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Fujifilm XF 90mm F/2.0 Macro Lens Leaks Ahead of Announcement
Anthony Thurston, 7 years ago
Fujifilm's upcoming lens release, which we have been hearing is coming May 18th, has leaked online. Though the lens itself will likely not surprise many who pay attention to Fujifilm's lens roadmap.
The new 90mm F/2.0 Macro lens will feature a circular aperture behind a lens design that includes 11 elements in 8 groupings, making use of three ED glass elements. The macro lens will also be dust and water resistant, and feature a 62mm filter thread.
We don't have any word yet on the pricing or availability of the upcoming lens, but no doubt that information will be available on the 18th (this upcoming Monday). The leaked X-T10 is also expected to be announced on the 18th along with this new XF 90mm F/2.0 Macro lens.
I feel like a 90mm Macro lens is a great prime lens choice from Fuji. The 90mm focal length is both far enough for macro photography that you will not need to be right up on top of your subject, and it is also very similar in FOV to the ever popular 85mm focal length, making this a great portrait lens as well. It looks to be a great multi-purpose offering from Fuji.
Stay tuned and we will keep you updated on any more Fuji rumors that break ahead of the expected announcement on May 18th.
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If you check with the lens roadmap that was previously updated in February (http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/xf_lens/roadmap/) and now with the release of the lens you'll note that the 90mm is not a macro lens. The new macro lens is the 120mm to be released in 2016.
Kim Farrelly
Wonder how this will compare to my all time favourite lens Canon's 135 F2 L probably nothing like it…
adam sanford
f/2 on crop won't melt the background like f/2 on FF, but the new lens very well could be sharper. The 135L is a legendary piece of kit but it is 19 years old now, so anything is possible.
It might melt the background if you move it far far away :) That 135L is mighty on my 5D3 I really like shooting with it.
Would love that lens, but I have the 100L and 70-200 f/2.8L II, so I can't really justify it. So I end up circling the Canon refurb store and waiting for CPW to notify me of a 20% off sale.
That lens (alongside some other L primes) usually sells out in seconds when those sales happen.
So it's a 135 f/2 in FF terms (crop max aperture differences notwithstanding). That's gold for portraiture.
Do all Fuji lenses have a weird "this photo has been altered" vibe coming from above the aperture ring? Looks painted over or badly photoshopped — shouldn't that real estate have a distance scale, macro distance focus limiter switches, etc.?


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New mix: An attic space overgrown
I wasn't expecting to do another mix so soon after the last one (the business), but this one was kicking around for a while. As always, I was throwing songs I liked to listen to into a temporary playlist called "next," but couldn't figure out how to link them all together. Then one day I heard a recording of Kenyan girls singing (like so much these days, it surfaced out of my library on shuffle), and I said "Hmm." I threw a handful of short world music songs into the mix (from an album of Tuvan throat singing, an Internet-curated collection of African music, and a historic field recording of the Bera pygmies from the 1950s), shuffled them about until I got the right order, and before long I had something that seemed set to shuffle into the ear in the same way that the songs had wormed their way into my mind. An attic space overgrown (also on Art of the Mix) was the result.
The mix:
Chemirocha [Kipsigis] w/Chemutoi Ketienya & Girls – Kenyan Songs and Strings (Kenyan Songs and Strings)
Strange – R.E.M. (Document)
Rolling – Soul Coughing (El Oso)
Vessel – Zola Jesus (Conatus)
Bodhisattva Vow – Beastie Boys (Ill Communication)
Right On – The Roots (How I Got Over)
Yraazhy Kys (The Singing Girl) – Shu-De (Voices From The Distant Steppe)
The Eraser – Christian Scott (Yesterday You Said Tomorrow)
Harrowdown Hill – Thom Yorke (The Eraser)
Jean-Baptiste à la fenêtre – Sonic Youth (Simon Werner a Disparu)
Tshetlha Di Kae – School Girls In Kayne (Tswana and Sotho Voices)
Half Way To Crazy – The Jesus & Mary Chain (Automatic)
Infinity Guitars – Sleigh Bells (Treats)
Staircase – Radiohead (The Daily Mail & Staircase)
One Big Holiday – My Morning Jacket (It Still Moves)
Skipping Song – Bera Pygmies (Music Of The Rainforest Pygmies)
Antenna – Sonic Youth (The Eternal)
Hikikomori – Zola Jesus (Conatus)
Silver Rider – Robert Plant (Band of Joy)
You See Everything – Low (C'mon)
Moorestown – Sun Kil Moon (April)
Track notes:
I finally heard the original version of "Strange" (on Wire's Pink Flag) last year, and while I love it, it made me appreciate the R.E.M. version I heard in high school–bravura, loud, beery, and outré.
It's a pity that Mike Doughty has disavowed the Soul Coughing discography, because tunes like "Rolling" were made for delicious cognitive dissonance–the luxury and assonance of the words and the thick beats…
Zola Jesus was a discovery for me about this time last year. "Vessel" is the strangest arrangement of the album, with Nika Roza Danilova's voice hocketing into the echoing void at the opening over a sort of middle-period Dead Can Dance accompaniment. And that's just the opening.
I miss Adam Yauch.
"Right On": Who knew that Joanna Newsom made such a good chorus for hip-hop?
Christian Scott's "The Eraser," its strikingly original jazz arrangement of Thom Yorke's original, has been in heavy repeat since I heard the album last year. The whole album is worth checking out.
"Harrowdown Hill" gives you an opportunity to hear Yorke's original glitchy percussion against the jazz acoustic original. Not as starkly tense as some of Radiohead's earlier (or later) works, it feels a little more personal but still despairing.
Sonic Youth's final(?) recording, a soundtrack, carries enormous tension throughout it even if you don't understand the cinematic context of the songs, which, um, I don't. Still absorbing.
I dug out "Automatic" the other day–still a great album all these years later.
I found Sleigh Bells thanks to Molly Young's plug for the band (she plays the gum-chewing cheerleader in the video for this song). I like the second album better as an album but "Infinity Guitars" is still an astonishing kick to the head.
Someday Radiohead will make a full album that "Staircase" fits into and I'll be a happy man.
My Morning Jacket's It Still Moves was the last of the early albums and the one I love best, I think. This one reminds me of growing up in the South.
Robert Plant's cover of "Silver Rider," from the underappreciated Low album The Great Destroyer, is both hypnotic and wholly respectful of the original.
Low's most recent album is the one I've liked best since The Great Destroyer. "You See Everything" is a great spotlight for Mimi Sparhawk's voice.
Finally we get to "Moorestown." After the psychedelic wonderland of Ghosts of the Great Highway, it took a long time for Sun Kil Moon's acoustic albums to grow on me. But this one had been waiting to find me, and today I realized it was the closer.
Finally, a note on mixes: Seems to me that I put them together to digest the music I'm listening to and to claim it before it claims me.
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President Chester A. Arthur Aims to Turn Indians into U.S. Citizens, 1881
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Datum přidání: 01. července 2007
Chester A. Arthur biography
The American Indians
The Native Americans - Indians
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One of the main distinctive features of American history is the problem of settlers dealing with the native inhabitants. "The Indian problem" has been an issue in ever since the first Europeans came onto the continent. The area of present-day United States of America was particularly attractive for British colonists, who had quite different approach to the handling of the native inhabitants than the other colonizing nations. The British always tried to leave the natives alone or keep the Indians away from themselves – trying to live life according to pure principles of Christian belief. This approach led to relatively few contact between the two sides. But the immigration of ever-new immigrants, as well as their own reproduction caused slow but sure move of the society's natural boundary to the west. This fairly neutral relationship lasted until the "hop" over the Appalachian Mountains in the final period of the colonial America and in the era of the early republic. The old approach to the Indian problem (particularly during 1820s and 30s) was the treatment of the tribes as independent nations within certain boundaries, with the consequence of treaty and removal policies. Simplified, this method can be expressed by the words "isolation" (removals, clear boundary) and "not interfering" (into their nomadic lifestyle). But as the colonization of the continent moved more and more to the west, with gradual but certain dissolving of the clear frontier between "white" and "red" during the Reconstruction period, more and more Indian tribes were confronted with the great number of newcomers. This confrontation, caused mostly by the hunger for land and natural resources, initiated many racial and tribal conflicts. In this paper, the author criticizes previous methods of dealing with the Indian problem and recommends a new one, which should be supported by congressional actions. This new approach should lead to Indians' integration and assimilation. The writer is the 21st president of the United States – Chester A. Arthur. Whether Arthur wrote this piece or not is quite difficult to find out, but most probably it was written either directly by him or indirectly by someone of his advisors who put his ideas in textual form. In author's view, there have to be three major changes in the process of solving the problem.
First, he suggests legislative adjustments leading to the application of state laws in the Indian reservations (with the exception of the Five Civilized Tribes in today's Oklahoma). This jurisdiction will lead, according to Arthur, to the protection of the Indian by the law, "valuable to him in his progress toward civilization" (line 38). Secondly, and most importantly, the author urges for a general law "permitting the allotment in severalty .. of a reasonable quantity of land". This private property estate would help them in their "present welfare an their permanent advancement". Writer's intention is to break up Indians' tribal and nomadic communities, accused for the under-development of their civilization. Thirdly, there shall be a certain amount of money assigned for the support of Indian schools. This idea was later developed (some can say also misused) by the initiative to obtain this money from the sale of the redundant Indian land. Arthur's suggestions, which voiced the general sentiments, led to the Indian General Allotment, also known as the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887. This law really rationed the land, confirming 160 acres to each individual household and half that to orphans and single adults. The rest, unfortunately, was quickly purchased by speculators and railroad companies. The title of this paper is: "President Chester A. Arthur Aims to Turn Indians into U.S. Citizens". We may assume that this in a few years really happened, however, all Indians were made citizens only in 1924. Still today, despite Arthur's original ideas, Indian tribes are political entities, which generally are outside the jurisdiction of the individual states in which they live. Another inconsistency can be found in the lines 54-56, where the author expresses his rather subjective will of the reality and the outcome of his proposed changes. I quite doubt the "well-attested reports" of Indians' increasing interest in husbandry (line 54). In reality, his "gratifying results at once" were in fact not achieved. What actually happened was, as he continues in this paragraph, the dissolution of the tribal bound with all its' negative consequences. Although it is quite difficult to say whom this text is addressed to, the interest of the author is definitely to change the policy of dealing with the Indian problem. From this view it is a public text.
Most likely it is a complete document, although any kind of summary or conclusion is missing. It seemed to me, at first, as if this paper was some kind of recommendation for the American Congress - with an aim of passing a bill implementing author's proposals ("there is imperative need for legislative action" - line 29). But in paragraph 11, Arthur mentions that his suggestions had already received to some extent a consideration by Congress (line 31), which to some extent rejects my previous thought. More probable might be, that this article was written in a form of a newspaper or a diplomatic letter, or it could be even a text of president's public speech. The structure of the rather short text is quite simple – after the brief introduction of the topic comes the critique of old methods of dealing with the Indian problem. The main body of the paper consists of author's proposals for the new federal actions and their reasoning. The conclusion is somehow missing. Rhetorical mode of the text is trying to be more appealing one than descriptive. We cannot find any irony, pathos or many metaphors in the text. One of the few combinations of words that I found in the paper interesting is the author's use of the word "our" in the case of Indian problem (lines 2 and 12). On the one hand, it can state the attitude of the American president, representing the whole nation, on the other, though, it seemed to me as if he spoke only from the superior "white" side. My further impressions were evoked by the remarkable but truthful expressions used in the fifteenth paragraph. Arthur writes about Indians that "their hunting days are over", which can be understood in the metaphorical sense, as well as in its literal meaning (consider the almost extinction of bison, for example). Later in the paragraph, author uses expression "new order of things" that describes really cardinal changes of the country after the industrial and market revolutions and the Civil War. Today's writers would work with this idiom slightly more carefully. All in all, president Arthur supported here the new approach to dealing with the Indian problem that influenced Native Americans forever. Its consequences are rather controversial, nevertheless some facts are apparent: this tactic, hand in hand with many other factors, led to the almost total disappearance of the Native Americans' lifestyle and culture. Therefore, by forced assimilation, brought them to the edge of extinction. On the other hand, though, it is quite natural, that the "dominant culture" one way or another wins over the other ones. In this light, Arthur's recommendations seem at that time the only hope. As one commissioner put it in 1889: "This civilization may not be the best possible, but it is the best the Indian can get.
They can not escape it, and must either conform to it or be crushed by it.".


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James Middlebrook
English cricketer
James Daniel Middlebrook
(1977-05-13) 13 May 1977 (age 45)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Right-arm off break
All rounder
Domestic team information
Northamptonshire (squad no. 7)
Runs scored
10/35 0/1 0/0
127 57* 43
Balls bowled
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Catches/stumpings
112/– 51/– 27/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2016
James Middlebrook (born 13 May 1977)[1] is a former English first-class cricketer, who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club on a short-term contract. He played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling off spin. Since retiring from professional cricket Middlebrook has become an umpire, standing in first-class matches from the 2017 season onwards.[2]
Middlebrook was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and made his first-class debut in the 1998 English cricket season with Yorkshire, but was released by them in 2001.[1] From 2002 to 2008 he plied his trade with Essex, taking 32 first-class wickets and 20 one day wickets. Middlebrook joined Northamptonshire at the start of the 2010 season,[3] where he regularly opened the batting. In January 2010, Middlebrook along with new team-mate David Sales, was picked to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Durham in Abu Dhabi.[4] Despite being Northants leading runscorer in the 2014 season, Middlebrook was released following the club's relegation to Division Two of the County Championship.[5] He was signed by Yorkshire on a short-term contract as cover for Adil Rashid whilst the leg-spinner was part of England's tour party in the West Indies.
^ a b Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
^ Boon, Cosker among five new ECB Cricket Liaison Officers, CricInfo, 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
^ Northants sign James Middlebrook and Paul Harrison, BBC Sport, 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
^ MCC pick Northants' David Sales and James Middlebrook BBC Sport. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
^ Dobell, George Northants wield axe after poor year, Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
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Chelsea wing back Marcos Alonso has not helped douse the flames of guess at Chelsea, by comments on Spanish radio in that he called Luis Enrique 'a major coach' who would be 'perfect for any club'. The treble-winning ex-Barcelona manager has been related by the Chelsea job in recent weeks, by Antonio Conte looking increasingly likely to leave at the finish of the campaign. Speaking to Spanish radio station Cope, Alonso's comments, When generic, are likely to be used as more directory of players losing faith in Conte & looking to the following manager in line. Eden Hazard seemed to standard criticism at the manager's tactics after the game by claiming Chelsea did'nt play to their 'qualities'. "We did'nt play by our qualities & if Alvaro Morata or Giroud is playing, it's easier to play by long balls.
referring to MANCHESTER, Britain - FEBRUARY 25: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea during the first League match among Manchester United & Chelsea at Old Trafford on February 25, 2018 in Manchester, Britain. (picture with Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Antonio Conte is holding on with a thread at Chelsea. however factors inside & outside the club display which Chelsea isn't lock to prepared for life after him. If the club is to sack Antonio Conte, they going to necessity a high quality manager to replace him. Preferred Chelsea target Luis Enrique is unlikely to feature on Real Madrid's shortlist, however he is sure to be near the highest of Paris Saint Germain's.
The blame, naturally, has fallen on manager Antonio Conte even though his cause wasn't helped by many of his players forgetting the method to execute a easy pass. by Chelsea a 7 days away from another serious examination by a possession-based team while they travel to Barcelona, something needs to change if they are to avert another humiliation. Thankfully, there are a few easy things which Conte could do to give his team a Battling chance. Both are powerful in the air, though the preference would be for Morata to play given his additional pace & silkier touch. picture by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)The other thing Chelsea have to do is play by tempo & intensity.
THERE have been many crimes committed versus football over the years however Antonio Conte isn't a Person I would ever label as a wrong-doer in this regard. THERE have been many crimes committed versus football over the years however Antonio Conte isn't a Person I would ever label as a wrong-doer in this regard. John Giles: Antonio Conte is being undermined with a serial culprit from within Chelsea - & pundits are ignoring itThere is an awful lot of nonsense flying around at the moment about Conte & Arsene Wenger, generality of it being pedalled with those who ought know better. Jamie Redknapp attached the phrase 'crime versus football' to the approach Conte took to playing Manchester City at the weekend & spectacularly missed the point. The real crime here is versus Conte & has been committed with a serial culprit, Roman Abramovich.


Luck's Ware continues the ancient art of wheel-thrown pottery near Seagrove, the "Pottery Capitol" of North Carolina. Visitors can experience the entire process from the mixing of the clay to the finished ware. Sid Luck, a fifth generation potter, and sons, Jason and Matt, continue the Luck pottery tradition.


Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), is essential to the cuisines of the Middle East and Scandinavia. Cardamom is the distinct flavor in Chai tea. My favorite is glass of cardamom ice coffee by Cook Republic or this almond cardamom cake.
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Here's a way to really enhance and turn that morning oatmeal for two into something special. Take two large Granny Smith apples and turn them into apple-bowls. The Granny Smiths are a great baking apple. With their bright green skin and creamy white flesh, Granny Smith apples are crispy, pleasantly tart and are available year-round. Their distinctive tartness pairs well with the cinnamon, sugar and butter needed for a classic baked apple recipe. They hold their shape very well when cooked, resulting in a professional-looking dessert.
Yeah, I know there are no amounts for most of the ingredients, it's because they are all measured 'to taste'.
First, make the oatmeal, where its those steel cut oats or instant oatmeal, whichever you prefer. Add the cinnamon, sugar, raisins 'to taste'. This will be the stuffing mixture for our apples. Now, core the apples, cut them in half, and hollow out about a third of the center forming a 'bowl' in the middle of the apple half. I like to take the apples removed from the hole and adding it back to the oatmeal mixture.
Take a scoop and divide the mixture into the four apple bowls and drizzle some maple syrup, or honey, over the mixture. Top each with about ¼ tsp of butter.
Place them into a baking dish and pop into a 375 degree oven for about ten to fifteen minutes.
Hazy Hot and Humid… just a perfect day for a platter full of fresh juicy fruit to snack on. You'll find this platter to be delicious, refreshing and a healthy alternative to salty, high fat snacks. Serve this along with the chicken salad stuffed tomatoes (tomorrow's post) for a cool lunch with which to beat the heat. Oh, did I mention that Western Beef had a great sale on limes.
To make the Creamy Lime Dipping Sauce combine all ingredients in small bowl; mix well to combine. The important thing to remember is to remove ALL of the white pith and seeds from the jalapeno. Nearly all the capsaicin, the acidic source of the pepper's heat, comes from the rind. The rind, once the pith is removed has a strong fruity flavor.
Take the leaves off of one of the sprigs of mint and put them in your mixing tin along with the simple syrup and the lime juice. Muddle the mint gently. Add the rum and some ice and shake well. Strain (you should double-strain) into a glass filled with cracked ice. Top with soda, garnish with the remaining mint.
Mother's Day is national Apple Pie Day… go figure! So, in keeping with the holiday, here's my contribution to the nation's apple pie recipe repository. All you need is a touch of the natural maple sugar and a drizzle of natural maple syrup.
In a large mixing bowl combine granulated sugar, maple sugar, maple syrup, flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add apples; toss to coat. Transfer to pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with butter and pour whipping cream over filling. Trim edge of crust even with edge of pie plate.
On the lightly floured surface, roll out remaining pastry to a 12-inch circle. Cut an "x" or a design in the center of the pastry. Place pastry over filling in pie plate. Seal and crimp edges. Cut small slits in top of crust, if desired. Brush with milk and sprinkle with raw sugar. Place pie on a foil-lined baking sheet. To prevent overbrowning, cover pie edges with foil.
Bake in a 375° oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil from edges. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes more or until fruit is tender and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.
Enjoy this with your Mom!


Therapy consists of a cooperative alliance. Whatever we agree to focus on, we approach it in a collaborative way. Although I will make suggestions and guide the process, the way we deal with the problems depends on what makes sense to both of us and on how it goes. Because we work as a team, honest feedback to each other is essential.
I need to learn about you as well as I can in the context of your personal life experiences, your culture, and of course your current life situation. In addition to hearing about your background and life story, I maintain a focus on what is happening in the present, in your reactions and feelings, and in our interaction.
For me, the core of the therapy is in what happens between us as well as what is going on within you. Therapy is an interpersonal situation in which you can safely be your real self, get to know yourself in a more comfortable way, and develop self-acceptance. To accomplish this, it is important for you to feel safe and understood. In our open dialog, I offer respectful listening and honest feedback about what I observe and come to understand about you. By focusing on our interaction, we may come up with ways for you to find more satisfying interactions with others.
This process is what keeps me wanting to do this work. It is stimulating and intriguing to have the privilege of getting to know people in this way, and it is gratifying to see people find ways of feeling more satisfied and living life more fully.


Dr. Kraus teaches formal instructional courses at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Dr. Michael Seidman and Dr. Kraus' instruction course entitled "Novel Ossicular Reconstruction Techniques." a 1 hr. course, was presented by Dr. Seidman at the Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Atlanta, GA, October 8, 2087, Building B, Rm 315, 11:15am - 12:15pm.
Dr. Kraus presented the instruction course entitled "Novel Ossicular Reconstruction Techniques." a 1 hr. course, presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Chicago, IL , Wednesday, September 13, 2017, McCormick Place Convention Center, Rm E451B.
Scientific Oral Presentation: "5-Year Hearing Results for Esteem Totally Implantable Hearing System", presented by Jack Shohet, M.D., with co-authors Eric M. Kraus, M.D., Peter Catalano, M.D. and Liz Toh, M.D. Presented, Sunday, September 27, 2015, East Fork Room, KBH Convention Center, 3:36-3:41pm.
Instruction Course 4213-1: "Novel Ossicular Reconstruction Techniques". Presented by Michael Seidman, M.D. and Eric M. Kraus, M.D., Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 8:45-9:45am.
2012 - Glasscock ME, Kraus EM. The Lost Art of Medicine. 1-hour didactic course, September 10, 2012.
2012 - Seidman MD, Kraus EM. Ossicular Reconstruction. 1-hour didactic course, September 12, 2012.
The following 1 hour Instruction Course was presented (MEG) at the Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS in San Francisco, CA, September 2011.
2011 Glasscock ME, Kraus EM. "The Lost Art of Medicine", September 11, 2011.
(1) Course 2618-1, "The Lost Art of Medicine", in conjunction with Michael E. Glasscock, III, M.D. of Austin, TX, was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Boston, MA, Monday, September 27, 2010, 1:45pm-2:45pm.
(2) SOHN Course, "Endoskeletal Ossicular Reconstruction Using the Kraus K-Helix Crown Prosthesis & Glass Ionomer Cement: Incus-to-Stapes", was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Nurses, Boston, MA, Monday, September 27, 2010, 12:15 - 1:15pm.
(3) Scientific Oral Presentation, "Hearing Results with the ESTEEM Totally Implantable Device", was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Boston, MA, Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 8:24 - 8:32am., by Dr. Kraus and has been submitted for publication.
(4) AAO-HNS Mini-Seminar, "Treating COM Conductive Hearing Loss: What Should We Do?", in conjunction with Ravi N. Samy, M.D., Nick Blevins, M.D., Lorne S. Parnes, M.D., and Brian Westerberg, M.D. was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Boston, MA, Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 10:30am - 11:50am.
(5) AAO-HNS Poster, "Hearing Results with Kraus K-Helix Crown Incudoplasty", was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Boston, MA, Sat-Wed, September 25-29, 2010.
(6) Dr. Kraus is a co-author along with Jack A. Shohet, MD and Peter J. Catalano, MD for a second Scientific Oral Presentation, "Profound High-Frequency Hearing Loss Treatment with the Esteem II Implant". The paper was presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, Boston, MA, Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at 9:46am.by Dr. Shohet and has been submitted for publication.
(1) Course 1621-1, "The Lost Art of Medicine", in conjunction with Michael E. Glasscock, III, M.D. of Austin, TX, was presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNS, San Diego, CA, October 4, 2009, 1:45pm-2:45pm.
Douglas Dawson, M.D. of Muscatine, Iowa, September 22, 2008, 1:45pm-4:00pm, Room E351.
September 23, 2008, 1:45pm-2:45pm, Room E353A.
Dawson DE, Kraus EM. "Survivor Medicine: Malpractice for Otolaryngologists. First Edition, Monograph, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, 2008, 1-91.
The monograph may be purchased from the AAO-HNS.


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New Rayus Radiology Clinic Expands Services For Patient Care
Alex Svejkovsky Published: December 8, 2021
(Photo: Chad Rusch)
SARTELL -- A long-time central Minnesota business is operating in a new building and under a new name.
Rayus Radiology, formerly known as CDI, moved into their new facility attached to St. Cloud Orthopedics in Sartell last month.
Chad Rusch is the Senior Director of Operations and Business Development. He says the name change was part of a company wide rebranding effort.
A lot of these markets we've acquired over the years have still be operating under their own name. So this past year we've rebranded to have all of our markets operate under the same name.
Rayus has been in the central Minnesota community for about 28 years and specializes in outpatient imagining services such as MRI or ultrasound.
Derik Weldon is the Medical Director at Rayus. He says they are excited about their clinic expansion and the opportunity to grow their services, especially in pain care.
Pain care is where a patient has some type of pain, they are referred here and seen by a specialist who can help guide them in their care. Our specialists work collaboratively with a patients provider to help answer those questions.
Weldon says they've also added new imagining technology to better help providers identify the specific issues their patients are facing.
He says their overall goal is to offer high quality access to care and he believes this new facility will continue to provide that for years to come.
Rayus Radiology is located in roughly 40 states and provides scans to about 1.2 million patients per year.
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A Decade of Show Me The Money: What's Next for Korean Hip-Hop?
Following last year's very successful season, Mnet's Show Me The Money 10 came to an end last week by introducing a new winner, Jo Gwang-il, just one face from yet another strong batch of talents to inject into the industry. For those unfamiliar with it, the show (also known as SMTM) is an annual music competition that filters thousands of rappers down to their elite, pitting them against each other in various rounds to find the best rapper of the crop. Its success varied over the years depending on format changes, editing, contestant talent, and the quality of its songs, but despite poor results in some years, it has continually bounced back to become one of Mnet's longest-running flagship programmes.
This longevity and popularity mean that, by now, practically every rapper in Korea has been on it either as a judge or a contestant, and it is now almost a rite of passage for budding rappers hoping to get a break. As such, SMTM has established a powerful, symbiotic relationship with the Korean hip hop scene itself, bringing audiences to the genre in return for rappers offering their talent and time. This helped boost both of their mainstream popularity, and following global trends hip hop quickly rose through the 2010s to become the biggest music genre for young people in Korea. This year saw the programme celebrate its tenth season, with over 27, 000 people applying in hopes of becoming the show's next star.
The show achieved this through a number of valuable strengths that it developed through trial and error over the years. Firstly, as reality TV, it offered high entertainment value by fostering and showcasing a strong sense of community among its participants. At its best, the show was a celebration of their craft, with respected artists assembling as a star-studded judge lineup in order to discover and develop hopeful talents gathering to compete. Contestants eventually joined one of the judges' teams, and when the rules emphasised teamwork, heartwarming friendships naturally grew. The best examples of these (and by extension the most enjoyable seasons) were SMTM777 and SMTM9 – both fostered genuine friendships among its contestants, and in return, they delivered both excellent TV and performances.
Accordingly, the show was at its worst whenever it became overly trashy, conflict-driven, and melodramatic. An episode where Black Nut broke into a sudden rap verse to diss the judges who had eliminated him comes to mind, as well as his audition where he pulled down his trousers for maximum shock value (what is it with Mnet and people doing that?). Similarly, rules that sacrificed wholesome sportsmanship for dramatic conflict were more unpleasant than entertaining. For example, pairing rappers up only to eliminate one, and having two rappers prepare for a song before only allowing one to perform. The show also occasionally suffered from simply being too boring, usually due to format changes or editing which neglected to showcase contestants' personalities and skills fully (for example, SMTM8).
Luckily, contestants rarely seemed to suffer from evil editing in the way that Mnet is often known for – perhaps because rappers were often already quite strong characters, who were not afraid of conflict or earning a bad reputation. For them, the exposure was reward enough, and even when they were less than polite, the backlash was rarely as harsh as for idols. Likewise, the show has improved in recent years with increasingly generous rules that allow healthier, more friendly competition.
Another significant strength of the show, or perhaps just a side effect of its longevity, was that long-term narratives with real-life character growth were able to naturally arise over two or more years. The best examples of this were A-Chess' hard work (he joined every season and only achieved success in SMTM10), Superbee's maturation from troublemaker child to adult in SMTM777, and BewhY's transformation from good to god in SMTM5.
Simultaneously, the show also demonstrated in real-time the cyclical, unstable nature of popularity, with rappers experiencing dramatic oscillations in status over the years. Swings, Mad Clown, Mino, and BewhY at various points all went from contestants to judges, while Swings (again), San E, and Basick went from judge or winner to contestant. This ended up being one of the most interesting aspects of the show – at once humbling and eye-opening for viewers and contestants, it proved that success, however grand, really could go as quickly as it came.
SMTM also played a very important role as a bridge between K-hip hop and the wider Korean public. Considering its format as a Korean reality show, it actually introduced rap culture reasonably well, albeit in an abridged form occasionally exaggerated for television. This included not only rap as a music form, but parts of the culture behind it, such as performing verses acapella, team diss battles, and the collaborative process of making songs through combining producers' beats with rappers' verses.
Over the years, a wide variety of styles from Korean hip hop were also represented – SMTM6 in particular assembled a legendary lineup of judges spanning multiple generations, composing of Dynamic Duo, Jay Park, Dok2, Tiger JK, Bizzy, Zico, and Dean. Securing experienced artists meant that both the judging and song production processes were based on a solid understanding of what makes the genre appealing. In turn, this helped audiences learn how to appreciate it.
Filtering for the best talent and combining them with the best producers in this way allowed some great songs to be created. These often did not need much extra work from Mnet, such as stage effects or fancy outfits, in order to be turned into good performances. They let audiences see the best of what the genre could offer – "Turtle Ship", "Day Day", "Freak", "VVS", and "Infrared Camera" are some of the best examples, to name a few. Assisted by big-name artists, hits like these gave many rappers the leg up into mainstream visibility they needed to establish long-term careers.
That said, gems like these were uncommon, and the majority of songs that were released through the show were somewhat forgettable or half-baked. The show's tight schedule required producers and rappers to create numerous songs in a short period of time, and often one or the other fell a little short, leading to performances that were fun to watch at the moment but ultimately lacked repeat value. Even so, for most rappers, the chance to perform and share their art on a big stage was valuable enough (especially during pandemic times). This was especially the case if they had no existing fanbase; even if they were eliminated early or not to the taste of most people, the show was popular enough that at least a few people would discover them.
Simultaneously, SMTM created a platform for rappers to present themselves as people to audiences who were otherwise distanced from the scene and may have held preconceptions about them. Rappers on the show gradually showed themselves to be friendly, likeable people, instead of hostile and arrogant as once was the stereotype. Perhaps in response, the social currency and desirability of rapper status rose significantly (tellingly the show's live audiences now tend to be mostly women). As such, it is not unlikely that the show's portrayal of rappers had a knock-on positive effect on the opportunities and income available to them.
With these factors supporting the continued production of the series, Mnet shrewdly used it to construct a very effective and sustainable system for discovering, cultivating, and promoting talent to feed the industry. SMTM fertilised the ground for new talent to rise by delivering hip hop to young audiences at home, and they began to reap the rewards in the form of numerous teenage contestants. These flocked not only to SMTM, but its counterpart, High School Rapper, Mnet's teenage equivalent which they introduced in 2017. The most talented of these entered the industry pipeline and were offered a much clearer route to success than they would have had back in the day – notable examples include D.Ark, Ahn Byeong-woong, Sokodomo, and Lee Young-ji, the first female winner from either show.
SMTM offered them, as well as older contestants, the opportunity to work with top producers and featuring artists in a professional music production process; if nothing else, it was an extremely valuable work experience. Contestants were also able to gain industry contacts through networking on the show. Having joined one of the judges' teams, rappers often ended up working or even signing with them afterwards. It also helped to facilitate collaborations between rappers, such as Lil Boi and Wonstein, who became friends on the show and after showing great chemistry on stage together, continued to collaborate on singles afterwards.
Finally, the various rounds that tested technical rap skills, as well as creative songwriting skills, gave contestants a chance to learn the difference between creating rap and creating music, between being a rapper and being an artist. This was perhaps the most valuable lesson participants could learn from the process; while you could go far in the competition and even win using solid rap skills, any success you earned was short-lived if you failed to follow up with good music afterwards. This was the case with winners like Basick, who won SMTM4 but returned six years later as a contestant in SMTM10.
Mnet, therefore, managed to create a thriving and surprisingly sustainable ecosystem for K-hip hop similar to that of K-pop, albeit with a similar caveat of transient success due to intense competition and a fast season cycle. The system has produced more than a few success stories. Several rappers have gone through both High School Rapper and SMTM, perhaps multiple times, before achieving wider acknowledgement and launching a long-term career. Often, this trajectory included one or two breakthrough songs produced on the shows. Most recently, Sokodomo's hit with Zion. T, Wonstein, and Slom, "Merry-Go-Round", scored a perfect all-kill on the charts.
It is also worth noting SMTM's interesting role as a bridge between K-hip hop and K-pop. Open as it was to the public, it provided a rare chance for idols to prove their credibility as rappers, something they increasingly sought as K-pop became more influenced by rap and hip hop. In the first few years, dismissive comments against idol rappers were rife, especially as many of those who auditioned did indeed fall short of their contemporaries. However, breakthrough talents helped to change the narrative starting from SMTM3. Ikon's Bobby won the season, and a year later Winner's Mino reached the finals of SMTM4. Simultaneously, Zico and Jay Park, talents with undeniable skills and idol backgrounds, began appearing as judges from SMTM4, with things coming full circle this year when Mino was announced as a judge.
SMTM's positive influence in this aspect is indisputable. With the acceptance of idols growing among the K-hip hop community and rappers now working across the same mainstream platforms, they are increasingly not just tolerant, but openly friendly towards them. Jay Park name-dropped BTS on his verse last year for Lil Boi's "On Air", while his project group SG Boyz is an open tribute to boy bands (they even appeared on M Countdown). Meanwhile, Jessi now regularly interviews idols on her popular show, Showterview with Jessi, while pH-1 and Woodie Gochild recently featured on a song for TXT.
In the other direction, Got7's JB and Yugyeom joined H1ghr Music and AOMG respectively, while Vixx's Ravi established his own label, Groovl1n, which now houses hip hop talents like SMTM777 winner Nafla. Crossovers like these are symbolic of the increasing hybridisation of the K-hip hop rapper and K-pop idol; recalling B-Free's infamous episode of disrespect towards BTS in 2013, it is hard not to marvel at the progress.
Overall, SMTM can rightly be described as an excellent success, and with SMTM10 offering a decent end to their first decade on air, another decade may be on the horizon. At this point, the producers of the show need to look ahead – what is the future of the show, as well as the K-hip hop scene at large? As both finish their tenth year in mainstream relevance, each will need to take in new ideas in order to refresh themselves and keep up with the shifting tastes of their audience. The scene remains fertile ground; still, more auditions are submitted every year, and K-hip hop is now increasingly popular internationally.
Could they try to do better what they tried to do in SMTM4 – an international focus, with non-Korean judges and contestants? Or perhaps the opposite, a shift towards using quintessentially Korean elements, such as linguistics, instruments, and aesthetics, to find a more distinctive flavour for the subgenre? The show currently emphasises Korean-language rap, with English lyrics notably discouraged. While this preference helps develop Korean rap and connect it with Korean audiences, it also puts individuals of multicultural backgrounds, primarily Korean-Americans, at a significant disadvantage.
As a result, talents who lack native-level Korean fluency or who give Korean and English lyrics equal weight are often eliminated early, and popularity-wise remain stuck in the valley between Korean and Western markets, unable to gain a foothold in either. If Mnet has its eye on a more international audience for Show Me The Money, in the same way it has had for its idol survival shows, then it would do well to develop its format in a way that allows both Korean and Korean diaspora contestants to own and share their cultural identity, in the form of music and performances created for global tastes.
There is also progress that can be made in the fusion between K-pop and K-hip hop. In line with the rising trend of crossovers between the two, Mnet can intentionally accelerate cross-pollination by facilitating more meaningful exchange between idols and rappers. There is plenty of decent talent in the K-pop industry that could be cultivated and mentored by more seasoned rappers. The show can create space for them, perhaps in a spin-off, instead of just leaving them to flounder. Bobby and Mino were outstanding exceptions, but NCT's Mark and Seventeen's Vernon have both now demonstrated skills that were developed after their stints on High School Rapper and SMTM4 respectively. From Mnet's perspective, these were lost opportunities to make profitable idol TV shows and to add more rap talent to their pipeline.
There are also a number of changes in music style and mentality arising organically from the current new generation of rappers, as previously favoured styles simultaneously begin to fall out of fashion. As the new generation rises up to take the place of their predecessors, they bring with them new influences and ideas. Mudd the Student and Sokodomo are bringing fascinating sounds that are grungy, dark, and chaotic, while multi-talents like Wonstein offer melodic, soft, and emotional flows that blur the line between singing rap and R&B even more.
Novel characters like these few challenge the status quo about what rappers should sound like (and look like – Mudd, Slom, and Zion. T all brought unusual fashion choices to the SMTM stage), as well as what they should listen to (Mudd mentioned Bon Iver as a big influence, while Wonstein has previously covered BtoB). This will hopefully refresh the scene and inspire growth by proving that unorthodoxy can be appealing. Inspired by pioneers, rappers will start to look and sound even more different, and like Mudd, they may even start to eschew the constricting labels of rapper and hip hop.
Already, some songs in this past season have strayed far from what is traditionally associated with the genre – observe the theatrical whimsy of Sokodomo's "Merry-Go-Round" and childlike curiosity of Mudd's "Dissonance". Naysayers may complain about these not being real hip hop, but this take fails to acknowledge that hip hop itself is a genre that constantly evolves to serve its people, and that experimentation and reinvention is necessary to avoid stagnation.
Finally, SMTM still suffers from a glaring lack of female representation. There are plenty of examples of good female rappers out there, but for whatever reason, they do not seem to join the show much or go very far when they do. Mnet may need to actively make a more inclusive environment for them, as the general atmosphere of SMTM is extremely male-dominated; their previous female equivalents, Unpretty Rapstar and Good Girl failed to last long.
Since, Mirani, and Yunhway are recent examples, but they form only a handful of the show's pool of contestants – other respected female rappers like Yoon Mi-rae should be made welcome, ideally as judges. More likely than not, seeing a female role model in the judge's chair would be the catalyst needed to make SMTM a more attractive opportunity for budding female rappers, as well as inspiration for young female viewers to take up the mic.
Developments like these will refresh the show's ageing format and spur the industry to grow in better directions. However, even if the show decides to end its run here, it will have more than done its part for the scene. Despite other shows making bigger splashes in their day, the longevity of SMTM has proven the strength of both its format and the advantageous position it holds in relation to the artists it works with. As such, for both parties, it has become a surprisingly fruitful relationship with plenty of happy outcomes – the fact that the series has lasted so long is proof that it worked well for both sides.
Many stars were born, and while that has catapulted some into long-term success, for others it was just a short-lived fifteen minutes of fame. After all, like any TV show, SMTM is just a catapult. While it can launch artists high into the air, they will quickly fall if they have not prepared the wings needed to fly. Several have failed to sustain their fame, and it is painful to watch for both their fellow rappers and us as viewers; SMTM reminds them and us that popularity is transient, and that great art will speak for itself. For the show, too, focusing on showcasing good music and helping rappers to grow will be what serves it best moving forwards, as we enter a new decade.
(YouTube. Images via Mnet.)
Tags: Show Me The Money, Show Me The Money 10
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The Red Sleeve, Ep. 1-8: A Deep Dive into Palace Politics & The Lives of Court Ladies
"Fireworks" Explodes with Gaho's Avoidance and Denial
Music & Lyrics: Merry-Go-Rounds
Show Me The Money 9 Ep. 6-10: Resurfacing to New Heights
Show Me The Money 8 Ep. 5-10: It's Time to Take a Break
Beats of the Week: Key, Nevertheless, and Show Me the Money Excite
Show Me The Money 9 Ep. 1-5: A Show with Nine Lives
Show Me The Money 8 Ep. 1-4: Fresh Blood Keeps the Show Alive
Music and Lyrics: Family in Show Me the Money
SB Decade in Review: A Retrospective of the Korean Hip Hop Landscape (2010-2019)
Show Me The Money 777 Ep. 6-10: Lucky Seven


Li'l Kontra is a 2 year old filly by Krupt out of the Keltrice mare, Li'l Cashy. She has had 7 starts for 2 wins with the latest start being 11 days ago when 1st at Morphettville on April 13, 2019 in the Aami Dequetteville Stakes over 1050 metres. Li'l Kontra is a stakeswinner.


Convenient to St. Peter's, the Vatican, and Prati's Cola di Rienzo shopping district (and just a block from the Ottaviano stop of Metro line A), this small, family-run hotel is crisp and smart. Spacious, clean rooms are simply furnished, freshly painted, and accented with patterned bedspreads and tile floor. Having the Metro nearby is convenient for getting to the centro storico.
Ask for a room with the view of St. Peter's cupola.
Rooms are simple and clean, with plenty of floor and closet space. The gold decor of the curtains and walls pays tribute to the flag of nearby Vatican City. Giant oak beds and wide desks provide a spacious setting. Mattresses and pillows could use a refresh and are better for those who like a firm sleeping surface. Each room has a flat-screen TV and refrigerator.
Bathrooms also tend to be on the spacious side, with cool tiled floors. The only amenity is a soap dispenser, so bring whatever you may need. Towels are quite thin for Italian standards.
The friendly reception is open 24 hours. There's a refrigerator behind the desk full of sodas and water if you want to fill up your mini-bar. You will access your room via a caged elevator or marble stairs.
The restaurant is only open for breakfast, offering simple juices, pastries, deli meats and cheese. While nothing fancy, it's a good place to get the essentials before starting out on a long day.
You'll be set for any sightseeing you want to do at Vatican City, getting to the centro historico is just a short bus or car ride away. The Ottaviano metro stop is just a two-minute walk from the hotel which will also take you directly to the center of Rome.
La Soffitta Renovatio (4-minute walk away) is paradise for celiacs. It's home to one of the best gluten-free pizzas in the city, as well as offering a full menu of glutinous foods for normal diets. Be sure to book in advance, as they often seat large tour groups. Or if you're in the mood to carb load, head to Bacio di Puglia (5-minute walk) to load up on focaccia, panzerotti (a small calzone) or ravioli. It's one of the few decent budget food options surrounding the Vatican.
Right beneath the hotel is Rome's famous Castroni, a market full of delicacies from around Italy and beyond. The bar is the perfect place to grab a coffee, sandwich, or quick cocktail. And you'll definitely want to stop here and load up on packaged coffee, chocolates, pasta and more before you leave Rome. The Basement (6-minute walk) is a friendly pub that caters to tourists, but thankfully without the tourist prices.
This is a great budget option if you would like to stay close to the Holy See and be the first one to arrive at the Vatican Musesums in the morning. Furnishings are modest, but they're clean and comfortable. While overall the hotel amenities could use an upgrade, the friendly on-call staff will work around the clock to fix any issues you might have.


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The NHL officially granted the Los Angeles Kings franchise on February 9, 1966 as the NHL expanded from its "Original Six" to 12 teams. The Kings officially kicked-off their 50th Anniversary celebration on February 9, 2016 when the club played in Boston. That same night the Kings unveiled their 50th Anniversary Logo. The Kings continue celebrating their 50th Anniversary during the upcoming 2016-17 season.
Among the highlights:
The Kings will host a special 50th Anniversary Season Opening Weekend in October. One of the highlights of the Kings' regular season home opener presented by McDonald's on October 14 will be a reunion of the original 1967-68 Kings. The evening will also feature a number of surprise special guests and the Kings will wear their original Vintage Gold uniforms for the only time this season.
The 50th Anniversary Season Opening Weekend concludes when the Kings serve as a presenting sponsor and lead honoree of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala on October 15. That evening will be a highlight of the Kings' plans in the community this year along with the "Forever 50" community legacy program.
The Legends Night Series presented by McDonald's will return. The players to be honored this year are Ziggy Palffy (December 31), Tomas Sandstrom (January 7) and Jari Kurri (January 14).
In addition to the Legends Night Series, throughout the season the Kings will host five additional 50th Anniversary Heritage Nights recognizing several former All-Stars over five Saturday home games — October 22, November 5, November 19, November 26 and December 10. The specific alumni to be honored are Rogie Vachon (November 19) just days after his induction in to the Hall of Fame. In addition, former Kings All-Star Butch Goring (1980) will drop the pregame puck on November 23. The Kings will also host Larry Robinson (an All-Star with the Kings in 1992), Steve Duchesne (1989 and 1990), Mike Murphy (1980) and Jaroslav Modry (2002) for pregame ceremonies with dates to be announced later.
The Kings will unveil a special 50th Anniversary jersey during the club's "Meet The Players" event on September 20. The Kings will wear the jersey for all Saturday home games beginning October 22. The limited edition Anniversary jersey along with exclusive 50th Anniversary commemorative product will be on display and available for purchase on September 20th at Team LA Store at STAPLES Center and on-line at teamlastore.com. Items included will be Center Ice Product, New Era Collectable Hats, Coins, Pins and more. Also, a special 50th Anniversary patch will be on the Kings on ice jerseys starting in the preseason. Early in in the season the Kings will add a special 2017 NHL All-Star Game patch to their uniforms as well. Starting this season all of the Kings official on ice authentic game used equipment will now be available for purchase at Team LA Store and online. The game used store will be launched early in the season.
Another highlight of the 2016-17 season will be the unveiling of a new storied Kings monument that will exist amongst the other legendary statues outside STAPLES Center. This monument – made of bronze, granite and glass – will serve to commemorate 50 years of Kings hockey. The exact public unveil date will be announced early in the season.
The Kings will also soon announce major community-based initiatives in six Los Angeles-area locations: Long Beach, Woodland Hills, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, Valencia and downtown Los Angeles.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration will conclude with the 2017 NHL All-Star Game at STAPLES Center. The game on January 29 is the highlight of All-Star Weekend (January 28-29) and features the popular NHL All-Star Skills Competition and NHL Fan Fair.


Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has stressed upon the need for qualitative education in the state and added that the endeavours of the Government were to ensure it by taking effective steps. He said that the setting up of Education Regulatory Commission was one step in this direction. He said that teachers should also instill moral values in students so that they could face the future challenges boldly as future of the country lies in them.
Presiding over 34th Annual Prize Distribution Function of Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Shimla here today, Chief Minister said that learning should not only confine to class room but we should have wide outlook as it had immense scope as well. He said that teachers should come with innovative ideas and knowledge for the students and added that they should be satisfied themselves what they had finally taught the students. He said that teacher and taught tradition has deep rich tradition and relation which needed to be maintained in real sense.
Prof. Dhumal said that State Government had accorded priority for education and added that Rs. 3164.54 crore was being spent in this vital sector during current financial year which was 19 percent of the total State budgetary provisions and highest in the country. He said that efforts were also afoot to make Himachal Pradesh Educational hub of the country so that youth could get higher technical and professional education nearer to their homes.
He said that literacy rate of the State has rose upto 83.78 percent which was much more than the national average of 74.04 percent which was a matter of pride for us. He said that 20000 posts of teachers of various categories had been filled up in the State and the recruitment process to fill up 5,000 more posts was also continued. He said that special emphasis was also being laid on technical education for providing job oriented education to the youth of the State.
Chief Minister said that State Government was also ensuring that every child in the State goes to school to get education and added that for where various innovative and ambitious schemes were being implemented by the State Government. He said that Government had also decided that free uniform to all students in Government Schools from 1st to 10th class standard would be provided twice in a year in April, May and October, 2012. He said that the scheme to be implemented from the year has been named as 'Atal School Uniform Scheme' and entails an expenditure of Rs.60 crore annually on the State exchequer and added that the similarity of uniform would abridge the gap between the children and install a feeling of confidence amongst the students of poor families. He said that old and existing school uniform would continue till new prepared and provided to the students.
Chief Minister also congratulated the RKMV for getting 'Utkrisht Samaan' by UGC and added that the institute would maintain the honour in future also and State Government would give all support to the college for the purpose. He also released a book 'Tourism in India-Challenges and Opportunities' authored by Dr. Ruchi Ramesh, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology. He said that tourism would be highlighted through this book which would immensely benefit the scholars, researchers and students as well. H.P. has emerged as best tourism destination has been explained intensively in the book.
Chief Minister also gave away prizes to the meritorious students for academic and extra-curricular activities on the occasion. Chief Minister was also honoured with Shawl and Memento.
Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Bhardwaj, local MLA said that Government has accorded priority for education in the State and added that 19 percent of the total State budget was being spent on this vital sector during current financial year in the State. He said that State Government has also announced new free school uniform to the students of Government schools from 1st to 10th standard. A cultural programme by the college students was also presented on the occasion.
Earlier, Chief Minister inaugurated Rani Laxmi Bai Conference Hall constructed at a cost of Rs. 9 lakh on the occasion. Earlier, Prof. Naresh Mahajan, Princiapal of the College read out the annual report of the college for session 2011-12 and detailed out the activities undertaken during 2011-12 by the college.
Veena Thakur, Chairperson, Social Welfare Board, Dhaneshwari Thakur, Chairperson, State Women Commission, Ganesh Dutt, Vice-Chairman HIMUDA, Kamla Chhabra, President, PTA Association, Dr. O.P. Sharma, Director, Education, Onkar Sharma, Deputy Commisioner, Sonal Agnihotri, S.P., District Officers, staff and students of RKMV were also present at the occasion.


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Champrovent is a small village located in Savoie, France on the western foot of a mountain called Mont du Chat. It is located on the territory of the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu.

From Chambéry, the main city of Savoie, to join Champrovent, you should drive on the road to Lyon by the Chat tunnel. After crossing the tunnel, you should turn left in a village called Chevelu where a sign indicated Vernatel and Champrovent. This last village is located a few hundred meters away.

Champrovent is famous due to the stay there of the French painter Balthus during World War II. The main building in the village is a farm built in the 17th century. When the northern part of France was invaded by Germany, in June 1941, he decided to live there where he painted Paysage de Champrovent and two versions of Le Salon. The first version is located in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the second is in the collections of MOMA in New York. Balthus left Champrovent to Switzerland in 1942.

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MILWAUKEE (WSAW) -- Craig Counsell will continue to call Milwaukee home for another four seasons. The Brewers have extended their manager through the 2023 season.
Counsell said in a statement: "Leading this organization on the field continues to be a great honor and a unique privilege."
Since taking over as manager in the middle of 2015, Counsell has gone 405-381 at the helm of the Brewers. He's finished second in NL Manager of the Year voting each of the past two seasons.
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We have a couple hundred egg layers on the farm. We lost 25-30 earlier this year to a fox, and need to bring the flock back to the right size.
4 weeks or so ago, we received an exotic assortment from our chick breeder. They are truly tiny little balls of fluff, and needed plenty of time protected and warm in the brooder.
Night time temperatures have been trending warmer, so this flock went out on the field yesterday. Still tiny, they can barely be seen in the grass! All sorts of shapes, sizes and colors..their eggs will be too. We love to start day old peepers here on the farm..it is months before these girls will produce eggs, and we enjoy how lovely the pullet eggs are, and watching these birds grow and mature. Lights on at night until they look adjusted.


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south side the settlement is defended by the cliffs of Spindlestone Heughs.
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It's been two and a half weeks since my last post, and I'm about to get wildly inappropriate talking about a priest—all during this season of lent.
But, guys, he's a fictional priest. And also, let's be honest–he doesn't take his priestly vows all that seriously.
Obviously, I'm talking about that gorgeous creature Father Ralph de Bricassart of Colleen McCullough's The Thorn Birds.
Father Ralph is described as being as handsome as Adonis with the sexual magnetism of Don Juan. If that doesn't make you want to buy a one way ticket to the Australian outback and join his congregation, I don't know what will. With his loose black curls, his shockingly blue eyes, and the way he struts around in his vestments like he's David Beckham in a Calvin Klein ad, the man is as close to physically perfect as they come. And he knows it, and he hates it. It's like he thinks of his looks as some kind of prison, and he looks down his beautifully sculpted nose at anyone who allows themselves to be taken by his flawlessly chiseled exterior. It's no wonder why that mean old wench Mary Carson can't stop obsessing over him—but sorry, lady. Father Ralph only has eyes for one gal, and that's Meggie Cleary.
I mean, yeah, he's a priest and he's not supposed to have eyes for any gal, but he's flawed! And that's why we love him, right?
The thing is, Ralph de Bricassart wants so very much to be infallible, and he so very much is not. He's too ambitious, too proud, and too uncontrolled by his emotions. The whole reason he winds up with a parish out in the middle of nowhere in the first place is because he's been exiled for insulting the bishop. (Such a rebel.) He's blind to his flaws, blind to things he doesn't want to see, and then there's the small matter of having an outright love affair even though he's a priest! But you know what? None of us are perfect, and he's got a good heart. And he's so incredibly passionate.
And he's so, so beautiful.
So on this St. Patrick's Day, I'm going to pass on the corn beef, cabbage, and Irish soda bread and indulge in the tastiest Irish delicacy of all—Ralph de Bricassart. And if that comes with a big old heaping of Catholic guilt? I'm okay with that.
Richard Chamberlain makes a great Father Ralph in the 1983 miniseries, but can we get a campaign to Hollywood going for a big screen adaptation with Henry Cavill? Please and thank you.
Miss any of our other Literary Hunks of the Month? They're all right here—and they're hunky the whole year through.
You've sold me on Cavill. Peace be with YOU, sir!
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I amsterdam or WE PLANET?
While parts of the Amsterdam population are still in deep mourning over the removal of our beloved "I amsterdam" sign at Museumplein, others were able to see the removal of this symbol of individualism as an opportunity to come together as a community and take a step towards saving the planet.
By ALI KIRAZ
Toward the end of 2018, the large block letters in front of the Rijksmuseum have been removed not only to drive mass tourism away from a limited space, but also to divert from the individualistic spirit the words represent. Despite the excellent pun, the sign projected values the city's administration does not support. An emphasis on the collectivist nature of Amsterdam is new mayor Femke Halsema's preferred image to present.
The North Holland branch of the Partij voor de Dieren (Party for the Animals, PvdD) decided to take advantage of this landmark's fairly recent absence and organize an event tying the capital's community spirit with a statement regarding environmental issues.
A new sign?
On March 2, the party, including candidates for the upcoming provincial elections on March 20, met up with enthusiastic volunteers at the former location of the sign to pick up trash around Museumplein. The catch: the trash is collected to build the letters for a temporary new sign with the words 'WE PLANET,' a phrase used to not only enforce a sense of collectivism in the community but also to put some salience on environmental issues plaguing the Dutch capital.
"We want to make a statement about what us human beings are doing to our earth; we are not only polluting it, but also destroying our own environment. We don't have a particular view on the removal of the old sign, but we chose this iconic spot to link it to the old letters and therefore point out that we are all in the same boat." states Ines Kostic, the PvdD's second candidate on the list for the provincial elections. According to her, the statement is supposed to oppose the focus of many other political parties on economic growth and financial success, giving the general public a distorted image both of priorities and of politicians' abilities.
Littering in Amsterdam
The PvdD presents strong opinions on environmental issues on a local level. Fabian Zoon, first candidate on the party's list for the provincial elections, claims that "littering is a major problem. Every piece of plastic that is not thrown away properly ends up in the ocean one way or another. We only have one planet, and we need to be very careful with it." In fact, the municipality has been enforcing fees for littering and disturbing the public peace since last year, but pleas to keep the city cleaner have not stopped.
Enthusiastic citizens clean up the streets of Amsterdam. Ali Kiraz / The Amsterdammer
Participants of the We Planet project stand for a picture with the finished sign. The project was organized by the Party for the Animals organization. Ali Kiraz / The Amsterdammer
Lammert van Raan, a parliament representative of the PvdD, sees these issues on a larger scale. "The whole world has a big littering problem: 250 billion tons of plastic are produced every year, and 50 million kilograms disappear in the environment in the Netherlands alone."
"We see a political party as a tool to change the world, to help. But you can't change the world without people"
Van Raan recognizes major opportunities in this project to gain awareness in the public eye; although the streets around Museumplein seem quite clean on first sight, the amount of trash collected within two hours declares otherwise. In addition, the statement is also directed towards current politicians: "The time of giving the industries their freedom to solve environmental issues on their own terms is over. The idea that this is the industries' problem and that they will solve it is childish. Now is time for sterner measures."
A community project
The involvement of volunteers and enthusiastic outsiders is essential for the effectiveness of this project. "We see a political party as a tool to change the world, to help. But you can't change the world without people," Kostic says. "By involving people in this project, we are able to make them realize the importance of these issues."
Involvement ensures awareness because people get to be part of the solution. An interactive campaign often has more reach than one-sided messages. Irolt, a volunteer, traveled from Utrecht to be part of this project. He believes that if everybody could pick up some trash every day, there would be great changes in the environment. In order to do that, though, people need to be inspired by projects like this and see the more entertaining parts of helping. But he hopes that if everybody does their part, it will make a large impact on the local community, as well as helping the world beyond Amsterdam.
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Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are all the rage these days — but with all the buzzwords swirling around them, it's easy to get lost and not see the difference between hype and reality. For example, just because an algorithm is used to calculate information doesn't mean the label "machine learning" or "artificial intelligence" should be applied.
Before we can even define AI or machine learning, though, I want to take a step back and define a concept that is at the core of both AI and machine learning: algorithm.
An algorithm is a set of rules to be followed when solving problems. In machine learning, algorithms take in data and perform calculations to find an answer. The calculations can be very simple or they can be more on the complex side. Algorithms should deliver the correct answer in the most efficient manner. What good is an algorithm if it takes longer than a human would to analyze the data? What good is it if it provides incorrect information?
Algorithms need to be trained to learn how to classify and process information. The efficiency and accuracy of the algorithm are dependent on how well the algorithm was trained. Using an algorithm to calculate something does not automatically mean machine learning or AI was being used. All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
Unfortunately, today, we often see the machine learning and AI buzzwords being thrown around to indicate that an algorithm was used to analyze data and make a prediction. Using an algorithm to predict an outcome of an event is not machine learning. Using the outcome of your prediction to improve future predictions is.
AI and machine learning are often used interchangeably, especially in the realm of big data. But these aren't the same thing, and it is important to understand how these can be applied differently.
Artificial intelligence is a broader concept than machine learning, which addresses the use of computers to mimic the cognitive functions of humans. When machines carry out tasks based on algorithms in an "intelligent" manner, that is AI. Machine learning is a subset of AI and focuses on the ability of machines to receive a set of data and learn for themselves, changing algorithms as they learn more about the information they are processing.
Training computers to think like humans is achieved partly through the use of neural networks. Neural networks are a series of algorithms modeled after the human brain. Just as the brain can recognize patterns and help us categorize and classify information, neural networks do the same for computers. The brain is constantly trying to make sense of the information it is processing, and to do this, it labels and assigns items to categories. When we encounter something new, we try to compare it to a known item to help us understand and make sense of it. Neural networks do the same for computers.
Deep learning goes yet another level deeper and can be considered a subset of machine learning. The concept of deep learning is sometimes just referred to as "deep neural networks," referring to the many layers involved. A neural network may only have a single layer of data, while a deep neural network has two or more. The layers can be seen as a nested hierarchy of related concepts or decision trees. The answer to one question leads to a set of deeper related questions.
Deep learning networks need to see large quantities of items in order to be trained. Instead of being programmed with the edges that define items, the systems learn from exposure to millions of data points. An early example of this is the Google Brain learning to recognize cats after being shown over ten million images. Deep learning networks do not need to be programmed with the criteria that define items; they are able to identify edges through being exposed to large amounts of data.
Whether you are using an algorithm, artificial intelligence, or machine learning, one thing is certain: if the data being used is flawed, then the insights and information extracted will be flawed. What is data cleansing?
And according to the CrowdFlower Data Science report, data scientists spend the majority of their time cleansing data — and surprisingly this is also their least favorite part of their job. Despite this, it is also the most important part, as the output can't be trusted if the data hasn't been cleansed.
For AI and machine learning to continue to advance, the data driving the algorithms and decisions need to be high-quality. If the data can't be trusted, how can the insights from the data be trusted?


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Einhardt, Fish are MiLB All-Stars
Lakeview, Gull Lake grads excelling as pro baseball teammates
Einhardt, Fish are MiLB All-Stars Lakeview, Gull Lake grads excelling as pro baseball teammates Check out this story on battlecreekenquirer.com: http://bcene.ws/1I5L4Gp
Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer Published 7:57 p.m. ET July 30, 2015 | Updated 8:04 p.m. ET July 30, 2015
Lakeview graduate Evin Einhardt (left) and Gull Lake graduate Zach Fish have been named to the Pioneer League All-Star team as members of the Great Falls Voyagers.(Photo: Courtesy of Great Falls Voyagers)
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Evin Einhardt and Zach Fish learned to play the game of baseball on the diamonds of Southwest Michigan.
Their respective high school careers crossed paths in the Southwest Michigan Athletic Conference, with Einhardt a standout shortstop/closer at Lakeview, and Fish a record-setting catcher at Gull Lake.
Zach Fish (Photo: Provided)
Einhardt and Fish continued their baseball success in college, and were linked again when the Chicago White Sox selected each in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Now as teammates for the Great Falls Voyagers of the advanced rookie Pioneer League, the two local products have continued to shine on the diamond as they have each been selected to their first minor league All-Star team.
Both Einhardt and Fish were among the 25 players selected to the Pioneer League team as it competes against the Northwest League team in the inaugural NWL/PBL All-Star Game on August 4 at Avista Stadium in Spokane, Washington.
Evin Einhardt (Photo: Provided)
At the conclusion of the PBL first half, Einhardt earned victories in four consecutive starts for the Voyagers. The right-handed pitcher owned the third-lowest ERA among qualified pitchers in the league at 3.03 and had the second lowest opponents batting average (.217) and WHIP (1.04).
Fish will start as the designated hitter for the PBL, and is in his first year back at catcher after playing outfield for the Voyagers in 2014. He ended the first half of the season tied for the league lead in home runs with eight and his 27 RBIs rank second. He was named the PBL Player of the Week of July 13-19, going 9-for-24 with four home runs and nine RBIs.
Zach Fish, a 2011 Gull Lake graduate, has been named an All-Star in the rookie-level Pioneer League for the Great Falls Voyagers. (Photo: Courtesy of Great Falls Voyagers)
While at Gull Lake, Fish became the Michigan High School Athletic Association single-season home run champion when he blasted 24 as a senior in 2011. He played the first two seasons of his high school ball at Derek Jeter's old position on the Kalamazoo Central baseball team, before transferring to Gull Lake. He finished with 47 home runs and 203 RBIs in his prep career — both trailing only Drew Henson in state history.
Fish was drafted in the 24th round of the 2011 Draft by the Texas Rangers, but opted to continue his career at Oklahoma State. His standout career for the Cowboys was capped off by being named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2014 before the White Sox selected the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder in the 11th round.
Evin Einhardt, a 2010 Lakeview graduate, has been named an All-Star in the rookie-level Pioneer League for the Great Falls Voyagers. (Photo: Courtesy of Great Falls Voyagers)
Einhardt graduated from Lakeview in 2010 and spent two seasons at Wabash Valley Community College in Illinois. He transferred to Cumberland University — an NAIA school in Tennessee. After struggling as a starter at Cumberland he transferred to Bewton-Parker College — an NAIA baseball power in Georgia.
While at Brewton-Parker, Einhardt posted a 5-3 record with a 1.57 ERA. He had 58 strikeouts while only allowing 12 earned runs on the year. He was named the 2014 Southern States Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year. The White Sox liked what they saw out of the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder and drafted him in the 29th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Nick Buckley can be reached at nbuckley@battlecreekenquirer.com or 269-966-0652. Follow him on Twitter:@NickJBuckley
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How do temperatures of marine surface waters influence global ocean circulation? What effect do changes in ocean currents have exactly, for example, on safety along the coasts? How reliable are climate predictions for the European region? The NACLIM project takes a close look at these questions. The answers are of importance to decision-makers from politics and industry, who need reliable information on climate developments.
NACLIM is a follow-up project of the 'Thor project'. 18 research institutes from ten European countries are on board. Duration: October 2012 to January 2017.
The 1 - 1.5 day workshop consisting of presentations, panel and interactive discussions will be held at the Vleva building in Brussels, the location is very close to the European Institutions.If you have any questions, please get in touch with Catherine at (catherine.stevens"AT"gim.be)catherine.stevens"AT"gim.be or Chenbo at chenbo.guo"AT"uni-hamburg.de.