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Although we are using some of Python's object-oriented features, the programs from the last two chapters are not really object-oriented because they don't represent the relationships between programmer-defined types and the functions that operate on them. The next step is to transform those functions into methods that make the relationships explicit.
Code examples from this chapter are available from http://thinkpython2.com/code/Time2.py, and solutions to the exercises are in http://thinkpython2.com/code/Point2_soln.py.
Programs include class and method definitions.
Most of the computation is expressed in terms of operations on objects.
Objects often represent things in the real world, and methods often correspond to the ways things in the real world interact.
For example, the Time class defined in Chapter 16 corresponds to the way people record the time of day, and the functions we defined correspond to the kinds of things people do with times. Similarly, the Point and Rectangle classes in Chapter 15 correspond to the mathematical concepts of a point and a rectangle.
For example, in Time1.py there is no obvious connection between the class definition and the function definitions that follow. With some examination, it is apparent that every function takes at least one Time object as an argument.
This observation is the motivation for methods; a method is a function that is associated with a particular class. We have seen methods for strings, lists, dictionaries and tuples. In this chapter, we will define methods for programmer-defined types.
In the next few sections, we will take the functions from the previous two chapters and transform them into methods. This transformation is purely mechanical; you can do it by following a sequence of steps. If you are comfortable converting from one form to another, you will be able to choose the best form for whatever you are doing.
"""Represents the time of day."""
This change in perspective might be more polite, but it is not obvious that it is useful. In the examples we have seen so far, it may not be. But sometimes shifting responsibility from the functions onto the objects makes it possible to write more versatile functions (or methods), and makes it easier to maintain and reuse code.
As an exercise, rewrite time_to_int (from Section 16.4) as a method. You might be tempted to rewrite int_to_time as a method, too, but that doesn't really make sense because there would be no object to invoke it on.
This version assumes that time_to_int is written as a method. Also, note that it is a pure function, not a modifier.
parrot and cage are positional, and dead is a keyword argument.
As an exercise, write an init method for the Point class that takes x and y as optional parameters and assigns them to the corresponding attributes.
As an exercise, write a str method for the Point class. Create a Point object and print it.
By defining other special methods, you can specify the behavior of operators on programmer-defined types. For example, if you define a method named __add__ for the Time class, you can use the + operator on Time objects.
When you apply the + operator to Time objects, Python invokes __add__. When you print the result, Python invokes __str__. So there is a lot happening behind the scenes!
Changing the behavior of an operator so that it works with programmer-defined types is called operator overloading. For every operator in Python there is a corresponding special method, like __add__. For more details, see http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#specialnames.
As an exercise, write an add method for the Point class.
Many of the functions we wrote for strings also work for other sequence types. For example, in Section 11.2 we used histogram to count the number of times each letter appears in a word.
Functions that work with several types are called polymorphic. Polymorphism can facilitate code reuse. For example, the built-in function sum, which adds the elements of a sequence, works as long as the elements of the sequence support addition.
In general, if all of the operations inside a function work with a given type, the function works with that type.
It is legal to add attributes to objects at any point in the execution of a program, but if you have objects with the same type that don't have the same attributes, it is easy to make mistakes. It is considered a good idea to initialize all of an object's attributes in the init method.
print_attributes traverses the dictionary and prints each attribute name and its corresponding value.
One of the goals of object-oriented design is to make software more maintainable, which means that you can keep the program working when other parts of the system change, and modify the program to meet new requirements.
A design principle that helps achieve that goal is to keep interfaces separate from implementations. For objects, that means that the methods a class provides should not depend on how the attributes are represented.
For example, in this chapter we developed a class that represents a time of day. Methods provided by this class include time_to_int, is_after, and add_time.
We could implement those methods in several ways. The details of the implementation depend on how we represent time. In this chapter, the attributes of a Time object are hour, minute, and second.
As an alternative, we could replace these attributes with a single integer representing the number of seconds since midnight. This implementation would make some methods, like is_after, easier to write, but it makes other methods harder.
After you deploy a new class, you might discover a better implementation. If other parts of the program are using your class, it might be time-consuming and error-prone to change the interface.
But if you<|fim_middle|> of Time to be a single integer representing seconds since midnight. Then modify the methods (and the function int_to_time) to work with the new implementation. You should not have to modify the test code in main. When you are done, the output should be the same as before. Solution: http://thinkpython2.com/code/Time2_soln.py.
Download http://thinkpython2.com/code/BadKangaroo.py. It contains a solution to the previous problem with one big, nasty bug. Find and fix the bug.
If you get stuck, you can download http://thinkpython2.com/code/GoodKangaroo.py, which explains the problem and demonstrates a solution. | designed the interface carefully, you can change the implementation without changing the interface, which means that other parts of the program don't have to change.
A language that provides features, such as programmer-defined types and methods, that facilitate object-oriented programming.
An argument that does not include a parameter name, so it is not a keyword argument.
Changing the behavior of an operator like + so it works with a programmer-defined type.
The principle that the interface provided by an object should not depend on its implementation, in particular the representation of its attributes.
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Six Tips for CHW Supervision Success
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There is no question that the Community Health Worker (CHW) movement expanded its profile in 2015. From the front lines of the Ebola fight abroad to the constant changes in health care reform here at home, the profession gained profile, utility and respect.
Less prominent, but equally important, has been the growing role of the CHW supervisor. Supervisors are an indispensable component of the CHW profession that requires as much attention, care and training as the CHWs themselves receive.
With more than 30 years' experience designing, running, evaluating and improving CHW programs, as well as more than 20 years' experience spreading that knowledge via technical assistance to other organizations around the country, MHP Salud has gained insight, experience and a deep understanding of CHW supervision.
Much of this year was spent traveling the country sharing this information at trainings, meetings and conferences. Staff travelled from North Carolina's Outerbanks to the Pacific Northwest leading hands-on trainings for supervisors. The Capacity-Building Assistance team shared supervision workshops at Stream Forums across the country. Chief Strategy and Analytics Officer Ashley Martin and Chief Programming Officer Colleen Reinert presented at an American Public Health Association Learning Institute on the subject, and the organization released tools, resources and brief reports to help people learn about CHW supervision.
From all our experience in 2015, we collected this list of six tips for supervision success, which includes insights from MHP Salud staff who supervise CHWs every day. These six tips can be used to strengthen, solidify and promote the CHW model through the professional development of their supervisors.
1. Not everyone is right for the role.
Just as CHWs must possess innate qualities and life experiences to be successful, their supervisors need some baseline skills and qualities as well.
First, if a CHW supervisor is working with a population that is multilingual, the supervisor must have the ability to communicate in the language used by the CHWs he or she supervises. Additionally, in order to read the landscape of the community served, he or she should have a strong knowledge, understanding of or experience with its culture.
Solid time management and independent working skills are also vital to serve as an effective CHW supervisor. Much of a program manager's day is spent juggling CHW supervision, reporting to funders and the organization and attending local meetings in order to maintain community partnerships and relationships. These broad responsibilities are only effectively met through careful planning and an ability to prioritize independent work.
Apart from life experience and skills, MHP Salud's Chief Programming Officer Colleen Reinert says there are some innate characteristics needed.
"In relation to specifically supervising the CHWs," she said, "I would say the most important thing is to trust the work of the CHWs."
To maximize their impact, CHWs spend much of their time away from the supervisor out in the fields. Because of this, neither role will function if a supervisor constantly checks that the CHWs are doing what they said they would be doing. Regular check-ins and management tools are still necessary in CHW<|fim_middle|> Reinert, "but when the program begins, and the CHWs are out on the ground doing their work, the numbers that the development team originally identified are unrealistic."
Supervisor flexibility comes into play in these instances. Otherwise, if a supervisor continues to push a team of CHWs to meet those goals without making accommodations for the reality of the situation, the CHWs could burn out.
To prevent this, supervisors must be able to listen to their staff to understand the barriers they encounter in the community, so that they can adapt their goals, bring on more staffing or work together to find a solution to a problem.
Instinto Maternal Program Director Randi McCallian says she's learned that listening is key to revising expectations and solving problems.
"Listen to the CHWs and through them, the community," she said. "CHWs have a close relationship and understanding of the strengths and needs of a community, so if anything needs to be addressed, their input on strategies that will work is invaluable."
6. Support is out there.
Currently, there are more opportunities than ever for CHW supervisors to develop their work. Local, state and national CHW associations, conferences and other meetings provide supervisors a chance to network with others in the field in order to receive peer support and learn from best practices.
"Supervisory trainings and identifying available CHW supervision resources are very beneficial to organizations that have CHWs," said Reinert. "It's extremely important to the success of the CHWs and to that of the program."
January 21st, 2016| | supervision, but without trust, no one will be able to get their work done.
Reinert says flexibility is also key.
"The work of CHWs is not necessarily a nine-to-five job," she said, "so a supervisor has to also be flexible in the work that their CHWs are doing."
For example, CHWs may not be able to come into the office at a set time in the morning if they stayed out late the night before at a health fair event. The CHWs are inherently flexible around the schedule of the community they serve, and the supervisor must mimic this flexibility.
2. It's different from other supervisory roles.
Apart from the other organizational requirements for employees, Reinert says a good CHW supervisor needs to be able to recruit quality CHWs. This requires an ability to spot those characteristics that make a CHW successful: compassion, trustworthiness, empathy and the abilities to motivate other individuals and navigate the health system and social services.
"Identifying these things isn't something you can learn at school or receive training on," said Reinert.
Once hired, measuring and understanding the CHWs' performance requires additional specialized skills and experience. Good supervision might include holding team and individual meetings to grasp the realities on the ground in the communities served and the CHWs' impact on it.
"In another position, effective work might be monitored via sales, or number of phone calls, but in CHW programs, there might not be something so concrete," said Reinert. "It's more of an art and less of a science."
CHW supervision hinges on the supervisor understanding that even though a CHW's impact may not be as clearly legible as other roles in the health care field, a good supervisor will seek to understand this impact through trust and the ability to listen.
"Something I have seen over the years is, as much as CHWs appreciate support and seek support, they're also generally not very willing to express concern when they're not receiving the support that's needed," said Reinert.
She says it is important for managers and upper managers to remember to ensure that there is that time or environment to allow the CHWs to express their needs or concerns that they have within the community and within their organization.
3. Good CHW supervisors champion the work of their staff.
As the CHW movement is expanding and being applied in a larger variety of organizations, health care systems and federal governments, it will be key to find ways for both CHWs and their supervisors to maintain the integrity of the CHW profession.
"I don't want to see it turn into something that it's not," said Reinert. "Supervisors have a huge role in ensuring that that doesn't happen."
To successfully do this, the supervisor must understand the work of a CHW. They may have been a CHW themselves. If not, they need to have spent enough time getting to know the work of a CHW so that they can appreciate the unique role CHWs play and the challenges and successes that come with that role.
It is also important that supervisors advocate for their CHWs—both internally and externally.
Within some organizations, like MHP Salud, who are wholly focused on and invested in the CHW model, advocating for the role of their staff may not be a challenge. In others, such as hospital systems, CHW program services may be a small component of the organization's work. In these cases, the rest of the employees may lack a full understanding of what a CHW is actually doing, and it is often up to the supervisor to educate them.
Supervisors are also key in promoting the CHW professional movement outside of their own organization.
"It is important to have CHWs participate in conferences, whether to present on their own program, to network or to gain more professional development," said Capacity-Building Assistance Program Director Anne Lee.
Experienced supervisors who understand the CHW point of view can also amplify that viewpoint in group-settings to ensure that the CHW voice is heard.
Instinto Maternal Program Director Randi McCallian says she has learned that supervising CHWs is about more than simply ensuring a job gets accomplished.
"As a supervisor, I try to remember that my role is two-fold," said McCallian, "to reach program goals and ensure fidelity to the program plan, but to also allow for the professional growth and experience of those I supervise."
4. There is more than one way to run and supervise a program.
As the profession grows, it is increasingly common for programs to employ CHWs with varying levels of responsibilities. A multi-tiered model is used to distribute the responsibilities of CHWs based on the time commitment and expectations of their position, which can range from a part-time volunteer to a full-time staff member.
When used effectively, this model allows a program to maximize resources, extend the reach of CHWs and create a greater program impact.
"Regardless of the CHW tier," said Reinert, "what's important to remember is that all CHWs still require a supervisor, coach or mentor—somebody providing support."
Just as program form can vary, so can the communication between supervisors and their CHWs. With recent advances in technology, it is easy to have proper communication with the CHWs if they receive appropriate tools.
"Several years ago, it could have been that a supervisor sends an email a CHW, and it took a week for the CHW to get access to the email in order to respond," said Reinert.
These days, especially if an organization can provide proper communication to a CHW, such as a smartphone and internet services, it's possible for a CHW to remain in the field and communicate with their supervisor remotely a majority of the time.
Though Colonia Community Project Program Director Moises Arjona, Jr. spends the majority of his time supervising CHWs remotely while they provide door-to-door outreach in the field, he finds it invaluable to change up his supervisory style occasionally and shadow his staff in the field in order to understand the realities of their work up close.
"Once you actually work alongside the CHWs, you can appreciate the work that they do and see the barriers they encounter," he said. "For example, I saw what it was like to go along door-to-door and have the door closed in my face constantly."
5. Initial plans don't always pan out, and that's okay.
With more and more health agencies adopting CHW programs of their own as a way to address social determinants of health, lofty program objectives are sometimes hampered by realities on the ground.
"Often, a development team has designed a program with goals and expectations," said | 1,352 |
Raoul Cauvin est un scénariste de bande dessinée belge, né le à Antoing (Belgique) et mort le . Il est l'un des scénaristes les plus prolifiques de la bande dessinée franco-belge.
À la fin des années 1960, il crée deux séries d'aventures à succès, Les Tuniques bleues et Sammy. La première, dessinée par Willy Lambil, est toujours l'un des best-sellers de la bande dessinée franco-belge.
Durant les décennies suivantes, il lance plusieurs séries humoristiques, toujours publiées aux Éditions Dupuis : certaines sont arrêtées entre les années 2000 et 2010 : Cupidon (1990) et Les Paparazzi (1996). Puis en , est officialisé l'arrêt de plusieurs autres titres, devenus parfois des classiques de la bande dessinée franco-belge : Les Femmes en blanc (1986), Pierre Tombal (1986) et Les Psy (1992).
Sont cependant toujours en cours de publication L'Agent 212 (1975) et Cédric (1986).
Biographie
Des débuts discrets chez Dupuis (années 1960)
Raoul Cauvin suit d'abord des études de lithographie publicitaire à l'Institut Saint-Luc à Tournai, pour découvrir en entrant dans la vie active que cette formation n'a plus aucune utilité<|fim_middle|>ici).
Dans d'autres magazines
Un gag de Pierre Tombal a été publié dans Circus en 1987.
Des bleus et des bosses, aventure des Tuniques bleues a été publié dans Pif Gadget en 1992.
Cédric a été publié dans Le Journal de Mickey dans les années 2000.
Récompenses et distinctions
1972 : Prix Saint-Michel du meilleur scénariste humoristique pour Du Nord au Sud (Les Tuniques bleues)
1975 : Prix Saint-Michel du meilleur scénario humoristique pour Les Gorilles font les fous (Sammy, t. 6)
1976 : Prix du scénariste étranger au festival d'Angoulême
1977 : Prix Saint-Michel du meilleur scénario humoristique pour l'ensemble de son œuvre
2008 : Grand Prix Saint-Michel, pour l'ensemble de son œuvre
Notes et références
Notes
Références
Voir aussi
Bibliographie
Ouvrages, dossiers
Articles
Interviews
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Liens externes
Naissance à Antoing
Scénariste belge de bande dessinée
Auteur de Spirou et Fantasio
Auteur publié par les éditions Dupuis
Auteur publié par les éditions Glénat
Auteur publié par les éditions Casterman
Lauréat du prix du scénario du festival d'Angoulême
Collaborateur de Spirou
Collaborateur belge de Spirou
Auteur de livre-jeu
Illustrateur de livre-jeu
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Mort d'un cancer en Belgique
Naissance en septembre 1938
Décès en août 2021
Décès à 82 ans
Lieu de décès inconnu | depuis la fin des années 1930. Suivent toute une série de petits métiers et notamment un emploi dans une usine de boules de billard.
Il entre aux éditions Dupuis en 1960 comme dessinateur de grilles de mots croisés et lettreur, puis devient caméraman au département dessins animés (TVA) où il reste sept ans. Il s'essaye dès cette époque au dessin, mais sans succès, tout en scénarisant une vingtaine d'épisodes de la série animée .
Désireux d'écrire des scénarios, il en présente dès son arrivée à Yvan Delporte, mais il se voit refuser tous ses projets de série jusqu'en 1967. Il arrive néanmoins à placer une première histoire pour un mini-récit dessinée par Charles Degotte en 1964. Suivent quelques autres mini-récits et histoires courtes dessinées par Degotte, Eddy Ryssack, Serge Gennaux, etc. Charles Dupuis, qui apprécie énormément les croquis humoristiques que Cauvin fait de la vie de la rédaction, lui présente Claire Bretécher en 1967 et lui promet une place régulière dans Spirou.
En 1968, Cauvin lance quatre séries. Les aventures des puces Arthur et Léopold avec Carlos Roque et Loryfiand et Chifmol avec Gennaux ne rencontrent aucun succès particulier et cessent en 1969 pour la première, 1973 pour la seconde. Les Naufragés, avec l'alors débutante Claire Bretécher, rencontre un petit succès d'estime grâce à son humour décalé mais s'arrête également assez vite. Profitant du vide laissé par le départ chez Pilote de Lucky Luke, Cauvin lance un western parodique avec Louis Salvérius, jeune auteur qui avait déjà publié quelques planches et mini-récits du genre dans Spirou : Les Tuniques bleues, sa quatrième création de l'année, dans une veine purement humoristique (gags en une demi-planche ou quelques pages au maximum), qui emporte graduellement l'adhésion des lecteurs.
En 1969, il crée avec Mazel Câline et Calebasse (qui devient en 1974 Les Mousquetaires), sa première série d'histoires à suivre, mettant en scène un mousquetaire et son cheval dans une Renaissance humoristique.
Une place grandissante dans Spirou (années 1970)
Le succès grandissant des Tuniques bleues permet à Raoul Cauvin de collaborer à partir de 1970 avec Raymond Macherot sur Mirliton avant de lancer la même année sa seconde série à suivre : Sammy, avec le flamand Berck, qui raconte les aventures humoristiques de « gorilles » à Chicago à l'époque de la Prohibition et du grand banditisme. Fort de cette expérience, il se met à réaliser quelques histoires plus longues des Tuniques bleues, toujours dans une veine très humoristique. Mais en 1972, Louis Salvérius meurt brutalement durant la réalisation de la quatrième histoire longue, .
Il propose à Lambil, dessinateur depuis 1959 de la série réaliste Sandy et Hoppy, mais également de la série humoristique Hobby et Koala depuis 1960, de reprendre la série. Fort de son expérience, celui-ci en tire le dessin vers un semi-réalisme qui sied mieux à des scénarios tendant à perdre leur veine purement comique. Il fait de la série un des piliers des éditions Dupuis, qui en publient à la fin de l'année le premier volume en album.
Entre 1973 et 1975, il lance sept nouvelles séries pour l'hebdomadaire. Trois sont assez discrètes : Les Naufragés de l'espace (avec Guy Counhaye, 1973-1978) et Christobald (avec Antoinette Collin, 1975-1978) ne convainquent pas, tandis que Le Vieux Bleu, avec François Walthéry, le très apprécié dessinateur de Natacha, obtient un réel succès d'estime mais ne fait l'objet que d'une quarantaine de planches. Avec Pauvre Lampil, initiée en 1973 avec Lambil, Cauvin lance une série humoristique semi-autobiographique sur les relations entre Lampil, dessinateur de Panty et son Kangourou, et son scénariste Cauvin. Plus adulte que la majorité des séries présentes dans l'hebdomadaire, Pauvre Lampil y est parcimonieusement publiée jusqu'en 1994, avant d'être reprise au milieu des années 2000.
L'Agent 212, créée en 1975 avec Daniel Kox, devient sa première série de gags réellement populaire. Narrant les aventures d'un agent de police assez pataud, elle s'impose durablement dans l'hebdomadaire, étant encore publiée en 2011. Les gags de Godaille et Godasse (avec Jacques Sandron), série napoléonienne, et de Boulouloum et Guiliguili (avec Mazel) ; cette série devient en 1983 Les Jungles Perdues), série mettant en scène un enfant sauvage et son gorille en Afrique, se transforment en 1978 en histoires à suivre. Bien qu'elles durent jusqu'à la fin des années 1980, ces séries sont loin de rencontrer le succès de Sammy et encore moins celui des Tuniques bleues.
Diversification et succès (années 1980)
Avec la mort accidentelle de Maurice Tillieux en 1978, Dupuis perd son scénariste le plus prolifique ; Raoul Cauvin, qui était déjà très présent, va le devenir de plus en plus ; dès 1984, Thierry Groensteen évoque « un auteur qui, pour être inégal, ne se révèle pas moins incontournable ». Après avoir travaillé entre 1979 et 1981 avec le très jeune Philippe Bercovici sur Les Grandes amours contrariées, planches humoristiques reprenant des couples célèbres, il lui crée, en 1981, Les Femmes en blanc, récits humoristiques en milieu hospitalier, qui est un nouveau succès, tout en introduisant « un humour grinçant inhabituel dans Spirou ».
En 1981, sa reprise de Spirou et Fantasio avec Nic, dessinateur issu de l'animation, laisse une impression plus mitigée ; bridé par ses éditeurs, Cauvin ne parvient pas à donner de la force aux trois histoires qu'il écrit et sa collaboration à la série cesse en 1983, lui laissant un très mauvais souvenir.
Ne se laissant pas abattre, il lance cette même année plusieurs séries :
Pierre Tombal, avec Marc Hardy, première série publiée dans Spirou à se confronter aussi directement avec la mort. Il enchaîne alors les séries humoristiques en une page ou quelques-unes :
Les Voraces, avec Glem, en 1985, qui réussit peu en album mais est publiée jusqu'en 1995 dans l'hebdomadaire ;
Cédric, avec Laudec, en 1986, qui fait des débuts discrets avant de devenir dans les années 2000 un best-seller de Dupuis, à la suite d'une adaptation en dessin animé ;
Cupidon, avec Malik, auteur à Spirou depuis 1971 auparavant connu pour ses bandes dessinées réalistes, en 1988.
Dans ces années, il crée également pour Robbedoes, version flamande de Spirou, une petite série semi-autobiographique et humoristique qu'il dessine lui-même, Zotico.
Hors de Spirou, il adapte pour Dupuis avec Nic Les Snorky, dessin animé populaire du début de la décennie. Ayant rompu son contrat d'exclusivité avec Dupuis en 1979, il crée pour Casterman en 1980 avec Louis-Michel Carpentier Les Toyottes.
En 1986, il se lance avec l'auteur dans un album d'un tout autre genre, L'Année de la bière, gags tournant autour d'un bistrot belge, reprise ensuite chez Dupuis sous le nom Du côté de chez Poje. Il scénarise également Raphaël et les timbrés pour Sandron dans Je bouquine à partir de 1984. Depuis 1975 et l'Agent 212, il a ainsi lancé une multitude de séries sur des univers professionnels, inaugurant ce qui allait devenir un courant de fond dans la bande dessinée à partir de la fin des années 1990. Il ne faisait pas de ces milieux un simple décor mais il s'en servait pour traiter des thèmes alors peu présents dans la bande dessinée pour enfants : la mort, la maladie, le voyeurisme, etc.
Scénariste attitré de Spirou (années 1990)
Scénariste de cinq séries de gags à succès, souvent présents dans l'hebdomadaire, ainsi que de deux séries à suivre phare du journal (Les Tuniques bleues et Sammy, ses autres séries à suivre ayant été arrêtées), Raoul Cauvin est à la fin des années 1980 le principal pourvoyeur de séries du magazine, qu'il continue à alimenter avec les titres suivants :
Les Psy, avec Bédu, commencée en 1992,
Taxi Girl, série plus réaliste réalisée avec Laudec de 1992 à 1998, le succès grandissant de Cédric ainsi qu'un manque d'intérêt de la part des lecteurs causant son interruption ;
Les Paparazzi, avec Mazel, 1993-2004, terminée à la suite également d'un manque de succès.
Son omniprésence dans la deuxième moitié des années 1990 (9 séries de récits courts) permet à la rédaction, dans l'une de ses animations running gag, de faire croire qu'il a pris le pouvoir sur l'hebdomadaire. C'est également à cette époque que lui sont consacrées deux monographies, très hagiographiques.
En 1993, il participe anonymement à la création de C.R.S = Détresse, série Dargaud s'intéressant à la vie peu étudiée des CRS, avant d'en devenir le scénariste officiel en 2000, à la suite du départ d'Erroc.
Le numéro 3026 de Spirou du est presque entièrement réalisé par Cauvin et Zidrou. Il est écrit CAUVIN à la place du titre du journal et un concours propose de gagner en premier prix un poil de la moustache de Raoul Cauvin.
Vétéran de la bande dessinée franco-belge (années 2000-2020)
Graduellement moins présent à partir du milieu des années 2000, à la suite de l'émergence de nouveaux scénaristes (comme Zidrou ou Jean-Louis Janssens), à l'arrêt de séries alors qu'il n'en crée pas de nouvelles, Raoul Cauvin reste cependant l'un des principaux scénaristes de Spirou, animant la plupart des séries datant de plus de quinze ans.
Alors qu'il n'avait plus créé de nouveauté depuis 1993, et que ses histoires tendaient à passer de plus en plus inaperçues, il écrit en 2008 Coup de Foudre pour David De Thuin, une histoire improbable entre une vache amoureuse et un taureau transsexuel, prélude à une nouvelle série. Au ton différent de ses gags hebdomadaires humoristiques ou des Tuniques bleues, l'histoire est remarquée par la critique, mais seuls deux albums sortiront.
Très discret dans les médias, tout en restant disponible notamment via son blog, sa présence dans le catalogue Dupuis depuis 1972 lui permet en 2002 d'atteindre les quarante millions d'albums vendus, ce qui fait titrer au Journal du dimanche « L'inconnu aux d'albums », puis, en 2006, les quarante-cinq millions, avec deux séries dans le top 20 des ventes de séries de bande dessinée. En 2010, le dernier Cédric et le dernier Tuniques bleues sont aux et places des albums les plus vendus en France.
L'année 2016 est marquée par la sortie du dernier album de Pierre Tombal, après trente ans d'existence et autant d'albums.
Pour ses , il se voit honoré par un numéro spécial de Spirou, le 3676 du .
Pour ses en , les médias annoncent son départ à la retraite, mais le rythme de parution de ses séries phares reste inchangé. En sort une nouvelle série intitulée Le Bâtard des étoiles, dessinée par Curd Ridel. Cette série est soutenue par des internautes via le principe du financement participatif, au sein de la maison d'édition Sandawé.
Ses sont fêtés dans le numéro 4198 de Spirou du .
Début 2019, il est annoncé dans le numéro 4425 de Spirou que la série Les Psy se conclut sur le tome 22, intitulé Vive la retraite !. Le scénariste se concentrera désormais sur Les Tuniques bleues et Cédric, son classique Les Femmes en blanc étant aussi arrêté par l'éditeur, en raison d'une érosion des ventes.
En , le site Créabulle annonce que Raoul Cauvin abandonne également sa série Les Tuniques bleues, l'auteur estimant en avoir fait le tour. En , la aventure des Tuniques Bleues est sortie avec Jose Luis Munuera au dessin et le couple de scénaristes surnommé «Béka», sans Lambil par conséquent. Le album, scénarisé par Cauvin, a pris du retard sous le crayon de Lambil celui-ci étant sous le choc de cette nouvelle. Raoul Cauvin, qui détenait les droits d'auteur avec les héritières de Salverius, premier dessinateur de la série, a revendu ses droits aux éditions Dupuis. Afin de conserver le rythme d'une publication par an, Dupuis a choisi d'autres auteurs. Lambil achèvera l'album scénarisé par Raoul Cauvin qui sera publié en 2021 sous le numéro 64.
En , il annonce être atteint d'un cancer incurable, ne lui laissant que quelques mois à vivre. Il meurt le , à l'âge de .
Méthodes de travail
Pensant qu'il est plus facile de tirer son inspiration du quotidien (selon lui, un bon scénariste doit avant tout « pouvoir s'intéresser aux autres, étudier leur comportement »), Cauvin se tient assez éloigné du milieu de la bande dessinée : lecteur régulier de la presse, il a conservé jusqu'aux années 1980 un travail salarié de responsable du laboratoire photo de Dupuis, et allait régulièrement à des clubs de billards, afin de côtoyer d'autres milieux. De même, afin de ne pas être trop influencé par les travaux d'autres scénaristes, il lit peu de bandes dessinées, ou alors elles n'ont rien à voir avec ce qu'il fait : ainsi, il déclare en 1984 que ses auteurs préférés sont Reiser, Pratt, Tito et Jan Bucquoy.
Lorsqu'il s'agit de créer une série, il est le plus souvent contacté par des dessinateurs (Mazel pour Câline et Calebasse, Salvérius pour Les Tuniques bleues, Kox pour L'Agent 212). Mais il a pris l'initiative pour Les Femmes en blanc, Pierre Tombal ou Godaille et Godasse. Pour la rédaction même des scénarios, Cauvin a une méthode célèbre : il s'allonge sur un divan, et au bout de quelques heures pour un gag, quelques jours pour une histoire à suivre, il a son scénario tout prêt. Il ne lui reste plus qu'à faire un découpage détaillé (où les positions des personnages sont croquées) et à l'envoyer au dessinateur.
Analyses
Une nouvelle façon de concevoir la bande dessinée grand public
Scénariste franco-belge classique, le travail de Cauvin a cependant certaines caractéristiques qui permettent d'expliquer son succès. S'il est vrai que ses histoires sont rarement originales dans leur déroulement, qu'il est limité par sa spécialisation dans la bande dessinée grand public (enfantine ou non), et que certains archétypes sont très souvent employés (le tandem à la Laurel et Hardy), Cauvin se démarque de ses confrères par sa volonté de « transmettre et faire partager des idées et des craintes personnelles » au-delà du cadre primaire des bandes dessinées à message. Ainsi, il a été le premier à aborder dans la bande dessinée enfantine franco-belge l'antimilitarisme, la mort, la maladie, la liberté individuelle « de manière aussi audacieuse en même temps que juste ».
Un auteur mal-aimé de la critique
Scénariste pléthorique, spécialisé dans la bande dessinée de genre pour enfants, Raoul Cauvin est généralement mal vu de la critique : ainsi, lorsqu'il s'est mis à signer au début des années 1980 les albums qu'il réalisait anonymement peu auparavant (Lou et Les Toyottes), des critiques ont immédiatement écrit que les deux séries avaient baissé en qualité. Cependant, lui-même disait en 1984 : « J'écrivais des séries commerciales sans grande envergure mais bien faites. […] Difficile de se remettre en question quand tout marche bien. »
Œuvres publiées
Albums
One shots
Séries
Raoul Cauvin est scénariste de toutes ces séries et ses collaborateurs sont uniquement dessinateurs.
Dans Spirou
Raoul Cauvin a ponctuellement fourni quelques scénarios pour des séries dont il n'était pas le scénariste habituel de 1970 (un scénario pour Angélique, de Carlos Roque) à 2004 (quatre gags de Cactus Club, avec Philippe Bercov | 4,478 |
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Return the pieces of rabbit to the pan and reheat gently in the sauce.
Serve at once with potato croquettes or your preferred potato side-dish.
Slice the green onions, separating the greens and whites.
Season the pork chops with plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Heat the goose fat in a large frying pan.
Add the chopped garlic and onions' whites and sweat it over medium low heat for a minute.
Place the pork slices in the skillet and spread the Sriracha sauce on their top.
Pour to the skillet the beer, just enough not to cover the pork.
Add the lemon juice, lemon marmalade, cherry tomatoes and sprinkle on top the onions' greens.
If you want a thicker sauce, uncover and simmer for 1-2 minutes. | 8-10 pieces.
Season the rabbit pieces with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Melt the butter in a large pan and add the vegetable oil.
Brown the rabbit pieces on both sides, by working in batches, frying them 6-7 minutes, set them aside.
Add the chopped celery and carrots, continue sautéing over medium heat, for about 10 minutes, until the vegetables are a bit browned.
Return the rabbit to the skillet, add the vinegar, (lemon) jam, black peppers, sprigs of thyme and bay leaves, thyme and peppercorns.
Pour over the beer and some of the cherry can's juice just cover the rabbit in the pan. Simmer covered until the meat almost fells off the bones, about an hour or so.
Remove the rabbit pieces from the pan and place them aside, covered to keep them warm. Using a slotted spoon take out the vegetables and herbs and discard them.
Reheat the pan juices and sprinkle the flour in. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly. If you want to further reduce the sauce cook for a few more minutes.
Add sour cherries with the rest of the syrup and the remaining butter, to the sauce. Simmer for another 2 minutes | 256 |
024 - Will Bowen: Oprah, the Today Show, a Complaint-Free World
What could you learn from a guy who has appeared on Oprah and the Today Show and travels the world talking about living a happy, complaint-free life?
My guest this week is Will Bowen, author of A Complaint-Free World and Happy This Year. He also runs a spiritual center in Kansas City called InVision.
This fantastic interview runs the gambit: from entrepreneurial business basics to deep psychological and spiritual principles that have guided Will to his many successes.
In this interview you'll learn:
How Will was inspired to start a "complaint-free" movement that has touched millions of people around the globe
What he means by "blur the lines between here and there"
Why it's self-defeating to "thrive on pain"
What he learned from The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
How other cultures think of happiness in very different ways
Watch or listen now!
The Top 7 Creative Entrepreneur Video and Audio Interviews So Far
As I write this it's been about nine months since I launched "The Creative Entrepreneur" interview series. A total of 23 interviews have been posted. It seems like a good time to assess how the series is being received by viewers and listeners.
As you may know, the interviews are available for free as YouTube videos and as an<|fim_middle|> read | audio-only podcast via iTunes, Stitcher and more.
Here are the big picture numbers as of March 19, 2014:
Total video views of all 23 interviews: 8,616
Total audio podcast downloads: 7,840
Of course, these aren't "Gangnam Style" numbers, but I'm pretty happy with them.
Now let's compare the most popular video interviews with the most downloaded audio versions. Here's where things get interesting, because there are some sharp differences.
Categories: Interviews, Journey
023 - Emilie Wapnick on Feeding Your Many Talents
Have you ever felt constricted because the world was pressuring you to find a single purpose and passion? If so, you'll love this interview with Emilie Wapnick.
She believes that many people simply don't have one true calling - and you may be better off embracing a variety of interests throughout your life.
In this interview Emilie reveals:
How she turned a "refuse to choose" attitude into a business
Why a low point in her life lead to what she's doing now
How Chris Guillebeau's World Domination Summit changed her life
Mistakes she made when offering a coaching service - and how to do it better
The importance of building a team and finding competent people through your existing tribe
Her amazing big picture vision of why "Multipotentialites" are so important
Categories: Interviews
022 - Phil Johnson: Making a Living From Music, Comedy, Teaching and More
Phil Johnson leads a fascinating life. For 20 years he's been making a living from a combination of music, comedy, teaching, voice-over work, and more.
For him, success is all about variety and multiple streams of creative income.
In this engaging conversation Phil spills the beans on:
How a cubicle inspired him to work for himself
The important role that teaching plays in his business model
The $10,000 mistake he made
Why he wishes he would have started doing comedy earlier
The book that changed his life that he doesn't want you to | 441 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), announced today that it has removed approximately 1 kilogram of U.S.-Origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Jamaica's "Safe Low-Power Kritical Experiment" (SLOWPOKE) research reactor and returned the material to the United States, making the Caribbean region completely free of HEU.
to return it to<|fim_middle|> and effective nuclear propulsion; and responds to nuclear and radiological emergencies in the United States and abroad. | the U.S.
Through an arrangement reached in 1984 between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Canada, Jamaica, and the United States, the U.S. provided HEU material to Canada to fabricate fuel for the Canadian designed SLOWPOKE reactor at the International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. The 32 year old research reactor is used for Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), a method for determining which chemical elements comprise a material by bombarding the material with neutrons. This research has informed environmental, agricultural and health related studies as well as mineral exploration, and contributed to increased food safety, food security and water and air quality in Jamaica.
Because the core consisted of HEU fuel, DOE/NNSA's Office of Material Management and Minimization worked to convert the reactor to run on low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel and return the HEU core to the United States aboard a specially outfitted, dedicated ship. The new LEU core will enable Jamaica to continue this important research while minimizing the risk posed by the presence of nuclear materials. The HEU is safely and securely stored at the DOE Savannah River Site, pending final disposition, which often involves blending to low enrichment and distribution to the Tennessee Valley Authority for generation of electricity.
DOE/NNSA plays a critical role in reducing global nuclear security threats through HEU minimization activities such as converting research reactors and medical isotope production facilities to the use of LEU, removing excess HEU and separated plutonium, and dispositioning HEU and plutonium domestically. It also plays an important role in bilateral and multilateral discussions on plutonium management and minimization strategies with international partners.
Jamaica and the United States have a long history of cooperation on nuclear and radiological security issues. In addition to the reactor conversion and fuel return mentioned above, the two countries have worked to improve the security of high activity radioactive sources at medical and research facilities, as well as to strengthen the capability to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking in nuclear and radiological materials at the Port of Kingston. The United States and Jamaica have also worked to strengthen export controls through capacity building workshops. In addition to the removal from Jamaica, the United States and Canada previously collaborated on the removal of HEU from Mexico and are active participants in other global nuclear security initiatives.
Established by Congress in 2000, NNSA is a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science. NNSA maintains and enhances the safety, security, reliability and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing; works to reduce global danger from weapons of mass destruction; provides the U.S. Navy with safe | 573 |
Technology drives car demand for Millennials<|fim_middle|> J D Power, Millenials, Yes, Connected Vehicles, News, Connected Vehicles, |
Paul Myles
TU-Editor
The age group, otherwise known as Generation 'Y', are willing to spend more than 50% extra for new technologies in cars than post-War 'baby boomers'.
Spending an average of $3,703 (£2,470) on technology per vehicle, 18 to 36-year-olds out-bought customers over 50-years-old who spend just $2,416 per vehicle, reports Bloomberg.
Millennials are now set to become the largest US consumer group, as they rebound from record student loan burdens and fallout from the worst recession since the 1930s. They are the second-biggest generation among new-car buyers, accounting for 28% of sales this year, behind 37% for boomers, said J D Power.
In a statement its executive director of driver interaction and human-machine interface research, Kristin Kolodge said: "The auto industry is standing on its head to keep technology up to consumers' new standards. Those who haven't done so have seen negative feedback from consumers."
But rather than infotainment packages and fancy energy saving technologies, most car buyers are interested in safety features possibly, said Kolodge, because of low fuel prices and improved vehicle economy.
Consumers had little preference in choice for technology packages linking smartphones to the car between Apple's CarPlay or Google's Android Auto application. Luxury vehicle owners tend to have Apple products, while Androids have a closer split with Apple for lower priced cars, Kolodge said.
J D Power said the online survey, conducted in this year's first three months, included more than 5,300 people who had bought or leased a new vehicle in the past five years.
Tags: Connectivity, baby boomers, Car technology, generation Y, Industry Insight, | 378 |
Disparities in the Financial Burden of Children's Healthcare Expenditures
Sabrina T. Wong, RN, PhD; Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH; Sue Kim, PhD, MPH; et al Paul W. Newacheck, DrPH
Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Dr Wong); Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (Dr Galbraith); and Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations (Dr Kim) and Institute for Health Policy Studies (Dr Newacheck), University of California, San Francisco.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(11):1008-1013. doi:10.1001/archpedi.159.11.1008
Our Porous Safety Net for Children
Susan E. Rushing, MD, JD; Myron Genel, MD
Objective To examine whether income-related disparities in the burden of children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures have diminished with the expansions in public insurance for children in low-income families.
Design We compared absolute financial burden (out-of-pocket expenditures per child) and relative financial burden (out-of-pocket expenditures per child as a proportion of family income) among children aged 0 to 18 years in 6 poverty level groups using the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey and the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Regression models were used to assess whether disparities in financial burden diminished between 1980 and 2000.
Results There were significant reductions (P<.01) in absolute burden over time for children above 200% of the federal poverty level. Relative financial burden decreased significantly (P<.01) for all of the income groups, ranging from a reduction of 36.49% for those below 100% of the federal poverty level (95% CI, −49.54% to −20.07%) to a reduction of 46.69% for those at or above 300% of the federal poverty level (95% CI, −54.43% to −37.62%). For low-income children, relative financial burden was 49.49% less with public insurance (95% CI, −66.24% to −24.35%) and 79.14% greater with private insurance (95% CI, 9.31% to 193.59%) than relative financial burden for low-income children without insurance.
Conclusions While the financial burden of children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures has decreased for all of the income groups over time, socioeconomic disparities persist. However, public insurance coverage appears to mitigate the financial burden for low-income children.
Much has been written about socioeconomic disparities in health and health care among children. These studies show that considerable income gradients exist for a variety of health measures, including both acute and chronic conditions,1-3 and for many measures of health care access and use, including usual source of care, unmet health needs, and use of physician services.4-7 Children in low-income families are also more likely to have financial barriers to health care as compared with nonpoor children,4,6,8 and these barriers may adversely affect health care use and health outcomes.9,10
While there is some evidence that poor families pay a greater proportion of their income for out-of-pocket medical expenditures than do nonpoor families,9-11 few studies have examined the financial burden of health care expenditures for children. One earlier study by Newacheck and Halfon12 used data from the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey (NMCUES) to examine variation in out-of-pocket health care expenditures for children in several income groups categorized according to poverty thresholds. That study revealed that total out-of-pocket expenditures increased progressively with family income. However, when measured relative to the ability to pay, a regressive pattern appeared, as out-of-pocket health care expenditures consumed a larger proportion of family income for children in low-income families than for those in more advantaged families. The study also showed that Medicaid coverage effectively ameliorated the higher relative financial burden of poor children.
We expected that the large-scale expansions of Medicaid coverage enacted in the 1980s and implemented throughout the 1990s should have eliminated or reduced the previous pattern of regressive financial burden. By 1992, all of the children up to age 6 years in families with incomes of up to 133% of poverty and all of the children up to age 9 years in families with incomes of up to 100% of poverty were eligible for Medicaid coverage.13 By 2000, virtually all of the children living in families with incomes below the poverty level were eligible for Medicaid. The number of children enrolled in Medicaid more than doubled from just under 10 million in 1985 to 20 million in 2000.14
Disparities in financial burden should also be reduced by the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This program, enacted in 1997 to provide low-cost health insurance to low-income children who did not qualify for Medicaid, covers children in families with incomes of up to 200% of poverty in most states and contains provisions that limit cost sharing to 5% of family income for all of the children (excluding premiums).15 Between 1998 and 2000, the number of children enrolled in SCHIP more than doubled to 3 million.14
In light of these expansions, we compared patterns of out-of-pocket health care expenditures and their associated financial burden using the same poverty thresholds for 1980 and 2000. Our objective was to determine whether a change occurred from 1980 to 2000 in income-related disparities in children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures and in the proportion of family income devoted to children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures.
Two data sets, the 1980 NMCUES16 and the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS),17 were used for this study. The NMCUES collected data about the health status, use of services, associated charges, and sources of payment for the US civilian noninstitutionalized population. Data were collected on use and expenditures for ambulatory and inpatient hospital care, prescription medications, dental services, and other medical equipment (eg, eyeglasses).18,19 This survey comprised 6000 randomly selected households interviewed 5 times over a 14-month period. Participants in the NMCUES maintained diaries of their health care use, expenditures, and charge information. Results were summed across individuals and families to produce annualized expenditures for 1980. One adult per household also maintained a diary of health care use and charge information for families. Of the 17 123 persons surveyed, 5662 were children aged 0 to 18 years. The compound response rate was 64%.20
The 2000 MEPS,17,21 also a panel survey, represents the US civilian noninstitutionalized population. Data for individual family members were collected in 5 rounds of interviews over a 30-month period. The household component sample collected data on use and expenditures for office- and hospital-based care, home health care, dental services, vision aids, and prescribed medications. Data were collected for each sample person at the event level and were summed across rounds to produce the annual use and expenditure data for 2000.21 An adult respondent maintained diaries of illness episodes, health care use, and charge information for all of the family members. The response rate for combined panels was 66% in the 2000 MEPS. The sample for the full-year MEPS comprised 23 839 individuals, 7267 of whom were children aged 0 to 18 years.
The 1980 NMCUES and the 2000 MEPS have many similarities. Both surveys (1) represent the same population; (2) collected data on health care use and expenditures during 5 rounds of interviews; (3) used diaries to improve the reporting of use and expenditures for all of the family members; and (4) defined families as a group of persons sharing a common household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or a formal foster-care relationship. Although there are some differences in the collection of expenditure data between the 2 surveys, those differences should have little impact on our analysis of out-of-pocket expenditures.
Analysis variables
Two primary measures of financial burden were used: (1) the absolute burden, defined as out-of-pocket dollars spent per child; and (2) the relative burden, defined as out-of-pocket dollars spent per child for each $1000 of family income. To remove the influence of outlier ratio values, we excluded from the analyses 30 children in 1980 and 156 children in 2000 with family incomes of less than $1000. Financial burden estimates were computed by averaging the financial burden experienced for individual families with children (excluding those with incomes less than $1000). To compare absolute out-of-pocket health care expenditures between 1980 and 2000, the 1980 out-of-pocket expenditures were adjusted to 2000 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers. No adjustments were made for relative burden since it measures the proportion of family income spent out-of-pocket in each year, a comparable metric in both time periods. Out-of-pocket health care expenditures were the sum of the amount spent for 8 types of health care events for the child: medical provider visits, hospital stays, hospital outpatient visits, emergency department visits, dental visits, home health care, prescription medications, and other services.17,21 Insurance premium expenditures were excluded, as they were not collected in the NMCUES.
Adult household members reported income on a source-by-source basis rather than as a single lump sum. Income data were collected using comparable detailed methods in both surveys. Family income was calculated by summing incomes across individual household members. Missing income data were imputed by the data collection agencies. Children were classified into 6 poverty categories: (1) below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL); (2) 100% to 149% of the FPL; (3) 150% to 199% of the FPL; (4) 200% to 249% of the FPL; (5) 250% to 299% of the FPL; and (6) at or above 300% of the FPL.
We also examined the role of insurance coverage in explaining financial burden. In both years, insurance was defined as private if the child had continuous private coverage, and it was defined as public if the child had continuous public coverage. A mixed group included children who had a mix of private and public insurance or part-year insurance coverage. The uninsured were those without private or public coverage for all of the year.
We used both bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess whether gradients were present during 2000 in absolute and relative financial burden across the 6 poverty groups, and whether the gradient changed between 1980 and 2000. Bivariate results are presented in bar charts (Figure 1 and Figure 2) and were used to assess differences between 1980 and 2000 for each poverty group using t tests.
Absolute burden, or total out-of-pocket health care expenditures, for children aged 0 to 18 years using data from the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey16 and the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.17
Relative burden, or out-of-pocket expenditures per $1000 of family income, for children aged 0 to 18 years using data from the 1980 National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey16 and the 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.17
We conducted a set of multivariate analyses controlling for age, race/ethnicity, sex, and insurance status, since changes in the distribution of out-of-pocket spending could be affected by changing demographics of the child population over time. Separate regressions were estimated for each poverty group using pooled 1980 and 2000 data. A dummy variable indicating the survey year was used to estimate the change in financial burden between 1980 and 2000 for each poverty group, holding age, race/ethnicity, sex, and insurance status constant. Because data on financial burden were skewed, we log-transformed that data for the regression models and then back-transformed the results for ease of interpretation. In the log transformation, "$1" was added to the sum of out-of-pocket expenditures so that all of the observations (including those with no out-of-pocket expenditures) could be used. All of the analyses were conducted using Stata version 8.0 (Stata Corp, College Station, Tex),22 which adjusts for the complex sample design of the surveys. This study was granted exempt status by the institutional review board at the University of California at San Francisco.
Bivariate analysis
During 2000, total out-of-pocket health care expenditures for children younger than 19 years exceeded $15 billion, averaging $200 per child. Figure 1 shows total out-of-pocket expenditures that increased with family income for both time periods, with children in the highest-income category having out-of-pocket expenditures of 3 to 4 times those of children in the lowest-income families (P<.001 for both 1980 and 2000). Although the chart suggests that all of the income groups experienced reductions in out-of-pocket expenditures between 1980 and 2000, differences were not significant for those children living in families with incomes below 200% of the FPL. The overall shape and slope of the gradient remain largely unchanged between 1980 and 2000.
When out-of-pocket expenditures are measured relative to family income, a regressive pattern is visible at both time points. Data in Figure 2 demonstrate that out-of-pocket expenditures as a share of family income were more than 2 times greater for children below poverty than for children with the highest family incomes in both 1980 and 2000 (P<.001). The t tests indicate a significant difference (P<.01) between 1980 and 2000 in the relative financial burden experienced by children only in poverty levels of 100% to 149% of the FPL and greater than 300% of the FPL. Visually, the 2000 data continued to show this same regressive pattern found in 1980, suggesting that although progress has been made in reducing the relative financial burden of out-of-pocket health care expenditures, the disparity among the different poverty groups remains.
Table 1 summarizes the multivariate findings for the financial burden outcomes. After controlling for possible changes in population demographics and insurance status, the distribution and gradient of the absolute and relative financial burdens did not change in the expected direction. Financial burden of out-of-pocket health care spending declined significantly (P<.01) between 1980 and 2000 for all of the income groups. Although children living in poor and near-poor families (<100% of the FPL and 100%-149% of the FPL, respectively) who were the primary targets for Medicaid and SCHIP expansions experienced a significant reduction (P<.01) over time in relative financial burden (−36.49%, 95% CI, −49.54% to −20.07%; and −40.49%, 95% CI, −55.43% to −20.55%, respectively), it was not appreciably more than that found for the other income groups.
Estimated Percentage of Change of Absolute and Relative Financial Burden Between 1980 and 2000 for Children Aged 0 to 18 Years*
Role of insurance
Recognizing that children in low-income families (<200% of the FPL) experience a much higher financial burden than those in high-income families, we conducted a separate analysis of the 2000 MEPS data to determine whether the presence and type of insurance were associated with financial burden. The results in Table 2 demonstrate that those with continuous public insurance experienced a 61.36% decrease in absolute financial burden (95% CI, −74.74% to −40.84%) and a 49.49% decrease in relative financial burden (95% CI, −66.24% to −24.35%) as compared with continuously uninsured children. Those with continuous private insurance experienced a 134.43% increase in absolute financial burden (95% CI, 41.91%-286.90%) and a 79.14% increase in relative financial burden (95% CI, 9.31%-193.59%) as compared with continuously uninsured children.
Estimated Percentage of Change of Absolute and Relative Financial Burden for Children Aged 0 to 18 Years Who Are Below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level*
Why disparities remain
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Wong ST, Galbraith A, Kim S, Newacheck PW. Disparities in the Financial Burden of Children's Healthcare Expenditures. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(11):1008–1013. doi:10.1001/archpedi.159.11.1008 | that we expected to find a more substantial narrowing of financial burden across poverty groups following the Medicaid and SCHIP expansions, we examined whether the expansions had, in fact, resulted in a net increase in the proportion of poor and near-poor children with health insurance coverage between 1980 and 2000. There was a large increase in the proportion of children in low-income families covered by public insurance between 1980 and 2000 (Table 3). However, the proportion of children with private health care coverage declined substantially for children in low-income families over the same time period. The net impact was that the proportion of low-income children who were uninsured changed little over the study period.
Insurance Coverage in 1980 and 2000 for Children Aged 0 to 18 Years*
We undertook this study to examine whether socioeconomic disparities presently exist in the burden of out-of-pocket health care spending for children. The previous analysis by Newacheck and Halfon12 using data from 1980 revealed a substantial gradient across poverty categories, whereby the share of family income spent on children's health care was inversely related to family income. We hypothesized that the gradient present in 1980 would be substantially reduced in 2000 given the large-scale expansions in public insurance targeted at children in poor and near-poor families.
The number of children enrolled in Medicaid has more than doubled between the early 1980s and 2000, and an additional 3 million children were newly enrolled in SCHIP by 2000.23 Both programs cover a broad range of health care services needed by children, including preventive care, acute care services, and many of the specialized services needed for the care of chronic conditions. Moreover, both programs limit deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments to nominal levels.
Our results suggest that out-of-pocket expenditures decreased for children overall between 1980 and 2000. This decrease in absolute financial burden may reflect the shift from traditional indemnity insurance to managed care plans that require less cost sharing for many services commonly used by children (eg, preventive care). However, the shape and slope of the gradient across poverty categories did not substantially change. This finding indicates that out-of-pocket expenditures for children in the poor and near-poor categories have not declined more rapidly than for children in higher-income categories, though a more rapid decline for children in the poor and near-poor categories had been expected given the large-scale expansions in public coverage. Additionally, the expected reduction in disparities in relative financial burden of out-of-pocket expenditures did not occur. Hence, whether measured on an absolute or relative basis, the hypothesized salutatory effects of the program expansions on reducing disparities in financial burden are not immediately apparent.
The expansions in public insurance did not reduce the number of uninsured children to the degree expected. We found little change in the proportion of children with health insurance, despite expansions of Medicaid and the implementation of SCHIP. This phenomenon is consistent with the "crowd-out" or substitution argument, whereby public insurance expansions crowd out private coverage with little net gain in coverage. However, the extent to which crowd out takes place remains unclear. A recent literature review revealed crowd-out estimates ranging from 11% to 40%, varying by data source and methodology.9 Even considering the higher end of this range, crowd out would only partially offset an increased enrollment in public programs.
Other changes in the broader economy and the health care system, such as the large-scale shift from a manufacturing economy to a service economy, may have left increased numbers of low- and moderate-income families without employer-sponsored private insurance. Further, the migration to managed care over the past 2 decades has likely led to disproportionate reductions in out-of-pocket expenses for middle- and higher-income families who had indemnity coverage in the past. Major benefits of managed care are the limited financial exposure for deductibles and coinsurance as well as more generous coverage of preventive services. Together, these system-level changes, along with crowd out, appear to have muted the effect of expanded public coverage.
Although the Medicaid expansions and implementation of SCHIP did not lead to an attenuation of disparities in financial burden, they have been effective in keeping low-income families with children from facing increasing financial burden. Our data show that for low-income children in 2000, continuous public coverage was protective against financial burden, more so than private insurance was. The noted disparities might have been reduced if fewer low-income children with public insurance experienced gaps in coverage. Many children who are eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP do not enroll, and many who enroll experience lapses in coverage.24-26 It is likely that without the expansions, even more children would be uninsured with higher out-of-pocket financial burdens. Additionally, while disparities in financial burden still exist across family income levels, evidence from other sources27-30 indicates that the expansions and enactment of SCHIP have improved access to care and use of preventive services, and they have reduced the mortality of infants and children.
Our study should be interpreted in light of important limitations. As the NMCUES did not collect data on insurance premiums, we were not able to compare financial burden associated with premium expenses. If coverage of low-income children has shifted from private insurance (with premiums) to public insurance (with minimal or no premiums), then a reduction in financial burden might have been demonstrated for low-income children over time had premium data been available. Whether this would be enough to reduce the disparities across income groups in a significant fashion is another question. Our recent study31 of financial burden in families using the 2001 MEPS data revealed a regressive pattern for poor families, even with the inclusion of premium data. Second, our measures of financial burden count only the direct out-of-pocket expenditures that families incur for health care. As with most studies of health care expenditures, we excluded the indirect costs of illness, such as lost school days and workdays owing to illness. Third, definitive conclusions cannot be made about the causes of differences in financial burden over time given our cross-sectional study design. Finally, although all of the states had operating programs by 2000, the 2000 MEPS data may not reflect the full impact of SCHIP.
Expansions in public coverage have helped children in low-income families maintain health insurance coverage in the face of declining rates of private insurance coverage. While the financial burden of children's out-of-pocket health care expenditures has decreased for all of the income groups over time, income-related disparities in relative financial burden continue to exist. However, public insurance coverage appears to protect against financial burden for low-income children, more so than private insurance does. The persistence of socioeconomic disparities in the financial burden of out-of-pocket expenditures is of great concern, particularly if increased cost sharing prevents families from obtaining needed health care or other important household goods and services. Further research is needed to develop effective strategies for reducing disparities in financial burden.
Correspondence: Sabrina T. Wong, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, T161-2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T-2B5 (wong@nursing.ubc.ca).
Previous Presentation: The preliminary results were presented at the 2003 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association; November 19, 2003; San Francisco, Calif; the 2004 Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting; May 3, 2004; San Francisco; and the Academy of Health Services Research Meeting; June 8, 2004; San Diego, Calif.
Accepted for Publication: May 9, 2005.
Author Contributions: The authors had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Funding/Support: This work was supported by grant R01 HS11662-01A1 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md.
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<|fim_middle|> impact social change, we try to self-edit responsibly. So, there are times that we can't always disclose every typo when we're very busy advocating for change . My conclusion: Do Your Best. Be accountable in public forums. And use The Bloggers' Code of Ethics.
I have a long journey ahead this year as I struggle to stay 20 steps ahead of my colleagues in helping them become the "Techy Non-Techie" in using new technology and internet tools for effective communications.
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Since I started maintaining and expanding my relationships via e-mail in 1996, I could not have imagined how viral my methods have become in announcing our events and activities to our Filipino American community. Thus, in 2004, I asked my sister to host my website, www.RadiantView.com. At that time, WordPress was just gaining its notoriety for its simple content management system — except that I wasn't comfortable with HTML. I would just send Noemi the articles I wrote and she would put it inside my website. It would take me another three years to finally make the time to "teach myself" (with my sister, Noemi Dado, coaching me on yahoo messenger) the basics of blogging.
And here I am today, extremely grateful for the learnings I got from my patient sister. She is truly a major inspiration in my growth process. If it weren't for Noemi's guidance, I wouldn't have reconciled (in my mind) the similarities between a journalist's ethics and a blogger's ethics. I would never have thought of pushing my friends at NaFFAA to focus on documenting and archiving our programs and activities online so that media would have an easier time fact-checking their news and views about us. I would never have been featured by Jeremy Zilar, the design technologist of The New York Times (in his blog), for announcing to the 350-plus attendees of the WordCamp 2007 (for WordPress users) that "My sister has this online campaign to take back the word 'Filipina.'" I was startled by the resounding claps after I made my one-line statement. I had just announced that we were using blogging as a medium to impact social change. Imagine that.
I begged Noemi to come with me to the 8th NaFFAA Empowerment Conference last September in Seattle, Washington. Her account of her experiences can be found here: Future Bloggers, My Blogging Goals.
As a board member of the Philippine American Press Club-USA, I am an active proponent of using new media to complement traditional media. Our Philippine-based Filipino journalists are wa-a-a-a-ay more sophisticated and knowledgeable — and our Fil-Am media has a lot of catching up to do.
I found the January 15, 2009 Media In Focus quite provocative. I was emotionally involved. I could relate to the heartaches of maintaining a blog. I remembered my fearlessness in defending a good friend when he was crucified by online critics and pseudo-journalists (and you know who you are).
I am mystified by many of my peers' nonchalance in pursuing digital literacy.
I can only appeal to my media and NaFFAA colleagues to "start somewhere today!" Thank you to Nanette Alcaro, my "partner in crime" at FilipinoVillage.com, for understanding what a bumpy road we have to traverse, with lots of detours along the way.
Noems, I had so much fun viewing this segment because I could truly relate to the dilemma of journalists, bloggers, and pseudo-journalists who truly use the blogosphere to destroy the credibility of our Fil-Am community leaders. I can validate that you did try to contact the Pangandamans to get their story because I also used my own resources to help you. But no one wanted to speak out… The part about editing ONE WORD OR PHRASE really spoke to me. You see, bloggers can self-edit, especially the typos that they missed or crazily-arranged words that don't express the message clearly. In my world wherein we use a blog's easy content management system to have a website that archives or documents our programs and projects that | 855 |
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I swim at a pool that is 25 yards long, so is a mile 66 lengths (or 1650 yards) of a pool, or is it 70 lengths?
I've also heard folks referring to a lap as what I have always thought of as a length...again I swim at a pool that is 25 yards in length....so isn't a "lap" in this case 50 yards (down and back)?
A mile is 1760 yards,but 1500M and 1650 yd are the longest pool races so they are colloquially referred to as "a mile." So many people have confused lap with length that lap has come to mean length,except when it means 2 lengths.just talk about yards or meters instead of lengths<|fim_middle|>", I will make a big line and then a quick jerky motion, and then retrace the same imaginary line backwards to show it is indeed a two way deal.
So here's on more: Do you say "yardage"? Because it could be you are swimming meters, but no one says meterage. Yardage just means how far did you go, in either yards or meters, but I have actually often answered in rounded miles. Depending on who's asking, and the dead giveaway are beginning questions like , Do you win?, are you fast, can you beat Missy Franklin, then you might want to answer in rounded miles when asked how far can you go. I would say something like, I usually swim 2 miles a workout.
The 1500M freestyle has been an international race since the 1908 Olympics. It was an obvious derivative of the standard running race of the same distance. While the US adopted the international standard of 50M for long course events in the early part of the 20th century, the 25yard pool was too ubiquitous to abandon so yards remained the standard for short course.
For some unknown reason, the 1500M was commonly contested at short course events, even when the rest of the events were swam in yards. That meant the finish line was a rope hung ~10 yards from the end of the pool. In 1963, the NCCA added the extra ~10 yards to the event for the championship so they would finish at the wall. Pretty soon the "1650" became the standard long distance event swam in 25 yard pools instead of the 1500M. Swimmers sometimes called it "the mile" because it was the closest event they had to a mile.
Open water swimmers do. And the distance of open water swims is always advertised in miles (or kilometers).
people call the 1500 meter freestyle & the 1,650 yard freestyle "the mile"
There's also confusion with laps, some think of a lap as one length of a pool while others think of a lap as down and back.
To clear things up, talk about lengths or specific distances.
I still hold that "lap" comes in from runners that start swimming. Born & raised swimmers have always called it lengths!
"a lap" is something that you end where you began.
That's how I've always understood it. Down and back in a pool is one lap.
a stage in a swim consisting of two lengths of a pool.
I've always considered 1800 yards my pool "mile," even though it's really over the 1760 yards that my grade school math taught me was a mile. I figured that way I had the full mile and then some, whereas if I swam 70 lengths (1750) it would be too short for my OCD self to accept; 71 lengths would have me finishing at the wrong end of the pool from where my water and pool toys (typically kickboard and pull buoy but of late paddles and fins), so that made me feel out of kilter. Plus I figured if I could swim x amount of time in 1800 yards, I'd feel all the more ready to swim a true mile in that time or better. (In theory only... in o.w., it tended to vary depending on a lot of stuff.) I didn't ever belong to a 50 mile (or 51 or whatever) mile club so that was never an issue.
Oh, and I'm both a runner and a swimmer, but I remember using the term "lap" before I got into running and defining it for myself as a length of the pool.
It gets so complicated that when people not into swimming (for swimmers, I always use "yards" to describe my distances) ask how far I swam, unless it was for at least 2 miles, I just say how many yards. Then someone asks, "How many laps is that?" Sigh!
My youth coaches used to call a mile, "72 laps," even though they meant lengths, which is 1800 yards and a little over a mile.
At least in the mid-Atlantic and northeast a lap and length were synonymous, but I get the fact that a lap would imply a return to the beginning. So if you get "lapped" in a race is that one length or two? :afraid: Double-lapped was two lengths in my book.
We always counted a "mile" as 72 lengths to finish at the same end.
I've raced in 20 yard and 33-1/3 yd pools back in the day, but never a 1650, where the race would have ended in the middle of the pool.
I've also always used "lap" and "length" synonymously. But if someone is lapped in a race, the lapping swimmer is definitely 2 lengths ahead. Double-lapping is what Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs silver medalist Mack Horton did to half the field in the 1500m at our State Age Swimming Championships.
So if you get "lapped" in a race is that one length or two?
It'd be two lengths (one lap). Put simply…if you jump off the blocks and just stop…the other swimmer has to go all the way down and back…two complete lengths (one lap) to get back to where you are and pass/lap you.
lol - this was posted by Natalie Coughlin today on Facebook. It is relevant to this conversation - I totally agree with Natalie (she comes into the podcast at around 5 minutes). I grew up swimming in California like she did and we always referred to laps as one end to the other. Also - what about the fact that "lap" Counters used in distance events don't count laps by 50's but by 25's?
Growing up all over the south and Midwest in the US, we always use laps and lengths interchangeably, although laps was the term used the vast majority of the time.
Just curious. Are they called lap counters? Do they count single lengths? | or miles and everyone will know what you mean.
Are you a runner or something? Swimmers don't count miles.
This is a very interesting thread! I didn't know a true mile measure was 5280' or 1760 yards, but now I do! Unfortunately, I feel extremely resentful that the Breckenridge Recreation Center counts a mile as 1800 yards. So by the time I make the "50 mile club" and finally get my name on the wall, does that mean I will have swum an additional 40 yards (1800-1760) x 50 miles = 2,000 yards? It should be the 51 Mile Plus Club!! And that's at high altitude!
Length vs. Lap: very good question and food for thought. From now on, when I say "length", I will use a big hand gesture as a line segment. Very pronounced one way only. For "lap | 207 |
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'"this book is filled with a whole new universe full of objects of mystery, high flying adventure, monsters, espionage, Indiana Jones-caliber action, and a whole lot of fun characters." – Ainitcool
"an intriguing package for a pulp series that blends different genres effectively." –NewPulp | one-man holy war, but he is not the first product of the machinery that created him.When the twisted Broken Heart cult seeks to conjure and enslave a force they are ill-equipped to control, Bishop must face a custom-built killer who knows him as only a brother can. The Reverend has finally met his equal in battle, and faith alone may no longer sustain him.
As always this will be a standalone title but of course if you've read the novels and some of the comics you will a better understanding of the wider world these characters inhabit. Stay tuned though because when we are read anyone who pre-orders a physical copy of Blood Cries Out will also receive a free digital copy of an earlier Reverend story entitled 'Wrath of God'.
More details and info soon. If you're interested in seeing the work Conor is currently doing on the project then you want to check Twitch. Every Thursday at 8pm Conor will be working on a new page live on his Twitch channel. If after that you still can't get enough of watching Conor work he also is on again every Tuesday at 8pm, showing off his other projects.
Behind the Shadows – Lady Mary in the Shadows
With work on the one shot 'The Lament of Lady Mary' nearly complete writer Pete Roger looks back on his involvement with the project. Over to Pete…
Having read and loved the first novel, Fallen Heroes, I was honoured to become part of the wider creative team that Barry assembled. My first contribution to Unseen Shadows was a one shot called Fragments of Fate, centering on occult expert and adventurer Professor Napoleon Stone.
Napoleon Stone
When I was asked which other character I'd like to focus on for my next story, I knew it had to be cult leader Sir Oliver Cademus.
A knight of the first crusade and founder of the Book of Cademus, a cult it is said that continues to exert its influence today, long after Oliver's supposed death. His return has been prophesied for several centuries by his followers.
The story I came up with was entitled The Lament of Lady Mary, and it focuses on Oliver's relationship with his parents and in particular his Mother, the Mary of the title. Working on this one-shot meant I was able to read sections of the as yet unpublished second novel Forgotten Warriors, and it also meant I had the chance to work with artist Conor Boyle, who I'd been wanting to collaborate with since I first saw his work. It also meant I got to write a period piece, with the story being set around the time of the first crusade, which scratched a major writerly itch for me. I did lots of online research into the period, watched plenty of Game of Thrones episodes, sat in Cardiff Castle grounds making notes and listened to the Kingdom of Heaven and Robin of Sherwood soundtracks as I pulled the story together.
I worked very closely with Barry, who edited the story, and it was great to be working with the person who created the characters and universe I was playing with, a bit like writing Spider-Man under Stan Lee's watchful eye. Barry pushed me to ditch my initial quite obvious idea that skirted around some of the plot points raised in Fallen Heroes, giving me the confidence to dig deeper to find a more personal, and far more potent narrative that felt like an integral part of the Cademus legend. I proof read a PDF of the one-shot earlier this week, and I'm extremely proud of the story, it's quite possibly the happiest I've ever been with my own writing. I feel I got the balance right here, offering a first time reader an interesting story, while also having the potential to have a real impact on someone who is already firmly immersed in the world that Barry and the other associated creators have developed. I can't wait for it to be released, so people can see a different side of my writing and feast their eyes on Conor's truly stellar work.
The Lament of Lady Mary: See the Inks For Pages 1 and 2
Not too long ago we gave you a look at the first two penciled pages of art by Conor Boyle from The Lament of Lady Mary well now you can feast your eyes on those same pages with some inks applied. More stunning art from Conor to come soon! Keep an eye on our facebook page!
First Look at The Lament of Lady Mary
I bet you thought the week was going to go by without any kind of update from the guys and gals here at Unseen Shadows? Well you would be wrong. Today we give you a first look at The Lament of Lady Mary By Pete Rogers with art and letters being provided by Conor Boyle.
The story focuses on a mother dealing with her son's return from war. In this case the war is the First Crusade and the mother Lady Mary Cademus, whose son is Sir Oliver Cademus. Readers of the Fallen Heroes novel will know that Sir Oliver is the spiritual leader of the Book of Cademus, the chief baddies in the novel.
Lady Mary Cademus lost both the men she loved in the First Crusade. But now eight years later one of them, her son Oliver, has returned alive. And he isn't alone.
"So who are they? The six who ride with you, the quiet ones who have your ear."
Here are two pages of glorious pencils for you to drool over as well as an early look at the cover.
Tales of the Fallen Now Available on Amazon!
Just in time for payday you can now order the first Unseen Shadows comic anthology Tales of the Fallen direct from Amazon.co.uk.
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Nettleton— Jewel Marie Ballard, 85, left this world on August 8, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Born on September 15, 1932 in Amory, she was a daughter of William Raymond and Esther Etta (Cantrell) Hood. Jewel graduated from Nettleton High School. After working for many years as a seamstress and supervisor at Amory Garment, she went into an early retirement. Jewel was an accomplished seamstress and quilter, and was kind enough to pass along much of her knowledge to future generations, of which her family is very grateful. She was a longtime, faithful member of Nettleton Church of Christ. In her free time, Jewel was an avid reader who especially loved her Westerns. She was a self-sufficient lady who fished and raised a garden, preserving much of it. Jewel was well loved and leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness for her family to remember for generations to come. She is now making her heavenly home. Jewel is survived by her sons, Randy Tucker (Cathy), Amory, Terry Ballard (Crissie), Austin, TX; grandchildren, Carrie Hunt, Austin, TX, Jamie Arendt (Robert), Amory, Samantha Burt (Eric), Amory, Jordan Baxter (Mitchell), Amory, Colton Ballard (Crystal), Austin, TX; 9 great-grandchildren and 2 more on the way; special nephew and niece, Brad Crawley (Tiffany), Nettleton, MS, and Phyllis Wright (Greg), Birmingham, AL; several other nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Stafford; infant granddaughter, Jennifer Stafford; and sisters, Nell Green and Margaret Crawley. A funeral service will be held at 11AM Saturday, August 11, 2018, at E.E. Pickle Funeral Home in Amory. Mr. Jimmy Bates and Mr. Steve Shappley will officiate the service. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery. Pallbearers include Eric Burt, Robert Arendt, Mitchell Baxter, Jay Mize, Tanner Crawley, and Bobby Prestage. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM, Friday, August 10, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory to Jewel to Nettleton Church of Christ, 108 Buchanon Ave, Nettleton, MS 38858. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com
Nettleton— Jewel Marie Ballard, 85, left this world on August 8, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Born on September | 623 |
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USS Nebraska (BB 14)
USS Nebraska (Battleship # 14, later BB-14), 1907-1923
USS Nebraska, a 14,948-ton Virginia class battleship, was built at Seattle, Washington, the last U.S. Navy battleship to be built by<|fim_middle|> the hull number BB-14 at about that time. USS Nebraska was sold for scrapping in November 1923.
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{{/newRow}} {{/icPages}} | a West Coast shipyard for over a decade. Commissioned in July 1907, she performed her initial service in the eastern Pacific and joined the Atlantic Fleet's battle force in May 1908 upon its arrival in California waters after its long voyage around South America. Nebraska accompanied this "Great White Fleet" on the remainder of its World cruise, visiting ports in Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Japan and Ceylon before passing through the Suez Canal and transiting the Mediterranean Sea en route back to the United States.
After her arrival on the U.S. East Coast in February 1909, Nebraska was refitted, receiving a new "cage" foremast and other alterations. A second "cage" mast was installed in 1910. The battleship took a regular part in Atlantic Fleet activities over the next seven years, among them operations off Mexico in 1914 and 1916. When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Nebraska began active wartime service. Though she mainly performed training duty, she also cruised extensively in the conflict's last half-year. During May-July 1918, she made a voyage to South America to return the body of Uruguay's late Ambassador to his homeland. From September to November 1918, Nebraska helped to escort convoys bound across the Atlantic to the Europe.
In late December 1918, with peace restored, Nebraska began a troop transport assignment, part of the great effort to bring U.S. servicemen home from France. This important work ended in June 1919, and the ship transited the Panama Canal to join the Pacific Fleet shortly thereafter. She remained in the Pacific until decommissioned in early July 1920, receiving | 379 |
Q: Find the Laurent expansion in powers of $\,z\,$ and $\,1/z\,$ $f(z)=\large\frac{z+2}{z^2-z-2}$ in $1<|z|<2$ and then in $2<|z|<\infty$
I am unsure how the two different regions of $z$ affect the series expansion.
Any help would be appreciated.
A: Hints:
$$1<|z|<2\implies \begin{cases}\frac{1}{2}<\frac{1}{|z|}<1\\{}\\\frac{|z|}{2}<1\end{cases}\;\;\;,\;\;\;\;\text{so}$$
$$\frac{z+2}{(z-2)(z+1)}=\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{4}{z-2}-\frac{1}{z+1}\right)=$$
$$=-\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{2}{1-\frac{z}{2}}+\frac{1}{z}\frac{1}{1+\frac{1}{z}}\right)=-\frac{1}{3}\left(4\left(1+\frac{z}{2}+\frac{z^2}{2^2}+\ldots\right)+\frac{1}{z}\left(1-\frac{1}{z}+\frac{1}{z^2}-\frac{1}{z^3}+\ldots\right)\right)=$$
$$=-\frac{1}{3}\left(4+\frac{4z}{2}+\frac{4z^2}{2^2}+\ldots+\frac{4z^n}{2^n}+\ldots+\frac{1}{z}-\frac{1}{z^2}+\frac{1}{z^3}-\ldots\right)=$$
$$=\ldots-\frac{1}{3z^3}+\frac<|fim_middle|>1-\frac{-1}{z})} = -\frac{2}{3z} \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{z^k}{2^k} - \frac{1}{3z} \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^k}{z^k}$$
This should give you convergence inside the annulus $1 < |z| < 2$.
| {1}{3z^2}-\frac{1}{3z}+\frac{5}{3}-\frac{4}{3\cdot 2}z-\frac{4}{3\cdot2^2}z^2-\ldots$$
A: $$f(z) = \frac{z+2}{z^2-z-2} = \frac{z+2}{(z-2)(z+1)} = \frac{4}{3(z-2)} - \frac{1}{3(z+1)} = -\frac{4}6 \frac{1}{z(1-\frac{z}{2})} - \frac{1}3 \frac{1}{z( | 153 |
These leagues are created & supported to make baseball a fun, learning experience for all kids. All practices & games are local (Villa Madonna & Franze Fields in Villa<|fim_middle|> are" garden club. We are always open to new members. Our meetings are typically on the first Monday of each month at 7:00pm at the Police Dept. Building. If you would like to learn more about the Garden Club you can visit our website at www.villahillsgardenclub.org , send us an email at [email protected] or contact Martha Lange at 331-5517.
Organized sports such as baseball, softball, soccer and football are offered for children 5 years through high school. Adult teams are also offered in softball. Please contact the leagues directly. | Hills), and all games are played on Saturday mornings/early afternoons.
Permits are required for field use, contact the Villa Hills Longhorns to obtain a permit.
The Villa Hills Garden Club was founded in 1996 for the purpose of improving landscaped areas in our city. We are a volunteer organization of hard working men and women who enjoy gardening and learning from each other. We are involved with many community oriented projects such as the Commemorative Garden, Yard of the Year Awards, Annual Plant Sales and Garden Tours to mention a few. Members enjoy day trips throughout the year and the club is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Cincinnati and the Civic Garden Center. We are a "hands on, come as you | 151 |
In the Spring 2016 President's Dream Colloquium, Simon Fraser University students and faculty explored the foundations and applications of "Big Data". Recordings from this engaging lecture series can be found by clicking on the speaker links below.
February 23, 2016, Surrey campus. Sponsored by Tableau Software.
Recently propelled by opposition to the very large private and secretive databases for marketing and national security, critical theory is now contesting how size matters less than interpretive capacity, transparency, or the capacity of evidence-based decision making to adapt to the partisan inflection of every day relativist reasoning. In a world which apparently digitizes everything but not everyone, there is a battle for access, and pressing need to develop the skills for analytic and interpretive reasoning, to mobilize big data in the public interest. Yet the applicability of new analytic resources and processes is constrained by economic, legal and socio-political factors.
Given the increasing amount of digital information, many disciplines are bringing together data from difference sources in an effort to generate new knowledge, weigh and mitigate risks, contribute more effectively to public policy and mobilize for positive social change. The trick is to understand under what conditions and why this search may be effective in the next five to ten years.
Within the context of these questions, this seminar aimed to demystify the hitherto "privileged knowledge" of computing science, behind classification, detection and algorithms.
This series looked at issues related to the design and technology of big data, epistemological problems around datum evidence, analysis and meaning,<|fim_middle|>-White were responsible for the overall direction, content and grading of the seminar.
Simba Technologies sponsored the talks by Dr. Surajit Chaudhuri and Dr. Pat Hanrahan.
Tableau Software sponsored the talk by Dr. Sheelagh Carpendale. | ethics and regulation of its practices. The mission was to seek to lever power from private to public spheres, through everyday applications. Cases focused on how individual citizens, civil society organizations today can effectively access, interrogate and use large public databases to advance social, economic and political change.
At the same time, the series highlighted examples of how Big Data and associated technologies pose risks for the "Little Guy". Areas of particular interest included health, safety, the environment, aboriginal heritage and public policy. The topics and associated discussion were designed not only for an interdisciplinary graduate student audience, but also for a community audience where industry and community members can learn more about the Big Data items that make their way into various forms of media and shape public discourse and issue mediation.
Composed of three modules, this President's Colloquium featured high profile guest speakers who are thought-leaders in their fields. Presentations from all guest speakers were open to the public, along with an associated discussion session.
The Foundations of Big Data module, led by the School of Computing Science, introduced students from a wide range of technical backgrounds in humanities, social sciences, sciences and applied sciences to the fundamentals of database design, algorithms, programming, machine learning, and visualization in the context of the social, political and corporate factors shaping their use.
The Investigations with Big Data module, led by the Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA) participating with SFU researchers from Health Sciences, Criminology, Interactive Arts and Technology, and Political Science explored specific cases of David-and-Goliath narratives about how community based big data sources can be used to help solve real world problems.
Finally, the issue of what should be done with big data will be the focus of the Significance of Big Data module. Led by the School of Communication, this section invited a series of panels and experts to share their insights into the ethics of big data and its impacts on citizens, especially how to think like Sherlock Holmes (Konnikova, 2013) and improve the powers of public deduction.
SFU Professors Catherine Murray, Fred Popowich and Peter Chow | 427 |
Blue. There is no denying that this is the predominant colour when you chose to walk the lakes route, hugging the lines of the Jura Mountains in all of its aquatic glory. 150<|fim_middle|> tourism in the Jura Mountains. | km of trails and a subtle palette ranging from dark navy blue to south sea turquoise let you explore the full diversity of the Jura lakes.
There is a total of around 20 bodies of water: Chalain, Chambly, Val, Vernois, Fioget, Bonlieu, the four lakes: Narlay, Ilay, Little Maclu and Great Maclu; in addition to Clairvaux, Etival, Blye, Onoz, Viremont, Antre, Coiselet and even Vouglans. Both glacial landforms and man-made dams pay homage to the wilderness around them in their shimmering reflections. Fast-flowing waterfalls, sheer overhangs and lush forests are all natural attractions found along this lake route. In particular, the Giant Cauldrons at Pont-de-Poitte and the Hérisson waterfalls, a designated heritage site that plummets 255 metres and crashes onto rocks along a nearly 4-km stretch are both worth mentioning.
The lakes route also takes you back in time to the Neolithic sites at Marigny, near Chalain Lake, the medieval remains in Arinthod, Saint-Hymethière, Orgelet and Gigny. For a more contemporary structure, there is the Pont de la Pyle and the Vouglans Dam, which offer breathtakingly high panoramas over the third largest artificial lake in France. Whether you go for aquatic and sporting activities or for relaxing walks, the colour blue is a common theme during every season, for all types of | 328 |
John P. Elliott, MD
Emeritus Medical Director Valley Perinatal Services
"Mary and her Foundation have been keeping TTTS information alive and<|fim_middle|> the devastation of TTTS". | available for over 30 years.
Dr. John Elliott is an internationally recognized authority in Maternal-Fetal Medicine who has distinguished himself both as a practicing physician and educator. After completing medical school in 1972, he completed his residency in OB/GYN at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, CO. Dr. Elliott went on to complete his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of California where he then became board certified in OB/GYN and MFM.
As a renown MFM specialist, Dr. Elliot has published professional articles that are recognized as groundbreaking and essential to Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the care of high-risk OB patients. He teaches at national and international meetings, conferences, and local symposiums.
Dr. Elliott has a unique and unparalleled ability to care for high-order multiple gestations. He has proven success in being able to consistently achieve highest gestational age for high-order multiple deliveries. While serving on numerous professional boards, Dr. Elliott has received many awards and grants for his outstanding work and service to the medical community. For 15 years, he was listed in Woodward and White's Best Doctor's in America while achieving a 12-year running of America's Top Doctors. In 1996, Dr. Elliott received the Phoenix "Top Doc" award and has been listed as one of 81 (1%) top perinatologists by US News and World Report.
Dr. Elliott is the driving force for Valley Perinatal Services and a true inspiration to the medical community. He is considered the world's expert in High Order Multiple Pregnancies (triplets or more) delivering over:
• 2000 sets of twins
• 700 sets of triplets
• 109 sets of quadruplets
• 23 sets of quintuplets
Thousands and thousands of woman with higher order pregnancies and those with TTTS have gotten help from Dr. Elliott when other doctors would have just given up.
"Monochorionic placentas present very complex problems that even well trained OB/Gyn's do not fully understand. The TTTS Foundation provides the most accurate information available in one place for both OB's and parents."
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"Unlike most Internet sites, parents should know that this organization provides the most reliable and current information about TTTS or I would not be associated with them."
"Many good ideas in pregnancy care don't gain widespread acceptance because there is no advocate to keep the idea alive. Mary and her Foundation have been keeping TTTS information alive and available for over 30 years."
"Countless parents and babies have benefited from her devotion to minimizing | 546 |
Kids are unique, awesome, super, crazy, cool, smart, intelligent, wise, funny, truthful, naughty, simple, genius and what not!
There's no comparison to the kids' logic. They ask, say<|fim_middle|> literally and funniest kids test answers – it has it all. | and do things that makes no sense yet makes you smile, laugh, cry and scream. They are capable of doing all the funny things on this earth.
Sometimes they say things that have no meaning at all and sometimes what they say is absolutely right. They can be extremely truthful. There are times when there is no logic in what they say but you laugh at it hysterically.
Sweet is the word for anything that includes kids. The innocence, the simplicity, the cuteness of the kids is all that makes one forget the problems of the world. Anything related to kids is therapeutic.
So, are you ready to have your laughter dose for today?
Then check out this hilarious video with some extremely entertaining examples of the kids' logic that'll crack you up. From hilarious kids who beat the system to funny kids who took instructions | 165 |
The brand new Trials game, Trials Rising, is coming this month! The last mainline Trials game, Trials Fusion, was released all the way back in 2014. Consequently, fans are eagerly awaiting the latest edition to the series!
The arcade 2.5D multiplayer racer game is being developed by both RedLynx and Ubisoft Kiev. Here is the Trials Fusion announcement trailer.
Trials Rising is scheduled for release on February 26. The announcement was first made in June 2018.
Unlike its predecessor, Trials Rising will be available on PC, PS4, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch.
Ubisoft have announced a Trials Rising open beta will be available from February 21. It will run through until February 25, just one day before the full release.
The open beta will be available on PC, PS4, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
For those who are new to Trials, the basic premise of the gameplay is to ride a motorcycle from one end of the map to the other, while navigating various obstacles.
It has been confirmed various parts of the real world will feature in Trials Rising. Famous landmarks and places such as the Eiffel Tower and Mount Everest are among those that appear.
Of course, when any new game is on the horizon, gamers want to see gameplay. With a game like Trials, where the concept of the game is engrained, it is the subtle differences that often make the biggest difference. Here is some gameplay from the PS4 Pro in glorious 4K!
The standard, and core element of Trials, the single player campaign is of course present again. Comparing times with friends and other players around the world has become an interesting form of competition.
Additionally, multiplayer (both online and offline) makes another appearance alongside the ability to create custom courses. Once again these courses can be shared with other players. Customisation for a player's motorcyclist is also as prevalent as ever.
Trials Rising introduces brand<|fim_middle|> only available on PC and as a digital download. This means all console versions of the game will be the gold edition.
Essentially the gold edition includes the expansion pass. This grants you access to additional motorbikes, tracks and further content. Furthermore, in most cases the gold edition also comes with 16-page sticker art-book.
The gold version of the game can be pre-ordered for $40 (£28 in the UK). The standard edition is at $30 (£21 UK).
For more gaming news and rumors follow us on our Dexerto Twitter page. | new modes also. The new Tandem Mode allows two players to control a bike simultaneously. The balance and power of the bike will be shared between both players. How the mode feels exactly will remain a slight mystery until it is tried! Given the nature of the mode it is intended to be a fun offline pastime as opposed to competitive.
Trials rising is releasing in two different versions: the standard and gold edition. The standard edition is | 89 |
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Traffic in Hampton gets slower during rush hours when people commute to and fro work on weekdays. All major roads and highways experience heavy traffic congestion from 6: 00 am to 9:00 am and in the evening between 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. One notable road to avoid during such hours, especially in summer, is the Hamptons Road Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT). Heavy traffic gets more intense around July and August when tourists flock to the city for vacation and to visit Virginia Beach. In addition, when driving in Hampton, you are required by law to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks and not just slow down or give them the right of way.
Hampton is a coastal city in Southeastern Virginia. It is part of the Hampton Roads area, which also includes Newport News, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach. Car rentals in Hampton give travelers the freedom to cruise the coastline or explore the popular attractions beyond the beach, including the Virginia Air & Space Center, Langley Speedway, and local craft breweries featured in the Coastal VA Beer Trail. With your rental car, you can take a day trip to nearby cities like Virginia's capital city, Richmond, which is about 77 miles northeast of Hampton.
Hampton is served by the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Hampton car rentals are picked up at the rental car counters that are conveniently located in the airport's arrivals terminal. The rental cars are parked close to the counters in Garage A (pickup is on Level G and return is on Level 2). Nearly all of the rental car services are within an easy walking distance of the baggage claim areas, so there is no need for a shuttle service.
Drivers in the Hampton Roads area are often very focused on reaching their destinations, especially when there is heavy traffic. At these times, some drivers closely follow other cars and do not yield the right of way, so visitors to the area should be aware of this driving style. Travelers should also use caution in the Sussex at Hampton neighborhood, which has several one-way roads that can be confusing for people not familiar with the area.
Traffic throughout the Hampton Roads area is notoriously slow, and it is recommended to avoid major roads during the morning and evening commutes (6am – 9am and 3pm – 6pm, respectively). The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) can be especially slow in the summer, and it is not uncommon for the road to back up for miles at the HRBT, especially in the summer when vacationers are approaching or leaving Virginia Beach. Traffic congestion increases in July and August as tourists flock to this coastal city for vacation.
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FAQs about renting a car in Hampton
What type of car is recommended for driving in Hampton?
One of the most popular car rentals in Hampton for business travelers are sedans, which are comfortable, easy to drive on the downtown streets, and easy to park in the convention center and hotel parking lots. Couples who are visiting the city and Virginia coast may opt for a convertible, especially in the late spring, summer, and early fall when the weather is beautiful. Families who plan to spend time at the local beaches often choose to rent a minivan because of the additional storage space available for all the beach vacation essentials.
What's the speed limit in Hampton?
The maximum speed on I-64 in Hampton is 65mph, but on most other major thoroughfares the maximum speeds are 40mph to 55mph. Roads in the city's business and residential districts are limited to 25mph, and drivers should know that this speed limit is in effect even if no signs are posted. Travelers should use caution when driving on Settlers Landing Road due to the speed traps that are frequently set up at various locations on the road.
Where are the best places to park in Hampton?
It is free to park in Hampton, including in the downtown area. There is free parking at the Hampton Coliseum and Hampton Roads Convention Center. Each of the city's beaches also has convenient free parking in lots or on the street. For Buckroe Beach and Park, there is an overflow parking lot at the Jones Magnet Middle School on Nickerson Boulevard, and a free shuttle runs between this lot and the beach on busy summer weekends and holidays.
How much does it cost to rent a car in Hampton?
On average a rental car in Hampton costs $53 per day. But prices differ between operators and you can save money through a price comparison of car rental deals from different agencies. The cheapest price for a car rental in Hampton found in the last 2 weeks is $35.
What is the cheapest car rental company in Hampton?
In the past 72 hours, the cheapest rental cars were found at Budget ($38/day), Hertz ($43/day) and Avis ($57/day). In the last 72 hours the cheapest rental car price was found at Hertz 4124 W Mercury Blvd 23666 (4 miles from city center).
How much is gas price in Hampton?
The average gas price in Hampton is $3.63 per gallon over the past 30 days. Filling up a gas tank costs between $44 and $58, depending on the car size.
What is the most popular rental car in Hampton?
Economy (Kia Rio or similar) is the most frequently booked rental car type in Hampton.
Which car rental companies are at Norfolk airport (ORF)?
Car rental companies onsite at Norfolk airport include Thrifty, Dollar, Budget, Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, Alamo, National and Payless.
Which car rental companies will pick you up at Norfolk airport (ORF)?
Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Norfolk airport to off-airport locations include Thrifty, Dollar, Budget, Avis, Enterprise, Alamo, National, and Payless.
How can I find car rentals near me in Hampton?
How much does an Economy car rental cost in Hampton?
An Economy car rental in Hampton costs $50 per day, on average.
How much does a Special car rental cost in Hampton?
A Special car rental in Hampton costs $46 per day, on average.
How much does a Standard car rental cost in Hampton?
A Standard car rental in Hampton costs $81 per day, on average.
How much does it cost to rent a car for a week in Hampton?
On average a rental car in Hampton costs $370 per week ($53 per day).
How much does it cost to rent a car long term for a month in Hampton?
On average a rental car in Hampton costs $1,584 per month ($53 per day).
Should I get insurance when renting a car in Hampton?
Most car rental providers in Hampton offer insurance but the level of protection can differ substantially. If you're unsure whether to get extra protection for your car rental in Hampton, check out KAYAK's car rental insurance guide.
How many car agencies are operating in Hampton?
KAYAK has deals for you to compare from 4 car rental agencies in Hampton.
Which car rental companies in Hampton have updated their vehicle cleaning and safety policies because of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Some car rental companies in Hampton which have updated their car rental health and safety policies due to COVID-19 to make sure vehicles are clean and disinfected include Hertz, Budget and Dollar
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Mainstream Engineering Awarded Contract from the Navy for Enhancement of Aircraft Carrier Landing Arresting Gear.
ROCKLEDGE, FL — July 27, 2018 — Mainstream Engineering Corporation, a 32-year-old Brevard County manufacturer with a history of leading-edge research and development that has resulted in advanced, lean-manufacturing, cost-competitive products, which are all Made in the USA, has been awarded a contract from the Navy to demonstrate an enhancement of<|fim_middle|> research, development and manufacturing small business with a history of leading-edge R&D that has resulted in advanced, American-made, cost-competitive products. Founded in 1986, Mainstream's mission is to transition thermal control, energy storage and energy conversion technology into high-quality, cost-effective, environmentally safe green, commercial products. Products include lightweight diesel engines, thermal control units, biomass conversion technologies, refrigerators/freezers for shipping containers and the QwikProduct™ line of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) products. Areas of research include thermal control, energy conversion, power electronics, turbomachinery, chemical technology and materials science. | aircraft arresting gear.
Service life under repeated mechanical loading and degradation-inducing environmental conditions is crucial for consideration for Naval Aircraft Launch and Recovery (ALRE) arresting gear purchase cables within aircraft arrestment systems. Service use cycles, as well as corrosion and bend-over-sheave wear and fatigue, are critical performance factors.
Mainstream Engineering Corporation® is a solutions-oriented | 72 |
Currently, Plug-n-Play (PnP) fiber<|fim_middle|>017 by Admin. | systems are becoming a prevalent choice for modern data centers with its advantage of quick-connect design, while MPO and MTP fiber connectors are the mainstays for modern PnP systems.
Since more and more network hardware is equipped with QSFP/SFP+/SR4/CFP/CXP ports, cables with MPO fiber connector or MTP fiber connector are becoming a requirement in these fields. However, data centers don't have a monopoly on the technology! Anybody working with a large count of fiber that likes to save space would prefer to adopt MPO/MTP technology. With the advantage of minimizing the number of connectors and cables that enterprises are working with, MPO/MTP connectors can be found in the many other applications.
Since many years ago, installers have relied on MTP fiber connectors to speed deployment of data center installations. Today, we've seen the great advantages that MTP/MPO fiber connectors together with PnP system had brought to us. With their many years of high performance, ongoing improvements, and the next generation of advancements soon to come, MTP connectors will continue to deliver exceptional value for a vast range of network technologies.
This entry was posted in Fiber Optic Connectors and tagged MPO fiber connector, MTP fiber connector on November 16, 2 | 261 |
Yes, it was one such occasion on 22-Nov-2018, the KTS Children's Day Celebrations, where our children were all eagerly waiting to go to and unveil their talents to the World. This year's celebrations were held at the well-known Auditorium of ICSK Senior School in Salmiya.
Children's Day is all about sports, music, dance and fun - in nutshell 'beautiful memories'. The celebrations started by paying respect with Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu and Kuwait National Anthem followed by a chain of wonderful<|fim_middle|>able Dr. Shri. APJ Abdul Kalam reads, "Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow", KTS took the occasion to reward the efforts of the children who successfully cleared their 10th and 12th Grade Examinations in the academic year 2017-18.
Our Guest of Honor, Mr. Kothanda Raman, Principal of The Velammal International School, Chennai, delivered his Keynote address on this occasion, which was very much motivational and refreshing, indeed a real boost to our children. The commendable work done by the show-makers behind the screen was of the lady committee members, which was really appreciated by the audience.
To summarize the memories of the day, each child was a Winner and was awarded with a lovely memento that they can cherish for their lifetime.
And finally to wrap-up the celebrations, enjoyable dinner was served by Kuwait Saravanaa Bhavan to all KTS family members who returned back to their homes with their hearts full of memories and stomach full of delicious food.
The Secretary of Kuwait Tamil Sangam, Mr. Mariappan headed the event and ensured that all was in order. He also made an announcement regarding their upcoming mega Pongal Festivities to be held in Jan-2019. World famous band of musicians of the 'Lakshman Sruthi' troupe would be performing on the occasion. | performances by the children.
Every child is like a different kind of flower in a garden and together they form a colorful beautiful garland. Over 240 children of age groups from 3 to 17 years were on-stage showcasing their talents in various events like Fashion Show, Fancy Dress, Instrumental Music, Solo Singing, Dance and Skit – all of this hosted by our own children in their own style. Earlier, as part of the Sports Day for children, a string of indoor and outdoor games like Chess, Carrom, Drawing, Shuttle Badminton, Slow-Cycling and Sack Race were conducted. All the events attracted overwhelming response from our children and they displayed their abilities in a remarkable manner.
As the golden words of Honour | 152 |
I must say, Tamarindo impressed me. Plenty of surfers had told me about how crowded it was, overdeveloped, dirty, etc. But what I found was a charming little surf town that was much more pleasant than other Central America surf hubs such as La Libertand in El Salvador or San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. Tamarindo seemed more along the lines of Sayulita Mexico. A fun, funky beachfront town that appeals to a wide range of visitors.
Driving into town the first thing I noticed were the streets were clean and there were many tall trees and green plants everywhere. The town has a very lush feel to it (I was there in late May, beginning of rainy season). My first stop was Witch's Rock Surf Camp where I grabbed a board and hit the surf right out front. The waves were small and unimpressive but any surfer visiting Costa Rica for the first time has to be stoked just to be in the water.
Surfers walking along Tamarindo beach with small waves in background. This is an excellent beginner spot.
The vibe in the water was great, everyone from local rippers to young kids with their dads were out having a good time. After getting out of the water you can rinse off at the great outdoor shower in front of Witch's Rock, leave your board and wet items on right on the grass (or shrubber) and dine on a huge breakfast or lunch at Witch's Rock beach front restaurant. Even if you're not staying here, it's pretty easy to make it sort of a home base for the day. They have boards for rent, food to eat and a surf shop on site, what else do you need?
Boards and rash guards hanging out on the bushes at Witch's Rock Surf Camp while the owner eat breakfast.
Maxi has been renting out boards at Witch's Rock Surf Camp for over 15 years!
Heading up and away from the beach there are many homes and condos on the hillside with truly spectacular views. Don't go without taking time to hike or drive up a few hundred yards, then turn around and be amazed at the ocean views around you. Heading a little further into the main part of town (this means walking another 2 minutes from Witch's Rock) you'll find plenty of surf shops, restaurants, tour agencies, hotels<|fim_middle|> to stay.
Tamarindo then officially ends and Playa Langosta begins, but the transition is mostly seamless. The coastline takes a bend here which is a plus for surfers as you have more options for finding favorable swell and wind conditions. The Playa Langosta side is dominated by newer upscale condos and hotels. The Villa Alegre has been there quite a while and has some charm. At the end of the road is a great surf spot at the river mouth. There is the huge and sprawling Barcelo Langosta sitting right on the surf break. This resort would be good for a family, especially if you're used to staying at larger resorts with huge swimming pools and lots of people about. I took a quick peek, though it's not my style the place actually looked very nice and you can't beat the location for surfing.
The pool (and surf in background) at Barcelo Langosta. Big resort, good for families or a first time Central America traveler.
The gorgeous Hotel Capitan Suizo in Tamarindo. If you need beachfront upscale accommodations, stay here.
So if you're looking for a surf vacation, I would definitely consider Tamarindo. It's great for surfing families or first time travelers because of it's close proximity to the Liberia airport, it's gentle waves, plethora of surf schools and choice of accommodations. Even if you're a salty surfer who's been around the world you'll find plenty of great waves like Playa Negra, Witch's Rock and Ollies Point all within close range. | , even upscale boutique shops and cafes.
View from the hill in the Las Mareas development. Definitely a nice place | 23 |
CHICAGO, IL (April 16, 2019) North Park University's Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management has grown in prominence since it was established 20 years ago because it has focused on teaching practical applications of research on best practices, says executive director Pier Rogers.
It's strong reputation for providing that kind of training is why 500 people are expected to attend its Annual Conference on May 2 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rogers says, adding it is the largest conference of its kind in the Midwest.
"I think practitioners in the field are looking for knowledge that is immediately applicable, and I think we do a really good job at providing that," Rogers says.
Few of those lessons were being taught around the country when the center was founded in 1999 as part of the university's School of Business and Nonprofit Management, Rogers says. There were only about 20 nonprofit education programs around the country at the time.
At this year's conference, the center will honor 20 nonprofit leaders in the Chicago area who have contributed to ongoing innovation. They were nominated by peers and guide diverse organizations that include the Adler Planetarium, the Black Ensemble Theater, anti-domestic abuse organization Between Friends, and the Chicago Literary Alliance.
In addition to the conference, the center offers programs that include workshops, custom trainings, and BootCamp for New Nonprofit CEOs, a three-day intensive program. "One of the things we strongly believe is we want to encourage the smaller newer emerging organizations get on the right track early on," Rogers says.
One of the church's mission is to give voice to the marginalized, but convincing leaders to get business training remains a difficult uphill battle, Rogers says.
The School for Business and Nonprofit Management partners with North Park Theological Seminary to offer dual<|fim_middle|>, News and Online Editor, The Evangelical Covenant Church, stan.friedman@covchurch.org. | degrees, but churches and other faith-based organizations are still only beginning to understand the importance of training in nonprofit management, Rogers says.
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Those of us<|fim_middle|>. | lucky enough to travel regularly can attest to its many benefits on the mind, body and soul. The conclusion is simple -Life is short, so take more holidays! Today, we're here to talk about a magical, relatively unknown tropical paradise ↝ Turks & Caicos (and why you should care).
Here are the top 10 reasons to visit the Turks & Caicos Islands.
-Grace Bay Beach was voted #1 beach in the world by Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice Awards. Yea, don't even worry about it. Now, this should come to no surprise to anyone that's previously experienced the true tropical paradise that is Grace Bay -but to those of you who haven't, you're in for a treat. Grace Bay Beach features miles on end of white sands, surreal crystal clear waters, and the kind of sunset that made Brendan Fraser cry in Bedazzled (2000, film). Add to that, the water temperature ranges from 82℉ to 84℉ -on a normal summer day! So, a dip in the surf can feel like a warm bath. Now you might be thinking -"if this is such a great spot, then it must be overcrowded for sure". Wrong! Because of its relative obscurity, Turks & Caicos offers the most private tropical experience on the market. Which brings us to our next point.
-No crowds! Half the people you talk to won't even know where Providenciales is! Because of this (and many other reasons of course) many celebrities own homes here and choose Providenciales over its overly crowded alternatives. So yea, you might just catch a wild Bruce Willis in a speedo.
-Let's face it, the relaxing vibe and serene scenes are not for everyone. Some of us identify as the more adventurous type and couldn't possibly care less about celebrities in bikinis or working on our collective tans. For those of you thrill seekers out there, the islands offer a repertoire of activities that would worry 8 out of 10 grandmas worldwhide. Also, activities apt for all ages, skill levels, and adrenaline tolerance. All the way from scuba diving, snorkelling and surfing, to the more exhilarating wind surfing, wake-boarding and cliff jumping! You can check out WaketoWake and TCIflyboard to sea for yourself (see what we did there?).
-What's that? Water sports sound hectic? Well you're not wrong, no need to panic tho -there are plenty of romantic/chill activities for you and any other relaxation seekers out there to enjoy. If there was ever a place to take long walks on the beach, it's this one. A beautiful sunset kisses the ocean every single day, bringing with it the star filled night like only a small island in the Caribbean can. Also, hammocks and Strawberry Daiquiris are a thing.
-We can all agree it doesn't get any better than the ever sunny, ever warm, ever stunning Caribbean landscape of TCI. But the best part has to be… it's all just a few hours flight away from the U.S East Coast! With more direct flights now than ever, getting to paradise has never been easier.
– Last but definitely not least, Providenciales has become a hub for luxury travellers seeking the epitome of a tropical adventure. The lush tropical landscape in tandem with the luxury of our villas provide an ideal travel experience you won't want to end.
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Sneak Peeks: 'The Walking Dead' Season 4 Finale Will Be 'Savage'
by TheMac | Mar<|fim_middle|>A", the last episode of "The Walking Dead" season 4 will air Sunday, on AMC.
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Rick's group takes the center stage in the "The Walking Dead" season four finale set for next week. We will once again reveal as little as possible for our fellow geeks to catch-up on season four if they haven't watched it yet. Executive producer Robert Kirkman says that no one is safe in the season finale. Will we see another popular character die in the season four finale?
Who will survive?
Kirkman revealed that the episode will be "savage," (but not giving away anything!):
"In my opinion, I feel like characters ripen like fruit. So while I wouldn't say the more popular a character is the more likely they are to die, they do have to reach a certain level of popularity before they've 'earned' the death. No character is too popular to die."
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San Grato dei Garelli è una frazione del comune di Villanova Mondovì, in provincia di Cuneo.
Percorrendo la strada Provinciale SP 243 da Villanova Mondovì, si incontra la frazione: Madonna del Pasco e a seguire la metropoli: San Grato dei Garelli.
Storia
La storia di questa parrocchia, con non ric<|fim_middle|>250 fedeli (grazie a un recente ripopolamento dovuto a nuove abitazioni), su un territorio di circa 6 km quadrati.
La festa patronale ha luogo ogni anno la prima domenica di settembre.
Frazioni di Villanova Mondovì | chi elementi, si trova nell'Archivio della Chiesa stessa, a seguito di preziosa ricerca fatta dal Priore don Bernardino Quaranta.
Prima del 1600 le due maggiori cascine della zona, dette "Torre Grossa" e "Torre Gambera ", volendo provvedere il servizio religioso festivo ai loro dipendenti ed agli abitanti del luogo, si fecero promotori per edificare una piccola Cappella.
A compiere tale opera invitarono tutta la popolazione a concorrervi, almeno con prestazioni gratuite.
Il nome dei due signori era: il Marchese Cordero di Montezemolo ed il Conte di San Biagio.
Detta Cappella sembra sia stata ultimata verso il 1650. La Chiesetta fu poi ampliata in epoche diverse, e fu costruito un piccolo alloggio per il Rettore. Nel 1903 la Rettoria fu elevata a Parrocchia e così la frazione, dal nome del Santo Patrono, fu Chiamata " San Grato ".
Nel 1865 s'incominciò a costruire il Cimitero Parrocchiale. Difatti, prima di allora i defunti venivano portati al Cimitero di Villavecchia, perché anche la frazione di San Grato, quando era Rettoria, faceva parte di quella madre.
Tradizione
La tradizione riferisce che i morti venivano là trasportati su carri a traino di buoi o cavalli. La Chiesa Parrocchiale fu poi riedificata dietro iniziativa del magnifico Priore Don Quaranta. II progetto fu dell'architetto Toselli di Peveragno, riedificata in stile barocco. Gode di tre Altari in marmo, e pregiati sono il Crocifisso e la tela di San Grato, Vescovo, cui è dedicata la Chiesa Parrocchiale.
La Parrocchia di San Grato conta una comunità di ben 80 famiglie con circa | 492 |
Digital transformation: Three ways to get it right in your business
Plenty of execs understand the threat from digital-native startup rivals, but how do established companies move fast,<|fim_middle|>'s guide to getting stuff done | without breaking things?
By Mark Samuels | November 14, 2017 -- 11:30 GMT (03:30 PST) | Topic: CXO
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Almost three-quarters of business leaders are aware their organisation is under threat from disruption but many are not taking the risk of change seriously, according to an analysis of 500 UK and Ireland executives.
Only half of enterprises see startups as a serious threat and almost one in ten do not believe they have any challengers in their market. In fact, seven per cent of executives say they are not concerned about the threat of digital disruption whatsoever.
Dell EMC -- which commissioned the research -- discussed emerging points of interest from the survey with industry experts at a recent event in London. One of these experts, Kevin Hanley, head of innovation at Royal Bank of Scotland, shares his three best practice lessons for turning digital disruption into a competitive advantage.
1. Look beyond the traditional enterprise firewall
Hanley is responsible for a range of activities at RBS, including scouting for new ideas globally, running exploratory labs and implementing the governance processes that help take creative ideas from theory to practice. It is a role he relishes.
"I get to speak to some very smart people around the world -- we meet more than 1,500 technology companies a year, from big beasts in Silicon Valley to smaller UK-based startups," he says. "I believe the world, particularly in finance, is changing at an unprecedented rate. Technology is becoming faster, cheaper and more ubiquitous."
Hanley says this radical change represents a significant shift for finance firms. The operations associated to traditional banking are being broken into smaller components and many of these elements are being offered by entrepreneurial, non-sector specialists.
Successful finance firms, says Hanley, must recognise and embrace this change. To succeed in an age of disruption, big banks must combine their long-standing skills with the knowledge held by new entrants.
Business leaders looking to innovate, therefore, must look beyond the traditional enterprise firewall. However, Hanley warns other executives that the cultural element of change is more difficult than the technical transformation, particularly from evidence in his own sector.
"Finance is becoming more competitive and businesses must be more open," he says. "Your success as an executive will be driven by your ability to work with others. There are opportunities for firms of all sizes with the right skills to be competitive. Your organisation must be technically able and culturally willing."
2. Bring great ideas from the edge to the core
Hanley says organisations looking to transform must make progress on two dimensions simultaneously: the present and the future. First, organisations must focus on their existing set-up, they should simplify systems and make technology more efficient. "Fix the complexity that you already have to improve the core," he says.
Second, when it comes to the future, Hanley says executives should think about their desired aims and work backwards from that point. "You must challenge yourself to think about the world ten years in advance and the things you must do today to embrace the opportunities that are emerging," he says.
Hanley warns executives not to make a choice between his two dimensions of present and future. "You can't simply focus one or the other -- you must deal with both," he says. "If you focus on present priorities alone, you risk becoming a dinosaur; if you focus only on innovation, your basic operational concerns could fall down."
When it comes to the present, RBS spends £1bn annually transforming current activities and simplifying core processes. In terms of future-facing priorities, Hanley says his work around innovation for the bank draws on both technology and business.
Rather than being tied to one or the other, the innovation team works at the edge of the organisation. RBS has established separate governance and control process for innovation that allows Hanley and his team to experiment independently.
Hanley must ensure smart ideas from the perimeter are brought back to the core business. He points to several successes, including a reduction in the small business approval loan process from days to minutes. In terms of total numbers, Hanley says RBS is also the biggest enterprise user of the business social networking tool Workplace by Facebook.
See also: What is a CIO? Everything you need to know about the Chief Information Officer explained
3. Define the role of the CIO in the innovation process
So, who should lead innovation? While 49 per cent of senior executives believe CIOs should be responsible for driving technology innovation, according to the Dell EMC research, more than half (54 per cent) feel their IT leaders create too many controls that restrict the potential for creativity.
RBS views innovation as an activity that touches on all business units, rather than a fiefdom in the technology chief's domain. Hanley believes other businesses should take a similar stance and avoid placing power for digital disruption in the hands of the IT department.
What's top of mind for the CIO as 2017 looms
As the push for digital transformation reaches an all-time high, CIOs are increasingly focusing on bringing their entire organizations into the digital future, all while preventing even the smallest hiccup in operations. It's a tall order.
"If innovation is solely the responsibility of the CIO, technology just becomes a hammer looking for a nail," he says. "If you try and change your organisation within normal business cycles, your creativity can get squashed. At RBS, we run short, sprint activity and there's a separate internal fund that I run like a venture capitalist."
Hanley and his team are currently exploring 40 innovation initiatives. He says formal progress reviews are crucial. Hanley runs monthly forums with chief executives at partner startup organisations. These forums include members of the RBS executive board.
"We know other business leaders wish they had our governance in place," says Hanley, reflecting on progress made and the conversations he has had with executives at other blue-chips. "Senior manager, including CIOs, must look beyond the immediate time horizon. Zoom out to the 10-year perspective and then zoom back to today."
IT leaders might be concerned the approach taken by RBS leaves them excluded from the innovation process. Hanley says additional governance processes ensure that is not the case. One of his deputies reports directly to the CIO, who in turn runs through the innovation portfolio and thinks through potential issues.
"Our CIO has line-of-sight of everything we do," says Hanley. "I have the engineering and technical capability to experiment, without having to beg and steal resources from enterprise IT. If we have solutions that are being incubated, the point at which we need to scale back into the existing business is when the link with the CIO really needs to work."
"You must challenge yourself to think about the world ten years in advance and the things you must do today to embrace the opportunities that are emerging," says RBS's Kevin Hanley
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Yasamkent Mosque is situated at the west axis of Ankara, in a new developing residential area. The building is a religious structure which has become a requirement for the new emerging habitat. The mosque leans to Mecca with a diagonal settlement at the building site. By this settlement specific spaces are defined to serve to definite functions. Parallel lines are dominant through the project. The organization of functions and spaces are emphasized by this parallel settlement. So that different functions were able to become a part of the whole.
The mosque is placed in a residential area in relation with its environment, but also abstracts itself with its introverted structure and the meaning it connotes. The building aims to re-conciliate the modern and the traditional, with its emerging diagonal walls from the topography, the courtyard and the dome. The exposed concrete integrates with the topography and starting from the outside to inside, it defines spaces and functions also creating a mystic atmosphere. Light is also the<|fim_middle|> only defines spaces but also connects them. Light is used as a building material which yields to materiality and abstraction together. Apart from its visual qualities, light plays an essential role in the production of architecture, revealing the architectural form, function, mass, texture and context. It also has the ability to transpose the building into an art form as a monumental object, and to provide a de-materialized reality.
Furthermore the plan organization of the building also emphasizes the parallel walls arranging the levels of the topography. The worship area is separated from the service areas by the courtyard acting as the narthex of the mosque. Also by utilizing the levels of the topography the basement floor connects with the site hosting cultural facilities which adopts a modern approach to the structure. In addition to these functions, the north-east section of the site serves to last-pray funerals. The minaret of the mosque also emphasizes the linear arrangements of the spaces by its design which is inspired by the "Kufic" writing style. | main element of the building which not | 7 |
JON LANGSTON RELEASES VIDEO FOR HIS NEW SONG, "HAPPY EVER AFTER."
Jon Langston has released the official music video for "Happy Ever After."
JON LANGSTON RELEASES NEW SONG "HAPPY EVER AFTER."
32 Bridge Entertainment/EMI Records Nashville's Jon Langston released his latest song "Happy Ever After" today, listen HERE. Written by Blake Bollinger, Jon Langston, and Brent Anderson, Langston's signature sound is on full display as he effortlessly blends the new with the old. With steel guitar woven throughout, the song has a classic country feel and lyrics illustrating the realization of a care-free lifestyle following a breakup. Additionally, Langston released the official lyric video for "Happy Ever After" exclusively to his Bird Dog Club Wednesday night. Earlier this year, Jon unveiled his song, "Drinks," a ballad which captures the feelings of heartbreak and longing following the end of a relationship. The song has long been a fan favorite in his live show.
Jon Langston grew up in Loganville, GA, listening to music by his heroes Alan Jackson and the Eagles. He played football, eventually earning a Division 1 college football scholarship. Jon always thought football would a part of his life, but after his sixth concussion left him blind for fifteen minutes, his football career ended abruptly. So, he picked up his guitar which he hadn't touched since the eighth grade and re-taught himself how to play. Playing open mic nights and working on his songwriting eventually lead to the 2013 release of self-penned, "Forever Girl," the first song he ever wrote. That release kicked off his music career which has culminated in sold out shows across the country and over 500 million career streams. Jon opened for Luke Bryan on his Farm Tour in 2017, which was a full circle moment having attended as a spectator of the Farm Tour only a few years before in Athens, GA. He was invited to perform on the tour again in 2018 and joined Luke in support of his Sunset Repeat Tour in 2019. Jon signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV, management with KP Entertainment, and is the first artist signed under Luke Bryan's new Label 32 Bridge Entertainment with EMI Records Nashville. Jon's debut major label single, "When It Comes To Loving You" reached No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes Chart. His most recent single, "Now You Know", reached the Top 30 on the radio charts.
Adam Hambrick / Alan Jackson / Billy Currington / Brandon Lay / Carrie Underwood / Caylee Hammack / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / George Strait / Jon Langston / Jon Pardi / Jordan Davis / Keith Urban / Kip Moore / Kylie Morgan / Luke Bryan / Travis Denning
For many decades, Labor Day was seen as a day for workers to voice their complaints and discuss better working conditions and pay.
U.S. Congress declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, and on Monday, September 2nd, we will once again celebrate the people in every occupation whose work and dedication make this nation great. Labor Day in the United States is a holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It is a celebration of the American labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of workers.
Labor Day weekend also signals the unofficial end to summer, and many of the hottest country stars are taking a look back at some of the toughest jobs they had prior to making their mark in music or their dream job now.
Audio / Adam Hambrick talks about one of his summer jobs when he was growing up in Arkansas.
Adam Hambrick (Labor Day) OC: …that summer. :41
"I don't know if I've ever had a bad job. I don't think I had a bad job, 'cause I actually enjoyed this job 'cause I was actually sitting in the air conditioning all day over the summer in Arkansas. It was very monotonous, because I was spending every summer day repairing old fallen-apart medical charts in a heart clinic in Little Rock. I would take all these photos of all these records and re-sort them page-by-page and put 'em back in the manila folder and re-alphabetize 'em. But I did bring my computer and watch movies while I did it, so I drank a lot of soda and watched a lot of movies that summer."
Audio / Alan Jackson says that working man values have always been a part of his music.
AJ (working people songs) OC: … appreciate that. :28
"I've always written songs and recorded songs, other people's songs, about workin' people, and workin', the workin' life 'cause I mean, that's where I'm from. I mean, I worked…I'd already had jobs and worked as a grown person before I ever even thought about bein' in the music business, so I come from that background, and…although I hadn't had a job in a long time (laughs), I still remember a lot about it, you know, and I remember what the lifestyle is, and I still appreciate that."
Audio / Billy Currington recalls some of the jobs he had before landing his record deal in 2003.
Billy Currington (Labor Day) OC: …record deal. :40
"I started working like at [age] 12, landscaping. This was summer, every summers, and roofing. I started when I was about 16 roofing houses, and that was probably one of my toughest jobs because down there in South Georgia, it gets hot, so doing that every day all summer long. The pawn shop when I moved to Nashville was one of my favorites, even though it was one of my least favorites. The concrete job was my least favorite of all – six years of that, and I couldn't take it no more. After that job, that was my turning point. Either I'm going to do something else for a living [laughs] or quit and try to really focus on music and get this record deal."
Audio / BRANDON LAY SAYS HE'S ALWAYS ENJOYED THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
Brandon Lay (Labor Day) OC: …a good one. :13
"You know, I can't complain too much about Labor Day, 'cause usually doing landscaping and it had slowed down a little, but the water's still warm enough to hit the river. I've gotten to spend some time out on the lake for Labor Day, so Labor Day's a good one."
Audio / CARRIE UNDERWOOD TALKS ABOUT THE JOBS SHE HAD GROWING UP AND HER BEST JOB -- PERFORMING FOR HER FANS.
Carrie Underwood (Labor Day) OC: …born to do. :59
"I don't think I've ever had a bad job. I've had hard jobs. I've had jobs that worked random hours. My first job was at a gas station, and that was a lot of fun actually. While I was working at the gas station, I took another job at a hotel down the street. There was nobody else working there. I had one day of training and then the next day I came in, and the lady that had worked there the longest and was training me just didn't show. So, the second day at work I was now in charge 'cause I was now the senior member that was working at the hotel. So, I feel like that one was really challenging to figure my way through it, but I did. My best job is definitely what I do now. I really like being on stage. I really like performing for people and just having fun and singing, because that's what I feel like I was born to do."
Audio / Caylee Hammack says her worst job truly smelled bad.
Caylee Hammack (Labor Day-worst job) OC: …worst job. (laughs) :38
"My worst job was working in a nursery, actually. I love kids so I thought I'd be really good at it, but wen you're the new person coming in, you have to change all the diapers first. So, I was changing 45 diapers a day and it got to the point where everything smelled like baby poop. It literally drove me crazy. I would walk my dog and I would have to go to pick up her poop, and it would smell like baby poop, and I just couldn't handle it, honestly. The smell of poop warded me away. The children were lovely, but the smell of poop lingered, and I couldn't handle that job. That was my worst job." (laughs)
Audio / Darius Rucker recalls one of his worst jobs before turning to music.
Darius Rucker (Labor Day) OC: …pizza. :15
"I was fifteen, and I worked at a pizza place, and the guy decided that at fifteen, that I could not only clean the floors and wash the dishes, but I also had to make pizza. So, for two months, he taught me how to make pizza."
Audio / Dierks Bentley makes a living performing for his fans, and he can't say enough about them.
Dierks Bentley (Labor Day) OC: …generosity. :26
"Personally, the fans give me amazement. That's the only word to really sum it up. I look out in the crowd, you know, usually see a lot of faces and fans are cheering. I know each one of these like from the road-the signs are from California…Michelle and Kayla live up in the Ohio area. They're all, I just see them, and I'm like, 'Wow!,' they're all from different regions. You know when you're in a different region of the country and you just see certain fans. These people are way more hard core than I am, and I'm just amazed by their generosity."
Audio / Eric Church talks about one of his worst job.
Eric Church (Labor Day-odd jobs) OC: …bought at 2am. 1:27
"I had an awful job. I've had a lot of awful jobs…my worst one was when I first came to Nashville. I got a job at the Shop at Home Network. I worked midnight, graveyard, midnight to eight. That was bad enough but then I would work all night, go home, shower and then I had writing appointments all day because I was trying to get a career started. I'd go write songs and get meetings just trying to get signed. And end up getting done at 3 of 4 with all of that, I'd go home, take a shower or sleep for a little bit and then I had to be at work again at midnight. So the schedule was bad enough, however, what I had to do at the job…I sold knives from midnight to 7 or 8am. And, anytime somebody calls you at 3 or 4am and needs 200 knives for $19.95, it's automatically an alarming situation. And I just, I was young and I'd been in a lot of these people's shoes, I had done this…I knew they were drunk. I knew what they had done. They'd just come home from the bar, flipped on Shop at Home and said, 'You know what? I need that.' So the reason the job didn't last long for me is that I was maybe the worst salesmen in history because I ended up talking a lot of these people out of it, I'd say, 'I'll tell you what man, go to bed, call me, I'll be here in the morning. If you get up in the morning and want these knives you call me back.' Because I knew what was going to happen, you know. They bought 200 knives for $19.95…first of all some of these people you didn't know whether you should call the cops. What do you need 200 knives for? Even though I'm selling them…what do you need them for? So, it was awful doing that job. And then they got rid of me because, they were like, 'You're the worst. I can't believe you're talking people out of it.' I was like, 'Man I know…I've been there.' [laughs] I'd want some to talk me out of buying some of the stuff I've bought at 2am."
Audio / GEORGE STRAIT'S CAREER HAS SPANNED DECADES AND 60 NO. 1 HITS, BUT HE CAN RECALL HE<|fim_middle|> boss probably about four months in and told him that I was going to move to Nashville and write songs. Luckily enough, he let me stay on, but I became the weedeater guy for the landscaping side of the business. I seriously weedeated eight hours a day. The only break I would get would be in-between yard to yard. So, like we would be in the car and I would try to doze off for like 10 minutes. I was covered in grass in the middle of the summer in Baton Rouge. It was awful. That was definitely the worst job."
Audio / KEITH URBAN TALKS ABOUT PERFORMING FOR FANS.
Keith Urban (Labor Day) OC: …amazing. :22
"Seeing people connect to the music is absolutely, hands-down the biggest reward for me, especially when you go to a place you've never been to before and it's all these people, I mean lots of people out there. You've never met a single one of 'em and they're singing every word, and you realize that it's not just a pretty melody and everything, but they get the songs. It's amazing."
Audio / Kip Moore recalls his worst job...ever.
Kip Moore (Labor Day-worst job) OC: …than that. :21
"I'd have to say my worst job ever was laying sod in the south Georgia heat. There's nothing than that, especially when somebody would think that you're waiting for the next sod patch to be thrown to you and you got your back turned, and all of a sudden, that big ole piece of sod hits you right on the back. You got nowhere to clean up, and you're just stuck with dirt on your back for the rest of the day. It doesn't get any worse than that."
Audio / NEWCOMER KYLIE MORGAN SAYS BEING ON THE ROAD AND TRAVELING TO GIGS IS TRULY WHAT MAKES HER HEART HAPPY.
Audio / Luke Bryan talks about the different jobs he worked in and around Leesburg, Georgia, before heading to Nashville to pursue a career in music.
Luke Bryan (Labor Day-jobs) OC: …Nashville… 1:07
"At age 12 thru 13, I worked at Rubos IGA Supermarket in Leesburg, GA. I worked during the summers on Monday and Tuesday. I stocked and cleaned up the produce. They paid me under the table…I peeled off all of the brown lettuce. Let's see, when I was 15, I was a cashier at K-Mart for two months. I worked at K-Mart for two months, and then I reverted back to Rubos because it didn't really make sense for me to drive all the way into Albany and work for K-Mart. The benefits were great though-you'd get an hour-long on the blue light special. So I started back at Rubos, and then I quit Rubos and worked for my Dad-just awful just driving tractors through cotton all day, and spraying pesticides that eventually would turn your hair green. And then at some point, I started playing guitar. And well, after college I went back and worked for my dad and continued to spray and haul fertilizer around. And then I moved to Nashville…"
LABOR DAY 2020 LINERS
Adam Hambrick / Billy Currington / Brandon Lay / Brothers Osborne / Carrie Underwood / Caylee Hammack / Chrissy Metz / Darius Rucker / Eric Church / Jon Langston / Jon Pardi / Jordan Davis / Kacey Musgraves / Keith Urban / Kip Moore / Little Big Town / Luke Bryan / Maddie & Tae / Parker McCollum / Sam Hunt / Travis Denning
LINER Adam Hambrick (Labor Day)
"Hey guys! It's Adam Hambrick, hoping you have a Happy Labor Day weekend."
LINER Billy Currington (Labor Day)
Hey y'all! It's Billy Currington, wishing you a very happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Brandon Lay (Labor Day)
Hey y'all! This is Brandon Lay, wishing you a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Brothers Osborne (Labor Day)
This is TJ, and I'm John, and we are Brothers Osborne, wishing you a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Carrie Underwood (Labor Day Weekend)
Hey everyone! I'm Carrie Underwood, hoping you have a happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Caylee Hammack (Labor Day)
Hey y'all! This is Caylee Hammack. I'm wishing you a fun and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Chrissy Metz (Labor Day)
Hi, I'm Chrissy Metz, wishing you a work-free Labor Day Weeend.
LINER Darius Rucker (Labor Day)
Hey! It's Darius Rucker, and I hope you have a have a happy work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Eric Church (Labor Day)
Hey! It's Eric Church, and I hope you have a have a happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Jon Langston (Labor Day)
Hey! I'm Jon Langston. Hope you have a Happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Jon Pardi (Labor Day weekend)
Hey! It's Jon Pardi, and I hope you have a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Jordan Davis (Labor Day)
Hey! I'm Jordan Davis, wishing you a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Kacey Musgraves (Labor Day weekend)
Hey! It's Kacey Musgraves, hoping you have a happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Keith Urban (Labor Day weekend)
Hi everybody! This is Keith Urban, wishing you a very happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Kip Moore (Labor Day)
Hey—what's happening guys? This is Kip Moore, wishing you a happy and work-free Labor Day Weekend.
LINER LBT (Labor Day)
Hi! We're Little Big Town, hoping you have a work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Luke Bryan (Labor Day)
Hey! It's Luke Bryan, and I hope you have a have a happy Labor Day weekend.
LINER Maddie & Tae (Labor Day)
Hey everybody! I'm Maddie, and I'm Tae, and we're Maddie & Tae, hoping you have a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Sam Hunt (Labor Day)
Hey everybody! I'm Sam Hunt. Have a great and work-free Labor Day weekend.
LINER Travis Denning (Labor Day)
Hey y'all. It's Travis Denning, hoping you have a happy and work-free Labor Day weekend. | ARING ONE OF HIS SONGS ON THE RADIO AND HOW COUNTRY RADIO HAS SUPPORTED HIM.
George Strait (first time on radio) OC: …records I've put out. :26
"I took it to a radio station in San Antonio KKYX, and a guy named Jerry King put it on and played it while I ran out to the car to listen to it on the radio. So, it's just been relationships like that through the years that I've had with different people. I don't know, they've just supported me so much and have been very open to the records I've put out."
Audio / JON LANGSTON TALKS ABOUT WORKING FOR HIS FAVORITE FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT...FOR A SHORT TIME.
Jon Langston (Labor Day) OC: …is the bomb. :45
"The worst job – it wasn't bad – I could just say growing up and stuff and in high school, I was working for my dad. It was a great job, working at the shop. One day I got tired of working for my dad. I thought it'd be smart to go work for somebody else and so I went to work at Chik-fil-a for a family friend, and I'm just not made for cooking chicken. But, I told my dad, 'Hey, can I come back to work?' (laughs) So, yeah, I mean, Chik-fil-a a great place to work if you're into that kind of thing, but not me. But Chik-fil-a is m favorite fast food restaurant of all time. I mean, I will go to war for Chik-fil-a. I eat there probably three or four times a week. Chik-fil-a is the bomb."
Audio / Jon Pardi talks about his worst job, which was at a grocery store.
Jon Pardi (Labor Day) OC: …so bored! :17
"The worst job I ever had was at Hometown Grocery Store. I didn't want to work, I was 15, and I did not want to work at the grocery store. Bagging was fun, but they sent me down the aisles to pull up cans and turn 'em around and face 'em, and I would just get so bored!"
Audio / JORDAN DAVIS TALKS ABOUT HIS WORST JOB.
Jordan Davis (Labor Day) OC: …worst job. :41
"[My] worst job was probably whenever I got out of school I started working for an environmental group in Baton Rouge, and I was doing actual environmental work at first. I went to my | 548 |
Liner Notes 15: Jonny Nash
New Amsterdam resident Jonny Nash can be called unique in his kind. Originally hailing from Scotland, Nash – who goes through life as a musician, producer and DJ – developed a passionate love for music from a very early age on. Whilst buying his first turntables at 15, getting into jungle and drum 'n bass right after that, he found out about the beloved music from Detroit and Chicago. Though it was the time Nash moved to Japan and<|fim_middle|> on my music", Nash says about his addition. "Whilst my productions have tended to be on a mellow side, my DJ-sets really move all over the place." Await a broad blend of artists including Urban Tribe, Moby, Jon Hassell, Shed and Tony Drake. Jump on board and dive in. | met revered diggers like Chee Shimizu that got him into the – as he calls it – 'weirdo disco/italo/cosmic thing' ("we listened to a lot of Daniele Baldelli and Beppe Loda mixes") he's also known for nowadays. What followed was a time full of organizing his own parties with Shimizu ('Discossession'), meeting and digging with Tako Reyenga (Music From Memory) for ambient and new age records after he moved back to Europe in 2005 and getting schooled on how to produce from Ralf Beck in Dusseldorf later on.
Now, years later, the crowd got introduced to Nash as part of the three-headed group Gaussian Curve (together with Gigi Masin and Young Marco), as the label boss of the well-famed Melody As Truth and the guy who just put out his new album 'Eden'. It goes without saying that it's a great pleasure to have Nash contributing to the Liner Notes series by Red Light Radio and Sonos, which is already the 15th on the counter. "The mix reflects a combination of some recent tracks I found, plus some pieces by artists who have had a big influence | 251 |
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"Great Divergence" lecture series bridges historical research in early empires with legal studies
Participants of the first roundtable include (clockwise from top left) Dr Cai Liang of the University of Notre Dame, who chaired the session, Dr Peter F Bang of the University of Copenhagen, Professor Karen L<|fim_middle|> of national bronze vessels | Turner of the College of the Holy Cross, and Professor Taisu Zhang of Yale University.
The Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology at HKBU, together with the Department of History at the University of Notre Dame in the US, curated an online lecture series called "Great Divergence: Law, Justice, and Empire in Comparative Perspective" with the generous support of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and Notre Dame International at the University of Notre Dame.
The lecture series in comparative history aims to bridge historical research with the fields of legal studies, political science, sociology and philosophy, and the first event coalesced the expertise of the invited scholars to reach a broader understanding of early imperial China and its contemporaneous civilisations while reflecting on the theoretical frameworks deployed in comparative studies.
The first roundtable was conducted on 6 May with the topic "Rule of Law for What?: Crime and Punishment in Classical China and Rome". It attracted more than a hundred HKBU students and faculty members, as well as scholars from local and international institutions.
Professor Karen L Turner, Sinologist and Distinguished Professor of Humanities and History at the College of the Holy Cross in the US, delivered a lecture entitled "Law and Love in Han China: The Emperor's Two Faces", and Dr Peter F Bang, an Associate Professor of the Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, presented a lecture on "Empire and Law: Tributary Empires, Universal Rule and the Practice of Government without Bureaucracy", with Professor Taisu Zhang, Professor of Law in the Yale Law School at Yale University, invited as the discussant.
Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology
Leading international scholars share latest research on gender and Ming-Qing culture
Students receive prizes at The Story of Jao Tsung-i Field Project Competition awards ceremony
New book by staff (8 February 2021)
HKBU Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology holds photo exhibition | 402 |
Wow! In the last week, we've gone from warm, balmy weather with lots of sunshine (about 25 degrees higher than the average for this time of year), to blustery snow with high winds and a wind chill of 15 degrees, to torrential rain, pouring down nonstop for 24 hours and causing flash flooding in several areas in our county. Just when you think you get used to one type of weather, it suddenly changes and you're adjusting all over again!
This crazy up-and-down weather reminds me of how some days are with my kids. We can start<|fim_middle|>'s hearts…and ours. | out our day warm and balmy, with sunny attitudes to match, and all too quickly find stormy tempers and cranky dispositions, not to mention flash flooding with amount of crying my girls can engage in!
Just like the rapid changes in the weather are hard to adjust to, so is a rapid downward spiral in my children's attitudes and our conversations. I have to admit that responding as negatively as my children are acting at times is a temptation for me, maybe more with teenagers than with little ones. I get discouraged more easily and lose a faith perspective when my teens get as emotional as thunder is loud.
What are my priorities when this happens in our home? How do I keep a faith perspective? Where do I find encouragement to respond in humility and trust in God?
1. When in the midst of a conflict, I must be willing to walk away for a time if the conversation gets heated and emotional—When a discussion moves from rational to highly emotional, it's okay to say, "You know, God says in His Word that only what is done in faith pleases Him. [Hebrews 11:6] Right now, I think we both having a hard time speaking with faith and trust in God. Let's take a break from this topic and come back to it later, after we've had time to ask the Lord to help us keep our eyes fixed on Him." Don't let it drop, but find a time when hearts (theirs and yours) are calmer. Pray together before discussing again, and ask for God to help. He is faithful to hear and answer this kind of prayer.
2. Ask the Lord to search my heart first for wrong attitudes and desires before addressing your children's—Sometimes I've gotten frustrated with our homeschooling day because things weren't going the way I wanted. In this scenario, God might want me to yield to His better plan for us than our school day going the way I'd like. Other times, I respond in fear for my children, especially when they seem hard-hearted to my words. In this case, their hearts may be far from God, but He wants me nonetheless to trust that He is sovereign and fully capable of helping us; His perfect love can cast our fear. Starting with our own hearts helps us see where we might be contributing to the problem at hand and opens the door for God's grace to be poured out on us, moms!
3. Be willing to discipline my kids if they need it, but ask for God's help to do so with humility and love—for example, when I've told a child (several times usually) that I will have to enforce their tardiness, laziness, or forgetfulness concerning a chore they are responsible for with some measure of discipline (whether it's grounding, or taking something away, fining them or something else), I need to follow through and do what I've said I would, yet not with anger or harshness. With the help of God's Spirit, we can be gracious and kind even when we need to enforce discipline.
I'm not going into details about what our past week has been like (think rain, wind, sunny, sleeting!), but just like we can't control the weather, the negative attitudes our children sometimes exhibit serve to remind all of us of our need for God and just how glorious the gospel really is. Christ died for sinners, not only to forgive sin, but to reconcile a people to Himself. It is a great reassurance to know that God not only controls the weather, but because of His great love for us in Christ, is also actively at work in our children | 742 |
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Polish Parliament – Sejm
The Sejm plays a vital role in the governmental system of Poland. This fact is attributable to the long historic tradition of our country, its political culture and contemporary experiences in the field of political governance expressed in the provisions of the 1997 Constitution. According to this Constitution, the Republic of Poland is a democratic State ruled by law, whose system rests on the principle of the separation and balance of powers. The Constitution recognises the inherent, inalienable and inviolable dignity of people as a source of rights and freedoms. The fulfilment of those values and principles makes indispensable a democratically elected Parliament which would create law and control the activities of the executive power.
According to the Constitution, the Sejm is composed of 460 Deputies chosen for a 4-year term of office. There are 100 Senators who are also elected for 4 years. Terms of offices of the Sejm and the Senate begin on the day on which the Sejm assembles for its first sitting and continue the day preceding the assembly of the Sejm of the succeeding term of office. Elections to the Sejm are ordered by the President of the Republic no later than 90 days before the expiry of its term of office.
The Sejm works in accordance with the principle of permanence – there is no division of the term of office into sessions and periods between sessions; sittings of the Sejm are open to the public. The Sejm may resolve to hold a debate in secret (by an absolute majority vote taken in the presence of at least half of the statutory number of Deputies), if the interest of the State so requires.
Source: Sejm official site
The Board of the Civic Platform appointed deputy secretaries general and working groups. Agnieszka Pomaska became the coordinator of foreign contacts.
Children's Commissioner calls LGBT+ an "idea" incompatible with Polish patriotism
Minister of Health Łukasz Szumowski has resigned. The questions over his management of the coronavirus-related procurement remain
Ministry of Education passes full responsibility for reopening schools on to principals and local governments
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Independent agents<|fim_middle|> Most agencies are staffed for service, so what are they going to do?
"We need to make sure that we're moving our staff toward being focused on business development, cross selling, business selection and being able to fulfill service needs when the insured needs and advocate on the claims side or self-service," said Masiello.
Read the full article, published October 12, 2018 in The Standard. | , insurance carriers and alliances face a myriad of challenges today, the biggest among them may be evolving to meet the needs of current and future clients. Members of three alliances recently discussed the challenges facing the industry at the 119th annual convention of the New Hampshire Association of Insurance Agents.
When asked by moderator April Weismann of HPM Insurance to name the biggest challenges independent agents face today, the panelists focused their answers on staffing challenges. For Matt Masiello, president/CEO of the SAN Group and executive vice president and COO of the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance, agencies need to pay attention to what staff will be doing in the future, particularly given that some consumers are looking for more self-service capabilities. | 145 |
"Who's on 1st, What's on 2nd and I Don't Know is on 3rd" comes from one of Abbott & Costello's most famous comedy routines and, unfortunately, it is often the hurdle that is faced when trying to establish who signed your agreement for an upgrade or site acquisition. For example, your original lease may be with ABC Corporation but your amendment has been signed by DEF Corporation or ABC, LLP. Chain of title refers to having supporting documents for each change in ownership. In other words, you should have support for each link between owners and entities in order to have a complete chain of title. Simply stating that the new owner is "formerly known as" or "successor in interest to<|fim_middle|> But simply stated, without the proper paper trail between successive parties, you may have a break in the chain of title and no way to prove that the owner is indeed the current owner. So the hunt is on to track down the missing pieces of the puzzle to perfect your chain of title.
Initially, your best source is the tower owner or current lessee. If that is not successful, you can also check the websites of Secretary of State Offices for the state in which a company is incorporated. When examining the chain of title, think of corporations as people. Any variation in name indicates that you are dealing with a new person/ entity. State websites often have links to the state's corporation division. It is here that you may find a merger document, evidence of the creation or dissolution of a corporation, or evidence of the change from a corporation to an LLP ( i.e., from a corporation to a partnership). Internet searches can sometimes help as well.
Hopefully, your search is successful. If not, there may still be a way out of your dilemma. If you are really stuck and have made a diligent but unsuccessful effort to find the answers, you may be able to convince the current owner to warrant and represent in your new amendment that they are indeed the current owner, and indemnify you for any breach.
In this current environment where carriers are focused on the costs and delays in project deployments, now more than ever, site acquisition specialists are being called upon to come up with creative solutions to avoid Abbott & Costello quality leases and lease packages. | " the original owner is just not enough. You need proof. Ideally, this can be accomplished by ordering a title report. However, this can be costly and time consuming. As a result, you often see carrier programs calling for a more streamlined property ownership analysis where the site acquisition specialist is asked to piece together the chain of transfers tying the original landlord in the lease to the current landlord with whom the site acquisition specialist is negotiating.
The change in ownership can be documented in many ways. For example, there may be a deed, assignment, merger, name change, judicial order or, perhaps, the Grim Reaper may have effected a change in ownership. The problem arises when documents are not available. Too often, the current owner, which may even be your own client, has no clue as to where the documents may be and is probably wondering why you are even asking. After all, you are working on the 4th amendment and you are asking for proof of how ownership changed from the 2nd to the 3rd amendment. Often the explanation is that their own legal department requires that the chain of title be shown. | 226 |
One of TV's biggest comedy hits ever is getting a long-awaited curtain call.
Twelve years after going off the air, the cast of Friends will reunite on NBC for a two-hour special, NBC announced at the Television Critics Association's press tour in Pasadena on Wednesday.
The special is a tribute to Friends' legendary comedy director James Burrows, who also helmed iconic series such as Taxi, The Bob Newhart Show, and Cheers. Burrows directed 15 episodes of Friends, including the pilot<|fim_middle|> shot his 1,000th episode of television.
While the special is about Burrows, the reunion of the cast of Friends — which launched in 1994 and ran for 10 seasons — is obviously the key buzzy highlight. All six original cast members (Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer) are on board.
But here's the rub: The cast might not be together in the special. Efforts to wrangle all six cast members for reunion stunts have proved difficult in the past, with one or more members typically resisting behind the scenes. NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt was asked if the network would have all six in the same room. "I'm hoping all six will be in same room at same time; I'm not sure we can logistically pull it off," Greenblatt told reporters.
The special ("The One with the Reunion"?) will air Sunday, Feb. 21. | , and recently | 3 |
Legislating Accountability: The Politics of Rights and Reform in Contemporary India. Contact Prof. Rob Jenkins.
India has enacted a wave of legislation in recent years that has sought to give concrete legal form to ideas of constitution of 1950. This includes the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005), the Right to Education Act (2009), the Forest Rights Act (2006). Others such as the National Food Security Act are currently before the Indian Parliament. To what extent do these laws share conceptual or structural features, and in what ways do they differ? To what extent was their enactment driven by decisions of India's judiciary? To what extent have the accountability provisions in these and related pieces of legislation been successful in ensuring that they are enforced? Students will engage in empirical and conceptual research to advance answers to these related questions.
The Politics of Exposure: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Contemporary India. Contact Prof. Rob Jenkins.
Movements<|fim_middle|>, international security, the State Department, foreign exchange activities, and military sales. How have these different funding accounts fared over time? What explains the changing levels of funding over time? Do presidents have more power than Congress in determining international affairs funding levels. Students will work on a theoretical and empirical research project to help answer these questions. | against corruption (the abuse of public power for private gain) have existed since India's independent in 1947. National and provincial anti-corruption campaigns have occasionally played a major role in shaping electoral contestation, and (purportedly) even outcomes. Grassroots struggles against corruption at the local level in India have been aided by recent freedom of information legislation, the Right to Information Act (RTIA) 2005. How has the RTIA been used to expose the misdeeds of public office holders? What patterns emerge with respect to the types of users of the RTIA; the types of public authorities targeted; the means by which information has been used to mobilize civic and political actors; and the results achieved? Students will engage in empirical and conceptual research to advance answers to these and related questions.
American Funding of International Affairs: Congress and the Politics of Foreign Aid. Contact Prof. Charles Tien.
Funding for International Affairs includes money for international development, humanitarian assistance | 201 |
<|fim_middle|> to The Victor soon after lunch. Out to supper and evening there. Wednesday March 17th 1926 Warner and I had breakfast early. Ella would not attempt to go with us to Catalina Island. Left Los Angeles at 9 oclock and the dock at ten. We were not sea-sick at all. Had dinner at a beautiful hotel. The ride in the glass bottom boat was wonderful. The boat trip back pleasant watching the young people dance. It was dark when we got back to the city. The evening at the hotel. It was a day long to be remembered. So glad I went. | Saturday March 13th 1926 After I did the morning work wrote Fannie and Lydia and got ready to go to the city. I met Warner McCall at The Roslyn. We had lunch together and he rode out home with me. There was company here in evening. Sunday March 14th 1926 I went down town early to go to Azusa by car to visit The Works family. Had a very pleasant day talking over the old Delavan days. a beautiful day. Monday March 15th 1926 The forenoon pleasantly spent. Soon after dinner came back to Los Angeles. Was at The Victor Hotel awhile. Came out on car. Met the folks and went to picture show with them, Letter from Hattie. Tuesday March 16th 1926 I wrote to Hattie and to Miss Hunter to send church subscription. went down | 189 |
Isla Cristina is a city and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2009 census, the city has a population of 21,324 inhabitants.
Isla Cristina remains one of the most important fishing ports in Andalusia, its catch being highly prized throughout Spain.
It is a popular summer holiday resort, particularly with the Spaniards themselves. Sevillanos flock to the area in July and August, much of the attraction being the kilometers of 'Blue Flag' standard beaches.
Toponymy
Isla Cristina was given its current name on April 12, 1834 in honor of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
and her service to the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura during the cholera epidemic of 1833–34. The city was originally called La Higuerita (English: The Little Fig<|fim_middle|> the fig tree and the sea, which reflect the culture and history of the city.
Environment
The marismas de Isla Cristina, next to the towns of Ayamonte and Isla Cristina, are a protected nature reserve.
See also
Port of Isla Cristina
References
External links
Isla Cristina - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
Isla Cristina - Traditional Isla Cristina
Municipalities in the Province of Huelva | Tree), also La Figarilla or La Figuerta (depending on the language) when it was founded in 1755. The name was christened as Real Isla de La Higuerita (English: Royal Island of the Little Fig Tree) in 1802.
Symbols
The city's main symbols are the water well, | 74 |
The electric hob was old and 2 of the rings were rusty. We had to wash plates, cutlery and some glasses before using them as they weren't clean. No hairdryer - I presumed there would be one but since returning home, to be fair, I checked the information and it doesn't say there is one - but there ought to be one. We definitely wouldn't stay again.
The cute rocking chair was a great feature to this lovely old cottage. We would definitely stay here again.
Great base for exploring around Anglesey.
The cottage was a good location to all the island and we would certainly go<|fim_middle|> you have a free moment or two.
With pubs only a short distance away, a leisurely afternoon can be spent here, plus there are also wonderful forest and coastal walks from the village, a cafe serving afternoon tea, the Anglesey Race Track is nearby.
Just a short drive away are beautiful beaches at Llanddwyn, Aberffraw, and Cable Bay.
Rhosneigr is also worthy of a visit.
The Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path passes nearby and the kids will love the activities at Foel Farm Park and Anglesey Sea Zoo.
Two bedrooms: 1 x double, 1 x single. Bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, basin and WC. Kitchen. Lounge/diner with multi-fuel stove. | back there again.
It is good that dogs are allowed, as its a nice area to bring your dog on holiday. Lovely to have a garden to relax. We didnt need the wood burner, but im sure it would be cosy in the autumn/winter. The cottage was comfortable, clean and well thought out.
This traditional, semi-detached cottage dates back to the 1820s and is situated in the sleepy hamlet of Hermon, between Malltraeth and Aberffraw on the West coast of Anglesey.
Perfect for couples or a small family, Gwenallt is a home away from home, with characterful features and exposed stonework welcoming you inside.
The lounge, with its beamed ceiling, inglenook fireplace with multi-fuel stove, and table for two, is a wonderful place to relax, complimented by a wall-mounted TV and leather sofa.
Discover a galley kitchen and a family bathroom on the ground floor, offering a bath and a shower.
Upstairs, you will find two bedrooms; a double, and a single, both charmingly presented, with lovely bedding.
Outside, guests can make the most of the enclosed rear garden, which houses a patio area, table and chairs, so you can unwind in the sun, whenever | 259 |
<|fim_middle|>posed. | The issue under consideration is the area of the proposed Speer interchange of I-25. As a key interstate gateway in South Cheyenne, the project will demonstrate how the design of interstate interchanges can be influenced by surrounding land uses and development standards.
There are two scenarios under development, "Business as Usual" which demonstrates development as it typically happens along interstate corridors, and "Interstate Commerce Done Well" which proposes land use, traffic flow and aesthetic alternatives.
CommunityViz™ is being used to develop easily interpretable 3D renderings and a series of indicators to evaluate economic and social impacts of the two scenarios.
The City plans to use the proposed Speer Interchange visualizations to facilitate public commentary on the design of gateways that will be incorporated into PlanCheyenne. Once the planning staff is proficient with the Community Viz™ software, it is expected that a similar process could be expanded to other gateways and to the other physical building blocks identified by PlanCheyenne.
Funding for the project has been provided by the Wyoming Business Council, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Community Foundation.
Map (left) of projected existing preliminary plats including proposed rights of way for the Speer Interchange and photo (right) displaying current conditions with rights of way superim | 262 |
This weekend saw some very weak tides, crystal clear water and very calm conditions. Not exactly what you would consider to be good bass conditions. However, sound tactics and a positive mental attitude paid off and Mike D was delighted with the hard fighting qualities of the bass that he tempted.
A really nice bass for Mike D.
Even some of the smaller bass we had this weekend fought really strongly for their size. As anglers we all like to catch big fish but as I stressed to Mike, catching various sizes of fish at the moment is invaluable from a research perspective as Game Fishing Ireland is assisting Inland Fisheries Ireland with scale sampling again this season.
Some scales from this fish are in an envelope to<|fim_middle|> not too late to get involved and request a scale envelope pack. | be sent to I.F.I later in the year.
A few scales carefully removed and back into the sea for this fella.
If you are a bass angler and not yet taking part in the National Bass Programme I'm sure its | 47 |
PresenceLearning Acquires Global Teletherapy and Secures New Majority Stakeholders, Preparing for Expanded K–12 Special Education Offerings
By Kristal Kuykendall
PresenceLearning, a provider of teletherapy software for special education and mental health providers in K–12 schools, has completed two transactions that pave the way for significant growth and will help build the next generation of technology for therapists to expand student services, the company said.
PresenceLearning has acquired Global Teletherapy, a leading provider of teletherapy services to virtual K–12 schools, and it has signed a definitive agreement for Spectrum Equity and The Rise Fund to acquire a majority stake in the company. "Bain Capital Double Impact and Catalyst Investors will retain minority stakes, and Bain will continue to have representation on the company's Board of Directors," PresenceLearning said in a news release. Terms were not disclosed.
Teletherapy continues to emerge as an urgent solution for students needing more access to high-quality therapy and mental health services, and as clinicians demand more remote work alternatives to improve the impact and the sustainability of their work, the release noted.
"Students with learning<|fim_middle|>5 Media Education Group. She can be reached at [email protected]. | differences and mental health needs have been among the most impacted by the pandemic, and there is ever-increasing pressure placed on the hard-working special education and mental health teams serving in schools," the company said. PresenceLearning targets its teletherapy solutions to meet the needs specific to students with learning differences such as in special education programs.
The new investors enable PresenceLearning to invest heavily in its next phase of growth, the company said. Kate Eberle Walker will continue as CEO of the combined company, according to the news release.
"Spectrum and The Rise Fund bring a wealth of expertise in building industry-leading technology platforms and are the ideal partners as we provide a new level of innovation to technology solutions for special education," Eberle Walker said. "We are focused on doing everything we can to support special education teams and ensure that every child has access to a qualified therapist,."
Steve LeSieur, managing director at Spectrum Equity, said his firm sees "an enormous opportunity for PresenceLearning to revolutionize the way special education and mental health teams deliver high quality instruction and care across our education system and increase access for students."
The new partnership and planned growth in capabilities will meet special education needs caused by shortages of clinicians in the field that became more obvious and urgent during the pandemic, explained John Rogers, partner and education sector lead at The Rise Fund.
"We have seen across our portfolio the vital role that technology can play in the expansion of equity and access in education," Rogers said. "We look forward to partnering with PresenceLearning in growing its business, while also maximizing its impact on the high need populations the company serves and to supporting PresenceLearning's inclusive culture, which prioritizes diversity of voice across its employees, providers, and students."
For more information, visit PresenceLearning's website.
Kristal Kuykendall is editor, 110 | 370 |
Globe Magazine
Take it from a summer regular: Nantucket's charms extend far beyond Main Street
Before you go, check out this insider advice for memorable eats and drinks, waves, golf, sunsets, and more.
By Stan GrossfeldJune 14, 2017, 8:00 a.m.
On Madaket Beach.Stan Grossfeld/Globe staff/File
A half-dozen years after Richard Nixon resigned, he arrived in Nantucket's harbor on a yacht. A tourist was standing alone at a pay phone by the dock talking to his wife. "President Nixon's here," he said. She didn't believe him. So he asked the former president to say hello. Nixon asked for her name and got on the phone.
"Hello, Betty," he said. "Who's this woman your husband is with?"
Tricky Dick screwed him. And the same thing happened when I asked my islander friends to list their secret go-to places. They'd almost rather surrender their firstborn.
Nantucket is in a class by itself. It's 30 miles out to sea, with no traffic lights and no Mickey D's. One-third of the island is conservation land. The other two-thirds is expensive.
Here are some tips that will help you have fun and not break the bank.
Beach plus . . .
■ Exercise and a picnic: Rent bikes and pedal to Something Natural, 50 Cliff Road (508-228-5034, somethingnatural.com), on the fringe of town. The oversized sandwiches (a half is plenty) are homemade and delicious — try smoked turkey and Swiss with tomato and avocado or avocado with cheddar and chutney, all on homemade Portuguese bread. Also grab an iced Matt Fee Tea, named after a creative employee, and a fresh-baked cookie. Then pedal 5 minutes and enjoy the calm waters of Jetties Beach, on Bathing Beach Road. Tip: Plan your trip around low tide. The quarter-mile-long sandbar that surfaces then makes you believe you can walk on water.
■ Grub: To reach Surfside Beach, a.k.a. Fisherman's Beach, follow the Surfside bike trail to the end. The burgers at the Surfside Beach Shack, 160 Surfside Road (774-333-3833, surfsidebeachshack.com), are yummy, especially with a homemade lemonade. After lunch, instead of parking in the main lot, backtrack and make your first right onto Nonantum Road to access an unmarked dirt parking lot on the right. It's where many islanders go for an after-work dip.
■ Tasty waves: Cisco Beach, at the end of Hummock Pond Road (508-228-7261, nantucket-ma.gov), offers nice-sized rolling waves and a Malibu vibe. On the way, stop at 167 Raw, 167 Hummock Pond Road (508-228-2871, 167raw.com) for takeout — guacamole and chips, bluefish pate, or Key lime pie.
Finding keepers
Splurge for the 2½-hour charter boat trip aboard the 34-foot Just Do It Too, Slip 1013, Straight Wharf (508-228-7448, justdoittoo.com). It's $110 per person, but Captain Marc Genthner is a human fish finder. He guarantees you will catch something. Usually you'll wind up near Great Point with a boatload of fighting bluefish, bass, or bottom fish. Once we requested striped bass, and the captain used an umbrella rig. We trolled by John Kerry's Brant Point house, and my son landed a 38-inch beauty.
Forget Main Street, where you might see the likes of Kourtney Kardashian window-shopping or Drew Barrymore schlepping her kids. Head to the Maria Mitchell Association's Loines Observatory, 59 Milk Street (508-257<|fim_middle|> table, give the staff your cell number before you watch the sunset and get a call when your table is ready.
A classy option for drinks and live music is the piano bar at the Summer House Restaurant, 17 Ocean Avenue, Siasconset (508-257-4577, thesummerhouse.com). The Piano Man himself has tickled the ivories in the beautifully decorated room, and you could even run into a certain GOAT football coach, whose summer home is within walking distance. A divey alternative is the Chicken Box, 12 Dave Street (508-228-9717, thechickenbox.com), where a younger, partying crowd mixes with the islanders. Favorite memory: At closing time, the place was still charging the $10 cover. Why? Jimmy Buffett had taken over the stage and was singing "Brown Eyed Girl."
Dine and Dash
OpenTable handles reservations for about 10 island restaurants. To get around, an insider recommends meeting a native by calling a local cab company rather than using a ride-hailing app. Try Clyde's Cab (508-332-6200) or Chief's Cab (508-284-8497), run by a retired fire chief.
Stan Grossfeld is an associate editor of the Boston Globe. Send comments to magazine@globe.com. Follow us on Twitter @BostonGlobeMag. | -1117, mariamitchell.org), for open nights on Monday and Wednesday at 9, weather permitting. For $10 per person, get up close and personal with the rings of Saturn through the super-duper telescope; you can also take in the Ring Nebula — the remnants of a dying star — and assorted other heavenly bodies.
Loines Observatory. Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association photographer – Francesca Childs
Hit the links
The Siasconset Golf Course, 260 Milestone Road (508-257-6596, miacometgolf.com), is a relative bargain. Known locally as Skinner's, it charges $65 for 18 holes, $40 for nine. A seasonal membership ($750) includes unlimited play till Columbus Day weekend. You can pretend you're playing at the state-of-the-art Nantucket Golf Club, just a short chip away, where membership runs several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Watch human beings act like sea gulls as one person's trash becomes another's treasure at the town dump, 188 Madaket Road (508-228-7244, nantucket-ma.gov/237/Public-Works). Also known as the "Madaket Mall," it has "take it or leave it" hours Thursday through Monday — but don't go on weekends. Free.
Cisco Brewers.
A distillery, winery, and brewery, Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road (508-325-5929, ciscobrewers.com), is a fine place to have a craft beer or specialty cocktail and listen to island musicians. Arrive early to beat the largest crowds. Tip: A free shuttle runs from town.
For a memorable end-of-day view, follow Madaket Road west to Madaket Beach and watch the sun get swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean. Then walk to Millie's, 326 Madaket Road (508-228-8435, milliesnantucket.com), for dinner. The Hither Creek is grilled striped bass in corn tortillas with tomato and sweet corn salad, guacamole, and lime sour cream — perfect with an ice-cold Madaket Mystery served in a 16-ounce Mason jar. (The contents of the latter are a closely guarded secret.) Tip: If you didn't book a | 521 |
In the city of New Orleans emerged one of the most influential music genres in the history<|fim_middle|>" of people or rather, a location where people from all over the world came together in one place. This city served as a key seaport in the U.S. allowing for goods to be imported and exported. The purpose of this city was not only strategic to the growth of the country, but also allowed for the incredible mixing of cultures, customs, and traditions that led to the creation of one of our nations most cherished genres of music: jazz.
Jazz emerged towards the beginning of the 20th Century, but didn 't just spring up out of nowhere. Instead, it was a creation that developed from popular music styles of the 1800s that blended and combined them to entertain the nation and social dancers. The two main music styles that jazz consisted of were ragtime and the blues. Both ragtime and the blues had their beginnings in African-American communities. While both of these music styles strongly contributed to the creation of jazz and have a lot of similarities, they do have their differences. These differences lie within their origins, their elements that make up their styles and how these elements influenced jazz, and their artists and composers. | of the United States of America. At the time, New Orleans was known for being a "blending pot | 22 |
KuCoin CEO: We'll See First Fully Operational Metaverse in Five to Seven Years
David Thompson, Tech Times 20 September 2021, 10:09 am
(Photo : Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay )
The term 'metaverse' was coined by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel 'Snow Crash', where humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents, in a three-dimensional virtual space that uses the metaphor of the real world. Stephenson used the term to describe a virtual reality-based successor to the Internet. Since then, 'metaverses' have become hugely popular, especially in the last few years, and many companies, including giants like Microsoft and Facebook, are developing them.
Metaverses are popular in the blockchain industry as well. Blockchain projects such as Decentraland, Cryptovoxels, Somnium Space, Bit.Country and others attract millions in investments and are deemed to be attractive among a new generation of investors. Crypto exchange KuCoin recently pioneered metaverse token placement in a separate category on its website, along with DeFi and NFT assets. We spoke with Johnny Lyu, CEO of KuCoin, about the future of metaverses and the blockchain technology.
Why did you decide to allocate a separate category to metaverse tokens?
Everything we do at KuCoin is for improving the experience convenience for our users. It's no secret to anyone anymore that metaverses are the future. Investment funds are pouring a lot of money into them, and large corporations are developing such digital environments, so we took on the mantle of providing our users with the ability to quickly and easily navigate the metaverse space.
When you say that metaverses are the future, what exactly do you mean by that?
Just look at the development of the<|fim_middle|>es are Web 3.0. That coming generation of the web will differ as much from the internet of today as the websites of the Dot-Com era differed from Facebook. The audiences of the network, the numbers of websites and internet-based companies, as well as the values of their shares in the past and today, are radically different. But that very retrospective helps us understand the scale of the dawning changes. And I'm not just talking about some sort of quantitative changes, I mean a quantum leap in quality that will propel the web to the next level. In fact, the attempts at virtual reality we are seeing today are an imitation of the stuff we saw in the science fiction films of yesteryear.
What role does blockchain play in this?
Blockchain contributes the intrinsic value of NFTs, the DeFi financial system, and smart contracts as building blocks that enable the construction of viable metaverses. Just look at how new applications are being found for blockchain technologies every passing year. And now, blockchain is turning into the infrastructure of the internet of the future.
How soon will we start delving into metaverses?
In my opinion, it will take five to seven years before we see the first operational metaverses, which will surely become as popular as the current generation of social networks. But there is still no clarity regarding the general development vector for the metaverses. As you know, the first version of the internet was deployed for the American DARPA agency, and then the academics stepped in and the space started taking shape as a real-time content-sharing repository. This time, it was the game developers who stepped in as the pioneers of metaverses, but some scholars were also involved in the process.
What do you think will happen to cryptocurrencies over that period?
Blockchain will become commonplace and the number of users will skyrocket by at least twentyfold. That's my forecast. Hard cash is likely to turn into a museum artefact by 2030, since it will likely be replaced by national-level cryptocurrencies. Each internet user will have a private key, and some part of global asset transfer-related information will be stored on the blockchain. Many experts are already talking about this happening sometime soon.
A very important milestone was reached for the metaverse market back in August with the launch of the Metaverse ETF. Does this mean that there is actual recognition of the importance of metaverse project traction taking place at the global level?
Of course, it does, since it's an exchange-traded fund recognized by trading venues like the New York Stock Exchange. The fact that such financial instruments are part of the publicly traded assets category means that they have received the approval of the regulators and the financial authorities. And that, in turn, means that we can already start talking about recognition on the global financial market.
Will this have an impact on the tokens of blockchain-based metaverse and NTF projects?
In spite of the fact that so far this index includes only publicly traded companies like Nvidia, this is still significant for any project working on metaverses. Blockchain projects are no exception either.
Would you recommend anyone to invest in a metaverse ETF?
Whenever something is launched for open trading on global exchanges, the industry of that something gets an instant boost in development and investments. This is important for metaverses, since people - retail investors - will start believing in the projects making this space a reality.
Stocks are the most direct way of getting investors onboard, so this index is likely to be a sort of offramp for the metaverse market. | internet and that of social networks since the 1990-s. Today, we all communicate, work, study, shop and get entertainment online, and it all started with the basic chats and message boards of the early web. This is the traction the internet went through from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0.
Metavers | 70 |
CD Projekt RED Donates nearly $1 million to help fight against Coronavirus
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The studio behind The Witcher and the upcoming Cyberpunk <|fim_middle|>
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AOT x Call of Duty Crossover Hinted after Levi Tracer Pack... | 2077, CD Projekt RED, donates $950,000 to aid in restricting coronavirus in Poland. The donation went to the biggest non-profit charity in Poland: Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy in polish).
CDPR's co-founder and joint CEO, Marcin Iwinski, shared the news in LinkedIn, which reads as follows:
Collaborating with Fundacja Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, an established Polish NGO with over 20 years of medical equipment fundraising history, today we donated a sum of 4 million PLN to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Poland. The company's Board of Directors and major shareholders donated 2 million PLN, with another 2 million PLN donated by the company itself.
We'd like to thank all the brave souls who fight for our well-being every day and hope these funds help in your effort to rid us of the virus.
Marcin Iwinski
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GOOC is helping Poland to fight against the epidemic by providing ICUs and many other personal protection equipment sets for front-line medical workers.
Many other companies in the gaming industry have been helping out with various donations to combat against the virus. For example, Razer made Surgical Masks to fight against the Coronavirus. While Plague Inc. developer, Ndemic Creations, made a donation of $250,000 for COVID-19 response fund.
CD Projekt RED has also been maintaining social distance by implementing work from home policy for its developers. The studio doesn't expect Cyberpunk 2077 to be delayed any further from the 17 September 2020 release date, even with this new policy.
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Book Review | Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century by Torben Iversen and David Soskice
In Democracy and Prosper<|fim_middle|> which creates a gap between the 'old' and the 'new' middle classes. The authors argue that democracy is not about equality or redistribution, but about furthering the relative position of the middle classes. As such, the 'new middle class' only cares about its own welfare, and its members are not concerned about the compensation of the 'losers'. In this regard, interests diverge, and the 'losers' start to feel the 'tunnel effect', which is based on overly optimistic 'imagined futures' of social mobility and greater equality. Consequently, when the 'tunnel effect' becomes a fiction that fails to materialise greater equality through social mobility, we observe the 'losers' voting for populists. The authors maintain that the rise of populism is not a cultural phenomenon, but is the very product of socio-economic and political phenomena that have their origins in how the knowledge economy and its political-economic bases have failed to compensate the 'losers'.
While the book presents a rich historical and contemporary analysis of the relationship between democracy and capitalism, the main arguments are not immune from weaknesses. Firstly, the authors argue that we observe the rise as well as the persistence of neoliberalism because the electorate vote for politicians known as 'good economic managers' who are devoted to expanding socio-economic opportunities mainly through liberalisation: in other words, market deregulation. Such a justification reads like a plausible argument, but the authors fail to acknowledge the causal role played by neoliberalism in the puzzle of increased inequality without redistribution and its impact on the rise of populism given liberalisation, privatisation and the transformation from the welfare state to the regulatory state.
Further, the authors claim that the new middle class favours financialisation because it enables '''non-linear'' careers with more frequent changes in jobs, house purchases, flexible mortgages and savings, time off for retaining and additional schooling and moves back and forth between work and family' (151). The argument reads like a euphemism for the dominance of finance in economic and cultural life, and the structural change that has caused a dramatic decline in labour share in income and the rise in household indebtedness. In this regard, a high debt burden can hardly be driven by what I might call a 'liquid lifestyle'. It is the product of a structural change and what it imposes on us. The authors tend to overlook such structural transformation and its costly consequences.
Secondly, Democracy and Prosperity considers that education and training have a central role both in democratic resilience and welfare since it is a key asset for social mobility. Iversen and Soskice therefore have a recommendation: 'the real solution' for the resilience of capitalist democracies against the populist backlash and to boost social welfare is improvements in access to and an increase in investment in education and (re)training (243). Yet, this is not a panacea, especially in a world where 'the son also rises' and entrance to elite universities (where students have access to better education as well as 'high-powered social networks') can be a corrupt system. Under these circumstances, improving access to and/or investing more in education cannot solve all the problems and needs of advanced capitalist democracies. More is needed.
Thirdly, the authors argue that skill and education systems that facilitate 'equal distribution of income and inter- and intra-generational mobility', company-specific skills and skill upgrading that reduces mass unemployment and cities as hubs for co-specific assets and social networks together limit the spread of populist parties and values (218). Moreover, it is not in the interest of the new middle class to vote for populists because 'intolerance [to immigration, a cosmopolitan outlook] and conformism is not conducive to economic success in the knowledge economy' (217). Since the new middle class has a stake in the success of the knowledge economy for its own welfare, capitalist democracies remain resilient to the populist backlash. Yet, this expectation is implicitly based on the understanding that interests would trump ideas that are cultivated socially, and that skill and education systems are capable of creating equal or fairer income distribution and the conditions for inter- and intra-generational mobility. Perhaps more importantly, there would always be 'good economic managers' that have a cosmopolitan outlook, are tolerant of immigrants and are devoted to improving socio-economic opportunities. If the above conditions are not met, the current political-economic system might not be able to withstand the populist backlash, as the new middle class may be socialised into populist ideas and join the old middle class to vote for populist leaders.
All in all, Iversen and Soskice present a unique analysis of the relationship between capitalism and democracy. Whether or not one is convinced by the argument, Democracy and Prosperity is a great addition to the recent debate on the 'crisis of democratic capitalism' (see also Buying Time by Wolfgang Streeck, Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads by Carles Boix and Cultural Backlash by Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart, among many others). The book offers a brilliant framework that will be greatly acknowledged as well as critiqued in the coming years.
This review gives the views of the author, and not the position of Democratic Audit. It was first published by the LSE Review of Books blog.
M Kerem Coban completed a PhD in Public Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore in late 2017. His doctoral thesis studied the political economy of banking regulation in the post-global financial crisis period in Turkey with a focus on financial consumer protection, macroprudential regulatory governance and compliance with Basel III. You can find more information here.
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Posted in: Book reviews | ity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century,Torben Iversen and David Soskice add to current debates concerning the relationship between democracy and capitalism by arguing that they mutually support each other and enable resilience through turbulence and crisis. This is a welcome contribution to scholarship exploring the 'crisis of democratic capitalism', writes M Kerem Coban, and offers a unique and provocative framework that will be much discussed in the years to come.
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Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century. Torben Iversen and David Soskice. Princeton University Press. 2019.
Is democracy compatible with (advanced) capitalism? And how has (advanced) democracy maintained resilience? In Democracy and Prosperity: Reinventing Capitalism through a Turbulent Century, Torben Iversen and David Soskice, two prominent scholars of comparative political economy, take up the challenge to contribute to the debate concerning the relationship between democracy and capitalism with a unique and provocative analytical framework. It should be stated at the very beginning that this review cannot do full justice to every noteworthy point raised in this significant contribution given the space limitation. This is because the book offers an extended view of the relationship between democracy and capitalism over a long period of time, aiming to enable us to understand the drivers of the middle income trap, how democratic politics strengthen capitalism, how capitalism and democracy have risen in tandem, why we observe varieties of capitalism across advanced capitalist democracies and the rise of inequality without redistribution.
A multi-tiered, multi-factorial historical comparative analysis of the relationship between capitalism and democracy provides a thick description of democracy driving capitalism in the twentieth-century Fordist economy and the twenty-first-century knowledge economy. The main argument asserts, firstly, that both during the Fordist era and for the construction of the knowledge economy, democracy has been the main driver of capitalism. For this to happen, the state has played a central role in investing in education, (re)skilling, (re)training and enforcing rules for a solid playing field that enables firms to flourish.
Secondly, capital is geographically bounded because capitalism (both Fordist and post-Fordist) needs co-located labour with co-specific skills that rely on social networks. As such networks constitute skill clusters, capital cannot move freely since it is chasing labour and skills. Thirdly, the electorate look for politicians known as 'good economic managers' who can manage labour (read this as pacifying unions to limit 'militant behaviour') and implement policies that contribute to ensure the success of capitalism by expanding educational, financial and economic opportunities, mainly through neoliberal policies. Together, these key elements constitute a symbiotic, two-way relationship between democracy and capitalism.
Here, the demands of the middle class, which are mediated through either majoritarian or proportional electoral systems, are the key to understanding how democracy reinforces capitalism and how capitalist economies have remained resilient democratically. More specifically and related to the emergence of the knowledge economy, as capitalist democracies have advanced, the preferences of the middle class have evolved towards favouring more liberalisation and financialisation among other processes. Motivated by a political survival logic which dictates that they must be reputed as 'good economic managers', politicians have responded to the demands of the middle class to liberalise economies, which has facilitated the emergence of the knowledge economy. Here, it is useful to note that the authors build the theoretical and analytical framework upon the 'middle class' and its political-economic preferences which have a central role in explaining how political economies evolve and which policies are more likely to be pursued (11-14).
This transformation has naturally created a group of 'losers' (the 'old middle class' that is stuck in low-paying jobs with low productivity) that has observed erosion in their socio-economic rights, as well as 'winners' (the 'new middle class') that have benefited most from globalisation, liberalisation and the rise of the knowledge economy which requires sophisticated skills. Positioned in a dense social network in big cities where skill clusters attract and preserve capital, the 'new middle class' has a totally different set of preferences, | 864 |
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There are five options for studying human resource management at the University of St. Francis with an undergraduate program, a handful of graduate programs, and a graduate certificate. For undergraduates, the university offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, which is offered as a degree completion program with an accelerated schedule of classes. Within the degree are several available concentrations, and students may choose to manage human resources as their focus.
To qualify for entry into the undergraduate degree program, students must have at least 64 credits available for transfer that they have earned from a previous institution. The university allows a maximum of 80 semester credits transferred into the program. Classes in the accelerated B.S. program are offered online, and each class lasts eight weeks. Students may begin their studies during any one of six class starts per year.
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Copyright © 2020 Human Resources Degrees | Students who are interested in studying human resource management at the graduate level can choose from the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Master of Science in Management, or the Master of Science in Training and Development. The MBA is offered online and on-campus, and the remaining degrees are offered online only. There are several concentrations within the MBA program, and students may choose the human resource management option as their focus.
To qualify for the MBA program, students must have a bachelor's degree in a field like accounting, business, or economics. The program also requires that applicants have at least two years of work experience. Similar to the MBA, the Master of Science in Management program and the Master of Science in Training & Development feature human resource management concentrations.
Classes in human resource management that students may take in their graduate program include Performance Measurement & Financial Management, Leading Continuous Improvement, Developing Personal Leadership, and Organization & HR Management. Students with limited time to devote to their studies may consider the final program option, which is the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management, that only requires 12 semester hours to complete.
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The University of St. Francis is affiliated with the Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, which is a mendicant religious order within the Catholic Church that was founded in 1209. The university began its existence as a high school and eventually transformed into a college meant to train teachers. Once known as Assisi Junior College and later as the College of St. Francis, the school would attain university status in 1998.
Today, the main campus is located in suburban Joliet, Ilinois on a campus of 22 acres. The school's slogan is "Respect. Service. Integrity. Compassion," and its official colors are gold and brown. Students who play on the sports teams at the university are nicknamed the Fighting Saints, and they have a mascot named Bernie the St. Bernard. Games are played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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Accreditation for the University of St. Francis is given by the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits universities around the American Midwest. Regional accreditation is an approval that covers the entire university. The University of St. Francis is also authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education to operate, which means the school can act as a post-secondary institution in the state of Illinois. Some of the individual programs throughout the university are further accredited.
For example, the business programs are approved by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. The education programs at the University of St. Francis are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education, as well as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
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Students who are incoming freshmen will need to meet a handful of admissions requirements if they want to enter the University of St. Francis as first-year enrollees. The first requirement is meeting the university's curriculum requirements, which include a certain number of English, science, math, and foreign language classes. Students may provide their high school transcripts as proof of having taken the required classes.
Applicants must also have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. For standardized test scores, students must have a minimum of 1020 on the SAT or a 20 on the ACT. Even if students don't meet all of the requirements, they may still apply and be accepted by the university under certain circumstances. Applicants who want to apply to graduate or doctoral programs should check with the program they want to pursue for application specifics and minimum requirements.
Students pursuing undergraduate degrees at the University of St. Francis will pay $34,000 per year for tuition. Housing and meal plans add an additional $9,430 to $10,370 each year. The total direct costs are estimated to cost $43,430 to $44,370 per year. Part-time tuition for undergraduate students is billed at $850 per credit hour, and summer school tuition is $430 per credit hour.
Undergraduates who enroll in more than 18 credit hours per semester will pay overload tuition of $850 per credit. For graduate programs, rates are also handled by the credit hour and are based on the program in which a student has enrolled. The rate varies from $798 for the Master of Business Administration program to $748 for graduate degree programs in education. Graduate certificate programs are generally priced from $399 to $544 per credit hour.
Scholarships, loans, and grants for students who attend the University of St. Francis are handled by Financial Aid Services at the university. The school shares that 100 percent of incoming freshmen receive some type of financial assistance at the University of St. Francis and that 98 percent of all undergraduates receive some aid. Each year, the university offers more than $16.7 million to students in financial aid.
The financial aid application process begins with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the university recommends that applicants complete this form as soon after October 1 as possible, even if they haven't yet completed an application for admission to the university. Students with financial need or high academic achievement may qualify for institutional scholarships from the University of St. Francis.
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Loaded with staple hits of the band's mid and late-1960s periods, Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2) captures the Rolling Stones at their apex while paying tribute to deceased co-founder Brian Jones. The compilation picks up from where Big Hits: High Tide and Green Grass leaves off, moving through the British group's psychedelic phase ("She's a Rainbow," "200 Light Years From Home") as well as still-relevant social commentary ("Street Fighting Man," "Paint It Black").
Meticulously mastered from high-res files sourced from the original master tapes, and plated and pressed on 180g LP at QRP, this clear-vinyl edition of Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2) sounds terrific. It far exceeds the fidelity found on CD and digital downloads. No analog lover should be without it. Sometimes, you can always get what you want.
In addition to now-classic songs such as the raw, rough-and-tumble anthem "Jumpin' Jack Flash," clever "Mother's Little Helper," and poignant ballad "Ruby Tuesday," the 1969 collection is notable for its inclusion of "Honky Tonk Women," a huge single at the time of the record's release. There's not a bad note or dull moment here. These are the songs that define generations.
Fans should note that it's also the last Stones record on which Jones' image appears. His epitaph graces the inside cover. This is the group's public goodbye to the fallen star. | The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly (180G Clear Vinyl LP) is back in stock.
Compilation of Mid- and Late-1960s Hits Loaded With Classic Staples: Includes "Paint It Black," "Jump | 49 |
Via Agrippa je označení pro síť římských cest v Galii. Tyto cesty nechal zbudovat Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, jenž byl pověřen císařem Octavianem Augustem k reorganizaci Galské říše. Celkem zde Římané postavili na 21000 km cest.
Agrippova dopravní síť vycházela z nového strategického bodu, který bylo město Lyon (Lugdunum). Filosof a geograf Strabón naznačil směry, kterými tato síť cest vedla, později je přesně identifikoval francouzský archeolog Pierre Gros:
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cesta směrem na jih do Marseille.
I když trasy cest Via Agrippa jsou známé, jejich datování je sporné. Uvádí se roky 39 př. n. l.-38 př. n. l., 22 př. n. l.-21 př. n. l. či mezi roky 16 | 133 |
This is my 99th Gouache painting and my 967th painting since March 17, 2003.
I painted it from the nature Nov, 2003 in my<|fim_middle|> become a graduate student of Chinese National Academy of Arts and go on a professional art road.
With a grateful heart, I would like to use this painting to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Charlie K.
I do hope Mr. Charlie K good lucky and peaceful in the heaven. Mr. Charlie K will be alive at my heart forever. | city Shenzhen which there are flowers out of door for whole of a year.
I did not realize it has been saved in my sketching book for 12 years until the winter vacation of Chinese National Academy of Arts, 2015.
There were so much beautiful recalling and sad feelings at my heart at the moment I found it. I would like to put it on my wet site and to the memory of my first American art teacher Mr. Charlie K since it was him who led me re-take up my paintbrush and re-go on the art road.
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GENEVA — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Flexjet LLC, offering travelers access to the world's most luxurious fleet of private jets, announced today at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) that it has officially confirmed a firm order for 20 additional Challenger 350 super-midsized business jets by Bombardier Aerospace (BBD.B:CA). This is in addition to an order for 20 Challenger 350 Bombardier aircraft ordered in 2013. Flexjet said it increased its original order because of unprecedented success with the company's new Red Label offering that includes the Challenger 350 aircraft.
"The Bombardier-built Challenger 350 aircraft has been featured in our highly popular Red Label offering. This has elevated the expectations of discerning travelers around the world and challenged the industry to do better," said Michael Silvestro, Flexjet's Chief Executive Officer. "Officially doubling our order will enable us to meet the increase in demand we are seeing from our Owners and provide a solid platform for future growth," added Silvestro, who made the announcement at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) on the heels of Flexjet announcing plans for an expanded European presence.
The order, originally included in a November 2015 memorandum of understanding between Flexjet and Bombardier, will result in 43 Challenger 300/350 series aircraft flying in the Flexjet fleet by the end of 2016. An additional four Challenger 350 aircraft will follow in 2017, with the remainder delivered over the next five years.
Considered one of the world's most mission-versatile business jets, the Challenger 350 aircraft can carry up to eight passengers in Flexjet's smart interior configuration, has a maximum operating altitude of 45,000 feet, a top cruising speed of 528 MPH and a transcontinental range of 3,200 nautical miles. Its extraordinarily quiet cabin allows passengers to converse at comfortable levels or relax in peace.
The Challenger 350 aircraft is the successor to Bombardier's venerable Challenger 300 business jet, which has served in Flexjet's fleet since the company's founding two decades ago. Since accepting their first Challenger 300 aircraft, Flexjet Owners have logged nearly 97 million miles in the beloved aircraft. Flexjet flies the largest combined fleet of Challenger 300 and 350s of any operator in its space, nearly 40% more than others. The Challenger 300 was so popular that Bombardier relied on Flexjet's extensive operating data and user experience information for the plane to design many of the advances available on the Challenger 350 business jet.
The Challenger 350 business jet is the perfect aircraft for Flexjet's Red Label offering, which bridges the gap between traditional shared ownership programs and whole-aircraft ownership, providing Owners with the feeling that they are flying on their own plane.
Red Label offers access to the world's newest shared jet fleet, flight crews dedicated to a single aircraft and exclusive artisan interiors that are the most distinctive ever offered to travelers by a shared provider. As part of Red Label, Flexjet offers three exclusive artisan interiors on the Challenger 350 aircraft, a feature that sets it apart from any other operator of the aircraft. These unique interiors are matched with additional elements of the Red<|fim_middle|> Express and the Gulfstream G450, G500 and G650, and the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets. In addition, the overall jet collection includes the Embraer Phenom 300, Challenger 300 and Challenger 605. Flexjet is a member of the Directional Aviation family of companies. For more details on innovative programs and flexible offerings, visit www.flexjet.com or follow us on Twitter @Flexjet and on Instagram @FlexjetLLC.
Bombardier, Challenger, Challenger 300, Challenger 350, Global Express, and Learjet 75 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. | Label offering, including flight crews dedicated to a single aircraft and access to the world's newest shared jet fleet, providing a premium level of comfort and customization.
"Bombardier-built Challenger aircraft have been the backbone of the Flexjet fleet since our founding in 1995, and no other shared provider in the world has been flying them as long as we have. This order confirms that Challenger aircraft will continue to be a vital aircraft of our fleet going forward," said Silvestro.
Flexjet first entered the shared jet ownership market in 1995, and celebrated its 20th anniversary in May 2015. Flexjet offers shared jet ownership and leasing. Flexjet's shared aircraft program is the first in the world to be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundation's Industry Audit Standard, and Flexjet is the first and only company to be honored with its 17th FAA Diamond Award for Excellence. Flexjet's shared program fields an exclusive array of business aircraft—some of the youngest in the shared jet industry, with an average age of approximately six years—including their LXi Cabin Collection consisting of the Learjet 75LXi, Challenger 350, the Embraer Legacy 450, Global | 256 |
The full RIDE 3 videogame bike list is finally here. With over 230 bikes available, picking one won't be an easy feat.
In fact<|fim_middle|>, will require hours of time to complete. | , you don't simply own and ride a bike. Picking one is something that requires thoughts and decisiveness. Riding a Sport-Bike is definitely something different from riding a Superbike. A Maxi-Enduro will be a completely different experience than an Endurance, and picking one over the other will have a lasting impact in your style both as a rider and as a person. And also as a gamer. And we know this quite well, all of us in Milestone are gamers and bike lovers as well – and often very experienced riders.
That's why with RIDE 3, among all the others, we aimed at one specific goal: creating the most extensive Motorbike Encyclopedia in a videogame ever.
And we can surely say that the goal has been reached. Over 230 bikes available at launch and 7 different bike categories to choose from, each with a very different riding style | 183 |
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As we've discussed in previous posts, there are a wide range of different fundraising options available for non-profits. The biggest difference between the fundraising campaigns available is, of course, the type of product – is it a want or a need for your supporters? Sometimes (let's be honest) it's neither, and your supporters purchase from your campaign one hundred percent to support your cause, and really don't care about the product<|fim_middle|> everyone involved – and, if you get long term fans of the product among your supporters, you can provide a service while supporting your organization's goals. It's something everyone can feel good about!
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However, if you are going with a product based fundraiser, apathy about the product isn't ideal. If you can find a fundraising product that falls under the "needs" category, one that your supporters enjoy using and feel good about purchasing, then you can explore the possibility of repeat orders. Repeat orders can provide a regular financial boost for your non-profit throughout the year, depending on the strength of the program.
Necessities are the things we use continually in our day to day lives. This includes things like garbage bags, laundry detergent, household cleaners, some personal care products and more. These are things that people are always looking for a way to save on. They are the products that people always look for sales on, or compare price per ounce to determine which store has the best regular price. If you can offer high quality necessities products at a price that saves your supporters money, then you can safely approach them about the possibility of repeat orders.
Good Clean Fundraising is a great example of this, with our top label, high quality buckets of laundry detergent. Everyone uses laundry detergent, and it can be prohibitively expensive. There are even "status" type brands, such as Tide, where the price is inflated with no clear additional benefit from the product. With scheduled, repeat orders, supporters won't have to worry about running out, while saving money at the same time.
The next time your non-profit runs a necessities based campaign, wait a month. Once your supporters have had a chance to use the product and decide if they like it, approach them again. Check in to make sure they're enjoying the product. Is it working well for them? Do they like the convenience of it? Then, offer them the option of joining your new subscription service. At regular intervals – determined by how long it takes your customers to use the entire bucket on average, a new bucket of laundry detergent will be delivered. Payment can be picked up upon delivery. An approach like this can offer greater convenience and a steadier stream of funding for your organization.
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Earlier this week, the Games for Change Festival kicked off with a keynote address from former Vice President Al Gore. Today, the New York-based event was the scene of a speech from another executive--Gabe Newell, president and cofounder of Valve Corporation.
Portal has apparently already sold 3 million units.
According to gaming blog Joystiq, Newell used his speech to announce a major sales milestone for the critical darling Portal 2. Since its launch on April 19, the game has "sold" 3 million units, Newell reportedly said. He did not specify whether that figure referred to sold-in (that is, shipped) copies or represented games sold through to consumers.
Newell didn't say whether the figure included sales on Steam, Valve's online distribution platform for the PC and Mac. He also declined to clarify whether that figure included cumulative sales on all the platforms Portal 2 was released on--the PC, Mac, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
As of press time, Valve reps had offered no official confirmation of Newell's comments.
Portal 2 has reached its sales milestone far faster than its predecessor, Portal. On the day its sequel launched, Valve confirmed to GameSpot that the original game had sold over 4 million units since its launch in October | 293 |
WHAT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR…
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Hearings Delivery Matrix
The Workplace Relations Commission have issued an update in relation to services. Following engagement with stakeholders in designing a delivery model matrix which will combine a mixture of dealing with complaints by way of written procedure, remote "virtual" hearings and, in line with health guidelines and the Roadmap to Opening Society and Business, providing a limited number of face to face hearings in WRC premises with effect from 20 July, 2020. Any face to face hearings scheduled (subject to social distancing and associated health measures), will in the first instance, be afforded to those cases that require a reconvening of a previously adjourned hearing.
It was also outlined by the WRC that they intend writing to parties from 15 June 2020 in relation to complaints received that are best suited for disposing of by way of written procedures or are suitable for virtual hearings seeking the consent of the parties to have the complaints handled in this manner. The team at Adare Human Resource Management are happy to assist with managing this process for you.
LABOUR COURT VIRTUAL HEARINGS
Earlier this month the Labour Court announced its plan to hold virtual hearings of cases from June 2, 2020. Proceedings identified as being suitable will be listed for hearing using remote access technology in response to Covid-19.
Any proceedings conducted in this manner will be referred to as Virtual Court Hearings. In order to assist parties of this process the Labour Court has published a guide detailing information on Virtual Court Hearing invitations, what participants can expect from a virtual hearing, what is expected of participants and how documents are to be managed. If you have been notified of a hearing in this manner contact Adare Human Resource Management for advice and guidance.
Journey Back to the Workplace
Most Organisations are at the helm of organising a return to the workplace and with that comes a litany of measures which must be acted upon in order to comply with the Return to Work Safely Protocols as published by the government. In order to safeguard Employees, clients and service-users alike organisations must ensure the following are in place.
1. Covid-19 Response Plan
Health and safety play a pivotal role in the Protocol and has left many employers seeking clarity on what to do to ensure its proper implementation. The first step for any employer is the development of a Covid-19 Response Plan which will in the first instance define Covid-19 outlining the symptoms and how it is spread as<|fim_middle|> Equally, the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 has always stipulated that employers have control measures in place for addressing emergencies. Section 11 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires employers to have plans and procedures for emergencies and people trained to implement those plans.
Health and Safety Authority
Central to the realisation of the Protocols are non-exhaustive actionable items that must be consistently reviewed and applied, and it is certainly evident that there exists a litany of measures to be taken by all employers from a health and safety perspective in planning for a safe return to work.
It is also important to note that the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will have oversight and enforcement authority over the return-to-work protocols. HSA inspectors will be able to visit the workplace and advise on any shortcomings through an inspection report, which can include timelines and the follow-ups needed.
The inspectors will also have the power to serve an Improvement Notice or a Prohibition Notice. It is therefore essential that expert advice is taken when reviewing and seeking to implement your health and safety obligations as an employer under the Protocols.
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See also: The Wheel's Returning to the Workplace Safely resource hub. | well as offering guidance and instruction on hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, physical distancing and the necessary public health advice from the HSE and other sources as appropriate.
The response plan must also contain information on the appointment of the Lead Worker Representative (LWR) and the duties associated with the role and the training that will be provided to the appointed person(s). Part of the ambit of the response plan is to establish and issue pre-return to work forms for workers to complete at least three days in advance of return to work. This form should seek confirmation that the worker has no Covid-19 symptoms, is not self-isolating or awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test.
Paramount to the success of the response plan is the implementation of preventative and control measures to minimise risk to workers through the assessment of risks and development of essential checklists.
2. Suspected Case Response Plan
The development of a suspected case response plan is mandatory and all employers must ensure that contained within that plan there is a defined response structure that identifies the team responsible for responding to the suspected case as well as providing details on a designated isolation areas and additional areas as required. Information pertaining to ventilation and the availability of tissues, hand sanitiser, disinfectant, wipes, PPE, gloves, masks, clinical waste bags should also be provided.
It is essential that the suspected case response plan takes account of the possibility of one or more persons displaying the signs of COVID19 in order to have additional isolation areas available or another contingency plan for dealing with same and procedures detailing how a suspected case or cases will be dealt with.
As every employer engages in measures to counteract the spread of the virus there must also be procedures in place in mitigating the spread of the virus, should there arise a suspected case, and an assessment of the incident to determine what follow up actions are necessary.
3. Safety Statement amended to address Covid-19, compile appropriate Covid-19 risk assessment
As indicated in the Protocol document, the Safety Statement of each employer must be updated in line with the guidance set out. Which means, that amongst other things, the statement should be reflective of the meaningful engagement obligation between the employer, the Lead Worker Representative and other parties as well as the specific training to be provided and other measures taken as indicated in the Protocol.
Risk assessments must be undertaken in order to identify any risk of exposure to Covid-19 and detail the measures and controls necessary to mitigate this risk. Where the control of infection measures implemented requires changes to work activities, the employer is required to review and update their occupational health and safety risk assessments and safety statement in order to take account of any work changes which may arise following implementation.
As employers implement the measures in the workplace to reduce the risk of exposure to Covid-19 for workers, specific occupational health and safety measures may also need to be considered. One such example is the provision of updated First Aid Responder (FAR) training in the context of Covid-19 and in respect of CPR. Also included in the FAR training is the use of PPE when dealing with suspected Covid-19 cases, as well as any other measures implemented that take account of official public health advice and guidance from appropriate government sources.
4. Training for Lead Worker
The training to be provided to the Lead Worker Representative (LWR) will include reference to a structured framework that will be followed by the LWR within the organisation to be effective in preventing the spread of the virus.
It should also detail the collaborative nature of the role in working with the employer and the Response Management team as appointed, to assist in the implementation of measures and monitor adherence to the measures to prevent the spread of COVID -19 as contained within the Response Plan.
Finally, a requirement under the Protocol is to ensure that the Lead Worker Representative is clearly identifiable in the Response Plan as well as within the workplace so it is essential that the provision of training in this respect outlines the role of the LWR in the communication of health advice around COVID-19 in the workplace as well as being referenced in the Safety Statement.
5. Covid-19 Induction course for all staff prior to returning
Crucial to the success of implementation of measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 is the provision of induction training to all workers prior to their return to work. The induction training should include up-to-date public health guidance as well as information of what workers should do if they develop symptoms. Contained within the training should be details of how the workplace is organised to address Covid-19 risks and what is outlined in the Covid-19 response plan.
Finally, it is important that points of contact are clearly identified within the induction training and details of any other sector specific advice is given to enable all employees to be aware of what is expected of them and what that can expect from the Organisation.
6. First Aid Responder – Update Training
Many workplaces will have existing trained First Aid Responders (FAR's) in place and those FAR's now require updated training relevant to their roles in the context of COVID -19.
The Governments Protocol Return to Work stipulates several mandatory aspects of returning to work. | 1,049 |
I'm scared – Zlatan Ibrahimovic speaks on retirement
AC Milan forward,<|fim_middle|> I will continue," Ibrahimovic told the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa.
"Let's put pressure on Milan here to give me an extension and I hope to stay in Milan for life. I still have objectives that I can achieve and I want to win another Scudetto.
"I don't know what will happen after football, so I'm a little scared to stop. We will see, but I want to continue playing so that I don't have any regrets."
Ibrahimovic was on the bench as AC Milan defeated Salernitana 2-0 in a Serie A clash over the weekend.
The win moved Milan to one point clear at the top of the Serie A table with 38 points after 16 matches.
I act selfishly towards Mane – Salah finally admits
I am going to play for a big club – Mbappe drops bombshell on PSG future | Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted he does not plan to retire from football soon..
The former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain star insisted that he is scared to stop playing football.
The 40-year-old stated this ahead of AC Milan's Champions League tie with Liverpool on Tuesday night.
"I want to play as long as possible. As long as I've that adrenaline, | 77 |
As part of Volunteer Emirates 2015, one of Dubai Cares local community engagement initiatives, 100 Volunteers from around the UAE visited the Ahmad Bin Rashid Primary School in Umm Al Quwain to give the boys school a significant facelift. Dubai Cares has created Volunteer Emirates in an effort to bring together UAE-based volunteers in order to upgrade the learning environments of public schools around the UAE.
The second edition of Volunteer Emirates 2015 was sponsored by Visa,<|fim_middle|>. The activity attracted 100 volunteers who worked together to enhance the gym, outdoors and classrooms for the school's 600 female students. | which supported Dubai Cares and the volunteer group that travelled to Umm Al Quwain to undertake the maintenance and landscaping work in the school premises. Led by Dubai Cares, the volunteers painted over 160 tyres to outline the school football field and helped install tables and chairs, sports equipment, computers, lab equipment as well as playground facilities in the school. To brighten up the hallways and school grounds, the volunteers also painted murals around the school and landscaped the outdoor areas.
Thanking the volunteers for their efforts, Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Cares said: "I would like to commend all the volunteers who put in a lot of hard work and creativity into giving the Ahmad Bin Rashid Primary School in Umm Al Quwain a new look. As an organization committed to facilitating quality primary education for children in developing countries, we understand the importance of a safe, creative and stimulating learning environment. Having schools that help students discover and explore all their talents – be it sports, art or academics – is key to quality educational experience. We are grateful to Visa for empowering us and the volunteers to successfully conduct this edition of Volunteer Emirates 2015."
Marcello Baricordi, General Manager - UAE and Global Accounts Lead, Visa MENA said: "Visa is delighted to support the second edition of Dubai Cares Volunteer Emirates 2015, which is truly commendable given its impact and reach across schools in the country. The efforts of the volunteers, including Visa employees, to improve the school's facilities and surroundings will go a long way in making the children's academic lives better and memorable. Dubai Cares focus on education is one we identify with and invest in through Visa's financial literacy program in the UAE and across the world. In the years ahead, we will continue to pursue efforts to be locally responsible citizens through community development in all the markets we are present in."
Mariam Saif Al Ghefali, Principal, Ahmad Bin Rashid Primary School said: "Volunteering is a national duty of the citizens and expatriates in the UAE. It is a social responsibility that is part and parcel of our human values. Dubai Cares' initiative is aligned to the vision of the leadership of the UAE, who aim to develop the country into one of the best by 2021. With the help of the management and volunteers of Dubai Cares, we have been able to accomplish a lot of work that will add value to the learning experience of the students."
"It is very important to give back to the community. This initiative will make the children happy and helps us invest our time in socially critical work," said Eman Al Awadhi, a volunteer at the event.
"I believe a lot in providing an enjoyable atmosphere for children while they study, and what is better than colours and paints and having the walls fuel their imagination. These murals are just a small part of that so I hope that this helps them to think larger, just the way that Dubai actually does – larger than everything that can ever be imagined," stated volunteer Mridula Gummuluri.
Dubai Cares kicked off Volunteer Emirates 2015 in March by refurbishing the all-girls ZamZam School in Kharan, Ras Al Khaimah | 676 |
\section{Introduction}
\indent As a generalization of LP-Sasakian manifold, recently Shaikh \cite{SHAIKH2} introduced the
notion of Lorentzian concircular structure manifolds (briefly, $(LCS)_n$-manifolds) with an example.
Such manifolds has many applications in the general theory of relativity and cosmology
(\cite{SHAIKH3}, \cite{SHAIKH4}).\\
\indent The notion of semisymmetric linear connection on a smooth manifold is introduced by Friedmann and Schouten \cite{FRSC}.
Then Hayden \cite{HAYDEN} introduced the idea of metric connection with torsion on a Riemannian manifold.
Thereafter Yano \cite{YANO} studied semisymmetric metric connection on a Riemannian manifold systematically. As a generalization of
semisymmetric connection, Golab \cite{GOLAB} introduced the idea
of quarter symmetric linear connection on smooth manifolds. A linear connection $\overline{\nabla}$ in an
$n$-dimensional smooth manifold $\widetilde{M}$ is said to be a quarter symmetric connection \cite{GOLAB}
if its torsion tensor $T$ is of the form
\begin{eqnarray}\label{1.1}
T(X,Y)&=&\overline{\nabla}_XY-\overline{\nabla}_YX-[X,Y]\\
\nonumber&&=\eta(Y)\phi X-\eta(X)\phi Y,
\end{eqnarray}
where $\eta$ is an 1-form and $\phi$ is a tensor of type $(1,1)$.
In particular, if $\phi X=X$ then the quarter symmetric connection reduces to semisymmetric connection.
Further if the quarter symmetric connection $\overline{\nabla}$ satisfies the condition $(\overline{\nabla}_Xg)(Y,Z)=0$
for all $X,\ Y,\ Z\in \chi(\widetilde{M})$, the set of all smooth vector fields on $\widetilde{M}$, then $\overline{\nabla}$
is said to be a quarter symmetric metric connection.\\
\indent Due to important applications in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, the geometry of submanifolds has become a subject of growing interest.
Analogous to almost Hermitian manifolds, the invariant and anti-invariant submanifolds are depend on the behaviour of almost contact metric structure
$\phi$. A submanifold of a contact metric manifold $\widetilde{M}$ is said to be anti-invariant if for any $X$ tangent to $M$, $\phi X$ is normal to $M$,
i.e., $\phi (TM)\subset T^\bot M$ at every point of $M$, where $T^\bot M$ is the normal bundle of $M$. So, if a submanifold $M$ of a contact metric manifold $\widetilde{M}$ is normal to the structure vector field $\xi$, then it is anti-invariant. A submanifold $M$ in a contact metric manifold $\widetilde{M}$ is called a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold if every tangent vector of $M$ belongs to the contact distribution \cite{yama}. Thus a submanifold $M$ in a contact metric manifold is a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold if $\xi$ is normal to $M$. Consequently $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifolds in a contact metric manifold are anti-invariant, as they are normal to $\xi$. Recently Hui et al. (\cite{ATEHUI}, \cite{HUIAT}, \cite{HUIATPAL}, \cite{SHAIKH9})
studied submanifolds of $(LCS)_{n}$-manifolds. The present paper deals with the totally real submanifolds and $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifolds of $(LCS)_n$-manifolds with respect to Levi-Civita as well as quarter symmetric metric connection. It is shown that the scalar curvature of a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold of $(LCS)_n$-manifolds with respect to Levi-Civita connection and quarter symmetric metric connection are same. However in case of totally real submanifolds of $(LCS)_n$-manifolds with respect to Levi-Civita connection and quarter symmetric metric connection they are different. An inequality for the square length of the shape operator in case of totally real submanifold of $(LCS)_n$-manifold is derived. The equality case is also considered.
\section{preliminaries}
Let $\widetilde{M}$ be an $n$-dimensional Lorentzian manifold \cite{NIL} admitting a unit
timelike concircular vector field $\xi$, called the characteristic
vector field of the manifold. Then we have
\begin{equation}
\label{2.1}
g(\xi, \xi)=-1.
\end{equation}
Since $\xi$ is a unit concircular vector field, it follows that
there exists a non-zero 1-form $\eta$ such that for
\begin{equation}
\label{2.2}
g(X,\xi)=\eta(X),
\end{equation}
the equation of the following form holds \cite{15}
\begin{equation}
\label{2.3}
(\widetilde\nabla _{X}\eta)(Y)=\alpha \{g(X,Y)+\eta(X)\eta(Y)\},
\ \ \ \alpha\neq 0,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{2.4}
\widetilde\nabla _{X}\xi = \alpha \{X +\eta(X)\xi\}, \ \ \ \alpha\neq 0,
\end{equation}
for all vector fields $X$, $Y$, where $\widetilde{\nabla}$ denotes the
operator of covariant differentiation with respect to the Lorentzian
metric $g$ and $\alpha$ is a non-zero scalar function satisfies
\begin{equation}
\label{2.5}
{\widetilde\nabla}_{X}\alpha = (X\alpha) = d\alpha(X) = \rho\eta(X),
\end{equation}
$\rho$ being a certain scalar function given by $\rho=-(\xi\alpha)$.
Let us take
\begin{equation}
\label{2.6}
\phi X=\frac{1}{\alpha}\widetilde\nabla_{X}\xi,
\end{equation}
then from (\ref{2.4}) and (\ref{2.6}) we have
\begin{equation}
\label{2.7} \phi X = X+\eta(X)\xi,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{2.8}
g(\phi X,Y) = g(X,\phi Y),
\end{equation}
from which it follows that $\phi$ is a symmetric (1,1) tensor and
called the structure tensor of the manifold. Thus the Lorentzian
manifold $\widetilde{M}$ together with the unit timelike concircular vector
field $\xi$, its associated 1-form $\eta$ and an (1,1) tensor field
$\phi$ is said to be a Lorentzian concircular structure manifold
(briefly, $(LCS)_{n}$-manifold), \cite{SHAIKH2}. Especially, if we take
$\alpha=1$, then we can obtain the LP-Sasakian structure of
Matsumoto \cite{8}. In a $(LCS)_{n}$-manifold $(n>2)$, the following
relations hold \cite{SHAIKH2}:
\begin{equation}
\label{2.9}
\eta(\xi)=-1,\ \ \phi \xi=0,\ \ \ \eta(\phi X)=0,\ \ \
g(\phi X, \phi Y)= g(X,Y)+\eta(X)\eta(Y),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{2.10}
\phi^2 X= X+\eta(X)\xi,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\label{2.11}
\widetilde{R}(X,Y)Z =\phi \widetilde{R}(X,Y)Z +(\alpha^{2}-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X)-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\xi
\end{equation}
for all $X,\ Y,\ Z\in\Gamma(T\widetilde{M})$ Using (\ref{2.8}) in (\ref{2.11}) we get,
\begin{equation}\label{2.12}
\widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,W)=\widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,\phi W)+(\alpha^{2}-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X)-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\eta(W)
\end{equation}
\indent Let $M$ be a submanifold of dimension $m$ of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ $(m<n)$ with induced
metric $g$. Also let $\nabla$ and $\nabla^{\perp}$ be the induced
connection on the tangent bundle $TM$ and the normal bundle
$T^{\perp}M$ of $M$ respectively. Then the Gauss and Weingarten
formulae are given by
\begin{equation}\label{2.13}
\widetilde{\nabla}_{X}Y = \nabla_{X}Y + h(X,Y)
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{2.14}
\widetilde{\nabla}_{X}V = -A_{V}X + \nabla^{\perp}_{X}V
\end{equation}
for all $X,\ Y \in\Gamma(TM)$ and $V\in\Gamma(T^{\perp}M)$, where $h$
and $A_V$ are second fundamental form and the shape operator
(corresponding to the normal vector field $V$) respectively for the
immersion of $M$ into $\widetilde{M}$ and they are related by \cite{YANO3}
\begin{equation}\label{2.15}
g(h(X,Y),V) = g(A_{V}X,Y)
\end{equation}
for any $X,\ Y \in\Gamma(TM)$ and $V\in\Gamma(T^{\perp}M)$. And the equation of Gauss is given by
\begin{equation}\label{2.16}
\widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,W)=R(X,Y,Z,W)+g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W))-g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))
\end{equation}
for any vectors $X,\ Y,\ Z,\ W$ tangent to $M$.\\
\indent Let $\{e_i:i=1,2,\cdots ,n\}$ be an orthonormal basis of the tangent space $\widetilde{M}$ such that, refracting to $M^m$,
$ \{e_1,e_2,\cdots ,e_m\}$ is the orthonormal basis to the tangent space $T_xM$ with respect to induced connection.\\
We write $$h_{ij}^r=g(h(e_i,e_j),e_r).$$\\ Then the square length of $h$ is $$\abs{\abs{h}}^2=\sum_{i,j=1}^{m}g(h(e_i,e_j),h(e_i,e_j))$$\\
and the mean curvature of $M$ associated to $\nabla$ is $$H=\frac{1}{m}\sum_{i=1}^{m}h(e_i,e_i).$$
The quarter symmetric metric connection $\overline{\widetilde{\nabla}}$ and Riemannian connection $\widetilde{\nabla}$ on a
$(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ are related by \cite{HUI}
\begin{equation}\label{2.17}
\overline{\widetilde{\nabla}}_XY=\widetilde{\nabla}_XY+ \eta(Y)\phi X-g(\phi X,Y)\xi.
\end{equation}
If $\overline{\widetilde{R}}$ and $\widetilde{R}$ are the curvature tensors of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ with respect to
quarter symmetric metric connection $\overline{\widetilde{\nabla}}$ and Riemannian connection $\widetilde{\nabla}$, then
\begin{eqnarray}\label{2.18}
\overline{\widetilde{R}}(X,Y,Z,W)&=& \widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,W)+(2\alpha-1)[g(\phi X,Z)g(\phi Y,W) \\
\nonumber &&-g(\phi Y,Z)g(\phi X,W)]+\alpha [\eta(Y)g(X,W) \\
\nonumber &&-\eta(X)g(Y,W)]\eta(Z) +\alpha [ g(Y,Z)\eta(X)\\
\nonumber&&-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)]\eta(W)
\end{eqn<|fim_middle|>narray}
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
We choose an orthonormal basis $\{e_1,\cdots e_m, e_{m+1},\cdots e_n\}$ at $x$ such that $e_{m+1}$ is parallel to the mean curvature vector $H(x)$, and
$e_1,\cdots e_m$ diagonalise the shape operator $A_{e_{m+1}}$. Then the shape operator takes the form
\begin{eqnarray}\label{4.2}
A_{e_{m+1}}=
\left(
\begin{array}{ccccc}
a_1 & 0 & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\
0 & a_2 & 0 & \cdots & 0 \\
\vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\
0 & 0 & 0 & \cdots & a_n \\
\end{array}
\right),
\end{eqnarray}
$A_{e_r}=(h_{ij}^r),\ \ i,j=1,\cdots,m;r=m+2,\cdots ,n,\ \ \ \ \ traceA_{e_r}=\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^{m}h_{ii}^r=0$ \\
and from (\ref{3.1}) we get
\begin{equation}\label{4.3}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\tau +\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{m}a_i^2+\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+2}^{n}\sum_{i,j=1}^{m}(h_{ij}^r)^2+(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho).
\end{equation}
On the other hand, since
\begin{equation}\label{4.4}
0\leq\displaystyle\sum_{i<j}(a_i-a_j)^2=(m-1)\displaystyle\sum_{i}a_i^2-2\displaystyle\sum_{i<j}a_ia_j,
\end{equation}
we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{4.5}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=\left(\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{m}a_i\right)^2+2\displaystyle\sum_{i}a_i^2-2\displaystyle\sum_{i<j}a_ia_j
\leq m\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{m}a_i^2,
\end{equation}
which implies that
\begin{equation}\label{4.6}
\displaystyle\sum_{i}a_i^2\geq m \|H\|^2 .
\end{equation}
In view of (\ref{4.6}), (\ref{4.3}) yields
\begin{equation}\label{4.7}
m^2\|H\|^2\geq 2\tau +m\|H\|^2+(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho),
\end{equation}
which implies (\ref{4.1}).
\end{proof}
\begin{theorem}
Let $M$ be a totally real submanifold of dimension $m$ of a $(LCS)_n$ manifold $\widetilde{M}(m<n)$ . Then for any integer
$k$, $2\leq k\leq m$, and any point $x\in M$, we have
\begin{equation}\label{4.8}
\|H\|^2(x)\geq \Theta_k(x)+\frac{1}{m}(\alpha^2-\rho).
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
Let $\{e_1,e_2,\cdots e_m\}$ be an orthonormal basis of $T_xM$. Denote by $L_{i_1,\cdots i_k}$ the $k$-plane section spanned by
$e_{i_1},\cdots e_{i_k}$. Then we have \cite{CHEN}
\begin{equation}\label{4.9}
\tau(x)\geq \frac{m(m-1)}{2}\Theta_k(x).
\end{equation}
Using (\ref{4.9}) in (\ref{4.1}), (\ref{4.8}) follows.
\end{proof}
\vspace{0.1in}
\noindent{\bf Acknowledgement:} The first author (S. K. Hui) gratefully acknowledges to
the SERB (Project No.: EMR/2015/002302), Govt. of India for financial assistance of the work.
| array}
for all $X,\ Y,\ Z\ \text{and}\ W$ on $\chi (\widetilde{M})$.\\
Let $L$ be a $k$-plane section of $T_xM$ and $X$ be a unit vector in $L$. We choose an orthonormal basis $\{e_1,e_2,\cdots ,e_k\}$
of $L$ such that $e_1=X$.
\indent Then the Ricci curvature $Ric_L$ of $L$ at $X$ is defined by
\begin{equation}\label{2.19}
Ric_L(X)=K_{12}+K_{13}+\cdots+K_{1k},
\end{equation}
where $K_{ij}$ denotes the sectional curvature of the $2$-plane section spanned by $e_i, e_j$. Such a curvature is called a $k$-Ricci curvature.\\
\indent The scalar curvature $\tau$ of the $k$-plane section $L$ is given by
\begin{equation}\label{2.20}
\tau(L)=\displaystyle\sum_{i\leq i<j\leq k}K_{ij}.
\end{equation}
\indent For each integer $k$, $2\leq k\leq n$, the Riemannian invariant $\Theta_k$ on an $n$-dimensional Riemannian manifold
$M$ is defined by
\begin{equation}\label{2.21}
\Theta_k(x)=\frac{1}{k-1}\displaystyle\inf_{L.X}Ric_L(X),\ \ \ \ x\in M,
\end{equation}
where $L$ runs over all $k$-plane sections in $T_xM$ and $X$ runs over all unit vectors in $L$.
indent The relative null space for a submanifold $M$ of a Riemannian manifold at a point $x\in M$ is defined by
\begin{equation}\label{2.22}
\emph{N}_x=\{X\in T_xM| h(X,Y)=0,Y\in T_xM\}.
\end{equation}
\section{Main results}
This section deals with the study of totally real submanifolds of $(LCS)_n$-manifolds with respect to Levi-Civita
as well as quarter symmetric metric connection. We prove the following:
\begin{theorem}
Let $M$ be a toatally real submanifold of dimension $m$ $(m<n)$ of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$. Then
\begin{equation}\label{3.1}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\tau +\abs{\abs{h}}^2+(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho),
\end{equation}
where $\tau$ is the scalar curvature of $M$.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
\indent Let $M$ be a totally real submanifold of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$.
Now from (\ref{2.12}) and (\ref{2.16}), we get
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{3.2} R(X,Y,Z,W) &=& \widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,\phi W)+(\alpha^2-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X) \\
\nonumber&&-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\eta(W)+g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))\\
\nonumber&&-g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W))
\end{eqnarray}
for any $X,\ Y,\ Z,\ W\in \Gamma(TM)$.\\
Since $M$ is totally real submanifold i.e., anti-invariant so $$\widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,\phi W)= g(\widetilde{R}(X,Y)Z,\phi W)=0$$ and hence
(\ref{3.2}) yields
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.3}
R(X,Y,Z,W) &=& (\alpha^2-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X)-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\eta(W) \\
\nonumber&&+g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))-g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W))
\end{eqnarray}
for any $X,\ Y,\ Z,\ W\in \Gamma(TM)$.
Putting $X=W=e_i$ and $Y=Z=e_j$ in (\ref{3.3}) and taking summation over $1\leq i<j\leq m$, we get
\begin{eqnarray*}
\displaystyle\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq m}R(e_i,e_j,e_j,e_i) &=& (\alpha^2-\rho)\displaystyle\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq m}[g(e_j,e_j)\eta(e_i)\eta(e_i)
-g(e_i,e_j)\eta(e_j)\eta(_j)]\\
&& + \displaystyle\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq m} g(h(e_i,e_i),h(e_j,e_j))- \displaystyle\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq m} g(h(e_i,e_j),h(e_j,e_i))
\end{eqnarray*}
i.e.,
\begin{equation}\label{3.4}
2\tau=-(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho)+m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2-\abs{\abs{h}}^2,
\end{equation}
which implies (\ref{3.1}).
\end{proof}
\begin{corollary}
Let $M$ be a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold of dimension $m$ $(m<n)$ of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$. Then
\begin{equation*}\label{3.1}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\tau +\abs{\abs{h}}^2,
\end{equation*}
where $\tau$ is the scalar curvature of $M$.
\end{corollary}
\begin{proof}
\indent In a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold, it is known that $\eta(X)=0$ for all $X\in \Gamma(TM)$ and $\xi\in T^\bot M$.
Then (\ref{3.3}) yields
\begin{eqnarray*}
R(X,Y,Z,W) &=& g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))-g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W)),
\end{eqnarray*}
from which as similar in above we can prove that $ m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\tau +\abs{\abs{h}}^2$.
\end{proof}
\indent Now let $M$ be a submanifold of dimension $m$ $(m<n)$ of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ with respect to quarter
symmetric metric connection $\overline{\widetilde{\nabla}}$ and $\overline{\nabla}$ be the induced connection of $M$
associated to the quarter symmetric metric connection. Also let $\overline{h}$ be the second fundamental form of $M$
with respect to $\overline{\nabla}$. Then the Gauss formula can be written as
\begin{equation}\label{3.5}
\overline{\widetilde{\nabla}}_XY=\overline{\nabla}_XY+\overline{h}(X,Y)
\end{equation}
and hence by virtue of (\ref{2.13}) and (\ref{2.17}) we get
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.6}
\overline{\nabla}_XY+\overline{h}(X,Y) &=& \nabla_XY+h(X,Y)+\eta(Y)\phi X-g(\phi X,Y)\xi
\end{eqnarray}
If $M$ is totally real submanifold of $\widetilde{M}$ then $\phi X\in T^\bot M$ for any $X\in TM$ and hence $g(\phi X,Y)=0$ for $X,\ Y\in TM$.
So, equating the normal part from (\ref{3.6}) we get
\begin{equation}\label{3.7}
\overline{h}(X,Y)=h(X,Y)+\eta(Y)\phi X.
\end{equation}
Further, if $M$ is $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold of $\widetilde{M}$ then $\xi \in T^\bot M$ and hence $\eta (Y)=0$ for all $Y\in TM$.
So, (\ref{3.7}) yields
\begin{equation}\label{3.8}
\overline{h}(X,Y)=h(X,Y).
\end{equation}
Let $U$ be a unit tangent vector at $x\in \widetilde{M}$ and $\{e_i:i=1,2,\cdots ,n\}$ be an orthonormal basis of the
tangent space $\widetilde{M}$ such that $e_1=U$ refracting to $M^m$, $\{e_1,e_2,\cdots ,e_m\}$ is the orthonormal
basis to the tangent space $T_xM$ with respect to induced quarter symmetric metric connection. Then we have the following:
\begin{theorem}
Let $M$ be a totally real submanifold of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ with respect to quarter symmetric metric connection then
\begin{equation}\label{3.9}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\overline{\tau}+\abs{\abs{h}}^2+(2m-1)\alpha+m\alpha\eta^2(U),
\end{equation}
where $\overline{\tau}$ is the scalar curvature of $M$ with respect to induced connection associated to the quarter symmetric metric connection.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
\indent In case of $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ with respect to quarter symmetric metric connection, the relation (\ref{2.16}) becomes
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.10}
\overline{\widetilde{R}}(X,Y,Z,W) &=&\overline{R}(X,Y,Z,W)+g(\overline{h}(X,Z),\overline{h}(Y,W)) \\
\nonumber&&-g(\overline{h}(X,W),\overline{h}(Y,Z)).
\end{eqnarray}
In view of (\ref{2.7}) and (\ref{2.8}) (\ref{3.10}) yields
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.11}
\overline{R}(X,Y,Z,W) &=& \widetilde{R}(X,Y,Z,\phi W)+(\alpha^2-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X) \\
\nonumber&&-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\eta(W)+(2\alpha-1)[g(\phi X,Z)g(\phi Y,W) \\
\nonumber &&-g(\phi Y,Z)g(\phi X,W)]+\alpha [\eta(Y)g(X,W) \\
\nonumber &&-\eta(X)g(Y,W)]\eta(Z)+\alpha [ g(Y,Z)\eta(X)\\
\nonumber&&-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)]\eta(W) \\
\nonumber&&+g(\overline{h}(X,W),\overline{h}(Y,Z))-g(\overline{h}(X,Z),\overline{h}(Y,W)).
\end{eqnarray}
Since $M$ is totally real, therefore $g(\phi X,Y)=0$ for all $X,\ Y\in TM$ and (\ref{3.7}) holds. Thus (\ref{3.11}) becomes
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.12}
\overline{R}(X,Y,Z,W) &=&(\alpha^2-\rho)\{g(Y,Z)\eta(X)-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)\}\eta(W)\\
\nonumber&& +\alpha [\eta(Y)g(X,W)-\eta(X)g(Y,W)]\eta(Z)\\
\nonumber&&+\alpha [ g(Y,Z)\eta(X)-g(X,Z)\eta(Y)]\eta(W) \\
\nonumber&&+g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))-g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W))\\
\nonumber&&-\eta(Z)g(h(X,W),\phi Y)-\eta(W)g(\phi X,h(Y,Z))\\
\nonumber&&+\eta(Z)g(\phi X,h(Y,W))+\eta(W)g(h(X,Z),\phi Y).
\end{eqnarray}
Putting $X=W=e_i$ and $Y=Z=e_j$ in (\ref{3.12}) and taking summation over $1\leq i<j\leq m$ we get
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.13}
2\overline{\tau} &=&-(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho)-\alpha(1+\eta^2(U))m-\alpha(m-1)\\
\nonumber&&+m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2-\abs{\abs{h}}^2,
\end{eqnarray}
from which (\ref{3.9}) follows.
\end{proof}
\begin{corollary}
Let $M$ be a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$ with respect to quarter symmetric metric connection. Then
\begin{equation}\label{3.14}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2=2\overline{\tau}+\abs{\abs{h}}^2,
\end{equation}
where $\overline{\tau}$ is the scalar curvature of $M$ with respect to induced quarter symmetric metric connection.
\end{corollary}
\begin{proof}
\indent If $M$ is $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold then $\eta(Y)=0$ for all $Y\in TM$ and hence (\ref{3.12}) implies that
\begin{equation}\label{3.15}
\overline{R}(X,Y,Z,W)=g(h(X,Z),h(Y,W))-g(h(X,W),h(Y,Z))
\end{equation}
from which, by similar as above (\ref{3.14}) follows.
\end{proof}
From Corollary 3.1 and Corollary 3.2 we get $\tau=\overline{\tau}$ i.e., the scalar curvature of $\textit{C}$-totally
real submanifold of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold with respect to induced Levi-Civita connection and induced quarter
symmetric metric connection are identical. Thus we can state the following:
\begin{theorem}
Let $M$ be a $\textit{C}$-totally real submanifold of a $(LCS)_n$-manifold $\widetilde{M}$. Then the scalar curvature of $M$ with respect to induced Levi-Civita connection and induced quarter symmetric metric connection are same.
\end{theorem}
Next we prove the following:
\begin{theorem}
Let $\widetilde{M}$ be a $(LCS)_n$-manifold and $M$ be a totally real submanifold of $\widetilde{M}$ of dimension $m\ (m<n)$. Then\\
(i) for each unit vector $X\in T_xM$,
\begin{equation}\label{3.16}
4 Ric(X)\leq m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2+2(\alpha^2-\rho)(m-2)+4(m-2)(\alpha^2-\rho)\eta^2(X) ;
\end{equation}
(ii) in case of H(x)=0, a unit tangent vector $X$ at $x$ satisfies the equality case of (\ref{3.16}) if and only if
$X$ lies in the relative null space $\emph{N}_x$ at $x$.\\
(iii) the equality case of (\ref{3.16}) holds identically for all unit tangent vectors at $x$ if and only if either $x$ is a totally geodesic point or
$m=2$ and $x$ is a totally umbilical point.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
Let $X\in T_xM$ be a unit tangent vector at $x$. We choose an orthonormal basis $\{e_1,e_2,\cdots ,e_m,e_{m+1},\cdots ,e_n\}$
such that $\{e_1,\cdots ,e_m\}$ are tangent to $M$ at $x$ and $e_1=X$. Then from (\ref{3.1}) we have
\begin{eqnarray}
\nonumber m^2\|H\|^2 &=& 2\tau +\displaystyle \sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\{(h_{11}^r)^2+(h_{22}^r+\cdots +h_{mm}^r)^2)\}\\
\nonumber&&-2\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\sum_{21\leq i<j\leq n}h_{ii}^rh_{jj}^r+(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho)\\
\label{3.17} &=& 2\tau +\frac{1}{2}\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\{(h_{11}^r+\cdots+h_{mm}^r)^2+(h_{11}^r-h_{22}^r-\cdots -h_{mm}^r)^2\}\\
\nonumber&&+2\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\sum_{i<j}(h_{ij}^r)^2-2\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\sum_{2\leq i<j\leq n}h_{ii}^rh_{jj}^r+(m-1)(\alpha^2-\rho).
\end{eqnarray}
From the equation of Gauss, we find
\begin{equation*}
K_{ij}=\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}[h_{ii}^rh_{jj}^r-(h_{ij}^r)^2]+(\alpha^2-\rho)\eta^2(e_i),
\end{equation*}
and consequently
\begin{eqnarray}\label{3.18}
\displaystyle\sum_{2\leq i<j\leq m}K_{ij}=\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\sum_{2\leq i<j\leq m}[h_{ii}^rh_{jj}^r-(h_{ij}^r)^2]
+(\alpha ^2-\rho)[m-2+\eta^2(X)].
\end{eqnarray}
Using (\ref{3.18}) in (\ref{3.17}) we get
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{3.19}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2 &\geq& 2\tau +\frac{m^2}{2}\abs{\abs{H}}^2+2\displaystyle\sum_{r=m+1}^{n}\sum_{j=2}^{m}(h_{1j}^r)^2-2\displaystyle\sum_{2\leq i<j\leq m}K_{ij} \\
\nonumber&& -(\alpha^2-\rho)(m-3)-2(m-2)(\alpha^2-\rho)\eta^2(X).
\end{eqnarray}
Therefore,
\begin{equation*}
m^2\abs{\abs{H}}^2\frac{1}{2}\geq 2Ric(X)-(\alpha^2-\rho)(m-3)-2(m-2)(\alpha^2-\rho)\eta^2(X),
\end{equation*}
from which we get (\ref{3.16})\\
\indent Let us assume that $H(x)=0$. Then the equality holds in (\ref{3.16}) if and only if
\begin{equation*}
h_{11}^r=h_{22}^r=\cdots=h_{1m}^r=0,\text{and} \ \ \ h_{11}^r=h_{22}^r+\cdots+h_{mm}^r,\ \ \ r\in \{m+1,\cdots,n\}.
\end{equation*}
Then $h_{1j}^r=0$ for every $j\in \{1,\cdots m\},r\in\{m+1\cdots n\}$, i.e., $X\in \emph{N}_x$.\\
\indent (iii) The equality case of (\ref{3.16}) holds for every unit tangent vector at $x$ if and only if
\begin{equation*}
h_{ij}^r=0, i\neq j\ \text{and}\ h_{11}^r+h_{22}^r+\cdots+h_{mm}^r-2h_{ii}^r=0.
\end{equation*}
We distinguish two cases:\\
(a) $m\neq 2$,then $x$ is a totally geodesic point;\\
(b)$m=2$, it follows that $x$ is a totally umbilical point.\\
The converse is trivial.
\end{proof}
Next we obtain the following:
\begin{theorem}
Let $M$ be a totally real submanifold of dimension $m$ of a $(LCS)_n$ manifold $\widetilde{M}(m<n)$ . Then we have
\begin{eqnarray}\label{4.1}
\abs{\abs{H}}^2 \geq \frac{2\tau}{m(m-1)}+\frac{1}{m}(\alpha^2-\rho).
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Lorenz (Laurent) Fries (ca. 1485-1532) was born in Mulhouse, Alsace. He studied medicine, apparently spending time at the universities of Pavia, Piacenza, Montpellier and Vienna. After completing his education, Fries worked as a physician in several places, before settling in Strassburg, in about 1519. While in Strassburg, Fries met the Strasbourg printer and publisher Johann Grüninger, an associate of the St. Die group of scholars formed by, among others, Walter Lud, Martin Ringmann and Martin Waldseemuller.
From 1520 to 1525, Fries worked with Gruninger as a cartographic editor, exploiting the corpus of material that Waldseemuller had created. Fries' first venture into mapmaking was in 1520, when he executed a reduction of Martin Waldseemuller's wall-map of the World, published in 1507. While it would appear that Fries was the editor of the map, credit is actually given in the title to Peter Apian. The map, Tipus Orbis Universalis Iuxta Ptolomei Cosmographi Traditionem Et Americ Vespucii Aliorque Lustrationes A Petro Apiano Leysnico Elucubrat. An.o Dni MDXX, was issued in Caius Julius Solinus' Enarrationes, edited by Camers, and published in Vienna in 1520.
Fries next project was a new edition of the Geographia of Claudius Ptolemy, which was published by Johann Koberger in 1522. Fries evidently edited the maps, in most cases simply producing a reduction of the equivalent map from Waldseemuller's 1513 edition of the Geographie Opus Novissima, printed by Johann Schott. Fries also prepared three new maps for the Geographie: maps of South-East Asia and the East Indies, China, and the World, but the geography of these derives from Waldseemuller's world map of 1507.
The 1522 edition of Fries' work is very rare, suggesting that the work was not commercially successful. In 1525, an improved edition was issued, with a re-edit of the text by Wilibald Pirkheimer, from the notes of Johannes Regiomontanus. After Grüninger's death in 1531, the business was continued by his son Christoph, who seems to have sold the materials for the Ptolemy to two Lyon publishers, the brothers Melchior and Gaspar Trechsel, who published a joint edition in 1535, before Gaspar Trechsel published an edition in his own right in 1541.
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The map shows a continuous coastline between North and South America, with the massive east-west coastline of South America being the map's single largest feature, extending south to approximately the Rio de la Plata lies. In the Caribbean, the islands of Cuba (named Isabella Ins. after Queen Isabella of Spain), Hispaniola (Spgnoha), and Puerto Rico (Boriguem) are shown, along with numerous other islands. A Spanish flag is shown planted in Cuba. Continuing north, North America is plotted to beyond the mouth of the St. Lawrence; at the correct latitude of the St. Lawrence there is a river named Caninor, quite possibly the St. Lawrence. This region had almost certainly been already explored by various Bristol expeditions. In all, over 15 place names are shown on the North American coastline, drawn primarily from Portuguese sources, including the Cantino portolano of 1502 and the Caveri of c. 1505.
The representations of Florida pre-dates any recorded European contact, as does the mapping of the Gulf of Mexico prior Pineda's voyage of 1519, suggesting Waldseemuller had access to the reports of unrecorded voyages prior to 1513. Both Waldseemuller and Fries credit Columbus in annotations on the map. Waldseemuller had previously credited Amerigo Vespucci with the discovery of America and was apparently trying to correct this error. In the text to his 1513 edition of Ptolemy, Waldseemuller refers to the Admiral as the source of the map. While it has been generally assumed that this is a reference to Columbus, it is much more likely that it references Cavieri's map of 1505, which according to Henry Stevens had been sent out for engraving. A copy of the Cavieri exists in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
Lorenz Fries work was of great importance. Among his most important accomplishments, it was his sketch of the original 1507 Waldseemuller World Map which was copied by Peter Apian in Apian's World Map of 1520, which for more than 100 years was believed to be the oldest surviving map to name America, prior to the re-discovery of the original 1507 Waldseemuller map at the beginning of the 20th Century.
There are four states of the map, all of which can be distinguished by the text on the verso:
1522 - TABVLA TER. NOVAE
1525 - Oceani occidetalis Seu Terre Noue TABVLA
1535 - OCEANI OCCIDENTALIS SEV TERRAE NOVAE TABVLA
1541 - Tabula terrae nouae
An essential map for collectors of early American maps.
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For the thirteenth time in a row the European Researchers' Night takes place in over 300 cities across Europe and in neighboring countries to promote science in<|fim_middle|> October 2018. The delay did not stop hundreds of visitors to attend the event and dive into the scientific world for one day. With the help of slideshows, posters, brochures and postcards, CLAIM showcased life-changing research in an interactive way, allowing people to meet the faces behind science.
The event took place in the National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" in Athens.
All European Researchers' Nights are supported by the European Commission as a part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, funded under the Horizon 2020 programme.
Looking back on a great event! #EuropeanResearchersNight in Tunisia 🇹🇳gave us the floor to educate people about #marinepollution, combining science with fun!
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Fun & educational, the event will present what science does for society.
CLAIM will be there to show you Innovative #technologies to fight #marinepollution. | an engaging way. The objective is to raise awareness of the positive role of research in society, especially among young people. Global warming, space exploration and many other crucial topics were presented to a broad audience, inviting visitors to the world of science.
This year for the first time, a European Researchers' Night was organised in Tunisia with hundreds of visitors getting an insight into research topics affecting society. CLAIM took part of the event with the goal to show what research really does for society and presented ways to clean our seas and oceans to people of all ages.
The Researchers' Night took place in The Cité de la Culture, Tunis on 28 September 2018, simultaneously with events in around 30 other countries.
Due to unfortunate weather conditions, the Researchers' Night in Greece was postponed to the 5 | 165 |
Welcome back!<|fim_middle|> for more updates. | If you've been following us closely, you might have seen a bit of buzz around Eze Portfolio Accounting Software lately. As this is a key area for many of you, we've been working hard to bring to life new features to make your lives easier, with tools like the Reconciliation Summary dashboard coming online and deeper integration between Portfolio Accounting, Investor Accounting and Eze Order Management System.
But as you well know, our business is only part product. A big part of what we do hinges on making your lives easier by providing top-notch service. And who can really do that without expertise?
Fund accounting is one area that's gotten increasingly complex over the last few years. With more demands for accuracy, transparency and flexibility coming from regulators and investors alike, running shadow accounting operations has become a rule rather than the exception. And the pressure for transparency shows no sign of abating: for instance, under the recently enacted California fee disclosure law, alternative investment funds must provide detailed breakdowns of fees they collect from their public fund investors. Requirements can be pretty granular, requiring breakdowns to portfolio company level, and other states have similar proposals on the plate.
Of course, to many of you, these requirements are nothing new; investors have been asking for fee reporting for years. What's different now is the growing pressure to deliver more and more granular accounting data to different constituents, all while managing the costs of the process in an already tight environment. For instance, Ernst & Young's 2016 Global Hedge Fund & Investor Survey found that 44% expect to have to cut costs in the middle- and back-office to compensate for continued pressure on fees. Given the already small operations staffs even at multi-billion dollar firms, this is tough to manage.
This is why we're investing in client experience by hiring experts. We have more than a dozen fund accountants and staffers with extensive fund accounting and operations expertise working across the Development, Client Services and Sales organizations. In Client Services in particular, we've brought on both fund accountants and CPAs to work on client implementations. Here's why.
Some of the primary users of Portfolio Accounting, such as Controllers and CFOs, want to be able to discuss the system's functionality through an accountant's lens. Having CPAs on staff has enabled us to keep up with the conversation, translate accounting questions into examples, and put ourselves into your shoes.
We have a number of folks of staff who've worked on the buyside, doing fund accounting. They understand all too well the pressure to handle accounting, cash flow reconciliations, maintain operational liquidity flow, collateral margins, expenses/accruals, auditing, while keeping up with accounting standards and principles for various types of managed funds. Knowing the daily challenges first-hand helps us be better able to help you navigate them. Others who have worked on the institutional side are also able to contribute their knowledge of the prime brokerage processes, and can help better inform operation setup. This means more relevant training by our client service team, as well as smoother implementations and upgrades.
One advantage of having staffers that have worked in a variety of fund accounting capacities is the broad industry knowledge this brings. Having a partner who can advise on best practices from a practical perspective can be invaluable, and that's what we strive to do at Eze. Our Client Services staffers have worked on the institutional side, competitors and at the funds, so they really have a multi-faceted perspective that enables them to understand what works best for different firms and situations. We also like the fact that they're able to translate our clients' challenges into practical insights for our development team – so you get better-informed product development as well.
All in all, hiring fund accountants has helped us raise the profile of our Client Services organization in this area. In fact, Eze Portfolio Accounting continues to receive accolades across the industry – since the beginning of the year, Eze Portfolio Accounting has been named Best Fund Accounting & Reporting Software in U.S. and Europe. I have no doubt that informed client service will continue to be a big driver of our success in this space and across Investment Suite.
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Growing Artificial Societies is a groundbreaking book that posits a new mechanism for studying populations and their evolution. By combining the disciplines of cellular automata and "artificial life", Joshua M. Epstein and Robert Axtell have developed a mechanism for simulating all sorts<|fim_middle|> microcosm, a thoroughly fascinating accomplishment. | of emergent behavior within a grid of cells managed by a computer. In their simulations, simple rules governing individuals' "genetics"" and their competition for foodstuffs result in highly complex societal behaviors. Epstein and Axtell explore the role of seasonal migrations, pollution, sexual reproduction, combat, and transmission of disease or even "culture" within their artificial world, using these results to draw fascinating parallels with real- world societies. In their simulation, for instance, allowing the members to "trade" increases overall well-being but also increases economic inequality. In Growing Artificial Societies, the authors provide a workable framework for studying social processes in | 129 |
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Small hummingbird with a hunched posture. Adult males have magenta rays on the throat and wear a greenish vest.
Smallest hummingbird in the United States and Canada, with short wings and tail. Females/immatures have a peachy wash across their underparts and a bronze-green back.
Very small hummingbird. Females/immatures have peachy washed underparts and green stippling on the throat.
Takes nectar from flowering plants and picks small flying insects from the air. Females/immatures are bronze-green above.
Male performs U-shaped display dives for females in which he makes a sputtering buzz with tail feathers and gives a sharp zinging call. Often seen perched on exposed branches.
Breeds in mountain meadows, aspen thickets near streams, and open forests that are regenerating from a forest fire or logging.
The Calliope Hummingbird is small even for a hummingbird, and its hunched posture makes it look even smaller. It has a short tail and short wings that barely extend past the end of the tail. The bill is thin and short for a hummingbird.
Smaller than a Black-chinned hummingbird.
The standout feature of a Calliope Hummingbird is the magenta rays on the male's throat<|fim_middle|>-oak forests and scrubby edges in Mexico. | . Both males and females are greenish above, but males wear a greenish vest below while females and immatures have a peachy wash across their underparts.
Calliope Hummingbirds take nectar from flowering plants and pick small flying insects from the air. They often forage low to the ground. When defending their breeding territory they perch on higher willow and alder branches. Males make U-shaped dives to attract females.
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They entered the barracks, Vasara Fal and what remained of his force, along with Nhaqosa and Lakach. In the heart of the main barracks block, they were taken to a chamber, and there Vasra Fal ushered them in.
On a rough cot of the type used by the Legions lay a young man. His skin was pale against his dark hair and his face drawn in obvious pain and discomfort. A heavy bandage was wrapped around his chest while a blanket covered his legs.
His eyes flickered open as they entered the room. "Ah, Vasra, I see we have guests." He spoke in a weak voice, and they could hear the pain in it.
"Majesty, these helped us drive off an attack by the desert men, an advanced guard from the enemy army no doubt pursuing you.
"You are hurt," Nhaqosa rumbled after Vasra Fal had departed the room.
"You must die, in truth," Lakach noted.
Nhaqosa shook his head. "That can not be. It would be<|fim_middle|> towards the barracks. | wrong. Surely there must be another way." The very concept appalled Nhaqosa.
A peaceful smile of acceptance came across the young Emperor's face as he took the blade. "I thank you." He closed his eyes and lay back on the cot. "The pain is no more," he announced as with a quick motion he drew the blade across his wrist.
Nhaqosa expected blood to flow freely from the wound. Instead a gust of wind swirled into the chamber and before their eyes the young man fell apart into dust and sand, a mound growing until it poured from the cot to the floor, stirred by the wind.
A short moment of stunned silence followed.
"That was not what I expected," Lakach said finally, recovering his knife from among the sand that piled on the cot.
They left the now empty room and headed back through the barracks. The building was deathly quiet, and as they passed through the common room, they found it empty as well. Of the men of the Legion, there was no sign, merely mounds of sand and dust that were disturbed by the wind that blew in through the building.
"They are at rest now," Nhaqosa observed.
The rest of the way they walked in silence, out of the barracks compound and into the city. The sandstorm had disappeared as fast as it had arrived. It was not long before they found the others, Abasan leading them back | 291 |
Most religions agree that after we die, we are going to face some kind of reckoning or judgement. However, so much of our lives are spent dealing with trivial day-to-day distractions that we often forget this. For most people, a truly amazing phenomenon reasserts their priorities.
It is a phenomenon that takes them beyond the shroud of life, to the very edges of the next dimension where they leave their mortal bodies and are shown the error of their ways. It is a phenomenon characterised by a dark tunnel, a shining light at the end, and extreme feelings of serendipity or fear. These are Near Death Experiences.
Near death experiences are reported by people who have been, at some stage, physically and medically dead – that is to say, they show no vital signs of life. It is typically experienced by heart attack sufferers, overdosed drug users, and people who have attempted suicide. Some estimates suggest that over ten million people in the United States have had personal experiences of near death experiences, so it is hardly a select phenomenon.
Although no two near death experiences are the same, they do share some common qualities. Many people describe that they feel as if they have risen out of their body. Frequently they look down upon the medical teams trying to bring them back to life. Indeed, many people who have had near death experiences can even state exactly what happened, who said what, and which instruments were used to resuscitate them. Other experiences involve the person hovering above members of their family at the time of death.
Occasionally seeing their close relations is enough to force them to return to their mortal frames. But if they continue their near death experience, it is often reported that a feeling of sublime peace and joy sweeps over them. They find themselves in a dark tunnel with a beautiful white or golden light at the end of it. Sometimes they hear the voices<|fim_middle|>
Brain Surgeon Visits The 'Other Side' And Lives To Tell You About It | of deceased loved ones, or even God, telling them to return to Earth. Some near death experiences involve an overview of the person's life, showing where things have gone wrong or need completing, and sometimes the person feels as though they have gained knowledge about the meaning of life. Whether by voluntary or involuntary means, they return to their bodies.
Not all near death experiences are so enjoyable, for there are some people who suffer horrific fear during their near death experience and see monsters or devils. What is largely universal is the effect of the experience on the person; they often instigate massive, life-changing decisions as a result. People review what is important in their life, and find new happiness from simple things. Many do voluntary work, or become teachers or lecturers. Those who do not chose to show their commitment to serving people publicly frequently reveal a new approach to life, and often become more pleasant, sympathetic and understanding.
In 2001, The Lancet medical journal published a report of a 13-year study into near death experiences that occurred in Dutch hospitals. The investigation was conducted by cardiologist Pim van Lommel, and was unique in that it questioned 344 patients immediately after they had been resuscitated. It was established that the patients' brains had no flow of blood, and so would have ceased to operate, yet 18% of those questioned had some memory of events during the time they were technically dead.
The researchers also found that 12% had a deep experience – that is, an out-of-body, bright light, or meeting of dead relatives type of phenomenon. The most impressive part was that the details of their experiences stayed precisely exact, even when they were re-interviewed two and eight years later. It was also seen that those who had near death experiences re-prioritised, and became noticeably more appreciative of life, when compared to non- near death experience flatliners.
Near death experience sufferers also had a radically declined fear of death. Some in the medical profession consider the accounts to be products of fantasy, false memory or confused consciousness. This view does a disservice to the huge numbers of people who genuinely feel they have had these moments; their reported near death experiences are just a sample – it has to be pointed out that many who had near death experiences in the past failed to come forward for fear of ridicule.
Do these experiences mean there truly is an after-life? There's no scientific proof, although many near death experience sufferers will slip into death without fear when the time comes again. For them, it is not a step into the unknown.
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"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat."
"A masterful retreat is itself a victory"
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checked by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
"The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them."
"The most dangerous moment comes with victory."
"Victory and defeat are each of the same price."
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"Self conquest is the greatest of victories."
"The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side."
"To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good."
"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting."
"So it is said that victory can | 117 |
From Gunner Leger to Dalton Horton, Jack Burk and beyond, the Ragin' Cajuns pitch staff comes with injuries to overcome and plenty of uncertainty.
With arms on the mend, and a whole lot lost, how coach Tony Robichaux's UL baseball team will fare on the mound in 2019 is far from predictable.
In fact, pitching may be the biggest question mark for the Ragin' Cajuns heading into a season that opens Feb. 15 with the first outing in a three-game home series against No. 16 Texas.
So although Robichaux does not have all the answers yet — it's far too early for that — there are plenty of issues to wonder about.
The biggest may center on the status of 2017 Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year Gunner Leger, who sat out last year after having a partial ligament tear in his throwing elbow repaired and undergoing surgery as well to remove a bone cyst in his leg.
Prior to his throwing to live batters, the lefty<|fim_middle|> out last season in accord with NCAA rules after transferring from Texas Christian, where he earned freshman All-American and second team All-Big 12 recognition while posting a 2.58 ERA over 59.1 innings as a freshman in 2016.
But he transferred from TCU after working just 13 innings in 2017, and still hasn't returned to form while dealing with a shoulder injury that lingered.
"We don't know what Horton can even pitch yet — I mean, where he's at," Robichaux said. "We'll have to see.
"Same thing with Burk: What will be the workload, according to what these guys can do? Are they better served out of the bullpen to keep smaller workloads on them, and have them the whole year? Or can they start? Then again, can you be what you were in the past?
Neither Horton nor Burk underwent surgery after last season.
But last year the Cajuns had especially high expectations for Horton, and now there's no telling how much the southpaw may be able to help.
Lefty reliever Brock Batty, meanwhile, returns with experience, but — depending on how the starting staff shakes out — UL may have to rely heavily on youngsters out of the pen.
For now, it's so early Robichaux doesn't even want to name names. | was "throwing very well," Robichaux said last week.
"He's progressing nicely for opening weekend," the Cajuns coach said, "and hopefully we don't have a setback there.
"We believe he's on line for that weekend. The workload might be cut back a little bit on him to start the season, potentially. We don't know.
Behind Leger, however, questions abound — from Dalton Horton, a highly hyped transfer who's been slow to return from injury, to Jack Burk and beyond.
And that may be a huge part of why UL is not ranked among the Top 30 in any of college baseball's many national preseason polls.
That's especially so considering all the Cajuns have lost from 2018: pitchers Hogan Harris, Nick Lee, Logan Stoelke and Colten Schmidt all were drafted and signed, and career saves leader Dylan Moore graduated.
Except for Burk, who made 12 in 2018, and Austin Perrin, who made eight, no returning Cajun had more than one start last year.
Robichaux seems confident that all eventually will sort itself out.
Until it does, though, uncertainty reigns.
What will UL's weekend starting rotation look like? Which freshmen will contribute? How will the Cajuns handle closing situations?
"Right now Gunner's gonna hopefully be, potentially, our Friday-night starter, if that's what he needs to be," Robichaux said with reference to Leger, a fifth-year senior who was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 26th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft. "I think Brandon Young is to the forefront of being able to start for us.
Young, a righty, is a juco transfer from Howard College in Texas, where he went 8-3 with 74 strikeouts over 64.1 innings as a freshman and fanned 34 over 21.1 innings last year.
Burk had a 2.45 ERA over 40.1 innings with 11 appearances including seven starts as a freshman for UL in 2017, but — bothered by an elbow injury that he had to rehab in the offseason — he had a 5.43 ERA while working with 64.2 innings 13 appearances including 12 starts last year.
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Leave a donation to help the foundation in honor of Jan Tarantola. | Animal Hospital for 22 years, having started in 1992. At the time she was my first full time employee and I feel it is very special for her to be one of the first staff members to be inducted into the Honor Roll. Her employment started here while she was a client, like a few others of my staff members, and I was fortunate to recognize that she would be someone who could help our practice. Her job has evolved over the years from being a veterinary assistant to receptionist to now where she is the office manager. She has seen the clinic grow over the years as well as seen my children grow up. Jan is more that just an employee here at the clinic, and I truly consider her to be a part of my family. Her role at the clinic has evolved over the years as the clinic has evolved and grew, but one | 176 |
The San Francisco Fall Show Kicked Off With a Wanderlust-Themed Soirée
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Madeline Stuart, Ken Fulk, and Sean Leffers flocked to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion for the opening
<|fim_middle|> resembling clouds hung over the entryway, courtesy of J. Riccardo Benavides, the founder and creative director of Ideas Event Styling, who managed the show. The clouds continued over the French-themed café, complete with a fountain and bistro tables.
"We tried to create clouds you could walk beneath, that could transport you to unimaginable places across the globe," says Benavides. "We also conceptualized a French café that made you feel as though you were looking out onto a street lined with antique shops."
Along with the visual feast to admire on the show floor, guests dined on a literal feast of caviar, cocktails, and canapés on trays circulating around the room. Forty pounds of caviar were brought in from The Caviar Co., along with carts from Flavors of Asia that served up pineapple-braised pork in bao buns. Wines from Napa Ridge Winery, prosecco from Villa Sandi, and a variety of spirits from Macallan, Partida, Snow Leopard, and Noble Oak rounded out the top-shelf refreshments.
The San Francisco Fall Show also functions as the annual benefit for Enterprise for Youth, which has worked to empower under-resourced youth education and employment programs for 50 years. The show continues through Sunday, with tickets available through the show's website.
Kay Evans, Suzanne Tucker, and Ariane Trimuschat.
Barbara Brown and Ken Fulk.
Alexander Bie and Sean Leffers.
Kendall Wilkinson.
Lisa Zabelle.
Gail Glasser and Hutton Wilkinson.
James Hormel, Suzanne Tucker, and Michael Nguyen.
Photo: Drew Altizer Photography
Evie Simon.
Madeline Stuart.
David and Mary Beth Shimmon. | By David Nash
J. Riccardo Benavides designed dream-like clouds that floated over the entryway as guests arrived at the show.
Photo: Drew Altizer
Wednesday night, designers, artists, dealers, and more all flocked to the 38th edition of the San Francisco Fall Show at the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion. The event has become one of the most anticipated happenings of the year for the Bay Area art and design community, with art and antiques dealers from around the globe coming to San Francisco to show their wares. This year, the theme for the show was "wanderlust," with guests arriving to the opening party in different forms of traveling attire.
The hall was filled with exciting and exotic pieces from the farthest reaches of the world. As guests entered and scooped up a glass of wine, they immediately found themselves examining the vignettes of four design teams, who had carefully curated works from various dealers. These incredible scenes, created by Alessandra Branca, Veere Grenney, Hutton Wilkinson, and Cecilia Sagrera-Hill and George Brazil with custom-made backdrops by de Gournay, were the perfect setting for guests to really make an entrance. Madeleine Stuart, Ken Fulk, Kendall Wilkinson, and Sean Leffers all came out to celebrate the show.
"This year's party was absolutely fantastic," Suzanne Tucker, chair of the show and cofounder of Tucker & Marks, tells AD PRO, "I think largely because the theme of wanderlust really encouraged everybody to travel through and shop the show floor, while having the most fanciful, exotic time."
Dreamy wisps | 333 |
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Monsters of Folk ACL set list
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010 – DAY TWO
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On day two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival we started the day at the Austin Ventures Stage with an electro-pop alternative/indie rock band from Northern Ireland called Two Door Cinema Club . The setlist included a hard-hitting barrage of tracks: "Cigarettes in the Theatre," "Undercover Martyn," "Do You Want It All?," and the solid hit "Something Good Can Work ." The boys from Bangor, Northern Ireland played several tracks like "This Is Life," "You're Not Stuboorn," "What You Know," and "Eat That Up, It's Good For You" from their new album Tourist History . And with the closers "Come Back Home" and especially the single "I Can Talk " the young rockers finished strong.
Following Two Door Cinema Club, Andrew Mayer Cohen aka Mayer Hawthorne representing Ann Arbor, Michigan brought the soul of the Motor City to Austin City Limits. The sweet sounding "Maybe So, Maybe No" set the vibe for the afternoon set. Mayer Hawthorne and the County then flipped the script playing the remixed version "Gangsta Luv" recorded with the smooth rhyming rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. Then he slowed down again for a chill version of "I Wish It Would Rain."
His neo-soul sound flows in the same manner as the R&B and Soul revivalists: Mark Ronson, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and Amy Winehouse. Not that Hawthorne sounds like these contemporaries but rather he sounds more like the classic crooners of old–Smokey Robinson and the Miracles or Marvin Gaye. The soul session then evolved into a sing along with a spot on cover version of the classic Doobie Brothers track "What A Fool Believes." And, ultimately Mayer Hawthorne returned to his roots with the R&B jam " Just Ain't Gonna Work Out ."
I left the Austin Ventures stage for the Broken Bells . My family stayed behind for the Local Natives , which they reported were awesome ,especially since the 15-year old virtuoso fiddle player and singer-songwriter Ruby Jane joined the band for a musical ride. Unfortunately, this is the problem with Austin City Limits: there are too many bands at the same time to really see all the bands that you want to see.
I hated to miss the Local Natives , but the Broken Bells beckoned. Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse and James Mercer of the Oregon Indie Rock band The Shins align to make melodic space rock music like "Vaporize" and "October." And, I especially like the tracks "The Ghost Inside" and " The High Road ." Some tracks are more punchy like "The Mall & Misery ," but for the most part Broken Bells songs are spaced-out, well crafted, and textured rock songs. Danger Mouse adds layers of synths and keys atop the haunting vocals of James Mercer.
The Monsters Of Folk are a 2010 version of a folk-rock supergroup. They are our generation's Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. Combine the breathtaking vocals of Yim Yames aka Jim James from My Morning Jacket with the rootsy vocals of Conor Oberst and the talents of multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes ; then mix in the vocalist and music maker M. Ward , the genius behind groups like She & Him and you've got one hell of a supergroup.
The show opened with the harmonizing vocalists singing "hold out your hands" and "Say Please." Although festival organizers should have put this top notch band on a bigger stage, they still managed to put together a wonderful set, including songs from the album Monsters Of Folk . The set included: "The Right Place," "Man Named Truth," "Ahead of the Curve," "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) ," "Slow Down Jo ," "The Sandman, The Brakeman And Me ," and "Baby Boomer."
But the band also played songs from other projects including the Bright Eyes tunes "Soul Singer in a Session Band," 'Hit the Switch," "At the Bottom of Everything," and "Another Travelin' Song." They also played a wonderful version of the M. Ward song "Vincent O'Brien " and the My Morning Jacket tracks "Golden" alongside a fantastic take on "Smokin from Shootin ." Although the guys covered material from other projects they stayed true to their collaborative material playing Monsters of Folk originals like "Whole Lotta Losin' ," "Temazcal ," and "Map Of The World ." And they closed with the haunting "His Master's Voice."
Matt & Kim provided a nice interlude between Monsters of Folk and M.I.A. I liked how the duo interlaced their indie dance rock with dance tracks. At one point, I heard a rip-roaring dancehall cut from Diplo's Major Lazer album Gunz Don't Kill People…Lazers Do called "Pon De Floor." Plus there was a nice cover of the Biz Markie favorite "Just A Friend." Essentially Matt & Kim threw a party on their stage playing their own stuff like "Daylight" alongside other great samples and beats.
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. is a performing artists. For this show, we got up close and danced our assess off. From the slamming "Galang" to the hardcore "World Town" M.I.A. brought anarchy | 1,325 |
I find the gems frequently get jammed behind the tree charm, which moves about a bit too freely. I understand the concept of a "floating" locket however, I do not like it when the tree is completely upside down and not all of the gems are visible. I plan on gluing the charm in place when I next get some crazy glue. That should hold the gems in front.
Showed up quite quickly, almost exactly as shown. The only disappointing thing to me is that the tree keeps turning upside down inside the pendant. Despite that, my mom absolutely loves it.
Beautiful piece! Tree keeps turning upside down so trying to figure out how to position in a non permanent manner.
The necklace is nice! My mom loved it!the only thing I don't care<|fim_middle|> and they both loved it. Can see myself ordering again in the future. | for is the tree is "free moving" inside the pendant, so the gems sometimes get stuck behind the tree and you can not see them!
I really like this locket. It is so unique, the sturdy stainless steel should be long lasting. With the glass also, i thought it may be heavy, but it's really just perfect. The chain is a great length too. Very happy with this purchase.
The necklace was great. The tree was a little of centre, but I kind of liked it that way.
The necklace was a nicely made, durable and decorative piece. My mother-in-law really loved it! Having the grandchildren's birthstones was really a neat idea in a necklace. Having the floating tree was very different than many styles I had looked at before purchasing this one.
Very happy with items I ordered. Ordered one for my wife and one for my sister | 176 |
"The Dietary Guidelines recommend eating fish at least twice a week, and I think salmon is the perfect food to incorporate into your weekly meal plan," says Rizzo. Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are good for your heart and can lower inflammation to aid in weight loss and combat water retention. Plus, eating healthy fat keeps you full. The bonus is that salmon has vitamin D to improve mood, she says.
Like peanuts, avocados contain metabolism-enhancing monounsaturated fats that have been shown to reduce hunger. In fact, a study in Nutrition Journal found that participants who ate half a fresh avocado with lunch reported a 40 percent decreased desire to eat for hours afterwards. What's more? The trendy toast topping is also loaded with unsaturated fats, which seem to prevent the storage of belly fat, as well as satiating fiber and free-radical-killing antioxidants.
Grapes were basically made to be snacked on, and always having some on hand could be great for your weight loss goals — a study published in PLOS Medicine found the sweet fruit can aid in shedding unwanted pounds. If you're trying to resist a calorie-heavy dessert, try tossing a bunch into the freezer so you can pop a few whenever you're craving something sweet.
If giving up pasta is the hardest part of making changes to help lose weight, zucchini noodles are a healthier alternative, Michalczyk says. "I like to think of them as pasta's lower-carb and higher-in-nutrition cousin because zucchini is a good source of vitamins A and C, fiber and potassium for only about 33 calories per zucchini," says Michalczyk. You can use in zoodles, much on as is with some dip, roast them, or add to salads.
We've said it before and we'll say it again: fat is your friend! To be more specific, healthy fats will be your weight loss friends. Consider adding extra virgin olive oil to your diet and you might see the scale start to tip in your favor. One Journal of Women's Health study discovered that an EVOO-enriched diet helped participants lose more weight than those on a low-fat diet. Like peanuts and avocados, extra virgin olive oil's belly-blasting abilities are thought to be a result of the monounsaturated fats it contains.
Cabbage is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C but extremely low in calories (just 22 per cup), so you can fill your plate with the leafy green guilt-free. And while you're probably familiar with the infamous Cabbage Soup Diet, there are plenty of alternate ways to eat this veggie that won't leave you feeling hungry. It's delicious in a variety of slaws or salads, and makes a crunchy garnish atop tacos or burgers.
Here's more reason to add avocado to everything. "Most of the carbohydrate content in avocados comes from fiber (1/3 of an avocado provides 11 percent of our daily fiber needs), and it also contains monounsaturated fat, which is known as a 'good' fat and [is] important for heart health," says Zigler. Together, the healthy fats and fiber will keep you full to avoid mindless munching throughout the day.
The American Heart Association, World Cancer Research Fund, and American Institute for Cancer Research recommend a diet that consists mostly of unprocessed plant foods, with emphasis a wide range of whole grains, legumes, and non-starchy vegetables and fruits. This healthy diet is full of a wide range of various non-starchy vegetables and fruits, that provide different colors including red, green, yellow, white, purple<|fim_middle|>, limiting consumption of sugary drinks, limiting energy rich foods, including "fast foods" and red meat, and avoiding processed meats improves health and longevity. Overall, researchers and medical policy conclude that this healthy diet can reduce the risk of chronic disease and cancer.[11][12] | , and orange. They note that tomato cooked with oil, allium vegetables like garlic, and cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower, provide some protection against cancer. This healthy diet is low in energy density, which may protect against weight gain and associated diseases. Finally | 52 |
We went out on a morning half today with Jeff Silverman and his family! We caught some live Cigar Minnows and Ballyhoos and then anchored on a Patch Reef. The conditions were not very good….the water was clear and the current was into the wind, but we were still able to catch some Yellowtail Snappers and one keeper Red Grouper and one keeper Hogfish for dinner! Then we put the kites up for a sailfish, but no bites. We caught one Shark on the down rod.
Wind came out of the NE at 18 knots, waves were 2-4 feet and water temp was 72.
We had a full day today and started off by catching some live bait (Cigar Minnows and Ballyhoos). We then anchored down on the Reef and caught a bunch of Yellowtail Snappers and a nice Red Grouper. After that we put the kites up just off the edge of the Reef for a Sailfish. We ended up catching a few Bonitas, a nice Cero Mackerel, a King Mackerel, and finally in the last hour a nice Sailfish! The wind started off strong at around 18 knots, but came down as the day went on. Waves started off at 2 to 4 feet and laid down to 2 feet or less.
We had a great morning half with Dinah and Bill! We started off the morning by loading the well with pilchards. We then went to the Hump where we had a great Blackfin Tuna bite! There were some<|fim_middle|> to thank you for a cracking day out, it's a pity we weren't able to boat a sail fish but at least we saw they were there! You took a couple of photos and I wonder if you could forward them on in return I attach a few I took, not the best, I was too busy concentrating on fishing.
Brand new Yamaha F350 Outboard Engine on the FEARLESS! Let the season begin!
We are repowering and getting a new Outboard for the FEARLESS!
Sails and Tails! We went and anchored down on the Reef where we caught 15 Yellowtail Snappers for dinner. Conditions were tough with the current in the wind, but they were still biting. After that we put the kites up with some live Cigar Minnows and we got a sailfish bite about 20 minutes into it. We fought it for 45 minutes…it was about 40-50 lbs. Wind came out of the North at 18 knots, waves were 2-4 feet and water temp was 78 degrees.
We went out on a full day charter….we started off catching live bait (Cigar Minnows, Ballyhoos and Sardines). We went just off the edge of the Reef and put the kites out and caught 2 Mahi Mahi (around 15 lbs.), 4-5 nice big Bonitas and a Mutton Snapper. We were 0 for 3 on the sailfish…the Sails look like they've showed up in the Keys! Wind was out of the NE at 5 knots, waves were a foot or less and water temp was 80.
It's been a wet and windy last couple of days, but the wind is supposed to come down this afternoon and we are going out there tomorrow! | sharks that were eating some, but Dinah and Bill were able to get 20 Blackfin Tunas past them plus a Skipjack and about 10 Bonitas. The wind was calm as well as the seas. Great day to be on the water.
Just a note | 57 |
All newspapers faithfully inform that food inflation has risen against to 8.5% for the week ended May 14 from 7.47 % in the previous week. But this not the real picture as it is based on whole sale prices & not the price main street pays. Nevertheless, does it reflect that<|fim_middle|> rational for market participants to ignore their own information and follow the trend. This is what many financial players do by default, basing their trading decisions purely on the behaviour of price series (algorithmic trading), which can lead to a commodity price bubble... ". The report among other policy responses, argues for introduction of a transaction tax system could generally slow down the activities of financial investors in commodity markets.
Reality Check: Price of vegetables & food has reached the roof & is going further up- everyday. The leading economist have blamed the monsoon. But is the monsoon entirely responsible for high retail price paid by the main street? Let's do a reality check-up. Today an advertisement has appeared that lists maximum & minimum the price of fruits and vegetables in whole sale market in Azadpur Mandi in Delhi. Now going by this ad, the retail price of select vegetables is beyond any logic. How to justify cauliflower selling at 295 percent of its wholesale price in National Capital Region of Delhi? Perhaps, lead economists too should go shopping for vegetables in retail and ask the logic! Nevertheless, these vegetables have gone beyond the reach of the common man, but do you care?
Price Watch: During a private equity international Indian Forum in Mumbai, Subir Gokaran, Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed the reason for the unprecedented price rise in food- more people are moving towards protein-based diet. Implying that price rise is due to more consumption of high protein commodity like pulses. Now, that's an interesting claim, but what's the source of economic analysis behind his conclusion? Keep guessing! Logically, if there is a movement towards protein commodities (read pulses), prices of other commodity should go down (substitution effect), but this has not seen on the ground level. The price of vegetables has gone beyond the roof. | the farmer is getting higher price? Newspapers don't inform this.
Let's take a look at onion, which has shown upward hike of 8.32%. The farmers are unable to sell onions even at Rs. 1/Kg in wholesale markets of Delhi & Gurgaon. In disgust, Kishan, farmer threw all onions (60 quintal) on road in Gurgaon. Like Kishan, small farmers have no power against the might of the big wholesale traders who exploit their helplessness. The story would have been different if the government had bothered to give adequate attention to cold storage facilities. Team SARCAJC found that the retail price of onion in Gurgaon was in the range of Rs.10-15/Kg. The farmer is not the beneficiary of the price rise of onion, so who is minting money at the expense of producer as well as end consumer? And no prize for getting this one right, but the challenge is to predict how long will this greed run unregulated?
The advertisement by Indian Food security and standard Authority features a young woman frying pooris in rural surroundings? The punch line reads- "those who take care of cleanliness will not get troubled by diseases". The ad goes on to list three precautions with accompanying photographs. But the accompanying photo of food served seems rather unreal as in era of price rise of food; the main street cannot afford such lavish platter!
Does it Surprise: The latest report by ADB Report- "Global Food Price Inflation and Developing Asia" has made it to the front page of Economic Times and Financial Chronicle. Financial Chronicle highlights- "High Food Inflation puts 50m in extreme poverty". Priya Dash & Soumik Dey start off-"Persistent double digit food inflation for 20 months till March this year is estimated to have pushed around 50 million people into extreme poverty based on the $2.52 a day poverty line." While in Economic Times, the new item starts off- "Rising food and fuel prices could hurt growth in India and push millions of countrymen into extreme poverty...The finding could raise alarm bells in the policymaking circles of Asia's third largest economy....". But, hang on, why should the findings of ADB Bank come as a surprise, anyway? Unprecedented rise in food prices has made a hole in pocket of the main street for long and surely the lead economists are not unaware of this fact.
Many friends of SARCAJC point- all along it seems, they were pre-occupied with achieving high GDP number, now even GDP growth might be slightly getting adversely affected the concern? If you have been following SARCAJC regularly, this ADB report will not surprise you, right? Food inflation forcing old women to work, small children to eat mud & wood, others cutting down on fruits, vegetables, milk..what more to follow?
"..this study shows that the Efficient Market Hypothesis does not apply to the present commodity futures markets. Market participants also make trading decisions based on factors that are totally unrelated to the respective commodity, such as portfolio considerations, or they may be following a trend. Therefore, it is difficult for other agents in the market to discern whether or not their transactions are based on information about fundamentals, which in any case is sometimes difficult to obtain and not always reliable. Trading decisions are thus taken in an environment of considerable uncertainty. In such a situation, it is rational to follow other participants' trading decisions. A wide range of motivations leads traders to engage in this so-called "intentional herding" on a perfectly rational basis, the most important one being imitation in situations where traders believe that they can glean market information by observing the behaviour of other agents. In an environment of herd behaviour there are limits to arbitrage. Acting against the majority, even if justified by fundamentals, may result in large losses, often of borrowed money. It may therefore be | 798 |
Manos Turns the 'Dead' Into Cash
Ad Exec Translates AMC Originals Into $1 Billion in Sales
Linda Moss, Contributing Writer
ARLENE MANOS
TITLE: President, National Advertising Sales, AMC Networks
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Veteran of A&E Television Networks; helped shepherd AMC, WE tv, IFC and SundanceTV's transition to ad-supported networks
QUOTE: "The product [AMC] was good. It just evolved into something spectacular."
— Arlene Manos
When Rainbow Media needed a sales executive to lead the charge in transforming AMC and WE tv into ad-supported services, it recruited Arlene Manos. It took two tries to get her to come over in 2002.
Manos was happily ensconced at A&E Television Networks when she was approached about joining Rainbow Media, now AMC Networks, as president of national advertising sales.
"I offered her this job twice before she accepted it," said Ed Carroll, AMC Networks' chief operating officer. "I determined that she would be the right person to take us where we wanted to go."
Since then, Manos has not only shepherded the successful transformation of AMC and WE tv, but led a similar effort when IFC and SundanceTV were transitioned to ad-supported networks. Respected and trusted on Madison Avenue, Manos said she was up for the tough task of repositioning AMC Networks's properties.
"It wasn't like anybody was clamoring for another cable network to come and ask for advertising money … going to ad-supported was a real challenge and, in retrospect, I liked that," Manos said.
TURNING ZOMBIES AND 'MAD MEN' INTO CASH
Her strategies worked. Manos now oversees a business that generates nearly $1 billion in annual advertising revenue, with net revenue for AMC Networks's national networks hitting $911 million for the 12-month period ended Sept. 30, 2015. Her creative partnerships with advertisers — some of whom have incorporated zombies in their spots, a la The Walking Dead — have contributed to that sales growth.
By hiring Manos, Carroll said he wanted to send a clear signal to ad agencies that AMC Networks was serious about building ad-supported channels by hiring top-quality sales people and investing in infrastructure.
"Arlene is not only known for her own salesmanship, but for recruiting and developing strong talent," Carroll said. "And there's no question that the ramp-up in investment in original content on these networks, the only way that could have happened, is by opening up that second revenue stream. So Arlene is an architect of that success in every way."
Manos skillfully used AMC's groundbreaking original drama Mad Men to make Madison Avenue take a fresh look at the network and rethink its value proposition, according to Carroll. That show was followed by Breaking Bad and the ratings wonder The Walking Dead. Hits like that, critically acclaimed and pop-culture phenomena, made Manos's job easier when she talked to ad agencies.
"First of all, they watch the programs, which is always an advantage," she said. "Many of our buyers are exactly the right target audience for some of those younger-skewing programs … They appreciate the quality of it. It's just a huge impact."
Before joining A&E Networks, Manos did stints at Philadelphia magazine and Manhattan,inc. Jack Myers was a local sales manager at WCBS-TV in New York when he brought Manos onboard from Philadelphia, hiring her for a new retail business-development department. He wanted Manos to use her knowledge of high-end retailers such as Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue to solicit business for the station, and "she did a fantastic job," said Myers, who is now chairman of Myers BizNet and publisher of MediaVillage.com.
LEADING QUIETLY
"She's one of those people that tends to stay in the background, doesn't look for the limelight … At every level at every job, a very quiet star," Myers said.
The keys to Manos's success are her people skills and professionalism, according to Myers.
"During her WCBS days, she could talk to Marvin Traub, who was chairman of Bloomingdale's at the time, on a one-to-one basis and engage him in a conversation, and then have a conversation with a media buyer at Grey Advertising, which was their agency at the time, and have the same kind of relationship and conversation," Myers said. "You never sensed that she saw any hierarchy or saw any differentiation in the importance of that person in the moment that she's talking to them."
Manos is "a long-term relationship person," according to Myers.
"That's why she has had a sustained career: People respect and trust her," he said. "When she makes a commitment, you know she's going to live by it ... And trust is a huge factor in our business."
Manos said she regards ad sales as a profession, adding, "I love seeing people take it the same way and take pride in what television does."
TOUGH, BUT FAIR
She gave Charlie Collier his first job in cable ad sales when she was at A&E Networks. They are now both at AMC Networks, where Collier is president and general manager of AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios.
"Arlene is driven and she is tough and she is fair and she is nurturing all at once," Collier said. "She continues to reinvent herself and stay current. She understands trends. She leads."
Last year one of Manos's innovative deals for AMC included a<|fim_middle|> into a joint venture with BBC Worldwide.
Collier, who has accompanied Manos on sales calls, said: "Arlene never feels like she's selling. She is partnering with the people across the table."
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Grinthal Cooks Up Big Things for Food
Ad-Sales SVP Helped Grow Network From Appetizer to Five-Course Feast
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CMO Leads Marketing Efforts That Go Way Beyond Lunchboxes, Toys
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Studio's Exec VP Has Helped Remake Reality, Syndicated TV | custom TV spot for a 20th Century Fox reboot of Planet of the Apes, where a Walking Dead viewer would get a walk-on role in the film, Carroll said.
With IFC, advertisers with the network have been able to tie into the channel's Spirit Awards for independent films, with product at that event, Manos said.
Beyond repositioning existing networks, Manos's duties have changed over time. For example, she recently began overseeing ad sales for a new network, BBC America, after AMC Networks entered | 107 |
Here I am on Saturday two weeks before Christmas, feeling stressed out. There are just so many things to do. I found myself wondering why I felt so busy and stressed, really I don't have that much to do. But, there is this built in sense, particularly for women, that we are supposed to be busy making this holiday time special. We may get caught in 'should' thinking, like 'we should be doing something special' or 'I should buy more gifts so that my kids have a special day'. Yes, there are special events at this time of year that one may want to take advantage of, and I am certainly all for getting out and doing things. You cannot<|fim_middle|> felt the need to take care of me and focus CHRISTmas. Thank you, Betsy. | do it all though. And trying to do it all may be making you 'crazy', causing you stress or financial strain. Are you present in the moment if you are worried about whether it's good enough or we are doing enough?
What thoughts come to mind for you? What are the holidays 'supposed' to be? What is it that you really want- for yourself, from others? When you feel stressed, ask yourself 'What is going through my mind?'. I bet there are some should's or supposed to's in there. Who says how things are supposed to be or should be? You have choices.
Think about what this time of year means to you. What do you value about it, is it time with family, spiritual or faith filled or celebrating your blessings from this year? Being clear what it really means to you may help you clarify what will make it special, meaningful and nourishing to you. Will more presents or cookies bring that meaning or will stopping to care for yourself or spending time with your loved ones create the real magic, joy and peace that you probably seek.
Betsy, I have taken a break from the commercialization part of Christmas and am totally focusing on the real meaning of Christmas. Haven't decorated, sent packages, done cards, baked. Maybe that is extreme but I | 267 |
Toby A. Smith
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Please Say Kaddish For Me – by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields – #bookreview
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania – by Erik Larson – #bookreview
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Exceptionally well<|fim_middle|> the point where the ship is actually torpedoed, the narrative naturally became completely absorbing. The stories from survivors, the shameful lack of rescue efforts, and the political finger-pointing that followed made the last third of the book fascinating. But taken as a whole, it's not nearly as engrossing as the other Larson books I read.
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Follow Toby A. Smith on WordPress.com | -researched. But segments of this book are downright dull. Which was hard for me to fathom as I waded through, given the subject matter. Awarded three stars on Goodreads.
Let me explain that I am a fan of Erik Larson and loved both the Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts. And I am extremely interested in both World War I and the story of the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania. So you can imagine how excited I was to get my hands on this book.
But in this non-fiction account, Larson seemed to get lost in his own research and unable to judiciously limit which details he included. (Just wait until you see the footnote list in the back, which accounts for about 25% of the pages in the book!) Details about individual passengers on the Lusitania's last voyage, what they ate, who met whom, and notes they wrote — it simply weighed down the first half of the book. To the point where I found myself starting to skim.
Once Larson gets to | 221 |
Okay, so I've been struggling with writing these last few weeks. Since NaNo ended I just seemed to have hurdle after hurdle. Before today I'd only had one day where I passed the thousand word mark in the entire month. I've had plot holes, tech related communication failures with Owen, and a few other daft writing hurdles. As well as non-writing related concerns that have had their little say in my time and energy this month. I've had a couple of days off from writing though, gave myself a little time to breath and to recharge my batteries a little and I knocked out 1500 words today and done a little work on this years NaNo story. I<|fim_middle|> through it and put it in the order that I want it in, but the order it's in now isn't far off where it needs to be. Some of it I've re-written scenes and I've got to decide which ones I like more for the 2nd draft. Then I've got to go through and figure out what I need to add to get the story to make sense. At the moment the story doesn't have any real direction (much like last years NaNo story), but I think I know where I want to take the story. I've just got to get stuck into it again and figure out what those pieces are that I need to put into it.
Before that though I've got to finish The Space Watch. Those 1500 words today have helped. I did a quick read through this morning and got stuck in this afternoon. I've got a pretty good feel for where I need to take the story now. I've totally left the outline by the wayside now. The story has moved away from that and I think I'd be trying to shoehorn it into place otherwise. I am still sticking to the same story, hitting the key points that we've held in it since day one.
I do feel like I'm nearing a conclusion to it now, either that or subconsciously I'm sick of it now and I just want to get it done. Either way it does feel like the end is in sight. | printed the story off a few weeks ago and tonight I got my guillotine out and cut the manuscript up into its scenes and figured out I need and what I don't. I've still got to go | 42 |
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In this scenario all players had had a chance to act when Player 3 made the re-raise. But all players did not have the same amount of money bet.
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Once this has been dealt the first post-flop betting round begins. The rules of a post-flop betting round are the same as a preflop with two small exceptions:.
A bet on the flop is the amount of the big blind. Once the betting round on the flop completes, the dealer deals one card facedown followed by a single card faceup, also known as the "burn and turn.
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Dealing the river is identical as dealing the turn with one card being dealt facedown followed by a single card face-up.
This is the final street and no more cards will be dealt in this hand. The betting round is identical to the betting round on the turn. Once the river betting round has been completed the players now enter into the showdown.
At this point the best hand wins the pot. You can use both, one or none of your own hole cards in making your best hand.
Here are some rules about evaluating a winning poker hand:. The remaining cards and the fact Player 1 also has a pair means nothing - only the best five-card hand factors into deciding the winner.
Once you determine the winning hand, that player receives the pot. The dealer passes the dealer button to his or her left and the two players to the left of the new dealer put out their big and small blinds respectively.
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Q: What does the Riemann-Hurwitz formula tell us on the Picard variety Let $f:X\longrightarrow Y$ be a finite separable morphism of smooth projective integral curves over an algebraically closed field.
Then we have a linear equivalence of Weil divisors on $X$: $$ K_X=f^\ast K_Y + R.$$ Here $$R=\sum \textrm{length} (\Omega_{X/Y})_p [p]$$ is the ramification divisor on $X$. This is the Riemann-Hurwitz theorem.
We have a short exact sequence $$ 0 \longrightarrow \textrm{Pic}^0(X) \longrightarrow \textrm{Pic}(X) \longrightarrow \mathbf{Z} \longrightarrow 0,$$ where $\textrm{Pic}(X)\longrightarrow \mathbf<|fim_middle|>ety of $\textrm{Pic}^0(X)$ of dimension $g(Y)-1$, that is denoted by $\textrm{Prym}(X, \tau)$.
Moreover, under the identification of $\textrm{Pic}^0(X)$ with $J(X)$, the principal polarization of $J(X)$ restricts to twice a principal polarization on $\textrm{Prym}(X, \tau)$.
The geometry of Prym varieties is very rich. In particular, Riemann-Hurwitz identity
$K_X =f^*K_Y$
induces subtle relations between the Theta divisor $\Theta$ of $X$ and the Theta divisor $\widetilde{\Theta}$ of $\textrm{Prym}(X, \tau)$.
You can look at [Arbarello-Cornalba-Griffiths-Harris, Geometry of algebraic curves, Appendix C] or at [Birkenhake-Lange, Complex Abelian Varieties, Chapter 12] for further details.
In the general case, it is possible to define the so-called generalized Prym varieties, at least where $f \colon X \to Y$ is a tame Galois branched cover. Look for instance at the paper of MERINDOL
"Varietés de Prym d'un revetement galoisien [Prym varieties of a Galois covering]"
Journal Reine Angew. Math. 461 (1995), 49-61.
| {Z}$ is the degree map.
We know what the Riemann-Hurwitz theorem tells us on the degree part of $\textrm{Pic}(X)$. It gives us the topological data $g(X)$ in terms of the degree of $R$, the genus of $Y$ and the degree of $f$.
But what does it tell us on $\textrm{Pic}^0(X)$?
A: The answer is quite classical when $f \colon X \to Y$ is an unramified double cover.
In this case Riemann - Hurwitz formula gives
$g(X)-1 = 2g(Y)-2$.
Consider the following three natural maps:
$f^* \colon J(Y) \to J(X)$,
$Nm \colon \textrm{Pic}^0(X) \to \textrm{Pic}^0(Y), \quad Nm(\sum a_ip_i):= \sum a_if(p_i)$
$\tau \colon J(X) \to J(X)$,
where $f^*$ is induced by the pull-back of $0$-cycles, $Nm$ is the norm map and $\tau$ is the involution induced by the double cover $f$.
Then
*
*$\textrm{Ker} \; f^*=\langle L \rangle$, where $L$ is a point of order $2$ in $J(Y)$;
*the connected component of $Nm^{-1}(0)$ containing the identity coincides with the image of $I-\tau$. It is an Abelian subvari | 341 |
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