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Esper Scout – Kids and Pets
Rock quartet Esper Scout, are a band that perfectly illustrate how, by getting the basics right, any band can make their music fun to listen to. Made up of four girls from Leeds, the band mix simple structures, easy to play hard hitting guitar riffs and a thoughtful vocal measure to produce a head pumping, yet easily danceable sound. Their debut EP 'Kids and Pets' is a varied repertoire, ranging from Punk to Rock n' Roll.
Early comparisons can be drawn to Paramore, an easy assumption considering the all female line-up, but one that is highlighted in the slow and droning 'Wallet of Brass Coins', a punk ballad that never really sets off were it not for the heavy input of reverberated guitar following a choked and anticipatory bridge, alongside contemplating emotional vocals.
Elsewhere, we can hear influences from the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, in particular 'Minert Revs', which starts with a bass line powered by heavy fuzz to create the impression of an army charging into battle. When the song gets going however, we hear the true make-up of lead singer Sarah Statham's vocals; a punksy Yorkshire Debbie Harry, declaring and sharing her thoughts in a similar way to the Blondie vocalist.
A special mention should also go to the lead guitar in final track 'Ralph F', a gutsy driven lead part followed by the unleashing of a heavy solo covering the full length of the fretboard, the highlight of this bands debut EP.
The only flaws in their first attempt, to be released both electronically and in CD format in early April, is the poor production value. Whilst it reveals a raw and unassuming side to the band, you can't help but feel they would benefit massively from a high quality recording.
The band have a number of gigs lined up over the coming months to converge with the release of their EP in and around their hometown of Leeds.
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Global Grad Show, 2019
Earlier this November, Design Pataki attended Dubai Design Week's Global Grad Show which had an atmosphere unlike any other design show we've been to. Bursting with optimism, curiosity, and budding talent waiting to be discovered, Global Grad Show served as a compelling reminder of the importance of design education. Every year, this one of a kind event brings together the future generation of designers and innovators from both first-world and developing countries, to present their work on an international platform. The Global Grad Show is an integral part of Dubai Design Week, the Middle East's most significant creative festival. Featuring over a hundred universities from 43 countries, this was their most diverse edition to date.
From paint that changes its colour based on temperature, to portable washing machines for students living away from home, the designs showcased explored innovation that could create a positive impact. The themes of health, wealth & disparity, gender & equality, sustainability, education, and technology were recurring throughout the show. Both conceptual and realised, the projects for Global Grad Show were selected based on how they responded to a range of criteria, including the four tenets of the exhibition; Innovation, Impact, Equality and Exchange.
"Global Grad Show is a coming together of the brightest young minds in the design industry, showcasing projects from over 100 schools this year," says Eleanor Watson, curator of the global grad show 2019. "The curatorial approach of this year aims to show the connections between different spheres of human existence; as visitors walk through the exhibition, they will experience projects related to the human first, moving on to the home and community and finally the city, and planet. Our hope is that it will inspire others to think critically about how they live while inspiring all of us to act consciously."
The Global Grad Show featured groundbreaking concepts across various categories. Here are some of our favourite projects from the Home section, that combined innovation with social and environmental consciousness –
Minimal Water, Jonas Gorgen, Photography Credit: Global Grad Show
Minimal Water
Jonas Gorgen, Design Academy Eindhoven
A unique way to cut down on daily individual water and energy consumption, this prototype replaces water with mist for showering or bathing. Mist nozzles break down water into tiny droplets, multiplying the surface area. The structure is built close around the body for optimal thermal comfort, using mesh to confine the mist. Taking a 5-minute mist bath would use 7.5 litres of water, while the average shower takes 50 litres.
SolMate, Winfried Werthmann, Photography Credit: Global Grad Show
SolMate: Smart Energy
Winfried Werthmann, University of Applied Sciences, FH Joanneum Graz
SolMate 2 is a portable solar energy generator designed to be used around the home. The product generates energy through its built-in solar panels, which is then stored and used as and when needed. Its compact design and simple user interface aim to encourage widespread use, facilitating a transition to solar energy at an individual level. An accompanying app allows users to track energy production and consumption in their home. Rotomo, Jitendra Sharma SolMate 2 is a portable solar energy generator designed to be used around the home. The product generates energy through its built-in solar panels, which is then stored and used as and when needed. Its compact design and simple user interface aim to encourage widespread use, facilitating a transition to solar energy at an individual level. An accompanying app allows users to track energy production and consumption in their home.
Rotomo, Jitendra Sharma, Photography Credit: Global Grad Show
Rotomo
Jitendra Sharma, Pearl Academy, New Delhi
Rotomo is an affordable alternative to hand-washing, for those who don't have easy access to washing machines. It is a portable washing machine that can be clipped to the side of a bucket to wash clothes quickly and easily. Using a strong DC motor and high torque, the device allows users to wash their clothes in five to ten minutes, the telescopic height making adjustable for use with different-sized buckets.
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Titanium, Silicon, Air
Paulina Kwiatkowska, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw
Titanium, Silicon and Air is a series of three domestic objects designed to naturally clean the air inside the home, as well as regulate humidity and temperature. Each object relies on the properties of fabrics, reinforced by specific substances that increase their efficiency. 'Titanium' is a fabric surface that has been covered in titanium paint. The paint reacts with light and causes a photocatalytic reaction that cleans the air from organic impurities. 'Silicon' combines cotton with silicon oxide, naturally absorbing excess humidity. Lastly, 'Air' combines cotton with a low-density foam to create a light, sculptural object with high insulating properties.
Spectrum, Raphael Sanchez , Photography Credit : Global Grad Show
Spectrum: Reflective thermochromic paint for roofs
Raphael Sanchez, Collège des Ingénieurs (CDI)
Spectrum is a reflective thermochromic paint that changes its colour based on temperature. It is designed to be applied to the roofs of buildings, providing a passive cooling solution and improving the building's energy efficiency. If the outdoor temperature reaches over 30 degrees Celsius, the paint becomes white, increasing its reflexivity and stopping the building from absorbing heat. Once the temperature drops, the paint returns to its usual dark tone and allows for greater absorption. It is estimated that the application of the paint to a cityscape could lower the average temperature by up to 3 degrees Celsius.
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Julia Ries, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Compostela is an electrical home composter that optimises the composting process through aeration of the compost, temperature control and the addition of aerobic bacteria. It contains several layers of activated carbon filters, making it odour-free and reducing the volume of the inserted matter by 70%, generating a fertiliser rich in nutrients. It allows users to manage the disposal of organic waste in the home, reducing the volume of waste sent to landfills and relieving pressure on the city's waste disposal systems.
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At the start of this month, Sergio Romo looked headed for his second All-Star Game. On Sunday, he was removed from the closer role.
A day after Romo blew his his third save in his last five chances, manager Bruce Bochy met with the struggling right-hander and told him the Giants would go with a committee in the ninth inning. For the most part, it's a committee of two: Santiago Casilla and Jeremy Affeldt. Romo was told he would help get the final six outs instead of the final three, and he could see time in the seventh inning if the matchup calls for it.
Bochy said he's not sure how long the current arrangement will last Casilla has a 1.17 ERA and has retired all 13 batters he has faced since coming off the disabled list on the last road trip. Affeldt has a 1.33 ERA and has given up just one run in his last 15 appearances. Affeldt has 28 career saves; Casilla has 40, most of which came in 2012 when he replaced Brian Wilson. A blister derailed Casilla's run that season, and Romo took over as closer, eventually throwing the final pitch of the World Series.
He's a far cry from that pitcher these days, regularly hanging his signature slider. Romo threw six of them to Brandon Phillips late Saturday night, and the final one was crushed over the left-field fence. Romo had only five blown saves last season while making his first All-Star Game, but he has five already this season. He has allowed six homers, tying his career-high and is 0-3 with a 10.64 ERA in his last 12 appearances. Opponents are hitting .455 over Romo in the past five games, repeatedly pounding his slider.
Bochy said the hyper-competitive Romo took the news well.
Best news I heard in weeks.
First pitch double up the gap for Stretch.
McCovey retires one week later.
Inevitable and necessary, at least for now.
And Rennie Stennett scored from first.
Romo is far from done as a contributor to the Giants bullpen. He can now work in lower pressure appearances & get back what he has lost. We'll be OK w/Casilla, Affeldt, Machi, et.al.
Earlier someone was trying to tell me the Giants have plenty of really good guys in the bullpen to choose from. LOOOOOOOL!
Romo might want to shave that Talaban beard permanently.
See Brian Wilson for definition of damn jacka ss and clown.
This is the right move. It took Bochy much too long to make this move though.
yeah hit the panic button is what you want to tell your players..that you have no trust in them and if they dont do good today they are gone..bochy knows what he is doing surfcity.
True. When the pilot (Romo) is steering the 747 straight toward the mountain, you grab the yoke and stick his (Romo) behind in coach while the big boys get the job done of landing the plane safely.
Sergio, thanks for the run man. You did a hell of a job and you may be back doing it again. You're a gamer and the Giants will still benefit from your skills as we go forward.
3 weeks and 4 losses and 1 collapse too late to make this move.
What about removing the deadweight- never was' on the bench named Arias Perez Adrianza – heck the entire lousy bench minus Colvin could go too.
I hope they are panicicking – the last time a first place NL WEst team did as poorly as this team is doing was 2010's SD Padres 10 game losing streak chokefest. Remember the SD Padres in 2010 never recovered.
Amen as usual. The illegal alien gimmick is beyond old and tired too.
Up to 2013 I'd agree. Bottom 3 'closer' in MLB this year. The 5.5 ERA doesn't lie. Sergio we'll call on you again when we're down by 3 in the 6th inning.
Great run Sergio, I know Cabrerra will never forget you. Hang in there lad.
You don't just walk away from someone who brought the Giants as much as Romo did.
As closer, you certainly do and must. Assume that Romo had simply saved merely the 3 games he was given leads in during the last 3 weeks collapse – 4-14 turns into a much! better 7-11 and a 4 game lead. Romo is killing this team.
well maybe you never played..but panicking does nothing but create negativeness in clubhouse and to the field….and so ya know i was for them getting Burdi from Louisville and or the reliever from Virginia, instead of beede for the first pick.
Go way, you're a useless waste of good skin, and I'm giving your skin the benefit of the doubt.
Ditto – and Bochy agreed with me admittedly a little too late. Romo OUT as closer.
question..in 2010 and 2012 do you really think the Giants on paper where the best MLB team? Bochy knows his players. So should we have put romo on the shelf after the 2nd blown save? the third?
Why are you lamely talking about the G's draft picks this year when the team is collapsing in the only column that matters – the standings? Are your Burdi's uncle? his agent? Doh!
no but i think we could have used a guy throwing 95-98 with good control out of the pen Chris…geez you really watch the game dont ya?
Draft picks are a dime a dozen. Plenty of first rounders never get to the bigs in baseball. I hope Beede rises through the minors and produces for SF. I spend my time worrying about the lackluster offense, lack of RBIs from our 3-4-5-6 guys and the implosion of the bullpen all at the major league level.
incorrect Walt..you need a lead first, he blew what 4 or 5 saves? how does that equate to 8.5????
You don't think I could manage the Giants into a 9.5 game collapse?
How much talent does it take to manage this mess?
It won't be for long…this is just for media digestion. He will appoint one and they will roll with it. So, the committee statement to me is so it was a softer landing for Romo.
Sometimes Bochy waits a few games longer than we want, but his track record proves him way more correct than impatient fans.
LOL @ the Giants being no hit again.
When was the last time the Giants got a base bit in the first inning of a game?
I can understand the emotion, but that's emotion speaking.
you change from baseball to threatening to hack me?
You need to make amends for your bigoted comments last night about Romo.
You need to make amends for your bigoted comments last night.
your a joke walt…try it and I have already screen shot this page..idiot gets upset when talking about something he knows nothing about.
It's been apparent for awhile that Romo has lost it. Bochy's failure to be an adult, a manager, and handle the situation added losses during this bad period.
Um…last night. I know it's difficult for you, but please try to keep up.
reorganizing your bullpen is a panic button?
It's a lot more than that, if you believe in the team concept. This isn't fantasy ball.
you would make a terrible manager and your players would hate you..seriously.
not 1st rd draft picks throwing 95 plus..and last time i checked the plate was the same size in college as in MLB..
Give Romo's Dad some time to tweak his son's problems. The Kid will be back.
Guess all you geniuses that wanted Romo out now want Affeldt and Casilla out for missing a come backer? They messed up and gave up 3 extra runs in the 9th…Romo only gave up 2 the other day…so please all you MANAGERS please let us know what to do now? LMAO.
Walt, Surfcity, Chris, MLBSF what would you do with Affeldt? He blew a game? Coming back from one run versus four is a lot easier..please tell us all what to do now?
Hilarious all the second-guessing manager geniuses on this thread. Stunned that no general managers have called you yet to take over as head coach. It's a real travesty.
While everyone discusses Bochy vs waiting too long on removing Romo – even though I think Bochy is a good manager who waits too long, usually, to make good moves, no one has commented on one of Bochy's WORST moves that probably cost them a game: several games ago. Bottom of the ninth, with runners on 2nd and third, no outs (Giants down by one) Bochy pinch hit for Crawford with …..Arias (against a closer throwing 100mph). Bochy still doesn't believe Crawford can hit lefties. Did anyone on the face of the earth think that Arias could hit against a 100 mph pitcher? And then there is Blanco – again, is there anyone on earth who really believes Blanco is a major league caliber player? I love the fact that Blanco discussed that his future in baseball depends on his not hitting fly balls but hitting ground balls – and then he went 4 straight days without hitting anything but fly balls. Do not get me going on his inability to make a good base running decision……he has NO ability to make a good base running decision. period.
My husband and I were wondering why Arias wasn't pinch running for Sandoval instead of pinch hitting for Crawford.
My opinion on Bochy doesn't hold much sway on this board because I'm not a Bochy supporter. I've always felt that his true calling was to be a pitching coach.
But, yes, he shows again and again that once he's made up his mind about something—in this case Crawford not hitting lefties—that it is pretty much set in stone.
That's waht these boards are for—second guessing the manager.
Blanco should not be at the #1 spot nor should Sandoval be at the #4 spot. neither are doing anything to help out at the top of the order. and your observation of Arias is spot on. he is like what…1 for his last thousand at bats?
They need a much better utility player than Aria. cuz he is not the least bit effective.
Excellent post. I too could not believe it when I saw Arias walking up to the plate. I have been a fan of Bochy's for a long time, but it seems he can be stubborn at times. Sometimes that pays off, other times no. Sure hope we can get the Angel back in the lineup soon. Belt will help as well, but I'm hoping that we can get some new help to balance things out a bit, OK, a lot in the bench area, as well as the bullpen.
Remember how many years it took the Giants to get rid of Arrias? They went into the season without a left fielder – trying to tell the fans (and possibly themselves) that an Arrias- Blanco tandem would be just fine in left field! Now some on here would say that Blanco's batting average is….ok. BUT what is his batting average with RISP? I would guess .100 or less. I've never understood why they will throw gobs of money at pitching – but not at hitters (yes, I understand the ball park may dictate that a bit….but at some point you've GOT to score a run or two – because it is inevitable that a Romo will happen).


We have been friends with Amielle for years and watched her take on some tough challenges in the mobile markets. She wrote this great article and agreed to let us share it with you here on Technoracle.
Tagga was launched just months before the first iPhone hit the market. Over the last four years, we have witnessed the life-transforming impact that mobile devices have in our everyday lives. Yet, brand budgets for mobile are still surprisingly small. As we leap into another year, I am optimistic that things are improving for us mobile marketers. I might even be so cliché as to say that the year of mobile is here or at least near! While brand adoption may not have been as rapid as the industry might have earlier predicted, warp speed growth is definitely in store.
Here are 5 reasons why we have reached the tipping point.
Perhaps this is a less observed trend, as it certainly isn't something that industry analysts follow. However, Tagga has been party to and witnessed several formal RFP calls for Mobile Agencies of Record. If this is not a definitive sign of commitment to mobile by marketers, then I don't know what is. Smaller brands will follow suit. In fact, Agencies are now clamoring to improve their capability-set to demonstrate a robust mobile foundation – many opening up mobile divisions. Top brands as of late signing up "MAORs" (Mobile Agency of Record) include American Cancer Society, Proctor and Gamble, Kraft Foods and a host of others.
Tagga had the pleasure of participating and speaking at a conference where the Chief Marketing Officers of Visa, Citigroup North American and Samsung (LATAM) participated. Each presenter spoke of dissolving their siloed digital and traditional teams in order to combine them into a single group. Why? To effectively launch truly integrated multi-channel campaigns. These thought-leaders clearly saw mobile and social as mechanisms to add more value to their traditional media initiatives. By breaking down marketing silos, brands will be able to harness the true power of mobile - engaging with a consumer wherever they are and giving them what they want, whenever they want it.
With social media and mobile on the scene, marketers often grappled with the notion of how the two mediums play together. Facebook CEO best settled the debate by pronouncing Facebook as on path to becoming a mobile company. According to a recent CNET article, "Facebook has more than 350 million mobile users (out of 800 million total), and that the proportion will swing to more than 50 percent within the next year. Most of Facebook's users in India, Southeast Asia, and Africa, are via mobile devices." As the lines between social and mobile become increasingly blurry, marketers will drive towards an approach that integrates technologies that leverage all capabilities of the mobile device, from foursquare to augmented reality.
With the rapid adoption of mobile devices, in particular smartphones, the challenge of the marketer has shifted. Consumers are channel agnostic, and want to be communicated to in a relevant, transparent and timely manner - whether they are on the go or not, offline or online. With the convergence of these trends, it is not hard to see why marketers will turn to mobile to drive results. To quote Frost & Sullivan, it is not hard to see why mobile marketing will become "the most important vehicle of all time" (Frost & Sullivan, 2010).
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He also released a video which featured top Nigerian media personalities like IK Osadiowa, Big Brother Naija's Tobi Bakre, Noble Igwe and others.
Falz, the self-professed president of the association, on Thursday, unveiled its code of conduct, website and social media handles in a broadcast.
In the funny video posted on his Instagram page, Falz who is the son of human rights laywer, Femi Falana, revealed that the national anthem of the association was on the way.
In the video, Falz said: "Honourable members of this association and beyond, our national anthem is on the way. I beckon on you to brace yourself because this one will be dirty. Secondly, we are not selling forms; our association membership is free. Beware of 419!
"Thirdly, it is with a genuine regret and utter most concern that I need to announce concerning individuals of general public posting and representing the association as though they are part of this association. They are using us to deceive and obtain favour from girls. Authority hereby denies and rebukes them; we know nothing concerning this. If you wish to join this association feel free: www.sweetboysassociation.com."


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Q: CV2 create blurry videos import numpy as np
import cv2
size = 80,80
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for l in range(fps * duration):
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When I want to create an video from an array of pixels (in the example a line, but I need to create more complex images) the result is very blurry and difficult to read.
Is there a specific format to create smooth pixels with cv2 or I need another video library?
For the input, it's an array 80*80 like in this code but with my data
And I get the second image when converting to video
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Q: Super Expression Error in React Native Project I'm using React Native on OS X, and coding with the Deco IDE.
I'm getting a Super expression must either be a null or a function, not undefined error in the simulator on save on my project.
My main issue seems to be from following tutorials online that seem to have a different sort of syntax than what is now used. And unfortunately the people online aren't listing their version. For instance they seem to be leaving out a ton of their commas, whereas my files are requiring it.
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index.ios.js:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import {
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  StyleSheet,
  Text,
  View
} from 'react-native';
import ViewContainer from './app/components/ViewContainer';

class Project extends Component {
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}

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import { Component, View } from 'react-native';

class ViewContainer extends Component {
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});

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class ViewContainer extends Component {
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});

module.exports = ViewContainer;

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Learning how to build trust on your team is essential for a harmonious—and productive—workplace. A lack of trust can lead to internal issues and conflict as well, which his naturally something you want to avoid in any company. If you have employees hired from jobs in Canada, jobs in the UK, jobs in the USA, or jobs in Australia, you'll need to take special care to build trust between them so that they—along with the rest of the company—can work well together. If you are currently looking for applicants, consider using a site such as Joblang, where you can find applicants with a wide variety of educational backgrounds and work experiences.
Let's take a closer look at 4 essential ways you can build trust on your business team.
One of the first ways you can help build trust on your team is to forge the notion that mistakes are to be treated as heinous offensives that must be punished. Mistakes—within reason—should be treated as learning opportunities. When a mistake is made, have an open discussion; talk about what went wrong and what needs to change. Employees who do not live in fear of punishment are more likely to own up to mistakes, and be willing to work on the problems that caused them in the first place.
One of the biggest trust blocks in any team is the presence of strict, draconian rules in the employee handbook. You can't build trust when employees are worried about breaking one of countless small infractions, so have a look at your employee handbook and cull any strict rules that are not completely necessary for your business' success and growth.
Employees naturally have a hesitancy to trust their superiors, especially if they are worried about getting in trouble or coming across poorly to CEOs, managers, and other upper level employees. One way you can build trust on a team is to have people from these upper levels regularly interact with employees in informal settings and in an informal way. This includes attending work functions and parties and mingling, heading into the break room, and so on.
In order to trust you, your team has to know that you are willing to own up to your own mistakes. Trust cannot be built if they feel you will brush your own mistakes under the rug, while highlighting theirs under a microscope.
Building trust on your team will not be an overnight, easy task and it takes a lot for businesses to reverse policies and habits that made trust difficult to build in the first place. However, if you practice the above tips to encourage trust building on your team, you will find that trust will develop gradually over time until your team is able to work as a cohesive and highly productive unit.


Q: I've just had a baby and want to make sure she has the healthiest possible start in life. With all the viruses and bacteria around us, I am trying to keep our home as clean as possible. But during a recent visit, my mother-in-law said I shouldn't be using antibacterial soap. I figure that using it is one of the no-brainer things we can do. So who is right?
A: There is a great deal of evidence that the use of antibacterial soap in the normal household is unnecessary and causes far more harm than good, both to human health and the environment.
Since 2000, the American Medical Association (AMA) has been advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to closely monitor and possibly regulate the home use of antimicrobials. At the AMA annual meeting in 2000, Myron Genel, chair of the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs and a Yale University pediatrician, said, "There's no evidence that they do any good and there's reason to suspect that they could contribute to a problem" by helping to create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. And just this past fall, the FDA finally announced that it is considering restricting antibacterial soaps, which its panel of health experts overwhelmingly said have not been proven any more effective than regular soap in preventing infections among average consumers. Actions the FDA could take include changing product labels, restricting marketing claims or pulling the products off the market altogether.
The advisory panel told the FDA that consumer products that include bacteria-fighting ingredients should be required to have scientific data proving they prevent infections. At issue are antibacterial products that include chemicals such as triclosan, which is known for its bacteria-fighting properties.
However, antibiotics kill more than the disease-causing bacteria to which they are directed. They kill any other susceptible bacteria. Once the ecosystem is cleared of susceptible bacteria, resistant bacteria can multiply and dominate the environment due to lack of competition, resulting in drug-resistant "superbugs". The phenomenon can be likened to weeds that have overgrown a lawn where the grass has been completely destroyed by an overdose of herbicides. The ubiquity of the antibacterials in soaps "is a worrying thing," lead researcher Dr. Eli N. Perencevich of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, told the media at a meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in New Orleans in 2000. He said at the level of usage of antibacterial soap in the typical home, bacteria could easily develop that would be resistant to both antibiotics and the antibacterial soaps themselves.
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With such a rich and varied itinerary and so many aspects to touring Greece, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure about where to start preparing for your Athens and the Greek Isles tour. We are here to help. Below, you'll find some useful information you'll need as you get ready for your Greek adventure.
Greece is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. In reference to North American time zones, it's 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, 8 hours ahead of Central Standard Time, 9 hours ahead of Mountain Standard Time, and 10 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. Note that Greece does observe daylight saving time, although it may not start and stop on the same days as in North America. The European 24-hour clock is used to measure time, so on schedules you'll see noon as 1200, 3:30pm as 1530, and 11pm as 2300. In informal conversation, however, Greeks express time much as we do, although noon may mean anywhere from noon to 3pm, afternoon is 3 to 7pm, and evening is 7pm to midnight.
There are so many beautiful things to bring back with you from Greece, so make sure you have space left in your suitcase. You do not need formal clothing for this trip, as very few places have formal dress codes in Greece. Some people like to dress up if they are visiting high-end restaurants, but this is optional. Some churches may require that you cover your bare shoulders and legs when entering, so it's useful to carry a light scarf with you. Keep in mind that during the Athens and the Greek Isles tour we will be taking two domestic flights and the check-in luggage limit on Greek domestic flights is 23 kilograms (50lbs.), so you should pack light. There is no luggage service on the hydrofoil that we'll be taking from Santorini to Crete, so you should be able to carry and handle your own luggage.
This tour starts and ends in Athens International Airport (airport code ATH). The tour starts at 4:00PM on Friday, September 13, 2019 in Athens, Greece, and your flight should arrive no later than 2:00PM. You will probably depart North America on Thursday, September 12, 2019. If you are prone to jet lag and travel fatigue, we recommend arriving a day early. We have arranged for individual airport transfers on arrival in accordance with your flight arrival time, and you will be met by a chauffeur on your arrival in Athens. This tour ends at 8:00AM on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Athens airport, so your return flight should leave no sooner than 10:00AM on September 23, 2019. If you need help with your flights to Greece, please feel free to give us a call.
The Greece group is limited to the maximum of 16 women + the tour director. The minimum group size is 6 women + the tour director. In addition to the tour director, the travelers will be assisted by private local guides and bus drivers, who will accompany the group throughout the tour.
Greece does not offer free medical treatment to visitors. Travelers from Canada and the United States must pay for medical services rendered, but will be reimbursed by their travel insurance. There are very few health problems encountered while traveling in Greece. The tap water is generally safe to drink, the milk is pasteurized, and health services are good. Occasionally, the change in diet can cause some minor diarrhea, so you might want to take along some anti-diarrhea medicine. You should limit your exposure to the sun, especially during the first few days of your trip and between 11am to 2pm. Use a sunscreen with a high protection factor and apply it liberally. Pack prescription medications in your carry-on luggage, and carry prescription medications in their original containers, with pharmacy labels. Otherwise, they won't make it through airport security. Also bring along copies of your prescriptions in case you lose your pills or run out. Don't forget an extra pair of contact lenses or prescription glasses. Carry the generic name of prescription medicines, in case a local pharmacist is unfamiliar with the brand name.
The public drinking water in Greece is safe to drink, although it can be slightly brackish in some locations near the sea. For that reason, many people prefer the bottled water available at restaurants, hotels, cafes, food stores, and kiosks.
Western-style flushable toilets are the norm in Greece, but be aware that the general Greek method is to put the used toilet paper in the wastebasket located near the toilet, rather than flushing it. Bring your own supply of toilet paper, soap or hand sanitizer as these aren't always provided. Please keed in mind that some public toilets may require payment, so you should always have some coins in the local currency with you to pay for them.
The crime rate in Greece is among the lowest in Western Europe. Even though petty crime in Athens is on the rise, it is still one of the safest European capitals. Travelers can become targets of pickpockets and purse-snatchers, particularly at popular sites, in restaurants, and on public transportation. In general, visitors to Greece should carry limited cash and credit cards and should leave extra cash, credit cards, and personal documents at the hotel safe. Travelers should also avoid using ATMs in isolated or poorly lit areas.
Young women, especially singles or in small groups, may find Greek men coming on to them, especially at beaches, clubs, and other tourist locales in a rather forward manner. But in general, Greek men do not attempt any physical contact and sooner or later respect "No." Women should also be aware that some cafes and even restaurants are effectively male-only haunts; the males will not appreciate attempts by foreign women to enter these places.
During the Athens and the Greek Isles tour in Greece, we will travel by bus, by hydrofoil and by air. To be able to fully enjoy the tour and participate in scheduled activities, you need to be able to walk, at a leisurely pace, up to 4 miles throughout the day. You should be able to stand unassisted for up to 30 minutes, you should be able to climb stairs, get in and out of vehicles without assistance and manage your own luggage without assistance. Overall, this trip is not strenuous, although it is busy. You must be prepared for a couple of full days and some early starts.
Greece has a warm, dry climate. The best time to visit begins in May (when the average temperature is 69 °F (21 °C) degrees and rainfall less than 0.6" (1.5 cm) through early October. The weather on the islands is about 10-15 °F (6-8 °C) cooler than Athens, and can get chilly at night. Santorini may have some strong winds in May and September, and Crete is mild and sunny nearly all year round. It's best to bring summer "beach" clothing, but also a cardigan/light jacket for the evenings which can be chilly.
Greece's cities have Internet access available in internet cafes, hotel lobbies and in some public places. Internet access in rural areas may be available, but it varies widely. Cellular phone coverage is generally very good in Greece's cities and metropolitan areas, although expect limited coverage in remote or mountainous areas. All hotels where we'll be staying have WiFi Internet available for their guests.
Voltage in Greece is 200 volts AC (50 cycles) and the plug is the typical European plug with two round prongs. Many stores in North America sell the appropriate transformers and adapters, and they can also be purchased on arrival in Athens airport, as well. If you bring a hair dryer, it should be a dual-voltage one, and you'll need an adapter plug. Any heat generating appliances that you bring need a transformer, and they may still not work properly with the different voltage. Small electronics which are "meant to travel", such as laptops, tablets, iPhones, etc., have dual voltage, so you only need a plug converter.
For English speakers, communicating in Greece is usually not a problem, as many Greeks have studied it and find it necessary to use in their work, particularly in the tourist industry. You should still learn a few words in Greek, and your effort will be rewarded by your hosts, who realize how difficult their language is for foreigners and will patiently help you improve your pronunciation and usage. Reading street signs may be a problem, as Greek uses Cyrillic althabet, but if you know some Russian, you may be able to sound the letters out.
The Euro, the new single European currency, is the official currency of Greece. Each Euro is divided into 100 Eurocents. Some people like to bring local currency with them when traveling to a foreign country, but it is not needed, and depends on what you're comfortable with. We believe that the easiest way to get local currency is on arrival at the airport ATM. ATMs are common throughout Greece, you'll find them inside and outside all banks, in major shopping centers, in supermarkets and gas stations. Before leaving, you should notify your bank/credit company that you will be using your card in a foreign country, so that it doesn't get blocked for suspicious activity. You should have a 4 digit PIN to withdraw cash. Keep in mind that your bank/credit card company will charge you for each withdrawal, so you should withdraw larger amounts of cash less often.
Restaurants and guides gratuities are included in the Athens and the Greek Isles tour price. While dining on your own, it is customary to leave 10% to 15% tip. Also consider "rounding off" on larger bills to the nearest 1€. Good taxi service merits a tip of 5% to 10%. (Greeks rarely tip taxi drivers, but tourists are expected to.) Hotel chambermaids should be left about 2€ per night per room. Bellhops and doormen should be tipped 1€ to 5€, depending on the services they provide.
Greece has a value-added tax (VAT) on most purchases made within the country, and the displayed price already includes it. It ranges from 6% (for books) to 23% (general goods). Known in Greece as the FPA, the amount is almost always written on the bottom line of the bill - you may see it as ΦΠΑ with a % sign. Luxury goods such as jewelry, furs, and expensive imported liquors include a 30% built-in tax. To get a VAT refund on purchases that qualify, present your passport to the salesperson and ask for the special stamped form. Present the form with your purchases at the booth marked IVA Tax Refunds at the airport, as you leave the country. You'll get your money refunded right at the booth.
Things to bring back from Greece are: needlework, plaster casts of ancient sculpture, jewelry, especially gold and silver filigree, and Chania has many stores featuring the work of local jewelers; rugs from Crete; olive wood products; thyme honey; icons; organic olive oil, jams, and cosmetics.


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A: I doubt you could upsert/merge into a view because its precisely that just a view in memory of a specific set of data which could span multiple tables.

A: In MySQL, views are not only query-able but also updatable. It means that you can use the INSERT or UPDATE statement to insert or update rows of the underlying table through the updatable view.
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(Crain's) -- Mayer Brown LLP has eliminated 135 lawyer and staff-member positions, the second time the firm has reduced headcount in recent months.
The Chicago-based law firm said Thursday that additional cuts were needed despite trimming its workforce by 33 lawyers and some administrative staff in November.
"We had hoped to avoid more job losses, and toward that end have made significant reductions in our operating expenses not related to personnel," Chairman James Holzhauer said in a statement. "Unfortunately, our operations review revealed the need for further adjustments to our business structure."
He said affected workers will receive severance packages and career counseling.
Mr. Holzhauer, who has been chairman since 2007, announced last month that he is stepping down from that position because of health problems.
Mayer Brown is not the only firm trimming its workforce. Sidley Austin eliminated 89 lawyers and 140 support staff in March and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP cut 23 lawyers while reducing the pay of remaining employees' salaries by 20%. McDermott Will & Emery LLP in February cut its workforce by 60 lawyers and 89 staffers. DLA Piper LLP was also expected to lay off workers in February, but the firm declined to confirm the job cuts.
Mayer Brown is also delaying the start dates for most new first-year associates until Jan. 1 from October. The associates will receive a $5,000 monthly stipend and subsidized medical benefits during the deferral period.
The firm is also exploring other cost-saving measures including alternative work arrangements and temporary outplacement of lawyers at pro bono organizations and corporate legal departments, during which time the employees would receive a monthly stipend and subsidized health benefits.
Mayer Brown employs 1,800 lawyers in 21 offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.


Our battery black is tough, reliable and stylish.
Our battery black is tough, reliable and stylish. Use it with black cartridges – available in selected flavours – to consequently create a stunning black e-cigarette. Recharge the battery 300 times or more before losing capacity, it will screw into any of our flavoured cartridges (even the yellow ones).


At Casner Christian Academy, parent involvement largely contributes to the uniqueness of our school community. Casner families are willing and excited to participate, a characteristic that shines as a foundation of our school all year long. In the classroom, parents are involved as visitors reading to the students, party planners, and volunteers on the front lines for carpool duty, warmly greeting each child as he or she gets out of the car and walks through the doors to learn about God, our country, and the fundamentals of education. Early in the year we strive for families in each class to get to know one another, resulting in close-knit classroom communities that translate into a loving school community.
PTA involvement adds greatly to the Casner culture as well. Committees plan events throughout the year that provide lasting memories for students and parents. The first PTA event in the fall is Muffins with Mom and offers a special time for children and mothers to have breakfast together before school, as well as an opportunity for mothers to get to know one another early in the year. A similar event, Donuts with Dad, takes place in the spring. A very special highlight each year at Casner is Veterans Day. A school-wide event honors our country's veterans and especially reaches the students by honoring veteran relatives of Casner students as our special guests.
Grandparents also seem to be keenly involved in the Casner community. Many attend Sing Songs and other performances throughout the year as second-generation attendees. The smiles on their faces show their joy that Ms. Casner's traditions continue today and will shape yet another generation of students.


Why use stripper clips instead of a magazine?
This is a good question and it's fair. It will be the subject of a blog post soon. The short answer is stripper clips are a supplementary loading method. Change your magazine as long as you have loaded magazines. Stripper clips are best used when there aren't anymore loaded magazines left. It's also a lot of fun. There is a blog post here discussing this issue further.
Will the clip guide obstruct my sights?
It's very unlikely. The clip guides do obstruct the sights if you have adjusted your rear sight to the lowest possible settings. In our experience, it is not common to see a Mini-14 with it's sights adjusted very low at all. In many cases, shooters run out of upward adjustment on their rear sight and have filed the front sight down just to accommodate. In any case, we can offer a custom front sight arrangement to bring your sights into alignment.
Can a I use a stripper clip guide and a scope?
Where do you get stripper clips?
For 7.62×39 clips we recommend stripperclip.com. They have been good at getting the clips consistently, and they have Czech, Soviet, Yugo, and authentic military Chinese circle 31 clips. The authentic military clips are far better than the imported Chinese commercial made clips. If we come across some good deals on clips, you can count on us either pointing you to them, or offering them to you through our website when appropriate. We now offer U.S. Military 5.56×45 stripper clips. Thermold clips can be purchased externally here.
Why does it take so long to get my stuff?
All of our parts are made to order. Making parts to order ensures we keep the cost low across a large selection of products. That way we don't make the customer pay a mark up for our mistake of ordering too many of something and it never gets sold. There is a slight delay to get parts ordered with our manufacturer, and there is a delay there waiting for parts to get made and post processing. The parts need to then move from their factory to our door where we sort and package the parts for the end user. We typically can get parts turned around in about four weeks. Take a look at some of the 3D printing technology used to make out parts.
Why the angle to the stripper clip insertion?
The ejector on the "Ranch Rifles" protrudes from the left side of the receiver and sits right over the back of the magazine almost to the center-line of the rifle. That means to get the clip in, a slight offset angle is needed to insert the clip just under the ejector and between the feed lips of the magazine.


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Tolkien signature to be auctioned in Poole next week
February 26th, 2016 by Demosthenes
Collectors of Tolkien memorabilia may be interested in a signature of JRR Tolkien (accompanied by a letter from his secretary JM Tolhurst) that will go to auction next week in Poole in the UK.
According to the auctioneers, Cottees, Tolkien inscribed the autograph for a Mrs Gould in March 1971. Mrs Gould then worked for the Department of Health and Social Security in the Pensions Department and met Tolkien on several occasions to assist with problems with his pension.
At the time, Tolkien offered her some signed books but her contract prevented her from accepting 'gratuities'. Instead he sent the signed slip of paper to her home which she could then attach to one of her own books.
The accompanying typewritten letter (dated March 30, 1971) from Tolkien's secretary, reads:
"Dear Mrs. Gould, Professor Tolkien has asked me to send you this signature which you can insert in your book, with his thanks for your kind assistance. Yours sincerely J. M. Tolhurst Secretary".
The autograph itself, written on a slip of gummed paper, has a dedication: "for Mrs Gould".
She never did attach it, and it remained in the envelope sent to her along with the letter.
Tolkien was not known for giving away his autograph and was annoyed to be pestered by fans for it. He lived for a time in Lakeside Road in Poole before moving back to Oxford after the death of his wife, Edith.
Cottees estimates the value of signature and letter at £800 to £1,200.
Keen collectors should be able to find the auction online here on The Saleroom. They may also find this article over at Tolkien Library on Tolkien's signature of some use.
The auction will be held on March 1, 2016 at 10:00 GMT.


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Music Technology at McGill
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+ ====== Music Technology News 2004 ======
+ ===== October 2004 =====
+ ==== Music Technology welcomes a new faculty member! ====
+ The Music Technology area is happy to welcome a new full-time faculty member in 2004.
+ Professor **Dr. Stephen McAdams**, has joined the Music Technology Group at McGill in October 2004. He received a Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition Director, and is the new director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music, Media & Technology (CIRMMT) He also is Associate Member of the Psychology Dept. (Faculty of Science).
+ Dr. McAdams holds a H.D.R. (D.Sc.) in Cognitive Psychology from Universite Rene Descartes/Paris 5, a PhD in Hearing and Speech Sciences from Stanford University, as well as a B.S. in Psychology from McGill University.
+ Dr. McAdams's main research interests concern multimodal scene analysis, musical timbre perception, psychomechanics and sound source perception, and cognitive dynamics of musical listening.
+ ===== September 2004 =====
+ ==== New graduate and undergraduate students in Music Technology! ====
+ The Music Technology Group at McGill is happy to welcome eleven new graduate students in the 2004-2005 academic year. Five Ph.D. students (**Andrey da Silva, Paul Kolesnik, Beinan Li, Cory McKay**, and **Francois Thibault**) and eight Master's students (**David Benson, Alexander Buckiewicz-Smith, Carmine Casciato, Rebecca Fiebrink, Daniel McEnnis, Vamshi Raghu, Nicholas Shortway**, and **Elliot Synior**) will start their music tech studies within the Group.
+ The total number of graduate students in Music Technology (all in research-based degrees) is now nineteen (7 Ph.D. and 12 M.A.).
+ We are also very happy to welcome four new undergradaute students this year in our highly competitive Honours programme: **Peter Hurst, Derek Koziol, Richard Meyler**, and **Antoine Rotondo**.
+ Welcome to Music Technology at McGill!
+ ===== July 2004 =====
+ ==== Dr. Verfaille is one of the 15 winners of the ``Prix de la Thesee - Le Monde'' for his PhD research ====
+ The competition ``Prix de la These - Le Monde'' is is organized by the famous French newspaper ``Le Monde'' in order to promote scientific research to a non scientific public, by presenting new research directions and the young researchers that acheived it.
+ Dr. Verfaille participated to this competition in December, 2003. The price was given to him with 14 other doctors that finished their PhD in 2003. They will have a 20 pages publication in a book co-edited by ``Le Monde de l'ƒducation'' and the P.U.F. (Presses Universitaires de France), to be published in November 2005.
+ ===== April-May 2004 =====
+ ==== Prof. Fujinaga at the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America and at the Workshop for the Online Chopin Variorum Edition at University of Pennsylvania ====
+ At the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in New York City (1-3 April 2004) Prof. Ichiro Fujinaga gave a paper with Prof. Susan Forscher Weiss (Johns Hopkins University) entitled: From manuscript to printing press to computer chip: Studying early music in digital format.
+ Prof. Ichiro Fujinaga is invited to attend the Workshop for the Online Chopin Variorum Edition at University of Pennsylvania on 26-27 May 2004 to act as a consultant.
+ ===== March 2004 =====
+ ==== (Even more) Recent Music Technology Grants! ====
+ Two brand new grants that will fund equipment for a research laboratory and the development of research on input devices for musical expression:
+ * Prof. Ichiro Fujinaga was awarded the [[http://www.innovation.ca/|Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)]] New Opportunities Fund, valued at $597,748. The title of the five-year project is: [[http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~ich/research/DDMAL/|Distributed Digital Music Archives and Libraries]].
+ * Prof. Wanderley was awarded the [[http://www.nserc.ca/|Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)]] Discovery Grant, valued at $74,100. The title of the 3-year research is: "Quantitative Evaluation of Input Devices for Musical Interaction and General Human-Computer Interaction."
+ ===== February 2004 =====
+ ==== New Music Technology Websites! ====
+ === Sound Processing and Control Laboratory ===
+ The website of the [[http://www.music.mcgill.ca/musictech/spcl/|Sound Processing and Control Laboratory (SPCL)]], designed by [[wes@music.mcgill.ca|Wes Hatch]], contains information on current research projects and students working on the SPCL, including links to the ENACTIVE Network European Project.
+ === Clarinet Gestural Analysis Research ===
+ [[http://www.music.mcgill.ca/musictech/clarinet/|Clarinet Gestural Analysis]] website, also designed by [[mailto:wes@music.mcgill.ca|Wes Hatch]], describes the research carried on by Prof. Wanderley and colleagues on the expressive movements of clarinet performers and the application of this research to the control of sound synthesis using digital musical instruments. This research is funded by a Strategic Professor-Researcher Grant by the FQRNT, the "Fonds Québecois de Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies"
+ ===== January 2004 =====
+ ==== Music Tech/SPCL - partners in two European Projects ====
+ Music Technology and the Sound Processing and Control Laboratory (SPCL) have recently become part of two important European Community Research projects related to gestural control, interfaces and interaction.
+ === ENACTIVE Network of Excellence ===
+ The SPCL is one of the 24 partners of the European Community funded Project: ENACTIVE Interfaces (VIFramework Network of Excellence, a 7 million Euro total).
+ This project has been signed on December 19th, 2003 and started its activities on January 1st, 2004. The first network general aseembly meeting took place in Pisa, Italy, on January 15-16.
+ Gathering research partners from 11 countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA) and coordinated by PERCRO (Pisa, Italy) and INPG (Grenoble, France), the ENACTIVE Network is a four-year research project on the development of advanced interfaces for human-computer interaction (HCI), including applications to creative arts and music.
+ For more information on the ENACTIVE Network of Excellence, please visit the [[http://www.enactivenetwork.org/|ENACTIVE Network]] site.
+ === ConGAS - Gesture Controlled Audio Systems ===
+ Music Technology (Profs. Wanderley and Depalle) is representing Canada in the COST-287 Action ConGAS.
+ The Cost287-ConGAS Action intends to contribute to the advancement and to the development of musical gesture data analysis and to capture aspects connected to the control of digital sound and music processing.
+ It gathers delegates from 13 countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and Canada).
+ For more information on ConGAS, please check the [[http://www.cost287.org/|ConGAS Project]] site
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Republicans are remarkably consistent in how they talk about the economy, no matter what actually occurs. For example: In 1993 they said, loudly and clearly, that if Bill Clinton's budget with its top-rate income tax increase passed, the result would be a "job-killing recession." It did pass, and 23 million jobs were created over the next eight years. In 2001, they said, loudly and clearly, that if we passed George W. Bush's tax cuts rolling back those increases and cutting other taxes further, the economy would explode with job-creating growth. Over the following eight years, only 3 million jobs were created. The relative success of Clinton and Bush didn't change the arguments they make about taxes one iota.
Roger that. Within reason, high taxes don't hinder growth and low taxes don't stimulate it. We hardly need a pile of sophisticated Greek-letter econometrics papers to tell us this. Just a slightly better memory than I apparently have.
Anyway, keep this in mind now that Obama has said that he wants to pay for his jobs plan with higher taxes on the rich. We'll hear all the usual wailing from the right about this, but it's based on nothing. If going back to Clinton-era taxes dooms us to Clinton-era growth, sign me up.


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iPod touch owner receives testing unit
By Charles Starrett
Updated May 13, 2021 7:42 am UTC
A new 16GB iPod touch purchased by blogger Peter Allen appears to have shipped from the factory with a test program installed, instead of the standard iPod touch interface. Screenshots show several rows of icons, some with checkmarks, some with red x's, and some with no added iconography. In particular, icons are present for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Battery, Accelerometer, Buttons, Speaker, Touch, Serial Number (whose icon is, playfully, a box of Cheerios cereal), Ambient Light, Headphones, and Temperature.
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Charles Starrett was a senior editor at iLounge. He's been covering the iPod, iPhone, and iPad since their inception. He has written numerous articles and reviews, and his work has been featured in multiple publications.


The new Clare County Library, designed by Keith Williams Architects in Ennis, County Clare was granted planning consent in February 2018.
The new 2,300m2 project for client Clare County Council, has been conceived as a new cultural hub for the town and the region. It will abut the town's existing Glór Theatre (2001) adding the new County Library and a small contemporary Art Gallery. When complete the library, theatre and art gallery will be interlinked and the new main entrance will be formed from a full hight colonnaded portico to draw the eye to toward this new portal to the literary, visual and performing arts contained within.
The form of the new building is in part defined by a 10m high sinuous pre-cast masonry wall which will provide the outer skin to the library and art gallery creating a new civic frontage for this new cultural building complex. Rooflights and sidelight glazed slots bring daylight into the heart of the plan, whilst "incident windows" connect the interior with the exterior and offer views to key points within Ennis. The administrative offices for the county library will sit above the double height main library space in a simple, rectangular form.
The exterior facades will be largely formed from pale pre-cast masonry sit upon a profiled base (ground level) storey of vertical masonry ribs to create strong rhythm on the façade. Contrasting glazed panels with metallic bronze powder coated aluminium frames give accent, contrast and highlight.
Technical design is now largely finalised with a view to construction starting in Spring 2019.


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Currently, there is no project import available for Jira Cloud applications. As a workaround, customers can follow the steps below.
If the target instance has existing data that needs to be kept, to be kept then please follow How to merge two different Jira Cloud applications together.
Prepare a full export of your backup with attachments using the Jira Backup Manager as per Exporting issues.
Import the backup generated above to your new Cloud instance as per How to restore a Jira Cloud application backup into another Jira Cloud application.
Disable users which are not needed (as it will import all users from the destination instance) by removing them from all groups and application access.
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STEAM Picks Up...Steam! (and Adieu to Art Advocado)
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Arts advocates have been pounding the drums to add an "A" to STEM - that's Arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - for years now; I've written about it on this very blog (and on other blogs!) It seems that STEAM is now picking up, er, steam: the Wall Street Journal published an article describing STEAM's emerging prominence across the education sector*, from a bipartisan STEAM caucus in Congress to the New York City public schools to Stanford University to Sesame Street. "It's about giving the arts the proper significance," said Rosemarie Truglio, senior vice president for global education and research at Sesame Workshop (which produces Sesame Street. "We're very proud that we have a STEAM curriculum and it's integrated—it's not an add-on."
In other STEAM news, science news service Phys.org has an interview with Jay Young, a former math teacher, University of Houston College of Education Ph.D. student, and STEAM advocate. Young is currently researching an after-school program that utilizes STEAM. "Creative thinking and problem solving are essential in the practice of math and science," he said. "Incorporating art into math and science will not only help students become more creative and better problem solvers, it will help them understand math and science better."
Meanwhile, as STEAM continues to build support, a possible humanities crisis is brewing. The New York Times reported on sharp declines in humanities majors in recent years and the fact that some students are choosing sciences over the humanities for their major. More worryingly, the staff of the Harvard Crimson published an editorial celebrating the decline of the humanities in favor of STEM subjects. I won't go into debunking the editorial here other than to say that the authors, while arguing for the demise of the humanities, have ironically proved we need the humanities more than ever.
While the decline in interest in humanities subjects is troubling, I think the recent uptick in both interest in and adoption of STEAM shows great promise for both the arts and the sciences. STEAM shows that it doesn't have to be either-or with the arts and sciences; the two compliment each other quite well. Nowhere was this more clear to me than at an exhibition I recently saw at the Museum of Arts and Design. Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital surveys how artists, designers, and architects are utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as 3-D printing in their creations. From prosthetic limbs to jewelry based on complex mathematical theories to sculptures by Frank Stella and Roxy Paine, none of the objects in the exhibition would have been possible without a synthesis of art and science. If what I saw at MAD is any indication, the future of STEAM is very bright indeed.
On a programming note, I'm sorry to report this will be my last post on Art Advocado. I love writing this blog but my day job makes it difficult to devote the time I know it deserves. I will continue to advocate through the arts both professionally and on my own time. (Museums Advocacy Day, I am coming for you, humanities crisis or not!). I know all you art teachers will too - whether it is in your work sharing and creating with your students
This blog will remain live as an advocacy resource. I highly recommend you check out Curator's Corner and School Arts Room, which are both updated regularly and have terrific content whether you are an art teacher, an artist, an art historian, an advocate, or just a lover of art and art history. And for continued advocacy news, I recommend keeping up with Createquity and ARTSblog, and subscribing to daily art news digest You've Cott Mail.
For now, adieu, and keep advocating!
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Bulmer also has its claim to fame in having one of the last surviving brick & tile yards where each brick & tile is hand moulded, fired and distributed throughout the British Isles from clay dug up from its own supply within Bulmer.
The Council has 7 (seven) Councillors who are elected every 4 years and meets every two months (January, March, May, July, September and November) on the second Friday of that month. It plays a very important role in keeping the rural aspect of the village intact, making many decisions on planning applications, road maintenance & safety in working closely with the residents and Braintree District Council. It owns various allotment sites, the land upon which the village hall stands and a recreation ground. These are run by separate charitable trusts set up by the Council with their own Management Committees formed by volunteers from residents who amiably look after the day to day running and finances to keep these precious facilities going. Further details of these and other facilities can be found elsewhere on this site and on our social website www.essexinfo.net/bulmervillage
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The Council regards communication as an important part of its role, and as well as having Notice boards around the village and its own newsletter 'What's On?" and now this further electronic form.
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Happy Endings: "Fowl Play/Date"
Happy EndingsSeason 3
"Fowl Play/Date"
This episode began with Alex asking us, "you all know my super-racist parrot, Tyler?" and ended with a song mocking Dave's Jack Johnson tendencies with an extended, unsubtle joke revolving around the word "come." Lord, this show is a tall drink of silly. But sometimes, especially after a long phone call to your cable company about a malfunctioning DVR box, that's exactly what I need—joke after joke after joke. There's definitely no show more willing to mercilessly mock its characters, and that's pretty much what happened for 22 minutes in "Fowl Play/Date."
This episode also showed off the versatility of the Happy Endings cast by centering on two rarely-seen pairings—Jane and Dave, and Brad and Penny—and having much fun with their own unique chemistries. Penny is the dominant partner with Brad as the two fret over killing Alex's racist bird with glue fumes, slapping him silly multiple times and scheming to make the whole thing look like an accident. Jane and Dave revel in their own ridiculous quirks in trying to set Max up, providing dates that mimic their own ridiculous personality quirks.
Dave and Jane were perhaps being a little too annoying, even for this show (where, to buy in, you pretty much have to accept that the characters are going to grate a little). They're allowed to be oblivious that their selected mates for Max resemble them, of course, but it was actually less plausible that they didn't see the flaws in the other's pick, considering they were at loggerheads over who Max would choose. Jane's type-A thing is always good for a laugh, but Dave's simpering style is tougher to take when it's being done in every scene. I did appreciate the nod to how irritating the gang can be, when you think about it for a second, in the opening scene where a fellow diner tells them all to shut the fuck up in the middle of an extended riff on the word "con."
What was weirdly successful, though, was using Max as the straight man, a very rare ploy for Happy Endings. With Jane and Dave's insanity dialed up to 11, Max was allowed to remain a weirdo shut-in moocher grump and still seem like the voice of reason in this episode, especially after his successful date with bartender Marcus is ruined by Jane and Dave's meddling. I'm glad we didn't see, only heard, about their later confrontation with Marcus and Dave's "figure skating twirl" of a punch, because at that point, even I couldn't stand the sight of the pair of them. And Jane's re-enactment was funnier than anything Zack Knighton could pull off.
Brad and Penny's parrot caper was even more ridiculous, but at the same time more plausibly heightened, because they had a murder to cover up. An accidental murder of a real monster (who thought Joseph Goebbels was a more plausible Celebrity Apprentice All-Star than Melissa Rivers) but a murder nonetheless. The show had some fun dropping in the easy solution for Brad and Penny, who keep ignoring what's right in front of their faces: Alex is dumb, and she'll buy pretty much whatever line of crap they sell her.
Nonetheless, the guilt is too much and they crack, just as Alex is about to reveal that she holds herself responsible for arguing her parrot into a suicidal state ("I can see how you got there," Max murmurs). Turns out the actual culprit is massive liver failure from Alex and Tyler's margarita nights. A nonsensical resolution to an episode that began by introducing us to a racist parrot. What more should I expect?
Thus begins ABC's twice a week burnoff of Happy Endings, now airing on both Sunday and Tuesday. Some say it's good for the show to have so much exposure, but burn-offs are rarely good, and that TBS pickup campaign may start gathering steam real soon.
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Max has written an "original" screenplay called Heat II: It's Getting Hot Up In Herre.
Jane is the ultimate matchmaker. "I have brokered three marriages, one against their will, but you know what, Sanjay is going to learn to love Padma, eventually."
Max can identify Jane and Dave from his bed. "I smell testosterone. And Dave, you smell like peppers, bud."
He signs on to their matchmaking because "I am about to mount an all-dead-fly-from-my-windowsill production of Pippin."
Brad and Jane brainstorm. "What would Kerry Washington do in Scandal?" "Demand to see the President and then almost make out with him!"
Brad can't dispose of the bird autopsy report. "How do you destroy a PDF? It's in the clouds. I can't control the clouds! I'm not Thor!"
Max doesn't need Jane or Dave boyfriends because his pantry is already stocked with them. "And a rat that can chew through aluminum cans that I will kill with my two hands."


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