Phong Nha– Ke Bang national park is known as one of the most attractive destinations in Vietnam. Every year, a lot of people come here to visit and explore its caves as well as its flora and fauna. However, not all of them know tips to have a good trip to travel to Phong Nha. How to have a nice trip and how to make your time in Phong Nha interesting? Let read some following tips and make your trip become more meaningful.
Phong Nha – Ke Bang international park is located in Bo Trach district, about 50 km to the northwest of Dong Hoi city. Every vehicle you choose will only take you to the center of Dong Hoi city. From Dong Hoi to go to Phong Nha, you can catch a taxi, bus, rent cars, motorcycles.
Go to Phong Nha, you can stay at Phong Nha Farmstay, Cu Nam Village in Bo Trach, ( +84944759864). Australian owned Resort style. Two night minimum requirement. The price is about 35-70USD. There are also many different low price hotels near Nhat Le beach such as Sai Gon Phong Nha hotel, Dieu Linh, Luxe, Nam Long, Sunrise, Muong Thanh Quang Binh,… The price is from 450.000 dong. From these hotels, you can see Nhat Le beach. These hotels are also near Phong Nha cave, so it's more easy for you to get to Phong Nha.
Phong Nha cave is the most famous cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang national Park. It should be the first choice to visit when you come to this national park. This cave is about 45 km from Dong Hoi. It takes you about 45 mins to travel to phong nha by bus and 1 hour to travel by motorbike.
This cave is a wet cave and famous for rock formation which has been given the name such as the " Lion", the " Fairy cave", "the royal court", and the " Buddha". To get to Phong Nha cave, you have to take a motor boat drive through beauty scenic along the Son river. It's really interesting, but the tickets boat transportation price is quite high. After 25 minutes on boat, you will arrive Phong Nha cave.
The best time to visit Phong Nha cave is from January to October. In November and December, Phong Nha Cave is often closed because of seasonal floods.
After visiting Phong Nha cave, tourists often visit the Tien Son dry cave. Phong Nha – Tien Son can be called a twin of the Creator. Phong Nha – Tien Son is a unified body. Located at an altitude of about 200m above the ceiling of Phong Nha cave, Tien Son cave is 980m in length. Discovering this cave is really interesting.
– Phong Nha: 150,000 VND / person / trip.
– Tien Son: 80,000 VND / person / trip.
– Children over 6 years: 20,000 VND / turn.
– The Boat 1: 320,000 VND / Boat / Hit.
– The Boat 2: 350,000 VND / Boat / Hit.
Note: Each boat carrying only a maximum of 14 people and a minimum of 1 person. If you travel in a group, you should hire a private boat. If you travel alone or with 1 or 2 friends, let share the boat with others to reduce the price.
Paradise cave is about 70km from Dong Hoi. It's a dry cave and is called "underground palace" . This cave is 31 km long, longer than Phong Nha Cave. It is one of the most magnificent and magical wonders in the world.
Chay River – Dark Cave is about 50km north-west of Dong Hoi. Chay River, romantic river between Phong Nha Cave and the Dark cave. It is one of the most beautiful rivers in Quang Binh with hundreds of natural Bonsai on the river banks.
Quang Binh is known not only for its many beautiful beaches, scenic captivates but also for its special dishes. Go to Phong Nha, tourists have chance to enjoy a variety of dishes such as Chao Canh, Bot loc cake,… They are really delicous and unforgetable.
Chao canh is a special food in Phong Nha. Don't forget this dish when you come to Phong Nha.
Go to phong nha, You can visit the restaurants near Nhat Le beach to feel and enjoy many exciting sea foods. These are only some information and tips which help you know more about Phong Nha. Hope that with these tips you can organize your trip to Phong Nha more easily and have a good time there.


According to Forbes, she's worth $1.9 billion dollars as of 2016 by way of co-founding Forever 21.
After moving to the states from South Korea in 1981, Jin Sook Chang and her husband Don worked odd jobs to make ends meet. Three years later, the pair opened up their first clothing store, Fashion 21, a 900-square-foot shop in Los Angeles. The Changs expanded upon first year sales of $700,000 by opening new stores every six months, eventually changing the teen-focused retailer's name to Forever 21. Today their fast-fashion clothing chain, which has been sued more than 50 times for copyright infringement, has $4.4 billion in sales, flat from year ago. It has closed some stores and was late to pay some vendors. But the company denies any financial difficulties, saying its business is solid and noting the planned opening of 67 more stores this year. Jin Sook serves as chief merchandising officer while her husband, Don, is CEO. Daughters Esther and Linda work in merchandising.
@ 53 she has a few years on Peggy Cherng of Panda Express, but not quite as many on Thai Lee who apparently runs the largest woman-owned business in the U.S (by sales).
I'd be fine with just $100 million?


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social identity, migration, religion, refugees, equality
PhD title: Cross-national helping in global emergencies: Social identity and cognitive approaches
Nihan Albayrak-Aydemir is a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the LSE, sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of National Education. She holds a Master's degree in Applied Social Psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London and a Master's degree in Neuroscience from King's College London.
Her research examines how social identity and cognitive factors affect political support for and helping responses towards refugees. In doing so, she scrutinises intergroup helping in the context of Syrian-refugee emergency and runs cross-cultural studies through online surveys and experiments. She aims to identify distinctive pathways for unique groups of potential helpers to support refugees. Her other research interests are equality, diversity, and inclusion in academia and academic knowledge.
In the Department, she served as a PhD Representative from 2016 to 2018, assisted organising departmental research seminars in 2016/17, and has worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant since 2017 for both undergraduate- and postgraduate-level courses, including Psychological and Behavioural Science, Research Methods for Psychological and Behavioural Science, and Social Psychology. She is a member of British Psychological Society (BPS), European Association of Social Psychology (EASP), Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), and Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues (SPSSI). She has been selected to SPSSI's Graduate Student Committee as Membership Coordinator, Member-at-Large to serve in 2019/20.
SPSSI Grants-in-Aid Award, LSE Class Teacher Award for Learning Development, LSE Beveridge 2.0 Festival Research Competition Popular Prize
social identity; bystander intervention; intergroup relations; helping; prosocial behaviour; altruism; charitable donations; migration; Syrian refugee

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Leaked PCOO memo: Government's official sugar-coating?
Robert Labayen
Posted at Apr 30 2021 05:03 PM
Here is her full statement. pic.twitter.com/EJO5MilgKO
— Jamaine Punzalan (@jmnpunzalan) April 28, 2021
At first, I didn't believe the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) memo of directions to government media platforms signed by Usec/OIC George Apacible. It was too chilling to be true. But they owned up to it! News and Information Bureau Director Virginia Arcilla-Agtay defended that they are not ordered to tell a lie. "It is simply amplifying facts." But, to me, the clear instruction based on "the directive of the President…specifically to convey to the public that the Philippines is faring better than other countries in addressing this pandemic" is a cover-up for the fact that we compare so poorly with other Southeast Asian nations.
PCOO confirms Duterte order to 'convey we are faring better' than others vs COVID-19
As a taxpayer, a citizen, and a voter, I want my government's communicators to give me the whole picture. Cherry-picking data will lower our standards of expectations from our government. I oppose their official effort to sustain Harry Roque's false claim that our COVID response is "excellent."
For example, this info without explanation can be misleading: According to Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Resource Center updated April 29,2021, the Philippines has third least number of deaths per 100 confirmed cases or 100,000 population. Sounds impressive. But the very first sentence of the report source says, "For the twenty countries MOST AFFECTED BY COVID-19 WORLDWIDE." (Caps mine.) That's the bottom list of countries! Why are we even there on the list of kulelats?
In the bigger picture of this report, the Philippines has 15.75 deaths per 100,000 population while Myanmar has 5.94; Malaysia, 4.62; Cambodia, 0.53; Singapore, 0.53; Thailand, 0.26; Vietnam, 0.04! Ridiculous are the people who will trumpet this as good news.
In a Philippine News Agency website article on April 28, the PCOO cited a Worldometers ranking where we are on "28th spot out of more than 200 countries." It is incomplete. In Worldometers, we are 26th with the MOST NUMBER of total COVID cases as of April 28, 2021.
The Lowy Institute is an independent think-tank based in Australia. They ranked countries according to confirmed cases, confirmed deaths, confirmed cases per million people, confirmed deaths per million, confirmed cases as proportion of tests, tests per thousand people. It has been updated up to March 13 this year. With number 1 being the best-performing country in COVID response, the Philippines is No. 81 out of 102 countries. We are among 21 poorest-performing nations! Thailand is No.4; Singapore, 14; Malaysia, 17; Myanmar, 24.
Last April 26, Bloomberg came up with its own COVID Resilience Rankings. Being Bloomberg, they factored in the impact on the economy. On this list, the Philippines is ranked No.45. But Bloomberg only listed 53 countries. Singapore is 1; Vietnam, 11; Thailand, 13; Malaysia, 20; Indonesia is even better at 34!
In the April 29 Statista list of most number of COVID deaths per million population, the Philippines is 82nd from the top. But Malaysia is 108th; Singapore, 147th; Thailand, 150th; Vietnam, ranked 153rd, has the lowest COVID deaths per million in the world! (Numbers were collected by Johns Hopkins University)
In the online survey of the ASEAN Studies Center, respondents from policy, research, business, civil society, government, and communications were asked to rate their own country's response to COVID. The Philippines' approval score of 25.4% was second-worst next to Indonesia.
The PCOO memo is not a work of genius. It is so basic and so predictable. But I was still appalled when I saw it because I could only expect a government memo like that from China or Russia.
Robert Labayen spent 22 years in advertising prior to joining ABS-CBN in 2004. He was VP-Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi and Executive Creative Director at J. Walter Thompson, two of the country's leading ad agencies. He is currently the Head of Creative Communications Management at ABS-CBN. His job involves inspiring people to be their best. He is a writer, painter and songwriter.
Disclaimer: The views in this blog are those of the blogger and do not necessarily reflect the views of ABS-CBN Corp.
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Murphy & McGonigle Adds to Stable of Former SEC Lawyers with Appointment of Thomas A. Ferrigno
By Securities Docket on July 16, 2019, 9:18 am
Murphy & McGonigle, the financial services and regulatory law firm, announced today that Thomas A. Ferrigno, a former Chief Counsel in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, has joined the firm as a Shareholder. via Murphy & McGonigle Adds to Stable of Former SEC Lawyers with Appointment of Thomas A. Ferrigno.
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John Berry, Associate Regional Director in Los Angeles Office, to Leave Agency
By Securities Docket on July 8, 2019, 11:40 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that John W. Berry, Associate Regional Director for enforcement matters in the Los Angeles Regional Office, is leaving the agency this month after eight years of service. Mr. Berry joined the SEC in 2011 as Regional Trial Counsel for the Los Angeles office. In that role, he oversaw […]
SEC an opportunity new regional director couldn't pass up – HoustonChronicle.com
By Securities Docket on June 10, 2019, 7:50 am
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has named David Peavler, general counsel of the Irving financial services frim HD Vest Financial, to lead the agency's Texas office. via SEC an opportunity new regional director couldn't pass up – HoustonChronicle.com.
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SEC Taps Veteran Enforcement Lawyer to Head San Francisco Regional Office | The Recorder
By Securities Docket on May 29, 2019, 7:40 am
Schneider previously served as the associate regional director in the office under prior director Jina Choi. Choi, who left the director's post last year, has since joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner. via SEC Taps Veteran Enforcement Lawyer to Head San Francisco Regional Office | The Recorder.
Erin Schneider Named Director of San Francisco Office
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Erin E. Schneider has been named Director of the San Francisco Regional Office. Ms. Schneider joined the SEC staff in 2005 as a staff attorney in the San Francisco office. She was promoted to Assistant Regional Director of the Enforcement Division's Asset Management Unit in 2012 and […]
Former FINRA Department of Enforcement Director Joins Shearman & Sterling | Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling is delighted to announce that Sara Raisner has joined the firm's Litigation and Enforcement practice as counsel. She will be based in the firm's New York office. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Sara was a Director in FINRA's Department of Enforcement. During her time at FINRA, Sara led a team of […]
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Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor, SEC Enforcer in LA | The Recorder
By Securities Docket on May 1, 2019, 7:28 am
Hogan Lovells has added longtime federal prosecutor and former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement division lawyer Ann Kim to its litigation department, strengthening the firm's West Coast securities practice. via Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor, SEC Enforcer in LA | The Recorder.
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Lowenstein Sandler Boosts Fast-Growing Practices With Addition of Rachel Maimin From SDNY U.S. Attorney's Office and H. Gregory Baker From SEC Enforcement Division | Lowenstein Sandler LLP
By Securities Docket on April 3, 2019, 11:27 am
Lowenstein Sandler announced today that Rachel Maimin, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and H. Gregory Baker, a former Senior Counsel in the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement Asset Management Unit, have joined the firm as partners in its New York office. via Lowenstein Sandler Boosts […]
Mintz Grabs Perkins Coie White-Collar Partner in San Diego | The Recorder
By Securities Docket on March 26, 2019, 8:00 am
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo has added to its white-collar practice on the West Coast, bringing on a lawyer with experience at several Big Law firms, most recently Perkins Coie. Sean Prosser made a move to the Boston-based firm as it grows its California presence. He was a partner at Seattle-based Perkins Coie, where […]
Few lawyers seek top SEC enforcement job in Texas – Houston Chronicle
By Securities Docket on March 25, 2019, 1:43 pm
Steve Korotash, a partner at Morgan Lewis and former assistant director of enforcement at the SEC, says that the position has always been viewed as one of the premier legal jobs in the country, but he says experienced attorneys who would normally seek the post are not because this is "a difficult time for the […]
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Ceva presents a wide range of services to the veterinarian and livestock, as a part of the commitment that has with its customers. In addition to its newly strengthened vaccine range the company has also recently introduced three useful tools for farmers...
Ceva presents a wide range of services to the veterinarian and livestock, as a part of the commitment that has with its customers. In addition to its newly strengthened vaccine range the company has also recently introduced three useful tools for farmers and veterinarians: the Ceva Lung ProgramTM, RespinomicsTM and RepronomicsTM.
Ceva Lung ProgramTM is a simple and easy diagnostic guidelines on a handy iPad and Android app which is the backbone of this easy-to-use new respiratory health program for swine farmers.
Ceva's RespinomicsTM app was designed to be used to do the calculations to show the financial benefits of adopting a vaccination programme.
Ceva also specialises in products to facilitate efficient breeding programmes for improved swine health, productivity and welfare. The number of pigs sold per sow per year remains the main driver of profitability for swine farmers. For this reason, has developed an APP named RepronomicsTM which works in a variety of devices, both for Apple's iOS operating system and Google's Android.
RepronomicsTM integrates the productive and reproductive data of any farm and allows to estimate the costs and benefits of production in function of different parameters like the appropriate reproductive management in farm.
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March is the month to empower women and show them respect. There are many inspiring and wonderful women throughout history, and maybe one day you can become one of those women that we should learn about. If you are a woman, hope you can feel inspired and empowered by any of these 10 songs! (If you are not a woman, we hope you still enjoy these songs!)
"Run The World (Girls)" by Beyoncé
"Nasty" by Janet Jackson
"Bad Girls" by M.I.A.
"Wonder Woman" by Lion Babe
"Flawless" by Beyoncé
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"You Don't Know Me" by Lesley Gore
"Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys
"Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
"Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B
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Madeline Girardin is 16 years old and a sophomore at Mendham High School. Madeline moved to Mendham in 2017 from Switzerland. At home, she speaks French...
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Q: Common Properties missing in VS2015 I'm following page 15 of this: http://www.yetanotherquant.com/QuantLib/book/BookQuantLib.pdf
In figure 1.4, when I rightclick on DateToy, I should be able to see Common Properties and Configuration Properties. However, I only see Configuration Properties in the VS2015 that I'm using
anyone know why?

A: Are you trying to add references to your project?
Common Properties section has been moved to Reference Manager.
In solution explorer, right click on "References" node in your project, and choose your references there.
FYI:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/47w1hdab.aspx

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Accessibility standards define in detail what characteristics are required for ICT to be accessible. The standards are used by technology developers while the ICT is being "built", and they are used by purchasers or legal compliance officials, among others, to determine whether accessibility requirements have been met. The correct terminology is to say that:
ICT conforms to accessibility standards;
the government entity or private business that uses the ICT complies with the law(s) that requires accessibility.
ICT technology accessibility standards are divided into major categories. The three major standards listed below use categories such as hardware, software, web, and support documentation and services. The European standards, EN 301 549, also include categories related to telecommunications technology. The Section 508 standards don't cover telecommunications because those requirements are covered by the Section 255 standards overseen by the U. S. Federal Communications Commission. The W3C standards don't cover telecommunications because they apply to technologies primarily on the web.
Harmonization of different accessibility standards is a goal shared by private industry, many advocacy organizations and governments. When accessibility standards are inconsistent, or not harmonized, there are different rules to follow for how to achieve specific aspects of accessibility. Private companies that want to produce accessible products are then faced with the prospect of not conforming to one set of standards or of needing to produce different versions of the same product for different jurisdictions. Accessibility is more likely to be achieved when the requirements are the same or at least consistent. The three standards described here are harmonized; the Section 508 standards incorporate WCAG 2.0 with respect to web and software. The EU standards were developed to avoid any conflicts with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0.
Section 508 and EN 301 549 are actual standards; they have been adopted by the U.S. and by the European Union as the governing standards for implementation of ICT accessibility requirements. WCAG 2.0 is referred to as guidelines. They were developed through a process involving many stakeholders by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a global organization with members from government, industry and the non-profit sector. The W3C doesn't require accessibility; it publishes standards through a consensus process that are then adopted by external bodies. Governments can adopt the standards for legal purposes, and technology companies can adopt the standards as the technical requirements they will follow.
WCAG is shorthand for "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines", and 2.0 signifies that this is the second major version. These standards offer three levels: A, AA and AAA. Most entities adopt level AA. The WAI-W3C has issued a revised WCAG 2.1 that adds new definitions, refinements to existing guidelines or new guidelines. It is not a major revision, and it is slowly being adopted. For governments, changing from one standard to a newer one is a lengthy process, and WCAG 2.0 will most likely remain the legal requirement for many.
The WCAG 2.0 guidelines are organized on four principles:
Perceivable: The user interface and content must be easy to perceive. For example, multimedia must be captioned or images need to have text descriptions.
Operable: The user interface and the method for navigation must allow for many different types of users. For example, users need enough time to read and use the content or someone using only a keyboard should have full functionality.
Understandable: The user interface and all information should be comprehensible by a wide variety of audiences. Methods for doing this include providing definitions of unusual words and using clear and simple language.
Robust: Content can be accessed using different browsers and with assistive technologies. If it is robust, it will be compatible with future technologies.
The guidelines operate in layers:
The principles, listed above;
Guidelines – 12 general guidelines establish the basic goals for content accessibility;
Success criteria – Under each guideline, there are testable success criteria. There are three levels of success criteria: A (lowest), AA and AAA (highest): and
Techniques: The techniques are detailed and technical ways that the success criteria can be met. Some techniques are sufficient, and others that are labelled "advisory" go beyond the success criteria and better address the guidelines.
The Section 508 standards were first issued in 2000 and were revised in 2017. The regulations published by the U.S. Access Board specify how federal departments and agencies should implement Section 508, and they include many more provisions than the technical standards that describe how ITC should be designed and operate. There are definitions, explanations of exceptions and exemptions, and requirements for documentation of specific processes and approvals. The exceptions are narrow, and many apply only to the federal government.
The 2017 revisions to the Section 508 regulations include these major changes, and others:
The WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines are incorporated by reference and apply to web content, many non-Web documents, and software user interfaces;
New clarifications of requirements for covered electronic content (including documents) and delineation of what types of communication are included;
Major revisions to the Functional Performance Criteria.
The European standard for ICT accessibility, EN 301 549, was published in 1915, and it is a requirement for every country in the European Union. It applies to products and services, and it includes specific requirements for several categories of ICT, as well as general functional criteria, similarly to Section 508's standards. It also includes descriptions of methods to test the conformity of the specific requirements in the standards.
The Introduction to the WCAG 2.0 Guidelines includes helpful descriptions of the layers of guidance and sets forth important terms.
WCAG Overview provides basic non-technical information about the guideline.
How to Meet WCAG 2 (Quick Reference) provides techniques and failures for each success criteria.
Understanding WCAG 2.0 For each success criteria, there is a description of the intent, benefits of implementing it, and examples of successful execution.
Techniques for WCAG 2.0 includes additional techniques for web content authors and evaluators.
The U.S. Access Board and the Federal CIO Council hold bi-monthly webinars on topics related to ITC accessibility. In 2017, all the webinars were about the Revised Section 508 Standards. Their archives are available:
Section 508 Refresh – ICT Final Standards and Guidelines (1/31/17)
WCAG 2.0 and the Revised Section 508 Standards (3/28/17)
Old versus New: Original Section 508 Standards (2000) compared to the Revised Section 508 Standards (2017) (5/30/17)
Revised Section 508 Chapter 4 Hardware (including Mobile) (7/25/17)
Revised Section 508 Chapter 4 Software (including Mobile) (9/26/17)
W3C WCAG 2.0 Resources (11/28/17)
"ICT Accessibility Standards & Guidance", published by the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs.
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The men stood on a concrete island in the middle of Cordova International Bridge, where people leaving the Mexican city of Juarez cross the border to El Paso.
It was Memorial Day, when U.S. soldiers honor fallen service members by kneeling in front of a battlefield memorial — a symbolic cross formed with the soldier's helmet, rifle, boots and, sometimes, dog tags.
The six men standing a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border did the same May 29, albeit a bit differently: They didn't have a helmet or a rifle, so they improvised using a U.S. flag perched on a concrete cylinder. A pair of desert combat boots was also on the concrete block. Read the rest of the story here.
CA Prop 1 -- Vote Yes for Vets!
Update, Aug. 10, 2018: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, formally requested investigations by the VA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., called on the VA secretary to cut ties with the Mar-a-Lago Crowd and remove their allies in the agency.
Democratic lawmakers said they will investigate how three outsiders have been shaping policy and personnel at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A ProPublica investigationTuesday revealed the vast influence of the trio, who often meet at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.
In accordance with our bylaws, we will hold elections for officers and other executive board positions at the 2019 Annual Convention meeting at the CADEM Convention May 31st - June 2nd in San Francisco. Visit our nominations page here!


A grand Mansion house that offers a unique alternative to the traditional island resort.
The St Regis Langkawi takes guests on a journey of relaxation, beginning at the impressive arrival through to the less formal sea villas, the layouts and interiors becoming more casual as the guests move through the hotel towards the lagoon area. The focus was placed on creating a glamorous setting reminiscent of the European Rivieras, with fresh and light interiors and grand open spaces. Colour schemes have been influenced by the sea and the island vegetation that surrounds the resort with punches of ocean blue and canary yellow.
Where possible double-height volumes were employed in the Public Areas to give that "wow" factor whilst keeping other lines refined and simple.
Within the guestrooms, a slight difference in styling is offered, with more formal and grand rooms located inside the main Mansion building and more relaxed rooms outside located in the lagoon areas and above the sea, all with extensive external balconies so guests can make the most of their beautiful surroundings.
Beautifully detailed rugs influenced by Batik have been hand-tufted and hand-carved in the styling of the island's traditional craft.
Inside the guestrooms, beds are orientated towards the sea helping to focus the guest's attention on the proximity of the water.
The pool deck with private infinity pool.
The St Regis Bar in contrast to the rest of the hotel offers the guests a richer and sultrier atmosphere and was heavily influenced by the views into the jungle outside. Dark timbers to the ceiling and walls, petrified wood tables, volcanic stone wall panels and soft furnishings, that again echo the colours of the vegetation outside, help bring the island into the hotel. Overhead a striking three metre wide chandelier of emerald green agate crystal acts as a lavish centrepiece and brings a pop of colour to the darker palette.
Extending out of the bar and acting as an exclusive space for private events, sits the Champagne bar with its palette of smoky greys, sparkling chandeliers and floor to ceiling wine cabinets.


In this video, ONE FC World Champion Shinya Aoki demonstrates the banana split submission.
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Looking for a thrilling fun experience to showcase to your friends, family, clients? Perhaps you are visiting Nanaimo? We offer several feature tours departing downtown Nanaimo at various times throughout the year.
Featuring wine tastings at Emandare Winery, Damali Lavender Winery, Enrico Winery, & Meridale Cidery.
Experience the tastes of some of Nanaimo's finest Brew Houses and Distilleries. All Tastings and Light Appies included. Stops at Wolfe Brewing, Longwood Brewery, Arbutus Distillers, and the Whiskey Bar at 4 Points Sheraton.
Transportation in the Ford Transit. Ages 3+ or booster seat age equivalent. Must provide own booster seat.


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Novo Nordisk's Diabetes Drug Tresiba Approved in China
By Dominic Chopping Dow Jones Newswires
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S (NOVO-B.KO) said Wednesday its Tresiba treatment has been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetes in China, which it said has the world's highest number of adult diabetes patients.
Tresiba is ultralong-acting insulin that is injected once a day to help control the blood sugar levels of patients. Novo Nordisk said it presents significantly lower risk of low blood sugar compared with widely-used rival product insulin glargine U100.
"There are more adults with diabetes in China than anywhere in the world, and we are delighted that the CFDA's approval brings the availability of Tresiba in China one step closer," said Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, chief science officer at Novo Nordisk, referring to the food and drug administration.
Over 100 million people in China have diabetes, with that number expected to grow to more than 150 million by 2040, according to the International Diabetes Federation.
Tresiba is expected to launch in China in the first quarter of 2018, Novo Nordisk said.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com; @domchopping, @WSJNordics
September 27, 2017 04:59 ET (08:59 GMT)


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External trade, January - September 2016
According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of Macedonia
in the period January-September 2016 amounted to 195 857 543 thousand denars, a 6.1% increase compared to the same period
last year. The value of imported goods in the same period was 274 167 433 thousand denars, or 6.4% more than the same period
last year.
The trade deficit in the period January-September 2016 was 78 309 891 thousand denars.
Import coverage by export in the period January-September 2016 was 71.4%.
The external trade by products shows that in the exports the most significant products are supported catalysts with precious
metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles,
aircraft or ships, ferro-nickel and clothes. In the imports, the most significant products are the platinum and platinum alloys,
unwrought or in powder form, petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (other than crude), other metals of
the platinum group and alloys thereof, unwrought or in powder form and electricity.
In the period January-September 2016, according to the total external trade volume, the most important trade partners of the
Republic of Macedonia were Germany, Great Britain, Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria.
External trade volume I-IX 2016
Import coverage by export
470 024 976 thousand denars
7 626 762 thousand denars
8 517 007 thousand US dollars
External trade expressed in euros and US dollars
Expressed in euros, the total value of exported goods from the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-September 2016
amounted to 3 178 115 thousand euros, a 6.1% increase compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported
goods in the same period was 4 448 647 thousand euros, or 6.3% more than the same period last year. The trade deficit in the
period January-September 2016 was 1 270 533 thousand euros.
The total value of exported goods from the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-September 2016 amounted to
3 547 530 thousand US dollars, a 6.3% increase compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported goods in the
same period was 4 969 477 thousand US dollars, or 6.8% more than the same period last year. The trade deficit in the period
January-September 2016 was 1 421 947 thousand US dollars.


In a few months time, actress and movie producer, Uche Jombo will be calling friends, family and fans to merry with her as she is about to perfect necessary things that will make her become a proud owner of Lekki home.
The house located at Alfa Beach Road, directly opposite Cheveron, report has it, is quite massive, and work is currently going on so as to meet the date of completion.
Uche, who started building the house sometime last year after building one in her village in Abia state, told her site engineer that she must move into the new house before the end of last quarter.


It was their intention to sell off 10% of the public park areas in the borough for housebuilding, and to transfer the adult social care services to an arms-length company initially set up by neighbouring Sefton council, but to be joined also by Halton council; all three being Labour councils!
Both of these measures were opposed by Unison and the other affected unions.
The proposal to sell off parkland also provoked a campaign of public protest, and resulted in Labour losing two council seats in the May elections, one to the Green Party, and one to an independent who specifically campaigned on the parks issue.
The proposal to outsource adult social care was correctly seen by staff as an initial step that would ultimately lead to full privatisation, and on worse terms and conditions.
In Halton, Unison's objections to the transfer proposal resulted in the council pulling out of the scheme at an early stage, whereas Knowsley initially carried on.
Unison initiated a campaign of vigorously lobbying councillors, called a well-attended public meeting in order to involve parents and carers of users of adult social care services, and were joined by the other unions in this.
They also organised a consultative ballot of adult social care members, and on the basis of a 68% turnout, received a 97% vote for strike action!
Faced with such determined opposition, the council backed down, but the political question of the continued right-wing nature of Labour local government in the party's urban heartlands illustrated here, despite the Corbyn leadership, remains unresolved.


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New collaborative project, Funday Morning milestone, and Abt_Nihil's big print news!
skoolmunkee at 5:59AM, Feb. 20, 2011
Genejoke has a community project announcement!
Genejoke
I have started a new project which i hope will become something of a community effort.
Lite Bites
It is a short story collection and I'm after contributers, be they writers or artists and of any level of ability. There are no genre restrictions, age rating has been set at mature so anything below that is fine naturally.
Gunwallace has submitted some scripts ranging from six pages upwards and I have a few in the works.
If there are any people wanting to make comics but are struggling to get started then we are happy for them to use this as a stepping stone and we will help wherever possible.
Or maybe some creators just want to branch out a bit and try something different. deadlines are not an issue, just keep us in the loop from time to time. Stories will only be uploaded when completed. Links to contributers other works will be put on the comic page so if it gains enough interest it could be a good form of promotion and making contacts for future collaborations.
As mentioned we're after writers and artists, we do have a fair number of scripts but more wouldn't hurt.
The first story wraps up tomorrow and another by Gunwallce and skreem starts on the 21st.
Braddiller's Funday Morning reached 75 updates a few weeks ago! (But he was on vacation so we are announcing it now)
Big big print news!
Abt_Nihil
The "ultimate collection" of signifikat (a sexy/surreal/philosophical sci-fi comic which ran from 2007 to 2010, was featured on dd in 2008 and a "best philosophical comic" runner-up in the dd awards 2010) is now in print! It features all six chapters and prologues from the webcomic in a retouched and relettered version on 150 pages. An additional 50 pages features bonus comics, pin-ups (by dd-award winner alejkhan, JustNoPoint, Ran Brown, Zambi and many more), sketches, two in-depth interviews conducted by alejkhan and commentary pages by myself. That's 200 pages for a mere 12$! (A special introductory price which might go up a few bucks soon.) More info can be found here.
Also, I added Holon #1 (a flip-book also featuring a Tales from the Intergalactic Railway short story) and A.D. 1997 Vol. 2 #1 to my indyplanet store. Here are the covers & links:
Don't forget to combine orders with Shades Vol. 1 and save shipping cost ;-)


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Tag Archives: contemporary Australian Art
New arrivals from Melbourne by Australian artist KATHERINE HATTAM.
"Katherine Hattam's work sees the terrain of language as a wilder and more intimate place. This is not a home or a homeland, it is a landscape that belongs to itself. Perhaps it belongs to no one, but lives as all beings live, against the possibility of being owned by another…"
-Dr. Anne Norton
Stacey and Henry Jackson President's Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA
Selected Collections include:
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Ian Potter, Melbourne University, VIC
Bendigo Art Gallery, VIC
Warrnambool Art Gallery, VIC
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Mornington Art Gallery, VIC
Grafton City Art Gallery, NSW
National Bank of Australia
Potter Warburg Collection
Hummerston Clark Collection
Bankers Trust Collection
Smorgon Collection
Queen Victoria Hospital Collection
George Patterson Collection
The Darling Foundation
Box Hill City Art Gallery, QLD
Hamilton City Gallery, VIC
Minter Ellison Collection
Artbank
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, VIC
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, VIC
Art Gallery of SA, Adelaide, SA
RACV Collection
University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
LaTrobe University (LUMA), VIC
"Anger and Tenderness", 2020, 19″x25″, mixed media collage
"A Woman's Work is Never Done", 2020, 17″x21″, mixed media collage
"Fly Away", 2020, 15″x19″, mixed media collage
"Kangaroo Side On", 2020, 17″x15″, mixed media collage
Available Artwork by KATHERINE HATTAM
Tags: Art and Literature, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian Artist, dc, DC gallery, Feminist Art, Feminist Artist, Katherine Hattam, Melbourne Artist, mixed media collage, morton fine art, washington
Categories Artist Profiles, MFA Art News
KATHERINE HATTAM's artwork featured in the Brisbane Times
Old books and riotous colour collide as Katherine Hattam's art makes playful statements
By John McDonald
March 20, 2020 — 7.46pm
Katherine Hattam. Lives: Thornbury, Melbourne. Age: 69. Represented by: Arthouse Gallery, Sydney; Daine Singer Gallery, Melbourne
(And Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC, USA)
The black swan of trespass, by Katherine Hattam; oil on linen, 217cm x 155cm (framed), $17,500; Artwork Photograph by Clare Rae. CREDIT:
Her thing. Colourful paintings incorporating collage and considerable word-play.
Our take. Katherine Hattam has spent her life in and around the Melbourne art scene. Her father, Hal Hattam, was the art world's obstetrician of choice and a talented amateur painter. Katherine has been exhibiting regularly since the late 1980s, and lately her son, William MacKinnon, has made a name for himself as an artist.
In The Landscape of Language, Hattam's third solo exhibition at Arthouse, she continues to use old paperbacks as collage in her larger paintings. The book titles invite us to look for meanings that may or may not exist, beyond whatever memories they conjure up in the artist's mind. Hattam favours old Penguins that would have disintegrated by now anyway.
In terms of colour, and the riotous Australiana that runs through these canvases, this is one of her boldest outings. Hattam's swans may be black but her kangaroos can be bright blue or pink.
Her subjects range from domestic still lifes to allegorical landscapes. On the way, she pauses to consider the attempts by the First Fleet's William Dawes to learn the Eora language; environmental issues (symbolised by Hokusai's menacing wave); and a favourite picture by American master Philip Guston.
In a painting called Pantheon (1973), Guston wrote a list of the artists he most revered. Hattam has undertaken a feminist revision, replacing Guston's all-male list with a female cast. As statements go, it's more playful than strident.
Can I afford it? For a well-established artist, Hattam's prices are very affordable. The most expensive picture in this exhibition is the oil painting, The black swan of trespass (pictured above, 217cm x 155cm), at $17,500. This would equal her existing record price. There are 12 works selling for the low price of $2200. This includes small oil paintings such as Pink kangaroo, Swans dream phthalo, and The friendship garden (each 43cm x 31cm).
Where can I have a squiz? Arthouse Gallery, 66 McLachlan Avenue, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney,
until March 28; arthousegallery.com.au.
AND stateside at Morton Fine Art, 52 O St NW #302, Washington, DC USA.
Click HERE to view available artwork by KATHERINE HATTAM.
Tags: art gallery, Australian Artist, collecting art, contemporary art, contemporary Australian Art, dc, feminist literature and visual arts, Hal Hattam, Katherine Hattam, Literary references, morton fine art, washington, William Mackinnon
New Artwork by KATHERINE HATTAM
KATHERINE HATTAM, A Week in Late Summer, 2017, 12″x10″, mixed media on linen
KATHERINE HATTAM, Dogs and Creek, 2017, 17″x12″, gouache on panel
KATHERINE HATTAM, Mother and Child, 2017, 12″x10″, mixed media and oil on linen
Looking at these recent Walking Tracks/Dog paintings, sometimes I think inside every figurative artist there's an abstract artist insisting on being let out; at other times it seems simply that the division between abstraction and figuration is a false one – we are all hybrid – a bit of both.
-KATHERINE HATTAM
KATHERINE HATTAM's artwork can be found in numerous prominent permanent collections in Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, Bendigo Art Gallery, Warrnambool Art Gallery,Mornington Art Gallery, Minter Ellison Collection, Grafton City Art Gallery,National Bank of Australia, Potter Warburg Collection, Bankers Trust Collection, Queen Victoria Hospital Collection, Box Hill City Art Gallery, George Patterson Collection, Smorgon Collection,The Darling Foundation, Hamilton City Gallery,
Heide Museum of Modern Art Art Gallery of NSW, Queensland University of Technology, Art Gallery of SA, Artbank, Queensland Art Gallery, RACV Collection, University of Queensland and LaTrobe University (LUMA).
Available artwork by KATHERINE HATTAM.
Tags: Australia, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian Artist, dc, Katherine Hattam, morton fine art, washington
WILLIAM MACKINNON exhibition reviewed in The Washington Post
By Mark Jenkins May 27 at 10:57 AM
William MacKinnon
Although many of his paintings don't include cars, William MacKinnon's style could be termed "automotive chiaroscuro." The pictures in the Australian artist's "I Am Beginning to See the Light" often center on a small patch of visible road or outback at night, illuminated by headlights or street lamps. Other around-midnight scenes in the Morton Fine Arts show include "The Great Indoors," which depicts a house glowing from within and a porch supporting a string of blue lights that resembles a misplaced constellation. The even inkier "There Is a Darkness" discloses little more than a red swoop — perhaps a dirt road — on the lower left and a star cluster on the upper right.
The preponderance of black in MacKinnon's compositions endows drama, but it also serves to unify the various techniques and media. The artist employs oil, acrylic and auto-body enamel in the same pictures and contrasts precise rendering with looser brushwork that verges on abstraction. The distinction reflects the divide between man-made and natural: Lush vegetation and night skies inspire a freer hand. It also reflects the moods of an artist who writes, "Each day I come into the studio feeling different." Rather than harmonize these emotions, he juxtaposes them extravagantly, under the cover of darkness.
William MacKinnon: I Am Beginning to See the Light On view through June 2 at Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave. NW. 202-628-2787. mortonfineart.com.
The Great Outdoors, 35″x47″, acrylic, oil and enamel on canvas
Click HERE to view available works by WILLIAM MACKINNON.
Tags: Australia, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian painters, dc, I Am Beginning to See the Light, Melbourne, MFA curators, MFA Gallery, morton fine art, washington, William Mackinnon
WILLIAM MACKINNON sold out show "Internal Weather" featured in The Adelaide Review
Jane Llewellyn
March 8, 2016 12:19 PM.
William Mackinnon Exhibits Internal Weather
In his latest exhibition, Internal Weather, which sold out pre-opening, William Mackinnon uses scenes of landscapes combined with observations from everyday life to convey the feeling of what it's like to be in the world now and more specifically what it's like to be Australian.
"I really want to get across my experience and the feelings associated with these places," Mackinnon says. "It's not really representational of a place; it's almost more a psychological feeling of going somewhere or leaving."
The works carry with them a sense of nostalgia as Mackinnon is interested in his own personal experiences of the world. He uses the local scenery of places like Lorne where he has had a beach house for 15 years, as a starting point, adding elements from TV and advertising.
For example, travelling to Los Angeles influences the work Strange Country. The black silhouettes represent trees as seen from the Eames house looking through to Malibu Beach and the cartoon-like, or collage-looking, trees are inspired by Lorne.
"It's trying to capture the complexity of the experience of all these things – the simultaneity of what it is to be alive," Mackinnon says. "Although it's a seemingly beautiful picture, there are rips in the water and the sun is incredibly hot."
Other works such as The Great Indoors (ii), Summer in Mullimbimby is a painting of a friend's house where he has stayed a number of times.
"It's stuff we have an emotional investment in; it's not an inanimate house."
The image is immediately familiar and captures the essence of summer.
The Great Indoors (ii) Mullimbimy
The works are deliberately unpolished with Mackinnon particularly interested in the natural evolution of the paintings. He doesn't know how they are going to turn out; he starts off with an idea and each day a new part develops.
"I like there to be a record of all the decision-making and the indecision and the thinking," he says. "I want all that life and energy and the accumulation of time to be evident."
Mackinnon describes his earlier work as being much more eclectic with lots of different influences, but over time his work has become more personal.
"I'm much more interested in what's immediately around me and what's inside my head and combining those two things. This show really is a good example of that."
For Mackinnon, painting has always been the main medium and he prefers to work on a large scale, as the viewer can't look at it all at once.
"I'm trying to communicate a feeling and the curiosity of looking," he says. "I want the viewer to enjoy the playfulness of the quality of the paint and the scale. Also, to see the works beautifully lit in a gallery is a nice experience and it can't be beaten."
Internal Weather
Hugo Michell Gallery
Until Saturday, March 12
wmackinnon.com
Title image: William MacKinnon, Slow Down (Detail)
Tags: Australia, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian Artist, dc, Hugo Michell Gallery, Internal Weather, Landscape, morton fine art, painter, washington, William Mackinnon
KATHERINE HATTAM's Exhibition "Desire First" opens at Deakin University Australia
Desire first: Exhibition surveys work of Katherine Hattam
The doctor's dilemma, 2007. Book pages, fabric, charcoal and mixed media on paper. 130 x 120 cm image. Collection of the artist. Image courtesy the artist and Daine Singer. Photography: Clare Rae
The career of Melbourne-based artist, Katherine Hattam, is surveyed in the latest Deakin University Art Gallery exhibition.
Katherine Hattam: Desire first: 1978–2015 showcases works from Hattam's entire career to date, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture.
In a practice that has extended over five decades, Hattam has developed a distinctive register of recurring motifs, in particular the chair and other domestic objects, which she combines with references to literature, feminism, art history and modern psychoanalysis in the creation of beguiling and personally symbolic works. A psychological charge is manifest in much of Hattam's work, as anthropomorphic chairs stand in for a range of family members and a strong presence of the artist herself is evident in the spaces she depicts.
Deakin University Art Gallery Manager Leanne Willis said it was an honour to present the survey exhibition.
"Katherine Hattam is a contemporary Australian artist of great merit and has been a valuable contributor to the Melbourne visual culture since the late 1970s," Ms Willis said.
"Deakin University has a long relationship with Katherine as she completed her PhD here in 2003, so it seems fitting that we are the venue to present a survey of her work."
Exhibition curator Emma Busowsky Cox said Hattam's work "tantalises with suggestive references".
"Hattam uses personally symbolic materials, such as deconstructed Penguin classics from her late mother's collection, or unfinished paintings by her artist father, alongside references to family politics, art history and psychoanalysis which hint at hidden meanings and unresolved relationships," Ms Busowsky Cox said.
Supporting the exhibition is a catalogue including an essay by exhibition curator Emma Busowsky Cox, with a preface by Patrick McCaughey.
Hattam has exhibited widely throughout Australia. Her work is included in numerous major public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, Heide Museum of Modern Art, the Bendigo Art Gallery and Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art. She is represented by Daine Singer, Melbourne and Morton Fine Art, Washington, DC.
Katherine Hattam: Desire first 1978–2015runs to 16 October at the Deakin University Art Gallery, Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Tuesday to Friday between 10am and 4pm, or by appointment on Monday for groups over 10. Entry is free.
Free floor talks with the artist and exhibition curator will be held on Wednesday 30 September at 12.30pm and Friday 16 October at 12.30pm.
Visit Morton Fine Art for available work by KATHERINE HATTAM.
Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 628-2787, mortonfineart@gmail.com
Tags: "Desire First", Australia, contemporary Australian Art, dc, Deakin University Art Gallery, Deakin University Australia, Hal Hattam, Katherine Hattam, Melbourne, MFA Curator, MFA Gallery, morton fine art, Morton Gallery, washington
KATHERINE HATTAM: DESIRE FIRST 1978–2015 at Deakin University Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Deakin University Art Gallery warmly invites you to the official opening of
KATHERINE HATTAM:
DESIRE FIRST 1978–2015
To be opened by Judith Brett, political historian and
Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
6.00 pm for 6.20 pm speeches
Function will conclude at 8.00 pm
Free floor talks with the artist and exhibition curator
Wednesday 30 September at 12.30pm
and Friday 16 October at 12.30pm
RSVP essential by Friday 11 September
via http://engage.deakin.edu.au/katherinehattam
This exhibition surveys the work of Melbourne-based artist Katherine Hattam,
from the early drawings of her first exhibition at the Ewing & George Paton
Galleries at The University of Melbourne in 1978 through an evolving practice
that also encompasses collage, printmaking and sculpture. In a practice that has
extended over five decades, Hattam has developed a distinctive register of recurring
motifs, in particular the chair and other domestic objects, which she combines
with references to literature, feminism, family politics, art history and modern
psychoanalysis in the creation of beguiling and personally symbolic works.
The exhibition catalogue includes an essay by curator Emma Busowsky Cox
and is prefaced by Patrick McCaughey.
Cover image: The doctor's dilemma, 2007 (detail) Book pages, fabric, charcoal and mixed media on paper, 130 x 120 cm.
Collection of the artist. Image courtesy of the artist and Daine Singer. Photography: Simon Peter Fox
Exhibition dates: 9 September to 16 October 2015
Deakin University Art Gallery, Deakin University Melbourne Burwood Campus
221 Burwood Highway Burwood 3125 Melways Ref 61 B5
T :03 9244 5344 F :03 9244 5254 E: artgallery@deakin.edu.au
Hours Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm Free Entry
Please visit deakin.edu.au/art-collection for more details.
For information about parking on campus,
please visit deakin.edu.au/parking.
Tags: Australia, contemporary Australian Art, dc, Deakin University Art Gallery, Hal Hattam, Katherine Hattam, La Trobe University, Melbourne, MFA curators, MFA Gallery, morton fine art, Morton Gallery, washington, William Mackinnon
Australian Artist WILLIAM MACKINNON in The Surfer's Journal
Please enjoy this wonderful 10 page spread on Australian contemporary artist WILLIAM MACKINNON in The Surfer's Journal.
Contact Morton Fine Art for available artwork by this internationally renowned painter. (202) 628-2787, http://www.mortonfineart.com, mortonfineart@gmail.com
Tags: Australian Artist, Basil Sellers, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian Artist, Crossroads, dc, Hal Hattam, Internal Landscape, Katherine Hattam, Landscape as Self Portrait, Melbourne, morton fine art, seascape paintings, surfing, The Landscape of Longing, The Surfer's Journal, washington, William Mackinnon
WILLIAM MACKINNON's painting "Exit" acquired by the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Congratulations to Australian artist WILLIAM MACKINNON for the acquisition of his painting "Exit" in the permanent collection of the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. The artist's other outstanding achievements in recent months include finalist in The Fleurier, The Arthur Guy Painting Prize, and the Basil Sellers (staged at the Ian Potter Centre, a museum at Melbourne University).
Exit.
Oil on linen 2013
Collection of The State Library of Victoria.
Please view the following slideshow of current available work by exceptional international painter WILLIAM MACKINNON. Contact Morton Fine Art for pricing at +001 (202) 628-2787 or mortonfineart@gmail.com
Tags: Art galleries in DC, Australia, Basil Sellers, contemporary Australian Art, Contemporary Australian Landscapes, dc, Ian Potter Centre, Melbourne, Melbourne University, MFA curators, MFA Gallery, morton fine art, State Library of Victoria, The Arthur Guy Painting Prize, The Fleurier, washington, William Mackinnon
Closing soon: WILLIAM MACKINNON's "Landscape as Self Portrait"
Don't miss the opportunity to view Australian artist WILLIAM MACKINNON's debut US exhibition, "Landscape as Self Portrait". As mentioned in last week's Washington Post Express!
William Mackinnon, "Lost", oil, acrylic & enamel on canvas, 60″x60″
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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by MindTravel3r, Mar 20, 2010.
I stopped by the Pet Land five minutes up the road to pick up a PH test kit today. When I went to pay, the kid that worked there asked me about my tank. How big is it? What do I have in it. I told him that I don't have anything in it yet, and that I am doing a fishless cycle. He replied by reaching out to shake my hand and said in a very excited tone, "I have never met anyone that has ever done a fishless cycle come in here before. Where did you hear about it?" I told him about FishLore. I must admit I was surprised that an LFS employee knew about a fishless cycle and was so positive about it. It was really cool.
30 minutes later, I was walking to my car from the grocery store in the same shopping center and a family was walking out to their car with a fish in a bag, and an new 10 gal aquarium and assorted accessories.
Just because he knows about fishless cycling doesn't mean he's able to refuse to sell fish for a brand new tank.
You are right, of course--he couldn't refuse, and I certainly don't feel anything negative toward the kid working at the store. I just felt disappointment. It would be cool to see a chain store that went above and beyond in terms of communicating information . Folks often start there and then search out boards like this one once they run into trouble. Seems like this is a business problem that would be ripe for solving.
I totally agree with you and eventually a store that was knowledgeable enough to tell people about cycling tanks would make up for sales lost by having trusting repeat customers.
For a 'maybe'..... Maybe they have another tank and have seeded media ready to go? Yeah I know.... maybe.
I'm sure when a family goes in to these chain stores, they go by the old rule, "the customer is always right". Sad but true.
They could have had a bottle of TSS in there too.
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I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations.
The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day.
The only thing I wasn't prepared for was being everywhere all at the same time.
The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them.
I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about.
I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say.
I used to think I actually was Batman.
I'm not in this for the money because if I was, I would have jumped out after our first album.
I pick my nose and I'm not ashamed to admit it. If there's a bogey then just pick it, man.
The best part about being with a group is that you don't have to do everything alone. You're with your friends.
I didn't put out this album because I wanted everybody to know I was grown up. I'm 21 and that's not grown up.
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Electrolube to Launch A New Generation of Conformal Coatings & Thermal Gap Fillers at Productronica
October 12, 2021 | Electrolube
To increase electronics reliability in the harshest of environments, the global electro-chemicals manufacturer, Electrolube, part of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, will launch its most exciting conformal coating and thermal management innovations yet at this year's Productronica (Messe Munich, November 16-19). Protective solutions taking centre stage at the show will be a highly thermally conductive thermal gap filler suitable for a wide range of applications including EV's, batteries and chargers to name but a few, and a game changing new two-part, bio-based conformal coating that is completely unique to the industry; an absolute game-changer. Electrolube will showcase their newest innovations on the Macdermid Alpha booth 466 in Hall A4.
One of the company's biggest breakthrough products is set to transform the future of coatings across the industry. Yet again, Electrolube, a new acquisition of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, has embraced industry trends and produced a first-to-market conformal coating with exceptional properties that can be deployed wherever a coating is needed and is ideal for automotive and EV applications. More about Electrolube's versatile new coating will be announced pre-launch.
Electrolube has several decades of expertise in protecting automotive electronic assemblies that are subject to extremes of temperature, chemical attack from fuels, lubricants and salt mist atmospheres, as well as high levels of mechanical shock and vibration. Electrolube's high level protection solutions ensure consistent operation of critical automotive control and safety-related components. Extensive research in this area has been a cross-collaboration between Electrolube's three international R&D teams in the UK, China and India.
Pushing the boundaries of thermal management even further, Electrolube will debut the new GF600 thermal gap filler. GF600 is a two part, liquid silicone based gap filler, which provides excellent thermal performance and can be cured at room temperature or accelerated with heat. After curing, GF600 forms a low modulus elastomer, preventing the 'pump-out phenomenon'. The low viscosity gap filler is easy to dispense and is soft and compliant for low stress applications. With extremely high thermal conductivity of 6.0 W/m.K and a wide operating temperature range from -50 to 200°C, the flame retardant GF600 is ideally suited to filling gaps and air voids, even in the most delicate of devices with minimal stress. Designed to provide greater stability than traditional thermal interface materials, the GF600 flows into all the voids and small gaps that are present at an interface between two substrates, allowing for minimal bond line thickness and minimal thermal resistance at the interface. GF600 also remains more stable over many thermal cycles.
Performance, safety, lifetime and reliability require the most effective protection materials available. Electrolube's portfolio of conformal coatings, thermal management products and encapsulation resins for automotive, Electric Vehicles and EV battery applications include the thermally conductive epoxy potting compounds, conformal coatings and thermal management materials
Visitors to Productronica are invited to meet the Electrolube team at the MacDermid Alpha booth in Hall A4 of the Messe München, Booth 466. During the course of the show, Electrolube will be showing visitors the capabilities of their ground breaking new conformal coating and brand new gap filler.
For further information, please visit http://www.electrolube.com.
About Electrolube
Electrolube, (MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions), is a leading manufacturer of specialist chemicals for electronics, automotive and industrial manufacturing. Core product groups include conformal coatings, contact lubricants, thermal management materials, cleaning solutions, encapsulation resins and maintenance and service aids.
The extensive range of electro-chemicals at Electrolube enables the company to offer a 'complete solution' to leading manufacturers of electronic, industrial, and domestic devices, at all levels of the production process. Through collaboration and research, the company is continually developing new and environmentally friendly products for customers around the world and their commitment to developing 'greener' products has been endorsed by the ISO 14001 standard for the highly efficient Environmental Management System in place at the company.
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Electrolube on Managing Thermal Interfaces and Conformal Coatings
12/03/2018 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007
Electrolube's Jade Bridges, global technical support manager, speaks with I-Connect007 Technical Editor Pete Starkey about how to manage thermal interfaces for maximum heat transfer efficiency. She also provides an update on conformal coatings.
U.S. Career Opportunities with Electrolube
In a recent interview, Julia Vorley, group marketing manager for Electrolube, discusses a career opportunity Electrolube is seeking in the U.S. Read on to hear what they're looking for in a technical account manager.
Do's and Don'ts of Thermal Management Materials
10/17/2018 | Jade Bridges, Electrolube
Selecting a thermal management material that is broadly applicable to a particular electronic assembly and its predicted operating conditions is a good starting point; however, as with many of these things, the devil is very much in the details! Find out the key considerations in choosing your materials.


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Governor reaches funding agreement with UA System
By Andrew Hawkins |
JUNEAU, Alaska At a press conference held on Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy and UA Board of Regents Chair, Mike Davies, signed a compact agreement that outlines a three year plan for the University System. UA will lose $70 million dollars in funding from the state's operating budget over the next three fiscal years.
At a press conference held on Tuesday, Governor Mike Dunleavy and UA Board of Regents Chair, Mike Davies, signed a compact agreement that outlines a three year plan for the University System. (From the Office of the Governor via Facebook)
For this year (Fiscal Year 2020), they will lose $25 million dollars. The agreement also states that the UA system will receive $5 million dollars from the capital budget. In total, the system will be receiving $307 million dollars for this year.
Per the agreement, the UA System must make yearly reports to downsize their reliance on the state while cutting costs. That report is due December 4th of each year. It also calls for the governor to lend his support to multiple programs and facets of the UA System, including the Alaska Performance Scholarship and the university's continued efforts on land grant transfers; something the governor supported while he was serving in the legislature.
Chair Davies spoke on how important this agreement is to the UA System.
"Most importantly, the governor's supplemental provides much more certainty and confidence for our students, staff, faculty, and communities we serve," said Davies. "One of the biggest problems have been the uncertainty. This agreement will provide a great deal of certainty, so we can begin the process of moving forward together."
With this agreement, all $110 million dollars the legislature allocated to the UA System in House Bill 2001, will not be vetoed by the governor.
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Story? What story? Oh�that story. Well, it's good, though a bit overwhelming, and a lot to chew on at once. But seriously�you've got a sword, and there are ugly things running around. What sort of story do you need to hear?
This game smashes past the bar of RPG graphics, with a vengeance. The 3D engine and camera system are impeccably good. The audio is a true gem of composition and mastery.
Easy to play�many silly aspects retooled or reworked to make the game function better as a game, instead of an exercise in spatial management and HP gambling.
Hack. Slash. Loot. Sell. Level up. Hack. Slash. Loot. Save. Sleep. Restore. Hack more.
This game demands your attention.


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'Appnord.xyz' Pop-Ups
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Computer users have reported issues regarding the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups, because it may display irritating advertisements on affected Web browsers repeatedly, interrupting the computer users' activities. The problems that may be related to the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups have occurred on most popular Web browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox on computers running versions of the Windows operating system. The 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may be caused by an unwanted program that was installed without the computer user's knowledge. These programs, known as adware, are designed to expose computer users to advertisements against their will. If computer users use a reliable security program that is fully up-to-date to remove the adware responsible for these pop-ups, the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups should stop appearing on the affected computer.
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In most cases, adware associated with the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may be installed automatically, bundled with other software. Once installed, the adware may track the computer user's online activities and deliver numerous advertisements to the computer user's Web browser. The 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups can be very annoying, making it difficult to use the affected computer. The 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups also may represent a security risk since they may track the computer users' online activities so that the advertising material can be appealing. In most cases, the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may appear after a computer user has installed a new program, usually after following a suggestion from the installer to accept an additional component such as a Web browser toolbar or plug-in. The computer users may need to opt in automatically, and it is necessary to use 'Advanced' or 'Custom' installation to opt out of the unwanted additions. After being installed, this adware may begin spamming the computer user with the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups and other notifications, as well as inserting banner advertisements and other advertising material into the websites viewed on the affected Web browser.
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The 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups are more than mere irritating. The 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may represent a security risk. Even though adware is harmless and not considered threatening, the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups and other unwanted advertising content may lead to more harmful infections. Since computer users lose control over what content is displayed on their Web browser, it is not uncommon for the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups and similar content linked to adware and unwanted components to be used to deliver threats to users' computers. At the very least, the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may be extremely irritating and, at their worst, expose computer users to content that is a real threat to the affected computer's security.
How the 'Appnord.xyz' Pop-Ups may be Used to Make a Profit?
Adware associated with the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups is a legal way of making money. Essentially, computer users are exposed to affiliate marketing links and numerous advertisements, which may generate revenue based on how many times computer users click on them. There is nothing wrong with Internet advertisement. In fact, advertising revenue is an essential part of maintaining and operating websites. Unfortunately adware and content such as the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups may be designed to abuse the online advertising system, forcing computer users to view numerous advertisements repeatedly and against their will. Based on this, PC security analysts strongly advise computer users to stop the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups from appearing on their computers. The simplest way to stop the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups is to uninstall any programs recently installed that could be associated with the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups, particularly Web browser extensions or toolbars. Affected computer users should check the Windows Registry to ensure that any entries designed to cause the 'Appnord.xyz' pop-ups and other unwanted content to appear on the affected Web browser are deleted completely from the Windows Registry.
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We know that the good place Rae finds herself in at the start of this third and final season isn't going to endure forever, because we've seen this show before. But for a while at least everything's great: she's working in a record shop; and, much more importantly, Finn has told her that he loves her.
And the rest of the gang's all still in Stamford, including recent addition Danny Two-Hats. Rae's trying to fix Archie up with her boss. Chop's got a silly tattoo. Chloe's taken to dressing in business suits and is frantic with worry about her A levels; Rae's not bothered about hers, and even though she screws up her entrance interview at Bristol University it doesn't matter, because she doesn't really want to go anyway: Finn's getting a flat, and has asked Rae to move in with him.
But the clouds don't take long to appear on the horizon. Rae's told everyone that her application to Bristol was rejected; but despite (or because of) her strident behaviour at interview she's been accepted after all. Word gets out, though, and Rae has to grapple with the pride of her family and friends at an achievement in which she professes not to be interested. More demandingly, Finn then has to contemplate being – or being regarded as – the person standing between her and university. And just as that's happening another of her tentpoles is being kicked away: Kester, a constant in her life for years now, tells her that he intends to start winding down their level of contact and that she doesn't really need to see him any more.
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As ever with My Mad Fat Diary, it's deceptively powerful, beautifully acted, with a charm and lightness of touch. If there was a difference between this episode and the last two seasons – it's not a criticism, and it's possible I'm imagining it – I thought the humour level was down a bit. But that happens in real life too, particularly when you realise that adulthood sometimes needs to be taken seriously.


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Who is Swansea City target Lukas Nmecha, the Man City striker mentored by Gabriel Jesus?
Swansea have been heavily linked with the 19-year-old forward
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Swansea City's recruitment drive is kicking into gear.
The club are set to announce the imminent signings of Barrie McKay and Bersant Celina from Nottingham Forest and Manchester City respectively, and the capture of Celina may not be the only dealing Swansea have with the Premier League champions.
Graham Potter is being heavily linked with a season-long loan deal for City's highly rated striker Lukas Nmecha.
The 19-year-old is attracting interest from Swansea, West Brom, Blackburn and NAC Breda and has a bright future ahead of him.
Let's get to know him a bit more...
Manchester City's Lukas Nmecha on his debut against West Ham
German born, the Nmecha family, of Nigerian descent, moved to Britain when Lukas was a child.
He has represented England at under-16, 17, 18 and 19 level, netting seven goals for his country. And they've been important, too.
He scored the decisive goals for the under-19s in the 2017 European Championships, netting in both the semi-final (a last-gasp effort) and final to give England the title.
He's played for Manchester City's youth teams at all age grades for more than 10 years and made his Premier League debut last season for the Citizens, coming off the bench for Gabriel Jesus against West Ham at the London Stadium.
Two-footed Nmecha was shifted into the first-team reckoning after scoring 11 goals in 19 starts for the under-18s – a hat-trick against Derby saw him called into the first-team squad for the Carabao Cup tie against Wolves, too.
He is extremely highly thought of, not just among the City fanbase, but within the England set-up, too.
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What type of player is he?
Lukas Nmecha scores against Ignacio Pena of FC Barcelona during the semi-final between Manchester City and FC Barcelona of the UEFA Youth League
At 6ft, he has presence but it is his sharpness that has caught the eye.
He can operate as a lone striker or on the wings, and would provide Oliver McBurnie with support and competition in the centre-forward role.
Nmecha can also operate on the flanks, but due to Swansea's recent transfer activity, it would be more likely that he played up top.
His positional flexibility would certainly be a bonus, though.
With Wilfried Bony unlikely to be fit before late September, Swansea need forward reinforcements, and a loan deal could suit all parties.
City fans speak of his bustling potential and his development over the past two years, but also of his tendency to run down blind alleys.
Paul Sarahs, a football expert and commentator, offered his view on Nmecha and a word of caution having watched him a fair bit the season before last for City's Elite Development Squad.
He said: "I have to say, next to (Jadon) Sancho, Brahim (Diaz) and one or two of the others, he was way off. He scored a lot of goals though but that young team - both young teams he played in, the under-17s and under-21s - were so far ahead of everyone else it would have been ridiculous if he hadn't scored loads.
"From what I saw, which was probably 15-20 matches, I don't think he'll be a top-level striker. He was quick and finished well though so I guess he will score a few if he gets the service."
So what has he said?
Pep Guardiola the manager of Manchester City
Nmecha has featured for City during pre-season in America, scoring his first senior goal for the side against Bayern Munich. Not bad opposition to register against.
"I was so relieved because I should have scored the two chances before that in the first half, so it was good to get that one," he said .
"The second chance hit the post, but I should have put it away. I try not to beat myself up about these things, but sometimes it does get to you. You just have to keep going.
"Chances will come and the more comfortable I get, the more I will score."
He says he has learned a great deal under Guardiola, especially with so many senior stars absent due to the World Cup.
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"We have been lucky in a way," he said. "We have got so many great first-team players and they've all been away at the World Cup, so we have had our chances to play and I thought we all did really well.
"It's been an education working with Pep. It's mainly tactical stuff, movement-based - where to stand, where to be when we're building up and crossing. It has helped – I've learned a lot up to now and hopefully can keep on learning.
"I don't really know yet what's going to happen this season. I'll have to speak with Pep and see what he wants me to do. I'll see what I'm doing and then set my goals.
"He demands hard work, and as long as you do that, he is happy."
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus
Well, he's been advised by one of the best defenders in the world in an effort to improve his all-round game.
"Most of their advice comes from training, watching what they are doing," he said.
"(Vincent) Kompany has told me what he doesn't like playing against. If I hold it up against him I might lose the battle, so it's more about running in behind and using my pace.
"I like going up against centre-halves, but I also like playing so I don't want to overdo it. I don't just want to be the big guy up front, I like playing."
He also been mentored by one of the best strikers in the Premier League, Gabriel Jesus.
"I train with the first team full time," he said back in April. "Gabi's quite close to my age so he speaks to me quite a lot.
"He's in my position so I'm learning a lot from him. He's good at English now."
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So could a Swansea move be on the cards?
"It's all up to Pep really," said Nmecha. "I'll work my hardest wherever I go. We'll see."
Promising words from the youngster at the tail end of last season.
With City's wealth of attacking options and with the high regard they hold the 19-year-old, a loan move makes sense on many levels.
Nmecha gets all-important game-time under his belt, Swansea get a prospect bursting with enthusiasm and talent and City reap the long-term benefits.
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