Robin Thicke has no illusions about who gave his wheezing career mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. "I wouldn't be here without Pharrell," the singer says of the famed producer. "He reignited interest in me."
He did so by creating a signature sound for Thicke's breakthrough single, "Wanna Love U Girl." Pharrell smartly contrasted a tautly plucked string section with Thicke's gelato-smooth vocals. The irresistible result cracked the adult R&B radio format known as Urban AC.
A second single, "Lost Without U," has just gone all the way to No. 1 on that radio format, shooting the full "The Evolution of Robin Thicke" CD to No. 6 with a bullet on Billboard's Top 200 Albums list.
This represents the first time a white singer has topped urban radio since George Michael did it back when he was known for something other than his arrest record. It's an even greater achievement given Thicke's Wonder Bread background.
He's son to the clean-scrubbed actor Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the bland dad on the '80s sitcom "Growing Pains." The 29-year-old explains that while "white radio thought of my connection to my dad as a punch line, to black radio, it was a cherry on the cake. L.A.'s biggest hip-hop station, Hot 97, said, 'We all love your daddy.'"
Thicke began his career in his teens, writing songs for middle-of-the-road R&B artists like Brandy and Brian McKnight. He shied away from performing due to fear. "Then I woke up one day at 23 and thought I better start my solo career," he says.
First, Andre Harrell signed him to Uptown Records (which yielded nada). Several years later the exec inked him to Interscope, where Harrell "proceeded to put me through hell," recalls Thicke.
After years of tailoring his sound, Thicke's self-titled debut album came out in 2003. It bombed. It was a far less focused disk than the new one. It also pushed a different image, with Thicke posing as a moody longhair. "I was hiding," he says.
Before his second CD, he both cut his hair and pruned his sound, putting the focus on his mock-Marvin Gaye falsetto. At first, neither Pharrell nor Thicke was sure about collaborating on the first single. "He didn't want to wreck the purity of the music I was making on my own," says Thicke.
A meeting with Interscope head Jimmy Iovine convinced them that this was the best way to beat down the resistant doors of radio - and to help Thicke get over his considerable image problem.
Given those challenges, the singer calls his Top 10 invasion "a sweet victory. A year ago, I was ready to drive a car into the lobby of the record company, open a bottle of Jack Daniels and scream 'I want to see the president,'" he says. "Now, we're all celebrating."


How many and which are the uses of "const" in C++?
As a novice C++ programmer there are some constructs that look still very obscure to me, one of these is const. You can use it in so many places and with so many different effects that is nearly impossible for a beginner to come out alive. Will some C++ guru explain once forever the various uses and whether and/or why not to use them?
This trick is used in Alexandrescu's ScopeGuard utility class. Once the temporary goes out of scope, the destructor of Derived is called correctly. The above code misses some small details, but that's the big deal with it.
Use const to tell others methods won't change the logical state of this object.
Use const for copy-on-write classes, to make the compiler help you to decide when and when not you need to copy.
Explanation: You might want to share data when you copy something as long as the data of the originally and the copie'd object remain the same. Once one of the object changes data, you however need now two versions: One for the original, and one for the copy. That is, you copy on a write to either object, so that they now both have their own version.
The above snippet prints the same address on my GCC, because the used C++ library implements a copy-on-write std::string. Both strings, even though they are distinct objects, share the same memory for their string data. Making b non-const will prefer the non-const version of the operator and GCC will create a copy of the backing memory buffer, because we could change it and it must not affect the data of a!
There are really 2 main uses of const in C++.
If a value is in the form of a variable, member, or parameter that will not (or should not) be altered during its lifetime you should mark it const. This helps prevent mutations on the object. For instance, in the following function I do not need to change the Student instance passed so I mark it const.
As to why you would do this. It's much easier to reason about an algorithm if you know that the underlying data cannot change. "const" helps, but does not guarantee this will be achieved.
In the previous example I marked Student as const. But how did C++ know that calling the GetName() method on student would not mutate the object? The answer is that the method was marked as const.
Marking a method "const" does 2 things. Primarily it tells C++ that this method will not mutate my object. The second thing is that all member variables will now be treated as if they were marked as const. This helps but does not prevent you from modifying the instance of your class.
This is an extremely simple example but hopefully it will help answer your questions.
The following 2 declarations are identical semantically. You can change where ccp1 and ccp2 point, but you can't change the thing they're pointing at.
Next, the pointer is const, so to be meaningful it must be initialised to point to something. You can't make it point to something else, however the thing it points to can be changed.
Finally, we combine the two - so the thing being pointed at cannot be modified, and the pointer cannot point to anywhere else.
const applies to whatever is on its immediate left (other than if there is nothing there in which case it applies to whatever is its immediate right).
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First, manifestation is something that Amy never thought aligned with her faith, but has come to realize that visualizing what you want to achieve in life makes sense and she felt compelled to share a little bit about this after hearing something Steve Harvey said. Second, Amy has Bethany Ugarte (@lilsipper) on this week. Bethany loves food, but has dealt with digestive issues for most of her life and nearly died because of it. She's now dedicated to helping others with recipes and tips to live a healthier life! Third, for some reason people are turning to Amy for time management tips — which is comical because Amy feels like a hot mess — but she found some good tips for us all to use!! And forth, Amy shares a study that says taking a hot bath can do the same thing for you as exercise — so now you can skip the gym and relax at home and feel ok about it!


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EU procurement law means UK Government can't go 100% fair trade
This FOI release reveals a lot of public support for going 100% fair trade on tea and coffee:
"There were no comments that didn't support inclusion of this criterion 50% fair trade]. The majority of those who responded on this criterion felt it was not ambitious enough and should be either increased to 100% for tea and coffee or that other products such as bananas and cocoa should be included"
But Government can't go to 100% because:
"The 50% also allows some flexibility as EU public procurement laws make it impossible to specify fairly traded produce and other methods need to be used."
The whole point of fair trade is excluding non-fair trade suppliers from the buying process. Someone has to get this fixed.
Good MP needed to amend a bill
I am looking for a good MP to help get the Protection of Freedoms Bill amended. The changes I want made relate to Freedom of Information (FOI). Under the current FOI Act a company owned by one public body is (generally) subject to FOI itself but there is a loophole in that a company jointly owned by two or more public bodies (generally) isn't. The Protection of Freedoms Bill seeks to close this loophole which is very welcome but there is a chance to close a few more loopholes at the same time and give FOI law a boost. If you are the good MP I refer to please get in touch (@confirmordeny)
changes needed Protection of Freedoms Bill (93)
the term "wholly owned" is part of the problem as it means one privately owned share in 100 or even in 1,000 can be enough to mean a company is not publicly accountable.
change this to include companies where 95% of the voting shares (95% of the members for companies limited by guarantee) are owned by public bodies
make sure Scottish Public authorities are included when calculating proportion owned by public sector
Letter to ICO re FOI requests to ministers
Dear Information Commissioner
I am writing in a personal capacity to seek clarification about the ICO's approach to requests to specific Government Ministers.
It has come to my attention that the ICO has stated in a letter that "the Ministers for Health" and the "Prime Minister" are not public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 FS50173182[1] . Is this the ICO's official position?
"Any government department" is included in the list of public authorities in schedule 1. In Section 84 of the Act defines the term "government department" is define to include "any other body or authority exercising statutory functions on behalf of the Crown".
The Prime Minister exercises a number of important statutory functions on behalf of the Crown for example the PM has the power to make emergency regulations under section 20 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
In fact, all ministers exercise statutory functions on behalf of the Crown for example the "Power of Ministers and departments to offset greenhouse gas emission" under section 87 of the Climate Change Act 2008.
Even if however the Commissioner takes the view that individual ministers are not public authorities is it not the case that the information they hold in their capacity as ministers is information held by a Government Department or by another person on behalf of a Government department?
Schedule 1 of the Act lists public bodies as oppose to listing employees, directors, agents or officers of such bodies. I consider that this supports my view that one can make a valid FOI request to the Prime Minister or any other Minister.
To be clear I am not interested in information held by ministers in their capacity of being an MP. I am only interested in information they hold by virtue of being a minister.
I would be most grateful if you could provide clarification on this point.
[1] http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/10189/response/26089/attach/2/R%20scanned%20copies%20of%20all%20FOI%20cases%20listed%20in%20request.PDF.pdf

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'Game of Thrones' Hot Pie Actor Opens Real-Life Bakery
The name of this Westeros-inspired eaterie? "You Know Nothing, Jon Dough"
Jeremy Fuster | July 26, 2017 @ 7:48 PM
On Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," Arya Stark came face-to-face with her past with two surprise encounters. The one that everyone was talking about, of course, was her unexpected reunion with her now-feral direwolf, Nymeria.
But the other, less expected reunion was with her former fugitive buddy, Hot Pie, who had the pleasure of informing Arya that Jon and Sansa are alive and have taken back Winterfell.
Ahead of his surprise return to the HBO hit, Hot Pie actor Ben Hawkey opened a bakery of his own on July 17 and is offering "GoT" fans in Britain some Westerosi treats.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones': Why Arya Told Nymeria 'That's Not You'
The bakery, which Hawkey has gloriously named "You Know Nothing, Jon Dough," is selling direwolf-shaped bread similar to the ones Hot Pie made for Arya when they parted ways many years ago. Made from wholewheat cornbread with orange zest, the loaves have been sold on Deliveroo for £1 each, but as you might expect with "Game of Thrones" related cuisine, they have become so popular that the bakery is not currently accepting orders.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones': HBO Says Final Season Scripts Done, Air Date Still Not Decided
"Hot Pie's Direwolf loaves are a favorite for 'Game of Thrones' fans, and people are always asking me for the secret of my recipe," Hawkey told Digital Spy. "I can't share that, but Deliver customers will have the chance to try them themselves. You don't even need to take a dangerous walk down the King's Road to visit, it comes to you."
If you can't wait for orders to open again … or you live in America and can't get the bread, consider checking out "A Feast of Ice and Fire," a cookbook featuring recipes for all sorts of dishes that have been lavishly described by George R.R. Martin in his books. Superfans and amateur chefs Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer have also written an appendix featuring dishes from Dorne, and they're far less likely to disappoint than the storyline that came from that region.
"Game of Thrones" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.
'Game of Thrones:' See Samwell Tarly Go From Coward to Maester-in-Training (Photos)
Sam (played by John Bradley), one of the most beloved characters on "Game of Thrones," has grown a lot in the past seven seasons. Here's a breakdown of his biggest moments, culminating in Sunday's attempt to cure Greyscale.
In Season 1, we are first introduced to Sam when he arrives as a fresh recruit for the Night's Watch. He's fat, cowardly and doesn't really want to be there, but nonetheless befriends Jon Snow, who helps him come out of his shell. This is a friendship that will last the series, and has long been compared to the relationship between Frodo and Samwise Gamgee in "The Lord of the Rings."
After Sam and Jon officially state their vows, they're both assigned to the Stewards. This is expected for Sam, and he's assigned to Maester Aemon, hinting at his future role as Maester of Castle Black.
When Jon hears about the death of his father Ned Stark, he is convinced he must abandon the vows he just made and help his family. But Sam, in courage he's learned from Jon, convinces Lord Snow to stay.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' 101: Who's Left in House Martell?
Sam is part of the ranging expedition in Season 2, and assumes Jon's stewarding responsibilities when he goes further with Qhorin Halfhand. He discovers dragonglass (which you'll know by now is very important) and somehow survives the Battle of the Fist of the First Men, despite being slow and not really helping anyone.
The remaining men of the Night's Watch return to Craster's Keep on their way back to Castle Black. Gilly, the wildling daughter of Craster Sam met at their first stop, is giving birth to a boy. Sam helps her escape traitors of the Night's Watch, who kill Craster and Lord Commander Jeor Mormont.
On the way back to Castle Black, Sam and Gilly take refuge from the cold in an abandoned, makeshift cabin. But a White Walker -- used to Craster's sacrifices of baby boys -- finds them. After the White Walker destroys Sam's sword, he pulls out some of the dragonglass he found north of the Wall, stabs him with it, and the Walker dies.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' 15 Most Memorable Sex Scenes (Photos)
The journey back to Castle Black continues with a run-in with Bran Stark, Jon's younger brother. Sam immediately recognizes Bran because of his direwolf. Bran begs Sam to take them north of the Wall, which Sam won't do, but he does send them on their way with the dragonglass he found at the Fist of the First Men.
During the battle to defend Castle Black from the wildlings, Sam hides Gilly in a storage room with her baby. Before he goes back up to join the fighting, he finally kisses her. This episode is also a rarity for "Game of Thrones" in that the entire episode is spent at the Wall.
Fast forward through a lot that doesn't directly involve Sam, and Jon has returned from the battle at Hardhome. Jon decides Sam must go to Oldtown and become the new Maester of the Night's Watch.
After a lot of seasickness, Sam finally gets to Old Town -- but not before trying to leave Gilly with his parents at Horn Hill. When his father discovers Gilly is a wilding, he threatens Sam, and he decides to steal his father's sword, Heartsbane, and take Gilly with him to the Citadel.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' 101: How Many Stark Direwolves Are Left?
And this brings us to the current season, with Sam studying away to become a maester. He's clearly impatient (we would be too, if we were responsible for all that poop), and ends up stealing a key to the restricted section of the library. There, he discovers a book that says Dragonstone is sitting on top of a giant reserve of dragonglass. He immediately sends a raven to Jon with the news.
Also Read: First Big Holy S— Moment of 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 Has Fans Freaking Out
Sam runs in to Jorah Mormont, who is at the Citadel because of his severe case of Greyscale. The Archmaester tells Jorah he has six months before the infection will start affecting his mind. He also forbids Sam to try a cure deemed too risky -- but Sam tries it anyway, determined to save Ser Jorah.
Also Read: 'Game of Thrones': Most Upsetting, Shocking and Disturbing Deaths So Far (Photos)
Sam's biggest moments, from killing a White Walker to trying to save Jorah Mormont
'Game of Thrones': HBO Says Final Season Scripts Done, Air Date Still Not Decided
By Jeremy Fuster | July 26, 2017 @ 3:56 PM
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By Carli Velocci | July 25, 2017 @ 10:05 AM


Some facts about Brazil and the particular challenges that face tech entrepreneurs.
I have just returned from a seven-day trip to San Francisco to learn more about how the tech scene works in Silicon Valley and what makes it so different to London.
A few weeks ago I decided to take a trip out of London to check out the budding tech scene in Manchester, so I duly bounded a Virgin train from Euston and arrived in a rainy Manchester a little over two hours later, an easy journey.


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History of Codex Sinaiticus
The text which follows, concerning the history of the Codex Sinaiticus, is the fruit of collaboration by the four Institutions that today retain parts of the said Codex: the British Library, the Library of the University of Leipzig, the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg, and the Holy Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai (Saint Catherine's). These Institutions recognize that events concerning the history of the Codex Sinaiticus, from 1844 to this very day, are not fully known; hence, they are susceptible to widely divergent interpretations and recountings that are evaluated differently as to their form and essence. Although they have not come to a full accord over the recent history of the Codex, the four collaborating Institutions offer the present, common, agreed text as the basis of a common formulation, as a framework of historical reference that may be completed by yet further documents, and as a basis for dialogue and the interpretation of events.
The Codex Sinaiticus is named after the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, where it had been preserved until the middle of the nineteenth century. The principal surviving portion of the Codex, comprising 347 leaves, is now held by the British Library. A further 43 leaves are kept at the University Library in Leipzig. Parts of six leaves are held at the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg. Further portions remain at Saint Catherine's Monastery.
On 9 March 2005, a Partnership Agreement was signed between the four institutions listed above for the conservation, photography, transcription, and publication of all surviving pages and fragments of the Codex Sinaiticus. Included among the aims and objectives of the Project was a provision:
To undertake research into the history of the Codex . . . , to commission an objective historical narrative based on the results of the research which places the documents in their historical context, written by authors agreeable to all four Members, and to publish the outcomes of the research through the project website and other related print publications, such publications to include the full texts of relevant documents (either as transcripts or digital surrogates) wherever the permission of the owners can be secured to publish the documents in this way.
The following text is a synopsis of the history of the Codex, which has been agreed by all four Partners. It is based on the evidence that has been thus far identified and made available to the Project.
The first written record of the Codex Sinaiticus may be identifiable in the journal of an Italian visitor to the Monastery of Saint Catherine in 1761. In it the naturalist Vitaliano Donati reported having seen at the Monastery 'a Bible comprising leaves of handsome, large, delicate, and square-shaped parchment, written in a round and handsome script'.
Over eighty years later, in 1844, Codex Sinaiticus re-emerges from the mists of history. Sometime between 24 May and 1 June, the monks at Saint Catherine's brought to the attention of the visiting German biblical scholar, Constantine Tischendorf, 129 leaves of the Old Testament portion of the Codex. According to his own published account (no other record has so far been identified), Tischendorf then obtained 43 of these leaves from the Monastery. In January 1845, he returned to Leipzig, together with this portion of the Codex and many other manuscripts that he had collected during his travels in the Eastern Mediterranean. The following year, Tischendorf published the 43 leaves now at Leipzig under the title of Codex Friderico-Augustanus. He did so in honour of King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, who had supported Tischendorf's journeys in 1843 and his edition of 1846. At that point the leaves were described merely as 'from a monastery in the Orient', a phrase which has given rise to various interpretations. Subsequently the 43 leaves became part of the collections of Leipzig University Library.
After 1844 several sightings of the Codex were recorded by visitors to the Monastery. According to his own account, the Russian Archimandrite Porfirij Uspenskij examined 347 leaves of the Codex during his visit in 1845. The leaves that he saw included the 86 seen, but not removed by Tischendorf in 1844. During the same visit Uspenskij obtained three fragments of two pages of the Codex, which had previously formed part of the bindings of books at the Monastery. Together with other manuscripts and artefacts that he had obtained from his extensive travels in the Middle East, these fragments were taken to Russia by Uspenskij. Subsequently, in 1883, they were acquired by the Imperial Library in Saint Petersburg. During his second visit to the Monastery in 1853, Tischendorf obtained several other manuscripts, including a fragment of the Codex that had originally formed part of the same leaf as one of the fragments acquired by Uspenskij. According to Tischendorf, this latest fragment was discovered serving as a bookmarker. It was later acquired by the Imperial Library. In 1911 a further fragment, taken from a binding, was identified in the collection of the Society of Ancient Literature, Saint Petersburg.
In 1859, Tischendorf made his third and final visit to Saint Catherine's, this time under the patronage of the Russian Tsar Alexander II. According to his own account, he first saw the 347 leaves of the Codex on 4 February. Recognising the significant benefit to biblical scholarship of transcribing their complete text, but also the difficulties of doing so at the Monastery, Tischendorf requested that all the leaves be transferred to the Monastery's metochion in Cairo. On 24 February, the Codex was brought to Cairo, and for three months, from March to May, Tischendorf was allowed access to the Codex, one gathering at a time. This detailed examination confirmed the German scholar's belief that the 347 leaves were 'the most precious biblical treasure in existence'. After further travels in the Middle East, Tischendorf returned to Cairo on 12/24 September, and four days later on 16/28 September, he signed a receipt for the loan of the 347 leaves. In the receipt Tischendorf stated that the purpose of the loan was to enable him to take the manuscript to Saint Petersburg and there compare his earlier transcription with the original as part of his preparations for its publication. He promised to return the Codex to the Monastery intact and as soon as it was requested, but at the same time referred to additional conditions stated in an earlier letter from the then Russian Ambassador to the Porte, Prince Lobanov, to the Monastery. Dated 10/22 September 1859, this letter refers to Tischendorf's assertion that the community at Saint Catherine's wished to donate the Codex to the Tsar. As the Donation could not be taken for granted, the Ambassador recognized that up and until, and always provided that it would be realized, ownership of the manuscript remained with the Holy Monastery, to which the manuscript ought to be returned, at its earliest request. In their reply to Lobanov, dated 17/29 September, the community expressed their support for Tischendorf in his endeavours and devotion to the Tsar, but made no explicit reference to the issue of donation.
What happened next is in its essentials now clearly documented. After further intense study of the Codex in Russia, Tischendorf published his lavish print facsimile edition in 1862. This edition was presented to its dedicatee and funder, Tsar Alexander II, at a formal audience in Zarskoje Zelo on 10 November 1862. At the same occasion, the Codex was also handed over by Tischendorf, his scholarly work completed. For the next seven years the manuscript remained in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saint Petersburg; only in 1869 was it moved to the Imperial Library. In that same year, 1869, an act of donation of the Codex to the Tsar was signed first, on 13/25 November, by the then Archbishop of Sinai, Kallistratos, and the synaxis of the Cairo metochion, to which the Codex had been transferred in 1859, and second, on 18/30 November, by Archbishop Kallistratos and the synaxes of both the Cairo metochion and the Monastery of Saint Catherine's itself.
Yet recent research has also brought to light a wide range of perspectives on each of these key events. In relation to the loan, conflicting evidence has emerged as to whether a donation to the Tsar was part of the original intention of all involved in the agreement of 1859. As for the ten years between the receipt and the act of donation, this period has become increasingly recognised as one of great complexity and difficulty for Saint Catherine's. Most notably, the death of Archbishop Konstantios at Constantinople in 1859 was followed by a protracted vacancy of the Archiepiscopal Throne, as well as by a very turbulent period of succession. Although elected by the Brotherhood to succeed Konstantios as Archbishop, Kyrillos Byzantios was refused consecration as such by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. At length, it became possible for Kyrillos to be consecrated by the Patriarch of Constantinople, and hence, to be recognized by the political authorities of the Ottoman Empire, to which, at the time, Egypt belonged. Yet, very soon afterwards, Kyrillos's actions led to a severance with the Brotherhood, to his repudiation by them, and to their election of a new Archbishop, Kallistratos. The latter was duly consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, but not recognised by either the other Patriarchs and Orthodox Churches or the political authorities, since they continued to consider Kyrillos, who resided in Constantinople after his disavowal by the Brotherhood, as the legitimate and rightful Archbishop. Finally, in 1869, Kallistratos achieved recognition as Archbishop by all canonical and state authorities. The concurrent resolution of such an apparently intractable situation and of the status of the Codex, both through Russian diplomacy, has been variously interpreted. There is certainly evidence to suggest that Russian diplomats directly connected their intervention over the Archiepiscopal succession with the official donation of the Codex by the Monastery to the Tsar. A policy of protracted obstruction, inconstancy and wavering adopted by the Monastery proved ineffectual in that it led to the Donation of 18/30 November.
Yet, the travels of the Codex did not end there. By the summer of 1933, it had become known in Britain that the Soviet Government of Joseph Stalin wished to raise foreign capital – this to support the second Five Year Plan – by selling the Codex through the London booksellers Maggs Brothers. With the strong support of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the Trustees of the British Museum persuaded the Treasury to support a payment of £100,000 upon delivery of the Codex to London. To achieve this, the Treasury had agreed in October 1933 to provide £93,000 from the Civil Contingencies Fund on condition that a public fund-raising appeal was organised by the Museum. The Museum had committed to contribute £7,000 from its own funds. The full sum was paid by cheque to Arcos Ltd, the Soviet Government's trading company, which was responsible for the delivery of the Codex to Britain. The Codex itself arrived in London on 26 December 1933, and on the following day was delivered to the British Museum, where, after having been checked against the published facsimile, it was put on public display. Championed by the Prime Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the former Director of the British Museum Sir Frederic Kenyon, the public campaign raised £46,500 by May 1934. By October of the following year the campaign had returned to the Treasury a grand total of £53,563. A concerted British national effort, focused on the long-term preservation of the Codex, was then brought to an end.
Shortly after the arrival of the Codex in London, concerns about its continuing separation re-emerged. In a telegram, dated 29 January 1934, Archbishop Porphyrios of Sinai asserted the Monastery's claim to be the 'sole rightful owner'. In its reply, sent the following day, the British Museum referred the Monastery to the Soviet Government. At the same time the Museum's director, Sir George Hill, initiated a re-examination of the events of 1859 to 1869. Based on the documentary evidence that the Museum had been able to access (the relevant Russian archives were at that point inaccessible) and a legal opinion from Lord Hanworth, Hill remained confident of the legality of his acquisition. While he faced numerous other expressions of concern over other issues relating to the purchase of the Codex from the Soviets, very few concerns over either their title to it or right to sell it were aired by the British press, governing class, or public. Of greater concern were such issues as the retention by the Russians, almost certainly unintentional, of one tiny fragment of one of the 347 leaves that came to the Imperial Library in 1869.
Over forty years later, in 1975, the Monastery uncovered further, previously unknown parts of the Codex. On 26 May, during the clearance of a chamber underneath Saint George's Chapel on the north wall of the Monastery, the Skeuophylax Father Sophronios noted a large cache of manuscript fragments. Within these were soon noted several leaves and fragments of the Codex Sinaiticus. Thus, today at the Holy Monastery of Sinai there are to be found, at least, eighteen leaves in their entirety or in fragments, whose provenance is due either to the New Finds of 1975, or from the bindings of manuscripts in which, from time to time, they had been incorporated.
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Navarro out – but Chublicious in – for Saturday's De Francis Dash
by Frank Vespe | Sep 15, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Racing, Top Stories | 5 comments
Chublicious took the 2016 Mr. Prospector Stakes at Monmouth Park. Photo by Ryan Denver/EQUI-PHOTO.
Note: This article was updated on September 18 to reflect one additional resolved and one additional pending drug/medication issue incurred or faced by Navarro. Neither of these was listed in the Thoroughbredrulings.com site. We regret their exclusion in the earlier version.
by Frank Vespe
Jorge Navarro won't be at Laurel Park Saturday — or, likely, any time soon.
But a horse he has trained — and nominated to Saturday's Grade 3, $250,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash at Laurel Park — is expected in the De Francis starting gate.
Chublicious, formerly trained by Navarro, will start for Laurel-based trainer Claudio Gonzalez. Two others of Navarro's — Grade 1 winner El Deal and multiple Grade 3 winner X Y Jet — were not permitted to enter. That, said Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra, is the result of a purposeful decision.
Yet, while racing fans are used to — or perhaps resigned to — the phenomenon of program trainers and the practice of suspended trainers passing their strings to their assistants for safekeeping, Maryland Jockey Club president Sal Sinatra says this situation is different. Claudio Gonzalez will be the trainer of record for Chublicious.
"That owner has horses here with Claudio," Sinatra said. "That horse trains here every year with Claudio. He's a Jersey-bred."
Navarro — the trainer who, with owner Randal Gindi, was involved in the notorious "juice man" video — was fined $5,000 by the stewards at Monmouth Park, where the episode took place, and the stewards referred the case to the state Racing Commission with a recommendation that the fine be doubled. Stewards at Indiana Grand, where Navarro had planned to run Duchess of Duke in a stake, forced him to scratch the horse because of a state rule prohibiting licensing a horseman with a pending matter in another jurisdiction. In the video, the two men taunt the person filming the episode that they "(expletive) everyone," use "juice" on horses, and wager — illegally — with bookies.
In Maryland, the MJC quickly announced it would not accept entries from Navarro. That ruled out Grade 1 winner El Deal and multiple Grade 3 winner X Y Jet.
But Chublicious is a horse of a different color. The six-year-old has spent each summer of his racing career, which began in 2014, at Monmouth Park. In 2016, he spent it there in Navarro's barn and won three times. Once Monmouth closed, and Navarro decamped to Gulfstream Park, owner David Gruskos sent the Hey Chub gelding to Gonzalez at Laurel, where he remained until the spring, when Monmouth reopened. That had been the plan once again this year.
Chublicious is 8-1 on the morning line. Had El Deal been permitted to start, he likely would have been odds-on.
According to Sinatra, Navarro contacted the racing office to see if it would accept his entries. When told no, he sought to have Chublicious entered via Gonzalez. Sinatra said that would be permissible only if the horse came immediately to Gonzalez' barn and remained there afterwards. Gonzalez, who at first demurred, subsequently said he was comfortable with the arrangement; and Chublicious was permitted to enter.
"I didn't feel I should penalize that owner given the situation of the other owner and Navarro being imbeciles," Sinatra said.
It is in some sense a curious situation. Many in racing assume Navarro must be doing something illegal, and having an owner crow about "juicing" horses certainly furthers that impression. His 41 percent strike rate at the just-completed Monmouth meet feeds into that, and his 31 percent win rate overall in the last two years doesn't help, either. Yet the only ruling against him in New Jersey prior to the video episode was, according to Thoroughbredrulings.com, a $100 fine for a fire code violation.
While that website shows no medication violations since 2012, in fact Navarro incurred several flunixin overages in 2012. Additionally, in February of this year a horse he trained tested positive for cocaine following a race at Gulfstream Park. Navarro has denied administering the drug to the horse and suggested environmental contamination as the most likely cause.
All of which raises the question: are the punishments being assessed a fair application of justice on a trainer who may be loud and may be a braggart — and may be, as Sinatra said, an imbecile — but who otherwise does not have an egregious record?
Sinatra says they are fair.
"It's not a drug positive," he said. "But in my opinion, it's no different than an employee on Facebook bashing the place — they're going to get suspended. You know what? You want to bash the industry or make fun of it, being a leading trainer, it's asinine."
Navarro has started fewer than a dozen horses in Maryland in the last three years, just one, Sinatra said, this year. Sinatra would not predict what comes next, pointing instead to the September 20 New Jersey Racing Commission, at which the Commission will consider the Navarro matter.
"We'll see what they do then," he said. "We'll see how it plays out."
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Frank I don't know what you were looking at but he was Suspended in FL in 2013 for quite a few positives and of course now the cocaine positive. He is a juicer but you know there is stuff out there now they they don't test for yet. It seems very funny he was doing great in FL until the put someone to watch his stables down there and all of a sudden his percentage drops way down. Think that should tell you something. Just saying.
The Biz on September 16, 2017 at 4:23 pm
Lois – the article says what I was looking at: ThoroughbredRulings.com
If he was suspended for "quite a few positives," they didn't make it into the public database. Seemed to me the article was clear that there's reason to be suspicious given the record, but that's not the same as actually catching a person.
Frank I want to add to my above rant.If you will check there was a horse called Lover Bil who died 12/27/15 and on 5/18/17 he was fined for the horses death. Just thought you would like to know.
dave on September 24, 2017 at 11:47 pm
These crooks don't belong in the game, they belong in jail – it's a crime to defraud the public, wtf aren't these people being pursued by the FBI,
who have a duty to this great American sport.
EVERYBODY knows this guy is a cheat, they've known it since his Mullin-esque form reversals came to the fore. It's outrageous and the people who are hurt are the trainers and owners, who 0 God forbid – don't heat. And non-cheaters do exist.
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The heartbreak of losing loved ones at Severn Hospice has brought the family of sisters Steph, Sue and Lesley even closer together.
They first experienced our care back in 2013, after Steph Hardman's husband of 37 years, Jim, was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer.
The grandfather received 'amazing' care at our Telford hospice and spent his final days in the company of his family until his death on 24 April 2013.
Four years later, Steph, Sue and Lesley lost their dear sister Fran in May 2017 in our care while Lesley's mother-in-law Heather sadly died just seven months later.
The support the family received has inspired them to take on a host of fundraising challenges and events to raise money for us – from holding family fun days and cake stalls to trekking the Great Wall of China.
This is why Steph, Sue and Lesley will walk in memory of their loved ones at our new Forget Me Not Walk at The Quarry in Shrewsbury.
To join them at the event on Sunday 19 May click here.
"On every occasion the Severn Hospice staff have shown immense care and support not only to Jim, Fran and Heather but to all of our family," said Steph, from Telford.
"We are all so grateful to them and we will continue to support them as long as we are able, we want to help others benefit as we have.
"We have spent lots of quality time together – we've had fun making cakes together, sewing Christmas decorations and knitting cuddly toys. It has brought us all together as a family, and given us a sense of achievement in the activities that we have done.
"But mostly we are proud that we have been able to help ensure that other people can benefit from the love and the care that we have received."
Steph says her husband Jim was a true family man and will always be remembered for being a brilliant husband to her and father to daughters Ellie and Beth.
Steph and Jim (right) at their daughter Ellie's (middle) wedding with granddaughter Imogen (left) and daughter Beth
A self-employed architectural technician, he loved to paint in his spare time and would cook a meal for his extended family every week.
He also loved to write stories for his grandchildren Imogen and Seb and promised to write them each a story on every birthday and Christmas.
Sadly, Jim only got to write one story for Seb and never got to meet his grandson Jimmy or granddaughter Polly.
"Jim loved nothing more than spending time with us as a family. Some of my favourite memories are Christmas treasure hunts that he did for our two daughters.
"He would be up until 3am making up clues for them to find. Every year even when they became adults, he would say there wouldn't be a treasure hunt but there always was, right up until his last Christmas.
"We make a point of telling our grandchildren about Jim. They know that grandad paints the rainbows in the sky to show that he is watching over them," added Steph.
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Steph and her family didn't really know much about what a hospice was like before Jim's death.
They now care passionately for us and do everything they can to ensure we can be there for families who need us in the future.
"Jim received such amazing care and compassion from the staff. His pain stopped as soon as he arrived on the ward, and my daughters and I were able to spend quality time with him during the final week of his life.
"I immediately felt that the staff really cared about Jim, and about all of our family. Staff are attentive and helpful and continue this support for as long as you feel you need it."
Our Forget Me Not Walk aims to give walkers the chance to remember loved ones that are no longer with us while supporting our work.
The event will start at 11am and entry costs £15 for adults, £5 for a child under 15 while children under five go free. A family ticket (two adults and two children) is £35.
To join Steph, Sue and Lesley and our other event ambassadors at the Forget Me Not Walk on Sunday 19 May click here.


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Duelist (; lit. "Detective") is a 2005 South Korean martial arts film directed by Lee Myung-se.

Plot
The film opens with a fish tale narrated by a low-class metalsmith in a tavern in Joseon-era south-western Korea. The scene then cuts to a street circus, in which an elegant masked swordmaster (Gang Dong-won) fascinates his market-place audience. Undercover detective Ahn (Ahn Sung-ki), and his protégé Namsoon (Ha Ji-won) are tracking down suspected money-counterfeiter gang, when the masked swordmaster ends his show by killing a government official who carries the kingdom's currency metal cast.

The swordmaster escapes when a cart crashes and disgorges a mountain of counterfeit coins, causing public commotion. The distraction is a success, but Namsoon chased and dueled with the escaping swordmaster/duelist, proving herself a master of martial arts specializing in a pair of long knives. She succeeded in cutting a quarter of his mask and glanced at his revealed eye before he escaped. She and her team are left with bodies of the counterfeiting gang, seemingly massacred in an instant by an unknown duelist.

It is then revealed that counterfeit coins are spreading wildly among the populace, causing hyperinflation that threatens the monarchy. The police forces are determined to find and arrest the counterfeiters, believed to include an insider in the government. From a secret connection, the detectives obtain a picture of the duelist, noted for his "Sad Eyes", which Namsoon recognizes from her previous encounter. Their suspicion points to Song, the powerful defense minister. This suspicion is confirmed when Namsoon spots the duelist entering Song's manor.

Namsoon and Ahn failed to chase the duelist. However, as Namsoon is walking alone in the night, Sad Eyes appeared from the shadows, asking if she is following him "because you like me?" Namsoon attacks, entering a duel that starts to become affectionate. Eventually, he vanishes after making a small cut on her clothing, revealing her cleavage. The resolute Namsoon persuaded her team to infiltrate minister Song's palace. This plan is implemented, resulting with only Namsoon succeeding in her thinly-disguised appearance as a lady of pleasure. Coincidentally, she ends up having to serve the duelist in private, which she handles very tactlessly.

Song called the duelist, interrupting Namsoon's session with her. Song turns out to be a superb swordsman, the only person who can outperform the duelist. Their conversation reveals that Song plans to overthrow the reigning young king and replace him with his future son-in-law, and that the duelist has been involved in this plan since childhood. Song reminds Sad Eyes that the duelist can kill him anytime he distrusts him, hinting that the duelist might be the planned royal successor. Song says that he always loved the duelist like a son.

After assaulting Sad Eyes in public, Namsoon is dismissed from the case by her director, only to be secretly assigned to find the final evidence to prove Song's involvement. Overhearing Namsoon's objectives, the duelist gave the needed evidence in a secret meeting with her, thereby sacrificing his destiny. Namsoon realizes her feelings for Sad Eyes. The father-figure Ahn recognizes this, advising her to forgo her feelings since he is a criminal while she is with the police. The movie draws towards a climax as scores of armed police surround Song's manor and attack the duelist and Song, as well as the other corrupt officials. In their last conversation, the minister tried to speak the nameless duelist's true name, but the police separate them and detective Ahn kills the minister.

After the battle, Namsoon anxiously searches for the duelist's fate, only to be told by Ahn that "he is dead". Devastated, she returns to the lanes where she had encountered the duelist, haunted by his images. While she is walking back, the duelist appears once more in front of her. Namsoon feels that finally she can express her feelings, and in a denouement the couple dances in a picturesque combat under the moonlight. They were fighting "like they were making love", but then "disappeared suddenly", as narrated by the metalsmith in the tavern from the first scene.

The final scene shows Namsoon and Sad Eyes spotting each other from a distance in the marketplace.

Cast
 Ha Ji-won as Detective Namsoon
 Gang Dong-won as Sad Eyes
 Ahn Sung-ki as Detective Ahn
 Song Young-chang as Minister Song Pil-joon
 Yoon Joo-sang as Bong-chool
 Do Yong-goo
 Shim Cheol-jong
 Bae Joong-sik as Detective Bae
 Hwang Eui-doo as Detective Hwang
 Jang In-bo as Detective Jang
 Kim Jung-tae as Ga Do-chi

Awards and nominations
2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards
 Best Art Direction: Cho Geun-hyun, Lee Hyeong-ju
 Best Lighting: Shin Kyung-man
 Popular Star Award: Ha Ji-won, Gang Dong-won
 Nomination - Best Supporting Actor: Ahn Sung-ki
 Nomination - Best Cinematography: Hwang Ki-seok
 Nomination - Technical Award: Jang Seong-ho (CG)

2005 Korean Film Awards
 Nomination - Best Cinematography: Hwang Ki-seok
 Nomination - Best Art Direction: Cho Geun-hyun, Lee Hyeong-ju
 Nomination - Best Visual Effects: Jang Seong-ho
 Nomination - Best Sound: Park Jun-oh

2006 Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Director: Lee Myung-se
 Nomination - Best Film

2006 Grand Bell Awards
 Best Art Direction: Cho Geun-hyun, Lee Hyeong-ju
 Nomination - Best Supporting Actor: Ahn Sung-ki
 Nomination - Best Cinematography: Hwang Ki-seok
 Nomination - Best Editing: Ko Im-pyo
 Nomination - Best Lighting: Shin Kyung-man
 Nomination - Best Costume Design: Jung Kyung-hee
 Nomination - Best Visual Effects: MoFac Studio

References

External links

 Duelist review at Koreanfilm.org

2005 films
South Korean martial arts films
Films set in the Joseon dynasty
Films based on manhwa
Films directed by Lee Myung-se
2000s Korean-language films
2005 martial arts films
2000s South Korean films

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Greens Protect National Parks on World Environment Day
Christine Milne 5 Jun 2013
The Australian Greens have celebrated World Environment Day by announcing a new plan to protect the country's national parks from attacks by state governments.
The Greens in the Senate will move to add national parks as a new matter of environmental significance, joining matters such as threatened species and World Heritage Areas that are protected nationally.
Australian Greens launch new biosecurity authority
Christine Milne 31 May 2013
The Australian Greens today announced a new national independent biosecurity authority that will give greater protection against pests and diseases that are threatening Australia's agricultural sector and environment.
Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne made the announcement this morning at the 2013 Banana Industry Congress on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
"The increase in the global movement of people and goods, together with the onset of climate change, means Australia has to increase efforts to protect its borders from pests and diseases," Senator Milne said.
Greens and Farmers Join Forces Against Coal Seam Gas
The Australian Greens and NSW farmer Penny Blatchford are calling on the old parties to support the Greens' campaign to give landholders the right to say no to coal seam gas mining on their land.
Australian Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne said Tony Abbott, Warren Truss and Julia Gillard were refusing to stand up for landholders who don't want coal seam gas mining on their land.
Queensland land clearing puts pressure on rest of economy
The gutting of Queensland's land clearing laws could force the rest of the country to work harder to reduce carbon emissions, Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne confirmed at a Senate estimates session today.
"Campbell Newman has made it easier for land clearing to occur, which means other sectors of the economy will have to work harder to reduce emissions," Senator Milne said.
Greens welcome Federal Court challenge to Minister Burke's mining approval for the Tarkine
Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne has welcomed today's move by the Tarkine National Coalition to lodge a case in the Federal Court seeking a judicial review of Minister Burke's decision to grant environmental approval for the Shree Minerals proposed mine in the Tarkine.
"We support the Tarkine National Coalition's (TNC) concerns that Minister Burke has erred in law, and back its decision to challenge the approval of the mine because of the impacts on the Tasmanian devil, a Commonwealth listed endangered species," Christine Milne said.
Labor cannot be trusted to care for the environment
Yet again Labor is demonstrating that it cannot be trusted to care for the environment, the Australian Greens said today.
"Julia Gillard is taking on Tony Abbott's agenda of slashing jobs from the public service." Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne said.
"First the Climate Change Department and now the Department of Sustainability and the Environment - Tony Abbott will be grinning.
Christine Milne on James Price Point
Another big sell-out by the Minister Against the Environment
"The Minister against the Environment has done it again - he's given the green light for more environmental destruction, this time at Maules Creek," said leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne.
"Tony Burke has given the go-ahead to expand coal seam gas and coal mining to the detriment of critically endangered species. It's another crime against the environment.
"Why hasn't Minister Burke examined the scientists' view that false and misleading information was presented to the Federal Government in regards to offsets?
Burke allows mining in areas even John Howard protected
"Minister Burke's decision to abandon the Tarkine to the mining industry is not only a disgrace, but it's a crime against the environment." Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne said.
"What possible justification can an environment minister have for abandoning the environment to the mining industry?
"No doubt Tony Abbott is cheering as he would go even further and not only mine the Tarkine but reject any end to logging.


Is there some kind of adapter that I can by to streaming music to my 2009 Sante Fe from my Galaxy S4?
I have a 2009 Hyundai Sante fe that I would like to stream music to from my Galaxy S4. Unfortunately I don't have a USB port due to the Navigation system but I do have bluetooth. Is there some kind of adapter that I can purchase?
Welcome to Android Central! Do you know if your car is capable of streaming Bluetooth audio? Older cars may only have Bluetooth Phone capability. You can tell by pairing your phone with your car, then on your phone, go to Settings>Bluetooth, and tap the car entry. If you only see "Phone Audio," and not "Media Audio," then you can't stream music over Bluetooth.
If your car has an Aux In jack, you could look for a Bluetooth media receiver that could plug into that jack. Pair the phone to the receiver, set the car stereo to Aux, and that should work. Or you could use a Bluetooth receiver that broadcasts over FM, then use the car's FM radio to receive it--but sound quality is often poor for those.


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The band, which includes Blur's Damon Albarn, The Clash's Paul Simonon, The Verve's Simon Tong drummer Tony Allen, released their highly celebrated record in 2007 but haven't worked together since 2011 after confirming their 'secret split'.
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During this downtime, Shizen collected objects for the party from the shops, for their adventure. Along with praying at Melora's temple for forgiveness for his actions. This led to deep meditation for majority of the day. Following this, Shizen met with members of the Emerald Enclave that shared his abilities, upon request he was shown different forms he can transform into once his magic grows stronger and he gains a stronger bond with nature. This training will go on for 4 days initially whilst waiting for Hilde. The forms of massive creatures such as bears, birds, and alligators are shown to him, one even transforming into something he details as a mammoth. Shizen is an awe of the different creatures that exist in Melora's world, he is truly blessed to be part of it.
In exchange for the training, Shizen helped around the temples and surrounding farms, his Druidcraft, and nature based magic helping crops and the like grow, and helping supplement the cost of living, food being supplied by good berries made both by himself, and other druids at the temple. With one berry feeding someone for an entire day, there were more than enough to go around.
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Britain's Central Bank Could Cut Rates Below Zero, Chief Says
Posted	on	 August 31, 2020 by	Armando Henderson
Here's what you have to know: Bank of England chief says
bad prices are actually possible in the U.K
Staff are going to have to fork out any deferred payroll taxes by April.
Dow erases 2020 losses as S&P 500 benefits for a 7th day.
Investigators determined $62 million in alleged P.P.P. fraud. They are saying there's much more.
The latest: Coca-Cola as well as MGM to cut jobs.
The Bank of England's new mind, Andrew Bailey, said Friday that the central bank of his wasn't out of firepower, noting that it could cut interest rates below zero in the event necessary.
Mr. Bailey, who began his job in March and was supplying a speech at the Kansas City Fed's virtual Jackson Hole symposium, underlined that he and the co-workers of his noticed harmful rates} as a probable piece of equipment to stoke economic progression within a moment when interest rates have been already at very low levels throughout complex economies.
The central bank has made clear that the box of ours does include things like different tools, including the possibility of negative prices, Mr. Bailey said. We are not out of firepower by any means, as well as be completely honest it looks from today's vantage point that people were way too mindful about our remaining firepower before the coronavirus pandemic.
Worldwide central banks including the Bank of Japan plus the European Central Bank have cut interest rates below zero, which in turn is actually designed to discourage banks by stashing their money at central banks and rather thrust them to lend much more. Fed officials, on the other hand, have regularly ruled such a policy available. It is said they question if such resources work well and don't think that they will work nicely in the United States.
Mr. Bailey initially indicated before this month which negative interest rates might be the possibility in the United Kingdom.
President Trump has for times referred to as for negative prices in the United States, pointing out that other central banks have lowered borrowing costs below zero and arguing that America's reticence to accomplish that sets it at a competitive disadvantage.
The Fed sets its policies independently of the White House.
– Jeanna Smialek Workers are going to have to fork out any deferred payroll taxes by April.
Businesses can cease withholding payroll taxes from employees' paychecks starting Sept 1. But those workers would really have to fork out the tax through larger withholdings – and less take-home pay – by April.
That guidance, issued by the Treasury Department in control with the Internal Revenue Service on Friday evening, provided little clarity about what businesses will need to do about the deferred withholdings if a worker ends up making the small business before the tail end of the year. The assistance claimed that the impacted taxpayer could make arrangements to normally gather the full appropriate taxes from the employee, recommending businesses can hold staff vulnerable for the tax even if they exit the company.
The awaited guidance is meant to assist business enterprises understand their obligation stemming from an executive action signed by President Trump this month that gives workers a tax holiday. The Whitish House had been trying to find ways to move the tax liability away from workers entirely so they are not faced with a big tax bill following year. That legally questionable idea proved to be unworkable, however,
The president, that had been calling for an irreversible payroll tax cut, has said that he will push for Congress to waive the postponed taxes next season in case he wins re-election.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Theobald has been appointed as a Professor of Computer Science with a focus on "Big Data" by the University of Luxembourg, at the Faculty for Science Technology and Communication, in 2017. He previously held positions as a Professor and Co-Director of the Institute for Databases and Information Systems (DBIS) at the University of Ulm, and as a Professor in the Advanced Database Research and Modeling (ADReM) group at the University of Antwerp. He obtained a doctoral degree from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken in 2006 and subsequently spent two years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Stanford University Infolab. Between 2008 and 2012, Martin led the research group for "Ranking and Uncertain Data Management" at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.
Martin currently is head of the Interdisciplinary Lab for Intelligent and Adaptive Systems (ILIAS) and the Big Data Research Group at the University of Luxembourg. He has served as PC member, reviewer and organizer for more than 100 international conferences, workshops and journals, including SIGMOD, SIGKDD, SIGIR, VLDB, ICDE, CIKM, WSDM, TKDE, TODS, and many others. He has been an Area Editor for Elsevier's "Information Systems" between 2013 and 2018.
Google Focused Research Award 2010 (together with R. Gemulla and G. Weikum)
ACM SIGMOD "Jim Gray" Doctoral Dissertation Award 2007 (Honorable Mention)
GI-DBIS Dissertation Award 2006
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Proceedings - 2017 ILILAS Distinguished Lectures
Bouvry, Pascal; Bisdorff, Raymond; Schommer, Christoph; Sorger, Ulrich; Theobald, Martin; van der Torre, Leon
Report (2018)
Reasoning Web. Learning, Uncertainty, Streaming, and Scalability - 14th International Summer School 2018, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, September 22-26, 2018, Tutorial Lectures
d'Amato, Claudia; Theobald, Martin
Book published by Springer (2018)
Supporting Set Operations in Temporal-Probabilistic Databases
Papaioannou, Katerina; Theobald, Martin; Böhlen, Michael
in Proceedings of the 34th IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, ICDE 2018, Paris, France, April 16-19, 2018 (2018, April 16)
Interactive feature selection for efficient customer recognition in contact centers: Dealing with common names.
Saberi, Morteza; Theobald, Martin; Hussain, Omar Khadeer; Chang, Elizabeth; Hussain, Farookh Khadeer
in Expert Systems with Applications (2018), 113
A General Framework for Anytime Approximation in Probabilistic Databases
Van den Heuvel, Maarten; Geerts, Floris; Theobald, Martin; Getterbauer, Wolfgang
in CoRR (2018), abs/1806.10078
GCAI 2017: 3rd Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Miami, FL, USA, 18-22 October 2017
Benzmüller, Christoph; Lisetti, Christine; Theobald, Martin
Book published by EPiC Series in Computing, EasyChair (2017)
Concept Recognition in European and National Law
Nanda, Rohan; Siragusa, Giovanni; Di caro, Luigi; Theobald, Martin; Boella, Guido; Robaldo, Livio; Costamagna, Francesco
in proc. of The 30th international conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2017) (2017)
Query-Driven On-The-Fly Knowledge Base Construction
Nguyen, Dat Ba; Abujabal, Abdalghani; Tran, Khanh; Theobald, Martin; Weikum, Gerhard
in Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment (2017), 11(1), 66--79
J-REED: Joint Relation Extraction and Entity Disambiguation
Nguyen, Dat Ba; Theobald, Martin; Weikum, Gerhard
in Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, CIKM 2017, Singapore, November 06 - 10, 2017 (2017)
Learning Tuple Probabilities
Dylla, Maximilian; Theobald, Martin
E-print/Working paper (2016)
Distributed Set Reachability
Gurajada, Sairam; Theobald, Martin
in Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Management of Data, SIGMOD Conference 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA, June 26 - July 01, 2016 (2016)
Distributed Processing of Generalized Graph-Pattern Queries in SPARQL 1.1
J-NERD: Joint Named Entity Recognition and Disambiguation with Rich Linguistic Features
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I have had the honor of teaching adults in leadership classes over the years. I like to start our time together introducing myself and often I give my little speech about why I love adult learning so much. It usually goes something like this.
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Our story is our power! Their stories are the power of learning!
However, after only one week of reading and material in this course on distance learning, my understanding and my definition of distance learning has changed. Not only do I see that distance learning can involve other avenues of communication outside of a computer and online, but I also believe the work I do as an instructional designer within a corporate setting can be included in this broad methodology of learning.
Reading about the history of distance education this week was very eye opening. I hadn't considered that distance learning could have begun at least 160 years ago. Of course, it looked a lot different then. "An advertisement in a Swedish newspaper in 1833 touted the opportunity to study 'composition through the medium of the post.'" (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, & Zvacek, 2008) This mode of distance education is also one I had not thought about. My mind automatically goes to how I see distance learning today. A world where we have high speed internet and cell phones on which we can access virtually any information we may be looking to find; this is the world where my definition of distance learning has been shaped. Still today, distance learning can include methods such as the mail, videos, and the telephone, not only the computer and the internet.
The method for distance learning was not the only change that my definition had to undergo this week. When I considered distance learning before it was almost exclusively used for education in the higher education arena. However, we read three different articles this week that defined how distance education is also being used effectively in the K-12 and training and development areas. This should not have been a new part of my definition. In fact, in training and development, it should have been a major part of my definition as this is what I do in my work on a day to day basis, but it is not something I would have defined as distance learning before this week. I now see this differently. I now define distance education differently.
Based on my experience and my knowledge, including what I have learned in the past week, if you asked me today what my definition of distance education is I would say something like, "Distance education is a person gaining knowledge through a method of learning outside of a classroom using resources provided from an instructor who communicates through a variety of different means." It is much broader. It is much more encompassing of not only my own experience but the experience of a much larger audience.
As my definition has changed based on what I now know about the history of distance learning, the future of distance learning must also be considered. Where is distance learning going? What does the future of distance learning look like? I am no expert in this field, and I do not own a crystal ball. However, having seen computers go from a flashing green cursor on a black screen only 20 years ago to a tablet that can now access the world wide web by just touching the screen, I would say that the future of distance learning has no limit. We are already able to take our courses from a cell phone, from anywhere at any time. As technology continues to advance so will the possibilities for distance education. The challenge will be in designing the instruction for the learning to meet the needs of all learners in these new formats. This is why being in the field of instructional design in the present is so exciting, because the future looks so bright!
"There is nothing so practical as a good theory, but a theory without the opportunity for real-life implementation will soon fade away" (Blythe & Gardner, 1990). As I am coming to the end of my course on learning theories instruction at Walden University, I read this quote with different eyes than I might have when I first started. Theory has always been a word that left me with little to no emotion or excitement. However, as I studied learning theory over the past month and a half, I have actually found myself excited at the prospect of, not just studying theory, but having the opportunity to implement it in real life.
When I first began this course and was asked which theories were most in line with how I learn, I pointed to the cognitive and constructivist theories. In the seven weeks since that time, after studying multiple learning theories, I would still agree that I learn through a cognitive and constructivist view. However, I would also have to include a connectivist and adult learning theory approaches.
I connect with the cognitivist theory as I believe that, for myself, it is extremely important to understand how I am learning just as much as what I am learning. Using metacognitive strategies is something I do regularly to check my comprehension of information. Before this course I did not have a name or definition for what I was doing, but this is something that I now understand as not just a concept that helps me to learn better, but one that needs to be brought to light with the learners I work with to help them to be more effective in their learning as well. Bransford and Donovan (2005) gave three principles of learning that are particularly important for teachers to understand and be able to incorporate in their teaching, the third of these three principles is that "a metacognitive approach to instruction can help students learn to take control of their own learning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them." (p.2) This is true for me and for the learners I work with, and thus I believe the cognitive theory is in line with the way I learn best.
The constructivist theory is one that I connected with immediately when reading and learning about its basis. I think this stems from the fact that I grew up in an environment that required me to learn to do things on my own. My parents worked hard and were not always there to guide me in my learning. This meant I was constantly learning from watching others and applying what I observed. The social constructivist theory specifically stood out as how I have learned many skills in my personal life. I also described in my original post for this course that the constructivist theory is the theory that best describes my learning of instructional design before entering the Master's program. I learned from observation of others and observation of design. I was put into the environment and learned by doing the work. Through this observation and practice I developed my understanding and beliefs about the field.
In adding to my original post, I would also include the connectivist theory approach as being in line with the way I learn best. This learning "theory for the digital age, where individuals learn and work in a networked environment" (Anderson, 2008) is one that makes sense in my world. As an instructional designer that has worked in a building where I am the only person doing what I do, the only way to learn is to connect to the network of instructional designers and information on the internet and social networking. I learn so much about the new trends and information of instructional design through these avenues, and now through my courses at Walden. I have a network of other students that I discuss the issues of the current world of instructional design on a weekly basis. This theory, though it has a lot of push back, holds validity in how I learn. And I think it also must be considered with the current generation of students that we work with as well.
And the final learning theory I want to speak of my connection with is the adult learning theory. Not only because I am an adult, but because of the basic principles of the theory, I think this is one that falls in line with the way I learn. I am a self-directed learner who wants to be involved in the planning and evaluation of my learning. I need to be able to apply what I am learning in my life and learn from my experiences with that application. I prefer to learn through a problem-centered learning environment rather than a content-oriented one. (Conlan, Grabowski, & Smith, 2002) I also find that in being an instructional designer in the corporate world that these principles are key to being successful in my day-to-day work.
Lastly, I want to touch on how technology plays a role in my learning. On a daily basis, I probably use a search engine of some type, Google, Bing, etc., an average of 3-5 times a day. When I am looking for a new way to put people into groups, a new format to develop a lesson, or a new animation action in Power Point, I go to the internet. I have an iPhone and apps that help me to know the weather, my class grades, and keep up with my favorite internet sites. There is no end to the use of technology in my learning. When I think back to how learning occurred only 5 years ago, it is amazing the changes! With my knowledge of learning theories and the access to technology to aid in my continuous improvement, I hope to be able to always stay abreast of the latest trends and be the best that I can be in my field.


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Карл Микаел Белман () е шведски поет, композитор, автор и изпълнител на песни.

Биография
Роден е на 4 февруари 1740 година в Стокхолм в семейството на дребен чиновник. В детството си е обучаван от частни учители, учи известно време в Упсалския университет и след период на значителни финансови трудности се установява в Стокхолм като чиновник. От края на 60-те години се утвърждава като известен автор и изпълнител на песни, основната част от които са включени в сборниците "Fredmans Epistlar" (1790) и "Fredmans Sånger" (1791).

Карл Микаел Белман умира на 11 февруари 1795 година в Стокхолм.

Творби
 Månan (Луната), Nyström och Stolpe, 1760
 Bacchi Tempel (Храмът на Бакхус), 1783
 Fredmans Epistlar (Фредманови писма), 1790
 Fredmans Sånger (Фредманови песни), 1791
 Samlade verk (Събрани съчинения)

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Университет в Упсала
Шведски автори на песни
Шведски композитори
Шведски поети
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Родени в Стокхолм
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GeoJournal
May 2004 , Volume 60, Issue 1, pp 19–30 | Cite as
Death Toll One: An Ethnography of Hydropower and Human Rights Violations in Honduras
Mark Bonta
How does the resistance of local people to hydroelectric projects take shape in a country where globalization (in the guise of 'regional integration') seeks the rapid transformation of rural landscapes into industrial zones? Why do local people resist energy- and income-generating `modernization' projects that promise to help end poverty and save the rain forest, among other goals? During the course of their resistance, why are human violations committed by forces of globalization — and who or what is responsible for the beatings, threats, and murders that accompany Honduran hydro projects such as the one described below? The ethnographic details below suggest that the onus of guilt rests on local investment-hungry power elites whose repressive tactics are tolerated by development entities such as the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). My case in point is the CABEI-funded Babilonia Hydroelectric Project (Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Babilonia, PHB), a 4-megawatt initiative of the private company Energisa in the Department of Olancho. I first describe the essence of the issue as a conflict between local land rights and globalization that gained national notoriety after the murder of an anti-project activist, at which point actors at the national and international scales became involved in mediation efforts. I then backtrack to an earlier local meeting in which are evident the tensions and delineations that point to the primary culpability of the provincial power elite in systematic human rights violations. I continue with an analysis of land rights groups on both sides (pro- and anti-project) and conclude by discussing the power and scope of heterogeneous coalitions in confronting the fast-moving advances and abuses of globalization.
Local People Buffer Zone Power Elite Coffee Farm Environmental Impact Statement
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1023/B:GEJO.0000033582.23879.2d
Publisher Name Kluwer Academic Publishers


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Simmba box office collection: Ranveer Singh's film collects Rs 124.5 crore in 5 days
Updated: Jan 03, 2019, 14:16 IST | Sonil Dedhia | Mumbai
Ranveer Singh's Simmba breaches Rs 100 crore mark on day 5 of its release; marks director Rohit Shetty's eight offering to achieve feat
A still from Rohit Shetty's film Simmba
Mixed critical reviews that particularly targeted the film's weak plotline couldn't keep fans from turning up to watch Rohit Shetty's masala spectacle, Simmba, which cruised past the Rs 100 crore-mark on Tuesday.
With the fifth-day figure of Rs 28 crore taking the film's tally to Rs 124.54 crore, Simmba has emerged as Shetty's eight, and leading man Ranveer Singh's third offering respectively to breach the coveted mark.
Referring to Shetty as the man with the Midas touch, trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "He is the most dependable and consistent director that Bollywood has seen of late. I can't think of any other director who enjoys such adulation. While his Golmaal franchise is a comedy, and the Singham series being action-based, Simmba is an amalgamation of both genres. It also has an emotional track, making it the perfect family entertainer." The offering, he says, is likely to cross the Rs 200 crore mark soon.
With no big releases lined-up this week, Simmba, trade expert Girish Wankhede says, will enjoy an extended run at the BO. "The film has repeat value, and the positive word of mouth will aid it. The collections of Monday and Tuesday have been consistent, so it is a winner."
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