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Scientists create paper that can be erased and reprinted up to 80 times
Title: Scientists create paper that can be erased and reprinted up to 80 times
Summary: LA COURNEUVE, FRANCE (FILE - MAY 7, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION LINE STACKS OF NEWSPAPERS BEING LOADED ON TO VAN FOR DELIVERY MANAMA, BAHRAIN (FILE - MAY 4, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PAPER IN RECYCLING PLANT
Keywords: reprintable paper paper University of California Riverside chemistry nanoparticles
Location: RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/LA COURNEUVE, FRANCE/MANAMA, BAHRAIN
City: RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/LA COURNEUVE, FRANCE/MANAMA, BAHRAIN
Topics: Science
Reuters ID: LVA0026Q8T9AZ
Story Text: Scientists in California have created rewritable paper, printed using light instead of ink, that can be erased and reused up to 80 times.
In the United States alone, about 70 million tons (63.5 million metric tonnes) of paper and paperboard are used each year, with more than 350 million magazines and 24 billion newspapers published, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The chemists at the University of California, Riverside, hope the new technology can help cut down on the amount of paper we use, and address issues of resource sustainability.
At the heart of the new technology are nanoparticles, materials thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The nanoparticles are mixed with commercial redox dyes, which have color-changing properties, and applied to the paper. When a clear plastic sheet printed with text is placed on top of the paper and the two layers put under an ultraviolet (UV) light, the light bleaches the dye, leaving the portions that constitute the text on the paper.
"This material then can absorb the light and after that, it can initiate some kind of reactions that can change the color of some sort of dye that we use. So when we mix this material with the dye, then we can control the color and we can write using just the UV light," said PhD student Rashed Al Eisa (pronounced RA-shid Al-EE-sa). Al Eisa worked on the rewritable paper with Yadong Yin, the chemistry professor whose lab led the research.
The text fades in five days, as oxygen in the air takes electrons from the dye nanoparticles and turns them back to their original color. The process can be accelerated by heating the paper to 120 degrees Celsius or 250 degrees Fahrenheit, making it reusable in a matter of minutes.
"We showed that this writing process can be done for more than 80 times with a good resolution," Al Eisa said.
The process can also be used to print text or graphics onto plastic or glass, or a range of other surfaces. But the main use, the scientists think, could be for printed materials that are only used for a short time, like newspapers, leaflets or advertising posters.
The USC Riverside research group collaborated with scientists at Shandong University in China.


Nobody told the residents of Sunnyside that the longtime Sunnyside Multi-Service Center, on Cullen Boulevard between Reed Road and Airport Boulevard, is about to move to the landfill.
That's not the case, according to city officials, including Sylvester Turner. Besides, say the Houston mayor and Dwight Boykins, City Council Member for District D, the so-called proposed relocation site isn't an active landfill, but rather a "former dump" with no current evidence of toxicity.
During last week's Houston City Council meeting, community members from the neighborhood – located off State Highway 288 between The Loop and Beltway 8 – unleashed their concerns to Boykins, who at one point lost his cool and got into a heated exchange with one of the speakers. Turner, meanwhile, bolted from the City Hall chambers immediately after the first Sunnyside resident had spoken from the dais.
The nearly 40-year-old Sunnyside Multi-Service Center, a City of Houston Health and Human Services facility, is an invaluable resource for the impoverished and crime-prone area. The facility not only offers drug prevention programs and a supplemental health-care program for women, infants and children, but also hosts social gatherings, GED classes and a program for seniors.
"There was absolutely no community input," says McGee.
The proposed site, according to Sunnyside community activist Charles X. White, is on the backside of Sunnyside Park, which is located across the street from Young (formerly Sunnyside) Elementary School on Bellfort near Scott Street. White tells the Press that Sunnyside Park sits on top of a former landfill.
Turner countered, during the December 6 council session, that the long-defunct landfill isn't poisoned, and that a United States Army Corps of Engineers test proves it. "[The Corps of Engineers] say it's safe and not toxic," said Turner.
The concern for Sunnyside residents is understandable, given the recently published Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan , co-authored by the Texas Organizing Project and Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, that chronicles Sunnyside's history as the city's literal dumping grounds.
The 300-acre Holmes Road landfill began operation in the 1937 just south of the first subdivision in Sunnyside. A long-time resident recalls the first roads paved in Sunnyside by the city upon annexation were those leading to the Holmes Road city dump just south of the first subdivision in Sunnyside. An incinerator was added to the dump in 1967 with an expectation to burn up to 800 tons of garbage per day.
The landfill and incinerator had a profoundly adverse impact on the community. An 11 year old boy drowned in an unfenced, water filled hole at the dump, sparking protests by Sunnyside residents who wanted the dump and incinerator shut down. Residents also noted the neighborhood suffered from "flies, roaches, rats, and smells" due to the site. Sunnyside's long-time residents recall the stigma attached to going to school while being from the neighborhood with the dump, as Holmes Road landfill was the only landfill inside the city limits during its operation. Pastors in Sunnyside led protests after witnessing other communities successfully shutting down compost sites elsewhere in the city.
The report goes on to say that another "temporary" 78-acre rubbish site, the Reed Road landfill, opened in 1964 in Sunnyside.
Thomas C. Reed, the original landowner, was given an option to repurchase the land in five years at the original price. In 1969, the dump was expanded by 38 acres and the rights to repurchase were bought by the City, thereby solidifying its permanence.
After years of protests and arguments with city councilmen, the Holmes Road incinerator closed in 1971. The landfill closed to municipal waste in 1970, but continued to accept soil and demolition debris through 1977.
The Reed Road landfill closed in 1970, but left mounds of controversy behind. The former landowners of the Reed Road landfill, the Reeds, argued that the City left the landfill in inadequate condition, with mountains of improperly covered trash. The land was supposed to be graded and capped for future use. Moreover, smoldering underground fires lasted for months at the Reed Road landfill after its closing due to 20 feet of trash covering two gas wells on the site.
At City Hall last week, District J Council Member Mike Laster attempted to weigh in on the debate and came off sounding particularly tone-deaf.
"I don't really know that part of the community at all, in fact," said Laster, who then asked the speaker, Cynthia Pharms, a civil rights activist in Sunnyside who has been honored by the Texas Legislature for her community contributions, if the current location and the proposed site are far apart.
Now, to even the able-bodied, walking two-plus miles in Houston, especially in July or August, might feel like running a full marathon. For a 90-year-old senior who spends his time at the current multi-service center, we imagine a 2.3-mile walk might feel like completing a triathlon. Or three.
When asked what he would be doing with a new Sunnyside Multi-Service Center if his Houston City Council bid had been successful, McGee didn't hesitate.
Update: Dec. 16, 11:15 a.m.: Houston City Council Member for District D Dwight Boykins tells the Press that the proposed site for a new Sunnyside Multi-Service Center is, in fact, perfectly safe to build upon.
Boykins adds that there's going to be a community meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, December 19, at the current Sunnyside Multi-Service Center on Cullen to discuss the plans for the new building.


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Late this morning we head on out through the wheat belt country to pick up the Goldmining Trail at Southern Cross and onto Coolgardie and to the Golden Mile at Kalgoorlie.
Lots of things to do today as we take a tour of the Superpit, Historical Mining museum and Hammond Park with hopefully some time to stroll down Hannan St and enjoy some of those magnificent buildings of yesteryear and do not forget the magnificent staircase of the town hall.
Off again early today as we trek out pat some of the Old ghost towns and lake Ballard with its Ingenious statues, the old town of Menzies and hopefully enough time to stop at the Broad arrow Tavern (home of the movie Nickel Queen) for a welcome drink (your shout) this time and onto Coolgardie with its beautiful old buildings and hopefully able to visit the displays of memorabilia at the old court house and passing by Warden Finnerty's cottage. Then onto Norseman where we can see the statue of the horse from whom the town got its name and the large mulloch heaps that show how much earth has been taken from the Central Norseman Goldmine to enable them to get the fine ounces of GOLD.
Off in a southerly direction following the Dundas Ranges for a while and through some scenic bushlands until we emerge again into farming country around the area of Salmon Gums, and onto the Beautiful Town of Esperance. After a quick lunch we begin our exercise for the day as we head into the Cape Le-Grande national park and maybe a chance to climb up Frenchmans Peak and a stroll or two around some of the beautifull beaches and bays of this area. Returning in the late afternoon to Esperance for a well earned rest.
Today we have a later start as we begin with a cruise on the Bay of Isles (weather and all things permitting) before some time for a quick lunch before we head on around twilight cove and some more magnificent views and beaches as we make our way through Ravensthorpe and onto the little country town of Hyden.
In the evening we test the culinary skills of you all at the Bistro where you may cremate your meat to your own liking. GOOD LUCK.
What do we have in store today? Some more of the wonders as we enjoy the marvellous sculptures of nature at Hippo's Yawn, Wave Rock, and Mulka's Cave. A tour over the rock and surrounds . Visiting the Lace Place, the Wildflower Shop and Wildlife Park before making our way back to Perth.


Will my child be insured when on Scout activities?
My local Group has a waiting list, why is this?
We have 30,000 young people on waiting lists around the country due to a shortage of adults. If there is a waiting list for the Group your child hopes to attend you could think about joining us yourself. We always welcome any help from parents. With more adult help our waiting lists for young people would be shorter and more young people will be able to experience the adventure of Scouting. Find out more.
Scouts wear a uniform of blue trousers and a coloured sweatshirt, shirt or polo shirt (which varies depending on the age range). All Scouts (adults and young people) wear a coloured scarf or necker, the colour of which varies depending on the Group. Uniform can either be bought from the Scout Shop at Rue Maingy.
My child is a Scout but we are moving house, how can I enrol him/her in a new Group?


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European Traveler
Visit the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp
June 8, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Belgium, Flanders
The printing shop and residence of the Plantin-Moretus family in Antwerpen is the only museum inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.
The Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp, Belgium, is a masterful example of a rich patrician house of the 17thand 18th century with printing workshop. The house is mostly furnished in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. The printing workshop, which was run on an industrial scale during the 16th and 17th centuries, has many original items, as well as the two oldest printing presses in existence. The museum has one of the most important collections of graphic prints from the 16th and 17th centuries, around 600 medieval manuscripts, and 25,000 books printed before the 19th century.
The Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp
The Museum Plantin-Moretus is inside the historic residence and workshop of the famous Plantin-Moretus printing family in Antwerp, Belgium. From here, the largest printing business in the world was run during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The house and printing workshop are mostly as it was during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Christophe Plantin (in Dutch Christoffel Plantijn, circa 1520-1589) was a French-born bookbinder that established a printing business in Brussels in 1555. He became one of the most important and most successful printers of the 16th century – over 1,200 books were printed in the three decades he ran the business.
Christophe Plantin made much of his money through the monopoly on printing all religious manuscripts in the areas of the world ruled by Spanish king Philip II (including most of the Americas). He obtained this license largely as a reward for his most important work: the Plantin Polyglot that nearly bankrupted him. This Bible in several volumes is in up to five languages: Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and Syriac-Aramaic – all needing its own unique type.
Plantin also anonymously published texts for the Dutch Protestant heretics (according to the Roman Catholic rulers of Antwerp). This was long suspected but only modern science proofed that many Protestant works were in fact published in his workshop.
After his death, Plantin's son-in-law Jan Moretus (1576-1618) took over the printing firm in Brussels, which stayed in business until 1866. In the early years, the printing business worked on an industrial scale for the period with 16 printing presses and around 80 skilled workers. Other sons-in-laws ran the firm's printers in Paris and Leiden but both went of out business by the early 17th century.
In 1876, Edward Moretus sold the printing workshop and house to Antwerp. As both the house and the printing works were much as they were in the 18 th century, the museum could already open the following year.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 2005 – the first museum ever listed.
Visiting the Museum Plantin-Moretus
Visitors to the Plantin-Moretus Museum visit around 30 rooms, which include the family's richly decorated Baroque house, the printing workshops, and a vast library with valuable and important books and prints.
The residence is mainly furnished as it was during the 17th and 18th centuries but many items are older. The museum has more than 150 paintings – including a painting of Christophe Plantin by Peter Paul Rubens, wall tapestries, antique furniture and musical instruments, sculptures and a large collection of porcelain. The walls of several rooms are hung with Spanish leather with the room of the humanist Justus Lipsius (Hall 11) one of very few in the world still having its original leather.
A highlight is the printing works: the museum has the two oldest printing presses in existence (from around 1600), a large collection of dies and matrices, further printers, and typographical material. The typical printing workshop, editing / proofreading room and bookshop are still fully furnished. It is worth watching the short video to see how the workshop operated.
The courtyard garden has been replanted as it was in 1639. In overcrowded Flemish cities such a private space dedicated to pleasure rather than economic activity was sheer luxury.
Books, Graphic Prints and Art in the Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Museum Plantin-Moretus has one of the world's most important collections of graphic prints from the 16thand 17th centuries. It also has around 600 medieval manuscripts from before the printing age and over 25,000 book printed before the early 19th century.
Many of these books and prints are exhibited on the second floor of the museum – many more may be studied on request in the reading rooms of the museum.
One of the most important books is the 36-line Bible printed before 1461 in Bamberg with metal sort from Gutenberg's original workshop in Mainz. Only 14 copies of these three-volume, 36-line Bibles survived compared to around 48 from the original Gutenberg 42-line Bible. It is on display in the Gutenberg Room (14b).
A few other noteworthy works on display in the Museum Plantin-Moretus include:
The King Wencelas Bible from 1402-3 in two volumes – richly illustrated with 210 miniatures and further margin decorations (Manuscripts Room 3). (It can be studied online.)
The Biblia Polyglotta. Plantin printed 1,200 of these books on paper – 13 survived, including the copy on display in the Kleine Bibliotheek. (Small Library / Room 17)
Drawings and a receipt in Dutch signed by Peter Paul Rubens – he signed "Pietro Paulo" – for illustrations he did for several books. He also painted Christophe Plantin (Rubens Room 19).
Maps and globes including a Mercator map of Flanders (ca. 1540) and the Virgilius Bononiensis plan of Antwerp (1565) and several globes (Geography Room 23).
The small (32) and large (31) libraries with more than 25,000 books.
The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Charles V and Pope Clement VII in Bologna in 1530 (Max Horn Room 33).
Opening Hours and Tickets for the Museum Plantin-Moretus
The Museum Plantin-Moretus is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. It is closed on Mondays and on many public holidays but open on Easter and Pentecost Monday. The reading room is open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm.
Admission is €8 (€6 for visitors 12 to 26 or older than 65). Admission is free for children under 12.
The Museum Plantin-Moretus is free on the last Wednesday of each month.
Only the ground floor is accessible to wheel chair users – admission is free.
Visitors arriving in Antwerp by train may obtain a small discount on museum admission on presentation of the valid train ticket.
Consider an audio guide (€2) or printed guide, as many of the items in the museum are not fully described in English.
The Museum Plantin-Moretus is on Vrijdagmarkt, a short walk to the south of Antwerp Cathedral. See also more photos of the museum on Flickr.
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The Pakistani government has set up a cyberwarfare unit. The main reason for this is the skill of American cyberwarriors displayed as they helped catch al Qaeda members via monitoring their Internet use in Pakistan. The Americans had to do all the Internet work, because the Pakistanis were not organized to do so. But the Pakistanis, of all the Moslem nations, have the largest number of skilled programmers and Internet engineers. Realizing this, the government organized the special unit. The official announcement said, "The National Response Center for Cyber Crimes will play a key role in the days to come in tracing those terrorists who often use the Internet or prepaid telephone cards to communicate messages to their associates for carrying out acts of terrorism and other purposes," Apparently the FBI and CIA will offer technical assistance and advice on how to set up the new Pakistani organization.


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Q: Access to fetch at 'http://localhost:8080/demo/getAll' from origin 'http://localhost:3000' has been blocked by CORS policy I built a backend with Spring and now I want to build a frontend with React. When I try to fetch my request URL I get the following error:
Access to fetch at 'http://localhost:8080/demo/getAll' from origin 'http://localhost:3000' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. If an opaque response serves your needs, set the request's mode to 'no-cors' to fetch the resource with CORS disabled.
Here is my code:
const fetchItems = async () => {
fetch('http://localhost:8080/demo/getAll').then(response => response.json()).then(data =>
console.log(data));
};

Does anyone know what the problem is and how do I fix it?

A: https://www.w3.org/Security/wiki/Same_Origin_Policy

An origin is defined by the scheme, host, and port of a URL

The port must be the same to past same origin.
For react, you have it proxy, so that you make a request to :3000 and it will act as if you sent it to :8080
If you're using Create React App, this is done pretty easily: https://create-react-app.dev/docs/proxying-api-requests-in-development/
Otherwise, your best bet is probably to modify the CORS headers on your backend: How does Access-Control-Allow-Origin header work?

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Between 20th and 26th November 2017, NNEdPro Chairman Prof. Ray delivered lectures in Singapore, Brunei and Australia.
In Singapore, Prof. Ray met with NNEdPro senior collaborator Dr Mei Yen Chen and colleagues at National University Hospital to discuss establishing a regional training hub in 2018-2019. In Brunei, Prof. Ray delivered seminars at the Jerudong Park Medical Centre on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention, followed by a seminar at the University of Brunei Darrusalam on nutrition capacity building.
In Australia, the first stop was the University of Wollongong, where Prof. Ray met with nutrition faculty, clinicians and the International Dean to formalise NNEdPro collaboration and the hub for all future Aus-NZ work.
This was followed by a lecture on strategies to combat the global burden of malnutrition. At Deakin University, Prof. Ray joined NNEdPro senior collaborator Prof. Caryl Newson at a mini symposium looking at lifestyle medicine, nutrition and global challenges requiring inter-regional collaboration. The final stop was at the Nutrition Society of Australia for a very successful Aus-NZ network meeting titled 'Nutrition in Health Professional Education'.
Photographs from NNEdPro's lecture series can be found on our twitter page. Please follow @NNEdPro for all future updates!


Despite a gale warning from the local meterological office on the morning of Saturday, 31 January 1953, the passenger ferry Princess Victoria left Stranraer, Scotland for her regular journey across the Irish Sea. Shortly after departure, the ship got into trouble, and at 2 p.m., before rescue crews could locate the listing vessel, the order was given to abandon ship. Of her 179 passengers and crew, 133 lost their lives.
Netherlands. Viewed from a US army helicopter, a Zuid Beveland town gives a hint of the tremendous damage wrought by the flood to Dutch islands.
The Princess Victoria was the first victim of an exceptional European windstorm, an extreme extratropical cyclone that grew in intensity as it skirted the British Isles and veered south along the east coast of Great Britain, with devastating effects. The storm coincided with high spring tides and the semi-enclosed shape and shallowness of the North Sea to produce a storm surge that flooded large swathes of the east coast of England, the Netherlands, and parts of Belgium. The surge peaked at 3.35 meters above the average sea level, and waves of over 4.9 meters were recorded. In the countries affected, physical sea defenses were in a dilapidated state due to the Second World War, and warning systems, where they existed, were rudimentary. In the UK there was no national warning system in place and so, despite the earlier sinking of the Princess Victoria and the slowness of the southward progression of the storm surge, each community along the coast was inundated unexpectedly as they slept. The Dutch storm tide warning service was more advanced than in the UK, but despite warnings being distributed widely via telegram and radio, the occurrence of the flood during the middle of the night, when the radio stations were not broadcasting and people were asleep, rendered the warnings almost useless.
All rights reserved © 1953 J. A. Steers, The Geographical Journal, London: John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
The scale of the flooding was unprecedented. In England there were 1,200 breaches of sea defenses, 140,000 acres of land were flooded, 32,000 people were evacuated, 24,000 properties were damaged, 46,000 livestock were killed, and 307 people died. In the Netherlands, approximately 100,000 people were evacuated, 340,000 acres were flooded, 47,300 buildings were damaged, 30,000 livestock were killed, and 1,836 lives were lost. In addition, there were 17 deaths in Scotland, 22 in West Flanders, Belgium, and 230 in vessels at sea (including the 133 lost on the Princess Victoria).
The catastrophe led to in-depth government reviews of events in both the Netherlands and the UK, resulting in significant improvements in coastal defenses, warning systems, and flood management policy. In the UK, the largest results of this review process were the development of the Storm Tide Warning Service (today part of the National Severe Weather Warning System) and eventually the completion of the Thames Barrier in 1984 to protect London from future surges. In the Netherlands, the Delta Commission's study into the cause and effect of the floods led to the Delta Works, a series of dams, locks, sluices, levees, and storm surge barriers, including the nine-kilometer Oosterscheldekering dam, that now protect the Netherlands from the threat of coastal flooding.
Hall, Alexander. "The North Sea Flood of 1953." Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia (2013), no. 5. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc/5181.
Baxter, Peter, J. "The east coast Big Flood, 31 January-1 February 1953: A Summary of the Human Disaster." in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 363 (2005): 1293-1312.
Gerritsen, Herman, "What Happened in 1953? The Big Flood in the Netherlands in Retrospect." in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 363 (2005): 1271-1291.
Hall, Alexander, "The Rise of Blame and Recreancy in the United Kingdom: A Cultural, Political and Scientific Autopsy of the North Sea Flood of 1953." in Environment and History 17 (2011): 379-408.
Steers, J. A. "The East Coast Floods." in The Geographical Journal 119 (1953): 280-295.
Alexander Hall is a historian interested in the intersection of science, policy, and the environment, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute for Science and Technology Studies at York University, Toronto. He recently obtained his PhD from the Centre for History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Manchester.


Now y'all in 80's attire!
Matt is a photographer by day, illustrator by... random times. Matt's photographic passion lies in all things automotive, with a focus (pun intended) aimed mainly towards 'Merican cars, particularly of the muscle variety. Matt can usually be found at the big car shows in NE and Central Florida. He'll be the one curiously lying on the ground, soaked in wet grass stains, eyes fixed through the view of his camera while ants turn him into their new favorite snack.


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Experimental Blackened Death Metal Duo VEILBURNER Announce Their 3rd Album, The Obscene Rite. + Unveil Album Art and Tracklist.
Highly praised and positively critically reviewed black metal/death metal duo Veilburner have built quite a name and reputation for themselves in a very short amount of time. Since their inception in 2014, the Pennsylvania based band has released an album a year, starting with 2014's The Three Lightbearers. An album which received rave reviews and mentions from sites such as MetalSucks, Invisible Oranges, NoCleansinging, StereoKiller, and many more. Last year they dropped an equally well received follow up called Noumenon. Upon releasing Noumenon, Veilburner set a plan in motion to have a third album out this year that would complete the conceptual trilogy of themes and ideas which began on The Three Lightbearers. Right on schedule, the band recently completed work on their third full-length, The Obscene Rite, and have set a release date of Friday, September 30th for its official release.
While the term black/death often conjures up a rather straightforward mix of the two genres, Veilburner do so in a rather unorthodox and hard to quantify way that culls together elements from both regular and dissonant black metal, as well as standard death metal shot up with more technical death metal ideas, and intertwine all of that with a healthy dose of industrial, psychedelic, and prog influences. The result defies easy categorization, but easy straightforward listening has never been Veilburner's goal.
The debut single from The Obscene Rite will be released on Monday, August 29th, so stay tuned for more Veilburner news coming soon. Music from the bands two prior full-lengths can be played at their Bandcamp linked to below for anyone new to the band who are curious about what they sound like.
https://www.facebook.com/veilburner/?fref=ts
https://veilburner.bandcamp.com/
Veilburner - The Obscene Rite Tracklist:
1. Postmortem Exordium
2. Necroquantum Plague Asylum
3. Vaterchen
4. Eucharist Of The Breathing Abyss
5. Masquerade Macabre
6. Baphometic Catalyst
7. Dilemma Manifestation
8. In The Revelations Of Bloodstained Void
9. Phainops
Veilburner - The Obscene Rite Line-Up:
Mephisto Deleterio - all music and backing vocals, recording and mixing
Chrisom Infernium - all lyrics, main vocals, and album art


Have an itch to play some interesting indie titles on your Wii U? Now's your chance to do so at a discount. The catch? You'll have to buy or already own one of the five games available in order to take advantage of it.
Nintendo's calling their new deal the Super Indie Connection Sale. From today , the Wii U's eShop will play host to a 60 percent discount on five separate titles. That sale will last until Feb. 13.
The five games being discounted are as follows, as per the email sent out by Nintendo this morning.
Toki Tori 2+ from Two Tribes Publishing is a puzzle adventure with no tutorials, no hand-holding and no one telling players what to do. The fun is in exploring and overcoming the obstacles of the lush forest island.
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party from KnapNok Games is a game for two to eight people. Players sit in a circle around the Wii U GamePad, spin a virtual bottle and collaborate with friends to complete the most challenges.
BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien from Gaijin Games Inc. is a rhythm-music, auto-running platformer. Players run, jump, slide, kick and soar through fantastic environments with amazing soundtracks.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams from Black Forest Games is a fast-paced platformer that lets players morph at will between two dynamically different dream worlds. The game combines punchy graphics and tight controls with the challenge of retro platforming.
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition from WayForward delivers players to a world in which Space Hooligans have escaped custody and are wreaking havoc all over Planet Land. Players must do what they can to bring these renegades to justice.
Again, in order to get this games for 60 percent off, you'll need to either already own at least one of them or buy one at full price.
I love the sale, I won't balk at it. I am a little bummed that we have to dish out full price for one in order to get the rest. Why make us jump through hoops on this? Just cut the price and enjoy the sales.


The transport of low-salinity waters through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago links the North Pacific, Arctic, and North Atlantic Oceans. This transport is influenced by many related small-scale processes including mixing, internal hydraulics, and internal tide generation. In this thesis, I quantify and elucidate the physics of such processes with aims of addressing discrepancies between observed and simulated fluxes through the Archipelago and advancing the skill of numerical models by identifying shortcomings and informing where and how progress can be achieved. To address the dearth of mixing rates across the network of channels, I first use a large-scale model to obtain baseline estimates of the spatial and seasonal variability of the vertical buoyancy flux. Much of the mixing occurs in the eastern half of the Archipelago and is attributed to the abundance of sills and narrow channels. Indeed, the so-called 'central sills area' is shown to be a mixing hot spot. I investigate this region further using high-spatial-resolution observational transects to examine the role of tides, which are excluded from the large-scale model. The many shallow channels here accelerate tidal currents and thereby induce strong bottom boundary layer dissipation. This is the largest energy sink within an observationally constrained energy budget. The generation of internal tides is another primary sink of barotropic tidal energy. Because the study site lies poleward of the critical latitudes of the dominant tidal constituents, internal tides propagate as internal Kelvin waves. Idealized, process-oriented modelling demonstrates that the amplitudes of such waves, or similarly the energy extracted from the barotropic tide, is sensitive to channel width because waves generated at each side of the channel interfere. Given the multiple connecting channels of the Archipelago, it is difficult to make a priori estimates of internal tide generation for a given channel. Nevertheless, the phenomenology I describe will be detectable in, and a requisite to understanding, pan-Arctic or global three-dimensional tidal models, which are becoming more prevalent.


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On February 7, 2019, Metropolitan Emmanuel of France sent a letter to the priests of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe, in anticipation of the upcoming meeting of the General Assembly of their Diocesan Union, scheduled for 23 February.
You all know about the decision made by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate concerning the withdrawal of the Tomos and the invitation for you to join the Metropolises of the countries where you are established. I know the important statutory role of your Extraordinary General Assembly, and I pray that God will send the Holy Spirit to fill your work with His grace and His love, so that you may find the best way to continue witnessing to Christ here, in Europe Western.
• the guarantee, in keeping with the Ecumenical Patriarchate's constant care about it, of the preservation of your Russian liturgical and spiritual tradition, as well as of your work of Orthodox witness in Western societies.
I recently met with his Excellency, Archbishop John, and I was able to present these points to him in person. I am convinced that, through fruitful dialogue, we will be able to deal with the challenges facing us today. Know that I remain at the disposal of each of you, to answer your legitimate questions.
Looking forward to meeting you soon, dear Fathers. Please receive my best regards in the Lord.


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My customers want to have a month view where they can overlook the whole month at once, no scroll bars. I know you can set the contentHeight to auto, but there is no option for width.
My slotDuration is 1 day. This is a non-negotiable.
I'd like to do this responsively and not hardcode column widths in pixels.
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Last March, around the time I issued my two weeks notice for my part-time job at a smoothie shop, I started training a new employee who was to be my replacement. Her name was Kelsee. Over the next week, as I taught her various recipes and restaurant protocol, we started talking and made a date spend time together outside of work. I never expected that by July, Kelsee and her boyfriend Tim would become two of my closest friends in Tampa.
Kelsee and Tim met two years ago in an Illinois brewery. Since then, they have lived in three states. After developing a close friendship and dating for six months, the two decided they would move in together. Tim had worked in Alaska for four years before meeting Kelsee and had a desire to move back. Shortly after he did, Kelsee followed. The couple began an adventure together, living in a cabin that had no plumbing! Having been born and raised in suburban Florida (like me, who has also hardly experienced snow), the idea of her living off minimal resources amazed me. As winter approached, Kelsee and Tim decided they were not ready to endure the harsh Alaskan winter together in their cabin, as Alaskan winter + cabin = gathering wood, hunting, etc. Instead, they settled on the hot and humid climate of Tampa, Florida–quite the drastic change!
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On the way to Florida, the pair spent two weeks in below-zero weather in Canada with their dog, Ooshie. They camped almost every day until Ooshie had ice on her whiskers! At one point, Kelsee–desperately seeking civilization–had somewhat of a breakdown, so for one night of those two weeks, they slept in a hotel. Before moving to Tampa, Kelsee and Tim stopped in Louisiana to visit some of Kelsee's family. There, they went to a fair and adopted their second dog, Nova. So at this point, before moving to Florida, Kelsee and Tim had two states, several camping trips, harsh weather, and two dogs under their belt. Think they're ready for marriage? Think again.
Statistically, Millennials don't want to settle down into marriage until their late twenties or thirties; demographer Kenneth Gronbach marks the Millennial marrying age of 26. According to a study by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2012, there has been an increase in women in the 20-34 age bracket that have never been married. Also, another survey of Gen Y women reveals that about 59% find living with a significant other more agreeable than marriage. Even more shocking, Gen Y women are also growing more comfortable with the idea of having children out of wedlock! When I told Kelsee this, she said, "That must mean society is getting smarter, and realizing that you don't need to get married and have kids right out of high school or college." I couldn't agree more.
Why put a ring on it when you haven't accomplished close to half of the things that you want from life? Why even get married until you're sure that you want children? Kelsee says that whenever she and Tim decide to have children, they are going to raise them with culture. This will mean traveling and living in different places and teaching them different languages. Indeed, the philosophy and language of love can be viewed as universal.
Marriage and relationships aside, travel is a great way to help transition into the real world! Before settling down into a 9-5 workplace or enrolling into graduate school, broadening your horizons outside of your hometown both opens your mind and gives you a greater appreciation for the world's vast diversity. Through their travels, Kelsee and Tim have met many wonderful people in cities across the country. Having friends in different places creates not only personal connections but potential professional ones as well! If you ever had a desire to visit a big city, I'd say do it. Your trip doesn't have to be long, expensive, or extravagant. For example, living in Tampa, I try to make the hour-and-a-half drive to Orlando visit friends now and then.
Currently, Kelsee and Tim live in a two-bedroom apartment with their dogs. They just bought their first car a few weeks ago, and they will move into their first house next year. Before getting married, though, they want to travel through Europe, go to Greenland, and backpack through Australia while riding their bikes cross-country. Their story has inspired me to plan trips with friends abroad and out of state on my upcoming school breaks this next year. It's important to remember that life doesn't always have to be all work and no play!
So, start saving for your next trip, whether it be alone or with your significant other, and make some friends in a new place. Experience the worldly wonders of life–before settling down to tie the knot!
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Tannishō (歎異抄), literalmente Lamentaciones de las desviaciones, es una de las obras clásicas del budismo de la Tierra Pura. Alrededor del año 1288, o sea más de dos décadas después del fallecimiento del Maestro Shinran (1173-1262), fundador de la Escuela de la Verdadera Tierra Pura, su discípulo Yuien (1222-1289) se impuso la tarea de luchar contra las tergiversaciones de las enseñanzas de su Maestro, así como de salvaguardar fielmente su verdad.

Las enseñanzas de esta escuela eran sencillas: "Por el Prístino Voto de Amida, cualquier persona puede alcanzar la Tierra Pura. Para la gente común y corriente que no puede dedicarse a las prácticas severas, basta con recitar el nombre de Amida". Esta "práctica fácil" que cualquiera podía ejercitar, se conoció como el budismo del Otro Poder. En su origen, la corriente dominante del budismo consideraba que para alcanzar la iluminación se necesitaba realizar la "práctica difícil", o el entrenamiento severo, a ser posible, de un bonzo. En este sentido, podría decirse que esta escuela reestructuró el budismo desde el requisito de alcanzar la iluminación por el Propio Poder al budismo del Otro Poder por medio del nenbutsu. A ello se debe que el budismo de la Tierra Pura fuera aceptado ampliamente como la religión y la práctica espiritual para los débiles y la gente común.

Referencias
 TANNISHO – Palabras de Shinran sobre el Camino de la Tierra Pura recogidas por su discípulo Yuien, Edición bilingüe de Masateru Ito y Elena Gallego, Ediciones Sígueme, 2020, (ISBN 978-84-301-2058-1)

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DN336: Asaf Korman Delves into the Heart of Unhealthy Symbiotic Relationships in Sibling Drama 'Next to Her'
Well known as one of Israel's busiest film editors and the director of the 2007 Cannes short Death of Shula, Asaf Korman's debut feature Next to Her (At Li Layla) provides an intimate and very personal look at the themes of co-dependence and unhealthy symbiotic relationships. Ahead of Next to Her's VOD and UK cinema release on the 11th March, Korman joins DN to discuss the practical necessities of crafting characters who are slightly removed from their real life inspirations, and why a career as an editor is the perfect film school for a director embarking on his first feature.
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Chelli is raising her mentally disabled sister Gabby all by herself. When the social worker finds out she leaves her sister alone in the house while at work, Chelli is forced to place her in a day-care center and the void left by her sister's absence makes room for a man in her life. That man, Zohar, tears another crack in the symbiotic relationship of the two sisters, as they are slowly drawn into a strange threesome, where boundaries between love, sacrifice, nurturing and torturing are broken.
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Hello, my name is actually William. I reside near Cleveland, Ohio, and I was born in Akron, Ohio. I'm 29 years of age, and I have a son who is 10 years old. I've only traveled outside of Ohio twice in my lifetime so far, once to Niagara Falls Canada and once to Panama Beach Florida. I'm an avid puzzler fanatic when it comes to video games, but I'm also very much into the racing genre. As you can see Moto Heroz is currently my favorite video game, but I still need to update my profile.
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Animal Crossing is a life-simulation video game where you socialise, explore, build your dream home and much more. It teaches basic real-life skills such as fishing, crafting, cooking and trading.
I would take my little brother because he would be thrilled to have animals interacting with him. He could build his own house and invite his animal friends. We could learn to live with nature as we explored the place while being creative along the way. After all, who wouldn't want to take a break on a breathtaking island paradise?
Trees, flowers and waterfalls make my island paradise perfect for nature-lovers. I would take zoologist Jane Goodall with me to chat with anthropomorphic animals (woof!) and go forest bathing. Imagine learning about animals first-hand by having them teach us how to fish and hunt for bugs!
Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any chimpanzees on the island, but who knows? Maybe Ms Goodall will attract them from their hiding cove.
I'd take Agnes the pig (アグネス) from the game with me because she has an awesome personality and is very caring and protective. Agnes is a sisterly villager so she would give me a lot of fighting tips, and teach me ways to relax when I am stressed.
She'd also treat me with respect, offer to fight anyone giving me trouble, and provide medicine if I were stung by a bee.
I'd take all the good people, those who are innocent, those who suffer, those who fight for Hong Kong, and all my animal friends to my island paradise.
Hong Kong is a stressful place right now, with all the violence and extreme anger. My island would be a peaceful place without arguments or unfair laws.
The best person to accompany me to my island paradise would be … myself! Though I would love to take others, I think that some "#MeTime" would be great because I'd have spent hours designing my island to accommodate all my needs and tastes and therefore live a comfortable life.
P.S. Not that I have Animal Crossing but I look forward to creating my own island someday.
I would take my best friend. First of all, I don't play Animal Crossing so I wouldn't know, well, how to do anything. My best friend has been playing this game since not long after New Horizons came out, so she would be a big help. She is also fitter than me, so she would be a better fisher (I heard you have to fish?). Finally, she would make a good companion.
Imagine being friends with a kind and polite animal in your own island paradise. Picking someone who is reliable and lifts your spirits when you are in a bad mood is on top of my list.
Fauna, from the game, is the perfect addition to my island in Animal Crossing. She is an adorable deer who is creative in her own way and will spruce up my island.
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I don't have perfect health. I plan to live quite a while longer, but nevertheless I can't help but consider what kind of legacy I will leave when I eventually pass. At such times, it brings me comfort to know that the tips, tricks, and tools I have shared online — here and elsewhere — have been able to help tens or hundreds of thousands of strangers. Site visitors' occasional, unprompted notes of thanks and appreciation mean the world to me.
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Help for struggling millionaires is on the way
By Chuck Collins
It isn't easy being a millionaire these days, especially if you've got less than $20 million. Fortunately, Congress is watching out for you.
Yes, the Republican tax cut bonanza targets lower end millionaires for special relief. Now those struggling to scrape by with $15 million or $20 million can breathe more easily. And even lowly billionaires will be able to keep more of their wealth.
Why? Because Congress just increased the amount of wealth exempted by the estate tax, our nation's only levy on inherited wealth.
In the bad old days, a family had to have $11 million in wealth before they were subject to the tax. This exempted the 99.8 percent of undisciplined taxpayers who, in the words of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, had squandered their wealth on "booze, women, and movies."
Now no family with less than $22 million will pay it (or individuals with less than $10.9 million). This gift to "grateful heirs" will cost $83 billion over the next decade.
Gutting the estate tax is a bad idea — it raises substantial revenue from those with the greatest capacity to pay. Even in a weakened state, it would have raised over $260 billion over the next decade.
The estate tax was established a century ago during the first Gilded Age, a period of grotesque inequality. Champions of establishing a tax on inherited wealth included President Theodore Roosevelt and industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who viewed it as a brake on the concentration of wealth and power.
Modern Republicans, however, paint the tyrannical "death tax" as an unfair penalty on small businesses and family farmers. But that's a myth.
The most vocal champion of estate tax repeal is Rep. Kristi Noem, a South Dakota Republican who became the GOP poster child for farmers touched by the estate tax. House Speaker Paul Ryan appointed her on the tax conference committee to advocate for estate tax repeal because of her compelling story.
Noem says her family was subject to the tax after her father died in a farm accident in 1994, a story she repeats constantly.
The only problem, as journalists recently discovered, is that her family paid the tax only because of a fluke in South Dakota law that was changed in 1995. Her experience has little to do with the federal estate tax, which has been substantially scaled down in recent decades.
And while Noem was complaining about government taxes, the family ranch has collected over $3.7 million in taxpayer funded farm subsidies since 1995.
Noem attacked the reporting as "fake news," even though it was based on legal documents she filed herself.
The reality is that the small number of estate tax beneficiaries aren't farmers at all. They're mostly wealthy city dwellers.
Still, the fact that the estate tax lives on creates an opportunity to make it better.
Lawmakers should institute a graduated rate structure, so that billionaires pay a higher estate tax rate than families with a "mere" $22 million. And loopholes should be closed so they can't pay wealth managers to hide their wealth in complicated trusts and offshore tax havens.
Estate tax revenue could be dedicated to something that clearly expands opportunity for everyone else.
Bill Gates Sr. argues that the estate tax should fund "a GI bill for the next generation." In exchange for military and community service, young adults should be able to get substantial tuition assistance for higher education or vocational training, paid for by a progressive estate tax.
If Congress were concerned about the middle class, that's the kind of proposal that would become the law of the land.
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Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
May 8, 2017 - May 12, 2017
Stradey Park Hotel and Spa Furnace, Llanelli, SA15 4HA + Google Map
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival has gone from strength to strength with submissions growing every year, from 35 in its 1st year to well over 500 submissions for what will be its 6th festival this May. For the last 3 years, the festival has been a BAFTA Cymru qualifying festival, but this year it has also become one of only nine festivals here in Wales to be chosen to be an official festival partner of BAFTA Cymru. Once again, the festival…
Restricted Vision Screening | 19th Annual Moviate Underground Film Festival
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The 19th Annual Moviate Underground Film Festival! Celebrating independent, underground, and avant-garde filmmaking in the Harrisburg area for 20 years, Moviate celebrates again over the Memorial Day Weekend Artsfest with 3 days and nights of new films and visiting filmmakers. OVER 65 FILMS from filmmakers around the world and local filmmakers.
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The Cinema Museum, 2 Dugard Way,
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Now in its 25th year, Exploding Cinema is back at the Cinema Museum showing a programme of independent shorts submitted from all over the world. Drama, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, weird and wonderful share the main screen, while the rest of the walls (and the ceiling) play host to the Exploding Cinema's legendary eclectic psychedelic visuals projection show.
Restricted Vision Screening | Vidlings & Tapeheads Film Festival 2017
July 8, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - July 9, 2017 @ 1:30 am
Ant Hall, 2320 Caniff Avenue, Hamtramck, Michigan 48212
DETROIT, MI United States + Google Map
The Vidlings & Tapeheads Film Festival programs unconventional narratives—films with a unique voice that tell stories in an unusual way, experiment with the medium, or explore eclectic subject matter and themes. We encourage and celebrate subversiveness, innovative use of materials and budget, and quirky independent work that doesn't fit comfortably within any one genre! The inaugural VTFF will take place on July 7th & 8th, 2017. The festival will feature Live Music Performances, an Art Exhibition, and of course —…
Restricted Vision Screening | San Diego Underground Film Festival
August 24, 2017 - August 27, 2017
Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 Tenth Ave
San Diego, CA 92101 United States + Google Map
San Diego Underground Film Festival (SDUFF) is San Diego's premier showcase of experimentation in video, film, and audio based mediums. A strong DIY ethos, combined with an art school brain and a punk rock heart makes the San Diego Underground Film Festival a unique place for films, videos, and audio pieces that strive to push the boundaries of accepted form and content.
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The 3rd annual Hastings Film Fringe event will take place between September 15th-17th 2017 at The Palace; an independent, bijou cinema located in the heart of Hastings seafront. Now in its third year of running, The Hastings Film Fringe has linked with The Hastings Fringe to create a platform for filmmakers and performers alike, to showcase their work; features and shorts respectively. Restricted Vision is screening as part of Shorts Block 2 at 3.30pm on Saturday 16th. Here's the running…
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September 18, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - September 23, 2017 @ 11:00 pm
Ouarzazate international film festival (OIFF) showcases short films


Little boys that are two and four often don't really have an interest in a new baby in the house. I was kind of expecting that when I headed out this morning on a windy Calgary day. I was so totally wrong! These two big brothers, big being the important word here as Justin advised me, LOVE their little sister and all of her ten fingers and toes. I had so much fun with these little guys. I got to learn about the "Disney Cars" race track, watch them jump on the couch, marvel at how much they loved to hold their sister, and was even invited in to the kitchen at lunch time with a "hey lady… kitchen… come, hey lady" from Justin. Cuuuuute. These are the type of day that make my love my job even that much more.
The weather in Calgary… loving that not quite so much. The wind today? Crazy! I nearly got carried away with my huge pink bean bag while I wrestled it out to the car afterward. I thought it was going to be ripped right out of my hands! It was nuts. Thankfully I managed to hold on and not fly away like Mary Poppins. It was close though.
Kirstin - they are all so adorable!
Jenelle - ultra cute Michelle, these are incredible works of art!!!
jennifer armstrong - oh michelle, i love everything about this session. But especially the connection you captured between her & her big brothers. Truly priceless. Sweet boys just melt my heart. And you are AMAZING!!!


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According to Dr. Althea Hammond, principal of Ambrose Plamondon School in Douglas Park, Plamondon is a truly unique place.
"The children, the parents, the staff; I could not have asked to have been in a better place," she says. "If you want to see a 'Kumbaya' place, it happens every day at Plamondon. It's been amplified by the gift that Chance has given us." Their biggest challenge is funding. As both the principal and instructional leader for the school, it is stressful being unable to provide the resources that teachers and staff need to properly educate the students at Plamondon. "Everybody here at Plamondon thinks the sky is the limit for what children can do," Dr. Hammond says. "Unfortunately the sky isn't the limit for what they can do because we are limited in funding. We're not missing out, but we just can't get as big as we can get." With the help of the New Chance Arts and Literature Fund, however, the school will have the opportunity to support the students in a new way.
Before the New Chance Fund opened doors to opportunity for the school, Plamondon used a single all-purpose room to house presentations, art projects, and more, and teachers were greatly limited in what they could do and present to their students.
Math and science teacher Joanna Bianca-Lana says, "Right now in my classroom I'm very limited to where it's mostly demonstrations because we can't do many hands-on activities in the classroom." Music teacher Sarah Sand explains that her biggest challenge is also not having the materials to help teach the students effectively. Currently, the school only has a few percussion instruments and recorders, but the grant will allow Plamondon to purchase new instruments and other teaching materials.
"What science looks like in these classrooms right now is…limited opportunities for inquiry-based learning," Dr. Hammond says. "The science lab will give children the opportunity to be scientists. It will give teachers the opportunity to live as scientists in the school and give children those experiences." Now, the school is dedicating the donation to improving the music and science programs. "Science is the vehicle for now and in the future," Dr. Hammond says. "This grant is the catalyst to show students there is something else out there other than playing basketball or [another] sport to move forward." Dr. Hammond explains that students will get the exposure to a variety of fields.
Dr. Hammond believes in the reflection of science in the arts, and her science teacher background helps inspire this. "You can become an engineer, you can become an artist, with the help of science," she says. The grant has allowed the school to purchases licenses to put on musicals such as Seussical, Junior and more.
Already the fund has had a great impact on morale. "We have been super excited since the first announcement," Dr. Hammond says. "I have been cloud nine, and the staff has been [too]." Bianca-Lana explained, "It's going to be absolutely amazing. I am overwhelmed with excitement for it. Just thinking about telling my middle school students, 'We're going to the lab today. We're going to see specimens. We're going to do experiments.'" The students have enjoyed improved morale, too. Plamondon second grader Justice says, "The school is pretty cool because we have amazing teachers and an amazing principal."
The fund will also provide more opportunities for community involvement.
Dr. Hammond encourages parents and community members to help in terms of volunteering and chaperoning field trips. Other partnerships include Cinespace Film Studios, who provides materials or funding when they ask for it, as well as Mount Sinai Hospital's Under the Rainbow Program which provides mental health services. The science lab will allow for more fluid collaboration with Mount Sinai Hospital to provide mental health training to teachers using zebra fish models. They will also be providing materials to the science lab. Sand says, "I think community members could help us by coming in and seeing what we're doing to find out how they can help us." Through volunteer work and other interactions, community members and organizations can see how their services and efforts can complement the projects the school is already working on.
The students are excited about both the new music program and the science lab. Second grader Nathaniel says, "We will have more music instruments, so instead of just learning beats, we will learn how to play the instruments." He already plays drums, harmonica, and guitar, and he is looking forward to learning more. Justice likes to play the drums because she likes to be loud.
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Nov. 16, 2018 / 11:53 AM
Ducks brace for high-scoring Maple Leafs
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John Gibson and the Anaheim Ducks face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
Look for the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple to stick with their strengths Friday night at Honda Center.
The Ducks (8-9-3) have been one of the toughest teams to score against in recent seasons, while the Maple Leafs (13-6-0) have featured one of the top-scoring offenses.
Anaheim had the third-lowest goals-against average in the NHL last season at 2.55, but the Maple Leafs combined for 10 goals in a two-game sweep of the Ducks. Toronto tied for third in the NHL last season at 3.29 goals per game.
Anaheim hasn't been as stingy this season. The Ducks are 11th in the league in GAA (2.85), but they continue to feature one of the league's top goaltenders in John Gibson.
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The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, have become stronger on offense thanks to the addition of explosive center John Tavares. They've also tightened up on defense behind former Anaheim goalie Frederik Andersen.
Andersen, who was drafted in the third round by the Ducks in 2012 and played his first three NHL seasons in Anaheim, has built some of the best numbers in the league this season. After making 42 saves Thursday night in a 5-3 victory at the San Jose Sharks, backup goalie Garret Sparks will start against the Ducks.
Gibson and Andersen alternated starts for Anaheim during the 2015-16 season before the Ducks traded Andersen to Toronto in June 2016, making Gibson their No. 1 goalie. Anaheim signed Gibson to an eight-year contraction extension last summer.
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The Ducks have been very successful this season when holding opponents to two regulation goals or fewer, owning an 8-0-2 record in those situations, compared to 0-8-1 when they don't.
The main issue for Anaheim has been consistency, Gibson said.
The Ducks started the season 5-1-1, marking the fifth time in franchise history they accumulated at least 11 points through the first seven games. Anaheim followed that run by losing seven in a row, however, one shy of the franchise record.
Since ending the losing streak, the Ducks have alternated wins and losses over the past six games. They posted impressive one-goal victories against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames and Nashville Predators, only to lose their following game to the Los Angeles Kings (4-1), Minnesota Wild (5-1) and Vegas Golden Knights (5-0).
"We've been able to win one here and there, but not go on a run," Gibson said. "Hopefully, we can start stringing some together."
In the loss to the Golden Knights on Wednesday, Anaheim played without one of their top defensemen, Cam Fowler. He was struck in the face with the puck late in the third period against the Predators on Monday and sustained multiple fractures that will sideline him several weeks.
The Ducks will likely start three rookie defensemen against Toronto, which is averaging 3.50 goals -- good for third in the NHL.
A big reason for the slight increase in offensive production this season has been the addition of Tavares, a five-time NHL All-Star who left the New York Islanders on July 1 and signed a seven-year, $77 million contract with the Maple Leafs.
Tavares scored the first goal Thursday night against the Sharks, giving him five goals and 10 points in a seven-game point streak.
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