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Photocrowd member spotlight: Interview with Alessandro Passerini
Photocrowd member spotlight: Interview with Alessandro Passerini with Alessandro Passerini
"I have a healthy and inexhaustible curiosity, like the one I had as a child. "
The images of Italian photographer Alessandro Passerini are among the most loved by Photocrowd experts and voters. We spoke to Alessandro to find out more about him and his photography.
What got you into Photography?
I've been studying photography and graphic design since I was sixteen, first at school and then for work, and I'm still passionate about it. I chose the visual arts naturally, because they allow me to show anyone how I see the world, and I love expressing myself in this way.
© Alessandro Passerini
Some of the natural locations in your photos are breathtaking. What are your favourite spots to photograph?
There is a plateau in the centre of Italy called Campo Imperatore. The photographer, writer and explorer Fosco Maraini described it as Tibet on a small scale, coining the term 'Little Tibet', which is still used. In this land there are herds of wild horses, cows, wolf packs, and shepherds that still practice transhumance. In the last ten years hermits returned there - they live in-between these mountains without any modern comforts.
You photograph horses a lot. What makes them photogenic for you?
I love 'Little Tibet' and the wild horses that inhabit it - their volume is impressive. What attracts me to them is their united force, as well as their incredible courtesy when they themselves approach me and begin to play. I spend whole days among the herds, playing with them, and at the end I always bring home an incredible quantity of photographs of these horses. I love to adapt myself to their pace - that natural slowness they have.
Runaway by © Alessandro Passerini
I'm really fascinated by your photo 'Runaway'. What was the idea behind it? Was it staged?
The project was created for the graphics of the latest album of musician Gianni De Chellis named 'Bondage'. It was inspired by different sexual practices and their social impact. For the project I called two friends, a performer and a model, and the result is a series of shots that are not vulgar or superficial, but that address sexuality and freedom from female point of view. The shot in question is one of them, and it all started in the most natural and instinctive way without any forced emotion or drama. The house that appears in the photographs is that of the performer, and is presented exactly as it is.
Is there part of your photo equipment that you consider essential?
Undoubtedly the camera, whatever it is. The brand and the model are not important - just have one. Moreover, I need a healthy and inexhaustible curiosity, quite similar to the one I had as a child. Without this I would not have a way of seeing anything interesting around me, and the days would be boring and colourless.
Are there any particular photographers or visual artists that you take inspiration from?
I studied art in high school, and my first loves in visual art were painters Toulouse-Lautrec, Friedrich and all the Symbolists of 1900s. I also loved futurism, impressionism and expressionism.
The photographers that I admire are many and different. As a boy I loved Anton Corbijn, and he still remains a strong inspiration. Over time I also discovered Vittorio Sella, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, Fritz Henle, Edward Weston, Ed Clark, Sebastião Salgado, Fosco Maraini, Heinrich Harrer, Kevin Meredith, Terry Richardson and many, many others.
Some of your images have a cinematic quality to them. Do you feel like movies inspire your work in any way?
I think so. I love the films of Charlie Chaplin and the big screen in general. Lately I've been worshiping the work of Robert Yeoman, cinematographer for the films of Wes Anderson. But I also love the photographs of Wim Wenders and Anton Corbijn, who are not only filmmakers, but also quality photographers. I find their films extremely fascinating, and their photographs even more so.
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Photocrowd is extremely challenging. It's great to have opinion of experts, professionals of photography, and at the same time also of the public. It offers a different perspective that helps to grow and understand in which direction you can move in photography. It's a great inspiration and incentive to do better.
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Multistep dehydriding reactions of magnesium borohydride Mg(BH4)2 were studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measurements. The values of the enthalpy changes of the reactions from the measurements are in good agreement with those from first-principles calculations. Kinetically restricted dehydriding reaction of Mg(BH4)2, suggested also by the measurements, was briefly discussed.


Russia's workhorse rocket failed again after only three successful missions. A Proton rocket with the Briz M upper stage lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on August 18, 2011, at 01:25 Moscow Summer Time carrying the Ekspress-AM4 satellite for Russia's Satellite Communications Organization. According to the International Launch Services, ILS, which markets the Proton outside Russia, the vehicle performed nominally with the Briz M upper stage and the spacecraft separating at the appropriate time. However, the contact with the Briz M and spacecraft was lost after the fourth burn of the upper stage, ILS said. Roskosmos specialists were then able to locate the upper stage and efforts were underway to establish contact with the Express-AM4 spacecraft.
In the wake of the launch failure, a Russian State Commission of inquiry has been established and has begun the process of determining the reasons for the anomaly. ILS promised to release details when data become available. In parallel with the State Commission, ILS said it would form its own Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). The FROB was to review the commission's final report and corrective action plan, in accordance with U.S. and Russian government export control regulations.
Only on Aug. 23, Roskosmos announced that a malfunction in the flight control system of the Briz-M upper stage led to the delivery of the Ekspress-AM4 satellite into the wrong orbit. The agency press-release said that tracking facilities of Russian space forces and NORAD had been able to find the satellite in the 20,294 by 995-kilometer orbit with an inclination of 51.23 degrees toward the Equator. Representatives of Russian satellite communications organization and EADS Astrium (the satellite's manufacturer) "made joint attempts to establish contact with the satellite," Roskosmos said, however according to the Russian media six days of efforts to communicate with Ekspress-AM4 had been fruitless and the spacecraft would have to be written off as a total loss.
This mission was previously expected to take place in the second half of 2010.
On Aug. 30, 2011, Roskosmos announced that an interagency commission completed the investigation into the loss of the Ekspress-AM4 satellite. Based on the analysis, it was established that during the formation of the flight program for the Briz-M upper stage, too little time had been allocated for the operation of the gyroscopic stabilization platform. As a result, Briz-M was unable to maintain the correct attitude control, leaving the stage and its payload in the wrong orbit (at the end of the final engine firing). Corrective measures would be implemented before the next Proton launch, Roskosmos said.
The press-release also said that in accordance with the directions of the agency head, the administrative investigation had been still ongoing into the degree of responsibility for the accident among officials at Roskosmos, GKNPTs Khrunichev (the Proton manufacturer), MOKB Mars (the developer of the flight control system on Briz-M) and at TsNIIMash (the agency's chief certification center).
Roskosmos also announced that it had given go ahead to the upcoming missions of the Proton/Briz-M launch vehicle in 2011, however did not say when the return to flight would take place.
On the same day, GKPS organization, which operates Russian communications satellites, declared Ekspress-AM4 a total loss and claimed 7.5 billion rubles ($260 million) in insurance from OSAO Ingosstrakh. The exact fate of the satellite apparently remained a mystery even to its manufacturer, EADS Astrium. In case of the failure like the one which took place, the flight control program onboard Ekspress-AM4 had so-called "safe mode" – essentially a set of instructions which would command the satellite's solar panels to unfurl following the separation from upper stage and thus prevent onboard batteries from depletion. However Astrium still was not able to establish the contact with the spacecraft, leaving ground controllers wondering whether the satellite had frozen in space due to extremely cold temperatures or some other problem caused a complete failure of onboard systems.
According to TsNIIMash, the analysis of the satellite's final incorrect orbit showed that three tons of propellant available onboard Ekspress-AM4 would not be enough to bring the spacecraft into the correct position in the geostationary orbit.
During August, careful ground observations of the Briz booster stage, which left Ekspress-AM4 in the wrong orbit, indicated that the rocket body had been tumbling in space, likely as a result of propellant or gas escaping from the vehicle's tanks. At the beginning of September 2011, ground observers also detected small deviations in the trajectory of the Ekspress-AM4 satellite, which could not be explained by external forces. Again, propellant or gas leaks were the most likely cause.
On Sept. 12, the satellite's manufacturer, Astrium, suddenly announced that Eksress-AM4 was in contact with ground control with its solar panels partially deployed and oriented toward the Sun. According to the company's representative, it took ground control nearly a week to find the spacecraft in its wrong orbit. However, no information had been provided on when the contact with the satellite had been established, or whether it responded to any commands from the ground. The satellite was reportedly in safe mode and its power supply, communication and heating system was functioning.
The investigation report released by ILS said that the inertial coordinate system onboard Briz-M upper stage failed between third and forth firing of the space tag's engine. The telemetry from Briz-M became unstable after the beginning of the forth maneuver and the radio signal kept weakening until a total loss of contact 12 minutes after entering the communication range.
The analysis of the actual orbit of the DTP external tank, which Briz-M jettisoned as planned after its third engine firing, allowed to make a conclusion that during the third maneuver, the stage pitched from a prescribed orientation in space along the local coordinate system.
Based on this information, it was determined that the intermediate gimbal ring responsible for pitch axis in the gyroscopic attitude control system had reached a hard stop, essentially stuck, at the gimbal limit. (The remaining two rings of the gyroscopic system for yaw and roll were allowed to roll all 360 degrees.) At this point in the flight, the inertial reference frame was lost and pitch errors continued to worsen for the remainder of the flight ending in the incorrect orbit.
Analysis of the flight program showed that the time allotted for the delta rotation was incorrectly entered in the flight program for the maneuver prior to the third engine firing, ultimately leading to the mission failure.
Despite a proposal to use Ekspress-AM4 for communications over the Antarctica, the owners of the satellite ultimatly decided to deorbit the striken bird to avoid even slight possibility of collisions with other spacecraft. By late March 2012, Express-AM4 was still in a long- lived orbit of approximately 660 km by 20,300 km with an inclination of 51 degrees. As the spacecraft neared apogee on the morning of 25 March 25, 2012, ground controllers at EADS Astrium fired the satellite's engines, sending the spacecraft for a destructive reentry into the Earth atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean a few hours later. The reentry maneuver was scheduled between 09:45 and 10:33 UTC followed by debris impact around 13:32 UTC (17:32 Moscow Time) on the same day.


The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus appear to have broken all prior iPhone preorder sales records, moving a whopping four million units in just 24 hours. The new iPhones went on sale Friday, September 12.
Apple says demand has been so high that it's outstripped supply, to the extent that while a "significant" number of folks should receive their phones starting Friday, Sept. 19 when the phone officially goes on sale, many will have to wait until October to see theirs turn up.
How big a preorder record are we talking about? Two years ago, Apple said iPhone 5 preorders during the same initial 24 hour period were in the two-million range. Apple didn't issue a press statement on iPhone 5s and 5c, both of which went on sale a year later in September 2013, but the iPhone 5s and 5c went on to sell nine million units during their opening weekend, breaking all prior initial weekend iPhone sales records.


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Elucidating the effect of desilication on aluminum-rich ZSM-5 zeolite and its consequences on biomass catalytic fast pyrolysis
Thomas Hoff, Iowa State University
David W. Gardner, Iowa State University
Rajeeva Thilakaratne, Iowa State University
Juan Proano-Aviles, Iowa State University
Robert C. Brown, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Iowa State UniversityFollow
Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioeconomy Institute (BEI), NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
Research Focus Area
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering, Biorenewables
Applied Catalysis A: General
10.1016/j.apcata.2016.10.009
Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) offers a simple and robust route to convert raw lignocellulosic biomass to aromatic hydrocarbons. During CFP, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are first thermally decomposed to bio-oil vapors that are further converted to aromatics in the presence of a ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst. The high temperatures required for CFP also favor coke formation, an undesired byproduct, through condensation of the oxygenated intermediates on ZSM-5′s outer surface and/or secondary reactions inside its micropores. Introducing mesopores through desilication represents a possible strategy to enhance mass transport and intracrystalline diffusion, and consequently favor aromatic production over undesired coke formation. Here, we study the effect of desilication on the structure, acidity, and performance of aluminum-rich ZSM-5. Detailed characterization of the obtained zeolite catalysts indicates that mild desilication conditions do not significantly affect the elemental composition, crystallographic structure, microporosity, and distribution of aluminum atoms in framework and extraframework sites. However, the number of accessible Brønsted acid sites increased by ∼50% as a result of the enhanced mesoporosity. Desilication increased the aromatic yields obtained for red oak pyrolysis (27.9%) compared to the parent zeolite (23.9%), without impacting the liquid product distribution (67.4% selectivity to benzene, toluene, and xylene). Our results suggest the catalytic performance could be further improved by enlarging the mouth of ink bottle shaped mesopores in order to further enhance mass transport between the gas phase and the zeolite's micropore network.
This is a manuscript of an article published as Hoff, Thomas C., David W. Gardner, Rajeeva Thilakaratne, Juan Proano-Aviles, Robert C. Brown, and Jean-Philippe Tessonnier. "Elucidating the effect of desilication on aluminum-rich ZSM-5 zeolite and its consequences on biomass catalytic fast pyrolysis." Applied Catalysis A: General 529 (2017): 68-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2016.10.009. Posted with permission.
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Hoff, Thomas; Gardner, David W.; Thilakaratne, Rajeeva; Proano-Aviles, Juan; Brown, Robert C.; and Tessonnier, Jean-Philippe, "Elucidating the effect of desilication on aluminum-rich ZSM-5 zeolite and its consequences on biomass catalytic fast pyrolysis" (2017). Chemical and Biological Engineering Publications. 327.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cbe_pubs/327
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(CNN)An EgyptAir flight heading from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the airline tweeted.
LOST RADAR CONTACT AT 37,000 FT.
LOST CONTACT 80 MILES FROM EGYPTIAN AIR SPACE.
Egypt Air now saying it is an AIRBUS 320----similar to a Boeing 737.
Egypt Air now says the plane was 10 miles into Egyptian Air Space.
CNN saying that plane is probably in the Mediterranean Sea.
Juliette Kayyem on CNN---- THINKING THAT THIS WAS TERRORISM.
IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE LANDED IN CAIRO AT 305 AM CAIRO TIME----3 HOURS AGO.
"An official source at EgyptAir stated that Flight MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar,� the airline said on its official Twitter account.
According to flightradar24.com, the plane was an Airbus A320 and its last known posit... was above the Mediterranean sea.
Another expert---no call for an emergency from flight crew ----therefore probably terrorism.
This graphic from Flightradar24 shows what it believes to be the last satellite communication from the plane, which tallies with the report from EgyptAir's Ahmed Abdel that the location of last contact was around 30-40 miles north from the Egyptian coast.
COULD NOT BRING GRAPHIC OVER.
It is not uncommon for conflicting information to surface at this stage – the number of those on board has already been adjusted from 69 to 66.
Flight MS804, en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo, has disappeared from radar.
The plane, an Airbus A320, left Paris at 11.09pm on Wednesday night (21.09 GMT/22.09 BST/07.09am Thursday AEST).
The airline said contact was lost around 16km/10 miles inside Egyptian airspace at 2.45am local time (00.45 GMT/01.45 BST/10.45 AEST).
The plane was carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew: two cockpit crew, five cabin crew and three security personnel. The airline said two babies and one child were on board.
Search and rescue efforts are underway at the site where contact was lost, around 50-65km (30-40 miles) north of Egypt's coast.
The plane, on its fifth journey of the day, was travelling at 37,000 feet when it disappeared from radar.
EgyptAir says the captain has 6,275 flying hours, including 2,101 on the A320; the copilot has 2,766. The plane was manufactured in 2003.
There is no detail yet on possible reasons for the plane's disappearance.
Greece has joined the search and rescue operation for the EgyptAir flight, Associated Press reports.
Two aircraft, one C-130 and one early warning aircraft have been dispatched, officials at the Hellenic national defence general staff said.
They said one frigate was also heading to the area, and helicopters are on standby on the southern island of Karpathos for potential rescue or recovery operations.
Airline now saying plane crashed 280 km from the Egyptian coast or 170 miles.
EgyptAir A320 aircraft flight number MS804 lost contact with radar above the Mediterranean sea about 280km (175 miles) from the Egyptian seacoast at 2.30am [local time] as the flight was expected to arrive Cairo airport at 3.15am.
This is quite different to earlier reports from the airline that the last-known contact was around 50km north of the Egyptian coastline.
we hear "ISIS" did it?
I have heard that they are blaming ISIS on some networks.
EGYPT AND RUSSIA ARE SAYING TERRORISM.
When I first heard this I turned to my wife and said this is terrorism.
We need to see the passenger list of names--that ought to give a clue.
I hate to see these things happen.
Rukmini Callimachi, the New York Times journalist who focuses on Islamic State, says there is no claim of responsibility as yet or anything to indicate that IS terrorism is to blame for the plane's disappearance.
Here's what we know so far about missing EgyptAir flight MS804.
Possible debris from the missing EgyptAir plane has been found 230 nautical miles west of the Mediterranean island of Crete. A Greek frigate searching for a missing Egyptair aircraft discovered two large plastic floating objects in the sea.
Egypt's aviation minister Sherif Fathy said terrorism was more likely than technical failure to be the cause of the crash . "If you analysis the situation properly the possibility of having a terror attack is higher than the possibility of having a technical [problem],� he told reporters.
French French President François Holland Flight confirmed that the plane crashed and that terrorism could not be ruled out. The EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo, disappeared from radar with 66 people on board.
Greek defence minister, Panos Kammeno, said the plane made "sudden swerves� before dropping off radar over the Mediterranean. The plane made a 90 degree swerve left and dropped from 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet before swerving 360 degrees right, he said.
EgyptAir said contact was lost around 16km/10 miles inside Egyptian airspace at 2.30am local time (00.30 GMT) amid growing fears that the plane came down in the Mediterranean. Airbus issued a statement regretting the loss of the aircraft.
A Greek aviation source told AFP that the plane crashed 130 miles from the Greek island of Karpathos. At least eight merchant ships and French and Greek aircraft have joined the search.
Among the passengers were 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis, and one each from the UK, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria and Canada. Britain's foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, confirmed that a British passport holder was on board the plane.
The plane, on its fifth journey of the day, was travelling at 37,000 feet when it disappeared from radar. It had made a stop in Tunisia before flying to Paris.
EGYPT AIR CRASH: 'RELIGION OF PEACE' STRIKES AGAIN?
A terrorist attack is the most likely explanation for the disappearance of an EgyptAir flight between Paris and Cairo experts say, with French border police already investigating whether an Islamist working at Charles de Gaulles airport could have helped facilitate the attack.
The plane went down during the night with 66 passengers on board. The captain of a mercantile ship claims he saw flames in the sky 150 miles south of the Greek Island of Karpathos near where the wreckage was found.
Najim Laachraoui, one of the Brussels bombers, also worked at the Brussels airport in Zaventem for five years before the attack.
However, the bizarre movements of the aircraft, which fell 22,000 feet before making a 90 degree swerve to the left and a 360 degree swerve to the right, suggest that the pilot himself could have been responsible for the crash.
When Greece's Civil Aviation Authority tried to contact the pilot at 03:27 local time, the aircraft did not respond.
"What this does suggest is that it is more of an incident in the cockpit itself of that aircraft. It does suggest it wasn't necessarily blown out of the sky by a missile potentially… it wasn't necessarily a device on board. It would suggest that the pilot has been involved in some way in an incident in the cockpit,� said aviation analyst Paul Charles.
"The latest information from the Greek Defence Ministry, reporting a dramatic change of direction followed by a plunging descent, would tend to steer suspicions away from an explosion on board. Instead, if confirmed, it could imply some sort of disturbance inside the cockpit involving passengers or crew or both,� added security correspondent Frank Gardner.
"A major technical fault — the explosion of a motor, for instance — seems improbable,� said aeronautics expert Gerard Feldzer, noting that the A320 in question was relatively new and that Airbus in general has an excellent safety record.
The head of France's internal intelligence agency also warned that the country was about to be targeted by ISIS a week before the crash.
Although the exact circumstances of the crash will remain unclear until the wreckage is analyzed, one thing seems a fairly safe bet – if the incident does turn out to be a terrorist attack it's unlikely Christians, Buddhists, Hindus or Sikhs were responsible.
Among the passengers were 30 Egyptians, 15 French, two Iraqis, and one each from the UK, Belgium, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Algeria and Canada.
Britain's foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, confirmed that a British passport holder was on board the plane.
Some more details are emerging about the passengers who were on the plane, among them a young military student from Chad who was flying home to visit his mother.
The protocol officer for Chad's embassy in Paris, Muhammed Allamine, said the passenger was a student at France's Saint-Cyr military academy. The man has not been named.
The Chad passenger on board the plane was 'returning home after mother's death', reports the BBC.
Muhammed Allamine, from Chad's French embassy, confirmed one of their citizens was on board, but didn't name him.
Mr Allamine said: "He just lost his mother actually,.
Mr Allamine said the victim had studied at the military academy in Saint Cyr.
The Kuwait Foreign Ministry has named their national who was among the 66 people on board the missing plane.
A ministry statement released this afternoon by the state-run news agency said the man was called Abdulmohsen al-Muteiri.
The statement, from assistant foreign minister for consular affairs Sami al-Hamad, offered no other details but said Kuwait had been in touch with Egyptian authorities over the crash.
The head of Russia's Federal Security Service has claimed the missing EgyptAir Flight MS804 was brought down by an act of terrorism.
Alexander Bortnikov made the comments as he also revealed terror officers thwarted a "Paris-style� terror attack in Russia earlier this month.
According to the government's Federal Security Service Russian and Kazakh forces foiled the potential terror atrocity on May 6.
The pilot of the missing plane was in a "good mood� as the plane entered Athens airspace, the Greek Civil Aviation authority say.
But in a statement released earlier they said authorities tried to contract the plane before it moved into Egyptian airspace but received no reply, reports ITV.
The plane was seen making 'sudden swerves' before it disappeared.
The missing plane made 'sudden swerves' as it flew at 37,000 feet, according to a Greek Defence Minister.
Panos Kammenos said data retrieved on Egyptair flight MS804 shows the stricken plane made a 90 degree left hand turn then spiralled 360 degrees to the right as it dropped 22,000 feet.
This was broadcast on its Automatic Dependent Surveillance system (ADS–B) - technology an aircraft uses to determine its position via satellite and periodically broadcasts it, enabling it to be tracked.
The information can be received by air traffic control ground stations as a replacement for secondary radar.
15 French nationals are on board, along with 30 Egyptian, 1 Belgium, 2 Iraqis, 1 Kuwaiti , 1 Saudi, 1 Sudanese, 1 Chadian, 1 Portuguese, 1 Algerian and 1 Canadian.
The pilot of missing EgyptAir Flight 804 had not sent a distress signal before the plane disappeared at 2.45am, according to Egypt's state-run newspaper.
And the Egyptian military later said it had received no distress message from the aircraft, in a statement on its website.
However Egyptair is reported to have said a call was received by a military search and rescue team at 4.26am indicating it was likely an automated signal after impact.
The plane is thought to have crashed near the Greek island of Karpatho.
A distress signal sent from the plane was likely sent after impact, Egyptair is reported to have said.
The call was transmitted at 4.26am Cairo time - with the plane dropping from radar at 2.45am.
It was received by military search and rescue team, indicating it was likely an automated signal after impact, reports BNO News.
About 10 relatives boarded a flight to Cairo on Thursday in the hope of learning more about what happened. Mr Gicquel said they felt being in Egypt would help them to cope better.
A man who was to have taken the flight told BFM TV he had cancelled at the last minute: "I'm happy to be here with you. When I woke up this morning and heard the news I felt physically sick.� He declined to be named.
Another man, Abdelaziz, said: "I've got two friends who are in the plane. I learned what happened this morning. Someone else who came to the airport with us phoned me. I just can't come to terms with it.
He said there were three security guards onboard the flight. Two of them were veterans while the third was a trainee.
The EgyptAir flight flew to Tunisia and back to Cairo before making its journey to Paris. It picked up passengers at Charles de Gaulle and was en route back to Cairo when it disappeared.
Two bodies have been found in the search area according to Al Arabiya, a Saudi television news channel.
It also reports that debris and pieces of plastic were found.
Greece's defence minister adds that the plane appears to have fallen more than 20,000 feet and then spun sharply before it disappeared.
A number of baggage handlers and other airport staff have been suspended or lost their jobs because they were suspected of links to radical Islam.
Wow--thanks Letsbereal---that gives a lot more information...so this flight did not originate in France but in Egypt, making a quick round-trip, stopping in Tunisia and France and headed back to Egypt. Sure a sad story.
Wreckage of the EgyptAir passenger jet that went missing Wednesday night has been found, the airline said Thursday afternoon.
The wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804 was found near the Greek island Karpathos, according to a letter from Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Debris found off the coast of Greece Thursday, originally believed to be from a missing EygptAir jet, does not belong to an airplane, Greek officials said.
Egyptian officials said Thursday afternoon that wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804 was discovered near the Greek island Karpathos. But the discovered debris did not come from an aircraft, Greek officials told the AP later Thursday.
Cairo (CNN) — The search for EgyptAir Flight 804 is continuing after reports that the plane's wreckage had been found turned out to be false.
When searchers got close to debris found in the Mediterranean Sea they realized it didn't come from the missing airliner, EgyptAir's Vice Chairman Ahmed Adel told CNN.
Debri spoted from flight ms804, 200 miles of the coast of egypt.
Greg Palkot reported the latest from Paris after the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean Sea.
Palkot noted that in December, 70 workers at Paris airports were fired due to suspected links to extremist groups.
Herridge said they're looking into the Charles de Gaulle Airport workers who would have had access to the Airbus before it departed.
Augustin de Romanet, chief executive officer of ADP, the company that runs the two Paris airports, said the state authority which issues security passes had carried out a screening after the attacks on Paris, in which 130 people were killed and 350 injured.
"Nearly 70 red badges were withdrawn after the attacks, mainly for cases of radicalisation," he said in an interview with French media.
He said around 85,000 people had secure-zone clearance in the two airports, most of them working for airlines or for several hundred subcontractors.
So-called red badges are issued to people employed in the secure zone of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, working for instance as baggage handlers, aircraft cleaners and suppliers.


Drew Madden is currently one of the founders of the new consulting firm for healthcare providers, called Evergreen Healthcare Partners. The launch of the company was announced recently by Madden and his managing partners on LinkedIn. His managing partners include Jeff Leach, Rebecca Bottorff, and Aaron Friedman. Evergreen Healthcare Partner's goal is to provide healthcare information technology expertise to their client partners. The main focus of the company will be electronic health records. Specifically, they will be focusing on implementation and advisory assistance for various electronic health record platforms and other healthcare technologies, however, they hope to expand into a lot more specialties.
Before Evergreen Healthcare, Drew Madden has had a lot of experience in the healthcare industry. His long list of experience with electronic health records will be very beneficial to the new company. Madden is known for working with companies like Nordic, Bluetree Network, Ingenix, and Sagacious Consultants. All of which specialized in healthcare information technology. Madden joined Nordic Consulting Partners in 2010 and became the President of the company from 2001-2016. During Madden's time at Nordic, the company experienced a lot of growth in regards to the number of employees and client partners. Nordic has also been recognized as one of the country's best places to work, as well as one of the most successful Epic-specific consulting firms in its industry. Now Madden's new company, Evergreen Healthcare Partners, will be competing with Nordic.
Madden received his education from the University of Iowa College of Engineering. He graduated with a B.S.E in Industrial Engineering, focusing in Medical Systems. He then began his career in healthcare working at Cerner Corporation. He remained there for four years where he did work as an Implementation Consultant. Later, he took on another implementation role at Healthia Consulting, where he spent another four years before he moved on to positions in Business Development. Madden has been passionate about electronic medical records since the start of his career, and he hopes to create a captivating company culture as well as build trust with client partners.


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Yvonne Marrs
Author Publisher Crafter Photographer Chronic Illness Sufferer
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Invernesian Yvonne Marrs (1982-present day) has loved writing for as long as she can remember, moving to the London area at the age of 19 to pursue her dream of becoming a published author.
Yvonne graduated from UHI (Inverness College) with an HND in Administration and Information Management, a set of skills she puts to good use to organise herself and her work – especially as she has her own publishing company, WTSMP Publications.
Currently Yvonne has three complete fictional series published – the 'When The Sax Man Plays' series, the 'Football Crazy' series and the 'Aiden Lewis' octet. There are two more series in the pipeline which are half way through publication at the moment. (April 2020)
Yvonne's first NaNoWriMo novel "Inexorable" took just 18 days to complete! You will also find Castiliano Vulgo – a fictional work on 16th Century London life written in two parts using both Elizabethan English and Modern English.
In February 2020, Yvonne undertook a similar challenge to NaNoWriMo in order to produce a fundraiser book called Harbourtown Murder.
Yvonne's publishing story
The first Sax Man book, which Yvonne maintains did start out as just one book (! – as we know, one became three, which became four, then five, then a prequel was released!) was published by Melrose Press's own Lantern Tower in 2008. Back in those days, paying to publish your own book was starting to gain popularity and many small presses sprung up and into business.
Yvonne visited several after exchanging communications and meeting with some at London Book Fair, but was hooked by the easygoing commissions editor at Lantern Tower in Ely. Unfortunately, a lot of argument went on surrounding the book layout, punctuation, cover image, style etc before it was produced and released into the world in May 2008.
Obviously proud to have her work out there, Yvonne was thrilled to arrange book signings with Waterstones stores in her area – and met with other booksellers to have her book stocked by individual stores.
On the day of her book launch, Yvonne also completed her local 5k Race for Life, dressed as a sax man! (11th May 2008)
By now, Yvonne had material for the second and third books, but wasn't entirely convinced to continue with Lantern Tower, so the search began for a second publisher. One with more flexibility to what she was looking for regarding the design of the book itself, as opposed to the template design used by the previous publisher. Lots of opinion came back that the novel looked like a How-To Manual! This would not do!
Grosvenor House were chosen to produce the second book in the Sax Man series – but there were more limitations with the service provided. More promotional and marketing responsibility was on Yvonne's shoulders; famously, Yvonne has said that she loves a challenge – this is what she received! However, the pros far outweighed the cons, so a one year deal was signed.
Using contacts new and old, Yvonne continued to promote her work and sell her books. This was now August 2010, electronic books were coming into play and the market was swinging from paperbacks into eBook versions of novels. Interestingly, authors were told to market their eBooks at the same price at the paperbacks – something that is unheard of nowadays!
At London Book Fair 2011, Yvonne was too ill to attend on the day. Her husband went armed with set questions for set publishers and printing companies on her behalf, updating her on his progress. He was unimpressed with the companies Yvonne was expressing interest in.
Already having informed Yvonne that she could become her own publisher and do everything herself, completely free of restrictions, it looked as if this was the best way to go. Sure there were legal obligations to fulfil, but with her HND qualification in Business, Yvonne already had the skills necessary. Aside from this, Yvonne completed a Proofreading and Editorial Home Study course, enabling her to edit her own books.
Speaking with a representative of Imprint Digital, a printing company in Exeter, he was more than won over by the idea – the last hurdle was to convince Yvonne! More research later, Yvonne founded her own company to produce her books – WTSMP Publications, the name a nod to her first fictional series, When The Sax Man Plays.
Imprint Digital went on to not only produce Yvonne's third, fourth and fifth books, Yvonne also republished her first and second Sax Man books under her own company.
Yvonne and Jamie, the man who helped her create the perfect books, at the Imprint Digital stall, London Book Fair 2013.
That was the same year that Yvonne had a shelf at London Book Fair's New Exhibits stand. (Most authors show only one book!) Here she is with her parents, who came for a visit for the occasion.
Close up of paperback books in the Sax Man Plays series.
Nowadays, Yvonne doesn't produce her work in paperbacks – it is far more efficient and economical to create eBooks – however, she is producing paperbacks of her eBooks through Amazon's KDP (old name of CreateSpace) software. Trends are dictating that electronic books are not going to completely replace paperback books – thankfully – thus, readers are still demanding to have a paperback option for their reading pile.
After that brief interlude into Yvonne's publishing journey, below you will find some other things you may enjoy about Yvonne and her work.
In the Summer of 2017, Yvonne joined forces with fellow sufferer and music man Joshua Francis to raise awareness of invisible illnesses like CFS, Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia and others. Yvonne has published an eBook of 50 work pieces, from which Joshua chose two and created beautiful songs from.
More recently, Yvonne began crafting and has produced her own eShop and website from which to sell her handmade cards and gifts. Find them here:
Y Marrs Colourist website
Y Marrs Colourist eShop
If you are interested in the photography side of things, take an inspiring visit through Yvonne's images at: Weston Photographics
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Legally blind swimmer races her way to Paralympics in Rio
By Justin Felder
DACULA, Ga. - McClain Hermes, who is 15, is excited to compete against the best in the world in Rio de Janeiro, she's hopeful about winning a medal this time or in a future competition and she's ready to represent her country. She's also, like many a teenager, happy to take the opportunity to make her mom cringe.
"That's what I've been saying, I want to get a tattoo," said Hermes. You can't get them in the US, you can in Rio."
Hermes, who is from Dacula and trains with Dynamo Swim Club, is truly at home in the pool. She loves the feeling of competing, a feeling amplified even more by what she can't see.
"It's like seeing through a coffee straw," said Hermes. "If you make a circle and put it to your left eye, that's basically what I see."
Hermes is legally blind -- as she explains with the coffee straw analogy, she has a tiny amount of vision in her left eye only because of retinal detachment. That vision is shrinking. Still, she swims, and swims well enough to qualify to swim three events at the upcoming Paralympics in Brazil.
"I have to remind myself what she's doing is so brave," said Ceceilia Tripp, McClain's swim coach at Dynamo. "It's not easy to have to go through everything just like every other kid in the group without a modification. Really what she does, when I think about it, it takes a really brave person to do that."
Hermes will swim the 100-meter backstroke, the 100-meter breaststroke and 400-meter freestyle events at the Paralympics.
Hermes had better vision when she started swimming, and as it got worse, she had to adapt. Turning is a problem in the pool, and she kept bumping into walls at the end of a lap. Her coach and mother figured out a solution where they tap Hermes with a pole when she is a few strokes from the wall so she knows when to initiate her turn. Despite that challenge and others, Hermes kept swimming.
"You can dive in the pool and, nobody can see ... if you're upset, they can't see you cry," said Hermes. You can sing, talk, you can yell and nobody knows what's happening."
In the pool, Hermes is a star; but you have to get out of the water to see her at her best. In addition to swimming, schoolwork and everything else that goes into being a teenager, Hermes also runs her own charity. It's called Shoes for the Souls, and since 2009 Hermes and her family have collected shoes from all over the area and donated them to the Atlanta Mission.
"To see her want to continue to give back to the community and those in need, it makes both Carmen and myself very proud," said McClain's father Matt Hermes.
The service makes those around her smile, but it's swimming that makes Hermes whole.
"I know I couldn't live without it," said Hermes. "If I was unable to swim, that would be the worst thing ever, because it's just my happy place."
That happy place will transport to Brazil soon enough. True to form, one of the first questions she asked once she qualified for the Games was how she'll keep up on schoolwork (the U.S. team will have tutors to help), and until then, she can have a little fun at her parents' expense about what else she'll do on the trip.
"Get a tattoo maybe!" McClain said. Smiling, she added, "Probably not."


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Plus: Debate sparked over 13th-century antisemitic relief on Lutheran church | RIAS announces winners of 2019 awards | and 22,000 photographs from Arab Image Foundation's archive made available online
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Transgender activists to be honoured with monument in New York | A permanent monument is to be constructed in New York to commemorate the transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, it was revealed on Thursday. The installation, which is set to be unveiled in 2021 in Greenwich Village, will celebrate Johnson and Rivera's influence in the gay liberation movement of the 1960s and '70s, and is part of an initiative by She Built NYC, which aims to increase the number of public commemorations to women in New York (there are currently five). The monument has been announced shortly before the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a seminal protest for gay rights which Johnson and Rivera joined in June 1969.
Debate sparked about 13th-century anti-Semitic relief on Lutheran church | A debate between church leaders and art historians over an anti-Semitic relief on the façade of a Lutheran church in Wittenberg may lead to its removal, The Art Newspaper reports. The sandstone sculpture, which depicts Jewish people drinking from a sow's teats whilst a rabbi lifts its hind legs, can be found on the exterior of the 13th-century UNESCO world heritage site, and is thought to be one of 30 anti-Semitic 'Judensau' (Jewish sow) images in existence around Europe. An online petition launched by British theologian Richard Harvey advocating the relief's removal has reached over 10,000 signatures, urging the church to take action.
RIAS announces winners of 2019 awards | The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named the ten winners of its annual award. Recipients include the V&A Dundee, the first building in the United Kingdom to be designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, as well as Collective on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, and The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Craigellachie. The winners make up the longlist of the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, the result of which will be revealed in October.
22,000 photographs from Arab Image Foundation's archive made available online | An online database launched by Beirut's Arab Image Foundation will give users access to 22,000 images from its collection of Middle Eastern photography. The $255,000 digitisation will eventually encompass around 55,000 images, all taken from the foundation's archive of over 500,000 images from more than 300 collections. The foundation's building reopens this summer, following a closure in 2016.
Boston Museum of Fine Arts takes action over racism claim


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Nature Seychelles is made up of a team of core staff, project staff, volunteers and interns. The following is the management team.
Dr. Nirmal Jivan Shah - Chief Executive
Nirmal is a well-known figure in the Seychelles conservation scene having an encyclopedic knowledge of Seychelles biodiversity as well as a wealth of experience in environmental management. He was formerly the Assistant Director of Fisheries Research, the Director of the Seychelles Conservation and National Parks service as well as the Managing Director of an environmental firm, ENVIRO where he worked on projects covering almost every aspect of environmental management. He was the coordinator of the Seychelles National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan process and of the Environmental Management Plan of Seychelles 2000-2010. He has worked for international organizations such as the World Bank, IUCN, UNEP, Sida, and UNESCO.
Kerstin Henri - Director
Kerstin was previously the country's Environmental Management Plan (EMPS) Coordinator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is a professional resource economist who has coordinated the implementation of some of the major environmental projects in Seychelles including those funded by the GEF and the World Bank.
Dr. Luca Saponari – Senior Science and Technical Field Officer, Reef Rescuers
Luca is a marine biologist specialized in coral reef ecology and restoration. He has a Ph.D. in Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Milano-Bicocca and 6-years of experience working in a high luxury resort in the Maldives as an in-house marine biology researcher. His research focus is to study the role of coral predators as stressors on reefs, the use of technology such as drones and underwater photogrammetry to monitor reefs, and the improvement of resilience of coral reefs through restoration. Additionally, his goal is to engage local communities and the tourism sector in the implementation of global awareness and conservation strategies in a climate crisis scenario. He is also a Divemaster with experience in research and scientific diving.
Roshni Yathiraj - Scientific and Technical Field Officer, Reef Rescuers
Roshni is a coral restoration practitioner and PADI Divemaster. After earning her Masters of Applied Sciences in Marine Environment from the University of Tasmania in 2012, she moved to the Andaman Islands in India. For 4 years, she worked as an independent researcher, affiliated with the Nature Conservation Foundation, on a Species Recovery Program for the endangered Dugong. She was then engaged as Project Manager with ReefWatch Marine Conservation. For the 5 years that followed, she and her team worked towards building India's first artificial coral reef, assisted by mineral accretion technology. Roshni is passionate about expanding her understanding of fragile coral ecosystems and working towards conserving their diversity.
Sam Ramkalawan - Project Coordinator, Reef Rescuers
Sam joined the Nature Seychelles team as the Technical & Advocacy Manager for the Reef Rescuers project. He holds a BA in Business & Psychology and since graduating has worked with the leading companies locally in the fields of Telecommunications and Banking, where he gained experience in Project Management, Data Analysis, and managing small teams. He took part in the Aldabra Clean-Up Project, for which he also doubled as a videographer and has since become more interested and involved in Zoology and conservation. He recently joined the Victoria Hub of the Global Shapers, hoping to make a positive impact through both his professional and personal lives.
Athina Antoine: Technical Assistant - Reef Rescuers
Athina joined the Nature Seychelles team in 2017 as a field assistant. Athina is from Seychelles. She attended the Seychelles Maritime Academy for two years and studied marine engineering, and is certified as a marine engineer. Her goal is to make a positive change for marine life, and that's why she decided to join the Reef Rescuers to start working in active conservation of coral reefs. She has now embarked on a career path as a biologist, specialized in diving.
Liz Mwambui - Communications Manager
Liz is an experienced Communications Specialist and has worked in corporate communications, branding, public relations, marketing, public awareness, and advocacy. She holds an MA in Communications for Development from Malmo University, Sweden, and a Bachelor's Degree in Design from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. A confessed tree hugger, she has a long relationship with conservation non-profits having worked at East Africa's oldest conservation NGO, the East African Wild Life Society, and later on consulting with several environmental NGOs and social enterprises in Kenya.
Corinne Julie - Technical & Advocacy Manager - LEAP
Corinne joined the Nature Seychelles team in 2020 as the Technical and Advocacy Manager for the Locally Empowered Area Protection (LEAP) project. With over a decade of experience teaching in Seychelles, she undertook a Masters in Sustainability and Management in the UK under the Chevening Programme, aiming to increase her involvement in community-based projects.
Jack Coupland - Field Based Science Officer
Having spent his formative years growing up on the coast of Kenya, Jack became obsessed with all things Indian Ocean and would take any opportunity to be in or on the water. This has led him to pursue a career in marine conservation, working with various NGOs and research institutions in coastal communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and South Africa. This experience has taught him the importance of engaging and including local communities in conservation efforts and he is thrilled to be a part of the LEAP team.
Eric Blais - Cousin Island Special Reserve Coordinator
Eric has previously worked as the conservation officer for Cousin Island Special Reserve and has returned as coordinator for the reserve. A native of Rodrigues, Eric also worked on the Shoals Rodrigues project and has a wide range of skills in marine conservation, fisheries, sustainability and MPAs.
Chris Tagg - Science and Conservation Officer, Cousin Island Special Reserve
Chris Tagg started work on Cousin in June 2021. Chris holds a BSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation from Bournemouth University. Initially coming out to Seychelles in 2015, he has since worked on several islands. His past experience in Seychelles has included invasive species removal, herpetofauna research, and volunteering twice on Cousin where he thoroughly enjoyed the work and island itself. When the opportunity to come and work as the Science and Conservation officer arose, it was immediately seized upon. Chris has a passion for conservation and ecology with interests in birds, herpetofauna, and invasive species impact. He strives to constantly develop his skill set to become a practical well-rounded ecologist.
Dailus Laurence - Chief Warden, Cousin Island Special Reserve
Dailus has been with Nature Seychelles for seven years, starting off as a warden, and working his way through the ranks to senior warden for one year, and later being promoted to the chief warden. During this time, he gained much experience in conservation both land and marine, and valuable knowledge on sustainable living on small island developing states. A graduate of the Maritime Training College, he is also a certified PADI advance diver and a past participant of the Earthwatch program in the Seychelles.
Dr. Sarah Frias-Torres, Research Associate, Reef Rescuers Project
Dr. Sarah Frias-Torres is a broadly trained, fieldwork-oriented marine ecologist and biological oceanographer. Her research interests include (1) Effects of global climate change in tropical marine ecosystems, (2) Coral reef and mangrove ecosystem resilience, (3) Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of marine megafauna, (4) Life histories, reproduction, and parental care in fishes, (5) Marine biodiversity and, (6) Development of novel low-cost high-tech ocean sensors. Dr. Frias-Torres is committed in making her research available to the general public through science outreach, such as writing magazine or newspaper articles and documentary filmmaking.
Dr. Phanor Montoya-Maya - Research Associate, Reef Rescuers
Dr. Phanor H MONTOYA-MAYA is a marine biologist specialized in coral reef ecology and reef connectivity. He has a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Kwazulu-Natal South Africa, an M.Sc. in Ichthyology from Rhodes University South Africa, and a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia. Phanor volunteered as a scientific diver at the USAID/UNDP-GEF- funded coral reef restoration project in Cousin Island, Seychelles (Reef Rescuers) for 6 months, and in October 2014 he was appointed as the new Reef Rescuers Scientific & Technical Officer. Prior to this work, Phanor worked as a research assistant at the Oceanographic Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, and as a coral specialist for the National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition to southern Mozambique. He has knowledge of marine invertebrate biology, coral reef surveys, coral reproduction and recruitment, multivariate analysis, ecological genetics, conservation outreach, and citizen science. He is also a scuba diving instructor and a commercial diver


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When the Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disney-land in Anaheim, Calif., in 1963, it was, by all accounts, thrilling. Inside were dozens of talking flowers, totem poles, and birds-colorful macaws, toucans, and cockatoos-and together they per-formed a musical show by dancing and singing along to tunes like the "Hawaiian War Chant." Huge crowds visited the attraction, excited to get a look at these early Audio-Animatronics-"audio" meaning that sound triggered a series of mechanisms, like cams and levers, that caused a pneumatic valve to open and close, moving an eye, a beak, or part of the body in time with the music. People loved them.
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Q: Is there any relation between batchfile vs batch job? Here's what I think I know:
Batchfile is the filetype of shell scripts in Windows.
A batch job is not interactive, you start it and then watch it do its business but it doesn't check in with you.
Am I wrong about these things? I can understand why a batch job is called what it is, but why is a windows shell script called batchfile?

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Batch job is a special login type in windows. It is used when you run app using windows task scheduler: https://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/book/page.aspx?spid=chapter3

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In celebration of Christian Bautista's 10th anniversary in showbiz, Universal Records is releasing his highly-anticipated First Class: Outbound Expanded Edition album. This CD, which has a limited edition coffee table book, includes nine new tracks, five hits from the original Outbound, and new recording of his earlier hits Hands To Heaven and The Way You Look At Me.
The album's carrier single Beautiful To Me, a sweeping ballad, will be launched this February 26 on ASAP 2012.
Christian also expressed excitement over the chance to work with some of the most promising artists of this generation Angeline Quinto for In Love With You, originally recorded by Regine Velasquez and Asian superstar Jacky Cheung, and KC Concepcion for We Could Be In Love, first interpreted by Lea Salonga and Brad Kane.
Famed band Neocolours reunites to collaborate with Christian on the original Sasabihin.
As part of his celebration of 10 years in the business, Christian goes full circle by having a duet with Sam Concepcion for Rescue You, composed by Singapore-based Tat Tong. Christian and Sam were launched into showbiz via The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe almost a decade ago.
Japanese Pop singer Baby M also has a duet with Christian in the album, In My Arms.
The album includes impressive original tracks like Love You This Much, Let Go, and Whole. The theme of A Special Symphony, I'm Already King, is also included with Outbound tracks All That's Left, Faith, What Can I Do, Unphotographable.
I've been a fan of Christian Bautista since Star in a Million and I love every single one of his songs! I swear his songs never get old no matter how many times you play them. I absolutely love how he works so hard on his album and puts so much effort and dedication into his music. True talent.


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What is Clive Owen's net worth?
Source of Wealth: Professional Actor
Clive Owen is an English actor. Owen rose to fame in the series Chancer,' which aired from 1990 to 1991.
He received critical acclaim for his work in the film 'Close My Eyes' before earning international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in 'Croupier.'
In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award.
As of 2022, Clive Owen's net worth is estimated to be roughly $30 million
Clive Owen was born on the 3rd of October, 1964, in Keresley, Coventry.
His father left the family when Owen was 3 years old. He was then raised by his mother and stepfather, a railway ticket clerk.
He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduation, Owen worked at the Young Vic, performing in several Shakespearean plays.
In 2005, Owen won a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his appearance in the drama 'Closer'.
Some of his other leading roles include 'Sin City,' 'Derailed,' 'Inside Man,' 'Children of Men' and 'The International'.
He became well known to North American audiences in the summer of 2001 after starring in 'The Hire,' a series of short films sponsored by BMW and created by prominent directors.
The following year, he appeared in 'The Bourne Identity' and reteamed with Mike Hodges in 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'. He starred in 'Beyond Borders' and won the title role in King Arthur.
In 2006, Owen became patron of the Electric Palace Cinema in Essex, England. He launched an appeal for funds to repair deteriorating elements of the fabric.
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Owen enjoys the music of the indie rock band Hard-Fi and has even been seen attending some of their concerts. He is also a supporter of Liverpool Football Club; Owen narrated the fly on the wall documentary television series 'Being: Liverpool about the club.'
How Does Clive Owen Spend His Money?
Clive Owen spends some of his money on real estate and charity work.
Clive Owen's Home
Owen owns a beautiful home in London.
Clive Owen's Charity Work
Owen spends some of his money on charity work such as Aegis Trust, Free The Children, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
and Malala Fund.
Here are some of the best highlights of Clive Owen's career:
Chancer (TV-Show, 1990 -1991)
Closer (Movie, 2004)
Sin City (Movie, 2005)
Inside Man (Movie, 2006)
Gemini Man (Movie, 2019)
Favorite Quotes from Clive Owen
"You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies." – Clive Owen
"I'm always very aware of the physical challenges of work. I train much more than I did when I was in my twenties, and I've done some very physical films, and I always get properly prepared for them and get as fit as I can." – Clive Owen
"Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word – like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that." – Clive Owen
"I'm sort of one of those weird actors who whenever I do a play, I think, 'Oh, we should film this,' as opposed to have to belt it out of ourselves in a theater auditorium." – Clive Owen
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"I don't like it when people are trying too hard. That goes for clothes, for acting, for everything. It's just not good when it seems like you're making too much of an effort." – Clive Owen
3 Inspirational Lessons from Clive Owen
Now that you know all about Clive Owen's net worth and how he achieved success; let's take a look at some of the lessons we can learn from him:
1. Watch the Eyes
The sexiest part of the body is the eyes.
2. Journalists
Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.
3. Takes Time
If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.
Clive Owen is an English actor. Owen was born in Keresley.
He rose to fame when he portrayed the lead in the ITV series 'Chancer' from 1990 to 1991. Besides this, he received critical acclaim for his work on the films 'Close My Eyes' and 'Croupier'.
As of 2022, Clive Owen's net worth is estimated to be roughly $30 million.
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Gayle McCormick, a singer best known as the lead vocalist for the band Smith, died of cancer Mar. 1, 2016, according to the Alexander-White-Mullen Funeral Home in St. Ann, Missouri. She was 67.
Smith had their biggest hit in 1969 with a cover of "Baby It's You," written by Burt Bacharach and originally performed by the Shirelles. On the strength of McCormick's soulful vocals, the recording rose to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a certified gold record. "Baby It's You" was also covered by the Beatles and the Carpenters, but it was Smith's version that was later used by Quentin Tarantino in his 2007 film "Death Proof."
Smith had other moderately successful singles including "Take a Look Around" and "What Am I Gonna Do." Their cover of the Band's "The Weight" was included on the soundtrack to "Easy Rider" – the original version was in the film, but rights issues required a new version be created for the soundtrack.
After Smith disbanded, McCormick went on to a solo career, with her most successful single reaching No. 9 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. "It's a Crying Shame" also made it to No. 44 on the Hot 100.
A longtime resident of the St. Louis area, McCormick was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. She has no immediate survivors.
"Dearest sweet Gayle, 3 year's ago I lost you...and everyday I miss you more than ever. You were truly not only my best friend, but the light & the love of my life for 51 years. Rest In Peace my precious, Angel. I always hear your voice, but I miss..."
"What a beautiful voice. Baby it's you, forever! RIP Gayle"
"A beautiful lady with a beatiful voice.I fell inlovebwith her while I was wearing out my copy ofabgroup called smith.I would haveloved to meet her,but never had the chance.Farewell,and thank you for the music,dear lady.I really hope you are in a..."
"I was just 19 when I first heard of the band and her deep soul voice,it was love at first sight, bought the 45 rpm and still have it, God rest her soul. Edward G, New York"
"she is a leading new member of heaven's helluva band."
Published online on March 4, 2016 courtesy of Dignity Memorial.


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Q: Subversion multi checkout post-commit hook? The title must sound strange but I'm trying to achieve the following:
SVN repo location: /home/flx/svn/flxdev
SVN repo "flxdev" structure:
 + Project1
 ++ files
 + Project2
 + Project3
 + Project4

I'm trying to set up a post-commit hook that automatically checks out on the other end when I do a commit.
The post-commit doc explicitly lists the following:
# POST-COMMIT HOOK
#
# The post-commit hook is invoked after a commit.  Subversion runs
# this hook by invoking a program (script, executable, binary, etc.)
# named 'post-commit' (for which this file is a template) with the
# following ordered arguments:
#
#   [1] REPOS-PATH   (the path to this repository)
#   [2] REV          (the number of the revision just committed)

So I made the following command to test:
REPOS="$1"
REV="$2"
echo "Updated project $REPOS to $REV"

However when I edit files in Project1 for example, this outputs "Updated project /home/flx/svn/flxdev to 1016"
I'd like this to be: "Updated project Project1 to 1016"
Having this variable allows me to specify to do different actions per project post-commit. How can I specify the project parameter?
Thanks!
Dennis

A: The following might do what you want:
#!/bin/bash

REPOS="$1"
REV="$2"

echo In revision $REV, the following projects were changed:
svnlook dirs-changed "$REPOS" --revision "$REV" \
    | sed 's%/.*%%' \
    | sort -u \
    | while read PROJ ; do
          echo "$PROJ"
      done

An explanation of what's going on, in case you're not too familiar with shell scripting:

*

*we use svnlook to get the list of directories that were changed

*we use sed to chop off the first "/" and everything after it -- so we then have a list of project names, possibly with duplicates.

*we use sort -u ("sort unique") to eliminate duplicates

*one by one, we read each name into $PROJ and do something with it.

You can replace the echo "$PROJ" line with whatever you want to do with the project name.  If multiple projects were changed in the same commit, whatever you put there will be run once for each project changed, with $PROJ set appropriately.
This script will not show whether files were added to the root of the repository, but if directories were added, they will show up in the list of projects modified.  If you want the root to be listed as well, you can substitute the following sed line, and it will show up as "/".  If you do this, be careful you don't check out the entire repository by accident!
...
    | sed '/^\/$/!s%/.*%%' \
...