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La dinastia afxàrida fou una dinastia de Pèrsia i l'Afganistan (1736-1796) fundada per Nàdir-Xah de la tribu turca dels afxar, branca dels qirqlu. Va suplantar a la dinastia safàvida el 1736.

Nàdir-Xah
Nàdir-Xah (1736-1747) fou el primer sobirà de la dinastia. Nascut el 1688 a la regió de Darragaz a 110 km al nord de Mashad; es va fer famós a la zona per les seves aventures de pillatge i saqueig amb una banda d'homes de la tribu quan portava el nom de Nàdir-Khan; el 1723 Mahmud Hotaki va assolir el govern a Meixad i es va enfrontar a Nàdir i la seva banda; el 1724 es va proclamar xa inaugurant l'efímera dinastia kiyànida. Mentrestant, a Esfahan, el xa Tahmasp no podia expulsar els afganesos que s'havien apoderat de la zona i es va dirigir a Khorasan on va sentir parlar de Nàdir i el va reclutar. Junts es van apoderar de Meixad (1726) i Nàdir va dominar als kurds de Kabuixan i altres rebels locals. Es va estendre cap a l'oest i finalment va deposar a la dinastia safàvida i es va coronar xa (Nàdir-Xah); just abans de ser coronat va nomenar al seu fill gran Reza Kuli Khan com a valí (governador) de Khorasan. Va fer una campanya a l'Índia durant la qual Reza Kuli Mirza fou el seu virrei a l'Iran però amb seu a Meixad. El 1746 va executar a un centenar de notables i caps militars de Mashad sospitosos de deslleialtat i el 1747 fou assassinat per un grup dels seus propis oficials (20 de juny del 1747).

Adel Xah
A la mort de Nàdir el seu nebot Ali Kuli Khan, governador de Sistan on s'havia revoltat, va rebre l'adhesió dels oficials que l'havien matat. Mashad va quedar per Ali Kuli Khan mercès a la tasca del cap religiós Mir Sayyed Muhammad. Ali Kuli es va apoderar de la fortalesa de Kalat on va massacrar a tota la descendència de Nàdir per evitar que cap li pogués disputar el tron, salvant-se només Shahruk o Xah Rukh, un net de 14 anys originat en una filla del darrer xa safàvida. Ali Kuli fou proclamat el 6 de juliol de 1747 amb el nom de regne d'Adel Shah Afshar, però no va anar a Esfahan i va restar a Mashad; va nomenar al seu germà Ibrahim com a governador d'Esfahan. L'exèrcit es va desintegrar i molts contingents van tornar a casa al Khorasan. Tot i així Ibrahim va aconseguir dominar Esfahan i l'occident.

Ibrahim Xah
Quan Adel Shah va anar finalment a la zona occidental, Ibrahim no el va reconèixer, i el va haver de combatre. La batalla va tenir lloc entre Sultaniya i Zandjan el juny de 1748 i els homes d'Adel Shah es van canviar de bàndol i Ibrahim va obtenir així la victòria. Entregat al seu germà, Adel fou cegat. Ibrahim va entrar a Tabriz el 8 de desembre de 1748 i fou proclamat xa. Mentre a Mashad un junta militar amb turcs i kurds va proclamar xa a Xah Rukh (1 d'octubre de 1748). Ibrahim va decidir atacar al seu nebot (primavera del 1749) però el seu exèrcit es va dissoldre abans de la batalla. Ibrahim fou fet presoner i cegat i junt amb Adel Shah fou portat encadenat a Mashad on va morir en arribar (Adel fou executat)

Xah-rukh
Xah Rukh tenia sang safàvida i era més acceptable pel poble que altres pretendents. Els emirs del Khorasan el van utilitzar per apropiar-se del tresor i es van oposar a restablir la capitalitat a Esfahan. El cap religiós Mir Sayyed Muhammad que havia estat decisiu en la proclamació d'Adel Shah a Mashad, era ara a Qom i fou cridat per anar a Khorasan amb els presoners, però en realitat representava un perill pel règim pel seu prestigi religiós tant a Qom com a Mashad. Mir Sayyed va anar a Mashad on Xah Rukh va organitzar dos atemptats contra la seva vida que van fracassar, cosa que va provocar la revolta dels emirs que temien que aquests actes ocasionessin la caiguda del règim; els rebels dirigits per Mir Alam Khan Arab-e Khuzayma, van agafar a Mir Sayyid i el van portar en triomf cap a palau; Xah Rukh va fugir cap a l'harem on va fer matar als germans vius d'Adel i Ibrahim Shah, però finalment fou capturat i deposat. El 13 de gener de 1750 Mir Sayyed Muhammad era coronat com a Shah Sulayman II Safawi.

Xah Sulayman II
Ràpidament dotzenes de prínceps safàvides es van acollir a la seva cort. Va decretar (com ja era costum) una moratòria de tres anys en les taxes el que va buidar despresa el tresor. Herat fou annexionat a Kandahar per Àhmad Xah Durrani i Sulayman va exigir la seva restitució, i com que no es va produir va ocupar la ciutat després d'un dies de setge.

Mentre el xa era absent en una cacera el seu virrei Mir Alam Khan va intentar assegurar-se contra un contracop i va ordenar cegar a Xah Rukh. Les diferències entre faccions havien augmentat i un grup d'emirs rivals dirigits per Yússuf Alí Khan Jalayir va decidir agafar les rendes econòmiques que quedaven per a si mateixos, encoratjats per la dona de Xah Rukh que assegurava que el seu marit no havia estat realment cegat. El 1750 els conspiradors van entrar a la cambra de Sulayman II, al que van treure els ulls. Llavors van alliberar a Xah Rukh que realment estava cec, però com que ja no podien tirar enrere el van proclamar xa per segona vegada. Alam Khan va poder fugir de la ciutat i altres emirs van transigir o negociar amb el nou règim.

Xah-Rukh (segona vegada)
Yusuf Ali Khan i la seva gent van decidir aturar les pèrdues i van portar la resta de les joies i valors al castell de Kalat però pel camí foren interceptats per Alam Khan que va tornar a Mashad i va recuperar el poder amb una aliança amb tribus kurdes locals. Mentre Ahmad Shah Durrani havia recuperat Herat i estava a punt d'envair Khorasan. A l'hivern del 1750-1751 va assetjar Mashad però la defensa era massa forta i es va dirigir llavors a Nishapur, però fou igualment rebutjat i va haver de tornar a Herat. Un altre intent es va fer sobre Nishapur el 1754 igualment sense èxit, però va poder capturar a Alam Khan que fou executat. El juliol següent va assetjar altre cop Mashad que es va rendir al cap de cinc mesos; tots els presoners foren tractats generosament i quan Ahmad Shah va anar contra Nishapur a la primavera següent, va investir a Mashad a Xah Rukh com sobirà vassall, deixant però un virrei afganès i una guarnició. Però una sèrie de derrotes especialment contra els qajar a Masinan, el van obligar a retirar-se a Herat a la tardor del 1755.

Va deixar a Amir Khan Barai de la tribu Barlas com a governador militar de Mashad però fou expulsat al cap de poc pel georgià Fereydun Khan, tutor (lala) dels fills de Xah Rukh; al cap de poc el georgià fou assassinat i els seus partidaris expulsats per Nasrallah Mirza, el fill gran de Xah Rukh. Aquest afavoria al seu fill més jove, Nàdir Mirza però va haver d'acceptar al seu fill gran al front del govern efectiu.

El 1768 el rei cec va convèncer el seu fill Nasrallah d'anar en missió a la cort de Karim Khan a Shiraz oficialment per demanar ajut contra l'amenaça afganesa, i mentre estava absent el seu germà menor Nàdir Mirza fou col·locat al front del govern. Quan Nasrallah va tornar al cap de sis mesos, Nàdir va haver de fugir cap a Čenārān, i Nasrallah va recuperar el poder. No gaire després Nasrallah va assetjar Nishapur que sota Abbas Kuli Khan Bayat refusava reconèixer al nou govern de Mashad; mentre anava a combatre el rebel, Nàdir Mirza es va tornar a apoderar del govern a Mashad, però altre cop va haver de fugir quan Nasrallah, després de dominar Nishapur, va retornar.

El 1770 Ahmad Shah Durrani va atacar Mashad però Nasrallah el va derrotar quan només tenia 200 homes (tots els altres havien desertat), en un temerari atac al camp de l'afganès. El conflicte va acabar amb un tractat que establia el casament d'una filla de Xah Rukh amb un fill d'Ahmad Shah.

El 1775 Nasrallah fou expulsat del poder en un cop d'estat i es va dirigir a Xiraz per demanar ajut per recuperar-lo. Nàdir Mirza va tenir el poder els següents set anys. Va retornar al cap de set anys (1882) i va recuperar el poder. Llavors Nasrallah ja mostrava signes evidents d'addicció a l'opi i va morir mig reclòs el 1786. Per pagar les tropes el tresor s'havia buidat i s'havia hagut de confiscar propietat de capelles i santuaris. Va pujar al poder Nàdir Mirza que va governar fins al 1796.

El 1796 els perses d'Agha Muhammad Shah es van acostar a Mashad i Nàdir va fugir a Herat. Xah Rukh va capitular i fou torturat per revelar on eren les restes de les seves joies, i finalment enviat amb un fill més jove a Mazanderan on va morir poc després dels efectes de la tortura. El 1797 va morir Aga Muhammad i Nàdir Mirza va recuperar Mashad i la va conservar fins al 1802 quan Fath Ali Shah va fer una campanya que la va recuperar. Durant el setge Nàdir va fer matar el cap religiós local, del que sospitava que era agent dels perses; finalment Nàdir fou capturat (abril 1803) i executat a Teheran.

Llista de xas
 Malik Mahmud Sistani (dinastia Kiyànida) 1724 - 1726
 Nàdir Shah 8 de març 1736 - 1 de juliol 1747
 Reza Kuli Mirza 1 de juliol 1747 - 5 de juliol 1747
 Adel Shah Afshar 6 de juliol 1747 - 24 de setembre 1748
 Ibrahim Shah Afshar 24 de setembre de 1748 - maig de 1749 (24 de setembre a 8 de desembre regent com Ibrahim Khan)
 Ismail Xah Rukh (primera vegada) proclamat 1 d'octubre de 1748 a Mashad/únic sobirà maig 1749 - 17 de desembre 1749
 Mir Sayyed Muhammad, regent 17 de desembre de 1749 a 13 de gener de 1750, sobirà com Shah Sulayman II Safawi 13 de gener de 1750 - 26 de gener de 1750 (dinastia safàvida)
 Ismail Xah Rukh (segona vegada), 26 de gener de 1750 - desembre de 1754
 Ahmad Shah Durrani desembre de 1754 - 9 de maig de 1755 (dinastia durrani)
 Ismail Xah Rukh (tercera vegada), 9 de maig de 1755 - 14 de maig de 1796
 Agha Muhammad Shah 14 de maig de 1796 - 17 de juny de 1797
 Nàdir Mirza juny de 1797 - abril 1803

Virreis afxàrides (Naib al-Soltana)
 1749 Noor Mohammad Khan Afghan
 1749 Amir Khan Qaraei
 1749-1750 Mir Alam Khan Khuzayma
 1750 Yusuf Ali Khan Djalayir
 1750- 1754 Mir Alam Khan Khuzayma
 1754 Fereydoun Khan Gorji
 1754-1755 Ocupació afganesa, vacant
 1755 Amir Khan Qaraei
 1755 Fereydoun Khan Gorji
 1755 - 1768 Nasrallah Mirza Afshar
 1768 Nàdir Mirza Afshar
 1768 Nasrallah Mirza Afshar (segona vegada)
 1768-1769 Nàdir Mirza Afshar (segona vegada)
 1769 - 1775 Nasrallah Mirza Afshar (tercera vegada)
 1775 - 1782 Nàdir Mirza Afshar (tercera vegada)
 1782 - 1786 Nasrallah Mirza Afshar (quarta vegada)
 1786 - 1796 Nàdir Mirza Afshar (quarta vegada)
 1796 - 1797 Ocupació qajar, vacant
 1797 - 1803 Nàdir Mirza Afshar, xa afshàrida de Khorasan (cinquena vegada)

Referències

Bibliografia
 John R. Perry, "EBRĀHĪM SHAH AFŠĀR" a Encyclopaedia Iranica
 J. R. Perry, "Afsharids," Encyclopædia Iranica, I/6, pp. 587–589; una versió actualitzada es troba disponible en línia a http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsharids-dynasty (consultat el 17 de maig del 2016).

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The state of the arts in Hong Kong are strong and flourishing, earning Hong Kong the high praise of being touted as Asia's arts 'promised land' by Art +Auction Magazine in the March 2010 issue.
The article entitled 'Promised Land' describes the active art market in the city, which has recently expanded financially and creatively.
In 2009, when the global art market shrunk by more than a third to $43.5 billion, compared with $63.9 billion at its peak two years earlier, the Chinese art market bucked the trend. Sales in mainland China and Hong Kong reached a record high of $5.5 billion, up from $5 billion in 2008, boosting China's share of the world art market that year to 14%, its highest share ever.
Sotheby's October 6th sale of 20th-Century Chinese Art was estimated to generate $10.4 million USD in sales, but instead produced an impressive $14 million USD. This successful sale included Sanyu's Lotus et poissons rouges, 1955, which sold for $4.7 million, 31% higher than its greatest estimated price. This is the artist's 2nd highest auction price to date, and solely accounted for a third of the show's total revenue.
The Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings sale yielded $6.4 million, more than double its estimated yield and 76% more than the spring sale in this category.
The sale's standout work was Indonesian painter Lee Man Fong's Magnificent Horses, 1966, which was estimated to sell for approximately $200,000–$320,000 USD, but raked in an artist-record of $1 million USD.
Christie's also experienced successful sales in November that produced $213 million USD over 5 days. A reported 47% of the buyers of contemporary Asian works were from mainland China, and favored pieces by more-established artists.
In the November 29th sale of Asian Contemporary Art and Chinese 20th-Century Art, Zeng Fanzhi's Untitled (Hospital Series), 1994, surpassed its expected high of $1.5 million to attain $2.5 million. The November 30th Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary sale featured Indonesian painter I Nyoman Masriadi's Master Yoga, 2009, which also exceeded its high estimate of $130,000 to realize $467,102.
Hong Kong has also earned the designation as Asia's visual contemporary arts 'promised land' due to its vibrant and growing gallery scene, which features fine art not only from Asia, but the entire world. In addition, many of these socially responsible Hong Kong galleries have taken it as their mission to connect to and nurture the larger creative community. Hong Kong's 10th annual ArtWalk, which was held on March 17th, included 62 participating galleries that opened their doors to the public for this charity event that supported Hong Kong's Society for Community Organization (SoCo).
Hanart TZ, founded in 1983 by the local critic and curator Johnson Chang Tsong-zung, has helped bring international exposure to mainland Chinese artists throughout the 1990s. This work has continued most recently with a solo exhibition of new paintings and mixed-media work by the young Fo Tan artist Lam Tung-pang (who is also represented in a concurrent group show at the Hong Kong Museum of Art through April 25).
The Osage Gallery focuses on East and Southeast Asian art, while 10 Chancery Lane Gallery holds exhibitions of Vietnamese and Cambodian contemporary art. The Thai gallery Tang Contemporary Art — which has become significant here since opening a space on Hollywood Road in 2008 — offers an eclectic mix. The artists represented in its booth at last year's Hong Kong art fair included the Thai-Indian Navin Rawanchaikul, the Beijing-based Yan Lei and longtime Paris resident Wang Du.
There is also a growing local Hong Kong market for Western art, and numerous galleries have risen to meet this need.
The London gallery Ben Brown Fine Arts opened a Hong Kong space last November showing works by leading Western artists Gerhard Richter, Thomas Ruff and Jeff Wall, alongside those of established Asian artists like the Japanese Yayoi Kusama and the Calcutta-born, Brooklyn-based Rina Banerjee.
The Schoeni Art Gallery, which opened in 1993 with an exhibition of works by Chinese, Russian and Swiss artists, is boldly mixing things up, with the 2008 launch of Adapta, a collaboration with the U.K.-based Web magazine UKAdapta on projects involving urban and graffiti artists like Banksy.
Additional galleries facilitating the introduction of Western art to Asia include: the Cat Street Gallery, Art Statements, and the Fabrik Gallery.
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Helpful sources of objective and rigorous judgement, museums provide an independent voice in an art world populated by more unscrupulous personalities and poor research than is ideal. But how can we find out what the top museums are acquiring and what they are holding in their storage rooms?
Public institutions are often happy to share this information if you give them a call though of course this is not necessarily the case with private museums. Some institutions are now giving the public digital access to their entire collections and the Pompidou Centre is one of these. Its collection comprises over 61,000 works by more than 5,500 artist around the world making it the largest collection in Europe of modern and contemporary art.
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In China today, contemporary art is readily available in public museums and private galleries in burgeoning gallery districts, and in three new art fairs in Beijing and Shanghai. Abroad, Chinese artists are the subject of museum retrospective exhibitions and grace the covers of international art magazines.
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This series of exhibitions, site commissions and educational projects entitled "Our Future" aims at opening its door to the future of art in China.
The exhibition will give wide-angle view of the work and artistic practice of several generations of artists. Through special commissions and new acquisitions, work rarely seen before will be viewable to the public.
Featuring around 60 Chinese artists, the exhibition will present no less than 92 works by such prominent names as Chen Zhen, Gu Wenda, Huang Yong Ping, Wang Guangyi, Wang Du, Zhang Xiaogang.
New projects, performances and educational works from Cao Fei, He Yunchang, Qiu Zhijie and Yang Jiechang have been especially created for the Our Future exhibition.
"Our Future: Site Commissions" is a long-term project and has commissioned installations, murals, paintings and sculptures especially designed for the exhibition site by artists such as Ai Wei Wei, Michael Lin, Wang Du, Wang Jianwei, Wen Fang, Yan Lei and Yan Peiming.
Throughout the interior and exterior of the building, the organizer will pay tribute to the work these artists have accomplished over the past two decades in bringing Chinese contemporary art onto the international art scene by devoting its entire 8,000 square meters space to sustain their artistic creations, beyond the exhibition halls.
If you are interested in this post, you might also be interested to read more about the UBS four decade survey of contemporary art on show in Beijing to November 7 2008.


Personally I have always been drawn to constructive feedback so I can discover areas for growth. It's not always pleasant to hear, but we all have blind spots, and feedback is a crucial first step in personal and professional development. In the last few years I have added another layer of self-discovery: self-assessments. In my experience, self-assessments give you 1) a sense that you are not alone; that your thoughts, behaviors, the ways in which you process information are not different than everyone else but that there are people who behave, think, and process in similar ways, 2) a deeper sense of understanding where your behavior or communication preferences come from, and 3) a practical understanding of people who act differently than you and how to approach them more effectively. In other words, self-assessments are a way to acknowledge one's own behavior and that of others. So much of leadership is about acknowledging other people through adapting your own behavior.
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With around 3000 tigers, India has become one of the safest and enormous habitat for them in the world. India is now home to about 75% of the world's tiger population. Something to be proud of isn't it.
Among all the states, Madhya Pradesh has recorded the maximum number of tigers which is more than 500. Madhya Pradesh is also called the "Tiger State" as it the home for around 20% of India's tiger population. Magnificent Madhya Pradesh is the heartland of India, blessed with nature and wildlife. If you are interested in having an extraordinary experience, then exploring the best of jungles in MP is a treat for you.
Madhya Pradesh has 9 National Parks. Among them, the most famous are the Bandhavgarh, Panna, and Pench. Let us know about them in detail.
Bandhavgarh National park is far from civilization, located in the Umaria district of MP. It covers the area of 694 Kms Sq. It was once the hunting ground for the Royals.
Bandhavgarh has a story of its own. Do you know that this was the place, where the first white tiger was spotted by Maharaja of Rewa in 1951? He was captured, domesticated and was named "Mohan".
Bandhavgarh has the highest density of tigers in India. You can easily spot a tiger in this place. It has 37 species of mammals, 250 species of birds and 80 species of butterflies.
If you love wildlife photography, this is the best place for you to visit. On the tour in the dense forest, you can spot Tigers, Leopards, Deers, Nilgai, Striped Hyena, Chausingha, Chinkara, Langurs and many more wild animals.
Best time to visit: Bandhavgarh is open for visitors from 15th October till 30th June. It is advisable to visit this place in winters from October to March when the weather is pleasant. During this time, the temperature remains between 12 – 20 degrees. At night, it becomes cold, so don't forget to bring warm clothes.
How to reach: Jabalpur City is the closest city to Bandhavgarh. If you wish to come here, Jabalpur Airport is the best option. If you are coming from Indian Railways, you can hop off at Katni railway junction (100km), Umaria (40 km) or Jabalpur (180 km) away from Bandhavgarh National Park.
2. Panna National Park
It is one of the most enthralling National Parks, located in Chhatarpur district of MP. It has an area of 542.7 kms sq. It has been recognized as the best maintained national park in 2007 from the Ministry of Tourism of India.
You can capture the breathtaking glimpses of big cats in the mystic landscape of Panna National Park through boat safari or an elephant safari.
River Ken flows through the park, making it more attractive and enduring. If you want to have a gripping experience and make your tour memorable, take a boat ride in the Ken river. The boat safari is the best way to spot animals quenching their thirst and for birdwatching as well.
It is a scenic landscape with the best of flora and fauna. You can see many Teak trees in the park because of the hot tropical climate. Some of the wild animals which can be spotted are Leopards, Hyena, Wolf, Sloth Bear, Chital, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Sambar, Ghariyal, Vulture, four-horned Antelope and of course Tigers.
While visiting this park, Renah waterfall, and Ken Ghariyal Sanctuary is something not to be missed. Ghariyal is only found in Indian Subcontinent and can be spotted at this Sanctuary.
This park is also famous for birds. It has more than 200 species of birds, which include Honey Buzzard, Blossom-Headed Parakeet, Bar-Headed Goose, Indian Vulture and many more. If you are a bird watcher, this place is a paradise for you.
Best time to visit: November to January is the best time to visit this place, as many migrating birds gather here. The days are pleasant and the nights are cold.
How to Reach: The nearest airport is in Khajuraho (26km) from National Park. The nearest railway station to the park is Jhansi. From Khajuraho, you can hop on a direct bus to the national park.
3. Pench National Park
Pench National Park is located in Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. It covers the area of 299 Kms sq. Its name has been derived from the Pench River which flows through the park, dividing it into two halves. It is an enduring place for nature and wildlife lovers.
Do you remember the classic novel "The Jungle Book" written by Rudyard Kipling? How can anyone forget the adventures of Mowgli with Bagheera, Baloo, and Sher Khan? But do you know what inspired him to write a jungle book? It was the enthralling and captivating jungles of Pench National Park.
You can enjoy the beautiful landscape and take a glimpse of Bengal Tigers and other wild animals like Indian Bison, Sambar, Chital, Wild Boar, Indian Leopard, Porcupine, Guar any many more from Jeep Safari.
Have you taken the photographs of Migratory birds like Magpie Robin, Red-Vented Bulbul, Northern Pintail, and Crow Pheasant? If not, then this place is waiting for you to explore, where you can find more than 210 species of birds.
The forest is mostly covered by trees like Teak, Saja, Haldu, Jamun, Palash, etc. The most important tree found here is Mahua. Its flowers are not only consumed by birds or mammals but also by tribals for making beer.
Best time to Visit: The Park is open from 16th October till the end of June. The best time to come here is from November to March. The maximum temperature goes to 30-32 degrees and a minimum of 13-11 degrees. The weather being pleasant on these days will make your trip more memorable.
How to reach: National Park can be reached from Dumna airport, Jabalpur (around 200km away from the park) and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur (around 100 km away from the park). You can also reach here on the train. The nearest railway station is Seoni.
Madhya Pradesh is one of the most fascinating wildlife destinations in India. It is a kaleidoscope of wild animals, beautiful landscapes, chirping birds, waterfalls, fluttering butterflies and much more. A trip to the wilderness will surely be a life-changing experience. Visit this place to experience an adrenaline rush in the dense jungles of MP. Thirsty for adventures? This place is for you.
So what are you waiting for? Plan a jungle tour in Madhya Pradesh and experience the most amazing jungles and discover nature at its best.
Have a memorable trip to this Paradise!


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Men's Basketball Visits Oakland Tuesday Evening at the O'Rena
Francisco Santiago
Youngstown State at Oakland
Date & Time Tuesday, Feb. 21 | 7 p.m.
Location Athletics O'Rena | Rochester, Mich.
Tickets YSU Athletic Ticket Office | (330) 941-1YSU
Radio iHeartRadio |570 WKBN
TV/Video ESPN3 | WatchESPN App
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Live Tweets @YSUSports | @YSUMensHoops
Hash Tags #GoGuins | #YSUMBB
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• The Youngstown State men's basketball team begins the final week of the regular season with the first of two road games with a matchup against Oakland, Tuesday, Feb. 21.
• Tipoff is at 7 p.m. at the O'Rena and the game will be broadcast on 570-AM WKBN, ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
• The Penguins close out the regular season with a matchup against in-state rival Cleveland State, Saturday, Feb. 25.
• Tipoff is set for 3:30 at the Wolstein Center and will be broadcast on 570-AM WKBN and ESPN3.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off an 81-77 win over Northern Kentucky on Feb. 18.
• Five players scored in double figures led by Cameron Morse's 20 points.
• Senior Matt Donlan had 14 points, senior Jorden Kaufman and freshman Braun Hartfield each had 12.
• Junior Francisco Santiago added 10 points.
Morse Climbing 1,000-Point Chart
• With 13 points in the last meeting against Northern Kentucky on Jan. 5, junior Cameron Morse became the 37th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.
• Morse now ranks 17th all-time with 1,317 career points.
• He became the 18th player in school history to reach 1,300 career points.
• Morse is also the eighth YSU player to score 1,000 career points since 2005.
• Morse has scored 1,215 points in his last 56 games for an average of 21.7 points per game.
Haygood=Efficient
• Sophomore Devin Haygood posted a career-best night against Oakland on Feb. 2.
• Haygood scored a career-high 21 points with a career-best nine rebounds.
• He also connected on 9-of-11 from the field, both of which are career highs.
• Against Detroit Mercy on Feb. 4, he scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor.
• Over the last five games, he has made 20 of his last 31 field-goal attempts.
• Haygood has an overall field-goal percentage of .610, and, in league play, it is .605.
Hartfield Coming of Age
• Freshman Braun Hartfield is really coming of age late in his first season.
• Hartfield posted the first double-double of his career with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit Mercy on Feb. 4.
• He posted a career-scoring high in back-to-back games after his 19-point performance against Detroit on Jan. 16.
• Against the Titans, Hartfield connected on 7-of-11 from the field with two 3-pointers.
• He also had 19 points against UIC on Jan. 14.
• Hartfield scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor.
• Over the last 15 games, Hartfield is averaging 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
• He is also shooting 49.6 percent from the field.
200, 2K Streaks
• The Penguins continued a pair of impressive streaks recently.
• With 10 3-pointers made against Valparaiso, the Penguins reached 200 made 3s in a season for the seventh straight season.
• YSU has 215 3-pointers this season and the school record is 270 set in 2011-12.
• The Penguins have also extended their 2,000 points in a season streak to eight straight years.
• YSU has scored 2,250 points this season, and the school mark is 2,461 set in 2013-14.
Back-to-Back 600
• Junior Cameron Morse's 607 points this season rank 10th on the YSU single-season list and the fourth-most in YSU's Division I era.
• He also became just the third player in YSU history to record at least 600 points in consecutive seasons.
• Morse became the 18th YSU player to score 1,300 points in a career and currently ranks 17th with 1,317 career points.
The Cisco Kid
• Junior Francisco Santiago also posted a career-scoring high against the Golden Grizzlies on Feb. 2.
• Santiago made a career-best 11 field goals and scored a career-high 26 points.
• He made 11-of-18 shooting from the field with a pair of 3-pointers.
• It marked the seventh 20-point game of his career.
About Oakland
• Oakland enters the game with a 21-7 overall record and an 11-4 mark in the Horizon League.
• Martez Walker leads the Golden Grizzlies with 17 points per game while Jalen Hayes averages 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Sherron Dorsey-Walker is also in double figures with 12.6 points per game.
The Oakland Series
• This is the 18th meeting between Youngstown State and Oakland in a series that dates back to 1999.
• The Golden Grizzlies own a 12-5 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last two contests.
• Oakland won the last meeting, 90-76, at the Beeghly Center on Feb. 2.
• In the last meeting at the O'Rena, the Penguins came away with a 100-98 final second win in 2016.
40 is Rare Feat
• Junior Cameron Morse's 44 points against UIC on Feb. 9 was just the 21st time in school history a player has scored at least 40 points in a game.
• Morse is also just the sixth player in school history and the second player since 1981-82 to have multiple 40-point games.
• He is also just the third player in school history to have at least three 40-point games in a career.
• The most recent player to record four 40-point games was John McElroy from 1965-69.
• Morse is also just one of two players nationally to have scored 40 points three or more times this year.


A variety of artists pay their respects to the late rapper.
(AllHipHop News) Stars including Pharrell Williams and Donald Glover recorded video tributes to late rapper Mac Miller for his memorial concert on Wednesday night.
The 26-year-old, real name Malcolm McCormick, died in September, following a suspected overdose, and a fundraising concert titled "Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life" was subsequently organized.
The night at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles included performances from Miguel, John Mayer, Chance the Rapper, SZA, and Travis Scott, with the likes of Pharrell, Donald and Lil Wayne recording video tributes to be played in between performers.
"Listening to all of your recent music, you really were using your voice. It's amazing. The world misses you bro, rest easy. Definitely in peace," Pharrell said in his video.
"Thank you, Mac, for sharing your soul and your beauty with us, especially your love of music. Thank you for sharing that with us," Donald, also known as Childish Gambino, said in his clip. "You were a really necessary and intelligent light and I'm really glad we met, I'm glad you made music and to all the Mac fans out there, thank you for joining him and being part of his journey."
Lil Wayne recalled hearing Miller's voice and lyrics and urged fans to really listen to the late star's music. He concluded, "Rest peacefully."
The concert opened with a video tribute to the rapper featuring home videos and behind-the-scenes clips, before his childhood best friend Dylan Reynolds performed a cover of the rapper's Come Back To Earth.
Also during the show, John sang a rendition of Miller's song Small Worlds and DJ Zane Lowe led a minute's silence for the victims of the recent synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Miller's hometown.
It is not clear if his former girlfriend Ariana Grande attended the concert, but she was in Los Angeles and posted a picture to her Instagram Stories showing her wearing a white hoodie featuring the words, "I'm not a rapper," clothing Miller was previously seen wearing.
Proceeds for the concert, which was streamed live online, went towards The Mac Miller Circles Fund (MMCF), which his family set up following his death.
The organization seeks to improve the opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Singer John designed T-shirts in honor of the rapper, and these will also raise funds for MMCF.


VMworld Europe 2012: Recommendations for the Newbies – VMTrooper Blog!
1. Get in those Hands-On Labs!
Not only do you get hands-on experience with solutions you may not have time to configure in-house, you get free swag, the chance to win great prizes like VMworld 2013 passes, and the opportunity to meet some of the Super Geniuses within the ranks of VMware and EMC's vSpecialists!
The great thing about VMworld is that you get to meet so many people from the vCommunity, and you can share ideas and interesting ways of doing things. Plus, everyone I met at VMworld US 2012 was even cooler in person than on Twitter & the Blogosphere.
The awesome guys behind the vBrownBag weekly show are bringing the successful series of lightning tech talks to Barcelona. Check the VMworld vBrownBag Tech Talk Schedule for details.
Don't wait for the last day of the show to enjoy all of the vGoodness at the Solutions Exchange. Besides the voluminous amounts of swag to be had (and VMworld has the best that I have seen of any tech conference), there are great technologies on display, including the Vblock Cloud Management & Orchestration solution that I demo'ed in San Francisco this year!
Plus, you might get a chance to run into two of my favorite vPeoples who are resuming their duties as Cisco roving reporters: Josh Atwell (@Josh_Atwell) and Amy Lewis (@Comms_Ninja)! Word is, they can be bribed with #vBacon. Shh! you didn't hear it from me.
Between the sessions, and discounts on VMware Courses and Exams, if there is a gap in your vKnowledge, make sure to get it filled at VMworld. Don't be too much of a nerd, though, or you'll end up missing out on some of the goodness that I mentioned before. Plus, most, if not all, VMworld sessions are available for viewing after the event as a benefit of your registration. So, if there's something that you miss, you can always catch it later.
So, I can sum up my VMworld recommendations in my own #VMworld3Word: Networking and HoL!
Have fun learning, but don't forget to also have fun interacting with the rest of the vCommunity.
Enjoy the show and share your experiences from Barcelona in the comments section below!


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Miss From Leicester's Kelechi Iheanacho Will Keep Liverpool Fans Up At Night
Connor Fleming May 6, 2019
The 22-year-old Man City product skewed a glorious opportunity wide in the 87th minute.
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It's obviously been the wildest of title races, and Monday's meeting between Manchester City and Leicester City only intensified how preposterously frantic it's been. The Foxes were oh-so-close to doing Liverpool the ultimate favor, but the 2015-16 champions fell short due to Vincent Kompany's 30-yard wonder strike in the 70th minute.
But Leicester had chances of its own. In the 63rd minute, Harry Maguire went on a sashaying run from inside his own area, up the left wing and into City's third before picking out James Maddison. Maddison could've played through Marc Albrighton, but he instead elected to curve a frankly shit shot a few yards wide of the post.
However, Leicester's biggest opportunity arrived in the 87th minute. Hamza Choudhury won the ball back with a fine tackle and then looked up to find Kelechi Iheanacho unmarked at the top of the box.
The 22-year-old is a product of Man City's youth academy, and he appeared in 64 matches and scored 21 goals for the Citizens between 2015 and 2017, but he transferred to Leicester on Aug. 3, 2017, for nearly $33 million.
He's been a massive flop at the King Power, scoring only four goals in 51 Premier League appearances (including only one from 30 games this campaign).
This is a glorious opportunity, but Iheanacho's miss is so damn bad that it comes off looking like a half-chance. It really doesn't look like the finishing of a professional footballer; it doesn't look like the finishing of anyone that's approached a football in their life.
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— Vikkyofficial (@Vikkyofficial2) May 6, 2019
Liverpool must take care of Wolves at Anfield on Sunday — no easy task given Wolves' performances against the top six this season — and hope that 17th place Brighton (confirmed safe from relegation) pulls off the impossible at the Amex.
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Capacity of Fading Channels with Channel Side Information
by Andrea J. Goldsmith , et al. , 1997
"... We obtain the Shannon capacity of a fading channel with channel side information at the transmitter and receiver, and at the receiver alone. The optimal power adaptation in the former case is "water-pouring" in time, analogous to water-pouring in frequency for time-invariant frequency-sele ..."
We obtain the Shannon capacity of a fading channel with channel side information at the transmitter and receiver, and at the receiver alone. The optimal power adaptation in the former case is "water-pouring" in time, analogous to water-pouring in frequency for time-invariant frequency
Fading Channels: Information-Theoretic And Communications Aspects
by Ezio Biglieri, John Proakis, Shlomo Shamai (Shitz) - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION THEORY , 1998
"... In this paper we review the most peculiar and interesting information-theoretic and communications features of fading channels. We first describe the statistical models of fading channels which are frequently used in the analysis and design of communication systems. Next, we focus on the information ..."
on the information theory of fading channels, by emphasizing capacity as the most important performance measure. Both single-user and multiuser transmission are examined. Further, we describe how the structure of fading channels impacts code design, and finally overview equalization of fading multipath channels.
Fading relay channels: Performance limits and space-time signal design
by Rohit U. Nabar, Helmut Bölcskei, Felix W. Kneubühler - IEEE J. SELECT. AREAS COMMUN , 2004
"... Cooperative diversity is a transmission technique where multiple terminals pool their resources to form a virtual antenna array that realizes spatial diversity gain in a distributed fashion. In this paper, we examine the basic building block of cooperative diversity systems, a simple fading relay ch ..."
Cooperative diversity is a transmission technique where multiple terminals pool their resources to form a virtual antenna array that realizes spatial diversity gain in a distributed fashion. In this paper, we examine the basic building block of cooperative diversity systems, a simple fading relay
A simple transmit diversity technique for wireless communications
by Siavash M. Alamouti - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications , 1998
"... Abstract — This paper presents a simple two-branch transmit diversity scheme. Using two transmit antennas and one receive antenna the scheme provides the same diversity order as maximal-ratio receiver combining (MRRC) with one transmit antenna, and two receive antennas. It is also shown that the sch ..."
processing, baseband processing, diversity, estimation and detection, fade mitigation, maximalratio combining, Rayleigh fading, smart antennas, space block coding, space–time coding, transmit diversity, wireless communications. I.
Opportunistic Beamforming Using Dumb Antennas
by Pramod Viswanath, David Tse, Rajiv Laroia - IEEE Transactions on Information Theory , 2002
"... Multiuser diversity is a form of diversity inherent in a wireless network, provided by independent time-varying channels across the different users. The diversity benefit is exploited by tracking the channel fluctuations of the users and scheduling transmissions to users when their instantaneous cha ..."
channel quality is near the peak. The diversity gain increases with the dynamic range of the fluctuations and is thus limited in environments with little scattering and/or slow fading. In such environments, we propose the use of multiple transmit antennas to induce large and fast channel fluctuations so
by Andrea Goldsmith, Anaïs Nin , 2005
"... Copyright c ○ 2005 by Cambridge University Press. This material is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University ..."
Copyright c ○ 2005 by Cambridge University Press. This material is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University
Geography-informed Energy Conservation for Ad Hoc Routing
by Ya Xu, John Heidemann, Deborah Estrin - ACM MOBICOM , 2001
"... We introduce a geographical adaptive fidelity (GAF) algorithm that reduces energy consumption in ad hoc wireless networks. GAF conserves energy by identifying nodes that are equivalent from a routing perspective and then turning off unnecessary nodes, keeping a constant level of routing fidelity. GA ..."
We introduce a geographical adaptive fidelity (GAF) algorithm that reduces energy consumption in ad hoc wireless networks. GAF conserves energy by identifying nodes that are equivalent from a routing perspective and then turning off unnecessary nodes, keeping a constant level of routing fidelity. GAF moderates this policy using application- and system-level information; nodes that source or sink data remain on and intermediate nodes monitor and balance energy use. GAF is independent of the underlying ad hoc routing protocol; we simulate GAF over unmodified AODV and DSR. Analysis and simulation studies of GAF show that it can consume 40% to 60% less energy than an unmodified ad hoc routing protocol. Moreover, simulations of GAF suggest that network lifetime increases proportionally to node density; in one example, a four-fold increase in node density leads to network lifetime increase for 3 to 6 times (depending on the mobility pattern). More generally, GAF is an example of adaptive fidelity, a technique proposed for extending the lifetime of self-configuring systems by exploiting redundancy to conserve energy while maintaining application fidelity.
Risk-management: coordinating corporate investment and financing policies
by Kenneth A. Froot, David S. Scharfstein, Jeremy C. Stein , 1993
"... This paper develops a general framework for analyzing corporate risk management policies. We begin by observing that if external sources of finance are more costly to corporations than internally generated funds, there will typically be a benefit to hedging: hedging adds value to the extent that it ..."
This paper develops a general framework for analyzing corporate risk management policies. We begin by observing that if external sources of finance are more costly to corporations than internally generated funds, there will typically be a benefit to hedging: hedging adds value to the extent that it helps ensure that a corporation has sufficient internal funds available to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities. We then argue that this simple observation has wide ranging impli-cations for the design of risk management strategies. We delineate how these strategies should depend on such factors as shocks to investment and financing opportunities. We also discuss exchange rate hedging strategies for multinationals, as well as strategies involving "nonlinear" instruments like options.
Cognitive Radio: Brain-Empowered Wireless Communications
by Simon Haykin , 2005
"... Cognitive radio is viewed as a novel approach for improving the utilization of a precious natural resource: the radio electromagnetic spectrum. The cognitive radio, built on a software-defined radio, is defined as an intelligent wireless communication system that is aware of its environment and use ..."
Cognitive radio is viewed as a novel approach for improving the utilization of a precious natural resource: the radio electromagnetic spectrum. The cognitive radio, built on a software-defined radio, is defined as an intelligent wireless communication system that is aware of its environment and uses the methodology of understanding-by-building to learn from the environment and adapt to statistical variations in the input stimuli, with two primary objectives in mind: • highly reliable communication whenever and wherever needed; • efficient utilization of the radio spectrum. Following the discussion of interference temperature as a new metric for the quantification and management of interference, the paper addresses three fundamental cognitive tasks. 1) Radio-scene analysis. 2) Channel-state estimation and predictive modeling. 3) Transmit-power control and dynamic spectrum management. This paper also discusses the emergent behavior of cognitive radio.
A Survey on Sensor Networks
by Lan F. Akyildiz, Welljan Su, Yogesh Sankarasubramaniam, Erdal Cayirci , 2002
"... Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues that research ..."
Recent advancement in wireless communica- tions and electronics has enabled the develop- ment of low-cost sensor networks. The sensor networks can be used for various application areas (e.g., health, military, home). For different application areas, there are different technical issues that researchers are currently resolving. The current state of the art of sensor networks is captured in this article, where solutions are discussed under their related protocol stack layer sections. This article also points out the open research issues and intends to spark new interests and developments in this field.


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Canadians are waking up
Posted byTed Campbell	 2020-08-11 2020-08-10 Leave a comment on Canadians are waking up
I see an interesting story on the Global News website which says that "Nearly half of Canadians would support an election being called if the federal watchdog finds Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have violated the Conflict of Interest Act again over the WE charity affair, a new poll suggests … [and] … The survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies also suggests the WE controversy has taken a bite out of Trudeau's popularity, as well as that of the federal Liberal party, putting the Conservatives within striking distance of victory."
The Global report explains that "The online poll of 1,531 adult Canadians took place July 31 to Aug. 2, in the days following Trudeau's appearance before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about the deal with WE … [but] … It cannot be assigned a margin of error because internet-based polls are not considered truly random."
The report goes on to remind us that Prime Minister Trudeau "was previously found to have broken the Conflict of Interest Act for accepting two paid family vacations from the Aga Khan and for improperly pressuring Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was then attorney general, to halt the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin … [and while] … The prime minister has apologized for not recusing himself from the WE decision, given the connections that he and his family have to the Toronto-based development organization … [he has] … denied any wrongdoing."
I have said before that we should believe Prime Minister Trudeau when he says that he believes that he is the innocent victim of errors, often made by others. Justin Trudeau has, former Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson said, "an ethical blindspot." I think that he really doesn't understand that rules are meant to apply to everyone, even him. I think he really believes that his celebrity status makes him special, above the rest of us, entitled to do as he pleases. I think that he believed that people liked him for something other than his family name when he was thrust into the limelight at his father's funeral 20 years ago. I think that he believed that his 2008 election victory happened because he was special. I think that he believed that bona fide intellectuals like Stéphane Dion and Michale Ignatieff actually held him in some regard when they appointed him to high-powered <snicker> critic posts like youth and multiculturalism and secondary education and sport. I think that he actually believed that the Aga Khan is an "old family friend" for some reasons other than the high office that his father held and he holds, today. In fact, ethics watchdog Mary Dawson could find no evidence of anything like "friendship," ~ the Aga Khan was quite simply currying favour with powerful people who had their fingers on the public purse and their hands on the levers of political power. But Justin Trudeau believes that he is special and that he's entitled to special treatment.
I feel sorry for my Liberal friends ~ and yes, I have some ~ who came out and voted for Justin Trudeau's team in 2015 because they believed that he would be surrounded by sharp, honest people and he would listen to them … we saw how well he listened to Jane Philpott when she advised home to act in an ethical manner, didn't we? I'm afraid I have more trouble feeling sorry for those who voted for Team Trudeau in 2019 after two ethical violations and the blackface thing and the Kokanee grope. By 2019 it wasn't just Conservatives who knew that Justin Trudeau is a morally bankrupt fool who is unfit for high office, but many, many people could not imagine Canada being led by Andrew Scheer because <gasp> he wouldn't march in gay pride parades.
But maybe things are changing. Global News says that "Forty-nine per cent of survey respondents said that if Trudeau is found to have broken the ethics law a third time, there should be an election to decide if he is fit to continue serving as prime minister. Thirty-five per cent disagreed and 16 per cent said they did not know … [and] … Conservative supporters, unsurprisingly, were most in favour at 78 per cent. So were 67 per cent of those who said they intend to vote for the Bloc Quebecois. Those who identified as NDP supporters were almost evenly split while Liberal voters, at 64 per cent, were most opposed to the idea." That last number matters ~ 36% of Liberals, that's more than 1 in 3, either believe that another ethical violation should trigger an election in which the ballot question might be "is Justin Trudeau ethically fit to lead Canada's government?" or, at least, are not opposed to the idea. Half of left-leaning NDP supporters and over ⅓ of committed Liberals are at least open to the idea of having an "ethics election." The Trudeau PMO must be shaking in its boots. Their electoral plan is based on the notion that since, so they believe, we Canadian voters stand for nothing then we will fall for anything, including their fairy-tales and lame excuses. It looks like that's not true and very nearly half of us want an election in which Justin Trudeau's ethics are the issue.
Canadians are waking up … and that's a nightmare for Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. But, for Canada: It's time for a real change.
Posted byTed Campbell 2020-08-11 2020-08-10 Posted inConflict of Interest, Elections, Ethics, Jane Philpott, Justin Trudeau, Political corruption
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1.1 This test method describes the determination of the isotope amount ratios of uranium material as nitrate solutions by the double spike (DS) method using a thermal ionization mass spectrometer (TIMS) instrument.
1.2 The analytical performance in the determination of the 235U/238U major isotope amount ratio by the DS method is five to ten times better in terms of the internal and external reproducibility compared to the ("classical") total evaporation (TE) method as described in Test Method C1672 and the "modified total evaporation" (MTE) as described in Test Method C1832. This is due to the use of an internal rather than external mass fractionation correction by using a double spike material with a known or certified 233U/236U isotope ratio, which is mixed with the sample prior to the measurement, either during the sample preparation or directly on the TIMS filament.
1.3 The DS method cannot be applied for the determination of the 236U/238U minor isotope amount ratio, and is also not recommended for the determination of the 234U/238U minor isotope amount ratio.
1.4 In case the uranium amount concentration of the double spike is known or certified, the uranium amount concentration of the sample can be determined using the isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) method as described in Test Method C1672, by blending the sample gravimetrically with the double spike and performing a DS measurement.
1.5 An external mass fractionation correction by measurements of a certified reference material loaded on different filaments and measured in the same measurement sequence, as recommended for TE and required for MTE measurements, is not necessary for the DS method. However, for quality control (QC) purposes it is recommended to perform DS measurements of low enriched or natural uranium isotopic reference materials on a regular basis.
1.6 The DS method can only be applied to uranium samples with relative isotope abundances 233U/U and 236U/U below 10–5, the DS method is therefore mainly used for low enriched or close to natural uranium samples.
1.7 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. When no SI units are provided, the values are for information only.


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About TPU > Services > Power > About Tacoma Power > Dams & Our Power Sources > Cushman Hydro Project > Cushman Fisheries Program
Cushman Fisheries Program
Along with supplying you with clean, renewable electricity with our Cushman Hydro Project, Tacoma Power operates a robust fisheries program in the area. These efforts help us meet the requirements of our federal license to operate the dams, and allow us to reintroduce and restore fish populations on the North Fork of the Skokomish River. Some fish species had been missing from the area since the Cushman dams were built in the 1920s and 1930s.
In partnership with the Skokomish Indian Tribe, natural resource agencies and other stakeholders, we have built hatcheries and adult and juvenile collection facilities, and developed enhanced fish and habitat monitoring and evaluation programs. In recognition of our work, we have received four Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Awards from the National Hydropower Association:
North Fork Skokomish Powerhouse and Fish Facility – Operational Excellence (2014)
Little Falls Fish Passage Improvement – Recreational, Environmental & Historical Enhancement (2015)
Floating Surface Collector – Recreational, Environmental & Historical Enhancement (2016)
Cushman Hydroelectric Project Hatcheries – Recreational, Environmental & Historical Enhancement (2017)
Floating Juvenile Fish Collector
To help migrating juvenile fish get safely around our dams, we built a floating fish collection facility for Lake Cushman. The large device is attached to Cushman No. 1 Dam and includes nets that guide smolts toward the floating collector to prevent them from getting into the turbines. Once collected, we transport them 3 miles by truck and release them into the river.
Cushman Hatcheries
Our two innovative hatcheries feature state-of-the-art technology.
The Saltwater Park Sockeye Hatchery, on Hood Canal, is dedicated specifically to rearing sockeye salmon. We release the fry into Lake Cushman to grow bigger and stronger. We collect with them with our floating juvenile fish collector and release them into the North Fork Skokomish River. Returning adult sockeye are collected at the base of Cushman Dam No. 2. Our first sockeye returned in the summer of 2020. The hatchery features circular tanks for rearing fish, a modern incubation system, an advanced chiller system for thermally marking fish and cutting-edge computer monitoring and alarm systems.
The North Fork Skokomish Salmon Hatchery, located next to Lake Kokanee, is dedicated to rearing spring Chinook, winter-run steelhead and coho. Our first spring Chinook returned in 2018.
North Fork Powerhouse and Fish Passage Facility
The North Fork Powerhouse serves 1,700 homes and captures energy from previously untapped water flows. It also includes an innovative fish collection and transportation system that uses water discharged from turbines to attract migrating adult fish into a collector.
The collected fish are then moved into a transport hopper and lifted to the top of the dam where they are separated, counted and marked (if necessary). We then transport the fish to destinations upstream of the two Cushman dams.
The fish collection and transportation facility helps to:
Support the establishment of endangered salmon and steelhead populations upstream of the project.
Re-open safe fish passage.
Collect migrating adult fish at the base of the dam and transport them to the top of the dam.
Provide space and equipment for sorting migrating juvenile fish and transporting them to the base of the dam for release.
For more information about our Cushman fisheries program, contact us at cushmanfeedback@cityoftacoma.org.


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Die romanische Basilika von Aquileia oder Basilika Santa Maria Assunta von Aquileia ist die ehemalige Patriarchalbasilika des Patriarchats von Aquileia und Hauptkirche der italienischen Stadt Aquileia. Sie gehört zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe und trägt den kirchlichen Titel einer Basilica minor.

Geschichte
Das Bauwerk wurde im 11. Jahrhundert errichtet. Der aus Deutschland stammende Patriarch Poppo brachte als Vorbild für die Kirche Architektur aus Niedersachsen nach Italien. 1021–31 wurde die Basilika von Aquileia nach dem Vorbild der Michaeliskirche in Hildesheim errichtet, die 1010–33 erbaut worden war, also nur zehn Jahre älter ist. Ein entscheidender Unterschied besteht allerdings zum deutschen Vorbild: St. Michael in Hildesheim ist eine doppelchörige Anlage mit Ost- und Westchor, was dem ganzen Bau eine majestätische Symmetrie gibt. Das entsprach offenbar nicht dem italienischen Formempfinden; womöglich bestand für eine Westapsis auch liturgisch kein Bedarf. In Aquileia ist kein Westchor vorhanden. Dafür wurde ein Campanile errichtet.

Architektur

Grundsätzliches

Die Vorhalle stammt noch aus dem 9. Jahrhundert. Sie war eine Verbindung zur frühchristlichen Taufkapelle aus dem 5. Jahrhundert. Die Fassade ist im romanisch-gotischen Stil ausgeführt. Das Innere besteht aus einem Haupt- und zwei Nebenschiffen. Das Langhaus zeigt den typischen romanischen Aufriss, hier allerdings mit besonders kleinen Fenstern. Die Dimensionen der Basilika sind mit einer Länge von 65,50 m, einer Breite von 30 m und einer Höhe von 23 m für die Bauzeit bemerkenswert.

Die Mosaiken stammen aus dem 4. Jahrhundert, die Fresken aus verschiedenen Epochen, von der frühchristlichen Zeit bis ins 12. Jahrhundert, während die hölzerne Decke auf das Jahr 1526 datiert werden kann.

Die Mosaiken

Berühmt ist Aquileia vor allem wegen seiner Mosaikböden, die aus verschiedenen Zeitepochen stammen und in mehreren Schichten übereinander liegen. Die größte Fläche stammt aus der Zeit des Bischofs Theodorus um 300, sie werden daher die "theodorischen Mosaiken" genannt. Die späteren Bauten des 11. Jahrhunderts wurden noch über diese theodorischen Mosaiken gesetzt.

Das mittlerweile leicht wellige unterirdische Gelände des Campanile, welches zusammen mit den Mosaiken freigelegt wurde, kann auf Glasstegen besichtigt werden.

Die Nordhalle am Campanile besaß 645 m² Mosaikboden mit geometrischen Formen und mit Tieren in betont ruhiger Haltung, welche den Charakter des friedlichen Zusammenlebens im Geiste der neuen christlichen Religion versinnbildlichen sollte. In der Fachliteratur wird sehr vorsichtig darüber diskutiert, welche Bedeutungen sich in diesen Formen verdichten könnten, weil aus dem frühen Christentum nicht immer hinreichende Quellen zu Bildbedeutungen bekannt sind.

Beispielsweise befindet sich in der Nordhalle in einem Achteck die Darstellung eines Kampfes zwischen einer Schildkröte und einem Hahn, der den ewigen Kampf zwischen Licht (Hahn) und Schatten (Schildkröte) symbolisieren soll. Der Pokal oberhalb der Säule dürfte der Siegespreis sein. Der Pokal wurde auch in heidnischen Religionen bevorzugt dargestellt, in denen die klare Verständlichkeit der Symbole geschätzt wurde.

Der neuere Mosaikboden arbeitet mit rein geometrisch-ornamentaler Gestaltung der nach-theodorischen Phase, welche nicht genau datiert werden kann. Theodorus hatte um 300 n. Chr. eine römische Villa erworben, um auf diesem Gelände seine Hallen zu erbauen. Der Mosaikboden der römischen Periode wurde mit Erde überschüttet und blieb daher erhalten. Er ist hier nur an einigen Stellen zu sehen, weil das frühchristliche Mosaik darüber liegt. Wahrscheinlich ist er aber unter diesem noch weitgehend vorhanden. Außerhalb des Kirchenbereiches auf der anderen Seite der heutigen Straße kann man römische Mosaiken dagegen noch gut erkennen.

Das wichtigste Mosaik der ganzen Anlage befindet sich im Hauptschiff und bedeckt den gesamten Boden der Basilika. Diese christlichen Mosaiken wurden erst 1909–12 aufgedeckt, dabei wurde der gesamte Kirchenboden tiefer gelegt. Man hatte nämlich im 11. Jahrhundert beim Bau der Basilika ebenfalls wieder Erde aufgeschüttet und die neue Anlage auf dieser ungefähr einen halben Meter dicken Schicht errichtet. Man kann an den Säulen des Mittelschiffes erkennen, dass sie auf quadratischen Podesten stehen. Um diesen Betrag lag der frühere Boden niedriger.

Bei den Säulen handelt es sich um Spolien, die nicht für diesen Bau eigens hergestellt, sondern aus einem älteren römischen Bau übernommen wurden.

Das Bodenmosaik erstreckt sich auf einer Fläche von 750 m² und unterteilt sich in insgesamt neun zusammengehörende Felder. Die einzelnen Steine sind nicht gefärbt, sondern nach ihrer natürlichen Farbe ausgesucht.

Im Mittelfeld rechts befindet sich die Victoria christiana, das Symbol für das siegreiche Christentum. Dargestellt ist ein blondes Mädchen, das mit seiner Rechten einen Lorbeerkranz reicht. Es hat blaue Flügel und hält in der linken Hand einen Palmenzweig. Umgeben ist das Mädchen von Spenden: Blumen, Früchte und Weintrauben. Dabei wurde die klassische Siegesgöttin, die Nike oder Viktoria in einer christlichen Interpretation umgeformt. Dieser Vorgang einer christlichen Umprägung antiker Motive ist auch in Ravenna und an vielen anderen frühchristlichen Stätten zu beobachten.

Das zentrale Thema des Mosaiks stellen Ausschnitte aus der Jonaslegende dar. Die Aussage dieser Geschichte verweist auf die christologischen Motive Tod, (Verschluckung des Jonas) Auferstehung (Ausspeiung des Jonas) und Himmelfahrt (Traum des Jonas). Es wird von antiken Fischerszenen umrahmt: Zwölf Engel fischen aus einem Meer von lebensechten Fischen, die dem Meister des Meeres zugeschrieben sind.

In der linken Mitte befindet sich die Nachbildung eines Grabsteines, der die Gruft des 1042 gestorbenen Patriarchen Poppo bedeckte. Offensichtlich ist dazu der bereits bestehende Mosaikboden hier aufgebrochen worden. In der Mitte des rechten Randes erkennt man eine Inschrift, die von dem konstantinischen Christusmonogramm bekrönt wird. Die Inschrift erinnert daran, dass dieses ganze Werk unter Bischof Theodorus entstanden ist. Übersetzt lautet sie: "Heil dir, Theodorus! Mit Hilfe des Allmächtigen und der vom Himmel dir anvertrauten Herde hast du alles glücklich ausgeführt und glorreich eingeweiht." Der Text lässt vermuten, dass die Inschrift nach dem Tod Theodorus 319 angebracht worden war. Für die Historiker ist dies das erste Dokument einer organisierten christlichen Gemeinde, bestehend aus einem Bischof und Gläubigen in Aquileia.

Im rechten Seitenschiff befindet sich eine "Kasten-Orgel" aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert, die von der Wiener Orgelbaufirma Johann Kauffmann hergestellt wurde.

Die Maxentische Krypta

Diese "Maxentische Krypta" wurde im 9. Jahrhundert auf Wunsch des Patriarchen Maxentius errichtet. Die Wände der halbrunden Krypta werden durch Arkaden auf Halbsäulen gegliedert, welche mit sechs frei stehenden Säulen den Raum dreischiffig teilen.

Im Auftrag von Patriarch Ulrich II. wurde um 1180 der gesamte Raum mit meisterhaft ausgeführten Fresken ausgeschmückt. Sie sind von einer Werkstatt mit Freskenmalern mit heterogener Ausbildung im byzantinisch-venezianischen Stil ausgeführt. Stilistisch ist die Ausführung eng mit der Mosaikkunst des Markusdoms in Venedig verbunden. Die dargestellten Themen sind die Leiden Christi und die Geschichte des Hl. Hermagoras, des ersten Märtyrers von Aquileia.

Der Erhaltungszustand dieser Fresken ist außergewöhnlich gut. Der byzantinische Einfluss ist besonders in der Szene der Kreuzabnahme nicht zu übersehen.

Literatur
 Luigi Marcuzzi: Aquileia und seine Kunstschätze. Sacile 1985
 Giandomenico Romanelli (Hrsg.): Venedig. Kunst und Architektur. 2 Bde. Köln 1997, S. 59 ff.
 Christoph Ulmer: Der Dom von Aquileia. La basilica di aquileia. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2022, ISBN 978-3-8186-1564-2.

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Welterbestätte in Italien
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Washington (AFP) - Recovering from its "economic implosion" will take Venezuela "a decade or decades," a top International Monetary Fund official told AFP on Friday.
Alejandro Werner, head of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, said the country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world was suffering a catastrophe that resembled those of post-war countries.
Below is an interview he gave to AFP on plans to help rebuild the Caribbean nation, which the IMF projects will contract another 25 percent this year – for a total of 61 percent since 2013, with hyperinflation of 10 million percent and unemployment of over 40 percent.
Question: The IMF's forecasts for Venezuela are catastrophic. How do you see the oil industry?
We have seen an economic implosion that is even bigger than we anticipated, with all the humanitarian consequences that that implies, including the mass migration in the region. In addition, crude oil production will continue falling precipitously. The forecast is that it will fall to 600,000 barrels a day.
Q: What is the IMF doing about it?
We're working, thinking about the economic policy components, for the time when Venezuela has a government that will look for help from the international community. This can be part of the effort to help in the reconstruction.
The first step will be humanitarian aid to address the main deficiencies of health, food, water supply and electricity. And after that would be the even greater effort to rebuild this economy.
We see a humanitarian problem, destruction of the economic system, of production, distribution of goods, hyperinflation and obviously debt.
Q: How long will it take for the economy to recover?
In the range of a decade or decades. Based on experiences with countries that have suffered similar collapses, due to armed conflicts, civil wars or natural disasters, for most of them to recover living standards similar to what they had before the collapse it has been a question of a decade or decades.
Q: There has been talk of a loan for Venezuela of around $80 billion. Is that accurate?
There are people talking about figures like that. But first there have to be authorities in Venezuela who are in control of economic policy to know exactly what the needs are.
Q: What was the cause of the debacle?
The destruction of the economic system, the productive system, of the institutions, caused the economy to begin to implode, independent of the drop in oil prices in 2014. That obviously accelerated the collapse, but the economy stopped growing and inflation began to rise before that. Other economies with high dependency on oil have managed the issue much better.
Q: Has oil been a curse for Venezuela?
It could be that the abundance of resources has been one of the reasons they are where they are, but it's also true that Venezuela has a wealth of resources for its recovery. So to the extent that Venezuela can reestablish the petroleum sector, that can be a lever that maybe countries that suffered similar collapses did not have.
The rise of raw material prices clearly created important challenges for those countries that generated economic imbalances during that boom.


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You are at least a one days paddle to assistance.
-Put in 85Kms. North of Grande Cache at Highway 40 Bridge.
-Kakwa River flows into the Smokey River.
My friends and I have run this river 3 times in High spring run-off, medium river levels, and the lowest water levels. It took us longer to run this river in high fast water because of equipmet mishaps, scouting and portaging (3-4 days) than in the lowest water (1 1/2 days). This is a remote widerness trip and the Lower Kakwa is rated as one of the premier whitewater rafting rivers in Alberta so extreme caution should be exercised by canoe paddlers.
-Challenging wildrness trip that should only be attempted by experienced canoe paddlers.
-Relatively easy paddle(Level 2) for first 17 Kms.
-First significant rapid (Satan's Blender)is a ledge (Level 4) that should only be run after scouting and only by expert paddlers with spray decks or flotation. Lining is possible but difficult due to rock out crops. Run at your own risk. River drops about 15 feet in 50 meters, through a series of ledges and pools.
-800 Meters downstream, another set of serious rapids which can be run on river left but portaging may be the wise choice depending on water levels.
-900 meters further downstream an interesting rapid formed out of a gravel bed which literally shoots you through a chute into several large standing waves. Very runnable but shouls be scouted.
-Rest of the Kakwa very fun paddle until approximately one hour before the Kakwa/Smokey confluence where the Kakwa takes a sharp bend through a small canyon. Large standing waves (Level 3-4) occur with large water volumes. Scouting is a necessity as is superior paddling skills.
-Water volume on the Smokey increases significantly creating large standing waves which for the most part can be avoided if desired.
-Only serious rapid is the Cutbank Rapids which can be avoided by running river right.
-After the Cutbank it is a 3-4 hour paddle to the take out.


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AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 17: Quarterback Sean White #13 of the Auburn Tigers is sacked by defensive lineman Myles Garrett #15 of the Texas A&M Aggies during an NCAA college football game on September 17, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
NFL Draft: Top 5 defensive end prospects for Cincinnati Bengals
Even with the Cincinnati Bengals trading for Jacksonville defensive end Chris Smithon Tuesday, the team is still expected to target the position early in this month's draft, possibly with the No. 9 overall pick.
Michael Johnson's production has slowed on the right side of the line as his age has increased, and the Bengals need another edge threat to bookend with two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Carlos Dunlap.
This year's class isn't especially deep, but it is top heavy with the chance of four or five defensive ends going in the first round.
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Here's a look at the five of the top defensive ends available as part of our continuing series looking at the Cincinnati Bengals draft prospects at each position:
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
The only way Garrett is an option for the Bengals is if they trade up. All the way up. It's hard to imagine any scenario where Garrett doesn't go No. 1 overall.
"Freakish athleticism" is the term most often used by scouts when describing the 6-foot-4, 272-pound Garrett, who finished his career ranked seventh all-time in SEC sacks with 31. Hall of Famer Reggie White was eighth.
As jaw-dropping as he is it at times, what's maybe more impressive is his consistency, which is something the Bengals likely will have to deal with for several years if the Browns hold on to the No. 1 pick and do what everyone expects.
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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Solomon Thomas #90 of the Stanford Cardinal runs after C.J. Beathard #16 of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the second half of the 102nd Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2016 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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Solomon Thomas, Stanford
Another player the Bengals are unlikely to have any shot at, Thomas has played just two seasons in college but is regarded to be far more advanced than many of the other edge rushers in this class.
He has shown the ability to take over games, as he did in Stanford's bowl win against North Carolina this season. His father, mother and uncle were college athletes, and Thomas is the best of the bunch.
He doesn't have ideal height for a defensive end, but he makes up for it with strength and quickness. It would be surprising to see him fall past the third pick.
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Derek Barnett, Tennessee
The 6-3, 259 Barnett won't be drafted before Garrett, but he will forever be ranked ahead of him on another list – career SEC sacks.
Barnett's 32 career sacks are one more than Garrett's 31, ranking the Nashville native sixth on the conference's all-time list. Barnett recorded 13 this past season while earning first team all-league honors.
He was the first freshman to ever start on the defensive line at Tennessee and was an All-SEC pick all three years. Scouts list his hands and strength as his biggest attributes, which will make him a force against the run as well as the pass.
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PISCATAWAY, NJ - OCTOBER 08: Taco Charlton #33 of the Michigan Wolverines sacks Chris Laviano #5 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the first half at High Point Solutions Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Taco Charlton, Michigan
Growing up in the shadow of Ohio Stadium in suburban Columbus, Charlton's beloved Buckeyes never offered him a scholarship so he went to their biggest rival.
His career got off to a slow start as he was not a good fit on a three-man front, but when the Wolverines switched to a 4-3 in 2016, Charlton had a breakout senior year with a team-high 9.5 sacks and first-team All-Big Ten honors.
Some scouts deem Charlton – whose real first name is Vidauntae – to be a work in progress, but he showed enough flashes last year to hear his name called at some point in the first round, possibly at No. 9. His 6-6, 277-pound frame is right in the Bengals wheelhouse.
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COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 24: Quarterback Daniel Epperson #11 of the Delaware State Hornets is sacked by defensive end Charles Harris #91 of the Missouri Tigers during the game at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Charles Harris, Missouri
Considered a top-five defensive end by most, Harris was only a second team all-league selection in the talent-rich SEC.
The 6-3, 253-pound Harris had steep competition in his own meeting room, resulting in him being redshirted behind eventual pros Shane Ray (Broncos) and Markus Golden (Cardinals) as a freshman.
But in his first year as a starter Harris led the SEC with 18.5 tackles for loss, and last year he recorded a career-high nine sacks. His size will be of some concern against NFL tackles, but some team is going to write his name down either late in the first round or early in the second.
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"There Are Holes In His Technique": Ex-NZ All-Rounder On Shubman Gill
In the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies, India opening batter Shubman Gill was in fine form and he registered 205 runs, with a best score of 98 in the third and final ODI. This performance helped him win Player of the Series accolade. After the series win, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan had said that Gill has got a bit of Rohit touch in him. However, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris believes it is too early to label him a complete player and there are holes in his technique.
"You are always learning, even towards the end Tendulkar was still learning about his craft and he played, what was it? 200 Test matches. So, you know, I think, you would never label someone so young, like Shubman Gill as a complete player. I still think there are holes in his game. I think there are holes in his technique that the opposition will look to exploit, but he's got all the skills and the other component," Styris said on SPORTS18's daily sports news show 'SPORTS OVER THE TOP'.
"What makes a world class player is their mental thought process and their maturity and leadership. And I think he has that as well. And for that reason, yes you're quite right you can keep him up there with the Rohits, KL Rahuls and Shikhars in terms of openers," he added.
On the other hand, former national selector Saba Karim believes that Gill can go on to lead Punjab in domestic tournaments and the leadership experience will help the right-handed batter in future.
"I think it's good to get some kind of experience. And I feel one year, two year around the line we may see Shubman elevated to lead one of these on the India T20 league. And I think once he gets that kind of experience, in addition, he can manage to lead Punjab in the domestic level that will really board well for him. So, he will gain experience and as you rightly said, he has shown some leadership skills. So that will really do well for Shubman Gill in future," said Karim.
"I look at him as a versatile player because at this stage, one has seen him bat so well for India as an opener. But given the opportunity, I'm sure he can do well at number three, number four and I think mostly in the T20 format, you look at players who can bat number one, number two and number three. So, I think in that kind of a mould, Shubman Gill can fit in quite easily," he added.
On Saturday, Gill was named in India's squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18.
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Q: Akka stream source - cassandra resultset If I have a large resultset from a cassandra query.
Is there a way to have this result set as a Source of an Akka-Stream so I can process each row?
Thanks

A: Probably a late answer, but yes, there is a new project alpakka. Cassandra query can be provided as a stream of rows. Take a look at this documentation.

A: I ended up using this library Cassandra talks
https://github.com/timcharper/cassandra-talks-scala

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