Prof Armati delivered the inaugural John Griffin Lecture at the international Peripheral Nerve Society meeting, St Malo, France in June 2013 entitled "Clinical Implications of Schwann Cell Biology"
She has been appointed to the Robert Benson Fellowship Committee of the International GBS/CDIP Foundation which was inaugurated in 2014 and the Committee for the Alan J Gebhart - Peripheral Nerve Society Prize for Excellence in Peripheral Nerve Research.
Professor Armati with Dr Roberta Chow - a Research Affiliate - have edited a book - "PAIN - The Person; The Science; The Clinical Interface" published by IP Commuinication, Febraury 2015 . The book is multiauthored by international experts and the authors and chapter titles are below.
Leica PowerMosaic plus microsope upgrade for flexible, high-resolution slide scanning; Gamble J, McCaughan G, Feng C, Fazekas de St Groth B, Weninger W, Shackel N, Bertolino P, Lovelace M, Saunders B, Armati P, Pollard J, Pai S, Arnold J, Triccas J, Goldsbury C, Bailey C, Mrass P, Rasko J, Biro M; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.
Equipment - new microscope; Armati P; New South Wales Department of Health/Research Support.
Lions Australia Donatn Armati; Armati P; Lions Australia/Research Donation.
Youth off the streets (YOTS): Rehabilitating at-risk youth and young offenders through responsive service learning programs; Riley J, Kenny D, Riley T, Lennings C, Armati P; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
Investigation of neural mechanisms of 670 & 830nm laser acupuncture in pain relief, using animal and human peripheral nervous tissue models; Armati P, Chow R; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research.
Cell culture models to investigate diseases of the nervous system; Armati P; Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Foundation/Project Support.
Demyelinating activity in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of multiple sclerosis patients; Armati P, Mathey E; Multiple Sclerosis Australia/Project Grants FPRx1657 SCHx2598.
Interactions between herpes simplex viral and neuronal motor proteins; Cunningham A, Diefenbach R, Armati P; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
Interactions of isoforms of apolipoprotein E with human brain neutrons; Armati P; Glaxo Wellcome Australia Ltd/Research Support.
Neuronal cell culture models; Armati P; Brain Foundation of Australia/Research Grants.
Cell culture models to investigate diseases of the nervous system; Armati P; Clive & Vera Ramaciotti Foundation/Research Grants.
Armati, P., Chow, R. (2015). Pain: The person, the science, the clinical interface. Melbourne: IP Communications.
Armati, P., Mathey, E. (2010). The Biology of Oligodendrocytes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chan, A., Armati, P. (2018). Pre-emptive dental anaesthesia by pulsed Nd:YAG Photobiomodulation. In A. Brugnera Junior, & S. Namour (Eds.), Laser Dentistry: Current Clinical Applications, (pp. 263-284). Irvine: Universal Publishers.
Armati, P., Mathey, E. (2016). The Schwann Cell Biology Underlying GBS. In Hugh J Willison, John A Goodfellow (Eds.), GBS100: Celebrating a century of progress in Guillain-Barre syndrome, (pp. 275-280). San Diego: Peripheral Nerve Society.
Armati, P. (2015). Skin, neurons, neuroglia, and pain. In Patricia Armati, Roberta Chow (Eds.), Pain: The person, the science, the clinical interface, (pp. 239-253). Melbourne: IP Communications.
Armati, P., Mathey, E., Pollard, J. (2014). Schwann Cell Immunology. In Robert B. Daroff, and Michael J Aminoff (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, (pp. 104-107). UK: Elsevier Inc.
Mathey, E., Arthur, A., Armati, P. (2010). CNS Oligarchs; the Rise of the Oligodendrocyte in a Neuron-centric Culture. In Patricia J. Armati and Emily K. Mathey (Eds.), The Biology of Oligodendrocytes, (pp. 1-18). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Guillemin, G., Smith, D., Smythe, G., Armati, P., Brew, B. (2003). Expression of the kynurenine pathway enzymes in human microglia and macrophages. In G Allegri, C. V. L. Costa, E. Ragazzi, H. Steinhard, and L. Varesio, Kluwer (Eds.), Developments in tryptophan and serotonin metabolism, (pp. 105-112). United States: Springer.
Mathey, E., Pollard, J., Armati, P. (2003). In situ hybridization for Cytokines in human tissue biopsy. In Marc de Lay (Eds.), Cytokine Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology), (pp. 41-46). United States: Humana Press.
Tuch, B., Scott, H., Armati, P., Tabiin, M., Wang, L. (2003). From bench to bedside: Use of human fetal tissue for biomedical research in Australia, 1994-2002. Medical Journal of Australia, 179(10), 547-550.
Dedov, V., Mandadi, S., Armati, P., Verkhratsky, A. (2001). Capsaicin-induced depolarisation of mitochondria in dorsal root ganglion neurons is enhanced by vanilloid receptors. Neuroscience, 103, 219-226.
Mathey, E., Armati, P., Pollard, J., Andorfer, B., Kieseier,, B., Oka,, N., Hartung, H. (2001). Expression and distribution of transcription factor NF-kB and inhibitor IkB in the inflamed peripheral nervous system. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 116, 226-232.
Armati, P., Guillemin, G., Kerr, S., Pemberton, L., Smith, D., Smythe, G., Brew, B. (2001). IFN-beta1b induces kynurenine pathway metabolism in human macrophages: potential implications for multiple sclerosis treatment. Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 21, 1097-1101.
Armati, P., Guillemin, G., Kerr, S., Smythe, G., Smith, D., Kapoor, V., Croitoru, J., Brew, B. (2001). Kynurenine pathway metabolism in human astrocytes: a paradox for neuronal protection. Journal of Neurochemistry, 78, 842-853.
Dekroon, R., Armati, P. (2001). Synthesis and Processing of Apolipoprotein E in Human Brain Cultures. GLIA, 33, 298-305.
Dekroon, R., Armati, P. (2001). The Endosomal Trafficking of Apolipoprotein E3 and E4 in Cultured Human Brain Neurons and Astrocytes. Neurobiology of Disease, 8, 78-89.
Mandadi, S., Armati, P., Roufogalis, B. (2002). Specific translocation of protein kinase cisoforms in rat dorsal root gnaglion neurons and activation of VR-1 polymodal receptors. 10th World Congress on Pain, USA: International Association for the Study of Pain Press.
Cunningham, A., Diefenbach, R., Miranda Saksena, M., Diefenbach, E., Holland, D., Armati, P., Penfold, M. (2005). Patent No. 6953661.


The Chateau de Langeais is a medieval castle, rebuilt as a chateau, on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Loire Valley.
After it was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, King Louis XI (1461-1483) rebuilt Chateau de Langeais into what today is one of the best known examples of late medieval architecture.
Restored in the late 19th century, Chateau de Langeais came under the control of the Institut de France, who own the site today. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture and is open to the public.


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One of the most fertile valleys in the Himalayas provides a bumper harvest of mustard, wheat, vegetables and millet thanks to the traditional irrigation channels that bring the water of the Gagas River to the farms in this part of Kumaon in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
The Gagas River rises from a spring in the forests of Bhatkot in Almora district. It flows around 125 kilometres before merging into the Ramganga at Bhikiasain. During its short journey, as many as 70 rivulets meet the Gagas which caters to the irrigation and household needs of over 100,000 people.
In the Himalayas, there are many non-glacial rivers such as the Gagas. locally called "forest rivers", because that is where they originate. Together, they form an intricate web that is the backbone of perennial water supply in the Ganga basin.
"In 1992 when the first (Earth) Summit was organised in Rio de Janeiro, the Himalayan glaciers were termed water towers of the 21st century. I have been saying since then that though glaciers are definitely water towers, the forests are too," says the doyen of environmental historians Shekhar Pathak.
It added, ominously, "Due to scarce observation data, the status of most springs in this region is still unknown."The low regard for gathering such data indicates the lack of policy interest in this critical resource.
"Villages are being emptied. People from remote areas are migrating not only to plains but also to hill towns. Besides big towns like Pithoragarh, small settlements like Didihaat and Berinaag are also getting crowded. The trend has sharply increased in the last 20 years." says 39-year-old Komal Singh Mehta, who lives in Pithoragarh.
This migration has resulted in rapid construction for housing and business. Forests have been cut to make space for buildings, including for hotels and resorts to boost tourism. All this has taken place in the absence of any planning and ignoring any laws and regulations. River catchments are being destroyed and the hydrology of the region has been disturbed.
"We have seen hill towns like Almora growing as much as five times in the last fifty years. All the construction is done over the places where there used to be wells. This has affected the catchment," says G.C.S. Negi, a scientist with the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development in Almora.
"Unfortunately, in recent times indiscriminate growth of projects have compromised the future of these smaller streams," says Manoj Mishra, a retired official of the Indian Forest Service and now an activist seeking to revive the Yamuna River.
All over Kumaon hand pumps can be seen along the roadside and in the villages. "These hand pumps extract ground water, so naulas (shallow wells) have dried up. These (wells) are very important for groundwater recharge that keeps the springs alive," says Charu Tiwari, who has been part of several environmental movements in Uttarakhand.
"The correct way to provide water is make supply line from the rivers (to the villages) but the authorities have found it easier to dig borewells says Tiwari pointing to the famous Dosad ka Gadhera (a water channel) in Bagwalipokhar which is dry now. "There was a time some 25 years ago when this Dosad ka Gadhera had so much water we couldn't cross it. But you can see what is left now.
This article was first published by indiaclimatedialogue.net.
I am a working ecologist. If I am called to work in India now, I will restore all the rivers and reservoirs in the Ganges basin in four years: In 2019 and in 2020 – at 20% of the level, in 2021 and 2022 – at 30%.
Later, or in parallel, I will restore all the rivers of India. I will restore all productive lands and pastures, and I will give part of the water to new forests.
Together with the working teams from Ukraine and India, a canal will be built across the Tar desert, parallel to the Indus River, and I will pass water through it. It will be six thousand (three thousand on each side of the canal), square kilometers of irrigated land for new farmers.
Here, on new, not working until now, lands, it will be possible to produce and sell: crystal clear water, air, and organic food: For a new – elite generation of bunkers; And to ensure healthy nutrition during long flights of astronauts.
Цитата: «Весенние реки в Индийских Гималаях пересыхают».
«Эти реки поддерживают жизнь в горах и поставляют критически необходимую воду для крупных рек в бассейне Ганги».
Я – действующий эколог. Если меня вызовут на работу в Индию сейчас – я восстановлю все реки и водоёмы в бассейне Ганги за четыре года: В 2019 и в 2020 годах – по 20% уровня, в 2021 и 2022 – по 30%.
Позже, или параллельно, я восстановлю все реки Индии. Я восстановлю все продуктивные земли и пастбища, и часть воды отдам под новые леса.
Совместно с рабочими бригадами из Украины и Индии, по пустыне Тар, параллельно реке Инд, будет построен канал, и я пропущу по нему воду. Это будет шесть тысяч (по три тысячи с каждой стороны канала), квадратных километров орошаемых земель для новых фермеров.
Здесь же, на новых, не работающих доселе землях, можно будет производить, и продавать: кристально чистую воду, воздух, и экологически чистые продукты питания: Для нового – элитного поколения бункеров; И для обеспечения здорового питания при длительных полётах астронавтов.


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Using a nose/hair trimmer alongside your other personal, grooming products should be part of your routine.


Dating from the mid-19th century, Crispino e la Comare (Crispino and the Fairy) was composed by the Neapolitan brothers Luigi and Federico Ricci. It's one of the last examples of Italian traditional opera buffa and quickly gained in popularity. Between 1854 and 1871 it was performed literally all over the world – in Constantinople, Barcelona, Malta, London, Cádiz, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, New York, Warsaw, New Orleans, Mexico City, Liège, Brussels, Lisbon, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Santiago de Chile, Baden Baden, Berlin, Calcutta and Melbourne.
The title character enjoys one of the great bass roles of 19th-century opera buffa, demanding equal skills in acting and singing, and captured here by Domenico Colaianni's magnificent performance.
The recording is from the Martina Franca Festival in Italy.


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Medicare IRMAA 2023 Updates: What You Need to Know
December 13, 2022 by Ted Toal
Introduction: Understanding Medicare IRMAA 2023 Updates
Overview of the IRMAA Changes for 2023
2023 IRMAA Brackets
IRMAA Calculation
How to Appeal IRMAA Determinations in 2023
How do I avoid IRMAA?
Maximize Your Savings with Tax Planning and Projections
Did you receive an updated Social Security benefits statement and notice extra premiums for your Medicare Part B & D coverages? If so, you're not alone, as 7% of Medicare recipients end up paying these additional fees: Medicare IRMAA surcharges.
In 2003, the government introduced Medicare IRMAA. IRMAA stands for "Income-Related Monthly Adjusted Amount." It's an acronym for calculating whether you get to pay the standard Medicare rates or if you'll have to pay an extra "surcharge" on your Medicare premiums. It's important to note that surcharges could apply to those with Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the updated figures for the Medicare Part A and B programs for the upcoming year 2023.
On September 27, 2022, the agency released the premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance rates for the Part A and B programs, as well as the Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts (IRMAA) for 2023.
Individual $97,000 or less/MFJ $194,000 or less – No surcharge
Individual $123,000 or less/MFJ $234,000 or less – Medicare Part B $230.80 plus $12.20 for Medicare Part D
Individuals greater than $500,000/MFJ greater than $750,000 – Medicare Part B $560.50 plus $76.40 for Medicare Part D
As you can see in the table above, in 2023, the surcharge kicks in for singles with a Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) of more than $97,000 and couples with an income of more than $194,000. The surcharge continues to increase at higher MAGI levels.
It's important to note that the IRMAA is based on the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) reported on your federal income tax return from two years prior to the current year. so the IRMAA bracket for 2023 will be based on the MAGI reported on the federal income tax return of 2021.
This surcharge is also known as a "cliff tax." With a cliff tax, you must pay the added surcharge premiums if your MAGI is just $1 over the thresholds.
For example, the first MAGI threshold for a single tax filer in 2023 is $97,000. Suppose a single tax filer's 2021 MAGI was just $1 over the threshold ($97,001). In that case, Medicare adds the full additional $65.90 a month to the $164.90 base Medicare Part B premium and $12.20 a month to your Medicare Part D premium.
It's also important to note that the IRMAA is based on the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) reported on your federal income tax return from two years prior to the current year. so the IRMAA bracket for 2023 will be based on the MAGI reported on the federal income tax return of 2021.
Retirees must focus on short- and long-term tax planning to account for possible surcharges. The decisions you make this year could affect your 2024 Medicare Part B and Part D premiums!
If you are required to pay an Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) surcharge as part of your Medicare Part B (medical insurance) or Part D (prescription drug coverage) premiums, you may be able to appeal the surcharge if your income or financial situation has changed through a "qualifying event."
A "qualifying event" is a change in circumstances that may affect the beneficiary's income or tax filing status and may qualify the beneficiary for a reduction or elimination of the IRMAA surcharge. Some examples of qualifying events include:
Marriage, divorce, or death of a spouse
Loss of income-producing property
Change in employment status
Loss of pension income
Change in tax filing status
It's important to note that the list is not exhaustive, and a beneficiary may appeal an IRMAA surcharge based on other changes in circumstances that may affect their income.
To appeal the IRMAA surcharge, you must complete the Medicare IRMAA Life Changing Event Form. The medicare irmaa life-changing event form (FORM SSA-44) includes complete instructions to file an appeal, the documentation needed, and where to send your appeal form.
In addition, you may contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778). You will need to provide documentation to support your appeals, such as tax returns, wage, and earnings statements, or other financial documents.
Fortunately, through proactive tax planning, it's possible to predict whether you will likely be caught in the IRMAA trap. You may even be able to take action to reduce future surcharges!
Your current Financial Advisor should proactively work with you to project your short and long-term taxes. And together, you should develop strategies to reduce your future taxes and possible surcharges. If your Financial Advisor cannot do this, please schedule a 15-minute introductory call with us!
Remember, IRMAA is calculated on Modified Adjust Gross Income. Therefore, you must reduce or shift income, if possible. If you own mutual funds in taxable accounts that tend to distribute high year-end capital gains, consider moving into tax-efficient funds. In addition, consider donating to charity through Qualified Charitable Distribution for those subject to Required Minimum Distributions.
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Jako konflikt v Afghánistánu označujeme sérii válek vedených v Afghánistánu téměř nepřetržitě od roku 1978 kdy došlo k Saurové revoluci. Do této série konfliktů patří:

 Sovětská válka v Afghánistánu, která začala v roce 1979 a skončila v roce 1989. Sovětská armáda vtrhla do země, aby podpořila vládnoucí Lidově demokratickou stranu Afghánistánu (PDPA), což mělo za následek rozsáhlou vzpouru proti režimu. Sovětská vojska spolu se spojeneckou afghánskou armádou bojovala proti povstaleckým frakcím, známým souhrnně jako "afghánští mudžahedíni", jejichž hlavními podporovateli byli nepřátelé Sovětského svazu, tedy USA, Velká Británie a Pákistán. V roce 1989 byl Sovětský svaz nucen stáhnout své jednotky.
 Afghánská občanská válka (1989–1992) byla pokračující válkou mezi vládou a rebely, avšak bez účasti sovětských vojsk. Sovětský svaz přesto nadále finančně podporoval afghánskou vládu v jejím boji a rovněž povstalecké frakce nadále dostávaly podporu ze strany Spojených států a Pákistánu. Afghánská vláda podporovaná SSSR přežila až do pádu Kábulu v roce 1992.
 Afghánská občanská válka (1992–1996) začala, když boje mezi mudžahedínskými povstaleckými frakcemi, po dobytí Kábulu a založení Islámského emirátu Afghánistán, eskalovaly do dalšího rozvinutého konfliktu. Mezi různými frakcemi v Kábulu se vedly násilné boje a město z nich zažilo těžké bombardování. Každý z nich byl podporován některou z vnějších mocí, jako byl Pákistán, Írán nebo Saúdská Arábie, kteří hledali vliv v Afghánistánu. Tento konflikt skončil v roce 1996 poté, co Tálibán, relativně nová milice podporovaná Pákistánem a několika tisíci bojovníků al-Káidy, obsadila Kábul a vyhlásila na území Afghánistánu islámský emirát.
 Afghánská občanská válka (1996–2001) začala bezprostředně po dobytí Kábulu Tálibánem, kdy se zformovala nová vojensko-politická síla zvaná Severní aliance bojující proti Tálibánu a jeho částečně uznanému emirátu. Po celé toto období měl Tálibán kontrolu nad zhruba 90% země.
 Válka v Afghánistánu (2001–2021) započala invazí Spojených států do Afghánistánu 7. října 2001. USA se snažily zbavit Tálibán moci, protože podporoval teroristy z al-Káidy, kteří byli hlavními podezřelými z útoků z 11. září. USA poskytovaly podporu pozemním jednotkám Severní aliance, které do prosince 2001 úspěšně vyhnaly Tálibán z většiny země. V následujících letech pokračovaly boje mezi jednotkami afghánské armády, podporované dalšími jednotkami Spojených států a povstalci z Tálibánu a sporadicky také proti jiným skupinám. V roce 2021 bylo zahájeno stahování amerických vojáků, čehož Talibán využil a začal Afghánistán postupně obsazovat. V průběhu srpna 2021 pak byla Talibánem dobyta celá země a došlo k obnovení islámského emirátu.
 Pandžšírský konflikt je poválečný odpor odpůrců Tálibánu v údolí Pandžšír.

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We can all agree the current implementation of HDR is a bit crap, right?
I hadn't really paid much attention to HDR until this year's Wimbledon and World Cup broadcasts on BBC, and I was astonished how bad it turned out to be. 4k is nice, and HDR can look good under the right circumstances, but for the most part, it's a bit of a mess. I'm not much of a football fan, so I only watched a little bit of the World Cup to have a look at the HDR effect. I thought it looked pretty decent in the studio, but a bit so-so during the matches. In general, everything was just wildly oversaturrated, which to some people might have an initial wow effect, but it certainly doesn't look very realistic.
Wimbledon was a complete disaster. For one thing, the colors almost all looked completely nuts every time I turned it on. None of the various HDR preset profiles looked good, but with several minutes of tweaking the settings, I could usually get it looking decent... for a bit. Apparently HDR works mostly like s static filter effect. What looked nice early in the day turned into surreal cartoon colors as the day went by and the light changed, apparently without any corresponding changes to the HDR effect.
I also checked out some Netflix and Amazon content. The only thing I could find that looked consistently good was something called Chef's Table. They seemed to take a more subtle approach, where most other content just went for crazy colors, which in most cases looked almost contrary to how it was originally shot and color graded. Some of Marvel's Netflix shows look almost hilariously bad, like someone just turned the saturation slider to 1000.
Technically, the promise of 10 bit color and better contrast sounds good on paper, but most HDR compatible TVs don't even have actual 10 bit panels, and if the effect really is as static as what I saw with Wimbledon, it's hard to see HDR as anything other than an incredibly lame sales gimmick. I was happy to hear that Netflix is apparently running trials for a non-HDR, 4k-only subscription option.
I'm with technologist here - have a read of the blogs. It's down to your TV and / or how it's set up. On my TV I've watched UHD HDR from UHD Blu Rays, Amazon, Netflix and BBC iPlayer in all the different flavours (HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG). The difference HDR (and wide colour) makes does vary, but at its best it's a huge improvement and produces stunning images.
The World Cup games did vary in how much extra the HLG HDR added (along with but at their best, along with Wimbledon, they looked fantastic. Worth remembering those events were a trial, of how to convert from another form of HDR (for the World Cup), how to cover a live event in HDR (and get SDR pictures from the same source) and how to deliver high bandwidth steams over the internet.
HDR is a huge leap forward, if you find it's anything else it's down to your TV and / or the way it's set up.
OP you don't say which TV you have, is it a budget or top end model? On my LG OLED both the world cup and Wimbledon looked fantastic. As others have said it's all about getting the settings right on your TV.
Same experience here with my LG OLED.
And going by the comments in the specific DS thread discussing the World Cup UHD broadcasts, it's mainly the same experience with others.
Yes, it seems to range from misleading to outright dishonest. Particularly with regards to the issue of whether panels are 10bit or not. That said, although an 8bit panel obviously might not be able to render an HDR image correctly, the same could be said for many 10bit panels. One of the main points being used to sell HDR is that it delivers better contrasts, but that's not necessarily true. You could get an 8 bit panel that had better contrast than a 10bit panel, and that might subjectively deliver a more pleasing image in most cases. The wider color range of HDR won't really be as noticeable on most content as contrast levels. Anyway, that's a slightly different discussion.
See, that for the most part hasn't been my experience. Most content doesn't really seem to go for realism, but rather for a very bold image where the colors pop in what is often a very unnatural way. In fact, most TV manufacturer's demo content primarily consists of super saturated, colorful flowers, plants, paint splashes, wine glasses, etc. Like I said in my first post, I did find a few good looking HDR examples with a more subtle approach, but I didn't compare with a non-HDR source to see how different it really looked. It looked good, but did it blow my socks off? No. Neither does the real world, for the most part, I'm not sure that's the effect realism would have. Super saturated colors might, but that's not ideal for all types of content. I wanted to have a look at BBC's Planet Earth (or is it Blue Planet?) that everyone seems to be raving about, but it's apparently no longer available on iPlayer. Nature documentaries was actually one of the things I thought the previous sales gimmick - 3D - was well suited for. A lot of 3D nature content was shot to add depth to the image, which actually provided a real enhancement compared to stuff flying out of the screen.
Great links, btw. Haven't read thought it all yet, but looks very interesting.
It's an LG OLED, I don't remember the exact model number, but it's a little over year old. As I mentioned in my original post, I was able to adjust the settings to get a good looking picture. The issue was that how the colors drifted throughout the entire day of a Wimbledon broadcast. White shirts became a weird shade or purple by the end of the day, and skin tones became much less natural looking. I didn't watch enough World Cup to really notice if there was a similar change throughout the day. I thought the studio looked OK, but that the matches themselves looked a bit over processed.
But my general issue was with how HDR is being used a lot of the time. If you look at a lot of TV and movies, the trend in "modern" color grading often seems contrary to how HDR is being used. Some of Netflix's Marvel shows were shot to be very gritty looking, lots of scenes were very desaturated, but the HDR versions of the shows seem to go in the opposite direction. I would be willing to bet a substantial amount of money that a lot of HDR conversions are done by people external to the original production, and that the mandate seems to be "make the colors pop", because that's where HDR is most noticeable.
Even to demo mode in the store !!!!
It is a pity that you have not seen the blue planet II material .... is is so good looking .
Jusr a few related points, just making the picture brighter makes it look "better"
But fir an HDR scene you need peak brightness to be reserved for the specular highlights.
And certainly in the overlit stores ... so not a topic for the CE industry .
Likewise it is the two or three pixels which are running flat out that give the picture that lifelike sparkle .
To grading first in HDR then trying to automate the conversion to SDR.
also the cinema is very dim say 15 nits ,due to the projectors and (lack of) screen reflectance ..
and often with different cameras and certainly little time to get the lighting "perfect"
There are some new techniques which need to be learnt , but the best colurbalncers lie on prince Harry's wedding are orducung great results ..
( they are not just boring very technical sepfications) .
Just a quick comment on s3D ... mechanically it is very difficult to get the cameras and lens set up and tracking .... so not really possible for most tv ..let alone natural history !!!


Netflix has announced that its mobile app for Windows Phone 7 is now available as a free download from the Windows Marketplace Video Store. The app allows Netflix subscribers to stream video over the internet to their mobile phones, as well as manage their queue on the go.
The app works in the US and Canada… two countries where you can't actually buy a Windows Phone 7 device yet. But I suppose it's nice to know that you'll be able to watch Netflix videos on your phone on day one if you're planning on buying a new phone once they go on sale.
Now if only Netflix would get around to launching an app for the millions of people already using Android phones.


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In this article, we analyse the distancing of users in product and service design caused by industrialisation and the digitisation of processes.
WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION LED US AWAY FROM THE USER.
In the early twentieth century, the world experienced a process of industrialisation and modernisation that redefined society forever. The industrial revolution was undoubtedly the advent of what we know today as the consumer society, an industry based on economies of scale and a consumption-hungry society that has fostered a steady increase in the quality of life through products that make life easier.
The transformation of production processes meant that the business structure of the world's key economies shifted from fragmented alliances in micro-companies to huge companies that produced the same goods for a mass market and at a more competitive price. Similarly, the relationship of producers with their consumers changed significantly, moving from a close bond revolved around needs-specific and bespoke items to products designed to be manufactured in large quantities and distributed over long distances to very diverse audiences.
Industrialisation vastly extended the distance between the consumer and the product designer, so much so that products started to be designed without taking the consumer's direct needs into account.
The evolution of economic sectors from 1850 to 2010 reflects the acceleration triggered by industrialisation and process automation
DIGITISATION AND BIG DATA: WHEN DATA CANNOT ANSWER THE 'WHYS' OF USER BEHAVIOUR.
We're observing a very similar situation today with what we call digitisation, a process that is progressing relentlessly and which, as happened with the secondary industry during industrialisation, is particularly noticeable in the tertiary industry.
To give an example of this phenomenon, we can take a look at banking, an industry that has undergone a radical overhaul in the past decade. Twenty years ago, a bank's interaction with its customers would be solely through its branch personnel, but today we rarely have to go to our bank in person. Digital platforms have enabled banks to meet their customers' requirements without the need for a bricks-and-mortar presence. Without a doubt, this is a major benefit for the consumer.
But what has happened to everyday and direct contact with customers? It goes without saying that this 'knowledge' has been replaced by huge amounts of information: data, interactions, preferences, trends, KPIs, likes, behaviours, information flows, minimum terms, and so on. Everything can be tested, measured, observed and analysed with big data.
It's true that big data gives companies an analytical capacity which was previously inconceivable, but it would be a mistake to think that we can manage without a close relationship with our consumers and the knowledge that it provides us.
Data is a great starting point on which to focus the design of products or services because it opens up possible windows of opportunity. Thanks to big data, we can collect information about the behaviour of our customers and potential customers. Even so, data analysis isn't enough to secure in-depth knowledge on how to focus our efforts and investment into resources, as it acts more like a marker that points us towards where we should be channelling our attention.
THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION IN THIS SCENARIO IS: CAN DATA ANSWER THE 'WHYS' OF CONSUMER/USER BEHAVIOUR?
There are many ways in which we can interact with our target audience, but only in a close relationship will we get valuable answers to the question: why?
USER-centred DESIGN: THE SECRET TO SUCCESS FOR DESIGNING REAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE USER
People-focussed design is more than just an exercise in empathy. It's vital to know the person for whom we are going to create an in-depth solution: their interaction with the product, their frustrations, their motivation behind consuming it and even their emotional relationship with the brand, the product or the service they use.
Now is a good time to recall the precedent set by the printing company Xerox, which for the first time wanted to focus on the whys of user behaviour and decided to analyse how people interacted with one of their photocopiers, placing anthropologists at the head of their design teams. This initiative started off what we know today as user-centred design.
To design new products and services, it's crucial to place special emphasis on the user, providing this interpretive and reflective vision that will be the starting point for new horizons and opportunities for the company.
The market is evolving rapidly and relentlessly, and this constant change is why people should remain at the centre of our research into the design of products and services. The distance between supply and demand, as we have seen, seems to be getting longer and longer and we should be working towards shortening it.
Only then will we really detect unattended needs, frustrations and desires and, as a result, will we be able to provide products that fully satisfy the needs of the people receiving our value proposition.
Research is paramount in order to reduce the distance between designer and user in the context of the current market.
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The ByteBlower is rarely the only instrument in the lab. Especially when comparing events on different tools, it's very useful having the same time on all. In this article we'll explain how to configure the time on your ByteBlower.
ByteBower supports two approaches to setting time. The manual time configuration sets time right once. Over weeks, months or years the clock on the system will drift away the real time. The automatic time synchronization takes a bit more work, but avoids this drift.
For a single system we recommend doing the manual time config. Once you have multiple ByteBlowers in your lab, we suggest using NTP or PTP for automatic time synchronization.
You can choose between NTP (Network Time Protocol ) PTP ( only on 2100 and 4100 ) or Manual.
NTP is the preferred time synchronization on the 1x00 and 3x00 models. The ByteBlower will continuously adapt time to updates from a remote time-server.
For the 4100 and 2100 systems we recommend using PTP. The NTP configuration will only correct time at startup.
For NTP you can use different servers to sync with.
PTP is the Precision Time Protocol. This is the preferred option for the ByteBlower 2100 and 4100. In these models use hardware acceleration for their traffic generation. This extra piece of hardware is also responsible for the time-management.
In addition to the PTP server, you will also need the PTP cable. Each ByteBlower is shipped with an appropriate cable, but you can us at support if it went missing. The cable has a standard RJ45 input. The other end is connected to the network with the PTP master clock.


Animation better than the average cheap stick movie well timed sound and a small amount of blood make this a slightly better than average Newgrounds submission.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: Are your Eligible for Coverage?
The 2015 autobiographical movie Consussion starring Will Smith portrays Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalophaty or CTE. CTE is a degenerative type of brain injury caused by repeated brain trauma and is mostly suffered by athletes and war veterans.
Because of his dicovery, Dr. Omalu was immediately thrust into the legal spotlight against huge sports organizations. Dr. Omalu's case is just one among the many traumatic brain injury cases around the country. Other simpler ones did not get the attention it deserves.
It need not be CTE. Getting into an accident which caused brain injury or damage might warrant you for compensation. But before securing yourself a brain injury lawyer in Los Angeles, it is first essential to understand what Traumatic Brain Injury is, and your rights for compensation.
TBI is a result of a sudden and forceful blow or jolt to the head or body. This results in damages to the brain tissues which in turn causes trauma to the brain itself.
The severity of the case will be assessed by the physician based on the symptoms manifested by the patient. TBI symptoms can show up a few hours after the incident or can take days, weeks, or months. Fainting, nausea, dizziness, and sensory problems are the common physical effects. Psychological ones are more complicated and can be in the form of depression, erratic mood changes, and memory problems among others.
What makes a TBI case?
People who have suffered accidents or injuries in the workplace or public spaces are often entitled to a degree of compensation. Whether it is against an insurance company, your employer, or the government itself, it pays to be properly represented by a lawyer. How would you know if you have a valid case? Consult with a brain injury lawyer and see if you have a fighting chance for compensation.
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I'm with you. I stand for equality, peace, hope…love. And no, I do not think 45 reflects these values at all. My hope is that we will come to realize our error – collectively – and make way to correct it. The one thing that will help do that? Love. I take so much solace in the words of MLK and Gandhi during these times….
Thanks for your comment ~ always good to find another 'like minded individual' ~ our country needs a healthy, competent leader ~ I hope we will be free of 45th soon and replacement will be a healthy competent person ~ Agree Ghandi and MLK are wonderful solace people ~ and strong.
I'm not even in your country, and I understand well what you're expressing here. Canadians certainly feel your pain. I love the Camus quote. So appropriate.


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Florida State, NFL legend lands head coaching job with FCS program
Deion Sanders was a legend as a football player, and now he'll be starting his legacy as a head coach in the college ranks.
Monday morning, Jackson State University announced that it has officially named Sanders as the next head coach of the program. He will be the school's 21st head coach of the football team.
"I am truly blessed to be the 21st Head football coach of Jackson State University," said Sanders, in a press release. "This amazing HBCU has always enjoyed a high level of commitment academically and athletically. It's my desire to continue this storied tradition and history of JSU and prayerfully bring more national recognition to the athletes, the university, the Sonic Boom of the South, and HBCUs in general. I am TRULY proud to be a part of the JSU Tiger family. 'I BELIEVE'"
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Jackson State is a program that competes at the FCS level of NCAA Division I football.
"I am thrilled to welcome Deion Sanders to Jackson State University, the City of Jackson, and Mississippi," said athletic director Ashley Robinson. "Coach Sanders is student-athlete centered and cares about young men and their wellbeing beyond the football field. We expect to compete for and win championships at Jackson State, and Coach Sanders will help us achieve those goals."
Sanders comes to Jackson State after serving as the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School in Texas. This will be his first coaching gig at the collegiate level.
Sanders was a star at both Florida State and in the NFL. He was a two-way player on the field, playing both defensive back and wide receiver during his career.
In an NFL career that lasted over a decade, Sanders was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, a six-time first-team All-Pro, a two-time Super Bowl Champion and was the league's NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1994.
Sanders had been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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District 13: Ultimatum
Dope.
In this sequel to the French action film, Banlieue 13, also known as District 13, there's more parkour and straight up ass kicking to the extreme in this film. Taking place 3 years after the events of the first, Ultimatum is a movie that really makes me wanna go back and watch the first. That's how good this movie was, it makes me wanna watch the first one (although I understood what was going on) just so I can connect the two and rewatch the second one. That's what's good with this film. Word.
In this film, David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli reprise their roles as Leito and Damien, the hard hitting cop and parkour specialist. In this movie (and I'm assuming it's a continued story from the first) there's still a District 13 in France,
Dave and Cyril, Damien and Leito, back again.
comprised of thugs and gangsters from every major European nation. There's the Jews, the Blacks (Africans, I'm pretty sure), the Asians, and so on and so forth. In a symbolic representation of the tensions felt between races, this movie really speaks to race relations in a modern society, if left unchecked. With these problems plaguing the French government, the DISS (also known as the Department of Internal State Security) has some big plans for this district.
After busting some dumb thugs who see a man in heels and a wig and assume he's a woman, Leito (Belle) takes them out one by one with a medicinal gun. He drops them down this conveniently placed sewer grate and looks good all the while doing it. I don't think it means I'm gay that I found him to be attractive as a woman, I had no idea at first that he was a man, which I think is a bit of a bravo for the makeup crew on this movie set. The movie industry does wonders. Afer a job well done, Leito goes back to his flat and bangs his black girlfriend. Then he's kidnapped for a drug framing. And this is where the conspiracy starts.
Just a taste of the parkour in the film.
While in jail, Leito calls on his best friend Damien to help get him out, which he thankfully agrees to. With some great parkour moves and some investigating of his own, Damien and Leito discover a plan that will rock all of District 13. Will they be able to stop the dastardly plan? It's all up to Damien and Leito and their French stunt skills.
What I really liked about this film was the realistic stunts. And the way those realistic stunts flow in between a well delivered plot with some good rapport and dialogue. Leito goes from shoving his foot down some punks' throats to Damien jumping effortlessly from building to building in order to save the day. And who knew that parkour could save someone's life? The last scene is quite mind blowing and full of adrenaline pumping destruction from every gangster in the film. Any scene between Damien and Leito is a natural conversation between friends, although I know nothing of the French dialect and its intonations. Just two friends destroying and having a good time doing it.
The classic batch of gangsters.
The idea behind the movie is pretty cool, and I've not seen that many French films before. Luc Besson has written some badass films in the past (Transporter Series, The Fifth Element, etc.) and this movie is no exception. You know that old stereotype about French being sissies? Watch this movie and tell me that to my face with a straight look. I was impressed with the wide ranging cast of ethnicities and the
'Bout to kick some ass, all while savin' a Van Gogh.
deliverance in lines. There's a bit of that cheesily delivered lines, and some lines you wouldn't believe people in government wouldn't ever say, but this action movie doesn't go overboard. And that impressed me. With a movie like this that can keep you entertained at every turn with its fast paced filming and action, you can't do anything but want more of it. And that's exactly what I'm gonna do. Impress me some more France. I'm listening. A solid 7.3 out of 10.
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Wolf's Rain (Strayyy)
So, I've been getting behind on my posts, and I've been watching a lot of anime. So now I think it's time for another. Wolf's Rain, produced by Bones and licensed by Bandai, is a story of wolves. Who look like humans. But are wolves. Who look like they can act like humans. But are detectable by some as being wolfish. A little elaborate, I know, but when you see it, which you will after reading this, you'll understand. But these wolves live in the human world. And they're after only one thing. Paradise. And they're the only ones who can find it.
The story starts off rather intensely. No introduction of characters, just train robbery. Gigantic explosions. And then we meet Tsume (Crispin Freeman). He's a complete badass (come on, his voice actor is Crispin Freeman, my hero) and he's not even the MAIN CHARACTER. But Tsume robs and plunders until one day he and his gang come across a gigantic "dog" hidden in a tree. This dog? Wolf. Kiba (Johnny Yong Bosch A.K.A. Green Ranger). He's pretty badass, and as the story develops, we find him to be the leader of the pack. Along with these two, we have Hige, (Joshua Seth) the hungry rambunctious sniffer, and Toboe (Mona Marshall) the whiner with the best of intentions.
The story gets heavy as these two encounter Cheza (Sherry Lynn) and who becomes their arch-nemesis, Lord Darcia III (Steven Blum). The search all over the decaying human world for Paradise using Cheza, the biologically successful human flower, to achieve their dream of paradise. The ending is sad, confusing, and uplifting, all at the same time. You won't regret a watching of this show.
Now down to the nitty gritty likes and dislikes. The show length was great. It was a fast-paced, character driven, subplot induced thrill ride. Loved it. Didn't love that there was a disc that Bandai decided to release called Recollections. This disc, these 4 episodes. Recap. In full, up to that point. It helped my girlfriend catch up, I almost fell asleep. If you do watch this anime, skip episodes 15-18. Those episodes went unaired. You can guess why. Other than that, the anime was fantastic.
The animation was really great on this anime. It was quite cinematic, and to me, felt like I was riding the crest of a video game, playing as Kiba, destroying with Tsume, that kinda thing. It was fantastic. Cheza, okay, Cheza was kind of annoying. "This one is hurt," "This one is happy," "This one feels your sadness." How about… "This one will either stop using third person or shut up?" That would've been nice. There's just that one incompetent character in every anime, and she's it. Nobody in that wolf pack is annoyed by her. They like being petted by her. Probably because all she is is a flower.
Lord Darcia was fantastic, the fight scenes were epic, the Nobles, were mysterious, it was great. If I had to compare it to another anime that it's like, I'd have to say none. It's the classic adventure epic (Comparable to Lord of the Rings) that really takes itself out of the anime genre and becomes something far more. And best part? It's all capped with a great opening theme. "Stray" by Steve Conte. This song will annoy you to the point that you'll fall in love with it. It's so 80's, it's ridiculously awesome. Download it, listen, love it. In fact here it is.
Great anime, definitely a 9 out of 10. Happy watching and thanks for visiting the abyss.
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ER and her guests, British M.P.'s Michael Foot and William J. Brown, discuss the similarities and differences between English and American foreign policy in Asia.
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In the interview segment, ER's guest is the entertainer Bob Hope.
In the opening segment, ER and Elliott Roosevelt respond to a listener's question about censorship during the Korean War. In the interview segment, ER discusses defense mobilization and inflation with the Secretary of Treasury John Wesley Snyder.
In this segment, Ben Grauer completes his station identification, reads advertisements, and quotes a statement given by Senator Estes Kefauver.
In the opening segment, ER and Elliott Roosevelt respond to a listener's question about the Soviet Union's delegates obstructing progress in the United Nations. In the interview segment, ER and her guest John Gunther discuss his experiences in occupied Japan.
In the opening segment, ER and Elliott Roosevelt respond to a listener's question about the need for courage in a world at war for democracy. In the interview segment, ER's guest is John Kieran, author of the Information Please Almanac.


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Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс, OBE (; 13 апреля 1937, Челси, Лондон, Англия) — английский актёр кино, театра и телевидения.

Наиболее известен по ролям профессионального убийцы по прозвищу Шакал, нанятого для убийства президента Франции генерала де Голля летом 1963 года в фильме «День шакала» (1973) и короля Эдуарда VIII в британском телесериале «Эдуард и миссис Симпсон» (1978).

Биография
Родился в семье актёра и театрального агента Робина Фокса (1913—1971) и актрисы и писательницы Анджелы Мюриэл Дариты Уортингтон. Его братья — актёр Джеймс Фокс (род. 1939) и кинопродюсер Роберт Фокс (род. 1952). Племянник — актёр Лоуренс Фокс.

Фокс был дважды женат, на актрисах Трейси Рид (1958—1961) и Джоанне Дэвид (с июля 2004 года, после долголетних отношений). У него есть дочь Люси от брака с Рид и двое детей от Джоанны Дэвид — Эмилия и Фредди.

Избранная фильмография
 Одиночество бегуна на длинные дистанции (1962) — эпизод (нет в титрах)
 Такова спортивная жизнь (1963) — бармен (нет в титрах)
 Долгая дуэль (1967) — Хардвик
 О, что за чудесная война (1969) — помощник генерала Хейга
 Битва за Британию (1969) — Арчи
 Нарушение Бамбо (1970) — Хорвуд
 День шакала (1973) —
  (1977) — Форман
 Мост слишком далеко (1977) — генерал-лейтенант Брайан Хоррокс
 Дуэлянты (1977) — полковник
 Оранжевый солдат (1977) — полковник Рафелли
 Ураган с Наварона (1978) — сержант Джон Миллер
  (1978) — Эдуард VIII
  (1980) — инспектор Крэддок
 Ганди (1982) — бригадир Реджинальд Дайер
 Никогда не говори «никогда» (1983) — M
 Костюмер (1983) — Оксенби
 Баунти (1984) — капитан Гритэм
 Робин Гуд (1991) — принц Джон
 Месяц у озера (1995) — майор Уилшоу
 Путешествия Гулливера (1996) — генерал Лимток
 Принц Вэлиант (1997) — Король Артур
 Затерянные в космосе (1998) — бизнесмен
 Как важно быть серьёзным (2002) — лакей Лэйн
  (2002) — сэр Хьюго Маллинджер
 Красота по-английски (2004) — Эдуард Хайд
 Пуаро Агаты Кристи (2004) — Гуджеон
 Лесси (2005) — полковник Халтон
 Оливер Твист (2007) — мистер Браунлоу
 Мисс Марпл Агаты Кристи (2010) — лорд Катерхэм
 Льюис (2013) — доктор Ярдли
 Табу (2017) — Гораций Делейни

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BORA – hansgrohe to protest Sagan disqualification
By Press Office, July 5, 2017
The UCI World Champion Peter Sagan was disqualified yesterday, according to article 12.1.040/ 10.2.2. (irregular sprint) in the result/ communiqué. The team disagrees with the decision and protested it officially.
Peter Sagan rejected to have caused, or in any way intended to cause the crash of Mark Cavendish on the final 200m of the stage. Peter stayed on his line in the sprint and could not see Cavendish on the right side.
The team applied for a redress of Peter Sagan's result in stage 4.
In the sprint I didn't know that Mark Cavendish was behind me. He was coming from the right side, and I was trying to go on Kristoff's wheel. Mark was coming really fast from the back and I just didn't have time to react and to go left. He came into me and he went into the fence. When I was told after the finish that Mark had crashed, I went straight away to find out how he was doing. We are friends and colleagues in the peloton and crashes like that are never nice. I hope Mark recovers soon. Peter Sagan
The appeal by BORA – hansgrohe has been refused.
I can only accept the decision of the jury, but I disagree. I don't think I've done anything wrong in the sprint Peter Sagan
Watch the incident between Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan here.
BORA – hansgrohe
Lance Roberts
Posted July 5, 2017 · Hidden
It must be a very difficult job for the officials to judge this matter, I wouldn't want their jobs.
There are so many factors that go into the last sprint, speed, adrenaline (Don't know what you did, or are doing during a sprint), even just a gust of wind could put you off balance. In a split second two racers have their dreams of a race, which they trained for the whole year, wiped out...
I saw Sagan do the same earlier in the lead up to the sprint, he put his elbow up against another rider to stabilize himself. They also said that Griepel loves using his shoulders and elbows to force a gap in the sprints...
At those speeds, it's a frantic thing, not sure who's to blame in this one.
Hope Mark recovers quickly.
AdamA and dman2
Odinson
Jeezus! I thought little girls could pout! Look at Cavendish's face!
Lance Roberts and cdevil
billygoat0523
i think he's feeling the pain of the broken shoulder.
nonky
ag man, he just (hansgrohe) tapped him...
"Go Big"
The BIG question is , Would Cavendish made it past that Red sponge on the barriers if he was still next to Peter Sagan ? There is no way he would have made it. Bad decission from the UCI. The Elbow was also after Cavendish start to came down and did'nt even touched him. This was n French decision !
AdamA and B20
T-Bob
Pointless headline because there are no appeals under the UCI rules. Just PR and posturing.
Jaco-fiets
It was a fcukup waiting to happen. If you want to squeeze from a hairline crack than something is going to give. If Sagan did not raise his shoulder in reaction I am sure it was a matter of fractions before Cavendish took them both out
My 2c....
Sagan's elbow was to stabilize himself, look at his left knee and body position on the saddle in that pic.
Lance Roberts, B20 and Suidwes Boytjie
I agree with you. He's well known for throwing his body around on his bike to stabilize himself. Just look at him when he is on a descent, his knees almost touch the tar...
Been looking at the video and I also think it was a bit harsh. The only way is if they put 360 cameras on the riders for this type of incident, that's the only way to really see how close he was to Cavendish, and if it was on purpose.
But hey, decision was made an the race goes on. Gives them a few weeks more time to get ready for next year.


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A: useNullAsDefault affects only the case where you are inserting multiple rows in one insert and some of the rows are missing some keys.
You need to setup your schema with default values to prevent NULLs being inserted as default values. You don't have to add that configuration parameter... it is provided just to maintain backwards compatibility for old projects which has been created many years ago.

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Data to be picked up from sheet named "Demo3"
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Glenn Maxwell reveals the name of a team he would like to play for in IPL 2021
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Glenn Maxwell named the team he would like to play for in IPL.
Maxwell was released by KXIP ahead of the upcoming mini-auction.
Glenn Maxwell picks which team he would like to join in IPL (Image Source: Twitter)
Australian power-hitter Glenn Maxwell will be back in the players' auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) released him ahead of the bidding process. The swashbuckling all-rounder had a disastrous outing in IPL 2020 in United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he failed to score even one six for his franchise KXIP.
After the poor season in IPL last year, the 32-year-old T20 specialist showed his rich form in Australia's limited-overs fixtures against India. He carried the momentum in the recently concluded Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-21 and finished the tournament as second-highest run-getter for his team Melbourne Stars.
Now, Maxwell has set his base price at INR 2 crore for the mini-auction, and quite a few teams will be eager to secure the services of big-hitting Victorian in the fourteenth season of the cash-rich league.
However, days before the special event, Maxwell has expressed his desire to join Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He said joining RCB will also help him fulfil his long-time wish to play alongside his idol and former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers.
"That'll be awesome. AB [is] one of my idols and one of the guys I've always tried to watch the way he goes about [things]," said Maxwell as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
"It'll be awesome to work with him, and he's always been really helpful to me along the journey. Whenever I've caught up with him, he's been brilliant. So to be able to work with him first hand will be pretty cool," he added.
De Villiers has been associated with RCB since 2011, scoring 4178 runs from 141 matches at an impressive strike-rate of 159.46 with two hundreds and 35 half-centuries. For the Challengers, De Villiers has also smashed 339 fours and 222 sixes.
Maxwell also said that he 'gets along' well with the RCB skipper Kohli and he would definitely enjoy batting with the Delhi-lad.
"I get along with Virat pretty well. It'll be certainly nice to work under Virat and will certainly enjoy batting with him – that's for sure," Maxwell added further.
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Three years ago, a man living in Seward, Nebraska decided he'd had enough of the mosquitoes, he has now waged a war against the pests.
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This is not my typical Sports Junkie subject matter, but it is far more important. It's about prejudice, the ugliest word in the dictionary. No, not prejudice in sports, but rather prejudice in general.
More wars have been fought over one kind of prejudice or another, and more human pain and suffering have occurred in the world over one kind of prejudice or another. Innocent people have been victimized and terrorized because of prejudice since time began. And the beat goes on. Will it ever end? Unfortunately not. All people, especially those of a minority group who have been victimized by prejudice, should absolutely never have a prejudicial thought; that means racial, religious, cultural, or any other kind.
One of my dearest friends was randomly shot to death by a sniper, the latter a member of the American Nazi Party, in 1977 at age 42 as he and his family were departing a synagogue in St. Louis, so I am painfully aware first-hand of the horrors of prejudice.
The best way to beat prejudice is for all parents to train and teach their children the right way, when they are very young; ignorance is neither bliss nor a viable excuse. And the question people who feel prejudice should ask themselves is "Why?" If this "Quick Take" changes the thinking of just one person who reads my newspaper articles and accesses my websight, then it has accomplished exactly what I hoped it would.
When Roberto Clemente graduated from high school in Puerto Rico, he received not only the best wishes of his friends and family, but also personal blessings from scouts for ten different big league teams. They were all very interested in his services.
He had played for Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League while still a student, and had quickly attracted representatives of the major leagues with his hitting, fielding, throwing ability, and speed. Although the Milwaukee Braves offered him a $30,000 signing bonus, he kept an earlier commitment to the Dodgers and signed for $10,000.
However, he never played for either Brooklyn or Los Angeles. A rule then in effect required that any player signing for more than $4,000 be put on the big-league roster after a year in the minors; otherwise, he could be signed by any other club for $4,000. Although the Dodgers tried to hide Clemente on their Montreal roster by not playing him, he was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on November 22, 1954 for $4,000. The handling of the Clemente situation would prove to be Walter O'Malley's greatest blunder.
It's safe to state that it was the Bucs' best investment since Honus Wagner. Roberto Clemente batted over .300 13 times, won four NL batting crowns, finished with an even 3,000 hits, and ended an 18-year career with a lifetime batting average of .317. The NL MVP in 1966, he was also selected to the All-Star game 12 times.
A textbook right fielder, Clemente won twelve straight Gold Gloves. In 1958, he threw out 22 runners to win the first of a NL record five assist titles. A World Series star, he led the Pirates to championships in 1960 and 1971, and hit safely in every World Series game in which he played. In 1971, he homered in the sixth and seventh games, hit .414 with 12 hits in the Series, fielded flawlessly, and was chosen the Series MVP.
Throughout his career, Roberto was plagued by back injuries, the result of an arthritic spine caused by an automobile accident. Clemente died in an airplane crash on New Year's Eve, 1972, carrying food and medical supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua.
The customary five-year waiting period was waived, and in 1973 he became the first Hispanic member of the Hall-of-Fame. Later he became the second baseball player, after Jackie Robinson, to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp.
Clemente was a five-star player; he hit for average, he hit with power, he could run, field and throw. It doesn't get any better than a five-star position player. And he was as exciting a baseball player as I've ever seen.
Who was the first switch-hitter to accumulate 100 hits from each side of the plate in one season? Garry Templeton did it as the Cardinals' shortstop in 1979.
As long as we're on the subject of shortstops, who is the youngest shortstop in baseball history to reach the 200-hit plateau in one season? See next week's Sports Junkie for the answers.


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In response to the 2018 Thousand Oaks shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill that tragically claimed 12 lives, the Ventura County Sheriff's Foundation is embarking on a historic project to fund and construct a new tactical, live fire training facility. This facility will be named in honor of Sgt. Ron Helus who was killed while protecting those in harms way.
The goal of the Sgt. Ron Helus Training Facility is to provide the tools our Sheriff's Deputies needs to properly train and prepare for modern day threats. The highlight of the facility will be a two story live fire ballistic structure that deputies and cooperating agencies can train in anytime time of day, any day of the year. The design and construction of the structure allows those training to become familiar with the stresses of maneuvering, coordinating, and securing a location under the live fire conditions.
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Born: 23rd February 1948, Huddersfield
England Career: 1976 - 1980
Positions whilst with England: Centre Back, Midfield, Left Back & Right Back
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Leeds United (27)
FA Legacy Number: 913
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Wales (FR) on 24th March 1976 aged 28 years, 1 months, 1 days
Last Cap: v Spain (ECF) on 18th June 1980 aged 32 years, 3 months, 24 days
First Captaincy: v Australia (FR) on 31st May 1980 aged 32 years, 3 months, 8 days
Career Length: 4 years, 86 days
Starts: 23
Substitute: 4
Withdrawn: 3
Full Games: 20
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ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF)
AUS, 2 - 1, 31st May 1980 (FR)
SCO, 2 - 0, 24th May 1980 (HC)
NIR, 1 - 1, 20th May 1980 (HC)
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC)
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WAL, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1979 (HC)
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BRA, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1978 (FR)
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IRL, 1 - 1, 8th Sep 1976 (FR)
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Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art acquires painting by Westfield State Professor Imo Imeh
Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel) by Imo Nse Imeh, Ph.D.
WESTFIELD, Mass.—The artwork of Imo Nse Imeh, Ph.D., Westfield State University associate professor of art and art history, has been added to the prominent Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African-American Art.
The New Jersey-based foundation purchased Imeh's most recent painting, Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel), which is part of his Benediction series. This group of paintings envisions angels sent to Earth to be bonded to the skins of Black men and boys to bear witness to their traumas, triumphs, and lived experiences.
Completed in 2020, Feeding the Veins was created using oil paint, India ink, acrylic ink, and charcoal on unstretched canvas, measuring 100 x 84 inches.
"As stewards of African American art, we look for work that is technically skillful, intellectually engaging, and deeply moving," said Claudia Volpe, director of the Petrucci Family Foundation. "Dr. Imo Nse Imeh ticks every box in his practice. His Benediction series, in particular, caught our eye. We were struck by Imo's decision to depict Black men as angels and as God's direct witnesses to the gravity of living as a Black man in America during a time when it feels as though the struggles that Black Americans face are willfully ignored. Feeding the Veins of the Earth (Grounded Angel) elegantly captures the crushing weight of bearing witness to tragedy, as well as the critical need for these national wounds to be seen and recognized. It is our distinct privilege to include this remarkable piece in the PFF Collection."
Selected works from the Foundation's collection are exhibited in museums and galleries across the country, such as part of The Smithsonian's Traveling Exhibition in Michigan and Iowa; and at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon, African American Museum in Philadelphia, and The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Conn. It is a targeted initiative to bring focus to the range of African-American visual creativity and its essential place in the history and discourse of American art. The collection offers continuing proof that African-American art is integral to the rich tapestry of American creative tradition. It seeks to visually represent a cross-section of themes that speak not only to the African-American community but also to the broader American community.
Imeh noted how he was admittedly humbled and overwhelmed by the acquisition.
"I am thrilled that my work is part of this prestigious collection," said Imeh. "It joins the company of works by a host of illustrious and widely celebrated African and African Diaspora visual artists including Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, and Titus Kaphar, to name a few." Kaphar is a 2018 Fellow of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which included a "genius" grant of $625,000 to further pursue his creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations.
Westfield State University Interim Provost Juline Mills, Ph.D., expressed her and the campus community's pride in Dr. Imeh's academic and artistic accomplishments. "Westfield State is so fortunate to have such a talented, passionate, and thought-provoking artist among its dedicated faculty members," said Mills. "He aspires to make sense of a complex and sometimes senseless world. Dr. Imeh has made immeasurable contributions to the University and the worldwide community, especially through his art."
In addition, Imeh's work will be featured in an exhibition exploring the tension between Black identity and American patriotism/belonging at the Sigal Museum in Easton, Pa., beginning Nov. 19. Among the artists to be featured there is Kehinde Wiley, who painted Barack Obama's presidential portrait in 2018.
Furthermore, Imeh will contribute an essay about his work to an upcoming book about African American Diaspora. Titled Shifting Time, the publication is anticipated to be published in Fall 2022.
A talented visual artist and scholar of African Diaspora Aesthetics, Imeh authored Daughters of Seclusion: the Ibibio Aesthetic in the Staging of a Female icon (Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2012) and earned a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in art history, criticism, and conservation from Yale University.
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