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Sean Hannity Announces He Will Launch Bombshell Book 'Profiles in Corruption'
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On Monday, Sean Hannity announced on his top-rated radio show that he will launch the forthcoming investigative bombshell book Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite by five-time New York Times bestselling author and Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer.
"Our friend Peter Schweizer, I have learned, has his new book coming out one week from tomorrow. He will launch it one week from today on this show. It's Profiles in Corruption," Hannity announced.
As Hannity noted, the upcoming Schweizer book rocketed to #1 on Amazon ten days before it hits bookstores.
"It hit #1 on Amazon ten days before the release," said Hannity. "You know why? Look how ahead of the curve he was on so many other occasions. I mean, he does a lot of really good work. He was the first one to discover the Clinton Foundation, Burisma Holdings, etc."
According to Axios's Mike Allen, who exclusively announced the book's publication, Profiles in Corruption's table of contents includes chapters on leading progressives including: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Eric Garcetti, Sherrod Brown, and Cory Booker. It also includes Kamala Harris on the cover. Schweizer, who is the president of the Government Accountability Institute, and his GAI team of investigators reportedly spent a year and a half researching the book.
Publishing giant HarperCollins says Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite will hit bookstores nationwide on January 21.
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Our city map of Vinnytsia (Ukraine) shows 1,401 km of streets and paths. If you wanted to walk them all, assuming you walked four kilometers an hour, eight hours a day, it would take you 44 days. And, when you need to get home there are 319 bus and tram stops, and subway and railway stations in Vinnytsia.
With a total area of 1.4 square kilometers, public green spaces and parks make up 1.3% of Vinnytsia's total area, 112 square kilometers. That means each of Vinnytsia's 370,972 residents has an average of 3.8 square meters.
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The chairman of the Student Loans Company (SLC), Christian Brodie, has apologised to ministers and offered to resign over "fake" letters sent out by the agency in an attempt to recover debts from students it was revealed last week.
These accusations emerged in the light of the accusations against the payday lender Wonga, who also has been accused of sending out threatening letters to its customers.
The OFT ceased to exist earlier this year, with its responsibilities passing to a number of different organisations including the Financial Conduct Authority.
The "clear and unequivocal" apology on behalf of the SLC came in a meeting with the business secretary, Vince Cable, last week, however Brodie's resignation was not accepted.
In a written statement, the universities minister, David Willetts, said the government believed Brodie had a "very important" job to do at the SLC and it would be unfair for him to take the blame for a practice that was nearly 10 years old. Brodie only took up his post at the company in February.
"We see Mr Brodie having a very important job to do at the SLC to oversee the significant investment the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is making in the company to enable it to transform its products and operations and overall levels of customer service. We are both clear that it would be unfair for Mr Brodie to take the blame for a practice that was nearly 10 years old, particularly as he had only been chairman since he joined in February of this year."
"It is important that the government recover taxpayers' money, but it must do so in a way which is fair," Willetts said.
"It must not use misleading tactics to get people to do the right thing. The SLC has apologised and now stopped issuing letters under the Smith Lawson trading name. I will be working with the company to ensure that lessons are learnt to ensure there is no repeat in future."
The future of the SLC is on teeter hooks and the actions of the top guys at SLC will be watched extremely carefully by the government in the next few months.


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The best of Made in Italy in the world
Generali, Eni, Telecom Italia, Enel, Gucci, Fiat, UniCredit and Ferrari are the most reputable brands
It is not easy to evaluate the international performance of national brands. Brand Finance has just released its new ranking of the 500 most important brands in the world, and apparently only eight of them are Italian.
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On November 8th, The Boston Globe published an article addressing allegations of sexual assault by professors at Berklee College of Music. An investigation uncovered cases of sexual harassment with at least three professors at the college since 2008--each of whom were allowed to leave quietly. The day that the article was published, students received a mass email that many students feel did not address the issue at hand. It simply stated that the school did not tolerate sexual assault, but their action (or lack of) says otherwise. Sign this petition to let Berklee administration know that you want them to properly address these allegations.
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Yellow stained walls line the hushed streets, paint flaking off just enough to be delightfully romantic. Strings of colorful lanterns dangle from branches, adorn storefronts, illuminate the banks of the Thu Bon River. Restaurants set up candlelit tables along the water, boasting western dishes and happy hours that stretch long past 60 minutes. Old women donning conical hats and baskets of fresh produce bump shoulders with tourists sporting their new custom-made threads.
This is Hoi An, Vietnam. The charming UNESCO World Heritage Site is known for its tailor shops, where tourists can indulge themselves with the custom-made clothes of their dreams; however, there is much more to Hoi An than wardrobe shopping alone. With quaint alleys to wander, local food to savor, and historic architecture to explore, Hoi An is the perfect place to watch time slip away. It's no longer much of a secret, and hordes of local and foreign tourists have also decided to make Hoi An their destination of choice. Luckily the city still boasts an authenticity not available on all sightseer itineraries, and one slip down an alleyway or through the market will offer a glimpse of traditional Vietnamese living.
During the 17th century, Hoi An was a revered center of trade for Chinese, Japanese and European merchants. Today, their cultural influences are still evident in the archaic buildings that dot the Old Town. Buddhist temples and assembly halls prove vestiges of the Chinese expatriate community while distressed yellow walls and large, open balconies remind visitors of the city's French influences. The Japanese Bridge, or Chua Cau, is at the historical center of the Old Town; its tiled roof and wood flooring provide a distinct contrast to the rest of the city's eclectic buildings.
The Thu Bon River comes alive at night when old women sit cross-legged on its banks, selling paper lanterns that will carry your wishes down the stream.
The colorful lanterns of Hoi An certainly leave an impression on visitors. You'll find them hanging virtually everywhere—from shops, restaurants, posts and buildings, casting out their old world charm while illuminating the alleys below.
To escape the foreigners and catch a glimpse of everyday Vietnamese life, head to the bustling Central Market. Here you'll find fresh produce, baskets of fish still wriggling from the morning's catch, and Vietnamese merchants yelling out to each other across the road. The Central Market is also one of the least expensive—and most delicious—places to grab a bite to eat. Head inside to one of the stalls and order a mixed fruit sinh to (smoothie) and steaming bowl of cao lau (noodles).
My Son Sanctuary is a tower complex located just 30km outside of Hoi An. The religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom, it was constructed between the 4th and 13th century. Influenced by Hinduism, the towers display sculptures of gods, priests, animals, and scenes of mythical battles. Like much of Vietnam's places of historic interest, large portions of My Son were destroyed under US carpet-bombing during the Vietnam War. While not as grand as Indonesia's Borobodur or Cambodia's Angkor Wat (so we've heard), the towers still make an interesting day trip.
There's also a lovely white sand beach just a short bike ride outside of Hoi An. Unfortunately our days in the historic city were endowed with afternoon rain showers, making a day at a coffee shop a bit more preferable than one with soggy sand. However, should you prefer to do a bit of sunbathing and ocean gazing, Travelbag offers rejuvenating beach holidays throughout all of Vietnam.
Hoi An was a welcome change from our long days of cycling through primarily rural areas. Its quiet beauty and old world charm swept us away, and we would have happily spent more time photographing its enchanting streets. While often we prefer unexpectedly wonderful, unknown towns, Hoi An managed to leave its own lasting impact, fellow tourists and all.
Have you visited Hoi An? What tourist destinations have you visited that proved rewarding and memorable?
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I have to add this to my list. I'm planning on a month each in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, but I'm getting a 3-month visa, so I should have enough time to explore other parts.
Hoi An is well known for it's tailor shops but there is so much more to the town than just shopping. I can't wait to hear about your trip! :-) You'll get to see a lot in 3 months.
Hanoi took our breath away when we visited it last year. We were planning to stay there 2-3 days and we ended up living there like locals for 2 or 3 weeks :). The city looks amazing at night, so charming with all of these lanterns hanging on the trees :). Lovely pictures guys!
Those photos of the river are just gorgeous! I can see why you'd stay a few extra days to relax there.
Looks like such a lovely place – we are headed to Vietnam in January and will make it a point to visit Hoi An. Would love to photograph the river with all those lanterns.
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The atmosphere there was so relaxing. We could have spent a lot more time wandering the streets and exploring.
I'm not much of a shopper… but really enjoyed Hoi An. City is beautiful and very relaxed. I did a cooking workshop for 1 day, also a good way to spend a day.
We wanted to do a cooking class but never found the time. What did you make?
We made some fresh spring rolls, a sizzling hot pot and a spicy noodle soup. Along the way you get to know a lot about the vietnamese cuisine.
By the way, I really enjoy your blog and writing style.
We had a lot of fun exploring Hoi An, in our spare time from making clothes. Would for sure head back if (or I should rather say when) we are in Vietnam again.


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Celtic boss saddened by Mark Warburton's Ranger's exit
Date: 17th February 2017 at 6:27pm
Written by: Justin Mottershead
Brendan Rodgers has shown that despite the fierce rivalry between the two clubs, managers of Celtic and Rangers can share a mutual respect, after the Parkhead boss expressed his sadness that Mark Warburton left Ibrox, reports BBC Sport.
Warburton has become embroiled in something of a war of words with his former club, recently releasing a statement claiming an earlier statement by the club saying he tendered his resignation was false. Since his departure several high-profile candidates have been linked with Warburton's former job, with Graeme Murty currently the caretaker manager.
Rodgers has shown his support for the former Ibrox chief noting:
"It's disappointing when any manager loses their job, especially when they lose it in the way that he did.
"Everybody was lauding the job he'd done here, in his first full season."
It's easy for Rodgers to be magnanimous as Celtic enjoy a 27 point lead at the top of the Premiership and are currently enjoying a run that's just six games away from being record-breaking.
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Home / PNC Park
The Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
College Baseball,
Concerts, Events
Attendance record: Baseball: 40,889 (Oct 7, 2015)
Concert: Bruce Springsteen, 48,074, (Aug 6, 2003)
Surface: Kentucky Bluegrass
PNC Park on the banks of the Allegheny River provides an intimate experience for baseball fans. Home to the MLB's fourth oldest franchise Pittsburgh Pirates, it ranks among the most exciting urban sports venues. This retro-classic ballpark is the seventh smallest in the MLB and second-smallest in the National League. An interesting mix of progressiveness of Pittsburgh and the classical style of ballparks, PNC Park is adored for its seamless design and a great view of the Downtown. The design elements of New York's Citi Field have a shadow of PNC Park.
PNC Park/ Source: Wikimedia
PNC Park opened in 2001 as the fourth ballpark after Three Rivers Stadium, Forbes Field, and Exposition Park to host the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1891. The plan for this limestone ballpark began as early as 1991 with city mayor Sophie Masloff declaring her support to build a 44,000-seat baseball stadium. The Pirates were not happy with the Three Rivers Stadium, which lacked convenient access, architecture, and aesthetics. In 1996, the team ownership changed and Pittsburgh formed a 29-member Forbes Field II Task Force to construct a new home for the Pirates. It selected the "North Side site" and public funding of $228 million was announced in 1998. The Pirates agreed to provide $40 million and committed to stay in Pittsburgh until 2031.
The construction began on April 7, 1999, and it took $216 million to build the ballpark over 24 months. Fans demanded to name the new baseball stadium after Pirates former star Roberto Clemente. However, PNC Financial Services paid $30 million in 1998 for 20-year naming rights. After the expiry of the deal, it agreed to pay $2 million a year until 2031.
The Home of The Pittsburgh Pirates/ Sources: Pixabay
PNC Park's design is a showcase of a retro-classic baseball stadium. It was largely inspired by Forbes Field, the Pirates' former home from 1909 to 1970. The ballpark was the third retro-classic example to be inaugurated in the early 2000s after Detroit's Comerica Park and San Francisco's Oracle Park. It was the second US ballpark after Milwaukee County Stadium to have two decks.
PNC Park was the first to incorporate several unique features. These include a riverside concourse, extensive use of Kasota limestone in the façade, steel truss work, clear angles, and the predominance of Pittsburgh-based restaurants. The designers paid special attention to allowing visitors into the ballpark to have a thrilling view of the Downton skyline. The Carnegie Science Center and Rivers Casino offer strollers a delightful view of the downtown area and Pittsburgh's three rivers. Since the construction of PNC Park, lots of restaurants, pubs, and hotels have arisen around it, making PNC Park and the surrounding area an entertainment center par excellence. Even getting to the park is fun. It is easily accessible by foot, car, or boat.
PNC Park/ Sources: DK Pittsburgh Sports
Archways and light standards at PNC Park draw inspirations from Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. It has a 1,008-square feet Sony Jumbotron inside. The stadium is the first in the MLB to install outdoor LED video screens and an "out-of-town scoreboard." The Pirates' Hall has many statues of its former greats scattered across the ballpark. Some of these were moved from Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium to PNC Park.
Fan-favorite Roberto Clemente was the only MLB player to find a place in the Hall of Fame posthumously. Before his untimely death in a plane crash in 1972, Clemente had 17 stellar seasons with the Pirates. He won 15 All-Star caps, 2 world titles, 2 MVP awards, 12 Gold Gloves, and 4 NL champion batter awards. PNC Park has several insignias paying tribute to Clemente. The Sixth Street Bridge is named after him too.
Roberto Clemente Statue/ Sources: UPI
In 2008, the ballpark inaugurated The Hall of Fame Club restaurant, which has a bar and al-fresco seating. It also hosts post-game performances. Another bar – 5,000-sq-feet Budweiser Bow Tie – came into existence in 2012. The 2015 season saw several renovations to enhance the fans' baseball experience. This included "The Porch" patio with outdoor sofas, Pirates Outfitters store, and a bar and two full-service Terrace and Corner bars.
Tastes of Pittsburgh is the place to enjoy traditional ballpark foods. It also has an excellent Japanese food section. Primanti Brothers sandwiches served inside have become a symbol of PNC Park. There is also a plethora of local eateries adored for their hometown specialties.
In 2006, PNC Park added an exhibition to its left-field entrance dedicated to Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords. These two Pittsburgh-based teams played in the short-lived Negro League. The exhibition included a video presentation about the Negro League and statues of seven players from these two teams.
Negro League Exhibition/ Sources: Curry Chandler
The Accolades
In 2001, ESPN listed PNC Park as the best MLB ballpark for baseball fans.
The book "A Guide to Visiting and Enjoying All 30 Major League Ballparks" ranks the baseball stadium as one of the "top 10 ballparks."
Another book "Big League Ballparks" sees it as having everything a fan wants to see at a baseball stadium.
ABC News gave it a place in top seven US ballparks in 2010.
The Washington Post considered it the second-best MLB stadium in 2017.
PNC Park is the fourth home since the MLB franchise changed its name to the Pittsburgh Pirates and sixth overall ever since the team came into existence.
The seating capacity of 38,747 is the seventh smallest in the MLB and the second smallest in the NL.
In the 2001 season, the Pirates conceded the second-most NL runs and was the second-last in the number of runs scored.
The Pirates lost the opening inaugural game to the New York Mets on March 31 and then the first MLB game to the Cincinnati Reds on April 9, 2001.
The first MLB game saw the Reds' Sean Casey making two home runs in the first inning.
The attendance at PNC Park reduced 27% in the second season due to the below-par performance of the home team.
Riverview of PNC Park/ Sources: Zenfolio
Daryle Ward was the first to hit the ball into the Allegheny River on July 6, 2002.
On July 10, 2006, two hits from Ryan Howard of the Phillies and David Ortiz of the Red Sox during the Home Run Derby landed in the Allegheny River.
Garrett Jones was the first home-team player to hit the river on June 2, 2013. Pedro Alvarez repeated it in 2015. Josh Bell sent the ball into the river twice in May 2019.
Reds' pitcher Homer Bailey achieved the first no-hitter in PNC Park on September 28, 2012.
The Pirates won the first post-season playoffs at home in 21 years on October 1, 2013.
Sammy Sosa has the record of the longest hit at 484 feet at PNC Park. It dates back to April 12, 2002.
On July 1, 2019, Pirates' Josh Bell hit three home runs in a single game. Andrew McCutchen repeated it against the Washington Nationals a month later.
Jack Wilson hit an inside-the-ballpark home run on July 2, 2004.
John Jaso scored the first cycle at the baseball stadium on September 28, 2016.
• Seventh smallest in the MLB and second-smallest in the National League.
• Located near the now-demolished Three Rivers Stadium.
• Features a natural Tuckahoe Bluegrass surface and only limestone façade in the MLB.
• First to have a riverside concourse.
• First to have an out-of-town scoreboard.
• Second baseball stadium with a two-deck ballpark.
• Clements statue has a baseball diamond base made from the dirt of home fields the Pirates great played at.
• Declared a no-smoking zone in 2007.
• Primanti Brothers sandwiches and Cracker Jack & Mac Dog are two notable exclusive food items available at PNC Park.
First game New York Mets beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, March 31, 2001
First MLB game Cincinnati Reds beat Pirates 8-2, April 9, 2001
First ceremonial pitch Pittsburgh Owner Kevin McClatchy
First pitch Todd Ritchie
First batter Barry Larkin
First hit Sean Casey
First hit Pirates Jason Kendall
First run Dmitri Young
First home run Sean Casey
First RBI Sean Casey
First single Jason Kendall
First double Michael Tucker
First triple Aaron Boone, April 12, 2001
First win Chris Reitsma
First loss Todd Ritchie
First Shutout Team Pirates, April 16, 2001
First save Mike Williams, April 11, 2001
First Grand Slam Sammy Sosa, April 20, 2001
First stolen base Adrian Brown
First no-hitter Homer Bailey, September 28, 2012
PNC Park is a regular venue for college baseball games starting from 2003. It also hosts concerts and performers, including Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones, had made it an important stop during their national tours. The baseball stadium featured in Hollywood movies, including My League (2010) and Sweet Girl (2021). The US Department of Homeland Security holds "evacuation and response drills" at the ballpark from time to time.


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Effects of lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium on the nuclei and mitochondria of hepatocytes: accumulation and oxidative damage.
Huang P1, Li J, Zhang S, Chen C, Han Y, Liu N, Xiao Y, Wang H, Zhang M, Yu Q, Liu Y, Wang W.
Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
The aim of this study was to investigate the contents of lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), and neodymium (Nd) that accumulate in nuclei and mitochondria isolated from the liver and their corresponding potential oxidative damage effects on nuclei and mitochondria. Five-week-old male imprinting control region (ICR) mice were exposed to chlorides of La, Ce, or Nd by oral gavage with one of three doses: 10, 20, or 40 mg/kgBW/day for 6 weeks. The concentrations of administered elements in hepatocyte nuclei and mitochondria were determined with inductively coupled plasma-mass (ICP-MS) spectrometry. The accumulation of La, Ce, and Nd in hepatocyte nuclei and mitochondria gradually increased in a dose-dependent manner with exposure to the elements, although the concentrations of La, Ce, and Nd in hepatocyte mitochondria were lower than those in their counterpart nuclei. In hepatocyte nuclei, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities decreased, whereas glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels increased. In hepatocyte mitochondria, SOD, CAT, and GPx activities and GSH levels were significantly decreased, and MDA levels were significantly increased. These results suggest that La, Ce, and Nd presumably enter hepatocytes and mainly accumulate in the nuclei and induce oxidative damage in hepatic nuclei and mitochondria.


I was recently asked what has been my best memory of my adult life in Jo'burg that I had created without including family and friends, and just as I was excitedly ready to give my response I froze. The words escaped me and my mind slowly shut down into a blank space of eternal darkness. It felt like I was in a "mannequin challenge" and everything that was written in the stars to happen that minute was erased. What may have been ten seconds felt like the longest hours. How can such a simple question turn what could have been an amazing conversation over evening tea be so hard to answer. It wasn't that I had a miserable life in Jo'burg, I just couldn't think of what were thee best memories that stood out.
Memories are created by the choices and decisions we make, and while some of them creep into our lives when we least expect, a majority of the time it's the 90% situation of how you react to the unforeseen moments. What has been your best memories of 2016 and how much of you is to blame for not giving it your best; for not stepping out of your comfort zone even when you knew you had nothing to lose?
As the year slowly comes to an end, we find ourselves reflecting on what was, while some of us will be reaching for our notebooks to add onto the list of new year's resolutions that were not completed in 2016. Regrets, Joys, Tears, Victories; all depends on the choices you make each day.
2017 is but another 365 days to add to your life and to make it as glorious and blissful as you possibly can. Step out of your comfort zone. Give it your best. Every day is a chance to make another new memory. What amazing memories are you going to create?


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Der Fisetenpass ist ein  hoher Saumpass im Kanton Uri. Der Pass liegt auf dem Fisetengrat, einem östlichen Ausläufer des Clariden zwischen dem Urner Boden und dem Quellgebiet der Linth. Der Fisetenpass ist Ausgangspunkt für zahlreiche Wanderungen und Bergtouren, zum Beispiel auf den Gemsfairenstock, den Clariden oder zur Claridenhütte. Der Clariden-Höhenweg führt in ca. 4 Stunden zum Klausenpass. Im Winter ist der Pass ein beliebter Ausgangspunkt für Skitouren.

Seit 2002 führt eine kleine Luftseilbahn für sechs Personen von Urnerboden auf den Fisetenpass. Diese ersetzte eine alte Transportbahn von 1956.

Weblinks
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Gebirgspass
Alpenpass
Pass im Kanton Uri
Luftseilbahn in der Schweiz
Luftseilbahn in Europa
Spiringen
Seilbahn in den Alpen

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Q: Zdog Box height won't grow I'm making a 3D box with Zdog and I want to let the height of the box grow.
Here is a codepen: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/qzBMgp.
This is my code for the box:
let progressBox = new Zdog.Box({
  addTo: progress,
  width: 200,
  height: boxHeight,
  depth: 200,
  stroke: 1,
})

This is the code I use to increase the height of the box. If the box is shorter than 400, the box will increase its height with 0.1.
function animate() {

   if (boxHeight < 400) {
      moveUp = 'up';
    } else if (boxHeight > 400) {
      moveUp = 'false';
    }
      boxHeight += moveUp == 'up' ? 0.1 : 0;
 }

The problem is that the box stays at a height of 0 (the value I gave to boxHeight), but when I console.log(boxHeight) the boxHeight will grow.

A: First of all, let me point out that you cannot change the value of a constant . On your code, the boxHeight is declared as const.
Second, you will need to use Zdog's copy() method. Here is your code modified accordingly.
Zdog.Anchor.prototype.renderGraphSvg = function (svg) {
  if (!svg) {
    throw new Error('svg is ' + svg + '. ' +
      'SVG required for render. Check .renderGraphSvg( svg ).');
  }
  this.flatGraph.forEach(function (item) {
    item.render(svg, Zdog.SvgRenderer);
  });
};

const TAU = Zdog.TAU;
const light = '#EAE2B7';
const yellow1 = '#FCBF49';
const orange1 = '#F77F00';
const red1 = '#d62828';
const purple1 = '#003049';
const white1 = '#ffffff';
const isSpinning = true;
var boxHeight = 0;

let progress = new Zdog.Illustration({
  element: '.progress',
  dragRotate: true,
  translate: {
    y: 25
  },
  rotate: {
    x: -0.4, y: 0.75
  }
});

let progressBox = new Zdog.Box({
  addTo: progress,
  width: 200,
  depth: 200,
  height: boxHeight,
  stroke: 1,
  color: purple1, // default face color
  leftFace: yellow1,
  rightFace: orange1,
  topFace: red1,
  bottomFace: light,
  translate: {
    x: 0,
    y: 300
  },
});

function animate() {

  if (boxHeight <= 400) {
    boxHeight++; // 1

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      height: boxHeight, // overwrite height
      translate: {
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      }
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animate();

I forked your pen and updated it with the code above. See Zdog - progress box
Note that it seems to be expensive doing the copy() method on every animation frame. I am also new to this library and this is currently the fix I know of.

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Каран (газове родовище) — перше введене в експлуатацію саудійське офшорне газове родовище у Перській затоці, розташоване за 160 км на північ від Дахрану.

Характеристика
Родовище виявили у 2006 році за допомогою свердловини Каран-6, котра відкрила поклади газу в формації Хуфф, карбонатні відкладення якої виникли в умовах мілководдя у пізньому пермському/ранньому тріасовому періоді, коли на початку формування океану Неотетіс відбулась трансгресія Аравії (можливо відзначити, що саме із Хуфф пов'язане найбільше в світі газове родовище Північне/Південний Парс). Формація залягає на глибинах від 3200 до 4175 метрів, при цьому глибина моря в районі родовища коливається від 40 до 60 метрів.

Облаштування Каран, введеного в експлуатацію кількома етапами у 2011—2013 роках, первісно складалось із чотирьох платформ для розміщення фонтанних арматур, котрі обслуговували 21 свердловину. Кожен з цих об'єктів мав з'єднані містком головну та допоміжну платформи, а також факельну вежу. За допомогою з'єднувальних трубопроводів діаметром 400 мм їх сполучили із платформою, де знаходиться маніфольд та від якої починається головний експортний трубопровід діаметром 950 мм та довжиною 110 км.

Видобутий газ надходить для підготовки на береговий газопереробний завод нафтового родовища Хурсанія, на якому ввели три додаткові технологічні лінії сукупною потужністю по прийому 18,5 млрд м3 газу на рік. До національної газотранспортної мережі (Master Gas System, MGS) від цих ліній мало надходити лише біля 10 млрд м3 товарного газу, оскільки під час підготовки вилучають велику кількість зріджених вуглеводневих газів, а також сірководню та двоокису вуглецю. З'єднання газопереробного заводу із MGS забезпечили за допомогою трубопроводу довжиною 47 км.

В 2017 році на родовищі додатково встановили п'яту платформу для фонтанних арматур, надбудови (топсайди) головної та допоміжної частин якої важили 1200 та 1450 тон відповідно, а факельна вежа і з'єднувальний місток додавали ще 1100 тон. Тоді ж на родовищі з'явились друга платформа для маніфольду з топсайдом вагою 2350 тон і спостережна платформа вагою 600 тон. Встановлення усіх топсайдів виконав плавучий кран великої вантажопідйомності Wei Li.

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Газові родовища Саудівської Аравії


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23/06/2018 – by Madhuchandrika Chattopadhyay
© Boethling/Photography
Pioneers: building a wind park in Tamil Nadu in 2002.
The narrative of a rapid transformation to a renewable-energy powered economy has been gaining traction in India. The transformation is driven by market forces and reflects changing policy priorities.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was elected in 2014, endorses the transformation to innovative and eco-friendly energy supply in principle. Its New Energy Outlook 2017 report estimates that renewables will account for 49 % of India's power generation by 2040. Ecological concerns and energy security are relevant considerations, especially as India is an oil importing country.
Indeed, the prices for solar and wind power are plummeting. These technologies are becoming similarly affordable as coal-fired power plants. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India's national grid had an installed capacity of more than 330 gigawatt on 31 October 2017. However, total electricity consumption was only about one third of the installed capacity in 2016/17.
The Indian electricity sector is thus being transformed. Potential electricity supply is becoming greater than the actual demand. One must bear in mind that people who are yet to be connected and those with poor supply quality have not been taken into account. Nonetheless, the situation is unprecedented. In the past, the power sector was always unable to fully satisfy existing demand. Moreover, the energy mix and demand patterns are changing. In view of climate change and concerns about energy security, the attractiveness of wind and solar power is being fully acknowledged.
Fossil fuels account for about 95 % of India's primary energy supply. The lion's share is coal with 55 %. India still has considerable domestic coal deposits to exploit, whereas oil and gas must be imported. In the power sector, coal accounts for 59 % of installed capacity and renewables (not counting hydropower) account for 18 %, of which more than half is wind-based. A comparative advantage of solar and wind power is that these renewable sources are essentially infinite.
Rural deficit
India has a huge power deficit in rural areas. More than half of the nation has only little or no access to electricity. The grid is fractured and unreliable. In remote villages, power supply via the grid remains farfetched dream. However, small-scale supply systems that are based on renewables are viable.
India's geography is relevant. It is one of the world's sunniest countries. India has more than 300 days of bright sunlight per year. It could generate close to 5,000 trillion kWh of solar power every year, which is more than the total energy produced by conventional means currently. If the abundant sunshine is captured and used efficiently, it can meet the nation's power demand as early as 2030.
India's private sector is aware of the great potential. The solar energy market is witnessing a boom – both online and on brick and mortar markets. Some online platforms are dedicated exclusively to solar-power devices. They make these products easily accessible to masses of people. Major corporations have entered the market. Banks have announced massive funding for solar investments. Recent reports are very promising, forecasting a 250 % growth of the solar sector in 12 months.
India is a rapidly progressing nation. As industries grow and infrastructure improves, the demand for power will increase. Experts reckon that demand will double within a decade. As conventional energy sources are being depleted fast, their costs rise. Innovative and cheap energy is needed. Solar and wind infrastructure is thus likely to dot India's landscape in the future.
The price of solar panels has come down significantly in recent years. Special batteries that can hold the charge longer are being brought to the markets. It is estimated that the costs of solar installations will fast be reduced even more.
India's wind-power sector has advanced significantly in the past decade. However, only about 22 % of the potential has been tapped so far. Several factors make wind most suitable for power generation. The technology is mature and cost-effective. Moreover, it is a non-polluting source of energy. Wind farms only use a small percentage of the land over which they are spread. The rest can be used for other purposes, in particular agriculture.
Wind farms, moreover, require very little water compared with thermal, nuclear and solar-power generation. Small wind-power plants can be installed in areas without grid access, improving livelihoods in remote areas. Wind power thus has the potential to become a major contributor to low-carbon and inclusive growth.
In the fiscal year 2016/17, India added 5,400 megawatts (MW) of wind-power capacity. The target was a mere 4,000 MW. The southern state of Tamil Nadu has the largest installed wind-power capacity in India. A wind farm in its Muppandal District is the largest in India with a capacity of 1,500 MW. It accounts for almost 20 % of Tamil Nadu's wind capacity. Other leading states are Andhra Pradesh with almost 2,200 MW and Gujarat with almost 1,300 MW.
Biomass is another important renewable source of energy. Currently the potentional for biomass power-generation is 17,500 MW, of which India has installed more than 5,900 MW. Some 1,000 MW are off-grid. The national government is drafting a new biomass policy that should boost this specific technology.
Environmental concerns are driving change as well. Smog is a great problem with serious impacts on public health (see Roli Mahajan in D+C/E+Z e-Paper 2018/04, p. 12). It is closely linked to coal-based power generation, though other factors – such as transport emissions – are relevant too.
Greenhouse gases are a matter of growing concern moreover. For many years, Indian governments insisted that global warming is primarily caused by rich nations and that developing countries have a right to catch up. The stance has changed, and the main reasons include:
India's exposure to climate risks such as flooding, draughts and storms,
the increased competitiveness of renewable-energy technologies and
the insight that per-capita consumption is set to rise.
India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change assessed the country's emission profile in 2010. According to its report, India emitted greenhouse gases equivalent to 2.1 billion tonnes of CO2. The figure means that India is number three among the world's polluting nations. However, per capita, the nation emitted only about 1.7 tonnes (excluding emissions from land use, change of land use and forestry). The per-capita figure is actually quite moderate. As a rule of thumb, climate change would be contained if all human beings limited their emissions to two tonnes. India is within that range. It is clear, however, that emissions are set to increase as more people escape poverty. Accordingly, the transformation to renewables makes sense.
International experts agree that India should rely on renewable-energy sources in the long run. In their eyes, the government could do more to make that happen. They warn that disputes over land rights can slow down investments in wind farms and suggest that utilities should establish transparent tenders procedures for purchasing energy. Some demand that the national Ministry for New and Renewable Energy draft a hybrid policy to promote wind and solar power.
Madhuchandrika Chattopadhyay is in charge of training and projects at the Chandradeep Solar Research Institute, a private-sector enterprise, in Kolkata.
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Research Skill Development
for Curriculum Design and Assessment
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RSD Homepage
Video Explanation
Simpler Version
Detailed RSD & Translations
RSD7
Interactive RSD
Evidence of Effectiveness
Empirical Studies of RSD
Papers Drawing on the RSD
Papers on Research Skills
Critiques of RSD
Examples by Discipline
Examples by Task Type
Presentations on RSD
RSD in Curriculum Design
Empirical Studies Using the RSD Framework
Conference papers, posters and published reports
A history of gathering evidence of the effectiveness of RSD use
Bugarcic, A., Zimbardi, K., Macaranas, J., & Thorn, P. (2012). An inquiry-based practical for a large, foundation-level undergraduate laboratory that enhances student understanding of basic cellular concepts and scientific experimental design. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 40(3), 174-180. (Undergraduate; biomedical science). The final publication is available from Wiley.
Feldon, D., Maher, M., Hurst, M., & Timmerman, B. (2015). Faculty mentors', graduate students', and performance-based assessments of students' research skill development. American Educational Research Journal, 52(2), 334–370. (Undergraduate and graduate; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). The final publication is available from Sage.
Gyuris, E. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of postgraduate research skills training and its alignment with the Research Skill Development framework. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(4). (Postgraduate; natural sciences). The final publication is available from JUTLP.
Jacobsen, M., McDermott, M., Brown, B., Eaton, S., & Simmons, M. (2018). Graduate students' research-based learning experiences in an online Master of Education program. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(4). (Master's; education). The final publication is available from JUTLP.
Loveys, B., Kaiser, B., McDonald, G., Kravchuk, O., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., & Able, A. (2014). The development of student research skills in second year plant biology. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 22(3), 15-25. (Undergraduate; agricultural sciences, viticulture & oenology).
Missingham, D., Shah, S., & Sabir, F. (2018). Student engineers optimising problem solving and research skills. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(4). (First year; engineering). The final publication is available from JUTLP.
Pretorius, L., Bailey, C., & Miles, M. (2013). Constructive alignment and the Research Skills Development Framework: Using theory to practically align graduate attributes, learning experiences, and assessment tasks in undergraduate midwifery. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 25(3), 378-387. (Undergraduate; midwifery). The final publication is available from EBSCOhost.
Torres, L. (2018). Research skills in the first-year biology practical - Are they there? Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 15(4). (First year; biology). The final publication is available from JUTLP.
Wilkin, C. (2014). Enhancing the AIS curriculum: Integration of a research-led, problem-based learning task. Journal of Accounting Education, 32(2), 185–199. (Postgraduate; accounting information systems). The final publication is available from Elsevier.
Willison, J. (2012). When academics integrate research skill development in the curriculum. Higher Education Research & Development, 31(6), 905-919. (First year to master's; multidisciplinary). The final publication is available from Taylor & Francis.
Willison, J., & Buisman-Pijlman, F. (2016). PhD prepared: Research skill development across the undergraduate years. (Undergraduate; health science). The fully open access version is available from Emerald Insight.
Willison, J., Sabir, F., & Thomas, J. (2016). Shifting dimensions of autonomy in students' research and employment. Higher Education Research & Development. (Master's; business). The fully open access version is available from Taylor & Francis.
Wilmore, M., & Willison, J. (2016). Graduates' attitudes to research skill development in undergraduate media education. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 26(1), 1-16, doi: 10.1177/1326365X16640348. (Undergraduate; media). The final publication is available from Sage.
Yoshida, A. (2015). Facilitating learning and research engagement of 4th year undergraduate students: The outcomes of student self-assessment survey. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML), 4, 871-881. (Undergraduate; nutrition). The final publication is available from QQML.
Kempster, C. (2017). Creating a 'thinking routine' by explicitly embedding the Research Skill Development framework into coursework. Poster presented at Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators Conference 2017, Adelaide Convention Centre, 11-14 July 2017. (First year; oral health).
Livingston, C. (2015). Explicit research skill development in pre-service teaching modules in a Bachelor of Education degree. Poster presented at the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa Conference 2017, Durban, 21-24 November 2017. (Undergraduate; education).
Munns, S., & Chilton, L. (2014). Demand evidence and think critically: Building research excellence in tomorrow's scientists. Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, 134-139. (Undergraduate; biomedical science). The final publication is available from Sydney Open Journals Online.
Peirce, E., Ricci, M., Lee, I., & Willison, J. (2009). First year Human Biology students in the ivory tower. Paper presented at 2009 National UniServe Science Annual Conference, University of Sydney, 30 September-2 October 2009. Download the PowerPoint slides from this presentation. (Undergraduate; science).
Willison, J. (2014). Outcomes and uptake of explicit research skill development across degree programs. Prepared for the Office of Learning and Teaching. (Undergraduate; multidisciplinary).
Willison, J., Peirce, E., & Ricci, M. (2009). Towards student autonomy in literature and field research, in The Student Experience, Proceedings of the 32nd HERDSA Annual Conference, Darwin, 6-9 July 2009: pp 483-491. (First year; human biology).
Willison, J., Schapper, J., & Teo, E. (2009). Multiple measures of the improvement of research skills in business ethics and business law. Paper presented at QATLHEBEC conference, University of Melbourne, on 6 February 2009. (Master's; business law and business ethics).
Willison, J., Lievre, K., & Lee, I. (2010). Making research skill development explicit in coursework. Prepared for the Australian Learning & Teaching Council. (Undergraduate to postgraduate; multidisciplinary).
Kerry O'Regan and I began working on the embryonic versions of the Research Skill Development framework back in 2004. It is no exaggeration to say that we went through 150 iterations before the October 2006 version was published on this RSD website, and then subsequently in Higher Education Research and Development journal. During that timeframe, we were road-testing the RSD with Eleanor Peirce and Mario Ricci of the School of Medical Science, University of Adelaide. The earlier versions were clunky, and caused us some grief when applied to learning and especially assessment, but thanks to great fortitude by Mario and Eleanor, a more finely-tuned product emerged. When Said Al-Sarawi and Brian Ng from Electrical and Electronic Engineering came to see us to discuss their International Master's students' writing problems, they saw that they could readily adapt and apply the RSD to their context.
Since that time, there have been about 30 disciplines in eight Australian Universities, and in universities in Canada, the South Pacific and the USA, that have adopted the RSD. This, we feel, is not a substantial indication of effectiveness in itself, as there is a tendency internationally to follow the leader until an idea becomes unfashionable. It may be that some popular ideas ultimately lack substance, so sustainment over long time-periods may be a better indication of effectiveness than current popularity.
We have been able to carry out substantial evaluations of the implementation of RSD in a variety of contexts. Our first grant of $26K was from the University of Adelaide to look at RSD spanning two faculties. This helped the emerging RSD team to obtain what was then the Carrick Institute for Higher Education Grant of $216K, for implementing and Evaluating RSD across 5 universities: University of Adelaide, Macquarie University, University of South Australia, University of Melbourne and Monash University. The detailed report and the resulting article reveal some surprise outcomes of explicit research skill development in a semester-length course:
Students showed educationally and statistically significant improvements in perceptions of research skills associated with question posing, information finding and determining credibility of sources
Interviews with students one year later revealed that the research skills explicitly developed in one semester-length course were pertinent not only in subsequent study, but especially in work environments
Interviews with academics showed that the use of the RSD not only helped them to reframe learning tasks and assessment, but also challenged them to think about their own discipline research in fresh ways.
If you have questions about the evaluation of RSD implementation, please email John Willison.
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Vintage items give homes character
By KEVIN KIRKLANDPittsburgh Post-Gazette
People who wander into Habitat for Humanity ReStores or other similar used-goods outlets are usually looking for used and surplus building materials. But then they get turned on by appliances ranging from almost-new to truly vintage, with price tags ranging from $135 to $375 for ovens from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Mike Gable, executive director of Construction Junction in Pittsburgh, said kitchen cabinets, bathtubs, sinks, doors and hardware are the staples of their business. But you never know what else will turn up. The nonprofit recently received six tractor-trailer loads of new sheet goods from a cabinetmakers supply company. Eight-by-4-foot pieces of red oak veneer plywood sell for $32 for 1-inch-thick sheets and $17 for 1/4-inch.
The warehouse sells doors for $20-$50, clawfoot tubs for $150-$200 and oak church pews cut into 4- or 5-foot sections for $125-$200.
"They fly out of here," Gable said.
Kitchen cabinets and appliances are big sellers at Habitat in Washington, Pa., said Sandi Kern, ReStore manager. Most cabinet sets run about $500 and individual cupboards around $40. However, volunteers are still talking about the 18-piece set of cherry cabinetry that went for $3,200, less than 10 percent of what it cost new.
Ovens, many of which look like new on the inside, average about $135, and refrigerators range from $100 to $300. Lighting fixtures are popular, and most sell for between $1 and $90. At the high end is a new wrought-iron chandelier with three shades for $325.
Kern, who first came into the century-old former hardware store as a customer, is impressed with the creativity people show with reused material. Next to boxes of surplus ceramic tile, she posted a photo of a mosaic floor a local woman created for her screen porch with tile shards.
The store fits into Habitat's larger mission of building new houses by offering Habitat homeowners a lifetime discount on items and a chance to earn some of their "sweat equity" working in the store. One customer was delighted to discover that her purchase was helping to build a house for the woman ringing it up. Another home recipient picked out a jetted tub for her new house.
Kevin Kirkland can be reached at kkirkland@post-gazette.com


Progressive Automotive X PRIZE: Introducing the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE!
Can you make the award retroactive? Here's a Guiness record setter.
A chop-top, steel-frame 1959 Opel T-1 got 376.59 mpg in a 1973 Shell oil sponsored contest.
Just found this site after a little research from an email I received about one of the cars in the contest. I applaud Progressive for sponsoring this.


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Intermundia Airport (Chapter 6).
Chapter 1 , Chapter 2 , Chapter 3 , Chapter 4 , Chapter 5
Renton placed a leaflet in Mark's hand. 'This should give you the gist, if you want to consult it tomorrow,' he said, a tinge of impatience touching the edges of his smile. The leaflet was headed: "DON'T PANIC – ENJOY THE INTERIM!" It depicted the typical experience of a New Arrival in a series of tersely captioned illustrations. The style of the artwork was crudely functional, suggesting airplane emergency instructions or a road safety pamphlet for children. The first image showed the Arrival, a nondescript Caucasian with fair hair and innocuous features, seated in the terminal with a stricken expression:
ARRIVAL IN INTERMUNDIA CAN BE DISORIENTATING AND EVEN UNPLEASANT – CHIN UP, HELP IS ON THE WAY!
Now the Arrival, more relaxed, is lead through a busy underground train station by a comedic duo of mismatched security guards. The Arrival, in the centre, laughs while the guards bicker and scowl at one another:
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MAD TO WORK IN INTERMUNDIA SECURITY – BUT IT HELPS!
In the next image, apparently a non-sequitur, the Arrival has joined forces with a group of plucky young adults and a dog to foil some kind of criminal scheme, mastermined by a villian who wears purple robes and a turban with a Uraeus. The gang laugh while the humiliated villian is lead away by the temporarily non-bumbling security guards:
MANY ADVENTURES TO BE ENJOYED ON ROUTE TO CENTRAL COMMAND!
The Arrival is next seated in genial conversation with his Case Officer. The figure of Marlene is represented by a coarse caricature: her breasts spill out over her top, and swimming eyes suggest an alcoholic stupor. An anatomist's skeleton hangs in the far corner of the office:
NOW ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, IT'S TIME TO RELAX – JUST THINK OF THE INTERIM AS A HOLIDAY WHERE YOU NEVER LEAVE THE AIRPORT!
The next image is the most expansive in the narrative, and depicts the Arrival remembering his last incarnation. His is seated, assumably in the restaurant of the Intermundia Overnight, flanked by a waiter with his head respectfully bowed. The Arrival's hands, palms upturned, lie at either side of the plate. His eyes look aloft, and the open-mouthed, awestruck expression evinces an air of profound epiphany which is peculiarly haunting in the context of the leaflet's drab colours and perfunctionary draughtsmanship. The scenes of his life appear in the form of compressed cliches in a series of smaller bubbles that surround this image. Beaming parents cradle a new-born infant; scenes of a flawlessly happy childhood; the line of trees that mark the edge of the lawn, beyond which a vast world and an endless surfeit of time looms like an extension of the womb; in the afternoon, children's voices soar up from a near-by school, and in the evening the sun sets over hilly meadows and haunted trees; games and high jinks on a muddy field, tears and a grazed knee in a concrete schoolyard; adolescence: a group of boys in an alleyway watch a group of girls walk by, the girls' heads high and aloof, the boy's eyes imploring their receding forms like winsome dogs begging for scraps; college: parents, proud and bittersweet, wave to the young man seated in a train carriage, embarking on the adventure of adulthood; first love, disappointments, challenges; marriage, children, money, time speeding up and space narrowing; now the man sees his own children off to college; aging, struggling with an addiction, hospitals, test results; the autumn of life: a return to the hilly meadows and haunted trees, children's voices rising up from a near-by school, memories and dreams stirring strange echoes, realer than the fading days that surround them; death: his body laid to rest, frail wife and grown-up children by his side; in the final bubble, he has re-awoken in the Intermundia terminal, stark fear and disorientation, forgetfulness once again. These images wheel around the scene in the Intermundia Overnight, the awestruck Arrival and the solemn waiter who is perhaps merely solicitous of a tip:
NOW, HAVING REMEMBERED ALL THE BITTERSWEET GRANDEUR OF LIFE – IT'S TIME TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT AND BECOME A NEW YOU!
The final panel is a double image: the Arrival and his Case Officer embrace in the terminal; an airplane ascends into the blue sky:
YOUR PLANE HAS SET ITS COURSE FOR THE OVUM – A NEW LIFE AND A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS!
'Well, thanks, that's a great help', Mark said sourly, stuffing the leaflet into his pocket alongside his passport. Marlene turned briskly from her typewriter, her upper lip curving into an inquisitive pout. Then she lit another cigarette and resumed the trance of her work. Renton gave a final kindly nod, and the door between them closed. Back in the stairwell, the outside world reasserted itself. The boisterous clatter of the bantering guards had risen to a steady hum, beneath which the fountains maintained their placid and timeless falling and refilling. He went gingerly down the stairs, grinning broadly. After all the stresses of the day, the release of the alcohol had turned his mood to that of a carefree, childlike stupor. A woman appeared, mounting the stairs at a reluctant pace. Her body was immobile, like a sack that she lifted from step to step, with the only sign of vitality a spasmodic twitching of her facial muscles. Unable to look her in the eyes, Mark patted her gently on the shoulder as he passed.
Outside on the concourse, the night sky had grown pitch black, and the primary illumination of the street came from the slowly diminishing droves of airplanes that passed overhead. Unruly stars, they painted the fountains and revellers in an undulating flow of flashing oranges and reds that made the world feel unstable and intoxicated. The strange and indolent loafers remained seated at the terraces. They were now drinking coffees and liqueurs. They watched the scene from the disaffected vantage of some immeasurable distance, and their manners had become so dilatory as to suggest that they were images projected from an entirely separate time-stream. Mark wandered into the crowd, looking for Eddie and Giacomo. He went from fountain to fountain for what seemed like an age. The faces of the security guards were terrifying in their explosive gaiety, and he experienced an unexpectedly poignant longing to see his old companions, to find again those faces which alone had become familiar to him in this strange landscape.
Finally, the duo accosted him. In their tipsiness, Eddie and Giacomo were utterly transformed, to the point that they appeared to have exchanged personalities. Eddie was now the more overbearing and assertive of the two, speaking with a brusque, booming voice. Giacomo, in contrast, had lost all his surly and arrogant demeanour. He smiled placidly, and seemed to follow Eddie like a shy, happy child.
Eddie put two bottles of beer in Mark's pockets. 'We better get a move on,' he said, 'we have to get you to the Overnight.' So the they started the journey back the way they had came, swigging from a bottle as they careened into the dark and chilly woodland, among the last stragglers of the day's Arrivals. The journey back was infused with a new kind of strangeness, for Mark observed the terrain in a piecemeal and impressionistic character, from the elevated and temporary vantage of alcoholic sagehood. Stripped of its frightening and bewildering intensity, Intermundia presented itself as a series of ineffable dream paintings, a nighttime gallery where all the walls and frames had vanished, leaving the artworks to press together into an indivisible sequence of wonders and oddities.
At the newsagents, the journalists were emerging from their hammocks, wiping their eyelids and yawning, preparing themselves for another night of wakefulness in which they would wander about, gathering their trove of fugitive images and impressions to scatter in an altered guise in the news headlines of the next day. The homes of the technocrats were now illuminated by soft, warm lamps and dancing gas fires that gave the surrounding trees a reddish glow. Some of the technocrats reclined in studies, drinking wine from goblets and turning the pages of books while their eyes scanned the far distance. Couples were seated in living rooms, and Mark felt as though they spoke to one-another, but their lips didn't move, and the impression of conversation was conveyed by the intensity of their eye-contact. Others had retired to the up-stairs bedrooms and were sleeping. Above the their beds, flatscreen TV panels played hypnotic sequences of intricate and iridescent gemetric patterns that ebbed and flowed into one-another in slow, musical rhythms. Their colours were unlike any that Mark could associate with any earthly thing, and the casual ingenuity and complexity of their evanescent designs beggared belief. 'Those are the dreams of the Technocrats,' Eddie whispered, 'what strange minds they must have.' 'I had a dream like that once, ' Giacomo said, and Eddie flashed him a quick, troubled look.
As they went deeper into the woods, all the planes had ceased their courses, and the sky was starless and moonless. 'How do you know the way?' Mark asked Eddie. 'I've done it so many times, it's like the back of my hand,' Eddie replied, before colliding with a tree. The still, blank deep darkness of the sky troubled Mark. He realized for the first time how accustomed he'd grown the distant roaring of the airplane engines. 'Here we are, ' Eddie announced, and he crouched down and began to lift the steel covering of the manhole. He motioned Giacomo to be go first, and then it was Mark's turn. Finally the three of them were scurrying down the pitch darkness of the shaft with miraculous alacrity. Back in the strange abandoned work-station, their mood became pensive and subdued. Eddie spoke in a whisper: 'Sometimes I think I can figure everything out – that this world is something I can understand. I get very caught up in that feeling for awhile – the feeling like there is a story underlying all these places, a pattern that I can trace out. But every time the excitement eventually fizzles out, and I go back to thinking about what I'm going to have for dinner when I get home. I often wonder what this place was. It seems like everybody left all of a sudden, in a terrible hurry.'
Giacomo, regarding Eddie intensely , replied: 'I grew up a long way away from here. When I was younger, I hated the airport, and I wanted to get away from it. So one night in the bar I was drinking by myself, and I heard these two old pilots talking about the Greenbelt. My ears pricked up, and it was like a hidden world had finally been revealed to me. So after that, I was always listening, always looking for scraps of information about the Greenbelt. And it was like a secret that I knew, and a place both real and unreal at the same time, and I used to dream about it. And whenever I encountered older fellers, who looked like they'd seen a lot of Intermundia, I always asked them when they had wine glowing in their eyes if they'd ever been as far as the 'Belt. And some of them laughed, and some of them looked at me like I was a criminal. But early one morning, I was drinking with one of the vendors, an ancient, wiry fella who always had a weird, faraway expression, like half of his mind was at a dance with the faeries, and I asked him, and he smiled, and his big, deep smile came from that same faraway place, and I knew I finally had an answer in the affirmative. And I put my hand on his shoulder, and whispered How do you get there? And he raised his long, thin arm, and pointed to the west, and said: Keep going straight in that direction and you'll get to the Greenbelt. You can't veer off course, cause the Belt is vast, so if you keep going that way, you can't fail to wander into the middle of it. But the thing is that it's far, far away. Further away than you can imagine. I looked at him, and around the bar, and I looked out at the runways, at the planes departing and arriving, departing and arriving. And I finished my drink, and I started walking in the direction he'd pointed, and I could hear his laugher behind me.'
'Well, that was the beginning of my quest to find the Greenbelt. I lived as a vagrant, scrounging around for money and places to sleep, always on the move. At first I used to sleep in the parking lots, in back of a truck or sometimes inside a car if the door had been left unlocked. Other times I'd go to an Overnight and try to pass myself off as an Arrival. You'd get away with it in some, and in others catch all kinds of hell from the manager. And I kept moving onwards all the time, going straight in the direction that the wiry old vendor had pointed, counting the terminals that I passed each day, and it was always exactly the same thing, again and again: the terminals, the Overnights, the parking lots, the old estates like the ones that we grew up in, the same thing over and over again. Everybody knows that Intermundia is the same thing everywhere, but I don't think you really believe it unless you spend a long time travelling in a straight line. It does things to your mind, that's for sure. And the more the endless monotony drove me to distraction, the more I dreamed about the Greenbelt – the richer, greener, wilder and realer it became in my imagination. The only thing I really looked forward to was sleep, because every night, without fail, I went straight to the Greenbelt, straight to freedom, straight to a place where you could luxuriate in the unpredictable and the unruly, a place without schedules and repetition, a place where being lost was the normal condition because there was no starting point to find your way back to, where all there was to do was wander about in a wondrous daze, a haunted surrender from one adventure and one inexplicable prodigy to the next.'
'And sometimes I thought maybe that's all the Greenbelt was – the dreams you had while you were trying to get there. But I didn't lose faith and I kept moving – moving all the time. And I often fell into the company of Malingerers, because they were the most sympathetic to a vagrant like myself. They'd give me money or food, or let me have a few drinks on them. The Malingerers had all kinds of strange ideas about Intermundia, and I think part of the reason why they bought me drinks was because they wanted to grill me about what really goes on here. And I always told them that I was as wise as they were, and that only the Technocrats and the Case Officers really knew what Intermundia was all about, and maybe even they didn't know. And then they'd ask me about the pilots, and maybe they knew, and I said no, the pilots don't know anything. I'd grilled the pilots myself about what happens up the air, and they told me that they just fly up and up until they get to the Ovum, and the Ovum is like a blinding ball of pure light, and when they get nearer to the Ovum they start to go into a trance, and the next thing they know they're flying back and the plane is empty except for the stewardesses. And I grilled the Malingerers about the Greenbelt, and a lot of them had fascinating information about it, and one of them told me that Malingerers who stay long enough in Intermundia always go the Greenbelt, and that it was Malingerers who founded the city in the 'Belt in the first place. But to this day, the wiry vendor was the only person I've ever met who said he'd actually been there.'
'And on and on I kept going, passing through the same thing again and again. Every once in a very long stretch, you'd come upon the enclaves where the pilots lived – amazing tree-lined estates with beautiful big houses not like anything you'd ever imagine. And they had swimming pools and beautiful wives and servants, and your eyes would get drunk just looking at the lives they lead – the air felt different there, somehow. But then you were back into the grid – back in the endless succession of terminals and overpasses and Overnights – and it almost felt like the same people, and you'd get the fear that you might run into yourself eventually. It got to the point where I could predict which Overnight managers wouldn't ask questions, and which ones would be loony cases like old Digsby – it was like the different personalities were also laid out in a mathematical grid, like we were the same as the buildings and the lots and the Overnights, the same thing again and again. I don't know how long I was searching for the Greenbelt – three years anyway, maybe four or five. Eventually, I stopped dreaming about the 'Belt, and then my nights were the same as my days, the same grind and repetition. And one day, just as suddenly as I'd started off, I stopped right at our terminal, and the next day they put me working with you.'
The pair fell silent after Giacomo's long speech, and they emerged into the train station in the vast cavern beneath the brooding and inscrutable limestone face.
'What's the Greenbelt?' Mark asked.
Eddie, beginning to sober up, was gruff and dismissive: 'It's supposed be a huge area of parks and woodland, and there is a city in the interior where there are no rules, and every possible pleasure and indulgence and vice is freely indulged. It's a made up place, a tale people have been whispering to themselves all these many years.'
Giacomo seemed unconvinced, and he lifted his arm slowly, and pointed it to the west, into the darkness where the train track receded from visibility.
They sobered up on the train, and Mark watched their reflections in the mirror as each returned to his habitual disposition: Eddie to his harried but cheerful obsequiousness, Giacomo to his sleepy arrogance, and Mark to his own suspicious detachment. His introspective mood was interrupted by the appearance of an old man wheeling a tea trolley through the carriage. The man had a lean, lank frame and a thin, wrinkled face whose expression suggested a choleric and senile disposition. It occurred to Mark that he would like a cup of tea, but as soon as the old man registered their presence, his eyes became livid and a torrent of words issued from his mouth like steam from a boiling kettle: 'I WOULDN'T SPIT ON THEM! I WOULDN'T SPIT ON THEM! TELL ME TO PACK UP MY STUFF AND GO HOME, AFTER I'D ALREADY GREASED ME OXTERS AND PUT ON MY OVERALLS! I WOULDN'T SPIT ON THEM! DISRESPECTED BILLY WHEN THEY HADN'T EVEN PUT HIM IN THE GROUND YET, SAID THE CHILD DIDN'T COME FROM BILLY, THAT IT WAS FROM ONE OF THE CARNY MEN WHO RAN THE WHIRLIGIG OR THE CLAW MACHINE! I WOULDN'T SPIT ON THEM!
He continued past their table, the wheels of the trolley whining and his own limbs creaking as he went, turning back occasionally to glare at them and reiterate his total renunciation of whatever party had been the subject of his vituperative outburst. Eddie smirked dryly: 'Ernie's been on the trolley too long.'
Emerging from the underground station, it seemed at first as though the terminal was completely empty. Their footsteps echoed in the looming silence of its red corridors and vast atriums. A petroleum cathedral of the restless modern spirit, the airport had an eerie beauty in its empty and torpid hours. The windows that overlooked the runways were pitch back, projecting a reflection of the observation decks and their rows of empty seating into the night, and creating the ambience of a structure suspended intact in a great void, its purpose elusive and forgotten. Out on the main floor of the terminal, however, they encountered groups of night workers who had finished their shift. They smoked cigarettes and chatted in little groups, conveying the palpable air of contentment which attends the daily cessation of long toils. The morning staff were also arriving, blear-eyed and withdrawn, embodying the contrary mood of grey lethargy and depression which commences the cycle.
Outside, the motorway was all but silent, and the rooftop lettering of the Intermundia Overnight shone bright red against the blackness of the sky. A handful of the conservatories still had their lights on, and figures sat in the wicker chairs or paced the narrow space back and forth. Mark and his companions reached the front steps of the Overnight, and paused at its revolving door. Eddie looked at Mark with a mournful expression. 'Well,' he finally spoke, 'this is where we leave you. It's not the nicest place on earth. The food is very fresh, though – you can be sure the tin was opened that day! Old Digsby has his moods, but he means well. But anyway, no need to worry – you'll be leaving us in no time, going up there, ' his hand pointed up 'faraway from this place. Its been a real pleasure, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.' They shook hands. Giacomo shrugged and yawned. For a couple of seconds, it appeared as though Eddie was reluctant to go and wanted to say something else, but then he turned awkwardly and the pair sauntered away across the motorway in the direction of the terminal. Mark watched them until they were no longer visible, and then, with little other options, he entered the Intermundia Overnight.
Continued Shortly (Art by George Tooker and Remedios Varo.)
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Marko Strahija (Zagreb, 28. svibnja 1975.) je hrvatski plivač. Natjecao se u disciplinama 100m i 200m leđno.

Olimpijski rezultati

Vanjske poveznice
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Hrvatski plivači
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Q: How do I view a LDB File on Windows? I need help viewing a LDB file on Windows that I pulled from iOS. Any help is appreciated!
Picture of the files I am trying to open:

Here is a picture to the LDB files I am trying to access. These files were pulled from the Application UBER from an iPhone and uploaded to BlackLight Release v3.1

A: Notepad++ can open this file and interpret it more or less correctly (you'll see some NUL values after each string but those can be ignored).
You will see a list of computer names who have opened the file and the level of access they had (usually all "Admin"):

A: Try iFunBox or iManager. It doesn't matter if you are jailbroken or not; but if you are are jailbroken you can WRITE as well as read.
If you are jailbroekn, try iFunBox or iManager on your PC. This will show you the LDB files and allow to read/write to them. If you are not jailbroken, then you will only be able to read/copy the files, but not modify them.


More than a fifth of British businesses say they lack the expertise to to manage sickness absence effectively, with the proportion even higher for smaller employers.
YouGov research published by insurer Zurich conducted among financial decision makers in British companies found 22 per cent say they lack expertise when it comes to managing sickness absence. The research suggests employers could be leaving themselves exposed to losing skilled staff and lost productivity through extended and unmanaged sickness absence, says Zurich.
The research found 29 per cent of financial decision makers working for medium sized businesses with between 50 and 249 employees admitted they don't feel they have the right skills to manage their employee's ill health effectively, compared to 14 per cent of those at larger firms and 22 for of small businesses. Employee absence is estimated to cost the UK economy around £18bn per year in terms of lost productivity.
Just 15 per cent of those surveyed provide group income protection for their employees, with larger businesses nearly twice as likely to as medium-sized ones, with 45 per cent and 23 per cent respectively doing so. Just 8 per cent of enterprises with less than 50 employees polled offer this benefit.
Over 40 per cent of employers had no idea what group income protection cost while 21 per cent thought this would equate to over 3 per cent of payroll, roughly three times the actual cost.
Zurich head of market engagement for group risk Nick Homer says: "The findings particularly highlight the vulnerability of smaller businesses and their employees. Group income protection can help businesses operate more effectively by providing both financial support and access to expertise to aid the recovery of employees suffering from an illness or injury.
"We know from experience that absent employees who have access to support via their workplace group income protection arrangement return to work more successfully and quicker than those who don't, with many having benefitted from specialist support and treatment that they may struggle to access via the NHS.


1. In political science, the theory that the state exercises (or should exercise) control over a society and for that reason is a major engine of social change.
We may admit, beyond the critics for the pro-giving birth etatist politics of which we have discussed above, that the Romanian state needs politics of enhancing birth rate.
Rightly, one of Marquand's most powerful themes is Labour's unhelpfully unyielding attachment (whether in its 'Old' or 'New' guises) to centralizing etatist verities.
Chapter by Hemerijck and Vail show that Germany and Holland have modified the traditional corporatist role of 'social partners,' while the etatist models of France and Japan have been transformed from industrial policy to different forms of intervention (Levy Muira and Park on France and Japan).
The first is an assumption that the private sector was severely constrained by public ownership and strict etatist policies including allocation and pricing policies that distort economic incentives and outcomes.
Brandenberger argues that it was not genuine nationalist sentiment that induced the Soviet leaders to turn to "national Bolshevism"; rather, they used Russian history and russocentric images to promote an etatist agenda and build support for the communist state.
Because Brandenberger is trying to argue that Stalinist etatist rhetoric created modern Russian national identity, he also systematically underestimates the role of pre-revolutionary and early Soviet Russian national identity in shaping the later development of russo-centrism and Russian chauvinism.
Accordingly, the discursive field of emerging sociology might be viewed as a tripartite space embracing a centre, occupied by the French positivist tradition, and two peripheries or "wings," Western and Eastern/Southern, which accommodate the Anglosaxon liberal-utilitarian and the mid-and south-European etatist traditions.
But although the battle for etatism was clearly won, since there were no defenders of the liberal model of minimal state intervention, the debate over the form of an etatist development model continued.
The etatist provision of telecom services was replaced by a new regime which was based on a mixture of regulations, reregulations, and deregulations.
For Europeans with their stronger etatist tradition, states can enter such coalitions without having to fear that they will have to compromise core political and administrative values.
Although superior to capitalism ("in etatist societies the broad masses live longer, receive more education, and enjoy much better medical care" ), it created alienation among workers, unnecessary human suffering, and much waste (though not as much as capitalism).
But only to add immediately, and seemingly unconvinced: "although Japan, the etatist European countries, and recent events in Korea all suggest that such measures and political democracy are compatible.


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The American Institute of Architects Elevates Jack Alan Bialosky, Jr. to the College of Fellows
Bialosky Cleveland congratulates Senior and Managing Principal, Jack Alan Bialosky Jr., FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP who has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects' distinguished College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession and society. Jack will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the AIA Conference on Architecture 2017 in Orlando, FL.
The Fellowship program was developed to elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Election to fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of architects as individuals, but also their significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Out of a total AIA membership of over 90,000, approximately 3 percent are distinguished with the honor of fellowship and honorary fellowship. The elevation to fellowship is conferred on architects with at least 10 years of membership in the AIA in one or more nomination categories; Jack was recognized for advancing Practice at a national scale.
After graduating Yale University and working and teaching in Boston, Jack returned to Cleveland in 1986 to begin stewardship of Bialosky Cleveland, who is known for the quality of its designs, the trust of their clients, the longevity of its staff, and the diversity of its portfolio. In 2009, the firm was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as a Gold Medal Firm, the highest honor awarded by its peers, in recognition of great depth and breadth, a collaborative environment, and having a cumulative effect on the profession over a substantial period of time. His leadership of the firm has extended to the planning and design of corporate campuses for Progressive Insurance which established a national architectural brand and helped propel the company's explosive growth. At Crocker Park, in Westlake, Ohio, Jack has led the efforts to build a downtown heart for a city that challenged the notion of "urban living" being exclusive to metropolises, and serves as a national model of vertically integrated mixed-use.
Throughout his career, Jack has earned widespread respect as a trusted community leader and facilitator, helping to found non-profits, such as The Gathering Place, a cancer support agency, and to save others, such as The Children's Museum of Cleveland, through strategic planning and design. Jack has served under four successive mayors as a key leader and primary architectural voice on behalf of the city, shaping major development for commercial, institutional and civic projects. Presently, Jack is the Chair of the Downtown Cleveland Design Review.
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On Tuesday, November 4, a potent storm brought heavy rainfall to portions of northeastern Italy that resulted in flash floods in some areas and stranded motorists on city streets. Portions of northern Italy received more than 7 inches of rain in only 3 hours. The city of Carrara, Italy experienced severe flooding that resulted in extensive property damage and loss of life. Ahead of the storm beginning on November 1, AccuWeather meteorologists accurately warned of the threat for heavy rain and flooding.


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Romeroa es un género monotípico de pequeños árboles perteneciente a la familia de las bignoniáceas. Su única especie, Romeroa verticillata, es originaria de  Colombia donde se encuentra en las selvas frondosas.

Descripción
Es un árbol ramoso con peciolo morado y dilatado en la base y ápice. Corola, ovario, disco, estilo y estigmas amarillos. Eje de la inflorescencia y pedúnculos verde - morados. Fruto verde morado. Cáliz amarillo - morado.

Taxonomía
Romeroa verticillata fue descrita por Armando Dugand  y publicado en Mutisia 8: 2. 1952.

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