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CD Review – Helena Blackman: The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Helena Blackman sings "If I Loved You" live at The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
Helena Blackman: pretty in pink and commanding of voice
Helena Blackman might have been the runner-up in the BBC's 2005 quest to find a Maria for Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of The Sound of Music. But as her debut album, The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein, reveals, she was never going to settle for perennial bridesmaid status.
The diversity of Blackman's CV since her television talent show days is telling, and suggests that coming first is far from everything. Connie Fisher was such a quintessential Maria that she was the only possible winner – and consequently seems destined to play the role on the road forever. Similarly, it's hard to see I'd Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger playing anything other than variations on her hearty Nancy, while runner-up Jessie Buckley has, like Blackman, developed a potentially stellar career as a singer and actor based on the breadth and variety of her talents.
That said, I must confess that I approached The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein with somewhat muted enthusiasm, simply because there are more than half a century's worth of similar anthologies out there. Do we really need another one?
Well yes, it turns out that we do. Blackman's producers, Neil Eckersley and Paul Spicer, and conductor Mike Dixon, have treated her to a substantial orchestra – much bigger than you'll find in the average West End pit today. And yet the playing of Richard Rodgers' soaring melodies is so restrained and sympathetic that the songs emerge as chamber pieces, clear and nuanced, with Blackman in commanding form as she traces their underlying emotional content with obvious pleasure, as if she's discovering treasure in each line.
With a pure soprano voice that would easily straddle the divide between operetta and musical theatre, she's something of a throwback to a golden age of pre-pop performers who knew all about lyrical interpretation and melodic lines.
At the same time, and supported here by some sharp, pared down arrangements, she's quite capable of giving a refreshing twist to familiar material without resorting to contemporary vocal gimmicks. "What's the Use of Wondrin'?" becomes an unexpectedly modern, gentle piece of introspection, for example, and the wistful "Love Look Away" is beautifully reinvented as a stately ballad, delivered with controlled power.
If the track list contains no real surprises, the real delight is to hear Hammerstein's words and phrases delivered with such crystal eloquence. There are duets with Jonathan Ansell ("I Have Dreamed") and Daniel Boys (a profoundly romantic "People Will Say We're in Love"). The album is book-ended by numbers from The Sound of Music,"I Have Confidence" and that ripe, wise old anthem, "Climb Every Mountain" – perhaps not an obvious choice for a singer whose voice rings with youthful clarity but it's an unbeatable show stopper to end on and Blackman proves herself more than equal to the task.
In between, other highlights include characterful stalwarts like "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair", "Some Enchanted Evening" and a splendid "The Gentleman is a Dope".
Tags: Female Singers, Helena Blackman, Jessie Buckley, Musical theatre stars, The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Torch singers
Categories Album Review, Female singer, Musical Theatre, Torch singers, Video
Why Was She Born? The Legacy of Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan: a strong legacy for today's torch singers
It's been a fine week on BBC4 for lovers of old- and new-style torch singing. The channel's celebration of the Great American Songbook was stuffed with profiles, documentaries and performances rich in the genre, from a biography of Ella Fitzgerald to a welcome repeat of Walk on By, a series on the history of popular song.
One of the highlights was a BBC4 Sessions concert featuring Gwyneth Herbert giving an exemplary take on the Ruth Etting classic, "Love Me or Leave Me", Melody Gardot's exquisitely underplayed "Over the Rainbow", and a great "September in the Rain" from Sharleen Spiteri – all demonstrating that the torch song has never been in better hands.
But most poignant of all was the excellent Clint Eastwood-produced exploration of the life of lyricist Johnny Mercer, The Dream's on Me. One hundred minutes sped past in a succession of comments and performance snippets – Julie Andrews, Cleo Laine, Margaret Whiting, Maude Maggart (singing a wonderfully touching "Skylark", accompanied by Jamie Cullum.)
During one of the numerous interview clips of Mercer talking about his craft he mentioned, in passing, Helen Morgan as an example of somebody you would write a particular type of song for. It struck a real chord. Morgan was briefly a huge Broadway star and created the role of Julie in Jerome Kern's Showboat. But even by the time Mercer referred to her in the 1970s, she had been dead for more than 30 years, and today her name is scarcely heard.
Her style of singing in a light, throbbing soprano, is light years from modern popular taste. Yet Morgan was one of the first of the great torch singers. And a few weeks ago, I had no hesitation in drawing a comparison between Jessie Buckley's intense, touching way with torch songs in her performance at Pizza on the Park, and Morgan's way of luring the listener into her lamentations of love gone wrong.
When Helen Morgan's picture flashed across the television screen, it reminded me of what sparked my interest in the torch idiom over two decades ago. So after focusing on some of the young singers who have piqued my curiosity in recent weeks, here's a trip back to the roots of the genre.
Helen Morgan was a tragic figure – not in a hell-raising Amy Winehouse way, although she was equally profligate with her talent. When things got too troubled, she'd quietly have another brandy, eventually fulfilling a destiny that was pretty much prescribed in her first starring role as the doomed Julie. But it says much for her legacy that every now and then, a modern performance can still evoke her name and a nod back down the years to a great, if shooting, star.
Helen Morgan sings "Bill"
This is an article I wrote about her in the late 1980s, which hasn't seen the light of day until now. It's a bit stodgy and essay-ish in places – and naïve in its approach – but I'm posting it here because in many ways it sums up the elements of torch-singing that I continue to find so compelling – and because I can illustrate it with video, something that would have seemed impossible back then!
Why Was She Born? – The Legacy of Helen Morgan (1988)
Morgan's voice had a unique, pleading quality
Since its plaintive genesis in the early 1920s, the torch song has proved a consistent link between a galaxy of female singers who in other respects could hardly differ more greatly. As an idiom, it provides a historic, if unlikely bridge from Fanny Brice to Barbra Streisand, from Judy Garland to Kiri te Kanawa, from Ruth Etting to Shirley Bassey and from Jane Froman to Dusty Springfield. None of these ladies has ever limited themselves to the genre of the torch song. But each at one time or another has sung from the point of view of the woman on the losing side in love.
If Fanny Brice lit the first torch with her rendering of the classic "My Man", ("Mon Homme"), consider how Billie Holiday interpreted the same song as a blues number and made it in turn her own. And if Edith Piaf ran the gamut of emotions, she certainly included in her repertoire chansons of a very torchy sentiment. All of these singers at one time or another have reflected through the torch song the suffering of a woman at the hands of a man who does nothing but let her down, but whom she can't help loving.
Just as the idiom has become more lush and plangent, more downright dramatic, so it has tended to obscure its quieter and more tremulous origins. Now that Dame Kiri has extended her range to include classic torch by George Gershwin, and with a revival of interest in Dusty Springfield's fulsome entreaty, "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", not to mention the interest that never went away in Garland bemoaning "The Man That Got Away", it is high time to re-evaluate the contribution of the women who started it all with such sentiments as "Why Was I Born?"
With the release of a full-length, universally well-received recording of Showboat, it might be appropriate to focus on the woman who made its two classic torch songs, "Bill" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine" her own. Her name was Helen Morgan and she might be even less remembered here had not Robyn Archer selected her as an example for her show A Star is Torn.
Helen Morgan made these two songs her own by stamping the torch style with her own delicate lilting soprano. At least two recordings of her renderings survive and are reasonably available. The later pressings can be heard on what amounts to the first cast recording of Showboat which is actually a record of the show's 1932 revival.
They are remarkable not only for their clarity but for the freshness and immediacy of Morgan's performances at a distance of over half a century. Her voice has little in common with modern popular tastes but through its unique pleading quality and her astute use of a natural huskiness on key lyrics, it is quite heart-rending in its subtlety.
"I See Two Lovers" – a quintessential Helen Morgan performance
Anybody seeking for an introduction to her lamentably brief recording career should start right here. The extraordinary effect she achieved owes much to her own talent and the light orchestra or band backing favoured by artistes of the day, and little to the dramatic and histrionic lamentations of her future sisters in song. Perhaps the closest we can get these days is to listen to Julia McKenzie's interpretation of Sondheim's "Losing My Mind" in Follies. This is at once a pastiche and wholly authentic.
Song of Dreamer: great close-ups of a troubled torch singer
Although tracks by Morgan turn up from time to time on compilation albums (FLAPPERS, VAMPS AND SWEET YOUNG THINGS, Living Era 1982, AJA 5015), it is largely thanks to the Take Two label that a sizeable volume of her work has been gathered together. They have compiled a generous selection for the album HELEN MORGAN-Legacy of a Torch Singer, (1986, TT220) although it is rather biased in favour of her earlier material. Much of this is of interest more for its definitive period flavour than as classic torch singing.
It is really in the sessions recorded in the thirties that the depth of Morgan's voice had matured considerably from the tremulous high notes which mark songs such as "Just Like a Butterfly". But there are some real gems on this album, most especially the hauntingly regretful "I See Two Lovers", which also turns up on the album FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN – Classic Female Vocalists of the '30s (Conifer 1987, TQ 155). This recording demonstrates to perfection the wistful catch in Morgan's voice, a sadness which she was able to convey through restraint rather than high drama.
For a more general introduction, Take Two dips into the careers of four singers including Helen Morgan on its album THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGERS 91980 TT207). The others are Fanny Brice, Libby Holman and Ruth Etting. The latter was probably the most prolific female recording artist of the thirties and numerous collections of her material are widely available. She seems to have endured the test of time more readily than Helen Morgan, while Fanny Brice is better know as Funny Girl these days.
Helen Morgan was a performance chanteuse who, apart from her major stage roles, sang in nightclubs and starred in the Ziegfeld Follies. She might have been a great film actress but after an auspicious debut in Applause the right parts never came along. She might have been an even greater recording artist but performing was her forte and she did other things only as time permitted. Nevertheless diligent searching can result in the discovery of rare pressings, including previously unreleased radio broadcasts which are increasingly becoming a source for the nostalgia buff.
Perhaps the greatest torch song of all is Gershwin's "The Man I Love". Yet Morgan never recorded the song commercially. It would be nice to think that an unpublished pressing or wireless performance lurks in a vault somewhere awaiting discovery. In its original working, as sung by Morgan, it would undoubtedly be a far cry from the lavish interpretations of more recent times.
As it is, we can still appreciate the difference in concept between then and now by listening to Helen Morgan's soufflé-light rendering of "Why Was I Born?" which in accordance with more modern tastes is usually belted out over a rich orchestral backing. Suddenly, to hear how it was originally performed is to hear how it should be performed. The surprise is genuinely moving.
And Helen Morgan perhaps more than any other singer of her generation comes closest to crossing the line between torch and blues. Not that her voice bore any resemblance to Bessie Smith or Billie Holiday. But listen to her interpretation of "Frankie and Johnny" and hear how the divide between them is not so great after all.
There was clearly a brief revival of interest in Helen Morgan's career after her sad life was given typical Hollywood treatment in a 1954 biopic (The Helen Morgan Story, with Ann Blyth's singing voice dubbed by Gogi Grant, herself a great torch singer of the 1950s). Collections of her rarer recordings including standards like "Body and Soul" and "More Than You Know" were issued, usually pairing her off with Fanny Brice. There is also a 1969 album issued by RCA Victor in its vintage series which boasts a very discering selection of her material.
These recordings are obviously harder to come by but well worth seeking out. In many ways the quality of these pre-digital mastering issues is clearer than more recent efforts, mainly because the sound is completely true to the original.
Helen Morgan in characteristic pose atop a grand piano
Despite the quality of her more obscure material, the greatest testimony to her rare talent as a torch singer is her legacy of the show-stopping standards which enraptured her audience wherever she was performing, usually characteristically perched atop a grand piano. That such a quality can still capture the imagination after so many years is surely a reason for restoring Helen Morgan to her rightful place in the gallery of all-time-great female performers.
Love Me or Leave Me – a feature I wrote for Gay Times on the classic torch singers, from December 1991 read
Handing on the Torch – a piece for The Wire magazine, tracing torch singing from its roots to modern smart pop read
Tags: Dusty Springfield, Edith Piaf, Famous torch singers, Fanny Brice, Female Singers, Gogi Grant, Gwyneth Herbert, Helen Morgan, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Mercer, Judy Garland, Libby Holman, Losing My Mind, Maude Maggart, Melody Gardot, Musical theatre stars, Popular Female Singers, Ruth Etting, Sharleen Spiteri, Showboat, The Dream's On Me, The Helen Morgan Story, The Man I Love, Torch singers, Why Was I Born, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Categories Music, Musical Theatre, Torch singers, Video
Concert Review – Jessie Buckley at Pizza on the Park
It's practically impossible for any singer to tackle "The Man That Got Away" without the distracting shade of Judy Garland lurking on the edge of the spotlight. But when Jessie Buckley stepped up to the mic at London's Pizza on the Park on Saturday, nobody was interested in the ghost of an old legend. Why would you be, when such a vibrant living talent materialises in front of your eyes?
If it wasn't for the evidence of her slender frame and a pristine voice that has more than a hint of Doris Day at her youthful best, it would be hard to believe that Buckley is only 20. She's already been runner-up in the BBC's find-a-Nancy mission, I'd Do Anything (and now we see why Andrew Lloyd Webber could barely contain his exasperation when the public vote imposed a different leading lady on his production). And last year, she achieved the near-impossible feat of making shrill, shallow Anne Egerman a halfway sympathetic and complex character in Trevor Nunn's revival of A Little Night Music.
Hushing a busy room in a West End eatery on a Saturday night, and holding the audience's attention through two sophisticated sets of standards is a tall order for the most experienced, battle-hardened singer. But from the first note, it's clear that Buckley has the necessary tools – not just the pipes and an appealing, unfussy presentation but crucially in this environment, where the diners tend to know their music, an astonishingly mature flair for jazz.She rips up "Blue Skies", "Birth of the Blues", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Love Me or Leave Me" and "Take the A Train", telling us what a privilege it is to be able to sing such great lyrics. Her phrasing is instinctive, adventurous and occasionally audacious – she'll try anything , and usually pull it off. And her joy at unleashing this skill, recently discovered and relatively unexplored, free from the constraints of a musical theatre performance, is palpable.
Buckley's pianist Joe Thompson tells us that he and double bassist Rob Rickenberg don't care much for singers as a rule. They're too troublesome and self-regarding. But Jessie, he says simply, has taught them both so much; this is praise indeed from a musician of Thompson's calibre. The rapport between the three of them strikes sparks – and even if there is the odd moment when discipline dissolves into banter, it is clear that the performance is rooted in complete, mutual respect for each other's musicality.
But it's the ballads that linger longest as the memory of the evening fades. "The Man That Got Away" of course, stripped of all that Garland vibrato but losing nothing in the telling of the story – or the conviction that the singer is reliving it. When Buckley sings an intimately wistful "The Way You Look Tonight", you feel you're eavesdropping on her innermost thoughts. And when she gazes into the distance on "More Than You Know" she is, whether she knows it or not, joining the ranks of the finest torch-singers who trace their lineage back to the great Broadway star Helen Morgan.
Jessie Buckley is one of the last performers to grace the stage at Pizza on the Park. The room is to close in the summer, depriving London of a venue steeped in showbusiness history. Never mind the overpriced food and the so-so wine list that have been part of its idiosyncratic charm over the years – just catch a rising star in her element.
However, she will launch a new season of cabaret – Live at the Pheasantry – at The Pheasantry in London's Kings Road on 13th June. She also plays the Delfont Room on 31st July and appears at The Stables near Milton Keynes on 20th August.
Tags: Helen Morgan, I'd Do Anything, Jessie Buckley, Joe Thompson, Pizza on the Park, Popular Female Singers, Rob Rickenberg, The Man That Got Away, Torch singers
Categories Concert review, Female singer, Musical Theatre, Torch singers
What is a Torch Singer?
Someone who sings about love and loss, and the pain of experience. The power of torch-singing lies in its effect on the listener. For me, it transcends musical genres. These pages explore the dazzling, and sometimes dark, world of the female singer through history and in the present. Concert and CD reviews, interviews and articles combine to create a comprehensive view of this vital strand of popular culture. Why not share your views and experiences of your favourite artists, suggest performers you would like to see featured - and let me know what makes a torch singer for you?
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Bifocal Lenses: Is This the Right Choice for You?
If you or someone close to you is wearing glasses, then you've probably heard the term bifocal before. But unless you are wearing bifocal lenses yourself, it is possible that you don't know exactly what the term means. So whether you are curious to find out what a bifocal lens is and what it is used for, or you already know some general information about bifocals, but want to dig deeper into the subject, make sure to read on. We will be providing you with everything you need to know about bifocal lenses.
A bifocal lens is a lens created with two different optical powers divided by a horizontal line across the lens. The part that sits above is designed for seeing at a distance, while the one that sits below is used for looking at objects that are close to you. So, the same lens has two prescriptions. Even if this sounds like good news because you won't be forced to change between more pairs of glasses, the fact that the optical powers vary according to the distance at which you are perceiving an object, this can give you an uncomfortable feeling of distortion, or the impression of a narrow field of vision. But this is something that you can get accustomed to with time.
What Are Bifocals Used for?
A bifocal lens is usually prescribed to people who deal with presbyopia, the rather common vision issue that people between the ages of 40 and 45 deal with. This condition causes you to have difficulties when focusing on small text, even if it is right in front of you. And this is where the bifocal lenses come in, to help you tackle that issue.
A lot of people have difficulties understanding the differences between bifocals and other types of lenses such as trifocals or progressives (also called no-line bifocals). This is why we have decided to include a short summary of the differences between these types of lenses.
As the name already suggests, the main difference between bifocals and trifocals is the fact that while bifocals have two different prescriptions, one for objects that are far away and one for objects that are near, trifocals store 3 prescriptions in the same lens. One is for objects that are far from the wearer, one for intermediate distance (which is approximatively at arm's length), and one for near vision. Another difference would be that trifocals are usually prescribed to people who have a more advanced case of presbyopia.
Again, the name is suggestive once more in realizing the difference between bifocals and progressives. While bifocals have a clearly delimited line between the two prescriptions, multifocals, no-line, or progressive, whatever you want to call them, have a more gradual transition between the two. The progressive ones, due to the higher range of vision, have multiple vision distances, not only two, as in the case of bifocals.
Aspheric Designs: This design places both prescriptions near the center of the eye, to help it ignore objects that are far away when focusing on something near, and ignore objects that are close when you want to focus on something far away. It might take some time to get used to this design, as your visual system has to select the prescription according to whether you are trying to look at an object close to you or at one that is far away.
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Translating Designs: The far and near prescriptions are clearly separated, and your eye moves between the two according to the needs of the moment. Usually, the distance prescription is the one on top, and the near one on the bottom, but this can be adjusted according to your lifestyle as well.
Gas Permeable Lenses: They are made of a type of plastic that transmits oxygen, and they are extremely resistant against bacteria.
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Of course, the only people who can determine if a bifocal lens is the right choice for you are you and your physician. But we would like to help you decide by providing you with some of the benefits and the drawbacks of wearing a bifocal lens.
You won't need special reading glasses.
You will be able to see perfectly both far away and near.
They don't require that many adjustments.
It takes some time before you learn how to switch focus between prescriptions.
Depth perception can sometimes be affected by bifocal lenses.
They can sometimes strain your eyes, especially if you have your reading prescription in the lower lens and you do a lot of work that involves looking at objects closely.
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If a bifocal contact lens doesn't sound like something you would like, there are plenty of alternatives out there. You can get reading glasses and only wear normal, distance contact lenses. The drawback here is that you will have to constantly take care that you have your glasses with you. The multifocal contact lenses are another popular option. This seems like a better option if you need more than two prescriptions and you want to be able to gradually switch between them, instead of having a harsher transition, as is the case with bifocal lenses.
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http://seoshrugged.com/2014/07/13/does-google-crawl-css-displaynone-content/

A: Yes, apparently it will adversely affect SEO; Google does take into account CSS being used to render a page (black text on a black background, etc..). Additionally, it is indicated there should only be one H1 tag per page, etc... A better way to still have relative 'dynamic' functionality in your case might be to use a combination of your media queries (bootstrap?) and jquery and change the style and position of it dynamically without necessarily calling them both an H1.

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It's part two of our annual community radio fundraiser. Dr. Dwayne Donald talks about this city known as Edmonton and the missing stories that haunt it. He's talking about First Nations stories, and his work focuses on reintroducing these aboriginal narratives, concepts and values into our education system. We'll also hear the backstory on one of our longtime contributors, Morgana Folkmann, as we send her off on her next journey.
Our education system is often considered to be prescriptive, directing teachers explicitly what and how they should teach their students. And there's a historic education that is continually missing—the stories of Aboriginal peoples before colonization. So are we taking the right medicine? Dr. Dwayne Donald is passionate about reframing curriculum to include sharing history through story. Dr. Donald's Blackfoot name is Aipioomahkaa, meaning long-distance runner—which is fitting as he works to reframe how we perceive Canadian knowledge from long ago into meaningful connections today. Yvette Thompson sat down with Dr. Donald to learn more.
Our longtime contributor Morgana's sultry voice won't be heard too much on Terra Informa anymore. Life is sweeping her away on other adventures, and we don't know when she'll be back. She's been volunteering at CJSR for longer than any of us, so for this FunDrive special, we asked her to come share what she's learned from being part of the team, and what's so special about community radio.
Flying Down Thunder & Rise Ashen: "Miskojonia – Red Gold ft. William Commanda" from the album One Nation.


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Thu, 18 Mar | https://e-cinema.the25hour.uk/cinema/18/20
Noura Dreams, Film streaming and discussion
https://e-cinema.the25hour.uk/cinema/18/20
The British Tunisian Society is proud to present the first in a series of 'Tunisian Encounters'-film & cultural events marking 65 years since Tunisian Independence organised in partnership with the Institut français du Royaume-Uni.
On Thursday 18 March at 1930, we will present the film Noura Reve, written and directed by Hinde Boujemaa and featuring an award winning central female performance by Hind Sabry. An independent woman, Noura is raising her three children alone, working in a hospital laundry to make ends meet. While her husband Jamel is back in jail, she meets Lassad, the love of her life. Forced to hide their relationship – if it were discovered, they would face 5 years in prison – Noura petitions for divorce but just days before it is granted, the lovers' dream of a life together is threatened by Jamel's imminent release.
After the screening, watch an exclusive Q&A with director Hinde Boujemaa and chaired by writer and editor Malu Halasa.
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Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH Gordana Tadić, together with Deputy Head of the Special Department for War Crimes Izet Odobašić, met with judges of the BiH Court Standing Trial Panel for War Crimes Cases, Minka Kreho, Željka Marenić and Staniša Gluhajić.
The meeting was realized within the implementation of strategic measures from the National War Crimes Strategy and there was a discussion at it about activities and obligations of the institutions in the implementation of the measures envisaged.
In its work, the Prosecutor's Office of BiH acts in accordance with the recommendations of Judge Joanne Korner, as well as with the recommendations from the National Strategy, in order to utilise resources to the largest extent possible, which is also essential for the implementation of IPA projects related to the prosecution of war crimes cases.
The Prosecutor's Office of BiH and the Court of BiH are involved in the process of proposing and transferring cases to entity judicial institutions, issuing and executing orders for exhumations and search for missing persons, as well as in other activities related to work on war crimes cases.
Meetings between the officials of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and the Court of BiH are held periodically and these institutions report about their activities to the supervisory body for monitoring the implementation of measures from the National War Crimes Strategy.


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ACQUISITION – JK CEMENT PURCHASED A MAJORITY STAKE IN ACRO PAINTS.
According to a corporate news release, JK Cement has purchased a majority stake in Acro Paints for Rs. 153 crore through a fully owned subsidiary.
Through JK Paints and Coatings, the company for growing its paints business, the acquisition was carried out.
Leading producer of architectural and high-performance paints and coatings in northern India is Acro Paints. According to the press release, this acquisition is a step toward accelerating JK Cement's entry into the coatings sector, increasing its product options, and maybe forging ahead into new markets.
"We are thrilled about this acquisition because we think it will foster relationships that will be essential to our expansion. The promoters of Acro, Mr. Charanjeet Gaind and Mr. Ashok Gaind, have agreed to maintain their relationship with us for the upcoming year, which will provide us the chance to benefit from their wealth of knowledge, said Raghavpat Singhania, managing director of JK Cement.
According to a press release from the company, Charanjeet Gaind and Ashok Gaind will continue to serve on the board of Acro Paints Ltd. and will contribute to a shared vision of the two businesses.
The major producer of wall putty in India is JK Cement, and this market has a sizable overlap with the paint sector.
JK Cement has 150,000 influencers, 15,000 distributors, and 100,000 dealers in its pan-Indian distribution network.
Chief Executive Officer Madhavkrishna Singhania of JK Cement described the acquisition as a phase in a larger plan that will involve the cement manufacturer's growth into new markets.
"Over the next several years, we will steadily increase our footprint in our strong areas thanks to a planned launch strategy we've developed. We've also identified distinct geographic, product, and channel niches where we will dominate. As we increase our footprint in the paint sector, we will take advantage of the advantages of both of our brands. According to Madhavkrishna Singhania, "We think Acro is complementary with our portfolio and will help us thoroughly handle the fastest-growing paint and putty industry."
Acro Paints has two manufacturing facilities with a combined capacity of 6,700 kiloliters for building chemicals and 60,000 kiloliters for decorative and textured paints. These facilities are located in Bhiwadi, Alwar District, in the Delhi-NCR region. By Q2 of FY24, the continuing capacity expansion should be finished.


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HomeChurch BlogBehind the Scenes from the StaffGot Fruit?
A neat part of my job is organizing Youth Sunday, which will be May 3 at the 10:05 service this year. This special service gives the next generation of Christ followers the opportunity to serve and share their talents with the congregation. Our youth have been learning the importance of producing spiritual fruit. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…Galatians 5:22" Growing fruit is a choice that we all must make.
Our high school seniors are faced daily with decisions that reveal the fruit of the Holy Spirit in their lives. We look forward to honoring the seniors at FCC with a gift of Bibles or devotionals as a graduation gift. It is such a privilege for me to pray a blessing over these students that have grown up in our church or have started attending youth group with a friend. It is my prayer that each one will choose to partner with the Holy Spirit to grow spiritual fruit in their life beyond high school.


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Andrea Giani
Updated on Aug 17, 2022
Name Andrea Giani
Spouse Emanuela Giani
Born April 22, 1970 (age 45) (1970-04-22) Naples, Italy
Olympic medals volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Similar People Andrea Zorzi, Andrea Gardini, Paolo Tofoli, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci
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Andrea Giani (born 22 April 1970) is an Italian coach and retired volleyball player who scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He is 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) tall. He is considered as one of the best volleyball players ever. He was an all-rounder able to play both as outside hitter and as middle blocker, but he played several times as opposite.
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As coach
Giani's father, Dario, was a rower who had taken part in the 1964 Summer Olympics for Italy. After having trained with the father, now a rowing coach, Andrea tried for brief period as a football player, in 1985 the 14-year-old Giani began his career as a volleyball player in the local team of Sabaudia, in the Southern Latium, where he lived. Soon news about his qualities spread and attracted attention from the two main volleyball club of Italy of the period: Panini Modena and Santal/Maxicono Parma.
Giani was chosen to play for the latter, initially with the junior team under Gian Paolo Montali as coach. Giani's first final for scudetto in the Parma major team was in 1987. Parma was defeated, as well as in the following seasons. Giani won in 1990 his first scudetto, it was to be followed by four more. In the meantime, in 1988, Giani had scored against Finland his first cap for the Italy, his career with the Azzurri colours ended in 2005 after a total of 474 caps (record), becoming one of the most renowned players in Italy and in the world for his excellent technical and jumping capabilities. With Italy Giani won three World Championship titles in a row (1990, 1994 and 1998) and four European Championship (1993, 1995, 1999, 2003) and many others. He won three medals at the Olympic Games but his team never won the gold medal, even though Italy was generally considered the top favourites. He won silver medals at the 1996 Olympic Games and 2004 Olympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and make Golden time with team other members. During his career Giani became renowned for his polyvalence, starting as a middle blocker, he turned into a power attacker and passer. Giani before Modena, played in Parma 1985-1996 and winner three Italian Championship Serie A and Club World Championship.
After having quit the national team, Giani played for Cimone Modena until 2008 and winner two CEV Champions League. He taking the reins of the team as manager starting from season 2007–2008. His nickname is Giangio and at the season winner CEV Challenge Cup 2008. Giani at 2009-2010 year won Championship Serie A2 with M. Roma Volley. Giani became the manager of the Slovenia men's national volleyball team in May 2015. Few months later he led Slovenia to victory in the European Volleyball League, which secured them a spot at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League. In October Slovenia unexpectedly won their first medal on a major volleyball tournament, after reaching the Final of the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship where they were defeated by France. In 2017, Giani replaced Vital Heynen as head coach of the Germany men's national volleyball team.
2008 CEV Challenge Cup, with Cimone Modena
2010 Italian Championship Serie A2, with M. Roma Volley
2010 Italian Cup Serie A2, with M. Roma Volley
2015 CEV European Championship, with Slovenia
2016 CEV Challenge Cup, with Calzedonia Verona
1994 Best Blocker in FIVB World League
1995 Most Valuable Player in FIVB World Cup
1999 Most Valuable Player in European Volleyball Championship
2010 Costa-Anderlini Award for Best Coach of the Year Italy - Serie A2
2000 Knight's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2004 Officer's Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Andrea Giani Wikipedia
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The Kansas Healthcare Information Management Systems Society is an official affiliate of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society. Their mission is to foster professional growth, relationships, knowledge and collaboration among health care information management professionals throughout the great state of Kansas. The KS HIMSS chapter is working toward promoting an organized forum for continuing education and exchange of ideas amongst its members to improve health care information and management systems that support patient care and wellness.
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If a facility has more than one staff member who would benefit from membership in KS HIMSS, all such staff members are eligible for "active" status. This means that they will have voting privileges. KS HIMSS has approximately 197 members. For more information on KS HIMSS, go to their website at kansas.himsschapter.org or contact Sally Othmer, KHA liaison, at (785) 233-7436.


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We all had a really lovely time on our nursery trip to The Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife and Falconary Centre near to Sheffield on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th July. We had lots of sunshine on Thursday and Friday was still warm, but not quite as hot and sunny. It's been fantastic and we really enjoyed ourselves and did lots of fantastic learning.
Our bus driver was fantastic and we had great journey to the park.
We really enjoyed exploring the whole park and the butterfly house. We saw and learned about a wide variety of different animals. Meercats, porcupines, lemurs and parrots, butterflies, lizards, snakes, frogs, tortoises, goats, chickens, ducks and peacocks, guinea pigs, chinchillas, otters and chipmunks. Some were furry and some had scales, some had feathers or prickles or even shells. We did some really great talking about the things that we saw, used our kind touching hands to carefully touch the animals that we were allowed to and then remembered to wash our hands afterwards.
We also had fun and used our physical skills on the adventure playground. We did lots of climbing, swinging and balancing and pedling the tractors and cars! We dug in the sand and squirted the water!...and some of us got very wet!
We were all very tired and hot on the way home...phew! but what a fantastic day!
It was lovely and it was great to see parents, carers and grandparents and also some younger and older siblings on our trip too. We were so proud of all the children who behaved beautifully and set an excellent example...what wonderful representatives for South Normanton Nursery School. We hope you all had lots of fun!
Many thanks to the wonderful staff at the park for all their help, to our lovely bus driver and to all the staff for their hard work.


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Gareth McLean
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Mon 17 Dec 2007 19.03 EST
8pm, BBC1
Leaving aside whether or not we need another version of the Dickens' classic - personally, I'm thinking not but I suppose it's all about taking it to new audiences - Sarah Phelps' take on Twist is not without its merits. The script skips along, as you'd expect from an EastEnders' scribe, the minor characters are lovingly rendered, and the world created is grimy and captivating. And yet, with a self-conscious Tom Hardy playing Bill Sikes and Timothy Spall's Fagin apparently having walked off the streets of Royston Vasey, some elements jar. Still, it's terribly festive, but don't be getting any ideas about a new Christmas Carol.
Rarely has a British drama series shown such spirit and zeal in its sixth series as Spooks has. (Rarely, in fact, does a British drama of such a calibre even reach a sixth series.) Sure, the plots are full of holes and the characters sometimes not much more than sketchy, but the exploits of Adam et al are done with such confidence that they are irresistible. And as the serial centred on British-US-Iranian relations comes to an end, there's no respite from the high stakes or the high-octane thrills.
9pm, Sky One
"When faced with untenable alternatives," says Admiral Helena Cain, the flawed heroine of this spin-off of one of the best dramas on TV, "consider your imperative." As in life, so in space. Unflinchingly tackling what war does to all involved, Razor sees the mesmerising Michelle Forbes (Messiah, Star Trek: the Next Generation) take the helm to explore the darker side of the universe and the flimsiness of human morality.
My Boyfriend, The Sex Tourist
10pm, Channel 4
The sordid story of a Venezuelan sex resort at which guests get "the girlfriend experience". Bringing a grim new meaning to the phrase all-inclusive, it costs men ("usually 30 years older than her, usually overweight, usually with terrible habits and hygiene," according to the hotel owner) $200 a day for the women's companionship and sex, of which the women get $80 - though if they don't have a client, they don't get paid. Great if you're an old, fat, rich man. Not so great if you're a young Venezuelan woman.


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Q: Why my Android Studio showing different language (Chinese or Japanese) other than English? After upgrading to Windows 10 I have freshly installed Android Studio. But strangely it is not showing English. I have downloaded Android Studio from https://developer.android.com/studio.

I have checked my System language and also tried to search for language setting in Android Studio. I thought this may be very common issue. But not found single blog indicating any solution.

A: Here are a few things you can try.
Go to
Settings > Appearance & Behaviours > Appearance and then to UNCHECK Use Custom Font and allow the built-in defaults to be applied.
I can also see the Nyan Cat Plugin installed. Go to the Plugin section and check the Plugin. Disable all plug-ins you don't need.
If everything fails. Download the zip version of android studio and open studiox86 from the bin folder after extracting. Select do not import settings on being prompted.


Celebrate the warmth of the holidays with this magnificent colored basket adorned with holly. This beautiful presentation is filled to the brim with our holiday best. Mouth watering chocolates, assorted nuts, cocoa, coffee, chocolate chip cake, luscious fudge, fabulous cookies, and much much more to make your mouth water.


Saturday 11th July – Basseterre, St Kitts: A last-over flourish from Devon Thomas helped the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a competitive total against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel in the Hero Caribbean Premier League but they simply did not have enough runs on the board as the men in red claimed a comfortable six-wicket win thanks to a career-best unbeaten 64 from 43 for William Perkins.
After a watchful start against the respected leg spin of Samuel Badree, Martin Guptill greeted Jacques Kallis into the attack with a booming drive down the ground. Kallis came back well though, and he and Badree ensured that the Patriots made a slow start to their innings.
Evin Lewis turned on the gas with two overs of the Powerplay remaining. He edged Badree's first ball through the vacant first slip area, and then punished a shorter ball for a second four. Two balls later he perished though, when he misread the turn and played a wild slog to Kallis at short third man.
The Red Steel made another crucial breakthrough in the final over of the Powerplay. Dwayne Bravo took enough pace off the ball so that Martin Guptill's straight drive fell to Johan Botha at wide long-on. Orlando Peters joined Dowrich at the crease, and had a nervous moment when a lofted shot fell just short of Cameron Delport at short midwicket.
Not long after that half-chance, Peters cut Sulieman Benn towards short third man, and was sent back going for a risky second run when Benn broke the stumps with a tumbling dive.
The Red Steel spinners continued to squeeze the Patriots after the wicket, but Dowrich picked one from Benn and broke the shackles by coming down the track and thumping him over long on for six. However, he could not get hold of a leg spinner from Badree and Javon Searles ran in from the boundary to complete the catch.
Johan Botha dragged his length back to have Marlon Samuels caught at midwicket, and the very next ball he also dismissed Shahid Afridi, who toe-ended a high catch to Dwayne Bravo on the ropes.
Botha did not manage to complete his hat-trick, but with four overs left and the score at 103-6, the Patriots needed to get a move on. Dwayne Bravo bowled Brathwaite with a full, straight delivery to bring up his 250th T20 wicket, becoming only the fifth man to reach this milestone.
Devon Thomas hit a quick-fire 25 in last night's victory over the Zouks and once again he was a key player for the Patriots. He lost partners quickly though, as Searles took a screamer over his head to get rid of Raymon Reifer, and Sohail Tanvir nicked his first ball behind to Kamran Akmal.
In the final over, Thomas turned his side's fortunes around by taking Searles for 22 including three maximums. Although he was out caught off the last ball, his 44 from 23 gave his team a fighting chance of winning the match by setting a target of 147.
Jacques Kallis made a positive start to the Red Steel's chase, punching two length deliveries outside the off stump for four in the first over of the reply. He picked off Sohail Tanvir for three more boundaries in the second over, as the Pakistani seamer erred with both his line and his length.
Tanvir made amends for his first over when he changed ends and Kallis popped a slower ball to Shahid Afridi. Soon after, Cameron Delport was given a life when an edge burst through the hands of Patriots captain Marlon Samuels at slip..
William Perkins punished some poor deliveries from Jomel Warrican to take the pressure off the required run rate. He and Delport rotated the strike and looked to be aggressive against anything loose from the Patriots bowlers.
With just 47 needed from 50 balls, Delport was caught behind when he misread a delivery from Shahid Afridi. Perkins kept his cool after losing his partner, though, and when he launched Shahid Afridi over extra cover for six in the 14th over, the game was all but up.
Perkins reached his 50 with a huge maximum onto the roof over long on, and sealed the win by carving Reifer to the ropes after losing both of the Bravo brothers towards the end. It was only the Red Steel's second win of this year's Hero CPL, and it helped lift them off the bottom of the table leapfrogging the Guyana Amazon Warriors.


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List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Second Battle of Fort Fisher facts for kids
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The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a joint assault by Union Army and naval forces. It was against the Confederate Fort Fisher. The fort was located outside Wilmington, North Carolina. The battle was near the end of the American Civil War. The battle was sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the South". The fort was the last major coastal stronghold of the Confederacy. Fort Fisher had tremendous strategic value during the war.
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War. It is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented after the recipient has been killed (posthumously).
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— Anderson, BruceBruce Anderson Army E-1 Private January 15, 1865 Company K, 142nd New York Infantry "Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading"
— Anglin, JohnJohn Anglin Navy Cabin Boy 24 December 1864 to 22 January 1865 USS Pontoosuc (1864) Carried out his duties while under the fire of the enemy
— Barnum, JamesJames Barnum Navy Boatswain's Mate December 24–25, 1864 and January 13–15, 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862) "[Was] commended for highly meritorious conduct" during an all day battle between his ship and Fort Fisher
— Barter, Gurdon H.Gurdon H. Barter Navy E-1 Landsman January 15, 1865 USS Minnesota (1855) "Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, he advanced to the top of the sand hill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which killed and wounded many officers and men. When more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, he remained with the party until dark, when it came safely away, bringing its wounded, its arms, and its colors."
— Bass, David L.David L. Bass Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855) "Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, S/man Bass advanced to the top of the sand hill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which killed and wounded many officers and men. When more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, he remained with the party until dark, when it came safely away, bringing its wounded, its arms, and its colors"
— Bazaar, PhilipPhilip Bazaar Navy Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba Was one of six men who entered the fort in an assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle
— Betham, AsaAsa Betham Navy E-4 Coxswain 24 December 1864, to 22 January 1865 USS Pontoosuc (1864)
Binder, RichardRichard Binder Marine Corps Sergeant 24 and December 25, 1864, and 13 to January 15, 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Blair, Robert M.Robert M. Blair Navy Boatswain's Mate 24 December 1864 to 22 January 1865 USS Pontoosuc (1864)
— Bowman, Edward R.Edward R. Bowman Navy Quartermaster 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862) Although severely wounded he continued to perform his duties throughout the action
— Burton, AlbertAlbert Burton Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Wabash (1855)
— Campbell, WilliamWilliam Campbell Navy Boatswain's Mate 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Chapin, Alaric B.Alaric B. Chapin Army E-1 Private 15 January 1865 Company G, 142d New York Infantry "[V]oluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading"
— Connor, ThomasThomas Connor Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Curtis, Newton MartinNewton Martin Curtis Army Brigadier General 15 January 1865 U.S. Volunteers Was the first to pass through the stockade and although being wounded 4 times led each assault on the traverses of the fort
— Dempster, JohnJohn Dempster Navy E-4 Coxswain 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Dunn, WilliamWilliam Dunn Navy Quartermaster 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865 USS Monadnock (1863)
— English, ThomasThomas English Navy Signal Quartermaster 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Foy, Charles H.Charles H. Foy Navy Signal Quartermaster 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Rhode Island (1861)
— Freeman, William H.William H. Freeman Army E-1 Private 15 January 1865 Company B, 169th New York Infantry "Volunteered to carry the brigade flag after the bearer was wounded"
— Fry, Isaac N.Isaac N. Fry Marine Corps Orderly Sergeant 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Griffiths, JohnJohn Griffiths Navy Captain of the Forecastle 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861) While working for one of the generals on shore he carried dispatches during the battle and was one of 6 who entered the fort in the assault
— Haffee, EdmundEdmund Haffee Navy Quarter Gunner 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Harcourt, ThomasThomas Harcourt Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Hayden, Joseph B.Joseph B. Hayden Navy Quartermaster 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Jones, ThomasThomas Jones Navy E-4 Coxswain 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Kane, ThomasThomas Kane Navy Captain of the Hold 15 January 1865 USS Nereus (1863)
— Lear, NicholasNicholas Lear Navy Quartermaster 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Merrill, GeorgeGeorge Merrill Army E-1 Private 15 January 1865 Company I, 142d New York Infantry "Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading"
— Milliken, DanielDaniel Milliken Navy Quarter Gunner 24 and 25 December 1864_ and 13,14 and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Mills, CharlesCharles Mills Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Neahr, Zachariah C.Zachariah C. Neahr Army E-1 Private 16 January 1865 Company K, 142d New York Infantry Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading
Pennypacker, GalushaGalusha Pennypacker Army O-6 Colonel 15 January 1865 97th Pennsylvania Infantry "Gallantly led the charge over a traverse and planted the colors of one of his regiments thereon, was severely wounded"
— Prance, GeorgeGeorge Prance Navy Captain of the Main Top 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Province, GeorgeGeorge Province Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861) While working for one of the generals on shore he carried dispatches during the battle and was one of 6 who entered the fort in the assault
— Rannahan, JohnJohn Rannahan Marine Corps E-4 Corporal 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Savage, AuzellaAuzella Savage Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861)
Shepard, Louis C.Louis C. Shepard Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Wabash (1855)
— Shipman, WilliamWilliam Shipman Navy E-4 Coxswain 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
— Shivers, JohnJohn Shivers Marine Corps E-1 Private 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Sommers, RobertRobert Sommers Navy Chief Quartermaster 13 to 15 January 1865 USS Ticonderoga (1862)
Stevens, Daniel D.Daniel D. Stevens Navy Quartermaster 13 January 1865 USS Canonicus
— Swanson, JohnJohn Swanson Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861) While working for one of the generals on shore he carried dispatches during the battle and was one of 6 who entered the fort in the assault
— Swatton, EdwardEdward Swatton Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861) While working for one of the generals on shore he carried dispatches during the battle and was one of 6 who entered the fort in the assault
— Thompson, Henry A.Henry A. Thompson Marine Corps E-1 Private 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Tomlin, Andrew J.Andrew J. Tomlin Marine Corps E-4 Corporal 15 January 1865 USS Wabash (1855)
— Tripp, OthnielOthniel Tripp Navy Chief Boatswain's Mate 15 January 1865 USS Seneca (1861) "Despite severe enemy fire which halted an attempt by his assaulting party to enter the stockade, Tripp boldly charged through the gap in the stockade although the center of the line, being totally unprotected, fell back along the open beach and left too few in the ranks to attempt an offensive operation."
— Wainwright, JohnJohn Wainwright Army First Lieutenant 15 January 1865 Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry "Gallant and meritorious conduct, where, as first lieutenant, he commanded the regiment."
— Webster, Henry S.Henry S. Webster Navy E-1 Landsman 15 January 1865 USS Susquehanna (1850)
— White, JosephJoseph White Navy E-4 Coxswain 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13,14, and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
— Wilcox, Franklin L.Franklin L. Wilcox Navy E-2 Ordinary Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Minnesota (1855)
— Williams, AugustusAugustus Williams Navy E-3 Seaman 15 January 1865 USS Santiago de Cuba (1861)
— Willis, RichardRichard Willis Navy E-4 Coxswain 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14 and 15 January 1865 USS New Ironsides (1862)
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Going back in time, there was a lot of enjoyment to be had from besiege.
The game features a planet and a sandbox mode. The intention is that you jump into the campaign (which is limited to one continent right now which is about 15 levels) and build a siege weapon to destroy whatever it is you're asked to destroy. For example, the first level is a small Southern Cottage with little to no defence apart from a few sheep that blow into a bloody mess at the poke of a metal spike. The intention is that you'll build a small chassis with four powered wheels, and drive it in a straight line into the cottage to destroy it. Typically this is what people do. For the second level you have to destroy a windmill, which requires something stronger, more stable, steering and possibly a weapon. Personally, I modified the design from the cottage level and made it taller with steering and a flamethrower…. Of course being more practical. I drove to the windmill, activated the flamethrower, burned it down and watched my chassis go with it.
The third level was a battlefield littered with mines. The goal was to reach the other side. This is where people typically attempt flying and realise it's nearly impossible to master it so early. The fourth level includes a castle wall with towers on each end, a row of archers, a cottage and a windmill. This is where people go over the top with their creations. They use the same chassis and litter it with a number of weapons until they realise, a stiff breeze will make the chassis snap. The game doesn't really have a tutorial and certainly doesn't hold your hand. It tells you how to use the camera, how to build and tells you to add braces….. don't add too much though or your creation will snap like a wishbone.
This is part of the game's charm, the distortion of the original goal to complete the levels. People add all kinds of parts to their machine and take to the sandbox mode to build their lean, mean, sieging machine. Adding spikes, fiddling with flight, creating machines that look like they've been ripped straight from Wolfenstein if it were based in medieval times. But this is also the time you realise….there isn't much to toy with. For one there is only one type of building block and it's wood, of course you can reinforce it but that's it. You have the long piece and the short piece. The only long range weapon are cannons, of course you can craft a catapult or trebuchet but it takes an extreme amount of ingenuity. What I'm saying is…. Besiege suffers from early access disease. It has potential… but it's not quite there, or lacks features.
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Neko es una aplicación de código abierto portada a múltiples arquitecturas que muestra a un gato animado corriendo por la pantalla persiguiendo al cursor cada vez que este se mueve.

Además, neko () es la palabra japonesa  para gato.

Funcionamiento
Neko fue originalmente escrito para el computador NEC PC-9801 por Masayuki Koba. Más tarde fue portado como un accesorio de escritorio a los computadores Macintosh en 1989 por el programador Kenji Gotoh, seguido de una versión para el sistema de ventanas X por Masayuki Koba.

Al ejecutar el programa, un sprite animado de un gato correrá por toda la pantalla persiguiendo al cursor del ratón. En la versión para Macintosh System 7, el puntero fue modificado a muchos animales como un ratón, un pececillo, o un pajarito. Cuando Neko atrapa el ratón, se detiene por unos cuantos segundos, se rasca en una parte de su cuerpo, y a continuación, se deja caer dormido hasta que el ratón se vuelva a mover.

Más apariciones
Neko ha sido portado a diferentes sistemas y programas:
 En 1995, un juego shareware para Macintosh llamado Kitten Shaver usó sprites que lucían similares a Neko. El objetivo del juego era cruel pero humorístico, el jugador tenía que afeitar a los gatos, con varias capas de la piel, mientras corrían a través de la pantalla dentro de un tiempo limitado. Kitten Shaver fue una parodia de otro juego llamado Bunny Killer.  Kitten Shaver fue un éxito, al igual que la secuela Kitten Shaver 2: Kitty's Revenge, publicado en 1997.
 Neko ha sido portado a otros sistemas y arquitecturas:
 Hay un protector de pantalla para los computadores NEXTSTEP.
 Neko está disponible para RISC OS
 Amekoes un port realizado en 1997 para el sistema Amiga por Carl Revell.
 También ha sido portado a Mac OS X. El programa tardó 5 años para pasar de la versión .91a a la versión .92a, un binario universal. Existe también una aplicación para OS X 10.4 y más.
 Dara Khani hizo un port para los subsistemas Microsoft Windows 3.1.
 David Harvety realizó un port para Windows 95 usando el código para X.
 Se ha portado también para las versiones de Windows x86_64, así como también para el procesador Dec Alpha y las versiones de Windows NT para el procesador MIPS.
 Una versión para BeOS fue escrita desde cero porGreg Weston como una demostración de la tecnología replicadora de BeOS. Una versión mejorada de Neko está disponible por John Yanarella.
 IBM OS/2 2.0 incluía Neko como un programa de entretenimiento.
 Se usa una demo de un port de Neko para la librería XCB.
 Oneko es un port de Neko para X, para los subsistemas Linux y BSD.
 Existe un port llamado NekoCat para los dispositivos con Palm OS hecho por Laurent Duveau.
 También hay una versión para iPhone llamada WebNeko.
 Hay un fondo de pantalla basado en Neko para X para los sistemas Android llamado Xnekodroid. Otro port llamado ANeko corre encima de los programas, ya que este es un programa en si, y no solo un fondo de pantalla.
 Hay un widget para Opera también.
 Asimismo hay un port para el Windows Mobile 6.5, creado por Jayson Ragasa.
 Hay ports de Neko creados por los entusiastas de los microcontroladores Arduino.
 Hay un port hecho en Java y Swing.
 Hay una versión hecha para Sugar en Python por Sebastián Silva y Laura Vargas. En esta versión Neko es filósofo y comparte consejos con los niños.

Oneko
Oneko es el nombre de un port de Xneko para los sistemas GNU/Linux y BSD, ambos derivados de Unix. El programa tiene 5 personajes para elegir, además de varias configuraciones, como el color de fondo o de borde.

Su instalación en GNU/Linux se realiza dependiendo del sistema de paquetería usado, en distribuciones basadas en Debian, por ejemplo:
 # sudo apt-get install oneko
En distros que usan el gestor de paquetes YUM, el utilizado por Fedora:
 # yum install oneko
Los personajes que se pueden elegir son 5:
 Por defecto, al invocar la orden oneko el personaje usado es Neko, un gato.
 Con el parámetro -dog, el personaje usado es un perro.
 Con el parámetro -tora, el personaje usado es un tigre rayado.
 Con el parámetro -sakura, el personaje utilizado es Sakura Kinomoto, la protagonista del anime Sakura Cardcaptor.
 Con el parámetro -tomoyo, el personaje utilizado es Tomoyo Daidōji, también del anime Sakura Cardcaptor.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
  (Configuración de Neko para GNU/Linux)
 WebNeko.net - Neko en JavaScript.
 Original Mac version (WayBack Machine link due to GeoCities closing)
 iPhone version
 Neko games - Funny games employing Neko
 Neko x64 - Links to Windows x64, Dec Alpha & MIPS version of Neko

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To take the private island experience to the next level this winter, head 20 miles off the Pacific coast of Panama to Islas Secas, a resort spread out over a privately owned, 14-island archipelago dotting the Gulf of Chiriquí. While the resort is currently closed in adherence with Covid-19-related restrictions, it's planning to reopen in high style this December by offering the chance to buy-out the whole place, for rates starting a $18,000 a night. The resort will also be rolling out new private jet transfers from Panama City's international airport which, when added to the host of included services and amenities, will help ensure a winter getaway that's both memorable and the ultimate in social distancing.
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Seventy-five percent of the archipelago has been left untouched, making it a natural haven Courtesy Islas Secas
Following a soft opening in early-2019, Islas Secas re-emerged as a full-service resort last December, complete with a new, conservation-minded design by award-winning South African-based firm LIFE Interiors & Architecture, four spacious casitas (each with plunge pool, deck, thatched-roof cabana and ocean views), facilities like a bar, lounge and ocean-to-fork restaurant, and a Tented Spa highlighting organic and natural products. (In a unique touch, each casita bathroom also comes with a mixology case filled with essential oils, so guests can customize their bath products.) When the pandemic hit a few months later, however, the resort closed again—but used that downtime to create three jungle-view tented casitas with canopied roofs, four-poster beds, deep-soaking tubs and outdoor lounges.
Relax on your casita's thatched roof-topped deck Courtesy Islas Secas
With three quarters of the archipelago left untouched, the resort is the perfect base for connecting with nature. Go swimming or paddle boarding around the islands, head further out for a day of fishing, spot Humpback whales during migration season, or venture to the bio-diverse Coiba National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for some snorkeling or diving. On-property experiences like nature hikes, yoga, beach scrabble, barbecues, "floating" pool brunches and outdoor movie nights round out the fun.
The new design is inspired by nature and Panamanian artisan traditions Courtesy Islas Secas
When the resort re-opens on December 16, guests will be able to book this entire paradise for themselves, with buy-outs starting at $18,000 per night for up to 24 guests, including meals, most alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, numerous activities (including select boat trips), laundry, a private islet picnic and one spa treatment per day, per guest. (Additional guests can be accommodated for an added fee.) Also new for the 2020-2021 season are private plane transfers between Panama City and the archipelago, which will eliminate the need to take a commercial flight to a regional airport and a boat transfer to the resort. (Rates for the private flights are yet to be determined.) VIP meet and greet services at Panama City's Tocumen International Airport can also be arranged.
Enjoy private movie nights on the beach and other bespoke activities. Courtesy Islas Secas
Individual room rates start at $2,000 per night, buy-outs at $18,000 per night; contact the resort directly for details and to book. Islas Secas will re-open on December 16, 2020.
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