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Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
"Pedro Fernandes" redirects here. For the Portuguese footballer, see Pedro Fernandes (footballer).
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1596 voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira, and for leading a 1605–1606 expedition which crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis.
Modern artist's impression of de Queirós
Évora, Portugal
Spanish discovery of the Pacific Ocean
2 The search for Terra Australis
3 Later life
4 Accounts of Queirós's voyage
4.1 Memorials
5 Theory that Queirós discovered Australia
6 Queirós in modern literature
7 Namesake
Early lifeEdit
Queirós (or Quirós as he signed) was born in Évora, Portugal in 1563.[1][2] As the Portuguese and Spanish monarchies had been unified under the king of Spain in 1580 (following the vacancy of the Portuguese throne, which lasted for sixty years, until 1640, when the Portuguese monarchy was restored), Queirós entered Spanish service as a young man and became an experienced seaman and navigator.[1] In April 1595 he joined Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira on his voyage to colonize the Solomon Islands, serving as chief pilot.[1] After Mendaña's death in October 1595 he is credited with taking command and saving the only remaining ship of the expedition, arriving in the Philippines in February 1596.[1]Isabel Barreto, Mendaña's young wife, is often considered to be the cause of the voyage's low morale, and the eventual failure of the mission. She lived a life of luxury in the grand cabin while the crew were fed on meagre rotting rations.[1] The story is told in The Islands of Unwisdom, an historic novel by Robert Graves.
The search for Terra AustralisEdit
Sculpture in Canberrra
Queirós spent eighteen months in the Philippines, but returned to Spain in 1598, via Mexico.[1] Upon his return to Spain, he petitioned King Philip III to support another voyage into the Pacific, hoping to find a large southern continent to claim for Spain.[1] A devout Catholic, Queirós also visited Rome in 1600, where he obtained the support of the Pope, Clement VIII, for further explorations. He greatly impressed the Spanish Ambassador in Rome, the Duke of Sesa, who described him as a "man of good judgement, experienced in his profession, hard working, quiet and disinterested." [1] While in Rome Queirós also first wrote his Treatise on Navigation as a letter to the king, further reinforcing his reputation as a navigator, and invented two navigational tools.[1] In March 1603 Queirós was finally authorized to return to Peru to establish another expedition, with the intention of finding Terra Australis, the mythical "great south land," and claiming it for Spain and the Church. Queirós was shipwrecked in the West Indies, but made it to Peru by March 1605.[1] Queirós' party of 160 men on three ships, San Pedro y San Pablo (150 tons), San Pedro (120 tons) and the tender (or launch) Los Tres Reyes left Callao on 21 December 1605.[3]
In January 1606 the expedition came upon Henderson Island and Ducie Island, and then Rakahanga (Northern Cook Islands), and the Buen Viaje Islands (Butaritari and Makin) in the present-day island nation of Kiribati.[4] It is also probable that his expedition sighted Tahiti and other islands in the Tuamotu archipelago. Queirós narrowly missed the Marquesas, as well as New Zealand, thanks to a change in his planned itinerary.[1]
In May 1606 the expedition reached the islands later called the New Hebrides and now the independent nation of Vanuatu. Queirós landed on a large island which he took to be part of the southern continent, and named it Australia del Espíritu Santo.[5] In his printed memorials, notably the Eighth (which was published in Italy, Holland, France, Germany and England), this was altered to Austrialia del Espíritu Santo (The Australian Land of the Holy Spirit), a pun on "Austria", to flatter King Philip III, who was of the House of Austria.[6] The island is still called Espiritu Santo. Here he stated his intention to establish a colony, to be called Nova Jerusalem. He seems to have identified Australia/Austrialia del Espíritu Santo with the huge northward extension of the Austral continent joining it to New Guinea, as depicted in maps like those of Gerard de Jode and Petrus Plancius. For, as he said in his Tenth Memorial (page 5): "New Guinea is the top end of the Austral Land of which I treat".[7]
Queirós' religious fervour found expression with the founding of a new Order of Chivalry, the Knights of the Holy Ghost. The Order's purpose was to protect the new colony. However, within weeks the idea of a colony was abandoned due to the hostility of the Ni-Vanuatu and to disagreements among the crew.
After six weeks Queirós' ships put to sea to explore the coastline. On the night of June 11, 1606 Queirós in the San Pedro y San Pablo became separated from the other ships in bad weather and was unable (or so he later said) to return to safe anchorage at Espiritu Santo. He then sailed to Acapulco in Mexico, where he arrived in November 1606. In the account of Diego de Prado y Tovar, which is highly critical of Queirós, mutiny and poor leadership is given as the reason for Queirós's disappearance.[8]
Two weeks later, his second-in-command, Luis Váez de Torres, after searching in vain for Queirós and assuming his ship was wrecked, left Espiritu Santo. Torres successfully reached Manila, the center of the Spanish East Indies in May 1607, after charting the southern coastline of New Guinea on the way and in doing so sailing through the strait that now bears his name, between Australia and New Guinea. Torres was unaware of his proximity to Australia's northern coast, just over the horizon from his route.[9]
Later lifeEdit
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós returned to Madrid in 1607. Regarded as a crank, he spent the next seven years in poverty, writing numerous accounts of his voyage and begging King Philip III for money for a new voyage, sending the king more than 65 letters over a seven-year period.[1][9] He was finally despatched to Peru with letters of support, but the king had no real intention of funding another expedition, as the royal council feared that Spain could not afford new discoveries in the Pacific.[1][9] Queirós died on the way, in Panama, in 1614. He had married Doña Ana Chacon de Miranda of Madrid in 1589; the couple had one son and one daughter.[1]
Accounts of Queirós's voyageEdit
There are a number of documents describing the Queirós – Torres voyages still in existence. Most significant are
Queirós' many subsequent Memorials to the King Philip III regarding the voyage,[10]
Torres brief account to the king (1607),[11]
Prado y Tobar narrative Relacion sumaria del del descubrimto. que enpeco pero fernandez de quiros[12] which is a valuable supplement to the letter of Torres written to the King of Spain on 12 July, 1607. Prado's narrative is the only record, apart from the letter, to cover the voyage to Manila [13]
Four charts of New Guinea [14]
Juan Luis Arias de Loyola's memorial to King Philip IV (written about 1630 and based on discussions between Queirós and Loyola ) [15]
Most documents of Luis Váez de Torres's discoveries were not published but filed away in Spanish archives, including Prado's lengthy account and accompanying charts.
Some time between 1762 and 1765, written accounts of the Torres expedition were seen by British Admiralty Hydrographer Alexander Dalrymple. Dalrymple provided a sketch map which included the Queirós -Torres voyages to Joseph Banks who undoubtedly passed this information to James Cook.[16][17]
MemorialsEdit
Queirós sent at least 50,[2] possibly 65,[18] memorials to the King between 1607 and 1614. Although most were written manuscripts, Queirós paid to have fourteen printed and presented to the King.[2] Copies of thirteen of these memorials are known to have survived.[2] Scholars have numbered these memorials in different ways according to the memorials available to them for study, and those publicly known at the time. 1617 may be the date of the first English translation of one of Queirós's memorials, as Terra Australis Incognita, or A New Southerne Discoverie.[19] A short account of Queirós's voyage and discoveries was published in English by Samuel Purchas in 1625 in Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes, vol. iv, p. 1422-1432. This account also appears to be based on a letter by Queirós to the King in 1610, the eighth on the matter.[10]
The table below gives a summary of the memorials, including the classification systems used by four different scholars: Celsus Kelly in 1965,[20] Frances Mary Hellessey Dunn in 1961,[21] Justo Zaragoza in 1876[22] and Phyllis Mander-Jones in 1930.[23]
Title[24]
Date[25]
Dunn[21]
Kelly[20]
Zaragoza[22]
Mander-Jones[23]
Señor : PEDRO Fernandez Quiros digo: Que gouernãdo el Peru el Marques de Cañete el año de 1595...[26] December 1607 1607A 552 I Z1 In his memorial of February 1608, Queirós refers to a memorial sent in December 1607.[27] A surviving copy of this memorial was sold by a private collector in 2019.[2][28]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, digo : que para descubrir la parte incognita del Sur ...[29] February-March 1608 554 Queirós here describes his 1605-1606 expedition and lists some requirements for establishing a settlement.[27]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiròs : despues q puse en pratica el descubrimiento de las tierras incognitas del Sur ...[30] August 1608 1609F 564 In this memorial Queirós responds to five objections against establishing a settlement on Terra Australis.[31]
Senor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, que por mãdado de V. M. ...[32] November 1608 569 In this memorial Queirós gives five reasons for establishing a settlement on Terra Australis.[33]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, con este son ocho los memoriales que a V.M. he presentado en razon de las poblacion q se deue hazer en las tierras que V.M. mandò que descubriesse en la parte Austral incognita ...[34] December 1608-January 1609 1609A 573 K Z2 Queirós describes the lands he visited on his expeditions and the peoples he encountered.[7]
Señor : ya he dicho a V. Magestad que de la parte del Sur, esta oculta la quarta parte del globo ...[35] January 1609 1609B 612 L Z3 Queirós here describes the other islands in the region.[36]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : suplico a V.M. sea seruido ...[37] 1609 1609E 644 Queirós compares his voyages and suggested settlement on Terra Australis with the Spanish colonization of the Americas.[38]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ...[39] January 1610 1610A 653 P This memorial was the first to be translated into other languages, after it was distributed beyond the Spanish court.[39] In it, Queirós asks for further resources and also asks for a grant of money as he now lives in poverty.[40]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernádez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ...[41] February-March 1610 1610A 654 Z6 Queirós explains how the 500,000 ducats required for the expedition will be spent, and describes the preparations for his earlier expedition.[42]
Señor : el Capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V.M. ordena y manda a su Consejo de Indias que me despachos a mi satisfacion para que el Virrey del Piru me de lo que fuere menester a la poblacion de las tierras Australes adonde V.M. se sirue mandarme ir.[43] October 1610 1610B 667/77 Q Z7 In this memorial Queirós summarises the previous memorials and repeats his request for funding.[44]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : cincuenta meses ha que estoy en esta Corte, suplicande a V.M. se sirua mandar me vaya a poblar las tierras que V.M. me mandò descubrir.[45] November-December 1611 1611 709 S Z8 Queirós complains that he has now spent over four years at court waiting for permission and funding for his expedition.[46]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : la parte incognita Austral es justamente quarta del Globo, sin saberse si es tierra, o si es agua, o que partes tiene de las dos ...[47] 1612 1612A 711 A1 Queirós, having been told by the King to wait for a year, notes that this time has now elapsed and outlines his plans again.[48]
Señor : capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V. Wagestad me mandò despachar dos vezes, la sequnda a mi satisfacion, juntamente esperar un año y son passados casi dos ...[49] January 1613 1612B 732 In this memorial Queirós complains that he has now spent six years waiting at court. He outlines different ideas for funding the expedition and begs the King to consider them.[50]
Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, a V.M. pido licencia para quexarme ...[51] 1614 Queirós continues to express his frustration at the King's failure to respond to his requests.[52] This is the last known printed memorial.[53]
Theory that Queirós discovered AustraliaEdit
In the 19th century some Australian Catholics claimed that Queirós had in fact discovered Australia, in advance of the Protestants Willem Janszoon, Abel Tasman and James Cook. The Archbishop of Sydney from 1884 to 1911, Patrick Francis Moran, asserted this to be a fact, and it was taught in Catholic schools for many years.[54] He claimed that the real site of Queirós' New Jerusalem was near Gladstone in Queensland, supported by elements of Queirós' description of the land he had discovered, such as his assertion that "its length is as much as all Europe and Asia Minor as far as the Caspian and Persia, with all the islands of the Mediterranean and the ocean which encompasses, including the two islands of England and Ireland. That hidden part is one-fourth of the world". [55][9]
Queirós in modern literatureEdit
Captain Quiros
Bitter indeed the chalice that he drank
For no man's pride accepts so cheap a rate
As not to call on Heaven to vindicate
His worth together with the cause he served.
— James McAuley, 1964
Building on this tradition, the Australian poet James McAuley (1917–76) wrote an epic called Captain Quiros (1964), in which he depicted Queirós as a martyr for the cause of Catholic Christian civilisation (although he did not repeat the claim that Queirós had discovered Australia). The heavily political overtones of the poem caused it to be coldly received at a time when much politics in Australia was still coloured by Catholic-Protestant sectarianism.
The Australian writer John Toohey published a novel, Quiros, in 2002.[56]
The British writer Robert Graves describes the 1595 expedition in his historical novel, The Islands of Unwisdom, written in 1949. In its introduction he describes his sources.
NamesakeEdit
The Spanish Navy gunboat Quirós, commissioned in 1896, was named for Queirós,[57] using the Spanish spelling of his surname. After she was sold to the United States, she retained the name as USS Quiros in United States Navy service from 1900 to 1923.[58]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Quiros, Pedro Fernandez de (1563–1615)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2019-01-17
^ a b c d e "The Spanish quest for Terra Australis". Discover Collections. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Estensen, M. (2006) Terra Australia Incognita; The Spanish Quest for the Great South Land p.111-113. Allen & Unwin, Australia ISBN 978-1-74175-054-6
^ Maude, H.E. (1959). "Spanish Discoveries in the Central Pacific: A Study in Identification". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 68 (4): 284–326.
^ Sir Clements Markham (ed.), The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 1606, Hakluyt Society, 1904, Vol.1, pp.251, 478; Brendan Whyte, "Australia or Austrialia? A Correction", The Globe, no.69, 2011, p.51; Rupert Gerritsen, "A Note on Australia or Austrialia", The Globe, no.72, 2013, pp.23-30; Margaret Cameron-Ash, "Juggling 'Australia', 'Austrialia' and 'New Holland'", The Globe, no.73, 2013, pp.29-38.
^ A. Lodewyckx, "The Name of Australia: Its Origins and Early Use", The Victorian Historical Magazine, vol.13, no.3, June 1929, pp.99-115.
^ a b Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1609), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, con este son ocho los memoriales que a V.M. he presentado en razon de las poblacion q se deue hazer en las tierras que V.M. mandò que descubriesse en la parte Austral incognita, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013 [1]
^ "Prado y Tobar - Relacion sumaria del del descubrimto. que enpeco pero fernandez de quiros...y le acabo El capan don diego de prado...con asistencia del capan luis baes de torres". Library Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 1614–1615.
^ a b c d "Maritime Exploration of Australia: Pedro Fernandez De Quiros". www.australiaforeveryone.com.au. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
^ a b A copy at the Library of Congress can be read online
^ See Chapter XII of Collingridge, G.(1895) The First Discovery of Australia, for part of Torres account at [2] A longer translation is included in his 1895 book The Discovery of Australia, Golden Press reprint, 1983. ISBN 0-85558-956-6
^ Ida Leeson (1936). The Mitchell Library, Sydney : historical and descriptive notes. State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
^ For colour photos of the charts, see Hilder, B.(1980) The Voyage of Torres University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, ISBN 0-7022-1275-X. Also see Collingridge's The First Discovery of Australia, 1895, which includes Collingridge's own copies of three of the charts [3] The charts are the coloured maps 5,6 and 9.(Map 9 is incorrectly titled "Moresby's Map of the Islands at the South-east end of New Guinea" . It is in fact based on Prado's Mappa III - showing Orangerie Bay, New Guinea.)
^ Hilder, B (1980) p.175-176
^ Hilder, B (1980) p.31
^ Estensen, M.(2006)p.222
^ "Pedro Fernandez De Quiros". History of Australia Online. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
^ The La Trobe Library of Victoria lists a copy of this as one of its rare books "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-12-09. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ a b Kelly, Celsus (1965), Calendar of documents : Spanish voyages in the South Pacific from Alvaro de Mendana to Alejandro Malaspina, 1567-1794, and the Franciscan missionary plans for the peoples of the Austral lands, 1617-1634 : compiled from manuscripts and other documents in the archives and libraries of Spain, America, Rome, Paris, London, Sydney, etc, Franciscan Historical Studies (Australia) in association with Archivo Ibero-Americano (Madrid), retrieved 12 August 2013
^ a b Dunn, Frances Mary Hellessey; Dunn, F. M; Public Library of New South Wales. Trustees (1961), Quiros memorials : a catalogue of memorials by Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1607-1615 in the Dixson and Mitchell Libraries, Sydney, Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales, retrieved 12 August 2013
^ a b Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de; Zaragoza, Justo (1876), Historia del descubrimiento de las regiones Austriales, Manuel G. Hernandez, retrieved 12 August 2013
^ a b Mander-Jones, Phyllis (1932), Papers relating to Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1932-1951: Memorials in the Mitchell Library and other places relevant, State Library of New South Wales, retrieved 12 August 2013
^ The Queirós memorials did not have titles. The titles given in the table are those used to describe the memorials for cataloguing and use the first line/phrase of the memorial.
^ As dated by Kelly.
^ Quiros, Pedro Fernandez (1607). "Señor : PEDRO Fernandez Quiros digo: Que gouernãdo el Peru el Marques de Cañete el año de 1595 ..." State Library of NSW catalogue. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ a b Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1608), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, digo : que para descubrir la parte incognita del Sur, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "NSW State Library secures 'holy grail' of Australiana for $1 million". Mirage News. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, digo : que para descubrir la parte incognita del Sur ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiròs : despues q puse en pratica el descubrimiento de las tierras incognitas del Sur ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1608), Señor : : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiròs : despues q́́ puse en pratica el descubrimiento de las tierras incognitas del Sur, s. n, retrieved 21 August 2013 English translation
^ "Senor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, que por mãdado de V. M. ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1608), Senor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, que por mãdado de V. M, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, con este son ocho los memoriales que a V.M. he presentado en razon de las poblacion q se deue hazer en las tierras que V.M. mandò que descubriesse en la parte Austral incognita ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ "Señor : ya he dicho a V. Magestad que de la parte del Sur, esta oculta la quarta parte del globo ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1609), Señor : ya he dicho a V. Magestad que de la parte del Sur, esta oculta la quarta parte del globo, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : suplico a V.M. sea seruido ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1609), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : suplico a V.M. sea seruido, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ a b "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1610), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ... [short version], s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013 Relatio Memorialis, sive libelli fupplicis Majefti Sua oblate per Capitaneum Petrum Ferdinandez de Quir, Super Detectione quartæ Orbis Terrarum parte, cui nomen Australis Incognita, eiusque immensis opibus & fertilitate, Amsterodami : Ex officina Hesselij Gerardi, 1612.[4] ; German edn 1611 ; French edition Mercure François, Vol. V, 1620, pp.120-132.
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernádez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1610), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernádez de Quiros : de mostrar V.M. al mundo, quanto dessea, y procura la mas honra y gloria de Dios nuestro señor, en la poblacion que V.M. mãda q yo vaya a hazer, en las tierras q de la parte Austral por orden de V.M. descubri ... [long version], s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el Capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V.M. ordena y manda a su Consejo de Indias que me despachos a mi satisfacion para que el Virrey del Piru me de lo que fuere menester a la poblacion de las tierras Australes adonde V.M. se sirue mandarme ir". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1610), Señor : el Capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V.M. ordena y manda a su Consejo de Indias que me despachos a mi satisfacion para que el Virrey del Piru me de lo que fuere menester a la poblacion de las tierras Australes adonde V.M. se sirue mandarme ir, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : cincuenta meses ha que estoy en esta Corte, suplicande a V.M. se sirua mandar me vaya a poblar las tierras que V.M. me mandò descubrir". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1611), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : cincuenta meses ha que estoy en esta Corte, suplicande a V.M. se sirua mandar me vaya a poblar las tierras que V.M. me mandò descubrir, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : la parte incognita Austral es justamente quarta del Globo, sin saberse si es tierra, o si es agua, o que partes tiene de las dos ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1612), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : la parte incognita Austral es justamente quarta del Globo, sin saberse si es tierra, o si es agua, o que partes tiene de las dos, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V. Wagestad me mandò despachar dos vezes, la sequnda a mi satisfacion, juntamente esperar un año y son passados casi dos ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1613), Señor : capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros : V. Wagestad me mandò despachar dos vezes, la sequnda a mi satisfacion, juntamente esperar un año y son passados casi dos, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, a V.M. pido licencia para quexarme ..." Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de (1614), Señor : el capitan Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, a V.M. pido licencia para quexarme, s.n, retrieved 21 August 2013
^ "Queiros Memorials". Acquisitions blog. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Moran, cited in Richardson, W.A.R. (2006) Was Australia charted before 1606? p. 20. National Library of Australia ISBN 0-642-27642-0
^ Cardinal Moran's Discovery of Australia by de Queirós in the Year 1606 [5]
^ Quiros, Toohey, J. (2002) Duffy & Snellgrove; Potts Point, N.S.W, ISBN 1-876631-24-4
^ Mitiucko, Nick, "Spanish 1st Class Gunboats (The CORTEZ Class & The QUIROS Class)", spanamwar.com, Retrieved 11 March 2019
^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Quiros I Retrieved 11 March 2019
BibliographyEdit
Kelly, Celsus (1966), La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo: the journal of Fray Martin de Munilla, O.F.M., and other documents relating to the voyage of Pedro Fernández de Quirós to the South Sea (1605-1606) and the Franciscan Missionary Plan (1617-1627), Cambridge, published by the Hakluyt Society at Cambridge University Press, (Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, 2nd ser., no. 126-127).
Works by Pedro Fernandez de Quiros at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Pedro Fernandes de Queirós at Internet Archive
Diego de Prado y Tovar's account of the Quirós and Torres voyage, with English translation, at the State Library of New South Wales
Discovery of Australia by de Quirós in the Year 1606 by Patrick F. Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney
Discoverer's Website project
Hakluytus Posthumus - Purchas his Pilgrimes Vol 4 by Samuel Purchas, Page 1432
The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea by George Collingridge, Chapter XI
"Pedro Fernandez de Quiros' Voyage" pp. 95–144 in An Historical collection of the several voyages and discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, Volume I by Alexander Dalrymple (1770). Canadiana, Internet Archive. Includes translations of accounts by Tourquemada (pp. 103–143) and Juan Luis Arias (pp. 143–144). Followed by two of the memorials presented to Phillip II (145–174), and additions of Figueroa (175-204). This volume also contains accounts of Mendaña's voyage on which Queirós sailed.
"A chart of the islands discovered in the South Sea to the year 1620, with the tracks of some of the principal discoverers." In A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean, James Burney, 1803. The chart shows the paths of Mendaña, Queirós, and Le Maire, with the islands visited. [6]
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Tukaphora is een geslacht van halfvleugeligen uit de familie Aphrophoridae. De wetenschappelijke naam van dit geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1942 door Matsumura.

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Het geslacht Tukaphora  is monotypisch en omvat slechts de volgende soort:
 Tukaphora sinalca Matsumura, 1942

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Lyall H. Powers (July 13, 1924 – May 15, 2018) was a professor of English at the University of Michigan, where he taught since 1958. He was granted emeritus status by the University's Regents during their October 1992 meeting.

Powers wrote widely on modern American authors, and with Leon Edel, edited the complete notebooks of Henry James. One of his most widely circulated books is Alien Heart (University of Manitoba Press, 2005), a biography of Canadian author Margaret Laurence.  A lifelong friend of Laurence, Powers met her when they were students together in the 1940s. The book is described as "the first full-length biography of Margaret Laurence that combines personal knowledge and insights about Laurence with a study of her work".

Powers' archives are held at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.

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Make No Mistake, Precision Medicine Is Where the Future Is Going
By Colin Henderson, VP EMEA Strategy, Solutions & Partners and GM Emerging Markets
eHealth technologies are pulling together personal information from diverse sources to ensure a more personalised, informed healthcare service – it's what patients expect
Precision medicine is the use of all available information about a patient to produce the most informed care plan possible. This is often associated with using genetic or other "-omics" information to help doctors select which medicine to prescribe for their patient. For example, testing a cancer patient for specific biomarkers can tell doctors which chemotherapy will work best.
But it's much bigger than that. If you look at what contributes to premature death, around 30% is thought to be genetic. The rest is a combination of our environment, diet, exercise, work, mental health, social interactions and other exogenous factors. So why limit ourselves to genetic data alone?
As healthcare is now in the information era, the challenge is to pull together the vast quantity of data that exists and aggregate it in a way that allows health services to be tailored to each patient.
There is already a wealth of data and this is expected to increase 50-fold in the next eight years. There is no way any physician can cope with this volume of information. That's why software companies are playing an increasing role in healthcare. Information overload is essentially an IT challenge: how do we access and surface these data in a way that makes them accessible and actionable? How do we acquire and aggregate data, then reason against it to help manage populations and drive insights?
Healthcare is unique but software experts have already overcome huge challenges in areas such as e-commerce and financial services to deliver a more tailored and user-friendly experience while safeguarding data privacy.
In fact, the public is so used to this kind of customised intelligence that some patients find it quite surprising that healthcare has been slow to catch up. For example, your GP holds some of your medical records; if you've attended a hospital they also have some information; social services might have another package of data and so on.
There is no shortage of information but it is scattered in all directions. Our task is to pull this together so that, irrespective of where in the system you turn up next, all of your information is accessible to the health professional who is trying to treat you so that there is an informed episode of care.
Having access to a full medical record is useful if you are rushed to hospital and a doctor needs to know if you have allergies or are on medication. But it's not just about emergencies. GPs should be able to use precision medicine, based on medical, social and other data, to predict which of their patients may be highest risk of needing urgent care such that proactive steps can be taken to manage the risk. Patients with chronic disease, for example, might need early interventions to avoid more catastrophic events that require hospital admission.
This requires time and resources but delivers considerable value to the health system. By avoiding the costs of urgent care, a data-driven approach offers the opportunity of building a health service that is proactive rather than reactive – which we believe is better for everyone.
Even relatively minor things, like avoiding repeat blood tests by ensuring the results of recent diagnostic tests are accessible, can save time, money and stress for patients. When you join information systems together, waste like this disappears, allowing managers to devote resources where they can deliver better outcomes.
Our experience working in this area with, for example, health authorities in Northern Ireland, shows that long-standing challenges such as data access, security and privacy can be overcome while delivered significant benefits. Around half the population has been treated within the Electronic Care Record (ECR) system we developed in Northern Ireland. One user of the integrated system described it as the best invention since the stethoscope!
Make no mistake, this is where the future is going. Indeed, for some, it is already a reality today. With open standards, greater interoperability between systems and the power of cloud computing, our ability to unlock the full potential of data will only grow. Regions have been building their information foundations, the data has been standardised and can be mobilised. The full potential of precision medicine will ultimately come from a scalable data platform in the cloud, with open API's and machine learning to surface new insights. But there is a lot we can do today. For example picture the scene where a man walks into a restaurant. Without prompting, his phone talks to a beacon on the ceiling, flagging his severe peanut allergy from his medical record to their in-house app which is accredited to receive this data. The waiter appears with a suitably tailored menu and can advise caution in the preparation of his food. Science fiction or Star Trek? Not at all, this exists today.
This blog originally appeared on the MedTech Views site, after Colin spoke at the MedTech forum 2016.
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Before "Orc with Pie," there was "Leopard on a Chest."
This is supposed to be a spider catching a fish, but to me it looks like a spider riding a fish. Which might be another nice pattern for dinnerware.
"You knew I was a spider when you agreed to take me across..."
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The death of the office as we know it – vision of the future workplace
by Jon Greenhalgh | Editor 22.07.2015
There's been quite a lot of noise around the topic of the workplace of the future recently, especially as the pilot building for MyArena – our own future workplace concept – is about to open its doors to adidas Group employees for the very first time.
I've always been pretty relaxed when it comes to the working environment. Over the last few weeks I've worked from home, on the train and from a variety of different desks in different buildings belonging to various different people. I'm open to the idea of a more flexible working arrangement, but I have to admit I'd never really thought about what really drives these kinds of things… Until I went to the latest event in our regular Speaker Series entitled 'The death of the office as we know it'.
Raphael Gielgen, Head of Research and Solutions at designer furniture company Vitra, presented his vision of the future and, I have to say, a lot of what he said resonated beautifully with how we work here at the adidas Group.
What did I learn from this 30-minute presentation?
We like to think we live in the modern world with our smartphones and fancy devices, but the world around us is old. If you really want to be in the here and now, it's about fighting against the old ways of doing things: Challenge. Disrupt. Hack.
An informal setting will help to bring new ideas, solve problems and develop new perspectives in what Raphael called 'serendipity'. Being more human and less 'corporate' not only serves to increase creativity, but also to reduce stress.
Unfinished is good. If you're lucky enough to move into an innovative working space that is still in the concept phase, you may well have been gifted the opportunity to shape the workplace of the future, but this will only work if you…
…Develop a hacker mentality. Take ownership of your collective space. If it doesn't reflect progress, work on it until it does.
Breaking down the physical walls between other organisational silos will bring a greater understanding of the organisation as a whole. Working in a more open environment will also enable a more collaborative approach to your daily tasks.
'Bring back the kindergarten factor'. Other companies have benefited from so-called 'hacker labs' that allow employees to create something physical. Even if it's totally unrelated to the task at hand, quite often these sorts of things help move problems or topics to the next level.
Naturally I'm keen to see how many of these will be brought to life through 'MyArena'.
Does this sound like the kind of thing that might interest you?
Stay tuned for further news and trends on what shapes the future workplace here at the adidas Group.
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confirms its efforts to restore historical truth and contribute to promoting international stability because it is convinced that political regimes which are based on an extreme ideology will threaten global peace and security, as well as the advancement of human rights and freedoms, as long as the criminal nature of these regimes is not fully disclosed and condemned.
- the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia undertakes to remove restrictions regarding access to documents that can prove the crimes committed by the USSR totalitarian communist regime and its repressive institutions.
- to ensure that the diplomatic representative offices of the Republic of Latvia disseminate this Declaration in foreign countries.
- to fulfil its promises given to the Council of Europe, particularly the promise to return the archives and property taken out of the Republic of Latvia.
- to assist Latvia in eliminating the consequences of occupation by rendering their political support.
- to support establishment of an international research institute to investigate the historical and legal aspects of the USSR totalitarian communist regime, summarize its findings and provide information to the international community.


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CMCC PAC
Sylleste H. Davis to return to the South Carolina House of Representatives
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (Chamber PAC), after endorsing Sylleste H. Davis for SC House District 100, is pleased to congratulate her on her victory in the primary on June 9. Running unopposed in the general election in November, she will return to the South Carolina House of Representatives to serve District 100 for another two years.
"I am honored to represent the people of House District 100 for the next two years," said Davis. "Please know that I take this responsibility seriously and I look forward to sitting down with many of you and discussing how we can work together to solve issues needing to be addressed."
After retiring from a career in technical and management positions with an electric utility, Sylleste has been serving the citizens of Berkeley County full time, and since being elected in 2016, Sylleste has supported economic growth, improvements to public education and has recognized our region's transportation and infrastructure needs.
She brings common sense, honesty, integrity and solid business knowledge to the House of Representatives. The business community looks forward to Sylleste bringing people together to get things done to enhance our region.
"Sylleste has consistently had a positive working relationship with the business community and is aligned with the Chamber's pillar priorities: mobility, livability and business climate," said Bryan Derreberry, Charleston Metro Chamber President and CEO. "We look forward to enhancing that relationship as Sylleste serves her next term."
Erin Aylor, Vice President of Marketing
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The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (Chamber PAC) is an autonomous organization governed by an independent board of directors. Its mission is to evaluate and support candidates for local and state elected office who are aligned with the business community's top priorities: mobility, livability and a strong business climate.
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Chamber PAC Endorses Sylleste H. Davis for South Carolina House of Representatives District 100


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'The vaccines work': Trump praises vaccinations for COVID-19
In an interview with Candace Owens on Thursday, former President Donald Trump said the vaccines against COVID-19 work and are effective against preventing serious illness and death.
DONALD TRUMP: I came up with a vaccine-- with three vaccines. All are very, very good. Came up with three of them in less than 9 months. It was supposed to take 5 to 12 years. And we say--
CANDACE OWENS: And yet more have died under COVID this year, by the way--
DONALD TRUMP: Yeah.
CANDACE OWENS: --under Joe Biden--
DONALD TRUMP: That's right.
CANDACE OWENS: --than under you. And more people took the vaccine this year. So people are questioning how--
DONALD TRUMP: Well, no, the vaccine worked, but some people aren't taking it. The ones-- the ones that get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that don't take their vaccine. But it's still their choice. And if you take the vaccine you're protected. Look, the results of the vaccine are very good. And if you do get it, it's a very minor form. People aren't dying when they take the vaccine.
Covid-19: Malaysia records 16 more deaths, Selangor tops list of new cases with 798
JOHOR BARU, Jan 22 — Malaysia recorded 16 new Covid-19 related deaths as of midnight, bringing the total number of fatalities nationwide to 31,869 since the pandemic began about two years ago....


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文章主題 : CALGARY -- On the night Calgary honoured former great Joe Ni
CALGARY -- On the night Calgary honoured former great Joe Nieuwendyk, an inspired new generation of exciting young centres led the Flames to a thrilling come-from-behind victory. Joe Colborne scored twice and Sean Monahan had the other in a furious third period comeback that saw Calgary overcome a 3-1 deficit with less than nine minutes to go to edge the New York Islanders 4-3 on Friday. Colborne was not yet born when Nieuwendyk scored 51 goals as a rookie in 1987-88. Nonetheless, the touching ceremony made an impact on the Calgary-born 2008 first round pick acquired from Toronto at the start of the year. "You forget how good he was," said Colborne, whos first career two-goal game gives him seven goals on the season. "You hear his points and stuff and you almost forget until they walk you through his career, and that was really cool for me. "I might have felt it a little more than some of the other guys because he was one of my favourites growing up." Colborne got the Flames comeback started at 11:29 when he knocked in a rebound off the end boards after Mark Giordanos point shot missed the net. After Monahan went forehand to backhand on a pretty play in-close to tie it at 14:22, Colborne completed the comeback, deflecting in Giordanos slapshot at 15:41. "Joe Nieuwendyk started the game and Joe Colborne decided that he would finish the game," said Flames coach Bob Hartley. The win gives Calgary seven in its last eight games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. "Obviously its always fun after a win but after a game like that when youre down and you come back, it feels that much better," said Monahan, who leads the team with 19 goals. "After those couple goals by us, it felt like they stepped back a little bit. At that point when you have momentum like that, it almost feels like that next goals coming and thats what happened." Finnish rookie Markus Granlund, with his second goal in as many games, also scored for Calgary (25-31-7). The Flames, who had eight rookies in their line-up for the first time since Dec. 10, 1996, play in Vancouver on Saturday. Kyle Okposo, Colin McDonald and Brock Nelson scored for New York (24-33-9). The Islanders are 1-1-1 with one game to go on a four-game road trip. The Islanders also play in Vancouver next but not until Monday. Hartley said it was some words from veteran players at the second intermission that got his team going again. "We had a good little talk in the locker room and the boys got back and they were on their toes again," he said. "When we work, when we drive the net, were a pretty solid team. I dont care how many kids we have in the line-up. Its all about passion. "We never quit. Im pretty proud of my boys." The third period unfolded just like it did Thursday night in Edmonton when the Islanders blew a two-goal lead in a 3-2 loss. "We just stopped playing," said Okposo, who leads the team with 26 goals. "We gave up a goal and we stopped moving our feet and stopped going after them. We dominated the game for 50 minutes. Theres no reason we should lose that game." Tied 1-1, the Islanders took their first lead early in the second period on an uncharacteristic giveaway by Giordano, which led to a two-on-one goal finished off by Okposo. New York took a 3-1 lead to the third period. "We were playing well until 10 minutes left and they get one, they find a bounce off the end boards and score and we just pucker up," said Islanders defenceman Thomas Hickey. It is the 12th time the Islanders have lost a game in which they held a two-goal lead. "You look at it and were in the playoffs if we dont do that. But you cant even make that excuse. The good teams find a way to win those and were not doing that right now," said Hickey. After winning his first NHL game on Wednesday, Ortio had 23 saves in his third NHL start to improve to 2-1-0. Nilsson made 19 saves for New York and fell to 2-4-2. The Flames are 9-4-0 in their last 13 games. "Tonight was far from being the perfect game, lets be honest. It was an exciting game but Im not happy," said Hartley. "But that third period, just like the fans, Im thrilled. This building was electric in the third period. It was such a great atmosphere on the bench. "To feel the fans, it seemed like the entire crowd was sitting on the bench with us." Granlund opened the scoring at 2:01 with the second NHL goal of his career and second in as many games, this time shorthanded. Notes: Several of Nieuwendyks teammates from the Flames Stanley Cup winning team in 1989 were part of the ceremony for the Flames Forever a Flame recognition... Calgary D Tyler Wotherspoon played his first NHL game. He replaced Dennis Wideman (upper body), who was hurt in Wednesdays win over Ottawa. Wotherspoon is the fourth Flame to make his NHL debut in the past nine days... Between the two teams, there were 15 rookies dressed... 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Chiasson snapped a third-period tie and lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory on Monday night.Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby won his second Hart Trophy as the NHLs most valuable player Tuesday night at the leagues post-season awards ceremony in Las Vegas. Crosby also collected the Art Ross Trophy as the league scoring champion and the Ted Lindsay Award as the players choice for the NHLs most outstanding player. Boston goalie Tuukka Rask won the Vezina Trophy, and Bruins teammate Patrice Bergeron won his second Selke Trophy as the NHLs best defensive forward. Chicagos Duncan Keith won his second Norris Trophy as the leagues top defenceman. Colorado coach Patrick Roy won the Adams Award, while Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon became the youngest player to win the Calder Trophy as the NHLs top rookie. Crosby cleaned up at the NHLs awards show after a fruitful season that included a gold medal as Canadas captain at the Sochi Olympics. He led the league with 104 points, including 68 assists in his fifth career 100-point season. Crosby scored in 60 of his 80 games, never going more than two games without a point for the Metropolitan Division champion Penguins. Crosby hadnt won the Hart Trophy since 2007, but the 26-year-old centre handily beat out Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf and Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux. Crosby received 128 of the 137 first-place votes from a panel of hockey writers, while Getzlaf finished second in the balloting. In his acceptance speech, Crosby thanked his teammates and family. "I appreciate all the sacrifices youve made to allow me to play the game I love every day," Crosby said. The winners of the leagues statistical awards also were recognized at the ceremony in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. Washingtons Alex Ovechkin accepted his fourth Richard Trophy as the NHLs top goal-scorer, while Jonathan Quick and the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings won their first Jennings Trophy for the NHLs fewest goals allowed. Dominic Moore of the New York Rangers won the Masterton Trophy, an award for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Colorados Ryan OReilly won the Lady Byng Trophy for his sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct after scoring a career-best 64 points while committing just one minor penalty all year. Anaheim general manager Bob Murray was voted the NHLs general manager of the year after building the Ducks into the two-time Pacific Division champions and the Western Conferences top regular-season team.dddddddddddd Roy was chosen the NHLs top coach in his first season behind the Colorado bench. The Hall of Fame goalie led the Avalanche from 29th place in the overall league standings to third this season, going 52-22-8 and winning the Central Division. Bergeron beat out Los Angeles Anze Kopitar and Chicago captain Jonathan Toews for the Selke, which he also won in 2012. The smooth two-way forward, who also won the NHL Foundation Player Award for his charitable work, won a league-high 1,015 faceoffs while finishing second in the NHL with a career-best plus-38 rating. Rask went 36-15-6 and finished in the top five in every major statistical category to win his first Vezina for Boston, which claimed the Presidents Trophy with the NHLs best regular-season record. The NHLs general managers chose Rask in a narrow vote over Colorados Semyon Varlamov, who finished fourth in the Hart Trophy balloting. Keith comfortably beat out Boston captain Zdeno Chara and Nashvilles Shea Weber for the Norris, which he also won in 2010. Keith, who led all defencemen with 55 assists while leading the Blackhawks in ice time for the ninth straight season, is the only active NHL defenceman with multiple Norris wins. MacKinnon was a runaway winner of the Calder, receiving 130 of the 137 first-place votes. The No. 1 overall pick doesnt turn 19 until Sept. 1, beating Carolinas Jeff Skinner in 2011 as the youngest player to claim the trophy. Moore returned to the NHL this season after sitting out a year to be with his wife, Katie, who died from a rare form of liver cancer in January 2013. The 33-year-old forward thanked his family and teammates. "Ive had a lot of good examples of perseverance over the years, and none more so than my wife, Katie," Moore said. "So this award is very meaningful, and Im very grateful." Edmontons Andrew Ference won the King Clancy Award for humanitarian contributions to hockey, while Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award for his charitable work. ' ' '


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"Stop the shams, stop the lies, we are fighting for our lives," constituents shouted Thursday, soliciting honks from drivers in support of the ACA.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was among the 20 Republicans who crossed party lines to protect the ACA, while Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Curbelo, voted to pass the GOP replacement, the American Healthcare Act.
"Stop the shams, stop the lies, we are fighting for our lives," chanted a group of activists and constituents outside Carlos Curbelo's southwest Miami-Dade office on Bird Rd. Wednesday, shortly before the vote. Publicly, at least, both Curbelo and Diaz-Balart were undecided until the last minute.
The House is about to vote. Here's my final guess.
"If Curbelo votes in favor of this bill, it will be a betrayal to the people in this community," said Lorenzo Canizares, who lives in Curbelo's district.
Canizares said he'd never been a supporter of Curbelo, but appreciated his reputation for independence on issues like climate change. Now, he says he plans to work tirelessly to unseat Curbelo, saying progressives in the district see healthcare as the most important electoral issue in 2018.
Together, this trio of Cuban South Florida Republicans represent districts that voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in 2016, and which have higher rates of new healthcare coverage under the ACA than almost anywhere in the country.
Victoria Rivera carried a cardboard tombstone marked "Curbelo: Protect or Kill 92,500 of US," in reference to a report from the Center for American Progress which estimates that nearly 100,000 people in his district have gained coverage under the ACA.
Fully 300,000—almost half the population in Curbelo's congressional district, according to the report, have pre-existing conditions that could put them at risk of losing coverage if the ACA is repealed.
"I became a pre-existing condition on October 29, 2016 in a matter of one minute" says Gisela Gomar-Salzverg, 59, when a bad fall left her with a concussion and internal bleeding in her brain. "I just started to drive, and to function like a normal person," she says.
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The bill now moves to the Senate, where major revisions are expected before it can come close to passage. Even if the AHCA doesn't become law, Gomar-Salzverg says Curbelo and Diaz-Balart will have a steep price to pay for supporting it.
"Was there a formal appointment scheduled?" asked the congressional aide who opened the door at congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Miami field office Tuesday.


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Ganesha, one of the most popular deities in India is symbolic of new beginnings, success, wisdom, generosity and is perceived as a destroyer of evils and obstacles. In Indian tradition, Ganesha is worshipped across the country with equal fervour during festivals, rituals and other celebrations.
His multiple forms have been visualized, interpreted and portrayed in thousands of artistic representations. A constant source of inspiration, here are a few beautiful images from artists, which I would like to share with you.
Azis TM, Acrylic on canvas, 24x24"
Shraddha Rathi, acrylic on canvas, 24"x48"
Suchita Tarde, Acrylic on Canvas, 24X24"
Vidya vivek, Acrylic on Tussar Silk, 30x30"
And, finally, a watercolour by Samir Mondal.
Samir Mondal, watercolor on paper,12x12"
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Technology has given retailers new ways to adjust pricing, but dynamic pricing can be a double-edged sword – and retailers need to proceed with caution to avoid some major pitfalls. That was one of the takeaways from a session given by Paula Rosenblum, managing partner at RSR, at the Internet Retailer Conference and Expo in Chicago last week.
Ms. Rosenblum illustrated the trickiness of changing prices in-store in real-time. She gave the example of using electronic shelf labels to lower the prices on bread as the product approaches its expiration date. A customer standing in front of a shelf when the price drops may be pleased. But if a customer sees a real-time price adjustment that increases the price because it's a high-traffic time of the day, it's possible that the customer will feel alienated, if not outraged.
Likewise, Ms. Rosenblum illustrated the importance of staying within the same price range as a competitor, even when other factors may make a retailer feel justified in going far above a competitor's price. She discussed having visited Amazon.com as a customer to do a comparative price check on a product she was interested in purchasing. On at least two occasions, Ms. Rosenblum found prices 25 percent above Nordstrom on Aveda products.
Be careful about personalized pricing.
"You have to be very, very careful not to alienate the customer, and not to devalue your brand," Ms. Rosenblum said.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How can retailers best implement dynamic pricing and make use of comparative pricing intelligence? Which retailers would benefit more from using dynamic pricing models, and which should use more caution?
"While retailers have more and better tools for monitoring competitors' prices and optimizing prices to maximize image and profitability, risks abound."
"Pricing is a tricky thing but when you make it about the customer, you just might win at the game."
"The key to all pricing strategies is how they appear to the consumer."
15 Comments on "IRCE recap: Retailers have to be careful with dynamic pricing"
No matter the technology — pricing is always a touchy area. This is where real modeling based on real transaction details is critical. Let the models and the math play out the routine first — what impact could a price change play? The elasticity issues and demand elements, along with need factors, are all brought into play. From there decisions on the benefits or issues of dynamic pricing can be determined.
Sub-vertical-wise the dynamic pricing model fits well into the food space where demand and supply are easier to measure. But this is the space that must be careful and use the technology to surprise and to profit. Nothing like a food product price cut on a peak day to move inventory.
Paula is right that caution is necessary. While retailers have more and better tools for monitoring competitors' prices and optimizing prices to maximize image and profitability, risks abound.
Competitive intelligence is essentially table stakes at this point. Without a continuous view of your competitiveness (both high-level trends over time and day-to-day, item-level comparisons), it's impossible to have a coherent strategy.
Pricing dynamically requires more consideration of factors like an item's role in the retailer's price image, demand elasticity, stock on-hand, cross-channel pricing strategy, suppliers' MAP policies and other factors.
The truly automated approaches can be efficient but definitely risk leaving money on the table, deflating average selling prices in the market broadly and adding complexity across channels. We see more and more retailers putting manual checks in place to complement algorithmic pricing.
Dynamic pricing is here to stay. As Paula suggests, you need to be careful to avoid alienating customers but using this technology to surprise and delight customers needs to be embraced. In a real-time retail environment we need to execute a pricing analytics strategy that doesn't necessarily match others prices but that strengthens the bond between the customer and the brand. The example of promotional pricing close to expiration date is a good one just as seasonal markdowns by product, by store in real-time will be the norm vs. the chain-wide method used today. Real-time retail gives us the opportunity to set pricing rules dynamically by store, by customer … the season has two weeks left before the traditional markdown date, we have a size break at store 101 and Ken buys on sale and is passing the size break rack in store 101, I discount the product immediately and notify Ken on his smartphone. Mark-ups are not a reason to avoid dynamic pricing … just because you can do it doesn't mean you should.
The key to all pricing strategies is how they appear to the consumer.
Dynamic pricing needs a fair amount of customer education to be successful. Otherwise, Paula is right — customers will love it when the dynamism works in their favor and hate it when it doesn't.
In my mind it really isn't a question of which retailers, or even what category of retailers, ought to use dynamic pricing. It all comes down to how well an individual retailer can demonstrate a real benefit to her or his customers.
Without explanation dynamic pricing looks a lot like opportunistic exploitation. If that's the perception, it will never work.
So the first order of business is to establish a strategy for testing how amiable individual groups of customers are and if they can be taught to believe the system benefits them. Then I'd run a limited test to see if they actually saw a benefit or if I had just convinced myself they saw one. Then — and only then — would I roll out an entire program.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Nothing wrong with what technology enables you to do, but what you do with it is up to you. If your customers feel that you're price gouging and taking advantage of them then you've sullied your brand perception and no amount of margin improvement can fix the customers' rush to the exits.
With great power comes great responsibility. Use yours wisely. Paula provides excellent guidelines in the article.
Dynamic pricing in a brick and mortar retailer should be no different than online pricing at Amazon or any other etailer … it is the best way to price and position products for the consumer. This article seems to worry about dynamic pricing like it is something unique, but it has been a standard of the online e-commerce community since its inception. We should welcome dynamic pricing in the brick and mortar retailer just as we have embraced it online….
This sounds like one of those "great in theory/terrible in practice" ideas, even in the bread example. What happens if the loaves on the shelf have different expiration dates (as they most certainly would in any store with less than daily turnover)? Not to mention the difficulty of advertising chain-wide promotions, the possibility of lawsuits claiming discrimination of some kind or other and the plain-old issue of alienating customers Paula noted.
Real-time lowering of prices to stay competitive with other vendors in the channel or using as part of a mark-down/clearance strategy are two areas where consumers are accepting as both appear to save them money at the register. However, real-time adjustments based on scarcity of product could have some negative brand impact.
Instituted by Uber's high-demand rates or across an entire industry (airline seats, hotel rooms, event tickets) then the consumer has little choice other than to accept it. That does not mean they happily accept it. There can be significant long-term negative repercussions if the shopper feels slighted by a pricing strategy.
Dynamic pricing is tricky in physical stores because people notice it more than online, where prices are bespoken by design. Doing real time price matching is useful, but you really have to figure out the margins versus revenue formula, and make sure there are manual stops in place. I can imagine automatic pricing being manipulated or start to swing by human error. I guess I can't see dynamic pricing really adding benefit at the real time scale. Daily I can see, but it creates too much psychological confusion if the prices change during the day in the store.
As Paula and others on this discussion point out, dynamic pricing is here to stay, albeit to varying degrees in varying industries. Paula's caution to be aware of competitive price changes even if you choose not to respond is a good one — and using sophisticated analytics to know which competitive prices are important to your customers and which are not is very achievable with today's technology.
The concept of dynamic pricing will by nature mean different things to different retailers (and etailers) in different sectors, but one of the myths I want to explode is the idea that it entails blindly matching competitors' price updates. Effective dynamic pricing means having a very surgical focus — responding only when and where it matters in terms of supporting your overall price image and price strategy and in meeting your business goals in terms of customer experience, revenues and margins.
Do you agree that dynamic pricing would be a positive if employed at the store level?


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LE ROY, BAYARD & M'EVERS.
The declaration was for a total loss by the perils of the sea. The cause was tried upon the issue of non infregit conventionem, and the verdict and judgment were for the Plaintiffs with 5476 dollars damages.
Upon the trial of this issue the Defendants (the Plaintiffs in error) took twelve bills of exceptions, but as the opinion of this Court was given upon the 7th only, it is deemed unnecessary to state the others.
1. The first bill of exceptions stated not only the facts which the Plaintiffs and Defendants offered to prove, but detailed at great length the testimony, and circumstances tending to prove those facts, or from which they might be inferred. Among other facts it stated that the ship, in the prosecution of her voyage arrived at the island of Fogo, one of the Cape de Verd Islands, on the 7th of May, 1805, where the captain received on board four bullocks and four jack-asses, besides water and other provisions, and unstowed the dry goods and broke open two bales and took out 40 pieces of each for trade. That the ship remained there until the 24th of May. That the time generally employed by a vessel in taking in stock and water at the Cape de Verd Islands is from two to three days unless the weather should be very unfavorable; that the weather was good; and that the bullocks and jack-asses incumbered the deck much more than small stock would have done.
7. The 7th bill of exceptions stated that the Defendants gave in evidence all the facts detailed in the preceding bills of exceptions, and thereupon prayed the Court to direct the jury, that if they believe the same, then the taking the said jack-asses on board the said ship John, while she lay at the Island of Fogo, was not within the privilege allowed to the Plaintiffs in this cause to touch at the Cape de Verd Islands in the performance of the voyage insured for the purchase of stock and to take in water, and therefore vitiates the policy, which direction the Court refused to give; but the Court was of opinion, and accordingly directed the jury that the taking in the four jack-asses at the Isle of Fogo as aforesaid, did not avoid the policy, unless the risk was thereby increased; whereupon the counsel for the Defendants excepted.
As to the 7th exception, contended, that the liberty to touch at the Cape de Verds to purchase stock and take in water, did not authorize the taking the jack-asses on board. The natural tendency was to increase the risk—and it was immaterial whether the risk was in fact increased.
The question upon the 7th bill of exceptions is only whether the Court did right in leaving it to the jury to decide whether the risk was increased by taking in the jack-asses. It is like the case of Livingston and al. v. The Maryland Insurance Company, 6, Cranch 274, where this Court decided that the question whether a fact was material to the risk was a question to be decided by a jury under the direction of a Court.
HARPER, on the same side.
As to the 7th bill of exceptions, contended, that it was a question of fact to be decided by the jury, whether the taking in the jack-asses increased the risk. This Court has so decided in the case already alluded to of Livingston v. The Maryland Insurance Company. The principle of the case of Rayne v. Bell, is, that there was no increase of risk and no delay. The case of Sheriff v. Potts, is overruled by that of Rayne v. Bell. But the license to take in stock included jack-asses.
The 7th bill of exceptions states in effect that the Court refused to say that the taking in of the jack-asses discharged the underwriters, although it might produce delay. It is not stated that it did not produce delay; and the evidence shows that it did. The principle of deviation is not increase of risk, but delay. If therefore here was any delay, the policy was void from that time.
But it is said they had license to take in jack-asses, because they were stock. But the order for insurance upon the vessel refers to the preceding order for insurance on the freight, which was written on the same paper, and connected by the word 'also.' In the order for insurance upon the freight, the stock is particularly stated to be 'such as hogs, goats and poultry.' They could no more take jack-assess under this license, than they could take plows, horses, carts, or goods and merchandize, which are also stock.
The ship had a special license to touch for a special purpose, and Expressio unius est exclusio alterius. The contract of insurance is upon a voyage specific as to its nature, destination, &c. If the act done be calculated to tend to encrease the risk, it is immaterial whether the risk be actually increased. The case of Rayne and Bell, in 9 East, 195, in some respects is not law—but in this respect it is good law and supported by analogy. It goes on the ground of delay or risk. The case of Sheriff and Potts, cited in the late editon of Marshall, is not overruled by Rayne and Bell, although Stitt and Wardell is.
In deciding on this cause the Court will confine itself to the case made out on the 7th exception. Its decision on the point presented by that exception disposes of the case finally.
The opinion prayed for was, that, by taking in, at Fogo, an additional cargo, not sanctioned by the contract of insurance, the insurers were discharged from their liability under the policy. The charge, delivered by the Court, was, that the subsequent liability of the underwriters must depend upon the question, whether any increase of risk resulted from the shipping of that additional cargo.
In this charge, this Court are of opinion, that the Court below erred.
The discharge of the underwriters from their liability in such cases, depends, not upon any supposed increase of risk, but wholly on the departure of the insured from the contract of insurance. The consequences of such violation of the contract are immaterial to its legal effect, as it is, per se, a discharge of the underwriters, and the law attaches no importance to the degree in cases of voluntary deviation; necessity alone can sanction a deviation in any case; and that deviation must be strictly commensurate with the vis major producing it. The case of Rayne and Bell has been cited as supporting a contrary doctrine.
Without being understood to acquiesce in the correctness of that decision, it may be remarked that the question was not, in that case, whether the lading, taken in at Gibralter, was within the terms of the policy, as in the present—but what acts were lawful to be done during the delay occasioned by a justifiable cause of deviation. On the contrary, the case of Sheriff and Potts was a case of voluntary departure from the stipulations of the policy, and the decision supports the opinion we now give. It may also be remarked, that, in the case of Rayne and Bell the notice which Lord Ellenborough takes of the case of Sheriff and Potts, virtually admits the doctrine upon which this Court founds its decision.
The terms of this policy so far as connected with this decision, are, 'with liberty of touching at the Cape de 'Verd Islands, on her outward passage, for stock, and 'to take in water.' Touching, in its nautical sense, is known to be the most restrictive word that can be adopted in such a case. Construing the license according to the subject matter, and in its necessary connection with the offer on the freight, it could mean no more than permission to provision the vessel with live stock, such as is usual on a voyage, and may be procured at the Cape de Verds.
It might, indeed, admit of a doubt whether any of the larger animals used for food, were included within the policy. The words of the first offer certainly were intended to confine the permission to the smaller animals, Stock is a term of the most general import: In its present extended application, it would include a great variety of subjects that never could have entered into contemplation of the parties.
In what sense was the term used? Is the question to be decided: not what uses it might have been applied to in other contracts, or between other parties. The general want of precision in the language of maritime contracts, is an endless source of litigation among mercantile men. Courts of justice are therefore obliged to resort to such reasons as the nature, object and terms of the contract present, to determine the precise extent of the obligation of the parties.
We feel no inclination to add to the number of causes which vitiate a policy; but the amount of the premium depends upon such a variety of considerations, (as often suggested by caprice as by judgment,) that the contract, whatever it is, must be substantially adhered to.


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Worked great on my dry lips.
I always have to have something on my lips. I use a sunscreen lip balm ALL the time. I have only had this product for 2 weeks. I apply in the evening before bed. Lips feel smooth in the morning. I have not noticed any improvement on the look of the lip yet but it has been a short time. Will review again when the product is gone.
Just started using this product and love the way it moisturizes and makes my lips feel. It has helped with combating dryness with the colder weather of the season.
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Home » Who will rule in London: a Muslim or a Jew?
On May 5th, the United Kingdom will hold elections to the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly, and the local authorities in England. Besides the elections to the Metropolitan Assembly, the Mayor of London will be elected. The most likely contender for the position is the candidate of the Labour Party - Muslim Sadiq Khan.
In Scotland, according to pre-election polls, the Scottish National Party - a supporter of independence - is leading, with 49% of respondents ready to vote for them (in the current parliament they have 44%, UKIP also has members in Parliament).
In Wales, the Labour party, which has been in power for 17 years, will be seriously contested. Polls show the growing popularity of the Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru. They are ready to receive more votes than the conservatives - 21%. For the first time, the Eurosceptic UKIP will enter the Welsh Assembly, with 15% of the Welsh being ready to vote for them. In Northern Ireland, the traditional balance between unionists (Democratic Unionist Party) and Irish nationalists (Sinn Fein) will dominate in the Assembly. In England, UKIP will strengthen its position due to distrust for both the Tories and Labour. England today is the most Eurosceptic part of the UK. The migration crisis and prospects of an exit from the EU contribute to the growth of support for the nationalists: Celtic and the British nationalists offer sometimes opposite but drastic measures on EU membership.
But in London, the main battle will be between Laborite-Muslim Sadik-Khan and Jew-conservator Zac Goldsmith, who is from the banking family. The 45-year-old native of Pakistan leading in the polls is not surprising given the growth of the Muslim population of the British capital. London, on May 5th, will most likely choose the first Muslim mayor.
The very nature of the selection is indicative of Londoners, as such a choice will soon become vital for the entire West: either the power of bankers, or a caliphate. England dug her own grave by standing in the forefront of the Enlightenment and giving rise to the ideology of liberalism, which caused decay of traditional religious values and thus the decadence of Western civilization as whole.


And there are many more similar searches on a daily basis.
So from the searches it seems that there are patients that are sometimes unhappy with the service that they are getting from the Receptionist/Practice – but also receptionists searching on how to deal with unhappy/angry/aggressive/upset patients.
Rudeness or bad behaviour is no excuse but we know that it's going to happen at some point when you are dealing with the general public – and more so when you are dealing with people who perhaps might have medical conditions that could heighten their concerns.
For the receptionist dealing with unhappy patients can be upsetting especially if they are made to feel that the complaint is directed at them personally. Often the patient might be right in their complaint and the receptionist might not be trained in dealing with the complaint in a satisfactory way which will only lead to more frustration on the patient's part.
If you have an unhappy patient some tips on how to deal with it might just avoid the complaint going further, and for you the Receptionist being possibly left feeling that you were not in control of the situation and therefore not coming to a solution whereby the patient has left the surgery satisfied that their concerns have been dealt with.
Once you are aware the patient is unhappy prepare to deal with it. Remain calm, although it's often hard when someone is being rude to you or perhaps shouting.
It is hard to maintain a good rage when you are faced with someone (the receptionist) remains polite, calm and reasonable. Don't be "sickly-sweet" that often can come across as patronising – but be genuinely nice. By doing this it often will solve a bad situation very quickly.
Let the patient have their say – let them know that you are listening to what they are saying. Offer calming phrases like "I understand", "That must be so frustrating" and "let me see what I can do to help you" These few short phrases can often solve a difficult situation at this point. The patient feels heard and understood.
Be patient and empathetic – but, be firm. Know where to draw the line. If someone is being irate and perhaps aggressive and it's clear that you are not getting anywhere with them you need to politely but firmly let them know this is unacceptable. If the person perhaps swears politely ask them not to swear (it's amazing how many people do not realise they have even swore and will apologise for this) if they continue to swear you have every right to ask them again not to swear and if they still take no notice you should have the right to tell them if they do not conduct themselves in a more professional manner you will not be able to help them any further – if the patient is on the telephone you can tell them that if they continue to swear you will hang up.
Some people use anger as a way to get their own way simply by beating their opponents into submission. Make it clear that they will not achieve anything by doing this.
If you ever feel that you are not in control of the situation ask for assistance from another member of your team.
DO NOT argue back. By holding your ground you are the better person, although you might feel angry at the way you are being spoken to. If you feel the situation is getting out of hand and you cannot deal with it any longer then walk away. Ask the patient to wait while you get someone from your team to help with their query. Do not be afraid to remove yourself from the situation if you feel that you are not in control. Dont let it get out of control.
If you are dealing with this on the telephone you could perhaps suggest that you will call them back and seek advice from another member of your team. If you feel that you are unable to deal with the return call ask someone else to phone the person back – but make sure you give them the details on what has gone on so far.
Give the caller an estimated time that you will call back – ie 10 minutes. Do not end the call with "someone will call you back". And if you say someone will call back in 10 minutes make sure they do.
If you are at the front desk and feel that the situation is getting out of hand try to guide the person away from the desk. Perhaps ask them to one side of the Reception area. The last thing you want is for someone to cause a scene in front of other patients including young children. Even away from the telephones as the last thing you want is people hearing such on the end of a telephone.
Often a person making a complaint liked to have an audience – don't let that happen.
Try to respect the person making the complaint. This is easier said than done when someone is in front of you or on the telephone throwing a temper tantrum. But by talking down to someone or arguing back to someone who is already upset will only upset them more and make the situation even worse.
Try to remember that people act in various different ways when they are upset, worried or in pain. It is not an excuse by any means but it does happen. Try to put yourself in the person's shoes – if it were happening to you how would you like the situation to be dealt with? Deal with the situation to the best of your ability, apologise to the person that they are upset, and often when the problem has been solved they will more often than not apologise for their outburst.
And of course sometimes the patients are right in their concerns or complaint, not their outburst but they might have a complaint that is justified. This does have to be dealt with regardless to their outburst.
My advice if you deal with such an incident that you make some record of it once the patient has walked away or ended the call. This is to safeguard yourself that you have done everything in your power to solve the situation. I suggest that you put this in writing if in the event the complaint goes any further. Always cover yourself as a Receptionist wherever possible.
Treat people as you would like to be treated and you cannot go far wrong.
I can't understand your last comment!! it's a real shame that on the frontline no one is willing to support you and you just have to take constant abuse, usually from druggies. Yes a murderer really treats people the way they want to be treated don't they.
I agree Lesley that sometimes you dont feel you are getting the support you should be entitled to. Often the abuse is quick and not witnessed by anyone else and the Receptionist can feel quite violated if the abuse gets personal. As a manager I encouraged the Receptionists to complete an incident reporting form, which would be logged. I would then bring these to the attention of the Staff Partner and if appropriate the Partner would write to that patient saying that the Practice would not tolerate that kind of behaviour. On one occasion a patient was asked to leave the practice because of the way they were always treating the staff. By having the forms you have the proof and it is logged, and sadly maybe more than one form. This procedure was really welcomed in Reception as they felt that they were being supported and listened to. I am pleased to say that there were not that many forms that were completed.


I have been having a problem with my PC for some time now. The display regularly freezes and it is usually accompanied by a loud buzzing through the speakers. This usually (95% or so of the time) happens when I am gaming, most notably playing XCom 2, Endless Legend and World of Warcraft. other "simple" games like FTL and similar don't seem to generate these hangups. I am happy to change the defective component, assuming there is one, but I don't really know which is the most likely candidate. I have tried GPU benchmarking programs to stress-test the GPU, but it seems to cope without any problems. The temperatures were running pretty high this summer, I live in Cyprus and the GPU and CPUs hit 85 degrees C on occasion. I will list my speccs below and try to video the next time it freezes. When it freezes I have to press the reset button to hard restart the PC and then occasionally I have bootup issues. Not sure if that is related to the hardware issue or just because I am having to restart the PC in that way. I have recently upgraded to Win10 and moved my OS onto an SSD. I installed Win7 from fresh and then upgraded to Win10 on the newly formatted SSD Using MSI afterburner and turning the fan speeds to maximum seems to make the freezes occur less often, but not by a huge amount.
SPECCS: Motherboard: Gigabyte P55-US3L CPU: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz RAM: Generic 2x 2Gb DDR3 @ 666MHz GPU: 2Gb ATI Radeon HD 7870 not overclocked Sotrage: 1x 232Gb Samsung 850 SSD, 1x 465Gb Maxtor HDD, 1x 931Gb WD HDD The system has a 600 watt PSU, standard case cooling and 1 extra front fan.
Hmmm... the RAM is in slots 1+2. I should change that to 1 and 3?
I have currently put M1 into S3 and M2 into S1 and things seem to be working, but there seem to be too many anomalies (ie repeating note 5 slightly later and getting completely different results) for me to be confident that anything has been resolved.


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ntp
===

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/kbrebanov/ansible-ntp.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/kbrebanov/ansible-ntp)

Installs and configures NTP.

Requirements
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This role requires Ansible 1.9 or higher.

Role Variables
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| Name        | Default                       | Description                                                                                |
|:------------|:------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ntp_servers | [ "0.{{ ansible_distribution\ | lower }}.pool.ntp.org", "1.{{ ansible_distribution\|lower }}.pool.ntp.org", "2.{{ ansible_distribution\|lower }}.pool.ntp.org", "3.{{ ansible_distribution\|lower }}.pool.ntp.org" ] | NTP servers |

Dependencies
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None

Example Playbook
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Install and configure NTP
```yaml
- hosts: all
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.ntp
```

Install and configure NTP specifying a NTP server
```yaml
- hosts: all
  vars:
    ntp_servers:
      - 0.pool.ntp.org
  roles:
    - kbrebanov.ntp
```

License
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BSD

Author Information
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Kevin Brebanov