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Freiherr Gottfried Robert Hermann von Bruiningk (), (*  in Dorpat, Livland; †  in Riga) war ein deutsch-baltischer Historiker.

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Hermann von Bruiningk war ein Sohn des Landrichters in Dorpat und Gutsbesitzers zu Hellenorm und Samhof, Freiherr Ludolph August von Bruiningk (* 1809; † 1891) und der Fürstin Marie Lieven (* 1818; † 1853).

Er besuchte von 1859 bis 1866 das Gymnasium und studierte anschließend in den Jahren 1867 bis 1875 Jura in Dorpat. Nach seinem Studium befasste er sich bis 1882 mit archivalischen Arbeiten im Auftrag des Livländischen Landtags in der Ritterschaftskanzlei in Riga, hatte aber in dieser Zeit auch eine Anstellung als Hofgerichtsassessor.

Von 1882 bis 1884 war er Ritterschaftsarchivar und Kassadeputierter, 1884 bis 1899 Ritterschaftssekretär. Von 1899 bekleidete Bruiningk das Amt des Direktors des Alten Archivs der Livländische Ritterschaft. Auf dieser Anstellung blieb er bis 1920, wechselte dann als Angestellter zum Lettischen Staatsarchiv. In diesen Stellungen sicherte er Gutsarchive und andere Bestände, vor allem das Archiv des Livländischen Hofgerichts. 1908 war er Präsident des 1. Historikertags in Riga. 1919 erlangte er an der Universität Leipzig die Graduierung zum Dr. phil. h. c. d.

Bruiningk war vielseitig und einschlägig organisiert und vernetzt. So war er seit 1875 war er Mitglied, 1890 bis 1902 Präsident, dann Ehrenmitglied und Mitdirektor der Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Altertumskunde in Riga. Seit 1892 war er Ehrenmitglied der Ehstländischen Literärischen Gesellschaft in Reval, seit 1893 der Gelehrten Estnischen Gesellschaft in Dorpat, seit 1905 der Kurländischen Gesellschaft für Literatur und Kunst, seit 1909 der Genealogischen Gesellschaft der Ostseeprovinzen in Mitau sowie schließlich seit 1924 auch bei der Altertumsforschenden Gesellschaft zu Pernau. Schlussendlich war Bruiningk seit 1896 auch Mitglied der Kaiserlichen Archäologischen Gesellschaft zu Moskau.

Am 1. Juni 1877 wurde Hermann von Bruiningk in die Matrikel der Oeselschen Ritterschaft aufgenommen.

Bruiningk vermählte sich in Riga am 4. März 1903 mit Marie Cäcilie Adelheid Stahl (* 1859; † 1918), der Tochter des Gouvernementsrevisors Theodor Stahl und der Cäcilie Gerstenmeyer. Seine Ehe blieb kinderlos.

Werke
Bruiningk hat zahlreiche Abhandlungen zur baltischen Geschichte verfasst, nachstehend lediglich eine unvollständige Auswahl.

als Autor
 Livländische Rückschau. 1879
 Messe und kanonisches Stundengebet nach dem Brauche der Rigaschen Kirche im späten Mittelalter. Riga 1903 (1904)
 Bericht des Sekretärs für historische Quellenstudien und Beaufsichtigung des alten Archivs H. v. Bruiningk. o. O. 1906, S. 11–14
 Das livländische Ritterschaftsarchiv zu Riga. In: Arbeiten des Ersten Baltischen Historikertages zu Riga 1908, Riga 1909, S. 274–285
 Die Arbeiten im Livländischen Ritterschaftsarchiv 1911/13. Riga 1913
 Das Geschlecht von Bruiningk in Livland. Familiengeschichtliche Nachrichten. Riga 1913; Neuauflage: Adegi Graphics LLC, Riga, ISBN 0543948641 (Digitalisat)
 Der Werwolf in Livland und das letzte im Wendenschen Landgericht und Dörptschen Hofgericht i. J. 1692 deshalb stattgehabte Strafverfahren. In: Mitteilungen aus der livländischen Geschichte 22 (1922–28), S. 163–220
 Das ehemalige Historische Landesarchiv in Riga. In: Archivalische Zeitschrift 36 (1926), S. 119–133.
 Die v. Bülow in Livland 1633 bis 1750. In: Jahrbuch für Genealogie, Heraldik und Sphragistik. Mitau 1930, S. 11–29
als Herausgeber
 Livländische Güterurkunden. Band 1, Riga 1908 (gemeinsam mit Nicolaus Busch) (Digitalisat)
 Livländische Güterurkunden. Band 2, Riga 1923 (Digitalisat)

Der handschriftliche Nachlass Bruiningks, welcher unter anderem den bisher unveröffentlichten Band 3 der Livländische Güterurkunden sowie Auszüge aus den Kirchen-Gerichts-Protokollen der Rigaer Kirche enthält, befindet sich im Staatsarchiv in Riga.

Literatur
 Nicolai von Essen (Bearb.): Genealogisches Handbuch der oeselschen Ritterschaft, Tartu 1935, S. 466 (Digitalisat)
 Nicolai Kymmel: Hermann v. Bruiningk, Dr. phil. h. c., † 30. Mai 1927. zum Gedächtnis. In: Mitteilungen aus der livländischen Geschichte. Band 24, Riga 1928, Heft 1

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 Literatur von und über Hermann von Bruiningk (1849–1927) im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

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Gestorben 1927
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Крістіан Павон (,  21 січня 1996, Кордова) — аргентинський футболіст, нападник клубу «Бока Хуніорс» і національної збірної Аргентини.

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Народився 21 січня 1996 року в місті Кордова. Вихованець футбольної школи клубу «Тальєрес» з рідного міста.

7 грудня 2013 року в матчі проти «Вілла Сан-Карлос» він дебютував у Прімері Б. 3 березня 2014 року в поєдинку проти «Крусеро-дель-Норте» Крістіан забив свій перший гол за клуб.

У липні того ж року Павон перейшов в «Бока Хуніорс». Сума трансферу склала 1,3 млн. євро. Для отримання ігрової практики він відразу ж був відданий в оренду в «Колон». 9 серпня в матчі проти «Інстітуто» Павон дебютував у аргентинській Прімері. 4 вересня в поєдинку проти «Гуарані Антоніо Франко» він забив свій перший гол за «Колон».

На початку 2015 року Павон повернувся в «Боку». 5 квітня в матчі проти «Уракана» він дебютував за «Хуніорс», замінивши у другому таймі Ніколаса Лодейро. 20 квітня в поєдинку проти «Лануса» Крістіан забив свій перший гол за команду, а травні відзначився ще одним м'ячем у «дербі» проти «Рівер Плейта». В тому ж році у складі команди ста чемпіоном Аргентини та володарем національного кубка. На кінець сезону 2017/18 встиг відіграти за команду з Буенос-Айреса 65 матчів в національному чемпіонаті, в яких 17 разів відзначався забитими голами, тричі виграва чемпіонат країни.

Виступи за збірні
2013 року виступав у складі юнацької збірної Аргентини на юнацькому чемпіонаті світу у ОАЕ. На турнірі він зіграв у матчах проти команд Ірану, Мексики та Швеції, а аргентинці зайняли 4 місце на турнірі.

2015 року у складі молодіжної збірної Аргентини був учасником молодіжного чемпіонату світу, на якому зіграв у двох матчах, проте аргентинці не змогли вийти з групи.

2016 року захищав кольори олімпійської збірної Аргентини на Олімпійських іграх 2016 року у Ріо-де-Жанейро, де взяв участь у всіх трьох матчах групового етапу, на якому виступи аргентинців на турнірі й завершилися.

11 листопада 2017 року дебютував у складі національної збірної Аргентини, вийшовши замість Едуардо Сальвіо наприкінці товариської гри проти збірної Росії. Провівши ще декілька товариських матчів за національну команду, справив позитивне враження на її тренерський штаб і був включений до її заявки на фінальну частину чемпіонату світу 2018 року.

Титули і досягнення
 Чемпіон Аргентини (1):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2015, 2016/17, 2017/18
 Володар Кубка Аргентини (2):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2014/15, 2020/21
 Володар Суперкубка Аргентини (1):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2018

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Посилання

аргентинські футболісти
Гравці молодіжної збірної Аргентини з футболу
Гравці збірної Аргентини з футболу
Футболісти «Тальєреса»
Футболісти «Бока Хуніорс»
Футболісти «Колона»
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Fred Lambert | Sep 28 2021 - 3:01 am PT
Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to start adding ~1,000 new Full Self-Driving Beta testers per day based on their "safety score" starting next week.
Tesla's plan for a "wider release" of its Full Self-Driving Beta, which was first supposed to come six months ago, has changed a lot in the last week.
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In a follow-up tweet, Musk corrected that the v10.2 release will be "a week from Friday," which is apparently when Tesla will start on-boarding more beta testers.
With an estimated 2,000 people in the early access program, Tesla would be doubling the fleet of cars with access to the Full Self-Driving Beta after just two days.
However, as a reminder, while the package is called "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) and comes with the promise of eventually enabling that capability, it currently doesn't provide a full self-driving system.
Tesla FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to virtually drive themselves both on highways and city streets by simply entering a location in the navigation system, but it is still considered a level 2 driver assist since it requires driver supervision at all times. The driver remains responsible for the vehicle, and needs to keep their hands on the steering wheel and be ready to take control.


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Interzone: The 2nd Anthology is an anthology edited by John Clute, Simon Ounsley and David Pringle published in 1987 by Simon & Schuster in the UK and by St. Martins Press in the US.

Plot summary
Interzone: The 2nd Anthology is an anthology that offers 15 selections from Interzone magazine.
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Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Interzone: The 2nd Anthology for White Dwarf #94, and stated that "a good sampler if you're one of the pitiful outcasts who don't subscribe."

Reviews
Review by Faren Miller (1987) in Locus, #322 November 1987
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #101 February 1988
Review by Mike Moir (1988) in Vector 143
Review by Stef Lewicki (1988) in Foundation, #42 Spring 1988

References

1987 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Simon & Schuster books


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Retirement reception to honor Melissa Maxcy Wade
Emory Report | Oct. 27, 2015
Melissa Maxcy Wade Social Justice Award
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The Emory community is invited to a reception honoring Melissa Maxcy Wade on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Few residence hall.
Wade is retiring after 43 years at Emory, most as executive director of forensics of the Barkley Forum Center for Debate Education. Her official retirement date is Oct. 30.
Wade is a principle founder of the Atlanta Urban Debate League, which sparked the urban debate league movement that now exists in more than 20 major U.S. cities. The league was founded in 1985 as a partnership between the Barkley Forum and Atlanta Public Schools.
She has coached Emory to over 30 national college championships, and has received every major college coaching and service award in her field. She has worked with international debate outreach in South Korea, Jamaica and Columbia, and has been a visiting faculty member in the graduate division of international studies at Ewha University in Seoul.
The Melissa Maxcy Wade Social Justice Award is named in her honor.
Following her retirement, Wade will remain involved in the debate community as the president of the Glenn Pelham Foundation for Debate Education.
Visit thanksmelissa.com to send best wishes to her. For more information, contact Kara Grant at 404-727-7178.


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Unless you've worked in the industry before, you probably don't realize the amount of time and effort it takes to make a video look good.
In addition to time, video production requires experience, skill, and a considerable amount of technology. You need cameras, lighting equipment, and audio gear to create an effective, engaging video. In some cases, special rigs like sliders and jibs may be brought in as well.
If you've never participated in an on camera interview before, it may be intimidating to walk into a room full of big, bright lights, a boom microphone, heavy-duty cameras, and a video production crew of people you are not familiar with. But don't worry, there's no reason to be alarmed, everyone and everything in the room is there to make your job as the interviewee as easy as possible. All you have to do is relax and be yourself! We'll take care of the rest.
Below is an example of what a typical interview setup may look like.
Now that you're more familiar with what the final product looks like, let's examine a few of elements of the Frozen Fire interview video production process.
To make the process easier on you, and to boost production value, we typically film with at least two cameras. This allows our editors to cut seamlessly back and forth between different shots and angles of you speaking, just in case you happen to stumble over a word or two. This also means you don't have to be perfect. You aren't Leonardo DiCaprio or Meryl Streep. We're not expecting an Oscar winning performance, so don't hold yourself to that standard either.
The first camera, unsurprisingly referred to as Camera 1, is used for a wide, sliding shot, whereas Camera 2 is stationary and films a closer shot. Try your best not to let the sliding motion of Camera 1 distract you from answering the interview questions.
The slider shot gives the final video some nice movement to enhance visual appeal and maintain viewer interest. Watch this video we produced for a printing company. At the 1:00 minute mark, you'll notice as the camera angle slowly changes while the woman speaks (this is Camera 1). Then, a few seconds later, you can see the woman again from a closer, fixed shot (this is Camera 2).
Before the on camera interview starts, we conduct a series of tasks to make sure we're ready to begin.
The first thing we need is for you to clap once loudly, directly in front of your face. This will allow us to sync the audio and video recordings together when we edit later – this is similar to what you've seen in the movies where they close that black and white slate. Action!
Next, we'll ask you to say and spell your name, along with your job position or title. This ensures we spell your name correctly on your lower third graphic.
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Criminality in Indian Political System
For the first time, I had seen a ray of hope when in July 10, 2013 the Supreme Court of India upheld the 2004 Patna High Court ruling, which held that when a person in custody was disqualified to vote, he was also disqualified from contesting the elections.
This ticked the political parties in Parliament and they joined hands to amend the Representation of the People Act 1951 to negate the impact of the apex court verdict directing immediate disqualification of MPs and MLAs on being sentenced for more than two years in a criminal case.
Learned lawyers in Parliament like Kapil Sibal and Arun Jaitley introduced a provision to Section 62(5) which says "by reasons of the prohibition to vote under this sub-section, a person whose name has been entered in the electoral roll shall not cease to be an elector." In effect treating a person in lawful custody in a criminal case as a voter and hence qualified to contest elections.
The political parties of all hues backed the UPA Government on the move to amend the Act. To understand why this unity you need to understand the criminal antecedents of our elected representatives. According to an analysis done by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch (NEW), the Lok Sabha has 30% ie., 162 members have criminal cases against them. 14% have serious criminal cases. Our State Assemblies put together has 31% ie. 1258 members have criminal cases against them. 18% have serious criminal cases. In a break-up of political parties, 75% of Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs since 2004 have declared criminal cases against them, followed by Rashtriya Janata Dal with 46% such candidates and Janata Dal (United) with 44%. The BJP and Congress were at 31% and 22%, respectively.
Now you should understand the urgency. The apex court passed the judgement on July 10, 2013 and the amendments to RPA was rushed through in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on August 27, 2013 and September 7, 2013 respectively. The amendments to the bill were passed within about 15 minutes in both houses, after a brief discussion. Some members of course wanted an elaborate debate on the amendments but the overwhelming majority of the House, including Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal, Leader of Opposition in LS and RS – Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, pushed for its passage even without discussion.
Now the final nail on the coffin of this attempt to cleanse our Parliament of dirty politicians have been done by Justices A.K. Patnaik and S.J. Mukhopadhaya. Through their judgement they have effectively killed the collective hope of the people of India. It must be recalled here that in 2002 and 2003, two vital orders from the same Supreme Court had made it compulsory to candidates to file information regarding any or all criminal cases pending against them, their educational qualification as well as details of the combined wealth of the candidate and their spouses.
But I still have indomitable faith. My faith is in Aam Aadmi Party, for I find them as a few good men and women, who have taken a stand to clean the dirt in politics and I am willing to give them a chance.
My request to all my friends in Delhi is to go out and cast your vote for the Aam Aadmi Party and then we can build the movement to a credible alternative to these Criminal Politicians, across the country.
PS : I am not a member of Aam Aadmi Party but just a Indian citizen tired of seeing the desperation of both Congress and the BJP. Both wants to make it a Presidential election showing a Pappu and a Feku. We know them, we have seen them in action. They have brought down the standard of debates in Parliament and election rallies to pits. We have also seen them both in action together in Parliament to scuttle the best opportunity to decriminalize the Indian political system.
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How the play-to-earn model is opening new doors for blockchain gaming
Following a meteoric rise at the beginning of the year, crypto prices returned to earth during the summer months, with bitcoin prices getting as low as $30,000 in mid-July. In the weeks since, we have seen a considerable rebound for crypto markets, with bitcoin hovering around $50,000 at the time of writing.
Of all the factors contributing to the bullish period of the past month and change, blockchain-based play-to-earn games have been among the most impactful.
Here is a closer look at what play-to-earn games are, why they are so popular, and a few examples of some of the most buzzworthy games to date.
What is play-to-earn gaming?
The play-to-earn model of gaming aims to give players control and real-life ownership of in-game assets, allowing them to increase the value of these assets simply by playing the game. Players create value for developers and for other players by participating in the in-game economy. As a reward for this participation, players are given assets ranging from in-game resources (e.g., tools and weapons) to other assets that can be tokenized on the blockchain and sold as NFTs.
Why is play-to-earn gaming so popular?
The abundance of DeFi-based NFT games operating on the play-to-earn model has coincided with record-highs for many of these platforms, and there are a couple of good reasons for that.
First, the games are fun. And it is no secret that fun games garner more popularity by providing an enjoyable experience.
Second – and arguably more importantly – players can earn the aforementioned rewards while playing these games that can then be exchanged for fiat currency to be spent in real life.
This combination of enjoyment among gamers and the ability to earn real-world funds has catapulted blockchain-based play-to-earn platforms into the forefront of the ever-expanding gaming industry.
Examples of popular play-to-earn games?
The number of play-to-earn games on the marketplace is growing every day, and each one seems to offer something a little different to players. Here is a look at three of the more popular games users have been flocking to over the past several months.
When players play Axie Infinity, they earn the native token Small Love Potions (SLP), which are needed for players to breed new Axies. Players can sell SLP tokens to other players on the open marketplace if they decide to cash out. There is also a 4.25% fee charged for buying and selling Axies on the platform.
Axie has more than 350,000 daily players and a total revenue that closed toward $120 million in July. This highly lucrative nature has led people in developing countries to go so far as to quit their day jobs to focus on playing Axie – and for many, it has been working.
Splinterlands is a trading card game built on the blockchain that allows players to compete for a limited number of the native token Dark Energy Crystals (DEC) and other rare NFTs. Created in 2020 and set in a fantasy world made up of six powerful kingdoms battling for control of Splinterland, the game has gained a strong following in the play-to-earn space. It is considered one of the best play-to-earn games at the moment because its algorithm prevents the results of battles from being tampered with.
Zed Run is a digital horse racing platform that has several races taking place every hour, seven days a week. Owners pay entry fees – usually between $2 and $15 for lower classes and upwards of $500 for top races – to run their horses against others for prize money. The horses, however, are NFTs. But they are not like most other NFTs we are used to.
Zed Run's creators call the game's horses "breathing NFTs," in that they have their own unique DNA. They can breathe, they have a bloodline, and they can even pass on genes. This opposes NFTs as we have come to know them, which are primarily in the form of images, gifs, and videos. The popularity and profitability of Zed Run are tough to deny, with horses selling on the platform for upwards of $100,000 in some instances.
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HomeIndiaLightning Topmost Killer Followed by Floods in 2021 in India
Lightning Topmost Killer Followed by Floods in 2021 in India
In 2021, as many as 787 lives were lost due to lightning and thunderstorms (45 per cent), followed by 759 due to floods, heavy rains and landslides (43 per cent) in the multitude of extreme weather events that India faced last year.
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD)'Statement of Climate on India during 2021′ released on Friday also said that 172 lives were lost in cyclones (10 per cent) that hit the Indian coasts, while other extreme events, including cold wave, dust storm, gale, hailstorm and snowfall, took 32 lives (2 per cent) during the same time, taking the total to 1,750 lives lost.
The number of casualties caused by these extreme events mentioned in the statement are based on media and the government reports from disaster management authorities, the IMD said.
In 2021, five tropical cyclones formed over the north Indian Ocean: Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae (May 14 to 19), Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas (May 23 to 28), Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen (September 29 to October 4), Cyclonic Storm Gulab (September 24 to 28) and Cyclonic Storm Jawad (December 2-6).
Of these, Yaas, Gulab and Jawad formed over the Bay of Bengal while the remaining two, Tauktae and Shaheen, formed over the Arabian Sea.
Among these five, the most devastating was Tauktae which claimed 144 lives in western India, stretching from Kerala to Gujarat; Yaas claimed nine lives in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar; while Gulab claimed 19 lives in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Maharashtra.
Shaheen formed over the Arabian Sea and moved away from the Indian region towards Oman coast while Jawad formed over Bay of Bengal and weakened close to the Odisha coast.
Apart from the cyclones, various parts of the country also experienced other extreme weather events such as extremely heavy rainfall leading to floods, landslides, lightning, thunderstorm etc.
Maharashtra was the most adversely affected state in 2021, reporting more than 340 deaths mainly due to extremely heavy rainfall, floods, landslide, lightning, cyclonic storms and cold-wave events.
Heavy rainfall and flood-related incidents claimed over 750 lives in various parts of the country. Of these, 215 lives were lost in Maharashtra, 143 in Uttarakhand, 55 in Himachal Pradesh, 53 in Kerala and 46 in Andhra Pradesh.
Thunderstorms and lightning claimed more than 780 lives in different parts of the country. Among these, the significant reported deaths were: 213 in Odisha, 156 in Madhya Pradesh, 89 in Bihar, 76 in Maharashtra, 58 in West Bengal, 54 in Jharkhand, 49 in Uttar Pradesh and 48 in Rajasthan.
Other events like snowfall, cold wave, dust storm, gale and hailstorm also affected different parts of the country, claiming 32 lives, the IMD statement said.
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Sunshine Kiki Brown is a gorgeous American businesswoman and popular shoe designer. Brown came into the spotlight after she got married to the American actor named Clayne Crawford.
Sunshine Kiki Brown got married to the famous actor Clayne Crawford in 2004. From their relationship, the couple is blessed with two kids. Brown' net-worth is estimated to be around $300,000.
As of 2018, the net worth of Sunshine Kiki Brown is estimated to be $300,000. Brown earns a decent amount of money from her multiple careers including shoe designer and businesswoman.
On the other hand, her husband, Clayne Crawford's net worth is estimated to be $4 million. Crawford earns a fortunate amount of money from his television and movie appearances.
As Brown is continuing her endeavors on her career, it is sure that her wealth will increase in the coming days. Moreover, Brown and her husband Crawford runs a huge farm in their hometown.
In 2004, the partners Sunshine Kiki Brown and Clayne Crawford tied the knot and resided in Birmingham, Alabama. They were even spotted at the Hollywood Film Festival for the premiere of Crawford starring movie A Love Song for Bobby Long.
From their relationship, the couple is blessed with 3 children named Joey Crawford, Abby Brown and Colt Crawford. However, Abby was born from the previous relationship of Brown. Before getting married to Clayne, Brown had an affair with another man. However, the identity of the man is not revealed out.
On the 36th birthday of Brown on 14th December 2017, Crawford shared their kissing photo on Instagram and wished her birthday with a caption "Happy Birthday to this special lady!! We'd all be lost without yo To the moon and back .....XOXOOOO love you Kiki"
For long, Brown and her spouse are together. They are living a happy life with their children without facing any rumors of divorce and extramarital affairs. Besides this, there are no any records of Brown's past relationships.
Sunshine Kiki Brown was born on 14th December 1980 in Huston Texas, USA. As of 2018 Brown is 38 years old. Her nationality is American and holds white ethnicity. Brown's zodiac sign is Sagittarius. But, Brown hasn't shared any information about her childhood days, parents, and siblings.
Brown is a Christian by religion and she currently resides in Birmingham Alabama with her family. Regarding her educational background, there is no more information provided.
Sunshine Kiki Brown is an entrepreneur and a well-known shoe designer in the United States other than being an excellent mother and a wife. Not much is known about her work, but she seems to be doing fine and is totally independent to her spouse Clayne.
On the other hand, her husband Clayne Crawford is a well-known American actor widely known for his role in Lethal Weapon, a comedy-drama series on FOX. In the series, he plays the lead role of Martin Riggs since September 2016.
As of 2018, Brown's age is 38 years.
She stands the height of 5 ft 6 inch i.e. 1.73m.
Her body weight is 56 kg (123 lbs).
Brown has light brown colored hair and blonde colored eye.


It occurs to me that I forgot to announce a few things on my blog..
For starters, I never mentioned that I had left the XNA team here. After spending approximately a decade working on XNA and it's predecessors, I had finally decided it was time to move on. An opportunity came up within MGS (Microsoft Game Studios) that gave me the opportunity to make games rather than enabling others to do so. Since I had accomplished virtually everything I had hoped to with the XNA product, and the available opportunity was too good to pass up, I moved to the new group in June. I did announce that move on my twitter account, completley forgot to announce it here!
You should expect the book to come out around the same time GS4 does.
I would say that my new role probably doesn't afford me a bunch of time to be blogging here, but since I didn't even remember to blog about my move, I'm not sure that it matters anyway. I don't even know if people still read this!
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Q: Start NodeJs when starting Rails Server I have a Rails-App which includes a nodejs server. Is it possible to start and stop the nodejs server when I start/stop the rails server?
I want to put rails s in my terminal and both server should start. By pressing ctrl + c both server should stop.

A: That sounds like a good candidate for a Rake task, something like (not tested):
# Rakefile
desc "Start Node and Rails servers"
task :start_servers do
  `node myapp.js`
  `rails s`
end

(And you can specify options as at the command line, for example to run on different ports, etc.)
Use rake start_servers to run the task.

A: OK, I found a solution. Put this line in an initializer:
system "node ./nodejs/nodejs-server.js &"

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Would you buy Queen Elizabeth's used teabag for R208k Someone in the world just did!. Image via eBay
Teabag used by Queen Elizabeth 24 years ago sells for R208k!
Someone just forked out a whopping R208k for a teabag that was allegedly used by Queen Elizabeth all the way back in 1998.
by Marilynn Manuel
With Queen Elizabeth's passing on Thursday 8 September last week, many are trying to cash in on people's fondness of Britain's oldest monarch – and for some of them it's actually panning out. In fact, shortly after her death was announced, dozens of memorabilia were going up for sale. One of those is a teabag that was allegedly used by the Queen in 1998 that was listed on eBay and shortly sold for a cool $12 000 – R208 000.
Queen's old teabag sells for R208k!
How much are you willing to fork out for a used teabag?
While maybe any old teabag won't go for much – or anything for that matter – one that was used by a Queen goes for quite a lot.
A teabag that was allegedly used by Queen Elizabeth in 1998, just sold for R208 000.
It was sold on eBay titled "Celebrity Memorabilia Queen Elizabeth II Regina Britannia Teabag Extremely Rare"
The listing further goes on to read:
"This is the very teabag you might have seen on CNN in late 1998."
This teabag sold for R208k. Image via eBay
'Authentically bizarre sales'
"It was used by Queen Elizabeth II Regina Britannia and smuggled out of Windsor Castle by the special exterminator who was called in to help Her Majesty cope with the great London roach infestations of the 1990s."
According to 2OceansVibe, the teabag which was being sold by a person from Georgia in the US also came with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the Institute of Excellence in Certificates of Authenticity.
This certificate proves that the piece of "memorabilia" is definitely a teabag. Image via eBay
While selling a used teabag for that price might seem a bit bizarre, a quick look through eBay reveals that there are many more memorabilia being sold for even more bizarre prices!
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There are different types of computer systems such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, mainframes and palm top computers. These different types of computer systems fit the capability and suitability of the user preferences. For example the size, portability, storage device compatibility, speed of processor fits the needs and expectations of its computer user. It depends on the type of things a user may need or expect from their computer system in order to assign an appropriate computer system to them.
Laptops commonly have the same type of processor as a desktop including the same type of hard drive, main memory and ram. However it is much more expensive to get a laptop with the same specification as a desktop. The advantages between a laptop and desktop are that a laptop is portable as it can be carried around and operates off a rechargeable battery and commonly they all have wireless internet software so it's so easily to connect to a WI-FI connect and surf the web. They also have a touchpad mouse which makes things a lot easier for user preferences and hardly any input devices are needed unlike a desktop. This has to run from a main power source and is normally kept in the same place and includes many inputs devices for it to operate.
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Nurses tap into mindfulness to reduce workplace stress
By Robert Fedele|
All Nurses And Midwives|
Nurses and midwives are increasingly using mindfulness to reduce workplace stress and improve their practice.
Pressures inherent to the professions include challenging workloads, staff shortages, caring for complex patients, dealing with loss and emotional suffering, occupational violence and workplace conflict.
Practising mindfulness, a type of meditation that involves breathing methods and other techniques to relax the body and mind and reduce stress, can help nurses and midwives more effectively manage everyday clinical stress and respond to situations consciously rather than reactively.
Significantly, mindfulness can improve overall health and wellbeing, enhance communication with patients and colleagues through greater awareness, boost work satisfaction, increase self-compassion and reduce the risk of professional burnout.
Registered nurse Jo-Anna Medhurst works at the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) in South Australia in the hospital's acute surgical ward and the SA and NT Liver Transplant Unit. It's a fast-paced, high-acuity setting which provides care to mostly complex patients.
Over two decades ago, FMC established its pioneering hospital-based Arts in Health program, where a team of arts managers, arts facilitators and art and music therapists worked across all wards and public spaces of the hospital to provide performance-based and interactive arts activities in a bid to make FMC a more supportive, welcoming place to visit, stay and work.
One of the program's weekly services includes a mindfulness class for staff.
Having worked at FMC for 20 years, Jo-Anna has watched the Arts in Health program evolve and valued its impact from afar. She particularly appreciated its efforts to support long-term chronically ill patients during their stay through activities such as mindfulness and the arts and craft.
With the health and wellbeing of nurses and midwives a growing priority, Jo-Anna weighed up accessing the mindfulness class about a year ago.
Initially, she says it wasn't particularly accessible due to the time needed to get to the class and return to the ward within her lunch-break window.
But after speaking to the facilitator, Jo-Anna was able to bring the mindfulness class to a common room on the ward that staff could access easier.
"The only mindfulness I had done previously was through yoga, which I wasn't currently doing because of being time-poor," Jo-Anna recalls.
"I've always believed it was very important to have a balance and downtime for your mind and to rest and re-energise.
"Due to a lot of pressures on the ward, staff were getting very stressed. It was obvious that people were becoming very stressed; there was increased sick leave because of the stressors at work, there was no downtime, short breaks, and no breaks."
Jo-Anna spruiked the benefits a mindfulness class could bring to her NUM and she concurred. Now a facilitator offers a weekly class.
Mindfulness involves paying greater attention to one's thoughts, feelings and surrounding environment to bring awareness to the present. Many people who practise mindfulness report they feel calmer and more centred.
"[To me] mindfulness is an awareness of yourself and what's going on around you and appreciating that you actually need to restore the energy inside you by looking after your body and your mind," Jo-Anna says.
Jo-Anna's biggest workplace stressors related to the daily challenges of supporting families and patients during what is a typically high-stress period.
"It's often the dynamics of the public. They are very stressed because they have a loved one that's sick and things aren't happening perhaps as quick enough or not how they like and they get angry. We're on the frontline, so we receive a lot of abuse and people vent to us in an uncontrolled way. That's ok for a while but it comes to a point where it's how much more can you take?"
Juggling work and family and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on the job to achieve the best outcomes present other hurdles, she says.
The weekly mindfulness class runs for 40-minutes and attracts about ten nurses from the ward.
It generally focuses on deep breathing and relaxation and includes gentle exercises and light stretching. The facilitator usually asks nurses to collect their thoughts, reflect on their day, and think positively. Sometimes sessions simply involve her playing a soothing musical instrument.
Nurses and midwives work in high-pressure environments and are understandably time-poor. According to Jo-Anna, nurses on the FMC ward access the mindfulness class during their lunch breaks on a rotating basis and when there's double staff on during a handover period.
"The hardest part is leaving a session and then going back to reality," Jo-Anna says of the relaxed state she finds herself in after practising mindfulness.
She suggests mindfulness can help manage clinical stress, boost alertness, increase empathy and presence with patients and families, and decrease burnout.
"It's very calming. You feel revitalised and refreshed, which sounds contradictory to the fact you are so relaxed, but you actually come out and you feel good and like you can cope with the next challenge. It's a fresh starting point and creates a calmness.
"I just feel good and I feel relaxed and that things are put into perspective and that there's a new tolerance. It makes you realise that yes somebody's angry but it's got nothing to do with you as they've got their own issues."
Jo-Anna suggests many of the techniques she has learned through practising mindfulness have improved her nursing practice throughout the day and the ability to cope amid stressful situations.
Broader benefits of mindfulness can include increased energy levels and physical wellbeing, reduced anxiety and improved emotional stability.
'It relates to your mindset. Mindfulness helps your physical and mental wellbeing so if those two things are in a good place, then you feel empowered and stronger and feel you can manage because you have control of yourself and you're feeling good about yourself."
However, Jo-Anna concedes tough shifts are part and parcel of working in a hospital setting.
"I think that's just part of any workforce but in the health field especially because it's all very personal for people and there are lives at stake and there's sickness and a lot of fear for people. Some days are good and fabulous but it will always be an ongoing challenge."
Jo-Anna's advice to nurses and midwives wanting to practise mindfulness is to make it a priority.
"They should speak to their facility and see if they could incorporate it into their wellbeing services for staff because most of them have it in their vision for their staff nowadays. If that can't be done, access an online program or some community opportunities like yoga classes. I think it's important to prioritise our mental health because it helps us manage and cope."
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Q: Lyx IEEE Transactions Figure Label Nonstandard I am using the IEEE transactions template in lyx and I noticed on the figures instead of saying "Fig.1" or "Fig. 2", the figures are labeled as "Figure 1." or "Figure 2."
I looked at the most recent publications from this journal and the correct method is Fig., not Figure as lyx is outputting.
I am wondering what could be wrong and what I should try. I already went to Document-->Settings-->Document class and double checked it is set to "IEEE Transactions" and Custom: journal.

A: ieeetran.cls has
\def\figurename{Fig.}
\def\tablename{TABLE}
\@IEEEcompsocconfonly{\def\figurename{Figure}}

so should be using Fig. except in the IEEE comp soc conf setting. You can always add
\renewcommand\figurename{Fig.}

to set it back.

A: I had to add the following to the preample and it worked correctly:
\addto\captionsenglish{\renewcommand{\figurename}{Fig.}}

I referenced this answer:
Change caption name of figures
I tried following David Carlisle's suggestions of adding \renewcommand\figurename{Fig.} but that actually didn't work regardless of where I place it in the preamble.  It also caused Lyx to show error messages when I tried compiling to a PDF.

A: Another solution via @Werner:
Make sure that you also remove the use of babel in your preamble. That is, under Document > Settings... > Language, select None in terms of the language package to use:
See this answer for more information.


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Australia bushfires: Canberra suffers despite rain and cash boost
The southeast of the country has some welcome relief thanks to the weather. Bushfires have wreaked havoc in recent weeks and the prime minister has promised substantial funds to help the region recover.
Southeastern Australia received some respite on Monday when the fire-ravaged area of the country saw some rain and cooler conditions.
A second day of light drizzle and mild winds brought some welcome relief from the heatwave-fueled bush fires that tore through two states over the weekend. Officials, though, warned of complacency as the hazardous weather conditions could return later in the week.
Read more: Australia: My country is burning
"No one can be complacent. We've got big fire danger coming our way towards the end of this week with hot weather," Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters.
Indeed, the relief afforded to some areas of the country was not so evident in Canberra as it saw its air quality remain at a dangerous level due to smoke from the fires in the region.
The Australian capital recorded the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Monday morning.
Bushfires ravage Australia
Widespread devastation
Massive bushfires have devastated Australia as the blazes continue to rage across the country. Since the start of one of the worst fire seasons on record, more than 2,500 homes have been burned, tens of thousands of people evacuated, and at least 29 killed. Here, a photographer reacts to seeing the burnt-out remains of a relative's home in Quaama, New South Wales.
Area the size of South Korea razed
As of January 17, fires have burnt roughly 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of land, an area larger than South Korea or Portugal. More than 170 fires continue to burn in Victoria state and New South Wales. There were 82 fires burning across New South Wales, 30 uncontained, and several fires in Victoria, according to fire authorities.
Battling the blazes
Firefighters protect homes around Charmhaven, New South Wales, on December 30. Wildfires burning across four Australian states that day destroyed hundreds of properties and caused multiple fatalities. A volunteer firefighter was killed and three others were injured after strong winds pushed a fire truck over.
Red skies
A person stands in protective gear as nearby bushfires turn the sky red in Mallacoota, Victoria. Thousands of people in the coastal region were told to evacuate over the New Year period, while the Country Fire Authority later issued an ominous warning to residents still in the area that it was "too late to leave." Some 4,000 people spent New Year's Eve on the beach to avoid the flames.
Bright efforts
An air tanker drops fire retardant over the Gospers Mountain fire near Colo Heights, northwest of Sydney, Australia on November 15, 2019. The Gospers Mountain fire originated in the Wollemi National Park, and came close to merging with other major fires in the area. Fires have torn apart the Blue Mountains, a popular tourist area, burning more than 500,000 hectares of land.
A burnt bicycle lies on the ground in front of a house destroyed by bushfires on the outskirts of the town of Bargo, near Sydney, on December 21, 2019. The town was hit with a catastrophic fire danger warning as fires turned several nearby homes to ashes. The New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a state of emergency that same week.
Toddler receives posthumous medal for firefighter father
Firefighters are among the 28 people who have lost their lives in the fires. Some were volunteers. Thirty-two-year-old Geoffrey Keaton, along with a colleague, died when a burnt tree fell in the path of their fire truck. Keaton's nineteen-month-old son Harvey was awarded one of the service's highest honors on behalf of his father on January 2.
Animals caught in the flames
A kangaroo that survived the bushfire in Wollemi National Park in Sydney grazes for food in November 2019. The fires have not only sparked concern over human well-being, but have also created worries over the survival of endangered and vulnerable animals. The fires have killed more than a billion animals across eastern and southern Australia.
Economic toll
The Insurance Council of Australia said on January 7 that the bushfires have caused at least US$485 million (€435 million) in damage and that number was likely to rise. Separately, authorities warned of looters in towns where people have evacuated and scammers taking advantage of fundraisers for relief efforts.
Koala species threatened by fires
The bushfires have devastated Australia's koala population. In New South Wales state alone, officials estimate 30% of koala habitat - eucalpyt woodlands, which they use for both food and shelter - may have been lost. At least 45 koalas were being treated for burns at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital.
Australians take to the streets
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PM under fire
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has been heavily criticized throughout the crisis, pledged AU$2 billion ($1.4 billion, €1.3 billion) over the next two years to help cover the damage caused by the bushfires and to aid the area in its restoration.
"What we are focusing on here is the human cost and the rebuilding cost for people's lives," the PM told reporters.
The wildfires have so far scorched an area almost twice the size of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, or the US state of Maryland. The blazes have resulted in the deaths of at least 24 people and destroyed roughly 2,000 homes.
Scientists are convinced man-made global warming has helped feed the fires but Morrison has been chastised for previous comments that were dismissive of the need to address climate change.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has said "Climate change is influencing the frequency and severity of dangerous bushfire conditions in Australia and other regions of the world."
Morrison also came in for heavy criticism for taking a family vacation in Hawaii at the start of the crisis, as well as a sluggish response to return home.
Morrison confronted by angry NSW residents
Tennis players step up
With the Australian Open on the horizon, a number of tennis stars have already made donations, with Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic both giving money to the cause.
Local tennis star Nick Kyrgios last week assured fans he would donate AU$200 for every ace he hits in the tournaments in Australia throughout January.
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Australia is grappling with its worst bushfire season to date. The nation has been forced to reckon with a rising death toll, mass evacuations and suffering animal populations. (02.01.2020)
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