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International defence commitments
Navy's new ice patrol ship enters Portsmouth
The ship that will fulfil HMS Endurance's role as an interim Antarctic patrol vessel entered Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time yesterday, Monday 23 May 2011.
The ice-breaker MV Polarbjorn enters Portsmouth Naval Base for the first time [Picture: LA(Phot) Allen, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]
The ice-breaker MV Polarbjorn - to be named HMS Protector - has been leased on a three-year contract from Norwegian company GC Rieber Shipping and has just had an intensive ten-day refit in Odense, Denmark.
The vessel - painted in the same distinctive red and white livery as her predecessor ice patrol ships - entered Portsmouth as MV Protector under the Norwegian flag. She will be officially named HMS Protector on 1 June 2011 and will be commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet on 23 June 2011.
She will deploy on the Navy's Antarctic task in November 2011, serving in the region for the 2011-12 austral summer. Meanwhile, the long-term future of Endurance will be considered.
Captain Peter Sparkes, Commanding Officer of HMS Protector, said the first entry into Portsmouth marked a key milestone in the regeneration of the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship:
I am very proud of what my ship's company and all associated with this project have achieved in such short order.
We look forward very much to naming our new ship formally on June 1 and commissioning her into the fleet at Portsmouth on June 23 which is symbolically the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Antarctic Treaty.
The ship's refit included the removal and repositioning of the flight deck from the bridge roof to the stern, the installation of a multibeam echo sounder survey system, a complete overhaul of the main engines and gearboxes, and the addition of naval insignia.
The new ship was designed and built in 2001 as an Antarctic research ship. She is fitted with two main deck cranes and three internal holds and can position to within a radius of 70 centimetres in winds of up to 40 knots (74km/h).
HMS Protector is to be equipped with a state-of-the-art survey motor boat and initially two Pacific 22 rigid inflatable boats, which will be replaced next year by a landing craft vehicle for the carriage of stores and equipment to shore.
Three all-terrain vehicles and three quad bikes, complete with trailers, will also be carried and craned directly onto the ice to assist in the resupply of British Antarctic Survey scientific stations.
Protector has a historic connection with Britain's Antarctic commitment - it was the name of the ship which preceded the former Endurance (1968-91) in the South Atlantic role.
Protector was the sixth ship to bear the name and completed 13 Antarctic deployments in 1955-68. A seventh ship of the name - formerly the Seaforth Saga - saw service as a Falkland Islands patrol vessel from 1983 before being sold in 1987.
Initially, the current HMS Endurance was also leased from a commercial source. Originally a Norwegian ice-breaker, she entered service as HMS Polar Circle in 1991 before being purchased outright by the MOD the following year and renamed Endurance.
Protector will carry out all the functions of an Antarctic patrol ship. She will deploy for seven months of the year to patrol and survey the Antarctic and South Atlantic, maintaining a UK presence and supporting the international community in the region.
This involves close links with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the UK Hydrographic Office and the British Antarctic Survey.
Currently the survey ship HMS Scott, with state-of-the-art surveying equipment, is maintaining the Royal Navy presence in the South Atlantic. While she can fulfil many of the tasks undertaken by Endurance, she does not have ice-breaking capability and therefore cannot reach some of the areas that Endurance could do and that Protector will.
No decision has yet been taken on whether to repair or to replace HMS Endurance which suffered significant damage following a major flood which occurred when the ship was operating in the South Atlantic in 2008.


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filter your search All ContentAll JournalsPRESENCE: Virtual and Augmented Reality
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Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
Portraying and Understanding Large-Scale Distributed Virtual Environments: Experience and Tentative Conclusions
Martin R. Stytz,
Martin R. Stytz
Virtual Environments, 3D Medical Imaging, and Computer Graphics Lab, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433.
Bruce Hobbs,
Bruce Hobbs
Andrea Kunz,
Andrea Kunz
Brian Soltz,
Brian Soltz
Kirk Wilson
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Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments (1995) 4 (2): 146–168.
https://doi.org/10.1162/pres.1995.4.2.146
Martin R. Stytz, Bruce Hobbs, Andrea Kunz, Brian Soltz, Kirk Wilson; Portraying and Understanding Large-Scale Distributed Virtual Environments: Experience and Tentative Conclusions. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 1995; 4 (2): 146–168. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/pres.1995.4.2.146
The Distributed Simulation Internet (DSI) provides users access to large-scale, complex, active, unpredictable virtual environments. If users are to effectively use these environments, they will require support for understanding and acting in these environments. Support is necessary because humans have a time and space limited span of attention. The Satellite Modeler, Omniview true 3D, and Synthetic BattleBridge projects were undertaken to develop and investigate the interfaces and autonomous agents required to effectively support users of the Distributed Simulation Internet. The Satellite Modeler emulates the near-Earth space environment and portrays models of satellites moving in their correct orbits around the Earth. The motion of the satellites is broadcast to users of the DSI. The Satellite Modeler is intended to function as a training and operational aid for orbital analysts and to help them understand key spatial relationships for satellites in near-Earth orbit. The Omniview project was undertaken to provide interactive control and manipulation of a true 3D image and to thereby assist the user in understanding the activity within the DSI-hosted virtual environment. That project developed an interface that provides the Omniview user with the ease of use that a window, icon, mouse, and pointer GUI interface provides to users of 2D displays. The Synthetic BattleBridge is a system that, like the Omniview, portrays a DSI-hosted virtual environment but does not act in it. The Synthetic BattleBridge is designed to support users in making accurate and timely decisions by providing several different types of cognitive support for understanding and analyzing the activity in a battlespace. In this paper, we briefly describe each project and present some observations and conclusions we have drawn based on our experience with them.
Towards Immersive Generosity: The Need for a Novel Framework to Explore Large Audiovisual Archives through Embodied Experiences in Immersive Environments
How was it for you? Qualitative Observational Methods to Assess the Experiential Value of Two Immersive Augmented Reality Stories, a Case Study.
Virtual Environment Presentations: A Qualitative Exploration of User Perceptions
Experiential Challenges of and Opportunities for Applying Immersive Technologies with Storytelling
Virtual Environments Research in the Air Force Institute of Technology Virtual Environments, 3-D Medical Imaging, and Computer Graphics Laboratory
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments (November,1995)
Providing Situation Awareness Assistance to Users of Large-Scale, Dynamic, Complex Virtual Environments
Future Warfare in the Western Pacific: Chinese Antiaccess/Area Denial, U.S. AirSea Battle, and Command of the Commons in East Asia
International Security (July,2016)
Small Satellites, Big Data: Uncovering the Invisible in Maritime Security
International Security (October,2022)
Sharing Satellite Data Case Studies
Open Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data
Tax Reform: A Tentative Proposal
Without a Map: Political Tactics and Economic Reform in Russia
War, Mathematics, and Simulation: Drones and (Losing) Control of Battlespace
Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming
Celestial Calculations: A Gentle Introduction to Computational Astronomy

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Nicholas De Léon, a student in Professor Nadesan Permaul's course, Rhetoric 152AC, was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Student Research Prize from UC Berkeley's American Cultures Center. De Léon received the prize for his submission, "On Frederick Douglass, 'poor whites,' and the rhetoric of opposites." Read more about De Léon's exemplary work and watch his acceptance speech here. Congratulations, Nicholas!


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Find your voice at one of Knox County's karaoke venues | Opinion
I wish more karaoke were offered in senior citizen centers, social clubs and other outlets for those who don't go to bars.
Robert J. Booker
Robert J. Booker is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. He may be reached at 865-546-1576.
Every week hundreds of people line up to sing karaoke across Knox County in bars stretched from east to west and north to south. From Farragut to Rutledge Pike and from Emory Road to Chapman Highway and beyond, there are bars to accommodate the performers. I had barely heard of the activity until Johnny Mills was hired at Marie's Olde Towne Tavern a few years ago when I began to find my voice. Since that time I have sung in 43 different places here.
Each bar that I attend on a regular basis has its own ambience that is created by the singers, the audience and the physical structure. Those that don't have KJs with a collected treasure trove of good music subscribe to a system that has much of it. We who sing at different bars are aware that most songs have several versions with differences in tempo, pitches and even words.
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A few weeks ago I discovered the Sky Box across from the Mast General Store on Gay Street, and Rick, the KJ there, offers a great deal of good music. The sound system is excellent and I take advantage of the Thursday night gatherings. It has a full bar and serves good food. While it has a regular clientele, some of those who stop and perform are passers-by who hear the music that is piped out front.
I am always delighted to listen to good singers who can handle a good song. I particularly like to hear a new voice that takes command of the stage. By the same token, it is irritating to hear a performer shout and scream and call it singing. Of course, karaoke is made for us amateurs, but there is no reason to purposefully sound bad.
I know of three bars that have had special hours for children, and I was amazed at one 10-year-old who could sing and had a matching stage personality. I wish more karaoke were offered in senior citizen centers, social clubs and other outlets for those who don't go to bars. It would bring more legitimacy to the form. There are those who don't drink and cannot tolerate cigarette smoke.
The best singers I have seen on the circuit are older women in their 70s who can sing pop, country and show tunes tunes. They have voice control and choose music that fits their range as they sing with feeling. On three occasions when I have been asked to invite people for special karaoke presentations, I have introduced them to appreciative audiences at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Chilhowee Park and the Tennessee Amphitheater.
For some unknown reason it has not caught on in the Black community, even though a few bars have tried it. I am told that one of the newly reopened bars will feature karaoke during the middle of the week. Perhaps it will become popular there, too. On the circuit very few Black performers participate, yet I have seen some phenomenal performances.
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Karaoke can become even more popular, but it is largely ignored by the general population. The media have little or no interest, and most people are not aware of what it is because they don't go to bars. Very seldom can one hear it or participate in it on a "legitimate" stage. Yet I have heard some great voices and good music in those smoke-filled rooms amid the sounds coming from dart games and pool tables.


Home » Patterns » [FREE Pattern] This Fabulous Crochet Easter Bunny Basket Is Fast and Easy!
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No need to buy a basket when you can quickly and easily crochet this fabulous handmade basket that will last for season after season! It's a wonderful gift, too! The key here is the chunky yarn (5) that makes this a fast project and beginner friendly too!
This fabulous pattern is free! It's an original by crochet designer Bethany Deardon of Whistle & Ivy. When you visit her blog you will get all the details including the recommended yarn and supplies.he also provides plenty of photos as well as a chart that will enable you to successfully complete this project from start to finish!
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Wonderful of Indonesian cultures base on Nusa Penida serenity native cultures and access quality amended as its accomplishment is presented in the new paradise of Nusa Penida Island, Klungkung, Bali.
The silence village broke when gong Baleganjur ' Bali traditional instrumental'. Gong accompaniment of traditional Baris Jangkang Pelilit dances from Pelilitan village Nusa Penida island, Klungkung, Bali.
Baris Jangkang dance have magical and high sacred values . This dance was dedicated in a ceremony of Hindu Dharma Bali in the temples. The dancers wear simple costumes and performed by a group of adult men. Simple batik headband ' destar' on the head, white shirt and trousers, Cepuk traditional woven cloth surrounds the dancers bodies ( Cepuk traditional woven cloth is the original made by traditional weavers from Nusa Penida island ), white and yellow scarves. Weapons dancers wear lance ' Tombak ' with Sridatu thread ( red, black & white color of threads ) as decoration.
Baris Jangkang dance symbolize an ancient army of remote areas in Bali. The dancers move like soldiers in a choreography that is military in nature. At one point, they used spears to form a defensive line; at other times, the dancers act together as an offensive force. There are also times when they divide into two groups and began attacking each other. Their movement is done with gestures that are simple, basic and direct.The line of Baris Jangkang dance is " Goak Maling Taluh and Buyung Masugi".
In previous time, Baris Jangkang dance courtesy of the ceremony to prevent diseases and ward off evil forces in the village, healing the sick, grant the request in order to have children or pay the vows and protect the village. Baris Jangkang dance in this tourism development century, in Nusa Penida island is also dedicated to welcome the National and International tourists arrival.
Find new cultures experiences on the new paradise of Nusa Penida Island, Klungkung, Bali.
Blissful amid the God Almighty, welcoming and congratulating to Indonesian tourism quality warriors expert. The eternal poetry has written on the sacred stones and will not ever disappear from sacred song of this nation.
" I am Indonesian, i love my Bali native culture and preserve my Bali traditional culture. Improving human civilization quality on improving our education and economy under our nation rule of INDONESIA and traditional custom of our ethnic. This is INDONESIA, we are always improving our quality human civilization, and it also goes to our Mentawai ethnic in Sumatra island.
Eeehhh, if you are evicted, please going back to one of the original home in Mentawai islands " Rusuk House " - a traditional home of Mentawai such as : Uma, Lalep and Rusuk.
Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra which consists of 40 islands and there are four of the biggest island. North Siberut, Central Sipora, North & South Sinaga.
Similarly to the Hindu culture of Bali island that use pork as the offerings to the temples. The ethnic of Mentawai like to eat pork, especially when conducting big party ' Punen ' as a sign of affinity with the spirit of human relationships.
" So tied in your mind the fabulous Pork cookeries of the island ". Cheers....!!!!
The Mentawai ethnic also like to eat monkey meat, chicken and deer. The staple food in Siberut is " sagu " and bananas, in Sinaga is taro "keladi ".
Mentawai Islands stand on a very fertile land surrounded by beautiful origin forestry, the river flows along the Mentawai islands and swamp - marsh. How beautiful the nature surrounds the Mentawai Islands.
How wonderful this life when you meet the original culture of Nusa Penida island. The ancient tradition dance " Sang Hyang Grodog dance " a sacred dance of Nusa Penida island remain to this day.
The difference of this Balinese dance then others. Sang Hyang Grodog dance is sacred, this dance is not just a dance, but a perfect blend of the musical rhythm (songs, audio, voice / sound), visual (form, shape, visual) and " Agem " (motion, kinetic). There are 23 types of Sang Hyang, which is then presented as a sacred pray / " Aci ' by traditional community ' Pakraman ' of Nusa Lembongan village for 11 consecutive days starting from -7 to sasih karo – Balinese calendar (July - August).
Magical ritual function repellent reinforcements, contracted the disease outbreak, livestock disease outbreak (grubug) pets such as cows, pigs and chickens. Means for rain if too late or too long it's going in dry season ' paceklik' . And also magical ritual function there in contained ' Adi Luhung ' cultural noble values in 23 (twenty three) types of Sang Hyang incorporated in ' Aci ' Sang Hyang Grodog as the symbolic value of fertility, religious , familiar, mutual cooperation, village legend, utilization and conservation of marine resources, strength and diversity of animals. Sang hyang Grodog also a boost once the peak of spiritual understanding ' penglingsir' the elders models living in tradition of keeping love, respect and politeness the country / Mother Earth with all its contents are symbolizing with 23 types of Sang Hyang Grodog.
How strength ethnics' turbulence in Indonesia...!!!
Apakah kamu sudah menjadi bagiannya...??? iiihhH, Kamyu …..!!!


Read — amount of data read from the production storage prior to applying any compression and deduplication. This is the amount of data that will be optimized by the WAN accelerator.
Transferred — amount of data written to the backup repository after applying compression and deduplication. This is the amount of data that will be processed by the backup copy job running in Direct Transfer mode (without WAN acceleration), assuming all VMs from the backup job are included in the backup copy job.
When analyzing a backup copy job you can see the same metrics in the job session Data: Processed, Read and Transferred. Comparing the backup copy job with WAN acceleration enabled and the backup job, it is possible to correlate the information in both outputs.
The amount of Processed blocks in the backup copy job session is equal to the amount of Read blocks in the backup job session. This is the most important metric, as it is the amount of data that has to be processed by the WAN accelerator.
The number of Read blocks for the backup copy job is typically higher than the amount of Processed - this is due to the backup copy job using a differing fingerprinting algorithm that works with a different block size compared to the fingerprinting algorithm and block size used by backup jobs that created the original backup file. For this reason, this metric can be ignored.
The amount of Transferred data is the amount of data actually transferred over the WAN link.


What Has the Foundation Done for You Lately? The Man with the "Best Job in the World" Responds.
I have the best job in the world. As principal of East Elementary, which is comprised of kindergarten through third grade, my job mostly involves doing all I can to help children to grow and be successful. This means that I need to support the folks who are working directly with the kids making it happen…the teachers. And what a fantastic group of teachers we have, constantly looking for ways to make instruction more meaningful and engaging for students.
Our teachers in every grade continue to discover new ways that iPads may be used to enhance our teaching and make it more effective. We would not have such tools available, though, were it not for the efforts of the Foundation. Because of grants written by our teachers and awarded by the Foundation, we now have four iPad carts that may be checked out by teachers so that every child has an iPad in hand. We have received over $12,000 over the past three years from the Foundation for this purpose. Without this support, it is doubtful that the learning activities you see above would be happening with the frequency that they currently happen.
I do have the best job in the world, and one reason It's the best is because of the community support of education, with the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation leading the way.
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ILA funding round extended
Indigenous languages and arts funding applications.
The submission of grant applications will be extended until 30 June 2020 for the Indigenous Languages and Arts (ILA) 2020-21 Open Competitive Grant Opportunity.
With COVID-19 measures affecting Australia's arts and cultural sector it may be difficult for Indigenous languages and arts organisations to progress their application at this time.
We know how important language, art and culture are to individual wellbeing and a sense of identity and community for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Therefore we are extending the closing date for applications for community-based organisations which preserve, promote and celebrate cultural expression though Indigenous languages and arts until the end of the financial year.
ILA program funding is vital for revitalising and maintaining our Indigenous languages and ensuring artists can produce and perform a diverse range of traditional and contemporary cultural expression.
The Government invests around $20 million annually through the ILA program to promote participation in, and maintenance of, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through languages and arts.
The guidelines and link to the application form are available on the GrantConnect website.
For more information about the program visit www.arts.gov.au/ILA or email the ILA program at ila@arts.gov.au or call 1800 006 992.
Applications close on Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 11.59pm AEDT.


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import unittest

import gi.repository
from mock import MagicMock

import lib.config
from tests.helper.config_mock import ConfigMock

gi.repository.Gst = MagicMock()
gi.repository.GstNet = MagicMock()
gi.repository.GObject = MagicMock()
lib.config.Config = ConfigMock.WithBasicConfig()

socket.socket = MagicMock()

class VoctomixTest(unittest.TestCase):
    """Base-Class for all Voctomix-Tests"""

    def setUp(self):
        lib.config.Config.resetToDefaults()

    def assertContainsIgnoringWhitespace(self, text, search):
        regex = search.replace(" ", r"\s*")

        try:
            self.assertRegex(text, regex)
        except AssertionError:
            raise AssertionError("search-string was out found in text (ignoring whitespace)\n"
                                 "search-string %s\n"
                                 "text:\n%s" % (search, text))

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Anne Corrie1
Anne Corrie is the daughter of James Corrie.1 She married George Bell, son of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Rebecca Graham, on 21 October 1747.1
From 21 October 1747, her married name became Bell.1
Children of Anne Corrie and George Bell
Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse+1 b. 16 Sep 1749, d. 8 Apr 1806
Rebecca Bell1 b. Jan 1751, d. 4 Mar 1813
Thomas Bell1 b. Dec 1753, d. 1788
James Bell1 b. Jul 1758, d. 1832
William Bell1 b. 20 Dec 1762, d. 1795
Joseph Bell1 b. bt 1763 - 1764, d. 1786
Anne Bell1 b. 4 Aug 1765
James Corrie1
James Corrie lived at Speddock, ScotlandG.1
Child of James Corrie
Anne Corrie+1
Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse1
M, #138093, b. 16 September 1749, d. 8 April 1806
Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse was born on 16 September 1749.1 He was the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 He married Grizel Hamilton, daughter of Robert Hamilton, in 1775.1 He died on 8 April 1806 at age 56.1
He was a surgeon at Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (F.R.C.S.E.) in 1771.1 In 1777 he sold Blackethouse.1 He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.) in 1783.1
He also had two daughters, who both died young.1
Children of Benjamin Bell of Blackethouse and Grizel Hamilton
George Bell+1 b. c 1777, d. 8 Aug 1832
Robert Bell+1 b. 1782, d. 27 Apr 1861
William Bell+1 b. 1784, d. 19 Jun 1849
Joseph Bell of Blackethouse+1 b. 25 Nov 1786, d. 22 Jan 1848
Thomas Bell1
M, #138094, b. December 1753, d. 1788
Thomas Bell was born in December 1753.1 He was the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 He died in 1788.1
He was a merchant.1
James Bell1
M, #138095, b. July 1758, d. 1832
James Bell was born in July 1758.1 He was the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 He died in 1832.1
William Bell1
M, #138096, b. 20 December 1762, d. 1795
William Bell was born on 20 December 1762.1 He was the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 He died in 1795 at GrenadaG, murdered in an insurrection.1
Joseph Bell1
M, #138097, b. between 1763 and 1764, d. 1786
Joseph Bell was born between 1763 and 1764.1 He was the son of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 He died in 1786 at GrenadaG, from tuberculosis.1
Rebecca Bell1
F, #138098, b. January 1751, d. 4 March 1813
Rebecca Bell was born in January 1751.1 She was the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 She died on 4 March 1813 at age 62, unmarried.1
Anne Bell1
F, #138099, b. 4 August 1765
Anne Bell was born on 4 August 1765.1 She was the daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1 She married Captain George Maxwell.1
Her married name became Maxwell.1
Captain George Maxwell1
Captain George Maxwell married Anne Bell, daughter of George Bell and Anne Corrie.1


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VIDEO PREMIERE: Ed Waaka - 'War on the Street'
From RNZ Music, 10:00 am on 15 July 2019
The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. 'War on the Street' is a reminder that "love and empathy are the way forward" in challenging times.
'War on the Street' is Ed Waaka's response to the current social issues facing New Zealand, in particular, those faced by Māori communities.
"Māori communities make up a majority of NZ's worst statistics including poverty, incarceration, mental illness and suicide. Being a 34-year-old Māori male, the song is a reflection of my personal experience."
The video for 'War on the Street' – directed by Matiu Sadd – attempts to capture the idea of gentrification. It's shot in Ed's childhood neighbourhood of Belmont on Auckland's North Shore.
"By coincidence, the street Matiu had chosen was one I used to live on. It was primarily made up of Armed Forces housing and was where my parents moved to after joining the Navy.
"The house I used to live in, 1 Hillary Crescent, had been completely demolished, along with all the surrounding houses, apart for a remaining few.
"For me returning to an area that held fond childhood memories and seeing it demolished in the name of progress resonated with me," says Ed. "It was a humbling experience."
Ed's been releasing singles sporadically since 2015, as well as collaborating with local electronic artists including Dan Aux, Faster Than Light, Colours of Jupiter, and MC Tali.
'War on The Street' is Ed's return to his singer-songwriter roots and is the first of a number of singles that will form his upcoming EP due out in early 2020.
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Course Description: Recommended for 6th graders and above, and for students who have minimal writing experience. Students will read quality literature for enjoyment and as a catalyst for discussion and writing. We will focus on the writing process in a variety of formats including analytical, critique, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, research, and cause and effect. Grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, editing skills, and essay format will be practiced. These skills will be taught in a fun and relevant way so as not to make writing a labor but a pleasure. Students will read as a class as well as read novels of their own choosing. Students will participate in book discussions to improve communication skills and reading comprehension. Literary concepts and key elements will be taught. For each book, vocabulary words will be introduced, and students will write entries in a response journal throughout the year. All instruction and class discussion will be guided by our Christian worldview. It is necessary to strengthen that viewpoint, and therefore our abiding faith in God, by discussing themes and characters' choices that may come in conflict with our position. Rest assured, our Heavenly Father is invited to every class and is the center of our discussions.
Novels may include: The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (must be this edition: Prestwick House Literacy, Touchstone Classics, unabridged with glossary and notes); Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (Scholastic Press – Hardback); The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde (includes The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, The Remarkable Rocket & more); and plays provided by instructor. A list of novels and materials to be purchased will be provided prior to the beginning of the school year. Please do not purchase items until you receive the list as novels are subject to change. This class fills quickly! Please register immediately.


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MainAll NewsInside IsraelStabbing victim's status 'now stable'
Stabbing victim's status 'now stable'
Hospital trauma director reveals victim stabbed in neck near Kiryat Arba this morning has 'very serious wounds,' but situation now 'stable.'
Tags: Kiryat Arba Shaare Tzedek Hospital Ofer Merin
Eliran Aharon , Oct 26 , 2015 2:04 PM
Victim of stabbing outside Kiryat Arba
Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90
Dr. Ofer Merin, director general of the trauma unit at Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, gave a briefing Monday afternoon on the medical status of the IDF soldier seriously wounded in a stabbing attack near Kiryat Arba in Judea earlier in the day.
The 19-year-old victim was defined as being in a "very serious and unstable" condition after being stabbed in the neck by an Arab terrorist from Hevron, who was shot dead. The attack took place at the junction outside the Arab village of Bayt Einun, located just north of Kiryat Arba.
"An hour and a half ago a wounded victim arrived in the trauma unit in very serious condition with stab wounds on his neck," said Merin.
"I'll start with true praise for the forces on the ground, a 30-minute drive away. The treatment on the ground was excellent, the reports throughout the (ambulance's) drive were good and precise, and that allowed us in the trauma unit to organize correctly and well, specifically for his wound."
The doctor explained that "the wounded reached us while unstable, in a very serious condition, he underwent an assessment and short initial treatment in the trauma unit and from there was brought to the surgery room."
"The wounded is currently being treated in the surgery room, his condition now after the initial treatments is stable."
He concluded by saying that "the wound is a very serious wound, a wound to the central blood vessels in the neck, that's all I can report at the current time."


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This is Mort's (azaroth@liv.ac.uk) introduction to programming online in MOOs. I assume no prior knowledge of anything beyond the basic player commands in most MOOs. Experienced programmers will doubtless find some of this a little boring, but there's some tricks that will catch C or Perl hackers in the way that MOO handles things, so try and stick with it.
Some of the contents of this tutorial are specific to GondolinCores, and I'll mark these with (gc) such that if you're not going to be coding on a GondolinCore, you'll know to treat it with a grain of salt.
These documents are copyright © 1999 to Mort - aka Robert Sanderson. I reserve the right to be known as the author of these documents. They may be freely distributed as long as the text remains unchanged. Any additions, corrections, suggestions, modifications can be sent to me via email and will be incorporated into a revised version with appropriate credit to the contributing authors.


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Democrats call for more regulation of the tech industry.
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Democrats showed no signs of letting up on criticisms of Facebook and Twitter at the hearing despite greater efforts by the companies to act on misinformation in the recent election.
Instead, several Democratic lawmakers blamed Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Jack Dorsey of Twitter for a surge of hate speech and election disinformation after the election. They pointed to comments on Facebook from Steve Bannon, the former senior adviser to President Trump, who called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci, and posts on and Facebook groups that spread false conspiracy theories about voter fraud.
"I think you can and must do better," said Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont.
Democratic lawmakers called for a slew of legislation directed at the tech sector.
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut called for tougher data privacy laws, changes to a law that gives the companies legal protection for content posted by users, and greater antitrust action.
"You have built terrifying tools of persuasion and manipulation — with power far exceeding the robber barons of the last Gilded Age," Mr. Blumenthal said. "You have made a huge amount of money by strip mining data about our private lives and promoting hate speech and voter suppression."
The calls for changes could portend a legislative agenda aimed at Silicon Valley in the next Congress. Republicans have also called for reforms to the legal shield protecting platforms for third-party speech, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Several Democratic members pointed to calls for violence and protests on the companies' platforms after the election. Some pro-Trump groups organized on Facebook to stop the count of voting in some states, for instance, before the groups were removed.
"What are your concerns about the spread of misinformation, like Trump's claims about the election that may incite violence?" Ms. Feinstein asked.
Mr. Zuckerberg promised to be vigilant.
"I'm very worried about this, especially any misinformation that could incite violence in such a volatile period like this," Mr. Zuckerberg said.
← Tech's legal shield draws substantive scrutiny. → Chicago police: 5-year-old shot in head in drive-by shooting


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Э́зра Майкл Ке́ниг (; род. 8 апреля 1984 года, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский музыкант, певец, автор песен, сценарист и радиоведущий. Наиболее известен как лид-вокалист и гитарист альтернативной рок-группы Vampire Weekend.

Кениг также является создателем мультсериала Netflix «Нео Йокио», а также ведущим собственного радио-ток-шоу «» на Apple Music.

Ранние годы
Кениг родился в Нью-Йорке, в семье Бобби Басс, психотерапевта, и Робина Кенига, художника по костюмам. Его родители жили в Верхнем Вест-Сайде, Манхэттен, прежде чем переехали в Глен-Ридж, штат Нью-Джерси. Кениг — еврей; его семья иммигрировала в США из Европы. Он вырос на севере Нью-Джерси и посещал старшую школу Глен-Ридж. У него есть младшая сестра, Эмма Кениг (род. 1988), являющаяся писательницей и сценаристкой, и работавшая над сериалом «Манхэттенская история любви». Кениг окончил Колумбийский университет, где изучал английскую литературу.

После выпуска он преподавал английскую литературу по программе «Teach For America» в Бруклине. Осенью 2007 года Кениг заключил контракт с XL Recordings, тем самым закончив свою учительскую карьеру.

Карьера

Vampire Weekend
В 2005 году Кениг образовал альтернативную рок-группу Vampire Weekend. Её название является отсылкой к одноимённому невыпущенному инди-фильму, снятого Кенигом с друзьями. По сюжету фильма, где Кениг сыграл главного героя, который был одержим идеей сбежать на полуостров Кейп-Код, поскольку был уверен, что мир захватят вампиры. Многие из песен с их дебютного альбома отсылаются к фильму.

Личная жизнь
С 2016 года Кениг встречается с актрисой Рашидой Джонс. У пары есть сын — Айзая Джонс Кениг (род. 22 августа 2018).

Примечания

Ссылки

Гитаристы по алфавиту
Гитаристы XXI века
Гитаристы США
Рок-гитаристы США
Музыкальные продюсеры XXI века
Музыкальные продюсеры США
Лауреаты премии «Грэмми»
Выпускники Колумбийского университета

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The Mancala games are one of the games which have been known to be in existence for a quite long period. The mancala game is a game played with two stones where there are usually two holes created on the ground. One of the main reason as to why the mancala games are played is because the partners typically play with the aim of capturing the opponent's pieces. The mancala games have earned interest from individuals of all type of ages because they are usually quite favorable to anyone despite their age. One of the reasons as to why the mancala games have gained a lot of popularity is because there are individuals who have managed to upgrade them.
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Fighting floodwater at Brant Lake
by: Kelli Volk
It's been a tough year for people living on some lakes in KELOLAND.
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Clinton Allies Continue to Stress Issue of Black Colleges
Scott Jaschik
Allies of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign continue to push hard on the issue of historically black colleges, arguing that the college affordability plan of Senator Bernie Sanders, Clinton's rival for the Democratic nomination, would hurt these institutions. The Clinton plan, unlike the Sanders plan, does not promise free college for everyone at public colleges, and also includes funds for private historically black colleges and other institutions that serve many disadvantaged students. The comparison is getting lots of attention from Clinton allies in the days ahead of the Democratic primary in South Carolina, where black voters are key.
U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, spoke of the issue in endorsing Clinton on Friday, and then he focused on it again in an interview with BuzzFeed News on Saturday. In the interview, he predicted that free college at public institutions would kill some private black colleges.
"You've got to think about the consequences of things," Clyburn said. "[If] you start handing out two years of free college at public institutions, are you ready for all the black, private HBCUs to close down? That's what's going to happen …. Tougaloo College in Mississippi will be closed if you can go to Jackson State for free."
Scott Jaschik, Editor, is one of the three founders of Inside Higher Ed. With Doug Lederman, he leads the editorial operations of Inside Higher Ed, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features. Scott is a leading voice on higher education issues, quoted regularly in publications nationwide, and publishing articles on colleges in publications such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Salon, and elsewhere. He has been a judge or screener for the National Magazine Awards, the Online Journalism Awards, the Folio Editorial Excellence Awards, and the Education Writers Association Awards. Scott served as a mentor in the community college fellowship program of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, of Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a member of the board of the Education Writers Association. From 1999-2003, Scott was editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Scott grew up in Rochester, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell University in 1985. He lives in Washington.
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An unorganized machine is a concept mentioned in a 1948 report in which Alan Turing suggested that the infant human cortex was what he called an "unorganised machine".

Overview
Turing defined the class of unorganized machines as largely random in their initial construction, but capable of being trained to perform particular tasks. Turing's unorganized machines were in fact very early examples of randomly connected, binary neural networks, and Turing claimed that these were the simplest possible model of the nervous system.

Turing had been interested in the possibility of simulating neural systems for at least the previous two years.  In correspondence with William Ross Ashby in 1946 he writes:

In his 1948 paper Turing defined two examples of his unorganized machines. The first were A-type machines — these being essentially randomly connected networks of NAND logic gates. The second were called B-type machines, which could be created by taking an A-type machine and replacing every inter-node connection with a structure called a connection modifier — which itself is made from A-type nodes. The purpose of the connection modifiers were to allow the B-type machine to undergo "appropriate interference, mimicking education" in order to organize the behaviour of the network to perform useful work. Before the term genetic algorithm was coined, Turing even proposed the use of what he called a genetical search to configure his unorganized machines. Turing claimed that the behaviour of B-type machines could be very complex when the number of nodes in the network was large, and stated that the "picture of the cortex as an unorganized machine is very satisfactory from the point of view of evolution and genetics".

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MONUSCO: Repatriation of 60 Moroccan Peacekeepers from DRC
North Africa PostAugust 6, 2020 4:23 pm
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced on Wednesday that 60 Moroccan peacekeepers are finally on their way home from the DRC.
The peacekeepers left the city of Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri, to go further east to Goma in the province of North Kivu, on Wednesday in order to be repatriated to Morocco, after they spent six more months in Ituri following the suspension of flights due to coronavirus, MONUSCO said in a tweet.
The mission also posted a photo of the Moroccan peacekeepers next to a UN flight that will repatriate them home.
Morocco contributes to UN peacekeeping missions with more than 2,100 uniformed volunteers. UN peacekeeping spokesman Nick Brinback said Morocco ranked 13th in the world in terms of peacekeeper contribution.
The spokesperson said that the North African country "has been an essential partner of the United Nations peacekeeping operations for many years."
Birnback thanked Morocco's peacekeepers for their commitment to preserving international peace and security, especially in Africa.
In June, MONUSCO honored the Moroccan peacekeepers in the DRC with a ceremony in Kananga.
"A battalion forming the Moroccan contingent deployed in DRC, under the command of Colonel Zakaria Sahili, was decorated by Lieutenant General Elias Rodriguez Martins Filho, Commander of the MONUSCO Forces," the Moroccan embassy in DRC then said.
The Moroccan peacekeepers received the medals of merit in recognition of their "commendable services" in the UN mission in the DRC.
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Millions of Americans are providing care and support to an older adult who needs help because of a physical, mental or cognitive impairment. Providing support to these caregivers is critical, so we're committed to finding the most effective ways to help family caregivers take care of themselves and those they care for.
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In this article, we investigate the effects of a massive displacement of workers from a war-torn economy on the economy of a neighboring country. Applying a general equilibrium approach to the Lebanese economy, we explore effects from various components of the crisis on the labor market, the
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Southern Africa has access to a wealth of primary renewable energy sources, with enough geothermal, hydro, wind and solar resources to provide gigawatts of power. However, the adoption of low-carbon technologies is uneven and hampered by technical, financial and regulatory barriers that slow down
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Cities have an absolutely essential role to play in the fight against climate change. Anne Odic, Head of cities division at AFD explains it in a few minutes.
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Lilly Wardour and Quinn Kennedy have received the WCAC Ice Hockey girls and boys player of the year. The Sabre talked to them about their season, inspirations for playing, and plans for the future.
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Although the boys didn't win, Quinn Kennedy tells us their season was also very eventful. "We had a very good season this year. We had a ton of firsts, we beat 3 teams we've never beaten in our history and went to our first WCAC championship. Even though we didn't have the outcome we wanted it was a huge year and we have an extremely bright future in St. John's ice hockey," Kennedy said.
Quinn Kennedy plays center for St. John's, and has big plans for the future. "I've already been drafted by one junior team this month and I hopefully plan on getting drafted by another team this spring where I hope to play a little bit in the future then continue on to college hockey." He plans on continuing hockey through college and as far as he can go after that.


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Even Ted Cruz Doesn't Think His GOP Effort to Overturn Election Will Succeed
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said Tuesday on Fox News that a planned mass objection by the GOP to the Electoral College results on Wednesday may not result in a victory for President Donald Trump.
Trump has made baseless claims that voter fraud perpetrated by the Democrats was a factor in President-elect Joe Biden being declared the winner of the November election. Trump's legal team has filed multiple lawsuits in battleground states seeking to withdraw electors who pledged to vote for Biden with slates of electors who would vote for Trump. Those lawsuits have largely failed. In a last-ditch attempt to keep Trump in office, some GOP lawmakers have announced that they would challenge the electoral results of some states during Wednesday's official Congressional certification of the Electoral College.
Although Cruz is planning to file objections, he told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the GOP effort might not work.
"Unfortunately, I think it is extraordinarily uphill tomorrow in the vote," Cruz said. "I think it is likely that all or nearly all of the Democrats will vote against us, will vote to certify the election exactly as is and, based on their public statements, a whole bunch of Republicans are going to do so as well. If that happens, if a majority of both chambers votes that way, then the result is going to be certifying the outcome. I hope that doesn't happen."
Cruz said he would call for a 10-day emergency audit of the election results that would be completed before Inauguration Day on January 20.
"I think that would help provide much greater faith and confidence in the election than simply charging forward and saying, 'whatever the results are, whatever the fraud was, we're gonna certify anyway,'" Cruz said. "I hope Congress doesn't do that but right now, based on the public statements, it sure seems that's the direction the votes are going."
Newsweek reached out to Trump's re-election campaign for comment.
Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz said Tuesday that even though many Republicans plan on challenging the results of the Electoral College on Wednesday, the fight to keep President Donald Trump in office is "extraordinarily uphill." Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty
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"My fellow Senator Ted Cruz and the co-signers of his statement argue that rejection of electors or an election audit directed by Congress would restore trust in the election," Romney wrote. "Nonsense."
"This argument ignores the widely perceived reality that Congress is an overwhelmingly partisan body; the American people wisely place greater trust in the federal courts where judges serve for life," Romney continued.
While Trump has voiced appreciation for GOP lawmakers willing to challenge the electoral votes on his behalf, Trump has suggested that Vice President Mike Pence could decertify the votes from states that voted for Biden. As President of the Senate, Pence is expected to preside over Wednesday's Congressional certification. Although Pence's role in the process is widely seen to be mostly ceremonial, some Republicans believe that Pence has the power to subvert the count.
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Received Pronunciation (afgekort RP) is een uitspraakvariant van het Engels in Groot-Brittannië.

Received Pronunciation wordt ook wel Queen's English genoemd (het Engels van de koningin), Oxbridge- of (voorheen) BBC-Engels. Het is volgens de Concise Oxford English Dictionary "het onderwezen gesproken Engels van Zuidoost-Engeland". Deze uitspraak wordt ook geleerd aan niet-Engelssprekenden die Brits-Engels leren en het wordt gebruikt in de uitspraakschema's van de meeste Britse woordenboeken. Deze vorm van Engels wordt maar door een procent of drie van de Engelse bevolking als moedertaal gesproken. Er bestaan bovendien verschillende varianten van RP.

Veel Britten passen in het buitenland hun uitspraak aan Received Pronunciation aan, omdat ze op die manier beter worden verstaan dan wanneer ze hun eigen accent gebruiken. Om dezelfde reden passen Britten vaak hun woordenschat en grammatica aan het Standaardengels aan.

Veranderende status van Received Pronunciation
Traditioneel gezien is RP de tongval van het Engels die gebruikt wordt in het dagelijks taalgebruik van gezinnen in Zuid-Engeland, waarvan de mannen onderwijs genoten hebben aan de grote public schools, waarbij onduidelijk is waar de spreker oorspronkelijk vandaan kwam, voordat hij naar kostschool ging. Jarenlang werd RP gezien als een teken van educatie. In de jaren 1950 was het voor iemand naar de universiteit ging heel normaal om zijn accent te wijzigen naar een accent dicht bij RP als zijn eigen accent te regionaal gekleurd klonk. Dit resulteerde (in een tijd dat slechts vijf procent van de bevolking naar de universiteit kon) in een elitaire connotatie bij het gebruik van RP, en degenen die zich bedienden van RP keken neer op degenen die dat niet deden.

Hier school enige waarheid in, aangezien de hoogst aangeschreven onderwijsinstituten (Oxford, Cambridge) van oudsher in Zuidoost-Engeland lagen, en degenen die daar zijn opgeleid namen als vanzelf het accent van hun medestudenten over. Er waren ook uitzonderingen: het accent van Edinburgh had bijvoorbeeld eenzelfde soort cachet.

Vanaf de jaren zeventig is de houding tegenover RP echter langzaam aan het veranderen. Een van de oorzaken was de invloed van premier Harold Wilson in de jaren zestig. Hij sprak met een sterk Yorkshire-accent, ongewoon voor een premier. Volgens sommigen overdreef hij zijn accent om zo de werkende klasse, waar zijn Labour Party voor stond, meer aan te spreken. Door deze trend, begonnen door Wilson en anderen in de jaren zestig, beschouwt men de accenten van de Engelse regio's en van Schotland, Wales en Ierland nu gelijkwaardig aan RP, dat aan het einde van de 20e eeuw nog maar door ongeveer 3% van de bevolking werd gesproken. BBC-verslaggevers hoeven RP niet meer te gebruiken en vaak doen zij dat ook niet meer.

De vorm van RP is gedurende de laatste vijftig jaar zelf ook veranderd. Geluidsopnamen en films uit de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw laten zien dat de klank  (zoals in land) standaard werd uitgesproken met een klinker die dicht bij  lag, zodat land net zo klonk als lend. RP wordt soms ook Queen's English ('Engels van de Koningin') genoemd, maar opnamen laten zien dat zelfs de Engelse koningin haar uitspraak gedurende de laatste vijftig jaar heeft veranderd; ze gebruikt tegenwoordig geen -klank meer in woorden als 'land'.

De verspreiding van Estuary-Engels vanuit de agglomeratie van Londen over het hele zuidwesten van het land heeft ertoe geleid dat sommige mensen geloven, dat dit accent in de toekomst de positie van RP als "Standaardengels" zal overnemen. Er zijn echter belangrijke factoren die op het tegendeel wijzen, zoals de lagere status en het gevoel van lagere intelligentie die kleven aan het Estuary-Engels, dat wordt gekarakteriseerd door het laten vallen van consonanten en het gebruik van de glottisslag.

Amerika
Het Amerikaanse equivalent van RP is General American English, waarbij de r altijd wordt uitgesproken (in tegenstelling tot RP, dat non-rhotic is). Tot aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog gebruikten sommige acteurs en omroepers het nu niet meer gebruikte Mid-Atlantische accent, dat geheel is verdrongen door General American, en onder nieuwslezers het Standaard Midwesterse accent. Het accent van Iowa komt in hoge mate overeen met het General American. Zie voorts Amerikaans Engels.

Fonologie

Medeklinkers
Een tabel met de consonantische fonemen staat hieronder.

Het foneem  komt alleen in de uitspraak voor van diegenen die geen h-deletie hebben ondergaan.

Klinkers
De klinkerfonemen van RP staan in de volgende tabellen:

Voorbeelden:  in kit en mirror,  in foot en put,  in dress en merry,  in strut en curry,  in trap en marry,  in lot en orange,  in de tweede lettergreep van sofa.

Voorbeelden:  in fleece,  in goose,  in nurse en bird,  in north en thought,  in father en start.

Voorbeelden:  in near en theatre,  in face,  in square en Mary,  in goat,  in price,  in mouth,  in choice,  in cure.

Er bestaan een paar variaties in de transcriptie, in het bijzonder
  als in trap wordt vaak geschreven als .
  als in dress wordt vaak geschreven als .
  als in nurse wordt soms geschreven als .
  als in price wordt soms geschreven als .
  als in square wordt soms geschreven als , en wordt soms ook behandeld als een lange monoftong .

Karakteristieken
 RP is een niet-rhotisch accent, wat wil zeggen dat  niet voorkomt, behalve als hij onmiddellijk wordt gevolgd door een klinker.
 In tegenstelling tot Noord-Brits-Engels en de meeste varianten van Amerikaans-Engels is RP een brede-A-accent, waardoor woorden als bath en chance worden uitgesproken met  en niet met .
Het -foneem in woorden als butter is gewoonlijk niet geflapt (zoals in de meeste vormen van Amerikaans-Engels) of gerealiseerd als glottisslag (zoals in sommige accenten van Brits-Engels, waaronder Cockney).
 Anders dan bij veel andere varianten van Brits-Engels komt h-deletie in woorden als head niet voor.

Historische variatie
Sommige ouderwetse vormen van RP hebben enige variatie in hun fonologie.
 Woorden als off, cloth, gone kunnen worden uitgesproken met  in plaats van .
 De horse-hoarse samenvalling heeft bij de oudste sprekers nog niet plaatsgevonden, met als gevolg een extra tweeklank  in woorden als hoarse, force en mourning. Thans is dit verschil grotendeels weggewerkt.

Variëteit van het Engels
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Whole Foods gives Amazon's net sales a boost
Expansion, new formats also on the earnings call docket
Dan Orlando, Christine Kapperman | Oct 27, 2017
In its first full segment as part of the Amazon.com Inc. portfolio, Whole Foods Market helped generate nearly 3% of its new parent's net sales for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant saw 34% growth in net sales as a whole, which translates to $43.7 billion for the quarter as compared to $32.7 billion for the same segment in 2016. In a release announcing the earnings results, Amazon credited $1.3 billion of the sales results to Whole Foods.
Net income was $256 million in the third quarter, or $0.52 per diluted share, a $4 million climb from 2016, which also registered as $0.52 per diluted share.
"We're really excited to have [Whole Foods] as part of the team now after the acquisition in late August," said Amazon's Chief Financial Officer Brian T. Olsavsky during the company's third quarter earnings call on Thursday.
"I think we've had busy months since we've joined forces," Olsavsky added. He pointed to Amazon's offering of lower prices on a range of "key" grocery items in the stores and its launching the Whole Foods private label products on the website. Amazon Lockers have also been installed at select Whole Foods stores, though this development has caused some friction among co-tenants.
Olsavsky also said that the Prime is slated to become the Whole Foods customer rewards program in the future.
The acquisition of Whole Foods Market gave Amazon a foothold in brick-and-mortar grocery via a company that closed out the opening quarter of 2017—its last full segment before being acquired—up 1.9% in total sales, notching a record $4.9 billion.
However, Whole Foods also endured a 2.4% drop in same-store-sales during Q1. This followed a 2.6% drop at the close of Q4 2016.
Olsavsky commented on the synergy between the two brands and described former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and his team as "very-like minded with (Amazon), customer-obsessed, ready to work together to continue their mission and expand on their offerings that we can offer customers."
"So far, so good," Olsavsky continued while discussing the early stages of the acquisition. "We're thrilled to finally be working together after the summer of closing the deal."
Here are a few other learnings from the call:
1. Integration will continue
More integration and "touchpoints" will be visible as Amazon explores ways to serve customers using Amazon Fresh, Amazon Pantry, Prime Now and Whole Foods Markets.
Some may expand and some may become combined.
"There's no one paradigm for all customer engagement, and we're looking for the ones that resonate best with customers and we're going to continue with those," Olsavsky said.
2. Whole Foods will expand
The CFO confirmed that Whole Foods expansion will occur, but management is not ready to announce what that will look like.
3. Watch for new store formats
"We're experimenting with a lot of formats," Olsavsky said. "I think Whole Foods really gives us a vast head start on that and a great base and a great team to work with who has a lot of history. They probably have 10 to 20 years of learnings that we don't have and wouldn't have."
4. Amazon Prime rewards
Amazon Prime will become a platform for a Whole Foods Market customer loyalty program. A timeline was not announced.
What we don't know:
When asked about adding pharmacies at Whole Food outlets, the CFO answered simply: I cannot confirm nor deny rumors.


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In Reflection Upon Fifty Issues: A Presentation at the Platypus Review Issue No. 50 Launch Party
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In October, the Platypus Review published it's fiftieth issue. In celebration of this landmark occasion, at the issue No. 50 release party held in New York City on November 15, 2012, an international video conference with the members of the current and past editorial staff of the Platypus Review was held, including speakers involved with the Platypus Review from New York City and Chicago, USA, London, UK, Thessaloniki, Greece, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Frankfurt, Germany, and Graz, Austria.
The 3 Rs: Reform, Revolution and Resistance, London
A panel discussion with audience Q & A on the problematic forms of "anticapitalism" today.
Held on Wednesday 13th June, 7pm at the University of London Union (ULU), Malet Street, London.
Clare Solomon (co-editor of Springtime: The New Student Rebellions (2011); President of the University Of London Union in 2010)
James Heartfield (active in extra-parliamentary Left for thirty years; author of The 'Death of the Subject" Explained (2002), and the forthcoming Unpatriotic History of the Second World War (2012)).
James Turley (member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) for five years, and a regular writer for the Weekly Worker; co-editor and contributer to Red Mist, a blog of Marxist cultural commentary)
Matt Cole (organizer, researcher, editor, writer, Rousseauist; Kingston University)
Moderated by:
Laurie Rojas (founding member of the Platypus Affiliated Society, editor of the Platypus Review).
"[After the 1960s, the] underlying despair with regard to the real efficacy of political will, of political agency [. . .] in a historical situation of heightened helplessness [. . .] became a self-constitution as outsider, as other [. . .] focused on the bureaucratic stasis of the [Fordist/late 20th Century] world: it echoed the destruction of that world by the dynamics of capital [with the neo-liberal turn after 1973, and especially after 1989].
The idea of a fundamental transformation became bracketed and, instead, was replaced by the more ambiguous notion of âresistance.â The notion of resistance, however, says little about the nature of that which is being resisted or of the politics of the resistance involved â that is, the character of determinate forms of critique, opposition, rebellion, and ârevolution.â The notion of 'resistance' frequently expresses a deeply dualistic worldview that tends to reify both the system of domination and the idea of agency.
'Resistance' is rarely based on a reflexive analysis of possibilities for fundamental change that are both generated and suppressed by [the] dynamic heteronomous order [of capital]. ['Resistance'] is an undialectical category that does not grasp its own conditions of possibility; that is, it fails to grasp the dynamic historical context of which it is a part."
- Moishe Postone, "History and Helplessness: Mass Mobilization and Contemporary Forms of Anticapitalism"
(Public Culture 18:1, 2006)
1. Since the 1960s, and especially since the 1990s, struggles for social, economic and political emancipation have been conceived less in terms of structural reforms or revolutionary transformation and more in terms of "resistance." How do you define âresistanceâ and how do you understand its role in possibilities for social change?
2. One powerful way "resistance" has been conceived has been in terms of "culture" and practices of âeveryday life.â How do you understand the implicit (if not explicit) distinction thus made of politics directed at society as a whole, from the more apparently mundane concerns and stakes of quotidian existence?
3. What, in your understanding, are the reasons for and the consequences of this historical shift away from movements for reform or revolutionary politics, to tactics, strategies, and self-understandings in terms of "resistance?"
4. Where do the new forms of politics of âresistanceâ point, in your estimation, for social-emancipatory possibilities, today and in the future?
5. What kinds of change do you envision on the horizon of present social concerns? How do you imagine the potential manifestations of such change?
6. What can and should those on the Left and those interested in working towards social emancipation do, tactically and strategically, in view of such possibilities for change?
What is the Platypus Critique?
The closing plenary of the 3rd Annual Platypus Affiliated Society international convention, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, May 1, 2011.
Spencer Leonard
Laurie Rojas
Benjamin Shepard
What is critique? forum (New York, 11/20/10) video
Posted below are two videos from the day-long symposium, What is Critique?, held on November 20th, 2010, at Parsons, the New School for Design, New York. The first video is from the afternoon panel, The Art Critique: Its History, Theories, and Practices. This panel consisted of Tom Butter, Simone Douglas, and James Elkins; it was moderated by Laurie Rojas. The second video is documentation of the evening panel, The Relevance of Critical Theory to Art Today. The panel consisted of J.M. Bernstein, Chris Cutrone, Lydia Goehr, and Gregg Horowitz; it was moderated by Chris Mansour. Both videos can also be found at http://streamingculture.parsons.edu/the-art-critique-its-history-theories-and-practices/.
The Art Critique: Its History, Theories, and Practices
The Relevance of Critical Theory to Art Today
What is Critique? was a day-long symposium that consisted of two panel discussions with artists, critics, teachers, and students and investigated the role that art critiques and criticism play in art production. The first half of the day focused on the nature and function of art critiques as a form of criticism and pedagogy. The latter part of the day was a panel discussion addressing the relationship between critical theory, art production and reception. More information can be found at http://newyork.platypus1917.org/critique/.
Ideology and the student left
Aaron Petcov, Ashley Weger, Luis Brennan, Will Klatt
The Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel discussion on the Politics of the Contemporary Student Left at the U.S. Social Forum (USSF) in Detroit on June 26, 2010. Moderated by Laurie Rojas, assistant editor for the Platypus Review, the panel consisted of Will Klatt, member of the new Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and organizer for Service Employees International Union (SEIU); Luis Brennan, a student organizer at University of Chicago and former member of the new SDS; Aaron Petcov, formerly of the new SDS and currently a member of the Organization for a Free Society (OFS); and Ashley Weger, an organizer for Platypus and a former organizer for UNITE HERE. What follows is an edited transcript of each panelist's introductory remarks and the subsequent Q&A session.