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An explanation
In 2010 I decided to make a comic in 366 days. It was supposed to be an experiment, a stream of consciousness in slow motion. I made one frame almost every day, thus keeping my word. But the story didn't end there. I kept on drawing until I reached frame number 566.
A book called "566 kadrów" was published in April 2013 by W.A.B. in Poland. The UK edition of "566 Frames" was published by Borderline Press in October 2013.
This comic is inspired by anecdotes about my family. The storyline is part fiction, part real. All persons portrayed are real.
"Writing is seeing how close you can come to make it happen, that's the object of all art." William S. Burroughs
Dennis Wojda – scriptwriter and illustrator. Born and raised in Stockholm. Relocated to Warsaw where he received a master's degree in graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts. Wrote his first story in 1994 for illustrator Krzysztof Gawronkiewicz – and thus, his most recognizable comic about the strange town of Mikropolis was born. Dennis has since then collaborated with the creme of Polish illustrators his work being published in a large number of newspapers, magazines, zines and anthologies. He has been awarded the Grand Prix twice at the Polish International Festival of Comics and works as a designer and illustrator in Warsaw.
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Android version distribution: Pie is missing from August’s distribution numbers
Android Pie installations are below 0.1 percent and, as such, are not reported. Android Oreo continues to increase, now accounting for 14.6 percent. Android Nougat continues to be the most used version of the operating system. The newest batch of Android distribution numbers of 2018 are in, and Android Pie is nowhere in sight despite rolling out to Pixel and Essential handsets at the beginning of August. As a version of Android has to be installed on at least 0.1 percent of all active devices before it’s included in this report, we will have to wait until more OEMs roll out the firmware upgrade to see Android 9 Pie reflected in the numbers. Editor's Pick Android 8 review: Oreo is for everyoneThree years ago Google introduced us to its new design language called Material Design. It was flat, graphical and colorful. It was the visual change that ushered in the beginning of a new age for … Android Oreo (both 8.0 and 8.1) is now installed on 14.6 percent of all Android devices which is up 2.5 percent from the last distribution report. Judging by Google’s official statistics, Android distribution numbers are heading in the right direction — Oreo installs are rising, while every other flavor of the operating system saw a decrease in installations other than Nougat which remains at 30.8 percent. Google While Android Nougat’s overall percentage remained the same, Android 7.0 saw a 0.9 percent drop which was then matched by a 0.9 percent increase in Android 7.1. While this doesn’t help dethrone Nougat as the most installed version of Android, at least more users are slowly getting newer versions of the operating system. All other Android versions saw a decrease since the last distribution report. Marshmallow is down to 22.7 percent, Lollipop is down to 19.2 percent, and KitKat is down to 8.6 percent. Jelly Bean is down to 2.5 percent, and Ice Cream Sandwich and Gingerbread both are at 0.3 percent. The fact that over 87.3 percent of Android devices are now on Lollipop or later is terrific news, as devices on older operating systems are much more vulnerable to security threats. Does this mark a turn for Android? From KitKat, to Lollipop, to Marshmallow, and to Nougat, each new version of Android seemed to hit fewer devices and do so in a slower fashion (see the chart below). However, with this giant increase in Oreo numbers after only two months in mind, could it be that Google has finally lit a fire when it comes to OEM’s issuing more timely updates to devices? Editor's Pick Why we are keeping phones for longer After years of rapid growth, global smartphone shipments are slowing down. This is party due to the plateauing of the smartphone revolution in China and India, which has seen hundreds of millions of new customers … However, we also know that people are holding onto their phones for longer periods of time, which means the number of active devices running older versions of Android stays high. As the price of flagship phones continues to rise, this could slow the rate of Android adoption rate even further as fewer and fewer devices with old software versions stay in service. Furthermore, there are still Android devices launching without the latest version of Android out of the box, attributable to the rise of lower-cost Chinese devices and increased market growth in developing countries. However, the increased rate of release for major Android versions may be one of the big reasons for the shape of the graph above. Jelly Bean was out for about 16 months before KitKat arrived. KitKat stuck around for slightly over a year followed by Lollipop which just scraped past 11 months before Marshmallow hit the scene. Then Marshmallow was only out for ten and a half months before Nougat showed up in mid-August. Oreo is the only software version to buck the trend, releasing almost a year to the day after Nougat. Shorter OS version shelf lives equal lower market penetration. According to a recent AMA with the Android development team, Android versions will stick to an annual schedule going forward. Hopefully, this will result in less fragmentation. The other key factor here is that each new Android version arrives with more Android devices in circulation, meaning its immediate impact is decreasing. When all of the major OEMs got their flagships up and running with Ice Cream Sandwich, it represented a significant share of Android phones because there were far fewer of them. There are more than two billion monthly active Android devices in use now, so there is simply more ground for the latest Android version to cover. Being on the latest version of Android isn’t as important as it once was, though. With Play Services, for instance, Google can push out important updates to just about every Android device without the need to bake it into Android (thus requiring an entire software update). Plus, a good amount of OEMs have been focusing on rolling out the latest Android security patches to their devices, which means Android phones aren’t as vulnerable to attacks as they once were.
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With the number of cellphone users predicted to hit the three billion mark in 2007, and 90 percent of the world's population expected to have mobile access by 2010, this could prove a powerful shot in the arm for the music industry.
With CD sales falling and digital sales accounting for 11 percent of the current global market -- expected to rise to 25 percent by 2010 -- interest in what was happening in the mobile phone sector therefore ran high at this week's trade fair. "
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Created with Sketch. By Libby-Jane Charleston findmypast. The dense cake is filled with sugar-soaked fruit that makes for an overly sweet, hard bite. The History Of Christmas Decorations. The apple crème cake is made with apples, other fruit, raisins, eggs, cream cheese and whipping cream. Traditionally, it contained both a dried bean and a dried pea. Christmas especially is an occasion to feast on delicious food and down festive drinks. The cake should be wrapped in greaseproof or parchment paper and stored in an airtight tin. In the UK, fruit cakes come in many varieties, from extremely light to rich and moist. “Fruit cake is easily the most hated cake in the existence of baking,” according to Huffington Post. As a young boy, Tom Smith worked in a bakery and confectionery shop in London. Your Christmas cake this year is part of this grand tradition, a tradition that began as a simple meat porridge cooked over a fire, with just a bit of sweetness to make the day special. 4. Fruit cake: That sodden, leaden cake that comes around once every year during the holidays and gets … Tres Leches Cake: The History of a Traditional Mexican Dessert Thursday, April 11th, 2019. The historic Christmas cake is actually edible for up to 25 years after it’s made. It’s not just the cake that lasts a long time — the history of fruitcake goes way back, all the way to ancient Rome. The famous, typically English Christmas pudding was called a “hackin” from its many ingredients. Created with Sketch. By the 17th Century, when more sweets were added, it became the plum pudding, often prepared on Christmas morning, and sprinkled with brandy and flamed when served. Is this really a British Tradition? Created with Sketch. Prepare cake pans with butter and a double layer of parchment paper. Once practiced by the Vikings and Germanic people, the burning of the Yule Log, was a part of the celebrations of the winter solstice. As … Created with Sketch. History of Christmas Cakes. A special Twelfth Cake, the forerunner of today's Christmas cake, was the centrepiece of the party, and a slice was given to all members of the household. Tres Leches is a traditional Latin American dessert that you’ll see in nearly every Mexican bakery, restaurant, and taquiera there is. When you bite into your fruitcake this Christmas, savour its history as you enjoy its sweet, rich taste. If you’re anything like me, sometimes you just don’t want a whole cupcake or slice of cake; the solution - Cake pops! And it's ubiquitous (it's even in your smartphone). Why do we make a Christmas Cake? The Japanese also use it as an unflattering analogy of … The Japanese Christmas cake takes its name from the Christian holiday, but it actually symbolizes building a life of prosperity from nothing. In the more recent history of Christmas cookies, cut-out cookies are now almost universally associated with the holidays in the US. It begins with the birth of Jesus, whom many believe is the long-awaited Savior sent into the world by God. Traditionally, Christmas is not celebrated in Japan as most of the population is either Buddhist or Shintoist. Though, it is French in origin, this cake is now popular in other parts of the world too. Yule dows were cut … The cake is French in origin and its name in French (Buche de Noel), means Christmas log, which is derived from the age-old practice of burning yule logs during the Christmas eve. 12/02/2011 04:33pm EST | Updated August 31, 2012. The mincemeat cake is made with traditional mincemeat or vegetarian mincemeat, flour, eggs, etc. Who Made the First Christmas Cake? Sometimes you want cake but only a little, whats the solution? Shockingly, this doesn’t make it more appealing. At Dunn’s Bakery , we sell three different types of Christmas cake : Velvet Iced Christmas Cake, Royal Icing Christmas Cake and Christmas Slab Cake. People ate the porridge on Christmas Eve, using it to line their stomachs after a day of fasting. Eleni Tzirki from the Waitrose Cookery School shows you how to apply layers of marzipan and icing to beautifully finish a festive fruit cake. GMVozd/E+/Getty Images. These perfect bite sized cakes have a very new history but are delectable nonetheless! Created with Sketch. He was especially interest in the wedding cake decorations and experimented in his spare time with new, creative designs. Christmas cake is an English tradition that began as plum porridge. You’ll certainly find this rich sponge cake on our menu here at The Plaza Restaurant & Bar. Home; About Katie; 4 June 2019 / Recipe The History of the Delectable Cake Pop. By the 1870s the Christmas cake had changed vastly from its humble beginnings as plum porridge to what we now think of. Historically the Christmas cake has been an English tradition. Why does it have Royal Icing? As different cultures have celebrated the holiday over the centuries, numerous other traditions have been added to enhance its meaning with themes of life, light, and generosity. Read about different fruitcake varieties of the world. By Joseph Erdos. History and origin of Fruitcake or the christmas cake and pudding. The man whose slice contained the bean was elected king for the night; the woman who found a pea elected queen. This feeding should be repeated every two weeks up until Christmas. (Note: Because this cake is so dense, it seldom rises. When the country opened to the world, however, particularly towards the end of WWII, the Japanese adopted certain aspects of Western culture such as the celebration of Christmas. If you like to ice the Christmas cake, leave this for until a week or two before Christmas, or served … This Christmas would be different. This is not only by virtue of their flavours, but also due to their cultural origin and history. Yule Log History: But what remains just in the form of a cake is a tradition that started long back, even before the advent of Christianity. Created with Sketch. Now onto the History lesson. W hether it is Pondicherry’s decadent Vivikam, Goa’s rose-scented Baath or Allahabad’s unique spice cake, Christmas cakes hold a special place in many Indian homes. Fruit cake, stollen and log cake are part of the Christmas tradition, served on Christmas eve or offered as gifts. Thus the history of Christmas is long and complex. In mumming, Christmas stories were acted out and food was used to help depict the stories. The traditional Christmas cake is a round fruitcake covered in marzipan and then in white satin or royal icing (a hard white icing made with softly beaten egg whites). We can trace these cookies back to mumming, a Christmas tradition in colonial areas where the Church of England was influential. Created with Sketch. Created with Sketch. Want to make your own traditional, British Christmas Cake - check out the free worksheet. It is usually eaten on Christmas Eve. Although it has the word "cake" in it, it's nothing like the birthday cake you're probably used to. And for that I blame the authors of The Twelve Cakes of Christmas: An evolutionary history with recipes. The tradition of Christmas Cake was brought to Japan by the Portuguese. Cake pops! The History Of Fruit Cake: Why Was It Invented? As we Brits wholeheartedly embraced ‘new’ Christmas traditions during the reign of Queen Victoria, such as the Christmas Tree and sending Christmas cards, the Twelfth Night Cake was gradually replaced by the Christmas Cake, and its hidden charms sometimes migrated to the Christmas Pudding. Made with dried fruits and lots of nuts, fruitcake is typically on the more dry side, with no sw It can also be steamed as a Christmas pudding. The Tom Smith Story The Early Years. It was actually known as ‘hackin’ because of the sheet number of … As the name rightly suggests, the cake is designed in the shape of an yule log. The History of Fruitcake. The first reference of the tradition of the Yule Log can be found in Norse Mythology. However, few Indians know the story of how the country’s first Christmas cake was baked way back in 1883. Soon dried fruit, spices and honey were added to the porridge mixture, and eventually it turned into Christmas pudding. Preheat oven to 250°F. We do it every year -- put up the tree, decorate the house with lights and pull out the Christmas napery. It started in the Middle Ages as plum porridge, a pretty unappetising formula that consistent of boiled beef mixed with bread, oatmeal, spices, dried fruit and wine. Life. Other types of Christmas cakes include an apple crème cake and a mincemeat cake. 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Serious Superheros: "Wired" and "Amped"
Amped (the Wired sequel)
by Douglas E. Richards
Paragon Books (Wired, July 2011, Amped, March 2012)
Wired: Available at Amazon
Amped: Available at Amazon
What if our brains were able to use their full capacity? How many new technologies and inventions could we come up with? What great new strides could be made in every area of accomplishment?
"Wired" and the newly-released follow-on, "Amped" do an excellent job of exploring this universe, where Kira Miller, genetic engineer, discovers a way to do just that, and finds that such power has some unexpected side effects, both in her abilities, and in humanity's tendency toward putting ego first. Everyone knows someone whose cranial resources are highly developed who has trouble functioning in normal life, mostly because they no longer listen, or are convinced they know everything. They can get pretty obnoxious. What happens when you magnify the effect by orders of magnitude?
We've seen, in recent years, lots of TV shows with characters that have strange and often magical powers, but Douglas Richards brings some new questions into the mix. When everyone can be enhanced, and the Nietzchean tendencies towards pure selfishness are unleashed, how would we know who to trust? What human could handle situations in which he or she could run rings around any competitor without having power corrupt absolutely?
Of course, everyone wants a piece of this pie, and Kira must decide on a way to trust others with her secret formula, but the government has got wind of it, and will go to any lengths, including publicly declaring her a terrorist, to get their hands on the formula and the scientist who made it. She is, however, frustratingly difficult to catch. Anyone sent to find her fails spectacularly, including David Desh, a Special Forces hotshot known in government circles as someone who could track down anybody. She's smarter and faster and stronger, and outsmarts them at every turn, eerily anticipating their every move. Several who made the attempt never reported back, but then again, neither did David Desh.
The government now has a problem. A very charismatic woman is on the loose with one of the most life-changing technologies the world has ever seen, and her intentions are hardly clear. The manhunt, or in this case woman-hunt, is full on. Anyone who helps her is at risk, and when her brother is taken hostage to get her to turn over information, her refusal to do so costs him his life. Is this secret important enough to justify this sacrifice? Kira is certain it is, but the guilt is overwhelming.
"Wired" begins the story, but "Amped" takes it to a new level. Cat and mouse chases with a far superior mouse have many twists and turns, and the plot has some good action writing, which makes this book hard to put down before the last page. Kira's team is making breathtaking discoveries, trying to hold down the superhero arrogance while improving technology (sometimes more successfully than others), including an energy-producer never before seen.
"Energy this cheap and abundant would power homes, businesses, cars, and factories. It would drive an unprecedented explosion of growth in world economies, changing the face of civilization overnight. But would it be too revolutionary? Would the tectonic shift it would cause be too dramatic and disruptive? And what would oil based economies -- often in the world's most volatile regions and in the hands of the most ruthless regimes -- do when the rug was pulled out from under them and their ocean of money was about to run dry? Go to war? Unleash weapons of mass destruction?...the final analysis would be done by the core council when their minds were amplified, but even so these questions would be brutally difficult to answer."
Suddenly however, there's another group in the mix. It's not only the government that wants in on the secret, and these guys apparently have part of it -- they have some superior cats out to catch this mouse. And they are close to success.
In addition to bringing us some great action close-in-time sci-fi, these books ask the intelligent questions that the best sci-fi asks. "Who are we really, when push comes to shove?" "What do humans do when there's a priceless prize to be had?" "How do we find ways to control our ever growing arrogance, and how can we actually trust one another in a world of increasing technology?" I highly recommend these two books.
I really enjoyed both books for the action, the science (biology, astronomy and computer), the plot and the strong, smart, lovely woman behind it all. My background in programming, network engineering and threat detection placed a critical eye on the character of Matt but I came away pleasantly convinced of his freakish hacking abilities. Both books are excellent in substance and entertaining as well. I couldn't put either of them down and look forward to more from Mr. Richards!
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A Midnight Visit announces its multidisciplinary Melbourne cast
Part performance, part surreal playground, part choose your own adventure – and all parts unforgettable, the award-winning immersive theatre show, A Midnight Visit, has announced the eleven multidisciplinary performers who will be taking up residency at the House of Usher – Funeral Services from 30 July 2019.
With the show being praised for its dauntless innovation and visionary disruption of traditional theatre, A Midnight Visit pushes the frontiers of contemporary performance across 36 rooms in a two-storey warehouse – bringing audiences up close and intimate with the dark secrets at the heart of our humanity, staging unique encounters under an intricate, clockwork-timed choreography.
Cast members include Cameron MacDonald as Roderick Usher, who joins the show fresh from the Australia-wide tour of Jersey Boys; Kristian Santic, who has worked on productions with Nick Cave and GOMA, is the Hop Frog; and Saro Sawakchim, a former number one gymnast in Thailand, plays The Black Cat.
Reprising their roles are several fan favourites, including burlesque and theatre performer Hannah Raven as Ligeria; and musical and theatre performer Bobbie-Jean Henning as Virginia. They will be joined by Stee Andrews as The King; John Marc Desengano as Detective Dupin; Megan Drury is The Actress; Hudson Emery plays The Raven; Bri Emrich is Madeline Usher; and Andy Johnston is Poe.
A Midnight Visit is inspired by the arch-priest of gothic, Edgar Allan Poe, each cast member embodies a real or imagined figment of his world, whether it be a character from his poetry (The Raven), his short stories (The Black Cat), or his fatefully short life (Virginia).
Enriching the multi-genre production, each performer brings a specialised skill to A Midnight Visit. These talents range from contemporary circus to physical theatre, burlesque to acrobatics, live music to text-based narrative.
This multidisciplinary range thrills the Broad Encounters power duo polymaths, Kirsten Siddle and Danielle Harvey – the two have imagineered the production into life from inception into its third upcoming season.
“The production embraces the diversity of Australian talent,” says Siddle. “It’s wonderful to have such a phenomenal cast with such diverse skills and backgrounds.”
While Harvey, who is also the show’s director describes her role facilitating and directing the performers “to let their unique abilities shine through” as “a rare and wonderful opportunity.”
Both new and returning cast members have themselves embraced the bold and unconventional nature of the show. The format gives audiences agency over their own experience, encouraging creativity, curiosity and play. In turn, this means that performers have no single stage, performing to a constantly shifting audience, across a multitude of different rooms.
“There’s no other performance platform in Australia that allows each of our multidisciplinary artists the opportunity to play, explore and continually grow like A Midnight Visit does,” says Stee Andrews, who returns to the role of The King after being cast in the Perth production.
While Cameron MacDonald believes the show is tapping into Australia’s hunger for new forms of entertainment. “I’m hearing all about A Midnight Visit from friends of mine who wouldn’t normally go to the theatre!” he says. “The idea of immersive theatre is exciting to the general public, and they’re going to have a great time.”
Megan Drury, who has been with the production since its premiere season in Sydney, says the show is “unlike anything else I’ve experienced in my work-life to date.”
A Midnight Visit
House of Usher – Funeral Services, 222 Macaulay Rd, North Melbourne
Season: 7 August – 15 September 2019 (previews: 30 July – 4 August)
Information and Bookings: www.amidnightvisit.com
Image: A Midnight Visit (supplied)
The light fades but the gods remain
On the Couch with Valeria Lawson
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Section II - Verbal Skills
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Questions: 15 (Q16 – Q30) Time: 20 Minutes
This section contains questions 16 - 30 which test your recognition of correct grammatical usage, your vocabulary and familiarity with words, your understanding and comprehension of the language (English) while reading, and your ability to write clearly and briefly.
Start answering from question 16 and then proceed serially. Read the directions for each set of questions carefully. Directions may change.
Directions for Questions 16 - 21: Answer the questions after reading the passage. Base your answer on information that is either stated or implied in the passage. Choose the best answer and darken the corresponding oval in the answer sheet.
Passage:
The sad truth is out. In its annual report for the year ending March 2000, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the Indian economy is in a much worse condition than hitherto believed. If so, what is the use of foreign exchange reserves worth $44 billion and food stocks of 60 million tonnes ?
Going by the Finance Minister's remarks, it appears that India cannot be an island of growth when the world economy is on a downward trend. But the RBI report has noted that global recession is only one of the factors for the slowdown in India, particularly in the external front. The major cause for concern is the prolonged recession in the industry which is yet to show signs of recovery.
Significantly, when the RBI unfolded its credit policy in April 2001, it painted an optimistic picture, projecting a GDP growth of 6 to 6.5 percent of the fiscal 2001 - 2002. Four months later, the RBI feels that it is better to be discreet than make bold forecasts. Hence, the conspicuous absence of a revised GDP growth estimate. With economic deceleration continuing into the second year, the RBI has raised doubts over the Planning Commission's optimism about higher growth in the medium term. How is it possible to achieve the Tenth Plan objective of 8 Percent GDP unless industry grows at 10 percent ? While the industry grew at 5.6 percent during 2000-01, it fell below 2 percent in the first Quarter of the current fiscal year (2001-02). By the RBI's own admission, its earlier projection of 6 to 6.5 percent GDP growth was based on a reversal of industrial slowdown following expectations of a favourable monsoon (2001). The monsoons have been satisfactory, but the industry has not recovered.
The RBI has called for Labour reforms, exit procedures, bankruptcy laws, PSU reforms etc. But these involve substantive legislation which can take time since a consensus has to be achieved on those sensitive issues across the political spectrum. The key to recovery lies in easy action by way of increased public spending. Global recession cannot inhibit the creation of domestic demand if the government wants to invest in the infrastructure like roads, ports and housing. What is the use of holding huge food stocks if it cannot be used immediately to create physical assets in rural areas ? The need is for action, not rhetoric.
(Source: A lead article published in one of the Indian national dailies on August 30, 2001).
Questions 16 - 21 are based on the above passage:
16 According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE ?
I RBI in its annual report said that slowdown in the Indian economy is largely due to economic recession globally.
II RBI in its report said that the Indian economy is not so much worse as the economists would like us to believe.
III The RBI report has noted the major cause for concern is the prolonged recession in the industry, which is yet to show signs of recovery.
IV In its annual report, the RBI has projected a GDP growth of 6 to 6.5 percent for the fiscal 2001 - 02.
17 According to the passage, ------
1 India cannot be an island of growth when the world economy is on a downward trend.
2 The tenth plan objective of 8 percent GDP growth will be achieved once the industry picks up its growth rate of 10 percent.
3 Indian economy is still substantially agricultural and hence weather dependent.
4 RBI admitted that its earlier projection 6 to 6.5 percent GDP growth was estimated on expectation of a favourable monsoon and likely reversal of industrial slowdown.
18 Which of the following statements, if true, will strengthen the argument in support of the economic slowdown in the first Quarter of the fiscal 2001 - 02 ?
1 Companies are not taking loans because of high interest rates but also because they do not see or feel confident about investment opportunities.
2 The promised Labour reforms, exit procedures, bankruptcy laws, PSU reforms, PSU disinvestments etc., did not materialize as expected.
3 GDP growth does not truly reflect the economic health of a vast country with such regional diversity like India.
4 None of the above.
19 Which of the following statements can be inferred as the main thrust of the passage ?
1 Global recession is one of the major factors for the economic slowdown in India particularly due to downward trends in exports.
2 With economic deceleration continuing for two consecutive years, the Planning Commission's optimistic forecast about higher growth was more of a political compulsion than economic reasoning.
3 Global recession cannot inhibit the creation of domestic demand and therefore the government should increase public spending such as investment in infracture e.g., roads, ports, and housing.
4 A consensus has to be achieved on the sensitive issues like labour laws, PSU reforms, etc., across the political spectrum in order to increase economic growth and reverse slowdown.
20 Accepting the line of argument or reasoning as stated in the passage as true, which of the following statements weaken(s) the conclusion ?
I Economic liberalization as a government policy since 1991 runs counter to the increased public spending in roads, ports, and housing.
II Globalization and market economy are the facts of life today and as such is against the government investment in infrastructure.
III Privatisation of infrastructure development supports the economic liberalization and hence economic recovery.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) III only (4) I, II and III
21 According to the author of the passage, which of the following best states the central point of the passage ?
I Economic reforms should be the priority of the government to stem the rot of slowdown.
II Government intervention in the form of public spending in infrastructural development.
III Substantive legislative reforms in labour laws, exit procedures, bankruptcy laws, etc., to boost private investment and arrest the economic slowdown.
Directions Questions 22 - 23. In each of the following questions, one word, a CAPITALIZED word, is followed by four numbered (1,2,3, and 4) words. Choose the numbered word or expression that has most nearly the OPPOSITE meaning of the capitalized word. Darken the corresponding oval in the answer sheet.
22 MENDACITY:
(1) Giving (2) Venerating (3) Lying (4) Hostility
23 BANTER:
(1) Conversation (2) Criticism (3)Serious talk (4) Gossip
Directions for Question 24: A short paragraph is followed by four re-written forms numbered 1,2,3 and 4 of the same paragraph. Choose the re-written paragraph that you think is better than the original one in terms of correct usuage, diction, grammer, less verbose or style of expression. Darken the corresponding oval in the answer sheet.
24 One more person succumbed to the injuries he had suffered in the accident involving three vehicles on the Parliament Street.
I One more person who had suffered fatal injuries in the accident involving three vehicles on the Parliament Street died.
II One more person died due to injuries sustained in the accidents involving three vehicles on the Parliament Street.
III One more person succumbed to injuries he suffered in the accident involving three vehicles on the Parliament Street.
IV One more person died of the injuries he had suffered in the three-vehicle collision on the Parliament Street.
Directions for Questions 25-26: In these test questions, each of the two CAPITALIZED words have a certain relationship to each other. Following the capitalized words are four pairs of words, each designated by a number (1,2,3 or 4). Select the numbered pair wherein the words are related in the same way as the two CAPITALIZED words are related to each other. Darken the corresponding oval in the answer sheet.
25 CABAL:CLIQUE : :
(1) Sombre : Luminous (3) Caveat : Warning
(2) Piquant : Malodorous (4) Beguile : Beliveable
26 PLASTIC : RIGID : :
(1) Euphonious : Raucous (3) Contempt : Despise
(2) Raffish : Dour (4) Insoucient : Careless
Directions for Questions 27-30: Blank spaces are left in the sentences or passages. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentences or passages, four words or set of words, numbered 1,2,3, and 4 are given to fill up these blanks most meaningfully. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole and darken the corresponding oval in the answer sheet.
27 For some time now, --------- has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.
(1) diffidence (3) disinterestedness
(2) insincerity (4) rationality
28 The speed of light - that seemingly inexorable constant, _____ appears to have different values. This would make the classic Einsteinian Universe, where everything stays smooth forever, an immediate ________.
(1)now ……… doubt (3) presently ……… questionable
(2) seemingly …. untenable (4) suddenly …….. casualty
29 Certain modern personalities and movements contributed powerfully to our political consciousness, of which there were two clearly discernible _____.
(1) facets (3) tendencies
(2) similarities (4) pecularities
30 It comes as no surprise that societies have code of behaviour, the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be ________.
(1)explicit (3) predictable
(2)admirable (4) unexpected
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Dr. Bawdy on Anthony’s Weiner
Amongst his many talents, Dr. Bawdy is also an intrepid investigative reporter. Thanks to his efforts and a good camera, he can now share with you the first photos of Anthony’s Weiner. We first met him at Nathan’s hot dog eating competition. It was there that Joey Chestnut, winner of the contest endorsed Weiner in the mayoral race.
Anthony’s Weiner in competition with the others
Anthony’s Weiner in solitary contemplation
As a good Jewish American and a firm (what else?) supporter of Israel, Anthony’s Weiner professes to be 100% Kosher and a cut above the rest. Hebrew National, what else? We will resist saying how he does so with great relish.
Asked to explain his tweeting activity, he refused comment, saying “ I answer to a higher power.” Pressed further, as to when he might elaborate further, Weiner added, “When the moment is right.” This did not go over well with the press, however, who charged him with failure to rise to the occasion and flip-flopping.
More on Anthony Weiner
Doctor Bawdy offers two of his favorite links for Anthony Weiner:
David Letterman on top Ten Names other than Carlos Danger – http://www.buzzfeed.com/video/andrewkaczynski/letterman-mocks-anthony-weiner-with-top-ten-other-sexting-na
Best TV Jokes on Weiner: http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/democrats/a/Anthony-Weiner-Jokes.htm
Directly from the desk of Dr. Bawdy – http://bawdylanguage.com/blog
Posted by admin on July 28, 2013 at 12:56 pm under Dr. Bawdy's Likes, Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
Sexual Interpretation of the Fiscal Cliff
Republicans like to say that “government” is a dirty word. Closer examination, however, reveals that it’s just not the word, but the whole freaking enterprise that’s obscene.
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents, except at occasional intervals when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in our capitol Washington, D.C. that we lay our scene), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty lamps that struggled against the darkness.
It was on that night that legislators surreptitiously crept through the back doors of the Capitol, far from the public eye to engage in — what else? — an orgy of government spending.
In ill-lit corners of the hallowed chamber, legal suits came undone and beltway manners, loosened as members shed their reservations, openly exposed themselves for who they truly were. Acts of naked aggression were commonplace. People of both parties were jumping all over one another. It was not a pretty sight.
For Democrats, the situation was all too inviting — treasury teats, firm, inviting, perky, pebbled, and plentiful, revealed themselves, all ripe for the taking. And take to them they did, passionately sucking on the pulsating orbs of Mother Liberty, whilst encouraging their mooching minions to join in. Tea Party Republicans protested, “Unhand them, Sir!”
A lone Democrat from the Longhorn State stood firm. Slowly but ever-so-methodically he began making his case, only to find the entrance to the silken love-cave, which held the treasured cache, blocked. He would not take no for an answer. Republicans voted “no, no,” but there was yes, yes in their eyes — those languid pools of deep blue splendor in which lovers find hints of encouragement. Our fair warrior pressed our fair nation on, stimulating her economy in slow but firm strokes.
A Republican maiden interjected, protesting his advance, invoking instead the guiding hand of the invisible marketplace. Indignantly, she grabbed his entitlement, flinging it furiously it to the floor. What do you take me for,” she cried out with indignation. “What kind of a girl do you think I am? “
“That is how ordinary people make ends meet,” the Democrat countered, “And you, my dear, are not above it.”
Elsewhere a throbbing (as well as pulsating and quivering) Republican member pressed his case against the nubile young Democrat. “No cover-ups here,” he screamed, ripping her dainty bodice from her trembling body. His hands moved downward, running through her briefs, in a blind search for the nub of the matter.
“Stop right there, you…you… dishonorable member!” she cried out.
“Assume the position,” he demanded, not missing a beat.
“Never,” said she. Their eyes locked. Slowly he advanced on his trembling prey. His lips pursed in anticipation as drops of warm moisture coalesced in the corners of his mouth.
Her torn outer garment at her feet, she stood before him, as her maker had created her. His eyes darted downward, finally alighting upon her surplus. The view was riveting. The gap between empty promises and limited finances stared out — moist and warm, yawning and inviting—beckoning him onward. “‘Tis a void crying to be filled,” he shrieked, “And I am the man to fill it… I will. I will. I can. I can.”
“Abort this mission, now!”” she screamed, her eyes locked on his heat seeking missile, preparing to launch. You are in direct violation of the penal code. Have you no sense of decency, sir?”
Alas, there was no stopping him. Intoxicated by a firm mandate from the previous election, he hammered his point home.
Politics indeed makes for strange bedfellows. In the farthest recesses of the chamber, a tiny minority were busily engaged in a caucus — surreptitiously engaging in unnatural acts which could only be described as “compromising,” reaching across the aisle, taking positions unknown to polite society.
“I’ve never done it this way before,” protested one reluctant participant, his voice trembling with fear and anticipation. “It’s a bipartisan position with which I am not at all comfortable.”
“One has to be flexible in such matters,” his counterpart argued. “There are times when you have to put country ahead of politics, moments when you have to bend over backward to accomplish something.”
“This is simply too weird,” protested another. “The state of the union is a state of traditional values and uni-sexuality — not behavior becoming of animals. And when push turns to shove, we must stand up for those beliefs.”
Amidst it all, there suddenly arose a tsunami of delight, a tidal wave of conciliation, which suddenly swept over all — followed by a giant cosmic sneeze. Seismic tremors shook the capitol to its very foundation; pyrotechnics exploded in midair, painting the evening sky with arrays of streaming, streaking color. Taste buds cracked and popped, filling the air with the fresh scent of French toast and chocolate. It was the moment of reconciliation: the Second Coming.
As fast as it had happened, it was over. Cigarettes lit up the chamber like fireflies at dusk, celebrating their coming out, and slowly, ever so slowly, the evening wound down — a pall of silence fell over the chamber, punctuated only by hushed whimpers and sighs.
The Speaker strode to the podium. It was time to formally bring the session to a close. ‘Twas a solemn moment, calling for great oratory. “This is a time when each of us should reflect upon his God-sworn duty, why we have been called to these hallowed halls. Look deep inside yourselves, not elsewhere, for the answer. Ask not what you can do to your secretaries and your interns, but what you can do to the country.”
A chorus of silent acquiescence nodded in assent. The gavel came down; its dull thud echoing through the chamber.
“This orgy is hereby adjourned.” He declared.
And thus conclude the sexual congress.
Back to the streets, poorly lit by the scanty street lights, its members repaired, once more struggling against the elements — the violent gusts of wind, the rain pelting in their face.
And that’s the way it is.
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Posted by admin on January 21, 2013 at 8:28 am under Cursing in the News, Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
Lust and Found
Lechers have rights too. So says Dominique Strauss Kahn, lecher extraordinaire, fighting to throw out charges linking him to prostitution, claiming that what authorities are really doing is trying to criminalize lust.
It seems that DSK, as his friends like to call him, helped organize orgies attended by the upper echelons of international society and staffed by high–priced escorts. The exclusive orgies called “parties fines” were lavish Champagne affairs which cost around $13,000 each—were an organized road show of sorts roving from Paris to Washington by businessmen seeking to ingratiate themselves with Mr. Strauss-Kahn, one of the most powerful men in the world.
These soirees were orchestrated largely for the benefit of Mr. Strauss-Kahn, who sometimes sought sex with three or four women. Their format was simple. They would start with a fine meal and end with naked guests and public sex with multiple partners. Boys will be boys, and men, well…
There's really nothing really new here. It's all part of a long standing tradition, going back to Ancient Rome and the libertines of the 18th century. You know, the Find'em, fuck’em, forget ‘em school: Casanova, Don, Juan, rakes, roués, the parlor snake, and the contemporary ass-man. Strauss-Kahn considers himself among the greats. Alas, for those of us who are familiar with the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade, you my dear DSK are no Marquis de Sade.
Jimmy Carter had a lust for life and lust was only in his heart. But DSK leads a life for lust, and it seems to get no respect. He argues that just as the celibates of the Church have a right to have their sexuality or lack of same honored, so too should he and others for whom their penis is their North Star also be respected for their orientation and allowed to practice their beliefs freely.
It’s all boils down to an issue of basic human rights, says DSK. Stop discriminating against those with a different lifestyle—free-fucking, free-loving men everywhere.
And the women? "Ce'st la guerre," says he—collateral damage, or what have you. As to the maid he attempted to rape in his hotel room? Just one more of those people disrespectful of his rights… fuck yes!
It's all a matter of principle, you see. Give me libertinage or give me…
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Posted by admin on December 4, 2012 at 9:29 pm under Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
Tit for That
Paparazzi recently took us on a trip down Mammary Lane, photographing Kate Middleton topless, thrusting the royal orbs into the public’s consciousness and providing us all with food for thought.
Ever quick to seize the moment, Dr.Bawdy joined forces with the British Dietary Council and dispatched their own photographer to the scene.
After untold hours of snooping and prying, they can now share with you, the public, the fruits (amongst other thing) of their labors, as they revealed themselves over several meals.
As you can see, Kate’s founts of nature are nothing less than a sight to feast upon and a visual commitment of people everywhere to a balanced diet.
Dr. Bawdy Recommends
An apple a day…Two are even better
Ungathered apples
Two fair apples
Sweetly savored apples
Twinned apples round and small
Fair apples in their prime
Posted by admin on September 13, 2012 at 8:51 pm under Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
Blow Me!
Sex can take many different turns. It can be a slight turn from the norm—a mere diversion (from the Latin di and vertere) or a complete u-turn (per) away from that which is normal, creating a perversion ( from per and vertere). Think you’d like a spot of perving (c.1925, Australia)? Fine. But only in moderation.
As Voltaire reminded us upon declining a second invitation to an orgy, "Once a philosopher, twice a pervert."
We heard recently of a spot (and spoof) of the sexual other: a young man in Arkansas who has an erotic thing about balloons. "Latex lunacy," you say. Hey, be not so quick to judge. Here's a guy who honestly loves balloons, and you're going to puncture his fantasy? That's cold!
If you think it's all just so much hot air, you wouldn’t be wrong. There's already a subset of such fetishists whose thing is inhaling the helium. Balloon purists, the pure cuddlers, are quick to dismiss these folks, noting how "they simply suck."
Whatever floats your balloon. Right? The big Balloon Fetish Convention is scheduled for October 31 at the Dirigible in Las Vegas. Feel free to float on in.
Dr CB
Posted by admin on September 1, 2012 at 4:17 pm under Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
Pastor Has Pounding Headache
The New Orleans Times Picayune recently reported that Reverend Grant Storms, an avowed anti-gay activist, had been arrested on "Obscenity of public masturbation.".
Following his arrest, Storms admitted to having watched pornography that day and putting his hands in his pants. "I apologize deeply for my inappropriate, sinful actions," he said tearfully, describing himself as "disoriented and confused."
Confusing actions such as Storms' are hardly isolated occurrences. They are a part of an extended historic struggle on the part of Church to come to grips with masturbation. It is a conflict which reaches back to the days of the friars of Merrie Olde England.
"When the flesh rebels against the spirit, asked a monk of his prior, "What do you do?" "I take my breviary and read it through," he replied. "And I" said a sanctified frater, "jump into cold water." "For my part, “observed a young fellow listening in, "I settle the matter at once without ceremony: I knock the brains out of the evil one."
Clearly, the last approach — the old one-two punch — was the same one favored by Reverend Storms. Alas, it doesn't bode well for his future. After his congregants have learned what has happened, the only thing Storms will be publicly pounding will probably be the pavement.
Dr. C.B.
Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 at 4:23 pm under Obscenity and Other Perverse Activity.
What Does the Bulge Divulge?
Henrik Runnel's moment in the sun, receiving a medal at the Olympics for rowing, was momentarily upended when his penis became erect during the award ceremonies. "Is that a medal in your pants or are you just happy to be receiving one?" an unnamed Olympics official queried? .
Henrik's rigorously denied the erection, though pictures proved to the contrary. Intrepid reporter that we are, we went directly to the source for an exclusive interview with his penis.
Dr. C.B.: Great to have you hear. Glad you could make it.
Penis: My pleasure. May I say hi to my Mom? …Hi Mom!
Dr. C.B.: Let’s get right to the point. Were you or were you not erect during the presentation?
Penis: Well, sort of…
Dr. C. B.: What do you mean sort of? Either you were or you weren’t.
Penis: Not true. There are varying degrees of tumescence.
Dr. C.B.: Where would you put it on a scale of 1-10?
Penis: An 8, somewhere between an adequate woodie and a profound steelie.
Dr. C.B.: And to what do you attribute its woody-steelyness?
Penis: There’s a natural urge to get up and out to join in the excitement, you know? Be part of the larger scene. And with everyone else coming to attention, I felt I should as well. It was after all a matter of great national pride. You know I have feelings too.
Dr. C.B.: How do you feel about your man denying that it happened. He is on record swearing you weren’t really erect, and that if you had been, he would have covered you with his flowers.
Penis: He’s in denial. Flowers would have been the ultimate insult. Having an erection is not a fucking funeral. I am his manhood and he should stand by me as I stand by him.
Dr. C.B.: And what do you make of his blaming it on the spandex?
Penis: Spandex, schmandex. Man, agreed it’s the pits down there, dark, snug, hot, and uncomfortable tucked away so tightly you can’t even move. There is a natural inclination to expand one’s presence, but you can only stretch the spandex argument so far. We’re both responsible for what happened and he more than I. Though I occasionally have a mind of my own, he’s got to take some of the responsibility.
Dr. C.B.: Do you have any personal dreams or aspirations you’d care to share with our readers?
Penis: I dreamt that one day I’d have my own day in the sun, standing on the podium alone at full attention with the gold draped around my neck, Henrik by my side smiling his approval and later embracing me, the crowd going mad, expressing its affection and approval of us both.
Dr. C.B.: What’s next in your life?
Penis: I’ve got a scheduled visit on the View, an interview with Letterman, a trip to Disneyland, and a bikini wax.
Dr. C.B.: Busy, busy, busy….Any regrets?
Penis: I hope that next time, that I can play an active part at a larger coming-out party. It’s pretty tough slumbering in the obscurity of the crotch, called on only when the things get heavy. Try it sometime, and you’ll know what I mean.
Dr. C.B.: Thank you for taking the time to visit with us. I really appreciate your candor. If I may say it, you’re a real stand-up kind of guy!
Penis: Thank you. See you around.
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High-Tech Utensil Helps to Counteract Tremors and Stabilize Food
For many with tremors eating can be a daunting task. Each bite is a challenge because the tremors make it difficult to steady the food in order to eat. This can extremely frustrating in the privacy of one's own home and very embarrassing when eating in public. A company name Lift Labs has a solution, mechanical utensils that counteract tremors and steady food. Lift Labs claims that this technology can cancel out 70% of the tremor to reduce spills, making eating easier. The Liftware device runs on a built-in battery and starts working when it is lifted off of the table. The mechanical stabilizing technology in the utensil's handle steadies the food even with unsteady hands. Users can switch between a fork and spoon attachment depending on what they are eating. The attachments are interchangeable, making cleaning easier and allowing users to switch between a fork and spoon. Liftware sells for $295 on Lift Labs website. Click here to order. Liftware has the potential to increase independence for millions of people with tremors.
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Labels: assistive technology, central tremor, counter act tremors, high tech, Lift Labs, Liftware, mechanical spoon, Parkinsons, tremors
Happy Birthday VoiceOver
Five years ago, Apple did what seemed impossible; making the smooth glass of the iPhone touch screen accessible to the blind. A seemingly impossible task made possible by one of Apple's greatest software innovations; at least in my mind and the minds of millions of others with disabilities. Apple's solution was VoiceOver, a screen reader like no other before. VoiceOver uses touch gestures instead of keyboard shortcuts and other more desktop friendly inputs that had been used before. Simply put, VoiceOver allowed millions of blind and visually impaired users to experience the magic that was iPhone. In some ways, VoiceOver is to accessibility as the Model T was to transportation: both brought new opportunities to the masses.
VoiceOver has come preinstalled on every iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for the past five years. Blind and visually impaired users can purchase a device off the shelf and have access almost immediately. Apple often says “built-in, not bolted on” when talking about accessibility which is definitely accurate in respect to VoiceOver. Thanks to VoiceOver blind and visually impaired users were as much a part of the smartphone revolution as any other user group. Over the past five years Apple has refined and updated VoiceOver and has added new accessibility features to help users with a wide variety of disabilities. Apple devices pushed the entire smartphone and tablet market to become more accessibile to more people.
The inclusion of VoiceOver and other built-in accessibility features has allowed the App Store to boom with assistive apps to help the needs of people with disabilities. Not only did VoiceOver show that accessibility was possible on a touch screen phone, it gave developers a foundation to build great accessible apps. Basically, VoiceOver created a customer base for apps that helped the blind, which drove demand and increased the supply of great accessible apps. Another app gold-rush of sorts, but this time with apps tailored to people with disabilities. These apps are opening up new possibilities for disabled iOS users.
On this fifth birthday of VoiceOver, Apple continues improve its accessibility offerings. Apple Keynote events routinely focus on a person with a disability being aided by an Apple product; it is clear that Apple cares about accessibility. New accessibility features come with every release of iOS, allowing users with different needs to get the most out of their device. However, no software is bug free and users are encouraged to email accessibility@apple.com with suggestions or comments. And a many developers still do not support accessibility features in their apps. It can go a long way for users to tweet or email a developer asking for enhanced accessibility features. With Apple releasing “new product categories” within the year as CEO Tim Cook is often heard saying, hopefully accessibility remains at the forefront. VoiceOver has opened doors for millions of blind and low vision users, what other five-year-old can say that?
Happy birthday VoiceOver!
Labels: apple accessibility, iOS Access, iPhone 3GS, iphone accessibility, iPhone OS 3.0, steve jobs, VoiceOver
Amazon Announces Fire Phone with Advanced Image Recognition and Built-in Accessibility
This week, Amazon announced there first smartphone called Fire Phone. The Fire Phone has a number of flashy, maybe even gimmicky, features along with a few features that may have serious accessibility implications. The phone which starts at $200 and starts shipping on July 25th runs Fire OS 3.5.0 similar to Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets. The operating system includes a number of built-in accessibility features including features to help blind, low vision, mobility impaired, and hearing impaired users. For blind and low vision users, the Fire Phone includes a screen reader which allows users to navigate the screen without seeing it. Assuming the Fire Phone uses the same text-to-speech voices as the Kindle Fire tablets, the text-to-speech voice used is very high quality. For low vision users, the Fire Phone includes a zoom mode and high contrast support. Closed captioning, mono audio, and hearing aid compatibility (HAC) are features included for users with hearing impairments.The Fire Phone also includes features for users with mobility challenges including dictation and improved one-handed usability. It is very encouraging to see Amazon include accessibility features in to their Fire Phone. Click here to read a full overview of all the Fire Phone's accessibility features. Amazon, once reluctant to support accessibility, has shown a new dedication to accessibility for users with disabilities. Hopefully, this continues in future updates to the Fire OS as well as to future products.
In addition to dedicated accessibility features, the Fire Phone has a couple of mainstream features that could be potentially beneficial to people with disabilities. The first of these features is called Mayday. Mayday is currently available on newer Kindle Fire tablets allows users to quickly connect and chat with technical support directly from their device. Simply by pressing the easy to access Mayday button users are atomically connected. Technical support staff can access certain device functions to assist users with a variety of questions. Support staff can even virtually draw on the screen to draw your attention to certain buttons. In my testing, I was able to connect with Mayday staff in under a minute and the staff was knowledgeable and friendly. The support personnel were even knowledgeable about accessibility features. This feature could be great for users with cognitive challenges who need assistance using certain features on their phone.
The second feature is called Firefly. By pressing a dedicated button on the side of the device and pointing the camera at an object the Fire Phone can identify that object. Amazon demonstrated this feature at their even and it worked very quickly. Firefly could be used by the blind to identify objects and differentiate objects of similar size and shape. For example, to identify if a can contains chicken soup or sliced peaches. Similar to iOS apps like TapTapSee, Firefly is Amazon's attempt to make buying merchandise through Amazon an easier process.
The Fire Phone seems promising, but it is impossible to determine its true value in terms of accessibility until it is released next month. Until then, click read more to view videos of the Fire Phone in action.
Labels: accessibility, amazon, amazon kindle accessibility, Fire OS Accessibility, Fire Phone accessibility, smartphone accessibility, special education
Kindle App for iOS and Android Adds Whispersync for Voice
Amazon's Kindle app for iOS and Android was recently updated to integrate audio books from Audible. The update, which is available for free, allows users to seamlessly switch between reading the Kindle text version of a book to listening to the Audible audio version of a book. For example, if you read part of the book and then switch to the audio version the recording will pickup right where you left off. The new feature even allows users to listen to the audio book while following along with the text version. Audio speaking rate can be increased or decreased according to user preference. Unfortunately, unlike Immersion Reading on Kindle Fire tablets, the Kindle app for iOS and Android does not highlight the text as it is being read allowed. While this may not be an inconveniences for some users, it could be a major omission for users with tracking difficulty. For now, users will need a Kindle Fire tablet to take advantage of the full Immersion Reading experience. To learn more about Immersion Reading click here. There is one another major caveat: price. In order to take advantage of Whispersync for Voice or Immersion Reading on a Kindle Fire, you must purchases both the Kindle and Audible versions of a book. This can become extremely expensive for the occasional reader let alone a book worm.
To download the app for iOS click here and to download the app for Android click here. To view screenshots of the app in action click read more below.
Labels: accessibility, amazon accessibility, amazon kindle accessibility, dyslexia, kindle, Kindle accessibility, Kindle for Android, Kindle for disabilities, Kindle for dyslexia, Kindle for iOS, Whispersync for Voice
iOS 8 Accessibility Roundup: More Accessible Than Ever
Today, Apple previewed iOS 8, the next operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 8 builds on existing accessibility features to offer some exciting new possibilities for iOS users with disabilities. Many websites will have general information about iOS 8, but this post will focus on accessibility related changes to iOS. iOS 8 includes new keyboard options, improved text-to-speech voices, improved Guided Access features, and improved Siri functionality among other accessibility related features. Apple can always add or alter features before the general release. The new operating system will be available this fall for the general public.
QuickType and Keyboard
Apple's iOS 8 will include a built in predictive keyboard called QuickType. This new software keyboard will predict words for the user as they type. Once the word you want to enter appears in the suggestion bar above the keyboard, you simply tap it to insert that word. This feature will cut down on key strokes needed to enter words which will benefit people with dexterity challenges. QuickType even takes context into account so if your typing an email it will suggest more formal language that if you are writing a text message. QuickType will be similar to the Co:Writer app, but will work across all apps on your devices.
In addition to Apple's own QuickType keyboard, iOS 8 will allow third-party developers to develop keyboards for system wide use. For example, Fleksy could be updated to work with every app on the iPhone or iPad. This flexibility gives users with different abilities the opportunity to switch keyboards to one that fits their needs. For users who are blind or visually impaired downloading the fast and accessible Fleksy keyboard may allow them to more easily enter text.
iOS 8 takes big steps to help people manage data associated with their health. Users can input data into the health app through third-party health monitoring devices like a blood pressure reader or through apps. This data can then be automatically shared with doctors and other health care professionals to help insure timely and appropriate care. For instance, if a blood pressure or glucose reading was outside of a normal range, a doctor could be automatically alerted. This could help people with chronic conditions live more independently especially in their later years.
The health app will include another life saving feature called "in case of emergency card." This information card will be accessible from the lock screen and will allow first responders and emergency room doctors important health information in the case of an emergency. The card can include a photo, medical conditions, allergies, current medications, and more all to give life saving information to emergency medical personnel.
Family sharing will allow families with multiple iOS 8 devices to manage their iOS devices more harmoniously. Parents will be able to set up home sharing to monitor their child's physical location or to share purchased content from the iTunes store among members of the family. Children will also have to ask parents permission before purchasing an app.
Spotlight Search
Spotlight search is an existing feature in iOS 7, but in iOS 8 it gets supercharged. Spotlight in iOS 8 will give Siri-like answers. Unlike Siri, which uses voice input, spotlight uses text input. This new form of input gives users with speech impairments the ability to type, instead of speak, queries and get meaningful results.
iOS 8 improves Touch ID by allowing third-party apps to unlock information using just a user's fingerprint. Touch ID is currently used for unlocking your device and making iTunes purchases. This feature already is great for blind users because it offers secure authentication without having to type, which can be a slower process with VoiceOver. In iOS 8, the ability to access third-party apps with just a finger print will expand on the already very accessible Touch ID feature of iOS 7.
iOS 8 will also bring improvements to Siri. Most notably, users will be able to activate Siri hands-free by saying "Hey, Siri." This new hands-free voice command may benefit people that have trouble activating the home button. This always listening feature is similar to Google's advanced voice search.
iOS 8 will also offer faster dictation that appears on screen as you speak. This new feature will prusumably work with Siri and in app dictation.
iOS 8 will also include features that Apple did not have time to fully preview during their keynote. The first one included in the keynote was "Braille Keyboard for direct 6-dot Braille input." Other accessibility related features include the ability to use the advanced and high quality Alex voice. The Alex voice is currently available for the Mac and many users enjoy its high quality. iOS 8 will also include improved zoom for accessibility, but no further details on this feature where offered.
iOS 8 will also include some enhancements to Guided Access. Guided Access is a feature that locks a user into a single app. This is great for teachers administering tests on an iPad or parents of kids who are easily distracted. In iOS 8, users will be able to use Touch ID to exit from Guided Access. Users will also be able to use time limits and countdown timers to control Guided Access.
Another feature listed is "Speak screen," a somewhat mysterious feature than did not garner any further explanation from Apple. Speak screen may be a brand new accessibility feature or maybe unrelated to accessibility, but the name seems to imply some link to accessibility.
Labels: accessible technology, disability, fleksy, iOS 3rd party keyboard, iOS 8 access, iOS 8 Accessibility, iOS 8 for disabilities, iOS 8 Speak screen, QuickType, Speak screen, special education, What is QuickType?
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F1 Season Has Officially Begun
By Changmoh • Thursday, 18 September 2014 • Brit Stuff, Festivals
I always like this time of year. Singapore is positively buzzing with excitement and the car, which usually generates nothing but complaints from people living here, (bad traffic/COE prices going through the roof/the general cost of them*) is exalted.
I am not a petrol-head but it is always nice to ring the changes.
Although racing may not start until Friday, the run-up to it began yesterday. Last night saw the celebration of Britain through the prism of the F1. The venue: Eden Hall for the unveiling of Icon Gallery’s new exhibition showcasing motor racing inspired art by two British artists.
28 Nassim Road looked splendid, lit with red, white and blue. In fact, it looked so good that if we get a ‘no’ vote on the Scottish independence referendum which is happening today – i.e. the blue in the British flag will remain – I think His Excellency Antony Phillipson should light up Eden Hall in celebration (AP how about it?).
Icon’s exhibition, aptly titled Speed, is fronted by Brit talents Nikki Douthwaite and Paul Oz. Here’s a quick précis…
Nikki in a nutshell: think modern day Seurat but instead of dots of paint, her medium of choice is sticky paper dots. I love Seurat and Post-impressionism and I loved her work too. Here’s a close up:
and here’s a long shot:
Paul Oz’s art is completely different in style and his tactile impasto was deliciously tempting to touch (he actually said that he has a lot of trouble with children at his gallery who are always touching his work; he uses oil paint which can take up to six months to fully dry).
This was my favorite piece and is called ‘Taxi’, a scene from Silverstone 1991 when Mansell gave Senna a lift – echoed in last year’s Singapore F1 when Alonso stopped for Webber.
Yours for the price of $1,950 which I didn’t think was bad at all. As a matter of fact, I thought it was great value when you consider that most of the graduate art on sale at London degree shows now charts the £900 ($1,800) mark.
This is more like it (below) and will set you back $10,800 (price aside, I still much prefer Taxi).
Oz did get some extra points for the crumpled Union Jack jacket though:
I like his style.
Here’s to a year of less noise and more poise (the switch to quieter, more efficient 1.6-litre V6 engines this season may have been derided by earplug sellers, but I am rather pleased).
May the many F1 countdown events continue to make us feel that the weekend is here already.
*Read it and weep: I wrote a piece for the Telegraph on the price of an Aston Martin Vantage in the UK being cheaper than a Hyundai Sante Fe in Singapore.
For more details on Icon and their exhibition, click here.
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Meta-Analysis of Crop and Weed Growth Responses to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Implications for Integrated Weed Management
Meng Li, Nicholas R. Jordan, Roger T. Koide, Anthony C. Yannarell, Adam S. Davis
Journal: Weed Science / Volume 64 / Issue 4 / December 2016
Print publication: December 2016
Integrated weed management (IWM) relies upon multiple chemical, physical, or biological weed management techniques to achieve an acceptable level of weed control. Agents that selectively suppress weeds but not crops and that can be manipulated in agriculture will be promising components for inclusion in IWM. We used a meta-analytic approach to investigate the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to contribute to IWM. We quantified the effect of crop and weed host status (strong and weak AMF hosts are divided in this study by a 10% root length colonization threshold), AMF diversity (single vs. mixed), and soil N and P fertility management on plant mycorrhizal growth responses (MGRs). Our results indicated that weak host weeds had consistently lower MGRs than strong host crops in both controlled and field conditions. Moreover, these differences in MGRs between weak host weeds and strong host crops were more pronounced under mixed AMF inoculum and low N and P nutrient availability. In contrast, MGR of strong host weeds was not different from strong host crops in general. However, we observed a wide range of MGRs among strong host weeds, some of which had much lower MGRs than strong host crops. In addition, in the presence of N and P fertilizers, strong host crops had a stronger positive response to AMF than strong host weeds. Thus, our meta-analysis indicates that AMF have potential to contribute to weed control by direct and indirect pathways: directly suppress weak host weeds, and indirectly suppress some strong host weeds mediating by competitive effects exerted by strong host crops. We suggest that management practices affecting AMF diversity and crop and weed mycorrhizal responses could be chosen to improve the contribution of AMF to IWM. Better understanding is needed of crop–weed–AMF interactions and management practices that enhance this form of weed management.
Anatomy-based surgery to remove thyroglossal duct cyst: two anomalous cases
T Iwata, S Nakata, H Tsuge, F Koide, M Sugiura, H Otake, M Teranishi, T Nakashima
Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 124 / Issue 4 / April 2010
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2009, pp. 443-446
Print publication: April 2010
To review previous reports and to discuss the management of branching polycystic and giant thyroglossal duct cysts.
Case report:
We present two cases of thyroglossal duct cyst: one a branching, polycystic thyroglossal duct cyst in an 11-year-old boy, and the other a giant thyroglossal cyst in a 41-year-old man. Such cysts are rare. Both patients were operated upon according to the methods of Sistrunk and Horisawa, and both had a satisfactory post-operative course.
We discuss the most important aspects of such cyst removal procedures.
Our experience suggests that surgery to remove an anomalous thyroglossal duct cyst should be performed using a technique based on the anatomy of the hyoid bone region.
Recent Advances of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Integrated Modules at SHARP
Naoki Koide, Ryohsuke Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Katayama
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 1211 / 2009
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011, 1211-R12-02
Print publication: 2009
An equivalent circuit for DSCs was studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement, and the improvements of conversion efficiency of DSCs for not only single cells but also integrated modules were investigated. Further improvement of cell characteristics of DSCs was also investigated from the view point of modified TiO2 films and series-internal resistance design. The series-internal resistance elements were found to correlate positively with the sheet resistance of the transparent conducting oxide and the thickness of the electrolyte layer and negatively with the roughness factor of the platinum counter-electrode. The short circuit current density (Jsc) of the DSCs was effectively improved by use of a high-haze TiO2 film. In addition, the analysis of TiO2/dye interface by scanning probe microscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy were also useful for the study. As a result, the maximum single cell conversion efficiency of over 11% was obtained. Furthermore, an integrated DSC module composed of many rectangular cells connected in series was fabricated and the efficiency was increased to 8.4% (confirmed by AIST) by realizing high active area and high uniformity.
Component growth efficiencies of mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal plants
R. T. KOIDE, M. D. GOFF, I. A. DICKIE
Journal: The New Phytologist / Volume 148 / Issue 1 / October 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2000, pp. 163-168
Print publication: October 2000
Two mycotrophic species (Lactuca sativa and Abutilon theophrasti) and one nonmycotrophic species (Beta vulgaris) were grown in a P-deficient soil, and the effects of mycorrhizal inoculation on three variables that determine growth rate were assessed for each. The phosphorus-use efficiency (PUE, dW/dP) is the ratio of d. wt increase to P content increase. Plant P is the amount of P (the limiting resource) controlled by the plant, which can be allocated to various purposes. The phosphorus efficiency index (PEI, dP/Pdt) is the efficiency with which plant P is used to acquire P from the soil. Inoculated and control plants of a given species initially contained the same amount of P because all plants were grown from seed. Mycorrhizal colonization significantly increased the PEI of Lactuca and Abutilon (by 23 and 32%, respectively). As expected, mycorrhizal inoculation did not significantly increase the PEI of Beta. As a result, mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased the P content of Lactuca and Abutilon, but not Beta. Mycorrhizal colonization decreased the PUE of lettuce, but did not significantly affect that of Abutilon or Beta. Mycorrhizal inoculation therefore slightly increased the growth rate of Lactuca, greatly increased the growth rate of Abutilon, and ultimately had no significant effect on the growth rate of Beta.
Functional complementarity in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
ROGER T. KOIDE
Journal: The New Phytologist / Volume 147 / Issue 2 / August 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2000, pp. 233-235
Print publication: August 2000
The causes and consequences of biodiversity are central themes in ecology. Perhaps one reason for much of the current interest in biodiversity is the belief that the loss of species (by extinction) or their gain (by invasion) will significantly influence ecosystem function. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are components of most terrestrial ecosystems and, while many research programs have shown that variability among species or isolates of AM fungi does occur (Giovannetti & Gianinazzi-Pearson, 1994), the basis for this variability and its consequences to the function of communities and ecosystems remains largely unexplored. Smith et al. (pp. 357–366 in this issue) now show clearly that ecologically significant functional diversity exists among AM fungal species in the regions of the soil from which they absorb phosphate, and their results suggest that such diversity may have significant ecological consequences.
Soluble carbohydrates of red pine (Pinus resinosa) mycorrhizas and mycorrhizal fungi
R. T. KOIDE, D. L. SHUMWAY, C. M. STEVENS
Journal: Mycological Research / Volume 104 / Issue 7 / July 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2000, pp. 834-840
Print publication: July 2000
In the field, the concentrations of several soluble carbohydrates in mycorrhizas of red pine varied seasonally. Fructose, glucose, sucrose and trehalose concentrations were negatively correlated with soil temperature, while myo-inositol and mannitol concentrations were positively correlated. The patterns for the concentrations of fungal carbohydrates (trehalose and mannitol) were consistent with their previously-reported functions. Trehalose may serve as a storage carbohydrate, accumulating during the winter when host carbohydrate is plentiful and when fungal growth is reduced. In contrast, mannitol may serve a translocatory role, increasing in concentration in warmer months when fungal growth is more rapid and when sporocarps are formed.
The carbohydrates of six species of ectomycorrhizal fungi grown at room temperature and at reduced temperatures were also analysed to determine the extent to which seasonal variation in concentrations of fungal carbohydrates of mycorrhizas may be due to fungal acclimation to temperature. Variation in carbohydrate concentration occurred both among fungal species and due to cooling treatment. The variation due to cooling was relatively small, generally less than the variation among species, and less than the seasonal variation observed in field-collected mycorrhizas. This suggests that seasonal variation in the fungal carbohydrate trehalose in mycorrhizas could possibly be due to shifts in host carbohydrate supply rather than to independent shifts by the fungi in response to temperature. Production of a distinct pattern of carbohydrate concentrations by different ectomycorrhizal fungi suggests that fungal carbohydrates may be of taxonomic significance. This was further demonstrated using discriminant analysis of fungal carbohydrates.
General-Relativistic MHD Simulation of Jets from a Geometrically Thin Accretion Disk Around a Schwarzschild Black Hole
S. I. Aoki, S. Koide, K. Shibata, T. Kudoh
Journal: Symposium - International Astronomical Union / Volume 195 / 2000
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016, pp. 373-374
We have performed a 2.5D, nonsteady, general-relativistic MHD simulation. Initially, we assumed a uniform magnetic field, a geometrically thin accretion disk rotating at Keplerian velocity, and a hydrostatic corona around a Schwarzschild black hole. We have investigated the formation mechanism of gas-pressure driven jets expected by Koide et al. and found the strong dependence of jet velocities Lorentz factor of jets) on the ratio of the density of the accretion disk to that of the corona (ρ d /ρ c ), where γ2 j - γ j ∝ (ρ d /ρ c )0.75.
Jets from Black Hole Magnetospheres
K. Shibata, S. Koide, T. Kudoh, S. Aoki
Recent general-relativistic MHD simulations of jets ejected from black-hole magnetospheres (for both Schwarzschild and Kerr holes) have revealed that (1) strong shock waves are formed in the accretion flow inside 3r s , (2) jets show two-layered shell structure consisting of a gas-pressure driven jet and a magnetically driven jet, the former being accelerated from a high-pressure region heated by strong shocks, and (3) in the case of a Kerr hole, magnetically driven jets are produced from the ergosphere by the effect of frame dragging.
12.1” Svga Wide Viewing Angle Tft-Lcds Based on Ridge and Fringe-Field Structures
A. Lien, C. Cai, R. A. John, E. Galligan, R. Nunes, J. Wilson, H. Ifill
Journal: MRS Online Proceedings Library Archive / Volume 559 / 1999
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011, 275
We have recently proposed the ridge and fringe-field multi-domain homeotropic (RFF-MH) mode for improving viewing angles of thin-film-transistor driven liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels (4). We also demonstrated that the RFF-MH structures are suitable for high resolution desk top TFT-LCD panels (5). In this paper we demonstrated that the RFF-MH method is also suitable for the high-end large-area notebook application since it provides wide viewing angles with a high optical transmission. The ridge structure is constructed on top of the indium tin oxide (ITO) layer of the color filter (CF) substrate, and can be fabricated during the color filter process. The cell process of the RFF-MH panel is compatible to the conventional TFT-LCD cell fabrication process. It requires one extra photolithographic step; however no rubbing treatment is required.
Effect of Side Chain Substitution on the Field-Dependent Birefringence in a Series Of Chiral Smectic a Liquid Crystals
J. R. Lindle, F. J. Bartoli, S. R. Flom, J. V. Selinger, R. Shashidhar, B. R. Ratna
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011, 33
The field dependent birefringence and the tilt angle are measured for a series of four electroclinic liquid crystals. The zero-field birefringence decreased significantly and monotonically with the length of the siloxane side chain. For all four samples, the birefringence and the electroclinic tilt angle increased substantially with the application of a field. At 10 V/µm, the electroclinic tilt angle in DSiKN65 and TSiKN105 exceeded 22.5 degrees and the phase retardation due to the change in the birefringence exceeded a quarter wave. In all four liquid crystals, the electroclinic tilt angle and the field-dependent birefringence were shown to be strongly correlated, suggesting a common origin. Moreover, this correlation persists even at high fields where both processes undergo saturation. A simple orientational model, based on a distribution in the molecular optical axis, was developed to explain the large change in birefringence in the substituted compounds as well as the dependence of δn on electric field.
Light Transmission-Light Scattering Reverse Mode Switching of (Liquid Crystalline Polymer/Liquid Crystal)Composite System
Hirotsugu Kikuchi, Shigeru Kibe, Hirokazu Yamane, Tisato Kajiyama
Conventional (polymer/liquid crystal) composite films exhibit the normal mode electro-optical switching, that is, the light scattering-light transmission switching upon electric field OFF-ON states, respectively. The “reverse mode” electro-optical switching, that is, the light transmission-light scattering switching upon electric field OFF-ON states, respectively, has been investigated for a novel type of composite system being composed of a side chain type liquid crystalline polymer(LCP) and low molecular weight liquid crystals(LCs). The polarizing optical microscopic observation and X-ray diffraction study revealed that the two types of smectic-like short range ordering were present in the (LCP/LCs) composite system in a nematic state. It was confirmed from electric capacitance measurements of the homogeneous alignment cell that these phases with different smectic-like short range orderings each exhibited a different value of threshold voltage. Although the homogeneous alignment cell of the (LCP/LCs) composite system was in a light transmitting state in the absence of an electric voltage, the cell turned into a light scattering state upon the application of an electric voltage of 5-15 V for the cell of 14 µm thick (0.4−1.1 MV" m−1). The reversible change from the light scattering state to the transmission state was observed after removing the electric voltage. The light scattering state of the (LCP/LCs) composite system upon the application of electric voltage might be due to the appearance of optically heterogeneous structure induced by the different values of the threshold voltage between the two types of smectic-like phases with different short range orderings. These phases might be in a phase-separated state with an optical dimension (several hundred nm). The reversible “reverse mode” electro-optical switching was realized for the (LCP/LCs) composite system in a nematic state in which the two types of smectic-like short range orderings were separately formed in an optical size level.
Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystals from Achiral Molecules And A Liquid Conglomerate
David M. Walba, Eva Körblova, Renfan Shao, Joseph E. Maclennan, Darren R. Link, Noel A. Clark
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011, 3
Until recently, it was an empirical fact that creation of a chiral liquid crystal phase required enantiomerically enriched molecules. In addition, to date known ferroelectric and antiferroelectric smectics have also been composed of enantiomerically enriched molecules. Herein are described the first examples of the formation of chiral and antiferroelectric supermolecular liquid crystalline structures from achiral molecules. In one case (apparently metastable) the liquid crystal structure is macroscopically chiral, with samples composed of heterochiral macroscopic domains: a liquid conglomerate.
Voltage Creep in Holographic PDLC Gratings
A.M. Klosterman, R.T. Pogue, M.G. Schmitt, L.V. Natarajan, V.P. Tondiglia, D. Tomlin, R. L. Sutherland, T.J. Bunning
In holographic Bragg gratings formed by anisotropic photopolymerization of free-radical monomers, an electric field is required to switch the grating between a diffracting and a transmitting state. The voltage necessary to turn the grating completely off is defined as the switching voltage. In this work, we report on the gradual increase of this switching voltage with time after initial fabrication. The switching field increases approximately 60% over a seven-day period for a pentaacrylate/E7 material system. Using dielectric measurements, it is observed that the resistance of the cell does not change over time while the capacitance decreases. FT-IR spectroscopy was also used to explore the continued post-polymerization after fabrication of the gratings. Increases in switching field were observed for samples fully illuminated with light as well as those kept in the dark. We speculate that the rise in the switching voltage is caused by post polymerization of residual reactive moieties located near the polymer/nematic droplet interface. An increase in the amount of interfacial area generated by post-polymerization yields more surface area for the LC molecules to bind; thus a larger field is needed to switch.
The Dynamic Properties of 5Cb Filled with Aerosil Particles Investigated by Pcs
F.M. Aliev, M. Kreuzer, Yu.P. Panarin
Nematic liquid crystal filled with Aerosil particles, a prospective composite material for optoelectronic application, has been investigated by static light scattering and Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS). The Aerosil particles in filled nematic liquid crystals (FN) form a network structure with LC domains about 2500 Å in size with a random distribution of the director orientation of each domain.
We found that the properties of 5CB are considerably affected by the network. The N-I phase transition in filled 5CB was found to be smeared out and depressed. PCS experiments show that two new relaxation processes appear in filled 5CB in addition to the director fluctuation process in bulk. The slow relaxation process, with a broad spectrum of relaxation times, is somewhat similar to the slow decay, which is observed in confined nematic liquid crystal.
The middle frequency process was assigned to the director fluctuations in the surface layer formed at the particle-LC interface. The decay function describing this relaxation process is a stretched exponential (β ≍ 0.7). The temperature dependence of the relaxation times of the middle frequency obeys the Vogel-Rilcher law. Such a temperature dependence, accompanied by a broad spectrum of relaxation times suggests that the dynamics of the director fluctuations near the Aerosil particle-LC interface is glass-like.
Effect of Composition on The Morphology and Electro-Optical Properties of Physically Crosslinked Liquid Crystals
A. Schneider, S. Geppert, R.J. Spontak, W. Gronski, H. Finkelmann
Addition of an ABA triblock copolymer to a midblock-selective solvent can, depending on copolymer/blend composition and the magnitude of block-block and block-solvent interactions, result in the formation of a physical network that is stabilized by aggregates of the incompatible A-block. In this work, an ABA copolymer with a nematic side-chain liquid crystal midblock is added to a low-molar-mass nematic liquid crystal (LC) in an effort to produce a comparable copolymer network and bind the LC matrix. This nanostructured system, designated a physically crosslinked liquid crystal (PCLC), may not suffer as much from the constraint-induced LC anchoring problems associated with conventional polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs). Results presented here demonstrate that hierarchical phase behavior must be carefully considered in the design of PCLCs.
Electrooptic Characteristics of Polymer Stabilized Flcd: Application to field Sequential Fullcolor Display
T. Takahashi, H. Furue, T. Miyama, M. Shikaday, R. Kurihara, S. Kobayashi
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) will be classified into miniature display, reflective type, projection type, direct view type, and holography type. All of these LCDs will be widely utilized in the coming multimedia network era. Along with this trends, in the first part of this paper we will discuss the social background of this research. In this paper we will place an emphasis on a polymer stabilized (PS) FLCD that is featured by fast response speed (40 µsec), high contrast (230:1) with grayscale, wide viewing angle, and high resolution (4001p/mmn). The PS-FLCD, which is referred to as Liquid Crystal Optical Diode owing to its strong asymmetric electrooptical characteristics, will be a promising technology for displaying a moving video image, and optical computing.
Determination of Local Fiber Texture in Liquid Crystal Polymer by Electron Diffraction
J. Taylor, M. Libera, M. Greeley
The rigid chain microstructure of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers (TLCPs) permits an ordered morphology to form consequently giving these materials exceptionally high strength. X-ray and neutron scattering techniques effectively determine the semi-crystalline structure of TLCP but lack the spatial resolution needed to detect morphological changes occurring on sub-micron length scales. This research develops an electron optical technique to resolve the local orientation of LCP fibers at resolutions on the order of 100-300 nm. This paper outlines the essential elements of this technique and presents preliminary results showing systematic morphological changes of LCP fiber as a function of position across the fiber diameter.
An Analysis of the Photo-Polymerization Induced Phase Separation Process in Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composite Films
Toru Fujisawa, Masanao Hayasi, Hidetoshi Nakada, Sigeru Matumoto, Yuitiro Tani, Makoto Yada, Masao Aizawa
We have analyzed the micro-phase separation during photo-polymerization in the liquid crystal/polymer composite films for a variety of light-control applications. The photo-polymerization induced phase separation process is remarkably affected by the reactivity in diacrylates and the fraction volume in liquid crystals. It is presumed that the nematic transition in a liquid crystal-rich phase and the reactivity play an important role to determine the morphology.
Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals For Non-Display Applications
W. Haase, D. Ganzke, E. P. Pozhidaev
A brief review of non-display devises based on ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC‘s) is presented. The development of ferroelectric liquid crystal materials and corresponding electrooptical elements for non-display applications have been considered.
Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin Composite Materials Using Carboxylate-Alumoxanes as Cross-Linking Agents
Cullen T. Vogelson, Yoshihiro Koide, Andrew R. Barrona
Chemically functionalized alumina nanoparticles (carboxylate-alumoxanes) are used as the inorganic component of a new class of inorganic-organic hybrid materials. Lysine- or para- hydroxybenzoic acid-derivatized alumoxanes are readily prepared from the reaction of boehmite, [Al(O)(OH)]n, with the appropriate carboxylic acid. The peripheral organic hydroxides and amines of these carboxylate-alumoxanes either react directly with epoxide resins, such as the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DER 332), to form a hybrid material, or in the presence of an organic resin and hardener system to form a composite material. SEM and AFM show a uniform distribution of alumina nanoparticles within the resin matrix. The properties and cure times of the alumoxane hybrid and composite materials are distinct from both the pure resins and from a physical blend of the resins with traditional ceramic fillers. A significant increase in thermal stability and tensile strength is observed for both the hybrid and composite resin systems. In addition, both carbon fiber and carbon/Kevlar® matting have been successfully incorporated into the hybrid resin systems resulting in further property improvements.
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Abingdon Road Hall (now Quran Academy)
Fishponds, St John's Church (St John the Divine)
Fishponds, Morley Church (Demolished)
Fishponds, St Joseph's Catholic Church
Chester Park, Fishponds, Argyle Morley United Reformed Church
Fishponds, Zion Methodist Church (Demolished)
Fishponds, Bethel Tabernacle (Demolished)
Fishponds, Ebenezer Methodist Church (the "Clock Chapel")
Fishponds, Salvation Army Hall
Fishponds, Trinity Methodist Church (Demolished)
Fishponds, Lodge Causeway Seventh-day Adventist Church
Hillfields, Fishponds, Hillfields Park Baptist Church
Fishponds, Brethren's Meeting Room
Abingdon Road Hall (now Quran Academy), Fishponds
Abingdon Road Hall (now Quran Academy),
Abingdon Road,
Fishponds, Gloucestershire.
This Place of Worship was founded by 1934, but we understand it was closed by 1997.
This building was, according to a list of Places of Worship on the Bristol & Avon Family History Society website, built originally for a congregation of (Plymouth) Brethren.
It is a pebble-dashed building with brick facings, having 2 tall rectangular windows in front, on either side of a central doorway and porch. The sides are of four pebble-dashed bays, with similar windows separated by brick piers.
The following notice in The London Gazette of 23rd November 1934 (p.7548) indicates its registration for marriages:
A Separate Building, duly certified for religious worship, named ABINGDON ROAD HALL, situated at Abingdon Road, Fishponds, in the civil parish of Bristol, in Bristol registration district, in the county borough of Bristol, was, on the 16th November, 1934, registered for solemnizing marriages therein, pursuant to 6 & 7 Will. IV, c.85. Dated 18th November 1934.
A corresponding notice in the Gazette of 3rd March 1997 (p.2623) cancelled its registration, and in the present day, the sign on the outside building says it is the Quran Academy, Prayer Hall and Education Centre.
Now or formerly Brethren.
Abingdon Road Hall (now Quran Academy), Fishponds shown on a Google Map.
Places of Worship in Fishponds shown on a Google Map.
I have found many websites of use whilst compiling the information for this database. Here are some which deserve mention as being of special interest for Fishponds, and perhaps to Local History and Places of Worship as a whole.
Parish Histories, Burial data, &c. on the Bristol & Avon Family History Society website - particularly useful for details of which graveyards in Bristol were closed by the 1848 Public Health Act. (verified 2018-11-04)
Notices of Civil Registration of Places of Worship for marriages are published in the London edition of The Gazette. Hint: search for registrations from 1998 by choosing 'Church' notices, and the option 'Registration for solemnising marriage'. (verified 2018-12-11)
URL of this page: http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS1605.php
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by Ryan W. Thomas, Luiz A. DaSilva, Allen B. MacKenzie - IN PROC. OF IEEE DYSPAN 2005 , 2005
"... This paper presents a definition and framework for a novel type of adaptive data network: the cognitive network. In a cognitive network, the collection of elements that make up the network observes network conditions and then, using prior knowledge gained from previous interactions with the network ..."
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This paper presents a definition and framework for a novel type of adaptive data network: the cognitive network. In a cognitive network, the collection of elements that make up the network observes network conditions and then, using prior knowledge gained from previous interactions
The link-prediction problem for social networks
by David Liben-nowell, Jon Kleinberg - J. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , 2007
"... Given a snapshot of a social network, can we infer which new interactions among its members are likely to occur in the near future? We formalize this question as the link-prediction problem, and we develop approaches to link prediction based on measures for analyzing the “proximity” of nodes in a ne ..."
Given a snapshot of a social network, can we infer which new interactions among its members are likely to occur in the near future? We formalize this question as the link-prediction problem, and we develop approaches to link prediction based on measures for analyzing the “proximity” of nodes in a
Epidemic Spreading in Scale-Free Networks
by Romualdo Pastor-satorras, Alessandro Vespignani , 2000
"... The Internet, as well as many other networks, has a very complex connectivity recently modeled by the class of scale-free networks. This feature, which appears to be very efficient for a communications network, favors at the same time the spreading of computer viruses. We analyze real data from c ..."
networks whose nodes represent individuals or organizations, and links mimic the interactions amo...
The Large-Scale Organization of Metabolic Networks
by H. Jeong, B. Tombor, R. Albert, Z. N. Oltvai, A.-L. Barabási , 2000
"... In a cell or microorganism the processes that generate mass, energy, information transfer, and cell fate specification are seamlessly integrated through a complex network of various cellular constituents and reactions. However, despite the key role these networks play in sustaining various cellular ..."
and error-tolerant networks, and may represent a common blueprint for the large-scale organization of interactions among all cellular constituents.
Capacity of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
by Jinyang Li, Charles Blake, Douglas S. J. De Couto, Hu Imm Lee, Robert Morris
"... Early simulation experience with wireless ad hoc networks suggests that their capacity can be surprisingly low, due to the requirement that nodes forward each others’ packets. The achievable capacity depends on network size, traffic patterns, and detailed local radio interactions. This paper examine ..."
Early simulation experience with wireless ad hoc networks suggests that their capacity can be surprisingly low, due to the requirement that nodes forward each others’ packets. The achievable capacity depends on network size, traffic patterns, and detailed local radio interactions. This paper
Practical network support for IP traceback
by Stefan Savage, David Wetherall, Anna Karlin, Tom Anderson , 2000
"... This paper describes a technique for tracing anonymous packet flooding attacks in the Internet back towards their source. This work is motivated by the increased frequency and sophistication of denial-of-service attacks and by the difficulty in tracing packets with incorrect, or “spoofed”, source ad ..."
addresses. In this paper we describe a general purpose traceback mechanism based on probabilistic packet marking in the network. Our approach allows a victim to identify the network path(s) traversed by attack traffic without requiring interactive operational support from Internet Service Providers (ISPs
Application of Phylogenetic Networks in Evolutionary Studies
by Daniel H. Huson, David Bryant - SUBMITTED TO MBE 2005 , 2005
"... The evolutionary history of a set of taxa is usually represented by a phylogenetic tree, and this model has greatly facilitated the discussion and testing of hypotheses. However, it is well known that more complex evolutionary scenarios are poorly described by such models. Further, even when evoluti ..."
a conservative statistical test for whether the conflicting signal in a network is treelike. Finally, this paper describes a new program SplitsTree4, an interactive and comprehensive tool for inferring different types of phylogenetic networks from sequences, distances and trees.
TOSSIM: Accurate and Scalable Simulation of Entire TinyOS Applications
by Philip Levis, Nelson Lee, Matt Welsh, David Culler , 2003
"... Accurate and scalable simulation has historically been a key enabling factor for systems research. We present TOSSIM, a simulator for TinyOS wireless sensor networks. By exploiting the sensor network domain and TinyOS’s design, TOSSIM can capture network behavior at a high fidelity while scaling to ..."
to thousands of nodes. By using a probabilistic bit error model for the network, TOSSIM remains simple and efficient, but expressive enough to capture a wide range of network interactions. Using TOSSIM, we have discovered several bugs in TinyOS, ranging from network bitlevel MAC interactions to queue overflows
Using Bayesian networks to analyze expression data
by Nir Friedman, Michal Linial, Iftach Nachman - Journal of Computational Biology , 2000
"... DNA hybridization arrays simultaneously measure the expression level for thousands of genes. These measurements provide a “snapshot ” of transcription levels within the cell. A major challenge in computational biology is to uncover, from such measurements, gene/protein interactions and key biologica ..."
biological features of cellular systems. In this paper, we propose a new framework for discovering interactions between genes based on multiple expression measurements. This framework builds on the use of Bayesian networks for representing statistical dependencies. A Bayesian network is a graph-based model
Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures
by Roy Thomas Fielding , 2000
"... The World Wide Web has succeeded in large part because its software architecture has been designed to meet the needs of an Internet-scale distributed hypermedia system. The Web has been iteratively developed over the past ten years through a series of modifications to the standards that define its ..."
the architectural design of network-based application software through principled use of architectural constraints, thereby obtaining the functional, performance, and social properties desired of an architecture. An architectural style is a named, coordinated set of architectural constraints. This dissertation
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The Healing Powers of Tea and Honey for Hot Tea Month!
Did you know wellness in a cup is in your kitchen cupboards? Tea, much like a best friend, is the versatile superfood that can be enjoyed as an amazing constant home cure, an age-fighting treatment, relaxing beauty remedy, household cleaner, and even infused in your favorite dishes--from Strawberry Banana Tea Muffins to Scallops in Black Tea Marinade!
As noted on the back cover of The Healing Powers of Tea: A Complete Guide To Nature's Special Remedy (Citadel Press, Kensington)--
It picks you up and calms you down, warms you and refreshes you. With black, white, green, and herbal varieties, there's a tea for every taste, and now this time-honored superfood is trending as the drink of choice for health-conscious people of all ages and cultures.
Welcome to Tea Land!
This fascinating book boils down the rich history of tea--as well as the ever-expanding list of health and weight loss benefits found in its leaves.
But this special one-of-a-kind tea book does so much more. It's sweetened with lively up close and very personal home and family to on-the-road stories with twists, turns, and real feelings (bonding with people and pets of all ages with tea as a vehicle) paired with inspiring legends about tea from yesteryear.
Discover how tea is a drink that goes back in history as well as the center for tea parties--stirs the imagination for the young at home and serves up exciting teas and treats in beautiful tea rooms for older people young at heart. (page 19)
Find out exactly how far people, perhaps like you, too, will go to get a cup of tea (a variety of types) no matter where you are or who you're with--man, woman, a group of people or dog--for survival's sake! (page 136)
Get the latest information from tea experts on how the superfood can tackle anxiety and depression during life's ups and downs--and big family losses linked to pain, grief, anger, acceptance, and a comeback to move on. (pages 145)
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Stir up over 50 home cures to give yourself more energy, less stress--and feel younger, more happiness, vim and vigor while traveling or at home! (pages 155-156)
After a 3000 mile flight plan, imagine your fantasy-come-true final destination and you can relax with a cuppa tea and sense of adventure in a foreign country after the trials and tribulations in the process of getting there (plane, train, bus, cab, shuttle bus) and feeling homesick but tea helped calm the pain. (pages 191-192)
Enjoy super comforting and tea-licious recipes like Warm Scones with Jam and Assorted Finger Sandwiches. (pages 225-226; Tea Menu, pages 238-272)
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This very special, intimate book is full of new research, new recipes, and new home cures, penned from the tea-loving author's heart and soul pairs well with the gift size mass market bestselling The Healing Powers of Honey (Newsmax.com/Honey offered as a gift book) and other booksellers' sites. Also, The Healing Powers of Tea is the perfect companion with The Healing Powers of Coffee and The Healing Powers of Chocolate. The collection is available at fine bookstores (on and offline) and ready for you now.
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To celebrate this momentous occasion IGN's SEGA fanboys got together and ranked the top 25 Dreamcast games that were released in the States. Released: 2000 Released: 2000 We are a team of Gamers behind the BestGamesMag and we love to provide you the best list in term of gaming so you can always enjoy Best Games. Soul Calibur A 128-bit behemoth that decided to do things its own way and deliver innovative experiences and stunning arcade ports. Greatly revered and reviled in equal measures, the Shenmue franchise cost Sega millions to make, while Shenmue II remains its most requested game. BestGamesMag Team. Resident Evil Code: Veronica While Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is easily the superior fighter, we’ve given the beat-’em-up slot to Soul Calibur because Namco went above and beyond the call of duty with its actual conversion. In case you missed them, I’ve already covered the 30 best DS games and 30 best GameCube games. We now have all games… It looked amazing , and while actually controlling Sonic wasn’t as elegant as in 2D—something later 3D Sonic games would continue to struggle with—for 2001 this thing was one hell of an achievement. There’s a slew of great shoot-’em-ups on the Dreamcast, but not one of them can touch the sheer elegance of Ikaruga. Continue Reading . Add to this the fact that each and every character you meet is larger than life in a way that only the best RPGs can manage, and you have yourself a beautifully immersive title. Phantasy Star Online We absolutely adore Skies Of Arcadia. Released: 2000 There’s a common and persistent belief that the 3D Sonic games suck, but to buy into that theory requires ignoring Sonic Adventure, the best-selling Dreamcast game of all time. Retro Gamer is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Part simulator, part arcade racer, Metropolis Street Racer was essentially the forefather to the now-popular Project Gotham Racing, and delivered a driving experience that few other games of the time could match. Arguably one of the greatest contenders for those many ‘Are videogames art?’ discussions, Rez pushes boundaries and mixes gameplay, sound and vision in a way that few other titles have been able to manage. With Sega, however, they have always celebrated their long legacy, with the perfect example of that being Segagaga. Some games may not be available in certain countries. Or visit the special The 20 best dreamcast games to continue reliving the old good times. Related Topics: dreamcast sega. The first of many ‘last ever’ Dreamcast releases, Ikaruga expanded on the duality themes that Treasure explored with Silhouette Mirage by having your ship flip between two polarities. Shenmue 1 & II The Dreamcast featured an astonishing range of peripherals during its release, but none could match the sheer magnificence of Samba De Amigo. We recently sung MSR’s praises in our top 25 racers, but this innovative racer is so special we’re going to mention it again. With its gaudy visuals and brilliant tunes that ranged from Quincy Jones’ Soul Bossa Nova, to a bizarre take on A-Ha’s Take On Me, Samba De Amigo proved utterly essential, even if the original package saw little change from 100 notes. A truly stunning game that needs to be in every Dreamcast owner’s collection. While you could absorb bullets that were the same colour as your ship, enemies succumbed quicker to opposing coloured fire, which presented a superb risk-and-reward system. Welcome to Retro-Sanctuary's Top 100 Best Dreamcast games. Following the story of a young air pirate called Vyse, Skies Of Arcadia is a wondrous adventure that’s set in a Jules Verne-inspired world where islands float in the sky and flying ships are the main form of travel. . Quay House, The Ambury, While Skies Of Arcadia follows the well-trodden path of many other games in the genre, it has been put together with so much passion and love that you can’t help but fall in love with it.
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PA TRIO TIC S UBSCRIPTIONS.
individual subscriptions from the citizens,1 the City Council, without waiting
for the preparations which might be made by the government for the defence
of the city, on the 13th of April passed the following resolution, which was
approved by the Mayor:
" Whereas, Edward Johnson, Esq., Mayor of the City of Baltimore, has by his communication of this day recommended to the City Council the appropriation of the sum of
twenty thousand dollars for the defence of the city, and the City Council deeming such
an appropriation of the city revenue highly laudable, and although not freed from difficulty, under the corporate powers of the Mayor and City Council, yet yielding to the
urgency of the measure, from the imperfect state of the public defence, it is therefore
"Resolved, That a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars be, and the same
is hereby appropriated for the purpose of procuring a more effective and general
defence of the city of Baltimore, which sum shall be drawn for by the Mayor and paid
out of any unappropriated money in the city treasury; or, if needful, the Mayor is hereby
authorized to obtain on loan the aforesaid sum from any one of the banks within the city,
the repayment of which the Mayor and City Council hereby guarantee; the aforesaid
sum, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended under the direction of
the Mayor of the city, and Messrs. James Mosher, Luke Tiernan, Henry Payson, Dr. John
Campbell White, James A. Buchanan, Samuel Sterett and Thorndike Chase, or a majority
of them, who are hereby appointed a committee of supply for the purposes contemplated
by this resolution."
This sum proving insufficient, a meeting of the citizens took place, who
advised a loan not exceeding $500,000, with an addition to the committee of
supply of Messrs. John E. Howard, George Warner, J. Kelso, Robert Gilmor,
William Patterson, Messrs. Deshon and Burke.2
Counties. Assessment in 1774. Assessment in 1813.
St. Mary's $600 OO $3,950 00
Charles 800 00 6,740 00
Calvert 366 00 2,410 00
Prince George's 833 00 7,690 00
Anne Arundel 866 00 9,810 00
Montgomery 5,110 00
Frederick 1,333 00 14.170 00
Washington 7,372 00
Allegany 2,210 00
Baltimore 933 00 48,670 00
Harford.. 466 00 5,350 00
Worcester 533 00 4,910 00
Somerset 533 00 5,540 00
Dorchester , 480 00 5,510 00
Caroline 358 00 2,250 00
Talbot 400 00 4,140 00
Queen Ann's 533 00 5,630 00
Kent 566 00 4,213 00
Cecil 400 00 _ 5,950 00
The counties printed in italics were formed
since 1774. Montgomery was erected from
Anne Arundel and Frederick Counties; and
Washington and Allegany were taken entirely
from Frederick. The various comparisons growing out of this table, every one will make for
himself. The rapid rise of Baltimore, however,
claims attention. In 1774, St. Mary's and Caroline together were supposed more valuable. In
1813, Baltimore was esteemed about eight times
more valuable than these counties, and was assessed for more tax than St. Mary's, Charles,
Calvert, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Frederick, which were rated at five
times her value by the Convention of 1774.
1 During the war of 1812, Isaac McKim, the
oldest son of John McKim, one of the founders
of the commerce of Baltimore, was in active
service as aide-de-camp to General Sam'l Smith,
commander-in-chief of the forces defending
Baltimore, and advanced $50,000 to the city to
aid in its defence.
2 The resistance to the war loans in New England was vehement, as the newspapers teemed
with denunciation of such as should subscribe.
"• The subscribers to war loans," said a popular
clergyman in Boston, "would be participators,
in the unholy, unrighteous, wicked, abominable
and unnatural war." ';Let no one," said a
newspaper, "dare to prostrate himself at the
altar, who wishes to continue the Avar by lending money. They are as much partakers in the
war as the soldier who thrusts the bayonet, and
the judgment of God will overtake them."
[One might almost fancy he was reading Lowell's Bigloic Papers on the Mexican War.]
"The universal sentiment is, that any man who
lends his money to the government at the pres-
Transcript PA TRIO TIC S UBSCRIPTIONS. 39 individual subscriptions from the citizens,1 the City Council, without waiting for the preparations which might be made by the government for the defence of the city, on the 13th of April passed the following resolution, which was approved by the Mayor: " Whereas, Edward Johnson, Esq., Mayor of the City of Baltimore, has by his communication of this day recommended to the City Council the appropriation of the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the defence of the city, and the City Council deeming such an appropriation of the city revenue highly laudable, and although not freed from difficulty, under the corporate powers of the Mayor and City Council, yet yielding to the urgency of the measure, from the imperfect state of the public defence, it is therefore "Resolved, That a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of procuring a more effective and general defence of the city of Baltimore, which sum shall be drawn for by the Mayor and paid out of any unappropriated money in the city treasury; or, if needful, the Mayor is hereby authorized to obtain on loan the aforesaid sum from any one of the banks within the city, the repayment of which the Mayor and City Council hereby guarantee; the aforesaid sum, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended under the direction of the Mayor of the city, and Messrs. James Mosher, Luke Tiernan, Henry Payson, Dr. John Campbell White, James A. Buchanan, Samuel Sterett and Thorndike Chase, or a majority of them, who are hereby appointed a committee of supply for the purposes contemplated by this resolution." This sum proving insufficient, a meeting of the citizens took place, who advised a loan not exceeding $500,000, with an addition to the committee of supply of Messrs. John E. Howard, George Warner, J. Kelso, Robert Gilmor, William Patterson, Messrs. Deshon and Burke.2 Counties. Assessment in 1774. Assessment in 1813. St. Mary's $600 OO $3,950 00 Charles 800 00 6,740 00 Calvert 366 00 2,410 00 Prince George's 833 00 7,690 00 Anne Arundel 866 00 9,810 00 Montgomery 5,110 00 Frederick 1,333 00 14.170 00 Washington 7,372 00 Allegany 2,210 00 Baltimore 933 00 48,670 00 Harford.. 466 00 5,350 00 Worcester 533 00 4,910 00 Somerset 533 00 5,540 00 Dorchester , 480 00 5,510 00 Caroline 358 00 2,250 00 Talbot 400 00 4,140 00 Queen Ann's 533 00 5,630 00 Kent 566 00 4,213 00 Cecil 400 00 _ 5,950 00 The counties printed in italics were formed since 1774. Montgomery was erected from Anne Arundel and Frederick Counties; and Washington and Allegany were taken entirely from Frederick. The various comparisons growing out of this table, every one will make for himself. The rapid rise of Baltimore, however, claims attention. In 1774, St. Mary's and Caroline together were supposed more valuable. In 1813, Baltimore was esteemed about eight times more valuable than these counties, and was assessed for more tax than St. Mary's, Charles, Calvert, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Frederick, which were rated at five times her value by the Convention of 1774. 1 During the war of 1812, Isaac McKim, the oldest son of John McKim, one of the founders of the commerce of Baltimore, was in active service as aide-de-camp to General Sam'l Smith, commander-in-chief of the forces defending Baltimore, and advanced $50,000 to the city to aid in its defence. 2 The resistance to the war loans in New England was vehement, as the newspapers teemed with denunciation of such as should subscribe. "• The subscribers to war loans," said a popular clergyman in Boston, "would be participators, in the unholy, unrighteous, wicked, abominable and unnatural war." ';Let no one," said a newspaper, "dare to prostrate himself at the altar, who wishes to continue the Avar by lending money. They are as much partakers in the war as the soldier who thrusts the bayonet, and the judgment of God will overtake them." [One might almost fancy he was reading Lowell's Bigloic Papers on the Mexican War.] "The universal sentiment is, that any man who lends his money to the government at the pres-
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Prof. Marco Luise
Department of Information Engineering
University of Pisa, Italy
Game theory for wireless communications and sensor networks
The ever-increasing demand for reliable and ubiquitous high-speed data communications and environment sensing services calls for new challenges in the design and the optimization of wireless networks, which may benefit from the adoption of sophisticated signal processing techniques at large. Recently, game theory has emerged as an effective framework for the network design, since it provides analytical tools to predict the outcome of interactions among rational entities. This tutorial provides an overview of the relevant applications of game theory, focusing on state-of-the-art techniques for resource allocation. The main focus will be on noncooperative techniques, although recent advances in the field of cooperative game theory will be also included in the discussion to provide a different perspective in the class of problems.
Marco Luise is a Full Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Pisa, Italy. After receiving his M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Pisa, he was a Research Fellow of the European Space Agency (ESA) at ESTEC Noordwijk, the Netherlands, a Researcher of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), at the Centro Studio Metodi Dispositivi Radiotrasmissioni (CSMDR), Pisa, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa. Prof. Luise served as an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications and of the European Transactions on Telecommunications. He was the founder and first (co)-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Navigation and Observation, and is now an Associate Editor of the Journal of Communications and Networks. Recently, Prof. Luise was the general chairman of EUSIPCO 2006, the general co-chair of European Wireless 2010, the general co-chair of the IEEE Intl. Conf. Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Process. (ICASSP 2014), and the project manager of the FP7 NEWCOM#. His main research interests lie in the broad area of communication theory, with particular emphasis on wireless communications, mobile and satellite communications, positioning systems, and software-defined radios.
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Column #HR17 SURPRISE! It’s Taylor Again (at European Championships)
August 2, 2010 Howie Reed's Column No comments
Column HR17
SURPRISE! It’s Taylor Again (at European Championships)
Back in the day when the Old Dart Coach was the Old Rodeo Guy the days around July 4th used to be called “Cowboy’s Christmas.” The name emerged from a string of rodeos around that holiday that could make or break a cowboy’s year. Now with darts a professional sport the PartyPoker.com European Championships could well be darts’ Boxing Day. If the premise is accepted, I hereby accept that The World Matchplay was dart players’ Christmas and welcome you to The Stadthalle in Dinslaken, Germany for Boxing Day. With £200,000 in prize money, including £50,000 for Phil Taylor, this tournament is a big deal, with 31 players fighting for £20,000 in runner up money.
So from Blackpool, called the “Poor Mans Las Vegas,” the PDC tour finds itself in Dinslaken which is known for a harness horse race track and its’ wealthy neighborhoods (at least according to Wikipedia which, like Thai Lady, we know never lies).
There’s lots of talk about “momentum” in all sports with some of it actually having some basis in fact. What is lost on many is that “negative mo” also has an effect. The “Mo” effect of course is lost on Phil Taylor as he cruised in the opening round 6-2 over Co. Stompe. Those carrying bad “Mo” into the first round were Paul Nicholson and Dennis Priestley who both went down 6-3 to Andy Smith and Simon Whitlock respectively. Scott Gary Anderson looked like he had “Mo” join him in the “Haggis and Kilt” set when he jumped to a 2-0 lead over Jamie Caven. Whoops. Caven then ran off 6 for the 6-2 win.
This time of year could also be planting season in Dinslaken as seeded players Mark Walsh and Terry Jenkins escaped the fate of Mervyn King. Adrian “Baby” Lewis and James Wade were seeded players who got planted. Spaniard Antonio Alcinas had Walsh in his sights leading 3-2 with a 160 finish. Walsh came back to win 6-3. Jenkins took a 4-2 lead when Germany’s Andree Welge came back to level. Jenkins then took the next two in style for the 6-4 win.
Barrie Bates definitely had “Mo” going with him as he jumped to a 5-nil lead over number 4 Mervyn King. The “Wee One” then held on for a 6-3 win. Adrian Lewis just didn’t show up going down without a whimper 6-3 to Wayne Jones, a quarter-finalist last week. For Lewis that’s two first round exits on the trot.
But what a difference a week makes – at least for Colin Lloyd. After he blew an 8-2 lead to Kevin Painter only to lose in the Matchplay the ODC nicknamed Lloyd “Collapse Likely.” The ODC is now dining on crow, yes with Fava Beans and a nice Chianti, as Lloyd gritted it out for a 6-4 win over James Wade. Lloyd led 4-2 then found himself level. This time he did an Emeril and “Kicked it up a notch.”
Michael van Gerwen, back from a broken collarbone, dispensed of German Tomas Seyler 6-4. Having better luck, local lad Bernd Roith did a job on Denis Ovens by the same score. That’s two first round exits in a row for the likeable Ovens. Scot Robert Thornton was embarrassed last week when fellow countryman Gary Anderson laid a 10-0 whipping on him at the Matchplay. Like Lloyd, he recovered from a “bad dream” for a 6-4 win over Mark Dudbridge.
Both Jelle Klaasen and fellow countryman Vincent van der Voort throw darts with the same speed as the Gatling gun of old. “I think I’ll try to play slower now in every tournament,” was Klaasen’s plan. NO EYE DEAR if he did or not. What is known is that Klaasen was down 3-1 but came back using finishes of 92 and 142 for the 6-4 win.
Both Klaasen and van der Voort live in the giant Dutch darting shadow of Raymond van Barneveld. He is and should be the darting standard for the darts-mad Dutch nation. “Oh sure they’re mad about other stuff also it’s just ‘you know man… like…’” A runner up last week in the Matchplay, Barney had to battle Andy Hamilton down to the wire to advance. In one of only two 6-5 games van Barneveld came from 2-4 down for the 6-5 win. This was a match where no one lost but someone won. Tied at 5 van Barneveld had the darts and an 11-darter later is was “Winner, winner chicken dinner.”
The last match in the first round pitted “Rocket” Ronnie Baxter against Alan Tabern. In a Baxter match it’s usually clear from the outset whether he’s on or not. Like the little girl in the fairy tale “when he’s good he’s very, very good.” Of course when’s he not he ain’t all that bad either. The ODC noticed, sharp old guy he, that Baxter had jettisoned the orange shirt worn at the Matchplay that had trouble winning. Tabern took leg one then the second when Baxter missed a bull for a 167 finish only to have Tabern erase 141. At one point Baxter was down 4-1 a deficit from which no one had yet escaped. Baxter missed three doubles when tied at 4 to go 5-4 down. The Rocket would level finishing on 79 then take the match, 6-5, with a 126 finish on the bull.
The second round, 16 to 8, was played best-of-19 or first to 10 whichever arrives first. The ODC ought to be a happy camper because only the Wayne Jones 10-4 throttling of Robert Thornton might have called for a “mercy rule.” This was the only match in that half of the draw where the winner out-averaged the loser. True fact. Terry Jenkins sent Simon Whitlock packing 10-8 after breaking a 7-7 tie. Jelle Klaasen found himself down 6-1 so did what all Dutch players do, he changed his darts. Must have worked as Klaasen got it back to 8-6 down after trailing 8-2. That was the wakeup call for Walsh who took the next two, closing the deal with a 128-heck for a 10-6 win.
Ronnie Baxter was outscored by Wes Newton but still emerged into the next round with a 10-9 win. Baxter had been up 7-4 and then 9-6 only to find himself level at 9. “At 9-6. I was playing really well but Wes came back brilliantly with those three legs. Wes was pounding the treble but in the last leg we were both probably as nervous as you can get, and fortunately I got the win.” Baxter missed double tops first trip to the line before getting another chance and getting the double 10.
Barrie Bates jumped out to leads of 2-0 and 4-2 when Jamie Caven got his scoring going to win 0-6. Caven would toss six T80’s while averaging more than 100 during that stretch. Colin Lloyd’s resurgence is now official. First he knocked out world #3 James Wade, now he scores a very good 101.13 in showing the door to Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, 10-6. It was as well played game as this year’s championships has seen. Lloyd was down 3-2 when, after the break he quickly ran it to 6-4 with three 14 darters and an 11-darter.
Number #2 Raymond van Barneveld had a scare when German Bernd Roith built a 7-5 with finishes of 101 and 141. Barneveld would then run off 5 on the trot for the win with one of those legs aided when Roith missed three at a double. Phil Taylor could have had a scare except he’s “Phil Taylor.” Andy Smith and Taylor were tied at 4 when Taylor won 6 of the next 7 for the 10-5 win. Taylor’s starting to heat it up as he averaged 106.16 for the match as compared to 90.39 for Smith. No wonder he wasn’t scared – he outscored his opponent by 16 every trip to the oche.
The oft-quoted Sid Waddell, calls darts “a funny old game.” He could also have added it’s a little fickle. Raymond van Barneveld found out how fickle when he went down to defeat to Wayne Jones 10-8 in the quarter finals. As in the previous round, van Barneveld fell behind but this time couldn’t play catch-up. Van Barneveld started with a 164-check to take the early lead which he would hold until Jones broke through at 3-2. At 7-6 Jones made the move going up 8-6 and then 9-7. Jones would get his 10th leg with a bull finish. Thank you very much. “It’s the first time I’ve ever beaten Raymond and it feels great.”
Colin Lloyd laid a scoring and doubles display on Ronnie Baxter to the tune of 10-7. Lloyd had the advantage in scoring average 101.63 to 88.84 while hitting doubles on 10 of 14 chances. Baxter had the lead 5-4 when Lloyd finished on 160 to level, then punishing 3 Baxter misses for 6-5, then next making 116 go away for 7-5. Baxter got it to 7-6 only to miss three more doubles to fall behind 8-6. Lloyd followed that leg with T80 and then double 16 for 9-6. Baxter’s last shot was a 146-check for 9-7 but it was too little too late. Hey the black shirt could only get him so far.
Terry Jenkins and Jamie Caven were locked at 6 when Jenkins produced a 161-finish to take leg 13 and a 7-6 lead. That lead would become 8-6 following a double 6. Caven made a great attempt in the next leg when he wired a double 10 on the end of a 140-close. The “Fat Lady” was singing. Jenkins now gets “sat in the chair” when the “The Power” is turned on facing Taylor in the semi’s. As is a familiar scenario, Taylor fell behind 0-2 to Mark Walsh then powering to a 10-4 win. For the three days work the loser’s in the Quarters will take home £7,500 which still beats the heck out of a 9-5 job. So quit whining.
THE SEMIS
There’s an old saying in vaudeville: “Never be the act to follow either kids or animals.” Both semis were knock down drag ’em out pier nine brawls so the final, which ended 11-1, didn’t really have a chance. Colin Lloyd, in his march to the semis, had taken out world #3 James Wade, then averaged over 100 in eliminating Michael van Gerwen and Ronnie Baxter. Wayne Jones eliminated world #2 Raymond van Barneveld. So both got no limousine ride to the semis. It was a match that went to the decider and in the end was decided by a missed doubles. An old story. Lloyd broke on top leading 3-1. Then missed a double for 4-1 but took two for 5-2. In the 8th leg Lloyd had a T80 and dart at double 11 to narrow his lead to 5-3. A 110 finish expanded the Lloyd lead to 6-3.
Six doubles missed by Lloyd would allow Jones, to level at 6 with the aid of 4 T80’s. Jones squandered a T80 in the next by missing double 18 to fall back 7-6. The two then traded legs for 8-7 Lloyd. When level, Lloyd missed 4 at the double while Jones converted for a 9-8 lead. Lloyd would return with a 104-finish and then double tops for a 10-9 lead. Jones answered with an 86-close to force a 21st leg. The final leg was one of those that “could go either way.” Jones tossed 140 leaving 61. Lloyd next nailed two triple 18’s, leaving 14, but missed the double 7. Jones knocked out 61 for a spot in the finals with an 11-10 win
Phil Taylor appeared to be strolling to a place in the finals when he opened a 9-6 lead over Terry Jenkins. After they were level at 4, Taylor opened up, leading 7-5 and 9-6. Jenkins then got three on the trot including a 122 bull finish against the darts to pull level at 9. Jenkins then missed the bull to take the lead allowing Taylor to use three darts to take out double 16 for a 10-9 lead. Jenkins tied it once again at 10 with a 71-close. Two things usually happen at this point: “Phil Taylor is Phil Taylor” and “The opponent isn’t.” Taylor led off with a 177 which Jenkins feebly answered with 21. Taylor then followed up with 82-137 to leave 105 which he took out with double 16.
The less written about the finals is probably best. Phil Taylor won it 11-1 which may not necessarily mean that Wayne Jones played bad. He was outscored 105.74 to 94.69 which, if you’re hitting doubles, is impossible to overcome. On the bright side, Wayne Jones gets a nice £20,000 pay day. For once the three-time PartyPoker.net European Champ wasn’t “over the moon.” “While the World Matchplay is one game a day, this is one of the hardest tournaments to win because you’ve got tough short matches early on and three games in one day to win it. You have to be mentally and physically fit as well as playing well and I loved every minute of it.” A win will do that for a guy.
ODC OVER THE MOON
The Old Dart Coach is pulling a Phil Taylor: he’s “over the moon” with an organization called the West Coast Darts Association (WCDA). Within the last month the ODC has bemoaned the fact that there are no PDC-style tournament in the USA. In steps the WCDA with a “pro” style tournament at Bozo’s Bandwagon in Fairfield California – a waterhole well known to the ODC as he used to play out of there back in the day. When his team left for greener pastures beer sales dropped precipitously. The date is August 14th with the tournament open only to the first 32 paid. The format is groups of 4, round robin, best of 11 legs, 501. More information can be obtained by calling Bob or Margaret Martell at 925-685-2405
Howie Reed
The one and only Howie Reed (the Old Dart Coach) goes back decades with the legends of our sport - he knows where the skeletons are buried. Just ask any of the ADO and WDF old-timers! His widely popular column, Toeing the Oche, is a must-read.
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Other Names: Halflings, Holbytlan, Little People, Periannath
Meaning: 'Hole-builders', from the ancient Northern word, holbytlan
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A mortal race almost certainly related to Men, though their origins are unknown. Their most distinguishing feature was their short stature; even the tallest Hobbits rarely exceeded four feet in height.
Originally a widespread people, hobbits were found in much of the north of Middle-earth and down the Vales of Anduin. As the Third Age passed, the Hobbits moved north and west, eventually founding the land of the Shire in III 1601.
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"hobbit n. one of an imaginary race of half-sized persons in stories by Tolkien; hence ~RY (5) n. [invented by J.R.R. Tolkien, Engl. writer d. 1973, and said by him to mean 'hole-builder']"
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Ju 88G-1 serial number 712195 crashed in the Baltic Sea east of Sjælland 11/9 1944.
The aircraft belonged to 1./ NJG 7 and was coded D9+BH.
T/o Flh. Kastrup ?. Op: Interception of bombers.
Ju 88G-1 712195 with the crew of Pilot Feldwebel Reinhold Schwemmer, Navigator Unteroffizier Heinrich Schmid and Wop Unteroffizier Willi Ritzer was on a operational flight when they were attacked and shot down by a Mosquito of RAF 157 Sqn piloted by Squadron Leader Benson and Navigator F/L Lewis Brandon.
The JU 88G-1 crashed into the sea east of Fakse killing the crew. The position was either 5512N 1207E or 5504N 1300E.
The dead body of Unteroffizier Willi Ritzer was retrieved from the sea on 21/9 1944 and was laid to rest in the cemetery of Kamminke-Auf den Golm. Unteroffizier Heinrich Schmid was found near Kalvehave on 23/9 and was laid to rest in København Vestre cemetery on 28/9 1944. The ceremony took place at the graveside at 15:00 hrs.
Feldwebel Reinhold Schwemmer has no known grave.
Sources: WASt, KB, VL, VDK.
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HKIRA X FTI Consulting Webinar - ESG disclosure dialogue: Time to put ESG into action
4 August 2020 (Tuesday)
11am - 12nn
The recognition of the impact of ESG strategy and implementation on values that businesses bring in the long term has been growing and propelled by the pandemic. ESG has also never been more topical for Hong Kong listed companies than ever, following the HKEx’s recent introduction of the new ESG disclosure requirement from 1 July 2020.
This ESG webinar jointly organised with FTI Consulting will explore the following questions:
What challenges do listed companies face in complying with the new requirement?
How does meaningful ESG reporting affect investor optics and bring strategic benefits?
What are the quick and easy steps to start integrating ESG principles and initiatives into business plans?
About the speakers:
Mr. Arthur Lee
Deputy Secretary - General of The Financial & Accounting Affairs Steering Committee
The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association
Mr. Lee is currently Deputy Secretary-General of Financial and Accounting Affairs Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association. He has experience in serving listed companies and multinationals in the area of finance, taxation, strategy, investor relations, etc.
Academic wise, he held a Bachelor of Engineering degree of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Warwick and Master of Corporate Governance (distinction) from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and CPA (Australia). He is also a CFA.
He is currently Council member of ACCA Global, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS). He is the Audit Committee Chairman of HKBU and HKICS as well.
He was the Chairman of ACCA-Hong Kong 2015/16. He was the District Treasurer of Rotary District 3450 (Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia and Guangdong Province) 2016-18, he also served as Deputy Assistant Governor and Deputy District Secretary of Rotary District 3450 before. He was the President of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast in 2012/13.
Ms. Joanne Wong
Senior Managing Director, Head of North Asia, Strategic Communications
Ms. Wong is a Senior Managing Director in the Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting and is based in Hong Kong. With over 22 years of communications consultancy experience, she is a reputation management leader with a holistic suite of strategic communications expertise. She is a senior regional business partner for clients and teams – focusing on values, impact and operational excellence. Ms. Wong is a well-rounded strategist and counsellor in corporate reputation management, issue and crisis response, public affairs and government relations, investor relations and ESG communications, media relations, branding and marketing communications.
Mr. Rodolfo Araujo
Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance and Activism
Mr. Araujo is a senior managing director in the Strategic Communications segment at FTI Consulting and is based in Washington. He serves as the head of the segment’s Corporate Governance and Activism practice. Mr. Araujo advises public companies of all sizes on mergers & acquisitions, contested proxy campaigns and ESG issues. He frequently engaged with corporate directors, executive officers, dissident shareholders and institutional investors.
Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Araujo was a Vice President in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)’ Special Situations Research Group where he advised on approximately 100 contested situations, including proxy fights for board seats (e.g. Procter & Gamble and General Motors) and contested M&A transactions and hostile takeover attempts (e.g. Broadcom/Qualcomm and Hyundai Mobis/Glovis).
Ms. Emily Lau
General Manager, Investor Relations
Pacific Basin Shipping (HK)
Emily Lau graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2003 with a BA degree in Geography and History and an MSc degree in Applied Accounting and Finance from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2012. She joined Suga International Holding in 2004 as a member of the Corporate Management team. In February 2005, she joined Pacific Basin as Investor Relations Assistant and promoted to General Manager in 2017. She is now responsible for corporate communications and investor relations of the Group. She was awarded the Best IR Professionals - Transport by Institutional Investors Asia Executive Awards in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018 and Best IR Professional by Corporate Governance Asia in 2015.
1 CPD hour (by request)
Free for HKIRA members
$100 for non-member
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Online registration only. Deadline: 31 July 2020 (Fri).
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GREAT NEWS! Smith was a police officer in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. In a February interview on an online bodybuilding podcast, she said she was completing a master’s degree in healthcare administration. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. We’ve updated the security on the site. REEDSVILLE — Emeri Alexandra Connery, 26, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Big Stone Gap, Va. Emeri’s love, happiness and passion for life was easy to see from day one.
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The report confirms that their deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, with Bailey being the killer. These qualities carried over to every aspect of her life and resonated with anyone who knew her or of her. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. You have permission to edit this article. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Make sure that the file is a photo. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. that is degrading to another person. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. Box 187, Glouster, OH 45732.Published in The Athens Messenger on Mar. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. She was beautiful inside and out and earned everything she had throughout her life.Emeri was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Herman Blanken.She is survived by her father, Fred K. Connery Jr. of Bucyrus; her mother, Sheri Blanken of Glouster; her sister, Madison Trace (Brady) of Glouster; her triplet brothers, Kyle Connery of Forks, Washington, and Klint Connery of Morgantown, West Virginia; her paternal grandparents, Fred K. Sr. and Judy Connery of St. Albans, West Virginia; maternal grandmother, Arlene Blanken of East Stone Gap; and two nephews, Mason and Camden Trace.A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, March 23, at 4 p.m. at Eastern High School, 38900 Route 7, Reedsville.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Emeri Connery Flying Eagle Scholarship Fund, c/o First National Bank, P.O.
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