The wonders of life change happen in small encounters. Quite a few students testified that radical changes in life direction and conception of Christianity happened after taking our diploma courses. God's spirit has been moving among us. We had successfully launched two diplomas: Future Leaders: Integrating Christian worldview and learning; and Christian faith and contemporary culture.
The future lies in collaboration. Lumina is in the final stage to sign agreement with two to three universities on master's programs. God willing, Lumina will receive the first cohort of master's students in autumn 2018, meaning we shall promote the courses in the fall 2017.
The ministry is as good as the quality of our staff. Lumina held the first staff retreat in March 2017 in Zhongshan. We worked through the meaning and significance of Christ and culture, cultural redemption, faith and learning integration, the vision and coming future of Lumina College.
A college is as good as her faculty and students. We have recruited a collection of faculty who are willing to teach some courses with Lumina. Some of them served as speakers in our seminars and camps, hence providing opportunity for them integrate faith into their discipline.
Lumina is blessed with many brilliant speakers for our seminars: Mary POPLIN on conflicting worldviews, Scott MOREAU on cross-cultural leadership in globalizing world, LEUNG Siu Fai on economics, NG Shu Chung on bio-technology, TSOI Yam Keung on faith-learning integration, Bill TSANG on migration, and Anselm Lam and Gabriel LEUNG on future of Hong Kong people in a climate of uncertainty and anxiety.
Experiential learning is deepening conceptual learning. Dragon Garden rural campus ministry is in foundation stage. We have revamped the areas of gardening, heritage buildings cleaning, tree-trimming, termite treatment, tree cataloguing, office set up, and other conservation needs. In the coming future we shall focus on social education for tours, workshops, visits and talks.
The local church would be our partner in the Gospel. We have visited and shared with a number of church denominations, church networks, and Christian organizations. They shared the great need in integrating faith into our work life and personal living, social policy and worldview.
Financial need is not the most important but it is necessary. Up to this time Lumina College has been very low key in sharing our financial needs. Our annual need is HKD3.5 million. You are welcome to donate to Lumina College with tax deductible receipts. Checks payable to Lumina College Ltd and mail to 3/F Breakthrough Center, 191 Woo Sung Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Symposium: "Education and Personhood: Rebuilding Holistic Life in Future Times"


Senior Breakfast is April 22, 2019 and includes breakfast, slideshow memories, and a hypnotist show. Submit pictures for the slideshow to elhsslideshow@gmail.com. Senior Breakfast is approximately 8-11am. Students are responsible for arranging a ride to and from Senior Breakfast, no school transportation is provided. After Senior Breakfast, all students are to meet in the ELHS Theatre for our Graduation Assembly with Cap &Gown distribution.
This is a dressy event at a country club. Appropriate attire includes but is not limited to dresses, skirts, slacks, khakis, blouses, button downs and polos. No strapless or midriff garments without proper school approved coverings, and please no t-shirts, jeans or shorts. Students who are not appropriately attired or not within PCS dress code will be turned away at the door.
Students who would like the opportunity to appear on stage at the Hypnotist Show must be appropriately dressed to be allowed on stage.
$35 Admission can be purchased online via Revtrak 11/1-4/1. The permission form must be turned into Mrs. A. Dorrier in 3245.
On campus sales will be 3/30-3/29 in Mrs. Hynes, 9209, or Mrs. A. Dorrier, 3245, rooms. Cash or Money order only, no checks.
On Campus Sales have been extended!
$35 Cash or Money order and permission slips will be accepted through 4/5 or while space remains.
Pictures should reflect activities spanning Freshman - Senior year.
Submissions need to be received by 4/16/19.


Good quick service. Size of Parma was a little on the small size but ultimately great as did fill you up and didn't OVER fill!
I'd heard they made a great Parma and this certainly didn't disappoint. Perfection.
This place is a must stop on the way to Hotham. Amazing pub, great atmosphere, but it's the Parma that keeps you coming back. The chips are also probably the best I have had. A must try for Parma lovers.
Just brilliant. Gorgeous relaxed atmosphere, great service, great beer and brilliant food.
Haven't been here since last year but I wanted to submit my thoughts/review. Dad and I both had a parma and both of them were awesome. Didn't rate the salad as highly but were not huge salad people although it was still good. A great place to say also.
Just a good all rounder (meal, venue, service, no wait, beer and cider) Chips could have been slightly hotter but a minor issue, particularly considering how good the parma was.
Love this place and LOVE the parma's, bonus point for the beautiful atmosphere.
Sensational feed, Sensational town, sensational beer and sensational service. See you guys again (and again).
Brilliant feed, great service, gorgeous country welcome and service, good cold clean beer.
A post xmas review from December. Great parma, could have been just slightly bigger but the thickness was great. Small complaint in consideration to the feed in general. Wish it was closer to Melb though as I'd go there more. Came out quickly but was still fresh and hot.
Back to the Snowline after a bit of a break from there to discover that they are perfectly consistent. Brilliant job guys and thanks for the beer.
My husbands review: A really really good feed and I LOVE a huge breast.
What a little gem this place is. Dropped in to get out of the heat and had a few beers, first thing was that it had a real country feel about it, we automatically felt at home and very welcome. Then we decided to stay for lunch and we both settled on the parma. This was THICK and JUICY and the cheese was just flavoursome, moreso than others i've had. Went for salad only and it was cold, crunchy and the dressing was light and tangy leaving me wanting more more more. Next time we'll stay overnight. Thanks to everyone involved in our wonderful day.
What a top little spot this is, we enjoyed out experience here SO much we stayed overnight. The location is superb and the service is above anything experienced in a hotel for a very very long time. The parma came out and looked great, the chicken was a good size and the sauce and toppings were hot and fresh, it also came out very very quickly which was nice. We have given a bonus point for one of the nicest salads to accompany a meal we've had in a long time also. Worthy of it's place in the op 5.
Had an really great parma here, great country pub, good old fashioned service and really good food. Also do a really good garlic bread but the parma is big so make sure you share the bread.
One of our stops during our two weeks of parma tasting and this one did not disappoint, it was juicy and thick chicken and there was bucket loads of chips with a great seasoning. salad was just salad, no complaints but we were there for the chook which was great. An amazing drive to get there and the surroundings and staff were lovely.
Great parma, the best I've ever tasted.
This was by far one of the best Parma's i've had. I do NOT rate or eat the salad. The sauce was good but not the best in my eyes only. My friends I dined with all said it was the best. Overall this was worth every cent.
Included a pot of beer -Wednesday night special. Thick piece of moist bird. Im usually a salad dodger, but this was good as well. Could not fault.
BEST parma iv'e had so far!!!!!
My ONLY reason for heading to the snowfields, went on the w/end and it was sensational. There is nothing about this succulent parma we dont like except you can only fit one in at a time.
WoW What a fantastic Parma. Our group had 5 and all were excellent. Beautiful moist chicken fillet, great topping and the best melted cheese mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm so good. Go to the top of the class!
Well it's the Easter break and we decided to test out the top two Parmas.... First off the rank was Harrietville, I have to say the service was great (hence the bonus point) you order and within ten minutes you have your meal. I really can't pick on it too much, the topping was great but there was some onion that wasn't quite cooked otherwise full marks, well I'm yet to give full marks for salad, because you know the old song... You don't make friends with salad.... Great meal !
Its taken me ages to finally get to this one but I was not happy, the chicken was a bit on the dry side and the crumb was boring, great sized chook though. BUT where are the chips? I got five on my plate and they were UNDER the parma (cardinal rule). The wait time was horrendous for the amount of people there on the day. It has potential to be a great parma I could see that, staff were very pleasant and the beer was icy cold.
we were hightly dissapointed with this one, made the trip there from the peninsular, they have confused quantity with quality. Big does not equate to best in the Parma world, the chicken was dry and the crumb was falling off. The napoli was very sour and not overly enjoyable at all. Will be back at some point in time to look for improvments.
We decided to make our way to the Harrietville pub as have heard rave reviews for their parmys. We were not disappointed!! The parmy was nice and tender with lots of cheese and ham although a bit more sauce to cover the whole parmy wouldve made it even better!! The salad was good and the chips were great although a few more wouldve been nice. The only criticism is that we waited nearly an hour for our meal and I was starving!! Well worth the drive though!
A great country pub, well worth the trip! The chicken was thick & juicy, there was plenty of tasty cheese and ham, the beer was icy cold. A few more chips wouldn't go astray, and just a touch more napoli sauce would have made it a perfect parmi. The minus point is because it took almost an hour to get our meal, and I was starving! Apart from that though, it was a great day out.
Bloody great parma, been a while since I had one here and they are just as great as they always have been. Will be back.
very good parma, hot and fresh. great chips and nice salad with a good dressing.
Dissapointing, I was looking forward to this parma and travelled to have one. It was CRAP, sorry guys but it's just not a great parma. Meat was not juicy, toppings were very very ordinary - sauce in particular was bloody awful.
This parma would have to be in my top 3 for sure chicken was moist, topings were local produce and would have to be the best tasting parma for some time.
Huge dissapointment!!! It wa so dry and tasteless i hid the second half under my napkin cause i just couldn't eat it. The meat was thin and tasted like cardboard, Toppings were equally as cheap. The Guy behind the bar who recommended the parma must not have any taste buds.
Best parma I can remember!
With out doubt the best parma in the country and perfect after a day of skiing.
A truly delicious parma that appeared to also contain medicinal qualities, providing relief to a tired body from snowboarding all day and enough sustenance to enable drinking until the wee hours of the morning. Hence the bonus point.
Not as good as they claimed.
To be honest I was expecting a lot after reading this site... stopped on the way home after a week of skiing and was incredibly disappointed. The food was edible but in no way is this the best parma i have ever eaten. The pub had a great vibe though.
great service and the best ever you just have to get there and try it for your self, well worth the 5 hour drive.
Best parma ever!!! Fantastic fresh ingredients, thick chicken breast, great fat chips, warm coonara, great schnauzer, excellent and friendly hosts!
Probably the best parma I've had!
The bonus point has been added because of the massive slab of Virginian ham that is used in the topping. The chicken was juicy which is twice as impressive given it's thickness - normally such thick parmas are dry. This is by far the best parma I've ever eaten.
Cooked to perfection, very tender with a crisp coating.
First time I had ever tried a parma. Usually they look so fowl but my friends convined me to try one at the Snowline. Great! I'm a convert. just need to find a good parma in Melbourne.
great parma at the snowline, homemade crumb mixture and fresh organic chicken puts this so far ahead of the usual frozen deep fried parma it has to be tried to be believed. Parma also served beside the chips which is as god intended. Why do so many other venues get this wrong?
The best $12 Parma on 'Tight Arse Tuesdays' at the Snowline Hotel in Harrietville.
Kitchen must've had a real off night?? Was really looking forward to it, but was bitterly disappointed. Long drive for such a let down.
Whole thing was just damn tasty. And the seasoning/breadcrumb part was awesome, real chicken too.
extra points for completely homemade parma made from breast fillet with chefs own seasoned herb & crumb mixture.


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More than 50 people were killed on Oct. 1, 2017 when a gunman opened fire at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada.
More than 600 people were injured last year when Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 concertgoers in Las Vegas. The Oct. 1, 2017 shooting claimed the lives of 58 people.
A new study by Northwestern Medicine looks at a very specific aspect of that shooting: the amount of blood needed to treat victims, and the amount donated by the public. Their findings show that Las Vegas hospitals had adequate blood supplies to meet patient demand, and that 17 percent of blood donated after the shooting went to waste.
"Even with the high volume of blood transfusions, in-hospital supplies and rapid supplementation from local blood suppliers met patient need in Las Vegas," said Dr. Glenn Ramsey, medical director of the blood bank at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and professor of pathology at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Researchers compared these amounts to other mass shootings, including the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and 2016 shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub. They found that a similar amount of blood was needed following the Las Vegas shooting as other mass casualty events. They also learned that local residents donated nearly 800 units of blood immediately following the Las Vegas shooting. Local officials made a public plea for blood donations the morning after the incident, leading to a spike in news coverage and blood donations across the country, according to researchers.
While people's altruistic desire may compel them to donate blood following a mass casualty event, he says people should wait to donate until a blood center makes a request for donations.
Ramsey and his fellow researchers suggest one way to manage blood supply and demand following a mass casualty event is to develop a pre-planned response in which blood donations would be scheduled on a rolling basis based on time-designated regional cohorts, such as zip codes by week.
Researchers also suggest the public be trained in hemorrhage control and tourniquet use. Medical supplies including tourniquets and pressure bandages were severely inadequate with first responders and on the scene of the Las Vegas shooting, according to researchers.
"Public awareness in hemorrhage control and tourniquet training can save lives and potentially decrease blood need in mass shooting incidents," said Ramsey.
He says campaigns like the American College of Surgeons' Stop the Bleed can help better prepare and educate individuals about how to respond if they witness a mass casualty incident.


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Gordon.Betcherman@uottawa.ca
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Gordon Betcherman is a Professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa. He is also the Director of the School's doctoral program in international development. Dr. Betcherman's research interests are in labor economics, demography, social policy, and the economics of development. His most recent publications are on the impacts of labor market institutions in developing countries. He was a co-author of the World Bank's 2013 World Development Report on Jobs. Dr. Betcherman joined the University of Ottawa in 2009 after 11 years at the World Bank where he last was Sector Manager and Lead Economist in the Human Development Sector, Europe and Central Asia Region. He holds a PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles.
He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in September 2014.
IZA-Publikationen
Reacting Quickly and Protecting Jobs: The Short-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Greek Labor Market
Gordon Betcherman, Nicholas Giannakopoulos, Ioannis Laliotis, Ioanna Pantelaiou, Mauro Testaverde, Giannis Tzimas
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3508
Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey
Gordon Betcherman, N. Meltem Daysal, Carmen Pagés
published in: Labour Economics, 17:4 (August 2010), 710-722
IZA World of Labor Article
Designing labor market regulations in developing countries
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Улица Ли́нэзера () — улица в Видземском предместье города Риги, в микрорайонах Тейка и Межциемс. Начинается от улицы Дзербенес, проходит в восточном направлении и заканчивается тупиком, переходя в грунтовую дорогу по Бикерниекскому лесу. При этом условная трасса улицы продолжается сквозь лесной массив, в противоположной части которого также есть объект с адресом по ул. Линэзера — ранее здесь располагалась лыжная база общества «Динамо».

Официальная длина улицы составляет ; на всём протяжении имеется асфальтовое покрытие. С другими улицами не пересекается, но в средней части имеет Т-образный перекрёсток с безымянным проездом, от которого к началу улицы движение одностороннее; в дальнейшей тупиковой части улицы — двусторонее. На улице имеется остановка «Линэзерс» маршрутного такси № 271.

Основными объектами на улице являются  и бывшая больница «Линэзерс» (ныне в её корпусах размещается подразделение Земессардзе).

История
Улица Линэзера возникла как продолжение улицы Дзербенес, ведущее к городскому лепрозорию (построен в 1891—1892 годах по проекту Рейнгольда Шмелинга, впоследствии расширен). С 1936 года упоминается как улица Лепрозорияс; современное название присвоено в 1957 году и более не изменялось. Оно происходит от названия лесного озера , расположенного поблизости.

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Улицы Тейки
Улицы Межциемса

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Deep divisions among MEPs made it clear on Thursday (19 April) that the social security coordination directive, aimed at enforcing the rights of mobile workers, would be postponed for the next European Parliament, after May's EU elections.
On Tuesday (16 April), MEPs approved the creation of a European Labour Authority, as well as several positions that favour the rights of European workers and combat social dumping. But major changes still need to be made. EURACTIV France reports.
A new poll in France has revealed that income inequalities are among the least acceptable social factors. More than 90% of French respondents call for the minimum wage to be raised. EURACTIV's partner Ouest-France reports.
Excessive demands, different salary expectations and insufficient flexibility: despite the well-functioning economy, the satisfaction of employees in German companies is falling like in no other European country. EURACTIV Germany's media partner Wirtschaftswoche reports.
Soaring housing prices, budget under pressure, automation. In its latest report, the OECD paints an alarming picture of the French middle class. EURACTIV France's media partner La Tribune reports.
As many as 78% of Germans say economic inequality between EU member states damages Germany. And two-thirds consider a need for EU reform, with a greater focus on social issues, according to a new survey. EURACTIV Germany reports.
The social policy dimension was largely overlooked when the European Union decided energy and climate change objectives for 2030, Poles have warned, calling on policymakers to endorse a "just transition fund" to support the country's coal phase-out.
Ahead of a vote in the Council on Friday (29 March), which risks derailing the updating of the Regulations on Coordination of Social Security systems, Marek Benio provides some timely insight and advice.
The Austrian government wants to introduce a uniform hourly wage of €1.50 during the first three months following an asylum application. However, opposition parties and charities vehemently oppose this. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Every day goods produced by European companies abroad enter the internal market, tainted by serious human rights violations. Things will not change unless Europe moves to change them, argue Heidi Hautala and Jude Kirton-Darling.
In light of the rise of extreme-right populism, S&D has been pushing progressive political forces across Europe to stick together ahead of the crucial EU elections in May.
Introducing an EU-guaranteed minimum income would send a clear message to Europeans that the Union really is there for them, writes Georges Dassis.
Where is the workers participation in Europe?
Better work-life balance: closing the gender employment gap?
A positive work-life balance contributes to a more inclusive labour market, reducing the gender employment gap and raising individuals' quality of life.
The European elections in May are an opportunity to reinvigorate social Europe, writes Marie Béatrice Levaux.
The work-life balance directive is only a few steps away from becoming law after the European Parliament and EU member states reached political agreement in January. The new rules will boost women's representation in the workplace while securing at least 10 days of paid parental leave for fathers.


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It's the Real Thing: New Sustainable Caps and Gowns Thanks to Coca Cola
Sophie Peck, Staff Writer|February 11, 2020
Dennis Racket
Greener Grads: Thanks to Coca Cola, this year the 2020 graduates will sport caps and gowns made from recycled plastic bottles.
Gone are the days of single-use fabric graduation gowns. Thanks to hometown favorite Coca-Cola, the 2020 APS graduating classes will be saying goodbye to their high school years in caps and gowns made from recycled plastic bottles.
These upcycled gowns are only a small part of the "Coca Cola Renew" program that promotes sustainability and emphasizes the benefits of recycling. The project kicked off during Earth Week in April 2019, when the company hosted a collection drive for plastic bottles. By the end of the week, the company had amassed around 8,000 bottles, far surpassing its original goal of 7,000. In the past few months, the bottles have made their way to a processing plant in North Carolina, where they have been cleaned and turned into polyester for gowns.
The creation of these environmentally friendly gowns signifies a changing attitude towards sustainability. Instead of showing the typical feet-dragging that might be typical of environmentally unevolved corporations, the Coca-Cola company is inviting such a change in order to further benefit the community. Among the people most excited about this initiative are members of North Atlanta's Environmental Club. "I think it's super cool that Coke is doing this for us," said Senior Molly Neel. "It's a huge step in the right direction."
It's one thing for the graduation gear to be renewable, it's another for it to be free. Coke is taking the burden off of the environment and APS by donating the caps and gowns at no cost to the district. This will enable the school board and the families of graduates to spend their money on things other than the mandatory graduation outfits. APS superintendent Meria Carstarphen put this feeling of graciousness into words in a statement provided to the Coca Cola company. "It's a beautiful gesture for giving back to their hometown schools and the environment," she said.
An old slogan of Coke's from the 1980s reads: "Coca Cola Revives and Sustains," which today seems ahead of its time. This saying is representative of the newer, greener approach that the iconic brand has adopted. So take these gowns as a sign to reduce, reuse, recycle, and open happiness.


Next to the chair is a little table. It's perfect for setting a drink on or placing next to a small chair. I found it at a thrift store and then repainted it.
The top is super chippy with the color Fossil by Rustoleum. I used THIS technique with Vaseline to get it so chipped up.
I wanted this piece to be really worn looking. I used lots of no name brand Vaseline on the dark wood areas that are exposed in this picture. (see this post for details on how).
I also used a razor blade to take off the paint by swiping it in the same direction as the wood grain. Here is a post with more how to for that technique.
In this photo you can see that I sprayed the piece in Fossil spray paint first and then in white. Some areas of white paint peeled back with the sharp edge of my razor blade so you can see two layers – dark wood and Fossil color then topped in white.
The top is sanded with 220 grit paper on a hand sander along with the other two distressing techniques. I like the table with a two tone effect.
Isn't it a super cute accent table? I love it! I have been wanting to do a dramatic distressing job on wood and this is a perfect piece to try it on.
Thanks for reading and have a super fun day!
I remember reading about your Vaseline technique. It's a cute table. I love your photos too.
Absolutely gorgeous! I've never heard of the Vaseline technique. So pretty!
I love that table! I would buy it if I saw it for sale. Love the chippy look you gave it.


The holiday shopping season brings out customers in droves. Make sure you're capitalizing on all your acquisition chances, so you can build your list and carry your BFCM momentum through to the new year.
Your segmentation dreams turned into a reality. Check out this guide for segmentation inspiration and example segments so you can target email to your VIPs, Brand Enthusiasts, Potential Enthusiasts, etc.
Curious about segmentation? Take a deep dive into what segmentation can do with your business, regardless of size.
Unsure what the difference is between your engaged segment and a master list? Check out this article on the difference between lists and segments.
Observe how your segments are doing and how to clean your lists.


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Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite
By Lewis Brindley2009-11-09T12:55:00+00:00
Researchers make millimetre-sized springs from carbon nanotube-enriched polymers, using UV light to set the shapes in place
Researchers in Canada have developed a way to rapidly make tiny 3D objects out of a carbon nanotube-enriched polymer, using UV light to quickly set the structure in place. As a demonstration, the team made coiled springs half a millimetre in size, and hope to build other components such as gears, which may help build useful microscopic mechanisms in the future.
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The team's nanocomposite microcoils
'There aren't many ways to build complex 3D structures on a very small scale,' says Daniel Therriault, who led the research team at the ?cole Polytechnique de Montr?al, Canada. 'Here, we have developed a micro-fabrication method using 'direct-write assembly' - in which a robot dispenses a liquid polymer that hardens as soon as it leaves the nozzle.'
Therriault's material of choice is a polymer nanocomposite that is reinforced with carbon nanotubes. This makes the material strong enough to support its own weight and also makes it electrically conductive.
'We make the material by dispersing nanotubes in a liquid thermosetting polymer - and then two UV lamps pointed at the nozzle cause it to solidify very rapidly as it is dispensed,' Therriault says.
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The nanocomposite material is extruded through a micronozzle, and then exposed to UV radiation to quickly set the spring in place
The robotic dispenser releases material at a speed of around a millimetre every three seconds - so it takes less than a minute to make most shapes. Since the system can be programmed to build specific shapes, it can also reliably make the same shapes every time.
So far, the team has only made springs and freestanding 3D-lattice scaffolds, but they envisage many potential applications in future. The next step, Therriault says, is to experiment with the polymer material, then start building functional microscopic mechanisms. Possible applications could include microchip shock absorbers, flexible electrical connections, meshes to act as electromagnetic shields, or even scaffolds for tissue engineering.
'I am very excited about this work,' says Jennifer Lewis at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US, whose team were the first to show the potential of this direct-write process. 'I think a significant advance has been made in that shapes of this complexity have not previously been produced by any direct-writing approach. They would certainly not be possible by inkjet printing, and I foresee many potential applications for this on the horizon.'
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L Laberge Lebel et al, Advanced Materials, 2009, DOI: 10.1002/adma.200902192
Chemical chainmail constructed from interlocked coordination polymers
Simple synthesis yields an 'infinite' structure with applications in flexible materials
Dispute over mass crustacean deaths at Teesside as pyridine and pathogen both blamed
Defra claims the culprit was an unknown disease, but the finger is also being pointed at pollutants released by dredging
Oyster mushroom unleashes chemical warfare on its nematode prey
Fungus discovered to be using 3-octanone to paralyse and kill worms


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The Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii is visible from space — here are the dramatic photos
Alexandra Ma, Business Insider US
The eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been so massive, astronauts said they could easily see it from space.
A.J. (Drew) Feustel/Twitter
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted last week and has shown no signs of stopping.
Two NASA astronauts said it was easy to see the eruptions from space.
They posted some dramatic photos of the ash plumes from above.
The ongoing volcanic eruptions from Hawaii have been so massive that astronauts can see them from space – and the pictures are incredible.
Ricky Arnold and AJ Feustel, US astronauts stationed on to the International Space Station, posted dramatic photos to Twitter of the ash plume emerging from the Kilauea volcano on the east of the Big Island.
Ricky Arnold/Twitter
The volcano erupted last Thursday and is showing no signs of slowing down.
The crater is already emitting noxious fumes which can make breathing difficult for children and elderly people. The ash cloud has reached as high as 12,000 feet about sea level.
Feustal wrote: "It is easy to see the activity on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano from the International Space Station. We hope those in the vicinity of the eruption can stay out of harm's way."
Lava and molten rock bursting from the volcano's fissures also destroyed at least 26 homes and four other buildings over the weekend, forcing 1,700 people to evacuate.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) on Tuesday issued a rare "red alert" warning, which means a major volcanic eruption is imminent or underway, and that the ash clouds could affect air traffic.
Here's a shot of the volcano from a lot closer to the ground:
A US Geological Survey photo of ash rising from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.
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Kilauea volcano


Product photography in New Jersey is alive & well. At least in our Scotch Plains based studio. As most businesses we definitely hit a few slow times, but when this happens we still have lots to do.
Digital photography creates tons of GB's of files/images to store. Filing them for easy retrieval is quite a task. Many hours are spent browsing through hundreds of files for rejection and for storing. We find things to do, when shooting is slow. Thankfully the last year has been great, and looking forward it seems to be a trend.
Another great thing is meeting new people, selling new upcoming cool products, like: https://www.gentletot.com/. We recently had a photoshoot with this company's owner, creator and the shoot was creative and we captured some really nice images for their new website. Check them out.
Product photo for Gentle Tot.


A 14 year old backpacks alone.
My Eritrean friend looked at me for a long time and then said, "Only white people do crazy things." Well, that's up for debate, but I had just told him that in addition to going backpacking the coming weekend with my 12 year old daughter, my 14 year old son would be backpacking by himself. To my friend who had grown up in war torn Eritrea, doing anything "dangerous" by choice was crazy. Rock climbing, backpacking, sky diving…these things that "white people" do for no reason and yet endanger us were beyond his understanding.
Backpacking with kids is immensely rewarding. For me and for them. I encourage anyone with kids to try it. Start them young, start them slow. And know their limitations.
But don't be scared. They can do so much more than you think. So can you.
I have backpacked with my kids more than a dozen times, and never once with another adult, or a man, or a gun, or cell service. Sure things go wrong. But no one is going to get eaten by a bear or fall off a cliff. Overcoming the inevitable mishaps is part of the journey. And the confidence gained by accomplishing, conquering, and persevering is lifelong.


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Manhattan Office Rentals Neighborhood By Neighborhood
It's often said that your office is your second home. It's where you go in the morning and where you leave at the end of the day. And for someone looking to find a great commercial office space in Manhattan, you first need to select the neighborhood that will become your second home, and then can you find the space you'll be comfortable in, just like a home.
Midtown Manhattan, Midtown South and Downtown —
These are the three major commercial real estate markets in New York City. And it should come as no surprise that New York is a city of variables and that within each major office space market is a sub-market, possessing its own distinct business identity and attitude. Each block is a new experience. No two alike. So before you decide where you want to make your new home, keep in mind the essential attributes of each one. Your Metro Manhattan leasing agent will ask what your needs are. What are you dreaming about? What do you think? Then, he'll advise you where the best Manhattan commercial real estate opportunities are, the access to public transportation, pricing and affordability, amenities and extras, neighborhood trends and new developments. There's much to consider when finding a new home. Now let Metro Manhattan lead the way….
Midtown Manhattan Office Space Opportunities
With over 45-million sq. ft. of office space for sale or rent, Midtown Manhattan is the largest commercial real estate district of Manhattan. With its strategic location in the heart of everything, and its easy access to every public transportation hub in the city Midtown Manhattan the A-Number One Prime office space location for New York City office space.
Abundance of Small Office Rentals Near Grand Central
Class A Midtown buildings such as The Graybar Building, 1 Grand Central Place and The Chrysler Building usually have wide inventory of office space rentals for small businesses and professional practices. Vacant offices between1,000-5,000 Square Feet are often completely rebuilt before they are marketed, so you get a brand new office when you sign a lease!
White Glove Class A Office Space for Lease in The Plaza District
The Plaza District is located north of 48th Street on the East Side of Manhattan. In this neighborhood, you will find luxurious Class A skyscrapers such as the IBM and General Motors Building. Along Fifth, Park and Lexington Avenues, major law firms, public corporations, financial services firms pay top dollar for top of the line office space that often exceeds $100.00 per sq. ft. More affordable Class B buildings can be found on the side streets and along 57th St. where elite retail stores abound.
Budget Office, Loft and Showroom Rentals in The Fashion & Accessory District
Some of the most affordable office space, loft and showroom spaces for rent or lease are in the Garment District, also known as the Fashion District and the Accessory District. Asking rents start at about $33.00 per sq. ft. for Class C side street properties. As you move north into Times Square and beyond, the prices go up.
More about Midtown Manhattan office space
Midtown Neighborhoods:
–5th Avenue Madison Avenue
–Grand Central Station
–Penn Station & The Garment District
–The Plaza District
–Sixth Avenue/Rockefeller Center
Midtown South: Hip Space for Creative Creatures, Techies and Start-Ups. Is this where you belong?
Midtown South spans Manhattan Island from North Canal Street to South of Murray Hill to The Garment District and below. This huge area offers the largest inventory of former factory and loft buildings in Manhattan. They have been retrofitted and made into commercial office rentals with large rooms and huge windows. If Midtown South is your choice, Metro-Manhattan Office Space brokers will take you to Chelsea, Union Square and The Flatiron District that are among the best known and most loved neighborhoods in Midtown South. Your broker is especially connected in this part of town and will find and negotiate the best deal for you!
Class B and Class C office buildings dominate the area. They attract creative-type firms such as advertising agencies, public relations firms and architects seeking to rent commercial lofts or open plan office space where they can spread out. The Flatiron Building and The Starrett Lehigh Building are among the best-known commercial properties in this part of the town in commercial real estate market. Say Hello! To Martha Stewart for us after you move in.
Get a Deal on Commercial Loft Space Chelsea, in midtown south, has lots of office- and retail space to offer. Chelsea is known for its art galleries and casual lifestyle but it's also for its competitive office space deals. Base rents in Class C loft buildings may come in as low as $35.00 per sq. ft. Yip, that's nothing to turn your back on with numbers like these.
More about Midtown South office space
Midtown South Neighborhoods:
–Park Avenue/Madison Avenue
Downtown Manhattan: Best Value For Class A Office Rentals
Come on Down: Rent Space in the Surging Commercial Real Estate Market of Downtown! Lower Manhattan's commercial real estate market is in transition. Many office buildings have been converted to residential condominiums while stores like Hermes, Tiffany, BMW and other luxury goods stores have planted their footprint in Downtown Manhattan.
Before 9/11, financial services firms mostly leased space in Lower Manhattan. Since then, competitive rents and government incentive programs have attracted a variety of office use industries, such as marketing, creative and non-profit companies. Conde Nast, publishers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, W and others, are eschewing the Times Square area and are headed to the new World Trade Building Number One. Others are following in droves.
Here is an opportunity to lease an office space in Downtown Manhattan in a Class A property for half the rent you would pay for a similar property in Times Square or The Plaza District. In addition, such real estate incentives as the Community Renewal Program (CRP) and the Relocation Incentive Program (REAP) that apply to Lower Manhattan can further reduce your net effective rent. Take our advice: ACT NOW while the pickings are still good!
Find Affordable Manhattan Office Space in Lower Manhattan
Wall Street, the World Trade Center, Tribeca and City Hall all offer competitive office space for rent or lease (longer term) as competition is keen for Class A and Class B properties only found downtown. An example of these buildings are the Woolworth Building, the Equitable Building and One Liberty Plaza which are some of the best-known commercial office buildings in this city.
Lower Manhattan Commercial Real Estate Incentive Programs
In addition to affordable rents and first-rate public transportation, Lower Manhattan tenants benefit from government incentive programs that reduce the cost of commercial rents and cut energy costs. The Commercial Revitalization Program (CRP), the Lower Manhattan Relocation Program (LMREAP) and the Lower Manhattan Energy Program (LMEP) all reduce the cost of leasing Lower Manhattan office or retail space. These programs are very valuable to business tenants and you can save a considerable amount in rent over the term of your lease.
Strong Relationships with Commercial Landlords
Metro Manhattan Office Space enjoys a strong relationships with key landlords, property managers and commercial real estate leasing agents in this area, and, as a result, we know about off market office, loft and retail space sometimes before it becomes available.
Let Us Find Your New Home Away from Home:
Office Space, Commercial Loft Space, Showroom property and Retail Space, your one real estate source for New York City Over the last year, Midtown Manhattan Office Space (212-444-2241) has leased over 47 commercial loft and office spaces in the to businesses of every kind. No one knows this city better than we do and we are always here, ready to help you make one of the most complex and expensive decisions of your career.
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Downtown Neighborhoods:
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–World Financial Center


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"During a period of great change for our organization Susan played a critical role as our interim Compliance Officer. In a matter of months Susan learned the inner workings of the organization and gained the trust necessary to assist us in building our compliance program. Given all of the challenges Susan was presented, along with limited time given to accomplish the task, Susan's work was invaluable as was her calm demeanor and logical approach. I can't say enough about the role Susan played in our success."
—Dr. Greg Johnson, CEO, Foundation Health Partners
"I have known and periodically worked with Susan Walberg for close to ten years. Susan's leadership is frequently illustrated by her teams growing confidence, commitment, and motivation – the positive impact is quite easy to observe.
Susan possesses a wealth of knowledge in Healthcare Compliance and related disciplines. One of her great strengths is her vast insight and understanding of hospital functions/operations, the responsibilities of most hospital positions, and what specific skills are needed for each role.
Susan's seemingly innate ability to assess the experience level, knowledge, and skills of each individual for their particular position is quite rare, and extremely helpful because gaps in any hospital operations, policies, or functions, and/or any employees possessing inadequate training or knowledge for their specific role can and does dramatically impact an organization's risk.
Susan's Compliance and Risk Assessment abilities would be of great value for most any healthcare related organization."
—Jeff Clinchard, Managing Director, Point10 Consulting, Inc.
"I am the HIMS Manager and Privacy Officer for a multi-specialty clinic with 52 providers. Our facility decided to end its contract with a large organization that we had been under for 8 years. Susan Walberg assisted our healthcare facility during this time of transition. Because I had reported directly to an outside organization for guidance in my privacy role in the past, we were in need of an interim Compliance Officer who could guide us along until we established a permanent structure.
Susan reached out to me immediately to introduce herself to see how she could assist me. From our first meeting, she made me feel at ease, she listened intently to what I had to say and was genuinely interested in our organization, asking my feedback, and giving her experiences and knowledge regarding HIPAA and compliance case by case.
Susan had a way of making me feel extremely comfortable in asking any type of question or concern. Susan's professionalism and honest feedback helped to develop a strong relationship not only with myself but with others throughout our organization.
I would, without a doubt, highly recommend Susan as a consultant for any organization based on her professionalism, strong work ethics, experience, knowledge, and her excellent communication skills. It was an honor to work with her!"
—Donna Schuster, HIMS Director/Privacy Officer/Tanana Valley Clinic
"Susan served as the acting compliance officer for the Centers for Advanced Orthopeadics (CAO) while I was its Executive Director. She worked for me in a consulting relationship and started up the compliance program for CAO, the largest super group of orthopaedic surgeons in the nation. I recommend her to anyone who is looking to significantly improve their compliance program."
—Dennis Tritinger, Executive Director, Centers for Advanced ENT Care, LLC
"Being new to the field of Compliance, I couldn't have had a more experienced and resourceful consultant for the implementation of a Children's Hospital Compliance Program, than Susan Walberg. Given the limited resources we had to work with, Susan provided a valuable assessment, not only of the Compliance program needs for the hospital, but also an evaluation of the strengths of the leaders who were involved in Compliance. Through her assessment, Susan was incredibly thorough in ensuring all the basic elements required by the OIG for an effective Compliance program were covered and that I understood which processes needed to be enhanced and the reasons why. Susan has a take-charge attitude and subtle-yet-confident approach which resulted in immediate embracement by our leaders as well as our physicians. Susan possesses a rare combination of skills that include a great deal of knowledge with a significantly strong understanding of the Compliance role in Healthcare. This allowed Susan quickly grasp what our hospital wanted to accomplish through her expertise. Susan communicated the risks we were facing, ideas to minimize these risks, and associated benefits for a strong Compliance program that resulted in buy-in from our hospital Administration. Susan gets results.
My journey into the Compliance field began with the wonderful experience of working with Susan as our consultant. It was the passion and love that Susan has for this very difficult field that motivated me to learn more and continue to grow as a Compliance Officer. Through her mentorship and training, Susan made a significant impact in my understanding of what a successful compliance program should be.
I will be forever grateful!"
—Yvonne (Bonnie) Rodriguez, MBA/HCM, BBM
Compliance Privacy Officer
University Medical Center of El Paso
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Discussion in 'iPhone and iPad Games' started by Red Camel Studios, Oct 1, 2015.
Match 3 type games have been around for a long time, but basic game play remains the same. You know the drill - connect three or more objects, they disappear, other objects fall from the top.
Looking for something different? Look no further, you've found it! "4 or More" - entirely unique idea, innovate gameplay. Requires both strategy and luck. Sometimes it's quite easy, while at other times you will have to plan several moves ahead. Perfect for anyone who loves puzzle games and looking for new gaming experience. It will keep you sliding and matching for hours on end.
Made by one-man band called "Red Camel Studios".
As solo indie developer I don't have a chance to compete making just another Match 3 game. A lot of these games made by big studios. Games with nice graphics and animations - result of many people working on the project. Only way for small indie developer to compete with big studios is to create something different and unique. With that in mind more than a year ago I started experimenting. Two months and almost ten prototypes later I came up with what I liked. "4 or More" was born. At that moment - just basic game mechanics. Almost a year later - more modes were added, levels were created, simple and easy to understand UI was build.
As small and broke indie I could not afford to hire graphics artist, so all graphics had to do myself. I'm programmer by trade, my graphics skills are average at best, so had to come up with design which is simple, but visually appealing. Took quite long time, but I'm very pleased with the result. Everyone who looks at it - says the game looks very nice. But if to look a little bit closer - all graphics is extremely simple.


Hollywood churns out sci-fi blockbusters like clockwork. Why not ask AI to do the job?
Sunspring, a short film that debuted today on Ars Technica, displays many of the sci-fi tropes that fans of the genre know and love, from shiny metallic costumes to creepy biotechnology. There's just one difference: The nine-minute film was written by an artificially intelligent system named Benjamin, and, in a strangely satisfying way, it makes very little sense.
The film centers on three characters, H (Thomas Middleditch of HBO's Silicon Valley), H2 (Elisabeth Gray), and C (Humphrey Ker). Their banter, layered with an undertone of foreboding, is premised on the idea that "in a future with mass unemployment, young people are forced to sell blood." Benjamin ingested that prompt, which also serves as the film's opening line, and generated the brief script (plus some song lyrics, for good measure). Director Oscar Sharp turned Benjamin's text into the short piece during the 48-hour challenge at Sci-Fi London's annual film festival.
Benjamin is the work of Ross Goodwin, a PhD candidate at New York University (NYU) who focuses on language and neural networks. (Disclosure: He and I both completed master's degrees at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, or ITP, last month.) For Goodwin, the project is a natural extension of his past experience writing generative poems and novels.
As for whether Hollywood should be hiring Benjamin for future projects: Watch and judge for yourself.


Remember: During harvest season, the deer are all being pushed right out of the fields. Don't veer for deer -- just hit 'em. That's the advice from the Iowa State Patrol. Iowans plunk more than 11,000 deer every year.
The Internet is a wonderful thing (place?) -- but 40% of Americans are still on dial-up. That means they're missing out on most of the multimedia content...and probably aren't capable of keeping their anti-virus and anti-spyware software up to full speed. It may not be the most weighty application in the world, but the in-flight dating service might be one of those uses they're missing. Broadband over power lines might be one way of delivering high-speed access to people in areas outside the reach of cable or DSL Internet service, but with Google's plans to blanket San Francisco in wireless broadband access and a similar project underway in Philadelphia, it looks like the future of broadband is in radio signals, not on the power lines -- except maybe in very small communities.
The progress of technology is the engine of better living, but sometimes technology takes us backwards. A good example is how the abuse of PowerPoint may have killed the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.


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Slack Rises After Daily Active Users Exceed 12 Million in September
The corporate communications platform says it had more than 12 million daily active users in September, an increase of 37% from a year earlier.
Joseph Woelfel
Oct 11, 2019 9:43 AM EDT
Slack Technologies (WORK) - Get Free Report was rising Friday after the corporate communications platform said it had more than 12 million daily active users in September, an increase of 37% from a year earlier.
Slack said users rose from the 10 million it had as of the quarter ended Jan. 31.
"We're seeing a generational shift in how we collaborate at work. People are moving away from email and into channels, away from legacy suites of badly connected products and onto a new customizable platform that can more easily connect the tools they use to work," said Brian Elliott, Slack's vice president and general manager of platform, in a blog post. In September 2019, we exceeded 12 million people actively using Slack every day - up approximately 37% year over year. In addition, with more than 6 million paid seats, the number of engaged and active people who are relying on Slack continues to grow rapidly."
"What does this active use look like? It adds up to more than 5 billion actions weekly on average, including reading and writing messages, uploading and commenting on files, performing searches, and, most importantly to us on the Platform team, interacting with apps," said Elliott added.
The stock gained 4.37% to $24.86 on Friday. The stock had its public debut in June.


three years ago today i started watching being there, but never got to see the ending. it still ranks as one of my favorite films.
i love jonathan richman. i think that he could be the most sincere person in the world.
i love having the day off!!!
how to look at modern art in america, 1946 a satirical cartoon by ad reinhardt. it was drawn as a response to a diagram that was circulated a decade earlier, attempting to explain cubism and abstract art. the original diagram, created by alfred h. barr, is below. i would have loved to see the notes that reinhardt took about where and how to place each artist. i wonder if warhol had one hanging up in his bedroom and cut and pasted in his own little leaf.
marianne lodge's practice writing book from 1847. made of real vellum with beautiful calligraphy and a collection of pasted on wax seals. this amazing specimen is from book collector j.p. williams new blog. i love to see into other peoples lives.


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A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates
Styliani Papatzani, Kevin Paine, Juliana Holley
BRE Centre in Innovative Construction Materials (BRE CICM)
The need to master factors affecting the performance of concrete has sparked research on its basic constituent, cement, whose properties are determined by one of the most critical cement hydration products, the calcium silicate hydrate. The present paper discusses the evolution of models describing the nanostructure of the calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H) over the past century (descriptive models), with a focus on the models presented in the last fifteen years, 2000–2014 (descriptive and predictive models), marked with the breakthrough of nanotechnology. The purposes and outcomes of the suggested models are discussed, along with their limitations. The article concludes that notwithstanding the enormous potentials nanotechnology and advanced molecular modelling have offered in the field, modern models are, in essence, still expanding on the colloidal or layered models suggested in the 60s, rather than providing a ground breaking new approach. However, it is generally recognised that nanotechnology and molecular modelling have, facilitated the shift from descriptive to predictive models, saving time and resources by extrapolating results of very lengthy experiments, e.g. sorption isotherms, or by mathematically manipulating the C–S–H components to derive different structures and assemblages, that would have been difficult or impossible in practice. In that sense, the new experimental methods available, paired with analytical models are able to provide further justification of the pioneering studies and advance cement nanoscience, paving the way to the production of innovative, nanomodified cements, with minimum Portland cement content.
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.10.029
Published - 15 Jan 2015
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Calcium silicate
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Portland cement
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Papatzani, S., Paine, K., & Holley, J. (2015). A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates. Construction and Building Materials, 74, 219-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.10.029
A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates. / Papatzani, Styliani; Paine, Kevin; Holley, Juliana.
In: Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 74, 15.01.2015, p. 219-234.
Papatzani, S, Paine, K & Holley, J 2015, 'A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 74, pp. 219-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.10.029
Papatzani S, Paine K, Holley J. A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates. Construction and Building Materials. 2015 Jan 15;74:219-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.10.029
Papatzani, Styliani ; Paine, Kevin ; Holley, Juliana. / A comprehensive review of the models on the nanostructure of calcium silicate hydrates. In: Construction and Building Materials. 2015 ; Vol. 74. pp. 219-234.
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Atuguba's Missing Pink Sheets A Hoax?
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Media reports suggesting that a missing box containing pink sheets that was part of Justice William Atuguba's copy of exhibits submitted to the accounting firm, KPMG has been found to be a hoax, claims an Accra-based daily.
Very reliable information picked up by a privately-owned newspaper suggests that the box in question, which was part of exhibits that was served on Justice Atuguba by the Supreme Court registrar was actually counted by KPMG.
Our sources at KPMG disclosed that at no point in time did Justice Atuguba send correspondents to the accounting firm to alert them of a missing box containing pink sheets that should have originally been part of the set of boxes that the referee took custody of at the presiding Judge's office.
This paper can reliably report that the said 'missing- but- found' box; marked exhibit MB-P-3836-4796 formed part of the exhibits that were submitted to KPMG in the presence of representatives of the petitioners and the three respondents by the registrar of the court, Mr. Osei Kwaku and later counted and included by the referee in its report.
A copy of the referee's report gleaned by The Al-Hajj indicates that, whiles the petitioners through its star witness, Dr Bawumia told the court that in the exhibits marked MB-P series they filed 10, 450 pink sheets, it turned out after the count of Justice Atuguba's pink sheets by KPMG that they filed only 8,905 in the MB-P series.
Whiles the media report has turned out to be false and a grand scheme by the petitioners to water the grounds for the addition of extra boxes of pink sheets in the MB-P series to make up for the backlog of 2,079 pink sheets that the petitioners told the court they have filed, The Al-Hajj can confirm that the registrar of the court, Mr. Osei Kwaku is at the center of all these manipulations.
Intelligence reports picked up by this paper indicates that on May 2, 2013, the Secretary to the Presiding Judge confirmed to KPMG officials that, Mr Osei Kwaku came for two boxes within the MB-P and MB-L series from Justice Atuguba's set of exhibits under the notion that those two boxes were not supposed to be part of the set of exhibits for the presiding judge, but later, he returned the one from the MB-L series.
The alleged missing-but-found box as reported by the opposition tabloids marked MB-P-3866-4796 was the box that was taken by the registrar and never returned.
Though the registrar did not return the exhibits marked MB-P-3866-4796 to Justice Atuguba's office according to the secretary, the said exhibit miraculously formed part of the exhibits presented to KPMG officials by the registrar for count as part of Justice Atuguba's set of exhibits.
Whereas throughout the auditing exercise no issue of missing box was raised, it was after the KPMG officials had taken back the exhibits to the presiding judge's office that the respondents were taken aback by media reports that the exhibits marked MB-P-3866-4796, which formed part of the exhibits that the referee took custody of, was missing and later found.
Contrary to the publication that the alleged missing but-found-box, labeled MB-P-3866-4796 contains 2000 pink sheets that when counted will sum up to 11, 842 pink sheets that the petitioners told the court they have filed, official documents from KPMG revealed that the said box was counted as part of the exhibits and it contained only 786 pink sheets, instead of 960 as the range specified on the said exhibit.
Meanwhile, credible information from our source at the Supreme Court indicates that, Mr Osei Kwaku has written a letter to the court to inform the nine Justices sitting on the election petition that two boxes of exhibits from the presiding judge, exhibit MB-P-3866-4796 and another exhibit from the MB-L series was mistakenly added to the registry's copy of the exhibits that was submitted to the referee.
Official reports from KPMG indicates after the auditing of the registry's copy of the exhibits, the number of exhibits filed by the petitioners stood at 13, 928 out of which 9,148 are pink sheets with unique polling stations, 3, 899 are those that are multiple copies and 881 are pink sheets that are unclear.
Again, after counting of the presiding Judge's pink sheets, it amounted to 9, 856 out of which 6,734 are pink sheets with unique polling stations; 2, 631 are those that are multiple copies and 491 are pink sheets that are unclear.
From the registrars analogy that MB-P-3866-4796 was mistakenly taken from Justices exhibits and added to the registry's exhibits, it will stand out that should the said exhibit taken from the registry's copy of the exhibits, the number will reduce to 13, 142 pink sheets, which is over and above the 11, 842 figure that the petitioners have consistently quoted.
Again, should the said exhibit be added to the control, the number of exhibits will increase to 10, 624, which is also below the 11, 842 exhibits that the petitioners have told the court that they have filed and served on the respondents.
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Sunday we had an easy day, slept in, blogged, missioned to Union Square and had dinner at a Chocolate Restaurant (yum) before heading to what we consider an 'experience' show.
Broadway Show #20: Wayra Fuerza Bruta
Where: Daryl Roth Theatre
Seats: GA
Favourite moment: The Overhead Pool
Rating:8/10
This clip essentially covers the whole show:
This show was like a surrealist circus dance rave party. This Argentinian company is an offshoot from the infamous De La Guarda performance theatre company and consists of a live band, an overhead swimming pool and a LOT of aerial work.
I really enjoyed the show. There was no storyline or connecting features, it was more a bunch of different acts pieced together. The audience stood in a circle in the middle of the theatre and everything was visible – the set pieces, the rigging and my favourite, the crew. It was the first production we have been to where the crew were very visible, were dressed formally and were a big factor of the show. It was very Brechtian in the way the crew ran the show – they moved the audience, spotted performances and gave very clear safety checks – and I loved it. When the performers or the band were distracting the audience in one direction, I was turning around to see what the crew were setting up behind us. The crew also got a big acknowledgment during the curtain call and rightfully so with 5 Stage Managers, 5 Riggers, 4 operators and a huge crew looking after the audience – they deserved it.
At the end of the night they dumped water over the audience. We were prepared with our electronics in ziplock bags (it was no secret that it was going to happen – they sell rain ponchos, towels and dressing gowns before you go in) but we were lucky enough to be out of the main splash zone. We were just blasted by giant fans and confetti. FUN.
Yesterday we went on a mission out to Coney Island for a look around. Being off-season, everything was closed and it felt like a grimy ghost town. The trip wasn't a waste though, we managed to find some Bertie Botts every flavour beans! I wasn't game enough to try the vomit flavour but I did try soap = bleugh.
Last night we went on a night tour of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, which was great to see everything from up high!
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Q: Is it possible to do conditional destructuring or have a fallback? I have an object that has lots of deeply nested properties. I want to be able to access properties on "MY_KEY" (below), but if that doesn't exist then get "MY_OTHER_KEY". How can I accomplish that?
const {
  X: {
    Y: {
      MY_KEY: {
        Values: segments = []
      } = {}
    } = {}
  } = {}
} = segment;

A: You could achieve this using a temporal variable inside your destructuring assignment, something like this:

function destructure(segments) {
  const {
    X: {
      Y: {
        MY_OTHER_KEY: _fallback_value = {},
        MY_KEY: {
          Values: segment = []
        } = _fallback_value,
      } = {},
    } = {},
  } = segments;

  return segment;
}

console.log(destructure({})); // []
console.log(destructure({X:{}})); // []
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_KEY:{Values:"A"}}}})); // A
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_OTHER_KEY:{Values:"B"}}}})); // B
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_OTHER_KEY:{Values:"C"}, MY_KEY:{Values:"D"}}}})); // D

First of all, this kind of destructuring will attempt to extract the second key all the time, which might have some unintended implications, like a property getter for MY_OTHER_KEY will always run.
However I fail to see the beauty in it. Hiding some control flow inside destructuring is just confusing. I would rather suggest extracting the parent object and use regular property access on it:

function destructure(segments) {
  const {
    X: {
      Y: nested = {},
    } = {},
  } = segments;
  const selected = nested.MY_KEY || nested.MY_OTHER_KEY || {};
  const {
    Values: segment = []
  } = selected;
  return segment;
}

console.log(destructure({})); // []
console.log(destructure({X:{}})); // []
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_KEY:{Values:"A"}}}})); // A
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_OTHER_KEY:{Values:"B"}}}})); // B
console.log(destructure({X:{Y:{MY_OTHER_KEY:{Values:"C"}, MY_KEY:{Values:"D"}}}})); // D

A: Check if the target is defined
let {/* do destructuring stuff */}

if (MY_KEY === undefined) {
  // define `MY_OTHER_KEY` variable here
}

If you are trying to assign target to a different property if the previous target definition is undefined you can assign the variable at subsequent target definition

const segment = {Y:123};
let or = "Y";
let X;
({X, X = X || segment[or]} = segment);

console.log(X);

A: While object destructuring is cool and new, it is not the best in all cases. May do:
try {
  var segments = segment.X.Y.MY_KEY.Values;
} catch(e){
 //whatever
}


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Nadiya Hussain's 'bad hair' - and the other reasons why Muslim women wear headscarves
Nadiya Hussain won GBBO last year
Radhika Sanghani
10 August 2016 • 10:08am
Great British Bake Offwinner Nadiya Hussain has just revealed the reason why she first started wearing a headscarf – and it's not what you might expect.
Instead of first donning the scarf for religious reasons, or following family tradition, Hussain just wanted to cover up her bad hair.
The 31-year-old told the Times that when she probably put on a hijab aged 14 to cover up her 'bad hair more than anything else' because her father 'cut it really badly.'
Her parents were not particularly religious – and neither her mother or three sisters covered their hair hen she was growing up - but she started to connect with Islam at school, reading about it in the RE section of the library.
She said: "My mum said: 'What's wrong with her? Why does she want to cover her hair?' And I said: 'Well, I don't care what society thinks, I wear it because I want to.'"
Hussain's revelation sheds light on the varied reasons why Muslim women chose to wear headscarves – from religion to feminism to not wanting to fix their hair, or even get changed.
Back in 2014, a Reddit thread shed light on many of these reasons, and we've republished them here:
'I wear it to promote feminism'
"I like to use it to promote feminism, however it is very hard to express it because of how people view it. There ARE a lot of women who are forced to wear it, and I think that's really wrong, no matter how religious or what country.
"The hijab is forced in some places in the world, or by certain people - especially men in many cases. I will not deny this. This is not feminism. I want to take this hijab and make it my own. First choose if I even want to cover or not. Define WHY and HOW. I will choose what colors I will wear. What materials. Not just black and white.
"I control if I want to use hijab pins, rhinestones, lace, or brooches. When I will wear it, how I will tie it. When I choose to take it off. It is my right. Also I will choose WHY I wear it. NOT wear it because someone told me to. These points combined promote feminism within women.
"If women can choose WHY and HOW, they are exercising basic rights. You decide if you want to, decide why, decide how."
'I feel like men respect me more'
"I genuinely like wearing it. It makes me feel put together and confident in a weird way. Maybe because it does take a certain level of courage to visibly separate yourself from normal society. To start wearing a hijab I had to stop caring about what other people thought and now I can be proud of that.
"It definitely doesn't stop street harassment, but men do treat you with a bit more respect. I don't think it's right to treat a girl differently because of how she's dressed but it does happen. When I'm wearing a hijab it's much easier not to care when I'm getting leered at because what exactly is he looking at? My face?"
'It's part of being a Muslim'
"I wear the hijab because it is part of being a Muslim. It is a choice at the end of the day, but I prefer to wear it and identify myself as a Muslim. It's also a sign of modesty that I wear it, like I can't wear short or tight clothes with the headscarf. It definitely keeps away the male attention where they won't approach you to flirt etc.
"It's a choice at the end. If you don't wear it, it doesn't make you a bad person or [a bad] Muslim. It is something that has its merits and its advantages but it is a choice."
'I throw on a burqa when I don't feel like changing'
"I was forced to start wearing a hijab at the age of 13 and now find it hard and very uncomfortable to take it off in public. Having said that, I do not take it as seriously as I should, in the sense that sometimes in places where there aren't a lot of men around, I take it off because it gets all sweaty in around my head.
"Regarding the niqab, which covers the face...I don't like it, but that's just my opinion. Firstly, because it isn't an obligation to cover your face in Islam and second, I want to be able to breathe...? It's suffocating as I've seen a lot of people I know who do wear a niqab. I'm not forced to wear a niqab/burqa. The only times I wear a burqa - the black robe thing, is when I don't feel like changing so I just throw it on when going somewhere."
'People deal with me as an individual'
"The biggest benefit that I enjoy by wearing [the hijab] is that people deal with me as an individual and not just according to my looks. Yes, I've faced a significant amount of xenophobia, but I'm over it. I'm confident and happy with my decision.
"I, as well as most Muslims I know in the West, am not fond of the burka or niqab here, because it could expose an individual to unnecessary harm and harassment. Since there are strong religious opinions that permit just the hijab without covering the face, I personally feel that it is a better choice. In the end, however, as long as that individual has made the decision independently and knows why she is doing something, I respect her decision."
'I must do what God tells me'
"I fear and love God, and He has said that women must cover their hair, so I follow what He tells me, simple as that. I know this might sound a little weird, but I don't really think of symbolism and stuff, I follow it because God says it is the right and sensible thing to do and it is."
'It's a beautiful, religious fashion statement'
"Personally, I love wearing the hijab. Nobody could pay me enough to take it off. It honestly liberates me because I get to choose how much of myself I reveal to the public. It's awesome. I have drawers full of a variety of vibrant colours and prints. I match them with my outfits and wear a different style every day. It's kind of like a beautiful, religious fashion statement.
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We've had a kind of unofficial family tradition of making ravioli on New Year's Day for the last four or so years. It's the sort of thing you can do while hung-over, it gets guests involved (we didn't have any visitors this year, but Mary has been at the ravioli table in the past), and it makes for a nice meal New Year's evening.
There's no point in using a food processor to try to make pasta dough; the classic "well method" of flour and eggs mixed together on the board works about as well, it really doesn't take that long, you have to knead quite a bit by hand even if you do process it first, and it ends up being less mess to clean the board than to clean the processor.
About a pound of flour and about four eggs, a little olive oil and a little salt. That's it.
Take your time mixing the dough because it's going to come together eventually even if it looks like it's not going to happen. Patience, grasshopper, patience.
You can rest the dough while it's still kind of shaggy-looking because it will come together after it sits in plastic bag for a while. and then you knead it a bit before rolling it out.
It's probably better for the dough to be a bit on the dry-side rather than the wet.
It would be worthwhile to price the pasta rolling attachment for the standing mixer.
One or two batches of pasta– NOT three.
One or two fillings– NOT three.
Make sure your fillings are on they dry-side of things.
DO NOT over fill the ravioli. I know, it's annoying to get ravioli that have just a teensy-weensy bit of filling, but burst ravioli are just evil.
Enjoy in small servings– they're rich little suckers.


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Hong Kong suspends transit flights from most of the world due to COVID-19
A man enters a community testing centre at Hong Kong International Airport, following infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, Jan 11, 2022. (Reuters/Lam Yik)
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will suspend for a month transit flights from about 150 countries and territories considered high risk because of the coronavirus, deepening the global financial hub's isolation.
The move comes as the city has seen about 50 cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant since the end of last year.
Prior to the outbreak, which authorities said could be traced back to two aircrew members of Cathay Pacific Airways, the city had had no local transmissions for over three months.
Hong Kong International Airport said in a statement on Friday (Jan 14) that any persons who have stayed in places classified as high risk by health authorities in the 21 days before travelling cannot transit through the city from Jan 16 until Feb 15.
The measure was taken "in order to control the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant", it said.
Hong Kong currently classifies more than 150 countries and territories as high risk.
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Last week, it banned incoming flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain and the United States, including interchanges.
The Chinese-ruled city has followed China's policy in adopting a zero-tolerance towards local COVID-19 cases even as much of the world shifts towards living with the coronavirus.
In recent weeks, authorities have tightened quarantine restrictions on air crew and reintroduced curbs on social life.
Fifteen type of venues, including bars and clubs, cinemas, gyms and beauty salons were ordered to close, while dining in restaurants is banned after 6pm. Primary schools and kindergartens have also shuttered.
The government is expected to announce later on Friday that the restrictions will be extended through the Chinese New Year holiday at the start of February.
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Bodega Premium Blends is one of the newest cigar maker's to hop on to Gary Griffith's House of Emilio. Prior to them joining HoE I had no recollection of seeing this brand. It goes to show you how much an unknown brand can benefit by having their cigars distributed by a company like HoE. From what I gathered via the Bodega website, of the two blends they currently have (Aperitivo and Digestivo), the Aperitivo is suggested to be smoked before a meal whilst the Digestivo is meant for after dinner. Let's see if the Digestivo can live up to the reputation of being that hearty after dinner smoke.
During my initial inspection I immediately got the impression this was a very well constructed cigar. The pack was firm, there were no soft spots and on top of that the Digestivo was shrouded in one of the toothiest wrappers I have ever seen. The wrapper was dark chocolate in color, oily and had a noticeable amount of veins. The foot emitted soft hints of sweet bread, earth and mulling spices with a subdued white pepper tingle. Mineral and faint barnyard off the foot. Once I cut the Digestivo, I was greeted with a flawless draw, accompanied by tones of pumpernickel, slight petrol and a general tea note.
At the beginning of the first third I was greeted with red pepper. Although it wasn't abrasive or strong, it was clearly evident on the retro-hale. A tingly sensation developed on the tongue during the first third as well. Sometimes a mineral flavor or sensation on the tongue can be a huge negative; at Cigar Memoir, we have defined this flavor/sensation on the tongue as "9-volt", it can become very unpleasant when there is an abundance of it. Luckily, the mineral sensation wasn't too strong at this point. On both the palate and sinus, a wet earth flavor would become unmistakably noticeable during the mid-point of the first third. A distinct tea note was apparent which was the first time I picked up tea from a maduro wrapped cigar. Undertones of pumpernickel bread and cocoa would rise and fall during this third. Smoke characteristic was silky, yet arid, slightly parching my palate. Earth, cocoa and tea during a medium-length (5 sec) finish. Mild-medium body. Mild strength.
Although the smoke became more voluminous continuing into the second third, it still remained somewhat arid and slightly drying to the palate. Red pepper remained the same along with the pumpernickel. The unique tea flavor was present, taking a more herbal characteristic in the second third. Luckily, the mineral tingle I previously mentioned disappeared. Wet earth maintained its pace as the only clear predominant note that wasn't an undertone. Cocoa deepened in flavor, becoming a more rich dark chocolate. Other undertones making an appearance during the second third were cinnamon and a faint espresso. Earth, herbal tea, dark chocolate on another medium-length finish. Medium body. Mild-medium strength.
The red pepper backed-off even more, becoming a fleeting undertone during the retro. At this point three subtle tones made up the bulk of the profile: pumpernickel, wet earth and herbal tea. Underneath this trifecta of flavors was dark chocolate, faint hazelnut and two new additions: petrol and oak. Although these flavors are deep and dark, their delivery is subtle and at times hard to notice due to their lack of intensity. The smoke characteristic remained the same throughout the entire cigar, silky, arid and slightly parching. Wet earth, dark chocolate, herbal tea and oak on a medium-length finish. Mild-medium body. Mild strength.
At times I have been too stern in labeling cigars with this classification. I just can't smoke a maduro with flavors of tea and not label it Wild Card. Although the tea was an undertone throughout, nearly all the other flavors were even. The tea simply added an accent that completely changed my perception of this cigar and made it stand out. For this fact alone, the Digestivo gets a Wild Card classification.
Bodega markets the Digestivo as an "after dinner cigar", which makes no sense to me because in my mind it is an "anti-maduro". Let me explain. When you think of an "after dinner maduro" what comes to mind? Something full-bodied and perhaps full-strength. Names like La Flor Dominicana come to mind. However, Bodega's Digestivo is mild-medium bodied at most and aside from my inability to gauge a cigars strength, I'm under the impression that this cigar isn't too strong either. I liked this cigar more for its uniqueness than anything else. When was the last time you smoked a maduro and attained tea flavors from it? Probably never. This is not your "after dinner maduro", but at the same time, this isn't an everyday maduro either. I wasn't blown away by the unique characteristics, but I was entertained by them enough to like it.
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One year since Borderline: The community continues to move forward, working hard to never forget
Juliana Jacobson
Nov. 7 officially marked one year since an active shooter entered Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, and took the lives of twelve people, injuring several others. Among the deceased were a bar security guard, a veteran cop and a Navy veteran who had survived the Las Vegas shooting a year prior.
Since then, friends, family and the community have come together to honor the memories of those who entered the bar for a lively college night, but never returned home.
"I think…we need to band together as a community and take a step back and just realize we're all humans, and that we need to heal together. In the future, we need to educate each other on mental health issues so it doesn't happen again," said junior Grace Mansfield, vice president of the VHS club, Students Against Gun Violence.
To date, the restaurant and bar remains closed. On the scene of its former activity, a memorial stands with 12 crosses placed at the building's head, covered in flowers, portraits, flags, stuffed animals and other keepsakes with the hope that the twelve victims will never be forgotten.
The 12 bubbling water jets installed by the city to represent the 12 victims. Photo by: Makena Huey
One way the community intends to cherish these memories is with Thousand Oaks Remembers, at thousandoaksremembers.com, a website that gives a place for friends and family of the victims to begin the healing process. "It is the hope of this project to provide a space for people to share these stories that are being carried…primarily for the healing of individuals and the community as a whole. We do this through providing multiple places for people to share their stories including space for verbal story sharing, written stories, as well as a larger community event on the one-year anniversary," the website says.
To honor Sheriff Sgt. Ronald Helus whose life was taken as he entered the bar to respond to the call that shots were fired, the city dedicated a portion of the 101 freeway in Thousand Oaks to his remembrance, called the Ventura County Sheriff Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus Memorial Highway.
On a physical scale, the largest and thus far most complex memorial was constructed by the city of Thousand Oaks in just under a year. On Nov. 7, 2019, the city, the Conejo Recreation and Park District and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office held a dedication ceremony for the Healing Garden. It's location: the Lakeside Pavilion at Conejo Creek North, 1379 E Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Some details of the garden include 12 granite benches, 12 boulders and 12 bubbling water jets. Also featured on the memorial's site are two plaques bearing the names of each victim, along with a dedication.
The intent of the garden is to create a place for the victims' families to come together. According to the Conejo Recreation and Park District, it is "a place to pause, reflect, and heal."
AP English and ERWC English teacher, Erin Jones, was in close proximity to a school shooting a number of years ago while teaching at Santana High School. When asked about how students and teachers handle the emotions that come with such an experience, Jones said, "I think people deal with it in different ways, so part of you has to compartmentalize things…when it happened at Santana High School, my old high school–we had students write about it and write about their fears and some of them…knew students at the school. A lot of times teachers will bring it up, which sometimes is good and sometimes we just want to kind of get back to normal, but it's not really normal. I don't think there's a right way to deal with it, everyone deals with issues differently, and some people need to–sometimes I need to think about it and digest before I bring it up with the class."