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FROM SKYLINES TO TIMELINES, EARTH HOUR SHINES A LIGHT ON CLIMATE ACTION
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - Hanoi- Following a landmark year for climate, WWF's Earth Hour is calling on people around the world to continue the charge and be a part of the global momentum to help change climate change. Earth Hour 2016 will be celebrated on Saturday, 19 March between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. local time.
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Last year was the hottest year on record. It was also the year countries came together to work against climate change at the historic summit in Paris. With the world at a climate crossroads, Earth Hour 2016 is our time to shine a light on climate action and build the foundation for a better future for our planet and future generations.
"Climate action today will decide what tomorrow looks like for years to come. Earth Hour empowers each individual to be a part of making climate change history, be it through a social event, interactive campaigns and even social networks," said Sid Das, Executive Director, Earth Hour global.
In 2016, supporters are invited to take a stand for climate action on their own personal landmarks – their social media accounts. From donating their Facebook feeds to spread climate awareness and action on earthhour.org/climate action to adding a custom-made Earth Hour filter to Facebook and Twitter profile pictures, users can show their friends and followers they care about the planet in a few simple clicks.
"Social media knows no physical boundaries and neither does climate change," said Dr. Van Ngoc Thinh, WWF-Vietnam's Director. "A simple action on social media is the kind of powerful statement that can excite friends and communities to be a part of the climate action we need to take on this global challenge."
In Vietnam, as usual since 2012, the national event will be organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in front of the Opera house in Hanoi. Together with other world's icon landmarks, Hoang Thanh Thang Long prepares to turn off its light to respond to this biggest movement for the environment. In addition, with financial and technical support from WWF-Vietnam, this year marks a big leap forward when BOO's "Lights off Idea up" is up-scaled to a nation-wide campaign.
"With a series of events focussing on three messages including climate change; city challenge and power sector vision, our campaign helps Vietnamese youths get access to climate change initiatives by WWF. The events take place across the country from south to north: Ho Chi Minh city, Gia Lai, Da Dang, Nha Trang, Hue, Quang Binh, Nghe An and Ha Noi - the stopping point," said Nguyen Quynh Duyen, the young and enthusiastic manager of BOOVironment. "This year, in addition to four official ambassadors – Top 11 Miss Universe Lan Khue, Vlogger JVevermind, and Forbes Vietnam Top 30 under 30 Hoang Đuc Minh, the campaign is strongly supported by famous celebrities such as singer My Linh, singer Nhat Thuy, Hoang Dung The Voice, MC Tran Ngọc."
The campaign's hook is the Light Off Festival to be held at Indochina Plaza, 241 Xuan Thuy, Cau Giay, Ha Noi from 10am to 10pm on Saturday, 19 March 2016. The full day festival welcomes thousands of visitors with many exciting and meaningful activities such as environmental educational exhibition, musical performances, flea markets, countdown and Light off event… with a focus on a vision of 100% renewable energy and energy efficiency future.
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I Want My DTG Shirts to Look Like the Trade Show Shirts!
If you've ever screen printed a blended fabric such as 50% cotton/50% polyester garment and all the way up to 100% polyester, you likely have experienced dye migration. In simple terms, dye migration means the white ink printed on a red t-shirt turns pink inside your conveyor dryer.
I was recently presenting a 3-hour entry level screen printing seminar at a trade show. Before beginning, attendees from two separate companies talked to me saying they had many years of experience but were looking for tips and tricks to improve their operations. One company stayed and one left based on my response.
So what does it take to be successful in the direct-to-garment business? First, become proficient at the machine. That will take some time as with any new equipment or technology. Second, prepare high resolution graphics. Direct-to-garment printers reproduce exactly what you send them, either perfect reproduction of a beautiful file, or perfect reproduction of a poor pixilated image. Third, go out and market your product to the buying public. Customers for this type of high resolution, short run garments are everywhere!


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DAK Americas Strengthens Vendor Relationships by Implementing an Automated AP Solution
DAK Americas, a subsidiary of one of Mexico's largest global industrial companies, is the leading low-cost producer of PET resin.
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Kofax ReadSoft Process Director for SAP
Kofax ReadSoft Invoices
The leadership at DAK turned to a best practice, end-to-end AP solution to quickly deliver the added efficiencies it needed to resume the company's low-cost competitive advantage.
Despite having many best practices in place, DAK still experienced problems with its AP processes, and the growth associated with the 2011 acquisitions exacerbated those inefficiencies. While invoices arrived in electronic form, AP staffers still had to manually key the data into SAP. The manual process was slow and the inaccuracy associated with human touch points were commonplace. AP was described as "siloed"—staff members specialized in distinct areas—limiting the department's flexibility. One group, for example, processed all of the raw material invoices, another processed utilities, and yet another processed freight invoices, etc. Staff in one area were not trained on how to process invoices for other areas.
DAK used its home-grown workflow for exception notice processing in SAP, yet problem resolution was still complex and the lack of visibility was limiting. "If an invoice came in without a PO number on it, the AP group would do a lot of research to identify the correct PO," says Carrie Horrocks, Assistant Controller. "Procurement didn't have any idea that 50 percent of invoices submitted to AP were submitted with invalid PO numbers or no PO number at all."
Manual aging of invoices was another dilemma for DAK Americas. "Being a manufacturer, we order a lot of parts and our vendors would send their invoices electronically to our email address at the same time that the part was shipped," says Horrocks. "AP would receive the invoice and key it in before the plant had received the parts so we were actually manually aging those invoices for a period of time before we were introducing them into the system in order to eliminate some of the work cycles (notifications) that were being issued."
Instant, inorganic growth reveals room for AP improvement.
Following several company acquisitions, DAK Americas faced the challenge of processing 100,000 invoices per year–twice the volume prior to the wacquisitions–and with no additional human resources. As a result, late fees were incurred, vendor relations began to wane, and cash flow forecasting became nearly impossible.
The project's goals were twofold: to improve vendor relationships by increasing invoice processing efficiency and improve cash management by reducing late fees. DAK Americas decision makers searched for a simple and easy-to implement solution that could show a solid return on investment. The solution would need to integrate well with the company's SAP ERP system and be able to automate the entire AP cycle: arrival, three-way match, exception handling, and posting into SAP. DAK selected Kofax's automated solutions for AP processes based on these criteria.
Building on a legacy of continuous improvement.
Prior to its process improvement project, DAK Americas had already managed several best practice processes and subsequently enjoyed some AP efficiencies. For example, DAK Americas had already moved away from inefficient and costly manual processing. The company was receiving 100 percent of its invoices electronically, 75 percent of which arrived by email. The remaining emails were scanned and uploaded via FTP by an outsourced scanning company. DAK's AP organization is also completely centralized—another widely accepted best practice. All of the company's electronic invoices are received at its corporate headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. In addition, DAK administered only purchase order (PO)-based invoices, which due to the pre-coding nature of POs, allows for faster, better matching and ensures invoice accuracy and fewer errors compared to non-PO invoices.
With Kofax's automated solutions for AP processes in place, DAK is moving toward a more nimble, cross-trained AP department. Some staff members monitor incoming electronic invoices and drop them in designated ReadSoft folders where they are automatically pulled directly into the Kofax software. Other, more advanced users, work to optimize templates with standardized invoices.
Kofax solutions automatically capture invoice data, match that data against the goods receipt and PO, and verify it in SAP. In the case of a match, the invoice is automatically sent for payment approval. Or, in the case of a discrepancy, the invoice is automatically routed to a workflow where the image of the invoice and its status are always available, showing all stakeholders where documents are in the process and who is responsible for the next action.
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Mindy Good modeled "1000 Memories" in Strata Studio Pro 2.5.3 on a G3 with 512 MB RAM. She used Photoshop to create the textures and to crop the final image; the rest was done in Strata.
This image was inspired by her recent wedding and a contest assignment. She is currently a multimedia designer with an associates degree in Multimedia Production at Columbus State Community College in Ohio, USA. She is also enrolled at Columbus College of Art and Design for art and media training.
Good can be contacted at:weensatrap@yahoo.com.


Continuous Inkjet Printer – NEO – Control Print Ltd.
Versatile and cost-effective coding solution suitable for nearly every application. Using world-class technology, the NEO is built keeping the working conditions in Indian factories in mind.
Designed to be easy to use for operators of all skill levels. New operators can start using the machine in a matter of hours -instead of weeks.
Rugged construction that runs reliably even in harshest conditions.
Packed with innovative features that minimize maintenance requirements and downtime.
Increase sales, minimize warranty claims and future-proof against regulatory changes by printing in the language your market is the most comfortable with.
With the most competitive consumables pricing and all-inclusive maintenance contracts, cost of ownership remains under control and within budget.
The NEO shines in situations where operators change frequently and may not have the necessary technical skills to operate complicated equipment. It includes many groundbreaking usability features that enable new operators, including semi-skilled and unskilled operators, to start using the machine in a matter of hours, instead of days and weeks.
The NEO features a large, solvent-resistant touchscreen and an icon-based user interface. Anyone who has used a smartphone will be immediately familiar with NEO.
India is a land of many tongues. Asking workers in various parts of the country to operate the printer in a common language is simply not feasible. We designed the NEO keeping India's lingual diversity in mind.
The NEO interface is available in all the major regional languages of India. This allows the operator to truly understand the machine instead of simply memorizing a sequence of buttons. It significantly cuts down on operator errors.
Graphical user interface available in major regional languages helps the operators to truly learn the machine - instead of memorizing a sequence of buttons. In our experience, this reduces operator errors by 68%.
Heat, dust and humidity take their toll on delicate equipment. The NEO is engineered to thrive in even the harshest conditions.
This industrial grade construction also makes NEO suitable for food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries with strict hygiene standards requiring CIP (Clean in Process) and SIP (Steam in Process) compliant line equipment.
Positive air pressure prevents outside air and dust particles from contaminating the ink stream and clogging the printer.
NEO's waterproof construction allows it to be hosed during regular line wash down.
Machines delivered to hot or cold environments are equipped with protections to enable reliable running.
When flame-proofing is required the machine is housed in protective casing that's pressurized to prevent outside air and flammable chemicals from entering.
Aseptic stainless steel surfaces remain germ-free and meet even the strictest hygiene standards.
Machines require regular maintenance to work reliably. With the pressure of many lines and long production hours, proper maintenance procedures are not always followed, which can lead to unnecessary line downtime.
We designed Neo to automatically take care of many crucial maintenance tasks, so that it continues to run efficiently even if operators occasionally fail to follow proper procedures. Together, these features save around 30 minutes of maintenance time (and line downtime) a week - or a whopping 26 hours a year.
When the printer is not in use, ink dries on the print head. This then has to be cleaned during startup. Control Print has developed an innovative nozzle shutter that perfectly seals the nozzle during shutdown and prevents ink drying. Thus you are assured of smooth printer startup and shutdown with minimal printhead cleaning required.
When the print head eventually needs to be cleaned, a flap on the NEO makes it as easy as possible. In other continuous inkjet printers, this is a time-consuming process requiring your operators to detach and disassemble the print head before it can be cleaned. In the Neo CIJ the process is as simple as opening the flap, spraying solvent and wiping the print head clean: no time-consuming and error-prone reassembly required.
Print quality often suffers if the reassembly and alignment is not done properly, or done by operators without sufficient technical skills, wasting even more time.
If the power is cut when the machine is in operation, ink starts depressurizing and clogs the printhead, requiring cleanup during the next startup. In-built battery ensures the printer goes through proper shutdown procedure and smooth startup the next time.
An integrated stroboscopic magnifying glass monitors allows operators to quickly check drop formation and troubleshoot print quality issues even when the printer is running.
In the case of a printer problem, automated error diagnostics displays an error code that pinpoints the exact problem. Reference this code and our engineers can fix most problems over the phone.
Automated nozzle cleaner clears minor impurities and prevents the printhead from clogging. Together with the automated nozzle shutter, this significantly reduces the need for operators to clean the printhead.
When the printer is not running, the inks settle down and clog the ink container. Automated stirring mechanism stirs the ink every few hours and prevents the ink from drying when the machine is not in use. This ensures the printer is ready to go at the next startup.
With more than a billion Indians and South Asians but less than a million with English as their first language (and even today less than 10% who can read English versus 75% who are literate), English is clearly not the sole language of choice to reach the widest possible target audience. The NEO allows you to code in the language of your choice. Whether you need a local or international language, you will have plenty of options.
State governments or The Centre may mandate printing of important codes in regional languages. With NEO, your business is future-proofed against such regulatory changes.
Improve sales and boost brand recognition by printing in language people are comfortable with.
Reduce warranty claims by printing usage information and cautions in language workers understand.
We believe in creating long-term relationships and repaying the trust placed on us by our customers. We price fluids and other consumables fairly and don't constantly increase prices. This results in stable and predictable costs for our customers.
Our consumables and spares are priced significantly below market average.
Our locally manufactured inks are protected against exchange rate fluctuations.
Over the last five years, our fluids and consumables prices have increased significantly less than the market average.
*Considering 24 hours (300 working days) of operation and printing 30 characters 5 by 7 matrix at the speed of 100 products per minute for customer having 10 printers.
Preventive maintenance is the key to reliability. Our operator training is focused on teaching the proper usage and maintenance procedures. Furthermore, our service engineer will visit your factory 2 to 4 times a year for a thorough cleaning and checkup.
And if something unexpected happens, we have over 200 service engineers stationed in 65 cities around India. This ensures we are able to guarantee each service call is attended to within 24 hours.
With ink range is 4 to 5 times greater than our nearest competitor, we are confident we can meet all of your printing requirements, no matter how difficult.
NEO has the industry's largest print height range, from 0.8mm microprint to large and bold 20mm. All in the same machine. All as standard.
Print several lines of text while meeting statutory 4 or 6mm print height requirements.
Print bold and clearly visible logos that stand out from the crowd.
Seamlessly switch from 0.8mm microprints to bold 20mm print in the same machines.
50 mm throw distance – Perfect print in any line configuration, and even on curved or irregular print surfaces.
Speeds up to 600 m/min – The NEO can keep up with even the fastest of production lines.
With compact footprint and the smallest printhead in the industry, NEO is easy to integrate even in tight spaces. 50 mm throw distance simplifies integrations where bottom-up printing is required.
The Neo CIJ is compatible with a variety of communication interfaces like Ethernet, USB and RS232. They can also be controlled using 4-color signal beacon, digital input/output port or a remote socket.
Our advanced in-built software allows direct communication via camera or data matrix barcode scanner.


After somewhat of a dull week, we kept fairly busy over the weekend. On Saturday, we set out for the village of Hoi An, which is just south of Da Nang and a very popular tourist town. We decided to take a city bus to get there as a taxi both ways is pretty expensive (~ $25 each way). It took us a while to find the bus schedule, but with the help of Google maps, we eventually we found the route and hopped on. After you board, a man comes around to collect the fare. We were prepared with our 72,000 dong (18,000 per person or $3.21 for all four of us), but when he got to us, he wanted 120,000 dong (30,000 per person or $5.35 for all four of us). Not being able to speak one another's languages, arguing about the fare was pointless. We had read articles online about the inflated fee for foreigners that suggested pointing at the fare on the exterior of the bus door and insist on paying the actual fare. But, as the bus was already in motion, again, there wasn't much we could do. We ended up paying the 120,000 and made the trip feeling a bit taken advantage of.
We arrived in Hoi An in the early afternoon and spent the day walking around town. We visited a Japanese covered bridge, some traditional Vietnamese workshops, and some small art museums. RJ and Ty sampled some sugar-coated donuts and I tried a mango cake. Our goal was to be Hoi An after sunset as we had heard from many people that evening was the best time to visit. Every building in the old quarter is surrounded by lanterns and in the evening they are all lit. Vendors will also sell you a floating lantern to launch in the river for $1. The streets and river become awash in color and create a beautiful riverside walk.
We had nice day overall in Hoi An, but it did make me appreciate Da Nang a bit more. Walking around in Da Nang, you have the freedom to walk slowly by cafes and markets at your leisure. In Hoi An, we had a return to the pressure of buying something at every stall and eating at every cafe. I think some of the cafes in Hoi An have even caught on to lingo that might entice tourists; we heard "all local food" and "all organic" at many of the cafes we walked by.
Monday night we had our first real sickness. RJ ended up with some kind of tummy bug and a bit of a fever. Thankfully, it passed quickly and by Wednesday he was mostly recovered, although still a bit tired. Since RJ was recovering on Tuesday, he and I missed out on a clinic field trip. Ray and Ty, along with most of the clinic staff, made stops at two orphanages and the Vietnamese Treasury followed by a large group dinner. They had a good time and got to see a whole different side of Vietnam.
We made another stop at the English cafe and the boys got to hold some lizards owned by one of the employees.
We changed hotels again this week and moved back to the beach so most of our evenings have been spent in the water. When I don't venture into the water, I usually wind up with a visitor who wants to practice speaking English. Interesting way to meet new people!
We are headed into our last week in Da Nang. On October 31, we are heading to Nha Trang, Vietnam, followed by Da Lat and Ho Chi Minh City. I would guess mid-November before we'll be off to Cambodia.
Tour boats in Hoi An.
Street art in Hoi An.
Ray and I at a lantern shop.
Ty and "Burt" the lizard.
OK–now I'm wondering if I can rent a sibling for Nat so we can travel for a long time, too:) Thanks for the wonderful writing, videos, photos, and humor.
Brigid – I hope you can take advantage of some space-a adventures of your own soon!
Ken – We will be doing more work in Kathmandu and Ghana, and hopefully the boys and I will get a chance to work with some youngsters too! Ray is loving it!


The Interior Ministry has gathered information on the whereabouts of President Ivan Gašparovič's bodyguards during a hunt in Lešť in August 2009 during which Michal Bobák was shot and killed, Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák told the TASR newswire on Wednesday, January 23. Kaliňák said that he is not authorised to release the information because it is classified, and this can only be done by the president himself.
However, a version of the data was later released. On August 2, 2009, the day his friend Bobák died on a hunting trip, the president was at his home in Limbach (near Bratislava), according to the report that the President's Office received from the Office for the Protection of Public Officials on Wednesday, January 23, the TASR newswire reported. The president came home from a trip to Croatia on July 31 at 21:40 and left on August 2 at 19:05 for Tehelné Pole Stadium in Bratislava. The Interior Ministry reconstructed the president's itinerary based on documentation from Police Corps members who secure the president's transport and protection as well as the operational history of transport vehicles.
The incident was recently highlighted by blogger Juraj Poláček, who suggested in an online posting that while another hunter, Štefan Drozd, confessed to the police that he had shot Bobák, Gašparovič may also have been present at the time. Gašparovič subsequently filed a criminal complaint for libel against an unknown offender. The President's Office stated that Gašparovič could not have taken part in the hunt, as he was elsewhere at the time, but two versions of his movements that it issued, referring to the weekend in question, were subsequently shown to be inaccurate.


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This article is a translation of "De moord op Boris Nemtsov en Oekraïne"
The shooting down of the politician and businessman, Boris Nemtsov, on a later night walk in Moscow has immediately led to the expected reactions in the West. Obama, Cameron and other leaders demand with high-pitched voices that there will be a thorough investigation. The unavoidable conclusion is that otherwise, the death of 'our man' Nemtsov will be covered up. After all, he was a 'sworn enemy of Putin's' (the two are pictured below, in better times), a tireless champion of democracy, etc. So, being shot down close to the Kremlin… Any further questions?
Perhaps more importantly, there is an agreement, concluded under the auspices of Merkel and Hollande and without involving the US and Britain (other than Merkel paying a visit to Obama to arrange that she has a free hand). For today, 1 March, Nemtsov had planned a demonstration against Russia's policy in Ukraine.
There has also been the suggestion of a connection with Charlie Hebdo in Paris, but if so, that would then rather be one in the sense of Gorbachev's comment, viz., that the assassination is an attempt to destabilise the political situation in Russia. Because now the horror and indignation evoked by this brutal act may possibly be mobilised against Putin. 'It is an attempt to push the situation to complication, maybe to destabilize the situation in the country', Gorbachev claims.
In this light there is a connection of some importance with the call by the inveterate warmonger, Timothy Garton Ash, early February to 'stop Putin' with military means. When in 1989, West Germany under Kohl wanted to rush to the aid of then-Soviet president Gorbachev, the same Garton Ash at the Bilderberg conference in La Toja in Spain raised the call to 'stop the Federal Republic' from doing so.
Because a former student of mine once had to clear out the archive of one participant, he gave me the papers of the Bilderberg event, including the typed version of Garton Ash's speech, on the condition I would not reveal how I got them. As a result I was able to make a connection, in my book Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq with the assassination of the banker, Alfred Herrhausen of the Deutsche Bank, later that year (1989)—officially by the Rote Armee Fraktion. As the key adviser of Kohl, Herrhausen had drawn up a ten-point plan for a high-speed rail link to Moscow and a further set of far-reaching projects for economic cooperation. That plan thus had been 'stopped', even though Garton Ash may never have intended such a literal interpretation of his words.
Whoever watches the movie, Leviathan, will have no difficulty imagining the corrupt, mafia-like power structures in Russia. One murder extra will make no difference there. But although there is a picture of Putin on the wall in the movie scene in the court of justice, that does not mean that everything that happens there, in a village somewhere near Murmansk, has been ordered by the president (the film was actually made with Russian state support, although there was a lot of grumbling about the result). At any rate, political murders 'near the Kremlin' are not necessarily the work 'of the Kremlin'.
It is remarkable that this time, the Dutch daily, De Volkskrant, has not yet joined the anti-Putin campaign. Rather it follows the initial assessment of the investigation team established by the Russian president. Indeed nobody at this moment has more to lose than Putin, who has managed to get an agreement in Ukraine and enjoys unprecedented support among the Russian population (around 86 %). The investigation team is looking at different motives for the assassination, possible involvement of Nemtsov's own party, etc. 'The team moreover does not exclude that there is a link with the conflict in Ukraine or that we are looking at a settlement of personal feuds emanating from business circles'.
These latter two motives may actually have merged into each other. As once in the case of the Herrhausen murder, there is somebody who makes a statement in a political context ('to stop … ') and via a series of intermediaries, such an idea percolates to people who are actually capable of executing it. These then have the feeling that they have been given 'a green light', even if an actual hit may not have been the real intention of the initial speaker. Yet attention to the situation in Ukraine in the coming weeks and especially the role of the United States, is most certainly warranted.


Sacred words and phrases are utilized in every religion and mystical tradition. The word mantra literally means "mind protection," which indicates their main purpose: spiritual defense.
The Divine Science collects three books by Samael Aun Weor about the power of sacred words, and how spiritual aspirants use prayer and mantra to protect themselves and others, awaken consciousness, and help humanity. Here you will learn how to protect yourself from black magic, negative forces, witches, sorcerers, and more. Includes techniques for awakening consciousness in the internal worlds, prayers for spiritual defense and healing, and how to recognize and protect against the influences of black magicians.
Logos Mantra Theurgy: Includes hundreds of proven techniques, such mantras for protection, awakening chakras, astral projection, healing, and much, much more.
Esoteric Treatise of Theurgy: An extensive investigation in the internal worlds regarding the "Conjuration of Solomon," from which we learn about the types of awakened beings in the internal worlds and how to work with them safely.
The Seven Words: Explains many details about the development of the astral body, and how to get daily spiritual strength by means of blessed food and drink (Eucharist).


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Rainbow over the Karakum
Director: Valery Balayan
During World War II the Kyiv Film Studio relocates to Ashgabat, which will provide a safe haven for many Soviet filmmakers. This is where, thousands of miles from the front line, one of the most famous war films in the history of cinema will be made.
Italian Neorealism, the Japanese cinema of the 1950s, the Polish documentary school, Ukrainian poetic cinema of the 1960s & 1970s, the cinema of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan were born in the sands of the Karakum desert, on the streets and squares of Ashgabat. Strange as it may seem, it's true.
In July 1941, due to the Wehrmacht's whirlwind attack, the Kyiv Film Studio was evacuated to the capital of Turkmenistan - Ashgabat. In less than two and a half years, including equipment removal and installation, 16 short films and 6 feature films were made by the evacuated film studio. One of them – "Rainbow" (1944) directed by Mark Donskoi – has become the high point of the world cinema.
According to the founder of Italian Neorealism Roberto Rossellini, "Rainbow" has started a new direction in the history of cinema. "I want to shout to everyone who's reading this: "Hurry up to watch "Rainbow"! It's a truly poetic work, a rare masterpiece!"" – exclaimed another, equally famous Italian film director Giuseppe De Santis. Moreover, Japanese directors Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi admitted, that after having seen "Rainbow" they understood how to shoot, hence this film influenced their unique style of directing. "Rainbow" made a splash in Hollywood and American critics recognized it as the best foreign movie of 1944.
The Kyiv Film Studio evacuation years are also closely associated with Olexandr Dovzhenko – one of the greatest directors of all time. His film "Ukraine in Flames" was scheduled to shoot in Ashgabat in the fall of 1942. It was never made – the script, written by the director straight at the front, was scarified and strictly prohibited to big-screen adaptation by Joseph Stalin at the special meeting in the Kremlin in 1944. But the screenplay for "Ukraine in Flames" has served as the basis for Dovzhenko's emotional full-length documentaries – "Battle for Our Soviet Ukraine" (1943) and "Victory on the Right Bank Ukraine" (1945).
Outstanding filmmaker and film teacher Igor Savchenko, the masters of Soviet musical comedy Alexander Ivanovsky and Vladimir Schmidthof, novelist and screenwriter Yuri Olesha, world-renowned cameramen Yuri Ekelchik and Danylo Demutsky, assistant directors and operators Shulamith Tsybulnik, Boris Shvachko, Alexei Mishurin, Stanislaw Wohl, Leon Persky (who would later become famous Ukrainian and Polish filmmakers) worked at the evacuated Kyiv Film Studio in Ashgabat. This is where Soviet movie stars gave some of their best performances: Abel Gance, Mark Bernes, Pyotr Alejnikov, Boris Andreev, Boris Chirkov, Sergei Martinson, Olexandr Khvylya, Dmytro Milyutenko, Marjan Krushelnytsky, Rostislav Ivnitskii, Natalia Uzhviy, Nina Alisova, Valentina Chistyakova, Anna Lisyanskaya...
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A Helpful Intro to Consent
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Q&A with a Penis Artist!
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Intro to Boston's BDSM Scene
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As a Person With a Disability, Sex Work Gave Me Control of My Life Back
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Pillow Talk: A new web series about human intimacy from Jerusalem
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Pillow Talk is a new video series about the quirks of intimate relationships. It was made in Jerusalem by budding filmmakers Ezra Ani and Micah Smith, who are from Baltimore and Los Angeles, respectively. Since I'm currently staying in Jerusalem, I was curious to hear about a local art project that explores romance, gender, and sexuality, so I decided to ask them some questions!
Q&A with Pleasure Pie's Founder
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Mood: successful
Music: "Allentown" - Billy Joel
Holes and Gifts
I drilled 192 holes this afternoon. Still working on the prototype bookcase. Trimmed the rough-cut sides to final height (84") and width (9¼"). Trimming to width was a pain. Did it on the table saw, which is great in theory, because all you have to do is adjust the rip fence to the desired width, lock the fence in place, start feeding the lumber through, and all the wood comes out the same exact width. What actually happens is that you're feeding a eight foot long board along a rip fence that is only three foot long using only two hands (which you're trying very hard to keep as far from the blade as possible), so there is still a chance that board will not be flush with the fence along it's entire length at all times. This gives you a piece of wood that is not quite the same width along it's entire length.
Another way to do it would be to use a circular saw butted up against a long straightedge to make the cut. The weakness here is that you need to measure the distance from the edge of the board to the straightedge separately for every single board, which is just not as precise as a table saw, where you only set the width once. Cutting eight sides in this manner will mostly likely yield eight pieces of wood, each a couple of 64ths different in width. Maybe I can build a little jig that would make the set up of this more reproducible. Will experiment.
Speaking of jigs, I had to drill one hundred ninety-two 1/4" holes to use with the shelf pins for the adjustable shelves. The jig that makes it possible to do this reproducibly can be found here. The thing works like the proverbial charm. Took about fifteen minutes a side to do two rows of forty-eight holes in each side, once I got the hang of it, so we're talking about a half hour per bookcase. The only negative to using this system is that the holes are spaced every 1¼", instead of 1/2" or even 1" that I'm used to, so there won't be as much flexibility with the height from shelf to shelf. I suppose I could use a 5/8" shim to start a second set of holes for each row spaced halfway between the original set of holes, but it'll take twice as long. Hmmm...
In other news, Trudy finally got the Secret Santa gift I sent her (she'd been on vacation), and she seemed to really like it. It's a Super Porny Pants action figure I customized from a Faith action figure, by adding a red silk cape and a SPP logo across the figure's chest. I also made it a little whip, and converted Faith's stake into, er, something pornier. It was easy to do, it was fun, and Trudy liked it. All in all, I feel pretty successful.
June Swoon
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Q: Insert into a junction table in MySQL when there is a foreign key I want to add person_name records FROM person to person_job table by giving these people a job value. person_job is my junction table. my job_id is the id of the job.
person table

person_id
person_name
Desired result is below.
person_id is a foreign key from person table, and I want to give the job id in the query manually, as I use phpMyAdmin, it will be easy.
person_job table (junction table from person and job tables.)

person_id
job_id
I've tried the query below, but I can't add ID values with it. Where should I put the id value?
INSERT INTO person_job(person_id)
          SELECT person_id
          FROM person
          WHERE person_id < 1500;

A: Option 1: drop the foreign key and restore it after you populated the table and fixed the referential integrity.
Option 2 : assign an arbitrary job to these persons then  update them with their actual jobs manually. This arbitrary job could be a dummy one created just for this operation (INSERT INTO  person_job(person_id, job_id) SELECT person_id, 999 ...)
Option 3 : assign the value NULL as a job to these persons, if the definition of job_id allows.

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Tag: Reagan Nierman
Assessing the Presence and Concentrations of Nutrient Pollution In Freshwater Environments In Fredericksburg, Virginia
By Reagan Nierman
Faculty Mentor: Professor Tyler Frankel
Aquatic environments require nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen to function properly and form the base of complex food webs. However, excess inputs of these nutrients through anthropogenic pollution commonly results in algal blooms, hypoxia, and dead zones. In this study, surface water samples were taken from five sites located around the city of Fredericksburg (City Dock, Old Mill, Ficklen Island, Motts Run Reservoir, and Little Falls). Samples were collected weekly between February 17th – March 24h in 1000mL bottles and analyzed for the presence and concentrations of total phosphorus, nitrate, nitrite, copper, and chlorine using colorimetric assays. During the six weeks of sampling no concentrations of nitrite, copper, or chlorine were detected at any location. Nitrate levels fluctuated at each site with levels ranging from 1.0mg/L to 5.0mg/L. Phosphate was observed to be a cause for concern as concentrations were consistently found at 0.4mg/L to 1.0mg/L in all streams. While the sources of these excess nutrients are unclear, possibilities include excess wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge during heavy precipitation events, construction over waterways that loosens sediment and increases runoff events, and proximity to more heavily populated areas. These results suggest the need for a long-term study to assess what influence seasonal temperatures and precipitation have on nutrient pollution and how these excess nutrient levels impact aquatic organisms in these locations.


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Il tempio Mahamuni (in birmano မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး, IPA: məhà mṵnḭ pʰəjádʑí, chiamato a volte Pagoda Mahamuni) è un tempio buddhista che si trova nella città di Mandalay, uno dei più importanti luoghi di pellegrinaggio dell'intera Birmania. La statua di Buddha che si trova al centro della costruzione e che originariamente si trovava nello Stato Rakhine è divinizzata. Essa è estremamente venerata dal popolo birmano e viene vista come rappresentativa della vita di Buddha stesso.

Secondo le antiche tradizioni durante la vita del Buddha storico vennero realizzati solamente cinque suoi ritratti: due di questi si trovavano in India, due in paradiso ed il quinto è quello conservato nel Tempio Mahamuni. La leggenda sostiene che nel 554 a.C. Buddha giunse in visita nella città di Dhanyawadi, nello Stato Rakhine. Qui il re Sanda Thuriya chiese che venisse scolpita una sua immagine: fatto questo, Buddha soffiò su di essa e da quel momento la statua assunse le sue esatte sembianze.

Storia

Origini

Secondo la leggenda Siddharta Gautama giunse a Dhanyawadi, capitale del regno Arakan, nel corso di un suo viaggio di diffusione del Buddhismo. Durante il ventiseiesimo anniversario del regno di Sanda Thuriya, un devoto buddhista, il Buddha scese sulla vetta del monte Salagiri nei pressi della città di Khaukrah, accompagnato da Shin Ananda e 500 discepoli. Il re, la regina ed un gran numero di dignitari, ministri e generali gli rese subito omaggio. Essi furono profondamente colpiti dal suo insegnamento e prima che lui partisse per la città di Sravasti il re cercò di convincere Buddha a lasciarsi ritrarre in modo che la sua immagine potesse venire venerata dal popolo anche in sua assenza. A questo scopo Buddha si ritirò in meditazione e rimase seduto sotto un albero della Bodhi per una settimana. In questo lasso di tempo Sakra (il re di Trāyastriṃśa nella cosmologia buddhista), aiutato da Vissakamma, plasmò un'immagine di Buddha utilizzando gli ornamenti donati dal re e dalla popolazione. Quando vide questa immagine, che al tempo si credeva essere la più somigliante mai fatta, Buddha ne fu compiaciuto e decise di impregnarla con la sua essenza spirituale, chiamandola Candasara. Egli disse anche che quell'immagine sarebbe durata 5.000 anni.

Un'altra leggenda raccontata nelle cronache del tempo narra di nove fenomeni che accaddero quando l'immagine venne consacrata nel tempio e continuarono ad accadere dopo la partenza di Buddha. I nove fenomeni furono: l'acqua sacra utilizzata per lavare l'immagine non fuoriusciva mai dai contenitori utilizzati per raccoglierla; l'acqua contenuta nella cisterna utilizzata per lavare la testa della statua rimaneva ottima per tutto l'anno; sei raggi colorati apparivano nel momento in cui i devoti veneravano l'immagine al pomeriggio; questi raggi scomparivano alla presenza di non credenti; lo spazio all'interno del tempio riusciva automaticamente ad accogliere qualunque numero di devoti, per quanto grande; le foglie degli alberi si inclinavano nella direzione dell'immagine; gli uccelli non sorvolavano il tempio; i guardiani di pietra all'ingresso del tempio riuscivano a sentire la presenza dei malintenzionati e a proibir loro l'ingresso.

Un'ulteriore leggenda è legata alle sei statue di bronzo di origine khmer (tre leoni, un elefante a tre teste chiamato Airavata e due guerrieri con le sembianze di Shiva), che si trovano nella parte settentrionale del cortile del tempio. Queste statue si trovavano originariamente nel complesso di Angkor Vat in Cambogia e i fedeli attribuiscono loro proprietà medicamentose: basterebbe sfregare una parte del corpo contro di esse per curarla.

Storia recente

Nell'XI secolo il re Anawratha tentò di spostare l'immagine nel regno di Pagan ma non ebbe successo. Nel 1784 i Bamar guidati da Thado Minsaw conquistarono il regno di Mrauk U. Le reliquie religiose del regno, compresa ovviamente la veneratissima immagine, vennero confiscate e portate nel Tempio Mahamuni di Amarapura, nei pressi di Mandalay. La statua era però troppo grande per essere trasportata, quindi venne tagliata in diversi pezzi e successivamente riassemblata una volta posta nel nuovo tempio. Durante il regno di Mindon Min e di suo figlio Thibaw la città di Mandalay divenne la capitale del regno. Nel 1885 la Birmania settentrionale fu annessa all'Impero britannico ma la venerazione della statua continuò ed essa continuò ad essere meta di pellegrinaggio da ogni parte, soprattutto da genti di etnia rakhine, mon e bamar.

Numerose statue che si trovano nel cortile del tempio hanno una lunga storia e spesso fanno parte di un bottino di guerra. Vennero scolpite originariamente per adornare Angkor Vat e da qui vennero asportate nel 1431 dai siamesi per essere portate ad Ayutthaya. Nel 1564 re Bayinnaung conquistò Ayutthaya e portò trenta di quelle statue a Bago, l'odierna Pegu. Nel 1599 re Razagri invase Bago e portò le statue a Mrauk U. Infine Thado Minsaw le portò ad Amarapura nel 1785. Secondo una credenza popolare durante quest'ultimo spostamento vennero trasportate molte più statue di quelle che si vedono oggi, ma re Thibaw ne fuse un gran numero per ricavare il materiale con cui costruire i cannoni che gli servivano per fortificare il suo palazzo.

Danni

La statua di Buddha ed alcuni locali del tempio che la contiene subirono numerosi danni durante gli incendi scoppiati nel 1879 e nel 1884. In particolare durante il secondo incendio furono distrutte diverse sale devozionali, corridoi, la guglia a sette tetti che sovrastava il tempio ed altri ambienti, anche se la statua si salvò. L'oro recuperato dopo l'incendio venne fuso per realizzare una veste che venne poi posta ad adornare la statua. Nel 1896 venne costruito il tempio esistente tutt'oggi, in sostituzione di quello andato distrutto dal fuoco.

Nel 1996 il Consiglio di Stato per la Pace e lo Sviluppo (il nome con cui il regime militare governava il paese all'epoca) diede inizio ad un lavoro di restauro del tempio. Durante i lavori, nel 1997 la statua venne danneggiata: nel suo ventre comparve un buco che si credette essere stato scavato da ladri nel tentativo di raggiungere e rubare i gioielli che la leggenda narra essere contenuti all'interno della statua. Un ufficiale militare richiese l'apertura del tempio durante la notte e venne tenuto un incontro con la presenza di tutti i monaci anziani dell'area di Mandalay per discutere il da farsi. Durante l'incontro si sparse una voce secondo la quale un musulmano avrebbe violentato una ragazza buddhista, il che provocò una grande rivolta popolare. Si scoprì poi che nulla di tutto ciò era avvenuto, ma questo fu un diversivo per distogliere l'attenzione dalla statua e poterla riparare in tutta fretta. Resta comunque incerto se dei gioielli fossero effettivamente contenuti all'interno della statua e se essi siano stati rubati o meno.

Architettura

La costruzione principale

Il Tempio Mahamuni è un complesso di strutture che si trova lungo una strada che da Mandalay conduce verso sudovest. Originariamente questa strada era pavimentata di mattoni e andava dal palazzo reale di re Bodawpaya fino alla porta orientale del tempio, ma oggi ne restano solo poche tracce. Nei pressi del tempio si trovano diversi monasteri, in cui studiano diverse centinaia di monaci. La parte centrale del tempio è circondata da un ampio prato, con portici ad arcata che conducono dall'esterno all'interno sostenuti da 252 colonne ed ornati da affreschi. Il cuore del tempio è costituito dalla piccola stanza in cui è conservata la grande statua di Buddha: questa stanza ha un tetto sormontato da sette pyatthat (cioè un tetto a sette strati) ed è ricoperta di mosaici.

La statua

La statua è contenuta in una piccola stanza, seduta in trono in una postura divina conosciuta col nome di bhumisparsamudra. Questa posizione simboleggia la vittoria di Buddha sul demone Māra: le gambe sono incrociate con i piedi girati verso l'interno e la mano destra tocca il terreno, a testimonianza delle sue antiche radici. La statua è di bronzo e pesa 6,5 tonnellate; il piedistallo su cui è poggiata è alto 1,84 metri e l'altezza complessiva raggiunta è di 3,82 metri. È vestita con costumi regali, coronata e adornata con diamanti, rubini e zaffiri. La mano sinistra è leggermente sproporzionata (più grande) ed è appoggiata sul grembo col palmo rivolto verso l'alto.

I devoti attaccano regolarmente numerose foglie oro sulla statua, il che nel corso dei secoli ne ha provocato l'ispessimento di alcune parti rispetto ad altre, rendendo pressoché indistinguibili alcune zone (le parti più facilmente raggiungibili hanno una copertura in oro che raggiunge i 15 centimetri). Dopo l'incendio del 1884 vennero raccolti 91 kg d'oro che nel corso dei secoli i pellegrini avevano attaccato alla statua.

Altre costruzioni

Nella parte sudorientale del cortile interno è raccolta una collezione di pietre con iscrizioni raccolte da re Bodawpaya: alcune di esse sono di marmo dorato e arenaria e provengono da diverse regioni della Birmania. A sudest del tempio è presente anche uno stagno contenente pesci e tartarughe sacre, nutrite con tortini a base di riso dal gran numero di pellegrini che visita il tempio ogni giorno.

Riti quotidiani

Il 17 febbraio 1988 ebbe inizio il rituale di lavare il viso ed i denti della statua ogni mattina, fra le 4 e le 4:30. Si tratta di un elaborato rito celebrato da un monaco anziano, vestito con abiti da cerimonia, e da diversi aiutanti, vestiti con abiti bianchi. Subito dopo il suono del tamburo il monaco anziano esce dal vicono monastero ed entra nella stanza ove è custodita la statua, dando inizio al rito utilizzando una serie di asciugamani offerti dai devoti. Poi passa a pulire i denti della statua con una grande spazzola e nuovamente pulisce viso e denti con altri asciugamani. Poi sull'immagine viene applicata una pasta al sandalo, si procede con un'ulteriore pulitura ed infine sulla statua viene spruzzata acqua profumata. Alla fine della cerimonia gli asciugamani vengono resi ai fedeli che li avevano donati, in modo da poter essere conservati nelle loro case con devozione.

In occasioni speciali, come ad esempio nel giorno dedicato all'uposatha, sulle spalle del Buddha viene posta una stola dorata e la statua stessa viene arieggiata con dei ventagli. Ogni giorno questi riti vengono seguiti da un gran numero di fedeli: alcuni uomini siedono in una piccola zona riservata immediatamente di fronte alla statua, mentre le donne e i bambini siedono dietro e a fianco di questa zona. Durante il rito i pellegrini offrono cibo e denaro alla divinità, recitando nel contempo preghiere. Durante la stagione invernale l'immagine è coperta da un mantello dell'ordine monastico.

Nei secoli passati, quando la Birmania era ancora retta dalla sua casa reale, i doni venivano offerti alla statua in un modo molto più formale: cibo ed altri oggetti, protetti da un ombrello bianco, venivano portati in processione dal palazzo reale al tempio, scortati da un ministro, per simboleggiare l'onore che si deve ad un capo di stato.

Festività
Una grande festa (chiamata Mahamuni Paya pwe) viene tenuta ogni anno all'inizio di febbraio, alla fine del Vassa, per celebrare la storia del tempio. Oltre ai normali riti, durante questa festività viene recitato il Patthana, una sacra scrittura in lingua pāli. I monaci, in gruppi di due o tre per volta, portano avanti questa recita per diversi giorni.

Galleria d'immagini

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Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

templi buddhisti della Birmania

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Man Killed in Schiller Park Christmas Day Hit-and-Run Remembered
The vehicle believed to have struck Benak was "recovered with fire damage" at approximately 4:45 a.m. Sunday in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood,
By Vi Nguyen	• Published December 26, 2021 • Updated on December 26, 2021 at 9:19 pm
A man who was killed in a hit-and-run on Christmas Day in Schiller Park is being remembered as a kind and positive person who made "everyone feel welcome."
Emil Benak was struck by a hit-and-run driver at approximately 9:49 p.m. in the 9400 block of Irving Park Road, authorities said. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead approximately 40 minutes later.
Benak was crossing Irving Park Road, heading to the nearby Sway Bar from his condominium, when he was struck by a vehicle.
"A few of our regular patrons they ran across the street to check up on the individual that was struck, and one of the patrons happened to recognize it was our friend Emil," said longtime friend Swaten Gabhawala and owner of Sway Bar.
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Following the crash, family and friends were left processing exactly what happened and how someone could do such a thing to their loved one.
"He always reminded me how much he loved me, how much he appreciated, the bar and what it's done for him, but I would say that he's done tenfold more for me and the business and the bar just being him and that I love him."
The vehicle believed to have struck Benak was described as a Volvo S60 and "recovered with fire damage" at approximately 4:45 a.m. Sunday in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood, police said.
NBC 5 has learned the car was not reported stolen, and investigations on Sunday were waiting to obtain a search warrant to begin processing the vehicle for evidence.
Anyone with additional information was asked to contact the Schiller Park Police Dept. at 847-678-4794.
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WASHINGTON- A Trump judicial nominee whose inability to answer basic legal questions at his confirmation hearing brought him widespread ridicule has withdrawn, a White House official said Monday.
Matthew Peterson, nominated by Trump to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, became an internet sensation after the video of his confirmation hearing — during which Peterson was unable to define basic legal terms — was posted online.
A White House official said Peterson withdrew from consideration and Trump accepted the withdrawal. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the development publicly.
During the confirmation hearing, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy pressed Peterson, a member of the Federal Election Commission who testified he had never tried a case, on his qualifications to the bench.
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The bus driver charged in a crash that killed 15 tourists on the way back from a casino knew the risks of fatigue but chose to drive sleep deprived anyway, prosecutors said Thursday at the first day of his manslaughter trial, reports the New York Daily News.
Ophadell Williams was driving the bus from a Connecticut casino to Chinatown on March 12, 2011 when he lost control on Interstate 95 as the vehicle entered the Bronx, killing 15 passengers. Prosecutors believe he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the bus as a result.
His defense has said Williams got plenty of rest and was not asleep when the accident occured.
Williams has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.


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1. Goal. We already discussed this above. Of course, you must have a desired result in your mind for the activity. It can be anything from getting the students to know each other and begin to communicate math among themselves, preparing them for future work, to ambitious aspirations such as leading them to discover the fundamental theorem of calculus! Whatever your goals are, they must be there to begin with.
2. Input. The raw material/data that class will be provided. In a math class we can expect copies of exercises and instructions, but also ropes and scissors and card boxes, say in a topology class. As an instructor, you must prepare the equipment beforehand.
3. Setting. Just like a movie set. Is everyone at the board or should they be sitting in round tables of three? Do groups talk to each other? Is the teacher at the board?
4. Roles. Talking about movies, we have to assign roles. Will each student in a group be assigned certain jobs, such as the calculator expert, the presenter, etc? What is the teacher's role? Will they be the central figure, or try to minimize their influence? Deciding on these roles reduces the risk for confusion and increases efficiency.
5. Activities. With the set prepared, let the action begin. Make sure the instructions are clear and students know exactly what to do. Do not start with vague tasks that basically say "OK, go on and prove that every graph has a maximal sub-tree!" Break the job into smaller tasks that increase in difficulty. This will give the students a sense of success each time they fulfill one of the steps.
Input: Copies of these sheets for each student. A calculator per group.
Setting: Isolated groups of three.
Roles: Once a strategy is determined, one student uses the calculator, one records the numbers, and the third syncs them and corrects mismatches. The teacher circulates to observe progress and provide hints, but not answers.
Activities: Follow the instructions in the order written, and complete the tasks.
If the obscurity of writing up class activities was one factor keeping you from experimenting with the amazing world of non-lecture based math education, I hope this will be the little nudge and nod you were waiting for. I really urge you to try it at least for one topic in a semester. Good luck! And don't forget to share your experience here.
I started PhD in Mathematics at Pitt in Fall 2015. I have come to grow a passion for metric spaces -- a set and a distance function that satisfies the triangle inequality -- simple and beautiful! These spaces when equipped with other structures, such as a measure, becomes extremely fun to play with!
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import android.support.annotation.AttrRes;
import android.support.annotation.ColorRes;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.util.TypedValue;

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Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, FASCO
@CliffordHudis
I find it hard to believe, but this winter marks just over 3.5 years since I arrived at ASCO as CEO. Looking back, I am proud of our progress, starting with forming our strategic plan and now executing against it.
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A Conversation With Dr. Lori J. Pierce on Her Plans to Improve Cancer Care Equity During Her ASCO Presidential Year
ASCO Special Report: Resuming Cancer Care Delivery During COVID-19
Ethical Considerations for Allocating Scarce Resources During a Pandemic
Warm Wishes to Rich: ASCO Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard L. Schilsky to Retire in February 2021


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Harmonix Delay Amplitude, Hint At New Rock Band Game
Tuffcub 19/01/15 10 Comments
First the bad news, forthcoming musical racer Amplitude has been delayed from March to a vague "summer" release on PlayStation 4.
"This is our first time working on PlayStation 4, and it's been a big learning experience for the team," explained Harmonix in a Kickstarter post. "We've put a lot of work into our proprietary engine to support some of the new, awesome content we're bringing to the reboot. These factors combined have bumped production out a few additional months."
The good news is that the team seem to be hinting rather heavily that a new Rock Band game is in production and have tweeted a survey asking fans what they would like to see in the new game. They also retweeted a tweet from IGN, "Wait.. Is RockBand returning?!"
"From time to time, it's important for us to reach out directly to our audience to see what they're most interested in and excited about," a Harmonix representative told GameSpot. "We're always thinking about it, as well as actively supporting the community. What the plans for the future are remain to be seen, but feedback from our fans is always valuable; we appreciate folks taking time out to let us know what they're thinking."
Source: Kickstarter / Twitter / Gamespot
Tags: Amplitude, harmonix
Fuser full song list – here's every track available at launch
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double-o-dave	 19/01/15, 12:08
I'd quite happily buy another RockBand or Guitar Hero if they binned off all this new modern rock rubbish and filled the game with some classic 70s & 80s rock! Hell, even a few late 60s or a few 90s too along as there is NO Nirvana – If they're gonna go down that route, give us some Alice in Chains.
beeje13	 19/01/15, 12:17
Could be worse, Rock Band: One Direction. Or something of that ilk.
Actually, I would not be surprised if that became a thing. Would probably sell well.
Forrest_01	 19/01/15, 13:28
One Direction are neither Rock, nor a Band. Just saying. ;)
'RockBand McBusted' may be a possibility though…
Since when would that stop people lol?
rept0n	 19/01/15, 12:17
I like the type of questions that they are asking, if they deliver on what I'd expect to be the community response, then Rockband will be alive for another generation :)
rSp8	 19/01/15, 13:06
Perhaps I shouldn't throw out my original "band in a box" that the the missus made me put in the shed just before Christmas just yet…. I made several attempts to sell it all last year but couldn't even shift it for a fiver at a car boot sale. I would certainly dig it out for PS4 version of Rock Band that was compatible with the old instruments.
stigdu	 19/01/15, 16:26
I still play Rock Band 3; it's my favourite game on PS3. I'd buy pretty much anything Harmonix released that's Rock Band-related, even One Direction. At least the tunes are fairly catchy, and you can be guaranteed some keyboard parts, which is always good.
If they do confirm an RB4, I'd be willing to put a wager on that one of the first questions someone asks is "Will there be any Muse?"
Sitorimon	 19/01/15, 21:35
I love me some music games so will be grabbing both Amplitude and any new rock band. Rocksmith is still on my to get list but I didnt really want to learn a guitar for real
freezebug2	 20/01/15, 08:46
I must get around to purchasing the latest Rocksmith for PS4, runour says it's a bit good! ;)
*rumour


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