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O Tratado de Svalbard () ou da Esvalbarda, assinado em Paris a 9 de fevereiro de 1920, é um tratado multilateral que reconhece a soberania da Noruega sobre o arquipélago de Svalbard e suas águas territoriais, mas garante que os nacionais de todos os Estados contratantes se beneficiem de igualdade de direitos no acesso aos recursos naturais da região (em especial à mineração do carvão). O Tratado permite à Noruega regular a exploração e tomar as medidas de protecção ambiental necessárias, mas impede qualquer discriminação positiva a favor dos seus nacionais ou de empresas norueguesas. O tratado também obriga à desmilitarização do território e proíbe a construção de qualquer tipo de fortificação.

Enquadramento político e partes contratantes iniciais
A soberania sobre Svalbard foi mantida indefinida durante quase 300 anos, com nacionais de vários Estados a exercerem atividade económica e de exploração científica no território, com especial destaque para os interesses ligados à Noruega e à Rússia.

A questão agudizou-se quando se descobriu que a ilha de Spitsbergen era rica em carvão e em 1906 a empresa de capitais americanos Arctic Coal Company (ACC) pretendeu iniciar a exploração industrial. O povoado então fundado recebeu o nome de Longyearbyen, hoje a capital do arquipélago, em honra do norte-americano John Munroe Longyear, proprietário da ACC.

Em 1916, em plena Grande Guerra, a ACC vendeu a sua posição a interesses nórdicos e à companhia norueguesa (hoje estatal) Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani A/S (SNSK), para além de outras duas empresas escandinavas e de uma neerlandesa, incrementou em muito a mineração, formando as primeiras colónias permanentes de dimensão apreciável no arquipélago.

Seguiram-se interesses russos, que também pretendiam acesso ao carvão da ilha, o que levou a uma crescente tensão em torno do domínio da ilha.

Terminada a guerra, as potências aliadas vencedoras resolveram apoiar as pretensões norueguesas, o que levou à assinatura em Paris (Sèvres), a 9 de Fevereiro de 1920, de um tratado que clarificasse estas matérias.

O Tratado de Svalbard foi inicialmente assinado entre a Noruega, os Estados Unidos da América, o Reino Unido (e domínios integrados no então Império Britânico), a França, o Canadá, a Austrália, a Dinamarca, a Itália, os Países Baixos, a Suécia e o Japão. A União Soviética aderiu em 1924 e a Alemanha em 1925. Hoje o Tratado tem mais de 40 signatários, entre os quais Portugal (que o ratificou a 24 de outubro de 1927).

O Tratado de Svalbard, apesar de reconhecer a soberania norueguesa sobre as ilhas, impõe como condição a sua perpétua desmilitarização e o direito dos cidadão dos países signatários nelas se estabelecerem livremente para exploração dos seus recursos naturais, embora subordinados às leis promulgadas pela Noruega, que, contudo, não pode discriminar positivamente os seus cidadãos face aos dos restantes Estados signatários.

Os efeitos do Tratado
A internacionalização económica de Svalbard levou a que durante a maior parte do século XX a ilha de Spitsbergen tivesse entre os seus residentes mais cidadão soviéticos que noruegueses, já que a União Soviética investiu fortemente na exploração do carvão através da empresa estatal Trust Arktikugol (Арктикуголь), a única que, a par da norueguesa Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani A/S, ainda mantém actividade mineira na ilha. Esta empresa adquiriu em 1932 as minas neerlandesas de Barentsburg, cuja exploração ainda mantém.

As actuais minas russas tinham pertencido à Nederlandsche Spitsbergen Compagnie (Nespico) N.V., empresa que a partir de 1921, tinha explorado carvão num local que chamou Barentsburg em homenagem ao explorador polar neerlandês Willem Barents. Nos seus tempos áureos, por meados da década de 1920, a Nespico chegou a ter 500 trabalhadores na ilha.

Nos termos do Tratado, a partir de 1925 a Noruega assumiu a administração da ilha tendo, entre outras medidas, estabelecido normas de proteção ambiental que foram pioneiras na Europa. A administração está desde aquela data, com um interregno devido à ocupação alemã durante a II Guerra Mundial, entregue a um Governador nomeado pela Noruega.

Apesar de ser uma zona desmilitarizada, Spitsbergen está situada numa posição geoestratégica importante, pois controla o acesso aos portos russos de Murmansk e Arkhangelsk, os únicos onde a Rússia têm acesso irrestrito ao Atlântico.

Desencadeada a II Guerra Mundial, e ocupada a Noruega pela Alemanha, a atividade mineira foi suspensa e a ilha quase totalmente evacuada a 3 de Setembro de 1941. Mesmo assim, forças alemãs bombardearam Longyearbyen e Barentsburg em Setembro 1943 e Sveagruva no ano seguinte.

Terminada a guerra, a ilha passou a desempenhar um papel importante na Guerra Fria, com os seus mares a serem palco de frequentes incursões submarinas e aéreas.

Sendo a Noruega um membro da NATO, a convivência com a presença soviética em Svalbard foi complexa, até porque o número de cidadãos soviéticos era maior do que o de noruegueses e a autonomia de que gozam as diversas comunidades, e a sua autossuficiência, faziam de Pyramiden (Пирамида) e Barentsburg (Баренцбург), verdadeiros enclaves soviéticos sobre os quais a Noruega não exercia qualquer real poder.

Signatários

Esta é uma lista dos signatários do tratado até 2008, na qual as datas indicam quando o estado signatário ratificou o tratado, o que por vezes ocorreu muitos anos após alguma autoridade nacional o ter assinado primeiro:

Ver também
 Svalbard
 Governador de Svalbard
 Noruega

Ligações externas

Tratados do Reino da Hungria (1920-1946)
Svalbard
Ártico
Svalbard
Svalbard
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Queen Victoria was the ultimate Victorian, and she was not amused. Luckily YOU will be splitting your sides as you discover how disgusting the Victorians really were. They may have looked all prim and proper, but they were actually a jolly naughty bunch. Lots of Victorians could be violent and villainous – VILE, in fact! From public toilets to smelly slums, gruesome glass eyes and creepy corpse-snatchers, take a closer look at this putrid period. You can even discover the vile names Victorian kids were called and taste some rotten Victorian recipes!
This reformatted new edition of a Horrible Histories favourite is fatter, funnier and more frightful than ever. A chunkier format with less text and more space for pictures makes it the perfect place to get your first taste of laughter, blood and gore!
I have got this book, and it is really good for information and it has a lot of facts from the Victorian time. if you have not read the book, then I think you should.


The bomb exploded 13 minutes later, killing Alice Hawthorne and injuring over one hundred others. A cameraman also died of a heart attack while running to cover the incident.
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Miljana Kravić (Beograd, 1980) srpska je glumica. Diplomirala juna 2002. godine predstavom Čehovljeve jednočinke (uloge: Nina i Julija), u klasi profesora Petra Banićevića i asistenta Olivere Viktorović na Akademiji umetnosti Beograd.

Biografija
Rođena je 22. novembra 1980. godine u Beogradu, gde je završila osnovnu školu i XII beogradsku gimnaziju. Završila je poslediplomske studije na Fakultetu dramskih umetnosti u Beogradu, odsek teatrologija.

Od 1. septembra 2003. godine član je Narodnog pozorišta Kikinda, gde je debitovala ulogom Elize Dulitl u "Pigmalionu" Bernarda Šoa.

Kao student igrala na scenama Beogradskog dramskog pozorišta, KPGT-a, Pan teatra i Studentskog kulturnog centra.

Godine 2001. učestvovala na festivalu besedništva -{SIRMIUM LUX VERBI}-, a 2005. godine sa predstavom "Tekelija" Srpskog narodnog pozorišta učestvovala na festivalu Budva grad teatar, iste godine sa predstavom "Opštinsko dete" Narodnog Pozorišta Kikinda učestvovala na festivalu Nušićevi dani u Smederevu, i Festivalu Profesionalnih pozorišta Vojvodine u Zrenjaninu. Sa predstavom "Ti ludi tenori" svog matičnog pozorišta učestvovala na festivalu Dani komedije u Jagodini 2007. godine.

Kratkometražni film Vassilisa Blioumisa "-{Don't leave me with strangers}-" u kome igra glavnu žensku ulogu, osvojio je nagradu za najbolji grčki kratkometražni film na festivalu "-{Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival}-", a predstava "Slavuj i kineski car" osvojila je nagradu za najbolju predstavu u celini na Festivalu profesionalnih pozorišta Vojvodine u Zrenjaninu, 2010. godine, u konkurenciji predstava za decu i mlade, drugu nagradu na -{XIX}- Kotorskom festivalu pozorišta za djecu, 2010. godine i -{grand prix}- na međunarodnom festivalu -{TIBA}- u Beogradu, -{2011}-. godine

Godine 2007. vodila program dodele nagrada "Zlatni beočug" i 2017. godine vodila festival domaćih igranih serija -{FEDIS}-. Snimala je džinglove i reklame za radio Kikinda i radio Jagodina, preko 20 TV reklama i spotova i više sinhronizacija crtanih filmova (dugometražni animirani film Winks, Vanda i vanzemaljac, Um beli delfin, Maks i Rubi, itd.)

Miljana je udata i živi u Beogradu sa mužem i dva sina i ponekad koristi i prezime Marić

Pozorišne predstave

Filmografija

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| 2001. || Munje! ||šankerica
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| 2002. || Porodično blago (TV serija) ||
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| 2002. || Nasa mala redakcija (TV serija) ||Žana Tasić
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| 2002. ||Volim te najviše na svetu || Zaprošena devojka
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| 2003. ||Najbolje godine (TV serija) ||Sekretarica
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| 2004. ||Sa Ti na Vi || Petra
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| 2004. ||Jelena ||mlada Jelena
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| 2005. ||Lele, bato (TV film) ||Bolničarka Branka
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| 2005. ||Scissors || Anna
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| 2006. ||Mile protiv Tranzicije ||TV reporterka
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| 2006. || Nitrat čorba || Katarina
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| 2006−2007. || Sve je za ljude (TV serija) ||Ivon
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| 2007. ||Don't leave me with strangers || Miljana
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| 2007. ||Promeni me || pacijentkinja
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| 2008. ||Ranjeni orao ||Slavka
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| 2008. ||The Brothers Bloom ||građanka
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| 2009. ||Greh njene majke (TV serija)||Bosiljka
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| 2010. ||6 days dark ||Renata
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| 2013. ||Žene sa Dedinja || žena iz agencije za prodaju nekretnina
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| 2015. ||Urgentni centar || dr Ana Pejović
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| 2016. ||Vojna akademija 3 ||matičarka
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| 2018. ||Jutro će promeniti sve || Bojana
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| 2018. ||Istine i laži 2|| direktorka prodaje
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| 2018. ||Mi smo videli leto|| Enina mama
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| 2018. ||Vojna akademija 4 ||matičarka
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| 2019. ||Južni vetar ||Spartina žena
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| 2022. || Igra sudbine 4 || doktorka
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Рођени 1980.
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High quality Digital sheet music for flute and piano, Hymns and tunes for the Easter celebration, chords and lyrics included.
Very nice collection for flute and piano for the Easter celebration. Had a good time playing it with my partner.


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Preserving Nghe Tan's ancient house
In the heart of Hai Duong city is Nghe Tan's house. This is the only house of a feudal mandarin left and currently being preserved by generations at the Hai Duong museum.
The front of the ancient house of Nghe Tan
The five-compartment house made of dinh and lim (two kinds of ironwood) has been restored and displayed in the precinct of the provincial museum for nearly 30 years, showing the enthusiasm of generations of the museum staff.
This is a precious legacy that cannot be preserved everywhere. More specially, it is the only house of a feudal mandarin that can be retained in Hai Duong.
It was a great deal of effort of the museum staff to detect, preserve, and restore the house at the provincial museum.
The yard and garden were designed in accordance with the specifications of an ancient house
When finding out the house of Nghe Tan, Tang Ba Hoanh was the director of the provincial museum.
Nearly 30 years ago, when there was a plan to restore houses of upper, middle, and lower classes, he and his colleagues connected a lot of information and detected an ancient house in Phuc Mai hamlet, Gia Tan commune, Gia Loc district.
Through some patchy information of the owner of the house and historical materials, the museum officials affirmed that the house was associated with its first owner, Nghe Tan.
In 1994, after the owner had agreed to the price of VND40 million, equivalent to eight taels of gold, the ancient house of Nghe Tan was brought back by the provincial museum for restoration.
Objects in the house are arranged in respect of the prototype, including columns and square bases made of Thanh Hoa blue stones
To respect the original, skilled craftsmen from the carpentry villages of Cuc Bo and Kien Quoc in Ninh Giang district and Tu Minh in Hai Duong city were summoned for restoration in half a year.
To date, many items of the ancient house have been repaired; however, the beam frame, carved leaf patterns, five compartments covering an area of nearly 90 m2, and buttresses are still retained.
Columns are placed on square stones. Three central compartments are adjoined to each other with a traditional wooden door on the front. Two side compartments are partitioned, forming two speparate chambers with windows on the front and the back...
Nghe Tan's real name was Nguyen Quy Tan (1814 – 1858). His courtesy name, pseudonym, and nickname were Dinh Trai, Tuy Tien, and Tan Tien Dinh anchorite, respectively.
He was born into a poor Confucian family in Thuong Coc village, Hoi Xuyen tong (an administrative unit comprising many communes in the old days), Gia Loc district, Ninh Giang phu (an administrative unit more important than a district in the old days), now in Gia Khanh commune, Gia Loc district.
He passed the prefectural examination at the age of 29, became a doctor in the 2nd Thieu Tri year (1842), and was popularly called Nghe (Doctor) Tan.
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ANCIENT HOUSE
NGHE TAN
NGUYEN QUY TAN
HAI DUONG MUSEUM
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HAI DUONG CITY
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UN High Commisioner Highlights Gulf's Poor Record on Migrant Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillai spoke out against the GCC's poor record on upholding the rights of migrant workers during a keynote speech at King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Jeddah today.
According to a press release from the UN she highlighted a number of areas of concern in the region, including the confiscation of passports and discriminatory labour laws:
Reports "consistently cite ongoing practices of unlawful confiscation of passports, withholding of wages and exploitation by unscrupulous recruitment agencies and employers," she said. "The situation of migrant domestic workers is of particular concern..." She drew attention to their often inadequate living and working conditions and to the fact that they are sometimes "unable to obtain access to judicial recourse and effective remedies for their plight."
She urged those States that had not yet replaced the sponsorship system known as Kafala – that "rigidly binds migrants to their employers, enabling the latter to commit abuses, while preventing workers from changing jobs or leaving the country" – with updated labour laws to do so at the earliest.
Pillai is on a 10-day tour of the 6 GCC countries to observe the human rights situation.
Bahrain to launch new services to help migrant workers in distress
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia react to BBC's investigation of online 'maid trade'
Non-payment of wages: An issue on the rise for low-income migrant workers in Bahrain
Belonging in transience: multi-generational migrants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia introduces new amendments to Labour Law regulations
Saudi's Minister of Labour and Social Development has issued a ministerial order revising the labour law's executive regulations. The amendments include a table of labour law violations corresponding penalties, some which are new or updated with increased fines.
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Read more about 35 Publications for the M.Tech AmritaWNA Batch 2010-2012.
Amrita's paper Real-Time Wireless Sensor Network for Landslide Detection was awarded a top paper award in the recently concluded conference SENSORCOMM 2009 held in Athens, Greece.
The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, with the support of the European Commission (EC), has developed India''s first-ever wireless sensor network system for landslide detection.
India's first ever cutting-edge wireless sensor network system, designed to detect landslides at least 24 hours ahead of its occurrence, has been set up at Munnar in the high range Idukki district of Kerala where eight persons had lost their lives in 2005 landslides.
India's first ever cutting edge wireless sensor network system, designed to detect landslides at least 24 hours ahead of its occurrence, has been set up at Munnar in the high range Idukki district of Kerala where eight persons had lost their lives in 2005 landslides.
Wireless sensor networks are poised to expand as they become more popular. WINSOC (Wireless Sensor Networks with Self- Organization Capabilities for Critical and Emergency Applications), is a project funded by the FP6 Information Society Technologies programme of the European Union.
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You won't see any chandeliers or imported marble at JDC. This is frontier territory.
INSTORE Staff Instore June 2006 Issue
Jewelry Design Center, Spokane, WA
OWNERS: Doug and Brian Toone; YEAR FOUNDED: 1979; LOCATION OPENED: 2005; STORE AREA: 12,500 sq. ft; ADDRESS: 821 N. Division St.; Spokane, WA 99202; PHONE: (509) 487-5905; URL: jewelrydesigncenter.com
WHEN DOUG TOONE and his son Brian decided to build a new jewelry store in Spokane, WA., they knew they had to keep in mind the sensitivities of their regular customers — often guys in work boots who tramped dirt through the shop as they looked for a diamond engagement ring or new watch. Says Brian: "Our best days in our old store finished with mud on the floor."
The result was the Jewelry Design Center, a huge 12,500-square-foot store that fully embraces the frontier spirit of the Northwest, not only in its "log cabin" design but in the folksy way the staff deal with customers.
The store, located just across the river from downtown Spokane, features massive cedar support beams that seem to grow out of the floor, washroom basins carved from boulders and a 25-foot tall fireplace made of river rock. It's the kind of place Henry Thoreau probably would have approved of … had he been in the market for a brand-name watch, bridal or anniversary jewelry, repairs or custom design.
The 10-month-old store is essential woodsman chic. It's also a hugely successful jewelry operation — the biggest in Spokane — and is on target to post high double-digit sales growth in its first year in the new location.
Bigger than Ever
The story of the Jewelry Design Center has its origins in 1968, when Doug Toone, fresh out of high school, took a job sweeping floors at a local jewelry shop. His obvious talent with his hands soon gained him entry into goldsmithing, and over the next eight years he built a reputation as one of the best jewelers in Spokane.
In 1977, he set out on his own, opening Doug Toone Jewelry Manufacturing, which concentrated on wholesale work. His 360-square-foot office consisted of one bench and one display case filled with wax designs. Within two years, though, Doug had phased out his wholesale accounts in favor of the word-of-mouth business he was attracting. And in 1979, Doug Toone Jewelry Manufacturing got a new name — the Jewelry Design Center, or JDC as it also known.
Over the next 10 years, the business grew steadily. The store swelled to more than 2,000 square feet in size as Doug's reputation for craftsmanship, custom designs and customer service spread. In 1992, Doug added a second location and in 1995 a third. Annual sales were climbing quickly and the staff now numbered 12 employees.
The rapid expansion brought problems, however, and from 1990 to 1998 sales leveled out. Operating expenses where weighing on the company, as were difficulties with merchandising and quality control.
In 1995, Brian returned from the University of Montana with a bachelor's degree in business and joined the family operation. Three years later, he was appointed general manager and given free rein to impose the business strategies he had picked up in college.
Brian quickly set about trying to repay the faith his father had shown in him. In 1998 and 1999, Jewelry Design Center went through a major restructuring. The two branch locations were closed down while the main store was expanded to 4,800 square feet. A more competitive pricing structure was implemented and all store policies, warranties, and employee incentives were overhauled. Production and performance-tracking systems were introduced and the staff underwent retraining. A budget structure was also put in place to better manage advertising costs, inventory, bonuses, and equipment.
The overhaul paid almost immediate dividends. Between 1999 and 2004, Jewelry Design Center enjoyed an average annual growth rate of 20%.
The return to the good times prompted reconsideration about the future of the business. By 2003, JDC had been leasing space for 25 years. Doug and Brian decided it was time they had their own property.
"For two years we looked for existing buildings to renovate. Nothing seemed to work out," recalls Brian. "One fall morning we were driving through town looking for buildings when we saw an empty parking lot close to the downtown area, and it was 'Wait a minute! Maybe we should think about building our own from scratch.'"
The plot was two miles closer to the city center and seemed perfect for their dream store. The financial outlay was daunting though. The 1.26-acre plot was priced at $1.18 million and the basic construction cost would mean a further $1.2 million on top of that.
Both Doug and Brian mortgaged their homes, and obtained an SBA loan through their bank. To ease the costs, they built on two neighboring leased spaces and sold a portion of the original land lot.
High-End Log Cabin
With the land now purchased, the research of free-standing stores began. "We pored through three years' worth of Instore Cool Store articles. As members of the IJO (Independent Jewelers Organization), we talked with every member we could who had a free-standing location," says Brian.
"The key was to find a concept that would match the family's personality and that of our area, our customer base."
Spokane is a city of approximately 180,000 with surrounding communities bringing the population up to almost 400,000. Mostly blue collar to upper middle class, it is conservative and proud of its frontier heritage.
"Brian came up with the idea of a high-end Northwestern log theme," says Doug. "Imported marble and chandeliers are not us. In fact, doing that would have risked alienating a large portion of our clients. In the old store, we had guys coming in from work, not afraid to be in a jewelry store. They felt comfortable. Natural materials and an open-floor plan appeal to almost everyone in our area. We wanted it to be classy, upscale and completely unique. Jewelry is intimidating enough on its own without us or our building being that way."
With the initial concept worked out, the next thing to do was to come up with a design. The father-and-son team decided they could do that as well as anyone.
"We figured, hey, we are in the design business. We know what looks good," says Doug. "So we decided to design it ourselves and work closely with our builder, Baker Construction."
In Timber Country
After a year of planning and five months of actual construction, the store was finished. The result is an entity that is very much part of its community. As soon as you enter JDC, there's little chance of forgetting you're in timber country.
Six rough-hewn wooden columns help support a 30-foot-high ceiling. The beams are made from local cedar trees that flare at the base, as if they are growing out of the floor. Natural lighting is provided by two large skylights and heat by a river-rock fire place that dominates one wall. River-rock masonry, much of it worked by Doug, is one of the recurring themes throughout the store.
The guest bathroom is tiled with natural slate. The washbasin is carved from a boulder and the sink counter from basalt rock. Even the children's play area is decorated with an enchanted forest themed mural.
More river-rock masonry accents the 15×10 foot walk-in bank vault.
A spiraling log staircase leads up to a 1,200 square-foot private showroom, conference foyer and offices on the second floor. This VIP showroom contains two oversized museum type showcases, a bar, another fireplace, sitting areas, and limousine tinted floor-to-ceiling glass which over looks the main showroom. Along the walls are 15 12-inch-square picture frames. At the flick of a switch, the pictures disappear into the wall to reveal individual inset display cases. The James Bond-like cases were the brainchild of Doug's son-in-law, Chad Bailey.
The second floor also opens up to a decked patio overlooking the city center.
While many other jewelry stores hide their workshops in the back of the store, a 25-foot-long stretch of glass at the Jewelry Design Centre allows customers a clear view into the shop and is one of the main attractions in the store. Above the glass panel are eight flat-screen monitors that are wired to different cameras at the jewelers' benches. Customers can watch the jewelers as they carve waxes, set stones or do simple repairs. Through the glass they can also watch the laser welder, microscopic setting and hand-engraving monitors.
"We tried to think of everything to make shopping at JDC an amazing experience. They love to watch the jewelers at work. Our jewelers are used to it now. In fact, I think they enjoy it," says Brian.
'Cool People'
While the father-and-son team created the store, the two credit their staff of 35 and family for making their vision a success.
"We couldn't have done any of it without our people. For the one year and five months it took to design and build the store, we had to rely heavily on our staff. From jewelers to office staff to sales, everyone came through big. In an article in Instore, Shane Decker said a store is not cool without cool people. We believe that 100%. We have cool people," says Brian.
Relatives also helped out in a big way. In addition to the showcases, Bailey designed the counters, cabinets and bar in the VIP room. Brian's brother and sister-in-law set up and networked the entire system of 20 computers and printers. A six-foot replica diamond that sits in front of the store was manufactured by Doug's brother, Dan.
JDC finally moved into the new store on August 8, 2005, closing the 28-year chapter at the old location.
"Overwhelmingly, we get the response we were looking for from our clients and vendors. Comfortable, open, unique and wow! People love the openness, the lighting, the shop," says Brian.
Sales in 2005 ended up 36% over 2004. In the first quarter of this year, they were up 66%. Volume is five times what is was in 1995, with inventory turning over slightly more than one time per year. Brian attributes their success to "passion, love, sweat, personality and family."
"In one of our commercials we say, whether it's a $20 charm or a five-carat diamond, we will take care of you. Our business is built on that and that is what built this store."
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It is Time for Defunct HBCUs to Stop Defrauding Black People
It is Time for Defunct HBCUs to Stop Defrauding Black People March 2, 2019
News WirePosted on March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019
barber scotia college,
knoxville college,
morris brown college
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The Oregon College of Art and Craft, Hampshire College and Green Mountain College are three of a growing group of colleges and universities nationwide which have closed or will be closing in the next year. All three are part of a shared institutional DNA; small liberal arts schools with falling enrollment, rising debts and few partnerships or academic prospects which can easily reverse the trends of their demise.
Trustees at Green Mountain have been up front about the challenges leading to the school's inoperability, and in a recent report in the Times Union, took the extra step of addressing how closure meets the moral obligation of serving their students, faculty and alumni.
School trustees have said they can't in good conscience continue to operate and collect future tuition payments knowing that they can't pay their bills. The group trying to save the school has raised about $200,000 but keeping the doors open would require quadrupling all the donations that have come in during the last two years.
Supporters: Save Green Mountain College – Times Union (Rick Karlin)
And then there's Morris Brown College, which this week announced Kevin James as its interim president.
There is a line between black defiance and defrauding black people, and while it is difficult to pinpoint which year that Morris Brown transitioned from one to the other, the school is firmly engaged in the latter. MBC, Knoxville College, Barber-Scotia College attract support with the currency of a comeback story, knowing well that there will be no reclamation of sustainability for either of these campuses.
And then there's Rutgers University Professor Marybeth Gasman, whose habit of providing bad advice, incomplete insight and sparse research on HBCUs leads her to an unsurprising endorsement of black hope exploitation for the sake of saying "we won't give up."
But while we aren't 'giving up,' other black people and organizations who could potentially invest in the land and facilities of these ghost HBCU campuses are being blocked from recreating jobs and learning opportunities for black people, while international businesses yield the short-sale benefits. In the last two years, Saint Paul's College and Concordia College of Selma's properties and assets were respectively sold to Chinese and Korean companies, with neither offering plans to extend their use as educational assets to black communities.
The actions of white colleges and white people are not the standard for how black institutions and black people should conduct business, but all are part of a shared ecosystem of higher education as an industry. They all face similar challenges in enrollment and finance and have but a few options in addressing these challenges.
We look to schools like Paul Quinn College as the model for a school that can grow out of the depths of financial despair. But what is missing from the narrative is how much latitude was given to the PQC President Michael Sorrell in the early days of his tenure to do the tough things which today position the school as 'America's HBCU.'
Few boards will allow a president to cancel football, convert athletic space into agriculture space, and kick out underperforming students by the dozens. Few presidents are willing serve as campus CEO, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Director of Development, Athletic Director and Dean of Students for years until the college reaches a point of self-sustaining operation.
Paul Quinn is not the example. It is the exception. Other schools should not point to it to bolster false narratives of their own survival, particularly when they know they are not able or willing to do even a portion of what Sorrell and the Quinnite Nation was willing to do to build the school's brand and functionality.
Hundreds, if not thousands of colleges around the country are facing closure, but three of the most vulnerable in the HBCU sector, three percent of the sector at large, are hanging on literally for the sake of showing people "we're hanging on." There are many other HBCUs which are about one to three years away from being the next Morris Brown, and they too will likely mislead the public about their institutional end of life strategic planning.
The question is if we want to be misled about the certain demise of some of our HBCUs, or are we willing to do the hard work of rebirthing our once-proud HBCUs into something we can again develop for our own racial and economic autonomy?
DuWarn Porter says:
Agreed with title.
James Fedd says:
I don't agree with you. We, MBC, can come back, and we will.
Brian Howard says:
Visit MBC doing Homecoming week, not just Homecoming weekend. Sit in on the meetings and other functions during the week and hopefully you will have a better appreciation of what the effort is all about.
Jeffery L. Miller says:
It never fails. Anytime that Morris Brown makes ANY progress, other "black folk" speak out in opposition. This is a clear indicator that we are on the right track. Be sure to write an article when we complete our renaissance.
#IAMMORRISBROWN
Denise Roberson Parker says:
Morris Brown College is on sacred grounds
We have more faith than you my friend.
When I was attending college in the early 90's, the HBCU diarrhea wrote negative articles about Morris Brown. Morris Brown was thriving at the time… In fact, Morris Brown had a higher enrollment than one of the other AUC colleges… Oh well, we all know what opinions are…
Sharon Henderson says:
" other black people and organizations who could potentially invest in the land and facilities of these ghost HBCU campuses are being blocked from recreating jobs and learning opportunities for black people"
The person who wrote this knows nothing of the politics and the economics surrounding the land where Morris Brown is located. If MBC were to give up, under no circumstances would that land be re-developed into an investment in the Black community in any way. Instead, it will be turned into pricey condos and townhomes and boutique restaurants of which many Black people will not be able to afford.
Phil Davenporte says:
This article is a bunch of BS!
Corey Dunlap says:
What's worse than black on black crimes?
Black Ignorance on Black Intelligence. There are those who have never believed and then there are those who never doubted. It is better to believe, says Harriett Tubman. If not, escaping from slavery would've only have been a dream.
#morrisbrowncollegealiveandnotdead
"A threat to black intelligence anywhere, is a threat to black intelligence everywhere."
Koen Damion says:
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S CARTER says:
You can't speak about Morris Brown College if you have never experienced Morris Brown. Our college is full of history and legacy that your magazine should be reporting about. We aren't going anywhere. Morris Brown pride will prevail in the end. Hbcudigest get in line with the rest of the haters and watch are faith and perseverance lead us to VICTORY!!! Go Brownites, Go MBC.
Randall Dellemar says:
What you think about MBC is irrelevant because you never had the MBC experience. I'd like to know what gives them authority to judge. I judge your paper as GARBAGE.
The #IAMMORRISBROWN crowd is understandably in their feelings but haven't provided any info or evidence of a turnaround. That "a change gone come" pie in
the sky rhetoric might fool church folks, but obviously not those with the resources and connections to fix the problem and restore MBC to its' zenith.
The sad reality is some of our HBCU institutions may serve us better as museums, mixed use facilities, retirement communities or testimonies on how NOT to
run a college.
Barrett-Osahar Berry says:
It may be true some colleges both HBCU and other may need to consider redirecting their efforts to save their institutions. Yes, true. I must disagree with the assessment of Morris Brown College. The institution will gain its accreditation, revitalize, and become a beacon of hope for generations to come. The new "greater" MBC will probably not look like the campus filled with 2500 students, an amazing Marching Band, and on campus housing. The new MBC will have a strong online presence, large enrollment of commuter students, and with a bulk of her students coming from Georgia and the AME church. MBC sits on the highest point of land in Atlanta and the campus is basically downtown. One of the salient reasons revitalization has not fully occurred is because developers and politicians would want the land for their economic development plans. Alternatively, this is also one of the reasons why MBC will enjoy a rebirth as an example of how the ingenuity of a cadre of Believers galvanized the business, higher education, civic, and faith communities came together to continue a great legacy started by a group of Black people committed to educating Black people in 1885.
Respectfully, Mr. Carter prior to sharing your opinion regarding any HBCU I suggest conducting your research. As it relates to MBC, please feel free to contact me and I will assist you with understanding the realities of the institution.
Barrett-Osahar Berry
boberry@post.harvard.edu
Before you write anything about Morris Brown , please contact any of the alumni, The school has some of the most brilliant people who could have gone to many other schools. I am a graduate of Morris Brown if it not for this school and the classmates who took me in like family. Yes all schools must do a better job in who they put in leadership!!! Yes schools must have accountability!!!. But to say that our ongoing efforts is a fraud, that is a slap in the face to the alumni. It is my hope that you take a more holistic approach when writing on matters such as this. This article defames the efforts of all that are in this fight. I must understand that Morris Brown has taken intellectual coal and turn it to a dimmond, feal free to contact me James Outler 954-534-3520. Thank you for this platform. And want all HBCU alumni to get behind their school and hold them accountable. Thank you!! James Outler
JV, Concord, NC says:
The author is spot-on about Barber-Scotia. The institution is simply not going to be reborn in its previous form and place. Trustees should sell the land and buildings to Cabarrus County Schools before the school system changes its mind. The proceeds could be used to reinvent BSC either online or in a modern space that looks like it is part of the future, not a decaying past. No matter how nostalgic the alumni feel about the hallowed halls, the "customers" paying tuition for a future BSC are teenagers. Teenagers don't mind historic-looking buildings if they are nice and high-tech inside. But getting BSC back to that will take MILLIONS that are not coming in. Rebirth BSC as something your teenage customers are willing to buy.
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There's a fair amount of new technology to get to grips with for both students and tutors this semester, so please do get in touch if things aren't working as you expect or if you get stuck. The technologies handbook will probably come in particularly handy, and you'll also find guidance on using Moodle, including video tour, available within Moodle in the Student Help Course.
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A tight saya to start with is extremely (extremely) common across the board with production swords and iaito. There are basically two ways to fix it - the first is to just spend some time slowly sheathing and drawing it until it naturally becomes looser. The other way is to use something like a nail file and remove a little bit of the wood around the throat of the saya, always checking of course not to remove too much.
Anyway, it is very common and nothing to worry about.
Depending on your applications, not fully inserting the collar into the scabbard mouth may be acceptable. I speak from the point of view of an Iaido practitioner: when performing the ~loosening of the sword from the mouth~, whether it is the thumb-push method or the muscle-expansion method, it doesn't require the sword to be anything more than reasonable tight in the scabbard. For the introductary practice drills, you are required to hook the thumb over the guard (as to prevent the sword from falling out) anyway.
ok firstly that iaito is ment to be realy tight in the saya because for iaido you draw the sword so many times its insane, the reason its so tight is it should have a throat cap that may be made out of plastic or some form of horn from an animal this is to keep the tightnes for a longer period of time, consider your self lucky because alot of companys that do not understand this send out loose saya that just do not work for iaido.


The objective of air purifiers are to purify the air by eliminating air pollutants such as dust, allergens, contaminants, smoke, mites, bacteria, virus, pollen, molds, odors, gas and others. We now have an increasing need of air purifiers especially with an increasing air pollution that is happening now in our environment. Today, air purifiers have become a necessity in every home especially those with family members suffering from asthma and other kinds of allergies.
In the market today are sold different brands with various features and this makes it difficult for us to make the best choice. It is therefore advisable that you have some basic information about the product, its technology and the concerns it addresses before finalizing to purchase a certain brand.
Know that there are two types of categories in the technology of air purifying and these are the active and passive.
In passive technology, the air is purified by drawing it into the purifier. This means, the air being drawn would pass through the filters present in the purifier and thus purifying it from the contaminants. Examples of passive technologies are generic filters, activated carbon air filters, electrostatic precipitators, and UV filters.
On the other hand, when the air is purified outside the purifying system, this technology is termed as active, and this would give a kind of effect in the air. There are two kinds of active purifiers, and these are the ionizer purifiers and the ozone generators.
There is a combination of active and passive technologies, and the purifiers in this case is said to be more efficient than the purifiers of each type of technology.
One concern is allergies which most city residents are exposed to because of the dusty environment in the area. The dusty air in the city would consists of the tiny dust particles like sand, pollen of plants and so on, which most people are allergic to.


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One of the 18th century's most preeminent experimental scientists, Priestley is best remembered for discovering oxygen. He was also a conspicuous figure in the revolutionary politics of his day.
When Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) wasn't in his laboratory investigating gases—he isolated and characterized eight of them, including oxygen—this 18th-century British scientist was often defending himself and his home against angry mobs.
Priestley, who discovered the gas that would later be named "oxygen" by Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, was ceremoniously welcomed to the United States in 1794 as a leading contemporary thinker and friend of the new republic. Then 61, this Englishman was known to Americans at least as well for his prodigious political and theological writings as for his scientific contributions.
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Priestley was educated to be a minister in the churches that dissented from the Church of England, and he spent most of his life employed as a preacher or teacher. He gradually came to question the divinity of Jesus, while accepting much else of Christianity—in the process becoming an early Unitarian.
Priestley was a supporter of both the American and French Revolutions. He saw the latter as the beginning of the destruction of all earthly regimes that would precede the Kingdom of God, as foretold in the Bible. These freely expressed views were considered seditious by English authorities and many citizens. In 1791 a mob destroyed his house and laboratory in Birmingham. This episode and subsequent troubles made him decide to emigrate to the United States. With his sons he planned to set up a model community on undeveloped land in Pennsylvania, but like many such dreams, this one did not materialize. He and his wife did, however, build a beautiful home equipped with a laboratory far up the Susquehanna River in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
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On July 14, 1791, in Birmingham, England, anger at supporters of the French Revolution sent a mob into a four-day frenzy often referred to as the Priestley Riots, so named for the most prominent target of local anger: Joseph Priestley. British political caricaturist James Gillray, who opposed the Revolution, published this cartoon, A Birmingham toast, as given on the 14th of July, less than a week after the riots ended, mocking Priestley in the etching. Priestley is seen presiding over the toast with a full goblet, offering an empty communion plate and calling for a head—implied to be the king's—among well-known Liberals and grim Dissenters holding court in a harsh parody of the iconic Last Supper.
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Oxygen and Other "Airs"
Priestley's first scientific work, The History of Electricity (1767), was encouraged by Benjamin Franklin, whom he had met in London. In preparing the publication Priestley began to perform experiments, at first merely to reproduce those reported in the literature but later to answer questions of his own. In the 1770s he began his most famous scientific research on the nature and properties of gases. At that time he was living next to a brewery, which provided him an ample supply of carbon dioxide. His first chemical publication was a description of how to carbonate water, in imitation of some naturally occurring bubbly mineral waters. Inspired by Stephen Hales's Vegetable Staticks (first edition, 1727), which described the pneumatic trough for gathering gases over water, Priestley began examining all the "airs" that might be released from different substances. Many, following Aristotle's teachings, still believed there was only one "air." By clever design of apparatus and careful manipulation, Priestley isolated and characterized eight gases, including oxygen—a record not equaled before or since. In addition, he contributed to the understanding of photosynthesis and respiration.
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Portrait of Joseph Priestley, attributed to Ozias Humphrey (British, 1742–1810).
Priestley fought a long-running battle with Lavoisier and his followers over how to interpret the results of experiments with gases. Priestley interpreted them in terms of phlogiston—the hypothetical principle of flammability that was thought to give metals their luster and ductility and was widely used in the early 18th century to explain combustion, calcination, smelting, respiration, and other chemical processes. Proponents of phlogiston did not consider it to be a material substance, and so it was therefore unweighable. Priestley gave qualitative explanations of these phenomena, talking, for example, about oxygen as "dephlogisticated air."
Visit the Science History Institute to learn more about Priestley.
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Here is a new Spookytown promo image I recently did. Once again the book (a graphic novel I'm working on) has been sitting on the back burner due to many other things taking priority. 1. Baby coming. This means cleaning out the spare room, painting it, installing crown moulding and a chair rail, putting up shelving in the closet, etc. 2. Freelance work. Paying work comes before non-paying work, especially with the previously mentioned baby on the way. 3. Other comic projects. Right now I'm working on the last story I'm doing before Spookytown.
I keep getting lucky enough to receive offers to do stories in other books, and it's really hard to turn them down. I probably should've turned down this current but it was too cool. Recently, I've had to turn down a couple of nice ones. One from my man Samax at GhettoManga and one from Kevin at Ape Entertainment. I really, really, really wanted to do them both, but I just can't. Not if I want to have any chance to get Spookytown done. Comics are soooo time consuming.
I've been doing a lot of sketches in the past couple of weeks, just to get me back into the groove of drawing the characters. It helps me get pumped up for the story again drawing these guys. So hopefully I can get back on track with it.
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Explosions in Kalynivka: the air force continues to fight the fire
In Vinnytsia region there is evacuation of the population. According to SSES, at the moment, removed more than 30 thousand people.
"As of 10 am on 28 September, the aircraft carried out 16 SSES discharges (128 tons of water) on the fire. Pyrotechnics in conjunction with the police carried out podvorovoy bypass and execute the application from the public about the withdrawal of the discovered explosives. Made 38 applications from 73" – said the Agency.
In places the safe accommodation of evacuated population serve hot meals and medical support. Also rescuers confirmed that the disaster was traumatized 2 people who were hospitalized in medical institutions.
For the elimination of consequences of emergency situations attracted by 2350 employees and 284 units.
We will remind, in the evening of 26 September at the warehouse of artillery arms near the town of Kalynivka in Vinnytsia region there was an emergency. 20 kilometers from Vinnitsa explosions occur in warehouses with ammunition and weapons. As reported in gschs, the city has evacuated 30 thousand people.
We also learned from an employee of the Main Directorate of development and support of the material support of the armed forces Sergey Misiura about the arrest of saboteurs. Later the military Prosecutor's office denied this information.
In turn, the Cabinet decided to allocate for liquidation of consequences of explosions near Vinnitsa UAH 100 million.
As you know, the Arsenal was kept 188 thousand tons of ammunition (10 thousand conventional cars) in the area of 60 hectares. Among them rocket launchers "Smerch", "Uragan" and "Grad".
All the details on the explosions in the winery can be read here.
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Daily Sexy Musings: Our Song
Turn on any device that streams music and chances are you'll hear at least one love song within the first 15 minutes. It's a common theme in every era of music, from drinking songs in old taverns to bubblegum pop hits that have annoyingly catchy beats. A vast chunk of the most popular songs of all time are love songs.
It makes sense too. You seek to describe love, sex, and passion, but can't just use ordinary words. You need to do something more extraordinary and music can help with that. A good love song can go a long way towards turning a feeling into an experience. What follows is a sexy musing on just how intimate that experience can be when you find a song that evokes all the right passions. Enjoy!
When we first heard it, our ears perked up. Our hearts beat faster. We smiled and danced a little. It seemed like simple fun, at the time. If we never heard that song again, then maybe that was all it would've been to us.
However, we did hear it again. We heard it a lot. Soon, it became something more than just a song.
I hear those first few notes. Almost instantly, my thoughts shift. They drift like clouds following gusts of wind, eventually centering around you. As I think about you, I think about us. As the song plays, the concept of us takes on a greater meaning. It isn't just a catchy tune that makes me want to dance. It's a direction connection between our hearts.
Then, I hear the first round of lyrics. In those words are the poetry of passion, depictions of love and intimacy that defy convention. I listen to every word, the beat and the rhythm supplementing every sentiment. In just a few lines of song, an ocean of emotions that I cannot hope to articulate becomes clear.
I look at you and you look at me. We smile and laugh. We're having fun, but that's only on the surface. Just below the dancing and grins is a world of feelings that can only be conveyed, but never grasped. In less than a minute, we drift closer, as if the song reminds us why we cherish those feelings.
I hold you and you hold me, the song playing in the background. Our smiles never wane. How could they not? Through a simple song, we say to one another what would take a lifetime. The song does the talking for us. There's no need to contemplate the words, adjust our tone, and set the mood. In just one song, everything that needs to be said is said.
With no need for words, actions take over. We dance together. We touch, we embrace, and we kiss. Before we know it, dancing just isn't enough. The song just reveals too much of our passions. We can't hope to simply sway together and hope that will do justice for our love.
Our love is greater.
The song celebrates that greatness.
We, as lovers, must celebrate it as well.
Before it even ends, the gestures evolve. Our dance becomes a steady exchange of gestures. Those gestures become more sensual. Suddenly, the air around us gets hot. The clothes we're wearing become unbearable. We can't get them off fast enough. To feel the power of the music, we must feel each other whole.
The song is at its end, but our dance is just beginning. Without saying a word, we connect through the song. I take you and you take me. We engage in the most intimate dance possible, the echoes of our song still playing in our minds. In the end, that's what it feels like.
It's our song.
It's our intimate link.
It's the very rhythm of our love.
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Q: Why does "one of a kind" mean "unique?" The wording suggest the opposite.  Something that is one of a kind is but one of a category of many, if you look at each word non-idiomatically.  Why, then, does "one of a kind" mean "unique?"

A: "One of a kind" does mean one of a category, as you say.  However, it is one of a category of one, meaning the category only has one thing in it: that thing being referred to.
You also have to appreciate that this phrase is idiomatic.  Taking it literally means that the person is one of however many that make up the "kind."  It does not expressly say that the "kind" only has one member.  Were the phrase more literal, or at least more exact, it might say, "the single of a singleness."  Idioms do not make literal sense, though.  That's what makes them idioms.

A: One of a kind could mean 'unique' because other less unique entities may not be one of their kind - with there being multiple entities of a given kind.

A: "of a kind" definition from dictionary.com:

*of a kind, of the same class, nature, character, etc.: They are two of a kind.

So "Two of a kind" means "these two have the same characteristics as each other". It doesn't really say whether there exist other items that are from the same kind; there may be only those two or they may be another two thousand; we don't know.
The phrase "one of a kind" literally therefore means "this item has the same characteristics as itself", which makes no real sense. But it is not used literally, it is used figuratively to mean "no other items shares the same characteristics as this one".
It's almost a joke: "we can't say this item and any other item are two of a kind, so we'll call it one of a kind instead". Imagine a competition which is normally entered by teams of people, but one person enters on their own; people might joke that this person is a "team of one". It's very similar.
Of course, over time "one of a kind" became an idiomatic phrase that stood on its own, and no-one really thinks about whether it makes literal sense or not.

A: Think of it in terms of taxonomy of genus/species. You are a human but you are one that really stands out among your peers, a prime specimen, as your own type of human. You are one of a kind. Being one of many doesn't necessarily mean that you are not unique when everyone else just blurs together as the same thing. I think this is the essence of what the phrase means. I think it had meaning, but the dialect and slang has changed so much now over years and years it appears idiomatic now, but in reality it isn't.

A: I was just reading up on this and I think it's a truncated phase. The origin is possibly closer to "only one of a kind," "but one in its kind", and the like, which in completeness and context suggest that the object is of a kind which has only one member. Eventually, it was shortened, as many things are, such that the context is no longer explicit. We assume that the kind has only one member, when that is not the literal meaning. Kinds of one are not kinds at all because the member has no kindred. A phrase that means the same as the idiom would be to say that someone/thing is (from) "a kind of one." Same words, but rearranged to have the same literal meaning as the idiom.
It's little wonder that it is hard to develop autonomous systems for reading and determining the meaning of sentences. There is just so much context that has been dropped over centuries of development.
See: https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/10/one-of-a-kind.html

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Getting started with the MSER detector

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mser.h implements the Maximally Stable Extremal Regions (MSER) local feature detector of [19] . This detector extracts as features the the connected components of the level sets of the input intensity image. Among all such regions, the ones that are locally maximally stable are selected. MSERs are affine co-variant, as well as largely co-variant to generic diffeomorphic transformations.

See Getting started with the MSER detector for an introduction on how to use the detector from the C API. For further details refer to:

MSER fundamentals - MSER definition and parameters.

Getting started with the MSER detector

Running the MSER filter usually involves the following steps:

Initialize the MSER filter by vl_mser_new(). The filter can be reused for images of the same size.

Compute the MSERs by vl_mser_process().

Optionally fit ellipsoids to the MSERs by vl_mser_ell_fit().

Retrieve the results by vl_mser_get_regions() (and optionally vl_mser_get_ell()).

Optionally retrieve filter statistics by vl_mser_get_stats().

Delete the MSER filter by vl_mser_delete().

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