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21st Log
Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere
By Janelle Brown
October 6, 1998 11:00PM (UTC)
Yahoo profits -- stock plunges
The more money they lose, the higher their stocks climb -- that's how Wall Street has treated a lot of Internet stocks over the last three years. Now it appears that the inverse is also true: When a Web company actually starts to show some profits, the markets hammer down its stock price.
That's the conclusion you could draw from Yahoo's week. The premiere site in the market-darling "portal" category reported its quarterly results on Wednesday: $16.7 million in earnings, or 15 cents a share. Analysts had predicted 9 cents a share.
Wow -- a Web company that's making money! Time to sell? Apparently. Yahoo's share price dropped from 114 to 104 on Thursday -- a one-day drop of more than 8 percent.
Of course, Yahoo's plunge took place during a week of staggering technology-stock losses -- the tech-heavy NASDAQ index has lost more than 13 percent of its value in the last five days. Maybe Yahoo stock is just falling as part of the market's herdlike retreat from the high-tech realm. Or maybe Yahoo execs should start figuring out how to get the red ink flowing again.
-- Scott Rosenberg
SALON | Oct. 9, 1998
Microsoft subpoenas CNet reporter
Reporters, guard your notebooks. With its antitrust trial barely a week away, Microsoft is in the midst of a subpoena frenzy, and it appears that the press is its latest target.
Tuesday morning, Microsoft went after CNet's News.com site, serving a subpoena to reporter Dan Goodin at his home for a Sept. 23 investigative report titled "Microsoft's holy war on Java." The story, which portrays a devious Microsoft working to undermine the rise of Java, was heavy with "evidence not yet public" -- including numerous internal Microsoft e-mails.
Tom Pilla, a Microsoft spokesperson, said that Microsoft is not asking to discover Goodin's sources: "We have simply asked for the confidential Microsoft information that was inappropriately given to the reporter in violation of the courts' protective order." Pilla blamed "Microsoft's competitors" for leaking "confidential documents" in a "selective" manner.
Which leaves us wondering how a reporter is supposed to "return" a leaked e-mail -- hand it over and then erase all trace of it from his hard drive?
Microsoft is currently defending a lawsuit by Sun over its licensing of Java, and the CNet subpoena is a part of that legal action. It comes fast on the heels of a subpoena last week in Microsoft's antitrust battle with the U.S. Justice Department, in which Microsoft demanded the complete notes for the upcoming book "Competing on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape and Its Battle With Microsoft." Authors Michael Cusumano of MIT and David B. Yoffie of Harvard Business School apparently coaxed Netscape executives into admitting mistakes they'd made over the years; Microsoft wanted to get its hands on the 200 hours of tape-recorded sessions and more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and use them as evidence that Netscape's loss of market share was less a result of Microsoft's predatory practices than its own bumbling.
-- Janelle Brown
Word redivivus
"Long Live Content!" blares the press release that heralds Word's phoenixlike rise from the graveyard of dead pixels. After the flurry of hand-wringing editorials that rang in Word's demise earlier this year, it's no surprise that, with its relaunch today, the veteran webzine is eager to show the world that its kind of content isn't dead -- at least, as long as Zap, the acquisitive Web company that bought Word earlier this year, takes an interest in you.
And, in fact, it appears that Zap has been true to its promise not to mess with Word's unique and often strange content. The revived site has some nice new features: an innovative (though confusing) interface, fresh stories and artwork from the likes of Mary Gaitskill and Karen Kilimnik, and a daily calendar featuring odd animations. But many things are still the Word we knew and loved: the weekly interviews with strange careerists (this week features an exterminator) remain, along with quasi-obscene Shockwave games and pixel-art tools, all with a heavy dose of nudge-nudge pop culture.
As editor Marisa Bowe explains the new Word in its press release: "We don't want to be smart in the usual, clever, 'I got A's all through school' way of most highbrow mags. We're more for smart people who were on drugs or otherwise dysfunctional when they were in school." Her belief in a viable future for obscurity may bode well for the webzines of the world who use Word as a role model -- but only time will tell how it affects Zap's coffers.
Janelle Brown is a contributing writer for Salon.
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AT&T announces budget-friendly LG Escape, available September 16th for $50
LG Escape breaks out of obscurity, sets sights on AT&T
Brad Molen
The LG Escape, which we saw leaked out yesterday, is now official on AT&T. We can expect to see the budget-friendly smartphone available on September 16th for $50 with a new two-year commitment. It features a 4.3-inch qHD true-color IPS screen, Ice Cream Sandwich, a 5MP rear camera with 1080p video recording, NFC, a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU (most likely the MSM8960 Snapdragon S4, but we've reached out for confirmation) and LTE. It also features 4GB onboard storage with microSD expansion, an above-average 2,150mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, a 1.3MP front-facing camera and a new feature called Skyfire Horizon, which is a browser toolbar extension that promises fast access to social media pages. Check out the press release below for all the info.
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The LG Escape features the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) platform and 4 GB onboard memory with the option to add up to 32 GB with a microSD card. A 1.2 GHz dual-core processor delivers seamless multitasking agility. The crisp 4.3-inch qHD IPS display gives users enhanced image clarity with true-to-life color rendering. Near-Field Communication enabled and equipped with the QuickMemoTM feature lets users instantly capture a screen image, add notes or decorate using just a finger, then share with friends. The LG Escape has full HD video recording capabilities, and users can even create customized videos by adding themes, music and text to videos or a series of photos with the Video Wiz editing application, played back in crisp cinematic Dolby® Mobile surround sound. To see more of the Escape's features in action, check out this video.
Because timing is everything when taking photos on the go, the LG Escape 5-megapixel auto-focus camera offers features to help users tap into their inner photographer. With the Continuous Shot feature, users can capture multiple images in a row to create that perfect panoramic photo or choose the best photo from an impromptu photo shoot to share with all their friends. Time Catch Shot eliminates shutter lag by taking several pictures before the shutter button is pushed to make sure users get the right shot every time.
LG Escape also features the Skyfire Horizon, a newly created browser toolbar extension that allows users to access their favorite social media pages while surfing the internet. Available on the LG Escape and future AT&T Android smartphones, it provides customers with quick and easy access to popular consumer utilities like Facebook, Twitter, Share URL, and more.
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"This is an impressive smartphone for $49.99," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility. "Running Android 4.0 and packing a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a qHD true-color IPS screen and cool features like our new browser bar, customers looking for incredible value will quickly select the Escape."
"LG Escape allows users to capture and share whatever life sends their way with its powerful dual-core processor, true-to-life screen and smart camera features," said James Fishler, senior vice president of marketing and go-to-market operations, LG Electronics USA. "And on AT&T's expansive network consumers can get the best possible experience with Escape by using its LTE capabilities to the fullest."
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Q: Why is my Custom Meta Box Field Inputs NOT saving? I have a custom post type labelled 'web_design' and I want my 'web_design' posts to have the following custom fields:
1. 'client' - Client Name
2. 'exlink' - External Link
3. 'datefin' - Date Finished
I managed to put a Custom Metabox (titled 'Work Information') in my 'Web Design' Post Admin UI with the necessary inputs. Here is the entire code.
<?php
//3. Adding Custom Meta Box for Custom Fields
//a. add custom meta box
function work_meta_box( $post ){
    //variables
    $id = 'work_info';
    $title = 'Work Information';
    $callback = create_work_meta;
    $screen = 'web_design';
    $context = 'side';
    $priority = 'high';
    add_meta_box( $id, $title, $callback, $screen, $context, $priority );
}
add_action( 'add_meta_boxes_web_design', 'work_meta_box' );

//b. callback function for 'work_info' custom meta box (see $callback variable)
function create_work_meta( $post ){
    wp_nonce_field( basename( __FILE__ ), 'work_meta_box_nonce' );
    //custom fields
    $client = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'client', true );
    $exlink =  get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'exlink', true );
    $datefin = get_post_meta( $post->ID, 'datefin', true );

    echo '

            Client:

            <input type=\'text\' name=\'client\' value=\'' . $client .'\' />

            External Link:

            <input type=\'url\' name=\'exlink\' value=\''. $exlink . '\' />

            Date Finished:

            <input type=\'date\' name=\'datefin\' value=\''. $datefin . '\' required />

';
}

//c. saves data after submitting/updating custom post
function save_work_meta( $post_id ){
    //1. verifies meta box nonce (to prevent CSRF attacks)
    if( !isset( $_POST['work_meta_box_nonce'] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['work_meta_box_nonce'] ) ){
        return;
    }
    //2. if autosaves
    if( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ){
        return;
    }
    //3. if user's not admin
    if( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ) ){
        return;
    } elseif ( !current_user_can ( 'edit_page', $post_id) ){
        return;
    }
    //4. checks all custom field values (see 'create_work_meta()' function)
    if( isset( $_REQUEST['client'] ) ){
        update_post_meta( $post_id, 'client', sanitize_text_field( $_POST['client'] ) );
    }
    if( isset( $_REQUEST['exlink'] ) ){
        update_post_meta( $post_id, 'exlink', sanitize_text_field( $_POST['exlink'] ) );
    }
    if( isset( $_REQUEST['datefin'] ) ){
        update_post_meta( $post_id, 'datefin', sanitize_text_field( $_POST['datefin'] ) );
    }
}
add_action( 'save_post_web_design', 'save_work_meta', 10, 2 );
?>

Here is additional code for creating the 'web_design' post type. The settings I used might be a clue to how this will work.
// H. Creating Custom Posts
// 1. 'Web Design' Posts (label: 'web_design')
function web_design_init(){
    //a. array set for '$labels' variable
    $labels = array(
        'name' => __( 'Web Design' ),
        'add_new' => __( 'Add New Sample' ),
        'add_new_item' => __( 'Web Design Sample'),
        'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Sample' ),
        'new_item' => __( 'New Sample' ),
        'search_items' => __( 'Search Sample' ),
        'not_found' => __( 'No Samples Found' ),
        'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'No Samples to Recover' )
    );

    //b. array set for '$supports' variable
    $supports = array(
        'title',
        'editor',
        'thumbnail',
        'post-formats'
    );

    //c. array set for '$args' variable
    $args = array(
        'labels' => $labels, //a.
        'description' => 'For web design works in portfolio.',
        'public' => true,
        'capability_type' => 'post', // <---- I want the 'web_design' posts to have the same capabilities as a default post item.
        'menu_position' => 5,
        'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-images-alt',
        'hierarchal' => false,
        'has_archive' => true,
        'supports' => $supports, //b.
        'taxonomies' => array('post_tag')
    );
    //registers 'web_design' post type
    register_post_type( 'web_design', $args );
}
add_action( 'init', 'web_design_init' );

A: You do not verify the nonce correctly. Try this, it should work:
//1. verifies meta box nonce (to prevent CSRF attacks)
if( !isset( $_POST['work_meta_box_nonce'] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['work_meta_box_nonce'], basename( __FILE__ ) ) ){
        return;
}

For more info on wp_verify_nonce see here.

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Q: unlinking in 5 dimensions If I have a linked pair of circles in $\mathbb{R}^3$, they can be unlinked in $\mathbb{R}^4$.  Said differently, there is an isotopy in $\mathbb{R}^4$ between two strands which have been twisted, and two untwisted strands.  Here is an ascii art picture!
a   b          a    b
|   |          |    |
 \ /           |    |
  \            |    |
 / \           |    |
|   |          |    |
|   |   ~~~>   |    |
 \ /           |    |
  \            |    |
 / \           |    |
|   |          |    |

I'll call this "the unlinking isotopy" (actually I don't know if it's unique, but I mean to use some chosen one throughout).
Now if I cross the two strands three times, I have two different isotopies to the once-crossed version.  To clarify, let $t$ denote a single crossing, transposing $a$ and $b$.  Then the picture above shows the first and last steps of an isotopy between $t^2$ and $t^0$.  One can use this in two different ways to make an isotopy from $t^3$ to $t^1$.
My question is whether these two isotopies are "the same", and in what sense.  Consider the surfaces swept out by these two isotopies.  Can one be deformed (isotoped?) to the other, while keeping the boundaries fixed?
I think maybe this should be possible in $\mathbb{R}^5$ but not $\mathbb{R}^4$. Maybe this can be answered as some sort of higher-dimensional linking; if so, please explain!
Post script
My motivation is coming from Baez-Dolan's Tangle Hypothesis.  In particular, I've wanted to give a geometric description for sylleptic monoidal structure in 2-categories (and in bicategories).  This is an intermediate notion, between braided monoidal and symmetric monoidal, which doesn't appear for monoidal 1-categories.
I've been trying to think about this by imagining the unlinking isotopy as a surface in $\mathbb{R}^4$ -- does it intersect itself?  The two isotopies from the triple twist to the single twist give two surfaces, and the geometric avatar of sylleptic structure is an isotopy between them.  If I'm understanding the relationship correctly, this should be possible in $\mathbb{R}^5$ but not $\mathbb{R}^4$.

A: Thanks, I understand your question now.  I asked a similar question in an old paper of mine, but it was with knots rather than braids.  In short, the answer is yes they are isotopic in $\mathbb R^4$ subject to certain carefulness assumptions.  But if you are particularly fussy about the set-up there is a way in which the answer could be no.
The unknotting operation you see for braids is an aspect of what Fred Cohen might call the Freudenthal suspension map, for configuration spaces.  Specifically, the pure braid group is the fundamental group of $C_n \mathbb R^2$, and you are looking at the natural inclusion $C_n \mathbb R^2 \to C_n \mathbb R^3$.  The latter space is simply connected, so you get an unknotting operation.
But there's more you can say.  This inclusion is null-homotopic in exactly two different ways.  The idea is when you think of $n$ points in $\mathbb R^2$ included into $\mathbb R^3$, you can lift those $n$ points to prescribed distinct altitudes (the height function on $\mathbb R^3$ that has $0$-set the inclusion of $\mathbb R^2$.  You then do the straight-line homotopy in the $\mathbb R^2$ factor, and push back into the plane.  So that converts your inclusion $C_n \mathbb R^2 \to C_n \mathbb R^3$ to a map
$$C_n \mathbb R^2 \to \Omega C_n \mathbb R^3.$$
and this map is non-trivial on the fundamental group. I suppose Fred would write the map as $\Sigma C_n \mathbb R^2 \to C_n \mathbb R^3$.
By 'converts' I mean you can recover your original inclusion by evaluating the loop at its mid-point. Anyhow, one issue with this is it shows you there are precisely two distinct ways to untangle a given braid canonically in this co-dimension one setting.  If you included $C_n \mathbb R^2 \to C_n \mathbb R^4$ there would be a circle of ways of untangling your braids, and they would all (individually) be isotopic, since the circle is connected. But in co-dimension one, the two ways of untangling are not isotopic.
Anyhow, back to your question.  Basically you are concatenating a braid with an isotopy of a braid, in two different ways and you are asking if these operations commute.  To make it a proper question you would have to be a little more careful settings things up -- this is the issue of loop spaces being homotopy-associative and not (usually) strictly associative. But I see where you are going.
In your case of three half-twists, if you use the same unknotting operation on the two braids, they are not isotopic.  If you use the opposite unknotting operations, then they are isotopic.  If on the other hand you concatenated four half-twists and were comparing the same unknotting operation on the top half vs. the bottom half, yes they would be isotopic.
The way to see the isotopy (or lack of it) is just to be careful about exactly what you are doing.  When you have your 2-stranded braid that is the product of three half-twists, imagine a little red rectangle that engulfs two of the half twists.  In that rectangle you can do the unknotting operation as the two points in the plane are the same at the top of the rectangle as at the bottom -- so the unknotting operation is defined.  Now imagine sliding that rectangle down.  You keep the dimensions of the rectangle the same.  Provided your braid started off as a proper helix, regardless of where your rectangle is, the two points from the braid at the top of the rectangle will be in the same position (in $\mathbb R^2$) as the two points at the bottom of the rectangle.  So the untangling operation is defined for this entire 1-parameter family.  That said, if you have three half-twists there is the issue of which point in the braid gets pushed up into $\mathbb R^4$.  For a half-twist the point that gets pushed up switches at the end of the braid, due to the representation $B_n \to \Sigma_n$.  So when you concatenate three half-twists the unknotting operation on the top two strands is isotopic to the reverse unknotting operation on the bottom two strands.  For the same reason, if this braid were a concatenation of four half-twists, unknotting the first two would be isotopic to unknotting the last two (provided you use the same unknotting isotopy).
If you are curious about my analogous question for knots, it's in my "Family of embedding spaces" paper, proposition 5.1 and the discussion immediately after it: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0605069.pdf
edit: and yes these are all isotopic in $\mathbb R^5$.


Renovation and construction workers have been busy at two area Acme Fresh Markets.
The Akron-based family-owned grocer is building its first new store in 20 years in Green at the Heritage Crossings of Green development at Massillon and Graybill roads.
It is also 95 percent done with a $3 million renovation and expansion of its Acme store in Montrose on Medina Road, state Route 18, in Bath Township.
Nearly all parts of the Montrose store received an update, including relocating several departments.
The store gained 10,000 square feet from its neighbor, Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts, when that store changed its format to a more compact model.
In recent weeks, a new bakery opened at the front of the store. While bakers still work toward the back, the new area features cake decorators and fresh-made goods. A Charter One bank branch also relocated within the store.
Other departments that expanded or relocated included bulk foods, the seafood case and a larger adult-beverage area. The store is one of a limited number with a full state liquor permit and already features a growler station with beers on tap.
The expanded store includes an event room available for use by community and nonprofit groups and for wine and beer tastings and food samplings, Trout said. Organizers can contact the store manager for reservations.
The remainder of the renovation work on the 103,000-square-foot-store will be done after the new year.
�The only thing we�re going to take a break on because of the busy holiday season is we will finish deli and prepared foods after the first of the year,� he said.
The rest of the Montrose Acme Plaza this year completed a $1.5 million upgrade, including new facades on other store fronts and reconfiguring the Acme parking lot by its owner, Albrecht Inc.
Joe Albrecht, vice president of retail properties for Albrecht Inc., said he has one remaining space � a 1,270 square foot store � before the project is 100 percent occupied.
In Green, the foundation is in, the metal structure is in place and the roof has been added.
That location will be a 75,500-square-foot store at a cost of $10 million. It is scheduled to be open by summer, Trout said.
It is being built down the street from a recently renovated and expanded Giant Eagle location that has been converted to what the Pittsburgh-based grocer calls its Market District concept on Corporate Woods Parkway.
�We�re ahead of schedule,� he said.
Albrecht said he could not disclose the tenants, but said four of the five are food-based businesses or restaurants and a mix of national chains and local ventures. The majority have a sit-down feature of some sort, he said.
For the retail locations, �we�ve got some good retailers and good service providers,� he said.
There is about 30,000-plus square feet of small shop space. Albrecht said the number of tenants will depend on space requests.
�I think there�s going to be 11 to 14 additional tenants,� he said.
Acme construction is first, with three outlot structures coming, Albrecht said.
The schedule is for the Acme to open in May, Albrecht said, and the smaller buildings in June or July.
Other renovations in Acme�s future include Acme No. 1 in West Akron off West Market Street and Acme No. 19 on Whipple Avenue Northwest in Jackson Township.


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Graebert, CST Announce Japanese Joint-Venture for ARES CAD
BERLIN, Germany, Oct 14, 2016 – Graebert, the pioneer in developing high-performance CAD solutions across desktop, mobile and cloud, and Computer System Technology Co. Ltd. (CST), announced the expansion of their collaboration in a joint-venture to be named Graebert Japan.
The collaboration between CST and Graebert started three years ago when CST founded a Japanese subsidiary, JDraf Co. Ltd., to distribute and promote an OEM version of ARES Commander rebranded as "JDraf". JDraf established itself as one of the leading CAD solutions in Japan within only three years. JDraf is now used by thousands of companies in Japan including the top 3 construction groups.
The creation of this joint-venture demonstrates new ambitions for the Japanese market, which is the second largest for CAD software worldwide. CST's fully-owned subsidiary JDraf will be renamed as "Graebert Japan" and become the exclusive distributor of the ARES CAD software in Japan while Graebert will acquire a 50% participation in the company. In parallel, the Japanese brand "JDraf" will be replaced by Graebert's global product line with ARES Commander (Windows, Mac and Linux), ARES Touch (Android and iOS) and ARES Kudo (Cloud).
Yoshiyuki Nagao, chairman of the board of CST commented: "Over the last three years, Graebert and our subsidiary JDraf worked intensively to meet the specific demands of the Japanese market and establish itself as the number one alternative for CAD in DWG. We see now a very strong demand for the mobile and cloud versions of the ARES CAD software and expect Graebert will give us a strong competitive advantage to become the market leader in our country. The new joint-venture shows our strong ambition for the ARES CAD Software and Graebert Japan will benefit from an extended support from the CST group, with 141 salespeople that will be involved in the distribution of the ARES CAD software across our 21 offices in Japan."
Wilfried Graebert, CEO of Graebert added: "CST has shown an outstanding performance in Japan, and we are very proud to see the result of our collaboration after only three years. They were in particular very successful in breaking into the leading construction firms, whose influence in Japan is very strong on the market. Many of these large customers have thousands of iPads and a growing interest for Cloud. We therefore see a strong interest for the synergies offered by the ARES CAD software across desktop, mobile and cloud."
At the Graebert Annual Meeting, Graebert also announced that Japanese customers will benefit from an early access to the iOS version of ARES Touch from end of October 2016 in the Apple Store, while the rest of the world will benefit from a general availability end of November 2016 with the release of ARES Commander 2017. The release in Japan is synchronized with the release of a Service Pack for the Windows version of JDraf. Graebert commented that this early release is also aimed at rewarding the enthusiasm of its Japanese customers and beta testers.
Computer System Technology Co. Ltd. is a company headquartered in Sendai, Japan, that specialize in the development and distribution of CAD and BIM software for Civil Engineering and Construction. Founded in 1986, CST could establish a wide presence on the Japanese market nearly 600 employees spread across 21 offices and a strategic distribution alliance with Ricoh. Their mission is to facilitate the transition to the new technologies in the Construction industry and their customers include most of the major construction groups, medium-size builders and contractors in Japan.
About Graebert
Graebert is a leading developer of CAD software, solutions and services. They are recognized as a true innovator in the CAD industry and have more than 30 years of expertise. Their DWG-based CAD systems were the first to run on Windows, Mac and Linux. Graebert is also a pioneer in mobile CAD technologies on Android and iOS. Most recently, Graebert announced ARES Kudo, a full DWG-based CAD platform for the cloud.
Graebert's product portfolio is anchored by the ARES CAD software – a powerful suite of DWG-based CAD software for desktop, mobile and cloud – which also enables developers to create standalone CAD applications. Overall, millions of professionals use our CAD technologies in more than 100 countries. They also specialize in building surveying software and services. The SiteMaster line of "as built" surveying solutions, as well as worldwide surveying services are included under Graebert's iSurvey brand and division.
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The Nighthawks offer up a "Damn Good Time," drawing from a very old rock and roll vintage.
Music Review: The Nighthawks – Damn Good Time!
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While Mark Wenner is the only original member still in the Washington D.C.-based Nighthawks, the band has maintained a more or less consistent sound since its live debut in 1972. For one matter, a Nighthawks gig is going to feature Wenner blowing his custom designed Hohner Marine Band harmonicas. For many audiences, a harp means the blues. However, The Nighthawks first 1974 album was called Rock 'n' Roll for a reason. In fact, Wenner and company have been rocking for 40 years and owe as much to Carl Perkins and Eddie Cochran as they do Jimmy Reed and Willie Dixon. They've been retro and roots for longer than those terms have been around.
The main difference with the new line-up on Damn Good Time! is the vocals, as all four members sing. Two longtime mainstays are Paul Bell (guitar) and Johnny Castle (bass). While he's been touring with the band for two years, Mark Stutso makes his studio debut on Damn Good Time!. He's far more than the new drummer. For this album, he's also the lead singer for five tracks and is the most prolific songwriter along with his partner, Norman Nardini.
The Nighthawks have never been known for heavy radio airplay, but instead have established a reputation as a hard-touring band more than capable of getting a live crowd going. That's pretty much what Damn Good Time! sounds like, a set list from a Saturday night gig when the band is hot and the beer is cold. For example, it's dancin' time in "Georgia Slop," where the crowd don't care about no police and Mondays are for talking about what happened Saturday night. In the same groove, staying up until the rooster crows in "Night Work" is what the singer loves to do.
You can also kick off your shoes for Castle's "Bring Your Sister," a fast shuffle featuring Bell's rockabilly leads. The foursome is very much old school blues rock, with Wenner's wheezing harp on "Too Much" and "Who You're Workin' For." The slow, soulful "Damn Good Time" is among the selections that include background harmonies few straight-up blues bands ever attempt.
The harmonizing continues in the Stutso co-composition, "Minimum Wage" in which a lover gives out her favors for…well, the title says it all. Stutso also co-wrote "Down to My Last Million Tears" and "Heartbreak Shake," which you can add to the list of ills love can leave you with. No bar band gets through a night without doing some covers, and here the quartet does its version of "Let's Work Together," the Wilbert Harrison song which was a hit for both Canned Heat and Bryan Ferry. The slowest of the offerings is "Send For Me," a choice from the Nat King Cole catalogue. Then it's last call.
Damn Good Time! isn't going to be on many listeners' "Best of 2012" lists, but it does hit all the right notes to fulfill the title's promise. It's a tight collection of short songs with minimal jamming that should appeal to anyone who likes to share their weekends with Budweiser, Miller, or whatever your beverage of choice is. But not for those drinking alone—as Elvin Bishop used to say, to have a good time, there should be at least two of you in the room.
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The goal of The Nighthawks is to have fun, and you will have fun with this album! The would neer have lasted this long if they were not awesome.


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Bain, Baring lead the way at AVCJ Awards
With four investments, four partial exits, two IPOs and a string of dividend payments over the past 12 months, Bain Capital was named firm of the year at the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Awards.
Jean Eric Salata, CEO of Baring Private Equity Asia, picked up two awards - one for private equity professional of the year and the other for large cap fundraise - while Ta-lin Hsu, chairman and founder of H&Q Asia Pacific, won the AVCJ Special Achievement Award. A total of 15 prizes were presented, with Pacific Equity Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Navis Capital Partners, Ascendent Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital and Banyan Capital also among the winners.
"This is the second time we've won this award and we really appreciate it this year because we've done the most deals we've ever done, the most exits," said Jim Hildebrandt, managing director at Bain. It has been a really active year for us across Japan, China, India and Australia."
The awards - distributed based on nominations and votes cast by Asia's PE and VC community, with contributions from a select panel of industry judges and the AVCJ Editorial Board - recognized activity for the 12 months ended September 2015. During this period, Bain has been notably prolific in Japan, securing three investments and an IPO for restaurant chain Skylark.
Japan featured strongly across several categories, with Advantage Partners securing the mid cap deal of the year prize for SBI Life Living Corp. while Tokio Marine Capital took mid cap exit of the year for Bushu Pharmaceuticals. Over the course of four years, Tokio Marine turned Bushu into Japan's leading contract manufacturing organization (CMO) and a significant global player. It sold the business to Baring Asia last year, securing a 6x multiple and an IRR of 45.7%.
Bushu is one of several stand-out deals announced by Baring Asia in the past 12 months. The firm also completed its largest-ever buyout in corporate services provider Vistra Group and took a significant minority stake in Weetabix. On the fundraising side, Baring Asia's sixth pan-regional fund closed at $3.98 billion - winning the large cap fundraise prize - while the firm also raised its debut real estate fund.
Noting that he is celebrating his 20th year in Asian private equity, Salata said what has interested him the most is seeing how the industry has expanded. "What we tell a lot of our companies is that if you want to grow your business you have to try and grow the market - if the market grows, everyone grows. It is nice to see how the whole market is growing and I think the industry is poised for even further growth with the professionalism and all the service providers now supporting the industry."
H&Q Asia Pacific's Tsu also took the opportunity to look back on his three decades in the industry during which he has taken his firm from a Taiwan-focused joint venture to a region-wide investor that has managed 26 funds and $3.5 billion in assets.
Hsu observed that venture capital was not well understood when he started in the industry - to the point that people would avoid translating the term "risk capital" into Chinese because it was an immediate turn-off for groups considering fund investments. Now, though, the innovation that VC encourages has a transformative impact on people's lives.
"Innovation has the power to change the world, change behavior," Hsu said. "[Chinese Premier] Li Keqiang said he wants to see all Chinese to become entrepreneurs. The funding of these enterprises will become very important for the future and it will make the world do better."
Both Salata and Hsu underlined the fact that private equity can be a challenging business in Asia. This was further endorsed by Rodney Muse, managing partner at Navis, who collected the award for operational value-add. Navis held ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering for close to eight years - not all of them easy - before exiting with a 3.8x multiple and a 20% IRR.
"Making money in private equity is not easy. Making money in Navis without leverage in Southeast Asia is tougher still and it takes hard work and shoe leather and a lot of guts," Muse said. "[ECO Industrial] was a 12-round bout, if you think of a boxing match, and it could have gone either way. It was sheer constitution and hard work that ended in the very positive outcome you see now."
The AVCJ Awards took place on the eve of the 2014 AVCJ Forum, which is being held in Hong Kong from November 3-5. For more information, please go to www.avcjforum.com. For further details on how the awards winners were chosen, please go to www.avcjforum.com/awards.
Fundraising of the Year - Venture Capital: Banyan Partners Fund II (Banyan Capital)
Fundraising of the Year - Mid Cap: Ascendent Capital Partners II (Ascendent Capital Partners)
Fundraising of the Year - Large Cap: Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VI (Baring Private Equity Asia)
Deal of the Year - Early Stage Technology: Ninebot (Sequoia Capital/Shunwei Capital Partners/WestSummit Capital/Xiaomi)
Deal of the Year - Late Stage Technology: Didi Kuaidi (Alibaba Group/Capital International/China Investment Corp/Coatue Management/Ping An Ventures/Temasek Holdings/Tencent Holdings)
Deal of the Year - Mid Cap: SBI Life Living Corp (Advantage Partners)
Deal of the Year - Large Cap: Halle Visteon Climate Control Corp (Hahn & Company)
Exit of the Year - IPO: Hong Kong Broadband (CVC Capital Partners/AlpInvest Partners/GIC Private)
Exit of the Year - Mid Cap: Bushu Pharmaceuticals (Tokio Marine Capital)
Exit of the Year - Large Cap: Spotless Group (Pacific Equity Partners)
VC Professional of the Year: Neil Shen (Sequoia Capital)
PE Professional of the Year: Jean Eric Salata (Baring Private Equity Asia)
Operational Value Add: ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering (Navis Capital Partners)
Firm of the Year: Bain Capital
AVCJ Special Achievement: Ta-Lin Hsu (H&Q Asia Pacific)


As anyone who grows herbs knows, some years you just end up with a bumper crop of certain things, which is wonderful, but what are you supposed to do with it after you bring it in? Preserving these wonderful herbs is just as important as the harvest itself.
I sometimes preserve in oil in the freezer, in vinegar, in pestos, and even by using my dehydrator. But my favorite way to store them is air-drying. I love how easy this method is to reduce large quantities of my herbs to amounts that are easy to store. Ten pounds of fresh herbs is the equivalent of about 1 pound of dried herbs. My favorite part of air-drying is that anyone can do this method, without investing in a dehydrator or worrying about using up electricity.
Low-tech drying is not a sure fire method. There are many people whom I encounter who have devastating experiences with drying herbs. They harvested and dried their favorites, but ended up with unusable brown straw.
The problem with most ways to drying herbs is that they are too generalized. Herbs are not universal. Each grows in a different way and has individual uses and tastes. They each also need different things when harvested and dried.
There are two categories to remember in order to dry herbs for the maximum possibility for success- bunching and chopping.
Bunching is gathering large amounts of herbs on their stems and bundling them together to dry. This method is best for mints (with the exception of apple mint) that are quick-drying.
Chopping, and then laying to dry on screens or trays, is best for almost all other herbs that you may have growing.
There are the few herbs that just don't dry well at all, like chervil and salad burnet, so either use these fresh or preserve in vinegar for future use.
Even the most seasoned gardener can get distracted or overlook the importance of timing when harvesting herbs. They are to be harvested at the peak of their flavor. Overripe herbs become stalky (almost overnight it seems at times). The woodier the plant becomes, the less flavor is left in the precious leaves. As the plant directs their energy toward flower and seed production and less into the leaves, the potency dwindles.
The perfect time to harvest varies to each specific herb and the part of the plant that is harvested. Foliage should be picked when the plant is beginning to form buds. This is when the leaves have the highest concentration of oils. Herbs, such as chamomile, whose flowers are used in teas, should be harvested when the blooms are newly opened and most potent.
But, as is typical in all things, there are exceptions to these rules. Lavender, for example, is perfect when buds form on the plant, as the buds and not the actual flowers are what contain the most flavor and fragrance. If you are preserving for dried flower crafts rather than consumption, then the right time also varies. Then it depends on your desired effect within the craft project itself.
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The harvesting and bunching method is used to dry herbs quickly. On a sunny day, after the morning dew has dried off, I cut my herbs with a heavy pair of kitchen scissors specifically purchased for use on my herbs only. (And they are marked accordingly, lest City Spouse forgets their use.) Find the lowest set of clean leaves on the stalk. Grab a small bunch gently in one hand and cut the stems with the other. Make sure that you do a once over of your handful to make sure that you are not including any weeds in your bunch. Also, check for discoloration of the leaves and any insects that may be hiding. This is the simplest time to rid your bunch of these hidden saboteurs. Lay these in your gathering basket with all of the stems pointed in the same direction.
Secure these bunches with a thick rubber band or a natural twine about 1 1/2 inches from the end of the stems. Keep your bundles to about 12 to 15 stems each to promote air flow evenly through the bunch.
Hang these bunches in a cool and airy room without direct sunlight. I use my basement for this. I also know people who use an unused bedroom or bathroom within their homes. Sunlight can destroy and herb's essential oils and color, so avoid this at all costs. Wherever the herbs are hung, make sure they have plenty of room so that air circulates to speed up the drying process.
Most herbs, if harvested and bunched properly, are crispy dry within a week or less This, of course, depends on the weather and humidity of your climate and room. If after a week passes and you want to hang more and speed up the process, remove some of the stems and lay in your dehydrator to finish them out.
Once the leaves are crispy dry and the stems are brittle, it's time to strip the leaves. On a flat surface, spread a double sheet of newsprint under a large bowl. Hold the bunch upside down (the same direction it had been drying) and remove the rubber band or string. Holding a few stems at a time, remove the leaves with a quick, downward motion of your free hand. You may leave them as they are for teas, or rub them between your palms to "grind" them for herb mixes.
Make sure that you label these as you store in jars. Store your jars away from light and heat, and they should stay in prime condition for well over a year.
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Thank you for sharing these tips at #bloggybrunch! I'm hoping to start an herb garden once we're into our new house and these tips will be very helpful!
This is such a helpful post! I like to use my dehydrator, but not everybody has one, so knowing what and how to air dry is great! I'll be featuring you at the Healthy Living Link Party that opens at 7pm on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.


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Carotid Artery Stent Placement
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Endovascular Graft Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA)
Fetal Cardiac Interventions
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Collection of CTA thoracic aorta 3D rendering image for diagnostic abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA and aortic dissection. (Getty Images)
The multidisciplinary care team at Johns Hopkins' Broccoli Center cares for the entire range of conditions that affect the largest artery.
Because aortic disease affects far fewer patients than other prevalent heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease, finding a center with expertise in all aspects of care for those with aortic problems is particularly important, says Jennifer Lawton, chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Johns Hopkins.
"We ideally want as many of the right experts as possible looking at each patient's imaging and history, and examining them to determine the best course of action," she says. "Fortunately, we have that capability at Johns Hopkins."
"We ideally want as many of the right experts as possible looking at each patient's imaging and history, and examining them to determine the best course of action. Fortunately, we have that capability at Johns Hopkins." -- Jennifer Lawton
With a multidisciplinary team including cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, pulmonologists, radiologists, genetic cardiologists and genetic counselors, the Johns Hopkins Broccoli Center for Aortic Diseases offers that breadth of experience. The center also funds research to improve understanding and care of aortic conditions, Lawton says, and it trains the next generation of aortic disease specialists.
The Broccoli Center recently recruited Hamza Aziz, a former trainee at Johns Hopkins who completed his fellowship there earlier in 2020. Aziz emphasizes that being able to care for patients with aortic aneurysms, dissections or stenosis, leaking or narrowed valves, or genetic conditions that cause aortic issues such as Marfan syndrome or Loeys-Dietz syndrome often requires experts from different disciplines to work as a cohesive unit. For example, he says, he and his cardiac surgery colleagues work with cardiologists to perform minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) — a procedure developed within the past decade during which a bioprosthetic aortic valve is inserted inside a diseased aortic valve using a catheter fed through arteries.
The team also collaborates closely with colleagues in vascular surgery to repair extensive aneurysms involving ascending and descending aortic aneurysms. During a two-stage procedure, cardiac surgeons place a graft that vascular surgeons use to insert a stent in the descending aorta and help stabilize the aorta from dilating further.
Johns Hopkins has a long history of caring for patients with genetic problems that affect the aorta. Teams led by geneticist Harry Dietz, who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1992 and is a member of the Broccoli Center's team, discovered the genetic basis for both Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndrome, the latter of which carries his name. Dietz and his colleagues in genetics refer patients with these and other connective tissue disorders that affect the aorta to their colleagues in cardiac surgery, who typically follow the patients for life.
"It's rare for one place to hold this level of expertise in all aspects of aortic disease," says Lawton. "We want patients to know that, whether it's the most basic problem or the most complex, they're in good hands here."
To refer a patient, call 443-99-PULSE (78573).


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Letters to the editor, Feb. 18: National politics
Sen. Lamar Alexander's staff responds to teacher misconduct editorial and readers sound off on presidential politics.
Federal role in teacher misconduct
Re: "How to fix Tennessee's broken teacher misconduct system," Feb. 16.
Your Feb. 16 editorial asks lawmakers, including Sen. Lamar Alexander, to help Tennessee do more to address teacher misconduct, especially sexual abuse of students.
The federal government should not mandate personnel policies for 100,000 public schools, but the bill that Sen. Alexander helped write and was passed into law in December, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, takes three important steps to better protect students.
First, it includes an amendment introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., that bars any school district that receives federal funds from helping a school employee obtain a new job if the school district is aware of or recklessly disregards information that the employee engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor. The penalty for a violation is loss of federal money.
Second, it includes language that explicitly allows states and school districts to use federal funding on activities that help parents, teachers, and other school personnel recognize and prevent incidents of child abuse.
Third, the new law provides significant flexibility to states and school districts to direct federal funding toward additional activities that would further protect students, such as improving teacher background checks and screenings through expanded access to federal, state, and local crime registries.
Allison Martin, legislative director for Sen. Lamar Alexander
Rubio's 'zombie politics'
Sen. Marco Rubio advocated zombie politics during last Saturday night's debate.
Declaring that the U.S. Constitution is not a "living and breathing document," that we must go back to the tenants of the original document (signed in 1787), panders to those who find comfort in glib rhetoric over messy critical thought.
Things that do not live and do not breathe are dead! Our Constitution must accommodate change to keep in step with modern times or cease to be relevant. This basic foundation for our country will crumble with the limitations of the age in which it was conceived if it does not reflect life in the United States as we move forward.
I find Rubio's clarion call that crushes the life out of the Constitution frightening.
What's more frightening is any American who thinks so simply as to agree with politician Rubio.
A vote for this kind of thinking reflects a zombie — voting for a political zombie — who would force the people of our country to revere a document that does not have the blood of the present and the future pumping through its paragraphs — a document that is dead.
Candace Wade, Franklin 37064
Fairness is American value
Re: "Sanders' 'fairness' doctrine," by Wesley Hartline, Feb. 15.
Wesley Hartline takes issue with Bernie Sanders' evocation of the principle of fairness in American government, claiming there is no such principle in the founding documents or writings of the founders. That is akin to saying that nowhere in any book in the Bible is it stated that is the inspired word of God.
The whole point of the American Revolution and The American Experiment was the unfairness of England's rule over the colonies.
The founders ruminated diligently on how to form a perfect government, drawing from governmental and religious models the world over, particularly the European Enlightenment, which asserted the notion that all men are created equal. This phrase, of course, appears in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
Every word in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and subsequent amendments was carefully chosen for the purpose of clearly defining rights, and ensuring them through a system of checks and balances, as well as discrete boundaries in every possible case, in a representative democracy.
It would be absurd to claim that our government was formed in a way that its rule over the people was fair, but passively allowed people license to be unfair toward each other. Civil and criminal law flows out of the principle of fairness.
Paul Felton, Nashville 37216


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The former ReedPop/Diamond/Random House exec has set up his own consulting business.
Another industry veteran is setting up a new company: Kuo-Yu Liang, formerly of ReedPop, Diamond and Random House, has launched Ku Worldwide, a new global pop-culture publishing consultancy aimed at helping companies "make money, save money and save time."
Liang is a longtime Friend of the Beat and we can tell you that he has informally been in this position for quite a while. And given his background in everything from events to publishing — he launched Diamond's book distribution arm, Diamond Book Distributors — he has a lot of information to share.
According to the PR:
''After 30+ years in this industry that have given me so much, I wanted to take my passion and expertise and partner with companies to help them grow and develop new business,'' said Kuo-Yu Liang, founder, Ku Worldwide. "In a nutshell, I can help companies make money, save money, and save time."
Kuo-Yu began his publishing industry career as a sales rep for Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, working his way up to Associate Publisher at Del Rey. Among the authors Kuo-Yu published were Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey, Philip Pullman, R.A. Salvatore and J.R.R. Tolkien. In his position as Director of Licensing and Business Development, Kuo-Yu acquired licenses to publish original IP for Star Wars, Halo, Major League Baseball, and Peanuts.. Fun fact: while working at Random House Kuo-Yu met with Jeff Bezos to discuss a new internet bookstore Jeff was building called Amazon.com.
Kuo-Yu joined Diamond Comics in 2003 to launch a new division called Diamond Book Distributors. As VP Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Kuo-Yu built a new business from the ground up to distribute books, collectibles, comics, games, graphic novels and manga into bookstores, ecommerce, libraries and schools, Kuo-Yu launching an international division with teams in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and the UK with customers in 71 countries. In 2006 Kuo-Yu launched the Diamond Kids Group to develop a new market for middle-grade and young adult graphic novels. Fun fact: while working at Diamond, Kuo-Yu met with Greg Topalian at Reed Exhibitions to discuss the idea of launching a new consumer event that became New York Comic Con.
In 2018 Kuo-Yu joined ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions, as Global Director, Business Development. In this role Kuo-Yu worked with a portfolio of events including BookExpo, Comic Con Africa, Comic Con Seoul, Emerald City Comic Con, MCM, PAX West and Singapore Comic Con. When COVID-19 devastated the event industry in 2020, Kuo-Yu added Global Director of Sales to his role and led the team to transition to selling digital media for the ReedPOP digital portfolio of websites including Dicebreaker, Eurogamer, Nintendo Life and Rock Paper Shotgun.
Kuo-Yu (he/him) is a board member at the non-profit Book Industry Charitable Foundation, and is an advisor to Shelf Awareness and The Sharjah International Book Fair. Kuo-Yu is a past advisory member to the Bertelsmann Synergy Board, Lucasfilm Licensing and ReedPOP Global Strategy Group.
Kuo-Yu is an immigrant from Taiwan, where his mother was a movie star. He now lives in Seattle with his wife, the romance novelist and Amazon Book Review senior editor Adrian Liang, his daughter and cosplayer Mia, a dog named Cashew and cats Chowder, Mochi and Tonks.
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Rub El Hizb (em árabe: رب الحزب) é um símbolo muçulmano, representado por dois quadrados sobrepostos, que se encontram em vários emblemas e bandeiras. Inicialmente, foi usado no Alcorão, que é dividido em 60 Hizb (60 grupos de aproximadamente igual comprimento); o símbolo determina cada quarto do Hizb, enquanto o Hizb é metade de um juz '. O principal objetivo deste sistema de divisão é facilitar a recitação do Alcorão.

O símbolo é usado como um marcador para o final de um capítulo em caligrafia árabe. É representado por dois quadrados sobrepostos como no glifo Unicode em U + 06DE. Está presente no Unicode pictográfico ۞ em U+06DE.

Rub El Hizb é um oitavo de um juz'. O símbolo é utilizado como um marcador para o final de um capítulo em caligrafia árabe.

Rub El Hizb é um símbolo islâmico, que é encontrado numa série de emblemas e bandeiras. Estas incluem:

 O Brasão de armas do Turquemenistão
 O Brasão de armas do Uzbequistão, por lei aprovada em 2 de Julho de 1992
 A bandeira do partido Azat
 Sobre uma bandeira não oficial na década de 1990 para o Cazaquistão
 A bandeira ficcional de Hatay em "Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada"
 Modificado, na Bandeira do Azerbaijão
 O emblema da Organização do Movimento das Scout do Cazaquistão

Também está presente nas Petronas Tower.

Ver também
 Ashthalakshmi, a Estrela de Lakshmi
 Hawk do Quarish
 Sujud, que utiliza o símbolo ۩ na maioria Korans

Tipografia
Símbolos islâmicos

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During its first mining years, Kenya's mineral deposits were predominantly titanium and non-metallic substances such as soda ash, which is mined from Lake Magadi and used in the making of glassware, paper and industrial chemicals.
· Titanium Mining in the Kwale District, Kenya EJAtlas. Dec 30, 2015 After years of local struggle against a mining project for ilmenite for Vulnerability, and Development in Rural Kenya, Africa, W. O. Abuya, Contact Us. Titanium Mining News and Commentary MINING.com.
KWALE, Kenya, Sep 7 2000 (IPS) - Hussein Ali, 74 stares emptily at the coconut farm outside the hut he has been calling home for the last 43 years. He has come to learn that his 15-acre land, situated in the Kwale region of Kenya's south coast is part of the site of a proposed titanium mining project.
In 2013 the Government of Kenya created, for the first time, the stand-alone Ministry of Mining in recognition of the emergence of the mining sector, led by Base Titanium, as an increasingly important sector of the economy with real growth potential.
Heavy Minerals Mining in Africa - Titanium And Zirconium. A profile of Heavy Minerals Mining in Africa with directories of companies, people, industry sectors, projects, facilities, news and events.
Titanium mining in Africa has been beset by environmental problems due to the polluting nature of processing rutile, a principal titanium ore.Titanium production in Africa includes the following principal countries and companies.
· Stellite Rod, Stellite Rod Suppliers and Manufacturers at base titanium mining in kenya. stellite cobalt base alloy rod in welding rods china manufacturer ... welding electrodes manufacturer for italy welding rods kenya Stellite rods aws e6013 e7018. Quotation More.
· Kenya's largest mining project creates 3,400 jobs in Kwale County. Nov 14, 2017 The Kwale Project-run by Australian mining firm, Base Titanium Limited 2030 Delivery Board tour of the Base Titanium Kwale mining sites.
Base Titanium continues to invest considerable effort internationally to enhance the perception of Kenya's mining potential, by reiterating the support the Company has received to-date and Government's commitment to maintaining the rule of law and enforceability of contracts.
Captains leading Kenya's mining industry from companies such as Base Titanium, Acacia Mining, Karebe Gold Mining and the Kenya Chamber of Mines are expected to share their wealth of experience at the upcoming Kenya Mining Forum in Nairobi.


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Q: Adding Computer Modern Serif to Jekyll github page I am using a forked version of the jekyll github page and want to add Computer Modern Serif font as the body font for all pages. I downloaded all the files from here as explained by the answer into a fonts/Serif folder. I then added into the _includes/ext-css.html file the following code
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Test</title>
    <!-- Computer Modern Serif-->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="fonts/Serif/cmun-serif.css"></link>
    ...
</head>

I have also added the following line (at line 13) to the assets/css/beautifuljekyll.css file
body {
  font-family: 'Lora', 'Times New Roman', serif;

However, I am still unable to get this font on all the pages. Should I add/remove anything else to make this work? I am new to github pages and html, so please help me with this

A: After a few discussions (thanks to araxhiel) I found a way to fix the issue.

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*In the _includes/ext-css.html file add /fonts/ instead of just fonts i.e. make the code as

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Test</title>
    <!-- Computer Modern Serif-->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/Serif/cmun-serif.css"></link>
    ...
</head>

*At line 13 of assets/css/beautifuljekyll.css file change it to

body {
  font-family: 'Computer Modern Serif','Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

And also, in the same file, add the following piece of code just before this line 13 (before body starts)
//*********************** Fonts ********************//

@font-face {
    font-family: 'Computer Modern Serif';
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunrm.eot');
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunrm.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunrm.woff') format('woff'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunrm.ttf') format('truetype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunrm.svg#cmunrm') format('svg');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'Computer Modern Serif';
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbx.eot');
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbx.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbx.woff') format('woff'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbx.ttf') format('truetype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbx.svg#cmunbx') format('svg');
    font-weight: bold;
    font-style: normal;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'Computer Modern Serif';
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunti.eot');
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunti.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunti.woff') format('woff'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunti.ttf') format('truetype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunti.svg#cmunti') format('svg');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: italic;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'Computer Modern Serif';
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbi.eot');
    src: url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbi.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbi.woff') format('woff'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbi.ttf') format('truetype'),
         url('../../fonts/Serif/cmunbi.svg#cmunbi') format('svg');
    font-weight: bold;
    font-style: italic;
}

*Along with the above two code additions, if you follow the steps in the question, which only leaves adding the fonts/Serif folder onto the main repo from the link, you are good to go!!


San Diego police shot and killed a 21-year-old man and wounded a 19-year-old woman after the man drove directly at officers to avoid being stopped for a possible speeding violation, Police Department officials said Saturday.
The incident began about 1:15 a.m. in the Encanto neighborhood as a high-speed pursuit. The car being pursued drove into a vacant lot.
Instead of fleeing on foot, as police expected, the driver made a U-turn and drove directly toward the officers, according to Lt. Ernie Herbert of the police homicide unit.
Three officers opened fire when the driver refused commands to yield. The driver was dead at the scene, the woman was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. A second passenger, an 18-year-old man, was not injured, police said.
Investigation showed that the car had been stolen, Herbert said.
No names were released. The officers were described as veterans of four, five and six years on the department.


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American, b. Great Britain, 1830–1904
During the late 1860s and 1870s, Eadweard Muybridge was regarded as one of the leading photographers of the American Western landscape. Based in San Francisco, Muybridge made spectacular large-format albumen photographs and stereographs of Yosemite Valley, Alaska, the California mining country, and the Modoc War. At the same time, however, he conducted bold experiments with time-lapse photography and full-circuit photographic panoramas. Beginning in 1872, Muybridge worked to devise camera shutters that would freeze motion on a single plate, and to secure sequential photographs of animals in movement. Muybridge's principal purpose in compiling this encyclopedia of poses was to provide detailed models for painters and sculptors showing animals and humans, naked and clothed, engaged in a wide range of activities. While he determined to isolate or freeze the succession of movements, the most spectacular outcome of Muybridge's studies was to make sequential still images appear to "move," paving the way for the development of motion pictures. Taking his ambitious project to the University of Pennsylvania in 1884, Muybridge expanded his studies of human and animal movements, ultimately producing over 100,000 sequential photographs. Many of these were published in Muybridge's massive 11-volume portfolio Animal Locomotion, from which these photogravure plates are drawn.
Artworks by Muybridge, Eadweard
Females (semi-nude) & Children. Plate 421. Toilet, throwing handkerchief around shoulders.
Females & Males (draped). Plate 207. Stooping and lifting train.
Females. Plate 116. Descending an incline with one hand on chin.
Females. Plate 147. Descending stairs and turning with a water jar on right shoulder.
Females. Plate 239. One woman standing, another sitting and crossing legs.
Females. Plate 303. Picking up a ball and throwing it.
Females. Plate 410. Stepping out of a bathtub, sitting and wiping feet.
Females. Plate 482. A: Walking, B: Ascending stairs, C: Ascending an incline.
Males & Females. Plate 217. Stooping, lifting and carrying a 30-lb basket.
Movements. Female. Plate 188. Dancing (fancy).
Panorama of San Francisco from California St. Hill


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UHY Advisors, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Rick David Is Appointed to Michigan Board of Accountancy
Governor Rick Snyder recently announced the appointment of Richard (Rick) David to the state of Michigan Board of Accountancy. Mr. David will be representing certified public accountants.
"It is truly an honor for the Governor, a fellow CPA, to ask me to serve the people of the State of Michigan in this role. My ultimate goal of being on the State Board is 'To protect the public' and help maintain the noteworthy professionalism that is the hallmark of our profession," said David. "The board has a great responsibility to the public and to our CPA profession. I intend to uphold the high standards and the strong ethical behavior that each CPA possesses. As a seasoned professional, I am excited for the future of CPA's in Michigan and I hope to play a small part in our continued success and growth."
Mr. David is the Chief Operating Officer of UHY Advisors, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Michigan.
The nine-member board oversees licensure and certification requirements for certified public accountants and public accounting firm. "These appointees are a great addition to this board and I thank them for their willingness to serve," Snyder said. Members serve four-year terms and their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the state Senate.
UHY LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that performs attest services in an alternative practice structure with UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities. UHY Advisors, Inc. provides tax and business consulting services through wholly owned subsidiary entities that operate under the name of "UHY Advisors." UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. UHY LLP and UHY Advisors, Inc. are U.S. members of Urbach Hacker Young International Limited, a UK company, and form part of the international UHY network of legally independent accounting and consulting firms. "UHY" is the brand name for the UHY international network. Any services described herein are provided by UHY LLP and/or UHY Advisors (as the case may be) and not by UHY or any other member firm of UHY. Neither UHY nor any member of UHY has any liability for services provided by other members.
On this website, (i) the term "our firm", "we" and terms of similar import, denote the alternative practice structure conducted by UHY LLP and UHY Advisors, Inc. and its subsidiary entities, and (ii) the term "UHYI" denotes the UHY international network, in each case as more fully described in the preceding paragraph.


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Life in a Dictatorship
The winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, Herta Müller, came to Book World Prague to talk to the filled Large Theatre about her work and her new book The Fox Was Ever the Hunter.
Books penned by Herta Müller are no relaxing read - they are taxing and full of complicated human stories. Nonetheless, her works are acclaimed throughout the world, and, besides selling well, have received many awards. As a daughter of German parents living in Romania she has experienced some difficult times in her life, which are reflected in her work. Her life has been marked by Ceausescu's totalitarian regime and her father's wartime SS membership. Fate had dealt her a tough hand indeed. "I've read many books about Nazism and tried to understand my father, why he had joined that movement, and how was it possible for such criminal as Hitler to manipulate the masses. But I still don't understand it," she admitted. During her debate with book fair visitors she recalled how, having moved to Germany, she was under the scrutiny of the state police and how she always knew that her apartment had been searched while she was away. "I had a fox fur at home and they would always cut a piece off - the head, the feet... and then arrange it in such a way that it looked normal. It was a clear threat. My understanding was that they are showing me what they could do to me," she recalls. These experiences formed the bases of her latest novel, The Fox Was Ever the Hunter.
"Sadly, the heart of the story is real. The rest is extrapolation, playing around with characters," explained the writer. "Living under such pressure is difficult for the psyche, for retaining one's sanity. On the other hand, it gives you a chance to really get to know yourself. Life under a dictatorship forces you to decide if you succumb to fear or stand up to it. Dictatorships are designed to make people afraid, because when people are afraid, it is easier to manipulate them," she added. "I knew that to say what I really thought would land me in jail in less than two days. Therefore I would only say a half of it. All the various meetings made me sick, I was suffocating from all the babble until I reached a point when I realised I had nothing to lose," she recalled. To conclude with, Herta Müller admitted that she never longed to be a writer. She wanted to become a hairdresser or a seamstress, because she liked the way these professions could radically change a person. In a way, her dream has come true - the books she writes change people, their minds, their way of thinking, which is more than changing the way a person looks.