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Thomas Joseph Gerard Victory (24 December 1921 – 14 March 1995) was a prolific Irish composer. He wrote over two hundred works across many genres and styles, including tonal, serial, aleatoric and electroacoustic music.

Biography
Victory was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1921 the son of a shopkeeper Thomas Victory and his wife, Delia (née Irwin). After schooling, he read Celtic Studies at University College, Dublin and Music at Trinity College Dublin, earning a doctorate in 1972.

In April 1948 Victory married Geraldine Herity, they had five children: Alma, Fiona, Isolde, Raymond, and Alan. Victory died in Dublin on 14 March 1995, aged 73. His papers are held in Trinity College and the Contemporary Music Centre hold a number of his scores.

Career
In terms of composition, Victory was mostly self-taught, although he received some formal training from John F. Larchet, Alan Rawsthorne and Walter Beckett. He also attended the "International Summer Courses for New Music" in Darmstadt, Germany.

In 1948 he was joint composer of music for a song in a play by Irish playwrightTeresa Deevy called Light Falling, this was performed by the Abbey Experimental Theatre Company in the Peacock Theatre, Dublin. His work was also part of the music event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Victory's career was primarily in music administration, serving as Director of Music for Ireland's national broadcasting station RTÉ from 1967 to 1982. He was a president of UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers, a Fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and a recipient of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and German Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Legacy
The Gerard Victory Commission is a prize has been named in his honour awarded to the most promising individual composer.

Selected works

Orchestral

Ensemble

Solo piano

Vocal

Operas

Band

Mixed media

Recordings
Three Irish Pictures, performed by RTÉ Sinfonietta, Proinseas Ó Duinn (cond.), on Marco Polo 8.223804 (CD, 1996).
Ultima Rerum, performed by Virginia Kerr (S), Bernadette Greevy (Mez), Adrian Thompson (T), Alan Opie (Bar), RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, National Chamber Choir, Cór na nÓg, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce (cond.), on: Marco Polo 8.223532-3 (CD, 1997).
An Old Woman of the Roads, performed by Bernadette Greevy (Mez) and Hugh Tinney (pf), on: Marco Polo 8.225098 (CD, 1998).
Revel in Reel Time, performed by RTÉ Concert Orchestra, on: Celtic Collections CCD 135 (CD, 1999).
Songs from Lyonnesse, performed by National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Colin Mawby (cond.), on: Black Box BBM 1030 (CD, 2000).
Moresca, performed by Geraldine O'Doherty (hp), David O'Doherty (vn), Moya O'Grady (vc), on: Absolute Music [no label code] (CD, 2009).
 Prelude and Toccata, performed by Hugh Tinney, on: RTÉ lyric fm CD 153 (CD, 2016).

External links
 Gerard Victory at The Teresa Deevy Archive
 Gerard Victory at The Abbey Theatre Archive

References

1921 births
1995 deaths
20th-century classical composers
Composers for piano
Irish classical composers
Irish male classical composers
Irish opera composers
Male opera composers
Musicians from Dublin (city)
Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
20th-century male musicians
Olympic competitors in art competitions


This volume focuses on the evolution of public policy and the role of agenda setting with regard to policymaking in countries of the Global South. The authors illustrate the emergence of public policy research as an academic discipline, and highlight various aspects of history, governance, politics, and economics as components of public policy theory development. By offering a cross-national perspective, the papers contribute to a better understanding of when, how, and by whom a given policy agenda is designed, which is essential to grasping how policy is implemented. In turn, the authors investigate how the development of public policy research has influenced policymaking in fields such as democratization, migration, corruption, agriculture, environment, education, and entrepreneurship and, more specifically, agenda setting in selected countries of the Global South.


This book is told from the perspective of Detective Mike Hoolihan, a female detective who is charged with the task of finding the motivation for Jennifer Rockwell's suicide. Jennifer, a beautiful astrophysicist with a seemingly perfect life, has no reason to kill herself...or so it seems. Thematically this book touches on Cosmology and Chaos Theory, and their relation to the human condition as a possible motive for suicide.


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STEVE MOORE (Zombi) Announces 'The Mind's Eye' Score Release; Premieres New Track
Following the highly-acclaimed 2015 release of Cub, synth wizard STEVE MOORE (of Zombi fame) returns with a mesmerizing new score for the action/horror film The Mind's Eye. More vivid and dynamic than ever, 'The Mind's Eye' demonstrates STEVE MOORE's mastery of the vignette alongside his ability to weave together cohesive, consistent themes. Over the course of eighty-five minutes, STEVE MOORE crafts a riveting portrait of tension and terror through a variety of textures ranging from probing dark ambient and slick arpeggiations to anxious sound collage and epic, gothic bombast. The latest testament to STEVE MOORE's legacy of synth supremacy.
Hear the first track from the album, "Intro," now below or via YouTube at this location or via Soundcloud here.
The Mind's Eye is due out this December 2 on CD/2xLP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical and digital pre-orders are available now via Relapse.com at this location. For more info on the movie The Mind's Eye visit IMDB here.
As one-half of Zombi, in which he plays synthesizer and bass guitar, STEVE MOORE's affinity for unsettling mood and motif is well-documented. Over the band's two self-released EPs and five full-length releases. Zombi provided Moore with the chance to turn his blood-red obsession with U.S. and Italian horror films of the 1970s and 1980s into his own brand of cinema for the ears, preferably ones capped with headphones in a darkened room, black candles optional. Armed with a bank of analog equipment and with drummer A.E. Paterra aboard, Moore drew evenly from his years of university music study as well as cassette-tape pedagogy under horror-soundtrack composers John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi, and Goblin.
Gradually, STEVE MOORE's infusion of Zombi's music with progressive-rock elements reached an apex with the "Cosmos" album. Arrangements growing in scope and ambition, fusion-informed rhythmic complexity, and even the odd keyboard solo and anachronistic MIDI sequence recalled not only the mid-1980s AOR-prog of Rush, but also the works of Tangerine Dream and Jan Hammer. More recently, Moore's appreciation for 1970 and 80s AM gold, which runs far deeper than mere kitsch, has surfaced.
STEVE MOORE's debut solo album for Relapse, "The Henge," was released in October 2007, and was the first release in what would soon become a prolific career of full-lengths, collaborations, scores, EPs, and much more, released on a wide variety of labels ranging from Mexican Summer & Temporary Residence to L.I.E.S. and Relapse. Additionally, Moore contributed to the score for the widely popular film The Guest, and performed at the renowned Roadburn Festival in The Netherlands in 2015.
Now, following the highly-acclaimed 2015 release of his score for Belgian horror film Cub, STEVE MOORE returns with a mesmerizing new soundtrack for the action/horror film The Mind's Eye. More vivid and dynamic than ever, The Mind's Eye demonstrates STEVE MOORE's mastery of the vignette alongside his ability to weave together cohesive, consistent themes. Over the course of eighty-five minutes, STEVE MOORE crafts a riveting portrait of tension and terror through a variety of textures ranging from probing dark ambient and slick arpeggiations to anxious sound collage and epic, gothic bombast. The latest testament to STEVE MOORE's legacy of synth supremacy.
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2. Police Station
3. Interrogation
5. Zack Attack
6. The Shot
7. Good Girl
8. Zack's Out The Bag
9. The Escape Pt 1
10. The Escape Pt 2
11. Stitches
12. Father and Son
13. I Trust Her So Much
14. It's Complicated
15. What Are You Waiting For
16. Injections
17. Kurt and Travis Arrive
18. You're making a big mistake
19. Mike vs Kurt
20. Confrontation
21. Rayne in Blood
23. Armstrong Splits
24. On The Phone
25. Zack's Back
26. Zack vs Travis: The Rematch
27. Get Ready
28. Psychic War
29. Slovak Escapes
30. My Brain Does Not Tire
31. This Ends Now
33. End Credits
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Total Solar Eclipse 2020: Get Ready, Chile & Argentina!
On December 14, 2020, a total solar eclipse will occur. In today's article, we'll tell you when, where, and how you can observe this spectacular astronomical event.
What is a Total Solar Eclipse?
Solar eclipses happen when the New Moon moves into such a position between the Sun and the Earth to fully or partially block out the Sun's rays. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the solar disk in the sky.
If the Earth's and Moon's orbits were in the same orbital plane, a total solar eclipse would occur every New Moon. However, the Moon's orbit is tilted at about 5 degrees to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. For this reason, to observers from the Earth, the Moon usually passes either above or below the Sun each month.
Every year, from two to five solar eclipses occur on the Earth – and not more than two of them can be total. This December's total solar eclipse will be the only one in 2020.
If you want to learn more interesting facts about solar and lunar eclipses, take our fun and challenging quiz!
Can solar eclipses be seen from the Moon? When was a solar eclipse first recorded on video? Test your knowledge of solar and lunar eclipses with this quiz.
How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse of 2020?
The only total solar eclipse of 2020 will occur on December 14. It will begin to the west of South America at 09:32 EDT (14:32 GMT) and end to the west of Southern Africa at 12:54 EDT (17:54 GMT). The maximum length of totality for observers from the Earth will be 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Unfortunately, most of the world won't get a chance to see the total solar eclipse, as it will be visible only from parts of Chile and Argentina. For Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay it will be a partial solar eclipse.
The best way to learn the eclipse's exact time for your location is to use Eclipse Guide. This app was designed specifically for eclipse chasers. You can see how the eclipse will look from your location and learn when its maximum phase will occur on the "Sky" tab. Here, you can also set notifications for particular phases of the eclipse. On the "Path" and "Map" tabs, you can visualize the eclipse's path across the globe and learn about the best places for eclipse observation.
If you're lucky enough to see the eclipse, remember about safety precautions. Never look directly at the Sun and use proper solar eclipse glasses. Otherwise, the Sun's rays can cause serious damage to your eyes.
We wish you clear skies and happy observations!
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Bang Bang Racing is an Arcade and Racing game for PC published by Kalypso Media Digital in 2012. The battle between the cars has started.
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Finding "balance" in grad school often means that something gets cut—sleep, exercise, a social life. And at Friedman, it can feel like you are surrounded by the highest of achievers with the best of habits — How do they do it all?! In her final semester at Friedman, second-and-a-half year NICBC student Erin Child rediscovers her inner runner and finally makes time for exercise.
In the eighth-grade, my cross-country team qualified for states. On the day of the race, we drove up with proud parents, coaches, and friends to cheer us on. It was a beautiful and clear late October day in Maine.
I came in last. DEAD LAST.
So dead last, in fact, that the race officials had turned off the clocks, unaware that there was still a kid on the course. Red-faced and mortified to my core, I finished the race, and then promptly quit the team. However, this proved to be a hollow gesture, as it was the end of the season.
After a brief flirtation with Track & Field that spring, I never ran competitively again. Up until that point, I had been a relatively athletic kid, playing softball in the spring and basketball every winter. Running was something I had started in junior high. Though I was not particularly fast (I never got below a 10-minute mile), I did find it satisfying. But between the tragicomedy of cross-country states and the transition into high school—where if you did not play a varsity sport your athletic life was over—I stopped exercising and inadvertently became a statistic. Did you know that at age 14, girls are twice as likely to stop playing sports as boys?
In college, I rediscovered exercise as a constructive way of managing stress and anxiety. Finding my "balance" then meant sacrificing sleep. A choice I can no longer make a decade later. Throughout my 20s, I continued to maintain some semblance of an exercise routine, albeit with some underutilized gym memberships. When I went back to grad school at 29, something shifted in me and I simply stopped. I quit my gym before going back to school (as the school gym was "free"), but then never bothered to find or use the gyms on either campus. Finding a school-life "balance" meant that exercising dropped off the map. And after the first year of Friedman, I felt like a slug.
That summer, I decided I was going to get my groove back. Interning in San Francisco would give me ample opportunity to hike the hills, and you can't turn a corner without hitting a yoga studio. But irony of ironies, I broke my foot four days before I left and spent my summer in a boot. And another year quickly swept by. Nothing.
This past summer I turned 31, and decided it was well beyond time to get up and get going. Not sure where to begin, I downloaded the CT5K (Couch-to-5K) app and quite literally got off the couch. The first time out felt amazing. I felt taller and stronger. But as the weeks went by, and the summer humidity kicked in, I struggled. I took weeks off. But I kept going. Slowly. Really slowly.
Completing the CT5K sequence flipped a switch in me. My interest in exercise, and getting stronger and faster, is back. I signed up for one of the mini-courses over at the Medford gym (hello, 7am Friday Spin class with Professor Sara Folta!), as well their free group training sessions. If these options are news to you (like they were to me) I suggest checking them out before you graduate.
To all of you out there trying to find a balance between grad school-sleep-exercise-relationships, I see you. "Doing it all" is impossible. Do your best and you will find your way back to whatever was missing.
Erin Child is a second-and-a-half year NICBC student in the dual MS-DPD program. She is graduating from Friedman in December and will be finishing up at Simmons in May. Erin is quite excited for the change of pace (pun intended) the next semester will bring and plans to keep running through the winter. She intends to run a 5K (or two) in the spring—making it across the finish line before the clock stops.
You Go Erin! I'm cheering you on!


Breastfeeding isn't always easy, but these tips will certainly take the edge off!
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I've had Hohenheim for about a month now. He lets me hold him but he runs right for my shoulder or the top of my couch where his favorite stuffed animal is at.
He's not very playful and he doesn't move around a lot in the day...he's also very grumpy for most of the day and sometimes bites my ear. I don't understand why he isn't very playful and why he bites me..
I have one Umbrella, a Bare Eye, and two budgies.
Have you had him checked out by a vet? I wouldn't let him on your shoulder until he has earned your trust. How old is Hohenheim? My bare eye cockatoo is nine and he is not active at all during the daytime. He comes to life at night and in the mornings.
He's learning how to play now! When I play with it, he goes straight for it!
It took a little time for BB to start playing,and he was just 4.5 months old when he came home to live with Amy and I. Now he is a little over two years old and LOVES to play with his toys!
One particular toy is a set of shinny dice that hangs inside his house from it's roof. Especially just before I cover his house for sleepy time.he'll bang and slam those dice,while waving his arms madly at them and calling them all sorts of names!
BB also "nips" at my ear lobe and it p.m.o. to no end! And he'll also "box" with it. Bangbangbang! It doesn't hurt,however,but it is VERY aggravating!! That was my mistake on not teaching him right away that that WILLNOT be tolerated!!!!!


I love October! The weather turns cold, the fall colors are in full swing and I get to recommend monster books all month long! Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich is one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with short, illustrated poems with titles like: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Doesn't Wait an Hour before Swimming, The Invisible Man Gets a Haircut, and Count Dracula Doesn't Know He's Been Walking Around All Night with Spinach in his Teeth.
The poems are well written, lyrical verses that put monsters made famous in various forms of popular culture into hilarious, everyday situations. Children and parents will find Adam Rex's quirky sense of humor delightful and not too scary given the subject matter. The poetry varies in style depending on the subject, as do the amazing illustrations. Rex works in several different mediums for the illustrations in this book so that each poem is given unique illustrations to accompany it. Jekyll and Hyde appear in the style of an illustrated newspaper, a photo collage is used to interpret Godzilla and even a Richard Scarry-esque bunny makes an appearance as the Yeti. The variety in style and intricate, often humorous, detail of the art work is what will have readers reaching for this book for multiple readings.
If you are looking for an extra special way to enjoy Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, check out the CD in a bag and enjoy listening to the narrator's interpretations of each of the poems.
If you've read Alice in Wonderland, you might recall that when Alice first meets the White Rabbit, for some reason he thinks that she's his maid, Mary Anne. Who IS Mary Anne? Where was she when Alice was in Wonderland? And what happens to her after Alice leaves? And what do all of the denizens of Wonderland think of Alice, given the wake of destruction she left behind her?
Kovac has created a wonderful world visually reminiscent of–but not derivative of–the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland, but full of the references to the original books by Lewis Carroll. Mary Anne, a girl obsessed with being tidy, finds herself on the run from the vicious Red Queen. Her only companion is her sentient, talking feather duster/bird, and her rollicking trip takes her down a treacle well, away from the Jabberwocky, and into a meeting with a mysterious new queen that no one has ever heard of before.
If you like well-written characters, amusing stories, Cheshire cats, and, of course, nonsense, this hilarious graphic novel is definitely for you.
Just in time for Halloween, here's Eileen to talk about Can rats swim from sewers into toilets? : and other questions about your home by Alison Behnke.
As the weather turns cold, our thoughts turn to warm things such as soup. A funny story to read aloud on a cold fall day (or any day) is Duck Soup. Max the duck is looking to create a soup masterpiece, but an ingredient is missing. While he goes to look for the missing herb in the garden, the other pets come looking for him. When they find a feather in the pot of soup, they fear the worst and panic and pour the soup into the drain hoping to find their friend Max. The illustrations add to hilarity and fun.
October's bright, clear weather offers the perfect time for bike riding around town. But even if it's cold and gray, or you've got a flat, reading Tillie the Terrible Swede: How one woman, a sewing needle and a bicycle changed history by Sue Stauffacher would be a wonderful way to spend a few fun-filled minutes by yourself or with your family.
Not only is Tillie's a story of local interest–she began her riding/racing career in the Chicago area–it's a tale of self determination, strength and "intestinal fortitude." A young immigrant seamstress, Tillie scandalized her family, friends and acquaintances by taking up bike riding back in the 1890's. Then she blew the top off propriety by designing a "skin tight" cycling outfit and competing in long distance races. The absolute end though, was how strong she became as a result of all her exercise. She developed muscles! Imagine…it was unheard of. Though now that you know about her, it would be terrible if you missed Tillie.
The colorful illustrations by Sarah McMeneny lend a very nostalgic appeal. This is a book that "wheel" please you.
"Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa." So begins each new chapter, each new small adventure of Anna Hibiscus, who lives with her extended family in a big, beautiful compound on the outskirts of a bustling city in Africa. There are always cousins to play with, aunties and uncles to talk with, fruit trees to climb, and (unfortunately) naughty twin baby brothers to look after. This sweet and warm family story offers a glimpse into everyday life for a modern middle-class African family, yet Anna's joys and troubles are so universal that kids anywhere will be able to relate to her.
The first in a series of early chapter books by Nigerian born author and storyteller Atinuke, Anna Hibiscus is a charming book that would be a good choice for kids just transitioning into chapter books, or for a family or classroom read-aloud.
When something bad happens it can be compared to pickle juice on a cookie, or perhaps to a spiderweb on your leg or even to the black parts of a banana. I've never had pickle juice on a cookie, but it certainly sounds really bad to me.
Eleanor is having a really bad August. Her babysitter, her beloved Bibi, has moved far away. Bibi has been her only babysitter and no one knows about Eleanor the way Bibi does. Everything reminds her of Bibi. To make matters worse, her best friend is away on vacation and won't be back until the day before 3rd grade starts. Sigh. . .August is really bad.
Natalie is Eleanor's new babysitter. She is nice, but she is not Bibi. But she does understand how Eleanor must be feeling with the loss of Bibi. Maybe, just maybe, Eleanor and Natalie can have fun in new ways.
This sweet book about change reassures the reader that change doesn't always have to be like pickle juice on a cookie.


Food is ready. Everyone gather in a circle. On the floor, the women assemble a mat where everyone brings their food to share. I watch Azad closely to see what he eats and copy his mouthfuls. I take a dip in Hummus after he does. I take mouthful of Mutabal after he does. I gulp a sour pomegranates juice after he does. "Yuk." Bitter, but I put on a façade of satisfaction with the taste. Even the repulsive dish Manakish, which I don't like, but still I take a piece because of Azad. Even the poison become honey for Azad.
After food, smokers gathered to exchange and smoke cigarettes. From a distance, Azad smokes. With every drag on his cigarettes, he gives me a glimpse with the corner of his eye. Among the smoke of his cigarette, his gazes hit me like arrows, like sharp arrows.
Wherever he goes, he holds a book in his hand. He reads from it whenever a chance allows. He lay with his back against a tree trunk and read. His lips move with every sentence, with every word, with every letter. I find a chance to speak to him while he read alone, while others away and busy.
"You read a lot!" I inquire.
I walk away from Azad thoughtful of that conversation. For hours, I repeat his words and picture different scenarios to how the conversation might have unfolded. I chew it over and over again until its night time.
As the night gets fitter, suddenly, I heard someone imitate a hyena sound. My heart tells me it is Azad. Though dark, love guide me to where the sound come from. It is him–Azad!
Silently we walk hand in hand, we choose a place that can pick up an internet signal and play music on youtube, we gather woods and bushes, stay far from the group, then lit a fire. By its light we sat. Ambrose in Azad's pitch black eyes bright the night. I rested my head on his shoulder, clos the eyes, loos myself into him, into what I never come to know until now, into love.
"Confused I am between two moons, which of them more beautiful, you or that in the sky," whispers Azad into my ear. Instantly, my nick's hair goes into trance, so does my heart, my soul, my entire me. I melt in Azad's lap, like the ice cream I eat middle of August back in Aleppo.


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Rudolf Josef Müller (* 28. Dezember 1816 in Reichenberg, Königreich Böhmen; † 6. März 1904 ebenda) war ein böhmischer Historienmaler, Kunstschriftsteller sowie Zeichenlehrer.

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Der gebürtige Reichenberger Rudolf Müller, Sohn eines Tuchmachers, studierte an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Prag, 1835 wechselte er zu seinem Förderer Joseph von Führich an die Akademie der bildenden Künste nach Wien. Daran anschließend bildete Rudolf Müller sich auf Studienreisen nach Italien, München sowie Dresden weiter. 1838 übersiedelte er nach Prag, dort trat er eine Stelle als Korrektor an der Kunstakademie an, seit 1846 wirkte er als selbständiger Historien- und Bildnismaler. Im Jahre 1872 nahm Müller den Ruf als Zeichenlehrer an der Staatsmittelschule in Reichenberg an. Zusätzlich galt in Reichenberg sein Engagement der Förderung der industriellen und kunstgewerblichen Entwicklung. In seiner Funktion als Mitglied einer k.k. Zentralkommission setzte Müller sich auch für die Kunst- und Denkmalpflege ein. Rudolf Müller verstarb im März 1904 87-jährig in seiner Heimatstadt Reichenberg.

Das von Peter von Cornelius beeinflusste künstlerische Schaffen Müllers war zunächst dem romantischen Historismus verpflichtet. In der späteren Phase näherte es sich dem Realismus an, was insbesondere in der Porträtkunst zum Ausdruck kam. Müllers Werk umfasst unter anderem zahlreiche Altarbilder im Salzburger Dom (u. a. das Hochaltarbild Die Auferstehung Christi, 1859) sowie mehrere Bildnisse Kaiser Franz Josephs. Rudolf Müller verfasste darüber hinaus rund 80 Biografien über deutsche Künstler in Böhmen für das biografische Nachschlagewerk Die Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Heiliger Johannes Nepomuk, Hochaltarbild, Kirche Frauenberg, 1846
 Heiliger Aloisius und Heilige Veronika, Taynkirche Prag, 1854
 Auferstehung Christi, Hochaltarbild, Dom Salzburg, 1859
 Karl IV. beim Bau der Hungermauer in Prag, Graphische Sammlung Albertina Wien, 1862

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Indonesia has great natural wealth but many of its citizens live in extreme poverty. Democratic progress has been made since the resigation of former president Suharto in 1998, but many civil society organisations feel that far too little progress has been made towards sustainable management of the country's resources, and ensuring that Indonesia's diverse communities have a real say in decisions which affect their future.
MIFEE: submission to CERD by 27 organisations
Request for Further Consideration of the Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Merauke, Papua Province, Indonesia, under the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's Urgent Action
and Early Warning Procedures
Submitted July 25th 2013 by 27 Indonesian and international organisations including Forest Peoples Programme, Pusaka, Sawit Watch and Down to Earth.


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ANDREW MUELLER Rock and Hard Places: Travels to Backstages, Frontlines and Assorted Sideshows [paperback]
A HEADY BREW OF MUSIC, TRAVEL AND WAR REPORTING
It's not that he likes to be lost, it's just that he likes the company of the lost - Bono, U2
The best foreign correspondent of his generation - PJ O'Rourke
Andrew Mueller is Australian by birth, Londoner by choice, wanderer by nature, and journalist by profession. Unable to decide between being a rock critic, travel writer, or foreign correspondent, he hit upon the novel, if time-consuming, solution of trying to be all three at once.
In Rock and Hard Places, a collection of Mueller's best journalism from the early nineties to the present, he travels to Lebanon with the Prodigy, comes to America with Radiohead, and roams all over the place with U2. He ventures to Bosnia during the war, sees Def Leppard play in a cave in Morocco, attempts to ask the Taliban what they think they're up to and takes his own country band on tour to Albania. He visits Tupelo, Mississippi, where the greatest of American entertainers was born, and Branson, Missouri, where the rest of them go to die. He ventures into radioactive Chernobyl, sloshes miserably through the mud at Woodstock II, wakes up at least once in a park in Reykjavik, flies the world's least commercially sensible air route and strongly advises avoiding the seafood salad in Sapporo Airport. He's funny. Occasionally, he makes a point.


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Woman At JFK Airport Hid 1/2 Pound Of Cocaine In A 'Tight Spot'
Emmanuel February 27, 2016
Image provided by US Customs And Border Patrol
She was probably paid well, but if the container had broken, she would surely be dead!
KTLA reports:
A woman who was smuggling a half-pound of cocaine — worth an estimated street value of $10,000 — in her vagina through New York's JFK Airport has been arrested, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday.
The "vaginally inserted cocaine" was discovered after Shekira Thompson, a U.S. citizen, presented herself for inspection after arriving at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on Feb. 21, a Customs Department news release stated.
Upon questioning Thompson, who had traveled from Jamaica, she "admitted to vaginally inserting a foreign body," the release said.
An egg-shaped insert was later discovered, and a white powdery substance it "produced" tested positive for cocaine.
Officials did not say how long she had been holding the half pound of cocaine, worth about $10,000.
The insert was described as being among the "interesting concealment methods" customs officials have discovered.
"This seizure is just another example of our CBP officers being ever vigilant in protecting the United States from the distribution of these illicit drugs," said Robert E. Perez, Director of its New York Field Operations.
Thompson was arrested and turned over to the Port Authority Police Department.
She faces state narcotics smuggling charges, according to the Customs Department.
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Since the very first power stations in the late 1800s the global energy sector and it's business models have been pretty stagnant to this day. The problem is not just fossil fuels but the concept of big plants with vast centralized distribution networks far away from the consumer, essentially causing remarkable inefficiencies in transmitting electricity and higher CO2 emission levels that ultimately manifest as extras on the consumer's monthly bill.
During the last decade the energy sector has finally started taking significant leaps towards more localized renewable energy sources, which combined with the recently emerged blockchain technology enables us to think of the whole energy infrastructure in a new different way; as a two-way-street, where the consumer becomes a prosumer.
Prosumer a prospective consumer who is involved in the design, manufacture, or development of a product or service.
Though the blockchain use cases are numerous, three primary focuses have emerged in the energy industry: wholesale electricity distribution, peer-to-peer electricity distribution and electricity data management.
Consumers can now trade and purchase directly from the producer, this is enabled by smart contracts that minimize the need for retailer providers. Blockchain-enabled sensors and controls allow for secure, decentralized data and improved grid flexibility.
Blockchain lowers the entry barrier and helps facilitate a distributed network of individuals and entities who buy and sell excess energy between one another within the grid, without a central or wholesale entity.
A more efficient power allocation based on real time demands through smart metering, which processes data in real time to an immutable ledger on the blockchain; this helps avoid the mitigation of mistrust, bad credit and reduces the costs of the billing process overall.
Even the governments are waking up to this new technology. For example through Horizon 2020, the European Commission has provided €83 million in funding for blockchain-related projects and could commit up to an additional €340 million from 2018 to 2020. Today there are more than 120 organisations and 40 pilot projects already deployed in the energy blockchain sector. The continued testing and piloting of blockchain projects will lead to important learning and enable the technology to continue to mature.


TruexCullins was commissioned by the University of Vermont to renovate and improve the existing dining facility located in the Harris Millis Residence Hall complex.
The project provides increased seating for 400, enhanced and innovative foodservice delivery, and a first floor lounge area. The project included two 1-story building additions and a new double height entry. A bright color palette on the interior enhances the student's experience.


:wumpscut: is the output of one Rudy Ratzinger, the latest in a long and outstanding line of German electronic artists. :wumpscut: uses the electronic medium to create a dark body of music that explores the themes of isolation and desperation.
:wumpscut: was first conceived in 1991, with his earliest works appearing in cassette-only form in 1991 (Defcon) and 1992 (Small Chambermusicians). These early works came to the attention of Vuz Records, who collected :wumpscut: to appear on their New Forms of Entertainment CD in early 1993, and released Rudy's debut effort, Music for a Slaughtering Tribe, in December of the same year. In 1994, Rudy began seeking alternate outlets for his material, releasing a mini-CD on Ant-Zen Records in 1994 (Dried Blood) before creating his own Beton Kopf Media in 1995. The first nine months of 1995 were very productive for :wumpscut:, starting with the mini-CD Gomorrha in January and culminating with Bunkertor 7 in September. In February of 1996, :wumpscut: released The Mesner Tracks, a set of tracks that had appeared on various compilations over the years. :wumpscut: also appeared on the first of The Remix Wars, whereby Rudy remixed a number of Haujobb cuts while Haujobb returned the favor on a group of :wumpscut: tracks. It was this remix EP that was :wumpscut:'s first appearance on a North American label.
Late in 1996, Metropolis Records, having been highly impressed with the band's output and recognizing the powerful impression the band had made on both Europe and America's underground dance scene, made arrangements to release Rudy's entire catalog in America. All of :wumpscut:'s releases, with Dried Blood and Gomorrha being combined onto a single disc, were released in 1997, along with Embryodead, a CD of brand new material. 1998 saw the release of Born Again, a set of six tracks remixed from Embryodead plus four additional cuts, two new and two taken from the rare promo-only DJDead disc. 1999 saw the release of Deadmaker, a double remix EP, and :wumpscut:'s first new release in almost two years, called Eevil Young Flesh. A remix single, called I Want You followed later in the year.
Following the success of Eevil Young Flesh, Rudy answered the requests of many of his fans for the reissue of some of his earliest work, assembling a new double CD compilation called Bloodchild. In addition to remastered :wumpscut: rarities, Bloodchild features two new tracks and a special multimedia track for computers. Also released in 2000 was a new version of Music For a Slaughtering Tribe2. This new two disc re-release features all of the tracks on Music For a Slaughtering Tribe, plus a second remix disc, a bonus track titled Rotten Meat, and new revised artwork.
In 2001, Ratzinger bestowed upon the music community another hard hitting slap in the face industrial assault with the release of Wreath of Barbs. Taking WoB to the extremities of aggro-industrial and dark EBM, :wumpscut: created a masterpiece that fans and foes were yearning for. Forgetting the standard 4-4 EBM formula, Wreath of Barbs explored the realms between the past, present, and future of dance music.
:wumpscut: released Preferential Legacy & Music for a German Tribe in 2003, a double CD digi-pac filled with rarities, old tracks, and remixes, as well as two new tracks. Preferential Legacy & Music for a German Tribe featured tracks from Music for a German Tribe, and the vinyl LP that was part of the Bunkertor 7 box set. Also included are the hard to find original versions of several classic :wumpscut: tracks.
In 2004, :wumpscut: released an album with war-like percussion, threatening sequences, and barbed, knife-sharp hooks. Bone Peeler, that addicting album, featured :wumpscut:'s first ever love song, "Yovr Last Salvte."
:wumpscut: presented the Blondi single and the Evoke album in early 2005, both of which represented a new chapter in the life of this adored dark electro band by showcasing his talent for making dark omniscient electro. A re-mastered version of Music For a Slaughtering Tribe (1996 Metropolis Records) was also released with bonus tracks, and newly revised artwork.
2006 saw the release of another single, Jesus Antichristus & Die Liebe, and album, Cannibal Anthem, :wumpscut:'s most potent album to date. They showed that :wumpscut: was not growing soft but darker and more powerful than ever.
A year later, :wumpscut: presented his next single, Goth Census. With that single taking root in the hearts and minds of unsuspecting listeners, :wumpscut: promptly delivered his much anticipated album, Body Census. Eleven tracks of pure dark electro aggravation ranging from the melancholy title track to the pulsing club tracks "We Believe, We Believe" and "My Dear Ghoul" to the restrained beauty of "Remember One Thing" make this :wumpscut:'s most diverse album to date.
For 2008, :wumpscut: presented Schädling. Not since Eevil Young Flesh had there been an album with such ferocity. From the opening antagonist "Rusty Nails From Hell" that pushed the listener over the edge, to the redefined classic sound of "Rifki," to the techno infused "Hard To Bear," to the closing resolution "Nest," Wumpscut had once again out done himself. The searing album flows through twelve infectious tracks that will cling to your soul and leave you thirsty for more.
In 2009, Wumpscut released one of his most iconic releases to date, Fuckit. Featuring 12 tracks of pure emotional unrest, the album merged alot of elements from previous releases to make a timeless and incredible sounding landscape of fervor and despair. In addition, to celebrate the 13th anniversary of Bunkertor 7, Wumpscut released Bunkertor 7 (Re-Sample Edition) in July.
Nearly a year to date from his last outing, Rudy Ratzinger has returned with Siamese. His darkest album in over half a decade, Siamese harkens the elements that made Embryodead such a cult classic. Brooding vocals, destructive percussion, ominous synths, and captivating sequences draw the listener in and enthral them with each track. "Falling From Lucifer's Grace" opens the album with an eerie air and quickly bombards you with its hard drums and corrosive riffs, "Siamese" and "Auf Wiedersehn Im Massengrab" slow things down a bit, while "Boneshaker Baybee" and "Loyal To My Hate" are destined to be club favourites with their acidic beats and sticky melodies.


I have found myself wondering why there is so much fuss about innovation lately. Why is there so much noise about disruption in markets? Everybody seems to be talking about innovation, but what is it? Is it something new to us human beings, or just the logical way that human beings evolve and adapt their environment.
In my mind innovation applies to everything, because we change and our needs change. In response someone, somewhere in the world will identify that change and in response produce something which either didn't exist previously, or improves on what went before. Without most of us even being aware of it this process is happening daily, and these innovations could be changing the way we live—perhaps in a few years, or even in a few months.
So in my view innovation is nothing new for mankind, it's been practiced since the first humans existed and it's in our DNA to evolve and innovate. The maritime industry is no stranger to this process, it has constantly improved and changed. It has been a late adopter, though. Its very traditional culture is responsible for it lagging in regard to innovation and change, so it always takes a few years for the industry to adapt to the kind of change that's occurring in the rest of the world.
That's not because it doesn't embrace innovation though, but rather because it has a longer reaction time. As in every traditional market like financial services or insurance, the culture that is cultivated in maritime is more risk averse, focused on creating a safer environment rather than big shifts in strategy.
Some might argue that the maritime industry is walking a fine line as far as the sustainability of its operating model is concerned, and that its failure to adapt to the leaps of innovation that have taken place in recent years is partly responsible.
Many different steps are being taken in the industry to adjust certain aspects of their operations and bring them more in line with technological improvements, yet still there is resistance. Particularly when it comes to the fear of failure, something which is inherent in the industry culture. As an entrepreneur of an innovative start-up I meet this kind of cultural resistance head-on on a daily basis. VesselBot is an online chartering marketplace that digitizes the whole chartering process.
Although users acknowledge that VesselBot provides cost and operational efficiencies, and solves a problem maritime organization are faced with continually, still cultural resistance and the reluctance to use a new technology tool creates barriers to adoption.
Organizations are afraid to be early adopters because of the uncertainty this creates. In the maritime culture that word, 'uncertainty' causes unease, whilst in the lexicon of innovative companies it provides a thrilling opportunity.
I've lost count of the number of times I've heard people within the maritime industry tell me that what we're trying to do won't succeed, or that because something similar was tried ten years ago without success, the same will be true today. The truth is that ideas fail for a variety of reasons, but the important question is, does the idea solve a real problem for an organization? It's crucial to understand the reasons that earlier attempts to solve the problem failed.
An example I often cite is LevelSeas—a very forward thinking innovation initiative led by industry heavyweights which didn't manage to survive. What was responsible? Have any of those factors ceased to exist since then? Has the business environment changed since then? Has technology changed since then? Was the timing right for this initiative? And of particular importance, can big multinationals, given the intrinsic values, culture, and ways of operating they bring as a legacy, allow them to function like a startup?
Change may come as a result of internal innovation from the current incumbents—which in all honestly, I doubt—or via lean startups with totally different business models, more effective cost structures and agility.
A start-up is agile, quick to react to changes and what it learns, takes measured risks (usually), and undertakes a lot of experimentation until it achieves the best possible result. Does the culture of big multinationals with their big cost structures, internal politics and all those cultural barriers allow them to act freely, and innovate to create disruption in their operating models?
For me those are rhetorical questions. It may happen if there's a total cultural shift, but did it happen in the case of the LevelSeas project? I think not.
That's why I believe that the disruption will come from small, agile startups that don't have all those barriers and are not afraid to make huge leaps of faith—particularly in the maritime industry. Innovation and technological changes will come sooner or later, this is the normal course of things, and maritime will not be exempt from it.
The organizations that realize this early in the cycle will adjust quicker and gain competitive advantage over their peers. Those that don't react as quickly may end up spending significantly more resources in order just to catch up, or risk becoming obsolete and completely out of the game. This change may come as a result of internal innovation from the current incumbents—which in all honesty I doubt—or via lean start-ups, with totally different business models, more effective cost structures and agility.
The only question that then remains is whether it will be one of those start-ups that comes to dominate the market, or becomes a target for acquisition of the current incumbents. In the end it's all about the right strategy, and making the right decisions. Sometimes that will involve a leap of faith to get you from this side to the other.
Which side will your organization choose?


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101 West Love Street | Troy, AL 36081 | PH: 334.566.1850
Banks School
Goshen Elementary School
Pike County Elementary School
Troy-Pike Center for Technology
Center for Advanced Academics and Accelerated Learning
Instructional Programs
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Academic Academy Information
Pike County Schools Education Foundation
The Pike County School system serves 2200+ students in grades PreK-12. The school system's attendance zone encompasses all of Pike County including students residing in the cities of Goshen, Banks, and Brundidge. School age students residing within the city limits of Troy are zoned for the Troy City Schools.
The school system manages five schools; two high schools, two elementary schools, one PreK-8 unit school, the Troy-Pike Regional Center for Technology, and the Center for Advanced Academics and Accelerated Learning (aka CA³L). One elementary school and one high school each is located in Goshen and in Brundidge. The PreK-8 unit school is located in Banks, Alabama. The Troy-Pike Regional Center for Technology is located in Troy, Alabama and serves both county high schools as well as, Charles Henderson High School. The Center for Advanced Academics and Accelerated Learning serves all of the students within Pike County Schools that attend an Academy program.
The school system employees 188 professional staff members. Sixty percent (60%) have advanced degrees (Masters and above); eight percent (8%) have advanced degrees above the Masters level. The school system also employs 17 instructional aides, 20 custodial workers, 37 bus drivers, 4 maintenance workers, 2 mechanics, 17 secretarial/bookkeeper workers, 23 child nutrition workers, and five under the category of other. These include three school nurses, a job developer/job coach, and a Community Outreach Specialist.
The mission of Pike County Schools is to provide excellence in education, producing graduates ready for college, careers, and life-long success.
Maintaining high expectations and performance standards for all students and adults.
Ensuring academic accountability, fiscal responsibility, and clear communication.
Initiating and sustaining effective collaboration with families, community agencies, and business-industry partners.
Engaging in research to provide innovative instruction, proficient technology use, and expanded student opportunities.
Delivering friendly and courteous service in safe, clean, well-maintained schools.
History of the Pike County School System
The earliest formal schools in Pike County were established in the city of Troy in the 1830's. A number of private schools were founded and run by school masters. By the 1850's, more permanent buildings housed basic education.
An official county school system was established with the 1854 Alabama Bill which provided for public education, but appropriations were small for some time after the Civil War. Consequently, Pike County continued with one-teacher schools and private academies through the 1870's, most of which were church-affiliated. Education for the masses was simply not available until early in the 20th century.
From 1880 until 1890, five-month school terms were the normal period of attendance in Pike County. Some 65 one-teacher schools were operating, each under the control of three trustees elected by the patrons. The trustees handled all of the business of the school, and sent monthly reports to the County Superintendent of Education who disbursed the available state and county funds. A "principal teacher," often working with no additional remuneration, was also appointed for every school.
Abijah Haley served the year of 1885 as Superintendent, and managed to consolidate some fourteen schools in Troy into two white and two Negro institutions. The State Normal School of Troy was founded in 1887, and the city of Troy established a separate school system in 1888.
The Alabama Constitution of 1901 provided a state-wide tax to be allocated to pay teacher salaries. Pike County teachers received $350.00 for a five-month term. A Constitutional Amendment in 1915 allowed counties to levy additional school taxes, and a six-month school term was established.
By 1917 there were 68 separate schools in the Pike County system, none with more than two teachers. In spite of stiff opposition to the consolidation of rural schools, the first consolidate institution was finally erected in 1919 at Shiloh.
The 1927 Equalization Fund established county-wide high school systems throughout Alabama and mandated a minimum term of seven months for elementary schools and nine months for secondary schools. By 1931, eleven Pike County schools were consolidated. At that time there were two accredited high schools in the system - Goshen and Pike County High - both for white students. There were 35 other exclusively white schools and 39 Negro schools. A 1947 progress report indicated three county districts with a school term of nine months, and teacher salaries which ranged from $130 to $235 per month.
The Henderson Education Association, established by the estate-in-trust of Charles Henderson, a former governor of Alabama and a Pike County native, had a profound effect on educational progress in Pike County. Pike County school buildings constructed with thee funds include: Spring Hill (1957), the Pike County High School gymnasium (1964) and Junior Building (1967), Goshen High School (1961), the Pike County High addition (1963), the Goshen High School addition (1964), and a building at Banks (1974) for which approximately two-thirds of the funds were provided by the trust. The Troy-Pike Vocational School (later renamed Troy-Pike Regional Center for Technology), was also partially constructed with a small percentage deriving from Henderson funds. Without these funds, the school system would not have been able to provide the revenue needed to construct direly needed buildings for its student clientele due to low levels of local tax support.
The governance and administration of the Pike County Schools has been under a system of elected board members and a currently appointed superintendent of education. The board of education was originally comprised of five members elected at-large from the county as a whole. The first black member of the board was Mr. Moses Davenport from Brundidge who was appointed in 1984 to replace Mr. Jim Medley who resigned when he moved out of state. There have been numerous long-term board members who have served 16 years or more, including Mr. Wilson D. Folmar from Goshen, Mrs. Mary Alyce Sanders of Goshen, Mrs. Linda Steed of Brundidge, and Mr. Knox Ryals of Brundidge, to list a few.
In 1986, the system moved from a five-member board to a six-member board in order to comply with a federal court order mandating black representation on all boards, councils, and commissions across the south. The six-member board followed the pattern established by the Pike County Commission which expanded from four to six members to comply with the order.
There have been 17 superintendents, to date, and one interim. The superintendency has fluctuated several times over the years from being appointed, the original selection method, to direct popular vote. The current method of selection is appointed. The last time that the method of selection was changed from appointed to elected was in 1974. In 2004, the method was changed back to appointed at the request of the local board and by action of the Alabama Legislature.
"Old" School History
Ansley School
Ansley High School
Antioch P.S.
County Line School - Pike County and Coffee County line three miles south of Hopewell Church
Cross Roads P.S.
Ebenezer P.S.
Good Hope P.S.
Harmony School - 1901 - Harmony, Alabama
Henderson School - 1911 - 1931; School burned in 1931
Holley Spring P.S.
Hussey School at Westminister 1910
Josie School - 1906 - 1922
McWaters School - Southern Pike County
Mossy Grove School - 1856 - 1920
Mt. Carmel P.S.
Mt. Nebo P.S.
Mt. Zion School - One mile north of current Town of Goshen - Closed in 1920s
Oak Grove School - 1870s
Old Hepzibah School
Old Vaughn School - 1900 - 1930, Near Banks
Palmyra School - 1927
Pea River School - 1919
Pike County Training School - Combined with Pike County H.S. in 1970 (Hillcrest School)
Pleasant Ridge P.S.
Reeves Cross Roads School - 1918 - 1948, Tennille Hwy below Springfield Church
Rodger School - 1901 - 1934 , students attended school in Goshen upon consolidation
Shellhorn School - 1889 - 1992
Shellhorn High School
Shiloh P.S.
Springhill School - Springhill, Alabama 87 South, Closed 1992
Tarentum School - Southern Pike County, Closed 1955
Tolbert Training School - 1922 - 1933
The Pike County School board welcomes any information concerning its history. The list provided is clearly incomplete. Please feel free to submit any new information or corrections to the information above by e-mailing Dr. Mark Bazzell or calling the office of the superintendent at 334.566.1850.
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