Japanese marriage has traditionally been considered a matter between families rather than individuals. Maybe you will be surprised that Japanese wedding is entirely different from your country.
This time, I will introduce about such a Japanese wedding.
First, there is the most important ceremony called "Yuino" before holding a wedding ceremony.
"Yuino" is the ceremony that exchange the gifts as the proof of the betrothal and couple, their families, and matchmaker gather on a day called the lucky day.
In general, men give gifts and money called "Yuino-kin", and women give memento.
Yuino items are depending on each regions, but items are composed of nine lucky things.
They are recognized socially by doing this ceremony, and it has been performed since old times because it has the meaning of the celebration that became a family.
However, in recently, they have meals at the restaurant without Yuino and they meet each other with family and just exchange the rings.
In Japan, couples can choose the style of their ceremonies without regard to religion.
But every couples have thinking that the wedding ceremony is an non-everyday event.
Therefore, they begin preparations for wedding from one year ago and women go to the beauty salon for one-time-only wedding which is precious event.
To make a preliminary inspection of the ceremonial hall and make an estimate, and then make a reservation.
… Couples go through such schedules at least.
Japanese wedding ceremony that the amount of time and labor are required is actually hard, but every ceremonial halls are beautiful like art works, and the ceremony is carried out in a perfect timing. Therefore, this day will become a special day for couples and guests.
In Japan, when you participate in the wedding ceremony, you have to give "Goshugi"(gift money) . Goshugi means the participation fees of wedding ceremony.
That's why guests have to pay for their hospitality that can receive, and you need to wrap money in an exclusive bag and hand it.
You can decide money by yourselves, but if you are not their relatives, almost people will put about 30, 000 yen (about 275.74 US dollars) in the bag.
But if you are their relatives, you have to decide money by the depth of the acquaintance. some of them will put about 50, 000 yen to 100, 000 yen (about 459.57 ~ 919.14US dollars).
It's depending on each regions and the ages, but there are bad price.
The even numbers are recognized as bad numbers because even number are divisible, it has a image of parting of the couple.
Number 4 is written as "し" and this pronunciation is "Si" in Japanese, the pronunciation is the same as "死" that it means death, it brings up the image of bad words(Unlucky words).
Number 9 has also bad image in the same reason and this pronunciation is "ku" in Japanese, it means suffer terribly. As a matter of courtesy, it's general manners in Japan and it is common sense to put new bills in bag.
Recently, the terms "地味婚(Jimikon)" also appeared (it means unspectacular wedding.) and some of couples hope to do the simple wedding ceremony with only both families. On the other hand, some of couples hope to do big and gorgeous wedding ceremony and there is a case changing dresses many times : women of these couples wear Japanese dress(kimono), wedding dress, furthermore colored dress.
Especially, the women who attends a wedding ceremony are looking forward to seeing dresses of bride. The bride's change of dress have the meaning that hope all guests can enjoy at own wedding ceremony.
A lot of surprise events!!
In past days, couples asked someone to liven up that wedding with entertainments. However, recently, there are a lot of ingenuities that everybody can enjoy at wedding ceremony, for example, their friends do the entertainments for couple and couple do the entertainments for guests. Well, I show you a few interesting entertainments!


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La Unió Europea (UE) és considerada per alguns com la institució amb un major ventall de lleis mediambientals que qualsevol altra organització internacional. La seva política mediambiental esta significativament interconnectada amb altres polítiques mediambientals nacionals i internacionals. La legislació mediambiental de la Unió Europea també té efectes significatius sobre la dels seus estats membres. Les qüestions a les quals s'adreça la legislació mediambiental de la Unió Europea compren la pluja àcida, la capa d'ozó, qualitat d'aire, contaminació acústica, residus i contaminació d'aigua, i energia sostenible. L'Institut per la Política Mediambiental Europea calcula el nombre de lleis mediambientals per sobre d'unes 500 Directives, Reglaments i Decisions.

Els començaments de la política mediambiental de la UE
La reunió de Cimera del París de caps d'estat i de govern de la Comunitat Econòmica Europea (EEC), a l'octubre de 1972 es considera sovint la data assenyada en que se situa el començament de la política mediambiental de la UE . Una declaració mediambiental i sobre la política de consum va ser adoptada a aquesta cimera, en la que es va demanar a la Comissió Europea projectar cap un programa d'acció per la protecció del medi ambient. Aquest (primer) Programa d'Acció Mediambiental es va adoptat el juliol de 1973 i representà la primera política mediambiental de la UE. A més, l'equip de treball que va projectar aquest programa, va permetre constituir l'embrió del que en un futur seria la Direcció General de Medi Ambient.

La raó principal en aquells temps per la introducció d'una política mediambiental comuna era la preocupació que els diversos estàndards mediambientals podrien donar lloc a barreres comercials i distorsions en la competitivitat del Mercat Comú. Els diferents estàndards dels estats per productes en particular, com limitacions en les emissions de gasos produïts pel contingut de plom en la gasolina, va plantejar barreres significatives al comerç lliure d'aquests productes dins de la Comunitat Econòmica (EC). Una motivació addicional que conduiria a la UE a promoure una política relacionada amb el medi ambient, era la creixent politització internacional dels problemes mediambientals i la creixent presa de consciència, des de principis de la dècada dels 1970es, que la contaminació del medi natural no entén de fronteres nacionals, i que cal abordar-la amb mesures transfrontereres. En aquells temps i hi havia cap menció de política mediambiental en els tractats fundacionals, i conseqüentment cap base explícita per abordar una política mediambiental europea. Tanmateix, els textos fundacionals van ser interpretats de forma dinàmica, considerant la política mediambiental com un dels objectius essencials de la Comunitat, tot i que no s'hi fes esment de forma explícita. No va ser fins al mitjans de la dècada dels1980es, i amb la signatura de l'Acta Única Europea el 1986 que els objectius econòmics i ecològics es van posar el peu d'igualtat dins la Comunitat.

Actors principals
La política mediambiental de la UE està configurada per una gran varietat d'actors incloent-hi totes les institucions principals de la d'UE, així com a grups de pressió que configuren la gran política comunitària a Brussel·les.

Els estats membres de la UE orienten la política mediambiental mitjançant el treball que es porta a terme dins el Consell de Ministres. El Consell és un actor central en la presa de decisions de la UE que comparteix el seu marc d'actuació amb la gestió del Parlament europeu sota el 'procediment legislatiu ordinari'. Hi ha diferents formacions de Consell (format pels ministres responsables d'àrees en concret) un dels quals és el Consell de Medi Ambient. El nombre de reunions de Consell de Medi Ambient ha augmentat significativament amb el temps. Els caps d'estat es reuneixen amb una periodicitat diferent– el Consell Europeu – que fins no fa gaire, tenia molt poc per a dir sobre la política mediambiental. No obstant i això, recentment el Consell Europeu ha exercit un paper important dins política de canvi de climàtic de la UE.

La Comissió Europea no només té el dret exclusiu de proposar una nova política mediambiental, sinó la responsabilitat de garantir l'aplicació de les normes ambientals. Per això, des de la seva creació en la dècada dels 1950es la Comissió Europea ha estat el centre neuràlgic de la Unió. No obstant i això, no va instal·lar una unitat dedicada a assumptes mediambientals fins al 1970s i una Direcció General del Medi Ambient fins al 1981. Inicialment la DG de Medi Ambient va ser percebuda com un ens relativament dèbil, però ha esdevingut cada cop mes reforçada, amb l'experiència i l'estratègia política acumulades. Amb tot, la Comissió encara depèn dels estats membres per implementar les seves polítiques.

Tradicionalment, el Parlament europeu va guanyar una reputació com a defensor dels interessos mediambientals dins de la UE on va proporcionar un punt d'accés per aquells grups exclosos de la decisió que fa i una veu pels partits polítics verds. No obstant i això, va ser una institució reactiva i relativament feble. Més recentment el Parlament s'ha beneficiat de canvis en els tractats que l'han fet un co-legislador amb el Consell de Ministres. No obstant i això, la potenciació del Parlament sembla haver reduït les seves credencials verdes, ja que sembla menys disposat d'adoptar les esmenes dels parits verds.

Durant els últims 40 anys la UE ha despertat l'interès d'un gran nombre de grups de pressió, incloses les ONG mediambientals. Ja en el 1974, els grups ecologistes de tots els estats membres van establir una representació central a Brussel·les, fundant l'Oficina Central de Medi Ambient. Altres ONG's ambientals es van instal·lar a Brussel·les a partir de finals de la dècada de 80'es ençà. Les institucions europees, especialment la Comissió Europea, proporcionen un accés relativament fàcil a aquests grups en comparació amb alguns dels governs nacionals. La Comissió Europea, fins i tot ha encoratjat activament la seva participació en la formulació de polítiques mitjançant la creació de comitès consultius i altres òrgans competents, i amb la provisió de fons per a establir i mantenir l'operativa central d'aquests grups.

Processos polítics
La formulació de polítiques a la UE pot arribar a ser extremadament complexa. S'ha suggerit que la política europea està massa densament poblada d'alguns protagonistes amb dret de veto (actors amb els quals cal el seu acord és necessari perquè una política pugui ser adoptada) per a un sol o grup d'actors (incloent-hi els estats membres de la UE ) per controlar constantment la direcció de les controlar la direcció de les polítiques que es pugui adoptar. El resultat en la política mediambiental ha estat àmpliament descrit com un actuació especialment imprevisible, inestable i alguns cops fins i tot caòtica. No obstant i això, la Comissió europea, com un actor clau en el procés de formulació de polítiques, té la força per desenvolupar 'procediments operatius estàndards' per desenvolupar aquestes polítiques. Això ha portat una sèrie de canvis dins la formulació de processos en aquests darrers anys, entre ells: l'adopció de normes mínimes de consulta; l'avaluació d'impacte de totes les propostes polítiques; i la publicació anterior dels seus programes de treball.

L'enfocament de la política mediambiental de la UE també ha canviat en els últims anys, concentrant-se més en l'actualització de les polítiques existents que en l'extensió del paper de la UE en la política ambiental. En els anys 1970 i 1980, la política mediambiental de la UE es va caracteritzar per la ràpida acumulació d'un conjunt de lleis que cobrien una gamma de temes que abans no havien estat previstes a la UE. Des de la dècada de 1980, altres nous problemes han pres però una proporció creixent de l'agenda ambiental com els debats sobre la revisió de la legislació vigent. Com a resultat, la proporció de legislació mediambiental europea que esmena les lleis anteriors s'ha incrementat de manera constant en el temps. En conseqüència, per a la majoria dels problemes ambientals, la pregunta clau ja no és: 'han d'estar involucrats a la UE? ', Sinó' el que hauria de fer la UE? '. I la lògica per aconseguir un debat en l'agenda política de la UE, ja no es tractar nous temes sinó canviar les polítiques existents (el seu enfortiment o debilitament , en funció dels objectius d'un actor polític). Aquest canvi, tant en la fixació de lluita ambiental com en la de fixació de l'agenda europea, ha marcat un canvi de posicionament sobre nous temes davant la preocupació pels que estan en curs. .

En els seus processos de formulació de polítiques, la UE ha fet un esforç considerable per dur a terme un tipus de coordinació de polítiques, és a dir la integració de les consideracions mediambientals en el funcionament de les diferents agendes públiques. El potencial d'integració de política mediambiental és sens dubte ambiciós: sectors econòmicament poderosos com l'agricultura, l'energia i el transport han de d'oferir una perspectiva als problemes ambientals en el desenvolupament de les seves pròpies polítiques. No obstant això, ha demostrat ser molt més difícil d'implementar del que molts havien esperat originalment, no menys dels que treballen en la Direcció General de la Comissió Europea. Un factor causal significatiu aquí ha estat l'estructura institucional i política fragmentada de la UE, que ha facilitat l'adopció d'objectius polítics amb visió de futur, alhora que també ha soscavat la seva implementació.

La implementació ha estat la 'punta de llança' del procés de polític de la UE. L'èxit de les polítiques de la UE - i amb elles tot el projecte d'integració - sovint són jutjats pels impactes que tenen a terra. No obstant això, si el patrimoni (el cos de legislació de la UE) no està completament implementat, hi ha un risc de les polítiques de la UE en esdevenir 'paper mullat' amb poc efecte tangible en la qualitat del medi, però amb greus impactes desequilibrants en el mercat únic. L'aplicació de la política de la UE és àmpliament considerat com a problemàtica. No obstant això, tant la comprensió de l'opinió pública com acadèmica en aquesta etapa crucial del procés política de la UE segueix sent relativament limitada. De fet, durant molt de temps, una sèrie de factors va mantenir tot el tema de la mala implementació sota o fora de l'agenda política, però avui en dia tot esta molt més polititzat, davant la mobilització de les ONG i la força de la integració del Parlament Europeu. S'han ofert una gran quantitat de solucions als problemes d'aplicació de polítiques de la UE, alguns dels quals podrien, si s'implementen, agreujar el problema. No obstant això, en molts aspectes, les causes de la mala (o almenys imperfecta) aplicació resideixen a l'estructura mateixa de la UE. En conseqüència, no és probable que sigui cap panacea.

Per desenvolupar noves polítiques ambientals, és important primer avaluar aquelles que ja han estat adoptades. Això, però, és difícil d'aplicar en la pràctica, ja que a la UE el complex sistema de governança multinivell afegeix considerablement la dificultat pràctica d'avaluació de polítiques. L'avaluació dels impactes i la recerca dels efectes secundaris de les polítiques s'aconsegueix millor per una pluralitat de dades, mètodes, analistes i teories, així com criteris d'avaluació. En els últims anys, la demanda d'avaluacions de les polítiques i programes de la UE ha augmentat a mesura que la importància de l'avaluació s'ha tornat més reconegut globalment. Molts actors s'han involucrat en la posada en marxa, la producció i l'ús d'avaluacions (inclosa l'Agència Europea del Medi Ambient), però el paper de l'avaluació és sovint encara molt feble.

La sinèrgia amb la política mediambiental d'Europa és la Política mediambiental de recerca europea i d'innovació.  El seu objectiu és definir i implementar una agenda de transformació a través de l'ecologització de l'economia i la societat en el seu conjunt, de manera s'aconsegueixi un desenvolupament veritablement sostenible.

La recerca mediambiental i política d'innovació
Europa és particularment actiu en aquest camp i la Política mediambiental de recerca i innovació europea , té com a objectiu promoure una major i millor recerca i innovació per a la construcció d'una societat i una economia eficient en recursos i resistent al canvi climàtic en sincronia amb l'entorn natural. La Recerca i la Innovació a Europa estan recolzades financerament pel programa Horitzó 2020, que també està obert a la participació de global.

La UE com a actor mediambiental global
La UE és un important – fins i tot un 'influent' – actor en negociacions mediambientals internacionals. Per això, si un vol entendre els processos i resultats de les negociacions mediambientals internacionals, cal estar familiartizat amb el paper que la UE hi juga. A més, els projectes internacionals tenen una influència en la UE, les seves polítiques i el paper en que pugui exercir com un actor global. Per tant, la política i les polítiques mediambientals europees i internacionals interactuen constantment i es reforcen mútuament.

La UE és una part en els principals acords ambientals multilaterals que abasten tota una varietat de qüestions ambientals. La UE també és capaç de participar plenament en les negociacions internacionals sobre medi ambient, ja sigui en qualitat d'observador en el context de l'ONU o com a part en el tractat mare en diversos Conferència de les Parts (COP) i Reunió de les parts (MOP). Sovint, la UE s'observa com un líder en la política del medi ambient mundial, però el seu paper de lideratge avui en dia també pot ser qüestionat, sobretot en l'àmbit del canvi climàtic. La política de canvi climàtic internacional de la UE consta de tres blocs de construcció: la integritat del medi ambient, el multilateralisme, instrumentació legalment vinculant), que estan sota pressió en el context de les actuals negociacions sobre el canvi climàtic. Igual que en altres àrees de l'acció exterior, la política ambiental exterior de la UE es caracteritza sovint per una falta de coincidència entre les seves ambicions i la seva capacitat per executar-les a la pràctica.

Protecció mediambiental
Quan la CEE es va establir va ser establert, la protecció del medi ambient, i molt menys el concepte més ampli de desenvolupament sostenible, no es va percebre com una qüestió política important. El concepte de desenvolupament sostenible conté dimensions ambientals, socials i econòmiques. Trobar maneres pràctiques per equilibrar els tres és considerat com un desafiament clau.  Les polítiques de la UE en el camp del desenvolupament sostenible han evolucionat com a resultat de la interacció entre els conductors polítics interns i la resposta de la UE a una sèrie de conferències clau de l'ONU. Una d'aquestes conferències influents va ser la primera Conferència de les Nacions Unides sobre el Medi Humà, celebrada a Estocolm el 1972. Aquesta no només es va dirigir a les preocupacions ambientals dels països industrialitzats del Nord, sinó també, els problemes de desenvolupament dels països del Sud. El desenvolupament sostenible només s'esmenta en les conclusions del Consell Europeu per primera vegada el 1988. S'ha volgut mantenir un equilibri entre el suport polític per al 'creixement sostingut' i / o 'desenvolupament sostenible' durant uns anys, la qual cosa revela les actituds ambivalents sobre aquest concepte. El Tractat d'Amsterdam de 1997, finalment, es va assegurar el reconeixement formal de desenvolupament sostenible com un objectiu legal en virtut dels Tractats. Posteriorment, el compromís de la UE amb el desenvolupament sostenible s'ha formalitzat com un dels objectius fonamentals de la UE.

El 1997, la UE es va comprometre a elaborar una estratègia 'nacional' per al desenvolupament sostenible per a l'any 2002. La Comissió va publicar una Comunicació sobre una Estratègia de la Unió Europea per al desenvolupament sostenible l'any 2001 que es va discutir en el Consell Europeu de Göteborg. No obstant això, aquesta estratègia va patir de diverses debilitats de governança que van dificultar la seva implementació.En particular, l'Estratègia ha estat fortament contestada per la seva ambigua relació amb l'Estratègia de Lisboa per al creixement i l'ocupació, que ha rebut molt més alta prioritat política.

La crisi política i institucional que es va enfrontar a la UE el 2005 després del rebuig de la Constitució de la UE, va empènyer l'Estratègia per al Desenvolupament Sostenible (EDS) a tirar-la enrere de l'agenda política. Una 'renovada' EDS va ser aprovada posteriorment pel Consell de la UE el 2006. L'estratègia renovada contenia disposicions més detallades per a l'aplicació, la vigilància i el seguiment.

La formalització legal del compromís de la UE amb el desenvolupament sostenible com un objectiu polític va ser completat pel Tractat de Lisboa. El desenvolupament sostenible s'esmenta ara en diverses ocasions en els Tractats: com un objectiu bàsic de la UE en el nou article 3 del Tractat de la Unió Europea (TUE); en l'article 21 del TUE relatiu a l'acció exterior de la Unió; i en l'article 11 TUE, que estableix el principi d'integració. La UE s'ha compromès legalment per a assolir el desenvolupament sostenible, tant interna com externament, és a dir, en les seves relacions amb 'la resta del món').

Aquest compromís legal ha portat a la creació d'un procés d'avaluació d'impacte del que cal fer a priori, per garantir que tota la futura legislació de la UE estigui en conformitat amb els principis del desenvolupament sostenible segons el que estableix l'EDS. De fet, els processos múltiples de valoració d'impacte van sorgir: Comissió d'Avaluació d'impacte per a tota futura legislació de la UE, Avaluació d'Impacte per la Sostenibilitat (SIA) de la Direcció General de Comerç  i l'Avaluació per la Integració Sostenible (ISA) com es preveu en els project es d'investigació finançats per la UE com MATISSE, In-Context and VISION RD4SD, que ha estat recomanat per a la com a metodologia per a futures avaluacions globals.

La crisi econòmica posterior a 2008 va donar lloc a un marcat descens en interès de política d'alt nivell en els objectius polítics a llarg termini, com ara el desenvolupament sostenible. Una nova 'Europa 2020' va substituir a l'Estratègia de Lisboa del 2010; reduint la dimensió ambiental a l'energia i l'eficiència dels recursos. Les paraules 'desenvolupament sostenible' ni tan sols s'esmenten. El futur de les polítiques de desenvolupament sostenible de la UE són incertes i és possible que la UE torni un cop més a un enfocament més limitat en la política mediambiental.

Àrees importants de política mediambiental
La Directiva de Marc de l'Aigua és un exemple d'una política d'aigües, amb l'objectiu de que rius, llacs, terres i aigües costaneres arribin a ser de "bona qualitat" per a l'any 2015. La Directiva d'Ocells ,establerta ja ben aviat el 1979, i la Directiva d'Hàbitats són parts de la legislació de la Unió Europea per a la protecció de la biodiversitat i els hàbitats naturals. Aquestes proteccions tanmateix només cobreixen directament animals i plantes. Els fongs i els microorganismes no tenen protecció sota les lleis de la Unió Europea. Les directives s'implementen a través del Natura 2000 programa i cobreixen uns 30,000 llocs a tot Europa.

Reptes pel lliure comerç en la política mediambiental de la UE
Vegeu també: Associació Transatlàntica pel Comerç i la Inversió

Un esborrany de la secció de desenvolupament sostenible de l'Associació Transatlàntica pel Comerç i la Inversió (TTIP) entre la UE i els USA es va filtrat a The Guardian l'octubre de 2015. Preguntat un advocat mediambiental francès sobre aquest document va descriure que les salvaguardes mediambientals proposades eren "virtualment inexistents" en comparació amb la protecció concedida als inversors, i que els casos ambientals van representar el 60% dels 127 casos d'arbitratge internacional ja presentades contra països de la UE en virtut d'acords comercials bilaterals en les dues últimes dècades, segons Amics de la Terra. D'acord amb Joseph E. Stiglitz, el TTIP podria tenir un efecte de "refredament" en la regulació i per tant una "rebaixada acció urgent sobre el clima que requereix l'Acord de París".

L'esborrany del capítol de l'energia de la TTIP es va filtrar a The Guardian al juliol de 2016. Aquest esborrany podria sabotejar els esforços europeus per posar en pràctica les mesures d'estalvi d'energia obligatoris i per afavorir el canvi a la generació d'electricitat renovable.

Vegeu també
 Coordinació d'Informació del Medi Ambient
 Directorate-General for the Environment
 Pla d'Acció de FLEGT d'UE
 Comissari Europeu de Medi Ambient
 Agència d'Entorn europeu
 Política mediambiental
 Geografia de la Unió Europea
 Política Agrícola comuna
 Política Pesquera Comuna
 Natura 2000
 Escalfament global i el Protocol de Kyoto
 Programa de Canvi de Clima europeu
 Esquema de Comerç d'Emissió d'Unió Europea
 Energia renovable en la Unió Europea
 Transport en la Unió Europea
 Normativa Reach
 Subministrament d'aigua i sanitation en la Unió Europea
 Directiva de Marc de l'aigua

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Environment Directorate General website
 Environment Council website
 European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety website
 Institute for European Environmental Policy website
 New textbook – "Environmental Policy in the EU" (Earthscan, 2012)

Unió Europea
Medi ambient
Política de la Unió Europea

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Spurrier and Quinn put Nightcrawler at the center of 'Way of X'
The new X-Men title will explore "the dark mysteries of the X-Men's new way of life."
With X of Swords in the back issue bins and the X-titles moving into what they're calling "Reign of X," Simon Spurrier and Bob Quinn are preparing for their own arrival on Krakoa. The duo will team up on a new title, Way of X, which features Nightcrawler, Dr. Nemesis, Pixie and Blink, among others, confronting "the dark mysteries of the X-Men's new way of life."
"I should probably just tell a lie for the sake of a neat elevator pitch and say that Way of X is a story about the creation of a new mutant religion," Spurrier told Marvel.com. "But it's not—not really. That's kinda where it starts, for sure. Nightcrawler realizes something's wrong with the hearts and minds of mutantkind and sets out to fix it. But as he quickly discovers, this isn't a job for priests and prayers… The question is, what do they have to become in order to fight it? Preachers? Cops? Executioners? Or something entirely new?"
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Rest in Peace, Steve Lightle
The comics creator who worked on Legion of Super-Heroes, Classic X-Men, Doom Patrol and more passed away from heart failure today.
Steve Lightle, an artist whose work appeared in Doom Patrol, Legion of Super-Heroes, Marvel Comics Presents and Classic X-Men, passed away this morning. He was 61.
His son, Matthew, posted on Lightle's Facebook page that his father died of a cardiac arrest. His wife, colorist Marianne Lightle, followed that with a heartbreaking post where she said Lightle had tested positive for COVID, which led to heart failure.
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Author JK ParkinPosted on January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 Categories CreatorsTags passings, Steve Lightle1 Comment on Rest in Peace, Steve Lightle
Baron + Carbonetti open the door on the mystery of Jim Morrison's death
The new graphic novel from the 'Paul Is Dead' team will arrive in June.
Image Comics has announced that the creators of Paul Is Dead, which featured the Beatles, will turn their attention to another 1960s icon for their next graphic novel — Jim Lives: the Mystery of the Lead Singer of The Doors and the 27 Club.
Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti will reunite for the graphic novel, which is about a father looking for his son — a correspondent for a popular American newspaper — who vanished after sending one last message: "jim morrison isn't dead, he's hiding out here in italy, i saw him with my own eyes."
"I wrote Jim Lives by continuously listening to The Doors vinyl records while I was in the small village where I set the story," said Baron. "At one point I really saw him. I mean Jim."
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Tom and Carla lock down 2020
Tom Bondurant and Carla Hoffman review the year that was for Marvel and DC, while looking toward the future for both companies.
From 2009 to 2015, Tom Bondurant and Carla Hoffman collaborated on year-in-review posts centered around DC and Marvel. Circumstances kept them apart for a while; but it turns out that being stuck in your house for months on end can also help you reconnect. Therefore, Smash Pages proudly presents the return of an annual tradition, as Tom & Carla lock down 2020!
[This conversation has been edited from an extended Slack chat that occurred in December.]
Carla: Okay, so main topics for the year I see right up front are production (company decisions, strategies, etc), story (what's actually happening in the comics) and media (TV and movie stuff).
Anything else this doesn't cover? What's the most important of these do you think?
Tom: I would say the production side of things – shutting down Diamond for six weeks, plus all the DC layoffs and cancellations, and DC changing distributors twice (or at least 1 1/2 times). Didn't Marvel have some cancellations as well? Feels like Marvel had a low-key year event-wise, although it went from Empyre to X Of Swords to King In Black.
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Q: How to setup multiple websites on one NGINX with Vagrant? I have virtual ubuntu-server managed by Vagrant. I've installed NGINX and created 3 virtual servers. They all have names: test1.localhost, test2.localhost, test3.localhost. When I try to browse my test websites everything is fine but only when I open them inside my virtual machine (lynx test1.localhost, lynx ..., etc).
Why I can't view my websites on host machine? Why, when I type test1.localhost:8080 or test2.localhost:8080 or test3.localhost:8080, I get error "Server Not Found?".

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*When I type 127.0.0.1:8080 I see test1.localhost website.

Edit

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*I just discovered that my configuration is working properly on chromium browser and Google Chrome! Why firefox is unable to show test1.localhost:8080, test2.localhost:8080, test3.localhost:8080 and chromium-browser can?

*OK, I found it, it's problem with firefox: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1433933
test1.conf
server {
        listen 80 default_server;
        listen [::]:80 default_server;

        # listen 443 ssl default_server;
        # listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
        # include snippets/snakeoil.conf;

        root /var/www/test1;
        index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
        server_name test1.localhost;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;

                # With php7.0-cgi alone:
        #       fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
                # With php7.0-fpm:
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
        }
}

test2.conf
server {
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;
        # listen 443 ssl default_server;
        # listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
        # include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
        root /var/www/test2;
        index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
        server_name test2.localhost;
        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }
        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
                # With php7.0-cgi alone:
        #       fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
                # With php7.0-fpm:
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
        }
}

test3.conf
server {
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;

        # listen 443 ssl default_server;
        # listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
        # include snippets/snakeoil.conf;

        root /var/www/test3;
        index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
        server_name test3.localhost;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }

        location ~ \.php$ {
                include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;

                # With php7.0-cgi alone:
        #       fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
                # With php7.0-fpm:
                fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
        }
}

/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost test1.localhost test2.localhost test3.localhost
127.0.1.1       vagrant

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

Vagrantfile
...
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080, host_ip: "127.0.0.1" # nginx
...

A: The http works this way that when typing http://example.com:8080/abc?def into the browser bar, behind the scenes url is cut into four parts:

*

*http:

*example.com

*8080

*/abc?def
And roughly speaking this is how the parts 1 2 3 4 are used:
$ telnet  2  3
(no TLS negotiation here, because 1)
GET 4    HTTP/1.1
Host: 2:3      <---- look here
User-agent: blah-blah
Accept: blah blah

----------------------

So nginx knows that you want test1.localhost:8080 and not test1.localhost:80. Don't change a http port on TCP layer. You need to use a proxy_pass to do this.

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"Go Let It Out" är en låt av den brittiska gruppen Oasis från 2000, skriven av Noel Gallagher. Låten är Oasis sjuttonde singel och den första från albumet Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. "Go Let It Out" gick in på förstaplatsen på brittiska singellistan i februari 2000.

Låtlista
CD-singel
"Go Let It Out" - 4:38
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
"(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell" - 4:21

Vinylsingel
"Go Let It Out" - 4:38
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53

Maxisingel
"Go Let It Out" - 4:38
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
"(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell" - 4:21

Kassettsingel
"Go Let It Out" - 4:38
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53

CD-singel (Japan)
"Go Let It Out"
"(As Long as They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
"Helter Skelter"

Referenser

Noter

Engelskspråkiga sånger
Sånger av Oasis
Musiksinglar 2000


In Chris Rucker the Colts take their first gamble of the the draft. Rucker carries character issues into the draft as well as uneven performances. At one time he was projected to go in the first two rounds - an uneven senior season and suspension (2 separate arrests) hurt his draft stock.
Rucker is big for a Colts corner (6'1", 195) but he projects well in our cover two defense where our corners are not asked to match up man on man as much as other teams.
There is not much to really like or dislike about this pick. Polian does his homework on guys like this and he is probably worth the risk. It's the sixth round, Rucker won't have to do much to justify the pick.


I can only imagine what I would do there, thank you so much!
I am guessing you would do what i did… spend too much!
How much were the bonsai selling for?
I know that quality is never cheap but were we talking low hundreds, high hundreds, low thousands, what?
What did YOU buy (and why)?
Bonsai were selling for a wide range of prices. There were field grown trunks beginning at around $50Aud and trees that were exhibition quality for many many thousands.
I bought a stone, some grafting tools and some pots as Australias quarentine laws are strict which make bringing plant material in very difficult if not impossible.


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Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx revealed that somebody involved in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame told Motley Crue they will 'never' get in the Rock Hall in a new Kerrang interview.
Will these fans ever get to see Mötley Crüe play live again?
"I was actually doing an interview with Tommy [Lee, drummer] a couple of weeks ago, and we were asked if we would ever play together again. And Tommy said, 'I don't know. Maybe if we got into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame or something, we could dust off a couple of our old classics.' I was, like, 'Really?' And he said, 'Why not?' But we don't have any plans because we were told by the Hall Of Fame that we would never get in, because of how we've acted, so that's kind of it."
Would you ever consider touring as a band again?
"Well, I don't know. We haven't had that conversation. I mean, we wrapped up for a reason. I don't know – I keep saying a hard no to that, but if something came up, like we were invited to play the Super Bowl half-time show, maybe that'd be something we'd be interested in doing. But touring has never been a conversation, and we do talk about stuff all the time."
The long-awaited Mötley Crüe biopic, The Dirt based on the 2001 New York Times bestselling autobiography debuted last Friday, March 22. The band immediately became the top searched topic on Google Trends with a 4300% spike in searches.
Streaming partners have been quick to support the film's soundtrack and Mötley Crüe's catalogue with the Global Marquee feature on Spotify, and Apple Music building a dedicated Mötley Super Room. The pay back was instant with a 570% stream increase on Spotify, a 900% stream increase on Apple Music, and Apple iTunes downloads growing 2027%. Amazon, with triple digit streaming growth is benefitting from sales of the book being back at #1 music book, and Mötley's Deezer streams are up 669%.
The Mötley Essentials playlist is now charting higher than Drake Essentials on Apple Music. The effect is being felt globally in 150 markets with top 10 iTunes charts around the world.
Early returns show the movie at 85% audience score at Rotten Tomatoes, on par with Bohemian Rhapsody's 87% and ahead of Black Panther's 79%. It is changing perceptions too, as women are enjoying "The Dirt" just as much, if not more than men, giving it a higher grade (7.4/10) than their male counterparts (7.1/10), according to an IMDB survey.
The cautionary tale aims to deglamorize the sex, drugs and rock n roll lifestyle led by the notorious rockers. It unflinchingly portrays domestic violence, drunk driving and drug addiction to a mass audience. The Guardian's Stephen Snart writes "Real-life manager and producer Allen Kovac has said in interviews that the mission of the movie is to deglamorize the rock'n'roll lifestyle. That does come through."
Queen's Roger Taylor, who appears in the book, was similarly awed at a preview screening, exclaiming: "Wow, that took me back! Brilliant."
The film's stars, Douglas Booth (Nikki Sixx), Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon (Mick Mars), Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) (Tommy Lee), Daniel Webber (Vince Neil), David Costabile (Doc McGhee) and Pete Davidson (Tom Zutaut) have all been getting critical kudos. "They possess similar abilities to navigate between charm and repulsion, all working together to create such a chummy group that their power as an ensemble elevates the material. Just like their real-life counterparts," wrote The Guardian.
Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx says, "In the film we show painful examples of domestic violence, DUI, manslaughter, drug overdose and the loss of a child. We couldn't possibly have crammed everything from a 430-page book into an hour and 50-minute movie, but we felt we achieved our objective of showing the downside of sex drugs and rock and roll."
Nikki Sixx hopes to use the message of the film to draw attention to the USA's opioid crisis. Sixx, a recovering addict himself, has established a music program for kids at Covenant House in Los Angeles and is instrumental in drawing attention to the root causes of addiction. A personal mission, Sixx is collaborating with the U.S. Surgeon General to fight opioid addiction, and will bring his best-selling Heroin Diaries book to life with a musical of the same name, due to debut in 2019 with partners including Live Nation Ticketmaster, 11-7, Scott Borchetta, and Downtown Music.
Meanwhile, on the music side, The Dirt Soundtrack on Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music immediately reached #1 on the iTunes All Genres Chart and currently stands at #4 US and #5 worldwide. The Greatest Hits album currently stands at #2 in the US on iTunes and at #11 worldwide. The soundtrack features four new songs including the first single, "The Dirt (Est. 1981) (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)" and their unlikely cover of Madonna's "Like a Virgin." In addition, Spotify garnered an 8-fold increase in daily streams, from approximately 400,000 to 3,600,000, and still increasing.
"Our strategy was to use both the film and music algorithmic echo chamber to have a virtuous circle, each propelling the other to greater heights. The new song is 'The Dirt feat Machine Gun Kelly,' the film is titled 'The Dirt,' The Book is 'The Dirt.' And the audiences have voted on the music streaming platforms and on social media, critics are a thing of the past as Bohemian Rhapsody has shown," said Kovac, who served as a producer on the film.
Kovac gave kudos to Eleven Seven Music senior management and Mötley Crüe Managers at 10th Street Entertainment, "I want to tip my hat to Chris Nilsson and Konstanze Louden, and the rest of the 10th Street Management team, Eleven Seven Label Group COO Steve Kline, GM Rose Slanic, VP Mary Thayer, Europe MD Dan Waite, CFO Dan Lieblein, and their teams who are some of the most innovative and progressive marketers in entertainment today. The success of the music and this film comes from their efforts."
After almost two decades since the ground-breaking publication of "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band" by HarperCollins in 2001, the film version has come to life, causing just as much controversy as the book did when it was all the talk of bands on the rock festival circuit, where copies were strategically placed. From the film's overall buzz, the book landed at #1 on several of Amazon's book charts.
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Robert Silvers: Just an Editor?
Klaus Nellen
Carl Henrik Fredriksson
Last week, the Republic of Letters lost one of its most distinguished citizens. On Monday 20 March, Robert Silvers, co-founder and editor of the New York Review of Books, died at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.
Robert Silvers at the IWM Fellows Meeting in 2009. Source: IWM
Timothy Garton Ash once remarked that if he wants to reach 'the widest European intellectual audience, the best way is to write an essay in the New York Review of Books'. Published in the US, 'the paper', as Silvers used to call the Review, was indeed part of a borderless community of ideas and values. At times it has felt as if it by itself constituted that elusive public sphere Europeans miss so dearly.
On the masthead of the magazine, 'The New York Review' is much bigger letters than 'of Books', signalling very clearly the ambitions of the editorial heart and mind behind it: this is much more than a book review, it's about an idea of the world. Or ideas, in plural. Tom Wolfe once mocked the New York Review of Books as 'the chief theoretical organ of Radical Chic', and Saul Bellow rechristened it the New York Review of Each Others' Books. Yet Silvers' own description of how he and Barbara Epstein founded the magazine in 1963 better captures the gist of this endeavour. In The 50 Year Argument, Martin Scorsese's film on the occasion of the Review's fiftieth anniversary, he says:
'We both shared some kind of quest, a quest for great writing and brilliant writing. When Barbara and I started the Review, we were not seeking to be part of an establishment. Quite the opposite. We were seeking to examine the workings and the truthfulness of establishments, whether political or cultural.'
The controversies in the New York Review of Books have become legendary: Gore Vidal vs. Norman Mailer on hatred of women, Bernard Lewis vs. Edward Said on orientalism, Adrienne Rich vs. Susan Sontag on feminism and fascism, Edmund Wilson vs. Vladimir Nabokov on Russian translation… Silvers' role in this was always acted out behind the scenes: 'I may have some reservations, but I'm not going to impose my views on these people. I'm interested in them doing their best to put forward their views.'
There are dozens of stories and myths surrounding Bob Silvers: how he worked around the clock, with several shifts of young assistants struggling to keep up; or his Christmas morning or past-midnight phone calls to discuss 'a dangling modifier' or a semicolon that he felt should be changed to a full stop. However, the most apt characterization of him is that of the author who doesn't write. Asked if he wrote at all, his answer was quick and emphatic: 'No, I just edit. I'm only concerned with getting the best possible reviewers. And if I was tempted to write, on some subject, I would also bet that I could think of someone better.' With his typical mixture of pride and modesty he added: 'Being an editor is a job in itself.'
So it was all the more sensational when we got our hands on a manuscript by him, entitled 'Dilemmas of an Editor'. It was in 2009 and Silvers was in Vienna to give a speech at the annual Fellows' Meeting of the Institute for Human Sciences. After numerous attempts, Silvers had accepted the invitation of the institute's rector Krzysztof Michalski and on 15 May took the floor:
'It's odd for an editor like myself to be giving a talk at all, particularly a talk on the dilemmas of the editor. I've always thought of the editor as an intermediary, someone, you might say, in the middle distance bringing together writers he admires and a group of readers who he hopes will appreciate them. And, while I've been at times a reporter and critic, I have always been an editor…'
Bob Silvers was one of the most important actors in the global intellectual public sphere, but he hardly ever wrote himself. This time though, the editor was on centre stage. What followed gave a unique insight into the problems facing a publisher who values political and economic independence. Silvers touches on several sensitive moments in the history of the New York Review of Books, including controversies over the war in Vietnam, the Israel–Palestine conflict and – especially topical at the time for his Vienna visit – the Chinese protest document 'Charta 08'.
The New York Review of Books was one of the very few significant American publications that from the start condemned the war in Iraq in 2003, causing the liberal magazine the Nation to welcome Silvers back to the Left where he once started off. But Silvers' – and Barbara Epstein's – Review was not about ideologies. It was about ideas and certain core values:
'Whatever the desires of our investors and indeed our readers, our general inclinations from the first had been to take the side of people or groups who had suffered from state power; people who had been bullied, harassed, sequestered, jailed or tortured, killed or 'disappeared' because of their opinions and values or identities, whether they were under Communist regimes in Russia, China, Czechoslovakia, Poland, or Cuba, or under right-wing military regimes in Argentina, Chile, or Brazil, or under the repressive regimes supported by the US, whether in Guatemala or Indonesia and East Timor.'
The Review's take on the US war in Vietnam war was equally critical, with writers such as Jean Lacouture, Philippe de Villiers, John K. Fairbank, Hannah Arendt, George Kennan, Noam Chomsky, Hans Morgenthau, Theodore Draper, and the Vietnamese Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh earning the Review a reputation that made its more conservative readers and shareholders furious.
But intelligent and moral critique cuts both ways. 'Later', notes Silvers, 'as the North Vietnamese army took over the South, my friend Grace Dudley called my attention to a long report by the French–Canadian priest André Gelinas, which described how the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese, on entering Saigon, were burning books, arresting writers and brutalizing people. And when we published this article some holders of B shares came to me and bitterly complained. By that time, for some opponents of the war, the only victims worth attention in Vietnam were the numerous victims of American burning and bombing; and the article was for them intolerable. Indeed, it resulted in dozens of cancelled subscriptions, and such cancellations of course are the test of any intellectual journal worth its name.'
Silvers' Review would stand that test time and again.
Shifting focus to another dilemma, he also comments on what he sees as one of the main challenges of today's media: the cultural revolution brought about by the internet.
'Now what is disturbing, in a final dilemma of the editor, is that in dealing with the digital revolution and the internet, there has been an almost complete absence of analysis and coherent standards of criticism of that revolution itself – hardly any penetrating criticism at all of the ways that the contents and the experience of the Internet and its instant linkings are consciously, and I am sure unconsciously, changing our lives. The proliferation of commercial and technical possibilities and of new means of diffusing and linking, and profiting from 'communications' gets close attention. But in all those communications: what is being gained, and what is being lost, above all in the quality of what is communicated?'
That quality of communication was at the core of Silvers' own intellectual publishing project, which might not have changed the world but certainly changed the planet's 'climate of ideas', as Israeli philosopher and New York Review of Books contributor Avishai Margalit put it.
If it had been difficult to get Silvers to Vienna, this was nothing compared to the work necessary to convince him to let us publish the manuscript of his speech. In the end it appeared, in German, in number 38 of Transit – Europäische Revue. The English original, from which we quote here, remains unpublished.
Twenty years ago, in 1997, Bob Silvers was asked how long he intended to continue at the New York Review of Books. His answer: 'Well, I never felt more involved in it, more interested in it. I don't have any idea of not doing it. I think I would be quite bereft without doing it. I've put my life into it.'
That life has now come to an end. And the ones who are bereft are we, the readers of 'this wonderful European magazine' (Timothy Garton Ash). The quest, however, remains the same. Post-truth or not, what needs to be done is 'to examine the workings and the truthfulness of establishments, whether political or cultural.'
Carl Henrik Fredriksson is co-founder of Eurozine, whose Editor-in-Chief he was until 2015. Former Editor-in-Chief of Sweden's oldest cultural journal Ord&Bild.
Klaus Nellen is Permanent Fellow emeritus at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna. He was the editor of the institute's journal Transit – Europäische Revue.
© Authors / Transit Online / Eurozine.


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FSD PHARMA ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS
– Dr. Raza Bokhari appointed interim CEO –
– Rupert Haynes departs as FSD Pharma CEO –
– FSD Pharma terminates agreement with Auxly –
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FSD Pharma Inc. (CSE: HUGE) (OTCQB: FSDDF) (FRA: 0K9) ("FSD" or the "Company"), announced that its Board of Directors has concluded a strategic assessment of the Company and has implemented changes in leadership and business practices to optimize operations. Accordingly, the Company announced today that Dr. Raza Bokhari, Executive Co-Chairman, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer of FSD Pharma, effective immediately. Dr. Bokhari's appointment follows the termination of Rupert Haynes.
To assist with the search for a pharmaceutical executive and other senior executives to lead FSD Pharma's pharmaceutical business practices, the Company has hired Greg Button, Global Head of HealthCare recruiting at Korn Ferry, a leading global organizational consulting firm. Mr. Button has over two decades of experience placing C-suite executives into public and private equity-backed companies.
Additionally, the Company announced termination of a definitive agreement with Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. ("Auxly") effective today, February 6, 2019. Under the terms of the agreement dated March 3, 2018, Auxly was obligated to develop all aspects of the Company's cannabis cultivation facility in mutually agreed upon staged phases.
"We are taking these momentous steps to unlock shareholder value and re-energize execution of our company's vision" said Dr. Bokhari, Executive Co-chairman and Interim CEO of FSD Pharma. "The Board believes the Company has unique and invaluable assets and is taking appropriate actions that will support long-term positive cash flow and shareholder value."
About FSD Pharma
FSD Pharma is focused on the development of the highest quality indoor grown, pharmaceutical grade cannabis and on the research and development of novel cannabinoid-based treatments for several central nervous system disorders, including chronic pain, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome. The Company has 25,000 square feet available for production at its Ontario facility with an additional 220,000 square feet currently in development (with an estimated cost of $250 per square foot to be completed in 2019).
FSD facilities sit on 70 acres of land with 40 acres primed for development and an expansion capability of up to 3,896,000 square feet.
FSD's wholly-owned subsidiary, FV Pharma, is a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act and Regulations, having received its cultivation license on October 13, 2017. FV Pharma's vision is to transform its current headquarters in a Kraft plant in Cobourg, Ontario into the largest hydroponic indoor grow facility in the world. FV Pharma intends to cover all aspects of this exciting new industry, including cultivation, legal, processing, manufacturing, extracts and research and development.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its regulation services provider accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words "could", "intend", "expect", "believe", "will", "projected", "estimated" and similar expressions and statements relating to matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on the company's current belief or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. Actual future results may differ materially. In particular, this release contains forward-looking information relating to the development of the company's indoor cannabis facility and its business goals and objectives. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof, and the company is not obligated to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward looking-information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.
Zeeshan Saeed, President, Founder and Director, FSD Pharma Inc.
Email:zeeshan@fsdpharma.com
Email: IR@fsdpharma.com
Website: www.fsdpharma.com
Nic Johnson / Caroline Cunningham
Email: Nic.Johnson@russopartnersllc.com / Caroline.Cunningham@russopartnersllc.com
Tel: (212) 845-4242 / (212) 845-4292
Source: FSD Pharma Inc.


Val d'Ayas lies in stark contrast to Valle di Gressoney's narrow valley floor and mountains rising steeply from it. Val d'Ayas is a broad open valley with many smaller hanging valleys and unending views of the surrounding glaciers and peaks. Running high in the mountains in this valley offers glimpses of Mont Blanc and The Matterhorn in addition to Monte Rosa, Castor and Pollux.
As a result of having a wide valley floor, Val d'Ayas is more built up than Gressoney. We stayed in Champoluc, a bustling alpine resort with all the amenities you'd expect to find – including Monte Rosa Terme pool and wellness facility. The jets in the pool area are as good as any massage after a hard day of running. The sauna and ice plunge are also fantastic on the legs. The 4 hour package is perfect for a late afternoon and doesn't break the bank account at €25 midweek either! Bring a swim hat as well as your bikini/swim shorts… And a book!
Our group spread itself over a variety of hotels and everyone seemed pretty happy with their accommodation. Perhaps I'm biased, but multiple trails left directly from my hotel, Charmant Petit Hotel, which meant an early morning add-on was an easy option if you fancied it! The hotel staff were very friendly too (they had gluten free goodies ready for me at breakfast!), there was a very laid back, relaxed atmosphere and the rooms were extremely comfortable.
You can use the Trek Bus system to transfer your baggage and even yourself, depending on how you are feeling, or as I would recommend – you can access Val d'Ayas a few ways on foot.
To get there, you can run either via Colle del Pinter (up and over to Champoluc) or via Colle Ranzola. Or a steep power-hiking ascent via Passe di Valfreddo.
You can run once again from Gressoney-La-Trinité on the same paths as Day 1 to Alpenzu Grande. Alternatively, you can access Alpenzu Grande from directly below by running the linking eco-trail between the two Gressoney villages as far as La Madeleine, running a short road section to reach the main road, crossing this and watching for the track on the right leading you up to Alpenzu.
From Alpenzu Grande, take the Alta Via 1 trail to Colle del Pinter and stay on it, descending as far as Frantze (small village just before Crest). From Frantze, leave the Alta Via and descend into Champoluc where numerous accommodation options are available.
Bring a packed lunch today. Besides Alpenzu, there are no food options until you are very close to Champoluc.
From the col, you can decide to add on a summit. Punta Regina (see photos) adds just over another 200m elevation gain. On the other side of the col, Mont Ciosè beckons, which would add an extra 500m. I cannot say how runnable this track is though, as our group chose Punta Regina. The start looked fine, judging by the maps there are some cliffs to watch out for. I'll let you judge for yourself whether to choose this route!
Down the other side of Colle Ranzola, we ran out of trails quicker than any of us were anticipating. Our Champoluc shuttle bus transfer arrived to meet us where the trail quite quickly became a road.
Suggested Route 3: A technical skyrunning option?
In hindsight, I would have preferred to try the Colle del Pinter route across. Or even have a look at the Passe di Valfreddo. It looks like a steep trek up, but offers the opportunity to stay in Rifugio Arp and spend a day or two running from here. You can also access the refuge from Champoluc or Brusson in Val d'Ayas if you prefer.
The refuge's site has maps of most trails in the area, but one route intrigued me, it doesn't appear on this, but does on other maps. It is a ridge or skyline route which incorporates Punta Palasina and Colle di Palasinaz and can be run as a loop from Rifugio Arp. You could also use it to link the two valleys from Valfreddo down to Champoluc or Brusson.
Make your own judgements. Assess your own risks.
Technical running is thirsty work!
It is technical in places, considered an expert hiking route, with some cables and steps built in. So this undertaking obviously depends on your own experience. Needless to say, you make your own judgements, assess your own risks. Photos of the route can currently be seen on Ayas Trekking, but according to the webmaster, the site will go out of commission soon. It's a pity because there is a lot of useful information here.
From Rifugio Arp, you can follow the 5B/C trail, past the Valfredda lakes to the Colletto. From here, hang a left up the 3D trail towards Punta Palasina. The trail splits to give you the option of a quick detour to the summit, you must descend from the summit the same way to the main trail and continue on towards Colle di Palasina, taking another left here to follow Trail 105 back to Rifugio Arp.
It's also worth pointing out that where Valle di Gressoney has the Sentieri del Lys, Val d'Ayas features heavily in the Tour de Six, a similarly styled hut to hut route.
Starting at Saint Jacques des Allemands, (or possibly your accommodation), this route heads directly up towards Pian di Verra Inferiore in the general direction of Lago Blu. Just before the 'Pian', the track splits. Left was our main route, but we continued our warm up as far as the big boulder on the Pian to appreciate the views it offers, before doubling back to pick up our route. This was day 4, and my initial article description gives you some insight as to the route from here into Valetta di Tzere, Alpe di Tzere and Alpe Varda.
From here, continue running towards Alpe di Nana and on to Alpe Metzan where you can stop for lunch at La Tchavanna, an agriturismo refuge which makes its' own cheeses, yoghurts etc. There are several trails that run in that general direction, but so long as you don't go lower than the Ru Curtod canal, you should find it.
After lunch, depending on how you feel, you could descend immediately towards Mandriou for a pick up, continue following the Ru Curtod as far as you wish to another road head pick up, drop lower, follow the canal track into the forest, then descending from the canal, continue straight on, passing Varda and taking the track down to Frachey and back to Champoluc. You will need to consult a map with this section, but it eliminates the need for a pick up.
Suggested Route 2: 21km Extrepieraz to Challand-Saint-Victor. Requires shuttle bus.
An easier day of running, with little elevation gain and running through shady forestry, this route was a welcome one in the summer heat.
Beginning in Extrepieraz, heading uphill towards Salomon village, taking Rue Valley down to Rue Col Ranzola, keep heading down until you must cross the main road of Brusson at the junction onto Strada Colle di Joux, picking up trail again on the left after you cross the river Evancon.
Follow the Strada del Ru D'Arlaz, another canal trail through the shady woodland, dropping down just after the village of Arcesaz to make a stop at Dondeynaz & Gamba for a drink and a snack or light lunch. (Booking required). This will probably be the fastest 10km of your holiday, as there's only 284m elevation gain, so factor this into your timing.
From here, the route contours around the 1150m mark and is nice easy running after eating. The trail goes past Orbeillaz, where we noticed a village thermometer reading 40 degrees! We were extremely thankful to be taking it easy in the shade and took every opportunity to cool down that we could find!
Near Grand Hoël, the land opens out and we were momentarily out of the shade before picking up our wooded descent trail down the spur, featuring sculptures in the woods known as Challand Art. It was reminiscent of Devil's Glen in Ashford, but quite a bit steeper!! We took a detour to visit the Natural Reserve at Lac de Ville, but in all honesty, it was wasted on us in the heat, because all we wanted to do was jump in for a forbidden swim. We were too hot and bothered and still had to make our way down to Challand-Saint-Victor. Our joy returned when we discovered yet another waterfall en route!! Impromptu showering and we were ready for dinner!
Take another look at Trails in Gressoney.
Visit the vineyard and meet local wine producers. An incredibly friendly family run business. Gabriella Minuzzo cares lovingly for her vines and offers tastings and B&B accommodation to you also. A gem of a spot.
Eat at Le Cadran Solaire and be sure to ask them about the amazing internal sundial or in Challand-Saint-Victor, try Ristorante Bistrot Ramet, bursting with locals which is always a good sign. For a light meal in Champoluc, try Sans Souci, a new vibrant café bar in the town.
Visit the Gold Mine of Chamousira.
Go rock climbing down the valley at Arnad.
Remind yourself of the maps to the area using Monte Rosa Walser Trail's online maps.


Andddd~ I'm back with a Jessture 1st Photobook review. It's been a while since I've done a review.. However, I do apologize for not getting this done sooner.
The Jessture 1st Photobook was set at $35 USD, excluding shipping. The books contains 300 pages of photos (ALL Jessica) from various events, performances, etc. and comes with stickers and a mobile phone strap screen cleaner.
The side of the book contains a fairly simple red strip with SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS and 1st Jessture Photobook.
Stickers of various Sica cartoons. Mr. Taxi, Run Devil Run, Oh!, Hoot, Gee, Genie, Cat… and MORE! Very cute.
Conclusion: This book is simply gorjess! Although this is coming from a Sica bias, I did not initially order the book from Jessture but got it off a seller on eBay later on which led me to spend a couple bucks more. Why? I'm not quite sure myself.. ><" After receiving the book and flipping through the pages, I've come to love it. The photos are beautiful, especially the airport shots. I mean, we all know how much Sica loves to give fan service, right? And her dorky/lame facial expressions? Yeah, we live off of them.
darkrad: Just looking through the photos, you'll see how exquisite the pictures are (and this isn't just describing the subject matter aka Sica =D), each photo is nice and clear (a couple of them have some very minor blur probably due to focusing). The paper that has been used is thicker than your usual A4 paper you would use for something like your high school assignments, it is heavier and feels more durable to page turns. The print quality is also quite good, I was really impressed at the quality of the photobook I'd daresay that it's just as good if not better than what SM gave us with the 1st Tokyo Photobook. You'll definitely enjoy looking through this photobook if you managed to get your hands on one, the preview pictures (and whatever pictures we have and/or will put up) don't do the photobook any justice. (CookyAjuuma almost missed out coz she 'forgot' tsk tsk.) Anywho, that's my additional two cents/pence/whatever-currency-you'd-like-to-substitute to CookyAjuuma's review.
KEKEKKEKEK you two are hilarious. seriously, i was BLOWN AWAY by the quality of this photobook! way better than all the other fanmade PBs so better– better than thsutleo, flying petals… money WELL spent i say! and yes i actually think this is BETTER quality than the 1st tokyo photobook because as some of you know, mine FELL APART.
omggmo so i glad i didnt miss out on this!!!


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Attached is a noise profile for the x-m1 camera, generated following instructions on darktable website. All seems OK to me, both judging by eyes and using the benchmark script.
Thanks to Denis Saint-Marcoux for the data.
the results look good. I think the images for ISO200-2500 can still be improved, hihger iso results are better. Your images is 60% underexposed area and 15% overexposed. You can test if the results get better if you have smaller under- and overexposed areas and more between. I like to update the description of generating noise profile with more examples and this would be a good test. Can I use your images for this?
Which version of darktable was used for noise profile calculation?
I did pull the noise tools from git repo around 29/30th oct. so I can't tell what was the version of darktable exactly. The tools folder is not packaged for me (ubuntu).
To make new profiles, I pulled again the tools today (different machine) but I had a hard time to get it working. At best I could have red and green fit that seem OK but not blue. I'll try again during next week or week-end, I could not find a proper source of light today anyway.
If you plan on rewrite the tutorial, I'd suggest to add the information of where to find the tools and also to specify what format should be used for exporting images once the raw linear style has been applied. I used tiff 32 bits.
Feel free to use my pictures!
Exporting of images is not necessary any more, use only your raw files.
I finally found some time to take some new pictures with my X-M1 and rerun the profiling script. Attached are the new results.
New data look much better, thank you. I create a PR.
Please upload one raw sample to https://raw.pixls.us so i can test it.
I've recently uploaded one raw sample from my X-M1 to https://raw.pixls.us.
If you like to get an other raw sample or noise profile please let me know.


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Q: Sphinx error "AccessInit: hash collision: 3 for both 1 and 1." I use sphinx to auto generate documents. When I ran "make html", it raised the following error.
error: AccessInit: hash collision: 3 for both 1 and 1.

I found a related article in http://jaredforsyth.com/blog/2010/apr/28/accessinit-hash-collision-3-both-1-and-1/. It said that it's the different ways of import PIL that result in the collision. I do exactly as this article said,  patch Docutils and Pygments, but I still got the above error.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?

A: It can be caused usually by seeming multiple installation of PIL due to virtualenv. Packages Image and PIL.Image are found on different paths in virtualenv although they are finally the same after resolving the symbolic link.
A universal solution for possible causes is to change the PYTHONPATH in order to they are found on the same paths.
Usually add the directory where PIL is found in vitrualenv to the beginning of PYTHONPATH.


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Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Limited Edition Laptop: Is It Worth It?
By Mona Bushnell, Staff October 9, 2017 05:34 pm EST
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On Oct. 5, 2017, Lenovo's ThinkPad laptop brand for business turned 25 years old. The company marked the day by releasing a ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25. Devotees of Lenovo ThinkPad's classic design will no doubt be enthused over this limited-edition device, especially since it comes loaded with Windows 10 Signature Edition (i.e., without bloatware), but for most business users, it's probably not the most logical choice of laptop.
Lenovo clearly wanted to pay homage to its longest-standing line of laptops, which over the years have maintained popularity with business users across many industries. Interestingly, the actual ThinkPad 25 is built less for businesses and more for individual enthusiasts who want a powerful machine that has status as a limited-edition product. [Read related article: Best Lenovo Laptops for Business]
Price and configuration
The Lenovo ThinkPad 25 retails for $1,899 and only comes in one configuration, which is the primary reason we don't recommended it for most business users. If the configuration happens to suit your exact needs, the ThinkPad 25 is a solid machine, but it's probably overkill for most standard users.
Lenovo's limited-edition laptop comes with an Intel Core i7-7200U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage and an Nvidia GeForce 940MX graphics card. In addition to these impressive, top-of-the-line specs, the ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition has plenty of ports for business users, including a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, three USB 3.0 (Type-A), an HDMI port, an ethernet port, a standard headphone/microphone combo jack, and a 4-in-1 card reader capable of handling MMC, SD, SDHC and SDXC cards.
The ThinkPad 25 weighs 3.56 pounds (though Lenovo specs say 3.7 pounds), and the 14-inch display (1920 x 1080 pixels) with multi-touch is a step up from the otherwise very similar Lenovo ThinkPad T470, which also has a 14-inch multi-touch screen, albeit with much worse resolution (1366 x 768 pixels). The battery life of the ThinkPad 25 depends on whether you opt for the standard 3-cell battery, in which case you can expect about 6:52 of continuous use, or the 6-cell battery, which extends the life to 13:14.
The physical design of the ThinkPad 25 is a major part of its appeal, especially for old-school Lenovo devotees. Unlike the similar ThinkPad T470, which has a modern chiclet-style keyboard, the ThinkPad 25 sports Lenovo's classic seven-row keyboard, complete with the blue Enter key, dedicated audio control buttons, page up/down buttons, home/end buttons, scroll lock and pause. The soft finish around the keyboard is a nice touch, and as always, the red TrackPoint center button is prominent (and it comes with three swappable covers, with varied textures).
Each ThinkPad 25 comes in a package reminiscent of the original bento box-inspired ThinkPad, but the actual laptop sports a unique RGB ThinkPad logo that we can only assume is an effort to differentiate this special anniversary edition from other Lenovo laptops, which look nearly identical.
Buy a ThinkPad 25 at Lenovo.com
The Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition has the robust security features (including a fingerprint scanner and infrared camera for facial recognition) and the internal specs for heavy-duty business use, but its target demo is clearly die-hard fans of the ThinkPad line who want a special limited-edition laptop. It's not that the ThinkPad 25 is a poor machine – quite the opposite – but most business users value the ability to select from multiple laptop configurations, to avoid overpaying for features that aren't necessary.
If the ThinkPad 25 has caught your eye but you can't justify the price tag, consider the ThinkPad T470. The T470 comes in various configurations, with the lowest-end machine starting at just $873. That said, if you love the classic ThinkPad and want a powerful machine that celebrates its history, the Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition is for you.
Buy a ThinkPad T470 at Lenovo.com
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Q: Validating sum of multiple input texts in JSF 2 I have three input texts in my xhtml and I want to check if the sum of those three fields equals to 100. What is the best way of validating multiple fields in my situation? Is it possible to use a validator?

A: ...
<h:inputHidden id="inputhiddenId" value="true" validator="#{managedBean.checkSum}"/>
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solved my problem.
But also <h:inputText ... components for field1, field2 and field3 must embrace <f:ajax .../>.


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Microsoft Reportedly Wanted To Bring Halo on PS4
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Apparently, in fact, Microsoft would have seriously thought of bringing one of its flagship sagas on PlayStation 4, the direct competitor of the Xbox One console. The title in question, among other things, is also one of the most iconic of…
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The registrations began from March of this year, although only a small number of players could participate in the tests conducted by 343 Industries during the following months. Now, the studio informed that each one of the registered users…
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There is good news for users of Xbox Game Pass and Halo, as Microsoft prepares the arrival of Halo: The Master Chief Collection to the service of Xbox One. On Twitter, Microsoft published a promotional video where we can see the games…
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343 Industries confirms Halo 6 will have a split screen
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On a livestream, the Head of 343 Industries, Bonnie Ross, gave a hint about Halo 6, confirming that the game will support the split screen for the local multiplayer. The feedback and the suggestions of the players, moreover, will be taken…
Microsoft continues to work on Halo Xbox One backwards compatibility
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In early July, Microsoft gave big news to Xbox One players: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4 will hit the backward compatibility program. Now, 343 Industries calmed the fans' impatience and commented that…
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Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 1 (1842), was a case brought in diversity in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on a bill of exchange accepted in New York in which the Supreme Court of the United States determined that United States federal courts that heard cases brought under their diversity jurisdiction under the Judiciary Act of 1789 must apply statutory state laws when the state legislatures in question had spoken on the issue, but did not have to apply the state's common law if the state legislatures had not spoken on the issue.

The ruling meant that the federal courts that decided matters not specifically addressed by the state legislature had the authority to develop a federal general common law.

In 1938, this decision was overruled by Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which dispensed with the concept of federal general common law in the United States.

Statute
Section 34 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 states that "the laws of the several states, except where the constitution, treaties or statutes of the United States shall otherwise recognise or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law, in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply."

Decision
The Court decided that a bona fide holder of a negotiable instrument for valuable consideration, without any notice of the facts that implicate its validity as between the antecedent parties, if he takes it under an endorsement made before the same becomes due, holds the title unaffected by those facts and may recover thereon although, as between the antecedent parties, the transaction may be without any legal validity.

It decided that Section 34 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 does not restrict federal courts hearing diversity of citizenship cases from deriving their "own" common law.

It sustained the determination of the lower federal court that under the general common law (with reference to general principles of commercial jurisprudence), a pre-existing debt constitutes a valuable consideration for a negotiable instrument.

Reasoning
Common law is not strictly local; court decisions aspire towards true interpretations, which are to be sought not in the decisions themselves but in general principles and doctrines. Court decisions do not constitute laws or authority as to what the law is but only evidence of what the law is.

Strictly local law consists of the state's positive statutes, constructions thereof adopted by state courts, and rights and titles to things having a permanent locality, such as to real estate and other matters immovable and intraterritorial in their nature and character.

The "common" law -- which is not local -- includes the rights and titles created in contracts or other instruments of a commercial nature, which are to be sought in general principles of commercial jurisprudence.

In Section 34 of the Judiciary Act of 1789, "the laws of the several states" referred to state laws that were strictly local and so not to a state's "common" law. Thus, it did not bind federal courts to state commercial jurisprudence. The Federal jurisdiction is free to interpret the general common law.

The Supreme Court, therefore, sustained the determination of the lower federal court that under the general common law, a pre-existing debt constitutes a valuable consideration for a negotiable instrument.

See also
 Erie Doctrine
 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 41

References

External links

United States Constitution Article Three case law
United States Supreme Court cases
1842 in United States case law
Federal common law case law
Overruled United States Supreme Court decisions
Negotiable instrument law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Taney Court
Conflict of laws case law
Diversity jurisdiction case law
United States Erie Doctrine


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Third Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the United States located in St. Louis, Missouri.  It is affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention, and supports the work of the Baptist World Alliance.  Third Baptist Church was established in 1850, and moved to its current location at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Washington Avenue in 1885.

Third Baptist, one of the nation's historic churches, has for 150 years avoided strict denominationalism, and relies on the Baptist distinctives of:

 Autonomy of the Local Church
 Soul Competency of the Individual Believer
 Biblical Authority
 Two Ordinances (Baptism and Lord's Table or Communion)
 Separation of church and state

External links
 Official Website

Churches in St. Louis
Baptist churches in Missouri
Religious organizations established in 1850
1850 establishments in Missouri


Day 3 of Moxie Fab World's Handmade Cards Challenge, today is General Craft Supplies Challenge.
Ok well they're not the exact same ones, but you get the idea. Then I sprayed several different brands of mist on them: Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Chartreuse, Studio Calico Mister Huey's in Garden and Tannenbaum. I LOVE how it looks very Monet, very impressionist feeling with how the mists beaded up on each other – I usually don't get that look. I peeled off my 'mask' and added some enamel dots for the berries.
I love how this is kind of an artsy card – definitely not perfect clean lines, and I'm happy with how it turned out. I didn't put a sentiment on it because sometimes it's just not needed.


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THEMIS Image of the Day, February 11, 2019. Today's VIS image shows part of the extensive volcanic flows that make up Daedalia Planum. The different layers and surface textures are due to flows at different times, or the affect of cooling as the flow narrows and extends far from the lava source.
Daedalia Planum volcanic flows originate at or near Arsia Mons.
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Home Sri Lanka wins two Golds, five Merit awards at APICTA
Sri Lanka wins two Golds, five Merit awards at APICTA
Softlogic Group records 14% revenue growth
Softlogic Group recorded 14% revenue growth in a challenging year despite declining disposable incomes.Revenue growth of 14% reflects the Group's resilience and indomitable spirit as we recorded Rs....
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Sri Lanka clinched two coveted golds and five merit awards at the recently concluded Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA)-2015 in Colombo.
These feats were announced by the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) and BCS the Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka (BCSSL) .
Representing the business sector, Sri Lanka clinched two gold awards and two merit accolades. In addition, two merit awards were won by the segment representing the university students' and another merit award emerged from the sector representing school children.
At the APICTA-2015 International Contest and Awards ceremony, 197 contestants from 16 countries formed into 17 groups to present their innovations.
It was an honour for Sri Lanka to have won seven accolades at this prestigious event after offering healthy competition among other aspirants in the different sectors. The winners were chosen by a highly competent, experienced panel of judges drawn from amongst member countries in line with international benchmark standards. Their process of evaluation to decide on the winners spread over a three-day period. The presentation of awards to the winners was held under the auspices of chief guest, Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, Harin Fernando at a glittering ceremony held at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre in Colombo.
The winner of the National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) organized by BCS the Chartered Institute for IT, Sri Lanka Section, can represent the country at APICTA hosted by different countries in the Asia Pacific region annually. Similarly, contestants who emerge victorious at the Young Computer Scientist Competition (YCS), organized by FITIS, can also represent Sri Lanka at APICTA on an annual basis. On previous occasions also, contestants who represented Sri Lanka have competed with 16 countries in the Asia Pacific region and bagged Gold and Merit awards. A special highlight was the hosting of APICTA - 2015 in Colombo and Sri Lankan contestants winning two gold accolades, in addition to five Merit awards at this year's competition.
Representing the Government and Public sector category, an innovative product called 'InfoID' developed by Informatics International was awarded an enviable gold accolade. The other gold award was bagged by ZONE24x7 for its product AZIRO - the Autonomous Inventory Robot developed under the Research & Development category.
The guest-of-honour was Dr. Dileepa De Silva, Chairman, Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA).