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Bad Elephant Music have expanded their already excellent roster with the signing of Greek folk prog rock septet Ciccada for their latest album Harvest, which will be released through the label on April 23. Harvest is the band's first full-length...
Bad Elephant Music have expanded their already excellent roster with the signing of Greek folk prog rock septet Ciccada for their latest album Harvest, which will be released through the label on April 23. Harvest is the band's first full-length release since 2016's The Finest Of Miracles. The new album features six new pieces offering Ciccada's trademark blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation, woodwind and reeds, all fronted by the twin vocal attack of Dimi Spela and Evangelia Kozoni.


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Azavea uses geospatial data to build civic apps. We're excited about what we do, we're growing, and we hope you will join us.
Azavea is based in Philadelphia, and we are looking to grow our Justice and Election Services team (affectionately known as "JEST") that develops custom web and mobile software for public health, law enforcement, elections and civic applications as well as our HunchLab, open source DistrictBuilder and Cicero API products.
We're looking for a software engineer that is passionate about building applications that will have a positive impact – someone interested in public service, but not necessarily in working for a government or a non-profit organization. We are looking for someone who thrives on working in a variety of technology environments, and wants to build visually slick applications that have well-engineered architectures and provide a responsive user experience.
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Who we are and what we're doing
As a B Corporation, we're committed to working on projects that have social and civic impact and advancing the state-of-the-art through research. Most of our customers are local governments, non-profit organizations and academic or federal research projects. We build custom apps; perform geospatial analysis; manage several open source civic software projects (DistrictBuilder, OpenTreeMap and others); and develop an open source, high performance computing framework, GeoTrellis, that enables us to build fast analytical applications by distributing the geospatial data processing. Our developers work across the technology stack from database and application servers to modern, browser-based front-ends.
The JEST team develops our HunchLab product, a web-based application for visualizing space-time events, geographic forecasting of crime risk (imagine a weather map for crime), and early warning alerts based on geographic areas. We apply a mix of clever software, math, statistics and even genetic algorithms to create a powerful analysis tool that is being used to improve public safety in communities around the world. In addition, the team is working with academic researchers to implement software for crime geography analysis techniques that push back the boundaries of what's possible with contemporary data science. The team is also developing web-based mapping tools for analysis and visualization of public health, homelessness, and elections, including supporting the open source legislative redistricting software, DistrictBuilder and our Cicero API.
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•	Know how to build and support scalable web applications in Python/Django, Java/JVM and/or C#/.Net.
•	Demonstrate fluency in core web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS) and contemporary browser client frameworks like jQuery, Dojo and Bootstrap.
•	Express solid understanding of MVC architecture and RESTful design patterns.
•	Interested in working with a small, collaborative team on meaningful projects.
•	Get excited about a diversity of both projects and technologies.
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•	Experience with mobile apps (Objective C, Android or responsive HTML)
•	Knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks, like Hadoop, Amazon MR, etc.
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You'll notice that we don't say "X-Y years of experience" or "M.S. in Computer Science." Formal credentials like these are not irrelevant, but we are primarily looking for people who have had experience successfully building sophisticated web applications. You might have had these kinds of experiences without a college degree. Or you may be just out of school but worked your way through school and had some great co-op experiences. Or you might have a math or humanities background but a have a great head for software development. These are all potentially great backgrounds, and we'd be interested in hearing from you.
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Our Philadelphia office is located in a brightly lit office on the 4th floor of a converted factory building in the Callowhill neighborhood, a short walk from Center City, the Reading Terminal Market and SEPTA subway and regional rail stations. For bicyclists, we have in-house bike parking, a shower and lockers. It's an open office plan with several smaller rooms for team meetings, private space and concentration time. You get a top-end Linux or Windows workstation with a pile of memory for VMs and a minimum of two monitors. We have flex-time to deal with personal stuff, and most people work a 40 – 45 hour week on a regular schedule. After the first six months, our developers can also spend up to 10% of their time on a geospatial open source or R&D project. For example, some of our colleagues are contributors to the PostGIS, OpenLayers, GDAL and Open-Data-Catalog projects. Other research projects include improving dev ops tool chains; using FFT for fast kernel density estimation; extending Scala for improved numeric handling; and hijacking GPUs for raster data processing. Once a quarter, we all get together to work on our R&D projects as well as share our work with our colleagues.
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What's Julie Andrews Up To Now? The Legend's Appearance At The Oscars Made Us All Want More
By Keertana Sastry
After a long, well-rounded tribute to the 50th Anniversary of The Sound of Music with songs from the film performed by Lady Gaga, the audience at the theatre and at home were treated to the wonderful surprise of Julie Andrews making her way to the stage to talk about her experience on the important film and to thank Gaga for her performance. While, as always, Julie Andrews brought class and poise and grace to the entire Oscar proceedings, there's one major thing I couldn't help but wonder while Andrews talked about her time as Maria and more: What was the incredible actress doing these days? I need more Andrews in my life!
Sadly we know that Andrews hasn't been able to sing as often as before thanks to a surgery that ruined her vocal chords. But that doesn't stop the incredible lady from continuing to make wonderful strides in film and way beyond.
Andrews has continued to make movies, mostly by lending her voice to animated films like the Shrek films and Despicable Me. And unlike Christopher Plummer's experience with The Sound of Music, who hated working on the film in every way except working with Andrews because she is everything, Andrews continues to shower love for the movie and did so with the Von Trapp family actors during the 45th Anniversary celebration of the film in 2010.
Julie Andrews has also been writing children's books for years and years with the pen name of Julie Andrews Edwards (adding her late husband's last name). And perhaps most importantly, she continues to support many charities including Operation USA, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping communities get help recovering from disease, disaster and poverty through relief, rebuilding and humanitarian aid.
Obviously Andrews seems to be just as incredible and beautiful inside and out as I expect and hope her to be. But let's be honest, I'll always look to solving problems like Maria and taking a spoonful of sugar with my medicine thanks to Mary Poppins, all because of Andrews. May she continue to inspire and make us all jealous to be as perfect as her for many years to come.


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The tricky art of polling
Political scientist says polls are but 'single frames in an epic film.'
According to political science professor Jim Lightbody, voter turnout at an election can impact the accuracy of polls.
By SUZANNE VUCH
(Edmonton) Recent polls by ThinkHQ Public Affairs and Mainstreet Technologies have produced some surprising results regarding the upcoming provincial election. In both polls the numbers suggest that most Albertans would vote for the Wildrose party, and the bulk of the remaining votes are split evenly between the Progressive Conservatives and the New Democratic Party.
Could Alberta blue be fading?
"What has been revealed in these surveys is that the NDP and Wildrose have a singular shared virtue—they are not the government," says political science professor Jim Lightbody.
In the April 9 ThinkHQ poll, the vote is nearly evenly split three ways, with the Wildrose in the lead at 31 per cent and the NDP and PC parties statistically tied at 26 and 25 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, the Mainstreet Technologies poll had a similar result with the Wildrose at 24 per cent, PCs and NDP both at 20 per cent provincially and the NDP at 40 per cent in Edmonton.
Whether this news is good or bad depends upon which side of the political spectrum you fall, and how much faith one puts in polls, says Lightbody, as they come with a cautionary tale.
With less than a week of campaigning left before the 2012 Alberta general election, polls showed the Wildrose Party had a wide, if not insurmountable, lead over Alison Redford's Progressive Conservatives.
The night of the 2012 election, on the eve of what most Albertans thought would be a Wildrose take-over, Lightbody was on the anchor-desk panel at Global Calgary.
"The polls that were released to the public were suggesting the end of the PC era, but polling for the media had stopped Thursday before the Monday vote to meet publication deadlines," he said. "We had lots of time to chat between segments, and the PC insiders in that booth weren't concerned. They hadn't stopped their own polling and they knew that they were going to be just fine."
By the time the dust had settled that night, the Conservatives had reversed their fortunes and walked away with a comfortable 44 per cent of the vote and yet another majority government.
"Polls are accurate if they are well done," says Lightbody, adding the more pertinent question may be how long are polls accurate over the course of a 28-day campaign? "And most polls are going to be well done, but they are just snapshots in a moving picture—single frames in an epic film."
They are also quite nuanced. Lightbody argues, for instance, that while people generally want to tell the truth to pollsters, they also want to be liked and so may say they intend to vote when in fact they simply don't want to be seen as shirking their civic duty.
"When only 44 per cent of the population comes out to vote, it means that despite what they said in the poll, more than half would rather go curling or watch darts on the BBC than vote."
Lightbody says Psephologists (a sub-set of political scientists who study elections) call this the Bradley Effect or the Shy Tory Factor, where survey respondents provide false answers because they feel pressured to provide an answer that is 'politically correct.'
He says it's hard to put much stock in early polls but adds the longer a single government is in power, the more grievances will accumulate.
"It seems that after 44 years of shopping at Safeway, Albertans have noticed that there are other grocery stores in town."
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Q: My program is not ending My program does not end. I am a beginner and am having trouble understanding why. It was working fine before I changed the name, so I copied it to another file, but it still does not end.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Fan
{
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
        //first input
        System.out.println("Enter your first input: ");
        String first = s.nextLine();
        String[] firstsplit = first.split(", ");
        //second input
        System.out.println("Enter your second input: ");
        String second = s.nextLine();
        String[] secondsplit = second.split(", ");
        //third input
        System.out.println("Enter your third input: ");
        String third = s.nextLine();
        String[] thirdsplit = third.split(", ");
        //fourth input
        System.out.println("Enter your fourth input: ");
        String fourth = s.nextLine();
        String[] fourthsplit = fourth.split(", ");
        //fifth input
        System.out.println("Enter your fifth input: ");
        String fifth = s.nextLine();
        String[] fifthsplit = fifth.split(", ");

        for (int a = 0; a<=firstsplit.length-1; a++)
        {
        //skipping over values that say how many pieces are on board
            for (int i = 3; i <= 12; i++)
            {
                //compatible with piece numbers up to 12(max)
                if (Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[0])==i) {
                     while (i >= 1 && i <= Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[i])) {
                     continue;
                     }
                     System.out.println(firstsplit[i]);
                }
            }

         }
    }
}

I would be grateful for any advice.

A: The problem is here:
while (i >= 1 && i <= Integer.parseInt(firstsplit[i])) {
    continue;
}

This is an infinite loop since you never change the value of i inside it. Just comment it to make your application finish. Then, spend some time thinking about how to fix it or what are you trying to accomplish with this loop.

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William Henry expands our views of the soul and ascension by exploring what the scientists from CERN have discovered about the god particle. The ancients knew a great deal about the nature of the soul and depicted the process of ascension through visual metaphors relevant to their particular cultures. We find striking parallels to these ancient concepts of transcendence within the very frontiers of modern science. This presentation was originally webcast June 23, 2016.


Bigg Boss 12 is full of interesting twists and people are simply loving all the drama, fight, controversy, emotion and masala that they get to watch from the comfort of their couch.
It's the time to choose a new captain for the house and after police and prisoner task, one Jodi and one single, i.e., Saba-Somi and Srishty Rode have emerged to be the contenders for captaincy.
A promo released by Colors on the micro-blogging site Twitter shows Saba and Srishty doing a task after which the new captain of the house will be decided.
In the promo, they both are shown getting indulged in nasty fights and this all took such a worse turn that Srishty even fell on the ground after Saba pushed her. Later it appears that Srishty left the place and locked herself while Karanvir and Saurabh tried to convince her to open the door.
Twitter came in support of Srishty and showed much sympathy with her. Many people slammed Saba and some even asked Bigg Boss to evict Saba-Somi as their behaviour is not at all acceptable.
@BeingSalmanKhan should take a class of Saba. And @BiggBoss should panish saba for being physical with @SrSrishty.
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1.1 Hello, how can I reset my iNote itel it1352 phone?
1.2 Good day sir, I have an Android itel it 1352 phone and early this afternoon after playing some music, it is telling me on the screen of the phone that (unfortunately the process com. Android .phone has stopped.) I don't know what to do, will you please give me the solution?
1.3 How to solve itel it1352 display unfortunate error occur?
1.4 Hi, I actually had difficulties configuring Facebook and other social media on my it 1352 phone?
1.5 Open data activation in my Motorola wireless Verizon causes the phone to behave abnormal?
Hello, how can I reset my iNote itel it1352 phone?
Hard resetting a phone will erase all the contents on it. Therefore, the best option is trying to reset your itel iNote password first. For doing this you'll need to have access to your Google account.
On the iNote lock screen, tap on 'Forgot password?'.
Enter the Google account email address and password that you use to install apps from the Google Play store.
Follow the Google Instructions on your phone to reset the password.
Once you've finished these steps, you can enter a new password for your device.
If you don't know your Google account password or email, follow the steps below on your PC.
On the desktop, open a web browser.
Go to the Google account recovery page.
If you forgot your password, click on the 'I don't know my password', and enter your email address.
If you forgot your email address, click on 'I don't know my username'.
Click on 'Continue' to proceed.
These steps are unique for each user and different from time to time.
Once the process finishes, you can reset your Google account password.
Now you can use this password to unlock your phone.
Alternatively, if you're not able to access your Google account, follow the main article to reset your phone. Remember that before resetting your phone, you'll need to backup all of your files and contacts. You can reach the main article by clicking on the title of this Q&A page or the link below the article summary.
Good day sir, I have an Android itel it 1352 phone and early this afternoon after playing some music, it is telling me on the screen of the phone that (unfortunately the process com. Android .phone has stopped.) I don't know what to do, will you please give me the solution?
itel it 1352 phone not working.
First, go into your settings and find under apps, Phone, then clear the cache. If this does not work you also want to go into the app that you were using to play the music and clear the cache. Second, find your Tool SIM Kit and clear the cache. This usually presents itself when there is SIM errors so clearing the cache may resolve your issue. Third, if none of this works, install stock ROM again and flash your itel it 1352.
How to solve itel it1352 display unfortunate error occur?
Flash the stock ROM kit above if the phone keeps restarting. This is telling you that there are SIM errors and it trying to correct itself.
Hi, I actually had difficulties configuring Facebook and other social media on my it 1352 phone?
To configure the apps themselves you would go to each app and find where their settings are located. In there you will be able to set how you want to be notified of new posts and more.
Open data activation in my Motorola wireless Verizon causes the phone to behave abnormal?
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It's 1992, and you're trying to come up with classic rock's answer to Lollapalooza. But you need a catchy moniker.
How about "Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere"? Perfect! Or nearly.
Reduced to the acronym "H.O.R.D.E.," the yearly music festival, at the New World Music Theatre Friday, first was organized by members of the band Blues Traveler. Like Lollapalooza, there's a side stage featuring performers of note, and both have a concourse of booths featuring crafts, food, environmental awareness groups, etc.
This year's cast of characters does indeed reflect a broadening of the rock horizon, with reggae acts and urban twang artists such as Wilco bumping elbows with the likes of headliners the Black Crowes.
During the three intermissions on the main stage, special workshops will be held featuring jams with H.O.R.D.E. artists, an "industrial art session" with sculptor Shane Eagleton and a workshop with environmental speakers.
5-5:50 p.m.: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Son of the late Bob Marley, the rasta-man who made the politico-religious music of Jamaica a hit stateside, Ziggy's reggae offerings have been considerably less meaty. His latest, "Free Like We Want 2 B" (Elektra), is an ambitious undertaking, making the most of the Melody Makers' keyboards, guitars and female backing vocalists, but sometimes bogging down in socialist rhetoric and ruts of rub-a-dub redundancy.
6:15-7:15 p.m.: The Dave Matthews Band. Upbeat, ultra-melodic arrangements featuring acoustic guitar, violin and saxophone woven through lead singer-guitarist Matthew's quivering, forceful vocals on the group's major label debut, "Under The Table and Dreaming" (RCA). Simultaneously low-key and elaborate.
7:45-9 p.m.: Blues Traveler. With the recent death of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, it looks as if Blues Traveler may be stepping up as the world's foremost improvisational live rock wunder-experience. The group built a substantial following on what is now four albums' worth of groove-oriented blues-rock.
9:30-11 p.m.: The Black Crowes. Frequently cited as American roots music rip-off artists, the Black Crowes take particular delight in blues-based Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd derivatives. Even their first hit song, "Hard To Handle," was a cover of an Otis Redding tune. This band enjoys a listenership among both baby boomers (who grew up listening to albums the Black Crowes shamelessly plunder) and college students who don't know any better.
The lineup, side stage: Wilco, 5:50-6:15 p.m.; Taj Mahal, 7:15-7:45 p.m.; Dionne Ferris, 9-9:30 p.m.
Babes in Toyland, Killdozer, Thursday at Metro: Apparent Chicago transplants Babes in Toyland long ago carved out a niche as Seattle's hardest-hitting female grunge-metal band. The trio's latest, "Nemesisters," has plenty of colicky guitar fury, edgy vocals and even a cover of Sister Sledge's "We Are Family." Chicago's Killdozer needs no further description.
Ramones, Friday at the Vic: There's a good possibility that this could be the last tour for these aging pop-punkers. From the title of their latest album, "Adios Amigos" (Warner Bros.), to ominous notes in recent interviews, indications are that two decades of touring behind catchy standbys like "Cretin Hop" and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" have taken their toll.
Santana, Jeff Beck, Thursday at the New World Music Theatre: An evening with two classic rock guitar masters. Beck's just-released "The Best of Beck" anthology beautifully captures the frenzied virtuosity of this former Yardbird, a man Eric Clapton once called "the best guitarist around." He'll be performing an all-instrumental set with Terry Bozzio (drums), Tony Hymas (keyboards) and Pino Palladino (bass). And from Woodstock to gigs with John McLaughlin and Mali's Salif Keita, Santana's big, clean sound has been infused with a passionate spirituality.
Blue Meanies, Busker Soundcheck, Saturday at the Double Door: Ska and punk collide and gel into a frenetic, snarling mass in the hands of Chicago's Blue Meanies. Busker Soundcheck offers a not-quite-generic mix of vocal harmonies and big guitars. Fellow Fuse recording artists N.I.L.8. and Shat also open.
UFO, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Aug. 25 at the Vic: The first tour in eons from this classic rock group reunites the original cast of Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker and Paul Raymond. The last three nights are sold out.
Spearhead, Friday at the Metro: Spearhead, much like the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, which Spearhead vocalist Michael Franti also fronted, mines a largely untapped vein of hip-hop: socially conscious, non-gangsta rhymes backed by slow, funky grooves and live instruments that leave an acid-jazz aftertaste. Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Aceyalone open.
Elton John, Thursday at the United Center: High-end vocalist and pianist Elton John has enriched his landmarks of decades past ("Rocket Man," "Saturday Night" ) with newer songs ("Candle in the Wind," his ode to Marilyn Monroe, especially helped revive his career). Second show Aug. 25.
Harry Belafonte, Saturday at Ravinia: Acknowledged king of calypso, Belafonte will perform his usual "Banana Boat" and "Island in the Sun" songs as well as newer, Afro-rhythmic numbers.
Burning Spear, Saturday at Cubby Bear: Winston Rodney (a.k.a. Burning Spear) is touring behind his latest, "Rasta Business." With paeans to the usual reggae topics of Jah, Marcus Garvey and African heritage, "Rasta Business" seems the waffling stance of a reggae forefather who's too zealous to convert to the latest dance-hall sounds but will sprinkle in some dance-friendly beats nonetheless.
Chicago, Saturday at the New World Music Theatre: A band with 20 top 10 songs over its long career, Chicago never had a problem exploiting the synth and light-rock tastes of the '80s with its trademark highly produced horn section. The group's latest, "Night and Day Big Band," is a tiresome collection of lounge-y covers of once decent songs, among them Duke Ellington's signature "Take the `A' Train" and Cole Porter's "Night and Day."
Additional material published Aug. 18, 1995:Corrections and clarifications.A photo of guitarist Jeff Beck in today's Friday section's Concertline column was misidentified as the Dave Matthews Band. The Tribune regrets the error.


The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its Fifth Assessment Report which concludes that humanity is on a path to self destruction and is rapidly running out of time. Despite these warnings, and a broad scientific consensus, much of the public remains skeptical about global warming. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
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These "micro aerial vehicles" - no larger than a common house fly - are being used primarily in spying missions. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
In 2020, mobile phones are becoming available with the option of texting by thought power alone. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
After years of development, Ultra High Definition TV (also known as 4320p) is entering the home consumer market. This format has 16 times the resolution of HDTV. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Our view of the universe is greatly expanded with the completion of a major new observatory. This radio telescope has a total collecting area of approximately one kilometer. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Following years of research and development, a number of geoengineering techniques are now being utilized for trapping and removing CO2. This is offering fresh hope for mitigating the effects of climate change. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The most long-overdue of all space missions - a manned trip to Mars - is finally undertaken during this time. A full six decades after the Apollo landings, technology is now greatly improved, particularly with regards to computing and telecommunications. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
First developed in the 2010s, compact, floating "energy islands" combine offshore power generation with desalination plants to help cope with chronic water shortages. They are becoming a fairly common sight in tropical coastal areas, where conditions are ideal for ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
After decades of research, new processes have been developed for synthesizing carbon nanotubes. These promise to revolutionize the fields of engineering, architecture and materials science. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The pace of technology has become so fast that humans can no longer comprehend it - unless they augment their own intelligence. No monitor or projector of any kind is required for the latest generation of computers. Nanobots instead produce a virtual image of the screen which is augmented in the user's field of vision.Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Nanobots can boost immune systems, regulate blood pressure, repair some of the damage caused by the aging process, and accelerate the healing of wounds. Cybernetic organs are now available that almost never fail and can filter deadly poisons. Brain-computer interfaces are increasingly used in middle class homes to open doors, control lighting and operate everyday appliances. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Today's jet fighters are now entirely computer controlled. These unmanned planes have fully autonomous capability from the moment they take off, to the moment they land. A combination of strong AI, swarming behaviour and hypersonic technology is employed to create near-instantaneous effects throughout the battlespace. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Due to Moore's Law, desktop PCs now have AI systems equivalent to all of the human brains on Earth combined. Although full immersion VR has been available for a while now, recent advances in AI have led to Matrix-style worlds of breathtaking scale and ingenuity. Entire new societies are forming in cyberspace, with many in developed nations spending their entire leisure time engaged in them. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
By the end of this decade, a permanent team of scientists is present on Mars. They number around a dozen and comprise a highly international mix of people. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
As the world enters the second half of the 21st century, equatorial regions are being abandoned by many people as climate change wreaks havoc on the environment. Large swathes of Africa, the Middle East, Southern Asia, Southern Europe and Latin America are being ravaged by a combination of severe drought, creeping desertification, torrential flooding and sea level rises. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Most leading countries now have at least one fusion plant either operational, or in the process of construction. These reactors offer a clean, safe and abundant supply of energy. Alas, they have come too late to prevent runaway global warming. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Anti-gravity propulsion has been under development for almost a century now. Initially seen in military applications, it eventually found its way to the consumer market. Here, it began showing up in various luxury items and devices, such as hoverboards and floating recliners. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Today, the average citizen has access to a wide array of biotechnology implants and personal medical devices. These include fully artificial organs that never fail, bionic eyes and ears providing Superman-like senses, nanoscale brain interfaces which greatly augment the wearer's intelligence, synthetic blood and bodily fluids which can filter deadly toxins and provide hours' worth of oxygen in a single breath. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The icy continent today would be unrecognisable to observers from the 20th century. Its northern peninsula is now home to a multitude of towns and conurbations, with a total population numbering in the millions. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
A new means of living which does away with national boundaries altogether comes in the form of floating, artificial islands - wholly self-sufficient and capable of cruising around the world indefinitely. The ships provide the kind of comfort, safety and security that many of their occupants have never experienced before. In addition to a continuous supply of food, freshwater and energy, a number of facilities are available – including state-of-the-art virtual reality suites, android servants/companions, industrial-scale nanotech assemblers, landing pads for anti-grav vehicles, swimming pools and other amenities. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Technology on the scale of quadrillionths of a metre (10-15) is becoming possible around this time. This is three orders of magnitude smaller than picotechnology and six orders of magnitude smaller than nanotechnology. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Rising from the Pacific Rim, this mega-structure is thousands of miles high. Decades in the making, it has been built entirely from carbon nanotubes. These are hundreds of times stronger than ordinary steel and capable of withstanding the enormous tensile forces involved. The elevator is controlled largely by AI, which monitors any stresses or unusual conditions. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Fast-forward 140 years. With humanity shifting its focus beyond Earth, a veritable gold rush is taking place throughout the Solar System. Countless technological and engineering marvels are now possible in space, aided by the vast growth of AI which is dominating planetary and interplanetary government. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Polar reversals have occurred many times before in Earth's history - typically every 300,000 years. The last time was around 780,000 BC. This means the planet is long overdue for such an event. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The biological and technological descendants of humanity are attaining the perfection of computer science. Hardware and software are becoming the absolute fastest, most efficient they can ever possibly be, within the known laws of physics. All of the knowledge to do so has now been largely achieved.
From this point onwards, computer science becomes obsolete as a field of study - the only "unknowns" left for researchers to discover will be in other areas of science. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The Chernobyl explosion, which occurred in 1986, was the worst nuclear accident in history - affecting tens of thousands of square kilometres of land. Radiation at the centre of the former disaster zone has decayed to negligible levels by now. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
Purely biological (non-cyborg) humans are exceedingly rare now. The very few which do remain comprise only a tiny fraction of the total sentient minds in existence. The entire Milky Way galaxy has been explored by these transhumans and their sentient ships. Planet-sized computers are being constructed throughout the Local Group of galaxies, with every available resource going towards their production. All of the "dead" worlds, comets, moons and asteroids considered uninhabitable are being converted into these machines, forming a vast network millions of light years across space. Each computer is capable of instant communications with any other, regardless of distance. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The seas and oceans are evaporating, as the Sun begins to get hotter and brighter. The Earth's atmosphere has become laden with water vapour, creating an intense greenhouse effect. Mars is actually becoming more habitable during this time. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
The last remaining black hole has evaporated.
From this point onwards the universe is composed only of photons, neutrinos, electrons and positrons - with no way of interacting with each other.
The universe continues to expand forever... but is essentially dead. Get more details at FutureTimeline.net.
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ONES spreads joy all over the globe
ONES wants to give children a chance to make a difference through fun.Credits: : Kate Saurman
Wherever you happen to be in the world, children are natural-born artists. Whilst their creativity flows free, Finnish company ONES makes the resulting art benefit entire communities.
If your business idea is based on children living in slums working for you, someone might accuse you of using child labour. Finnish ONES has a pretty good comeback, though: their product should, if anything, help children avoid such fate.
"Kids love to draw," co-founder Susanne Seppälä says. "Seeing their drawings worn on the other side of the globe is empowering and brings pride and a sense of self-respect to them, and often to the entire family."
ONES uses drawings by children living in hardship for designing prints for clothing and accessories. The first artists, such as eight-year-old football-loving Matheus and 10-year-old Chrisangela, live in a slum in Brazil.
ONES wants to give children a chance to make a difference through fun. Image: Kate Saurman
Each purchase supports the young designers' families and communities. For example, the roof of the family home of slightly disabled eight-year-old Vanessa has been fixed with the income generated by selling a shirt with a print designed by her.
"Initially her family didn't believe she could learn to read or write," Seppälä says. "Now the whole family is incredibly proud of her, and she feels she has been able to make a difference."
Entrepreneurs on a social mission
For Susanne Seppälä and her partner Jarno Seppälä, entrepreneurship was a dream in the making. The idea for ONES came out of an episode of Dragons' Den, a TV show in which entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to investors in the hope of financing.
"We saw one of the entrepreneurs present a similar idea and immediately figured it could be something for us, too," Susanne Seppälä recalls.
Both had had regular day jobs, but they didn't really feel right.
Vanessa's design won a drawing competition, and is now able to contribute to her family's income. Image: Kate Saurman
"We appreciate the liberty you get by being your own boss," Jarno Seppälä says. "At the same time, we've had an urge to help, but we haven't been sure who and how."
Suddenly it all fell into place: the couple happened to have a few friends in Brazil, including one who was already working with children in slums.
She agreed to help with local connections and ensure the money, a slice of the proceeds of each item and half of overall profits, goes where it's supposed to.
"We knew human trafficking is a serious issue in Brazil. Many boys end up in gangs and girls are at risk of prostitution," Susanne Seppälä notes. "That's why our mission is to change to world, one shirt at a time."
It's not only the youth of Brazil who reap the benefits of ONES. The products are manufactured in India in accordance with Fair Wear Foundation's ethical terms, such as living wages and no child labour, and they're made of organic cotton. The printing is done in Ulvila, Finland by the founding couple.
Not just charity
However, despite the sometimes-grim circumstances surrounding its creations, ONES is deeply rooted in joy. The Seppäläs wish that their shirts can bring happiness to people across the supply chain.
"From the cotton fields to slums to seamstresses and us here printing the shirts, all the way to the people wearing them, we hope they make everyone smile," Susanne Seppälä tells.
ONES hopes to make everyone smile. Image: Kate Saurman
The end users can buy a shirt knowing who has created the print and exactly where it was made. The Seppäläs also emphasise the very high quality of the products: buying a ONES isn't just a charitable act, as the products are also durable and comfortable – not to mention nice-looking – pieces of clothing.
So nice that when the founders last visited the US, people were stopping them to ask where their shirts are from.
ONES is now mapping foreign markets to expand the production and to help more children. Other kinds of expansion plans are in the pipeline, too. ONES is neither restricted to just Brazil nor only children.
"We're currently looking for contacts elsewhere in the world, such as Romania and Bulgaria, where ONES could help underprivileged children and communities," Susanne Seppälä explains. "Maybe one day, ONES will have its own factory, employing people who would otherwise struggle finding employment."
For Susanne and Jarno Seppälä, entrepreneurship is a dream come true. Image: Kate Saurman
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Crow: (off) Lower, please, Mike.
Mike: --the tragic story of The Band That Played 'California Lady'.
Mike: The Band That Played 'California Lady' began as a duo featuring The Fish-Lipped Guy and The Eskimo. They developed their sound playing this kind of music in hard-scrabble bars before a growing circle of fans. It wasn't until they added The Friendly-Looking Backup Singer the The Band That Played 'California Lady' finally hit it big with 'California Lady'. The pressures of success were huge and The Fish-Lipped Guy, who took on the public role of creative genius, began to take refuge in drinking and a new circle of fast friends, as he and The Eskimo drifted apart. That summer, The Band That Played 'California Lady' played before nearly 300,000 fans at Watkins Glen, New York, sharing a bill with Wet Willy and Toots and the Maytals. Backstage, though, The Fish-Lipped Guy's drinking was beginning to get out of hand. Creative tensions mounted and a haze of alcohol served only to cover up The Eskimo's increasing drug use. It was a hopeful sign when The Friendly-Looking Backup Singer checked into a rehab clinic to have her blood replaced, but The Fish-Lipped Guy's out-of-control womanizing led The Eskimo into an ever-more-deadly spiral of drug use and drink. Drug-addled recording sessions produced The Band That Played 'California Lady's follow-up album, the more-melodic 'Rhode Island Lady', but it failed to crack the charts as The Band That Played 'California Lady's audience did not follow them into this new territory. By this time, the drugs, booze, and womanizing had begun to replace the music. Friends were troubled as an opportunity to open for Brewer and Shipley on a world tour went by the boards when The Eskimo slipped into a long-term alcoholic coma. The Fish-Lipped Guy turned increasingly to booze, drugs, womanizing, and out-of-control gambling, and The Band That Played 'California Lady' was no more. (Mike is back on-screen.) Happily, the last years have seen a reunion and a new generation of fans have discovered the magic that is The Band That Played 'California Lady'.
Crow: Okay, thank you, that's a wrap. And we have Movie Sign!


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France – Ukraine – 24.03.2021 – Prediction
by AllfpEditors | Mar 24, 2021 | Free Football Tips Archive
It is the official start of the Qualifications for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Tonight at 19:45 GMT 0 at Stade de France, France hosts Ukraine in the first game of Group D. The group involves also the teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan and Finland,
Dreams for 2nd consecutive WC
France is set to start the current campaign for the World Cup 2022 as a winner of their group in the UEFA Nations League and as the current world champions. France has it all to record a second consecutive title. The current generation of French players is just incredible – Kylian Mbappe, Kinglsey Koman, Paul Pogba, Ngolo Kante, Antoine Greizmann, Raphael Varane. The competition in defence is even more fierce as players like Jules Kounde and Dayot Upamecano have not recorded a cap for the team yet.
Ukraine to participate in EURO 2020
Ukraine won their group in EURO 2020 in the company of Portugal and Serbia. The team managed by Andriy Shevchenko plays wonderful football and the improvement since the appointment of the former AC Milan players is incredible. The Ukrainian generation of players is also worth mentioning as the names of Ruslan Malinovsky, Oleksander Zinchenko, Marlos, Andriy Yarmolenko form a promising symbiosis of talent and experience.
There is no doubt that the French team is the better one. We expect to see another marvellous display of Mbappe and company. At the same time, we think that France will record an excellent display in defence as well.
World Cup – Qualification
France vs Ukraine
March 24th, Wednesday, 19:45 GMT +0
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M/Y Stella Marina var en svensk motoryacht, som ritades av C.G. Pettersson och byggdes 1927 på Gustafsson & Anderssons varv i Lidingö för Erik Åkerlund.

Ingenjören Gustaf L.M. Ericsson i Stockholm beställde på 1920-talet en 22 meters motorkryssare av C.G. Pettersson. Skrovet byggdes på Värtans Mekaniska Verkstad i Torsvik i Lidingö och det fortsatta bygget skedde på Gustafsson & Anderssons varv. Det fullföljdes dock inte omedelbart, utan Erik Åkerlund köpte senare skrovet, varefter ritningarna omarbetades. Fartyget sjösattes den 11 juli 1927.

Fritz Janke ritade inredningen av matsalongen på däck, stora salongen under däck, chefshytten och damsalongen. I Stora salongen hängdes en marinmålning av Gerhard Albe.

Stella Marina förlängdes till 27,9 meters längd 1929/1930 efter ritningar av C.G. Pettersson på Värtans Mekaniska Verkstad. Det gamla akterskeppet användes till en av C.G. Pettersson ritade 24 meters motorkryssare för Clas Groschinsky, som byggdes 1938.

Vid utbrottet av andra världskriget lades Stella Marina upp på Hästholmsvarvet, där hon låg till 1945. Erik Åkerlund var då död, och fartyget köptes av Hästholmsvarvets chef Knud H. Reimers och Clas Groschinsky. Hon såldes till slut till den italienske affärsmannen Giovannini Martino och fick ny hemmahamn i Portofino i närheten av Genua i Italien. Hennes senare öde är inte känt.

Källor
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Fartyg byggda i Stockholm
Fartyg sjösatta 1927

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Kathmandu Symposia on Advanced Materials (KaSAM) is an initiative of Nepal Polymer Institute (NPI) undertaken to strengthen networking of materials scientists from South Asian Countries with those from the rest of the world and has the motto: Cross-Linking Science and Virtues. The main objective of the biannual series of International Conferences is to provide rigorous discussion forum for the materials scientists on recent advances, challenges and solution paths in different areas of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). The First and Second KaSAM held in Kathmandu in 2012 and 2014 were highly successful, attracting eminent scientists, young researchers, and students from over 20 countries across the globe.
The third International Conference KaSAM-2016, which is being organized by Nepal Polymer Institute for the first time in the beautiful city of Pokhara at the lap of Mt. Machhapucchre, in cooperation with Pokhara University (Pokhara) and Institut für Polymerwerkstoffe (Merseburg, Germany), will focus on Nanostructured and Biorelated Materials. The technical programme will comprise invited lectures as well as oral and poster sessions. We invite you to participate in and contribute to the symposia. The conference and accompanying Autumn School are hoped to be milestone in promoting education and researches in the field of advanced materials, chemistry and chemical technologies in Nepal.
The KaSAM – 2016 congress will be accompanied by Second Kathmandu Autumn School on Chemistry and Chemical Technologies (KASChem-2016) in Pokhara, Chitwan and Biratnagar. The courses are targeted to the students and young researchers giving an overview of Recent Developments and Research Trends in Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanomaterials. Please visit: www.kasam-nepal.org for detailed program.
Oct. 17 : KASChem-2016) : Recent Developments and Research Trends in Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanomaterials. The school will continue after the conference in Chitwan (Oct. 22) and and Biratnagar (Oct. 24).
Oct.18-20: Topical symposia in Pokhara.
A book of abstract will be distributed to the conference participants. Selected Papers presented in KaSAM – 2016 will be published in Macromolecular Symposia after peer review.
E-mail: "nepalpolymer@gmail.com" (NPI) and "nepalpolymer@yahoo.com (Ram Adhikari).


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HMS Hecla was the lead ship of the , an oceangoing survey ship type in the Royal Navy. She was ordered in the mid-1960s, along with her sister ships  and . A fourth ship, , was completed in the early 1970s. The ship served for thirty years in this role, and various others, before finally being replaced by  in 1997. Hecla was sold to private interests, being renamed "Bligh" after Vice-Admiral William Bligh. After this, the vessel was used in a hydrographic survey of Irish waters, and was based in Waterford, Ireland.

Design and construction
The Hecla class were designed as combined hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships, built to merchant ship standards and of similar design to . She was laid down at Yarrow Shipbuilders' Blythswood, Glasgow shipyard on 6 May 1964, was launched on 21 December 1964 and was commissioned on 9 September 1965. She had the pennant number A133.

Hecla was  long, with a beam of  and a draught of . Displacement was  light and  full load, with a gross tonnage of 2,898. She had diesel-electric propulsion, with three Paxman Ventura 12-cylinder diesel engines rated at  powering two electric motors, rated at a total of  and driving one propeller shaft, giving a speed of . She had a range of  at a speed of  and  at . The ship had a complement of 127 officers and other ranks. She was fitted with a hangar and helideck aft to allow operation of a single Westland Wasp helicopter, while two surveying launches were carried.

Service
In 1982, Hecla was used as an ambulance ship for the duration of the Falklands War. In this role, she ferried wounded from both sides to the main hospital ship, .

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External links
 MaritimeQuest HMS Hecla A-133 pages

1964 ships
Ships built on the River Clyde
Hecla-class survey vessels
Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom
Hospital ships of the Royal Navy
Hospital ships during the Falklands War


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While The majority of Namibia is arid and dry, the western belt is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, which provides a lush environment that is a stark contrast to inland desert.Namibia has an awesome array of natural assets, there are hauntingly beautiful landscapes, National Parks with rare and endangered species, the culture rich areas of the north, the riverine paradise of the water-rich north-east and the grassy plains of the south with their unusual botany and canyons. A bespoke holiday planned by Namibia Travel Connection can include any or all of the following areas and attractions (or any that aren't mentioned here).
Caprivi Strip
The Caprivi Strip is located in the far north east part of Namibia and is a contrast to the rest of the country. The Caprivi has perennial rivers and expansive floodplains, tropical vegetation and an abundance of game and birds and scattered settlements of rural people.
and has an incredibly high rainfall during its rainy season, which is between December and March. Because this area is the wettest in Namibia, Caprivi Strip safari holiday tours offer a distinct experience that cannot be had in the rest of the country. Caprivi Strip Namibia safaris are an excellent addition to a tailor-made tour because a large number of animal, bird and plant species thrive in the area. It is also a land-link to our neighbouring countries, Botswana, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
Central & Western North
The Central Plateau is dominated by Namibia's capital, Windhoek. A number of speciality guest farms are found in the area some of which offer viewing of Namibia's predators such as the cheetah, leopard and lion. The Waterberg Park was established as a sanctuary for the rare and endangered game species of the Caprivi. In other areas dinosaur footprints can be seen as well as the largest known meteorite in the world, Hoba Meteorite. Otjikoto and Guinas lakes are unique museums with rare mouth-breeding species of fish.
The Skeleton Coast National Park
The Skeleton Coast National Park protects about one third of Namibia's coastline. It attained its name because of the number of ships that have been wrecked on its shores. The northern section is a concession area and restricted to fly-in safaris only. For self-drive and guided safaris accommodation is only provided at Terrace Bay. Skeleton Coast safaris, holidays and vacations give visitors the opportunity to see some of Africa's most famous wildlife species, including elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros and baboon.
Rugged and wild, Damaraland attracts visitors from all over the world who want to experience Africa at its most genuine. Damaraland vacation holidays take you through scattered settlements, visit rock engravings, climb mountains and view desert-adapted elephant, black rhino and a variety of other game species that have adapted to this environment. immense grasslands, gigantic gorges and massive granite mounts. Damaraland camping sites are an excellent option for travelers who want to immerse themselves in Africa's nature.
One of Africa's premier wildlife sanctuaries, Etosha National Park celebrated its centenary in 2007. The National Park is brimming with wildlife-viewing opportunities including some rare and endangered species. Namibia Travel Connection can arrange exciting Etosha safari adventures for you that take you up close and personal to the wildlife of the area.
Nakambale campsite and museum
Discover stories about early encounters between Europeans and Ovambo, a group of tribes native to northern Namibia. The Nakambale campsite and museum traces history and offers insight into the historic events of the area and travelers can visit an authentic homestead next to the museum.
NamibNaukluft National Park
The Namib Naukluft Park is Namibia's most versatile conservation area in terms of biodiversity, size and tourist attractions. The Naukluft mountain massif is a segment of the great escarpment that separates Namibia's interior from the Namib Desert. The mountains offer great hiking trails and is home to the Hartmann's mountain zebra. This vast wilderness contains key features such a Sesriem, Sossusvlei, the Welwitschia Trail, Sandwich Harbour and the Kuiseb Canyon.
Located in the Namib Desert, the Namib Naukluft National Park is an ecological preserve that protects the environment from human development. The Namib Desert is considered by many to be the world's oldest desert and it is home to many species of plant and animal that have adapted to survive the harsh elements of the area.
The four Owambo Regions Ovamboland
A large percentage of Namibia's population lives in this region, the areas consists of communal farmland. The area has a rich and interesting cultural and historical tradition. Nakambele Museum, Uukwaluudhi Traditional Homestead at Tsandi and the historical Omuguluwombase are all places worth a visit.
Also known as the Owamboland, the Ovamboland is the area inhabited by the Ovambo people. Situated in northern Namibia and southern Angola, Ovamboland Namibia accommodation is ideally positioned as a base of operation from which to explore the northern parts of Namibia.
The top attraction of the Namib Naukluft Park is Sossusvlei, renowned for its majestic star-shaped dunes and white pans, including Dead Pan with its ancient skeletons of desiccated camel-thorn trees. Containing some of the highest sand dunes in the world, Sossusvlei offers amazing photography opportunities.
Sossusvlei desert camping is a truly unique experience that can only be found in Namibia. Sleep under the stars after trekking through the seemingly endless desert.
Located near Sossusvlei, Sesriem Canyon is a popular gateway to the immense sand dunes of the area.
Swakopmund is much loved by people because of its old world charm and relaxed atmosphere, this quaint desert town is hedged by the Namib Desert and the Atlantic Ocean. The coast with its hinterland offers many options for both adventure and relaxation.
Swakopmund can be found at the mouth of the Swakop River, which is why it was given its name. Swakopmund luxury holidays are popular and often include a Henties Bay fishing safari which is a relaxing way to finish off your Namibia adventure.
Translated as Whale Bay, Walvis Bay is one of Namibia's major cities harbour town. The Walvis Bay lagoon takes pride of place as regards scenic attractions and is where thousands of flamingos gather. It has been declared a RAMSAR site as it is regarded as the most important wetland for coastal birds in southern Africa. A wide variety of activities are offered such as Dolphin Cruise, kayaking, Sandwich harbour excursions and fishing for shark, bottom and game fish. and offers a selection of holiday options. Walvis Bay camping is particularly popular and there are numerous camping sites positioned on the outskirts of the city.
Namibia's capital city, Windhoek, offers a plethora of entertainment options. Sample delicious Namibian cuisine at gourmet restaurants, visit museums and soak up the country's culture.
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Ryan Ledson joined PNE in the summer of 2018 for an undisclosed fee, arriving from Oxford United and signing a three-year-deal.
Ledson graduated through the Toffees Academy, while experience was gained in a loan move at Cambridge United, before his first permanent switch saw him relocate to Oxford.
The midfielder became a key player for the U's, and as a 20-year-old picked up the Player of the Year award, Young Player of the Year and Goal of the Season awards at the end of the 2017/18 season.
Then came his move to Deepdale, where the Liverpudlian had to be patient for his chances, although he did manage almost 30 appearances in his first season with the club.
That was enough to show everybody what he was about, though, with his tough-tackling and superb eye for a defence-splitting pass two key attributes to his game.
Ledson really came into his own in the 2020/21 season, despite the absence of fans, and he ended the campaign with the Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards.
His highlight the following term was a superb strike in a Carabao Cup victory away to Morecambe, but he spent much of the season battling injury, before returning for the final match as a substitute.
After playing a big part in the first half of the 2022/23 campaign, Ryan signed a new deal with the club in December 2022 extend his stay until at least 2025.
Ryan Ledson Says PNE Will Have A 'Real Good Go' At Spurs
Ryan Ledson says Preston North End will "give it a real good go" in their Emirates FA Cup fourth round tie against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Ryan Ledson is the cover star and featured interview in our Boxing Day programme!
Ryan Ledson Signs On Until 2025
Preston North End are delighted to confirm Ryan Ledson has penned a new two-and-a-half-year deal at Deepdale.
New Contract Was A 'No Brainer' For Ryan
Ryan Ledson described his decision to sign a new contract at Preston North End as a "no brainer".
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Jackie Shroff - Personal Life
Shroff was born on February 1, 1960 as Jai Kishen Shroff into a Gujarati-speaking family to Kakubhai & Rita Shroff. They lived in a low income chawl in the Teen Batti area at Walkeshwar, Mumbai. Before entering the film industry, Shroff was a local toughie. He also modelled in a few advertisements. It was director/producer Subhash Ghai who gave Shroff his screen name "Jackie" when he launched him in the film "Hero".
In the late 80s, Jackie Shroff married his longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Dutt, who later turned film producer. The couple run a media company, Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They jointly owned 10% shares in Sony TV since its launch and in 2012 decided to sell their stake and end their 15-year-long association with Sony TV. The Shroffs have two children: a son, Tiger (Jai Hemanta), and a daughter, Krishna.
Since the late 90s, Shroff seems to have moved away from lead roles in Hindi movies and has been seen more often in strong character roles.
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Plantronics Voyager Legend UC means hands-free calling on iOS or Mac.
There are a ton of Bluetooth headsets on the market today, and because I prefer talking hands-free, I've tried a lot of them. But as a Bluetooth enthusiast (yes, we exist), I've been continually frustrated. That's because all the headsets I've tried thus far have missed the mark, especially when paired with an iPhone, delivering callers' voices as muddy and hard to decipher, or making me sound like I live under the sea (I don't).
So when I got my hands on the Plantronics Voyager Legend UC, with its promises of excellent audio, call routing touch technology, and the ability to work on both my Mac and iOS device, I was dubious. Not anymore. This little Legend hasn't just proved my first impressions wrong, I'm now convinced it's the best Bluetooth headset I've ever used.
With two built-in DSP mics and three layers of built-in wind protection, Plantronics also says the Voyager Legend UC delivers the best audio quality ever put in a headset, but all manufacturers say that, and yet I've always ended up with mixed results.
This little magnetic case keeps everything organized and charged.
Another could-be-cool feature that red-alerted my gimmick alarm: sensitive capacitive touch technology. Plantronics says that layer of special sauce allows the Legend to detect when it's on your head or in your pocket, thus allowing all sorts of cool routing functionality, like sending answered calls to your headset when you're wearing it, but to your iPhone when you're not.
And finally, the "UC" designation of this model means the box includes a portable case with a clever trick: it holds the USB adapter and headset in place with magnets. That may not sound all that special, but it's a genius design, and additionally, the case has a built-in battery that keeps the headset charged while within its clutches.
Finally, a headset that delivers the excellent audio it promises, all the time, without exception. With virtually every headset I've used in the last four years, audio quality has, at least occasionally, either sounded garbled and subpar to my caller, or their audio sounded muddled and blown out to me. The Voyager Legend's exceptional sound quality had me hunting for a high fiver, but better than that, and what still surprises me when I use it, is that it always sounded that great to all my callers. This simple feat is one no other headset has pulled off.
Legend made my callers sound good, too. Too many headsets fail at this, delivering staticky, stinky, sounds-like-a-blow-out-speaker audio that has me constantly straining to understand what my caller is saying. Voyager's speaker might be small, but its sound is sharp and balanced.
Even the power and volume buttons are perfectly placed.
Oh, and that sensitive capacitive touch technology? Not a gimmick! In real everyday use, it allows the headset to know when it's on your head, thus routing incoming calls to your ear instead of the iPhone. Or, if you start a call on the iPhone, automagically rerouting audio back to headset when you put it on. Legend sitting on the table somewhere? Answered calls are delivered to the iPhone instead. This feature means no more talking into a device that may not be listening—all headsets should work this way.
The touch tech. also fixes a huge problem other Plantronics headset have suffered: accidental calls. By knowing the headset isn't on your knoggin, the Legend locks the call button so your thigh presses become totally inert.
And speaking of buttons, the Voyager Legend's are all right where they should be. The call button is easy to access and effortless to press, and the the mute button? Yes even the that oft-neglected button is so well placed, you'll actually find yourself using it.
The included USB Bluetooth adapter makes Mac pairing a reality.
So what about Mac integration? Well, I can hardly believe I'm typing this, but dog-gonnit, it works great. Usually headsets rely on your Mac's built-in Bluetooth for this kind of connection, but by bypassing it, Plantronics has actually made the dream of a Mac compatible BT headset a reality. In my Skype tests, callers reported excellent audio, just as if I was calling them on the phone. This is honestly surprised me, because it's a feature no other headset I've ever tried has pulled off. Slow clap Plantronics.
With two built-in DSP mics and three layers of built-in wind protection, Plantronics also says the Voyager Legend UC delivers the best audio quality ever put in a headset.
Legend also earned a perfect score at maintaining its connecting while receiving navigation instructions from Apple Maps. Other headsets I've tried constantly cut out or cut off the beginning or end of instructions. The Legend never cut out, not once, and it never cut off speech.
So is there anything I didn't fancy about this Freddie Mercury-level headset? Well, you know those guys who are so good with the ladies? Yeah, that's not going to be you, at least with the giant Voyager Legend affixed to your head. This this headset is in now way discreet, but with its giganto size comes 4-5 hours of talk time.
The other thing: I could not for the life of me get the earpiece to stay in my earholes. You holes might fare better, but I've never liked the round earbuds for this exact reason, and I don't know why Plantronics doesn't include some teardrop-shaped tips in the box. Those little guys work great, and for a headset that's basically the Cadillac of their line, I would have liked to see some included.
The Good: Stellar sound. Intelligent routing tech. Works expertly with your Mac.
The Bad: Kind of big. Kind of expensive. Earpiece might not stay in your ear.
The Verdict The Voyager Legend UC is my favorite Bluetooth headset on the market today.


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The Ivo Whitton Trophy is named after the great Victorian amateur, Ivo Whitton who won 5 Australian Open Championships (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931); 2 Australian Amateur Championships (1922 and 1923) and 5 Victorian Amateur Championships (1919, 1920, 1922, 1923 and 1924).
The VGA introduced the Ivo Whitton Trophy in 1960 for the lowest average stroke score in designated tournaments held each year. The inaugural winner was Kevin Hartley with an average of 72.72 from 32 rounds. Hartley went on to take the trophy 12 times out of the first 18 years of the competition.
The trophy has lived up to all expectations with the honour roll reflecting a who's who of Victorian Golf including Michael Clayton (1978 and 1980); Peter Sweeney (1981); John Lindsay (1984); Brad Hughes (1987); Robert Allenby (1990 and 1991); Stephen Allan (1994) and Geoff Ogilvy (1995 and 1997).
Kyle Michel (Shepparton) and Jessica Pickwick (Kilmore) have taken out the 2018 Ivo Whitton and Susie Tolhurst championships respectively.
The rankings are decided by an average score from the best 18 rounds for the, men and 12 for the women throughout the 2018 calendar of events.
Michel played 20 rounds throughout the year and finished with an average of 69.39, narrowly defeating 2018 Victorian Amateur champion Andre Lautee (Kingston Heath) who finished the year on 69.72.
Victoria's Konrad Ciupek finished in third with an average of 70.17 throughout 2018.
This year was the fourth straight title for Michel who had a great year culminating in a runner-up finish in the Victorian Amateur.
Pickwick playing 19 rounds throughout the year, was also a narrow victor as she finished on 71.00 to defeat Steffanie Vogel (Cobram-Barooga) on 71.08.
Third place went to Alizza Hetherington (Royal Melbourne) with an average of 71.75.
Pickwick's year was highlighted by wins at the Sorrento Open, Westcoast Open Amateur and being crowned the 2018 Victorian Women's Champion of Champions.


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Language Instructors at SMU ratify new CUPE contracts
HALIFAX – Language Instructors at The Language Centre (TLC) have ratified a new collective agreement.
CUPE National Representative Marianne Welsh says "Members of CUPE 3912 at Saint Mary's University (TLC) have ratified a new four-year agreement. The contract runs retroactively from August 09, 2014 through to August 08, 2018."
Says Welsh, "The agreement was concluded with the assistance of Conciliation Services and was strongly endorsed by the membership on June 22 and ratified by the university this week."
CUPE 3912 represents over three-thousand members in four bargaining units at three Halifax universities.


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La Techno 293 è uno sviluppo della classe Aloha ed è principalmente usata per la classe di windsurf giovanile. La classe è riconosciuta dalla Federazione Internazionale della Vela. Il design è stato scelto per essere usato nei Giochi Olimpici Giovanili. Viene normalmente utilizzato come passaggio precedente alla classe olimpica RS: X.

Eventi

Campionati del Mondo
Il Campionato del Mondo di Techno 293 è tenuto annualmente dal 2006.

Open Under 17

Open Under 15

Uomini Under 17

Uomini Under 15

Donne Under 17

Donne Under 15

Youth Olympics
La classe è stata usata ai Giochi Olimpici Giovanili.

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ASA Members Recommend…movies & books
By: American Sailing American Sailing Association, Members, Social Media
On our Facebook and Twitter pages we love to ask our fans for their opinions on all things nautical. In the last couple of weeks I've asked people for their recommendations on sailing movies & books. The guidelines were loose — as long as it has something to do with seafaring, it was fair game. Some of these are serious, some silly, some realistic, some not-so-much. Some you will certainly have seen or read before, some you may not have heard of. All of them are works that our members have enjoyed, and you might too. (Perhaps to fill the long winter months until sailing season starts again?)
These lists are not comprehensive by any means, but they'll get you started. Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below.
Captains Courageous (1937) starring Freddie Bartholomew & Spencer Tracy, dir. by Victor Fleming
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) starring Russell Crowe & Paul Bettany, dir. by Peter Weir
Captain Ron (1992) starring Kurt Russell & Martin Short, dir. by Thom Eberhardt
Summer Rental (1984) starring John Candy, dir. by Carl Reiner
Cabin Boy (1994) starring Chris Elliott, dir. by Adam Resnick
Wind (1992) starring Matthew Modine & Jennifer Grey, dir. by Carroll Ballard
Morning Light (2008) starring Chris Branning & Kate Theisen, dir. by Mark Monroe
Morgan the Pirate (1960) starring Steve Reeves, dir. by Andre de Toth & Primo Zeglio
The Bounty (1984) starring Mel Gibson & Anthony Hopkins, dir. by Roger Donaldson
The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower (1998-2003) miniseries starring Ioan Gruffudd, produced by A&E
For a more comprehensive list of sailing movies, click here.
Fiction Books:
The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy by Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall (first volume 1932)
The Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian (series of 20; first volume 1969)
Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome (series of 12; first volume 1930)
The Horatio Hornblower Novels by C.S. Forester (series of 11; first volume 1937)
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (1851)
Middle Passage by Charles Johnson (1990)
John Dollar by Marianne Wiggins (1989)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (1952)
Jaws by Peter Benchley (1974)
Sounding by Hank Searls (1982)
Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne (2008)
Nonfiction Books:
Close to the Wind by Pete Goss (2000)
Blue Latitudes by Tony Horwitz (2002)
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum (1900)
The Last Grain Race by Eric Newby (1956)
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float by Farley Mowat (1969)
Sea Change by Peter Nichols (1998)
Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana (1840)
Ten Degrees of Reckoning by Hester Rumberg (2007)
Looking for a Ship by John McPhee (1990)
Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters by Derek Lundy (1998)
Note: Though almost all of the books that made our list were written by men, I did come across this list of sailing-related books by and about women.
Got more suggestions? Write a comment!
Replacement Logbooks Are Now Easily Available It has always been possible to obtain a replacement ASA Logbook, but it is now much easier. Have you lost your Logbook? Or is it old, tattered, and stained with sea spray? Maybe it's still in good shape but have you used up all the Sailing Log pages in the…
Cruising Catamaran Quiz So you're thinking about chartering a nice sized cruising cat or maybe you're even thinking about buying one. Here's a fun quiz to see what you know about these beautiful beasts that sail fast and are amazing at an anchorage.
Do You Use Your VHF Radio? VHF radio is the primary means of urgent communication between boats, shore facilities, and emergency services. VHF Signals travel line-of-sight with typical ranges of 20 to 30 nautical miles. Recreational boats under 65 feet are not required to have a VHF radio but most sailboats and powerboats carry one aboard…
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Mapping Pathogens in Public Transit Systems Worldwide with GIS Cloud
Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world use public transit systems without noticing a complex microbiome that is invisible to the naked eye. In more than 50 cities around the world, scientists are working on building a molecular and genetic atlas of these transportation systems in order to establish a worldwide "DNA map" of their microbiomes.
Researchers studying these microbiomes as part of the MetaSUB project will use the GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection app, highlighting the importance of its geospatial component. The initiative started with the pilot project called PathoMap, first conducted in 2013 in New York City. Three years later, this pilot has expanded into the global MetaSUB project.
On Tuesday, June 21, each transit system will be swabbed for samples that will be collected from different surfaces such as emergency exits, ticket kiosks, benches, stairwell handrails, garbage cans and elevators, as well as inside of trains, buses, and mass-transit hubs.
Sample collectors will use GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection to map the data points according to their geographic locations. Data fields in the form include a sample ID, place, surface, traffic level, notes, and an option to take a picture, while automatically adding a timestamp for each submission. Forms in the Mobile Data Collection have been expanded to include swabbing of different surfaces, including buses, taxis, parks, and airports. In the words of
Christopher E. Mason, an associate professor of physiology and biophysics and of computational genomics in the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Institute for Computational Biomedicine at Weill Cornell Medicine:
We've been using MDC since 2013 and the app works seamlessly to enable us to collect samples across the world's cities and literally anywhere else in the planet. We will be able to watch in real-time as data is collected around the world.
Follow the swabbing process on Twitter using the hashtag #MetaSUB