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BkiUbWzxK4tBVhvvqdw7 | A 2.6 urban acre oasis featuring sub-tropical plants from around the world, unusual palms and South Florida native plants.
The Albion hotel rooms and suites are immaculately designed with cool colors, minimalist décor, custom wood furnishing, designer bed throws, oversized pillows, and Mediterranean-inspired drapery- staying true to their Art Deco heritage, while still maintaining a thoroughly modern vibe.
Networking parties and other meetings + pre-Conference activities will be held at the Albion Hotel.
** MORE VENUES TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY….STAY TUNED! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUaxvxK2li-Hhr9m7H | Q: NVIDIA Visual Profiler crashes on startup I'm using NVIDIA's Visual Profiler (nvvp) to profile a kernel on a Pascal GPU (as those aren't supported by Nsight Compute) - with CUDA 11.4 on a Devuan GNU/Linux 4 system.
When I run nvvp, it crashes immediately, saying:
$ nvvp
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.<init>(Storage.java:97)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.Storage.createStorage(Storage.java:84)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxContainer.<init>(EquinoxContainer.java:75)
at org.eclipse.osgi.launch.Equinox.<init>(Equinox.java:31)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.startup(EclipseStarter.java:295)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:231)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:78)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:648)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:603)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1465)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1438)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException: Unable to make protected void java.net.URLClassLoader.addURL(java.net.URL) accessible: module java.base does not "opens java.net" to unnamed module @21bcffb5
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(AccessibleObject.java:357)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(AccessibleObject.java:297)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.checkCanSetAccessible(Method.java:199)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.setAccessible(Method.java:193)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.FrameworkExtensionInstaller.findMethod(FrameworkExtensionInstaller.java:52)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.FrameworkExtensionInstaller.findMethod(FrameworkExtensionInstaller.java:59)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.FrameworkExtensionInstaller.findAddURLMethod(FrameworkExtensionInstaller.java:43)
at org.eclipse.osgi.storage.FrameworkExtensionInstaller.<clinit>(FrameworkExtensionInstaller.java:37)
... 14 more
Why is this happening, and how can I circumvent/fix this error?
Edit: On my system, the default JAVA VM is: openjdk 17-ea 2021-09-14. If I use a different installed vm, e.g. /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64/bin/java, I get the same error. A JDK from https://jdk.java.net/archive/ for Java 16 also doesn't change things. Adding --illegal-access=permit which someone suggested to me - also didn't help.
A: The InaccessibleObjectException seems to be caused by using Java 17 to run Java code that is not ready for Java 17. Java 17 is more restrictive than previous Java versions, breaking backwards compatibility in this point. Also Java 16 is more restrictive than previous versions and in the Java 11 system library packages are missing that existed in Java 8.
Instead of Java 17, use Java 16 or 11 to run an application based on a recent Eclipse version (having --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM in the .ini file) and Java 8 for applications based on older Eclipse versions.
In the .ini file next to the executable (having the same name) you can specify the Java to be used to run the Eclipse-based application. Alternatively, you can put the Java in the jre subdirectory of the installation directory.
In addition, you might ask the vendor of the application to ship the application with an embedded Java.
Update: Robert Crovella refers to the documentation, according to which the Visual Profiler requires Java 8.
| stackexchange | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUbrvxaJiQoRGw5L1H | Trade show and Event Display Tube, 8 Ft. Curve Tabletop-Double advertisements. Our tubular systems are a great alternative to standard back wall displays. Because it gives the back wall life and doesn't make your show room boring. Depending on what your curved table looks like it can light up the whole room. The full digital printed graphic display is ideal for indoor or outdoor booths, it is light weight and displays your company logo and any sale promotions you might have. Imprint size is 98" x 60" of fully colored graphics. One of the most popular features about this product is that it is a great item for trade shows.
This item is great for spicing up your show room. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUarXxK0-nUKDhobH1 | It's May, too early for hay-making but perfect for making merry, meeting great authors, and chatting with good friends at the Swindon Festival of Literature.
Now in its 23rd year, the Festival kicks off on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May at 5.30am with the Dawn Chorus in Lawn Woods, to celebrate a new day and the sun rising over Swindon, with musicians and minstrels, poets and performers, storytellers and maypole dancing, hot breakfasts on site, and, we hope, … you!
The Festival runs until Saturday 14th May. and offers an eclectic mix of writers and thinkers, talks and performances. And also competitions! Might you fancy entering the Poetry Slam on 7th May or the Think Slam on 13th May? Both will test your thinking, writing, and speaking skills, and are great fun! You can find the whole Festival programme, including how to enter competitions and book tickets, here.
It also includes Poetry Swindon's monthly Open Mic evening on 8th May.
If, by the end of the fortnight of hearing and meeting published authors, you feel like turning your hand to writing, improving your skills, and edging towards publication, check out one of the Festival's final events, the Writers' Lunch & Writing Workshop on 14th May.
And later in the month, you can share your work and discoveries at the monthly Artswords Writers' Café & Kitchen on Thursday 26th May, 6pm – 10pm at Lower Shaw Farm. It's a meeting place for new writers, experienced writers, and anyone interested in writing to meet, greet, and connect.
The Cafe starts with pot-luck supper from 6pm. If you can, please bring something to nibble or drink, and to share with others. Following acclimatisation with food, drink, and friendly chat, we take time to look at our writing, hear it, and comment where wanted.
You may simply read your work, prose or poetry, for up to 5 minutes; or, if you have a story, to tell, not read, and ideally a story from your life, please bring it along and tell it; or, if you'd like your work to be the subject of helpful comments and discussion, and this is the 'Kitchen' part of the Café, bring 10 copies of one piece of writing to pass around and read out. This should amount to no more than 500 words of prose or 40 lines of poetry.
If you wish to forward this newsletter, please do; and like us on Facebook or join the conversation on Twitter.
If you have any news or events for June and you would like us to mention them in the next Artswords Newsletter, please let us know by the middle of this month.
Happy reading, writing, and Festival-going!
a programme of Literature development activities linked to Swindon Borough Council's Swindon Libraries service.
© Artswords. Created by Green Rook. Powered by Blogger. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeevxK7Tt52mM-Xjq | J.M. Kim, J.P. Hong, J.W. Kim, J.H. Choi, N.S. Park. J.H. Kang, J.E. Jang, Y.S. Ryu, a H.C. Yang, B.I. Gorfinkel, and E.V. Roussina, " Reliability analysis of 4 inch field-emission display", Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B. 15, pp.528-532, (1997).
S. H. Paek, J. H. Won, J. E. Jang, Y. S. Hwang, J. P. Mah, J. S. Choi, S. T. Ahn, J. G. Lee, C. S. Park " Characteristics of SrTiO3 thin film deposited under various oxygen partial pressures", Journal of Materials Science. 31, pp.4357-4362, (1996). | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcFrxaJJQn1aACJSW | Review: Stanley Mazaroff's Collector & Connoisseur
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BHillenbrand
The Walters museum in Baltimore does indeed have a fascinating collection with lots of Italian art. But it also have…
Leita Kaldi Davis worked for the United Nations and UNESCO, for Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Harvard University. She worked with Roma (Gypsies) for fifteen years, became a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal at the age of 55, then went to work for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti for five years. She retired in Florida in 2002. She has written a memoir of Senegal, Roller Skating in the Desert, and is working on a memoir of Haiti.
Henry Walters & Bernard Berenson: Collector & Connoisseur
by Stanley Mazaroff (Philippines 1961–63)
Reviewed by Leita Kaldi Davis (Senegal 1993–96)
Stanley Mazaroff has written a fascinating account of the relationship between Henry Walters, founder of the legendary Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, and Bernard Berenson, the world's greatest connoisseur of Italian paintings.
Walters opened his Italianate museum in 1909, and he enlisted Berenson's expertize in analyzing his collection, procuring further paintings, and writing a catalogue of the art in his museum that would be acclaimed all over the art world. Walters' collection was deemed by The New York Times to be on a par with the great collections in London, Paris, and Berlin.
From 1910 till 1916 Walters and Berenson were close friends. Walters visited Berenson's fabulous Tatti Villa in Florence and they corresponded regularly until, over time, Berenson sought greener pastures from more affluent clients and not only abandoned his friend, but sabotaged Walters' reputation.
The story of Walters and Berenson reveals the intricacies of collecting Italian Renaissance paintings, commercial ethics, and the trials of early American art museums.
While I have no education in art history, I have spent plenty of time gawking at the splendors of Italian art. Mazaroff makes art history accessible to the layman with his lucid explanations of all the elements involved in collecting and evaluating art, while his story of the relationship between Walters and Berenson reads like a novel. Most striking are the plates and prints of Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings that fill this book. Many appeared like old friends to me, but false friends in some cases, according to the critiques on their authenticity. It's always disconcerting to learn nasty secrets about someone or something you think you know.
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BHillenbrand says:
The Walters museum in Baltimore does indeed have a fascinating collection with lots of Italian art. But it also have a very good collection of Ethiopian religious art, some of it on permanent display. Worth a visit for that alone. | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdWE25V5instYDtCz | Another Indian dish coming right up friends! This time, I am going to share with you, a chicken masala recipe I got from my mother in law, as usual. She is always very supportive when I try to bug her and ask about all the different spices, leaves, powders even when she is busy cooking. I get really confused with all the names and the looks of all the different ingredients, that I have to take pictures for reference, just in case.
You must be wondering what is masala. Well, masala is actually a mixture of spices which is dry powdered or paste form. It is used to flavor a lot of traditional Indian dishes. There are several variations of the mixture and the ingredients depends on what it is used for. I will be using Chicken Masala powder for this specific recipe.
The chicken masala recipe you might know must be with sauce or curry, but this one I am sharing now came up because my mother in law's innate ingenuity. She knows that my son, hate curry and would prefer his chicken dry, something like a simple fried chicken drumstick, just like the Filipino style fried chicken recipe I posted recently. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbgnxK4tBVhvvqn0Z | Everyone take a minute. Just exhale. Spit out all that stress that has been over-pressurizing your lungs, quickening your breath, tightening your chest. Take a look at the freshness of the spring forest, pictured above. Dote on the unmistakable harlequin burst of the April woods. Contrast the vitality of the newborn leaflets with the obsolescence of the fallow-colored leaves resting on the warming forest floor. Ponder the synergies and symmetry of nature: the old feeding the new, the dead nourishing the living, the trees lending shelter and filtering the air for the inhabitants of the Earth. Imagine the complexity of our planet. Imagine the vastness of the cosmos beyond. Admire for a moment the miracle of life.
Feel small. Feel insignificant. Feel at home with the natural world around you. And then, my friends, feel free. Free from deadlines. Free from cell phones and computers. Free from bank accounts, and loan payments. Free from the disquietude of our almost artificial existence.
That's why I visit the forests. That's why I crave the spare moment -- the few idle hours -- the chance to slip away onto the back roads, onto the trails, or into the streams that connect us with our natural heritage. I don't have much time at work or at home to contemplate the essentially incomprehensible reality that surrounds us. But these trips to what I call the "real world" ignite my curiosity. The trees feed not only my lungs, but my brain as well. I realize I am connected both physically and emotionally with the planet on which I, so astonishingly, happen to reside. And I am reminded that I am but one of many species of beings so bound up with this land.
With all of this in mind, I visited Wade Mountain Nature Preserve in North Huntsville. Given the breadth and complexity of the foregoing topics, you might wonder whether a little nature preserve just outside of town would suffice to fulfill the purpose. You'd be surprised. Wade Mountain is a Land Trust property comprising 843 acres; although there are popular, paved greenway sections (about which we have written before), there are very few visitors to the more secluded and rugged trails, where abundant deer and other wildlife reside. There's also a really interesting, semi-arid microclimate to be observed at the top of the mountain, where the unexpected cactus can be found.
I decided to visit Wade Mountain primarily because I've been to all the popular Land Trust destinations, and I never hear anyone talking about this one -- even though it was designated a "National Recreation Trail" by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2012. After viewing a map of the property, I selected an easy, approximately 3.0 mile round trip trail called Devil's Racetrack (which meets up with a rather short, round trail called Devil's Loop). You can get to the Devil's Racetrack trail by heading north on the Parkway past Winchester Road. You then take the first left and another right, and you will find yourself in a hiker's parking lot. I was impressed at how quickly I found myself exiting the bustle of the city and entering an obviously little-known nature preserve.
The hike is pleasant and fairly simple. The trails are well marked and wide, with few rocks to trip you up in the first part of the hike. Shortly after leaving the parking lot on my April 2014 hike, I encountered two baby snakes, and saw a pair of large deer shoot across the trail about 30 yards in front of me. About the time you tire from all that excitement, you will find some benches to rest on and enjoy an exceptional view of Wade Mountain itself.
The area of the trail referred to as Devil's Loop is particularly interesting. It is located about one mile into the Devil's Racetrack trail; you simply take a right turn down a narrow, windy pathway, and shortly you will encounter a short, circular, flat, dusty trail running along the base of large limestone boulders that form the crest of the hill. There's a picture of this area in the gallery below. I've read that numerous fossils from a former reef environment can be found around the limestone. Rumor has it that Cherokee Indians also formerly used the loop for horse-racing. If you see the place, this would not seem far-fetched in the least. Notably, Wade Mountain is still used for horse riding, and it is the only Land Trust property where horses are allowed on the trails.
If you take a left or right on the Devil's Loop trail, you will quickly come across an impressive view of the Tennessee Valley, courtesy of a swath in the forest cut by TVA transmission lines. According to the Land Trust website, on a clear day you can see easily into the State of Tennessee. I have no way of verifying this, but I certainly felt like I was taking in quite a view from the top. If you have a little energy, you can actually follow the power lines up Wade Mountain for an even greater command of the valley below.
Speaking of areas I didn't explore, I am told that there are some climbing opportunities on some of the limestone cliffs on Wade Mountain. I didn't check the signs to see if this is permitted or even advisable, but obviously, you should check that out before you go ascending the rocks.
I also couldn't tell if overnight camping is allowed, but if so, I'd sure like to try it out. After all, even though it only takes a few hours in nature to get me started thinking about the greater mysteries of our existence, a night outside in the woods gives the me the chance to visualize our extra-planetary surroundings and contemplate our place in the universe.
Davy is a founding editor of Huntsville Outdoors. He hikes, he paddles, he bikes, he imbibes. He's been four feet from a grizzly bear and he's held an alligator. He's probably the coolest guy you don't know. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfhg5qhLBqQGjRMy- | LUXURY NOW / THE PRINCIPLE OF EXCELLENCE / SHIRO KURAMATA & ETTORE SOTTSASS: WHAT IS DESIGN?
A new exhibition at Issey Miyake's 21_21 Design Sight museum, Tokyo, introduces the talent of two design greats - Shiro Kuramata of Japan and Ettore Sottsass of Italy - to a new generation.
The Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) and the master of Italian design Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007) came from different cultures, spoke with different tongues but shared a common language in playful design. Theirs was an aesthetic of boundless freedom created to bring joy and surprise rather than mere functionality. In an age seemingly obsessed with the efficiency of objects, the joint philosophy of Kuramata and Sottsass is something to remember. Indeed, with the opening of the exhibition "Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass" at Issey Miyake's 21_21 Design Sight museum in Tokyo, the fashion designer aims to introduce their work to an audience not acquainted with these great talents.
Kuramata and Sottsass first began working together in 1981 as part of the Memphis collective. Led by Sottsass, this was a group of young designers and architects that presented their work together and became a huge influence in their fields. Kuramata joined Memphis after being inspired by the limitless possibilities of their thinking. It is from this time that originate the 65 pieces of Kuramata's work exhibited at 21_21 Design Sight. The work of Sottsass is represented in 20 never-seen-before "Kachina" art pieces, which are based on drawings created in his final years. These glass sculptures were inspired by the native American Indian Kachina dolls that symbolized supernatural spirits.
As well as the designers' work, this show includes interviews and notes from the Memphis period. Not that this is a retrospective of their work at the time; the exhibition's director, Yasuko Seki, comments that the format of the show is very much "not period". Instead, "Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass" is about educating a new generation of designers and architects in the work of these two pioneers.
[THIS QUOTE GOES WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF KURAMATA AND SOTTSASS. TO APPEAR BEFORE TEXT!]
"When we begun working in early 1960s, Japan was the height of its post-WWII economic recovery. Kuramata was a heroic presence to me, even within a group comprised of so many formidable talents. His use of materials, for example: no matter what it was, he transformed it into an attractive design that we had never seen before. We all deeply respected Kuramata both in terms of his work and as a person. Japanese design is tight and rational, and has no unnecessary elements. But Kuramata's work was filled with mystery; a world that we are not ordinarily capable of expressing. My work might have been different had I never met him.
I met Sottsass in Paris in the 1960s during the Olivetti exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Sottsass was as naturally a gifted artist as he was an architect, designer, poet, and photographer. He was also a producer who led design movements such as Memphis, and an editor who directed the magazine Terazzo. He told me that feeling and touch are most important elements in design, despite the fact that people tend to act using their brains. I initiated this exhibition to introduce a new generation of designers to the designs of both Shiro Kuramata, whose aesthetic transcended space and time; and Ettore Sottsass, by whom Kuramata was influenced.
"Shiro was a friend, he was like a brother, and he was a man that I could trust with all my heart. He was a man that made you feel as though we were travelling together on a long journey… He strove to express something more fragile while I strove to create something more heavy and solid."
- Ettore Sottsass
"Ever since meeting Sottsass, I have come to believe in a certain calling. A calling to cut loose function from practicality and to communicate the true unity of beauty and practicality in design. That the essential joy of design must outshine its functionality…"
- Shiro Kuramata
"At our first meeting, I felt as thought Mr. Miyake delivered us three messages regarding this exhibition. "Not Period". In other words, he did not want to make this a simple retrospective. Our mission was to communicate the importance of dreams and love in design. Especially to the younger generation who are strangers to these two artists… We live in a generation that is far different from the times in which they lived. In particular, the 1980s, the generation when the two men cultivated their friendship, was a golden age for the Japanese economy which thrived in being "Japan as number one", and at a time in which the Japanese people backed by the economic momentum started shifting their eyes to quality of life and design. 30 years since then, the expansion of IT and the internet, as well as the lessons learnt from gobalism and commercialism prompts us to reconsider once again, "What is design?"
The exhibition reveals the great creators and their design in their true colors, told through their works, past footage, quotes and slide shows. Please experience the world of bountiful dreams and love created by the two men and take the opportunity to think again about the meaning of design."
- Yasuko Seki, Exhibition Director
Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass runs until August 5, 2011 | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUfU85qhDCaySU914B | A new bus terminal will be opened in Independence. The George Murray Bus Terminal besides serving as a hub for the surrounding villages in the banana belt will provide convenience and comfort to commuters and enhance vehicular safety in the community by creating an organised area for buses to pick up and drop off passengers. The project is one of several which have been funded under the Banana Support Programme.
The Grand Opening Ceremony for the George Murray Bus Terminal was organised on Monday 16th December between 3:00 and 5:00 PM at the new facility. It will be attended by Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Belize Ambassador Paola Amadei, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, senior officials of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rural Development, as well as Area Representatives, the officials of the Village Council, special guests and other representatives from various groups and organisations. The George Murray Bus Terminal features paved driveways, a paved parking lot and bays for 4 busses to dock at any one time. The building has bathroom facilities, office accommodation for the Transport Department, a ticket booth as well as a cafeteria to sell food and refreshments. The large parking lot is also expected to double when needed as a market or used for other specific events.
The Ministry of Works and Transport, through its Project Execution Unit, was in charge of the supervision of the George Murray Bus Terminal construction contract. The bus terminal in Independence is being named in honour of the late Mr. George Murray, a former Chairman of the Independence Village Council, who was instrumental in pushing to get the terminal project designed and funded.
The Banana Support Programme through the Special Framework of Assistance was a ten year (1999 to 2008) broad-based rural development initiative funded by the European Union and the Government of Belize that was implemented by the National Authorising Office in the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Agriculture. The aim of the project was to promote the efficiency and competitiveness of the banana industry, thereby ensuring economic growth and simultaneously reducing the incidence of poverty in the rural communities of the banana-producing areas of Belize.
In order to achieve this goal, numerous activities were taken over the period from 1999 to about the middle of 2013. These projects included the improvement to drainage and irrigation in the banana farms, the supply of disease-free tissue culture plants to the banana industry, cold storage facilities, technical assistance in the areas of disease management, nutrition, marketing, the building of primary, secondary and tertiary school facilities with equipment, clinics, potable water systems and electrification of communities, both secondary and primary teacher education projects and the building of a bus terminal in the village of Independence.
This Grand Opening Ceremony for the George Murray Bus Terminal was done together with the ground breaking for the Independence Market, another European Union project being funded under the Belize Rural Development Project II. Details of this market ground breaking are featured in a separate simultaneous press release. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUd8k4eIZjyr7dvp9Y | Seattle has over 90 unique neighborhoods. The location of Maxwell is in the area known as Capitol Hill.
Every building has its own personality and attributes. The community is an important aspect of city living and can have an impact on how integrated it is with the residences. The Maxwell building features can be explored here. A full list of amenities within the complex is displayed to help understand the offerings of the project.
Located on E Denny Way, the Maxwell is situated on the slope of Capitol Hill, mere blocks from the new light rail station, the lively Pike-Pike corridor and numerous restaurants. Built in 2000, the Maxwell features 53 units, from studios measuring at just over 350 square feet to large, over 1,200 square foot, three bedroom homes. Aside from traditional layouts, some of the ground-level homes also feature private, direct entrances from East Denny Way. All of the condominiums in the Maxwell feature stainless steel appliances, open floor plans and balconies to take in the views of either the Seattle skyline or the lush interior courtyard.
All active, contingent, pending, and sold listings for the Maxwell building.
The Stroupe Group specializes in downtown Seattle condominiums. All the articles that have been published by the Stroupe Group concerning Maxwell and Capitol Hill can be found here.
Located on East Denny Way, the Maxwell is situated on the slope of Capitol Hill, mere blocks from the new light rail station. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdRo5qsJBjuAa52cS | SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huazhu Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) ("Huazhu" or the "Company"), a leading and fast-growing multi-brand hotel group in China, today engaged Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP to defend the proposed securities class action.
On October 9, 2018, Huazhu became aware via publicly available information that a class action complaint has been filed with the United States District Court in the Central District of California against the Company and its management alleging violations of the U.S. securities laws in relation to possible data breach.
The Company believes that the claims in the complaint are without merit and will defend vigorously. The Company has engaged Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as its legal counsel to defend the lawsuit at issue. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdcY25V5hYDkHHL_w | Great! 1200 baud, right what I needed! I succeed to parse 7n1 by using "& 0x7f".
Hopelessly there is reading errors (cf. Serial strange behaviour).
Great! SoftwareSerial library work like a charm, adopted! Do you plane to support find and readBytesUntil functions ?
As for <9600, we will do it soon and release for public as there are many requests.
Glad to hear, if you need a beta tester, I'm in!
Its a great product. If you have any difficulties, we're here to help you. | c4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUen7xK6mkyCKC2OwN | Combining the benefits of multiple energy technologies onsite can help businesses run a site as a smart grid to generate and store their own electricity for financial & Sustainability benefits.
We've installed for hundreds of commercial clients across the UK ranging from small factories to large distribution sites. View a range of our case studies here to learn more about the design, technical and delivery aspects of the installations.
The Poplars poultry farm near Wisbech in East Anglia supplies free range chickens to one of the most well-known supermarkets in the UK. With the majority of its energy use happening during the day, its owners decided that solar power could be the perfect solution.
EvoEnergy was asked to come up with the right solution so, as with every new project, it sent its project management team to survey the site first off.
They found that while The Poplars had a number of buildings that could support a rooftop array, none had a good sized, south-facing roof. In addition to this, the nature of the farm's business – rearing chickens which, when inside, were kept on wood shavings – would mean that rooftop panels could quickly gather dust, affecting their performance.
Instead, the best solution was a ground-mounted 50 kWp system in an adjoining field. This would allow the panels to capture the optimum amount of sunlight and make them easy to clean and maintain.
Although the panels would be overlooked by several houses, the planning application went through without a hitch – with neighbours even writing in support of the plans. Now complete, the system meets around 50 per cent of the farm's annual energy needs, while feedback from the owners and local residents has been overwhelmingly positive.
Become sustainable and meet corporate social responsibility targets.
Save money on your energy bills and manage financial risk.
Reduce your reliance on the National grid and achieve energy security. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdqbxK7Ehm4VQvrxT | With Tale of Enki: Pilgrimage coming out very soon I wanted to give the country it's set in, Kathrul, a full map. If you've seen my previous map then you'll be able to find Kathrul there, but in far less detail. The game takes place from the village of Nerzuth through to the village of Rightport and you'll explore the towns, forests and plains in between.
This is my second attempt at a proper, more professional map. I'm mostly happy with it, but I'd maybe like to expand on detail once again. Let me know what you think! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdpE4eIXhwh1BxbrR | A unique combination of articulated center pivot, wide wheels and high ground clearance - for superior off-road performance.
• 10 tonne articulated compact dumptruck.
• Superior off road performance.
• Low machine weight - low ground pressure.
• Simple to operate, very safe and robust.
• Well suited as a rental machine.
The obvious choice for earthmoving in soft terrain and areas demanding the lowest possible ground pressure.
• 20 tonne, three axle, articulated dumptruck.
• Bogie with wide pendulum angle.
• Lowest possible ground pressure.
• Lowest unladen weight on the market.
• Highest power to weight ratio on the market.
• Extremely low fuel consumption. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUa7jxK0wg0_748e_Y | O2 Academy Brixton to remain closed for three months
by Andre Paine
January 19th 2023 at 11:00AM
Lambeth Council has suspended the O2 Academy Brixton's premises licence for a further three months.
It follows a tragic crush at the venue during a gig by Asake in December that claimed the lives of two people and left a third in critical condition. The suspension will apply until April 16, 2023.
The decision affects dozens of scheduled performances by acts including Circa Waves, Caroline Polachek, Ezra Collective, Dry Cleaning, Father John Misty, Fatboy Slim, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Suede, Girl In Red and Joel Corry.
Cllr Mahamed Hashi, Lambeth's Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said: "The families and friends of Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson have suffered an incredibly painful bereavement and other people have suffered serious injury in this incident.
"I thank the sub-committee for their efforts today to ensure that we see no repeat of December's shocking scenes. They have carefully considered all the issues and listened to all parties before coming to this considered and important decision.
"It is now up to the O2 Academy Brixton to work with the authorities and come up with workable changes to their licence, to deal with these matters, and to make a variation application.
"Lambeth Council will continue to support the Met Police's separate investigation into the tragic events of December 15 and support those in our community who have been traumatised by the shocking scenes at one of our borough's most famous venues."
The variation application would have to fully address police concerns about the venue's operations.
The council decision follows a 28-day interim closure order made by the same committee at the end of last year, in response to the Met Police submitting an application for a Summary Licence Review.
An Academy Music Group spokesperson told the BBC: "O2 Academy Brixton recognises the gravity of the events which occurred on the night of December 15, 2022 and expresses its sincere condolences to the families of those who died during the tragic incident and its genuine concerns for anyone affected by it.
"The licence holder (AMG) is committed to understanding what happened and co-operating with the various investigations that are under way including providing full cooperation to the police in the conduct of their inquiries."
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BkiUdPI4uBhiyG-89i4C | Kashan is a medium-sized city located in an oasis, to the east of the Kuh-i Kargiz range in north-central Iran. At the edge of Iran's vast central desert, the climate is dry, with most water coming from temporary mountain streams, in addition to a natural spring called Fin on the western edge of the city. A large garden was constructed around this spring during the Safavid and Qajar periods.
Excavations in mounds at Sialk to the southwest of the modern revealed that the area was inhabited as early as the 5th millennium BCE, and that habitation continued until around 800 BCE, at which time the site was abandoned. Christian lore connects Kashan to the journey of the Magi to Jerusalem for the birth of Jesus, suggesting that the city was known in late antiquity. The town certainly existed before the rise of Islam, as medieval geographers and historians recount that the Kashanis provided such resistance during the Muslim conquest of Iran that the generals of the invading army had to throw grenades of scorpions over the town walls (Kashan is infamous for its scorpions).
The importance of Kashan increased during the reign of the Seljuk amirs, when its craft industry and intellectual life began to flourish. In addition to its men of letters, the city was known for its craftsmen. Most importantly, Kashan is synonymous with the luxury ceramics industry of medieval Iran, as it is famous for the production very fine fritware vessels decorated with enamel (mina'i, haft-rangi) as well as luster.1 It may have been the craft industry that partly spared the total destruction of the town during the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth century, as Kashan's workshops continued to operate in the late thirteenth/seventh century AH and early fourteenth/eighth century AH and beyond.
The Safavid Dynasty is responsible for the further development of the city during the sixteenth/tenth century AH, as Shah Abbas I and his successors invested in the town, constructing a dam, gardens, palaces, and bazaars there, as well as serving as patrons for the local textile industry. Travelers from Europe and the Near East describe Kashan of the Safavid period as a well maintained, prosperous city with a diverse religious population (Jewish and Muslim). At this time the town reached a zenith in its recorded history.
The eighteenth/twelfth century AH brought catastrophe to Kashan; first a reduction of prosperity under the Afghan occupation of central Iran, and then destruction in the earthquake of 1779/1192. Kashan regained some of its economy and population in the nineteenth/thirteenth century AH under Qajar rule, but never reached the same status as a cultural capital as it enjoyed during the early modern period. The twentieth century saw further economic growth due to the local population's adaption of the weaving industry to modern global markets, leading to a surge in population during the second half of the century, when it once again became a prosperous city.2
The only surviving recipe for lusterware from an Islamic context was penned by a courtier with the nisba Kashani (from Kashan). J. W. Allan, "Abu'l-Qasim's Treatise on Ceramics," Iran 11 (1973): 111-120.
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BkiUfJvxaKgQW0DXrdp2 | Emanuel: Cut Production Costs For Taste Of Chicago
By Chuck Sudo in Food on Feb 21, 2013 3:15PM
Photo Credit: Teddy Wachholz
Were all the changes to Taste of Chicago made with an eye on the bottom line or, as a mayoral spokeswoman said Tuesday, done with safety in mind? Because there are some mixed messages coming out of City Hall after Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events needs to reduce the costs to the city of producing the annual tribute to gluttony.
DCASE announced Tuesday Taste of Chicago 2012 lost $1.3 million, which was expected since Commissioner Michelle Boone testified during City Council budget hearings last October the festival would not come close to breaking even. An estimated 1.2 million people attended the truncated festival last year. Had those numbers held if Taste 2012 remained a 10-day affair, that would have projected to 2.4 million people, an increase over 2011. Revenues for Taste were also up, thanks to the addition of pop-up dinners featuring name chefs like Stephanie Izard and Graham Elliot, and concerts.
Emanuel, by process of elimination, said DCASE needed to tighten the purse strings.
"I told the team at Cultural Affairs to re-think [the Taste]. Attendance was up. Revenue was up. The problem is, costs were up. And I said, 'We have to come down on that,'" Emanuel said. "There were pop-up restaurants. There were new types of restaurants offered. They're gonna have to think through how we do that. ... Cultural Affairs is looking at this and will come back with different plans, as they did last year."
Emanuel also broached the subject that Taste of Chicago may not jibe with what he sees as—wait for it—a "world-class city."
"Chicago is a different city than it was when we [started] Taste of Chicago. We now have Gourmet Chicago. We're hosting internationally 30 countries around the world that are coming to participate. Why? Because Chicago [isn't] what it was ten years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago when it comes to culinary. We are a culinary capital of the world — not the country," he said. "More of our chefs now are known worldwide. People fly in for our restaurants.. ... So while you have Taste of Chicago that is going through a revision and change, so is Chicago's image as a culinary capital."
Emanuel didn't outright say that there could be discussion about whether Taste of Chicago has run its course (lest he start a civic panic), he and Boone recognize finding a profitable business model for producing a free festival can be a struggle. So while Taste of Chicago may not fade into history, the changes implemented last year such as pop-up dinners and admission fees for pavilion seating to the festival's concerts may have opened the floodgates to eventually making Taste a festival with an admission, or at least more surcharges than attendees are accustomed.
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BkiUdoY4eIZijir1odZT | Charlotte Bowtell's parents: Samuel Bowtell (1804?-1878?) and Maria (1810?-1887)
Charlotte Bowtell's siblings: Maria Bowtell (1834?- ), Edward Bowtell (1836?- ), Eliza Bowtell (1836?- ), Mary Bowtell (1837-1837), Mary Bowtell (1839- ), Elizabeth Bowtell (1841?- ), Samuel Bowtell (1842- ), Harriet Bowtell (1844- ), James Bowtell (1847- ), Sarah Bowtell (1850?- ) and Ann Bowtell (1853-1853)
Family of George Farmer Barlow and Charlotte Bowtell
Husband: George Farmer Barlow (1838?- )
Wife: Charlotte Bowtell (1838- )
Children: Ellen Charlotte Barlow (1873- )
Ada Elizabeth Barlow (1875- )
Marriage Banns 22 May 1870 St. Mary the Virgin, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England1
Also 8/5 15/5. George given as from St. Pancras London.
Marriage Q3 1870 Pancras "Registration District", Middlesex, England2
No record of this marriage - only of Banns - ? did they get married.
Husband: George Farmer Barlow
Name: George Farmer Barlow2
Occupation porter3
Birth 1838 (approx.) Whitchurch, Hampshire, England3
Census 3 April 1881 (age 43) 27 St. Ervans Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England3
married head of the household working as a chemists porter and living with his wife, two daughters, a boarder and a lodger. Born in Whitchurch Hampshire.
Wife: Charlotte Bowtell
Name: Charlotte Bowtell2,4
Alt. Name: Charlotte Boutell4
Alt. Name: Charlotte Barlow
Father: Samuel Bowtell (1804?-1878?)
Mother: Maria (1810?-1887)
Birth 3 July 1838 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England1,3
Baptism 22 July 1838 (age 0) St. Mary the Virgin, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England1
Census 6 June 1841 (age 2) Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England5
daughter aged 3 born in Essex living with parents.
Census 30 March 1851 (age 12) Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, England4,6
aged 12. Born in Burnham, attending school and living with parents.
married wife living with her husband, two daughters, a boarder and a lodger. Born in Burnham Essex
Child 1: Ellen Charlotte Barlow
Name: Ellen Charlotte Barlow3,7
Birth Q4 1873 Kensington, Middlesex, England3,7
Census 3 April 1881 (age 7) 27 St. Ervans Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England8
daughter living with her parents, a sister, a boarder and a lodger. Born in Kensington Middlesex
Child 2: Ada Elizabeth Barlow
Name: Ada Elizabeth Barlow9,10
Birth Q2 1875 Kensington, Middlesex, England9,10
Census 3 April 1881 (age 5) 27 St. Ervans Road, Kensington, Middlesex, England10
Note on Husband: George Farmer Barlow
name correct according to marriage index2
1 "Church Register". Burnham-on-Crouch St. Mary the Virgin, Colchester Record Office.
2 "England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Pancras 1870 quarter:3 volume:1b page:226A.
3 "Census 1881" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:37 folio:130 page:26.
4 "Census 1851" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Burnham, own fiche, 1851/11/BRN.
5 "Census 1841" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:327/12/8/p9.
6 "Census 1851" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester R/O 3/3/1998.
7 "England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2005" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.gro.gov.uk). Kensington 1873 quarter:4 volume:1a page:113.
Text From Source: mother's maiden name Boutell
8 "Census 1881" (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:0037/130/26.
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BkiUbwzxK6EuNCveoYWe | Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Officially Call Off Engagement
Celebrity By TooFab Staff | 4/15/2021 7:22 AM PT
It's for real this time.
J-Rod is over.
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have officially called off their engagement, confirming their split in a statement to NBC's Today on Thursday morning.
"We have realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so," they said. "We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects. We wish the best for each other and one another's children. Out of respect for them, the only other comment we have to say is thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and support."
In his most recent social media post on Wednesday, A-Rod actually shared a tribute to J.Lo on his Instagram Story. In the video, he showed off a trove of photos -- including one of the couple together, another of their children and one of their names written in the sand with a heart around it. As Coldplay's "Fix You" played in the background, he also tagged the video with Lopez's IG handle, also surrounded by a heart.
Lopez, meanwhile, recently shared a collection of photos in which she clearly wasn't wearing her engagement ring while on the set of her new movie, "Shotgun Wedding."
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Reports of a split first circulated back in March, but the two denied it at the time. "All the reports are inaccurate," they said, adding that they were "working through some things" as a couple. At the time, TMZ reported that a third party was not a factor in the couple's relationship challenges and that "things were 'bad'" between them when the initial breakup stories hit the press.
The two got engaged in March 2019 after two years of dating. They went on to postpone their nuptials twice, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the reason.
In 2017, after they began dating, Alex went on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to detail how easy it was for the two to find a love connection after bumping into each other at a restaurant.
"Then we basically had a small chit-chat... and she says, 'You have my number, reach out.' And I went home that night and reached out." he explained.
The two would go on to celebrate their relationship on Instagram over the years with adorable snaps of themselves and their children; J.Lo shares twins, Emme and Max, 13, with ex Marc Anthony, while A-Rod shares Natasha, 16, and Ella, 12, with Cynthia Scurtis.
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BkiUbjrxK0iCl7UGV6_h | Callum O'Dowda will miss Ireland's clash with Wales on Tuesday, while Shane Long remains a doubt.
Shane Long, who played eighty minutes on Saturday, remains doubtful and a decision will be made on his fitness later on Monday.
Following Ireland's blunt 0-0 stalemate with Denmark on Saturday, O'Neill defended his system of three centre-backs, flanked by two wing-backs.
"We'll have a look at it and see whether we stay with the same system.
O'Neill was also quick to praise Christie, who was awarded Man of the Match, despite finding himself in an unfamiliar role at the heart of the Irish midfield.
With Wales missing a number of key players, O'Neill was quick to dampen any sense of Tuesday's game being an easier task.
"Bale is a world class player. Ramsey is a top quality player himself. I keep going back to it, we've got players (missing) who would be normal starters for us. We've had to make do for a while now.
Richard Keogh, who was deployed at the centre of defence on Saturday was reserved in his outlook on the Wales clash.
"Our strengths are in defending the box. On the ball, we can give it to the more creative players. We're still learning the system but the last two performances have shown we're moving in the right direction.
"As a professional, you don't want to lose any game. So if you can't win the game, don't lose it.
O'Neill will be looking for a more controlled start to the game than the one in which Ireland found themselves in the defeat to Wales.
"We conceded two early goals which didn't help. Wales played exceptionally well. Talented players get on the ball regardless of what age they are.
"We will have to do better all around, deal with players of that calibre, to give ourselves any chance.
Denmark midfielder, Thomas Delaney, branded Ireland's style of football as 'primitive', something which O'Neill took exception to.
"It's not that long ago Denmark were considered a primitive side with an exceptional player. They're dangerous with the players they have, but it's not that long ago they were considered primitive by a lot of teams in Europe.
"They can play primitively, hence the centre-forward who is 6 foot 7.
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BkiUcj_xK6EuNBRhHm3l | Phthalates, a family of industrial chemicals used to soften PVC plastic and as solvents in cosmetics and other consumer products, can damage the liver, kidneys, lungs, and reproductive system — particularly the developing testes — according to animal studies.
Medical devices made of flexible PVC, such as IV bags and tubing, can leach the phthalate DEHP into patients, resulting in some of the highest exposures to this toxic chemical.
Several government agencies have concluded that some patients are likely to be exposed to potentially unsafe amounts of DEHP while receiving medical care. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found that sick infants treated in neonatal intensive care units have high exposure levels to this reproductive toxicant.
HCWH is working with health care providers and manufacturers to identify products that contain DEHP and replace them with safer, affordable alternatives.
Outside the health care setting, people are exposed to DEHP and other phthalates from a variety of sources, including beauty products, PVC toys, vinyl shower curtains, car seats, wallpaper, and many other consumer products.
HCWH has compiled a comprehensive report about the risks associated with aggregate exposure to phthalates (pdf).
The National Academy of Sciences in their report, Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment: The Task Ahead, recommends that risks associated with phthalate exposure should be considered in the context of cumulative exposures to all phthalates and other anti-androgens. When infants, toddlers, and pregnant women are exposed to DEHP from medical devices, it adds to the already existing burden of chemicals that also may interfere with normal development of the reproductive tract.
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. In 2008, the U.S. Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which includes a federal ban on phthalates in toys and children's products, taking action to reduce exposures and protect children's health. DEHP is one of six phthalates banned from children's products through this federal legislation. (See Section SEC. 108. Prohibition on Sale of Certain Products Containing Specified Phthalates).
The study, Baby Care Products: Possible Sources of Infant Phthalate Exposure, published in Pediatrics, 2008, indicates that infants receive widespread exposure to a variety of phthalates found in lotions and shampoos. These exposures are especially concerning for young infants who are most vulnerable to harm.
For more information about phthalates in cosmetics, please visit www.SafeCosmetics.org. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUdQg5qdmC_F6-OyOD | Travis Scott, Quavo & Takeoff Take 'Huncho Jack' To 'Kimmel'
blame it on Meka January 10, 2018
One of the many, many, many, many collaborative projects of 2017, Travis Scott and Quavo released their much-anticipated album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho. Following its debut in the top five of the Billboard 200, the duo took their talents to Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show for a performance.
Along with Chase B and Takeoff, they performed "Eye 2 Eye." Surprisingly, Travis eschews his Auto-Tuned microphone for the performance… then towards the end starts hanging out with the massive iguana that was on the stage during the set. It's nowhere near as raucous as Scott's memorable "Antidote" performance back in 2015, but it's decent nonetheless.
Watch below.
Travis Scott, Quavo & Takeoff Take 'Huncho Jack' To 'Kimmel' was last modified: March 31st, 2018 by Meka
Tags:quavo, takeoff, travis scott
Busdriver Returns with First New Song in Two Years, "GUSH"
Your Old Droog & Conway Connect On "Cement 4's" | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUcMnxK0wg05VB6VqW | ← Herman's Hermits 1967 Concert Flyer – with The Who as Opening Act!
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BkiUdtA5qWTBGBH18eyK | The Boot founder receives CMA award
Friday, January 7, 2011 – Beville Darden, co-founder and editor of the country music news web site, TheBoot.com, received the 2010 CMA Media Achievement Award today.
"I am beyond humbled," said Darden. "A CMA Award? I can't carry a tune in a bucket! But it is my honor every single day to write about those who can. The Country Music industry has been so welcoming to The Boot, and we owe our success to all of the wonderful publicists, labels, and artists who work so closely with us to bring unique content to country music fans. Thank you to the voters and to my wonderful friends at CMA."
"It's not often that you find a media outlet that provides the same high level of interest, insight, and opportunity for developing acts as they do for established superstars," said CMA Vice President of Corporate Communications Wendy Pearl. "Our CMA member publicists appreciated that Beville is always willing to listen and offer coverage opportunities for the full scope of artists within the country music format. The volume of coverage and the roster of talented writers she traffics is remarkable. She is constantly exploring ways to present country music artists and CMA events in a compelling and interesting way for their readers."
The award was established to recognize outstanding achievements in the media as they relate to Country. Print and internet journalists, columnists, authors, editors, syndicated radio reporters, television writers, producers and bookers are eligible to win this award.
CMA member publicists nominate media candidates for consideration. The top five nominees are collected and sent to the publicist panel for a second round of voting. The overall winner is presented to the CMA Awards and Recognition Committee for approval before being voted on by the CMA Board of Directors.
The Boot was founded in 2004. Darden has also served as a music writer/reporter for both AOL.com and Spinner.com. After graduating from Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, Ala., Darden attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville. After graduation she was a television news writer before a stint as an on-air personality at WSM Radio. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbuDxK6wB9dbuSYM5 | Urban One Honors the Life and Legacy of Aretha Franklin
/ Celebrity News, TV / By The Chocolate Voice
SILVER SPRING, MD – August 16, 2018 – As the world mourns the tremendous loss of American treasure Aretha Franklin, the music legend, Civil Rights champion and renowned 'Queen of Soul,' Urban One announces plans to honor her life, legacy and impact on humanity with special encore presentations of interviews and news specials on TV One, special digital content across Interactive One sites and all REACH Media and Radio One stations, hosts, shows and sites.
Below is the TV One programming lineup for Aretha Franklin's tribute starting Thursday, 8/17/2018.
TONIGHT: THURSDAY, AUGUST 16
TV One on One: Aretha Franklin (8 p.m. ET/7 C)
Join Urban One Founder Cathy Hughes as she talks with "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin about her life and journey throughout her amazing career.
Aretha: Frankly Speaking (9 p.m. ET/8 C)
Chronicles the professional and personal life of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The one-hour special also features exclusive behind-the-scenes stories of iconic songs like "Respect," "Natural Woman," "Precious Lord" and "Pink Cadillac" as told through Franklin's trusted inner circle, her musical team, and her very own words.
ENCORE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
TV One on One: Aretha Franklin (11 a.m. ET/10 C)
Aretha: Frankly Speaking (12 p.m. ET/11 C)
(From Left to Right) Media maven, Cathy Hughes and the "Queen Of Soul" Aretha Franklin during the taping of TV One On One. (Courtesy of TV One)
URBAN ONE FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON CATHY HUGHES HONORS AND REMEMBERS THE LEGACY OF HER FRIEND, ARETHA FRANKLIN
"Today I join my community, my industry and the world in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of my dear sister, friend, and ally, Aretha Franklin. I send my love and offer prayers of grace and peace to the members of her family, her friends and colleagues who walked alongside her and shared her with tens of millions of fans around the world.
I have so many fond memories of Aretha. Throughout her career, I was blessed to share her music and her iconic story. I am humbled to have been a part of her journey and to have served as an eyewitness to the evolution of her artistry and the formation of her legacy.
Like many of our musicians, Aretha's musical roots are embedded in the black church, and gospel music was at her core. Her talent transcended genres and not only earned her the title of the "Queen of Soul" but also the distinction of being the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And while many will remember her for all of the titles she has received, I
believe, Aretha Franklin, in her own words, said it best,'being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that.'
And Aretha Franklin, so are we. Rest in peace my sister." | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdhw5qg5A59Bh1ND3 | Daily Service Report for Tuesday, April 18, 2017
6:16 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Blue Line train at King St-Old Town did not operate, resulting in an 8-minute gap in service.
6:19 a.m. A Mt. Vernon Square-bound Yellow Line train at Huntington did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
6:37 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Smithsonian was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced a 2-minute delay.
7:14 a.m. A Branch Avenue-bound Green Line train at Anacostia was delayed 4 minutes due to police activity.
7:18 a.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Largo Town Center did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
7:36 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Wiehle-Reston East was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.
7:37 a.m. A New Carrollton-bound Orange Line train at Minnesota Avenue was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.
7:40 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at New Carrollton did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
8:22 a.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Wiehle-Reston East did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
8:52 a.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Dunn Loring was expressed for schedule adherence/improved train spacing.
8:57 a.m. A Greenbelt-bound Green Line train at Branch Avenue did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
1:20 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Dupont Circle was offloaded due to an equipment problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.
3:07 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Union Station was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 9-minute delay.
3:24 p.m. A Vienna-bound Orange Line train at Court House was offloaded due to a brake problem. Passengers experienced an 8-minute delay.
3:54 p.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Largo Town Center did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
3:58 p.m. A Largo Town Center-bound Silver Line train at Wiehle-Reston East did not operate, resulting in a 6-minute gap in service.
4:39 p.m. Red Line trains were single tracked between Judiciary Square and Farragut North due to an arcing stud bolt outside Gallery Place. Several trains were offloaded and turned back for schedule adherence/improved train spacing. Passengers experienced delays up to 40 minutes until approximately 7:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m. A Wiehle-Reston East-bound Silver Line train at Addison Road was offloaded due to a door problem. Passengers experienced a 6-minute delay.
7:04 p.m. A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train at Tenleytown-AU was delayed 16 minutes due to a medical emergency. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd1rxaKgQHaLUvrsn | wasn't a normal date like lovers'.
and to be someone who will always love you.
You were always there for me.
I was selfish, and moody but in love with you.
and I didn't forget your voice or how you look.
while singing and praying for me.
I love you today and everyday.
with the dark clouds covering the moon.
so do the rest of the unknown lights in the sky.
Rings of the distant churches' bells heard.
so do the hungry wolves around the lightless downtown.
Her long hair untied and wetted from rain.
under the lightening and the thunders.
But it needs hours and hours to arrive.
They just finished watching a humanitarian film.
which are not dried yet until the dawn appears.
Stores closed all around her.
Passersby look at her and deny.
ask their parents about her.
They, too, deny so their kids do not have nightmares while asleep.
having few dreams, hopes and some pain.
hopefully, her dead parents appear, again!
during a war my country had.
but I watched it all.
carrying guns with woody handles.
Their blood splashed on the wall after few seconds.
My father and big brother were there too.
donated by the good people.
gathered around a truck of bread and soup.
considering the rest of my family lost.
but the big white moon above me.
I stayed up talking to it.
and praying to God above it.
with which I share my room.
messed with my exhausted mind.
Hospitals ready to receive injuries and dead.
That was what the radio reported.
since I know they are the same.
and opened my hearts full of holes.
but we ask for peace.
but we live again and again.
in my city I never knew about.
Some came from Europe and America.
They were brown, black and white.
They were Muslims, Christians and Jews.
My bald teacher was so good.
after he opposed the government with his writings.
but I later assumed he was so sad.
He got everything but not a life in his homeland.
called 'the crises of the world'.
in the North and the South. | c4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Home > Insights > News & Press > British Accountancy Awards shortlist Ayming UK for outstanding project
Ayming shortlisted by British Accountancy Awards for "Outstanding Advisory or Client Project of the Year" following recent work with Ibstock PLC.
Friday, 20th July 2018: London – Ayming, the international business performance consultancy, has been shortlisted by British Accountancy Awards for "Outstanding Advisory or Client Project of the Year". Ayming's shortlisting follows its recent work with Ibstock plc, one of the UK's largest manufacturers of building products.
Ibstock, whose consistent innovation allows it to meet ever-increasing demand, engaged Ayming to establish an effective methodology for processing research and development (R&D) tax credit claims. The size and operational complexity of the company meant that effectively organising and assessing what qualified for tax relief was challenging.
Ayming performed a full review of Ibstock's extensive technical activity to assess what expenditure might qualify for R&D tax credit relief across the group's 30+ UK locations. The team then outlined the most financially beneficial and cost effective methodology for the business to claim its due relief. Given the detail and accuracy of the submission, HMRC was able to make the swift pay-out on Ibstock's claim.
Ibstock had not previously applied for R&D tax relief and, facilitated by Ayming, now makes a substantial claim to HMRC in each accounting period.
Shamshad Khalfey, Head of Tax at Ibstock, said: "Ayming has been integral to the success of our R&D tax relief project. The board was delighted with the results and overall experience. Ibstock continues to work with Ayming to build processes into our business strategy to facilitate future claims and to support a successful and rewarding innovation culture."
Martin Hook, Managing Director of Ayming UK & Ireland, said: "Our team of sector experts know exactly what they are looking for and how to find it. By employing specialists from industry backgrounds including scientists, engineers and software developers, alongside our tax and consultancy experts, we can efficiently get to the crux of what is needed. A typical project of this size and scale takes four months or more. With help from the Ibstock managers and technical teams, we completed this project in just six weeks which has allowed Ibstock to pump millions back into the business."
Ayming is a leading international Business Performance consultancy and has a global footprint. The Group is present in 17 countries: Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and USA with a staff of approximately 1,400. In 2017, it achieved a turnover of €157m.
In the UK, Ayming helps businesses to improve their financial and operational performance through innovation, tax and procurement, supply chain, working capital and operational efficiency services.
The R&D team has claimed more than €200m of R&D tax benefits for its UK clients and, as a group, analyses over 15,000 R&D and innovation projects each year.
Annabel Rivero, Aspectus Group
ayming@aspectusgroup.com
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BkiUfQ45qhDCoPRSOC_Q | Q: Can't highlight the same text within NSString using TTTAttributedLabel I'm new in iOS development and I'm trying to highlight a repetitive text inside a NSString using TTTAttributedLabel but always I obtain the first occurrence bolded. This is a little sample i'm using, what I'm doing wrong?. I'm not sure if the library is prepared to this kind of functionality.
UIView *viewOfSection1 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 1700)];
viewOfSection1.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
KMSection *section1 = [[KMSection alloc] init];
section1.view = viewOfSection1;
section1.title = @"Some Title";
section1.colorForBackground = [UIColor whiteColor];
TTTAttributedLabel *label = [[TTTAttributedLabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 300, 1700)];
label.font = [UIFont systemFontOfSize:14];
label.textColor = [UIColor darkGrayColor];
label.lineBreakMode = LINE_BREAK_WORD_WRAP;
label.numberOfLines = 0;
label.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentJustified;
[label setTextInsets:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 40, 0, 7)];
NSString *text = @"This is text sample , text sample"
[label setText:text afterInheritingLabelAttributesAndConfiguringWithBlock:^ NSMutableAttributedString *(NSMutableAttributedString *mutableAttributedString) {
NSRange boldRange = [[mutableAttributedString string] rangeOfString:@"text," options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
NSRange boldRange1 = [[mutableAttributedString string] rangeOfString:@"sample" options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
UIFont *boldSystemFont = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14];
CTFontRef font = CTFontCreateWithName((__bridge CFStringRef)boldSystemFont.fontName, boldSystemFont.pointSize, NULL);
if (font) {
[mutableAttributedString addAttribute:(NSString *)kCTFontAttributeName value:(__bridge id)font range:boldRange];
[mutableAttributedString addAttribute:(NSString *)kCTFontAttributeName value:(__bridge id)font range:boldRange1];
CFRelease(font);
}
return mutableAttributedString;
}];
[viewOfSection1 addSubview:label];
return @[section1];
The only way to perform what I'm looking for, was to separate the text in two parts and highlights the text separately.
Thanks in advanced.
A: This is because range of string only returns a single occurrence of the searching string, for multiple occurrence, you can try this out.
- (NSArray *)rangesOfString:(NSString *)searchString inString:(NSString *)str withOption:(NSStringCompareOptions)option{
NSMutableArray *results = [NSMutableArray array];
NSRange searchRange = NSMakeRange(0, [str length]);
NSRange range = [str rangeOfString:searchString options:option range:searchRange];
while (range.location != NSNotFound) {
[results addObject:[NSValue valueWithRange:range]];
searchRange = NSMakeRange(NSMaxRange(range), [str length] - NSMaxRange(range));
range = [str rangeOfString:searchString options:option range:searchRange];
}
return results;
}
Then find the multiple occurrence in the string and make the text bold.
NSArray *rangeArr = [self rangesOfString:@"text" inString:mutableAttributedString.string withOption:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
NSArray *rangeArr1 = [self rangesOfString:@"sample" inString:mutableAttributedString.string withOption:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch];
NSMutableArray *boldArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:rangeArr];
[boldArray addObjectsFromArray:rangeArr1];
UIFont *boldSystemFont = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14];
CTFontRef font = CTFontCreateWithName((__bridge CFStringRef)boldSystemFont.fontName, boldSystemFont.pointSize, NULL);
if (font) {
for (NSValue *rangeValue in boldArray) {
NSRange boldRange = rangeValue.rangeValue;
[mutableAttributedString addAttribute:(NSString *)kCTFontAttributeName value:(__bridge id)font range:boldRange];
}
CFRelease(font);
}
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BkiUdsg5qX_AY1mDIxEX | 01:57 pm - This is my motto!
One of them, anyway. Someday I plan to have this stenciled on the wall above my desk, where I can see it every time I look up from computer or notebook.
"Many people hear voices when no-one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing."
izhilzha, the world goes not well huh? guess who i am in real life. yes, it's all too true.
we writers are indeed strange people but maybe it is as the tick says "You're not going crazy Arthur. You're going sane in a crazy world!" | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdck5qhLBXU5kwGrV | @implementation NSMutableArray (MoveArray)
- (void)moveObjectFromIndex:(NSUInteger)from toIndex:(NSUInteger)to
{
if (to != from) {
id obj = [self objectAtIndex:from];
[obj retain];
[self removeObjectAtIndex:from];
if (to >= [self count]) {
[self addObject:obj];
} else {
[self insertObject:obj atIndex:to];
}
[obj release];
}
}
@end | github | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUexLxK0-nUh8iKkRO | Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, 2000 Ptarmigan Trail, will celebrate Easter on April 1 at 9 a.m., its regular Sunday Worship Service.
Everyone is welcome. Bring your voices to join in singing "Christ the Lord is Risen Today," your ears to hear the scripture, trumpet, organ and choir, your eyes to enjoy the lilies banked on the altar, and your appetite to help enjoy a brunch after the service. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd6Q5qdmDNlI6-6ad | package com.lpiem.apps.loupelec.utilities.camera;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* CameraPreview Class
*/
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
/*
Constants
*/
private final static String TAG = "CameraPreview";
/*
Fields
*/
private Camera mCamera;
/*
Methods
*/
/**
* Constructors
*/
public CameraPreview(Context context){
super(context);
}
public CameraPreview(Context context, AttributeSet attributeSet){
super(context, attributeSet);
}
public CameraPreview(Context context, AttributeSet attributeSet, int i){
super(context, attributeSet, i);
}
/**
* SetUp Preview
* @param camera Camera
*/
public void setupPreview(Camera camera) {
//Save camera
mCamera = camera;
//Get Holder and add callback
SurfaceHolder holder = getHolder();
holder.addCallback(this);
}
/**
* surfaceCreated Method (Override)
* @param holder SurfaceHolder
*/
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error setting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
/**
* surfaceDestroyed Method (Override)
* @param holder SurfaceHolder
*/
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
Log.i(TAG,"surfaceDestroyed");
}
/**
* surfaceChanged Method (Override)
* @param holder SurfaceHolder
* @param format int
* @param width int
* @param height int
*/
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {
//Get Camera Parameters
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
//Get ratio size
int[] ratioSize = CameraUtilities.getSizeWithRatio(parameters.getPreviewSize(), this);
//Set new layout parameters
ViewGroup.LayoutParams layoutParams = this.getLayoutParams();
layoutParams.width = ratioSize[0];
layoutParams.height = ratioSize[1];
this.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
//Restart preview
mCamera.startPreview();
}
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BkiUbEfxK7ICUt7cOjCt | Innovative Ideas Saving the Urban Core
Caption: AeroFarms corporate headquarters and world's largest indoor vertical farm in Newark, New Jersey. Rendering: AeroFarms
By David Hodes
Organizations change the status quo of city cores.
"I am not in this to build a farm. I am in this to change the world"
That's David Rosenberg, CEO of AeroFarms LLC, the business development visionary and serial entrepreneur behind one of the most innovative farming installments in the world, which doubles as one of the most innovative ways to revitalize an urban core of a city.
Rosenberg's farm grows 200 different kinds of leafy greens with no soil, no sun and 75 percent less water than a similar growing operation in a greenhouse and 50 percent less fertilizer. And because of the spectrum of light used (no green), bugs are not attracted to the plants and no pesticides need to be used.
This aeroponic vertical farm will be built inside of a converted steel factory in the heart of Newark, New Jersey, which will also be the world headquarters for AeroFarms. The company will be the anchor tenant of a 69,000-square-foot development in the center of the four-square-mile, multi-ethnic Ironbound community in the East Ward of the city of Newark.
The building sat vacant for years before Rosenberg, along with the developer, Ron Bates Holding Group, and investment partners — Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Prudential Financial, Inc., the city of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) — invested $30 million to redevelop this industrial site. The first phase of the project is expected to open later this year.
The Cedar Fairmount business district is known as the Gateway to Cleveland Heights. In the early 1900s, real estate developers turned this area into the first planned neighborhood shopping district in the Heights. The Northeast Ohio First Suburbs Consortium membership represents 37 percent of Cuyahoga County's population. Photo: City of Cleveland Heights
It's a demonstration project of a novel automated way to repurpose an industrial site in the core of a city that pays off in something no industrial site in the middle of the downtown of a major city has done before — edible produce — lots of edible produce. As in 2 million pounds of leafy greens a year.
"What this farm needs are seeds, nutrients, water, and a light spectrum which can be delivered by LEDs," Rosenberg says. "You need oxygen and you need to control a certain humidity and temperature range, and a certain range of pH. But all of these can be controlled anywhere. This type of farm can be done anywhere."
Seedlings are placed on racks, loaded on conveyor belts that rise vertically, slowly, through a 21-day process of watering and spectrum exposure, then are harvested at the end of the cycle.
The level of sophistication to operate the vertical farm safely to produce a good yield is all about managing a complex set of data analytics, something others who have tried similar high-tech grows have misunderstood. "Biology is tricky," Rosenberg says. "We have on our team structural engineers, mechanical engineers, lighting engineers, electrical engineers and horticulturists. And data scientists working on a lot of data analytics. It really takes a lot of expertise, a multitude of disciplines to get something working in concert with the building."
There are 22 standard operation procedures for the vertical farm. "The food processing is automated, the seeding is automated, the harvesting is automated, the packaging is automated," Rosenberg says. "There is just an incredible amount of thoughtfulness put in to this operation. We are taking over 10,000 data points from seed to harvest, and by the time we are fully up and operating I believe that we are going to have over 8 million data points a day. And I believe that number is going to actually double by the end of the year. No one else in the world is doing this."
Why Newark? "The city has been great to me, and the state has been great to me and I just wanted to give back," Rosenberg says. "And Newark is close to a lot of major markets — like New York — and a big customer base."
NJEDA took the leap to partner with Rosenberg in what could be considered a risky business venture.
But the organization felt insulated from financial disaster because all of their incentive programs are performance based, says Tim Lizura, president and COO of NJEDA. "It may be a novel technology, but because our incentives happen annually each year after the company has performed that year's obligations, we don't have that risk," he says.
ACADEMIA LEARNS TO LEAD
The effort to revitalize Newark doesn't end with this one-of-a-kind development. Lizura says that another example of the revitalization of the urban core of Newark is the connection between Rutgers University-Newark campus and downtown.
Rutgers is committed to spending $25 million to put its arts program downtown in the vacant Hahne & Co. department store, which is also soon to be home to Whole Foods, office space and rental apartments.
The university has also committed to construct new housing for graduate students and mixed use development along the New Street corridor to downtown Newark. "And that is the biggest development I have seen in my 20 years here," Lizura says. "That corridor connecting the university to downtown is really a game changer."
Partnerships between the higher education system and economic development groups is also fueling revitalizations in Reno, Nevada.
The thinking follows that the best way to revitalize downtown Reno is to integrate the University of Reno-Nevada (URN) into the business core. "We are looking actively to attract startups, and our downtown is the key to that, accelerating our ability to attract more technology to this region," says Mike Kazmierski, president and CEO, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), says. "That is connected directly with the URN, which is growing by leaps and bounds and will eventually be spilling into downtown."
UNR's high-technology offerings, such as advanced autonomous systems (URN is home to the Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center), plus the opening of the Switch $1 billion, 3 million- square-foot, 1,000-acre data center near Reno, has become a big draw for technology-savvy millennials from all over the country, but especially from the San Francisco Bay area.
Kazmierski says that's why millennials are the target demographic for downtown redevelopment, where EDAWN is working to attract entrepreneurs and venture capital people that find the Bay Area increasingly unlivable. "So the goal for downtown Reno is to be cool, to be eventually like a college town that will attract the technology companies," he says.
EDAWN has already started seeing new restaurants developing along the Truckee River in the Riverwalk district in downtown Reno, along with repurposed buildings that appeal to millennials.
Much of that new development is a direct result of the Renossance Project, an economic development project started two years ago in response to some tax legislation about raising taxes. "The legislation pointed out that the state and local government needed revenue, but the feeling was there has got to be a better way to do that instead of raising taxes," says Bruce Specter, an economic development specialist with 3rd Rock Communications.
Reno city leaders "checked their egos at the door" and realized that something had to be done, Specter says. So they decided to raise the tax base, attracting the people who could raise the needed income and would take care of some of the blighted areas of downtown (some of which still exists) that would be replaced with what economic developers call the University District.
That area, just south of the university, will soon become more part of the university as the campus expands into it — maybe sooner than expected. "You have the College of Engineering UNR, which is going off the charts in growth," Specter says.
One physical element of that connectivity between downtown and UNR is a light rail project development on the books right now, Specter says, with conversation continuing between the private sector and the Regional Transportation Commission.
CONNECTING CONNECTIONS
The connection with a large downtown area is essential for a close-in suburb/city to survive. But sometimes there is a disconnect between a city's outlying suburbs and what the downtown that supports them can or should do to keep economic development strong in both areas. Some thread of connectivity has to be in place to keep both areas vibrant, feeding off each other's economic success.
That is the reasoning behind the Northeast Ohio First Suburbs Consortium and First Suburbs Development Council, which helps 18 outlying city communities of Cleveland work on their own economic development planning — in residential, commercial and industrial development — as the city of Cleveland struggles with their own economic challenges.
"The ability for folks to check in with their peers in other communities near the city core has been helpful," says Jennifer Kuzma, First Suburbs Development Council. "It's amazing what just a little bit of communication will do, how much it will help once you are down a road that others have been down."
First Suburbs has provided access to training for many of the municipal planning directors and economic development directors, Kuzma says. The organization is currently sponsoring the National Development Council training series in northeast Ohio, which offers economic development certifications at a discounted cost for members, teaching them about the basic numbers in economic development, and demonstrating how to look at a deal to see if its solid or not. "That is the kind of training that folks cannot afford to do on their own," Kuzma says. "And through a membership in First Suburbs, we have been able to bring that to them."
Academia, economic developers and everyday business people all understand the value that comes from a strong urban core. But coordinating everything that needs to happen, and getting everyone on the same page, takes time. "What is happening now is a long-term process," Specter says. "And what we are doing now is creating sustainability for development outside of two and four-year term limits."
For more details about the organizations featured in this article, visit:
AeroFarms LLC
Economic Development Authority of Eastern Nevada
First Suburbs
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
David Hodes
David Hodes is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at dhodes11@gmail.com.
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BkiUdejxaKgTvXx07Fql | Commitment to diversity and inclusion takes root at the MCC
In a constantly evolving world and workplace, supporting diversity and inclusion has never been more crucial. Following our 2019 spring exam session, we were alerted to a candidate's concerns about MCC's security verification policies not being followed at their exam site and the overall experience of those wearing religious head coverings. The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is using these concerns as an opportunity to reinforce the importance of diversity and inclusion in all of its operations and at all levels of its organization. We can always do better.
But what does diversity and inclusion really mean?
Diversity involves capturing the uniqueness of the individual; inclusion values and respects individuals for their talents, skills and abilities to the benefit of the collective. To ensure our teams have a shared understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion, the MCC partnered with a renowned leader — the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion — in July to help develop, define and implement a renewed commitment to diversity that is adapted to the organization.
Since then, the MCC has:
Implemented executive training in July 2019 and conducted a survey to help shape MCC's Diversity and Inclusion policy
Executed training to all staff by November 2019
Communicated with all MCC ambassadors at exam sites through a one-page statement to request their ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion
Whether you work at the MCC in Ottawa, or at our examination sites across Canada or internationally where we administer exams, our Diversity and Inclusion policy applies to you. In it, we not only describe our commitment to inclusivity, but we also define key terms and outline examples of behaviours and practices to ensure a positive and inclusive exam experience for all."
Dr. Maureen Topps,
Executive Director and CEO, MCC
A draft MCC Diversity and Inclusion policy was presented to the Executive Board at the Annual Meeting in September 2019 and its concepts and principles have been the subject of an ongoing dialogue with all staff, site staff and stakeholders using several channels, town hall meetings and internal communications. Once finalized, the highlights of this policy will be shared broadly.
Looking ahead on our diversity and inclusion journey
The MCC is taking a multiphase approach to its diversity and inclusion initiative.
"There is always room for feedback and improvement on this important initiative. We value open and transparent communication and the sharing of information with our staff and MCC ambassadors. So I am certain our approach to diversity and inclusion will continue to evolve over time," said Dr. Maureen Topps.
Starting in January to July 2020, the MCC plans to:
Communicate clearly and consistently with exam sites on the MCC's commitment to diversity and inclusion and the MCC's expectations
Create a taskforce to:
review processes, practices and policies to ensure they reflect MCC's commitment to diversity and inclusion
provide recommendations to facilitate and encourage candidate reporting of any incident
enable on-site training for new and current locations with ongoing commitment to future diversity and inclusion initiatives
Ultimately, the MCC strives to achieve the highest level of medical care in Canada through excellence in the assessment of physicians. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUd6U4eIXh58QxtCil | Cat Patrick
Unabridged audiobook (CD)
Performed/read by: Tara Sands
Listening Library, 2012 ISBN: 978-0307711182
Daisy Appleby is, at least at first glance, a normal fifteen year old. She is pretty, gets good grades in school, and loves to read and decorate her room. What only a handful of people know is that Daisy has died five times, and has been brought back to life using a secret drug that is called Revive.
The first time Daisy died was when Daisy was four years old. The school bus she was traveling in crashed into a lake and everyone on board died. Seven of the twenty-one passengers (including the driver) stayed dead, but the rest of the children were brought back to life using Revive. All of the children (with their families) were relocated and given new identities so that no one would figure out what was going on. Since Daisy was an orphan, two agents working on the Revive project became her guardians, posing as her parents when the three of them were around other people.
The last time Daisy died was because she got stung by a bee. She didn't have her Epipen with her at the time, and when she was stung she went into anaphylactic shock. So now she is starting over, again, in Omaha. She has a new house, a new bedroom to decorate, and a new last name. She has no expectations that this move will be different from the others. But it is.
It all begins when a delightful girl called Audrey becomes Daisy's friend. Daisy has never really had a best friend before, and having Audrey in her life is a gift. And then there is Audrey's brother Matt. Matt is the most gorgeous boy Daisy has ever met, and it isn't long before she is captivated by him. Daisy never expects Matt to reciprocate her feelings, so she is at first stunned and then delighted when he makes it clear that he is as nuts about her and she is about him.
Then Daisy's lovely life loses its glamor. She finds out that Audrey has an inoperable cancer and that she is dying. Daisy cannot believe that she has been saved from death five times, and yet poor Audrey cannot be saved. Revive only works on people who are basically healthy at the time of their death. It does not work on people who are sick.
Suddenly Daisy's secret life becomes too painful to bear alone and she decides to tell Matt about her deaths and her bizarre life. Though she knows she could get into huge trouble for telling Matt, she never imagines that revealing her secret might end up costing her her life.
Many of us imagine that it would be fantastic if we could be brought back to life if we died. This thrilling and captivating story explores how this kind of medical knowledge might affect society if it became real. It also explores one young woman's struggles to come to terms with her life, and what she wants for her future.
Beautifully read by Tara Sands, this is an audiobook that listeners will find incredibly compelling. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUckDxK1yAgYaM10qa | If you're looking for a versatile ultra-wide-angle zoom lens to pair with your full-frame DSLR, Tamron's latest release promises to be just that. The recently announced Tamron 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD (Model A037) is aimed to be a different offering from the SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012), whose main draw is portability on top of outstanding image quality. It boasts of being the smallest and lightest ultra-wide-angle zoom lens in its class, measuring just 3.5 inches in length and 16.2 ounces in weight.
With its focal length ranging from the ultra-wide-angle 17mm to the standard 35mm, this new Tamron lens is geared to be a versatile shooting companion for various photography projects. It also features a large aperture of ƒ/2.8 at the wide-angle end and ƒ/4 for the telephoto end. Other notable features of the new Tamron 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD (Model A037) include moisture-resistant construction and fluorine coating, excellent AF speed and noise reduction, broad-band anti-reflection coating to reduce reflection and flare/ghosting control and compatibility with the optional Tamron TAP-in Console.
The new Tamron 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD (Model A037) will be available in Nikon mount on September 4, 2018, priced at $599. Canon mount model to be announced later.
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August 6, 2018, Commack, New York — Tamron announces the launch of a new ultra-wide-angle zoom lens, the 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD (Model A037), for 35mm full-frame DSLR cameras. The vision behind the Model A037 is that of an ultra-wide-angle zoom lens that has a separate concept from SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012), with superb image quality and easy portability. At just 3.5 in in length and 16.2 oz. in weight, it is the smallest and lightest in its class. The focal length ranges from an ultra-wide 17mm that is suitable for professional landscape photography to a standard 35mm perfect for snapshot photography. As for F-stops, the wide-angle end is a large aperture F/2.8, and at the telephoto end is a fast F/4. The Moisture-Resistant Construction and Fluorine Coating help to enhance the user's photographic experience. For those looking to try out an ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for the first time, as well as having a lens that is easily portable, the A037 is the definitive choice. The lens will be available in Nikon mount on September 4, 2018 at a suggested retail price of $599. The launch of the Canon mount model will be announced at a later date.
Length* : for Canon 3.6 in. ; for Nikon 3.5 in.
Weight : for Canon 16.2 oz. ; : for Nikon 16.2 oz. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeCW6NNjgBtyggNy1 | London's air pollution cancels out benefits of exercise, study says
If you like jogging around central London, you might want to reconsider. New research shows pollutio..
By admin , in UK , at December 6, 2017
If you like jogging around central London, you might want to reconsider. New research shows pollution in some parts of the capital is so bad it cancels out the benefits of doing exercise.
Scientists from Imperial College London measured the health boosts that people aged over 60 received from brisk walks in different parts of London. They found cardiovascular benefits of exercise along Oxford Street are completely negated by exposure to air pollution for over 60s.
In comparison, when they walked in Hyde Park "all participants, irrespective of their disease status… [had] an increase in lung function," researchers wrote in the Lancet medical journal. Their pulse wave velocity – a measure of stiffened arteries – also fell, and the benefits lasted a full day.
The study added: "These beneficial responses were attenuated after walking on Oxford Street."
The researchers found levels of pollution – including fine particulate matter, black carbon and nitrogen dioxide – were significantly higher on Oxford Street compared to Hyde Park.
"Our findings suggest that healthy people, as well as those with chronic cardiorespiratory disorders, should minimize walking on streets with high levels of pollution because this curtails or even reverses the cardiorespiratory benefits of exercise," the researchers wrote. "Instead, walking exercise should be enjoyed in urban green space areas away from high density traffic," the authors advised.
"Exercise is crucial in reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke, but it seems dangerous levels of air pollution could be erasing these benefits in older adults. When exercising it's best to avoid highly-polluted areas, swapping them for green spaces or even back streets where pollution is lower. This will ensure you can experience the full benefits of exercise," said chief executive of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Simon Gillespie, whose organization funded the study.
"However, telling joggers to avoid polluted streets is not a solution to the problem. The Government must put forward bold measures to make all areas safer for our hearts and clean up the UK's toxic air," he added according to the Huffington Post.
Professor Fan Chung, who led the research, said, "these findings are important as for many people, such as the elderly or those with chronic disease, very often the only exercise they can do is to walk. Our research suggests that we might advise older adults to walk in green spaces, away from built-up areas and pollution from traffic."
Previous BHF research has shown that long-term exposure to air pollution leads to inflammation in the blood vessels, including those supplying the heart, and promotes the buildup of fatty plaques in the linings of blood vessels, which can eventually lead to a heart attack or stroke.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged to make reducing air pollution one of his top priorities and announced a global network to tackle the issue while on a trip to Delhi this week. With support from the network of cities, he will set up a trial million-pound street-by-street air monitoring system to analyse pollution in over 1,000 hotspots including in schools, hospitals, construction sites and busy roads.
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BkiUf87xK4sA-9F9nGV7 | Spokesman Says US Airstrikes Violate Doha Agreement, May Prompt Taliban Reaction
Islam Times - The United States should work to ensure that airstrikes conducted in Afghanistan are done so in a controlled manner to avoid violating the February peace deal reached with the Taliban, also known as the Doha agreement, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated.
"We have made it clear to them and we are still saying that if the operation continues in violation and in an intentional manner, of course, we will be forced to react, and this is a provocative act," Mujahid told Sputnik in an interview.
Since the deal was signed, the Taliban on multiple occasions has accused the US of violating the Doha peace accord. Back in December, the insurgent organisation claimed that US airstrikes in Kandahar province caused the deaths of 12 civilians, and Mujahid noted that the Taliban have made their demands clear to their US counterparts.
"We have seriously told them that they should control the bombings," the Taliban Spokesman added.
The insurgent organisation stands ready to hold consultations with Washington to discuss the US military operation in Afghanistan, Mujahid added.
"We have a channel to start serious discussions with the Americans on this matter," the Taliban Spokesman said.
At the same time, he reiterated the group's commitment to the accord with Washington.
"The Doha agreement is a reasonable agreement to resolve the war, it must be implemented. The next US government needs to implement it and the war must end. In any case, we are committed, there is no problem on our part," Mujahid said.
According to Mujahid, the Taliban will continue to monitor the implementation of the agreement, which he stated was in the interests of both sides.
"We will continue to monitor the implementation of this agreement, our efforts will be to make this agreement fully implemented. This agreement is in the interests of both the United States and the Afghan people," the Taliban Spokesman added.
He also noted that the upcoming inauguration of Joe Biden as US President is unlikely to result in the United States' withdrawal from the Doha peace agreement.
"This is the will of the American people and it does not belong to an election team because those who have debated and reached the agreement with us were the American strategists, members of key US institutions," the Taliban Spokesman stressed.
The United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal in late February 2020 in the Qatari capital that paved the way for the beginning of intra-Afghan talks this past September upon the conclusion of a prisoner exchange process. The deal also established the framework for the gradual withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan should the Taliban deliver on security guarantees.
However, both sides have accused one another of failing to abide by the terms of the deal. American officials have demanded the Taliban work to stop violence in Afghanistan at the same time as the radical movement has slammed US airstrikes that have resulted in civilian casualties. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeC85qX_Bxod3mM8W | Drug resistance and tuberculosis
September 21, 2011 January 25, 2023 Anna Tomasulo
In a recent press release, Stop TB reports that 15 of the 27 countries with the highest burden of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis are located in Eastern Europe. According to the Stop TB Partnership, three people die of tuberculosis (TB) every minute.
"TB is an old disease that never went away, and now it is evolving with a vengeance," says Zsuzsanna Jakab, the Regional Director of WHO-Europe.
On September 15 2011, WHO released an action plan to stifle the spread of drug resistant tuberculosis in the WHO defined European Region. This region contains approximately 18% of the world's multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients.
This plan has three main goals, scheduled to be met by 2015. These include decreasing the proportion of MDR-TB cases among patients previously treated for TB by 20 percent, diagnosing at least 85 percent of all MDR-TB cases and treating at least 75 percent of MDR-TB patients successfully.
Hans Kluge, the regional director's special representative on multi and extensively drug resistant TB (XDR-TB) at WHO Europe says, the problem is "a man-made phenomenon resulting from inadequate treatment."
What is TB?
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is transmitted via tiny droplets in the air (droplets containing as few as one to three bacilli can cause infection) that are breathed in by others. Symptoms include persistent coughing, fever, night sweats, loss of appetite and weight and coughing up blood.
A person with untreated active TB will infect between 10 and 15 people each year.
The proper course of treatment for TB depends on whether the patient has a latent TB infection or active TB disease. People with latent infections have immune systems that are capable of containing the bacteria. They will not infect others with the disease, nor will they experience symptoms. Because containing the bacteria is largely dependent on the strength of the immune system, the person must still be treated. Treatment will consist of taking a drug, such as isoniazid, for up to nine months.
Someone with active TB disease has more TB bacteria in the body than the immune system can handle. He or she will take what are called "first line drugs". Among these are isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol. The treatment period may last from six to 12 months.
Clearly, treating TB is a lengthy process. A challenge with TB treatment is guaranteeing that people take the appropriate dosing of medication for the prescribed length of treatment.
DOT, or "directly observed therapy," is a way to ensure adherence to treatment regimens. A trained health care worker is assigned to a patient. The health care worker provides and watches the patient consume the prescribed drugs. Research shows that DOT increases adherence to treatment, helps prevent the transmission of TB and decreases the development of drug resistant TB.
What is MDR-TB?
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to two of the first line drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. Resistance to antimicrobial drugs can either occur based on a characteristic of the microbe itself, mutation in the microbe or gene transfer.
As previously stated, drug resistance to TB drugs is a man-made problem; wild Mycobacterium tuberculosis is susceptible to anti-TB drugs. Problems arise when an individual has poor adherence to a drug regimen (whether it be due to forgetfulness, stigma associated with being sick, lack of access to the drugs etc) and does not take all of the pills. Exposure to the drug regimen will kill the bacteria susceptible to the drug, but if the regimen is not completed, the strongest bacteria may be left behind. Those bacteria are now resistant to the drug.
This variation of tuberculosis can be transmitted. A previously healthy individual could become infected with a drug resistant strain of tuberculosis.
A few (of the many) challenges caused by resistance
Our medicine cabinets and pharmacies are teeming with difficult to pronounce drugs. One would think we could just prescribe a stronger drug to take care of the remaining TB bacteria.
Unfortunately, we have a limited number of drugs that have an effect on tuberculosis. The more resistant the strain of TB, the more expensive the drugs are to combat the disease. If we return, for a moment, to what causes resistance in the first place, poor adherence to a drug regimen, the expense of second line drugs becomes more significant. Some patients may not be able to afford all the necessary TB drugs at once. They may begin treatment only to find that the cost of drugs exceeds their budget.
Tuberculosis, like many diseases and health conditions, affects poorer populations more negatively than affluent populations. Compounding the problem is the fact that TB can prevent work. If a person infected with MDR TB cannot work, they cannot earn an income, and they cannot afford treatment. If they cannot be treated, infection persists and the patient may die, which has a myriad of social, emotional and economic effects on a familial and community basis.
Recently, Nature published an article in which the challenges of developing a new TB drug were discussed. The article concludes by staying that any drugs or vaccines developed will fail to successfully combat TB if they are not accompanied by proper support from the health care system and social and economic changes that guarantee access to care for all TB patients, worldwide.
Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis
The problem doesn't stop with MDR-TB. Tuberculosis bacteria can develop resistance to second line (a set of drugs used as a back up if the "first line" doesn't work) drugs as well. Once tuberculosis is resistant to at least two (isoniazid and rifampicin) of the best first line drugs, the best second line drugs (fluoroquinolones) and at least one of the three injectable drugs, it is classified as extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). Like MDR-TB, XDR-TB is extremely serious because treatment options are limited and less effective. According to the CDC, curing XDR-TB is possible for an estimated 30% of those affected.
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat: if microbes develop resistance to all the drugs we have, WHO warns we could return to a "pre-antibiotic era".
Other diseases have developed strains of resistance. Chloroquine can no longer be used in many malaria endemic countries, ciprofloxacin is the only drug recommended for use in treatment of Shigella organisms, gonorrhea has become increasingly drug resistant all around the world.
Through the scope of TB, one can understand how serious drug resistance is. Since the development of penicillin in 1929 and the rapid increase in understanding microbes and how they work over the last 50 years, humans have felt pretty invincible. It would be a mistake to become lackadaisical or careless with drug treatments. Many pathogens have the ability to change; they change in order to survive.
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BkiUfW425V5jgCb63qzX | Women R Beautiful – Online Exhibition
The Mint Museum > Women R Beautiful – Online Exhibition
Mary C. Curtis (Journalist), Charlotte, North Carolina. Friday, November 22, 2019, 4:21 PM, (56 degrees). © Ruben Natal-San Miguel. The Mint Museum. Gift of Dana Martin Davis, 2020.
Expanding the Pantheon:
Women R Beautiful
November 24, 2020–December 31, 2021
We are pleased to present The Mint Museum's first online exhibition. This exhibition features 26 photographs from Ruben Natal-San Miguel's Spring 2020 exhibition at Postmasters Gallery, New York City. Please click on the photographs below to read Natal-San Miguel's caption, but be sure to click the quotation icon to see the full image on your screen.
For the last two decades, Ruben Natal-San Miguel has been challenging the expectations of who gets memorialized and celebrated in our art spaces. His portrait Mama (Beautiful Skin) has been one of the most impactful photographs in the Mint galleries in recent years. The woman—arms crossed, shoulders back—stares at us, the viewer, with confrontation that may outshine her own confidence. The bold red backdrop—a van, with slight reflections in the refulgent surface—highlights not only her stalwart posture, but also, her skin, an effect of vitiligo. The details—her skin, her cornrows, the white Tshirt, even the red van—are not elements often seen in an art gallery or museum. This is Natal-San Miguel's mission: to introduce a new range of venerated beauty for our consideration.
Originally trained as an architect, Ruben Natal-San Miguel's obsession with photography began in 2002. With his affinity for distinctive personalities, he amassed a collection of powerful portraits, often positioning assured faces in distinctive surroundings. Highly crafted coiffure, fabulous fashion accessories, and a bold background hue distinguish his images. Primarily, he photographs while exploring New York City, traveling wherever the subway will take him, from Staten Island through Manhattan and far north into the Bronx. Each encounter leaves a distinct impression in his mind, as well as on his camera. His extensive captions record the details that locate the image in a specific place and time.
As he builds his massive archive, Natal-San Miguel broadens the range of visages museum have historically presented, redefining expectations of beauty, value, and representation. Some he does with subtle strength as in Mama; other times, he is cheekily obvious with titles, as in Not Just Another Vanilla Portrait. Some have direct art-historical references as in The Kiss, which introduces displays of homosexual affection where we usually see heterosexual. Consider Chinese Girl Without the Pearl Earring: it confronts the Eurocentric history and features that dominate high culture, but also, tackles class distinctions as symbolized by the pearl, an object of prestige and luxury in the East and the West, and out of reach for most people in both places.
Natal-San Miguel constructed his latest series, Women R Beautiful, as a critique of Garry Winogrand's 1975 series Women Are Beautiful. Both are, in theory, a census of women on the streets of New York City, but Natal-San Miguel highlights Winogrand's narrow perspective.
Shot over the 1960s and 1970s during the swell of the sexual revolution, Winogrand's Women are Beautiful presents women owning their identity and position in the public space. His tilted angles and hurried compositions, clearly captured in an instant, introduce a feeling of movement and vitality, allowing the photograph to transcend a static image: he brought the energy of a crowd into photography. This feeling of now made him a favorite with magazines and museums. The Museum of Modern Art's renowned photography curator, John Szarkowski, who compiled Winogrand: Figments from the Real World, the definitive catalogue on Winogrand's career, summed it up:
Winogrand's pictures realize a conception of photography that is richer, more complex, and more problematic than any other since the Second World War. They also provide a picture of America during those years—of the flavor and texture of life since Truman—that seems to me so true, clear, and tangible that it almost persuades me that I stood where he stood.¹
But that perspective was a very specific, very privileged one. While there is a range of ages, body types, and "looks," Winogrand's women are white, fit in the Greco-Roman statuesque tradition, and are often seen in moneyed spaces—Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue, tony restaurants. Winogrand said he wanted to capture his subjects' sexual freedom, which in turn, inevitably sexualized the women he was celebrating. There was also a parasitic relationship between Winogrand and his subjects; as he would take the picture quietly and publish it widely without the subject's consent. Winogrand described his dissembling approach to a Cambridge audience in 1974:
There's all kinds of games you can play when you're shooting. I do when I'm shooting; I take advantage. People are generally innocent about how a camera operates. I can aim a camera at people and if I look like I'm giving my attention over there, they don't think I'm taking their picture. Fascinating.²
While Winogrand's project has a certain mastery and magic, it also perpetuates a white straight male's manipulative view of the world. "I found them dated, and they disturbed me, to some extent," Natal-San Miguel remarked. "I knew that he was a little intrusive with women, and misogynistic in a way. I wanted to do an update."³
Natal-San Miguel expands the world of beautiful women. His portraits of femininity span all body types, ages, skin tones, and definitions. While he still controls the images and the choices, he shares agency. Most of his women know they are subjects; their names and Natal-San Miguel's detailed captions personalize the personalities emanating from his photographs. Because of this, any sexuality or personification emanating from the subject is just as much a projection from the sitter as an imposition by the photographer.
Negesti is a celebration of African ancestry and power, her powerful hands crossed in front of her bare torso in a gesture of resistance instead of defense. Three Muslim Women, in resplendently patterned robes and headscarves, stand with their hands clasped, their stability mirrored by the elevated steel train tracks in front of them. Similarly, the award-winning journalist Mary C. Curtis emerges statuesque from the autumnal change around her, the organic frisson of her beaded Joyce J. Scott necklace emphasizing the balanced poise of her person.
Natal-San Miguel also expands the definition of woman, including drag and trans beauty in his splayed fan of femininity. Ongina (Dragcon) has a face composed of such painterly construction, it could be an Ingres nymph. In the electrified texture of her tinseled backdrop, her iridescently speared crown, and her glittery tulled top, her smooth, cinnamon skin and placid expression become an island of contrived repose. If it weren't for the hints of tattoos on her skin, one could mistake her for a statuesque deity. What is undeniable is her spectacular, careful articulation of femininity.
When Natal-San Miguel brought the idea to me of distilling his Women R Beautiful project into an online exhibition, it seemed the perfect way to recognize a number of markers. Of course, there is the critical positioning of his series with the 50th anniversary of Winogrand's Women Are Beautiful, but it is also the centennial celebration of the 19th amendment, when women achieved the right to vote in the United States. Unplanned, but equally elevating: the online exhibition opens the month that the United States elected Kamala Harris, the first female, African-American, and Asian-American Vice President. But he was less compelled by the historic markers than the personal ones.
It is a difficult anniversary for the photographer: November 2020 marks one year since his beloved mother passed away in Puerto Rico. Also in November 2019, his neighbor, Jennifer Schlecht, a tireless advocate for women's reproductive health rights at the United Nations Foundation, and her 5-year old daughter were brutally murdered by her abusive husband. In an effort to heal personally and to memorialize the memories of these lost powerful women, Natal-San Miguel assembled the Women R Beautiful portfolio.
Originally opening in March at Postmasters Gallery, New York City, the show was immediately shuttered by COVID. Bringing it to an online platforms ensures many can appreciate the strength and beauty conveyed by his Women R Beautiful images.
—Jen Sudul Edwards, chief curator and curator of contemporary art
Please visit Mint Museum Uptown's American and Contemporary permanent collection galleries to see Natal-San Miguel's Mama, 3 Muslim Women, Boxers, and Mary C. Curtis-Journalist, in person beginning January 2021.
Ruben Natal-San Miguel is an architect, fine art photographer, curator, creative director and critic. His stature in the photo world has earned him awards, features in major media, countless exhibitions and collaborations with photo icons such as Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas. Gallery shows include: Asya Geisberg, SoHo Photo, Rush Arts, Finch & Ada, Kris Graves Projects, Fuchs Projects, Whitebox Gallery, Station Independent Projects Gallery and others. His work has been featured in numerous institutions: the New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Griffin Museum of Photography, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, African American Museum of Philadelphia, The Makeshift Museum in Los Angeles, University of Washington, El Museo Del Barrio and Phillips Auction House. International art fair representation includes: Outsider Art Fair, Scope, Pulse, Art Chicago, Zona Maco, Mexico, Lima Photo, Peru, Photo LA, and Filter Photo Festival in Chicago, IL. His photography has been published in a long list of publications, highlights: New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Time Out, Aperture, Daily News, Out, American Photo, Artforum, Vice, Musee, Artnet and The New Yorker. In 2016 Natal-San Miguel's Marcy's Playground was selected for both the billboard collective and website for Apple. His photographs are in the permanent collection of El Museo Del Barrio (New York City), The Center For Photography (Woodstock, NY), The Mint Museum, The Bronx Museum for the Arts, and The Museum of the City of NY.
Above: From A World History of Photography. ed. Naomi Rosenblum. (New York: Abbeville, 1997), 527. | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUd7w4eIXh8Eim8fQ7 | In an earlier post I had posted two images, featuring six babes, from the Levi's Low Rise Jeans advertisement that came in the papers sometime in the early 2000s. I discovered the complete ad amongst my newspaper clippings from that era. Here's the complete ad – in one piece – featuring all ten beauties.
And can you name all the girls in the ad? | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Manufacturer: Republic
Designation: F-105
Version: B
Nickname: Thunderchief
Type: Fighter
Crew: Pilot
First Flew: 1956
Wingspan: 35'
Gross Weight: 39998.0 lbs
Max Weight: 40000.0lbs
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney 1J-75P-19/turbojet; 26,500lb thrust
Range: 1,840 miles
Max Speed: 1254 Mph
Ceiling: 52,000 Ft
Armament: 20mm cannon; 16/750lb bombs
As Republic Aviation's F-84 "Thunderjet" series of aircraft was reaching the twilight of its operational career, the engineers at Republic were hard at work on a new aircraft design. This aircraft was to be a single engine fighter-bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons from its bomb bay or five external weapons pylons.
The YF-105A first flew on the 22nd of October 1955. The YF-105B followed on the 26th of May 1956. The "B" model became operational two years later in May of 1958. Only 88 "B" model "Thunderchiefs" were built before introduction of the "D" model (another source indicates that only 75 B models were produced). The "C" model, a two seat instructional aircraft, was never introduced into production. The F-105B flew as a fighter-bomber until final type phase out in 1981.
The F-105 Thunderchief was the heaviest US single seat, single engine fighter until the arrival of the Lockheed F-35 Lightning II. The extreme weight earned it the unofficial nickname "Thud" or "The Lead Sled". It was a very durable and rugged aircraft. A full load take-off roll was over 8000 feet. Pilots in Vietnam claimed that rocks could be put in the jet air intakes and sand would come out the other end. The F-105 could carry all of the weapons of the US inventory (including nuclear) during the Vietnam War era and its bomb load was greater than that of a World War II B-17. It is no surprise, then, that this aircraft type carried out more attack missions in Vietnam than any other type of aircraft. Of the 137 enemy planes shot down during the war, 29 were shot down by F-105's. The high usage took its toll, however. Out of 833 F-105 series aircraft built by Fairchild Republic, over 400 were lost in Vietnam air-to-air combat and bombing missions.
The March Field Air Museum's B model F-105 is serial number 57-5803. This aircraft is on loan from the NMUSAF.
57-5803 was also used as a prop for the 1982 motion picture Firefox, staring Clint Eastwood. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUaeTxK1yAgYaMz48m | OVER 35 Mens & Womens
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NOTE: Pre-season kick arounds are organised from February and we are open to players of ALL abilities.
For information on joining our Over 35 squad please contact Anthony Wood via anthony@wood.id.au
The Over 35s Firsts team and runners up in season 2017
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BkiUbm04uzqh_FxelOOF | Q: GLEW + cmake linking fails "undefined reference to symbol glDrawElements" + "DSO missing from command line" I'm linking GLEW, SDL2 and Assimp with Cmake. It seems to be working fine while building the .o files, however when linking them I get these errors
:-1: error: CMakeFiles/"Projectpath".cpp.o: undefined reference to symbol 'glDrawElements'
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1:-1: error: error adding symbols: DSO missing from command line
:-1: error: collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Here's the part of the Cmakefile that links the libraries
find_package(OpenGL)
find_package(GLEW)
find_package(SDL2)
find_package(Assimp)
#Include(FindPkgConfig)
#PKG_SEARCH_MODULE(SDL2 REQUIRED sdl2)
set(INCLUDE_DIRS ${OpenGL_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS})
set(LIBS ${LIBS} ${OpenGL_LIBRARIES} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} ${GLEW_LIBRARIES} ${Assimp_LIBRARIES} )
include_directories(${INCLUDE_DIRS})
target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${LIBS})
I tried changing the linking order as I read that could be a problem.
I also added the OpenGL thing because of the libGL thing in the error, it doesn't seem to work.
I also read about checking dependencies using pkg-config --print-requires --print-requires-private glew, but the problem is that it has like 20 different libraries it depends on. Would I need to link all of them?
It's not that I don't have the correct libraries, I created a basic OpenGL program on this computer last week and that worked fine (I used another way of linking my libraries and also used Code::Blocks instead of Qt-Creator)
I assume that the DSO thing is the problem after reading the answer to this question.
But shouldn't that mean that doing the OpenGL thing in the cmakefile fix it?
Thanks!
EDIT: I can create VertexArrays, VertexBuffers etc. But as soon as I add in calls to either. glDrawElements(...) or glDrawArrays(...) I get that error. (I might get that error on some other functions as well, but those are the only ones I get that error on when I try to render a basic mesh)
A: The problem was that in OpenGL_INCLUDE_DIRS and OpenGL_LIRARIES is actually OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIRS (<-- not quite sure I need that one, I probably don't) and OPENGL_LIBRARY
So the CmakeFile snippet I had in my question should actually look like this
find_package(OpenGL)
find_package(GLEW)
find_package(SDL2)
find_package(Assimp)
#Include(FindPkgConfig)
#PKG_SEARCH_MODULE(SDL2 REQUIRED sdl2)
set(INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS} ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${Assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS}) #<--- Changed this from ${OpenGL_INCLUDE_DIRS} to ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIRS} (Again not sure I need that variable)
set(LIBS ${LIBS} ${OPENGL_LIBRARY} ${SDL2_LIBRARIES} ${GLEW_LIBRARIES} ${Assimp_LIBRARIES} ) #<---(Changed this from ${OpenGL_LIBRARIES} to ${OPENGL_LIBRARY}
include_directories(${INCLUDE_DIRS})
target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${LIBS})
And that fixed it! :)
A: I got a similar issue configuring GLEW, with CMake, applying to the basic tutorial #2 from http://www.opengl-tutorial.org for testing purpose.
I am using GLFW instead of SDL, but the root cause is the same.
With recent CMake (>= 3.1), we simply need:
find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
target_link_libraries( myApp OpenGL::GL )
find_package ( GLEW REQUIRED )
target_link_libraries( myApp GLEW::GLEW )
As you pointed out, we got an "undefined reference" issue if not looking for openGL.
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BkiUa_TxK03BfNelU7J0 | Las Vegas Aces at New York Liberty 7/14/22 WNBA Picks and Prediction
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The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty meet Thursday in WNBA action at the Barclays Center. The Las Vegas Aces look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The New York Liberty need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games.
The Las Vegas Aces are averaging 90.6 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 86.1 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Kelsey Plum is averaging 20.2 points and 3 rebounds, while A'ja Wilson is averaging 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds. Jackie Young is the third double-digit scorer and Chelsea Gray is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Las Vegas Aces are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 82.3 percent from the free throw line. The Las Vegas Aces are allowing 35.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game.
The New York Liberty are averaging 80.2 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 83.7 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Sabrina Ionescu is averaging 17.8 points and 6.3 assists, while Natasha Howard is averaging 15.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. Betnijah Laney is the third double-digit scorer and Marine Johannes is grabbing 2 rebounds. The New York Liberty are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.7 percent from the free throw line. The New York Liberty are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
The Aces are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Liberty are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The over is 2-0-2 in Aces last 4 overall. The over is 5-1 in Liberty last 6 overall. The Aces are 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings in New York and 20-7 ATS in the last 27 meetings.
The Las Vegas Aces are the better team and should be favored, but they've also had issues lately with consistency, and they just allowed the Liberty to hang around with them on Tuesday. The New York Liberty are hit or miss in their efforts, but they compete regardless, and their defense has improved. Also, this is a very early start, and it's going to be interesting to see how a west coast team handles things, as this is a 9:00 AM start on their clocks. Could be some sluggish play. Give me the points with the Liberty.
Randy's Pick New York Liberty +4.5
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Kenneth's heritage is a family of concert pianists, and music teachers. He has been studying and playing music for more than 30 years. As a concert band director, he has been teaching piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, and ukulele for two decades . His great joy is helping students not only to learn the instrument of their choice, but to assist them in overcoming any physical or mental obstacles that may come across their path learning their instrument. His approach is patient and encouraging. His education consists principally in music and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He considers the well-being of each student and their learning of their chosen instrument of equal value.
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Piano, Clarinet, and Saxophone, performer, and instructor with over 27 years of experience. Hundreds of performances with the 296th Army Band in Japan, and Navy Band Southwest: tours all across Japan and the Southwest region of the United States. Performing for dignitaries: diplomats, ambassadors, and high-level military officials at numerous venues such as Japan's Budokon Hall, Sapporo Snow Festival, Hiroshima, Kobe, Kure, Shimoda, American Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico, Las Vegas. Performed for President Barack Obama on the USS Carl Vinson (2011), and the 60th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines to name a few. Winner of numerous competitions: Paul and Lilian Petri Award Competition, Mu Phi Epsilon woodwind division, honorable mention Oregon Symphony's Corbett Competition, Concerto performances of Claude Debussy's "Premiere Rhapsodie" with Portland State University's orchestra, and Cavallini's "Adagio and Tarantella" with Naval Band Southwest at the Escondido Performing Arts Center. Winner of the 2008 University of Arkansas Concerto Competition and member of the Armed Forces woodwind quintets, show bands, Dixie and marching bands, needless to say, he does performances on all family of clarinets and saxophones. He is a classically trained pianist of 20 years and often accompanies students in recitals. He has been a Latin pianist for Navy Band Southwest for 2 years. He is a former member of the Portland Youth Philharmonic under Jacob Avshalomov, and Huw Edwards. He did performances with Tito Puente Jr., Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron, Mike Bogart Tower of Power Trumpet, Manny Cepeda Latin percussionist, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Bands, Keith Clark conductor, Oliver Mercer Tenor, Brian Jagde Tenor. He is also a proud graduate of the Armed Forces School of Music with an outgoing score of 3.2 "Outstanding".
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Gabriel started out by playing piano and clarinet at the age of seven. Born and raised in San Diego, he participated in several local competitions and knows what it is like to dedicate yourself to music as well as all the practice that comes with it. Prior to and during college, he began volunteering his time to help teach kids in elementary, middle, and high school ensembles, giving him plenty of experience with children of all ages. While attending the University of San Diego, Gabriel was the principal clarinet of the USD Wind Ensemble and simultaneously continued his piano studies under the direction of Dr. Kay Etheridge. He graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in History and Music. Gabriel truly loves music and hopes to share the joys of playing instruments with anyone who has the dedication and desire to learn. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbww5qoaAwbGC8HLo | Millions fled to Telegram amid WhatsApp court battle
by Sara Ashley O'Brien @saraashleyo December 18, 2015: 1:08 PM ET
The WhatsApp shutdown ruling in Brazil was reversed -- but not before millions fled to another app, Telegram.
Telegram is a Berlin-based competitor to WhatsApp, promising to be "faster and more secure." WhatsApp is the messaging app acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion.
Telegram said it added more than 1.5 million users from Brazil on Wednesday. The surge of new users came after a judge called on cell phone operators to block WhatsApp for 48 hours, effective Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, it added 5.7 million more users.
WhatsApp had "failed to cooperate in a criminal investigation," the judge ruled. The temporary suspension was "a penalty for not complying." Details of the investigation were not available.
But a more senior judge said on Thursday morning that WhatsApp should not be blocked. He wrote that it didn't seem reasonable that "millions of users are affected due to company's inability to provide information to court."
WhatsApp has 900 million active users. By comparison, Telegram had 62 million users back in May. Telegram launched in 2013 by two brothers, Nikolai and Pavel Durov, as an alternative to mainstream social messaging services.
Telegram tweeted on Wednesday "all hands on deck to accommodate the crazy load" of users joining its service.
One user tweeted to Telegram that this will "make more users love your app. I do prefer telegram and now, others too."
"Telegram is way better than WhatsApp as Brazilians will soon experience, and it works from a desktop," tweeted another user.
Others were more fickle users. One tweeted: "dont worry! As soon as whatsapp comes back I am going to delete ur app."
For its part, Telegram said that it preferred "natural growth to such spikes."
Investigators of the recent Paris attacks told CNN that the terrorists used encrypted apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram to hide plotting for the attacks.
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BkiUf0TxK6-gD5TlgBhE | The other day, I was telling my brother the story of my books — how I love them, how I need to whittle their numbers down to a manageable size, and how I cannot seem to toss even one of them in the "donate" pile.
I know this seems like no big deal. Some books. Peashaw. Get over it.
You don't understand — I have books piled up in my office and in office drawers that should be holding business documents. They're taking up a significant portion of one of my bedroom closets, all three drawers of my (large) night stand, and inhabiting over half of my dining room server. As a result, my office looks like a paper bomb went off in it, my wine glasses are taking up precious kitchen cupboard space, my grandmother's silverware is mixed in with sewing items (they are very similar, after all (!!)), and my remote controls, magazines, and tissues now live on top of my nightstand.
Now, there are lots of reasons why I don't own bookshelves. The first of which is that I'd have to cop up to owning more books than Carrie Bradshaw has shoes. The other is that while I love books themselves, I don't really enjoy looking at them. I love smelling them, I love leafing through them, I love that they're close by. I don't need to see them — thus the reason they were invading every inch of storage I have.
His suggestion, however, had real merit. After all, everything else in my house was living out in the open because their storage space had been commandeered by books. So, why not just get some bookshelves and let the books hang out in the house for a while?
The result? I now have bookshelves in my entrance hall with a good number of my books on them. I actually really like how they look and I know have space to reorganize my world. I'll let you know how that project goes.
I admit that this feeling was probably heightened by my being stuck at home with a cold for some of the weekend, but I have a hankering for some adventure. Those of you who are super close to me have a good idea why this feeling is creeping in too (more on this for public consumption in the coming months) but there I was this weekend — me, Maddie (unconscious), and Netflix.
What I found was a pleasant surprise. I've browsed the documentary section before but one in particular caught my eye this time through: Where the Yellowstone Goes. Are you asleep yet?
Documenting a 30-day journey north along the Yellowstone River — the only undammed river in the US — the filmmaker, Hunter Weeks, tells a touching, funny, and, in some parts, sad story of four people and a dog's remarkable trip. Along the way, they meet the people who live along the river's banks and experience firsthand the trauma a recent oil spill has wreaked on it. Whether the travellers are at a local watering hole, watching a sheep drive, or camping on a welcoming local's front lawn, they take the time and make the effort to really learn all they can about the communities along the river.
I really enjoyed sitting back with my cup of tea and taking part in their adventure. The Yellowstone flows north from almost the bottom of Montana up to just beyond the North Dakota border. I've wanted to visit Montana for several years now (I'm a sucker for their tourism commercials) and this was my ticket (temporarily — I do actually plan to go). The movie does a really good job of showing the tranquility of 30 days on the water as well as the activity and fun. There are even some dramatic moments as they say goodbye to one of their crew and, at one point, have to go hunting in the dark for a boat that has gone missing.
So, if you're at home one rainy evening or stuck inside nursing an illness (ugh — sorry to hear you're sick!) and yearning for some adventure, take a look at Where the Yellowstone Goes. It's a bit of the outdoors when you yourself cannot partake.
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BkiUbpk5qsFAfu5d6SGO | Луи́с Ма́ттар (; род. 18 августа 1963, Сан-Паулу) — бразильский профессиональный теннисист и предприниматель. Член сборной Бразилии в Кубке Дэвиса, победитель 12 турниров Гран-при и АТР-тура в одиночном и парном разрядах.
Биография
Луис Маттар родился в 1963 году в семье бизнесмена Фуада Маттара, владельца фирмы Paramount Textiles и торгового представителя компании Lacoste в Бразилии. Во время учёбы в бразильском Университете Маккензи по специальности «гражданское машиностроение» 22-летний Луис совершил туристическую поездку в Европу, где, чтобы сэкономить на проживании, начал играть в любительских теннисных турнирах. Вернувшись в Бразилию, он объявил отцу, что начинает профессиональную теннисную карьеру; Фуад и Луис заключили соглашение: если теннисная карьера не окупит себя в течение двух лет, Маттар-младший возвращается в университет. В итоге Луис так никогда и не окончил своё высшее образование.
Профессиональная игровая карьера Луиса Маттара продолжалась десять лет, за которые он выиграл семь титулов в турнирах Гран-при и АТР в одиночном и пять — в парном разряде. Особенно успешно Маттар выступал на бразильских кортах: четыре года подряд он выходил в финал турнира в Гуаруже, одержав три победы подряд, два раза выигрывал Открытый чемпионат Рио-де-Жанейро и один раз — турнир в Сан-Паулу. В 1989 году он поднялся до 29-го места в рейтинге ATP, что является пятым лучшим результатом в истории бразильского мужского тенниса, и заработал только за этот год почти 175 тысяч долларов (общая сумма призовых за карьеру — около полутора миллионов долларов). С 1986 по 1995 год он выступал в составе сборной Бразилии в Кубке Дэвиса. В 1987 году он выиграл восемь из девяти своих встреч за сборную, в том числе решающий матч против именитого Андреса Гомеса в матче с командой Эквадора, и вывел бразильцев в Мировую группу — высший эшелон Кубка Дэвиса. В 1992 году Маттар входил в состав бразильской команды, пробившейся в полуфинал Мировой группы. В общей сложности он провёл за сборную 38 игр (16 побед и 15 поражений в одиночном разряде, 4 победы и 3 поражения в парном). Маттар также дважды представлял Бразилию на Олимпийских играх: в 1988 году в Сеуле и в 1992 году в Барселоне.
После окончания игровой карьеры Луис Маттар, как и его отец, стал успешным бизнесменом. Его первым вложением стал ночной бар Dado Bier, а в 1999 году Маттар занялся электронными продажами, создав колл-центр Telefutura. Новая компания Маттара процветала, привлекая инвесторов: в 2001 году 20 % акций «Телефутуры» приобрёл бразильский промышленный конгломерат Votorantim Group, а в 2007 году она вошла в его состав под названием TIVIT с сохранением за Маттаром поста президента компании. В 2010 году 54 % акций «Телефутуры» приобрёл уже британский финансовый гигант Apax Partners, но и после этого Маттар остался на руководящем посту. К этому времени TIVIT была одной из крупнейших платформ BPO в Латинской Америке, оказывая аутсорсинговые услуги более чем половине всех крупнейших предприятий Бразилии, и её суммарная стоимость оценивалась в миллиард долларов.
Позиция в рейтинге в конце года
Финалы турниров Гран-при и АТР за карьеру
Одиночный разряд (7+4)
Парный разряд (5+6)
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Теннисисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1988 года
Теннисисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1992 года
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AMANDA Moore did not know what she would do if the flames found her home.
Mrs Moore could only watch as the area near Waters Edge Dr and Petersens Rd, Craignish, burned on Tuesday evening.
"It was pretty chaotic seeing how close it was," Mrs Moore said. "It was a scary thing to see."
Mrs Moore said the initial fire was about 500 metres from her home. She said it was only the efforts of tireless firefighters, who worked deep into the night, that saved homes.
"If it was out of control then we would've been at risk," Mrs Moore said.
"Seeing the flames (at night), we were worried. You could see it up and over the houses. It was huge from where we were standing."
The fire was reported about 4.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, but was extinguished by early yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Moore, her children, and fellow residents had already struggled with the effects of the smoke from the Walligan fire, but this, she said, was much worse.
"You could barely see what was in front of you," she said of the smoke.
"(Her children) were all pretty good but it was a matter of how we'd get out if we had to."
"It brought people closer – people were exchanging numbers and helping where they could. I'm not sure how we'd get out if it was bigger. There's only the one way out of the street."
The smoke didn't just affect those in Craignish.
The fires blanketed Hervey Bay in smoke, which was reflected in the number of cases Dial A Home Doctor attended on Tuesday night.
Dr Aleem Khan said the proximity of the blaze to the Bay, as well as the prolonged duration of the nearby fires, resulted in smoke-related or triggered respiratory cases.
It affected the service's employees too, with one doctor unable to work due to flu-like symptoms.
Dr Khan said those in smoke-affected areas should close doors and windows, and for those who suffer asthma-related illnesses to ensure they had puffers and other medicines on hand.
You can phone Dial A Home-Doctor on 139 999.
Source: https://m.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/family-watch-in-fear-before-firefighters-save-the-/3218408/
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BkiUdXDxK0flNeFb4lWl | Monagle played 17 games in Season 1899.
William Daniel 'Billy' 'Boxer' Monagle and his brother Clark Monagle played with Port Melbourne.
Monagle had earlier been part of the 1897 Port Melbourne premiership team.
The North Melbourne Courier, June 19 1896 (p3), in it's review of the North Melbourne v Port Melbourne match says the brothers W. Monagle and C. Monagle played for Port.
The Courier also said that W. Monagle was the best player for his team, and that he was developing into a second Billy Hannaysee. C. Monagle was named among other better players for Port Melbourne.
As per the historical footnotes below, Monagle later played in country Victoria and in Kalgoorlie, WA.
Note that the images provided here were kindly donated by relatives of Monagle over a century after he last played for Carlton.
Monagle passed away on the 28th February, 1941 aged 64.
"Billy Monagle, the Carlton rover, is of the stuff which heroes are made. The Royal Humane Society have presented him with a certificate for life saving. He carries the honor coolly, and says that his next gallant act will be to save the Carlton goal in time of danger tomorrow."
"W. Monagle to transfer from Carlton (Victoria) to Boulder City."
"Mr. W. Monagle, who has had lengthy football experience, and who has been captain and coach to the Essendon Association team, and subesquently coach to Carlton and Ballarat South teams, has been engaged as coach to the Murtoa team."
Former Carlton player turned umpire Frank Coffey writing in his weekly column about Billy Monagle.
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BkiUbTQ5qhDAChH9S50G | Longwood at USC Upstate preview
Todd Shanesy Staff Writer @ToddShanesySHJ
USC Upstate is looking to break an eight-game losing streak and get that elusive first victory in Big South Conference play Saturday afternoon in the Hodge Center.
Longwood at USC Upstate
When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Eddie and Ann Payne Arena at G.B. Hodge Center
Records: Longwood (13-9, 3-4); USC Upstate (5-17, 0-7)
Video broadcast: ESPN+
Top scorers: Longwood — Sr. G Isaiah Walton (18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds); Jr. G Shabooty Phillips (13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds); Jr. F JaShaun Smith (10.0 points). USC Upstate — Sr. F Malik Moore (15.9 points, 6.8 rebounds); Sr. G Deion Holmes (14.2 points).
Notes: Holmes had his jersey No. 11 retired Friday at Chesnee High School, where he is the all-time leading scorer and was one of only two players to reach 3,000 points in South Carolina high school history. Holmes ranks ninth all-time at USC Upstate (previously USC Spartanburg) with 1,423 points. His 39 points in a game last season is third-best in school history and the most during the Division I era (since 2007). .. USC Upstate dropped its eighth straight game Thursday at Hampton, 88-70. The Spartans were down by 17at halftime. … USC Upstate has dropped to sole possession of last place in the Big South Conference, a half-game behind UNC Asheville (0-6), which is 2-18 overall is last among the 353 Division I teams ranked by the NCAA Evaluation Tool. … Longwood on Thursday won a home game against High Point, 55-51, holding the Panthers to just 29 percent shooting (18-for-62) overall and 18 percent (3-for-12) on 3-pointers. Longwood's top scorer was Walton with 11 points off the bench. Shabooty sealed the victory on a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining. …USC Upstate has beaten only two Division I teams: Western Michigan (now 6-13 overall, 0-6 in Mid-American Conference); and South Carolina State (4-17, 2-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Those victories both came in the first two weeks of December. Western Michigan is No. 243 in the NET rankings and S.C. State is No. 338, while USC Upstate is No. 331. …… Moore ranks ninth in scoring and fifth in rebounding in the Big South Conference.
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Courtyard by Marriott has opened its third property in Japan with the arrival of the Courtyard by Marriott Shin-Osaka Station hotel, a one-minute walk from the Shin-Osaka bullet train station.
With new Senior International Vice President Sales & Marketing Jim Mueller very visible Hertz put on an alternative show at World Travel Market (See ON TOUR in this issue).
Australia's largest hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Sydney at Darling Harbour, has launched a Aus$200m redevelopment plan to spearhead the revitalisation of the area as Australia's leading meeting destination.
easyJet may carry more passengers but British Airways is still our national flag carrier as far as the world is concerned. For the most part it does it very well.
The appointment of Alex Cruz (see below) as Chairman and Chief Executive comes as no surprise. As CEO of Vueling he was intimately involved with that airline's successful takeover by IAG, and has seen it grow further under the tutelage of Willie Walsh. When he arrives at BA next April he will find it in rude health and its future clearly marked out, a tribute to the quiet work by retiring Chairman and Chief Executive Keith Williams over the last 18 years.
The Russian operated, but Irish registered Airbus A321 that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of the Moscow-based Intergovernmental Aviation Committee said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions. The Moscow-based agency represents governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which groups Russia and other former Soviet republics.
International Airlines Group has announced that Alex Cruz is to replace Keith Williams as Chairman and Chief Executive of British Airways in April 2016 when he retires after 18 years at the airline.
The Airport Operators Association (AOA), the industry trade body, has updated the speakers' list for its two-day UK Aviation Conference 23/24 November, organised in conjunction with BATA, BAR UK and the Royal Aeronautical Society. The Chief Executives of Heathrow, John Holland-Kaye, and Gatwick, Stewart Wingate will both speak on different days at the London Hilton Metropole.
With both Boris Johnson and Zac Goldsmith offering scrutiny last week's appearance by Heathrow Airport boss John Holland-Kaye before the Commons Environmental Committee was bound to be a testy affair.
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British Airways has added a Taste of the Far East menu to its line-up of pre-paid inflight dining options for long-haul Economy passengers in its World Traveller cabins.
The air transport industry, and Westminster in all its facets, gathered on the Terrace of Parliament last week for the 10th anniversary reception of Sustainable Aviation, the lobbying alliance.
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San Francisco-based Virgin America celebrated the launch of its new service from its home airport to Honolulu last week with an Hawaiian-style send-off for the inaugural flight.
Airlines in the US are attacking what they say are unfair subsidies being paid to Middle East carriers for forcing them off key routes, despite the Open Skies agreement between the countries.
Managers at Heathrow Airport are already lining up potential contractors to build its third runway although the Government has, as yet, not followed up the Airports Commission recommendation that its proposed scheme should go ahead.
With the opening of the new Chiltern Railways service to London Marylebone (see BTN 26 October) Oxford Airport has begun offering business jet passengers and crew complimentary shuttle services to and from the new Parkway station by the Water Eaton park-and-ride site.
After what might be called a 'slow start' the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is really taking off.
US Ambassador to the UK Matthew Barzun and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Gil Kerlikowski announced the expansion of its Global Entry programme at World Travel Market. (See ON TOUR) This Programme allows for expedited clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travellers. UK citizens can register from 3 December. | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUcyc241xiDDDH9HAN | Q: Update global scope variable value I have json file which has thousand of records as key value pair of which I read those by unmarshalling it as interface.
var devices map[string]interface{} //globalscope in app
jsonFast:= jsoniter.ConfigFastest
_, b, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
dir := filepath.Dir(b)
jsonFile, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(dir + "/devices.json")
_ = jsonFast.Unmarshal(jsonFile, &devices)
This is accessed by several goroutine over the course of the app under highload.
Now As this file gets updated every 5 minute, so without restarting the app I want to invalidate this map interface devices to have a fresh data loaded from file.
In node.js I used to use delete require.cache[require.resolve("filename")] but not sure how this can be done in go.
I have tried to use mutex lock in SetInterval func(A port of node version) I used from here which reads the file after every 5 minute but I get this error:
goroutine 871895 [IO wait]: which seems to means that goroutine are awaiting unlock to read from the global variable.
Code:
var m sync.Mutex
//this function execute every 5 minute to read file and reassign to map interface.
_ = setInterval(func() {
jsonFile, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(dir + "/devices.json")
m.Lock() // used this mutex as the step may cause race condition.
_ = jsonFast.Unmarshal(jsonFile, &devices)
m.Unlock()
}, 5* 60 * 1000, false)
//this initializes at the start after which the set interval execute every 5 minute to get updated data.
jsonFile, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(dir + "/devices.json")
_ = jsonFast.Unmarshal(jsonFile, &devices)
What should be my approach to achieve this?Or Is there any way to read/update from the file instead of using map interface in order to avoid race condition and IO lock?
A: I'd imagine that the issue relates to the fact that you still have goroutines reading from the map while you are trying to overwrite it with new data. I would recommend you use a sync.RWMutex to protect it, and do it like this:
type GlobalState struct {
data map[string]interface{}
sync.RWMutex
}
func (gs *GlobalState) Get(key string) interface{} {
gs.RLock()
defer gs.RUnlock()
return gs.data[key]
}
func (gs *GlobalState) Refresh() {
jsonFile, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(dir + "/devices.json")
gs.Lock()
defer gs.Unlock()
_ = jsonFast.Unmarshal(jsonFile, &gs.data)
}
var devices GlobalState
func main() {
t := time.NewTicker(5 * 60 * time.Second)
for ; true; <-t.C {
devices.Refresh()
}
}
Then you have safe reads (but need to do devices.Get(key) instead of devices[key]), and safe writes. Also, at the end it's cleaned up a bit so you don't have to repeat your code to make the timer run immediately.
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BkiUdGI5qoTAnng25Aa6 | RUMOURS constitute a feature of any social environment. In an organisational context, rumours are often referred to as the grapevine.
It is essentially unsubstantiated and incomplete information passed by word of mouth and subject to distortion.
This occurs because, often unintentionally, communicators place greater stress on the aspects of the message that concern them or on the more "spicy" elements. These might include references to a particular individual's indiscretions or infidelities or other aspects of their life that are liable to cause them embarrassment.
"Gossip" has less substance and possesses a certain ad hoc quality, which undermines its durability.
An interesting study of organisational rumours conducted in 1996 indicated that, within an organisation, disseminators of rumours constitute a relatively small number of employees.
The study observed that when a senior executive decided to resign, 81 per cent of the workforce knew about his decision before it was formally announced. But only 11 per cent had been actively involved in passing the information on.
According to Mr Ralf Sommerfeld of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, "gossip has a strong influence... even when participants have access to the original information as well as gossip about the same information". In other words people are often more readily prepared to believe gossip than the truth.
Several factors influence why a rumour catches on. One factor is the substance of the message and its relevance to the lives of the employees.
At the same time, people are more inclined to believe a rumour in terms of its content and if it is communicated by someone whom they perceive as being credible.
If the subject of the rumour has a high profile within the organisation, for example, a CEO, it is more likely to be of general interest.
Other factors contributing to the perpetuation of a rumour include wishful thinking and how much employees want to believe it.
There are different types of rumours. These include "wedge-driving rumours" which are started sometimes deliberately as a way of creating tension and disharmony.
These might include, for example, the suggestion that directors are receiving better remuneration packages than they actually do. These types of rumours are often believed because employees want to believe them.
"Anxiety rumours" relieve anxiety and counter-balance employees' worst fears. A lack of concrete information is also conducive to the nurturing of this type of rumour.
"Social rumours" usually concern the private lives of employees and are often a way of relieving the day-to-day routine of work.
"Malicious rumours" tend to be motivated by feelings of revenge and a desire to get even or to simply create trouble. Spreading a credible rumour also gives many people a sense of power and control.
Finally, there are "self-fulfilling rumours" whereby fantasy actually influences reality. On more than one occasion, rumours that a company is going bankrupt have actually caused it to go bankrupt!
Rumours can be destructive to an organisation. They often arise when a company fails to communicate with its employees and withholds information, thus creating a lack of trust.
In this type of situation, rumours are a way of reducing uncertainty. Rumours can also reflect an "us and them" culture and are often a feature of bad employee relations.
I once worked for a company where the dissemination of rumours was a game. The challenge was to see who could invent and successfully circulate the most farfetched yarns.
This was a reaction to "controls" that were autocratic to the point of absurdity. Circulating fictitious stories was a way of hitting back and even damaging the organisation.
Sometimes, rumours can be used by management for their own purposes. Managers have been known to manipulate the grapevine to serve their own ends by, for example, suggesting that a failure to raise productivity might result in job losses.
At the same time, rumours can supplement the formal communication process. The grapevine can keep senior management updated on the undercurrent of feelings and how employees really feel about specific issues.
There may, for example, be some general disquiet about the management style of a recently appointed executive which, perhaps for diplomatic reasons, wouldn't be passed on through formal communication processes.
Rumours in the workplace fall within the category of "negative political behaviour" or behaviour that is liable to damage the future prospects of an organisation.
The real problem is when they get out of control or when there is so much unsubstantiated information in circulation that it becomes impossible to distinguish fiction from fact.
Anxiety is always liable to generate misinformation. But rumours are more likely to circulate if information given out by management and HR departments is ambiguous and open-ended or if employees feel the organisation is withholding information or resorting to desperate measures. This is why it is crucial to keep employees informed and updated. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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PodCastle Has Been Nominated for the British Fantasy Award!
The finalists for the 2020 British Fantasy Award have been announced, and PodCastle has been nominated in the Best Audio category!
The nominee list is bursting with incredible talent in every category, including our sister podcast PseudoPod, also in the Audio category, and Escape Artists owner and host extraordinaire Alasdair Stuart, who is nominated in the Non-Fiction category for his newsletter The Full Lid. We consider ourselves honored to appear alongside all of the incredible nominees and would like to extend their deep gratitude to PodCastle's wonderful listeners, to the Escape Artists group of podcasts, and to the entire PodCastle team, past and present, who work tirelessly to bring you the best of fantasy fiction every week.
Cherae Clark, Jen Albert, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Setsu Uzume, and Peter Adrian Behravesh
PodCastle Has Been Nominated for the Ignyte Award!
The finalists for the inaugural Ignyte Awards have been announced, and PodCastle has been nominated for this prestigious accolade! Co-editors Cherae Clark and Jen R. Albert, former co-editor and special editions editor Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, host & assistant editor Setsu Uzumé, and audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh are finalists in the Best Fiction Podcast category for their work on the podcast.
The Ignyte Awards both broaden and deepen the genre awards scene, including not only short story, novel, and art categories, but also awards for poetry, middle-grade, podcasts, and others — as well as two separate awards that celebrate contributions to genre in the pursuit of inclusiveness and equity. The Ignyte Awards reflect the business models, values, and imagination of the SFFH field, lighting a path of possibility for both new and veteran creators.
We're excited to be nominated alongside such an amazing group of diverse creators. FIYAH has created a truly wonderful thing in such a short time frame — and they've managed to capture perfectly the variety of perspectives that the genre community has to offer. We are so honored.
We would like to extend our deep gratitude to PodCastle's wonderful listeners, to the Escape Artists group of podcasts, and to the entire PodCastle team, past and present, who work tirelessly to bring you the best of fantasy fiction every week.
The team joins several other wonderful podcasts on the shortlist: NIGHTLIGHT (Tonia Thompson), LeVar Burton Reads (LeVar Burton), Beneath Ceaseless Skies (Editor Scott H. Andrews), and OBSIDIAN (Co-Creators, Producers, and Writers Adetola Abdulkadir & Safiyah Cheatam).
Nominations were sourced from the Ignyte Awards Committee: 15 BIPOC voters on FIYAHCON staff of varying genders, sexualities, cultures, disabilities, and locations throughout the world. Voting is open to the wider SFF community until September 11, 2020. Visit the convention's website to vote now!
The winners of the 2019 Ignyte Awards will be announced virtually at FIYAHCON, October 17-18, 2020.
— Cherae Clark, Jen R. Albert, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Setsu Uzumé, and Peter Adrian Behravesh
Call for Associate Editors!
We're recruiting! PodCastle is looking to add additional associate editors (also referred to as slush readers) to our team.
PodCastle is an SFWA short fiction market. We're in need of associate editors who can read and comment upon at least 10–20 stories a week during three to four reading periods spread throughout the year. You'll be asked to help us select engaging, diverse, well-written, and thought-provoking stories from our unsolicited submissions queue. The most successful slushers will be familiar with our work and be able to identify a good fit. It helps if you're familiar with our episodes and our submission guidelines. If selected, you will still be able to submit to PodCastle (and any other Escape Artists podcast).
We're dedicated to publishing fiction that reflects the entire spectrum of the human experience. We acknowledge the realities of unconscious bias and make our best effort to account for it during our review process and expect every one of our associate editors to do the same.
This is an unpaid, volunteer position. However, we take lowering the barriers to publication and experience seriously and do our best to help associate editors gain experience. We will happily write letters of recommendation or references for both academic and employment applications for our readers.
EA is a tight-knit, welcoming, and inclusive group. We encourage you to ask around about us and our reputation or contact us directly if you have any questions.
If you would like to join our team, please complete our Associate Editor application form. We will be accepting applications until March 1, 2020.
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British Fantasy Award Shortlist!
The dragon is getting stuffed on celebratory cake this week! The British Fantasy Society shortlist has been announced and PodCastle and PseudoPod have both been nominated under the Best Audio category!
Also, Alasdair's weekly pop culture newsletter, The Full Lid, has gotten a nonfiction nomination, so there's even more cake.
Please join us in congratulating our hardworking editorial teams on this awesome recognition.
The British Fantasy Awards are presented each year at Fantasycon, which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 18th – 20th, 2019. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Nick Cisco, Emily Dusky, and Iona Pascual of the Napa Valley Swim Team recently competed at the 70th annual Husky Invitational in Washington. Pascual led the way, setting NVST 15-16 boys records in the 200-meter individual medley, the 50-meter freestyle, and the 100-meter freestyle.
He won the 200-meter medley in 1-minute, 53.63-seconds, currently ranked 35th nationally among 16-year old boys, and set the 50-meter freestyle record in preliminaries when he finished in 21.59, a top-75 time nationally among 16-year old boys. He also made the finals in 100-meter freestyle with a record time of 46. 57, ranked 38th nationally among his age group.
Pascual also made the final in the 200-meter freestyle, finishing with the 32nd-best time of 1:45.66.
Dusky made finals in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.91) while Cisco achieved personal bests in the 200 individual medley (2:02.07) and 200 freestyle (1:45.20).
The Husky Invitational is a long-running meet featuring club and college teams from throughout the western United States and Canada. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfY85qhLB3L4qcrjV | Hill makes the most of switch to Jayco-2XU to claim Victorian Open Road Championship
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Jonker says team is getting closer to finding the winning formula
Benjamin 'Benny' Hill (Jayco/2XU) takes out stage five and the gold medal in the Victorian Open Mens Road Race Championship. (Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Time for some Benny Hill music: Jayco/2xu's Benjamin Hill proudly displays his gold medal from stage five. (Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Jayco/2XU team manager and former European pro-rider Patrick Jonker with his gold medallist and stage winner Benjamin Hill. (Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Stage winner Benjamin Hill (centre) of Jayco/2XU receives a spray from runner-up Patrick Shaw (left) of Genesys Wealth Advisers and third-placed Nathan Haas also of Genesys Wealth Advisers. (Image credit: Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com)
Ben Hill capped off a solid debut for Jayco-2XU at the Geelong Tour by winning the toughest stage of the National Road Series event, the tough 143 kilometre fifth stage which also doubled as the Victorian Open Road Championship.
Jonker confident ahead of Team Jayco-2XU's NRS debut
Jayco-2XU and Genesys set to do battle in Gippsland
Von Hoff's domination in Gippsland first fruits of decision to ride full-time
Canberra-based Hill joined Jayco-2XU for the Geelong Tour haven ridden the earlier part of the season with the Suzuki Trek outfit. It was a move that Suzuki-Trek team manager John Forrest knew was in Hill's best interest, and so gave the 21-year old his blessing.
"We're going to continue to help develop Ben with John Forrest from Suzuki Trek, explained Jayco-2XU director sportif Pat Jonker. "He's been with Suzuki all year, he comes with us and wins a big race so Suzuki has to take credit as well and it's now our job to develop him all the way to a standard where he can be in the national team – that's pretty much my job now. If he's not in the national team by July next year, then I haven't done my job."
Hill was just as impressed with his new team:
"They're just very professional," he surmised. "They do all the little things right – they get us prepared both physically and mentally before the race. Pat Jonker's excellent. He gave me so many tips during the race – when to do what and it just helped a lot."
As with most stages in the NRS, Saturday's began with attacks off the front but the "tough man's course" as Jonker described it would gradually result in 60 riders not making it to the finish, such was the pace over the demandingly hills parcours. Hill, with teammates Glenn O'Shea, Nick Dougall and Mark Jamieson rode a smart race, staying safely in the lead group which was eventually whittled down to 25 riders, the Canberran only showing his hand on the final KOM of the day where he claimed two points for being third across the line.
Hill revealed that the plan had been to set up the win for O'Shea, but with the pace still hot coming into the finale, he was forced to react.
"I originally was trying to lead out Glenn O'Shea and I kicked early from the corner and just expected him to come around me but he didn't have the legs so just kept going with it," he told Cyclingnews before giving credit to his new teammates.
"I'd had a lot of second places in a few of the other NRS races and it was good just to have strong teammates up the front to help me get over the line."
Hill had already managed to upset the dominance of Genesys danger men, Steele Von Hoff and Nathan Haas on the Tour's second stage, splitting the pair to finish second.
"I think you've just got to be pretty aggressive and just try and catch them off guard I guess," Hill said of the Orange train. Haas went on to win his fourth NRS event of the season and his second straight Scody Cup event having won last up at the Tour of Gippsland.
Jonker said that Hill's recruitment bring his team, which is in its first season, one step closer to the right formula and closer again to beating Genesys on a consistent basis.
"Riders in this team come and go and we're still looking for the right mix. I think with people like Ben Hill, Nick Dougall and Mark Jamieson we have a core group that will move forward in a really positive direction," he explained. "We're not near the level of Genesys but give us a little bit more time. If we have a look at how many seconds and thirds we've had this year and to be honest, Nathan and Steele – these guys are really world class. They're amazing bike riders that will soon be professional I would say. For us to win a 140km road race, that victory is especially special." | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcTvxK0-nUKDhp9VI | Have you been watching the NetEnt web series, The Challenge?
Have any of you by any chance been watching the online series by NetEnt? I mentioned it in a news article a few weeks ago that they had come out with a brilliant idea of creating a web series, not only about what NetEnt does, and who they are, but an actual adventure-journey style series. They are not just brilliant casino slots creaters, but they are also extremely gifted in other ways too. There were 4 lucky NetEnt employees who were chosen to go on The Challenge. This is the name of the series, and it is extremely suiting as it is most definitely a heck of a challenge I assure you. These guys have no prior experience of hiking, especially in the Alps, however they receive special preparation training beforehand of course. We are lucky enough to get a real insight into all of it because of their web series which is fantastic.
The Challenge is the hike of a lifetime, the NetEnt crew have to climb the highest mountain in the Alps. These 4 employees have all of the support and cheering on from all the other NetEnter's so in a way, they are still with them in spirit as they begin this journey. So far, there have been ups and downs, but it's really great being about to get a glimpse on the inside. I think that from the episodes I have seen so far, NetEnt is doing a very good job and it's hard for me to stop watching.
So far there have been 5 episodes, In the first episode, the presenter basically surprised 2 of the employees by telling them they had gotten through and are officially part of The Challenge. The way she did it was rather funny because they had no idea that they had gotten through and she was 'having them on' if you will. (You must watch it to see what I mean). In the second episode, the presenter surprised the last 2 employees who would be in the team of 4 for The Challenge, it was a very exciting episode to find out who would get in! On episode 3 things started to heat up as the training began and the team started to realize just how difficult this was all going to be. However you'll see just how important teamwork is in this episode. As we got into episode 4 the innovation week started, this is a tradition at NetEnt which includes a lot of team building, inspiring talks, creative workshops and lots of fun activities. I think this is a great idea to implement in any company.
Episode 5 is the last so far, it's the day that the NetEnt team have been preparing for, it's finally time for them to take off and get to the Alps. The true test in this episode is if they feel as though they are fully prepared, this is another very exciting episode and definitely worth a watch.
You can take a peek at these episodes either on the NetEnt website, or on YouTube. I'm looking forward to the next episode that's for sure! Or, if you're not one for web series, you can always stick to what they do best...casino games! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbYM5qsBB3JTH5HxR | Richard Nash: Thoughts from a Rogue Editor
Last night, AELAQ held a seminar conducted by Richard Nash, a visionary in the world of publishing. An editor gone rogue, though he himself doesn't like to use the word anymore since Sarah Palin appropriated it. "Words are poisoned chalices," he said before jumping into his presentation.
A lively and engaging orator, Nash didn't beat around the bush. In a nutshell, and to repeat a quote he used: "The 20th century was about sorting out supply, the 21st is going to be about sorting out demand." (Gavin Potter, quoted in Wired Magazine).
At the moment, Nash explains, product suppliers are relying on three types of algorithms to figure out their demand: consumption behaviour algorithms (think of Amazon's "people who bought this also bought…," the social graph ("like" on Facebook), and the taste graph (star ratings on Netflix). But as with any type of algorithm, the output is only as good at the data inputted. With 2,8 billion likes per day and a Netflix account used by an entire family, how can suppliers really know what you want?
That's when Nash announces that "novels break algorithms" and turns to his own pet project: Small Demons, a site that lists all the songs, products, historical people, etc., mentioned in books. That way, if readers are interested in books that take place in Montreal, they can search for "Montreal" and find all the occurrences of the city in the books indexed so far. Instead of looking at the aforementioned algorithms (that don't work), he wanted to look at the text itself. He wanted to create an algorithm that wouldn't tell readers what to read, but what the authors had written about. "An opportunity for serendipity," he called it. He did admit, though, that while it did innovate, it was not the solution to figuring out the demand.
Simon Dardick, AELAQ President and Véhicule Press Publisher, and Richard Nash
So how should publishers look at their business model? In Nash's opinion, they should look in the place they least expect: the slush pile. Of course, he quickly adds, he doesn't mean to say that we should publish everything we receive, but that people in the slush pile are publishers' best customers. "Don't look at your audience as a nuisance," he explains. "But as a group of people who are the most passionate about what you do." Find ways to create a "club" that they can be part of because a writer, above being published, really wants to be loved. Which introduced another one of Nash's projects: Cursor, a social platform that enables people who upload manuscripts to get feedback from other writers. Readers and writers, Nash explains, don't have the traditional producer-consumer relationship; rather, all writers are readers and all readers are writers.
"Content isn't king," he says. "Culture is," and we have to figure out how to make money by making culture. We have to create value for our culture. "Use tools for discovery," Nash concluded, "but think beyond the manufacturing part to the 'making culture' part of publishing."
The well-attended seminar lasted about an hour and a half and was jam-packed with information. Though I gave you the essence of the presentation here, there's nothing like hearing Nash talk about books and publishing. Even when he creeps the audience out with images of Oprah sneaking inside our heads 24/7. Eek!
The AELAQ's professional development seminars are done for the 2011-2012 season, but we'll let you know about the next season as soon as we've organized it.
JP on March 30, 2012 at 5:02 pm
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Islamophobic General Forced To Withdraw From West Point Speech To Keynote NRA Prayer Breakfast
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by Matt Gertz
The National Rifle Association is planning to host retired Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin, who has a long record of hateful comments about Muslims and Islam, as keynote speaker of the prayer breakfast at their annual meeting later this month.
In January Boykin withdrew from a similar event at the United States Military Academy at West Point in the face of criticism of his divisive rhetoric from cadets, faculty, Muslim organizations, and progressive veterans groups. As VoteVets put it, Boykin had repeatedly used "incendiary rhetoric regarding Islam and Muslims, even characterizing America's wars as Christianity versus Islam." The same month People for the American Way and the Council on American-Islamic Relations called on officials in Ocean City, MD to cancel their invitation for Boykin to speak at the Ocean City Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.
NRA's website urges annual meeting attendees not to "miss this opportunity for encouragement, fellowship and sharing with your NRA family," and is charging $35 for tickets to see Boykin, "World Champion Elk Caller" Chad Shearer, and country music artist Bryan White at the April 15 event. The prayer breakfast comes on the final day of the four-day convention, which will be held in St. Louis, Missouri and feature speeches from Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and a variety of Republican officeholders.
Boykin received international attention in 2003 after the Los Angeles Times and NBC News reported on speeches he had given in full military dress at religious events suggesting that the United States was fighting a "spiritual battle" in the Middle East against "a guy called Satan" who "wants to destroy us as a Christian army." Boykin also said of a Somali fighter who said that Allah would protect him from Americans, "I knew that my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol."
(Boykin later apologized and claimed that he had meant that the man's God was "money and power.")
Boykin's remarks drew widespread criticism, including from President Bush, who said that Boykin "doesn't reflect my point of view or the point of view of this administration." Later that year a Defense Department investigation found that Boykin's speeches had violated regulations and called for the taking of "appropriate corrective action." In 2010, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Boykin to testify on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan, then revoked that invitation following media reports of the pending testimony, with a spokesman stating that the 2003 comments "would be used to distract" from Kagan's record.
Since his 2007 retirement, Boykin has continued to use a variety of religious and media platforms to attack Muslims and Islam. For example:
Boykin has said that while "every Muslim should be allowed to worship freely," "Islam itself is not just a religion — it is a totalitarian way of life," which he said "should not be protected under the First Amendment, particularly given that those following the dictates of the Quran are under an obligation to destroy our Constitution and replace it with Sharia law."
Boykin has claimed that "A mosque is an embassy for Islam and they recognize only a global caliphate, not the sanctity or sovereignty of the United States," and called for "no mosques in America." (He later dishonestly claimed that he had been talking solely about the Park51 Islamic cultural center.)
In February, Boykin said:
We love the Muslim people but we have to be very careful to understand that Islam, in a pure sense, in an authoritative sense, Islam is evil. Islam is an evil concept, because it does call for innocent blood, it calls for the subjugation of women, it calls for a brutality that is alien to us as Christians. So we do love the Muslim people, but the Bible also speaks of a time when men will call good evil and evil good, and we have to be sure that we are in fact calling Islam what it is, and in reality it is evil.
In a February column NRA board member Ken Blackwell lamented Boykin's withdrawal from the West Point event, calling him an "ideal choice" to speak at the academy's prayer breakfast.
The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence has documented numerous anti-Islam comments by members of the NRA's board.
Original post: Islamophobic General Forced To Withdraw From West Point Speech To Keynote NRA Prayer Breakfast
Posted on 4 April 2012 in General | 4 Comments
Tags: Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islam, Islamophobia, Lt. Gen. William "Jerry" Boykin, Matt Gertz, Mitt Romney, National Rifle Association, Newt Gingrich, Nra, Rick Santorum
How long before liberals and Ku Klux Kair threaten to blow up yet another prayer breakfast until they get their wish. The same liberals attacking Jerry Boykin have no problem with terror apologists and anti-Israel jihadists Siraj Wahhaj or Abdel Malik Ali.
//Rocky Lore
Dhaka (AsiaNews): Ex-Imam convert to Catholicism is almost killed. A former Bangladeshi Imam who is now Catholic and for this reason has endured persecution in his native community. His journey towards conversion began abroad, far from Bangladesh. It led him first to baptism in the Presbyterian Church. After that, he fell in love with a Catholic woman, married her and then converted to her faith. Once they were back in Bangladesh, Vincent and his wife were welcomed by threats and violence. Members of his community beat him almost to death. After almost two months in hospital, Vincent is back home. But the same Muslims who followed him and held him in high esteem when he was their imam now cannot accept his new "status".
It is stories like this one (and there are plenty)that add enormous credibility to people like General Boyd.
//kaatib
Sounds Boykin is a hopeless case, keeping his ignorance and even so proud spreading about it. Only Allah knows what will really happen to him. I still couldn't judge him. I was just like him for twenty years or so until Allah opened my eyes. The difference could be was that I am studying Theology and a devout Catholic during those dark days. Alhamdulillah.
//marcelo
@kaatib. He may claim being a former imam and converting to Catholicism all he want but I dont buy that. You could perhaps be celebrating on these "stories" but I tell you, a true Muslim would not convert to anything else. An Arabic sounding name does make one a Muslim. Being born of Bangladeshi family does not make one a Muslim either. Any Muslim who leads a prayer is called an Imam. Now it could be that people in his community thought that he was a Muslim and was let to lead a prayer (imam) does really make one a true Muslim. By the way it appears that whoever this "imam" is lost. He at first converted to Presbytarian and then to Cathocism because of "love". Looks like his community is doing a great service to the Presbytarians, lol. Seriously he is a Presbytarian before converting to Catholicism. But to kill or hurt him for converting to anything is not right. I just dont beleive in his story or your story. I have been to many places and some people kill just because of a bad joke. It made it appear that Presbytarian is not a good religion too, lol. Astagfirullah.
//timothy
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"When will it snow? My daughter asked me a few days ago.
"I don't know. It may take a while", I replied.
"No!" Her disappointment was obvious.
Then the meteorologists predicted snow, but the snow stayed away from my part of the country, until we woke up to a snowstorm, Sunday morning. Snow became sleet and rain, and we, grown-ups, nodded to each other.
Now Monday afternoon I can see I was wrong. The snow lies as a blanket on my lawn, bathed in sunshine.
The meteorologists say it won't snow again for some time now. They might be wrong.
We can make ourselves wise and clever, but we can't predict everything. I don't think anybody foresaw the terror attack on Paris.
Every time I read the news or observe discussions (quarrels) on Facebook, it seems like there will soon come an ice age in the entire world. Many meters of snow has fallen into the ventricles of the Islamists.
Will it be Christmas? Can Christmas-joy grow in the frozen ground this year?
Suddenly, something else steps into my mind.
The trees will soon have lost their leaves. What should I buy him for Christmas? Maybe my car will have a flat tire again. The vacuum cleaner, the camera and the kitchen scale are broken. What will be the next thing to break? The weather forecasters predict more storms to come…It will be colder outside, snow might come, the roads will be slippery… He said today he felt sick, I hope we're not all going to have the flu. She has heard dirty swearwords, I hope she will not begin to use them too. I thought I had time, but I can't make it in time to write the Christmas series. What should I make for dinner tonight? Where did time go? It was here a moment ago! Hey…where am I driving?
Let's read the verse in context.
Today I invite you to celebrate with me – and I have a gift for you. Hang on, I'll tell you more later.
Last year I began to listen to my calling. I had to write and at the same time I began to hear a voice calling. It belonged to someone I hadn't talked to for years, and I answered: "I'm here! Where are you?" Christ found me, and He called me to follow Him and write about my walk with Him. I had to overcome many fears. I never imagined that I would create a blog with a focus on Christ. I had not imagined writing in English either. I dared not believe that some day I would write a book.
This autumn God gave me the courage to also write about Christ on my Danish blog. At the same time I received an invitation to submit a full poetry manuscript in English to a competition. I didn't win the competition, but I didn't lose either. For weeks I compiled, translated, edited and finished the poetry collection which became an ebook. I prayed to God for showing me what to do with the ebook. His answer sounded like "you've received it for free, give it away for free." This answer meant many things. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Here, your love will gradually be converted to pride.
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So, let's keep in touch, my dear friend.
I don't want to be one of those kind of friends. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUdik25V5jAV9GHY_O | Strong interest in the Fischer–Tropsch reaction that converts synthesis gas into hydrocarbons is reappearing because it is basic to one of the major routes that convert natural gas into liquid energy carriers. For catalytic science it provides amongst others an opportunity to revisit still open mechanistic issues of the Fischer–Tropsch conversion reaction. New approaches as computational advances and development of model systems are tools that may provide new insights. In this paper we will review our current understanding of the kinetics and its relation to catalyst structural parameters that determine the selectivity of the reaction. In the introductory section we formulate the key questions that we will address. Especially we will discuss the reason for particle size dependence of metallic catalysts as Co and Ru when particles are in the nanosize range and also the apparent paradox that step–edge sites are necessary for the chain growth reaction, where the CO molecule has to dissociate but that such sites should not be poisoned by the presence of the growing hydrocarbon chains or deactivating carbonaceous residue. One of the main selectivity issues of this reaction is the desire to produce long chain hydrocarbon molecules, without co-production of light gas molecules as methane. We will begin the presentation with the elementary kinetic expressions that enable calculation of the selectivity from a microkinetics reaction scheme. This will highlight that the rate of chain growth termination has to be one of the slow reaction steps and also that CO dissociation has to be fast. Since the past decade has seen major advances in the understanding of the structure sensitivity of transition metal catalysed surface reactions, the kinetic analysis helps to understand how structure sensitivity affects Fischer–Tropsch selectivity. Quantum chemical computational studies now can be used to analyse reaction paths and estimate reaction intermediate adsorption energies. Also activation free energies can be deduced for elementary surface reactions. We will illustrate this by discussing a so-called dual site model of the reactive catalyst center. On this reaction center we will discuss in detail CO dissociation and initiation of the chain growth reaction. It appears that synchronized subsequent reaction events involving reaction intermediate diffusion to different positions at the reaction center leads to accommodation of hydrocarbon chain growth while CO dissociation is not suppressed. Ultimately the mechanistic model deduced from the quantum-chemical studies will have to be used in kinetic equations to predict overall catalytic conversion rates. We will demonstrate how this can be done in a Kinetic Monte Carlo scheme, in which no assumption on the rate limiting step has to be made. We will present the results of some initial simulations where we allow for growth of short hydrocarbon chains. These results can be used in an insightful way using the kinetic model equations presented earlier in the paper. The paper is concluded by discussing the implications of these model results for our general mechanistic understanding of the Fischer–Tropsch reaction. | c4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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BkiUdak5qsMAIw7A6Vog | In On Site, In Sound Kirstie A. Dorr examines the spatiality of sound and the ways in which the sonic is bound up in perceptions and constructions of geographic space. Focusing on the hemispheric circulation of South American musical cultures, Dorr shows how sonic production and spatial formation are mutually constitutive, thereby pointing to how people can use music and sound to challenge and transform dominant conceptions and configurations of place. Whether tracing how the evolution of the Peruvian folk song "El Condor Pasa" redefined the boundaries between national/international and rural/urban, or how a pan-Latin American performance center in San Francisco provided a venue through which to challenge gentrification, Dorr highlights how South American musicians and activists created new and alternative networks of cultural exchange and geopolitical belonging throughout the hemisphere. In linking geography with musical sound, Dorr demonstrates that place is more than the location where sound is produced and circulated; it is a constructed and contested domain through which social actors exert political influence.
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BkiUdaA5qsFAfn88tftU | Sadly, a little piece of all of our childhoods is going away. The Wichita Falls Toys R Us, like every Toys R Us, is going to be closing for good. Here are five things that I would like to see replace it.
We have to look to the future and here are some potential things I would like to see our city get. A lot of people complain about lack of things for kids to do in our city so a lot of my ideas are in that category, especially since we're losing a childhood icon like Toys R Us.
If you're going to close down a kids place, might as well replace it with something else for kids. Main Event has everything for the kids. Bowling, laser tag, arcade, zip lines and mini golf. Adults can enjoy karaoke, pool, and a bar is usually apart of it as well.
I don't think our town could support a Dave and Busters year round, but I would do my best to keep it in business. Dave and Busters is basically an adult Chuck E. Cheese. With that location near MSU, it could do quite well.
I personally prefer Movie Tavern, but I would be down with either. Let's face it, some of our theaters are in need of serious upgrades. I don't get how Lawton has IMAX screens and we don't. The least we could do is get a Movie Tavern. Then again, everyone complained when Cinemark announced alcohol, so maybe our town doesn't want this. I do!
Yeah, I know it's a grocery store, and we already have a lot of those, but I hear how great these are in Texas and people asking why don't we have one in Wichita Falls. I think this place could print money if it opened up a location here.
A nice indoor paintball place would be pretty sweet. I used to love paintballing, but I could not imagine doing that in the heat of Wichita Falls summers. All your gear on, in 100-plus temperatures? No thanks. So get a nice air-conditioned setup. I would like something in the video featured here where it is a multi-level facility. I have never played on one of those so it would be cool to see one in Wichita Falls.
Do you have any ideas about what should replace the Toys R Us in Wichita Falls? Share them in the comments! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUc1XxK1yAgWay4fN- | Uh oh--now what?
As I've stated before, I write Contemporary Romance, because the idea of falling in love and having sex without birth control is too scary for me to contemplate. FYI, I'm a happily-married mother of 4. But I remember being young and unmarried. All people deserve the right to make their own health decisions--and the government has no right to interfere.
The Charity Sunday blog hop is for readers to leave comments, and I will donate money for each comment, to my chosen charity. This month I'm choosing the Southern Poverty Law Center, (The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen inter-sectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people,) who will get at least $2.00 for each comment left here. I will also donate $2.00 for each comment to NARAL. I will donate the money in three weeks. So comment before the 17th of July.
This excerpt is from Two For Tuesday, a stand-alone book about two people who fall in love while they're in college. They've had a fight, and as happens when you're in love, they're making up in the usual way.
Marcus leaned forward dejectedly. "I've tried to be an understanding lover, but I'm sorry, Melanie. I don't think I can do this any more."
"Do what?"
"I can't go on sharing you with any Tom, Dick, or Harry that you pick up for the night. I don't want to make you choose. So maybe I should just leave now."
"Why?" Her voice was shrill with fear. "Don't you want me anymore?"
Marcus moved closer before he grabbed both sides of her face with his hands again, forcing her to look deeply into his eyes. "I will always want you. I told you, you marked my soul the first time you touched me. But I can't share you anymore. It's not enough for me to be one of your men anymore. I still don't have any more time to spend with you. But knowing that you are with other guys is becoming more torture than I can take. I can't think about the work I have to do, because I'm wondering who you're with, and if you are enjoying him more than you enjoy me. This thing with Bill is just the last straw-- but it's been coming on for a while now. I want you to belong to just me, but I feel like a shit because you never offered to do that. I can't ask you to marry me because you've told me you never want to get married. I can't ask you to not see other men because that's not part of our arrangement. But I can't keep on like this. And I don't know what the hell to do about it."
He sighed. Responding to the desolate look on her face, he bent his face to kiss her--to kiss away any pain he was causing her. The next instant they were tearing each other's clothes off, and frantically grabbing and clutching at each other, kissing, biting, squeezing, breathing heavily, hearts pounding with passion not to be denied. Once they were done stripping each other, he pulled her up to straddle his lap, and she rubbed her hard nipples against his chest, then licked and bit him, claiming him for herself.
"You see?" He groaned. "You always do that to me. I can't even think about another woman. There's only you for me." He spread her legs and pushed into her, without checking to see if she was wet enough to take him. It was a tight fit, but he was determined.
It only took a few thrusts before she threw her head back, screaming out an orgasm.
Triumphant, Marcus ploughed repeatedly into her, all the while muttering. "See? You're my girl. You belong to me. I make you scream. I make you come. You're mine!"
Another wave of pleasure hit her--she screamed again. That last scream did it. Marcus slammed himself into her so hard he knew there would be bruises on both of them. He howled, as his orgasm gave him the release he needed--of his passion, his anger, and his frustration. Everything else left him then. The only emotion he felt, as always when he held her in his arms afterwards, was love. He would die to protect this woman. His woman.
Gradually Melanie's breathing slowed and her heartbeat returned to normal. Suddenly she jerked her head up to glare into his eyes. "Hopefully I'm far enough into my cycle that I won't get pregnant from that."
"Baby, I don't even care anymore." Marcus panted as he spoke.
"But I do!" Her voice was angry.
The sound of a key in the lock made them both start, then jump up, trying to race into her room before her roommate opened the door. Marcus was taller and quicker. Melanie tripped over the coffee table and fell onto all fours, as her roommate walked in, talking and looking backwards at the guy she was leading into the apartment.
"Jesus, you guys!" she yelled, turning to look at what made the guy's eyes widen and his lips twitch in amusement. "Get a room. Get into a room. It's not fucking Tuesday. Can't I ever get laid around here?"
"Ooops! Sorry." Melanie pushed herself upright and staggered, limping, picking up clothes along the way, holding them in front of her, heading in the direction of her room. "We'll be out of the way in no time. Marcus, let's go get some food."
Laughing, Marcus reached over to help her walk, and they retired to her room to put on the clothes they had torn off and thrown all around the living room. He grabbed the beers once they were dressed and on their way out of the apartment. They finished them as they walked to their favorite Mexican restaurant.
Copyright 2021, Fiona McGier
Note: Melanie and Marcus always use condoms. Except for this one time, when they were too emotional to remember. That's how mistakes are made.
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Smashwords 1 week sale ends tomorrow!
That's right, readers! After tomorrow, this book is the only one you'll be able to download for FREE from Smashwords! This book has been perma-free since it was first published, over 10 years ago--to entice you to want to read the others of my Reyes Family Romances. It's the 4th book in a series that is with a publisher, and the other 5 books are only available on the big A. Here's the link for this book--
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But there's still time! Head over to Smashwords before midnight tomorrow, and pick up some new reads that will keep you up all night! Who needs sleep, right?
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Alpha wolf claims his mate--#MFRWsteam
Tradition has the old pack leader choosing the next leader on his deathbed. Diego was called to the side of the pack leader and anointed the new leader. But when it was announced to the pack, a man called out his challenge--one that must be answered, before the new leader can begin his new responsibilities.
Saoirse has been falling in love with Diego since he hired her to be a teacher at the pack-run academy. She's worried about him, and about the challenge. She finds him in his office.
Diego looked even worse up close than he had on the stage. His face looked haggard and worn, and his eyes were dull with fatigue. His clothes were crumpled and mismatched, as if he'd thrown on some clothes haphazardly, in the dark. His hair was loose, finally letting her see it was shoulder-length and straight, but it was in tangles, as if he'd been running his hands through it. He had a mug of black coffee in front of him. He'd been sitting with his head in his hands when she walked in, and he now raised it to greet her with eyes that looked haunted. She perched on the edge of one of the chairs facing his desk.
"Diego! What can I do to help?"
He shook his head slowly, "Nothing."
"Would it help if I just listen while you talk?"
"There's no hope. I'm so screwed."
"What do you mean? Because of the challenge?"
"But you're younger and stronger than he is, right? You can take him."
"For pack leadership, we don't fight as men. We fight as wolves."
"Well, I haven't seen his wolf, but I've seen yours. You're massive as a wolf, and you look like you can do major damage to anyone who fucks with you."
He sighed heavily, "He's ex-army. His brother Vernon and sister-in-law Pearl have been with the pack for ten years, but he joined us when he got out of the service, about six years ago. Everyone here works at what they're good at, so Joe made him one of the security guards...because he's had training that I haven't."
"But you said you fight as wolves. Army training won't do him any good when he has paws that can't hold a rifle, or even a knife."
"True. But he has another huge advantage over me."
He rose up to stand with his back to her, staring mindlessly out the window behind his desk, speaking in an exhausted monotone.
"Before a fight, wolves use--um--sex, to enhance their testosterone and get them into peak fighting mode. Virgil has always had a way with the ladies, so I'm sure he's fucking non-stop already, to get himself primed."
"Then you need to do that too. That's not a big deal, is it?"
He whirled on her, "Yes. It is."
"Because my wolf won't let me fuck just anyone. It wants only one woman."
She stopped breathing for a heartbeat, then asked in a whisper, "Who?"
He stared deeply into her eyes.
She imagined that she saw two beings looking back out at her: the man, and the wolf. I'm going crazy!
His answer was torn from his lips, as if it hurt him to say it. "You!"
A small smile played on her lips, as she got up and moved to his side of the desk. "That's not a problem then. I'm--uh--willing to take one for the team."
He growled with frustration. She stopped advancing and tried to retreat, but found her way blocked by the edge of his desk when her butt hit it. She was alarmed that he might be losing control over his wilder half. When he spoke again, it appeared to be with great effort, as if he was trying to force himself to remain human.
"You don't understand."
"Yes I do. You and I have been dancing around each other for a long time now. It's time for the dancing to stop. I'm only too willing to do what I've been fantasizing about doing since you hired me. And if it gives you strength for the fight tomorrow night, then so much the better."
He shook his head.
"No. You still don't see."
He moved closer to her, and she had to look up to meet his eyes--those tortured, dark eyes, with the long, black eyelashes. His hands were at his sides, but fisted, as if he wanted to touch her, but was afraid to. His arms were shaking from the strain.
She could feel her body responding to his nearness, as her breathing became quick and shallow, and her heart beat sped up. She licked her lips, then regretted it when a low growl escaped from deep in his throat.
"What don't I see?"
"It won't be enough for either of us--the wolf or me--to have you only for one time. Or one day. There can't be any limit."
"What do you mean?"
"You have to know what you're committing yourself to, if you say yes."
He advanced closer to her, his gaze so hot, she could feel a flush spreading across her face, while sweat began to trickle down her face from her hair, and down her back.
The words were torn from him, "Wolves mate for life. I don't want to just fuck you, Saoirse. I have to mate with you. Both of us do."
She stared at him, "Hey, I draw the line at bestiality. I want to have sex with you, but not with your wolf. No offense."
His lips turned upwards slightly, "I don't mean that. But once I have you, I won't be able to let you go. You'll belong to me. To us."
They stared into each other's eyes for a long moment, the only sound the gentle hum of the small fridge in his office.
With a small nod, she whispered, "Yes."
A low growl rumbled in his throat as he closed the small gap between them, pinning her to the desk with his hips, his insistent erection pressing against her clit. Both hands reached out to grasp her shoulder. He spoke with difficulty, as the human fought the wolf for control.
"Are you sure? This can't be taken back. You have to be sure. Once I let go--I won't be able to stop."
Her only answer was to press herself against him and use one hand behind his neck to pull his head down for a kiss. The other hand was trapped between them as he plastered himself against her, trying to meld their bodies together.
The heat from his lips crushing hers set her on fire! The tingling electricity flew through her body, exciting every nerve ending, setting every cell aflame.
Then the wolf took over as he began to tear her clothing off. He pulled her shirt open and buttons flew in every direction. He pulled it behind her and growled as he buried his face in her neck, inhaling deeply. The buttons on the sleeves defeated him, so he tore the shirt to shreds and discarded it. Her pants were more of a challenge, but he tore the front open and yanked hard enough to shred the seams. Her matching lace bra and her thong were the only barriers left.
He backed away for a second and was even more brutal with his own clothing. She watched as he tore things off, quickly getting himself fully naked. She admired his sculpted chest, with the dark black hair that continued on down, pointing to what she'd been imagining. Her breath caught in her throat and her pussy clenched, as she saw his rampant erection for the first time. It was a dark bronze club, jutting out from a nest of black hair, and the veins on it were so engorged she could see his rapid pulse beating in them.
He grabbed both sides of her thong and shredded it, then pushed her up and onto his desk. With a growl of frustration, he ripped off the straps on her bra and slid it down to free her breasts, the nipples darkened with passion to a deep red, inviting him to explore. He fastened his mouth on one and sucked deeply, and she almost loss consciousness from the feeling of being devoured. One hand moved along her back, from her neck down her spine, making her jump with the tickling sensations, until he stopped at her hip, to hold her still. Meanwhile he used the other hand to tease her with his cock, smearing her juices around, adding his own as his excitement reached a peak.
On sale now, 40% off, so only $3.00--but the book is more than 300 pages long, so it's not a quick read. Sale price only at the publisher's site, where you can read reviews and find the sequel, Worth the Wait.
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Want to read more steamy excerpts from other authors? Check out the blog hop and we'll do our best to heat up your day!
My publisher has 4 of my books on sale!
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This is a great sale! All 4 of my books here are on sale for 40% off the publisher's price--so for only $3.00! Only at this site--but buying and downloading are super easy!
For more information about my two werewolves sagas, which are long books because there are so many romances to be told, go to my author page for some reviews, and to my page here for excerpts -- www.fionamcgier.com/werewolves.html
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I also have two stand-along contemporary romances published by eXtasy. Head to my author page for blurbs and reviews, then to my page here for excerpts and links--
www.fionamcgier.com/stand-alones.html
FYI, the heroine of Two For Tuesday is very much like I was back when I was very young. Her romance with the skinny med student burns hot, but she's not ready to settle down when they graduate, so she breaks up with him, taking a teaching job in another state. But when his lawyer-wife files for divorce, he realizes he doesn't really care--he never really loved her. There's only one woman he never stopped loving. He sets out to find the one who got away, to convince her that they still belong together.
Smashwords "Read an ebook" sale week!
It's that time of year again--time for the yearly week-long "Read an ebook" sale at Smashwords. This year I've put all of my books on sale--except for the one that's a free download all the time.
Head to my author page and see--www.smashwords.com/profile/view/fionamcgier
This is the first book in my Minnesota Romances series. When it was first published, a romance reviewer/blogger called it the best book of the year! I revised it after the publisher closed, added a new cover, and now for this one-week sale, it's free! Raul is an action movie star who loves the ladies and the party scene in LA a big too much. When he's sent up to northern MN to get dried out for a movie role, he expects to be treated like the movie star he is--but people there aren't impressed by his partying ways. The director's cousin has to help him get into shape--but when he starts having real feelings for the first time ever in his life, he has no idea how to say things without a script. And she'll never believe him anyway, since she tells him he lies for a living. There are three other books in the series, and for this one week, they're each 99 cents! So you can read all 4 books for only $2.97!! Head to the page for the series, www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/48042
Are you a fan of spy movies/TV shows, and books? Then this steamy romance is for you! Sheena has been an international agent for many years, but she's become increasingly convinced there must be more to life--plus she's not sure if what she does makes a difference, since there is always more evil being done. But what can she do, when her contract isn't over yet? She sees a gorgeous man in a bar in Berlin, where the action movie star is filming a movie. Their eyes meet--and soon they're upstairs in an agency-owned apartment, trying to fuse their bodies together! But in her world, having feelings is not allowed. Falling in love might get them both killed. Now what? This is the first book in my Female Secret Agents series--so it will be free during this week! And the sequel, Undercover Lovers, will be only 99 cents! So you can read them both for only 99 cents!
www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/48271
I love to read romance, but I also love to read sci-fi and paranormal stories. But alas, my muse doesn't usually give me those kinds of stories. So when a pale, handsome blond man shows up in my dreams and tells me he has to be the hero of a book I'm having trouble writing, I have to pay attention! This is my only vampire book, which was originally 2 books. I revised them and published them as one very long book. For this sale, you can buy it for 50% off the normal price, so for only $1.49, you can read both stories!
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1023111
But hurry! The sale only lasts for 1 week! From March 6 to March 12!
Books I wish I wrote...
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I may be an author, but I've been an avid reader since I was 4 years old and Mom taught me to read! I've loved the magic and power of words ever since.
And sometimes I read a book that makes me wish I had written it! This 2 book series is like that.
Race to Redemption, Green Rising Book 1.
Elaina Carteret is an intergalactic storm-racing champion. She also started an intergalactic company with her brother Jimmy, with some backing from her Uncle Sam. Racing is in her blood, and she's damn good at it. But inside she's suffering tremendous guilt, since one of her two nephews was killed in a ship she was piloting a few years ago. She blames herself for his death, and like most perfectionists, will never forgive herself. She's also still hurting over Noah's betrayal. He was her childhood best friend, co-founder of her company, and her lover, before a Magaran, a being from a race that can change sex at will, was added to the board. When Noah and the Magaran threaten her, trying to steal her company out from under her control, she takes their offer to "disappear" for a short time--to act as a pilot for medical supplies on another planet, while in disguise. That way she'll be able to train, and if she wins the next big competition, she can over-rule them. Of course she knows they'll cheat--they always do, which is why she lost the last race.
Erik Johansen is a medical researcher and a doctor. He's driven by the twin demons of crushing guilt and a woman's betrayal, so he's closed himself off to any emotions at all--and he rarely allows himself to even relax enough to sleep. When the sexy new pilot appears in his medical facility, his libido notices, but he works very hard to be immune to her charms. It doesn't work, so he counters her flirting with rudeness and arrogance. Of course she sees through that, but doesn't understand why he won't agree to share temporary pleasures of the flesh with her, since he's the first man she's been interested in since Noah betrayed her.
WOW! I read this book in one sitting last night! When I finished it, I felt deep sadness. Why? For starters, because the book was done, and I think there are only these 2 books in the Green Rising series. The second reason was because as an author, when I enjoy a book this much, I'm jealous and wish I had written it. The third reason was because I glanced at the clock and it was almost 2 in the morning! I've been a very tired puppy all day due to lack of sleep. I should have put the book down about half-way through it, but I kept reading "just one more chapter!" Then it got so gripping that I knew there was no way I could sleep without finishing it.
If you like sci-fi romance, with a comprehensively described future world--with unforgettable characters, steamy sex scenes, fascinating aliens, and a battle between good and evil--you will love this book! I certainly did.
The Scent of Memory, Green Rising Book 2
Marisol Martinez is a widow with an eleven-year-old daughter who never met her father. He died in a mining accident right before Marisol found out she was pregnant. She's spent the past twelve years being a part of an inter-planetary resistance, trying to find proof that these accidents are being staged by an evil coalition--for nefarious purposes that no one can discover.
Captain, or Cap is a cyborg programmed to be a leader. He's spent the past decade protecting all of the members of his cyborg unit. On his way to a pleasure planet that even provides relief for the partly-human cyborgs, there is an explosion aboard their spaceship, and all are forced to eject in pods
WOW! This book hit all of my buttons! Futuristic sci-fi, steamy-hot romance, and strong independent heroine meets strong, sexy hero. When brought to Marisol's planet, it turns out that two of the cyborgs are people who were presumed lost in the mining explosion--and one of them is Marisol's fiancé, Aren. Except that Cap has no memories of having been Aren. He does, however, still react to the scent of Marisol's perfume, and eventually, her body. I love that scents are the trigger to such powerful and repressed memories. Cap's cyborg enhancements are not gross, but not designed to be attractive either. The romance between Marisol and Cap grows slowly, brought on by their intense sexual attraction. Could it be that his cells remember hers? Because he doesn't. These two characters both grow during the story, and learn how to love again. And along the way the story of the resistance is told, and the nefarious plot is revealed. There is a HEA for Marisol and Cap. It won't be easy for them to live in peace but they will live to fight another day.
Flawed characters in romance? Sure!
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This month's question asks: Describe a flawed character you might use as a heroine or hero in a story. How did they become so flawed? How might their flaws affect the story and what will happen to them?
This can be answered any number of ways. There can be physical flaws. In Analysis of Love, the 5th Reyes Family Romance, the hero is physically impaired because he lost his sight due to a childhood illness. He's blind, so he can't see the gorgeous attributes that Catalina Reyes has always used to attract male attention. Dr. Evan Thompson is trained as a psychologist, specializing in helping people to delve into their own psyches to determine what path in life they should take. Catalina's publisher, her editor's boss, wants the doctor discredited, so he tells her to pose as a patient, then find a way to smear the doctor's reputation. What she didn't expect was for him to be so gorgeous--and so nice. Catalina doesn't do nice--but maybe she should start?
Then there are character flaws. In The Right Choice, Pamela Wilson appears to be a strong, independent woman. She's a veterinarian who owns her practice, and is engaged to be married to an ambitious lawyer. Her lawyer father and her social-climbing mother have given their two kids everything they needed to be successful in life. But Pamela has always felt unloved, often running away from home to get her busy parents to pay attention to her. As a high school senior, she met a guy who loved her unreservedly--and she fell for him too. But he's a blue-collar worker--a car mechanic specializing in the kinds of cars her parents drive. Not good enough for their daughter. So they did all they could to separate the young lovers. Pamela tried to stay away from him, but missed him too much. So she kept sneaking around behind their backs to see him. Once she'd graduated, he hoped she'd see they belong together. But she still needed her parents' help to open her own practice, and pay the bills until she built up a clientele. In desperation, Eric told her to choose--either tell her parents about them, or cut him loose. He wasn't pleased with her choice, telling her she had to grow up someday. But her mother kept setting her up with lawyers, and eventually she agreed to marry one of them. Obviously the wrong choice, but she's grown up knowing that she had to ignore her own desires, to get her parents' cooperation. Now what?
In For the Love of His Life, Raul Roderick is a famous action movie star, with a well-deserved reputation for being a player. But his character flaws render him unable to feel anything. Raised by a single mom who made her living as a Las Vegas show girl primarily, with side hustles when needed, he always felt alone in a world he didn't fit into. They often moved from place to place, so he learned how to act as if he was confident, while ignoring his real feelings as unimportant. Along the way he discovered that the easy supply of drugs in La-La land enabled him to not feel anything. When he's sent up to northern Minnesota by an indie director who wants him to star in his next movie, Raul expects to continue drifting through life. But the people in upper Minnesota are not like people in LA. Once again, he tries to make superficial changes, to fit in. When he begins to have real feelings for the director's cousin Veronica, he realizes he's never been in love before. But she accuses him of "lying for a living." Will she ever believe anything he says? Will he?
Character flaws are a large part of what makes a story interesting. Perfect characters who live in a perfect world, would make for very boring reading. I don't like when mature adult characters create drama for themselves by misunderstanding each other, and then NOT talking about it. But when circumstances conspire to keep a couple apart, the story gets more interesting. Character flaws can enhance the readers enjoyment, as the characters proceed to their inevitable HEA. How they get there is the best part!
What do other authors have to say on this subject? Hop along to see!
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Anne Stenhouse http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com
Diane Bator http://dbator.blogspot.ca/
Rhobin L Courtright http://www.rhobincourtright.com
4 of my books 30% off-Publisher's winter sale!
My 4 books with eXtasy are on sale now! Head on over to my page to find them, and read reviews. You can also check out reviews for my two werewolf romances in the Northwest Maine Academy, and my two stand-alone books here, along with excerpts. Click on covers for buy links.
News about me and a couple of my reviews
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It's been a while since I've posted anything new. Nov/Dec holidays were a blur of family commitments and visits. Baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating, hosting family, etc. Jan brought me a medical issue. Sigh. And all the while I've been working full-time, since there's a national shortage of subs, and many young teachers have their kids in day-care--meaning they get Co-Vid, bring it home, and suddenly the teachers are texting/calling me asking me to take their classes for a week! Sometimes I've had 3 or more teachers asking at the same time! If I could clone myself, I'd be making bank!
Recently I read of a real-life love story that has already lasted for 50 years--with a HEA not guaranteed, but then only in romance novels are they, right? My blog on the 16th on my regular post at the Sweet'n'sexy divas site tells all about it! sweetnsexydivas.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-love-story-right-out-of-romance.html
I'm also still reading, so I've got a few new reviews going up on Goodreads. Here are some blurbs and links for reviews I wrote for Lisabet Sarai, who got the rights back from some of her steamy stories, and is republishing them all with new covers as quickly as she can!
Rajasthani Moon
Lisabet Sarai's very hot stories require a cold shower after reading. This is the story of Lady Cecily Harrowsmith, a female agent for the queen of England. She's sent to investigate why a certain small country in the far east isn't dependent on her majesty's largess in supplying the energy source the rest of the world depends on. When she arrives, she is first kidnapped and forced to have sex with a handsome bandit. Then she's taken to the palace where she learns her abuser is Prajan, the bastard half-brother of the Rajah, Amir. The brothers set out to learn who she really is, and why she's in their country. Along the way, she's subjected to torture of such a sublime type, that she can't stop herself from having mind-blowing climaxes--repeatedly. There is a sub-plot about a curse on the half-brother, placed on him by Amir's mother, who was not happy about her husband's philandering ways. Sarita is the consort of Amir, and at first, she dislikes Cecily. They become friends after Cecily saves her from a bestial threat.
Before the story ends, there are sexual antics that will have you shaking your head in disbelief--can he/she/they really do that? Is that even physically possible? Don't ask. Just keep reading, and enjoy the ride--like the one Cecily gets on a modified pommel horse. You can't stop it, so you might as well enjoy it! (Note, this book got me hooked on Steampunk!)
The Gazillionaire and the Virgin (now on sale for 99 cents!)
Ms. Sarai turns the trope of mousy young virgin female with low-self-esteem being seduced by confident rich man, on its head! And I loved it! In her book, Theo is the virgin--a borderline tech genius with poor social skills and no self-confidence. When Rachel, the gazillionaire, meets him, she feels drawn to him. It takes her a while to figure out why, but when she does, the steaminess of the story ramps up! Seems that our boy Theo has always fantasized about being a dominant, and has porn that shows him how to tie women up, and how to use BDSM to enhance the pleasure for both participants. But he's still a virgin. And Rachel has been searching for a Dom to make her happy for a long time. There are issues for them to work out, but that's the case with any relationship. One of my favorite scenes is early in the book, when Rachel takes him into a hardware store, to get some "supplies." Snicker. Read this book! You'll be glad you did. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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