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IBM Melds Data Management with Kubernetes
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by Mike Vizard
IBM this week made available a data management platform built on microservices deployed on top of Kubernetes.
Rob Thomas, general manager for IBM Analytics, says IBM Private Cloud (IPC) for Data now also supports MongoDB and Postgres databases in addition to providing previously promised support for Db2 Event Store in-memory database.
IPC for Data can run in both a public cloud or on-premises and is intended to enable IT organizations to modernize data management by taking advantage of containers to simplify deployment. IT also can be deployed on multiple distributions of Kubernetes, including the one employed by Red Hat in its OpenShift platform-as-a-service (PaaS) environment.
The IBM framework is designed to ingest and analyze data in real time using an event-driven architecture based on an instance of the Apache Spark in-memory computing framework and the Apache Parquet Data Format, which is used to facilitate building of AI models constructed using various types of machine and deep learning algorithms.
IBM also is making available an additional suite of complementary tools and services, including IBM Data Science Experience, Information Analyzer, Information Governance Catalogue, Data Stage, Db2 relational databases and Db2 Warehouse.
In addition, IBM has tightened the integration between IPC for Data and its risk management service. In effect, Thomas says organizations that embrace IPC for Data become immediately compliant with regulations such as the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) that require organizations to be able to more granularly maintain control over their data.
Longer term, Thomas says that as IT organizations continue to take advantage of platforms such as IBM Data Catalog to provide a layer of governance on top of their data, it will be only a matter of time before DataOps becomes more tightly coupled with DevOps to reduce the amount of friction associated with building and maintaining pipelines within applications. As that process occurs, Thomas notes there inevitably will be a corresponding increase in the willingness organizations will have to build and test new applications that leverage their data assets.
It's still early days it terms of marrying modern microservices-based platforms to data management. But as it becomes easier to deploy databases and associated data management tools on top of platforms such as Kubernetes, the opportunity to distribute those technologies across the enterprise increases exponentially. In effect, data management will need to become more federated. That capability, in turn, will make it easier to bring application code to where data resides while still being able to centrally manage all that data, says Thomas.
Over time, databases and applications servers that organizations employ today to manage all that data themselves will become less monolithic. Much like the applications built on top of them, databases and application servers soon will be deconstructed into a series of data stores based on microservices that will be eaier to distributed and invoke.
In the meantime, it's clear Kubernetes and microservices are about to transform data management in ways that should prove over time to be much more DevOps friendly.
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Beth, I need your wisdom [it's your favourite subject]!
Discussion in 'Cookery' started by egyptgirl, Feb 15, 2011.
My fiance bought me a slowcooker for Valentine's Day - I've never used one. Give me your favourite alowcooker recipe and I'll give it a go - I may be a convert.
What a wonderful fiance you have! He must love you a lot to buy you such a valuable gift!
Remember I have a small (2 person) cooker - but the beauty of slowcookers is that it is easy to adapt for bigger machines.
You put everything into the slowcooker, give a quick stir, put the lid on, turn on the cooker and leave for at least 4 hours!
Then everything goes into the slowcooker, switch on and leave until ready!
Everything apart from butter goes into the pot, stir, add the butter in little blobs on top, lid on, cooker on....I tend to cook this on 'high' rather than 'auto'...about 2 1/2 hours will cook it, longer makes it thicker.
These are all 'simple' adaptable recipes for the cooker....but it is so <u>hard</u> to go wrong! The slow-cooker is just so easy to use!
How long do you need to allow between serving the curry and the rice pudding?
Yep this is exactly what I do. So nice to come home and smell a yummy dinner waiting for you already cooked.
I got a great book 365 Slow cooker recipies - few of them are very american but yummy. I recommend you try barbecure sauce ribs. Sauce goes really thick and stickey in the SC Yummer!!
I am going to have to get myself a slow cooker.
Can anyone tell me if I switch on the slow cooker at 8 am I am not going to be home til 8.30pm. Is this too long to leave it? I know it is meant to be 8-10 hours so not sure if that is too long? I only have the high/low setting on mine. I am planning to cook a curry in it using beef.
glitter kid: YES! Go for it!
jeswes: That is what the slowcooker was made for! I'd put it on 'low' - it will be fine. I used to leave the house at 6:30am and return at 10pm when I worked 'late' (and no overtime!!!) and never had a problem.
Been thinking about getting a slow cooker for ages. Finally found one on Asda online that has been reduced from £50 to £20 - hurrah!! It'll be here on Friday so will have a go at some recipes over the weekend.
Trying the rice pudding tonight - but I've added some spice to it. Can't wait to see how it turns out - never thought I'd be so excited about it!
This might sound daft- but don' t you heat the liquid before putting in slow cooker or have things moved on ?
No, I never heat the liquid before putting it in the slowcooker.
I've never seen the need, and I've only seen a couple of recipes asking you to do this.
I don't brown meat very often either! Although, modern cookers allow you to brown in the crock.
When I was working ridiculous hours, one of the big plus-points was that slow-cooking was pretty much pfaff-free. Just throw everything in at once and switch the cooker on as I left to run (waddle!) for the bus!
Egyptgirl - how did your spiced rice pudding turn out?
It was brilliant - thanks for the guidance on amounts...I'm trying your chicken thigh curry recipe tomorrow. It's in the fridge waiting to go as we speak!
So I have had some success and some fails so far.
The silverside of beef was fantastic. Will do that again.
My spaghetti Bol was gross. I didn't brown the mince so I seemed to have a layer of fat floating and the whole thing tasted greasy. I would like to make chilli, spaghetti Bol, cottage pie (the mince bit only of course) but will it work?
My casseroles have been varied but that I think is because of what I put in it. I also use low salt stock or home made veg stock as I cook for my baby too. You really notice when you don't have a little bit of salt in your cooking. I think that affects the taste quite a lot.
Today I will try your rice pud. Hopefully that will work well.
Any nice pork recipes Beth or anyone else?
For mince dishes I always brown the meat before shoving it all in the pot for the day. It's the only time I bother.
Except for a couple of stew recipes that I like browning off the veggies too. It isn't necessary but I like doing it to get everything covered in flour, just like my Nana taught me decades ago.
My shy young thing is now all clean and shiny and ready to go. My sloco book is on the table, to give Climber a hint, and we are all ready to go.
Is this true Bethy? The book that came with my slow cooker said to always use boiling water and to brown the meat first to seal it.That is what I have always done-but having to brown meat at 7am in the morning before work is a right pain. I won't bother any more.
Use boneless, skinless thighs. Cheaper than breast and so much more flavour!
Would I lie to you my little one?!
I do not use boiling liquid (usually it is cold - not even 'warm') and there are no ill-effects.
Browning meat is not always necessary....I think I have explained before....browning is nice in some sausage dishes - depending on the sort of sausage and the type of sauce you use - sausages can look rather pale and 'aenemic' if not browned! They will still be cooked through, but it can look more appealing to have a browner sausage. (If I use a 'darker' sausage and a tomato sauce then I don't brown them).....and if you use a cheaper mince then you might want to pre-ccok - not so much as to brown but to remove some of the fat.
Yes, you can use chicken breast....but thighs are better! Thighs keep their texture better under long, slow cooking (Belle will no doubt have some scientific explanation about muscles and fibre/sinew differences between the thighs and the breast! )...and as Belle has said, the taste of thighs is better, especially for a curry.....boneless thighs are rreadily available.


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Bosco Valtravaglia è una frazione geografica del comune italiano di Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Storia
Il piccolo centro di Bosco appartenne storicamente alla Pieve di Val Travaglia, compresa nel Ducato di Milano.

Registrata nel 1751 con 495 anime, con la suddivisione della Lombardia austriaca in province (1786) Bosco fu assegnata alla provincia di Varese, per passare nel 1791 alla provincia di Milano. Nel 1805 contava 447 abitanti.

In età napoleonica, anno 1809, Bosco divenne frazione di Montegrino, recuperando l'autonomia con la costituzione del regno Lombardo-Veneto (1815). Nel 1853 registrava 416 persone.

All'unità d'Italia, anno 1861, il comune contava 453 abitanti. Nel 1863 prese il nome ufficiale di Bosco Valtravaglia.

Nel 1921 raggiunse i 578 abitanti. Nel 1927 il comune di Bosco Valtravaglia fu aggregato a quello di Montegrino Valtravaglia come già accaduto in età napoleonica.

Infrastrutture e trasporti

Posta in prossimità della strada statale 394 del Verbano Orientale cui è collegata mediante la viabilità provinciale, Boscovaltravaglia era servita da una stazione ferrotranviaria posta lungo la ferrovia della Valganna, inaugurata nel 1903, che fungeva altresì da località capolinea della tranvia della Valcuvia, attiva fra il 1914 e il 1949; la stazione venne soppressa nel 1955.

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Voci correlate
 Tranvia della Valcuvia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Montegrino Valtravaglia
Frazioni della provincia di Varese
Comuni della Lombardia soppressi

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- Avoid out of memory warnings on a 64 bit machine.
Appears MindManager can hit the 32 bit 1.6GB/process memory limit even with a fairly small map esp if lots of Outlook topic links involved.
My 328 topic 268kb map with about 50 Outlook links starts out at 900mb but can use all the 1.6GB allocatable memory in a session. The machine has 64 bit OS and 5-10GB free memory so not a system issue.
A 64 bit MindManager would avoid that problem (at least until all the machine memory was actually used up).
Here is my vote to get Mindjet MindManager to support MS Office 64bit. Please.
Support for MS Office 64bit..
Mindjet is making a huge mistake by thinking 64 bit integration is not a priority. I will certainly not upgrade again until this issue is resolved.
I am looking for other mind mapping software that supports 64bit office. maybe Mindjet has failed to realize that it is very easy to use a mind map as a real-time project visualization for people, tasks, objectives, resources, etc. Without the 64bit integration to office... it is just too cumbersome.
All of my office computers are running 64bit windows and office programs... incl MS Office.. now we need to consider downgrading to office 32bit just for MindJet users? Can anyone advice why is it so difficult to support 64bit?
Switching to 64 bit and supporting both 64 bit and 32 bit would essentially double the workload for any company. If the software uses 3rd party components, the third party components will need to be upgraded, replaced or custom built if no versions exist. It would require coding the same new feature twice at times --- one for the 64 bit version and the other for the 32 bit version. It would also require significantly more time to test.
Yep and more of the same; no 64 bit support and yet it seems more and more notebooks are coming native with 64 bit for no additional cost and there seems to be no slowdown to that trend.
Mindjet- Get on the ball with this; even a patch or limited support or hell, even an upgrade for $49 or something to support the cost of the infrastructure changes.
I am constantly hit by requests from Mindjet to upgrade to features that frankly, I do not need and see very little value in, but the thing that many are asking for seems to be totally ignored. This is the driver behind my recent Google search for "mind mapping software 64 bit". Wonder why I am looking for such a thing?
The real shame here is that in general, MindJet has an outstanding product; there are just a few things that are either a total non-priority or the management is just not listening to the requests of the customers.
I would mind a lot less had I been warned about this in promotional materials or data sheets. 2 years is more than adequate to have brought in 64-bit office support.
Happy to share that we've finally launched our 64-bit version of MindManager for Windows. (Version 15).
I shall download and try it out today.


During John Howard's holiday in France, the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends. The roads become impassable and Howard also comes across five more children who need his help. He ends up leading this motley group of youngsters through the French countryside constantly beset by danger yet heroically protecting his charges.
I was initially not keen to read the book, but I really enjoyed it. Very interesting to read about the War from the perspective of someone who was around at the time?
I was surprised to realise that in parts of the French countryside life didn't change dramatically.
The book was plausible until the last two children were picked up.
Many of the French peasants needed to be so focused on the struggle to service that they probably weren't really aware of what was happening in the war.
Not a great literary work but a good read.
Totally implausible to think a 70 year old man would track to France to fish at the time of the war. Not always historically correct; a bit like a 'boys own' tale.
I needed to skip quite a lot of sections – a bit too cute in parts. Became bored with it, did not engage. Found it rambling and implausible. Different to anything else I have read, in that those escaping from the Germans were not Jewish, except one child.
I only skimmed the book. Most of Shute's books are character driven not plot driven.
I first read it at school and wanted to re-read it as an adult. I found it a plausible story but dated; unrealistic in parts.
Found the historical accounts of the War interesting.
Found it simplistic but read a review which described it as a story of love, loss and loneliness and I wouldn't agree with that.
Found the language dated, but quite an interesting read.
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 16, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Trispec Communications has provided leading telecommunications solutions to Communication Service Providers (CSP's) for 35 years. Denis Trudeau, Executive Vice President Trispec Communications says, "Today, Trispec is proud and excited to announce its Partnership with TELoIP."
This partnership will bring unparalleled software-defined network technology enablement to North American CSP's allowing them to evolve their network offerings and help solve complex communications problems for enterprise and mid-size business customers.
With TELoIP, Trispec will provide North American CSP's with a comprehensive and scalable white-labelled cloud based SDN solution which they can market to their own clients under their own brands on their own facilities. Trispec's CSP SDN solution offers CSP's a speedy and powerful "ready-for-market" SDN service including white-label tools and technical support covering all aspects of service delivery, including; design and engineering, network implementation, technology integration support, network surveillance and monitoring.
Michael Gagnon, TELoIP VP Sales & Marketing explains, "Software Defined Networks (SDN) provide a generational change in how CSP's will enable Enterprises and Mid-Market customers to accelerate & simplify their digital transformation journey. We are delighted that Trispec Communications has become a TELoIP business partner and joins us in our mission to empower MSP's to deliver incredibly fast, resilient and powerful SDN solutions to the customers they serve."
"Trispec's service provider heritage will add tremendously to the consistency & predictability of our TELoIP SDN service," Gagnon continues. "The combination of our respective expertise and experts, will create an SDN platform environment that will allow CSP's to accelerate the adoption of transformational Cloud and Hybrid Cloud applications. We could not be more excited about this partnership."
About Trispec - TRISPEC is a leading systems integrator specialized in providing innovative turnkey broadband wireless, NFV, last mile and IP solutions to CSP's large and small. Trispec is staffed with highly skilled engineers, telecom specialists and project managers with strong CSP backgrounds and experience. For over 35 years, Trispec has brought innovative solutions to our clientele of CSP's, both as individual professionals and as a whole. For more information about TRISPEC please visit www.trispec.com or info@trispec.com.
About TELoIP - TELoIP is the creator of powerful, software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WANs) for challenging locations requiring high availability and business-critical application traffic. TELoIP cloud-managed networks are used by retailers to build carrier-agnostic networks that reduce costs by 50% or more, by financial organizations for secure communications, by healthcare enterprises to remotely connect clinics, and by service providers to deliver SD-WAN services. For more information about TELoIP, please visit www.teloip.com or call 866-901-3268.
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Graham Harman (US) is Distinguished University Professor at the American University in Cairo, where he has worked since 2000. He is a founding member of the Speculative Realism movement, and chief exponent of Object-Oriented Ontology. Harman is the 2009 winner of the AUC Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award, and was ranked at #68 in the list 'most influential figures in the international art world' by Art Review magazine in 2014. He has written eleven books, most recently Weird Realism: Lovecraft and Philosophy (2012), Bells and Whistles: More Speculative Realism (2013), and Bruno Latour, Reassembling the Political (2014). Harman is the editor of the Speculative Realism book series published by Edinburgh University Press, and (with Bruno Latour) co-editor of the New Metaphysics book series of Open Humanities Press. doctorzamalek2.wordpress.com
Graham Harman - Morton's Hyperobjects and the Anthropocene
For his lecture Morton's Hyperobjects and the Anthropocene Graham Harman will consider the similarities and differences of the terms 'hyperobjects', coined by Timothy Morton, and 'anthropocene objects'.
The journey starts in Kirkenes with a keynote lecture by American philosopher Graham Harman, entitled Morton's Hyperobjects and the Anthropocene. In the afternoon there are presentations of new commissioned works. Margrethe Pettersen (NO) created Living Land, a soundwalk that will take participants above and below ground in Kirkenes; Joris Strijbos (NL) constructed IsoScope, a major kinetic light and sound installation that interacts with its environment.

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توسعۀ پایدار در پی توسعۀ مستمر، ورای توسعۀ اقتصادی است. با توجه به اهمیت اساسی بانک‌ها در اقتصاد و اهمیت بحث پایداری در سال‌های اخیر، این پژوهش به اندازه‌گیری پایداری در صنعت بانکداری ایران و به‌صورت خاص در بانک پارسیان پرداخته است. چارچوب اولیۀ به‌دست‌آمده از مرور جامع ادبیات، گزارش‌های پایداری بانک‌های منتخب دنیا و سایر گزارش‌های منتشرشده در حوزۀ پایداری با برگزاری جلسات گروه متمرکز با خبرگان صنعت بانکداری تأیید شد. به‌منظور اندازه‌گیری پایداری بر پایۀ چارچوب نهایی حاصل از جلسات گروه متمرکز، یک سیستم استنتاج فازی چندمرحله‌ای/چندبخشی طراحی شد که توان سنجش پایداری در هر یک از چهار سازۀ اصلی شناسایی‌شده (سازۀ اجتماعی، زیست‌محیطی، اقتصادی و حکمرانی) را داراست. براساس عدد خروجی این چهار سازه یک سیستم استنتاج فازی دیگر برای اندازه‌گیری مفهوم پایداری به‌صورت خاص در بانک پارسیان طراحی شده که خروجی آن 798/0 است. برای ارزیابی نهایی سطح پایداری کلی طیف طراحی‌شدۀ گزارش ابتکار عمل جهانی به‌کار گرفته شد. با توجه به عدد حاصل از سیستم طراحی‌شده و طیف گفته‌شده، بانک پارسیان دارای پایداری سطح A است.
Sustainable development tried to continuous development, beyond the economic development. Given the fundamental importance of banks in the economy and the importance of sustainability in recent years, this study aimed to measure sustainability of Parsian Bank and in general, the Iran's banking industry. The initial framework resulting from the review of the literature, sustainability reports of selected banks in the world and other reports in the area of sustainability with holding focus group sessions with industry experts is confirmed. In order to measure sustainability a multi-stage/multicast Fuzzy Inference System(FIS) was designed that able to measure sustainability in each of the 4 main structures identified, i.e. the social, environmental, economic and governance structures. Based on the output of this 4 structures, a FIS for measuring the specific form of the concept of sustainability in Parsian Bank planned that the output is number 0/798. For the final evaluation of the overall sustainability, the designed range in the Global Initiative Report was used. Due to the resulting number noted range, Parsian Bank has the A-level of sustainability.
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Publication data: International Journal of Communication 12(2018): 473–488.
This article describes the newest stage in the development of modern technological media. I call this stage "media analytics." It follows the previous stages of massive reproduction (1500–), broadcasting (1920–), the use of computers for media creation workflows (1981–), the Web as global content creation and distribution network (1993–), and social media platforms (2004–), to name just a few such stages. Unlike other stages, the new stage is not focused on new mechanisms for creation, publishing, or distribution of media, although it also affects these operations. Instead, this new stage is about automatic computational analysis of the content of all online digital media, personal online behaviors and communication, and automatic actions based on this analysis.
Why do I call this a stage? Because the algorithmic analysis of "cultural data" and "cultural experiences" algorithmic decision-making based on this analysis is not only at work in a few most visible areas such as Google Search and Facebook News. Media analytics practices and technologies are employed in most platforms and services where people share, purchase, and interact with cultural products and with each other. They are used by companies to automatically select what, how, and when will be shown on these platforms to each user, including updates from their friends and recommended content. And perhaps most importantly, they are built into many apps and web services used not only by companies and non-profits but also by millions of individuals who now participate in culture industry not only as consumers but also as content and opinion creators. For example, Google Analytics for websites and blogs, and analytics dashboards provided by Facebook, Twitter and other major social networks are used by millions to fine tune their content and posting strategies.
So far, only one part of media analytics – the practices of gathering and algorithmic analysis of user interaction data - received significant attention. (However, most discussions of this have been only in relation to political and social issues such as privacy, surveillance, access rights, discrimination, fairness, and biases, as opposed to history and theory of technological media.) In contrast, the second key part - the practices of algorithmic analysis of all types of online media content by the industry - received very little attention.
Only if we consider the two parts of media analytics together - analysis of user interaction data and analysis of cultural content – the magnitude of the shift that took place between 1995 and 2010 becomes fully apparent. This is why I am proposing that we should think of media analytics as the new condition of culture industry and also as a new stage in media history. Because its use is now so central to industry as a whole, and because it affects all cultural activities mediated by the web and the apps, we need to start thinking beyond any particular instances and focus more on general principles of media analytics that has already reshaped our cultural lives.


Perennially ethically challenged Loudoun Republican Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling) has come up with yet another explanation for why he is facing a legal proceeding to remove him from office for having corruptly enriched himself at public expense.
After telling us previously that it's really "all about Obamacare"; that it is because he "supports traditional marriage"; that "the radical homosexuals" are out to "destroy his livelihood"; that "the Liberal Establishment" is trying to "discredit" him; that he is being victimized by "people who refuse to defend the flag"; and that his critics actually just "hate Sterling" . . . Eugene now says it's really because he is too holy.
"I'm officially on the fringe because I fight for God's law," Delgaudio told something called the "Christian" News Service.
The "Christian" News Service story, perhaps needless to say, extensively quotes Delgaudio and his boyish attorney Charlie King making factually incorrect statements about the case, including misrepresenting Virginia law by suggesting that removal under the proceedings Delgaudio is facing requires a showing of criminal wrongdoing and asserting that last year's special grand jury exonerated him. In fact, the criteria for removal are "misuse of office," "incompetence," or "neglect of duty," none of which need rise to the level of criminal misconduct, and the grand jury found repeated unethical and corrupt conduct by Delgaudio that would have been a felony but for the bizarre loophole in the law against misuse of public resources that exempts "part-time" officials such as county supervisors.


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I suoi studi si concentrarono sui problemi delle forme di mercato e l'equilibrio economico.
La sua visione dell'economia del benessere influenzò l'economista italiano Federico Caffè, che curò anche l'edizione italiana del suo libro Scienza e benessere nella politica economica e a cui diede grande rilevanza nelle sue lezioni di politica economica.

Opere
1933 - Il principio della scarsità
1930 - I problemi del monopolio e della guerra economica
1961 - Scienza e benessere nella politica economica, Boringhieri, Torino.

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Collegamenti esterni


Levante UD Medical Team report that Pedro López is suffering from soleus muscle strain in his right leg which will prevent him from training for the next few days.The Levante captain felt discomfort during the training session yesterday at Buñol, so he underwent medical tests which confirmed the muscle strain.
Boateng: "I am very happy to score my first goal. We are doing things very well "
Fran Manzanara: "When I jumped onto the pitch I felt as though I was dreaming"
Roger: "It's a good point, the team has managed to triumph twice in a complicated game. "
The team returned to training this afternoon in Buñol for a physical session in the gym in which Paco López was without his seven internationals who will gradually rejoin the group as the week goes on, once they have fulfilled their commitments with their respective National Teams.


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Districts of South Uttar Pradesh
Districts of South Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Hindu temples and the Islamic monuments, as these areas were ruled by various rulers of Mughals and Delhi Sultanate.
Districts of South Uttar Pradesh are dotted with many temples. Here the districts are Allahabad District, Chitrakoot district, Jhansi District and Mirzapur district.
Allahabad District
Allahabad District is one of the major and the largest districts of Uttar Pradesh. Allahabad city is the district headquarters. Allahabad district is a part of Allahabad Division. Allahabad District is divided into blocks within tehsils. There are 20 blocks in eight tehsils. Allahabad division includes the districts of Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Allahabad, with the western Allahabad District becoming part of the new Kaushambi district. The administrative divisions are Phulpur, Koraon, Meja, Sadar, Soraon, Handia, Bara and Karchana.
Chitrakoot District
Chitrakoot district is one of the major districts of Uttar Pradesh and Chitrakoot town is the district headquarters. Chitrakoot district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 3,45,291 square km. The district has a population of 990,626. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Uttar Pradesh after Mahoba District.
Jhansi District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Jhansi is the district headquarters. Jhansi District is bordered on the north by Jalaun District, to the east by Hamirpur and Mahoba districts, to the south by Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh state, to the southwest by Lalitpur District, which is joined to Jhansi District by a narrow corridor, and on the east by the Datia and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh. Lalitpur District was added to Jhansi District in 1891. At last, this district was made a separate district again in 1974.
Mirzapur district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state. Mirzapur district is bounded on the north by Sant Ravidas Nagar District and Varanasi district, on the east by Chandauli district, on the south by Sonbhadra district and on the northwest by Allahabad district. The district occupies an area of 4521 square km. Mirzapur town is the district headquarters. Mirzapur district is a part of Mirzapur division. This district is known for the Vindhyavasini temple in Vindhyachal. It consists of several ghats where historical sculptures are still present. During the Ganges festival, these ghats are decorated with lights and diyas. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor of India tourism.


Tim and Virginia MacNeil didn't have much time to enjoy the ATV they acquired from Gord's Sports Centre before it (allegedly) burned down their garage.
A suit filed July 3 by Ritch Durnford attorney Philip Chapman says the MacNeils bought the big toy — a Bombardier Outlander Max Model TY1536 — from Gord's in Sydney on September 9, 2010.
The intrepid members of our fair province's Alcohol and Gaming division see more horrors of examples of human misery than a Vietnam vet experiencing a flash-back. Here's the latest notices of disciplinary actions and human depravity that they have to deal with.


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Salamanca (Spanish pronunciation: [salaˈmaŋka]) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of Leon (187,000) and Burgos (176,000).
It is one of the most important university cities in Spain and supplies 16% of Spain's market for the teaching of the Spanish language. Salamanca attracts thousands of international students, generating a diverse environment.
It is situated approximately 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the Spanish capital Madrid and 80 km (50 mi) east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1134, is the oldest university in Spain and the fourth oldest western university, but the first to be given its status by the Pope Alexander IV who gave universal validity to its degrees. With its 30,000 students, the university is, together with tourism, a primary source of income in Salamanca.
Salamanca (Spanish pronunciation: [salaˈmaŋka]) is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León.
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NCM Defeated in Parliament. 76 in favour, 122 Against, 26 Absent.
Your market will continue to fall.
Investors may move No Confidence Motion against CSE, as investors have no confidence in CSE.
@samaritan wrote: Investors may move No Confidence Motion against CSE, as investors have no confidence in CSE.
Market will move up.... Its already happened... you can see some Counters heading up..
Although we were waiting the market to pick up it was not the case for couple of years.
But still I'm optimistic and wish the trend will reverse.
Seeing loads of opportunities in several counters which are bottom down, but HOW LONG IS THE WAIT is a question for investors like us who have less holding power.
The implementation of key economic policy decisions without further crushing the average people will be the key for any market recovery which can't be seen yet.


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Schools, colleges begin reducing use of plastics
Update: April, 20/2019 - 09:07
Students at the HCM City Open University bring their own bottles and take water from water purification equipment installed on the campus. Photo courtesy of the university.
HCM CITY — Educational institutions in several provinces and HCM City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN's global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.
An announcement by the HCM City Open University on April 11 said it plans to stop providing single-use plastic water bottles for lecturers from May 15. They will use their own bottles to fill water provided in staff rooms.
On May 5 it will provide reusable water bottles to all lecturers and other staff.
Bottled water and single-use plastic glasses, dishes, straws, and spoons will not be used at meetings, workshops or conferences from May 5.
According to the university, it discards 124,920 single-use plastic water bottles used in meetings and events every year.
It is also encouraging its students to bring their own bottles and use water coolers installed in the campus.
Teachers and students at Hòa Hội Secondary School in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province's Xuyên Mộc District use straws made from citronella by students Nguyễn Thị Bảo Ngân and Nguyễn Hữu Khang.
Their invention won the third prize in the provincial Science Technology Contest for students in 2018-19.
At Vũng Tàu High School's canteen, styrofoam boxes are no longer used for food sold to students.
The school's students also know they should not use plastic glasses and straws and styrofoam boxes.
Nguyễn Văn Ba, deputy head of the province Department of Education and Training, told Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Online newspaper that his department instructed all schools in the province last month to minimise the use of single-use plastic products to protect the environment.
It immediately achieved the intended results, he indicated.
Reusable water bottles have replaced single-use ones at department meetings as instructed by the province Party Committee, he added.
At the Lý Tự Trọng High School for Gifted Students in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ, teachers and students have been encouraged not to use plastic products for the last one year.
Teachers bring their own reusable water bottles to school and lunch boxes for food they buy near the school.
The school's Zero Waste Club teaches students how to classify garbage and sell recyclable waste. The money thus raised is used for the club's operation.
According to the UN, each year 500 billion plastic bags are used, 13 million tonnes of plastic leak into the oceans and 17 million barrels of oil are used for plastic production.
Globally, a million plastic bottles are bought every minute and 100,000 marine animals are killed by plastics every year. It takes 100 years for plastic to degrade in the environment.
Ninety per cent of water bottles are found to contain plastic particles as is 83 per cent of tap water, 50 per cent of consumer plastics are single use and 10 per cent of all human-generated waste is plastic.
About half of all of the plastic waste that ends up in the oceans comes from just five countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Việt Nam.
These countries are experiencing rapid economic growth, which is reducing poverty rates. But as these economies grow, consumption booms — and so does the use of plastic goods. VNS
Scientific reseach and policy making connect to tackle plastic pollution (July, 17 2019)
HCM City builds new climate-change response plan (July, 17 2019)
France continues assisting Hà Nội in air quality monitoring (July, 16 2019)
Endangered baby turtles released to the sea (July, 15 2019)
HCM City residents lament lack of green space (July, 15 2019)
Urban heat islands make VN's cities hotter than ever (July, 12 2019)


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Swansea University International Excellence Scholarships for ALL Undergraduate & Graduate Students
International Excellence Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Undergraduate, Graduate (masters)
Provider: IDO@Swansea University
Country to Study in: UK
Swansea University offers a wide range of different scholarship schemes for International & EU Students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels leading to a degree. Swansea University offers them in recognition of the high calibre of the international students choosing to study at the University.
The International Development Office at Swansea University is awarding up to £6000 each for Excellence Scholarships for Undergraduate study and up to £4000 each for Excellence Scholarships for Postgraduate study.
Eligible undergraduate and graduate students from any of the countries of the world are invited to apply for the International Excellence Scholarships, as outlined below. See the Swansea University International Excellence Scholarships for Nigerian & Ghanaian Undergraduates and Graduates.
The scholarships are many and varied for several countries. Also, the eligibility criteria for the Undergraduate and Postgraduate 'Excellence Scholarships' are many and varied.
In general:
You can apply for the International Excellence Scholarships for Undergraduates if you:
are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) the country for which the award is offered
are classed as an overseas student for fee purpose
are enrolling on a course at Swansea University for the first time in September 2015. (Students applying for second year entry and foundation level students are not eligible to apply)
OR, have already submitted your application and hold an offer to study at Swansea University in September 2015
You can apply for the International Excellence Scholarships for Postgraduate if you:
are enrolling on a postgraduate course at Swansea University for the first time in September 2015
Please visit the official website via the 'Information and Application - Undergraduate Scholarships' AND 'Information and Application - Postgraduate Scholarships' links below for detailed information.
Eligible groups
Citizens of several countries (both low-income/developing and developed) from Africa, South America, USA, Canada, Asia, Europe, and other parts of the world are all eligible.
Participating Institution(s)
Swansea University, Swansea, Wales; United Kingdom
Field(s) of study
Any field of study; open to all subject areas. See the list of schools.
Number of awards
Not specified, many scholarships will be given out.
Sponsorship duration
For Undergraduate study, see Scholarship benefits' below.
Awards are available for the first year only of any Postgraduate degree programme.
For Undergraduate study, the International Development Office is awarding a number of £4000 (+£2000*) scholarships. (*If you receive £4,000 in your first year (2015) you will be awarded £2,000 in your second year conditional on you passing the first year with an overall average of 65%.)
For Postgraduate study, a number of £4000 scholarships are offered to students from the many countries.
Applicants must have completed an application for a place to study at Swansea University which must have been received by the Admissions Office by the deadline date. All candidates must ensure this is done before applying for an International Excellence Scholarship.
To apply for the scholarship, you must download and complete an International Excellence Scholarship form 2015. Make sure that the email you enter is one which you check regularly as Swansea will use this for correspondence.
It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) to access the complete list of countries, download the 'Scholarship Form' and apply for this scholarship.
The deadline date for applications for the 'International Excellence Scholarships' is 1st July 2015.
Swansea University, chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes within the University of Wales.
The new title of Swansea University was formally adopted on 1 September 2007 when the University of Wales became a non-membership confederal institution and the former members became universities in their own right.
It is the third largest university in Wales in terms of number of students.
Swansea University offers a wide range of different scholarship schemes and in recognition of the high calibre of the international students choosing to study at Swansea University. The International Development Office awards up to £6000 Excellence Scholarships for Undergraduate study and up to £4000 Excellence Scholarships for Postgraduate study.
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As they begin to understand and participate in this process of abiding, true life transformation begins to take place. These individuals become Influencers to their world, which means marriages, children, businesses, and communities are impacted.
The ministry reaches more people as these groups reproduce and give birth to new groups. This power of reproduction means that there is no limit to the number of believers who can be reached through these Journey groups.
To encourage and influence individuals toward an abiding relationship with Jesus Christ, through a journey to spiritual intimacy.
To transform lives through The Journey, enabling them to be a positive influence to their world around them.
God has called each Christian to be a positive influence to our world around us.
Only a truly transformed life can bear lasting fruit, which influences our world.
Abiding in Christ is the key to a truly transformed life.
Our goal is to bring glory to God by bearing lasting fruit, which in turn, shines the light of the Gospel on everything a man or woman touches.
God's purposes are best served by lives that trust Him absolutely and have abandoned their lives into His care.
Influencers was founded in northwest Arkansas in 2001 by a group of men who were seeking to know Jesus Christ in a deeper, more intimate way.
These men joined together for a nine-month "journey" that led to genuine life change within each man. As a result, the men felt called to share this "journey" with other men, and the ministry was birthed.
The Influencers movement has grown to reach men in various cities in the United States and has even been translated into other languages to reach men in the Middle East, South America, and many other international locations. It has also reached women, as wives began to see transformation in their husbands and wanted to go on The Journey themselves. Married couples have also used the curriculum and gone on The Journey in a small group of couples.
This is truly a movement of God, and we are privileged to serve Him in this ministry.


MELBOURNE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - London copper climbed on Monday as appetite for risk revived on hopes of progress in a trade dispute between the world's top two economies, which undermined safe-haven demand for the dollar.
* COPPER: Chile's Antofagasta, one of the world's leading copper producers, expects copper prices to continue to be volatile due to global trade tensions, the head of the company was quoted in a local newspaper as saying on Sunday.
* COPPER: The union representing workers of Chilean copper mine Escondida signed a new collective labor contract on Friday, ending the risk of a strike that could have paralysed the world's biggest copper mine, easing supply concerns.
* BATTERIES: China's largest lithium battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd plans to begin producing in 2019 next-generation nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make, have longer life spans, and cut the need for cobalt, according to an internal company presentation and a company source.


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Ronnie Milsap – There's No Gettin' Over Me | When music was real and had meaning
If there's one song that people think of when Ronnie Milsap's name comes up, it's his hit song, "There's No Gettin' Over Me". It's classic Ronnie and a timeless favorite that refuses to be forgotten, especially when it comes to this Vegas performance that'll blow y'all away.
"There's No Gettin' Over Me" was released in 1981 on Ronnie's album of the same title. It charted in several countries and became a crossover hit when it peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, while staying strong at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The popular song tells the story of a man that swears his former love will never really get over him because she'll see him everywhere and in everything. A notable cover was recorded by Heartland and released on their 2006 album, I Loved Her First.
Well you can walk out on me tonight
If you think that it ain't feeling right
But darling
There's ain't no getting over me
Well you can say that you need to be free
But there ain't no place that I won't be
Sweet darling bass run up
There ain't no getting over me
I'll be the bill you forgot to pay bass run up
I'll be the dream that keeps you awake
I'll be the song on the radio
I'll be the reason that you tell the boys no
Ronnie impresses on the piano as he performs his memorable song. When he's done, he gets the round of applause he definitely deserved. This is one of those songs that takes you back to the early 80s, craving Ronnie's urban country style all over again.
Jon Pardi – Heartache Medication | Freakin awesome…bringin back country music as it should be!
Alan Jackson – Country Boy


it's been a while since my last blog, but I have been "busy"… not really just binge watching netflix and trying to find an office job.
I want to address my lack of sensitivity when it comes to going through personal issues, such as with my sister, she is going through a hard time lately with her doctor.
Ever since I was small I've learned to always say 'BRING IT ON!' when it came to bad or uncertain news from doctors since it's always been one let down to another, kind of a constant warrior mind set. Yeah, I'll take you on attitude.
However, being this way for years has made me less sensitive to other peoples issues because I expect my family and friends to have that same mind set.
I didn't raise my voice, or say anything insensitive. I didn't say anything since it had been taken back by my sisters reaction.
It was as if I froze to such a strong emotion. So, in turn I stood next to her and put my hand on her shoulder, letting her know I'm here.
When someone in the family dies, I know what to expect, when my family has uncertain news and cries because of the uncertainty. I don't know what to do.
I've trained myself to expect the worst and be okay with it, such as I don't know if I can get pregnant with all the medicine I've taken since I was six. I don't know what that did to me but I'm okay with it because I can adopt.
Other people on the other hand.. not so much.
I need to keep in mind not everyone can have that "get up and keep going" spirit.
On a lighter note, I had gone to Kenora for two weeks just to see what it looks like and be with my boyfriend. It was beautiful, even though that place he is staying at while going to work has pigeons in the ceiling, which was completely annoying, the walls would also make noise by creaking and the old pipes bubbling to where it would sound like someone was walking around or trying to get in the window.
I came back to the city today, I also had an appointment with my doctor Embel, he scared me at first.
Your wounds/foot would smell too if you can't wash it on a regular basis.
I'm down to seeing the home care nurse to once a week now which is nice, and instead of using that pad that turns into a gel when wet, I now have a pad that sticks to the good skin around the wound but not actually sticks to the wound it's self.
Doctor Embel and I took picture of it because we are both impressed it has healed so much over the past month.
I'm not going to post those pictures yet, I want to wait for my next appointment at the beginning of March.
I'm also pretty sure no one is aching to see an open wound.


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TRIP PLANNER 22 days in United States & Toronto Itinerary
22 days in United States & Toronto Itinerary
Created using Inspirock route planner
Start: Bucharest, Romania
Nashville, United States
Key West, United States
End: Bucharest, Romania
Sun, Apr 24 - Sun, May 15 Edit
New York City of Canada
Possibly the world's most diverse city, Toronto houses over 80 ethnic communities speaking nearly 150 different languages or dialects.
Get some historical perspective at Casa Loma and The Distillery District. Do some cultural sightseeing at Royal Ontario Museum and Hockey Hall of Fame. There's much more to do: wander the streets of Kensington Market, take in the exciting artwork at Brookfield Place, and enjoy breathtaking views from CN Tower.
For maps, reviews, traveler tips, and other tourist information, go to the Toronto trip itinerary maker tool.
Bucharest, Romania to Toronto is an approximately 13.5-hour flight. Traveling from Bucharest to Toronto, you'll gain 7 hours due to the time zone difference. When traveling from Bucharest in April, plan for slightly colder days in Toronto, with highs around 13°C, while nights are about the same with lows around 3°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Tue) to allow enough time to fly to Cincinnati.
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The Distillery District
The Queen of the West
Situated on the north bank of the Ohio River, Cincinnati distinguished itself as the only U.S. city that left a favorable impression on one of its most famous 19th-century visitors, English author Charles Dickens.
Start off your visit on the 27th (Wed): stroll through Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum and then learn insider's secrets on Cincy Brew Bus.
To see other places to visit, ratings, more things to do, and tourist information, go to the Cincinnati route planner.
You can fly from Toronto to Cincinnati in 5 hours. Other options are to drive; or do a combination of train, car, and bus. Expect a bit warmer weather when traveling from Toronto in April: highs in Cincinnati hover around 22°C, while lows dip to 7°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 27th (Wed) to allow enough time to fly to Chicago.
Things to do in Cincinnati
Breweries & Distilleries · Wineries · Tours · Wildlife
Cincy Brew Bus
See United States Travel Guide
A huge and vibrant city, Chicago is home to top-notch theaters, shops, museums, galleries, and restaurants.
On the 28th (Thu), learn more about the world around you at Field Museum, then contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Fourth Presbyterian Church, then view the masterpieces at Chicago Cultural Center, and finally explore the world behind art at The Art Institute of Chicago. Keep things going the next day: take in the spiritual surroundings of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, admire the landmark architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, then stop by Ernest Hemingway Birthplace, and finally take a stroll through The Magnificent Mile.
To find other places to visit, ratings, more things to do, and more tourist information, read Chicago online tour planner.
Getting from Cincinnati to Chicago by flight takes about 2.5 hours. Other options: drive; or take a bus. The time zone difference moving from Eastern Standard Time to Central Standard Time is minus 1 hour. Traveling from Cincinnati in April, you will find days in Chicago are a bit cooler (17°C), and nights are about the same (5°C). Cap off your sightseeing on the 29th (Fri) early enough to catch the flight to Nashville.
Museums · Shopping · Historic Sites · Neighborhoods
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace
Music City U.S.A.
Known as the capital of country music, the thriving city of Nashville combines old-world southern charm with a progressive urban flair.
Start off your visit on the 30th (Sat): learn the secrets of beer at a beer tour and tasting, then steep yourself in history at Lotz House Museum, and then brush up on your knowledge of spirits at Nelson's Green Brier Distillery.
For photos, other places to visit, where to stay, and more tourist information, read our Nashville trip planner.
Getting from Chicago to Nashville by flight takes about 3 hours. Other options: drive; or take a bus. Traveling from Chicago in April, expect Nashville to be a bit warmer, temps between 26°C and 11°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 30th (Sat) so you can fly to Atlanta.
Breweries & Distilleries · Museums · Historic Sites · Tours
Lotz House Museum
Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
Beer Tastings & Tours
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Georgia's largest city and capital, Atlanta is a thriving metropolis anchored by its southern roots.
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Casuarius är ett släkte i familjen kasuarer (Casuariidae) i ordningen kasuarfåglar som omfattar fyra arter, varav en utdöd. Dessa marklevande fåglar har koboltblått fjäderlöst skinn på huvudet, på halsen slappt hängande karmosinröda hudflikar, en hjälmliknande stor kam beklädd av ett hornmaterial på huvudet och svart, tät och grov hårliknande fjäderdräkt. De har kraftiga ben och kan vid fara försvara sig med hjälp av kraftiga sparkar.

Utseende
Kasuarerna har koboltblått fjäderlöst skinn på huvudet, en smal och trubbig näbb och uppe på huvudet finns en hård hjälmliknade kam, som är täckt av en hornartad massa och till hälften saknar fjädrar. De har vanligen en eller två karmosinröda hudflikar på halsen. Fjädrarnas fanstrålar saknar bistrålar som hos de flesta andra fåglar binder ihop fanstrålarna till en platt yta, ett så kallat fan. Därför ser kasuarens hårliknande täta, svarta fjäderdräkt lätt dunig ut jämfört med många andra fåglars blanka fjäderdräkt. Fåglarna har kraftiga ben, och tjocka, skarpa klor på sina tre tår. Den dolklika mittklon är dubbelt så lång som de övriga, ungefär 12 centimeter. Hjälmkasuaren som är den största av de tre arterna kan väga upp till 60 kg, och är inte bara den näst tyngsta fågeln efter struts utan också de tyngsta djur som förekommer i Nya Guineas skogar.

Utbredning och systematik
Släktet Casuarius omfattar idag med tre nu levande arter och en känd utdöd art:
 Hjälmkasuar (Casuarius casuarius)
 Dvärgkasuar (Casuarius benetti)
 Enflikig kasuar (Casuarius unappendiculatus)
 Casuarius lydekkeri – utdöd

Kasuarerna förekommer främst i tropiska skogar på Nya Guinea men hjälmkasuaren som har det största utbredningsområdet förekommer även i nordöstra Australien samt i indonesiska Aruöarna och på Seram. Förmodligen är de två små öpopulationerna inplanterade av människan.

Tidigare placerades Casuarius som enda släktet i familjen kasuarer. Genetiska studier visar dock att den australiska emun, traditionellt kategoriserad i den egna familjen Emeiidae, är så pass nära släkt med kasuarerna att de numera förs till samma familj, Casuariidae. Även vilken ordning arterna ska klassificeras som har varit omdiskuterat. Från att liksom andra ratiter ha ansetts utgöra en och samma ordning, strutsfåglar (Struthioniformes), lyfts Casuariidae numera ut till en egen ordning, kasuarfåglar (Casuariformes)

Levnadssätt
Kasuarer kan inte flyga, och de lever huvudsakligen på frukt som växer på låga grenar. De äter dock även svamp och mindre djur som sniglar, insekter, grodor och ormar. Man tror att en kasuar kan bli 40 eller 50 år gammal. Kasuarer är vanligen skygga fåglar som bor djupt inne i skogen och försvinner från platsen långt innan människan hinner upptäcka dem. För det mesta skrider kasuaren långsamt fram, men de kan springa i upp till 50 km/h och hoppa upp till 1,5 meter. De simmar även bra. Om de blir störda kan de sparka med sina starka ben och såra angriparen med de skarpa klorna.

Häckning
Honorna lägger i varje kull tre till åtta stora, blekt blågröna ägg, som mäter ungefär 9 gånger 14 centimeter. Bara emun och strutsen lägger större ägg. Det är hannen som ruvar äggen i två månader, och sedan sköter om de brunrandiga ungarna i ytterligare nio månader. Ungarna har bara en antydan till kam på huvudet.

Kasuarer och människan

Kasuarerna har fått sitt trivialnamn ifrån dess malayiska namn kasuari. Arterna har historiskt varit viktiga bytesdjur för befolkningen och har spelat en mycket stor roll inom myter och berättelser. De har historiskt utgjort ett viktigt bytesdjur och än idag jagas den som föda. Deras hårliknande fjädrar är för många folkslag på Nya Guinea ett viktigt utsmyckningsinslag i kläder och huvudbonader.

Där kasuarernas naturliga habitat har förstörts, har en del individer lämnat regnskogen och förflyttat sig till områden i närheten av människan. Detta har orsakat konflikter särskilt med fruktodlare. På en del platser, såsom i Mission Beach i Queensland i Australien, har man utnyttjat fåglarnas närvaro för att locka turister.

På valören 20 Kina (valuta på Papua Nya Guinea) finns en avbildad kasuar.

Status och hot
Jakttrycket är i vissa områden hårt, men det största hotet mot arterna är habitatförstöring. Tidigare kategoriserades hjälmkasuaren och enflikig kasuar som hotade av Internationella naturvårdsunionen (IUCN) eftersom de förlorat en stor del av sitt naturliga habitat. Sentida studier visar dock att de är vanligare än man tidigare trott och har därefter nedgraderats till den lägsta hotgraden, livskraftig.

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While Computerworld was happy to publish Apple II articles when it came for free from a staff writer, it's harder to justify paying a freelancer by the word to cover a 40-year-old computer. So my articles in the last five years explored other topics, including an annual tradition that I inadvertently began: a slideshow of tech luminaries we lost.
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The features team leader politely said, "Ken, that's a really terrible idea… but there may be a good idea we can get out of it."
Thus was born the annual end-of-year slideshow that looked back on tech luminaries we lost in that calendar year. For the next several years, including during my transition from editor to freelancer, I watched other writers assemble the slideshow. In 2014, I was honored to assigned the story, finally being given the opportunity to execute the concept I'd proposed years ago.
That first year, I included Bob Bishop, whom I'd had the pleasure to meet and photograph at KansasFest. I skipped 2015 but wrote the slideshow in 2016 and again just last week for 2017. This latest lineup was the first time I got to choose which luminaries to honor, instead of having them assigned to me. It made it much easier to ensure a diverse cast when that virtue was baked in from the beginning. It also allowed me to include luminaries who might not otherwise have made the cut at Computerworld, such as Keith Robinson of Intellivision fame.
While there were no Apple II legends in this year's roundup, Apple Computer Inc. was doubtless influenced by the heroes we lost in 2017. It was Robert W. Taylor who conceived of the ARPAnet, which became the Internet — but he also worked at Xerox PARC, from which Steve Jobs got the ideas for GUI, mouse input devices, and more. Charles Thacker was another PARC alumnus who helped develop the Xerox Alto, the early computer that embodied these concepts.
Writing this slideshow is a morose way to lead up to the holiday season — but I take heart in my ability to carry the legacies of these early innovators and ensure their stories are known. For everything they did for the Apple II and its users, I salute them.


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Preseason Big 12 honors for Niang, Burton, Morris, McKay
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ISU standout forward Georges Niang added another preseason plaudit Thursday as he was named to the 2015-16 preseason All-Big 12 team.
Long- and strong-armed transfer Deonte Burton was tabbed as the preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the year.
He'll be eligible on Dec. 17.
Monté Morris and Jameel McKay garnered honorable mention preseason All-Big 12 honors.
Below, read the full news release from the Big 12.
Four First Team Returnees Lead All-Big 12 Preseason Honors
Big 12 men's basketball will have a familiar feel this season, as for the first time in conference history, four of five members of the All-Big 12 First Team from the previous campaign will return. Leading the way is the 2014-15 Big 12 Player of the Year and this year's preseason selection – Buddy Hield of Oklahoma.
Three more seniors – Rico Gathers (Baylor), Georges Niang (Iowa State) and Perry Ellis (Kansas) – along with one junior (Isaiah Taylor, Texas) make up the 2015-16 Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Four of the student-athletes on the squad have also been recognized for their academics. Ellis was the 2014-15 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was joined by Hield and Taylor on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, while Niang was part of the academic second team.
Hield led the Big 12 in scoring a year ago with 17.4 points per game, increasing that to a league-best average of 18.5 points in conference play. He earned Associated Press All-America Third Team accolades and has started every game the last two years, ranking 15th at OU with 1,366 career points.
Ellis was the only player in the Big 12 last season to rank in the top seven in scoring, field goal percentage and rebounding. Niang was also an AP All-America Third Team choice and enters his senior campaign fifth among active NCAA players in scoring (1,510) and the only player with 1,500 points, 450 rebounds and 300 assists. Gathers set a school record and ranked third nationally with 394 rebounds in 2014-15, while Taylor led the Longhorns in scoring (13.1 ppg), assists (110) and steals (23) despite missing 10 games.
Iowa State's Deonte Burton is the Preseason Newcomer of the Year, with Cheick Diallo being recognized as the Preseason Freshman of the Year. Burton, a transfer from Marquette, will be eligible at the end of the first semester after being named to his league's all-rookie team in 2013-14. Diallo was rated in the top 10 of the ESPN100 and was also the 2014 and 2015 New York Gatorade Player of the Year.
Preseason Player of the Year
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma, G, Sr., 6-4, 214, Freeport, Bahamas/Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Deonte Burton, Iowa State, G, Jr., 6-4, 250, Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette/Vincent
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Cheick Diallo, Kansas, F, Fr., 6-9, 220, Mali, Africa/Our Savior New American [N.Y.]
2015-16 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Name, School Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s)
Rico Gathers, Baylor, F 6-8 275 Sr. LaPlace, La./Riverside Academy
Georges Niang, Iowa State* F 6-8 230 Sr. Methuen, Mass./The Tilton School
Perry Ellis, Kansas* F 6-8 225 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Wichita Heights
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma* G 6-4 214 Sr. Freeport, Bahamas/Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]
Isaiah Taylor, Texas G 6-1 170 Jr. Hayward, Calif./The Village School [Texas]
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically by school):
Taurean Prince, Baylor; Jameel McKay and Monte Morris, Iowa State; Frank Mason, Kansas; Phil Forte, Oklahoma State; Devin Williams, West Virginia
* – Unanimous Selection
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David Mitchell (16 February 1829 – 25 March 1916) was a Scottish-Australian builder, responsible for Melbourne's  Royal Exhibition Building. He was the father of Dame Nellie Melba.

Biography

Born in Forfarshire, Scotland, in 1829, David Mitchell emigrated to Australia in 1852.

Mitchell is noted for building Scots' Church, Melbourne, St Patrick's Cathedral, Eastern Hill, Menzies Hotel in William Street, Melbourne (1857) and Presbyterian Ladies' College, East Melbourne (1874). His grandest accomplishment was the Royal Exhibition Building, which became the first Australian building to be awarded UNESCO World Heritage status.

In 1878 he bought land outside Lilydale on which he opened and operated the Cave Hill limestone and marble quarry. The business worked in tandem with his building company and was a great success, operating as the David Mitchell Estate Ltd after his death until it was sold to a Belgian conglomerate in 2002. It finally ceased operations in 2015.

David Mitchell died on 25 March 1916 and is buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery.

His eldest daughter, born Helen Porter Mitchell, was the renowned soprano Dame Nellie Melba; artist Helen Lempriere was a niece.

References

Joan Campbell, 'Mitchell, David (1829–1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, MUP, 1974, pp 259–260.

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