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Crime and Punishment • Prison • Prison Policy
Oh, Yeah, and There’s Arsenic In the Drinking Water
No, not your drinking water. The drinking water that is the only water allowed he inmates in one of California’s prisons, namely Kern Valley.
The LA Times has the report this morning. But those of us who get collect calls from inmates have been hearing tales of hideous drinking water in various prisons in addition to that of Kern County. But little has been reported.
Good for the Times for doing a balanced job.
I suspect that the arsenic levels in the water are perfectly acceptable to humans although so-called activists wouldn’t be happy until there were no levels–something that is almost impossible and isn’t necessary. The extra cost to make the water perfect, especially given no health risks, just isn’t worth it.
Across the Nation, States Fail to Meet Pregnant Women’s Health Needs in Prisons
Report Shows “Coercive” Court-Ordered Community Service Sits “at the Intersection of Mass Incarceration and Economic Inequality”
At the Current Rate, Cutting the U.S. Prison Population by 50 Percent Would Take 72 Years, Report Says
After Pell Grants Left Prisons, Higher Ed Behind Bars Dropped by Half
Charged With a Felony in California? Odds Are You’ll Wind up Guilty.
A $17 Million Boost From the Arnold Foundation Will Fund Research and Innovation to Reduce Prison Populations
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Champions League TV schedule and streaming links
Find out where, when and how to watch the giants of European soccer with our Champions League TV schedule.
In the United States, Turner Sports has acquired the English-language television and streaming rights to both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches that began with the 2018/19 season and will end after the 2020/21 season. FOX Sports will no longer broadcast the Champions League.
The most high-profile Champions League matches on Tuesday and Wednesday gamedays during the season are televised live across TNT and channels on DIRECTV as well as DISH.
TNT and Univision Deportes (now renamed TUDN) will televise UEFA Champions League games throughout the season.
For streaming, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League games will be on B/R Live as well as fuboTV (in English and Spanish).
Preliminary rounds begin in July while playoff rounds of the tournament are in August. The group stages of the competition are played from September through December. Round of 16 games are played during February-March, quarter-finals in April, semi-finals in late April and May, while the final is at the end of May.
For the 2019/20 Champions League season moving forward, games will be scheduled for 12:55pm ET and 3pm ET on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
SEE MORE: Where and how to watch the Champions League on US TV and streaming
Competition: Champions League
Looking to watch Champions League online from your office, home or on the go? If you live in the USA, there are several options to catch all the action.
Champions League TV schedule
All times Eastern.
— Last updated: January 5, 2020
Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Tottenham vs. RB Leipzig (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, TNT, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Atalanta vs. Valencia (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, TNT, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Napoli vs. Barcelona (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Lyon vs. Juventus (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Real Madrid vs. Manchester City (Champions League Round of 16, first leg), 3pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Valencia vs. Atalanta (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
RB Leipzig vs. Spurs (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, TNT, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Juventus vs. Lyon (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, UniMas, fuboTV and B/R Live
Barcelona vs. Napoli (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 4pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
Draw for UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals, 6am, B/R Live
UEFA Champions League quarterfinal 1st leg, 3pm, B/R Live
UEFA Champions League quarterfinal 2nd leg, 3pm, B/R Live
UEFA Champions League semifinal, 1st leg, 3pm, B/R Live
UEFA Champions League semifinal, 2nd leg, 3pm, B/R Live
UEFA Champions League Final, 4pm, TNT, Univision, TUDN, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV Now and B/R Live
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Collin Werner July 29, 2016
You’ve got some repeated fixtures in there!
Pat. April 11, 2018
Each pairing of teams plays two matches (with the results combined for a final score).
Bryan G August 12, 2016
Hello again. Where did you find the information of this schedule? On the fox sports website it only shows tv listings of matches on the 1st match day
The FOX Sports team doesn’t update their website that often with TV listings. We have contacts inside the industry that provide us with TV and streaming listings.
mateus June 9, 2018
How many people have watched the UCL 2018 final kiev Real Madrid VS Liverpool in the USA??
Christopher Harris June 9, 2018
3 million+: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/06/04/real-madrid-liverpool-champions-league-final-climbs-3-million-viewers/
Bry G August 16, 2016
Didnt you just show legia warsaw on fox sports 1? Why are the channels changed?
The TV schedules are always subject to change, but you can still watch the game on FOX Soccer 2GO or Sling TV with a free 7-day trial.
CJ Armstrong January 14, 2019
Everything was a lot better when FS1 was showing the games!
I mean FOX SPORTS! TNT sucks
Kirby Grimes August 16, 2016
Gaffer can you please explain which Sling package and where/how to catch the Lilywhites as they go where no Irish team has tread before?
It would be Sling Orange. Then you can use your Sling Orange login info to access ESPN3.COM to watch the game.
We shouldn’t have to do any of this! FOX SPORTS was better and could show multiple games on the same day.
David K September 11, 2016
Espn3 is streaming most if not all of the matches this week. How is it that both Espn and Fox have streaming rights to the Champions League matches? I am happy that a service I already pay for with Xfinity-Espn3- is streaming so many matches!
Christopher Harris September 11, 2016
All of the ESPN3 UCL broadcasts are in Spanish.
They’ve moved several of the games to ESPN3 in English-language now too.
Bobo Vieri December 7, 2016
Outrageous! the way Italian teams especially Juventus are treated
AupaAtleti April 27, 2017
So the UEFA Champions League won’t be on the FOX network?
After the end of the 2017/18 season, correct.
Russia2017 April 28, 2017
Sorry for my ignorance but will the 2017 UEFA CL Final be on FOX (free-to-air television)?
Yes it will be
Unfortunately no! Which sucks!
David August 30, 2017
I think your days for knockout rounds are off by one day each. All matches should be on Tue/Wed instead of Mon/Tue as shown.
Robert January 10, 2018
Are the CONCACAF Champions League matches going to be televised this spring in English?
Christopher Harris January 10, 2018
Hopefully yes, but no decision has been made yet regarding who will acquire the English-language rights.
Oliver Tse January 12, 2018
Expect CONCACAF Champions League matches with English-language commentary to be made available on YouTube, with “World Feed” commentary by a single announcer calling the matches from a sound booth at Vista Worldlink in Dania Beach, Florida.
The voice of USL Match of the Week (2nd division U.S. club soccer) on ESPNU and ESPN3.com, Mike Watts, should be on the call for many CONCACAF Champions League matches as most USL telecasts on ESPN3.com originate from the same sound booth at Vista Worldlink.
Spanish-language coverage of CONCACAF Champions League will be on Univision Deportes Network, with some overflow matches on Galavision if necessary. Authenticated (password-protected for pay TV subscriber of Univision Deportes Network) access via streaming should be available on UnivisionDeportes.com and the Univision Deportes App.
Henry Reichman January 14, 2019
Now that Go90’s gone, any news on CONCACAF Champions League rights?
No news on English-language rights, but the CONCACAF Champions League in Spanish will be available via Univision Deportes http://worldsoccertalk.com/where-to-find-soccer-on-us-tv-and-streaming/
Brian White April 9, 2018
I was going to switch over to Dish and use the offer on this page, but the code doesn’t work. Plus Bein & FoxSports + are not part of the 190 channels package.
Has this offer expired?
Christopher Harris April 9, 2018
Sorry Brian, the offer has expired. They’ve shifted their plans around. For soccer fans, the best one appears to be the America’s Top 250 which is $89.99/month. The offer on the page has been updated above to reflect the update by DISH.
WE SHOULDNT HAVE RO DO THIS AT ALL! Fox Sports was amazing with the games! Everything was free and simple and perfect! I hate that FOX lost the rights. I never missed a champions league game with them. This is just outrageous
Mark V Stivers May 1, 2018
the listing above says the final will be on FOX. That means the free-to-air FOX?
David May 1, 2018
Yes, the final is over the air on Fox.
champions league final 2018 May 4, 2018
FOX has the rights this season (their final season) but they sublicense some of the games to ESPN Deportes and ESPN3. For the 2018/19 season, all games will be on Turner Sports and Bleacher Report.
Henry Reichman May 4, 2018
My local channel MSG broadcasts a UCL game a day that is not on FS1 or FS2. Will they keep doing that come 2018-19?
LIguy May 4, 2018
Unless they make a deal with Turner no, they had a deal with Fox to rebroadcast a game.
Eddie May 4, 2018
The only way to watch the UEFA champions league and UEFA Europa league is turner sports / bleacher report live staring August 2018- June 2021.(TBS, TNT, TRUTV)
Unfortunately the answer is no unless Turner does a deal with them, which is unlikely. Sorry!
AC10 May 17, 2018
Do you know if the UCL Final will be simulcast on FS1 or will it just be live on FOX?
It’ll be live on FOX and FOX Deportes. No simulcast on FS1.
Brendan May 17, 2018
I just learned that Kate Abdo is to anchor Turners coverage of the Champions League starting next season . What are these people out of their mind . She is the absolute wrong person . Kate Riley would be the better choice
Cantona May 18, 2018
Always thought she was a little weak when presenting La Liga on Sky… not a lot of in depth knowledge.. but I’m assuming that’s not why they are hiring here. Would have preferred a good group of pundits… but I hear they hired a basketball player… so no hope here. As long as they use the world feed for commentary they can have a monkey presenting and I won’t care.
Cantona—-
Me to . Well said Cantona
cliff May 27, 2018
Learned that FOX lost US telecast rights for UEAF Champions League as well as Europa Cup for 2018-19 season. Do you know who gained these rights. I suspect it’s ESPN.
Cliff, here you go: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/08/18/turner-sports-champions-league-faq-big-changes-us-soccer-fans/
Gabriel July 5, 2018
Are we able to watch every single match of champions league on Turner sports which is TBS, TNT and Trutv. also what is bleacher sports and how it’s works. It’s on dish service or streaming online. If so what is the prices.?
Eddie July 5, 2018
What about univision deportees coverage?
Christopher Harris July 5, 2018
Univision Deportes will broadcast the Champions League, but no details yet regarding the specifics. When we find out, we’ll update this page.
Jb July 17, 2018
Those are great “free” news
Eddie July 19, 2018
Univisión and UDN will air the UEFA super cup.
B/R Live is the Bleacher Report streaming service at live.bleacherreport.com No pricing details have been announced yet. More details about B/R Live can be found here: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/03/27/faq-bleacher-report-live-new-home-uefa-champions-league-online-usa/
Turner Sports haven’t announced their TV plans yet. We’ll update the page when the details are announced.
Tony G July 6, 2018
So B/R Live currently says that Alashkert vs. Celtic is not available in my zip code and for my TV provider (with no options for streaming services like Sling or does it say anything about it being shown on B/R Live, except ). But helpfully they also say the service is free through June (It is July 6th). I suppose there is a reason why they are still in beta. Hope they get serious when the qualifying rounds come along.
Hi Tony, did you sign up for a free B/R Live account? When I go to the Alashkert-Celtic page on B/R Live, it shows a ‘Free’ video icon (it’s being streamed for free through B/R Live).
I download the app, there are some matches on B/R with free icon on top of video. I tried to click it . It tooks me to option ( Way to catch ) . We need to have tv provider in order to watch these games. Some people don’t have tv provider including me, So I don’t know why it’s say free video. Looks we will lose privilage to watch UCL especially the qualifications starting next month. Hopefully will have an idea about there plan within couple of weeks.
Well, I did sign up and I get both the ‘free’ video icon and at the same time it says “We’re Sorry. No options appear to be available based on your zip code and tv provider.” But if I go to my local team’s (Rapids) B/R Live page, it provides accurate information (including bars where I can go see it, which is cool).
At any rate, they don’t seem to offer on demand yet, so matches played during working hours are useless to me.
Bobby July 7, 2018
any word on the UEFA Nations Cup matches??? Looking forward to this is Sept.
TonyG July 7, 2018
I believe ESPN has the rights to Nations League. Hopefully they won’t relegate it to their buggy ESPN+ platform.
Ok, what’s the website.it might I have the wrong one. Is it live bleacher report.com ?
Yes. https://live.bleacherreport.com/
I just gave up from this B/R Live website.same thing
Brendan July 11, 2018
Watched the Free games on B/R Live without any problem . No commentary except the Celtic game
Naz July 11, 2018
Valur Reykjavik vs. Rosenborg BK wasn’t available in B/R Live, and except the Celtic game, there was no commentary in the other matches, probably because the Celtic game was directly streamed from the Celtic TV who have their own commentators.
Orgullosamente hecho en Ciudad Universitaria July 19, 2018
Will Univision transmit the 2018 UEFA Super Cup?
If so, in what channel, Univision, UniMás, Galavisión or Univision Deportes Network?
Christopher Harris July 20, 2018
Yes, it’ll be on Univision but no announcement about which channel yet.
Aldegundo Pineda July 20, 2018
I just saw on UDN while watching VER-UNAM, 2018 UEFA Super Cup on Univision and Univision Deportes Network.
When turner sports is gonna show a promo commercial on TV.
Steve August 1, 2018
This is so confusing . So for the Champions League, ALL the games will be shown on Univision has 4 channels they can broadcast from Univision, Galavision, Unimas & Univision Deportes.
Are all 4 of these channels available in the US through cable or satellite?
Eddie August 1, 2018
Is possible?
Rakesh August 15, 2018
I have DirectTV now (basic package), when I log in on UnivisionNOW I see all 4 channels
I’m in Los Angeles. I get Univision (channel 34) and Unimas (channel 46) from over the air antenna. Univision Deportes and Galavision are cable channels.
Andy August 15, 2018
This is retarded and an epic fail. Nobody is going to pay $79.99 to watch the champion live on stream and hope the connection is good to go on a smart phone or a 13inch iPad Pro when Costco is selling on average 65 inch tvs… you can’t garentee to call friends over to watch together if the bleacher report app won’t connect with the smart tv. Freaking technology should make things easier not harder … epic fail by TNT b/r live and champions league in the states .. forced to learn Spanish now
Champions in the states now = retarded … won’t even have reruns at nights like FS1 and fs2 use to have for most of us that work for a living … and now we neede to learn to speak Spanish more than ever …. looks like English language is begging replaced with Spanish which is fine because more action when a goal is scored on Spanish speaking channel ( (gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!) Instead of just goal!!!!
Bobby August 15, 2018
Just FYI, spoke to B/R and they are applying a patch that will hide the scores for games that are available for replay. Similar to what ESPN+ does.
I subscribe to Sling Orange and was getting Bein and UDN for $5 per month by adding on the Spanish package. That was really a sweet deal. It seems Sling (and Dish) will now lose UDN for sure. What are the options to get UDN without cable? I need the games on demand to watch in the evening. Thank you.
Your best bet is to get fuboTV which includes all of the beIN and Univision channels as well as NBC and FOX and more.
More info at http://worldsoccertalk.com/watch-soccer-via-fubotv/
Tolulope Ajayi September 18, 2018
Does FUBOtv have an app that works on smart tv?
Not on Smart TVs, but they have apps on:
Apple TV (4th & 5th Generations)
Amazon Fire TV (Beta)
Quick poll on which one is dumber:
1. UCL feeds on Fox Match Pass (and some ESPN3 games) last year that didn’t display score or game clock. You don’t know the score or time left unless someone scores.
2. B/R Live menu that forces you to see the score of the match before you watch it.
It just seems the whole user experience was designed at these companies by someone who never watched a single UCL game as a fan living in the US.
Christian August 28, 2018
Kiev vs. Ajax at 3pm on 8/28 and PAOK vs. Benfica at 3pm on 8/29 are both being shown on TNT. Along with their (terrible) pre and post match shows.
Donald Burton September 12, 2018
Where can I sign up for TNT.S B/R monthly plan ?
Where can I sign up for TNT.S B/R Champion’s League Games?
David September 13, 2018
You’re showing Inter Milan vs. Spurs (and other matches) on Sep 18 is available on Sling Orange. What channel is it on? I know it’s also available on Galavision, but Sling no longer carries it. Thanks.
You’re correct. Galavision is no longer available on Sling TV. I’ll update the TV schedule accordingly.
Which service carries a complete complement of all EPL, UCL and EUROPA LEAGUE matches?
The one that has access to the most of the games is fuboTV:
EPL – All games except the ones on NBC Sports Gold
UCL – All the games on TNT, Univision, Univision Deportes Network, UniMas and Galavision as well as all of the games not on TV via authenticating with the Univision Deportes app
UEL: Same as above (note that only the final is on TNT)
Tony October 3, 2018
Why couldn’t they have put 2nd and 3rd games on TBS and TruTV like they do NCAA March Madness?
Justin Putter November 7, 2018
It is a nightmare now to try and watch champions league. All these different networks and must pay extra. What a pain. Great way to screw up football viewing.
Henry Reichman January 8, 2019
Are the games on Wednesday February 20th not on TV?
Christopher Harris January 8, 2019
One of them will be on TNT, but we’re not sure yet as of writing.
All of these games needs to go back to FOX! They need to get the rights back!
Scott March 10, 2019
Can you watch champions league replays, via the univision now supscribtion service?
Christopher Harris March 10, 2019
Subscribers can instantly watch programs from the past 3 days (72 hours) of the live stream using the program guide, and can watch hundreds of primetime and library shows on demand. Not all Univision and UniMás programming is available through the Univision NOW service.
David the Yank April 11, 2019
Hi. “Using the program guide”?
I have signed in to univision now and searching for UEFA, Juventus, Ajax, Barcelona all come back with nothing. The main screen has a “What’s on Now” and a “Catch up on [Univision][[Unimas]” etc. but there is no sign of sports/deportes. Has anyone (including CH) actually successfully watched a match within 72 hours? Please let me know how to find as I’d like to see some of the Ajax match that I couldn’t watch live yesterday and don’t have B/R.
Univision Now only features programming from UniMas and Univision, which are both free-to-air. Univision Deportes Network is a cable/satellite network and is completely different. Same with Galavision, which is owned by Univision Deportes.
Ajax-Juve was on Galavision. If you don’t have Galavision on your cable or satellite, you can watch it through fuboTV.
locofooty April 11, 2019
You can authenticate your subscription and get Univision Deportes on the app tho, right? I think it’s Galavision that for some reason doesn’t recognize authentication.
Correct. But you should be able to authenticate to watch Galavision through the Univision Deportes Network website at https://www.univision.com/deportes
Azer April 12, 2019
I have 1 of 2 Univision channels. I also have Galavision and Univision Deportes Network. UniMas and the other Univision is not free to air on my cable, it’s in the Spanish package which is strange, the others ( Galavision & UDN) are not. I went to the UDN/Univision sign in page and COMCAST/Xfinity is not available. There are 15 providers and Comcast is not one of them. Do you know why? Thanks.
PLEASE broadcast Barcelona vs Manchester United on April 16th, and Manchester City vs Spurs on April 17th. Thank you so much and keep up the excellent work!
Will the City v Spurs game be switched again to TNT?
Most probably but we won’t know for sure until next week.
Elliott Butler April 10, 2019
Ajax vs Juventus and Manchester City vs Tottenham next week please!
Michael west May 20, 2019
The final of the champions League won’t be on UniMás it’s going to be on Univision
Rich September 16, 2019
It appears that the Univision games not televised on a linear channel will this year require a subscriber login. Last year, the non-televised games were available without any authentication.
Ben September 16, 2019
How can we have access to tudnxtra ?
I think that you get the games via tudn.com or the tudn app as long as you have a tudn subscription. From the apple app store page:
*TUDNxtra*
– Viewers from participating cable providers, with the flagship TUDN network can access and watch additional LIVE games with TUDNxtra. With the TUDNxtra channels, TUDN is delivering every single game of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA European Qualifiers, as well as Liga MX and Copa MX in both Spanish and English.
It also looks like TUDN will have a whip-around show (like Fox used to have). My Spanish isn’t very good (I’m working on that) but I should be able to enjoy their version regardless.
To be honest, I consumed most of my UCL last year via the univision networks anyway.
Monte Reed September 16, 2019
FUBOtv now has 11 TUDNxtra channels and ZONAFUTBOL TUDN channel. I have fubo basic with “sports plus”. All the Champions League and Europe League matches are listed in fubo’s listings.
Kinetik December 18, 2019
Thank you for the update on upcoming matches and for the info on channel changes. How about for the UEFA Women’s? Which network/s are picking up their matches? I only saw one match last October for the Qualifying Rounds, and only one Channel/Network aired it, then nothing for all the rest of the other teams match / rounds…
Please also give more information if you have on where to watch in US other Women’s European, Asian, Canadian leagues. We do get some of the South American leagues here too occasionally.
Christopher Harris December 19, 2019
Select games from smaller continental European clubs are shown via mycujoo. But it appears that the other games are available on a club-by-club basis. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them are not available to viewers in the United States. Select PSG games in the competition are available via beIN SPORTS.
We also have a Women’s Soccer TV schedule page at https://worldsoccertalk.com/womens-soccer-tv-schedule/ that has more listings.
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NEWS: Acclaro Predicts Advancing Machine Translation Technology to Impact Bottom Line for Global Business
By Acclaro on May 15, 2013
Category: Acclaro News
As machine translation technology advances at unprecedented rates, translation and localization agency Acclaro educates global businesses about its cost-saving opportunities and potential risks. Acclaro predicts machine translation will offer even more efficiency in the coming ten years and urges businesses to start optimizing content in the immediate term.
New York, NY, May 15, 2013 – Translation and localization agency Acclaro responds to increased demand for machine translation services with the article, “Isn’t the Future Now? Machine Translation and Global Business Growth” published on the company blog. Highlighted are the cost-saving potential and preparatory measures that will become necessary for technical documentation-reliant businesses that currently have, or aspire to have, a profitable global presence in the next 10 years.
Machine translation (MT) has started to have more practical use over the last decade as a cost-effective method for processing large volumes of content. Global companies have increased profits using MT to translate content that is highly controlled in the way it is written and is of a high volume — content such as service manuals, support databases and legal documentation.
The greatest benefit of machine translation is its speed and cost-cutting potential, with savings as high as 50% after human post-editing. However Acclaro warns that current machine translation technology has limited accuracy for complex, high-context material such as consumer-facing marketing and advertising copy. Using MT on the wrong type of source material will yield inaccurate meanings and awkward sentence structures that require re-translation. Businesses must also consider the costs of training the machine translation tool, which requires a substantial investment up front.
“The key to machine translation is knowing when and how to use it. In the right scenario, it’s a cost effective solution with good potential for a quality product. In the wrong scenario, machine translation will not be faster or cheaper than traditional human translation,” said Michael Kriz, founder and president of Acclaro.
Good candidates for machine translation are documents of one million words or more with frequently updated content or large internal documentation that only need to be “draft” quality. The source material must be written in a way that is easily translatable, employing a limited vocabulary and a highly controlled writing methodology
“The quality of your translation depends entirely on the quality of your original content. Forward-thinking businesses can start training technical writers to use simplified sentences, an active voice, and consistent core terminology. Defining a style guide with a controlled, limited vocabulary will pay off exponentially in the long run,” said Michael Kriz.
Acclaro predicts that in the coming five years, hybrid MT technology will reach a level of advancement that significantly impacts the bottom line for well-prepared global businesses. Fifteen years from now, Acclaro foresees machine translation will be the primary tool for high volumes of content on the low end of the return on investment scale (such as product documentation). Purely human translation will be reserved for customer-focused pre-sale material and other high-context, high-value content, according to Acclaro.
“Global businesses, and fast growing businesses that have potential to expand into the global market, must prepare now for the future of machine translation. Failing to address today’s changing technology will lead to exponential costs down the road,” said Michael Kriz.
“At Acclaro, we help businesses choose the translation methods that are best for their current and future translation and localization strategy. We keep our clients ahead of the curve by anticipating technology advancements and preparing now for where the industry is going.”
About Acclaro
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Cathy Harkin
Cathy Harkin (1942- 22nd July 1985)
Feminist, trade unionist and civil rights campaigner, Cathy Harkin, was born in Derry in 1942. Leaving school at 14 years of age to become a stitcher in a Derry Shirt factory, she followed the path of many young Derry women, whose options were dictated by the meagre earnings on offer, essential to the family upkeep. She married young and had two children, a son, Terence, and a daughter, Molly, who died as an infant. Terence was raised by Cathy, as a lone parent, living with her mother and his granny, after his father became severely incapacitated through serious illness. These were the years of the early Civil Rights Movement that Cathy threw herself into as an activist and an organizer. Terence recalled – “We lived with my granny. My mother sold the United Irishman newspaper. Before 5th October 1968, I remember my mother having to sit on the street waiting for it to arrive because granny wouldn’t let it into the house. After 5th October, my granny changed. All sorts of rebels and radicals were allowed to come and go from our house around the clock. Civil Rights posters were made in our living room. The house was always full of the smell of ink and paint”.
Cathy was active in the Derry Labour Party and Derry Housing Action Committee. She stirred up certain local envy when visiting New York to speak about civil rights she had dinner with Robert Redford. She was engaging, energetic and organized. NUPE (later Unison) also offered her an opportunity for activism, and she was a representative on the Derry Trades Council, ending up as the first ever female President. She never lost her sense of indignation about how working class people – men and women – were exploited and put down. But, more than that, whenever possible she did something about it.
Returning to formal education in the mid-1970’s, Cathy graduated with a degree in History from the University of Ulster. She secured a Housing Executive house for herself and her son in Lower Bennett Street, which became a centre for planning and advice. As often as not her informal local office was the back room in Maureen’s bar in Bishop Street. Press statements were written and phoned into the ‘Derry Journal’. Cathy was often to be seen representing local people at Supplementary Benefit Tribunals and appeals. Her socialism and feminism came from local experience; from what she felt was unjust and unfair.
In 1976, Cathy felt that enough was enough and that something had to be done for women who were victims of domestic violence. When Social Services and the Housing Executive refused to acknowledge the issue as a problem in Derry, she decided on direct action. She and a couple of other women occupied an empty social services building in Pump Street, and Derry Women’s Aid (albeit illegal) opened its doors. Within the first year, it sheltered some 90 women and 300 women. When it later received funding, Cathy became the first Refuge Worker. She used to say that she had arthritis in her shoulder from all the tears that were shed, but she never turned anyone away. Cathy was later a founder member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Aid Federation and an early activist in GingerBread (NI) – the organization supporting lone parent families.
There was a feyness about Cathy’s sense of humour as she twisted her feminism with early Irish myths and goddesses. She was as up for getting her fortune told as she was for a good gossip or a ready argument. She was warm, open and had a ready wit, honed by a vodka and coke. Cathy died of cancer on 22nd July 1985. Her legacy lives on in Foyle Women’s Aid and in her irreverent sense of the possible. [AK]
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Artprice has deployed V2 of its revolutionary and proprietary online search engine: an immediate impact is expected...
As promised in its July 26 press release, and 5 days earlier than planned, Artprice has today (08/29/2017) opened Version 2 of its revolutionary search engine Artprice Search®, immediately accessible on www.artprice.com
The initial results are very positive… better than Artprice expected in fact: on more than 323 searches, of which 36% are ‘structured' (i.e. several words, or a whole sentence), 98.80% of clients are satisfied.
Initial V2 results suggest a very considerable positive impact on our sales (see Artprice's Actusnews press release of 26 July 2017). Already in July of 2017, the beta version (V1) of this search engine triggered a 34% increase in sales.
Version 2 of Artprice Search – directly accessible from the Artprice homepage – is a veritable ‘killer app' in the cosy world of the Art Market where Artprice has been the undisputed leader in Art Market information for the past 20 years.
thierry Ehrmann: “after 20 years of collaboration, our R&D and our IT and Marketing teams have an extraordinary capacity and passion for top-level innovation. Every year Artprice invests 80% of its resources in R&D. Artprice is certified an ‘innovate company' by France's BPI (Banque Publique d'Investissement). Very few companies listed on regulated markets over the last two decades can boast this kind of alchemy”.
All of Artprice's IT infrastructures and white rooms on three continents (North America, Europe and Asia), have switched without the slightest problem, generating an 80% acceleration in page displays from its databanks containing hundreds of millions of hi-res photos and texts, enhancing client comfort, particularly on mobile internet (90% of Artprice searches).
The second version (V2) consults hundreds of internal and external resources. Its access from our homepage obeys Artprice's marketing rule that Artprice Search® should be directly accessible without any further clicks.
Today Artprice has opened a new universe of Art Market information and, for Artprice, this tool represents a perfectly legal and insuperable barrier-to-entry for its competitors.
The third version (V3) is already being developed and should be deployed at the end of September. It prefigures our Blockchain and OTC Market© (Artprice protected). For more information see our latest press releases.
According to thierry Ehrmann, Artprice and its databanks are now equipped with a proprietary search engine that captures a wider audience by efficiently processing almost any input language. Artprice users will now get intuitive search results in spite of input errors regarding the artist's name, the work, the media, or any other market-based criteria...
After months of internal R&D, this new search engine will allow an arithmetic boost to Artprice's audience numbers on five continents much in the same way that similar improvements have substantially boosted the reach and revenue of internet majors like Amazon, Airbnb and of course Google. These groups have experienced massive audience increases by ensuring that spelling and syntax no longer represent an insurmountable barrier.
Obviously the Art world, from the amateur to the professional, wants efficient intuitive search results. There is nothing more frustrating than failing to obtain information on an artist or his/her work because of a spelling or syntax error. Most searches involve proper names and/or artwork titles in more than 90 languages. Our search engine satisfies a fundamental requirement in the art market that no-one has so far responded to. It is what some would call “a killer application”.
As world leader in Art Market information, Artprice is a BPI-certified “Innovative Company” investing 80% of its annual resources in R&D.
Artprice can therefore exploit its billions of users' connections in strict compliance with laws in the USA and Europe (including French domestic law) to enrich highly sophisticated searches involving thousands of names, a hundred or so languages and more than 120 million artwork titles that Artprice already has in its databanks.
Deployed in beta-testing yesterday, our initial analysis of the results on real-time searches was very positive indeed.
Last month, a complex query involving successive “input errors” yielded fewer than ten results. Today, the same search would generate several thousands of responses on Artprice.
Artprice's R&D has found a way to integrate all keyword issues and combinations in order to satisfy the user by significantly increasing the number of highly relevant results.
To achieve this, Artprice has set up a multiple-server infrastructure exclusively dedicated to its home-built search engine, all based on IPR protected proprietary programming and arborescence.
A Version 2 will be deployed late August to coincide with the Art Market's autumn reopening. This version will provide results not just from the several billion search combinations on Artprice databanks, but also from a number of external resources (e.g. academic research, state documentation, etc.) and future internal R&D resources – Artprice Blockchain and OTC Artmarket ®.
You may now test our new search engine on: https://www.artprice.com/
Copyright thierry Ehrmann 1987/2017
About Artprice:
Artprice is listed on the Eurolist by Euronext Paris, SRD long only and Euroclear: 7478 - Bloomberg: PRC - Reuters: ARTF.
Artprice is the global leader in art price and art index databanks. It has over 30 million indices and auction results covering more than 657,000 artists. Artprice Images(R) gives unlimited access to the largest Art Market resource in the world: a library of 126 million images or prints of artworks from the year 1700 to the present day, along with comments by Artprice's art historians.
Artprice permanently enriches its databanks with information from 6,300 auctioneers and it publishes a constant flow of art market trends for the world's principal news agencies and approximately 7,200 international press publications. For its 4,500,000 members, Artprice gives access to the world's leading Standardised Marketplace for buying and selling art. Artprice is preparing its blockchain for the Art Market. It is BPI-labelled (scientific national French label).
Artprice's Global Art Market Annual Report for 2016 published last March 2017: http://imgpublic.artprice.com/pdf/rama2016_en.pdf
Artprice's Contemporary Art Market Annual Report for 2016 – free access at https://www.artprice.com/artprice-reports/the-art-market-in-2016
The text presented hereafter is a translation of Arte Creative's online presentation: ARTE: A gigantic Christmas tree in the guise of a butt plug, a machine that defecates five-star meals, an icon immersed in urine and staged corpses – subversive, trash, provocative or insulting? Thierry Ehrmann, the man behind The Abode of Chaos dixit "The New York Times", an artist and the founder of Artprice, is the mouthpiece for scandal and discloses the workings of the most striking controversies in contemporary art. And scandal sells. 9 episodes are online: http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/weekly-highlight
Artprice's press releases: http://serveur.serveur.com/press_release/pressreleaseEN.htm and https://twitter.com/artpricedotcom
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Discover the Alchemy and the universe of Artprice http://web.artprice.com/video, which headquarters are the famous Museum of Contemporary Art, the Abode of Chaos http://goo.gl/zJssdhttps://vimeo.com/124643720
The Contemporary Art Museum The Abode of Chaos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/la.demeure.du.chaos.theabodeofchaos999
The Abode of Chaos/Demeure du Chaos Contemporary Art Museum by thierry Ehrmann,author, sculptor, artist, photograph https://www.flickr.com/photos/home_of_chaos/sets/72157676803169034
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A postmortem of Adjust's recent server outage
Last week, Adjust suffered the worst outage since its founding: for approximately eight hours, we did not process real-time data—effectively doubling any downtime experienced over the last five years.
Since then, our SDK has replayed most data retroactively, and self-attributing networks—like Facebook or Google—used this data stream to claim attributions, as usual. All inventory transmitted via server-to-server also functioned normally, but wasn't attributed in that same time frame. However, we are currently investigating the possibility of replaying those clicks and impressions to repair missing attributions.
During the outage, we didn't redirect many clicks into the store. While this may be the smallest portion of tracked inventory, we still left users stranded on a white page. For this, I sincerely apologize. When it comes to app marketing, you trust Adjust with your most critical data, and on that day, we failed you.
Make no mistake, taking steps towards preventing anything similar from recurring, is my highest priority. This task has our fullest attention, and I would like to share with you what we are working on, right now.
Adjust rents its servers, racks, and network equipment from a large hosting company with data centers (DCs) around the world. We utilize the same, standard hardware employed by the likes of Dell, and other large-scale vendors. Yet, not all data centers are directly operated by our hosting company, and one of the third-party operated DCs is our main data center in Frankfurt (Germany). This DC operator rents out the physical space, power, and air conditioning, for our racks, to our hosting company. This means that Adjust manages its servers remotely just like any cloud hosted competitor—the biggest difference being that we do not share our hardware and infrastructure with any other companies.
Around 0:00 UTC we detected a failing network card in one of our servers and immediately contacted our hosting company for a replacement—they provide us with 24/7 on-site support for hardware issues.
While we investigated the card failure, we also lost connectivity to central parts of our infrastructure and multiple racks full of servers immediately went dark.
Even though Adjust currently runs on two DCs—Frankfurt and Amsterdam (the Netherlands)—we have one remaining component in our software stack (crucial to tracking) centrally working in Frankfurt. This component of our stack was built redundant across multiple racks, with redundant uplinks. In other words, it would basically take the entire DC to go offline in order to break this service... which is exactly what happened next.
Once we reached our hosting company’s head of operations, we learned that the DC’s cooling system in Frankfurt had failed, and the temperature in the server rooms had risen to critical levels. As of today, the most probable cause seems to be a series of extreme power spikes that first, destroyed some USVs (i.e. UPSs) of the DC and reached the redundant cooling control system, thereby triggering a set of valves to close, while still reporting them as open.
The DC operator worked on fixing the system but was unable to confirm an ETA for reestablished operations. Therefore, it was impossible for us to communicate to our clients when we would restore service.
Around 2:45 UTC, as we messaged clients to pause their campaigns, our hosting company had to shut down all core routers to prevent permanent heat damage. This effectively took all servers in the DC offline. At this point, the server rooms had reached about 60°C, which made it nearly impossible for the on-site engineers to repair the hardware.
The following three hours were the most painful time in Adjust's existence. Without an ETA for a working cooling system, we were forced to shut down the majority of our systems to preserve our hardware. It probably goes without saying, but the inability to deliver an update to our clients made for an excruciating support experience for everyone involved.
Finally, at 5:30 UTC, the cooling system was fixed and temperatures in the server room had started to drop. As soon as we regained access, we learned that most parts of our internal networking were fried and dozens of hard disks had permanently failed. Almost all servers had damaged hardware, and some were simply gone for good.
Despite this reality, our sysops and the hosting company’s technicians managed to create a running system and powered up the core routers by 6:30 UTC. Some of our components, like in-memory database systems, need up to 60 minutes to reboot if the entire cluster has failed. Therefore, it took another hour till all systems were brought back online.
When Adjust’s SDK could finally reach our servers, hundreds of millions of devices started to send us their stored sessions and events. Normally, we see about 100k requests per second around this time of day. But on this day, we peaked at close to 500k.
Although we anticipated that this increase would be significant, we could have never predicted the load size after such a long downtime: the flood almost brought down the system, again. Only the quick reaction of sysops and backend engineers, (re-purposing anything with a CPU and a heartbeat) allowed us to consume the billions of incoming requests. A few hours later, we were back to real-time and had started the process of replacing all damaged hardware.
What will Adjust do about it?
Let's discuss the consequences and next steps for Adjust resulting from this outage.
The first decision we’ve made is to relocate the Frankfurt data center to another location, within Frankfurt.
While it may have been a freak accident (the first of its kind in our hosting company’s history) that disabled the cooling system, the operator did not communicate any status updates during the entire outage and still hasn't released a final incident report. As a result, we have asked our hosting company to relocate our servers to another operator that has a better power supply system and has successfully survived the same power spikes without any issue.
But of course, there is no way that we can put this entirely on a data center failure.
Consequently, Adjust has formed a taskforce of senior engineers that have already begun to distribute our tracking infrastructure across three independent data centers—ensuring its resilience to a DC failure.
In addition to the servers in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, we will also add another location inside the US. Furthermore, the currently central component of the tracking stack will be rewritten to deal with high latencies between globally distributed servers.
All of this will be completed within the next three months.
We should have done this a long time ago, but always assumed that the complete DC failure of so many redundant systems was highly unlikely. This assumption has proven fatal, but we will not make this mistake again.
Providing that the rest of the year passes without any major incident we will just barely reach the 99.9 percent availability for 2017—missing our previous average of 99.97 percent and the 2016 uptime of 99.99 percent.
We will work hard to earn back your trust and rebuild any lost confidence.
If you have any further questions around this issue please reach out and I will personally get back to you.
Paul H. Müller
CTO & Co-Founder
paul@adjust.com
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The Global Database on HIV-specific travel and residence restrictions provides information on a country-by-country basis of how governments impose these travel and migration restrictions. It is important to note that laws in some countries carry heavy penalties for engaging in male-to-male sex or sex work.
All people applying for permanent residence in Australia must have an HIV test (among other tests) in order to meet the ‘Health Requirement’ to be granted a visa.
While some exceptions apply, generally people with HIV do not meet the health requirement; however they can request a ‘waiver’ of this requirement and, if successful, will be granted a permanent visa.
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Merkel pledges new investment fund to develop new markets in Africa
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for more private investment in Africa as she hosted African leaders as part of a concerted effort to combat underdevelopment on the continent.
Merkel said Tuesday her government will establish an investment fund to help develop new markets.
“We, the German government, have met and reflected on how to take further action. We will create an investment fund for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, both European and African. With this fund, participation and loans will be financed in order to enable, for example, the launch of new markets”, Merkel said.
And we are delighted to have this opportunity for African countries to present viable, bankable and investable projects. We invite you to take a greater interest in our continent.
The Berlin Summit, is being attended by 12 leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame. Both leaders presented the continent as a stable investment destination.
“And we can say unequivocally that Africa is indeed open for business. And we are delighted to have this opportunity for African countries to present viable, bankable and investable projects. We invite you to take a greater interest in our continent. Thank you very much”, Ramaphosa said.
Kagame said ‘‘as a result of the financial and institutional reform, the African Union has achieved savings of 12 per cent in its next budget and Member States are paying a larger share of the bill. We have also signed agreements on the free movement of people and a continental free trade area, the FTA, making Africa a single trading bloc’‘.
The G20 Pact with Africa was initiated under the German G20 presidency, and aims to promote private investment on the continent.
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With a little notice, special in-memory donation envelopes can be made available at a funeral, wake, church or other commemorative service allowing people to make a donation. Donations can be directed to specific areas within the hospital, allowing you to support the area which cared for your loved one.
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Donations over $2 are tax deductible and a tax receipt and thank you letter will be given for each gift made.
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Yen Nghia, Vietnam
Big in Vietnam
Vietnam has a sub-tropical climate with a three-month rainy season characterized by the monsoon’s heavy storms. These cause rivers and streams to burst their banks and widespread flooding. As a result, over the last decade hundreds of people have lost their lives and countless more have lost their homes.
In order to contain the most severe effects of the monsoon, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched numerous flood control projects. The Yen Nghia project marks the beginning of this initiative. By the end of 2018 the biggest flood discharge pumping station in the country will be built to the southwest of the capital Hanoi, home to about 6.4 million inhabitants.
The Yen Nghia pumping station has been specifically designed and built for flood control applications. This means that the pumps are only activated in case of need, but then have to work with 100% reliability, pumping large amounts of water at low head in the shortest time possible.
ANDRITZ is supplying 10 vertical line shaft pumps for the Yen Nghia project, due for delivery in March 2018. The scope of supply includes the construction, manufacturing, transport, and installation supervision of the 10 pumps in Vietnam as well as spare parts. Each pump has an robust axial hydraulic design in order to withstand the passage of diverse materials washed away by floods. Each pump conveys up to 15 m3 of water per second.
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The required performance test of the pumps will be conducted at the bench facilities of Vietnamese company Hai Duong Pump Manufacturing JSC (HPMC), which is responsible for the supply of the entire electro-mechanical equipment for the Yen Nghia station. ANDRITZ has signed an exclusive distribution contract for large pumps with HPMC for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. This forms the basis for receipt of further common projects in the future.
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Paji Honeychild Yankarr
Author: Karen Dayman
Richard Larter: 1929-2014
Jeremy Eccles
Jennifer Phipps: 1944-2014
Juliette Peers
Una Rey and Lisa Slade
Mazie Turner 1954–2014
Notes to Bennett
Pat Hoffie
Gordon Bennett 1955–2014
Remembering: Pamela Kouwenhoven 1944 - 2014
John Neylon
Howard Taylor obituary
Daniel Thomas
Howard Taylor 1918 – 2001 WA
Pamela Zeplin (1949-2013)
Mary Knights
Thancoupie/Thanakupi (1937-2011)
Jack Wilkie-Jans
Thancoupie (aka Dr Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO) was a trailblazer in Aboriginal art, studying, showing and making work in ceramics for many years. Her work was shown nationally and internationally. After many years she returned home to Weipa, and while still making and exhibiting, focused much of her attention on her family, community, land rights and the next generations.
Paji Honeychild Yankarr 1914-2004
Some ninety years ago, a child was born at Kuntumarrajarra, a waterhole in the south central region of the Great Sandy Desert. On Saturday 4th December 2004, Paji Honeychild Yankarr died having completed over these years one of the most inspiring personal journeys of any Australian.
From birth, she lived with her family around Yirtil a permanent, spring fed waterhole surrounded by her beloved sandhill country. They were living here when her mother announced that her husband had come. She moved, not far, to another stand of desert paperbarks skirting the waterhole, and stayed there, a little frightened with her first companion. He was clearly much older and some time into the relationship, he became ill. She was charged with the responsibility of accompanying him on his departure from the camp and from their world. He died several days after their self-imposed exile and she stayed with his body until she was strong enough to undertake the four-day walk back to Japirnka, the main jila for her family further to the north.
As a young woman she became an accomplished hunter and gatherer of an extremely diverse range of bush fruits, seeds and meat. Mona Chuguna and her husband Peter Skipper remember how well she provided for them in the years in the desert. 'When we were living in the desert, even in weather like today, parrangka we call it, hot weather time, she would go hunting for animals and bush food. All of the kids had to wait in camp. She was a good hunter for us. She collected all of the bush tucker that she put in her paintings. She found wirlka, (sand goanna) and maliri (Hare wallaby) and all of the seeds like kulparn, lungkurn and puturu'.
She moved further north to the station country with the last wave of her countrymen in the 1960s. She came first to Timber Creek, a watercourse on the fringe of the pastoral country. She stayed there for several months, afraid, watching the foreigners. Her nephew, the late Jimmy Pike had gone ahead to see the station and he came back for her and several others. They went to Old Cherrabun Station where she worked washing clothes, watering the garden, cutting the grass with scissors and cooking for the stock camp.
In tandem with the introduction of the equal pay laws of the early 1970s, she moved into town, living at the old mission near the newly established town community of Junjuwa. She became involved with Karrayili Adult Education Centre and began painting; as Jukuna relates, Honeychild asked herself what she should do now that her work was finished, 'I will paint my own country, the desert'; and for almost twenty years she did this. Her first images were the product of language classes at Karrayili and these caught the eye of the publishers at Magabala Books in Broome. In 1990 they produced the Boughshed series of cards that included images from fellow artists such as Nyuju Stumpy Brown, Janyka Ivy Nixon (dec), Nada Rawlins and Jukuja Dolly Snell. These provided the impetus for the first Karrayili group show at Tandanya Aboriginal Cultural Institute in 1991. Honeychild was one member of the core group of artists who continued to paint and exhibit consistently throughout the 1990s with shows nationally and internationally.
Her immediate family include some important artists. Jukuna called her jaja or grandmother, she was ngawiji or father's mother for Peter Skipper, aunt to Jimmy Pike, sister for Jimmy Nerrimah, aunt for Wakartu Cory Surprise, ngawaji for Walka Molly Rogers, sister to Llanyi Alec Rogers and Murungkurr Terry Murray called her juku or niece.
She worked on the two Ngurrara canvases with these and other artists including her late husband Boxer Yankarr. Her works are blatant records of her desert country. The inclusion of bush foods as decorative elements in the work was omitted as she grew older. As she stated in 1994, 'I put water in my paintings, places we were walking around' and this was unchanged as her central motif. To watch her paint, there was a sense that she walked around in her paintings, with the broad sweep of the brush, around the places that she walked as a young woman. The waterholes gradually took over the picture plane with the elliptical forms of the centre of the waterhole, bleeding over the edges, reconstructing precisely the view that she would have known as she drew water from the jila.
For Jukuna, the reason why she should be remembered in these words was for her unswerving efforts to look after her and her siblings as they were growing up in the desert. It was not an easy task but she was a great carer, provider and she knew all of the bush medicines and their applications. She 'grew up' seventeen children although none of them were her own biological offspring. She has many nieces and nephews and is survived by one brother, Watikakarra Stalin.
On Monday 6th December, Mangkaja was closed, in a hopelessly inadequate tribute to a most remarkable individual, hunter, carer and artist.
The Larrakia Legacy of Billiamook
Larrakia people bore the brunt of colonial expansion in the Northern Territory when Darwin was settled by beraguds (white people) in 1869. Gary Lee writes of Billiamook, one of the first Larrakia to interact with the settlers and the first Aboriginal artist to have his work exhibited and recognised as art.
3 Into 1: Hermie Cornelisse, Amanda Davies and Mish Meijers
Ona Kaukenas
CAST Gallery, Hobart
5 February - 6 March 2005
String Lines: Continuing Developments in Aboriginal Fibre Art
Margie West
Across the tropical and desert regions of the Northern Territory a quiet revolution is taking place in the most neglected and least understood area of indigenous creativity - in women's fibre practice.
Object/Subject
Curator: Frank McBride
Museum of Brisbane
18 February - 8 May 2005
Artrave
Edblog
Crash Sites
Sylvia Kleinert
The rapprochement between Aboriginal and white Australian people and the bridging of cultural division, explored through the work and lives of Rod Moss and Therese Ritchie. Both artists have immersed themselves in the day-to-day lives of their aboriginal friends, involved in relationships of reciprocity as part of an extended network of kin. In an effort to cross the cultural divide of difference created by colonisation, they negotiate a situated form of cultural practice.
Art at the Frontier: Franck Gohier
Anita Angel
Frank Gohier has distinguished himself as a resident Darwin artist whose work as a painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher reflects a different perspective of the far northern - one based on lived experience. Addresses the impact of the indigenous community on his Anglo perspective art.
Trent Parke: Minutes to Midnight
Tracey Clement
Australian Centre for Photography
7 January - 20 February 2005
Return to Queensland's Top End: Lockhart River Art Centre
Chantelle Woods
Chantelle Woods anecdotes of her journey into the heart of the Lockhart River on the Cape York of Far North Queensland, during an art workers Traineeship through the Queensland Art Gallerys Story Place Exhibition. The relationships that formed between the women, the art and the environment.
Sitting Down with Indigenous Artists
Erica Izett
Erica Izett explores the cultural convergence between Australias indigenous and non-indigenous people over the past few decades and the rewarding implications it is having on Australias artistic and cultural practice and awareness.
From Fregon to Srinigar and Back
Kaltjiti Arts is a community owned arts centre in Fregon. A cross-cultural project between two groups of community artists based in South Australia's remote and traditional Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and in Srinigar, the turbulent capital of Kashmir is based on the combining of these two isolated and very different cultures via their arts and traditions.
Dolly Walker: The Custodian
Anne Marie Brody
12 March - 17 April 2005
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A Man Vaccinating a Young Child Held by Its Mother, with Other Members of the Household Looking On
Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845)
Photo credit: Wellcome Collection
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Smallpox was once a common epidemic disease that killed, blinded or disfigured its victims. In the eighteenth century its impact was reduced in Europe by a Chinese practice called variolation, the injection of smallpox fluid from an infected human being into a healthy human. In 1798 Edward Jenner proposed a modification of variolation called vaccination, which involved the injection of fluid from an infected cow into human beings.
This painting, produced in France in about 1807, shows a family being vaccinated. The children are very scared of the new procedure, while the adults seem to be happy about it. Vaccination was at first not entirely accepted. It had been introduced from England to France in 1801, in a period in which the two countries were generally at war, so fear of poisoning by foreign agents could have been in some people's minds at the time. Although vaccination against smallpox remained controversial for many years, and other types of vaccination such as MMR still are, it played a major part in the eventual elimination of smallpox, which occurred in 1979.
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Portrait of a Boy Hatton Gallery
The Dead Mouse The Wallace Collection
The Visit Returned The Wallace Collection
The Sorrows of Love The Wallace Collection
Family in an Interior National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
Trompe l'oeil Tabletop National Trust, Wimpole Hall
A Vase of Flowers The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Aksai Chin
India’s border woes: A legacy of Colonialism, geography and Pakistan
(A reprint from NewsBred).
India is shouting from the rooftop it has made no transgressions across its eastern borders in neighbouring Nepal but it has made no difference to latter whose prime minister KP Oli has joined his citizens who hit the streets in protest last week.
Nepal’s bitter political rivals, Nepal Communist Party and Nepali Congress, are united in anger and so are the students on the streets who are convinced India has swallowed the long-disputed Kalapani area in its latest map which it released in the wake of reconfiguration of Jammu & Kashmir state early this month.
India, meanwhile, has stressed it’s the same map and same boundaries it has depicted all along for over half a century now, including the other disputed territory of Susta in Nepal’s south which for the time being doesn’t get Nepal’s hackles up.
Blame it on geography’s changing moods and the toxicity of colonialism that India finds itself enmeshed in border disputes with not just Nepal but many others in its neighbourhood, including China.
Kalapani, and Susta are territories around Kali and Gandak rivers. After the Anglo-Gurkha War (1814-1816), Nepal and East India Company signed a treaty in March 1816. The two rivers drew the arbitrary borders between these two long-disputed sites. Territories right of Gandak river, including Susta, belonged to Nepal; those on the left were with India. Since then Gandak river has changed course: Now Susta is on the left of Gandak river and hence with India. As for Kalapani, British kept changing the source of Kali river which has led to rival claims of today.
China: Talks after talks
India’s border disputes with China are one of the most protracted ones in the world. Since the first border talks began in 1981 to the latest, the 22nd round, which is due later this year, solutions have eluded the two Asian giants who fight the legacy of British colonialism and are afraid to upset the domestic audience in a give-and-take eventuality.
The two countries share a 3,488-km long unresolved border but two, the Western and Eastern ones, are particularly contentious. China controls 37,000-square km sized Aksai Chin in the West, a virtually uninhabited high-altitude desert; India 84,000 square km-wide populated Arunachal Pradesh in the East. The two fought for a month in 1962 but since a peace deal was struck in 1993, dialogues have been preferred over violence.
Yet, no solution is in sight. Along vast stretches of the borders between the two, there is no mutually agreed Line of Actual Control (LAC). India follows the Johnson Line in the Western sector, proposed by the British in the 1860s, which allocates Aksai Chin to them. China asserts it never agreed to the Johnson Line and thus Aksai Chin is its own. Aksai Chin is between volatile Kashmir and China’s Xinjiang province which are seen troublesome to the two nations. Then there is MacMahon Line in Eastern sector, initiated in 1913-14 between China, India and Tibet which is disputed.
Fortunately, pragmatism has brought about Border Defence Cooperation Agreement between the two Asian giants. Soldiers patrol their territory but back off when brought face-to-face with each other. Quite often military commanders at the border share a bonhomie, exchange views and sort out local issues.
Pakistan: An intractable issue
The border dispute between India and Pakistan concern Kashmir and are on since their independence in 1947. Pakistan launched a tribal militia in Kashmir on independence and the ruler of Kashmir, Maharja Hari Singh, sought India’s assistance which put a condition on Kashmir first acceding to India. Having duly secured the accession, India airlifted its troops to Srinagar and by the time cease-fire was secured after a year, India controlled two-thirds of the Kashmir while the remaining one-third was possessed by Pakistan. The status-quo has prevailed despite three wars and as many peace agreements (Tashkent, Simla, Lahore) between the two neighbours.
Bangladesh: All quiet at borders
India and East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) became free from the British empire in 1947 but the two retained thousands of citizens in hundreds of enclaves in each other’s territory. These enclave dwellers lived without any rights or papers, virtually stateless and lacking basics in education, health and security. All this changed for the good when the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi signed a historic pact with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in 2015. It allowed these thousands of stateless people an opportunity to choose either of the two countries as their own. Land was also swapped between the two nations. The border dispute between the two is settled for good.
Similarly, India had a small dispute with Sri Lanka over an uninhabited 235-acre island, Katchatheevu, which was satisfactorily solved after India formally gifted it to Sri Lanka in the 70s. India has extremely minor border issues with Myanmar and practically none with Bhutan.
The curse of colonialism has left India with border issues which are non-existent, say in a majority of Europe or even between United States and Canada even though the demarcating line between the two countries is a straight one. With strong governments in place, India and China could settle the mutual issues to a great deal. The one with Pakistan though is another matter.
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Nehru & his “Himalayan blunders”
Posted on May 26, 2018 by Ashish Shukla
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (the title of Pandit is a little incongruous for a sworn secularist) passed away on this day (May 27), 54 years ago in 1964. His larger than life image though has only lately begun to be put in perspective. A lot of it has to do with social media for it loosened the grip of mainstream media and academics in controlling the narrative, hiding the ugly and sprucing up the good.
This revisit on Nehru’s early years, his rise in Congress echelon, manipulation at the time of independence to PM’s seat, his shaping of Hindu Civil Code etc are now being fiercely ripped out in open. I would presently concentrate on two of his actions which have put India’s eastern and western borders in permanent strife. I am of course referring to Pt. Nehru’s conduct during the incursion of Pakistani raiders in Kashmir in 1947; and the disastrous China War of 1962.
Pak Raiders in Kashmir in 1947
Within a month of India’s independence, Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir offered his state’s accession to India in September 1947. Nehru refused for his “blood brother” Sheikh Abdullah was in jail. It was thus a deadlock. By next month, Pakistan’s raiders from North West Frontier Province had penetrated up till the outskirts of Srinagar, looting, pillaging, killing and raping along the way. On October 26, Hari Singh had agreed to sign the Instrument of Accession to Indian Union.
On the same day, Lord Mountbatten, the governor general, called an urgent meeting in Delhi. Nehru was his typical ambivalent self. Sardar Patel, the home minister, lost his cool. Sam Manekshaw, then an army colonel, was to later recall: “As usual Nehru talked about the United Nations, Russia, Africa, God Almighty, everybody, until Sardar Patel lost his temper. He said `Jawaharlal, do you want Kashmir or do you want to give it away?’.” Nehru was thus pinned into taking an action and thanks to Sardar Patel, troops were flown to Srinagar and the airport, the only link with New Delhi, was saved.
In just a few weeks, in December 1947, Nehru had committed his grave blunder for which successive generations of India are still paying the price. He referred the matter to United Nations—there was no need for Kashmir was literally India’s “internal matter” since Maharaja Hari Singh had already acceded the state to Indian Union.
Why did Nehru go to United Nations? There are two explanations forwarded: one, he wanted Sardar Patel out of Kashmir for the latter fed up by Nehru’s antics had offered to resign just a few days before in December 1947; two, Nehru walked into a trap laid by Mountbatten who wanted UN to mediate.
(The truth is, India didn’t need Mountbatten as its Governor General. Pakistan never considered a similar option for itself. Mountbatten then maneuvered himself as head of India’s defence council).
Nehru then approached United Nations for arbitration. In the first few months of 1948, the folly had begun to hit Nehru in the face. The British stance in front of UN was completely opposite to what Mountbatten had led Nehru to believe. The Indian complaint was ignored; instead UN Security Council began adopting anti-India resolutions.
The cat was out of the bag. Despite India’s protestations, Pakistan was firmly in control of “Azad Kashmir.” India had to lose Gilgit-Baltistan region. UN and its plans for a plebiscite went kaput. India’s next generations had been condemned with the festering wound of Kashmir. Terrorism and internal security, if not secession, are everyday issues emanating from the Valley.
India’s China War of 1962
This refers to India’s political and military humiliation at the hands of China during the 1962 War. The impression successfully perpetuated all these years is that it was all China’s aggression which didn’t respond to Nehru’s brotherly overtures. The truth is more nuanced.
Britain didn’t leave India with any boundaries. India were left to settle matters with Pakistan, Nepal and China. While the first two nations didn’t cause any problem, China was a different matter altogether. They were not prepared to let Nehru get away with his “forward policy” of aggression.
India inherited the McMahon line on its eastern border with China which British had created in mid-1930s by seizing the Tibetan territory, renaming it NEFA. The Chinese government’s plea for renegotiation was turned down by Nehru who latched on to London’s fake claim of Simla Conference (1945), legitimatizing the McMahon Line. Nehru topped it with his fake claim on Aksai Chin—a claim which even the British hadn’t made on a territory China had termed its own for over a hundred years.
Then on its Western (Ladakh) border, Nehru’s “forward policy” in September 1962 tried to force the Chinese out of territory it claimed as its own. Nehru announced on October 11 that the army had been ordered to “free our territory.” That’s how the war began with China reacting to the situation.
China fought the 1962 war while in the throes of economic hardship. It’s forces were hardly elite, mostly comprising regiments of local military. Their equipment and logistics were poor. Yet they overpowered the Indians. In that short war of two weeks—China called for a unilateral ceasefire as quickly as it had gained ground—India lost 1383 of its soldiers; 1047 were wounded, 1696 were missing.
Our only clue to 1962 China War is a book by Australian journalist Neville Maxwell: India’s China War. He could pen it down by accessing the Henderson (Brooks)—(Premindra Singh) Bhagat report which had been commissioned in the wake of 1962 War disaster. Even Maxwell could copy only a part of the report which the Indian government had classified as “top secret.”
It’s been over a half century yet the Henderson-Bhagat report as well as various correspondences of Nehru are out of reach—being treated as “private property’ of Nehru Library, a private trust. The papers of India’s first prime minister belongs to his family and not to the state!!! The classified secret clause of “30 years” is long over yet the report isn’t being made public.
That’s how truth in this country is treated. Everyone tries to muzzle changes in school text books and academia in light of new findings so that their narrative remains perpetuated. Doesn’t the history of this country deserve a revision when important annals of this country are being kept locked in the form of documents inside safety vaults?
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Russia need be a India-China mediator
Posted on April 19, 2016 by Ashish Shukla
The Russia-India-China (RIC) meet of its foreign ministers in Moscow is unlikely to have thawed the freezing relations between two Asian giants, China and India.
The same is true of the simultaneous visit of India’s defence minister Manohar Parrikar to China where he met his Chinese counterpart Gen. Chang Wanguan and stated India attaches highest priority to its relationship with China.
Both China and India suffer from a trust deficit though the niggling issue is simple enough: Both China and India need to look at each other’s territorial claims on Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin plateau in a spirit of cooperation and resolve the long-standing dispute.
As a nation which stands to gain the most through India-China alliance, Russia could offer its own example: the Russian-Chinese borders were formalized in 2004 after 40 years of bad blood between the two nations.
The last fortnight has been particularly frosty: China blocked India’s move in United Nations to have Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief and allegedly Pathankot terror attack mastermind, Masood Azhar be designated as terrorist,
India, on their part, went ahead a signed an agreement with the United States on sharing military logistics in Indian Ocean, the area which is strategically and economically lifeline to Beijing.
But the RIC meet is unlikely to have much influence. Despite it being a foreign ministers’ conclave, it largely deals with the economic, and not security, issues.
The economic prospects of trade between India and China are mammoth. It’s already worth $100 billion and given their market and areas of strength, it holds immense possibility.
India could offer its Information Services strength and avail China’s expertise to build high-speed rail network in India. China’s excess production could also be easily absorbed within India.
India is extremely touch on matters of terrorism and finds itself regularly frustrated by China on international forums. Last year, China had blocked India’s bid to question Pakistan over the release of Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a commander in Lashkar-e-Taiba, which had carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks that claimed 160 lives.
A leaked cable of US State Department in 2010 had revealed that China had in the past blocked UN sanctions against Lashkar-e-Taiba and the al-Akhtar Trust (a charity front for Jaish-e-Mohammad). It had also blocked India’s request to list Syed Salahuddin, a terrorist wanted in relation to numerous Hizbul Mujahideen attacks.
Though China’s moves were procedural within the UN sanctions committee, it was in opposition to the stands of US, UK, France and Russia all of whom were willing to back India on the issue.
China has a history of shielding Pakistan-based terror groups from sanctions under resolution 1267 even though it hardly ever uses a veto—exercising it only 10 times in its 70-year history of UNSC. It parrots the same line in defence that Pakistan does: “Pakistan is a terrible victim of terrorism itself.”
Such acts hardly endear China to India. It also reveals the closeness between Pakistan and China in modern context. India feels hemmed in between its two nuclear-armed northern neighbours. All it is doing is to drive India into US’ arms which dread the prospects of close India-China relations.
It still is encouraging that RIC has shown its concern on terrorism and a willingness to use international forums, such as BRICS, SCO, East Asian summits and Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to get the three nations closer.
Russia is keen to play a mediator’s role between China and India. It won’t be Asia’s century unless India and China draw closer to each other. Joint enterprises, preferential trade system and a common trade currency offer a huge opportunity.
China’s Great Silk Road project involves a huge territory—from Southeast Asia to the Caucasus. Russia, like India, isn’t yet a part of it even though a cooperation between the Silk Road and Russia-inspired Eurasian Eonomic Union exists.
There is a need to cool down the tempers from both sides. Says NewsBred columnist Shen Dingli: “China actually has many ways to hurt India. China could send an aircraft carrier to the Gwadar port in Pakistan. China had turned down the Pakistan offer to have military stationed in the country. If India forces China to do that,” there could be a threatening navy at India’s doorstep.
Posted in Blog Tagged 2008 Mumbai attacks, Aksai Chin, al-Akhtar Trust, Arunachal Pradesh, Asia’s Century, BRICS, China, CICA, Eurasian Economic Union, Gen. Chang Wanguan, Great Silk Road, Gwadar port, Hizbul Mujahideen, India, India-US agreement on military logistics, Indian Ocean, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Manohar Parrikar, Masood Azhar, Moscow, Pathankot attacks, RIC, Russia, SCO, Syed Salahuddin, UN resolution 1267, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Leave a comment
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Paul Ritchie Player Profile
Paul Ritchie (b. 1975)
Full Name: Paul Simon Ritchie
Born: August 21st, 1975 (Kirkcaldy)
Height: 5' 11'
Signed: August 17th, 2004
First Manager: Ian McCall
Career Totals: 54 appearances
Also Played For: Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Heart of Midlothian, Manchester City, Omonia Nicosia, Portsmouth, Rangers, Walsall
Playing History
Draw %
Loss %
2005-06 SPL 22 (1) 0 - 6 1 21.7% 26.1% 52.2%
2004-05 SPL 31 0 - 10 1 32.3% 25.8% 41.9%
Totals: 53 (1) 0
Competition: All Competitions Anglo-Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Consolation Cup Cup Winners' Cup Dryburgh Cup Emergency War Cup Europa League European Cup Festival Quaich Inter-Cities Fairs Cup League League Cup Mitchell Trophy Qualifying Cup Scottish Cup Summer Cup Supplementary Cup Texaco Cup UEFA Cup Victory Cup Wartime
Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals
Recent First Team Starts
Apr 29th, 2006 29/04/06 League SPL vs. Falkirk (H) 0 - 2
Apr 22nd, 2006 22/04/06 League SPL vs. Inverness CT (A) 0 - 1
Jan 15th, 2006 15/01/06 League SPL vs. Falkirk (H) 2 - 1
Dec 31st, 2005 31/12/05 League SPL vs. Rangers (A) 0 - 3
Dec 26th, 2005 26/12/05 League SPL vs. Kilmarnock (A) 1 - 2
Recent First Team Goals
List of Goals Scored
List of Games Played (click to expand)
Apr 15th, 2006 15/04/06 League SPL vs. Livingston (A) 1 - 3 (sub)
Dec 20th, 2005 20/12/05 League SPL vs. Dunfermline (H) 2 - 1
Dec 10th, 2005 10/12/05 League SPL vs. Livingston (A) 0 - 1
Dec 3rd, 2005 03/12/05 League SPL vs. Hibernian (H) 1 - 0
Nov 19th, 2005 19/11/05 League SPL vs. Motherwell (H) 1 - 1
Nov 5th, 2005 05/11/05 League SPL vs. Hearts (A) 0 - 3
Oct 30th, 2005 30/10/05 League SPL vs. Celtic (H) 2 - 4
Oct 25th, 2005 25/10/05 League SPL vs. Aberdeen (A) 0 - 2
Oct 22nd, 2005 22/10/05 League SPL vs. Falkirk (A) 3 - 1
Oct 16th, 2005 16/10/05 League SPL vs. Rangers (H) 0 - 0
Oct 1st, 2005 01/10/05 League SPL vs. Kilmarnock (H) 0 - 0
Sep 24th, 2005 24/09/05 League SPL vs. Dunfermline (A) 1 - 2
Sep 20th, 2005 20/09/05 League Cup 3rd Round vs. Inverness CT (A) 0 - 2
Sep 17th, 2005 17/09/05 League SPL vs. Livingston (H) 2 - 0
Sep 10th, 2005 10/09/05 League SPL vs. Hibernian (A) 1 - 2
Aug 28th, 2005 28/08/05 League SPL vs. Inverness CT (H) 1 - 1
Aug 25th, 2005 25/08/05 UEFA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg vs. MyPa 47 (H) 2 - 2
Jul 30th, 2005 30/07/05 League SPL vs. Aberdeen (H) 1 - 1
May 28th, 2005 28/05/05 Scottish Cup Final vs. Celtic (N) 0 - 1
May 15th, 2005 15/05/05 League SPL vs. Dunfermline (H) 0 - 1
May 7th, 2005 07/05/05 League SPL vs. Kilmarnock (H) 1 - 1
Apr 30th, 2005 30/04/05 League SPL vs. Dundee (A) 2 - 1
Apr 23rd, 2005 23/04/05 League SPL vs. Livingston (H) 1 - 1
Apr 16th, 2005 16/04/05 League SPL vs. Hearts (H) 2 - 1
Apr 12th, 2005 12/04/05 League SPL vs. Rangers (A) 1 - 0
Apr 9th, 2005 09/04/05 Scottish Cup Semi Final vs. Hibernian (N) 2 - 1
Apr 2nd, 2005 02/04/05 League SPL vs. Hibernian (A) 2 - 3
Mar 19th, 2005 19/03/05 League SPL vs. Celtic (H) 2 - 3
Mar 12th, 2005 12/03/05 League SPL vs. Kilmarnock (A) 0 - 3
Mar 2nd, 2005 02/03/05 League SPL vs. Aberdeen (H) 1 - 2
Feb 27th, 2005 27/02/05 Scottish Cup Quarter Final vs. Aberdeen (H) 4 - 1
Feb 19th, 2005 19/02/05 League SPL vs. Inverness CT (H) 1 - 1
Feb 5th, 2005 05/02/05 Scottish Cup 4th Round vs. QOS (A) 3 - 0
Feb 2nd, 2005 02/02/05 League Cup Semi Final vs. Rangers (N) 1 - 7
Jan 29th, 2005 29/01/05 League SPL vs. Dundee (H) 2 - 2
Jan 22nd, 2005 22/01/05 League SPL vs. Dunfermline (A) 1 - 1
Jan 17th, 2005 17/01/05 Scottish Cup 3rd Round vs. Gretna (A) 4 - 3
Jan 15th, 2005 15/01/05 League SPL vs. Hearts (A) 2 - 3
Jan 1st, 2005 01/01/05 League SPL vs. Rangers (H) 1 - 1
Dec 27th, 2004 27/12/04 League SPL vs. Hibernian (H) 1 - 4
Dec 18th, 2004 18/12/04 League SPL vs. Celtic (A) 0 - 1
Dec 11th, 2004 11/12/04 League SPL vs. Kilmarnock (H) 3 - 0
Dec 4th, 2004 04/12/04 League SPL vs. Motherwell (H) 0 - 1
Nov 27th, 2004 27/11/04 League SPL vs. Aberdeen (A) 0 - 1
Nov 23rd, 2004 23/11/04 League SPL vs. Inverness CT (A) 1 - 1
Nov 13th, 2004 13/11/04 League SPL vs. Livingston (H) 1 - 0
Nov 9th, 2004 09/11/04 League Cup Quarter Final vs. Hibernian (H) 2 - 1
Nov 6th, 2004 06/11/04 League SPL vs. Dundee (A) 0 - 1
Aug 21st, 2004 21/08/04 League SPL vs. Livingston (A) 1 - 1
Paul was at Hearts, Bolton Wanderers (loan), Rangers, Manchester City, Portsmouth (loan), Derby County (loan) and Walsall before signing for United initially on a short-term contract which was later extended. He was also capped at schoolboy, Under-21, 'B' and full international level for Scotland. Paul went on to become a regular in the line up for two years, including an appearance in the Scottish Cup final of 2005 in which he collected a runners-up medal. In August 2006 he left to join Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.
Squad Numbers
Livingston 1 - 1 Dundee United
League (SPL)
Paul was born on this date in Kirkcaldy.
Thursday, August 21st, 1975
Signed For Dundee United
Debut - Livingston 1 - 1 Dundee United
Ian McCall made three changes to the United starting line-up with Paul Ritchie given his first team debut for the Terrors. Also in the starting line-up were Stuart Duff and Jason Scotland, with David McCracken, Derek McInnes and James Grady dropping to the bench. United retained a 4-4-2 formation with Ritchie and Scotland being direct replacements for McCracken and Grady. Duff came into the right back position allowing Mark Wilson to move into central midfield. Billy Dodds took over the captain’s armband.
Saturday, August 21st, 2004
Last Appearance - Dundee United 0 - 2 Falkirk
After an uneventful opening, Allan Gow grabbed the opener for the Bairns in 13 minutes after Paul Ritchie failed to make proper contact on a through ball. As a result Gow was left with an easy chance to place the ball into the corner from 6 yards. The lead was doubled in 38 minutes when Daniel McBreen was left all alone to bundle a Lima corner over the line, with the United defence posted missing. In between times David Robertson had tried his luck from range and Charlie Mulgrew attempted to curl in a free kick but neither player was close to restoring hope for in what was for the United faithful a poor first half. On the stroke of half time Falkirk keeper Mark Howard did well to palm away a Mulgrew corner which had deceived him at the near post.
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Brexit and the unknown
Brexit and the unknown: what we know, what we don’t and how to prepare
It has been a tumultuous few weeks in Westminster, with daily media reports revealing yet more uncertainty. The UK government has been granted an extension of Article 50 but nearly three years on from the referendum, we still don’t know what our future relationship with the EU will look like.
With Westminster, Whitehall and the media all focused on Brexit, it has been easy to forget that the decisions being taken in London and Brussels have real implications for everyone in this country. While the RIBA’s membership contains a wide spectrum of views on Brexit, the one area where we seem to have consensus is the frustration at the lack of certainty. When politicians are unable to predict what will happen next week, let alone next year, it is easy to see why many businesses are finding it difficult to prepare.
Time is running out, though, and we are urging all members to consider the changes that you could experience in your professional life in the coming months. To help you through the quagmire of uncertainty here’s what we do know:
Brexit day TBC
As it stands, it is legally, but not politically, certain that the UK will leave the EU at some point in the coming weeks. When the Prime Minister, backed by an overwhelming majority of MPs voted to trigger Article 50 in February 2017 this was a legally binding action. While the EU have accepted the government’s request for an extension, it is dependent on the UK Parliament voting to accept the Withdrawal Agreement by 12 April 2019. If this does not happen, then it is increasingly likely that the UK will leave the EU at some point in the coming weeks without a deal.
It won’t be business as usual
We might not leave the EU this month or even this year, but when we do (as is the current UK government’s plan), there will be an impact on our economy and on our society. From recruitment to accessing goods and services, the entire structure of our political system is set to shift and the relationships we have with countries around the world will alter the way we work.
No deal is predicted to impact on the health of the wider economy
If the UK government, UK Parliament and EU do not agree on the withdrawal agreement, the UK will default to World Trade Organisation terms. The UK government’s Impact Assessment on a ‘no deal’ Brexit suggests that the UK economy will be 6.3% to 9% smaller after 15 years, not taking into account short-term disruptions. This will impact the architecture sector, with products and services coming into and out of the country facing potential delays.
There’s a lot more that could be impacted in a no deal scenario, which leads us onto the final thing we do know…
Practices must prepare
The one thing we know for certain - architects must be ready for all outcomes. A no deal is likely to impact every aspect of your business and not being prepared for this will only make things worse. The government is working to prevent a no deal, but it is currently looking increasingly likely. We will be updating our no deal technical notices page with relevant information when it becomes available. Here you can find everything you need to know on what this will look like.
The country is going through a period of transition that is likely to impact us all for many years to come. Deal or no deal, we know that changes will take place. Make sure you are ready for them.
Read our no deal guidance here.
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The RIBA has been advocating on behalf of architects since the referendum, ensuring that they are heard straight at the heart of UK government:
This week, an amendment to the Architects Act was passed by the House of Commons to ensure that EU-qualified architects will continue to have their qualifications recognised in the event of a no deal Brexit
In January the government confirmed that the UK will continue to recognise EU-qualified architects should we leave with no deal
The RIBA have run a number of workshops with government and practices around the country to ensure your concerns have been heard
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We published 'Powered by People: Building a Post-Brexit Immigration System for UK Architecture' that used detailed research to set out what is needed to ensure the immigration system supports rather than damages the UK’s vital architecture sector
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Atlanta mayoral candidate concedes two weeks after election
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Mary Norwood conceded the Atlanta mayoral race to fellow City Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms in an online video late Wednesday, two weeks after the election runoff.
Why it matters: After the bitterly contested Dec. 5 runoff in which Bottoms narrowly defeated her by 821 votes, Norwood had refused to concede, asking for a recount. But in her online video, Norwood, an independent, said while she believes there were voting irregularities, she will not challenge the results.
Background: The election between the two city council members was marked by allegations of corruption and political grudges, The Associated Press reports. Less than 20 percent of the city's roughly 500,000 residents voted.
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Dave Lawler Dec 18, 2018
Belgium's prime minister resigns after dispute over migration
Michel. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel resigned amid a political crisis that began when a right-wing party quit his governing coalition over his decision to sign a UN global migration pact, the Financial Times reports.
Why it matters: A dispute over migration nearly brought down Angela Merkel's government in Germany. Now, in Belgium, it has actually happened. Michel's resignation comes after his government, which no longer commands a majority in parliament, lost a no confidence vote brought by opposition parties.
Go deeper: How Western nations are closing the door on refugees and migrants
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My Experience - A Personal Story of Addiction and Recovery
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Stuart Fenton shares his powerful story of how he became a regular drug user and subsequent methamphetamine addict, and the long journey to abstinence and recovery. With the help and support of a 12 Step abstinence program, Stuart managed to make a full recovery and now counsels other addicts to help them on the same path. This moving presentation is not one to be missed for any health professional.
Stuart Fenton
Stuart Fenton is a clinical psychotherapist and counsellor who has over ten years of experience working in the addiction treatment field. Originally, Stu was a high school teacher before entering the addiction/recovery area. Stu completed a Graduate Diploma in Counselling, specialising in addiction, self-esteem and group work. He then completed a four-year master's qualification in gestalt therapy and is currently studying to become a certified sex addiction therapist. Stu has worked in a wide range of settings, from residential long-term and short-term rehabilitation, public and private sector rehabilitation, community health centres in both addiction and family violence, outreach and GLBTI services. His varied roles have mostly been in the areas of chemical and process addictions, GLBTI issues, codependence issues, family interventions and sex and love addiction. He’s concurrently built a private psychotherapy practice in both Sydney and Melbourne. He has held positions as a group facilitator, crisis counsellor, and senior recovery therapist at facilitates, including The WHO’s Therapeutic Community for men (Gunyah), South Pacific Private Hospital in Sydney, Malvern Private Hospital in Melbourne, and Riverside Clinic in Kyneton, Victoria. Recently, Stu accepted a position at The Cabin, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Acclaimed for being the first psychotherapist in Australia who has rehabilitated from the drug "crystal meth" and gone on to become an accomplished worker and professional in the field, Stu has appeared on several television shows, including documentaries and in numerous newspaper articles. In 2015, Stu was invited to present at Ausmed Education's inaugural Breaking Point – Ice & Methamphetamine Conference held in Creswick, a regional town in Victoria. His session “From Addiction to a New Life” chronicled his journey from a crystal methamphetamine addict to psychotherapist. The reception to his presentation was so positive that Stu has since been invited to be the keynote speaker at the same conference in many locations around Australia. Having impacted 650+ Australian health professionals to date, Stu has played a key role in promoting recovery, empathetic care, and reducing stigma associated with an ice addition. See Educator Profile
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Sometimes a lot of our information on addiction comes from text books and specialists. This video is presented by someone who has dealt personally with addiction, and who now works in the field. He describes his journey into drug addiction with honesty and insight.
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I owned the previous version of this SUV and loved it so much I bought the newer model. The current model drives like a much smaller care, with tight handling and a very responsive steering. The build quality is second to none, with everything working as it should. The dashboard is a little cluttered and confusing - more so than the previous model - but everything has a solid feel to it. Overall, gas mileage is okay, but the car does feel heavy at times, contributing to the somewhat poor fuel consumption. As mentioned, and despite a very powerful engine (5.5L), the car does feel a little underpowered. However, the transmission is the best I have ever experienced - I barely feel the gear shifting. In sum, a great vehicle that could only be improved with better gas mileage.
The vehicle feels like a true luxury car - more so than any other SUV I've driven. Despite being quite a large and heavy vehicle, once you're inside the vehicle does not feel at all too large, and handles tightly with little roll. The fixtures are well made, and all feel extremely solid. The seats are firm, but comfortable. Also, despite not having room for 7, the vehicle is large enough for almost all my needs. It does hold 5 comfortably, and has a generous luggage compartment.
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The car is very well-controllable and reliable. I've driven it through bad weather such as snow and thunderstorms and I always felt very self and assured. The interior is nice leather and it feels rich. Unlike a Lexus that I've previously owned, the leather still looks great and didn't get worn out, even though this car has been driven every day and over great distances. The navigation is great too, although I do need to update it. I do wish that it was touch screen though because it would be easier not to have to use buttons but that's not too big of a deal for me. I like that I can connect my phone to it via Bluetooth and talk hands-free, no need for any ear piece. One of the cons, however, is that it doesn't have a spare but rather a donut. I have had a few flat tires over the years... (more)
The car is very well-controllable and reliable. I've driven it through bad weather such as snow and thunderstorms and I always felt very self and assured. The interior is nice leather and it feels rich. Unlike a Lexus that I've previously owned, the leather still looks great and didn't get worn out, even though this car has been driven every day and over great distances. The navigation is great too, although I do need to update it. I do wish that it was touch screen though because it would be easier not to have to use buttons but that's not too big of a deal for me. I like that I can connect my phone to it via Bluetooth and talk hands-free, no need for any ear piece. One of the cons, however, is that it doesn't have a spare but rather a donut. I have had a few flat tires over the years and I just don't like having to use the donut, on my way to the shop.
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Join us for our TEFL course in Dubai. International TEFL Training Institute is located in Bur Dubai (translated Mainland Dubai), next to the Oud Metha Metro Station. It’s accommodated in a supermodern, 8-storey office building overlooking Dubai Creek. The ground floor of the building houses many stores and restaurants. In addition to large green areas, there are many facilities including hotels, food courts, fitness centers, and many shady areas in the neighborhood.
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Edith M. (nee Fossman) Klement
April 26, 1937 ~ January 1, 2020 (age 82)
Edith M. Klement (nee Fossman) of Lake Beulah, WI, passed away peacefully January 1, 2020 at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice with family at her side. She is now reunited in heaven with her loving late husband of thirty-seven years, Ronald J. Klement, Sr.
Born April 26,1937 in Laona, WI to Eva and Henry Fossman, Edith is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters, Lorraine & Sylvia and brother, Henry.
Edie met Ronald Klement, in their mutual sixth grade class in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, marrying in October, 1956 after a long courtship. Together, Ron and Edie raised their five children, Debra (Paul) Thomas of Glendale, AZ, Ronald J. Jr. (Susan) of Greendale, WI, Robert (Carol) of Lake Beulah, WI, Daniel (Dawn Schwulst) of Friendship, WI, Ellen of Westminster, CO., all of whom Edith is survived by. Edith is further survived by her four grandchildren, Neal, Kate, Sean & Ryan Klement, as well as four step-grandchildren, Amanda, Andrew, Ashley and Alan McCracken. In addition to sister Dorie of New Berlin, WI and brother Ray of Longmont, CO, as well many other friends and relatives.
Edith and her family wintered primarily in Wauwatosa, WI as members of St. Jude the Apostle Parish, where she was a long time member of the St. Jude Plant Circle, and summered at Lake Beulah beginning in 1966, becoming a year round resident in 1985. Edith was a member of Lake Beulah Yacht Club for over 52 years, serving as president of the LBYC Sidestays Women’s Auxiliary in 1974, and as a proud supporter of the Lake Beulah Sailing School until her passing. Additionally, Edith was a member of the Sunshine Garden Club, Mukwonago, WI, for many years. Edie passed her love of Lake Beulah, special care for animals, & a fervent knowledge of gardening to her children, their spouses, & her grandchildren. Edith was a hard-working, devoted wife who supported her husband Ron in all aspects of their relationship, personal & business. She will always be remembered by her family for her wonderful qualities as a true matriarch & role model, as well as for her willing determination, unwavering strength, fierce loyalty, and bountiful generosity. Edith’s utmost care and concern for her family will forever leave an indelible positive impression, and the plethora of opportunities yielded for her loved ones in light of her perseverance will never go under appreciated. Without her & these attributes, nothing would have been possible.
The family would like to thank the Aurora Cancer Team at West Allis Memorial Hospital and the entire staff at Aurora Zilber Family Hospice, Wauwatosa for their loving and dignified care. Special thanks to friends Deborah Flores & Jill Martin-Sabatinelli for their watchful support & care.
Visitation is Tuesday January 7, 2020 from 9:30AM-11AM at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 734 Glenview Ave. Wauwatosa, WI. Mass of Resurrection will follow at 11AM at St. Jude’s. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee.
Memorials suggested to Lake Beulah Sailing School, PO Box 729 East Troy, WI 53120, Aurora Zilber Family Hospice, 1155 N. Honey Creek Parkway Wauwatosa, WI 53213, or to St. Jude the Apostle School, 800 Glenview Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213.
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Is a DSLR right for you
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Digital Astrophotography
All of this assumes that a DSLR is the best astrocamera for your purposes. Maybe it isn't. Before taking the plunge, consider how DSLRs compare to other kinds of astronomical cameras (Table 1.4, Figure 1.4). Notice that the DSLR provides Figure 1.4. Left to right a film SLR, a DSLR, a webcam modified for astronomy, and an astronomical CCD camera. Figure 1.4. Left to right a film SLR, a DSLR, a webcam modified for astronomy, and an astronomical CCD camera. Digital SLRs have the same vibration problem since the shutter works the same way. For that reason, DSLRs are not ideal for lunar and planetary work. Non-SLR digital cameras, with their tiny, vibration-free leaf shutters, work much better, though they aren't suitable for any kind of deep-sky work because of their tiny, noisy sensors. For deep-sky work and professional astronomical research, the gold standard is the thermoelectrically cooled astronomical CCD camera. These cameras are appreciably harder to use they work only with a...
Imaging with Digital SLR Cameras
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Image Processing
Digital cameras offer an attractive alternative to the astronomical CCD camera. Not only are they far less expensive (on a cost-per-megapixel basis), but they produce color images without the hassle of shooting separate filtered images. Digital SLRs offer the added advantage of being easy to use with a wide range of standard camera lenses, as well with telescopes. They have excellent technical specifications. Readout noise is typically under 10 electrons r.m.s., and dark current is low enough to allow exposures of four minutes or longer, depending on the ambient temperature. The full-well capacity tends to be shallow, but it is fully utilized when the CCD or CMOS sensors are digitized and stored in a 12-bit raw format. The greatest drawback from the standpoint of astronomical imaging with standard off-the-shelf digital SLRs is the integral color-balancing filter. This filter blocks the infrared and severely attenuates red light however, special astronomical versions of digital SLRs...
Telephoto Conversion Lenses
Last Updated on Mon, 04 Jun 2018 | Small Telescopes
Rather than the afocal method through the telescope, a wider field can be realized with a digital camera by using a telephoto conversion lens. These lenses screw into the filter adapters of many digital camera models. The camera is then mounted piggyback on the telescope as shown in Figure 5.3. Most of these lenses increase the focal length of the fixed camera lens by a factor of two. A typical digital camera lens has a focal length of around 24 mm when zoomed to 3x. A telephoto conversion lens will produce an effective focal length of 48 mm. With a 7.2 x 5.3 mm detector the resulting field width is 8.6 . This is equivalent to a 232-mm telephoto lens on a 35-mm film camera. The limiting photographic magnitude for a 30-second exposure with these conversion lenses Figure 5.3. A digital camera with a telephoto adapter mounted on an 80-mm f 5 refractor. Figure 5.3. A digital camera with a telephoto adapter mounted on an 80-mm f 5 refractor.
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Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Digital Astrophotography
The latest developments in IRIS software have been targeted at digital SLR camera usage. The widespread development of detectors in large sizes, with high performance and low cost, is a direct result of the fierce competition in the digital SLR camera marketplace. Digital SLR cameras are simple to employ at the focal plane of our telescope. CCD cameras, optimized for astronomy, are still the best for studies requiring maximum performance, such as deep-sky surveys, but digital cameras have other advantages. These advantages include a single unit, compact size, optical viewfinder and a high-performance, film-sized, color CCD CMOS sensor. In addition, their cost is falling almost monthly, already becoming much much cheaper than a dedicated CCD camera. The large size of the sensor used can be quite decisive for some scientific studies like nova detection. Overall, digital cameras are not in competition with CCD cameras but rather are complementary. The image coming out of such digital SLR...
Monolithic Cmos Sensors
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Focal Plane
Monolithic CMOS sensors are image sensor chips that combine the photodetectors and the readout circuitry on the same piece of silicon. Compared to hybrid FPAs, monolithic arrays are less expensive to manufacture, but the sensitivity is limited to the visible and near infrared wavelength range. Over the course of the last decade, monolithic CMOS technology has made significant improvements. In recent years, a large number of consumer products, including cell phones, digital cameras, and camcorders, have been replacing CCDs with CMOS sensors for the sake of smaller, cheaper, and lower-power systems. A monolithic CMOS sensor is also called an APS. In a monolithic CMOS sensor, the photodiodes share the pixel area with the transistors. For that reason, the fill factor is always less than 100 . In addition, most CMOS imagers are front side illuminated. This limits the sensitivity in the red because of a relatively shallow absorption material. A typical quantum efficiency (QE) plot for a...
Telephoto and retrofocus lenses
Very long telephoto lenses often work like a telescope with a Barlow lens (Figure 7.12, upper right). Technically speaking, telephoto means a lens whose focal length is much longer than its physical length, and the classic achromat-with-Barlow design is the standard way of achieving this, although asymmetrical triplets and asymmetrical double Gauss designs can do the same thing to a lesser degree. The opposite of a telephoto is a retrofocus wide-angle lens, one whose lens-to-film distance is longer than its focal length. To leave room for the mirror, the lens of an SLR can be no closer than about 50 mm from the sensor. To get an effective focal length of, say, 28 mm, the wide-angle lens has to work like a backward telescope it is a conventional lens with a large concave element in front of it.
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Architecture of CMOS Image Sensors
Last Updated on Fri, 04 Jan 2019 | Focal Plane
In addition to the basic concept of active pixels, a number of common features can be found in most CMOS-based imagers. As shown in Fig. 2, two different scanners surround the actual pixel array a vertical scanner to control the row selection, and a horizontal scanner to amplify and multiplex the analog pixel signals. While most CMOS imagers include comparable vertical scanners, they differ quite substantially in the architecture of the horizontal scanner. Low-speed astronomy detectors typically use a row of analog switches controlled by a simple digital shift register. Faster image sensors require additional circuitry in each column like sample hold stages or column buffers. In some cases, even the A D conversion is integrated into the horizontal scanner as a part of the column structure. Figure 2. Block diagram of a generic CMOS sensor. Figure 2. Block diagram of a generic CMOS sensor. Most CMOS sensors include additional circuitry for bias generation, timing control, and A D...
Practical Amateur Astronomy Digital SLR Astrophotography
Last Updated on Fri, 12 Jul 2019 | Digital Astrophotography
In the last few years, digital SLR cameras have taken the astrophotography world by storm. It is now easier to photograph the stars than ever before They are compact and portable, easy to couple to special lenses and all types of telescopes, and above all, DSLR cameras are easy and enjoyable to use. In this concise guide, experienced astrophotography expert Michael Covington outlines the simple, enduring basics that will enable you to get started, and help you get the most from your equipment. He covers a wide range of equipment, simple and advanced projects, technical considerations, and image processing techniques. Unlike other astrophotography books, this one focuses specifically on DSLR cameras, not astronomical CCDs, non-DSLR digital cameras, or film. This guide is ideal for astrophotographers who wish to develop their skills using DSLR cameras and as a friendly introduction to amateur astronomers or photographers curious about photographing the night sky. Further information,...
The DSLR revolution
Last Updated on Sat, 08 Sep 2018 | Digital Astrophotography
A few years ago, I said that if somebody would manufacture a digital SLR camera (DSLR) that would sell for under 1000 and would work as well as film for astrophotography, I'd have to buy one. That happened in 2004. The Canon Digital Rebel and Nikon D70 took the world by storm, not only for daytime photography but also for astronomy. Within two years, many other low-cost DSLRs appeared on the market, and film astrophotographers switched to DSLRs en masse. There had been DSLRs since 1995 or so, but Canon's and Nikon's 2004 models were the first that worked well for astronomical photography. Earlier digital cameras produced noisy, speckled images in long exposures of celestial objects. Current DSLRs work so well that, for non-critical work, you almost don't need any digital image processing at all - just use the picture as it comes out of the camera (Figure 1.1). The results aren't perfect, but they're better than we often got with film. As you move past the beginner stage, you can do...
What is a DSLR
A DSLR is a digital camera that is built like a film SLR (single-lens reflex) and has the same ability to interchange lenses. You can attach a DSLR to anything that will form an image, whether it's a modern camera lens, an old lens you have adapted, or a telescope, microscope, or other instrument. Unlike other digital cameras, a DSLR does not normally show you a continuous electronic preview of the image. Instead, the viewfinder of a DSLR uses a mirror and a focusing screen to capture the image optically so that you can view and focus through an eyepiece. When you take the picture, the mirror flips up, the image sensor is turned on, and the shutter opens. The reason a DSLR doesn't show the electronic image continuously is that its sensor is much larger than the one in a compact digital camera. Big sensors are good because they produce much less noise (speckle), especially in long exposures, but operating a big sensor all the time would run down the battery. It would also cause the...
Mm SLR Camera
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Greatest Elongation
Capturing pictures of what you see in your telescope is one of the most rewarding and at the same time challenging tasks you can undertake in astronomy. In order to accomplish this you need a 35-mm SLR camera with a removable lens. A ring then is attached to the camera that will allow the camera to be mated to an adapter that directly threads onto the rear cell of the telescope in place of the visual back. The telescope then becomes the camera lens. This type of camera is the only type of camera that allows you to view directly through the light path rather than When buying a camera for astrophotography, buy as much quality as you can afford. If you buy a good camera, you will only have to do it once. Manual cameras are relatively inexpensive and have the advantage of not needing batteries that can die on you in extreme cold. Electric cameras operate much more smoothly and precisely. The quality of the lens of your camera is important since you will not always use it to image through...
Telephoto Moon
Even though the Moon is not ultimately the most rewarding object to photograph with a DSLR, it's a good first target. Put your camera on a sturdy tripod and attach a telephoto lens with a focal length of at least 200 and preferably 300 mm. Take aim at the Moon. Initial exposure settings are ISO 400, f 5.6, 1 125 second (crescent), 1 500 second (quarter moon), 1 1000 (gibbous), or 1 2000 (full) or simply take a spot meter reading of the illuminated face of the Moon. An averaging meter will overexpose the picture because of the dark background. If the camera has mirror lock (Canon) or exposure delay (Nikon), turn that feature on. Let the camera autofocus and take a picture using the self-timer or cable release. View the picture at maximum magnification on the LCD display and evaluate its sharpness. Switch to manual focus and try again, varying the focus slightly until you find the best setting. Also adjust the exposure for best results. If you have mirror lock or prefire, you can stop...
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Observational Cybersketch
Digital single lens reflex cameras (DSLRs) are more capable and versatile than their compact cousins, generally offering higher resolution images, capable of taking time-exposure photographs, and offering a greater range of fine adjustments. The DSLR camera body is attached to the telescope using a T-mount adapter, effectively transforming the telescope into a large telephoto lens (Figure 2.38). Using prime focus, a telescope with a focal length of under 2,000 mm will project the entire half-degree-wide lunar disc onto the camera's CCD chip. Some DSLRs, such as the Olympus E-300 (of which this author has considerable experience), don't offer a live preview on their LCD view screens, so focusing needs to be performed by squinting through the camera's viewfinder. This may be easy enough for the Moon, but not so easy for dimmer objects. Here's where a full-aperture focusing mask comes in handy, using it to merge the image of a bright star to produce optimum focus. Figure 2.38. The...
A macro lens is one whose aberrations are corrected for photographing small objects near the lens rather than distant objects. This does not imply a different lens design it's a subtle matter of adjusting the curvatures and separations of elements. Since the 1970s, many of the best macro lenses have had floating elements, elements whose separation changes as you focus. As a result, they are very sharp at infinity as well as close up. I have had excellent results photographing star fields with Sigma 90-mm and 105-mm macro lenses. At the other end of the scale, cheap zoom lenses often claim to be macro if they will focus on anything less than an arm's length away, even if they don't perform especially well at any distance or focal length.
CCD and CMOS sensors
Sun, 19 Jun 2016 | Digital Astrophotography
Electronic image sensors work because light can displace electrons in silicon. Every incoming photon causes a valence electron to jump into the conduction band. In that state, the electron is free to move around, and the image sensor traps it in a capacitive cell. The number of electrons in the cell, and hence the voltage on it, is an accurate indication of how many photons arrived during the exposure. Modern sensors achieve a quantum efficiency near 100 , which means they capture an electron for nearly every photon. The difference between CCD and CMOS sensors has to do with how the electrons are read out. CCD stands for charge-coupled device, a circuit in which the electrons are shifted from cell to cell one by one until they arrive at the output (Figures 11.1, 11.2) then the voltage is amplified, digitized, and sent to the computer. The digital readout is not the electron count, of course, but is exactly proportional to it. CMOS sensors do not shift the electrons from cell to cell....
DSLR Software
Tue, 20 Sep 2016 | Polar Alignment
A current favorite in this category is an inexpensive but very capable program, Nebulosity( 45). Not only does Nebulosity display the DSLR's images on the PC screen, making for easy focusing, it does many of the things any CCD software does control camera settings, take single exposures or a series of exposures, take and subtract dark frames, and even do some fairly sophisticated image processing. Nebulosity doesn't stop with DSLRs, either. It can be used to operate the Meade DSI, the Starlight Xpress, the SBIG CCD cameras, and a growing array of other deep sky and planetary imagers. Like other DSLR programs designed to allow the cameras to take long exposures, Nebulosity requires two connections from camera to PC. One cable delivers image data to the computer. The other connects to the camera's remote ( cable release ) interface to allow for and control long exposures. These cables and interface boxes are inexpensive and are available from Shoestring Astronomy Products (Appendix 1)....
Soiar Observing Techniques
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Full Aperture
That is a pity, because fhe Sun is a rewarding and endlessly fascinating subject which as a target tar amateurs has many odvantages. There's plenty of light so a large aperture isn't needed, nor is high magnification. It is the only star on which surface detail can be seen. Imaging is easy using the simplest of equipment. And of course, with the occasional exception of the Moonr it's the only astronomical body that is visible during the day.
Last Updated on Sat, 25 Aug 2018 | Full Aperture
Remember that you may have more than one telescope. Most main telescopes have a small telescope attached to their side to act as a finder, and in some cases there may be more than one. The objective of the finder must be blanked off (covered completely with an opaque screen), or equipped with a full-aperture filter before any soiar observing procedure is attempted with the main telescope The sunlight passing through a finder if it is not blanked off may be sufficient to cause burns or to damage parts of the telescope. Note also that most finders have cross-wire eyepieces to enable them to be used for aligning the main telescope onto an object. The focused image of the Sun is likely to melt or burn these cross-wires, so the finder should not be used for eyepiece projection unless a non-cross-wire eyepiece is put in place of the normal finder eyepiece (see the section on projection below for further details).
Last Updated on Mon, 15 Jul 2019 | Full Aperture
Stopping down just involves placing an opaque screen of cardboard, thin plywood or metal, which has a hole 75-100 mm across cut in it, over the telescope's objective (Fig. 2.5). (inly the light passing through the hole is then received by the telescope. For reflectors with a secondary mirror, the hole in the screen will need to be placed off-axis so that it is not obscured by the secondary mirror. Care should be taken to ensure thai the screen is firmly attached for if it were to fall off or blow away, the full aperture of the telescope would suddenly be gathering sunlight with possibly disastrous results to the observer or instrument. Owners of Cassegrain, Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov telescopes, or any other design in which the primary mirror has a small focal ratio, need to take extra care whilst finding the Sun (NB See aiso the warning above about invalidation of some manufacturer's guarantees). The primary mirror of such telescopes can form an interna) image which has...
Limb darkening (Chapter 1) causes the edge of the solar disk to have an intensity in the visual region of only about 40 that of its centre. It is best observed using a magnification which enables the whole solar disk to be seen. This means xlOO or less for most eyepiece designs. Using a full aperture filter, limb darkening will normally then easily be seen without any other special adjustments being needed to the telescope. When projecting the solar image, a good shade will normally be required* or the scattered solar light from the surroundings will make the limb darkening difficult to distinguish.
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The solar images produced by projection or through full aperture filters can be recorded by drawing or by using photographic CCD 17 digital or video cameras. Whatever device is used to record the solar image, following as many as possible of the procedures described in Chapter 2 to optimise that image will be very beneficial.
Photoqraph
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Full Aperture
For many purposes photographic and digital cameras are interchangeable. Digital cameras have the advantage of producing images which may be loaded directly into a computer for image processing discussed later in this chapter), but generally have poorer angular resolution. They are quite sophisticated devices with autofocusing and au to expos tire usually as standard features. However, autofocusing may cause problems when using the camera on the telescope since the camera may attempt to focus on parts of the telescope structure rather than the image or be upset if polarisation is introduced into the image by the full aperture filter (Chapter 2). The same comment applies to autofocusing photographic cameras. Thus a relatively simple SLR photographic camera with manual focusing and exposure settings may be better for solar imaging and also for more conventional astronomical photography), Such cameras can often be picked up second hand very cheaply, and so having one dedicated for use on...
Video cameras (Camcorders) can be used in place of the photographic, CCD or digital camera in any of the methods just outlined. A full aperture filter will be needed if the camera is pointed directly or through a telescope at the Sun, The S-VHS and Hi-8 formats offer better resolution than VHS or VHS C, but the resolution on a video image will still be poorer than that of a 35 mm camera image. If the video camera is used with its normal lens and full aperture filter, then the maximum optical zoom, and possibly supplementary lenses, will be needed to obtain a large enough image. Digital magnification can also be used, but since this simply expands the pixel sizes* no additional information is obtained.
Advanced Concepts Program
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Cape Canaveral
A program managed by NASA's Office of Space Access and Technology to identify and develop new, far-reaching concepts that may later be applied in advanced technology programs. It was set up to help enable unconventional ideas win consideration and possible acceptance within the NASA system. Among the areas that the Advanced Concepts Program is looking into are fusion-based space propulsion, optical computing, robotics, interplanetary navigation, materials and structures, ultra-lightweight large aperture optics, and innovative modular spacecraft architectural concepts.
Telescopes And Detectors 141 Telescopes
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Brown Dwarfs
Where A is the wavelength of the observations, and 206,265 is the number of arcseconds in a radian. Thus, the human eye, with an effective aperture of 5 mm, has an angular resolution of 20 arcsec an 8-inch (20-cm) telescope can resolve double stars separated by 1 arcsec and the 200-inch (5-metre) Hale telescope at Mount Palomar has a diffraction limit of 0.02 arcsec at visual wavelengths, although atmospheric turbulence (seeing) prevents this resolution being attained in direct observations.
Astronomical image processing
MaxDSLR has a big brother (MaxIm DL, from the same manufacturer) and a head-on competitor (ImagesPlus, from www.mlunsold.com), both of which offer even more features but are more complex to use. They work with astronomical CCD cameras as well as DSLRs and webcams. As an alternative to MaxDSLR I also use Nebulosity (from www.stark-labs.com). This is a quick and simple image processing package for DSLR users, similar in overall design to MaxDSLR but much lower priced. (The two make a good pair.) Like MaxDSLR, Nebulosity not only processes images, but also controls the camera in the field. It runs on the Macintosh as well as the PC.
Big Gun Number 1 Aperture and Telescope Choices
Last Updated on Fri, 09 Nov 2018 | Celestial Coordinates
The best advice buy or build the largest aperture high quality telescope you can afford, equatorial or not. It is far better to forgo all the bells and whistles for light gathering power. Include as many of these bells and whistles as are useful to you, but only after aperture, as this should remain your priority. But also bear in mind that larger sizes will deliver high magnifications effectively on fewer nights, and are only of value if readily usable, practical, and suited to your own situation. Remember that, inch for inch, quality made Newtonian reflectors buy you much more than other varieties, and deliver outstanding performance. Personally, I tend to favor that design over most others anyway, and it has the wonderful feature of its eyepiece being located near the top of the tube and to the side, about the most accessible place it could be. I have always been amazed how this feature has been denigrated by some (perhaps by those popularizing other designs ). Except in cases of...
Barlow Lenses and Focal Reducers
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Greatest Elongation
Another variant on the Barlow theme is the zoom lens that introduces a movable negative element into the light path. By rotating a knob, the magnification of the telescope can be varied over a wide range allowing the user to work at different magnifications without changing eyepieces. Once you start handling expensive oculars with numb hands in freezing cold, you will quickly come to appreciate the value of a zoom eyepiece. In nearly all cases the Barlow lens or zoom lens slips into the drawtube of your focuser or visual back.
Aperture Ratio or Focal Ratio
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Active Optics
The f-ratio Q is a positive number defined in the image space from an axial point at infinity in the object space. Denoting D the diameter of the parallel beam in the object space and efl the effective focal length - assumed positive - in the image space, Q efl D. In the Gaussian approximation, the ratio Q is two times the absolute value of the maximum aperture angle u'max,
Aperture Magnification and Field Diameter
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Double Stars
The field diameter of a pair of binoculars is a numerical value expressed in degrees and fractions of a degree. It is directly related to magnification and objective lens diameter. For a given aperture, field diameter diminishes as magnification increases. As might be expected, it is easier to locate an object through binoculars with a wide field of view, because the area of sky represented is proportionately larger.
Raw vs compressed files
For that reason, astrophotographers normally set the camera to produce raw images which record exactly the bits recorded by the image sensor (or nearly so some in-camera corrections are performed before the raw image is saved). The term raw is not an abbreviation and need not be written in all capital letters it simply means uncooked (unprocessed). Filename extensions for raw images include .CRW and .CR2 (Canon Raw) and .NEF (Nikon Electronic Format). Adobe (the maker of Photoshop) has proposed a standard raw format called .DNG (Digital Negative) and has started distributing a free software tool to convert other raw formats into it.
New General Detector Controller
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Focal Plane
Between 1998 and 2008, a total of 30 FIERA and IRACE 18 systems will have been deployed at ESO's La Silla Paranal Observatory for optical and infrared detector systems respectively. Good performance and high reliability (the combined downtime of the FIERA hard- and software is of order 0.5 ) have been demonstrated in more than 10,000 nights of scientific operation. On June 30, 2005, the ESO Science Archive Facility held a total of 4.4 million raw files from the La Silla Paranal Observatory, of which nearly 100,000 were acquisition images, suggesting that a similar number of targets and fields having been observed.
Photographic Magnitude
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Surface Brightness
Despite the fact that galaxies are extended objects, how do photographic magnitudes arise in galaxy catalogs Generally, galaxies on the plate must be compared by a certain method to the density caused by reference stars of known magnitude. Shapley and Ames used for their Survey of External Galaxies Brighter than the 13th Magnitude (1932) 20 a wide-angle lens. Even large and bright galaxies created an almost point-like image. In comparison with modern BT magnitudes, the Shapley-Ames magnitudes show an error of 0.5 mag, thus are not very reliable. Nevertheless they have been used in many popular catalogs and handbooks, e.g., Burnham's Celestial Handbook.
Digital film and camera software
DSLRs record images on flash memory cards, sometimes called digital film. Unlike real film, the choice of digital film doesn't affect the picture quality at all flash cards differ in capacity and speed, but they all record exactly the same data and are error-checked during writing and reading. Of course, there are good reasons not to ignore the software CD that comes with your camera. It contains drivers that you must install if you want to connect the camera to the computer, either for remote control or to download pictures. Also, there will be utilities to convert raw files to other formats and perform some basic manipulations. Even if you don't plan to use them, some astronomical software packages will require you to install these utilities so that DLLs (dynamic link libraries) supplied by the camera manufacturer will be present for their own software to use.
Darkframe subtraction
Typically, a few pixels are dead (black) all the time, and in long exposures, many others are hot, meaning they act as if light is reaching them when it isn't. As a result, the whole picture is covered with tiny, brightly colored specks. Beginning with the 2004 generation of DSLRs, hot pixels are much less of a problem than with earlier digital cameras. For non-critical work, you can often ignore them. Many newer DSLRs can do dark-frame subtraction for you. It's called longexposure noise reduction. On Nikons, this is an obvious menu setting on Canons, it is deep within the Custom Function menu.
Sensor size and multiplier zoom factor
Some high-end DSLRs have a sensor the size of a full 35-mm film frame (24 x 36 mm), but most DSLRs have sensors that are only two thirds that size, a format known as APS-C (about 15 x 23 mm). In between is the APS-H format of high-end Canons (19 x 29 mm). The rival Four Thirds (4 3) system, developed by Olympus and Kodak, uses digital sensors that are smaller yet, 13.5 x 18 mm.1 You shouldn't feel cheated if your sensor is smaller than full frame. Remember that full frame was arbitrary in the first place. The smaller sensor of a DSLR is a better match to a telescope eyepiece tube (32 mm inside diameter) and also brings out the best in 35-mm camera lenses that suffer aberrations or vignetting at the corners of a full-frame image. The sensor size is usually expressed as a focal length multiplier, zoom factor or crop factor that makes telephoto lenses act as if they were longer. For example, a 100-mm lens on a Canon Digital Rebel covers the same field as a 160-mm lens on 35-mm film, so...
Light Pollution and What to Do About It
Last Updated on Wed, 05 Sep 2018 | Electromagnetic Radiation
Be aware, however, that these filters are most useful for astrophotogra-phy or digital imaging and are less effective if your primary imaging device is your own retina. Also, all filters block light, dimming the image you see so small-aperture telescopes will suffer most from this side effect. Write your local city government and encourage officials to install low-pressure, downward-facing sodium lamps. These lights have a yellowish glow and are highly energy efficient. You can get many good ideas on how to reduce light pollution from the International Dark Sky Association (find more at www. darksky.org ).
Summary of the Options
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Polar Axis
If imaging of the smaller deep-sky objects, such as planetary nebulae and globular clusters, is to be attempted, we are more in a high-resolution regime, as with planets, best results requiring large apertures and very heavy and stable telescopes and mountings, and again a permanent site becomes a necessity. A portable telescope, even on an excellent tripod, can never be as stable as one on a properly-built permanent support. It is not totally necessary to have an observatory structure around a permanent telescope site, and this possibility will be dealt with in Chapter 3. For our purposes, an observatory is any fixed observing site, whether or not walled or roofed-in any way.
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Brightest Stars
Dark markings on the disk were reported by F. Fontana in 1645, but he was using a small-aperture, long-focus refractor, and there is no doubt that his 'markings' on Venus were illusory. In 1727 F. Bianchini, from Rome, went so far as to produce a map of the surface, and even gave names to the features he believed that he had recorded - such as 'the Royal Sea of King John', 'the Sea of Prince Constantine' and 'the Strait of Vasco da Gama'. Again these markings were illusory Bianchini's telescope was of small aperture, and as the focal length was about 20 m it must have been very awkward to use.
No reciprocity failure
Figure 2.3 shows the estimated long-exposure performance of an old-technology black-and-white film, a modern color film, and a DSLR image sensor, based on my measurements. The advantage of the DSLR is obvious. Astronomical CCD cameras have the same advantage. A practical consequence is that we no longer need super-fast lenses. With film, if you gather twice as much light, you need less than half as much exposure, so film astrophotographers were willing to compromise on sharpness to use f 2.8 and f 1.8 lenses. It was often the only way to get a picture of a faint object. With DSLRs, f 4 is almost always fast enough. You can either use an f 2.8 lens stopped down, for greater sharpness, or save money and weight by choosing an f 4 lens in the first place.
Finding Celestial Objects
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Image Processing
Many observers report some degree of difficulty finding celestial objects when they begin using an astronomical CCD or DSLR camera. The skills needed to find objects for imaging are no different than those needed for visual finding the difference lies entirely in the accuracy required. While pointing within V20 is adequate for most visual observers, digital imaging is most efficient when you can accurately point the telescope within a few minutes of arc pointing errors of V20 are frustrating, if not unacceptable. Big Finders. The finders that come as standard equipment on many telescopes provide too little light grasp and magnification to center deep-sky objects accurately. A large-aperture finder telescope allows the observer to see and center fairly faint objects well enough that a flip-mirror system may not be needed. Many observers own an old 60-mm or 80-mm refractor these are obvious candidates to become auxiliary high-power finders. Depending on the size of the telescope, a...
Limitations Imposed by Aperture
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Small Telescopes
Because of the obstruction of light by the secondary mirror, the effective aperture for a 90-mm Maksutov is 84 mm. Since there is additional light lost by two reflecting surfaces, the limiting magnitude for these telescopes is the same or slightly less than that of the 80-mm refractor.
Nebulae are blue or pink not red
But DSLRs see nebulae as blue or pinkish. There are two reasons for this. First, DSLRs include an infrared-blocking filter that cuts sensitivity to hydrogen-alpha. Second, and equally important, DSLRs respond to hydrogen-beta and oxygen-III emissions, both near 500 nm, much better than color film does.4 And some nebulae are actually brighter at these wavelengths than at hydrogen-alpha. So the lack of brilliant coloration doesn't mean that the DSLR can't see nebulae. DSLRs can be modified to make them supersensitive to hydrogen-alpha, like an astronomical CCD, better than any film. The modification consists of replacing the infrared filter with one that transmits longer wavelengths, or even removing it altogether. For more about this, see p. 133. Canon has marketed one such camera, the EOS 20Da. In the meantime, suffice it to say that unmodified DSLRs record hydrogen nebulae better than many astrophotographers realize. Faint hydrogen nebulae can be and have been photographed with...
Shutter speed and aperture
To set the aperture, some cameras have a second thumbwheel, and others have you turn the one and only thumbwheel while holding down the + -button. Note that on Canon lenses there is no aperture ring on the lens you can only set the aperture by electronic control from within the camera. Most Nikon lenses have an aperture ring, for compatibility with older manual cameras, but with a DSLR, you should set the aperture ring on the lens to the smallest stop (highest number) and control the aperture electronically.
Physical Description PST
Last Updated on Thu, 08 Mar 2018 | Hydrogen Alpha
The filter used for hydrogen alpha is called a Fabry-Perot etalon that isolates light at 6563 A. Its tolerance is quoted at 1A - essential for viewing both limb prominences and disc detail. So, depending on the exact position of the filtertuning knob, a typical range for the light to pass through is 6562.5-6563.5 A. Unlike other similar products manufactured by Coronado, the etalon is housed nearer the eyepiece. This is a slight disadvantage, compared to the MaxScope 40, as it reduces the effective aperture of the PST to about 30 mm. However, this change was undertaken to reduce the cost.
Cameras and Support Equipment
T-adapters, T-rings and tele-extenders do not require a great deal of care because they are simply empty tubes or rings. Still they can collect dust and once they are integrated with your camera or CCD, they can scatter that dust on eyepieces and camera innards. Not only must your lenses be clean, but also so must anything that potentially comes in contact or close proximity to them. You don't have to be as formal about cleaning such non-optical components. Instead of using your supply of compressed air, just blow in the tube to get the dust loose.
Do you want an automatic dark frame
Most newer DSLRs (but not the original Digital Rebel 300D) will do this for you if you let them. Simply enable long-exposure noise reduction (a menu setting on the camera). Then, after you take your picture, the camera will record a dark frame with the shutter closed, perform the subtraction, and store the corrected image on the memory card. Voila - no hot pixels.
A miniSpacelab mission 117
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Space Shuttle Columbia
During STS-32, this 'L-cubed' instrument was used by crew members to take repeat photographs of a geographical feature every 15 seconds the data was then fed into an onboard computer, which calculated two possible sets of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. The crew, by knowing whether the target was 'north' or 'south' of their flight path, could then determine which set was correct. The instrument, which utilised a modified Hasselblad large-format camera with a wide-angle lens, proved extremely successful.
Tripping the shutter without shaking the telescope
Obviously, you can't just press the button with your finger the telescope would shake terribly. Nor do DSLRs take conventional mechanical cable releases. So what do you do Nikon makes an electrical cable release for the D70s and D80, but for most Nikon DSLRs, your best bet is the infrared remote control. Set the camera to use the remote control, and Bulb changes to - - on the display. That means, Press the button (on the remote control) once to open the shutter and once again to close it.
Getting Familiar with a Webcam
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Planetary Imaging
If you have never used a webcam before, it is essential to spend a few days playing with it and the manufacturer's software indoors with the webcam's normal lens attached. Get to know how to use the webcam in manual mode before you try connecting it to the telescope, i.e., untick the auto box (see diagrams). In passing, it is worth mentioning that the tiny webcam lenses, supplied with commercial units, usually have a crude infrared blocking filter, in the form of a coating or a plastic strip, attached to the rear lens. Once this lens is removed, the full sensitivity of the CCD chip, which reaches much further into the infrared (and a bit further into the UV) than the human eye will be revealed. While more sensitivity to light may seem a desirable feature, it does mean that when planets are low down the color dispersion will be considerable. Thus, many amateurs purchase an inexpensive UV-IR blocking
Nonreflective coatings
Last Updated on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 | Quantum Mechanics
When light passes through a piece of glass, approximately 4 of the incident intensity is reflected at each surface. In all, a total of 7.7 of the incident light is reflected. Repeated reflections at the surfaces of composite photographic lenses may generate a significant amount of unwanted stray light in cameras and other such equipment.
Atmospheric structure not affected by magnetic fields
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Active Regions
Athay and White (1979), in contrast, found that the C IV k 1,548 line intensities, observed by OSO-8 with an effective aperture of 2 x 20 , show relatively frequent periodic oscillations in the 3- to 5-min range. The periodic oscillations have a short coherence length and a tendency to be mixed with prominent aperiodic fluctuations. Athay and White propose that this mixing prevented other studies from uncovering these periodic variations. They interpret the much more frequent low-amplitude aperiodic intensity fluctuations as sound waves whose periodicity and coherence are destroyed by the variable transit time through an irregularly structured chromosphere (see the review by Deubner, 1994).
Refractor as the Main Imaaina Telescope
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Frame Hyperstar
After imaging for maybe 6 months using the 11 GPS and Hyperstar, I felt that maybe I had made the wrong decision. The 11 GPS was certainly a beautiful instrument for observing, but I was having second thoughts about its perfection as an imager. I outlined the problems encountered with the Hyperstar system in Chapter1, but even if you were eyepiece imaging at larger f-numbers, you would still have to make sure your collimation was spot on for the best images. Collimation is something you don't need to think about in a high quality refractor. Now although it is relatively quick and easy to collimate a SCT, it is still an unnecessary worry to consider every time you want to image. In the reflector's favour, you really don't need to worry about chromatic aberration with a good quality SCT, and your stars will always end up looking good (provided your collimation is good ). In maybe a further 6 months or so I decided that the advantage provided by the bigger aperture really made the...
Last Updated on Sun, 15 May 2016 | Small Telescopes
As described in Chapter 9 an additional set of color filters for planetary observations provides higher contrast in certain aspects of their images. A 12.5-mm eyepiece with an illuminated crossline reticle is useful for some types of visual observations and for tracking long exposure film photography. A piggyback mounting bracket for a camera equipped with a telephoto lens is necessary for some digital and film photography. An electronic stopwatch is essential for lunar occultation measurements, timing eclipses and transits of Jupiter's moons and timing the transit of Jupiter's red spot. A red flashlight aids reading camera settings and recording data.
Two New Ccd Systems Since 2002
Last Updated on Thu, 19 Sep 2019 | Focal Plane
We chose 2D detector CCDs instead of CMOS image sensors. The main advantage of a CCD is its high quality. It is fabricated using a specialized process with optimized photodetectors, very low noise, and very good uniformity. The photodetectors have high QE (Quantum Efficiency) and low dark current. No noise is introduced during charge transfer. The drawback of CCDs include they can not be integrated with other analog or digital circuits such as clocks generation, control and A D conversion they have high power consumption because the array is switching continuously at high speed they have limited frame rate, especially for large sensors due to increased transfer speed while maintaining acceptable transfer efficiency. Note that CCD readout is destructive the pixel charge signal can only be readout once. Reading discharges the capacitor and eliminates the data. CMOS image sensors, however, generally suffer from lower dynamic range than CCDs due to their high read noise and...
NGC 869884 The Sword Handle Double Cluster
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Celestial Coordinates
Although the Sword Handle Double Cluster (Figure 7.6) certainly qualifies as a supreme binocular object, it is so striking and successful even with large apertures in all locations that it can certainly justify its position on this list. Use the lowest power available in an effort to fit as much as possible of both clusters in the field of view at once. It is an amazing sight, and makes wonderful direct viewing with many star colors apparent, even without any kind of high-tech assistance. In the days when I had my 12--inch reflector, this was one of my favorite deep space objects, and in many ways it is most impressive at these moderate apertures, with the lower powers they allow, together with significantly higher light grasp than their smaller cousins. Intensification will bring out more stars, particularly since such a significant proportion of them are red supergiants. However, the video frames and my
Digital Imaging A Useful Cybersketching Tool
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Observational Cybersketch
One potent method of cybersketching, particularly applicable to lunar and solar observations, is to use a live or almost-live digital image taken with a digicam, DSLR, webcam, or astronomical CCD device as the basis for an observational drawing. This kind of sketching technique is a 'simultaneous cybersketch' - an electronic drawing made with the aid of a simultaneously displayed digital photographic image that is used either as a reference and or as a template. Alternatively, it may be a traditional pencil sketch made using a low-contrast printed digital image template - a 'cybertemplate,' if you will - and these kinds of observational drawing might be termed 'digitally assisted' sketches. The techniques involved in these cybersketching methods are discussed in more detail later.
Imaging and Processing
Focusing is the first critical step for any imaging session. To avoid focus shifting caused by the main mirror of SCTs, the mirror should be locked. First I calibrate my go-to mount and use a bright star to focus the D-SLR. Visual focusing is easier when using the 2.5x angle viewer. A Hartmann mask or two parallel tapes across the lens improve the judging of the best focus. After determining the best focus it is essential to prove the focus by taking a test image of say 30 seconds and then checking it on the PC. At the optimum focus, sharp spikes and interference patterns on bright stars can be seen from the tapes. The freeware DSLRFOCUS helps with this procedure. Then the scope can be slewed to the desired object and the imaging can begin. Fast lenses should be stopped down one or two steps after focusing. During the night, as the temperature is typically dropping, a refocusing should be considered every one to two hours. For processing large raw files, ImagesPlus image processing...
Technical Aspects on Observing Galaxies
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Surface Brightness
OK, let's talk a little about aperture-fever. Independent of the telescope size, you will always find objects looking similar to those observed in a binocular. Sure, it is a benefit of a large aperture to delve deeply into the structure of bright galaxies (see, e.g., the observations of Ron Buta 103 ). But under the right conditions even a small telescope can discern considerable detail. It can be quite fascinating to discover a certain Messier or even NGC galaxy in a small instrument. And sometimes, in case of large, low surface brightness galaxies, a small aperture can be even better There are challenging cases for every size and no serious visual observer would joke about small telescopes. It needs the same (or even more) degree of experience and observing technique to detect a 13-mag galaxy in a 4 in., than a 16-mag galaxy in a 20 in. In fact, there can be a minimum-aperture-fever too
Imaging Devices Detectors And Other Technology
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Adaptive Optics
The first, and still most widely used, astronomical telescope detector system is the human eye. With a relatively small aperture, and able to detect light only in the visible part of the spectrum (400-700 nm), the human eye has serious limitations. In this chapter so far we have described the techniques and telescopes that have enhanced our ability to see the universe. We now turn to the latest revolutionary detectors and other technologies that have improved that view. These include imaging devices such as charge-coupled devices, or CCDs, now commonly found in digital cameras, new radio-frequency detectors such as bolometers, bolometer arrays, and hot electron bolometer mixers, and techniques now enabled by such technological advances as mul-tiobject spectroscopy.
Intensity fluctuations twinkling
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Spread Function
To the unaided eye, which has an aperture much smaller than the Fried parameter r0, the fluctuations in intensity are much more obvious than those of phase. On the other hand, for a telescope with diameter greater than r0, the intensity fluctuations have much less effect, since they are uncorrelated in the different isophase regions and therefore are averaged by the large aperture. The problem of twinkling, or scintillation, is therefore of rather marginal interest to astronomical observations, which are usually made with large-aperture instruments. However, for completeness, we
Naked Eye Tools Finderscopes
Naked-eye finders are sufficient only to locate bright targets. But they are helpful as the first step in the finding procedure, followed by the optical finderscope. The position of the finderscope depends on the telescope, but should be near the eyepiece. This is the upper end of the tube for a Newtonian (close to the telrad) or the lower end for a refractor or SCT. In case of a large aperture SCT it may be comfortable to install two finderscopes, located in opposite positions. For a larger Dobsonians a second finderscope makes sense too, put at the lower end of the tube, near the rocker box. To locate a difficult field, the star chart (on a nearby table) must be consulted several times. No problem, if the elevation is low and no stair is needed. But at high elevation, you must climb the ladder for each trial. Thus the lower finderscope saves time and make things more secure.
Prospects for Extremely Large Telescopes
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Electronic Imaging
A period of time the California universities merged their efforts with those of the U.S. and Canadian national observatories, in what is now termed a public-private partnership. Both of those organizations had carried out studies of their own for a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope (GSMT) and a Very Large Optical Telescope (VLOT). The partnership was later renamed the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project and Gary Sanders (Caltech) was appointed as the Project Manager. Due to conflict-of-interest issues, the U.S. National Observatory later withdrew its direct participation in the TMT project. Other large consortia also formed with the intention of building an ELT using one of the other technologies. The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is a project to build a multiple mirror telescope with an effective aperture of 20 m using the borosilicate honeycomb technology and individual primaries of 8.4 m. Around the same time period, the European Southern Observatory consortium of nations began to...
Resolution Image Brightness and Contrast Perception
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Ring System
In our discussion of astronomical seeing, the theoretical limits of resolution as defined by the Rayleigh criterion do not hold if the two stars being observed are of unequal brightness (as with double stars of different visual magnitudes or different spectral type), nor does it apply thoroughly to resolution of detail on extended objects like planets. In actual practice, experienced observers with especially keen vision, under excellent seeing conditions, are able to resolve double stars of the same magnitude with angular separations below Rayleigh's threshold with a given aperture. This empirical resolution criterion, or Dawes's limit, denoted by Rd, was established long ago by visual observations of double stars, and is defined by Equation 3.10 as ranging from about 350x to 500x are necessary to see them to advantage. It is obvious that large apertures are mandatory for good image characteristics at these powers. Larger surface features may be detected with low to moderate...
Catadioptric Telescopes and Cameras
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Spherical Aberration
In this chapter we discuss various derivatives of the Schmidt type of telescope, including Schmidt-Cassegrain, Baker-Schmidt, and Bouwers-Maksutov systems. Each of these is a type of catadioptric telescope in which a full-aperture refracting element provides the aberration correction needed to get good imagery over a wide field. Given this definition, the classical Schmidt telescope is also of this type.
The Developing Telescope
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Background Radiation
Another famous observer during the era of the long lens telescopes was the Polish Johann Hevelius (1611-1687) who had his own observatory in Danzig, the first one in the world complete with a telescope. His wife Elisabeth made observations too. Hevelius' record-sized instrument was 150 ft. or 45 m long. Its complicated system of ropes and long rods reminded one of the rigging of a sailing boat and certainly required seaman's skills to handle With his telescopes Hevelius studied the surface of the Moon and drew fine maps of it. Our habit of speaking about the seas on the Moon goes back to Hevelius. We now know these to be depressions filled with solidified lava. The development in the eighteenth century of achromatic lens telescopes in which color fringes are greatly reduced ended the era of the long lens telescopes. Large diameter objective lens telescopes up to about a meter in diameter were built through the 1800s but another kind of telescope was developed that gradually came to...
Image scale in pixels
Unlike astronomical CCD camera users, DSLR astrophotographers do not often deal with single pixels because there are too many of them. Even a pinpoint star image usually occupies six or eight pixels on the sensor. This is a good thing because it means that star images are much larger than hot pixels.
Short exposure images speckle patterns
We shall conclude this chapter where we started it by looking again at the atmospheric degradation of a stellar image. Does the K41 model of turbulence give a good picture of the point spread function of a large-aperture telescope Although long-exposure images of point stars have long been recorded, and have been used in some ways to investigate this question, it becomes much more interesting when applied to instantaneous images which show the effect of a frozen statistical state of the atmosphere. This became possible with the development of image intensi-fiers having amplifications of the order of 106 and reasonable quantum efficiencies (about 10 ). The resulting speckle images, of which we showed an example in figure 5.1, are the basis of the technique of speckle interferometry, initially suggested and developed by Labeyrie (1970) and discussed in detail in chapter 6. We have already discussed (section 5.5.1) the frequency spectrum of fluctuations, which determines how short an...
Village Resources Centre VRC
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Earth Observation
In the areas of education, health, nutrition, weather, environment, agriculture and livelihoods to the rural population and to empower them to face the challenges. The VRC is a totally interactive VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) based network. VRCs are being set up in association with grass root level organisations, who have a strong field presence and experience of mobilising communities to act for development with proven track record.
Visual Observations of the
The traditional method of viewing the Sun has been to project its image onto a white surface attached by rods to the eyepiece end of the telescope. This has been supplanted by the use of special full aperture filters placed in front of the objective lens. These filters, made either of glass or mylar film, have metallic coatings that block ultra violet radiation and transmit only 0.0001 of the Sun's light. They are safe and provide a more detailed view than projection. Maksutovs must be used with a full aperture filter. Because of the internal reflections in a small closed system, the Sun's heat can damage the optical system if the telescope is used for an extended period with the eyepiece projection method.
Vignetting and edgeoffield quality
As Astrophotography for the Amateur explains at length, few telescopes produce a sharp, fully illuminated image over an entire 35-mm film frame or even an entire DSLR sensor. The reason is that telescopes are designed to work with eyepieces, and with an eyepiece, what you want is maximum sharpness at the very center of the field. A more noticeable problem is vignetting, or lack of full illumination away from the center. An APS-C-size DSLR sensor is slightly larger, corner to corner, than the inside diameter of a standard eyepiece tube. Thus, to reduce vignetting, you should avoid working through a 14-inch eyepiece tube if possible switch to a 2-inch focuser or a direct T-adapter. But even then, a telescope with glare stops designed to work well with eyepieces will not fully illuminate the edges of the field. Vignetting can be corrected by image processing (p. 188), but I prefer to take a more optimistic approach. It's not that the image is small it's that the sensor is big. A DSLR...
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Last Updated on Wed, 21 Feb 2018 | Hydrogen Burning
Several reflection nebulae reside within the same gas clouds as emission nebulae, the Triftd nebula is a perfect example- The inner parts of the nebula are glowing with the tell-tale pink colour, indicative of the ionization process responsible for the emission, whereas further out from the centre, the edge material is definitely blue, thus signposting the scattering nature of the nebula. Visually, reflection nebulae are very faint objects having a low surface brightness, thus they are not easy targets. Most require large aperture telescopes with moderate magnification in order to be seen, but there are a few visible in binoculars and small telescopes. Mote that excellent seeing conditions are necessary and very dark skies.
Big Gun Number 3 Image Intensifiers
Last Updated on Sun, 16 Sep 2018 | Celestial Coordinates
Thing of a problem when alternating regular and intensified viewing. Despite what you may have read, you should know also that averted viewing of many objects with image intensifiers will indeed reap considerable rewards. This is never more the case than when looking for dark lanes , and other aspects of contrast. I don't believe the eye changes its sensitivity to these things just because we are using an image intensifier The practical effect in light gathering (not resolution) is frequently comparable to doubling or even tripling your telescope's effective aperture, and remember, aperture is the thing Imagine being able to look directly into the eyepiece and seeing many well-known objects looking so recognizably close to their well-known portraits Additionally, as mentioned before, there are some recent advances in light filters especially for image intensifiers, which are designed to increase their effect still further. (See Chapter 3.)
Why you need another lens
You will have gathered that I think piggybacking is one of the best astronomical uses for a DSLR. But the kit lens that probably came with your DSLR is not very suitable for piggyback astrophotography. It has at least three disadvantages It is a zoom lens, and optical quality has been sacrificed in order to make zooming possible. It is plastic-bodied and not very sturdy the zoom mechanism and the autofocus mechanism are both likely to move during a long exposure. Fortunately, you have many alternatives, some of which are quite inexpensive. One is to buy your camera maker's 50-mm f 1.8 normal lens despite its low price, this is likely to be the sharpest lens they make, especially when stopped down to f 4. Another alternative is to use an inexpensive manual-focus tele-photo lens from the old days. There are several ways of doing this Nikon DSLRs take Nikon manual-focus lenses (though the autofocus and light meter don't work), and Canons accept several types of older lenses via adapters.
Major manufacturers Canon
Many astrophotographers have settled on the Canon Digital Rebel, XT, XTi (EOS 300D, 350D, and 400D) and their successors. These are low-priced, highperformance cameras. One reason Canon leads the market is that Canon is the only DSLR maker that has specifically addressed astrophotography, first with tutorials published in Japan1 and then, briefly, by marketing a special DSLR for astrophotography (the EOS 20Da). Also, because Canon SLR bodies are relatively compact, you can use other brands of lenses on them, including Nikon, Olympus OM, Leicaflex, Contax Yashica, and Pentax-Praktica M42 screw mount. For more about lens adapters, see p. 80. Of course, with an adapter, there is no autofocus, but with Canon DSLRs, you can use the exposure meter and aperture-priority auto exposure (useful for eclipses) with any lens or telescope. So far, there have been three generations of Canon DSLRs suitable for as-trophotography. The EOS 10D and Digital Rebel (300D) used the original Canon DIGIC image...
Big lens or small telescope
In my opinion and experience, good telephoto lenses perform even better. After all, they have more elements and more sophisticated optical designs. If two or three lens elements were enough, even with ED glass, that's how camera makers would build telephoto lenses. It isn't. The advantage of the telescope is its versatility. You can use it visually as well as photographically, and it may well come with a mount and drive of its own, whereas the telephoto lens would have to be piggybacked on an existing telescope. It may also accommodate a focal reducer, which telephoto lenses never do. There is certainly a place for both types of instruments in astrophotography.
South Equatorial Belt SEB
Southern hemisphere of Saturn, the SEBn is commonly slightly darker than the adjacent SEBs. Visual observers with different apertures regularly detect diffuse dark spots and dusky projections emanating from the northern border of the SEBn, extending into the EZs during many apparitions. Figure 4.3 is a good example of the kind of discrete phenomena sometimes visible along the SEBn neighboring the EZ when viewing conditions are above average in moderate apertures. Of course, atmospheric phenomena are normally easier to see with larger telescopes. Most dusky features in the SEBn or SEBs are short-lived and do not
Sharpness vignetting distortion and bokeh
Having said that, I should add that the situation with DSLRs is not quite the same as with film. High-speed film is itself very blurry light diffuses sideways through it, especially the light from bright stars. When you put a very sharp lens on a DSLR and this blurring is absent, the stars all look alike and you can no longer tell which ones are brighter. For that reason, less-than-perfect lenses are not always unwelcome with DSLRs. A small amount of uncorrected spherical or chromatic aberration, to put a faint halo around the brighter stars, is not necessarily a bad thing. What is most important is uniformity across the field. The stars near the edges should look like the stars near the center. All good lenses show a small amount of vignetting when used wide-open the alternative is to make a lens with inadequate glare stops. Vignetting can be corrected when the image is processed (p. 188), so it is not a fatal flaw. Another way to reduce vignetting is to close the lens down one or...
Cmos detector technology
Abstract An entry level overview of state-of-the-art CMOS detector technology is presented. Operating principles and system architecture are explained in comparison to the well-established CCD technology, followed by a discussion of important benefits of modern CMOS-based detector arrays. A number of unique CMOS features including different shutter modes and scanning concepts are described. In addition, sub-field stitching is presented as a technique for producing very large imagers. After a brief introduction to the concept of monolithic CMOS sensors, hybrid detectors technology is introduced. A comparison of noise reduction methods for CMOS hybrids is presented. The final sections review CMOS fabrication processes for monolithic and vertically integrated image sensors. Key words CMOS, image sensor, APS, active pixel sensor, focal plane array, hybrid, HgCdTe, InSb, CCD, three-dimensionally stacked circuits, vertical integration.
Observing Project 7C Catching Interlopers in the Darkness
The NEAT and LINEAR robotic telescopes have charted thousands of asteroids orbiting in the vicinity of Earth. In this project, we will use a simple 35-mm camera to demonstrate how NEAT and LINEAR work to expose potential trespassers in the near-Earth environment. You will also need your clock driven telescope and the longest telephoto lens in your bag. NEAT and LINEAR use computer databases to compare the images that they take on a rapid-fire basis against the known sky. Anything that does not belong there is instantly identified and astronomers then can use sequential images of the object to determine its path through the sky. We will use the telescope's clock drive and a camera with a telephoto to try and duplicate what NEAT and LINEAR do to much fainter magnitudes. Before going out, you will need to do some careful study and planning. NEAT and LINEAR have all the information they need in their computerized brains but you do not. You will want to use a star chart that shows the sky...
Huygensfresnel Principle
This statement suffices to account for the laws of reflection and refraction, and the approximately straightline propagation of light through large apertures, but it fails to account for diffraction, the deviations from exact straightline propagation of light. Fresnel extended Huygens' principle by assuming that the secondary wavelets interfere with one another according to the principle of superposition. His statement postulated that each unobstructed point on a wavefront is a source of spherical wavelets, and that the amplitude of the wave at any point ahead of the wavefront is the superposition of all of these wavelets. In adding these wavelets it is necessary to include the amplitude and phase of each wavelet. The Huygens-Fresnel principle was put on a firm theoretical basis by Kirchhoff and expressed as an integral derived from the wave equation. Details of the derivation of the Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction integral can be found in Born and Wolf (1980) or any intermediate optics...
Without further limiting the pixel fill factor, monolithic architectures also require that addressing and signal processing circuitry be placed at the periphery of the array. In contrast, a three-dimensionally (3-D) stacked circuit construct, such as shown in Fig. 17, relieves many of the limitations inherent to monolithic structures. Active-pixel focal plane architectures are well suited for 3-D interconnection because signal integration, amplification, and readout can be in close proximity to the photodetection elements while still achieving 100 optical fill factor. The further capability to perform complex signal processing behind every pixel can dramatically reduce total image sensor power and bandwidth requirements. Vertically hybridized flip-chip imagers already offer independently optimized photodetector and readout multiplexer designs that can achieve scientific-grade image sensor performance 9 . However, these bump-bonded approaches are limited to two circuit layers, to large...
PSR Optically variable pulsars
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Variable Stars
Only a handful of pulsars are listed within the GCVS and all are extremely faint. As optical targets, these exotic objects cannot be recommended for casual examination or study. If considered for serious study, earnest amateurs will require large aperture telescopes augmented with sensitive instruments such as CCDs.
Which lenses fit which cameras Canon
In its long history, Canon has made two completely different kinds of SLRs, F (FD) and EOS. All the autofocus cameras, film and digital, belong to the EOS line, also referred to as AF (autofocus) or EF (electronic focus). The older FD-series manual-focus lenses do not fit EOS cameras at all, not even with an adapter. Canon also makes a few EF-S lenses ( electronic focus, smaller ) that fit only the newer DSLRs. They have an EOS-type mount that protrudes slightly farther into the camera body. If all you need is a T-ring, the situation is simple. Any T-ring marked Canon EOS, Canon AF, or Canon EF is the right kind for an EOS camera. The other kind, Canon F, FD, or FL, will not fit on the DSLR at all. Beware of Canon lenses made by Sigma and other third-party manufacturers in the early days of the EOS system. Sigma and some competitors reverse-engineered the EOS aperture system and got it slightly wrong, so the older lenses will not stop down to the selected aperture on a modern DSLR....
Difficulties In Observing Mars
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Carbon Dioxide
Because of the limitation set by seeing, telescopes with very large apertures do not show any greater detail of the Martian surface than do smaller instruments. According to R. S. Richardson, the planet looks as if all the color has been washed out of it when viewed with the full aperture of the 100-inch reflector telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory, California. The sharpness of the image, he goes on to say, can be considerably improved by diaphragming down, or partially covering, the secondary mirror.
High Resolution CCD Imaging
Using telescopes as small as 75mm aperture, amateur astronomers are now producing stunning images rivaling those of professional observatories of just a few years ago. The public has been fascinated by the dramatic and colorful highresolution images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, yet recent amateur astronomical images have been no less inspiring. Over the last few years the art of amateur imaging has made a quantum leap forward with film-format-sized CCDs, professional-quality large-aperture telescopes and sophisticated image-processing techniques all arriving on the scene. Just as important, amateur astronomers have learned how to master them.
Objective Lens Assemblies
Last Updated on Sat, 20 May 2017 | Globular Cluster
Large aperture astronomical binoculars have objectives of relatively small focal ratio, often as small as f 5, and sometimes less. An achromatic doublet of 100-mm aperture with a focal ratio of f 5 will have significant chromatic aberration, especially off-axis, no matter which glasses are used. This can be particularly obtrusive on bright objects, such as the Moon or the naked-eye planets. Even a fluorite apoc-hromat of this aperture and focal ratio will show off-axis false color on these objects.
Why Is Seeing Control So Important
With the goal of extracting the highest resolution possible in our CCD images, seeing plays a much bigger part than is at first realized. Longer exposures do not mean you can detect an object if the seeing is poor. At the 2004 Riverside Telescope Makers Expo, Jim McGaha, an advanced CCD imager specializing in Near Earth Object (NEO) detection, gave a talk centered on detecting objects fainter than 20th magnitude. Using information presented in his talk, Table 8.1 reveals how a much fainter star can be detected with any given aperture of telescope as the seeing improves.
The viewfinder eyepiece
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Digital Astrophotography
The eyepiece on a DSLR is commonly out of focus. Most DSLRs have an adjustment called the eyepiece diopter (Figure 8.1) which you are expected to adjust to suit your eyes. This is rarely done, because for daytime photography with an autofocus camera, it doesn't matter. To someone who always uses autofocus, the viewfinder is just for sighting, not for focusing, and the image in it need not be sharp. Half an hour of doing this will greatly build your skill. Before long, you should be able to focus your daytime pictures better than the camera's autofocus mechanism does. Try it.
Star Atlases and Catalogues
Last Updated on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 | Multiple Stars
Other much more detailed atlases have appeared in recent years, such as Uranometria 2000.0 and The Millennium Star Atlas. Plotting hundreds of thousands (or more ) stars and deep-sky objects, they were published partly in response to the growing use of truly huge, large-aperture Dobsonian-type reflectors by amateur astronomers today. In practice, these massive volumes are often unwieldy and confusing to use at the eyepiece at night. For the purposes of most double star observers, they are definitely overkill.
Viewfinder magnification
The magnification of a viewfinder is a confusing quantity because DSLRs are still rated by an obsolete standard for 35-mm film cameras. For example, the nominal magnification of the Canon XTi viewfinder is x 0.7. This means that the camera and viewfinder would work like a x 0.7 telescope if you put a 50-mm lens on it - which is not the standard lens for a DSLR.
Replacement and Resiting
Last Updated on Tue, 24 May 2016 | Glass Fibre
In 1989 the 10 in telescope returned on its new mounting which proved to be a marked improvement on its predecessor. The C8 was sold and replaced with a Vixen SP102F fluorite refractor on a tripod mounting which allowed it to be kept indoors and used as a portable telescope and also, with the aid of an Inconel full-aperture filter, as a solar telescope. Later an H-alpha filter was purchased which allowed observations of flares and prominences.
Imaging with very high resolution using multimirror telescopes
Recent years have seen very large aperture telescopes constructed by piecing together smaller mirrors and carefully mounting them on a frame so that the individual images interfere constructively at the focus. This way the two multimirror Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea are constructed, each from 36 hexagonally shaped mirrors which together form a paraboloidal mirror about 10 m in diameter. The frame is constructed very rigidly, but since each segment weighs half a ton, it still distorts significantly when the telescope is pointed, so that the mirror positions have to be actively corrected to compensate for the small movements. Then, together with adaptive optics correction for atmospheric turbulence, diffraction-limited images are obtained since, for a small enough field of view, the off-axis aberrations of the paraboloidal mirror are insignificant. However, the maximum aperture which can be operated this way is expected to be of the order of 100 m, the size of the Overwhelmingly Large...
Features Of Interest
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Size Ranking
1 EQUULEI 5 A 5th-magnitude star with a 7th-magnitude companion visible through small telescopes. On some maps, this star is also labeled as Epsilon (e) Equulei. The brighter star is, in fact, a true binary, having a faint second companion with an orbital period of 100 years. The stars are too close to be separated with a small aperture.
Knifeedge and Ronchi focusing In theory
The trouble with Ronchi or knife-edge focusing is that you can't do it with your DSLR in place. You must remove the DSLR and substitute a film camera body with no film in it, then run the knife edge across the film plane or put the grating there. The two camera bodies must match perfectly - but a film SLR body is unlikely to be a perfect match to a filter-modified DSLR because changing the filter changes the focal plane. Many astrophotographers feel that the Stiletto or an equivalent device is the gold standard of focusing. I don't use one myself for two reasons. First, anything that requires me to swap camera bodies will increase the risk of getting dust on the sensor. Second, it is easy to sample the actual DSLR image electronically, and that's what I'd rather use for my final focusing.
The rules have changed
The author's DSLR astrophotography setup. Meade LX200 telescope with piggyback autoguider (Figure 9.9), 8 x 50 finderscope, Canon 300-mm f 4 lens, and Canon XTi (400D) camera, mounted equatorially on a permanent pier in the back yard. Figure 9.3. The author's DSLR astrophotography setup. Meade LX200 telescope with piggyback autoguider (Figure 9.9), 8 x 50 finderscope, Canon 300-mm f 4 lens, and Canon XTi (400D) camera, mounted equatorially on a permanent pier in the back yard.
Capabilities and Limitations
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Hydrogen Alpha
As a comparison with the PST, there is necessarily no much improvement in the viewing of prominences, but the MaxScope 40 shows any sunspots (most of them that are visible in white light ) and shows the cell structure of the Sun quite clearly. Whilst some of this is due to the larger effective aperture, the lower bandpass of 0.7 A also helps. Figures 4.11 and 4.12 show the Sun on a day of high activity near the upper right limb of the disc. However, its effective aperture is more than the PST and its weight of only 3 lb (same as the PST) means that it has the same portability. Perhaps the greater price may require special insurance arrangements when traveling by car or air.
Semaphores for optical telegraphy
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Gregorian Calendar
For thousands of years the use of light signals for sending messages over long distances was limited by the performance of the human eye. By the 13th century it was known that a glass lens in front of an eye could correct for long sight, but it was not until the beginning of the 17th century that it was discovered that two different lenses mounted at opposite ends of a tube could make distant objects appear larger and dim objects more visible. Such slow progress in optics is not surprising because the expounding of scientific theories in Europe was apt to lead to arrest, torture and death, even at the start of the 17th century. However, in the 1660s Louis XIV gave one of his sunny smiles to the Academie des Sciences in Paris, and in the same decade the Royal Society in London obtained its charter from King Charles II. One of the first officers of the Royal Society was Robert Hooke, who made important contributions in many fields of science. He described the use of telescopes in...
Detection of ultrahighenergy cosmic rays
Last Updated on Wed, 06 Apr 2016 | Fundamental Physics
Ground facilities, including the large Auger array in Argentina, observe the extensive air showers from the ground, but they are limited by the local horizon. A space detector for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays looking down from low Earth orbit could witness the events around a much larger swath. It would need a large-aperture telescope and sensitive light detectors in
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Mystery Trackers: The Fall of Iron Rock
Elephant Games brings you the latest exhilarating installment of the Mystery Trackers series!
After five years, the Mystery Trackers finally have an idea of where your lost colleague could be! But Iron Rock isn't the town you expected when you arrive to find it patrolled by the new Mayor's robots, leaving little hope for the remaining residents to escape! Can you use your top-notch detective skills to find out what's really going on and escape with the residents in time?! Find out in this thrilling Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure!
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Mystery Trackers: The Fall of Iron Rock is rated 3.6 out of 5 by 7.
Rated 5 out of 5 by cyndrap from LOVE IT and Elf is always a bonus I really love this series. There has been a few of them that were only so -so, this one is GREAT! Good storyline, good pace, nice graphics, overall fun game. I also loved that we are finally in today's world and have a tablet to communicate with. LOL I recommend this game, try it I think you will like it too.
Rated 5 out of 5 by biscuitsmama from A TERRIFIC MYSTERY TRACKERS GAME! Mystery Trackers returns with The Fall of Iron Rock the 16th game in this long-running series. IMHO, the game is wonderful and it somehow seems reminiscent of Raincliff that was my all-time favorite Mystery Trackers game. In The Fall of Iron Rock you have been sent to the town of Iron Rock to see if you can find agent Redford who disappeared while investigating reports of town residents who possessed paranormal abilities. With your pal Elf by your side, you are on your way to finding the missing agent. Mystery Trackers would not be the same without Elf and I am always happy to watch his antics as he sets off to retrieve some items that I might need to progress in the game. Elf might not be for everyone but he does have a fan base. Although the game is not difficult it is perfect for the way I like to play but there were times that I did need to use the hint button as I couldn’t figure out where to find something I needed. Of course I play the game with the sparkles turned off so I am not having the constant sparkle hints indicating active areas. I love the HOPS in the game since the original list type is my favorite. The is also variety included with the HOPS and Mini-HOPS where we find items by silhouette, reading a story, or finding matching pairs. No matter what type of HOP appears in the game it generally includes some interactivity before you can find certain items. Thankfully, the game has a balance between the HOPS and the Puzzles so the game does not seem overwhelmed by one or the other. The Puzzles in the game are excellent and many of my favorites are included in the mix. Since I don’t want to give away what happens in Iron Rock I will l simply say that it did have a few surprises and the game is one that I recommend you purchase so you can see the whole storyline unfold. I couldn’t wait to buy the game because it is one of the best in the Mystery Trackers series. As always, I recommend that you try the demo to see if Mystery Trackers The Fall of Iron Rock is a game you will enjoy as well. Happy gaming!
Rated 5 out of 5 by denniann2 from another great game in the series i enjoyed this one as well. HO games are getting boring to me but this one wasn't. enjoy yourself. it has a custom level and that will help.
Rated 3 out of 5 by Yurnmesis from Trial:Too Much Back & Forth Of course, Elf is a bonus! Gamma option is a huge plus because the scenery is rather dreary and drab with a splash of color. Graphics are good, but noticed small print to explain several tasks, oodles of back and forth to complete most all tasks, but the hint does transport most of the time. I disliked the constant running back and forth to complete everything and found it annoying since I prefer a move forward game style Soon into the trial a task required me to find a screw driver to tighten a door latch at the doctor’s house…you mean he hasn’t entered his home until my character arrived? Really made me wonder who wrote the story line, just a dumb task or a task to consume time. Hidden object games were nicely crafted with clear object images and there wasn’t a multitude of mini games to break up the continuity, which is a big plus. The characters were nicely developed and animation was good, but that infernal sound that occurs with each move is extremely annoying and absolutely unnecessary. The above issues of back and forth and the noise after each move determined why I won’t purchase this game, but I’m extremely picky. Elf usually sways my decision but not this time. However, for many fans I’m sure these issues won’t be a problem. I will recommend the game because of the plus features.
Rated 3 out of 5 by pennmom36 from I STILL LIKE THIS GAME BUT I LIKED THE CE BETTER Completed CE Game approximately 5.5 hours (Including the CE Bonus Chapter & all mini-games) The Eternal Iron mine discovery literally put Iron Rock on the map when it was founded in 1963. With a small population of only 152 residents, nearly everyone worked the mines, but these were no ordinary Iron Mines. Over 60% of the population of Iron Rock has undergone some form of genetic mutation. Some residents have developed unique skills, such as enhanced hearing, proclivity for certain branches of Science, night vision, the ability to heal themselves and even others. And then, the unthinkable happened, in the blink of an eye, tragedy struck the small mining town, with The Fall Of Iron Rock. Mystery Trackers Agent Redford was on assignment scouting for recruits with unique abilities, at Iron Rock when the horrific accident occurred. He hasn't been heard from since the accident. Agent Elf has joined you on a recognizance mission to find the missing agent, and gather information about the newly appointed Mayor who seems to have some very unique abilities. A genetic mutation that could result in deadly consequences! <bark, bark> (Elf is deeply concerned) The Fall of Iron Rock may only have 3 Chapters, but they are very long chapters, and the CE Bonus Chapter is longer than most other Bonus Chapters. I started playing this morning before the sun woke up and it took me about 5.5 hours to complete the game. I need to figure out how to do that "speed-gaming" scenario, perhaps I should just read the SG and skip all that actual playing stuff? I think Elephant Games has gone back to their roots with this Mystery Trackers game. Their games lately have had so many cliche tasks, and involve placing an emblem on every single door, drawer, and closet, even the emblems required emblems, but things are looking up with this Mystery Trackers. There's still an occasional cliche task, and a few "why did I ditch this valuable tool only to need it in the next scene" Not once did I have to bargain with a raccoon who understands and comprehends the English language, by offering food in exchange for retrieving an item hidden in the depths of his den. Not once did I have to play dress up and place valuable jewelry upon a solid granite statue who, out of sheer gratitude, extends a granite arm to hand me a much-needed inventory item, how nice :) I did, however, have some issues with the game freezing up on 3 separate occasions! There is a Helper, but this time it's a good thing because Mystery Trackers wouldn't be the same without the help of that adorable MinPin, Agent Elf! (one day I'm going to introduce him to Mr. Jenkins!) Don't worry, he's housebroken, he's not annoying, and he rarely barks, he does shed a bit though. Agent Elf does his Mystery Trackers duties (doodies? haha, maybe he's not housebroken) 9 times during the Main Game and he isn't used at all in the CE Bonus Chapter. I probably wouldn't play MT games if Elf wasn't included, technically, Elf is only 7 years old because he didn't become an Agent until Black Isle, so we should be good for a while. Elephant Games has done an excellent job with the CE Morphing Objects, they are small objects that don't look out of place, and they morph at just the right speed to make them obscure. There are Zoom Zone Puzzle Fragments that allow you to set the finished image as a Screensaver, but the images are assembled for you automatically. This feature is a wasted opportunity, they should have allowed us to assemble the puzzle (& with real jigsaw pieces, not scraps) I would go absolutely nutz if they offered a Jigsaw Puzzle Screensaver that you could choose how many pieces you wanted! (as in large sizes 3000 pieces and up) if only... There are 12 Hidden Object Scenes and 6 Zoom Zone Hidden Object Scenes in the main game, +5 in the Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter. They did a great job blending some of the objects to make them somewhat Challenging. There are Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Multiples of the Same Object Finds, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Swatches Finds (click on the exact area that matches the tiles shown) Highlighted Image Finds, Finding Objects to Open Listed Item Finds, and one of my favorites, Uncovering Matching Pair Finds. There is no alternate puzzle offered. FYI: one of the achievements requires you to complete a Hidden Object Scene in over 10 minutes, so take your time with one of them! There are actually 16 Mini-Games within the Main Chapters +5 in the Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter. The Mini-Games start out very simplistic and easy to solve, but they do become progressively harder to solve. I loved that some of the more familiar puzzles were tweaked, making them much more difficult than I had anticipated. Below are brief descriptions of some of the mini-games that I enjoyed throughout the game: 1~A variation of "Blocks", move wooden blocks to allow the Red Block to exit. 2~Use directional arrows to navigate a maze with a flashlight. 3~Enter the correct numbers according to pictured symbols & equations. ? 4~Turn all tiles Blue, clicking one may affect others. 5~Find the spare batteries & code to turn all switches on. ? 6~Click the numbers in the right sequence, click the Key to test your choices, green when correct. ?? 7~Use directional arrows to guide the silver ball to the hole, using gold balls as bumpers. ? 8~Light up all numbers on the clock by selecting 3 moves Right or 2 moves Left. ? 9~Mosaic Griddler game filling in cells correctly (no X cell options) The Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter takes place shortly after the Main Games' timeframe, playing as Iron Rock's best night-vision recruit, Rachael. Agent Shade and the young Agent-in-Training return to Iron Rock to investigate sightings of the mysterious, otherworldly Dark Trackers Agency. Agent Shade becomes injured by a strange device when a crazed psychopath rampages the city, leaving poor Rachael to fly solo without her trusted mentor. There are 5 Mini-Games and 5 Hidden Object Scenes, but unfortunately, Elf doesn't make an appearance because you play as Rachael. (I was a little bummed out because I love ? Elf) There are 8 Scene Locations in the CE Bonus Chapter and you'll pick up the final 8 Morphing Objects (1 per scene) and 3 Mineral Collections. The final Postcard Screensaver will be completed when you find the remaining 9 Zoom Zone Puzzle Fragments as well. The Collector's Edition version has 8 Wallpapers (well, at least 3 of them don't have the game character's ruining the picturesque background) 8 Concept Art Pictures, 3 Postcard Screensavers (after finding 7~16~9 Puzzle Fragments) 3 Music Soundtracks, 22 Achievements, 27 Morphing Objects (one per scene) 13 Collectible Minerals (with origins & usages) 32 Zoom~Zone Puzzle Fragments (creates 3 Screensavers) A Secret Room with 13 Re-playable Mini-Games & 14 Re-playable Hidden Object Scenes (opens after completing the Bonus Chapter) 3 Main Chapters (very long chapters) +Bonus Chapter (lengthy) and a Built-in Strategy Guide. MYSTERY TRACKERS SERIES LIST Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating 1-The Void (November 12-2010) 4.1 2-Raincliff (June 4-2011) 4.0 3-Black Isle (March 1-2012) 4.5 4-Four Aces (November 9-2012) 4.3 5-Silent Hollow (August 30-2013) 4.1 6-Raincliff's Phantoms (March 14-2014) 4.0 7-Blackrow's Secrets (September 26-2014) 3.3 8-Nightsville Horror (April 24-2015) 3.8 9-Winterpoint Tragedy (September 6-2015) 3.3 10-Paxton Creek Avenger (February 26-2016) 3.5 11-Train To Hellswich (August 26-2016) 3.6 12-Queen Of Hearts (January 8-2017) 3.3 13-Memories of Shadowfield (July 21-2017) 3.5 14-Mist Over Blackhill (May 20-2018) 2.8 15-Darkwater Bay (October 5-2018) n/a 16-The Fall Of Iron Rock (May 17-2019) n/a by: Elephant Games
Rated 2 out of 5 by mymetime from What makes this a 'Mystery Trackers'?? I've only done the demo but won't be bothering to go any further - this could be any game, there's nothing "Mystery Trackers" about it - and the game itself is bland at best. Sure, if you haven't played many games, and you've never played an early (ie 1-10) Mystery Trackers, this is an ordinary, easy game - but you're better off going back and playing the classics instead...
Rated 2 out of 5 by silverrainbow from Disappointed! After playing, and loving, the first two Mystery Trackers, I thought I'd try out a newer version to see how it had developed. I am sad to say I was extremely disappointed. The artwork has really gone downhill and I personally don't like the childish 'Paw Patrol' type dog helper, Elf. I'm also disappointed that you have changed the lovely toad, he used to have character, making different little croaking noises every now and again, now he just wobbles about in a weird way and looks a bit ugly. Gameplay is not as enjoyable and there are nowhere near enough hidden object scenes either, as seems to be the case with games now.
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Home Out of office Siemens contract creates 250 employment opportunities in Hull
Siemens contract creates 250 employment opportunities in Hull
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24 September 2015: The appointment by Siemens of Clugston Group, based in Scunthorpe, to build a service and logistics facility at Alexandra Dock, Hull. (l-r) Shaun Cray, Siemens’ General Manager, Real Estate and Construction, for the Hull Project; Steve Radcliffe, Managing Director, Clugston Construction; Finbarr Dowling, Siemens’ Hull Project Director; Martin Tuck, Scunthorpe Regional Business Manager for Clugston. Picture: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures Ltd 01482 772651/07976 433960 www.hullnews.co.uk sean@hullnews.co.uk
Siemens have awarded a major contract to Humber-based business, Clugston as part of its huge Hull development.
Clugston has been selected to build a 12,300sqm service and logistics facility at Hull’s Alexandra Dock which will support a wind turbine blade factory.
It will also be the logistics hub for Siemens’ UK onshore and offshore service business.
Clugston, based in Scunthorpe, said it would draw on its extensive local workforce and supply chain to retain and create jobs within the region.
Shaun Cray, Siemens’ General Manager, Real Estate and Construction, for the Hull project, said: “Clugston supplied the most competitive bid, in terms of programme and price, as well as proposing an innovative engineering solution to deliver enhanced value to Siemens, in order to secure this contract against significant competition from other high-quality regional and national construction companies.
“We are very pleased to be able to award a major contract to a company with a long history in the Humber region and, once again, deliver on our commitment to support local procurement wherever possible.”
Construction of the facility will begin in November and is due to be completed in early autumn 2016.
Steve Radcliffe, Managing Director of Clugston Construction, said: “As a local business whose involvement in the Humber area stretches back almost 80 years, we are excited to be playing a part in building this facility which will play such an important role in the growth of the offshore wind industry and establishing the region as the centre of renewable energy in the UK.
“Siemens has made a bold move in bringing a new manufacturing industry to the UK which will create 1,000 jobs directly and many more during construction and within supply chains, as well as acting as a major catalyst for investment and growth.
“This announcement is a further demonstration of how Siemens is generating substantial local employment and delivering significant economic benefits within the Humber region, even before our world-class facilities in Hull become operational.”
Earlier this month Siemens announced it had awarded a £1 million contract to Hull College Group which will see the conversion of an existing college facility in Hull to train the blade factory workforce over the next two years and support the company’s ongoing training needs.
With partner Associated British Ports (ABP), Siemens is investing £310m in the Hull project – the city’s biggest ever inward investment. Siemens will employ around 1,000 people on the site, the majority within the blade factory.
Mr Cray added: “The Clugston appointment is the final piece in the development jigsaw for the Hull project. The harbour regeneration works being delivered by contractors appointed by ABP are well advanced and VolkerFitzpatrick is making good progress on the blade factory.
“With this appointment we have completed the pre-construction activities and are now into the phase of delivering the harbour and buildings ready for operational start in autumn 2016. Everything is now in place to deliver all the Hull facilities within our project timeframe.”
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The ambitious goal: develop a futuristic bike that will answer the question of what motorcycle riding will be like in the future. Topsy-turvy world: the LEGO designers use their own construction kit as a basis for creating a concept bike. What happened next is phenomenal. The bike of the future is made up of the exact same parts as the LEGO Technic R 1200 GS Adventure, which presented a massive problem for designers at BMW Motorrad.
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They achieve the impossible. The employees in Munich bring the Danish vision to life and develop a real hover bike from the construction kit – a flying motorcycle that floats above the tarmac. Hover Ride. Alexander Buckan, Head of BMW Motorrad Vehicle Design, is fascinated by this vision of the future: "Creating a fictitious, visionary model fro parts of the LEGO Technic BMW R 1200 GS Adventure construction set was an excellent idea and a great creative challenge.
The concept incorporated design DNA from BMW Motorrad with typical elements such as the boxer engine and the characteristic GS silhouette, while also being influenced by the design vocabulary of LEGO Technic". Go everywhere and create the future. It looks as though LEGO Technic and BMW Motorrad are spiritual brothers.
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The two project partners have already proven in the past that they share common ground: we can assume that the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure has been almost everywhere on this planet, but never before in the office of Lars, in the town Billund in Denmark. Lars is sitting at his desk; next to him sits the magnificent 260 kilo, 125 HP strong machine. The Dane observes the motorcycle; his eyes scan the fork, then he turns his gaze back to his intricate illustration.
THE FANTASY IS SET TO BECOME A REALITY
Why is this motorcycle in this office of all places? The Dane has been a designer at the LEGO Group for almost 25 years. He has been drafting vehicles for LEGO Technic for over five years, He has BMW Motorrad to thank for the fact that the machine is next to his desk. In August 2015, the Munich-based company first got in touch with the creative building block architect from Billund. The idea: create a LEGO Technic model from a real machine. The Danish toy company had already worked with the BMW Group to implement the MINI Cooper in the LEGO Creator range. The technical handicraft enthusiasts had also already designed motorcycles. But these had only been virtual models up until now. Now, a real motorcycle will be "posing as the model".
The GS satisfies all the requirements.
In the idea's early stages, several bikes were considered. But the Adventure came out on top in the selection process.It ranked all the models in the three areas important to LEGO Technic when designing a new model: functionality, authenticity and challenge to build. The R 1200 GS Adventure unites all these qualities.
Stirring up ambition.
When Lars heard about the idea, one thing became clear to him: this would be his project. "I am very passionate about motorcycles, and what I found special was designing these machines with a meticulous attention to detail", the designer explains. But despite his vast experience, this project is nevertheless posing new challenges. "It is a special motorcycle with many unconventional properties.
The fork, the rocker arm and the single rocker on the rear wheel. I have designed many motorcycles with LEGO Technic in the past, but never with special features like these", Lars tells us. The challenge arouses his ambition, and he immediately gets to work.
Working like a translator.
The big meeting with BMW Motorrad takes place one month after initially making contact. There is already an initial prototype of the miniature Adventure on the conference table. The model is impressive, the partners are in agreement, and the project gets underway. Lars hits the ground running. With the motorcycle, the most important tool, next to his desk during the drafting stage. "It was a great help because I was able to see the parts in great detail and measure the proportions." Lars' work is similar to that of a translator. He listens to the original machine, records the words uttered by the metal bike, mulls them over and translates them into the language of LEGO Technic. And this is how several models came into being, which are now on their way down to Munich.
EVERYONE PLAYS WITH LEGO BRICKS
When meeting with the responsible designers at BMW Motorrad, Lars demonstrates his prototypes. The contacts are delighted that their machine is being used by LEGO Technic. But the path to the perfect replica has not yet been closed.
It remains under discussion, details are being commented on and of course – played with. Freed from constraints and regulations, the Bavarians build their very own virtual models as well, and the building block fever quickly spreads like wildfire through surrounding departments.
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Lars flies back to Denmark with fresh impetus. His detailed knowledge about the machine has also grown. It's the little things like the fact that the logo on the machine is crooked until the rider mounts the saddle; only then does it become straight. The direction of Lars' drafts is correct. "It was a really creative discussion, but we still all had the same train of thought", the LEGO designer says, describing his visit. Back in Denmark, the single-sided swing-arm tests Lars' ability to the max. "It was difficult to make it stable, because it is only plastic. Nevertheless, the Dane managed to build the all-important part out of existing bricks. Not one single LEGO element had to be made specially for his GS model. "I didn't have to make any compromises", Lars tells us about the most difficult task during implementation.
Seeing the design studio in Munich was something of an inspiration for me.
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His perseverance pays off in the end. When the designers at BMW Motorrad come to visit the LEGO headquarters in March 2016, the finishing touches are being made to the model. After this, it must then pass through the strict LEGO design assessments. But when the guardians of suitability didn't find any faults and gave it their thumbs up, "everyone is happy", as Lars puts it. For now he is getting ready for his next GS adventure: offroad biking at the Enduropark Hechlingen.
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“I feel like I’m just better and cooler than those guys (Usman and Khabib). Why would I want to fight them for? Pettis’ is cooler than both of them, fight wise,” said Diaz.
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“I would want to watch me fight fucking Conor or Pettis. Masvidal just did his thing the other day, that was great you know, stuff like that.”
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2 2 V for Vendetta $983,315 -9.4% -48.9% 3,365 $292 $49,360,758 13 Warner Bros. false false
3 3 Failure to Launch $768,351 -5.5% -34.7% 3,202 $239 $65,847,403 20 Paramount Pictures false false
4 4 The Shaggy Dog $600,269 -11.8% -17.8% 3,421 $175 $49,731,933 20 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures false false
5 5 Stay Alive $464,031 -11.8% - 2,009 $230 $12,329,956 6 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures false false
6 6 She's the Man $439,672 -6.7% -17% 2,631 $167 $21,724,650 13 DreamWorks false false
7 8 The Hills Have Eyes $325,657 -11.4% -45.9% 2,461 $132 $36,794,112 20 Fox Searchlight Pictures false false
8 7 Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector $321,787 -14.1% - 1,710 $188 $8,014,966 6 Lionsgate false false
9 9 Eight Below $268,166 -7.5% -19.6% 2,101 $127 $77,942,713 41 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures false false
10 10 16 Blocks $201,212 -5.2% -51.4% 2,066 $97 $34,605,038 27 Warner Bros. false false
11 11 The Pink Panther $128,927 -5.6% -26% 1,352 $95 $81,140,337 48 Sony Pictures Releasing false false
12 13 Deep Sea $97,633 -0.2% +24.6% 46 $2,122 $3,891,874 27 Warner Bros. false false
13 14 Thank You for Smoking $95,723 +5.5% +216.8% 54 $1,772 $1,649,300 13 Fox Searchlight Pictures false false
14 12 Curious George $86,925 -11.7% -21.8% 1,166 $74 $57,167,810 48 Universal Pictures false false
15 15 Madea's Family Reunion $74,669 -9.5% -52.3% 1,030 $72 $62,288,273 34 Lionsgate false false
16 16 Aquamarine $69,081 -6.6% -45.8% 1,054 $65 $17,561,782 27 Twentieth Century Fox false false
17 17 Date Movie $43,255 -4.2% -51.1% 739 $58 $47,630,946 41 Twentieth Century Fox false false
18 18 Firewall $39,006 -1.5% -54.1% 578 $67 $47,886,802 48 Warner Bros. false false
19 19 Brokeback Mountain $36,000 -2.7% -44.6% 324 $111 $82,706,000 111 Focus Features false true
20 21 The Libertine $32,604 -1.5% -64.3% 466 $69 $4,652,000 125 The Weinstein Company false false
21 20 Ultraviolet $30,136 -9.4% -74% 540 $55 $18,434,275 27 Screen Gems false false
22 23 Final Destination 3 $28,000 -3.4% -42.9% 422 $66 $53,596,000 48 New Line Cinema false true
23 25 Tsotsi $27,000 - - 81 $333 $1,316,000 34 Miramax false true
24 24 Mrs Henderson Presents $26,828 -4.3% -36.9% 219 $122 $10,403,727 111 The Weinstein Company false false
25 22 Nanny McPhee $26,110 -12.5% +13.8% 377 $69 $46,305,900 62 Universal Pictures false false
26 26 Syriana $21,111 -13.8% +32% 175 $120 $50,564,306 127 Warner Bros. false false
27 30 Transamerica $19,921 +8.4% -40.1% 202 $98 $8,613,243 118 The Weinstein Company false false
28 27 Dave Chappelle's Block Party $19,000 -13.6% -69.4% 235 $80 $11,617,000 27 Rogue Pictures false true
29 28 Big Momma's House 2 $18,788 -10.8% -10.9% 290 $64 $68,825,028 62 Twentieth Century Fox false false
30 31 Ask the Dust $15,747 -2.1% -16.5% 111 $141 $555,417 20 Paramount Classics false false
31 29 King Kong $15,680 -19.9% -20.1% 196 $80 $217,941,590 106 Universal Pictures false false
32 32 Crash $12,349 -7.9% -51.6% 152 $81 $54,476,735 328 Lionsgate false false
33 34 Neil Young: Heart of Gold $10,559 -1.5% -29.9% 65 $162 $1,314,667 48 Paramount Classics false false
34 35 Walk the Line $9,141 -3.1% -48.1% 148 $61 $119,345,036 132 Twentieth Century Fox false false
35 33 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 $9,131 -20% +1.6% 144 $63 $82,338,605 99 Twentieth Century Fox false false
36 36 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $6,924 -18.3% -27.4% 140 $49 $289,900,226 132 Warner Bros. false false
37 38 Hoodwinked! $5,506 -7% +22.5% 90 $61 $50,995,091 104 The Weinstein Company false false
38 37 Munich $5,330 -23.5% -40.3% 82 $65 $47,397,545 97 Universal Pictures false false
39 39 Doogal $5,063 +14% -30.4% 122 $41 $7,397,095 34 The Weinstein Company false false
40 40 Night Watch
$3,932 +6.9% -67.4% 40 $98 $1,439,464 41 Fox Searchlight Pictures false false
41 41 Duck Season
$2,785 +6.7% +31.6% 24 $116 $102,308 20 Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) false false
42 42 The Matador $1,426 -10.8% -24.1% 27 $52 $12,593,359 90 The Weinstein Company false false
43 43 Don't Tell $149 -75.6% -89.8% 5 $29 $28,465 13 Lionsgate false false
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Brazil Survives At World Cup When Chile's Final Penalty Kick Hits The Goalpost
Cork Gaines
Brazil survived their round of 16 match with a win over Chile in a penalty shoot-out.
Brazil and Chile were still tied 1-1 after 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of extra time before Brazil beat Chile 3-2 in penalties.
Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar made two big saves in the penalty shootout. But Chile still had a chance to equalize in the fifth frame when Gonzalo Jara had his shoot hit the goalpost and bounce out, giving Brazil the win.
The match almost didn't make it to the penalty shoot-out.
Brazil nearly lost in the final minute of extra time when Chile's Mauricio Pinilla broke loose and had his shot on goal hit the crossbar. Two inches lower and Chile would have been through and Brazil would have been out.
Chile came so close to a monumental upset over the overwhelming favorites to win it all.
But in the knockout stage it is all about surviving and advancing and that's what Brazil did.
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Social Science Is What
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Nevada Now Requiring Director Names Upon Incorporation
Posted on October 04, 2017 by Keith Paul Bishop
Until this month, incorporators of Nevada corporations were required to file an initial list of its officers and directors on or before the last day of the first month after filing the initial articles of incorporation (unless the corporation selected an alternative due date (See NRS 78.150 & NAC 78.300 - .380)). Reportedly, many incorporators failed to file the required initial list by the due date resulting in a significant number of delinquent corporations. Accordingly, the Nevada Resident Agents Association proposed legislation to require that the initial list be filed when the initial articles of incorporation are filed. This proposal was incorporated into AB 123 (Ellison) which was enacted earlier this year and took effect at the beginning of this month. An incorporator may file an amended list of directors and officers within 60 days without paying additional fees. An unfortunate and unintended consequence of this change may be that incorporators will file an initial list of officers and directors with placeholder names and then file an amended list soon thereafter naming the permanent directors.
The bill also made similar changes to the laws governing foreign corporations ( NRS Ch. 80); foreign nonprofit corporations (NRS Ch. 82); limited liability companies (NRS Ch. 86); registered limited-liability partnerships foreign registered limited-liability partnerships, limited partnerships and foreign limited partnerships (NRS Chs. 87, 87A & 88); business trusts and foreign business trusts (NRS Ch. 88A); and professional associations (NRS Ch. 89).
AB 123 also amended Nevada's limited liability company statutes in respect of series LLCs. I hope to have more to say about those changes in a subsequent post.
Thank-you to Gian ("John") Brown at Holland & Hart in Las Vegas, Nevada for bringing this change to my attention.
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Like Marley, Court Forges Chain Of Liability Link By Link To Hold Nevada Director Liable For California Corporation's Debt
Has Nevada Banned Mandatory Arbitration Provisions In Articles And Bylaws?
Nevada Enacts Forum Selection Statute
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Small Business Optimism Index decreased in October
From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): October 2018 Report: Small Business Optimism Index
The Optimism Index shed a modest 0.5 points, with slight declines in five components, no change in four of them, and one increase, landing at 107.4.
Job creation was solid in October at a net addition of 0.15 workers per firm (including those making no change in employment), unchanged from September. Sixteen percent (up 3 points) reported increasing employment an average of 3.3 workers per firm and 11 percent (unchanged) reported reducing employment an average of 2.9 workers per firm (seasonally adjusted). Sixty percent reported hiring or trying to hire (down 1 point), but 53 percent (88 percent of those hiring or trying to hire) reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill (unchanged). Twenty-three percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their Single Most Important Business Problem (up 1 point), 2 points below the record high reached in August. Thirty-eight percent of all owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, equal to last month’s record high.
The index decreased to 107.4 in October.
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Publishing and literary prizes
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The Rainbird Archive is the imprint of the company which started out in 1951 as Rainbird, McLean Ltd and became George Rainbird Ltd in 1958.
George Rainbird, together initially with Ruari McLean, designed and produced accessible illustrated books for other publishers to sell. He was the first to do this and the standards set by the 'Rainbird book' were later copied by many of his clients. It enabled him to indulge his love of books and produce beautiful objects where text, illustrations and design were in harmony. The companies spanned the years 1951 to 1982, when George Rainbird retired on his 77th birthday. Ruari McLean, his first partner, was a brilliant and influential typographer who pursued his career by setting up his own company. The Archive of Ruari McLean Associates is held at Reading University Library, it contains material produced at Rainbird, McLean. He has also written books on the subject of typography and many of these can be found in the Library here at Oxford Brookes.
The Archive consists of over 500 illustrated books covering many subjects including wine, cookery, art, antiques, religion (including Bibles), history, and natural history. The first book produced in 1951 was Thornton's Temple of Flora, a reprint was produced in 1972 in celebration of the Company's 21st birthday . Rainbird sold books to 280 different publishers in 29 different countries and the Archive includes these, many of them foreign language editions. Some of the Rainbird titles went on to become best sellers and involved many well-known authors, designers and editors including J. B. Priestly, A. J. P. Taylor, Jane Grigson and Geoffrey Grigson. In 1985 George Rainbird published an autobiographical bibliography The Rainbird Archive, which was designed by Ruari McLean, copies are held with the Archive.
The Archive came to Oxford Brookes University in 2004 through former head of Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies, Professor Paul Richardson.
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Sue Grafton's Secret Steak House
12/20/2005 — By Robert Firpo-Cappiello
"The town of Serena Station, where my newest mystery is set, is roughly based on Casmalia, California. I fictionalized many details about it, including a restaurant called the Hitching Post, which I renamed the Blue Moon Café. Casmalia has no traffic lights and no sidewalks, so to find this superb steak house is a marvel. My husband and I had dinner there with the retired Detective Sergeant Bill Turner of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and his wife, Deborah Linden, Chief of Police for San Luis Obispo--all in the interest of research, you understand." --Sue Grafton
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Rabenn, Glen L.
Glen L. Rabenn
Family Law 100%
Glen L. Rabenn has practiced family law in the Long Beach I West Orange County area since 1975. In 1981 he became one of the first attorneys in California to be certified as a Family Law Specialist. Mr. Rabenn is a past chairperson of the Long Beach Bar Association Family Law Section and is the founder of the Family Law Mediation program in the Long Beach Courthouse. Mr. Rabenn represents men and women in all facets of family law including dissolution of marriage, child custody, child support, spousal support and division of community property. Mr. Rabenn focuses his efforts in obtaining the best settlement possible. Where settlement is not possible, Mr. Rabenn aggressively represents his client's interests in court.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
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English literature 1700-1830
The Origins of the English Marriage Plot
Literature, Politics and Religion in the Eighteenth Century
AUD$136.95 inc GST
Author: Lisa O'Connell, University of Queensland
Date Published: July 2019
AUD$ 136.95 inc GST
Please email academicmarketing@cambridge.edu.au to enquire about an inspection copy of this book
Why did marriage become central to the English novel in the eighteenth century? As clandestine weddings and the unruly culture that surrounded them began to threaten power and property, questions about where and how to marry became urgent matters of public debate. In 1753, in an unprecedented and controversial use of state power, Lord Chancellor Hardwicke mandated Anglican church weddings as marriage's only legal form. Resistance to his Marriage Act would fuel a new kind of realist marriage plot in England and help to produce political radicalism as we know it. Focussing on how major authors from Samuel Richardson to Jane Austen made church weddings a lynchpin of their fiction, The Origins of the English Marriage Plot offers a truly innovative account of the rise of the novel by telling the story of the English marriage plot's engagement with the most compelling political and social questions of its time.
Offers a novel account of the marriage plot's political, cultural and religious contexts, explaining both the complexity of the genre's origins and its centrality to the development of the realist novel
Considers the importance of sham marriages, mock marriages, clandestine weddings and Gretna Green elopements to the English literary tradition
Deepens our understanding of Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding and Jane Austen who were the English marriage plot's most important early practitioners
'With blazingly new postsecular eyes, The Origins of the English Marriage Plot argues that the marriage plot in post-1740 English fiction has as much to do with the church as it does with the state. O'Connell challenges the received wisdom that the novel is a secular form, instead persuasively demonstrating the centrality of its religious politics. This is a history of the novel from the vicar's point of view, and what the vicar reveals are surprisingly rich insights into the period's theo-political debates, as well as animating new readings of Richardson, Fielding and beyond.' Katherine Binhammer, University of Alberta
'Supported by careful notes and an extensive bibliography, this volume makes a significant contribution to the study of 18th-century fiction and will be welcomed by specialists.' M. H. Kealy, Choice
contains: 5 b/w illus.
Introduction: historicising the English marriage plot
1. Church, state and the public politics of marriage
2. Clandestine marriage, commerce and the theatre
3. The new fiction: Samuel Richardson and the Anglican wedding
4. The Patriot Marriage plot: fielding, Shebbeare and Goldsmith
5. Literary marriage plots: Burney, Austen and Gretna Green
Afterword.
Table of Contents (34 KB)
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Index (160 KB)
Copyright Information Page (53 KB)
Front Matter (84 KB)
Lisa O'Connell, University of Queensland
Lisa O'Connell is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication and Arts at the University of Queensland. She is Vice-President of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on eighteenth-century literature and culture as well as co-editing Libertine Enlightenment: Sex, Liberty and Licence in the Eighteenth Century (2004).
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Why you should keep your tech partner close and your agency closer
by Patrick Hopf January 13, 2017
As the lines between agency and technology partner grow ever blurrier, the risks of transparency issues grow, writes the president of SourceKnowledge.
Performance advertising has been gathering momentum, particularly in Japan, as a way to increase transparency in the industry. After all, if advertisers can see exactly how much revenue, how many downloads or how many leads they’re generating from each campaign, then they’ll know exactly how well their agencies and technology partners are doing, right?
Not exactly. It seems that when it comes to performance, it’s a bumpy road regarding measurement. This issue is highlighted by Dentsu’s scandal where they overcharged Toyota—and hundreds of other clients —for performance-based ads. Whether by way of misunderstanding or by design, it seems that not everyone measures performance the same way, and as a result, confidence in agencies like Dentsu is faltering.
In the Dentsu/Toyota case, the agency uncovered more than 600 cases that impacted 111 advertisers, including among other errors, 14 examples where fees were charged for placements that were never made. Dentsu has since agreed to reimburse Toyota more than $20 million.
The relationship between the two companies spans more than 40 years, and while Dentsu handled Toyota’s digital performance campaigns, they seem to lack the sophistication of many of its western rivals. Apparently many of the transactions in question were performed manually, and apart from the ads that were never placed, errors occurred in ROI calculations and invoicing.
One advertising consultant speculated that many of Dentsu’s clients "often don't understand how their money is being spent." With agency relationships in Japan that frequently span decades, why would clients even speculate on such topics? In our part of the world, agency relationships rarely last that long. That’s partly because the agency landscape here is so much more competitive. Let’s face it: There’s no one agency that dominates for long. Agencies know this is a dog-eat-dog business, and to stay competitive, they have to evolve.
In recent decades, agencies learned that they had to go digital—and do it quickly—to attract clients. The agencies that survived that evolution are learning that they have to do more. Digital in the age of programmatic has grown infinitely more complex and more accountable. Agencies that thrive in this environment need to be experts in automation and the skilled use of data. They’ll need to build or white label—and then master—the best programmatic technology. And they’ll need to be accountable and own their results, warts and all.
That’s a tall order, particularly for the larger agencies with multinational legacy clients. In the world of programmatic, it’s much harder to blame failures on a lack of trained ad ops people or accounting errors. More likely, those errors came from anemic investments in automation technology.
Some of the big agencies are getting it, though. Last year, Omnicom launched its Hearts & Science agency. This smaller shop was the result of some internal re-shuffling and the addition of some new resources, resulting in a data-first, integrated agency. In its first four months in business, it nabbed both Procter & Gamble and AT&T from rival agencies.
With in-house creative, programmatic and a data team, Omnicom seems to have concocted the perfect recipe for "the agency of the future." One of the smartest moves the holding company continues to make—despite its ownership of programmatic shop Accuen—is seeking out third-party data and analytics partners to monitor the success of their client campaigns. In an agency principal’s own words, "If you’re providing a service, you can’t grade your own homework."
As the lines between agency and technology partner grow ever blurrier, the ricks of transparency issues increase. Separation of church and state, as it were, becomes necessary: You need that third-party analytics and attribution partner to keep everybody honest and accountable.
In addition to maintaining transparency, agencies must embrace technology and the talent to manage that technology. This is particularly critical today as brand marketing teams continue to consider the possibility of bypassing agencies altogether, forging relationships with DSPs and other technology partners directly. While this was a big challenge for those brave brand marketers just a few years back, that’s now become less of a problem.
So what does all this mean for agencies moving forward? It means that if technology and talent are going to be differentiators, you’re going to have to invest to ensure you’ve got the best of both. It won’t be enough to offer just creative or just media. You’ll have to have the talent in-house—whether you hire or train them yourself—to understand how to analyze and activate data, how to design stunning creative that’s been informed by that data and how to execute those campaigns programmatically, in a way that meets or exceeds client expectations.
It sounds like a tall order, but a lot of agencies are already working toward this and finding success.
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Canada Cup : Elias wins marathon final
Canada Cup Squash 2019 : FINAL
[4] Diego Elias (Per) 3-2 [1] Paul Coll (Nzl) 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 (98m)
Elias comes through marathon final
Having beaten second seed Marwan ElShorgby in the semi-finals, Diego Elias went one better as he overcame top seed Paul Coll in a marathon final at the Cambridge Club to claim the 2019 Canada Cup title.
Joel Clarke reports
The final match was the perfect finish to cap off the 2019 Troilus Canada Cup. All week, the proceedings were building up for this highly anticipated match between the 22 year old “Peruvian Puma” Diego Elias and Paul “Superman” Coll.
This match had all of the makings of an epic finale and the players did not disappoint. The first game started out at a ferocious pace with both players trading fast paced hitting around the mid court. A few fortunate referee decisions and some well timed nicks from the Peruvian allowed him to edge out the first game 11-8. Having thought he deserved the first game, Coll came back with a vengeance to win the second game 11-6 maintaining a steady lead.
Throughout the next two games the seesaw of action continued. Elias was testing the movement of Coll with a series of holds and deceptive shots and managed to edge out Coll 11-8. In the fourth game the grit, determination and and speed of Coll really tested the mental and physical strength of the Peruvian.
Showing clear signs of cramping and heavy physical fatigue in the fourth, Elias was unable to close out the match and we were headed for a fifth and final game. Before the fifth game kicked off, there was a lot of speculation as to if Elias would be able to maintain this pace for another game. Once the players were back on court, it was as if the Peruvian got a second wind and was back in the match.
Both players maintained an incredible pace going back and fourth controlling the centre of the court. Towards the tail end of the fifth game, Elias was able to open up a small lead which he was able to hold until the end winning 11-7.
Elias was elated to be back in the winners circle with his coaches Jonathan Power and father in the crowd.
Semis: Coll and Elias through to final at Cambridge Club
On the third day of play in this year’s Canada Cup Squash, action moved to the Cambridge Club with the top four seeds in action for the semi-finals.
Top seed Paul Coll despatched Mohamed Abouelghar with a 3-0 win, and Diego Elias created the first upset of the tournament as he beat second seed Marwan ElShorbagy, also in straight games.
Joel Clarke reports
[1] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-0 [3] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) 11-8, 11-8, 11-2 (48m)
The first semi-Final of the evening was a much anticipated match of two different styles of competitors. Paul Coll, arguably one of the best movers on the tour was taking on the fast paced shotmaker in Mohammed Abouelgar.
The Match started off exactly as one would anticipate. Abouelgar was dictating the pace early and managed to find a few nicks in the front corners of the court. In Both the first and second games, Abouelgar started at a extremely high pace and took an early lead.
Paul Coll being the stubborn competitor he is, never let up and battled back to take the first two games 11-8, 11-8.
In the third game we started to see Coll really push ahead and assert himself around the centre of the court and frustrate the Egyptian with his speed. Although the crowd wanted desperately to see more high paced squash, the quality of hitting from the New Zealander was just too good and he went on to finish the match in 3 games.
[4] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 [2] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (31m)
The Second semi-final of the evening between Marwan Elshorbagy and Diego Elias was a another highly anticipated match between two competitors who have met numerous times in their careers on the PSA tour.
From the first serve, Elias, 22 year old Peruvian dominated the pace of play. Through a series of holds, flicks and faced pace play, Elias was able to upset the movement of Elshorbagy and never allowed him to fully settle into the match.
After winning the first two games 11-7, 11-4 in convincing fashion, Elias kept his foot on the gas and went on to win the 3rd and final game 11-4.
Canada Cup Squash is coming to Toronto
Attention squash fans! The week you’ve been waiting for is nearly upon us with the return of the 2019 edition of the prestigious Troilus Canada Cup Squash!The CCS will take place at the Cambridge Club March 3rd-7th in Toronto and various GTA clubs. The event boasts a spectacular line-up including 8 of the top-20 players in the world.
The event’s top seeds include New Zealand’s Paul Coll, World #6, Egyptian Marwan El Shorbagy WR#8, also from Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar WR#9 and Peru’s Diego Elias WR#10.
The best in the world will battle it out for over $100K CDN in prize money and coveted PSA ranking points at The Cambridge Club, Toronto Athletic Club, Adelaide Club, Ontario Racquet Club, One Health Club, Ten X Toronto, and Barrie Athletic Club.
Hotel X Toronto is the official player hotel. TenX Toronto is the designated practice venue and host of the CCS Junior Jam and UST fund raiser on March 4th.
This is the largest PSA purse in the history of Canadian squash!
“It will be our 12th year running, and 2nd year as PSA event. We look forward to continue growing and showcasing squash in Canada,” said Shahier Razik, Tournament Director
The Cambridge Club is the event’s home venue where select round one & two matches, Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final & Championship dinner will be held.
Contact frontdesk@thecambridgeclub.com, 416-862-1077 to reserve your tickets.
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For 150 years or so, the Narrowboat was the principle means of carrying goods in this country. Its bright paintwork and traditional decoration made it easy to romanticise the boatman’s way of life. The reality though was that it was a harsh existence, especially in winter. The boats on this video chart the development of the waterways. There are boats that were originally horse-drawn, steamers, early semi-diesels, and diesels. There are wooden boats, iron boats and steel boats. Some are in original condition, others have been converted for cruising. Running Time 52 minutes
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For 150 years or so, the Narrowboat was the principle means of carrying goods in this country. Its bright paintwork and traditional decoration made it easy to romanticise the boatman’s way of life. The reality though was that it was a harsh existence, especially in winter. As railway competition forced whole families to live aboard in one tiny cabin, conditions worsened for the boat people; no comfort, no privacy, no sanitation, and no chance of schooling for the children. Over 60 such ancient craft – some over 100 years old – gathered at Braunston in May 1999. This video is a record of that gathering, with a detailed commentary, written by courtesy of the Commercial Narrowboat Owners Association & Braunston Boat Shows. The boats include not just Narrowboats, but tunnel tugs, inspection launches, & ice boats, for in those severe Dickensian winters, keeping the cut free of ice was a major challenge. The boats on this video chart the development of the waterways. There are boats that were originally horse-drawn, steamers, early semi-diesels, and diesels. There are wooden boats, iron boats and steel boats. Some are in original condition, others have been converted for cruising.
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"All Ways Lead to Hialeah" one of the city’s first slogans is well suited given that Hialeah sits in the heart of northwest Dade, and has access to every major thoroughfare (I-75, Palmetto Expressway, Florida Turnpike, US 27 (Okeechobee Road). In Hialeah you are about 20 minutes away from anywhere in the county. Hialeah borders Opa-Locka, Miami and Miami Lakes and provides direct business access to both Opa-Locka Airport and Miami International Airport. Hialeah is served by the Miami Metrorail and Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer stations. The City also provides its own transit buses that enhance transportation services City-wide to make it easier for residents to commute.
The City of Hialeah is a full service city. Services include Police, Fire, Water & Sewer, and Public Works. The City has a long history of providing these services; all of which are of an excellent quality and are in very high demand.
A myriad of recreation and education programs to residents are low-cost or free. Residents have access to a library system with one Main and five branch libraries; an Education and Community Services Department with after-school and camp programs, and Hialeah Reads!, a city-wide literacy initiative. Four adult centers with a daily lunch program offer a wide range of activities of interest to seniors. Adults with developmental disabilities may participate in the City’s adult therapeutic recreation center and day program. The Parks and Recreation Department has 15 fully-staffed parks, 7 pools, 2 tennis centers, sport leagues, a cultural arts theater, and an Early Prevention & Intervention program for youth.
The City offers a wide range of free cultural activities, programs and events that appeal to the different backgrounds of its residents, enriching community life in Hialeah. The Art on Palm Festival, Eggstravaganza, the Independence Day Celebration and Santa’s Snowblast are just a few of the annual city-wide events that Hialeah families enjoy.
Hialeah, incorporated in 1925, has a long and proud history. One of the city's most important and nationally well-known historic sites is the Hialeah Park Racetrack, built in 1925. Hialeah Park is an important part of Hialeah's future as well. After a short period when the Park was closed to racing, Hialeah Park reopened in November 2009 with quarter horse racing and is currently undergoing a multi-staged full restoration. Exciting plans call for the construction of an entertainment complex to include a hotel, restaurants, casinos, stores and a theater. Just as Hialeah's past is an important part of its future, so is a new, recently annexed three square mile area, "Hialeah Heights," to be developed soon into a beautiful residential and commercial area in the northwest part of the City.
Hialeah has historically been home to a number of Cuban exiles. Several monuments and parks throughout the city pay tribute to leaders and heroes who are important to many residents' culture. With a Hispanic population of over 94%, Hialeah’s welcoming immigrant community now is home to Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and other Hispanic groups, making Hialeah a culturally diverse and dynamic place to live.
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Police Declare Total War On Cannabis Farmers, Smokers In Osun
The police in Nigeria has destroyed a large expanse of Indian hemp farms at Agbongbon village in Irewole local government area of Osun State and arrested four suspects.
The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, said the operation was aimed at cutting the supply of Indian hemp as a way of preventing youths from smoking the weeds and curtail crime from the root.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police in the state, Aminu Koji, led the operation in which the Indian hemp planted in the farms were destroyed with herbicides while the dried one that was ready for the market was burnt.
The Commissioner of Police said: “We have declared a total war against Indian hemp cultivation and supply in Osun State. This is necessary to prevent youths from getting the weeds to smoke and this strategy was designed to nip the crime in the bud”.
The state police boss said four suspects including Osasa Ansah, Saliu Koku, Musliu Ibrahim and Salimu Koku were arrested in connection with the farms and that they would face the full wrath of the law to serve as deterrent to others.
“Most criminals get energised when they take cannabis and that is why we are trying to cut the supply of India hemp to Osun and other neighbouring states so that they won’t get Indian hemp to smoke. This would surely reduce the crime rate and our youths would be normal and behave well.
“Those planting the Indian hemp are trying to make money at the expense of other people and destroying the lives of many youths. They are also affecting the economy negatively because they don’t allow the economy trees to stay in the areas where the weeds are planted,” he said.
The Police Commissioner commended the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, for assisting the police in the state to be able to fight crime and provide security for the people of the state.
Posted on November 8, 2016 Author Williams OsewezinaCategories Crime WatchTags indian hemp, Musliu Ibrahim, Osasa Ansah, planting of hemp in Nigeria, police war against hemp, Saliu Koku, smoking of hemp in NigeriaLeave a comment on Police Declare Total War On Cannabis Farmers, Smokers In Osun
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Is Shep Rose from ‘Southern Charm’ a Trump Supporter?
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The 2018 midterm elections inspired a number of celebrities and reality personalities to encourage people to go out and vote. Some of the Real Housewives posted on Instagram they voted and other Bravoebrities encouraged people to vote.
Cast member, Craig Conover from Southern Charm announced on Instagram which local candidate he supported. But that declaration was met with a wave of crazy and even angry comments, especially from frenemy Shep Rose. When Conover made his announcement, he tried to inject that he didn’t vote based on party, but the post appeared to backfire. Plus it gave everyone a pretty good idea about what Rose thinks of President Donald Trump.
Conover was trying to be supportive
I don’t let party lines stop me from voting for the best candidate! Good luck to one of my favorite professors from law school and a great family friend! #constanceanastopoulo
A post shared by Craig Conover (@caconover) on Nov 6, 2018 at 2:30pm PST
The post was made on election day and Conover snapped a pic with the candidate. “I don’t let party lines stop me from voting for the best candidate!” Conover wrote on Instagram. “Good luck to one of my favorite professors from law school and a great family friend!” Conover (finally) graduated from the Charleston School of Law and wanted to support one of his former professors.
Conover’s professor, Democrat Constance Anastopoulo ran for attorney general and lost to incumbent Alan Wilson.
But people seemed confused
After posting the image, Conover’s Instagram blew up. At first, people assumed Conover’s candidate was a Republican, but then realized she was a Democrat. One person said, “Yes Craig!! RED!!” One person posted, ” I’m distraught by these comments I need Craig to not be on the Trump Train.” But then more people added that Anastopoulo ran as a Democrat.
But then comments became divisive and angry. One person finally said, “I find it funny that people who say they like/love you will judge you when they find out who you support politically… new age fair weather friends. Time to grow up, America.”
Conover’s post really heated up after Rose commented
If anyone had any question whether Rose was a Trump supporter, this comment made his position pretty clear. One follower commented this about Conover, “Anybody surprised he is a trump supporter?”
But then after a series of back and forth comments, Rose added this response to the query, “Not me. I wouldn’t piss on Trump if he were on fire. Biggest con man Huckster in the country. He’s A stain on our great democracy.”
Then things got crazy
Rose hopped off of Conover’s page, but the comment section exploded. Several people supported Rose’s comment and seemed surprised. “This is amazing. Respect you so much for this post! Sorry to say I assumed you’d lean the other way. What a pleasant surprise.” Others were just supportive, “I couldn’t have said it better Shep!! He is an embarrassment to our country.” And “well said! Vote! Vote!” And just “@relationshep omg I now LOVE you!!”
But there were also some disparaging remarks like, “I would have never guessed Shep was a liberal. I guess that’s in line with someone who does not work.” Also, “Shep – shut up! Your trust fund keeps growing bigger and bigger because of Trump!!” And many comments were extremely angry and aggressive.
Rose may not support Trump but it doesn’t mean he is a Democrat either
I’m all for term limits. But in this case, let’s just give him a lifetime appointment. #forgetitjake #itsflavortown @_theblessedone
A post shared by Shep Rose (@relationshep) on Nov 7, 2018 at 12:11pm PST
As recently as May Rose tweeted this to someone who commented on his page. “You do realize you can be a republican and not support Trump. You do know that right? He’s a populist anyway. About as far from GOP ideals as Bernie Sanders. A whole other ball of wax. Open your eyes. Don’t eat the slop.”
Before the 2016 presidential election, Rose possibly revealed which candidate he favored on Twitter. “Big fan of @GovGaryJohnson although the competition is very suspect.” But most recently he posted support for this guy: Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown. “I’m all for term limits. But in this case, let’s just give him a lifetime appointment.”
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Home / Career Finder / What Is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a form of alternative or complementary medicine. It involves using needles to stimulate certain points in the body. This helps to treat different conditions or lessen pain. Practiced in China thousands of years ago, acupuncture is fairly new in the Western world. It is slowly growing in popularity among the public and even with practitioners of modern medicine.
Acupuncture is used to alleviate:
Pain in the lower back
It’s even used to prevent nausea and vomiting following surgery or chemotherapy. There is still a lot of debate on the efficacy of acupuncture to actually provide relief for these conditions.
Acupuncture is anchored on the belief that chi or qi—a form of energy— flows through the body. The pathways by which this energy goes through are known as meridians. When the energy gets stuck, blocked or somehow becomes unbalanced as it flows along these meridians, illness is often the result.
According to acupuncture, the solution is to unblock or release the trapped energy so that it gets flowing again. This is used to restore the person’s health.
The most common mechanism that frees this trapped energy is the insertion of fine needles at different acupuncture points in the skin. The acupuncturist utilizes different needling techniques to insert the needles. This is to be as quickly and as pain-free as possible. Once the needle is in, the acupuncturist may then manipulate it in different ways. Techniques such as by flicking or spinning, to achieve the desired results.
It is a misconception to think that acupuncture only uses needles to get a person’s qi to start flowing again. Although this is the most popular method. Other methods are also used by acupuncturists to stimulate these points. These are moxibustion and cupping.
Moxibustion involves the use of an herb known as mugwort which has been grinded into wool. Acupuncturists either apply the herb directly or indirectly on the skin. They use a process involving the lighting of the herb or “moxa” on the acupuncture point.
Cupping, on the other hand, involves putting a glass cup with burning paper inserted on it over the acupuncture point. After the cup is removed, it leaves red marks on the skin which usually disappears after a while. Both moxibustion and cupping are said to remove cold and increase the flow of blood to the body.
In a typical acupuncture treatment session, the acupuncturist will first inquire about the patient’s overall health. They will ask about their symptoms the way a Western medical doctor would. After identifying what their problem is, the acupuncturist will then inform the patient on the number of sessions that they need to treat the condition.
During treatment, the acupuncturist will look for the points in the body where the needles are to be inserted. This is to free the blocked energies and provide relief for the condition. Treatment typically takes anywhere from fifteen minutes to an hour.
The risks of acupuncture are low. There are some patients who have reported soreness, bruising and even a little bleeding at the puncture sites. Rare complications include injury to an internal organ when the needle gets pushed in too deeply and infections that come from reusing needles. This is why it’s very important to get acupuncture treatment only from a licensed acupuncturist to prevent these from happening.
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Cashed-up customers can more easily absorb sharp pump price rises and it shows.
Mercedes-Benz is not too worried about oil prices as it introduces its biggest model, the GL four-wheel-drive wagon.
It is the largest model in the German brand's range — bigger than the Range Rover Vogue and the huge Toyota LandCruiser.
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The Merc wagon is primarily a five-seater, but a third row of two seats can be ordered for $2900 to turn it into a luxurious people mover.
At $103,900 for the entry-level diesel and $146,900 for the V8, few GLs are going to run far off the beaten track.
Even so, they can easily conquer some tough off-road obstacles thanks to standard air suspension that rises on demand to give a maximum ground clearance of 307mm.
That means brave drivers can plough through water up to 600mm deep.
The GL's transfer case also lowers the gear ratio for low-speed work and mechanical differential locks for the rear and centre differential and electronic aids help driver go up and down steep hills.
The GL runs a constant 4WD system on and off-road, hooked up to a standard seven-speed automatic transmission controlled with steering-wheel shift buttons.
A 3.0-litre turbo-diesel powers the 320 CDI base model and has 165kW and 510Nm.
It returns an official fuel economy figure of 9.7 litres for 100km of mixed city and highway driving and propels the GL from 0-100km/h in 9.5 seconds. The more expensive GL500 runs a 5.5-litre V8 with 285kW and 530Nm.
The official fuel consumption figure is higher at 13.9 litres for 100km, but the V8 means the GL500 can sprint from 0-100km/h in 6.6 seconds — incredible given its size and weight.
The GL has a single body chassis, unlike workhorses such as the LandCruiser, which are based on a separate ladder frame. It is 2370kg with the diesel engine and an extra 5kg for the V8 and has a towing capacity of 3500kg if whatever you are towing has its own braking system, or 750kg if it doesn't.
Standard safety gear for both GL models includes front and side airbags for the driver and front passenger, side airbags for the middle row and window airbags for all three seats.
They also have electronic stability control, traction control and anti-skid brakes.
The GL's third row of seats can fold into the floor at the touch of a button. Folding down the second and third row of seats offers 2300 litres of load space, which is 2128mm long.
Standard gear for the GL320 includes Mercedes Artico synthetic leather-look seats with electric adjustment, 18-inch alloy wheels, air-suspension, eight-speaker CD sound, wood grain, roof rails, cruise control, front armrests, luggage nets, parking sensors, rain sensing wipers, climate control airconditioning and tyre pressure indicator.
Stepping up to the V8 GL500 adds 19-inch alloy wheels, rear climate control unit, bi-xenon headlights, premium display with DVD player and satellite navigation, Harmon Kardon Logic7 sound system, sunroof, premium woodgrain, leather trim for the seats and dashboard.
Optional extras for both models include a TV tuner, rear DVD screens, voice recognition control, keyless entry and a reversing camera.
VEHICLES like the GL Mercedes are anti-heroes for many road users. They're big, heavy and block forward vision for other motorists.
The chances of most of these wagons going far off-road are only a little better than their owners joining a work-for-the-dole scheme.
Their owners love them because they carry seven, are comfortable, look better than people movers, tow well and can go off-road.
Despite the GL's impressive off-road capability, it only has a space-saver spare tyre.
Having to fit the skinny rim after a puncture would ruin any country adventure, especially if the driver was far from a Mercedes dealer or tyre dealer stocking GL tyres.
Mercedes says it is working on a system to carry a full-size spare on the rear hatch.
Mercedes isn't alone here, the new BMW X5 seven-seater will use run-flat tyres with no spare at all. The five-seater will have a space-saver.
Our test car was a GL500, which was impressive.
There were some glitches with the GL, including the space-saver spare and the way it handled rough country roads and parking spaces, but the huge machine will please a lot of its owners.
It's a comfortable, spacious vehicle.
The V8 model is pricey, but you get a lot of metal for the money. Its thirst wasn't as bad as we thought and the V8 ran at 11 litres/100km on the highway, rising to about 13 to 14 litres/100km around the city.
These figures aren't good when compared with a normal family car, but when your consider the GL's size, weight, brutal aerodynamics and slingshot performance, they start to look a lot better. The V8 engine is a cracker and has a lot of torque and a nice sporty note. We are big fans of the seven-speed automatic, which changes quickly and smoothly.
Running up to Canberra and back to buy a rally car gave us a good chance to test the on-road ability of the GL. It's excellent when cruising on smooth roads. It glides over the tarmac, is quiet, the seats are comfortable and the sound system is brilliant.
The rough highway roads just across the New South Wales border revealed the GL is not so good on the bumpy stuff.
It feels loose, just like many other large 4WDs and you notice the big body wobble as it tries to cope with the broken surfaces.
Around town, the GL is happy, though there is some traditional 4WD body roll. Flicking the adaptive suspension damping to Sport helps a little, but doesn't solve the problem.
The cargo area is cavernous when you fold down the two rear rows of seats and there is sufficient headroom and legroom for all three rows.
It's hard to park mainly because of its bulk. The parking sensors (with lights and buzzers) help, but it should come standard with a rear-view parking camera.
For what it is, the GL is an impressive vehicle. But if you don't need to tow, go off-road or require all seven seats, we would still pick the better-handling and more efficient E-Class wagon.
A huge, luxurious people mover that can (but probably won't) go off-road. Not as sensible as an E-Class wagon, but good for what it is.
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It’s party time at the skatepark
Castlegar Rotary Skatepark will celebrate its 10th year on Friday, Sept. 6.
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The 2013 Summer at the Skatepark free drop in skateboard coaching sessions have had a successful season, with almost 300 participants learning to skateboard at the Castlegar Rotary Skatepark so far.
On Friday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 6 p.m., there will also be a celebration of the 10th year of the skatepark’s existence.
“It’s just about coming to the skatepark and having some fun to finish off summer,” said organizer and instructor Ty Smith. “There will be some cake and speeches from local dignitaries and music… it will be a good time. We’re at 297 participants, so close to 300. Come on down and enjoy yourselves.”
With funding from BC Gaming and the Columbia Basin Trust, local not-for-profit Kootenay Family Place will be helping to host the party. Besides the speeches and cake, there will also be prizes and demos.
Chris Huxley, an airplane mechanic from Chilliwack who is in the area working for the forest service, has been to the skatepark on a number of occasions and was getting some exercise on Wednesday, Sept. 4 on a homemade board.
“It took about a week of evenings,” said Huxley. “It’s fibreglass, honeycomb, carbon fibre and Kevlar. It’s a typical composite build up where you’re using vacuum bagging, epoxy, resin and that kind of stuff.”
Huxley said he has been skating since he was a teenager.
“It’s a nice park and is fun,” he said. “I’m glad the community is encouraging skateboarding. It’s a great exercise for kids and keeps them out of trouble.”
Describing the skatepark as a special place, Smith said they’ve had a remarkable summer with great weather and he was blown away by the amount of participants who came out to learn how to skateboard.
For more, be sure to check out the Friends of the Castlegar Skatepark Facebook page.
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We are moving full steam ahead with full band rehearsals and are excited to being one step closer to getting out on the road and hit the stage once again. The band has been rehearsing now for the last few months With a fresh new lineup and amazing talent on board! We are having a blast writing and playing music again. We will soon be revealing our new line up and know you will be as excited as we are to see this new line up on stage. Be sure to check out our new Merch shop here and stop by and like us on FaceBook. Most importantly share with your friends. We are nothing without our fans, you help us spread the word and share our music with the world!
Rock on \m/
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3616 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:16:00 +0000
The new crew got together last week to start work on new songs and some old favorites! How awesome it was to get back to work with a new found passion and fire! Don't get too nosey we will announce our new members soon. We are excited to get back on stage and do what we love. Follow us on Facebook and check back as we may do a few teaser videos! \m/
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3615 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:31:00 +0000
So as most of you know the band has been sidelined due to Guitarist Pat Catalano health issues. Pat was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. After 6 months of Chemo Therapy and 20 rounds of Proton Radiation Pat is finally Cancer free! We would like to thank everyone who has always stood by the band and showed continued support on our social media sites. As a thank you May 9th we will be offering “Into the Darkness” for .99 cents download. This Monday marks one year since Pat was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. We also will be launching our new T Shirt shop here on our website in a few weeks. In the meantime here is a link to grab a new Catalano Strong T Shirt and show your support against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The shirts are available for a limited time.
In other news we have been working on our new EP REBORN that will be out this fall. The band will start to get rehearsals started for full shows once Pat has the energy to get up on stage. In the meantime we have been working on some acoustic shows. Keep checking back and get updated news and dates to where we will be. Rock On \m/
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3614 Fri, 06 May 2016 16:59:00 +0000
Interview With Pat Catalano Of CATALANO 2016 - Power Rock Podcast
I grew up in Chicago in the 70's and 80's. Listening to bands like Aerosmith, Kiss and Led Zeppelin. When the 80's rolled in I fell in love with guitar the second I saw Warren DeMartini fall through the ceiling and land on a table playing his guitar solo in the video for "round and ...
Were back in action after a 2 year hiatus. Pat’s cancer treatments are done and he has been recovering. Getting stronger day by day. We have a great friend of ours Tony Faflik of the band Wrecked stepping in on lead vocals. We will be kicking out some killer acoustic versions of some of our songs and some cool remakes of some of our favorite songs. Keep an eye out for a few of these performances here and there before we go full force on stage this fall. This upcoming show will be the first performance in 2 years. Come out and party with us! We will see you out there. Keep posted with upcoming news on the band here and our facebook page.
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3612 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:15:33 +0000
We are very excited to get back out there this year. 2017 brings a fresh new sound to Catalano as we welcome a few new faces to the band. We will make an announcement about the new members soon. We are now starting up rehearsals and writing sessions with our new members and writing some great new music. Keep checking back here and our official Facebook page for more news and info. We will set a target for some time this spring to be back out on the road and playing shows!
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3611 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:27:00 +0000
It's been a while since we posted some band news. The band has been on hiatus since our vocalist Dean Pressley suffered a massive heart attack. This has sidelined the band for a while. Once things were getting back into the swing of things founder and guitarist Pat Catalano was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. Pat was diagnosed back in May of this year and has been undergoing chemotherapy for the last several months. After 6 months of chemo it will be a 2 year wait to see if the chemo has worked completely. Once the chemotherapy is over and a few months of recovery time the band will continue rehearsals in the spring of 2016. We should have shows booked for the summer and fall of 2016. Until then please check back here and our facebook page for more news as it becomes available. Follow Pat's blog here as he posts updates daily about his journey. http://patfightscancer.blogspot.com/
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3610 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:23:00 +0000
We are very proud to announce that Catalano "Into the Darkness" is on regular rotation on one of Italy's biggest radio stations www.antenna2.it \m/ Thank you to our fans in Italy!!
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3609 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:49:00 +0000
Hey Kids, If you were unable to listen live to 103.9 The Fox for Catalano's Interview and live performance take a seat and listen to the podcast here.
Thank you all again for your support! Keep checking back for more news on our CD release party coming soon!!
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Big thank you to DJ Wild and everyone at 103.9 The Fox
for having Catalano in the studio. We had a blast today preforming a few acoustic tunes and a great interview. This was the bands first performance since October 2013 at The Hard Rock Cafe Chicago. Keep checking back here or our Facebook page and we will let you all know when our segment airs. \m/
Dj Wild w/ Catalano
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Catalano: Into The Darkness
Melodic Hard Rock/Metal
by Craig Hartranft, 31.01.2014
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Catalano is the namesake of guitarist Pat Catalano, forming the band after several members helped with his solo album Only A Dream. The band has a small claim to fame in that it has as vocalist, Dean Pressley, from the obscure hair metal band Ginger Lynn. Currently, since the recording of the debut album, Pressley has been recovering from a significant heart attack.
Catalano: performing live.
As one would suspect, being formed by a guitarist, Into The Darkness is definitely a guitar-centered album. While comments made on their website by the band and others suggest that their sound is unique, the opposite is true. This is mixture of classic Eighties melodic hard rock and metal, with their obvious influences shining through, from the likes of Queensryche, Dokken, Metallica, and Journey. Listening to Pressley, with a style somewhere between Tate and Dickinson, Catalano can sound like Queensryche at times. But, I'm sure if they wanted to pad their live set, they could probably add some Iron Maiden. Seems I recall seeing a video of a live cover of The Wicked Man on their website. Call their music a hybrid, if anything, made fresh.
But on the strength of Into The Darkness, Catalano doesn't need to cover anybody. The album blisters with good songwriting, musicianship and production. You've got some songs that are heavier, nearing the melodic metal side of things, with Burn, Into The Darkness, and Changes. Alternatively, Sirens, the catchy Little's Enough and One More Time steer more towards melodic hard rock, with more than a little AOR current whisping through. Throughout Pressley's vocals soar and Pat Catalano makes that guitar sing with sweet solos in every song. The one caveat: it's too short, with eight songs just over 32 minutes. With little doubt, Into The Darkness is a promising and entertaining debut for this talented band, expect more and better to come. Easily recommended.
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As many of you know our front man Dean Pressley had fallen ill this past December 2013. He is now home and recovering and getting back to is old self! Over the past few months, there have been growing creative differences within CATALANO, "We want our fans to know that we hoped to find a common resolution, but at the end of the day Drummer Dom Palmisano decided to part ways with the band. For everyone to move forward in a positive direction, We wish him the best of luck with all of his future endeavors. With our lead singer Dean Pressley healing and getting better, The bands focus has been on writing new material and promoting our new record. We can't wait to bring CATALANO back out to our fans this year! \m/
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3605 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:49:51 +0000
We would like to thank all our friends and fans that made 2013 such a successful year for Catalano. Thank you for taking Catalano to #3 on the Reverb Nation Charts for Metal in Chicago! We thank all of you who have said kind words and prayers for our front man and friend Dean Pressley. Stop by the link below and check out sample clips from the new Catalano album "Into the Darkness" If you have not yet downloaded your copy, Find us on your favorite online store. Have a safe and Happy New Year and we will see you all in 2014!
www.reverbnation.com/catalano
The wait is over. The long awaited Debut Album "Into the Darkness" hits stores worldwide December 17th 2013. Fans can download the CD right from the band website for a special price for a limited time before it becomes available on online stores.
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3603 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:36:00 +0000
Hey kids, been a few months since our last update. We have been busy finishing up the new album and we are happy to say that all recording is now done on "Into the Darkness". We are now ready to start mixing the album and will keep you updated on the release date. We have been busy this month with a string of back to back shows. keep checking our tour dates for a show near you. we will be out on the road till October then a short break before we hit the streets again!
Keep Rockin!!
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Quick recording update. so we want to keep you all updated as you patently wait for us to finish our album. fist things first ... all good things come to those who wait :) We got a bulk of the things we wanted to get done over this past weekend. We are very close to mixing the album at this point. Once we get our rough mixes in the next week and review everything, at that point we will make any changes or add ons on our next session before mixing. We are taking our time and being very meticulous with every aspect of the record to make the best recording we can. Having an awesome studio like Transient Sound behind us and our amazing engineer Patrick, we are very pleased with the results thus far. Thanks again for all your support!!
its been a while since our last news update. The band has been working hard in the studio on he new album "Into the Darkness" we will be in the studio through out the rest of the year, taking some time off for the holidays and returning after the first of the year to finish up work on the album. "Into the Darkness" will be released in early 2013. We are also releasing a new live album "Live in the Raw" the album will contain Live tracks form several live shows from the past few years. No Pro tools no fixes just Catalano Live and Raw!! Keep checking back for news and updates on the release of "Live in the Raw" and news on the "Into the Darkness" sessions.
keep checking FaceBook.com/Catalanoband
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3600 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:39:00 +0000
Recording sessions for our new Album "Into the Darkness" have been very productive and Moving quickly. The band is working in Chicago at Transient Sound Studios with Steve Gillis of Filter. we are having a blast working on this album and cant wait to release a song or 2 soon. Keep posted here and the bands FaceBook page for more info and updated pics and teaser sound clips from the studio.
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We want to extend a big thank you to all our fans out there who have picked up the new album and have helped Catalano reach the Reverb Nation Top 10 Charts. We reached #9 breaking the top 10!
Also today is the day the album is available worldwide on these fine stores...
Sony Music Unlimited
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If you want to check out some samples head to our Reverb Nation Site we may have stuck in a full song you never know!
http://www.reverbnation.com/catalano
This Fall Catalano will be featured on a new late night Chicago Talk show Seven On Ridge Hosted by Talk show veteran Michael Essany (of "TalkBackTV" and E!'s "The Michael Essany Show") Seven on the Ridge will have celebrities such as Ray Romano, Mila Kunis, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise and so on. We will Keep you posted on dates and Times when Catalano will appear on the show.
http://www.sevenonridge.com/index.php
broadcast to more than 3.8 million households in America’s third largest market. Our coverage touches four states in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. WJYS The Way will give you carriage on ALL of the following networks:
Comcast - Chicago - Channel 18
Comcast - Suburbs - check local listing
RCN Cable - Channel 10
Wide Open West Cable - Channel 13
Dish Network - Channel 62
Direct TV - Channel 62
AT&T U-Verse - Channel 62
Antennae - Channel 62.1, Channel 62.4
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3597 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:42:00 +0000
As we try to get our work done on music, we also find ourselves trying to cover the vast landscape of social media. You can find us on most of the popular social media sites. And we are working on some more you can now check out our music and take it on the go with Jango for your Droid or IPhone. just visit Jango.com or serch for the app on your phone. So visit us on your favorite Social network and keep up with news on the band here or facebook where you get the official word on what we are doing next and when new shows and music are announced
The band has been in the studio for over a year worked on this record. we have put our hearts and souls, blood and sweat into the new record. after some mixing and re mixing we have our final version of "Into the Darkness" ready to put out there for the fans to hear! As a thank you to all our die hard fans the new album will be available here on our website for the first week it is released for just .99 cents! that's right you can download "Into the Darkness" in its entirety for just .99 Cents! but stay tuned for the release date because this deal will be for one week only. after the CD hits world wide on Itunes and other online distributors the deal is over. Keep checking back we will be announcing the CD release date for "Into the Darkness" in just a few weeks!!
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Pat Catalano Solo CD "Only A Dream" is now available on iTunes Latin America. Territories include: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.Latin American fans Download up your copy in time for the Holidays!!
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3594 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:29:00 +0000
Thank you to every one who came out to suport our Toys for Tots show, Big thank you to Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill (Bolingbrook, IL) for hosting the event this year. FireHouse for an amazing show!! And to all our sponsors who helped out with donations Rockstyles by Ellyse, The Tat Cave - Tattoo & Body Piercing, Miller, Blackhawks and Revolt amps! and our Us marines for all they do to protect our freedom. Remember its still not to late to donate a toy at your local Toys for Tots drop box locations. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!!
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3593 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:28:00 +0000
Time for another Catalano Studio report. We just got some rough mixes back from Transient Sound and we couldn't be happier with the way the record is sounding. One of the main things that has helped us create such a powerful sound is the Revolt Amps we use. The hand made all tube heads made right here in Chicago, are just the right amps to create the thunderous sound for this record. We are proud to be one of the first bands to ever record a full album with Revolt tube heads and Bass Cabs Learn more about Revolt at www.revoltamps.com and remeber to visit us on Facebook
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3592 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:50:27 +0000
Were going stir crazy stuck in the studio so were going to open the cage and let the beast out!! Come party with us for Dom and Pats Birthday at Shark City get this FREE, yes we said FREE as in NO COVER CHARGE!! You may ask "Guys why?" well, because we love our fans and we want you to spend money on beer!!! No excuses FREE SHOW!! Friday March 29th Shark City.
It's been a while since we updated our news section. We are working hard on preproduction for the new album. Things are moving along great and the songs are sounding amazing. So many ideas are being worked out and the end results are blowing our minds. Every one has a hand in writing on this album and working together on this has been amazing.
We are also working on new music to add to our set for up coming shows. So check out dates and come out and party with us we would love to see you all there. Also thanks to every one who has been voting for us in the KISS contest. We are amazed that we are in the top 5 so fast and hanging in there for quite a while now. But it's far from over so keep the votes coming and spread the word.
]]> https://www.catalanoband.com/blog/post/3590 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:13:23 +0000
Well 2009 is coming to a close. we had a great year had some great shows and a great turn out for our Toys for Tots Charity show. Thanks go out to every one involved with the show that helped it become a success We know it can be bigger and are already laying down some ideas for next year. We are taking a break for the holidays and just relaxing. We have a bunch of new songs that are in preproduction for the new studio album. Excited to get in there and start recording our new full length CD witch at this point is still untitled. Although we will be posting up previews of some new songs as they are recorded just to give you a taste of what is in store on the new CD.
Thanks to all our fans for the continued support and keep checking back for our 2010 dates. Our first 2010 show is already listed, on our Tour Page for January 30th.
Check out our My Space site at www.myspace.com/CatalanoBand
Dont forget you can pick up T-Shirts and a copy of "Only a Dream" here on our web site.
Have a Happy New Year
2010 here we come
Dean, Mike, John, Sal and Pat
Okay kids it's been a long time coming but it's finally out. Only a Dream is now available for digital download worldwide at Amazon.com!! I'm excited to be done and move on to the next Album due out…… well ok no promises we all see where that got me last time. Lol so run out and get the new CD and thank you all for a great 08 and I look forward to 09 with much anticipation!!! If you're looking for a copy of "Only a Dream" on CD I will have limited Copies for sale on the web site.
Look for "Only a Dream" Digital Download at these fine online stores
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Jivox
Jivox, which dynamically assembles personalized advertising messages, announced set of APIs that lets creative, workflow, and media execution tools exchange information about ad campaigns, including personalization strategies, creative assets, and targeting models. This will streamline interactions among separate firms and could ultimately make it easier for artificial intelligence systems to coordinate the process. In fact, Mindshare, a WPP-owned global media agency, is already using it to automate programmatic campaign setup through AppNexus.
Equifax Criticized for Response to Data Breach Exposing Up to 143 Million Consumers
This cool technology stuff is all fun and games until someone gets hurt, right? The latest massive data breach was reported by Equifax, which said identifying information had been stolen on up to 143 million consumers. Equifax’s response has been criticized as inadequate and, according to TechCrunch, wouldn’t meet standards in the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
CDP Institute
GDPR compliance is one of many use cases supported by Customer Data Platforms. Alas, the variety of applications itself causes confusion. This post on the CDP Institute blog takes a stab at defining categories that could clarify things a bit. Nothing is locked down yet, so comment away.
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Elizabeth "Betty" Mark
Born in Buffalo, NY
Born on Dec 20, 1944
Departed on Apr 11, 2019
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“Betty” Elizabeth Mark left town unexpectedly on April 11, 2019 from St. Luke’s Hospital, after a battle with congestive heart failure and kidney disease.
A visitation for family and friends will be held at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, April 15 from 4-7pm. A Celebration of Life Service will be on Tuesday, April 16 at 11am in The Chapel of Memories at Cedar Memorial. Burial immediately following the service at Shiloh Cemetery in Hiawatha. There will be a luncheon from 12-2pm at Epic Event Center, 2987 Epic Drive, Marion, IA 52302.
Betty was born in Buffalo, NY on December 20, 1944, the daughter of Charles and Peggy Harley. While in grade school, she was crowned “Candy Queen of Buffalo” for selling the most Girl Scout candy in the city. She was honored on stage at Buffalo Auditorium.
She later lived in Pittsburgh, PA and eventually moved to Mishawaka, IN where she graduated from Penn High in 1961. In 1963 she married the love of her life, "Charlie" Charles A. Mark and settled in Hiawatha in 1966, where they raised their sons Ken and Dan.
Betty worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in the Emergency Room until 1975 when she started working at Dr. Richard Louvar’s office. She was blessed to work with some of her best friends until her retirement in 2008.
Through the years she had many hobbies including ceramics, camping, macramé, string art and gardening, to name just a few. She loved sitting on the deck watching the birds and flowers, reading books and visiting with friends, neighbors and family; both young and old. She also had a big heart for animals and was “mom” to several 4-legged critters through her life.
Betty was a dedicated mother, wife and friend. She treasured her children and loved the time she got to spend with them. She especially loved her role as Grandma (Gran) and followed the adage “Warning, grandchildren will be spoiled here!” She made friends easily and no matter where she went, she always saw someone she knew!
Betty will be remembered as a very generous, loving person and will be missed by those who had the fortune to know her.
She is survived by her sons; Ken (Susan) of Van Horne and Dan (Maureen) of Burlington, six grandchildren; Daniel Willman, Joey, Victor, Carly, Aaron and Emily Mark, stepdaughter; Judy Bella of Walkerton, IN, brothers; Bill (Jodi) Harley of Hopewell, NJ and Tom Harley of Hollidaysburg, PA, beloved nieces and nephews; Samantha, Chris, Jessie and Becca, daughter-of-the-heart; Carrie (Tracy) Hoover of Cedar Rapids, and dearest friend, Mary Parker. All who loved her dearly will never forget her wit, charm, generosity and undying love and caring for them.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband Charlie, parents “Gray” Charles and “Peggy” Margaret Gibson Harley, brother C. Michael Harley, nephew Ryan Harley and many beloved pets.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cedar Valley Human Society or the Hiawatha Fire Department in her name.
*A note the family found from Betty attached to important papers:
"Now honestly, aren’t you amazed I was actually this organized? Chances are I probably screwed something up along the way, but you’ve got to give me credit for trying to make this easy for you!"
*A quote Betty left the family in the important papers:
"His wife's graveside service was just barely finished, when there was a massive clap of thunder, followed by a tremendous bolt of lightning, accompanied by even more thunder rumbling in the distance.
The little, old man looked at the pastor and calmly said, "Well, she's there."”
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Where are all the Home Automation Standards at CES 2019?
The IoT and home-automation standards have been pretty quiet around CES 2019, but Z-Wave, ZigBee, OCF (Iotivity), Thread, DECT ULE and others will be there — some more conspicuous than others.
Z-Wave continues to push its home-automation spec (loudly) at CES 2109, but some of the others like ZigBee, Thread and OCF seem a little subdued this year.
Is it just me, or have all the home-automation and IoT “standards” gone quiet this year at CES 2019? Last year, Thread, ZigBee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth/BLE, Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF with IoTivity) and all the others were clamoring for attention.
This year, they all seem to be playing the quiet game, except for Z-Wave. Here's the rundown of where we stand with smart-home technologies, and what they are planning for CES,
The Z-Wave Alliance will have its “biggest and best Pavilion yet!” the organization claims, with 5,000 square feet of smart-home goodness and 30 participating vendors. The space will also feature a “Z-Wave Experience House” to showcase (but of course) a “real-world experience.”
This will be the first CES for Z-Wave technology under new ownership. Silicon Labs – leaders in ZigBee and Bluetooth – acquired the Z-Wave division of Sigma Designs last year.
Last year's CES was all about the new Z-Wave 700 Series platform, and while 2018 was a big development year for the platform, we didn't see any compliant hubs released. In December 2018, SiLabs announced the Z-Wave 700 launch on its Wireless Gecko platform.
The company says Z-Wave 700 is shipping now to 150 beta customers, and production quantities are planned for late Q1 2019.
The Z-Wave Pavilion at CES keeps going … and going … and going ….
ZigBee and Dotdot
While the Z-Wave Alliance booth will be bustling as usual this year, ZigBee will be slightly less visible at CES 2019.
Search for “ZigBee” in the CES keyword box and you’ll get just 13 exhibitors, none of which is the ZigBee Alliance, and several of which are OEMs pedaling ecosystems and radios.
You’ll have to search really hard (unless you caught the Ultimate CES 2019 Preview webinar) to learn that Leedarson, a giant Chinese lighting supplier, is hosting a ZigBee Interoperability Wall at CES. The company is pushing its new Arnoo IoT platform, which “acts like a conductor to an IoT orchestra,” the company says.
You’ll have to look even harder for Dotdot, the big ZigBee-over-IP initiative launched at CES 2017. As we wrote back then, the specification is essentially ZigBee’s old ZCLIP – ZigBee Cluster Library over IP – with a cute new brand and a logo.
The ZigBee Alliance is releasing the Dotdot over Thread specification at the show, and announcing a certification program around the protocol. Leedarson says it will have Dotdot at its booth.
This year's Thread initiative really belongs to ZigBee, which is releasing the Dotdot Zigbee-over-Tread spec at CES 2019.
Speaking of Thread … Who?! We barely heard a peep from the Nest-led Thread Group leading up to CES 2019. Type “Thread” into the CES keyword search and you’ll get just four exhibitors, one of which makes “the best chairs on the market,” with quality being the common “thread.” (Get it?) Another one of the “thread” exhibitors was co-founded by “two young fashion designers.”
We barely heard a peep from the Nest-led Thread Group leading up to CES 2019
The other two (Fanstel and Skylane Optix) actually do make radios for ZigBee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth, Lora and … Thread.
Thread v. 1 was developed by Nest and is implemented in all of its products, but it’s only a network-level spec so Thread-enabled products don’t necessarily work with each other.
Nest’s own application layer, Weave, is implemented in most (all?) Nest-branded products from its very first thermostat to the latest alarm system and security sensors. The company has tried to get other parties to adopt it as well, but so far only has one taker: Yale, maker of the Nest x Yale lock.
Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), IoTivity
Oddly missing from the roster this year is the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), which made a big splash at CES 2017 and 2018. The four-year-old group earned an ISO/IEC designation last year for the version 1 standard of its device-discovery and connectivity spec. Momentum seems to be growing around the spec, but you wouldn’t know it based on pre-CES buzz … rather, the lack thereof.
At CES 2018, dozens of OCF-compliant and -coming products shared a booth, but OCF has been quiet this year.
Legrand, with the first-ever OCF-certified lighting gear, has a big booth at the 2019 show, but OCF barely registers.
LG has been teasing OCF-compatible TVs and/or other smart devices, but the CE giant prefers to hype its own ThinQ AI engine and webOS content-management platform. For CES 2019, LG promises a new and improved Home Dashboard that “makes it possible to control a wide variety of smart home devices directly from the TV.” Via OCF perhaps?
The OCF organization itself says we can expect OCF-certified products this year from Electrolux, Haier, LG and Samsung.
Various aspects of OCF, including its IoTivity framework for device-to-device communications, have been mixed and matched with other IoT platforms.
For example, DECT ULE (Ultra Low Energy), a sleeper and potential giant in IoT and voice communications (below), demonstrated a gateway last year that bridges ULE and OCF’s IoTivity application layer.
DECT ULE
The ULE Alliance has a booth at CES 2019, demonstrating a variety of devices from 10 manufacturers, including telephone-centric companies like Panasonic, Vtech and Deutsche Telekom.
ULE is a subset of the long-established DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) specification for wireless handsets. As such, millions of end devices and gateways worldwide are already deployed, waiting to be exploited with new lightweight ULE devices, including sensors, smart plugs, switches and more.
These are more IoT and home-automation standards discussed in CE Pro's CES 2019 Ultimate Preview
At CES, the company will offer its first multi-vendor smart-home demo featuring Amazon Alexa voice control. Last year, DSP Group, the technology driver behind ULE, introduced a system-on-chip (SoC) that combines ULE with its SmartVoice technology, enabling efficient ULE-based voice-control products with native Alexa support.
Partner SGW Global, a handset OEM, will be demonstrating Alexa-enabled DECT ULE products at CES that will be marketed under the Motorola brand later this year.
ULE is still fighting for traction in the U.S. smart-home market, but if you count stick-to-itiveness, then ULE gets the prize.
And, by the way, Bill Scheffler, the erstwhile X10 and Z-Wave biz-dev animal, has joined DSP Group as VP business development to push the silicon/software provider’s ULE solutions.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (BLE)
While all of the built-for-IoT platforms jockey for smart-home positioning, the generic wireless technologies Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (notably Bluetooth Smart, or BLE) are picking up steam as home-automation “standards” because they’re so ubiquitous and require nothing more than a smart phone or network connection.
The introduction of Bluetooth Mesh in 2016 quelled one of the biggest obstacles of BLE as a home-automation protocol: distance. The list of certified mesh devices is growing – mostly chips and software for now, but CES 2019 should give us a wave of newly- or nearly-compliant lights, switches and sensors.
There’s a Wi-Fi mesh-networking standard now, too, but who needs it? Wi-Fi already goes the distance, and while it doesn’t serve power-constrained products very well, it’s a cheap, easy way for anything to connect to a network … and then connect to anything else.
Many IoT device manufacturers like Leviton (exhibiting at CES 2019) that have long been loyal to purpose-based home-automation platforms like X10, Z-Wave and ZigBee, are now making Wi-Fi solutions that work out of the box with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and other increasingly popular smart-home engines.
Catch all the CES news at www.cepro.com/ces
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Community Disengagement
A routine academic appointment at CCNY is sidetracked by Old Guard politicians.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
The City College of New York has been without a president since October 2016, when Lisa Coico resigned after the New York Times uncovered evidence that she fabricated expense reports to deceive prosecutors looking into the school’s use of foundation monies, and that she did not pay back a $20,000 security deposit for a rental home. Coico also received tens of thousands of dollars from the City College Fund, which provides scholarships to indigent students. The school launched a national search for a new president, but sources with knowledge of the process suggest that CCNY’s fiscal problems—years of mounting budget deficits amid a decline in state funding, all while the college has been trying to grow its expensive but excellent science programs— proved a deterrent for many candidates.
Vincent Boudreau, a political science professor and former dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, has been serving as interim president. Boudreau has been at the school for 26 years and is well liked by his colleagues. He has cut some administrative positions and done his best to restore some fiscal responsibility after Coico’s corruption. His competence, plus a stalled search process, made him a logical candidate to assume the position permanently. Colin Powell himself has backed Boudreau for the job.
But then a group of 20 former politicians from the neighborhood—including former congressman Charles Rangel, former governor David Paterson, and former assemblyman Keith Wright—decided that appointing Boudreau was unacceptable. “We can collectively attest that he has made no substantial effort to forge nurturing and meaningful bonds with the surrounding community,” they wrote in a letter to the New York Times. “Based upon this horrendous dearth of civic concern, social intelligence, political ingenuity and lack of community engagement, we cannot support this finalist’s candidacy for the office of president.” CCNY’s chancellor dutifully announced that the naming of a permanent new president was postponed indefinitely.
Boudreau has lived in the neighborhood and taught its students for the better part of three decades. What is Rangel, et al.’s objection to him? Perhaps a demand for “community engagement” is their coded way of suggesting that the next president should be a racial minority. Boudreau is white, and those leading the effort against Boudreau are black.
But there may be other issues at work here.
Rangel’s relationship with City College has been under scrutiny for years. After giving his papers to the school, he was caught using official House of Representatives letterhead to solicit donations for the Charles B. Rangel School for Public Service, a violation of congressional rules. “Even before that,” the Daily Beast wrote, “the $30 million academic center was criticized as a vanity project after Rangel funneled $1.9 million in taxpayer money to finance it.” In 2010, after corruption allegations forced Rangel to resign as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, CCNY considered renaming the center.
No doubt the sputtering Harlem political machine—which lost Manhattan’s last black congressional seat in 2016 to Adriano Espaillat, a Dominican immigrant—would like to flex its muscles again. A good relationship with the new City College president might mean more jobs and influence over contracts. Patronage and wheel-greasing has been the dominant political mode in Harlem for decades, and Boudreau might be out of step with the old guard’s proprietary view of how appointments are awarded.
In a statement, David Paterson praised CUNY for delaying the vote, saying that “all parties involved would agree that it is far more important to students, families and the community that we take as much time as possible to make sure we get the right person.” But no evidence exists to suggest that Boudreau faces opposition from students, families, or the community. The letter is a last gasp of former politicians who don’t deserve a say in City College’s leadership. CCNY’s chancellor should stop humoring them and speed the way for Boudreau’s election.
Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum.
Editor’s Note: Dr. Lisa Coico, former President of City College, submitted a letter disputing certain statements in this article. A copy of that letter is available in the comments section below and here.
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Like this, but on the blockchain. TT News Agency/Reuters
Coming Soon to Save (or Imperil) Democracy: Online Voting
Sarah Holder
Some voters in Provo and other Utah County cities will be able to cast ballots on a blockchain-powered mobile app in a pilot program for the August election.
This election season, the option to vote remotely via blockchain is coming to overseas voters from nine new U.S. cities. West Virginia became the first state to pilot the technology last year, with Denver following in May as the first city. In this August’s local elections, far-flung voters from Utah County, home to the city of Provo, will be able to log their votes on a mobile application, too.
At its core, the technology is meant to make voting easier and increase primary turnout, which is historically lower than that of general elections. About 20 percent of registered voters cast ballots in midterm House of Representatives races last year—a huge leap from 2014’s turnout rate of 13.7 percent.
“Given that the average primary turnout is 12 to 15 percent, 12 to 15 percent of people dictate most of our policies on the left or the right,” said Bradley Tusk, the startup-consultant-turned-philanthropist who is supporting the pilots, which are administered by the Boston-based technology company Voatz. “How do you get turnout to 60 or 70 percent?”
In his work in 2011 as an early-stage Uber consultant, Tusk thinks he found one answer: Let people vote on their phones. When Uber wanted cities to legalize ridehailing, the company asked riders and drivers to indicate their support via texts and online petitions. They did, in vast numbers, and the rest is history.
“If you want to change the outputs, you’ve got to change the inputs,” Tusk said. “Everybody has technology in their pocket.” Tusk Philanthropies—funded in part by the equity Tusk was given by Uber as payment for that consulting work—has covered the costs of administering and auditing each Voatz election so far.
When Utah County, population 60,000, presented its proposal to the state to be the next Voatz site, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox said he was intrigued. With its significant population of internationally based military officers and missionaries who vote absentee, Utah has long been interested in online voting, but hadn’t cracked the key to doing it securely.
“You have to guarantee a private vote, and people have to be able to vote anonymously and that, by definition, makes it impossible to audit,” said Cox. “It’s not that someone actually has to hack an election. They just have to claim they did, and if you can’t claim otherwise, you’ve undermined the foundation of our democratic republic.”
Blockchain could unlock that potential by serving as an online database of transactions—in this case, votes—that are stored securely online. By logging the votes multiple times on multiple machines across what’s called a “distributed ledger,” election officials are able to verify that the votes haven’t been altered without having to tie the vote back to the voter.
“The purpose of doing this trial is to have a small, controlled group that we can monitor very closely, so we can ensure the integrity of the election,” said Cox. “We think we’ll see a significant increase in returned ballots.” In Utah County, 84 voters are eligible to vote overseas county-wide, and 53 of them are in jurisdictions with municipal elections this August. They’ll vote in local races in the cities of Eagle Mountain, Highland, Lehi, Mapleton, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Santaquin, and Springville, as well as for two city council seats in Provo.
Upon its launch last year, this experiment in digital democracy was received with a healthy dose of skepticism from cybersecurity experts and blockchain detractors. In The New Yorker, Sue Halpern summed up the spectrum of reactions to Tusk’s moonshot: It’s “either visionary or preposterous.” Voatz was ridiculed as “the Theranos of voting.”
Mobile voting isn’t without precedent. In Moscow, Estonia, and the Japanese city of Tsukuba, citizens can vote online for certain policies and municipal projects. And early results from West Virginia and Denver’s pilots seem to indicate that American voters have been impressed with the process. After a small trial run of 13 voters, West Virginia expanded mobile voting for its November 2018 general election, during which 144 voters deployed in 30 countries cast their ballots through Voatz.
“Compared to the way we currently vote, this approach is exponentially safer.”
In Denver, more than 100 voters opted in. According to a post-election survey administered by the Denver Elections Division, 100 percent of respondents who used Voatz preferred the mobile method over faxed, emailed, or snail-mailed ballots. When asked to rank how secure they felt their submissions were, the average rating was close to a nine. Most striking was the change in turnout among overseas voters: Since Denver’s 2015 election, it had doubled.
If expanding access and convenience are the primary goals, there’s evidence that Voatz delivers. But the concerns over security remain. Joseph Lorenzo Hall, a chief technologist at the Center for Democracy & Technology, criticized the project when it launched in West Virginia, telling CNN that logging ballots through voters’ “horribly secured” personal devices and networks makes the app a hackers’ dream. (In a statement, Voatz said it installs technology that detects and rejects corrupted phones.) Hall’s assessment hasn’t changed since.
“[T]his is an unfortunate distraction in election cybersecurity when we should be spending time on much more mundane but serious issues,” Hall told CityLab in an email. “Blockchain voting from Tusk or Voatz will do nothing to address the very real threats the 2020 election cycle faces … and I fear that it can only introduce more sources of vulnerabilities that only apply to some of the hardest-to-serve voters that are overseas.”
David Dill, a computer science professor emeritus at Stanford University, doesn’t think building a truly secure online voting network is impossible—but it would be unprecedented. “What they’re up against is basically 20 years of all of the top computer scientists in the country—and in some other countries—saying that the technology does not exist to solve this problem,” he said.
While Hall point to the threat of third-party interference, Dill raises another issue: trusting a private company to administer an election. “How do you know that your vote wasn’t reported to somebody else or to the company before your name was removed from it?” he said. The problem is “making sure the ballot doesn’t get changed … in between the voter’s fingers and when it gets counted.”
Tusk emphasizes that voters can personally audit their votes by making sure the ballot they cast matches the one on a printed digital receipt coded with a unique, anonymous voter ID. Four independent security audits were conducted during the West Virginia and Denver pilots, and no interference or corruption was detected. “Compared to the way we currently vote, this approach is exponentially safer,” Tusk Philanthropies said in a statement.
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To verify the voter’s identities, the app gathers fingerprint and face scans; the latter images are then run through facial recognition software and cross-referenced with a picture of the voter’s driver’s license. This facial recognition dimension opens up its own can of worms: The technology has been banned in three cities and awaits judgement in many others. Civil rights advocates have criticized its potential to introduce policing biases and endanger immigrant communities.
So far, each jurisdiction has opted into facial recognition as the default verification method, but Tusk says others could easily ask to rely solely on fingerprint recognition or another biometric solution instead.
And he insists that efforts to delegitimize the concept of mobile voting obscure the broader goal of making democracy work for everyone. “When they suppress black voters in the South, they don’t say it’s because they don’t want people who are black to vote,” he said. “They say, ‘Elections aren’t secure.’”
After Utah County, Tusk hopes to partner with five or six more jurisdictions in time for the 2020 primaries and expanding the base of eligible voters, depending on local needs. One pool of potential new users: voters who are visually impaired. Or voters in rural areas who must travel long distances to the nearest polling location—an issue of growing concern in rural parts of states like Georgia, which has been consolidating and closing voting precincts in predominantly African American counties.
The idea, he says, is not necessarily to deploy Voatz nationwide, but to help ignite a digital-voting movement that boosts political participation. “I’m doing this because … I don’t see how democracy in the country survives if we fundamentally can’t resolve any difficult issue,” he said. “There’s just not the popular will to resolve any of it, because the popular will doesn’t manifest in primaries, which is where it really matters.”
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Sarah Holder is a staff writer at CityLab covering local policy, housing, labor, and technology.
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About Jackson Alabama
The City of Jackson, Alabama was founded in 1816 and is named after President Andrew Jackson. Former names for the city include “Pine Level” and “Republicville”
And while Jackson’s rich heritage and small-town charm have been preserved, the city has also grown by leaps and bounds over the past 202 years. Built initially as a “Timber town”, Jackson is now home to many types of industry and commercial development.
From Bloomer’s Gifts & Floral to Boise Cascade Corporation, Jackson is a city with heart and a vision for tomorrow.
History of Jackson Alabama
In the early 1800's a land purchase was made that was to be the beginning of one of the oldest and most progressive towns of Clarke County -- Jackson, Alabama. The history of the town traces back to the old French and Spanish times. The earliest settlers were two of the original five commissioners of the board that made the Pine Level land purchase; David White of South Carolina and David Taylor of Georgia.
A City With Much to Offer
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We also have people that know how to work hard and that love their city. If you want to locate somewhere that feels like going home, Jackson Alabama is the place for you.
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Reducing water use under new restrictions
Following the introduction of level 2 water restrictions, the City of Sydney will further reduce water use across all our parks, pools and facilities.
Find out how we're reducing water use.
Native species are City dwellers too
We're lucky to live in this amazing city. But it's not just us who call it home. In fact, sometimes we have to look very low (or very high) to see who our neighbours really are.
Did you know that 4 threatened species live and forage within our city? Those species are:
green and golden bell frog
powerful owl
eastern bent-wing bat
grey-headed flying fox.
Protecting these species
We're focused on protecting these species and we've included them as priority fauna species in our urban ecology strategic action plan. Please note: This plan is a supporting document to our Environmental Action 2016–2021 strategy and action plan, which is the City's most up-to-date set of environmental targets and actions.
Also on our priority radar are the long-nosed bandicoot, small birds, freshwater wetland birds and reptiles.
Our parks, gardens and wetlands throughout provide homes for many other species.
The eastern blue-tongue lizard, superb fairy-wren, black-winged stilt, eastern water dragon, dwarf eastern tree frog, silvereye, and tawny frogmouth live among us in these habitats. So we need to look after their environments so they can thrive in the City.
What you can do: How to help protect our local wildlifeLocal wildlife watch: Report sightings of uncommon animalsSick and injured wildlife: How to get help
Looking after every person and creature
We'll know we're doing a good job of creating a sustainable city that supports biodiversity if we are looking after the native animals in our local area.
The City's urban ecology strategic action plan is creating diverse and resilient ecosystems resulting in livable habitats for all our inhabitants. If we don't take action, many species that choose to make the city their home could be lost forever. We can stop that happening through thoughtful planning.
No to native animals as pets
We know we have amazing wildlife literally on our doorstep, but please don't think about keeping any as pets. The City does not endorse keeping snakes or other native Australian wildlife as pets.
As the RSPCA states, such animals are "adapted to the wild, rarely enjoy human company or handling and are predominantly nocturnal in their habits".
Let's leave them in their own homes, not ours.
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Top 10 cool sports you should try while travelling
LONDON (Reuters) - For those who prefer marathons to museums, travel is a fantastic opportunity to indulge in a new sport. The travelers and staff at Trippy.com (www.trippy.com) have come up with their list of 10 Cool Sports You Should Try While Travelling. Not athletically inclined? Fear not! We've included some low-impact games. Reuters has not endorsed this list:
1. Falconry - California If you assumed this sport went the way of chariot races and gladiators, think again. At the West Coast Falconry Center in Marysville, California, students are schooled in various species of birds of prey as well as how to work with a trained hawk who sits on and flies to the glove when called.
2. Dressage - Spain While most people have seen the stunning balletic movements of dressage horses, it's rare that a non-equestrian can tell you what this pas de deux between horse and rider actually is or how it's mastered. Luckily this can be remedied at the Epona Equestrian Center in Spain where they teach both pros and beginners alike.
3. Petanque - France Nothing says "France" like a group of serious-looking, competitive men standing around a sandbox with a cigarette in one hand and a petanque ball in the other. If you're not brave enough to ask them to teach you how to play, try contacting an organization like the Federation of Petanque USA for a few lessons with your local club before you go.
4. Fencing - U.K. While it may not be much help in a modern day street fight, this sport of kings will give you a fabulous workout. We recommend London's Blades Club where the cost of admission to a "Taster Session" can be put towards your first few lessons.
5. Caber Tossing - Scotland Unless you happen to already know how to throw an almost 200 pound, 20 ft. log into the air and have it land with complete precision, we recommend a few practice sessions at Mavis Hall Park in East Lothian, Scotland. (For those who prefer something less challenging, the park also offers Wellie Boot Tossing.)
6. Croquet - New Zealand Whilst it has a reputation for being a bit twee, don't expect to be able to hold a tea cup and play at the same time. Players in this part of the world take their bisques, hoops, and peg outs seriously, so be prepared.
7. Orienteering - Sweden For those with the patience of a very buff, athletic saint, orienteering is the ultimate mind/body sport. Armed with compasses, participants navigate through a pre-determined route set up by organizers, often through some beautiful terrain.
8. Rowing - Boston If you want to feel as if you're in the opening credits of a movie, almost nothing beats this one. That said, it's a serious sport that requires not only endurance but proof of swimming abilities (just in case), so make sure you're up for the task before starting. Community Rowing, Inc. in Boston is a great place to start.
9. Snowkiting - Germany If snowboarding and parasailing had an overachieving baby, it would be snowkiting. Challenging, fun, and absolutely glorious to watch, participants in this sport are guided along the snow by the sails of a kite. Schools abound in this part of the world so you'll have no problem finding one.
10. Bullfighting - California If you love the grace but hate the violence, we recommend the Dennis C. Borba cruelty-free method of learning. Although you'll get your Hemingway moment in the ring, the technique here is billed as "bloodless." Just remember, though, that's the school's name for it, not the bulls'.
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PSP: Party Claiming To Have 11,000 Members Elects New Leaders After 10 Years
Moïse Kimenyi December 16, 2019
Surrounded by the new executive committee elected this Sunday, Nkubana Alphonse (C) is the new President of PSP party, a small political group that has always opted to be in coalition with the dominant RPF party of President Paul Kagame (Photo by UMUSEKE)
Women Member of Parliament for Kigali, Kanyange Phoebe, has lost control over the Party for Solidarity and Progress (PSP) – a party she is accused of usurping over 10 years ago.
In elections held Sunday, attended by a few dozen people said to be members, PSP secretary general Nkubana Alphonse, wrestled power from his boss. From 127 delegates, Nkubana beat his party boss, taking 101 votes.
Kanyange and Nkubana have all along been at the helm of PSP, a party with no political significance – except for its usual alliance with the dominant Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) party of President Paul Kagame.
PSP was born immediately after the demise of the infamous Republican Democratic Movement (MDR). This party was dissolved by Parliament in April 2003, accused of a range of very serious cases.
Among MDR former leaders is exiled ex-Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu, and Bernard Makuza, who until recently was President of the Senate, and is also a former Prime Minister.
MDR was forced out of existance after a 900-page report by commission of inquiry accused MDR of ethnic divisionism, spreading discontent in the army, discrediting the government abroad so as to diminish foreign assistance, and, possibly, that it spied for a foreign power.
A man called Safari Stanley, an MP at the time, emerged from the shadows of MDR to be a very powerful power broker at the time. Many accuse him of having aided the RPF party to destroy MDR. No one knows why Safari opted not to join RPF like many others, but instead founded the PSP party.
In late 2003, a new constitution was adopted introducing the Senate. Safari was named by Kagame among the 8 presidential appointees to the Senate.
During his time in Parliament, Safari Stanley was known for his articulate oratory. His political foes say he branded others as harbouring genocide ideology, but it would emerge later he had killed Tutsi who hid in his house. Safari fled and is now RNC member in South Africa
However, his fortunes also ran out even before his 8-year tenure in the Senate could end. Around 2008, news began doing the rounds that then Senator Safari had taken part in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. He attended some sessions of the Gacaca community court in Huye district.
In May 2009, Senator Safari disappeared. Then in June, he appeared at the UNHCR office in Kampala, Uganda, with his family seeking protection.
Back here, within weeks, a Gacaca community court in Huye district sentenced the fugitive Safari to life in prison for genocide. He was found responsible for the death of 8 people who were killed in his house in 1994.
With Safari Stanley out of the way, a controversial election took place in August 2009 in Huye district where Kanyange Phoebe, little-known at the time, took over Safari’s party PSP. A war of words ensued in the media between two factions, but Kanyange’s was more powerful and backed by the Local Government Ministry. Kanyange faction openly accused the other of promoting ethnic politics, a final nail for any political actor.
Today, Safari lives in South Africa, and one of the leaders of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) of ex-army chief Lt Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa.
The PSP party, like six other similar small parties, have appeared on the same Parliamentary list with RPF in every election since 2008. These petit parties usually get one or two MPs on the list, and that candidate is the party president.
Kanyange herself has been the sole PSP party MP in the Lower Chamber of Deputies. During the September 2018, PSP candidate was at the bottom of the RPF coalition list and therefore may never enter Parliament.
In the same polls, Kanyange tactfully appeared on the women list for Kigali. She went to Parliament and is the only PSP party MP.
After losing her leadership of PSP to her secretary general Nkubana, it opens the doors for him to go to Parliament in the 2023 parliamentary elections. Kanyange’s political usefulness has clearly run out.
Kigali Women MP Kanyange Phoebe is no longer in charge of PSP party, which she also usurped from another exiled politician
For now, since PSP is one of the 11 parties registered in Rwanda, it is part of the consultative forum for political parties – allowing it to “eat” from state-funded cash transfers.
In her handover speech this Sunday, Kanyange said PSP has attracted a membership of 11,000 people countrywide, from a population of 12.2m in the country.
Legally, there is no specific number of members a party must have. For a group to be registered as a political party, it must only show proof of delegates from all 30 districts by providing total of 600 signatures.
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(C45s)Birds of a Feather/ The Turkey by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Label: Columbia 45453 Year: 1971
Factory sleeve included
From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original factory sleeve. Extremely catchy bubblegum-style rock, written by Joe South, with an equally catchy, bubblegummy instrumental on the flip! This single was credited to just "Raiders." Note: This beautiful copy has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl (styrene), Audio).
Condition Detail:Label: M | Vinyl: M | Audio: MWritten by: Joe South (A), Mark Lindsay (B)Produced by: Mark Lindsay, Arranged by John D'AndreChart info: #23p in September 1971Mix: Mono (Default for U.S. 45s before 1973)
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Published: July 12, 2019, 11:07 am
Video: Ohio murder victim's sons attack killer in court
Man attacked during sentencing hearing
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Violence broke out in an Ohio courtroom this week when the sons of a murdered woman attacked her killer during his sentencing hearing.
The hearing was being held for Dale Williams, 62, who pleaded guilty to murder in the 2017 shooting death of 46-year-old Elizabeth Pledger-Stewart, reported WFMJ.
The victim's daughter was about to make a statement in court ahead of Williams' sentencing when "her brother lunged at Williams and was followed by another brother who was tased by deputies as he leaped over a courtroom railing," WFMJ reports.
The video shows the emotional and chaotic scene from the courtroom. Watch it above.
Both men were arrested in court. WTAP reports they will serve 30-days in jail for contempt of court.
The sentencing had to be postponed.
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‘Risk to economic stability’: 23 finance ministers pledge climate action (via Climate Home News)
By Megan Darby
Finance ministers from 23 countries have pledged to back climate action through their policy, tax and spending decisions, in a coalition launched on Saturday.
At the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings in Washington DC, the coalition signed up to the “Helsinki Principles” for climate–friendly growth.
Representing a mix of developed and developing nations, they pledged to align their policies with the Paris Agreement and work towards effective carbon pricing. The principles warn that further warming posed “risks to economic growth and macroeconomic stability”.
“Climate change is a real threat nowadays but we can turn it into an opportunity,” said Felipe Larraín Bascuñán, finance minister for Chile, in a statement. “Economic growth is essential but reducing emissions is also essential. We need more ambition and concrete commitments that translate into action.”
Chile, the host of this year’s UN climate negotiations in December, and Finland are leading the initiative. The other countries taking part are Austria, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom and Uruguay.
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If you've seen "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Suicide Squad" or more recently the Oscar-nominated "I, Tonya," then you know that 27-year-old Margot Robbie's talent is made for the big screen.
But despite her striking on-camera performances, Robbie recently revealed to British Vogue that her family didn't always support her career.
"My family has no connection to the entertainment industry whatsoever, so when I started acting, everyone was like, 'That's fun, but when are you going to actually get a real job?'" she says. "And that went on for years."
But Robbie continued to pursue her passion.
She tells The Hollywood Reporter that at 17 years old she landed the role of a bisexual teen in the Australian soap opera "Neighbours" after hounding the casting director with calls. After her third year on the show, she moved to Los Angeles, signed a contract with the talent management company Management 360 and landed a role on the ABC drama "Pan Am."
Although the show was cancelled after one season, Robbie's performance opened the door for other opportunities, including a role in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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From there, she says she started "chasing the roles that people didn't want to give" her, including a 19-year-old farm girl in the 2015 independent film "Z for Zachariah." Initially, Robbie says she was told that she lacked the box-office clout needed to get an indie film made.
But when actress Amanda Seyfried dropped out, Robbie went back to the financiers to convince them that the upcoming release of "The Wolf of Wall Street" would give her more credibility. She says she also wanted to show the world that she could play more than the promiscuous wife roles she had played before.
"I knew I needed to adjust people's perception of me right then because otherwise I was going to be given [this one kind of thing]," she tells THR.
Since then, Robbie has used her talent and persistence to land prominent roles in films like the 2015 thriller "Focus," the 2016 drama "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" and the upcoming drama "Mary Queen of Scots."
Her most recent role as figure skater Tonya Harding in "I, Tonya" came about when Robbie reached out to writer Steven Rogers from an actress and producer standpoint under her company LuckyChap Entertainment. She founded the company in 2014 with her husband, Tom Ackerley, and a few close friends.
Her performance in the film has not only made her one of Hollywood's most talked about young actresses, but scored her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
While her career has certainly proven that acting can be a "real job," Robbie admits that her family remains nonplussed by her fame and fortune.
"They're impressed for like five seconds," she tells British Vogue. "And then they're, 'So anyway, the dog threw up today.'"
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By Kat Kinsman, CNN
Updated 9:18 AM ET, Fri July 12, 2013
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Wedding planning, along with the ceremony, can be tense and nerve-wracking
Kat Kinsman recommends preparing for glitches and keeping a positive attitude
Incorporating friends and family in the planning and preparation can be a relief
Brides and grooms should expect (and plan for) the unexpected
When you get married, ideally it's for keeps. That's wonderful and devoutly to be wished for -- but you're also left with a wide and weird base of knowledge that you'll (hopefully) never use again.
My husband and I planned our wedding in the course of 83 days, and by all accounts, things went pretty well for both us and the guests. Friendships were forged, food and drink were savored, a baby (not ours) was made, and everyone left danced-out, hung-over, happy, and asking us if we would please consider hosting a wedding reunion the next year.
I also got a crash course in managing my stress levels, tempering my expectations, leaning into the people who love us, and all sorts of other emotional matters that the glossy bridal mags might not necessarily cover. Six-and-a-half years later (and still going strong!), perhaps a bride- or groom-to-be might find these tips a useful addition to their hope chest.
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1. Give in to the chaos
The ice swan may melt, the sound system could go on the fritz, it might rain toads -- you'll still be just as married as you would have been had everything gone according to plan.
I spent countless hours fussing over hand-writing little table cards, decoupaging candle holders, researching glove lengths and going over all possible natural disasters that could keep our loved ones from attending our nuptials. All that did was stress me out and deflect from the actual purpose of the day: marrying the man I love, in the company of our friends and family.
Then a wise, kind friend offered some perspective. She told me that the two of us could serve Tic-Tacs and iced tea in a 7-Eleven parking lot, and everyone would be just as happy, because they'd be there to celebrate the union of two people they love. While I still put in some fretting hours after that, it helped me see the wedding as being less about perfection, and more about celebration.
2. Remember that they're all rooting for you
The author and her husband Douglas, minutes after their wedding
Say something does go off kilter -- you trip on your hem and faceplant into the cake, the wedding elephant has an accident on the floor or you fumble the name of your beloved a la Princess Diana. If people laugh, it's because it's all part of the grand story that's unfolding -- not because they're gleeful about a screw-up. They're there because they're on your side and are grateful to be part of this momentous occasion, and if they're not, why the heck are they at your wedding? Seriously, take a look at that guest list and snip, snip, snip.
3. Let your loved ones help -- but on your terms
My husband and I had a fairly DIY wedding -- both to cut down on costs and to put our own stamp on the ceremony that would mark the beginning of our married life. We also didn't have a wedding party, because it was a small-ish event and we didn't want people to feel left out.
So we asked people if they'd like to help in ways that didn't cost them anything, celebrated their talents in ways they were happy to share, and where we provided supplies and general guidelines. Two musician friends sang as we walked down the aisle, an artist friend carved pumpkins to decorate outside, my sister-in-law rallied willing guests to arrange the flowers we'd bought and picked, and some writers crafted a ritual that celebrated our communal love of food.
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Brides around the world – Farzana Shaikh applies henna to visually impaired brides at the Andh Kanya Prakash Gruh institute as part of a ritual ahead of their marriages in Ahmedabad, India.
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Singapore Airlines to transfer some planes from SilkAir to Scoot
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Singapore Airlines will be transferring some jets from its regional wing SilkAir to low-cost carrier Scoot, according to a report by Reuters on Thursday, June 21.
This will allow it to compete more effectively against low-cost rivals in the region, such as the AirAsia Group.
Last month, the national carrier announced that it would absorb underperforming SilkAir into the parent brand after 2020. A programme to upgrade cabins at a cost of more than S$100 million was also scheduled to get under way.
Photo courtesy: Singapore Airlines
Scoot operates a narrowbody fleet of Airbus A320s, but had recently began listing job ads for Boeing 737 jet pilots.
In a statement on Thursday, SIA said it expected to transfer some of SilkAir's 737s to Scoot to help optimise the overall group's network. However, the airline declined to provide further details such as the number of planes involved.
Singapore Airlines is currently undertaking a three-year transformation programme that was aimed at cutting costs and boosting revenue amid competition from Chinese and Middle Eastern rivals and low-cost carriers.
As part of the programme, it has transferred routes to five destinations in Southeast Asia from SilkAir to Scoot.
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Kiwi Middle East rotation 7 welcomed home
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About 100 New Zealand Defence Force troops who returned home this evening from a six-month deployment in the Middle East were commended for their work in Iraq and the Sinai Peninsula.
CAPTION: Corporal Hannah Bristow hugs her four-year-old son Leo after arriving home from the Sinai Peninsula. NZDF photo.
Two-thirds of the returning troops deployed to Iraq’s Camp Taji in May and worked alongside members of the Australian Defence Force to train about 4500 Iraqi Security Forces personnel over the past six months.
The rest served as part of the Multinational Force and Observers, an independent international organisation created by agreement between Egypt and Israel with peacekeeping responsibilities in the Sinai Peninsula.
Commander Joint Forces New Zealand Rear Admiral Jim Gilmour said the work of the returning troops brought credit to New Zealand.
“Together with our coalition partners, we have helped build the capacity of the Iraqi military and start them on a path towards a self-reliant and self-sustaining force,” he said.
“Well-trained Iraqi fighters, some of whom were trained by New Zealand and Australian soldiers, recaptured areas from Islamic State extremists and are currently maintaining security in these areas.”
Rear Admiral Gilmour also cited the work of the NZDF peacekeepers in the Sinai Peninsula.
“Our personnel operate in austere environments such as in the Sinai, where Islamic militants have been inciting violence.
“We are proud of the work they have done and their contribution to efforts in maintaining peace in the Middle East region.”
Defence Minister Ron Mark welcomed the troops home at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea.
About 800 NZDF troops have gone to Iraq since 2015 to work alongside Australian military personnel to train Iraqi forces, with an eighth rotation of 90 soldiers deploying in late October.
Task Group Taji, as the combined New Zealand-Australia task group is called, has trained more than 39,000 Iraqi soldiers and police since the training mission began in May 2015.
NZDF Senior National Officer for the seventh rotation Lieutenant Colonel Jason Hutchings said the entire Task Group Taji feels a sense of achievement to see the increased confidence and the sharper skills demonstrated by the Iraqi forces we have trained.
Based at Camp Taji, the NZDF soldiers help train Iraqi forces in weapons handling, night combat, marksmanship at close quarters and longer ranges, combat first aid, urban and rural operations, explosives hazard awareness and obstacle breaching techniques.
All Iraqi forces are also taught the fundamental aspects of international human rights law and the law of armed conflict.
In September the New Zealand government extended the NZDF’s training mission in Iraq to June 2019.
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AUSTIN, December 29, 2014 — President Obama made this strangely coincidental comment in his prepared remarks at his year-end press conference:
“And effectively today, our rescue of the auto industry is officially over. We’ve now repaid taxpayers every dime and more of what my administration committed.”
Sorry, Mr. President. Not true. You are off by about $10 billion. Just ask the U.S. Treasury Department.
At the press conference, the President was talking about his personally engineered $79.69 billion TARP bailout of General Motors and Chrysler to save them from bankruptcy. That was nearly six years ago. It was the last big spending piece of the massive TARP program.
The President’s automotive rescue is formally audited under TARP as the “Automotive Industry Finance Program (AIFP)”. It started just days after Obama assumed the presidency.
Ultimately, both General Motors and Chrysler declared bankruptcy anyway. Obama’s “Car Czar” negotiated the sale of Chrysler to its UAW employees. The employees then promptly sold it to Italian automaker Fiat. Chrysler is no longer an American owned company. It’s formally known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA US LLC).
TARP is better known as the “bailout of the big banks”. It was the springboard for two massive protest movements. The first was the Tea Party movement. The second was the Occupy Wall Street movement two years later.
TARP stands for Troubled Asset Relief Program. It was authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
It was signed into law on October 3, 2008 by President George W. Bush, on a Friday. The bill had been hastily put together less than 48 hours earlier. The emergency was the well-founded belief that if the federal government failed to act by Monday, then global credit markets would totally freeze-up, resulting in a world-wide depression. It was the darkest day of the economic crisis. Depression was averted, but recovery has been years in the making.
TARP’s original purpose was to purchase toxic sub-prime mortgage assets and equity from failing financial institutions to save the financial sector. The auto bailouts were a loan program add-on.
The federal government ultimately dispensed $426.35 billion of the $700 billion originally authorized by Congress. TARP is managed by the U.S. Treasury Department through the Federal Reserve Bank.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has published a one-page daily TARP summary report every business day since 2/9/2011.
According to the Daily TARP Update for 12/24/2014, the automotive loan program has recovered $69.15 billion of the $79.69 billion loaned to automakers.
If it’s true, as stated by the President, that the auto rescue program was officially closed on that very day, then taxpayers were stiffed for a $10.54 billion loss on their $79.69 billion outlay. That’s a 13 percent loss on investment.
On the other hand, taxpayers made a profit off the “bailout of the big banks.” They are listed under the subheading “Banks with Assets $10 billion or Greater” in the Daily TARP Update.
According to TARP, $165.33 billion was loaned to the big banks and they repaid $179.49 billion. Taxpayers made $14.16 billion in profits, an 8.5 percent return on investment. Those loans were paid off years ago.
If you include AIG as a “big bank” bailout, then taxpayers made another $5 billion more in profits when repayments and stock profits are accounted for, as shown in the daily TARP update.
The President’s year-end press conference will best be remembered for taking questions from female journalists only, selected from his “naughty and nice list”.
That’s too bad. Presidential prepared remarks should be better vetted.
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Why I hate grammar nazis
Here’s a little tip for getting traction in the Twittersphere.
Tweet about grammar.
I did it this morning, asking why copywriters feel that “good grammar” matters so much.
Roughly eight milliseconds later my Twitter feed lit up.
I think I’m still catching flak for it now.
Here’s that Tweet:
My punctuation was very careful – in fact I think punctuation is probably more important than grammar in clarifying one’s meaning.
By enclosing “good grammar” in speech marks I was commenting, clearly too elliptically, on how certain sections of the copywriting trade are obsessed with ridiculing others for their perceived problems with grammar.
Pedantry, in other words.
I was asked, “Isn’t is our job to set a good example? Otherwise, how will people learn to write well”.
Here’s the thing.
One, it begs the question, “Are copywriters responsible for teaching grammar”.
Two, which “people” are we talking about?
Let’s try and split people into one of three camps.
In the first camp, which I shall call “Camp One”, you have people whose grammar is good all the time and who don’t need to think about what they’re doing.
In the third camp, which I shall call “Camp Three”, you have people whose grammar is poor all or most of the time. They also don’t think about what they’re doing, either because they don’t know what good grammar is, or because they don’t care.
In the second camp, which I shall call, “Arthur Perkins”, you have the difficult customers. They manage to get grammar right much of the time, but they worry about it and feel insecure. In their efforts to manage their anxiety they spend time trying to attack other people for perceived infractions.
The denizens of Camps One and Two are beyond the meagre attempts of copywriters to improve things.
The former because they aren’t reading advertising for personal betterment – they’re right and they know it; the latter because it wouldn’t occur to them that there is a different or better way of expressing themselves in writing – they’re wrong and they don’t know it.
(For a really interesting talk on the idea of what it feels like to be right or wrong, check out Kathryn Schultz’s TED talk.)
But, the people in “Arthur Perkins” are hyper-vigilant about grammar. Armed with a small quiverful of sharpened darts, they fire at anyone breaching their anxiously-clutched “facts” about grammar.
Some of these pedantic souls attempt to bolster their self-esteem by calling themselves grammarnazi on social media.
I find this offensive for more than just linguistic reasons. It bespeaks a lack both of sensitivity and historical awareness to link a “passion” for syntax with Hitler and his evil bunch of cronies.
If we use “bad grammar” we will be setting a bad example goes the accusation. But the only people we will be setting a bad example for are the Perkinsites, and, apparently, they all know better than us anyway.
There is a larger question here.
Do we, as copywriters, owe it to society to teach “good grammar”?
I think we have a duty as people to respect other people’s human rights. I think we have an obligation as citizens/subjects not to break the law. And as craftspeople of the written word I think we have a responsibility to use it for good.
I don’t think it’s our job to teach grammar. It’s our job to achieve the goals our clients/employers/investors set us.
Another example.
I recently published an infographic about the uses of the apostrophe.
Nothing is more likely to get the Perkinsites frothing at the mouth than to venture into this punctuational minefield and start jumping up and down.
I stated that you can use apostrophes to form plurals where not to do so would lead to confusion.
Let’s say you want to ask a student to count the number of time the letters a, i and u occur in a passage of writing.
It is perfectly permissible to write:
How many a’s, i’s and u’s are there in the following passage?
It is also perfectly permissible, but not better grammar, to write:
The issue is one of punctuation, which is the first thing the Perkinsites get wrong.
The second failure is the serious confusion our reader undergoes in trying to decode the question.
And of course you could recast the question like this:
How many times do the letters a, i and u occur in the following passage?
It’s equally correct, but it is three words longer and scores 73.1% versus 81.8% on the Flesch Reading Ease score. So it pleases the pedant, who sees the world from a writercentric perspective, and is harder to understand for the reader.
In response to my infographic, one writer claimed it was a ‘fact’ that you never use apostrophes to form plurals.
But it isn’t a fact at all, merely an opinion.
The fact, as detailed in The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar, is that you CAN form unusual plurals with apostrophes.
It’s interesting how often the soi disant grammar experts fail to check their facts in publicly available reference books before launching their attacks.
What’s really going on here?
Most business writing is OK. Some is, frankly, shit, and a small proportion is genuinely wonderful.
But a tiny fraction contains actual grammar errors. So the hand-wringing over the pernicious effect of “all this bad grammar” looks a little overblown.
I love to argue about writing because it’s fun and occasionally enlightening. And I am a vocal enthusiast for good writing. I’m even concerned about good grammar.
But “good grammar”? That sounds suspiciously like bullying to me.
PS All grammar errors in this post are mine and mine alone – I am sorry if I have let you down. Please flame me on social media and leave sarky remarks below.
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Our job is not to educate, it’s to make people laugh / buy / join / act. I really, really love grammar and punctuation but what I enjoy is the endless subtleties there are to play with. There ain’t no rule that ‘correct by culture’ can’t beat down.
Everyone has their own grammar personality. I use too many em dashes but I have made my peace with that. I think it’s a rare copywriter that makes grammar ‘mistakes’ rather than grammar CHOICES you just happen to not agree with. (< Like this preposition here. How'd you feel about that then, huh? HUH?)
LONG LIVE FREE GRAMMZ.
Andy Maslen
Hey Honor,
Maybe we need to set up Camp Four – needs a cool name though 😉
How about ‘The Camp Four’? Can only take four members though and we all have to wear lots of sparkles.
Do we get superhero names?
I bags The Gerund
The Gerund sounds like George R. R. Martin making up quasi-Anglo honorifics. I’m certainly not going to be The Colon.
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March 6, 2018 Chris Crowell
In addition to the four-vessel and 40-bbl brewhouse, Sebago will feature a new pilot brewhouse with a 7-bbl mash tun and 5-bbl kettle. Photo via the Sebago Facebook page.
Sebago Brewing Co. (SBC) set out to open a new destination brewery in its home state of Maine less than a year ago and is now ready to introduce it to the public. Located on Lower Main Street in Gorham, Maine, the 30,965-sq-ft building is now home to SBC’s brewery, tasting room and headquarters. The new brewery has four times the capacity of the former facility and can brew 5,000 gallons of beer in four batches per day. The increased capacity will help keep up with demand — the company has been trending at over 24 percent growth.
In addition to the four vessel and 40-bbl brewhouse, Sebago will feature new pilot brewhouse with a 7-bbl mash tun and a 5-bbl kettle. According to Tom Abercrombie, brewmaster at SBC, the pilot system will give them the flexibility to do small batches for both R&D and for fun.
“We look forward to collaborating with all sorts of people from different areas of our own company, as well as with friends in the industry,” said Abercrombie. “It will also allow us to make small batches for barrel aging and ultimately blending for unique beers we’ve never made before.”
Scheduled tours of the new brewery will begin and end in the tasting room, which will eventually feature 16 taps of Sebago’s standard, seasonal and specialty brews. Along with beer samplers and flights, guests can enjoy wood fired pizza, sandwiches and entrees, all focused on locally sourced ingredients.
Sebago Brewing Co-Founders Kai Adams, Brad Monarch and Tim Haines think the destination brewery is the perfect way to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary. They’re most excited about bringing the brewers and the public back together through the tasting room and brewery tours.
“Years ago as pub brewers, our customers were closer to the origin of production,” said Adams, vice president of SBC. “Once again, the public can see the brewers, meet the people making it, drink it and buy it fresh to go — all at the same location.”
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All about us, our mission and vision
James & Lucy Hunting
James serves as lead elder and works full-time for the church. After moving to West London in 1996, he started to lay the foundations for church leadership by finding a fantastic wife in Lucy and developing a robust humour and steadfast smile. They have four children and one God.
Stefan & Jackie Brown
Stefan serves as an elder at Crown and also works as a University Teaching Fellow. If you've not been to Crown Church yet, it's worth it just to meet Stefan and his wife, Jackie. They serve as Life Group overseers and in many other areas of the church. Maybe one day you too can enjoy their cooking, a smooth fusion of South Africa and Jamaica.
Dan & Anna Smith
Dan and Anna tied the knot in 2009 and serve as Life Group overseers and in the Worship Band. Dan has been on staff at Crown Church since Jan 2011. He serves as an elder at Crown, and among other things, he leads our Worship Band and writes songs.
James & Zoe Harland
James and Zoe were married when he was still capable of a ‘flock of seagulls’ hair style. James serves as an elder at Crown and works as a Senior manager, leading process, quality and compliance teams. Zoe educates their four children and manages the busy home life and serves in the church Kids Work.
Anita Ryan
Anita lovingly tends to our financial accounts on a part-time basis and is also raising three children with husband Eoin. Within her role, Anita spends a lot of time on a calculator; interestingly the world's first electronic, desktop calculator was invented in Uxbridge, appropriately named the Anita Mk VII.
James has more capacity than a London bus, (and he will never leave you waiting in the rain). He leads our 'Submerge' 20s and students ministry with incredible passion and vision, and also works as a Technology Risk Consultant in central London.
Julian Shellard
Julian and his wife Debbie have been at Crown Church before it existed. They moved to West London believing that God was calling them to be part of a church plant. They and their three children have sacrificially served Crown, especially in Julian's ministry of leading the BFI team, serving international students at Brunel.
Abbie Walker
Abbie is our Children's Support Worker, responsible for overseeing the 0-11's at Crown. She also now oversees our membership and lifegroups, helping people feel connected into the Crown Church family. She is married to Sam and they have been a part of Crown since early 2016. She is a big fan of tea, and has enough tea pots to open a small cafe.
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Devotion: Loving God and people
Our primary aim is to demonstrate love for God by putting Him first in every area of our lives. Loving other people is one the main ways that Jesus encourages us to show our devotion.
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Action is the difference between compassion and sympathy. We want to be a church moved to action when we see social and individual needs.
Creation: Monday matters
Christianity has been around for so long in the UK that it has largely become known as a religious Sunday routine. True Christianity is different; a relationship with God results in productivity and creativity in all areas of life and we want to encourage people to excel seven days a week.
Freedom: Play your part
We want to be a community where everyone is accepted, integral and able to grow.
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Student fashion show raises $18,000 for veterans
National Guard reservist Amanda Beets of Rockford, second from right, who suffered a stroke, is introduced at the fashion show with her parents, Ray and Lonnie Beets, left. Funds from the show were used by Salute Inc. in Palatine to buy her an adaptive bicycle. courtesy Illinois Institute of Art
Mikayla Furlan is wearing a gown and cape by designer Ashley Alverth. The student-run fashion show raised more than $18,000 for Salute Inc. in Palatine. courtesy Illinois Institute of Art
Patrice Walden wears a dress designed by Nicollette Schmeichel. courtesy Illinois Institute of Art
Joslyn De Norio, modeling her own design, is escorted by two Marines. The student-run fashion show raised more than $18,000 for Salute Inc. in Palatine, which helps veterans. courtesy Illinois Institute of Art
Eileen O. Daday
Updated 3/31/2014 2:20 PM
There was a distinct military presence at the fashion show produced last month by students from the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg.
During the showing of its final collection, models took to the runway escorted by Marines, wearing their dress uniforms for the occasion and coming from Great Lakes Naval Base.
Students called their show "Prism" to reflect its theme of going from darkness into light.
The event took place at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows and drew 1,000 high school students to the afternoon show and another 700 to the evening gala.
That kind of record turnout yielded their highest proceeds ever -- more than $18,000 -- which after much deliberation, students donated to Salute Inc., which is based in Palatine and provides emergency assistance to returning veterans.
"We felt that what they do for veterans fit with our theme," said Kira Lenzi of Schaumburg, who helped with the marketing of the show.
The Marines were on hand for the check presentation, as was Amanda Beets of Rockford, a member of the National Guard reserves, who suffered a stroke after returning from her overseas duties.
"This was more than a school project," said fashion marketing teacher Marci Watkins. "This was real life. This event changed someone's life."
Some of the proceeds from the fashion show will be used to purchase an adaptive bicycle for Beets, in an effort to help restore some of her movement and independence, said Salute Executive Director Mary Beth Beiersdorf.
In thanking the students, Beiersdorf said they get requests for assistance from military families every day, but they also draw groups from the community who step up to help them meet those needs.
"The success over the years for Salute has been due to what you just did," Beiersdorf said. "We've been lucky enough to have received an outpouring of community support over the years.
"As you go on," Beiersdorf added to the students, "don't forget about us."
Students said the impact of meeting one of the veterans suddenly made the project more important than showcasing fashions.
"Just knowing Amanda made us work harder," said Danielle Guevarra, a student from Carpentersville. "We knew her story and it was so heartwarming."
Her classmate, Kelly Sullivan of Inverness, agreed.
"This really hit home for us," Sullivan said. "Every one of us knows someone who has served in the military. It was very emotional, but that's what drove us."
Students met last week at the college's Schaumburg campus for a postproduction meeting, to review the event and its success.
This was the fourth annual fashion show and it drew students from the fashion department to work in marketing, production, merchandising and staging, as well as in the designing of the collections and working with the models.
It also drew students from the digital filmmaking class, video production, audio production and digital photography to help mount the show.
"This is our one main live event we do each year," said Jeremy Schulz, who teaches video and digital filmmaking, "and it's totally student run."
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Fed-up Magaluf locals hit back at drunken British holidaymakers with a petition protesting tourists' 'shameful' behaviour such as public sex and fighting
3,500 people have signed petition against 'anything goes, cheap tourism'
They say not enough is being done to tackle problems in areas of Mallorca
Already this year Brits have been filmed streaking and vomiting in the street
Authorities have proposed harsher fines for louts, but locals say it is not enough
By Rita Sobot For Mailonline
Fed-up residents and business owners in controversy-hit Magaluf are revolting against 'anything goes, cheap tourism'.
Following on from a string of incidents, including a group of 18 British lads running along the sea-front completed naked and fighting between Scotland and England fans, they have declared: 'Enough is enough!'
A protest petition has been launched on the platform Change.org which calls on the local council and police to do something as a matter of urgency.
Residents on the Spanish island of Mallorca have started a petition calling for the end to 'anything goes, cheap tourism' which they say is blighting their communities
So far 3,500 people have backed a call for authorities to do more to combat loutish behaviour, including people being drunk and sick in the street
The petition picks out locations such as Magaluf (pictured), which is popular with young Brits, as particular problem destinations
Locals say their communities are being 'overexploited for a cheap price' by unscrupulous tour companies and local bar owners
They say behaviour such as urinating and vomiting in the street, sex acts in public, syringes on the beach, shouting and fighting, use of megaphones, loud music, vandalism and aggression can no longer be tolerated.
'This is not tourism nor is quality, it is overexploitation of our resources at a cheap price,' the campaigners say.
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The complaints pick out the areas of Magaluf, Punta Ballena and Palmanova, as well as the resorts of S'Arenaland Playa de Palma, all popular with young Brits.
As the summer season swings into action, the holidaymakers have been photographed and filmed being drunk and sick in the streets, brawling, boozing and streaking - everything tourism chiefs have been trying to stamp out.
Council leaders say they are in despair because a few days of bad publicity can totally reverse all the good work they have been trying to do over the last year.
Among locals' chief concerns are fights in the streets, public urination, vomiting and general drunken behaviour (pictured, an ambulance in Magaluf)
As the summer season gets underway, young British tourists have already flouted many of the rules put in place by Spanish authorities designed to keep the peace
Local governments have put harsher fines in place for public order offences, but locals say this is not enough to stamp out loutish behaviour
The petition makes it clear that residents are not opposed to tourism, which is a vital part of Spain's economy, but of 'cheap tourism'
Financial penalties are being imposed, including for the new offence of being naked in a public place. It is understood the 18 Brits who streaked along the promenade were each fined 200 euros.
Fed-up residents fear this is not enough and in will no way act as a deterrent.
So far, more than 3,500 people have signed the protest petition on Change.org
It states: 'It seems that the arrival of heat, as every year, is for these areas of Mallorca synonymous with altercations with tourism.
'And it's been a long time since S'arenal, Playa de Palma, parts of Palmanova, Magaluf and Punta Ballena are affected by lack of civility and dirt.
'Images such as people vomiting and urinating in the street, people throwing glass bottles in the sea, plastics, papers, glass and all kinds of dirt on the streets and in the sand, sex scenes on the street or in public, syringes on the beach, shouting and continuous fights, megaphones and loud music, damaged cars, lack of respect for island residents, aggression towards pedestrians, ambulances attending daily comas, fights and balconing .. All this and more is seen daily both during the day and at night in the areas of S'arenal, Playa de Palma, Palmanova, Magaluf and Punta Ballena area.'
Eighteen Brits were filmed jogging naked through Magaluf days ago, and were reportedly fined 200 euros each by local police
'Residents cannot coexist any more with this type of cheap tourism of the "everything goes" variety.
'A tourism without quality or respect towards the public areas or even to our beaches, where you cannot always go with dogs but with glass and all kinds of dirt. '
'Please, we ask the Government of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca council and the respective town councils of the affected areas, to be coordinated in their respective responsibilities; to exercise effectively and as quickly as possible disciplinary measures, fines and sanctions against any person who acts in the face of a lack of civility and / or who foul our beaches and streets.
'With effective policing, we say yes to tourism but not to disrespect. Not another summer, this is not tourism or quality, is overexploitation of our resources.'
Of those who have already signed the petition, one comments: 'We want a clean, well-cared and unspoilt Mallorca!' whilst another writes: 'I would like to stroll along the promenade of Palma beach with tranquility in the company of my wife and my three children.'
The protest petition is also going to the Government of the Balearics.
Other tourists filmed fighting in the street were held up as an example of the kind of behaviour that locals want to see stamped out
Fed-up Magaluf locals petition against 'cheap tourism'
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WORLD CUP 2010: England were Lahms to the slaughter thanks to lack of respect for Germany, insists proud skipper Philip
By Sportsmail Reporter Updated: 04:35 EST, 28 June 2010
Spirit: Lahm (second left) leads the German celebrations with Podolski, Klose and Friedrich
Philip Lahm accused England of not paying Germany enough respect and that is why they are heading home following a 4-1 defeat in the last 16 of the World Cup in South Africa.
Two goals from Thomas Muller helped secure a place in the quarter-finals with Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski also on target.
Matthew Upson pulled a goal back for England but they are en route to London today while Germany are celebrating.
Lahm expressed his pride at the result and lauded his young up-and-coming side.
'Maybe England were not prepared for this game as they should be,' said the Germany captain. 'Maybe they under-estimated us because our players are not as famous as the England players.
'The reason their defence could not handle our players was because we have very good strikers.
'We knew that we would have chances on the break if we let England attack. It was very important for us to be good on the defence because we always have the quality to get forward.
'We can play short, quick passes and we have a good team. It is a young team, but it is a good team.'
No doubting Thomas: Two-goal Germany striker Muller, and the rest of the forward line, inspired the Germans' emphatic victory, says Lahm
Germany got stronger as the game progressed and Lahm added: 'England have good players, they aren't too old. They have young players behind the first team like (Aaron) Lennon, too.
'We have good fitness coaches who have prepared us, not for three games, but for the whole tournament. We are ready for everything and we are very happy.'
Shattering reputations: England's players are more famous, but lost heavily
Meanwhile goalkeeper Manuel Neuer all but admitted he had a lucky escape after the goal that never was. With England 2-1 down, Frank Lampard was convinced he had equalised when his shot beat Neuer before hitting the underside of the bar.
The ball bounced down and TV replays showed it had gone about two feet over the line. To Lampard's astonishment, Uruguay referee Jorge Larrionda disallowed his effort.
Nation's hero: Lahm on a giant screen showing the game in Berlin
It was pivotal moment in the match and Neuer was all smiles at the end of the game. He said: 'I tried not to react to the referee and just concentrate on what was happening - it was difficult. I knew it was close.
'Then I saw it on the television in the doping control office and what actually happened. I knew it was tight - probably about two metres.'
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Drystone waller wins CLA contest with U-shaped wall
A 61 YEAR-OLD drystone waller has been named winner of the CLA's 2018 Millenium Wall competition.
Michael Coggins, from Ingelton near Carnforth, won with his entry for re-building a 2.5-metre high collapsed 24-metre U-shaped wall, which is encloses a water hole for cattle and sheep on a farm in Austwick, Noprth Yorkshire.
He began dry stone walling more than 20 years ago and was runner-up in the biennial competition in 2016.
His greatest challenge in re-constructing the wall was to find the right stones, with bigger ones incorporated at the base of the wall to give it extra strength. In addition, the back end of the wall was challenging to construct due to its height, requiring scaffolding to get it done.
Mr Coggins' advice for aspiring dry stone wallers is: "Take your time by not outpacing yourself, persevere, start small, and above all, enjoy yourself.
Head Judge John Pridmore, from the Yorkshire Dry Stone Walling Guild, said: "The wall was well packed to ensure a solid construction. His construction was of excellent quality where we struggled to find any fault. The irregular limestone was built tightly with great line and batter. The overall job showed a great level of skill and expertise."
Runner-up was Philip Beresford of High Bentham in Lancashire who restored a 160 metre stretch of wall in very steep terrain at Newby Head, Hawes. It had been down for 60 years.
Mr Pridmore said: "The wall he constructed was a challenging build up the side of a steep hill making the conditions quite difficult for a waller. The finished job looks lovely all the way up the valley side and has great views over the Ribblehead Viaduct."
Dorothy Fairburn, CLA Director North, said: "We have been fortunate to work with the Yorkshire Dry Stone Walling Guild in recognising the skills of stone wallers within the area. It is highly skilled work, and valued by locals and visitors alike. Michael is a worthy winner, and we thank the Guild for judging this competition."
A 1988 survey recorded more than 5,000 miles of stone walls in the Yorkshire Dales with some dating back to the Bronze Age, including on Burton Moor and Calverside in Swaledale.
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Following a slow summer, the PDC Darts tour is really starting to gather momentum now with players having more than one eye on the World Championships. Talking of momentum - current World Champion Michael Van Gerwen is hitting top form once again and the Dutch darter is the man to beat heading into this weekend’s Grand Slam.
Can anyone challenge Mighty Mike as he looks to win this title for a fourth time? Read on to view our thoughts.
Event Date: November, 9-17, 2019
History and Format
This is the tournament where players from the rival BDO organisation are invited to take on the best of the PDC. We’ve seen some impressive performances from the lower ranked throwers over the years and the Grand Slam also welcomed a BDO winner when Scott Waites claimed the title in 2010.
The tournament first arrived on the calendar in 2007 and like most events at that time, the inaugural edition was won by the great Phil Taylor. In 12 runnings of the Grand Slam we have only seen five winners with Taylor claiming six titles and Michael Van Gerwen securing three. Waites, Raymond Van Barneveld and Gerwyn Price have shared the remaining three wins.
It’s been played in Wolverhampton since the tournament started and is currently hosted by Aldersley Leisure Village. In 2019, the Grand Slam will run from the 9th to the 17th of November so we’ve a busy week of action starting this Saturday.
In terms of format, the initial stages see the players placed into eight groups of four and each of those sections will include one BDO thrower. Each darter will play each other once in a best of nine legs format and the top two in each section will progress to the second round.
From there it’s a straight knockout and the games are something of a marathon. After a relatively short best of 19 legs in that second round, the quarters, semis and the final itself are a race to 16.
It’s one of the more innovative events on the tour but who will come home with the prize?
Out in Front
Michael Van Gerwen’s current form sees the Dutchman lead the outright betting by some margin and you can claim him at 6/5 with most bookies including William Hill and 10Bet. Throughout 2018, MVG was an odds on option for most tournaments so perhaps there is some value in those current figures.
Van Gerwen added the World Series of Darts to his impressive trophy cabinet last time out and, after a dip in form halfway through the year, he’s back to his best. He’s an obvious favourite but can anyone upset those odds?
Chasing Throwers
Rob Cross is the second favourite for the Grand Slam at 8/1 with Coral and Black Type while the same two bookmakers quote Peter Wright at 9/1. Gerwyn Price is our defending champion and the Welshman is next on the list at 12/1 with Betway and 888Sport.
Of those three, Price has claimed the European Open and a Players Championship this year but the Iceman has yet to get over the line in a PDC Premier Event. Cross has enjoyed a better 2019 with the World Matchplay title while Wright also has a Players Championship trophy.
Moving through the pack, Gary Anderson is next up at 16/1 with Ladbrokes and BetFred and then we have a gap to Michael Smith and Daryl Gurney who are both quoted at best odds of 25/1 with Ladbrokes and Coral. Dave Chisnall can also be picked up at a top price of 25/1 - this time with SportingBet, and then we come to Nathan Aspinall at a best of 28/1 with VBet.
One man to watch in our opinion is multiple BDO Champion Glen Durrant who can be claimed at best odds of 28/1 with BetFred. Duzza is technically here as a BDO player and the reigning World Champion but since that win at the start of the year, he’s crossed to the PDC and has made a strong impression. He may not win it but with two semi final appearances in PDC Premier events, Durrant could certainly be considered for an Each Way pick.
Outside Punts
With 32 players involved, including eight BDO representatives, there are going to be some long prices at the bottom of the pack. A number of sports are looking to integrate female players alongside the men and darts has been at the forefront of that move.
One player we will be watching with interest this week is BDO ladies champion Mikuru Suzuki who won the world title at Lakeside without dropping a set at the start of the year. At best odds of 500/1 with Betway and 888Sport, she’s not exactly expected to win the Grand Slam but Suzuki will be hoping to cause an upset in a group that includes Gerwyn Price, Robert Thornton and Dimitri van den Bergh.
Of those outside punts with shorter prices, Ian Diamond White may offer some value at a top price of 40/1 while Adrian Lewis, at a best of 80/1 with Coral and VBet, will be looking for some form. It’s going to be a thrilling week of action but now it’s time to consider our verdict.
Darts seems to be settling into a pattern right now with Michael Van Gerwen way ahead of the bunch. Behind the Dutchman, there is a competitive set of players but no-one is really threatening Mighty Mike with any great consistency.
Of course, there is always room for an upset and Gerwyn Price offered great value as he came through to take the Grand Slam of Darts twelve months ago. However, we also have to take into account the long format of this tournament which leaves less room for upsets. It’s really no coincidence that Van Gerwen and Phil Taylor have dominated the Grand Slam and those long matches will generally see the best thrower come through.
As you will have guessed by now, we’re tipping Michael Van Gerwen for the win and while it’s not our most adventurous pick, his odds are worth taking while they stay above Even Money.
As the group games progress, there could be better value in some of the early games so do look out for match betting and for some side bets. One other punt that we will commit to is on Glen Durrant to win Group H. The BDO World Champion is in with Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall and Martin Schindler and while that section could be the tightest of all, we’re backing Durrant to come through at 2/1 with Betway.
Michael Van Gerwen to win the tournament at 6/5 with William Hill
Glen Durrant to win Group H at 2/1 with Betway
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VP Biden to attend wake for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos
Mourners will gather in Queens on Friday for Ramos's wake. Funeral arrangements for his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, have yet to be announced.
John Minchillo/AP/File
Members of the New Rochelle, N.Y. police department place a wreath at a makeshift memorial near the site where NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were murdered in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Dec. 22. Police say Ismaaiyl Brinsley ambushed the two officers in their patrol car in broad daylight Saturday, fatally shooting them before killing himself inside a subway station.
Mourners will gather Friday at a Queens church for the wake of a New York Police Department officer who was killed along with his partner in an ambush shooting.
Officer Rafael Ramos will be remembered Friday afternoon at Christ Tabernacle Church, in the Glendale section of Queens, where he was a longstanding and deeply committed member, according to family and friends.
His funeral is scheduled to be held there Saturday; Vice President Joe Biden has said he will attend.
Ramos was killed Dec. 20 along with his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, as they sat in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. The shooter, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, later killed himself.
Investigators say Brinsley was an emotionally disturbed loner, who started off his rampage by shooting an ex-girlfriend in Baltimore. He also posted online threats to police and made references to high-profile cases of unarmed black men killed by white police officers.
The killings ramped up emotions in the already tense national debate over police conduct. Since Ramos and Liu were killed, police in New York say they've arrested six people accused of threatening officers. A seventh man was arrested Thursday on gun charges after a bystander overheard him making threats against police officers and talking about guns in his home.
Liu's funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.
Ramos celebrated his 40th birthday earlier this month. He had joined the NYPD in 2012 after working as a school security officer.
The lifelong Brooklyn resident was married with two sons: a 13-year-old who is in middle school and one who attends Bowdoin College in Maine.
The Silver Shield Foundation, a charity founded by the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, has set aside $40,000 for the education of Ramos' sons. Bowdoin College said it will cover Ramos' older son's education costs as long as he remains a student there.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charity created after 9/11, says it will pay off the home mortgages of the two slain officers.
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'Excruciating' infection blinds man who showered with contact lenses
Published Wednesday, July 10, 2019 12:10PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, July 10, 2019 11:26PM EDT
Nick Humphreys, 29, who works for the Shropshire Star newspaper in England, has suffered 18 months of misery after the parasite found in a droplet of water ruined his eyesight.(Express & Star)
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A local newspaper reporter has warned others not to wear contact lenses while showering, after water-borne organism rendered him blind in one eye.
Nick Humphreys, 29, who works for the Shropshire Star newspaper in England, has suffered 18 months of misery after the parasite found in a droplet of water ruined his eyesight.
Keen soccer player Humphreys wrote a first person account of the excruciating pain caused by acanthmoeba keratitis (AK), a rare disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye.
“Lurking in our water and soil is a parasitic bug which can destroy your eye and leave you blind,” Humphreys wrote.
Having worn contact lenses since 2013 with no problems, he first noticed something was seriously wrong in January 2018, when his right eye was dry for a week.
“I simply put it down to early mornings and a lack of sleep. But this was something more,” he wrote.
“For a few days I used over the counter eye drops and turned all my phone and computer display settings down to the lowest brightness.
“But after the pain became too much, I went to the optician, and was told I had an ulcer on my eye and was advised to go to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital immediately.”
After consulting with eye specialists he had five scrapings from his right eye sent for testing, which confirmed AK.
After using disinfectant eye drops for three weeks, Humphreys experienced some improvement, but by March 2018 was completely blind in one eye.
“I was driving to work and my vision completely went in my right eye,” he wrote. “I don’t know how I managed not to crash, but it didn’t take me long to realise I needed to get back to the hospital.”
Doctors prescribed higher strength drops that needed to be applied hourly, even at night. The organism had returned, rendering Humphreys housebound for six months.
“I couldn’t read a page of a newspaper without being in excruciating pain, light sensitivity was so bad I had to keep the curtains drawn at all times,” he wrote.
The journalist spent spring and summer 2018 going back and forth to appointments at the eye hospital, as the condition worsened. Doctors didn’t know how to fix it.
“Eventually, in July, my doctor tried experimental cross-linking surgery, a procedure normally used on patients whose cornea has developed into a cone shape,” he wrote.
“It involves the surgeon scraping back layers of skin on the eye, pouring in vitamin drops and blasting it with a UV light. To my huge relief, it killed the bug and ended the pain.”
A second operation followed in September, to speed up the healing after months of drops and the previous invasive procedure.
“I had an amniotic membrane transplant, which involved having graft material placed on the cornea and glued down underneath a hard contact lens,” Humphreys explained.
“In my case though, the glue didn’t work, so it had to be stitched onto my eyeball.”
The operation was a success, but Humphreys said he suffered anxiety and depression after pulling back the safety patch and seeing a “monster” in the mirror.
“Fortunately it has healed to a point where, with glasses on, it’s not too noticeable to others,” he wrote.
The blindness will persist until Humphreys has a full corneal transplant on August 15, which will involve cataract surgery.
“I will owe a monumental debt of gratitude to my donor,” he wrote.
Humphreys is working with the Fight for Sight charity to raise awareness of the dangers of wearing contact lenses while swimming or in the shower.
“I can honestly say if I’d had the slightest idea that this was even a remote possibility I would never have worn contacts in the first place,” he wrote.
“I’ve lost 18 months of my life because of something as simple as showering with contacts in.”
He has called on contact lens makers to put warnings on packaging.
“Acanthamoeba is a parasite which is actually ubiquitous, it’s present in water and soil,” Dr. Shahzad Ihsan Mian from the Kellogg Eye Centre at the University of Michigan explained.
“Eye infections are not common overall, but patients who wear contact lenses are at increased risk of getting any kind of eye infection.
“When it does occur it’s a very serious infection, it’s very difficult to treat. The best thing to do is try to prevent it.”
Good contact lens hygiene is the best form of prevention against the organism, Dr. Mian said.
“If you are careful in terms of how you clean your contact lenses, store them and wear them and avoid situations like taking a shower with contact lens in your eyes or going swimming in a lake with contact lens in then you can really avoid getting this type of infection,” he said.
The Canadian Opthalmological Society recommends always washing hands before touching contact lenses, using a gentle soap.
Government of Canada guidelines also warn against using tap water or saliva to clean contacts.
Overnight wearing of contacts is also associated with increased risk of infection, it states.
Nick Humphreys, 29, who works for the Shropshire Star newspaper in England, has suffered 18 months of misery after the parasite found in a droplet of water ruined his eyesight. (Express & Star)
Local newspaper reporter Nick Humphreys has warned others not to wear contacts lenses while showering, after water-borne bacteria rendered him blind in one eye. The arrows are for the surgeon to know what eye to operate on. (Nick Humphreys)
Nick Humphreys suffered excruciating pain caused by acanthmoeba keratitis (AK), a rare disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye. (Nick Humphreys)
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Pistons switch to full-court press for free agents
The team plans to use newcomer Stanley Johnson and first-class facilities as selling points.
Pistons switch to full-court press for free agents The team plans to use newcomer Stanley Johnson and first-class facilities as selling points. Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://detne.ws/1NjEJrU
Terry Foster, The Detroit News Published 12:34 p.m. ET June 26, 2015 | Updated 7:42 a.m. ET June 27, 2015
Stan Van Gundy(Photo: Mark Duncan, AP)
Auburn Hills — Pistons officials view their team as one that is up and coming.
And they should, considering they drafted a player — 6-foot-6 forward Stanley Johnson of Arizona — on Thursday who provides toughness and grit.
And they look at Johnson as the voice for the future, as in free agents.
Now that he's a member of the Pistons, Johnson will be expected to be a recruiter to attract big-name free agents.
"My biggest concern is getting back to our winning ways on the floor," owner Tom Gores said. "The fact this is not a destination upsets me. This is the Midwest. There are people with great work ethic. The fact this is not a destination means we are doing something wrong."
With Johnson in hand, the Pistons can offer free agents a core of young, solid players like Reggie Jackson, Andre Drummond, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Spencer Dinwiddie.
But what can the Pistons offer? Class.
"It goes back to Tom's philosophy that he gave us," team president/coach Stan Van Gundy said. "If you are here a day, a year or 10 years, we want that time to be good. If you are coming out for a predraft workout, we will treat you well.
"It is not going to turn around overnight, but you do it time after time after time after time, you give people good impressions of the Detroit Pistons and the way we do things."
Van Gundy likes his core — Caldwell-Pope, Jackson, Drummond and Ersan Ilyasova.
Johnson, however, must prove what Van Gundy said about him — that he was the best player in the draft.
"We got tough competitive people who are going to get after it," Van Gundy said. "This is a good young core of really tough, competitive guys who are not going to back down from people physically."
Meet Pistons first-rounder Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson answers questions during an interview after being selected eighth overall by the Pistons during the NBA draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Brooklyn. Kathy Willens, AP
Stanley Johnson celebrates after being selected eighth. Elsa, Getty Images
Stanley Johnson makes his way to the stage Thursday. Kathy Willens, AP
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Stanley Johnson dons a Detroit Pistons cap. Kathy Willens, AP
Stanley Johnson crosses the stage Thursday night. Elsa, Getty Images
Commissioner Adam Silver congratulates Stanley Johnson. Elsa, Getty Images
Stanley Johnson poses for photos with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Kathy Willens, AP
Stanley Johnson poses with Commissioner Adam Silver. Elsa, Getty Images
Stanley Johnson celebrates after being selected by Detroit. Elsa, Getty Images
Stanley Johnson played one season at Arizona. Mark J. Terrill, AP
Stanley Johnson is 6-6 and 242 pounds. Harry How
The Pistons scouted Stanley Johnson at the NBA combine. Jae C. Hong, AP
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Stanley Johnson shot 45 percent for the Wildcats. Greg Wahl-Stephens, AP
Stanley Johnson averaged 6.5 rebounds at Arizona. Harry How
Sean Miller was Stanley Johnson's coach at Arizona. Stephen Dunn
Stanley Johnson declared for the draft after one season at Arizona. Harry How
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Krupa: Under NHL glare, Nyquist and Tatar come of age
Red Wings young duo proves last season was no fluke
Krupa: Under NHL glare, Nyquist and Tatar come of age Red Wings young duo proves last season was no fluke Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/1IYAaQI
Gregg Krupa, The Detroit News Published 6:43 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2015 | Updated 11:33 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2015
Detroit's Tomas Tatar, left, and Gustav Nyquist celebrate Nyquist's first period goal in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Nashville.(Photo: David Guralnick / Detroit News)
Detroit — Last season, Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar proved they can play in the NHL. This season, they are demonstrating their performances were no one-season deal.
Now it is about how good they can be, and for how long.
Tatar and Nyquist provide the Red Wings with scoring depth that supports what Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk have delivered for more than a decade, the drive train of the offensive attack.
After staking their claim last season, questions posed in October included whether Nyquist and Tatar would persevere or retreat, and would the promise fade under increased attention from opponents?
Three months in, questions answered.
Peter Laviolette, the veteran NHL coach, whose Predators were the second consecutive team towards the pinnacle of the league to start a game against the Wings flaming hot, only to cool last week, said he does not see a lot of them.
But he knows what he need to know.
"We spend a lot of time in the west and this is my first time seeing them — but, terrific hockey players," he said after the 5-2 loss to the Red Wings Saturday. "They're very talented skill guys and good depth underneath their top line."
Nyquist began the scoring against Nashville, when the Wings might have suffered a letdown after a long road trip and perhaps their biggest win of the season against the Blues.
Tatar started the play, and later added two goals.
Then on Sunday, down 3-0 early to the lowly Buffalo Sabres, Nyquist scored first again, and Tatar tied it nine minutes later.
They both added assists and keyed a huge comeback, capped by Zetterberg's sixth career hat trick.
The Red Wings finished the weekend a point behind the Lightning for first place in the Eastern Conference, and 11 points ahead of the Panthers, the top-ranking team not qualifying for the playoffs.
Duo performs
It is a better performance than most expected, and a good portion of the credit is due Nyquist, 25, and Tatar, 24.
The progress of their NHL careers, after long seasoning in Grand Rapids, appears seamless. But how good can they be?
On pace to produce big offensive seasons in their second long seasons, it is reasonable now to begin to gauge the full potential.
Nyquist is on a pace for a 32-goal season.
He is second in the NHL with 10 power-play goals, and has four winners. And he is hot recently, with 15 points, four goals and 11 assists in 12 games.
Tatar is on pace for 38 goals. He has six on the power play and five that won games. In the same 12 games, he has nine goals and three assists.
Some on social media already envision them skating with Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin, potentially "the next big things," who also belong to the Wings as they play in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor respectively.
But for the coach, it is about the process. And Tatar and Nyquist remain early in their progress in the NHL.
"They're good players, they've just got to turn into good pros now," Babcock said. "They've got to learn to work every single day, and do it right all the time. And if they do that, and they stay hungry and they're really driven, they'll become good pros."
As for the success, so far, this season, it does not seem to have changed their outlooks or approaches.
In their way, Nyquist and Tatar share the credit for not falling off, this season, in the face of more scrutiny from opponents.
"I think it goes for a lot of the younger guys, that we get noticed a little bit more," Nyquist said. "We're not catching anyone off guard anymore, I don't think, as much as we did last year.
"So, I think we've all done a pretty good job. I think we've all taken steps and shown that we can play."
Besides, Tatar said, teams still need to watch others.
"I just think we've got such good players in the locker room, I don't think they would watch me or Gus," Tatar said on the afternoon before his two goals and an assist helped cool off the Predators.
"I know we're scoring goals, but still, there's players in the locker room like Hank and Pav. We have really good players, and it's just hard to focus on one guy."
Beyond Datsyuk and Zetterberg, Sheahan and Justin Abdelkader are making significant contributions, and Darren Helm's offense is increasingly consistent.
"You've got to be kind of all over the team," Tatar said.
"I think it's just, this season, we are playing good as a whole team and it's showing in our points, too — as individuals."
Nyquist said he understands that responding to increased defensive pressure can improve their play.
"I think it's a good thing because it makes you become a better player out there and work harder," he said."You know you've got to show that you can play every day in this league.
"So, doing anything differently? I don't think so. Playing last year and coming into this year, I just wanted to continue to play my game and try to improve."
A key to the success, as it has been in Detroit under Babcock and Scotty Bowman before him, is executing the various systems – aka "Red Wings hockey."
Properly executed, both young players say, it helps secure success — as a team, and individually.
"Obviously, we have great systems," Nyquist said. "We're pretty good at controlling the puck, I think. We want to be a puck possession team.
"It's hard for the opposing team to get chances against you. So, obviously, the system protects us a little bit.
"It's been working good, I think."
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Early promise fizzles out in the end
Ali Shahriyar Amin from London
Published at 05:16 am July 7th, 2019
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Now that the 2019 World Cup dream is over, the plans for the long road to the 2023 World Cup should begin in earnest.
Bangladesh’s 2019 World Cup semi-final dream ended Tuesday when they suffered a morale-sapping defeat against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
And their campaign concluded with a bitter defeat against Pakistan at Lord’s in London, which made the Tigers fans feel sorry and frustrated as Bangladesh had high hope of reaching the last four in the World Cup.
Such expectation was absolutely realistic as this squad was considered as the best team Bangladesh have ever produced in a world event.
Four players played their fourth World Cup in England and Wales – captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza, opening batsman Tamim Iqbal, all-rounder Shakib al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim while all-rounder Mahmudullah contested his third.
Added with the likes of some promising players, why wouldn’t the fans expect greatness this time around?
So the expectation was legitimate.
But how has Bangladesh really performed?
The tournament started in the best possible way for the Tigers.
However, their World Cup mission really started from the Ireland tri-nation ODI series.
@BCBtigers captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza admitted that they should have performed better in certain areas in their 2019 @cricketworldcup campaign, but believes all the players tried their best and will come back strongly in future.https://t.co/QQjf7xOQtG#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS
— Dhaka Tribune Sports (@Sport_DT) July 6, 2019
That series was termed as a practice tournament before the World Cup.
The Ireland conditions were considered similar for the Tigers to prepare for the World Cup, and they played entertaining cricket in that series.
They started the tour with a humiliating defeat to Ireland Wolves in the practice match although, as the Tigers went from hot humid Dhaka to chilling, windy Dublin, the loss didn’t really set any alarm bells ringing.
But in the tri-series, Bangladesh were outstanding.
They played a good brand of cricket and clinched their first ever international series for the country.
With that confidence, Bangladesh started their World Cup campaign and the beginning was picture perfect.
They beat South Africa in their opening match at the Oval in London.
The dream start could have extended had Bangladesh beaten New Zealand too.
There was indeed a chance to beat the Kiwis, but costly errors in fielding, a missed run out chance of Mushfiq in a crucial moment proved costly and New Zealand escaped narrowly.
Bangladesh camp knew that they had missed a chance, and that missed opportunity would go on to have a big impact in the tournament for the Tigers.
@BCBtigers team are scheduled to depart from the United Kingdom at 10:15pm UK time Saturday after completing their participation in the 2019 @cricketworldcup.https://t.co/TQhV8tPKQR#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESH #CRICKET #BANGLADESHCRICKET #WORLDCUPCRICKET #CRICKETWORLDCUP
The England game was a horrible performance in terms of bowling and fielding.
It looked a lost cause while England were piling the runs in the first innings and eventually, Bangladesh suffered a big loss.
The only thing Bangladesh achieved in that game was Shakib’s brilliant hundred.
The next game against Sri Lanka was washed out and the calculation for the semis got more complicated for Bangladesh.
The Tigers then produced a strong performance against the West Indies in Taunton, continuing their winning streak over the Caribbean side.
Shakib was magnificent with the bat again with a brilliant unbeaten hundred while chasing 322.
The young Liton Kumar Das scored an impressive 94 on his return to the side.
The Afghanistan game was tricky but Bangladesh won convincingly in Southampton and once again, Shakib produced a magnificent all-round performance.
In the next two games, the equation was - Bangladesh had to win both, against India and Pakistan, and in the end, the Tigers lost both, chasing 315 and 316.
The semi-final hope ended with the India defeat, but the crushing loss against Pakistan looked more painful as, in the end, Bangladesh finished the World Cup in eighth position out of 10 teams.
@BCBtigers captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza admitted that the Tigers need to improve their bowling and fielding in the world stage and also informed that he will rethink about his retirement plan after going home.https://t.co/t1ySiifqq0#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESH #CRICKET
But one man showed his class to the world yet again, and he is none other than the maverick Shakib.
He once again proved why he is the world’s No 1 all-rounder, and one of the best all-rounders of all time.
Be it with the bat or ball, Shakib was an outstanding performer throughout the tournament and has already become a strong contender for man-of-the-tournament.
Shakib finished the tournament with 606 runs in eight innings, thus becoming only the third player in history to score 600-plus runs in the World Cup after Sachin Tendulkar (2003)and Matthew Hayden (2007).
He also took 11 wickets in eight innings.
He is the first ever player in World Cup history to score 500-plus runs and take 10-plus wickets.
Shakib was the lone warrior for the Tigers actually.
No other batsmen were able to give him support on a consistent basis.
There was a lot of expectation on Tamim as he was statistically one of the best openers of the world in the past two years with an average of 55 in ODIs.
But the experienced Tamim could not do justice to his potential and got starts in almost every innings, but lost his wicket without scoring big.
In-form @Sah75official yet again scored a half-century, top-scoring with 66 in the @BCBtigers innings.https://t.co/0sDmvHbg5K#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESH #CRICKET #BANGLADESHCRICKET #SHAKIBALHASAN #SHAKIB #CRICKETWORLDCUP #WORLDCUPCRICKET #WORLDCUP #WORLD #CUP #ICC #CWC
Tamim scored 235 runs in eight innings with an average of 29.37 and strike rate of 71.64.
He batted well against the West Indies and scored a half-century against Australia, but that was not enough bearing in mind his talent.
Considering his form and record in the UK, that was not the best of performance from Tamim by any stretch of the imagination.
Soumya Sarkar’s performance at the top was even poorer.
He was not in form at all throughout the tournament.
He scored 166 in eight innings with an average of 20.75.
He totaled three fifties in the tri-series but failed to register even one in the World Cup.
In most of his innings’, he also got set before losing his wicket when a big score was needed.
Mushfiq played well in the tournament with 367 runs in eight innings, but lost his wicket in crucial period in the last two games, which were the most important.
Actually, it was the same story repeated over and over again.
A lot was riding on Soumya Sarkar after his explosive start for the Tigers in the @cricketworldcup as the left-hander was in good form prior to the tournament.https://t.co/J6EUC3u2KC#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESHCRICKET #BANGLADESH #CRICKET #SOUMYASARKAR #SOUMYA #WORLDCUP
Shakib played well at one end while the other senior batsmen got set at the other, only to lose their wicket in the mid 20s or 30s.
It perfectly summed up Bangladesh’s batting in the whole tournament with the exception of the West Indies match.
Sensible batting in the last two games was the order of the day, against India and Pakistan, but our batsmen failed to rise to the occasion, except Shakib.
As far as bowling is concerned, Mashrafe was a total flop in the tournament.
Just one wicket in eight innings shows just how much Mashrafe struggled throughout the competition.
A lot of responsibility was on bowler Mashrafe as, statistically, he was one of the main strike bowlers for Bangladesh in the last two years.
But the captain struggled big time and it seemed, he was not fully fit with his old hamstring injury.
Saifuddin (13 wickets) bowled well in a few matches, but he was frustratingly inconsistent.
Mustafizur Rahman finished the tournament with 20 wickets, and he took back-to-back five-fors against India and Pakistan.
But surprisingly, none of his 20 wickets came before 35 overs in any of the games.
@BCBtigers skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza remained wicketless in his last @cricketworldcup game, with his streak continuing for five games in a row.https://t.co/BcL4jDNzbF#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESHCRICKET #CRICKET #BANGLADESH #MASHRAFE #MASHRAFEBINMORTAZA #MORTAZA #MASH
He took all of his wickets in the death overs.
His slog overs bowling was brilliant no doubt, but during his opening or second spell, he was unable to manage a single scalp.
And that was one of the major problems for the Bangladesh bowlers.
Bangladesh bowlers hardly managed to initiate breakthroughs in the first 20 overs.
Every time the opponent were off to good starts in the first 15-20 overs, the game became more and more difficult for Bangladesh.
Mehedi Hasan Miraz bowled well with tight lines and lengths.
He got only six wickets but his economy rate, 5.08, as an off-spinner on batting friendly pitches in UK conditions proved to be handy.
Perhaps a few more wickets would have been helpful, but he did his job well.
Fielding was poor in quite a few games and no doubt, the Tigers need to improve a lot in this sector.
Bangladesh won two matches in the 1999 World Cup, against Scotland and Pakistan.
@BCBtigers head coach Steve Rhodes informed that veteran skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza’s decision on his retirement will be decided by Mashrafe himself and the BCB.https://t.co/HbELkbXpYd#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESH #CRICKET #BANGLADESHCRICKET #STEVERHODES #RHODES #STEVE
They went winless in the 2003 World Cup.
In the 2007 World Cup, Bangladesh won three games, against India, Bermuda and later, South Africa.
In the 2011 World Cup came three wins again, against the Netherlands, Ireland and England.
And in the 2015 World Cup, the Tigers again won thrice, against Afghanistan, Scotland and England.
Now in 2019, they yet again won three times, against South Africa, the West Indies and Afghanistan.
So where is the improvement?
Considering the fact that Bangladesh had the best possible team in history, and a nice blend of experience and youth, the Tigers should have performed better and sealed a semi-final spot.
Yes, Bangladesh played a good brand of cricket.
In some matches, they went very close and gave the opposition a tough fight.
In some moments however, luck did not go their way.
The critics and spectators from the other nations praised Bangladesh for their improved performance.
@BCBtigers head coach Steve Rhodes believes the Tigers will have had a good campaign if they can beat @TheRealPCB at @HomeOfCricket’s in London Friday.https://t.co/CJjObekrAT#BCBTIGERS #BCB #TIGERS #BANGLADESH #CRICKET #BANGLADESHCRICKET #STEVERHODES #RHODES #STEVE #PAKISTAN
But in the end, their tournament ended with seven points in nine games.
Yet again Bangladesh won so many hearts.
Perhaps it was a good time to achieve something more than just winning hearts.
World Cup triumph is still a wild dream for the Tigers, but keeping in mind the team, their strength and experience, at least semi-final qualification was on the cards.
But unfortunately, that did not happen.
At least, the Tigers should have produced a better performance in their last game against Pakistan.
A strong display at Lord’s could perhaps have ended Bangladesh’s campaign on a good note.
Both Bangladesh and Pakistan knew they were already out of the tournament but the latter, who lost against the former in their previous four meetings, showed their professionalism and exhibited a better performance in every department, while the Tigers looked lost.
Bangladesh need to learn to win close matches in a competition to achieve something significant in future.
And there are many areas Bangladesh still need to improve on to claim something big in world tournaments, and become a proper competitive force in cricket.
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Was there or is there life on other celestial bodies? – This and further questions is the theme of research alliance ‘Planetary Evolution and Life’ led by the institute of planetary research of the Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) This Alliance has been chosen by the senate of the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. (HGF) and funded for the next five years. The Alliance links together some non-university research institutes with some German and international universities. Together the alliance should highlight the interaction of life and planetary evolution. The chosen approach is more radical and comprehensive than previous studies, because the whole planet from its envelope (atmosphere and magnetosphere) to the interior is taken into account. Furthermore, Earth-like planets like Mars and Venus, some planetary moons, like Titan and Europa and planets outside our Solar System will be considered.
The Alliance will investigate the subject ‘Planetary Evolution and Life’ bringing together results from some research fields. The following six main topics are the scientific basis on which the system rests:
1. Biosphere-Atmosphere-Surface Interactions and Evolution
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4. Geological Context of Life
5. Physics and Biology and Interfacial Water
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The aim is therefore to study the potential for the origin and development of life of a planetary body: Which conditions should exist, does the development of life influence the geological background and vice-versa? We will investigate for example with geophysical models, how in the iron core of a planet – like the Earth – by a dynamo effect a planetary magnetic field is created , which protect life from cosmic rays. Or examine why plate tectonics exists on the Earth but not on Venus, although both planets have nearly the same size. Plate tectonics leads to an intensive change of substances between the upper Earth mantle, crust, atmosphere and ocean and has a great influence in many ways on the evolution of life. The investigations of physical and chemical processes occurring by impacts of asteroids and comets with great velocities on planets should be an input parameter if this constitutes a major cource of terrestrial water. We also investigate the role of such impacts on the creation of planetary atmospheres and the synthesis of organic molecules. In this context we will also search for indications as to whether life was brought to Earth by asteroids and comets. From the point of comparable planetology the understanding of the role of carbon dioxide in view of the development of planetary atmospheres and their role in the origin and development of life is of great importance. Furthermore, data from space craft missions will be used in the Alliance to investigate the habitability of planetary and lunar surfaces. Also experiments in the laboratory should be performed to investigate the physical characteristics of water layers which are only a few molecules thick on martian rock probes, that could be relevant for the existence of primitive organisms. With these studies progress in the search for indications of formerly and also presently existing life in the Solar System should is our goal.
The education of the PhD students and Post-Docs in the context of this Alliance is supported by Alliance weeks, workshops and a graduate training programme which is specifically-tailored to the research topic.
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Last opportunity for EU-funding in the current budget period
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The EU-budget for structural funds is in its final phase of the current budget period, but there are still some funding opportunities available for maritime projects.
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The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme has open calls for seed money projects with deadline on December 9, 2019. Companies and organizations can apply for seed money, which are used in projects that falls in line with EU’s macro-regional strategy for the Baltic region. It is possible to apply for funds up to 50.000 euro.
Besides seed money, companies that have completed an Interreg-project can apply for extension stage funds. The extension call is relevant for companies that wish to continue the project with a focus on implementation. The deadline for the extension stage call is on February 27, 2020. Read more about the Interreg Baltic Sea funding opportunities on their website.
Horizon 2020, which is the biggest research-funding program of EU, has open calls towards spring 2020. Under the theme of “Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Challenge” maritime businesses and organizations have the opportunity to propose solutions for some of the most complex issues in the sector. You can read more about these opportunities here.
Several companies and organizations have been, and still are, partners in EU-funded projects. Besides external funding for innovative ideas, EU-funded projects are a great way of building networks and serves as a way of solving some of the most important issues in the sector.
The Danish Maritime Authority has produced a short video, which showcases some of the advantages of being part of an EU-funded project.
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Mayday expands distribution to Chattanooga
Brewery is distributed in more than 150 locations in Middle Tennessee
Mayday expands distribution to Chattanooga Brewery is distributed in more than 150 locations in Middle Tennessee Check out this story on dnj.com: http://on.dnj.com/1D2XQmY
Published 4:04 p.m. CT Feb. 5, 2015
Taps with some of the beers available at Mayday Brewery are shown in a 2012 file photo.(Photo: John A. Gillis/DNJ)Buy Photo
MURFREESBORO – Mayday Brewery announced plans to expand distribution of its Murfreesboro-made brew into the Chattanooga and greater Hamilton County region.
Distributed by R.S. Lipman, two of Mayday's flagship beers will be available for order beginning March 1, with the other three arriving later in the spring.
Mayday Brewery is currently distributed in more than 150 locations in Middle Tennessee. The brewery will begin distributing Boro Blonde and lager named Soul on March 1 and Velvet Hustle, a pale ale; Angry Redhead, red ale; and Evil Octopus, an India black ale later in the spring.
Mayday also produces small-batch brews for its brewhouse tasting room on Park Avenue in Murfreesboro and seasonal beers such as the Berry Blonde and Soul. Seasonal beers will be available to the Chattanooga market.
To promote Mayday's arrival to Chattanooga, Mayday partnered with Heaven & Ale for a pint night featuring all five flagship beers, discounted pints and prize giveaways. The pint night will take place from 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 at Heaven & Ale, 304 Cherokee Blvd. in Chattanooga.
Mayday Brewery is open to the public Thursday thru Saturday for tastings and holds free weekly concerts featuring regional talent. Tours of the brewery take place Saturdays at 3, 4 and 5 p.m.
The brewery also announced recently it has extended operating hours on Wednesday evenings .
Patrons will be able to visit the brewery tasting room for "jugs of fun" fills and pints of Mayday's flagship beers. Mayday will continue to host on-site food truck options during these extended hours for customers' dining needs.
Mayday's new hours are 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, as well as 1-8 p.m. Saturdays.
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Save the Dying Island and Discover the Mystery of the Tree of Life by Building a New Village
Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life Review
Reviewed by: Mick
Avg. Rating: (4 Player Ratings - Avg. Rating 4.25 out of 5) Rate Edit
Categories/Tags: island setting people simulation virtual villagers series
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Village life goes on, even when you're not playing.
Lots of villagers to unlock and mysteries to solve.
Difficulty settings and game speed let you adjust the game to your style.
Immersive theme makes you feel for your characters.
You spend most of your time watching the villagers.
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Save the Dying Island Before it Kills the Village!
The beautiful island, Isola, is dying! Help five villagers embark on a quest to find out why. Can you build a new village and unravel the secrets of the island to save the withered Tree of Life?
Strategically Create a Village and Solve Mysteries
In this simulation game, begin by choosing five people to join your tribe by weighing the advantages of age, skills and more. Then start your village! Allocate tribe members to gather food, build huts, research, care for children and more.
Discover countless mysteries, from a strange mausoleum to helpful herbs to collectibles. While you wait for tribe members to perform tasks, explore with the children in your tribe because they're the ones that can collect objects. This game even continues in real time whether or not you have the program open!
An Addicting Game With Countless Hours of Play!
With so many mysteries to unlock and ways to improve your village, this game offers countless hours of fun! Try to earn all 80 medals, from easy ones like getting two villagers to mate to tough medals like collecting 1,000,000 units of food. This game is a great way to put your strategy skills to work to create a thriving village and save the Tree of Life!
For an adventure that offers countless hours of fun play Virtual Villagers 4: The Tree of Life now!
- Review by Mick
In Virtual Villagers: Tree of Life, you get to control the lives of your villagers and their children while you investigate the mysterious failing health of the Tree of Life. You are responsible for building shelter, gathering food, researching new technology and much more. The villagers will have to learn skills to heal the tree and other mysteries in the area. All this is going in real time, even when you aren't playing.
Story and Gameplay Basics
You start the game with a brief story about the tribe chief who notices that Isola is slowly dying. You are selected to pick a team and lead an expedition to discover why Isola is dying. You pick five members for your team and then start your journey. After a while you stumble onto the dying tree of life where you begin work to save it.
You will need to tell your villagers to perform tasks like gather food, research and build. The longer a villager performs a task the better they get at it. The villagers will continue doing what you have told them to most of the time, but occasionally they will explore or eat. The other goal besides staying alive is exploration. There are several mysteries that you need to solve as well as things that will help your villagers out.
Easy To Learn Controls
Controlling the game is very simple and only requires the mouse. To start a villager on a certain action you hold down the left mouse button on them which will pick them up and drop them near the activity you want them to perform. Tech points and food are the only consumables in the game. Tech points are earned by scientists and can be used to upgrade things like construction, farming, science and even dendrology (this helps you save the tree). Food is gathered or grown and feeds the villagers when they are hungry.
Your Villagers Are Everything
The villagers will eventually age and die so you will need to continuously replenish the population with babies. Children won't work until a certain age, but they still consume food and resources. There are several challenges to accomplish. Some of these are things you will accomplish by advancing in the game but some require you to explore and solve mysteries.
Basic Graphics But Still Fun
The graphics are 2D and pretty out of date, but that doesn't affect the gameplay. The graphics really add to the island theme and stay true to it. The sound effects and music are great and help create an immersive effect to the game. Once you start playing you will find yourself caring about your villagers like they were real people.
Meant To Be Played In Shorter Spurts
While this game will entertain you for a long time, you can't play it for much more than half an hour continuously without getting bored. Since you only need to tell the villagers what to do and they will keep doing it, your interaction is fairly minimal. This game is best played in small bursts and then letting things progress while you are away.
Conclusion - A Great Addition To The Virtual Villagers Series
Overall Virtual Villagers: Tree of Life is a great game that will entertain you for a long long time. Playing in short bursts means you won't have to spend all your time playing and having things progress while the game is off makes it interesting. Easy controls and a family friendly theme makes this game playable by anyone. With plenty of upgrades and mysteries this game is well worth the time.
Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life
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Ilann Maazel named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
ECBA partner Ilann M. Maazel was named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. More information about LCA can be found here.
Filed under: 2018, Ilann M. Maazel
Ten ECBA Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers; Two Named as Rising Stars
ECBA is proud to announce that partners Richard Emery, Andrew Celli, Matthew Brinckerhoff, Jonathan Abady, Ilann Maazel, Earl Ward, Hal Lieberman, Dan Kornstein, Andrew Wilson, and Elizabeth Saylor were named as Super Lawyers for 2018. Partners Zoe Salzman and Sam Shapiro were named as Rising Stars. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thompson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
Filed under: 2018, Andrew G. Celli, Daniel J. Kornstein, Earl S. Ward, Elizabeth S. Saylor, Hal R. Lieberman, Ilann M. Maazel, Jonathan S. Abady, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, O. Andrew F. Wilson, Richard D. Emery, Sam Shapiro, Zoe Salzman
Exoneree Sues New Haven Police for 17 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Ilann M. Maazel, ECBA, 212.763.5000, imaazel@www.ecbalaw.com
Sean McElligott, Koskoff, 203.336.4421 smcelligott@koskoff.com
September 7, 2018 – Vernon Horn, who was exonerated in April 2018 after spending 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of New Haven, three New Haven detectives, and a state firearms examiner. The New Haven Police Department (NHPD) hid 137 pages of exculpatory phone records in a detective’s home basement, failed to investigate evidence that would have proven Mr. Horn’s innocence, and coerced witnesses against him. Mr. Horn is represented by the law firms of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP and Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C.
Mr. Horn was convicted of murder for a shooting at the Dixwell Deli in New Haven on January 24, 1999. A cell phone stolen from the murder scene was a key piece of evidence at trial. The state claimed that Mr. Horn had taken the phone to Bridgeport, given it to his accomplice, brought it back to New Haven the next day, and lent it to a friend to make a call.
In fact, the stolen cell phone never left Bridgeport, and Mr. Horn never touched it. Evidence proving as much was readily available to the NHPD all along, but detectives never bothered to ask for it. Phone records showed that every call from the stolen cell phone was linked to the same crew of Bridgeport drug dealers. But instead of turning those records over to Mr. Horn, as the Constitution requires, the NHPD buried them in a basement.
This and other new evidence was discovered only because the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut doggedly reinvestigated the case. In April 2018, in response to the new evidence uncovered by the investigation, the State’s Attorney’s Office moved to vacate Mr. Horn’s conviction and dismiss the charges. Mr. Horn’s co-defendant, Marquis Jackson, was also exonerated and released.
Today’s lawsuit, filed in United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, seeks damages for the 17 dehumanizing years that Mr. Horn spent in prison as an innocent man. While in prison, Mr. Horn was assaulted by inmates, strip-searched by guards, held in solitary confinement, and denied essential medical care for serious injuries suffered in a car accident. His young daughter began to grow up without him.
Mr. Horn said:
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Most High for allowing me to make it through this injustice. I would like to thank my attorneys David Keenan and Terence Ward of the Connecticut Federal Public Defender Office for securing my freedom.
What happened to me was not only a crime against me, but it was a crime against humanity. I was falsely prosecuted and lied about by people who are supposed to be public servants. I suffered emotionally, and I was physically and mentally abused in prison. I was not able to go to college and learn the things a man should know. I was taken away from my first child when she was only 10 months old.
After being released, I was put back into the world without any help and without an apology. The thing that hurts the most is that my daughter does not know me. After what happened, I cannot trust anyone or hold on to relationships because I think everyone is trying to hurt me.
I hope that people who are a part of the criminal justice system learn from what was done to me. They need to know that there are more innocent men and women who have been framed and falsely accused. It is real, and it needs to end.
Ilann M. Maazel, partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, and counsel for Mr. Horn, said:
The New Haven Police Department stole the prime of Vernon Horn’s life. This was a complete breakdown in the criminal justice system. We intend to hold the police and everyone responsible for this travesty of justice accountable.
Sean McElligott, a lawyer at Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., and counsel for Mr. Horn, said:
After seventeen years of lies and betrayal, Vernon Horn will finally have the opportunity to speak the truth through this lawsuit. We look forward to helping him gain some measure of peace after decades of wrongful incarceration and suffering.
Matt Blumenthal, a lawyer at Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., and counsel for Mr. Horn, said:
We all depend on law enforcement to act with competence and integrity. Vernon Horn suffered a spectacular betrayal of this trust. We are proud to stand with him in his fight for justice and accountability.
The complaint is available here.
Filed under: 2018, Civil Rights Litigation, Doug Lieb, Ilann M. Maazel, Wrongful Convictions
Settlement Reached in Challenge to Bronx Court Delays
ECBA, The Bronx Defenders, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP announced a settlement of a lawsuit challenging widespread delays in misdemeanor cases in Bronx Criminal Court.
The settlement agreement allows the plaintiffs to monitor the court system for the next four years and to re-open the case if not enough progress is made. It also creates a new mechanism for people charged with misdemeanors to request a speedy trial, at which point the court system will be required to track the progress of their case.
Since the May 2016 filing of the lawsuit, Trowbridge v. DiFiore, the number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than a year in the Bronx dropped from 2,378 to 513. The number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than two years dropped from 538 to 64. But more work remains to be done: the proportion of misdemeanor cases that are more than a year old in the Bronx is still twice as high as in any other borough.
“This settlement is only the beginning,” ECBA partner Ilann M. Maazel told the press. “We will be watching the Bronx court system very carefully to make sure that they live up to their promises, achieve parity with the other boroughs, and make speedy trials a reality for everyone in the Bronx.”
Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Ilann M. Maazel, and Doug Lieb represented the plaintiffs.
Filed under: 2018, Criminal Defense, Doug Lieb, Ilann M. Maazel, Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, Prisoners' Rights
ECBA Wins Landmark Ruling in Rape and Gender Motivated Violence Case
ECBA won a landmark ruling allowing a case for rape to proceed under New York City’s Victims of Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act. Justice Robert R. Reed denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the case, holding that the complaint properly alleged all the elements of the claim.
The New York City Council passed the Act in 2000 to create a private right of action for victims of “gender motivated crimes of violence” like sexual assault and rape to sue their abusers in civil court. The Act also extends the statute of limitations to bring such cases to 7 years. Justice Reed’s ruling gives real meaning to the City’s Act and makes it a powerful and much needed tool for victims of sexual misconduct to seek justice in the courts.
The case is Breest v. Haggis, No. 161137/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.).
ECBA attorneys Jonathan S. Abady, Ilann M. Maazel, and Zoe Salzman represent the plaintiff.
Read more about the case here, here, here, and here.
Filed under: 2018, Civil Rights Litigation, Ilann M. Maazel, Jonathan S. Abady, Sexual Harassment and Assault, Zoe Salzman
Ilann M. Maazel Published in the New York Law Journal
“Prison Excessive Force Cases: A Primer”
Civil Rights Litigation columnist Ilann M. Maazel writes: “Brutality by corrections officers against prisoners remains all too common in jails and prisons throughout New York State. The following is the basic standard for bringing civil rights actions for prison brutality by state or local corrections officers.”
#HimToo: Porter Files Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Upper West Side Building with New York City Commission on Human Rights
ECBA filed a complaint with New York City’s Human Rights Commission on behalf of Hairo Olivares, an Upper West Side porter at 315 Riverside Drive, alleging years of sexual harassment by the building superintendent and manager. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the superintendent grabbed Mr. Olivares’s crotch and buttocks and made him an ongoing target of harassment and humiliation. ECBA’s Ilann M. Maazel and Emma L. Freeman represent Mr. Olivares.
To learn more, read coverage from the NY Daily News here.
Filed under: 2018, Civil Rights Litigation, Emma Freeman, Ilann M. Maazel, Sexual Harassment and Assault
ECBA Files Employment Discrimination Charge Against NYS Justice Center on Behalf of Patricia Gunning
On May 29, 2018, ECBA filed a charge of discrimination with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Patricia Gunning, a former Special Prosecutor/Inspector General at the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. In the charge, Ms. Gunning alleges that James Kiyonaga, who served as Acting Executive Director and Executive Deputy Director during her years at the Justice Center, engaged in a pattern of sexual discrimination and sexual favoritism, creating a hostile work environment. The charge alleges that when Ms. Gunning complained about the abuse, she was retaliated against, leading to her termination. Mr. Kiyonaga currently serves at Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Office of People with Developmental Disabilites.
For more information, read coverage from the New York Post, Times Union, and NY Daily News.
Patricia Gunning is represented by Richard D. Emery, Ilann M. Maazel, and Debra Greenberger.
Filed under: 2018, Civil Rights Litigation, Debra L. Greenberger, Ilann M. Maazel, Richard D. Emery, Sexual Harassment and Assault
Federal Judge Allows Emoluments Clause Lawsuit Against Trump To Go Forward
On March 28, 2018, a federal judge sitting in Maryland allowed a landmark lawsuit against Donald Trump, prompted by his violations of the Domestic and Foreign Emoluments Clauses of the United States Constitution, to go forward, rejecting parts of Mr. Trump’s motion to dismiss the case. On November 28, 2017, ECBA had filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the Plaintiffs on behalf of Sarah P. Chayes, an internationally-recognized expert in corruption and kleptocratic regimes who argued that Trump’s business interests promote corruption, undermine U.S. foreign policy, and threaten American democracy. The Complaint, which was filed on behalf of the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia, is available here. Chayes’s amicus brief is available here. The New York Times, the Washington Post, Slate, and Vox, among other outlets, have covered this recent development.
ECBA attorneys Ilann M. Maazel and Emma Freeman represent Sarah Chayes.
Filed under: 2018, Civil Rights Litigation, Emma Freeman, Ilann M. Maazel
“Time to End Qualified Immunity?”
Civil Rights Litigation columnist Ilann M. Maazel writes: “Qualified immunity is often asserted and litigated in §1983 cases. But some conservative scholars now argue that the doctrine is lawless. This column discusses why.”
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Decyl 2-ethylhexanoate
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Substance formed by processing of chiefly oxidic material with lead and zinc content in a rotating furnace. Consists primarily of Al2O3, CaO, Fe, FeO and SiO2 with other nonferrous compounds as well as carbon.
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Quality, Freshness and Sustainability: It’s What’s for Dinner
By The Editors| March 20, 2014
Now more than ever, Sysco delivers new, on-trend and unique products from an ever-expanding selection.
If you look around Manhattan — on any white tablecloth restaurant’s menu, across a barista’s counter and in the narrow kitchens of food trucks lining the avenues — you’ll find the freshest, most artisanal ingredients available. Chefs know this is what their customers demand, and they are going out of their way to find quality products.
“This is where Sysco comes in and is working shoulder to shoulder with metro New York area chefs,” says chef Michael Salvatore, director of culinary resources at the venerated food supplier. “Now more than ever, Sysco delivers new, on-trend and unique products from an ever-expanding selection.”
Sysco works to make delivery of those goods flexible while ensuring provenance, sustainability and safety. “Specifically, the company will obtain its top 10 Sysco brand wild-caught seafood species — tuna, clams, cod, pollack, shrimp, scallops, salmon, calamari, lobster and crab — from fisheries that are either certified, under assessment by the Marine Stewardship Council or involved in fishery improvement projects with WWF by 2015,” says Charley Wilson, vice president of corporate communications.
Chef Salvatore proudly adds, “Additionally, all produce comes from farmers who take environmental protections seriously with the aid of on-site technicians from Sysco. We protect the labors of the farmers and deliver them safely to our customers for their guest’s delight.”
“This promise extends all the way down to our trucks,” says Salvatore. “The company has redesigned its fleet using efficient refrigerated trailers, alternative fuels and automatic engine shutoff — no more idling!”
Quality, freshness and sustainability: it’s what diners want, chefs insist on and what Sysco delivers.
Meet Sue Chan of New York’s Toklas Society for Women in Food and Hospitality
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