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Adage Capital Management Ups Stake in Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (FPRX)
Published on January 16, 2015 at 4:03 pm by M.Nadeem in Hedge Funds, News
In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, has disclosed a passive stake in Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FPRX). According to the filing, Adage Capital Management holds 1.52 million Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FPRX) shares, which represents a significant increase from 500,000 shares the hedge fund reported in its 13F filing. The new stake is equivalent to 6.09% of the company's common stock.
Adage Capital Management is a Boston-based hedge fund founded by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson in 2001. Previously, Gross was a healthcare and retail analyst at Jane Mendillo's Harvard Management Company (HMC). Later, Gross became a partner at HMC, where he spent 18 years. Atchinson also worked at the Harvard Management Company from 1991 to 2001.
Adage Capital Management has a highly diversified equity portfolio, worth more than $40 billion. The fund's three most favorite holdings include Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Shire PLC (ADR)(NASDAQ:SHPG). As of the end of the third quarter, the fund revealed ownership of 5.69 million shares of Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), equal to 3.35% of the fund's portfolio. Adage Capital Management reported owning 9.12 million Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares, the stake represents 3% decrease over the quarter. The fund's third most valuable is represented by Shire PLC (ADR)(NASDAQ:SHPG) a new position, in which the fund disclosed holding 3.27 million of Shire PLC (ADR)(NASDAQ:SHPG).
Last month, Adage Capital Management reported upping its exposure to Pacific Drilling SA (NYSE:PACD) by more than 12%. In a new filing, the fund disclosed owing 11.45 million common shares, accounting for 5.27% of the company's outstanding stock. In November, Adage Capital Partners reported upping its stake in Rexnord Corp (NYSE:RXN), holding 5.37 million shares of the company, the passive stake amasses 5.28% of common stock. Earlier, the fund held 2.52 million shares of the company.
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Conway The Machine Went From King to God
By Donna-Claire Chesman on September 10, 2020
Conway The Machine has evolved. He's gone from a king to a god, and he wants to make sure everyone with functioning ears and a taste for the finer raps in life knows.
The 38-year-old Buffalo emcee has elevated from being crucial to the glue of Griselda to a formidable solo artist with From King To A GOD, which features nearly an hour of grimy raps and declarations of being the best alive. The legends seem to agree with Conway's determination, too. FKTG treats us to production from Hit-Boy, Havoc, The Alchemist, Erick Sermon, and more.
"The level of his writing ability, the different emotions he could touch… He's dangerous," Alchemist told me during the release of their collaborative LULU project. On FKTG, Conway The Machine ups the danger factor, bringing in Method Man, Freddie Gibbs, and other lyrical stalwarts—including Griselda's Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, and Armani Caesar—to make his event album one to remember. "When he's on 100 percent, I don't think anybody can stop him," Al continued.
To open FKTG, Conway The Machine barrels through Daringer production. "From King…" exudes a level of earned confidence Machine sounds thrilled to flaunt. Later, on "Front Lines," Machine saunters over Beat Butcha's rainy keys as he flexes his chains, his women, and his goodness. "I'm a boss, not just a rapper," Conway announces. The rest of "Front Lines" features a particular inflection new to Conway's canon, which gives a newfound sense of urgency to bars that evolve into a call to action in the face of police brutality.
More than a rapper, boss, king, or God, Conway The Machine is a gentleman. "Machine Gun Black, DJ Shay, the city of Buffalo, and hip-hop," he says as we close our talk, listing who his entire career is for. Always gracious, always raw on the mic, and always on the cutting edge of eviscerating bars, there will never be another one like him.
Let's start with the album's title: When did you become comfortable referring to yourself as a God?
When I started recording this [album]! I feel like I hadn't reached my full potential, and I still haven't. I'm still striving to get better and better every day, every verse, every song. The creative space I'm in lately, since LULU, I just been feeling untouchable. I got the glove with the six stones. I got the gauntlet.
How did your previous releases and the Griselda WWCD album prepare you for From King To A GOD?
I was feeling a little bit underappreciated and slighted when it came to some of the shit I was spitting and making. I took it as putting that chip on my shoulder and [saying], "You know what? I'm 'bout to go crazy with my pen and see where it takes me."
Your story is one of survival and perseverance. How did survival impact FKTG?
The things I've been through are what fuel my fire and my desire to do this shit, to show and prove and keep growing. Just try to be the best at it. It comes from feeling underappreciated and underrated, and all the stuff I was going through, the trials and tribulations and shit. I use that, use everything, the grief, the loss of loved ones and family. All the stuff I was going through on a personal tip just fuels me to go that much harder and try to be the best at it.
Why not be the best? The things I've had to overcome, my survival story, definitely impacted this album, my Shady album, and a lot of my music going forward.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome to get this album realized?
Really just recording it. It wasn't no challenges when it came to this album. What I was going through behind the scenes, I'd rather not talk about some of that stuff, but just getting [the album] done… I'm real indecisive when I'm working on an album. I'm making 30, 40 songs and only picking 12. It be difficult, 'cause I ain't never satisfied. I'm still working on the album right now! I ain't done.
How do you know when you're done?
We got a saying here in Buffalo: "That shit take me there." Once I play it front to back and that shit taking me there? That's how I know it's complete. I'm just real comfortable and confident in my blade. I know what I can do and what I'm gon' do. I just have to fill in the blanks and do it.
What are you most proud of with this album?
That's a good question… Honestly, "Fear of God," and "Front Lines" as well. Those two, the shit I was saying, and the beats! Those beats are insane and the shit I was saying, it was a different emotion from me. I felt some type of way. I recorded "Front Lines" after the first couple days of watching CNN and every channel, seeing what happened to George Floyd. That shit put a fire in me. I recorded ["Front Lines"] at my house. I went in the basement and recorded that shit.
"Front Lines" is very crucial to this moment and my favorite song on the album. Why was it important for you to use your platform in this way?
God didn't bless me with this opportunity and this gift for nothing. I'm in a position where my voice [has] a little bit of power. However I can use my power, I'mma use it for the people. It was a no-brainer for me.
I've been a victim of police brutality and all that. Dirty-ass cops planting guns and drugs in the car, pulling you over for nothing. I've been beat by police a couple of times. Broken ribs, shit like that. My uncle died in police custody. I'm no stranger to it.
Is it exhausting to pour your heart out onto wax?
Sometimes, yeah… I said all those real emotions and shit. Some of them songs, I cried rapping. That's no fake shit. My shit is real emotions. I cried recording "Forever Dropping Tears." I cried recording "The Cow." The feeling is what made the record. I don't know how to make some shit up 'cause it sound good. If I'm not going through it, I can't rap about it. That's why I don't record music that much; there has to be something to give me that spark.
Is there any pressure that comes with feeling like the best alive? How do you manage that?
It is a lot of pressure in that you got a lot of responsibilities. Saying that you the best rapper alive, and if you're striving to become that, it's pressure because you got to carry the torch and carry on tradition of the OGs before you. I feel a lot of pressure in that aspect, just wanting to make my OGs proud.
My Wu-Tang brothers, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Hov, Eminem… These are guys who I don't wanna let down. In order to be the best, confidence is a key ingredient. I'm not coming into this shit unsure of myself. Nah, "I'm the best! I'm the GOAT, n***a. I'm that boy." You gotta have that kinda attitude, and be willing to put in the work. See how the OGs before you did it. Without them, there wouldn't be no you. I gotta carry that torch with me and I can't abuse that power.
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In Newburgh, there is only one business school where business faculty can find employment. The trends in Newburgh's business academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes business training at the business bachelors degree level.
Of the 70,470 business professionals employed in Indiana, 4,090 work in Newburgh. Between 2006 and 2010, in Newburgh, there has been a 0% growth in the number of business professionals. As the number of business professionals in Newburgh has increased, overall employment in Newburgh has also increased.
In Newburgh, salaries for business professionals have increased. In 2010 Newburgh business professionals earned an average yearly salary of $90,309. Four years earlier in 2006, business professionals in Newburgh made an average salary of $74,860 per year. The growth in the salary of business professionals in Newburgh is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
Newburgh business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $70,676. The 10% of business professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $41,304 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $106,482 per year.
Newburgh business professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.
There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Newburgh's business professionals are graduates of this school.
There is one degree and certificate program in business offered by Newburgh's business school.
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Hull City's Leonid Slutsky shuts down talk of signing more free agents
The Russian is not planning to make any more additions
William Jackson
Leonid Slutsky has insisted Hull City will not be signing any more players until January at least.
The summer transfer window came to an end last week meaning clubs will have to wait until January in order to bring in players from other clubs.
However, that does not mean the Tigers cannot make further additions to the side. Free agents can still be registered in the squad and with a host of talent still available and unattached many expected the Russian to continue his recruitment drive.
National newspapers concurred, linking Slutsky to Joe Ledley and Sebastien Bassong who were released from Crystal Palace and Norwich City respectively at the end of last season.
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But the Tigers' head coach put an end to all rumours by stating he is happy with his current group of players and no additions will be made.
"I understand about situation with free agent but now I forget about new transfers and players because unless really we have unbelievable option for free agent maybe we have for a player, maybe," Slutsky said. "But now for us transfer window is closed and we stop all our activity.
Watch as Hull City fans discuss Leonid Slutsky's hopes, the transfer window and club ownership
"I am happy because transfer window closed and now I can focus on the team and on matches, on tactics and now I don't think about another situation.
"Really it is not an easy time but for me maybe time for more responsibility because now all transfer gossip has finished because now I must show the level of my work and how the team play."


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Women in Afghanistan can be educated up to university level, Taliban spokesman tells Sky News
Women in Afghanistan will have the right to work and be educated up to university level, a Taliban spokesman has told Sky News.
Suhail Shaheen said "thousands" of schools continue to operate, following the Taliban takeover.
Women will be expected to wear the hijab, he said, but not the burka, and said: "These are not our rules, these are Islamic rules".
Afghanistan live updates: All the latest as the Taliban establish new government
Image: Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen spoke to Sky News
He added: "It is for their security".
The group has already announced a "general amnesty" in Afghanistan.
Mr Shaheen told Sky News those who had worked with the previous Afghan government: "Their properties will be saved and their honour and their lives are safe."
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Pressed on who would be leading the group in Afghanistan, he said a consultation would be carried out, with a result expected in two to three days.
He said Mullah Baradar – one of the founders of the Taliban in the 1990s who is now its deputy leader – intends to go to Afghanistan, although he couldn't say when.
When asked if women could hold political positions, he said: "Our policy is clear – they can have access to education and work, that is one thing.
"They (women) can hold positions, but that position they can hold is in the light of Islamic rule – so there is a general framework for them."
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He also delivered a message to the UK prime minister and the international community to "respect the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan".
"This is their obligation because they were behind the destruction of Afghanistan during the 20 years," he said.
Suhail Shaheen said the UK prime minister and international community should 'respect the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan'.
"It is their moral obligation to also help to reconstruct Afghanistan and to help the people to start a new life, and a new chapter in Afghanistan."
And he insisted that no "group or individual" will be allowed to "use the asylum of Afghanistan" to organise terrorist activities.
Image: It is believed more than 600 people were crammed onto a US aircraft that left Kabul on Monday. Pic: Defense One
Pressed on the images of people falling out of planes, he said the Taliban was not responsible.
He said people want to leave Afghanistan because it is a "poor country".
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When a railroad worker develops an illness that can be directly attributed to his job duties or conditions in the workplace environment, he is considered to have an occupational disease. If the employer failed to take actions to secure the working environment from hazards, the railroader may be entitled to a settlement under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a federal law which was passed in 1908 to give rights to injured railroad workers. Lawmakers recognized the hazards of working in the railroad industry and enacted the FELA with provisions to allow the worker to hold the railroad company accountable for monetary damages, and despite several challenges over the past century, the law has remained in force.
The Law Offices of Martin E. Jackson defends the rights of railroad workers and their families whose lives have been changed for the worse by occupational diseases. Marty Jackson's first day in practice was spent representing a railroader in Virginia who was dying from asbestos exposure, and he has continued to work as a railroad injury lawyer since then. He has recovered more than $80 million in verdicts and settlements for all types of conditions, from toxic encephalopathy and mesothelioma to lung disease and bladder cancer.
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It is important to take action as early as possible when seeking a FELA claim, as you will lose the right to a lawsuit as soon as the statute of limitations expires. Pinpointing the date when the condition began can be difficult with illnesses such as mesothelioma, lymphomas/Hodgkin's disease, lung cancer and melanoma, but The Law Offices of Martin E. Jackson will consult with you to find the necessary information. Times when you received chemical solvent exposure, benzene exposure or exposure to welding fumes are likely to be at the root of an occupational disease. If the railroad company did not use training, warnings or safety equipment to protect the safety of employees, you may have a claim for negligence. Whether you now suffer from hearing loss or some form of occupational cancer, your claim should include compensation for medical bills, replacement for your lost wages and consideration for your pain and suffering.
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Professor Kobrin joined the Wharton faculty in 1987. In 1992, he was named as the Director of the Wurster Center for International Management studies and then named co-director of the Lauder Institute which succeeded it. In 2008, he launched Wharton School Press. Steve was known as an expert in International business and gave Congressional testimony on issues of International economic policy and trade.
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Het Litouws kampioenschap wielrennen op de weg is in de vier onderdelen wegwedstrijd en individuele tijdrit bij zowel de mannen als de vrouwen een jaarlijkse georganiseerde wielerwedstrijd waarin om de nationale titel van Litouwen wordt gestreden. De kampioen draagt een trui in de kleuren van de vlag van Litouwen.

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Guardian TV - Fourth episode
The fourth episode of the Guardian TV and today, the band responds questions about the re-recorded songs, why they choose these and about the artwork of "Memories Of A Time To Come".
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The questions of this episode:
1. Although 20 years lie between the oldest and latest song, "Memories Of A Time To Come" sounds very homogeneous. Are you surprised by this fact?
2. Are there songs in a new sonic guise which reveal unexpected or long-forgotten qualities?
3. Why did you decide to re-record some songs, and why did you opt for "Valhalla", "The Bard's Song (The Hobbit)" and "And Then There Was Silence"?
4. What was it like to work with Kai Hansen again during the re-recordings of "Valhalla"?
5. How complex was it to re-record a monumental epic like "And Then There Was Silence"?
6. What can you tell us about the cover artwork and the booklet for "Memories Of A Time To Come"?
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Q: Syntax clash when using maven filters for shell script files Has anyone else wondered why Maven filtering uses a syntax that is valid in a shell script: ${foo} ? If I add Maven filtering to my shell script, I run the risk that my shell script variables are confused with Maven properties. Is it possible to get around this, for instance by using a different syntax for this case of Maven filtering?
Best regards
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A: the delimiters parsed by maven can be re-configured in the resources plugin. See http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-resources-plugin/resources-mojo.html#delimiters
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the worlds of science and technology by storm and is being applied in every sector, every industry, every discipline. As AI permeates more and more aspects of our lives, one truth is becoming increasingly evident – AI cannot, for the most part, stand-alone. Rather, it is those systems, known as Hybrid Intelligence (HI) systems, that combine the very different processing strengths of synthetic intelligence and of the human brain, that are proving to have the greatest potential.
Autonomy ≠ Superiority
AI is everywhere. From virtual assistants that you can ask, in everyday language, to do thousands of different tasks, to chatbots that successfully handle millions of queries every day, and on to more specific functions, such as AI-based systems that help diagnose illnesses and data-entry bots, such as AiDock's Bailey, that substantially reduce document processing times and costs.
Nowhere is the mad dash after AI more prevalent than in the push towards fully autonomous self-driving cars. Alphabet (Google's parent company), Intel, Microsoft, Baidu, all of the major automakers, VC's the world over, governments, and more are pouring billions of dollars into self-driving R&D, and at the core of it all is AI, which will be (and already is) relied upon to evaluate countless variables to make decisions that will get passengers from point A to B without endangering them or other users of the road.
Amongst the leaders of the self-driving pack is Tesla, which has made great strides towards fully autonomous vehicles with its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies. However, Tesla (and the others) have a way to go yet, as Tesla itself states (albeit not in bold headlines) when describing its tech on the Autopilot webpage: "Current Autopilot features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous" (i.e. they are hybrid intelligence systems, not autonomous AI).
This fact was sadly brought into the limelight in April of this year when "… two people [in Texas] were killed when a Tesla with no one in the driver's seat crashed into a tree and burst into flames" (as reported by Houston television station KPRC). Tesla is now facing claims that its marketing is deceptive, leading people to believe that Teslas with Autopilot and FSD are fully autonomous.
Specifically, AI on its own frequently falls short because (amongst others):
AI is wired differently than human intelligence: Our brains and AI use fundamentally different algorithms, where one often excels in ways that the other utterly fails. For instance, machine learning algorithms are better at spotting complex and subtle patterns in massive data sets while the brain can process information efficiently, even when there is noise and uncertainty in the input or under unpredictably changing conditions (Silva G., 2019).
AI is good in narrowly defined domains, not the opposite: A consequence of the above is that, while AI systems do well in closed, well-defined systems, they have difficulty with open-ended domains.
AI doesn't generalize well: AI systems are typically trained on data sets pertaining to a specific problem space. When asked to deal with a slightly different environment, they balk. They are not good at transferring what they learn from one context to another.
Businesses don't know how to integrate AI with humans: Companies and organizations often implement AI solutions without considering how they will interact with their human staff. Although not directly a problem with AI itself, this issue can lead to failed implementations, antagonism against automation, and sunk costs.
What all this boils down to is that the omnipotent AIs of science fiction are still far off and that the vast majority of AI systems can benefit from or absolutely require human involvement.
Hybrid – The best of both bits of intelligence
Elaborating upon Moravec's Paradox (Hans Moravec, 1988), MIT professor Marvin Minsky, added that the most difficult human skills to reverse engineer are those that are unconscious. Such human "skills" include common sense, intuition, decision making under ambiguity, flexible thinking, etc.
Recognizing the comparative advantages of AI and human intelligence, hybrid intelligence (HI) combines them to achieve better results and allow for mutual learning. As we've said above in different words, AI shines when conducting specific, well-defined tasks based on particular data types in controlled, data-rich (super-rich) environments. On the other hand, humans have a clear advantage in ambiguous, abstract, data-sparse environments and in regard to expertise and intuition built over time.
Of course, there are many flavors of HI systems, each with different degrees of human involvement and different types of human-machine interaction. In general, the more open the framework for making decisions (less information and greater uncertainty), and the greater the risk associated with the decision (e.g. language translation when negotiating a truce between warring parties), the more human input, participation, and supervision will be called for.
Classifying HI systems – Illustrative examples
In a recent article appearing in the MIT Sloan Management Review, "Designing AI Systems with Human-Machine Teams", the authors (Maria Jesus Saenz, Elena Revilla, and Cristina Simón) classified HI systems into 4 categories based on the degree of decision making openness and risk:
Machine-Based Al Systems (closed decision framework, low risk) – "Machines perform tasks independently, with humans playing only supervisory foreman roles."
Example: Inventory bots, that know how to store and retrieve goods with little to no human intervention.
Cyclic Machine-Human Al Systems (open decision framework, low risk) – "Authority cycles back and forth from machine to human. Humans act as coaches for the Al system, enhancing the learning."
Example: Chatbots. While they have come a long way, the most effective chatbots today are ones that know when to pass the baton to humans and that then learn from what the humans have done.
Sequential Machine-Human Al Systems (closed decision framework, high risk) – Machines perform most of the tasks independently, with humans serving as sentinels.
Example: AiDock's Cody HS code classification best fits in this category. Incorrect HS codes can lead to severe delays and be very costly, such that the risk is considerable. On the other hand, Cody is highly accurate and, importantly, knows when it needs help when to raise the flag for a human to make the call.
Human-Based Al Systems (open decision framework, high risk) – Humans and machines interact through continuous loops. Humans act as experts and have the final authority.
Example: Identity verification systems (IVS). One IVS configuration that works extremely well has humans verify the identity of anyone the AI system hasn't seen yet. The AI will learn from human verification and employ new information for future verifications. Humans always have the final say, of course.
From AI revolution to hybrid evolution
While AI has been around for some time already, new applications are being developed on a continual basis, many of them revolutionary, and the biggest revolutions are still ahead of us (think "singularity"). Conversely, as we uncover the limitations and deficiencies inherent in AI, "reintroducing" humans into the mix is a natural progression, or evolution, that leads to more robust, better overall system performance.


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Q: Georeferencing a Picture having Resolution and a nearly correct BBOX Is it possible to get the Boundingbox of a Picture when I know the Resolution, the Height/width in pixels, the sum of Tiles in each row/column and a Coordinate that is in the cornertile but not the corner !
To make it a bit clearer, take a look at that picture: The green things are given(one coordinate in the cornertiles and the resolution) and the red pointer indicates what I want to derive. Each tile is 256x256 pixels.

Does anyone have an idea ?
yours,
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UPDATE: MSF confirmed the vessel, after transferring hundreds of people off it, would sail for Valencia.
The MV Aquarius rescue ship is seen as migrants are rescued by the SOS Mediterranée organization during a search and rescue operation last year.
More than 600 people — among them unaccompanied children — were stranded on a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean for hours after Italy closed its ports.
In total, 629 men, women and children are on board the MV Aquarius. There are 123 unaccompanied children, aged between 13 and 17, who are believed to be from Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sudan. There are also seven pregnant women on the ship, which is run by SOS Mediterranée and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
After Italy then Malta both rejected requests for the ship to dock, the new Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez said in a statement the MV Aquarius would be welcome to dock in Valencia, bringing this stalemate to an end.
Italian and Maltese authorities have transferred supplies to the ship ahead of the journey. The journey, according to the Italian coastguard, is expected to take four days.
Aloys Vimard, MSF's project coordinator, told BuzzFeed News on Monday that there was a serious risk that the situation on board could worsen.
"Currently we have enough food for today, but by tonight we will run out of food," he said from the Aquarius. "People are getting anxious because they see that the boat is not moving and we are currently giving a speech to everyone what is the situation."
Before she can sail, the MV Aquarius – which usually has a maximum capacity of 500, and is currently holding more than 600 people – will transfer 400 migrants and refugees onto Italian navy ships. It's crew had said previously the voyage to Valencia would be too dangerous with that many people on board.
"The situation onboard is quite over-crowded," Vimard said. "People are getting anxious because they can see that we are not moving forward for more than 12 hours now and they are asking why, and what is happening."
Roughly 400 people were picked up on Saturday by the Italian navy and coastguard, as well as merchant ships, before they were transferred to the MV Aquarius for safety.
The ship then plucked another 229 people from the sea after one of two fragile dinghies they were using disintegrated during the night — provoking a frantic but successful rescue in the dark.
On Monday, the Aquarius remained 35 nautical miles off the Italian coast and unable to land after Matteo Salvini, Italy's new interior minister, said the country's ports were shut to the vessel, and that it was the responsibility of Malta to help the people on board.
People on board the boat seemed unaware of their situation.
Journalists onboard said the mood remained calm, but as of Monday people were beginning to ask when they would reach land.
"MSF is concerned that again politics are being placed above people's lives. The priority must be the importance of the wellbeing and safety of the people on board," a spokesperson for MSF said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.
More than 30,000 people have made the crossing from North Africa to Europe this year. Just over 700 have died in the attempt, according to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The UN has condemned the latest inaction, calling on either Italy or Malta to bring the people to safety first. "People are in distress, are running out of provisions, and need help quickly," Vincent Cochetel of UNHCR said.
On Monday, Salvini reiterated his refusal in a statement on his official Facebook page.
"Saving lives is a duty, turning Italy into a huge refugee camp is not. Italy has stopped bowing its head and obeying, this time THERE IS SOMEONE WHO SAYS NO," he wrote.
Salvini, who leads the right-wing and anti-immigration Lega Nord party, said the boat should land in Malta, but the Maltese government said helping the vessel does not fall under its jurisdiction.
Malta's leader Joseph Muscat said the people should be accepted by the port nearest their rescue — not Malta.
In a later statement Muscat said, "the Maltese government is concerned at the Italian authorities' directions being given to Aquarius on the high seas, which go against international rules and risk creating a dangerous situation for all those involved."
After the Spanish leader accepted the vessel, Muscat tweeted to express his thanks and said that Maltese authorities would send supplies to the MV Aquarius ahead of its voyage. The food will be much needed, a Spanish reporter on board MV Aquarius tweeted, as the journey was hundreds of nautical miles and would take "several" days.
Italy's local southern leaders had criticized Salvini's decision over the weekend. Palermo's Mayor Leoluca Orlando said the ship would be welcome, condemning Salvini and the "extreme far-right government" for flouting international law.
But rescue workers said Orlando's words couldn't help the vessel, as the ship required the Italian coastguard — under the control of the government — to grant permission to dock. "Nice but not practical," they told the Guardian.
With the ship preparing to set sail, European Council officials welcomed the end of the stalemate. Dunja Mijatovic, of the Commissioner for Human Rights, tweeting: "Saving lives at sea is an obligation that states must always uphold."


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By Sato April 29, 2016
Final Fantasy XIV producer Naoki Yoshida and Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino got together in the latest Letter from the Producer Live to reveal the collaboration between the two. [Thanks, Hachima.]
Yo-kai Watch Minions:
Yo-kai Watch Weapons:
Whisper Mount:
All the Yo-kai Watch collaboration items will be available through an upcoming collaboration event.
There will also be an actual Yo-kai Watch equipment as part of the event.
Additionally, the upcoming Nintendo 3DS title, Yo-kai Watch 3, will also get Final Fantasy XIV characters as part of the cross-collaboration.
And finally, to celebrate Naoki Yoshida's birthday, Hino gave him a special present:
It's Yoshi-P made into a Yo-kai! It was made by the original designer, and the two above are the only ones that exist in the world.
Final Fantasy XIV is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. Yo-kai Watch 3 will release in Japan on July 16, 2016 for Nintendo 3DS.
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Ring in the New Year in style by celebrating on the bay at an iconic SF dive. Price of admission includes wristbands for re-entry to watch fireworks, champagne toast at midnight, good drinks and great company. If you're sick of being disappointed every New Years because you overpaid to get into a party and you can't get a drink and your friends are all blacked out by 10pm.. this may be the event for you!


Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in a courtroom sketch after he is sentenced at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts May 15, 2015.
The formal sentencing hearing for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Wednesday promised to be high on emotion—with impact statements from victims and survivors—but short on drama. The jury had already sentenced Tsarnaev to death on six of the 30 counts on May 15.
But then Tsarnaev himself spoke. He did not testify during his trial and he had not spoken publicly since he was arrested after a four-day manhunt that left him hiding in a boat. He'd spent much of the trial slouched and looking down, and rarely appeared remorseful. On Wednesday he apologized in a brief statement.
"I am a Muslim. My religion is Islam. I pray to Allah to show his mercy to the deceased in this bombing," he said.
Tsarnaev's brief statement followed emotional statements from survivors. The court heard from Bill Richard (the father of 8-year-old victim Martin Richard), Patricia Campell (mother of victim Krystle Campbell), Jennifer Rogers (the sister of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier), and many survivors.
The case will now likely move to the appeals process. It is extremely rare for the federal death penalty to be carried out. The most recent federal executions were those of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and drug trafficker and convicted murder Juan Raul Garza, both in 2001.


This is the way I choose to live my life, as a wanderer. To wander, is to explore. "I have places to go, people to see, and things to do." I remember my mom always saying that, and it still sticks with me. I've got things to do! Bermuda was next up, and just a direct flight from NYC. I decided to put Horseshoe Bay Beach as the number one place to find. This is the beach that has soft pink sand. Let's recognize the parrot fish for all they do to create beautiful white and pink sandy beaches. Keep on pooping! So, as I write here, toes in soft pink sand, I'm feeling pinkfully peaceful. The water is gorgeous, with layers of teal, aqua, mint, and sea blues and greens. I'm a beach gal. No matter where I travel, there's got to be a beach within some walking distance. It's one of the places I choose to use for meditation. It's my place of peace. At this moment, I'm too distracted to write, because the way the aqua blue water is crashing onto the soft pink sand… I'm feeling very ready to paint! I also have this thing with having "been there, and done that." I'm just very preferential, with no apologies. Once I've done something, that's it, on to the next. There's so much to do and see, and I'm all for mixing things up, all for giving things a chance, all for spreading the love, and all for living with an open mind and heart. Although there's so much to see, I came to Bermuda for the soft pink sand. Now that I've seen it, buried my feet in it, tried to get photos of it, I can carry along. I love making lists, and not checking things twice, but checking things off! Bermuda, the place known for being a volcanic sea mountain, the place known for the triangle, and so much more of whatever else, but please excuse me because, I only came for the soft pink sand. Oh, and when I say pink, I mean the lightest hue of pink you can imagine!


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Fertilization in Human Beings: it's Process and Significance | Biology
Fertilization in Human Beings: it's Process and Significance!
Fertilization (also called syngamy) involves the fusion of haploid male and female gametes to form diploid zygote. Fertilization in the human beings is internal and takes place at the ampullary-isthmic junction of fallopian tube of the female.
Fertilization involves following processes:
1. Approach of sperm to ovum:
During the copulation, male inserts its erectile penis in the vagina of female and releases about 3.5 ml of seminal fluid. This process is called ejaculation. Seminal fluid contains as many as 200-300 million sperms.
This ensures the reaching of a number of sperms to the ovum as many sperms (about 50%) are killed by the acidity of female genital tract and many sperms are engulfed by the phagocytes of the vaginal epithelium so that only about 100 sperms reach the fallopian tube.
The sperms swim in the seminal fluid by the lashing movements of their tail at the rate of 1—4 mm per minute. The sperms swim towards the fallopian tube through the uterus. It is aided by the aspiratory action of the uterus and peristaltic movements of the fallopian tube.
Capacitation is the phenomenon of physiological maturation of sperms inside the female genital tract. It occurs in the presence of a viscous fluid secreted from the Secretory cells of epithelial lining of oviducal mucosa. It takes about 5-6 hours.
It involves the following changes:
(i) Loss of decapacitation factors.
(ii) Calcium influx into the sperms.
(iii) Sperm flagellar movements change from undulatory to whiplash type.
Ovum is released from the Graafian follicle of ovary on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle and the process is called ovulation. Ovum is trapped by the fimbriae of the ampulla of fallopian tube. Ovum moves in the tube towards the uterus by peristalsis and ciliary action. At the time of ovulation, egg is at secondary oocyte stage.
Fertilizability and viability of gametes are limited varying from a few minutes to a few hours or days. The fertilizability of human sperm in the female genital tract is of about 48 hours while its survival value is upto 3 days. Secondly the ovum is non-motile and the energy contents of sperm are also very low so the sperm must approach the egg as quickly as possible. Fertilizability period of ovum is only 24 hours though it can live for about 72 hours.
To thin out the number of sperms, the ovum secretes a chemical substance, called fertilizin, which has a number of spermophillic sites on its surface where the sperms of species specific type can be bound by their antifertilizin site. This fertilizin—antifertilizin reaction is a highly species specific reaction (act as lock and key) (Fig. 3.21).
The main aim of this reaction is to thin out the number of sperms to reduce the chances of polyspermy.
2. Penetration of sperm (Fig. 3.23 A, B):
Secretions of seminal vesicles, prostate gland and Cowper's glands form the major part of the seminal fluid. These secretions activate the sperms in fertilizing the egg and neutralise the acidity in the vagina. The sperm generally comes in contact with ovum in the animal pole (side of ovum with excentric nucleus) while the opposite side of ovum is called vegetal pole. Ovulation in the Penetration of sperm is a chemical mechanism.
In this acrosome of sperm undergoes acrosomal reaction and releases certain sperm lysins which dissolve the egg envelopes locally and make the path for the penetration of sperm. Sperm lysins are acidic proteins. These sperm lysins contain a lysing enzyme hyaluronidase which dissolves the hyaluronic acid polymers in the intercellular spaces which holds the granulosa cells of corona radiata together; corona penetrating enzyme (that dissolves the corona radiata) and acrosin or Zona lysin (which dissolves the zona pellucida).
Then it dissolves the zona pellucida. Only sperm nucleus and middle piece enter the ovum. The tail is lost. In humans, there is always monospermy.
3. Cortical reaction (Fig. 3.22):
The penetration of sperm into the egg initiates a series of processes like:
Cortical granules appear in the egg cortex. The vitelline membrane starts lifting from the cortical surface of the egg. This produces a perivitelline space within the vitelline membrane. Cortical granules are extruded in the perivitelline space by exocytosis and some of these are attached along inner surface of vitelline membrane which now thickens and becomes impervious to any other sperm entry. It is now called fertilization membrane (Anderson, 1968) (Fig. 3.22). It prevents the polyspermy.
Sperm penetration into ovum also induces following metabolic activities:
(i) Depolarization and increased permeability of plasma membrane.
(ii) Rate of protein synthesis is increased.
(iii) The rate of respiration is increased so O2 consumption is increased.
4. Fusion of gametic nuclei (Fig. 3.23 C, D):
The sperm entry stimulates the secondary oocyte to undergo meiotic-II division which produces the ovum and second polar body. Inside the ovum, the sperm nucleus takes a definite path called copulation path. The centrioles of middle piece of sperm form a spindle.
The nuclear membrane of the gametic nuclei degenerates and two sets of chromosomes initially lie on two poles of the spindle but later these sets of chromosomes mix up and the process is called amphimixis (Fig. 3.23D). The fertilized egg is now called zygote (Gr. zygon= yoked together) while the zygote nucleus is called synkaryon having two sets of chromosomes (2N = 46).
Significance of fertilization:
(a) It stimulates the secondary oocyte to undergo second maturation division to release second polar body and to form haploid ovum.
(b) It restores the diploidy (2N = 46 in human beings) in the zygote.
(c) Fertilization membrane prevents the polyspermy.
(d) Metabolic activities are increased as more mitochondria are available.
(e) It combines the characters of two parents and introduces variations. So helps in evolution.
(f) Centrioles of sperm from the spindle to initiate the cleavage of zygote.
(g) Sex chromosome of sperm is either X or Y and helps in sex determination. Fusion of sperm having X- chromosome with the ovum (with X-chromosome) results a female baby having XX chromosomes, while fusion of a sperm having Y-chromosome with ovum results a male baby having XY chromosomes.
(h) Copulation path sets the axis of division.
Difference between Fertilization and Implantation
Fertilization: Notes on Fertilization in Humans
Lactation in Females: Definition, Period, Mechanism, Composition and Significant | Biology
9 Basic Phases of Physiology of Human Reproduction | Biology


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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds [multiple media (some microform)]
Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs, Moving images, Maps and cartographic material, Sound recordings, Textual material
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=46&lang=eng
Fonds includes:
22 lower level description(s)
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ca. 2404.11 m of textual records.
443 microfilm reels.
898 microfiche.
486 photographs : 375 b&w prints; 98 col. slides; 13 b&w negative nitrates ; 35mm.
ca. 14,947 maps.
11,291 architectural drawings
ca. 4,970 technical drawings
2 diagrams
79 film reels (ca. 32 h, 13 min)
ca. 156 audio cassettes (ca. 15 h, 19 min)
1 audio disc (40 min)
1 videocassette (1 h)
3 audio reels (6 min)
Added language of material:
Chipewyan
Fonds consists of records created and/or maintained by Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and its predecessors. Researchers are cautioned that unprocessed textual records and records in other media are not reflected in this description. Audio-visual material can be found within the Northern Affairs Program sous-fonds, the Office of Task Force to Review Comprehensive Claims Policy series, the Advisory Commission on the Development of Government in the Northwest Territories series, and the Miscellaneous Audio-Visual Material from the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development series.
Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Biography/Administrative history:
Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is a direct descendant of the Department of the Interior although some functions can be traced back to the British regime. With the dissolution of the Department of the Interior in 1936, many responsibilities for resource development in the West and North as well as for native affairs were taken up by a succession of four federal departments: Mines and Resources (1936-1949), Resources and Development (1949-1953), Northern Affairs and National Resources (1953-1966), and Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1966). The Indian Affairs Program was part of the Department of Secretary of State at Confederation, then became affiliated with Interior in 1873. The Minister of the Interior acted as Superintendent General of Indian Affairs and presided over the new department. In 1880 an independent Department of Indian Affairs (43 Victoria Chap. 28) was created, however the Minister of the Interior still presided as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. In 1936 the Department of Indian Affairs was made a branch of the Department of Mines and Resources (1 Ed. VIII Chap. 33) which had inherited other functions of the defunct Interior. By 1945 Mines and Resources was recognized as being over burdened and steps were taken to redistribute some duties. In 1949 many functions were shifted between two new departments; Citizenship and Immigration, Mines and Technical Surveys, and the remaining Mines and Resources functions were placed under Resources and Development. The new Department of Resources and Development consisted of; Administration Branch, Northern Administration and Lands Branch, National Parks Branch, Engineering and Water Resources Branch, Canadian Government Travel Bureau and Forestry Branch. This organization continued in existence until the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources was established in 1953. The Indian Affairs Branch was transferred to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (13 Geo. VI, Chap. 16). The administrative structure of the Branch remained virtually unchanged until its transfer to Northern Affairs and National Resources in 1965 (P.C. 2285, 22 Dec. 1965). The Department of Resources and Development was renamed the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources (2-3 Eliz. II, c. 4). This was done, as Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent informed the House of Commons on December 8, 1953, to "give new emphasis and scope to work already being done, and to indicate ... the fact that the centre of gravity ... is being moved north". The functions and organization of the new Department remained essentially the same as those of its predecessor, although "its responsibilities in relation to the north are more fully and clearly defined" (NANR, Annual Report, 1953-1954, p. 9). The Government Organization Act of 1966 established the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Department Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act, 14 - 15 Elizabeth II, c.25) which was to be responsible for the development of National Parks, the administration of Indian and Eskimo affairs, and management of Canada's wildlife resources. The five Branches created within DIAND were Northern Administration, responsible for the Yukon and Northwest Territories and their resources, National and Historic Parks, Indian Affairs, including Inuit affairs, Canadian Wildlife Service, and Resource and Economic Development Group. The department carries out a mandate on behalf of the Crown fulfilling treaty obligations to native people in Canada and as administrator for all lands and resources north of the sixtieth parallel. Chief among its other duties is overseeing the orderly transfer of political responsibility for the north to future provinces as they emerge from their territorial embryo. Devolution is also occurring with respect to aboriginal people through the process of comprehensive land claims and the development of self-government. The eventual goal of both native and territorial governments has been the acquisition of control over natural resources within their jurisdictions. While these negotiations represent present and future reallocation of existing departmental responsibilities, other departmental functions have been deleted or moved from the mandate. The goal being the eventual extinguishment of Indian and Northern Affairs within the federal government. The department has a central administrative core which provides direction and support to the Indian and Inuit Affairs Program. The mandate is based on the Indian Act, and various acts and regulations pertaining to the Yukon and the Northwest Territories administered under the Northern Affairs Program. The Administration Program ensures the efficient and effective management of the department and its diverse functions. This service also applies to the minister and deputy ministers executive support services which fall under the Administration program. The control of financial, human and material resources is also part of the responsibilities. Other program activities are fully described in the administrative histories associated with each of the two major sous-fonds: Indian and Inuit Affairs and Northern Affairs. The services of the department are offered throughout the country by means of a system of regional and district offices. The federal government delivers some services directly to Indians and Inuit in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon, although most services and programs are delivered by the territorial governments. Ministers of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: Jane Stewart 1997; Ronald A. Irwin 1993-1997; Pauline Browes 1993; Thomas Siddon 1990-1993; Pierre H. Cadieux 1989-1990; William McKnight 1986-1989; David Crombie 1984-1986; Doug Firth 1984; Hon. John Munro 1980-1984; Arthur Jacob Epp 1979-198; Hon James Faulkner 1977-1979; Hon. Warren Allmand 1976-1977; Hon. Judd Buchanan 1974-1976; Hon. Joseph Chretien 1968-1974; Hon Arthur Laing 1968-1968
Finding aid:
(Other) Finding aids are available. See lower level descriptions and accession records in ArchiviaNet (the NA website).
Source of title:
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act. R.S., c. I-7,s.1.
Accruals:
Further accruals are expected.
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Graphic (photo)
Moving images (film)
Moving images (video)
Cartographic material
Textual records: microform
Copyright belongs to the Crown.


Google Earth Pro reduced by $400!
On January 30, 2015, Google announced that the Pro version of their Google Earth software would come down in price… to free. Until now, the Pro version would have set you back $400 per year. For those on a tight budget, (or with sense!), this was reason enough to stick with the free version and forgo the extra tools in Google Earth Pro.
I always felt that $400 per year was an almighty rip-off and was happy to integrate the free version within my workflow as far as it could go, and then use other tools where necessary. But what could you do with the $400 Google Earth Pro that you couldn't do with Google Earth, and why should you now switch? Well, it's not for higher-resolution imagery, as this is the same across all Google products. But the available toolkit for working with this imagery does increase.
Why a 3D Topographic Model?
I've been asked to produce a walk-through animation of a reconstructed archaeological site that shows the landscape setting of important buildings, and how these buildings constrained the movement of people. Reconstructing the buildings is pretty simple, with lots of reference material available. However, the 3D topographical model of the landscape is much trickier, made worse by not having any digital elevation data, only paper maps with contours.
Drawing contours with height attributes is easy in ArcGIS, but when I was asked to create an animation, I had no idea how to get the GIS shapefile data into my 3d software for animating. I figured there must be a way, and sure enough, ArcGIS has all the tools for converting and exporting a shapefile that can then be opened in pretty much any 3d software package.
Lloyd Bosworth: Archaeology Technician, Classical and Archaeological Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
My day started like any other day for me. Wake up at 7:30am (ish), make a coffee, put the Today programme on the radio and shamble about the house until the caffeine kicks in. The morning is also when I catch up with the US archaeology blogs that I follow.
First order of business is to turn on my workstation and, while that wakes up, make another cup of coffee.


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Now let me say this: when you're traveling a good cloak is worth more than all your other possessions put together. If you've nowhere to sleep, it can be your bed and blanket. It will keep the rain off your back and then sun from your eyes. You can conceal all manner of interesting weaponry beneath it if you are clever, and a smaller assortment if you are not.
But beyond all that, two facts remain to recommend a cloak. First, very little is as striking as a well-worn cloak, billowing lightly about you in the breeze. And second, the best cloaks have innumerable little pockets that I have an irrational and overpowering attraction toward.
The Name of the Wind is difficult to summarize, but I will recommend it by way of its hero, Kvothe, who relies on his wit over his muscles and recognizes a smart poetic meter when he sees one. While a clever and more artistic hero than we traditionally see (he's a far cry from a more classic fantasy hero like an Aragorn archetype), he's not without his faults and I have no doubt that his impatience and arrogance will be his downfall in future books.
Kvothe never munched on a Pumpkin-Cranberry Bran Muffin in the course of his adventures. There were plenty mentions of food — lots of bread and cheese, plenty of stews. But one thing that stood out to me during this novel was how much it felt like fall. Maybe it was all the talk of cloaks and school semesters, the rustic inns and food, but instead of recreating anything Kvothe ate, I wanted something to capture the fall, rustic feel of this novel.
It doesn't get much more rustic than a hearty bran muffin. I adapted this recipe from Smitten Kitchen's blue sky bran muffins. Pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg provide lovely autumn flavors and the cranberries add a tart, fresh burst. The trickiest part of this recipe was tempering the tartness of the cranberries. I considered using dried, but I wanted to keep the fresh kick they provided. You can always substitute dried, but if you're using the fresh cranberries, I recommend preparing the berries the night before, directions provided below.
The night before baking the muffins, heat the 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water on medium heat, stirring until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes before pouring the syrup over the sliced cranberries. Soak in the fridge overnight. Right before baking the muffins, drain the cranberries and toss with 2 teaspoons of sugar. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and coat a muffin tin with nonstick spray.
Combine the wheat bran, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
Whisk together the pumpkin, egg, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small mixing bowl. Once thoroughly mixed, slowly whisk in the buttermilk. Stir wet mixture into the dry mixture. Fold the sugared cranberries into the batter.
Spoon 3 tablespoons of batter into each muffin tin. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out almost clean. Allow muffins to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from tin.
Fair warning: these muffins are almost as addictive as denner resin. Almost.
Definitely bookmarking this recipe for later use! It sounds delicious, I'll have to try it out soon and share it with my friends.
My husband and I adore Rothfuss' work, and we have unintentionally (but gladly) given away many copies of The Name of the Wind to dear absent-minded friends over the years. It's always the first series we recommend when asked. I'm happy for you that you've found and enjoyed it! Have you read his novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things?
I haven't! The Name of the Wind is the only one I've read so far, but I definitely plan to read more!!


In the past, unlocking a cellphone used to be a hazardous and risky undertaking that could void the warranty on your phone, but in recent years all that has changed. Nowadays you can have the phone of your choice and quickly acquire the necessary unlock code to unlock your phone and not void the warranty.
Not surprisingly, in a counter measure to this, many of the key cellphone carriers now offer attractive 'sim only' deals to tempt you to stay with them. They definitely do not want to lose your business, but the chances are, no matter what they may offer, it's quite possible you can find a better deal elsewhere; should you choose to unlock your phone.
The cellphone business has moved on, and where in the past many manufacturers had locks on the phones that prevented you from switching your carrier (such as iPhones); these days, due to growing public demand not to be tied down to a particular carrier and locked into a contract, it is not only possible to unlock your cell phone, it's actually incredibly simple. It can be achieved online in a matter of minutes through trusted online cellphone unlocking specialists such as UnlockBase.
The days of high charges and long service contracts from the major service providers are over, and thankfully so! And while a monthly contract can still offer you good value for your money, with generous free call minutes and all you can eat data, contracts have had to change because in the last few years the way we use cellphones has changed dramatically too, and for once, things have not worked in the mighty carrier's favor.
Widely available free apps have altered the way we use our cellphones. Walk into any cellphone service provider today and they will be happy to offer you virtually unlimited texts, but in this era of free WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and other instant communications apps, frankly, who bothers to send text messages? Maybe your auntie.
Service providers are still desperately keen to push you into a 24 month contract by offering you a seemingly free phone, but in reality you pay for the phone within the first year and then you are still locked into the contract.
With a pay as you go plan you consume only what you need. You decide how many phone calls you make and how much data you use, and provided you have a WiFi broadband plan at home, you don't need to rely on the data allowance the carrier decides to give you as part of your package.
This not only saves you income on your monthly fees, it also enables you to decide on the phone you want, rather than having to limit yourself to what's available as a locked phone from your contract provider.
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Incredible Violence – Review
Film-making has only ever been limited by the creativity of the people involved, and its intricacies can be as mind-numbing as it is profound. A simple topic can be dissected, twisted and otherwise transformed into something that mirrors the director's vision. Art can imitate life, or in the instance of a director establishing themselves as an auteur: life can imitate their art.
What can then be said about G. Patrick Condon's Incredible Violence? Well, I can think of a few words, and will happily list them: patchwork, meta, self-referential, cruel, zany, Frankensteinian (the creation, not the creator), disposable and just plain wonky. I would go on but you want to read a review, and I don't want to artificially inflate it to meet the word limit.
The aforementioned film plays out like a meta-fuelled nightmare, and so too will this digestion take on the form of a surreal stream of consciousness.
Incredible Violence centres on G. Patrick Condon (played by a pseudo-serious Stephen Oates), a slouch of a director who squanders the money he was given to make a film, who then resorts to basic bitchery to complete his project of making a dime a dozen slasher film: locking his cast and crew (himself) in an isolated, run-down house in the middle of nowhere, putting on a plaster mask plus fur coat, and spilling sensible amounts of blood.
There is no end to what can be said about meta-film making or the genre of a film-within-a-film, but how does it work for said movie at hand? It does so whilst you are dipped into this world that the director is creating, then you're occasionally taken out with a silent "see!" whenever there is a moment that could have easily been the set up for a fourth wall break; such as the random cuts to the director brooding in his darkly-lit loft.
However, the style falls short in that it breaks the flow of the film, and that is where one of its shortcomings is exposed: it is not that Condon lacked any ideas, it is rather that he had too many running at once on-screen. The script loses focus in parts and you're left wondering why these other character arcs are present, or if certain ambiguities – such as whether the director snapped because of the pressure or because he got too deep into character – were intentional or just accidental. You're given too much to chew on and lose all sense of taste during a 10-course meal, basically.
The picture is cheaply made – you can almost sniff hints of grindhouse – so park your sensibilities and go along for the ride. One nice touch is how Condon uses outdated technology to pursue his plan, such as a fax machine to send directions to the cast, and fixed security cameras to film the action. Not only is it bound to tickle the antique boner of hipsters, it also shows the low-budget scale this horror film aims to be. It's a devious way to deliver unique situations whilst cutting down on staff costs – or does it?
The humour in a handful of scenes really shines through and provides some prime gallows laughter. One example can be seen during the first film – and film within a film – kill: Condon realises he stabbed the girl out of frame, then proceeds to prop up the corpse in front of the camera and stabs it some more, right before he rips open her top and goes for one of the oldest (and sleaziest) tropes of horror movies, the gratuitous titty shot.
The rest of the characters are thread-bare and purely for body count. However, Grace (M.J. Kehler) is the anchor of the story, being the entertaining focal point that the action revolves around and the under dog that you want to see succeed, including a minor shift in her dynamics towards the end that shows a savage side.
The overall concept behind the picture is very much like Oates' character: shambling in and out of rooms, whilst providing a scary, imposing presence but you still get your money's worth with regards to brutal bloodletting.
Such a sweet-looking spoiler.
Incredible Violence is over the top, ridiculous and constantly reminds you that it is aware of its meta status. It shows all that it can – aside from a few head-scratching instances – leaving little to think about other than the violence, which is as the title suggests.
It is a demanding film in that must be viewed under certain requirements, such as having a strong love of indie films made on a shoestring budget. Overall, you will need to reserve your expectations and enjoy the handful of brilliant moments hidden under the quirkiness – to drive home the point: the general filmgoing masses will be left bewildered. You will be too, even if you walk away thinking "that was so ridiculous I had fun!".
Think if Funny Games had a villain acting like Michael Myers (including a cheap mask), but not as slick and just as incredibly wacky.
Incredible Violence on IMDb
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Once again, here's the latest edition of Mini-Heap—10 recent items from the Daily Nous Heap of Links, our regularly updated list of material from around the web that philosophers may want to check out.
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"The secret to happiness may be unhappiness" — a neuroscientist looks at what unhappiness does to the brain
"The victims of the toxic idea that Americans with dark skin are biologically destined to be, on average, intellectually inferior to Americans of light skin are not the white men who have promoted it but the black Americans who have endured it." — on the "courage" of those who complain about political correctness
The aesthetics of tattoos — a new series by Roy T. Cook (Minnesota)
Julia Kristeva alleged to have been an agent of the State Security and Intelligence Services of the Bulgarian National Army — now emeritus at the University of Paris Diderot-Paris 7, she was recruited in 1971 and went by the alias "Sabina"
"Looking at Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon I pondered why we are so scared of what is both natural and indeed necessary, if life is to continue" — Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY) visits Bentham during his stay at the Met-Breuer
"This exposure compromises our privacy, to be sure, but it also compromises our freedom" — Philip Pettit (Princeton/ANU) on social media (updated)
Concrete suggestions for increasing diversity in philosophy journals sought — at this link and at an upcoming Pacific APA session
The endless process of error detection and error correction — it's just good intellectual hygiene
The life and ideas of Andy Clark (Edinburgh) — a lengthy profile in The New Yorker by Larissa MacFarquhar
A look at the PGR's board — does its composition help explain the rankings?
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