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(Kyoto, 12 de gener de 1949) és un autor de novel·les i contes japonès.

Biografia
Si bé va néixer a Kioto, visqué gran part de la seva joventut a Kōbe. El pare era fill d'un monjo budista, mentre que la mare és filla d'un mercader d'Osaka, però ambdós ensenyaven literatura japonesa.

Des de la joventut, Murakami va estar molt influït per la cultura occidental, en particular per la música i literatura. Va créixer llegint nombroses obres d'autors estatunidencs, com Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Brautigan i Jack Kerouac. Són aquestes influències occidentals les que sovint distingeixen Murakami d'altres escriptors japonesos.

Estudià literatura i dramatúrgia grega a la Universitat de Waseda (Soudai), on conegué la seva dona, Yoko. La seva primera feina va ser en una botiga de discos (igual que un dels seus personatges principals, Toru Watanabe de Norwegian Wood). Abans d'acabar els seus estudis, Murakami obrí el bar de jazz "Peter Cat" a Tòquio, que romangué obert entre 1974 i 1982.

El 1986, després del gran èxit de la seva novel·la Tòquio blues, abandonà el Japó per a anar a viure a Europa i a Amèrica. El 1984 va canviar la seva residència a Fujisawa (Kanagawa), Tòquio, per Oiso (Kanagawa), a aquest canvi van seguir una sèrie de viatges a Itàlia i Grècia. El 1991 va impartir classes a la Universitat de Princeton (Nova Jersey) primer com a docent convidat, després com a professor convidat. El juliol de 1993 va ser contractat per la Tufts University a Medford (Massachusetts).

Tornà al seu país el 1995 arran del terratrèmol de Kobe, la ciutat de la seva infantesa, així com l'atac de gas sarín que la secta Aum Shinrikyo perpetrà al metro de Tòquio, fets sobre els quals escriuria. En l'actualitat resideix a Oiso des del 2001.

El 2011 li va ser concedit el Premi Internacional Catalunya.

La trilogia del Rata
Murakami va escriure la seva primera ficció als 29 anys. Segons l'autor, es va trobar de sobte i inexplicablement inspirat per a escriure la seva primera novel·la (Escolta la cançó del vent, 1979) mentre veia un partit de beisbol. El 1978, Murakami era a un partit de beisbol al Jingu Stadium, entre els equips de Yakult Swallows i els Hiroshima Carp, quan un jugador estatunidenc, Dave Hilton, hi entrà per a batejar. D'acord amb una història sovint repetida, en el moment en què Hilton obtingué un doble, a Murakami li vingué de sobte al cap que podria escriure una novel·la. Aquella mateixa nit anà cap a casa i començà a escriure, estant-se per aquest treball uns quants mesos, aprofitant les escasses hores lliures de què disposava després de treballar al seu bar. Com a resultat d'això, el llibre té capítols curts i amb moltes pauses. Una vegada que el va acabar va enviar aquesta novel·la a l'únic concurs literari que podria acceptar un treball d'aquesta curta llargària, i hi guanyà el primer premi. Ja en aquesta primera obra es troben els principals elements literaris de Murakami: estil occidentalitzat, humor indiosincràtic i una nostàlgia punyent.

L'èxit dEscolta la cançó del vent l'encoratjà a continuar escrivint, i un any més tard en publicà la seqüela, Pinball 1973. El 1982 publicà A la caça de l'ovella, un èxit de crítica, en què fa un ús original d'elements fantàstics. Les tres obres esmentades componen l'anomenada «Trilogia del Rata», una trilogia centrada en un mateix narrador sense nom i el seu amic, «el Rata». Si bé, molt més endavant, n'escriuria una altra seqüela, Balla, balla, balla, que no es considera com a part d'aquesta sèrie. Tot i que, inicialment, l'autor no va voler traduir aquestes dues primeres novel·les (només estaven publicades en llengua japonesa i al Japó, si bé es va publicar una edició amb extenses notes en anglès per a estudiants japonesos), al final va accedir a les peticions dels seus lectors i s'han pogut traduir a diversos idiomes, juntament amb un pròleg on explica com van sorgir i què el va dur a escriure-les. Segons el mateix Murakami (Publishers Weekly, 1991), l'autor considera les seves dues primeres novel·les com a «estranyes». El treball dA la caça de l'ovella, en canvi, considera que va ser «el primer llibre amb què podria sentir-me satisfet, el gust per contar una història. Quan llegeixes una bona història, simplement hi segueixes. Així que, igualment, quan escric una bona història, senzillament hi seguisc escrivint».

Obres

Novel·les
El tema principal de les novel·les de Murakami és la pèrdua de l'amor i els intents (endebades) per aconseguir-lo. També cal mencionar la tendència de l'escriptor a traspassar la frontera de la representació real i la ciència-ficció.

Regularment, l'autor recorre a certs motius en la seva literatura, on hi ha un punt de vista quasi autobiogràfic: els seus personatges mostren gairebé sempre certes predileccions, com el gust per plats selectes, el jazz, o el rock, així com passar el temps en bars de disseny. A més, els seus personatges acostumen a tenir personalitats complexes, que l'autor aconsegueix descriure tant recorrent a un vocabulari ric i a imatges elaborades, com un austeres descripcions. En aquest sentit, algunes de les seves novel·les contenen temes i títols musicals, per exemple, les tres parts de què es compon la Crònica de l'ocell que dona corda al món, que en l'edició original japonesa van aparèixer com a tres llibres independents: «La gazza ladra» (que comença amb una obertura orquestral de Rossini), «L'ocell profeta» (amb una peça de piano de Robert Schumann) i «El caçador d'ocells» (el protagonista assisteix a una òpera de Mozart, La flauta màgica). Els títols d'algunes de les seves novel·les provenen de cançons: Balla, balla, balla (d'una cançó del grup The Dells, si bé altres consideren que és pels Beach Boys), Norwegian Wood –en català, Tòquio blues– (d'una cançó de The Beatles) i L'amant perillosa (de «South of the Border», una cançó de Nat King Cole).

En Murakami es pot trobar una forta influència occidental, que és alguns cops retreta pels cercles de la crítica literària japonesa. L'autor demostra arrelats coneixements de la literatura occidental, i una gran predilecció, entre d'altres, per Franz Kafka i Fiodor Dostoievski. Murakami és responsable de la traducció de nombroses obres d'autors estatunidencs de l'anglès al japonès, obres, entre d'altres, de F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Irving, Paul Theroux, Raymond Carver i de Raymond Chandler.

Literatura

Novel·les llargues

Conte il·lustrat

No ficció (selecció)

Contes i històries curtes

Obra traduïda al català
 El meu amor Sputnik, del japonès Spuutoniku no koibito (1999), trad. de Concepció Iribarren,
 Kafka a la platja, del japonès Umibe no Kafka (2002), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 L'amant perillosa, del japonès Kokkyō no minami, taiyō no nishi (1992), trad. de Concepció Iribarren i Albert Nolla,
 Tòquio blues, del japonès Noruwei no mori (1987), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 El salze cec i la dona adormida, del japonès Mekurayanagi to, nemuru onna (1996).
 After Dark, del japonès After Dark (2004), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 Despietat país de les meravelles i la Fi del Món, del japonès Sekai no owari to hādoboirudo wandārando (1985), trad. d'Imma Estany,
 De què parlo quan parlo de córrer, del japonès Hashiru kotonitsuite katarutokini bokuno kataru koto (2010), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 1Q84, del japonès 1Q84 (2009), trad. de Jordi Mas,
 Crònica de l'ocell que dona corda al món, del japonès Nejimaki-dori Kuronikuru (1995), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 Balla, balla, balla, del japonès Dansu dansu dansu (1988), trad. de Núria Parés Sellarès i Alexandre Gombau,
 El noi sense color i els seus anys de pelegrinatge, del japonès Shikisai wo motanai Tasaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi (2013), trad. de Jordi Mas,
 Després del terratrèmol, del japonès Kami no kodomotachi wa mina odoru (1999), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 Underground, del japonès Andāguraundo (1997), trad. d'Albert Nolla i Jordi Mas,
 Homes sense dones, del japonès Onna no inai otokotachi (2014), trad. d'Albert Nolla i Jordi Mas,
 Escolta la cançó del vent | Pinball 1973, del japonès Kaze no uta o kike (1979) i 1973-nen no pinbōru (1980), trad. d'Albert Nolla,
 L'elefant desapareix, del japonès Zou no shoumetsu (1980-1991), trad. de Marina Bornas i Sandra Ruiz Morilla.
 De què parlo quan parlo d'escriure, del japonès Shokugyō to shite no shōsetsuka (2015), trad. de Jordi Mas.
 La noia de l'aniversari, del japonès Bāsudei gāru (2002), trad. d'Albert Nolla.
 A la caça de l'ovella, del japonès Hitsujiwo meguru bôken (1982), trad. d'Albert Nolla.
 Primera persona del singular, del japonès Ichininsho Tansu (2020), trad. d'Albert Nolla.

Premis a llibres
 1979: Premi Gunzo (millor primera novel·la) per Escolta la canço del vent
 1982: Premi Literari Noma (millor nouvingut) per A la caça de l'ovella
 1985: Premi Tanizaki per Despietat país de les meravelles i la Fi del Món
 1995: Premi Yomiuri (millor novel·la) per Crònica de l'ocell que dona corda al món
 1999: Premi Kuwabara Takeo per Underground
 2006: Premi Mundial de Fantasía (millor novel·la) per Kafka a la platja
 2006: Premi Internacional de Contes Frank O'Connor per El salze cec i la dona adormida
 2016: Premi Hans Christian Andersen de Literatura
 2018: Premi Amèrica de Literatura per una contribució de tota una vida a l'escriptura internacional

Premis personals
 Premi Franz Kafka (2006)
 Premi Jerusalem (2009)
 Premi Internacional Catalunya (2011), per la seva obra narrativa.
 Welt-Literaturpreis (2014)

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Hanami Web - Haruki Murakami
 Web oficial de Murakami
 Entrevista

Escriptors japonesos en japonès
Premis Internacional Catalunya
Artistes de Kyoto
Traductors japonesos
Traductors de l'anglès
Escriptors japonesos del segle XX
Escriptors japonesos del segle XXI
Alumnes de la Universitat de Waseda
Comanadors de les Arts i les Lletres
Naixements del 1949
Time 100


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Facebook to buy Giphy for $400 million
HiroProtagonist May 15, 2020, 10:54am #1
https://www.axios.com/scoop-facebook-to-buy-giphy-for-400-million-4a75a359-833b-484d-b15b-87e94d3de017.html
Facebook has agreed to buy Giphy, the popular platform of sharable animated images, Axios has learned from multiple sources. The total deal value is around $400 million.
Background: A source close to the situation says that the two companies first began talking prior to the pandemic, although that was more about a partnership than an acquisition.
Giphy is expected to retain its own branding, with its primary integration to come via Facebook's Instagram platform.
New York-based Giphy had raised around $150 million in VC funding since its 2013 inception, from firms like Betaworks (which incubated the company), Lerer Hippeau, IVP, DFJ Growth, GGV Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Its most recent private valuation was around $600 million.
The bottom line: Giphy is a massive video library, with hundreds of millions of daily users that share billions of GIFs, that generates revenue via branded content. Adding Facebook's ad sales and marketing firepower could be what transforms it from a popular service into a highly profitable one.
Nitecrawler May 15, 2020, 11:05am #2
Interesting. Although I wonder if it will eliminate some of the more risqué gifs that exist on giphy.
100kgkilla May 15, 2020, 11:05am #3
The monopoly monster keeps growing.
gregbrady May 15, 2020, 11:10am #4
100kgkilla -
its the "free market" though that means we automatically have to accept it for some reason
PumpkinSpiceLazarus May 15, 2020, 11:11am #5
*removes giphy from slack*
HiroProtagonist May 15, 2020, 12:32pm #6
They're not a monopoly, at least not in the traditional sense of the word.
Traditional monopolies "control supply of a good or service, and where the entry of new producers is prevented or highly restricted."
In this case, the supply of a good or service (social networking, webpage indexing and searching) are not controlled by Facebook and Google because they aren't finite resources. Anyone can index the web and anyone can build a social network and Google/Facebook aren't going to crush you with lawsuits or some other nefarious tactic to maintain their position (AFAIK).
Entry of new producers of these services is not prevented or highly restricted. New social networks and search engines pop up all the time.
What Facebook and Google have is massive, large scale user loyalty. Despite alternatives existing (Bing, Mastadon, DuckDuckGo, Myspace, etc.), users are voluntarily choosing to use Google and Facebook. This is not a monopoly.
I think we need a new term for this situation.
yusul May 15, 2020, 12:41pm #7
^cyberopoly?
Altofsky May 15, 2020, 1:11pm #8
Two dogshit companies together at last!
Racial_Dolezal May 15, 2020, 1:54pm #9
Altofsky -
don't you have a facebook for bushkill blades? this isn't a ding on you, just a statement that even some who is strongly anti facebook still feels like they have to use facebook
FETT_Loadin76_TFK May 15, 2020, 2:26pm #10
SpunQ -
Meme cencorship, wonderful.
Thats why I save gifs and memes whenever I find them funny and want to reuse them
guitarmanzan May 15, 2020, 2:42pm #11
I work as a contractor at a FB DC. It's an amazing company to work for and easily the best job I have ever had. I understand a lot of the flack they get,why, and have my own issues. But they take good care of their teams. Remember outside of FB, they also own Instagram, WhatsApp, and host Occulus Rift. The chances of someone matching them is not very likely.
HiroProtagonist May 15, 2020, 3:27pm #12
guitarmanzan -
What kind of work do you do? Not asking for specifics, just generally.
saglv -
Network admin/break fix. Networks of this size are done w automation, so it's not a typical network admin role. But deploying the devices, prepping for automation, keep them running, etc.
chad_mcjangle - I think the acquisition that should have been blocked by the ftc was fb buying instagram. they bought the 1 meaningful direct competitor.
WhatsApp dwarfs Instagram and is 2nd behind fb for usage numbers. It's massive most everywhere but in the US. Worldwide, it's the most used messaging app anywhere. The amount of WhatsApp users a day is how many Instagram users has a month.
Very interesting! How long have you been doing that if you don't mind my asking?
Banjaxo May 15, 2020, 4:53pm #16
chad_mcjangle -
facebook is different from google in that it has very strong network effects. what makes facebook valuable is that all of your friends are already using it. so it pretty much is impossible to compete with directly at this point until there is another big technology change.
Back in the day, everyone used Myspace. Facebook cught up and eventually took over though.
Was this just because the reach of social media was still expanding, could the same thing not happen again in the future?
Banjaxo -
Of course. Nothing lasts forever.
ReneH May 15, 2020, 5:50pm #18
I don't use neither services but yeah, two dogshit services have combined.

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Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge is situated in the south-western portion of Pilanesberg Game Reserve (also known as Pilanesberg National Park). The Lodge has its own gate off the R565 as point of entry.
Pilanesberg hosts the Big 5 amongst many other mammals and bird species. Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge has a five star grading from the Tourism Grading Council (TGCSA). It is situated in the North West Province and is in a malaria free area close to Sun City and about 2 hours drive from Johannesburg.
The family suites offer two en-suite master bedrooms with a shared lounge and patio. The family suites can also be configured in such a way as to offer a luxury suite option as well as a standard room option.
The executive suites offer one en-suite master bedroom with a lounge and patio. In addition, guests can savour an indoor steam shower and double outdoor shower.
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This is a transcript of an ORU Chapel service held on January 14, 1983 on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. The chapel is a celebration of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Reflections on Dr. King were shared by ORU faculty member, Dr. Larry Hart, and students Monty Norwood and Benny McFarland.
Hart, Larry, "Chapel Transcript January 14, 1983 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday by Larry D. Hart" (1983). Chapel Audio & Transcripts. 10.


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Facebook posting reunites Southold grad, high school ring
Dan Olsen shows off his 1999 class ring with his son Dylan, 16, who is getting ready to order his own class ring in Virginia. The ring was stolen 15 years ago, but workers at La Cascada in Southold recently found it and used Facebook to connect it with Olsen, a Southold High School graduate. Credit: Tammy Harvey
By Laura Blaseylaura.blasey@newsday.com March 1, 2016
The late 1990s were tough on Dan Olsen's family.
His mother had cancer and money was tight — yet his parents scraped together $550 so Olsen, then a student at Southold High School, could buy a class ring.
Olsen, who graduated in 1999, cherished it until it disappeared along with his wedding ring and watch 15 years ago during a party at his Flanders home.
But thanks to a Southold restaurant and a social media campaign, the class ring is back in Olsen's hands.
"I never thought I'd see it again," said Olsen, 35, chief operating officer of a funeral home in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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La Cascada restaurant employees told the Suffolk Times they spotted the ring on a table after closing one night. Several months later, after no one had returned to pick up the ring from the restaurant's lost-and-found, employees reached out to the paper.
On Feb. 24, the Times posted a photo of the ring on its Facebook page, but withheld the graduation year so the restaurant could verify the rightful owner. About 600 people shared the post.
Olsen woke up early last Thursday and was scrolling through Facebook when he saw that two high school friends were spreading the word. The ring features a blue zircon gemstone and "Sagittarius" and "Daniel" etched on the 10 karat gold band.
"It looked like mine," he said. "I called the restaurant owner and sure enough, it was a 1999 graduation ring."
La Cascada owner Jorge Torrento was not available for comment Tuesday.
Fifteen years ago, Olsen said he and his wife had a birthday party for their young son at their home, and he took off the jewelry to wash dishes during the party. Not only was the braided wedding ring gone when he finished, but also the class ring and a watch handed down from his grandfather.
Olsen never filed a police report, hoping that whoever took the valuables would return them. But the family later moved to Virginia, and he gave up any hope of ever seeing the items again.
The return of the class ring was an unexpected delight.
"I was really in disbelief," he said. "I was curious about how it got there."
He hasn't visited New York in eight years, and has never set foot in La Cascada. One of the friends who shared the post picked up the ring and mailed it to him last week.
His mother was thrilled to hear of the ring's return, Olsen said, adding that it couldn't have come at a better time: His son Dylan, 16, a high school sophomore, is getting ready to order his own class ring.
Olsen said he proudly showed his ring to his son after it arrived Saturday — then headed to a jewelry store to get it resized.
"Now that I got it back, I'm going to wear it," he said.


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Az 1998-as junior atlétikai világbajnokság volt a hetedik junior vb. 1998. július 28-tól augusztus 2-ig rendezték az franciaországi Annecy-ben.

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On 16 November 1985, less than a century after the district was first granted its own local administration, the City of Armadale was proclaimed.
The process began when the Kelmscott Road Board was formed in 1894.
This became the Armadale-Kelmscott Road Board in 1910.
In 1961 the Armadale-Kelmscott Shire was formed, growing into the Town of Armadale in 1979.
Work commenced on Minnawarra Park in early 1987 with the relocation of historic buildings – the old Armadale Primary School and the Congregational Church – to stand by Minnawarra Lake in the beautiful historic precinct enjoyed by so many today.
To discover more, read the Settlement to City book (Carter, 2011) or visit Picture Armadale.


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PRIDES // THE LEMON TREE, ABERDEEN
PRIDES PERFORM ENERGETIC SET AT ABERDEEN'S LEMON TREE
PRIDES PERFORMING AT ABERDEEN'S LEMON TREE - 12/05/2017
PICTURE BY: COREY MCKAY
Prides had two local Scottish support acts: Another, The Cliftons. They both played similar styled music as the main band. Normally during a support act not many fans arrive and wait until the main act to go. However, this gig was different the crowd was equally excited for both supports and the main. Both acts are pretty new in the industry so it was great for them to perform to such an amazing crowd.
PHOTOS - 'ANOTHER' SUPPORTING PRIDES
PHOTOS: 'THE CLIFTONS' SUPPORTING PRIDES
Prides are a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 2014 and made up of Stewart Brock and Callum Wiseman. They released their debut album 'The Way Back Up' on 10 July 2015. The band are managed by Ally McCrae and Joel Mark and signed to Island Records. The brilliant Prides are back on the road with a bunch of new songs and were more than happy to show them off to the crowd.
They have brought in Adam Parker, from Dundee outfit Make Sparks, on drums as well as two other musicians to bolster their live sound. Even though it was a small venue it did not impact the atmosphere. Watching them perform on stage was fascinating. They were so alive and full of energy. They had clearly been ready for that performance for ages and they gave it everything. They are so confident with their music and this is shown throughout their performance in Aberdeen.
They are due to perform at Dundee's festival Carnival 56 in summer. No doubt this will be an amazing performance and like in Aberdeen's performance they will have so much energy and passion.
PRIDES TOUR CONTINUES:
JUNE 29 - JULY 2 - BARN ON THE FARM FESTIVAL - GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK
AUGUST 12-13 - CAMPERDOWN PARK - DUNDEE, UK
REVIEW + PHOTOS BY: COREY MCKAY
The Modern Record May 12, 2017
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DAN CROLL // STEREO CAFE BAR, GLASGOW


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BRIGHTEON 2.0 IS NOW LIVE AND READY TO HOST YOUR FREE SPEECH VIDEOS THAT ARE BANNED BY THE TECHN-FASCISTS
After months of R&D effort that required a complete re-work of our back-end infrastructure, Brighteon 2.0 is now live and functioning on our new platform. See my official video announcement here.
With our new infrastructure, videos start to play more quickly and are therefore more responsive across all platforms. The current elimination of pre-roll ads means viewers start seeing your video immediately, with no interruption. In addition, the site search function has been dramatically improved and now provides more relevant video search results.
You can request an invitation to join Brighteon (it's free) at this link.
With this transition now complete, our R&D team is focusing on user-requested new features such as allowing users to follow or subscribe to channels, adding "like" buttons to videos, adding SubscribeStar donation support for video creators and much more. All those features (and more) are being engineered now.
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Video pre-roll ads have been removed for the moment, and we are experimenting with a donation model and on-page advertising that will be tested shortly. Because our operating costs have been substantially reduced, we are now able to sustain operations with less revenue.
Here's my official announcement video:
Content restrictions are now relaxed
Thanks to the fact that videos are now stored and served from our own infrastructure, previous content restrictions that were forced upon us have now been relaxed. This means we are able to defend free speech with even greater determination. It also means video game videos — which we had previously banned due to storage costs — are now welcomed on the platform.
We are also greatly relaxing the number of video views required to unlock higher user levels (which allows you to upload more videos). All current channel views requirements are being cut in half from current levels, making it easier for users to unlock new user levels.
In addition, controversial or "offensive" videos are allowed on the platform, with the caveat that Brighteon reviewers may label them with a warning tag that is visible to the public. Additionally, videos that use strong, explicit language are still required to add the word "explicit" to the title. Videos which violate United States law are, of course, not allowed on the platform, and Brighteon is not an appropriate video platform for Satanism or pornography videos, even if such topics are technically "legal" in America. (How do we define Satanism and pornography? Basically any video that reminds us of Miley Cyrus…)
Importantly, many videos that Brighteon was previously forced to remove from the network due to upstream threats being leveled against us may now be re-uploaded.
While Brighteon is not yet 100% bulletproof against censorship, we are in a much stronger position now to defend your right to speak.
Brighteon has become the go-to hub for videos about vaccines and natural medicine that are banned everywhere else
You may already be aware that the entire tech industry has conspired and colluded to blacklist all videos that counter the official narrative about vaccines. Even Vimeo has de-platformed channels that dare question the safety of vaccine ingredients, and anyone mentioning vaccine side effects or autism is immediately blacklisted by Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, MailChimp and other tech platforms.
Brighteon welcomes vaccine videos. In fact, Brighteon has rapidly become the go-to destination for vaccine truth videos that have been banned everywhere else. That's why more people are leaving YouTube and coming to independent websites like Brighteon, where the truth can still be seen and shared.
Soon, video categories will occupy the home page of Brighteon.com, allowing you to see new videos based on their primary topic: Vaccines, natural medicine, politics, technology, firearms, survival and prepping, etc.
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Brighteon does not restrict you plugging your own products or sponsors on your videos. You may show your own banner ads (we don't put banner ads on your videos), plug your sponsors, offer special discount codes or use other similar techniques to monetize your own video efforts.
Soon, we will integrate a SubscribeStar donation button, allow you to request donations to your SubscribeStar account, which works similar to Patreon but isn't run by left-wing fascists who hate freedom.
Remember: Brighteon will be running some on-page advertising and experimenting with text links to news articles and content sites. These links don't pay content creators any revenues. These links, or text ads and banner ads, are what provides the revenue to keep Brighteon running.
Our goal us to raise enough money to keep our service sustainable while helping you earn money from your own videos, either through donations or your in-video promotions or sponsors.
Brighteon is a public service, not a revenue generator
Brighteon is never expected to earn a profit. It's a public service, providing a free speech platform that can function as a safe haven for all those important voices being banned by Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, and other evil criminal tech cartel members who have coordinated their censorship schemes.
We have invested over $1 million in Brighteon so far, and more investments in R&D are under way. We will probably never recover these investment funds, but that's not important. What's important is having a platform for free speech that isn't controlled by left-wing techno-fascists who, frankly, should all be arrested by military police and prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
Until that day comes — and it may not be far off — we must continue to build our own platforms and use them to protect our speech.
It's time for every major conservative voice on the 'net to move to Brighteon, Bitchute, D.Tube and other alternative platforms. Please tell Mark Dice, James O'Keefe, Laura Loomer, Lisa Haven, Ben Garrison, Milo Yiannopoulos and other prominent pro-liberty voices that it's time to make the shift and build their audiences on platforms that will not censor them, ever.
Many new features are coming soon. Thank you for your patience as we work hard to make Brighteon a safe haven for your free speech.
See new videos each hour at Brighteon.com, and click on "request an invitation" on the top right to create your own channel and join for free.
Remember, Brighteon is built by banned people for banned people. We built it because we were blacklisted by YouTube in 2018. Now, are poised to help make YouTube obsolete in the years ahead by honoring the spirit of free speech and a diversity of ideas (including "offensive" ideas that make snowflakes' heads explode).
Maybe we'll have a contest soon for the best videos that make snowflakes' heads explode. We'll call it the "Watch Their Heads Explode Snowflake Video Contest" or something… stay tuned.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-07-13-brighteon-now-live-and-ready-to-host-your-videos.html
Pre-roll ads removed from Brighteon video playback; video transcoding capacity upgraded and speeds improved
Info Wars' Alex Jones Will Get White House Meeting, Source Says
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JULIAN ASSANGE AND THE AGENDA FOR GLOBAL WAR


MINEXIA has launched NR Private Market which is designed to help mining and exploration companies simplify and streamline their capital raising process and provide access to mining-focussed capital.
The platform has also been designed to help private, sophisticated and high net-worth investors gain access to a range of mining and exploration investment opportunities that might otherwise only be available to institutions.
Core to the NR Private Market experience is to provide eligible investors with more control over their investing process whilst delivering more transparency between the investor and the mining and exploration companies raising capital.
"We provide investors with an easy-to-use, customised online dashboard to manage and monitor their investments, follow companies, request access to offering documents and invest online via a secure escrow facility. This level of investor control provides for a more engaging and inclusive experience for both the investor and the mining companies raising capital," says James Bellamy, MINEXIA's founder & CEO.
All platform users are vetted in compliance with KYC and AML regulations with all mining deals screened by a professional technical and mining finance team before being on-boarded. NR Private Market is all about simplifying the process of making investments in the mining sector and delivering an accommodating and transparent experience for the investor.
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But A-Rod didn't escape the night without a little embarrassment as well.
Who knew a mind-reader could be the perfect thing to get on Black Friday? Water Mill couple Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez knew, which is why their Black Friday dinner party featured the mystical talents of Israeli mentalist Lior Suchard. On November 24, East Enders shared some hilarious clips on Instagram of their supernatural friend flabbergasting and bamboozling them.
In the video, Suchard shows the audience some cards with loving messages such as, "I love you" "Darling" and "My love" written on them. But when he gives them to Rodriguez to read, the words can only come out as gibberish, no matter how slowly he tries to read it–much to his wife's amusement. Perhaps Suchard psychically tweaked the connection between Rodriguez's mind and eyes. Hilarious, but also spooky.


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Claudio Gallo is a senior researcher in the Imaging and Numerical Geophysics program of the Energy and Environment sector at the Centre for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4). He holds a Laurea (M.Sc.) Degree in Chemical Engineering (1991) from the University of Padova (Italy) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences (2003) from the Technical University of Delft (Holland). His research focused for 12 years (1993-2004) on computational hydrology and then on numerical methods for processing acoustic seismic data (2004-today). He has published in major journals and conferences and authored book chapters. He is a reviewer for several international journals (Transport in Porous Media, Hydrogeology Journal, Vadose Zone Journal). He has taught in advanced courses on groundwater modeling and geostatistics at various universities and institutions. Since 10 years he works for hobby on financial modeling algorithms and on implementation of trading systems. On this topic he has published a book (2007) and a chapter in another book (published in July 2010 by Springer). He practices athletics (200m and 400m track-field runner) and he plays both acoustic and classic guitars.


Prior to the emergence of quantum mechanics, fundamental physics was marked by a peculiar dualism. On the one hand, we had electric and magnetic fields, governed by Maxwell's equations. The fields filled all of space and were continuous. On the other hand, we had atoms, governed by Newtonian mechanics. The atoms were spatially limited — indeed, quite small — discrete objects. At the heart of this dualism was the contrast of light and substance, a theme that has fascinated not only scientists but artists and mystics for many centuries.
One of the glories of quantum theory is that it has replaced that dualistic view of matter with a unified one. We learned to make fields from photons, and atoms from electrons (together with other elementary particles). Both photons and electrons are described using the same mathematical structure. They are particles, in the sense that they come in discrete units with definite, reproducible properties. But the new quantum-mechanical sort of "particle" cannot be associated with a definite location in space. Instead, the possible results of measuring its position are given by a probability distribution. And that distribution is given as the square of a space-filling field, its so-called wave function.
The most fundamental archetype of process is the Field.
The quantum vacuum is a dynamic massless scalar field.
Scalars are just active information; a hologram is pure information.
Entanglement is a property of nonlocal quantum information exchange.
The essential building blocks of matter and the forces of the univers exist in a sub-quantum level.
Quantum bioholography shows the DNA literally produces coherent light, which transduces to sound that directs the formative processes of life.
"Complex information can be encoded in EM fields, as we all know from coding and decoding of television and radio signals. Even more complex information can be encoded in holographic images. DNA acts as a holographic projector of acoustic and EM information which contains the informational quintessence of the biohologram. Only 3% of human DNA encodes the physical body. The remaining 97% of the 3 billion base pair genome contains over a million genetic structures called transposons, that have the capacity to jump from one chromosomal location to another (Kelleher, 1999). We are 99.9% alike in our genetic legacy. Our individuality is expressed in three million small variations in our cells, called single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Creative, novel and enriching psychotherapeutic experiences can lead to neurogenesis, gene expression, and healing which facilitate mindbody communication and can have a long-term transformative effect on the whole person (Rossi, 2002). Thus, bioholography has relevant applications for optimizing health, well-being and even self-realization. It is relevant in biophysics, medicine, psychobiology, psychotherapy and the holistic healing arts. It provides us with a more genetically integrated model of the complex dynamics of the mindbody -- one arising in the domain underlying the standard genetic code triplet model."
Every cell in the human body contains nuclear DNA, information on the whole body, much like a hologram, only the cells can go through a process of division and reproduction (mitosis).
1) That the evolution of biosystems has created genetic "texts", similar to natural context dependent texts in human languages, shaping the text of these speech-like patterns.
3) That the chromosome continuum of multicellular organisms is analogous to a static-dynamical multiplex time-space holographic grating, which comprises the space-time of an organism in a convoluted form.
That is to say, the DNA action theory predicts and which experiment confirms, i) is that of a "gene-sign" laser and its solitonic electro-acoustic fields, such that the gene-biocomputer "reads and understands" these texts in a manner similar to human thinking, but at its own genomic level of "reasoning". It asserts that natural human texts (irrespectively of the language used), and genetic "texts" have similar mathematical-linguistic and entropic-statistic characteristics, where these concern the fractality of the distribution of the character frequency density in the natural and genetic texts, and where in case of genetic "texts", the characters are identified with the nucleotides, and ii) that DNA molecules, conceived as a gene-sign continuum of any biosystem, are able to form holographic pre-images of biostructures and of the organism as a whole as a registry of dynamical "wave copies" or "matrixes�, succeeding each other. This continuum is the measuring, calibrating field for constructing its biosystem.
We are 99.9% alike in our genetic legacy. Our individuality is expressed in three million small variations in our cells, called single nucleotide polymorphisms.
Around 1923 Alexander Gurwitsch discovers an "ultraweak" photon emission from living systems (onions, yeast,...), since he suggested connections between photon emission and cell division rate. He calls this photon emission "mitogenetic radiation". His experiments indicate that the wavelength is in the range around 260 nm (Bibliography under Gurwisch and also Ruth (1977, 1979)).
Around 1950: Russian scientists rediscover "ultraweak photon emission" from living organisms. Most results are published in "Biophysics" (engl.) and originally in "Biofizika").( Bibliography under Ruth, 1979).
Italian nuclear physicists discover by chance "bioluminescence" of seedlings. They do not think that this finding is significant, but they publish the results. (Colli et al. 1954, 1955, Ruth 1979).
The Russian biophysicist and the American chemist enunciate the first theory of ultraweak photon emission (UWPE) from biological systems, the so called "imperfection" theory. UWPE shall be an expression of the deviation from equilibrium, some kind of distortion of metabolic processes (Zhuravlev 1972, Seliger 1975, Ruth 1979).
Independently from each other and by different motivations scientific groups in Australia (Quickenden), Germany, Japan (Inaba), and Poland (Slawinski) show evidence of ultraweak photon emission from biological systems by use of modern single-photon counting systems. Bibliography (Quickenden, Inaba, Popp &Ruth, Slawinski).
1. The radiation originates from an almost perfect coherent photon field.
2. Essential sources are the DNA and corresponding resonators in the cells.
3. The mechanism describes photon storage in cavities and information channels, tuned by Casimir forces.
4. There is a close connection to delayed luminescence which corresponds to excited states of the coherent photon field.
5. The radiation is not the product but essentially the initiator of chemical reactions in the cells. The radiation submits the information within and between cells.
6. The radiation is not limited to the optical range but follows a f = const-rule (the occupation probability of the phase space is equal for all wavelengths) and extends to longer wavelengths including the so-called heat radiation of the body.
7. This radiation is the proper regulator and information carrier of life.
The Marburg group of Fritz-Albert Popp calls this phenomenon "biophotons" in order to stress the difference to "bioluminescence": Biophotons are single quanta which are permanently and continuously emitted by all living systems. They are subjects of quantum physics and they display an universal phenomenon attributed to all living systems. Worldwide all scientists who agree with these statements call the radiation biophotons and the scientific field "biophotonics".
From 1972 to 1980 the Marburg group of the leader, the physicist and Dr. Fritz-Albert Popp, evaluated experimentally all the essential physical properties of biophotons.
1. The intensity ranges from a few up to some hundreds photons/(s cm2).
2. The spectral distribution follows in the time average a f = const-rule.
3. The modes are strongly coupled.
4. The delayed luminescence that approaches continuously the biophoton emission follows a hyperbolic rather than an exponential relaxation function.
5. The biophotons originate from an almost fully coherent field.
6. Cells are able to establish cavity resonators which contribute to biophoton regulation.
7. The essential source of non-equilibrium biophoton emission is the DNA.
This group introduces the first time photocount statistics (PCS) into biophotonics. They show evidence that biophotons are emitted according to a Poissonian PCS.
(3) that there are hyperbolic oscillations around the continuous hyperbolic relaxation function. The group finds the first time intercellular communication by means of biophotons. Later this was confirmed by Albrecht-B�hler (Bacteria), Popp and Chang (dinoflagellates), Galle (daphnia), Shen (blood), Vogel (bacteria).
Hypothesis: The organization of any biological system is established by complex electro dynamical field that is, in part, determined by its atomic physiochemical components. These, in part, determine the behavior and orientation of these components. This dynamic is mediated through wave-based genomes wherein DNA functions as the holographic projector of the psychophysical system -- a quantum biohologram.
Human Skin May Capture Energy and Information from Sunlight Perhaps most extraordinary of all is the possibility that our bodily surface contains cells capable of efficiently trapping the energy and information from ultraviolet radiation. A study published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology in 1993, titled, "Artificial sunlight irradiation induces ultraweak photon emission in human skin fibroblasts," discovered that when light from an artificial sunlight source was applied to fibroblasts from either normal subjects or with the condition xeroderma pigmentosum, characterized by deficient DNA repair mechanisms, it induced far higher emissions of ultraweak photons (10-20 times) in the xeroderma pigmentosum group. The researchers concluded from this experiment that "These data suggest that xeroderma pigmentosum cells tend to lose the capacity of efficient storage of ultraweak photons, indicating the existence of an efficient intracellular photon trapping system within human cells." More recent research has also identified measurable differences in biophoton emission between normal and melanoma cells.
Intention Is a Living Force of Physiology Even human intention itself, the so-called ghost in the machine, may have an empirical basis in biophotons.


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CHAPTER 7 -- The sequence of the same route, from Delhi to Agra.
[[86]] *Agra* is in 27 degrees 31 minutes latitude, in a sandy soil; which is the cause of excessive heat in summer. It is the largest town in India, and was formerly the residence of the Emperors. The houses of the nobles are beautiful and well built, but those of private persons have nothing fine about them, as is the case in all the other towns of India. They are separated from one another, and are concealed by the height of the walls, from fear lest any one should see the women; so it is easy to understand that all these towns have nothing cheerful about them like our towns in Europe. It should be added to this that, Agra being surrounded by sands, the heat in summer is excessive, and and it is in part this which induced Shah Jahan to abandon the place, and to remove his court to Jahanabad.
All then that is remarkable at Agra is the palace of the Emperor, and some beautiful tombs both near the town and in the environs. The palace of the Emperor is a considerable enclosure with a double wall, which is terraced in some places, and above the wall small dwellings have been built for certain officers of the court. The Jumna flows in front of the palace; but between the wall and the river there is a large square where the Emperor makes his elephants fight. They have purposely selected this spot near the water, because the elephant being excited by his victory, they would not be able to pacify him for a long time if they did not urge him into the river, to effect which it is necessary to use artifice, by attaching to the end of a handpike fuses and petards, which are set on fire to drive him into the water; and [[87]] when he is two or three feet deep in it he forthwith becomes appeased.
There is a large square on the side of the town in front of the palace, and the first gate, which has nothing magnificent about it, is guarded by some soldiers. Before the Emperor had given up his residence at Agra for that at Jahanabad, whenever he went to the country on a visit he entrusted the custody of the palace, where his treasure was, to one of the principal and most trustworthy of his *Umrahs*, who, until the return of the Emperor, never moved, neither day nor night, from this gate where his lodging was. It was during such an absence that I was permitted to see the palace at Agra. The Emperor having left for Jahanabad, where all the court followed, and even the women too, the government of the palace was conferred on a noble who was a great friend of the Dutch, and, in general, of all the *Franks*.
M. Velant, chief of the Dutch factory at Agra, as soon as the Emperor had left, went to salute this noble and make him a present, according to the custom. It was worth about 6,000 écus, and consisted of spices, Japanese cabinets, and beautiful Dutch cloths. He invited me to go with him when he went to pay his compliments to the Governor; but this noble was offended at being offered a present, and obliged him to take it back, telling him that, in consideration of the friendship he had for the Franks, he would take only one small cane out of six which formed a part of the gift. They were those Japanese canes which grow in short nodes; it was even necessary to remove the gold with which it had been embellished, as he would not receive it except in its unadorned condition. Compliments having passed on both sides, the Governor asked M. Velant what he desired him to do to serve him; and he having prayed him to have the goodness, as the court was absent, to permit him to see the interior of the palace, it was granted him, and six men were given to accompany us.
[[88]] The first gate, where, as I have said, the dwelling of the Governor of the palace is situated, is a long and dark arch, after which you enter a large court surrounded with porticoes, like the Place Royal or Luxembourg at Paris. The gallery which is opposite is larger and higher than the others, and is supported by three rows of columns, and under those, on the three other sides of the court, which are narrower and lower, there are several small chambers for the soldiers of the guard. In the middle of the great gallery you see a niche in the wall through which the Emperor obtains access from his harem by a small concealed staircase, and when seated there he looks like a statue. He has no guards about him then, because he has nothing to fear; and because neither before nor behind, from the right nor from the left, can any one approach him. During the great heat he keeps only one eunuch by him, and most frequently one of his children, to fan him. The nobles of the court remain below in the gallery under this niche.
At the end of the court there is, on the left hand, a second gateway which gives entrance to another great court, which is also surrounced by galleries, under which there are also small rooms for some officers of the palace. From this second court you pass into a third, where the King's apartments are situated. Shah Jahan had intended to cover the arch of a great gallery which is on the right hand with silver, and a Frenchman, named Augustin de Bordeaux, was to have done the work. But the Great Mogul seeing there was no one in his kingdom who was more capable to negotiate at Goa an affair with the Portuguese, the work was not done, for, as the ability of Augustin was feared, he was poisoned on his return from Cochin. This gallery is painted with foliage of gold and azure, and the floor is covered with a carpet. There are doors under the gallery giving [[89]] entrance into very small square chambers. I saw two or three of them which were opened for us, and we were told that the others were similar.
The three other sides of the court are altogether open, and there is but a simple wall to the height of the support. On the side overlooking the river there is a projecting *Divan* or belvedere, where the Emperor comes to sit when he wishes to enjoy the pleasure of seeing his brigantines, and making his elephants fight. In front of this Divan there is a gallery which serves as a vestibule, and the design of Shah Jahan was to cover it throughout with a trellis of rubies and emeralds, which would represent, after nature, grapes green and commencing to become red; but this design, which made a great noise throughout the world, required more wealth than he had been able to furnish, and remains unfinished, having only two or three wreaths of gold with their leaves, as all the rest ought to be, and enamelled in their natural colors, emeralds, rubies, and garnets making the grapes. About the middle of the court you see a great tank for bathing, of forty feet in diameter, and of a single piece of sandstone, with steps cut in the stone itself, both within and without./1/
As for the tombs in Agra and its environs, there are some which are very beautiful, and every eunuch in the Emperor's harem is ambitious to have as magnificent a tomb built for himself. When they have amassed large sums they earnestly desire to go to Mecca, and take with them rich presents; but the Great Mogul, who does not wish the money to leave his country, very seldom grants them permission, and consequently, not knowing what to do with their wealth, they expend the greater part of it in these burying-places, and thus leave some memorial.
[[90]] Of all the tombs at Agra, that of the wife of Shah Jahan [the *Taj Mahal*] is the most splendid. He purposely made it near the Tasimacan,/2/ where all foreigners come, so that the whole world should see and admire its magnificence. The Tasimacan is a large *bazaar*, consisting of six large courts all surrounded with porticoes, under which are chambers for the use of merchants, and an enormous quantity of cottons is sold there. The tomb of this *Begam*, or sultan queen, is at the east end of the town by the side of the river in a large square surrounded by walls, upon which there is a small gallery, as on the walls of many towns in Europe. This square is a kind of garden divided into compartments like our parterres, but in the places where we put gravel there is white and black marble. You enter this square by a large gate, and at first you see, on the left hand, a beautiful gallery which faces in the direction of Mecca, where there are three or four niches where the *Mufti* comes at fixed times to pray.
A little farther than the middle of the square, on the side of the water, you see three great platforms raised one upon the other, with towers at the four corners of each, and a staircase inside, for proclaiming the hour of prayer. There is a dome above, which is scarcely less magnificent than that of the Val de Grace at Paris. It is covered within and without with white marble, the centre being of brick. Under this dome there is an empty tomb, for the Begam is interred under a vault beneath the first platform. The same changes which are made below in this subterranean place are made above around the tomb, for from time to time they change the carpet, [[91]] chandeliers, and other ornaments of that kind, and there are always there some *Mullahs* to pray.
I witnessed the commencement and accomplishment of this great work, on which twenty-two years have been spent, during which twenty thousand men worked incessantly; this is sufficient to enable one to realize that the cost of it has been enormous. It is said that the scaffoldings alone cost more than the entire work, because, from want of wood, they, as well as the supports of the arches, had all to be made of brick; thas has entailed much labour and heavy expenditure. Shah Jahan began to build his own tomb on the other side of the river, but the war with his sons interrupted his plan, and Aurangzeb, who reigns at present, is not disposed to complete it. A eunuch in command of 2,000 men guards both the tomb of the Begam and the Tasimacan, to which it is near at hand.
On one side of the town the tomb of King Akbar is to be seen; as for those of the eunuchs, they have but a single platform with small chambers at each of the four corners.
When you reach Agra from the Delhi side you meet a large bazaar, close to which there is a garden where the King Jahangir, father of Shah Jahan, is interred./3/ Over the gate of this garden you see a painting which represents his tomb covered by a great black pall with many torches of white wax, and two Jesuit Fathers at the ends. One is much astounded at seeing that Shah Jahan, contrary to the practice [[92]] of the Musalmans, who hold images in abhorrence, has allowed this painting to remain, and it can only be explained because the Emperor his father and he himself had learnt from the Jesuits some principles of mathematics and astrology.
But he had not the same indulgence for them in another matter, for on going one day to see a sick Armenian, named *Khwaja* ... [gap in original text], whom he much loved, and whom he had honoured with splendid appointments, and the Jesuits who had their house close to that of the Armenian, happening to ring their bell just then, the noise proved displeasing to the Emperor, and as he thought it might inconvenience the sick man, in a rage he commanded it to be removed and hung on the neck of his elephant; this was promptly done. Some days after, the Emperor seeing the elephant with this heavy bell suspended from its neck, thought that so great a weight might injure it, and he therefore ordered it to be carried into the office of the *Kotwal*, which is a sort of barrier where a provost administers justice to those of the quarter, and it has remained there ever since. This Armenian had been brought up with Shah Jahan, and as he was very clever and an excellent poet, he was high in the good graces of the Emperor, who had given him valuable governorships, but had never been able, either by promises or threats, to induce him to become a Musalman.
/1/ The reference is apparently to the Bath or Cistern of Jahangir, now in the court opposite the Divan-e Am. It is nearly 5 feet in height, 4 feet in depth, 8 feet in diameter, and 25 feet in circumference, with an inscription in Persian characters giving the date A.D. 1616, the year in which Jahangir married Nur Jahan. --Crooke
/2/ The Taj, sometimes known as Taj-makan, "Taj-house"; Taj-muqam, "Taj residence"; one of which is represented in Tavernier's Tasimacan, Tajmahall, "Taj palace," or Taj-ganj, "Taj bazaar," was erected as the tomb of Arjumand Bano Begam, known as Mumtaz Mahall, "exalted of the palace," daughter of 'Asaf Khan, the Vazir. She was born in 1592, was married to Shah Jahan in 1612, died in childbed in 1631. The Taj was built in 1532-54. Among other sources: *Sleeman on Agra*; *Havell*; *IGNCA*. --Crooke & FWP.
Tavernier however clearly describes the "Tasimacan" as a "large bazaar" adjacent to the tomb area, which he says pre-existed it. Could this have been the "Taj-ganj" area? --FWP
/3/ This is a mistake: Jahangir was buried at Shahdara, Lahore. The difficulty is the identification of the building mentioned by Tavernier. Mr. R. Barkley-Smith, Magistrate of Agra, kindly referred the question to Father H. Hosten, who writes: "I have always understood that the passage in Tavernier applies to Akbar's tomb at Sikandra. When I visited Sikandra in 1912 I looked carefully for the pictures which he mentions, but I could not see anything. Many Christian paintings existed in Jahangir's palace about 1608-9: in fact, his whole palace, I mean the public buildings, was covered with Christian paintings." Tavernier, on his visit, could not have examined the place carefully. --Crooke
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At The Gawler Cancer Foundation, we encourage you to move into the driver's seat of your own cancer recovery 'bus'. On the front of the bus is the destination that you want for yourself and your family. You need to exercise your discrimination regarding who you want on your recovery bus. Negative people, personal or professional, may have to be politely 'kicked off' the bus or asked to sit up the back and behave themselves. Having said that, you shouldn't be driving an empty bus. The bus can be filled with positive people who support the destination marked on the front of the recovery bus.
For people living with cancer and their families, hope is not just a psychological luxury, it is a biological imperative. Research has shown that for cancer patients, hope improves both quality of life and quantity of life (prognosis). But hope has to be distinguished from wishful thinking or 'global optimism.' The hope that improves prognosis is the belief that the individual can affect their cancer outcomes, by having a focus, and by taking appropriate action.
The three most negative psychological signs for people living with cancer are feelings of: loss of hope, loss of control and unwanted aloneness. These signs are associated with depression, anxiety and social isolation, which are not good prognostic indicators – they suppress the immune system. The signs of an improved outcome are: having a plan, having a team and feeling like the captain of the team. Empowerment of the individual and a positive support network will help with every aspect of the cancer challenge.
Some cancer patients find it difficult to ask for help and/or to receive support from others, but now is the time to allow yourself to be supported. It helps to clearly communicate what support you need and what you don't need. An effective support network can help you to conserve energy, to stay focussed on your destination while your supporters can restore hope if it fades.
So, what people and roles make up an effective, comprehensive support network? Your support network can consist of family members, close friends, acquaintances and a range of health, healing and wellbeing professionals.
help with juicing, cooking and cleaning up. Be clear about what you are eating and what you are not eating.
help with financial management, banking and paying bills.
What is most important from the family and friends' support network is the feeling of being fully oneself with someone else; being open and authentic. To be able to show that you are fragile and vulnerable, as well as strong and determined. To be able to laugh but also to be able to cry. To feel that your emotions are understood, respected and important to the support people; and to have some warm physical contact.
Research has also shown that emotional support can come from domestic pets, so there may be room for a few animals on your recovery 'bus'.
People with cancer work closely, and often for a long period of time, with their G.P. This relationship is a key element in the healing process. You need a medical advisor who is broadly trained and fairly open-minded. Above all, you should seek a G.P. and an oncologist who respect your decisions and will continue to support you no matter what treatment options you choose. If this type of supportive relationship is not possible with your oncologist, then make extra efforts to find a G.P. with whom you feel confident and comfortable.
Achieving the best possible outcome when responding to the cancer diagnosis requires commitment and support. This is not a do-it-yourself project. Developing healthy, supportive relationships, and allowing yourself to be supported, may be one of the healing opportunities of the cancer journey. After all, we are relational beings who thrive in relationship. Of course, our hope is that you see The Gawler Cancer Foundation as an important resource in your support network too!


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Badami
23 km from Pattadakal is Badami that occupies an important place in the heritage history of Karnataka. Badami is picturesquely nestled at the mouth of a ravine between two rocky hills. The exquisite sculptures and sandstone cliffs of Badami bring forth many a tale from the yesteryears. Four rock-cut caves adorned with ancient carved pillars and bracket figures cut out of red sandstone is just a flight of steps away. The caves overlook the Agastya Theertha Lake, its banks dotted with a group of Bhutanatha Temples. Dedicated to Shiva's form as the god of souls, spirits and ghosts, the Bhutanatha Temple dates back to the 7th century with the outer mantapa added in 11th century during the late Kalyani Chalukyan age. The caves are best seen at sunset when the evening sun captures the rust-red tint of the sandstone. A visit to Pattadakal is coupled with the visit to Badami and Aihole.
Cave 1:
The first Badami cave temple is dedicated to Nataraja (Lord Shiva). Lifesize 18 handed Nataraja image striking 81 dance poses welcomes the visitors here.
This Badami cave temple is flanked by celestial guardians and dwarf statues. This cave shows several of Lord Vishnu's avatars. Four ornate pillars with carvings of the mythical lion Yali support this temple
This is the finest as well as the largest of the group. It has giant-sized images of Lord Vishnu seated on a coiled serpent along with other images of the Vaishnava pantheon. As in other caves, every inch of the roof and pillars are carved.
This cave temple is dedicated to the Jainism. A small cave with images of Jain Tirthankaras, the sanctum holds a large sculpture of Lord Mahavira. This temple leads to the fort and the top of the hill.
On the northern banks of Agastya Theertha Lake and the other side of the Cave Temples, a series of elegant temples and carvings await those who complete an arduous climb through a stony chasm and fortified gateways. The Upper Shivalaya Temple still has some friezes and sculptures depicting legends relating to Lord Krishna. Perched on a rock, the Malegatti Shivalaya is an example of the ancient southern style of architecture. Badami was formerly known as Vatapi and served as the capital city of Badami Chalukyas.
Do not miss visiting the archaeological museum and granary in the premises of Badami caves.
Places to visit near: A visit to Badami is often clubbed with a visit to Pattadakal (20 km) and Aihole (35 km)
How to reach: Badami is 450 km from Bengaluru. Hubballi is the nearest airport (105 km). Badami has a train station and good bus service and road connectivity from Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka.
Places to stay near: KSTDC runs Hotel Mayura Chalukya, as well as several private hotels, are available in Badami town.
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Toronto's Quayside Smart City Development to be Scaled Back
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The new Quayside smart city development by Sidewalk Labs will be scaled back after a vote last week in Toronto. As the subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, Sidewalk Labs aimed to "unlock the potential" of the city's Eastern Waterfront. The government agency responsible for development of the area, Waterfront Toronto, voted unanimously to limit the team's original 190-acre plan to 12 acres.
https://www.archdaily.com/927756/torontos-quayside-smart-city-development-to-be-scaled-back Eric Baldwin
30 Workspaces for the World's Biggest Tech Companies
Facebook Offices / O+A Studio. Image © O+A Studio
For technology companies, image is everything. Whether it be the latest iPhone, the newest Slack interface, or the latest Uber app update, these multimillion-dollar giants strive daily to keep the user engaged, and to keep their image young, current, and cutting edge. Invariably, this need to be noticed transcends the digital screen, and manifests in the architecture of the offices where this innovation takes place.
Across the world, from Dublin to Tel Aviv to Tokyo, the workspaces of the world's largest tech companies are redefining how offices are designed, aided by leading architects such as Foster + Partners, Snøhetta, and Gehry Partners. While our recent article on solutions for flexible home offices reflects on strategic functionality and individual expression, the 30 workspaces below dedicate themselves to collaboration and inspiration through a play on scales, color, shapes, and unexpected fixtures.
https://www.archdaily.com/924999/30-workspaces-for-the-worlds-biggest-tech-companies Niall Patrick Walsh
The We Company Launches Future Cities Initiative with Studio Dror
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The We Company has announced plans to launch a Future Cities Initiative, hiring the head of Studio Dror and a former Google executive to lead the team. Dror Benshetrit and Di-Ann Eisnor will work with engineers, architects, data scientists, biologists, and economists to generate ideas addressing problems raised by globalization, urbanization, and climate change.
Known for pioneering works such as their vegetated biosphere in Montreal, Studio Dror has been creating visions for designing without boundaries since their inception 17 years ago. Working at the intersection of art, design, and architecture, Dror has led a team of designers, artists, architects, researchers, and communicators to create holistic design solutions for everything from a vase to a city masterplan, a lightbulb to an island, and a collaboration with NASA.
https://www.archdaily.com/913746/the-we-company-launches-future-cities-initiative-with-studio-dror Niall Patrick Walsh
Sidewalk Labs Tests a 'Raincoat' for Buildings in Toronto
Building Raincoat Prototype. Image © David Pike
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs is testing a "raincoat" for buildings, a prototype tensile structure that's made to make extreme weather more comfortable. Created as part of the Quayside smart city project in Toronto, the raincoat structure aims to help protect from wind and rain while lowering energy demands on buildings. Designed by Toronto-based RWDI and Partisans, the prototype debuted at Sidewalk's 307 office. Made from a thin plastic membrane, the raincoat will remain up for one year as teams test its performance.
https://www.archdaily.com/913095/sidewalk-labs-tests-a-raincoat-for-buildings-in-toronto Eric Baldwin
OK Google, Let's Talk Cities. All Things Urban London Meetup @ Google
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All Things Urban London Meetup @ Google will bring together some of the coolest people in town to share their passion for urban innovation. Whether you're an urban planner or a software engineer, a circular designer or a blockchain economist, join us at this multidisciplinary event to brainstorm the future of cities and urban professions.
To warm you up on this cold winter evening, we asked Michael Tymoff, Google's Mountain View Development Director, to give a remote talk from sunny California. Michael will tell how Google promotes urban innovation and plans to transform North Bayshore, a suburban office park, from a
https://www.archdaily.com/910334/ok-google-lets-talk-cities-all-things-urban-london-meetup-at-google Rene Submissions
Google Reveals North Bayshore Campus Plan
Google Mountain View Campus. Image Courtesy of Google
New details of Google's North Bayshore campus have been revealed. The latest scheme includes a combination of office, retail, public and residential space. Located in North Bayshore, California, the revised plan focuses on the site's natural environment and affordable housing.
https://www.archdaily.com/907540/google-reveals-revised-mountain-view-campus-plan-by-big-and-heatherwick-studio Eric Baldwin
ZGF Reveals Google's New L.A. Office in Historic California Hangar
Google Spruce Goose Hangar. Image Courtesy of ZGF Architects
ZGF architects have completed Google's new L.A. office by transforming California's landmark Spruce Goose Hangar. Designed as a building-within-a-building, the project was built inside the seven-story, 750-foot-long historic wooden structure. The 450,000 SF, four-level design is sited between two existing Google properties, and the project aimed to unify the Playa Vista campus while bringing a new perspective to workplace through adaptive reuse.
https://www.archdaily.com/905622/zgf-reveals-googles-new-la-office-in-historic-california-hangar Eric Baldwin
Sidewalk Labs Unveils Future City Design for Toronto's Quayside Neighborhood
Quayside. Image Courtesy of Sidewalk Labs
Sidewalk Labs has unveiled a new proposal for Toronto's eastern waterfront and a neighborhood development called Quayside. After announcing plans to create a model smart city in Toronto last fall, Sidewalk Labs has been working to pioneer a new approach to future urban developments. Plans for Quayside were revealed during a roundtable discussion on August 14, 2018. As the subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, the team responded to an open call from Waterfront Toronto with a design that features heated pavements, large public spaces and mass timber buildings.
https://www.archdaily.com/900274/sidewalk-labs-unveils-future-city-design-for-torontos-quayside-neighborhood Eric Baldwin
Virtual Reality Opens Up New Possibilities for Historic Preservation
In partnership with a 3D laser-scanning nonprofit called CyArk, Google Arts & Culture began the Open Heritage Project, a new chapter for historic preservation in the form of virtual reality. By using advanced 3D laser scanning technology, high-res drone photography, and DSLR cameras, CyArk can virtually recreate historic architecture to be more easily explored and restored.
https://www.archdaily.com/892885/virtual-reality-opens-up-new-possibilities-for-historic-preservation Lindsey Leardi
Agoraphobic Traveller Takes Incredible Photos Through Google Street View
A post shared by Agoraphobic Traveller (@streetview.portraits) on Nov 11, 2017 at 10:08am PST
The Instagram account @streetview.portraits presents stunning images of people and architecture from Arizona to Kyrgyzstan. At first glance, it seems to be the work of a professional photographer gallivanting across the globe, but the owner of the account is actually Jacqui Kenny, a woman who suffers from agoraphobia and anxiety, capturing these beautiful images through Google Street View.
Through her alternative method of travel, Kenny discovered incredible scenes that displayed the magic of the ordinary: "I found a surprising and unique refuge in the creative possibilities of Google Street View. I began clicking through Google Maps to navigate to faraway countries like Mongolia, Senegal, and Chile. I found remote towns and dusty landscapes, vibrant architectural gems, and anonymous people, all frozen in time. I was intrigued by the strange and expansive parallel universe of Street View, and took screenshots to capture and preserve its hidden, magical realms."
https://www.archdaily.com/891659/agoraphobic-traveller-takes-incredible-photos-through-google-street-view Yiling Shen
"Zucktown, USA": Will Facebook Design Your Future City?
Willow Village will form part of Facebook's OMA-designed Willow Campus. Image Courtesy of OMA
"Do people love tech companies so much that they would live inside them?" This is the question posed by The New York Times in an article reflecting on Facebook's plans for Willow Village, a 59-acre urban district located at the company's Menlo Park headquarters in San Francisco, California.
https://www.archdaily.com/891145/zucktown-usa-will-facebook-design-your-future-city Niall Patrick Walsh
Google Reveals Plans for 1 Million Square Foot BIG-Designed Campus in Sunnyvale, California
Aerial View. Image Courtesy of Google
Google has unveiled plans for a new campus in the Moffett Park area of Sunnyvale, California that will be located just a few miles from its long-awaited 'Googleplex' headquarters in Mountain View. And just like the company's Mountain View and London campuses in the works, the building has been designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
Located at 100 and 200 W. Caribbean Drive, the complex will consist of two terracing buildings containing over 1 million square feet of office space and room for up to 4,500 employees.
https://www.archdaily.com/886602/google-reveals-plans-for-1-million-square-foot-big-designed-campus-in-sunnyvale-california Patrick Lynch
Google's Tilt Brush Transforms Your Room Into A 3D-Modeling Workshop
Google has launched 'Tilt Brush', a powerful tool for designers available for Oculus and HTC Vive that allows artists to create 3D objects while fully embedded in Virtual Reality (VR).
Tilt Brush turns any room into the perfect canvas to capture all your creativity, allowing you to paint in real size with 3D brushes.
https://www.archdaily.com/882557/googles-tilt-brush-transforms-your-room-into-a-3d-modeling-workshop Manuel Albornoz
3XN Reveals Waving Mixed-Use Building Located Adjacent to Sidewalk Labs' Future Smart City
The Parliament Slip with its boats and promenade will be activated by retail and balconies. Image © 3XN
Danish firm 3XN has been selected as the winner of a competition to design a new mixed-use waterfront building in Toronto's East Bayfront district that will be located on the edge of Google/Sidewalk Labs' new smart community, Quayside.
Inspired by the reflection of the waves of Lake Ontario, 'The Waves at Bayside' will feature a undulating facade of metal balconies with views out to the water and a podium filled with public program including a rowing club and assortment of restaurants and cafes.
https://www.archdaily.com/882691/3xn-reveals-waving-mixed-use-building-located-adjacent-to-sidewalk-labs-future-smart-city Patrick Lynch
Sidewalk Labs Announces Plans to Create Model Smart City on Toronto's Waterfront
Eastern Waterfront as it looks today. Image Courtesy of Sidewalk Labs
Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto have revealed plans for a brand new community on Toronto's Eastern Waterfront that will bring together "forward-thinking urban design and new digital technology to create people-centred neighbourhoods that achieve precedent-setting levels of sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity."
https://www.archdaily.com/881824/sidewalk-labs-announces-plans-to-create-model-smart-city-on-torontos-waterfront Patrick Lynch
This Unique New Technology Hopes to Turn Your City's Streets Into Your News Homepage
The people of Manchester, UK, recently gained access to an entirely new way to access local news and engage with their city: OtherWorld, a pilot news experiment from startup studio Like No Other and Google's Digital News Initiative. OtherWorld uses Bluetooth and cutting-edge beacon technology to deliver geo-located news directly to your smartphone for free, without installing an app. Referred to on the OtherWorld website as "living media," as users walk around the city and pass by story locations, a silent notification will pop up on their phones, disappearing again as they walk out of range. Because the news you see on OtherWorld is directly related to the space you're currently occupying, the system ensures that the news you'll see is relevant to you. This unobtrusive method allows users to choose whether and how they will engage as well as adding an evanescent, elusive quality to the stories; you could walk right by and miss one if you aren't paying attention.
In this way, OtherWorld illustrates the layers of our cities that are often invisible to us, bringing them into focus and allowing a deeper level of exploration into even a familiar city neighborhood. Focusing on stories that involve a real-world experience, users could become aware of an event nearby, a volunteer opportunity, a public meeting, or any number of other possibilities—thereby involving themselves in the public space and public realm in a way they would not have otherwise been able to.
https://www.archdaily.com/877267/this-unique-new-technology-hopes-to-turn-your-citys-streets-into-your-news-homepage Megan Schires
This Super Fast Algorithm Edits Photographs Like a Professional – Before You Take Them
In the past decade or so, smartphones and social media apps have revolutionized our culture's relationship to images. From Instagram to Facebook to Pinterest to Youtube, photographs and videos are now so ubiquitous that they have become literally disposable, with apps such as Snapchat trading on their promise to delete your images after a certain period of time. But while smartphones are a very visible driver of this change, what is often forgotten are the huge developments in image-editing software that have supported this revolution—from the HDR built into your smartphone's camera to the wide range of filters provided by Instagram.
Now, as reported by MIT News, Google and MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory may have created another cosmic leap forward: an algorithm that can provide automatic, professional-level image retouching so quickly that you can see a preview before even snapping the photograph.
https://www.archdaily.com/877237/this-super-fast-algorithm-edits-photographs-like-a-professional-nil-before-you-take-them Rory Stott
Google Unveils Images of its New BIG and Heatherwick-Designed London Campus
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Google has submitted the design for its new London office to Camden Council for planning approval. Designed by BIG and Heatherwick Studio, the 11-story "groundscraper" design will be located in King's Cross, and will combine with their existing office at 6 Pancras Square and a third, forthcoming building to create a campus for up to 7,000 Google employees.
https://www.archdaily.com/872689/google-unveils-images-of-its-new-big-and-heatherwick-designed-london-campus Rory Stott


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San Francisco Friends School educates students in the tradition of Quaker learning. By example and commitment, we hope to inspire all connected with our school to work together toward a peaceful and caring society.
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San Francisco Friends School (SFFS), a coeducational K-8 school, with approximately 450 students, seeks a self-motivated individual who has experience with supporting Apple and PC computers, devices, AV equipment and printers. The Systems Support Administrator is responsible for installing, configuring, troubleshooting, distributing, and maintaining Apple iOS and OS X and Microsoft Windows devices, computers, peripherals and AV equipment. Reporting to the Director of Educational Technology, the Systems Support Administrator is responsible for providing hands-on management of client systems and classroom AV. Additionally, this person is expected to take a lead in researching and implementing solutions to the school's technical needs and challenges.
To read more about the responsibilities and possibilities of this role, and for more information on how to apply, please click here.
Head of School Pankti Sevak, in her first year at SFFS, brings a new and dynamic energy and longstanding commitment to Quaker education to our school. As she has learned more about the school's hopes and aspirations and reflected that back to the community, there is recognition that the community is ready to both expand and deepen its efforts to be a truly inclusive institution and is excited to seek its first Director of Institutional Equity and Belonging to begin July 2023. Reporting directly to the Head of School and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the inaugural Director will provide strategic leadership and vision for the SFFS community. You can find a detailed brochure about the position from our recruiting partner, Carney Sandoe, here.
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Last weekend the Sunlight Foundation and Google hosted TransparencyCamp West, an unconference dedicated to making our governments (from municipal governments all the way up to the federal government) more accessible and transparent. The intent was to help bring people together and create community from the event; to get people in the same room, and get them to know and learn from one another.
It was a great gathering of more than 150 developers, NGOs, wonks, activists and government representatives from as far away as Russia and Israel, including folks from Sunlight Labs alongside open government legends like Carl Malamud and the folks from the National Institute of Money and State Politics working with new people in the field with an increasing desire to open up their governments.
You'll notice I keep pluralizing governments. That's because one of the big takeaways from the gathering was how important it was to open up local & both statewide and federal governments. Transparency is desired from the very bottom, like local and regional US school boards to the very top. People want access to information pertaining to their cities - representatives from cities across North America participated - and what's impacting them at a local level.
The other thing is the concept of wholesale vs. retail government web operations. There is a strong desire amongst journalists and developers for government to start being wholesalers of data, providing us with bulk access to machine readable data, and to get government to not to worry so much about retailing access to their data.
All-in-all, the event was a success and I think it was a good beginning for growing the conversation amongst the transparency community on the West Coast and far beyond.


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