unsplash Amin Al-Habaibeh Copy a link to the article entitled http://How%20to%20use%20human%20energy%20to%20heat%20buildings Share How to use human energy to heat buildings on Facebook Share How to use human energy to heat buildings on Twitter Share How to use human energy to heat buildings on LinkedIn In the cult film The Matrix, unwitting humans’ body heat was siphoned off by machines to use as their energy source. Although that might not be the ideal situation to find ourselves in, the basis of the idea – using the warmth we generate to heat our buildings – could help fight climate change by cutting fossil fuel use. Let’s look at the science. The average human body emits about 100 watts of heat at rest. When exercising, that heat can easily exceed 1,000 watts: energy that could boil one litre of water in six minutes. For comparison, a standard (3 kW) home kettle takes more than two minutes to heat a litre of water. Where does that energy come from? Mostly, food. The body’s internal metabolism uses products of digestion, such as carbohydrates and fatty acids, to produce the energy that drives muscle contraction. However, about 70-95% of energy produced is released as heat. This shows that the human body isn’t very efficient at generating mechanical energy from food: in fact, it’s slightly less efficient than a petrol engine. Much of this heat is removed from the body through convection, infrared radiation and sweating, which cools skin using evaporation. This explains why in extremely hot and humid conditions, you don’t feel comfortable – your sweat isn’t evaporating as easily into the saturated air. Using infrared cameras, we’re able to see that heat as it moves from bodies to their surroundings. These cameras depict areas of increased heat (where more heat is being lost) as lighter in colour, and cooler areas as darker – showing us where most heat is being wasted. In infrared, you can see which parts of me are hotter and cooler. Amin Al-habaibeh When people gather indoors, this heat starts to accumulate. Imagine a theatre with a 500-person capacity. Assuming each person is producing 100 watts of thermal energy, this means 50 kW of heat will be emitted overall: equivalent to 25-30 average kitchen kettles continuously boiling water. If those people are physically active – for example, dancing – together they could generate 150 kW of heat, or 3600 kWh over 24 hours. The average household in the UK consumes about 1,000 kWh of gas per month. Since an average domestic gas boiler has an approximately 30 kW output, just 500 dancers could produce the energy of five gas boilers. The next question is how this human heat can best be used to warm buildings. Usually, buildings use ventilation or air conditioning systems to reduce temperatures and enhance air quality. This extracted heat is then lost to the outside environment, wasting energy. Instead, crowd heat could be extracted via mechanical heat exchangers – devices that transfer heat from one area to another – and used to heat incoming air in neighbouring buildings. Infrared images can be used to pinpoint where human body heat is being wasted. Amin Al-habaibeh, Author provided A more flexible option is to use heat pumps, which are a bit like reverse air conditioning systems that pump heat in instead of out. That heat can also be stored for later use, for example in water cylinders or modified bricks. Technology like this is already used in data centres, where the significant amounts of heat emitted by computer networks need to be extracted to avoid system failure. Thermal energy in action The concept of body heating systems is already a reality in some parts of the world. In Sweden, the Kungsbrohuset office building – located above Stockholm’s central subway station – is already partially heated by the body heat of daily travellers through the station, reducing its heating needs by 5-10%. A heat pump extracts heat from the station, where it’s stored in water that’s used for heating the offices above. Meanwhile, in Mall of America in Minnesota, energy from sunlight and the heat of over 40 million annual visitors has replaced central heating. And the BODYHEAT system, currently undergoing installation at an arts centre in Glasgow, uses heat pumps to capture clubbers’ thermal energy and store it in underground boreholes that will provide the building with heat and hot water. Mall of America has used sunlight and body heat to warm its internal space since 1992. Jeremy Noble/Wikimedia I’ve studied the heating system at Nottingham Playhouse, with an auditorium capacity of 750 people. We found that as audience numbers increase inside the theatre, so does the temperature, meaning that the central heating can be lowered on nights with packed crowds. Using this principle, we can develop “smart buildings” able to adjust their heating based on the number of people in a room and the expected resulting increase in temperature. This simple solution can be used in many types of buildings – even those without heat pumps installed. With the recent hike in energy prices and the global push towards reaching net zero carbon emissions, systems like these could provide a simple and revolutionary way to cut fossil fuel use and lower energy bills by making use of the wasted heat that fills busy public spaces. Emerging Techenergyinnovation Five-minute breathing exercise can lower blood pressure A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise. Harvard study: Heat slows down the brain by 13% As temperatures rise, your brain’s processing power declines. The past and future of energy Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy? Geothermal energy is on the verge of a big breakthrough By digging deep, we could harness enough energy to power generations to come. But it involves fracking. Electricity and fear: The trouble with nuclear energy Although everyone knows that coal-based energy is a thing of the past, declarations about nuclear power plants somehow do not want to enter into force. The study of nonhuman intelligence could be missing major insights From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.605734646320343, "wiki_prob": 0.394265353679657, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1487477"}
IAEA Chief: Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuke Program Will Make It Hard to Reach Deal by Deadline by Omri Ceren \| 06.03.14 6:01 pm The Associated Press on Monday conveyed comments from the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog (IAEA) assessing that the pace being made in addressing the so-called possible military dimensions (PMDs) of Iran’s nuclear program – which stretch from the Iranian military’s involvement in mining uranium all the way to tests related to nuclear detonations – may end up hampering efforts to ink a comprehensive nuclear agreement into 2015. The wire reported that IAEA chief Yukiya Amano had bluntly told journalists that the IAEA, which is seeking to gain transparency into the degree to which the Iranian military is entangled in Tehran’s atomic program, will not have concluded its probes by the time that the July 20 deadline set by the interim Joint Plan of Action (JPA) passes: The U.S. and its western allies at the negotiating table insist that Iran and the IAEA must wrap up the investigation as part of the overall nuclear agreement that Iran and the powers want to finalize by July 20. On Monday, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano told reporters he doesn’t believe either side expects his agency to conclude its probe by then — raising new doubts about the deadline. He could not say if the investigation would finish by year’s end. Speaking to the 35-nation IAEA board, Amano said Iran is cooperating “substantively” with the probe, but it is too early to make an overall judgment. The timeline is a function both of past Iranian opacity – Reuters referred to the IAEA’s “long-thwarted probe into suspected atom bomb research” in its writeup – and to ongoing Iranian foot-dragging on a variety of PMD-related issues. Amano responded to suggestions that his agency’s work can be hastened: “I can understand the expectation from many countries and people to accelerate the process, and I myself would like to see a speeding up,” Amano, the IAEA’s director general, told a news conference. The PMD issue, which has for years been a core concern in the West’s approach to Iran, is considered critical to establishing a robust verification regime in the context of any deal between the P5+1 global powers and Iran. Washington Institute Managing Director Michael Singh months ago gave a textbook rundown of the dynamic, concluding among other things that “[w]ithout insight into the full extent of Iran’s clandestine nuclear activities, no amount of monitoring and inspection can provide true confidence that Iran lacks a parallel program beyond inspectors’ view.” [Photo: opcwonline / YouTube]	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7792919278144836, "wiki_prob": 0.7792919278144836, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line492453"}
Rubrik looks to protect sensitive cloud-based data from ransomware attacks Tim Keary@tim_keary Today, zero-trust data security provider Rubrik announced the launch of Rubrik Cloud Vault, a managed secure data service. The service is designed to protect sensitive data by isolating the vault from the rest of the organization’s cloud environment to reduce the risk of data being modified, deleted, or encrypted during a ransomware attack. Essentially, Rubrik Cloud Vault is designed to provide organizations with access to Azure Storage and Zero Trust Data Security from Microsoft to offer a data protection and disaster recovery solution that they can use to store data securely in cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The announcement comes after Microsoft’s recent equity investment in Rubrik in August of this year, which began a strategic agreement between the two companies to build zero-trust data protection solutions for Microsoft Azure customers. Rubrik Cloud Vault is set to launch early next year on the Azure Marketplace. Getting to grips with ransomware Ransomware has emerged as a significant threat to enterprises. This year alone, attackers infected IT management provider Kaseya’s systems to encrypt the computers of 1,500 businesses, while Colonial Pipeline had to pay a $5 million ransom to get access to its systems. While these are high-profile examples, these attacks are expensive across the board, with the average attack costing $4.24 million. The high cost of these attacks is a key reason why Rubrik and Microsoft are collaborating to reduce the likelihood of attackers being able to encrypt this information in the first place. “Ransomware attacks pose an increased danger to every business around the world, regardless of industry,” said Dan Rogers, president of Rubrik. “This is a key milestone in our commitment to integrate Rubrik Data Security capabilities with Microsoft products to deliver zero trust data security to global enterprise customers.” Zero-trust data protection Rubrik Cloud Vault offers organizations a location to store data securely in the cloud under the protection of encryption, with multi-factor authentication and role-based controls that prevent unauthorized users from accessing sensitive business data. With more employees working from home throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a zero-trust approach is critical for reducing the likelihood of an attacker being able to obtain initial access to data and encrypting it. At the same time, in the event that an attacker does break into the vault, the solution provides organizations with instantly recoverable copies of their data that they can use to quickly restore critical data assets before they experience prolonged downtime. While this doesn’t entirely prevent double extortion attempts, where attackers threaten to leak hacked data, it does provide more security against traditional ransomware-style attacks. The ‘Azure data protection’ provider Rubrik was formed in 2014, and the cloud data management company now has more than 1,600 employees in over 18 countries, maintaining a customer base of over 3,200. Some of Rubrik’s top competitors in cloud data management solutions include Veeam Software Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, and Commvault Backup and Recovery. Veeam offers a suite of data protection and backup solutions, including Veeam Software Backup & Replication, that are designed to back up physical and virtual workloads. The company has had a strong year so far, growing 25% in Q1, claiming to have 82% of the Fortune 500 as customers, and releasing a new backup platform for Google Cloud to add to its existing backup and disaster recovery solutions. Cohesity recently announced the launch of a data security and governance service called DataGovern, which uses artificial intelligence to detect the kinds of anomalous access to data that come before ransomware attacks, and Project Fort Knox, which enables organizations to back up copies of their data in a secure vault. Cohesity has an annual run rate of over $300 million and claims it has 25% of the Fortune 500 as customers. As more providers develop secure data backup and disaster recovery solutions to combat ransomware, Rubrik said it is attempting to differentiate itself by building an Azure-specific solution that offers organizations a zero-trust approach to cybersecurity.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.672669529914856, "wiki_prob": 0.672669529914856, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1065362"}
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Destinations Food & Drink News Stay Video Follow CNN Travel He’s visited 15,000 of the world’s Starbucks. After 22 years, he’s kinda sick of the coffee By Scottie Andrew, CNN Published 1:10 PM EDT, Mon September 9, 2019 Winter stands in front of one of the more than 15,000 Starbucks he has visited. Editor’s Note: Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Visiting every Starbucks on the planet takes dedication, patience and a serious caffeine addiction. A man who said his legal name is Winter has visited at least 15,061 Starbucks locations on four continents since 1997, he claims. And what started as a quest for espresso became his ticket to the world. “I call it an extreme hobby,” he told CNN of the quest to reach them all. Starbucks Milan: Starbucks has opened its first ever branch in Italy. The "Reserve Roastery" -- a premium version of the worldwide chain -- has caused a buzz in Milan, where coffee-drinking is an essential part of local culture. Courtesy Starbucks Elegant interior: The new Starbucks is located in an old post office. It's a stylish and elegant conversion, with marble countertops and cool, industrial decor. Italian inspiration: The founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, says a 1983 trip to Milan helped shape his vision for the US coffee chain. Local buzz: A launch party ahead of the Roastery's opening generated intense local interest, not least because of Italy's homegrown coffee traditions. Long bar: The Roastery, close to the La Scala opera house, features a 30-foot bar carved from a single block of Tuscan marble. Premium product: The Milan outlet is the third "Reserve Roastery" after Seattle and Shanghai. Starbucks says it'll sell "premium, small batch" coffees and food by Italian baker Rocco Princi. Caffeinated prices: The drinks in Starbucks will cost more than those served from local Italian coffee bars. An espresso costs 1.80 euros ($2.10), much more than the one euro ($1.16) price at many Italian cafes. Lining up: The store's first day of opening to the public saw people lining up down the block to experience what Starbucks had to offer. Luca Bruno/AP Photos of the new Starbucks Roastery in Milan Winter kicked off his mission 22 years ago at a Starbucks in Plano, Texas. There were only about 1,500 locations in the US at the time, and he thought he could visit each and every one of them. As as the company grows, so has the length of Winter’s quest: The 30,000th Starbucks just opened in Shenzhen, China. It’s gotten tougher for Winter to keep up with new stores and still find time to visit the independent coffee houses he favors. He usually asks for a sample of drip coffee wherever he goes. If they don’t have that, he’ll take an espresso. He’ll snap some photos, add them to his website and go visit another one. He’s repeated this 15,000-plus times, and he’s only halfway through. But at this point he’s committed. He’s got to keep going. He used to dedicate every weekend to “Starbucking,” excitedly driving hundreds of miles to visit a new store, or flying to other countries, including Denmark and Qatar, to see how they brew it. But the quest has grown a bit tedious, and his pace has slowed. He’s spent much of the money he earns as a contract computer programmer to take care of his ailing mother in Panama. It’s about more than coffee (even if he’s sick of it) After drinking Pike Place and Verona roasts for 22 years, he’s understandably grown bored with their offerings. He hasn’t even tried everything on the menu, he said. The world's largest Starbucks will open in Chicago “It’s hard to talk about a favorite Starbucks item because I don’t enjoy the taste of Starbucks anymore,” he said. “It’s either tolerable or OK, but it’s never good or great coffee anymore.” But he doesn’t keep going for the joe. His Plano Starbucks was a second home where he could meet fellow caffeine fiends. And for the man who said it’s difficult to make friends, meeting fellow coffee lovers on different continents gave him the connections he’d been missing. “Starbucks kind of gave me my big first circle of friends,” he said. He knows it’s “technically impossible” to visit every store. Still, he’s just trying to hit as many as possible and see more of the world, one sample-sized cup of coffee at a time. “I don’t see it as work,” he said. “I see it as a goal.”	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9557081460952759, "wiki_prob": 0.9557081460952759, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line564027"}
Leaving Yesterday Alisa Stewart feels like she’s lost two sons: her youngest to a terrible tragedy and her eldest, Kurt, to a life ruined by addiction. But now Kurt has checked himself into rehab and found a healing faith that seems real. It’s like he’s been raised from the dead. Then a detective arrives at Alisa’s door asking questions about a murder–the death of a drug dealer before Kurt entered rehab. Alisa fears losing her son again, and when she finds evidence linking him to the killing, she destroys it. Her boy is different now. He’s changed and deserves a second chance. But when another man is charged with the crime, Alisa finds herself facing an impossible choice: be silent and keep her son or give up everything for the truth.… Waiting for Daybreak Paige Woodward is a woman without choices. Her destitute mother’s only hope for a cure isn’t covered by insurance. When a dream opportunity arises at a brand-new pharmacy, Paige is willing to keep quiet about her past to make sure she lands the job. For Clarissa Richardson, the dream of running her own pharmacy comes to a screeching halt when her grandfather hires a too-perfect new girl who seems to be hiding something. How far will they go to protect their dreams for tomorrow? What will happen when one woman’s last hope means ruining another woman’s greatest dream? Reviews & Endorsements for Waiting for Daybreak: “This story is full of multidimensional characters, including two women desperately trying to regain control of their lives. Fans of Kingsbury and Picoult… A Promise to Remember Andie Phelps is the envy of Santa Barbara. A devoted mother with a loving son and a successful husband, her greatest joy comes from reaching out to others. Melanie Johnston is the envy of no one. A single mom who works long hours to pay the bills, and her greatest joys relate to her teen daughter and son. Then the accident that changes everything. When opposite worlds collide, the impact reaches far beyond these mothers’ personal losses. Two wounded women…Two families seeking hope…A community torn apart… How far will they go to fulfill A Promise to Remember? Reviews & Endorsements for A Promise to Remember: “The plot is lively and complex. Just when I thought things couldn’t get worse they did, and this problem-heaped-upon-problem style made for a captivating…	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.553439736366272, "wiki_prob": 0.553439736366272, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line567759"}
The Inauguration Beer Goggles Are Coming Off and Our Ugly Economic Problems Are Still Here \| The Inauguration Beer Goggles Are Coming Off and Our Ugly Economic Problems Are Still Here Stephen Pizzo News for Real Whoa! What a bash, huh? We liberal/progressives have been dry for so long that all that Obama bubbly went straight to our heads. By the time the oath of office was administered, I was already a blubbering goner. A few days later, it's all blur. I've completely sobered up, and I'm back to normal. I said, I'm back to "normal." My inauguration day beer goggles are off and -- jeezusholychit! -- what's that ugly thing my bed?! Oh, yeah, it's the same ugly thing that was there before the change of administrations. A closer look reminds me it's the body of our once-vibrant economy. Rigor mortis has set in and, frankly, it's beginning to stink. A growing number of people are just starting to figure out that we're on a lifestyle-changing path, a path 95 percent of us alive today have never imagined, much less been forced to travel. I only mention all this because I suspect a lot of you out there are clinging, in an unhealthy and unhelpful way, to your inauguration beer goggles. Believe me, leaving those goggles on will not make the troubles go away. It'll just mean you're caught unprepared when it all gets around to you. Don't get me wrong. I'm not dissing President Obama or his ambitious plans for confronting these troubles. I am only saying that, if you take those goggles off, you too will see that what was there on Jan. 20 is still there, and getting uglier by the minute. Ironically, the only person who seems not to be clinging to his beer goggles is Barack Obama. He has repeatedly warned against expectations of any quick fixes. Good advice. But if Americans have been conditioned to expect anything over the last 50 years, it's expecting quick fixes. And, why not? After all, those of us of a certain age have been through all kinds of scares, none of which actually resulted in the kind of epic hardships we've only seen portrayed on the History Channel. You know, like the Middle Ages plague or the Great Depression or the Holocaust. In that regard -- and it's no small regard -- we post-World War II Americans have been unusually lucky. We've had our share of crisis, but they were all resolved before their worst potentialities could be realized. You know, the Cuban Missile Crisis could have resulted in a nuclear exchange between the United States and Russia, but it was resolved in a matter of days. The whole Cold War thing ended with a dull thud, rather than a bang. The swine flu didn't sweep death across America, nor did the bird flu -- both those potential pandemics were nipped in the bud. The S&L crisis of the 1980s was managed before it could spread and bring down the financial sector. Which is why Americans have become accustomed to treating any crisis de jouras the latest goofy reality show episode. CNN and MSNBC take the scare-ball and run with it. And we tune in and watch the show, as politicians and military folk and vacuous network anchors fill hours of on-air time chewing on little more than the hard-news equivalent of cotton candy. Then a day, or a week or a month later, the crisis is resolved and we go on with lives that had not changed one iota. This time it's different. First, the crisis upon us is worldwide. And it is not just an economic crisis, but our first genuine species-wide crisis. It's going to force major realignment of -- well, everything. Like how we power our lives, how we feed ourselves, how we populate, how we build, how we travel and how we create sustainable economies. Distinctions between "capitalism" and "socialism" will disappear, a process already under way. They will disappear because neither offers a solution, neither has and neither can. What emerges will embody only parts of each that can provide solutions that work and are sustainable. And those are the two linchpins: stability and sustainability. (Warning: metaphor ahead.) A global economy is like a spacecraft traveling in deep space where terms like "up" and "down" and "sideways" are meaningless. The only state that counts for a spacecraft is "stability." If a spacecraft loses stability, it tumbles out of control. And, unlike an airplane that can leverage earthly forces like gravity and aerodynamics, a spacecraft cannot. Once a spacecraft goes out of control, more often than not, it's curtains. So, the trick is to make sure the damn thing does not become unstable to begin with. And that's where we are right now. The economies of the world have tumbled out of control, and no one is quite sure how to regain stability. Just how stability is re-established will be the story of our time. For example, if Obama does as he says he will do -- like strengthen the dollar -- that solves one set of problems by trading them for another set problems. (It's like firing only the port-side thrusters on our tumbling spacecraft.) A strong dollar will help the financial sector, but will make our $11 trillion national debt, which is priced in dollars, even more of a burden. If the dollar were allowed to fall it, would hurt the financial sector, but allow us to repay our national debt with cheap dollars. A strong dollar would also require higher interest rates, which would only worsen conditions for America's debt-burdened homeowners and consumers. A strong dollar would also hurt U.S. exports, because a weak dollar makes U.S. goods cheaper overseas, thereby boosting domestic production/hiring. "For the United States, a structural tendency for domestic savings to fall short of domestic investment leads to significantly higher interest rates when economic activity picks up speed. Government policy can also affect interest rates and the exchange rate. Large government budget deficits will tend to push up interest rates and the exchange rate. Budget surpluses have the opposite effect. Tight monetary policy tends to raise interest rates and the exchange rate. A stimulative monetary policy has the opposite effect. Recent U.S. economic history has demonstrated the great importance of these fundamental factors in determining the exchange rates path. "And that's just one tiny corner of the mess. There are literally hundreds of similar Hobson's choices Obama will have to make in the months and years ahead, each an action with it's own opposite and equal reaction somewhere else in the system." (Full policy paper) It's the push and pull of the laws of economic physics, laws that are just as real, and just as unavoidable, as the laws of that govern our physical world -- like gravity. Violate the physics of economics, and you do so at everyone's peril, as we are now learning. My cousin dropped me a note the other day complaining that "you are always screaming 'iceberg ahead,' but never telling us where the damn lifeboats are." I replied, "There are lifeboats, unfortunately our new banker, China, is holding them as collateral." My point, I guess, is that Obama and his team may be able to regain stability, but it'll be a long time coming. They will push every button, pull every lever and fire every thruster. In the meantime, the rest of us are in for something our great-grandkids will watch on the History Channel some day.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6679562330245972, "wiki_prob": 0.33204376697540283, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line877943"}
Bassett backs the blue with parade Peyton Hardin (far left) presents Henry County Sherriff Lane Perry (far right) with donations he collected giving out water to the crowd at the Bassett Cruse-In. Cruise-In and parade organizers Tim Stone and Alan Alderman look on. By Callie Hietala The Bassett Cruse-In honored local law enforcement last weekend with the first ever Back the Blue Parade. Slightly more than 60 classic cars convened in the parking lot of Cross Point Church in Ridgeway where drivers heard comments of gratitude and a prayer from Henry County Sherriff Lane Perry before cruising through Martinsville, Collinsville, and into Bassett to join the waiting Cruise-In crowd. Cars participating in the first Back the Blue Parade arrive at the Bassett Cruise-In in downtown Bassett. “This is awesome,” Perry said of the parade. “The car show has become a big family. Cars come from everywhere, and here’s a group of people who have decided to take this opportunity to show police officers everywhere how important they are and that there are people standing behind them.” “We have had a huge outpouring of support from the public over the last year or so,” he said, and added, “but what I want to see is all of our elected leaders step up and say, ‘We need to back our police officers.’” Tony Wright and Doug Lawrence were among the classic car owners who joined in the parade. Wright said law enforcement backs him up all the time, he wanted to back them up too. “I run a funeral home, and they provide escorts for us all the time, so this was the very least I could do.” “It’s crazy times, we’ve got to keep supporting the guys,” said Lawrence. A classic Chevrolet, decorated with a flag supporting law enforcement, waits at the Back the Blue parade starting point in Ridgeway. The parade route wound through Ridgeway, Martinsville, Collinsville, and into downtown Bassett. Henry County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Adams (far right) presents a proclamation expressing gratitude for local law enforcement to (from left to right) Henry County Sherriff Lane Perry, Martinsville City Sherriff Steve Draper, and Martinsville City Police Officer Coretha Gravely. Groups of supporters lined the Back the Blue parade route, which stretched from Ridgeway to Bassett. Alan Alderman, chairman of the Bassett Cruise-In Committee, said that since “police get sort of a raw deal, we thought it would be great to sort of pat them on the back and show them that we care about them.” He hopes the parade will become an annual event. “We get $10 a car,” Alderman said. That money will be split between the benevolence funds of Henry County and Martinsville City law enforcement. Perry said the funds are used to support law enforcement officers. “If one of our officers is in the hospital, it will send some little gift, like a little basket of some type. If an officer’s immediate family member dies, it’ll send some flowers to the funeral home,” Perry said. The funds are also usually put toward a Christmas dinner for the officers. The first ever Back the Blue parade attracted around 60 cars, each paying a $10 registration fee, which was donated to the benevolence funds of all three Martinsville and Henry County law enforcement departments. As the cars paraded along the route, escorted by law enforcement from both the county and the city, pockets of spectators lined the streets, some waving flags, others with hand-made signs carrying messages of support. Once the parade reached downtown Bassett and joined the other 400+ cars at the Cruise-In, Jim Adams, chairman of the Henry County Board of Supervisors, read a proclamation expressing gratitude for the men and women of local law enforcement. “We appreciate the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices made by those officers and their family members on a daily basis in order to protect our schools, workplaces, roadways, homes, and visitors,” Adams said as he read the proclamation, in part. “As a police department, we like working with the community,” Martinsville City Police Officer Coretha Gravely said to the crowd, “and my motto is policing others in the way I want to be policed. Remember that police officers – we’re human too. We’re human too. Our job is to protect and to serve and do the best we can.” Community cleans UP(town) Cases decrease in Patrick schools, increase in other areas	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7431654334068298, "wiki_prob": 0.7431654334068298, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line628574"}
FEATURED Latest News Absolutely Trashulous: LGBT Fashionistas Make Garments From Garbage November 2, 2018 CNE News 1403 Views 0 Comments design, fashion, trash Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – From a dress inspired by the plume of a peacock and fashioned out of bottle caps and cement sacks, to a black and orange tiger outfit made of plastic bags, one group of LGBT fashion designers in Cambodia crafts beauty from trash to battle discrimination. Violent attacks on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are common in the conservative Southeast Asian nation, even though attitudes towards same-sex relationships have improved in recent years. “Just five or 10 years ago, Cambodians saw the LGBT community as social trash,” said Ith Sovannareach, founder of La Chhouk Recycled & Creative Fashion. “People saw them as unnatural strangers. “But now there is less discrimination, as we’ve seen more coverage on television and in newspapers about their capabilities.” By making catwalk-ready outfits from waste scooped off the streets of the Cambodian capital, the 24-year-old Sovannareach is now subverting that stereotype, along with a team of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender designers. Cardboard, cans, plastic bags – even a toilet roll – have all found their way into the designs of the group from Phnom Penh’s Royal University of Fine Arts. “We use everything, but cement sacks and plastic are best,” said Sovannareach. Many of the costumes, and their accompanying flamboyant headgear, take inspiration from traditional Khmer clothing. Companies such as Coca-Cola (KO.N), and Heineken’s (HEIN.AS) Tiger Beer have hired Sovannareach’s team to design dramatic garments from their waste products and, late last month, the United Nations commissioned the group to hold a fashion show. Transgender activist Kuy Thida, who ran a small stall at the show promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, said about 6,000 same-sex couples live together in Cambodia, which does not recognise their relationships as legal civil partnerships or marriages. Cambodia saw 100 violent and homophobic attacks during the first four months of 2015, the United Nations said in a report this year. In 2007, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he had disowned his adopted daughter because she had a lesbian relationship. Official disapproval discourages many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from revealing their status, and many of the designers working with Sovannareach declined to speak to Reuters. “They have to pretend to be two different people,” he said of his colleagues. “When they are at home, they act as their mothers want. They have to pretend they’re strong.” Thida’s family does not accept her as a transgender woman, the activist said. “They still hope that I will marry someone of the opposite sex, so as not to make them upset or ashamed,” she added. “Some people just regard us as strange animals.” Reporting by Prak Chan Thul; Editing by James Pearson and Clarence Fernandez ← Drug Fruit Smugglers Caught New Zealand Ambassador Meets Deputy PM → Cambodian Woman Tests COVID-19+ On 13th Day Of Quarantine November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020 CNE News 0 Boozy Foreigner In Range Rover Dials In Divider Crash Austrian Gets Sent Home February 8, 2020 February 8, 2020 CNE News 0	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7743362784385681, "wiki_prob": 0.7743362784385681, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line415611"}
Keeping Heathrow airport on the move It’s morning peak hour at London’s Heathrow Airport, and every elevator to the departures level is out of order – all of them, all at once. If the word “pandemonium” springs to mind, you get the picture. This was the shocking scene that greeted KONE service technician Nigel Stride on arrival at work one Monday morning. All four priority elevators in Terminal 1 were not responding because contractors working overnight had interrupted the controls. Crowds arriving on the Heathrow Express train link built up quickly. Beads of perspiration trickled down Stride’s forehead as hundreds of nail-biting travelers jostled around him. “It was a quick fix in the end, but that was the most stressful quarter hour I’ve ever experienced,” says Stride. He and 41 other engineers and technicians look after the airport’s 1,035 elevators, escalators and autowalks, keeping Heathrow running like clockwork around the clock. UNDERCOVER POLICE With 191,000 people passing through Heathrow daily, there’s rarely a dull moment. “Every breakdown has immediate impact. If something goes wrong, it’s all hands at the pump to get the unit up and running as quickly as possible,” says Stride. He describes the equipment in the airport as the “critical link” connecting the city to the departure gates and the world beyond. “Without that key part in the middle, the whole jigsaw falls to pieces.” A minor disturbance can have a major domino effect. “Airlines don’t wait for late passengers these days. If someone misses a flight due to faulty equipment, it impacts many lives.” Though safety is an absolute priority for KONE crews, this goes double at the airport. “We can’t leave sharp tools lying around because of the security risks. We’re even required to look out for unattended items and people behaving suspiciously. We’re an extra pair of eyes for security personnel.” Even with barriers placed around the worksite, Stride takes special precautions when working amid large crowds in confined spaces. “With luggage everywhere and excited children running around, things can turn nasty quickly.” Doors account for a large percentage of repairs, he reveals. Damage is typically caused by customers who crash into elevators with luggage trolleys or disabled buggies. “Once there was a man – who had perhaps enjoyed too much inflight entertainment – who drove his car into the elevator in front of the lobby. We managed to repair the elevator, but the car was pretty much a wreck.”	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5443300604820251, "wiki_prob": 0.45566993951797485, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line627423"}
The OCR Girls Take On Spartan World Championships The 2018 Spartan World Championships were one for the history books. An epic weekend of racing went down in the mountains of Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, CA and it was incredible... Jonathan Albon - 2018 Spartan World Champion The Spartan World Championships is considered one of the most challenging and competitive events in Obstacle Course Racing (OCR.) This year's edition... Share Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Pin on Pinterest Surfing England - supporting and developing the sport of surfing Here at dryrobe we’re proud to be working with and supporting Surfing England - the National Governing Body of English Surfing. Surfing... Early Morning dryrobe Swim Adventures There's something special about waking up early, when it feels like the rest of the world is still sleeping and heading out... Ross Edgley Sets New World Record! That man Ross Edgley has reached another amazing point in his Great British Swim after beating the world record for the Longest... dryrobe Supporting the Conquer The Gauntlet Pro Team We're proud to support some incredible athletes across a whole range of sports and across the globe. We were seriously excited to team... Cal Major Catch Up - Paddling Land's End to John O'Groats dryrobe ambassador, founder of Paddle Against Plastic and all-round legend Cal Major recently completed an epic expedition - completing the journey from... Home > Latest news > tagged: sport	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8988213539123535, "wiki_prob": 0.8988213539123535, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line938980"}
Judy Worsham’s newly released “Mystery at Orchard Hill” is a fun tale of mystery and friendship as a strange set of events spark a compelling journey in a small town “Mystery at Orchard Hill” from Christian Faith Publishing author Judy Worsham is a creative and enjoyable classic whodunit tale that will delight the imagination as two young boys find themselves caught up in a strange set of thefts. MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) November 23, 2022 “Mystery at Orchard Hill”: an engaging detective story for juvenile readers. “Mystery at Orchard Hill” is the creation of published author Judy Worsham, who carries a BA in communications from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and an MEd from Lynchburg College. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband, Bruce. Worsham shares, “Tom Barnhill and Jake Dixon are in the seventh grade and best friends. It doesn’t matter to them that they are of different races, but it does matter to some football-playing bullies in their local village. This tale of two boys and their large families living, working, and playing together on Orchard Hill Farm is set in the 1930s. “When a blizzard snows the valley of Maple Grove in, schools are closed for a week. Everything comes to a halt, so there is nothing to do but go sledding. A week of fun for everyone! But then things get strange. Little things go missing—a baseball glove, a favorite scarf lying on the table on the back porch, even one of Mama’s chocolate chess pies. The next thing you know, the sheriff’s car is in the driveway. There is an escaped convict, and he could be headed their way. Is this where all the missing items are? You have to read it to find out!” Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Judy Worsham’s new book will have readers racing to see just what could be going on with all the missing items and a dangerous escaped convict. Worsham shares in hopes of bringing entertainment and a love of classic mysteries to the next generation. Consumers can purchase “Mystery at Orchard Hill” at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble. For additional information or inquiries about “Mystery at Orchard Hill,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919. Christian Faith Publishing Media Department Christian Faith Publishing	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6310116052627563, "wiki_prob": 0.36898839473724365, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line52604"}
Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation on Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Ther. 2021 03; 43(3):e71-e96.CT Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem worldwide. Evidence supporting the use of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation in the management of CKD is mixed, although some studies suggest they may be useful. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation for improving cardiometabolic and oxidative stress parameters in patients with CKD. A comprehensive key word search was performed in EMBASE, Medline, Scopus, Cochrane Central, and Web of Science until April 2020. Randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of probiotic, synbiotic, and prebiotic supplementation for the management of adults with CKD were included. Primary outcomes were measures of cardiometabolic parameters such as cholesterol and fasting blood glucose. Secondary outcomes were measures of oxidative stress (eg, malondialdehyde levels) and body mass index. Random effects meta-analyses were used to estimate mean treatment effects. Results are reported as standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% CIs. Fourteen articles were included. In patients with CKD, probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation significantly reduced total cholesterol (SMD, -0.25; 95% CI, -0.46 to -0.04; I2 = 00.0%), fasting blood glucose (SMD, -0.41; 95% CI, -0.65 to -0.17; I2 = 00.0%), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (SMD, -0.63; 95% CI, -0.95 to -0.30; I2 = 43.3%), insulin levels (SMD, -0.49; 95% CI, -0.90 to -0.08; I2 = 65.2%), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (SMD, -0.52; 95% CI, -0.81 to -0.22; I2 = 52.7%), and malondialdehyde levels (SMD, -0.79; 95% CI, -1.22 to -0.37; I2 = 69.8%) compared with control interventions. Supplementation significantly increased the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (SMD, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.51 to 1.05; I2 = 00.0%), total antioxidant capacity (SMD, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.66; I2 = 00.0%), and glutathione levels (SMD, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.86; I2 = 37.0%). Probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation seems to be a promising intervention for improving cardiometabolic and oxidative stress parameters in patients with CKD. Publisher Full Text (DOI) Bakhtiary M Pediatric Nephrology Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Morvaridzadeh M Department of Nutritional Science, School of Nutritional Science and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Agah S Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Rahimlou M Department of Nutrition and Public Health, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd Iran. Christopher E College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Zadro JR Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Heshmati J Department of Nutritional Science, School of Nutritional Science and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Electronic address: [email protected]. AdultCardiovascular DiseasesDietary SupplementsHumansOxidative StressPrebioticsProbioticsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSynbiotics Bakhtiary, Mahsa, et al. "Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation On Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Clinical Therapeutics, vol. 43, no. 3, 2021, pp. e71-e96. Bakhtiary M, Morvaridzadeh M, Agah S, et al. Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation on Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Ther. 2021;43(3):e71-e96. Bakhtiary, M., Morvaridzadeh, M., Agah, S., Rahimlou, M., Christopher, E., Zadro, J. R., & Heshmati, J. (2021). Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation on Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Therapeutics, 43(3), e71-e96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.12.021 Bakhtiary M, et al. Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation On Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Ther. 2021;43(3):e71-e96. PubMed PMID: 33526314. TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Probiotic, Prebiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation on Cardiometabolic and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AU - Bakhtiary,Mahsa, AU - Morvaridzadeh,Mojgan, AU - Agah,Shahram, AU - Rahimlou,Mehran, AU - Christopher,Edward, AU - Zadro,Joshua R, AU - Heshmati,Javad, Y1 - 2021/01/30/ PY - 2020/06/03/received PY - 2020/12/15/revised PY - 2020/12/29/accepted PY - 2021/2/3/pubmed PY - 2021/10/16/medline PY - 2021/2/2/entrez KW - cardiometabolic KW - chronic kidney disease KW - oxidative stress KW - probiotic SP - e71 EP - e96 JF - Clinical therapeutics JO - Clin Ther VL - 43 IS - 3 N2 - PURPOSE: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem worldwide. Evidence supporting the use of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation in the management of CKD is mixed, although some studies suggest they may be useful. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation for improving cardiometabolic and oxidative stress parameters in patients with CKD. METHODS: A comprehensive key word search was performed in EMBASE, Medline, Scopus, Cochrane Central, and Web of Science until April 2020. Randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of probiotic, synbiotic, and prebiotic supplementation for the management of adults with CKD were included. Primary outcomes were measures of cardiometabolic parameters such as cholesterol and fasting blood glucose. Secondary outcomes were measures of oxidative stress (eg, malondialdehyde levels) and body mass index. Random effects meta-analyses were used to estimate mean treatment effects. Results are reported as standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% CIs. FINDINGS: Fourteen articles were included. In patients with CKD, probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation significantly reduced total cholesterol (SMD, -0.25; 95% CI, -0.46 to -0.04; I2 = 00.0%), fasting blood glucose (SMD, -0.41; 95% CI, -0.65 to -0.17; I2 = 00.0%), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (SMD, -0.63; 95% CI, -0.95 to -0.30; I2 = 43.3%), insulin levels (SMD, -0.49; 95% CI, -0.90 to -0.08; I2 = 65.2%), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (SMD, -0.52; 95% CI, -0.81 to -0.22; I2 = 52.7%), and malondialdehyde levels (SMD, -0.79; 95% CI, -1.22 to -0.37; I2 = 69.8%) compared with control interventions. Supplementation significantly increased the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (SMD, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.51 to 1.05; I2 = 00.0%), total antioxidant capacity (SMD, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.66; I2 = 00.0%), and glutathione levels (SMD, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.86; I2 = 37.0%). IMPLICATIONS: Probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation seems to be a promising intervention for improving cardiometabolic and oxidative stress parameters in patients with CKD. SN - 1879-114X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33526314/Effect_of_Probiotic_Prebiotic_and_Synbiotic_Supplementation_on_Cardiometabolic_and_Oxidative_Stress_Parameters_in_Patients_With_Chronic_Kidney_Disease:_A_Systematic_Review_and_Meta_analysis_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER - Grapherence [↓6] Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Synbiotics Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics for the improvement of metabolic profiles in patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Prebiotic, Probiotic, and Synbiotic Supplementation in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 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Matt Braun Books In Order Publication Order of Ash Tallman Books The Wages of Sin (1984) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Highbinders (1984) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Crossfire (1984) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Publication Order of The Brannocks Books The Brannocks (1986) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Windward West (1986) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Rio Hondo (1987) Hardcover Paperback Kindle A Distant Land (1988) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Publication Order of Gunfighter Chronicles Books Noble Outlaw (1977) Hardcover Paperback Kindle One Last Town (1997) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Gamblers (1997) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Doc Holliday (2002) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Publication Order of Luke Starbuck Books Jury of Six (1980) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Spoilers (1981) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Manhunter (1981) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Deadwood (1981) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Hangman's Creek (1982) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Tombstone (1982) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Judas Tree (1982) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Publication Order of Standalone Novels Black Fox (1972) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Bloody Hand (1975) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Savage Land (1975) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Cimarron Jordan (1975) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Kincaids (1976) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Second Coming of Lucas Brokaw (1977) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Mattie Silks (1978) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Lords of the Land (1979) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Buck Colter (1979) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Stuart Women (1980) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Bloodstorm (1985) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Indian Territory (1985) Hardcover Paperback Kindle El Paso (1989) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Tenbow (1991) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Wyatt Earp (1994) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Outlaw Kingdom (1996) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Texas Empire (1996) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Last Stand (1998) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Rio Grande (1998) Hardcover Paperback Kindle You Know My Name (1999) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Gentleman Rogue (1999) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Bloodsport (1999) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Shadow Killers (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Kinch Riley (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Death Walk (2000) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Hickok and Cody (2001) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Wild Ones (2002) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Overlords (2003) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Warlords (2003) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Black Gold (2004) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Dakota (2005) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Westward of the Law (2006) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Dodge City (2006) Hardcover Paperback Kindle WesternLore (2013) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books The Save-Your-Life Defense Handbook (1977) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Matt Braun's Western Cooking (1988) Hardcover Paperback Kindle How to Write Western Novels (1988) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Author Matt Braun, born in the year 1932, is fourth generation Westerner, and is steeped in the lore and tradition of the frontier. He was born in Oklahoma, and raised in a family of ranchers along with the Osage and Cherokee tribes. He has since set several of his books in the state of Oklahoma. Braun has written over forty novels and some non-fiction works, and there are over forty million copies of his books in print that are published in fourteen foreign countries. His debut novel, called “Black Fox”, was published in the year 1973. One of which, called “Black Fox”, was made into a miniseries that aired on CBS. “One Last Town” served as the inspiration for a television movie that aired on TNT. The Western Writers of America gave Braun the Spur Award for “The Kincaids”. He has also won the Owen Wister Lifetime Achievement Award. “Noble Outlaw” is the first novel in the “Gunfighter Chronicles” series, which was released in the year 1977. John Wesley had a powder keg temper. It earned him a dozen bodies by the time he turned twenty, and a spot right at the top of Texas’ most wanted list. Now, though, he is a father and a husband, and his fighting days are behind him. That ends when an angry loser ambushes him during a local poker game. Quickly, the law is on Wes’ trail once more, but now he has too much at stake. Here is a tough to put down novel that all fans of westerns should read. The book was well written, and some cannot get enough of Matt Braun’s incredible writing. “The Gamblers” is the second novel in the “Gunfighter Chronicles” series, which was released in the year 1997. Guys like Custer, Cody, Hickock, and Earp towered over the frontier. Abilene to Tombstone, on the rugged and sprawling frontier, they create a life by their courage and cunning. Between this group of gambling guys, some that lost and some that won, was a lady who carved her own legend. She was a beautiful farm girl from the state of Indiana, and Mattie Silks traded innocence for some of the wildest guys the West has to offer. Then her trail of money and love takes her to Denver, a boomtown, and the guy named Cort Thomson. Here, she might be able to play for some of the highest stakes of all. “One Last Town” is the third novel in the “Gunfighter Chronicles” series, which was released in the year 1997. Bill Tilghman was the real deal, and a lawman that wore a badge for only one reason: to bring criminals to justice. This book is the final days of an extraordinary manhunter as he stares down a heroic fight on the corrupt and bloody streets in Cromwell, Oklahoma. There is the woman that loved him until the very end, and the guy that refused to back down. This is another well written novel by Matt Braun, one that has a great story and keeps readers’ attention the entire time. Here is a fun read that gives readers the chance to get to know the early events as a lawman before finishing off his legend by the end of the book. “Doc Holliday” is the fourth novel in the “Gunfighter Chronicles” series, which was released in the year 1997. He comes from the American South, a dentist by training, a gentleman due to breeding, and gambler by vocation. Dr. John H. Holliday, who is a man fleeing from a tragic past, moves across the West and lives with some of the roughest guys on the frontier. Word quickly gets out that he never drew too late or walked away from any fights. Dodge City to Cheyenne and Denver, from sinkholes to boomtown, Doc Holliday was fueled by his past’s demons, a seasoned killer, and skilled gambler. Long before OK Corral, his name was known and feared. “Hangman’s Creek” is the first novel in the “Luke Starbuck” series, which was released in the year 1982. Ben Langham, a Texas rancher, hired Luke Starbuck because of his loyalty and toughness he gained by riding with Rip Ford’s Texas volunteers. Langham sends Starbuck off to find a band of horse thieves, an always loyal left the only home he ever knew behind and met the stranger that lived within him. This is an excellent telling of Doc Holliday’s story, and readers find themselves glad they finally picked this one up and read it. Matt Braun writes this to allow you to get to know the guy inside the legend. The book is hard to put down for very long, and is very likable. To find a thief, Starbuck poses as an outlaw, killed to protect himself, and misled his lady. Then he rode into a kingdom full of sinister horse thieves and gets into a duel with a criminal mastermind hiding behind a life that is respectable. Along the way, Starbuck (honest and hardworking) found that he is a changed man who gives himself a future and freedom in a place where some other men have died. This is an entertaining read that made some chase down others in the series. Readers found this to be a fast moving tale about your average ranch hand that takes on a gig as a ranch detective to catch horse thieves. “Jury of Six” is the second novel in the “Luke Starbuck” series. Texas Rancher Ben Langham left his worldly possessions to the guy he trusted most: Luke Starbuck. Starbuck used to dream of having land all his own. Now he wants to find the guy that gunned Langham down and bringing him to justice. Starbuck, with the support of the Cattleman’s Association, has all the authority that he needs to go to New Mexico to hunt down the band of thieves. He did not count on the fact that he would have to confront Pat Garrett (a shifty sheriff), a scrawny killer that was named William “The Kid” Bonney, the true story surrounding the legendary Lincoln County War. All of a sudden, Luke finds himself right in the middle of a major conspiracy and going right into the line of fire. 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“Put up your Duke, Pilgrim!” Proverb becomes a pro player; Sharp as an ax... or as an ox? Some fractions sum to a whole; An ounce-of-prevention's-worth PUZZLERIA! SLICES: OVER 3(7!) SERVED An ounce-of-prevention’s-worth Name a cure, in multiple words. The first letters of all but the last word spell a new word. Place this new word next to the last word to name something that is often cured. What is this cure? What is often cured? “Conumberdrum” Set Slice: Some fractions sum to a whole This puzzle involves the sum of two fractions, an equals sign, and a single digit answer. The fractions contain a single digit above and a single digit below, and are not necessarily in simplified form. In this way there are a total of five digits to fill in. The game is to fill these five spaces with any of the digits one through nine, not repeating any digits, so that the equation is true. Following these rules, answer the following questions. 🥁1. What number(s) cannot appear in a denominator? 🥁2. What number(s) cannot appear as an answer? 🥁3. In how many equations are both fractions in simplified form? 🥁4. Find a group of five numbers that generate two distinct equations (the commutativity of addition notwithstanding). What are these equations? How many of these exist? Can you find a group of five numbers that generates three or more equations? 🥁5. Ignoring the commutativity of addition, how many distinct equations exist? Can you find all of them? Oxymoronic Slice: Sharp as an ax... or as an ox? Take two consecutive letters of an alphabet. Spell one of them out and name a homophone of the other. A letter appears twice in these two words. Remove one of them. Rearrange the combined letters of the result to form an oxymoronic phrase that consists of an adjective and noun. What is this phrase? Riffing Off Shortz And VanMechelen Slices: “Put up your Duke, Pilgrim!” Will Shortz’s September 20th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Greg VanMechelen of Berkeley, California, reads: Take the name of a famous actor — 4 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Spoonerize it. That is, interchange the initial consonant sounds of the first and last names. The result will be two new familiar first names — one male, one female — that start with the same letter ... but that letter is pronounced differently in the two names. Who’s the actor? Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and VanMechelen Slices read: Name a puzzle-maker whose name contains three uppercase letters. Delete the third uppercase letter and the letters following it. The first uppercase letter in the name is one of three in a monogram currently in the news. Replace this uppercase letter with one of the other two monogram letters. Interchange the initial consonant sounds of these two strings of letters that begin with the two capital letters. The result is an abbreviation for a healthful food and a word for another healthful food. Who is this puzzle-maker? What are the healthful foods? Take the name of a famous American citizen — 4 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Spoonerize it. That is, interchange the initial consonant sounds of the first and last names. The result will sound like two terms with which anglers are familiar — a part of a fish, and what an angler does to a hook before landing a fish. Who’s the American citizen? (Note: Greg VanMechelen and I came up with the following riff-off independently of one other.) Take the name of a past singer/entertainer — one syllable each in the first and last names. Spoonerize it. The result will be the title of a movie that starred the answer to this week’s NPR puzzle created by Greg VanMechelen (see the Riffing Off Shortz and VanMechelen introduction, above). Who’s the singer/entertainer? What’s the movie title? Take the name of a member of a famous entertainment trio — 5 letters in the first name, 4 letters in the last. Spoonerize it. The result will sound like a two-word transportation service found at Madeline Island, Wisconsin, and all across Europe at various islands, seas and ports. Who’s the entertainment-trio member? What’s the transportation service? Take the name of a historical person associated with what its inventors called “fire medicine” — 3 letters in the first name, 6 letters in the last. Spoonerize it. The result will sound like two words — 3-letter interjection of admonishment and a 5-letter verb. A bystander might exclaim the interjection upon witnessing an impolite fan who “stares rudely or obsessively” (the 5-letter verb) at a celebrity, for example. Who’s the historical person? What are the interjection and verb? Take the name of a pretty well known fictional character — 7 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Shift the initial consonant sound of the last name to the beginning of the first name, which starts with a vowel. The result sounds like two consecutive exclamations groaned by a weight-watcher standing in front of her mirror with a measuring tape around her waist reading 33 instead of the 32 it read a few days earlier. The first exclamation is a 3-letter word related to adiposity. The second exclamation consists of three words: a pronoun, verb and noun of 1, 4 and 4 letters. The verb is a synonym of “swear” and the noun is the difference between 33 and 32 (“one ____”). Who is the fictional character? What are the two exclamations? Take the name of a pretty well known fictional character — 3 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Interchange the initial consonant sounds of the first and last names. The result will be two 4-letter words: 1. the first half of the name of a Tony Award winning musical with a song titled “The Song That Goes Like This” and... 2. the second half of the name of a Tony Award winning play with a song titled “Those Fat Monkeys.” What are the two Tony-winning stage productions? The result will be two words: 1. The title subject of one of William Blake’s “Songs of Experience” and... 2. Any person who may bear that title subject as a name. What are the Blake title subject and the person who may have it as a name? Skyhook Dessert: Proverb becomes a pro player Rearrange the letters of a familiar six-word proverb to form a five-word phrase consisting of: § a city, § a two-word description of a high-scoring professional athlete who played there, and § the first name of this athlete. What are this phrase and this proverb? Hint #1: The two-word description is also a colloquial term for something seen in the sky. Hint #2: The athlete, who has the last name of a U.S. president, scored more that 12,000 points during his professional career. Posted by legolambda at 12:00 AM 43 comments: “Apple Synonym Choo-Choos” Perversification; Groupthink, groupspeak, groupsolve; McPuzzling McJobs in the fields of renown; “Music City, USA?” Schpuzzle Of TheWeek: “Music City, USA?” Take a United States city that is named after a historical figure. Delete a letter and rearrange the result to spell a musical instrument. The last three letters of the city’s state, if spelled backward, spell a second musical instrument. What city is this? Puzzle Fun By Bobby Jacobs Debut Appetizer: “Apple Synonym Choo-Choos” ➤1. Take two types of transportation and put them together, one after the other. Remove the last three letters of this result. Change the seventh letter to an “o”. You will get a fruit. ➤2. Take a seven-letter word. Remove the first two letters. Switch the last two letters. Add an “se” at the end. You will get a synonym of the original word. What are these words? “All You Need Is Lovely Letters” (15 Of ’Em) Slice: Groupthink, groupspeak, groupsolve Alfred Dreyfus, Mark Twain and Georg Simon Ohm were noted figures who lived during the 19th Century. Their surnames contain fifteen different letters – all the letters you need to spell all members of a particular group. What group is this? Hint: This group is often designated by using a four-word phrase (noun-preposition-article-noun). Riffing Off Shortz And Horn Slices: McPuzzling McJobs in the fields of renown Will Shortz’s September 13th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Judy Horn, of Reading, Massachusetts, reads: Name a famous person with the initials M. C. The first initial and last name anagram to the person’s field of renown. What is it? Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and Horn Slices read: Name a puzzle-maker. Rearrange the combined letters of the first and last names to spell the first names of the two men who most recently served exactly eight years as New York City’s mayor. One of these first names sounds like the surname of a starting outfielder the 1972, 1973 and 1974 World Champion Oakland Athletics. The other first name is the surname of a pitcher with 288 career victories. Who are these mayors? Who are the ballplayers? Hint: These two mayors’ first names also together spell the name of a beautiful beach on Saint Lucia’s southern coast. Name two people, one living one dead, who share the same name. The initials of the name are M. C. Switch the third and fifth letters of the last name and change the fourth and sixth letters to different vowels. The result is a field of renown that both people share. What is it? Name a pretty famous person with the initials M. C. The first initial and last name anagram to an abbreviation of a three-syllable word meaning a “harmonious interaction between people working together,” an interaction required of this person as a member of a particulal cast of characters. The first initial and last name of this person also anagram to an abbreviation of a three-syllable word that is an informal term for a fixer of automobiles. Who is this pretty famous person? What are the two abbreviations? Name a famous creative person. The last name – followed by the second, fourth and fifth letters of one kind of literature the person created – spell another kind of literature the person created. What are the two kinds of literature the person created? Name a somewhat famous past person with the initials M. C. The first, third and last letters of the surname, followed by the sixth, first and fifth letters of the first name, in order, spell a word for one of the person’s fields of renown. Replace the last letter of this six-letter word with a 2-letter nickname for guys named Sheeran or Asner followed by a pronoun that is always capitalized. Move the last four letters of this 8-letter result to the beginning to spell a different career field the person could have followed (given his doctoral degree from Harvard) but chose not to follow. What is one of the person’s fields of renown? What is the career field the person chose not to follow? Name a pretty famous past French person with the initials H. M. Take the surname. Remove the initial M, leaving a string of six letters. Replace the fifth letter with a duplicate of the second letter. Insert an “r” between the first and second letters. The result is the French word for this French person’s profession. What is the person’s profession? Drunken Dessert: Perversification What is the two-word title of the following verse? Explain your answer. Hint: Although the verse is not a haiku, it does contain seventeen words. Ignore nine of them. Aping Bing, Sal did sing: “In a glass For a lass I pour gin... Gals! Don’t sin!” Note: Yes, I am aware that a haiku contains 17 syllables, not 17 words... but my 17 words contain only 18 syllables. Close enough! “Weight, weight, don’t tell me!” There’s vittles in this critter! Objectifying deities, just for fun; “Adam and Eve on a raft!” Uprooting all that racket! “Weight, weight, don’t tell me!” Rearrange the letters of a famous United States landmark to form three units of measure: one of weight, one of mass and one of volume. What is this landmark? What are the three units of measure? Hint: One of the three units of measure is an abbreviation. Feral Food For Thought Appetizer: “There’s vittles in this critter!” The word “deer” contains one set of double letters. Name an animal whose name contains two sets of double letters. Drop one letter from each of the sets and rearrange the result to get a favorite food of the animal. What are this animal? What is its favorite food? “That’s rad, Dude!” Slice: Uprooting all that racket! Name a product brand designed to eradicate a chest-racking cough. Add a letter to the end and divide it in two to name legislation designed to eradicate racketeering. What is this brand? What is this legislation? Riffing Off Shortz and Crane Slices: Objectifying deities, just for fun Will Shortz’s September 6th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Jeremy Crane of Madison, Wisconsin, reads: Name a deity in ancient mythology. The first half of the name, phonetically, names a common object. The second half of the name, by spelling, names another object that is often put inside the first one. What is it? Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and Crane Slices read: Name a puzzle-maker, first and last names. A pronoun appears in one of the puzzle-maker’s two names. Remove it. Take the name you truncated. Move its second letter an even-number of letters later in the circular alphabet. Divide that even number by two. Move the remaining letters in the truncated name that divided number of letters later in the circular alphabet. Your result (consisting of the altered first name and unaltered last name) should be two creatures that are often mistaken for one another. What are the two similar creatures? Name a deity in ancient mythology. The first half of the name, by spelling, is a Latin phrase often used correctly by intelligent people, and often misused by people who just want to sound intelligent. It means “intrinsically.” The second half of the name, phonetically, is a synonym of “inauthentic” or “bogus.” A certain “president a-Tweeting” might write, for example, “My opponent is ___ ___ _____!” misusing and misspelling the Latin phrase (by replacing an “e” with an “ay”) and ending with the same synonym. His opponent might respond by writing, “The president is ___ __ _____,” correctly using and correctly spelling the Latin phrase and ending with the same synonym. Who is this ancient mythological deity? What is the Latin phrase that means “intrinsically”? What did the president Tweet? How did his opponent respond? The first half of the name, phonetically, names a body part. The second half of the name sounds very much like a another body part. What are these body parts? What is the mythological deity? Name a deity in ancient mythology. The second half of the name, if you rearrange its letters, names a one-time teen idol who later had a hit with a song about a civil rights icon, two presidents, and the brother of one of those presidents. The first half of the name, spells a word for what the teen idol is striking in either of the images pictured here. Who is the teen idol, and what does he strike? Name a deity in ancient mythology, one associated with the deity in Entree #4. The second syllable of the name spells a synonym of “song” – like, for example, the 1961 hit song the teen idol in Entree #4 was often asked to sing. The first syllable of the name, if spelled backward, becomes a verb for what the teen idol would do, besides singing them, to subsequent songs, including one recorded by Mott the Hoople and another by T.Rex. What is the synonym of “song”? What would the teen idol do to subsequent songs? Add a letter to the beginning to spell the surname of a sculptor. Add a letter to the beginning of the surname of this sculptor to spell the surname of an actor who once portrayed a movie character whose first and last names both begin with the same double-vowel (like Alley Oop’s gal, Oola Oop). If you instead add two different letters to the beginning of the surname of the sculptor, the result will spell the surname of a composer of symphonies. What is this mythical deity? Who are the sculptor, actor and composer? The first two syllables of the name, phonetically, name a word associated with Billy Preston, Angela Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Artis Gilmore and the Jackson 5. The remaining syllables of the name, phonetically, names two words associated with the word “steep.” What deity is this? What is the word associated with Billy Preston et al.? What are the two words associated with “steep”? If you remove the second-last letter of the name and rearrange the remaining letters, you’ll spell things one might guzzle. But if you instead remove the first letter of the deity’s name, you’ll spell a kind of puzzle (with no rearrangement of letters necessary). What is this deity? What might one guzzle? What is the puzzle? The first half of the name spells the first name of a living singer and the surname of another living singer. The second half of the name, if you spell it backward, spells the first name of a daughter of an American writer, one who was used as the basis for the character of Joan of Arc in a novel. Who are the two singers? What is the name of the writer’s daughter? Hint: The surname of one of the two singers is a homophone of a deity in ancient mythology. “Battle Creek In A Bowl” Dessert: “Adam and Eve on a raft!” Name an entree one might order from a family restaurant in two words. Switch the second letter of the first word with the second letter of the second word. The result is a body of water and what might be floating in it. What is the entree? What is the body of water and what might be floating in it? One rascally yet romantic puzzle; The “person in history” mystery; Terrific Trif-f-fecta, plus three; Creating a creature of habitat; Moonstones on the map? Creating a creature of habitat Take the surnames of families created by John Ernst Steinbeck, Jerome David Salinger and Louisa May Alcott. Change one letter in each name. The result is a creature and two of its habitats. What are these fictional names? What are the creature and its two habitats? Name Games Appetizer: Terrific Trif-f-fecta, plus three Trif-f-fecta 1. Think of a small US city, best known for a specific event, that contains a double letter and has the same number of letters as the state in which it is located. Add one letter to make the double letter a triple one. Split this result into three words: (1), a type of legal document; (2), a currently “trendy” boy's name; and (3), an overarching term for the activity for which this small city is best known. What are the city and the three parts of its “expanded” name? Count those letters 2. Think of a landmark partially located in a U.S. state whose name has the same number of letters as the landmark's common name. The full, official name of the landmark adds one additional word that has one fewer letter than the full location of the remainder of this landmark. What are the state and landmark? Where is the rest of it located? Female nomenclature 3. Think of a common female name. Drop the first letter. Split the remaining letters in half to obtain two nicknames for this name. What are the name and the two nicknames? Papal schism 4. Think of a papal name. Split this name in two to obtain a possible nickname for this pope and a policy statement issued by a pope. Harri the Spy but not Rht and Scarlt Slice: One rascally yet romantic puzzle Take the first names of two fictional characters, a rascal and a romantic. From the rascal’s name remove the nickname of an extraterrestrial fictional character. Leave the romantic’s name just as it is. The result is the name of a car. What car is it? Riffing Off Shortz and Young Slices: The “person in history” mystery Will Shortz’s August 30th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Joseph Young of St. Cloud, Minnesota (who runs the blog Puzzleria!), reads: Name a famous person in history with a five-letter first name and four-letter last name. The letters of the last name can be rearranged to name a popular game. And the letters in the first name can be rearranged to name an action in this game. Who is this famous person? Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and Young Slices read: Name a puzzle-maker who is not-at-all famous, in six and five letters. The 11 letters, if combined, can be rearranged to name three words: 1. a popular game animal, 2. a newborn critter, especially one that... 3. ____ about, after leaving the pouch. What are the three words? Hint: The popular game animal is a homophone of one of the 28 syllables (including the word in the blank) in the clues for the the three words). Consider the two images in the illustration pictured here. Write a two-word caption for each, in five and six letters. The letters of each word in the caption on the left can be rearranged to spell each word in the caption on the right. What are your two captions? Name what you may be seeking, in four and five letters, when you visit websites such as Travelocity or Expedia. Switch the order of the two words. Rearrange the letters of each word to form a two-word phrase that is synonymous with “things that are more likely to happen” or “more likely possibilities.” What are Travelocity or Expedia visitors seeking? What is the synonymous two-word phrase? Take the last two words, in seven and six letters, in a book title by a east-coast-based espionage thriller novelist. Rearrange the letters in each word to form the last two words in a book title by a west-coast-based author of historical romance novels. What are these two book titles? Name a two-word phrase for what lies on either side of what flows southward down New York State. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for certain “barehoof” creatures. Each word in the phrases contains six letters. What are these two 2-word phrases? Name a two-word phrase for one of three things Al Capone had since he was 18 years old. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name 45-year-old MPG regulations and what those regulations pertain to. Each of the four words (one of which is an ACRONYM) contains four letters. What are these four 4-letter words? Name a two-word phrase for a kind of museum. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for something you might have that would preclude you from adopting a certain vermin as a pet. Each phrase contains ten total letters. What are these two 10-letter phrases? Name a two-word phrase for transactions that might take place at an automobile dealership. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name one two-word phrase for what you might find either in the Navy, or at a theme park, or on a newspaper staff. Each phrase contains twelve total letters. Hint: One of the four words is hyphenated. Name a two-word phrase for a window at a hotel that can range from around noon to about 3pm, typically. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for what poultry farmers don’t want to find in their coops or on their roosts. ENTREE #10: Name a two-word phrase that describes Tatum Riley, Courtney Shayne and Debbie Dinsdale. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for someone, say, who slams his fist on the chessboard after his opponent says “check.” Each phrase contains a four-letter word followed by a five letter word. Name a two-word 14-letter phrase for garments you would find in the wardrobe of a stage production of “The Ten Commandments.” Reverse the order of the words. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for “grim truths.” What are these two phrases? Consider the two images in the illustration pictured here. Write a caption for each, in four and three letters. Name a two-word place on earth where you can visit Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Königssee, Neuschwanstein and Eibsee. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for what the Magi might have heard right after the nativity of Jesus. Each phrase contains ten letters. What are this place and this phrase? Take two words: the title of a famous poem and the surname of the poet who wrote it, in five and six letters. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for what a modern dairy farmer must do if his automated apparatus attached to his cows’ udders utterly stops functioning! What are this poem title, poet and two-word phrase? Name a two-word phrase, in eight and seven letters, that describes a pupil’s performance of Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3. The letters in each word can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for a newspaper story written about 40 years ago that includes the names Foster Brooks, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Rich Little and Redd Foxx. Name a two-word phrase, in five and four letters, that describes the following six: Chesley Sullenberger, Minnie Vautrin, Raoul Wallenberg, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela. The letters in each word of this phrase can be rearranged to name a two-word phrase for a hairy part of an equine creature. Precious Dessert: Moonstones on the map? A word in a name on the U.S. map sounds like a letter of the alphabet. Replace the word with the letter. Rearranging the letters of this result spells types of precious gemstones. What are these gemstones and the name on the map? “Put up your Duke, Pilgrim!” Proverb becomes a pro... “Apple Synonym Choo-Choos” Perversification; Group... “Weight, weight, don’t tell me!” There’s vittles i... One rascally yet romantic puzzle; The “person in h...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8402343988418579, "wiki_prob": 0.8402343988418579, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line115742"}
‘The Cine Buzz’ Exclusive Interview With the Film Producer Anand Pandit For His Upcoming Films by Raaisa Updhyay in Latest Anand Pandit, film producer, and real estate developer recently joined Ronit Raj from ‘The Cine Buzz’. He has upcoming Bollywood and Marathi films ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’ and ‘Victoria’. He owns Anand Pandit Motion Pictures, a film studio that produces and distributes Bollywood films such as Total Dhamaal, Missing, Sarkar 3, and Great Grand Masti. Excerpts from the interview: Hansal Mehta, Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Ridham Desai in Jury 2022 of CFBP Consumer Film Festival Norwegian Cruise Line Reveals Star-studded Cast for its “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” Debuting on Norwegian Prima Luxury Housing Demand Rises; Outlook Stays Bright Ques. The film industry is a challenging and rewarding place, what do you think about it? Mr.Anand – Yes, the film industry is a challenging place. But what is that there is no fun in life without challenges. If there is no challenge in any film too, then its end result will not be appreciatable and beautiful. So yes the film industry is a very challenging place, its strike rate of success is very less but when there is success in it, people support it. Ques. Tell me about the success of your films Chehre, The Big Bull and other films. Mr.Anand – First of all, I am thankful to the audience that they liked both our films very much. People have greatly appreciated whoever our actors are associated with, the rest of the cast and crew members, writers, directors, production teams, etc. I am grateful to all of them. Everyone worked diligently, that was a very difficult time of the pandemic. Ques. Sir, what is the story of your upcoming Marathi film ‘Victoria’ and ‘Baal Shivaji’? Mr.Anand – We shot the film ‘Victoria’ in Scotland (England). This film will be ready soon, Sonalee Kulkarni is in the lead and it is being directed by National Award-winning director Ravi Yadav. We will release this film by September and this is my third Marathi film which has been shot in Scotland. No one else dared to make most horror films in Marathi and I dared to do this trick. Let’s see how people will feel, we are very excited about this ‘Bal Shivaji‘ is also a very interesting project and to date, we have got information on Shivaji in very different formats whether it is from film, TV serials, or some plays but mostly Shivaji has always been shown in his big form. Although history says that when Shivaji was of 12-13 years of age, he showed his strength the most. And that child Shivaji who was 12-13 years old at that time, no film has been made on him, nor has anyone shed light on him. So I hope people will like the film and the commercial aspect is not very big but we want to do some thieves for the next generation. Ques. What are your views on the biopic ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’? In which actor Randeep Hooda is in the lead and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. Mr.Anand – Today Swatantra Veer Savarkar is in discussion all over the country about him. Unfortunately, he did not get the appreciation they should get, probably due to some political reason and we want to bring that thing out of him and want to show the people that apart from those whom people worship, there are some people who have lived their whole life in front of the British. He has set out in fighting and make his country independent and Swatantra Veer Savarkar is one of them. And there is no need to say anything about Randeep Hooda’s acting, he is a very good actor, I would call him a method actor, Randeep enters the script, he remembers every dialogue of the script. And also for Mahesh Manjrekar, everyone knows that all the films he has made to date are very good. And I hope people will like this biopic very much. Share some memorable anecdotes about Amitabh Bachchan when he did shooting for the Gujarati Film ‘Fakt Mahilao Maate’? Mr.Anand – When I went to meet Bachchan Sir, I was very scared and said that I am making a Gujarati film and wanted to do a small cameo in it and I was thinking that it would be very difficult but as soon as I said I wanted to. If you do a small role, then he immediately said Anand Bhai I don’t know Gujarati. I said sir you don’t need to know Gujarati, I have fixed only that type of role for you, so immediately Bachchan Sir answered yes without any question, so I think it is my good fortune that Bachchan sahib did yes without asking. And after that, I narrated a line to Bachchan sahib, and he liked it very much. And when Bachchan sir came on the shoot, we were feeling very much now because the character he has in the film is such that he is not here yet and is a resident of the dead and he comes as a ghost, and there is a little car Bachchan sir is sit on top of him. Everyone was thinking that how would this shoot be done, how to make Bachchan sir sit on a car, it was very difficult, we had put stairs for him, so he came straight to the shooting and climbed on it, then after a while when one shot was over then The car was straight, then later it had to be twisted, so we told Bachchan sir that you come downstairs, he said that no, I will sit on the car, you fix the car according to your own / so we were paying a lot but Bachchan sir is Bachchan Sir, and what was our expectation we shot in half the time. Ques. When a producer takes any director before making a film, what does he see? Mr.Anand – I mostly see the director’s involvement and whether he has done the same thing before or not, I don’t see it as a technical aspect but what he has for the script is very important for the story and I mostly like it. I do that the director himself brings a story, then his conviction is more about that story, so it is very important. What do you think about the processing of the film production? What do you prepare keeping in mind the risk that the film will be a superhit or an average? Mr.Anand – See, everyone seems to have a good child, so the producer is not sitting to make a bad film or to make a flop film, I think every film is good, so we are not afraid of such a film Who likes, no one likes, it is all up to the audience, we try our best to manage the risk. Ques. What are your thoughts on making a film in Horror Genre? What is the secret to their success? Mr.Anand – What has happened now is that due to the OTT platform, people’s taste has changed a bit in the last two years, they are liking the easy content, which has thrillers, suspense, and action, and the films that time are feeling good, so I think this is one. Taking the risk, we have just made this Marathi film ‘Victoria’ and we are trying in Hindi as well, as the film ‘Chehre ‘was a thriller, it was very much liked by the people on OTT. And, Not every horror film is successful, it is very difficult for them to get success because the scope it has is very small, so according to me till date, it has not got so much success, anyway, the film industry is like a roller coaster every 3-4 years The test of the people changes, once Yash Raj’s films used to come, there were beautiful scenes from Europe and there was a love story in it, but today there is no love story for the last 10 years, all comedy films are running, then everyone has their own phase. I think the era that is going on now is OTT, in which horror, suspense, and thriller are all seen. Ques. What do you usually look for in a script before a movie is made or a selection of starcast? Mr.Anand – I give this work a little bit to my writer and director, what a writer sometimes does is that one of their dreams is to write this character or this actor. Convection of writer and director is very important and we make 3 preferences before taking starcast in the film and then try to convene them, this is a very simple process and then commerce in that process in which its cost is seen He evaluates it according to to cost. Superhit films in Bollywood, even after making a film with a big starcast, if you want to make a film on Regional Cinema, then what is the gap there? Mr.Anand – According to me, a film is a film, take any format, it is a regional film, it is local, it is with a particular language and what has happened now is that no film has been regional, the regional is not shocked much, now every format every Language has become international because of the technology, today we also watch Korean films, we also watch Spanish, earlier we used to watch only Hindi and English, today South films are coming in Hindi, so there is no such specific regional like now but when you If someone is making a film in a particular language and keeping the particular audience in mind, it depends on the audience what that audience likes in the region. Ques. With OTT gaining popularity, some suggest that it can diminish the ‘star culture’ in Bollywood. Mr.Anand – Stars and big screen entertainers will always exist but yes, multiple avenues are now available to those who just want to tell stories without the trappings of a mega-budget film that comes with its own constraints. There is a place for every kind of cinema and that is good and healthy for both art and for commerce. 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HomeLatestEthiopia lifts airspace restrictions for Boeing 737 planes Ethiopia lifts airspace restrictions for Boeing 737 planes Photo : New York Times borkena The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority on Monday announced that it has lifted the restriction on Boeing 737 Max planes from flying on Ethiopian Air Space. The restriction was introduced following the tragic accident of Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March 2019 which claimed 157 passengers and crew members. “… Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) [US entity] has been conducting rigorous investigation bidding to find out the underlying reasons that caused the crash and have come up with inviolable regulation that should be enforced,” Ethiopian Civil Aviation (ECA) said in a brief statement that it shared on social media. From the statement, the ECA has made its own safety checks on the changes that Boeing introduced following the repeated crashes of its Max 737 planes. It said that the “Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has conducted rigorous and careful inspections on the alterations made in design of the airplane as well as the regulations put in practice.” The announcement is effective as of April 11, 2021. Indonesia, a country that was affected by the Boeing 737 Max disaster as its Lion Air crashed minutes after taking off – just like ET 302 – lifted the ban on Boeing Max 737 planes in December 2021. 189 People were killed in the accident. To share information or for submission, send e-mail to [email protected] Join the conversation. Follow us on twitter @zborkena to get the latest Ethiopian News updates regularly. Like borkena on Facebook as well.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9690094590187073, "wiki_prob": 0.9690094590187073, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1324030"}
Scanning Shotcrete in Mining Improving quality assurance & quality control whilst reducing costs The history of shotcrete Since its conception in the early 1900s, shotcrete application has developed to become one of the most critical ground supporting techniques for underground excavations. The technology has evolved from manual nozzle handling to computer guided, hydraulically controlled boom-mounted nozzles. By controlling variables in the shotcreting application, the layer of sprayed concrete can be optimally designed to meet the in-situ geotechnical constraints. In some scenarios, shotcrete will be designed to flex with the squeezing rock, whilst in others, it may simply act as a barrier to protect from rock bursts. Understanding how the shotcrete will react in different conditions allows operators to apply the right amount of material. Shotcrete thickness is paramount when applying shotcrete, therefore it must be monitored during application using the safest and most reliable method. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the SR-50 system, developed by GeoSLAM, is suitable for near real-time shotcrete application quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC). Shotcrete – The modern method with failing processes The Sika Sprayed Concrete Handbook (1) states that the only method for accurately calculating initial strength is by measuring thickness. Current methods rely on operators endangering themselves to un-secured shotcrete in order to manually collect thickness readings. A total of 5% of all tunneling injuries can be attributed to the shotcreting process in tunneling (2). Industry professionals recognise the need to balance the provision of a safe working environment for its operators with the demand for increased production rates, accurately measured and documented shotcrete thickness. In 2016 GeoSLAM developed the SR-50 system deployed throughout the Jetcrete Australia fleet. The technology has now been licensed to Normet Oy who have adopted the technology as SmartScan. SR-50 System SR-50 Software The system provides the operator with near real-time results displaying shotcrete thickness after each application cycle with a single button press. A colour-coded map of the spray area allows the operator to identify regions of concern easily and accurately. Once the operator is satisfied that the sprayed thickness complies to site criteria an electronic report is automatically created. This report documents the application cycle, providing the average applied thickness, total volume of shotcrete applied to the surface and the final thickness map that can be used for quality assurance. All data is stored on the system for further analysis and archiving. Without exposing the operator to dangerous conditions, the system can act as a training tool for novice operators, as well as aiding experienced operators to spray to the desired profile thickness, thus minimising overspray. Analysis of data collected from sites using the SR-50, showed an approximate 20% reduction in overall concrete usage. This means that an average single sprayer operation can reach a return of investment within 2-3 months, have improved safety, and expedite the shotcrete application process. The system created by GeoSLAM now achieves an accuracy of less than 5mm. This measured accuracy and reliability of measurement now enables the large-scale use of the technology on multiple sites. The need to modernise Traditional methods for measuring shotcrete thickness are based on invasive in-situ sampling at discrete points. Samples are taken either, when the shotcrete is freshly applied, e.g., Fibercrete Depth Indicators (FDI’s) or once the shotcrete has fully hardened, e.g. ASTM C174 drill core test. In both cases these methods have been shown to be unreliable and disruptive to the work cycle. Fibrecrete Depth Indicators (FDI) FDI’s are used by inserting “shotcrete stamps” into freshly applied shotcrete using the boom of the spraying rig. An investigation carried out at Olympic Dam in 2018 concluded that FDI’s were incredibly disruptive to the operation as well as poor measurement technique to represent the whole heading (3). For a typical profile heading with a cut length of 4.0m, the surface area sprayed was approximately 55m2. 20 probe sites were sampled, resulting in a sample area of approximately 0.05m2, or just 0.0009% of the sprayed surface. Drill Core Tests Where drill core tests are taken most sites typically only manage to measure samples to the nearest 10mm, and again there is an element of bias towards where these drilled samples are taken from along the profile of worksite. Aside from an unsatisfactory sample size and potential for bias, the above methods either have the potential to damage the spray rig boom or are conducted hours after spraying, so any issues are not resolved at the time of application which result in time delays and extra costs. There is an increasing trend in tenders and contracts throughout the shotcreting industry, requiring that shotcrete thickness be accurately measured and documented across the whole sprayed surface. Therefore, new, and novel methods must be used to meet the contractual obligations whilst minimising the disruption to the work cycle. The use of Laser Scanning technologies can meet these demands by providing non-invasive measurements at the time of application; sample points that can run in to the hundreds of thousands, overcoming sample bias; all taken in a handful of minutes immediately after the application meaning that any remedial action is taken immediately. Laser Scanning: Accuracy benchmarks Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS) and Scanning Total Stations (STS) systems are based on laser technology and are commonly used across numerous surveying sectors where accurate range measurements are required. Typical systems have accuracies that range from sub-mm to several mm’s depending on the underlying technology and cost. However, in the underground environment these technologies tend to be extremely expensive, complex to use, often requiring specialist training, and can require time-consuming processing in an office environment to produce results. The SR-50, although based on laser scanning technology was specifically designed for the shotcreting industry to be simple to use, automated, cost effective and accurate. To evaluate the accuracy of the system a rigorous approach was developed. The assessment criteria relied on the use of a TLS (Riegl VZ-400) that was deployed in a controlled environment. The TLS was chosen on the premise that to assess the accuracy of the SR-50, the reference data must of greater accuracy than the test data. The ability to control any changes in the environment was paramount to avoiding ambiguities in the results. An artificial tunnel environment was constructed with cross-sectional dimensions similar to those in the mine tunneling environment. After an initial base scan of the environment, using the TLS and SR-50 a series of control-panels of known thickness (verified using vernier callipers) were introduced at varying positions in the tunnel. After each control-panel was introduced, changemaps were calculated from SR-50 and the TLS data. Thicknesses of 8, 13, 18 and 30mm were used. The first assessment of the SR-50 system was to compare comparison results of the test environment with no change against the results using the TLS. Since, there was no physical change to the environment this provided an indication of the repeatability of the system. This assessment was then repeated by placing 8mm, 13, 18 and 30mm boards into the scene and measuring the average thicknesses using the SR-50 and TLS data. The top image shows the comparison map derived from the SR-50 when no change was made to the environment. The middle shows a comparison of the computed changemap from the TLS control-panel (LHS) and the panel measured by the SR-50 (RHS), both for a 13mm control-panel. The figure clearly shows that the SR-50 gives comparable results to the TLS. The changemap for the TLS gives a more consistent result due to the much higher point density. However, the measured average change across the panels are the same. Control-panels were also attached to the sides and shoulders of the test area and an example changemap is shown in the bottom image. Board Thickness (mm) Smartscan Selection Mode Difference (mm) 0 0 0 0 Third Party Difference (mm) 0 1 1 1 The above table provides results for the comparison between the average thickness of the control-panels measured using the TLS and SR-50. To assess the accuracy of the automated changemaps created in the SR-50 software, the raw data was exported and thickness maps were calculated in a 3rd party software. The results show good agreement with the on-board solution available at the time of spraying. By using laser technology and scanning the working area before and after shotcrete application, shotcrete thickness is automatically calculated across the complete working area in near real-time. To provide an initial assessment of system accuracy, a series of measurements were undertaken in a man-made, controlled area. A series of control-panels of known thickness were introduced into the environment and thickness maps calculated by the SR-50 were compared to maps created using a Terrestrial Laser Scanner of much higher specification. Additionally, the results automatically created by the system were compared against results created manually in a 3rd party software package. The results showed that thickness maps created using the SR-50 system were comparable to a TLS system. Average control-panel thickness was typically within 1-2mm between the two systems. The investigation shows that the SR-50 is accurate and reliable enough for the shotcreting industry. When comparing to the inaccurate in-situ measuring the industry has previously adopted (such as the ASTM C174 drill core test), the SR-50 can provide reliable results across the whole sprayed face in near-real time. The system is able to: Provide an accurate thickness report every time a spray is required Drastically reduce shotcrete wastage by helping the spray application process in achieving its desired thickness in a single attempt Ensure geological ground control is achieved and upheld during the full shotcreting operation Help nozzle-persons gain experience in spraying by providing near-real time thickness results. As shotcreting becomes more common in mining and infrastructure projects around the world, the industry needs to evolve to accept the need for strong QA/QC methods and reporting in near-real time. Sika Services AG. (2020). Sika Concrete Handbook. Available: https://www.sika.com/content/dam/dms/corporate/t/glo-sika-concrete-handbook.pdf. Last accessed September 2020 Kikkawa N, Itoh K, Hori T, Toyosawa Y, Orense RP. Analysis of labour accidents in tunnel construction and introduction of prevention measures. 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Home Latest News Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation — Global Issues Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation — Global Issues Uzma of Ahmedpur Lama village, Punjab province, using her mobile phone at home. Credit: Irfan Ulhaq/IPS by Irfan Ulhaq (rahim yar khan, punjab, pakistan) RAHIM YAR KHAN, Punjab, Pakistan, Jun 28 (IPS) – Farmer Abdul Waheed, 32, has been using his cell phone for everything but work for the past seven years. But after a recent training session he has installed six farming apps and says the move has paid off. “I mostly use one mobile application to sell and purchase cattle, which has enhanced my earnings,” says Waheed, from Ahmedpur Lamma village in eastern Punjab province. “I am also using another app that provides me with information about the weather forecast, soil health, equipment and most important, the use of bio-pesticides. This has helped me to cut costs by 10 percent as conventional pesticides are more expensive because they are imported,” he adds in a recent interview. Pakistan is considered an agricultural country. As per the 2017 census, 64 percent of the population is rural and 36 percent urban. Agriculture, centred in Punjab and Sindh provinces, contributes 19 percent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 38 percent of workers. Today, 90 percent of farmers (7.4 million) are categorized as ‘smallholder’ as they own less than five hectares of land. And now agriculture can be seen through a different landscape — a digital one. During the Covid-19 pandemic the use of online tools accelerated in every domain in Pakistan — from finances to health, education and services. This transition is also creating opportunities for digitalization of agriculture. Against this backdrop, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched its 1,000 Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) in Pakistan. To date it is taking the shape of a pilot project in Punjab and Sindh. In late May and early June, FAO Pakistan did a baseline assessment of 22 villages in seven districts of the provinces, which included 54 local women and 100 men. About two weeks later it trained more than 1,000 farmers and villagers on six different digital applications related to agriculture, water conservation and online markets for buying and selling agricultural products. IPS visited four villages in Rahim Yar Khan, a district in Punjab, to meet men and women who attended virtual and in-person training sessions organized by FAO Pakistan in collaboration with local non-profit organisations Food & Agriculture Centre for Excellence (FACE) and Rural Education and Economic Development Society. Farmers from Ahmedpur Lama village, Punjab province, during an online training session. Credit: Irfan Ulhaq/IPS Men and women interviewed said they had been unaware about how digital technology could help them in their work. Many were eager to show the applications they have installed and started using on their phones. Most are related to services for farmers — timely information about weather and market rates, crop health, soil fertility, water usage and accessing markets. Women were accessing information about sewing, stitching and embroidery, health and hygiene. “I managed to increase my household income by more than 20 percent by selling stitched garments online and my traveling expenses to meet customers and buy materials dropped by more than 25 percent because I started using one social media app,” says Uzma, 32, who has used a cell phone for six years but was unaware of the apps, which are now key components in her business. Besides using popular social media apps to market her clothes and receive orders, Uzma, from Ahmedpur Lama village, says she buys her raw materials online. With her newfound digital literacy, she is also using her bank’s mobile app to make payments and helping her children with their studies, especially science and maths. FAO Pakistan’s Project Lead for DVI, Muhammad Khan, said the response from trainees has been better than expected. “We are surprised to see the level of interest shown by the villagers when they were trained. To scale up implementation of DVI in minimum time, FAO Pakistan has decided to integrate it as a component in existing and future projects.” Most villagers trained say that they are also now regularly using popular social apps. That access opened the door to a new livelihood for Muhammad Sajid, 33. “I learned mobile repairing skills by watching different tutorial videos and this helped me to open my mobile repairing shop in my village,” he says. Using his online skills to help fellow villagers buy and sell agricultural products and livestock is his next goal, he adds. Abdul Waheed of Ahmedpur Lama village, Punjab province on his farm. Credit: Irfan Ulhaq/IPS All the farmers who IPS spoke with said that mobile phone connectivity boosted their operations. “With an agriculture app I learned the differences among many fertilizers, which ones are best for my crops, and how to apply them. Now I am getting the maximum yield from my crops,” says Muhammad Haseeb, 29. Shahid Hussain says that after attending a meeting about digital tools for farmers in his village he converted his manual pesticide spraying machine into an automatic one, saving valuable time. Using one app, he learned more about fodder for his cattle and changed their feeding practices. “My livestock now produces more milk than before,” he adds. Given results to date, FAO’s Khan predicts that in the next five years most villages in Pakistan will be connected to a digital ecosystem with farmers and their neighbours managing their work, and other aspects of life, using digital applications and technologies. A global initiative inspired by FAO’s Director-General, Mr QU Dongyu, the DVI is being piloted in the Asia-Pacific region. The villages in Pakistan are among many being showcased and sharing their advancements with other villages and areas in Asia and the Pacific as well as other regions of the world. © Inter Press Service (2022) — All Rights Reserved Original source: Inter Press Service Browse related news topics: Read the latest news stories: Digital Training in Pakistani Villages Yields Bumper Participation Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Bangladesh Flood Victims Cry for Relief Tuesday, June 28, 2022 NATO Summit Set to Further Militarise Europe, Expand in Africa? 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Home Biology News Study Shows Root of Birth Defects Grounded in Early Embryonic Development TOPICS:Cell BiologyEmbryoGeneticsPediatricsYale University By Bill Hathaway, Yale University November 14, 2013 Cilia on the skin of frog embryos. In a newly published study, Yale researchers detail a genetic mutation associated with congenital heart disease that disrupts a key signaling mechanism and leads to a form of heart defect associated with misalignment of major organs. The search for the cause of devastating birth defects has led Yale School of Medicine researchers to a key insight into the biology of embryonic development. A genetic mutation associated with congenital heart disease disrupts a key signaling mechanism and leads to a form of heart defect associated with misalignment of major organs, the Yale team reports in the November 13 online edition of the journal Nature. The results in frogs build upon earlier research conducted at Yale that shows that the correct left-right orientation of organs in developing embryos depends upon the proper functioning of cilia — or tiny hair-like structures on cells. “As a critical care physician, I care for infants that have birth defects, such as holes in the heart, and it is frustrating not to know the cause of these pathologies,” said Mustafa Khokha, associate professor of pediatrics and of genetics and senior author of the paper. “Now we have gained insight into the basic biology of the condition thanks to observations of these tiny patients.” In developed countries, birth defects are now the leading cause of infant mortality. Some heart defects, such as holes in the heart or “blue baby” syndrome are caused by improper orientation of organs in the body. In previous work along with others, Martina Brueckner of Yale revealed tiny hair-like structures on cells called cilia could be the cause. Her lab showed cilia come in two “flavors”: motile cilia and immotile cilia. Motile cilia act as subcellular paddles on fetal cells to drive fluid flow leftward. Immotile cilia sense this leftward fluid flow, which is crucial for the proper left-right orientation of organs in the developing embryo. However, the mechanism that determines whether cilia will be motile or immotile was unknown. Previously, Brueckner and team conducted a genomic analysis of patients with heart defects and discovered a deletion in the gene galnt11 in a single child. The new study shows Galnt11 regulates Notch, a crucial signaling pathway instrumental in embryonic development. Coordination between Galnt11 and Notch determines if cilia are to be of the motile or immotile variety. Alterations in the balance of these two cilia types cause birth defects. “It is crucial to understand the causes of these birth defects if we are to create tests that can diagnose them and provide important genetic counseling and prognosis,” Khokha said. “But now with the new human genomics tools, we are finding the genetic causes that eluded us for so long and in the process are learning a lot about how we are put together,” Khokha said. Other Yale authors are Marko Boskovski, Shiaulou Yuan, and Svetlana Makova. The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (TL 1 RR024137, 5T32HD00709436, R01HL093280, NIH DE018825, and DE018824), and the Danish National Research Foundation. Publication: Marko T. Boskovski, et al., “The heterotaxy gene GALNT11 glycosylates Notch to orchestrate cilia type and laterality,” Nature, 2013; doi:10.1038/nature12723 Image: Yale University How Cancer Uses Notch Signaling to Promote Metastasis Researchers Identify Mechanism That Leads to Cell Migration and Metastasis New Gene Therapy Has the Ability to Restore Sense of Smell in Mice Scientists Develop Artificial Cilia Study Shows Low level Drinking Not Associated With Higher Risk of Poor Birth Outcomes Working To Save Infants, Researchers Transform Stem Cells Into Cells That Form Blood Vessels New Techniques Yield New Info on Alcohol Related Birth Defects Cardiac Stem Cells Offer New Ways to Prevent and Treat Heart Failure 1 Comment on "Study Shows Root of Birth Defects Grounded in Early Embryonic Development" Madanagopal.V.C \| November 17, 2013 at 2:49 am \| Reply This article proves that single mutation in a gene in the embryo need not necessarily result in a single defect, but linked in a major pathway in signalling other organ formation also. We know pretty well that single mRNA can give rise to multiple proteins by adjusting such as its ACTGCG..for example to read from the letter C as CTGCG.. leaving A in its transcription and thus can be responsible for the formation multiple proteins and enzymes. That is why in human genome project out of 100000 genes found in the DNA only 11000 or so are executable genes and that too doing multi-functions and formation of organs and enzymes. Hence mutations can be multiple that could give rise to one cancer, like that of breast cancer, with BRCA1 and BRCA2 or single one that can make multiple transformations in the organs. The complexity of mutations can be studied well to conquer birth defects and cancers. Thank You.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.603480875492096, "wiki_prob": 0.603480875492096, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line490206"}
Home » Deepika Padukone, former Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas unveil FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar Deepika Padukone, former Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas unveil FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar Last updated on 19/12/2022 by Keshave Lal Image Source : TWITTER/@TEAMDEEPIKAMY_ Deepika Padukone at Qatar unveiling FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy Bollywood diva, Deepika Padukone has finally unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy alongside Iker Casillas. The actress gave her fans a proud moment by being the only Indian celebrity for the prestigious occasion. The final match for the prestigious Jules Rimet Trophy is between Lionel Messi-led Argentina and Hugo Lloris-led France. Pictures of the actor and Iker Casillas from the field have now surfaced on the internet and fans cannot stop praising her. Deepika is the brand ambassador of the luxury brand Louis Vuitton, which made the trophy case. The actress walked to the field of the Lusail Stadium alongside Iker with pride. The former goalkeeper held the golden trophy while Deepika accompanied him. The enthusiasm and excitement for the final match are very much evident among many Bollywood celebrities, infact several are even in Qatar for the match. Among them are Karisma Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan, Mohanlal and others. Deepika will be next seen in ‘Pathaan’ with the Baadshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan. The actor promoted his movie prior to the beginning of the match where he joined Wayne Rooney for a live chat and gave a connection of his movie with football. He told Wayne, “I’m not saying this because you are here. Honestly I will tell you who Pathaan is. Pathaan is the guy you call last minute when you are all tied up and you can’t find a solution. For me, if you don’t mind me saying, if Pathaan is to be equated to any footballer in the world, before or after or later, it will always be you. You are the tough guy”. Pathaan is slated to hit the theatres on January 25th January 2023. Apart from Deepika Padukone, we will also see John Abraham sharing the screen with the actors. Recently, the makers also released its song Besharam Rang in which both SRK and Deepika looked drop-dead hot and created a buzz on the internet. function loadFacebookScript(){ fbq(‘init’, ‘529056027274737’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); window.addEventListener(‘load’, (event) => { setTimeout(function(){ loadFacebookScript();	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9172847867012024, "wiki_prob": 0.9172847867012024, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1358286"}
BY THE SPIRITS - Visions, MC More from By The Spirits Also Available at » EISENWALD US STORE « EISENWALD SHOP EXCLUSIVE ITEM BY THE SPIRITS is a folk project hailing from the mystic woods of the Lower Silesian region near the ancient Sleza mountain in Poland. Founded in 2016, the solo-artist Michal Krawczuk created a remarkable catalog and played over 40 shows throughout Europe. The essence of BY THE SPIRITS is to create folk-inspired music and lyrics that tell about the connections between man and nature, the spirituality within, love and death. „Visions” is a compilation of old and new music that renders the scope of 'By the Spirits' aura thus far. Besides featuring the demo and EP material, the record holds three brand new songs, one cover version of COIL, and two alternate versions of previously published songs. All material was carefully restored from the original sources and newly mixed by Martin van Valkenstijn (Mosaic / House of Inkantation), then mastered by Danijel Zambo (Walden, At Sea Compilations). Video for 'Secret Trees' Video for 'Land of Light'(previously unreleased) Video for 'Fir and Pine' Visions by BY THE SPIRITS 1. My Sun 2. Secret Trees 3. Serpent's Light 4. Visions 5. Holy Mother 6. Fir and Pine 7. Watch the Stars 8. Land of Light 9. Church 10. Fields 11. Fire of the Mind (Coil Cover) 12. We are Falling (Alternate Version) 13. Watch the Stars (Alternate Version) Format: MC (album) Packaging: Pro-Printed and Manufactured Audio Tape, first edition limited to 50 copies. Release date: August 2nd, 2019 BY THE SPIRITS - We are Falling, CD (with Bonustracks) V/A - Songs of Origin and Spirit, CD EVILFEAST - Elegies of the Stellar Wind, DLP THE FLIGHT OF SLEIPNIR - Skadi, LP WOMAN IS THE EARTH - This Place That Contains My Spirit, Gatefold CD ARFSYND - Hesychia, LP Daemon Worship Prod.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6908345818519592, "wiki_prob": 0.30916541814804077, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1093081"}
On 1 January 2022 a new company joins the Partega family. The company will be called Partega Bygg & Anläggning AB, and its business will be construction and site work in Central Sweden. Joel Ringnander will serve as CEO of the company starting on 1 December 2021. More information will be available in December. Partega Bygg & Anläggning On 1 January 2022 a new company joins the Partega family. The company will be called Partega Bygg & Byggprojekt Olsson & Strøm becomes Partega Örebro-based Byggprojekt Olsson & Strøm is changing its name to Partega. In conjunction with the change of name, See all news & articles >	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7978822588920593, "wiki_prob": 0.7978822588920593, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line131457"}
Troy men’s team throttles Tennessee Tech Published 9:05 am Monday, December 12, 2022 By Josh Boutwell Zay Williams (10) dunks against Tennessee Tech. (Photo by Henry Otto/Creative Media Images) After a three-game road stretch, that saw the Troy Trojans go 0-3, the Trojans (7-4) returned home to pick up an 87-64 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3-7) on Dec. 10 by a score of 87-64. Tennessee Tech came out firing, scoring six straight points, to go up 6-0 early before the Trojans erupted on a 15-0 run and led 43-30 at halftime. Tennessee Tech managed to cut the lead to 51-43 early in the second half but Troy finished strong, outscoring Tennessee Tech 44-34 in the half to secure the win. Troy lost the rebound battle 32-30 to the Golden Eagles but Troy forced 19 turnovers and only turned the ball over nine times themselves. The Trojans also shot 57.6 percent from the field and held Mercer to 44.4 percent shooting. A total of four Trojans scored in double figures with Christyon Eugene totaling 17 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Zay Williams tallied 15 points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot. Nelson Phillips chipped in with 13 points and three steals, while Kieffer Punter scored 12 points. Aamer Muhammad and Darius McNeill both scored nine points with McNeill also dishing four assists. “This was a great overall win for us, one of our best all-around performances all year,” Troy coach Scott Cross said. “There are obviously still things we need to clean up and get better defensively, but I felt like our guys kept their foot on the gas pedal. “We’ve had a trend where we play a good first half, and then we go through a low point in the second half, but our guys were able to extend the lead. I’m most proud of the fact that we had 17 assists with only nine turnovers and 11 steals compared to nine turnovers, which says a lot about our defense. We got guys flying around and creative havoc. Then, to shoot 57 percent shows we were being unselfish and making our teammates better, great overall team victory for our guys.” Troy is back on the road at Southeast Louisiana this Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. Zion Chapel pair sign with Faulkner Charles Henderson football players sign scholarship offers	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7232277989387512, "wiki_prob": 0.7232277989387512, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line24576"}
About Things Nerds Like Things Nerds Like Women of Sci-Fi Spotlight Where The Real Vampires Came From Guest Poster \| \| Comments (2) Photo by Photoshopeando The concept of the vampire is nothing new, they’ve been cropping up in literature in one form or another for hundreds of years but recently they’ve become more popular than ever as they’ve transformed from Gothic creatures of horror to Romantic heroes for teenagers everywhere to fall in love with. As with anything, you have to understand its origins and where it’s come from to truly appreciate it in the present. Early Forms Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla pre-dated Bram Stokers Dracula by over twenty years and these two representations became the spring board for the vampire over the next hundred years. A popular reading of these vampires is that they represent the very cardinal desires of humanity; of the id, the ego and the super ego, they’re the id, taking what they want because they want it regardless of the consequences. The morality behind such an act and whether it’s right or wrong is a very human trait and something that was never taken into consideration by the vampire. They are what the human could become without a soul and of course the ‘sin’ of sex was intertwined with the whole notion. The story of Carmilla sees a kindly family of a father and daughter, Laura, agree to take in the sickly daughter of a passing stranger, Carmilla. Kindness and compassion are of course a human trait so they think nothing of taking her in as she’ll provide a companion for the daughter. As the story progresses Laura gets weaker and weaker whilst Carmilla gets stronger and with the help of another strong male character they learn the truth (after all knowledge is enlightenment) and they kill the evil vampire. Dracula follows a very similar pattern although several of the key factors are reversed, this time it’s the human who is taken in by Dracula but it’s not long before the reader sees another ‘helpless’ female getting weaker and weaker. Although they’re eventually able to save the protagonists fiancée they’re unable to save her friend Lucy who is not only killed by Dracula but also rises as a vampire and therefore killed again. Modern Twists Over the years the vampire has come and gone in literature popularity, it was Anne Rice who is widely credited with bringing them back to the forefront of modern literature in the 20th century. Her first book ‘Interview with the Vampire’ is one of the most iconic vampire novels of the past fifty years. In this representation the Gothic edge of the vampire is starting to give way to humanity with the ‘good guy’ in this story being the vampire who doesn’t want to hurt people. Despite being a vampire, Louis tries desperately to cling onto his soul and would rather drain the blood of rats than hurt a human. The evil is represented in his maker Lestat who has no qualms in killing and sees humans as little more than a source of amusement and food. Neither wins, as evil and humanity reach a stale mate. It’s only been in the past ten years with authors like Stephenie Meyer, L.J. Smith and Charlene Harris that we’ve seen the vampire become something that humanity can save. Romantic creatures where the good guys are the vampires that chose/agree to live as humans and the bad guys are the ones who want to kill. Whilst I have respect for these authors and will quite happily kill a couple of hours curled up with the latest episode of The Vampire Diaries or True Blood I ask that the vampire is reinstated as a creature of evil (not a race with some good and some evil), that it is left as a representation of the darker side of what humanity has become and that they don’t sparkle! Jessica is an SEO by trade who’s currently working on Solopress flyer printing Horror Films of 2012 Tags: vampires Category: Movies and TV About Guest Poster: Interested in guest posting? Here's how! View author profile. Dolores Spear says: Hiya – great weblog. I have been attempting to design a blog myself as well. What type of software do you use? It would help me a lot if you could give me some tips. Dolores Spear from Sacramento. Forest Peregoy says: I don’t normally comment on blogs.. But nice post! I just bookmarked your site If you want a picture to show with your comment, go get a Gravatar. 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You are at:Home»News»Satellites»NASA awards instrumentation study contracts for GeoXO meteorological satellite mission NASA awards instrumentation study contracts for GeoXO meteorological satellite mission By Dan Symonds May 18, 2022 No Comments GeoXO constellation - credit: NOAA/NASA US space agency NASA has selected two firms to carry out the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Atmospheric Composition (ACX) instrument Phase A Study, as part of NOAA’s GeoXO meteorological satellite program. Ball Aerospace & Technologies in Colorado and Raytheon Intelligence & Space in California will both receive 20-month firm-fixed-price contracts for approximately US$5m. The work will be performed at the contractors’ facilities. The principal purpose of this effort is to provide a definition-phase study of a GeoXO ACX instrument. The ACX instrument will be a hyperspectral, ultraviolet through visible imaging spectrometer that is planned to fly on the NOAA GeoXO series of geostationary satellites. The selected firms will develop the instrument concept and mature necessary technologies. The study will help define the instrument’s potential performance, risks, costs, and development schedule. The results of the study will be used to set performance requirements for the ACX instrument implementation contract, which is planned for award in 2024. Atmospheric composition measurements from geostationary orbit will provide critical data for the air quality forecasting and public health communities. The instrument will monitor air pollutants emitted by transportation, power generation, volcanoes and wildfires on an hourly basis, as well as pollutants generated from these emissions once they are in the atmosphere. This operational geostationary instrument will represent an important advancement over the once-per-day observations provided by current polar-orbiting instruments. NOAA’s GeoXO mission will continue and expand observations provided by the GOES-R series of satellites. NOAA is working to ensure these critical observations are in place by the early 2030s, when the GOES-R series nears the end of its operational lifetime. The GeoXO mission is a collaborative partnership between NOAA and NASA. NOAA funds, operates and manages the mission and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the acquisition of the Phase A formulation contracts. Dan Symonds, editor-in-chief Dan first joined UKi Media & Events in 2014 having spent the early years of his career in the recruitment industry. As editor, he now produces content for Meteorological Technology International, unearthing the latest technological advances and research methods for the publication of each exciting new issue. When he’s not reporting on the latest meteorological news, Dan can be found on the golf course or apprehensively planning his next DIY project. Climavision partners with MeteoWeather to target aviation in the Middle East NOAA satellites helped rescue nearly 400 people in the US in 2022	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5663328766822815, "wiki_prob": 0.5663328766822815, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1871333"}
News Sports Opinion Kitsap Life Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Weekend preview: Farmers market season begins Arla Shephard Bull Special to Kitsap Sun From the opening day for farmers markets to sensory play in nature, there are several events this weekend that embrace that spring feeling. Check them out. Farmers market opening days Both the Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island Farmers Markets open at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Pick up produce from local farms, buy an early Mother’s Day gift, or just revel in the community atmosphere. At the Poulsbo market, which takes place at Grace Fellowship Church, Pedro’s Santa Maria Style BBQ will be selling food this year, and Finnriver will be offering up cider. First Friday art walks The ongoing First Friday art walk in downtown Bremerton promises live music at a few local businesses, late night at the Kitsap History Museum and, of course, art on display at galleries and shops. One fun option: build a terrarium and listen to live music at the Urban Plant Shop on Sixth Street, while also checking out the work of more than a half dozen local artists. It’s also First Friday on Bainbridge Island, and Pegasus Coffee House will be presenting a reception with Australian expressionist mixed-media artist Deborah Rhee, followed by live music from original alternative folk artists, all starting at 6 p.m. Sensory spring play Barnacles & Bees and The Makery are teaming up for a springtime nature play day for kids in Bremerton on Friday. Starting at 2 p.m., for $12 at Smith Nature Play Park, kids can partake in 10 projects that involve all of their senses while using nature as their inspiration and medium. The workshop is best for ages 18 months to 6 years. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/640041403123165. Surplus sale at Central Kitsap Middle School Central Kitsap Middle School is moving to the new school building, which means there is a lot to clean out of the old school. Central Kitsap School District is having a surplus sale on Saturday, starting with a preview at 9 a.m. The auction starts at 10 a.m. and will be in the old school cafeteria and gym. Pick up some chairs, tables, metal, woodworking and more. Up near Kingston, Heronswood is opening up its lush gardens for a spring plant market, featuring plants from nurseries around the region. You can also tour the garden and check out lectures with Heronswood founder Dan Hinkley and taxonomist Dr. Ross Bayton. Visit www.heronswoodgarden.org/events for more information.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5532297492027283, "wiki_prob": 0.44677025079727173, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line697277"}
spotlight and giveaway: The Secret Language of Stones Posted on July 24, 2016 by WordsAndPeace M. J. Rose The Secret Language of Stones (historical fiction) by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster Author’s page \| Goodreads AS WORLD WAR I RAGES AND THE ROMANOV DYNASTY REACHES ITS SUDDEN, BRUTAL END, A YOUNG JEWELRY MAKER DISCOVERS LOVE, PASSION, AND HER OWN HEALING POWERS IN THIS RICH AND ROMANTIC NOVEL BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ROSE. Nestled deep within Paris’s historic Palais Royal, safe inside La Fantasie Russie’s once-bustling workshop, young, ambitious Opaline Duplessi spends her days making trench watches for soldiers at the front and mourning jewelry for the mothers, wives, and lovers of those who have fallen. Opaline has a rare gift, a form of lithomancy that allows her to translate the energy emanating from stones. Certain gemstones enable her to receive messages from beyond. In her mind, she is no mystic, but merely a messenger giving voice to soldiers who died before they were able to properly express themselves to loved ones. Until one day, one of these fallen soldiers communicates a message—directly to her. So begins a dangerous journey that will take Opaline into the darkest corners of wartime Paris and across the English Channel, where the exiled Romanov dowager empress is waiting to discover the fate of her family. Full of romance, seduction, and a love so powerful it reaches beyond the grave, The Secret Language of Stones is yet another “entrancing read that will long be savored” (Library Journal, starred review). “Spellbinding.” —Alyson Richman, author of The Lost Wife M.J. Rose grew up in New York City exploring the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum and the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park —and reading her mother’s favorite books before she was allowed. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, the co-president and founding board member of International Thriller Writers, and the founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. Please visit her website, her blog: Museum of Mysteries Subscribe to her mailing list and get information about new releases, free book downloads, contests, excerpts and more. Or send an email to TheFictionofMJRose-subscribe at yahoogroups dot com To send M.J. a message and/or request a signed bookplate, send an email to mjroseauthor at gmail dot com Follow her on Facebook and Twitter Buy the book: Amazon \| Barnes & Noble \| Indiebound \| Books A Million You can enter the global giveaway here or on any other book blogs participating in this tour. Be sure to follow each participant on Twitter/Facebook, tweeting about the giveaway everyday of the Tour will give you 5 extra entries each time! Global giveaway open to US residents only: 9 participants will each win a print copy of this book. TO READ REVIEWS, GUEST-POST AND EXCERPT This entry was posted in Giveaway, Historical novels and tagged jewelry, MJ Rose, Palais Royal, Romanov, WWI by WordsAndPeace. Bookmark the permalink. 10 thoughts on “spotlight and giveaway: The Secret Language of Stones” carol L on July 24, 2016 at 10:31 am said: I can’t wait to read M.J. Rose’s latest, The Secret Language Of Stones. What I love most about her books is that I’m brought right into the story. I love that I become connected to the characters. I also love her writing. What I hate is when I read the last page and it’s over. Carol L Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot ) com WordsAndPeace on July 25, 2016 at 8:34 am said: so sounds like you definitely would love this book. Ah yes, the horror of the last page! BookerTalk on July 24, 2016 at 10:51 am said: i’m a bit preoccupied with romance in Rembrandt’s house to give any time to this. Hope you find plenty of takers though romance in Rembrandt’s house? Pingback: France Book Tours stops for July 24-28 \| France Book Tours Pingback: M. J. Rose on tour: The Secret Language of Stones \| France Book Tours Meghan Stith on July 25, 2016 at 10:55 pm said: I can’t say I’ve read any of her books yet but I LOVE historical fiction! WordsAndPeace on July 26, 2016 at 10:13 am said: thanks for sharing, hers are historical novels with a twist! Kara S on July 26, 2016 at 6:01 am said: I like the sense of being immersed in another world and escaping my own — Rose is superb at fabricating engaging detailed settings with characters I want to follow in their various life adventures. Thanks for making hard copies available for several entrants — that’s delightful! Cheers, Kara S great words, yes, her characters are amazing. You know, the choice of book format are not determined by tour organizers, but by authors (sometimes, when independent mostly), and often by publishers. And there are copyright issues, hence the limit to some countries sometimes. The giveaways are also determined by publishers and authors, not tour organizers	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7425393462181091, "wiki_prob": 0.25746065378189087, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line969175"}
San Francisco Development News 38 Housing Units Proposed For Mission Street Laundromat By Tracy Elsen May 23, 2014, 11:30am PDT As Mission Street continues to develop, a preliminary proposal has been submitted for a 6-story building that would replace a laundromat and parking lot on the street between 25th and 26th. The proposal is still in its very beginning stages and no decision has made on whether the housing would be condos or rentals. However, the early plans call for 7,400 square feet of commercial space topped by 18 two-beds, 18 one-beds and 2 studios. There would be private terraces on the second and fifth floors and a common open space on the fifth floor. The project is part of a flurry of development activity currently taking place around Mission Street. Just down the street, one of the first big housing developments on Mission, Vida, is already 30% sold out only two months after the sales office opened. The building has 114 units and one of its penthouses just sold for $1.1 million. Next to Vida an art gallery will be going in, while a gym is confirmed for the boarded up property across the street. There are rumors that it could be a Crunch. Further down the street, a controversial development at the 16th Street BART station is taking shape. · 2918-2924 Mission Street Preliminary Project Proposal [SF Planning · Big Mission News [Bisnow] · Vida Sales Office Open and Selling on Mission Street [Curbed SF] · Housing Project Planned for BART Corner at 16th and Mission [Curbed SF] 2558 Mission St, San Francisco, CA Next Up In San Francisco Development News 7 SF neighborhoods everyone should be watching SF could ban (almost) all new office development in the Mission Plan for 1,100 homes at Balboa Reservoir finally moves forward How SF neighborhoods got their names New legislation would bar COVID-19-related commercial evictions SF’s chief building inspector named in fraud scandal	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7010223865509033, "wiki_prob": 0.7010223865509033, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1541240"}
Pinnacle Announces Sale of 501 and 511 Broadway in Denver Denver Office Property Sale Denver Retail Property Sale David Barocas, Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of the Hornstein Fetter Apartment Group at Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, LLC are pleased to announce the sale of 501 & 511 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. 511 Broadway is a creative office space that was built 1920 and fully renovated in 2007. 501 Broadway is a parking lot located adjacent to 511 Broadway and was under different ownership than the office site. The central Denver building is located at the intersection of 6th Avenue & Broadway and sold for $4,500,000 ($241/square foot). 501 Broadway is a 11,400 SF parking lot that sold for $1,950,000 ($171.05 /SF) David Barocas, Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of the Hornstein Fetter Apartment Group represented the seller in the transaction. “The Seller of 511 Broadway completely renovated the property in 2007 and most recently converted the space into a creative office workspace,” Barocas said. “When the Buyer approached us one of his concerns was that the building had somewhat limited parking. We were able to establish a contract with the owner of 501 Broadway via a sale/leaseback that will allow the new owner the extra parking he wants at 511 Broadway moving forward. This was a complicated sale requiring two different Sellers working on identical timelines and it’s a credit to all parties involved that we reached this outcome.”	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5991184115409851, "wiki_prob": 0.4008815884590149, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line829472"}
Zorn-Mori-Staley Sunday, December 17, 20068:30 pm Playing together for twenty-six years, and still not out of breath”¦ Roulette rounds up its fall season with a night of stellar ear-bending, mind-altering and earth-shattering improvisations by a trio of downtown’s most innovative and invigorating musicians/creators. With their individual work and as a trio, Staley, Zorn and Mori have been challenging and reinventing our ideas about music for over a quarter-century “¦ and tonight should be no different. Each of these three boasts a virtuosic musicianship, a true vision and a tireless commitment to furthering the most far a-field forays into the improvised and experimental music traditions. Staley (trombone,) Zorn (sax) and Mori (percussion/electronics/visuals) are tried-and-true, award winning, effortlessly impressive and, most importantly, endlessly adventurous. Ikue Mori & Jim Staley & John Zorn at Roulette 2006 http://audio.roulette.org/2006_12_17_Staley_Jim_Zorn_John_Mori_Ikue.mp3 Artists: Ikue Mori, Jim Staley, John Zorn Genres: Avant Jazz, Electronic, Experimental, Free Jazz, Improvisation	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6401528120040894, "wiki_prob": 0.35984718799591064, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line309932"}

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