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Data Feminism examines the biases and inequities lurking in modern information science.
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"Let the data speak for themselves" is common advice in some scientific circles. But "the data never speak for themselves," says Catherine D'Ignazio, SM '14. "There are always humans and institutions speaking for the data, and different people have their own agendas. The data are never innocent."
Those are the issues that D'Ignazio, an assistant professor of urban studies and planning, examines in a new book with Lauren Klein, an associate professor at Emory University. In Data Feminism (MIT Press, 2020, $29.95), the authors use the lens of intersectional feminism to scrutinize how data science reflects social structures.
"Intersectional feminism examines unequal power," they write. "And in our contemporary world, data is power too. Because the power of data is wielded unjustly, it must be challenged and changed."
D'Ignazio and Klein point to research led by MIT's own Joy Buolamwini, SM '17, who observed that a facial recognition program could not "see" her. She found that the software was based on a set of faces that were 78% male and 84% white; only 4% were female and dark-skinned, like herself.
Or consider another example, in which Amazon tested an AI system to screen job applicants. Because a high percentage of company employees were men, the algorithm favored men's names.
Such problems can be addressed with a more participatory process or more diverse training data, D'Ignazio says, but the question of who participates is "the elephant in the server room." As of 2011, 26% of all undergraduate computer science degrees in the US went to women, down from 37% in 1985. Lack of diversity, D'Ignazio and Klein believe, blinds many data projects to some facets of the social situations they seek to measure.
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By Clive Murray Norris, SM '92
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STEIDL/MIT MUSEUM, 2019, $50
Advancing the Common Good: Strategies for Businesses, Governments, and Nonprofits
By Philip Kotler, PhD '56
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Quantum Legacies: Dispatches from an Uncertain World
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"We want to try to tune people in to these kinds of power relationships," D'Ignazio says. "Who's on the team? Who had the idea? Who's benefiting from the project? Who's potentially harmed?"
D'Ignazio and Klein outline seven principles of data feminism. Among them: examine and challenge power, rethink binary systems and hierarchies, embrace pluralism, and "value multiple forms of knowledge," including firsthand knowledge that may contradict official data. Also, we should consider the context in which data are generated, and "make labor visible." This last principle acknowledges that even when marginalized people contribute to data projects, they often receive less credit.
For all the critiques, D'Ignazio and Klein also include examples of data sets that empower women, such as the WomanStats Project, an academic effort investigating how the security and activities of nation-states affect the security of their women.
"For people who are data people but are new to feminism, we want to provide a very accessible introduction," D'Ignazio says. For those already versed in feminism, they seek to highlight "the ways data science is problematic, but can be marshalled in the service of justice."
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The World Needs More Pie
"Give a Piece a Chance." — Books. Blog. Pie Classes. And a Pinch of Activism.
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"Pie is accessible, affordable, all-encompassing. Pie is meant for sharing. Pie connects people. Pie knows no cultural or political boundaries. Pie makes people happy. And happy people make the world a better place. That's why the world needs more pie." — BETH HOWARD
World Piece, my newest book, is out!
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"You don't need to be a baker, or even a pie lover, to enjoy this delicious, wholly delightful book. Read it slowly, though, savoring the humanity found on each page." —Eric Weiner, NYT bestselling author of The Socrates Express and The Geography of Bliss
In 2015, I traveled around the world making pie to promote goodwill and cultural understanding. Pie, an American symbol of comfort and kindness, provided me with an entree into people's kitchens, cafes and homes.
From New Zealand to Australia, Thailand, India, Lebanon, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, and Hungary, I immersed myself in each place, exchanging recipes and stories. We are all connected no matter what color or language we speak, and we can use those connections to bring peace to the world.
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Below is a short film I made about my journey. My film is like homemade pie — it's not perfect but it's made with love.
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What better thing to do during the pandemic than bake pie? I used the time to make an instructional pie-making series called "Stay Calm & Bake Pie." Out of the seven episodes, my favorite is the last one, a celebration of all the pies people made after watching my videos. Episode 1: Apple Pie, Episode 2: Mixed Berry Crumble, Episode 3: Banana Cream, Episode 4: Key Lime, Episode 5: Chicken Pot Pie, Episode 6: Gluten Free Strawberry Rhubarb, Episode 7: Victory Shots of YOUR Pies
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While we Americans like to think we invented pie, it did not originate with the pilgrims, though we agree, it was an inspired notion to bake the pie as a peace offering and create a holiday centered around it! We love Thanksgiving. Pie, however, has been around since medieval times with its history first documented in Egypt, and the first pie recipe recorded in Greece.
Pie originated as a sort of Tupperware of its time, the dough an inedible wrapper to preserve and transport meat. Mayflower passengers, practical travelers who recognized the hardiness (and heartiness) of the dish, brought pie to America, where recipes evolved and multiplied as quickly as the population of the new nation.
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The Merchant's House Marlborough
The merchant in question is Thomas Bayly, a prosperous silk merchant whose 17th-century house graces Marlborough's picturesque High Street. Built following the Great Fire of Marlborough in 1653, the house is spacious and elegantly proportioned and, although home to a Puritan family, contains nationally acclaimed wall paintings and colourful decorative features. Some of the rooms that can be visited include the kitchen, panelled chamber, servant's bedchamber and the grand staircase, all of which have been painstakingly restored to their 17th-century glory. Outside is a typical townhouse garden of the period, also carefully researched and restored, enclosed by a hornbeam hedge. The house is a venue for the performance of early music and there is a well-stocked shop located on the ground floor.
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A land shrouded in mystery, myth and legend, Wiltshire evokes images of ancient stone circles, white chalk horses carved into hillsides, crop circles and the forbidden, empty landscape of Salisbury Plain. To many M4 and A303 drivers heading out of London through the clutter of the Thames Valley, Wiltshire is where the landscape opens out and rural England begins.
Wiltshire's charm lies in the beauty of its countryside. The expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and Cranborne Chase inspire a sense of space and freedom, offering miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. Wiltshire's thriving market towns and picturesque villages provide worthwhile visits and welcome diversions. Stroll through quaint timbered and thatched villages in the southern Woodford and Avon valleys and explore the historic streets of the stone villages of Lacock, Castle Combe and Sherston. Walk around Salisbury and discover architectural styles from the 13th century to the present and take time to visit the city's elegant cathedral and fascinating museums. And if all of that isn't enough, the county is also richly endowed with manor houses, mansions and beautiful gardens.
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Owned by the local Ramsbury Brewery, this inn offers excellent en suite accommodation either in the main property or in the coach house; Hypnos beds, free WiFi, TVs and luxury toiletries come as standard. Various dining options are available –...
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Conveniently located for access to the M4, Chiseldon House is in a quiet location and has a relaxed ambience. Bedrooms include a number of larger rooms but all are comfortably furnished. The restaurant offers a selection of carefully prepared dishes...
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When, in 2008, two racehorse owners acquired The Oddfellows Arms, the new name they chose became even more appropriate when Champion Jockey (now Sir) AP McCoy later joined them. The pub is full of sporting trophies and artefacts and there's a log...
Silks on the Downs
A mile north of the bustling market town of Marlborough you'll find this pub, tucked away in rolling downland. The free house's name reflects the racing heritage of the Berkshire Downs (whose western boundary is on the border with Wiltshire).
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In coaching days, horses needed changing frequently; The Bell was once such staging post. Over 15 years here, Hannah McNaughton supervises front-of-house, and husband Andrew, with worldwide cooking experience behind him, runs the kitchen. Wiltshire...
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It was about time for another dining room update since the last one was in October! We haven't done much in a DIY sense, but we have made it more functional and our own in the last few months.
Our Christmas present to each other this year was art, and we bought this beautiful oyster painting from a local friend, the Gallavantor, in November. I love how the golf leaf picks up the sun throughout the day and depending on the angle, it looks like it's shining!
We also started buying chairs, woohoo! Thanks to a certain friend's designer advice, we decided on doing 2 deep blue chairs on the end, and 6 more neutral chairs in the middle.
This has been the hardest part of the room for us to pick out, but I found the end chairs one afternoon when looking for a tall storage piece for the laundry room (you never find what you're actually looking for, right?).
The last exciting update has been plantation shutters! We weren't planning on replacing the blinds around the house for a little while, but we were recommended a great company and a price we couldn't say no to!
My only requirement was to be able to have the bottom half closed for privacy and top half open for natural light. In the dining room, they'll always be pretty open to let that light in though.
Doesn't the room seem more "finished" now? It's amazing what a few updates can do.
The next step is to decide on the chairs for the rest of the table. Then we'll wait for the rest of the dining room demo (scraping ceilings, paint, trim, etc) to happen when we renovate the kitchen.
Love what you've done. Is that Peg's cat? 🙂 We may be coming to Charleston in late September. We have friends who have invited us. Check out their home: 107-1/2 Tradd St. I am guessing at the house number. I hear it's very nice! They actually live across the street from us in Sarasota, but are very wealthy and have homes in CO, a Caribbean Island, an apartment in NYC, and this lovely home in Charleston.
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Q: Xcode not recognizing directory structure I've recently downloaded GPUImage which is made up of one large directory containing the framework and various sample projects within it. Usually when I run a project it's simply one folder containing the project and everything works fine. However, when I run one of the sample projects within GPUImage, it's not recognizing the provisioning profile. When I move the sample project out of the GPUImage folder on its own, the provisioning profile error goes away, but then I get a bunch of new errors about it not being able to find the framework and other things (I messed around with moving stuff around but it turned into a disaster).
I'm wondering, is there a path somewhere that I need to change to get Xcode to work like normal when running a sample project from within the GPUImage directory so I don't get the provisioning profile error?

A: The problem was, somewhere along the line I deleted my team provisioning profile! Didn't realize it, but I was also unable to run any other sample projects that weren't created by me.

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Museum humanitarian mission and cultural marketing
St.Petersburg Card holds regular meetings on cultural and city marketing and the role of the museum in the modern tourist agenda. On the one hand, a museum carries out a mission that does not depend on time: it conserves the most important meanings and transmits them to future generations. On the other hand, this mission is not isolated from the realities of everyday life, which require the Museum to work with modern tools to promote and attract visitors.
These two issues made the agenda of the 3rd International workout meeting "Distribution of tourist flows between attractions of St. Petersburg" which was held on December 12, 2019, at Military-Medical Museum. The meeting was supported by The Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg and attended by representatives of 38 museums, the tourist community and mass and online media.
Humanitarian mission of the museum
Anatoly Budko, the director of Military-Medical Museum, told about a special role of the museum in the history of St. Petersburg. The idea of the humanitarian mission of the museum was developed by Deputy Director Dmitry Zhuravlev: this is a military museum but aims to instill mercy and the principles of humanism. The Museum takes part in the work of the Commission on human rights in St. Petersburg. The museums works with funds and establishes the historical truth about the military actions, presents the results of research at international exhibitions and conferences. Besides, it makes its exhibitions and events in partnership with military enlistment offices, veterans of FC "Zenit" and other organizations.
Uneven distribution of tourist flow
The uneven distribution of tourist flows is a general trend for cultural tourism in the world. Nikolai Dmitriev, General Director of the St. Petersburg Card, explained the attendance and popularity of the city's museums as marketing factors: the strength of the brand and marketing activity of each particular museum. The museums, whose brand has been formed for decades and even centuries, win the competition for a visitor against those ones that do not have such a long history and staff of specialists in the field of marketing and communications. Nikolai Dmitriev noted that museums with an emerging brand it is important to use all means of promotion including the City Card format and aggregators of tourist offers. At the same time the effectiveness of tourist flow management depends on the involvement of all museums, including brand ones. Moreover, solidarity plays a decisive role here. St. Petersburg Card is the largest and oldest museum aggregator in Russia. It considers the issue of distribution on the basis of attendance of 75 museums that are included in its program. Besides, it initiates additional information projects: media project Petersburg Inside together with the newspaper "Metro St. Petersburg" and the Community of St. Petersburg Bloggers. And there is one more new motion: Museum Oracle. In a playful way, it allows introducing to a wide audience of all 230 museums in St. Petersburg.
Foreign experience: cultural marketing in Ljubljana
The issue of regulation of tourist flow in European cities is concerned at the municipal level. In particular, in Ljubljana, in 2017, was developed a Strategy of Cultural Marketing. It was created in close collaboration with the Cultural department of the Municipality of Ljubljana, Ljubljana Tourist Board and 20 cultural institutions, as the coordinator of the tourism development sector of Ljubljana Tourism Neža Semič said. The Strategy aims to increase the tourist flow and the proportion of foreign tourists in the subject of visitors to cultural institutions. In this regard, a number of measures are being implemented: establishment of internal communication, inclusion of museums in Ljubljana tourist card, trainings for employees of cultural and tourist sphere, development of "cultural quarters" outside the city center. Click here to download Ljubljana Tourism presentation slides.
Successful experience of St. Petersburg museums and projects
In summer 2019 Kronstadt was housing an exhibition of Ivan Aivazovsky. It was a great success that brought local overtourism. Aivazovsky's brand and free admission increased interest. 25 thousand tourists visited the exhibition. Every day there was an enormous queue, and the surrounding museums, food courts, and the information and cultural center noted increased attendance this summer, told Irina Falina, head of Visit Kronshtadt.
Sergey Orlov, Deputy Director of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, told about the development of the branch of the fortress museum "Oreshek" and the measures increased in attendance of the museum. The reconstruction of the pier allowed the museum to receive cruise tourists. Chinese tourists highly estimate the cafe on the shore of the island. Theme parties with the participation of reenactment groups also attract families with children from the city and the surrounding horticulture. As a result, the number of visitors increased one and a half times in two years and by 2019 it reached 151 thousand for 6 months, which is almost twice the record of the Soviet time.
Karina Nazanyan, a press secretary of the Military-Medical Museum, invited her colleagues to the School of museum skills meetings. It organizes regular educational meetings for the museum workers and, among other things, discusses the issues of museum marketing.
Museum and street audio guide is another free channel to promote the museum, and its synchronization with other services expands the possibilities, told Oksana Turskaya, Deputy Director for development izi.travel. The development of open and free content helps the Museum to build a direct dialogue with the visitors, to inspire them to publish in social networks and give them verified information.
Petersburg Inside results and "Angel of St. Petersburg" award
At the end of the meeting Valeria Malysheva, head of Marketing Communication Department of St. Petersburg Card and Director of ANCO "Center for development assistance in the sphere of culture and tourism "Projection", together with Pavel Prokofiev, head of the Community of St. Petersburg bloggers, summed up the project "Petersburg Inside". In 2019, 21 museums received free media support; the newspaper "Metro St. Petersburg" and Community blogs published more than 300 materials with total coverage of 5 million people. The best authors received the Award "Angel of St. Petersburg" named after by Peter Telushkin, established by ANCO "Projection" with the support of The Committee of Culture of St. Petersburg and the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. The winner of the award for the best material in traditional media was the correspondent of the newspaper "Metro St. Petersburg" Alyona Bobrovich. The organizing committee of the Award thanked Svetlana Trofimova for publications in the Internet media. Dmitry Shilov received the award for streams and broadcasts in the social network Odnoklassniki. The expert Council of the Award, which included heads of museums and experts in the field of tourism, noted the publication of Natalia Samokhvalova. According to the opinion of the participants and organizers, the St. Petersburg Museum of Bread received the award for the high level of preparation for blog tours.
The official part ended the next day at 12.00, when the noon shot was fired from Naryshkin Bastion of the Peter and Paul fortress by the organizers of the project "Petersburg Inside". The shot was streamed in the social network "Odnoklassniki", and more than 36 thousand people from the cities of Russia, CIS and Europe watched it.
During the meeting, all the participants continued the discussion of the issues raised at the 2nd business meeting of the St. Petersburg Card in February 2019.
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r"""Produce transfer functions from MotorStatusMessages in an h5 log file.

Example usage.  First, generate a logfile where a motor is commanded
at a broad range of frequencies.  One way to do this is to generate a
filtered random sequence and apply this as a motor command using the
motor client:

  ./make_random_waveform.py --mean 130.0 \
                            --rms 1.0 \
                            --columns 8 \
                            --cutoff_frequency 3.0 \
                            --duration 300.0 \
                            --use_motor_client_format=true \
                            --output_file motor_waveform.txt

  ${MAKANI_HOME}/lib/scripts/developer/motor_client
  (motor_client) ...

Finally, process the data using this program:

  ./motor_sys_id.py --motor_name=Sbo ${MAKANI_HOME}/logs/mylog.h5

To process data from multiple motors, the "--motor_name" argument may
be repeated.  The argument '--motor_name all' may be used to process
all motors.

By default, output files will be created in the current directory.
Command line arguments are available to change this default.

"""

# TODO: Merge the functionality of this script with sys_id.py.

# TODO: Add plots of some time-domain data, such as the
# original timeseries, and histograms of commanded and measured
# values.
import os
import sys

import gflags
import h5py
from makani.analysis.sys_id import sys_id_util
from makani.lib.python import dict_util
import numpy as np
import pylab

gflags.DEFINE_string('output_dir', '.',
                     'Directory into which output files will be written.')
gflags.DEFINE_boolean('save', True,
                      'Whether to save the plots into PNG and PDF files.')
gflags.DEFINE_boolean('interactive', False,
                      'Whether to display the plots interactively.')
gflags.DEFINE_integer('nfft', 1024,
                      'Number of points at which to compute the Fourier '
                      'transform.')
gflags.DEFINE_string('basename', '',
                     'Base filename for output files.')
gflags.DEFINE_float('min_coherence', 0.0,
                    'Minimum coherence required to include data point on '
                    'transfer function plot.')
gflags.DEFINE_enum('detrend', 'mean', ['none', 'mean', 'linear'],
                   'Detrending algorithm to be applied before taking the '
                   'Fourier transform.')
gflags.DEFINE_boolean('do_unwrap', True, 'Whether phase should be unwrapped.')
gflags.DEFINE_float('settling_time', 5.0,
                    'Duration [s] to skip at beginning of time series.')
gflags.DEFINE_float('shutdown_time', 5.0,
                    'Duration [s] to skip at end of time series.')
gflags.DEFINE_multistring('motor_name', ['ALL'], 'Name of motor to process.')
gflags.MarkFlagAsRequired('motor_name')

FLAGS = gflags.FLAGS

def main(argv):
  def PrintUsage(argv, error=None):
    if error:
      print '\nError: %s\n' % error
    print 'Usage: %s --motor_name PBI logfile.h5 [logfile2.h5 ...]\n%s' % (
        argv[0], FLAGS)

  try:
    argv = FLAGS(argv)
  except gflags.FlagsError, e:
    PrintUsage(argv, e)
    sys.exit(1)

  if len(argv) <= 1:
    PrintUsage(argv, 'Must specify at least one logfile.')
    sys.exit(1)

  # Turn the list of motors into a set of upper-case strings.
  FLAGS.motor_name = set([motor_name.upper()
                          for motor_name in FLAGS.motor_name])

  # Check whether the user specified --motor_name=all.
  all_motors = {side + row + col for side in ['P', 'S'] for row in ['T', 'B']
                for col in ['I', 'O']}
  if 'ALL' in FLAGS.motor_name:
    FLAGS.motor_name.remove('ALL')
    FLAGS.motor_name.update(all_motors)

  # Create the desired output directory if it doesn't already exist.
  output_dir = FLAGS.output_dir
  if not os.path.isdir(output_dir):
    os.mkdir(output_dir)

  # TODO: Verify the sample rate from the data.  Also check
  # for duplicate packets.
  fs = 100.0

  # Make a string identifying which motors have been selected.
  motors_string = '_'.join(sorted(FLAGS.motor_name))
  if FLAGS.motor_name.intersection(all_motors) == all_motors:
    motors_string = 'all'

  plot_filename = os.path.join(output_dir,
                               (FLAGS.basename + '_' if FLAGS.basename
                                else '') + 'motors_' + motors_string)

  axes = None
  txy_collected = None
  coh_collected = None

  filenames = argv[1:]

  for filename in filenames:
    print 'Reading %s...' % filename

    log_name = os.path.basename(filename)
    log_name = os.path.splitext(log_name)[0]

    try:
      log = h5py.File(filename, 'r')
    except IOError, e:
      print 'Error: Could not open h5 log file "%s".\n' % filename
      raise e

    for motor_name in FLAGS.motor_name:
      message_path = ['messages', 'kAioNodeMotor' + motor_name.capitalize(),
                      'kMessageTypeMotorStatus', 'message']
      cmd_path = message_path + ['omega_upper_limit']
      val_path = message_path + ['omega']

      cmd = dict_util.GetByPath(log, cmd_path)
      val = dict_util.GetByPath(log, val_path)

      cmd = cmd.reshape(len(cmd), 1)
      val = val.reshape(len(val), 1)

      if len(FLAGS.motor_name) == 1:
        label = log_name
      elif len(filenames) == 1:
        label = motor_name.lower()
      else:
        label = motor_name.lower() + ' ' + log_name

      axes, f, txy, coh = sys_id_util.PlotTransferFunction(
          cmd, val, [label], fs, axes,
          settling_time=FLAGS.settling_time,
          shutdown_time=FLAGS.shutdown_time,
          nfft=FLAGS.nfft,
          detrend=FLAGS.detrend,
          min_coherence=FLAGS.min_coherence,
          do_unwrap=FLAGS.do_unwrap)

      if txy_collected is None:
        txy_collected = txy.copy()[np.newaxis, :]
      else:
        txy_collected = np.vstack((txy_collected, txy))

      if coh_collected is None:
        coh_collected = coh.copy()[np.newaxis, :]
      else:
        coh_collected = np.vstack((coh_collected, coh))

  sys_id_util.SetAxes(axes)
  pylab.legend(fontsize=10, loc='best')

  # Turn the matrix of transfer functions into interleaved rows of
  # real and imaginary parts and coherence data.
  tf_data = np.empty((0, txy_collected.shape[1]))
  for row in range(txy_collected.shape[0]):
    tf_data = np.vstack((tf_data,
                         np.real(txy_collected[row, :]),
                         np.imag(txy_collected[row, :]),
                         coh_collected[row, :]))

  if FLAGS.save:
    print 'Writing to %s.pdf' % plot_filename
    pylab.savefig(plot_filename + '.pdf')
    print 'Writing to %s.png' % plot_filename
    pylab.savefig(plot_filename + '.png')
    print 'Writing to %s.txt' % plot_filename
    np.savetxt(plot_filename + '.txt', np.vstack((f, tf_data)).T)

  if FLAGS.interactive:
    pylab.show()
  else:
    pylab.close()

if __name__ == '__main__':
  main(sys.argv)

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Mr Thorolfur Jonsson, attorney at law and a member of the LOGOS partners group since 2009, is the new managing partner at LOGOS. He succeeds Ms Helga Melkorka Ottarsdottir, attorney at law, who has been the managing partner at the firm for the past 6 years. Mr Jonsson was previously with Kaupthing bank, first as in-house counsel and then as managing director of Investment Banking, and prior to that he was a clerk to a Supreme Court judge. His main focus has been on Corporate Law and Banking and Finance.
"I look forward to tackling this new role alongside my practice. The firm is in good shape as my predecessor has done excellent work in expanding it in recent years." Thorolfur says.
Helga, who has now taken a seat on the company board, will continue to practice law with the firm, and focus on Corporate Law, Competition Law, European Law and litigation. "It is a pleasure to be able to focus entirely on my practice again, which includes so many varied projects. I have learnt a lot and it has been extremely rewarding being at the helm of LOGOS, the largest law firm in the country, which employs an extremely competent team of people." Helga says.
Thorolfur is born in 1974 and graduated from the University of Iceland Law School in 1999. He received his LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in 2002, became a District Court Attorney in 2000 and Supreme Court Attorney in 2016. He is married to Nanna Vidarsdottir and they have 5 children.
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The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities. The member organizations are collectively nicknamed the Divine Nine or D9. The NPHC was formed as a permanent organization on May 10, 1930, on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C. with Matthew W. Bullock as the active Chairman and B. Beatrix Scott as Vice-Chairman. NPHC was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1937.[1]
The council promotes interaction through forums, meetings, and other media for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions.
Each constituent member organization determines its own strategic direction and program agenda. Today, the primary purpose and focus of member organizations remains camaraderie and academic excellence for its members and service to the communities they serve. Each promotes community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an era when Greek letter collegiate organizations founded by white Americans did not want to be officially affiliated with Greek letter collegiate organizations founded by African Americans.[2]
The organization's stated purpose and mission in 1930:
Marcia Fudge speaking at the 2017 National Pan-Hellenic Council Forum.
Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.[3]
The founding members of the NPHC were Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha (1931), Phi Beta Sigma (1931), Sigma Gamma Rho (1937), and Iota Phi Theta (1996) joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs). In his book on BGLOs, The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities in America (2001), Lawrence Ross coined the phrase "The Divine Nine" when referring to the coalition.[4] As required by various campus recognition policies, neither the NPHC, nor its member national or chapter organizations discriminate on the basis of race or religion.
In 1992, the first permanent national office for NPHC was established in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University through the joint cooperation of Indiana University and the National Board of Directors of NPHC. Prior to its establishment, for over a 62-year period, the national office would sojourn from one officer to the next.[3]
The members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are shown below in order of founding:[3]
Initiates
NPHC
Alpha Phi Alpha ΑΦΑ Fraternity (1906-12-04)December 4, 1906 Baltimore, Maryland 706 [5] 200,000[5] 1931 First intercollegiate African American fraternity.
Alpha Kappa Alpha ΑΚΑ Sorority (1908-01-15)January 15, 1908 Chicago, Illinois 1,005 [6] 290,000 [6] 1930 First intercollegiate African American sorority.
First NPHC sorority to be nationally incorporated.
Kappa Alpha Psi ΚΑΨ Fraternity (1911-01-05)January 5, 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 720 160,000 1930 Founded as Kappa Alpha Nu.
First NPHC organization to be nationally incorporated.
Omega Psi Phi ΩΨΦ Fraternity (1911-11-17)November 17, 1911 Decatur, Georgia 750 1930 First fraternity to be founded at a historically black university.
Delta Sigma Theta ΔΣΘ Sorority (1913-01-13)January 13, 1913 Washington, D.C. 940+ [7]
(including alumnae chapters) 1930 First historically Black sorority to apply to the trustees of any university for the right to become an incorporated body.
Phi Beta Sigma ΦΒΣ Fraternity (1914-01-09)January 9, 1914 Washington, D.C. 740 185,000 1931 Constitutionally bound with Zeta Phi Beta.
Zeta Phi Beta ΖΦΒ Sorority (1920-01-16)January 16, 1920 Washington, D.C. 800 1930 Constitutionally bound with Phi Beta Sigma.
Sigma Gamma Rho ΣΓΡ Sorority (1922-11-12)November 12, 1922 Cary, North Carolina 700 85,000+ 1937 Only NPHC sorority founded at a predominately white institution.
Iota Phi Theta ΙΦΘ Fraternity (1963-09-19)September 19, 1963 Baltimore, Maryland 300 30,000 [8] 1996 Only NPHC organization founded in second half of the 20th century.
Traditional Greek housing
See also: North American fraternity and sorority housing
Traditional Greek housing amongst NPHC organizations is rare. Unlike most National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) organizations that have many traditional Greek houses primarily for undergraduate members on or near their college campuses, NPHC organizations have only a few. Most of the few existing NPHC organization houses are untraditional and unaffiliated with a college. In recent years, a growing number of undergraduate chapters of NPHC organizations have advocated for convenient traditional Greek housing for meetings, stroll/step practices, socializing, and storing chapter paraphernalia but the lack of proper funding and coordination continues to be an issue. In substitute of it, some undergraduate chapters have settled for small outdoor Greek plots to help substantiate their presence on campus.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
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^ "Mission – National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated". web.archive.org. 2016-02-16. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^ Gillon, Kathleen E.; Beatty, Cameron C.; Salinas, Cristobal (2019). "Race and Racism in Fraternity and Sorority Life: A Historical Overview". New Directions for Student Services. 2019 (165): 9–16. doi:10.1002/ss.20289.
^ a b c "About the National Pan-Hellenic Council". nphchq.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
^ * Ross, Jr, Lawrence (2001). The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities in America. New York: Kensington. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7582-0325-X.
^ a b "Home". Alpha Phi Alpha. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
^ a b "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc". aka1908.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
^ Delta Sigma Theta website. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
^ "Iota Phi Theta® Fraternity Inc. | Founded 1963 - Chapter Locator". www.iotaphitheta.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
^ "NPHC Greek houses absent on Fraternity and Sorority Row". 11 October 2018.
^ "Black fraternities and sororities get new home in Ram Village". The Daily Tar Heel. August 21, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "MGC and NPHC houses still not on campus maps". 11 October 2018.
^ "U of M Students Look to Raise Funds for African-American Greek Organizations". Memphis Flyer. August 16, 2019.
^ "Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Membership".
^ White vs Black Greek Life: "There's a Greek letter … for everyone"
^ "EDITORIAL: Greek life has lost its identity at IU". January 13, 2019.
^ "Greek plots return to Morgan's campus | the Spokesman". 11 October 2018.
^ "Exploring Black Greek Life". March 15, 2017.
Brown, Tamara L., Gregory S. Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips (2005). African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2344-8.
Parks, Gregory Scott (2008). Black Greek-Letter Organizations in the 21st Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2491-9.
Skocpol, Theda, Ariane Liazos, and Marshall Ganz (2006). What a Mighty Power We Can Be: African American Fraternal Groups and the Struggle for Racial Equality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12299-1.
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Alpha Phi Alpha 1906
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Kappa Alpha Psi 1911
Omega Psi Phi 1911
Delta Sigma Theta 1913
Phi Beta Sigma 1914
Zeta Phi Beta 1920
Sigma Gamma Rho 1922
Iota Phi Theta 1963
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Improvisation recorded at home on 8 March 2014 using sopranino, sorano and decayed tenor saxophone.
Up until 2000 my sole instrument during my adult life was the saxophone. The instruments varied over the years with a Meister soprano saxophone being used between 1984 and 1990. From 1990 to 1995 my instrument was almost exclusively the alto saxophone (used during extended recording in woodland) and then returning to the soprano (when I came back indoors). From 2000 to 2005 the sopranino saxophone was the instrument of choice. After 2000 other instruments began to dominate, most importantly a collection of objects that could be bowed, hit and blown. Solo and group playing included this extended array of growing instrumentation (gongs, cymbals, game calls, tins filled with earth, stones or glass, small explosives etc) and the amount of time in performance given to the saxophone decreased until in 2005 a number of concerts were performed without a saxophone. Initially this was liberating, freeing me from the perceived constraints of the metal tube, reed and column of air. However, the saxophone has never lost its interest for me and remained the instrument at the core of my musical production. I still suffer withdrawal symptoms if I don't play. The other instruments do not have this pull and today there is a better balance, with the saxophone always present and whether recording or in concert I try to provide it with a special place in the context of the music. Still, recent demands have drawn me towards the group aesthetic or production using a scrap book approach presenting curated and discovered sounds.
The opportunity to provide a recording for Confront reminded me of the occasions when I played with Mark Wastell during the 1990s. These were duos, trios and quartets where I only played the saxophone (and Mark only played cello). In contrast to the recent activities outlined above, I decided to restrict the recording to solo saxophones. The main instrument used is a Yanagisawa Soprano – The Castrato saxophone. There is also a damaged Couesnon Tenor – this instrument is a French military band instrument from the 1920s that allows certain fingering combinations that are not available on modern instruments. And finally the Yanagisawa Sopranino – The Piranho saxophone, being the one that bites.
For me, once mastered, the saxophone has offered a means of producing a huge variety of sounds and tones from a single source, all of which can be controlled by the smallest muscular changes of fingers and mouth/tongue position.
As with all my work the emphasis and criteria for success rests with the construction of form across the whole piece – the way in which each incident, episode, sound and sequence of sounds relates to those preceding it and those that follow. Many years of playing have gone into the making of this recording. (Mark Browne)


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Difficult to believe that this review doesn't even mention Nawazuddin Siddiqui! He completely took over the movie in the second half. The difference between Salman's, star status conscious, stilted acting and what Nawazuddin produces is stark. Not saying that Salman wasn't good. He deserves big credit for just ceding ground to Nawazuddin (such is the star power in India), but the movie was made by the child artist and Nawazuddin. And only one of these was completely natural. No wonder this is one of the rare Salman movie which I really liked.


On 7 December 2017, India got the entry to the Export Control Regime called Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). This is a significant development for India as it can help us acquire critical technologies. It could also pave the way for our entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
For two years, India was trying to be part of this arrangement, but it was being blocked by Italy because of the weakening of our bilateral ties. However, following the visit by the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in October, there was an improvement in bilateral relations and India got admitted to the Arrangement.
India's addition to the WA was also partly facilitated by the fact that China is not currently a member of the Arrangement.
So what is Wassenaar Arrangement?
"The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), the first global multilateral arrangement on export controls for conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies.
Simply put, The Wassenaar Arrangement is a multinational arrangement amongst 42 countries, which was made to increase international stability and security by regulating the transfer of weapons, arms and dual-use technologies between nations.
Dual use technologies – These are expensive technologies that can be used not only for civilian use but also for military purposes. For example Global Positioning System(GPS). Another example is Nuclear technology, which could be harnessed for power and could also potentially be used by the military for nuclear weapons.
The flow of information regarding these powerful technologies needs to be kept in check so that they don't get into the wrong hands.
The WA members exchange information related to the purchase of these goods and technologies by the non-participating nations. By promoting more transparency and cooperation, the member countries ensure that the transfer of such information does not lead to any development of the military capabilities of that nation and is not a cause of concern for other nations.
The arrangement came into existence in 1995 in a suburb, Wassenaar in Netherlands and became operational in 1996, with 33 founding members. It was a successor to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export control (CoCom) which was a similar, more strict, control arrangement formed after the Cold War for arms movement across nations.
MECR – is an international body which countries can use to set their export control programs. They establish guidelines and control lists which is adhered to by most of the potential suppliers of goods and information.
Nuclear Suppliers Group(NSG)- is a group 48 member countries that aim to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons by controlling the export of raw materials, technology, and equipment that can be used for manufacturing of nuclear weapons.
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)– group of 35 countries formed to control the spread of missile technology or other aerial vehicles which could be used for delivering weapons of mass destruction.
How is it relevant to India?
India began its voyage of entering the Wassenaar Arrangement in 2014, by getting its Indian lists & munitions aligned with the Wassenaar Arrangement. The formal application for admission of India as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement was made in 2016.
Since the civil nuclear deal that India signed with the US, India has been trying to be a member country of export control regimes, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Australia Group & the Wassenaar Arrangement, that are established for the regulation of conventional nuclear, biological, chemical weapons & technology.
An enabler for the admission of India as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement was the entry of India as a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime in June 2016.
The entry of India as a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement was a diplomatic success. The membership of India in both MTCR & Wassenaar Arrangement was cleared by 35 & 41 countries respectively. A major number of the countries who voted for India in both the Arrangements are part of the NSG, brightening India's membership chances in NSG.
A disadvantage that stands for India for being a part of NSG was that of being a non-signatory at Non-Proliferation treaty. Wassenaar Arrangement can work as a booster for India's entry in NSG.
It is to be noted that, China the country which stonewalled India's entry in the 48 nations NSG, is not a member Wassenaar Arrangement. This gives India immense leverage of having a say if China applies for Wassenaar Arrangement membership, identical to China's say on India's application of NSG membership.
A non-proliferation treaty is an international treaty that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear technology & prevents the use of nuclear technology for nuclear weapons & nuclear technology.
India is not a signatory to the aforementioned treaty many of the member countries of the Non-Proliferation Treaty were constituted for targeting India. The international community termed these countries as "technology control regimes" but India viewed them as "technology denial regimes".
India's membership Wassenaar gives it access to various dual-use goods & technologies along with many conventional arms. This majorly includes a host of "intrusion software" that form a huge part of mass surveillance systems.
This is a boost for foreign defense companies that have been eyeing India for ten years, due to India's multiple steps in enhancement in its internal security, as India aims at military upgradation and modernization.
The infusion of foreign technology for internal security has another perspective too. India has faced serious problems in the case of import of critical technologies relating to defense, space, and nuclear sector. This requires a strong cybersecurity defense wall to be built by India at earliest.
India's entry to Wassenaar Arrangement is a landmark, in India's pursuit of becoming a global power. It is another step, that gave India immense global recognition and respect. This Arrangement also provides an edge with the common foe, China.
India's entry to the NSG may be accelerated by this Arrangement. India has also applied to be a part of the Australia Group.
The next meeting of Wassenaar Arrangement will be held in Vienna, Austria in December 2018, this will plan the future course of action for India in its global leader journey.


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Q: how to create vm scaling count 1 dynamically using java script I have created window-server vm scale set.
I have written one application separately, on my request i want to create vm instance count to 1 ,via manual scale in azure portal ,its possible however i am looking through api i want to create vm instance and once its done i want to delete the vm,is it possible?please suggest/advise.
Thanks in advance.

"capacity": {
"minimum": "1",
"maximum": "1",
"default": "1"
},

A: By using the capacity property under the SKU parameter, you can determine the number of instances that need to be provisioned while creating the VMSS, you can refer to the below sample example that was mentioned in the documentation:
const { ComputeManagementClient } = require("@azure/arm-compute");
const { DefaultAzureCredential } = require("@azure/identity");

/**
 * This sample demonstrates how to Create or update a VM scale set.
 *
 * @summary Create or update a VM scale set.
 * x-ms-original-file: specification/compute/resource-manager/Microsoft.Compute/stable/2022-03-01/ComputeRP/examples/virtualMachineScaleSetExamples/VirtualMachineScaleSet_Create_CustomImageFromAnUnmanagedGeneralizedOsImage.json
 */
async function createACustomImageScaleSetFromAnUnmanagedGeneralizedOSImage() {
  const subscriptionId = "{subscription-id}";
  const resourceGroupName = "myResourceGroup";
  const vmScaleSetName = "{vmss-name}";
  const parameters = {
    location: "westus",
    overprovision: true,
    sku: { name: "Standard_D1_v2", capacity: 3, tier: "Standard" },
    upgradePolicy: { mode: "Manual" },
    virtualMachineProfile: {
      networkProfile: {
        networkInterfaceConfigurations: [
          {
            name: "{vmss-name}",
            enableIPForwarding: true,
            ipConfigurations: [
              {
                name: "{vmss-name}",
                subnet: {
                  id: "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{existing-virtual-network-name}/subnets/{existing-subnet-name}",
                },
              },
            ],
            primary: true,
          },
        ],
      },
      osProfile: {
        adminPassword: "{your-password}",
        adminUsername: "{your-username}",
        computerNamePrefix: "{vmss-name}",
      },
      storageProfile: {
        osDisk: {
          name: "osDisk",
          caching: "ReadWrite",
          createOption: "FromImage",
          image: {
            uri: "http://{existing-storage-account-name}.blob.core.windows.net/{existing-container-name}/{existing-generalized-os-image-blob-name}.vhd",
          },
        },
      },
    },
  };
  const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
  const client = new ComputeManagementClient(credential, subscriptionId);
  const result = await client.virtualMachineScaleSets.beginCreateOrUpdateAndWait(
    resourceGroupName,
    vmScaleSetName,
    parameters
  );
  console.log(result);
}

createACustomImageScaleSetFromAnUnmanagedGeneralizedOSImage().catch(console.error);

Note: Copied the above example code from the published azure documentation.


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Q: How can I change Terminal so that I don't have to press ESC every time I want to type a meta-modified key? Currently in emacs/terminal, I have to press ESC every time I want to send an escaped keystroke, eg: to go forwards two words, I have to press:
ESC+f; ESC+f

How do I change the system so that I just have to press and hold ESC once?:
ESC+f+f

A: Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to get ESC-f to repeat and it has something to do with ESC. Here's one solution that will work:
Currently, Terminal.app is using ESC as META. You can change this to ⌥ (option) like this.

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*Visit Terminal -> Preferences ( ⌘-, ).

*Select the Keyboard Tab on the right

*Check the "Use option as meta key" box at the bottom of the Keyboard pane

Now enjoy repeating commands that involve meta by using the option key instead of ESC.

A: Select "Use option as meta key" in Terminal > Preferences > Settings > [profile] > Keyboard. Then you can press the Option modifier key and type f twice.
The "Meta" key sends an ESC before the character you type in combination with the modifier.
Also note that you can use the Keyboard preference to map other keys to commonly used sequences like ESC f.
In fact, as of OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal's default keyboard map makes the standard Mac keys for moving left/right a word at a time (Option-Left Arrow/Right Arrow) send ESC b and ESC f, respectively.


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Posted 2 October 2014 12:00 AM by Shentel
Veteran sports reporters Bob Costas and Harold Reynolds will be making the call as the MLB Network exclusively broadcasts Game Two of the National League Division Series 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 live from Dodger Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Dodgers.
MLB Network will exclusively televise a second NLDS game on Monday, Oct. 6 between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants. The game will also be available nationwide and in each club's home TV territory on MLB Network.
In each game telecast, MLB Network will employ its innovative real-time defensive alignment graphic "Shift Trax," which debuted on MLB Network Showcase this season, as well as PITCHf/x, enhanced audio at each base, and 4K (Ultra HD) and X-Mo camera technology to provide dramatically increased resolution and clarity on replays.
MLB Network will also bring back new versions of its Emmy-nominated opener, "A Field of Dreamers," and the Emmy-winning piece "The Scrapbook," which will air prior to both of its NLDS game telecasts. Using rotoscope technology, "A Field of Dreamers" brings players from Postseason teams, including Miguel Cabrera, Clayton Kershaw, Adam Jones and Andrew McCutchen, to life on the famous "Field of Dreams" baseball diamond. "The Scrapbook" creates an animated collection of iconic images from Postseasons past, updated to include David Ortiz's grand slam from the 2013 ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Exclusive performance footage of the song "Fire" by Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling recording artist Gavin DeGraw will be featured in all studio programming on MLB Network throughout the Postseason. The track is off DeGraw's album FINEST HOUR: THE BEST OF GAVIN DEGRAW, set to be released on Oct. 21 on RCA Records.
MLB Network will air 200 hours of live coverage of the 2014 Postseason, including game previews, highlights, analysis, interviews and press conferences across all studio programming. MLB Tonight will air before and after every Postseason game. MLB Network's daily Postseason programming schedule, including High Heat with Christopher Russo presented by Liberty Mutual, The Rundown, Intentional Talk and MLB Now presented by the U.S. Army, and MLB Tonight, is available here.
MLB Network will keep its social media followers updated with the latest news, photos, quotes, interview clips and highlights using #MLBTonight, #Postseason and #WorldSeries through its presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Fans can also stay up to date by following MLB Network's on-air personalities on Twitter.


home studio, after a year of collecting samples and field recordings across several continents. For every synthesized noise you hear, there is the sound of a rock hitting water; digital synths are paired with the sound of the Pacific Ocean. From there, the tracks were sent to be mixed by Joel Ford (Airbird, Ford & Lopatin), who helped shape the album into its final form, and from there, to be mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri (The Sight Below, Black Knoll Studio). The album is the latest release on Isaak's own label, FLORA, which has now been operating since 2016, and which is the home to a variety of Isaak's projects.
BIOLUMINESCENCE feels like a milestone in the timeline of Isaak's Teen Daze project. The goal of the project has always been to find a seamless blending of organic sounds and digital ones, of melodies and textures. The result is BIOLUMINESCENCE: a deeply beautiful, inviting listening experience.


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My Record Collection - September 28, 2020
In My Record Collection, we dig down to the bottom of musicians' souls to find out what the most treasured parts of their record collection are. This week, it's the turn of rising star Josie Man, let's see what she chooses...
The first record I ever bought with my own money was...
"It was Space Cowboy by Jamiroquai. My music taste came from what I heard at home, my parents aren't musical at all, but they love listening to music! My sisters and I got a record player to share when I was about 15, we went to a record shop and got a couple of records including Space Cowboy by Jamiroquai along with a lot of Hawaiian Records, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse and The Bee Gees!"
The record that made me want to be in a band was...
"Good Times by Chic! I remember hearing this when I was super young and seeing my mum dancing like there was no tomorrow, that makes me really happy and then I also remember being mesmerised by Nile Rogers playing the guitar on TV! I wanted to be up there on stage dancing!"
The record I've played more than any other is...
"It's Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad. It's one of those songs that doesn't get old and whenever I hear the song I just want to turn it up! I'll always be a big fan of r&b classics!"
The record that always makes me feel good is...
"It's Spotless Minds by Jhené Aiko! I listened to this as a teen and those lyrics got to me because at the time I was slowly starting to go through change throughout all aspects of life. Although change is a hard thing to get your head around, there's something so light-hearted and bright about this song that it helped me get through it."
"It's 'I Hate This Part' by The Pussycat Dolls. I was younger and felt sad I'd look out the window and pretend I was in the music video for it, but as I got older I was able to relate to the lyrics on a deeper level."
"'These Words' by Natasha Bedingfield! The lyrics in this song are so good. I didn't realise until I sat and listened to them properly and I was like Damn! It's also a great song to sing in the car!"
The record with my favourite cover art is...
"'Telefone by Noname'. I love animated artwork, I think it's eye-catching and it definitely appeals to my inner child. Also, one of my favourite colours is purple so it's a winner for me!"
The record with my favourite title is...
"I love Apricot Princess by Rex Orange County. The title has an imagery effect, it makes me imagine that the person he writes about is a delicate princess and I think that's so sweet!"
The record that I can't understand why everyone loves is...
"'Sex On Fire' by Kings of Leon, sorry! When I think of this song I think of drunk people stumbling all around me when I'm completely sober and that's not ideal!"
The last record I bought was...
"It was Lianne La Havas! Lianne has a beautiful and raw sound, her lyrics are always easy to relate too and her new album is really special!"
"Rihanna's album if it ends up coming out! I'm waiting and I'm SO ready."
The greatest record of all time is...
"I'd say it's 'More Than a Woman' by Bee Gees. My favourite time to play this is on Sunday afternoon when need a little energy boost. If my Mum and Dad were to pick a song, they'd pick this too!"
My Record Collection by Another Sky's Naomi Le Dune
My Record Collection by Tim Bowness
My Record Collection by Willie J. Healey


BOO! Out-ghost your friends! Go invisible to fool your foes or stay visible for awesome powers. 2-5 players, 30 spooktastic minutes!
1,015 backers pledged CA$ 45,817 to help bring this project to life.
The Kickstarter version of the game comes with a ghostly secret; special glow-in-the-dark finishing on the game box!
OR You can play a Scare visibly (face up) to a Room, which gives players information but lets you trigger the Room's awesome power.
If you think the time is right, skip your actions to point at a Room and yell BOO! Any invisible Scares in the room are revealed, and if all the correct Scares are present to create the needed combo (counting all Scares in the Room, plus all Scares in your hand), then you frighten out the Ghost Hunter and collect their precious gear!
These simple rules create lots of chances for clever cardplay and tricky situations. When someone scares out their fourth Ghost Hunter, your gear collections (and any Skulls you've gathered) are tallied and the player with the most points wins!
The reveal dates are listed below, with some hints about the surprises behind those boards. Remember to come back to the campaign on those dates to see the details of each reveal in all their glory!
Four new Rooms with unique powers take you deeper into the haunted house than ever before!
The Darker Corners Rooms (Armory, Master Bedroom, Stables, and Greenhouse) all have their own unique and awesome powers, just like all of the other rooms. Check them out, but then keep reading below!
Every Darker Corners room comes with two new features. First of all, see the stone wall at the bottom? It shows a "+ Scare symbol". That means that the Ghost Hunter in this room also needs that Scare to be frightened out, which means that these rooms are a little tougher than the others! The second feature is the Skull symbol with the "Bad Boo +" symbol. This means that when this room first comes into play, place a Skull token on it; whenever a Bad Boo happens in this room, add another Skull token to the room. Whoever frightens out this Ghost Hunter earns all the Skull tokens in the room!
16 new Scare cards... but with a special twist that will change the way you play!
These special Darker Corners Scare cards are known as Courage cards. They make the game a lot more tricky... keep reading below!
Each player gets 4 Courage cards (1of each Scare type) shuffled into their own deck. You may only play Courage cards invisibly. When someone calls Boo and invisible cards are revealed, players get their rewards as usual, then any revealed Courage card will cause a Scare of the same type to be eliminated from the room! So evil! The Courage card is then removed from the game... so spend your courage wisely! This adds a whole new layer of uncertainty and sabotage that will really spice up your play!
8 new Phantom cards; four powerful allies that will make your rivals scream!
These special Darker Corners Phantoms are nasty and powerful, with amazing new art by Apolline Etienne! The Terrifying phantom will chase any Ghost Hunter right out of the house! The Possessing phantom lets you take over an opponent's phantom! The Wandering phantom lets you access any Room you want! And the Wild phantom can be used as any Scare! There are two of each Darker Corners phantoms included in the Deluxe Edition, and they will make your games more exciting than ever!
Four challenging new Ghost Hunters for you to tangle with.
Can you imagine running into one of these Pros in a Darker Corners Room? That would be a very challenging —and very rewarding— situation!
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For this campaign we have decided to stick with what we know best. We are using the same team for Haunt the House that we used for our past two projects. All of the art and mechanics for the game are complete, so once this campaign ends, we'll be ready to roll.
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