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March 24, 2008 | Utah | Posted by Caldor
Thanks to Jay for these more-than-ten-years-old photos of the Fashion Place Mall in Murray, Utah. Far from a dead mall, Fashion Place is one of the most dominant shopping malls in the Salt Lake City area, with Macy's, Dillard's, Nordstrom, and Sears as anchor stores.
Jay took these photos in 1997, though the mall has changed fairly significantly since and is in the process of changing again. In the summer of 2007, it was announced that the 876,000 square foot Fashion Place would get a 230,000 square foot expansion. Nordstrom and Dillard's would get brand new stores, and the mall area itself would be expanded to add new stores and restaurants, and the interior of the center will be renovated.
I've never visited the center and am not too sure of much of its history, but I do know that the mall opened in 1972, and the Dillard's store (which is pictured in the link above) was opened as a Weinstocks and then later became The Broadway. The existing, 4-level Dillard's is going to be demolished as part of the mall's renovation to make room for more mall space.
In 2006, Fashion Place was one of a dozen American shopping malls to open on Black Friday at 12:01a.m., and experienced crushing crowds. Reportedly the earliest Black Friday ever, the mall was open for 22 hours… placing a great strain on employees and managers throughout the center. The gimmick seems to have been a success.
Also, check out this undated photo from the University of Utah's J Willard Marriott Library–it showcases a much-older Nordstrom logo! Any guesses on when it's from? I didn't have Nordstrom in my area until about a decade ago, so I'm not as familiar with their older logos.
33 Responses to "Fashion Place Mall; Murray, Utah"
thatbeegirl
the last time i saw that logo was in the 80s. judging by the cars in the lot, it looks like maybe early 80s. nordstrom's handled shopping bags during this time used the same logo on a dark brown background with the typeface in a cream/light tan color.
Does the 70'sreffic big tall mall entrance still exist?????
Did those big large modernist skylights survive the renovation???? I gotta know!!!!!
Steven Swain
The lowercase Nordstrom logo lasted into the late '80s. I think the Tysons Corner location (their first East Coast store) originally opened using it, but it was removed shortly after they opened.
mallguy
The lower case Nordstrom logo was also used in NJ when the first three in the staet were being built (GS Plaza, Menlo Park, Freehold….Short Hills didn't come until 1995) on "Coming Soon" signs, but was not used when the actual buildings were complete and open for business.
I do remember it on the Tysons location.
BIGMallrat
These photos brought back a whole new set of memories. I frequented Fashion Place in the mid-Eighties. Nordstrom was the big deal, there. I typically shopped at Castletons, the junior department store in the middle of the mall (it's a T-shaped mall).
The ZCMI II concept didn't last very long. I didn't even realize they tried it at Fashion Place. Hmm.
This mall was always considered the best mall in the valley, least until South Towne in Sandy took over in the late Eighties. Nevertheless, I'll still remember it fondly.
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 am
You have the Broadway and Weinstock's stores in vice versa order. It was orginally The Broadway (from Los Angeles) in 1972, then their parent company Carter Hawley Hale Stores converted it to their Sacramento-based Weinstock's nameplate in 1978. I once had some Nordstrom annual reports saying that their store at Fashion Place opened in 1981.
Brad Reply:
@Randy, That sounds about right for Nordstrom's opening… Originally in that spot was Auerbach's Department store which that chain ended up closing down.
It is sad to hear that today on the news was announced that Sears, the only original anchor store will be leaving the mall sometime in 2013.
Nordstrom officially changed their logo from lower-case block letters to upper-case in 1995. Some stores, such as San Francisco Center and many East Coast stores used an upper-case style similar to the current logo. I never understood why, since it wasn't an 'official' logo.
Slightly off topic, has anyone noticed that the Von Maur stores in Iowa seemed to copy the logo and interior design/decor from Nordstrom? No wonder people say it's the Nordstrom of the midwest!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Funny, I was about to say the same thing as Trevor about the similarities between Von Maur and Nordstrom's older vs. newer logos!
That aside, interesting write-up about this mall, as I very strangely had initially missed this post about Fashion Place, until I was browsing through more recent entries tonight. And just so I get the future plans for this mall straight, is the Dillard's gonna be rebuilt in a different part of the mall, or is it leaving this mall for good? (I'm guessing the latter due to its size, but who knows)
We always drove to the Salt Lake City area from southern Idaho to get some real shopping in. Fashion Place was an awesome mall second only to the giant Crossroads Mall in Salt Lake proper, which was a thriving mall which was curiously repurposed recently. Neat to see a mall I've actually visited on this site!
Today(in 2009) the new Nordstroms is finnaly done, I think Macy's might buy the old Nordstroms remodel it and vacate their cottonwood location Even though I live closer to their cotonwood location it is pretty small and I wouldn't be suprised if it closed down, I know they are keeping the coulumbs on the outside of the mall and I think they are keeping the skylights or at least the ones in the food court
Cool site!
I was just at the Fashion Place mall for the first time in nearly ten years, and I noticed a PILE of changes. One thing I was able to do was Go into the old nordstrom building during the first day of the fixture liquidation sale. I got LOTS of pictures, so feel freeo to contact me if you want to see them.
One thing that was really cool was the weather marks showing the evidence of the old logo now that the new sign had been removed.
I had not realised how dated that store was until seeing it with all the merchandise removed. but very cool to see.
Smokedaddy
The Fashion Place Mall was briefly notorious when a University of Utah student named Ted Bundy left one of his victims in a dumpster there.
With the ongoing billion-dollars and years-long metamorphosis of ZCMI and Crossroads into City Creek Center, Fashion Place has attracted a lot of traffic from areas that used to be serviced by the downtown malls. The planned expansion is a good thing, as the area has grown more upscale. Salt Lake City can expand only to the south, and the mall's location is becoming ever more central.
Even though I'm in the Avenues, I generally avoid the Gateway and head down to Fashion Place in Murray when I need to visit a mall; it's less hassle, parking is easy, and I can usually find what I'm after.
Jenster
Ok, so I grew up going to Fashion Place Mall and I vividly remember climbing on this huge, yellow, brick "sculpture" type thing in the middle (?) of the mall. I guess sculpture isn't really a good word for what it was, as people could sit on the edges of it. It was very 70'stastic! Does anyone else remember this thing?
Fashion Place Mall opened in 1972, and I arrived in Utah that year for college. I went to Fashion Place Mall all the time from 1972 to 1976, and it was easily the best mall in the area during those years, which means that it was the best mall in the state and maybe in the entire region (Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah). One of the original anchor stores was Auerbach's–nobody has mentioned that. I assume it's long gone. I believe it was the western anchor of the mall.
Some of the other big malls in the Salt Lake valley back then were Cottonwood Mall, Valley Fair Mall (on the less fashionable west side), and Trolley Square (which was considered really innovative at the time). University Mall (Orem) opened around 1974, and I know that it's still around and thriving.
I think Auerbach's was where the old nordstrom was. It will be a shame when they tear down dillards expandtion, I have always loved the exterior of dillards/weinstocks/the broadway.
Chad E Willoughby
March 5th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
A few months ago, while walking to the Dillard's department store, I was harassed by a man and a woman from Israel selling their worthless "Dead sea soap", hand and facial products. The man and woman were verbally abusive and spoke to me in a manner that was offensive and degrading. Although I filed a complaint at the mall management office, nothing was done. The workers in this mall (from Israel) are abusive, cruel, mindless and rude. these people make shopping at Fashion Place Mall an unkind,awful, miserable and unpleasant experience. I WILL NEVER RETURN TO FASHION PLACE MALL. GO HOME ISRAEL, YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE.
Prange Way Reply:
@Chad E Willoughby, I wouldn't castigate all people from Israel due to these people. However, these people do suck. A lot. Interestingly, many of them are here on tourist visas and not work visas, and are culled in their home countries at kiosk job fairs. I find them terribly annoying and aggressive too, and sort of wish the INS would get involved.
Chris Reply:
@Prange Way, I always wondered where they recruited these people from… They all seemed to have the same accent in every mall I have ever been to. I have gotten tired of saying "no thanks" that I just down right ignore them now as I walk past as quick as possible..lol.
Kyle Reply:
@Chad E Willoughby, Same with all international people.
Any country that has run away immigration crime always goes sky high for that region. No matter where on earth it happens. It's not just an American problem.
If Canada or the UK continues to lets immigrants come in out of control they also will have crime go sky high too and their mighty country will soon vanish in the wink of an eye.
UK has a huge problem with stabbing from knives in the big cities mostly at nighttime by immigrants who come from Europe often with arrest warrants of their own from a laundry list of crimes overseas.
Okay it will take a generation but it will seem like in the wink of an eye
@Kyle, I meant stabbings from knives. Canada and UK have a major problem with this over working the police (during night time hours mostly) but the news is downplaying it to prevent people from panicking so tourists will still come.
I am having the flue and am not feeling good so please excuse my typos but I enjoy seeing these mall pictures. 🙂
utahkid
I travel back to Utah to see my family twice a year and always manage to visit Fashion Place Mall. No fashion here, but nostalgia. Always having a Hot Dog on Stick with mom. I remember Auerbachs closing and coming with mom to the huge sale. Yes, it was the old Nordstrom. I hate how the new Nordstrom entrance does not even line up with the street entrance on the other side of it. Trust Utah to once again screw up a renovation. Just like Cottonwood Mall renovation in the 80s. If it was done right in the 80s it would still be open. The ZCMI on the outside was never refurbished. Just paint does the trick in Utah. Seek out a real designer.
@utahkid, I agree. They should've fixed the small stuff in the old ZCMI when they had the chance. Instead they let problems get too big.
I guess the people in charge as usual in this generation got too big for their riches. Hopefully the next generation in the next 30 years picks up the pieces of this one when people are finally sick and tired of being pushed around.
All it takes is the bottom 10 percent to stand up with moral values to run things and we have prosperity in every country in the world at one point in time.
November 21st, 2011 at 11:47 am
If anyone is still looking at this site do you remember the glass elevator in the mall. I remember the sit on thing in the middle.
utahkid Reply:
May 9th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Marcie, There was no elevator at this mall, are you thinking of ZCMI Center?
Sue Harward Reply:
@Marcie, You are thinking of the old Cottonwood Mall. There was a glass elevator in the middle of the mall by the food court.
Judy East Reply:
@Marcie, There was never a glass elevator at Fashion Place Mall!
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:46 am
A 2-level (110,000 square foot), Salt Lake City-based Auerbach's was the 40 million dollar center's first operational anchor store. It was joined by a 1-level (26,000 square foot), Salt Lake City-based Castletons, 3-level (289,000 square foot) Sears, and twenty new inline stores, November 1, 1972. Retailers operating in the new shopping mall included Lerner Shops, Makoff's, Roper's, La Rie's, Wicks 'n Sticks, Zinik's Sporting Goods, Noah's Ark Pet Shop, Chess King and Whataburger.
Construction commenced on a third anchor store in 1973, which opened, as a 4-level (180,000 square foot), Los Angeles-based The Broadway, August 3, 1974. This was accompanied by three inline stores and an outparcel structure housing a Smith's Food King and Skaggs Drug Center. In the circa-1972 mall, the United Artists Fashion Place Cinemas 4-plex also opened for business.
The first renovation of FASHION PLACE MALL took place in 1988, when its interior was updated with new decor and skylights and a 10-bay Food Court was installed in previously-existing space in the South Wing. Weinstock's was shuttered in January 1993, with its space being taken by Dillard's. They renovated the building and held a grand opening November 8, 1993. ZCMI II was rebranded, as a Portland, Oregon-based Meier and Frank, April 18, 2001 and -as a Macy's- September 9, 2006.
In April 2012, Dillard's decided not to renovate it's store as it had started with the closing of See's Candy and other stores on that North Wing. Dillard's decided to wait until Sears closed in 2013 and to tear it down and rebuild an entirely new store.
@utahkid,
I moved to Utah in July of 1971. I went to work for the Wood family @ Coy's at Fashion Place (where Olive Garden now sits) when they first opened. The south side was a coffee shop and the north side was a fine steak house (The Moon Raker) with a full bar and Prime Rib dinner for $5 on Sunday's. I remember helping clean all the new fixtures to get it ready to open. The roof of the new Fashion Place mall collapsed on a portion of the mall that winter and it closed down for several months and I also remember that Chuck-a-Rama was inside the mall on the south end by Sears. Just read that Sears is shutting down @ Fashion Place Mall in this Sunday's Tribune. Lots of shopping done there over the last 40+ years. I still have a beautiful oil painting that I purchased at Auerbach's and we bought our first puppy @ Noah's Ark. Loved that Mall but don't go there very often anymore. I think Marcie is thinking about the glass elevator in the middle of the Cottonwood Mall, it was just by the food court.
I have been going to this mall since the 80's and remember the nordstrom being built since they was still painting and stuff when I went in as a child on many of the mall places.
I always called the nordstrom the knight rider store since the font looks like the 80's knight rider font I also bought knight rider toys in there.
The look of the mall did not change until 2011 or 2012. since it was built not one inch, it has been remolded a lot and is now full of people all the time no longer dead. this is the only time I have seen it change at all ever.
I miss the old look of the mall though it has new stores built in front of the nordstrom…
My fav store was the sears where I used to buy sega genesis and snes games it just died around christmas 2012 it had store closing signs I took pictures of it. it looked the same the entire time I have seen it and has never changed.
around 1994 ish they used to have a dinosaur sand sculpture in the center for a while and a disney store and inside a movie theater they are all gone and turned into other shops. I saw "fivel goes west" and w'ere back in that theater.
Across the street was a local owned store called aliied that had a fire years ago back in the early 90's maybe 95 and was tore down not long after that but they kept it open for a while and sold out what was left in the building it is a bookstore now and has a bunch of new shops it is a mini strip mall I think it is also part of fashion place.
a glass elevator used to be in nordstorm or dillards…I think or one of the other big stores since they are the only 2 level stores, sears did not have it and nordstorm was the biggist building it was still there the last time I went in unless you are talking about an elevator that was there before I was born since this mall is older than me.
Then again maybe all the construction I remember was the first mall renovation but the out side of the building has been like that since the 80s at least and I remember getting pushed around in a stroller in this mall.
I have been to just about every mall in utah since I was born and even valley fair is doing better the only dead mall is cottonwood utah mall that I have seen.
That's pretty scary how Americans care so little for the shredding of the Constitution by each President yet are almost willing to kill each other for the latest gadget that sings, dances or lets them *chat* with their artificial friends.
Nice pictures though. I enjoy seeing the 80s look to it. Brings back memories of other malls I've seen from that time era before the environmental freaks started demanding outdoor malls everywhere. (sigh).
These captchas are really annoying.
Raymie
Macy's is closing a store at Fashion Place:
http://nashua.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/macys-inc-announces-store-closures-consolidation
The other four are at dead or dying malls, but this one is an oddity at just 26,000 square feet (why?). It's also closing ahead of the others, on Sunday, January 12.
Perhaps a new Macy's, at a more appropriate size, is coming soon given all the changes this mall is getting…
September 22nd, 2014 at 11:47 pm
I'm going crazy…..please….does ANYONE remember a small staircase in Castletons Department Store in the Fashion Place Mall?? I remember playing on them as a kid but no one else seems to remember it!! It's driving me nuts!! Haha
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By Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.
By the mid-1990s, it was possible to investigate the causal mechanisms behind changes in Earth's climate using relatively sophisticated mathematical models of Earth's climate. These models solved the same complex equations of atmospheric physics that numerical weather prediction models did. But they also took into account components of the climate system other than the atmosphere, including the oceans, the continental ice sheets, and even life on Earth (collectively known as the "biosphere"), and they attempted to account for the physical, chemical, and biological interactions among these components. Of course, no theoretical model is ever perfect; even the best model is only an idealization of the actual world. There are always real-world processes that cannot be captured—for example, in the case of a numerical climate model, individual clouds or small-scale air currents like dust devils—that are simply too small for the model to resolve. The key question is, can the model be shown to be useful? Can it make successful predictions?
Finally, perhaps most significant of all, only when human factors were included could the models reproduce the observed warming—both its overall magnitude and, equally important, its geographical pattern over Earth's surface and its vertical pattern in the atmosphere.
The primary such human factor was increasing greenhouse gas concentrations due to fossil fuel burning and other human activities. A secondary human factor, sulfate aerosols emitted from industrial smokestacks, also played a role, however. Like volcanic sulfate aerosols, these industrial aerosols have a cooling effect. Unlike volcanic aerosols, which reach the lower stratosphere, allowing them to spread out into a layer covering the globe, industrial aerosols remain confined to the lower atmosphere, leading to localized patterns of cooling that off set global warming in some regions. The pattern of warming predicted by the models from the combination of these two human effects on the climate provide a unique "fingerprint" of what the human influence on climate should look like if the models were correct, and the fingerprint matched. The surface and lower atmosphere showed an irregular pattern of warming, while the atmosphere aloft was cooling, just as the models indicated it should. The fingerprint predicted for natural factors alone—for example, from fluctuations in solar output—on the other hand, failed to match the observations.
Observed Global Temperatures (black curve) compared with the spread among model simulations that include only natural factors (blue band) and that include both natural and human factors (red bad). Only the model simulations that include human factors are able to reproduce the observed warming [from Second Assessment of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, 2009].
It was the work of Ben Santer and other climate scientists during the mid-1990s in establishing this fingerprint of human influence that provided the "smoking gun," the fifth and final link in the chain of reasoning that allowed the IPCC to declare in 1995 that there was indeed at least a "discernible" human influence on climate.
This article originally appeared on Weather Underground.


Designing treatments specifically for the client to get results they need, because every body is diffrent.
Ryan is a true professional. I leave feeling rejuvenated and pain free.
Ryan is very talented and has helped tremendously with some difficult areas in my neck and shoulders. During my first visit all of the long standing knots have been released and I have really good range of motion now as well. Impressive ! Thanks, Ryan !
Very thorough massage. Hit all my areas that are problematic. Listens to your issues & addresses them. Very professional & reasonable. Just a great experience.
Ryan was great. I will definitely use him again.
After working as a trainer at New Mexico Military Institute I decided I wanted to pursue a career in helping people with their bodies. I went to the University of Wyoming for a degree in Kinesiology, followed by training at Healing Arts Institute in Fort Collins, CO. At the Healing Arts Institute I became certified as a Massage Therapist and Neuromuscular Massage Therapist. I later returned to classes to become a Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Therapist. Every day has been great working with people and getting to see the changes and results. Bodywork is a field I never would have saw myself in, but enjoy every minute of it.
Service Received: Member Massage with Ryan F.
Service Received: Massage with Ryan F.
I was seriously out of alignment, experiencing a lot of discomfort and overdue for some good bodywork. Ryan was able to release the chronic tension and holding and thus the pain. I had also had a lot of recent dental work that I think contributed to my neck and shoulder pain and he did a lot of specific release work on my facial/jaw muscles. What a difference! Ryan is a highly skilled and compassionate therapist!
Ryan is one of the best massage therapists I've ever been to in this valley. He is knowledgeable and thorough.
Service Received: 30 Minute Massage with Ryan F.
It was the best massage I have had in the valley in the past 7 years.
Really talented and skilled! He can work through injuries like no one!
Service Received: Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Therapy with Ryan F.
Extremely knowledgeable and professional. You really walk out of there feeling better.
What I didn't like was to not have been in Ryans care over a year ago. I am greatful to be there now. Prior to and after our session Ryan was extremly thoroughal in how he would approach the problems areas of my right leg hamb string issues. After the sessiion the discriptive narition with skeletal pictorals was emensly benificial for further understanding for me. His approach to my goals and wellness were and are very positive for me to possibly return back to the recreation I've missed the last two summers. I know I not there however, I now have hope.
Ryan really took the time to work through my back pain and locate all of the attachments that could be contributing to my pain. It was very helpful and beneficial!
Ryan is an outstanding practitioner. Extremely professional and conscientious. He has helped me regain strength and mobility after numerous surgeries and is willing to interface both with physical therapist and personal trainers. Outstanding!!!
Ryan is extremely professional and effective.
Wow, amazing, a little painful on my left ankle, etc.
Ryan is reliable, talented, courteous and able to fix my problem areas. I would highly recommend him to everyone!
Recently, I had a really tight muscle in my shoulder that was causing me a lot of pain. I was not able to lift heavy weights anymore. Ryan's massage was awesome. He hit all the right spots and stretched my shoulder really well. His Spa has a calming environment, great oil, and a professional masseuse.
Service Received: Spring Special with Ryan F.
Ryan is a highly skilled practitioner. He's also a great listener and patiently answered all my many questions. I had serious lower back pain when I saw him yesterday and today, the improvement is just amazing. I'll definitely be back.
Tackled my muscle tightness issue with the right amount of pressure to help loosen up troublesome sore spots.
Ryan is one of the greates therapists I have ever seen. He addresses all of my specific needs and is very informative. If you are looking for a fluff and buff, Ryan is not your type of massage therapist!
Service Received: January Special with Ryan F.
Ryan made room to see me during his busy schedule and took the time needed to help free up my neck.
Ryan Found Those Knots and worked them out. Thanks so much. !!
Amazing is a hard word to rate. "Outcome" would be a good category to rate.
Service Received: 90 min Member Massage with Ryan F.
Best massage therapist I have experienced.
Knows every detail of what he is doing. Even better he will explain those details in simple terms and why he is working on certain areas to heal your body. Calm ,thoughtful, affective. Nothing like it !
Ryan is a star! I had one of the best massages ever.
Excellent job of analyzing and communicating the issue at hand.
I always come out of the session feeling SO much better. Ryan is able to figure out the discomfort issue(s) and work his wonders. I'd recommend him highly.
I came to see Ryan for back pain primarily but Ryan also treated my knee and both are better. Time well spent with a skilled provider who offers modalities of treatment unavailable in this town.
Absolutely the best massage possibly imaginable. Ryan is exceptional. His skills are phenomenal.
Ryan gives an excellent massage and is a neuromuscular therapist. He is really helpful with pain, muscle complaints, knots, etc; and he does a fine relaxation massage if that is what you want. Its a one guy operation and the massage room is relaxing.
My right lower rib was REALLY SORE again this morning. As the day has progressed it has calmed down somewhat.
Ryan has the amazing ability to find all of your muscles that are tight and loosen them. He is very professional and dedicated to helping people. I recommend him to everyone who has pain or just wants a wonderful massage.
So great, always love Ryan's expertise!!
Explanations, guidance,and knowledge were superb . I have a larger? than normal hematoma on my left hip impeding motion and blood flow, we are working on assisting blood flow , range of motion improvement seen in first visit , thank you Ryan .
Excellent client service; strong interpersonal skills to assure that client was comfortable; just the right amount of information provided about what was being addressed; gave instructions for stretches to be done at home to improve functional mobility.
Ryan was great! I walked out feeling much better than when I walked in, so I will definitely be back.
One of my best medical experience's. ---ever. Why ? With total confidence Ryan explained things about my muscles and nerves that I have never been told by a Doctor. Then ,in just 60 minutes , fixed years of issues that I had ignored. I walked out changed ! I will be going back to address other issue.
Ryan knows how to hit your sore areas that need extra work!
Ryan is awesome. I went to him in October barely able to move and felt immediately better; as a dedicated crossfitter I appreciate his understanding of where and why I'm sore and tight, and how I can work on fixing that. This session in November was also really helpful and I came out feeling relaxed and loose. This is going to be a regular part of my recovery from the gym from now on.
Still feel a little sore....but great to get it loosened up.
I have been doing massage for over 20years, and managed day and resort spas for 10 years. I've interviewed and received a lot of massages, and have become pretty discerning about general massage skills and professionalism. I loved my initial session with Ryan. I like/need a lot of pressure but also look for specific, detail work. Ryan did a great job of applying the right amount of pressure to release the tissue, without losing sensitivity to how I/my muscle was responding. His application of anatomy knowledge is superior. I loved the education and information he provided throughout and after the massage. I am looking forward to my next session!
I was in so much pain in my back and hips, and after my massage with Ryan I was literally pain free!
Great massage! Very professional and a kind, caring demeanor. My only criticism would be that the room is a tiny bit chilly, but it was early in the day on a cold and rainy day.
His education about nerves and muscles is clear when he helps you in just the right areas. He is motivated to help people, and has helped relieve my injuries in the past. I highly recommend him.
Ryan has an excellent working knowledge of human structure and myofascial integration. He is technically adept at identifying and correcting lines of imbalance related to preexisting zones of muscular tension and extension. Routine visits complement and facilitate my progressive weight training program.
Super professional and very knowledgeable and attuned to how much pressure is required in certain areas, and communicates really well with regards to your comfort level!
Excellent massage after skiing - definitely well worth it.
In Home is very convenient! Ryan is very professional and very well trained!
Ryan is extremely knowledgeable about muscle groups and how they work together. He's great at explaining things in a way that you can understand.
Service Received: with Ryan F.
Ryan is awesome - best therapist I have ever had.
Ryan is a professional, talented and gifted masseuse with a deep understanding of human anatomie. He cares deeply about one's well being and helps one to achieve feeling their best.
Ryan is so knowledgable on how to target relieve pain and heal. I just had an amazing session where we worked exclusively on my legs, trying to relieve chronic knee pain. They feel so much better already! I can bend my knees again! Thanks Ryan!
I do not like the word "amazing!" Sorry. The experience and outcome were excellent.
Ryan is very knowledgeable and shares his knowledge with you to help you better understand your injury. It's very helpful in the healing process.


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from threading import Thread

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.clock import mainthread
from kivy.lang import Builder
from kivy.uix.button import Button

from neural_network import create_network

kv = '''
BoxLayout:
    orientation: 'vertical'
    Camera:
        id: camera
        resolution: (95, 60)
        play: False
        allow_stretch: True
        keep_ratio: True
    ProgressBar:
        id: run_bar
        max: 1.0
        height: '12dp'
        width: 0.8

    RunButton:
        text: 'Run'
        size_hint_y: None
        height: '48dp'
'''

class RunButton(Button):
    def on_press(self, *args):
        Thread(target=self.run).start()

    def run(self):
        camera = App.get_running_app().root.ids.camera
        if not camera.play:
            self.disabled = True
            net = create_network(target='expression')
            epochs = 1e3
            for rmse, cerr, t, epochs in net.train(epochs=epochs):
                App.get_running_app().update_progress(float(t + 1) / float(epochs))

            self.text = 'Predict'
            camera.play = True
            self.disabled = False

        else:
            print(camera.texture.size)
            pixels = camera.texture.pixels
            print(pixels)

class NNDemo(App):
    @mainthread
    def update_progress(self, n):
        self.root.ids.run_bar.value = n

    def build(self):
        return Builder.load_string(kv)

NNDemo().run()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


56302-RB is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Scorpio51 from Has great features I really like the handheld in our recently remodeled shower. It allows me to shower and adjust the handheld to the desired height. Great for bathing grandbaby or even our dogs. We have a bench in the shower so can sit or stand according to the height.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ingenicon from Better than any mere slide bar Combined this with a delta hand shower. Feels great and looks good with the stainless fixtures. All the benefits of a slide bar with the added value of safety.
Where does the handshower hang on this model?
There doesn't appear to be a place to attach the handshower. Do you have to have a wall mount for the handshower with the ADA compliant slide?
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # 56302-RB has a bracket included in the package that has a spot for you to hang your handshower.
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # 56302-RB will require a handshower and a wall elbow in additon to a valve to complete the set up of the faucet.
Can the hand shower be detached from the grab bar to be used in other areas of the shower and then remounted to the grab bar?
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # 56302 can have the handshower removed and used in other parts of the shower and then replaced.
Are there coordinating products for the shower such as: 15" or 18" grab bars, shower control?
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # 56302 is a 24 inch grab bar. We do not manufacture grab bars smaller than 24 inches.
I need a mounting diagram or a dissambly diagram because i cannot see the seam of the escuteon in order to access the three holes in each wall mount?
Does the bracket that holds the shower head swivel up and down? Will it hold this position while a person showers?
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # 56302 does not swivel up and down. It can be moved up and down and then locked into place while the user takes a shower.
Is there a 18" ADA Grab bar that matches bar 56302?


This, quite simply, is a stunning necklace and part of a wonderful range. A beautiful polished silver origami rabbit on a 16 inch chain.
This beautiful necklace is truly unique with a polished silver origami rabbit on a 16 inch chain.
This stunning range also includes a heart, elephant, horse, fox, stag, penguin, unicorn, and cat.


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Renia salusalis är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Walker 1859. Renia salusalis ingår i släktet Renia och familjen nattflyn. Inga underarter finns listade.

Källor

Nattflyn
salusalis

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Making Canada Home
How Immigrants Shaped This Country
Hughes, Susan
People from every single country in the world call Canada home. From the very first arrivals as long as 30,000 years ago--the ancestors of Canada's Aboriginal peoples--right up until today, people have settled in this country to build a better life.
Making Canada Home chronicles the country's major waves of immigration, from welcoming early European arrivals to becoming a modern-day safe haven for refugees. The book also acknowledges times when Canada has not been especially welcoming. It explores how each period of immigration has shaped the laws, values, and face of Canada on the way to today's multicultural society.
This book is a rich and thorough source of informational text, packed with primary sources including compelling personal accounts, historic documents, memorabilia, and archival photographs, as well as maps, sidebars, a timeline, and a glossary. Publishing in anticipation of Canada's sesquicentennial in 2017, Making Canada Home will be a valuable resource to help young Canadians understand their country's history and identity, and feel proud to call Canada home.
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Owlkids Books Ltd., ©2016.
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Characteristics: 127 pages :,illustrations (some colour), colour maps ;,29 cm.
Alternative Title: Coming to Canada.
Read more reviews of Making Canada Home at iDreamBooks.com
Multiculturalism — Canada — History — Juvenile Literature.
Canada — Emigration and Immigration — History — Juvenile Literature
Canada — Population — Ethnic Groups — History — Juvenile Literature
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The Barton Center for Diabetes Education is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, located in North Oxford, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children living with diabetes and their families and caregivers through year-round programs. The mission is to improve the lives of children with insulin-dependent diabetes through education, recreation, and support programs which inspire and empower.

History

In 1921, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Clara Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, the Women's National Missionary Association of the Universalist Church purchased her home in North Oxford, Massachusetts. The property included a farmhouse, a barn, and  of land. The home was restored as a museum, and in 1925, a "fresh air camp" for inner-city youths was opened. This humanitarian endeavor was designed to honor Clara Barton, herself a Universalist.

Concurrently, in 1921, insulin was discovered in Canada by Drs. Frederick Banting and Charles Best. While the Universalist Women were building the "camp", Dr. Elliott P. Joslin (also born in Oxford, MA) became one of the first physicians to use insulin to save the lives of children with diabetes.  Children from across the country came to Boston to be treated by Dr. Joslin.  Care for children with diabetes became his passion.

In 1932, Dr. Joslin and the Universalist women joined forces to create The Clara Barton Birthplace Camp, an "island of safety" for children with diabetes. The women provided property and funding, while Dr. Joslin became the first medical director of the camp, serving eight girls during the first year. The Clara Barton Birthplace Camp was revered around the world as the first "hospital in the woods" and many smaller programs were modeled after it.

In 1948, the enormous success of the "camp experiment" at the Barton homestead inspired Dr. Joslin to ask the Universalist Women to open another camp for boys on property purchased by Dr. Joslin in Charlton, MA. The Universalist Women agreed to administer both programs while Dr. Joslin and his staff provided the medical coverage. The "Barton" camp for girls and "Joslin" camp for boys became among the largest and most recognized programs of their kind in the world.

Ultimately, the financial burden of operating the boys and girls camps became too difficult, and the women's organization began divesting itself of the responsibility of the boys' camp, relinquishing control to the Joslin Diabetes Center of Boston in 1976.

In early 2008, in a move that brought the girls' and boys' camps back together after 31 years apart, The Barton Center entered into an agreement with Joslin Diabetes Center to assume the management and operation of Camp Joslin.  While Joslin Diabetes Center retained ownership of Camp Joslin, The Barton Center was thrilled to combine Camp Joslin's services to its already thriving programs, thereby expanding the opportunities for girls and boys alike.

The North Oxford site was dedicated in 1932 to educating children with diabetes and has been in continuous operation ever since. The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc. has grown as an independent organization, serving eight girls in 1932 to serving 2,000 children and their families today.

Summer programs

Residential camp

Clara Barton Camp, a residential summer camp for girls ages 6–16, located in North Oxford, MA.

Camp Joslin, a residential summer camp for boys ages 6–16, located in Charlton, MA. The Camp Joslin program is operated by The Barton Center.

Day camp

Day camp programs for boys and girls, ages 6–12, are offered in Greenwich, CT; Worcester, MA; Long Island, NY; Boston, MA; and New York, NY.

Family camp

Residential summer camp in North Oxford, MA for entire families (parents and siblings) with at least one  child, ages 6–16, who has insulin-dependent diabetes.

Adventure/Wilderness Leadership programs

Nature-oriented outdoor camping program for children with diabetes, including coed adventure programs for children ages 13–17, and coed Wilderness Leadership programs for children ages 15–18.

Fall, winter, and spring programs

Family Programs are offered for the entire family.

Weekend Programs are offered for children with insulin-dependent diabetes.

WACkY Sessions are offered twice a year, and allow campers to bring a sibling or a friend who does not have diabetes with them to camp during these sessions.

Rentals

The Barton Center features woodlands and fields, ponds for swimming and boating, and log cabins. The North Oxford, MA site features a new health and education center, and the Charlton, MA site features a large new dining hall. The facilities are available for rental to outside groups in the fall, winter, and spring.

Staff

The Barton Center camp staff is made up of experienced Endocrinologists, mental health professionals, Nurse educators, dieticians, and  a group of trained counselors, many of which also have diabetes.

References

1925 establishments in Massachusetts
Diabetes organizations
Summer camps for children with special needs
Summer camps in Massachusetts
Diabetes


A construction worker is recovering after he was nearly buried alive when the trench he was working in collapsed in Westfield.
Officials say the trench collapsed around 12:30 p.m. this afternoon, trapping the man in the heavy soil and clay.
Rescuers had to use pails and small shovels along with iron framework to hold back the dirt while digging the man out.
The man was removed from the trench around 3 p.m.
Deputy Chief Lathey Wirkus, of the Elizabeth Fire Department, said the situation was life threatening.
The man was taken to University Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.


Posted on 6th January, 2018.
About the Fellowship- International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is inviting application for its postdoctoral fellowship in Mathematics. International candidates with strong research record and already completed a PhD in mathematics are highly encouraged to apply for this prestigious program. This fellowship have a one-year duration with an option to extend it for another one year. The initial period will be 1 September 2018 - 31 August 2019. Candidates are requested to submit 3 letter of recommendations along with their online application.


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Prague's sidewalks - no place for a farm girl in high heels!
Heather Bowne
Not only does summer bring smog and sweaty trams to Prague, it also sees the return of women in open-toed high-heels tettering across cobblestones.
Daniela Lazarová
Metro-sexuals in Prague - men who are ready to undergo the torture of chest and back waxing! Swooning over an actor? Buy his old T-shirt in the Celebrity Shop and the Dinosaur Park in Pilsen gets a new flying reptile. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
Grand sculptures take root on Wenceslas Square
Brian Kenety
Prague's busy Wenceslas Square is now host to the international festival "Sculpture Grande 2004", which opened this week under the very loose theme of European integration. Brian Kenety went along to the vernissage at the Gallery Art Factory and has this report.
The continuing allure of Wenceslas Square
Jan Velinger
In this week's Spotlight we take you to one of Prague's most remarkable locations, Wenceslas Square, that expansive boulevard that features some of the city's most significant architecture as well as the most famous of all Czech monuments: a monument to the country's patron saint Wenceslas on horseback, that witnessed all the turmoil of modern Czech history: from the birth of the Czechoslovak state, to the Soviet-led invasion, to the fall of communism in 1989. A square that is also not without controversy: with far too many casinos and prostitutes
Friends of Wenceslas Square aim to revitalise Prague's most famous street
Wenceslas Square has been one of the most important places in Prague since the Middle Ages, when it was known as the Horse Market. It was renamed Wenceslas Square during the Czech national revival and has - over the years - been the scene of many significant moments in the country's history. It has seen many changes in recent years, not always for the better. We asked some pedestrians on the square what they thought about it.
Exhibition of colourful sculptures brightens up Prague's Wenceslas Square
If you've been on Prague's Wenceslas Square (Vaclavkse namesti) recently, you may have noticed an extremely futuristic car, a huge naked Buddha or four golden-coloured shopping trolleys. No, the world hasn't gone mad - the square is currently playing host to an exhibition of sculptures by Czech and Slovak artists. What's more the sculptures seem to be popular, if the number of people having their photos taken by them is anything to go by. The exhibition is organised by the Art Factory gallery, which is owned by Zora Carrier. I asked her how many


Vacuum tube audio amplifiers almost invariably use specialized output transformers to match the naturally high impedance of the tubes with the low impedance of modern speakers. Without such devices, conventional topologies could never develop any significant power into a standard 4 to 16 Ohm speaker. However, using a special push-pull topology with high perveance triodes known as the "Criclotron" amplifier we can eliminate the output transformer and connect the speaker directly to the tubes themselves. The benefit here is that there is no transformer in the circuit path, which allows lower distortion and avoids costly components. This prototype can deliver up to 10 Watts RMS audio power into 8 Ohms in class AB2. More output power can be obtained by adding aditional output tubes in parallel. The Final design will use 10 21LG6A tubes in parallel to deliver 70 Watts RMS into an 8 Ohm speaker load.


Santa Ana to Copán Ruinas. This route comes from an adventurous traveller named Alex at atewasabi.com.
Update: since we first posted this route we have had several great comments by other travellers on their experience and how to do it with prices and details updated (2018). Check the comments below to find updated times and prices and to read others' experiences.
#5– at 16:20 I entered the GT border by foot, exit to Honduras at 16:35. Border fee: 3USD/70 Lempiras/40GTQ. If paid in USD, must pay 4USD. But you may not be able to pay in USD so best to have GTQ or Lempiras.
#6 – shuttle from right outside the Honduran border to Copan Ruinas. Leaves when full. 16:50-17:07, cost 15 Lempiras (about 10km).
13 travel tips for Santa Ana to Copán Ruinas - share your tips below!
We traveled this route 2 days ago. Took us 6.5 hours. We started from El Tunco and traveled to Sonsonate, then Santa Ana and onwards with the directions from here, which took us around 12 hours total and $9 per person. Prices are right except that we paid 18 quetzals each from Vado Hondo to the border. Worth it for sure!
We took the bus in Santa Ana at 8:00 and arrived in Copan at 15:00 (7 hours travel including border crossing and waiting for busses). We think this trip is totally worth it, we saved a lot of money compared to the shuttles.
Great updated direcions! We dallowed it and it was all on point except the bus from Cado Honfo to the border was little cheaper at 18 quetzals. Thank you!
I second what Josef said. We did the journey today from Santa Ana to Copan.
#4 – Vado Hondo to El Florido/frontera: change of bus in Jocotan, no extra charge if you have your ticket. (Note: although we tried to get on the right bus, some guy steered us away and onto another bus. Only after about 5 minutes, I realized we were heading the wrong direction, back to Chiquimula. They waved down another bus that took us back to Jocotan, and we're able to get on the correct bus to the border. We didn't have to pay for an extra ticket, but worth verifying as it was a big waste of time) 12:25-13:00, 13:30-14:20 Cost 25 GTQ. We paid in dollars: $10 for 2 people.
#5 Border fee for Honduras: we were told we could only pay in Lempiras, however I heard a different immigration officer allowing payment in dollars, so we insisted. Cost was $4 per person in exact change, no coins accepted.
#6 Shuttle to Copan Ruins 14:40-14:55 Cost 20 Lempiras. We paid $1 per person.
It took us about 7 hours in total, which would have been less if we hadn't gotten on the wrong bus. Very easy.
Thanks for giving us an update on the trip and times and details. Super helpful!
Thanks, Josef! Great info and super helpful to everyone!
Thank you so much for helping, Irma! This information is definitely helpful to others.
Is there any alternative way to go from Santa Ana, El Salvador to Copan, Honduras?
Hi Mariana, I suspect there is an alternative to this route listed above, however this is the only information I have for now. This traveller did the trip and then sent me the details.
If you choose a different route, would you be willing to share your trip so I can make a second route options here? You can submit the information to centrocoasting.com/share-info.


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4th Set
Theology 116
Sam L.
Faley cites the earlier destruction of Jericho as evidence against Joshua's quick and complete conquest of the land.
what is the main theological framework of the book of Joshua?
Divine promise and fulfillment
Faley believes that the Israelites probably did not carry out the complete destruction of any city's population
According to Faley, the main job of the judges described in the book of Judges was to act as judicial magistrates.
In 1-2 Samuel, Samuel plays the role of both a prophet and priest.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given for the rejection of Saul as king?
His cowardice in battle
In the New Testament, Jesus is described as the "son of David".
The Deuteronomistic History lists among Solomon's failures his institution of forced labor.
What almost brought about a civil war against the trans-Jordanian tribes at the end of the book of Joshua?
Building an altar
How is Jesse related to David?
Who was the first king of Israel (the Northern Kingdom) when the kingdom split?
Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a divine chariot?
King Mesha of Moab recorded his inscription in this century
The basic idea of holy war is common to the inscription of Mesha and the Biblical account of the conquest of Jericho.
Which books are part of the Deuteronomic ?
1-2 Samuel and Joshua
The Israelites crossed the Jordan under Moses' leadership.
What is the Hebrew term meaning "devoted to destruction," referring to the total destruction of a city and its population in devotion to a god?
Herem
What is the relationship of Saul to Jonathan?
Faley maintains that the superior military might of the Philistines prompted the creation of an Israelite monarchy
The book of Ruth shows that David had Moabite ancestry.
how did the Israelites conquer the city of Jericho?
Worshipping
The book of Judges alternates between stories of good and bad judges.
1-2 Samuel is among the best preserved Hebrew texts in the Bible.
Who was Israel's first king?
Who succeeded Solomon as the king of Judah?
Rehoboam
Mesha claims that he defeated king Solomon in battle.
Which books are part of the Deuteronomic (or Deuteronomistic) History
1-2 Kings and Judges
Whom does Faley say the Deuteronomistic historian regarded as an "unsurpassed hero," implying that he was clearly in God's favor?
Who was the first chosen and the first rejected?
What is the name of the woman who proves to be the downfall of Samson?
According to Faley, Saul made Jerusalem the religious and political center of the country.
What is the name of Solomon's mother?
What was the crime of Achan?
Keeping some of the war spoils
Judges was edited after the destruction of the land to explain its downfall
In 2 Samuel, David is chosen by God to build the Jerusalem temple.
The inscription of King Mesha attributes Moabite losses to the wrath of Kemosh
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What is the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?
According to the HCSB, the materials in 1-2 Samuel that are completely negative about the monarchy are post-exilic redactions.
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Q: WPF binding with custom control I am currently designing a system, (my first in WPF) and i am looking to bind properties of my custom control to elements set within the control-style.
<Style TargetType="{x:Type c:Connection}">
    <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels" Value="true"/>
    <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type c:Connection}">
                <Grid DataContext="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
                    <Line Stroke="Red" X1="90" X2="90" Y1="90" Y2="5"/>
                </Grid>
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

I am looking to bind the elements of the Line (X1/2 Y1/2) to properties within my Connection Control. However, as soon as i add a connection element (in code, even without binding), i get a Type Initialization Error. My Connection class is as follows:
public class Connection : Control
{
    public Connector StartElement { get; set; }
    public Connector EndElement { get; set; }

   #region Properties

    #endregion

}

And I Initialize as follows: Connection con = new Connection(); (and then i add it to the canvas).
How can i bind the coordinates to a the Points that are in Connector? (ex StartElement.GetXPosition());
Kind Regards
Tom

A: Are you sure your creating your elements correctly?
This works for me:
In Connection.cs file
using System.Windows.Controls;

public class Connector {
  public int X { get; set; }
  public int Y { get; set; }
}

public class Connection : Control {
  public Connector StartElement { get; set; }
  public Connector EndElement { get; set; }
}

Xaml:
<UserControl x:Class="WpfApplication1.UserControl1"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApplication1">
  <UserControl.Resources>
    <Style TargetType="{x:Type local:Connection}">
      <Setter Property="SnapsToDevicePixels"
              Value="true" />
      <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
          <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:Connection}">
            <Grid DataContext="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
              <Line Stroke="Red"
                    X1="{Binding StartElement.X}"
                    X2="{Binding EndElement.X}"
                    Y1="{Binding StartElement.Y}"
                    Y2="{Binding EndElement.Y}" />
            </Grid>
          </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
      </Setter>
    </Style>
  </UserControl.Resources>
  <Canvas x:Name="canvasElement"
          Background="White" />
</UserControl>

and UserControl code-behind:
public UserControl1() {
  InitializeComponent();
  Connection connectionVariable = new Connection {
    StartElement = new Connector { X = 0, Y = 0 },
    EndElement = new Connector { X = 300, Y = 300 }
  };
  canvasElement.Children.Add(connectionVariable);
  Canvas.SetLeft(connectionVariable, 0);
  Canvas.SetTop(connectionVariable, 0);
}

Running this, I see a Red diagonal line.

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(433) Eros – planetoida z grupy Amora.

Odkrycie
Planetoida została odkryta 13 sierpnia 1898 roku w Berlinie przez astronoma Carla Gustava Witta. Tej samej nocy planetoidę tę sfotografował również w Nicei Auguste Charlois, jednak odkrycie jest przyznawane wyłącznie Carlowi Wittowi.

Obiekt ten nosi imię mitologicznego boga miłości i namiętności seksualnej Erosa. Przed nadaniem nazwy planetoida nosiła oznaczenie tymczasowe (433) 1898 DQ.

Orbita
Orbita Erosa nachylona jest do płaszczyzny ekliptyki pod kątem 10,83°. Na jeden obieg wokół Słońca potrzebuje około 1 roku i 278 dni, krążąc w średniej odległości 1,46 au. Średnia prędkość orbitalna wynosi ok. 24,36 km/s.

Eros należy do grupy Amora, planetoid zbliżających się w obiegu wokół Słońca do orbity Ziemi.

31 stycznia 2012 planetoida znalazła się w odległości 26,7 milionów kilometrów (0,178 au) od Ziemi, było to jej najbliższe przejście od 1975. Podobnie blisko Ziemi znajdzie się ponownie w 2056.

Właściwości fizyczne

(433) Eros ma bardzo nieregularny kształt, jego rozmiary to 34,4 × 11,2 × 11,2 km. Jego albedo wynosi 0,25, a jasność absolutna to 11,2. Średnia temperatura na powierzchni to ok. 227 K (>  po stronie nasłonecznionej,  po stronie nocnej). Planetoida ta zaliczana jest do typu S. Zawiera 20 mld ton aluminium, a także sporą ilość innych metali, jak złoto, platyna i cynk. Jej powierzchnia jest pokryta regolitem, którego grubość i skład pozostaje tematem badań. Większość regolitu na powierzchni Erosa powstała prawdopodobnie w wyniku licznych, małych zderzeń z innymi planetoidami. Jest też wiele kraterów uderzeniowych.

Badania bezpośrednie

Eros był celem wyprawy sondy NEAR, która dokonała lądowania na powierzchni planetoidy 12 lutego 2001 roku. Sonda zebrała sporo informacji o planetoidzie, m.in. przesłała na Ziemię około 160 tysięcy fotografii obiektu. Ostatnie zdjęcia wykonane przez tę sondę pokazują szczegóły wielkości rzędu kilkunastu centymetrów.

Lista tworów geologicznych

Regiony
Regiony na Erosie zostały nazwane na cześć współodkrywców tej planetoidy.

Grzbiety górskie
Formacje te nazwano na cześć astronomów, którzy zajmowali się badaniem Erosa.

Kratery
Kratery uderzeniowe na Erosie noszą imiona słynnych kochanków z legend, mitologii i literatury. Jeden z kraterów nosi nazwę od święta zakochanych – Walentynek (krater Valentine), inny – postaci historycznej (Casanova).

Zobacz też
 Lista planetoid 1–1000
 lista planetoid
 lista nazwanych planetoid z grupy Amora

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne

 Strona główna misji Eros

Nazwane planetoidy
Planetoidy z grupy Amora
Planetoidy klasy S
Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1898
Planetoidy odwiedzone przez sondy kosmiczne


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token trends
UAE set to become a global hub for NFTs and crypto
How the forward-thinking Gulf nation is becoming a booming capital for cryptocurrency businesses
Rebecca Proctor
"50/50" exhibition at the Al Safa Art and Design Library in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rebecca Anne Proctor
The United Arab Emirates has long been considered a desirable destination for doing business. Now, the Gulf nation appears poised to become a global hub in the burgeoning — but controversial — field of cryptocurrency. As more and more countries seek to ban or impose strict regulatory measures on cryptocurrency, the world's largest crypto trading platform, the Chinese company Binance, is going all-in on the UAE. At the same time, a surge in the buying, selling and creation of digital assets called NFTs — or Non-Fungible Tokens — is also taking place in the UAE.
"The good news about the UAE is that they are welcoming this new technology versus places like America and China — America's and China's loss is the UAE's gain," Jamil Abu-Wardeh, director and co-founder of METKAF.com, a crypto learn-and-launch company in the UAE, told The Circuit. "The UAE has realized that you need to have the right people and technology in place to make this something you can monitor."
At the end of December 2021, Binance struck an agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA), which is in the process of establishing an international virtual asset ecosystem. With the deal, Binance became one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to join DWTCA's new crypto center, which according to bitcoin.com, is set out to become a "comprehensive ecosystem for cryptocurrencies and providers of related services." In its announcement, Binance said "it believes that Dubai's new agenda will contribute to the growth of the global economy" and that through the agreement it would help advance "Dubai's commitment to establishing a new international Virtual Asset ecosystem that will generate long-term economic growth through digital innovation."
Binance founder and chief executive Zhao Changpeng, photographed on 12 July 2021 (Singapore Press via AP Images)
On Dec. 21, 2021, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, tweeted just one word — "Dubai" — after the company had signed the agreement with DWTCA. With a new worth of $96 billion, Zhao — also known as CZ — rivals tech titans such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Larry Page, and is banking a lot on Dubai.
In November, Zhao bought his first home in Dubai in a show of support for a city he has described as "very pro crypto." In December, Bloomberg reported that Binance was in talks with Dubai and Abu Dhabi with officials from the special economic zones Abu Dhabi Global Market, Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre about its plans in the Gulf nation.
A potential Binance headquarters in Dubai signals much about the booming crypto scene in Dubai, especially as it continues to face global regulatory pressure. Founded in China in 2017, Binance is striving to establish itself as a regulated and mature finance institution. Despite recent crackdowns by regulators across the globe, trading volumes at Binance soared between July and August, suggesting that it had little impact on the platform's business.
"Binance controls 70 percent of crypto transactions, and the fact that it is being headquartered in the UAE is further proof of how the UAE is becoming a capital for crypto and digital assets," said Abu-Wardeh.
While many countries have moved to ban the use of Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets, UAE regulators have taken a different approach by pushing forward its vision to become a blockchain capital via specific frameworks designed to guide crypto businesses on how to operate within the Gulf nation's laws.
As interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies grows globally, it is increasing exponentially in the UAE as the global economy shifts to include less traditional modes of money transactions, such as digital wallets, that can hold both fiat currency and cryptocurrency.
In May 2021, the DMCC Crypto Centre launched to promote cryptographic and blockchain technologies in Dubai. It is now home to over 100 organizations operating in the crypto space, with a further 900 having applied for licenses. There are more than 400 crypto businesses now operating in the UAE.
Within the UAE's welcome arms to crypto, a surge in the buying, selling and creation of NFTs is also taking place. NFTs are cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other. However, unlike cryptocurrencies, they cannot be traded or exchanged at equivalency because they are unique representations of real-world assets.
NFTs exploded onto the art scene in February 2021, when artist Michael Joseph Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold his first NFT artwork at Christie's auction for $69.4 million.
In November 2021, the percentage of people who own a non-fungible token (NFT) in the UAE was more than double the global average, according to a survey of 28,000 people conducted by finder.com.
According to the survey, which polled 1,004 people in the country, 23 percent of people in the UAE own at least one NFT. The average rate of NFT ownership around the world was found to be 11.7 percent. The UAE is ranked fourth-highest on the list, behind the Philippines (32 percent), Thailand (27 percent), and Malaysia (24 percent). After the UAE, Vietnam had 17 percent. On the other end of the spectrum, Japan had the smallest at two percent, followed by the U.K. and the U.S. with three percent, Germany at four percent, Australia and Canada at five percent.
"There is a thriving crypto scene in the UAE," said Chris Fussner. "The main reason is mostly due to macro forces. By being so agile with their policy, especially in today's world, the UAE government has looked at web3, blockchain and crypto as a good bet for taking on the future.
"I feel like the new generation coming out of school feels like they can't play in the normal industries: banking, legal," Liontree founder and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff said on a recent episode of Boardroom's "Out of Office" podcast. " Like, what's the point of going through the normal school system? What's the point of going through the normal banking programs, going into the stock market? Ten percent of people own 90% of stocks. And they're thinking, what's the point of entering a race starting with one? That is informing the mindset of creating NFTs: a new asset class; crypto: a new currency; Metaverse: a new internet world. It's not just innovation, it's creating new worlds."
For the UAE's 50th birthday celebrations last month, the country's postal operator issued NFT stamps to celebrate the federation's National Day.
Dubai Culture has also ventured into NFT art with its latest exhibition — a collaboration with NFT curatorial platform MORROW, which opened on Jan. 15 at the Al Safa Art and Design Library. Titled "50/50" to mark the UAE's 50th anniversary, the exhibition includes works by Gigi Gorlova, Khalid Al Banna, Alia Al Gaoud, Dalal Ahmed and Marwan Shakarchi.
"We founded MORROW in March 2021," said co-founder and artist Jen Stelco, who was introduced to NFTs last year. "Just under a year ago, gallerists and traditional artists were hearing a little bit about NFTs, and it was scary."
At the time, it seemed an individual had to either be a traditionalist or into NFTs — you couldn't be both. It also seemed like there was no room for art galleries in the NFT sphere, as NFT artists upload their work onto virtual platforms, leaving no need for it to be exhibited physically.
"Galleries were not on board with NFTs, but we love galleries, so we sought to find a way to bring galleries into NFTs by building a platform that is for galleries," explains Stelco.
Stelco and her co-founder Anna Seaman co-curated their first NFT exhibition for the digital art marketplace SuperRare in February 2021 called "Orchestra of Crickets."
"This was arguably the birth of the MORROW idea," added Stelco. "It worked, and so we decided to go ahead."
Also jumping on the digital art-cum-NFT bandwagon is Art Dubai. For the art fair's upcoming 15th edition in March, it launched a new digital art section examining the context from which NFTs, cryptocurrency, video art, and virtual reality developed since the beginnings of digital art in the 1980s.
"There is a thriving crypto scene in the UAE," said Chris Fussner, curator of the new section and a web3 specialist and director of Tropical Futures Institute, a leading design strategy studio in Cebu, Philippines. that elevates early stage artists and web3 tech startups. "The main reason is mostly due to macro forces. By being so agile with their policy, especially in today's world, the UAE government has looked at web3, blockchain and crypto as a good bet for taking on the future. Dubai is a forward-facing city and it has to look towards the future in order to remain competitive in today's global landscape."
Al Safa Art and Design Library (Rebecca Proctor)
Art Dubai's new section will include a dedicated gallery section featuring international platforms working with NFTs as well as those that have been working with digital art since the 1980s. It will also include a space introducing visitors to the main players in the digital world, with explanations of where to buy bitcoin and trade in crypto, among other activities.
The latest and perhaps most symbolic representation of the UAE's NFT boom comes in the form of the historic Pontifex carpet woven by Afghan women and gifted by Sheikh Mohamad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to Pope Francis in September 2016 during a visit to the Vatican. The two leaders met to discuss the strengthening of existing diplomatic ties and the promotion of inter-religious harmony and tolerance. The Fatima Bint Mohammed Bin Zayed Initiative (FMBI) has replicated the physical version of the carpet to be gifted to whomever buys it as an NFT.
It was sold on Jan. 14 for 300,000dhs ($82,000 USD). The MORROW collective helped create the NFT in collaboration with Zuleya, and sold the NFT through the NFTone platform.
The new owner will receive the physical replica of the carpet and an ornate gold frame on a 165-centimeter digital canvas with the NFT loaded onto it. The money will go to aid vulnerable families in Afghanistan. The charity sale of the carpet is in itself an expression of the UAE's new digital landscape — as well as its aims for interreligious and inter-cultural tolerance.