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ecoATM Partners with Retired San Diego Chief of Police William Lansdowne to Strengthen Relationships with Law Enforcement
San Diego, Calif. – June 11, 2014 – ecoATM®, the nationwide network of automated electronics recycling kiosks, today announced a new partnership with former San Diego Chief of Police William Lansdowne. Chief Lansdowne will be a key contributor to ecoATM's ongoing commitment to consumer safety and awareness around cell phone and device security and assist ecoATM in building and strengthening relationships with law enforcement across the country.
Chief Lansdowne recently retired after serving over 50 years in law enforcement as a nationally recognized leader in community policing, violence reduction and community oversight. Chief Lansdowne served as San Diego Chief of Police for 11 years, establishing a track record of consistent crime reduction. When Chief Lansdowne left his post, San Diego was ranked as the second safest large city in America.
"ecoATM was founded during my tenure as police chief in San Diego and I have always been impressed with the company's strong commitment to consumer safety and law enforcement cooperation," said Chief Lansdowne. "On a national level, ecoATM is inspiring participation in electronic recycling and its market-leading security features are setting the standard for public safety. I'm honored to extend my experience to ecoATM to help the company work even more effectively with law enforcement and public officials across the country."
Maria Stipp, president of ecoATM said, "Chief Lansdowne is intimately aware of the challenges that police departments face in terms of public safety. His support and counsel will be extremely valuable as ecoATM continues to work closely with law enforcement, regulators, policy leaders, elected officials and other stakeholders in developing the safest option for responsibly recycling used cell phones."
Chief Lansdowne began his highly decorated career in the San Jose, Calif., police department as a patrolman. He advanced to eventually become Chief of Police in Richmond, Calif., before returning to San Jose as Chief of Police. Under Lansdowne's leadership, San Jose was recognized as the safest large city in America for five years running. He moved to San Diego in 2003, where he retired after a successful tenure. Chief Lansdowne also has over 13 years of experience as a Major Cities Chief Police Board member and is a board member of the Police Executive Research Forum.
Chief Lansdowne will also complement ecoATM's directors of law enforcement relations: Max Santiago, former Deputy Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, and Mike McCann, graduate of the FBI National Academy and retired chief of police.
For more information, please visit www.ecoATM.com
About ecoATM
ecoATM, is the first company to create an automated self-serve kiosk system to buy back old phones, tablets or MP3 players for cash. ecoATM uses patented, advanced machine vision, electronic diagnostics, and artificial intelligence to evaluate electronics. ecoATM's eCycling stations provide a convenient trade-in solution with features that validate sellers' identities and deter the sale of stolen phones, and the company is known for its collaboration with national, state, and local law-enforcement groups in combating mobile phone theft through innovative use of technology and education (https://www.ecoatm.com/law-enforcement/).
ecoATM holds both Responsible Recycling (R2) and ISO14001 certification, confirming the company's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of electronics recycling, as well as ISO27001 certification for information and personal data security. See https://www.ecoatm.com/how-it-works/ for a video of how an ecoATM kiosk works.
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LOOK: LINDSAY LOHAN Wants To Do 'Mean Girls 2' With EMMA STONE - MYX | YOUR CHOICE. YOUR MUSIC.
Lindsay Lohan wants to see Emma Stone on board for a Mean Girls 2 film!
In a now deleted post on Instagram, the Parent Trap actress shared a collage of photos of her side by side with Emma Stone. Apparently, they have had similar looks and hairstyles through the years. But that's not the only thing they have in common because both of them are against the current U.S. President.
The post - which she described as her "birthday #trump tweet" - has been linked to her Twitter account.
Would you like to see Lindsay Lohan and Emma Stone on a film together? Tell us in the comments!


Driving for hours every day can become monotonous, which means it's important to find ways to continue to concentrate on the road ahead. Use these five methods to help your mind stay fresh and focused.
When you're on break enjoying a meal or cup of coffee, take a moment to use all five of your senses. This will help you stay in tune with the world around you and remind you to use all of your senses when you're driving to stay alert.
Another great mental exercise you can do is visualization. Take a moment every once in a while to think about a place you enjoy like your home or favorite vacation spot. By taking time to recall these memories, you are helping your brain process information better.
Routines are comforting and can be helpful, but it is also a good idea to switch it up once in a while. It can be as simple as reading a book instead of playing on your phone during a break. Your brain will be stimulated by the change and able to attack the next task.
If you have a problem that's been nagging at you, and you can't seem to find the solution, it might be time to take a break. Once you take your mind off of the issue, your subconscious will be able to move on, and you can go back with a clear head later.
Your physical well-being has a big effect on your mental health. Getting regular exercise, having a healthy diet and getting enough sleep will help you stay mentally focused.


Academy Awards presenter Angelina Jolie stunned the crowd in a dress with a sheer bodice.
Academy Award presenter Angelina Jolie arrived at the Oscars red carpet in a silver embroidered Elie Saab haute couture dress that daringly showed her breasts -- significant because she had reconstructive breast surgery after a prophylactic double mastectomy last year.
The 38-year-old actress, with partner Brad Pitt, quickly became a trending topic on Twitter and other social media.
Last year, the actress announced in The New York Times that she had been diagnosed with the BRCA gene. Doctors told the actress -- whose mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died at age 56 after a 10-year battle with ovarian cancer -- she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.
"Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could," Jolie wrote in her Times piece last year. "I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy. I started with the breasts, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex."
On Feb. 2, 2013, she began three months of medical procedures, which were completed April 27 of that year. Among the procedures were a reconstruction of both breasts with implants. She wrote that it was a difficult decision to make.
"Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people's hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action," Jolie wrote.
During the 86th Academy Awards ceremony, the actress was remembered for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which was presented to her at the 2013 Governors Awards.
For more from the Oscars red carpet, click here.


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'use strict';

goog.require('grrUi.forms.module');
goog.require('grrUi.tests.module');

describe('semantic value form directive', function() {
  var $compile, $rootScope, $q, grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService;
  var grrReflectionService;

  beforeEach(module(grrUi.forms.module.name));
  beforeEach(module(grrUi.tests.module.name));

  beforeEach(inject(function($injector) {
    grrUi.forms.semanticValueFormDirective.clearCaches();

    $compile = $injector.get('$compile');
    $rootScope = $injector.get('$rootScope');
    $q = $injector.get('$q');
    grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService = $injector.get(
        'grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService');
    grrReflectionService = $injector.get('grrReflectionService');

    grrReflectionService.getRDFValueDescriptor = function(valueType) {
      var deferred = $q.defer();
      deferred.resolve({
        name: valueType,
        mro: [valueType]
      });
      return deferred.promise;
    };
  }));

  var renderTestTemplate = function(value, metadata) {
    $rootScope.value = value;
    $rootScope.metadata = metadata;

    var template = '<grr-form-value value="value" metadata="metadata" />';
    var element = $compile(template)($rootScope);
    $rootScope.$apply();

    return element;
  };

  it('shows error message if no corresponding directive found', function() {
    var fooValue = {
      type: 'Foo',
      mro: ['Foo'],
      value: 'foo'
    };

    var element = renderTestTemplate(fooValue);
    expect(element.text()).toContain('No directive for type: Foo');
  });

  it('renders registered type with a corresponding directive', function() {
    // This directive does not exist and Angular won't process it,
    // but it still will be inserted into DOM and we can check
    // that it's inserted correctly.
    var directiveMock = {
      directive_name: 'theTestDirective'
    };

    grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService.registerDirective(
        'Foo', directiveMock);
    var fooValue = {
      type: 'Foo',
      mro: ['Foo'],
      value: 'foo'
    };
    var metadata = {
      foo: 'bar'
    };

    var element = renderTestTemplate(fooValue);
    expect($('the-test-directive', element).length).toBe(1);
    // Check that registered directive has "value" attribute specified.
    expect($('the-test-directive[value]', element).length).toBe(1);
    // Check that metadata are passed to the nested directive.
    expect($('the-test-directive[metadata]', element).length).toBe(1);
  });

  it('destroys nested directive\'s scope if value type is changed', function() {
    var directiveFooMock = {
      directive_name: 'theFooTestDirective'
    };
    var directiveBarMock = {
      directive_name: 'theBarTestDirective'
    };

    grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService.registerDirective(
        'Foo', directiveFooMock);
    grrSemanticFormDirectivesRegistryService.registerDirective(
        'Bar', directiveBarMock);

    var fooValue = {
      type: 'Foo',
      mro: ['Foo'],
      value: 'foo'
    };
    var barValue = {
      type: 'Bar',
      mro: ['Bar'],
      value: 'bar'
    };

    var element = renderTestTemplate(fooValue);
    expect($('the-foo-test-directive', element).length).toBe(1);

    var fooScope =  $('the-foo-test-directive', element).scope();
    fooScope.foo = 42;

    var firesCount = 0;
    fooScope.$watch('foo', function() {
      firesCount += 1;
    });

    // Watcher should be called once when it's installed.
    $rootScope.$apply();
    expect(firesCount).toBe(1);

    // Then it should be called when the value changes.
    fooScope.foo = 43;
    $rootScope.$apply();
    expect(firesCount).toBe(2);

    // Change the type of the value handled by directive. This should trigger
    // it to replace the nested directive.
    angular.extend(fooValue, barValue);
    $rootScope.$apply();
    expect($('the-bar-test-directive', element).length).toBe(1);

    // Watchers installed on the directive's scope that corresponds to the
    // previous value type (the-foo-test-directive), shouldn't be fired,
    // as this scope is supposed to be destroyed.
    fooScope.foo = 44;
    $rootScope.$apply();
    expect(firesCount).toBe(2);
  });
});

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The Roomba 614 Vacuum Cleaning Robot provides a thorough clean, all at the push of a button. The patented, 3-Stage Cleaning System easily picks up dust, pet hair and large debris like cereal. The Lithium Ion battery helps your robot go the distance, providing up to 3x the battery cycle lifetime. Roomba works on all floor types, and at just 3.6 inch tall, is specifically designed to fit under most furniture, beds and kickboards.
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d&b Soundscape Stage wows WOMAD 2019
Audio, Press Review, Press Review Main
The 2019 UK incarnation of the art and music festival, WOMAD, once again featured the d&b Soundscape, delivering an enhanced live sound experience that equally served the huge dynamic range of program, the touring front of house engineers, the artists, and the musically inquisitive audiences .
The WOMAD d&b Soundscape stage line up featured some of the most inspiring artists and performances of this year's festival, including the acoustic mastery of Saving Grace feat. Robert Plant, drum and bass DJ LTJ Bukem, Kenya's Muthoni Drummer Queen, and Roosevelt Collier, whose blues, rock and gospel sound was described as 'dirty funk swampy grime'.
The d&b Soundscape stage is the result of a relationship between Real World Records – the music label owned by the founder of WOMAD, Peter Gabriel – and the d&b team. Born from a mutual ambition to enhance the sound experience at WOMAD for both artist and audience, using a d&b Soundscape system.
Prominently positioned within the main arena site in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, the Soundscape stage held capacity audiences of over four thousand people and was created to galvanize WOMAD's mission to be the 'best sounding festival' featuring 'the best music you've never heard', and curated to give acts from around the world a space to showcase their landscape of genre-diverse sounds.
"This stage was special, because of the the incredible sound experience that was created," says Chris Smith, Festival Director at WOMAD. "WOMAD is a festival for music lovers, but it is also about innovation in music and technology and now we have one of the finest sound systems in the world."
At the heart of the d&b Soundscape stage arena setup was d&b V10P loudspeakers for the main system, and Y10P loudspeakers hung at regular intervals around the tent, which measured more than sixty metres across. d&b E8 loudspeakers were used as front fills with a sub array mixture of V-SUBs and SL-SUBs. The entire system was driven by eighteen d&b D80 amplifiers.
The d&b DS100 signal engine, the network-controlled, Dante-enabled DSP platform for Soundscape, served all of the object based mixing, room acoustic emulations and system matrix functions, and was interfaced with the array of different console surfaces required for the busy festival environment. This was all integrated with the d&b R1 Remote control software and a Soundscape touchscreen, facilitating simple operation to enhance the mix graphically, channel by channel, loudspeaker by loudspeaker, group by group.
While mostly invisible within the tent set up, the system effortlessly delivered significant SPL with a wide screen, high definition sound that was able to be driven by each of the touring engineers to suit their needs, whether fully immersive 360 or using 180 focused frontal arrays only.
"Our relationship with WOMAD allows us to offer international artists and engineers exposure to a system concept that is changing the nature of the way sound can be delivered for events of all scales, programs and purposes." Stephen 'Oggi' Hogg, d&b UK Managing Director, comments, "Combining the creativity of the performers with the flexibility of the sound design inspires a whole new dimension of experience for the festival."
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Moose Cree council dissolved, chief is out, after mass resignations
In a demonstration of non-confidence in the current chief, nine of the 12 members of Moose Cree First Nation Council tendered their resignation Wednesday night.
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The mass resignations trigger the immediate dissolution of the current chief and council and force a new election.
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In the letter of resignation presented to the MCFN administration, and co-signed by the nine councillors, the members stated their reasons for resigning were:
• Lack of participation of council and the membership in the decision-making process;
• Lack of accountability and transparency; and
• Concern over claims of misconduct on the part of the chief.
"This results in the loss of quorum and the chief and council no longer has the authority to govern the business of Moose Cree First Nation," they stated in their letter.
The chief who is the focal point of this action by council is Patricia Faries.
Faries was sworn in as Moose Cree chief in August 2016.
Gary Kapashesit, executive director of the MCFN, outlined in a letter posted on the First Nation's website Thursday the effect of the mass resignations.
"The group resignation triggers the dissolution of the MCFN Chief and Council as of March 20, 2019, and prompts the calling of a new general election," he wrote.
"Accordingly, the administration of the MCFN will initiate the general election process forthwith and will advise the membership in due course."
Kapashesit provided assurances to Moose Cree members and residents of the continued operation of municipal services within the community.
"In the meantime, rest assured that the administration of the MCFN will remain in place and will continue its duties and responsibilities as per the mandate of their employment."


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ISIS, Brotherhood Have Much in Common: Tony Blair Study
Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Jordan (Photo: AWAD AWAD/AFP/Getty Images)
The similarity in philosophy between the Muslim Brotherhood and violent Islamists such as ISIS and al-Qaeda is quite pronounced, according to a new study carried out in the UK.
"The evidence now shows that there is considerable ideological overlap in how Islamic scripture is used by [political] Islamists, like the Muslim Brotherhood, and violent jihadists, such as ISIS and Al Qaeda," said Dr Emman El-Badawy, head of research at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
The institute's new study, "Struggle Over Scripture: Charting the Rift Between Islamist Extremism and Mainstream Islam," was based on an examination of more than 3,000 documents culled from extremist and mainstream sources.
Join Clarion in calling on the Trump administration to ban the Brotherhood by clicking here
"Understanding the ideological proximity of non-violent Islamist and Salafi-jihadism has never been more urgent, as the Muslim Brotherhood is increasingly under the spotlight. The fact remains that extremist voices have had an impact on Islam that is wildly disproportionate to their numbers," El-Badawy added.
The reports also found that claims by terror groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda that there is theological backing for their actions are going all but unchallenged by mainstream Islamic scholars.
In fact, the study notes, 85 percent of the time scriptural sources are cited by jihadists, no religious counter narrative is offered.
The study calls on mainstream Islamic scholars to offer alternative interpretations of the texts to "prevent extremists from defining the rules of the game in the battle of ideas." It also says governments should fund and establish online sites where "credible religious voices" can provide an alternative to extremist interpretation of Islamic sources.
The findings of the study about the close ideological connection between jihadists and the Muslim Brotherhood were borne out historically as well as noted in current events.
In the recently released CIA documents seized during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, papers show bin Laden's ideology from the beginning was affiliated with the Brotherhood.
"I was committed to the Muslim Brotherhood, despite their limited curriculum," bin Laden said in hand-written notes. "I was religious from a young age…There was no one guiding me like the Brotherhood was. It was just natural instinct."
In a recent appearance, Palestinian-Jordanian historian Husni Ayesh, a former member of Jordan's Board of Education, said ISIS and al-Qaeda developed from the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen also recently said in a statement that his group has formed alliances with other Sunni jihadists in the country, including the Muslim Brotherhood.
In addition, despite Hamas' apparent attempt to distance itself from its own terrorist past and its parent body, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Brotherhood insists the two are still connected.
Watch Clarion Project's Shillman Fellow and National Security Analyst Ryan Mauro on why the Brotherhood should be designated as a terror organization:
New Push in DC to Declare Muslim Brotherhood Foreign Terrorists
Muslim Brotherhood Insists Hamas Is Still Part of the Movement
Bin Laden's Beginnings: The Muslim Brotherhood
'ISIS Stemmed From Muslim Brotherhood Ideology'
FBI: Saudi Gov't Helps Citizens 'Disappear' to Escape US Justice


Western Geography professor Katrina Moser partnered with UCLA professor Glen MacDonald and Illinois State University professor Amy Bloom, her former graduate student, on a paper examining the effects of greenhouse gases on drought in California. The paper, published last week in Nature Scientific Reports, looked at how natural climatic forces contributed to centuries-long, and even millennia-long periods of aridity in California over the past 10,000 years.
An unprecedented exploration of historical climate data strongly indicates increasing levels of greenhouse gases have the potential to lock California into drought conditions for centuries to come, according to an international research collaboration.
Western Geography professor Katrina Moser partnered with UCLA professor Glen MacDonald, John Muir Memorial Chair of Geography, and Illinois State University professor Amy Bloom on a paper examining the effects of greenhouse gases on drought in California. The paper, published last week in Nature Scientific Reports, looks at how natural climatic forces contributed to centuries-long, and even millennia-long periods of aridity in California over the past 10,000 years.
"What we were trying to do is give a long-term perspective on drought – and by long-term I mean thousands of years," Moser said.
The team tracked California's historic and prehistoric climate and water conditions by taking a sediment core in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They pulled a 5-centemetre-wide, 3-metre-deep cylinder of sediment from the bottom of Kirman Lake and analyzed it in 1-centemetre sections, creating the most detailed and continuous paleo-environmental record of California ever.
Special to Western NewsThe team tracked California's historic and prehistoric climate and water conditions by taking a sediment core in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They pulled a 5-centemetre-wide, 3-metre-deep cylinder of sediment from the bottom of Kirman Lake and analyzed it in 1-centemetre sections, creating the most detailed and continuous paleo-environmental record of California ever.
As part of the study, Bloom, Moser's former graduate student, developed a mathematical model to reconstruct drought over thousands of years using diatoms. Moser is an expert in diatoms, which are microscopic algae that have cell wall made of opaline silica.
"What we found is, that in the past, whenever we have periods of increased radiative forcing – and all that means is the amount of energy that the Earth is getting – whenever we increase that, then we see drought or aridity increases in California," she said.
California has been in a drought since the new millennia started, Moser explained, and some have suggested the reason for this is because warming temperatures are increasing evaporation. Her team likewise looked to see if there was a connection between drought and sea surface temperatures, as the amount of precipitation California receives is tied to changes in sea surface temperatures.
"We did find when you increase radiative forcing, you see a cooling of the Pacific and increased drought in California. So what does that mean? As we continue to warm things up and increase greenhouse gasses, if we do see a cooling of the Pacific, then you might expect to see even more frequent and more persistent arid conditions in California," Moser explained.
As long as warming forces like greenhouse gases are present, the resulting radiative forcing can extend drought-like conditions, more or less, indefinitely.
The biggest implication here is to plan for longer-term droughts than people have typically planned for in the past, Moser added. And it is a good message to conserve water as much as possible.
Implications of this study and thinking about long-term drought extend beyond what arid conditions mean for us, Moser said. We need to consider the implications, not only for humans but for ecosystems, in general.
"We're in an Alpine area where climate changes rapidly as you go up in elevation, and that means, if we increase temperatures even a little bit, we can really change the conditions organisms are living in right now, and that can put a lot of stress on those organisms," she said.
Long-term drought will greatly impact these ecosystems already living at the edge – ones that have already been impacted by humans in other ways, Moser continued.
"Much of water planning in the United States was initially based on the late 1800s and early 1900s, which happened to be wetter than normal. Now, people know drought is a real possibility in the southwestern United States and people will have planned for sort of 10-15 year-long droughts. They can probably do fairly well in dealing with those," she said.


Best of 2014: Who won the year, Marvel or DC?
If you grew up a comics fan, chances are you were faced with one question pretty early on: What's better, Marvel or DC? It was a big decision, like signing a mortgage at five years old. You were going to spend years investing and defending it, so you'd better pick wisely.
Of course, treating the subject like a binary is inherently silly. There's no reason not to like both Marvel and DC. Plus, "better" is a purely subjective term—while one publisher's output might not resonate with some people, others might find it to be the best thing ever.
But thanks to the pervasive popularity of all things superheroic—especially this year—that ancient debate has found new life. And though there are also plenty of comics publishers beyond Marvel and DC, these two are definitely out to dominate the pop cultural conversation in a way they never really have before.
So who wore it better in 2014: Marvel or DC? Let's take a closer look.
TELEVISION. Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Gotham—2014 was the year where DC Entertainment got aggressive about dominating the small screen. The quality of those shows, however, was definitely variable. Arrow was coming off of a fantastic second season. The Flash was great fun right out of the gate. Constantine was okay, though very different from the source material. And Gotham? Well… Gotham is definitely a show you can watch on television.
Marvel, on the other hand, only has Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—which has improved by leaps and bounds to become a really fun television show. Still, it's beaten by the Arrow/Flash one-two punch, as well as the sheer comedy that can be derived from Gotham's worst episodes: "Spirit of the Goat," anyone?
MOVIES: Marvel had Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, two of its best and highest-grossing films yet. DC didn't have any movies inspired by its comics this year, but I will count The Lego Movie for having the best on-screen version of Batman since Kevin Conroy in Batman: The Animated Series.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: This is a tough one. As you may know, announcements are a big deal these days. So who did it better? We'll go by two basic criteria—presentation and substance. How was the announcement made? And was that announcement actually exciting?
DC flubbed this one right from the start, loosing a press release that announced ten connected superhero movies over the next five years just because that's what the competition is doing. The company asked the world to get excited about a list that promised to build upon the world begun in Man of Steel, a movie that has…problems. But then, as DC began to make good on those announcements, things got very interesting—Michelle MacLaren was tapped to direct Wonder Woman, and the Suicide Squad cast was revealed. For the first time, the slate was starting to look interesting.
Marvel, however, went full Apple, holding a special event in Los Angeles to whip fans into a frenzy over the studio's Phase Three film slate. It worked. Black Panther starring Chadwick Boseman! Captain Marvel! Cap vs. Iron Man in Civil War! This was huge stuff, coming from a studio that was just finishing its second wave of incredibly successful films—in other words, there was a reason to be excited for everything.
COMICS. Sometimes, DC and Marvel make comics.
Over at DC, this year was a pretty chaotic affair, as the publisher has been in a continual state of tweaking and reshuffling its lineup ever since 2011's New 52 initiative/reboot. While there have been bright spots—Charles Soule's run on Swamp Thing, revitalized Superman books, The Multiversity, and the revamped Batman line—the publisher's books as a whole still haven't found a consistent groove. One would say that 2015 might be the year that it finally happens—but, well, Convergence might make it all for naught. Or it could be a rousing success. That's DC's output in a nutshell: plenty of bright spots surrounded by a lot of uncertainty if your book doesn't have Batman on the cover.
Marvel, on the other hand, has managed to keep the momentum of the past couple years going full steam ahead. The publisher made waves with its Avengers NOW! announcements, which translated into some pretty great stories in books like All-New Captain America and Thor. This was also the year of Khamala Khan, the new Ms. Marvel, and the star of one Marvel's very best books.
While neither publisher has a perfect batting average, the odds of you walking into a comic shop and liking a book you randomly pulled off the shelf is higher with Marvel than with DC—thanks to the more idiosyncratic and creator-driven approach the publisher has taken of late. Marvel and DC are far from the only game in town when it comes to comics (and boy, what a year it has been for comics), but as long as we're comparing the two, the winner is clear…for now.
This year, Marvel launched Marvel Universe Live!, an arena show with loud music and dirt bikes. We went to it. It hurt.
DC didn't have an arena show this year.


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Rohde & Schwarz installs and tests 5G campus network in its production facility to explore Industry 4.0 use cases
Rohde & Schwarz has installed a 5G campus network to leverage the possibilities and advantages of Industry 4.0 at its plant in Teisnach, Germany. The industrial-grade private 5G network infrastructure is based on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC). Both companies will participate in the testing of the 5G campus network using Rohde & Schwarz network testing equipment to optimize its operation and performance. Gaining experience and valuable insights into private 5G network operation in its own plant, and how to optimize deployment, was a major driver behind this project for Rohde & Schwarz.
R&S test equipment like the QualiPoc Android optimizes the 5G campus network's performance. (Image: Rohde & Schwarz)
The capacity, reactivity and flexibility of 5G enables various new real-time use cases, including private wireless networks for smart factories. With 5G use cases creating demanding requirements for coverage, latency, and reliability, deployment can pose challenges for network planners and operators. As Rohde & Schwarz provides a wide portfolio of wireless network testing solutions addressing Industry 4.0 use cases, it has initiated its own campus network, in preparation for the development of smart factories. This allows Rohde & Schwarz to optimize production processes and to validate its own network testing solutions first hand.
Beginning July 2020, a private wireless 5G NSA (non-standalone) wireless network, based on Nokia's flexible and scalable DAC solution, has been deployed in one of the Rohde & Schwarz production sites in Germany. The set-up encompasses 5G gNodeBs in NSA mode using the frequency band n78, supplemented by LTE as the anchor in frequency band 40. The indoor network covers an area of about 1,500 m2. Both companies are using solutions from the Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing portfolio for site acceptance and coverage testing with the aim of ensuring high performance network quality. The equipment in use includes the R&S FPH handheld spectrum analyzer, the R&S TSMx6 scanning receiver, the QualiPoc Android smartphone-based network optimizer and the R&S 5G STS site testing solution.
Following installation of this 5G campus network at the Teisnach plant, Rohde & Schwarz is gaining valuable insights into testing 5G coverage, capacity and configuration parameters in a real factory environment. Rohde & Schwarz will apply findings from this pioneering project to improving its own test equipment portfolio and to support customers rolling out and optimizing their own campus networks. Additionally, the company is preparing its production facility for the future by paving the way for Industry 4.0 features such as automated guided vehicles (AGV) and advanced robotics.
How testing makes factories smart
5G introduces the possibility of faster and safer operations, as well as new capabilities and efficiencies in industrial processes. It also creates some degree of complexity and performance demands for the network. Industry 4.0 applications in particular create specific demands on communications technology with regard to latency, reliability and security.
To support highly reliable wireless connectivity in a smart factory, it is crucial to cover the following test phases: rollout preparation and spectrum clearance for a clean RF environment inside the factory, acceptance testing for correctly installed network infrastructure as well as coverage and performance testing. In addition to this, 24/7 real-time service quality monitoring and tests for regulatory compliance are recommended. Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing provides the necessary tools for each of these phases. Accurate and insightful testing to prepare, deploy and operate smart factories enables faster rollout, efficient use of network resources and awareness of issues before they become critical.
For further information on test solutions from Rohde & Schwarz for smart factories, go to: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/mnt/smart-factory
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What is the official procedure for selecting, then printing the selected thumbnails on a page or pages? I can't find anything in Help that addresses this. I managed to do it, but the way I did it seems like an unwieldy, roundabout process. And, if I have more than one page, all of the pages are numbered "1".
The easiest way to print thumbnails of selected images is to select the thumbnails to be printed and choose 'Selection' under 'Page Range' in the Print dialog.
Another way to do it is to select the thumbnails and create a new view from the selection (View->New View->from Selection) and then print from that new view.


There are five grounds for divorce in South Carolina: one no-fault ground and four fault grounds, which are adultery, physical cruelty, habitual drunkenness and desertion. Divorce cases can also include other issues arising out of the marriage such as custody of children, child support, visitation, division of marital assets and debts, and alimony.
Requires you and your spouse to physically separate (not stay under the same roof) for 365 days. On the 366th day, you can file for divorce.
you did not cause the departure.
A no-fault divorce only requires you to show that you and your spouse have been separated for a year so no one does desertion divorces any more.
You can prove that an adultery has been committed through circumstantial evidence that shows "inclination and opportunity". This means your spouse has shown a desire to have a sexual or a romantic relationship with someone else and has acted on that desire.
You don't need to prove the actual adultery. Proof of adultery can be shown through a combination of evidence including email and text message records, telephone records, contents of a computer hard drive and use of a private investigator.
There is no waiting period, you can file for adultery divorce immediately upon learning of the adultery.
Habitual drunkenness divorce applies to a habitual use of alcohol or drugs, including abuse of prescription pain medications, that has led to the breakdown of the marriage.
Evidence can be presented in various forms such as records showing substance abuse treatment, records showing criminal conviction for possession/use of drugs and witness testimony. There is no waiting period to file for a habitual drunkenness divorce, but just as with adultery and physical cruelty, a hearing granting the divorce cannot be held sooner than 90 days after filing.
Physical cruelty is "actual physical violence, or such a course of physical treatment as endangers life, limb or health, and renders cohabitation unsafe", Gorecki v. Gorecki, 387 S.C. 626, 693 S.E.2d 419 (2010). You don't have to prove actual physical injury if your spouse engaged in conduct that created a substantial risk of serious bodily harm or death. There is no waiting period to file for a physical cruelty divorce.
Evidence of physical cruelty can take many forms and will vary from case to case depending on the circumstances of that case.
You can ask for an Order of Protection in Family Court when you need a restraining order quickly and don't yet have a lawyer. You can request an order of protection against a spouse, former spouse, the father or mother of your child, the person you are living with or used to live with whether in a gay or straight relationship. You can get the petition for an order of protection from the Clerk of Court of the family Court. The clerk's office can't give you advice or help you fill out the petition, but they will file it, schedule a hearing and get the other party served.
Someone who commits physical violence can also be charged criminally under the Criminal Domestic Violence statute (CDV), found at CLICK HERE The CDV statute applies to violence committed against household members, which include a spouse, former spouse, people who have a child in common, people who live together or used to live together whether gay or straight. If you are found guilty of CDV, you can be barred from owning or possessing a firearm. This office does not handle criminal matters.


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US House votes to urge Pence to use 25th Amendment against Trump
Resolution introduced in Congress after last week's violent assault on Capitol by Trump's supporters. Members of the US House of Representatives have passed a resolution calling for the removal of outgoing US President Tweety McTreason under the 25th Amendment, following the chaos at the Capitol last week when the president's supporters stormed their way into […]
US calls off UN envoy's Taiwan visit to focus on Biden transition
Taiwan says it 'respects' US decision, but analysts say island might be quietly relieved. A trip by Kelly Craft, the US Ambassador to the United Nations to Taiwan this week was cancelled suddenly on Wednesday after the Trump Administration called off all official engagements as part of its transition efforts to help US President-elect Joe […]
5 ways parents and teachers are explaining the U.S. Capitol riot to kids
On Jan. 6, an insurrection unfolded at the U.S. Capitol when a mob stormed the building while lawmakers were voting to certify the electoral college results and Joe Biden's presidential election victory. The Los Angeles Times asked parents, guardians and teachers how they are explaining the events of the day to their children and students. […]
House returns after Capitol siege to try to push Trump out
By LISA MASCARO, BILL BARROW and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment ahead, the House on Tuesday will first try to convince the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Tweety McTreason from office, warning he is a threat to democracy in the remaining days of his […]
Mexico sees holiday bump in tourism amid pandemic surge
By EMILIO ESPEJEL and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — The friends from Jackson, Mississippi, relaxed on lounge chairs dug into a white sand beach and romped in the turquoise Caribbean waters, grateful for a break from the pandemic winter in the United States. They were among tens of thousands of American tourists […]
US vice president rejects use of 25th Amendment to remove Trump
Mike Pence says move not in country's 'best interest' in decision likely to lead to Trump's impeachment. US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said he did not support invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Tweety McTreason just a week before the end of his term, saying such a move was not in the […]
Trump admin argues the inconvenience of rescheduling executions outweighs the "harm" to prisoners
The Trump administration is charging ahead with plans for three back-to-back executions this week, even though two of the condemned prisoners are sick with COVID-19 and multiple courts have objected to the government's aggressive maneuvers. Despite outstanding legal obstacles in all three cases, the executions remain on the calendar. The three prisoners' fate will ultimately […]
Republicans protest, circumvent new metal detectors inside Capitol after riot
WASHINGTON — Several Republican members of Congress on Tuesday complained about — or outright bypassed — the metal detectors to enter the House floor, which were ordered put in place by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after last week's deadly riot at the Capitol. Ahead of a House vote Tuesday evening calling for Vice President Mike […]
Rep. Jayapal after Covid diagnosis and mob: GOP was 'selfish' and fueled insurrection
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., one of three lawmakers who have tested positive for the coronavirus after the Capitol riot, has condemned Republican members of Congress whose actions, she said, have endangered their colleagues. Jayapal, who tested positive Monday night, said that last week's violence and the infections — which she said she suspects came from […]
Law enforcement and the military probing whether their members took part in Capitol riot
Former and current members of law enforcement agencies and the military appear to have participated in last week's chaos in Washington, alarming lawmakers on Capitol Hill and Americans nationwide as each day brings new video and information about the riot and the rioters. Investigations by law enforcement agencies and news organizations, along with a series […]
Brazil trial finds efficacy of Sinovac vaccine at 50.4 percent
Relatively low efficacy indicating that even with the vaccine it will take longer for Brazil to curb pandemic. A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was found to be just 50.4 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections of COVID-19 in a Brazilian trial, researchers said on Tuesday, barely enough for regulatory approval and well […]
Civil rights groups plan YouTube boycott if site won't ban Trump
YouTube is the last major tech company that has not banned US President Tweety McTreason from posting on its platforms after last week's Capitol riot. United States civil rights groups will organise an advertiser boycott against Alphabet's YouTube if it does not remove President Tweety McTreason's channel, the groups told the Reuters news agency. Jim […]
Young people first: Indonesia's COVID vaccine strategy questioned
Jakarta, Indonesia – In the UK, the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside trial conditions was a 90-year-old pensioner. In Canada, the first recipient was only marginally younger at 89. In Germany, a 101-year-old nursing home resident was first in line. But in Indonesia, the country worst affected by the virus in Southeast […]
Drill and rap music on trial
By Steve SwannBBC News Published duration10 minutes ago image captionDrill rap videos are increasingly being used as evidence in trials Drill music has captured headlines since it started to emerge in the UK in 2012. With its often provocative lyrics, it's been blamed by police for fuelling violence. It is also increasingly being used as […]
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Worries over hantavirus taking a toll at Yosemite
September 3, 2012 | 8:38 am
Concerns about the hantavirus are taking their toll at Yosemite National Park.
Officials announced last week that 10,000 people were at risk for contracting hantavirus after staying in Yosemite National Park this summer.
Although park spokesman Scott Gediman said there wasn't a noticeable dip in the 75,000 or so visitors expected during the busy Labor Day weekend, a spokeswoman for the concessionaire that handles lodging within the park says there was a 20% cancellation rate on a weekend that should be sold out.
"For us, we've had unprecedented cancellations," Delaware North Cos. Parks & Resorts spokeswoman Lisa Cesaro said. "We've never seen this for a Labor Day."
Most of the cancellations were in the roughly 500-unit Curry Village, Cesaro said. The Ahwahnee Hotel and Yosemite Lodge, the company's marquee facilities, were still sold out.
Paul Ollig, the park's deputy chief of interpretation, said as of Saturday afternoon, the number of concerned visitors was in the thousands. An emergency phone line opened Tuesday.
"We're getting calls from worldwide," Ollig said. "A lot of them from California, but we're getting calls from the U.K., we're getting calls from France, from China.... We haven't really seen much of a lull at all."
Park officials said they had sent letters and emails to about 3,100 people who reserved one of the 91 "signature tent cabins" in the park's popular Curry Village from June 10 to Aug. 24. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alert — issued through its health advisory network, which reaches healthcare providers as well as health departments — said an estimated 10,000 people stayed in the tents during that time.
Some visitors said they are going to pay attention to possible symptoms in the coming weeks. Others said they think the park should be spreading the word more aggressively.
Camille Chu, 39, said she and her husband were not warned about hantavirus when they checked into one of the now-shuttered cabins Aug. 24. She also said she didn't receive an email notification until Wednesday night, after she called the park.
"People need to know now," Chu said. "You should always err on the side of caution and that's not what they did. I'm infuriated. I'm very upset."
Norbert Kubilus, 63, and his wife spent four days in another section of the village beginning June 10. Although they are out of the park's target group, Kubilus said he still would like to know more about what's going on.
He said he had some flu-like symptoms a few weeks after returning from the park. They passed, but Kubilus said had he known hantavirus was a concern he would have gone to his doctor "just to make sure it wasn't that."
Six confirmed cases of the rare, rodent-borne disease have been linked to the park, officials said. Four have been traced to the tent cabins; the remaining two are still under investigation, Gediman said Friday.
The letters warn recipients to seek immediate medical attention if they or anyone in their party start to show symptoms of the disease.
The park also set up an emergency phone line Tuesday that drew 900 calls its first day, Yosemite spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.
The final guests were moved from the cabins Tuesday, Gediman said. By Friday, all tents had been cleaned and retrofitted to repair gaps in the walls that might allow virus-carrying deer mice to get inside.
Officials are still waiting to see if the efforts are successful at keeping the mice out. If not, Gediman said, the cabins could be moved or closed permanently.
Hantavirus is a rare disease — 587 cases were diagnosed nationwide from 1993 to 2011, according to the CDC. Of those, one-third were fatal.
But the cases at Yosemite are perhaps even more rare. Park officials and public health authorities said they had not heard of more than one case of the disease in the same location within a year.
Tonight's blue moon won't be seen again until 2015
D.A. probing 911 DUI call on Costa Mesa councilman
Videotaped LAPD altercations prompt calls for investigations
— Kate Mather at Yosemite National Park
Photo: National Park Service health specialist Glenn Dean inspects tent cabins for mice entry points at Curry Village at Yosemite National Park last week. Credit: Michael Macor / San Francisco Chronicle


Which Facial Surgery Procedure is Right for Me?
Summary: If you're just starting your plastic surgery research, you might be thinking about how you know which facial plastic surgery procedure is right for you. The quick answer is this: it takes a bit of research and a bit of focus to find out what's going to be the best way to proceed. Luckily, there are plenty of options, which means you just might be able to find the right one for you.
There are so many options when it comes to plastic surgery of the face. You're probably wondering, how do I know which facial surgery procedure is right for me? After all, most patients do a significant amount of research before even thinking about scheduling a consultation with a surgeon.
That means you might be doing a bit of independent study in order to get up to speed or determine which procedure might be the right fit for you. And while this article is certainly not meant to displace the advice you would get from a surgeon or a medical professional, it is designed to get you headed in the right direction (and, of course, for your entertainment).
So let's start getting into the weeds and discussing some of the facial surgery options that are available to patients today.
For patients who have significant wrinkles throughout the face, there are a couple of facial rejuvenation procedures that are appropriate to address concerns. In most cases, patients are tasked with choosing between a brow lift and a facelift.
In many cases, "facelift" is used as a catchall term for any type of facial rejuvenation. And while that's sort of true, it's more accurate to describe two separate approaches. One is a brow lift, and that addresses lines, wrinkles, and excess skin above the eyebrows.
And the other is a lower facelift, which addressed those same issues—lines, wrinkles, and excess skin—around the cheeks and jawline. To be sure, I'm over-simplifying. There's a lot that facelift and brow lift procedures are capable of accomplishing (both on and beneath the surface). But the place to start your own thinking is in the mirror: wrinkles in the brow mean a brow lift, wrinkles in the lower face mean a facelift.
Sometimes, however, wrinkles can be pretty specific. We usually associate wrinkles around the forehead and face as general signs of aging (even though there are specific processes that contribute to them). We tend to look at certain groupings of wrinkles as issues on their own (in addition to being signs of aging).
Wrinkles around the eye are usually addressed with a procedure called blepharoplasty. Now, there are many different flavors of eyelid lift, so you'll want to discuss which one suits you with your cosmetic or plastic surgeon.
Sometimes patients aren't necessarily looking to rejuvenate the face—they're simply looking to make cosmetic changes. This is the category of procedures under which you'll find the likes of "rhinoplasty" and "lip augmentation." To be sure, these are important facial plastic surgery procedures. They can make significant changes to the face, and to the way patients see their own faces.
However, it's important to note that a nose job likely won't make you look more youthful. Not in the same way that a facelift will. But patients who undergo a procedure such as often report experiencing a significant rise in confidence and self-esteem after the procedure. And why not? They finally have the nose they've always wanted.
Sometimes, the cosmetic and rejuvenating can overlap. For example, wrinkled lips can be seen as a sign of aging. Such wrinkles are usually treated with dermal filler injections—which can increase the size of the lips (something usually seen as a cosmetic change).
What Part of Your Face Do You Want to Change?
Plastic surgery candidates who are just starting their research usually have a procedure in mind. But it also doesn't hurt to start your search based on the area of your face you want treated or rejuvenated. In other words, if the wrinkles are on your forehead, start by searching how to eliminate those wrinkles. Often, finding which facial surgery procedure is right for you involves focusing on what you want fixed or changed.


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The French and Indian War (1754–1763)
aka The Seven Years War
In 1756, war erupted into a world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War. It was was referred to in the colonies as The French and Indian War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war. It was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Great Britain. In Canada, it is referred to as the Seven Years' War, and French Canadians call it La guerre de la Conquête ("The War of Conquest"). The name refers to the two main enemies of the British colonists: the royal French forces and the various Native American forces allied with them, although Great Britain also had Native allies.
England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689. These efforts resulted in the remarkable growth of the colonies from a population of 250,000 in 1700, to 1.25 million in 1750. Britain required raw materials including copper, hemp, tar, and turpentine. They also required a great deal of money, and so they provided that all of these American products be shipped exclusively to England (the Navigation Acts). In an effort to raise revenue and simultaneously interfere with the French in the Caribbean, a 6 pence tax on each gallon of molasses was imposed in 1733 (the Molasses Act and The Sugar Act). Enforcement of these regulations became difficult, so the English government established extensive customs services, and vice-admiralty courts empowered to identify, try, and convict suspected smugglers. These devices were exclusive of, and superior to, the colonial mechanisms of justice.
The colonies were wholly interested in overcoming the French in North America and appealed to the King for permission to raise armies and monies to defend themselves. Despite determined petitions from the royal governors, George II was suspicious of the intentions of the colonial governments and declined their offer. English officers in America were also widely contemptuous of colonials who volunteered for service. A few of the men who signed the Declaration had been members of volunteer militia who, as young men, had been dressed down and sent home when they applied for duty. Such an experience was not uncommon. It led communities throughout the colonies to question British authorities who would demand horses, feed, wagons, and quarters – but deny colonials the right to fight in defense of the Empire, a right which they considered central to their self-image as Englishmen.


As the end of the year fast approaches, overviews of its hits, misses, surprises and memories proliferate. The transition to a new year – a clean slate – inevitably brings with it self-reflection and infrequently-kept resolutions. It has always seemed somewhat arbitrary to take our completed orbit around the sun as the opportunity for these personal reviews; after all, wouldn't a fresh start with earnest good intentions be twice as helpful if it were to be initiated twice a year? Nevertheless, the segue from one year to the next brings with it a certain distancing effect, allowing us to collectively take a step back and survey the scene, as if zooming out on Google Maps.
Of course Top Ten lists, like new year resolutions, are never truly comprehensive, and at times their omissions are just as notable as those included in the final selection. It is a challenge to narrow down to just ten the exhibitions that delivered exciting perspectives and new insight on the interconnections between art and technology. 2016 was a year of ever-growing awareness of the power held in our digital networks, in which political polls were shown to be wildly inaccurate and fake news became truer than reality itself, and it is inevitable that artists and curators reflected this shift. We chose to limit our selection to UK-based galleries, partly to aid in narrowing it down but also to cast light on the work that is being shown in a specifically British context. We have chosen exhibitions that in various ways anticipated, parodied and set out to question the dynamics of how we live now, paving the way for the year to come.
FOXP2 is a protein in humans that is required for proper development of speech and language. At Nottingham Contemporary, FOXP2 is an imaginative look into our ancient past that envisions our most distant future. Several absurdist, elephant-like white sculptures charge the sweetly pink space with their synthetic voices, created by Marguerite Humeau and a team of zoologists and other biological experts in an attempt to reimagine the origins of language. Running until 15 January 2017, this exhibition marks the end to a significant year for Humeau, having originally presented this collection in her first major solo show earlier in the year at Palais de Tokyo.
As co-working spaces continue to pop up around major cities, from London to San Francisco, these flexible offices and mobile desktops are increasingly shaped to reflect the networked nature of our online lives. Pattison's new commission at Chisenhale, developed over a two-year period, saw him build an immersive reflection of these new live-work spaces. Cleverly observed details and an arch eye for the contradictory elements of these environments informed Pattison's subtly conflated representation of the blurred lines between creativity, capital and community.
Vertigo Sea, Akomfrah's powerful three-screen film installation first premiered in 2014 at the Venice Biennale, took the journey across the ocean to dock in Bristol. A meditative exploration of the history of slavery, migration and colonialism, it took the whaling industry as its focus to expand upon our relationship with the sea. As the migrant crisis has continued to escalate throughout the year, it was fitting that Akomfrah also turned his eye to Athens and Southern Greece in one of three multichannel films shown in another exhibition at Lisson Gallery. As always in both showings, his sensitive handling of archival material told human stories that were as painful as they were poetic.
The Berlin-based artist had his first solo outing in the UK at Parasol Unit this year, an institution that has set a high standard with its consistently ambitious mixed-media exhibitions. Charriere's led the way for 2016, bringing together sculptural works made from salt deposits and plants frozen in liquid nitrogen. Confronting the growing ecological crisis as advancements in technology consume natural resources, a large-scale photograph of Charriere blowtorching a glacier emphasised the underlying playfulness of the show – finding absurdity even in the face of destruction.
Featuring work from 17 international artists, including Simon Denny, Eloise Hawser and Guan Xiao and David Blandy, this impressive exhibition took a sweeping look at the transitory and fragmented nature of identity in the digital age. Through video, sculpture, animation and online works, artists delved into the instability of the self, and the ways in which technologies have enhanced and accelerated its continued fracturing. The diversity of the works, with a rich backstory behind each piece, made for a hugely compelling show that was able to speak to and reflect the unstable and chaotic world in which we exist.
The year closes for Marten on a high, having won in quick succession the Turner Prize and the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture. Both are well deserved, and reward her deeply intelligent way of arranging objects and sculptural gestures in carefully balanced assemblies. A quiet logic could be traced between seemingly disparate pieces in her solo show at the Serpentine's Sackler gallery, leading each visitor on an intuitive path of surprise and discovery.
Starting in 2016 and traveling backwards to 1966, The Whitechapel Gallery's mammoth group show mapped out the transforming relationship between artists and new technologies over the past fifty years. Drawing on work from a staggering 70 artists, the exhibition set contemporary digital art within its historical context, creating a trajectory that could include James Bridle's 2014 airport check in hologram, Nam June Paik's 1994 video art sculpture and Manfred Mohr's 1970s plotter drawings within the same story.
With Björk's virtual reality exhibition at somerset house, the artist presented the next stage of her surreal and otherworldly audio-visual experiment into the potential intersections between technology and visual art. Through VR rooms, 360 videos and multi-screen projections, visitors were serenaded by Björks on an icelandic beach, in space and even within her own giant, pulsating mouth. While virtual reality provided the opportunity for fans to engage with her work in a uniquely intimate and immersive way, the was most successful was where the sound was given as much importance as the visuals, and where the artist proved to push against and go beyond the limits of the technology before her.
As part of The Lowry's Week 53 festival, a week-long festival that addressed the growing schism between identity and place, Glaswegian artist Katie Paterson took us on a journey to the depths of the cosmos to find a sense of home in her first major UK solo exhibition. Featuring a collection of her interdisciplinary conceptual works and two new commissions, Syzygy took a far-reaching look beyond the fractured nature of our immediate world to reveal the very interconnectedness of all that is and ever was. Building familiarity where there is seemingly none by providing for each of the senses, from sight to smell, Paterson creates an experience of deep space that is distinctly human.
Humeau gives a tangible beauty to the imagined origins of life in her first major UK solo show. Sound installations, sculptures and biology unite in a space that sings the story of the past whilst hinting at life ahead.
Spanning painting, sculpture, photography, film and archives, The Place Is Here presents a montage of work made by black artists, writers and thinkers during the 1980s, including John Akomfrah, Isaac Julien and Lubaina Himid. Covering civil unrest, divisive national politics, Britain's colonial past and art history, their work remains just as important and as timely today as it was then.
In an exciting new commission for the Chesenhale Gallery London based artist Yuri Pattison presents a series of new works that reimagine our work/home environments through the lens of modernist architecture, science fiction and London's Tech City.


This photo was taken last month. Yet it feels like it was ages ago. Look at my tummy!!! It was teeny tiny. And now I feel so huge already.
Gone we're the days when I can take #OOTD and never bother to post them until after a month or two. The little peanut is growing so fast my blogging skills can't keep up!! But no worries. No worries. I am actually loving every single bit of it. I guess I just have to give this blog of mine some more TLC.
Anyway, let me just mention how giddy I am that I am half way thru my pregnancy and still keep my no-maternity motto. I am even wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes up to now! Coolio!!!!


Though many industries can maintain a level of issues from the issues they see on a day-to-day basis, it would be safe from supposing that surfing the medical industry is about as tough as it gets. Thus, too, perform the down sides of the work fall upon the apparatus caregivers utilize, while it really is wear and tear on the outside or a electric wire harness on the interior.
Staying on the topic of the electrical wire harness, it's important to comprehend everything it really is and what it really does. Wire harnesses keep electrical programs organized. By bundling cables and wires together, those who work closest with these things are able to continue to keep their pipes processes organized. Organization leads to efficacy, both in form and function, and the appropriate solution may make a major difference if medical professionals have need of dependable equipment.
Accepting Saying Critical Evidence – There was some time when crucial signals were obtained with hand, resulting in pertinent information like blood pressure and also pulse speeds requiring more to read. Over time, portable machinery has been established that allows the same vital signs to be taken all at once, hence supplying standard readings faster.
X-Ray technological innovation – X-ray machines have been used everyday, meaning the amount of use they move through puts areas (inside and exterior) under tremendous levels of tension. Medi cal centers rely on this particular technology to greatly help them in all facets of treatment, like determining bone breaks and inner bleeding.
Such a thing with A Electricity Button – This sounds somewhat like cheating, but the truth is that everything from the healthcare field which can force depends on electric cord harnesses to really work. The successful transfer of an electronic hint is something which individuals simply take for granted. Together with as automatic as contemporary medicine is, and is becoming, companies will soon be scrambling to keep up with the requirement.
A electric cable harness is really a simple response to helping keep electric systems organized and running efficiently. Experts in the health care field are contingent on the grade of their machinery to deliver state-of-the-art therapy to individuals every single day. As such, when medical industry leaders opt to contract the production of these own equipment, they have to work with a business that has a long time of expertise. The prospective producer also has to have each one of the Accreditation certifications and certification stipulated from the health care area along with most of governing bodies related to wire exploit production & electronics assembly.


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Like many international students, you may get a job whilst you study in Australia. It's important that you know you have the same workplace rights as all workers in Australia.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is a federal government agency. It can help you understand your workplace rights and entitlements, and resolve workplace issues.
To help you get started, here are two questions you should find out from your employer as soon as you start working.
Am I full-time, part-time or casual?
Your type of employment will affect your hours of work, your rate of pay and some of your entitlements. You should ask your employer what your employment type will be before you start your new job.
Full-time – work 38 hours per week, plus reasonable additional hours.
Part-time – work less than 38 hours per week. These employees work a regular pattern of hours which are usually recorded in writing. Part-time employees get entitlements such as annual leave and personal/carer's leave on a pro-rata basis – this means that it is based on how many ordinary hours they work.
Casual – normally aren't guaranteed a certain number of hours each week. They usually get a casual loading (an extra percentage added to their rate of pay) instead of entitlements like paid personal/carer's leave or annual leave, a paid day off on a public holiday, or redundancy pay.
If you are covered by an award or enterprise agreement, you may be entitled to a higher wage. Awards and enterprise agreements outline the minimum pay rates and conditions of your employment.
To find the award that applies to your new job go to find my award or ask your employer what award or enterprise agreement covers you.
Your award or enterprise agreement will also tell you if you are entitled to more money (such as penalty rates) for working nights, weekends and public holidays. You may also be entitled to overtime pay if you work outside the regular hours in your award or enterprise agreement.
You can use the Fair Work Ombudsman's Pay and Conditions Tool to work out your minimum pay rate and see if you are entitled to penalty rates.
To find out more about your rights and entitlements at work or report a workplace issue, register for an online account with the Fair Work Ombudsman at www.fairwork.gov.au/register or speak with an advisor on 13 13 94. You can also report a workplace issue anonymously at www.fairwork.gov.au/tipoff.
You can also access information in your own language at www.fairwork.gov.au/languages or call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450.
Follow the Fair Work Ombudsman @fairwork_gov_au or find it on Facebook www.facebook.com/fairwork.gov.au.


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China & Singapore Agree to Assemble Multi-National BRI Mediation Panel
During the opening speech of the China-Singapore International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference, held on January 24, Senior Minister of State for Health and Law Edwin Tong announced China and Singapore's agreement to assemble a panel of international mediators to help resolve disputes regarding China's Belt and Road Initiative.
The Belt and Road Initiative ("BRI") is China's effort to advance regional cooperation throughout Asia by building infrastructure, trade, and investment connections between China and many other Asian countries. Currently, BRI-related disputes are resolved through litigation or arbitration, but both of those mechanisms heavily rely on western theories of conflict resolution, according to Mr. Tong. The mediation panel will allow Singapore and China to jointly develop a "new way of settling cross-border commercial disputes that better reflects Asian values and is also tailored to Asia's needs."
According to the signed memorandum of understanding, China and Singapore will mutually develop rules, management protocols, and enforcement procedures. The mediation panel will consist of skilled dispute resolution professionals from China and Singapore as well as other participating Asian nations and will mediate disputes arising from BRI projects.
In addition to this announcement, Singapore has involved itself in the BRI by developing joint BRI projects with China and other countries. For example, the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative is an inter-governmental project that seeks to improve transport and trade in China's western region. Singapore also previously offered dispute resolution services to institutions and companies developing BRI projects. According to Mr. Tong, Singapore aspires to be a model for a strong and impartial rule of law.
This announcement accentuates Singapore's continued initiative in legitimizing the field of international mediation. Mediation is increasingly recognized as a plausible resolution mechanism for commercial disputes, however mediation currently does not guarantee finality or enforcement. Later this year, a new international treaty, the Singapore Convention, will attempt to create an efficient and reliable system of recognition and enforcement for mediated agreements. The UNCITRAL Working Group that drafted the Convention and an accompanying Model Law hope that this treaty will do for international mediation what the New York Convention has done for international arbitration. The treaty will be open for signing on August 1, 2019.
Chang Law	2019-03-18T18:08:44+00:00
About the Author: Chang Law


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Church offers sanctuary to Albanian family man ordered deported
By Amy Lange
(WJBK) - An immigration crackdown has many people nervous and deportation orders are skyrocketing. One Detroit area family is refusing to follow orders - and they're getting help from a local church.
An immigration crackdown has many people nervous and deportation orders are skyrocketing. One Detroit area family is refusing to follow orders - and they're getting help from a local church.
Behind a door is all of the comforts of home - a kitchen, bedrooms, and a family. Ded Rranxburgaj and his wife Flora have two sons ages 24 and 15.
Multiple sclerosis has left Flora's once healthy body confined to a wheelchair. Her husband Ded is their soul provider and caregiver. Now he's been ordered deported on Jan. 25.
"To leave my wife very sick (and) never see her again - that's very hard for me and for my family," Ded said.
All of which is why he's not going.
"This sanctuary we are in, is 150 years old," said Rev. Jill Zundell, Central United Methodist Church for this family. "What better place to announce that we will be sanctuary for this family."
The Rranxburgajs came to the United States from Albania seeking political asylum 17 years ago. While navigating the immigration process, Flora became ill with MS making her ineligible for deportation.
Her husband was granted humanitarian status as her caregiver 11 years ago - all the while following all of the immigration rules. Then three months ago he was told he has to go.
"Really my wife needs me here," Ded said.
"Who's to take care of me?" said Flora. "Who's to take care of my little son?"
Who would take care of them if he was deported, is unknown. South Central United Methodist Church is offering sanctuary housing the family within the walls of the church - refusing to let Ded be deported.
There are bunkbeds for the family and a hospital bed will be brought in for Flora. This will be their home for the foreseeable future.
"This family will not be pulled apart under our watch," Zundell said.
"I really appreciate (this)," Ded said. "And my thanks to allow me to stay with my wife, my kids and my family."


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I can't remember where I first heard about this book but it's been on my wishlist for ages as I waited for publication day. I couldn't resist buying it yesterday and I really hope to read it soon.
I just happened to spot this on Amazon yesterday and when I read the synopsis I just couldn't resist buying it. It sounds like a brilliant read and it's another one that I really hope to get to soon.
I've seen this book reviewed on quite a few blogs that I love recently and so I decided to pre-order this novel. I hadn't realised that it was due out yesterday so it was a lovely surprise to find it had arrived on my Kindle!
I can never resist books (be they fiction or non-fiction) about the Titanic so when I read Carrie at Carries Book Reviews fab review I simply had to pre-order the book! This is one of those books where I just want to start reading it right away but I must catch up with some of my review books first. This will be high on my list of books to read after that though!
I've heard such a lot about this novel and about her previous novel but I've yet to read anything by Anna McPartlin. I've treated myself to this book as it sounds great, albeit a weepy but that's ok, and I really hope to read it in the coming weeks.
I used to own a print copy of this novella but it's got lost somewhere over the years. I hadn't realised that there was also a kindle version so I treated myself to it and as this is a short read I plan to squeeze a re-read of it in soon.
This is another book that I've seen on quite a few blogs and on twitter in recent weeks and the synopsis really appealed to me.
This was another impulse by this week when it came up on Amazon on the if you liked this then you might also like this page. I read a few pages of the sample and it sounds like it's going to be a really good read.
This is free for Kindle Unlimited members at the moment so I decided to download it. It sounds fab so I hope I get a chance to read it soon.
I pre-ordered this a while ago so have been anticipating it arriving on my Kindle. I definitely want to start reading this series as soon as I can.
I adored Issy Bradley and have recently bought Carys' short story collection Sweet Home (which I'm going to read soon) so I was THRILLED when Carys offered me a copy of her new novel as part of the blog tour. The Museum of You isn't out until June so I feel very lucky to have an advanced copy and I can't wait to read it.
I requested this on book bridgr a while ago as it sounds like a fascinating read.
I was offered the chance to review this book a couple of days ago and when I read the synopsis there was no way I was going to turn it down. I'm going to be reading and reviewing this book for the blog tour later this month so I plan to read this book very soon!
I was offered a copy of Perfect Weddings a while ago and this week my copy arrived. I'm looking forward to reading this.
This week I also won a copy of The Santangelos by Jackie Collins. I read my first Jackie Collins book way back when I was a teenager and have always remember those books and those days fondly. I was thrilled to win a copy of Jackie's final book this week, I'm going to save it to read in the garden in the summer for nostalgia's sake. This edition of the book also contains the very last interview that Jackie gave so that will be emotional but I'm glad to be able to read it.
I'm currently running an international giveaway where you have the chance to win a brand new hardback copy of The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood. You can read my review and enter the giveaway here.
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I fancy The Privileged and Somewhere Inside of Happy (which I've requested on NetGalley so fingers crossed).
Fingers crossed you get approved! It sounds like such a good, if very emotional, read. I just stumbled on The Privileged having not heard of it before but it sounds like a great read.
I still haven't read The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes but it's on my Kindle. I love the sound of her new book. I'm trying really hard to get my NetGalley percentage up and only request books that I really, really want and can read soon but I'm so easily tempted!
I did reach the magical 80% before Xmas,but it's been downhill since. Got back up to 77%, but if today's requests come through it'll take a dent again. I am trying to restrict to future publications so I can try and catch up my backlog. I only get books from NetGalley & Bookbridgr so in theory I am in control. But like you, I'm easily tempted, especially on a Saturday when I see what everyone else is adding.
You're doing so well! I've never got to 80%, I think I'm at around 55% at the moment but I've really restricted my requests lately so hopefully I can get my percentage up soon. I only request from NG and BB too but often get offered books and it's so hard to resist if it's a book I've been wanting to read.
I hadn't heard of it before I was offered it to review but as soon as I read the synopsis I couldn't resist saying yes.
WOW, what a haul, Hayley! I'm so curious about The Smell of Other People's Houses!
Enjoy all your new books and have a wonderful weekend.
I know, I had a bit of a book buying splurge this week! It's an intriguing title, isn't it? I've kept seeing it around and couldn't resist it when I saw it was published on Thursday. Hope you have a great weekend too.
I have requested The Priveleged through Net Galley but haven't heard anything yet. I thought it sounded great!
I hope you hear soon and that you get a copy. It does sound like a great read, I hope to get to it soon.
Nice haul, thanks for stopping on my blog. Happy reading!
Loads of books there!! I've had a fantasy week this week! The first two books in The Australia Trilogy thanks to Hodder Books, and I bought myself The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon, Recurve by Shannon Mayer, and White Mountain by Sophie E Tallis! I am currently reading Omen Operation by Taylor Brooke which is very Sci-Fi!!
Oh, I loved those Jackie Collins books about the Santangelos, but stopped somewhere along the way, before I finished them all…and now I must have this one! I am also curious about The Smell of Other People's Houses. Thanks for sharing and enjoy.
Me too – I read a lot of them when I was a teenager and have such nostalgic feelings about the series. I'm sure I've missed some books along the way but I'm still looking forward to reading this final one, although it's very sad that there won't be anymore after this.
Nice haul! Katey Lovell's books look like some that I need to be reading right now. I so can't wait to get my hands on The Smell of Other People's Houses. Happy reading!
They're short stories but they're such feel-good stories, I love them. I can't wait to read The Smell of Other People's Houses either, it's right near the top of my TBR, just need to catch up on a few more review books first. Happy reading to you too.
I hope to read it very soon, I can never resist books like this so I don't think it'll be too long and I'll definitely review it.
The Museum of You looks interesting. Love that cover. Happy reading.
It's a gorgeous cover, isn't it? I can't wait to read the book.
Looks like you had a great week! The Museum of Us looks super. I will have to check it out.
It's been a great week for books. I'm excited about The Museum of Us as I loved Carys Bray's previous novel Issy Bradley so much.
What a nice batch of books! I think those first four all have nice covers and look very interesting. I'll have to take a closer look at those.
Thank you! They are great book covers, aren't they? The two in the middle by Katey Lovell are short stories and are fab. I hope to read the two novels soon, just need to catch up on some review books first.
Great haul! The Smell of Other People's Houses is on my bookshelves right now as well. I really need to get around to reading that one soon.
I haven't heard of any of those, but there are some gorgeous covers in your haul this week. I hope you love them all!
So many great, new books to add to my TBR list! Twisted River stands out to me. Happy reading!
Great haul. I've seen The Bookshop around a few times since last year. Worth a read then?


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The Goddess: A Short Story
The exit sign towered over the throbbing crowd as the music blared and sweat sprayed. The concert had long since ended, only to be replaced by a DJ who knew only two volumes, loud and louder. From the opposite side of the room, in a corner not nearly empty enough, a supremely tired Jack stared at the ever enticing sign and realized it was time to go home.
Using the glowing sign as a beacon, Jack held his tired arms high over his drenched shirt and, save for a smattering of elbows and severely unkind expletives, safely navigated his way through the squirming sea of wet, convulsing bodies. After finally making it to the illuminated oasis, Jack pushed open the door to his freedom as he escaped his sweat-drenched fever of a night.
The cold, full bodied embrace of the Boston night was just what Jack needed. Daring the night to chill him, Jack walked a few blocks in no direction in particular on what was becoming an increasingly empty street. Stopping abruptly, Jack stopped and pulled out his phone. The time read 1:30 am. Dammit, thought Jack. It was later then he'd anticipated and, frugal as ever, using his pre-paid T pass to ride the metro home was no longer an option.
After a quick debate with himself on whether to try and snag a stray taxi, or pay the exorbitant surging costs of Uber during the peak time that it always seemed to be, Jack settled on using UberPool. Sure the rates were still subject to surge costs, but a fast-fading Jack pinned his location and made the impulse decision of his life. Random fellow passengers be damned, frugal Jack just wanted a way home. The god of dreams beckoned from a bed still too far away to be real. Soon, prayed Jack quietly, soon.
A few minutes later, Kenneth, a driver with a paltry 2.5 rating, pulled up in his 2014 Toyota Camry. At least he was on time, thought Jack. Getting in with surprising energy, Jack popped into an awkwardly crowded backseat. Within seconds, Jack, like his two fellow backseat riders, was quickly nauseated by an overpowering smell of pine trees, smoke and Cheetos? that permeated throughout the car. It was all Jack could do not to barf.
Immediately to Jack's left, seated in what looked to be an uncomfortable middle seat, was an obviously intoxicated underage undergrad who, under a sea of hair, kept making weird gurgle noises. To the undergrad's immediate left was what Jack could only describe, if limited to a one word description, as a Goddess. The Goddess, or attractive girl somewhere near his age (whatever), was a mystery Jack wanted, no had to solve. She was both unapproachably beautiful yet oddly inviting, calm and quiet yet teaming with of energy and authority, delicate yet powerful…Jack was desperate for her attention.
10 excruciating minutes later, in which Mr. Nascar, i.e. Kenneth, had artfully woven
through blinking lights and cratered city streets, a now wide awake Jack still had yet to make contact with his would be muse. No verbal communication had been established. No shared Man this undergrad in between us looks waste, huh? looks. Not even a single stolen glance. And then the heavens opened up and IT happened.
IT was vomit. IT came out of the undergrad. IT landed all over the (silk?) top of the Goddess. IT was disgusting. IT was beautiful. IT made Kenneth sooooo angry. IT made him demand his passengers get out immediately. IT had Jack giving his shirt to the Goddess while Kenneth tried/failed/tried again/failed again to physically remove the undergrad from the backseat. IT had Jack and the Goddess merrily fleeing the scene together. IT ended with the Goddess entering her number into Jack's greedy phone (to return the shirt or ???). IT was heaven. IT was life-changing. IT was vomit.
Later that night, in the comfort castle of his own bed, a wide-eyed Jack couldn't stop grinning.
Story-telling


Starting in 1885 a two-story frame school building was built to house the primary grades on the first floor and the grammar grades on the second. The school was enlarged in 1900 by the addition at the rear. This part was used to house the upper grades. This building faced North and was located just east of where Steve Holt's residence is now located.
The other house (see below), made from the front portion, has been razed to make room for the Hemphill home at 1819 DeSota Street.
In the photos towards the top of this page, there is a bell visible, or the wheel that enabled a rope to turn the bell in order to chime the bell. That school bell was cast in 1884, and in 1913 was moved from the old frame-school to the brick grade school building. In 1974 the bell was taken down by Raymond Anderson and his son, Dennis. The bell is in the Ellsworth Library and is located in this wagon purchsed by Clarence Kuhl. Carl R. Anderson built the frame to hold the old school bell.
The brick Grade Schoolhouse was built next to the frame schoolhouse in 1913. This was on the West side of the street. After the High School brick building (seen below) was built across the street in 1916, this school served students in the first six grades. This schoolhouse later (until 1973) served as the grade school building for the Ellworth students in the South Hamilton School District.
Note the old frame school is visible at left in the background of this image. It was moved shortly after this school was constructed. It was split into two parts to became two residences, one on each side of the street a half block north of this brick school.
This photo shows the new High School building under construction.
The High School building is completed.
This brick high school building was built in 1916 across the street (East side) from the brick grade school, seen earlier on this page. There was a small gymnasium in the basement, which was used as a lunch room after 1951, when the new gym located just south of this school was constructed.
Although the old school building is no longer used, the gym is now used as the Ellsworth Community Center.
This aerial view of the Ellsworth schools shows the brick elementary school (at left on the west side of the street) built in 1913 and razed in 1974, and the brick high school (east side of the street) built in 1916, and the 1951 brick gymnasium.
The building which had been used as the home for the high school was used by South Hamilton School as one of its two junior high schools until the 1968-1969 school year. At that time all 7th through 9th graders attended the new school in Jewell. This brick building then became an elementary center for K-6 students until 1973, when the 5th and 6th graders were shuttled to Randall.
The building ceased to be used as a teaching center in the 1975-1976 school year when all the district's 4th graders also went to Randall, and the remaining students were all moved to the Jewell center. These buildings now serve as portions of the Ellsworth Community Center and as home for some South Hamilton sports practices and games.