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ZWOLYA
Alien Cow Farm
Undersea Odyssey
Dev Log
In the far distant future, humans have been forced to deploy satellite space stations as protection against hostile alien races. Now, the Zeta Outpost is under attack by a vicious species of Bugs!
Use the mouse to aim your searchlight. Bugs will be detected audially the moment they come within range, but the searchlight is the only way to pinpoint them and counterattack!
When the meter is full, click the left mouse button to unleash a devastating laser attack, instantly incinerating any Bugs caught in the searchlight!
Increase your score +1 for every second survived, +5 for every Bug zapped, and +100 bonus for completing a round! Survive until the end of the round to earn an upgrade!
Sound Credits:
"Observing The Star" by yd of OpenGameArt.org
"Starlight" by KLY of OpenGameArt.org
sound effects by Dustyroom of the Unity Asset Store, rubberduck of OpenGameArt.org, Little Robot Sound Factory of OpenGameArt.org
Dev Notes:
This game was made for simmerjam, a weekend-long contest to create a game with a two-color minimalism theme. My initial concept was to have a single point of color on an otherwise dark screen, and from there I came up with the idea of enemies that blended in with the background unless you could illuminate them directly. Everything else just sort of fell into place from there.
Now, there are two main approaches to doing a game jam: you either play it completely safe with something short and simple that you already know everything about going in, or you go nuts and use it as an opportunity to experiment with and learn things that you wouldn't otherwise. For the most part, I took the first path; the round system is lifted directly from Daycare Disaster, the offscreen-spawning code featured in Circuit Wars, and the mouse-follow was something we first did in OWL. Not to mention how every one of the game's sound effects came from the pile that didn't make the cut for Alien Cow Farm, and there's no way that I could have done everything as efficiently and effectively as I did if I hadn't been working so hard on similar stuff recently in my other game. However. I would be remiss not to mention that I've really been feeling like I needed a break from ACF lately, as it's truly been a full-time job for almost a year now - longer on some days, and especially considering all the weekend hours. I'm in the home stretch, but it felt really good to start something fresh and subsequently knock it out in an afternoon and a couple hours. 2D games are just simpler, and I think I've come to enjoy working on them more. ...My point, as it relates to this post, is that I may not have done anything earth-shattering with Zeta Outpost Defense, but it was still different and refreshing.
The only note I have on the code is that the hardest part was what it usually is: balancing, and especially with the creep associated with all arcade-type games. For the player upgrades, I started with the maxed-out values, setting them to what I thought would make the most powerful player and the most fun game. Then I took it all away, actually going ahead and making the game linearly more frustrating to play. I knew that the game would be amazing if you could survive long enough to build yourself up, but I gambled that I wasn't making it too hard or too annoying to get to that part. But that's just like any game where you can unlock skills or level-up, and as long as it isn't too overwhelming, it's great. To temper the player getting stronger, I was going to boost the enemy Bugs' speed and spawn rate both over time, but that's a lot of variables, especially since the player can take upgrades in whatever order they like, for drastically different results. Instead, I decided to keep speed constant, with the effect that later rounds feel more like you're playing a zombie game than Space Invaders...you're fighting off a huge swarm, just not one that moves particularly quickly. What I did do was increase the length of each subsequent round, because I felt like it kept cutting off just when things were getting interesting.
Alright, time for a little bragging. I posted this one on Newgrounds as well, and while it's sitting at a score of approximately 3/5 overall (about the same as my other games there), the comments have been all positive. "Pretty addictive gameplay, and a good job for completing in a game jam." "Pretty sweet for a game jam game!" "Simple and brilliant and it actually gets me pretty freaked out right around lvl 8. Good design, good difficulty boost, well made. Easy bit of fun with a challenge. Like it." "The game is really fun. I played it for ten minutes which I don't usually do for Newgrounds. Keep going and making games." Newgrounds is by far the easiest way for games to reach a wide audience, and this feedback is extremely encouraging.
I'm very pleased with this game. It's the best kind of stressful to hear the Bug spawning audio cue without having any idea where onscreen it's coming from, and only being able to sweep around painfully slowly to try and find it. The 15 odd hours I spent on this were certainly worth it. And something I only realized just now, this is officially the first game released under the ZWOLYA company name. Here's to many more!
Source Code (GitHub)


Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: what role can music play?
To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, RNZ Music spoke to some of our favourite musicians who sing in te reo. We asked them to share their top Māori phrase and tell us about why music is important to fostering the reo into the future.


Learn how to make Butternut Squash Sausage Rolls with Quorn Mince using our easy recipe. The perfect finger food to serve at a Christmas party.
In a roasting tin, space out the butternut squash evenly and drizzle with 2tbsp oil, sprinkle over the chilli flakes, and season. Ensure the squash is well coated before roasting for 35 minutes until tender. Pulse in blender for 20 seconds.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the onions for 7 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, sage and ground cloves and continue to fry for 3 minutes, set aside.
Combine the squash with the Quorn Mince, parmesan and onion mixture. Stir in half of the beaten egg.
Dust your work-surface with flour and roll the pastry into a rectangle, about half a centimetre thick, 20cm wide, 45cm long and cut in half.
Brush the sides of the pastry with the beaten egg. Place the sausage filling along the centre, then fold the pastry over and pinch closed to seal. Use your fingers or press down with a fork for a neat edge.
Cut into bite-size pieces. Brush with the egg wash and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
TIP: serve with cranberry sauce or rich onion gravy.
Serving suggestion: This recipe can also be used as a main meal. Either form into a parcel or a plait and cook for 30 minutes.


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When a new head coach takes over a program, like Charlie Strong did at Texas, existing players on the roster can view the move in one of two ways. They can either be a part of the solution or part of the problem.
Former four-star recruit Rami Hammad has apparently taken the latter course. Hammad didn't embrace a fresh start and instead struggled to make an impression with the new coaching staff. As a result, he reportedly doesn't see a future for himself in Austin, Texas.
According to Orangebloods.com, Hammand has decided to leave the Texas Longhorns and transfer to another program.
Hammand was never able to crack the team's rotation at guard with junior Sedrick Flowers entrenched on the left side, while sophomore more Kent Perkins and junior Taylor Doyle competed to start at right guard.
With Hammad's intentions being made public, the Longhorns have lost 12 players to dismissals, suspensions or transfers since Strong took over the program.
Prior to signing with the Longhorns, Hammad verbally committed to the Oklahoma Sooners and the Baylor Bears. The offensive lineman also had scholarship offers from the Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arkansas Razorbacks, Duke Blue Devils, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins and Washington Huskies.
One team not mentioned which may be of interest to Hammad is the Virginia Tech Hokies. Hammad's former offensive line coach at Texas, Stacy Searels, is now serving in the same capacity as part of Frank Beamer's staff.
If Hammad decides to attend another FBS school, he'll have to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules.


Are you new to the area and looking for information about DeKalb county? Or are you just looking for something to do this weekend? Check out the links below to find out what is going on in and around DeKalb County.


Cured italian deli meats, smallgoods or charcuterie are all known as Salumi, which include delicacies such as Prosciutto, Culatello, Salame, Salsiccia, Cotechino and more. All a gastronomic success story.
A course dedicated to discover the secrets of rearing, butchering and artisan curing of meat in the Italian Salumi tradition.
A week dedicated to discovering the secrets of rearing, butchering and artisan curing of meats, that has made the Italian Salumi tradition a success.
…all a gastronomic success story.
Participants will study and learn hands on, the art of preparing and transforming pork meat, how to correctly use sea salt, spices and natural flavours, learn the secrets of tying and curing to create the "Works of Art" known as Porchetta, Prosciutto, Culatello, Rolled Pancetta, Salame and Salsiccia.
Each day's programme will cover the curing and cooking techniques of different meat cuts: baking, grilling, griddling and boiling for a sumptuous spread which will be served and enjoyed as lunch at the end of each day's session. These delicacies will be accompanied by daily baked homemade bread, local craft beer and Lambrusco wine.
Besides the programme schedule you can try your hand at making fresh bread and pasta. Local experts in the art of "Sfoglia Emiliana", a fresh egg pasta, will run a practical course for those interested in making Lasagne sheets, Emilian Tagliatelle, Tortelli and Tortellini, followed by a tasting dinner of the products made.
The course is aimed at those who want to improve their knowledge of the "King Pork": livestock farmers, butchers, food products processors, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, those who produce and season salumi, chefs, and people who want to start artisan production of HIGH QUALITY salumi, mass retail quality control inspection staff, cookery and salumi technique enthusiasts.


Surprise! I'm posting the Nate Berkus apartment tour from Architectural Digest. And of course, by "surprise" I mean, this is no surprise at all.
Like most of the world, I've been a fan of Berkus ever since he debuted on Oprah's show. I've read his book, followed his designs and even got to sit in the audience on his show (RIP).
Since then, he's married Jeremiah Brent (of Rachel Zoe fame and a talented designer in his own right) and they've had their first child, Poppy. This Fifth Avenue apartment was designed by the two and unlike mere mortals, Berkus says they were able to collaborate and design together without disagreements. It just makes me love them more.
While I admit I could probably never live in such an edited palette, I would be more than happy to come over for weekly cocktails.
Love the simple shades and library lights in this room.
I've been considering a similar sputnik style lamp for our new bedroom. Again, love the natural shades. They're such an beautiful choice and you can find them for a steal at Home Depot.
This is hands down one of my favorite kitchens in New York. The windows are to-die-for, but I love that the entire place looks like it could have been there for years. The subway tile and herringbone floors are classic, but the island is out of this world.
The magic is in the tile. The wall behind the sinks is incredible, and the mirrors pop in the brass frames. The shower is dizzying and spectacular.
You can see the whole tour here and be sure to check out some of Nate's amazing collection for Target below.


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Anna Rodriguez receives Performance Health FSMTA 2013 Humanitarian Award
July 10, 2013 — Anna Rodriguez was presented the Performance Health FSMTA Humanitarian Award at this year's Florida State Massage Therapy Association Annual Convention.
Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of Biofreeze, Prossage, and Thera-Band health and wellness products, honors an individual annually in the massage therapy industry for their efforts in improving the welfare of their clients and demonstrating selfless devotion to others. This is the ninth year that Performance Health has presented the award.
Bob Poirier, vice president of commercial operations for Performance Health, had the honor of presenting the award to Rodriguez.
"As the founder of The Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Anna has received numerous recognitions and awards for her passion and dedication to identify, rescue and restore victims lives. We are very proud to add this humanitarian award to her long list of accolades and pleased that we had opportunity to present it on her birthday," stated Poirier. "Anna tirelessly travels around the country speaking and training law enforcement, community organizations and faith based organizations about human trafficking. Although she is neither a massage therapist nor a member of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association, her value to massage is immense as she continues to help us in our fight to stop unlicensed and illicit activity within the massage profession."
Upon receiving the award, Rodriguez said, "I am honored and thankful to Performance Health for bestowing this recognition as it motivates me even further to pursue my mission of advocating for human rights and especially eradicating human trafficking."
In addition to honoring Rodriguez at the FSMTA convention, Performance Health will donate $1,000 to the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking organization.
Source: Performance Health, performancehealth.com
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Germs: Prevent Their Spread
Medication Distribution During an Emergency
Pandemic Flu
Pneumonic Plague
Tularemia
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
All files are PDF.
Updates and resources from the CDC
Ebola resources and reporting guidance
What is Ebola?
Ebola is one of the diseases known as viral hemorrhagic fevers. These diseases are caused by viruses that lead to high fevers and, in some cases, severe bleeding (hemorrhage). The disease caused by the Ebola virus is particularly dangerous, with a death rate of 50-90 percent.
Ebola is an animal disease that humans get through close contact with the blood, fluids or organs of infected animals. The disease can then be passed from person to person. Ebola outbreaks occur primarily in Central and West Africa.
What are the symptoms of Ebola?
Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and sometimes abnormal bleeding. Symptoms start from two to 21 days after a person comes in contact with the Ebola virus.
How is Ebola spread?
Ebola is almost always spread through direct contact with the blood, body fluids or excretions of a person sick with Ebola; through objects such as needles contaminated with their infected body fluids; or through direct contact with the body of a victim of Ebola.
Ebola cannot be spread by an infected person before they have symptoms of the illness.
It is possible for those who recover from Ebola to infect others as long as their blood or other body fluids contain the Ebola virus. Blood and fluids can remain infected for several weeks.
Ebola is not spread through casual contact.
Ebola is not spread through water, or food grown in the United States.
There is no strong evidence Ebola is transmitted through the air.
Gloves, face masks, eye protection and protective gowns can prevent the spread of Ebola from a patient to a caregiver.
Who is at risk for Ebola?
For most people, the risk of catching Ebola is extremely low.
People who care for Ebola patients are at the highest risk because they may come into contact with blood or body fluids.
People who come into contact with the bodies of Ebola victims are also at risk and should take protective measures to avoid possible infection.
How is Ebola treated?
Ebola patients are given fluids and lost blood is replaced.
There is no licensed medication that cures Ebola and no vaccine to prevent it. Several experimental medications are currently being evaluated.
Ebola patients are isolated to prevent the spread of the disease. Those who come into contact with patients or the bodies of deceased Ebola victims should wear protective clothing, wash their hands often and take other measures to avoid infection.
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The Mosaic Outdoor Mountain Club of Massachusetts is a unique non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Jewish people together to enjoy and foster a greater appreciation of the outdoors. We are a volunteer-led, member-driven organization that welcomes everyone, age 21 and older, to partake in a variety of activities with other Jewish outdoor enthusiasts. With over 100 members across Massachusetts and New England, our unique club welcomes singles, couples, and families with children, regardless of age, background, physical ability or religious denomination.
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Here are some quirky and unusual home decoration ideas for people who have passion for decorating their home that gives home its own personality.
There are people who get inspiration of décor at strange times and inspiration comes at strange times and when you really are not on lookout.
Texture the walls yourself by hand painting them.
Use portion of concrete pipe as flowerpot. Place it at window sill. Such strange flower pot will add an element. Add bonsai plant up in corner or even at the entrance. This gives fresh and green look to your home.
Use the shells you find on beach to make candle holder. You can use beach shells to décor a wall to have beach like effect. Also you can fill shells with molten wax and add wick to make them amazing range of candles. Get scented candles.
Add large chandelier on top of dining table. This will give uncommon elegance.
Exhibit collection of antique glass bottles on window sills and when light from outside falls on it, there will be beauty to see from within.
Make a wooden ladder and place near bathroom wall to hand different colored towels instead of traditional towel rack.
Place mirrors on walls in different shapes on opposite walls this will make room look large also.
Amazing and unique ideas on decorating own home it shows that the personality of the person living will be reflected by the interior decoration of the house. I think the factors that should be considered are space, budget and also safety.


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Boeing to Pay SEC $200 Million Fine for Misleading Investors on 737 MAX Safety Inspections
Boeing announced that it had reached a $200 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after allegations that it deceived its own investors and the public about the safety of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner.The Boeing 737 MAX killed 346 people in two separate fatal crashes, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ground the airplane for 20 months and only allowing it to fly again in November 2020.
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5 Crazy Ableton Live Controllers
Dan Morse
March 29, 2011 | Read time: 4 mins
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Sasha DJs with Ableton Live and his Maven controller: At the time, this was revolutionary stuff indeed.
Take Ableton Live, one of the most versatile composition and performance tools ever created by man; then take a whole array of weird and wonderful electronic devices, either intended for musical use or not; and finally add a good dose of ingenuity and devil-may-care.
What do you get? A bizarre, idiosyncratic and often brilliant array of custom Midi controllers that creative DJs and producers use to express themselves in new and exciting ways, that's what! Here's our pick of the best:
1. Maven
Sasha's Maven paved the way for today's new breed of commercially available controllers, specially the Akais.
Sasha's now legendary Ableton controller cost £15,000 to make. And he has two!
Custom specced from the best components they could source, the milled aluminium frame and faceplate house a MIDIbox open-source Midi processing unit, internal power supply and a Firewire interface.
Sasha may have moved on to Pioneer's top of the range CDJs, but the Maven paved the way a new generation of digital DJs and helped inspire some of the best controllers on the market today, namely the Vestax VCM600 and the Akai APC40 and APC20.
2. Monodeck II
When one of the creators of Ableton Live himself comes up with a custom controller, you know it'as going to be something special… and the mind-blowing Monodek II doesn't disappoint.
Another custom controller with more lights and pots than you can shake a stick at! Some readers might recognise the name "Robert Henke" from the Ableton Live credits: He was one of the founding members of the Ableton company, and he also performs as Monolake. It was he who hand-built the Monodeck II controller to help with his live performances.
In Robert's own words:
"I started with first sketches for Monodeck II in summer 2005. The hardware was finished one year later, the development of a new Monolake live show took another six months."
Hardware wise, Monodeck II is quite similar to the Maven, using a MIDIbox module for the brain. Where hand-made controllers stand out is in the quality and implementation of the parts.
Monodeck II was designed from the ground up to play a very specific part in the Monolake performances. The aim was to give the band intuitive visual feedback as well as have everything in the performance on one surface. Each LED is not only able to glow in seven colours, but can fade using software.
What Henke ended up with was a unique and powerful musical instrument to complement the band's performances. The significance of controllers like these is that with time and a bit of money, anyone can build a surface to suit their needs. It can be daunting, but it can be done.
3. Theremin
The Theramin allows control of two Midi parameters without touching the unit – with a bit of hackery, that is.
This one's a little bit wackier. A Theremin is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without contact from the player. As an instrument in itself, the Theremin sounds straight out of a rubbish 50s science fiction movie, but can be used to control parameters of any Midi-enabled application using clever trickery and magic dust (or something like max4live).
Alternatively, some clever soul has managed to build a working Theremin Midi controller, which can be mapped to functions on most software synthesisers and music software. As with all things Midi driven, it can be mapped to any functions – see the video for a demo:
4. Kinect
Kinect and a bit of hacking lends whole new creative possibilities to forward-thinking Ableton Live DJs and producers.
This one is just too cool to leave out. Released late in 2010, Kinect is a motion-sensing add-on for the Xbox 360 costing $150 (€130). Before it was released, equivalent equipment would cost upwards of $10,000.
Kinect brought extremely powerful tools at a very affordable price. The hacking community threw themselves at a project to let the device communicate with a PC or Mac. Microsoft, in a move generally out of character, backed the projects and is now releasing official software to help the community.
Off the back of this, all sorts of crazy ideas were born, including ways to connect to Traktor and Ableton Live. The sci-fi fantasy shown in countless films and TV shows such as Star Trek and Minority Report is on the horizon, and the digital production community is embracing it with open arms.
Sony also recently announced it was creating a hobby development kit called move.me for the Playstation Move controller. This alone shows the impact of Microsoft's new controller on the consumer market.
Want an example? Check out this Kinect-controlled dubstep "wobble" video:
5. Monome
The Monome range: Beautiful, expensive and idiosyncratic – what's not to like?
The Monome is in here simply because of how beautiful it looks. All you get is a box with buttons on but this is the Rolls Royce of controllers. The Monome comes in three flavours: the two fifty six (16×16) the one twenty eight (16×8) and the sixty four (8×8), representing the number of buttons available.
These controllers are not for the faint hearted as not only do the pre-built ones come at a premium, to get the most out of them requires knowledge of applications such as Cycling74's max/msp. Each one is hand made individually, and there are often long waiting lists for every model. Nevertheless, these are beautifully crafted controllers that blur the lines between useful tools and hand-crafted art.
Bonus: iPad / smartphones
Bonus points go to the touchscreen revolution. Seriously, who would have thought, 10 years ago, that the DJ booth would look like the bridge of the starship Enterprise?
From the now-discontinued Jazzmutant Lemur to the iPod Touch and larger tablets, the technology has matured rapidly over the last few years. Many people are quick to point out some of the disadvantages of the medium – mainly that there's a lack of feedback to the controls – but that won't stop these becoming more and more common in DJ booths across the world.
TouchOSC: WiFi control and feedback from music applications lets you break free from the DJ booth.
Since the middle of the last decade, there's been an explosion in the number of Midi controllers available, with every conceivable control need catered for. There are so many oddities, as well as commercial products from companies such as Monome and Livid Instruments, that the possibilities are endless.
The DIY community has kept pace with commercial offerings to bring often wild and unique Midi controllers, as well as crazy experiments to push the boundaries of what Midi can do. One thing is for certain: choice is only going to increase. The hardest part will be deciding what to use!
• Dan Morse is a London, England-based DJ who runs his own DJing blog, It's a DJ's life!
Do you find the new ways of controlling music and DJ software exciting or irrelevant? Have you seen DJs and producers using devices to perform with that we've not covered here? Let us know in the comments.
Controller Clinic #25: Syncing My Controller With An Ableton DJ
Mission: Turn Ableton Live Into A Killer DJ Tool!
Review: Beatsurfing Midi Controller Builder For iPad


How do you rate St John Central?
What types of hob are in St John? Are they induction?? Does anyone know???
So I chose St John Central because it looked the most modern one after brickworks. It's a really nice accommodation, let's get that out of the way, but it has a lot of problems sometimes. One of the lifts don't work, a lot of people got stuck in one of them, various times, and security did nothing. Security is b******. There's not in-suit security. And this last week a hate crime happened, which could have been avoided by having the back door closed, but surprise! It doesn't work. The lifts are disgusting and there are stains on the floor. Okay, I'm a person that gets annoyed when someone has afters at 4 AM. If you want or need a quiet place, you better pray or you will have strangers running through your flat before you know it. I'm going onto second year and I wouldn't choose this accommodation just for the fact that it's basically a party dorm.
The Wifi is terrible, it's always a state, the doors are broken so anyone can walk in and out, there's never anyone in the office to talk to. It does have an ensuite but the hot water doesn't work properly and the showers often overflow. It's inly s 10 minute walk from uni and its in the town centre which is good. But I don't think it's worth the £5500 a year they charge.
Amazing location! No cleaning included with rent - would have helped over holidays to ensure halls were kept clean.
Loved living in central everyone is super friendly and you easily make new friends!
Really nice and modern place to live. The Internet isn't great and the cleaning is left to you.
Perfect location, private bathroom. Excellent help and support if you need, porters quick with anything you may request. Friends for life.
Perfect location for the city centre and uni. Great rooms and communal areas, would 100% recommend!
Modern clean and right in the centre of York! The morning porters and management were so lovely and helpful and we're always quick to come sort an issue even if you were just locked out of your flat. The kitchen is spacious and the rooms/bathrooms were practical and modern. It's expensive but worth it, (especially for the wireless wifi), I loved this place!
Clean, modern and fab location. Friendly and helpful management team. Wifi often auto logged out making it a task every time I wanted to use the internet.
Love my halls! Great location and room/space size!


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Stara Wieś (dawn. Starawieś) – dawniej wieś w Polsce, od 2009 w granicach  Siennicy w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie mińskim, w gminie Siennica.

Leży w południowej części Siennicy.

W latach 1867–1954 w gminie Siennica w powiecie (nowo)mińskim. 20 października 1933 w woj. warszawskim utworzono gromadę Starawieś granicach gminy Siennica, składającą się z wsi Starawieś, folwarku Siennica, kolonii Józefin i kolonii Andrzejówka.

Podczas II wojny światowej w Generalnym Gubernatorstwie, w dystrykcie warszawskim. W 1943 gromada Starawieś liczyła 360 mieszkańców.

W związku z reorganizacją administracji wiejskiej jesienią 1954, Starawieś weszła w skład nowej gromady Siennica.

Od 1 stycznia 1973 ponownie w gminie Siennica (powiat miński). W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość należała administracyjnie do województwa siedleckiego.

1 stycznia 2009 włączona do wsi Siennica.

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Frisco city and school leaders, representatives of PGA of America and Omni Stillwater gather with Frisco ISD golf athletes to announce the national headquarters relocation to Frisco.
PGA of America will relocate to the Fields property in Frisco.
A rendering of the layout of the new PGA headquarters in Frisco.
On Dec. 4, Frisco City Council, Frisco Economic Development Corp., Frisco Community Development Corp. and Frisco ISD unanimously voted to approve a master development agreement between PGA of America and Omni Stillwater Resort LLC.
The agreement includes two 18-hole golf courses and a 500-room resort by Omni Hotels & Resorts with a 127,000-square-foot conference center. One of the courses will be a championship course along with a nine-hole course and a 35,000-square-foot clubhouse.
Under this agreement, two PGA championships, two Women's PGA championships and potentially a Ryder Cup will be held in Frisco.
The economic impact to Frisco will be more than $2.5 billion over 20 years, according to the city.
The headquarters will be located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Panther Creek Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway. The land was formerly owned by Bert Fields Jr. until Hunt Realty purchased the land in August.
The PGA headquarters, golf courses and resort are expected to be complete by June 2022. The golf courses will begin construction in September 2019, the resort will start in January 2020 and the headquarters will start in July 2020.
According to the agreement, PGA will invest $30 million, Omni Stillwater will invest $455 million and the city and FISD will invest $35 million.
The city of Frisco will provide a performance incentive agreement with an estimated value of $62.5 million. The state of Texas will also provide an incentive agreement with an estimated value between $52-$74 million.
According to the city, there will be no increase in property or sales tax rates to provide funding for the project. The existing sales tax stream will be utilized.
The public will have access to 65 percent of annual available rounds with Frisco residents receiving a 20-50 percent discount.
Frisco ISD will have access to practice facilities including driving range and short game areas. The district will pay no fees or annual operating expenses for use of the practice facility. FISD will pay a discounted student rate for tee times.
The partnership with FISD will also present career and technology opportunities and internships for students in the following areas: sports management, sports broadcasting, business management, culinary, marketing, landscape architecture and hotel and restaurant management.
The golf association will join the Dallas Cowboys, FC Dallas and other sports headquarters in Frisco, which bills itself as Sports City U.S.A.


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by Samuel Hayes	- at March 26, 2019
Mueller's long-awaited final report was delivered to the Justice Department on Friday after a almost two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible links between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Echoing remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Senate's top Democrat, Sen.
Former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said the Department of Justice "doesn't do opposition research", and therefore should not be expected to release the Mueller report in full.
All they needed was a stinging condemnation from Mueller of Trump's behavior to give their probes liftoff.
Nadler, however, said the president was misrepresenting the findings of the summary authored by Barr, who the New York Democrat accused of making "questionable legal judgments". Graham added, referring to Bill Clinton's June 2016 meeting with then-attorney general Loretta Lynch on an Arizona airport tarmac.
A few hours before the summary was released Sunday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said he believed there was "significant evidence of collusion" in an interview with ABC News.
Trump told reporters at the White House last week that he wouldn't mind if the public sees Mueller's report. The Mueller report is a punch in the gut for Schiff, who will now face criticism from the right that his committee is picking at the carcass of the Mueller report in the hopes of keeping the collusion narrative alive.
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Under Justice Department rules, matters pertaining to ongoing investigations must remain classified.
"To suggest that if you're a Republican and you want Trump to win, you can't do your job is absurd", he continued.
"You don't need to be guilty of an underlying crime to obstruct an investigation - especially one that might, and in fact did, implicate a number of close associates and aides", said Jens David Ohlin, a law professor at Cornell University. Although Mueller determined that there was no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation, he was able to charge and prove other crimes by Trump associates.
Cummings, whose Oversight Committee has broad authority to investigate the executive branch and its leaders, has sent a bevy of letters to administration officials on a half-dozen topics, including some inquiring whether Trump overrode the advice of career Federal Bureau of Investigation officials to help his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, obtain top clearances. Those candidates hit a strikingly similar note on Sunday, calling for the full report to be made public and casting doubt on Barr's summary of it. "A short letter from Trump's hand-picked Attorney General is not sufficient", Senator Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter.
"Well, you're not", she said. I want to know who did it. Could Mueller have just not included any language about this decision in his report? Graham went on to call the unsubstantiated dossier "garbage", pointing out that a number of its allegations - including the claim that Michael Cohen went to Prague to meet with Russian hackers during the campaign - have been disproven.
I invite colleagues to join me in working with President Trump to enact commonsense measures to expand the USA economy and protect our national security. "In fact, he may not even be a free person".
Barr seems to see the investigation for what it was.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the president 'have been very clear that they remain open to the dialogue. He said time remains on Washington's side, adding that the president "is not under pressure to make any deal".
Moving up you have the rear-drive Long Range model - $47,000, 300 miles of range, 0-60mph in 5.5 seconds and 130mph. It's fair to say the automaker is up against an entirely different set of hurdles than it was on March 31, 2016.
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None of the universities or the companies who run the tests were implicated, and none of the students involved were charged. Macy , who has not been charged, had arranged to do the same for their younger daughter but then allegedly deciding not to.
In comparison, the mobile-only plan will also offer SD quality and one device limit but that device now has to be a mobile device. This time around, Apple announced new products including new iPad Mini and long-awaited AirPods 2 through press releases.
Two games later, things got even worse. "I think this shows that last week wasn't a fluke", OR point guard Payton Pritchard said. Later this week, Oregon , a No. 12 seed, will try to run its winning streak to nine against the No. 5-seed Wisconsin Badgers .
Chun mentioned the departing North Korean diplomatic officials took documents with them but left most of their equipment behind. Last month, the second US-North Korea summit in Vietnam collapsed due to disputes over US-led sanctions on the North.
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That has been an issue in every campaign he has run and will undoubtedly resurface during his presidential bid. In an interview for the piece, the former congressman talked about his presidential ambitions.
The Giants signed Beckham to a five-year, $95 million contract extension in August with $65 million in guarantees. If nothing else, trading Beckham hurts the plan to get one more marginally effective season out if Manning.
The president introduced defense company Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson as "Marillyn Lockheed" at a conference a year ago . On Monday morning, Trump said he combined Cook's and the company's name together because it was faster.
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HIP-HOP: Nicki Minaj,"Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded" (Young Money/Universal)
At her best, Minaj is one of the wittiest, most creative rappers working today, either male or female. On the first half of her second album, she offers repeated evidence of her talents, delivering funny, biting, bawdy lines and rhyming couplets with apparent glee.
A supremely confident Minaj trades verses with otherwise cocky male rappers such as Lil Wayne, Drake and Nas and not only proves herself their equal but pushes them to step up with their own ace verses. On the effervescent, minimally invasive bounce track "Beez in the Trap," Minaj plays the queen of a hive, with Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz buzzing around her. Nas continues his return to form on "Champion," even if Minaj's verses aren't her best on the album.
But then, after the ridiculousness that is "Sex in the Lounge" (which sounds like a Lonely Island parody of an R. Kelly song), the CD drives off a cliff. Minaj abruptly hits the accelerator and stops rapping in favor of 128-beat-per-minute dance pop songs as simple as they are generic.
That second half is a drag, filled with dance bangers of the blandest and most cookie-cutter variety. The music behind "Automatic" could be mistaken for a 15-year-old's first stab at making a dance track on Ableton software. These are accompanied by a few late-night ballads with singing so synthetically enhanced that it sounds like a "Jetsons" robot.
The result is a disjointed, artistically confused release that's not only way too long but also doesn't really ring true as an "album" at all, at least if your definition is a collection of new songs with a central premise or statement that one listens to from start to finish.
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JAZZ: Theo Bleckmann, "Hello Earth! The Music of Kate Bush" (Winter & Winter)
Singer Bleckmann has performed everything from Berlin cabaret to Las Vegas standards with some ditties by classical composer Charles Ives thrown in. Here he takes on the highly literate, mythic realm of British pop recluse Kate Bush.
It is, of course, telling that this jazz is being played by a German guy working over the music of a British songbird via an international band, including Americans such as percussionist John Hollenbeck and violinist Caleb Burhans. Bleckmann creates a set full of cymbal haze, bells and electric keyboards trembling. In perfect English, he respects the mystery in these songs, which exude a certain New Age sensibility while maintaining jazz seriousness. The session is mysterious and occasionally tuneful.
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John was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. His family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan after stays in both Japan and Iowa. After attending various universities around Michigan, John took an education hiatus to work in a cannery in Alaska. It was there that he found his calling in the pages of American Craft while scouring the tables of free magazines at the Anchorage Public Library. He received his BFA (Furniture Design) from Northern Michigan University in 1996 and his MFA (Furniture Design) from Rhode Island School of Design in 2000. John teaches in the School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University. John has recently exhibited work at the Muskegon Museum of Art, the Midland Center for the Arts, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and the Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum. He lives in Ann Arbor and maintains a studio in his home.
While I don't literally remember my earliest childhood years in Japan where I was born, I have over my lifetime, stitched together memories based on home movies, family photos, and images from my imagination. I "remember" the aesthetics of the place - objects and environments carefully made in wood, stone, and steel. Without necessarily conscious of it at the time, I was dimly aware of Japanese visual composition. Things around me held an inherent logic and beauty, a perfection made possible by keen tools, quality materials, and proficient makers. This three-part integration was embedded early on and continues to affect my own ongoing pursuit in object making.
While finding my way as a young maker, I realized where I belonged mostly because of how various studios smelled. The ceramics studio was musty and dirty, the metals studio was acrid and smoky, but the wood studio had an earthy aroma. My kind of place. The tools immediately felt right as well. Chisels, planes, and knives when sharpened properly could manipulate the material in ways I never expected. While I was clearly not a natural talent, I quickly realized that a little bit of tenacity goes a long way. I also realized that I loved the logic for how wood parts can fit together. To build a wooden object or a piece of furniture each part depends on the fit of others. I deeply appreciate this fitting togetherness – how doors fit, how drawers fit, how joints fit, how hinges fit. It all makes sense, and this sensibility carries through to what I'm doing today.
Working in wood typically requires a high degree of planning before actual construction, and over time I realized I craved the ability to work with more spontaneity. The work in this show reflects my wish to keep the working process a bit more flexible and intuitive.
When starting with a sketch that I believe has potential, I now begin to build directly, without drawings or maquettes. I'll constantly assess what has been built and allow myself to alter it, continue with it, or get rid of it and start over. I'm more interested in seeing where this process takes me than I am in finishing something precisely as planned. This results in some playfulness and whimsy that I hope is reflected in this work.
The word Householdments is an old and obscure term without modern usage that refers to furniture or things we keep in our houses. It strikes me as an odd word but well fitted to describe the objects in this exhibit. The pieces in this show are a collection of my personal householdments.


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It's good to be popular. Once the forgotten bunch, social media managers are becoming increasingly popular as their brand and marketing colleagues clamor to get their baby some social media love.
Before you post, keep in mind we're publishers now. And, with that comes great responsibility. It's not just about keeping our internal clients happy, but our followers as well. It requires a careful balancing act.
Sure, there are conversation opportunities that are serendipitous and often random that can't be planned in advance – after all, you want content in the mix that is disruptive and fun. But, that needs to be supplemented with an organizational framework that ensures that social engagement efforts are tightly integrated with an organization's marketing, PR and communications plans. To do this effectively, you need to create, consult and maintain a content calendar (weekly, monthly) that serves as a roadmap for all social media efforts. What's more, you need to share the calendar across the organization to get everyone onboard and to improve and extend your social reach and results.
· Target accordingly. For each social channel and shared content, ask yourself: What am I trying to accomplish? Who are we talking to? What brand messages do we want to convey? Then, align and craft posts accordingly to ensure they are relevant and engaging to your various audiences.
· Take inventory. Audit the timely and compelling content that you have currently or that's in the works. Create a worksheet to organize them into content buckets (topics) and types (news links, blog posts, poll questions, videos, infographics, e-books, events, etc.).
· Create themes. Pick topics or themes in broad categories that can be broken down into sub-categories. Align your theme accordingly based on the demographics/interests of each social network. The key to success is to decide upon a manageable number of categories, product areas or marketing promotions to focus on each month. Consider developing standing, recurring features (e.g. "Fun Fridays"). And, don't forget the freebies: holidays, national observances, events and cultural happenings all provide opportunities to make connections and spark conversations. Authenticity is key: don't make brand connections that feel forced. This approach provides a powerful framework to guide your efforts, spark ideas for compelling messages and identify potential content gaps.
· Sell softly. Shake things up, it shouldn't be all about you. Social expert Paul Chaney recommends the 70/20/10 rule. 70 percent of content should focus on your customers' interest and needs, 20 percent should be other people's content and 10 percent should be promotional.
· Think visually. Countless studies demonstrate that visually compelling posts win – they are more engaging than links and typically get more conversations and shares than other types of content. What's the picture that conveys the story you want to tell?
· Give them a reason to follow or like you. Compelling content remains king and can be enhanced by providing exclusive content, products, events and offers. Don't forget to ask for feedback and recognize your followers.
· Continuously measure. Track and record results within the calendar to determine what works and what doesn't, and adjust your strategies accordingly.
Keeping these approaches in mind will make the social content and engagement planning process less daunting, more efficient and effective. What resolutions would you add to our list?


Bermuda Cruise Honeymoon - Sail Away To Paradise!
A Bermuda cruise honeymoon is the perfect combination for a successful honeymoon. The beautiful pink sand beaches of this tropical island along with the elegance of a cruise ship make it a setting that is second to none.
Honeymoon cruises are a growing trend, and there is no better destination than Bermuda. If you are considering a honeymoon cruise, Bermuda should be at the top of your destination list.
Many people don't realize that Bermuda is actually a collection of 138 islands, with its Main Island often referred to as Bermuda. Known for its pink sand beaches and crystal clear blue water, Bermuda is a British territory with a thriving economy based on the financial industry as well as tourism.
There is a local currency that it is tied to the US dollar, however the US dollar is widely accepted. There are many great restaurants, bars and sightseeing opportunities throughout the islands to keep you entertained.
Rum is the favorite drink of the islands with Gosling and Horton brands making their homes here. All of this and a laid back island mentality make this the perfect location for relaxation and fun.
Bermuda has a mild sub-tropical climate that is warm and humid during the summer and not usually colder than 60° in the winter. Such mild temperatures make this a location that can be visited year round.
However, Spring and Summer are the most popular months. Due to its location, hurricanes are definitely a concern in the Fall. Bermuda has had a very proactive approach over the years to preventing severe hurricane damage, so there is rarely any major damage incurred.
You will probably want to avoid hurricane season for cruising, however. Although the islands themselves might be able to withstand a hurricane, most cruise ships will not sail through dangerous conditions at sea. It is better to avoid the chance that your honeymoon might get cancelled.
Eight ports on the East coast of the US serve as the starting point for a Bermuda cruise honeymoon. Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Cape Liberty (NJ), Baltimore, Norfolk, Fort Lauderdale and Charleston all have ships that sail to Bermuda.
Known for luxury and high quality, Princess cruises offers it's Personal Choice Cruising program for your convenience. A nine day cruise will take you to San Juan, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk along the way.
Royal Caribbean has been bringing honeymoons to Bermuda for many years. Five night cruises leave from Norfolk, Cape Liberty (NJ) and Baltimore. The ships offer many activities to keep you busy, or if you want to relax there is ample space to lounge on the deck.
Norwegian offers 7 and 8 day cruises from Charleston, Boston, Philadelphia or New York. Freestyle cruising allows you to experience many different dining and bar options.
Carnival is known for quality cruises at affordable prices, offering one 6-day cruise per year to Bermuda in April.
Celebrity offers an upscale cruising experience with five-star dining options and spas. They currently offer an 11 day autumn cruise from Cape Liberty (NJ).
Costa offers Italian style cruising to Bermuda in April. Leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, the 7 day cruise also makes a stop at Nassau in the Bahamas.
There are many options while onshore during your Bermuda cruise honeymoon. Bermuda is one of the best locations in the world for snorkeling and scuba. Clear blue water and beautiful coral reefs are the setting for hours of fun under the water.
For active visitors options include golfing and tennis, or spend the day cycling or running the Railway Trail. The temperate climate is perfect for sailing and fishing as well.
There are many museums and tours available as well where you can learn about the history of Bermuda and everything else that makes these islands great. Crystal Cave is a fun way to learn about stalactites and stalagmites while seeing a true natural wonder.
And don't forget shopping and dining! From English pubs to five-star dining experiences, you have many delicious options to choose from.
Quaint shops and stores can be found in Hamilton, St. George's or Dockyard to meet all of your shopping needs. Don't forget to pick up a Horton Rum Cake to bring home to finish off your Bermuda cruise honeymoon!


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You can now use your voice to run Amazon Fire TV's Hulu, Crackle, and Showtime apps
Tom Cheredar
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Amazon's Fire TV set-top box's voice-control feature just got more useful.
Today, the company announced that Fire TV apps for Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime Anytime will now be integrated into the device's voice search. Previously, music video service Vevo was the only third-party service with voice control. That means you'll be able to pull up content within each of the aforementioned Fire TV apps when doing a universal search.
"We're excited and energized by the momentum we're seeing with Fire TV," said Amazon VP of devices Dave Limp in a statement. "Customers are telling us they love it, developers are building for it, and we're working hard to expand existing features and build new ones."
The Fire TV's voice control is located on the set-top box's remote, and it's one of the biggest selling points for the device. If you don't believe me, that's OK. Amazon also hired Gary Busey to demonstrate its usefulness. However, if you want a more thorough rundown of Amazon's set-top box, check out VentureBeat's Fire TV review.


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Have you seen this stunning atmospheric display? Here's the science behind it
Scott Sutherland
Meteorologist/Science Writer
Thursday, January 14th 2021, 11:00 am - Simple and a few not-so-simple combinations of sunlight and tiny ice crystals result in these fantastical displays.
While skiing at Le Massif de Charlevoix, northeast of Quebec City, Dominique Jacques-Brissette captured an awe-inspiring display. Surrounding the Sun was a collection of bright halos, rainbow arcs and brilliant sundogs. What are these strange and wondrous phenomena, though, and what causes them to appear?
Atmospheric optic effects are relatively common and can happen at any time of the year. Rain showers, thunderstorms, and even a standard garden hose can produce a rainbow. Haloes can appear around the Sun or the Moon due to thin cirrus clouds high in the sky. However, the real 'magic' tends to happen on cold, sunny winter mornings. That's when we can behold spectacular displays like this:
This panorama, compiled from Jacques-Brissette's video, labels the various atmospheric optics phenomena that were captured on the morning of January 4, 2021. Some of these are quite rare. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
In the above image, stitched together from the video, there appear to be nine different phenomena. All told, however, Jacques-Brissette looks to have captured over a dozen different forms of atmospheric optics. Read on to see them all.
WHAT'S BEHIND 'THE MAGIC'?
There's actually nothing truly magic about what's happening here. It's all science!
These halos, arcs, and splotches of light around the Sun are a simple result of rays of sunlight shining through tiny, naturally-occurring ice crystals — sometimes called 'diamond dust' — floating high up in the air.
As the sunlight passes through these transparent hexagonal crystals, the light is refracted and reflected off their surfaces. This bends and scatters the light. Depending on the shape of the crystal — flat plates or long columns — and precisely which faces the light rays enter and leave the crystal by, different phenomena show up in the sky.
The most common of these phenomena are the 22° Halo, which surrounds the Sun, and the associated Parhelia, also known as Sun Dogs.
In the most basic of interactions, light refracting through ice crystals produces different effects. Flat plate crystals produce sundogs, while long, column-shaped crystals result in the 22° halo. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
The 22° halo appears as light passes through the sides of column-shaped ice crystals. The light from each individual crystal is scattered anywhere from 22 to around 50 degrees, and the random orientation of these crystals means that scattered light enters our eyes (or the camera lens) from every direction. Thus, it appears as a circle around the Sun. The circle has a distinct bright inner edge but a diffuse outer edge, and this is due to the hexagonal shape of the crystals.
Most of the sunlight entering one of the six sides of the hexagon is deflected at angles close to 22 degrees, which produces that bright inner edge. Light scattered at higher angles forms the diffuse outer edge. No matter what, though, no rays can exit the crystal having been scattered by less than 22 degrees. The crystal's corners represent a hard limit on that. Thus, the interior of the halo is 'empty'.
Parhelia (sun dogs) are produced by the same diffraction of sunlight that causes the 22° halo to appear, but due to light passing through flat plate crystals. The sun dogs only show up in two distinct areas (in the same 'plane' as the Sun), because the crystals are not randomly oriented. They're floating horizontal, so the refracted light that exits the crystals only comes at us from two distinct directions.
The Parhelic Circle, which appears to link the Sun to the parhelia (and can extend all the way around the entire sky), forms due to sunlight reflecting directly from the exterior of the ice crystals. Light that enters the crystals and is reflected more than once before it exits also contributes to this phenomenon.
Glancing upwards from the halo and parhelia, we see two more phenomena, which appear to be perched at the top of the 22° halo. These are the Upper Tangent Arc and Suncave Parry Arc.
A subtle difference in the orientation and rotation of these crystals produces different phenomena. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
Both of these displays form due to sunlight shining through horizontally-oriented column crystals. The sole difference between only one appearing rather than seeing both is how those crystals are rotating.
Crystals that are free to spin only around their long-axis will produce tangent arcs... and yes, the 'upper' means there is also a 'lower' tangent arc, which can be seen at the bottom of the 22° halo, if the Sun is high enough in the sky. Crystals that are only free to spin about their vertical axis — a rare case known as having 'Parry Orientation' — will result in a Parry Arc. 'Parry', by the way, refers to William Edward Parry, the 17th century Arctic explorer who was apparently the first to see one of these arcs.
In this case, we see a 'suncave' Parry arc because the arc has a concave shape (its ends bow towards the Sun). If this display was viewed when the Sun was closer to the horizon, we would have seen the arc's ends bending upwards (convex), away from the Sun. At that time, it would have been called a 'sunvex' Parry arc.
Although it is very faint, there are hints that there may be a Heliac Arc included in this display. This rare phenomenon is due to a combination of two effects. The first is shallow angle reflections from the outside of Parry-oriented column crystals — but only the lower facets. The second is when rays enter through the top facets, bounce off the inner surface of an adjacent facet, and exit out towards the ground. Given the rarity, the faint lines seen in this display may only be a trick of the camera. However, given that other rare phenomena show up in the display (read on), the heliac arc may indeed be present.
Turning our gaze even farther up, the rainbow-hued Supralateral Arc and Circumzenithal Arc come into view.
When the hexagonal faces of the crystals come into play, even more arcs can be produced. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
The same mix of column and plate crystals that results in the 22° halo and parhelia is also responsible for the supralateral arc and circumzenithal arc. Rather than the light entering and exiting only through the sides of the crystal, however, in these cases the hexagonal face of the crystals comes into play. These interactions — where light enters through the face and exits a side, or enters a side and exits through the face — cause more diffraction of the light, so it splits into rainbow colours.
The supralateral arc appears to be the same shape as the 22° halo. Sometimes, it is even confused with another phenomenon known as the 46° halo. However, there is one key difference between the two. If you follow the curve of the supralateral arc towards the horizon, it does not continue past the parhelic circle. A 46° halo would, just as the 22° halo does, but the supralateral arc fades out as it reaches that point.
There is an arc below the parhelic circle, but its curve is flipped opposite to the supralateral arc. This is the Infralateral Arc.
From this angle of the video, the infralateral arc becomes more apparent. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
Also, at the sides of the supralateral arc, there are two especially bright regions of the rainbow, which may be Parry Supralaterals. These form the same way as the supralateral arc. Rays of sunlight enter one of the long facets of a column crystal and exit out one of the ends. However, these only show up if this happens with the rare Parry-oriented crystals. According to Wes Crowley, who runs the Atmospheric Optics website, this apparently makes them exceedingly rare.
On Jacques-Brissette's initial pan towards the Sun, and again near the end of the video, she spots another rare phenomenon, known as the Subhelic Arc.
A rare subhelic arc angles from lower right to upper left of this screenshot. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
Just outside the supralateral/infralateral arcs, a long white arc starts off low in the field of view and angles upwards into the sky towards the left, intersecting with the parhelic circle on the way. To produce this phenomenon, light must enter a column ice crystal through one end, reflect off the interior surfaces of two of the long facets and then exit out the other end. That's quite the trick-shot, and this arc shows up quite brightly!
Finally, right at the end of the video, she picks up one last part of this display in the last second. Directly opposite the Sun in the sky (partially hidden behind pine trees and with the top cut off) is a Tricker Arc and Diffuse Arcs.
Even up to the last second of this video, so many amazing atmospheric optic effects are revealed! A rare display of a Tricker arc and Diffuse arcs shows up above and below the anti-sunward end of the parhelic circle. An ankh symbol is added, lower left, to make spotting these phenomena easier. Credit: Dominique Jacques-Brissette/Scott Sutherland
Some of the phenomena captured by Jacques-Brissette have some very interesting (and sometimes rare) requirements. The Tricker arc and diffuse arcs are perhaps the most bizarre, though. Produced by the same type of column ice crystals that result in the 22° halo, a Tricker arc forms when a ray of sunlight enters and leaves the column by the same end face. To perform this stunning feat, though, requires the light to go through multiple internal reflections, bouncing off the inner surfaces numerous times before exiting again! If the light performs this same multiple-reflections feat, but enters and leaves via one of the column's long facets, it produces the diffuse arcs.
Want to see more of these fantastic atmospheric optics phenomena? Winter is most certainly the best time to look for them. So, when temperatures drop and the Sun is shining, look up. You may see something amazing!
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I recently took a trip to one of my favorite cities, Boston. I decided to share these picture with you all so you can glimpse of this historical city filled with culture. I didn't get to take as many photos as I'd like, but I honestly was having the time of my life just exploring through my own eyes and not my lens. Hope you enjoy these photos, comment down below with your favorite city to visit!


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By Tom WalshMichigan.com
Bill Nowling, after 20 months as the chief communications strategist and spokesman for outgoing Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr, has a new gig. He's now senior partner at a new Detroit office for the New York-based public relations firm Finn Partners.
Nowling covered county government for the Livingston County Press and Brighton Argus in the late 1990s, before the two newspapers were combined into the Daily Press & Argus. While working with Orr, he commuted to Detroit from his Green Oak Township home.
One of Nowling's first duties is to choose a permanent space in downtown Detroit for the Finn Partners operation there, which launched quietly this year and now has 10 people in co-working space with other tenants at 1528 Woodward Ave., an office building managed by Dan Gilbert's Bedrock Real Estate Services.
"We're looking for about 3,000 square feet and hope to decide in the next 60 days," Nowling said this week, adding that he expects to hire one or two more staffers in the next few months.
The first Finn Partners employee in Detroit was Emily Shirden, who heads the firm's work with client Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and moved to moved to Detroit from Chicago this past spring. A recently added client, Nowling said, is the transition team for Warren Evans, recently elected as Wayne County executive, who will take office in January.
Nowling, 48, emerged as a high-profile PR operative in Michigan as communications chief for Gov. Rick Snyder's successful long-shot gubernatorial campaign in 2010. He joined ad agency Duffey & Petrosky after that campaign, before signing on as Orr's spokesman in March 2013 for the intense, often controversial Detroit financial restructuring and Chapter 9 bankruptcy. He left the city's payroll Oct. 31, as the bankruptcy and Orr's role in Detroit drew to a close.
Detroit's nascent economic recovery is drawing interest from potential investors around the world, Nowling said, making now an ideal time for a global PR firm with strong financial and public sector clients to locate an office here.
"There will be $3 billion to $5 billion worth of infrastructure projects going in over the next few years," he said, citing the M-1 Rail, a new bridge to Canada and the Ilitch arena district. "Investors from China and elsewhere see a much brighter possibility for Detroit to move beyond the image of industrial decline, due to the bankruptcy and restructuring. And they're going to want somebody with an international footprint to help them to make connections."
Finn Partners was formed in 2011 as Peter Finn and other partners split off from the Ruder Finn PR agency founded in 1948.
Nowling said he gave serious thought to establishing his own agency in Detroit. But he opted to hook up with a national firm after making the connection through Andy Hetzel, BCBSM's communication vice president.
Nowling and Hetzel had been friends since both worked in Lansing legislative offices years ago.
Finn Partners founder Peter Finn said hiring Nowling and growing a new office in Detroit give his firm "the opportunity to become a part of the rebirth of a changing city."
The parent agency has strong practices in technology, education, health care and philanthropic foundations, Finn noted.
Given the strong national brand of Pure Michigan and the recent notoriety of the Detroit Institute of Arts in connection with Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Nowling and Finn might also be expected to reach out to Michigan museums and tourism destinations.
Finn Partners now has 350 employees and offices in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Munich, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Florida, Detroit and Washington, D.C.
Finn Partners' existing clients include Jamaica, several Florida tourist spots and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Nowling said Detroit and Michigan have plenty of strong competitors in the PR field, but his work for Snyder and Orr in recent years has him believing that the region is poised for growth after plenty of turmoil. And he's convinced that his new outfit agrees.
"They're not here because they had to be here," he said of Finn Partners. "They see a great opportunity."
Tom Walsh writes for the Detroit Free Press.
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Stationary Gencor CF drum- This state of the art counterflow drum mixer is 9'6" x 44' and routinely produces 325 tph at 25 to 30% recycle.
The Gencor Ultraflame II, UFII-100 oil provides the heat. The system was new in 2000.
A 26.5" wide flange beam frame supports the drum. It is driven by four trunnions each powered by 30 HP motors.
was added to the shell near the collar. The tires, trunnions, and support rigging all appear to be in very good working order.
The internal flighting system is in good working order. The system is fed aggregates with a 30" slinger conveyor.
If one is standing behind the burner looking down the length of the drum, the discharge of materials is bottom right.
Both breechings and the duct work up to the knockout box is included.
Stationary 52,000ACFM Bituma Stor Baghouse- This bag house was built new in 1986 by Bituma-Stor.
Again It is being replaced with a new higher production model.
The box has a huge interior volume for excess airflow in even the dustiest conditions.
The house has the largest bag spacing and row spacing of any direct pulse house in the industry.
The house was built entirely of 3/16" plate. All access doors to the bags and the double diaphragm Goyen valves are on top of the house.
There are 406 nomex bags that are 14' long and 6" diameter for a nominal 8,923 square feet of cloth. At 50,000 cfm it would have a 5.6 to one air to cloth ratio.
The two dust augers from the baghouse back to the drum are included. One is 14" x 31' driven by a 15 hp motor and the other is 14" x 15' driven by a 10 hp motor.
The knockout box with stand and the ductwork from it to the baghouse are included.
The outlet ductwork from the baghouse with the 150 hp motor and fan with remote controlled damper and stack is included.
An air permit for this plant was performed and passed in 2016. All bags were replaced with new at that time.
The house has new paint and appears to be in much better than average condition NOTE: Compressor is not included.


Embrace this season's moody fall floral dresses in rich colors, decadent fabrics, and vintage patterns!
Florals are always classic in my book, but on the fall 2017 runways fall florals were particularly stunning with their moody, sumptuousness. I am particularly loving the luxury fabrics like velvet and silk with floral patterns, but October here in the South is still quite hot, and floral chiffons are more appropriate. The fall floral dress I'm wearing is by 1.State from last season, but the vintage pattern and darker palette totally still work for fall this year. Throw in a pair of ankle boots and a cute handbag, and I'm ready for brunch, church, or date night!
See my fall floral dress picks from this season below!
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Such a cute dress! I am all about floral for fall so this totally spoke to me. You look amazing!


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Frank Martin: We're Ready For Any of The Top Fighters, We're Ready For Eat
Undefeated top contender Frank "The Ghost" Martin dominated from start to finish in winning a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Michel "La Zarza Ali" Rivera in a star-making performance and WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator that headlined action on Saturday night from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
"This is just what I do," said Martin, who dropped Rivera in the seventh round and won by scores of 120-107, 118-109 and 117-110.
"I felt good tonight. There were some things that I saw in there that I didn't capitalize on, but we went in there and got the job done. My corner was telling me to stay on the outside, watch out for the right hand and work the game plan. I was using my legs and I could have done it a lot more. It worked for us tonight, but there's a lot of room for improvement and we're going to keep working."
The 27-year-old Martin (25-0, 14 KOs) controlled the action throughout, showing superior speed and boxing acumen, as he quickly closed the reach advantage held by Rivera. Promoted by unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and coached by top trainer Derrick James, Martin has put himself into a prime position in the star-studded 135-pound division.
"It's a blessing to be in the gym with Errol and [undisputed 154-pound champion] Jermell [Charlo] and they keep me going," said Martin. "I'm always watching Errol when he's sparring and I'm always asking questions and looking to get better. Seeing champions on top like them, I'm getting nothing but game from them."
The 24-year-old Rivera (16-1, 12 KOs) seemed to struggle with Martin's southpaw attack, as he continuously ate straight left hands, especially in the early rounds. Rivera had his moments where his length allowed him to land right hands, but Martin's footwork routinely allowed him to evade further damage.
In round seven Martin delivered his signature moment of the fight, putting Rivera down hard with a straight left-right hook combination. Rivera showed mettle in rising to his feet, but Martin kept the attack coming, mixing in even more body shots on his weary opponent.
"We believe in 'Man Down'," said Martin. "It's protect yourself at all times. He got caught slipping and he went down."
Martin held a statistical advantage according to CompuBox, outlanding Rivera 174 to 67 and connecting on 31% of his shots, compared to 15% for Rivera. Martin's defense was also key throughout, as he held Rivera below double-digit punches landed in every round. After the fight, Martin set his sights on the rest of the elite 135-pounders.
"I just believe in myself and I believe in our team," said Martin. "We know what we're doing and we're working consistently. We believed in it and believed that we're ready for any of the top fighters, so let us get them. We're ready to eat."
This article was originally published by Boxingscene.com. Read the original article here.
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Q: In the System.java source, the standard input, output and error streams are declared final and initialized null? public final static InputStream in = null;
public final static PrintStream out = null;
public final static PrintStream err = null;

But as we very well know, these streams are connected to the console by default and already open. There are also methods in the System class setIn(), setOut, and setErr() to redirect the streams. How is any of this possible when they have been declared final and set to the initialization value null?
I compiled the following code, set a breakpoint at the call to println() and debugged using netbeans. My objective was to determine exactly when the variable System.in is initialized to the standard output by stepping into the source. But it seems that the output stream out is already initialized by the time the main method is called.
public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("foo");
}

A: final fields are not necessarily constant. They can still be manipulated, it's just that manipulation is only prevented at compile-time, specifically by preventing you from using the assignment operator (=). See this question and JLS §17.5.3, specifically:

final fields can be changed via reflection and other implementation-dependent means.

This is necessary for things like deserialization. This can also cause some interesting caveats since compilers can optimize final fields on compile-time and run-time. The JLS linked above has an example of this.

A: This is done in order to prevent "hacking". These fields can be changed only by appropriate setters that call native methods
private static native void setIn0(InputStream in);
private static native void setOut0(PrintStream out);
private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);

Native methods can do everything including changing final fields.

A: They are later on set by native methods SetIn0, SetOut0 and SetErr0
private static native void setIn0(InputStream in);
private static native void setOut0(PrintStream out);
private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);

called from the initializeSystemClass method, which according to the JavaDoc is called after thread initialization.
FileInputStream fdIn = new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in);
FileOutputStream fdOut = new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.out);
FileOutputStream fdErr = new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.err);
setIn0(new BufferedInputStream(fdIn));
setOut0(new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(fdOut, 128), true));
setErr0(new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(fdErr, 128), true));


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When I started writing (and blogging), I had certain dreams, of course. But what I hadn't expected was how close I would be realizing them.
I have a story in a soon-to-be-published anthology as well as my almost complete novel. While there's still work to be done on that, I am excited that it's nearing completion and soon would be a complete manuscript ready to be sent to publishers.
But there has been something else that has kept me buzzing with excitement, day and night. And while I have hinted at it earlier, saying that there is some big news coming up from my end, I hadn't really told you what it is.
Finally, that moment has arrived when I can share the big, exciting news with you all.
Are you ready? 😀 Okay! What you shall read below is a combined announcement from Mind and Life Matters and myself!
As writers, our journey on this blogging platform may not be too long, but we always knew in the deepest corners of our hearts that writing is what we ultimately wanted to do! However, becoming a serious writer was not something we had given much thought to. Back when we started writing, we were just two happy go lucky girls who were content with scribbling some poems and short stories into a piece of paper. We each had big plans on all that we would do, but as always, life got the upper hand over our big plans and our writing aspirations remained as is without really taking off.
That realization is what set us up and running towards our one true passion – Writing!
While Piyusha quit her high profile hotel management job to pursue writing full-time, Rashmi broke out of an oppressive environment along with her bundle of joy and moved half-way across the world to settle down and make a fresh start. That fresh start warrants her some time to pursue her writing dreams.
As newbie writers and aspiring authors, we both faced our own set of dilemmas on a daily basis trying to come up with answers to our writing-related questions. Many senior writers we met on this blogging platform and other forums across the net were immensely helpful, but most times they were bogged down with their own set of problems. The internet searches were fine too but we noticed that the information that we were looking for was scattered all over the web. Most times we came across situations when half the information we wanted would be free of charge yet we did have to pay exorbitant amounts to acquire the other half of the information. We searched and we searched for all the information we wanted and had to learn the hard way. Sometimes, we wanted to give up for lack of responses or availability of help that is affordable to us budding writers!
It took a few years but we have learned the hard way, we still have lots to learn but at the very least we now know what kind of information to look for and where to do so. Every once in a while, we have some newbie writers and aspiring authors reaching out to us for help, asking for advice and we replied to them until one day it hit us!
How thrilling would it be to help other writers whether a newbie or seasoned writer or an aspiring author accomplish their dream of becoming a published author or a well-known blogger?
How thrilling would it be to have a one stop shop solution to answer all questions an aspiring author or a budding writer would have when embarking on this writing/blogging journey? We know we would have loved for resources with A-Z information on publishing a book or creating a blog, providing other writing-related services like beta reading, editing that does not eat into our budget!
Have you not ever wondered how it would be to have access to that kind of recipe book, a step by step guide that does not eat into your budget yet provides a constant source of inspiration to keep you on track towards that writing dream! Maybe, someone to give you a smack on your back at the times you stall? We certainly wished for that kind of a resource!
That is when we, Rashmi & Piyusha, decided it was time to stop waiting and start doing something about it. We decided to build one such platform, that recipe book, a one-stop solution to all your writing/blogging needs.
Sometimes, all we need are a few good ideas to spark our creativity. Presenting "Beyond Coffee and Words" as that resource!
Beyond Coffee and Words is our humble attempt to provide such a resource to all writers who want to see their dream come through.
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Congrats on this new venture. Lots of love and light for your venture.
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Great! Many congratulations to both of you ! Both of you are a perfect combination for success. Hope all your dreams realized and wish you all the best in your new endeavor!


Sun Pharma shares rose over 4 percent after the pharma major posted a nearly 300 percent jump in its consolidated net profit for the December 2018 quarter. Sun Pharma shares rose as much as 4.04 percent to Rs 454.40 per share in the opening trade on the BSE. At 9.25 AM, the stock was trading 2.95 percent up at Rs 449.65, while the Sensex was up 0.44 percent at 36,311.04 points.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday reported a 286.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,241.8 crore for the December 2018 quarter, compared to a net profit of Rs 321 crore a year ago. CNBC-TV18 Polls had predicted a profit of Rs 1,064 crore for the quarter under review.
Motilal Oswal said it has cut FY19/20/21 EPS estimates by 4.5%/5.4%/4% to factor in subdued growth in the domestic formulation business and the delayed pick-up in the US business. "We remain positive on the company's business model, which focuses on building a specialty portfolio in the regulated market and increasing traction in US generics, among others. We maintain Buy on the stock. Resolution of corporate governance issues is a key monitorable." The brokerage maintained a "buy" rating on the stock, with the revised TP of Rs 540.