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Console Review: Nintendo Switch OLED Model
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Posted November 1, 2021 by Richard Lee Breslin in Console Review, Featured, Nintendo Switch OLED Model, Reviews
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The new Nintendo Switch OLED model is out now, and the question is being asked, is it worth buying? Whether you're an owner of a previous Nintendo Switch console or a first-time buyer. Hopefully, I'll be able to answer that question for you today.
Firstly, don't expect any drastic changes if you're thinking about upgrading to the OLED model. At its core, this is pretty much the same console as before. Only this time, we have some various 'quality of life' improvements if you will. Earlier in the year, Nintendo confirmed to The Verge that the OLED model does not feature a new CPU or increased RAM. So, don't expect any visual improvements when docked or faster loading times.
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As confirmed in the Nintendo FAQ, other than colour, the Joy-Cons with the OLED mode are the exact same. The website reads: "The Joy-Con controllers included with the Nintendo Switch (OLED model) are the same as the controllers currently available." Though I do love the black and white design of the Joy-Cons included in the OLED model. The battler
The battery life is also the same as the previous model, which is said to last around 4.5 to 9 hours with one full charge. That said, this is based upon the second version of the Switch tablet, which is better than the original model which had a battery life of around 2.5 to 6.5 hours from a full charge.
Now that the minor negatives are out of the way, let's talk about the positives because there's plenty of good about the Nintendo Switch OLED model. The first thing that you will notice is the increased screen size. The new OLED screen is 7" compared to the original 6.2".
This might not seem much at quick glance, but the extra dimensions make more difference than you might think when playing in handheld mode. It kind of reminds me of when you pinch and enlarge a mobile screen to full size. Going back to my older Switch, I can certainly notice this somewhat subtle increase in screen size.
The OLED screen is also absolutely gorgeous, and this is easily the most noticeable difference between this and the older Switch models. The screen has a resolution of 1280×720, but that OLED screen makes all the colours of the screen pop. It really does bring extra vibrancy to your games. Your experience playing the OLED model on the go has also improved. Previously I would often struggle to see the screen if it's a sunny day with the light glaring on the screen. Thankfully, the OLED screen has removed much of that annoying glare.
I've been playing Metroid Dread, Super Monkey Ball and the 2002 Resident Evil remake on my new Switch and the OLED model is most certainly the best way to play Switch games from now on. However, when playing in docked mode on the TV, the visual quality is exactly the same as they were before.
Improvements have also been made to the dock. Not only does it look extra stylish in its black and white design, but subtle changes have also been made to this too. For one, it's quite considerably lighter than the previous dock, which is extra handy when travelling with your OLED Switch. There is also a new LAN port in the dock, so now you can connect the OLED Switch to the internet via a cable and wirelessly. Previously, the Switch was wi-fi only.
The LAN cable has been included at the expense of a USB port. Which might disappoint some for those that might use a wired USB headset or even power other USB devices. However, all Nintendo Switch consoles support Bluetooth wireless headsets, which even includes the official Xbox headset.
There is also some additional space in the dock for the Switch tablet. This can cause a little wobble from side to side. But I must stress that the tablet is as secure as before. However, the extra breathing space should have to keep the tablet cool and from overheating. I also like to keep my Switch in a protective clear case. Previously, I couldn't fit my Switch tablet with a protective case into the dock. However now, I no longer have that problem. My Switch now fits into the dock with a protective clear case on the tablet.
Finally, the OLED model also has onboard speakers' which improves the audio experience of any game that you are playing. Furthermore, the internal storage space has also been increased from 32GB to 64GB. If like me you own most of your games digitally, you will quickly run out of space, but it's handy to have double internal storage. That said, you will still need an external memory card for additional storage.
So, that covers my review of the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model). The Nintendo Switch is one of my favourite consoles and upgrading from the previous model to the OLED is worth your time in my opinion. You can always sell your old Switch to buy the OLED model to reduce the cost, and from what I can tell, the older Switch still fetches a decent sell-on price.
The Nintendo Switch (OLED model) makes your games pop like never before, and once you indulge this gorgeous screen, you won't want to go back. The OLED model is available now with an RRP of £309.99 in the UK and $349.99 in the US.
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Console Review: Nintendo Switch OLED Model was last modified: November 1st, 2021 by Richard Lee Breslin

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The oxidation number of zirconium in zirconium diselenide is 4.
The table shows element percentages for ZrSe2 (zirconium diselenide).
The chart below shows the calculated isotope pattern for the formula ZrSe2 with the most intense ion set to 100%.


We look all around and forget to look across the table. We listen to fifteen-thousand words a day and forget to hear the five that matter, the five they needed us to hear. We seek the stories that stir our faith and forget to let the lives lived nearest speak the loudest. We show up for the stranger and forget that our presence is somehow most important to the ones we see the most.
I woke up every morning last week thinking, "I have got to write something today." It didn't feel like pressure. It just felt like reality. Like I needed to get my thoughts and feelings down on some kind of paper. When I feel like that – like I have to write or else I will suffocate – it's usually because I'm trying to hide.
I honestly don't know what happened to 2015. It was January. And then it was May. And now it is today. Here we are on the cusp of 2016, and I need a moment to look back before we lunge forward. Because this year was fast, but it was also real. And I don't want to forget it.
Sometimes I have very little to say here. Usually it's when I have a LOT of thoughts that I can't quite get into sentences yet. So, I thought we would revisit my iPhone notes--my antisocial media outlet. Because it's mindless and also a little entertaining (at least to me). My iPhone notes are where I type in incomplete thoughts and keep track of things that I can't keep track of in my head (which--side note--is getting to be more and more things). So there's that.


#TrackNigeria: Ambassador Hillary Emoh, Country Director, World Habitat Ambassador Foundation, also the Founder, Leasers Without Boarders Development Center, has underscored the need for youth inclusiveness in governance for a sustainable development of the country.
Emoh, made the call in an interview with Newsmen during the 6th World Habitat Leadership Conference and Honours Award, held in Abuja on Saturday.
According to him, the conference, with the theme titled, "Effective Leadership; Its Role in Ensuring and Securing A Sustainable Habitat" is aimed at addressing issues concerning the Human Habitat.
"The youths are the leaders of tomorrow" hence, the need to involve them in leadership process was key for a sustainable development for any country in the world.
"I will want to advice that the youths should be more involved in leadership process and matters that affect the youths in the country.
"If the youths don't get involved, especially in leadership affairs of a country, their is no way we will be able to repair the continent.
"The essence of this leadership conference, is to inform our leaders that they need to allow the youths to be involved in some of the matters that affect the nation," Emoh said.
However, he, called on Nigerian youths to embrace peace and shun any form of violence capable of bringing and causing conflict, for the development of the country.
The ambassador, also called on the Federal Government to set up policies that would address issues of climate change in the country for a cleaner habitat and a safe planet.
Nonetheless, he observed that a sustainable habitat was designed to have all the basic amenities of life to guarantee peace and security for the good of mankind.


i was told indiana su members can't join!!
1. A discussion on possibly changing the rain date policy for the SU-IL club tournaments.
2. A discussion of what position the club should support regarding proposed changes to the IL DNR's stocking program.
3. A member asking if anyone fishing the SU-IL club tournaments needs crew.
4. A poll for members to choose the artwork we will use for the SU-IL Pro/Am tournament webpage.
All of these (and everything else in the members only forum) are internal discussions, intended only for the membership of SU Illinois. So, for now, we are limiting the access to this forum. We don't want to air our dirty laundry in a public place.
You guys have raised a very valid point, however. Since SU Illinois and SU Indiana (and SU Wisconsin, too) have essentially the same goals and agenda, it may be in our best interest to grant access to members of the "other" SU clubs. I will bring it up at the next board of directors meeting.
Thanks jerry for getting me set up in the forum.
I have always wanted to be a member but this is the year I decided it was time to grow up, so here I am.
I really dont have a salmon boat but the one I have floats and I have two downriggers, so in my little world that makes me a salmon hunter, well more like a searcher then a hunter.
If anyone sees a little red warrior boat with a 300hp on the back give me a shout, you can call me whatever you want, but the boats name is SLAPHAPPY, dont know why its named that but it fits.
Welcome aboard, Chris! What port(s) do you normally fish out of? If you are in the Waukegan area between April and September, give the Runnin' Bare a call on 68; be happy to share info with ya! Hope to see you at the monthly meetings, too.
1. Send me a PM with your name, ChiTown-Angler user id, and S.U. membership number (it is on your card).
2. I will cross-check the S.U. membership roll and add you to the group.
It is that simple! I usually check my PMs a couple times a day, but it may take 12 to 24 hours before I get to it. Please be patient. Please let myself or one of the ChiTown-Angler support staff know if you have any problems/questions/comments. Thanks.
Don't feel left out! Jerry explained pretty well what our members forum is for. Do you really care what's on the grocery list or going to the cleaners if it's not your suit or dinner? SU IN and SU WI members are welcome to fish our club tournaments (up to two w/out joining SU IL) and welcome at all of our club meetings - seminars free!!
Firemanfred SU # 90 Thanks.
Guy's, I will check with Greylion on your access and get you set up. Moving forward please send me a PM and I will get SU Illinois members access until Jerry is back in business.
I recently joined the club and would like to update my status on this forum and get access. I tried sending you pm's but they are not going for some reason.


How many of these perks were you unaware of?
Flying is very few people's idea of relaxation of comfort, so when there's a possibility of making the experience better, you're probably going to jump at it.
There are plenty of little things we can do, such as read, listen to music or watch tv shows that help time go faster.
However, there are a few lesser known in-flight perks that could greatly improve your journey, even if you for all the add-ons.
For all of these, making sure you get friendly with the cabin crew first, who can hand out these perks at their discretion.
You'll need to ask very, very nicely but usually they are happy to accommodate when they can, especially for passengers who are polite and patient.
Skyscanner caught up with members of cabin crew from different airlines to find out what extras you can ask for - from extra food to cockpit tours and even a few First Class treats.
Of course there's no guarantee you'll definitely get these, but it doesn't hurt to ask!
Alternatively, if you're peckish before dinner is ready, you can ask for a top up of peanuts or on-board snacks they may have going, writes the Mirror .


Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has revealed it is selling its insurance arm to Phoenix Group for GBP3.2bn.
The firm is now focusing purely on asset management and the sale to Phoenix marks the end of a long transition period. The sale follows last year's merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management, which onlookers saw as a signal that Standard Life's insurance business would be sold off.
Commentators claim that the fact that the buyer is Phoenix has come as somewhat of a surprise following initial interest from Lloyds, who were going to join its Scottish Widows brand with Standard Life's insurance arm. However, that deal fell apart when neither side could agree on the terms. A by-product of that disagreement is that SLA is no longer to manage the GBP109bn of Scottish Widows assets it currently has on its books.
Keith Skeoch, co-chief executive of SLA, said that the Phoenix deal "completes our transformation from a capital-heavy insurance business." The cash and shares purchase is also part of a much bigger arrangement that will see SLA's smaller rival entrust SLA with billions of pounds for it to manage.


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Q: Filling holes with balls I have a simple problem that a high school student could easily solve, but my high school maths classes are far...
Here is my problem:

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*I have 8 holes that I must fill with 6 balls. EDIT: Each hole can only contain one ball after this step.
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Obviously, 2 holes will be empty. Here is an example of a possible configuration:
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There are $\dbinom{8}{6}$ possible permutations: 28 possibilities (if I'm right until here...).

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*Then, let say I randomly put 10 more balls in holes where there is already a ball. But a hole with only one ball is totally possible (see column 7). EDIT: the empty columns play no role.

Here is an example, starting from the previous configuration:
| 0 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |   | 0 |   |   | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 | 0 |

The total number of balls is 16. How many possible configurations are there ? My problem is that I must respect this two steps procedure: I first fill 6 holes out of 8, and then I fill the not empty holes with 10 more balls. No form of order has to be respected.
Could you give me a hand please ?

A: This process is equivalent to: First choose k coordinates out of n (which can be done $C(n,k)$ ways). Then, add one ball to each of the $k$ originally chosen coordinates (which can be done $1$ way). Then, stick r balls into these k coordinates (which is the number of non-negative solutions to $x_1+\ldots+x_k = r$, which by stars and bars is $C(r+k-1,k-1)$; $x_i$ is the number of balls you're adding to the $i$-th selected coordinate, when you order the coordinates from left to right).
These steps are independent, so the number of ways to do this is the product of the ways to do each step, which is $C(n,k) C(r+k-1,k-1)$.
In your case, $n=8,k=6,r=10$.

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Who needs television when you have this lot?
IF YOU'RE IN any way familiar with YouTube, you've probably heard of the likes of Jenna Marbles and Smosh, who both have an insane amount of subscribers.
But what about the Irish crowd? Do we get a look in?
Here's our pick of eight that should tide you over.
Brian O'Reilly is a singer/songwriter from Dublin who created a YouTube series 'Things To Do Before I Die' back in 2010. The series saw him skydiving, streaking, and causing a scene during a college lecture.
With 244,452 subscribers, he has more than Jedward, Two Door Cinema Club, Westlife, and even our state broadcaster RTÉ. So now.
Possibly best known for her Shite Irish Girls Say video, Clare is from Mayo and posts a new video every week, often parodying an aspect of Irish life. She's currently doing an 'Irish Bucket List' which has seen her visit Father Ted's gaff and attend a redhead convention. Standard.
James isn't shy, and his YouTube channel certainly reflects it. He makes both sketch videos such as Shite Irish Gays Say and vlogs that showcase him as a master of TMI. Seriously.
Leanne is one of Ireland's biggest beauty and fashion vloggers, and probably one for the women. She posts videos of make-up reviews, clothes 'hauls' and her life, documenting her jaw surgery and on the topic of body image.
If it's beauty you're after, others include Tar Mar, Dazzledust25 and LetzMakeup for more 'out there' creations.
These are more commonly known as the 'two Irish lads that watch stuff' and sarcastically comment on it. We've previously featured a few of their videos, it's like Gogglebox for YouTube clips, but they sometimes do street voxpops too.
This talented impressionist is probably best known for his Bear Grylls parody. Burke also posts videos of his spot-on imitations of the likes of Ricky Gervais, Ben Stiller and Jesse Pinkman, as well as creating sketches such as a concerned video for Concern workers. What a gent.
Sean is an lad from the West coast who's YouTube channel gained a following for his dramatic readings of pop songs such as Gangnam Style and Blurred Lines. His day-to-day vlogs– like his trip to Dingle– are also worth a watch.
These lads are a sketch collective from Skerries who should really upload more videos. They were recently featured on the Republic of Telly, so maybe that explains it. Their best sketches are those that follow a couple of extremely eloquent northsiders as they describe their romantic endeavours.
Email "These are the must-follow Irish YouTubers you may be missing".
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Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Petropavlovsk – Kamchatsky Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you'll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
Imagine a greenhouse 3 meters high and 20 meters long. That's the arrival terminal of Yelizovo Int'l Airport in Kamchatka. When it's sunny, inside the "building" it's 40 about degrees above zero.
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, we are here to give you the low-down on what travellers have reported back to us about their time at Petropavlovsk – Kamchatsky Airport.
A new terminal is to be constructed with a target finish date of 2021.
Offers amenities such as Currency Exchange, Pharmacy, ATM's and more.
Economy class travellers can pay to use one of the airport's lounges. See Airport Lounges in the airport guide below for locations and access information.
Lounge – Location: International Terminal. Lounge Access: Pay at the Door – 3000 Rubles/adult and 1500 Rubles/Children under 12 years old.
To see more options there is a list of hotels near Petropavlovsk – Kamchatsky Airport on Tripadvisor that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Free WiFi is available at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport.
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank's fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations: Ground and First Floors.
Baby Care Facilities – Passengers travelling with children under the age of 7 can use the Mother and Child Room. Location: To the left of the terminal building, inside the passenger transportation center. Hours: 8:00AM – 8:00PM.
Duty Free & Shopping – It is not known if Duty Free shopping is available. There is a gift shop available Airside.
Food & Drinks – At the time of this update, it is not known if there are any 24 hour restaurants. At the airport you will find: Cafe Polet (2nd Floor) and Cafe Bra Kamchatka (Airside).
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Services are available. Location: main terminal. Hours and Rates: Unknown.
Medical Services – Services are available. Location: To the left of the terminal building, inside the passenger transportation center. Hours: 8:00AM – 8:00PM.
Pharmacy – Location: 2nd Floor of the terminal. Hours: 8:00AM – 3:00PM (Mon – Fri only).
Post Office – Location: 2nd Floor. Hours: 9:00AM – 1:00PM and 2:00PM – 5:00PM (Tues – Fri), 9:00AM – 1:00PM and 2:00PM – 4:00PM (Sat) and closed on Sunday and Monday.
As of this update, we were unable to confirm airport hours of operation. We recommend that you read a few reviews before deciding to sleep in the airport overnight. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide. and we will update this airport guide.
Taxis are readily available at the airport. A ride to the city center takes approximately 30 minutes.
From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky take bus 102 or 104.
From Yelizovo take bus 1, 7 , 8, 102 or 104.
From Vilyuchinsk take bus 120.


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Låten Pon de Replay släppte Rihanna som sin allra första singelskiva den 22 augusti 2005; den blev en stor internationell hit. På Sverigetopplistan listas singeln som "featuring Elephant Man". Han medverkar på remixen av Pon de Replay.

Låten finns med i filmen Bring It On: All or Nothing där Rihanna även är gästskådespelare.

Musiksinglar 2005
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Q: dictsort template filter and filtering with two columns In template for now I am using this:
{% for item in mydict|dictsortreversed:"column1" %}

But I have to sort data by two columns - is there any option in dictsort to do this?
Or any alternative to do this in template?

A: As you can see in the Django code, there is no support for this.
However, since Python sorts in a stable way. This is trivial to implement by sorting twice :)
{% for item in mydict|dictsortreversed:"column1"|dictsortreversed:"column2" %}

A: How about something like -
{% for item in mydict|dictsortreversed %}
    {% if forloopcount|diviisbleby:"2" %}
            <td> item </td>
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    {% else %}
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{% endfor %}

Check out the forloop counter and divisible by template tags for more ideas.


Many charter schools have long waitlists.
Unfortunately, many school districts – which are legally charged with providing families with good schools – use public power to prevent families from attending their preferred schools.
Finances are a primary reason school districts prevent families from attending certain schools. When a family attends a charter school, a school district loses revenue.
Despite the fact that school districts are not-for-profit organizations, they dislike losing revenue as much as greedy corporations.
One of the main ways school districts block families from attending the schools they prefer is by not giving these schools facilities.
So here's a proposal: anytime a charter school has a waitlist that's 4X it's enrollment, the local school district must either (a) give the school an additional facility or (b) the next time a new mill is issued, the district cannot access any funds until a new or existing facility is allocated to the charter school.
Of course, you might argue that this policy should be triggered when a charter school has a waitlist that equals its full enrollment.
That's why this is a modest proposal.
If 2,000 families want to sent their children to a charter school that enrolls 500 hundred students, I'm not being so bold as to propose that all these families get the schools they want.
Just 1 out of every 4 of these families.
Unfortunately, in many cities, this would be progress.
*Like many posts, this one was the result of a conversation: shout out to Kristi Kimball for ideas that this post was built upon.
This entry was posted in Charter schools and tagged Facilities on June 11, 2015 by nkingsl.


Williamsport South/Nittany Mtn. KOA is a recent addition to the KOA system and was formerly listed as a Good Sam Park. It is located on a rural road off of I-80 & US 15. It's about 5 miles off the I-80. They offer full hookups and cable. The campground has a small store and stocks all the camping basics. Wi-fi is available only from the office area. Sites are gravel and fairly level. Sites are spread out over a big area. This campground is really not convenient for overniters. Water pressure was low.


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Home > Funtasia Too Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing on a brushed cotton with white dots tiered dress.
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Funtasia Too Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing on a brushed cotton with white dots tiered dress. Has matching girls and boys outfits.


Happy Monday! I took this photo of our youngest son Ayden leaving for his second day of skiing with his dad in Whistler. His first day was sort of drama....just because we (I still believe it was Larry's fault!!!) forgot to bring his ski clothes and had to get him a new jacket and a pair of pants at North Face. He was in tears when he found out his ski clothes were left at home and thought he couldn't ski with his dad and brother. Poor guy! He is an awesome skier at age 6!!!
Anyway I was very excited to get started on a scrapbook of our Whistler vacation, so I made a few pages using the My Digital Studio on my laptop in the car on the way back home while Larry was driving. This is my favorite photo of our Whistler vacation this year and I thought it would be perfect for the cover of our scrapbook. I can't wait to finish it.
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Thank you for stopping by. It's a quick post but I have to get going for tonight's Scrapbook Club night. I have a cool mini scrapbook project for the girls. Have a wonderful week!


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Theatre Lawrence's upcoming outdoor, two-man play 'Rounding Third' is like a baseball-themed 'Odd Couple'
Sep 17, 2020 @ 2:03pm - Lauren Fox
Theatre Lawrence's upcoming performance will be an outdoor, two-man show complete with social distancing. And while the show's director says the elements of nature will pose the greatest challenges to the performance, it will also complement the play, which takes place largely outdoors, on ...
Former U.S. poet laureate to give online reading through KU's Hall Center lecture series
Sep 15, 2020 @ 2:37pm - Staff Report
Former United States poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will speak online Wednesday night as part of the University of Kansas' Hall Center's humanities lecture series. Herrera, the first Mexican American to become poet laureate of the United States, held the position from 2015 to 2017. His work ...
From 'Librarian Problems' to 'Librarian Tales': local librarian with popular online presence releases his first book
Sep 12, 2020 @ 10:32pm - Lauren Fox
A local librarian's new book tells readers all about what it's like working in a library — and in doing so, dispels all notions that librarians just sit and read books all day. "Contrary to popular belief, a librarian's job isn't always the quiet, easy, and stress-free paradise ...
'What am I facing this week?': Perry artist's yearlong quilting project depicts her weekly challenges
Sep 6, 2020 @ 12:00am - Lauren Fox
A yearlong quilting project has resulted in a colorful, vulnerable glimpse into the weekly challenges of an artist's life — from a need to rekindle her creative fire, to the COVID-19 pandemic, to facing the converging crises of the world. Each week for the past year, Perry artist Gina ...
Music academy's new leader is Lawrence native eager to return to city's 'arts and culture fabric'
A Lawrence native is returning home to serve as executive director of Americana Music Academy. Max Paley, a musician with a degree in nonprofit management, began his new role on Tuesday. As the leader of the nonprofit, Paley hopes to get more kids involved in music, raise the profile of folk ...
Life-size scratchboard whale, depicting history of American capitalism, showing at Lawrence Arts Center
Aug 14, 2020 @ 3:27pm - Lauren Fox
A 51-foot-long scratchboard whale is currently on display at the Lawrence Arts Center, and Gallery Director Ben Ahlvers said it's "one of the more incredible works of art I've ever been able to see in person." The giant piece, filled with images depicting the history of American ...
Lawrence writer wins international science fiction award
Aug 6, 2020 @ 1:05pm - Lauren Fox
Lawrence writer Bogi Takács has won one of the science fiction world's most prestigious awards. Takács was announced as one of the winners of a Hugo Award, which recognizes excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, on Aug. 1. The Lawrence resident, originally from Hungary, ...
Lawrence arts and culture organizations say they're in dire financial straits amid pandemic, request relief funding
Jul 25, 2020 @ 9:27pm - Dylan Lysen
Much like other industries nationwide, the Douglas County arts and culture community has been slammed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But leaders of local nonprofit arts and culture organizations said that the most challenging part about the pandemic is the uncertainty. "The problem ...
Library's new streaming platform will feature music of northeast Kansas artists
Jul 17, 2020 @ 5:21pm - Lauren Fox
The Lawrence Public Library has launched a free online streaming platform featuring the music of northeast Kansas artists, both past and present, called the Kaw Valley Jukebox. It's meant to be an archive of music history in Lawrence, project manager Kevin Corcoran said, but it's also ...
Lawrence author's young adult novel inspired by 'The Princess Bride' to take off with virtual launch
Jul 6, 2020 @ 12:44pm - Lauren Fox
In Sarah Henning's latest young adult fantasy, the Lawrence author inverts the trope of the damsel in distress. This time, it's the princess rescuing her true love from the hands of captors. As her title indicates, "The Princess Will Save You." Henning's novel is inspired by the ...
Local artists create postcards and posters of Lawrence parks and green spaces
Jul 3, 2020 @ 12:31pm - Rochelle Valverde
Creators of a new art project want to help people appreciate the beauty of Lawrence parks and green spaces — and even bring a bit of that beauty indoors. The Lawrence Public Library partnered with several organizations — Lawrence Magazine, the Kansas Land Trust and the Douglas County ...
After initial rescheduling, Lawrence Busker Festival is now canceled
Jun 23, 2020 @ 4:33pm - Staff Report
The Lawrence Busker Festival, originally scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and then rescheduled to Labor Day weekend, has now been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Monday message on the Lawrence Busker Festival's Facebook page said that despite big plans for this year — the ...
LHS students' documentary on dancer Alvin Ailey showcased by Smithsonian museum
Jun 18, 2020 @ 2:07pm - Dylan Lysen
A short documentary film by Lawrence High School students focusing on the life and resilience of dancer Alvin Ailey reached the national stage this week. Liliana Christensen and Zora Lotton-Barker, who will be seniors at LHS this coming fall, told the Journal-World Thursday they were excited ...
Drive-in concerts this Father's Day at Douglas County Fairgrounds
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Sky Smeed and Ric Averill will take the stage Sunday for two drive-in concerts at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Smeed, a Lawrence-based Americana musician, will perform at 7:30 p.m. and Averill will perform a family friendly set of stories, songs and singalongs at 10 a.m. Smeed's show costs ...
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The Lied Center has announced its 2020-2021 season, which will feature well-known acts such as Rosanne Cash, the Steep Canyon Rangers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and America, who are on their 50th anniversary tour. In its Broadway Series, the season will include ...
East Ninth community art projects adjust amid pandemic restrictions; deadline extended until fall
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The long-running East Ninth Street projects had been planning the unveiling of its 19 community art projects for Lawrence's May Final Friday art walk event, but the coronavirus has delayed those plans. The artistic installations and performances that comprise the Rebuilding East Ninth ...
Lawrence City Band summer concert series canceled because of pandemic
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Theatre Lawrence to host drive-in screenings of 'House on Haunted Hill' this weekend
May 28, 2020 @ 10:50am - Staff Report
Updated at 4:50 p.m. Thursday Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening, Theatre Lawrence will stream the 1959 classic "House on Haunted Hill" in the east parking lot of the theater, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. For $10 a car, residents can participate in the drive-in movie experience by tuning into ...
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Has There Been a Coup in China? Flights Canceled Over Beijing, Rumors Swirl Xi Has Been Put Under House Arrest
By Jack Davis September 25, 2022 at 7:31am
Flaming rumors blazed across the globe Saturday over unsubstantiated social media reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping is under house arrest amid a military coup.
As of Sunday morning, major news sources were not reporting any unrest in China. However, Newsweek reported the rumors claim the People's Liberation Army has intervened to detain Xi.
Key elements in the rumors have been a number of flights canceled at Beijing's airport and a supposed armored column moving through the country. Xi has also not been publicly seen in recent days.
Rumors are swirling across the internet of a military coup in China and that Xi Jinping is under arrest after CCP seniors removed him as head of the PLA. Is the massive cancellation of flights in China just a military exercise, or is there something more to it? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/VDyQZacM2T
— Theresa Fallon (@TheresaAFallon) September 23, 2022
#PLA military vehicles heading to #Beijing on Sep 22. Starting from Huanlai County near Beijing & ending in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, entire procession as long as 80 KM. Meanwhile, rumor has it that #XiJinping was under arrest after #CCP seniors removed him as head of PLA pic.twitter.com/hODcknQMhE
— Jennifer Zeng 曾錚 (@jenniferatntd) September 23, 2022
New rumour to be checked out: Is Xi jingping under house arrest in Beijing ? When Xi was in Samarkand recently, the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party were supposed to have removed Xi from the Party's in-charge of Army. Then House arrest followed. So goes the rumour.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 24, 2022
Gordon Chang, an expert on the communist giant and author of "The Coming Collapse of China," cast doubt on the reports, but wrote in a Twitter post that their emergence is a signal of something stirring the murky waters of China's internal politics.
The lack of news from #China over the last few hours suggests coup rumors are untrue, but whatever happened inside the #Chinese military during the last three days—evidently something unusual occurred—tells us there is turbulence inside the senior #CCP leadership.
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) September 24, 2022
"The lack of news from #China over the last few hours suggests coup rumors are untrue, but whatever happened inside the #Chinese military during the last three days—evidently something unusual occurred—tells us there is turbulence inside the senior #CCP leadership," he tweeted.
In a Saturday interview with Newsmax, Change said there are problems below the surface.
Do you think China's government has been targeted by a coup?
Yes: 61% (451 Votes)
No: 39% (289 Votes)
"There's been a lot of smoke — that says there is a fire somewhere," Chang said.
"We don't think that there has actually been a coup; but at this point there have been some extremely troubling developments at the top of the Communist Party, as well as the top of the People's Liberation Army, which reports to the party. So something is terribly wrong," he said.
Chang's take was that some elements within China want to oust Xi and have started the rumor mill spinning as a way to weaken him.
"Xi Jinping has jailed three figures, some of them for life sentences; so that by itself roils the situation. But the mere fact that someone is trying to destabilize the regime — and that's really, I think, the source of these rumors — says that at this point, the regime itself is going through turmoil," Chang said.
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"They're going to have their 20th national congress, which starts on the 16th of next month; and that's where Xi Jinping either gets or doesn't get his unprecedented third term as general secretary of the party — in other words, China's ruler. And that means, I think, that we see some senior figures figure that they can try to give Xi Jinping a punch in the gut before then," he said.
Others also said it was unlikely that a coup has taken place, including Drew Thompson, a former Department of Defense official who focused on China, Taiwan and Mongolia.
I wake up to DMs, and find a twitter feed full of unverified rumors about Xi Jinping under arrest in a palace coup.
It appears to be a complete falsehood at this point, but the spread of the rumor indicates belief in its plausibility.
— Drew Thompson 唐安竹 (@TangAnZhu) September 23, 2022
Other leading indicators:
– leadership travel plans upended
– even more visible security presence in major cities
– detentions of other senior officials, not just the general secretary
– Tension between security forces, including PLA, PSB, PAP and key security organs
Chang said not to expect any official clarification about what is taking place in China.
"That's not the Communist Party style," he said, referring to a 2015 incident in which false rumors flared of unrest in Beijing.
"The Communist Party is not going to admit to the Chinese people about instability unless it is completely obvious and they have no choice but to. And we're really not at that stage yet," he said.
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Researchers aim to understand and prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
April 28, 2014 | Neurosciences, Patient Care, Research
Author: Alyse Bernal	Post Comment
While many people with epilepsy live a full life, some die abruptly without warning or other clear medical cause due to a devastating phenomenon called sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). SUDEP is the most common cause of death in those with severe forms of epilepsy where seizures cannot be controlled with treatment, but what causes this tragic event remains unclear.
Franck Kalume, PhD, and other researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute are working to change this.
"Having a family member unexpectedly pass away from this – without any explantation as to why – is extremely devastating," said Kalume, who lost his nephew to SUDEP. "Even though this condition has been around since the dawn of time, it is only in the recent decades that there's been a substantial increased interest in SUDEP research and in raising awareness about its risk. I hope that we will be able to make a life changing impact by furthering our knowledge of the physiological mechanisms of SUDEP and finding ways to prevent it."
The heart plays a role in SUDEP
Kalume has focused his research on one of the most severe forms of epilepsy; one that has a higher incidence of sudden death called Dravet syndrome (DS). DS is a drug-resistant and life-threatening form of epilepsy that begins in infancy (6 to 9 months of age). In a study published last year in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Kalume used mouse models to examine this usually unpredictable event and made a major discovery as to what takes place in SUDEP. He found that sudden death occurs when a tonic-clonic seizure (the most severe type of convulsive seizures) causes the vagus nerve (part of the parasympathetic nervous system that slows the heart) to become hyperactive. This then leads to electrical dysfunction of the ventricles and a lethal slowing of the heart rate.
Understanding that the heart may hold the clue as to why some seizures become deadly has important implications for how doctors can one day prevent this tragedy.
"While more research needs to be done, our findings indicate that for those that are at high risk for SUDEP, we may be able to prevent premature death by implanting a pacemaker that would help people survive these fatal seizures by regulating their heartbeat," Kalume said.
Kalume and his team will now use electrodes to follow the path of the abnormal electrical impulses that travel from the brain after a seizure, through the vagus nerve and down to the heart. They suspect that these impulses may also affect a person's ability to breathe, which may contribute to sudden death. Their goal is to understand this pathway even more so they can find a way to cut the path short and stop them from reaching the heart altogether. This can possibly be done by using a modified vagus nerve stimulator that could be referred to as vagus nerve suppressor, a small implantable device that will help prevent the electrical bursts from seizures in the brain from reaching the heart.
"I think we are getting close to the answer and it may be a combination of technologies, like the vagus nerve suppressor and a pacemaker, that are key to preventing SUDEP," Kalume said. "It would be a major accomplishment to find a solution for this disease and a great honor to be able to save the lives of the thousands who are affected each year."
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Pre-rolls that rock
A Yahoo! survey recently showed that, of all the ad formats, pre-rolls were the most tolerable. But a 22% acceptance rate is hardly the stuff of a marketer's dreams, especially when (estimates seem to vary, but) up to 94% of people skip them altogether.
What's a video advertiser to do?
In our Ads We Didn't Skip series, we're exploring pre-roll ads we actually watched — and why. So far, what's intrigued us is any number of random things: interesting music, a distinctive look, the promise of a tear-jerker, or a Mature 17+ ESRB rating.
Lately though, we've noticed more advertisers having more fun with pre-rolls, to great effect. They're playing with the format, subverting it, getting all meta on it, making the most of the technology, even embracing the hate. Also: kittens.
Here are a few examples of some pre-roll ads that have kept people watching, and buzzing.
Using geo-targeting to find missing persons
The Australian Federal Police used geo-targeting in "The Missing Persons Pre-roll" campaign. A missing person alert ran in the location the person was last seen, asking the viewer "Have you seen this person?" The skip button was modified to "Yes I have" and "No I haven't." In five days, the campaign got 1.2 million views and 238 "Yes I have" clicks, which took people to a form they could complete to provide details.
"This video has been removed by the user."
A divorce law firm reminds people "Divorce happens" by enticing you with what appears to be a couple's wedding/honeymoon/anniversary video, only to be met with the rude awakening that, on YouTube, as in life, shit happens. But keep watching …
See all three.
Burger King hates pre-rolls too
What happens when your target is young guys, and you know YouTube ads are a great way to reach your target, but your target hates them? Burger King went for it, unleashing 64 pre-rolls starring two actors who hate pre-rolls as much as the guy just trying to watch his screaming goat video.
Let us skip our ad for you
The Beetle introduced in Brazil had two important new features: it automatically changed gears, and it skipped the ad for you. In a merciful 5 seconds, viewers got the message, then were moved along to the video they'd come for, without even having to click.
Or we encourage you to skip it yourself
Eat24, a food-delivery app, actually urged people to skip its ad. To its surprise, 91% of viewers completed the ad, with a 7.1% click-through rate, and 75% more downloads while the campaign ran.
UK job site Reed lures you with the oldest trick in the book: a box full of kittens. Well played, Reed.
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10 Perfect Reasons I'm Thankful For My Ex
By Matt Hearnden, July 21st 2015
Because this is what I learned from her:
Go on adventures
Be spontaneous
Speak to her
You can respect each other when you're done
What "happiness" is
If you're excited to get home from a lecture to see if she's still in your bed, you like her
It's ok to not always be a leader
If you start talking to another girl, it's over
1. PUT YOURSELF FIRST
I was in awe of her for this because I didn't know how she did it. I pretended not to like it but, really, I was jealous.
I never asked her how she did it. How could I be in love with her and not ask her how she did it? I think it's because I didn't even realise she was doing it. I just knew I was jealous.
It's what attracted me to her but it's not what I gave her.
Perhaps I should learn, finally, to give the thing I want.
2. GO ON ADVENTURES
We went to Portugal after only a few months of knowing each other. Her finality in wanting to go helped me say "yeah, why not?"
She said for me not to expect to spend every moment together because she liked to explore on her own.
My stomach burned hot with anger and fear when she said that but what was I going to say? "No, we have to spend every moment together…"
I didn't say that, though my ego wanted me to. The way she said it, with confidence, with an edge, made me say "yeah, cool…"
She wanted to go to France for her birthday. I didn't know how to say "no" to people I loved so I said "yeah, let's do it," while thinking "even though I have exams…"
My parents weren't too happy about me going on a holiday when I should've been revising for the most important exams of my life. So overbearing, I know.
Of course, they were right. And that's what I told my ex.
She said she'd go without me. I was frustrated, and hurt, and I couldn't help but admire her.
I went because I didn't want to disappoint her. We stayed in Rouen, a quiet and picturesque town, we visited Paris, and she hated on me for being "such a tourist."
I learned more from this than I did from revising.
3. BE SPONTANEOUS
I put my hand back to find her knee, and I rested it there. I liked being close to her and letting her know I was thinking of her. I learned that from my parents.
She put something into my hand. I was confused. I brought my hand back to my lap and rested it there for a few seconds to make sure the taxi driver wasn't looking.
I opened my hand.
Her underwear.
We got out the taxi and I shoved her panties in my pocket. She was wearing a little black dress and she looked like I wanted her.
What happened next was a thrill, a rush, a memory.
She was in charge. She led me. I don't often like that.
But then?
Then it was ok.
4. SPEAK TO HER
We went to a bar and my friend saw a girl he knew and introduced me. She had a friend. A small, pretty, blonde friend.
I was nervous but my friend was talking to the other girl so I pulled out my best line.
"Hello," I said.
"Hey," she replied. She had a cute voice.
We chatted. I made fun of her accent. I got her number. I didn't even try to sleep with her that night.
"A simple hello could lead to a million things."
And it did. Good and bad.
Love, pain.
Intimacy, distance.
Together, alone.
Happiness, tears.
Gratefulness.
5. YOU CAN RESPECT EACH OTHER WHEN YOU'RE DONE
She reached out to me and told me she was sorry for the way she'd treated me at the end. That was kind of her. She didn't have to do that. She could've been doing something fun. But she chose to message me and apologise.
I said thank you to her and I apologised too. We didn't respect each other towards the end of the relationship and we both acted like we didn't.
I told her just a few days ago, for the first time, how in awe of her I used to be.
How she made decisions, how she didn't care what people thought, how she walked her own path.
How "her" she was.
She asked me what I was doing now and I told her I'd taken voluntary redundancy from my job, that I was writing every day, and that I was loving it.
That I was happy.
"That's all I ever wanted. For you to be happy and be you."
6. WHAT "HAPPINESS" IS
I was jealous of how easily she seemed to be able to put her happiness above mine. I'd never done it before. I didn't know how to do it.
Ok, maybe I did. But I didn't like to disappoint people.
Sometimes I thought she was being unfair to me by prioritising herself, but that's because I rarely dared to do the same, because I wanted to keep her happy.
"Just make a decision." She said that to me more than once. But I didn't seem to be able to because helping her to be happy was more important than me being happy.
She taught me happiness is putting yourself first. It's caring what you think of you more than what everyone else thinks of you. It's realising that being who you are is more important than anything else.
I barely even thought of the word before I was with her.
7. IF YOU'RE EXCITED TO GET HOME FROM A LECTURE TO SEE IF SHE'S STILL IN YOUR BED, YOU LIKE HER
I left her in bed and she said "I might be gone when you get back."
I said "ok." What I really wanted to say is "just stay."
I went to my lecture but I couldn't concentrate. I kept thinking of her in my bed and I wanted to rush back and dive under my duvet and cuddle her warm body against mine.
Wait… why didn't I just text her to tell her to stay? I don't think I wanted to appear clingy. That's why.
Anyway, I rushed back. I was desperate for her to be there because, if she was, that meant she liked me, right?
I rushed up the stairs, opened my door slowly, peeked around the door, and there she was.
"YES!" I thought.
I crawled into bed, into the warmth, into her.
I felt content.
8. IT'S OK TO NOT BE THE LEADER
She led our relationship by leading herself.
Even as little as a year ago I wouldn't have wanted to admit this.
"I have to be the leader," I would've thought, and I would've been disappointed with myself for not being the leader.
But if I want mastery, of relationships, of writing, of myself, then I need to be ok with letting go of being a leader.
I wasn't a leader with her because I didn't know how to be.
But how much did I learn from her? More than I ever thought I had.
So, now I know how to lead, will I let go of being a leader?
If I choose learning over leading.
9. IF YOU START TALKING TO ANOTHER GIRL, IT'S OVER
She told me she was worried about it but I told her there was nothing to worry about. The other girl was just a friend.
It's hard to know what I thought I was doing but I think I was talking to this new girl because I knew that my ex-girlfriend and I were over but I wasn't strong enough to end it.
I said we were "just friends" but I'd always had a thing for her.
When my ex-girlfriend and I were in France, the new girl called me. At 2am.
I didn't answer because I knew it wasn't innocent.
"Who called you?"
"… I don't know."
I knew. She knew. She'd seen the screen.
"Why did you lie to me?"
"I don't know… I just panicked."
"That's exactly what my ex used to say…"
She turned over and didn't go back to sleep.
10. KNOW YOUR WORTH
Would I have still pursued her if I was the person I am now?
I pursued someone who said to me "I don't want a relationship."
She was unkind to me and yet I still wanted her
Well… I let her be unkind to me. I was too scared to say "no" to her being unkind because I didn't want her to leave me, so I said "yes" or "I don't mind" whenever I had the opportunity.
What was I telling myself? That I didn't deserve to say "no?" That trying to make her happy was more important than being who I really was?
She got frustrated with that.
And that made it worse. I was trying to make her happy and now she was annoyed because I was trying to make her happy, even though happiness was the most important thing to her?
I got frustrated with her.
I thought she was trying to make me into something I wasn't, but I think she was trying to help me be who I was, and trying to make me realise I was worth more than just trying to make her happy.
Because she was who she was, and she was happy, she wanted me to be who I was.
Finally, I am.
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It's a current model $2300 sub with a well-built baltic birch cabinet and a 21" B&C. Recones are simple, so is sending an amp for repair.
Why wouldn't that be a bargain if free?
Drive? OH MY. At least our 19° weather would be a heat wave for you.
Tim- thanks I was wondering if that would have any effect on the sound.
I am assuming dense insulation and a tight seal at the back would have it sounding ok.
I am going to take the amp in next week when I order the cones.
Will post pictures of the before and after duratex etc.
- The IT guy logged into the processor with the Ipad and thought it would be a good idea to "turn it up" during a heavy EDM show.
Im not going to go into this place but it was bad "cluster fuk" subs everywhere , incorrectly hung Danley's over assorted yorkville subs.
Yorkville powered boxes are NOT indestructible. I used to fix quite a lot of them.
I've only heard the LS2100P specifically in small venues so I don't know whether it was the venue, tuning, tech, or box that sounded horrible, but it was definitely at least one of them.
I've also heard some properly tuned LS2104 (passive version) outdoors and they sounded quite smooth (live music). Not my rig that time but I was mixing, two per side under some community boxes. I imagine you could dial these in nicely with the right processor and measurement rig.
In my opinion it's a lot of weight (200+lbs) with too low of a height (36") to really make use of the tilt-back casters. The spec sheet for the LS2104 claims that it's 148.5lbs, which means you might prefer moving them around without that heavy plate amp in the back.
Or, if you want to attempt repairing the amp yourself, the schematics are online.
EDM can often have sine-wave-like content for minutes at a time. If one of those sine waves happens to be at port tuning, cone excursion pretty much stops, so there's no air flow around the coil. The result is the coil will pretty much sit there and cook. The amplifier doesn't need to be that big, either.
RMS limiting or thermal sensors are just about the only thing that'll save the cones when subject to that sort of (ab)use.
Late seeing this but Yorkville has a pretty much no questions asked 2 year warranty if they are past that factory repairs are reasonably priced.
I once had sent an AP3000 amp in (vintage was 18 yrs old by serial) , local tech said $400 to even look at it cause they always catastrophically fail. total bill was $180 tax in and freight both ways. Tech even sent a note back with it saying he kept it an extra 2 days to burn it in and test it on real speakers not just sweep it on a scope and send it off.
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Allan now is project lead for Zlto, an RLabs program that gives youth who provide value to their communities through volunteering a virtual currency to purchase things they need--from clothing to haircuts-- from local businesses. Through this role he brings in new businesses and creates new feedback loops involving the young people involved to grow the program.
With experience and confidence, Allan has also begun his own initiatives on the side. He is creating a new platform to help increase young people's ability to get interviews by local employers by posting short videos talking about their skills and abilities rather than static words on a CV. Through RLabs, Allan found his changemaking pathway to LeadYoung and now is helping ensure that this becomes the new norm.


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the grandmother
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la abuela
he and she
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the father
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the daughter
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the brother
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the sister
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the uncle
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the aunt
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Do we all speak African?
Not all of us have been to Africa. It's possible, however, that every language has already been there! Many scientists believe this, anyway. In their opinion, the origin of all languages lies in Africa. From there they have spread to the rest of the world. Altogether there are over 6,000 different languages. However, they all are said to have common African roots. Researchers have compared the phonemes of different languages. Phonemes are the smallest differentiating unit of a word. If a phoneme is changed, the whole meaning of a word changes. An example from the English language can illustrate this. In English, dip and tip describe two different things. So in English, /d/ and /t/ are two different phonemes. This phonetic variety is greatest in African languages. This decreases dramatically, however, the farther away you get from Africa. And this is exactly where the researchers see the proof for their theory. Populations that expand become more uniform. At their outer edges, the genetic variety decreases. This is due to the fact that the number of "settlers" also decreases. The fewer amount of genes that migrate, the more uniform a population becomes. The possible combinations of the genes decreases. As a result, members of a migrated population become similar to each other. Scientists call this the founder effect. As people left Africa, they took their language with them. But fewer settlers also brought fewer phonemes with them. This is how individual languages became more uniform over time. It appears to be proven that Homo sapiens originated from Africa. We are waiting to see, if it's also true for their language…
The Arabic language is counted among the most important languages worldwide. More than 300 million people in over 20 countries speak Arabic. This Afro-Asian language originated several thousands of years ago. Originally only spoken on the Arabic peninsula, it later became widespread. There are many different Arabic dialects. Many of the dialects are very different from standard Arabic. Speakers from different regions often do not understand each other at all. Ancient Arabic is hardly spoken today.
It exists most notably in the written form. Interest in Arabic has increased in recent years. Many people find the Arabic writing system especially fascinating. It is written from right to left. If you want to learn Arabic, you must do so in a particular order. First the pronunciation, then the grammar, then the writing system. If you stick to that order, you will most definitely have fun while learning.


A multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approach is proposed as a useful tool to support decision making in the phased design of water distribution networks over a long planning horizon. The criteria are evaluated for various design phases of the planning horizon and organised in four groups: investment costs, carbon emissions, pressure deficits and undelivered demand. Furthermore, a number of alternative designs, obtained by using optimisation techniques, are analysed for a number of different demand scenarios. The values of the criteria are computed and the alternatives are ranked by an MCDA method (PROMETHEE) to identify the best design solutions to implement according to different weights attributed to the criteria. The designs that best satisfy the most criteria are identified to be considered by the decision maker for the implementation in the first design stage.


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AN approves agreement to respect the diplomatic condition of Alex Saab
This Thursday in extraordinary session the National Assembly approved an agreement in defense of respect for the diplomatic status of Alex Saab, kidnapped in the United States in clear violation of laws, treaties and international agreements.
From the Legislative Palace rostrum, Camila Fabri de Saab, special guest at the session, asked for respect for the processes, the Republic of Venezuela and its sovereign decisions.
He emphasized that Alex Saab remains firm, fighting for the Venezuelan people, "because the truth accompanies us."
She also expressed her gratitude for always feeling accompanied, and highlighted the example of struggle and resilience of the Venezuelan people which, she indicated, has taught her to fight for her husband's freedom.
«I am sure that if we are going to achieve it, that Alex Saab will return to his homeland. We are with Venezuela and we are with Alex Saab. Free Alex Saab!" Fabri said.
#16Dec || Camila Fabri, wife of Alex Saab:
"Thank you for accompanying me in this fight, each one of the Venezuelans has taught me to continue fighting for the freedom of my husband and to resist. Free Alex Saab! pic.twitter.com/v8jRJpDGga
— National Assembly 🇻🇪 (@Asamblea_Ven) December 16, 2022
Illegal trial against Alex Saab
For her part, Ilenia Medina, first vice-president of the Permanent Commission on Foreign Policy, Sovereignty and Integration, indicated when presenting the project that "the proposed agreement is a small gesture that we must make in light of the sacrifice of this kidnapped man."
Medina highlighted the importance of the agreement in light of the illegal trial that began on December 12 in the United States against diplomat Alex Saab.
He pointed out that, despite all the claims and ignoring international law treaties, a court decided to try the Venezuelan diplomat whose only sin was trying to defeat the economic war and the crime against humanity that they were committing against the Venezuelan people.
"From this rostrum we ask to remind the Venezuelan people that on Tuesday, December 20, that court must decide to release Alex Saab," he said.
The National Assembly handed over to Camila Fabri the solidarity agreement approved in plenary, through which respect for his status as a diplomat is demanded.
This Friday, in the extraordinary session of Parliament, the draft Budget for the Financial Economic Exercise of the National Assembly for the year 2023 was also approved.
Productive year of the National Assembly
The president of the National Assembly officially ended the annual cycle of parliament with a balance of 73 sessions, 39 Laws approved in the first discussion, 21 Laws sanctioned and 77 Agreements.
During his participation in the plenary, the president of the AN, Jorge Rodríguez, pointed out that the goal of the National Assembly is to adapt the current legal instruments that are obsolete due to the times.
In this regard, he announced that they will continue to advance in the legislative plan drawn up for 2022 and 2023, as it is, the modernization of the body of laws of Venezuela.
"I express my deepest gratitude for the work, for the tenacity, strength, courage, and intelligence and improvement that I have noticed in our deputies," he stressed, Rodríguez said when formally closing the cycle of sessions of the National Assembly.
Alcalde Díaz Health Center fines locals for the order of 19 thousand dollars
Public health operations are carried out with the objective that
Electoral garbage after the internal ones: they withdraw 1,200 columneros per day in Asunción
Salud asks to take ten minutes a day to eliminate
Mayor of Chilca leaves with more criticism than applause
In four years of management, the mayor of the Chilca
10 of 13 defendants sentenced in the David Ortiz case
Last night, the First Collegiate Court of the Santo Domingo
The Government confirmed a price agreement with the clothing sector
Rocha will receive the largest road investment in its history, highlighted Minister Falero
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The Ulster Farmers' Union has urged the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to hold a public consultation on proposals for the phased withdrawal of paper registration and movement documents for livestock.
The call for action came after the union met with DAERA officials to discuss the proposals, which they believe to be 'too ambitious' and fail to take account of 'practical or equality considerations'.
Speaking after the meeting, Ulster Farmers' Union deputy president Victor Chestnutt said: "It is important that DAERA provides a comprehensive service to assist farmers with meeting their legislative requirements for the traceability of livestock.
Almost 30% of cattle registrations are currently completed on paper. This represents approximately 160,000 birth notifications per annum.
Mr Chestnutt added: "While we are supportive of the promotion and development of online services, DAERA's target to move all farmers who use paper registrations onto online or telephony services by May 2018 is much too ambitious and does not take into account any of the practical or equality considerations this would involve. There are difficulties in rural areas with access to broadband.
"Furthermore, there is an ageing population of farmers in Northern Ireland, many of whom are not computer literate. If farmers are not computer literate, paper is an option they are confident with and this is very important given the serious risks that surround inaccurate traceability information with livestock.
The Livestock and Meat Commission's Industry Development Manager Colin Smith confirmed that the DAERA proposals, if implemented, would have implications for both the Red Tractor and Farm Quality Assurance Schemes.
"Both are managed on the basis that they must fully comply with all relevant legislation," he said.
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Żabnicowate (Lophiidae) – rodzina morskich ryb żabnicokształtnych (Lophiiformes).

Występowanie
Wszystkie oceany, włącznie z Arktycznym i Morze Śródziemne, głównie szelf kontynentalny na głębokościach od 200 m, niektóre gatunki spotykane nawet na głębokości 1000 m.

Cechy charakterystyczne
Głowa bardzo duża, szeroka i spłaszczona (z wyjątkiem rodzaju Sladenia, który ma głowę zaokrągloną). Duży otwór gębowy z dobrze rozwiniętymi zębami. Kość przyklinowa i kości czaszki są połączone szwem. Płetwy brzuszne obecne. Osiągają od 7,5 cm (Lophiodes fimbriatus) do 1,2 m długości (Lophius piscatorius).

Klasyfikacja
Rodzaje zaliczane do tej rodziny :

Lophiodes — Lophiomus — Lophius — Sladenia

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 †Eosladenia

Przypisy

Bibliografia


Darlington will hand another opportunity to their trialists in this evening's friendly at Northallerton Town following Saturday's encouraging 2-0 win at Whitby Town.
Two first-half goals from David Dowson secured a victory against a team from two divisions above Darlington, who gave run-outs to former Quakers Jack Norton, Adrian Webster, Josh Gray, and John Alexander. All have been training with Darlington and manager Martin Gray gave them some minutes at Whitby.
Dowson opened the scoring on 17 minutes with a neat finish at the near post following a cross by Adam Clough, a trialist who began his career at Middlesbrough. The 24-year-old has since played in the Northern League and in Australia.
Midfielder Marc Ellison was replaced by Webster after 30 minutes after suffering dead leg. Soon after his exit came Dowson's second goal, a blast from the edge of the penalty area after a pass by right-winger Chris Emms.
The closest Whitby came to a goal was in the second half, when the hosts played a different XI from the first 45 minutes, with Nathan Mulligan hitting the post.
Gray was pleased with Quakers' first pre-season friendly, saying: "The signs were really encouraging. I asked the players to work hard, to use the game as a fitness session, and that's what they did.
"The midfield four and the front two put Whitby under pressure.
"From there, we moved the ball around well and played some nice football. It was encouraging, but we're not getting too carried away. You'd rather play well, but fitness and being organised is more important. David Dowson got two goals purely because of his work ethic. He won the ball back, got into the box and got his rewards."
Trialist goalkeeper Norton came through Quakers' youth ranks before being released in 2006, midfielder Adrian Webster was with the club in 2006-07, Josh Gray was released a year ago and Alexander was a youth team striker when the club were at Feethams.
Goalkeeper Dale Hobson, Clough, defender Andy White and ex-West Auckland forward Steve Johnson may also feature again this evening, but Gray intends to start with a strong XI at Northallerton (7.30pm).
Whitby Town 1st half (4-4-2): Escritt; Snook, Burgess, Horn, Robinson; Greener, Hardman, Tait, McTiernan; Armstrong, Hampson.
Whitby Town 2nd half (4-4-2): Penfold; I Hassan, Melish, White, James; Wilson, Portas, Marsay (Emmerson 78), Mulligan; Snaith, C Hassan.
Darlington (4-4-2): Norton (Hobson 46); Harrison (White 83), Arjun Purewal, Richardson (Clough 5), P Gray (J Gray 46); Emms (Johnson 46), Scott (Richardson 77), Ellison (Webster 30), Amar Purewal (Nicholls 46); Clarke (Reay 46), Dowson (Alexander 46).


The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating separate accidents involving law enforcement officers on motorcycles on Tuesday in Volusia County.
An Ormond Beach police officer on a motorcycle suffered non-life threatening injuries Tuesday when he collided with a truck, according to police.
Officer Jeremy Goss, 38, was on his way to a call with his lights activated. He hit a pickup truck while trying to pass a pickup truck that was trying to turn left.
It happened just before 1 p.m. on South Ridgewood Avenue and Rogers Park Drive. The pickup truck driver, George Kasper, 69, of Ormond Beach was not hurt.
The other crash happened about 45 minutes before on Interstate 4 at mile marker 111.
Volusia County Sheriff's deputy Timothy Wheeler and Charles Zook, 79, of Deltona, were driving east on I-4 when they collided as they were trying to get into the center lane.
Wheeler suffered road rash but is is expected to be OK. Zook was not injured.
The Florida Highway Patrol continue to investigate both crashes.


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Home › News Center › EU Amends Food Contact Plastics
EU Amends Food Contact Plastics
SAFEGUARDS | Hardgoods, Food NO. 147/16
The European Union (EU) has recently amended the 'Food Contact Plastics' Regulation. This comprehensive amendment will be implemented in two phases starting September 14, 2016.
In May 2015, we [1] informed you that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) circulated a communication from the European Union (EU) announcing significant changes to Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on 'Food Contact Plastics'.
On August 25, 2016, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 [2] amending the 'Food Contact Plastics' Regulation. This piece of comprehensive amendment contains a number of important changes to Regulation (EU) 10/2011. These include:
Amending and expanding the list of authorised substances
Assigning food simulants for migration tests for 'fresh or chilled fruit' and 'fresh or chilled vegetables' (Annex III, point 3, Table 2 'Food category specific assignment of food simulants')
Expanding the list of heavy metals to include aluminium for specific migration
Providing a new definition for 'hot-fill'
Selecting simulants, and conditions for temperature and time
Strengthening the specific migration of zinc
There are two effective dates:
September 14, 2016 for Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 (except for provisions on the specific migration limits for aluminium and zinc, and point 2 above)
September 14, 2018 for provisions on the specific migration limits for aluminium and zinc and point 2 above
According to the amendment, food contact plastics complying with Regulation (EU) 10/2011 as applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation may be placed on the market until September 14, 2017 and may remain on the market until exhaustion of stocks.
Highlights of major amendments and a comparison of the specific migration of heavy metals falling under point 1 to Annex II of Regulation (EU) 10/2011 are summarised in Tables 1 and 2, respectively.
Table 1: Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 amending Regulation (EU) 10/2011 on food contact plastics
Regulation (EU) 2016/1416
Highlights of Amendment to Regulation (EU) 10/2011
'Definitions'
New entry for point 19
Hot-fill means the filling of any article with a temperature of up to 100 °C at the time of filling, after which the food cools to no more than 50 °C within 60 minutes, or no more than 30 °C within 150 minutes
Annex I
'Substances'
Amendment to 6 substances, including new restrictions and specifications for 3 authorised substances (FCM substance Nos. 87, 391 and 974)
Inclusion of 10 completely new authorised substances
Annex 1, Point 3, Table 3
'Verification of compliance'
Adding completely new entries 22 and 23
Annex III, Table 1
'List of food simulants'
Specifying vegetable oils are such oils containing less than 1% unsaponifiable matter
Annex V, Table 2
'Selection of test temperatures'
Addition of 2 temperature rules for testing above 175 °C. These are for applications with worst foreseeable contact temperatures (T) of:
175 °C < T ≤ 200 °C and T > 200 °C
Annex V, Chapter 2,
Section 2.1.4
'Specific conditions for contact times more than 30 days at room temperature and below'
Completely new set of conditions
Annex V, Chapter 3
Table 3, Section 2.1.4
'Standardised conditions for testing the overall migration'
Amending OM1 and OM2 by consideration of hot-fill conditions and formula for time
Amending OM6 by inclusion of simulant D1 (50% ethanol)
Section 3.2
'Substitute overall migration tests for tests with simulant D2'
Migration tests to be performed using 95% ethanol and isooctane if it is not technically feasible to perform one or more of the tests for OM1 to OM6 in food simulant D2 (vegetable oil)
Effective date = September 14, 2016 (twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the EU)
Table 2: Annex II to Regulation (EU) 10/2011 relating to specific migration limits (in food or food simulant) for heavy metals in food contact plastics
Regulation (EU) 2016/1416 amending Regulation (EU) 10/2011
Regulation (EU) 10/2011
1 Aluminium 1 mg/kg Not restricted
2 Barium 1 mg/kg 1 mg/kg
3 Cobalt 0.05 mg/kg 0.05 mg/kg
4 Copper 5 mg/kg 5 mg/kg
5 Iron 48 mg/kg 48 mg/kg
6 Lithium 0.6 mg/kg 0.6 mg/kg
7 Manganese 0.6 mg/kg 0.6 mg/kg
8 Zinc 5 mg/kg 25 mg/kg
Effective date September 14, 2018 May 2011
SGS technical experts have extensive knowledge and testing experience in materials and articles in contact with food. They work to ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. From overall migration test to expert advices on emerging regulations and compliance issues and documentation review, SGS is the partner to trust. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or visit our website.
Hing Wo Tsang
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SGS Launches the Swiss Sustainable Building Standard (SNBS) In Berne
More than 400 people attended the official launch of the new Swiss Sustainable Building Standard in Berne on August 23.
EU Retains Proposed Migration Limits for Lead in Toys
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated a notification announcing a draft regulation from the EU to retain the proposed migration limits for lead in toys. The provisions would become effective in Q3 2018.


Silvana and Mark got married in March at the beautiful Worltley Hall in Sheffield. After having snow both the week before and the week after, we were so lucky and relieved to have lovely dry weather (and sunshine!) The whole day was full of laughter and it was such a joy to be part of.
The ceremony was so personal and full of emotion with some really lovely readings from family members, which clearly meant a lot to both Silvana and Mark. Everyone then headed straight outside for fun with lots confetti! After all the hugs and congratulations we went for a walk around the grounds for the couple shoot surrounded by the beautiful snowdrops and big old trees.
A particular highlight of the day for us was the speeches, they were absolutely brilliant! We always love listening to all the funny stories and the heartfelt messages of love and Silvana and Mark's were some of our favourites. Silvana did a speech too which was really great, (more women doing speeches at weddings please!) It was so beautiful and funny to see stories from both the bride and groom about their relationship. And then finally we had a speech from the two best men which included many props and a timeline of Mark's haircuts throughout the years! It's safe to say it was absolutely hilarious and had everyone crying with laughter.
After the speeches were finished there was the long anticipated wedding bake off between Silvana and Mark, who were more than a little competitive about who would win. The votes were cast by the wedding guests based on which fudge they liked best, and I think you can tell who won! The day then ended with lots of dancing, air guitar and a sparkler send off.


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Filip Flisar (* 28. September 1987 in Maribor) ist ein slowenischer Freestyle-Skier. Er ist auf die Disziplin Skicross spezialisiert. Seine bisher größten Erfolge sind der Gewinn der Skicross-Weltcupwertung in der Saison 2011/12 und der Weltmeistertitel 2015.

Biografie
Zu Beginn seiner Sportkarriere war Flisar ein alpiner Skirennläufer. Ab Dezember 2002 trat er zu FIS-Rennen an und spezialisierte sich mit der Zeit auf die schnellen Disziplinen Abfahrt und Super-G. 2007 stand er bei fünf Rennen im Europacup im Einsatz, kam aber nicht über einen 40. Platz hinaus. Im selben Jahr nahm Flisar an den Juniorenweltmeisterschaften 2007 teil, wobei er in der Abfahrt Sechster und im Super-G Achter wurde. Dies blieben seine einzigen nennenswerten Erfolge, sodass er sich dem Skicross zuwandte.

Sein Debüt im Freestyle-Weltcup hatte Flisar am 6. März 2008 in Grindelwald, wo er sich auf Rang 53 platzierte. Am 11. Januar 2009 nahm er das einzige Mal an einer Weltcupveranstaltung in der Disziplin Halfpipe teil und gewann als 28. erstmals Weltcuppunkte. Die ersten Skicross-Weltcuppunkte folgten am 19. Februar 2009 mit Platz 22 in Myrdalen-Voss. Im Januar 2010 stieß er im Weltcup unter die besten zehn, als Achter bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2010 erzielte er sein bis dahin bestes Ergebnis.

Flisars beste Rangierung in der Weltcupsaison 2010/11 war ein 4. Platz. Nach einem verhaltenen Saisonstart konnte er am 11. Januar 2012 in Alpe d'Huez eher überraschend seinen ersten Weltcupsieg feiern. Bei den Winter-X-Games 2012 gewann er die Silbermedaille. Mit zwei Siegen in Götschen und Grindelwald sowie zwei zweiten Plätzen sicherte er sich den Gewinn der Skicross-Weltcupwertung der Saison 2011/12. Zu Beginn der Saison 2012/13 gelang ihm ein weiterer Weltcupsieg in Telluride. In der Saison 2013/14 kam Flisar im Weltcup nicht über einen 16. Platz hinaus, belegte aber bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2014 in Sotschi den 6. Platz.

Während der Weltcupsaison 2014/15 erzielte Flisar nur zwei Top-10-Platzierungen, darunter einen zweiten Platz. Etwas überraschend gewann er bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2015 am Kreischberg die Goldmedaille. Im Winter 2015/16 gelangen ihm drei Weltcup-Podestplatz, darunter ein Sieg in Idre. Zwei weitere Siege folgten zu Beginn der Saison 2016/17 in Innichen. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2017 zog er wiederum in den Finallauf ein, die Titelverteidigung blieb ihm jedoch verwehrt und er klassierte sich auf dem 4. Platz.

Flisar nahm an den Mountainbike-Weltmeisterschaften 2016 teil und belegte in der Disziplin FourCross den zehnten Platz.

Erfolge

Olympische Spiele
 Vancouver 2010: 8. Skicross
 Sotschi 2014: 6. Skicross
 Pyeongchang 2018: 7. Skicross

Weltmeisterschaften
 Deer Valley 2011: 11. Skicross
 Voss 2013: 5. Skicross
 Kreischberg 2015: 1. Skicross
 Sierra Nevada 2017: 4. Skicross
 Park City 2019: 8. Skicross

Weltcupwertungen

Weltcupsiege
Flisar errang im Weltcup bisher 16 Podestplätze, davon 7 Siege:

Weitere Erfolge
 Winter-X-Games 2012: 2. Skicross
 Alpine Ski-Juniorenweltmeisterschaften 2007: 6. Abfahrt, 8. Super-G
 Mountainbike-Weltmeisterschaften 2016: 10. FourCross

Weblinks
  Freestyle
  Alpin
 Profil X-Games

Freestyle-Skier (Slowenien)
Weltmeister (Freestyle-Skiing)
Skicrosser
Alpiner Skirennläufer (Slowenien)
Olympiateilnehmer (Slowenien)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 2010
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 2014
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 2018
Jugoslawe
Slowene
Geboren 1987
Mann