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TPC GROUP ANNOUNCES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING FROM 15TH TPC GROUP ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
HOUSTON (Thursday, October 1, 2020) – TPC Group announced today that it has selected the non-profit organizations that will be the beneficiaries of the 15th TPC Group Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Since 2006, more than $1,200,000 has been donated from TPC Group's Annual Golf Tournament to local non-profit organizations across southeast Texas. For 14 years the Company has partnered with more than 35 organizations serving areas in which TPC Group does business. Non-profit organizations selected represent missions focused in the areas of education, environment, health and human service, veterans and seniors.
TPC Group recognizes the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for non-profit organizations that are finding creative ways to continue to continue to fulfill the needs of those they serve, and whose challenges have been compounded by the impacts from the pandemic. The Company sought a creative solution to continue the annual Tournament, and maintain TPC Group's commitment to the community and responsibility to be a good neighbor.
Thanks in part to this year's Presenting Sponsors, Next Wave Energy, Universal Plant Services and Baker Botts, and a number of other business partners that share in the commitment to enrich the lives of those who live in the communities in which we operate, we can continue this long-standing tradition of making a difference.
TPC Group applauds the efforts and the success of the more than 60 non-profit organizations that participated in the application process. The number of applications received presented a sturdy challenge for the Selection Committee, which ultimately selected 14 organizations.
15th TPC Group Annual Charity Golf Tournament Beneficiaries:
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This crunchy, fruity fridge cake is a delicious, quick and tasty recipe.
1 Grease one 20cm square shallow baking tin per cake being made; line with baking parchment.
2 Melt the chocolate and butter over a pan of simmering water or in the microwave on a low heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring after the first minute. Don't overheat or chocolate will seize.
3 Put the biscuits into a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin, leaving some chunks.
4 Add the walnuts, raisins, cherries and biscuits to the melted chocolate. Stir well to combine then tip into the prepared tin, pressing down the surface with the back of a spoon.
5 Leave in the fridge for about 2 hours to set, then remove the cake from the tin using the baking parchment and cut into 16 squares.
Easy and quick to make and tastes great!
Made this with our left over chocolate from XMAS and choc Orange hobnobs.... Amazing!
This was so easy and they tasted amazing!!! Definitely would recommend making these. I took them on a family picnic and they were a real hit!!!
Absolutely delicious! I added a little cherry liqueur and the result was perfect!


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Q: BLOB field in database or directly in the file systeme for 1Go files? I need to store large file (around 1Go) on my data warehouse. To explain the global contexte simply : the user selects some options in a webview and sends it to the middleware. The middleware uses these informations and sends new ones to a factory. The factory creates the 1Go file. Now I need to store it on the data warehouse in order to be download later by the user.
I use the framework django for the middleware and the factory is programmed in python.
So my question is : for this size of files, is it better to store it on a blob field on a database ? Or is it better to store it directly on the file systeme ?

A: Storing you blob in database using a BinaryField will harm the performance of your application as your querysets will have to handle a lot more data. Best practice is to store blobs in separate files and only store the file path - using models.FilePathField() field - in your database and serve the actual image as static file. See this post for more details.

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A pure floral water formed during organic rose distillation from the finest Bulgarian Rosa Damask flowers. Its distinctive, evocative, rosy scent, is a great refreshing skin toner as it balances, soothes and supports every skin type. It helps reduce skin redness and gives it a vibrant glow.
This Bulgarian Rosa Damask toner helps balancing in all skin types by drying oily patches and encouraging dry patches to improve normal oil secretion.
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I Melotron sono un gruppo futurepop e synth pop tedesco fondato nel 1996.

Storia
Nel 1996 Andy Krueger, Edgar Slatnow e Kay Hildebrandt lasciarono il loro gruppo precedente, The Vermin, per formare i Melotron. Il gruppo ottenne immediato successo con il primo singolo, Dein Meister, nel 1998.

Fino al 2007 i Melotron cantavano solo testi in tedesco, ma la cosa cambia nell'ultimo disco Propaganda, poiché il brano Broken è cantato completamente in inglese.

I Melotron hanno partecipato a numerosi festival di musica elettronica e industrial, fra i quali il Wave Gotik Treffen nel 1999 e il M'era Luna Festival nel 2001, 2003 e 2005.

Formazione
 Andy Krueger
 Edgar Slatnow
 Kay Hildebrandt

Discografia parziale

Album
 1995 - Melotron
 1999 - Mörderwerk
 2000 - Fortschritt
 2002 - Weltfrieden
 2003 - Sternenstaub
 2005 - Cliché
 2007 - Propaganda

Raccolte
 2003 - Klangkombinat
 2007 - Propaganda/Weltfrieden
 2014 - Werkschau
 2015 - Kindertraum - The Early Years

EP

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Altri progetti

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Reflexiones: original academic articles with secondary sources. Up to 10000 words.
Miscelánea: short personal, non-academic essays of special relevance for science fiction studies. Up to 5000 words.
Obras: reviews or essay/reviews of one or several volumes, both newly published and older. Up to 5000 words.
Hélice publishes in Spanish and English. The Author's Guidelines area available from the website (www.revistahelice.com).


Well, I've been having a rough couple of days, and all I really wanted was someone to listen and hold my hand. So many well meaning people offered words of advice; from Abraham tapes to meditation, prayer, the work, and back again.
But you know what? Sometimes when people are feeling low they don't want advice, they just want a shoulder to cry on.


The aim of the study is to identify and characterize the circadian oscillation of Packed Cell Volume (PCV) within a 24-hour time frame in adult Sprague-Dawley rats. 56 adult Sprague-Dawley rats consists of 28 male and 28 female rats were used. Male animals weighed 150-170g while the females weighed 130140g. The animals were divided into two groups. The first group had tail-blood sampling commenced at 0600h while the second group had sampling commenced at 1800h. In each case, samples were assessed at 4 six-hourly intervals within a 24-hour time frame. PCV was determined using a standard laboratory method for haematocrit estimation. Results of the experiment did not show any sexual dimorphism between the peak and nadir of the circadian variation of PCV in male and female rats. A peak value was observed at 0600h and a nadir at 1200h in both sexes. The peak and nadir PCV values were significantly different (P < 0.05). We conclude that PCV exhibits rhythmic variations in Sprague-Dawley rats.
KEY WORDS: PCV, Circadian rhythm, Oscillation, Pineal gland, Melatonin.


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The host-specific whale louse (Cyamus boopis) as a potential tool for interpreting humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) migratory routes.
The whale louse Cyamus boopis is a host-specific amphipod that parasitizes humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across the world. Humpback whales from the Southern Hemisphere are currently separated into seven breeding stocks, each with its own migration route to/from Antarctic waters. The aim of this study was to determine the population structure of C. boopis from the Southern Hemisphere using cytochrome oxydase I sequences, and compare it to that of its host species found in previous studies. High haplotype and nucleotide diversities in C. boopis were observed, and the populations from western south Atlantic (WSA: Brazil + Argentina − Breeding stock A) and western south Pacific (WSP: Australia - Breeding stock E) did not show any significant difference but were differentiated from populations of eastern south Atlantic (ESA: Namibia - Breeding stock B) and the north Pacific. The genetic homogeneity between WSA and WSP populations, might reveal a higher genetic transfer within the Southern Hemisphere, since the feeding grounds of whales which are distributed throughout the circumpolar Southern Ocean could allow inter-mixing of individuals from different breeding populations during the feeding season. The present data reinforces that population dynamics of humpback whales seem more complex than stable migration routes, which could have implications for both management of the species and cultural transmissions of behaviours. Keywords: Ectoparasite, Cyamidae, Southern Hemisphere, COI, Whale lice, Genetic structure.
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Leggett, K. 2010. Daily and hourly movement of male desert-dwelling elephants. African Journal of Ecology, 48(1): 197–205
Wahlström, N., Gustafsson, F. and Akesson, S. 2012. A Voyage to Africa by Mr Swift. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION), 808-815
Meyburg, B-U. und Meyburg, C. 2009. Satelliten-Telemetrie beim Schreiadler (Aquila pomarina). Labus, Naturschutz im Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Sonderheft, 13: 16-44
López-López, P., García-Ripollés, C. and Urios, V. 2014. Individual repeatability in timing and spatial flexibility of migration routes of trans-Saharan migratory raptors. Current Zoology, 60(5): 642-652
Kolberg, H. 1980. Eine kleine Meldung von der Küste. Mitteilungen Ornithologische Arbeitsgruppe SWA Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, 16(1-2): 3
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Anon. Wiederfunde 1981. Lanioturdus, 17(7): 3-4
Gibson, D.S.C. (ed.) 2001. Wildlife Monitoring in North-Western Namibia
Klintenberg, P. and Seely, M. 2005. State of the art on existing indicators and their use for desertification monitoring and CCD implementation in southern Africa. In: G. Enne and M. Yeroyanni (Editors), AIDCCD active exchange of experience on indicators and development of perspectives in the context of UNCCD: Report on the state of art on existing indicators and CCD implementation in the UNCCD Annexes, 95-139
Saetersdal, G., Bianchi, G., Strømme, T. and Venema, S.C. 1999. The Dr. Fridtjof Nansen Programme 1975–1993 - Investigations of fishery resources in developing regions History of the programme and review of results. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 391
Stein, A.B., Erckie, B., Fuller, T.K. and Marker, L.L. 2010. Camera trapping as a method for monitoring rhino populations within the Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia. Pachyderm, 48: 67-70
Hancock, P. 2016. Why did the Lappet-faced Vulture fly to the other side of the country? BirdLife Botswana. Symposium on animal movements & satellite tracking in Namibia, November 2016
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Scott, A., Scott, M., Böhme, H., Boorman, M., Brain, C., Guim, S., Kolberg, H., Mendelsohn, J., Shatumbu, G., Versfeld, W. and Vilho, A. 2016. Tracking flagship wetland bird species in Namibia. Namibia Crane Working Group and NamPower/NNF Strategic Partnership. Symposium on animal movements & satellite tracking in Namibia, November 2016
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van Vuuren, R. 2016. Tracking to change. Naankuse. Symposium on animal movements & satellite tracking in Namibia, November 2016
Heinrich, D. 2016. A selection of photos. Symposium on animal movements & satellite tracking in Namibia, November 2016
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Stander, P. 2009. Movement patterns and activity of desert-adapted lions in Namibia: GPS radio collars. Desert Lion Conservation Research Report – 2009
Stander, P. 2004. Population ecology and distribution of lions in the Kunene and Erongo Regions, Namibia. June 2004
Stander, P. 2001. Population ecology and long term monitoring of free-ranging populations in Namibia's marginal and arid environments. Predator Research Programme, Research Progress Report, May 2001
Edwards, S., Gange, A. and Wiesel, I. 2015. Spatio-temporal resource partitioning of water sources by African carnivores on Namibian commercial farmlands. Journal of Zoology, 297(1): 22–31
Weise, F.J., Wiesel, I., Lemeris, J. and van Vuuren, R.J. 2015. Evaluation of a conflict-related brown hyaena reloctaion in Central Namibia. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 45(2): 178-186
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Home » News » Kerry Ellis to workshop new musical 'Legends of Arahma'
Kerry Ellis to workshop new musical 'Legends of Arahma'
Kerry Ellis will headline a workshop performance of new musical Legends of Arahma on 30 March in London.
The musical is described as an epic fantasy adventure in which two clans, divided by war, will decide the fate of their natural world. Wicked legend Ellis will play war mongering warlord Zoran. Ellis' numerous theatre credits include Elphaba in Wicked, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Nancy in Oliver!, Meat in We Will Rock You. Fantine in Les Misérables, Grizabella in Cats, Sara in Murder Ballad and Alice in Wonderland.
Legends Of Arahma has music and lyrics by Joseph Purdue (Unfolding Tales, Catfish) and a book and lyrics by Dries Janssens (V For Victory).
The workshop will be directed by Anthony Orme, with musical direction by Connagh Tonkinson, set design by Justin Williams and lighting design by Jos St Hilaire.
The workshop performance will be staged on 30 March 2020 at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London.
Tags: Kerry Ellis, Legends of Arahma
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Operation Ichi-Go () was a campaign of a series of major battles between the Imperial Japanese Army forces and the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, fought from April to December 1944. It consisted of three separate battles in the Chinese provinces of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi.

These battles were the Japanese Operation Kogo or Battle of Central Henan, Operation Togo 1 or the Battle of Changheng, and Operation Togo 2 and Togo 3, or the Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou, respectively. The two primary goals of Ichi-go were to open a land route to French Indochina, and capture air bases in southeast China from which American bombers were attacking the Japanese homeland and shipping.

In Japanese the operation was also called Tairiku Datsū Sakusen (), or "Continent Cross-Through Operation", while the Chinese refer to it as the Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi ().

Japanese plans
Operation Ichi-Go had multiple objectives: It attempted to link railways in Beijing and Hankou in northern China to the southern Chinese coast at Canton to spare shipping and avoid American submarines; to take the airfields in Sichuan and Guangxi to preclude U.S. bombing of Taiwan and the Japanese mainland; and to destroy elite Nationalist units to cause the Nationalist government to collapse.

Prelude

Starting in 1942, Nationalist China diverted troops to retake the province of Xinjiang from the Soviet client-state of Sheng Shicai, whose army was supported by the Soviet Red Army's 8th Regiment in Hami, Xinjiang. The Soviets became involved in the province during the Soviet invasion of Xinjiang in 1934, where the Soviets occupied northern Xinjiang. The Soviets obtained control over the rest of Xinjiang after the Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang in 1937, placing all the province under Sheng Shicai control. The fighting then escalated in early 1944 with the Ili Rebellion; the Soviet-backed Uyghur Communist rebels forced China to commit 120,000 troops in opposition to the rebellion. Compounding the previous difficulties, The Republic of China's Nationalist forces had become overconfident after a string of three victories in defense of Changsha; the Battle of Changsha (1939), the Battle of Changsha (1941), and the Battle of Changsha (1942).

Chiang Kai-shek and Republic of China authorities deliberately ignored a tip from the French military in Indochina of the impending Japanese offensive. The Chinese military believed the tip to be a result of Japanese disinformation, since only 30,000 Japanese soldiers were involved in the first manoeuvre of Operation Ichi-Go. Since the Japanese force only crossed the Yellow river in Northern China, the Chinese believed that it was a small scale offensive. Another major factor was that the battlefront between China and Japan had remained static since 1940, and Chiang Kai-shek believed Japan was reluctant to break the stalemate. In Northern China, Japan had been content to merely support the puppet government of Wang Jingwei and exploit resources in occupied territories.

The Japanese indeed acted this way for most of the 1940s, only making a few weak, failed attempts to capture China's provisional capital in Chongqing. Japan had previously exhibited no intention of linking the transcontinental  Beijing-Hankou and Canton (Guangzhou)-Hankou railways. In addition to its earlier victories in Changsha, China had also defeated Japan in the India-Burma theater with X Force and Y Force. China believed the Burma theater to be of far more strategic importance than Southern China, which contributed to their decision to ignore French intelligence.

China believed the initial Japanese attack in Ichi-Go to be a localized feint in northern China, so 400,000 troops in Northern China were deliberately withdrawn without a fight in the face of the Japanese advance. The initial force of 30,000 Japanese troops soon grew to number several hundred thousand, and the Chinese defensive line collapsed as the offensive pressed into Central and South China. However, a contingent of 17,000 Chinese held  Hengyang against over 110,000 Japanese soldiers in what would become the longest siege of the war. The siege resulted 19,000-60,000 deaths for the Japanese.

Until Operation Ichi-Go the Nationalist forces of the Republic of China had deployed 5 armies of the 8th war zone to contain the Communist Chinese forces instead of using them to fight Japan. But eventually dietary deficiencies of Japanese soldiers and increasing Japanese casualties forced Japan to end Operation Ichi-Go in Guizhou, causing the entire operation to cease. After the end of Operation Ichi-Go in 1945, Chiang Kai-shek implemented a plan to withdraw Chinese troops from the Burma theatre (where they had been fighting against the Japanese in Southeast Asia) for a counter offensive called "White Tower" and "Iceman" against Japanese soldiers in China.

Campaign

There were two phases to operation Ichi-Go. In the first phase, the Japanese secured the Pinghan Railway between Beijing and Wuhan; in the second, they displaced the US air forces stationed in Hunan province and reached the city of Liuzhou, near the border with Japanese-held Indochina. 17 divisions, including 500,000 men, 15,000 vehicles, 6,000 artillery pieces, 800 tanks and 100,000 horses participated in this operation.

The Japanese included Kwantung Army units and equipment from Manchukuo, mechanized units, units from the North China theater and units from mainland Japan to participate in this campaign. It was the largest land campaign organized by the Japanese during the entire Second Sino-Japanese War. Many of the newest American-trained Chinese units and supplies were forcibly locked in the Burmese theater under Joseph Stilwell set by terms of the Lend-Lease Agreement.

In Operation Kogo, 390,000 Chinese soldiers, led by General Tang Enbo (), were deployed to defend the strategic position of Luoyang.  The 3rd Tank Division of the IJA crossed the Yellow River around Zhengzhou in late April and defeated Chinese forces near Xuchang, then swung around clockwise and besieged Luoyang. Luoyang was defended by three Chinese divisions. Japan's 3rd Tank Division began to attack Luoyang on May 13 and took it on May 25.

The second phase of Ichi-Go began in May, following the success of the first phase. Japanese forces advanced southward and occupied Changsha, Hengyang, Guilin and Liuzhou. At the Defense of Hengyang, the Japanese only won a Pyrrhic victory since 17,000 Chinese soldiers held out against over 110,000 Japanese soldiers from June 22–August 8, 1944, inflicting 19,000-60,000 dead on the Japanese. In December 1944, Japanese forces reached French Indochina and achieved the purpose of the operation. Nevertheless, there were few practical gains from this offensive. US air forces moved inland from the threatened bases near the coast. The operation also forced British Commandos working with the Chinese as part of Mission 204 to leave China and return to Burma. The U.S. Fourteenth Air Force often disrupted the Hunan–Guangxi Railway between Hengyang and Liuzhou that had been established in Operation Ichi-Go. Japan continued to attack airfields where US air forces were stationed up to the spring of 1945.

The XX Bomber Command operating Strategic B-29 bombers of the Twentieth Air Force, which were attacking Japan in Operation Matterhorn, were forced to move as well. Although this affected their efficiency for a short time, in early 1945 the Twentieth Air Force moved to newly established bases in the Marianas under the command of the newly established XXI Bomber Command. This nullified the limited protection from U.S. bombing that the Japanese home islands had received from Operation Ichi-Go.

Henan peasants attack Kuomintang forces
General Jiang Dingwen of the First War Zone gave this account of the behavior of Henan civilians: "During the campaign, the unexpected phenomenon was that the people of the mountains in western Henan attacked our troops, taking guns, bullets, and explosives, and even high-powered mortars and radio equipment... They surrounded our troops and killed our officers. We heard this pretty often. The heads of the villages and baojia (village mutual-responsibility groups) just ran away. At the same time, they took away our stored grain, leaving their houses and fields empty, which meant that our officers and soldiers had no food for many days." This was revenge for the 1938 Yellow River flood and the Chinese famine of 1942–43. General Jiang's account also said: "Actually this is truly painful for me to say: in the end the damages we suffered from the attacks by the people were more serious than the losses from battles with the enemy." The Henan peasants picked up the weapons Kuomintang troops had abandoned to defend themselves against the Japanese. Moreover, when the Kuomintang army ordered the Henan locals to destroy the local highways to prevent the Japanese advance, they refused. In fact they sometimes even went back at night and mended roads which the army had torn up by day.

Aftermath
With the rapid deterioration of the Chinese front, specifically the Nationalist forces, General Joseph Stilwell saw Operation Ichi-Go as an opportunity to win his political struggle against Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader, and gain full command of all Chinese armed forces. He was able to convince General George Marshall to have President Franklin D. Roosevelt send an ultimatum to Chiang threatening to end all American aid unless Chiang "at once" placed Stilwell "in unrestricted command of all your forces."

An exultant Stilwell immediately delivered this letter to Chiang despite pleas from Patrick Hurley, Roosevelt's special envoy in China, to delay delivering the message and work on a deal that would achieve Stilwell's aim in a manner more acceptable to Chiang. Seeing this act as a move toward the complete subjugation of China, a defiant Chiang gave a formal reply in which he said that Stilwell must be replaced immediately and he would welcome any other qualified U.S. general to fill Stilwell's position.
As a result, Stilwell was replaced as Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek and commander of the U.S. Forces, China Theater (USFCT) by Major General Albert Wedemeyer. Stilwell's other command responsibilities in the China Burma India Theater were divided up and allocated to other officers.

Although Chiang was successful in removing Stilwell, the public relations damage suffered by his Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) regime was irreparable. Right before Stilwell's departure, New York Times drama critic-turned-war correspondent Brooks Atkinson interviewed him in Chungking and wrote:The decision to relieve General Stilwell represents the political triumph of a moribund, anti-democratic regime that is more concerned with maintaining its political supremacy than in driving the Japanese out of China.  The Chinese Communists... have good armies that they are claiming to be fighting guerrilla warfare against the Japanese in North China—actually they are covertly or even overtly building themselves up to fight Generalissimo's government forces... The Generalissimo [Chiang Kai-shek] naturally regards these armies as the chief threat to the country and his supremacy... has seen no need to make sincere attempt to arrange at least a truce with them for the duration of the war... No diplomatic genius could have overcome the Generalissimo's basic unwillingness to risk his armies in battle with the Japanese.

Atkinson, who had visited Mao Zedong in the communist capital of Yenan, saw his Communist Chinese forces as a democratic movement (after Atkinson visited Mao, his article on his visit was titled Yenan: A Chinese Wonderland City), and the Nationalists in turn as hopelessly reactionary and corrupt. This view was shared by many U.S. journalists in China at the time, but due to pro-Chiang Allied press censorship, it was not as well known to their readers until Stilwell's recall and the ensuing anti-Chiang coverage forced it into the open.

The Japanese successes in Operation Ichi-Go had a limited effect on the war. The U.S. could still bomb the Japanese homeland from Saipan and other Pacific bases. In the territories seized, Japanese forces controlled only the cities, not their surrounding countryside. The increased size of the occupied territory also thinned out the Japanese lines. A great majority of the Chinese forces were able to retreat out of the area, and later come back to attack Japanese positions. As a result, future Japanese attempts to fight into Sichuan, such as in the Battle of West Hunan, ended in failure. All in all, Japan was not any closer in defeating China after this operation, and the constant defeats the Japanese suffered in the Pacific meant that Japan never got the time and resources needed to achieve final victory over China. The Japanese suffered 11,742 KIAs by mid-November, and the number of soldiers that died of illness was more than twice this. The total death toll was about 100,000 by the end of 1944.

Operation Ichi-Go created a great sense of social confusion in the areas of China that it affected. Chinese Communist guerrillas were able to exploit this confusion to gain influence and control of greater areas of the countryside in the aftermath of Ichi-Go. This along with the aforementioned rapid deterioration of the Nationalist forces, Nationalist unpopularity both internally and abroad, Communist popularity both internally and externally, Kuomintang corruption and other factors allowed the Communists to gain victory in the resumed Chinese Civil War after World War II. Historian Hans van de Ven argues that the impact Ichi-Go had on the political situation in China was as important to the post-war world order as Operation Overlord and Operation Bagration were in Europe.

In popular culture
The 1958 novel The Mountain Road, by Theodore White, a Time magazine correspondent in China at the time of the offensive, was based on an interview with former OSS Major Frank Gleason, who led a demolition group of American soldiers during the offensive that were charged with blowing up anything left behind in the retreat that might be of use to Japan. His group ultimately destroyed over 150 bridges and 50,000 tons of munitions, helping slow the Japanese advance. In 1960, it was adapted into a film by the same name starring James Stewart and Lisa Lu, noteworthy for being one of Stewart's few war films and the only one in which he plays a soldier, as he opposed war films because of their inaccuracy. It is generally believed he made an exception for this film because it was antiwar.

References

Bibliography
 Mitter, Rana, China's War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival, Penguin Books (2014),

Further reading

Ichi-Go
1944 in China
1944 in Japan
Military history of Henan
Military history of Hunan
Military history of Guangxi
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Marcia P. Alstott
Vice President, Data Management Operations and Systems Infrastructure
Sun Microsystems Inc.
BSME '79
For her outstanding contributions in manufacturing, engineering management, and business development in high–tech industry
Inspired by Innovation
Marcy Alstott is not a static person. Change, action, forward thinking, and innovation–these appeal to her. As vice president of operations for Sun Microsystems in its server organization, she is in her element on the cutting edge of the industry.
Alstott grew up in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, the daughter of a mechanical engineer. While developing a love of physics in the classroom, she passed her free time singing and dancing in high school musicals. When it was time for college, she chose Purdue and applied her interest in physics to mechanical engineering, a discipline she liked because its results were tangible. This interest was further confirmed by work in the Cooperative Education Program with General Motors. Alstott's work in the Detroit area ranged from modeling suspension systems to a stint at the truck and bus plant as a direct labor manager– a college junior overseeing union staff. "It was a great opportunity for me to see what it was like in the plant," she says.
"I rode around on a scooter in the vast plant in Pontiac and was amazed at the scope of the manufacturing that was going on there. It got me going in the direction of manufacturing."
In addition to cementing her bond with mechanical engineering, the co–op experience taught Alstott that she ultimately wanted a work environment that did not have a traditional " authoritarian" division between management and labor and that she wanted an employer that embraced innovation. She found this with Hewlett–Packard (HP).
"When I went out to California to interview with HP, it was such a startling difference from the automotive industry in terms of management structure," she says. "It was very much non–union, with open offices and open management."
Working on the Leading Edge
Alstott started at HP in May 1979 as a process engineer supporting a cable assembly line. By September, in addition to working full time, she was pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, paid for by HP. In 15 years with HP, her responsibilities–and breadth of experience–increased. Her work was usually in emergent areas such as computer–aided design in the early 1980s; managing production of the HP3000 computer in the mid–1980s; and as manager responsible for the new and released workstation products in HP's then newly acquired Apollo Computer Corporation in the early 1990s. She also returned to school once again and earned an MBA at Santa Clara University.
Alstott left HP in 1994 and joined Chipcom Corporation, a networking start–up company, as director of manufacturing engineering. When 3Com Corporation acquired Chipcom at the end of 1995, she was made program director for switching products. Her achievements included driving–test efficiency, achieving ISO certification, and delivering a family of switching products through a fast–track development program.
In 1998, Alstott moved to Adept Technology, which had an international reputation for building robot systems for assembly, small–parts material handling, and test applications. In five years with that company as vice president of operations, she led the production, materials, manufacturing engineering, facilities, and information technology organizations. In addition, Alstott took over as the general manager of the semiconductor division as that business was formed within Adept.
In 2003, she was offered a position with Sun Microsystems, one of the leading database management companies in the world and a company that attracted her because of its role as an innovator.
"We break glass all the time in terms of technology and the way we use it," she says of Sun. "I've always been interested in new business models, new technology. I like new ideas and risk taking. I like managing change and seeing things from the front row. I don't like being bored."
Piloting, Snowboarding: Adventure Beyond the Workplace
Outside of work, Alstott has satisfied this adventuresome spirit with a private pilot's license and by keeping up with her children on a snowboard–she's quick to admit that she is far more capable on skis. She credits her husband, Ted, with carrying a large part of the load of raising their three children, who are now 20, 17, and 15.
In her work as vice president for operations for Sun Microsystems, Alstott oversees some 200 people located around the world. When asked about her successes and weighty responsibilities, Alstott reveals the spirit that began to show during her co–op experience– a certain distaste for entitlement and a belief that success is truly a team effort.
"My success is very much dependent on the people around me and the opportunities I've had," she says. "I've never succeeded just because of me. I get the most out of people around me and out of my organization, and every person in the organization contributes to that, no matter what the level. Every piece of the equation really works together; you can't just have management."
Reflecting on how far she's come since her undergraduate days at Purdue, Alstott credits her advisor, mechanical engineering professor Robert Fox, who made this observation when she was debating job offers: "Whatever you do, you'll land on your feet."
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'16-'17 Ducks Season
'16-'17 Postgame Recaps
Recap: Ducks Make Themselves At Home At Staples Center
Rakell nets a goal and 2 assists as the Ducks make easy work of the Kings.
By CJ Woodling@CJWoodling Nov 1, 2016, 11:01pm PDT
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So much for Rickard Rakell needing a couple of adjustment games. With a goal and two assists, the newly-minted $22.8 million center welcomed himself back to the Ducks with authority, sparking a 4-0 win against the Kings on Tuesday night.
The first period saw the trademarked heavy-hitting style of both teams as the Kings matched the Ducks' tempo early. One of the best parts of hockey, however, is how quickly nothing can turn into something. With just 30 seconds left in the 1st period, Rakell snapped a sneaky wrister through the five-hole of Kings goaltender Peter Budaj off a face-off win by Ryan Kesler for a goal in his first game of the season.
The Ducks Second Period Experience™ didn't rear its ugly head this game as the exact opposite transpired. After Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin drew blood from Cramarossa to set off a double-minor penalty, Antoine Vermette netted his first goal as a Duck from the slot off a beautiful behind-the-net saucer pass from Rakell. The Ducks would cash in during the second half of the double-minor as well. Just 31 seconds after the Vermette goal, Ryan Getzlaf found Ryan Kesler crashing the net with a strike to the stick blade for the tip-in. Anaheim would cap off the 2nd period with rookie Joseph Cramerossa netting his first career NHL goal on a wraparound attempt. Budaj would not return for the third period as a result.
What the third period lacked in offense it made up for in physicality as the theme of the period was line brawls. Near the middle of the final frame, Jordan Nolan took exception to Ryan Getzlaf holding his stick near the Ducks bench. Two blinks later six Ducks had taken to the ice to subdue him with the rest of the Kings jumping in and pairing off. John Gibson took care of the rest with a phenomenal 30 save performance handing the Kings their third consecutive shutout, something LA hasn't had happen to them since 1969.
The Ducks didn't get out of the game in one piece, however, as Nick Ritchie left the game after a hit to the head from Tom Gilbert. He did not return to the game making his status for the immediate future questionable.
Anaheim heads back to Honda Center for the second of a back-to-back slate on Wednesday evening against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.


The Department for Business has said its research shows that one in nine women has been made redundant when they returned to work after having a child, or were treated so badly that they felt forced out of their role. One in five mothers have also reported other financial losses, such as failing to gain a promotion, salary reduction, a lower pay rise or bonus and demotions.
The Prime Minister has stated that she wants to see current rules that safeguard women's jobs during their baby's first year extended for six months after they return to work. She said: "It's unacceptable that too many parents still encounter difficulties when returning to work." This change is designed to end the perceived default situation that when a business has to make staff cutbacks, the new mother is usually the first to be offered redundancy.
Currently, employers who want to make a new mother redundant have to prove the reason is unconnected to her pregnancy or maternity leave. The new proposal would give women priority in retaining their jobs over other employees who are also at risk of redundancy. A 10-week consultation has also been launched by the government to seek views on giving the same protection to parents returning from adoption leave or shared parental leave.
Brearley also said "prohibitively expensive childcare" plus a lack of flexibility "makes it almost impossible for parents to manage their responsibilities".
What are your thoughts on the new proposals? Will it help reduce discrimination of new mothers in the workplace or does more need to be done? Let us know in the comments or join the discussion on our Twitter and Facebook page.


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A historic survivor: the 18th century Football Inn at Kendal
I recently enjoyed a nice cappuccino at Nina's Coffee in Kendal, Cumbria. It can be found at 20 Market Place, next to the Working Men's Institute, and is popular with shoppers and families.
So what? There are no obvious clues, but this unassuming little place has a great sporting heritage. It used to be the Football Inn, and is one of the oldest surviving football-related buildings in Britain with a history stretching back 250 years.
The earliest record dates from 1774, when Joshua Craven inherited the Foot-ball Inn and the nearby George and Dragon from his father, also Joshua. Its name was reputedly taken from the football taken as a trophy after a fierce competition between Kendal and a neighbouring town. For many generations the ball hung in the kitchen, and it appears to have had a football-shaped sign outside.
Newspaper cuttings reveal some of the history of the pub, which for the early part of the nineteenth century was owned and managed by the Brocklebank family, then a variety of tenants held the lease: Henry Winter, Mrs Unsworth, John Richardson, William Hodgson, Peter Mortimer and Thomas Kay. It was a popular meeting place for local groups such as Kendal Friendly Society, formed in 1785.
In 1891 Kendal Corporation purchased the Football Inn for £1,740 with a view to improving access to the market hall next door (now Westmorland Shopping Centre). They later changed their minds and decided to sell it again and the inn's alcohol licence was not renewed in 1904. George Sill was the last landlord.
It appears to have been quickly forgotten, as James Clarke's monumental History of Football in Kendal (1908) makes no mention of the Football Inn – but then his focus was on the modern game rather than its medieval folk origins.
Thankfully the building has survived as a café. It is Grade 2 listed, and although the ground floor has been completely modernised, the upper two floors retain the original stone frontage. The title deeds are held in Cumbria archives.
Below are some 19th century newspaper clippings (from the British Newspaper Archive):
Carlisle Journal, 12 January 1805
Lancaster Gazette, 20 June 1807
Westmorland Gazette, 20 April 1844
Kendal Mercury, 6 March 1852
A window on sporting history: the first rugby match, Scotland v England in 1871
The engraving of the Scotland v England match of 1871, as drawn by John McLaren Ralston (copyright, not to be reproduced without permission)
The discovery of this unique illustration of the world's first rugby football international has brought to life one of the most important moments in sporting history.
Scotland met England on 27 March 1871 at Edinburgh Academicals' ground in Raeburn Place but although both teams were photographed there were not thought to be any pictures of the match in progress.
However, when I came across this engraving in a print dealer's catalogue I soon realised its significance. Previously unknown to historians, it was published four weeks after the match in a short-lived publication called The Illustrated Newspaper, originally in black and white then colourised at a later date.
It is signed J McL R, the initials of John McLaren Ralston (1849-83), a talented 22-year-old Glaswegian artist who was starting to make a name for himself in a career that brought admiration from, among others, Vincent van Gogh.
What makes Ralston's illustration all the more intriguing is that his elder brother William (1841-1911) famously drew the sketches of the first association football international, which took place the following year.
William Ralston's drawings of the first association football international in 1872, the year after his brother Jack drew the rugby match in Edinburgh.
The brothers' style of illustration has strong similarities and it has been said by art historians that John (known as Jack) was the more talented of the two and taught William how to draw. They certainly had an excellent artistic pedigree as their father Peter ran a well-known photographic studio in Glasgow city centre, good enough to earn a royal warrant. Peter Ralston took his sons into the business, and both used it as a springboard to launch their careers.
When Jack Ralston headed over to Edinburgh in 1871, he joined an enthusiastic crowd of around 4,000 crammed into Raeburn Place to witness the inaugural rugby international. He had ample opportunity to draw a number of character studies and used a degree of artistic licence to capture the scene, placing his focus on the spectators in the foreground. They are paying scant attention to the match, some of them engaged in discussion or argument and they are clearly well-to-do, including a finely dressed lady. Whether they relate to specific individuals is hard to say.
The players, by contrast, are almost incidental, a blur of movement in the background. There is just enough detail to show that the forwards are engaged in a mighty scrum while some backs stand aside from the struggle, ready to intercept a loose ball or breakaway run. An umpire in top hat, perhaps the legendary HH Almond, watches intently.
There are other interesting aspects to the scene, as it appears to confirm that the playing surface was laid out between the slope of the ancient archery mound, which used to be a feature of ground, and its boundary on the east side. The English team actually complained that the pitch was too narrow, just 55 yards wide. Also of interest, the goalposts are much shorter than in modern times.
The idea that the international pitch was squeezed into a corner of Raeburn Place is emphasised by the absence of spectators behind the north goal, a slope would have given a good vantage point but was on neighbouring farmland and separated from the sports field by a burn. In the distance can be seen the buildings of South Inverleith Mains Farm, which was bought by the city and demolished in 1889 to create what is now Inverleith Park.
Contemporary map of the Academy ground at Raeburn Place, showing the location of the 'mound' with a flagstaff (FS) on top. South Inverleith Mains farm is just to the north. (National Library of Scotland)
The day ended in an unexpected – and much celebrated – victory for the Scotland twenty by a goal and a try to a try, yet until now the only known images relating to this historic match were the posed team groups. The Scotland photo was taken in front of the pavilion by ER Yerbury, just before the start of play, while the England team had two photos taken that morning 'in plain clothes and in uniform' by Ross and Pringle of George Street.
Ralston was only 22 at the time and his drawing of the scene was an exciting addition to his portfolio. He must have taken it directly to his publisher as he is recorded in the London census just five days later. Over the coming decade he was in much demand as an engraver and his prolific output appeared in journals such as the Illustrated London News, not to mention many books. He covered a range of contemporary, rustic and historic scenes and among them are more sporting subjects such as bowls, croquet and curling. His talent was even admired, somewhat incongruously, by Vincent van Gogh, who described one Ralston print as 'exquisitely done'.
Jack Ralston's signature 'J McL R' in the corner of the illustration
Sadly, Ralston's star shone only briefly. He lived in Hampstead while he worked as an engraver for London publications, but then he fell ill. He returned to Glasgow and died on 11 July 1883 in the family home at 2 Kersland Street, aged 34 and unmarried. His cause of death was given vaguely as 'debility'.
Rugby football, on the other hand, went from strength to strength, and the Raeburn Place ground, which opened in 1854 as a school sports field, is itself currently being transformed. Jack Ralston's impressions of the first match will go on public display for the first time at the new Museum of International Rugby, due to open there in 2020.
You can also read an article about this discovery in The Times newspaper.
The full story of the first football internationals, both rugby and soccer, is detailed in my book 'First Elevens', available here price £9.99 post free.


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Murata's cheerleader robots move around on balls and do it in J-Pop unison
Mat Smith, @thatmatsmith
It's probably the most Japanese thing I've seen in my first year of covering the country for Engadget: Robo-cheerleaders, barreling around in sync like some sort of Japanese girl "idol" group. In total, there are 10 Cheerleader bots (with two standby units), with light-up cheeks, pom-pom arms that look like PlayStation peripherals and glowing eyes. They glow; they lift their arms; they form ensemble shapes; and they are arguably the most adorable, Weeble-esque robots you've ever laid eyes on. Following the bicycling Murata Boy and the unicycling Murata Girl, here's the Murata Cheerleader and her nine sisters. They're about to dance in formation, all while balancing on a ball. Not only because they simply can, but also because this is how their parent company showcases its (often mind-numbing, let's admit it) sensors and components to both businesses and Joe Public alike.
Murata might not come to mind as the foremost robot maker -- that's because it isn't. However, the component and sensor maker has a long history of unveiling tiny robotic mascots that showcase its sensors and technology that can (and do) make their way into everyday devices like smartphones. As Murata's Section Manager Koichi Yoshikawa puts it, while the Murata Boy series of robots might seem a little frivolous, it's about communicating something fun and the potential of high-functioning sensors, some of which could make their way into self-driving cars.
Understandably, ensuring a robot can keep its balance on a ball (with a special non-slip coating), takes a bit of work. There's a trio of gyroscopic sensors that monitor pitch, yaw and roll in three dimensions and detect tilt angles, while a trio of wheels spin onto the ball, rotating it all in the necessary directions and speed to either keep Cheerleader atop the ball, or move it where needed. (Similar gyro-sensors are used in electronic stability control (ESC) systems to prevent cars from skidding.) The nature of using the sphere as the wheel of sorts, is that the robot can move in all directions, regardless of where it's facing -- ideal for avoiding other robot cheerleaders.
This is all well and good, until you throw in another nine ball-balancing robots. Ensuring they keep upright is apparently a software issue, pairing multiple sensors within each robot with two towers that project a combination of ultrasonic and infrared signals. As we all know, light and sound travel at different speeds, thus when the robot gets detected (there are five mics and four sensors underneath the Cheerleaders' microphone/sponge wig), the difference in signal timing gives distance. With the two posts, this also gives the location on a 2D plane. From there, the team can plan the (obviously important) choreography. If a single robot stumbles, not only does the software recalibrate to keep it on track, but it also tells other robots to steer clear.
The robots use an intentionally low-frequency signal to ensure that it's picked up easier. According to the company, this would make them idea for working inside less-than-ideal signal conditions, like deep within buildings and even inside structures, such as tunnels and bridges that would require maintenance.
Single search robots, once they've found someone in need of rescue, could coalesce together to make a bigger bot capable of assisting -- which was the second-most Japanese thing I heard that day.
Yoshikawa-san elaborates that some of the base research for these robots wasn't to create synchronized robot Cheerleaders (I'm still shocked); instead, it was part of a study project with Kyoto University into using robots to effectively complete high-speed search and rescue sweeps as a unit. Further still, there's also the notion that single search robots, once they've found someone in need of rescue, could coalesce together to make a bigger bot capable of assistance -- which was the second most-Japanese thing I heard that day.
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I've been wanting to start an Evil in Pop Culture series, and I Tried to Befriend Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends in the New York Times seemed to be the trigger for the first post. So school shooters are category number one, but also bad advice to put oneself in harms way. Hmmm…what category would that fall under?
I posted this on Facebook for discussion. It pretty much says it all for this first post.
As a horror writer, I have to laugh at the idea that "acts of school violence can be prevented if students befriend disturbed and potentially dangerous classmates." These are actions I'd have a character on a stories "kill list" do. Or to initiate stalking of an innocent character. There's no amount of love that would bring a Friday the 13th or Halloween movie to a happy ending. If you're thinking this is fiction, once upon a time, we told horrific fairy tales with bloody endings to prepare our children for the ways of the world. Back to reality, we nearly traumatize our young children about the dangers of going near strangers. So, this has my head spinning this morning.


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Successful trail running event at Farm Moonraker
"It felt like it was uphill the whole time," explains one trail runner as she catches her breath after crossing the finish line. All participants agree: the Gondwana Moonraker Ridge Trail Run through the African bush savannah at the foot of the Auas Mountains east of Windhoek is a special challenge.
A total of about 140 runners took part in the premiere of this trail run. It took place on Saturday in the 20 km² nature reserve of the Moonraker farm on the road to the Hosea Kutako International Airport, just south of the Kappsfarm police station. The event was organised by the Gondwana Collection Namibia group of companies and the Moonraker Outdoor Adventure Restcamp.
The start of the premiere of the Gondwana Moonraker Ridge Trail Run at the foot of the Auas Mountains east of Windhoek.
Photo: Gondwana Collection Namibia
The distances of 20 km, 10 km and 5 km were available. On four-wheel drive tracks and single tracks, even cross-country, the routes led through typical African bush landscape with hills, valleys and riverbeds.
Prizes were awarded to the top three runners in the 20km and 10km races (see event website). There was a raffle for participants of the 5 km race. Gondwana and its partners had donated vouchers worth a total of 72,000 Namibia dollars.
A mobile outdoor studio of the radio station, NOVA 103.5, a band and the farm atmosphere of the Moonraker Adventure Camp made the trail run an event for family and friends of the runners (see report on the website of the Gondwana Collection). The Gondwana Moonraker Ridge Trail Run is to become an annual event from now on.


A little while back GeekAlerts showed you the Doomed Crystal Skull Shot Glass. That was perfect for the killer shots and serious liquor, but what about the nights when you are drinking beer? That's where this Skull Stein comes into play. Think of it as the Doomed Skulls long lost drinking companion.
If you are headed for a rough night of drinking and you know a regular stein just isn't going to get the job done, you might as well have the Skull Stein at your side. This 500ml glass is ready to handle anything you can pour into; you better just make sure you are!
Pirates. Motorcycle gangs. Creepy voodoo types. There's loads of people who might want to drink from a glass shaped like a human skull. Especially when it holds just under a pint of your preferred beverage. Enjoy a faintly-ominous beer, a mildly-foreboding cola, or a spine-tingling milk. With this glass your fellow drinkers will be struck with a deliciously vague sense of unease.
Not only does this glass have a face, the handle is also shaped like a series of connected bones.
You can pre-order your Skull Stein at Firebox for £12.99 or pick it up right now at Urban Outfitters for $12.


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The homosexual law reform campaign moved beyond the gay community to wider issues of human rights and discrimination. Extreme viewpoints ensured a lengthy and passionate debate before the Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed 27 years ago, in July 1986.
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There is a long history of opposition to sexual activity between men and an equally long history of legislation that criminalised this activity.
Page 3 – Birth of the gay movement
Social and political groups for homosexuals in New Zealand began with the Dorian Society in the 1960s. By the next decade, sexual and social liberation was in the air.
Page 4 – Reforming the law
To bring about change in the law, the gay movement needed a parliamentary champion. It found one in Member of Parliament Fran Wilde.
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Appointed New Zealand's first chief justice, William Martin, persided over the murder trial of Maketū Wharetōtara, a Bay of Islands Māori charged with murdering the granddaughter of a leading Ngāpuhi chief, two European adults and a European child.
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Richard Seddon's nickname, 'King Dick', says it all. Our longest-serving and most famous leader not only led the government, he was it, many argued. For 13 years he completely dominated politics.
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Seven years and one stomach-stapling operation after entering Parliament in 1977, David Lange became PM at the age of 41.
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Fran Wilde was a Cabinet minister in the Labour government of the 1980s, and is perhaps best known for her private members bill for homosexual law reform. She left Parliament to become the first female Mayor of Wellington.
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Biography of Harry Atkinson (1831-1892) who was premier of New Zealand four times. He was a stabilising force in early New Zealand politics and a figure who transcended regional interests for national views.
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Ted has worked side-by-side with colleague Robert John Russell, founder and director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS), since 1981. Together they co-edit the journal, Theology and Science. http://www.ctns.org/.
From 1990 to 1994, Ted served as Principal Investigator on a research project, "Theological and Ethical Questions Raised by the Human Genome Initiative," funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health ELSI program [Grant HG00487] and hosted by CTNS.
From 1998 to 2002, Ted served as Program Director for the CTNS "Science and Religion Course Program," funded by the John Templeton Foundation.
Along with two Pakistani Muslim colleagues, Muzzafar Iqbal and Syed Nomanul Haq, Ted co-edited the volume, God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives (Ashgate), which has just recently been translated and published in Iran.
On the "Controversies" page and the "Academic Book" page visitors will find examples of his research and writings offering theological and ethical analyses of cosmology, genetics, stem cells, evolution, transhumanism, futurology, climate change, and related fields in the natural sciences. In addition, Ted along with Bob Russell have pressed science into the service of challenging and explicating religious themes such as creation, resurrection, and new creation.
Since 2005 Ted has been serving on the Scientific and Medical Accountability Standards Working Group for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Otherwise known in California as "Prop 71," CIRM funds stem cell research.


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BroadwayWorld has a first look at Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba as Miss Hannigan at the NC Theatre, directed by producing artistic director Eric Woodall, and choreographed by James Gray.
Starring in the title role is Alexa Lasanta, the orphan girl who desperately wants to find love and a family of her own. Lasanta previously portrayed Annie in The Wick Theatre's production with other credits including regional productions of Fun Home, Secret Garden, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She also has a national tour under her belt, where she joined the cast as Gretl in The Sound of Music in 2016/17. Annie's sidekick and canine friend Sandy will be played by Macy, who was adopted in 2009 by Broadway's leading animal trainer Bill Berloni. She has starred in dozens of productions across the county and was seen on NBC's The National Dog Show in 2011.
Ziemba, who won the Tony Award in 2000 for her role in the musical Contact, portrays Miss Hannigan, the orphanage matron and Annie's nemesis. In addition to her Tony Award-winning performance, Ziemba has graced the stage in numerous Broadway productions since her start in 1975. Some of her previous credits include the Broadway productions of Chicago, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Crazy For You, Bullets Over Broadway, and many more. Ziemba has been nominated for four Tony Awards (including the year she won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role), and boasts multiple Drama Desk Award nominations, including a win for her Off-Broadway performance of And The World Goes 'Round.
Warbucks, the powerful billionaire who takes Annie in as his own, wis played by John Eric Parker. Parker has a lengthy Broadway history with roles in Rent, Memphis, All Shook Up, and eight years in The Book of Mormon (original Broadway production) which he is taking a short break from to join us in Annie. He is a proud member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices and was nominated for an Astaire Award in 2010 for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show (Memphis).
Other principal roles include Manna Nichols (Grace Farrell), who starred in the Lincoln Center National Tour of The King and I; Nicolas Dromard (Rooster Hannigan), who last starred on Broadway in Jersey Boys. NC Theatre audiences will remember him as Bert in Mary Poppins; Erica Mansfield (Lily), joining the cast directly from Kiss Me Kate, her ninth Broadway show; and Dirk Lumbard (F.D.R), a Broadway veteran and NC Theatre favorite who previously starred in Disney's Beauty and the Beast ,Les Misérables, Billy Elliot, and more.
Annie's fellow orphan friends will be portrayed by Adele Baldina (July), Sarah Bock (Kate), Becca Clarke (Pepper), Emily Jewel Hoder (Molly), Zoi Pegues (Orphan/Annie U/S), Eva Smedley (Tessie), and Skyla I'lece Woodard (Duffy).
Rounding out the cast are ensemble members Jeff Aguiar, Julian Alvarez, Timothy Scott Brausch, Charlie Byrd, Ashely Chiu, Patrick Clanton, Melvin Gray Jr., Carly Grissom, Anne Scaramuzzo, Alex Stewart, Blaire Thompson, Sonya Venugopal, Dana Winkle, and Collin Yates.
Included in the orphan ensemble are Myla Anne Anderson, Jasmine Anthony, Madeline Atwater, Madeline Behrens, Leilani Diamond, Emerson Dykes, Claire Fellows, Jane Fitzpatrick, MacKenzie Hicks, Uwera Izabayo, Kenady Joi Holloway, Adair Mahoney, Seanna Osborne, Lyla Opitz, Eloise Sayre, Nicole Sienkowski, Cora Stumpf, Jurnee Tabron, Callie MacKenzie Tisdale, Sofia Unger, Madison Veloza, Naima West, and Isol Young.
Annie opens Tuesday, July 23 and runs through Sunday, July 28 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Visit nctheatre.com to purchase tickets or call (919) 831-6941. For groups of 10 or more, call (919) 831-6941 x6949.
Photo by Curtis Brown Photography.
Alexa Lasanta (Annie) and the cast of ANNIE
Alexa Lasanta (Annie), John Eric Parker (Oliver Warbucks) and the cast of ANNIE
Alexa Lasanta (Annie), Manna Nichols (Grace), and the cast of ANNIE
Emily Jewel Hoder (Molly) and Alexa Lasanta (Annie) in ANNIE
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The first episode of Quantum Leap will air on NBC on September 19 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC, immediately after The Voice. Sci-fi aficionados, set your alarms for September because we will have some fun body-hopping.
In the not-too-distant future, physicist Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) receives government money to develop his project Quantum Leap and postulates that time travel inside one's own lifetime is viable.
The government has already spent $43 billion, and if no advancement is made, funding will be cut off. Before anyone can stop him, Sam decides to independently test the project accelerator and save the project.
When he comes to after being thrown back in time, he learns that everyone else sees him as someone he leaped into. He is also somewhat forgetting who he is.
Only Sam can see and hear a hologram of his friend Admiral Al Calavicci. He uses Ziggy, the project's supercomputer, to help him convey to Sam that he needs to fix something that went wrong in the past. He should be able to quickly return to the present after being corrected.
Even after fixing the past, Sam keeps traveling to different places and times in the second half of the 20th century. He corrects what went wrong in the past, believing that his next leap will be the one that brings him home.
The Quantum Leap cast list can be found here:
Scott Bakula (Dr. Sam Beckett)
Dean Stockwell (Admiral Al Calavicci)
Deborah Pratt (Narrator)
Dennis Wolfberg (Gooshie)
K. Stratton (Lawrence 'Larry' Stanton )
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Adam Logan (Young Sam Beckett)
John D'Aquino (Frank LaMotta)
Willie Garson (Alik Idell)
Renée Coleman (Alia)
Stephen Lee (Sheriff Bo Loman)
Meg Foster (Laura Fuller)
Eric Bruskotter (Beau)
Rodney Kageyama (Joda)
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All 97 episodes of the show are included in the 18-disc set, along with much of the original music that has been restored for all seasons.
As it was unknown whether Quantum Leap would be renewed at the end of Season five, Bellisario was instructed to write an episode that could act as either the season finale or series finale.
The episode provided some clarification on some lingering issues with the program, but it also had enough ambiguity for a Sixth Season.
The best spot to watch new Quantum Leap episodes as they air is on NBC. The fall season will see new episodes released once a week beginning on Monday, September 19 at 10 p.m. ET (directly following The Voice).
Donald P. Bellisario is the creator of the American science fiction television series Quantum Leap, which debuted on NBC and ran for five seasons from March 25, 1989, to May 5, 1993.
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The 45-minute film Quantum Leap was shot in California by Belisarius Productions Universal Television and is distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution.
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Beth never gets remarried, according to captions on a black screen. Instead, she and Al, who will commemorate their 39th wedding anniversary in June, have four daughters. The last caption shows that Sam never went back to his house.
The new Quantum Leap, which picks up 30 years after the original, stars Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Seong, who, like Scott Bakula's Dr. Sam Beckett, restarts his time-traveling project and makes an unauthorized trip into the past.
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Ericc Antonio is a rapper, singer, and songwriter with a unique sound and standout lyrical content. His witty concepts bring a variety of flow patterns that will keep listeners engaged as he takes them with him on his hip hop meets soul musical exploration. From a head bobbing blues inflected track in Eye Gotcha to guitar laced trap and soul funk sounds of his latest release, Round and Round, his music is innovative, reflective and relevant. As an artist, he makes sure his songs maintain a modern appeal while not being afraid to that take on hard topics like police brutality and post traumatic stress disorder, seamlessly weaving it all in with catchy hooks, bridges and melodies adapted for today's culture.
On the track, his delivery is a mix of edgy soul and melodic rap--it feels like a cross between Omarion, J. Cole and Bryson Tiller. His cool, non-abrasive flow and unfiltered biographical kinda backpack content give Round and Round an intimate feel.
"They spinning you round. They see you wearing a crown, swimming like you bout to drown."
The boom-bap of the beat on the song feels organic; it hits nicely with the instrumental loops and Ericc Antonio's vocals. He shows versatility as he switches back and forth between bars and stanzas (perhaps a nod to Drake who he credits as one of his top musical inspirations). Intrigued by the track's smooth yet poppin' vibe and his versatile delivery style, I had to dive deeper into the story behind Round and Round and its author.
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My inspiration is Andre 3000, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Drake…
In Round and Round you spit, "bury my dick in a centerfold". Bro, whats the story behind this song?
Round and Round is about an aspiring rapper who finally gets his big break to be faced with betrayal, deceit, jealousy and envy. Success brings out all the snakes ...even the ones closest to you and everyone wants a piece.
In the beginning, he's speaking on what he wants to do like most rappers when they get put on. Want fancy cars, jewels, and fuck hot models, but then there's the flip side..."Bro I got your back" here comes the snakes... He fed up & he tells all them to eat this dick with their vegetables. It's like who can you trust not even your closest folks and it's taking it's toll on him.
How has your life, upbringing, experiences shaped you as an artist? In what ways?
Growing up in Oakland shaped me to who I am today... Where I grew up, its dog eat dog. Then on the other side of town, it's vibrant, so you learn quick how to maneuver between the two. It also has a lot of history with the Black Panther party starting there. Then and now there is and has always been a sense of culture and pride.
Your sound is innovative and musical. Where do you draw from for your creativity?
My creativity has been a work in progress. I got here by doing it when people thought I quit for years. New people I met and know didn't know I do music. This is my therapy, and I felt it's time to let the world know. My creativity is drawn from life experiences and trying to express it differently than another artist. I'm like ok I like how such and such did that... how can I do it differently? You know... challenging yourself, reaching for the highest level.
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Organisers of the 2007 Women's World Open Squash Championship in Madrid have confirmed that the sport's biggest ever women's event will be staged adjacent to the Royal Palace (the Palacio Real) in the Spanish capital, from 23-27 October.
An all-glass court will be the centre-piece of the event which will attract all the world's top players, led by Nicol David, the world number one from Malaysia who will be seeking her third successive triumph in the sport's most prized championship.
"It will be a spectacular setting, with the stunning court in the open air, visible from all sides - and with the city's historic Royal Palace as a sensational backdrop," said World Squash Federation (WSF) President Jahangir Khan, himself a six-times Men's World Champion.
Qualifying will take place at the Pallestra Squash Club in Madrid from 21-22 October, followed by first and second round main draw action.
Additionally, a pre-qualifying competition to select Spanish wild-cards will be held at the Club Castellana in Madrid, which will also be available for player practice.
Matches from the quarter-finals onwards will be staged on the all-glass court from Thursday 25 October through to the final on Saturday 27 October.
"I can hardly think of a city which would be better for the Women's World Open and I am really excited about fighting for that title this year in Madrid," said defending champion Nicol David.
"Not only that, but having the glass court by the Royal Palace will be awesome for the players and great to promote women's squash and the city internationally. See you there!"
The historic agreement to stage the biggest-ever event in women's squash - boasting a cash prize-fund of more than $100,000 - has been reached between the World Squash Federation (WSF) and Madrid City Council.
The Championship will be staged in partnership between Madrid City Council; the Federacion Espaňola de Squash; the WSF; and the Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA). Madrid 16, the organisation lobbying to host the 2016 Olympic Games, is also supporting the event.
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As it turns out, the Senate's investigation into the CIA's spying has alerted the public to the fact that CIA-director John Brennan consulted with Obama's team (details are not clear as to whether the president himself was briefed). Some would argue that this means the White House is anything but transparent, since the reported facts so far don't show the White House alerting the Senate to CIA's plans to snoop into hard drives that were supposed to be logically walled-off from the country's premier intelligence gathering and extrajudicial drone killing agency's prying eyes. Obama supporters however, so far don't seem to worried about what appears to be on the outside a very egregious and flagrant flouting of the constitutional firewall put up between the three branches of government.
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Superstar Rajnikanth support's Kamal Hassan for Vishwaroopam release
January 30, 2013 by The Editor 1 Comment
Superstar Rajnikanth has send a letter to muslim organizations regarding Kamal hassan's Vishwaroopam In that letter he said "Kamal Hassan has spent more than 95 crores for the film.
I believe he won't make a film which hurts you.
So pls don't protest to ban the film so kindly wait till Kamal Hassan returns and take decisions only after speaking with him.
I also wish u miladi nabhi.
Nagarjuna Supports Kamal hassan against Viswaroopam Ban
Nagarjuna came in support of Kamal Hassan who is fighting all the odds for the release of his Rs 95 crore film Viswaroopam.
Speaking to NDTV, Nag told,"I have known Kamalji for a very long time. I'm a fan of his work and he is one of the best actors India has produced. Unfortunately, I was out of the country and I'm yet to see Vishwaroopam. He has done many films before. I don't think he is a man who could do something which affects communal harmony."
The latest development is that The Madras High Court has set aside the single judge's order lifting the ban, which means Viswaroopam stands banned in Tamilnadu till February 6th.
Good to see a senior hero like Nag leading from the front in fight against ill-treatment meted out to a finest actor in the country. It's time for all the Tollywood stars to step out and speak against the ban on Vishwaroopam as what happened to Kamal Hassan now may happen to any one of the actors in future.
Kamal Hassan agrees to crop 'Vishwaroopam'
The buzz yesterday was that the Judge may have agreed to lift the ban from screening the movie in Tamil Nadu because Kamal Hassan may have agreed to crop off a few selected scenes from his "Vishwaroopam". After the Press Meet held at his place today, Kamal Hassan himself clarified the issue.
He said that a jury of people watched the film and selected the parts to be trimmed to which he agreed. Specifically the scenes which refer to the Holy Book of Islam, The Quran. Kamal Hassan also added that more shocking news awaits the nation and that he needs all the support to withstand it and it's reactions. He says he never meant harm to anyone and that his Muslim brothers know that even if others don't.
CBFC Chairperson on 'Vishwaroopam' ban
The chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Leela Samson was shocked upon hearing about the ban of Kamal Hassan's "Vishwaroopam". The movie was to be released on the 25th of January but was banned in fear of religious unrest in Tamil Nadu. The ban has now been extended to Andhra Pradesh and Kerala too.
Leela Samson said, "This is hounding of an artist, a man who is an icon of Tamil Nadu. We are sensitive to issues. The group objecting to 'Vishwaroopam' have the freedom not to view it. We will object to the language used by the lawyer representing the Tamil Nadu government against the censor board. It is absolutely unacceptable. We have certified hundreds and thousands of films but only with Vishwaroopam, people find, it has not been done with due diligence? This is an infringement on freedom of expression."
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