text:
You are here: Home / The Man / Interviews / Wham! You're On Your Own, George (Sunday Times, 1986)
Wham! You're On Your Own, George (Sunday Times, 1986)
Article "Going out with a WHAM!" was written by Mick Brown and Vicki Woods and published by The Sunday Times on June 22, 1986.
Next Saturday, Wham! give their final concert. In the group's short career, 38 million records have been sold and an endless stream of gossip and rumour (spiced with the odd fact) has appeared in the popular press. Andrew Ridgeley, so the stories go, revels in girls, booze and car crashes; George Michael apparently fails to indulge in any of them. On the day these two interviews took place, George Michael was mixing Wham!'s last record in London, while Andrew Ridgeley was at home in Monaco, eagerly awaiting the Grand Prix.
Bryan Morrison, administrator of George Michael's music publishing, was faced with a difficult problem last Christmas: What to give the man who has given you an awful lot, if not quite everything? The Rolls-Royce? The jewel-encrusted toy piano? Seriously, the message came back, all George wants is a room, a piano, a tape-recorder and a quiet corner in which to write his songs. At length, Morrison settled on a Fortnum and Mason hamper, groaning with traditional English delicacies. George Michael was properly touched, but the delicacies were eaten by friends, and the pots – very nice pots, as it happens – were given to his family.
The anecdote embraces many elements of the George Michael myth; it speaks of the creative artist, who by his talent inherits the world, but who continues to revere only his art. It speaks of his close family ties – an essential part of the Michael myth. It suggests he does not like quails' eggs.
There is some truth in all of that. It would be wrong to suggest that success has pained George Michael, but correct to say there are aspects to which he has adamantly refused to be accustomed.
Next weekend, Wham! will play their final concert in front of 80,000 people at Wembley Stadium. The partnership which began at school between Georgios Panayiotou, son of a Greek-Cypriot restauranteur from suburban Bushey in Hertfordshire, and his friend Andrew Ridgeley, which has been responsible for selling 22 million singles and 16 million albums around the world in the past four years, will end not with a whimper but a bang.
The end has come, says Michael, because his and Ridgeley's "romantic idea" of what Wham! should be does not include "fading away, or becoming another band that just cranks out another album and three or four hit singles every two years"; more piquantly because "I can't pretend I'm a young man with no problems any more."
Wham! was George Michael's way of achieving the perennial pop music dream of reinventing himself – an overweight, bespectacled teenager – in the image of teen-idol. He now faces the task of reinventing himself all over again in a more serious light. In fact, this has already been partly achieved. There was a moment last year, around the time of Careless Whisper, when people suddenly stopped attacking George Michael as a purveyor of lightweight, escapist froth and began talking about his burgeoning skills as a craftsman-songwriter, "the new Paul McCartney".
Further evidence of his ability to, as it were, grow in office came two months ago when he parted company with his manager, Simon Napier-Bell, after the latter had contemplated selling his management company, and his interest in Wham!, to a company with a significant South African shareholding.
George Michael will henceforth manage himself, and nobody doubts that he will be equal to the task. Testimonies to Michael's shrewdness and perspicacity are legion. An executive at Epic, the company which distributes and markets Wham!'s records, remembers that when Michael first arrived in its offices four years ago he made it his business to visit not only the A & R and promotion departments – the glamorous "frontline" of the music business – but also the legal, copyright and credit control departments: "He was astute enough to see how much they could help his career."
"George picks up on things, and their importance extremely quickly," says Napier-Bell. "He immediately understands what lawyers mean, for example, which most artists don't. He's very cautious with people, and very careful in evaluating them. His initial impression does not make you feel comfortable; in fact, it's quite nerve-racking. Unless, of course, he's turning on the professional charm. He's very adept at that, too."
This is indeed the case. Once we had established that I was not another Brown, from another newspaper, whom he is presently suing for libel, George Michael was charm personified, making tea and proferring chocolate fingers and Jaffa cakes.
To hear him talk of the "transaction" between himself and the press is to learn the degree to which media manipulation and massage has become one of the most useful skills he has acquired. Having exposed himself tirelessly to the tabloids in the early days of Wham!, he stopped talking to them altogether after the group's much-publicised visit to China last year. This was because, "quite simply, I thought they had had their return for making us stars." Since then, he has borne the indignity of being "reinvented" in successive articles. "One month I'd be fat, fascist, homosexual, with a huge Georgian house somewhere in Essex. The next I'd be a lean, virile, left-winger."
Wham! was conceived in a spirit of optimism, fun, and the possibilities of teenagerdom; a delirious froth of shorts, singlets and Tan-fastic – a way, says Michael, of fighting "the negative reaction to youth" which prevailed at the time. The aggressive, excitable attitude to life which the group espoused was always, he says, much more a reflection of Andrew Ridgeley's personality than his own, but Michael was excited by it as much as anyone.
"Everyone was looking at teenagers as poor bastards who were all on the dole, with nothing they could do about it. And that was rubbing off on kids themselves. Whereas I believe that when you're 17 or 18 you have an awful lot going for you. You're young; you have your health, and a lot of people have ambition." As a pop star, he says, "the only way you can get optimism across is by showing yourself having a good time."
It is a measure of the music world's conceits that Wham!'s accentuation of the positive should have been attacked by the pop press as "capitalistic", although Michael has spent an inordinate amount of energy attempting to convince the world that he is not a capitalist – "not in the full sense of the word". perhaps disillusioned idealist would be a better description. During the miners' strike, Wham! played a benefit concert for miners' families, although on reflection he wonders whether it was really for the best, and whether "I wasn't just encouraging a movement that a lot of very stubborn and not terribly bright left-wing groups were putting their name to."
"Not very bright left-wing groups," and a fruitless discussion with Paul Weller about China (which George Michael hated), were also the reason he declined an invitation to join Red Wedge – the campaign of socialist entertainers. "I didn't want to be exploited for something I didn't believe in. I mean, you begin by thinking that idealism is the only way to get things done. But idealism doesn't take into account human nature a lot of the time, and when it doesn't it's like pissing in the wind." Yes, he says, he does believe the world is an unfair place. And, yes, he is getting "a ridiculous amount" for what he does.
He has never worried about money, while always being conscious of the need to work for it. Even at school, he and Andrew Ridgeley were always certain that their destiny was to be pop stars. On leaving, it was Ridgeley who went on the dole, "because he didn't want a crappy job", Michael who worked though a series of mundane occupations to put money in his pocket.
He comes, in fact, from a family of strivers; an English mother, and Greek father, who started with nothing and worked hard to build up a prosperous restaurant business. He continued to live at home long after Wham! had become successful. Now he rents a furnished house in Kensington, "a bit like an exhibition home." If he was decorating, he would put something "large and vague" on the walls. "I don't like old things. I have no real regard for history, actually. I always notice, when I leave the country, the way other people appreciate English tradition, and I don't. There's something about the English past which I find depressing, gloomy."
There would be no books. As a seven-year-old, under "a Seventies kind of teacher", he read his way through the school library – "I kind of overdosed." He has not read a book for pleasure since, but still picked up English Literature A-level. English and Art were his best subjects. "People said I should be a journalist, but I could always see other people around me who were as good, if not better, so I wasn't interested. It's that ego thing, you know; I always wanted to be the best."
Success, or perhaps growing up, has tempered that ambition, he says. Now he is "perfectly prepared to see people who are better than me, as long as I think I'm the best in a particular category. There are people I'm in awe of musically; but at the same time I do believe that as an idea, an exorcism of all the things that were negative about pop music in the Seventies and Eighties, Wham! worked and were the most successful pop band of the time. That's where I considered us to be the best."
His abhorrence of "continuing to do things when you can no longer do them as well as you used to", is yet another reason why Wham! are splitting up. Frank Sinatra, he thinks, should have knocked it on the head years ago. To be fair, George did not raise the subject of Sinatra; I did. But it struck a chord nonetheless. The big mistake people make, he says, is to suppose his entire career plan is now to become "Barry Manilow or something", whereas what he wants to do is grow up "with taste".
The greatest luxury of all which success has brought, he says, is the total freedom to now do whatever he chooses. "And you can't ask for any luxury greater than being my age and having no one to answer to; being able to get on a plane and go anywhere – now. Just blow out this recording session, or whatever. Who wants a beautiful car if you have to drive it to work each day? My responsibilities used to be to me and Andrew – we both had a responsibility to each other. But we're free of that now. I have more persona freedom, and more musical freedom because I have no particular market to play to. My only responsibility is to myself."
This is all very well, but one can't help thinking of Ridgeley. If there has been one apparently conspicuous subtext of the rise of Wham! it has been the growing gulf in the relative importance of the two members. Not quite Boswell to Johnson perhaps; more Tubbs to Crockett – or Trigger to Roy Rogers.
This, Michael gamely insists, is far from the truth. In the early days of Wham! they would be halfway through business meetings before people realised that he, not Ridgeley, was the lead singer – "His force of personality was so much greater than mine."
Only as Michael began to develop as a songwriter, and as the evident musical leader, did the friendship show signs of strain. "But the fact is that we grew up together, and went through the whole thing together, and used each other for support. He was essential for that."
"Most people would have resented me going forward. But it's a real measure of his strength that his ego could take what people were throwing at him. Most people would have collapsed under that, but he didn't."
George Michael does not worry what will become of Andrew Ridgeley. This may be taken as a sign of confidence in his friend, rather than indifference. While Ridgeley will prang cars in his endeavours to become a racing-driver, and flirt with movies, and no doubt delight gossip-columnists with a string of beautiful and questionable girlfriends, George Michael will retire to his quiet place, with a piano and a tape-recorder and write songs to delight schoolchildren, teenagers and housewives alike. "Andrew will be all right," he says. And so will George.
ANDREW RIDGELEY
He said he would meet me in a hotel called the Beach Plaza. I was early, he was late. It's rich, rich, rich, the Beach Plaza. It has a tiddly-widdly beach of its own where half-naked women whose bosoms have seen half a century service lie flat on mats. Everybody speaks English. A man dressed as a packet of Marlboro spoke English on the telephone. Just do as I tell you, he said. Upstairs, on the left-hand side of the mantelpiece, you'll find two wrapped presents. One is addressed to John and the other isn't. Just bring them straight down here. Marlboro is very big in the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix is very big in Monaco. And Monaco seems to be very big with the sort of Americans who aren't coming to London any more. John loved his present.
Andrew Ridgeley wafted into the Beach Plaza looking very much at home and very cool. He was a lovely chocolate brown colour and dressed from head to foot in navy blue. We got through a stiffish five minutes. "You were supposed to bring your press credentials," he said. "I thought I'd made that clear. If you'd brought your press credentials we could have watched the Formula One practice from the pits." I said I hadn't got any press credentials. I was hoping like anything to avoid watching the Formula One practice, from the pits or anywhere else. "You must have some press credentials," Andrew said severely. He looked tremendously pettish for two seconds and then his boyish good humour broke through. We could watch the Formula One practice from his friend's balcony, he said. And off we went.
The thing about Wham!, if you care, is that while George was the sexy one on-stage, Andy was the sexy one off-stage. This might be owing to the fact that tabloid headline-writers cannot rhyme "Randy" with "George", or it might actually be true; it's hard to tell on a brief acquaintance. Certainly Andrew was the one with the terrible headlines. DRUNK WHAM! STAR IN SEX ROW, for example, described how our Andy TRIED to take down a girl's trousers, STAGGERED about twanging girls' suspenders, OFFERED autographs in exchange for "gropes" and FONDLED a man in drag, mistaking him for a girl. "Have you read all the press cuttings about me?" Andrew asked. Yes. "Are there lots?" Yes. "Well, you must have a very funny idea about what I'm really like," he said, wrinkling up his forehead. I think he was meat and drink for tabloid reporters, but it doesn't seem to have done him any harm. Nor has it cramped his interview technique. "I don't mind talking to somebody with a brain who's got something to offer," he flattered me earnestly. "I hate talking to those little girls' magazines. 'What's your favourite colour?' Yeuch."
Andrew Ridgeley is the half-of-Wham! who doesn't. Doesn't sing, doesn't write music, barely plays, doesn't arrange and doesn't produce. Doesn't give a bugger, neither. He looks good. George is the one who does it all in Wham!. George with the talent and the weight problem and the introspection and the voice and the beards. (Beards are what you call his sort of girl, apparently. "George has girls the way some men have beards," I've been told, "to improve his appearance.") George Michael, whom Andy calls Gorgeous or Nobby or TLTI (The Legend That Is). My son, aged nine, likes Andy best. George Michael, yeuch. Andy Ridgeley, yeeaaah. I mention my son only because his age is important. Nine. It's a key age. It's the age at which little boys want to be racing drivers. Andrew wants to be a Formula One driver when Wham! breaks up, and this isn't to knock him at all. There are lots of nine-year-olds running about out there. Jocelyn Stevens, Gadaffi, Richard Branson, Jeffrey Archer. Andrew likes speed ("You only realise how fast you're going when you're going sideways") and he's made his little pile and he's had a great time and when one door closes another door opens and off he's gone to live slap in the middle of the Scalextric box in Monte Carlo.
Are you a millionaire?
"Oh, ho ho."
Are you a tax exile?
"No, I'm a press exile."
This is a slice of life for little Andrew Ridgeley from Bushey, Herts. He trips through the sparkling streets of Monte Carlo with his passes in his pocket. Passes for what? We shall see. He is wearing a cotton shirt by Yohji Yamamoto which retails at about £215; a pair of fine gabardine Italian trousers; a pair of even finer silk solks and velvet slippers from Burlington Arcade, with a gold skull-and-crossbones embroidered on each toe. He looks absolutely beautiful, like something off a film set. He says that silk socks of this gossamer quality wear out very quickly. He says he designed the skull and crossbones himself.
A man calls out a greeting to him in French. Andrew answers in French. Better French than mine, by golly. He trips into a tall building with a spacious foyer. O, the marble halls of Monte Carlo: black marble on the floor, pink marble on the walls. The concierge asks to see his passes. This is Grand Prix week, and residents of the grand buildings which overlook the circuit have to have passes to get in and out of their own apartments – lest tourists come and throng the private balconies. A brutishly handsome dark-haired man gets into the lift with us. "Mark!" beams Andrew, and introduces me, very politely. We get out of the lift and a half naked man opens a door. "Patrick!" says Andrew, and introduces me. A blonde girl drifts forward, with a name like Graziella. Mark speaks to her in Italian. Is this Mark's flat? No, says Mark, Patrick's using it. Is it Patrick's flat? No, no, it's Rolf's flat. Rolf's not here.
Mark and Patrick's surname is Sieff. Their father is Jonathan Sieff, who is the son of Hon Michael Sieff, who was the son of Israel Sieff, the first Lord Sieff of Marks & Spencer. Sieffs are fairly big league when it comes to silk socks, there. Mark Sieff, who is 26, "normally lives in Rome". Patrick Sieff, who is 23, is "about to go to business school". Both of them seem decades older than Andrew, who continues to be "interviewed" while we stand on the balcony waiting for Formula One practice to start. "I've got all the grub for Sunday, Mark," Andrew says excitedly. Mark Sieff says, "Ah. Right." Sunday was the day of the Grand Prix.
The Formula One practice began in a screaming roar of noise, like having Concorde take off in one's kitchen. Andrew and the Sieffs leaned perilously over the balcony, Mark Sieff's icy cool melting very slightly, and Andrew's disappearing, never to return. Andrew began to give me the low-down on Formula One, pointing out that when he'd finished doing a bit of Formula Three he could go straight into Formula One. "My uncle was a racing driver," he said. Really? Who was his uncle? "Peter Dunlop." "I'm not allowed to race until after the last concert," he yelled above the noise. Then he began helpfully giving me pointers about the cars, the drivers and the racing; many of them corrected, briskly and flatly, by the knowledgeable Mark Sieff. For example:
Ridgeley: "They can use up to four sets of tyres."
Sieff: Actually only two are allowed."
I expect Sieff is right. Somebody down on the circuit held a black flag out. I wanted to know what a black flag was for and turned to Andrew. "All drivers must stop," said Mark Sieff. "I thought that was a red flag?" said Andrew. "Ah. No." said Mark Sieff. "I tell you what," said Andrew, "I must go to the toilet." He was gone ages.
Formula anything is pretty pricey. I wanted to know if Andrew could afford to be a racing driver, but he said things like "Better talk to my accountant, ho ho!" Would the money stop when Wham! split up? "That's what he'd like to know, ho ho!" How did Andrew get paid? "I have a director's salary." You mean, Wham! is a company? "We have 14 or 15 companies." And they all make money? "Our operation is neither incompetent nor unprofessional." I wondered who he was quoting. And I wondered what would happen now.
Andrew's father is a businessman, so perhaps he can help. His mother is a teacher, teaching nine-year-olds. He has a brother who is 13 months younger than he is. "He's a drummer. A session musician. We don't get on very well." He gets on with his family really, though. Except for when his mother got a bit much, just before he left home last year. She used to really wind him up, apparently. "She started treating me as if I was a pop star instead of her own son." She seems to be under control again now. Andrew's father was always less impressed with early Wham!. "He'd never really taken in how big we were," Andrew said, "until he came along to Capital Radio one day when we were doing a lip-synch. He was stunned to see 20,000 little girls running around."
Andrew is neat and clean and lower middle-class in his clothing, his grammar and his vocabulary. He's a neater, sweeter pop star in a neater, cleaner band than Bob Geldof, for example. He only said "Fark!" a couple of times, in deference to his company, possibly. In rawer, rougher company he might well comes across as a real little ponce, which might go some way to explaining the awful Sun headlines. In the company of Monaco's international white trash he appears pretty raw himself. But he ploughs on. We lunched in an all-day caff, since the Formula One practice coincides neatly with the French lunch hour. Andrew was assiduous in calling the waiters' attention to me and saying "Pour Madame".
I'd been dying to see his flat. You never do see rock stars' flats somehow, not unless you're Paula Yates and photographed the star in his underpants. Andrew is a pop star anyway. Not a rock star. He shuddered at the thought. Ergh, all those ageing guys in their black leather jackets and their greasy hair. Ergh, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and all the other oldies. "I am not a rock star, thank goodness," he said. But I still wanted to see his flat. So we went back there while he changed his shirt for the photograph.
The flat is halfway up a low-rise building, facing the sea. The entire inside surfaces – walls, ceilings and floors – are made of white marble. Or, where necessary, glass. Andrew loves his flat. It's almost completely empty except for some very expensive bits of new furniture; he is waiting for his hi-fi and "stuff" to come out from England. He showed me his dining-chairs, which, were momentously tasteful in grey lacquer and white leather. He showed me his sofa, with a moderne print in pastel colours. I said it was very pretty, which it was. He showed me his walk-in wardrobe, neat, tidy and draped with soft designer jackets. "You get navy," he said, "or you get cream." I admired one of the jackets. "The great problem with this end of the wardrobe," said Andrew, is that it's been photographed hundreds and hundreds of times." He showed me his Ivor Novello award for the "most performed work of 1984", Careless Whisper, which he co-wrote with George.
Suddenly he said, "I want to show you my new curtains. They're beautiful. They go up and down." And he skipped off into the bedroom. Reader, I followed him, nearly tripping over a pair of slender black high-heels that belonged to Donya Fiorentino, Andrew's current 18-year-old American girlfriend. "'Scuse the unmade bed," said Andrew, tugging at a string on the wall, while I averted my eyes from the rumpled duvet, and focused them on the festoon blind. It was the festoon blind that should have gone up, and down (but didn't). It was a very pretty festoon blind, and Andrew's bursting pride in it was very pretty too.
I asked him about his girlfriend. He said that she was very beautiful, and that she was "a bigoted feminist" and that she'd spent all morning asking him what he was going to say about her.
I asked him why he hadn't sung on Feed the World. He said he hadn't got up in time.
I asked him how much he weighed and he said 62 kilogrammes. What was that in stones, I asked; he said he didn't know. Is he that young? (Yes – he's 23.) "I can't let my weight go above 65 kilogrammes," he said. For Wham!? He giggled. "For racing driving," he said. I asked him why he didn't wear earrings in his little pierced ears. "They melt if you crash," he said. I asked him if he was a happy boy. He said, "I'm always a happy boy. I was in a bad mood this morning because my espresso machine didn't work, but I'm all right now."
Andrew Ridgeley on Life With and After Wham! (Hello!, 1997)
George Michael Interview on Q Magazine (June 1988)
Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: 1986 Interviews, George Michael Print Interviews
SOLIEGEM
Wham! Andrew and George will always be beautiful together
Wham! Andrew and George will always be beautiful together.


text:
<?php
App::uses('AppModel', 'Model');
/**
 * Assignment Model
 *
 * @property Problem $Problem
 */
class Assignment extends AppModel {

/**
 * Validation rules
 *
 * @var array
 */
	public $validate = array(
		'section' => array(
			'numeric' => array(
				'rule' => array('numeric'),
				//'message' => 'Your custom message here',
				//'allowEmpty' => false,
				//'required' => false,
				//'last' => false, // Stop validation after this rule
				//'on' => 'create', // Limit validation to 'create' or 'update' operations
			),
		),
		'date' => array(
			'date' => array(
				'rule' => array('date'),
				//'message' => 'Your custom message here',
				//'allowEmpty' => false,
				//'required' => false,
				//'last' => false, // Stop validation after this rule
				//'on' => 'create', // Limit validation to 'create' or 'update' operations
			),
		),
		'name' => array(
			'notEmpty' => array(
				'rule' => array('notEmpty'),
				//'message' => 'Your custom message here',
				//'allowEmpty' => false,
				//'required' => false,
				//'last' => false, // Stop validation after this rule
				//'on' => 'create', // Limit validation to 'create' or 'update' operations
			),
		),
	);

	//The Associations below have been created with all possible keys, those that are not needed can be removed

/**
 * hasMany associations
 *
 * @var array
 */
	public $hasMany = array(
		'Problem' => array(
			'className' => 'Problem',
			'foreignKey' => 'assignment_id',
			'dependent' => false,
			'conditions' => '',
			'fields' => '',
			'order' => '',
			'limit' => '',
			'offset' => '',
			'exclusive' => '',
			'finderQuery' => '',
			'counterQuery' => ''
		)
	);

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


description of each option, use the '-h' option.
for some reason, you can use the '-a' option.
errors to the cache.log file.
This option allows you to specify a different path to the squid config file.
squid.conf file may be inappropriate to your system.
config file you just have to restart Squid without this option.
You can communicate with a running copy of Squid by sending it signals.
signals, creating a standardized cross-platform user interface.
Action: Reloads the squid.conf file.
schedule reloads for after-hours, when their impact is minimal.
up all your disk space you should rotate the logs daily.
rotated logs that you wish to keep.
this only on a lightly loaded cache, and for small periods of time.
permission to send signals to the process).
unique filenames and storing them all in one directory.


A romantic triangle turns fantasy into reality in this comedy from Hong Kong. Fung Yip (Julian Cheung) and Mo Wan (Eason Chan) are a pair of young cartoonists who have been hired by a comic book publisher to help write and draw a new superhero comic. Both Fung Yip and Mo Wan become seriously infatuated with Mandy (Ruby Lin), a beautiful girl who works in the office, and as the friends become rivals for her affections, their characters become increasingly contentious; in time, the superheroes they've created come to life and begin settling their differences using their fighting skills. Nicholas Tse also appears in a dual role as the two rival comic book heroes.
Comic King pokes fun at several of the trademarks of the comic industry, including the marketing and packaging of the comics themselves. Those familiar with the "industry" will enjoy the in-joke references.


A persuasive assay is a type of essay that should convince the reader of an estimated idea, most often the one you believe in. Your essay can be based on conviction about anything. Whether you argue some subject at school or confront your boss, the ability to express correctly your thoughts in an essay is appropriate in everyday life. The writing of a persuasive essay paper quite often becomes a science homework for students in different educational institutions. If there is a will to learn how to create a convincing and stunning essay, read on the main stages of work on an essay.
Choosing a topic and defining a problem.
Writing persuasive papers is close to writing a simple article or essay. Write about what you actually believe in. If you have to write about what you are not much interested in, try to imagine on what side of arguments you might be. If you have the ability to choose what to write about, take a topic that comes closer to you, which will widen your horizons.
Pay attention to the exact wording of the essay subject, which is usually formulated in such a way that provides for not one "correct" answer, but several solutions. Identifying the problem and its solution is the main content of the essay.
Before writing an essay, think about its structure and content. The easiest way to do this is by asking yourself a few questions about the subject. Formulating responses to them will help in writing the main part. Try to determine immediately the stylistics of your future story. It is important to remember that the more accurate and clearer the problem is, the easier it will be to find the material for it, the more dynamic and interesting your work will be.
Once the topic is chosen and the problem of the essay is formulated, it is necessary to spend time on the material collecting (books, articles, Internet resources) and its analysis. It is useful to write out in the free form everything that may be needed: concepts, contradictions, associations, quotations, aphorisms, examples, theses, thoughts, arguments, names, events, that is, to record everything that seems necessary, interesting, concerning the topic.
The evidences play a key role in the work. They come in two types – qualitative and quantitative. In the first case, the thesis must be confirmed by two or three significant and weighty arguments. In the second case – the thesis is argued by the plurality of various examples. In this scenario, the written proof can be exhaustive.
You can apply a variety of rhetorical techniques ( http://mentalfloss.com/article/60234/21-rhetorical-devices-explained) to create the most successful essay. The most applicable for usage are antitheses, repetitions, rhetorical questions, exclamations. In any case, using such means, you significantly increase the impact on the reader, but you need to use them appropriately and correctly.
Work must begin with a draft, which allows you to work creatively. Write only on one side of it. Fields are required to make corrections and additions in the process of re-reading and editing the original text. On the back of the sheet remains a place for the writing of quotations, examples specifying the idea, etc. It is imperative to check the structure: whether there is a logical connection between the paragraphs, or is the work written in a single style, or is there unnecessary information. Essay should go short and concise. Avoid false emotions and over-wording. Find a sincere tone, not very formal, but not too spoken. Add some sense of optimism to the essay.
Here is tentative plan of essay.
1) Introduction – one paragraph. Use "traps" to attract attention, such as: quotation, poem, question, reflection, unusual facts, ideas or funny stories. There is no need to express a basic idea in the first sentence. Avoid phrases such as "This is an essay about …" or "I'm going to talk about …" A good beginning will give the readers general information about your essay, attract their attention and bring them read further with interest.
2) Basic part – 2-3 paragraphs. Express your thoughts clearly. Support basic ideas with facts, thoughts, ideas, vivid descriptions, quotations, or other information or intriguing materials that capture the attention of the reader.
Add a contradiction or counterargument. This is not necessary, but it will make your essay more convincing. Imagine that you have an opponent who has the opposite point of view and defends it. Bring forward one or two strong arguments for your opponent's side and disprove.
Use reference materials to eliminate the tautology.
Conclusion – one paragraph. Demonstrate your position on the issue raised. Make a generalization and argument summarizing the main part.


The most important skill in being alive is to be flexible. Know what you know, and declare your truth. Discover what is most harmonious and stand deeply rooted within what you believe and know to be true. Yet be ready to let everything go when the new wave of realization comes. Allow the wave to wash over you and simply let go; be carried by the current. Allow yourself to have no connection whatsoever to who you formerly were, if only for an instant. Take one breath. Take another breath. You can grab onto the shore at any time and hold onto some rock of belief once more. You can get off the elevator at any time when you find a level that suits your tastes. The true art is to be the best dancer you can be. This is the path of least resistance, the Jedi way, the Tao, the way of water, the ultimate flexibility. By letting go of and allowing, you more thoroughly become that flow, and in moments there is no distinction able to be made between yourself and the All That Is. Of course there is no becoming anything but the All That Is; you always have been that and will always be that, this, and everything. There is no separation.
Maybe what we're saying here is that its good to learn how to have fun.
When we have relationships with others, there must be a mutual respect.
And to open to what new possibilities exist.
It is suffering to live solely within what is known.
Within my current understanding of the cosmos.
With one allowance come others, and many others follow after these.
In the warm glow of an understanding of the new.
I see the way that he interacts with his actors, the feeling with which he perceives his own productions, and recognize something that I also feel in myself. The muse speaks through him; he is an open vessel. A receptacle through which inspiration passes and moves. Having gained confidence over years of working through theater and film productions, he has the clarity of vision and potency within to see through his manifestations. Surrounded by a group of production assistants, he ties everyone together in the moment of adding that spark to the picture.
Costumes, lighting, camera operators, set coordinators; all these people have roles to play in his films. Wes becomes the focal point of it all; meticulously focussing on every detail such that the complete vision may be realized. He visions the entire experience and is responsible for externalizing the whole creation, through word and action. His obligation is to create something as close to what he sees as possible.
The actors themselves are surprisingly unable to verbalize specificities around the material itself, the significance of particular plot points, character motivations. They are clearly placed within this acting scenario with the express purpose of creating meaning from bits of dialogue, costumes, sets, etc., and focus on their characters motivations, back story, etc. Given to questions of grander themes, reasons for particular actions, motivations, backstory, the actors are sometimes at a loss for words.
I've cut it loose. Why? Because I had been considering it for the last few weeks. "What if I..." "What would that be like?" Just the possibility, the inclination, tickles at me and questions my impulse to detach and divert the energy into other endeavors. What would fill the void if I were to back out now? What energies lie waiting in the space created? So i did. That was five minutes ago. And here I am. Alive, breathing, sensing, feeling. I feel a little lighter in the chest and an emerging curiosity, feeling into it, feeling into what just happened and what is now a reality.
I didn't break off a relationship, ... well, I did, and a fading one at that. facebook. facecrack as my friend calls it. Source of youtube blips, memes, finding your high school friends, staying connected with your friends and community.
I feel this craving for a kind of solitude from the social-web world to immerse in creativity. My inspirations have recently been Banksy, Buckethead, Jedis, Bon Iver; examples of ways to take a step back from the consensus participation into another world, still making insertions into the field through arts or other synchronous infusions.
SO, here we are. Still at it. Still alive. I wonder how long this will last? I would like to live into old age ... a hundred, a hundred and twenty, and on and on ... good and ripe and wisened and humoured and vital with a rich life, full and diverse, many stories, friends, family, enjoying the passing of time. Or whenever feels right. No need to put definitions on this sort of thing. It feels good to sense the energy of that desire, to live long. It distinctly shows that I am saying yes to life, not bringing about a quick ending to this experience.
That seems plenty for now. back to reading Siddhartha.
It's a sensation of , that, I am living no life but my own. Imagining myself, projecting myself, onstage and realizing that I am not doing this for anyone but me, in the origin of these sounds. That the act itself of music making comes directly from my need to create. I have let go of being a musician so many times now and I keep coming back to it. It comes out of me … i must create. It has taken death upon death upon death to reach this level. Those small deaths within the being which come with a letting go into something unknown.
Time and again letting go of everything I see myself as being … a musician, a photographer, a videographer, a writer, a vocalist, anything and everything. Sometimes this letting go would get right to the edge of destructive and flip over into an unhealthy space … smoking cigarettes and not eating much for days or weeks, feeling immersed in something dark, contemplating my own death and how I may be able to bring about its quickening. Feeling separated from the whole world, feeling like no one anywhere at any time could possibly understand me and none of it matters. zero, nothing. And then slowly finding bits of intrigue into which I transition, for prolonged moments forgetting my wish to die, and being swept into something joyful and healing and balancing. For me, this has always been singing. If I can move through everything between me and sitting down, I can begin to vocalize and am immediately transported directly into a warm, luscious, patient, present, loving moment within my own self. I become happiness itself, peeling layer upon layer off effortlessly, watching them fall away, as each note passes me by. I then bow to the series of moments immersed in vibration and honor its many gifts.
So it has taken me all of this death and rebirth to become who I am now. it might be essential that every person go through this extent of death in order to truly live; I'm not as interested recently in making broad statements that apply to massive populations, or to try to speak for "all people." At this time, I prefer the personal: In my experience, there has been no choice but to die all these deaths. The magnetism of death pulls me and I go under, sometime later resurfacing after letting go of the possibility of ever seeing the light of day again. I feel that because of this thorough letting go, I was able to feel more fully that experience of hell, of death, and then to be liberated from its cords by means of not resisting. In the letting go of resistance is also the necessity to not see any aspect of life as bad, or wrong, or evil, but rather to simply see it clearly for what it is, whatever it is.
Tears upon tears, redefining the very experience of being alive and in the process, becoming what I essentially am: all the various interests, inclinations, laughter, perceptions, impulses and everything that makes me who i am. I am still a mystery to myself, and I suspect that I always will be to at least some extent. Little by little filling in the spaces and realizing the full, geometric, balanced, harmonious, vibrating, organic imprint snowflake pattern of perfect imperfection that i am.
I wake and the memory of dreams lingers, i stoke the fire, cut wood, kiss her on the cheek as she moans a deep moan and feels warm and sleepy. I feel the cold air on my skin as i step into the new day outside, see the frost on everything, hear the faint sound of geese flying and calling, moving south. the light is angular; it slices across the valley and lights the crest of the opposite hills; an orange glow can be seen slowly descending the hillside, creeping down, then into the trees that line Whiskey Creek, then slowly across the meadow. The warmth of the sun leaves a receding line of frost in the grass; on the opposite sides of trees, the shade offers cool protection to the ice, from the warmth of the sunlight glow.
I awake and feel great change, particularly more every day, in unique ways, the tarot cards I draw, the way I look into faces and see added depth, the way each moment of living feels sacred, the sense of a great work being created by all of my devotion to the one love. I feel great potential for and vision into the reality of higher education… a master's degree, in-depth studies, taking all this potential energy to learn and grow and applying it in a deep and focused way. Becoming a scholar. I have been resistant to the structures of education and now see that I am able to use the confines of the form to my and everyone else's advantage and benefit. Learning and teaching about the world. I see myself as a university professor, as a guest lecturer, as a commencement speaker, as a wise man on the fringes of the town, the culture, I see myself transmitting knowledge and mentoring.
I am aware of the many skills I have acquired over the last ten years or so, since I first stepped into college and away from my hometown, Eugene, Oregon. Opera performance, vocal jazz, aquatic toxicology, music and consciousness … and those indescribable skills, or rather the very soil of my being, cultivated and nourished within some kind of heart-pouring of compost tea to the soil of my own undergrowth. The fostering of a peace within. The centering in my own body suit so as to fully look others in the eye and reveal my inner landscape exactly as it appears to me. The deep longing, after years of shedding, to create works of deep and immense beauty, truth, transparency, dancing with the muse cheek-to-cheek as i surrender my resistant ego to the call of the One Flow that moves through me.
Everything seems to pour from it and into it … it is this ever-changing force, which effects me and moves through me, which I can see as a constant stream of information in the form of feeling, a great blue-green river in which i swim energetically, or rather a sea, because it's easy in a way to imagine that the very air is this sea and I am always existing in it. Like air, I need it to survive! I am intrinsically linked with its existence: it can live without me but not i without it. Eating, sleeping, dancing, breathing, loving, laughing, crying, all within this ocean of experience. I could also just call it feeling, without mentioning anything outside myself (a sea, the air). I feel strong surges of powerful emotions come into me, take me over, jolt me awake in the night to sit up writing dreams and visions of days to come. I feel the longing to peel off these layers which seem to keep me contained, these invisible coverings and maskings around my body, mind, spirit, heart, emotions, to be open and flexible and to feel everything more. I long to feel more. Even with the pain and the heartache and the disappointments and the breaches of trust, I want to feel more, love more, desire more, live more, go further, dive deeper.
"what are these lives and where are they leading?
what are these minds and what are they figuring?
A pair of ravens is soaring on the wind, wingtip to wingtip, hovering just above and behind a raptor, I think it's a hawk, maybe a red-tail hawk. It has orange-tan feathers on its underbelly and is a little smaller than the ravens. The scene happens just outside this window i'm sitting in front of ... the hawk banks around in a counter-clockwise spiral as it climbs, climbs, climbs up the air currents which blow strongly today. The ravens bawk down at it and pester it with little swoops as they come very close to brushing its wings with theirs. Apparently this is the most important thing for them to be doing in this moment.
There is a great reservoir of experience behind these words, I feel, like shakespeare i've heard tell of the manner in which he writes, or rather, receives messages from the Muse. Like a great crowd shoving its way past the small doorway of his fountain pen, and he the gatekeeper, sifting through each potentiality to choose just the right flavor of words upon words strung together in dancing artistry. And we see how well that worked for him! I remember something of a struggle in that story, like the pressure, of all these forces coming to a head, and he the dam, opening and closing. The pressure release of allowing a constant stream feels good and true and connective, like tying together a series of expert acrobatics, flipping to land on tip-toes, somersaulting into a series of rolls then springing sideways into cartwheels and turning backflips. You can see that if you carried a string of yarn or somehow effused floating colors from your entire body, that you'd be painting a swirling array of curves and spirals as you go. Like shakespeare, only his is black, black ink from the feather pen in his ink-stained fingers. What honed hand muscles he must have had.
Traditional Peruvian despachos are gifting bundles offered to the earth, as a literal and energetic/metaphorical meal to Pacha Mama, what people call Mother Earth. They are gathered by individuals or groups having a wide range of intentions. Usually, a white square paper is placed open on the ground. Piece by piece, items are arranged in the center of the paper, with meanings spoken for each item: seeds, for fertility in our lives and for growth; flowers for beauty; candies for sweetness; thread for weaving relationships; chocolate coins or play money for prosperity, sprinkles for magic in our lives; shriveled prunes or dates to honor the ancestors. Traditionally in peru, Llama fetuses are also included, as well as yak butter and other items traditionally valued for their power and significance.
Like setting New Years' resolutions as the clock strikes midnight, or saying prayers before going to bed, or wishing happy birthday to a loved one, the despacho form is helpful in creating a container for clarifying wishes, synthesizing intentions, and sending prayers. It also provides a tactile and physical experience of handling individual items, a process which can aide in the integration of prayers in the bodily experience.


Book 2 and 3 of the Max Hamby series has entered the second phase.
The editing has begun. Well, it's a cross between being draft 2 and in editing. I'm aiming for a fall release. I cannot wait to share them with you.


I has problems signing up for Social Security website, had problems, here are some suggestions.
I just went to my local social security office this week! Got to see my tax dollars at work. (don't ask) But, I got the thing started. I'm still irked at the $16,400 threshold when I know so many corporations and wealthy people don't pay a fair share.
That's really good info on the vpn. I used to have one so I could watch Al Jazeera in the US and better content on Netflix. But yes, got rid of it because I became aware of the key stroke dangers.
One person wrote me, and said American living abroad can go to the American embassy, he said consulate, but probably means embassy.
In the Philippines there is Social Security specialists at the Embassy in Manilla. They are also occasionally available at the Consulate in Cebu. The specialists travel a few times a year with other Embassy personnel to various locations within the Philippines for a day or two so those not living close to the Embassy or Consulate can have easier access to face to face questions and answers.
Are Aid Organizations Tour Companies?
Phil Asked, How to Handle Health Insurance Perpetual World Traveler?


WhyFoodWorks | know better, eat better | Washington D.C.
Welcome to the next chapter of your food journey.
These pages are packed full of the information and inspiration you'll need to make your food work for you. I'm so glad you're here!
I'm a Registered Dietitian (RD) with a true love for food – and talking about food, and making food, and growing food, and sharing food – and I do eat everything. I believe there is no one best diet for everyone, but that each person can find an eating pattern that works for the long haul, as long as you love what you eat. My job is to help you find the foods that fit, show you how to prepare them, and make the food systems in your life work for you.
Create a beautiful, frameable map of any location! Perfect as a housewarming or moving gift, Modern Map art also offers star maps, skyline landscapes, tshirts, pillows, and wedding themed map gifts.
Rothy's are my favorite shoes – as comfortable as slippers, but attractive enough for the office! Best of all, they're machine washable and made from recycled plastic bottles.
If you live in DC, this is hands-down the best fully-prepared meal delivery service there is! Use coupon code SarahHeartsV+B to get 15% off your first order.
Make meal planning easy – and even fun – with an easy to use scheduler, pre-populated meal ideas, and grocery lists sent right to your phone app.


The online resource, on the new website of the World Energy Council (WEC), has been launched at the Africa Energy Indaba in South Africa. The website (www.worldenergy.org) provides open access to the WEC's energy knowledge repository from the organisation's 90-year history.
Speaking at the launch of the website, Christoph Frei, secretary-general of the WEC, said: "Making the World Energy Council's reference material openly available is part of our commitment to the common good.
The information is drawn from the WEC's studies on energy resources, issues, policies and global energy sustainability ranking. The website comes with interactive data visualisation tools to help users understand and compare energy data across regions. It further allows users to download select data in numerical or graphical formats.
Stuart Neil, senior director of External Affairs and Communications, added: "In today's information-saturated world, it is often difficult to sort out the right information in order to make balanced, impartial decisions.
The new WEC website offers users quick and easy access to essential information on the WEC and its global network of member committees in more than 90 countries. It also boasts improved navigation for users to find the WEC's events, publications and work programmes more easily.
The site has been specifically designed with the help of website design company, Bang Communications (www.bang-on.net), to enable access to information from countries with low-bandwidth infrastructure and without the need for proprietary software. This will ensure the site can be viewed across the world and on many types of media devices.


Located in the heart of Brendale on Brisbane's Northside, RV Warehouse offers RV/Caravan repairs, servicing, and a product retail centre backed by top tier service. Since our humble beginnings in 2007, RV Warehouse has grown to be the trusted choice in enhancing those getaway moments you love.
Our experienced workshop crew can help with everything from caravan hail and storm damage, to framework repairs.
We work with your insurer to provide you with a tailored repair service that gets you back on the road sooner.


text:
XML Daily Newslink . Monday, 04 January 2010
NIST Releases 800-57/3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance
Common Interface to Cryptographic Modules
XML Namespaces
Simplify Your Apps with the XML Binding Language 2.0
Wireless Structural Monitoring
U.S. Pushes for EMR Standards
Stack Overflow Has Open Sourced Markdown/C#
Staff, U.S. National Institute of Standards Announcement
NIST has announced the publication of Special Publication 800-57, Recommendation for Key Management Part 3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance . The 107-page document was prepared by Elaine Barker, William Burr, Alicia Jones, Timothy Polk, Scott Rose, Quynh Dang, and Miles Smid.
Part 3 of the 'Recommendation for Key Management, Application-Specific Key Management Guidance', is intended to address the key management issues associated with currently available cryptographic mechanisms. General Guidance, Part 1 of the Recommendation for Key Management, contains basic key management guidance for users, developers and system managers regarding the "best practices" associated with the generation and use of the various classes of cryptographic keying material. General Organization and Management Requirements, Part 2 of the Recommendation, provides a framework and general guidance to support establishing cryptographic key management within an organization, and a basis for satisfying the key management aspects of statutory and policy-based security planning requirements for Federal government organizations.
Application-Specific Key Management Guidance Part 3 "is intended primarily to help system administrators and system installers adequately secure applications based on product availability and organizational needs and to support organizational decisions about future procurements. The guide also provides information for end users regarding application options left under their control in normal use of the application. Recommendations are given for a select set of applications, namely: Section 2 - Public Key Infrastructures (PKI); Section 3 - Internet Protocol Security (IPsec); Section 4 - Transport Layer Security (TLS); Section 5 - Secure/ Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME); Section 6 - Kerberos; Section 7 - Over-the-Air Rekeying of Digital Radios (OTAR); Section 8 - Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC); Section 9 - Encrypted File Systems (EFS)...
Conformance testing for implementations of key management as specified in this Recommendation will be conducted within the framework of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), a joint effort of NIST and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government of Canada..."
See also: Cryptographic Key Management
Daniel Lanz and Lev Novikov (eds), IETF Internet Draft
IETF has published an initial -00 level Internet Draft for "Common Interface to Cryptographic Modules." The memo "presents a programming interface to standardize the way software programs manage cryptographic modules and utilize cryptographic services offered by modules. Although a number of interfaces for commercial environments have been standardized and are in use, this is the first generic cryptographic interface to be developed that supports cryptographic modules separating two security domains and is thus ideal for the high assurance marketplace. The interface has been designed to also allow less demanding environments to take advantage of its features."
Background: "Systems that require cryptographic protection may utilize various cryptographic services including data encryption, signature generation, hashing, and keystream generation. Cryptographic modules providing these services and the key material they hold must be managed. All of these services have proprietary interfaces that differ significantly among module types, leading to the following problems: (1) Replacement of one module type for another and reuse of module- dependent software are inhibited as applications require extensive modifications to adapt to new module types and their proprietary interfaces. (2) Developers of systems that host cryptographic modules must accommodate different cryptographic module interfaces for different types of cryptographic modules. (3) Test tools and procedures developed for one module usually will not work with other modules. (4) Security evaluators must learn multiple module developers' interfaces, increasing evaluation time and expense. To address these problems, the Common Interface to Cryptographic Modules (CICM) specification offers module developers a set of standard interfaces for the set of operations supported by high assurance cryptographic modules...
CICM interfaces provide a common way to access the following services offered by cryptographic modules: cryptographic module management, key management (includes the generation, storage, protection, and removal of key material, and support for message exchanges used in key agreement and key transfer protocols), and channel management... Cryptographic modules utilize key material under their protection as one input to perform a cryptographic transformation. Keys: can originate at a Key Infrastructure Component that has a trust relationship with the module; may be agreed upon between the module and another entity; may be generated on the module itself; may be derived from information presented to the module by a client program. Once established on a module, they may be subject to client-initiated management operations or may be used as part of a cryptographic channel to effect cryptographic transformations...
CICM supports separate IDL interfaces for symmetric keys and asymmetric keysets. An asymmetric keyset may comprise an asymmetric key pair, the public and private key components of a keypair, the digital certificate corresponding to the keyset public key, one or more verification certificates in the certificate chain of trust, and related public domain parameters. The asymmetric and symmetric key manager attributes allow for access to asymmetric keysets and symmetric keys, respectively..."
James Clark, Random Thoughts Blog
"I have been continuing to have a dialog with some folks at Microsoft about M. This has led me to do a lot of thinking about what is good and bad about the XML family of standards. The standard I found it most hard to reach a conclusion about was XML Namespaces. On the one hand, the pain that is caused by XML Namespaces seems massively out of proportion to the benefits that they provide. Yet, every step on the process that led to the current situation with XML Namespaces seems reasonable...
[For example:] (1) We need a way to do distributed extensibility (somebody should be able to choose a name for an element or attribute that won't conflict with anybody else's name without having to check with some central naming). (2) The one true way of naming things on the Web is with a URI. (3) XML is supposed to be human readable/writable so we can't expect people to put URIs in every element/attribute name, so we need a shorter human-friendly name and a way to bind that to a URI. (4) Bindings need to nest so that XML Namespace-generating processes can stream, and so that one document can easily be embedded in another. (5) XML Namespace processing should be layered on top of XML 1.0 processing. (6) Content and attribute values can contain strings that represent element and attribute names; these strings should be handled uniformly with names that the XML parser recognizes as element and attribute names.
I would claim that the aspect of XML Namespaces that causes pain is the URI/prefix duality: the thing that occurs in the document (the prefix + local name) is not the same as the thing that is semantically significant (the namespace URI + local name). As soon as you accept this duality, I believe you are doomed to a significant extra layer of complexity... The need for this duality stemmed from the use of URIs for names. As far as I remember, there was actually no discussion in the XML WG on this point when we were doing XML Namespaces: it was treated as axiomatic that URIs were the right thing to use here. But this is where I believe XML Namespaces went wrong...
I think the insistence on URIs for namespaces is paying insufficient attention to the distinction between instances of things and types of things. The Web works as well as it does because there is an extraordinarily large number of instances of things (ie Web pages) and a relatively very small number of types of things (ie MIME types). Completely different considerations apply to naming instances and naming types: both the scale and the goals are completely different. URIs are the right way to name instances of things on the Web; it doesn't follow that they are the right way to name types of things..."
See also: Namespaces in XML
Kurt Cagle, DevX.com
"[One approach to adding new functionality to web sites] may have the potential to both simplify your applications and contribute significantly to reuse. The idea behind it is deceptively simple: in a web page's CSS page, you define what's called a behavior, a script that binds to a given behavior language document written in mixed XML and java-script called the XML Binding Language (XBL). Once the page loads, any element that's associated with that particular rule will gain the behavior, essentially acting as a new 'element' with its own presentation, its own responses to user input, and its own underlying data. XBL has been floating around in various incarnations since the early 2000s. Microsoft created a type of binding called behaviors in the late 1990s, but the technology never really caught on with other browsers...
Mozilla announced in 2008 that they were looking to have an XBL 2 version likely with their 4.0 release ... this effort is underway now, and it's very likely that they will achieve this goal, especially with a formal candidate recommendation status that's unlikely to change its underlying functionality. Google, for it's part, took an alternative route that's similar to the approach they took recently with the SVG Web project. Rather than waiting for other browser vendors to adopt XBL 2, they've recently created a java-script based XBL2 code project [...] with the code designed in such a way that it will work across any browser. Currently it supports all major browser versions produced within the last four years...
It's hard to say whether Google's XBL2 implementation will really catch on, although it has a number of factors going for it. The code is remarkably cross platform—it works on all contemporary browsers with the possible exception of Konquerer. That doesn't necessarily mean that java-script code written within the bindings will satisfy that same restriction, of course, but having the framework in place can go a long way to making such code browser independent.
Bindings make for cleaner layout and code and encourages componentization at the browser level, which in turn promotes code reuse and the development of core libraries... Overall, it may very well be that XBL's time is just now arriving. With the stabilizing of the AJAX space, and the resources of a company like Google behind it, XML as a binding language has a great deal to offer and very little downside..."
See also: Cross-browser XBL 2 implementation in JavaScript
Jennifer La Montagne and Celeste Bragorgos, DDJ
"Illinois researchers have developed an inexpensive, wireless means for continuous and reliable structural health monitoring and successfully deployed their system this summer at full scale on the new Jindo Bridge in South Korea. A joint project between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, KAIST in Korea, and the University of Tokyo, it is the first dense deployment of a wireless sensor network on a cable-stayed bridge and the largest of its kind for civil infrastructure to date.
The researchers, as part of the Illinois Structural Health Monitoring Project (ISHMP) led by Bill Spencer and Gul Agha, designed, developed, and tested sensors that can be manufactured very cheaply and still produce the high-fidelity data required for structural health monitoring. Their research has also produced a customizable software framework that simplifies the development of structural health monitoring applications for smart sensor platforms. In combination, their sensors and software create an integrated framework that can be utilized by most civil engineers without the need for extensive background in electrical engineering or computer science. According to Spencer, more than 40 institutions throughout the world are now using the ISHMP framework..."
See also: OGC's Sensor Web Enablement
W. David Gardner, InformationWeek
"In a move to streamline medical records, Medicare officials have detailed plans to standardize medical files so they can be stored and delivered in comprehensive electronic files. Announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the proposed standards are aimed at helping release $19 billion in federal stimulus funds. The standards are expected to be developed over a period of several months. The program is designed to coax the medical establishment to move away from paper files and to pave the way for currently incompatible files to be accessible in standard formats...
The existing patchwork of paper files and incompatible electronic files has caused many segments of the medical delivery system to hesitate to move to new electronic systems, because no meaningful standard exists. The CMS hopes to pave the way to a workable standardized system though stimulus funds. There is widespread belief that standardized electronic medical files will improve medical delivery to patients and cut costs as well. A recent study of healthcare executives carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers found they believe the information contained in electronic medical records will become the heath care industry's most valuable asset, once the data becomes accessible..."
See also: XML in Clinical Research and Healthcare
Abel Avram, InfoQueue
Markdown Sharp, initially called Markdown.NET, a C# implementation of the Markdown text processor, has been open sourced by Stack Overflow. Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool initially written in Perl by John Gruber who released it back in 2004 under a BSD license. Markdown is one of several lightweight markup languages — AsciiDoc, BBCode, Textile, etc.—and has got some traction over the years being employed by websites like Stack Overflow.
There are several Markdown implementation besides the original one done in Perl: PHP Markdown, Markdown.NET, Showdown/JavaScript, Discount/C, RDiscount/Ruby. Stack Overflow has been using WMD, a JavaScript implementation of Markdown, on the client side and Markdown.NET on the server side. WMD was open source from the beginning, and it was the effort of reverse engineering the original WDM/JavaScript written by John Fraser of AttackLabs. The server-side C# implementation has been recently open sourced as Markdown Sharp with some improvements, bug fixes and additions...
Markdown is useful to writers who want to use a simpler-than-HTML markup language that later can be converted to HTML. Also, websites can use it to let users enter comments in plain text which then are converted to HTML for publishing..."
See also: the Markdown list archives

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Litigation Update: Dakota Access Pipeline Case Gives Supreme Court Chance for Major NEPA Ruling
Mario Loyola
The Dakota Access Pipeline is the main conduit through which North Dakota's rich oil reserves reach America's refineries. On it depend tens of thousands of jobs, billions in government tax revenues, and affordable gasoline for all Americans. But under a January ruling of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, regulators could shut it down at any time, sending gasoline prices soaring.
The case involves a 1.7 mile segment of the pipeline that goes under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. In granting the permit for that segment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that the crossing would have no significant environmental impact under the National Environmental Policy Act. In April 2021, the D.C. Circuit disagreed, ruling that the controversy surrounding the Corps' permit could render significant otherwise insignificant impacts. It then imposed the draconian penalty of vacating the permit and remanding to the agency for more study. Since then, the pipeline has been operating at the forbearance of the Corps, and hence of the Biden administration.
The pipeline's owners have petitioned the Supreme Court to review the ruling. At stake is not just this pipeline, but the federal government's ability to authorize major infrastructure projects of all kinds, including the thousands of solar and wind projects that would be required to meet the Biden administration's clean energy goals.
The National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, requires federal agencies to study the significant environmental impacts of virtually everything they do, such as granting a permit for an infrastructure project. Sometimes agencies determine that the action will have no significant impact, and that a full-blown environmental impact statement under NEPA (which could tie the project up in red tape for years) is not necessary. Under the 1989 Supreme Court ruling in Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council, federal courts must defer to agency findings of no significant impact unless the finding is "arbitrary and capricious." But the D.C. Circuit appears increasingly willing to ignore that admonition and substitute its own judgment for the agencies'.
NEPA is a good governance statute, but since its passage federal courts have turned the process for authorizing infrastructure projects into the most complex, costly, time-consuming, and risky of any advanced democracy. The Dakota Access case puts these problems in stark relief.
In this case, the agency's finding of no significant impact required years of study and hundreds of pages. The court's remand could require many more years and millions in taxpayer resources, just to add hundreds more pages to a study of impacts that the agency has already determined to be insignificant. Moreover, any challenger can make a project controversial, simply by stirring up controversy; if that alone can make an environmental impact significant, agencies will be overwhelmed preparing environmental impact statements that they know are unnecessary.
Even worse is the federal courts' habit of vacating permits for crucial infrastructure projects over minor omissions. Like Dakota Access, many of those projects are already in operation. Disrupting them can have devastating economic consequences, and environmental ones, too: the alternative to Dakota Access is transport by rail, with a far higher risk of a spill.
Federal courts have lost sight of the crucial public interest in effective agency action, which is vital for both modernizing America's infrastructure and addressing climate change. The public interest in effective agency action should be a primary consideration in shaping any remedy for NEPA compliance, yet the D.C. Circuit doesn't even mention it. NEPA was not meant to dictate agency decisions, much less paralyze them altogether, as the law too often does today.
This case gives the Court an opportunity for a major ruling on one of the country's most impactful environmental laws.
Competitive Enterprise Institute


text:
Kamëz, Kamza – miasto w środkowej Albanii w obwodzie Tirana i okręgu Tirana. W dniu 31 grudnia 2008 roku zamieszkiwane było przez 90 633 mieszkańców.

Kamëz jest jednym z najmłodszych i najbardziej dynamicznie rozwijających się miast Albanii zlokalizowanym na północnym obrzeżu Tirany, odległym od niej zaledwie 7 km. Jeszcze w roku 1975 była obszarem  wiejskim z liczbą mieszkańców nieprzekraczającą 6000. Powstała w roku 1996 w wyniku połączenia 6 komun wiejskich i Bathore, najbardziej rozwiniętego sąsiedztwa Tirany.  Całkowicie chaotyczny i "dziki" rozwój miasta związany jest z olbrzymim napływem ludności wiejskiej po upadku władz komunistycznych, któremu towarzyszy brak rozwoju infrastruktury. Miasto znajduje się w obszarze aglomeracji Tirany.

W mieście znajduje się kampus Uniwersytetu Rolniczego w Tiranie (Universiteti Bujqesor i Tiranes, zał. 1951).

W pierwszej lidze piłkarskiej Albanii występuje KS Kamza.

Wzrost liczby ludności

Miasta partnerskie
  – Yonkers, Stany Zjednoczone (2011)
  – Kemalpaşa, Turcja (2011)
  – Macerata, Włochy (2010)
  – Jena, Niemcy

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Oficjalna strona miasta Kamëz

 Strona Uniwersytetu Rolniczego
 Zdjęcia z Bathore

Miasta w obwodzie Tirana

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The construction of the Centre for Earth Architecture completes the series of activities the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has carried out in Mopti, including the restoration of a mosque and the construction of a new sewerage system. The construction site lies on the edge of a lake and has been backfilled so that the lakeside is now accessible to the public. The program responds to the needs of the district management of Mopti Komoguel and visitors to the area, as well as the local community. From the top of the floor barrier you can see that the building is aligned with the mosque. It has a simple structure and its height corresponds to the heights of the neighboring buildings without compromising the view of the mosque. The visitor center is divided into three different buildings united under two roofs. The walls and barrel vaults of the Center are made out of compressed stabilized earth blocks and are not plastered or painted. These are very well suited to regional climate conditions, creating a natural temperature buffer between inside and outside. The overhanging roof keeps the walls cool and provides shaded outdoor spaces. The building is naturally ventilated through openings in the walls and vaults, alleviating the need for energy-consuming air-conditioning. The surrounding landscaping includes accessible public spaces and a promenade adjacent to the flood barrier.


Welcome to 'The Country' The Country is one of Southern California's most prestigious and safe residential communities. It is a great place to live. This exceptional neighborhood is recognized for its natural splendor and sense of community pride.
This album has been viewed 57794 times.


Africa administrative divisions large detail map - November, 1962. Africa administrative divisions map.
Shows political status of countries. Includes comparative area map and map showing "Political affiliation, 1952".


text:
Painting Costume Analysis: Pamela Series, Part Eleven
XI: Pamela Asks Sir Jacob Swinford's Blessing, Joseph Highmore, 1743-4; Tate Collection N03576
Eventually, after recounting the events of the last painting in great detail to Mr. B, the two go home and fail to confront Lady Davers due to Pamela's avoidant behavior. But they do finally converse, and Mr. B makes it clear that he is truly married to Pamela and that he doesn't feel he's done anything to shame his family. They reconcile somewhat, but Lady Davers still makes a fuss over eating with Pamela. After eating the scene shifts to the garden, where Mr. B explains his part in a duel where the other man died (but not because of his actions) and his past with a Sally Godfrey (a sexual conquest), and Lady Davers finally gives in to Pamela's goodness.
Here's an interesting tidbit of everyday life for writers: when they eat dinner - the midday meal in this context - they're described as calling for "the cloth" to be laid in the parlor. And I note that while Lady Davers calls her maid "Beck" when she is an antagonist, once she is nicer to Pamela she calls her the more respectful "Mrs. Worden".
Mr. B then embarks on a tangent about why the upper classes grow up to be haughty and have bad tempers, and gives Pamela a description what conduct he expects from his wife, which she turns into a numbered list of forty-eight(!) items. Which is interesting if only as a look at the historical context.
The neighbors come around and everyone celebrates. Pamela distributes money to the servants, including five guineas to Mrs. Worden "for a pair of gloves", and the two leave for their primary estate. Once there, they speak with and accept the congratulations of all of the servants in turn, especially the ones that were originally dismissed for taking Pamela's side against their employer. Mr. B then gives her "possession of my lady's dressing room and cabinet, and her fine repeating-watch and equipage; and, in short, of a complete set of diamonds, that were his good mother's; as also of the two pair of diamond earrings, the two diamond rings, and diamond necklace, he mentioned in his naughty articles ..."
Pamela really gets into the tide of fashion at her husband's request.
I had a good deal of employment in choosing patterns for my new clothes. He thought nothing too good; but I thought everything I saw was; and he was so kind as to pick out six of the richest for me to choose three suits out of, saying, We would furnish ourselves with more in town, when we went thither. One was white, flowered with silver most richly; and he was pleased to say, that, as a bride, I should make my appearance in that the following Sunday. And so we shall have in two or three days, from several places, nothing but mantua-makers and tailors at work. ... He also made me choose some very fine laces and linen; and has sent a message on purpose, with his orders, to hasten all down, what can be done in town, as the millinery matters, etc. to be completed there ...
She also has a servant buy "good linen" and suits of "the finest cloth" for her father and of "creditable silk" for her mother to wear at their new Kentish farm. The myth that Victoria invented or popularized the white wedding dress has irritated me for a long while, and so I'm somewhat gratified to find such a strong connection between white gowns and brides in Pamela - she wears white satin to her own wedding, and then continues to wear white afterwards.
A group of rakes pays them a visit, and then a group of schoolgirls. One of the schoolgirls, a Miss Goodwin, is actually the natural daughter of Mr. B and Sally Godfrey, but is considered to be his niece by everyone else for the sake of propriety. After Sally gave birth, she went to Jamaica with some money from Mr. B and married well.
On Sunday, the two go to church.
I was dressed in the suit I mentioned, of white flowered with silver, and a rich headdress, and the diamond necklace, earrings, etc. I also mentioned before. And my dear sir, in a fine laced silk waistcoat, of blue paduasoy, and his coat a fine pearl-coloured cloth, with gold buttons and button-holes, and lined with white silk ...
The story ends with Pamela achieving success and friendship among the families near Mr. B's home (and an epilogue the tells the reader exactly what they should learn from the examples of each character). However. The story does go on in another volume, which consists of Pamela's letters to Lady Davers and other friends, but which is not included in my copy.
From looking at copies of the fourth volume on Google Books, I can see that Sir Jacob Swinford is Mr. B's "uncle by the half blood" who is contemptuous towards Pamela for her background - he calls her "Linsey-Woolsey" - and because his son would have been Mr. B's heir if Mr. B had no children. Lady Davers introduces Pamela to him as "Lady Jenny", the unmarried daughter of a local countess, and he is very taken with her. (There's some banter about the size of her hoop being only suitable for married women.) When they reveal the truth, Pamela kneels to him and he accepts her as his niece.
While the actual text would imply that Pamela is meant to be dressed as befitting her station, Highmore chose to dress her down a bit, to emphasize that she is humble and from a working-class background. Her dark blue silk mantua has large cuffs, and fastens with ribbons in the front over a large kerchief. Her cap is the more enveloping sort she wore in earlier episodes, before she was married, and it is accessorized with a blue ribbon.
Sir Jacob is dressed as the text describes him, in an old-fashioned coat, which completely covers his waistcoat and breeches. His wig and his narrow cravat, tied loosely around his neck over his coat, are also unfashionable. He is carrying a cane with a silver top.
I believe this is Mr. B. His coat is a brown - probably wool - cloth, heavily "laced" with silver. His hair or wig is lightly powdered, and the queue is encased in a black silk bag.
The figures in the background are difficult to make out in much detail. One of the women is in a beige mantua, possibly decorated with gold lace, which ties, like Pamela's, over a kerchief with blue ribbons. The other woman is in pink silk, with some sort of dark tippet around her neck. Both women wear smaller caps.
One of the men wears a black coat and a longer wig; he may be a clergyman. The other wears a blue coat and completely unpowdered hair.
1740s 18th century portrait analysis


As Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan weighs whether to build the Purple Line or scrap the multibillion-dollar project, he will need to consider how a new light-rail line benefiting the D.C. suburbs would play in rural areas where he promised voters key to his election more money for roads and bridges, political observers say.
The decision, which is expected any day, will force Hogan to navigate long-running political tensions of urban vs. rural and transit vs. roads. But there is a twist: The Republican who campaigned on the need for fiscal austerity and job growth must decide whether to build a $2.45 billion light-rail line in two heavily Democratic counties that shunned him in the election but are economic engines for the state.
In addition, the national attention brought to Maryland because of the recent riots and demonstrations in Baltimore has created another wrinkle. Hogan is also considering whether to build a $2.9 billion light-rail Red Line in Baltimore. While the city is not Republican territory by any stretch, political analysts say that Hogan might push aside the Purple Line to promote the Baltimore project as a way of showing his new national audience that he is focused on investing in the city's low-income communities. The Red Line would bring jobs and economic benefits to impoverished West Baltimore, supporters say.
Although the Hogan administration has said the Purple Line decision will be a financial one free of politics, political observers say it's virtually impossible to separate the two.
Public officials and business leaders in Montgomery and Prince George's counties say a 16-mile Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton is key to their plans to focus growth, attract jobs and rejuvenate aging suburbs. Supporters say it would also provide an important east-west link missing in the suburban D.C. rail network.
Critics, including Hogan, say the Purple Line — as now planned — would be too expensive and would soak up too much money from other needs, including clogged roads and deteriorating bridges. As part of his consideration of the project's future, Hogan has ordered a cost analysis to see whether the line can be built more cheaply.
Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn said the governor is skeptical of supporters' studies concluding that the Purple Line would bring tens of thousands of new jobs. He said that Hogan believes in a "balance" of money for transit and roads and that politics is not part of the Purple Line calculus.
How much money the state would have to spend on the Purple Line would not be known unless Hogan continues the bid process. Bids are due in August. The state has told the Federal Transit Administration that it could contribute up to $738 million. An additional $900 million would come from federal aid, and the companies that won the bid would help finance much of the rest through a federal loan and private financing. The state would pay back the private sector's financing costs over time.
Hogan would face criticism should he kill the project, even if doing so would save money. In addition to securing a recommendation for nearly $1 billion in highly competitive federal grants, the state has spent $208 million on engineering studies and early design work. Planning has also entailed 13 years of hashing out the details by public officials, government workers and residents. The project has passed its federal environmental review.
"It's hard to make the case that you're making good fiscal decisions if it looks like you wasted money and time spent trying to get these projects off the ground," said Bullock, the Towson professor.
Also in the Purple Line's favor politically: Hogan, Bullock said, knows that to win reelection, he would at least need to remain competitive in the Democratic strongholds of Montgomery and Prince George's.
But Todd Eberly, chair of the political science department at St. Mary's College of Maryland, said Hogan also knows that rural voters were key to his November victory over Democrat Anthony G. Brown. In parts of Southern and Western Maryland, Eberly said, Hogan clinched as much as 80 percent of the vote. Beyond wanting to win reelection with those same voters, Eberly said, Hogan will eye their support for Republican legislative candidates.
Hogan is probably also hearing from people such as business leaders at a recent Calvert County Chamber of Commerce breakfast who asked Del. Anthony J. O'Donnell (R-Calvert) when the state would replace the aging and congested Gov. Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge. Money for a new bridge, O'Donnell said, was delayed under Hogan's predecessor, Martin O'Malley (D). Hogan won Calvert County with 70 percent of the vote.
O'Donnell also bristled at the idea that the state would have to subsidize the Purple Line's operating and maintenance costs long term, as governments do for most transit systems. Those costs are estimated at $55 million annually. Fare revenue on other state-run transit systems covers just over a quarter of their operating costs.
Purple Line advocates say they can overcome local political pressures on Hogan by showing that the line's economic benefits would reach far beyond the D.C. suburbs.
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), a Purple Line supporter, said a rail line would attract employers, help workers reach jobs and spark investment around stations in two counties that have nearly one-third of the state's population. The transit line would connect Maryland's spokes of the Metrorail system with Amtrak and MARC commuter lines and link job centers such as Silver Spring and Bethesda with the University of Maryland and neighborhoods.
Sen. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Montgomery), a Purple Line supporter who is running for Congress, said Hogan should consider the project as important to the state as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.


حسنیان, مهدی, صالحی, مهدی. (1396). تشخیص عیب یاتاقان های غلتشی با استفاده از سیگنال های ارتعاشی بر اساس تحلیل طیف تکین و شبکه عصبی مصنوعی. مجله صوت و ارتعاش, 6(12), 121-133.
مهدی حسنیان; مهدی صالحی. "تشخیص عیب یاتاقان های غلتشی با استفاده از سیگنال های ارتعاشی بر اساس تحلیل طیف تکین و شبکه عصبی مصنوعی". مجله صوت و ارتعاش, 6, 12, 1396, 121-133.
حسنیان, مهدی, صالحی, مهدی. (1396). 'تشخیص عیب یاتاقان های غلتشی با استفاده از سیگنال های ارتعاشی بر اساس تحلیل طیف تکین و شبکه عصبی مصنوعی', مجله صوت و ارتعاش, 6(12), pp. 121-133.
حسنیان, مهدی, صالحی, مهدی. تشخیص عیب یاتاقان های غلتشی با استفاده از سیگنال های ارتعاشی بر اساس تحلیل طیف تکین و شبکه عصبی مصنوعی. مجله صوت و ارتعاش, 1396; 6(12): 121-133.
در کاربردهای صنعتی، پایش وضعیت و عیب‌یابی بیرینگها از اهمیت زیادی برخوردار است. تحلیل ارتعاشی، انتشار صدا، دمانگاری و تحلیل روانکار از جمله روشهای تشخیصی جهت شناسایی عیوب بیرینگها میباشند. یکی از قابل اطمینانترین روش‌ها جهت عیبیابی تجهیزات دوار، مطالعه بر روی سیگنال ارتعاشی میباشد. تاکنون روشهای مختلفی جهت عیبیابی بیرینگهای غلتشی توسط سیگنالهای ارتعاشی در حوزه زمان ارائه شده است. بیشتر روشهای سری زمانی، پیچیده و سیگنالهای استخراجی تحت تأثیر نویز میباشند. تحلیل طیف تکین[i] که به عنوان یک تکنیک جدید و کارآمد در زمینه تحلیل سریهای زمانی مطرح میباشد به لحاظ اجرا آسان و مصون از نویز میباشد. در این روش سیگنال ارتعاشی اصلی هر یک از عیوب بیرینگ غلتشی به مؤلفههای اساسی تجزیه میشوند، که پس از انتخاب تعدادی از مؤلفهها و بازسازی سیگنال ارتعاشی، مشخصههای آماری در حوزه زمان از سیگنال بازسازی شده استخراج میشوند. این مشخصهها به عنوان ورودی‌های شبکه عصبی مصنوعی[ii] جهت تشخیص و طبقهبندی عیوب بیرینگها اعمال میگردد. خروجیهای شبکه عصبی، عیوب بیرینگها هستند که با انتخاب تعداد مناسب نرونهای لایه پنهان (لایه میانی)، حداکثر دقت در تشخیص عیوب حاصل میشود. نتایج، پیادهسازی موفق و کارآمد تحلیل طیف تکین در عیب‌یابی بیرینگهای غلتشی با کمترین خطا را نشان میدهد.
 Alessio, S. M., "Digital signal processing and spectral analysis for scientists: concepts and applications", Springer, 2015.
 Alonso, F. J., & Salgado, D. R., "Analysis of the structure of vibration signals for tool wear detection", Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol.22, no.3, 2008, pp.735-748.
 Wang, W. J., Chen, J., Wu, X. K., & Wu, Z. T., "The application of some non-linear methods in rotating machinery fault diagnosis", Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol.15, no.4, 2001, pp.697-705.
 Muruganatham, B., Sanjith, M. A., Krishnakumar, B., & Murty, S. S., "Roller element bearing fault diagnosis using singular spectrum analysis" Mechanical systems and signal processing, vol.35, no.1-2, 2013, pp.150-166.
 Golafshan, R., & Sanliturk, K. Y., "SVD and Hankel matrix based de-noising approach for ball bearing fault detection and its assessment using artificial faults", Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 70, 2016, pp.36-50.
 Kilundu, B., Chiementin, X., & Dehombreux, P., "Singular spectrum analysis for bearing defect detection", Journal of vibration and acoustics, vol.133, no.5, 2011, p.051007.
 Al-Bugharbee, H., & Trendafilova, I., "A fault diagnosis methodology for rolling element bearings based on advanced signal pretreatment and autoregressive modelling", Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol.369, 2016, pp.246-265.
 Yan, R., Gao, R. X., & Chen, X., "Wavelets for fault diagnosis of rotary machines: A review with applications" Signal processing, vol.96, 2014, pp.-15.
 Kankar, P. K., Sharma, S. C., & Harsha, S. P., "Fault diagnosis of rolling element bearing using cyclic autocorrelation and wavelet transform", Neurocomputing, vol.110, 2013, pp.9-17.
 Kumar, S. S., & Kumar, M. S., "Application of Artificial Neural Network in the Investigation of Bearing Defects", World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, vol.9, no.8, 2015, pp. 1113-1116.
 Rafiee, J., Arvani, F., Harifi, A., & Sadeghi, M. H., "Intelligent condition monitoring of a gearbox using artificial neural network", Mechanical systems and signal processing, vol.21, no.4, 2007, pp.1746-1754.
 I. Attoui, N. Fergani, N. Boutasseta, B. Oudjani, and A. Deliou, "A new time–frequency method for identification and classification of ball bearing faults," Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol.397, 2017, pp.241-265.
 Loparo, K. A., "Bearing data center", Case Western Reserve University, 2013.
 Abbasion, S., Rafsanjani, A., Farshidianfar, A., & Irani, N., "Rolling element bearings multi-fault classification based on the wavelet denoising and support vector machine" Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol.21, no.7, 2007, pp.2933-2945.
 Golyandina, N., & Zhigljavsky, A., "Basic SSA", Singular Spectrum Analysis for Time Series Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2013, pp.11-70).
 Golyandina, N., Nekrutkin, V., & Zhigljavsky, A. A., "Analysis of time series structure: SSA and related techniques", Chapman & hall crc monographs on statistics & applied probability, 2001.
 Elsner, J. B., & Tsonis, A. A., "Singular spectrum analysis: a new tool in time series analysis", Springer Science & Business Media, 2013.
 Zhang, X., Wang, B., & Chen, X., "Intelligent fault diagnosis of roller bearings with multivariable ensemble-based incremental support vector machine", Knowledge-Based Systems, vol.89, 2015, pp.56-85.
 Sreejith, B., Verma, A. K., & Srividya, A., "Fault diagnosis of rolling element bearing using time-domain features and neural networks", In Industrial and Information Systems, 2008. ICIIS 2008. IEEE Region 10 and the Third international Conference on (pp.1-6). IEEE.
 Demuth, H., Beale, M., & Hagan, M., "Neural network toolbox™ 6." User's guide, 10, 11, 2008.
 M. T. Hagan, H. B. Demuth, M. H. Beale, and O. D. Jesús, "Neural Network Design", 2 ed. US: Martin Hagan, 2014.
 Xiong, G. L., Zhang, L., Liu, H. S., Zou, H. J., & Guo, W. Z., "A comparative study on ApEn, SampEn and their fuzzy counterparts in a multiscale framework for feature extraction" Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A, vol.11, no.4, 2010, pp.270-279.
 Wang, G. F., Li, Y. B., & Luo, Z. G., "Fault classification of rolling bearing based on reconstructed phase space and Gaussian mixture model", Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol.323, no.3-5, 2009, pp.1077-1089.
 Boutros, T., & Liang, M., "Detection and diagnosis of bearing and cutting tool faults using hidden Markov models" Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol.25, no.6, 2011, pp.2102-2124.


Peter-Martijn Kuipers (with the permission of TI) has released an Application Signing Utility for Linux. This can be used in conjunction with TASM for Linux to provide a much neater solution for TI-83+ FLASH development under the Linux platform. With the upcoming TiLP with FLASH support, you will soon be able to develop FLASH applications in a completely Windows-free environment. Imagine the possibilities.
I'm sorry; I had to do this.
Make a first post for the sole purpose of making a first post.
I forgive you--I did the same with the second post.
Nice Web Page Lord Nightrose.
w00t: a l33t h4x0r expression of joy.
This is good. FLASH 83+ development with no Windoze. Good job.
Another one spells "Windows" wrong.
On the last news item, It was you who inquired about my spelling of "Windows". I told you why I spell it that way already.
Microsoft anally raped them to death in the courts.
Well in that case you better start running.
I'll give you 10 seconds before I come after you with a chainsaw in my left hand and a BFG 2000 in my right hand.
I am very happy to see that there are many people working on and for Linux.
So, we begin to have more and more Linux programs.


text:
Bleu Soule Releases Hot New Florida R&B/Pop Banger FUEGO
Bleu Soule has a voice as fluid as the waters of the Pacific ocean.
Although she is new to the game, with the release of FUEGO her new pop banger with R&B elements making its way through the algorithms, she's sure to build a solid fanbase in a rapid manner.
Written by the fifteen-year-old Florida native in 2021, the track was polished and ready to present to the world in 2022 to set her up for an explosive 2023. Once the industry heads get wind of this record producers and labels will be on her heels.
She's young and super talented with a future full of success in the music industry. You better put your bids in now, the price will go up fast!
Follow her!
Facebook Bleu Soule
Instagram Bleu Soule
Get FUEGO here
Posted by Apex Coture Magazine at Thursday, December 01, 2022
Labels: Audio Plugs
Congratulations young Queen. Sound amazing!!!
Awesome, can't wait to hear more !!!!


text:
Bergen Air Transport war eine norwegische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Bergen (Norwegen), die von 1961 bis 1977 existierte.
Sie ist nicht zu verwechseln mit Bergen Air Transport (1998), die von 1998 bis 2017 Flugbetrieb mit einigen Geschäftsreiseflugzeugen durchführte.

Geschichte
Bergen Air Transport wurde im Jahr 1961 zuerst zur Durchführung von Hubschrauberflügen gegründet. Im September 1967 wurde in den USA eine gebrauchte Douglas DC-4 (Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen LN-MOB) erworben, mit der Frachtcharterflüge angeboten wurden. Im Jahr 1973 kamen eine Douglas DC-3 (LN-TVA) sowie im September eine weitere DC-4 (LN-MOJ) hinzu. Die DC-3 wurde ebenfalls für Charteraufträge eingesetzt, bis sie im August 1975 an die kanadische Ontario Central Airlines verkauft wurde.

Nachdem die Geschäftslage in den Jahren 1976 und 1977 zunehmend schlechter wurde, musste der Betrieb im Herbst 1977 eingestellt werden. Die DC-4 LN-MOB wurde bereits im Juni 1977 an die Zaire Aero Service verkauft, die DC-4 LN-MOJ folgte an dieselbe Fluggesellschaft im Oktober 1977.

Flugziele
Überwiegend wurden Flugplätze in Norwegen sowie in Nordeuropa angeflogen, aber auch zu Zielen innerhalb Westeuropas wurden zahlreiche Charterflüge durchgeführt.

Flotte

Flotte bei Betriebseinstellung
Bei ihrer Betriebseinstellung 1977 verfügte Bergen Air Transport noch über 2 Flugzeuge:
 2 × Douglas DC-4 (LN-MOB, LN-MOJ)

Zuvor eingesetzte Flugzeuge
Im Laufe ihres Bestehens hatte Bergen Air Transport auch diese Luftfahrzeugtypen eingesetzt:

 Aérospatiale Super Frelon
 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
 Douglas DC-3 (LN-TVA)
 Sud Aviation Alouette III

Zwischenfälle
Bei Bergen Air Transport kam es nicht zu Totalschäden von Flugzeugen oder Zwischenfällen mit tödlichem Ausgang.

Siehe auch
 Liste ehemaliger Fluggesellschaften (Europa)

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Ehemalige Fluggesellschaft (Norwegen)
Gegründet 1961
Aufgelöst 1977
Organisation (Bergen, Norwegen)
Wirtschaft (Vestland)