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Samsung launches new Snoopy watch faces for the Gear S2 By Valerie R. Last updated: March 2nd, 2016 at 20:18 UTC+01:00 Samsung has just announced the addition of new watch faces meant for the Gear S2 smartwatch. These can be downloaded directly from Gear Apps. These watch faces bring world-renowned character Snoopy to life. However, it might not be meant for everyday usage as it doesn’t bring much to the table apart from visual appeal and a little bit of nostalgia. Samsung has been actively involved in adding new features to its Tizen-based wearable. The company recently added the ability to view Twitter trends directly from your wearable with the help of a new watch face. Have you tried out the new Snoopy watch faces on your Gear S2? Let us know what you make of it. Source Watch Gear S2 The Gear S2 is getting improved battery life in surprise firmware update Believe it or not, the Gear S2 smartwatch is getting a new firmware update. Version R730AUCU3CQK1 is rolling out as we speak and it improves battery life and security. These new goodies come wrapped in a small 6.79MB package. This is quite an unexpected turn of events. A couple of years have passed since the […] Samsung Galaxy Watch vs Gear S2 classic in pictures The Galaxy Watch is the fourth-generation Gear smartwatch from Samsung, and it takes elements from both the Gear S2 and the Gear S3. Well, the one thing it takes from the Gear S2 is the size. To be more precise: Samsung is bringing the Galaxy Watch in a 42mm flavor with a 1.2-inch display like […] By Abhijeet Mishra Latest Gear S2 firmware update brings new features Samsung launched the Gear S2 smartwatch back in 2015. The company worked on its shortcomings and followed the Gear S2 with Gear S3 and Gear S3 Sport smartwatches. The Gear S3 Sport launched with a host of new features which Samsung brought to the older Gear S3 models via a software update, commonly known as […] By Naresh Samsung launches some of its Gear Sport watchfaces for the Gear S2 and Gear S3 Samsung has launched a number of new watchfaces, all of which debuted on the fitness-orientated Gear Sport back in September, for the Gear S2 and Gear S3. They won’t show up on the units right away, though. You will, instead, need to head over to the Galaxy Apps Store—or the Gear Manager application—to download them. Related: […] By Josh L. New Gear S2 software update targets battery optimization Whether the Gear S2 will ever be updated to Tizen 3.0 is unknown (it probably won’t, given it’s two years old at this point), but Samsung is continuing to support it with minor updates, with the latest one having gone live today. The update brings optimization for increased battery life and enhanced security, and that’s […] Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear IconX and Gear S3 now compatible with the Galaxy J series Good news for Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J5 Pro, Galaxy J7 Neo and Galaxy J7 Prime owners: You can now use your handset with the Gear Fit 2, Gear Fit2 Pro, Gear IconX, Gear S2 and Gear S3, without having to resort to third-party tweaks to make them work. Samsung has issued an update for […] Galaxy M51 gets improved security with new January 2023 update	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.826011061668396, "wiki_prob": 0.826011061668396, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line642108"}
Reviewing Round 4 of the Bunnings NPC The home sides largely dominated in Round 4 of the Bunnings NPC with big wins coming for Canterbury and Waikato in particular. Canterbury knocked over Tasman on the latter’s home turf with a 52-20 victory in a game which yielded 10 tries (7 for the visitors and 3 for the hosts). Waikato brushed Manawatu aside in merciless fashion with a final score of 53-6. Waikato ran in seven tries and showed such tight defence that their opponents were unable to cross the whitewash. Hawke’s Bay and North Harbour locked horns in a tight battle which ended with a score of 25-23 in the former’s favour. Each side managed to string together three tries and knock over two penalties and in the end it was just one conversion serving as the difference between the teams. Auckland put together a convincing, 35-17 victory against Otago, running in four tries while limiting their opposition to two. Bay of Plenty’s discipline let them down against Counties Manukau. Despite scoring two tries to Counties’ zero, the latter managed to slot a total of six penalties to snatch a 18-13 victory. Wellington were in good form against Taranaki and managed to forge a 31-25 win, scoring five tries to Taranaki’s three. The Northland/Southland derby ended in a 32-19 win for the former who crossed the whitewash four times and slotted two penalties. Counties Manukau North Harbour 'We've got to win the World Cup!' \| Eddie Jones targets title in Australia return	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8602420091629028, "wiki_prob": 0.8602420091629028, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line947917"}
Morton Fine Art \| Creating a New Whole \| Group Collage Exhibition \| Martin Cid Magazine Michael Andrew Booker, Support System, 2022 14 x 11 in. Fineliner pen and collage on paper Out of Context and Into New Forms: Morton Fine Arts Presents Creating a New Whole A Group Exhibition of Collage Artwork by Michael Andrew Booker, Lisa Myers Bulmash, Lizette Chirrime, GA Gardner, Hiromitsu Kuroo, Amber Robles-Gordon and Prina Shah BY ART MARTIN CID MAGAZINE Washington, D.C. – Morton Fine Art is pleased to announce Creating a New Whole, a group exhibition of collage artwork by Michael Andrew Booker, Lizette Chirrime, GA Gardner, Hiromitsu Kuroo, Lisa Myers Bulmash, Amber Robles-Gordon and Prina Shah. Ranging in techniques, approaches and materials—from quilting, tapestry, fabric, paint and appropriated mass media—the artists in Creating a New Whole exemplify collage’s invitation to what Myers Bulmash has recognized as “a process of purposefully taking things out of context.” Constructing new contexts, forms and wholes, these artists’ practices are frequently as generative as much as they are reparative, seeking to draw connections to what was absent or ignored in their elements’ original context(s). Creating a New Whole, will be on view from January 4 to February 4, 2023 at Morton’s Washington, D.C. space (52 O St NW #302). Amber Robles-Gordon , The Temples of My Familiars: Identity Totem, 2019 23 x 17 in. Mixed media collage and found objects on canvas Continuing quilting techniques practiced by their respective ancestors, Booker, Chirrime, Gardner and Shah work with resonant materials that speak to the past while enabling the past to speak to the present. Kenya-based, Shah’s personally charged materials include paper, saree, bindis and block printing which she vividly combines using textures, colors and forms, the sum total creating new narratives and perspectives for her inner voice. DC-based Booker is inﬂuenced by the coded and colorful history of quilts, referencing them as sign markers, shields, portals and gateways to help secure safe passage to a parallel utopic, afro-futuristic community, what the artist has called “Afrotopia.” Intensely layering marks of ﬁneliner pen, color pencil, collage and fabric, Booker conjures complex, multidimensional ﬁgurative works, his ﬁgures and forms cohereing together out of countless small acts. Lisa Myers Bulmash, Not Geo – Sitting Man, 2021 12 x 9 in. Ink, hand-marbled and rice paper collage on watercolor paper Overall, a sense of construction charges the works in Creating a New Whole, whether that be the notion of renovating the present and past or extending out of the frame into sculptural dimensions. The latter can be seen in the sculptural geometric-like works of Robles-Gordon (pieces the artist recognizes as “temples, places of spiritual practice” and which reference her larger textile installations) and Kuroo, inspired by the tradition of origami in his native Japan, whose thickly layered applications of paint and canvas exist on the boundary between painting and three-dimensional art. Abidingly constructive in spite of their rigorous interventions, the works in Creating a New Whole end up with more than they started with as a matter of process. Lizette Chirrime, Synchronization in the Blood, 2022 38.50 x 60.50 in. Fabric and mixed media stitched on canvas Founded in 2010 in Washington D.C. by curator Amy Morton, Morton Fine Art (MFA) is a ﬁne art gallery and curatorial group that collaborates with art collectors and visual artists to inspire fresh ways of acquiring contemporary art. Firmly committed to the belief that art collecting can be cultivated through an educational stance, MFA’s mission is to provide accessibility to museum-quality contemporary art through a combination of substantive exhibitions and a welcoming platform for dialogue and exchange of original voice. Morton Fine Art specializes in a stellar roster of nationally and internationally renowned artists as well as has an additional focus on artwork of the African Diaspora. Michael Andrew Booker (b. USA) is a mixed media artist originally from Jackson, Mississippi who currently resides in Maryland. He received his BFA in Studio Art – Painting from Mississippi State University in 2008, and received his MFA in Studio Art from University of Maryland in 2012. He has exhibited in various galleries across Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Maine, Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. His work has been acquired by the David C. Driskell Center in College Park, MD. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Art at Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring. Booker has been represented by Morton Fine Art in Washington, DC since 2019. Lisa Myers Bulmash (b. USA) is a collage and book artist who works primarily in acrylics, paper and found objects. Informally trained, Myers Bulmash began her career making handmade cards. After her father’s death in 2006, the artist felt compelled to take more personal risks in her creative life. Questions of identity, trust and the imperfect memory now drive most of her work. The artist aims to nudge the viewer into recognizing our shared stories, especially those narratives that are usually experienced in isolation. Myers Bulmash exhibits her work in group and solo shows throughout the Seattle metro area. On the East Coast, Myers Bulmash has been represented by Morton Fine Art Gallery in Washington, DC since 2020. Lizette Chirrime (b. Mozambique) creates intricate fabric collages on canvas that are at once celebratory and soul-stirring, as the artist ﬂirts between ﬁguration and abstraction to develop a unique—and distinctly African—visual language. Stitching together printed fabrics, beads, and other familiar objects in Southern Africa, Chirrime transforms simple materials into autobiographical and narrative tableaux freighted with deeply felt emotion and patterns of meaning. Many of her collages center maternal ﬁgures and stories of African motherhood, honoring their millennia-long legacy of strength and grace and positing their representation as a symbolic device. After receiving a three-month residency at Greatmore Studios in Cape Town in 2005, Chirrime spent the next 16 years of her practice in South Africa. In 2021, she made a return to her home country of Mozambique, where she now lives and continues to create. GA Gardner (b. 1969, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) uses print media content to create an intimate viewpoint of his intercultural experience. Through the lens of his Caribbean heritage, he dissects, covers up, reveals, layers, and re-contextualizes the material in the print publications he uses, to construct pieces that speciﬁcally discuss issues of politics, race, culture, and identity. The publications are a natural ﬁt for Gardner, as they oﬀer random vibrant color palettes, much like that of a typical Caribbean environment, and a great mixture of text and professionally photographed images. However the colors are universal and allow a conceptual approach to ﬁnding the common ground among all cultures. The artist combines these media depictions and information with natural paper and synthetic materials to aid in his message. By deconstructing the images into strips, or bits of torn paper, and assigning new overlays of unifying colors to the materials, Gardner erodes the original content at various levels often reducing them to shades with traces of random colors. The image that was once a bold headline new banner, or the newest eye catching product now struggles to be seen; muted, it now plays a secondary role to layers of paint and other mediums. The resulting serendipitous visual construction is an unsystematic reconﬁguration and re-purposing to discuss culture, heritage and the symbolism of color. Hiromitsu Kuroo (b. Japan) is a Japanese collage painter working in the tradition of origami. In his work, the canvas serves as the paper, and the gentle manipulation of its surface conveys intricate textural landscapes. The multiple layers of colors in his folded canvases are revealed by sanding the canvas surface. Interested in the juxtaposition and vitality of collaged pieces of canvas, he uses them to accentuate other emerging shapes in his compositions. Kuroo earned both a BFA and MFA from Tohoku University of Art & Design and has had solo exhibitions at the New York based Tenri Cultural Institute, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, MIKIMOTO NY, Makari and Bronx Community College, as well as the Tokyo-based Gallery Yamaguchi and G-Art Gallery. He was awarded Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants in 2010 and 2019, Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant in 2022 and the artist residency program for The Golden Foundation in 2019. In 2020, he was interviewed for Forbes Magazine. He has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2022. Amber Robles-Gordon (b. Puerto Rico) completed her Masters of Fine Arts from Howard University in November 2011, where she has received annual awards and accolades for her artwork. Her exhibitions and artwork has been reviewed and/or featured in many esteemed publications including the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, Huﬃngton Post and Callaloo Art & Culture in the African Diaspora. Additionally, she has been commissioned to teach workshops, give commentary and present about her artwork by the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum; Luther College; WETA Television; Al Jazeera; WPFW 89.3 fm; WAMU \| American University Radio; The Kojo Nnamdi Show; Howard University, James A. Porter Colloquium; David C. Driskell Center; the Phillips Collection; the African American Museum in Philadelphia; McDaniel College; Salisbury University; Harvey B. Gantt Center; American University and National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her solo exhibition, Successions: Traversing US Colonialism, curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, was hosted by the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center in 2021. She has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2016. Prina Shah (b. 1973, Kenya) is a contemporary artist currently living in Nairobi, Kenya. Born in Kenya to Indian parents, Shah also grew up partially in the U.K.; her artistic work embraces the indeterminacy of her national identity, including a fascination with the formation of selhood as it relates to a speciﬁc cultural context. In a creative practice spanning mixed media—including sculpture, painting, glasswork and less traditional materials such as human hair—Shah’s art challenges the notions of individualized identity within a communal whole. Shah uses meditation as the impetus and foundation of her work, drawing the viewer into a personal narrative and inviting the participant to share in her visual journey of interconnection as she explores what it means to be one among many. Shah’s work has been included in numerous national and international exhibitions and has been acquired by the permanent collections of Finland’s Poikilo Kouvola Art Museum and the I&M Bank Collective in Kenya, as well as numerous private collections. She has been represented by Morton Fine Art since 2022. Michael Andrew Booker. Sonder Gardens, 2022. 18 x 13 in. Fineliner pen, color pencil, fabric and collage on paper Available Artwork by MICHAEL ANDREW BOOKER, LISA MYERS BULMASH, LIZETTE CHIRRIME, GA GARDNER, HIROMITSU KUROO, AMBER ROBLES-GORDON, and PRINA SHAH. Tags: Amber Robles-Gordon, art collecting, collage art, collage artists, DC gallery, GA Gardner, Hiromitsu Kuroo, Lisa Myers Bulmash, Lizette Chirrime, Martin Cid Magazine, Michael Andrew Booker, morton fine art, Prina Shah ← Artist JENNY WU paints and sculpts her piece “70 Year Old Intern Waiting for His First Real Job” Bmore Art \| Creating a New Whole \| Group Collage Exhibition at Morton Fine Art →	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7682284712791443, "wiki_prob": 0.7682284712791443, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line891532"}
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Pieces - A Strikingly Unique One-Woman Show A review By SHOMA A.CHATTERJI \|17 July 2019 12:29 PM GMT Presentation: Padatik and Rikh Play: Pieces Performer: Anubha Fatehpuria Staged at Padatik Script, Design and Direction: Vinay Sharma Pieces cannot be called a “play” in the common sense understanding of the word. It would be appropriate to call it a “performance” because there is no fixed narrative in terms of content and also in terms of form. Produced under the banner of “rikh” and directed by Vinay Sharma, it is a one-woman performance by the talented and many-faceted Anubha Farehpuria who has an excellent track record as a versatile actress and performing artist. “Rikh” means “to scratch”, “to tear up the ground” to engrave, inscribe, trace a line, delineate an outline which that occurs in the Rig Veda where it involved violent action. There is no visible violence in Pieces but the violence runs at a rather subterranean level, just under the surface, simmering, waiting to burst out but never actually bursting out. Or maybe, bursting out in different ways through the performance itself reflected in the dozens of rectangular mirrors scattered across the performance space. Solo performances are an issue with a mass audience especially if they are comprised of an anti-linear script as the viewer has to contend with a form of expression he/she is not familiar with. Pieces is most certainly an abstract performance because it has been prepared as a collage adapted from the writings of playwrights and authors beginning with the 17th to the early 20th Century all from Western literature. But the actual performance appears as if the pieces are as contemporary as the present and do not seem either outdated or passé. Is that because of the performance? Or is it for the threading and picking of the “pieces” by Vinay Sharma who has not only directed but also presented and designed the play? The term “design” here does not link itself with designing in its physically real dimensions but more on the way these pieces are strung together like a garland strung with different flowers but with one common thread running through it – woman, here, there, everywhere yesterday, today and tomorrow. Actor and architect Anubha Fatehpuria glides in and out of these portrayals of different women – or is it the same woman – who may or may not be an actress. The message that comes across is that women are always play-acting in real life so acting as a profession is not really a novel artistic endeavour by them. Fatehpuria opens the play where we find her making faces into an imaginary mirror to see if she is looking okay just before the final bell goes for some show to begin. While doing this, she is also conversing with someone who has come to meet her, who remains off-scene for the audience. She then puts on a white half-mask that covers half her face and continues to portray different characters women can easily identify with in different forms and expressions. Sometimes, they consist of monologues by the woman herself, questioning herself about Life per se, about her own identity and her relationships with the people she loves or has fallen out of love or hates but cannot express these. In some of these, she is not really acting in front of an imaginary audience. But in some others, she becomes an actress performing in front of an imaginary audience, inviting them not just to watch passively but also to participate and interact with her and understand her inner struggles with herself, with her interactions in life and with others. Pieces, according to this critic, is not a monologue. It extends the parameters of a monologue which, in common understanding, is a dialogue with oneself, Pieces is a dialogue with an imaginary “other” – the audience, a husband, a lover, a friend, a rival, the director of the play being performed and much, much more. Fatehpuria is so spontaneous and her performance is so organic that it is difficult to believe that it must have been backed by rigorous workshop and rehearsal sessions. This architect combines theatre with her profession but keeps them distinctly different and has been performing in all kinds of plays down the years. To take on an entire audience alone is no child’s play and Pieces is perhaps a classic example of this. One only rues the viewer being robbed of the real experience of watching her eyes which are cleverly cloaked with that mask which she takes off only at certain moments of pause. Sharma has used only Black-and-White in designing the props and the lights and even the costume of the performing artist perhaps as a symbol of the polarities of Black and White we live in and which define our lives and lifestyles. The abundance of mirrors right across the space is a reflection of the many faces the woman in the play wears – as a woman and as an actress performing on stage. The music is kept at a low key so that it does not tend to drown the action. Like Jyoti Dogra’s Notes on Chai, Fatehpuria in Pieces has turned this piece of solo acting on its head to make a strong, socio-political statement on contemporary life, relationships, and human interaction making optimum use of not only her body but also every feature of her vocal and facial elements. The art of acting lies in showing and sharing an action, image, character or story. It is rooted in the present-tense encounter of actor with actor and/or actor with audience. This stress on the philosophy of ‘the actor is the play’ has been reinforced through the entire performance of Fatehpuria in Pieces. SHOMA A.CHATTERJI	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7906196713447571, "wiki_prob": 0.7906196713447571, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1696521"}
La Scena Online La Scena Musicale 2019-20 Arts Resource Guide Online Arts Resource Guide Montreal Distribution Donate to La Scena La Scena Tete a Tete Survey COVID-19 Baroque and Early Quebec Music CD and Book Reviews Discovery CDs Scena Jazz Experimental Jazz Scena Arts Arts Industry Calendar instructions Template instructions My Scena Mother’s Day Serenades 2022 Singing Valentines 2022 Singing Valentines Serenades 2022 Singing Valentines Concert 2022 La Scena Boutique You are at:Home»150/375»An Anne for 2017 Photo: Ken Woroner An Anne for 2017 By Rebecca Anne Clark on 1 September 2017 150/375, Film, La Scena Spotlight septembre 2017 September Advertisement / Publicité This page is also available in / Cette page est également disponible en: Francais (French) Amongst the line-up the CBC has released for the country’s sesquicentennial celebrations, Anne, its first Anne of Green Gables adaptation in over 30 years, is the biggest standout so far this year. Produced in collaboration with Netflix (where it is broadcast online internationally as Anne With an E), Anne is a TV series made for the modern viewer, a fact that becomes apparent as Anne begins to tell Matthew about herself. By the end of the 90-minute premier, the show has made its first major departure from the book: Marilla punishes Anne by coldly sending her back to the orphanage for her perceived misbehaviour, before discovering that she was in the wrong and sending Matthew on a wild horse ride to fetch Anne back home. Adapted by Canadian-born Moira Walley-Beckett, best known for her work on Breaking Bad, this Anne is most often described by critics and fans as “gritty” — for better or for worse. Anne reads more deeply into some passages that are dealt with only briefly in L.M. Montgomery’s original text and makes some new inventions to flesh out its characters’ back stories. This Anne is far more affected by her harsh, loveless upbringing, and the Cuthberts now have a subplot to explain why they live together, unmarried and in isolation. For some, these additions are too much, violating the beloved Anne of their memories. However, the Anne we most often remember is not the Anne of Montgomery’s book, but the Megan-Follows-as-Anne of the CBC’s 1985 TV movie. This was one of the most-watched broadcasts ever to air on Canadian TV and remains, for many, the essential Anne of Green Gables — a Google search of the title brings up the TV movie as the first result, ahead of the book. The 1985 film, beautiful and sentimental, is probably closer to what Montgomery — whose fiction was escapist in nature — imagined when she created Anne. However, in a post-Sopranos TV landscape, viewers aren’t looking for a safe, comforting world to escape into. Audiences demand antiheroes, danger, and plotlines that often veer into the sordid. How could a story as sweet as Anne’s fit into such an environment? With Walley-Beckett’s delicate touch, quite well. In previous iterations of Anne of Green Gables, Anne’s melancholy early childhood, marked by loneliness, overwork, and imaginary friends, was treated much the same way as her more trivial schoolgirl concerns. In Anne, the titular character is actively fleeing these traumatic memories, giving fans occasion to consider the scars that such a harrowing childhood would leave. While in the novel Marilla mentions her youthful relationship with John Blythe with only a few wistful words, in Anne the regrets of her past are painful memories that shed light on her character — one that offers a much more compelling arc than the one in the novel. Lucy Maud Montgomery’s life is an important piece of context in understanding the Anne saga, which was published in six books between 1908 (Anne of Green Gables) and 1939 (Anne of Ingleside). Her mother passed away before her second birthday, and she was sent to live with her maternal grandparents in Cavendish, P.E.I., where she spent a lonely childhood. At age 37 she married Presbyterian minister Ewen Macdonald, a man of whom she wrote, “I would not want him for a lover but I hope at first that I might find a friend in him.” Life with him was hard, as she struggled with his crippling depressive episodes as well as her own, on top of a stillborn child, an unscrupulous literary agent, the Spanish Flu, and the shadow of the First World War, which became an obsession for her. Her most prolific periods of writing came at times when she most needed escape. Shortly after Anne of Green Gables was published, she wrote in her journal, “One of the reviews says ‘the book radiates happiness and optimism’. When I think of the condition of worry and gloom and care under which it was written I wonder at this. Thank God I can keep the shadows of my life out of my work. […] I would not wish to darken any other life. I want instead to be a messenger of optimism and sunshine.” Much like her famous heroine, Montgomery channeled her love of literature and nature into her writing to escape a world that was too gritty, too full of the uncompromising and raw details that make good TV in 2017. Anne may not be as true to the book as previous adaptations, but it is more true to the life that inspired the book. For modern audiences, this heartbreaking context serves to heighten our appreciation of the sweeter moments. In the second episode, when Matthew tracks Anne down to a train station where she is reciting poetry for coins, we witness a fierce confrontation that ends with the newly-dubbed daughter in a fervent embrace with her guardian, even more touching and poignant than Anne’s joy in the novel at being allowed to attend the picnic. Ultimately, we love Anne for her resilience and her fresh-eyed wonder. She leans in to her sorrows and finds comfort within herself and in small joys despite the bleakest circumstance. “My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes,” she says, explaining, “It sounds so nice and romantic, just as if I were a heroine in a book, you know. I am so fond of romantic things, and a graveyard full of buried hopes is about as romantic a thing as one can imagine isn’t it? I’m rather glad I have one.” Anne of Green Gables CBC L.M. Montgomery Share: Twitter Facebook Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Rebecca Anne Clark A lover of words, literature, music, and culture, Clark makes her home in Montréal where she enjoys going to libraries and museums, playing flute, guitar, and ukulele, and sewing and DIY projects. 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Behold the arayes – immensely popular and intensely contested in Israel This is no ordinary sandwich. To be made correctly, the arayes has to be crispy outside and juicy inside. The meat stuffing has to be perfectly cooked – not dry – and adhering to the inner wall of the pita with the fat that has dripped off the meat. At least that’s the way some Israeli chefs make arayes, the sandwich that is taking on the shawarma, falafel and sabich to be top contender for Israel’s favourite fast food. The arayes I just ate had a layer of tomatoes and a thick slick of what seemed like toum, the garlic sauce that’s often called the Arab mayonaise. By some account, arayes became a hit only a few years ago – possibly from 2015 – and there are many reasons, not least its more-ishness and modest cost (15 shekels). But it has aroused heated arguments about how it should be cooked, but more to the point, its provenance. Avi Sharabi, the owner of Arais, a Tel Aviv restaurant that specialises in arayes meat, says they grill the meat inside the pita rather than inserting grilled meat into the pita. But others say this is wrong and the minced meat must be grilled, then ground, then piled into the pita and grilled again. Not too long ago, writer Dana Kessler chatted to Fared Hassona, the owner of Arusa Israelit—one of Tel Aviv’s most talked about fast food joints of the past year. She said that Hassona claimed to have perfected his arayes recipe before he opened in Tel Aviv. “We invented the arusa,” she says Hassona told her in reference to his version of arayes. “It’s an original Israeli dish and it’s worlds apart from what people call arayes.” But that’s where another problem arises. There’s no agreement that Arayes is Israeli at all. Ms Kessler quotes Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, a chef specializing in Arab food who won first place in the Israeli Master Chef reality-TV show in 2014. “This is not right and people shouldn’t be saying it’s an Israeli dish,” said Atamna-Ismaeel, “Sure, Israelis make it, but when they make sushi they say it’s Japanese, when they make spring rolls they say they’re Chinese—they don’t claim these dishes are Israeli. When it comes to Arab food, Israelis feel they have the right to claim it as their own, which isn’t right. This food isn’t ownerless and it isn’t Israeli. Arayes is a popular Arab dish, made in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine.” As with many things Israeli, a grilled meat sandwich has a political subtext. Author RashmeePosted on December 17, 2019 December 16, 2019 Categories blog, Middle EastTags arayes, cooking, falafel, Israel	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7451200485229492, "wiki_prob": 0.7451200485229492, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line359730"}
Interfaces: FL CL CPP AD PY MB D03 (Pde) Chapter Introduction FL CL 1 Scope of the Chapter 2 Background to the Problems ▸▿ 3 Choice of Available Routines 3.1 Thread Safe Routines 3.2 Elliptic Equations 3.3 Hyperbolic Equations 3.4 Parabolic Equations 3.5 Black–Scholes Equations 3.6 First-order Systems 3.7 Second-order Systems 3.8 Convection-diffusion Systems 3.9 Automatic Mesh Generation 3.10 Utility Routines 5 Functionality Index 6 Associated Auxiliary Routines 7 Withdrawn or Deprecated Routines This chapter is concerned with the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The definition of a partial differential equation problem includes not only the equation itself but also the domain of interest and appropriate subsidiary conditions. Indeed, partial differential equations are usually classified as elliptic, hyperbolic or parabolic according to the form of the equation and the form of the subsidiary conditions which must be assigned to produce a well-posed problem. The routines in this chapter will often call upon routines from other chapters, such as Chapter F04 (Simultaneous Linear Equations) and Chapter D02 (Ordinary Differential Equations). Other chapters also contain relevant routines, in particular Chapter D06 (Mesh Generation) and Chapter F11 (Large Scale Linear Systems). The classification of partial differential equations is easily described in the case of linear equations of the second order in two independent variables, i.e., equations of the form auxx+2buxy+cuyy+dux+euy+fu+g=0, (1) where a, b, c, d, e, f and g are functions of x and y only. Equation (1) is called elliptic, hyperbolic or parabolic according to whether ac-b2 is positive, negative or zero, respectively. Useful definitions of the concepts of elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic character can also be given for differential equations in more than two independent variables, for systems and for nonlinear differential equations. For elliptic equations, of which Laplace's equation uxx+uyy=0 (2) is the simplest example of second order, the subsidiary conditions take the form of boundary conditions, i.e., conditions which provide information about the solution at all points of a closed boundary. For example, if equation (2) holds in a plane domain D bounded by a contour C, a solution u may be sought subject to the condition u=f on C, (3) where f is a given function. The condition (3) is known as a Dirichlet boundary condition. Equally common is the Neumann boundary condition u′=g on C, (4) which is one form of a more general condition u′+fu=g on C, (5) where u′ denotes the derivative of u normal to the contour C, and f and g are given functions. Provided that f and g satisfy certain restrictions, condition (5) yields a well-posed boundary value problem for Laplace's equation. In the case of the Neumann problem, one further piece of information, e.g., the value of u at a particular point, is necessary for uniqueness of the solution. Boundary conditions similar to the above are applicable to more general second-order elliptic equations, whilst two such conditions are required for equations of fourth order. For hyperbolic equations, the wave equation utt-uxx=0 (6) is the simplest example of second order. It is equivalent to a first-order system ut-vx=0, vt-ux=0. (7) The subsidiary conditions may take the form of initial conditions, i.e., conditions which provide information about the solution at points on a suitable open boundary. For example, if equation (6) is satisfied for t>0, a solution u may be sought such that u (x,0) = f (x) , u t (x,0) = g (x) , (8) where f and g are given functions. This is an example of an initial value problem, sometimes known as Cauchy's problem. For parabolic equations, of which the heat conduction equation ut-uxx=0 (9) is the simplest example, the subsidiary conditions always include some of initial type and may also include some of boundary type. For example, if equation (9) is satisfied for t>0 and 0<x<1, a solution u may be sought such that u (x,0) = f (x) , 0 < x < 1 , (10) u (0,t) = 0 , u (1,t) = 1 , t > 0 . (11) This is an example of a mixed initial/boundary value problem. For all types of partial differential equations, finite difference methods (see Mitchell and Griffiths (1980)) and finite element methods (see Wait and Mitchell (1985)) are the most common means of solution. The use of finite difference methods features prominently in this chapter, however, the use of finite element methods is sufficiently large in scope to warrant a separate library of routines for their implementation. NAG no longer provides a companion finite element library, but there are several such specialist libraries available, including ParaFEM. Some of the utility routines in this chapter are concerned with the solution of the large sparse systems of equations which arise from finite difference and finite element methods. Further routines for this purpose are provided in Chapter F11. Alternative methods of solution are often suitable for special classes of problems. For example, the method of characteristics is the most common for hyperbolic equations involving time and one space dimension (see Smith (1985)). The method of lines (see Mikhlin and Smolitsky (1967)) may be used to reduce a parabolic equation to a (stiff) system of ordinary differential equations, which may be solved by means of routines from Chapter D02 (Ordinary Differential Equations). Similarly, integral equation or boundary element methods (see Jaswon and Symm (1977)) are frequently used for elliptic equations. Typically, in the latter case, the solution of a boundary value problem is represented in terms of certain boundary functions by an integral expression which satisfies the differential equation throughout the relevant domain. The boundary functions are obtained by applying the given boundary conditions to this representation. Implementation of this method necessitates discretization of only the boundary of the domain, the dimensionality of the problem thus being effectively reduced by one. The boundary conditions yield a full system of simultaneous equations, as opposed to the sparse systems yielded by finite difference and finite element methods, but the full system is usually of much lower order. Solution of this system yields the boundary functions, from which the solution of the problem may be obtained, by quadrature, as and where required. 3 Recommendations on Choice and Use of Available Routines The choice of routine will depend first of all upon the type of partial differential equation to be solved. At present no special allowances are made for problems with boundary singularities such as may arise at corners of domains or at points where boundary conditions change. For such problems results should be treated with caution. The choice of routine may also depend on whether or not it is to be used in a multithreaded environment. You may wish to construct your own partial differential equation solution software for problems not solvable by the routines described in Section 3.2 to Section 3.8 below. In such cases you can employ appropriate routines from the Linear Algebra Chapters to solve the resulting linear systems; see Section 3.10 for further details. Some of the routines in this chapter come in pairs, with each routine in the pair having exactly the same functionality, except that one of them has additional arguments in order to make it safe for use in multithreaded applications. The routine that is safe for use in multithreaded applications has an ‘a’ as the last character in the name, in place of the usual ‘f’. An example of such a pair is d03pca and d03pcf. For some routines there is no thread safe alternative and if this is the case it is clearly stated in the routine document. The routine d03eaf solves Laplace's equation in two dimensions, equation (2), by an integral equation method. This routine is applicable to an arbitrary domain bounded internally or externally by one or more closed contours, when the value of either the unknown function u or its normal derivative u′ is given at each point of the boundary. The routines d03ebf and d03ecf solve a system of simultaneous algebraic equations of five-point and seven-point molecule form (see Mikhlin and Smolitsky (1967)) on two-dimensional and three-dimensional topologically-rectangular meshes respectively, using Stone's Strongly Implicit Procedure (SIP). These routines, which make repeated calls of the utility routines d03uaf and d03ubf respectively, may be used to solve any boundary value problem whose finite difference representation takes the appropriate form. The routine d03edf solves a system of seven-point difference equations in a rectangular grid (in two dimensions), using the multigrid iterative method. The equations are supplied by you, and the seven-point form allows cross-derivative terms to be represented (see Mitchell and Griffiths (1980)). The method is particularly efficient for large systems of equations with diagonal dominance and should be preferred to d03ebf whenever it is appropriate for the solution of the problem. The routine d03eef discretizes a second-order equation on a two-dimensional rectangular region using finite differences and a seven-point molecule. The routine allows for cross-derivative terms, Dirichlet, Neumann or mixed boundary conditions, and either central or upwind differences. The resulting seven-diagonal difference equations are in a form suitable for passing directly to the multigrid routine d03edf, although other solution methods could just as easily be used. The routine d03faf, based on the routine HW3CRT from FISHPACK (see Swarztrauber and Sweet (1979)), solves the Helmholtz equation in a three-dimensional cuboidal region, with any combination of Dirichlet, Neumann or periodic boundary conditions. The method used is based on the fast Fourier transform algorithm, and is likely to be particularly efficient on vector-processing machines. There are five routines available for solving general parabolic equations in one space dimension: d03pcf/d03pca, d03pdf/d03pda, d03phf/d03pha, d03pjf/d03pja, d03ppf/d03ppa. Equations may include nonlinear terms but the true derivative ut should occur linearly and equations should usually contain a second-order space derivative uxx. There are certain restrictions on the coefficients to try to ensure that the problems posed can be solved by the above routines. The method of solution is to discretize the space derivatives using finite differences or collocation, and to solve the resulting system of ordinary differential equations using a ‘stiff’ solver. d03pcf/d03pca and d03pdf/d03pda can solve a system of parabolic equations of the form ∑ j = 1 n P i j (x,t,U, U x ) ∂ U j ∂ t + Q i (x,t,U, U x ) = x - m ∂ ∂ x ( x m R i (x,t,U, U x )) , where i=1,2,…,n, a≤x≤b, t≥t0. The parameter m allows the routine to handle different coordinate systems easily (Cartesian, cylindrical polars and spherical polars). d03pcf/d03pca uses a finite differences spatial discretization and d03pdf/d03pda uses a collocation spatial discretization. d03phf/d03pha and d03pjf/d03pja are similar to d03pcf/d03pca and d03pdf/d03pda respectively, except that they provide scope for coupled differential-algebraic systems. This extended functionality allows for the solution of more complex and more general problems, e.g., periodic boundary conditions and integro-differential equations. d03ppf/d03ppa is similar to d03phf/d03pha but allows remeshing to take place in the spatial direction. This facility can be very useful when the nature of the solution in the spatial direction varies considerably over time. For parabolic systems in two space dimensions see Section 3.7. d03ncf solves the Black–Scholes equation ∂f ∂t +(r-q)S ∂f ∂S +σ2S22 ∂2f ∂S2 =rf Smin<S<Smax, tmin<t<tmax, for the value f of a European or American, put or call stock option. The parameters r, q and σ may each be either constant or time-dependent. The values of the Greeks are also returned. In certain cases an analytic solution of the Black–Scholes equation is available. In these cases the solution may be computed by d03ndf. More generally, Chapter S contains a set of option pricing routines that evaluate the closed form solutions or approximations to the equations that define mathematical models for the prices of selected financial option contracts, including the Black–Scholes equation (s30aaf). 3.6 First-order Systems in One Space Dimension There are three routines available for solving systems of first-order partial differential equations: d03pef, d03pkf, d03prf. Equations may include nonlinear terms but the time derivative should occur linearly. There are certain restrictions on the coefficients to ensure that the problems posed can be solved by the above routines. The method of solution is to discretize the space derivatives using the Keller box scheme and to solve the resulting system of ordinary differential equations using a ‘stiff’ solver. d03pef is designed to solve a system of the form ∑ j = 1 n P i j (x,t,U, U x ) ∂ U j ∂ t + Q i (x,t,U, U x ) = 0 , d03pkf is similar to d03pef except that it provides scope for coupled differential algebraic systems. This extended functionality allows for the solution of more complex problems. d03prf is similar to d03pkf but allows remeshing to take place in the spatial direction. This facility can be very useful when the nature of the solution in the spatial direction varies considerably over time. d03pef, d03pkf or d03prf may also be used to solve systems of higher or mixed order partial differential equations which have been reduced to first-order. Note that in general these routines are unsuitable for hyperbolic first-order equations, for which an appropriate upwind discretization scheme should be used (see Section 3.8 for example). 3.7 Second-order Systems in Two Space Dimensions There are two routines available for solving nonlinear second-order time-dependent systems in two space dimensions: d03raf, d03rbf. These routines are formally applicable to the general nonlinear system F j (t,x,y,u, u t , u x , u y , u x x , u x y , u y y ) = 0 , where j=1,2,…,npde, (x,y)∈Ω, t0≤t≤tout. However, they should not be used to solve purely hyperbolic systems, or time-independent problems. d03raf solves the nonlinear system in a rectangular domain, while d03rbf solves in a rectilinear region, i.e., a domain bounded by perpendicular straight lines. Both routines use the method of lines and solve the resulting system of ordinary differential equations using a backward differentiation formula (BDF) method, modified Newton method, and BiCGSTAB iterative linear solver. Local uniform grid refinement is used to improve accuracy. Utility routine d03rzf may be used in conjunction with d03rbf to check the user-supplied initial mesh, and extract mesh coordinate data. There are three routines available for solving systems of convection-diffusion equations with optional source terms: d03pff, d03plf, d03psf. Equations may include nonlinear terms but the time derivative should occur linearly. There are certain restrictions on the coefficients to ensure that the problems posed can be solved by the above routines, in particular the system must be posed in conservative form (see below). The routines may also be used to solve hyperbolic convection-only systems. Convection terms are discretized using an upwind scheme involving a numerical flux function based on the solution of a Riemann problem at each mesh point (see LeVeque (1990)); and diffusion and source terms are discretized using central differences. The resulting system of ordinary differential equations is solved using a ‘stiff’ solver. In the case of Euler equations for a perfect gas various approximate and exact Riemann solvers are provided in d03puf, d03pvf, d03pwf and d03pxf. These routines may be used in conjunction with d03pff, d03plf and d03psf. d03pff is designed to solve systems of the form ∑ j = 1 n P i j (x,t,U) ∂ U j ∂ t + ∂ ∂ x F i (x,t,U) = C i (x,t,U) ∂ ∂ x D i (x,t,U, U x ) + S i (x,t,U) , or hyperbolic convection-only systems of the form ∑ j = 1 n P i j (x,t,U) ∂ U j ∂ t + ∂ F i (x,t,U) ∂ x = 0 , d03plf is similar to d03pff except that it provides scope for coupled differential algebraic systems. This extended functionality allows for the solution of more complex problems. d03psf is similar to d03plf but allows remeshing to take place in the spatial direction. This facility can be very useful when the nature of the solution in the spatial direction varies considerably over time. The routine d03maf places a triangular mesh over a given two-dimensional region. The region may have any shape and may include holes. It may also be used in conjunction with routines from the NAG Finite Element Library. A wider range of mesh generation routines are available in Chapter D06. d03uaf (d03ubf) calculates, by the Strongly Implicit Procedure, an approximate correction to a current estimate of the solution of a system of simultaneous algebraic equations for which the iterative update matrix is of five (seven) point molecule form on a two- (three-) dimensional topologically-rectangular mesh. Routines are available in the Linear Algebra Chapters for the direct and iterative solution of linear equations. Here we point to some of the routines that may be of use in solving the linear systems that arise from finite difference or finite element approximations to partial differential equation solutions. Chapters F01, F04, F07, F08 and F11 should be consulted for further information and for the appropriate routine documents. Decision trees for the solution of linear systems are given in Section 4 in the F04 Chapter Introduction. The following routines allow the direct solution of symmetric positive definite systems: Band f07hdf and f07hef Variable band (skyline) f01mcf and f04mcf Tridiagonal f07jaf, f07jdf and f07jef Sparse f11jaf* and f11jbf (* the description of f11jbf explains how f11jaf should be called to obtain a direct method) and the following routines allow the iterative solution of symmetric positive definite and symmetric-indefinite systems: Sparse f11gdf, f11gef, f11gff, f11jaf, f11jcf and f11jef. The latter two routines above are Black Box routines which include Incomplete Cholesky, SSOR or Jacobi preconditioning. The following routines allow the direct solution of nonsymmetric systems: Band f07bdf and f07bef Almost block-diagonal f01lhf and f04lhf Tridiagonal f01lef, f04lef or f07caf Sparse f01brf (and f01bsf) and f04axf and the following routines allow the iterative solution of nonsymmetric systems: Sparse f11bdf, f11bef, f11bff, f11daf, f11dcf and f11def. The latter two routines above are Black Box routines which include incomplete LU, SSOR and Jacobi preconditioning. The routines d03pyf and d03pzf use linear interpolation to compute the solution to a parabolic problem and its first derivative at the user-specified points. d03pzf may be used in conjunction with d03pcf/d03pca, d03pef, d03phf/d03pha, d03pkf, d03ppf/d03ppa and d03prf. d03pyf may be used in conjunction with d03pdf/d03pda and d03pjf/d03pja. d03rzf is a utility routine for use in conjunction with d03rbf. They can be called to check the user-specified initial mesh and to extract mesh coordinate data. Tree 1 Does PDE have a time derivative? Does PDE have second derivatives? see Tree 4 Parabolic branch Is PDE hyperbolic? see Tree 3 Hyperbolic branch 1 space dimension? Does PDE have coupled ODEs? Is a remeshing process required? d03prf d03pkf d03pef see Tree 2 Elliptic branch Tree 2: Elliptic branch 2 space dimensions? Is the domain arbitrary? d03eaf Is the domain topologically rectangular? Do you want to use a multigrid scheme? d03edf with d03eef d03ebf or d03uaf d03eaf 3 space dimensions? Is the domain topologically equivalent to a brick? Is the PDE the Helmholtz equation? d03faf d03ecf or d03ubf Tree 3: Hyperbolic branch 1 space dimension? Does PDE have coupled ODEs? Is a remeshing process required? d03psf d03plf d03pff Tree 4: Parabolic branch 1 space dimension? Is PDE the Black–Scholes equations? d03ncf or d03ndf Is PDE in conservative form? Does PDE have coupled ODEs? Is a remeshing process required? d03psf see Tree 5 Branch for parabolic PDE in non-conservative form 2 space dimensions? Is the domain rectangular? d03raf Is the domain rectilinear? d03rbf Tree 5: Branch for parabolic PDE in non-conservative form Do you want to use finite differences? Does PDE have coupled ODEs? Is a remeshing process required? d03ppf/d03ppa d03phf/d03pha d03pcf/d03pca Do you want to use Chebyshev collocation? Does PDE have coupled ODEs? d03pjf/d03pja d03pdf/d03pda Automatic mesh generation, triangles over a plane domain d03maf Black–Scholes equation, analytic d03ndf finite difference d03ncf Convection-diffusion system(s), one space dimension, using upwind difference scheme based on Riemann solvers d03pff using upwind difference scheme based on Riemann solvers, with coupled differential algebraic system d03plf with remeshing d03psf Elliptic equations, discretization on rectangular grid (seven-point two-dimensional molecule) d03eef equations on rectangular grid (seven-point two-dimensional molecule) d03edf finite difference equations (five-point two-dimensional molecule) d03ebf finite difference equations (seven-point three-dimensional molecule) d03ecf Helmholtz's equation in three dimensions d03faf Laplace's equation in two dimensions d03eaf First-order system(s), using Keller box scheme d03pef using Keller box scheme, with coupled differential algebraic system d03pkf with remeshing d03prf PDEs, general system, one space variable, method of lines, parabolic, collocation spatial discretization, coupled DAEs, comprehensive d03pjf easy-to-use d03pdf finite differences spatial discretization, coupled DAEs, comprehensive d03phf coupled DAEs, remeshing, comprehensive d03ppf easy-to-use d03pcf Second order system(s), two space dimensions, in rectangular domain d03raf in rectilinear domain d03rbf Utility routine, average values for d03ndf d03nef basic SIP for five-point two-dimensional molecule d03uaf basic SIP for seven-point three-dimensional molecule d03ubf check initial grid data for d03rbf d03ryf exact Riemann solver for Euler equations d03pxf HLL Riemann solver for Euler equations d03pwf interpolation routine for collocation scheme d03pyf interpolation routine for finite difference, Keller box and upwind scheme d03pzf Osher's Riemann solver for Euler equations d03pvf return coordinates of grid points for d03rbf d03rzf Roe's Riemann solver for Euler equations d03puf 6 Auxiliary Routines Associated with Library Routine Arguments d53pck nagf_pde_1d_parab_remesh_fd_dummy_odedef See the description of the argument odedef in d03phf/d03pha, d03pjf/d03pja and d03ppf/d03ppa. d03pck nagf_pde_1d_parab_remesh_fd_dummy_odedef_old d53pcl nagf_pde_1d_parab_remesh_fd_dummy_monitf See the description of the argument monitf in d03ppf/d03ppa. d03pcl nagf_pde_1d_parab_remesh_fd_dummy_monitf_old d03pek nagf_pde_1d_parab_dae_keller_remesh_fd_dummy_odedef See the description of the argument odedef in d03pkf, d03plf, d03prf and d03psf. d03pel nagf_pde_1d_parab_dae_keller_remesh_fd_dummy_monitf See the description of the argument monitf in d03prf and d03psf. d03pfp nagf_pde_1d_parab_convdiff_sample_pdedef See the description of the argument pdedef in d03pff. d03plp nagf_pde_1d_parab_convdiff_dae_sample_pdedef See the description of the argument pdedef in d03plf and d03psf. The following lists all those routines that have been withdrawn since Mark 24 of the Library or are in the Library, but deprecated. Replacement Routine(s) d03ryf Withdrawn at Mark 27 No replacement required Ames W F (1977) Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations in Engineering (2nd Edition) Academic Press Berzins M (1990) Developments in the NAG Library software for parabolic equations Scientific Software Systems (eds J C Mason and M G Cox) 59–72 Chapman and Hall Jaswon M A and Symm G T (1977) Integral Equation Methods in Potential Theory and Elastostatics Academic Press LeVeque R J (1990) Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws Birkhäuser Verlag Mikhlin S G and Smolitsky K L (1967) Approximate Methods for the Solution of Differential and Integral Equations Elsevier Mitchell A R and Griffiths D F (1980) The Finite Difference Method in Partial Differential Equations Wiley Pennington S V and Berzins M (1994) New NAG Library software for first-order partial differential equations ACM Trans. Math. Softw. 20 63–99 Richtmyer R D and Morton K W (1967) Difference Methods for Initial-value Problems (2nd Edition) Interscience Smith G D (1985) Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference Methods (3rd Edition) Oxford University Press Swarztrauber P N and Sweet R A (1979) Efficient Fortran subprograms for the solution of separable elliptic partial differential equations ACM Trans. Math. Software 5 352–364 Wait R and Mitchell A R (1985) Finite Element Analysis and Application Wiley	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5329439043998718, "wiki_prob": 0.5329439043998718, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1100448"}
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Good Guys Are Winning, The System Is Scared Of You, What If He Never Left? – Ep. 2598 October 11, 2021 x22report Ep 2598b – Good Guys Are Winning, The System Is Scared Of You, What If He Never Left? Ep 2598a – [CB] Just Revealed Themselves, It Had To Be This Way Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The American people see the truth, everything the [DS]/[CB] tries to do is backfiring on them, optics are important, it had to be this way, the people needed to be shown not told. The patriots know the playbook, ports are important. The [CB] has now come out and said the quiet part out loud, they have been revealed. The [DS] is ramping up their agenda. They are now preparing the narrative, the system is scared of you. Optics are important, the destruction of the [DS]/[CB] needed to be done while Trump was not in the picture, it had to be done while the [DS] thought they were in control. The people needed to see it playout in real time. The good guys are winning. What if Trump is serving his term in the shadows destroying the system.? Rabo: Just Wait Until We See The Impact Of Forced Vaccine Mandate Layoffs On The Labor Force For once the US payrolls report was worth talking about, as jobs only increased 194K vs. the moderate 500K expected, Japan just created a new ‘minister of economic security’ role, tasked with shoring up supply chains, securing critical infrastructure, protecting tech advantages, and countering economic espionage. Food Prices Hit Highest Level in a Decade Food prices across the world have risen to their highest levels in a decade on the back of tightening supply conditions coupled with robust demand, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO’s food price index, which measures world food commodity prices, has surged by 32.8 percent in the 12 months through September, coming in at a reading of 130 points, a level not seen since 2011. On a month-over-month basis, the index rose 1.2 percent. Food-makers General Mills, Campbell Soup, and J.M. Smucker also have raised wholesale prices in response to rising ingredient and freight costs. Pork and beef prices have surged in the past few months, while the Labor Department’s August inflation report showed that meat, poultry, fish, and eggs were up 8 percent over the past year and 15.7 percent from prices in August 2019, before the pandemic. Beef prices jumped 12.2 percent over the past year, and bacon was up 17 percent during the same period. Grocery store shelves aren’t going back to normal this year If you hoped grocery stores this fall and winter would look like they did in the Before Times, with limitless options stretching out before you in the snack, drink, candy and frozen foods aisles, get ready for some disappointing news. Many of the country’s biggest food makers are telling grocers that they will have limited quantities of a number of their products, including items such as Rice Krispies Treats, Sour Patch Kids, some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors, McCormick gourmet spices and Marie Callender’s pot pies because of labor, commodity and transportation constraints throttling supply chains, according to emails viewed by CNN and interviews with grocers. Some suppliers are also telling grocers to cancel their promotions of these items and more over the holidays so products won’t disappear from store shelves as quickly. These latest limits mean that stores won’t have all things for all customers heading into the holidays, and shoppers may not be able to find some of their favorite products, flavors or niche items. China has purchased major shipping ports around the world in a bid to control the world’s supply chains. The Great Reset = global supply chain disruptions manufactured by blaming “COVID.” https://t.co/CDOWAtMh6n — Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) October 9, 2021 Translation, we will do the same thing we did to gold and silver, we will regulate it into the ground so nobody wants it and the [CB] currency will be the only currency. Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner to take immediate medical leave Hasbro’s longtime chief executive Brian Goldner is taking a medical leave of absence starting immediately, the company said Sunday. Goldner, 58, has been battling prostate cancer since 2014, he disclosed last year. Source: nypost.com Joe Biden Takes Off Columbus Day in Delaware Despite Conflicted Proclamation President Joe Biden took off Columbus Day on Monday, remaining in Delaware an extra day to celebrate the holiday despite his conflicted proclamation statement about the federal holiday. The president proclaimed the day as an important day for Italian-Americans but also voiced concerns about the treatment of the American Indians. “Today, we also acknowledge the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities,” he wrote in his proclamation. He said Americans should not try to “bury” the “shameful” history of their ancestors but face it “honestly.” Source: breitbart.com A Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2021 – Biden More than 500 years ago, after securing the support of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, Christopher Columbus launched the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria from the coast of Spain in 1492. While he intended to end his quest in Asia, his 10-week journey instead landed him on the shores of the Bahamas, making Columbus the first of many Italian explorers to arrive in what would later become known as the Americas. Many Italians would follow his path in the centuries to come, risking poverty, starvation, and death in pursuit of a better life. Today, millions of Italian Americans continue to enrich our country’s traditions and culture and make lasting contributions to our Nation — they are educators, health care workers, scientists, first responders, military service members, and public servants, among so many other vital roles. Today, we also acknowledge the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities. It is a measure of our greatness as a Nation that we do not seek to bury these shameful episodes of our past — that we face them honestly, we bring them to the light, and we do all we can to address them. For Native Americans, western exploration ushered in a wave of devastation: violence perpetrated against Native communities, displacement and theft of Tribal homelands, the introduction and spread of disease, and more. On this day, we recognize this painful past and recommit ourselves to investing in Native communities, upholding our solemn and sacred commitments to Tribal sovereignty, and pursuing a brighter future centered on dignity, respect, justice, and opportunity for all people. In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage 529 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as “Columbus Day.” Today, let this day be one of reflection — on America’s spirit of exploration, on the courage and contributions of Italian Americans throughout the generations, on the dignity and resilience of Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, and on the work that remains ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our Nation for all. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2021, as Columbus Day. I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth. Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2020 -Trump More than 500 years ago, Christopher Columbus’s intrepid voyage to the New World ushered in a new era of exploration and discovery. His travels led to European contact with the Americas and, a century later, the first settlements on the shores of the modern day United States. Today, we celebrate Columbus Day to commemorate the great Italian who opened a new chapter in world history and to appreciate his enduring significance to the Western Hemisphere. When Christopher Columbus and his crew sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María it marked the beginning of a new era in human history. For Italian Americans, Christopher Columbus represents one of the first of many immeasurable contributions of Italy to American history. As a native of Genoa, Columbus inspired early immigrants to carry forth their rich Italian heritage to the New World. Today, the United States benefits from the warmth and generosity of nearly 17 million Italian Americans, whose love of family and country strengthen the fabric of our Nation. For our beautiful Italian American communities — and Americans of every background –Columbus remains a legendary figure. Sadly, in recent years, radical activists have sought to undermine Christopher Columbus’s legacy. These extremists seek to replace discussion of his vast contributions with talk of failings, his discoveries with atrocities, and his achievements with transgressions. Rather than learn from our history, this radical ideology and its adherents seek to revise it, deprive it of any splendor, and mark it as inherently sinister. They seek to squash any dissent from their orthodoxy. We must not give in to these tactics or consent to such a bleak view of our history. We must teach future generations about our storied heritage, starting with the protection of monuments to our intrepid heroes like Columbus. This June, I signed an Executive Order to ensure that any person or group destroying or vandalizing a Federal monument, memorial, or statue is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I have also taken steps to ensure that we preserve our Nation’s history and promote patriotic education. In July, I signed another Executive Order to build and rebuild monuments to iconic American figures in a National Garden of American Heroes. In September, I announced the creation of the 1776 Commission, which will encourage our educators to teach our children about the miracle of American history and honor our founding. In addition, last month I signed an Executive Order to root out the teaching of racially divisive concepts from the Federal workplace, many of which are grounded in the same type of revisionist history that is trying to erase Christopher Columbus from our national heritage. Together, we must safeguard our history and stop this new wave of iconoclasm by standing against those who spread hate and division. On this Columbus Day, we embrace the same optimism that led Christopher Columbus to discover the New World. We inherit that optimism, along with the legacy of American heroes who blazed the trails, settled a continent, tamed the wilderness, and built the single-greatest nation the world has ever seen. In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s historic voyage, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as “Columbus Day.” NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 12, 2020, as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth. NEW: Our drone is now over a second location in RGV where massive piles of steel meant for the border wall have been sitting since Biden halted construction in January. I’m told there are over 20,000 panels between both spots worth roughly $120 million. Already paid for. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/ZfFAqsexru — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 11, 2021 It would be easy to end the humanitarian crisis going on at our southern border but obviously that would ruin the Democrats plans to bring in hundreds of thousands of people who will always be dependent on Democrat handouts and will happily vote for them to tax you into oblivion. https://t.co/YMbTVejX36 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 11, 2021 Border left ‘wide open’ after red states pull National Guard and police The swarm of National Guard soldiers and state police that governors sent to guard the Texas-Mexico border earlier this summer is gone, leaving the border effectively unmanned with just 6% of the reinforcements left behind. “We used to have a National Guard posted there,” Border Patrol agent Chris Cabrera told the Washington Examiner while driving along a dirt road that runs parallel with the border near the Hidalgo port of entry late one evening recently. “There was another one right over here, but they took that guy, too.” Source: washingtonexaminer.com Feds Must Disclose ‘Identities of Any Unnamed Co-Conspirators’ to Ghislaine Maxwell, Trial Judge Rules Federal prosecutors must disclose the “identities of any unnamed co-conspirators” whose names they plan to refer to at trial to Ghislaine Maxwell In a three-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan also ordered the government to “disclose all co-conspirator statements it intends to offer at trial no later than” Oct. 11. Source: lawandcrime.com Brrr… Last Six Months for Antarctica Coldest on Record – Hey Dopey @AOC Antarctica temperatures this year were the coldest on record. Newsmax reported: Antarctica has reached record low temperatures in the past six months, data shows. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) noted, CNN reported, “for the polar darkness period, from April through September, the average temperature was -60.9 degrees Celsius (-77.6 degrees Fahrenheit), a record for those months.” The time distinction from April through September refers to the period of polar darkness. In the case of the South Pole, this polar night occurs when the sun sets and darkness envelops the land, lasting from the spring equinox to the autumn equinox until the sun rises again. In the winter of 2021, the continent of Antarctica experienced its second coldest winter and recorded temperatures in the months of “June, July, and August, [at] 3.4 degrees Celsius (6.1 degrees Fahrenheit) lower than the 1981 to 2010 average at -62.9 degrees Celsius (-81.2 degrees Fahrenheit),” according to the new NSIDC report. “This is the second-coldest winter (June-July-August months) on record, behind only 2004 in the 60-year weather record at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station,” according to the NSIDC. LISTEN – TRUMP WAS RIGHT AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO GET COLDER Hillary Clinton Says She Will “Never be Out of the Game of Politics” – Calls For More Social Media Censorship (VIDEO) Hillary Clinton called for more social media censorship during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Monday. “I will never be out of the game of politics – I’m not going to be running for anything,” Hillary said claiming Trump supporters are ‘putting our democracy at stake.’ Breaking News: A nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy and his wife have been charged with trying to share some of the United States’ most closely held secrets on submarine technology with another country, according to court documents unsealed on Sunday. https://t.co/fIbHvm8zPk UPDATE: US Traitors Who Gave Away Secrets on US Submarines to a Foreign Power Had a BLM Sign in Their Front Yard The couple arrested for espionage charges related to selling submarine secrets to a foreign power had a BLM sign in their front yard. The Daily Mail reported on the couple as well this morning. A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with selling secret information about nuclear submarines to an undercover FBI agent who posed as an operative for a foreign country, the Justice Department said on Sunday. In a criminal complaint detailing espionage-related charges against Jonathan Toebbe, 42, and his wife Diana, 45, the government said he sold information for nearly the past year to a foreign power representative. The FBI says in April 2020 Toebbe sent a package of Navy documents to a foreign government and wrote that he was interested in selling information on Virginia-class nuclear submarine reactors. First 500,000+ cargo containers are stuck off ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach; then more than 1,000 Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled. Now, Amtrak. What the hell is happening? Where is @SecretaryPete @PeteButtigieg? Still on maternity leave? https://t.co/J42bNd51OW — Just Me (@Malindo45) October 10, 2021 Joe Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Exist. It’s Just A Press Release There’s only one problem. It’s all a mirage. Biden’s so-called vaccine mandate doesn’t exist — That’s why nearly two dozen Republican attorneys general who have publicly voiced their opposition to the clearly unconstitutional and illegal mandate haven’t yet filed suit against it, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General confirmed for me. There is no mandate to haul into court. And that may be part of the plan. According to several sources, so far it appears no such mandate has been sent to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs yet for approval. The White House, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Department of Labor haven’t released any official guidance for the alleged mandate. There is no executive order. There’s nothing but press statements. Despite what you may have been falsely led to believe by the media fantasy projection machine, press statements have exactly zero legal authority. “There is nothing there yet that gives employers any mandate,” The mandate’s nonexistence shields the Biden administration from legal challenges that may ultimately restrict the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s authority. The Biden White House has been well-served by presenting a nonexistent mandate as a done deal. Now, let me see, what presidential administration does all this remind you of? Why, that of Mr. “Pen and Phone” himself, Barack Obama. Source: thefederalist.com Report: Ivermectin used by 100+ members of Congress and their staff More than 100 members of Congress and their staff members have been treated for Covid-19 with Ivermectin, a physician reported. Dr. Pierre Kory, President and Chief Medical Officer of the Front-Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, tweeted on Oct. 7: After several responses calling for Kory to name his sources, he tweeted: Meanwhile, in Australia, Parliament tried to shut down MP Craig Kelly for saying the word “Ivermectin”. Source: worldtribune.com The CDC is Finally Being Called Out for Covid-19 ‘Statistical Manipulation’ as Lawmakers Press for Grand Jury Investigation The Centers for Disease Control, after nearly two years of panic-inducing reporting on Covid-19, is finally being called out by lawmakers who are pressing for a grand jury investigation into alleged statistical manipulation by the public health body. Oregon state Senators Kim Thatcher and Dennis Linthicum, who preside in a state known for some of the most heavy handed Covid policies in the nation, filed a grand jury petition to look into the CDC’s unlawful ‘hyperinflation of death certificate reporting.’ Just the News’ John Solomon recently reported on the development. Kim Thatcher, one of the Oregon state senators behind the grand jury petition, argued the justifications for the formal investigation. “Federal agencies like the CDC have committed atrocities in the name of ‘public health,’ resulting in extensive collateral damage that transformed society in ways that we are still grappling to understand,” Thatcher said in an official statement. “The CDC’s unlawful and questionable changes to death certificates related to COVID, the use of false-positive PCR tests and their callous indifference to individual rights—or science, for that matter—led to fraudulent data that was used to justify sweeping policy changes, not only in Oregon, but across the country.” SHF raises one of the most important points about the Covid-19 pandemic: If the CDC is reporting that 94% of Covid-related deaths had serious co-morbidities, and the average age of death is 78 years old (roughly the age of life expectancy), how much of this human toll should be attributed to Covid and how much should be attributed to old age or serious underlying health risks? Source: beckernews.com The reason the Biden Administration is unleashing the DOJ, FBI, and Federal Reserve against our movement is simple: we have been extraordinarily successful. In just one year, we have exposed the regime’s ideological corruption and inspired a national revolt. pic.twitter.com/chO8uTETyp — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) October 11, 2021 FACT: The dangerous and false narrative of me trying to avoid or evade a subpoena is a disgrace. I can only wonder where it came from, and what their goal was🤔Not ONE attempt was made to contact/serve me when I was at Mar a Lago for 6 days, or home in NY for 8 days thereafter! — Dan Scavino🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) October 11, 2021 WATCH: Trump Calls for DOJ to Re-Open Investigation Into Ashli Babbitt’s Killing During Texas Rally in Her Honor Former President Donald Trump wished Ashli Babbitt a happy birthday and called for the Department of Justice to re-open the investigation into her death during a Texas rally in her honor. In a video message played at the rally, Trump also said that he offers his “unwavering support” to her family and said that there was “no reason” she should have lost her life. “I offer my unwavering support to Ashli’s family— And call on the DOJ to re-open the investigation into her death on January 6th.” During a rally in July, Trump noted that the death would have been treated far differently if she had protesting on the other side. “If that were on the other side, the person that did the shooting would be strung up and hung,” Trump said. Wendy Rogers: 21 Additional Legislators Sign Letter Calling for 50 State Audit for a Total of 113 Signers Sen. Rogers posted the 21 new names to her Telegram account, bringing the total number of signers to 113 legislators from 38 states. Source: thefreedomtimes.com Biden 2020 win ‘tainted,’ 56% say it was a cheater’s paradise A growing number of likely voters believe that cheating tainted President Joe Biden’s 2020 win over former President Donald Trump, and even more feel that a key Democratic election reform scheme will increase fraud. In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, 56% of respondents said, “It’s likely that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including 41% who say it’s ‘very likely.’” Durham Probes Pentagon Computer Contractors in Anti-Trump Conspiracy Cybersecurity experts who held lucrative Pentagon and homeland security contracts and high-level security clearances are under investigation for potentially abusing their government privileges to aid a 2016 Clinton campaign plot to falsely link Donald Trump to Russia and trigger an FBI investigation of him and his campaign, according to several sources familiar with the work of Special Counsel John Durham. Durham is investigating whether they were involved in a scheme to misuse sensitive, nonpublic Internet data, which they had access to through their government contracts, to dredge up derogatory information on Trump on behalf of the Clinton campaign in 2016 and again in 2017, sources say — political dirt that sent FBI investigators on a wild goose chase. Prosecutors are also investigating whether some of the data presented to the FBI was faked or forged. The Sussmann grand jury indictment states that the federal contractors, who mined private Internet records to help “conduct opposition research” in coordination with the Clinton campaign, were driven not by data but by “bias against Trump.” Joffe’s lawyer has described his client as “apolitical.” He said Joffe brought Sussmann information about Trump he believed to be true out of concern for the nation. Steven Tyrrell, a white-collar criminal defense attorney specializing in fraud cases, has confirmed that his client Joffe is the person referred to as “Tech Executive-1” throughout the Sussmann indictment. “Tech Executive-1 exploited his access to nonpublic data at multiple Internet companies to conduct opposition research concerning Trump,” Durham’s grand jury stated. “In furtherance of these efforts, [Joffe] had enlisted, and was continuing to enlist, the assistance of researchers at a U.S.-based university [Georgia Tech] who were receiving and analyzing Internet data in connection with a pending federal government cybersecurity research contract.” The indictment also alleges that the computer scientists knew the Internet data they compiled was innocuous but sent it to the FBI anyway, sending agents down a dead end: “Sussmann, [Joffe] and [Perkins Coie] had coordinated, and were continuing to coordinate, with representatives and agents of the Clinton campaign with regard to the data and written materials that Sussmann gave to the FBI and the media.” One of the campaign representatives with whom Joffe coordinated was Jake Sullivan, who was acting as Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, Faked Evidence? The sources familiar with the investigation note that Durham is also using the grand jury to probe whether some of the Internet data files the Clinton campaign shopped to the FBI were forged or fabricated to create the appearance of suspicious Internet communications between the Russian bank and Trump. Providing the FBI false evidence is a crime. Former assistant FBI director Chris Swecker told RCI that statutes enforcing mail and wire fraud may be invoked as part of the “criminal conspiracy case” Durham is building. Synthetic Media: How deepfakes could soon change our world Synthetic media, better known as deepfakes, could be a goldmine for filmmakers. But the technology has already terrorized women who have had their faces inserted into pornography. And it could potentially disrupt society. You may never have heard the term “synthetic media”— more commonly known as “deepfakes”— but our military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies certainly have. They are hyper-realistic video and audio recordings that use artificial intelligence and “deep” learning to create “fake” content or “deepfakes.” The U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about their potential to be used to spread disinformation and commit crimes. That’s because the creators of deepfakes have the power to make people say or do anything, at least on our screens. Most Americans have no idea how far the technology has come in just the last four years or the danger, disruption and opportunities that come with it. Deepfake Tom Cruise: You know I do all my own stunts, obviously. I also do my own music. Deepfake Tom Cruise CHRIS UME/METAPHYSIC Source:cbs.com Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: a566f3 No.570744 Mar 6 2018 16:32:35 (EST) 8B01A899-533A-4231-8BAF-6….jpe Try, try, try, as they might. Fail, they will. No free passes [MSM]. Geomagnetic storm warning as solar flare expected to directly hit Earth today An alert was published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which warned the geomagnetic storm could cause power grid fluctuations with voltage alarms at higher latitudes, where the Earth is more exposed. A massive solar flare is due to hit Earth today, authorities are warning – potentially disrupting power grids and bringing the Northern Lights as far south as New York. NOAA added that satellites may be impacted too and could exhibit “orientation irregularities” meaning ground control would have to redirect them, as well as anything in low-Earth orbit experiencing increased drag. The geomagnetic storm could reach category G2, which is moderately strong according to the agency. “Event analysis and model output suggest CME arrival around midday on 11 Oct, with lingering effects persisting into 12 Oct,” it added, with midday in the US meaning late afternoon and early evening in the UK. Source: skynews.com pic.twitter.com/9mvYGXZ6gL Ronald Reagaon, freedom TAKE A LISTEN pic.twitter.com/vP85p07DKd The System is scared of you. Always remember that. They abuse you and lord things over you because deep down, they’re scared of you. You have the power to destroy them and their entire existence revolves around making sure you don’t realize it. Rebel. Walk out. Bring them down. — Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) October 11, 2021 pic.twitter.com/aVBoyzeB38 Anonymous ID: Eka5Om1K No.147181191 Oct 29 2017 23:26:53 (EST) Military Intelligence ref above is the absolute biggest inside drop this board will ever receive. Now think about why Antifa plays right into the plan? Always ahead. Good guys are winning. The calm before the storm. Day 1 of Operational Sea Training. pic.twitter.com/URf2VCTFrI — HMSPortland (@HMSPortland) October 11, 2021 Anonymous 11/02/2017 01:48:52 ID: pGukiFmX 4chan Thread/Post: 147547939 / 147586045 Direct Link: 147586045 Four carriers & escorts in the pacific? Why is that relevant? To prevent other state actors from attempting to harm us during this transition? Russia / China? Or conversely all for NK? Or all three. Think logically about the timing of everything happening. Note increased military movement. Note NG deployments starting tomorrow. Note false flags. Follow Huma. Prepare messages of reassurance based on what was dropped here to spread on different platforms.The calm before the storm. Q !!mG7VJxZNCI 12/03/2018 17:41:45 ID: a0ae86 Direct Link: 4134923Anonymous 12/03/2018 17:37:53 ID:fde811 Direct Link: 4134817>>4134775 Okay. Is the plot moving forward? I think we all understand the characters and conflict at this point. Time for the plot twist? Declas, FINALLY? The President of the United States initiated and confirmed the order when he stated “The Calm Before the Storm.” When was the statement made? When did “Q” go active? Watch the News. Watch the FBI. Watch the DOJ. ← Trump Never Conceded, Space Force Going To Be Very Important, Caught Them All – Ep. 2597 Message Received, Behold The Precipice, The Hunters Have Become The Hunted – Ep. 2599 → 4 thoughts on “Good Guys Are Winning, The System Is Scared Of You, What If He Never Left? – Ep. 2598” But you can’t allow them to do what they want to do – because this country will be completely destroyed with no way back!!! The people are saying no more – we can’t take this anymore – but you know what – THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN!!!!! People can say all they want, unless you get those evil monsters out – it will never make a difference if they completely ignore the people and ignore the Supreme Court – THEY JUST DON’T CARE – THEY NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY STOPPED!!!! Doesn’t seem like they are afraid of us – if they were – they would stop their assault against us – knowing the outcome – Polls are dropping like a rock – but he still remains!!!! I’m sick of the movies – we need reality – we need this country back – IF ANYTHING EVER DROPS!!!!! IF ANYTHING GETS TO BE SEEN BY WE THE PEOPLE!!!!!! What’s coming together – the people aren’t seeing anything coming together – I thought the storm was already here!!!!! We should be well into the storm at this point – but there isn’t any damage-other than the people who the storm – HOW ABOUT LOOKING INTO CLINTON DIRECTLY – the people around Clinton – MEANS NOTHING!!!!!! Hundreds of cover-ups have already been exposed – NO ONE HAS BEEN CAUGHT – NO ONE HAS BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!! All this is just a bunch of words – until something happens!!!! We’re not doing what they want – and what are they doing – making our lives as miserable or impossible as possible – AGAIN- NO ONE IS SUFFERING HERE OTHER THAN WE THE PEOPLE!!!!! We’ve already had several calms before the storm- STILL NO STORM!!!!!! There are more than double meanings – there are meanings that mean absolutely nothing – because nothing is happening – Not going to interfere – then we are completely doomed in a big way!!!! We are AWAKE – WE ARE AT THE PRECIPSE WE ARE PUSHING BACK – THE TIME IS NOW – WHERE IS TRUMP AND THE PATRIOTS Pingback: Good Guys Are Winning, The System Is Scared Of You, What If He Never Left? – Ep. 2598 \| awarecitizen.com Pingback: Nun gives grave warning, Situation Update, Texas Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates and More – Inspiration David Blackwood Why are Americans so illogical? People who live in a DREAM WORLD should not be called ‘woke’ because that is a contradiction in terms. So why does one call the far left and the Dopey Dems woke? A far better description would be ‘wacky’ because they are eccentric, unusual, and often funny.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7117935419082642, "wiki_prob": 0.7117935419082642, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line653475"}
Kenin, 19, conquers Gibbs for $60K Berkeley title The Stadium Court at the Berkeley Tennis Club is shown early in the week with the Claremont Club & Spa in the background. Photo by Paul Bauman BERKELEY, Calif. -- After reaching her first WTA tour semifinal in Mallorca on grass and advancing to the second round at Wimbledon for the first time, Sofia Kenin easily could have suffered a letdown in the inaugural $60,000 Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge. But that's not her style. Put her on a court, and she's ready for battle. After all, she has Russian heritage. Top-seeded Sofia Kenin, 19, right, beat second-seeded Nicole Gibbs, an ex-Stanford star, 6-0, 6-4 to win the inaugural Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge. Photo by Paul Bauman "I think it helps me because Russians are determined and always fight," said the 19-year-old American, who was born in Moscow and speaks Russian with her father and coach, Alex. "I got that from my family." The top-seeded Kenin never lost a set in five Berkeley matches (although she played two tiebreakers), capping her run with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over second-seeded Nicole Gibbs, a 25-year-old former Stanford star, in 65 minutes today. "Obviously it's hard to adjust coming from Wimbledon where everything is so glorious and here it's not so much," said Kenin, who beat No. 6 Caroline Garcia of France in Mallorca for her first win over a top-10 player. "But I like the site; I like playing here." The Berkeley Tennis Club has a rich history of its own. It was founded in 1906, and past members include International Tennis Hall of Famers Don Budge, Helen Wills Moody, Helen Jacobs and Hazel Wightman. Plaques in their honor adorn the interior and exterior of the clubhouse. Hall of Famers Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Stan Smith and Billie Jean King have played at the Berkeley Tennis Club, and King is an honorary lifetime member. The USTA Girls 18 National Championships were held there until the tournament moved in 2010 to its current site in San Diego. Kenin, who has piercing blue eyes and also goes by "Sonya," won a Northern California Challenger for the third consecutive year, following Sacramento ($50,000) in 2016 and Stockton ($60,000) last summer. Her only other title in a professional tournament came in Wesley Chapel, Fla. ($25,000) on clay in 2016. Kenin, who will remain about No. 64 in Monday's updated rankings, does not plan to play any more Challengers. "As of now, I don't really think so," she said. "I wasn't supposed to play this one. We just decided to get some match play." Kenin said she would fly back home to Pembroke Pines, Fla., in the Miami area tonight and return to the San Francisco Bay Area for the inaugural Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, July 30-Aug. 5 at San Jose State. Sofia Kenin won a Northern California Challenger for the third year in a row. Photo by Paul Bauman Kenin easily is ranked high enough to play in the main draw of the U.S. Open, Aug. 27-Sept. 9 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., for the fourth straight year. She reached the third round there last year, losing to her idol, Maria Sharapova, 7-5, 6-2 in a late-night match at 23,771-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium. Kenin then turned pro so she could keep her $144,000 prize money. "I'm already in the middle of the (entry list), which takes a lot of pressure off instead of playing three tournaments for the wild card," said Kenin, who earned $9,119 for the Berkeley title. Kenin hopes to move to New York and then California. "I have to make a lot of money to get there," she cautioned. "I love Manhattan. It's so nice. It has the best restaurants and the best shops in the world. I love big shops." Kenin -- among a group of teenage U.S. prospects that also includes CiCi Bellis (19), Ashley Kratzer (19), Caroline Dolehide (19), Claire Liu (18), Kayla Day (18), Amanda Anisimova (16), Whitney Osuigwe (16) and Cori Gauff (14) -- is well on her way. Kenin's goal is to crack the top 50 by the end of the year. Gibbs isn't betting against her. "She's a good tennis player," said Gibbs, who took home $4,863. "I don't see any reason she won't be top 20 (eventually)." In addition to tenacity, Kenin has "a killer (two-handed) backhand," according to Gibbs, and a phenomenal drop shot. The 5-foot-7 (1.70-meter) Kenin's serve, although not a big weapon, and forehand aren't exactly shabby, either. Asked if she's ever played anyone with a better drop shot, Gibbs declared with a laugh: "Nope. She has an unbelievable drop shot. I knew it was coming, and I still couldn't cover it today." Nicole Gibbs said she encountered "a perfect storm" in the final. Photo by Paul Bauman Gibbs hadn't lost a set in the tournament -- she won the doubles title with Asia Muhammad on Saturday -- entering the singles final. That changed in a hurry as Kenin, ripping service returns and groundstrokes, blitzed Gibbs in 18 minutes in the opening set of their first career meeting. When Kenin also broke serve, on a forehand cross-court winner, to open the second set, it looked bleak for Gibbs. But she broke right back when Kenin -- looking mortal, after all -- netted a down-the-line backhand. That prompted Gibbs to raise her palms, as if to say, "Finally." The crowd of about 200 enthusiastic fans on another beautiful day strongly backed Gibbs, either because she played at nearby Stanford or it wanted a competitive match or both. After the players traded breaks again for 3-3, Kenin scored the decisive break. From 30-30, she floated yet another feathery drop shot for a winner, and Gibbs sailed a forehand long, causing her to scream in frustration. Gibbs held for 4-5, saving one match point, but Kenin earned three more match points at 40-0 in the next game. Kenin netted a backhand on the first one but converted the second one. The 5-foot-6 (1.68-meter) Gibbs lost her serve six of eight times and won only 26 percent of the points on her second serve (6 of 23). Asked if Kenin was just too good in the final, Gibbs replied with a laugh: "Yeah, and I was too bad. It was a perfect storm a little bit. She played really well and took me off my game. I just didn't have nearly the consistency I had earlier this week. The ball felt like it was flying a little bit off my racket today. I'm not sure if it was the conditions or I just wasn't adjusting with my feet. She certainly played really well to take it away from me, but I also gave her a lot of points that I didn't need to give her. Plaques honoring Hall of Famers Don Budge, left, and Helen Wills Moody adorn a wall at the Berkeley Tennis Club. Budge and Wills Moody are past members. Photo by Paul Bauman "Everything was kind of a struggle today. I felt a little bit out of sorts, and part of that is credit to your opponent. She was taking my serve really early, even off the first serve, so I felt like I had to do more, and I just didn't execute." Gibbs also complained of "normal finals nerves. I didn't sleep great last night. It is what it is. It's part of the game." Gibbs, who reached a career-high No. 68 two years ago, will rise from No. 116 to about No. 105. She plans to train at home in Venice in the Los Angeles area next week, then play in San Jose. "I think I'm four (spots) out of the main draw, so it's probably 50-50 whether I'll have to qualify," she said. The tournament replaces the Bank of the West Classic, which ended a 21-year run at Stanford last year. "I'm bummed that it's not at Stanford, but it is what it is, and I'm looking forward to coming back up next week." Here are the complete Berkeley singles and doubles draws. 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Annette Badland Weight Loss, Married, Family Annette Badland, best known for her roles in Doctor Who and EastEnders, lives with her partner David Hatton in London. She discusses her weight loss in an interview. Nationality English, British Profession Actress Boyfriend/Dating David Hatton Ethnicity N/A Height 5 Feet and 1 Inch Education East 15 Acting School English actress Annette Badland, mostly known for her portrayal of the evil aunt in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, had her fans concerned about her weight loss, as seen in one of her Twitter posts. In the Twitter post from 2018, the 70-year-old looked dramatically thin, highlighted by one of the commenters. However, several years back, she did mention the weight loss technique she adopted back then. Annette Badland Weight Loss As we have always seen the EastEnders actress in her adorable smile extended up to her cute chubby cheeks, she appeared slightly different in her Twitter post of 2018. Getting ready for her shoot in Pelbs, she posted a picture looking very thin than usual. Plebs! @PlebsComedy pic.twitter.com/vCReEMY3As — Annette Badland (@AnnetteBadland1) April 23, 2018 Someone in the comment section also took notice and commented if the actress had lost weight. Although the actress did not respond to that, it’s natural to look not as chubby as before, given her age. But the actress did talk about her weight loss process during her earlier years. She mentioned getting acupuncture at least once a month for decades since the 1970s and said it kept her more centered and helped in weight loss by keeping her metabolism right. In fact, the ancient Chinese technique helped her lose over three stones. But, as she aged, she stopped doing acupuncture and began swimming to keep herself fit. Is Annette Badland Married? The Doctor Who actress seems quite private about her love life and doesn’t share much of her personal details, but she once shared her romantic love story with actor David Hatton. The couple first met in 1979 in a show where Hatton was in the audience and Badland was up on the stage. In the actress’s words, “He fell in love with me over the footlights and kept coming back to see me. It was rather romantic.” Although the actress and her partner fell in love and began living together in London, they had no intention of getting married since the start, so they remain unmarried. A post shared by Annette Badland (@annettebadland) Badland Received Death Threats For Portraying Babe The soap opera series EastEnders, airing from 2014 to 2017, gained massive popularity among its viewers, and the evil aunt character, Babe Smith, certainly got on their nerves. But, playing the evil role got heavy on the actress when she received death threats from angry fans. It was insanely unbelievable and terrifying for the actress how someone could actually threaten your life for some fictional character. As she mentioned in a podcast, although she was set to make a come back in the series, witnessing the terrifying situation, she had a second thought about making her appearance as Babe.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6894642114639282, "wiki_prob": 0.6894642114639282, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line133481"}
Trump: ‘I am staying on Truth’ by Elizabeth Crisp - 10/28/22 2:02 PM ET Former President Trump is sticking to his assertion that he won’t be back on Twitter now that it’s owned by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. “I am staying on Truth. I like it better, I like the way it works. I like Elon, but I’m staying on Truth,” Trump told Fox News Digital on Friday in an exclusive interview. Trump received a lifetime ban from Twitter after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Since leaving office, Trump launched Truth Social and has used it as his main mode of communicating with his followers. Many Trump supporters and allies had their accounts banned or restricted after the Capitol riot, under the previous Twitter leadership. Others left when Trump’s account was terminated. Truth’s reach, however, is fraction of Twitter’s, which boasts hundreds of millions of users. Experts and Trump allies have cast doubt on the idea that he would be able to resist the platform, were he allowed back on. A spokesperson for Trump didn’t immediate respond to The Hill’s request for additional comment. After months of negotiations, Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Thursday, tweeting “the bird is freed,” a nod to his plan to loosen content moderation practices. He then fired the company’s CEO and two other top executives. When Musk first started mulling purchasing Twitter, Trump signaled he wouldn’t go back. “I don’t think Twitter can be successful without me,” he said this week. Trump told Fox News Digital he had saved “a failing operation” when he joined Twitter before becoming president. “I made Twitter hot 12 years ago, I made Twitter hot,” he said. “And then when they terminated, it became cold, and that’s what happened.” Tags Donald Trump Elon Musk Truth social Twitter Washington D.C. Hillicon Valley — How Fed rate hikes constrain tech sector by Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare 4 hours ago Technology / 4 hours ago GoodRx illegally shared health data with tech giants to target ads, government alleges by Rebecca Klar 11 hours ago Technology / 11 hours ago Biden administration urges Congress to level playing field with Google, Apple	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9891351461410522, "wiki_prob": 0.9891351461410522, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1868497"}
Joe Messineo By: Joe Messineo How Long Will the Mets Wait to Make a Significant Offseason Move? The Mets had a hectic end of the 2015 Major League Baseball season.... 3 Worst-Case Scenarios for the New York Mets Offseason If you believe the Mets front office, they have a quiet, tidy little... 4 Possible Landing Spots for Free Agent Daniel Murphy Daniel Murphy was the talk of the playoffs in 2015, when he set... 3 Ways That the Mets-Royals Opening Day Game Will Look Different From the World Series Yearlong interleague play has some funny consequences, and we’re about to see one... Weighing the Mets Shortstop Trade Options The New York Mets are the defending National League champions, but that doesn’t... Why the Mets Should Target Free Agent IF/OF Ben Zobrist You can’t be all things to all people, but free agent IF/OF Ben... How the Mets Became Such Cheapskates The New York Mets play in the largest baseball market in the country,... The Colorado Rockies May Be Targeting Daniel Murphy – But is That a Good Idea? Daniel Murphy has earned himself a nice fat free agent contract. He did...	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6917389035224915, "wiki_prob": 0.30826109647750854, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line398083"}
Monthly Archives for March 2008 L’Avventura (Antonioni, 1960) One of the great films on the complex nature of communication and body language, specifically the resulting contortions of feeling springing forth during moments of high tension, lust, and disappointment. Antonioni’s masterpiece sublimely maneuvers through these motifs by inspecting various relationships between men and women; the shared desires, the contrasting needs, and the dense emotional foliage hiding under the surface. The shear beauty of the visuals compliments the haunting rhythms of character action occurring on all three planes of the frame and the universality of the themes feel incredibly fresh even today. It’s hard to imagine modern cinema without Antonioni’s fluid long takes, crisp sound design, and epic spaces. The sequence on the island, where Antonioni’s characters search for their missing companion, slurps the life out of the crashing ocean waves and redirects the energy onto the characters’ building conflicts. L’Avventura creates a perfect parallel between character and landscape, maybe the best I’ve seen. Antonioni seems to be speaking about humanity through the only language that comes close to making sense; the aesthetics of cinema which enable a subtelty and ambiguousness worthy of the small moments shared between lovers. The last shot of the film seen below is Antonioni’s shining example. And to think, I made it through film school and Graduate school having never seen this. The first of many viewings, I’m sure. March 31, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: Films: 1960's \| Tags: Michelangelo Antonioni \| Leave a comment Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988) With Grave of the Fireflies, Isao Takahata crafts a deeply sobering picture of deterioration, love, and memory amidst the horrific Allied fire bombings of Tokyo toward the end of WWII. Like many great films about the cost of war, Grave of the Fireflies poignantly views epic devastation through the eyes of two children, older brother Seita and young sister Setsuko, who are orphaned after the initial attacks. Their plight and emotional abandonment could signify any Japanese child struggling to survive the harsh rationing of a war torn countryside facing defeat, and in turn, all children whose innocence gets hollowed out by draining and debilitating adult conflicts. Takahata plays with imagery beautifully, juxtaposing visions of horror (charred bodies frozen in time) alongside those of harmony (Seita and Setsuko illuminating their makeshift shelter with fireflies). This haunting strategy of light and dark coexisting creates a duality of emotion impossible to shake; paralleling both the siblings’ brave resolve to reunite with their soldier Father, and the imminent and inevitable heartache of viewing a way of life crumble before their eyes. Most importantly, Grave of the Fireflies shows how two children take responsibility of their own survival in a time when the surrounding adults fail as human beings. Seita and Setsuko share a sense of family and honor despite being forgotten by an adult world tearing itself apart. For director Takahata, the greatest casualty of war is compassion. March 29, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: Films: 1980's \| Tags: Isao Takahata \| Leave a comment Mala Noche (Van Sant, 1985) Essential viewing because it’s the debut of director Gus Van Sant, but color me confused why this film makes such an impact on people. Yeah, the subject matter is risky, the avant garde style intriguing, however the love story is very basic and the political undertones wash away easily. Maybe multiple screenings will eventually help, but right now I’m stuck between apathetic respect and dubious dislike. March 25, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: Films: 1980's \| Tags: Gus Van Sant \| Leave a comment Vincent and Theo (Altman, 1990) Vincent and Theo structures itself around the turbulent personality of Vincent and the repressed vision of his art gallery owner sibling, Theo. This fluctuating love/hate relationship becomes the core virtue and structuring technique of Altman’s story, yet the film doesn’t contain the dense stylistic layering or meandering beauty of the director’s best work. Strange considering the haunting and violent lead character on display. Instead, this overlong jaunt with the Brothers Van Gogh comes across as beautifully muddled, an enigmatic snapshot of two brothers grappling with unseen personal crises concerning vision, impotence, and taste. Akira Kurosawa’s vision of the painter in Dreams feels even more visually impressive after watching Altman’s banal and studied treatment of an artist in conflict with the world. March 25, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: Films: 1990's \| Tags: Robert Altman \| Leave a comment Future Prospects: Mann and Eastwood Two of my favorite American filmmakers, Michael Mann and Clint Eastwood, are currently undertaking films of great potential (not surprisingly these are my number one most anticipated movies of 2008 and 2009). Both directors are working in the crime/mystery genre and in period piece settings, rare for Mann, not so much for Eastwood. Clint’s film Changeling stars Angelina Jolie as a mother who suspects her recently returned son (he was kidnapped) is indeed an impostor, an enticing enough premise under the guidance of such a master. Mann’s gangster saga Public Enemies stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis, the FED chasing him, and might be the best fit between material and artist in a long while. Pictures of Eastwood’s film can be found all over the Web and aren’t very indicative of the master’s grace and style, but just yesterday the first images of Public Enemies emerged and it’s astonishing how the mere composition of the amateurish photos capture Mann’s signature professionalism. Using the recently released pictures of a supposed Dillinger bank robbery under way, here’s a few notes to peak your interest. One of Depp’s thugs moves his Tommy Gun methodically across the screen. Depp’s Dillinger is eerily reminiscent of Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro) in Heat. Mann’s group aesthetics executing beautifully. A pitch perfect shot of Depp in the Mann universe. March 24, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: News \| Tags: Clint Eastwood, Michael Mann \| Leave a comment Images (Altman, 1972) Robert Altman dips his toes into the deep, psychological waters of Bergman and De Palma with this masterfully creepy tale of fractured identity and traumatizing guilt. Susannah York plays Altman’s upper class heroine who slowly folds under the pressures of overlapping memories, images, and nightmares, taking down her male suitors in the process. Images doesn’t feel like other films of this ilk mainly because it’s so personal and deranged from an aesthetic point of view. Vilmos Zsigmond’s haunting images meld with Stomu Yamashta’s schizophrenic sound sculptures and John Williams’ underlining score to devastating affect, creating an altogether horrifying visceral experience. Under the Volcano (Huston, 1984) The tragedy of inaction rears its ugly head during John Huston’s depressing tale of alcoholic English diplomat Geoffrey Fermin (Albert Finney) living in Mexico right before the beginning of WWII. While seemingly drinking himself to death, Finney exhibits some truly impressive and turbulent mood swings and every so often lets out a glimmer of Fermin’s humanity between long gulps of Mescal. Through Huston’s meticulous attention to the local feel and menace, one can clearly see how much he adores the drunken buffoonery and shady brothels more than the poignant themes of guilt and cowardice paralleled between Fermin’s personal actions (or lack thereof) and those of the European governments facing Hitler’s threatening advances. So in the end, Huston’s priorities seem skewed. March 18, 2008 by Glenn Heath Jr. Categories: Films: 1980's \| Tags: Albert Finney, John Huston \| 2 Comments	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5217494368553162, "wiki_prob": 0.5217494368553162, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1156670"}
Meet the artists who created St. Petersburg’s Black Lives Matter mural 17 local artists discuss their work, the experience of painting the mural and its impact. [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Maggie DuffyTimes staff Dirk ShaddTimes staff Boyzell HoseyTimes staff Published Jul. 10, 2020\|Updated Jul. 16, 2020 St. Petersburg’s Black Lives Matter mural arrived on the street in front of the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum with a mix of support, enthusiasm, controversy and division. Some people are against the message. Others think it should have been in a more prominent location than at 2240 Ninth Ave. S. Related: A Black Lives Matter mural has been unveiled in St. Petersburg. But visit the mural just about any day of the week and you’ll find people of all ages and races taking it in. “The mural creates an outside exhibition during this time of (COVID-19) that provides the opportunity for folks to come in and casually interface with the art,” said Terri Lipsey Scott, the museum’s executive director. “And what more meaningful place than where Black lives mattered first.” It was a massive undertaking to get the mural painted. It was funded by the City of St. Petersburg in coordination with the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance — which produces the Shine Mural Festival — to assemble the artists and volunteers. The list of artists came together in less than a week, and the mural was painted in less than eight hours before it was unveiled at the museum’s Juneteenth celebration. The Vitale Bros. — Johnny and Paul Vitale and Nick and Jason Kekllas — worked overnight on June 17 to paint and prime the crisp outline of the letters, using a lift and a projector to shine the letters onto the street. Each artist painted a mini mural in their assigned letter, inspired by the movement. They each shared their experience with the Times. Cheryl Weber of Tampa [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Cheryl Weber, Tampa B in Black, follow @jujmo Weber paints her bubbly, happy murals around Tampa Bay under the moniker Jujmo. When she got the call to participate in the Black Lives Matter mural, her approach was to stay true to her “escapist” style, full of clouds with happy faces. She said applying her cute aesthetic to something powerful was meaningful and she hoped to “cancel the negativity and bring a positive image to the Black Lives Matter movement.” “I just hope people grow to understand and not be filled with hate when they see the colors and the work in the mural.” John Gascot of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] John Gascot, St. Petersburg L in Black, follow @jgascot Gascot’s concept was liberty. So it was serendipitous that he painted the letter L. As a gay Puerto Rican man, liberty and freedom are common themes in the full-time artist’s work. So he painted a Statue of Liberty-esque arm and the word “Free.” Planning your weekend? Subscribe to our free Top 5 things to do newsletter We’ll deliver ideas every Thursday for going out, staying home or spending time outdoors. “I always think that history is something that happened, but today in 2020 we are living through history. It’s upsetting but it’s also invigorating to be part of the change.” Cam Parker of Tampa [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Cam Parker, Tampa A in Black, follow @painkillercam Parker focused on iconic Black hairstyles and accessories, like big hoop earrings, in his A and painted a woman with an Afro right at the top, with the words “Black Lives Matter” beginning in the hair. He said his intention was to give people of color a way to celebrate the “way we put ourselves together.” He said he noticed young Black girls that visited the mural finding themselves in his piece. He also cited Nina Simone’s famous quote that “it’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times.” “Right now is just a really nutso, beautiful, inclusive, scary, weird, squishy time, but my family always talks about trying to find the bright spot.” Catherine Weaver of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Catherine Weaver, St. Petersburg C in Black, follow @uniquelyoriginalarts The St. Petersburg native’s gallery, Uniquely Original Art Studio, is just blocks away from the mural in a building her grandfather built. She chose the C for change and painted the phrase “we must all make the choice to choose to change” to “encourage empowerment rather than power to the people, because it’s an individual’s choice to change.” “For all of this to be right here in my backyard, it’s historical and personal to me. This was the hub of the African American community. This is the perfect place for it. It gives unity and pride and history. I just applaud everyone who was involved.” Skylar Suarez of Tampa [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Skylar Suarez, Tampa K in Black, follow @nuclearskyart Suarez, who is in information technology by trade, got into making art just a few years ago. She now paints under the name Nuclear Sky. Her concept was “time is running out and the world is watching,” so she painted the hands of a clock and an orb that was originally supposed to be an eye, but ended up looking more like Earth. She was glad to be part of the movement while safely distancing from the other artists. “I think the mural is going to be a good reminder to people, even if things do get solved in the next year, this will still be here as a reminder of how far we’ve come and I hope that happens.” Jason Harvin of Riverview [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Jason Harvin, Riverview L in Lives, follow @waywardwalls Harvin started painting as a hobby on days off from his job as a project manager for computer installs in hotels. His crisp, geometric line style and strong social media presence caught the attention of the Vitale Bros., who suggested him for the mural. He stuck to his style in the letter, with help from his girlfriend, Vera Herrera. He said he’s not sure he’ll be a part of something more meaningful in his life. Harvin was especially touched by the reactions of children. “We had our parents giving heavy life instructions. To have the conversation shift in children being able to see the work and appreciate it from a foundational level, maybe they won’t have to be taught the same lesson on how to live that we were taught growing up. From that perspective, I can’t ask for more.” Laura Spencer of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Laura Spencer, St. Petersburg I in Lives, follow @lauraspencerillustrates Spencer is a digital artist, so her concept for the letter I was to make something inspired by vector graphics, with clean lines legible from great heights. Since Crayola had recently released a new set of colors representing a wide range of skin tones, she rendered a brown crayon, making the wrapper yellow and green, the colors of her favorite team, the St. Petersburg Rowdies. Spencer found the experience to be more educational than artistic as she discovered her own inherent privileges and biases. She was also introduced to the Carter G. Woodson Museum, which she calls a “gem.” “It was a pleasure to work and meet with so many different artists in such a multicultural environment. The experience was part of being a piece of the whole, and it’s about awakening and awareness.” James Hartzell, from St. Petersburg, the local artist who painted the letter V in the Black Lives Matter street mural in front of the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum on 2240 9th Ave S., in St. Pete on Monday, June 29, 2020 in St. Petersburg. [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] James Hartzell, St. Petersburg V in Lives, follow @artbyjamese Hartzell is a sign and chalkboard painter who makes messages like “Sunshine on My Mind.” The Atlanta native has spent a lot if time in Jamaica, where instead of staying shuttered away in a resort, he met the locals. He heard Bob Marley verses “thrown around like Bible verses,” so when fellow painter Leo Gomez suggested him for the mural, he chose the lyrics “One Love, One Heart” and put the number 1 in a heart. He was assisted by Faith King. He thinks the mural will bring people together and hopes that it helps in the healing and educational process. “It was a blessing to be involved. I was looking for a way to use my artistic platform to stand in solidarity, but didn’t I want it to feel hollow. It felt good to be able to express something in real solidarity.” Eric Hornsby and Meclina Priestly, both of Tampa [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Eric Hornsby and Meclina Priestly, Tampa E in Lives, follow @artist_esh and @meclinaart Hornsby, who goes by ESH, asked friend and art collaborator Priestly to join him. The pair came up with the concept to make the figure Mother Earth, or Mother Africa. Priestly contributed by painting in African runes that symbolize empowerment and education. Hornsby said the energy level during the effort was incredible and likened it to a metaphor for the movement. “We need more change, that’s a fact,” he said. “But we also need to celebrate our victories.” Priestly said that doing something of this magnitude creates “a bigger platform to have larger conversations, so that it can go past ‘we need to change something.‘” “Now we can sit at a table and say, ‘Here are some things we think if implemented would promote growth,‘” she said. “And the mural is growth. Fifty years ago, this wouldn’t have been allowed to happen.” Jade Jackson of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Jade Jackson, St. Petersburg S in Lives, follow @avacatoto For Jackson, participating in the mural marks a milestone as an artist. It is the first mural she ever painted. She felt that it was significant that the organizers reached out to local artists who might not otherwise have the opportunity. Jackson chose to paint jellyfish in her S, inspired by ones she’d seen at the Georgia Aquarium. Knowing that the mural’s location is in a residential neighborhood, she wanted to paint something fun that kids would appreciate. “I was really excited to have a way to give back to the community and it was nice to find a way to show support,” she said. James Kitchens of Largo [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] James Kitchens, Largo M in Matter, follow @freestyletattoo James Kitchens, who signs his work Freeman, has been painting “graffiti before they started calling it murals.” He sells work and is a tattoo artist at Positive Vibes Only, just a few blocks from the site of the mural. He was asked to participate early on, so he was able to choose his letter. He picked the M because “matter” is the word in the phrase that means the most to him. His portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. glides through each bar of the letter, his face turned upward. He chose MLK because he meant so much to people of all races and included the text from the “I Have a Dream” speech, although he feels that message is not being received, because “everybody can hear but no one is listening.” Kitchens said that it was an honor to create in front of the museum, and that the experience was laden with mixed emotions, ranging from excitement to feeling heartbroken over the deaths of unarmed Black people. “The message should be, I’m Black and I’m Proud, not Black Lives Matter.” David Cabassa of Tampa [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] David Cabassa, Tampa A in Matter, follow @megasupremo Cabassa, who works under the moniker Mega Supremo, drew from his experience attending protests and screen printing protest signs. The graphic designer and illustrator painted protest signs that read “Stop Killing Us” and “Most of My Heroes Don’t Appear on No Stamps,” which is a lyric from a Public Enemy song. He painted characters that symbolize the diverse Black community. At the top of the A, he painted a three-fingered fist that reads “Luv” to contrast the violent meaning a fist can portray. Attending protests taught him that the fist should be raised with the left hand, since that is the side the heart is on. “It feels pointless to make art that doesn’t reflect this, and since art is all I can really do to provide and interact with the world, it’s taken on more of a political element. It’s hard for me to untangle those two things right now.” Von Walters, left, and Plum Howlett, both of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Von Walters, St. Petersburg First T in Matter, follow @von.walters Plum Howlett, St. Petersburg Second T in Matter, follow @pvo_tattooshop Walters and Howlett work with James Kitchens at Positive Vibes Only, the tattoo shop. They got the call to paint a letter late — the day the mural had to be completed. Walters painted the raised fist, with broken chains, and says that the message speaks for itself. “It’s a blessing and it’s still hitting me,” he said. “It’s going to take a lot of time to change, but the ball is rolling. It’s slow, but you can’t stop it.” Howlett calls his piece a “messy message.” He rendered a headless Colin Kaepernick kneeling on the earth because Howlett considers his activism, which ultimately cost him an NFL career, a “selfless sacrifice.” He believes that if Kaepernick’s message would have been received, George Floyd might not have been killed. He painted a portrait of Floyd’s face in the T and a rose growing from the concrete, a reference to a poem by Tupac Shakur. He spent most of his time talking to other artists and feeling the vibe, happy to be a “part of history in our city.” Melanie Posner of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Melanie Posner, St. Petersburg E in Matter, follow @therealmelpoz Posner, who is a full-time artist and has painted murals around the city, said that after the death of George Floyd and reports of police brutality, she was so heartbroken that she lost her creative drive and couldn’t work. The opportunity to participate in the mural lit an artistic spark and she decided to represent a beautiful, powerful Black woman. She emphasized the word “strength” because “women as a whole are strong.” Posner said she was honored to be chosen as one of the artists and will never forget the experience. “This is the most important thing I’ve done in my career so far.” Daniel Barojas of St. Petersburg [ DIRK SHADD \| Times ] Daniel Barojas, St. Petersburg R in Matter, follow @r5imaging Barojas chose the R for two reasons: His graffiti name is R5 and he liked that it was the last letter. He was inspired by the continued dedication of protesters who march daily, so he painted a protester marching off into a hopeful future. To back up that concept, he blended the words “futurequality.” Barojas credits the city for making the statement that Black Lives Matter. Still, he says, it’s just a mural. He wants to see change happen through legislation. “But I really do hope that this will spark some changes.” The Black Lives Matter street mural in front of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum on Friday, June 19, 2020 in St. Petersburg. Sixteen local artists each painting one letter each phrase. 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Gaia DR3 4612890743870160640 , the SIMBAD biblio 2019MNRAS.482.4570G - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 482, 4570-4591 (2019/February-1) A Gaia Data Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a comparison with SDSS. GENTILE FUSILLO N.P., TREMBLAY P.-E., GANSICKE B.T., MANSER C.J., CUNNINGHAM T., CUKANOVAITE E., HOLLANDS M., MARSH T., RADDI R., JORDAN S., TOONEN S., GEIER S., BARSTOW M. and CUMMINGS J.D. Abstract (from CDS): We present a catalogue of white dwarf candidates selected from the second data release of Gaia (DR2). We used a sample of spectroscopically confirmed white dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to map the entire space spanned by these objects in the Gaia Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. We then defined a set of cuts in absolute magnitude, colour, and a number of Gaia quality flags to remove the majority of contaminating objects. Finally, we adopt a method analogous to the one presented in our earlier SDSS photometric catalogues to calculate a probability of being a white dwarf (PWD) for all Gaia sources that passed the initial selection. The final catalogue is composed of 486 641 stars with calculated PWD from which it is possible to select a sample of ≃260 000 high-confidence white dwarf candidates in the magnitude range 8 < G < 21. By comparing this catalogue with a sample of SDSS white dwarf candidates, we estimate an upper limit in completeness of 85 per cent for white dwarfs with G <= 20 mag and Teff >7000 K, at high Galactic latitudes (\|b\| > 20°). However, the completeness drops at low Galactic latitudes, and the magnitude limit of the catalogue varies significantly across the sky as a function of Gaia's scanning law. We also provide the list of objects within our sample with available SDSS spectroscopy. We use this spectroscopic sample to characterize the observed structure of the white dwarf distribution in the H-R diagram. Abstract Copyright: © 2018 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society Journal keyword(s): catalogues - surveys - white dwarfs VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/MNRAS/482/4570): gaia2wd.dat gaiasdss.dat> CDS comments: The acronym WD is devoted to the compilation of spectrosocopically confirmed White Dwarfs of McCook & Sion, with a format built on 1950 coordinates; it is not a generic acronym. The names WD J... given by the authors in the table gaia2wd have thus not been added in SIMBAD, because the acronym WD is not free, and because it could be misleading as 39% of the objects have a probability to be a White Dwarf lower than 50%. Please use the Gaia DR2 identifier instead. Simbad objects: 486647 View the references in ADS	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6795194149017334, "wiki_prob": 0.6795194149017334, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1201493"}
University Archives Holdings Digital Archives John C. Houbolt Papers (Digital Surrogates) John C. Houbolt Papers (Digital Surrogates) \| University of Illinois Archives https://digital.library.illinois.edu/collections/c914a1b0-4cc8-0137-6c8d-02d0d7bfd6e4-d John C. Houbolt Papers (Digital Surrogates) Digital surrogates from John C. Houbolt Papers includes notes, research, and outlines concerning the NASA Lunar Committee. This series also includes a digitized radio interview with Houbolt on The Afternoon Magazine radio show (WILL, Illinois Public Media) concerning the lunar landing; lunar orbital rondezvous (LOR); orbital mechanics; Mars exploration; the Cassini mission to Saturn; Wernher von Braun; NASA; modern communications systems; and tools, appliances, and materials originally created for space travel and now widely used by the public. Administrative access to preservation, nearline, and access copies is available to archives staff at: https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/collections/1439. Phys. Desc: Electronic materials have a size of 677 MB. File formats include PDF, MP3 and WAV. c914a1b0-4cc8-0137-6c8d-02d0d7bfd6e4-d 26/20/117 John C. Houbolt Papers, 1932-2000 Houbolt, John C. (1919-) Lunar exploration Copyright of these records are held by the University of Illinois. Please contact us if you would like to use this information.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6501418352127075, "wiki_prob": 0.3498581647872925, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1558127"}
Home/News & Trends/Lionel Messi trip to Cairo postponed after Barcelona defeat! Lionel Messi trip to Cairo postponed after Barcelona defeat! Think Marketing Follow on Twitter Send an email February 15, 2017 Lionel Messi has postponed his trip to Cairo as he was supposed to attend on Wednesday. The Argentine professional footballer has scheduled a lightning visit to Egypt to appear in a campaign combating Hepatitis C. Omani Official Offers Messi $1Million to Buy World Cup Final “Bisht” Get a Free Visa to Egypt by Attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup The idea was not to return with the team after playing PSG in Paris and instead to take a flight to Cairo. However after the club’s 4-0 defeat he decided to change his plans. He cancelled his appearance and flew back to Barcelona to train with his team-mates. Throwback ➤ Lionel Messi in Egypt On A Marketing Mission! The Public Information Office of Prime Pharma Inc., the advertising partner for FC Barcelona player Lionel Messi’s visit to Egypt, announced that the legendary player will postpone his visit due to reasons relating to the team’s loss in its recent match against Paris St. Germain FC. Barcelona was heavily defeated 4-0 by Paris St Germain on Tuesday in the match under Europe’s Champions League. In a statement, Prime Pharma Inc. called on the media to understand the superstar’s obligations toward Barcelona fans around the world, stressing that Messi is a key partner in the Tour’n’Cure Global Campaign for the treatment of Hepatitis C. The statement added that preparations for the visit would be temporarily halted until a new date for the visit is set. Lionel Messi: Welcome to Egypt and Goodbye Hepatitis C! Top 50 Successful Companies In Egypt In 2022 According… Collaborative Brand Attacks: How Amal Maher Survived It With… The Financial Times has acquired majority stake in TNW… The Pulse of Mountain View: A New Innovation From… The New Game-Changer: B.TECH Presents “Deel” To Digitalize The… United Media Services Maintains its Neutrality by Abandoning Al…	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9458177089691162, "wiki_prob": 0.9458177089691162, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1868469"}
Kinor Original silver print made by the artist In a poem dedicated to the Etienne Bertrand Weill and written in 1963, Hans Arp describes Weill’s photographs as « an activity of light forged with the supernatural ». For Etienne Bertrand Weill the body of work entitled Métaforme represents the achievement of his photographic research: “… we can imagine that the film wouldn’t have the time to grab the object’s contours any more. A static aspect is replaced by a new image; crystallization of an object’s movement in space and time. All that remains from shape is a new transient appearance; métaforme is the name, which seems to best define it. Its medium is photography”. (Etienne Bertrand Weill in Aujourd’hui, art et architecture, 1962) » 1 E.B. Weill’s pioneering work holds an important place in photographic art’s history, as we are reminded through the retrospective organized by the French National Library in 2012 (Vertigo of the Body), all the previous individual or collective international exhibitions and projections of the « Music for the Eyes ». His works can be found in museum collections in France (Pompidou Center, Museum Reattu, French National Library), in USA, Canada, UK, Germany and Israel. EB Weill, a member of the Resistance – and a French freedom-fighter, graduated in 1938 from the National School of Photography and Cinema (Vaugirard). It was only in post-war France that he begun his artistic journey: his first period is dedicated to humanist subjects and to architecture. In 1947 he encountered Marcel Marceau through whom he entered the world of performing arts. His wide palette included theater, dance and mime. He formed close working relationships with artists such as Hans Arp, Jean-Louis Barrault, Etienne Decroux, Laurent Terzieff, Maurice Bejart, becoming for many of them their favorite and sometime exclusive collaborator. His attempts to suggest the energy and dynamics of the stage in one still image led him to personal research and creation: the Métaformes. In 1957, he started building mobiles, made of simple materials such as wood, glass, plexiglas, wire. He studied and conceived them specifically to generate certain families of images that he obtained by submitting these mobiles to simple or complex movements and miscellaneous lights. « Of course, my first film was bad but I realized that I had touched something fascinating and probably inexhaustible. » According to Jean-Claude Lemagny, then curator at the photographic department of the French National Library … « it’s about a preparatory elaboration of the « being photographed » – … Etienne Bertrand Weill invented « abstract » images through the fabrication of mobiles, which being animated in front of the camera results in beautiful imaginary volumes, illuminated bodies in a dark skin. » E.B. Weill knew how to push the limits of his art without trespassing them. Before him, Etienne Jules Marey, Eadward James Muybridge, Norman Mac Laren had explored the movement but Weill, through patient, quasi scientific research, provided photography with a lyrical, rich and experimental vocabulary. « it’s true, science came and took over from magic and, with help from this science that can be a subject of concern as well of hope for human beings, artists have to try to comprehend tomorrow’s world » With his audiovisual work, the « Music for the Eyes », the photographer searches further the correspondence between music and pictorial art. The constantly evolving artist participated in the development of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total art). He was ahead of his time in how he sensed that projections can become stage set and even characters themselves. He invented a new kind of photography, born from the confluence of sound and light, matter and movement. « Like music, métaformes are elaborated out of a repartition in time and space of miscellaneous vibrations or modulations. When an object is moving during a certain period of time, it generates a modulation that the camera makes perceptible to the eye. This modulation turns to an object and creates a succession of modulations, which become like elements of a visual music, through their sequence, metamorphosis, oppositions, fugues, breaks, rhythms, etc. » Quotations are from Etienne Bertrand Weill Etienne Bertrand Weill (b. 1919 – d. 2001, France) 1954 Galerie Palmes, place Saint Sulpice, Paris (13 au 29 janvier) : Ambiance de théâtre et autres photographies 1955 Festival de Salzbourg, 17 photos de théâtre et de mime Galerie d’Orsay, Paris : Le monde du théâtre, trois photographes de théâtre 1957 Librairie « Al ferro di Caballo », Rome et Centre Français d’Études et d’Information, Milan 1960 Expositions itinérantes en France et en Autriche organisées par une conférencière du Ministère de la Culture, V. Faugère 1962 Maison des Beaux Arts, Paris : Métaformes, première exposition 1964 Institut Français de Cologne Université de Sarrebruck, Allemagne 1965 Ambassade de France, Tel-Aviv Institut Français de Haïfa Institut Français d’Eilat Maison de la Culture de Beersheba, Israël Collège Culturel de Merzé, près de Macon 1966 Maison de la Culture, Le Plessis Robinson Sarrebrueck, Institut français Edinburg, festival 1967 Cloître de la Cathédrale de Vaison la Romaine Musée de Louviers (14 au 28 octobre) 1968 Exposition itinérante autour du Havre, Centre Culturel des Dombes, Châtillon / Chalaronne, Bourg en Bresse Semaine Culturelle de Bobec, Lillebonne et N.D. de Gravenchon Nouveau Centre Culturel d’Yerres 1969 Palais de l’Europe, Menton (15 au 23 février) 1971 Secrétariat des Clubs, Paris Théâtre Récamier (Compagnie Renaud-Barrault), Paris Section d’art photographique de Wervicq-Sud, Châtillon sous Bagneux 1972 Musée d’Holstebro, Danemark Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Malakoff Festival de Collias 1973 Galerie Knoll (octobre), Nîmes Librairie Lamartine, Paris Centre Alsthom, Paris 1974 Maison de la Culture, Colombes Maison Jean Vilar, Marly le Roi Rencontres de la Culture du Parti Socialiste, Cité Universitaire 1975 Inauguration du Nouveau Centre Culturel du Vésinet Galerie Cottache, Paris Centre Culturel de la ville nouvelle de Cergy-Pontoise Centre Rashi, Paris (13 octobre au 15 novembre) Paris, parti socialiste, rencontres culture Chälon sur saône, aspects recherche 1976 Galerie Saint Roch (17 septembre au 4 octobre) Centre Rashi, Paris Aéroport d’Orly Galerie Lilienhof, Fribourg en Brisgau Bibliothèque Municipale de Troyes 1977 C.A.E.S. – C.N.R.S. Meudon-Bellevue (5 au 9 décembre) Centre culturel de Garches 1978 Ambassade de France New-York (18 mai au 16 juin) Musée Guimet, Paris Musée de Poitiers 1979 Club Méditerranée, Neuilly 1980 Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Besançon 1980 Exposition dans les Universités américaines de Georgie, de Murcie, du Kansas de Pennsylvanie, de l’Etat de New-York, dans les Centres Culturels du Maine, de Caroline du Nord, de Californie et du Wisconsin 1983 Le mime Étienne Decroux et son École et quelques Métaformes, Cinémathèque de Montréal et Théâtre de 1986 Centre Rashi, Paris (18 février au 6 mars) 1988 Centre Yaïr, Jérusalem 1989 Théâtre de Chicago (mime et théâtre) 1992 Alliance française, Jérusalem 1993 Festival du Movement Theater International et Galerie Esther Klein, Philadelphie (mime) 2001 Hommage à Étienne Bertrand Weill, Théâtre Gérard Béhar, Jérusalem Centre de la Danse Suzanne Dellal, Tel-Aviv 2005 Mimos, 23ème Festival International du Mime : Exposition de 34 photographies de Decroux et de son École et 2 Métaformes, Centre Culturel de la Visitation, Périgueux, France 2007 La librairie de la photo, Paris 2008 Galerie Hautefeuille, Paris 2012 Bibliothèque nationale de France – Site François Mitterrand – Vertige du Corps Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Cabinet des Estampes et de la photographie, Paris Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des arts du spectacle, Paris Fonds national d’art contemporain, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Toulouse Musée Nicéphore Niepce, Chalon sur Saône Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Toulon Musée Réattu, Arles Galerie Nationale de Prêt Photographique, Paris Collection Pierre David-Weill, Paris Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie, Besançon Hôtel de Ville, Fribourg-en-Brisgau, Allemagne Musée d’Art Moderne, New-York, États-Unis ÉTIENNE BERTRAND WEILL – MÉTAFORMES (PHOTOGRAPHIES 1959-1982)	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7321722507476807, "wiki_prob": 0.26782774925231934, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1336971"}
Elevator or Stairs? Take Both at the Town Center’s Gift of Adoption Fund Climb Elevator or Stairs? Take Both at the Town Center’s Gift of Adoption Fund Climb southfieldcc_3ik8d2 southfieldcc_3ik8d2 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/924918c89a20804f7f465b4337abecce?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019 For Josh Jackett, it’s the stairs, every time, because each flight of stairs offers Jackett the opportunity to build fitness and meet his training goals. As a competitive stair climber, Jackett travels the country, participating in as many as 10 events each year. Most benefit one nonprofit organization or another, and all require effort for a great cause. But the Gift of Adoption Fund Michigan Chapter “Stepping Up to Bring Families Together” climb is dear to Jackett’s heart. In addition to offering a chance for people to gather together on Saturday, Nov. 23 to climb to the top – or just half way – of the iconic 2000 Town Center building in the Southfield City Centre, the event benefits children and the families who adopt them. “This is a special charity because you don’t see a lot of stair climbs that benefit this type of organization,” Jackett says, who shares that his father was adopted, as well as his maternal grandmother. “People I knew in college have adopted kids and to see what they have gone through, I’m so happy to help out to raise money and awareness.” A Great Climb for a Great Cause Specifically designed to challenge participants to fundraise for the Gift of Adoption Fund Michigan Chapter (GOA), the event will engage every fitness level and offer many participation options for people aged 5 and older. The event is a way for coworkers, families, and friends to work together to support a worthy organization that believes that having a family is the basic right of children everywhere and which works to give as many children without families a life they would not have known otherwise. Gift of Adoption is a volunteer-driven nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All money raised through donations for the GOA Stepping Up to Bring Families Together climb will support adoption assistance grants to connect vulnerable children with families in Michigan. Each climber is encouraged to raise $100 and can create a personal fundraising page after registering for the event. A Category for Every Ability While most people balk at the idea of climbing one flight of stairs – much less 28 – Jackett says stair climbing is a great activity for runners and cyclists who want to maintain fitness during the winter months. And for those looking to get into shape or face a pre-Thanksgiving challenge, stair climbing for a good cause ties everything together. Even those who want to take it at a slower pace can find a suitable participation category. “I think anyone can stair climb. You don’t have to go all out,” says Jackett, who lives near Milwaukee and has family in Metro Detroit. “If your goal is to get faster and you have stairs to train on, you can track your progression. It’s great cross training, and you may hate it because it’s hard, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try it.” Jackett, who has been climbing competitively since 2013, will be participating in the “Power Hour,” climbing to floor 28 and descending by elevator as many times as he can in 60 minutes. He thinks he’ll probably be able to make it to the top 10 times, or maybe 11. “Not everyone climbs at this pace, but anyone can do it. I definitely say anyone can do it, and you may even get hooked.” Learn more about the event and about Gift of Adoption Fund Michigan Chapter. Centrepolis Accelerator Celebrates Manufacturing Day with Grand Opening Cybersecurity Panel Talks Threats and Solutions at LTU / WWJ Program	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5692018270492554, "wiki_prob": 0.43079817295074463, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line367941"}
A History of the Hash House in North Omaha Adam F.C. Fletcher October 25 May 5 20th century, business, Culture, Food, Kountze Place, Lost history, North 24th Street Coming from across Omaha on streetcars, in private cars and on foot, students at the early University of Omaha were just like college students everywhere. They had dances, drank liquor, wine and beer at parties, played formal and informal sports, and got involved with all kinds of local shenanigans. One of their hangouts was called the Hash House. Mrs. DeLima McRoberts, called “Mama Mac” by her patrons, ran her cafe at 3713 North 24th Street for 15 years. Located across the street from the Evangelical Covenant Hospital and North Omaha’s University of Omaha campus at Pratt Street, the name of her business was University Lunch. However, the university students called her business the Hash House. The Hash House was constantly crammed with students. They’d saddle up to the counter for breakfast, lunch and dinner, eating pie and drinking coffee at all hours. Grouping in the booths, there’d be books and notepaper scattered across tables with pencils writing formulas and eraser dust scattered about. The chorus would call out, “Mama Mac, can I get a refill?” and surely the coffee pot, water pitcher and juice decanter would swing around in seconds. Mama Mac opened the cafe in 1922 when the university was blooming. Student enrollment was going up, and Mrs. Mac saw an opportunity to make a living not far down the street from where she lived at 2449 Larimore in the Miller Park neighborhood. Mrs. Delima “Mama Mac” McRoberts (8/10/1893 to 6/1/1963), the proprietor of the University Lunch, aka the “Hash House” at 3713 N. 24th St. in the Kountze Place neighborhood. That year, she hired a cook named Bing Wallace to be her cook, and rocked her business hard. Students constantly filled the booths and everyone had high regard for her. Bing put together a basketball team called the Hotspots. Soon, the Hash House Hotshots were tearing up the courts and calling out competitors in the local papers. Bing also cooked a mean hash, along with everything typical in an American cafe in the 1920s and 30s, including eggs, soup, sandwiches (including hamburger sandwiches), french fries, and of course, desserts like cherry pies, apple crisp, and lemon merengue. This is the site of the University Lunch aka the Hash House, which became Live Wire Cafe for a long time. Its at 3713 N. 24th. McRoberts relied on the University of Omaha and the Evangelical Covenant Hospital for her business. When both of them closed in 1938, her main clientele were gone, and she closed her restaurant. On July 6, 1938 there was an auction at her cafe where all the equipment was sold. In 1941, she made the news again when the Omaha World-Herald told the story of this near-celebrity becoming the principal hostess for an Army base in Wyoming. Mama Mac died in 1963. In 1968, the iconic Live Wire Cafe moved into the spot. After almost two decades, they closed in 1986. With no formal recognition of its past role as a social hub, the building was looked past for its historical relevance for decades. The cafe sat empty for nearly all the next 30 years, until 2019. That’s when George Robinson renovated the century-old building into great condition and opened the Grown Folks Social Club. This new neighborhood hangout is a sophisticated, modern space that will ensure the Hash House lives on in infamy and physical form for another century! MY ARTICLES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF KOUNTZE PLACE General: Kountze Place \| Kountze Park \| North 16th Street \| North 24th Street \| Florence Boulevard \| Wirt Street \| Binney Street \| 16th and Locust Historic District Houses: Charles Storz House \| Anna Wilson’s Mansion \| McCreary Mansion \| McLain Mansion \| Redick Mansion \| John E. Reagan House \| George F. Shepard House Churches: First UPC/Faith Temple COGIC \| St. Paul Lutheran Church \| Hartford Memorial UBC/Rising Star Baptist Church \| Immanuel Baptist Church \| Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church \| Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary \| Trinity Methodist Episcopal Education: Omaha University \| Presbyterian Theological Seminary \| Lothrop Elementary School \| Horace Mann Junior High \| Hospitals: Salvation Army Hospital \| Swedish Hospital \| Kountze Place Hospital Events: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition \| Greater America Exposition \| Riots Businesses: Hash House \| 3006 Building \| Grand Theater \| 2936 North 24th Street \| Corby Theater Listen to the North Omaha History Podcast show #4 about the history of the Kountze Place neighborhood » A History of North Omaha’s Live Wire Cafe A History of the University of Omaha campus in North Omaha A History of Hospitals in North Omaha A History of North 24th Street in North Omaha Grown Folks Social Club official website Previous “The Negro Faces North. 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Home / Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation Partners with Huawei ... / Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation Partners with Huawei Jordan on ICT Innovation and Talent Development Special to AG-IP-News Agency HE Dr. Talal Abu Ghazaleh: "The partnership comes at a pivotal time in Jordan following the announcement of 5G rollout in the country, with Huawei, a global leader in this field." Huawei will deliver TTT (Training the Trainer) for TAGUCI's instructors to become Huawei Certified Academy Instructors AMMAN, Jordan - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), represented by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College for Innovation (TAGUCI), has signed an MoU with Huawei Jordan to collaborate on nurturing technology innovation, cultivating ICT talent and supporting the development of Jordan's ICT ecosystem. These initiatives aim to prepare the next generation of ICT leaders who will support the country's digital transformation vision toward economic modernization and unleash the potential to build the future. The partnership comes at a pivotal time in Jordan following the announcement of 5G rollout in the country. Modernizing the country's ICT sector will require highly qualified ICT professionals with in-depth knowledge and expertise in the telecom industry and related advanced technologies such as cloud and AI, as well as 5G, where Huawei maintains global leadership. Huawei will therefore be able to support Jordan with its 5G knowledge, expertise, and the latest solutions based on successful 5G implementations and commercial use cases in the Middle East and globally. Huawei has also pledged to transfer ICT knowledge and expertise to TAGUCI via the Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy program (HAINA). Huawei will deliver TTT (Training the Trainer) programs to train TAGUCI's instructors as Huawei Certified Academy Instructors by passing the associate level of each chosen track (HCIA) and the Huawei Certified Academy Instructor (HCAI). The MoU also explores adding the HAINA certification course to TAGUCI curriculums. TAGUCI and TAG.Global Founder and Chairman, HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh said, "Digital transformation is accelerating globally and the digital economy is today a key target for governments worldwide. Advanced technologies such as 5G, AI and cloud are key to driving socio-economic growth. Of equal importance is local ICT talent, the real driver of innovation and enabler of national digitization efforts." "We are pleased to partner with Huawei, a leading global ICT vendor with rich global capabilities in cultivating ICT talents and spreading the benefits of revolutionary technologies such as 5G, whose advances Jordanians will experience soon. We hope our collaboration with Huawei will contribute to the government's efforts to realize digital prosperity that reflects positively on Jordan's future development and growth path for businesses and individuals. For this, we must offer global companies such as Huawei an ideal business environment that is fair and resilient to attract more investments in the country," he added. Huawei Jordan CEO Ethan Wang said, "Huawei is committed to nurturing ICT local talents in the communities we serve worldwide. Jordan is already a regional ICT talent powerhouse, and our agreement with TAGUCI helps to further these capabilities at a pivotal time in the country's digital transformation journey. We are keen to extend our efforts in sharing our global knowledge and expertise and using our capabilities to deliver the required value for Jordan's digitalization journey and building a knowledge-based sustainable digital economy driven by Jordanian ICT talents, who are the country's future leaders." Huawei and TAGUCI shall also collaborate on future initiatives, including establishing a Huawei ICT academy at the institution that will act as a training center for Huawei customers and partners in the Kingdom. The two parties agreed to start work in Jordan and extend this collaboration to other markets in the Middle East based on TAGUCI's presence or any other TAG Global entity that TAGUCI is affiliated with. The MoU also states that TAG aims to provide business consultancy services to Huawei as and when requested. Huawei is well-known regionally and globally for its investments in ICT talent development. Through its global flagship programs, such as the Seeds for the Future CSR initiative, Huawei ICT Competition, Joint Innovation Centers and labs, and many other initiatives, the company promotes collaborations between public and private sector entities, educators, and technology companies to develop talent. In the Middle East, Huawei has set up 163 Huawei ICT Academies, and more than 3,500 students have participated in the flagship program Seeds for the Future, while over 37,000 students have obtained Huawei certification. The company has trained 120,000 ICT talents in the Middle East region. TAGUCI was established in 2018 as an independent university college accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education of Jordan. Its programs have been designed by respected and renowned academic figures to bolster the advancement of business technical knowledge and digital transformation with practical, real-world applications and through the case study approach where appropriate. The university college is accredited by Jordanian and European chapters of the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) and the American Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business (AACSB). 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Tag: Salvador Panelo Posted on March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019 by carelinkwebpr — 7 Comments Atty. Bruce Rivera to Robredo: Unfair UP and Princeton Treatments to Imee Marcos Made Her More Successful A fellow UP product, Atty. Bruce Rivera defends Imee Marcos from the presumptive Vice President, Leni Robredo’s bitch-talking over her radio program. He said that graduate or not from UP or Princeton, the governor is more successful than any summa cum laude like Hilbay or magna cum laude like him. Considering that her family’s humiliation due to black media propaganda drags on for over 30 years.This is after Robredo accuses Marcos of lying despite her own very notable reputation of being a great liar herself. z YouTube video by Rappler [VIDEO]: Otso Diretso to Bulacan youth: Will you vote for somebody who lies about college degrees? Otso Diretso is Straight to the Loo Because of Imee Marcos The opposition senatorial candidates hit administration bet, Imee Marcos. Like Robredo, they also accuse her of lying for saying that she graduates from Princeton University and the UP College of Law. Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay was first to take a swipe against Marcos. Someone runs yet lies about her diploma, Hilbay announced. Veteran election lawyer Romy Macalintal follows suit. He said that they must scrutinize the backgrounds of each of the candidates. He urges them not to entrust their future in the hands of thieves. Then Macalintal turns to Marcos. Former Quezon congressman Erin Tañada also shares his failures to pass the bar examinations twice before passing it on his 3rd try. Tañada said the students should vote for candidates who have integrity. Then lashes on Marcos all the same. Leni Robredo’s Bitchiness The Vice President who faces an electoral protest by Marcos’ brother, Bongbong Marcos alludes to the eldest daughter of the late President Ferdinand Marcos for not engaging in senatorial debate to address the issue. What’s worse is the others can really continuously lie…Just like about her studies in UP and Princeton, there were lies, right?, Robredo confirms. Marcos declares she graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law and earned a master’s degree in religion and politics from Princeton University in the United States. But both universities have debunked Marcos’ claims about her educational credentials. This is despite visual evidence and testimonies of her batch mates. Debate Challenge The temporary Vice President zeroes in on Marcos and other administration-backed senatorial candidates from Hugpong ng Pagbabago party for not joining televised debates. In her radio show, Robredo said the HNP candidates should let the people know where they stand on policies and issues through a public debate. Our candidates and the others join, but they don’t come, especially those who are okay in the survey. So how would the people know the issues against them or their beliefs where they stand, what they feel about issues? she asked. Just for Media Mileage Senatorial candidates of the opposition slate Otso Diretso are challenging administration bets to a debate to gain publicity, Malacañang said. Presidential spokesman, Salvador Panelo said that the administration candidates did not accept the challenge because they did not want to give their opponents media mileage. “I can understand that those from the other side, they want to debate because it would give them publicity. The administration candidates did not want to give their rivals publicity,” Panelo said in an interview. Atty. Bruce Rivera’s Defense Atty. Rivera is not surprised with the missing record any other way because they do happen in the Philippines and elsewhere depending on the authority at the time. He just explains the logic of why would Marcos claim that she qualified – just to be humiliated in her political career? The fact that she has been governor of Ilocos Norte. She was also its congresswoman for the longest time when both the Romuadez and Marcos name were a curse. Marcos is indeed very successful without becoming much of a scandal like Robredo, Rivera insinuates. Tags: Atty. Bruce Rivera, Bongbong Marcos, Hugpong, Imee Marcos, Leni Robredo, Otso Diretso, Salvador Panelo Posted on February 15, 2019 February 15, 2019 by carelinkwebpr — Leave a comment Du30′ Floats Ferdinand Marcos’ Maharlika Name Change as VP Electoral Protest Drags On President Rodrigo Du30 recently said that the late President Ferdinand Marcos was right. During his time, he was really right, he added. He wanted to change the country’s name to Maharlika or the Republic of Maharlika. Maharlika is a Malay word and it means more of a concept of serenity and peace,” Du30 explained. “But it’s okay. When the time comes, let’s change the name. The President floats this idea as Bongbong Marcos, the only son of the late Philippine leader awaits the resolution of his VP electoral protest against Leni Robredo. z YouTube video by Martin Abel [VIDEO]: A RECAP ON THE VP ELECTION PROTEST. Disunity Propaganda to Block Ferdinand Marcos It is quite noticeable via social media that issues are raised to divide supporters of Marcos and Du30. Many posts imply that the President could have a hand to speed up the resolution of the VP electoral Protest that is now on its third year against the presumptive Vice President, Leni Robredo. However, if one observes the Filipino leader’s actions, it is a sure thing that he is doing everything in his power to set the record straight for Marcos but following the rule of law. Often, Du30 thinks out loud but these signify his true feelings and intentions. People can only realize his achievements when they finally happen. Meanwhile, Marcos, in his extremely urgent motion of grave concern with omnibus motion, wants PET to order the Voters Identification Division of the Commission on Elections–Election Records and Statistics Department (Comelec ERSD). This is to produce the documents involving its technical examination on the Voters Registration Records (VRRs) as against Election Day Computerized Voter’s List (EDCVL) of 508 established precincts in the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, and Basilan. Robredo consistently opposes such forms of technical examinations of the ballots and insists for SC to use the allegedly tampered digital images. Getting Rid of Spanish Colonialism President spokesperson, Salvador Panelo said that President Du30 does not resent Spain’s 333-year colonial rule. He merely asserts the Filipinos’ national identity. “He said that Maharlika is a Malay word. Since we are Malays, we should have a name identified with us. I agree with him, I like the idea of Maharlika as a name for the Philippines,” Panelo clarified. Two Arguments on the Name Change There are two contradicting views about the supposed proposal to change the country’s name. “One, as one of my staff lawyers pointed out, the ‘Philippines’ is mentioned in the Constitution. So if you issued an executive order or passed legislation to rename it, some constitutional expert might say, ‘You cannot amend that, it’s in the Constitution’,” Panelo said. The other argument, according to the President’s spokesperson, is an instance where the name ‘Philippines’ was just established for the time being. The Constitution provides that Congress may enact a law that can change the name of the country. It needs to submit it to the people for a referendum,” Panelo said. He stresses that a mere executive order would not be effective. Ferdinand Marcos for President in 2022 President Du3o certainly appears to endorse Ferdinand Marcos’ namesake. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., better known as Bongbong Marcos. He refers to him as his Vice President. It may be a lengthy process for Marcos to regain his position as the country’s second leader but Du30 potentially paves the way for his succession to the top job when he steps down before his term or in 2022 during the next Presidential elections. Tags: Bongbong Marcos, Du30, electoral protest, Ferdinand Marcos, Leni Robredo, Maharlika, Salvador Panelo Posted on November 1, 2018 by carelinkwebpr — Leave a comment The President has No Jurisdiction Over the Comelec Unlike the Customs Since the Bureau of Customs is under the Department of Finance, it is directly under the Office of the President. The Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, and their staff may be removed by President Rodrigo Du30 when he loses confidence in them. On the other hand, the Commission on Elections is an independent constitutional office established under the constitution. The Congress of the Philippines has the authority over the agency through the drafting of resolutions that can change election laws and agreed upon by the Supreme Court as per the judicial review of such acts. YouTube video by ABS-CBN News [VIDEO]: Civilian personnel still ‘in control’, says new Customs chief Impeachments by the Congress Therefore, the Commissioners of the Commission on Election can only be removed through impeachment proceedings where only the Congress can facilitate. As a result, it is not possible for any judicial reviews to allow any military takeover to happen. This is very different from the circumstances surrounding the Bureau of Customs. This is why abuses in the poll agency can flourish because the abusers can build their supporters among lawmakers. No Active Soldiers at the Customs Malacañang clarifies that soldiers will not be given appointments or designations at the Bureau of Customs. This is after critics said that a military “takeover” at the bureau would violate the Constitution. President Du3o said he wants the military to “take over” Customs. He appoints Rey Leonardo Guerrero, the country’s former military chief, to the corruption-ridden agency. Shabu Shipment Incident Du30 recently removed Isidro Lapeña as Customs chief. Lapeña was criticized over the multi-billion shabu shipment that allegedly slipped past the country’s ports. He also announced that all Customs officials and personnel will be on “floating status.” In a Palace news conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, however, said: “the President is not appointing or designating any member of the armed forces.” State of Lawlessness Panelo argued that the situation at the Customs is akin to “lawlessness” which must be addressed by the President at all costs. “The Constitution says when there is lawless violence, the President can call out the Armed Forces of the Philippines,” he said. Just to Intimidate Panelo also explained that the soldiers who might be sent to the Customs will still have to answer to AFP Chief of Staff Carlito Galvez Jr., not Guerrero. This is just to intimidate abusive customs personnel. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that there’s no “military takeover” order from the President at all. He would, however, take part in the drafting of the guidelines for the plan, along with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The people should know by now why Du30 acted out quickly on the customs’ case. Whereas undermining the Comelec’s incompetence amidst the revelations on digital electoral fraud. Tags: Comelec, customs, Delfin Lorenzana, Election, electoral fraud, Salvador Panelo, Supreme Court Posted on October 25, 2018 by carelinkwebpr — 1 Comment Panelo: Facebook is Not the Only Social Media Platform For the Du30 Supporters Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the removal of the pro-Du30 pages from Facebook does not speak about the profile of the President’s supporters. FB decides to take down pages supportive of the President due to alleged spam content and violation of its authenticity policies. The Filipino leader’s avid followers still have enough social media platforms to express their support outside of the number one social media platform in the Philippines, added Panelo. Duterte Media, Duterte sa Pagbabago Bukas, DDS, Duterte Phenomenon and DU30 Trending News were among the pages removed. Manang Imee, a page that endorses Du30’s ally, Gov. Imee Marcos’ senatorial bid in the 2019 elections also did not survive the purge. YouTube video by Eagle News [VIDEO]: Pro-Duterte pages at marami pang accounts, isinara ng Facebook dahil sa paglabag. Just Riding On at Facebook? All these groups back President Du30. It is not sure, however, the administrators of these pages are actual supporters of the president. They can just be profiting off from his popularity. “Manang Imee”, on the other hand, expresses support for the eldest daughter of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos is a close political ally of Du30. 2nd Massive Removal Facebook has removed over 100 pages and accounts in the Philippines, including several Pro-Du30 groups that it said, violated its policies on spam. This is just the second time after Maria Ressa, the founder of Rappler accuses FB of aiding Du30 in 2017. It is obvious that the intensity of these groups can drive her business into bankruptcy. Political Twist Ressa and her company are known to be the supporters of the presumptive Vice President Leni Robredo’s political party. Robredo leads the opposition slate and is anxious to replace the president, according to reports. Her ultimate dream can be jeopardized by the electoral protest of Bongbong Marcos, the brother of Gov. Marcos. Purging Reason It said the pages and accounts, which were mostly political or entertainment-themed, directed visitors to “low-quality websites that contain little substantive content and are full of disruptive ads”. Online Security vs. Freedom of Speech The US is the number one country where Cambridge Analytica had improper access to Facebook users’ data. Number two is the Philippines. This is where the corruption of more than a million Filipino data can take place. Facebook’s move is their prerogative for online security. However, they should know that Article III Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines specifies that; no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of expression. 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Hollywood’s Bait and Hook When it comes to Hollywood, all of us get hooked on our favorite tough guy. John Wayne was the American icon that stood up to evil in the ‘greatest’ generation. Every culture going back to the Greeks, had to have heroes to emulate, and today, with movies, Hollywood even grabs some old heroes of mythology: Hercules, Apollo, Hermes, Posiden…the first heroes of which Marvel has made millions off of imitating. The Greeks could have cleaned up had they had A.I. to keep them alive as robots. Think of the royalties they would have earned! (Makes you want to say you are a Greek god reincarnated, right?) Thor is top at the box office right now. If only WE had a big hammer. Nancy’s would not look so menacing. Everybody is watching TV and movies now, due to the fact that the REST of society has been shut down for two years. I have talked before of how addicted my husband and I were to the TV series ‘24’. Life was full of political corruption, and we felt helpless…but Jack Bower was the hero, going around the world, stopping bad guys, protecting America. And then, when the actor came out and supported Obama, we were like “WHAT?” Kiefer Sutherland was the son of a Canadian socialist. The old Bait and hook. An old trick, but it still works. Arnold Schwarzenegger made many movies where he was the ‘great’ hero of many an action movie. “I’ll be back!” and he did come back, repeatedly, and then he ran as a conservative to save California. He won, but instead of becoming the next Ronald Reagan, he helped demolish the state, giving it to China, and Pelosi. He was almost WORSE than a RINO because he ran for governor as a real-life action conservative, and we all fell for it. Now he bashes Trump whenever he can. Bait and hook. Currently the most popular movie series on Amazon’s Prime stars Arnold’s son-in-law, Chris Pratt. The series is called “Terminal List” and it’s all about a kick- ass Navy Seal whose family is killed by the government, and he goes and kills the very high up government people who ruined his life. It is very fulfilling as we all know that the Biden administration is destroying the Seals by firing all those who were not vaccinated. With all the money spent to TRAIN a Seal Team, you would think that’s borderline treason: they are being our best of the best, you can’t help but wonder… Is this just a ‘release valve’ show? Obama had a LOSS of Navy Seals after the bin Laden raid. Most of those Seals were killed, some believe on purpose, by a missile shot at the helicopter they were in. That little scenario got very little notice. So, this Nobody Wonders, when Chris Pratt will come out, after being embraced by the American patriots of whom there are MANY still, will he come out and go against Trump for President, in order to use his image as a man of the best of the best in the series to TELL the American people that Trump should not be President? Elon would be vindicated, right? I HOPE not, but then again, I’m afraid I am expecting it. I was shocked when Sylvester Stallone came out against American owning GUNS. Wow. Really Rambo? He is now on Tik Tok giving Stallone answers to life speeches. What I’m trying to say is I think this is a psy-op. Get the patriot on your side, and then, the ‘hero’ guides him in the direction you want him or her to go. Bait us all with emotion and hope, then…here it comes…the big switch. Viola…you have been hooked. So, what can we expect from our heroes in Hollywood? The men that give us all hope and whom we want to emulate in our own lives? Where right ALWAYS wins? What do we do when those hero’s come out to be communist/wall street/global China puppets to lecture us all NOT to be like what they preach in the movies? Give us your guns, because WE will shoot all the bad for you! How can they be so hypocritical? They would smile a draconian smile, with a wink, and tell us I’m sure if we even complain: Hey…Nobody Perfect. But you can bet…they’ll ALL BE BACK TO BAIT AND HOOK. July 18, 2022 Posted by Joyanna Adams \| Uncategorized \| 1 Comment	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6241417527198792, "wiki_prob": 0.37585824728012085, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line45832"}
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Art Show On Empty Lot in Silver Lake Quickly Dismantled Published September 16, 2008 • Updated on July 29, 2009 at 7:18 am Click the image above to view the full photogallery. An art show--10 photos--went up at on an empty lot on Sunset and Micheltorena on Saturday morning, an exhibition that was meant, in part, according to the artists, to "present our interpretations of what it means to occupy land while making a public space personal... Areas such as Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park, and beyond are rapidly being gentrified as developers claim every spare inch of land available." According to the group's blog, the project was taken down on Sunday afternoon by an unknown person. Why the horses, artists? (These photos were taken Sunday morning; more photos on their blog) · 3434 Sunset [Official Site] Copyright CURBL Damar Hamlin Creates ‘3 for Heart CPR Challenge.' Here's What It Is	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7447963953018188, "wiki_prob": 0.25520360469818115, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line239571"}
Samsung Galaxy M51 with 7,000 mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 24,999 in India in News, Phones Samsung has made the Galaxy M51 official in India. The battery monster phone had debuted in Germany about a week ago before it was announced in our Country. The Samsung Galaxy M51 is backed by a 7,000 mAh battery and it supports 25W Fast Charging over a USB Type-C port. The company is bundling a Type-C to Type-C cable in the box for Reverse Charging other phones. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz with an Adreno 618 GPU, 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The handset has a dedicated microSD card slot that is part of a triple card tray, and supports up to 512GB of expandable memory. The Samsung Galaxy M51 is equipped with a 6.7-inch Infinity-O Super AMOLED Plus display that has a 32MP Sony IMX 616 punch-hole selfie camera at the top of the screen. The panel has a 20:9 aspect ratio, 110% NTSC Color Gamut, 78960:1 Contrast Ratio. The phone runs on One UI Core based on Android 10, and has a side mounted fingerprint scanner. The selfie lens supports Face Unlock. The Galaxy M51 has quad cameras on the back consisting of a 5MP depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture, a 64MP Sony IMX 682 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 12MP ultra wide-angle lens with 123° Field of View , an f/2.2 aperture, a 5MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture and an LED Flash. Single Take is supported on the selfie camera and the main cameras. Samsung Galaxy M51 Specs Display: 6.7-inches Infinity-O display with Super AMOLED Plus, 20:9 aspect ratio, 110% NTSC Color Gamut, 78960:1 Contrast Ratio Operating System: One UI Core based on Android 10 Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core 2.2GHz Memory: 6GB/8GB RAM LPDDR4x Storage: 128GB + up to 512 GB via dedicated microSD card slot Battery: 7,000 mAh, 25W Fast Charging (0-100% in 115 minutes), USB Type-C, Type-C to Type-C cable included in the box for Reverse Charging Main Cameras: 5MP depth sensor, f/2.4 aperture + 64MP Sony IMX 682 primary lens, f/1.8 aperture + 12MP ultra wide-angle lens, 123° FOV , f/2.2 aperture, + 5MP macro camera, f/2.4 aperture, LED Flash, Single Take Selfie Camera: 32MP Sony IMX 616, Single Take Security: Side mounted fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock, Samsung Knox Samsung Galaxy M51 price in India and launch offers The Samsung Galaxy M51 has been priced at Rs. 24,999 in India for the 6GB/128GB variant, and at Rs. 26,999 for the 8GB/128GB version. The device will go on sale on 18th September at 12 Noon on Amazon and Samsung.com. The handset will be available in Celestial Black and Electric Blue colours. HDFC Bank users can avail Rs. 2,000 off when purchasing the phone using the bank’s cards or through EMI. Tags: Galaxy M51SamsungSamsung Galaxy M51 Redmi 9i to be announced on September 15th in India; is it a rebranded Redmi 9C ? Leaked Moto E7 Plus specs and renders reveal 5000mAh battery, dual cameras	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5553122758865356, "wiki_prob": 0.5553122758865356, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line632633"}
Dark Web Services FacebookLinkedInYouTubeRSS Feed New Updates To This Malware Made It More Dangerous Posted by midatlanticdata On January 20, 2020 If you haven't yet heard of a malware strain called 'Predator the Thief', it's something that belongs on your radar. It first emerged as a threat in July of 2018, when it was used in conjunction with an extensive phishing campaign. In its original incarnation, it proved more than capable of stealing passwords, browser data, user names and the contents of cryptocurrency wallets. In addition, it was able to access the infected victim's webcam and take pictures with it, sending everything to a command and control server. Unfortunately, the group behind the malware has been busy updating it. It's recently been spotted in the wild with a new set of enhanced capabilities that make it more difficult for antivirus programs to detect its presence. In addition to that, the hackers have upped their game on the phishing campaign front. This included adding new documents to use as lures to hook the victim into inadvertently installing the malicious code. The new and improved version of the malware was discovered by Fortiguard Labs, and apparently version 3.3.4 was released on Christmas Eve, 2019. Although there's no clear indication as to who is behind the code, a forensic analysis reveals it to be Russian in origin. Fortiguard's researchers reached this conclusion based on the fact that the malware is specifically designed not to operate in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan. Those are countries that Russian hackers tend not to target as a rule. In terms of minimizing the threat that Predator the Thief poses, Fortiguard's researchers recommend ensuring that macros are disabled by default and that all software (including OS software) is fully patched and up to date. These are, of course, sensible precautions to take when protecting against any threat, so it makes for good advice in general. Stay on your guard. It's dangerous out there. Android Still Tracking Users With Location History Turned Off Zoom Is Working On Security But May Be Too Late Amazon Security Lake Aims to Enhance Cybersecurity for Businesses Twitter Will Soon Release New Features With Update Known Senders Option In Google Calendar Decreases Spam Invites 16 Critical Questions You MUST Ask Before Hiring Any IT Company Mad Data IO IT and Cybersecurity Services $$$ 4069 Postal Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 Email: [email protected] © Copyright 2023 Mad Data IO	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6953936219215393, "wiki_prob": 0.6953936219215393, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line857135"}
HomeBusinessOver Allegation Of Substandard Product, CONEX Sets Record Straight Over Allegation Of Substandard Product, CONEX Sets Record Straight January 13, 2022 Parrot News Business, News Comments Off on Over Allegation Of Substandard Product, CONEX Sets Record Straight By: Abraham Davids Contrary to news reports carried by the FrontPage Africa News Paper indicating that Liberian Petroleum giant CONEX has imported into Liberia substandard petroleum products or Sub-par fuel and sold same to major companies and airliners, the company has issued a statement setting the record straight and assuring that it remains a fair player plying in good business dealings. In its statement, CONEX categorically states that all products imported into Liberia by her are tested and certified by the LPRC laboratory, adding that its products are in strict compliance with international standards. Conex further states that in line with standards and best practices, she sternly ensures that jet fuel imported into the country is tested and certified by an international laboratory in Abidjan before it is brought to Liberia and supplied to its airlines customers in Liberia. CONEX intimated that Petroleum Products that do not meet specifications are rejected, and the vessel bearing such product is asked to vacate the Port of Monrovia by the Liberian authority. “At no time did Conex release tainted or rejected products into the Liberian market. For almost two years since March of 2020, and long before it acquired Total Liberia, Conex supplied Total with jet fuel, which Total then provided to all the airlines flying out of Liberia. Conex petroleum has never received complaints from Total or the airlines about the quality of said fuel”, the release stated. The renowned Liberian Petroleum giant stated that In early December 2021 its client, ArcelorMittal informed her of their dissatisfaction with the look and texture of the diesel fuel that it had supplied to them. CONEX responded informing Mittal that the product was tested and certified. The company also told Mittal that it was willing to re-certify the product to ensure that it met its requirements. Mittal agreed and the product was accordingly re-tested and certified for consumption. ArcelorMittal accepted the product and has had no further concerns, said CONEX. “Since then, Conex has supplied all petroleum products to Mittal. A fuel carrying vessel was initially due to arrive on December 4th, 2021, then rescheduled to arrive on December 28, 2021, and further delayed to January 4th, 2022. The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) issues a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), which is a communication sent for publication to notify Airmen of low availability or the non-availability of jet fuel. Based on the low supply of jet fuel available at the Aviation Depot at Roberts International Airport (RIA), and in compliance with international aviation standards, the LCAA issued a NOTAM on December 19, 2021, to the Liberia Airport Authority, the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority, and the Airlines. The Initial NOTAM was valid from December 21, 2021 – to December 25, 2021. Due to further delays from the vessel, the NOTAM was extended to January 4, 2022. LCAA published an official NOTAM on December 30, 2021. Conex complied with industry standards by notifying the LCAA and LAA of the low fuel supply. Conex also directly communicated with the airlines about the issue. The vessel carrying the long-awaited jet fuel arrived in Liberia on January 4, 2022, and was discharged on January 5, 2022, with 229,000 US gallons of jet fuel. As per Standard Operating Procedures, Conex took fuel samples on January 5, 2022, which were sent to Abidjan for laboratory testing on January 6, 2022. Conex received lab results and certification via email on January 9, 2022, which confirmed that the fuel was up to standard. Since the first NOTAM was issued on December 19, 2021, Conex has supplied emergency and special flights with 35,968 US gallons of jet fuel”, the release clarifies adding that at no point in time did CONEX completely run out of Jet Fuel. The release furthers, “On January 6, Air France communicated to the aviation manager a need for emergency fuel. As a result, Conex dispatched a refueling vehicle to the flight to deliver up to 3,500 US gallons of fuel. Unfortunately, due to unresolved technical issues with the aircraft; Air France could not depart, and the refueller (tanker) was sent back to the depot. To be clear: Conex had no hand in the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of the January 6th Air France flight. Although the January 6 flight did not depart, Air France arranged for a replacement flight, which Conex supplied with 660 US gallons of jet fuel. On January 7th, that plane successfully took off from RIA. Neither Air France nor any other airline complained about substandard petroleum products from Conex. On January 10th, 2022, Conex Energy Liberia sent an email to all concerned authorities recalling NOTAM, which expires on January 15th, 2022. To ensure that the airlines have enough fuel, Conex is in the process of replenishing and increasing its jet fuel reserves at RIA”. Meanwhile, Conex Energy Liberia is expecting another fuel vessel on January 14th, 2022, the company has informed. CONEX is a renowned Liberian-owned petroleum company that recently acquired Total-Liberia earning much respect and stakes in the country’s petroleum industry. Petroleum experts and commentators in Liberia have all said since operations over several years ago, CONEX has proven to be credible and reliable in its dealings and has endeavored to trade in integrity. A petroleum dealer, Morris Sekou Kanneh told Parrot News last evening that he had purchased products from CONEX for well over five years and not a day the company sold him and other customers substandard petroleum products. “Conex is the pide of Liberia when it comes to the business of petroleum, no want should be permitted to slander and incriminate their hard-earned reputation in the name of industry politics. They have proven that Liberians can do better in this industry and we must be proud of them”. RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF SUBSTANDARD PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM CONEX The Mystique Of Love October 6, 2020 Comments Off on While Liberia is in Turmoil and Crying for Good Governance; Weah Turns Zombie Dancer & Musician THE POLITICAL BENEFITS OF WITHDRAWING FROM THE CPP-The Case Of Amb.Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Standard Bearer Of The Unity Party February 18, 2022 Comments Off on THE POLITICAL BENEFITS OF WITHDRAWING FROM THE CPP-The Case Of Amb.Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Standard Bearer Of The Unity Party Veep Jewel Howard Taylor Keynotes 2022 Kukatornon Peace Festival At EJS Ministerial Complex August 17, 2022 Comments Off on Veep Jewel Howard Taylor Keynotes 2022 Kukatornon Peace Festival At EJS Ministerial Complex Where Is The Hope? November 25, 2021 Comments Off on Where Is The Hope? Deputy Minister of Finance Samoa PZ Wolokolie Keynotes Fire Service Graduation Exercise—In Proxy For Finance Minister Samuel F. 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France Update France reported 32,427 new cases on Saturday, 17 Oct 20, surpassing the previous record. Italy has reported 10,925 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a new record rise in cases. Poland reported 9,622 new daily cases, a new record. Greece reported 508 new cases on Friday, surpassing the 500 figure for the first time. 227 of these cases were in the Athens metropolitan area. Netherlands has reported its worst day for new daily cases with 7,984 cases in the previous 24 hours. Switzerland recorded 3105 new cases, setting a new record for a second consecutive day. Germany announced a new record rise in cases over a 24 hour period with 7,334 new positive cases reported. UK Eight regions in England will be moving to the Tier 2 (high) alert level, including London, from Saturday. UK The Pulse medical news outlet is reporting that the NHS is in talks with the British Medical Association around “mobilising for a potential Covid vaccine from December” with sources stating the chances of a vaccination programme starting in 2020 as 50/50. SHAPE Community Newsletter 15th October European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control SHAPE-Make A Wish-Event Registration	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9877867698669434, "wiki_prob": 0.9877867698669434, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line559684"}
« Brief Monday Comparison: Borrowed Details? \| Main \| The World in Her Hand: Spotlight on Dina Berman » A Valkyrie in China: Joana Vasconcelos @ MGM MACAU Fans of Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos will be thrilled to hear that MGM MACAU will soon present the first exhibition of her work in China. The first woman and the youngest creative to exhibit her work in the Palace of Versailles in Paris (in 2012), Vasconcelos will showcase new work specially conceived for the Grande Praça at the heart of MGM MACAU. This intervention will be part of the art programme with a focus on Macau's integral role in the 500 year history of trade between China, Portugal and the rest of the world. In the 16th century Emperor Ming invited indeed Portuguese merchants to settle in Macau. From there, the merchants traded between China and the rest of the world. Moving from the Portuguese heritage in Macau, Vasconcelos will unveil a new piece inspired by the marine and the maritime. This is not the first time Vasconcelos plunges into the abyss to provide us with her own vision of the deep sea environment: at the 55th Venice International Art Biennale, the artist represented Portugal with an intervention on the floating Portuguese pavilion, an old cacilheiro that featured inside its cabin illuminated crocheted tentacles in several blue shades that looked as if they belonged to a mysterious creature haunting the ferry. Yet this time Vasconcelos has gone for a gigantic Octopus from her "Valkyrie" series. Expected to be installed in March at the MGM MACAU, the "Valkyrie Octopus" will occupy several metres and integrate LED lights. According to a statement by the artist's studio, this is also among the most complex pieces ever created by Vasconcelos. Further exhibitions featuring Vasconcelos will follow in Brazil, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, so try to catch her this year in a museum or art space near you. Joana Vasconcelos' installation will be at MGM MACAU from 16 March to 31 October 2015. Image credits for this post 1. - 2. Joana Vasconcelos, Golden Valkyrie, 2012, Installation view. Handmade woollen crochet, industrial knitted fabric, fabrics, ornaments, polyester, steel cables, polystyrene 650 x 1140 x 1360 cm, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens. Photo: Luís Vasconcelos / Courtesy Unidade Infinita Projectos and Château de Versailles 3. Studio shot, Joana Vasconcelos at her studio, © Alfredo Cunha Disassembling and Reassembling History: Edmund Ooi A/W 15-16 "Baubles" Vs Luxury, Folk Vs Ferragamo A Bizarre Love Triangle for 2015: Fashion, Luxury and Technology	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6097762584686279, "wiki_prob": 0.39022374153137207, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line163705"}
How We Roll, August 18: the awesomeness of using Steelers fans as guinea pigs for self-driving cars by Steve Hymon , August 18, 2016 https://twitter.com/Onision/status/766294094008156160 Please feel free to post your bad transit poetry. Or bad poetry inspired by transit. Or something like that. This might officially be the cutest cephalopod we've ever seen. https://t.co/ujQRKVd4Lm via @dodo pic.twitter.com/cZm0sU3pac — Ocean Conservancy (@OurOcean) August 18, 2016 A nice reminder of Mama Earth’s diversity. Which you can help preserve, generally speaking, by forgoing driving alone every so often and taking transit. Here's the new transportation funding plan from Asm. Jim Frazier and Sen. Jim Beall. Seeks to break logjam https://t.co/RQ9utjKEga — Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) August 17, 2016 Without getting a mouthful of weeds, the big provision here is that it would change the threshold for local sales tax ballot measures from two-thirds to 55 percent. In days of yore, only a majority vote was needed. Lowering the threshold has been talked about in recent years but nothing has happened. Measure R in 2008 managed to get nearly 68 percent of the vote while Measure J in 2012 failed with 66.1 percent approval. In any case, Metro’s sales tax ballot measure that goes before voters this fall will need to reach two-thirds. In terms of public policy, the advantage of a high threshold is that a tax hike must please an awful lot of voters in order to be approved. The disadvantage: well, some folks have argued that potential benefits have to be spread too far and wide, thus making it harder to accomplish anything. Uber’s first self-driving fleet arrives in Pittsburgh (Bloomberg) Have at it, Pittsburgh! Photo by Dan Chmill, via Flickr creative commons. Uber’s Pittsburgh fleet, which will be supervised by humans in the driver’s seat for the time being, consists of specially modified Volvo XC90 sport-utility vehicles outfitted with dozens of sensors that use cameras, lasers, radar, and GPS receivers. Volvo Cars has so far delivered a handful of vehicles out of a total of 100 due by the end of the year. The two companies signed a pact earlier this year to spend $300 million to develop a fully autonomous car that will be ready for the road by 2021…. In Pittsburgh, customers will request cars the normal way, via Uber’s app, and will be paired with a driverless car at random. Trips will be free for the time being, rather than the standard local rate of $1.05 per mile. In the long run, Kalanick says, prices will fall so low that the per-mile cost of travel, even for long trips in rural areas, will be cheaper in a driverless Uber than in a private car. “That could be seen as a threat,” says Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson. “We see it as an opportunity.” Sounds good to me. Experiment on Steelers fans. As I wrote yesterday, I reserve the right to be skeptical about all this. A $652-million project to move LAX runway will be scrapped after lawsuit (LAT) My geewillickers…I am getting old. I can remember when moving the runway 260 feet to the north was first proposed almost a decade ago. Here’s how it was described by a now-former-reporter in Sept. 2007: What exactly is the problem? Airplanes are getting closer to one another on runways and taxiways than FAA rules allow. In aviationspeak, this is known as a runway incursion. In plain English, it’s known as “Oh, *&$#!” There have been eight incursions since Oct. 1, 2006, with four on the north runways. Two have occurred in the last three weeks. In the time since, there has been a lot of arguing about whether moving the runway north would actually make LAX any safer. In the meantime, the airport has gotten busier. Thus the new deal. In exchange for halting that project, LAX gets to add some passenger gates and the cap is lifted on the number of passengers the facility can serve annually. That’s probably important to the city of L.A., which owns the airport and is also pursuing a certain big sportsing event in 2024. Metro’s art-filled stations enliven the transportation experience (KCET) The awesome mural in Union Station’s East Portal. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. A nice look at the Metro Art program that strives to make our stations and facilities a more pleasant place to whilst away a few minutes. Hot subway cars keep rolling in Gotham (WNYC) Some heated — get it!? — exchanges between the New York Subway and some overly warmed passengers. Editor’s note: between now and last January, the NFL ruled: that the Steelers lone TD in their playoff win over the Bengals probably wasn’t a TD; a Steelers coach should have been penalized for being on the field before the winning field goal was kicked, and; a hit on a Bengals running back that caused a fumble and concussion was made illegal for this season. I’m just writing this down as part of my ongoing therapy as a Bengals fan. Categories: Transportation Headlines, Transportation News Tagged as: autonomous cars, climate change, googly eyed squid, greenhouse gases, Metro Art, Pittsburgh, ride-hailing, sales tax ballot measure, self-driving cars, Steelers, uber, voter threshold Subway turnback, Airport Connector receive state cap-and-trade funds Metro and LASD holding commuter appreciation day on Aug 23 Ralph G. Sbragia, CSP says: Steve, I agree with your sceptism on driverless cars. I believe the insurance and tort issues will make or break (more likely break) this whole movement. I don’t see the auto makers being willing to take on the added liability that will come with driverless vehicles (Pennsylvania is a “No Fault” state, which means Uber will have to carry commercial liability insurance on their vehicles.) In addition, when you see things like the massive recall of key safety components (airbags), all it will take is one similar recall of a key component to the driverless system and the insurance industry will walk away. I believe this is another area where technology is out distancing the necessary public policy and legal aspects. cygp2p says: Isn’t that LAX deal like stopping the annoying local barking dog from moving 1 house closer, by allowing 5 more annoying barking dogs to move into the neighborhood? NIMBY homeowners proving again that they don’t really grasp whats happening in the world.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5476281046867371, "wiki_prob": 0.45237189531326294, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line392263"}
All informations about every movie and show with the involvement of Kate Mara. A movie starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan Action, Adventure & Science Fiction • 43% like the movie Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy. Transcendence (2014) A movie starring Johnny Depp, Kate Mara and Morgan Freeman Science Fiction, Drama & Mystery • 63% like the movie Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain. TrailerLiked by 80% of 257 A movie starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Kristen Wiig Science Fiction, Adventure & Drama • 80% like the movie During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. A movie starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Mara TrailerLiked by 97% of 20.486 A movie starring James Franco, Kate Mara and Amber Tamblyn Adventure, Drama & History The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. TrailerLiked by 100% of 413 The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2016) A movie starring James Franco, Natalie Portman and Kristen Wiig Drama & Comedy Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition. The Last Voyage of the Demeter	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.543110728263855, "wiki_prob": 0.543110728263855, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1234348"}
Amani, in Kiswahili which means peace, is a word that summarizes the very purpose of the Africa Amani journal (AAJ). Alive to the complexities and the ever-changing nature of conflicts destabilizing pockets of the African continent, AAJ provides a platform that brings together the thoughts of like-minded scholars and practitioners in peace building. AAJ purposes to give impetus to the analysis of conflict, further providing profound insights into sustainable peace and stability. Africa Amani Journal (AAJ) is a peer-reviewed online journal that publishes biannually in English. In order to impact peace support operations in terms of policy, practise and knowledge sharing, the convergence of multi-faceted inputs need to be mapped, diagnosed and prognosized Peacebuilding pillars such as gender dynamics, protection of human rights and democratic space, social, religious, ethnic and racial tolerance, protection of the vulnerable communities, negotiation during pre-conflict, active and post conflict situations among many more are invited. The technical components that involve counter-improvised explosive devices, mine action, refugee crises, disarmament and use of force in PSO are also featured in AAJ. Why AAJ Dedicated platform to interrogate matters of peace and security Fosters critical and high-calibre quality research Connects academicians and practitioners engaged in PSO to advance theory and practice Online promotion of publications on various online platforms Offer space for rapid and standardized review process Provides access to internationally renowned review team Presents evaluation review reports for published papers Open access for all users worldwide Authors retain copyright to their work Offer increased visibility and readership The mission of AAJ is to engage scholars and practitioners in PSO from all over the world in production of high end research products in support of training models and educational philosophy, standards and ethics geared towards the pursuit of sustainable peace and security in Africa To establish Africa Amani Journal as the premier journal supporting critical discourse on Peace Support Training, Research and Education in Africa. IPSTC, Westwood Park, Karen P.O Box 24232 - 00502 Nairobi, Kenya Phone: +254 791 574 336 \| Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2023 aaj.ipstc.org	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7656480669975281, "wiki_prob": 0.7656480669975281, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line103538"}
As Russians Return, Crimean Tatars Fear Repeat Of History By Peter Kenyon Published March 3, 2014 at 4:19 PM PST The pro-Russia majority in Crimea may be pleased to see Russian troops in control there. But it's a different story with the regions Muslim Tatar minority. Their bitter history under Russian and Soviet rule has them worried about the new strongly pro-Russian government in Crimea. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Simferopol. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: Zair Smedlyaev, a leading member of the Crimean Tatar parliament or Mejlis, watched in stunned disbelief as Sergei Aksyonov was named prime minister of Crimea last week. Smedlyaev knows Aksyonov as a small-time, fringe politician, running a separatist party called Russian Unity, which advocates returning Crimea to Russian control. In short, someone who could never win an actual election for prime minister. ZAIR SMEDLYAEV: (Through translator) He's the leader of Russian Unity, although in criminal circles, he's known by his nickname, Goblin. In the last elections, three separatist parties formed a coalition: the Russian People's Front, the Russian Block, and Russian Unity. Altogether, they received just over 4 percent of the vote. That is all the support they have from the Russian population here. KENYON: And yet, Aksyonov now claims the title of prime minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as well as commander-in-chief of Crimean military and security forces. Tatar see Aksyonov not as commander-in-chief but as a would-be warlord. His ascent from obscurity to political stardom was orchestrated in a bizarre, closed-door parliament session in a building full of heavily armed men. After which, Aksyonov asked Moscow to help defend Crimea against Ukrainian radicals from Kiev. Crimean Tatars have their own government here for centuries until they were annexed by the Russian empire and then became part of the Soviet Union. For them, the appearance of the Aksyonov government, combined with a sudden and growing Russian military presence evokes memories of their darkest time - the 1944 deportation when those who didn't die wound up in Central Asia or Siberia. Abdurahmann Egiz, a Tatar parliament member, says since returning to Crimea after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tatars have lived in peace with all other communities here. Now, he says, they're determined not to be used as an excuse for more bloodshed. ABDURAHMANN EGIZ: We are occupied territory. It is foreign invasion. So we ask our people to be calm and not to go for provocations. We cannot call people to go to streets and to organize meetings in front of political terrorists, you know? These political terrorists, they control government buildings now. KENYON: Many Tatars find it perplexing to hear Russian leaders speak about threats to the rights of Russian-speaking Ukrainians. Every Tatar interviewed for this story spoke Russian and said they have no idea when, if ever, their own Tatar language will enjoy the same rights as Russian. Despite President Vladimir Putin's recent moves on Crimea, few here believe another mass deportation is being planned. But 71-year-old Asan Sait Asanov, who was 10 months old when his parents bundled him up for more than a half-century of exile in Uzbekistan, says whatever the future holds, nothing will force the Tatars from their homeland again. When asked if the younger generation understands their history, he nods firmly. ASAN SAIT ASANOV: (Through translator) Absolutely. Kids, teenagers, and adults, all of the people know one thing: We came back to the native land, to the motherland, and their whole life is connected with this land, the land of Crimea. KENYON: Tatar leaders say Aksyonov's government is making promises now of more money to repatriate Tatars still in exile, of a grand mosque, offers they see as an effort to co-opt them. When the government realizes that won't work, they say, then the real repression will begin. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Simferopol. You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8728327751159668, "wiki_prob": 0.8728327751159668, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1257448"}
Practice Management Information Center Counseling Connection Beyond Rx: OTC Corner Derm DX Ortho Dx Dermatologic Look-Alikes Smoking & Tobacco Advisor Forum Clinical Quiz Derm Dx: Blisters, blotches and burning in a 42-year-old woman Erythema Multiforme 1_Derm Dx A 42-year-old woman with herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 presented with a five-year history of monthly recurring oozing plaques and blisters on her face, hands and forearms.The eruption was preceded by a burning sensation, and the lesions always appeared at the same locations. A similar eruption had occurred 12 years earlier but abated after a few years. Examination revealed multiple 1-cm, soft, pink plaques on the proximal forearms and arms and about 20 1- to 3-cm, soft or boggy, dark-red plaques on the dorsal and palmar hands and dorsal forearms. Some of the plaques had central vesicles or bullae. Several soft, red plaques were present on her face. A 1-cm crust was visible on the lower lip at the site of an earlier bulla. What’s your diagnosis? Submit your answer, and then read the full explanation below. If you like this activity or have a suggestion, tell us about it in the comment box at the bottom of the page. This patient was diagnosed with recurrent erythema multiforme (EM), a self-limited, recurrent disease that typically affects young adults and is rare in those younger than three and those older than 50 years of age. Patients with EM minor do not... Submit your diagnosis to see full explanation. This patient was diagnosed with recurrent erythema multiforme (EM), a self-limited, recurrent disease that typically affects young adults and is rare in those younger than three and those older than 50 years of age. Patients with EM minor do not experience prodromal symptoms, and cases usually occur in the spring and fall. Virtually all cases of EM have been linked to infection with HSV,1 including herpes labialis and herpes genitalis as well as subclinical disease. In most prospective studies, EM skin lesions contain HSV proteins that elicit a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction. This is true whether or not classic HSV lesions are present elsewhere in the body.2 Herpes-associated EM lesions appear on average 10 days after HSV lesions (range: one-to-three weeks). They evolve abruptly as monomorphous, sharply marginated, annular, dull erythematous macules that progress over a 24- to 48-hour period to edematous papules or urticarial plaques 1 to 3 cm in diameter. Unlike urticaria, EM lesions remain fixed for days, typically requiring one to four weeks to resolve. The classic iris lesion of EM comprises central, dusky purpura; an elevated, edematous, pale ring; and an outer ring of macular erythema. Some lesions form central bullae with peripheral erythema and no central purpura, as with this patient. Lesions typically appear on the palms and soles. EM favors the acral areas, especially the dorsal hands. Lesions may then spread centripetally. The dorsal feet, extensor surfaces of the extremities, elbows, knees, palms and soles are frequently involved. By definition, EM lesions cover less than 10% of total body surface area. Not all cases of EM are associated with clinical HSV infection. Herpes DNA has been found in many EM skin lesions when no clinical HSV infection is present.2,3 It has even been found in healed skin at the site of prior EM lesions three months after it’s resolution.3 Furthermore, continuous acyclovir therapy reduces recurrent EM outbreaks in patients with no history of clinical HSV infection.4 Not all patients with recurrent HSV develop EM. Those with certain HLA types, such as HLA-DQ3, are more likely to develop EM in response to HSV infection.5 Predisposing factors for herpes-associated EM include sun exposure, as UVB radiation can reactivate latent oral HSV infection. Medications have been associated with EM, but in most cases, the medications were given for symptoms of infection that in many cases turned out to be HSV. Several drugs do cause EM-like lesions that can develop into Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). EM’s nosology has been debated. It was once thought that EM and SJS represented a spectrum of one disease process, but researchers have since classified them as two distinct clinical disorders that produce similar mucosal reactions, with different patterns of cutaneous lesions and precipitating factors. EM has since been classified into two variants: EM minor, which consists of cases confined to the skin with minor mucous membrane involvement, and EM major, which features significant mucous membrane involvement of at least two sites. EM major cases are usually drug induced (sulfonamides, antiepileptics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and others) or involve bacterial infections with pathogens including Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Yersinia, salmonella and others. Some cases overlap these definitions. For example some cases of EM minor are due to drugs, although the pathophysiology of these clinically similar lesions is quite different from herpes-associated EM.6 Herpes-associated EM lesions demonstrate a cytokine profile associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity, whereas drug-induced cases have high levels of tumor necrosis factor. Regardless of the nosologic difficulties, the majority of EM cases with mild to no mucous membrane involvement can be recognized clinically.1,5 The differential diagnosis includes urticaria, but urticarial lesions are very pruritic and evanescent, do not blister and do not favor acral sites. On occasion, they may form incomplete target lesions. Urticarial vasculitis features fixed urticaria with palpable purpura. Histologic analysis reveals vasculitis, not the interface dermatitis seen in EM. Other differential diagnoses include Sweet’s syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis), granuloma annulare, bullous pemphigoid and fixed drug eruption. Lesions of Sweet’s syndrome demonstrate asymmetric, oozing, erythematous papules and nodules in a patient who is systemically ill. Granuloma annulare lesions can resemble incomplete targets, but they develop very slowly. Bullous pemphigoid in the urticarial phase can resemble EM, but lesions favor flexural sites and elderly individuals and have no predilection for acral or mucosal surfaces. Individual lesions of fixed drug eruption are often indistinguishable from EM, but EM presents with multiple lesions. Patients with HIV infection, corticosteroid exposure, bone marrow transplant, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), graft versus host disease (GVHD), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at higher risk for EM, as well as those undergoing radiation, chemotherapy or neurosurgery for brain tumors. Treatment of herpes-associated EM is based on the cause and extent of lesions.1,5 Sunscreen should be used on the face and lips to prevent UVB-sensitive HSV recurrences. Symptomatic treatment with topical steroids sometimes helps. Systemic antihistamines, salicylates and other NSAIDs offer no benefit. Systemic corticosteroids are used in severe cases, but they often have no effect and sometimes reactivate HSV infection, leading to increased frequency of EM recurrences. Treatment with antiviral medication does not influence those EM lesions already present. The best treatment is prevention with acyclovir (400 mg twice daily), which is typically instituted when patients have four or five outbreaks per year. After six to 12 months, treatment should be stopped to check for necessity. Some patients experience long-lasting remissions after such a course.4 If EM recurs, another six- to 12-month course is warranted. The patient in this case was given a seven-day course of acyclovir 400 mg five times per day. She did not follow up.1 Thomas W. McGovern, MD, is a Mohs surgeon and general dermatologist with Fort Wayne Dermatology in Fort Wayne, Ind. 1. Odom RB, James WD, Berger TG. Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: WB Saunders; 2000:147. 2. Kokuba H, Imafuku S, Burnett JW et al. Longitudinal study of a patient with herpes-simplex-virus-associated erythema multiforme: viral gene expression and T cell repertoire usage. Dermatology. 1999;198:233. 3. Brice SL, Leahy MA, Ong L et al. Examination of non-involved skin, previously involved skin, and peripheral blood for herpes simplex virus DNA in patients with recurrent herpes-associated erythema multiforme. J Cutan Pathol. 1994;21:408. 4. Tatnall FM, Schofield JK, Leigh IM. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of continuous acyclovir therapy in recurrent erythema multiforme. Br J Dermatol 1995;132:267. 5. Fritsch PO, Elias PM. Erythema multiforme and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology in General Medicine. 4th ed. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill. 6. Kokuba H, Aurelian L, Burnett J. Herpes simplex virus associated erythema multiforme (HAEM) is mechanistically distinct from drug-induced erythema multiforme: interferon-gamma is expressed in HAEM lesions and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in drug-induced erythema multiforme lesions. J Invest Dermatol. 1999;113:808. 7. Mockenhaupt M, Viboud C, Dunant A et al. Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: assessment of medication risks with emphasis on recently marketed drugs. The EuroSCAR-study. J Invest Dermatol. Jan 2008;128(1):35-44. Loading Quiz... DermDx Next hm-slideshow in Clinical Quiz Derm Dx: Pruritic rashes that run in the family ClinicalAdvisor.com is for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, offering the latest information on diagnosing, treating, managing, and preventing medical conditions typically seen in the office-based primary-care setting. Find all of the news and departments you love from the print issue archived for easy online access, along with special Web-only content. Clinical Advisor App Close more info about Derm Dx: Blisters, blotches and burning in a 42-year-old woman	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5005664825439453, "wiki_prob": 0.5005664825439453, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line178891"}
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The long, ‘surreal’ days of the fugitive Texas legislators Ashraf Khalil WASHINGTON — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life of stress and scrutiny. After bolting the state Monday in order to sabotage the bill by denying a quorum in the Texas House of Representatives, the more than 50 state legislators find themselves balancing a punishing schedule of political lobbying, outside work and family obligations, all under a national spotlight. Many have left young children behind; most have other professional obligations back in Texas. All seem to be operating on minimal sleep. “It’s surreal,” said Rep. Gene Wu of Houston. “I can’t even describe to you how weird it has been.” More:Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits as Texas Dems act More:York County raises objection to Mastriano's election audit More:Trump lawyers might face penalties for lawsuit challenging Michigan election results Wu said he realized just how big a story their exodus had become when they arrived via private plane at Dulles airport on Monday. He overheard a group of German tourists talking in the airport about the fugitive Texas legislators. Their goal is to hold out until the end of their special legislative session on Aug. 7, but Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott can call another special session 30 days after that. Abbott has also threatened the legislators with arrest the moment they return to Texas. In the meantime, they’re working the Capitol and the White House, seeking some sort of federal voter-protection move that would supersede any state-level laws. The Texas State Legislature is a part-time body with an annual salary of $7,200. So the vast majority of the delegates have other primary jobs back in Texas that they abruptly left behind. The lawmakers describe 16-hour days of essentially operating in shifts, with some working the Capitol and doing media interviews, while others carve out four hours or so to handle their other jobs. “We have a number of attorneys. We’ve had several folks doing Zoom hearings,” said Rep. Erin Zweiner of Austin. The COVID-19 pandemic weirdly turned out to be an unexpected training ground, she said, since everybody is already practiced in teleworking. “Without that cultural shift, a lot of people’s ability to earn a living would be severely hindered,” she said. And not everyone has a job or a business they can handle via Zoom. “We’ve got a lot of practice during the pandemic, said Rep. John Bucey of Austin. But several, he said, “are here at the total expense of their careers.” Bucy came to Washington with his 17-month old daughter Bradley and his wife Molly, who is 27-weeks pregnant. The trio actually drove 23-hours straight rather than fly with the other representatives because Bradley is too young to wear a facemask on a plane. “It’s really hard,” he said. “There’s no childcare here. My wife works. I work.” Zweiner came to Washington with her three-year-old daughter Lark, for “both practical and sentimental reasons,” she said. Her husband’s work schedule didn’t allow him to solo-parent and Zweiner said the idea of being away from her daughter for weeks was heart-wrenching. Now Lark is a low-key Twitter star: the toddler attended a group meeting with New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; she watched the movie “Frozen” on an iPad sitting on a Gillibrand staffer’s lap and Gillibrand gave her a U.S. Capitol coloring book. Zweiner said Lark has been “an absolute champ,” but acknowledged Thursday that “By day 4, she’s getting a little grumpy with the process … she needs some kid time.” The balancing act is not just causing family sacrifices. Some Democrats are already paying a price back home in the Legislature, as Speaker Pro Tempore Joe Moody was stripped of his leadership position Thursday. It is only one of the ways the Texas GOP is trying to turn up the heat just days into the showdown. Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan said he would have a plane ready in Washington this weekend to bring Democrats back home, while Abbott began running targeted campaign ads against absent lawmakers in likely competitive House districts in 2022, putting absent Democrats’ faces on milk cartons. “There is no excuse for their PR stunt, and I join thousands of Texans in demanding that these Democrats get back to work,” Abbott said. The non-stop meetings have been a mixed bag so far. On Thursday the Texas lawmakers huddled with Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat. Manchin’s vote is pivotal to pass the stalled voting-rights legislation through Congress, which would preempt much of the measure that Texas Republicans are advancing in their legislature. But approving the bill, known as the For the People Act, also hinges on weakening a procedural rule called the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to advance most legislation in the Senate.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8279058933258057, "wiki_prob": 0.8279058933258057, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line515591"}
Millennium Education Development – Ways To AchieveMillennium Education Development – Ways To Achieve Professor James Tooley criticized the United Nations’ proposals to eliminate all fees in state primary schools globally to meet its goal of universal educationdetailsonline by 2015. Dr. Tooley says the UN, which is placing particular emphasis on those regions doing worse at moving towards ‘education for all’ namely sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, is “backing the wrong horse”.1 On his extensive research in the world poorest countries such as Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, India, and China, Dr. Tooley found that private unaided schools in the slum areas outperform their public counterparts. A significant number of a large majority of school children came from unrecognized schools and children from such schools outperform similar students in government schools in key school subjects.2 Private schools for the poor are counterparts for private schools for the elite. While elite private schools cater the needs of the privilege classes, there come the non-elite private schools which, as the entrepreneurs claimed, were set up in a mixture of philanthropy and commerce, from scarce resources. These private sector aims to serve the poor by offering the best quality they could while charging affordable fees.3 Thus, Dr. Tooley concluded that private education can be made available for all. He suggested that the quality of private education especially the private unaided schools can be raised through the help of International Aid. If the World Bank and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could find ways to invest in private schools, then genuine educationdetailsonline could result. 4 Offering loans to help schools improve their infrastructure or worthwhile teacher training, or creating partial vouchers to help even more of the poor to gain access to private schools are other strategies to be considered. Dr. Tooley holds that since many poor parents use private and not state schools, then “Education for All is going to be much easier to achieve than is currently believed”. Hurdles in Achieving the MED Teachers are the key factor in the learning phenomenon. They must now become the centerpiece of national efforts to achieve the dream that every child can have an education of good quality by 2015. Yet 18 million more teachers are needed if every child is to receive a quality educationdetailsonline. 100 million children are still denied the opportunity of going to school. Millions are sitting in over-crowded classrooms for only a few hours a day.5 Too many excellent teachers who make learning exciting will change professions for higher paid opportunities while less productive teachers will retire on the job and coast toward their pension.6 How can we provide millions of more teachers? Discrimination in girls access to education persists in many areas, owing to customary attitudes, early marriages and pregnancies, inadequate and gender-biased teaching and educationdetailsonline materials, sexual harassment and lack of adequate and physically and other wise accessible schooling facilities. 7 Child labor is common among the third world countries. Too many children undertake heavy domestic works at early age and are expected to manage heavy responsibilities. Numerous children rarely enjoy proper nutrition and are forced to do laborious toils. Peace and economic struggles are other things to consider. The Bhutan country for example, has to take hurdles of high population growth (3%), vast mountainous areas with low population density, a limited resources base and unemployment. Sri Lanka reported an impressive record, yet, civil war is affecting its ability to mobilize funds since spending on defense eats up a quarter of the national budget.8 Putting children into school may not be enough. Bangladesh’s Education minister, A. S. H. Sadique, announced a 65% literacy rate, 3% increase since Dakar and a 30% rise since 1990. While basic education and literacy had improved in his country, he said that quality had been sacrificed in the pursuit of number.9 According to Nigel Fisher of UNICEF Kathmandu, “fewer children in his country survive to Grade 5 than in any region of the world. Repetition was a gross wastage of https://educationdetailsonline.com/“. Tagged: educationdetailsonline Previous: How to Win in Slots – Win Playing Slot Machines Tips Next: How Do You Measure the True Value of Higher Education?	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6237439513206482, "wiki_prob": 0.3762560486793518, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line354458"}
Dr. Park, Inventor of the Airtrac I saw many patients in my hospital that complained of low back pain, neck pain, or radiating pain and were continuously being treated by conservative methods of treatment such as physical therapy, medication, and so forth, yet they repetitively went into remission and often the situation was exacerbated. Therefore, I began to think of way in which I could free them from the pain.. There are several methods of conservative treatment: bed rest, heat treatment, electric therapy, chiropractic manipulation, and traction. Traction, if appropriate, is the most widely used method for the treatment of minor cases because of its ability to reduce a protruding disc. Orthopedic traction and maintaining proper posture are the two most important treatments among the conservative physical therapies. The other forms of conservative treatment are used for symptomatic treatments. Over ninety percent of the time, patients who suffer from a slipped (herniated) disc can be treated by some form of conservative treatment. The other form of treatment is surgery. Patients who require surgery (below 10%) most often have a ruptured or hard disc, or a compressed spinal cord. For these types of cases, surgery is more suitable than conservative treatment. I began to think of various methods to stretch the spine such as by using springs, syringes, an air cylinder, magnets, and bellows. Finally, I came up with the idea that led to the development of AIRTRACK, circularly layered inflatable, and expandable tubes. I wanted to design a product that would allow slipped discs to be conveniently cured with no concern to the patient about time or place. As I refined and clinically tested the AIRTRACK I found that they were more efficient than I had expected. Many patients who had strained as well as slipped discs immediately remarked that their pain had subsided. Furthermore, they were able to recover their range of motion after only a few seconds of use, and were able to move without difficulty and freely enjoy their daily lives. There are seldom treatments to eliminate pain and perform causal treatment with immediate effect. In this case, I could hardly think of elimination of pain except anesthetics, or reduction from dislocation. Dr. MD. Park. Orthopedic. Medical Science Institute. MRI Research Effects of the ambulatory Cervical Traction apparatus in disc patients with MRI research. Dr., Park, MD. & President. Radiology Dept. of Univ. Severance Hosp., Rehabilitation Dept. Univ. Airtrac Medical Science Institute (MSI) Purpose: Our purpose is to describe the reduction effect of herniated disc by using the ambulatory aerodynamic traction apparatus, named 'AIRTRAC', with MRI imaging. Materials and Methods: We compared the MRI image (1.5 T, Vision, Siemens) of the pre-traction and during-traction by nonmagnetic aerodynamic traction apparatus, named 'AIRTRAC', of 6 normal people, 12 herniated disc patients and 2 patients with degenerative disc change. We compared the changes of the height of C1 to C7, reduction of herniated-disc, intervertebral foramina with the Tühigh signal intensity of sagital and crossectional view of supine pre-traction and during-traction treatment. The time interval between 2 images was a few minutes. During- traction image was obtained just after traction treatment. Results: All the cervical spines of the normal 6 people was elongated to 1.5 to 4.5 cm during traction. The traction effect of cervical elongation of 8 of the 12 cervical herniated disc patients was observed to 1 mm to 9 mm. Herniated disc of 1 patient was reduced completely, 4 patients showed considerable reduction, mild reduction in 3 patients and no change in 4 patients with severe degenerative change. The traction effect of elongation was observed in 1 degenerative disc patient and no change in the other 1 patient. The clinical symptoms disappeared immediately in 2 cases among these 14 patients. Conclusion: The traction effect of the ambulatory air-traction apparatus was observed on MRI in the 9 cervical disc disease patients (64%) among 14. Especially, disc reduction effect by traction treatment confirmed in 8 herniated disc patients (66%) among 12.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6972318291664124, "wiki_prob": 0.30276817083358765, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1722258"}
A Preliminary Look at Some of the 2011 MLB Draft Class July 29, 2010 \| Posted by Daniel "Dee" Clark While it is hardly early for this sort of piece considering the 2010 draft took place over a month ago, I think it is time the Sombrero begins investigating some of the guys in 2011’s class. This first piece will examine the top three collegiate arms and the top collegiate hitter. They are all potential franchise guys with an enormous upside and the polish that first-round draft picks are expected to showcase. These guys are not typical, though. The hitter, and consensus top talent available, is 3rd Baseman Anthony Rendon of Rice, recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy and BA’s College POY. The arms are UCLA’s Garret Cole, UT’s Taylor Jungmann, and TCU’s Matt Purke. None of these guys should be taken outside of the first 10 picks, and none of them spend a lot of the game under 94 mph. None of them had an ERA over 3.40, and they all possess at least one 60 or above secondary offering. They are exceptional. Anthony Rendon, 3B Rice’s Rendon put up these slashes as a sophomore: .394/.530/.801. The dude went deep 26 times, stole 14 bags, and turned in a 65:22 K:BB. His performance is absolutely mouth-watering, and a reasonable argument could be made that if he were a junior putting up these numbers he could have understandably been selected before Harper. He at least should have earned the Golden Spikes over Harper. Sorry, but there has never in the history of the sport been a JUCO guy who deserved the Golden Spikes, not even Harper. Anyway, Rendon’s defense is at least playable at the hot corner professionally, and while collegiate defensive metrics are somewhat dubious when attainable, scouts seem to regard his defense as good to great. Perhaps the part of Rendon’s game that I am most impressed with is the fact that he is doing this at an institution like Rice. Yeah, he’s a baseball player, but he still has to go to class at a place like Rice. Hell, he probably is expected to perform as well in the classroom as a lot of the other kids on campus not in athletics. That is a rarity among the better hitters in most draft classes. I personally feel as though this sets Rendon apart. Unfortunately, Rendon went down with a broken ankle while playing for Team USA against South Korea a week ago. With him out we dropped two of three against Chinese Taipei too. What he provides is irreplaceable for the Red, White, and Blue. Hopefully Rendon heals quickly and gets back to the form that landed him at the top of the list prior to last week. I keep thinking that Rendon might become Longoria. The numbers sure look similar. Gerrit Cole, RHP Cole struck out 131 guys in 101 innings as a sophomore Bruin. He posted a 3.11 ERA and won ten games, not that I care about either of those marks. What I care about is Cole’s ability to dial it up to 99 mph when he needs/wants and the fact that his breaking stuff comes in around 15 mph slower than the heater. He actually throws a power sinker as well, but scouts don’t seem so high on it simply because the 4-seamer is so big. He also has a change that may play as plus in a couple of years, but only plays at a 50 at the moment. Changeups are feel offerings, though, and can improve every season until a guy bows out (Hoffman). I don’t put a lot of stock into a guy’s third pitch before he reaches the bigs. Look at Lincecum. The guy basically didn’t throw a changeup for outs until the middle of his second season. Now it grades 80 some days. Cole will be the first arm taken because Cole’s stuff is retarded. His mechanics raise some questions from scouts because he fights to get the arm speed he has. Who cares? They will be cleaner by the time he arrives to the bigs. He turned down the Yanks’ offer of $3 million out of high school in 2008 because he really wanted to play in college. The three years he will have spent under John Savage might be worth the extra $5 million the Yanks weren’t offering come next August… this would likely be a deadline kind of sign for the lucky squad that lands this arm. Taylor Jungmann, RHP The Longhorns’ Jungmann posted a slightly better K:BB than Cole, but his stuff is generally regarded as being a little less than Cole’s. Jungmann is a true mid-90’s guy with a long frame and plus command. He too has a couple of plus other offerings with the ability to get both sides of the plate out. The secondary stuff may be a little ahead of Cole’s at the moment. Jungmann has more pace on his breaker than Cole, but he exhibits a number of the same flaws in his delivery that Cole exhibits. Both guys are across the body throwers and tend to use a lot of arm in their deliveries, but that is what the minors are for. Jungmann is a horse as he averages 7 innings per start. There just aren’t a lot of flaws here. From what I have personally seen of Jungmann, I expect him to generate a lot of groundballs from the right side of the plate and a lot of swings and misses on secondary stuff from both sides. Jungmann is as premium an arm as exists, and the fact that he has had the success he has in a Longhorns uniform is worth millions. Matt Purke, LHP The Sombrero has already mentioned the lefty Purke, but he deserves to be included with these other guys. Matt Purke won 16 games as a freshman while striking out 142 guys in 116.1 IP. His stuff is electric. He throws real mid-90’s fastballs with good arm-side action as well as a plus slurve. His changeup is not used frequently, but he has some feel for it, and it should be good enough to get the right side out so long as it is in the zone. Purke is also long in the arms – very long – and that may lead to some difficulty locating his changeup. Purke is available in 2011 due to some faulty wording in the rules designed to keep guys in college three years, but his early departure is ultimately going to be better for everyone. It will provide Purke the leverage to get the bonus he wants as well as the chance to get through the minors quicker due to the extra polish he has picked up since the Rangers deal fell apart in 2009. We will periodically discuss other higher profile guys in 2011’s draft class. These first four will all be multimillion-dollar bonus babies and will all get through the minors quickly. I know this is about a month late in getting posted, but I have been a little fixated on the local baseball scene back home. Go Cardinals! The Future of Catching and the Draft MLB Draft Preview: Dylan Bundy vs. Taylor Guerrieri MLB Draft Watch: Shake up at No. 1? 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Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to better represent diverse talent Women working in health, medical and life sciences sectors have taken to their keyboards to combat gender bias on Wikipedia - one of the world’s most-visited websites. The Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is part of an ongoing global movement that aims to ensure Wikipedia is more representative of diverse talent in STEMM and their contributions to society. Participants will add and update pages to include the achievements of health and medical researchers who are women. More than 43 milion people around the world use Wikipedia (45 per cent of which are women) and yet only 19 per cent of the people profiled on the site are women. On Thursday, 7 April, Franklin Women - a social enterprise that empowers women pursuing careers across the health and medical research sector - and biopharmaceutical company AbbVie, held a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to elevate online recognition of women in STEMM. This is the second time that Franklin Women and AbbVie Australia have joined forces to host the event. WOB member and Franklin Women founder, Dr Melina Georgousakis, said the success of their first Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon highlighted how important grass roots events were in increasing awareness of gender bias online, but also to drive momentum towards change. “Addressing gender bias on Wikipedia is not just about equity, it is also about ensuring that scientific discoveries and their impact on society are accurately captured. When people search for information online, Wikipedia is usually among the first results that appear and as such it plays a big role in informing people on the history of science and the role of women and other under-represented groups in the field,” said Dr Georgousakis. Following the successful model of the 2019 Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, this year’s event also saw participants receive full training and support from experienced Wikipedia editors. We think this is a great idea and we are investigating doing same for women in board and leadership roles. Watch this space. Gender bias on Wikipedia Visibility of women on Wikipedia is limited Only 19% of profiles are about women Since 2019, over 70,000 Wikipedia profiles about women added globally 85% of Wikipedia editors identify as male For resources on how to make a Wikipedia submission, including a 'How to Edit Wikipedia' cheat sheet, click HERE Equal Honours?: Why nominating for an Australian Honour is a hindrance (and why we need more Wikipedia entries on women)	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5268278121948242, "wiki_prob": 0.5268278121948242, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1275370"}
David Just Might Go Out The Wright Way by Tim Reilly August 13, 2018 0 Comments Did you hear about the big comeback this weekend from the guy with the bad back? No, not Tiger Woods. I’m talking about David Freakin’ Wright! Seemingly out of nowhere on Saturday the Mets dumped the news on us that Wright would begin a rehab assignment in Port St. Lucie on Sunday. A little more heads up and The 7 Line Army that were already down in Miami for the weekend might have made the trip… Wright played 5 innings in the field and had 3 at-bats. He finished 0-for-3 with 2 Ks, but who cares? It’s great just to see Wright out there in uniform again. No one looks better striking out than David Wright. pic.twitter.com/3rXZ0877xL — Tim Reilly (@LifeOfaReilly) August 12, 2018 We all know the season is a wash. There hasn’t been a whole lot to cheer about. We get deGrom every fifth day and then we pray for something good to happen – and more often than not it doesn’t. Now, with David Wright back in the mix, things got a whole lot more interesting. David Wright’s comments after playing today for the @stluciemets pic.twitter.com/FwQLuGiHU5 — SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) August 12, 2018 The realist in me says to not get excited about Wright. He’s experienced far too many setbacks and his injury is far too severe to make any sort of serious comeback. It’s over. Give it up. Captain Wright is done for good. The fan in me says he’s going to play at Citi Field again. He’s going to be the poster boy for spinal stenosis recovery. The team is going to rally around Captain Wright and take him back to the promise land in 2019. He’s going to go out the WRIGHT way! I’m willing to compromise between those two thoughts (with the latter being quite the stretch). At the very least, Wright should indeed be healthy enough to make an appearance in a game this season. I don’t care if he takes another at-bat in Florida. He’s David Wright. If (maybe when, sorry) it becomes clear that Wright’s body cannot sustain playing anymore, then it’s time to get him prepared for one last hurrah. Give us a homestand, one day or even just an at-bat. Wright deserves one last day in the Citi Field sun. If there’s anything good we can take away from this season as fans, it would be getting to see Wright play once more and giving him what could potentially be his farewell sendoff. And Mets, don’t you dare give us a Saturday news dump if/when it’s announced that Wright is going to suit up for a game at Citi Field. We deserve ample time to prepare for such an occasion and Wright deserves a packed house in exchange. Tim Reilly T7L contributing blogger - Follow Tim on Twitter	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6174734830856323, "wiki_prob": 0.3825265169143677, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line988941"}
Every Single Woman’s Battle Every Single Woman’s Battle Guarding Your Heart and Mind Against Sexual and Emotional Compromise By Shannon Ethridge Published by WaterBrook Press Dig-In or Re-Shelve? Grab your Bible and Dig-In! Written in workbook style, Every Single Woman’s Battle can serve as a stand-alone study guide, but is intended as a wonderful study companion to Ethridge’s earlier book Every Woman’s Battle. In this study-guide Ethridge focuses on women’s emotional vulnerability and how to guard our hearts and minds against temptation. Comprised of eight chapters, Every Single Woman’s Battle is efficiently designed to be used in a small-group setting, discussing one chapter per week for eight weeks, or even spreading the content out… Nick of Time Nick of Time By Tim Downs Published by Thomas Nelson Forensic entomologist Nick Polchak, also known as the Bug Man, is just a few days away from marrying Alena, when he ends up following a cold case that leads him away from his fiancé and jeopardizes their wedding plans altogether. Alena soon sets off to look for Nick, as they both re-examine their reasons for marriage. Combining an intriguingly suspenseful plot while simultaneously illustrating characteristics of a godly, biblical courtship and marriage is a work to be applauded. I was very impressed with the sound direction the philosophical elements took in the discussions of marriage and “advice” between friends. The twists and turns…	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6377996206283569, "wiki_prob": 0.36220037937164307, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1550607"}
Justin Trudeau Gushes Over ‘Thoughtful’ Queen Elizabeth The Canadian Prime Minister reveals that he first met the late monarch when he was just seven years old, and he still has fond memories of their first encounter. AceShowbiz -Justin Trudeau always found Queen Elizabeth to be “lovely and thoughtful and gracious.” Despite meeting the late monarch for the first time when he was just seven years old, the Canadian Prime Minister still has fond memories of their first encounter. Trudeau, whose father was former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, shared, “I was seven years old and I had to rush back from school to meet her. Of course I got [my shoes] all muddy, so I remember just before running home having to go into the school washroom with a buddy of mine, cleaning off my shoes so I could have clean shoes for meeting the queen.” Trudeau admitted that his first meeting with the monarch was a landmark moment in his life. He told the BBC, “I just remember looking up at her back then and and having her being just lovely and thoughtful and gracious with me even at that point.” Meanwhile, Trudeau insists he doesn’t see Canada breaking ties with the monarchy anytime soon. The prime minster, who recently met with King Charles in London, appreciates the “steadiness” of the monarchy. “There’s a nice balance to the system we have that I think is going to continue to serve Canadians extraordinarily well,” he said. Trudeau paid a glowing tribute to the queen shortly after her passing, thanking her for “a lifetime of service.” He said in a statement, “For most Canadians, we have known no other Sovereign. Queen Elizabeth II was a constant presence in our lives. Time and again, Her Majesty marked Canada’s modern history. Over the course of 70 years and twenty-three Royal Tours, Queen Elizabeth II saw this country from coast to coast to coast and was there for our major, historical milestones.” He continued, “She would proclaim ‘it was good to be home’ when returning to her beloved Canada. She was indeed at home here, and Canadians never ceased to return her affection. Her Majesty vowed to devote her life to the service of the Commonwealth and its people. On behalf of all Canadians, I thank Queen Elizabeth II for honouring this vow and for a lifetime of service.” Previous post George RR Martin – House of Dragon actor ‘better than Fire and Blood’ Next post ITV viewers split as they demand GMB ‘move on’ from Queen coverage Previous post:George RR Martin – House of Dragon actor ‘better than Fire and Blood’ Next post:ITV viewers split as they demand GMB ‘move on’ from Queen coverage NBC News, MSNBC Set President George H.W. Bush Special Event Coverage CLC earn their first music competition 1st Place trophy on The Show with No Chloe Green and Jeremy Meeks romance is the real deal and 'they will be together forever', says best pal Vas J Morgan Joe Perry Recovering At Home After Hospitalization R. Kelly dropped by Sony Music The First Shudder Originals Ranked Love Island's Michael could be picking Amber just to stay in the show, says Dr Alex Film Review: ‘Bikini Moon’ Steve Irwin’s family feud – wedding snub, ‘marched out of’ zoo and legacy rows	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.890292763710022, "wiki_prob": 0.890292763710022, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1058944"}
Things To Do This Weekend: July 15-17, 2022 Scott Winters Published: July 14, 2022 Photos: Facebook, Canva We are right in the middle of summer, and there is always so much to do in West Michigan on the weekends. This week is no exception. From baseball to bikes to boats, music and movies, fairs and festivals, and more. Here are a dozen different activities happening this weekend. West Michigan Whitecaps Baseball Friday, July 15-Sunday, July 17, 2022 - LMCU Ballpark, Comstock Park, MI The West Michigan Whitecaps continue their six game homestand with the Wisconsin ?Timber Rattlers this weekend. The final three games happen this weekend. On Friday, July 15 it will be Las Calaveras de West Michigan. Saturday, July 16 is Star Wars Night. The afternoon game on Sunday, July 17 will be a Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Family Sunday. More information can be found on the West Michigan Whitecaps Facebook page. Muskegon Bike Time Photo: Muskegon Bike Time via Facebook Thursday, July 14-Sunday, July 17, 2022 - Hot Rod Harley-Davidson, Muskegon, MI Now in its 16th year! Muskegon Bike Time promotes Muskegon and the lakeshore as a great place for motorcyclists and the general public to gather and enjoy the events, attractions, entertainment and food offered during this four day event. There will be live music, beer tents, street performers and more. See the Muskegon Bike Time 2022 Facebook Events page for additional information. Upheaval Festival Photo: Upheaval Festival via Facebook Friday, July 15-Saturday, July 16, 2022 - Belknap Park, Grand Rapids, MI Upheaval is Michigan’s largest rock festival and this two-day event happens right in Grand Rapids on Friday and Saturday. Find out more on the Upheavel Festival 2022 Facebook events page. Rock the Coast Photo: Rock The Coast via Facebook Friday, July 15-Sunday, July 17, 2022 - Grand Haven, MI Centered in Grand Haven, this event also travels to Holland, Saugatuck, and Port Sheldon. It will be a great weekend of boating fun, including the following: Shields of Hope boat rides, Keith Holmes Memorial Run, The Great Sticker Poker Run, It's a Wrap Celebration Party, and a Sunday Funday. Details can be found on the Rock the Coast 2022 Facebook events page. Ionia Free Fair Photo: Ionia Free Fair via Facebook Friday, July 15-Saturday, July 23, 2022 - Ionia Fairgrounds, Ionia, MI A West Michigan favorite, this fair will feature midway rides, queen contest, live bands, parade, monster truck throwdown, classic car show, derby contest, Ionia Idol, night of destruction, senior wellness day, livestock auction, bull riding, thumb tractor pull, giveaways, 4-H shows, open class exhibits, great food, and much more. Additional information can be found on the Beers at the Bridge Summer Concert: Mid-Life Crisis Facebook Events page. Beers at the Bridge Photo: Ada Township Downtown Development Authority/Holladay Photography via Facebook Friday, July 15, 2022 - Leonard Field, Ada, MI Come out and enjoy a summer concert by the Ada Covered Bridge. Food and drinks will be available for purchase while listening to the band Mid-Life Crisis. This will be the band's final performance after 20 years of entertaining people. More details can be found on the Danish Festival Facebook Events Page. Movies in the Park Photo: Friends of Grand Rapids Parks via Facebook Friday, July 15, 2022 - Roberto Clemente Park, Grand Rapids, MI On Friday, at Roberto Clemente Park (546 Rumsey St., SW), it will be the movie "Encanto". It will be a night of live music, yard games, food trucks, and a movie that will charm everyone -- and it is all Free (including the food). DJ Tony Banks will be on stage and Daddy Pete's BBQ & Ohana Ice will be supplying dinner! The fun starts at 7 pm with the movie beginning at dusk. Additional details can be found on the Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Facebook Events page. Greenville Tivoli Summer Market Danish Festival Tivoli Market Photo: Danish Festival via Facebook Saturday, July 16, 2022 - Tivoli Square, 313 S. Lafayette Street, Greenville, MI The market features fresh produce, fresh floral, unique wearables, home decor, homemade crafts, fine art, gourmet food, direct sales vendors, and more. Additional information can be found on the Danish Festival Facebook Events Page. Battle Creek’s Caribbean Festival Battle Creek's Caribbean Festival Photo: July 16, 2022 Battle Creek's Caribbean Festival via Facebook Saturday, July 16, 2022 - Festival Square Market, Battle Creek, MI The 6th annual Caribbean Festival is back! It will be a celebration of music, food, arts, and culture of the Caribbean & Africa. There will also be a new kids area and more! More information can be found on the July 16, 2022 Battle Creek's Caribbean Festival Facebook page. Main Street Celebration Wayland Main Street Celebration Photo: Downtown Wayland Main Street via Facebook Saturday, July 16, 2022 - Downtown Wayland, MI Your favorite events, activities and food are back! Sign up or simply enjoy the Talent Show. You can also take part in the Corn Hole Tournament. There will be balloon animals and a bounce house for the children. There will also be Human Hamster Wheels, a Dunk Tank, and an Obstacle Course. Capture fun pics at the Photo Booth. The Firefighter Water Ball Competition takes place at 2 pm. Other events include a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, a Petting Zoo, Art Vendors, Local Shops, Downtown Restaurants, Food Trucks, the aroma from the BBQ Contest, and Live Entertainment throughout the day. For the updated information, visit the Wayland Main Street Celebration Facebook Events page. Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 5 & 8 pm - DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, MI Tim Allen brings his stand-up to Grand Rapids for two shows on Saturday, July 16th. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing. He also voiced Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in the Santa Clause franchise. Kevin Hart Reality Check 2022 Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 7 pm - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI Hailed as one of the highest-earning stand-up comedians of 2019 by Forbes, Hart's most recent global comedy tour sold out over 100 arenas around the world, and sold over one million tickets worldwide in 2018 during his Irresponsible Tour. 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August 4, 2021updated 17 Mar 2022 3:18pm Why edge computing will play a leading role in the evolution of CX The need for high performance in customer-facing digital systems is prompting organisations to move data processing closer to the edge. By Claudia Glover Customer interactions are overwhelmingly digital – and emerging technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), robotics, and virtual reality will only intensify their dependence on data. That is prompting some organisations to rethink the topology of their IT systems, moving data back from the cloud and closer to the customer, in order to reduce latency among other benefits. Experts, therefore, expect edge computing to play a central role in the evolution of the customer experience (CX). Virtual reality test drives are one of many data-intensive new customer experiences on the horizon. (Photo by Creativa Images/Shutterstock) Why CX innovation drives computing to the edge For an ever-growing proportion of organisations, customer interactions are digital first. That means the performance of websites and apps plays an increasing role in the customer experience. A study by Deloitte Digital found that a 100ms improvement in mobile retail website speed translates to an 8.4% increase in customer conversion. Meanwhile, emerging data-intensive technologies promise new rich and immersive customer experiences. According to a survey by Oracle, 45% of organisations are already using IoT in a CX context, and 37% are using intelligent voice assistants or chatbots. Further on the horizon, robots, autonomous vehicles, and virtual reality all have the potential to transform how businesses interact with their customers. These innovations only add to the volume of data involved in customer interactions – and their sensitivity to performance issues. "More and more things, and the people that connect to those things, are producing and consuming digital data," explains Tom Bittman, VP at Gartner. "By next year the majority of enterprise data will be produced and processed outside of data centres. This is an important change." This is prompting companies to rethink the topology of their digital systems, bringing computing power back from the cloud and closer to the customer. "The equation is inevitable," explains Bittman. "The compute moves to the data." Edge vs cloud computing: latency comparison Edge computing describes the use of servers located near to the end-user in order to conduct some or all of their data processing needs. These might be in nearby data centres or on company premises. "[Edge computing] will improve latency of transactions, will enable more immediate decisions, and will make it possible to do the analysis faster for data-intensive services," explains Martin Garner, chief analyst at CCS Insights. A recent study by researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology demonstrated the performance benefits of edge computing compared to cloud. They found that for a majority of end-users, websites delivered by Akamai's network of edge servers had a latency improvement of 10 to 100ms compared to public cloud hosting. (Notably, the performance improvement was less marked in Western Europe, which the authors attribute to the high concentration of cloud data centres located there). What to look for in a modern ERP system How tech leaders can keep energy costs down and meet efficiency goals View all newsletters Sign up to our newsletters Data, insights and analysis delivered to you By The Tech Monitor team And edge computing offers more than just latency improvements, Garner explains. It can improve resilience by reducing dependence on network connections to cloud servers ("a city cannot be allowed to stop because a broadband link has failed," he says), bolster security, and also help companies comply with local data protection regulations. As a result, adoption is poised for growth. A 2021 survey of more than 300 organisations by open-source software body the Eclipse Foundation found that 38% are implementing edge computing solutions today and 45% plan to do so in the next two years. AI is the most common workload for processing at the edge, respondents said – conducting AI analysis closer to the end-user device allows for more real-time responses. Telecommunications providers, many of whom have local data centre capacity going spare, have spotted an opportunity: Liberty Global recently spun-off some of its data centre capacity to create a new edge computing provider. But the industry is nascent and precisely how enterprise organisations will consume edge computing remains to be seen. According to Gartner, hyperscale cloud providers accounted for just 1% of the edge computing platforms in operation in 2020 – but that proportion will grow to 20% in 2023. So while the impetus to bring data closer to the customer may lead organisations to retreat from the cloud, the cloud giants may follow that data to the edge. However it is delivered, Bitten expects edge computing to play a central role in the creation of new, data-intensive customer experiences. "Edge computing is part of the story of technology adapting to humans," he says. Contactless commerce: Covid-19 and the customer experience Topics in this article : CX , Edge computing Claudia Glover @ClaudiaGloverTM @LinkedIn Claudia Glover is a staff reporter on Tech Monitor.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.519319474697113, "wiki_prob": 0.48068052530288696, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1598577"}
Cool 94.3 App Lakes Deals Submit Public Service Announcement Submit Donation Request Classic Hits & Oldies By COOL 94.3 \| August 11, 2022 Melissa Etheridge’s “new calling”: Stopping fights on ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Bravo Media Melissa Etheridge is a musician, Oscar winner, Grammy winner and breast cancer survivor, but now she can add another line to her resume: reality show peacemaker. On Wednesday night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Melissa made a surprise appearance at a charity dinner hosted by Dorit Kemsley. When she arrived, she inadvertently stopped things from descending into chaos. As E! Online reports, Lisa Rinna and Sutton Stracke had gotten into a screaming match at the event and were slinging expletives across the room at each other, while all the other guests watched in horror. But then Melissa came down the stairs and performed “Come to My Window,” and suddenly everyone chilled out. In fact, Lisa even apologized to Sutton and the rest of the Housewives, tearfully attributing her outburst to misdirected anger. “I’m trying to figure out how to live without my mom and I don’t know how to do it,” she said. Melissa retweeted the E! Online article — titled “How Melissa Etheridge Stopped a RHOBH Dinner Party From Hell” — and added, “I have new calling!!” She also tweeted a photo of herself posing with the glamorous housewives, and captioned the pic, “one of these things is not like the other…“ Girls Just Wanna Have Funko: Cyndi Lauper gets a Funko Pop! figure Lucasfilm releases "Phenomenon" trailer to promote March 1 return of 'The Mandalorian' on Disney+ Amazon greenlights a second season of Chris Pratt's action series 'The Terminal List' — and a prequel show, too Siouxsie Sioux pleads with Japanese company to end animal testing Ahead of 'Fast X' trailer premiere, Universal Pictures hits reverse with a 'Fast and the Furious' "legacy" trailer Need help accessing the FCC Public File due to a disability? Please contact Justin Jerve at [email protected] or (218) 828-1244. © 2023 HBI Radio Alexandria, LLC	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9479376673698425, "wiki_prob": 0.9479376673698425, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line150051"}
Home / Phone / Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Storage: 64 \| RAM: 4 \| CPU: 8-core SKU: xz2c Categories: New, Phone, Supported Tags: display_size_from_5_to_less_than_6_inches, ram_size_from_4_to_less_than_8_gb, storage_size_from_64_to_less_than_128_gb The Phone Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is another LineageOS Phone. It is released on 2018.04 by Sony and compatible with Version 17.1, 18.1, 19.1 and 20. Moreover LineageOS ensures that this Phone runs faster than using the original ROM. Because it has no maintainers this Phone counts not the best LinegaeOS devices. So, with time by time the device can receive over the air updates (OTA) from official LineageOS servers. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact – Pricing There are 2 cameras available running with a resolution of 19 and respectively 5 MP. The screen has a size of 5 inches running at a resolution of px. As a result the device has a PPI of . However, the physical dimensions are 65 mm (2.56 in), 135 mm (5.31 in) and 12.1 mm (0.48 in) (height/length/depth). This device is powered by the Kryo 385 CPU using arm64 architecture. It has 8 cores alongside an integrated disk storage of 64 GB. Furthermore a slot for SD-Cards is available. It can increase the disk storage by up to 256 GB. Complex games or working with several apps at the same time requires a lot of working memory (RAM). The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact uses 4 GB working memory (RAM). The LineageOS image is usually available on the official LineageOS homepage. There, the device listens to its code name "xz2c". That is to say, easily push the button below and take a look for the latest download of the Xperia XZ2 Compact image. The installation guide describes the process of firstly unlocking and secondly replacing the vendors operating system. The guide is available in English language from the official LineageOS homepage. There, the device listens to its code name "xz2c". That is to say, easily push the button below to follow the official full installation guide for the . https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/xz2c/install xz2c Be the first to review “Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact” Cancel reply Motorola PHOTON Q 4G LTE	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.680632472038269, "wiki_prob": 0.31936752796173096, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1410403"}
Tornado & severe storms wreak damage in Chicago suburbs 21st June 2021 - Author: Steve Evans Severe storms rolled into Illinois in the last few hours, with tornado warnings were raised for the Chicago suburbs. At least one tornado touched down and has caused significant damage in the Woodridge suburb of the city. This event only struck in the last couple of hours, so information remains limited being during the hours of darkness. The US National Weather Service confirmed the tornado, saying that it touched down somewhere near the Woodridge and Bolingbrook border in the suburbs of Chicago, and referring to a “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado” that presented a “life-threatening situation.” At one stage, more than three million people were under a live tornado warning, as the severe storms moved into highly populated and urbanised areas. Flights at Chicago O’Hare airport were even delayed, as the tornado warnings extended right towards the city itself. After the touchdown, police asked residents to avoid the areas of Woodridge around Janes Avenue, Woodridge Drive and Woodward Avenue, to allow first-responders access, to avoid debris in the streets and because of expected casualties. Reports suggest a number of structures have collapsed and widespread property damage has been experienced along the track of the tornado, along with some injuries and a number of people rushed to hospital, while power lines were also downed. As ever, when severe weather events occur social media is one of the best places to look for immediate information that could be helpful to the insurance and reinsurance industry, given the number of meteorologists posting data there. The tornado was formed from a quasi-linear convective system, or line of thunderstorms that rolled through into the Chicago suburbs, which suggests other areas will also have experienced strong winds, potentially heavy rains and possible hail as well. A report from one meteorologist, Chris Jackson in South Carolina (the image above in this article is his) said that data shows the tornado that impacted Woodridge, Illinois may have been quite long-tracked, perhaps travelling as much as 10 or 11 miles through suburban areas. Data suggest the Woodridge, IL #tornado traveled about 10-11 miles through a very heavily populated mixed residential and commercial use area with a maximum intensity (on radar) directly on top of Woodridge while crossing two interstates in the process. #ilwx pic.twitter.com/NUoPNvlTVw — ☈ Chris Jackson ☈ (@ChrisJacksonSC) June 21, 2021 He noted that the track above could have been off by a few blocks in either direction, due to the limitations of a radar signature. Another tornado focused meteorologist said that an early analysis suggests the tornado could have been a strong EF3 tornado, given the fact debris appears to have been thrown as high as 18,000 foot or more, while Rotational Velocity (Vrot) may have been 66 knots. It's never good to have to do these analyses this late at night, but the tornado that hit Woodridge, IL and nearby suburbs of Chicago was likely a strong EF3 based on an impressive 18,000+ ft TDS and a 66 kt Vrot, both remarkable for a QLCS tornado! #ilwx pic.twitter.com/ICdv3V15y4 — Sam Emmerson (@ou_sams) June 21, 2021 With this tornado event having only occurred a couple of hours ago, it’s far too early for speculation on whether it could create a significant insurance and reinsurance loss. The main concern at this time is for the people in the tornadoes path, as damage reports continue to suggest relatively significant impacts and potential to harm. Tagged as: convective, ILS funds, insurance, reinsurance, severe thunderstorm, tornado, tornadoes « Older article Best of Artemis, week ending 20th June 2021	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7641546130180359, "wiki_prob": 0.7641546130180359, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1516934"}
Pfizer Says A 3rd Dose Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Boosts Immunity Today, Pfizer released preliminary data showing that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine does boost a person's immunity, at least as far as can be measured in the lab. As NPR's Joe Palca reports, this news comes as evidence begins to show that the efficacy of the vaccine may be waning over time. JOE PALCA, BYLINE: The preliminary data come from a small group of subjects who had already received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Mikael Dolsten is Pfizer's chief scientific officer. He gave the news in a conference call with investors. MIKAEL DOLSTEN: We observed a significant boost in neutralizing antibodies following a third dose of the current vaccine for both wild type and the beta variant. PALCA: The wild type is the strain of the virus that originated in China. The beta variant first showed up in South Africa and has been of particular concern because it's the variant the vaccines are least effective against. Dolsten also said another laboratory study shows that a third shot boosted immunity to the delta variant. DOLSTEN: These preliminary data are very encouraging as delta continues to spread. PALCA: These results come from using a boost with the original Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The company said it will also start testing a modified vaccine specifically targeting the delta variant. The unanswered question is when or whether to give a booster. Both laboratory studies and data from vaccinated people show the vaccine's efficacy appears to be waning over time. But federal health officials say the current vaccines still work well enough, although they have begun to say certain populations, such as those with weakened immune systems, may need a third dose of the vaccine. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on the investor call that Pfizer believes the need is broader than that. ALBERT BOURLA: What we have said is not - you know, I - for months, I'm saying that we believe, based on the data that we received or at least the early data, we will need a booster 8 to 12 months and - from the second dose. But we haven't submitted data yet. PALCA: If it's still an open question about how good a vaccine will be for people, it's bound to be good for Pfizer's bottom line. Bourla told investors the company had second-quarter revenue of nearly $8 billion from the vaccine. Joe Palca, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7614066004753113, "wiki_prob": 0.7614066004753113, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line810468"}
Dye Is Cast – West Cliffs Heading For No.1 Status 6.43pm 13th June 2017 - Courses West Cliffs West Cliffs Golf Links has been hailed as one of the new stars of European golf, and been tipped to become the number one golf course in Portugal, after being unveiled to widespread approval this month. Located less than an hour north of Lisbon on the magnificent Silver Coast, West Cliffs has been designed by Cynthia Dye ASGCA, from the world-renowned golf architecture company Dye Designs Group, and is the continent’s most talked-about new golf course design project. The first Dye golf course in Portugal – and only the fourth in Europe – the spectacular par-72 clifftop links has been created over 200 hectares of natural landscape, rolling sand dunes and coastal vegetation, and offers sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean from each hole. Dye flew in from her home in Colorado, USA, to officially open the layout to a select audience of key European tour operators, media and local dignitaries, and they delivered a unanimous verdict after accepting the exclusive invitation to be one of the first people to play the course. Adam Lawrence, editor of Golf Course Architecture magazine and principal of Oxford Golf Consulting, said: “West Cliffs occupies possibly the best piece of golfing ground I have seen in mainland Europe. The design is very strong and sits lightly on the natural terrain. All in all I think the course is a strong contender for the title of best in Portugal.” Andy Newmarch, editor of the respected Top 100 Golf Courses website, said: “West Cliffs is one of the very best European openings in recent years, if not the best. “It’s exciting and dramatic, with quality holes from start to finish, and is simply exhilarating to play. There is no doubt in my mind that it is set to become a big hitter on the European golf scene over the coming years.” Cynthia Dye teeing off on the 18th hole Construction work on West Cliffs began in February last year, with Dye and her team working in close collaboration with the local government to ensure minimum disruption to the environment, and to create a harmonious and sustainable links in an enviable location. Fitting seamlessly into its natural surroundings, West Cliffs measures a testing 7,003 yards in length but, thanks its modern design and a choice of several sets of tees, it guarantees accessibility to golfers of all abilities. Dye said: “This has been an incredible project to be involved in, right from the moment when I first visited the site and saw what was possible 14 years ago. “With its amazing location and terrain, West Cliffs is the most fantastic natural golf course site imaginable. The course was really already there for us, and it was our job to shape the holes to create an incredible dramatic experience for everyone that plays it. “With a number of different ways to play each hole and the wide choice of tees, we believe that we have designed a course that golfers will want to play time and time again, and it’s a real pleasure for us to receive such great initial feedback.” Complementing the West Cliffs course is the golf academy that provides the ideal atmosphere for players to warm-up, learn and improve, while a stylish and eco-friendly clubhouse offers guests exclusive panoramic views of the course and the Atlantic Ocean beyond from three sides of the glass-fronted building. West Cliffs is being managed by Praia D’El Rey – one of Europe’s leading resorts – which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer. Situated less than 10 minutes’ drive from West Cliffs, Praia D’El Rey offers an eclectic and ever-growing range of services and activities attracting the golf, sports and leisure markets. Francisco Cadete, director of golf at West Cliffs Golf Links, added: “West Cliffs is a truly wonderful golfing experience that can be enjoyed by players of all levels. “We’ve already received a lot of interest and bookings from all over Europe, and the combination of playing the new links with the championship course on offer at Praia D’El Rey makes the resort a very attractive proposition for players seeking a five-star golfing break.” West Cliffs Golf Links www.westcliffs.com Praia D’El Rey www.praia-del-rey.com Dye Designs www.dyedesigns.com Adam Lawrence / Andy Newmarch / Cynthia Dye / Dye Designs / Francisco Cadete / golf course architecture / Praia d’el Rey / Top 100 Golf Courses / West Cliffs Golf Links Laguna Lang Co strengthens ties with Asian Tour Hever Castle Golf & Wellbeing wins Golf Environment Award Trio of Troon venues host top tour events Major Course Upgrade for The Club at Castiglion del Bosco, Tuscany	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5022751688957214, "wiki_prob": 0.49772483110427856, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line247379"}
Patriot may not be your go to company for mice, but with the release of the Viper V570, they should be! Attention to detail, a superb layout, functionality on a whole other level, ceramic pads, and an unbelievable price are all reasons you should strongly consider this mouse. Introduction, Specifications, and Pricing Even though Patriot is better known for memory and flash memory products in the past, just like many other manufacturers do, they opted to move into the peripherals market. We have seen a couple of mice in the past from them thus far, and while one of the mice stood out as its own design, the other had a hint of Sentey design present in the device. This is not a bad thing either. Sentey may not be on your radar, but from what we have gathered in past reviews, there is nothing about their peripheral designs that would make us shy away from the product lineup. We feel it is a smart idea to borrow from companies who have had an excellent showing to reviewers and customers and incorporated those features into another product. That being said, there is much about this latest mouse from Patriot to make it a stand out product. Things like a massive amount of buttons for those who feel two extra buttons just don't cover needs of today's gamers. RGB is all the rage right now, but while most mice have a single, or maybe a pair of zones, this mouse delivers four LED zones, all of which can be programmed and customized over various profiles. There is a highly textured thumb grip added into the design to ensure the mouse will not slip from your hands in the heat of battle, and outside of Sentey mice, this Patriot mouse has one of the lowest coefficients of friction when it comes to movement. There has been a build-up to this product from Patriot, with the release of two mice before this one, but we do feel that the new Patriot Viper V570 RGB Laser Gaming Mouse is the best of the bunch. If past offerings had you leaning toward Patriot for a new mouse, what you are about to see in the V570 is above and beyond what Patriot has offered, and is also a step above most other mice currently on the market. While the V570 is designed to fit only the right-hand crowd of gamers, we feel this design brings forth everything that a hardcore gamer wants in their mouse, and is well worth your time to have a look at what we are about to show you. The Patriot Viper V570 gaming mouse is a hybrid design, where Patriot is offering the best of both worlds to FPS and MMO gamers. The mouse is covered with a two-year warranty against any defects in workmanship, and at the bottom of the chart, we see the dimensions and weight. The Viper V570 is 159.2 grams without the adjustable weights added into the mix. Dimensionally, it is 133mm from front to back, it is 80mm wide, and stands 44mm tall at the highest point. The Viper V570 is made mostly of plastic covered with a soft touch coating on some parts, mixed with others with a glossy finish. The left side has a rubberized section for better grip, while the right is contoured to fit finger for those who need to lift the mouse a lot. While the majority of the V570 is black, Patriot chose to make all of the secondary buttons red to match the Viper logo on the heel, and of course, the entire V570 is wrapped with four RGB LED zones. On the right of the chart, we find a list of features which the V570 boasts of. There is an extreme precision laser sensor, which is a software tweaked Avago ADNS 9800 laser sensor, capable of up to 12,000 DPI. The RGB zones are customizable via software, but by default cycle through all the 16.8 million color options it offers. The design is ergonomic for right-hand users, for both MMO and FPS games. The RGB lighting can be set to various profiles so that each profile displays a different combination of RGB lighting, and all told there are thirteen programmable Macro keys. One of the best features is the ceramic foot pads under the V570, which makes movement effortless. There are four DPI LED indicator lights to signify which level is in use, there are seven additional weights, weighing 4.9 grams each, and there is zero delay, which we assume refers to the polling rate. Beyond all of the styling and features, there is still one more fantastic thing going for the V570, and that is the price. While the MSRP is set to $59.99, which can be seen on the V570 product page at Patriot's product page, from what we see now, that is only a starting point. Newegg has the Viper V570 listed currently for $56.20, which isn't all that great of a deal, but saving money is always a good thing. However, if you want to find the best deal out there, we suggest you look to Amazon.com. It is there, where we have found that the Patriot Viper V570 is selling for just $48.53, and if you are a Prime member, shipping is free too. Rarely do we find a mouse that is this well-equipped priced under the $50 mark, but this is an instance where bang for the buck is quite high. Chad's Peripherals Test System Specifications Motherboard: ASUS X99-E WS - Buy from Amazon / Read our review CPU: Intel Core i7 5930K - Buy from Amazon Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX - Buy from Amazon / Read our review Memory: KLevv Cras DDR4 3000 - Buy from Amazon / Read our review Video Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Matrix Platinum - Buy from Amazon / Read our review Storage: Intel 730 480GB - Buy from Amazon / Read our review Case: SilverStone TJ11 - Buy from Amazon / Read our review Power Supply: Corsair AX1200 - Buy from Amazon / Read our review OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit - Buy from Amazon Packaging, Accessories, and Documentation What appears to be snake scales are presented on the backdrop in red, as it blends into black near the bottom. Over it, we see the large image of the V570 with the LEDs lit, and the name of it off to the right of it. Near the bottom, we find four features, covering the RGB profiles, the 12,000 DPI, an adjustable weight system, and that the design is made for FPS and MMO gamers. The front panel of the box is magnetically closed to the packaging, but once opened, there is the V570 in full view to the right. Inside of the cover, Patriot shows off the location of the laser sensor eye, the ceramic foot pads, the adjustable weight system, the thirteen Marco keys, and again explains what this design is intended to be used for. The right sid of the packaging shows off the right side of the V570. This allows Patriot to show off the red secondary buttons which run along this side of the mouse. Also, to make sure you remember which mouse you are looking at, Patriot add the name of it at the bottom. The back of the box has the same background effects as the front, but this time we see who smaller images of the V570. The top image is used to point out the ceramic foot pads and the 12,000 DPI, while the second image is used to show off the adjustable weight system, the programmable buttons, and the Sniper button. The last panel, which is the left side of the box, covers things we have already discussed. The four key features of the V570 are shown, but this time is accompanied with brief descriptions to help customers understand what they are for. Inside of the box is a highly stylized, red, cardboard inner packaging. It is used to surround and encapsulate the mouse and the metal puck of weights that sit under the clear plastic which protects them in transit. Under the inner packaging, there is a darker red envelope to locate. Inside of that envelope, you will find not only a quick start guide for the V570, but you will also find that Patriot ships a pair of Viper logo stickers too. We took the lid off of the metal puck to show what is inside, and we find seven steel weights set into a form fitting rubber insert. There is no indication on the weights as to what the gram total is per weight, but we did put them on the scale to verify the 4.9-gram weight of each. While Patriot sends seven weights to go with the V570, there is only room for six of them inside of the mouse. Patriot Viper V570 RGB Laser Gaming Mouse The left side of the V570 is where much of the action happens. Near the front, jutting out from the side of the mouse is the first two secondary buttons, set by default as th4e page forward and page back buttons. Following the top edge to the back, we then run onto a set of five programmable buttons above the rubberized thumb grip area. The largest of the buttons is the Sniper button, and along the bottom edge, we find the first of the RGB LED zones. The view from the back of the mouse shows the shift in the ergonomic design found handing off the left side. We can also see that the top has a skinny section, which is removable to add weights to it. The larger section of black plastic seen here is where Patriot decided to place a red Viper logo. Where many mouse makers will tend to leave the right side of the mouse simple, Patriot wanted to be sure grip is on the top of the priorities list. This means that the V570 is contoured with the body line being the highest point, which allows for a dual finger grip to the right side of the V570. The front of the mouse is blunt, but it allows Patriot to add a pair of RGB LED panels for zone two. We also see that the main buttons are separated, leaving room for the centrally mounted cable to leave the V570, as well as offering ample room for the scroll wheel. On top0 of the V570, we find a scroll wheel with what appears to be a street tire design to the rubber coating, and this is RGB LED zone three. The pair of red buttons is used to adjust the profiles with the front button, and the DPI levels with the rear button, which are shown in four stages just to the left of the buttons. Using the notch cut out of the heel to lift off the cover, we added weights into the mouse in the six holes spread across the mouse, so that it can be fine-tuned. We also can see, just in front of the weights, there is a shiny section of plastic where the Viper name is located. The Viper name is the fourth of the RGB LED zones. The cable that ships attached to the Viper V570 has all of the bells and whistles. It is nearly six foot in length, and while braided in the covering, it is a mix of red and black to go with the mouse. There is a Velcro strap for bundling the cable, which has a Ferrite choke in-line, and terminates with a gold plated USB 2.0 connection. Under the V570, we find that the eye of the laser sensor is off center, slightly left and forward. The second thing we find is the lack of flat PTFE feet. Rather than using the average components, Patriot has opted to use ceramic pads, which are highest in the center of them, and drastically lowers the drag associated with many other mice. Inside the Viper V570 Five screws hold the V570 together, found under each of the feet. Once out, we could remove the top half, mindful of the ribbon cable. We can see the smaller PCB for the array of buttons on the side and top, and the lower section houses everything else needed to make the V570 operate correctly. We found that there are two sections of PCB found in the top half. The longer one of them has six thin pad switches, which back the red secondary buttons numbered three through eight. It is connected to the second PCB via fine wires for communication through the ribbon cable, and on the PCB are pad switches for the DPI and profile buttons, and a LED for the Viper logo. The page forward and page back buttons marked one and two use the pair of pad switches on the outer edge. The Omron switch is of the typical variety and is what backs the left click button. We can also see the TTC switch used to read the lightly segmented spin of the scroll wheel. To illuminate the left side of the mouse with the ability to appear to move the color around the V570, it uses the four LEDs seen here. There is also a layer of tape placed over these LEDs, so they will not bleed into other areas, or be visible through any gaps in the design. Taking center stage is the Avago ADNS 9800 laser sensor. Typically this sensor maxes out with 8200 DPI, but with a bit of tinkering, Viper can deliver 12,000 DPI from this sensor, so it can compete with the 12,000 DPI optical sensors which have become so popular, as of late. In control of all of the data traffic and communication with the PC is the Sonix MCU. This is the SN8F22E88BFG, which appears to be an 8-bit microcontroller, and if it truly is, Patriot can get a lot done with this basic setup. Many other would have a 16-bit MCU in place to deliver what the V570 is capable of. On the right side of the mouse, at the front of it again, we can see the matching Omron switch which is found under the right click button. Reading the presses of the scroll wheel, Patriot fitted a TTC switch, which is heavier in feel to the Omron switches. With the Viper V570 all back to one piece again, we powered it to see what happens. What we find is that the color starts with the Viper logo, it then jumps down to the side, and runs along it progressively. At this time, we are using the red profile, and we have the second level of DPI selected, seen at the top of the V570. The lighting we saw on the log and along the side, continues around to the front. Both panels on the front edge will carry on with the progressive loop of color, and then the lighting swings back into the scroll wheel to end the loop. Gaming and General Impressions DOOM & Battlefield 1 When it comes to FPS and MMO gaming, we gave it all a spin. While DOOM and Battlefield 1 test a mouse in virtually the same manner, we found that movements are effortless. There is a whole other level of slickness to the ceramic pads used on the V570, and we found that after long hours of gaming, discomfort in our shoulder, forearm, and wrist was nearly nonexistent. With a full range of DPI to use, we could swing around any map with ease, and the additional snipe button allows for super accurate headshot ability. This is also where we feel the Viper is intended for those with larger hands, as some of the buttons were just out of range for us to access quickly, without a bit of hunting around needed to find buttons one, two, and eight. We also took some time in the software to program the extra buttons, and in MMOS titles, this comes in very handy. We were able to not only set specific commands to the buttons, but we could set full on Macros so that one press of a button would run through various attacks and skills in one click. We tend not to play many MMO titles very much, but we can easily see where the Viper V570 would be the weapon of choice under your right hand for such titles. Windows and Productivity At first, we thought we had some lag issues, or that some other culprit was causing some of our actions to not be shown on screen, but it was while testing the Viper V570 in production that we realized what our only issue was. While not ever sample will have this issue, we found that the Omron switch under our left click button was sticky. Not only would it extend the use of a single press, we noticed that it also missed a few clicks here and there. Otherwise, the V570 functioned flawlessly, and even though our V570 did show a slight issue, we will not hold it against Patriot, as these things can happen, and with a two-year warranty covering it, the average user can easily RMA the mouse to rectify this situation. While we thought the V570 was accurate in gaming when it came to editing photos, we loved the glide of the pads, and never seemed to overshoot our target. We also found that while we assumed the softer segmentation of the scroll wheel could be a bad thing, in daily use, we found it far easier to use to scroll pages. We also love the fact that all of the buttons can be used to simplify things like photo or video editors so that you can get more done with your thumb and first finger. There are only a few mice that offer this level of functionality, and even a tighter group of mice that do so with this level of access and still leaves room for your thumb to grip the mouse. After installing the software and taking a firmware update, we opened it to find what you see here. The buttons tab is the first to address, and it is here that you can remap thirteen of the fifteen buttons on the V570. The left click and profile buttons are not reprogrammable, but all others can be set to do anything you can imagine related to PC commands. What happens if you are to click on one of the buttons to reprogram them; a secondary page pops up. The first menu shown is for mouse functions, and there are fourteen options to choose from here. If you are looking for keyboard functions to program to the V570, this is the tab you want. Here you can pick through the full 104 key layout, and it even offers multimedia controls along the bottom. The software offers advanced function options too. This is where you can select things like DPI switching, axis locks, angle snapping, and virtual touch. There is also a page where, had we programmed or imported any of our Macros, they would show in this window, and be selectable to program to any of the thirteen buttons. There is also an ability to use multiple keystrokes in a cycle, reverse cycle, or in their current position. You click on the Add button, and press each keystroke, adding the next in line and so on. Consider us naive, but the best thing we can think to use this for would be chat for quick replies. Back to the main menu now, we have selected the sensor tab. Here you can set the four levels of DPI, and also have the option for separated axis controls, from 50 DPI at the low-end, to 12,000 DPI at the top of the range. The Macro editor can be reached from the tab in the main window, or from the Macro list page we saw previously. In it, you can do anything you wish to accomplish, with a full suite of options. We also see that the onboard storage of the V570 has 6990 bytes of room left. The settings tab will allow users to address the polling rate via the slider, as well as enabling angle snapping, enabling the OSD, and disable mouse acceleration. Near the bottom, we find software and firmware versions, and there are driver specific buttons to back up the settings, restore to an earlier version, or reset the entire suite to its default settings. By clicking on the multi-color dot at the top of the main menu, you can select which mode of RGB LEDs you wish to be displayed. There is a section to customize, which will allow users to set the color of each of the seven LEDs found inside. You can also select from the pre-defined options of a wave, wave inverted, and two random patterns. Random 1 mixes the colors across all of the LEDs, while Random 2 is a breathing mode, where all LEDS change colors at the same time. To be as blunt as possible, we did not see this coming from Patriot. While we have all the faith in the World that there are brilliant minds at work at Patriot, we just did not expect this level of control, functionality, or the ease of movement in which the Viper V570 brings to the table. The form of the V570 is comfortable, but as we mentioned earlier, it does require a large hand to access everything easily. That said, the layout of all of the buttons is terrific, and at no time were we found ourselves pressing things we did not intend to be using. The mix of textures, coatings, and material choices gives the Viper V570 an attractive and unique appearance, the easy to access hidden weight system is a treat, and for any right-hand user, you will find the ergonomic design pleasing. By default, the V570 is much like any other mouse, since most of the secondary buttons are not programmed to do anything. However, once we had a look at what the software is capable of providing, it takes the V570 far up the functionality scale. Anything you could dream of changing can be found within the software, including many things you may not have pondered. All of the gaming related priorities like polling rates, angle snapping, acceleration, and things of that nature are easily adjusted. There is an ability to use an OSD for DPI and profile changes, and with th4e rest of the menu systems, Patriot leaves the limits of programmability of the Viper V570 to the individual users. One other huge selling point to this mouse that isn't part of the form and appearance, or the software, comes in the form of five, round, ceramic feet. No matter what other companies are trying to use for mouse feet, nothing compares to the effortless movement of what these ceramic pads offer. With everything we just looked at, discussed, and found in the software, what smacks us right in the face is the price. Many other options that are currently flooding the market, either do not have the level of functionality that the V570 offers, or are not as pleasurable to use day to day, will set you back quite a bit more money than what we find the Viper V570 listed for currently. At just $48.53, not only do you get pleasing aesthetics, customizable RGB LEDs, and a near flawless mouse, you do not have to break the bank to do so. From what we have seen, Patriot has raised the bar for all other manufacturers, and with the Viper V570 RGB Laser Gaming Mouse, they offer one of the best solutions to be had under your right hand. Performance 98% Features 100% Value 99% Overall 98% The Bottom Line: Patriot may not be your go to company for mice, but with the release of the Viper V570, they should be! Attention to detail, a superb layout, functionality on a whole other level, ceramic pads, and an unbelievable price are all reasons you should strongly consider this mouse. Read about TweakTown's awards! 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Elevens @PompeyElevens Pompey Gaffers Eleven After hanging up their boots these former Pompey players crossed back over the white-washed line and stepped into management After failing to get anybody to take him even remotely seriously about a managerial post at Fratton Park, Jamo secured a role as head coach of the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League (with Hermann Hreidarsson as his assistant). Pace-free Bulgarian show pony Dimitar Berbatov was not impressed posting #worstwannabecoachever on social media. Eddie Howe Howe was Harry Redknapp’s first Pompey signing but after being injured on debut the current Magpies’ manager only played two full games. By his own admission the time he spent on the sidelines at Fratton Park helped to formulate his managerial career. Gianluca Festa Harry Redknapp brought in gnarly warhorse Gianluca Festa during the 2002-03 Championship winning season. After hanging up his white boots Festa went into management in his native Italy and was in the hotseat at Serie B side Como - until they sacked him when propping up the bottom of the table in Serie B. Eoin Hand The no-nonsense lump of an old-school stopper made 277 robust appearances for Pompey over two spells. However, Hand is better known in some quarters as the man who big Jack Charlton replaced as manager of the Republic of Ireland. Ron Tindall Early on in his career Tindall partnered Jimmy Greaves up front for Chelsea, but was, ultimately, converted to full back at Pompey. He was appointed Pompey manager in 1970 and lasted for three largely unremarkable seasons in the old Div Two. Ron Newman The former Pompey winger left these shores in 1967 for the United States and ended up in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A managerial titan during a trophy-laden career Stateside, he managed George Best and Gerd Muller along the way. Bobby Campbell As a player, Bobby was an integral part of George Smith’s side that won the Third Division title in 1961/62. A mere 21 years later (1982-83) he was leading the Blues to the same title with a then-record points haul of 91. George Graham A double winner as a player at Arsenal, Gorgeous George joined Pompey from Man United in 1974 and more than lived up to his ‘Stroller’ nickname. His trademark defensive managerial style reaped dividends at Arsenal. Tony Barton Barton started his coaching career at the Blues and ended up as a European Cup-winning manager with Aston Villa in 1982. Tony also had a short spell as Pompey caretaker gaffer when Frank Burrows was dismissed in 1991. Ron Saunders Saunders was Pompey’s top scorer for six seasons in a row (1958-64) and is the club’s third highest goalscorer. He’s the only manager to have taken charge of all three Second City clubs (Villa, Birmingham and West Brom). John Aloisi Aloisi was a bit of a rarity at Fratton Park in the 90s, an Aussie who could actually play football! Bought from Cremonese he was sold at a criminally cut price to Coventry in 1998. After a stint as manager of Brisbane Roar (grrr) in the A-league, he is now giving it the hairdryer treatment at Western United FC. Pompey Elevens Pompey Elevens celebrates the rich history of Portsmouth Football Club and its players through a series of themed teams. The site is blatantly 100% unofficial. © 2023 Pompey Elevens	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9902018308639526, "wiki_prob": 0.9902018308639526, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1628539"}
Spora ransomware goes freemium with four different payment options In Industry, News By Secure Sense A new ransomware strain called Spora has taken the “freemium” model to a new level. Many ransomware attacks include a try-before-you-buy feature on their pay pages, where you can decrypt one or two files for free as an inducement to trust the crooks. By allowing you to upload two randomly chosen files and then returning copies of the originals, the crooks are hoping to prove that they do, indeed, have the decryption key they’re offering to sell back to you. Assuming that the crooks didn’t simply upload all your data – unlikely, given that the upload speed of a typical ADSL home network is just 1 Mbps – and given that they didn’t know which files you’d choose, it’s reasonable to infer that they must have the necessary decryption key or keys for any and all of your files. Spora adds three new levels to this whole try-before-you-buy angle: If the crooks are to be believed, you can: Decrypt two files for free. Decrypt a selection of files for $30. Have the ransomware itself removed for $20. Buy what they call immunity for $50. Get a full restore for $120. We can’t give you exact details of what you get at each price point, because we haven’t tried paying up to see what happens, and we’re not inclined to do so. Nevertheless, we’re hoping that there’s a vague silver lining here. We suspect, or at least we would like to think, that the new immunity and removal options exist because more and more people are backing up their data properly these days. In other words, the crooks have had to come up with additional payment options that might be of interest even to victims who can recover their data without paying for a decryption key. How Spora gets in Spora is clearly intended to be distributed by email, even though we haven’t seen any samples in our own spamtraps. The ransomware is delivered in a multi-stage attack that unfolds as follows: There’s a ZIP file to look inside. Opening up ZIPs, even if they arrived in an email, is generally regarded as a low-risk exercise, in the same way that looking at a list of files in a folder is much less dangerous than actually opening individual files inside the folder. The ZIP contains an HTA file with an enticing name. HTA is short for HTML Application, meaning that Windows treats an HTA file like a web page that isn’t subject to the sandboxing and other security controls imposed when you are browsing. If an HTA contains an embedded script, that script gets the same sort of run-time power as a downloaded program (.EXE file). The HTA file contains a VBScript program that creates and runs an embedded JavaScript file called close.js. Malware components that serve simply to construct and launch the next stage of the attack are known in the jargon as droppers. Most malware delivery these days is done by a related sort of component referred to as a downloader, which fetches the next stage from the internet instead of carrying it around as a lump of embedded data, but the end result is the same. Droppers have the disadvantage (to the crooks, anyway) that the content of what they deliver can’t be altered at run-time, as it can with a downloader. On the other hand, droppers have the advantage that they don’t need an internet connection, so they work even when their victims are offline, and they don’t attract the attention of web filters, either. The close.js file creates and runs a randomly-named program that contains the Spora ransomware. Why so many stages? If you’re wondering why the crooks didn’t just send the malware executable in the original email and avoid all the extra footwork, the reason is almost certainly down to subterfuge: Most users learned years ago not to open EXE files attached to emails, and few organizations let EXEs through their email gateway, anyway. Programs attached to emails are so rarely genuine that it’s an effective precaution to block them all unconditionally. ZIPs containing EXEs are similarly considered suspicious, even if a number of innocent-looking decoy files are added to the ZIP so that the EXE seems to have trustworthy company. JavaScript files in ZIPs are commonly used by ransomware crooks, so an increasing number of users are learning to be suspicious of them. JavaScript files show up with an icon looking like a scroll of text, but the message is sinking in that the icon represents a script (for which, read “untrusted program”), rather than a document. HTA files don’t yet flag up quite the same concerns amongst users as .JS or .VBS script files. However, HTA files, like HTML files, can contain embedded JavaScript or VBScript programs and ought therefore, to be considered as dangerous as both those types. Of course, splitting an attack into a number of stages in this way might help the crooks make each stage look more innocent to the intended victims… …but it does mean that they give security software more chances of heading off the attack along the way. All the steps in the attack have to succeed in sequence for the crooks to win; in contrast, if you can block any one of those steps, the crooks lose. Sophos products block this attack as follows: Troj/HTADrp-I (ZIP and HTA files); JS/Drop-KI (JS file); Troj/Ransom-ECL (EXE file). Even if the EXE file were to run, Sophos Intercept X would block the malware and recover your files automatically, reporting the attack generically as Ransomware. If Spora runs, it carries out an all-too-familiar ransomware attack that scrambles all files with the following extensions: .1cd .7z .accdb .backup .cd .cdr .dbf .doc .docx .dwg .jpeg .jpg .mdb .odt .pdf .psd .rar .rtf .sqlite .tiff .xls .xlsx .zip Spora works entirely offline – unlike a lot of other ransomware, it doesn’t call home to a server run by the crooks to acquire or to report the encryption key to use in the attack. Somewhat simplified, the encryption process goes like this: Spora generates a public-private RSA keypair that is unique to your computer. Spora then generates a random AES symmetric key for each file and encrypts the file. Spora encrypts each file’s AES key with the public key generated for your computer. Spora encrypts your unique public-private keypair with a public key stored in the ransomware file. Asymmetric or public key encryption such as RSA uses its public key to lock data, after which only the corresponding private key can unlock it. Asymmetric encryption is very slow so it is usually used only to secure small amounts of data, such as other encryption keys. Symmetric encryption such as AES uses the same key to lock and unlock data. It is much faster than public key encryption and is used for most bulk cryptographic tasks such as file and full-disk encryption. Neither the AES keys used to encrypt your files nor the private key needed to decrypt those AES keys are stored in unencrypted form, so you can’t simply undelete them after the ransomware has finished. Spora also deletes your Windows shadow copies (online backups) so you can’t easily roll back and recover your files that way. Additionally, Spora breaks the shortcuts in your Start menu, to make it harder to open the Control Panel or to run a command prompt, as well as preventing you from rebooting into recovery mode, in order to frustrate any investigation you might want to do into what just happened. To recover your files, you need the AES key for each file; to recover the AES keys you need the private key that is unique to your computer, and to recover your own private key you need the global private key that matches the global public key stored in the ransomware program file. (Don’t feel bad if you need to read the above paragraph more than once.) Of course, only the crooks have that global private key, so once your files and keys are scrambled, the crooks have the keys to your castle, literally and figuratively. Paying up Spora creates two files on your desktop; an HTML file that explains how to pay, and a KEY file that contains the encrypted copy of the private key you need to unlock your computer: The ransomware loads the HTML file: This local web page takes you in turn to a special portal page operated by the crooks. This web server interacts in the background with a hidden service on the Dark Web, the identity of which is never revealed, and allows you to upload your KEY file to begin the payment process: We haven’t tried paying up, so we can’t tell you exactly how the curiously-named immunity option works; we assume it is some sort of protection racket that means the crooks won’t take money from you if you get infected again. Because Spora doesn’t call home before it attacks your files, it’s tricky for the crooks to figure out who you are before they encrypt your data. So we can only guess that this sort of “immunity” doesn’t actually stop you getting infected and affected in the first place, but is effectively offering you a pre-paid decryption key for next time if that should ever happen. 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Cox Connect Redesigning user experience for superior engagement Cox Communications is the third-largest cable provider in the United States. Cox Communications started as a cable service provider and evolved to include digital cable television, home automation, security, cloud, and telecommunication services for residences and businesses to its portfolio. Despite evolving and adding more services to its portfolio, Cox Communications could not do the same with Cox Connect. The existing version of the Cox Connect app was out of date, and it only provided users with a mobile web experience for paying bills and reading PDF guides. In addition, this app was not in sync with the brand image of Cox Communications, and customers had begun complaining about it as well. Thus, in 2019 Cox Communications contacted Mutual Mobile to find a solution to this problem. Updating the Cox Connect app After discussions between Cox Communications and Mutual Mobile, it was decided that a new iOS and Android app would be developed that was sophisticated, swift, and would elevate the user experience for bill payments and self-service. Cox Communications also recognized the need to design a new app since it had recently been rebranded. Seamless user interface for customers’ ease of access Keeping Cox Communications’ objectives in mind, Mutual Mobile implemented the following approach: Created unified access options for visually impaired customers. Included one-time or automatic billing that allowed customers to pay bills quickly without missing a billing cycle. Developed a seamless, modern, and user-friendly interface for improved customer experience. Provided the app with an easy-to-use and action-oriented layout. Updated architecture and implemented GraphQL to manage API calls and future system integration. Created the initial priority backlog and the roadmap for all features. Built wireframes for key flows demonstrating how customers will be able to interact with the app. Designed an app map that organized the features and components of the app. User-friendly architecture with advanced design concepts Increased customer engagement Mutual Mobile’s team worked diligently throughout the course of the project to design an intuitive app with a superior user experience, which helped increase customer engagement and drive traffic to Cox Communications’ app on both iOS and Android. Developed a user-friendly interface The newly developed app had an exciting and user-friendly interface that provided customers with numerous features such as easy billing, services, account management, billing management and preferences, and 24/7 support. Provided a competitive edge These interactive features in the iOS and Android app helped enhance the user experience, which provided Cox Communications with a competitive edge over its competitors.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.534673273563385, "wiki_prob": 0.465326726436615, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1480943"}
The Town of Mamaroneck Democratic Committee Makes 2020 Endorsements Mamaroneck, N. Y. – The Town of Mamaroneck Democratic Committee has voted to endorse incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel for the 16th Congressional district, NY State Senator Shelley Mayer (D- Yonkers) for 37th Senate District and NY Assembly Member Steve Otis (D- Rye) in the 91st Assembly District. We are fortunate to have such hard-working representatives at the state and congressional level that share our progressive values and who are continuously advocating on behalf of their constituents. Last year’s historic legislative year was only possible thanks to the strong commitment to democratic principles of elected officials like Senator Mayer and Assembly member Otis. The impeachment of President Trump and continuing efforts to hold him accountable are a result of the efforts by representatives like Eliot Engel, who are willing to stand up for the rule of law. We appreciate the receptiveness of our government representatives and their continued engagement in our committee meetings and look forward to another productive legislative year.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5549083352088928, "wiki_prob": 0.5549083352088928, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1079826"}
Get a feel for the Dallas beer scene by checking out a local brewery during your next getaway. From double IPAs and amber ales to ciders and sours, there's plenty to choose from and something to discover in every corner of the city! Craft And Growler Craft and Growler's concept of using growlers, the large glass containers used to port beer from the tap and one of the freshest ways to enjoy a beer, is one of Dallas’ first craft beer bars. Located just outside of the Fair Park grounds, Craft and Growler puts emphasis on local beers from the Dallas area and Texas, but you'll also find a few notable brews from farther afield. Deep Ellum Brewing Company This quirky brewery, located in Deep Ellum, was established by dedicated masterminds with a common goal: to produce quality local brews. You’ve likely seen the Dallas Blonde (an American Blonde Ale) in the beer aisle – it’s one of the brewing company’s most popular pours! TBD on when Saturday brewery tours will be available again, but in the meantime, stop by the tap room for trivia night and tacos. Bishop Cider Company In the mood for a tasty cider? Bishop Cider Co., located in the Bishop Arts District, makes hard cider on site. The Tasting Room lets you try all the latest concoctions with six ciders on tap to choose from. Order cider by the glass, by the flight, or even fill growlers to take with you. Bishop Cider also owns Cidercade in the Design District, an arcade and bar showcasing over 120 games and 24 ciders on tap. Peticolas Brewing Company Located in the Design District, Peticolas Brewing Company has won numerous awards for its beer, including two gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival. This Dallas-born brewery features a three-level taproom where you can enjoy more than a dozen local brews on tap in a fun and relaxing environment with family and friends. Brewery tours take place the first and third Saturdays of every month, costs $10 and come with a branded pint and three beer tokens! Four Corners Brewing Company An unpretentious brewery in the Cedars District created by three friends who began brewing in their garage, Four Corners Brewing Co. features home brews with local flavor and Saturday tours. Their taproom, open four days a week, often features events such as Loteria, trivia nights, live music performances and chef takeovers. White Rock Alehouse & Brewery This locally owned, East Dallas newcomer offers an extensive menu of both local and national indie brews that pair nicely with their food menu – the tater kegs and Texas Heat flatbread are crowd-pleasing options. And walking off the beers is easy – there’s an entrance to the White Rock Lake Trail just off the alehouse’s parking area. Texas Ale Project The Texas Ale Project is a modern brewery that creates a variety of craft beers, with a taproom, beer garden, tours and live music and events. It’s the first brewery to be built from the ground up in the city of Dallas since the late 1800s. Find it in the Design District. Oak Highlands Brewery Tucked away in far northeast Dallas, Oak Highlands has all the makings of a neighborhood brewery. The outdoor space includes games like cornhole, ping pong tables and foosball set ups, making it a good afternoon outing for everyone in your corner, kids and pups included. The tap room opens on Wednesdays each week. Community Beer Company This state-of-the-art brewery is located on the edge of the Design District, offering award-winning craft beer. Be sure to try their seasonal brews like the Funnel Cake Ale during State Fair of Texas season, and check out any of their events like live music and trivia nights, brewery tours and more. On Rotation Brewery + Taproom Also in East Dallas, this small batch brewery focuses on experimental flavors and often limit their creations to single kegs, which means there’s always new ones to try. They have 40 taps to choose from, and also offer flights to make tastings that much easier. Oak Cliff Brewing Co. This homegrown brand takes pride in their neighborhood, partnering with local nonprofits to support their missions. Along with four signature offerings, the brewery also offers a variety of specialty beers. Visit their taproom in the historical Tyler Station Wednesday-Sunday and leave time to hang in the beer garden after your first pour. Pegasus City Brewery Pegasus City calls themselves small and mighty, but there’s nothing small about the tastes in their six offerings. Seasonal rotations keep beer enthusiasts coming back, along with $4 pints Wednesday and Thursday. 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Home Page › Articles News › How human composting could reduce death's carbon footprint How human composting could reduce death's carbon footprint By Kristen Rogers, CNNUpdated: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:28:44 GMTSource: CNNEditor's Note: Sign up for CNN's Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on lifestyle ch By Kristen Rogers, CNN Updated: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:28:44 GMT Editor's Note: Sign up for CNN's Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on lifestyle changes to minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too? Human composting — also known as natural organic reduction or the reduction of human remains — is the practice of placing a dead body in a reusable vessel with biodegradable materials that foster the transformation into nutrient-dense soil that can be returned to loved ones or donated to conservation land. The notion of going green even in death might sound far-fetched, but California has become the latest state to sign a human composting bill into law, set to go into effect in 2027. Washington became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Oregon, Colorado and Vermont. Advocates of human composting hope it can help slow the climate crisis driven by burning fossil fuels that produce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane. Cremations require lots of fuel — cremating one corpse emits an estimated 418 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air, the equivalent of driving 470 miles in a car, according to Chemical & Engineering News, a publication of the American Chemical Society. In the United States, cremations account for 1.74 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year, according to Green Burial Council Inc., an organization that oversees certification standards for cemeteries, funeral homes and product providers engaged in sustainable burial practices. "Human composting ... uses much less energy than cremation, which uses fossil gas to create heat of over 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit," said Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, a licensed green funeral home in Seattle. "When human composting transforms the organic material of our bodies, carbon is also sequestered in the soil created. Rather than being released as carbon dioxide gas through exhaust during a cremation, the carbon matter contained in each body returns to the earth." Cristina Garcia, the California Assembly member who introduced the state legislation, said wildfires and extreme drought are reminders that climate change is real, and that methane and carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced. "For each individual who chooses (natural organic reduction) over conventional burial or cremation, the process saves the equivalent of one metric ton of carbon from entering the environment," Garcia said in a September news release. Recompose, Spade's company, became the first human composting facility in the US when it opened in December 2020. Spade thought of human composting in graduate school after learning about livestock mortality composting, when farm animals are recycled back to the land, she said. The industry is new, and there is little research on how much better human composting is for the environment compared with traditional burials, cremation or green burials. And the process isn't carbon-free since it still involves machinery operated by electricity and transportation of bodies, materials and remains, said Ed Bixby, president of the Green Burial Council. As interest in more sustainable end-of-life options grows, transparency about the practice is crucial, Bixby said. A recent National Funeral Directors Association survey that found 60.5% of respondents were interested in exploring "green" funeral options because of potential environmental benefits, cost savings or other reasons. "With our families, we never want them to be disturbed or upset believing something that isn't," Bixby said. "If you're going to do something, if it's environmentally conscious, we think that's wonderful. But we want to be sure that people understand what they're buying into." Reducing death's environmental and financial impact At Recompose, human composting happens in a steel cylinder that's 8 feet long and 4 feet tall, Spade said. A body is placed in the vessel on a bed of wood chips, alfalfa and straw. "Human composting creates an environment in which beneficial microbes thrive, with a specific moisture content and ratio of carbon and nitrogen materials," Spade said. Over the next 30 days, everything inside naturally decomposes. One body creates a cubic yard of soil amendment — a substance added to soil to improve its texture or health — which is removed from the vessel and cured for two to six weeks. Afterward, it can be donated to conservation projects, or a certain amount can be returned to loved ones. But the amount loved ones receive can depend on what a state allows since the soil would still be legally considered human remains with regulations on what people can do with them, Bixby said. The practice also avoids the introduction of nonbiodegradable materials — such as concrete or plastic vaults, steel caskets or lacquers — to the atmosphere or land, and forest depletion for wood caskets, Bixby said. Human composting would also protect funeral home workers from exposure to high levels of formaldehyde, which has been found to cause myeloid leukemia and rare cancers. Human composting could lower the financial footprint of end-of-life arrangements, too. The median cost of a funeral with cremation in the US in 2021 was $6,971, and the median cost of a funeral with a viewing and burial was $7,848, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. But the median burial estimate doesn't include a plot, headstone or other cemetery costs associated with a traditional burial, which can often double the cost, Spade said. "Recompose strives to keep the price for human composting comparable to other death care options," Spade said. Who's a candidate for composting? Recompose has composted more than 200 corpses into soil since opening nearly two years ago and has more than 1,100 people signed up for Precompose, the company's prearrangement program, Spade said. "We hear from our clients that knowing that their body — or that of their loved one — will be able to return to the earth is deeply comforting," Spade said. Not everyone is eligible for human composting. Natural organic reduction destroys most harmful pathogens, but there are three rare diseases that disqualify a body from undergoing human composting, Spade said: Ebola, tuberculosis and diseases caused by prions, which are abnormal, transmissible pathogenic agents that can cause abnormal folding of certain brain proteins. The list of states allowing human composting may soon grow longer. A bill in New York state has passed both legislative houses and is on its way to the governor's desk, Spade said. And in Massachusetts, state Reps. Jack Lewis and Natalie Higgins are leading a bill to legalize human composting there. Most funeral homes, however, might not be quick to adopt the practice, Bixby said. Once a permit is issued, direct cremation can be done the same day, he added. A burial typically takes three to five days, while human composting can take up to 120. "The problem I see, as far as this growing, is that you can't do high volume," Bixby said. "As long as this process is, having five or six (vessels) doesn't do a lot of good. ... As a businessman, my feeling is this really won't gain much ground for that main reason." He added, "It doesn't make a lot of practical sense. And I hate to make things about money because it shouldn't be, but at the end of the day, when you're providing a service, it has to be about the income because you have to keep the lights on." 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Election 2020 Special Section Black voters could prove pivotal in battleground states Researchers are looking at what kind of turnout can be expected from Black voters in crucial swing states -- and it could make all the difference in certain states. By: Maya Rodriguez ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida: home to green palms, sunny skies and long lines for early voting. “We're seeing a lot of people who were actively engaged,” said Dr. Larry Walker, a professor with the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education at the University of Central Florida, who specializes in race and voting rights. Dr. Walker said, looking at state data, he expects a higher Black voter turnout this year in Florida, a state where they account for 14% of eligible voters. “I think we're going to see increasingly more Black voters that didn't vote in 2016, weren't ready to vote, to vote in this election,” Dr. Walker said. But will they in other battleground states? Some Black voters wonder. “I think our culture doesn't vote enough,” said Wisconsin voter Raven Ewing. “To be honest, I don’t know,” said Florida voter Joanna Joseph. “I really don’t know.” American University decided to find out. Researchers there surveyed 1,200 Black voters in the battleground states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. What researchers found were differences that are generational. When it comes to how motivated they are to vote, older Black voters overwhelmingly say they will definitely vote, while only 29% of Black voters under the age of 30 said they would. Definitely Voting 60+ years old - 78% 30-59 years old - 62% Source: American University Black Swing Voters Project American University’s Sam Fulwood III is a fellow at American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and one of the researchers involved in the Black Swing Voter Project. “The starkest difference of all of those different categories came along generational lines,” Fulwood said. How do Black voters in swing states feel about the candidates? That also differs by age, with support for former vice president Joe Biden higher among older Black voters than younger. Conversely, President Donald Trump’s support is higher among younger Black voters than older, though still in the single digits. Plan to Vote for Biden 60+ years old – 86% 30-59 years old – 70% Plan to Vote for Trump 60+ years old – 4% 30-59 years old – 7% “Politicians, whether they're Democrats or Republicans, if they want to engage African-Americans, they're going to have to show some tangible benefits of political engagement that make them feel that there is a reason to participate in the system,” Fulwood said. Researchers say it is possible Sen. Kamala Harris’ historic run on the Democratic ticket, as a vice presidential candidate of Black and South Asian descent – along with her being an alumna of Howard University, one of the premier Historically Black College and Universities – could help bring some Black voters to the polls. Just how many are motivated to do so, remains to be seen. VOTER RESOURCE GUIDE Check your registration status View a copy of your official ballot Where’s My Ballot? Find your elected representatives WHAT'S ON MY BALLOT Local Measures Cajon Valley School Dist. Dehesa School Dist. La Mesa-Spring Valley School Dist. Lakeside Fire Prot. Dist. Oceanside Unified School Dist. Rincon Rancho CSD South Bay Union School Dist. Valley Center Fire Prot. Dist.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.799265444278717, "wiki_prob": 0.799265444278717, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1658287"}
Can The Average Person Bench 135 For 10 Reps Is 135 a good bench for reps? How much weight should I bench press for 10 reps? Can the average man bench 135? Is benching 135 good for a 15 year old? Is 135 bench good for a 13 year old? Should I do 10 reps on bench press? Whats a respectable bench press? How much should a 200 pound man bench? How long does it take to go from 135 to 225 bench? Can a human lift 1 ton? Here’s a table that outlines the weight that an average man should be able to perform, based on their experience level and age. An untrained guy will be able to bench 135 pounds right off the bat. What is this? A 20-something guy should be able to do one rep maximum with 106% of his body weight. Do 5 to 10 reps of a weight that’s equal to half your body weight. Perform 3 sets, increasing the load 10 to 15 percent each set, and resting for 1 to 2 minutes between each set. On your fourth set, choose a heavy weight that you can bench for only 3 reps in a row. Tip. Based on bench press standards and the average body weight of an American male, an untrained or novice man can often lift between 135 and 175 pounds. At this point your boy or girl is considered a novice weight lifter. For 120-pound boys, this means benching about 101 pounds. At 130 pounds, the standard is 113 pounds. Your 115-pound daughter might be able to bench between 53 or 54 pounds. What Is The Average Bench Press Of A 13 Year Old? The average bench for a male 13-year-old is 0.8 times bodyweight. The average bench for a female 13-year-old is 0.7 times bodyweight. Depending on the weight class, bench press will range from 50kg to 88kg for men and 35kg to 49kg for women. So, How Many Reps to Build Muscle? Doing around 6–20 reps per set is usually best for building muscle, with some experts going as wide as 5–30 or even 4–40 reps per set. For bigger lifts, 6–10 reps often works best. For smaller lifts, 12–20 reps often works better. For example, the average man, in ordinary circumstances, should be able to bench press 90% of his body weight. If you’re relatively fit and already going to the gym, then 1 x your bodyweight should be a good standard. Yes, 225 is a decent bench press number for a man. Depending on his age and weight, he should be able to bench press anywhere between 70 and 100 percent of his body weight. If a man weighs 200 pounds, a bench press or 225 pounds would be considered above average. The average time of how long it takes to bench 225 pounds for reps seems to be about one year of serious training. Some people reach it a lot faster (4-5 months or so) or slower (2 years or more). Super human, not superhuman A person exhibiting hysterical strength is reckoned to have lifted at least 3000lbs (or about a tonne and a half) – the ballpark weight of a mass-market, non-truck, passenger vehicle.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7185875177383423, "wiki_prob": 0.2814124822616577, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line563824"}
HMRC says Premiership ineligible for furlough when contact drills resume \| Sport Fresh doubt has been cast on whether Premiership clubs can keep players on the government’s furlough scheme when they return to training after HMRC moved to clarify its position. It is understood that when players return to stage two of training, which permits contact, HMRC will consider them no longer eligible for the scheme, which would end up costing the clubs around £200,000. Players may not even be eligible during stage one depending on the level of “supervised training” undertaken. Bath confirmed on Wednesday they plan to return to stage one on 15 June for “individual conditioning with strict social distancing measures”. If clubs undertake “fully organised, supervised training”, it is understood HMRC would take a view that the players cannot be on furlough. No date has yet been set for moving to stage two but clubs are expected to stay at stage one for around two weeks. Given Bath will not begin training until 15 June and that players will require around six weeks before matches can restart, the Premiership is unlikely to begin again until August. It had been hoped that clubs could keep players on furlough until the Premiership restarts but an HMRC spokesperson told the Guardian: “Sports professionals undertaking supervised training with their employer are unlikely to be eligible for the grants from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, because such training directly contributes to generating revenue for their employer. “Where training is a key component of an employee’s role and directly contributes to generating revenue for the employer, for example, training undertaken by sports professionals, then such training will not be allowable within the furlough scheme.” Meanwhile, Sam Burgess has finally lifted the lid on his tumultuous time in rugby union, labelling Mike Ford “a snake” who attempted to “sabotage” Stuart Lancaster during the 2015 World Cup. Ford was his Bath coach at the time and shortly after that World Cup Burgess made an abrupt return to rugby league. Speaking to the House of Rugby podcast, Burgess pinpoints the pool-stage defeat by Wales – when Mike’s son George was dropped – as the crux of England’s problems. “George is on the bench against Wales, George is then upset with me during the week thinking I’d orchestrated it,” Burgess said. “How could I orchestrate that? And Mike is doing his thing in the press. It just got a bit murky. “Mike Ford wanted the England coaching job so his job was to try and sabotage Lancaster. With George being his son, in camp, it infiltrated a little bit into the camp. I went back to Bath but I couldn’t sit in the same room as Mike, I had lost respect for him. When I left Bath I left quietly, then when I was in the air Mike had a couple of jabs in the press … I had to laugh because I’ll never forget Mike’s face when I said: ‘Mike I don’t respect you any more, I think you’re a bit of a snake.’” Meanwhile, the Rugby Football Union is seeking to extend its loan facility by 50% to £150m because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also understood the union has permanently suspended the building of 10 artificial pitches which was put on hold in 2018. The £50m artificial pitches project was supposed to be one of the RFU’s key legacies of the 2015 World Cup but has been on hold for two years and now been cancelled for good. Tags: contact drills furlough HMRC ineligible Premiership resume sport Previous Lewis Hamilton is making a difference in fight against racism, says Toto Wolff \| Sport Next Relegation, repayments and pileups: six Premier League restart problems \| David Hytner \| Football Impressionist Art	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.910172700881958, "wiki_prob": 0.910172700881958, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line748945"}
Hello GIFs Cliparts In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as eternal destinations, the biggest examples of which are Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the dharmic religions. Religions typically locate hell in another dimension or under Earth's surface. Other afterlife destinations include Heaven, Paradise, Purgatory, Limbo, and the underworld. Other religions, which do not conceive of the afterlife as a place of punishment or reward, merely describe an abode of the dead, the grave, a neutral place that is located under the surface of Earth (for example, see Kur, Hades, and Sheol). Such places are sometimes equated with the English word hell, though a more correct translation would be 'underworld' or 'world of the dead'. The ancient Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, and Finnic religions include entrances to the underworld from the land of the living. Overview = Etymology =The modern English word hell is derived from Old English hel, helle (first attested around 725 AD to refer to a nether world of the dead) reaching into the Anglo-Saxon pagan period. The word has cognates in all branches of the Germanic languages, including Old Norse hel (which refers to both a location and goddess-like being in Norse mythology), Old Frisian helle, Old Saxon hellia, Old High German hella, and Gothic halja. All forms ultimately derive from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic feminine noun xalj or halj ('concealed place, the underworld'). Download Hello Animated GIF Images. Hello belongs in Symbols Folder. There are a total of 60 Images. Click on any of Hello Image to open and download it. Hello GIF Free Photo Hello Download HQ Hello HD Image Free Hello GIF File HD Hello Free Download GIF HQ Hello Free GIF HQ Hello Free Download GIF HD Hello Free Download Image Hello Free Photo Hello GIF Download Free Hello Free Transparent Image HD Hello Free HD Image Hello HQ Image Free Hello Free Transparent Image HQ Hello Free HQ Image Hello Free Clipart HD Hello Download HD Hello GIF Image High Quality Hello Free Clipart HQ	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.7283397316932678, "wiki_prob": 0.2716602683067322, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line231728"}
Best Laptops for HDMI Use: Best Small Laptop With HDMI Output Home Theater Systems & Components, Electronics The Laptop HTPC HP Mini 311 Dell Studio 14z HP Pavilion dv2 The increasing capabilities of the average laptop is resulting in numerous buyers who don’t own a desktop computer. Because the laptop is replacing the desktop in some homes, it is becoming increasingly important to have HDMI in order to connect to not only monitors but also HDTVs. HDMI, however, is only the connection. A good laptop with HDMI needs to also have the power to use that connection. Displaying any kind of video or 3D graphics on a large monitor or an HDTV is a demanding task which even a robust processor will have a difficult time handling on its own. A good HDMI laptop should therefor have good graphics. The following three laptops all have HDMI and quality integrated graphics from Nvidia and AMD. Avoid laptops with Intel graphics for media or gaming use. We weren’t just looking for graphic features and an HDMI port though. The HP Mini 311, Dell Studio 14z, and HP Pavillion dv2 are also good laptops in general, and will work well for day-to-day computing. At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the HP Mini 311. It is a netbook, and its specifications are generally the same as any other. It’s heart is the same Atom processor found in any other netbook, and it has the same single gigabyte stick of ram and 160 gigabyte mechanical hard drive. The screen is 10 inches with a resolution of 1024x600. That isn’t to say the Mini 311 is a bad or even average netbook, as it has a good keyboard, vivid screen, and wide trackpad. It just doesn’t appear exceptional at first glance. But the Mini 311 has a secret weapon - the Ion chipset. Made by Nvidia, the Ion chipset uses Nvidia’s 9400M graphics, giving it substantially better graphics performance than a standard netbook using Intel’s 945GSE chipset. This means that the HP Mini 311 is capable of playing 1080P video with 7.1 surround sound. Yet the HP Mini 311 still manages about 5 hours of battery life in normal use. The Atom processor can still prove to be handicap, particularly when playing 3D games. That said, its performance is astonishing given its small size and price tag of only $399. If portability or price is a concern in an HDMI laptop, the HP Mini 311 is the one to buy. Dell puts a lot of effort into being a trendy brand in tune with what consumers want on any given day, and the Studio series is one of the most successful results. The Dell Studio laptops look good at first glance, thanks to vivid color schemes, and that good first impression continues upon handling the Studio 14z. While it will set no records for thickness or weight, it is well sized for day to day use. It’s 14 inch screen comes standard with a mere 720p screen, but can be upgraded to 1600x900 for $50 bucks. Under the hood, the base Dell Studio features an Intel T4200 2.0Ghz dual core processor and Nvidia’s 9400M graphics. This combination makes it extremely capable. High-definition video is no problem. The Dell Studio’s processor gives it a definite edge in games, as well, as both the dv2 and the Mini 311 don’t have sufficient processing power to run certain games smoothly. Unfortuantely, the Dell Studio’s price of $750 (with the higher resolution screen) makes it the most expensive laptop here. It is also the least mobile due to a 3 hour battery life and its generally larger size. That said, the larger size can make it most livable in day-to-day use, and it is certainly the best desktop replacement here. When the HP dv2 came out, many wondered if it was a netbook or an ultra-portable. On the one hand it has a 12 inch screen and an efficient AMD processor. On the other, it has much more power than most netbooks, and its $550 dollar price is quite a bit more than, say, the HP Mini 311. No matter on which side of that argument that you rest, however, there is no denying that the HP Pavilion dv2 is a very nice laptop. It features a brilliant 1280x800 display and a nice, nearly full-sized keyboard. It is powered by an AMD Athlon Neo processor which offers better performance than many laptops of similar size and price, and that processor is backed up by two gigabytes of RAM. And then there is the video, which comes courtesy of an ATI Radeon Mobility 3410. The Radeon Mobility 3410 is on even turf with the Nvidia 9400M, but the dv2’s processor puts its overall performance somewhere between that of the Mini 311 and the Studio 14z. On the whole, the Pavilion dv2 is quite an outstanding value. The HP Mini 311’s Atom processor is easy to choke, but the Athlon based processor in the Pavilion is a fair bit more capable. 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Borexino detects CNO Fusion Cycle in Sun: Stellar Energy Generation November 28, 2020 November 28, 2020 Pooja Kashyap Until now, astronomers had classified nuclear fusion that is taking place within the core of the Sun is due to Proton Proton Cycle. However, an international scientific collaboration at the INFN Gran Sasso Laboratories, Italy were able to detect neutrinos in the Sun by the CNO cycle. Space Tonicsresearch, solar energy, solar technology, technologyLeave a comment Mission Lucy: First To Explore Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids August 19, 2020 August 27, 2020 Pooja Kashyap COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced the world to halt all its processes. Be it huge corporations or small budget enterprises, everything has come to a standstill. 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The process of cleaning requires water, which apart from cleaning the panels, dampen the soil to suppress the dust… Futuretech Tonicsconcepts, innovation, renewable energy, research, solar energyLeave a comment Water Free Robotic Cleaning System Takes Over The Ketura Sun Solar Park April 2, 2014 April 3, 2014 Neha Shukla The increasing consumption of electricity, due to rise in population and limited availability of natural resources, countries have been focusing on generating energy from alternative sources. Sun energy in one among them and is widely preferreddue to its long hours availability at no cost at all. Though its conversion technology involves crystalline panels and other components, the panels require a regular look after to sustain effectively for years and decades. 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And high optical haze helps in increasing the scattering of light which further… Futuretech Tonicsinnovation, nanotechnology, research, solar energy, technologyLeave a comment Sinfonia’s Robot Up For Cleaning Solar Panels December 4, 2013 Neha Shukla We already know the importance of solar energy in this era when our regular fuel sources are being depleted. Need of the hour is to construct bigger solar plants to meet with the ever rising demand. However, it is not easy to maintain such immense Solar Plants. Dust particles, bird droppings or sand grains, bar the sunlight and result in lowering the overall output of the plants by 30% in just one month (as per some research). However, until now there was no cost effective and potent solution for the… Solar Energy Saved For Nights And Rainy Days October 28, 2013 Neha Shukla Solar energy, the outcome of the most innovative technology employed ever to harness sun’s energy. It is being widely used as an alternative source of energy mainly for electricity generation, transportation (solar car), in agriculture & horticulture (greenhouse), solar water heater to name a few. Nevertheless, there are certain drawbacks with solar energy, for instance, cost involved in the set up and irregularity/ unavailability during night or rainy days, as storage of solar energy was not so far possible. Giant Ivanpah is the largest solar thermal plant in the world… Eco Tonicsecofriend, environmental science, innovation, research, solar energyLeave a comment Aluminum Studs Replacing Flat Solar Panels To Increase Efficiency October 19, 2013 November 20, 2013 Pooja Kashyap Architectural framework for capturing solar energy has been done using layers of materials one over the other. It has been an expensive module to work upon. So in order to reduce the overall cost, the number of layers has been restricted, which lowered its total efficiency level. In order to counter act this problem, researchers came up with a solution according to which, the effectiveness of panels can be increased upto 22% by using aluminum studs on the plane surface of the material that’ll be exposed to the sun light.… Eco Tonicsconcepts, futuretech, research, solar energyLeave a comment	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5590976476669312, "wiki_prob": 0.5590976476669312, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1614160"}
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics Health Engineering and Technology Applications Knowledge-Based Systems Web Information Systems and Technologies University of degli Studi Guidelines for Effective Automatic Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Segmentation by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Topics: Medical Imaging; Deep Learning and Neural Networks; Image and Video Analysis and Understanding Authors: Giuseppe Placidi 1 , Luigi Cinque 2 and Matteo Polsinelli 1 Affiliations: 1 A2VI-Lab, c/o Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Coppito 2 AQ, 67100, Italy , 2 Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Salaria 113 RM, 00198, Italy Proceedings of ICPRAM 2020, ISBN: 978-989-758-397-1 General constraints for automatic identification/segmentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are discussed and guidelines for effective training of a supervised technique are presented. In particular, system generalizability to different imaging sequences and scanners from different manufacturers, misalignment between images from different modalities and subjectivity in generating labelled images, are indicated as the main limitations to high accuracy automatic MS lesions identification/segmentation. A convolutional neural network (CNN) based method is used by applying the suggested guidelines and preliminary results demonstrate the improvements. The method has been trained, validated and tested on publicly available labelled MRI datasets. Future developments and perspectives are also presented. A Rover-based System for Searching Encrypted Targets in Unknown Environments Topics: Video Analysis; Robotics; Object Recognition/Tracking Authors: Danilo Avola 1 , Luigi Cinque 2 , Gian Luca Foresti 1 , Marco Raoul Marini 2 and Daniele Pannone 2 Affiliations: 1 University of Udine, Italy , 2 Sapienza University, Italy In the last decade, there has been a widespread use of autonomous robots in several application fields, such as border controls, precision agriculture, and military operations. Usually, in the latter, there is the need to encrypt the acquired data, or to mark as relevant some positions or areas. In this paper, we present a client-server rover-based system able to search encrypted targets within an unknown environment. The system uses a rover to explore an unknown environment through a Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) algorithm and acquires the scene with a standard RGB camera. Then, by using visual cryptography, it is possible to encrypt the acquired RGB data and to send it to a server, which decrypts the data and checks if it contains a target object. The experiments performed on several objects show the effectiveness of the proposed system. Image and Video Analysis Combining Keypoint Clustering and Neural Background Subtraction for Real-time Moving Object Detection by PTZ Cameras Topics: Clustering; Advanced Learning Methods; Neural Networks and Deep Learning Authors: Danilo Avola 1 , Marco Bernardi 2 , Luigi Cinque 2 , Gian Luca Foresti 1 and Cristiano Massaroni 2 Detection of moving objects is a topic of great interest in computer vision. This task represents a prerequisite for more complex duties, such as classification and re-identification. One of the main challenges regards the management of dynamic factors, with particular reference to bootstrapping and illumination change issues. The recent widespread of PTZ cameras has made these issues even more complex in terms of performance due to their composite movements (i.e., pan, tilt, and zoom). This paper proposes a combined keypoint clustering and neural background subtraction method for real-time moving object detection in video sequences acquired by PTZ cameras. Initially, the method performs a spatio-temporal tracking of the sets of moving keypoints to recognize the foreground areas and to establish the background. Subsequently, it adopts a neural background subtraction to accomplish a foreground detection, in these areas, able to manage bootstrapping and gradual illumination changes. Experimental results on two well-known public datasets and comparisons with different key works of the current state-of-the-art demonstrate the remarkable results of the proposed method. Theory and Methods A Virtual Glove System for the Hand Rehabilitation based on Two Orthogonal LEAP Motion Controllers Topics: Motion and Tracking; Sensors and Early Vision; Object Recognition; Virtual Environments Authors: Giuseppe Placidi 1 , Luigi Cinque 2 , Andrea Petracca 1 , Matteo Polsinelli 1 and Matteo Spezialetti 1 Affiliations: 1 University of L'Aquila, Italy , 2 Sapienza University, Italy Hand rehabilitation therapy is fundamental in the recovery process for patients suffering from post-stroke or post-surgery impairments. Traditional approaches require the presence of therapist during the sessions, involving high costs and subjective measurements of the patients’ abilities and progresses. Recently, several alternative approaches have been proposed. Mechanical devices are often expensive, cumbersome and patient specific, while virtual devices are not subject to this limitations, but, especially if based on a single sensor, could suffer from occlusions. In this paper a novel multi-sensor approach, based on the simultaneous use of two LEAP motion controllers, is proposed. The hardware and software design is illustrated and the measurements error induced by the mutual infrared interference is discussed. Finally, a calibration procedure, a tracking model prototype based on the sensors turnover and preliminary experimental results are presented. Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics (12) Motion and Tracking Physiological Computing Systems Motion, Tracking and Stereo Vision Sensors and Early Vision Methodologies and Methods Virtual Environments Iterative Adaptive Sparse Sampling Method for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Topics: Signal Processing; Image Understanding; Medical Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) represents a major imaging modality for its low invasiveness and for its property to be used in real-time and functional applications. The acquisition of radial directions is often used but a complete examination always requires long acquisition times. The only way to reduce acquisition time is undersampling. We present an iterative adaptive acquisition method (AAM) for radial sampling/reconstruction MRI that uses the information collected during the sequential acquisition process on the inherent structure of the underlying image for calculating the following most informative directions. A full description of AAM is furnished and some experimental results are reported; a comparison between AAM and weighted compressed sensing (CS) strategy is performed on numerical data. The results demonstrate that AAM converges faster than CS and that it has a good termination criterion for the acquisition process. Cardiovascular Imaging and Cardiography Image Understanding Cardiovascular Technologies A Practical Framework for the Development of Augmented Reality Applications by using ArUco Markers Topics: Economics, Business and Forecasting Applications; Object Recognition; Virtual Environments Authors: Danilo Avola 1 , Luigi Cinque 2 , Gian Luca Foresti 1 , Cristina Mercuri 2 and Daniele Pannone 2 Affiliations: 1 University of Udine, Italy , 2 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy The Augmented Reality (AR) is an expanding field of the Computer Graphics (CG) that merges items of the real-world environment (e.g., places, objects) with digital information (e.g., multimedia files, virtual objects) to provide users with an enhanced interactive multi-sensorial experience of the real-world that surrounding them. Currently, a wide range of devices is used to vehicular AR systems. Common devices (e.g., cameras equipped on smartphones) enable users to receive multimedia information about target objects (non-immersive AR). Advanced devices (e.g., virtual windscreens) provide users with a set of virtual information about points of interest (POIs) or places (semi-immersive AR). Finally, an ever-increasing number of new devices (e.g., HeadMounted Display, HMD) support users to interact with mixed reality environments (immersive AR). This paper presents a practical framework for the development of non-immersive augmented reality applications through which target objects are enriched with multimedia information. On each target object is applied a different ArUco marker. When a specific application hosted inside a device recognizes, via camera, one of these markers, then the related multimedia information are loaded and added to the target object. The paper also reports a complete case study together with some considerations on the framework and future work. Economics, Business and Forecasting Applications Speckled Images Segmentation and Algorithm Comparison Topic: Signal Processing Authors: Luigi Cinque 1 , Rossella Cossu 2 and Rosa Maria Spitaleri 2 Affiliations: 1 Universitá degli Studi, Italy , 2 CNR, Italy An image segmentation process, based on the level set method, consists in the time evolution of an initial curve until it reaches the boundary of the objects to be extracted. Classically the evolution of the initial curve is determined by a speed function. In this paper, the speed in the level set procedure is characterized by the combination of two different speed functions and the resulting algorithm is applied to speckled images, like SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images. In order to assess improvements of the segmentation performance, the computational process is tested on synthetic and then applied to real images. Performances are evaluated on synthetic images by using the Hausdorff distance. The real SAR images were acquired during the ERS2 mission. Database Schema Elicitation to Modernize Relational Databases Topics: Legacy Systems; Data Mining; Model Driven Architectures and Engineering Authors: Ricardo Pérez-Castillo 1 , Ignacio García Rodríguez de Guzmán 1 , Danilo Caivano 2 and Mario Piattini 1 Affiliations: 1 University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain , 2 University of Bari, Italy Proceedings of ICEIS 2012, ISBN: 978-989-8565-10-5 Legacy enterprise systems mainly consist of two kinds of artefacts: source code and databases. Typically, the maintenance of those artefacts is carried out through re-engineering processes in isolated manners. However, for a more effective maintenance of the whole system both should be analysed and evolved jointly according to ADM (Architecture-Driven Modernization) approach. Thus, the ROI and the lifespan of the legacy system are expected to improve. In this sense, this paper proposes the schema elicitation technique for recovering the relational database schema that is minimally used by the source code. For this purpose, the technique analyses database queries embedded in the legacy source code in order to remove the dead parts of the database schema. Also, this proposal has been validated throughout a real-life case study. Information Systems Analysis and Specification Databases and Information Systems Integration Model Driven Architectures and Engineering MODEL-DRIVEN TESTING - Transformations from Test Models to Test Code Topics: Model-Driven Engineering; Software Quality Management Authors: Beatriz Pérez Lamancha 1 , Pedro Reales Mateo 1 , Macario Polo 1 and Danilo Caivano 2 Affiliations: 1 Castilla-La Mancha University, Spain , 2 Universitá degli Studi, Italy Proceedings of ENASE 2011, ISBN: 978-989-8425-57-7 In MDE, software products are built with successive transformations of models at different abstraction levels, which in the end are translated into executable code for the specific platform where the system will be deployed and executed. As testing is one of the essential activities in software development, researchers have proposed several techniques to deal with testing in model-based contexts. In previous works, we described a framework to automatically derive UML Testing-Profile test cases from UML 2.0 design models. These transformations are made with the QVT language which, like UML 2.0 and UML-TP, is an OMG standard. Now, we have extended the framework for deriving the source code of the test cases from those in the UML Testing Profile. This transformation, which can be applied to obtain test cases in a variety of programming languages, is implemented with MOFScript, which is also an OMG standard. Thus, this paper almost closes our cycle of testing automation in MDE environments, always within the limits of OMG standards. Moreover, thanks to this standardization, the development of new tools is not required. Cross-Feeding between Data and Software Engineering Service-Oriented Software Engineering and Management Software Engineering Methods and Techniques Software Quality Management TESTING IN SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINES - A Model based Approach Topics: Software Engineering; Requirements Analysis And Management; Tools, Techniques and Methodologies for System Development; Model Driven Architectures and Engineering; Modeling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (e.g. UML, ER variants); Engineering Information System Authors: Pedro Reales Mateo 1 , Macario Polo 1 and Danilo Caivano 2 Affiliations: 1 University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain , 2 University of degli Studi, Italy This article describes a model-driven approach for test case generation in software product lines. It defines a set of metamodels and models, a 5-step process and a tool called Pralíntool that automates the process execution and supports product line engineers in using the approach. 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Resident Evil 7 Review - Welcome to the Family Thread starter Lizzy Finnegan bjj hero TheFinish said: I've been playing it for a while and I really like it. I feared it would be like Amnesia or Outlast, but it's actually a lot like Alien:Isolation, except Inventory management is a much, much more important aspect of this game. I mean I rage about the character being a slowpoke and some parts of the game took me out by being unintentionally hilarious, but its still a very enjoyable game. I played alien but quickly got bored when I felt like I was playing hide and seek with an unkillable monster. I've down loaded Outlast but never played it. Could I ask what you mean with your comparisons as Ive not played much of the games you have mentioned. TheFinish Grand Admiral bjj hero said: Sure thing man I dislike Outlast because it is, essentially, a first person adventure game. Except you can die, which is something I don't like. And aside from puzzles, gameplay is very much "hide and seek from invincible monster" which gets boring fast. You have no way of fighting back, no weapons, no nothin. Alien Isolation, despite having the Alien around, was much more dynamic. You had tools, you had weapons, you could craft items, etc. Besides, the Alien was not the only enemy, there were humans and synthethics to deal with as well. Stealth played a big part, but you could go loud if needed, it just ate a lot of resources. Resident Evil 7 is very much like Alien Isolation: the emphasis is on exploring and resource management. But you're also armed, and capable of taking on most enemies. There's very, very few instances in the entire game where you can't "beat" an enemy roaming around (you can pummel it down to give you a breather, but not disable it permanently) and they are very short as well. Plus, the enemy follows a preset pattern, unlike the Alien which could be incredibly random. Oh and the game is also much more lenient, since it has automatic checkpoints and safe rooms where you can save your game/manage your items without being worried of a monster eating you. Now, I don't know when you got bored in Alien: Isolation, but the Alien sequences in that game can be very long sometimes, which doesn't happen here in RE7. So if you think you could endure 10 minutes of hide and seek two or three times in the game, go for it. Oh and you didn't aske me, but it took me 8 hours to complete the game on Normal. I got most, but not all, of the collectibles too. Thanks. Thats really helpful. I liked alien until the alien really Glad to be of help. Regarding Isolation, a guy on the steam forums posted a file that essentially disables the Alien AI during gameplay (you still get cutscenes and scripted interactions, but the Alien leaves you alone for actual gameplay) which you can find here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/214490/discussions/0/620695877286051362/ I didn't use it myself, but a friend was very much like you and hated those sections. After he used that modified file he loved the game, for the story and enviroments mostly. So, you know, maybe give it a whirl if you're feeling like it. That sounds ideal for me. Unfortunately I got it cheap on a black Friday sale as a download for my xbone. If it's cheap enough on steam at somepoint I may give it a go.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7737844586372375, "wiki_prob": 0.7737844586372375, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1829825"}
NU-MAN envisions a time when he can stretch his creative wings Published on February 25, 2015 in News by staff Chicago was his birthplace, and he also spent time on the West Coast, but Atlanta, Georgia was the place vibrant performer Nu-Man blossomed into a distinctive, compelling singer/songwriter. Once his family relocated to the locale known as “The ATL,” where they still reside, Nu-Man’s love affair with music blossomed. He mixes rap’s verbal fluidity and improvisational fervor with tones and themes gleaned from pop, R&B, and soul. The result is an edgy, dynamic sound that offers insight into everything from relationships to topical issues. NU-MAN When asked what inspired him to become a performer, Nu-Man responds in decisive fashion, crediting Atlanta’s fertile creative environment with being the catalyst towards a professional career. “I first gained interest in music as a sophomore in college,” Nu-Man recalled. “I remember freestyling for the fun of it around others and noticing how people dug the way I flowed.” Family members have proven just as important to the development of his hybrid style as some major musical names. “On a personal note, I can say that my older brother, along with other artists in my family were my first major influences,” he continues.” By witnessing their musical creativity and the high level of sound I interpreted it to be, I was like “wow,” that is so cool to be able to create good music. On the other hand, Michael Jackson, Elvis, and rapper E-40 were my outside influences.” As someone who mixes spoken word and song, Nu-Man’s approach to songwriting reflects a careful balance between expressing ideas in oral or musical fashion. “My compositions are created both by lyrics first along with the melodies I hear with it, and also by listening to a beat and feeling the direction the beat takes me lyrically,” Nu-Man explains. “Interspersing multiple genres into a tune comes naturally,” he adds in response to an inquiry about the multiple strains that converge in his music. “I’m naturally a more literal writer as opposed to a more figurative approach. So as I write, I tend to write about real life experiences and the emotions and feelings they generate. Being a pop artist I like more up-tempo songs, while being soulful, I naturally put feelings into it. That makes up my recipe for a good tune.” The sources of his songs are as varied as the genres and artists he enjoys. “My ideas for songs come in different ways,” he adds. “Sometimes when I hear a track, I will be reminded of a moment. I then ponder on the cause and effects of that moment while I vibe to the rhythm of the track and write. Other times I will find myself feeling some kind of way, and I then put into a song whatever I am feeling at that time. Also, I will hear a song in my sleep, wake up and write it.“ But while versatility and variety are Nu-Man attributes, thus far there’s one arena he doesn’t explore as a composer. “At this point in my writing career I have yet to write any political songs.” Nu-Man acknowledges. “Topical material I do write sometimes.” Nu-Man’s roots are evident in both his edgy vocals and love for lyrical embellishment. “I was born in Chicago, but spent most of my youth in California,” he responds when asked if he heard or was aware of much house music, a Windy City staple. “I remember loving ’80s R&B like the Whispers and Rick James, while also liking ’80s pop music.” While now totally focused on his music and career, Nu-Man envisions a time when he can stretch his creative wings. “At some point in time, I am looking forward to writing for other artists,” he said. “I have some songs that I can hear some other great voices on as well, not just my own. For me, it is always fun to collaborate with other artists and create music that is unique and different than what I am used to with my own style.” In the past, options for independent artists weren’t nearly as plentiful as in the21st century. Nu-Man’s especially pleased with how the Internet has proven a boon for those performers without record label support. “I am glad that the Internet is available for independent artists,” he says. “I think it really lends a helping hand when it comes to getting our music heard by the people. Record labels have to pick and choose their artists and it might not be the best way for you as an artist. The Internet really helps independent artists get their music to the people. My goal is to entertain for a living at a high level,” he concludes. “I have a strong desire to create songs that will last a lifetime or two and stand the test of time. I am also really looking forward to my very own first Grammy Party.” With his enticing, original sensibility and approach, Nu-Man can look forward to a long career and hopefully several other Grammy events in the future. -Ron Wynn OFFICIAL NU-MAN LINKS: HOMEPAGE – SOUNDCLOUD – YOUTUBE – TWITTER – FACEBOOK – INSTAGRAM – ITUNES Tags: DanceEntertainmentHiphopNewsNu-ManR&B Mega Sean and Mz Tulip – “The Rise Of M Pt 1 & 2” flips between singing and rapping effortlessly Two projects rolled into one, “The Rise Of M Pt 1 & 2” is a double Calvin Priice combines streetwise knowledge with roguish charm Set to drop his brand new “Bon Voyage” project, Calvin Priice has already proven with the J. Evan: “Get Up” – could easily dominate the dance floors from Miami to Ibiza Now you know something’s good, when you stay up past midnight with the headphones on listening Previous Story Previous post: BLUES/POP ARTIST FINN RELEASES NEW ALBUM AND SINGLE! 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Home \| Tech News \| Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 and 10.8 announced along with MatePad 11 Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 and 10.8 announced along with MatePad 11 By Jason Delacey It will come as no surprise that Huawei has switched from Android tablets to its in-house operating system. Recently, Huawei made a big announcement including introducing a plethora of hardware and software along with the official launch of three MatePad devices running on its HarmonyOS. Users became excited as Huawei introduced two MatePad Pro models with one of them the 12.6-inch version set to go against the iPad Pro line from Apple and Tab S-series from Samsung Galaxy. The smaller MatePad Pro is the first device running on Snapdragon 870 chipset from Qualcomm while MatePad 11 is the affordable option introduced for college students. Let’s know more details of the three products. Specs Of MatePad Pro 12.6 MatePad Pro 12.6 runs on HarmonyOS 2.0 with a 12.6 inch OLED screen with 2560 pixel X 1600 pixel resolution. It also has multi-task changes friendlier for the users. The home screen offers a desktop-like experience as the apps have separate widgets and dock. It has a standard refresh rate of 60HZ. This device comes with a triple rear camera. It includes the following An f/1.8 lens with a thirteen-megapixel primary sensor An f/2.4 wide-angle lens with an eight-megapixel sensor 3D depth-sensing camera Also, you have access to an f/2.0 lens camera of eight megapixels. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 with a 10.8-inch display (2,560 pixels X 1,600 pixels). It comes with an f/1.8 lens with a thirteen-megapixel sensor on the back. It has an f/2.0 lens with eight megapixels for its front camera. Specs Of MatePad11 The non-Pro MatePad comes with a 10.95 inch LCD panel for display. It comes with a resolution of 2560 X 1600 pixels. It refreshes at 120 Hz. The device has a slim built that weighs only 609 grams. The device has a quad-speaker tuned by Harman Kardon. It also comes with Histen7.0 Audio support. You can access it in different colors such as green vegan leather, silver, and grey. Price Of Huawei MatePads The MatePad 12.6 has two storage configurations. The price of the 8GB variant with 128 GB storage volume comes around to 5,000 CNY (INR 57,000 approx.) while the 256GB storage model comes to around 5,500 CNY (INR 63,000 approx.). You can access the 10.8 version of 8GB plus 126 GB storage at 3,800 CNY (approximately 43,500 INR) while the 256 GB storage is available at 4300 CNY (approximately 49,000 INR). The MatePad 11 launched in Europe has a price of EUR 400 (approximately INR 35,500) for the 6GB plus 64 GB variants while the 128 GB storage variant has a price of 500 EUR (approximately INR 44,500). You can access the product in Matte Gray color option. Release Date Of Huawei MatePads At the 2nd June launch event to unveil HarmonyOS, Huawei announced its three new MatePad models. But, it has not confirmed the sale dates of the devices worldwide. But, customers in China have received a June 10 launch date. So, pre-orders have opened. But, its preorders have not opened in other countries. If we go by the release of Huawei MatePad Pro that got released in China in December 2019 but arrived in other countries only by May, people have to wait for some time to get the devices. It will come as no surprise that Huawei has switched from Android tablets to its in-house operating system. Recently, Huawei made a big announcement including introducing a plethora of hardware and software along with the... Jason Delacey More From Jason Delacey Apple Users Have Reason to Rejoice.... How to Use Fitbit dashboard tiles... Canon EOS C500 Mark II with... Effective Reasons Why Tablets Are Better Amazing Uses of a Tablet That... Vooc Charging introduced by OPPO is... Xiaomi launched Mi Band 4 with... LG Showcases its New 4K LG... Huawei Watch GT 2 Comes with... The best 13-inch laptop 2021: the... Best Android tablets of 2021: the... The best free games for Android... Razer Blade 2019 : The Ultra-Thin... Lenovo IFA 2019 : New Laptops... Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab, The Best... IFA 2019 : Asus Announced The... Predator Triton And Predator Thronos Air... How to program DIRECTV remote to TV, A... Micro LED: The Future of TV Displays? In march 2019 IBM launched the new smallest... LG Showcases its New 4K LG HU85LA Projector...	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.652809202671051, "wiki_prob": 0.652809202671051, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line553409"}
« BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER K-ON! Key Animation Books » Seiya Numata – Kanada’s successor? August 23, 2010 by raito-kun The recent NHK special created quite some buzz about Yoshinori Kanada‘s succession and by which standard his ‘successors’ should be determined, i.e. if it’s sufficient to just copy Kanada‘s style or if they have to be ‘men of revolutionary talent’ themselves and expand Kanada‘s style to a whole new level. Many weren’t satisfied with NHK choosing Seiya Numata as an example of a young animator who inherited Kanada‘s blood, even some professional animators mentioned on twitter that Hiroyuki Imaishi would have been a more appropriate choice. However, while I’m an avid fan of Hiroyuki Imaishi, I can also understand why NHK chose Numata for this feature. He’s a bit younger, hasn’t directed any anime yet (as series/chief director) and thus is still more of an ‘animator’, so he’s closer to the image most people might have of Yoshinori Kanada (who never directed any anime). And of course, Numata is also a very talented animator with an unmistakeable aura on the screen and much presence in TV anime in recent years. Following some words on Seiya Numata and his work for those who want to find more about him. Seiya Numata [沼田誠也] began working as inbetween animator at Studio Hibari around 10 years ago, at the same studio he also made his debut as key animator and animation director. After he had left Studio Hibari, he continued working as freelancer on various projects and quickly made himself a name with his flamboyant style, in particular his work on ‘Zoids Genesis’ raised his popularity among fans (especially the ending animation of the second season). Besides aforementioned series, he was also heavily involved in ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’ (animation director of many episodes), ‘Futakoi Alternative’ (director/animation supervisor/key animator/inbetween checker and even inbetweener on #11) and of course his character design debut ‘Shion no Oh’. While Numata is known for often working on anime which aren’t particularly outstanding from a technical point of view, he’s really good at spicing things up with his unique style. One of the best examples is ‘Higurashi’, where he used those heavily distorted faces, warped perspective and characteristic timing to depict the characters’ madness in a powerful way. Incidentally, the NHK feature showed his rooftop fight from ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’ #26 to demonstrate his Kanada-like style: Including abovementioned ‘Higurashi’ and ‘Zoids Genesis’, Numata has always been a regular on anime with character designs by Kyuuta Sakai (female / real name: Kumiko Sakai). And even apart from those it’s quite conspicuous how often they work together (most recently ‘Shiki’ ED and ‘Needless’ #13), which has nurtured rumors that they might be a couple or something like that. At the very least, it seems like two kindred spirits found each other since both are idol otaku and both have a proclivity for drawing lolita stuff – so-called ‘Lolimators’. Maybe you’ve heard of Numata‘s obsession with Shion’s short skirt in ‘Shion no Oh’ where he even corrected drawings in order to make the belly button visible – so his reputation as ‘Lolita-kei’ animator has certainly not come about by chance. His second character design job – J.C. Staff‘s upcoming ‘Tantei Opera Milky Holmes’ – also involves rather his skills regarding drawing cute girls than displaying Kanada-esque animation. Still, some fans fear that the usual stable J.C. quality might suffer from Numata‘s temper since he tends to go too far with deformation and individual drawing style as seen in ‘Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō’ #7 (which wasn’t received all too well), just to name a recent example. When Numata is in charge of animation direction, everything sure moves a lot more than in other episodes, one of the most ‘extreme’ cases is certainly the super-smooth movement and lip-synch in ‘Kannagi’ #2. However, Yutaka Yamamoto wasn’t really happy with it as way too many drawings were used. Episode 1 had 6000 animation frames while episode 2 had 12000 (!) animation frames, that’s a jump of 100% (the other episodes had 4000-5000 as far as I know). On the DVD audio commentary he put the blame on Numata, but I can’t imagine that he’s the only one at fault. I mean, it’s not like Numata worked alone on that episode, there was still the episode director after all. And as director, Yamamoto himself was supposed to keep track of budgetary issues like the number of animation frames used. Apparently, he found out way too late about it since the episode was corrected for a later broadcast & DVD (some of the lip-synch was removed and such). As I said, Numata is definitely someone who loves to make everything move a lot, but I’m not sure if he would ignore instructions from the director(s) like some people accused him of. Either way, Yamakan probably prefers not to work with him anymore… Numata‘s animation is best described as being based on Yoshinori Kanada‘s style with some significant influence from Takamitsu Kondou (who was close to Studio Hibari when Numata was still attached to it). He takes Kondou‘s style to a more extreme level with stronger distortions, more intense movement plus varying thickness of lines and doesn’t shy away from using extreme angles and warped perspective either. I scanned in the raw key animation of a cut from Osamu Kobayashi‘s notorious ‘Gurren Lagann’ #4, where Numata‘s drawings weren’t completely toned down by the animation director for once: Below a shot from ‘Toradora!’ #16 where Numata was both in charge of animation direction and key animation, a scene which got a good deal of attention since J.C. Staff‘s anime usually don’t display that much individuality. If you have a look at the time sheet (bottom left) you might notice that very few inbetweens were used, from C1 down to C8 the displayed C-layer key frames move well enough even without any additional frames. The drawings are far bolder and more angular than Masayoshi Tanaka‘s character models, though they perfectly match the dramatic and violent tone of the scene. Numata has also a preference of putting homages into the scenes he is in charge of, here’s an especially good one which NHK included into their Kanada feature: On the left side is Numata‘s animation from ‘Ninin ga Shinobuden’ – an obvious tribute to his ‘hero’ Kanada, or rather to the legendary fire dragon from ‘Genma Taisen’ which you can see on the right. If you want to see Numata‘s fire dragon (and some of the other work I’ve highlighted in this post) in motion, check out following MAD: Notable work: ♦ Ultimate Girls (2005): Ep. Director #5 / Ani. Director #5 / Key Animation #5 ♦ Futakoi Alternative (2005): Ep. Director #11 / Ani. Director #11 / Key Ani. #1 #7 #11 #12 #13 ♦ Zoids Genesis (2005): ED animation S2 & S3 / Ep. Director #28 / Ani. Director #28 #37 #50 / Chief Ani. Director #37-#50 / Key Ani. #21 #28 #50 ♦ Strawberry Panic! (2006): Ani. Director #7 #9 #16 ♦ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006): Chief Ani. Director Assistant #12 / Ani. Director #7 #9 #12 #13 #15 #19 #21 #23 #26 / Ass. Ani. Director #17 / Key Ani. #13 #19 #23 #26 ♦ Buso Renkin (2006-2007): Ani. Director #9 #13 / Key Ani. #9 #13 ♦ Kodomo no Jikan OVA (2007): Director/Storyboard/Key Ani. OP (solo) ♦ Code-E (2007): Ani. Director #2 #7 / Key Ani. #2 #7 ♦ Shion no Oh (2007-2008): Character Design / Ani. Director #1 #20 #22 OP ED / Key Ani. #1 #21 #22 OP ED ♦ Mission-E (2008): Director/Ani. Director/Storyboard/Key Animation ED ♦ Kannagi (2008): Ani. Director #2 / Key Ani. #2 ♦ Toradora! (2008-2009): Ani. Director #16 (coop.) #21 (coop.) / Key Ani. #16 #24 ♦ NEEDLESS (2009): Technical Director / Design Works (coop.) / ED animation (coop.) / Ep. Director #13 / Storyboard #13 / Key Ani. OP #1? #13 ♦ Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō (2010): Director/Storyboard ED / Ani. Director #7 / Key Ani. ED (solo) #7 ♦ Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2010): Character Design Posted in Animation, Animator \| 9 Comments on August 24, 2010 at 00:10 \| Reply astrange > One of the best examples is ‘Higurashi’, where he used those heavily distorted faces, warped perspective and characteristic timing to depict the characters’ madness in a powerful way. Hmm, unfortunately the image was so powerful it really distorted the original work into horror away from its doujin-mystery elements. Though I suspect that did make the show more popular, it didn’t help DEEN’s reputation any. on August 24, 2010 at 08:02 \| Reply vinhnyu I heard from Oban Star Racers’ making-of that japanese animators are individualists and most of them want to work with their own style and own way, that’s why they refuse to work on non-japanese animation projects if they can’t do what they want. Maybe that’s what Numata did on Kannagi and director Yamakan wasn’t very pleased to have his directives ignored. That’s only a hypothesis though. on August 25, 2010 at 07:49 \| Reply raito-kun @astrange I can’t imagine what the Higurashi anime would be like without these overdone moments of madness, they have become more or less the show’s trademark. I mean, whenever a show features extremely distorted faces and exaggerated laughter, the reaction of most fans is basically: ‘That’s just like Higurashi!’. However, I concede that – overall – Deen didn’t really do justice to the source material. It could have been so much more in the hands of a capable director… @vinhnyu The problem Yamakan had with Kannagi #2 was rather excessive use of animation frames and not really the style. Of course, you could say that using many drawings is part of Numata’s style (as animation director), but I think that he is professional enough to follow and adapt to the director’s instructions. Who knows what happened behind the curtain… on August 25, 2010 at 13:18 \| Reply bloo Hmm… great write-up as always. Definitely some interesting stuff, but that’s to be expected whenever Kanada is part of the discussion. I’ll start off by saying that in my very humble personal opinion, I feel it’s kind of ‘wrong’ to try and name a “successor” to Kanada. I mean, the guy’s impact on the industry was so great that it seems impossible to me to name someone that has succeeded him. And like you pointed out, the criteria is very vague. Would the person have had to been as influential as he was (good luck finding that guy), or would it be the person who best animates in his style and uses his various techniques and ‘Kanada effects’? Anyway, if I did have to choose someone who I think has “inherited Kanada‘s blood”, it would be Imaishi without a doubt. Not a knock on Numata, but Imaishi’s work just screams “Kanada” to me, and apparently it does to alot of other people as well. As for Numata himself, well, there’s not much I can add that you haven’t said yourself. He’s obviously a great animator, as anyone who takes a look at any of his work can tell. As you said, he loves to make things move, and his unusual timing really ups the impact of his action scenes. I’m a bit surprised to learn that he hasn’t had his own series yet, but I probably shouldn’t be. I think it’s pretty clear that his passion lies with animating more so than any other part of the production process. If I was going to nit-pick and look for something to fault him for, I would say that at times I think his animation can be a bit too lively. What I mean is that there are times when I feel that there’s some unnecessary movement in his work that seem don’t seem to serve much purpose. This is of course fine during his action scenes because, well, they’re action scenes, and lots of movement is to be expected. But during non-action scenes, and more subtle moments, I think that it can make his character acting look a bit jittery. It’s by no means a big deal though, and really, I can only vaguely recall a few moments where I felt that way when watching something his. Of course, that’s just my personal opinion, and I’m sure people may disagree. Very interesting tidbit on the Kannagi episode. I agree that Numata isn’t very likely to disobey direct orders, so the case was probably that no one ever told him when to stop. I guess that’s just what happens when you give an ambitious animator like Numata free reign. If Yamakan was gonna react the way he did, he should have had a tighter grip on things. Maybe kyoani was onto something when they claimed “he hasn’t reached the level of a director yet”, haha. Or maybe Yamakan just doesn’t like attending the endless meetings required of the series director position. Well, if Fractale flops and he does retire, he can always go back to his conducting gig. He looked like he was enjoying himself in that video that was making the rounds. Oh ya, I’ll say that Numata has most definitely earned the tile of ‘Lolimator’. It’s pretty apparent that he had the time of his life animating that KnJ OP, haha. The detail it contains speaks for itself. @bloo Thanks for your great comment, always interesting to hear your thoughts. I agree, Kanada is certainly in a class of his own when it comes to the influence on Japanese animation, so trying to find a ‘real’ successor is near to impossible. However, if I had to name someone who carries Kanada’s spirit over to a new generation of anime, it would definitely be Hiroyuki Imaishi. His animation is so energetic and vigorous, the poses incredibly stylish and every single frame a thrill of its own. That’s what Kanada-esque animation is all about, at least for me. Regarding the ‘unnecessary movement’ in some of Numata’s scenes, I think I know what you mean. As I said above, it’s one of his tendencies to make everything move a lot, so the constant and shaky movement even in ordinary acting scenes is a consequence of this. I can’t say that I dislike this particularity of his since it makes the acting and posing feel much more versatile and less static. As far as I remember, some others also mentioned Yamakan’s ejection from KyoAni in this context (i.e. trouble with Kannagi #2). Maybe his control of budgetary issues on ‘Lucky Star’ was also too loose or he didn’t handle the schedule well, who knows… on September 12, 2010 at 13:39 \| Reply Fall Season 2010 Anime Preview « Ani no Miyako […] I wouldn’t even mention it here if it wasn’t for the fact that no one less than Seiya Numata is the character designer. I don’t think that Makoto Morikawa‘s directing will do much […] on January 10, 2011 at 21:07 \| Reply 2010 December Sakuga MAD « Washi's Blog […] already slipped in a reference to that sequence, with a segment on 2×2=Shinobuden (see this blog for details). The other Milky Holmes clips also look like his work (I haven’t checked the […] on March 23, 2012 at 09:43 \| Reply Yoshinori Kanada’s Fire Dragon and Homages « Washi's Blog […] he has a big impact on an anime when he’s involved, and always leaves a footprint. Check out this article on Ani no Miyako for more on this […] on March 25, 2012 at 21:40 \| Reply FFenril.info 3.0 : Death & Rebirth \| FFenril.info […] de connaître plein de noms chantants (Yoshinori Kanada ! Hiroyuki Imaishi ! Atsushi Nishigori ! Seiya Numata ! Takeshi Koike !), on peut aussi devenir fantastiquement prétentieux. 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FIREWORKS: Rep. Collins Storms Out of Hearing, Returns and Shreds Democrats Posted December 13, 2019 Follow CollinRug During Thursday's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Republican ranking member Doug Collins stormed out of the meeting and returned fifteen minutes later to shred House Democrats. At 4:41pm eastern time, Collings threw down his notes and walked out of the hearing. “Y’all have anymore you want to put in[to the record], keep going,” Collins said as he walked out. “It is not going to get you anywhere.” Far-left Chairman Jerry Nadler couldn't believe what he had seen. At 4:46pm, he came back just to shred the Democrats for their bogus inquiry. “What you just said is completely true that this will never end,” Collins said while responding to Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong. “Do you know why we know that? Adam Schiff’s own words and Al Green’s own words. Adam Schiff even the other day, giving one of his press conferences, which he loves dearly. 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Home › Programs - Graduate › Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) Doctorate in Business Administration – DBA Inform me of future classes Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) Who is this course for Executives who hold senior management positions at medium and large organizations or who have equivalent experience in leadership roles, and who have a master’s in business administration (or a related area). You will develop your skills based on contact with state-of-the-art knowledge on administration and interaction with professionals who have extensive management experience, in an environment that stimulates creativity and the pursuit of new perspectives. What you will achieve You will expand your ability to analyze complex organizational contexts, conduct diagnoses and manage organizational transformation processes. Attendance and Schedule Regime in the first two years: (1) a one-week intensive session in late January or early February; (2) two three-day blocks (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) in March and May; (3) a one-week intensive session in late June or early July; and (4) two three-day blocks (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) in September and November. At the end of the second year, you will defend your dissertation proposal. The third year will be dedicated entirely to developing your dissertation. This regime may be customized and the period for taking the courses and developing the dissertation may be extended, within a limit of four years. All classes will take place during the day, although there may also be distance learning activities during the day or in the evening. Granted Title Doctor in Business Administration Thomaz Wood Jr. Career Field The Doctorate in Business Administration encompasses four research areas: Strategy and Markets; Human Resources and Management Practices; Management of Operations and Innovation; and Finance and Economics. The main goal of the Doctorate in Business Administration is to educate professionals to conduct transformative processes in organizations, combining participants’ practical experience with state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of administration. The program brings together distinct content and a unique development dynamic. The Doctorate in Business Administration dissertation must be an applied research that contributes to improving organizations’ management practices, business models, performance and social impact. The Doctorate in Business Administration has the following objectives: For students: facilitate access to state-of-the-art knowledge in various areas of administration and contribute to increasing their capacity to conduct changes at organizations. For organizations: contribute to enhancing management and competitiveness practices, and meet the demand for professionals with a solid education, extensive analytical capabilities, a complex vision and potential to work on transformative processes. For administrative science: disseminate scientific knowledge in organizations, promote interaction between researchers and managers, and facilitate access to organizations for conducting research. For society in general: contribute to the country’s economic and social development and improve organizations’ competitiveness and sustainability through the education of ethical managers who are aligned with cutting-edge knowledge applied to their area of activity. Thomaz Wood Jr. (coordinator) Andre Luiz Silva Samartini Adrian Kemmer Cernev Claudia Emiko Yoshinaga Eliane Zamith Brito Eduardo Rezende Francisco Felipe Zambaldi Joana Sabrina Pereira Story Jorge Manoel Teixeira Carneiro Leandro Angotti Guissoni Luiz Artur Ledur Brito Luiz Carlos Di Sério Maria José Tonelli Marcelo Gattermann Perin Miguel Pinto Caldas Paulo Renato Soares Terra Rudi Rocha Tales Andreassi William Eid Jr. Three research methodology courses to support the development of the doctoral dissertation, encompassing the research projecy, and qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Total: 9 credits. Three fundamental courses to investigate macrotrends and develop strategic and organizational analysis skills. Total: 9 credits. Four advanced courses to explore state-of-the-art knowledge on emerging management topics: competitiveness, innovation and new business, marketing trends and leadership for change. Total: 6 credits. Consult the courses offered (in Portuguese). Syllabus list Consult the sillabi (in Portuguese). Organizational Analysis Innovation and New Business Leadership for Change Consult the program rules (in Portuguese). METHOD SUBJECTS FUNDAMENTAL SUBJECTS ADVANCED SUBJECTS This subject’s learning objective is to enable participants to develop their dissertation projects, deciding on a theme, scope and methods, and carrying out a plan to do the work. Topics directly related to the development of the dissertation project will be addressed: (1) how to select areas and topics of interest; (2) how to find a tutor and establish a productive working relationship with him or her; (3) how to establish and refine the project scope; (4) how to define the research question; (5) how to establish a solid theoretical foundation; (6) how to place the topic in the existing literature; (7) how to define and detail the research methodology; (8) how to plan the development of the dissertation; (9) how to improve the dissertation's written form; and (10) how to present the dissertation to the committee and incorporate improvements. Thomaz Wood Junior Doctor of Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation This subject’s learning objective is to train participants to use qualitative methods in their research projects. The subject covers a wide range of topics related to qualitative research, including various research paradigms and design, as well as data collection and analysis methods. Theoretical and practical issues involving the choice and application of qualitative methods are presented, focusing on research strategies to be used by doctoral students in their dissertations. The topics presented seek to support the development of research that connects state-of-the-art theory with practice. Interventionist approaches are emphasized, such as action research and design science, which promote organizational transformation. Doctor of Social Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University This subject’s learning objective is to prepare participants to use quantitative methods in their research projects. The subject encompasses a wide range of topics involving quantitative research, including modeling of phenomena, definition of hypotheses, statistical methods of data analysis, and big data analytics and data science concepts. The most used methods in quantitative research in doctoral students’ respective fields are discussed. Eduardo de Rezende Francisco This subject’s learning objective is to expand participants’ repertoire in contemporary and emerging themes related to business life that will shape the future of business. Talks and debates will address challenges in Brazil’s political system, opportunities and areas for attention in Brazil’s economic and social framework, sustainability, and other major issues in the business world. Ana Maria Malik Doctor of Preventive Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo Doctor of Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro This subject’s learning objective is to train participants to carry out structured and sophisticated analysis of contemporary organizational phenomena, based on the main theoretical aspects of organization theory. Topics related to the fundamentals of organizational analysis and diagnosis, organizational culture, planning and change management, innovation, organizational behavior, organizational architecture and corporate governance will be addressed. This subject’s learning objective is to train participants to critically analyze competitive strategy and strategic processes, identifying solutions for improvement. The subject addresses contemporary issues related to business strategy: competitive strategy, new business models, value creation and value capture, strategic pricing, business diversification and international expansion, strategy as practice, strategic execution, and crisis management. Doutor em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro This subject’s learning objective is to enable participants to critically analyze organizations’ management practices, indicating solutions to increase competitiveness. The subject will look at contemporary issues related to management competitiveness: the issue of uneven financial performance; the concept of competitive advantage; the application of value capture models; and resources and capabilities as sources of value creation. 22,5h This subject’s learning objective is to enable participants to carry out a diagnosis of organizations and create systems aimed at innovation in products, processes, management and business. The subject will address contemporary issues related to innovation and new businesses: innovation in products, processes, management and business; innovation management; starting new businesses; open innovation; and entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Doctor of Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting of USP This subject’s learning objective is to prepare participants to critically analyze marketing activities in their organization, using cutting-edge knowledge, and to develop improvement and/or transformation initiatives. The subject will address topics such as the following: the customer journey in a connected world; social influence structures in B2B and B2C journeys; the evolution of shopping through the access economy; integration of different marketing distribution channels; efficiencies and inefficiencies in digital marketing communication; integration of digital and traditional marketing communication; marketing analytics; agile management in marketing; marketing management data; artificial intelligence and consumer experiences; and marketing’s role in organizational strategies aimed at sustainability or environmental and social governance (ESG). Eliane Pereira Zamith Brito Doctor of Philosophy, University of Manchester, England Doctor of Administration of Organizations from USP-Ribeirão Preto This subject’s learning objective is to train participants to understand and improve corporate management financial instruments, based on a strategic view of emerging themes. The subject will address contemporary issues related to corporate finance: business valuation; mergers and acquisitions; value creation and management; risk management; sustainable finance; and behavioral finance. Doctor of Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting at USP William Eid Junior This subject’s learning objective is to aid participants in acquiring a complex vision of the phenomenon of leadership, thereby helping them play the role of agents of organizational transformation. The subject will examine the issue of leadership from various perspectives, such as traits, competencies, situations, behaviors, relationships and specific leadership styles, including recent ones like authentic leadership, ethical leadership, strategic leadership, leadership for diversity and e-leadership. In addition to theoretical and empirical aspects, the practical implementation of leadership for change through evidence-based management will be discussed. Doutorado em Leadership Studies pela Universidade de Nebraska/Lincoln Publication Workshop This subject’s learning objective is to enable and support participants to select a target journal and create a “publication project.” At the end of this subject, each participant will have: (1) a strategy for condensing their dissertation into an academic article; (2) selected target journals for submission; (3) a clear proposal of contribution (process, theoretical or empirical) for the article; (4) a first version of the article; and (5) a defined submission strategy for the manuscript, incorporating feedback received in the subject. Doutor em Administração de Empresas pela Fundação Getulio Vargas Subject to change Enrollment Period July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 R$230,000, in 24 monthly installments of R$6.708,33 + 12 monthly installments of R$5,750.00. View course plan [email protected] See the program candidate manual Compartilhe com um amigo Financing and scholarships For first-year doctoral students in 2021, the total course fees will be R$230,000 (two hundred, thirty thousand Brazilian reais), paid in 36 monthly installments, as follows: 24 monthly installments of R$6,708,33 (six thousand, seven hundred and eight Brazilian reais and thirty three cents); 12 monthly installments of R$5,750.00 (five thousand, seven hundred and fifty Brazilian reais). FGV Alumni of regular programs (with a workload of 360 hours or more) and professionals employed in FGV EAESP partner companies have a 10% reduction in this amount. If the student approved in the selection process has taken subjects as an individual student, the amount paid can be deducted from the total amount of the program and up to six credits can be validated, up to two years after the subjects have been taken. * Amount subject to adjustments There are still no scheduled for the period. For more information about the program, contact [email protected] There are no scholarships for the Doctorate in Business Administration. Candidates must apply on our website and then submit the requested documents: application form, photo, letter of motivation, resume, undergraduate diploma, master’s or international MBA diploma, results of the GMAT test (for those who do not have a master’s degree or international MBA), and research proposal. Analysis of documents and in-person interview The submitted documents are analyzed by an examining committee composed of professors. The candidates who pass the document analysis stage are interviewed by an examining committee composed of professors. Successful candidates will receive guidance on enrollment. Are you ready to change careers? Sign up now. Would you like to learn more about the Doctorate in Business Administration? Receive updates about applications and other information. Since 2004, FGV EAESP has been among the world’s best business schools, according to the three leading international accreditation organizations. Reach Higher Levels Why attend a Professional Doctorate in Business Administration – DBA. Students can participate in activities at FGV EAESP’s applied research centers, which focus on producing and disseminating knowledge that addresses major management issues in the public and private sectors. Students can spend periods abroad, including FGV EAESP’s international network of renowned partner schools in countries such as Germany, Australia, China, the United States, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. Students can take courses offered by FGV EAESP’s PhD in Business Administration, School of Methods and Winter School, which promotes interaction between researchers from Brazil and other countries. Hide reasons average professional experience hold senior management positions at medium or large companies Other Fields I chose to do the DBA at EAESP because it gives me access to the state of the art management knowledge. The discovery of new perspectives and the learning of research methodologies have been essential to my goal of applied knowledge production. Sandro Magalhães Manteiga Main Expert, global consulting company DBA combines the rigor of the academic doctorate with EAESP’s teaching excellence and the flexibility I need to reconcile my academic and professional life. Alessandra Ginante Chief Talent Officer, technology company, United States The Doctorate in Business Administration allows me to balance my academic development with my corporate career. Resolving business issues must be underpinned by scientific research, which helps create solutions that can be applied to business. Rafael Dan Schur Partner, global consulting firm The Doctorate in Business Administration is an opportunity to acquire and share knowledge. This is due to the well-planned combination of the course’s format and content, which provides room for empirical perspectives shared by students without giving up its academic quality. Aron Belinky Managing partner, sustainability consulting firm By taking part in the Doctorate in Business Administration program, I can use great research resources to access scientific texts and papers. I can also share experiences with professionals in various areas and sectors, discussing contemporary topics that affect our organizations. Shirley Meschke Mendes Franklin de Oliveira Legal director, Brazil and rest of South America, pharmaceutical company “My decision to enroll on the DPA program was motivated by the need to enrich my experience in public administration with the knowledge of other sectors. I met professors with updated knowledge and peers with rich and diverse experiences. I believe I made the right choice”. Ilana Trombka Director-General of the Federal Senate and Counselor of Caixa Seguridade After getting an undergraduate degree in sociology and working in management, I was looking for a way to integrate these two perspectives. And that’s what I found in the Doctorate in Business Administration. My classmates form a group with very rich experiences, made up of mature, serious people, offering unique fellowship. Fabiano Monetti Turnaround project manager, consulting firm I entered the Doctorate in Business Administration program in order to apply the latest business administration concepts at my startup and due to the possibility of becoming involved in an environment that stimulates information exchange with classmates and professors. Guilherme Luiz Susteras Managing partner, energy startup For you to develop an innovative business model, the broader your repertoire, the better. FGV EAESP has had an enormous influence on my career and way of thinking. Frederico Trajano CEO of Magazine Luiza, who has an undergraduate degree in business administration from FGV EAESP Watch this video to find out more information about the DBA. The Doctorate in Business Administration is designed to educate high-level professionals to conduct transformative processes in organizations. Independent Student FGV EAESP offers interested candidates who fit the profile for the Doctorate in Business Administration’s target audience the chance to participate in one-off courses without taking the program as a whole. Applications are ongoing and they close 45 days before the start of each course. To apply, fill in the form (in Portuguese) and email it to [email protected], attaching a photo and the following documents: resume, copy of ID document, copy of undergraduate diploma, and copy of master’s or international MBA diploma. Candidates may be invited for an interview. The fees are as follows: 3-credit courses: Organizational Analysis and Strategic Analysis: R$8,000.00. 1.5-credit courses: Business Competitiveness, Innovation and New Business, Corporate Finance, and Marketing Trends: R$4,000.00. The tuition can be paid in 6 (six) installments. FGV Alumni of regular programs (with a workload of 360 hours or more) and professionals employed in EAESP partner companies have special conditions to study as an independent student, receiving a 10% deduction from the full amount of the subject. FGV EAESP will provide, upon request, certificates to students approved in the courses taken. In the case of entry into the program up to two years after the completion of subjects, these may be validated up to the limit of six credits, however, there is no deduction from tuition. FGV EAESP Facilities Learn about our spaces, such as auditoriums, innovative classrooms and library. FGV 9 de Julho Auditorium The FGV 9 de Julho Auditorium can accommodate 315 people, with six spaces for wheelchair users. It hosts around 80 events per year. It has a changing room, central air conditioning, a stage, a simultaneous interpretation booth and an entrance hall with facilities for coffee breaks for up to 160 guests. Open from 6 am to 10 pm, Monday to Friday, and 6 am to 6 pm on Saturdays. FGV 9 de Julho Room Smaller events are held in the FGV 9 de Julho Room, which can accommodate 88 audience members, plus a head table for up to six people. Fully accessible, it has a changing room, central air conditioning and an entrance hall that can be used for coffee breaks for up to 50 people on foot. Open from 6 am to 10 pm, Monday to Friday, and 6 am to 6 pm on Saturdays. The Karl A. Boedecker Library (BKAB) is part of the FGV Library System. Its archives span the areas of administration, economics, business, law and social sciences, including books, e-books, magazines, dissertations, theses and DVDs. The library’s users can also access databases containing journal articles, and economic, financial and legal information. It has individual and group study rooms and consultation terminals. On the library’s website, you can access the full list of services, available resources and opening hours. The FGV Bookstore specializes in Brazilian and imported books in the areas of business, administration, economics and law. Students, professors and alumni are eligible for discounts and they can order books on any subjects. The FGV Bookstore is open from 9 am to 9 pm from Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays. FGV EAESP’s classrooms feature multimedia equipment, internet access and comfortable furniture to make learning dynamic and pleasant. There are also sponsored classrooms, which use equipment and resources paid for by partner companies in exchange for their logos being displayed to students and employees. Noble Room This sophisticated space for events holds up to 150 seated people and it has three head tables for up to seven people each. The infrastructure includes a staff break room and elevator for physically impaired people. The Noble Room functions from 6 am to 11 pm, Monday to Friday, and 6 am to 6 pm on Saturdays. An innovative space created to host academic activities, CoLab is based on a modern and distinct learning model involving collaborative and action-oriented methodologies. Its principles are empathy, a focus on human beings and sharing of responsibilities. The sports court is a meeting point for students and it also hosts sports events such as indoor soccer and basketball championships. The court is administered by Atlética, an FGV EAESP student organization. Espaço NEON Espaço NEON is FGV’s entrepreneurship area, which brings together FGVcenn (Center for Entrepreneurship and New Businesses), GVentures (FGV’s business accelerator), or GVAngels (FGV’s Angel Investors) and the League of Entrepreneurship (Student Entity in entrepreneurship). There, FGV’s entrepreneurship ecosystem works collaboratively, stimulating innovation and new businesses. Located at the school’s main entrance on Rua Itapeva, this large space fosters interaction between students and employees. LEPI The Computer Teaching and Research Laboratories (LEPI) are formed by a set of facilities equipped with state-of-the-art microinformatics resources, with access to the local network, the school's academic systems and the internet, and are available to students for research purposes, works and studies. The Laboratories are also used in hands-on classes, simulation exercises, games, group works, web-based testing, EAD content, and other applications where the computer network plays a relevant role in learning. Click here for additional informations. Descrição geral das instalações Based on Avenida 9 de Julho, in the neighborhood of Bela Vista in Sao Paulo, FGV EAESP is composed of a main 12-floor building, the Karl A. Boedecker Library building, and the Getulio Vargas Auditorium, as well as a multisport court and two annex buildings, located at Rua Itapeva, 432. The classrooms, videoconferencing rooms, IT laboratories and integrated systems, all sponsored, are located in FGV Sao Paulo’s different buildings. The School’s main administrative office, academic departments, most of its administrative departments, the Noble Hall, the Mayor Faria Lima Bookstore and the Getulio Vargas Academic Office also occupy the main office, as do the professors’ social space, the outpatient medical center, two restaurants and two snack bars. The annex buildings house some administrative departments and student groups such as Aiesec, the Junior Companies group, the Athletics Association and the Employees’ Association. Step-by-step guide to admissions Your friend`s e-mail * ID Curso * Mestrado Acadêmico em Administração Pública e Governo (CMAPG) Graduação em Administração de Empresas Graduação em Administração Pública Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas (MPGPP) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão Internacional (MPGI) OneMBA Mestrado Profissional em Administração (MPA) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão da Saúde Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de Supply Chain Mestrado Acadêmico em Administração de Empresas (CMAE) Doutorado em Administração de Empresas (CDAE) Doutorado em Administração Pública e Governo (CDAPG) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade (MPGC) \| FGV EAESP Doutorado Profissional em Administração – DPA Curso de Especialização em Adm. Hospitalar e de Sist. de Saúde (CEAHS) - MBA em Gestão de Saúde Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Tecnologia da Informação Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Sustentabilidade Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Finanças e Controladoria Pre-doctoral master in Business Administration Undergraduate Program in Business Administration Undergraduate Program in Public Administration Pre-Experience Master – Master in Business and Management Pre-Experience Master – Master in International Management Specialist Course in Hospital and Health System Administration (CEAHS) Part-time MBA – Program in Administration Executive MBA – OneMBA Executive MBA – Program in Administration Post-Experience Masters – Specialized Executive Masters in Management for Competitiveness Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy Pre-doctoral master in Public Administration and Government Finance and Controllership Doctorate in Business Administration Doctorate in Public Administration and Government Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de Pessoas Certificados em Supply Chain Certificados em Varejo 2ª Graduação em Contabilidade, Finanças e Analytics 2nd Degree in Accounting, Finance & Analytics - AFA Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Estado, Governo e Políticas Públicas (EGPP) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Gestão Social e Territorial (GST) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Políticas Públicas Urbanas (PPU) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Gestão Educacional (GED) Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Segurança Pública, Justiça e Cidadania (SJC) Certificados em Finanças e Controladoria Certificados em Gestão de Pessoas Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - State, Government and Public Policy (EGPP) Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Urban Public Policies (PPU) Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Educational Management (GED) Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Public Safety, Justice and Citizenship (SJC) Doutorado Profissional em Administração Doutorado Profissional em Administração com ênfase em Finanças Formação Executiva em Auditoria de Serviços e Sistemas de Saúde Professional Doctorate in Administration Professional Doctorate in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Relações Governamentais, Integridade e Compliance Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de Marketing, Crescimento e Experiência do Consumidor Hello, you will be notified when registration opens. Please inform the data below. Curso Mestrado Acadêmico em Administração Pública e Governo (CMAPG)Graduação em Administração de EmpresasGraduação em Administração PúblicaMestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas (MPGPP)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão Internacional (MPGI)OneMBAMestrado Profissional em Administração (MPA)Master in Business and Management (MBM)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão da SaúdeMestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de Supply ChainMestrado Acadêmico em Administração de Empresas (CMAE)Doutorado em Administração de Empresas (CDAE) Doutorado em Administração Pública e Governo (CDAPG)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade (MPGC) \| FGV EAESPDoutorado Profissional em Administração – DPACurso de Especialização em Adm. Hospitalar e de Sist. de Saúde (CEAHS) - MBA em Gestão de SaúdeMestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Tecnologia da InformaçãoMestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - SustentabilidadeMestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Finanças e ControladoriaPre-doctoral master in Business AdministrationUndergraduate Program in Business AdministrationUndergraduate Program in Public AdministrationPre-Experience Master – Master in Business and ManagementPre-Experience Master – Master in International ManagementSpecialist Course in Hospital and Health System Administration (CEAHS)Part-time MBA – Program in AdministrationExecutive MBA – OneMBAExecutive MBA – Program in AdministrationPost-Experience Masters – Specialized Executive Masters in Management for CompetitivenessPost-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and PolicyRetailSustainabilityPre-doctoral master in Public Administration and GovernmentFinance and ControllershipHealth ManagementSupply Chain ManagementInformation TechnologyDoctorate in Business AdministrationDoctorate of Business Administration (DBA)Doctorate in Public Administration and GovernmentMestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de PessoasHuman Resource ManagementCertificados em Supply ChainCertificados em Varejo2ª Graduação em Contabilidade, Finanças e Analytics2nd Degree in Accounting, Finance & Analytics - AFA Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Estado, Governo e Políticas Públicas (EGPP)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Gestão Social e Territorial (GST)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Políticas Públicas Urbanas (PPU)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Gestão Educacional (GED)Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Segurança Pública, Justiça e Cidadania (SJC)Certificados em Finanças e ControladoriaCertificados em Gestão de PessoasPost-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - State, Government and Public Policy (EGPP)Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy- Social and Territorial Management (GST)Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Urban Public Policies (PPU)Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Educational Management (GED)Post-Experience Master – Specialized Executive Master in Public Management and Policy - Public Safety, Justice and Citizenship (SJC)Doutorado Profissional em AdministraçãoDoutorado Profissional em Administração com ênfase em FinançasFormação Executiva em Auditoria de Serviços e Sistemas de SaúdeProfessional Doctorate in AdministrationProfessional Doctorate in Business Administration with emphasis in FinanceMestrado Profissional em Gestão e Políticas Públicas - Relações Governamentais, Integridade e Compliance Mestrado Profissional em Gestão para Competitividade - Gestão de Marketing, Crescimento e Experiência do Consumidor UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE * UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE YEAR * Mestrado (curso) * Requisitos: Mestrado em Administração ou área afim e posição C-LEVEL Ano de formação * Perfil do Linkedin Professionals who have at least three years of experience in the areas of finance, controllership or accounting, and an advanced grasp of English, who wish to take on leadership positions at large companies in Brazil and abroad Facilitation of processes and education for sustainability	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5912927985191345, "wiki_prob": 0.4087072014808655, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line682716"}
Alain Lorminier Home/Tag: Alain Lorminier Prominence Hospitality Group Appoints New Key Leadership to Its Hotel Teams CHICAGO (Nov. 17, 2022) – Prominence Hospitality Group, an emergent real estate investment, development, and hotel management company based in Chicago, proudly announces new key leadership to its hotel teams. Jack Jones joins as a new area director of sales for the Pennsylvania region, Alain Lorminier as the general manager of Avid Hotels Zeeland and Jason Wilcox is promoted to the general manager role at Homewood Suites by Hilton Philadelphia-Valley Forge. With impressive resumes, the three new leadership members are key as Prominence continues to broaden its management portfolio. "The experience, dedication and talent each of these g...	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6772966980934143, "wiki_prob": 0.3227033019065857, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1753235"}
Sun – BlackHomeCollabsx Enham Trust Sun – Black Sun and Cake - Black Living Wage T-Shirt - Light Blue Sun - Black quantity + − As part of their centenary celebrations, we teamed up with service users at Andover’s disability charity Enham Trust to design t-shirts around the theme ‘freedom’, a subject inspired by the reaction to emerging from their extended lockdown due to the need to shield during the pandemic. £4 from each sale goes towards supporting disabled people to live, work and enjoy life via Enham Trust (charity No. 211235). The project has been powered by disabled people, with artists from Enham Trust designing the T-shirts. James Moore is the celebrity ambassador launching the T-shirts and was photographed by Ian Price who is a wheelchair user, enabling him to get a fresh perspective. A video about the project includes music by Enham resident Saskia Mackintosh and can be viewed on the Trust website, YouTube page and social channels. Actor James Moore who plays Ryan Stocks in the long-running ITV soap Emmerdale and the first disabled winner of a National Television Award in 2019 and is a strong advocate for disability and its representation in the media. James said, “I’m really happy to be partnering with CDUK and Enham Trust on this project. I’m a strong disability advocate and appreciate everything Enham Trust are doing for disabled people. I’m also a vegan and an environmentalist and CDUK does great things with regards to that. Sounds like really amazing stuff.” Enham Trust Income Generation Coordinator Kerrie Morley commented: “It’s been so exciting to be part of this fantastic project, powered by and benefiting the disabled people, Enham Trust supports, and enabling 94 people to rise out of homelessness, with a focus on ethical sustainability. Our designers were absolutely thrilled to hear that James Moore was modelling them. Thank you to everyone involved.” The collaboration was initiated while CDUK was part of Aster Foundation’s social incubator, inc. Cam Kinsella, Aster Foundation Director said: “This is a fantastic project and CDUK’s work to tackle homelessness is very much at the heart of the Aster Foundation and Aster Groups vision of ‘everyone has a home.’ Our social incubator, inc. is part of our aim to better the lives of 40,000 people by 2030, and we can’t wait to see the results of this amazing partnership”. 100% Organic Fairtrade Cotton SKU: N/A Categories: Collabs, Unisex t-shirt, x Enham Trust Plastic Free Refugee Made Tee £24.00 Freedom – Black £24.00 Sun – White £24.00 Free Whale – Black £24.00 Let Us Be Free – Black £24.00 Living Wage T-Shirt – Black £15.00 Freedom is never given it is won – Black £24.00 Key to Freedom – White £24.00 Green Sun – Black £24.00 Fair trade Organic GOTS Cotton T-Shirt – Bottle Green £15.00 Rainbow Football – Black £24.00	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6046139001846313, "wiki_prob": 0.39538609981536865, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1780558"}
Saving... Please wait..! A New Era for Canadian Energy is Now Edmonton Convention Centre - Edmonton, Canada Industry Co-Host Exhibit Express Interest Register Schedule At A Glance Press Registration 2023 Governing Body Venue Safety Hydrogen Production, Storage & Infrastructure Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Fuel Cell Design, Development & Manufacturing Exhibiting Companies Exhibition Packages Download Event Brochure Strategic Conference 2023 Strategic Speakers 2023 Strategic Program 2023 Technical Program 2023 Technical Speakers 2023 Technical Committee Call for Posters - Now Open! 2023 Awards Judging Panel Hydrogen+ Opening Night Reception Plug and Play Innovation Theatre View Sponsor List About Our Sponsors Galleries & Library Industry news & Insights Why Edmonton? Visas & International Travel Custom Invitation Letter Book at our Host Hotel Exhibitor Zone Social Media Banners Exhibitor Ticket Exhibitor Manual Air Products Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Air Products (NYSE:APD), the world leader in hydrogen production, and its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd., in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, today announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero hydrogen energy complex that will make Edmonton, Alberta the centre of western Canada’s hydrogen economy and set the stage for Air Products to operate the most competitive and lowest-carbon-intensity hydrogen network in the world. Canada’s clean energy diversification strategy and the regulatory framework make clear that hydrogen is a key enabler for carbon neutrality by 2050. Aligned with that vision, Air Products began work in 2018 on the core of this world-scale energy complex in Edmonton, which will begin with a transformative $1.3 billion (CAD) net-zero hydrogen production and liquefaction facility expected onstream in 2024. This project has been approved by Air Products’ Board of Directors, subject to final completion of the agreements contemplated in signed Memorandums of Understanding between Air Products and Canadian authorities, and with appropriate permit approvals. This development is consistent with Air Products’ growth strategy of executing global megaprojects that enable a transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The project relies on an innovative combination of well-established technologies to jump-start an ambitious transition to carbon neutrality. It will take advantage of Canada’s abundant and low-cost natural resources, extensive infrastructure, highly skilled workforce, and innovative spirit to be a model for other jurisdictions around the globe. “We sincerely appreciate the support of the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, Invest Alberta, the Mayor of Edmonton and Edmonton Global. We are proud to expand our presence in this dynamic region, where we have found a vision for decarbonization that mirrors our core values,” said Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Sustainability is our pathway to growth and central to Air Products’ business every day around the world. By being a first mover and investing in this innovative landmark project, we are paving the way for hydrogen from Edmonton to meet industrial and transportation needs throughout western Canada. Our highly integrated project will be a model for net-zero atmospheric gas, hydrogen and power production consistent with our announced growth platforms.” By being a first mover and investing in this innovative landmark project, we are paving the way for hydrogen from Edmonton to meet industrial and transportation needs throughout western Canada. Our highly integrated project will be a model for net-zero atmospheric gas, hydrogen and power production consistent with our announced growth platforms. Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products' Chairman, President and CEO “As the global leader in hydrogen production, Air Products is focused on providing competitive solutions for our customers. The combination of multiple facilities, state of the art technologies, our existing 55-kilometer Alberta Heartland Hydrogen pipeline, our project execution expertise, and our record of reliable operations will set the benchmark for competitive hydrogen to support growth in Alberta for many years to come,” said Dr. Samir J. Serhan, Air Products’ Chief Operating Officer. “Air Products has decades of hydrogen fueling experience around the world and we are excited and ready for the developing market in Canada.” “Our well-established Edmonton team is proud of the outstanding safety and reliability record of our existing operations,” said Rachel Smith, Air Products Canada Vice President. “We fully intend to earn that same reputation with our new facility construction and operations while also creating well-paying jobs in the Edmonton region. By design, the new complex will utilize Alberta’s natural gas resources to produce net-zero hydrogen, reducing the environmental footprint of the refining sector and facilitating future growth in the hydrogen economy in Edmonton and the Alberta Industrial Heartland.” Hon. Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta, said, “Alberta is a leader in emission reduction and responsible energy development. Alberta’s combination of competitive taxes, abundant natural resources, and innovation are attracting new investment by world-leading companies, like Air Products, to expand their operations right here in our province. This also demonstrates early success for Invest Alberta, with its mandate to promote our province as an international investment destination for new and exciting large-scale opportunities that build on Alberta’s experience and expertise.” Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, said, “As consumers and investors demand lower-emitting products, we will continue to support Canadians and businesses who are ambitious about seizing these opportunities, creating good jobs, and helping Canada achieve net-zero by 2050. We are always ready to roll up our sleeves with provincial, municipal, and business partners to reach these goals. Today’s Air Products announcement demonstrates that our government’s policies are attracting investments in Canada’s energy sector and ensuring that Alberta’s workers and ingenuity play a key part in Canada’s economic recovery.” Hon. Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, said, “Hydrogen’s moment has come. It’s the low-carbon fuel that gets us to net zero. This opportunity will create thousands of jobs and use the skills and expertise of workers in Alberta to lead Canada to the forefront of the global hydrogen market. Working with Alberta and Air Products Canada, we are building a low-emissions energy future that leaves no one behind.” Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton, said, “This project is a key milestone for Edmonton’s low carbon future. It will harness the energy expertise of the Edmonton metro region to produce liquid hydrogen that could be used to fuel city buses and other transportation applications across western Canada and ultimately serve lucrative export markets as well. The 2,500 construction jobs, substantial local tax revenue, and spin-off benefits for decades to come are also welcome in the COVID recovery context. Along with our neighbours in the Edmonton Region Hydrogen Hub, we’ve leaned into Northern Alberta’s competitive advantages to drive growth in the hydrogen economy. With that parallel focus on regional prosperity and energy transition, the team at Edmonton Global have engaged closely with Air Products for many months, leading to today’s win for our community.” David Knight Legg, CEO of Invest Alberta Corporation, said, “The future of net-zero is in the hands of engineers, entrepreneurs, investors, and companies like Air Products. We’re proud to welcome Air Products’ expansion of its Alberta operations and look forward to working with Seifi’s globally renowned team as they create jobs, investment and innovative solutions for net-zero hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage in Alberta." Air Products will deploy advanced hydrogen technology and innovative design to deliver net-zero emissions. The new facility will capture over 95 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the feedstock natural gas and store it safely back underground. Hydrogen-fueled electricity will offset the remaining five percent of emissions. The clean energy complex will help refining and petrochemical customers served by the Air Products Heartland Hydrogen Pipeline to reduce their carbon intensity. The complex also marks a first in the wider use of hydrogen in Alberta, enabling the production of liquid hydrogen to be an emissions-free fuel in the transportation sector, and to generate clean electricity. This is expected to have a positive impact in lowering Alberta’s carbon emissions. Air Products, already Canada’s leading hydrogen supplier, is also considering further investments in both existing and new hydrogen facilities in Alberta and across Canada, helping customers improve their sustainability performance while bolstering the hydrogen economy and Canada’s energy transition. The Edmonton project site was strategically selected to permit expansion of the energy complex, including replication of net-zero hydrogen production assets to meet growing demand. Air Products’ existing Heartland Hydrogen Pipeline network was designed for growth and has the capability to more than triple current volumes. Air Products’ hydrogen business in Alberta is envisioned to reach over 1,500 tonnes of hydrogen production per day and achieve greater than three million tonnes per year of CO2 capture. Initially, Air Products will build, own, and operate a new net-zero hydrogen complex consisting of a: World-scale Auto-Thermal Reformer (ATR) hydrogen production facility, featuring Haldor Topsoe technology, to be built on a large project site in Edmonton that has room for expansion; Carbon capture operations capable of achieving 95 percent removal of CO2 from the complex. The CO2 will be permanently sequestered by leveraging the Wolf Carbon Solutions wholly-owned and operated Alberta Carbon Trunk Line; Power generation facility fueled 100 percent by hydrogen, including NovaLT16 turbines provided by Baker Hughes, to produce clean electricity for the entire facility and export to the grid, offsetting the five percent remaining CO2 to achieve the net-zero hydrogen facility design; 30 tonnes-per-day hydrogen liquefaction facility designed by Air Products, the first of such liquid hydrogen operations around the world to provide clean hydrogen to the growing industrial and mobility hydrogen markets across Western Canada; World-scale air separation facility, designed by Air Products to support the ATR operation and to produce clean liquid oxygen and nitrogen for the merchant industrial gas market; and Connection to Air Products’ existing Alberta Heartland Hydrogen Pipeline network for enhanced reliability and phased decarbonization of the entire network. The hydrogen liquefaction facility will play a critical role in the developing hydrogen economy across Western Canada. Hydrogen will help to meet society’s need for sustainable transportation, especially for heavy duty vehicles where hydrogen excels compared to other technologies. Hydrogen is seen as having a substantial technological advantage over battery electric vehicles in heavy-duty applications due to those vehicles’ duty-cycles, especially in Canada’s extreme climate conditions. Hydrogen as a transportation fuel most closely mirrors the traditional consumer transportation fuel experience, and Air Products has been a pioneer in this area for decades. The company’s technologies are used in over 1.5 million refuellings annually across 20 countries, with Air Products having been involved in over 250 projects. As the world’s largest hydrogen producer, Air Products has experience across the full value chain for hydrogen and is driving sustainable growth by building, owning and operating the world’s largest production, gasification, carbon capture, transportation and fueling projects. With over 60 years of global hydrogen experience operating in over 50 countries, Air Products has the proven capability and know-how to make hydrogen through all available production methods and to distribute this increasingly important emission-free fuel safely, reliably, and economically. Air Products Canada currently operates three hydrogen production facilities in Alberta, and a 55-kilometer hydrogen pipeline in the Alberta Industrial Heartland. The company also operates a hydrogen production facility, a 30-kilometer pipeline network and a liquefaction facility in Sarnia, Ontario. The company’s excellent safety record includes operating over 1,100-kilometers of hydrogen pipelines worldwide with no incidents. 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Best Android Apps / Top 10 NBA Apps For Android Top 10 NBA Apps For Android By Yackulic Khristopher It’s already been a month since the start of the 2021/22 NBA season and there have been some major surprises already and the best is just yet to come. After the first 15 games of the regular season, the Bucks and the Lakers are struggling, while the Warriors and the Wizards are off to a promising start. With games happening every night, it’s vital for every basketball fan to stay up to date with the latest scores, trade rumours and all NBA news. To get the best out of your basketball season we have collected the top 10 NBA Apps for Android so you wouldn’t miss out on anything. 1. NBA App There is no better way to start the list than the official NBA app, the ultimate home for all NBA action. With the official NBA app, you can individually select your favourite teams and players, follow their stats and performance during and after every single game. You can also read more about the latest basketball news and watch press conferences, interviews and highlights of game days and best plays. The official NBA app also allows you to subscribe to NBA League Pass so you can watch games live on any device, anywhere. The NBA app definitely covers everything you need to know on game day as well as during games and post-game. Bleacher Report is not just one of the most downloaded sports apps but also one of the most comprehensive apps that you can download to follow the NBA. With this app, you get free access to not only the world of NBA but also the NCAA, NFL, MLB, NHL and many other sports worldwide. You can set your own favourite teams, players and leagues and you can also customize the entire notification system so that you only see the live updates, trade rumours, injuries and game day insights for the games that you want to follow. No matter who you support, Bleacher Report definitely has you covered all season long. There is no list of best sports or NBA apps without the ESPN app. It has been around for years and it is still one of the most downloaded sports apps with over 50 million Android downloads. The ESPN app is at the centre of sports with its many services. You can watch live events and shows from the ESPN networks, plus all the highlights, news and sports analyses that you want. Users get a lot from the app for free but if you want to maximise your experience, then ESPN+ is a good option with its live streaming services and plenty of exclusive content. If you haven’t yet, then make sure to check out these features for the NBA, and also to get all the latest news right as it happens. 4. Yahoo Sports Just like Bleacher Report or ESPN, Yahoo Sports also covers many different sports worldwide. What makes this app outstanding is its customizable user interface. Yahoo Sports is really good at giving you all the most recent news and updates on your selected sports and events. Here you can also add all of your favourite teams and players and in return, you’ll get everything you need to know about the latest NBA action. Yahoo Sports combines the complexity of an all-round sports app but with its well-customized user interface, you’ll get the best of the NBA every day with dozens of videos, highlights and minute to minute news updates. 5. The Score The Score has a huge fan base throughout the world because of its chat function. It lets you connect with other fans and supporters of your team. There are also different options that you can choose from. You can engage in public sports conversations before and during games or you can create your own groups with only the members that you want to share news with. If it’s not the community that makes The Score stand out, then it’s the sports betting coverage. With every single game you tap on, you don’t just see all the lineups, injuries, and latest news but also the current odds for a series of sports betting markets. All you need to do is just to scroll down on the matchup section and then you’ll clearly see the favourites for the games that you can place your bets on. For more information about sports betting online, be sure to check out Bookies Bonuses USA. This site does not have an app but provides updated information about the best legal betting sites in every US state. 6. FlashScore FlashScore is a classic app that covers both NBA and NCAA basketball. Here you won’t find the most amazing graphics but it has all the raw numbers. Basketball has its own section on the app and you can filter that down to the NBA. The FlashScore app is better suited for basketball fans who want to follow live scores, results and all team and player stats. Here you can select your favourite teams, ongoing games and receive notifications only for the selected events. FlashScore is definitely one of the sports apps on Google Play that many people would select for its simplicity and clarity. 7. Basketball NBA Live Scores If you are looking for an alternative to any of the sports apps featuring the NBA above, then Basketball NBA Live Scores may be of interest. This NBA app has been around for a little while but it has been living in the shadows of many of the more well-known sports apps. With Basketball NBA Live Scores you get what you want to see: basketball and only basketball. This includes up to date stats, matchups, live scores, updates, and game notifications for your favourite teams. 8. 365Scores 365Scores may not be the most known sports app for the NBA but with over 10 million downloads it’s definitely one of the most popular sports apps worldwide. Why should you choose 365Scores as your NBA app for the season? Because it has it all. It may be an overall sports app but as soon as you set your favourite sport to basketball and your league to NBA, then all you will see is just the NBA. Every single game is detailed with team and player stats, official highlights from the NBA and the teams themselves. There are several live courts that show you where your team made most of their shots and where they fell short. There are lots and lots of player stats, live notifications, as well as minute by minute commentary on every game from editors to keep you excited all game long. 9. SofaScore Another great app to follow this year’s NBA season is SofaScore. You may not have heard about this app before but it’s certainly one of the best with over 10 million Google Play downloads. If you’re more interested in following NBA scores live in a simpler user-friendly interface then this app is great. Every game has its own built-in interface where you can follow all of the details of every game. There is a separate box score section as well as even more stats, standings, videos and news. On top of all this, there is a chat for each game where fans and supporters can engage with each other. If you’re interested in NBA betting, then SofaScore also shows you the latest pre-game and live odds throughout the entire game. 10. LiveScore Let’s finish the list with another great app for following live NBA scores. This app excels in live sports. As soon as you pick your teams, you’ll be able to select how you want to receive notifications. The built-in calendar will remind you when it’s game time and you won’t miss any of the action. You can also customize which of your favourite teams should be tracked live and you’ll only get notifications for the ones you want to keep an eye on. The LiveScore app also shows the latest sports betting odds and it also shows you a recommendation for betting sites. If sports betting is your thing then make sure to check out which sportsbooks have apps because betting apps are no longer banned from the Play Store. Best Apps For The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Series – Feb. 2023 The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 series is almost officially here and if you ended up… Jan 31, 2023 · By Justin Diaz Best Local Music Player Android apps – updated January 2023 Music streaming is what many people go to when it comes to their music needs.… Jan 31, 2023 · By Kristijan Lucic Best Walking Android Apps – updated January 2023 Walking is a really simple, and a really good form of exercise. If you're not… Yackulic Khristopher Have worked in the Tech Industry in multiple web based or technology sector since 1997. Anything related to technology interests me and in wide variety of topics and am Tech News Junkie. 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Automation and the Future of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: Jenson /Shutterstock Alexander Gaus, Wade Hoxtell 24 Apr 2019, An era of autonomous robots and self-learning software is upon us. Many industrialized economies are being transformed by the increasing automation of work as countries enter the “second machine age” or the “fourth industrial revolution,” as the World Economic Foundation called it. Predictions vary on what automation will eventually mean for the future of work. The purpose of this discussion paper is not to argue that either of these two perspectives is the correct one, but rather to direct attention toward those particular factors that influence the uptake of automation technologies. There is a tendency in the current discourse on automation and the future of work to presuppose that impressive advances in hardware and software mean that widespread automation — and its consequences — are inevitable. Yet, technology alone is not deterministic of the future and advancements in robots and algorithms are not the sole drivers of automation. This discussion paper takes a more critical look at a number of social, regulatory, economic, and infrastructure and capital factors that are driving or inhibiting the automation revolution. In applying this framework to the case of sub-Saharan Africa, our analysis concludes that wide-scale automation of most of the region’s economies will be limited. Largely, this is because of the area’s large-scale informal economy and its lack of necessary digital infrastructure and forward-looking industrial policies. Given low pay and total cost for hiring the majority of sub-Saharan African workers, human labor will remain cheaper than the cost of implementing automation technology. What’s more, a high percentage of workers currently make their living in the informal economy (particularly in small-scale farming). Since this work is especially immune to automation in pre-industrialized societies, automation’s impact will be even more limited. On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africa does have areas of economic activity where digital infrastructure is highly developed, where capital is available, and where the economic calculus favors automation. In sub-Saharan Africa’s high-wage and internationalized manufacturing sector and in its high-wage service economy, for example, increasing use of automation technology is likely. In such a scenario, the expansion of automation technology will strongly affect sub-Saharan Africa’s growing middle class who are employed in the formal economy. For them, it is likely that hard times are coming sooner rather than later. #AUEU: A Twitter Analysis of the 2017 AU-EU Summit By Alexander Gaus, Dario Toman Catalyzing the SDGs Through Expanded Domestic Resource Mobilization By Oladiran Bello, Salina Sanou Sustainable Development Goal 16 By Helen Kezie-Nwoha, Aditi Lalbahadur Ten Years On: The African Union Peacebuilding Framework & the Role of Civil Society By Charles Nyuykonge, Mwachofi Singo US Congress Should Not Condone Corruption in Extractive Industries By Ana Lankes Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and the 2030 Agenda: Challenges and Options for Oversight at the United Nations By Wade Hoxtell Wirksam und verantwortungsvoll gestalten: UN-Partnerschaften mit der Wirtschaft am Scheideweg Effective and Accountable: UN-Business Partnerships at a Crossroads	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.6602194309234619, "wiki_prob": 0.3397805690765381, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1582558"}
DTNS 2423 – Apple TV: Where Have I heard This Before? Daily Tech News Show / February 5th, 2015 Todd Whitehead is on the show. We’ll talk about Twitter’s teacups and troll regrets along with the appearance of the annual Apple TV rumor. Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org. A special thanks to all our Patreon supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting the show here at the low, low cost of a nickel a day on Patreon. Thank you! Today’s guest: Todd Whitehead, Alpha Geek Radio Remember the Swatch Watch? No? (damn kids) Well, it was a super popular casual watch from the 1980s — Swatch stands for Second Watch, if you were wondering. According to Bloomberg Business, the Swiss watch company plans to sell a smartwatch, or perhaps a Swartwatch. Swatch CEO Nick Hayek said in an interview that the device will use NFC, let consumers make mobile payments, and somehow won’t have to be charged, while still working with Windows and Android software. It may be available by April, around the same time as the Apple Watch. The Verge obtained a message written by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on an internal forum taking personal responsibility for Twitter’s harassment and abuse problems. After an employee asked what they could do to stop cyberbullying, Costolo wrote, “we suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we’ve sucked at it for years. It’s no secret and the rest of the world talk about it every day.” Costolo said “we’re going to start kicking these people off right and left and making sure that when they issue their ridiculous attacks, nobody hears them.” You hear that? — That’s the sound of NDAs lifting. Last June at WWDC Apple announced the Photos app, the replacement for Aperture and iPhoto and previews abound on the Internet today. The Verge reports key highlights include icloud integration. When you take a pic on your iPhone it will automatically be uploaded to your iCloud drive. There’s also a new auto crop tool, a new zoom out view and new square book formats. Keep in mind, you won’t have the same level of granular control especially compared to Aperture’s pixel-peepers level of tweaking. So don’t delete Aperture or iPhoto for Photos app, just yet. Developers can download the beta version of OS X that includes Photos now. Bloomberg reports Twitter has licensed direct access to its data— the so-called firehose— to Google. While Google can index and include Twitter posts in its search without paying, access to the firehose allows for posts to show up in search as soon as they’re posted. Engineers are working on the connection which should start having an effect sometime int he first half of this year. Buried in a history of why Google Glass died, the New York Times reports a glimmer of hope for the product. According to people with knowledge of Tony Faddell’s plans, Ivy Ross’s team will be redesigning Glass from scratch and will not release it until it’s complete. ReCode has this year’s winter tale of Apple creating a TV service. This year’s rumor takes the form of Apple in preliminary talks with TV programmers to create bundles of programming to be sold directly to consumers over the Web. With SlingTV and PlayStation Vue in beta and HBO and Verizon’s services expected later this year, this could be the year the Apple television service rumor comes true. But just don’t be too shocked if the autumn rumor about talks with Apple falling apart makes its usual appearance. BT has confirmed it is acquiring UK mobile network service company “EE” from Orange and Deutsche Telekom for $19 billion dollars. The move will allow BT to sell its broadband, fixed telephony and pay-TV services to those EE customer who don’t already subscribe to BT’s offerings. EE has a subscriber base of 33 million in the UK and the largest 4G customer base in Europe. The Verge reports Mattel and Google will hold a join event February 13th in New York, the day before Toy Fair 2015. The invite features a graphic reminiscent of the ViewMaster and reads “Mattel invites you to view what’s possible with exclusive announcement and product debut” followed by the Mattel and Google logos. GigaOm reports Twitter earnings are out. $479.078 million in revenue beat expectations of 453.1 million and Earnings per share of 12 cents beat expectations of 6 cents. User growth was not as rosy. Monthly average users went from 284 million in Q3 to 288 million in Q4 which is a 20% jump over Q4 last year. Analysts are already grouchy about that slow growth. News From You: HobbitfromPA sent us the story from NBC reporting that the FBI is investigating an attack on the IT systems of Anthem, one of the largest health insurance companies in the US. Anthem spokesperson, Kristin Binns said attackers, “obtained personal information relating to consumers and Anthem employees who are currently covered, or who have received coverage in the past”. The information accessed included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses, income data, employment information and email addresses. Anthem serves customers in 14 states. starfuryzeta sent us The Next Web’s report that Under Armour, a company that makes workout clothes, has acquired personal training app Endomondo for $85 million and diet and exercise counter MyFitnessPal for $475 million. My Fitness pal has 80 million users and Endomondo has 20 million. Add that to the 120 million users of MapMyFitness, already owned by UnderArmour and that is a huge community of people who need just might need some exercise clothes. Discussion Section Links: http://recode.net/2015/02/04/apple-is-talking-to-tv-programmers-about-its-own-web-tv-service/ Apple in Talks (Again) to Offer TV Channels: Report http://allthingsd.com/20091102/apples-itunes-pitch-tv-for-30-a-month/ http://nypost.com/2012/03/01/apple-throws-weight-around-in-tv-negotiations/ http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Unshockingly-Apples-Dream-of-TV-Disruption-Held-up-By-Cable-129924 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-12/apple-said-to-plan-new-set-top-box-amid-time-warner-cable-talks Pick of the Day: MapMyFitness.com via Jamie in beautiful BC Another app pick I want to share with my fellow DTNS’ers. As 2015 just started and a lot of people are trying to stay on track with their new years resolutions, I wanted to make people aware of the Map My Fitness line of apps for iOS and Android, more specifically MapMyWalk. The free version of this app provides a wealth of features to help you both track your various workouts, as well as provide incremental audible updates as to your current pace and distance travelled. The GPS functionality will plot your walk/run on a map for you to save and use later, and you can save your favorite routes to use on a later date. It will also give you a weekly recap of how many workouts you did, total distance travelled, and total calories burned. It also works with many fitness trackers, as well as uploading data to Health Kit on iOS. Can’t say enough good things about this great free app for those wanting an easy way to live an active lifestyle. Thanks as always! Jamie in beautiful BC Update on Windscape “Windscape software recommended and apparently that was bad timing. Thomas Sidla emailed the company that makes it Gaucho Software and got this reply: “”Last week, the National Weather Service changed something on their servers, so I’ve been scrambling to update my apps for the change.” The Update went live last night so it’s all working again. Tomorrow’s guests: Justin Robert Young, Len Peralta! Today in Tech History – Feb. 5, 2015	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.669586718082428, "wiki_prob": 0.669586718082428, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1115980"}
The Tech Subscribe to our newsletter Newsletter New dorm to include 456 beds, hybrid dining program New dorm to include 456 beds, hybrid dining program Final design a compromise between admins and student reps, features fewer kitchens and singles than initial drafts By Sandhya Kalavacherla Nov. 2, 2017 The New Residences Working Group (NRWG), composed of eight students and staff members from the Division of Student Life and the Office of Campus Planning, met for the last time Sept. 20 to review the architectural plans for MIT’s new dormitory on Vassar Street. The NRWG originally wanted fully-equipped kitchens on each floor and 30 to 40 percent of the rooms to be singles. The administration ultimately decided on a hybrid dining hall and kitchen-and-pantry model new to MIT and 26 percent of the rooms being singles. The dormitory is expected to open in fall of 2020, replacing the West Garage parking facility (W45). Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart announced the dormitory’s location in February, and many of its specifications, which included the prioritization of a dining hall and at least 450 beds, were publicized in March. The dormitory will be five stories tall. Floors 2 through 5 are set to be residential floors with four clusters, three for student rooms and one for dorm-wide lounge use. The student clusters will comprise a total of 456 beds (Maseeh, the largest residence hall, has 490 beds). There will also be three study rooms on each residential floor. The dormitory features a hybrid dining hall and kitchen-and-pantry model that is new to MIT. Students can choose to be on a meal plan or cook for themselves using the kitchen spaces and pantry supplies. These updates were shared with a portion of the general student body through an Oct. 13 email sent by NRWG member Allan Sadun ’17 to the public dorm-of-the-future mailing list. In the email, Sadun wrote that details that remain to be finalized include how the dorm will be governed and furnished, and how the kitchen-and-pantry payment plan will work. The NRWG was charged with implementing the concepts of the Architectural Principles document in the new dormitory and working in different committees to influence the architectural design decisions. During the pre-design process, the NRWG and the administration disagreed on several fronts, such as the kitchen spaces. The working group requested larger, more fully-equipped kitchens on each floor. However, the final design includes a dining hall and small kitchenettes on each floor with one larger kitchen on the ground floor. Other disagreements included the distribution of rooms. While the Architectural Principles document recommended that 30 to 40 percent of rooms be singles, the new dormitory’s rooms will be 26 percent singles — slightly higher than Maseeh, 21 percent of whose rooms are singles. “My primary complaint with the administration is not that our preferences were not always chosen; it is that the large-scale decisions about the dorm were not made with very much transparency or student input,” Sadun wrote in an email to The Tech. DormCon Vice President Allie Stanton ’18 disagreed with Sadun. In an email to The Tech, Stanton wrote that DormCon representatives on the NRWG “consistently sought feedback from the DormCon presidents on what they would like to see in the new dorm.” DormCon President Yuge Ji ’18 further explained in an email to The Tech that the MIT administration tried “to find a halfway point or a workaround” to accommodate student requests. Vice President of Student Life Suzy Nelson told The Tech in a phone interview that the “art to [this process] is a lot of listening to find a compromise that works primarily for students” but also “with the city, stakeholders, and colleagues who have real priorities and constraints that affect the process.” Some of these constraints, Nelson said, included meeting a perceived demand for a dining dorm and being usable for summer conferences and occupants. Robert Binkowski ’18, another NRWG member and president of MIT’s Interfraternity Council, echoed Nelson’s comments. In an email interview with The Tech, Binkowski said, “Student input was one of many inputs that [the administration] was balancing.” Nelson cited several examples where student input was crucial: the main pathway to move through the building, bathroom placements, entryway structures, and the hybrid dining hall and kitchen-and-pantry model. According to Ji, the next generation of DormCon leadership will form a Founders’ Group “to guide the finer points of what this dorm will become.” They expect the group to start meeting in fall 2018 once construction is underway so it can include some members of the class of 2022. “Ultimately, a dorm is shaped by the students who live there, and we’re confident that that will be true for this dorm as well,” Stanton said. The last dorm built from the ground up was Simmons Hall, which was commissioned in 1999 and opened in 2002. Update 11/2/17: The article previously stated that Yuge Ji ’18 was DormCon Vice President. In fact, she is DormCon President. new , dorm , vassar , working ,	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8822008371353149, "wiki_prob": 0.8822008371353149, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1675705"}
Tag Archive: Myron Romanul Given the uncomfortable winter cold in Munich and the even more uncomfortable general political climate, being carried off by “La Fille mal gardée”, a rural late-summer idyll, in the National Theater was a welcome time-out. Frederick Ashton’s work, revived by the Bavarian State Ballet this week, brought us a harvest of good feelings. The ballet, which premiered with the Royal Ballet London in 1960, is set in a time in which crops were harvested manually and women turned their spinning wheels at home. The tranquil, peaceful farming life “La Fille” depicts and its well-functioning village society with a sweet romance blossoming in secret, remind one of a time gone by. (more…) Sparkling History Blowing the dust off from an aged stage vehicle like “Paquita” and polishing it up for a premiere usually draws very few out of the woodwork. Bavarian State Ballet, however, promoted the project confidently. Quite rightly as no less than Alexei Ratmansky and Doug Fullington had devoted themselves to revive the love story of the orphan girl Paquita. Bavarian State Ballet’s original plans were that Ratmansky would make his German debut as choreographer with “Paquita” but the indefatigable Ratmansky had already staged his “Namouna” in Berlin and the “Tanzsuite” for Semperoper Ballet Dresden. However, this didn’t harm the project because doing justice to a significant piece of art and its creator was the root of the matter. (more…)	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5707430839538574, "wiki_prob": 0.5707430839538574, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line248425"}
Other Fiction Trollope, Anthony: The Last Chronicle of Barset [Barset 06]. v1. 05 Aug. 07 Trollope, Anthony: The Last Chronicle of Barset [Barset 06]. v1. 05 Aug. 07 The Barsetshire Chronicles are now COMPLETE. This is the sixth and last volume of the series. I want to thank rjnagle who asked for some Trollope. Perhaps you got more than you wanted!! Here's a quote about this book: "Anthony Trollope was a masterful satirist with an unerring eye for the most intrinsic details of human behavior and an imaginative grasp of the preoccupations of nineteenth-century English novels. In The Last Chronicle of Barset, Mr. Crawley, curate of Hogglestock, falls deeply into debt, bringing suffering to himself and his family. To make matters worse, he is accused of theft, can't remember where he got the counterfeit check he is alleged to have stolen, and must stand trial. Trollope's powerful portrait of this complex man-gloomy, brooding, and proud, moving relentlessly from one humiliation to another-achieves tragic dimensions." And from another source: "The Last Chronicle is the longest of the Barsetshire novels--and the best, considerably better in style than the more popular "Barchester Towers." Trollope's characterizations are, as usual, superb, among the very best in all literature. He skillfully interweaves all the various strands of the novel into a very satisfying whole." And finally, one other source sums up my own feelings about Trollope in general: "Trollope is...one of the most entertaining writers the English language has produced." P.S.: I just realized I saved myself $12.00. Plus, I like mine better than Connect's! Trollope, Anthony - The Last Chronicle Of Barset [Barset 06].lrf (951.6 KB, 1009 views) Last edited by Dr. Drib; 08-06-2007 at 12:19 AM.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6757724285125732, "wiki_prob": 0.6757724285125732, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1029347"}
Speakers Playhouse Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary Hosting 100th Episode Weekly Broadcast for Speakers Celebrates 2-year Anniversary and 100th Episode. Houston, TX, USA – January 18, 2023 – Business Partners, Gini Trask and Kimberly Crowe, have featured over 1000 speakers in the past 2 years of hosting Speakers Playhouse, a weekly broadcast for speakers and stage hosts. Every Thursday, even on Thanksgiving, Speakers Playhouse hosts a live online production bringing over 100 speakers and stage hosts together to fill events. January 19th, 2023, the duo will celebrate hosting their 100th episode. Speakers Playhouse represents a collection of live and virtual events, masterminds, workshops, and summits, offering an active community of entrepreneurs looking to connect, contribute, and grow with other entrepreneurs. This event is hosted by the powerhouse energy of Kimberly Crowe, the creator of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel, and Gini Trask, the owner of Groupily. About Speakers Playhouse Speakers Playhouse is a wicked-cool 90 minutes of insanely fun, electrifying, delightful, gamified networking with tons of amazing speakers. Thursdays, from 10:30 AM-Noon PST. (12:30 PM – 2:00 PM CST) Price to Play: FREE! During every Speakers Playhouse, Trask and Crowe promise: What happens during Speakers Playhouse? • You will have fun. • You will meet new friends. • You will find shows who are looking for people like you to speak. • You may discover how to get more stages & how to create your own stages. • You will meet, brainstorm, collaborate and connect with other speakers. • And, if you are a stage host, you’ll find speakers for your stages. • And…. you will have fun. Because if it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing. The 100th episode will feature a few surprise guests, random drawings and prizes, and of course, the unparalleled excitement of over 100 speakers and stage hosts. About Kimberly Crowe Kimberly Crowe is a master of the stage and the broadcast personality host of Speakers Playhouse. She is an award-winning, international inspirational public speaker, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel and the predominant expert on audience engagement. Her passion is helping entrepreneurs and speakers connect with speaking opportunities to share their passion and build their own base of loyal, raving fans. Kimberly is also the mother of two and an adventure seeker. She has hiked sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, walked 800 kilometers across the country of Spain on the Camino del Norte, navigated Class IV (four) rapids with one of Costa Rica’s Olympic whitewater champions, and traversed 200 miles on horseback through Canada’s Jasper National Park. Her motto is “If it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing.” About Gini Trask Gini Trask travels the world as a speaker, event host and retreat consultant. She is the co-founder of Speakers Playhouse, owner of Groupily, and has been creating unique and memorable retreat experiences for over 2 decades. Gini has helped operate and grow companies to multi-millions of dollars in revenue, including turning her own company into a multi-million-dollar success, creating one-of-a-kind incentives and experiences for tens of thousands of travelers in the corporate and network marketing space. Gini teaches the understanding of core needs, solving problems “forward”, and the superpowers that can transform any issue into an opportunity to WIN. Her passion is for creating solutions that truly make everyone feel that they have “won”. Company Name: Vedette Global Media Contact Person: Angel Tuccy Website: http://vedetteglobalmedia.com	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5103499889373779, "wiki_prob": 0.48965001106262207, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line526908"}
Domain Authority 2.0 Chaos and Controversy It’s hard to believe nearly ten years have passed since Moz introduced their link-based domain authority metric (DA). Recently, the organization made a major update to their calculation, causing some concern, anxiety and debate in the world of SEO. In this post we look at some issues of which you should be aware. The Evolution of Search Over The Last Decade Search has changed dramatically over the last decade. We’ve seen numerous updates to Google’s search algorithm, including famous ones like Panda, Penguin and RankBrain, and there’s no sign of them slowing down. In fact, they typically update their algorithm each and every day. As Google explains, “Each day, Google usually releases one or more changes designed to improve our results. Some are focused around specific improvements. Some are broad changes. Last week, we released a broad core algorithm update. We do these routinely several times per year….” Google aims to provide results that are most relevant for a given query. It doesn’t aim to provide search results that have the most links. Here are some takeaways from this Google Hangout with John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google. John confirms that Google looks at “a lot of different signals” and that pages can have trouble ranking due to content. User intent and the context of the search are other factors that receive consideration when determining rank. The weighting of links varies from one search term to the next. According to John “they’re definitely not the only thing that you really need to be focusing on, even if you’re in a fairly competitive area.” Hmm… so it’s not just about links anymore, is it? Google Search Advocate John Mueller states that some people “focus too much on links, imo — I’m glad that we use 100s of factors in our crawling, indexing, and ranking algorithms.” In 2018, Simon Kahn, Chief Marketing Officer, Google Asia Pacific wrote a piece reflecting on Google’s 20-year-evolution. In the article he talks about advances in machine learning that enable the search engine to “access high-quality content with greater accuracy.” He also explains how “brands that leverage intent signals have seen greater success at capturing attention.” There is not one single mention about links. Maybe that’s because links aren’t as important as they used to be. The Chaos Surrounding The Domain Authority Update Although Google’s search algorithm has evolved significantly, the same can’t be said for the SEO industry as a whole. Years ago when Google stopped publishing Page Rank, Moz stepped in to fill a perceived void in the search engine optimization industry. Granted, Moz has put together a pretty complex calculation using a number of factors including root domains, number of inbound links and other (which they do not disclose). Using a logarithmic scale may help increase the correlation between their model and the SERPs. But the underlying fault remains. It’s focused solely on links. As a side note, Google stopped publishing PageRank because they didn’t want SEOs to focus on any link-based metrics. That ought to tell you something! So, Moz created their Domain Authority score (DA) as a tool to predict how well a website can rank in the search engine results pages (SERPs). For a moment, let’s set aside any questions of its validity and the difference between correlation and causation. But let’s be clear. Google doesn’t use Moz’s Domain Authority as a ranking signal. Full stop. Last year John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. When asked if domain authority existed, here was his response. I think the evidence is clear. Yet, there are unscrupulous operators in the SEO sphere that would have the unsuspecting believe otherwise. Unsavoury link builders have been busy email-spamming businesses in the wake of Moz’s DA update. Despite the lack of connection between Google and this Moz metric, these SEO hacks are attempting to sow seeds of doubt. They’re urging people to use their link building services to recover from their drop in domain score and increase domain authority. Yet that drop has not been accompanied by a corresponding change in search engine ranking! The Controversy With Relying Solely on Domain Metrics The validity of Moz’s DA metric is a debate that is sure to continue for the foreseeable future. Of equal concern is whether one should rely on one-dimensional analysis using a metric like Moz DA. Barry Schwartz recently asked the SEO community what they thought about DA. There are a number of issues in the way many SEOs approach DA. They often focus on trying to increase their DA score – in fact there’s an entire SEO sector devoted to selling high-DA links. Remember that DA is only a prediction based on a belief that the correlation of DA and ranking in the SERPs is also its cause. It’s like the skirt length theory in investing. If short skirts are growing in popularity, the markets are headed higher. If skirts are getting longer, the markets are moving down. That’s seems kind of silly, doesn’t it? So does trying to predict SERP position based on DA. That one-dimensional approach is too simplistic. Google uses hundreds of ranking factors. Having a high DA doesn’t improve your chance of ranking well. These types of linear analyses don’t cut it anymore. The interesting thing is, SEOs already bake in topical analysis overlaid with these DA metrics because they have to do this if they want to be successful. But this is manual work and it’s not completely accurate. The minute you finish work on deciphering the topical components, the environment changes. Why MarketMuse Content Score and Opportunity Score Are Invaluable Moz scores don’t account for the customer’s content – only link dynamics and site structure. Our authority metric is better because it accounts for that, plus it predicts momentum. A site about dog food with a DA of 60 still can’t rank on ‘wine bars in Boston’ more than a DA 40 site about wine bars. Just like all of our scores, relative to competition is key. Take for example MarketMuse Opportunity Score, given to new content opportunities. Unlike the one-dimensionality of Moz Domain Authority, this composite metric takes hundreds of factors into account, including: Content Comprehensiveness Topical Authority Site Authority Current Coverage Opportunity Score measure the urgency and likelihood of success for new and optimized content. For large sites, there no shortage of content possibilities – whether that means creating new content or optimizing existing pages. The problem is that the potential usually outstrips the available resources. This metric allows content strategists to prioritize these opportunities based on likelihood of success. It’s a great way to reliably increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of your plan.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.5221645832061768, "wiki_prob": 0.47783541679382324, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1604358"}
List of Marvel Comics characters: R Replica (Plan 9) A replica is an exact reproduction, such as of a painting, as it was executed by the original artist or a copy or reproduction, especially one on a scale smaller than the original. A replica is a copying closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance. An inverted replica complements the original by filling its gaps. It can be a copy used for historical purposes, such as being placed in a museum. Sometimes the original never existed. Replicas and reproductions can be related to any form of licensing an image for others to use, whether it is through photos, postcards, prints, miniature or full size copies they represent a resemblance of the original object. "Not all incorrectly attributed items are intentional forgeries. In the same way that a museum shop might sell a print of a painting or a replica of a vase, copies of statues, paintings, and other precious artefacts have been popular through the ages. However, replicas have often been used illegally for forgery and counterfeits, especially of money and coins, but also commercial merchandise such as designer label clothing, luxury bags and accessories, and luxury watches. In arts or collectible automobiles, the term "replica" is used for discussing the non-original recreation, sometimes hiding its real identity. This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Replica R. U. Reddy R. U. Reddy (Winthrop Roan, Jr.) is a mutant and a member of the Thunderiders. He first appeared in Captain America #269 (May 1982), and was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. Winthrop Roan, Jr. was the singer in a rock band known as Ruff Stuff. With Honcho and Wolf, he formed the professional motorcyclist team called Team America, which was eventually known as the Thunderiders. R.U. Reddy is a mutant who shares a mental link with the four other members of the Thunderiders. The five mutants can project their collective physical skills, strength, and knowledge into another person without diminishing their own abilities in any way. Raa of the Caves Radioactive Man Radioactive Man ll (Igor Stancheck) Radion the Atomic Man Radion the Atomic Man first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #9 (May 1975), and was created by Steve Gerber, Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe. Exposure to radioactive isotopes caused Dr. Henri Sorel to mutate into an inhuman being who could generate blasts of nuclear energy, and warped his personality. The Puppet Master agreed to assist Radion in exchange for his help. Radion amplified the radiation in the Puppet Master's clay, enabling him to use Thor to attack the Fantastic Four. When Wundarr the Aquarian arrived to help, he absorbed Radion's powers, causing Radion to flee. Sorel then constructed a suit of armor to contain his energies and protect himself from reaching critical mass. He renamed himself the Ravager and traveled to London. He is also known as the Atom. This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_R replica is a client–server data-replication system for Plan 9 from Bell Labs. It was originally designed for distributing updates to the fourth edition of Plan 9. The server stores changes to its file system in a log; the client updates itself by reading that log and applying any changes. replica(1) Staying up to Date (Plan 9 Wiki) This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Replica_(Plan_9) Latest News for: Exact replica Megan Fox on manifesting Machine Gun Kelly: 'He’s literally my exact physical type' The News International 01 Feb 2023 Megan Fox on manifesting Machine Gun Kelly. 'He’s literally my exact physical type' ... The Transformers star said the Bloody Valentine hitmaker, whose real name is Colson Baker, is the exact replica of hers. “He’s literally my exact physical type that I’ve been manifesting since I was 4. I’m also four years older than him ... “He says that,” she shared ... . Along the Way: Local dancers featured in 'Christmas Celtic Sojourn' The Sun Chronicle 01 Feb 2023 Locals dance in ‘Celtic Sojourn’ ... In addition to performing in the finale with all the student dancers, the Roys performed together in a dance titled “Legacy,” which also featured Ashley Smith-Wallace, the program’s dance director ... The exhibit, which concludes Sunday, features an exact replica of the area around the Franklin train depot circa 1932 ... . Eggsquisite solution: Clever ways to substitute eggs amid inflation Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 01 Feb 2023 It's hard not to notice the eye-popping prices of eggs these days ... From November 2021 to November 2022, egg prices increased almost 50% ... Soft and tender? 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Mon-Fayette Expressway’s next phase will help test innovative road concepts Pittsburgh Tribune Review 30 Jan 2023 “It will be an exact digital replica of what’s being built,” Szczur said. “It’ll focus on the structure being built, the pavement adjacent to it and a stormwater management system in the vicinity that will be able to not just depict exactly what’s built, but be used as a tool for maintenance monitoring.”. What Collecting Marilyn Monroe’s Make-Up Taught Me About The Ultimate Beauty Icon Vogue 30 Jan 2023 Now, she adds one more string to her bow ... shade L. S 7-22 N ... I knew the brand and name so I started searching for the replica. That was my first goal; to find the products she used and buy the exact same ones, so I could authentically recreate the way she did her make-up ... Now that I’ve seen all of her make-up up close I know the exact colours she used ... . Lebanese banks ‘could recover within 5 or 10 years with astute planning’ Arab News 28 Jan 2023 LONDON ... 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Considering the film is populated by groups of people who are literally exactly the same, it's a pretty confusing watch; especially when they all become aware and start pretending to be members from different parallel dimensions ... Next .... MNFF presents drama ‘TED K’ at THT on Feb. 5 Addison County Independent 26 Jan 2023 What began with local acts of sabotage, ended with deadly bomb attacks ... “TED K” was filmed on location on Kaczynski’s former land in Lincoln, Mont., and a replica of his cabin was built on the exact spot where his cabin once stood, sitting on the shallow concrete footings that he and his brother poured in 1971 ... .... Daniel Perez: Moves up the ladder toward speaker of the Florida House Miami Today 25 Jan 2023 Rep. Daniel Perez’s desire to practice law and run for Florida House began with his passion for advocating for his community ... Miami Dade College and Florida International University ... Mr ... To read the full article and the rest of the Miami Today issue, subscribe to e-MIAMI TODAY, an exact replica of the printed edition. Related Posts.. Madeline Pumariega ... . Texas A&M students engineer DNA capsule to be sent into space The Bryan Eagle 25 Jan 2023 Bailey Brown ... People are also reading…. Family of late A&M student Carly Beatty awarded over $69M in damages by Brazos County jury Bryan ISD All-A Honor Roll. Jan ... Jan ... Spotify ... Participants also will receive a plaque with a life-size replica of the lunar time capsule with the exact coordinates of where their crystal is located on the moon ... .... McDonough plays Merrimack killer once again Eagle-Tribune 23 Jan 2023 BOSTON — Unless the teams meet in the playoffs, Merrimack has seen the last of Northeastern forward Aidan McDonough ... McDonough’s goal — his 17th of the season — was almost an exact replica of the goal he scored on the final night of the regular season last March, when he took a feed from behind the goal line for a quick one-timer in the slot ... . Tina Fey talks making ‘Mean Girls’ sing onstage East Bay Times 23 Jan 2023 There are movies that feel like unlikely inspirations for musicals, but “Mean Girls” isn’t one of them ... (Evan Agostini/Associated Press archives) ... “We start shooting in March, and that has been also a delightful process to try to take this musical and have it still be fun and surprising and not an exact replica in any way of the stage,” Fey says ... Jan. Courtroom where 1957 desegregation case was heard in Little Rock to be restored Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 22 Jan 2023 Supreme Court. After that, it will be sent back to the capital city to take its place in what is planned to be a near-exact replica of the courtroom in which it sat and before which Thurgood Marshall and Wiley Branton argued the cause of desegregation of the Little Rock School District. The project is a joint effort between the U.S ... THE COOPER BENCH. Suspects arrested in fatal Pakistan mosque suicide attack that left over 100 dead AP / Muhammad Sajjad	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7609281539916992, "wiki_prob": 0.7609281539916992, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1308951"}
Google develops computer vision accurate enough to solve its own CAPTCHAs By Jacob Kastrenakes / @jake_k Via TechCrunch \| Source Google Online Security Blog Apr 16, 2014, 8:05 PM UTC \| Google has cracked the CAPTCHA. In a paper published this week, Google researchers say that they've developed an algorithm that can accurately solve Google's own CAPTCHA puzzles — those obfuscated jumbles of letters and numbers you type in on websites to prove that you're human — with 99.8 percent accuracy, obviously posing something of a problem to the puzzle's intended purpose of weeding out robots. The new system was developed to help Google automatically analyze hard-to-read signs and house numbers photographed by its Street View cameras, allowing it to accurately match images with locations on a map. "Relying on distorted text alone isn’t enough." Despite being near perfect when it comes to CAPTCHAs — a feat that plenty of humans can't even manage — the new system's analysis of Street View imagery isn't quite as accurate, correctly identifying the text just over 90 percent of the time. When analyzing house numbers specifically, however, its accuracy jumps up to over 96 percent. These CAPTCHAs have been correctly solved by the new algorithm. Google is, of course, specially suited to developing such advanced automated text analysis because of its extensive work with Street View and reCAPTCHA, its own CAPTCHA service. Even so, Google says that it's already found ways to further protect reCAPTCHA from being broken by others' computers. "Thanks to this research, we know that relying on distorted text alone isn’t enough," Vinay Shet, reCAPTCHA's product manager writes in a blog post. Shet explains that part of this is analyzing a user's full interaction with the CAPTCHA puzzle — and not solely whether they can get the answer right. More from Google Google’s expanding Chrome’s Incognito lockdown on mobile and Safety Check The best smartphone you can buy for under $500 The best phone to buy right now	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7417669892311096, "wiki_prob": 0.7417669892311096, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line786320"}
Home > Reality Tv > Kim Kardashian Kardashian Sisters Claim They're 'Burdened' By Request For More Documents In Makeup Trademark Lawsuit, File Motion To Be Dismissed By:Amber Ryland The Kardashian sisters headed back to court and have asked a federal judge to order the makeup company who is suing them to back off, and RadarOnline.com has all the court documents and exclusive details. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are named in a lawsuit filed by Lee Tillett, who claims makeup company Boldface stole her trademark product name of Kroma — spelling it Khroma and having the Kardashians endorse it. Read The Documents As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Tillett is attempting to have a federal court find the sisters and Boldface guilty, accusing them of changing the package name from Khroma to Kardashian Beauty, but still having the products inside named Khroma. The Kardashians filed court documents asking the judge to dismiss them from the lawsuit, claiming they were just the face of the product and had nothing to do with the distribution. However, the judge shot them down and said they filed their motion prematurely. Now the sisters are pleading with the court to order Tillett to leave them alone, in court documents filed on March 10, 2014, obtained by RadarOnline.com. "On November 26, 2013, after the close of fact discovery, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian, along with their loan out corporations filed a motion for summary judgement in this trademark infringement action," the papers read. "During discovery, the Kardashians produced thousands of pages of documents. They were all deposed. Discovery confirmed there is no evidence to support Tillett's case against the Kardashians." Kanye West Introduces Daughter North To New Kim K. Lookalike Wife Bianca Censori Days After Shock Wedding Kim Kardashian Doesn't 'Hate' Kanye West's New Wife, 'Focused On Family & Work' — Not Ex-Husband: Sources Kanye West Marries Yeezy Employee Bianca Censori In Secret Ceremony Weeks After Finalizing Divorce From Kim Kardashian Kim, Khloe and Kourtney claim that Tillett has harassed them for thousands of pages of documents, even though the Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars have already handed over 5,000 documents to the company, and they feel the company is taking advantage of the fact that the court is still deciding whether a violation occurred, by now serving them with more requests. The sisters received a 156-page motion to produce over 37 new documents, which they state is a burden because they've already proven they had no involvement with anything other than endorsing the makeup line. The Kardashians have asked the judge to set a hearing to make a decision on them being dismissed from the lawsuit. Celebs Who Have Slammed The Kardashians Reality TV’s Top Families	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.6595647931098938, "wiki_prob": 0.6595647931098938, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line592497"}
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Home » Starbucks ordered to pay Kraft Foods $2.7 billion Starbucks ordered to pay Kraft Foods $2.7 billion By Keith Nunes DEERFIELD, ILL. — Kraft Foods has prevailed in a coffee distribution dispute with Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. On Nov. 12, an arbitrator ordered Starbucks to pay Kraft Foods $2.7 billion to settle a dispute related to Starbucks improperly ending a coffee distribution agreement with Kraft Foods in 2010. The arbitration proceedings began before Kraft Foods Inc. was split into two companies — Kraft Foods Group and Mondel?z International. Under an agreement between Kraft Foods Group and Mondel?z, the proceeds of the arbitration award will go to Mondel?z. “We’re pleased that the arbitrator validated our position that Starbucks breached our successful and long-standing contractual relationship without proper compensation,” said Gerd Pleuhs, executive vice-president of legal affairs and general counsel of Mondel?z International. “We’re glad to put this issue behind us. We can now fully focus on growing our global snacks business.” Kraft Foods Inc. first began marketing Starbucks roast and ground coffee in 1998 and, according to Kraft Foods, built the business from $50 million in sales to $500 million in 2010. In November 2010, Starbucks announced its intention to unilaterally terminate the agreement that provided Kraft with the exclusive rights for the sales, marketing and distribution of Starbucks roast and ground coffee in grocery and other retail outlets. Later that month, Kraft initiated arbitration proceedings to challenge the improper termination of the companies’ contract. “We believe Kraft did not deliver on its responsibilities to our brand under the agreement, the performance of the business suffered as a result, and that we had a right to terminate the agreement without payment to Kraft,” said Troy Alstead, chief financial officer and group president for Starbucks. “While we disagree Kraft is entitled to damages, the amount awarded reflects the value of our at-home coffee business and the continued global growth opportunity that lies ahead for Starbucks. We have adequate liquidity both in the form of cash on hand and available borrowing capacity to fund the payment, which will be booked as a charge to our fiscal 2013 operating expenses. “I would add that taking our packaged coffee business back from Kraft was the right decision for Starbucks, our brand and our shareholders. The results over the past two and a half years clearly demonstrate that Starbucks at-home coffee portfolio is significantly healthier than it was before we assumed direct control from Kraft in 2011. We have the leading market share of premium packaged coffee, and our total at-home coffee portfolio has grown significantly under the direct model. “Ending our agreement with Kraft also gave us the flexibility to aggressively expand our growth in the premium single-serve segment with Starbucks Coffee K-Cup Packs and Verismo. With single-serve as the fastest growing category within at-home coffee, this represents a strategic opportunity for Starbucks that will continue to contribute meaningful growth for many years.” Mondel?z International said it will add the proceeds from the award, after taxes, to a share repurchase program it is currently undertaking. Business Companies Product Development Sales Channels Baking Manufacturers Food Service Kraft Heinz Co. Beverage Retail Starbucks Starbucks to pay $1.3 billion for full ownership of China j.v. Nestle to license some Starbucks coffees for $7 billion $15.4 billion write-down sends Kraft Heinz shares to record low	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.7542626857757568, "wiki_prob": 0.7542626857757568, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1470354"}
The Sentiment of Reality Truth of Feeling in the European Novel Michael Bell Available for pre-order on September 18, 2023. Item will ship after October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023 Forthcoming by Routledge Published December 31, 2020 by Routledge Published June 23, 2021 by Routledge Format Paperback Hardback VitalSource eBook Purchase eBook - $58.95 $53.05 $58.95 6 Month Rental - $32.43 $32.43 $32.43 12 Month Rental - $38.32 $38.32 $38.32 Amazon Kindle » The Sentiment of Reality: Truth of Feeling in the European Novel Originally published in 1983, The Sentiment of Reality covers the rise and decline of the realist novel from the mid-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The book takes the form of an extended essay on two closely related themes in the history of the novel: first, the impact and aftermath of the eighteenth-century cult of sentiment and, secondly, the supplanting of illusionism by an aesthetic of mimesis. This forms the basis of an exploration of the emotional impact that fiction has on the reader. Using this analysis, the book defends the realist tradition against common contemporary criticism. The Sentiment of Reality combines a close reading of key moments in European fiction with a wide-ranging speculative treatment of historical and formal questions. 1 Introduction Part One Richardson and Sterne: ‘Sentiment as Principle’ and ‘Sentiment as Feeling’ 2 Richardson: Sentiment as Principle 3 Sterne: Sentiment as Feeling Part Two Diderot and Goethe: Quizzical Approaches to Realism 4 Diderot: Fact and Value or ‘Paradox in the Fiction’ 5 Goethe’s Werther: Identification and Judgement Part Three Tolstoy and Dickens: Moral Realism and the Language of Feeling 6 Tolstoy: Truth of Feeling and the ‘Sentiment of Reality’ 7 Dickens: The Fiction of Popular Sentiment Part Four Flaubert, Joyce and Nabokov: The Rejection of Sentiment and the Feeling of Truth 8 Modernist Parody and the Irony of Irony 9 Conclusion Michael Bell Department of English, University of Warwick, UK This book is included in the following series: Routledge Revivals	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.5694204568862915, "wiki_prob": 0.5694204568862915, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1104951"}
Review on Bharti Tike recent art works These paintings are close to my heart since they speak to me, they speak about me and sometimes for me. I remember my childhood since the age of five when I had started being more social, knew the difference between home and social circuits like school, garden and other premises where I would see lot of children of my age. At that tender age too I could find myself being distinct from other children. I was always very shy and introvert. The distinction due to deformity became clearer as I grew up. Whether knowingly or unknowingly I tried to compensate my longing and loneliness by painting. I sat for hours at one place and drew everything that stimulated me. By the time I was also attending my primary school. As I studied in vernacular medium I became familiar with the Devnagri letters and to my own astonishment I started finding the human figures in that letters. Letter 'ha' in Devnagri seemed to be a womanly figure to me or for that matter letter 'la' (second) depicted a male turban or such kind for me. So as I studied letters, along with I studied drawing too. ( Recent work by Bharti Tike) I have grown up in the suburbs of Mumbai. Then it was not so crowded and the place was a blend of modernism and nature. This greatly influenced my work, the wonderment and nature of Mumbai found place in my drawings. The thought of choosing a career did strike me after completing my schooling. Till then I had never given it a serious thought. Painting was just a hobby and means to escape in this maze of world. But I had the zeal to learn new concepts, drawing and techniques. I was apprehensive about my future, till I got the information about existence of Art College in the heart of city- Sir. J.J.School of Art. I secured the admission and started my formal education in drawing in the year 1986-'87 and completed my M.F.A in the year 1993. As it always happens even my batch was full of students who were confused about academic studies and contemporary art. But thanks to my sense of grasping that I started working in various mediums such as oil on canvas, pastels, water color, and charcoal and so on. My work was then more concentrated on self- portrait. I expressed my every hidden feeling and emotions through these portraits. This self expression gained me accolades and awards. Though happy I was still not contended with my work as I felt that I had not found the right medium through which I could express myself more clearly. After my graduation I ultimately found my medium and that was Black Pen. I did lot of work using the black pen. I felt the work in black pen, the character that was expressed in every figure was expressed very meticulously. So charcoal and pen became my mighty tools. Like when I drew the resting vendor having a nap in his huge basket in “Relaxing soul”,. I have subtle expression of tired being, the face is not highlighted but the surrounding and the posture suggests the state of being. Another drawing that is expressed in such a way is “Caressed innocence” where the innocence and dependence of a child is felt through the hands that hold him. The tender child is shown resting carefree in sturdy and confident hands. As I drew with charcoal and pen, I literally started feeling that the characters in my drawings spoke to me. The drawings became more expressive without highlighting on facial features. Overall figure started gaining importance. The black shade against white tones portrayed more truth and posed a challenge that color did not. Thus, pen and charcoal proved effective to my expressions and broadened the avenues of being perfect. This medium has truly taken me to greater level of intimacy and expressions. Currently I am working on the new series which is the amalgamation of digital at with watercolor. It is a series in mix media. Though the series concentrates on portraits, I have introduced the effect of background on the facial expressions and gesture of each figure. The series is like a volume of book studying the human feelings and life experiences, their psyche that is influenced by the circumstances that they have lived throughout their life. There is pain, anger, longing, apprehension, mystery, tranquility, care and love. The series touches upon every human emotional aspect that one could think of. Like in “Can Rule the world”, depicts the confidence of the women in her late 60s. Her little raised head shows her will to win and her surety to excel in whatever she challenges to the world. The painting is also ideal to showcase the power of woman. In that case the very poignant painting is that of Mother Teresa in “Mother of Depressed” where love and care for downtrodden is not just a fable associated with the work of Mother Teresa but she was the ultimate Messiah for the poor and downtrodden men, women and children who showered them with love, caresses them as own mother and sheltered in her own lap. The praying figures of nuns dressed like mother Teresa in “Conveying cries of unheard”, show nuns' heart felt prayer to Lord Jesus to eradicate poverty, hunger and sadness from the world and make the world a beautiful place to live in and conveying this pitiful request on behalf of helpless. The highlights of these paintings are the fine lines drawn at one go to make them powerful and grasp all the inner feelings of the character. I prefer to complete my art work in one sitting as I feel the thoughts pour in my mind and I am able to put them on canvas or paper without cuts and breaks. So in a way I can say that I float through that emotional river which either has happy or sad stream at that particular moment of painting. I can sit for hours together and sometimes at stretch throughout the day or night. But once the image is complete I feel great satisfaction and I feel as if I have written something in my personal diary which I could gave never been able to express to anyone in words. These paintings are close to my heart since they speak to me, they speak about me and sometimes for me. My introvert nature truly gets a means to express my emotions and feelings. Bharti Tike spoken with Pankaja J K - Freelancer art writer Bharti Tike 8 April 2012 at 04:36 thanks Pankaja JK Tathi Premchand 8 April 2012 at 09:24 Bharti ..your line drawing is master art work Review on Tathi Premchand recent art works Negative is nothing but hidden pool of positive po... Translation Editing by Pankaja J K Perception of Abstract in forms (art etc. news & v... 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Cowichan Capitals Kerry Park Islanders VIJHL Seasons Magazine PHOTOS: High School cross country champions crowned in Greater Victoria Nov. 7, 2022 9:00 a.m. Racers in the junior boys event set off in a mass start Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) A pair of junior girl racers sprint to the finish line with the Esquimalt Lagoon in the background Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Junior girls run past Hatley Castle Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Sophia Priestman of Mark Isfeld Secondary School in Courtenay crosses the finish line with Alessia Pereyra of Heritage Woods Secondary School in Port Moody close behind Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Runners in the junior girls race make their way down the Hatley Castle grounds Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Junior boy runners rush to the finish on Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Oak Bay High School’s Charli Mlotshwa runs Saturday (Nov. 5) during the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships, held at Royal Roads University. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff) Nearly 1,000 high school athletes from across the province flocked to Colwood’s Royal Roads University on Saturday (Nov. 5) for a chance to take home gold at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships. The event has not been held on Vancouver Island since 2014, and in honour of its long-awaited return, a special course was set up on the grounds of Hatley Castle to allow the athletes and the coaches, family, and friends cheering them on, to compete with a spectacular backdrop. “This may be the most stunning setting ever for a B.C. championships, with the vistas of the Juan de Fuca Strait and the Olympic Mountain range and the beauty of Hatley Castle,” said course designer Jeff Hunt in a news release. “This will also be one of the most spectator-friendly courses as spectators will be able to cheer the athletes on over two creek jumps, multiple challenging corners, steep climbs, and a long straightaway for exciting finishes.” Throughout the morning and early afternoon, thousands of spectators lined the course for races in the para athlete, junior girls, junior boys, senior girls and senior boys categories. As the racers entered the home stretch set against the backdrop of the Esquimalt Lagoon, their fans would rush across the field to meet them at the finish line. Ronan Weins of J. L. Jackson Secondary School in Salmon Arm took home gold in the para athlete category, Oak Bay High School’s Charli Mlotshwa won the junior boys race, Alexa Dow of Frances Kelsey Secondary School in Mill Bay won the junior girls race, while Tyler Browne of Oak Bay High School won the senior boys, and Ruby Broadbent of North Saanich’s Parkland Secondary School took home gold for the senior girls. READ MORE: Surprise B.C. track and field banner for Saanich’s Lambrick Park boys Cross countryHigh School Sports Cowichan Rugby Club to host 2022 U16, U18 finals Canadian women push top-ranked England to the limit in Rugby World Cup semifinal Explore Cowichan Valley Citizen Cowichan Valley News Cowichan Valley Weather Cowichan Valley Classifieds © 2023, Cowichan Valley Citizen and Black Press Group Ltd.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9693204164505005, "wiki_prob": 0.9693204164505005, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line183393"}
Seeking to even playing field with Uber and Lyft, San Diego loosening cab regulations SAN DIEGO — San Diego is loosening nearly a dozen taxi regulations to help the slumping industry survive during the COVID-19 pandemic and become more competitive with app-based ride services like Uber and Lyft. The number of city taxi permits has plummeted 45 percent since 2016, from 1,249 permits for cabs to 693. Industry leaders say there are only about 350 cabs operating during the pandemic, which has shrunk local tourism and decreased airport taxi rides. Akbar Majid of San Diego Yellow Cab, a 30-year veteran of the local taxi industry, said the situation has become more dire during the pandemic than many realize. “The number of active taxicabs on the street has dropped to an all-time low of 350 from a high of nearly 1,300,” he said. “It is absolutely imperative that some of these antiquated regulations should be updated in order for us to weather the storm.” The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of looser regulations. They include lowering requirements for experience for cab drivers, easing parking rules and allowing the use of older vehicles, among other issues. Two council members said the city will eventually need to revise the fees San Diego taxis can charge customers, to make the playing field more even with Uber and Lyft. Taxi industry leaders praised the looser rules as a key step. But they also complained about a new Airport Authority policy allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to queue at the airport like taxis, instead of being summoned by smartphone apps. The looser city taxi regulations come six years after San Diego deregulated its taxi industry, lifting a longtime cap on the number of taxi permits with hopes that would allow local drivers to become more like operators of small businesses. The move polarized the local taxi community, with some predicting more prosperity for cab drivers and others predicting that more permits would saturate the market and hurt nearly every driver. The answer remains a mystery, because the emergence of Uber and Lyft devastated the local industry by sharply shrinking demand for traditional taxis. Councilman Scott Sherman said he views the looser regulations as a smart second step after deregulation. He said taxi rate changes must come next, especially the maximum and minimum rates of fare. “I really think that’s where we should be focusing next,” said Sherman, noting that Uber and Lyft have more flexibility on price. “Their competition doesn’t have that set parameter on what their fares can be.” Council President Georgette Gómez, whose council district includes more local cab drivers than any other, agreed. “The rate is very critical,” she said. “If we’re continuing to be open and supporting the industry, I think that’s one of the areas we should really take a look at.” Industry leaders told the council Tuesday that another pressing problem is the Airport Authority’s pilot project allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to queue at the airport. The project allows the app-based companies to wait at the airport’s transportation islands for up to 15 minutes for a customer, said Adrian Kwiatkowski, spokesman for a large group of taxi drivers that calls itself the Transportation Alliance Group. “Unfortunately our airport continues to allow Uber and Lyft to enhance their operations,” he said. “If it dispatches like a taxi, idles like a taxi and waits like a taxi with passengers queueing like a taxi, then it should be regulated.” Peter Zschiesch of the United Taxi Workers said many other local taxi drivers share those concerns. He also praised San Diego for recognizing the industry’s recent struggles. “It’s a different era — there’s tremendous competition,” said Zschiesch. “We don’t have the capital of the giant transportation network companies.” The rule changes include eliminating a requirement that taxi drivers have previous commercial driving experience, though new drivers will now be required to take a special driving course for taxis. Taxi drivers also will no longer be required to show proof of adequate financial resources. New drivers will continue to be given updated estimates of operating costs so they understand the financial resources needed to drive a cab. Taxi companies will no longer be required to dispatch cabs from a storefront 24 hours a day. Under the looser rules, dispatching must come from a storefront during business hours, with company officials available by phone 24 hours a day. The looser rules also eliminate a requirement that cabs be parked off-street when not in service, and that they have satellite map systems on board. Officials said there have been no complaints about cab parking on streets, and cabbies now use smartphones for satellite mapping. Taxi drivers also will no longer be required to install security cameras. In addition, vehicles will no longer be required to be less than 10 years old, and salvaged vehicles will be allowed. Officials said they would continue to require annual vehicle inspections to ensure vehicle safety. The Metropolitan Transportation System, which oversees the local cab industry for the city, will implement the new rules. The MTS Taxicab Advisory Committee approved the looser rules last week. They will be presented to the full MTS board for final approval on Nov. 12. By David Garrick via San Diego Union Tribune On October 30, 2020 By UberLyftDrivers.com Previous PostA new app helps gig workers find where to whizz Next PostUber And Lyft: The Losers Of Ride-Hailing Under Autonomy Colorado Legislation, Independent Contractors, Truckers, Dental Employee or I.C., & DoorDash	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.8742978572845459, "wiki_prob": 0.8742978572845459, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line823238"}
Enterprise cloud complexity makes IT performance extremely difficult to manage Digital transformation, migration to the enterprise cloud and increasing customer demands have tech leaders looking to AI for the answer. Posted in Infrastructure IT Management + Service Platform Security Storage Software intelligence company, Dynatrace, has published the findings of an independent global survey of 800 CIOs, which reveals that digital transformation, migration to the enterprise cloud and increasing customer demands are creating a surge in IT complexity and the associated costs of managing it. Technical leaders around the world are concerned about the effect this has on IT performance and ultimately, their business. Download the 2019 global report “Top Challenges for CIOs in a Software-Driven, Hybrid, Multi-Cloud World” here. CIO responses captured in the 2019 research indicate that lost revenue (49%) and reputational damage (52%) are among the biggest concerns as businesses transform into software businesses and move to the cloud. And, as CIOs struggle to prevent these concerns from becoming reality, IT teams now spend 33% of their time dealing with digital performance problems, costing businesses an average of $3.3 million annually, compared to $2.5 million in 2018; an increase of 34%. To combat this, 88% of CIOs say AI will be critical to IT’s ability to master increasing complexity. Findings of the 2019 global report include: Software is transforming every business Every company, in every industry, is transforming into a software business. The way enterprises interact with customers, assure quality experiences and optimize revenues is driven by applications and the hybrid, multi-cloud environments underpinning them. Success or failure comes down to the software supporting these efforts. The pressure of this “run-the-business” software performing properly has significant ramifications for IT professionals. 44% of CIOs fear there could be a threat to the existence of their business if they are unable to manage IT performance. As complexity continues to grow, 74% of CIOs say it could soon become extremely difficult to manage performance efficiently. Enterprise “cloud-first” strategies increase complexity Underpinning this software revolution is the enterprise cloud, allowing companies to innovate faster and better meet the needs of customers. The enterprise cloud is dynamic, hybrid, multi-cloud, and web-scale, containing hundreds of technologies, millions of lines of code and billions of dependencies. However, this transformation isn’t simply about lifting and shifting apps to the cloud, it’s a fundamental shift in how applications are built, deployed and operated. The majority of CIOs are already using or are planning to deploy microservices (88%), containers (86%), serverless computing (85%), PaaS (89%), SaaS (94%), IaaS (91%) and private cloud (95%) in the next 12 months. The average mobile or web application transaction crosses 37 different technology systems or components. This brings an inherent increase in IT complexity, making it harder for organizations to manage performance. The age of the customer increases pressure to deliver great experiences We are squarely in the age of the customer, where high quality service is paramount due to the ease with which customers will try competitive offerings and share their experiences instantly via social media. The research highlights the extent to which businesses are struggling to combat IT complexity that threatens the customer experience, with CIOs revealing: On average, organizations have suffered six IT outages where user-experiences, business revenues or operations were impacted in the last 12 months. IT teams are feeling the strain Digital transformation, migration to the enterprise cloud and increasing customer demands are collectively putting pressure on IT teams, who continue to feel the strain, especially as it relates to performance.Revealing the extent of this dilemma, key findings of the research also show that: More than three quarters of CIOs (76%) say they don’t have complete visibility into application performance in cloud-native architectures. 78% of CIOs are frustrated that so much time is spent setting up monitoring for different cloud environments when deploying new services. IT teams now spend around 33% of their time tackling performance problems. CIOs look to AI for the answer Exploring the potential antidote to these challenges, the research further reveals that 88% of CIOs say that they believe AI will be critical to IT’s ability to master increasing complexity. “As complexity grows beyond IT teams’ capabilities, the economics of throwing more manpower at the problem no longer works,” said Bernd Greifeneder, founder and CTO, Dynatrace. “Organizations need a radically different AI approach. That’s why we reinvented from the ground up, creating an all-in-one platform with a deterministic AI at the core, which provides true causation, not just correlation. And, unlike machine learning approaches, Dynatrace® does not require a lengthy learning period. The Dynatrace® Software Intelligence Platform automatically discovers and captures high fidelity data from applications, containers, services, processes, and infrastructure. It then automatically maps the billions of dependencies and interconnections in these complex environments. Its AI engine, Davis™, analyzes this data and its dependencies in real-time to instantly provide precise answers – not just more data on glass. It’s this level of automation and intelligence that overcomes the challenges presented by the enterprise cloud and enables teams to develop better software faster, automate operations and deliver better business results.” NTT partners with ServiceNow to help enterprises realise the benefits of private 5G Combined capabilities from NTT and ServiceNow will enable an AI-powered, end-to-end workflow management and service automation platform to help customers realise the benefits of private 5G . Subzero Engineering appoints new UK/EMEA Channel Manager Leading data center containment provider appoints new UK/EMEA Channel Manager, with 25 years IT Channel and data center industry expertise. Channel partners failing to realise importance of sustainability credentials when winning new business Survey reveals that 10% of channel respondents have failed to demonstrate sustainability pedigree and have lost business as a result. CommScope collaborates with Meta Connectivity Companies underscore commitment to promote standard designs and interoperability testing across Open RAN ecosystem. Skills in the spotlight Skillsoft’s Lean Into Learning: 2021 Annual Learning Report provides data and guidance for addressing skills gaps, hybrid learning, and the war for talent. Lenovo unveils TruScale HPC as a Service At its Winterstock event, Lenovo has unveiled Lenovo TruScale™ High Performance Computing as a Service (HPCaaS), delivering the power of supercomputing to organisations of all sizes through a cloud-like experience. The new high performance computing (HPC) as-a-service (aaS) offering expands Lenovo’s everything as-a-service TruScale portfolio and enables HPC customers to access greater supercomputing resources, driving a faster time to answer for researchers working on solving humanity’s greatest challenges. NHS trust takes ‘massive steps forward’ with Microsoft Azure Staff at one of the largest and busiest NHS trusts in the UK have said Microsoft’s Azure cloud has enabled them to take “massive steps forward” in using technology to help patients. Appetite for network-as-a-service rising Digital transformation in the post-pandemic era is drawing IT leaders towards new network models that are more agile, adaptable and fit for purpose.	{"pred_label": "__label__cc", "pred_label_prob": 0.674938976764679, "wiki_prob": 0.32506102323532104, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line1749777"}
Search icon to find articles Editor X logo Search icon to open search box Close search box icon Try Editor X Margaret Andersen The small group of creatives with big ambition: designing a kinder digital future How a crop of new platforms are rewriting the narrative that tech must always be hard, fast, and optimized. Image courtesy Somewhere Good. Stay informed on all things design. I've read Editor X's Privacy Policy and agree to receive the Shaping Design newsletter for design stories and inspiration. ViewEditor X's Privacy Policy. Shaping Design is created on Editor X, the advanced web design platform for professionals. Create your next project on Editor X. Shaping Design logo About Shaping Design Subscribe to Our Newsletter → Medium icon Editor X is part of Wix.com Ltd. © 2006-2023 On the day that Elon Musk announced he would be acquiring Twitter, decentralized social network Mastodon gained roughly 30,000 new users—and hundreds of thousands of other Twitter users deactivated their accounts in response to the news. Over the past few years, Twitter, which has hundreds of millions of users, has become an increasingly hostile and stress-inducing digital environment. And with potential Musk’s takeover and proposed changes, it seems there’s a new urgency among creatives to seek out or create smaller, more intimate spaces of online sanctuary. Mastodon, which was founded in 2016, has always been considered the open source alternative to Twitter, given the similarity of its microblogging functionality (though the requirement for users to set up self-hosted servers has been a barrier to entry for some). Other server-based platforms, like Discord, have seen a solid increase in registered users over the past few years, growing from 45 million users in May 2017 to 350 million in June 2021. And those aren’t the only smaller platforms experiencing—or pushing for—big change. Indeed, the friendliness of the early web seems poised for a comeback, with lo-fi, open source platforms like NeoCities providing enough nostalgia and glittery kawaii gifs to help us all forget about our 24/7 social feeds for a while. Tech and gaming blog Polygon recently wrote that the static web hosting site is a welcome relief from conventional social media like Twitter; that, “rather than a constantly rushing river of information, Neocities sites are like homes where users fix them up, spend time on them, and invite others to visit.” While the dominant tech culture glorifies exponential growth, fast solutions, and endless optimization, sites built on NeoCities, like Cinni’s Dream Home, feel like a radical departure from the norm. Especially when you read an intro that says, “just wander around and take it easy.” Images from Softer's "Softer Digital Futures" conference. Images courtesy Softer. More creatives are approaching digital spaces with that same slower pace as an intentional practice. Copenhagen-based Softer is “a work-in-progress platform built on a feminist consciousness,” and is committed to rewriting the narrative that tech must always be hard, fast, and optimized. Founded in 2020 by digital designer Nicole Jonasson and 3D artist Ida Lissner, they believe that softer values, such as care, empathy, community, collaboration, and multiplicity can create a more equitable tech future. Take a visit to Softer’s website or Instagram, and you’ll be greeted by a pastel palette of organic 3D shapes and rounded sans-serif typography, along with a great archive of free tutorials on software like Cinema 4D for beginners, and profiles of other 3D artists working with similar values. “The aesthetic is where we started this journey because we didn't feel like the aesthetics around 3D technology really spoke to us,” Lissner explains. “It was important for us to create a visual universe that would invite people like us in who didn't feel like they connected with the traditional tech aesthetic or paradigm.” In addition to tutorials, Softer has hosted live streams, virtual exhibitions, and residencies, including a recent gathering titled Softer Digital Futures, where a panel of 3D artists and technologists explored softer visions for tech like Alice Yuan Zhang’s 张元 Virtual Care Lab, as well as the structural issues and challenges which are currently embedded in it. “We're so used to thinking about tech as always having to be better and faster; that it’s the solution to every problem. Soft values are often neglected in this field, so we're trying to shift the focus towards slowing down and taking care of each other,” Lissner says. Images of Softer branding, conference, and its founders Nicole Jonasson and Ida Lissner. Images courtesy Softer.	{"pred_label": "__label__wiki", "pred_label_prob": 0.9417974352836609, "wiki_prob": 0.9417974352836609, "source": "cc/2023-06/en_middle_0098.json.gz/line44250"}

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