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Graphic Design: The New Basics: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded (2015)
Under cities you always find other cities; under churches other churches; and under houses other houses. Pablo Picasso
Layers are simultaneous, overlapping components of an image or sequence. They are at work in countless media software programs, from Photoshop and Illustrator to audio, video, and animation tools, where multiple layers of image and sound (tracks) unfold in time.
The concept of layers comes from the physical world, and it has a long history in the traditions of mapping and musical notation. Maps and time lines use overlapping layers to associate different levels of data, allowing them to contribute to the whole while maintaining their own identities.
Most printing techniques require that an image be split into layers before it can be reproduced. From ink-jet printing to silkscreen and commercial lithography, each color requires its own plate, film, screen, ink cartridge, or toner drum, depending on the process. Digital technologies automate this process, making it more or less invisible to the designer.
Before the early 1990s, designers created "mechanicals" consisting of precisely aligned layers of paper and acetate. The designer or paste-up artist adhered each element of the page—type, images, blocks of color—to a separate layer, placing any element that touches any other element on its own surface.
This same principle is at work in the digital layers we use today, mobilized in new and powerful ways. The layers feature in Photoshop creates a new layer whenever the user adds text or pastes an image. Each layer can be independently filtered, transformed, masked, or multiplied. Adjustment layers allow global changes such as levels and curves to be revised or discarded at any time. The image file becomes an archaeology of its own making, a stack of elements seen simultaneously in the main window, but represented as a vertical list in the layers palette.
Layers allow the designer to treat the image as a collection of assets, a database of possibilities. Working with a layered file, the designer quickly creates variations of a single design by turning layers on and off. Designers use layered files to generate storyboards for animations and interface elements such as buttons and rollovers.
Although the layered archeology of the printed page or digital file tends to disappear in the final piece, experimental work often uncovers visual possibilities by exposing layers. The Dutch designer Jan van Toorn has used cut-and-paste techniques to create images whose complex surfaces suggest political action and unrest.
Many designers have explored an off-register or misprinted look, seeking rawness and accidental effects by exposing the layers of the printing and production processes. Contemporary graphic artists Ryan McGinness and Joshua Davis create graphic images composed of enormous numbers of layers that overlap in arbitrary, seemingly uncoordinated ways.
Layers, always embedded in the process of mechanical reproduction, have become intuitive and universal. They are crucial to how we both read and produce graphic images today.
The cubist painters popularized collage in the early twentieth century. By combining bits of printed paper with their own drawn and painted surfaces, they created an artistic technique that profoundly influenced both design and the fine arts. Like the cubists, modern graphic designers use collage to juxtapose layers of content, yielding surfaces that oscillate between flatness and depth, positive and negative.
The cut-and-paste function used in nearly every software application today refers to the physical process of collage. Each time you copy or delete a picture or phrase and insert it into a new position, you reference the material act of cutting and pasting. The collaged history of an image or a document largely disappears in the final work, and designers often strive to create seamless, invisible transitions between elements. Foregrounding the cut-and-paste process can yield powerful results that indicate the designer's role in shaping meaning.
Mixing Media Published in 1989 to commemorate the Declaration of Human Rights a century earlier, this poster by Jan van Toorn used photomechanical processes to mix handmade and mass-media imagery. Scraps of paper radiate like energy from the central handshake. Jan van Toorn, La Lutte Continue (The Fight Continues), 1989.
Cut, Paste, Tape, Splice These posters originated from hands-on experiments with physical cutting and pasting, which then evolved into digital interpretations. Luke Williams, Graphic Design I. Bernard Canniffe, faculty.
Printed Layers Nearly every color printing process uses layers of ink, but the layers are usually compiled to create the appearance of a seamless, singular surface. The screen prints above use overlapping and misaligned layers of ink to call attention to the structure of the surface. John P. Corrigan, MFA Studio.
Makeready To conserve materials, printers reuse old press sheets while getting their presses up to speed, testing ink flow and position before pulling their final prints. Called "makereadies," these layered surfaces are full of beautiful accidental effects, as seen in this screen-printed makeready. Paul Sahre and David Plunkert.
Typographic Layers In everyday life as well as in films and animations, multiple stories can unfold simultaneously. A person can talk on the phone while folding the laundry and hearing a song in the background. In films, characters often carry on a conversation while performing an action.
This typographic exercise presents three narratives taking place during a two-minute period: a news story broadcast on a radio, a conversation between a married couple, and the preparation of a pot of coffee. Typography, icons, lines, and other elements are used to present the three narratives within a shared space. The end result can be obvious or poetic. Whether the final piece is an easy-to-follow transcription or a painterly depiction, it is made up of narrative elements that define distinct layers or visual channels. Graphic Design MFA Studio.
HyunSoo Lim
April Osmanof
Yong Seuk Lee
Temporal Layers This publication records a collaboration between two universities in China and Russia. The large-scale numerals reference numbers in a calendar. Overlapping forms, images, and text blocks suggest depth and motion. Li Shaobo and Wenjie Lu.
Data Layers
Maps compress various types of information—topography, water systems, roadways, cities, geographic borders, and so on—onto a single surface. Map designers use color, line, texture, symbols, icons, and typography to create different levels of information, allowing users to read levels independently (for example, learning what roads connect two destinations) as well as perceiving connections between levels (will the journey be mountainous or flat?).
Sophisticated map-making tools are now accessible to designers and general practitioners as well as to professional cartographers. Google Earth enables users to build personalized maps using satellite photography of the Earth's surface. The ability to layer information over a base image is a central feature of this immensely powerful yet widely available tool.
Data Layers: Static This map uses point, line, plane, and color to indicate geographic borders, topographical features, towns and cities, and points of interest, as well as radio systems used by pilots in the air. The purple lines indicating radio signals read as a separate layer. Aeronautical map, 1946.
Data Layers: Dynamic An image of Hurricane Katrina has been layered over a satellite photograph of Earth. The end user of a Google Earth overlay can manipulate its transparency in order to control the degree of separation between the added layer and the ground image. Storm: University of Wisconsin, Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, 2005. Composite: Jack Gondela.
Comparing Data Layers In this graph from Al Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth, the designers have used color and transparency to make it easy for readers to compare two sets of data. The graphs show how climate change is affecting the life cycle of animals and their food supplies. Alicia Cheng, Stephanie Church, and Lisa Maione, MGMT Design, An Inconvenient Truth, 2006.
Temporal Layers
In musical notation, the notes for each instrument in a symphony or for each voice in a chorus appear on parallel staffs. The graphic timelines used in audio, video, and animation software follow this intuitive convention, using simultaneous tracks to create composite layers of image and sound.
In soap operas and television dramas, parallel threads unfold alongside each other and converge at key moments in the story. The split screens, inset panels, and text feeds commonly seen in news programming allow several visual tracks to play simultaneously.
From musical notation and computer interfaces to narrative plot lines, parallel linear tracks (layers in time) are a crucial means for describing simultaneous events.
Musical Notation This score shows the notes played by four different musicians simultaneously (first violin, second violin, viola, and cello). Each staff represents a separate instrument. Ludwig van Beethoven, musical score, String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, 1799.
Interactive Notation Digital composer Hans-Christoph Steiner has devised his own graphic notation system to show how to manipulate digital samples. Time flows from left to right. Each color represents a sample. Each sample controller has two arrays: the brighter, bigger one on top controls sample playback, and a smaller, darker one at the bottom controls amp and pan. The lowest point of the sample array is the beginning of the sample, the highest is the end, and the height of the array is how much and what part of the sample to play, starting at that point in time. Hans-Christoph Steiner, interactive musical score, Solitude, 2004.
Audio Software Applications for editing digital audio tracks employ complex and varied graphics. Here, each track is represented by a separate timeline. The yellow lines indicate volume, and the green lines show panning left to right. Audio composed by Jason Okutake, MFA Studio. Software: Apple Logic Pro Audio.
Physical, Virtual, and Temporal Layers In this project, designers began by creating a series of six-by-six-inch collages with four square sheets of colored paper. (We used origami paper). Each designer cut a square window into a larger sheet of paper so that they could move the colored sheets around and experiment with different designs.
In the second phase of the project, designers translated one of their physical collages into digital layers. Each physical layer became a separate layer in the digital file. They generated new compositions by digitally changing the color, scale, transparency, orientation, and position of the digital layers.
In the third phase, one digital composition became a style frame (the basis of a sequential animation). Each designer planned a sequence, approximately ten seconds long, that loops: that is, it begins and ends on an identical frame. They created nine-panel storyboards showing the sequence.
In the final phase, designers imported their style frames into a digital animation program (Flash), distributing each layer of the style frame to a layer in the timeline to create strata that change over time. Graphic Design II. Ellen Lupton, faculty.
Lauretta Dolch
Life History Historical and contemporary photographs and documents are layered over a satellite image from Google Earth of the land these people have inhabited. Transparency is used to separate the elements visually. Jeremy Botts, MFA Studio.


BABS IN HOT WATER After Comments Supporting Michael Jackson's Child Molestation: "It didn't kill them"
So much for the #MeToo movement. Hollywood insanity strikes again with the latest comments from legendary singer Barbra Streisand who just condoned Michael Jackson's molestation of two kids.
TMZ reports that The Times in the UK interviewed Barbra Streisand and got some shocking comments supporting Michael Jackson's reported pedophilia. She has a very strange way of looking at what Jackson did two children during visits to his Neverland Ranch.
Streisand is being scorched on social media for her outrageous comments regarding the molestation.


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Hits and Misses: Singing praises of Weld County residents, Peggy Ford Waldo, the Witwers and Vasa Fitness
Opinion | December 15, 2016
Peggy Ford Waldo smiles as she pulls one of the photos used in a book she wrote with the help of the Greeley History Museum on Monday at the Museum, 714 8th St. Ford Waldo has worked at the museum to help document and preserve the history of Greeley since 1979.
Great job, Weld County residents.
As a group, we gave $385,083 in one day — Dec. 6 to be exact — to a variety of nonprofit organizations in our midst.
It's all part of Colorado Gives Day, an annual statewide event that encourages donations to nonprofits.
Actually, the Weld number probably will grow. Some donations are still being processed. But even the initial number represents a 6.8-percent increase over last year's $360K in donations to local charities.
There were 28 Weld County nonprofits who participated. Overall, in Colorado, $33.8 million was raised in one day.
"It almost goes without saying, but we really appreciate (the community's) support," said Weld Gives coordinator Deborah Cameron. "It will help us to further our mission and to help all the communities in Greeley and Weld County."
The less-fortunate individuals who reside in Greeley and Weld County just got a boost from all of you who donated.
We thank you.
Thanks, Peggy, for sharing your gifts
With apologies to Peggy Ford Waldo, we're going to spend a few words singing her praises.
Waldo, who works for the city of Greeley museums, is sometimes a bit shy, so she might feel uncomfortable with all the attention. But we can't help ourselves. Waldo has dedicated her life to telling Greeley's story and helping all of us understand more about the place we're lucky enough to call home.
Waldo recently had a book published. It's part of Arcadia's Images of America series, and it's called "Greeley."
That's a pretty cool accomplishment.
She tells Greeley's story better than just about anyone who will listen. The reason? She's moved by how much the stories and the artifacts that come with them mean to so many.
"It's a gift, in one way or another," Ford Waldo said, "and gifts should be shared with the people you love."
We'd like to thank Waldo for sharing so many gifts with us.
WITWERS DESERVE UNITED WAY HONOR
United Way of Weld County made an excellent choice for its 2016 Humanitarian Award.
Stow and Maggie Witwer have been pillars of the community for decades — actually, for generations, as the Witwers' SLW Ranch east of Greeley is one of Colorado's Centennial Ranches and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stow's achievements as a prominent Greeley attorney and Maggie's work with the High Plains and Weld Library District's are only the tip of the iceberg of their contributions to Greeley and Weld County.
There's no doubt the Witwers and their extended families have made our community a better place to live, as United Way CEO Jeannine Truswell said. She added: "Stow and Maggie are quiet giants amongst us. They provide our community with their time, caring, wisdom and support without fanfare. They have more integrity in their right thumb than most in the world will ever have."
Nice to see a big vacancy filled
When Vasa Fitness opened its new Greeley location last month, it represented more than the typical opening of a new business.
The gym, located at 2325 23rd Ave., occupies a 42,00-square-foot building that had been vacant since Albertson's grocery store moved out 20 years ago.
While the gym and its long list of amenities are certainly an encouraging sign for the local business community, what's even more encouraging is seeing such a big building being put to use once more after sitting empty for so long.
There may be no better illustration of economic hardship than vacant buildings. With Vasa Fitness now filling one Greeley's bigger vacancies, we hope it's another sign our local economy is on the upswing.
—The Tribune Editorial Board

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Keith Emerson - 6 years gone now.
By jerrythek
March 11, 2022 in The Keyboard Corner
jerrythek
It's always a tough day for the fans or friends of Keith Emerson. But I'm happy to say that Future Music/Music Radar has brought back a good chunk of the tribute article I did for Keyboard Magazine after he passed. There's so many wonderful remembrances from his friends and band mates. I hope you enjoy.
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It's always a tough day for the fans or friends of Keith Emerson. But I'm happy to say that Future Music/Music Radar has brought back a good chunk of the tribute article I did for Keyboard Magazine af
Yes you/we are. Tom has devoted his musical life to carrying on Keith's music, and he had a very close relationship with him. When I was writing the Keyboard Magazine tribute to Keith, Tom sent me a l
JazzPiano88
This is how I like to remember Keith: (There should have been no shame in him retiring due to physical limitations. It happens to everyone to some degree) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXjO3
Old No7
Thanks for the music & memories Keith... RIP.
Was REALLY SAD to hear how/why he passed.........................
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I grinned from ear to ear for a week after I saw him do "Piano Improvisations" as part of the "Brain Salad Surgery" tour. I've had many great influences, but its still a wicked pleasure to call that up on YouTube and watch someone who knows zip about him or ELP (or especially prog as a whole) have to push their dropped jaws back into place. Its the signature live piece that left the most indelible mark on me.
The internet has devolved into five giant websites,
each filled with screenshots of the other four.
~ Cory Doctorow
GRollins
After years of arguing with myself, I finally concluded that Emerson was probably better than Wakeman, technically, but that I preferred Wakeman stylistically. That said, and being extremely selfish, I wanted both, dammit!
Then word came that Emerson was gone and it just broke my heart, because surely there was something he could still offer--blogging, teaching, telling tales (a la Wakeman), composing (if Beethoven could compose while deaf, surely Emerson could work around his problem). Anything. Just be there. Don't go away.
But he went away, anyway.
I saw somewhere that he was being harassed by trolls and that took a toll on him emotionally. I can say that I was the moderator on a board for a while and that trolls were the bane of my existence, eventually leading to me leaving that site entirely. If what I read was true, and that they drove him to his emotional limit, then I propose that the trolls be charged with...I dunno...manslaughter? Could we make that stick? Wasn't there a girl who got convicted for encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide? Let's use whatever law(s) were used in that case against those who destroyed Emerson. The man was a giant and now he's gone and that's a loss for us all.
I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play.
Ed A.
7 hours ago, GRollins said:
Emerson was one of my heroes when I was younger, and the statement above is just ridiculous. If his state of mind was so fragile that people discussing him on a forum caused him to commit suicide, there is no way that would be considered to be manslaughter. There were other factors that likely contributed to it, I read that his girlfriend was cheating on him with a younger rock singer and she tried to blame his critical fans instead, also Emerson had substance abuse problems. The problem with his arm where he couldn't play any longer was also a factor, but he could have become a producer, composer, mentor, writer, consultant, artist, or just go fishing and enjoy life, instead of taking his own life.
This is how I like to remember Keith: (There should have been no shame in him retiring due to physical limitations. It happens to everyone to some degree)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXjO3hDNyIc
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Like many of us, I met him through a professional event, and he was as gracious and generous to this fanboy as he could possibly have been.
Just before he passed, I happened to see a recent performance of his, and I couldn't help but notice that his pinky and ring finer of his right hand kept curling under as he played, and I thought "uh oh". A few weeks later he was gone.
I know that when someone pours their entire life and being into the pursuit of a discipline, losing that ability can be (as in this case) tragic. I wish someone could have communicated to him that life is so much more than what you cannot do. The foibles of a human mind, I guess.
"For instance" is not proof.
stillearning
ELP was my very first rock concert in the early 70's while in high school. Floor seats a few rows back from the front. I was in awe, and it's an evening I will never forget.
And while internet trolls did not cause his suicide, they were certainly complicit and are reprehensible human beings.
RIP Keith.
I would like to apologize to anyone I have not yet offended. Please be patient and I will get to you shortly.
Has anyone actually seen firsthand this supposed trolling? It would still be a stretch to say they are complicit, but I'd like to also see the source that states he expressly commented on it. I'm not accusing anyone of disseminating false info…I just would like to see first sources.
marczellm
I was very disappointed seeing them live at High Voltage festival, their last ever show. In addition to technical difficulties their playing and entire stage presence was really not what it used to be. I remember commenting about this on the live album release. I don't think I'm a troll.
I did order the tribute concert DVD that came out recently. That is some next level stuff, amazing musicianship and a general joyfulness of music and community filling the stage at every moment. Y'all should see it. The vocals are all terribly autotuned though.
Life is subtractive.
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Losendoskeys
I saw him the year before he took his life - his playing was amazing, how on Earth he managed to convince himself he was a shadow of his former self we'll never know.
We mere mortals would love to have a 10th of his ability.
Luckily in the UK we have a very talented Tom Szakaly who is a tribute to Keith, travels with a Moog Modular in a van and keeps the spirit alive.
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IMMusicRulz
Keith Emerson was very good at being a classically trained musician. Just look at this performance of Take A Pebble from Switzerland in 1970 and you'll see why Keith was so good at play every electronic keyboard he could.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux9B-rDQ6yQ
Keith was better when crippled with 7 fingers or so than most of us are with 10! The later videos I thought he was still good!
I still feel that Emerson could have, should have started an online instructional course. His approach to music was sufficiently different from other keyboard players that I'm sure he'd have had a small tsunami of students signing up overnight.
And there's always the possibility that some clever lad or lass will devise a cure for his malady, thus hypothetically restoring his ability to play. Should a cure be announced tomorrow, it would be so tragic. (Wasn't there a Star Trek episode where Bones's father had an incurable disease and Bones euthanized him...only to learn that a cure had been discovered the following week?)
Radagast
On 3/12/2022 at 7:40 PM, JazzPiano88 said:
Twin Kurzweil 250's. Nice.
Mark Schmieder
I can't think of a single other keyboardist other than Keith Jarrett, who can seamlessly pass between jazz, classical, folk, rock, and soul/r&b (even reggae), and sound equally gifted in each genre as well as being able to quickly transition between them in the same piece. Emerson's "Honky Tonk" album is one of my favorites, and "Nighthawks". I don't think anyone has had a bigger influence on my keyboard parts than Keith has.
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On 3/12/2022 at 2:51 PM, GRollins said:
Sorry to resurrect an older comment, Grey, but I was notified someone reacted to my comment and then I re-read this. My view (and Rick W has said this as well) is that Keith had the better left hand. But Rick probably is the better technically overall - certainly his right hand is beyond compare. So if we could graft them together we would have had the most formidable keyboardist ever! But as a composer and improviser I think Keith stands tall over Rick. That said, I also love them both.
On 3/14/2022 at 9:26 AM, Losendoskeys said:
Yes you/we are. Tom has devoted his musical life to carrying on Keith's music, and he had a very close relationship with him. When I was writing the Keyboard Magazine tribute to Keith, Tom sent me a long remembrance of their relationship. Here it is (unedited - it was never printed in this long form before):
The first time I met Keith was in 1987… on the drive outside his house.
I'd never ever been to an ELP concert or a Nice concert, I'd led quite a sheltered youth, although I had been playing his pieces or trying to, since the age of about 14 yrs. Then one day I decided that Keith was someone I would like to chat to, give him some of my bands recordings, and possible buy him a beer if the opportunity arose. So I decided to search him out. This might seem a little strange to you, but to me it was an obvious step that I had to take in my musical life!
After a lot of sleuthing I got an address. So with my cassette tape and a few band photos in my pocket, I went there, knocked on the door, and his mother, Dorothy answered. She told me to call back the next evening, as Keith was away not in.
The next evening as I was walking up the drive to 'Stonehill' I heard a car behind me on the gravel. It was Emo. He got out and asked me what I wanted. I gave him the tape and photos and told him that I played keyboards and was a fan and would like to buy him a beer if he had the time. He asked me if I knew the 'Six Bells' and said he'd meet me there the day after. The next day we sat in the 'Bells' with a bottle of wine for a few hours chatting.
I explained my background, and that I played his stuff. I gave him a tape of the band I was in at the time and he was genuinely intrigued. We also talked about keyboards, and it emerged that his gear was in need of some maintenance. He mentioned that someone who used to fix his gear seemed to have "disappeared off the face of the earth". So I sent him copies of all my Hammond organ service manuals. We corresponded by letter and then later, phone calls. I used to work the ELP numbers out by ear, and it happened quite a few times that I would just call him and ask about specific details if I was stuck.
I would also call him to ask if he'd be around because: "I'd be popping down there this weekend". A lot of the time he'd be away – but when he was home he would always suggest meeting up some place. "Do you know this pub, or that pub..?" "No, but we'll find it!" On one occasion a friend and I called to say: "We're here…" and Aaron answered the phone. He told me that: "Dad was out shopping, but he said for you to come round and wait. He won't be long" We went round and when they returned Elinor made coffee, and we sat listening to some newly recorded Black Moon tracks, "Close To Home" and "Blade Of Grass". Emo asked me which one I thought should be on the album! Then we played on a baby grand he had there. He told me it was the piano he'd learned on. I played him "The Score" (Emerson, Lake and Powell) and it wasn't quite right. So he went and got some manuscript paper and wrote it out for me there and then.
I happened to mention my rather extensive scrapbook collection and he was very interested in possibly using them to help promote the 'Black Moon' album and reunion. I told him that next time I would bring them all with me and leave them with him to peruse at his leisure. He ended up having them all photocopied – his 'instructions' are still written all over the box for his management office in London from where I eventually went to pick them up.
Then there were a couple of birthday presents I sent him. The first one was a large engraved sign saying: "Stonehill House" mounted on a varnished wooded backing. He put that up on the wall of his barn next to the rear garden entrance. I'd noticed that there wasn't any sign when I first went to find which door to knock on, so I thought I'd fix that for him! The second was a rather large model of his Morgan sports car. It was the same green colour, almost an exact replica – but I wanted it spot on. I remember calling and Elinor answering. I told her my plan and she told me that Keith was actually out picking the car up from being serviced. I asked her if she could please make a note of the registration number for his surprise present and let me know without Keith finding out? And she did. I then added miniature number plates front and rear to the model and sent it to him. The next time I was down there I saw it on display in his house!
Another time we met in the 'Six Bells' and Keith had Lee Jackson with him. He introduced me to Lee but I corrected him and told him 'Lee' was actually also a 'Keith' – to which Lee commented that I knew more about them than they did! Emo had a copy of his Christmas CD for me, and a photocopy of his hand written sheet music notes for 'Fanfare'. He told me that on the video he'd seen, I hadn't been playing it quite right and that this would help me sort it,
The video in question was one I sent to Chris Newman – of "Intermanual Rescue"… who were then organising the selling of his equipment. Apparently Chris had played it to Keith and after watching it Keith told Chris to send me some leather stage-gear pants, which were laying around in the inventory that Chris was sorting. These pants appear to be the ones he wore on the Montreal'77 video and photographs!
My band Noddy's Puncture had been playing at the 'Six Bells' each Bank Holiday weekend for a few years. I always called Emo to remind him that we were doing it, but he never came: he was always busy or away. Aaron and his friends used to come and see us a lot. Elinor and Lee Jackson came to see us one year, along with Keith's mother Dorothy. But Keith was always doing something else. One year when Aaron and his friends came, after the gig we were packing away – which always took a while – when Aaron he told me his parents were away and that back home he invited me was having a bit of a party and that I was welcome to go. I told him I'd be a while here finishing off but I'd pop in on my way back to where I was staying. When I got there Aaron took me on a tour of the house. I remember seeing Emo's old ELP stage-gear pinned to the walls here and there!
He also took me to the barn. In what seemed like a small maze of corridors, we passed stacked up equipment on top of extremely large flight cases. Aaron commented that those were the GX-1's. It was unreal. Inside the main barn studio were two pianos back-to-back. I played on both while Aaron waited and listened. On top of the pianos were two jackets. One was Emo's old shiny blue fish scale jacket from the 'Pictures' video, and I put it on. It was a little tight but I played 'Take a Pebble' and other stuff with it digging into my shoulders. The other was a 'Hammond-Goff' jacket. Aaron told me I could have that one, so I took it with me but when I got home after the weekend I thought: "Shit! Emo doesn't even know I have this!" So I called him and explained. I told him I could bring it back with me next time, but he told me it was OK, and that I could keep it.
I went to America twice (in '92 and in '96) to follow ELP around on tour. Emo always sorted me out with tickets and backstage passes while I was there. These trips were quite some adventure for me. Sometimes I'd end up in the dressing room after a show and if there was a piano in there we'd have a tinkle and I would ask him to show me details of particular pieces. He didn't mind at all.
Soon after my return from the USA in '92, ELP also came to the UK to play some dates. It was a late on a Friday night when the telephone rang and it was Keith calling from Amsterdam. He told me he was playing Manchester on Sunday and his L100 was really badly broken and needed attention. Could I help him sort it? I told him I would be there with a spare Hammond just in case and also a friend who services organs for a living. I couldn't really rely on myself alone being able to sort his out… it was important, as he needed to continue the tour after Sunday. In the end we got his running but my Hammond was behind the curtains throughout the gig just in case.
After ending up at the after-show party at the 'Albert Hall' in '92 – which was being videotaped - one day, in the weeks following, Keith phoned my house but I wasn't in and he spoke to my mother. She later told me he'd ask her to: "Please tell Tom he's on my bloody video!" And I am!
I once emailed Keith and asked him about the fingering for "Hoedown". He wrote it all out and emailed it back to me! He did the same with the notes for the "Karn Evil 9" end sequence.
In 2005 at one of our yearly gigs at the 'Six Bells', Keith turned up with his family. I didn't know he had actually arrived until he stood next to me onstage and basically took over in "Tarkus". The rest of the show was a big jam with Emo jumping up as and whenever he fancied the fancy took him. And he was clearly enjoying every second! We were recording the gig and later Emo okayed approved the idea of our releasing a CD of the night, which we could sell. In fact he suggested the title, and also helped in the design of the cover, hiring a 'Lone Ranger' costume and having photographs taken especially. Yes, he was a 'Lone Ranger' fan as well! He used to sign off on his emails as: 'The Lone Arranger' - that always brought a smile to my face.
In 2009 I had quite a serious motorcycle accident. Just weeks before, I'd had an email from Keith telling me that he was asked to play in London with Spinal Tap as he had recently played on a track on their new album. He asked if I could provide a Hammond L100 for him to use – and trash – onstage. I set about sorting one out for him, and then I had the accident. I was in hospital for a few weeks during which time Keith called me on my mobile to ask how I was. He didn't even mention the L100 – he was only concerned about my foot. Luckily I got out of the hospital in time as was able to help Keith with the gig. He and Mari also sent me present which arrived at the hospital ward – a massive "History of the BEANO" book. We used to laugh about those old Beano characters and we were both fans of the comic. Once out of hospital I had one week left before Emo's London appearance for which he was relying on me. Doctor's orders would have been not to go… but I went anyway, and still in plaster! I needed help of course but I did supervise the whole thing. After getting to Wembley Arena on the day Keith called me to say he and Mari were nearly there and if I could check if he had a 'pass' waiting? I had to sort his 'pass' out then as well. I did feel really important that day, I can tell you!
Keith would also help me out if I wanted to get 'special treatment' at other times, like when YES played in Manchester. I impressed a couple of my mates with tickets and passes waiting for us at the box office. I asked and Emo sorted it out for me after making a few enquiries to his friends in management!
In 2010 I got the call again. ELP were reuniting for their 40th anniversary at the 'High Voltage' festival. With my trusty L100 in tow, I went down to London to leave it with ELP for rehearsals for three weeks. On my way home I had a call from Emo: "Is this L100 heavier than it should have been?" I told him "No, it's the same one as you used last year." He laughed and said, "OK, it must be me getting old then!" I went down to the 'High Voltage' concert early as we were also playing in London that weekend. On the Thursday I spent the day watching ELP rehearse – during which time his keyboard tech told me there was a problem… the L100 was always playing at full volume. Luckily I had brought a complete service kit with me and I just had to change the bulb in the foot pedal assembly to fix it. It was a scary moment though… it was on me to get this sorted, no pressure then, eh..?
During one of our telephone conversations I mentioned that it would be nice if he could come up with a 'message of endorsement' for Noddy's Puncture. He told me to leave it with him, he'll think about it, and in that same conversation he gave me a really big compliment. He told me that he 'admired me' because I can 'work stuff out' by ear, and also mentioned that my 'attention to detail' didn't go unnoticed! A couple of years ago during a set of gigs we had booked Emo actually called me while I was in the hotel before a gig, wishing me luck for that night and complimenting the band on a video he had just seen of us playing our "Pathetique/Rondo" medley.
In the summer of 2014 when he was in the UK, I called Keith asking him if we could meet up for a curry or something. He told me he had some friends who actually had a 'Curry Club' where they sampled a different curry house each time they arranged to go out met, and that there was one coming up. He said I would be was welcome to join them. So I arranged to go down with a friend and when we got there Emo took us to meet his 'partners-in-curry' at a local pub. When we got there they had decided not to bother so Emo said it would just be the three of us. His friends recommended a place and we went there. During the meal Keith said he had a present for me, and he took out of his bag a really old copy of the 'Beano' comic, which he had bought for me. I then told him I had something for him. Ever since he let us and helped us produce that live 'Six Bells' CD I had been keeping his share safe and had always been looking for the opportunity to hand it to him someday. So this time I took the money with me, and it was a fair amount. Emo straight away told me he couldn't take it, but I insisted, saying I wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. I told him: "iIf you don't want it they why not treat Mari to something with it?" Keith then accepted it, but immediately excused himself, and with a tear in his eye he went to the toilet. I was worried I had upset him but on reflection I think he was just touched by the gesture.… I sure do hope that's what it was! Later on, on our way back to the car he was telling us jokes. And he proposed that we were going to go back to that place. We all said we should agreed, because it was an excellent choice.
Unfortunately it was not to be. Keith left us in March 2016. It has hit everybody so very hard. A week before his funeral I had a message from Aaron's wife, Jo, asking if I could make a better copy of the opened out 'Pictures' album cover she had. She sent me a very low-resolution image of it and was wondering if I could possibly photograph mine. I instantly knew what it was for and I told her I'd do better than that, I'll scan my vinyl cover. I did that in five different parts, as the album is much too large to fit in a scanner. I then assembled the five pieces using my painting programme and sent it back to her. So the copy of the 'Pictures At An Exhibition' album I'd bought when I was 15 years old ended up also being the cover for Keith's order of service booklet! This leaves me with both a warm, almost comforting feeling inside, but also starts me crying every time I think about it.
Farewell Kemosabe, I shall never forget you.
God Bless,Tomto.
Thank you for sharing that Jerry! What a wonderful relationship he had with our hero.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
On 12/17/2022 at 10:13 AM, Moonglow said:
+1 to that -- WOW, what a neat relationship Tom & Keith developed.
Just ran across this, my apologies if it has been posted before. Really nice tribute. I never realized there were so many projects with which Keith was involved.
Bif_
Great article here. Just popped up on my feed today.
https://www.musicradar.com/news/keith-emerson-tribute-jimi-hendrix-keyboard
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Go watch it. Go watch it now. Utterly brilliant.
Note: As of late 2015, I don't use Lineage anymore, there's no need. I use the class features of ES2015 (aka "ES6") instead. If my target is a browser, for now I transpile with Babel (no need when working in NodeJS, the latest Node uses the latest V8 which has solid support for ES2015).
Lineage's API lets you define prototypes with a very concise syntax, while still encouraging you to create functions with real names (rather than anonymous functions); this helps your tools help you (debuggers show function names in call stacks, for example).
Lineage provides a highly efficient mechanism for "supercalls" (calling into the parent prototype's versions of methods from an instance using a derived prototype).
Lineage's API encourages and supports use of the module pattern for each constructor and its prototype.
I'm using Lineage in projects now, and so far I'm really liking the simplicity of it. I hope you will too! If you do play with it, please send comments (positive and negative!), the feedback is very welcome.


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#NewRelease My #BookReview of #HistFic Daughter Of War by @SJATurney @canelo_co
Posted on April 9, 2018 by Rosie Amber
Daughter of War by S.J.A. Turney
Daughter Of War (Knights Templar #1) is historical fiction set in 1198. It revolves around the mysterious Templar Knights. The book opens with a battle in the Aragon area between Spanish Lords and a raiding group of Moors. Arnau de Vallbona is among the Spaniards, fighting alongside his Lord. But Arnau is unsure of his future when Lord Berenguer de Santa Coloma is killed . Berenguer's heir is his fifteen year old daughter; however, straight after her father's funeral, the king's representative orders her betrothal to the vile Ferrer della Cadeneta, a treacherous man who did nothing to save Berenguer when he had the opportunity.
But the fifteen year old Lady Titborge is no child, and she asks Arnau to help her escape. They seek refuge at a Templar monastery in Roureel, offering the Templars the lands and wealth of the Santa Coloma estates. But just how low will della Cadeneta stoop to get the fortune that Titborge can give him?
Religion was a strong theme in the medieval era, and most readers of history know of the Knights Templar. Less is written about the order in Spain. Turney has chosen to base his story around two, real life, Templar sisters. Woven throughout the story are strong Templar themes of religion. But we are also reminded that, in reality, the Templar rubrics would have been melded with secular habits to fit the needs of the monasteries and the demands on the knights.
The story follows Arnau's narrative; there are plenty of fight scenes as Cadeneta is relentless in his attempts to get either Titborge or her estate titles. This will appeal to readers who like a story which doesn't have a romantic sub-plot. Overall, an interesting insight into both brothers and sisters of the Knights Templar.
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An extraordinary story of the Knights Templar, seen from the bloody inside
Europe is aflame. On the Iberian Peninsula the wars of the Reconquista rage across Aragon and Castile. Once again, the Moors are gaining the upper hand. Christendom is divided.
Amidst the chaos comes a young knight: Arnau of Valbona. After his Lord is killed in an act of treachery, Arnau pledges to look after his daughter, whose life is now at risk. But in protecting her Arnau will face terrible challenges, and enter a world of Templars, steely knights and visceral combat he could never have imagined.
She in turn will find a new destiny with the Knights as a daughter of war… Can she survive? And can Arnau find his destiny?
Simon lives with his wife and children and a menagerie of animals in rural North Yorkshire, where he sits in an office, wired on coffee and digestive biscuits, and attempts to spin engrossing tales out of strands of imagination while his children drive toys across his desk and two dogs howl as they try to share a brain cell.
A born and bred Yorkshireman with a love of country, history and architecture, Simon spends most of his rare free time travelling around ancient sites, writing, researching the ancient world and reading voraciously.
Following an arcane and eclectic career path that wound through everything from sheep to Microsoft networks and from paint to car sales, Simon wrote Marius' Mules and, with help and support, made a success of it. Now, with in excess of 20 novels under his belt, Simon writes full time and is represented by MMB Creative literary agents.
Simon writes Roman military novels in the form of the bestselling Marius' Mules series based on Julius Caesar's campaigns, Roman thrillers in the Praetorian series, set during the troubled reign of Commodus, medieval adventures in the Ottoman Cycle, following a young Greek thief around the 15th century world, and a series of Historical Fantasy novels with a Roman flavour, called the Tales of the Empire.
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Waterparks are a favorite pastime for many in the Pittsburgh area. While some of these parks are outdoors and only open in the summer months, others are indoor facilities, and open year round. Regardless of whether someone goes to an indoor or outdoor waterpark, there is an expectation that the facility will be maintained to keep people safe. Sadly this is not always that case.
A teenage boy was hurt on a water slide in an indoor park located in another state, several years ago. His family recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against the indoor waterpark. The slide on which he was hurt is 60-feet tall with a trap-door at the top.
In addition, as a result of the injury his family incurred medical expenses.
In the lawsuit it is alleged that the resort where the accident occurred failed to take additional safety precautions despite knowing that the ride on which the teen was hurt, posed an unreasonable risk of injury.
Whether the family will recover any thing remains to be seen. It is important for readers to realize that when they are hurt at a waterpark or other type of amusement park, a personal injury lawsuit may make sense.


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Q: Scroll/fit image with checkbox I want to show image and add checkbox "Fit to screen" - fit image to visible area.
To fit image to visible area I use the following xaml fragment:
<Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="Uniform"/>

To disable fitting and add scrolling I use the following xaml fragment:
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
              HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
    <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="None"/>
</ScrollViewer>

The question is how to combine fitting and actual size with scroll bars and use checkbox to switch between two states?
UPDATE:
The issue is that code Image/@Stretch=Uniform behaves in the same way as Image/@Stretch=None inside <ScrollViewer>. Scrolling is visible in both cases and image is shown in its actual size.
In details. The code
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
              HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
    <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="Uniform" />
</ScrollViewer>

works in the same way as
<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
              HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
    <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="None" />
</ScrollViewer>

A: Create a value converter that will convert the checked state of the checkbox to either Stretch.Unfiorm or Stretch.None.
public class StretchValueConverter : IValueConverter
{
  public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
  {
    return (bool)value ? Stretch.Uniform : Stretch.None;
  }

  public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
  {
    return value.Equals(Stretch.Uniform);
  }

}

Then in your XAML, you can do something like this:
<Window.Resources>

  <local:StretchValueConverter x:Key="StretchValueConverter" />

</Window.Resources>

<CheckBox x:Name="FitToScreen" />

<ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
              HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
    <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="{Binding ElementName=FitToScreen Converter={StaticResource StretchValueConverter}, Path=Checked"/>
</ScrollViewer>

UPDATE
You also need to set HorizontalScrollBarVisibility and VerticalScrollBarVisibilty to Disabled to force the contents of the scroll viewer to not exceed the boundary. You can do this with another converter or style listening to the Checkbox.Checked property.
<Window x:Class="Overflow.Examples.Wpf.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Grid>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>

        <CheckBox x:Name="FitToScreen" Grid.Row="0" Content="Fit to screen" />

        <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="1">
            <Image Source="{Binding Picture}">
                <Image.Style>
                    <Style TargetType="Image">
                        <Setter Property="Stretch" Value="None" />
                        <Style.Triggers>
                            <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=FitToScreen, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                                <Setter Property="Stretch" Value="Uniform" />
                            </DataTrigger>
                        </Style.Triggers>
                    </Style>
                </Image.Style>
            </Image>

            <ScrollViewer.Style>
                <Style TargetType="ScrollViewer">
                    <Setter Property="HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
                    <Setter Property="VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Auto" />
                    <Style.Triggers>
                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=FitToScreen, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                            <Setter Property="HorizontalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Disabled" />
                            <Setter Property="VerticalScrollBarVisibility" Value="Disabled" />
                        </DataTrigger>
                    </Style.Triggers>
                </Style>
            </ScrollViewer.Style>
        </ScrollViewer>
    </Grid>
</Window>

A: You can do this in xaml only using triggers applied on Image style -
<CheckBox x:Name="FitToScreen" />
    <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                  HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
        <Image Source="{Binding Picture}">
           <Image.Style>
              <Style TargetType="Image">
                 <Setter Property="Stretch" Value="None"/>
                 <Style.Triggers>
                     <Trigger Property="IsChecked" SourceName="FitToScreen" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="Stretch" Value="Uniform"/>
                     </Trigger>
                 </Style.Triggers>
              </Style>
           </Image.Style>
        </Image>
    </ScrollViewer>

Update
As a workaround you can place two images in a grid and play with its visibilty depending on the checkbox checked state like this -
<CheckBox x:Name="FitToScreen"/>
<Grid>
  <Grid.Resources>
     <BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter"/>
  </Grid.Resources>
  <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="Uniform"
         Visibilty="{Binding IsChecked, ElementName=FitToScreen, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"/>
  <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
              HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
    <Image Source="{Binding Picture}" Stretch="None"/>
  <ScrollViewer.Style>
    <Style TargetType="Image">
       <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible"/>
         <Style.Triggers>
            <Trigger Property="IsChecked" SourceName="FitToScreen" Value="True">
               <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
            </Trigger>
         </Style.Triggers>
     </Style>
  </ScrollViewer.Style>
  </ScrollViewer>
</Grid>

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January Will Be Uneasy For Travelers Across The World – Apostle Promise
* Says peoples mandate will take over 2023
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, many Nigerians have begun to wonder who will take over from the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari as 2023 draws nearer.
In what seems to be a startling development was the recent prophetic declarations for 2022 by the founder and Senior Pastor of Zion Flames Ministries International (ZFMI), Apostle Promise Momo, which was made available to journalist on Friday.
Apostle Momo,who hailed from Kogi West said "I see a shift in Nigeria's political system, there is a new wave arising, God is preparing someone who will be accepted by all to take over the helms of affairs in the Government by 2023."
Speaking on the Covid-19 pandemic, he said, "This pandemic still has two more years, I see it still mutating."
He further revealed that January would not be an easy month for travelers around the world, especially Europe, "I see more lockdowns," he alluded.
He prophecied that: "2022 is going to be a year that will be tough for those who do not know their God, I see the antichrist finalizing its preparations. God told me that if you add all the numbers in the year 2022 it amounts to six, that is; 2+0+2+2= 6, it is the number of the beast, let the people run to know the Lord Jesus if they do not want to experience the wrath embedded in that year.
"In the year 2022, more democratic states will be threatened; I see military taking over at least two nations, one of those countries is in Africa.
"God took me to a mountain and I saw on the ground East Africa painted black, I saw an increase in terrorist operations, let the Church in East Africa arise and start praying now.
" In 2022 China will take a drastic move that will shake and shock the world, let America be prepared, China will come with peace but I see them carrying out a plot behind that will come as a surprise to the top nations of the earth, I see people in Taiwan in tears.
"The year 2022, God told me that more people he has raised and trained in the background will be coming into limelight, the Church of God will be purged and purified, there is going to be an awakening."
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Words can not describe the wonderful musical talent and professionalism this group offered. They HIT it OUT of THE PARK with "UPTOWN FUNK"..WOW..."At LAST" was so the perfect romantic setting for us to slow dance to and was so richly performed. PAPA JACK you rocked! The sax...the horns...the singers...each one of the members of this group have a resume a MILE LONG! The yacht club loved this group so much they want them to be the featured group on New Years Eve and they asked how in the word did I find them...RIGHT HERE ON GIGMASTERS!!!!! Thank you for the best wedding memory!
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Elegant, bustling Chiado has long been Lisbon's calling card. Draped over a hill that runs down from Bairro Alto to Baixa and the River Tagus, most of the buildings devastated in the 1988 fire were restored by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira to create one of the more refined and sophisticated spots in the city. Now populated with a myriad of shops, designer ateliers and restaurants, Chiado has evolved into a honey-pot for the city's increasing number of international visitors.
A hypnotic mix of modern and the traditional characterises life in Chiado. A historic meeting point for the city's artists and intellectuals, Chiado's mosaic-ed squares make for great people watching, with literary heroes such as Fernando Pessoa, Luis de Camões and Eça de Queiroz immortalized in stone in many of the squares and plinths; the most famous of which, Praça Luís de Camões, divides Chiado and Barrio Alto and remains a favourite spot for Chiado's old-world bohémes to meet for an aperitif before dinner. Despite the tourist bustle and international brands, you can still find the artisan ateliers of some of Lisbon's most renowned designers tucked down the side-streets, while its plethora of theatres are a pillar of Lisbon's cultural soul.


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Dr Kandzari has held national and international leadership roles in clinical trials in cardiovascular disease and has participated in national and international program committees in cardiology. He has authored and coauthored more than 150 studies, book chapters and scientific reviews. Dr Kandzari is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases and is certified by the Board of Interventional Cardiology. He specializes in interventional cardiology, peripheral arterial disease and cardiovascular medicine. His clinical…


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Q: how to find my angular version in my project? I have setup the angular code on my local machine. I need to know the version of the angular that I am using in the project. how can I easily find it in cmd prompt?

A: There are several ways you can do that:

*

*Go into node_modules/@angular/core/package.json and check version field.

*If you need to use it in your code, you can import it from the @angular/core:
import { VERSION } from '@angular/core';

*Inspect the rendered DOM - Angular adds the version to the main component element:
<my-app ng-version="4.1.3">

A: You can also find dependencies version details in package.json file as following:

A: try this command :
ng --version

It prints out Angular, Angular CLI, Node, Typescript versions etc.

A: If you try to check angular version in the browser, for me only this worked Ctrl+Shift+i and paste below command in console:
document.querySelector('[ng-version]').getAttribute('ng-version')

ex:

A: *

*Browser > Inspect > Element >
<.app-root _nghost-hey-c0="" ng-version="8.2.11">

*In terminal
:> ng version
:> ng --version
:> ng -v

A:
For Angular 1 or 2 (but not for Angular 4+):

You can also open the console and go to the element tab on the developer tools of whatever browser you use.
Or
Type angular.version to access the Javascript object that holds angular version.

For Angular 4+ There is are the number of ways as listed below :

Write below code in the command prompt/or in the terminal in the VS Code.

*

*ng version or ng --version (See the attachment for the reference.)

*ng v

*ng -v

In the terminal you can find the angular version as shown in the attached image :

*You can also open the console and go to the element tab on the developer tools of whatever browser you use. As displayed in the below image :

5.Find the package.json file, You will find all the installed packages and their version.

*declare the variable named as 'VERSION', Import the dependencies.

import { VERSION } from '@angular/core';

// To display the version in the console.
console.log(VERSION.full);

A: The best way to check which version of angular you're using is to launch your browser, right-click /inspect and look in the element tab. I found that to be most helpful.

A: app.component
import { Component, VERSION, } from '@angular/core';

name = 'Angular version' + VERSION.major;

app.component.html
<h5>{{name}}</h5>

A: define VERSION variable and import version into it.
import { VERSION } from '@angular/core';

Now you can use VERSION variable in your code to print version
For example,
console.log(VERSION.full);

A: For Angular 2+ you can run this in the console:
document.querySelector('[ng-version]').getAttribute('ng-version')

For AngularJS 1.x:
angular.version.full

A: ng --version command will show only the installed angular version in your computer instead of the actual project version.
if you really want to know the project version, Go to your project, use the below command
npm list -local

Another way, check package.json to know the angular version

A: you can use ng --version for angular version 7


Love your potatoes! We so often see lemons or other fruits, pretty colored veggies or flowers in still lifes but a painting of potatoes? Never! This is refreshing although I can see why they aren't always first choice.
Even humble potatoes look good when you're doing them!
Jill, I work most afternoons and you're right I have no life -particularly in May !


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In those times, it went without being questioned that history and the painting of human figures were the highest forms of art. Vermeer is famous for capturing the delicate equilibrium of the moment between physical stillness of a setting and a transient moment of the individual Schmidt, According to Samuel van Hoogstraten, a painter and art theoretician who codified the hierarchical status of subject matter in painting, still life occupied the very bottom tier.
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Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory The Portrait of a Lady is narrated in the third person by an unidentified external voice – the narrator is not a character, nor is he necessarily identified with James himself. Writing Style. An in-depth, interactive study of A Lady Writing by Johannes Vermeer.
A Lady Writing is signed with a monogram on the lower frame of the picture on the back wall, but like most Vermeer paintings, it is not dated. The painting style and technique, as well as the woman's costume and hairdo, however, relate to other works that appear to belong to the artist's mature phase, in the mid-to-late s.


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Boshen Tools premium acquisition of overseas producers
Yesterday evening, Boshen Tools (002282, closing price of 14.59 yuan) announced that the company will change part of the fundraising use for foreign investment, and plans to acquire a Canadian professional at a price premium of 2.05 million Canadian dollars ($13.26 million). Diamond manufacturing distributor 100% equity of CYCLONE. Insiders pointed out that while effectively exploiting the North American market, the company extended the production line of some high-end products to Canada and played a positive role in effectively reducing US anti-dumping risks.
Since last year, Boshen Tools has been at the forefront of US anti-dumping investigations. According to the data, the diamond circular saw blades and components exported by the company from the United States began to pay 35.51% of the import tariff deposit from November 2009. In 2009, they paid $227,900, and in the first half of 2010, they paid $917,200. And the US Department of Commerce will review it in November 2010, and the final anti-dumping tax rate is likely to be higher than the current level.
In this context, the company resolutely changed its original plan and directed overseas development to CYCLONE in Canada. The announcement shows that the company has changed part of the capital use of the previous high-performance laser welding professional diamond tool technology transformation project, 13.26 million yuan to acquire the equity of CYCLONE company, 7.14 million yuan to increase its capital, and purchase laser welding machine and other production equipment.
According to reports, CYCLONE has more than 30 years of operating history, specializing in the manufacture and sale of professional-grade diamond saw blades and hollow thin-walled drill bits. In addition, it also sells wall saws, chain saws, professional drilling rigs and other related tools and equipment. It is well-known in Canada. Diamond tool manufacturer and distributor, "CYCLONE" brand is a well-known brand in the Canadian diamond tool industry. As audited, as of December 31, 2009, CYCLONE's total assets were $1,697,000, and its net assets were $1,125,200. In 2009, it achieved sales of $2,277,000 and net profit of $139,900. The premium for the acquisition of Boshen Tools is 82.19% of its net asset value.
The background of CYCLONE and the Boshen tool are exactly the opposite, and the premium acquisition is not difficult to understand. Boshen Tools said that the premium acquisition mainly considers its brand, technology, sales channels and profitability. The company will make full use of its brand's local popularity, expand its sales share in the North American market, and play its high-end diamond tool manufacturing. Ability to realize the transition of ODM to independent brands, further improve the company's product structure, and improve the product level of the company's high-end professional diamond tools.
Insiders pointed out that the company's move can be described as a stone, not only successfully opened up the North American market, transformation of product structure, it is worth mentioning that the company will put some high-end, professional products in Canada for production, through its sales to the United States For the curve to evade anti-dumping policies, it has a positive effect on reducing US anti-dumping risks.
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I can't believe it's almost 2016! Everyday Starlet has grown so much in the past year, and there's even more to come! In the next few weeks I wanted to highlight the very best of ES, starting with my most popular fashion looks from the past year.


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The Washington Fight
22 November 2014. By Abi Giwa
Meeting after the Congressional election
In one of its front page stories on Wednesday titled "Patent Troll Fight Heads to the Round Two", Politico asked Washington to get ready for a fight over patents troll that is coming back.
But the truth that is unfolding, apart from the patent troll, is that Washington will have more than the fight over patent troll to contend.
Already, the fight over immigration has begun and it marks the beginning of a fight people say will be the tune of the working relationship between the White House and the Congress for President Barack Obama's remaining two years in office.
It is not only the immigration issue that will be the basis of the fight between the White House and the Congress. There is also Keystone XL Pipeline that will involve not just the White House and the Congress, but scientists as well, whom the White House will rely upon to champion its global warming message. The battle will be determined by the scientists, because they will have to debate among themselves with the public as observers, about whether the global warming is as serious as environmentalists are claiming. There is also a bet that there are scientists who will tell the public that the global warming rhetoric is a farce and unreal.
Already, the public has witnessed President Obama unveiling his immigration reform plans, and his challenge to the Congress to give him a bill on immigration or keep mum. Members of the Republican Party who would be in majority in the Congress from January have told the public that the president has acted beyond his powers, and that they are looking for ways to curb the White House's effrontery against the public's decision in the last election.
The president has responded by saying all his predecessors in office had done exactly what like him during their own time in office. However, the president seems to lack the required public support for many reasons, among which is the uncertainty of what the new Congress may decide to do with the president's immigration reform, and the fact that the president's reform will obviously not lead to citizenship for beneficiaries. Some of the lucky fellows who would be affected see the development as a way for Uncle Sam to collect taxes and an end to their own windfall without taxation.
One major problem with the president's immigration reform is its curtailing the number of undocumented immigrants it will affect from 11 million to five million and not leading to citizenship, but just to forestall deportation. Many undocumented immigrants know that it is only those with criminal record that can be threatened with deportation. And that if you are law abiding in the United States, the fear of deportation will be secondary in your mind as one may never be questioned over his or her immigration status, unless there is a crisis that warrants it.
But Obama fans believe he has it right. They say it is a political fight over Latino votes and that the Republicans has been drubbed. The president taunts the Republicans to bring the bill for him, and he would not mind to walk John Boehner's dog or wash his car if given the bill.
Some are saying that the president can easily win the Congress to his side on the need to create a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants for the purpose of revenue through taxation. They say the president has his employment figure to convince the Congress that the technology workers that his reform will bring into the country will not worsen the unemployment situation.
They add that the president has everything to convince the Congress to his side, rather creating a war path with the people over immigration reform. And that he does not need to call for a fight in which he cannot perfectly predict Republicans response. People are wondering what has become the camaraderie between the president and the Republicans after the latter's victory at the polls.


The debate "I have been busy sorry for my disappearance" was started by dalton7532 on October 11, 2016, 11:00 am. 5 people are on the agree side of this discussion, while 3 people are on the disagree side. There needs to be more votes to see what the common perception is. It looks like most of the people in this community are on the agreeing side of this statement.
dalton7532, Blue_ray and 3 visitors agree.
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The Student News Site of Oxford College of Emory University
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LeBron James misses the playoffs for first time since 2005
Brady's ninth Super Bowl berth a product of pedigree, not luck
On January 23, 2019 March 5, 2019 By joshuabmillin
On Sunday, the New England Patriots faced off against the favored Kansas City Chiefs with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Despite entering the game as underdogs, the Patriots opened strong; quarterback Tom Brady led two scoring drives in the first half, capped off by touchdowns from running back Sony Michel and receiver Phillip Dorsett. In addition, the Pats defense held the Chiefs — the NFL's highest-scoring offense —to a scoreless first half. Despite this astonishing feat, the fourth quarter and its questionable penalty calls overshadowed the beginning of the game. After a roughing-the-passer call against the Chiefs extended the Patriots' drive with three minutes left, the Patriots went on to score a go-ahead touchdown, putting them up 24-21. Minutes later after regaining the lead, the Chiefs were called for an offsides penalty, negating an interception that would have won them the game.
It was not just penalties that favored the Patriots, but also the overtime coin toss. The Patriots received the ball to start the overtime period and mounted a 65-yard scoring drive to end the game and secure a victory. Of course, media personalities had a wide range of takeaways following the game. Mike Reiss, an ESPN sportswriter, praised the Patriots' "pedigree" and posited that the Pats to be one of the longest dynasties in not only football, but in all of sports. On the other hand, Max Kellerman, also of ESPN, spoke more to Tom Brady's luck and the poor officiating, whether it was a penalty that revoked an interception or the controversial Chris Hogan pass on the final Patriots drive of the fourth quarter which sent the game to overtime.
So the real question must be asked: were the Patriots truly lucky, or was their win Sunday night a show of dominance that has seemed to become a regularity over the past twenty years under head coach Bill Belichick and Brady? With a roster lacking star receivers Josh Gordon, who was dismissed on drug abuse violations, and Brandin Cooks, who was traded this offseason, the Patriots somehow made it back to the Super Bowl. While luck may have played its part in Sunday's upset victory against the Chiefs, the consistency with which Brady and Belichick have won over the past few seasons cannot be understated.
Tom Brady now has nine Super Bowl appearances, more than any other team in NFL history. Brady's super bowl track record is not a coincidence, but rather a show of excellence that has cemented this Patriots dynasty as one of the most dominant. Brady will compete for his sixth Super Bowl title against the Los Angeles Rams Feb. 3.
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Pandemic, Education, and beyond…
272 children were sent back to their families in the wake of #Covid lockdowns
What happened to their education?
When the pandemic first struck in 2020, 64% of all children living in Child Care Institutions (CCIs) across India were sent back to their families, per a directive from the Supreme Court of India. 272 children from 11 Child Care Institutions (CCIs) supported by Miracle Foundation India were sent back home. As an emergency response, we came up with a two-pronged approach to expedite each child's case management process:
To ensure every child placed with family is safe, healthy, protected from risk, and thriving; and
To design a permanency and follow-up plan for low-risk placements in coordination with the local government — to avoid re-admission of children back to the CCIs.
Miracle India's work has evolved to ensure that every child has an opportunity to grow up in a family, to become a healthy, happy, income-producing person and experience a true sense of belonging truly committed to its vision- "A Family for Every Child in Our Lifetime".
The shift from institutional to family-based care was done in a systematic manner following the case management process leveraging Miracle Foundation's Thrive Scale™ methodology in keeping with the principle of best interest of the child. Education related initiatives were planned in keeping with the needs and intervention requirements of the well-being domain of education among the five well-being domains of Miracle Foundation's Thrive Scale™ methodology.
Key Words: Children's Education, Covid-19 Pandemic, Miracle Foundation's Thrive Scale™ methodology.
Miracle Foundation's proprietary Thrive Scale™ methodology shown in figure 1 is at the heart of child centered case management, which seeks to develop individualized care plans and sound decisions regarding reintegration through active collaboration with the child and family at each step of the process. Children and families are assessed in five areas of well-being in which one of the critical well-being domains is education among the other significant domains of family & social relationships, household economy, living conditions, health & mental health.
As to their schooling, we undertook 8 measures to counter the education-related disruption children faced:
Remote sessions were conducted by coaching center teachers, an initiative started by the CCIs. In this way, children got access to the school curriculum and education materials while the schools were shut. The CCI coaching teachers were guided on conducting virtual classes (through Zoom/Skype/Google Meet), preparing and sharing videos on WhatsApp, sharing lessons, and getting homework done.
The Child Care Institution teams were equipped with a list of apps, including DIKSHA, E-Pathashala, EDU Mitra, Marathi GK, and Read Along: all easy-to-access study materials for children.
Linkages were provided with Government scholarship schemes, free tuition schemes, and NGO-driven schemes.
Tablets with internet connections were provided for the children and their siblings to attend online classes, exams, and other extracurricular activities. The children were oriented on using the tablets, operating video calls, and the like.
Children were engaged in online creative works such as Mandala art and craft activities.
The Mental Health resource person provided online counseling support for psychosocial assistance and managing stress.
Children from Class X attended virtual career assessments and counseling programs.
We also piloted a Life Skills Education program for 104 children aged 13+ years as a self-guided Google Classroom tool. Easy to understand, practical, and fun activities covering topics like stress management and expressing emotions were shared with children every Monday during this six-week pilot project.
Care was taken to ensure that the tablets were installed with parental control apps, bedtime locks, and blocking unwanted apps to ensure online safety. Along with the CCI teams, we prepared guidelines for online safety to:
Make children and parents aware of online safety;
Propagate a child's pledge to hold children accountable;
Share a real-life story with do's and don'ts of browsing the internet;
Running parents through parental consent;
Sharing what to do when a child's safety is threatened online; and
Sharing information on the National Cyber Crime Reporting portal.
The Lancet COVID-19 commission India task force: Reopening Schools after COVID-19 closures https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef3652ab722df11fcb2ba5d/t/60a3cff2b425ae21a5b49405/1621348340073/India+TF+Reopening+Schools+April+2021.pdf
Boston Consulting Group, January 2022, India Needs to Learn: A case for keeping schools open,
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The Tube-U4G from ALFA is an Outdoor LTE dongle and supports up to 100Mbps download and up to 50Mbps upload in the 4G/LTE network. Also backwards compatible with UMTS/EDGE/GPRS and usable with other 4G antennas with N-Male antenna connector. Thanks to IP66 weatherproof.
The ALFA Network Tube-U4G is a weatherproof LTE USB adapter for connection to a PC / laptop or the ALFA Network R36. The Tube-U4G in combination with the supplied N-Female LTE antenna offers you excellent reception characteristics so that you can connect to the mobile network anywhere.
As the Tube-U4G offers an IP66 outdoor enclosure, you can position the tube outside in a sublime location, such as on a camper/caravan or on the deck of a boat. At the bottom of the Tube-U4G is a mini-USB port and the slot for a standard 6-pin SIM card, both protected by a weatherproof cap with cable entry from environmental influences.
Cable ties are included for easy mounting. With these you can attach the Tube-U4G to a mast. This fastening method is simplified by the tabs on the edge of the housing of the tube. If no mast is available, then an ALFA TSM1 adapter or a suction lifter are very good possibilities of fastening.
If you use the ALFA Tube-U4G as an LTE USB adapter, you can use it toconnect with one Windows PC or laptop with very good mobile internet. In the LTE network, up to 100 Mbps download and 50 Mbps data rate can be achieved. To use the Tube-U4G as a LTE USB Adapter you only have to connect it to your Windows PC or laptop using the included 5m long USB cable. The driver is installed automatically and you can use the mobile Internet connection immediately.


A couple of years ago I didn't even know what a vignette was. It sounded like some kind of art or photography technique that I would never be able to master.
We're not talking title pages (or rocket science for that matter) so my simple definition of vignette is a grouping of similar items in a pleasing design.
But please, don't go calling HGTV or anything!
Somehow last year I was an expert (hardy har) and shared these tips on how to create a fall vignette.
Repurpose items and swap them out with other home decor.
Shop at yard sales and thrift stores all year long.
Use natural elements. They're free!
Add your own style to your existing decor.
I guess I can surmise that my message is consistent because I approach all my DIY projects this same way!
Here's a little vignette I came up with this year using mostly natural elements or leftovers from last year.
some old books, a jar full of yarn balls, pine cones and acorns.
One little mini pumpkin gives a pop of orange poking out from behind my branch candle decoration.
Underneath the table is a yardsale basket filled with pine cones, gourds and pumpkins. The fabric? An old sweater ripped and used as a lining. Fancy? Not in the least.
Perfect? Imperfectly perfect for me!
If you look carefully you can see a little bit of my fake imitation mantel which I'll give you all the details on soon, including the scoop on that adorable yard sale window.
Have you seen any of my fall projects from last year? Apparently I had more free time then!
Have you joined me yet for my 31 day series?


Classic Site Solutions, Inc. completed the interior demolition and renovation of a 25,000-square-foot, third floor office space for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). The General Services Administration (GSA) was responsible for overseeing renovation of the space that is owned by the Massachusetts Port Authority (MPA). Critical to the project was a system of open and continuous communication between the agencies, architect, subcontractors, and Classic.
To accommodate the needs of the TSA, the project was fast tracked. New partitions, finishes, electrical service, life safety systems, and MEP modifications were installed ahead of schedule to allow the TSA early occupancy and use of the area prior to completion. A special data, communications, and security room was also built out.
Several changes were made during the project to create a more efficient and user-friendly space. Classic teamed with the architect, subcontractors, and agencies to keep the project schedule on track and facilitate changes without delay. The project was completed successfully in four months.


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The special election to form the Watershed Improvement District is upon us. Ballots will be mailed Oct 26, and will be due back on Nov 24. The SVPA is hosting a community forum to educate landowners on the process to form the WID, and to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Commissioner Candidates.
Candidates will be on hand to answer questions. Also in attendance will be water law and district expert Attorney Bill Clarke.
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Moritz Wagner scored 10 points and added four rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block and two threes in 26 minutes while starting on Tuesday night.
Wagner should be looking at starter's minutes for the Laker's four remaining games. He can get you a little in each category like he did tonight, but he's more of a desperation play than a reliable one.


Brain Master is the classic game of strategy and deduction.
Brain Master is the classic game of strategy and deduction. It's a classic version of Mastermind in which players have to guess the sequence of their opponent's coloured pegs.
Challenge your friends at home or on the move - the pegs are stored inside the unique clamshell folding board, making it easy to travel with.


Track was at the Norwich Firs Speedway Stadium.
Club Manager: W.A. Clarke, 8 Riverside Close, Lower Hellesdon, Norfolk.
Billy Bales was the first "Skid Kid" to become a Speedway Star, joining Yarmouth Bloaters at the age of 17yrs(recorded in the Eagle Sport Annual 1952).
Became the Norwich Stars, lost their track at the Firs when the stadium was sold at the end of the 1964 season.
1947 Billy Bales & Pete Woodcock won the County Best Pairs.
1947 Roger Bunn won the Norfolk Individual Championship.
Billy Bales rode for Yarmouth.


The Exalt Loader Case is designed to protect your paintball hopper from the perils of the road. You can easily stash almost any hopper into the Exalt Loader Case, but it doesn't stop there. The Exalt Loader Case can carry 6 additional AA batteries and an additional accessory pocket to carry a speedfeed, rain lid or any other accessory you may find yourself needing on the field.


Recipients of the Google Anita Borg Scholarship: Asia Pacific will receive a scholarship amount specific to their local region in respect to tuition. A group of female undedrgraduate and graduate students will be chosen from the applicant pool acrosss Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and India. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's academic background and demonstrated leadership. All scholarship recipients will be invited to attend an annual Google scholars' retreat in a Google office in Asia Pacific in 2014.
Be a female student enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate study in the 2015 academic year.
Be enrolled in a university in Asia Pacific, including Greater China where we have an additional scholars' retreat in China Mainland. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
Be majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field.
Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion for increasing the involvement of women in computer science.


More than 500 hospital leadership teams across the nation have completed the Oro® 2.0 online organizational self-assessment tool to identify where they stand today on the path to achieving high reliability. However, a growing number of organizations are engaging experts from the Center for Transforming Healthcare to help facilitate the assessment, translate findings, create actionable, prioritized action plans from its outcomes as well as provide on-site education on high reliability. In this video, hear directly from healthcare leaders about their facilitated assessment experience and the distinct value in engaging the Center's high reliability experts to lead them through the process.