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Coronavirus | Economy | Southcentral | Southeast | State Government
Upcoming end to Alaska's disaster declaration has hospitals concerned
October 2, 2020 by Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy briefs reporters at his Anchorage offices on March 11 on the state's preparations to fight the coronavirus,
That was the day Dunleavy decared a disaster from the pandemic. The disaster declaration is scheduled to expire on Nov. 15. (Photo by Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media)
The disaster declaration Alaska has operated under since March is scheduled to expire in mid-November. It gives the state special powers to protect public health, using mandates. With case counts rising significantly in the state, hospitals are concerned about what comes next.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a public health disaster emergency on March 11, before Alaska's first case of COVID-19 was detected. The declaration began a period in which Dunleavy's administration issued 18 different mandates that affected how people could travel in to and out of the state, or even whether they could be within 6 feet of others outside their households.
All but five of those mandates have expired or been rescinded.
The most noteworthy mandate still in place requires those coming from elsewhere to have a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours of departure. Without that mandate, Alaska could lose the advantage it's had of being geographically separated.
Alaska's hospitals and nursing homes are among those trying to understand what would happen if the disaster declaration expires next month, said Jared Kosin, president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association.
"This is the issue that is now popping up as now top of mind, and understanding the impacts," he said.
He said that the federal government has waived some regulations that have allowed providers to be more flexible in offering telehealth and ordering coronavirus testing and licensing out-of-state nurses and other providers.
These waivers depend on the state response to the pandemic being consistent with the federal response. And it's not clear to hospitals and nursing homes if that will be the case if the disaster declaration expires.
"We're still seeing really high case counts," Kosin said. "Thankfully, we're all still managing it. But we're also entering in with a lot of unknowns. And I think we're just concerned that a lot of the tools we all have been using could go away. And I don't think anyone has ill intent. I think we just don't truly understand what the impact would be."
He said providers also are concerned that the federal government may not consider Alaska to be eligible for federal relief payments if the disaster declaration expires.
Kosin said he and hospital leaders are looking for clarity and will be talking more with Dunleavy's administration about it.
State Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum has laid out some of the administration's thinking on the issue in a recent town hall. He described how the state has helped guide local communities on what they can do in response to the pandemic, rather than rely on the state mandates.
"The governor asked us and advised us that we were to remove any of these mandates as soon as possible," Crum said.
The legal basis for the last five mandates is set to expire on Nov. 15.
These mandates regulate commercial fishing; services by health care providers; the quarantine and isolation program for first responders, health care providers and homeless people; and travel.
Under Alaska law, a governor can only declare a disaster for 30 days without the Legislature extending it. The Legislature passed a bill in late March that extended Dunleavy's declaration.
The law, Senate Bill 241, covered a lot of ground.
It made it easier to quickly license health care professionals and others responding to the pandemic;
Made it easier for health care providers to provide telehealth care;
Allowed corporation and nonprofit boards to hold meetings electronically; and
Prevented people experiencing pandemic-related hardship from having their utilities shut off, among other provisions.
Legislative leaders said the votes aren't there to hold a special session to extend the declaration.
Senate President Cathy Giessel, an Anchorage Republican, said she's not concerned about the state's powers expiring. She said community public health efforts are more important.
"We have some good, functional logistics in place now in the state," said Giessel, an advanced practice registered nurse. "Communities are very nimble in recognizing when they need to shut down. I'm thinking now of our rural communities who have historic trauma from these kinds of pandemics, and the city of Anchorage."
There are limits to how much communities can protect themselves without help from the state. For example, some communities don't have local governments.
And while Acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen said home-rule cities have the legal authority to impose their own restrictions, he said other kinds of local governments don't.
"There are other communities who may not have that kind of a charter or those ordinances in place and if their authority springs from the governor's disaster declaration, then when the governor's disaster declaration ends, their authority would also end," Sniffen said during a Sept. 22 town hall.
In response to a question about how Gov. Dunleavy is approaching the end of the declaration, his office emailed a one-sentence statement saying Dunleavy "is taking into consideration all options when it comes to the emergency declaration."
It doesn't appear that any state has failed to extend its emergency orders so far. While each state has different rules, many governors have the authority to act on their own without returning to their legislatures. For example, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee extended Tennessee's state of emergency on Tuesday, the day before it was set to expire.
There's another consequence that legislative leaders and legal advisers said would result from the Legislature not holding a special session. All of Dunleavy's appointments to state boards and commissions since April of 2019 would expire on Dec. 15, as well as the appointment of Revenue Commissioner Lucinda Mahoney.
That's because the Legislature didn't hold a joint session to vote on these appointments.
Giessel and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon said Dunleavy would be able to reappoint his choices when the Legislature meets in January. Giessel noted that boards and commissioners usually don't meet in late December and early January.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
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Archives de Tag: Tripod censer
Asian Arts session at Garth's First Sale of 2015
18 dimanche Jan 2015
Posted by alaintruong2014 in Buddhist Works of Art, Chinese Furniture, Chinese Jade, Chinese Textile, Chinese works of Art, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art
18th-19th Century, 19th Century, 19th-20th Century, altar coffer, archaic covered vase, belt hook, Black And White Jade, Bodhisattva, bronze statue, child's dragon robe, cicada snuff bottle, cloisonné enamel, Covered Censer, Dragon robe, gilt-bronze figure, greenish jade, hanging lidded vase, huanghuali, ice jadeite, jifu, kesi, late 19th century, late 19th-early 20th century, moon flask, Qing dynasty, ruyi, Sakyamuni, snuff bottle, Su Zhou school, Tibet, Tripod censer, White Jade, white nephrite jade
Rare white nephrite jade archaic covered vase (detail), 18th-19th century. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Columbus, OH – Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers has amassed a quality auction with over 900 lots of fine and decorative antiques from all over the world. With an Asian Arts session kicking off the two days of selling on the morning of January 29, followed by Continental later that day and Country Americana on Friday, January 30, the auction is sure to offer something for every genre of collecting. "There has been strong interest in auctions that have a wide variety of choice items," comments company CEO, Jeff Jeffers. "Some collectors are highly focused, but most people appreciate an opportunity to see great objects – even if they fall into a slightly different genre."
Garth's has posted what may be the best Asian offering by the firm in several years. "That portion of the auction came together nicely," continues Jeffers. "We focused on several longterm relationships who were just ready to sell." A number of lots hold solid potential, including a rare white nephrite archaic covered vase with low relief carving of dragons, birds and masks. Estimated at $100,000 – $150,000, the vase exemplifies the highest quality craftsmanship and material available in the 18th and early 19th Centuries.
Rare white nephrite jade archaic covered vase, 18th-19th century. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Low relief carving consisting of eight leaves with masks on the body, masks on the neck and dragons on the hollowed base. Two bird handles with rings. The lid has a floral finial and carved masks. Natural brown line along the base. 8.25″h.
The property from a Gentleman.
A hanging lidded vase carved from white jadeite with lavender and apple green accents includes archaic symbols with a well-developed beast on the lid and lingzhi finial and it's original and beautifully carved stand (Est. $60,000 – $80,000). With strong provenance from a longtime client of Garth's, the two items are expected to perform well. Two jade censers provide a balanced opportunity for buyers in lower and higher price ranges: a beautiful greenish jade covered censer with dragon head handles and animal mask feet is estimated at $12,000 – $18,000 and a pierce-carved white jade censer with elaborate floral carving is estimated at $4,500- $6,500.
Finely carved Chinese jadeite hanging lidded vase, 18th-19th century. Estimate $ 60,000-80,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Rectangular flattened form with relief carved archaic motifs. Arched hanger is attached with a chain as well as the lid which has a beast and lingzhi finial. White jadeite with lavender and apple green accents. Well-carved archaic wood stand. 13.5″h. overall.
From: A private collcetor in France.
White jade censer, China, 19th century. Estimate $ 4,500-6,500. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
with elaborate floral carving and pierced lid and foot. 6.5″h. 8″d.
Natural imperfections in the jade show as opaque white, largest areas along edge of lid rim and foot, but all are polished smooth and have to seams. Pinpoint nick on top rim of base. sw 7/21
Chinese greenish jade covered censer, 19th century. Estimate $ 12,000-18,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
The base has dragon head handles with rings and three animal mask feet. Beast finial has a small bruise. 5″h. With a wood stand.
From a English private collection.
Rounding out the jade offerings are a rare pair of carved coins (Est. $3,000 – $5,000), several figural carvings, an open-work ruyi (Est. $1,500 – $2,500), pendants, an ice jadeite belt hook depicting a dragon and her baby (Est. 600 – $800), several toggles, bracelets and rings and a fine translucent cup with steep walls and thin natural brown veins throughout (Est. $3,500 – $4,500).
Rare pair of Chinese white jade coins, Qing Dynasty (18th-19th Century). Estimate $ 3,000-5,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Finely carved replicas of Spanish coins featuring King Carolus IV with the date 1806. Portrait on one side of the ruler in Roman dress and the Spanish coat of arms on the other. 2″d. In a box labeled « Great United Kingdom Jade ». DEI. GRAIIA. 1806 CAROIUS. IIII. and HISPAN. ET IND.REX.M.8R.T.H on each coin.
Provenance: From East Coast Collector
Chinese carved white jade ruyi, 20th century. Estimate $ 1,500-2,500. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Openwork carving. 13″l. With wood stand.
Chinese ice jadeite belt hook. Estimate $ 600-800. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Depicting a carved dragon with a baby dragon. 3″l.
Fine Chinese carved white jade cup. Estimate $ 3,500-4,500. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Translucent vessel with steep walls and thin brown natural cracks scattered around it. The exterior has a faint incised branch with plum flowers and peony flowers on the opposite side. 2.25″h.
Other highlights of the Asian session include an altar coffer constructed of the prized huanghuali wood. "We competed with two firms in New York and San Francisco for the coffer," says Jeffers. "At the end of the day, the seller wanted simplicity and transparency more than anything. She knows the table will bring what it's worth – on the coast or in the Midwest." Estimated at $20,000 – $40,000, the coffer has terrific provenance – having been gifted to the late Honorable Richard Butrick, who served as a diplomat to China during the early 20th Century.
Chinese huanghuali altar coffer, late 19th – early 20th century. Estimate $ 20,000-40,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Finely figured wood. Three dovetailed drawers with locking hardware over two folding doors, all with relief carving of birds and prunus branches. Pierce carved decorative panels. Fine condition with few minor pieced restorations. 36″h. 72″w. 17.5″w.
From the collection of the late Honorable Richard P. Butrick, a career diplomat who spent twenty years in China during the early 20th century.
If the buying trends continue, bronze Buddha may be big sellers in this auction. A 19th Century gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni is estimated to fetch $8,000 – $12,000; while an earlier Qing version of the same figure – with elaborate jewelry and incised characters is estimated at $15,000 – $20,000.
Asian gilt bronze Buddha of Shakyamuni, 19th century. Estimate $ 8,000-12,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Seated on a lotus base with right hand raised and left hand posed. Clad in a diaphanous sanghati with the folds elegantly piled beneath the ankles, the face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha. 7.5″h.
East America Private Collection.
Chinese gilt bronze statue of Sakyamuni, Qing Dynasty. Estimate $ 15,000-25,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Cast seated figure in dhyanasana on a lotus base with hand positioned in dhyana mudra, wearing an elaborate robe with incised foliate, beaded jewelry and a high three-leaf tiara. Six character: » Da Qing Qian Long Nian Jin Zhi » above four incised characters: » Wu Liang Shou Fo » on bottom edge. An incised six character mark « Ban Ruo Pin » on the back base. 8.25″h.
A 19th Century Tibetan Bodhisattva is seated on an exuberantly carved throne and should sell between $20,000 – $30,000.
Gilt bronze Bodhisattva, probably Tibet, 19th century or earlier. Estimate $ 20,000-30,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Seated figure on a lotus throne with figural base and flaming crest. Incised script on the back and a bottom plate with inscribed floral design. Traces of original blue paint and some turquoise and coral insets remain. 13.5″h
Minor surface wear, original blue paint on hair is worn. Most of the insets are missing, approximately 40 remain. Original red paint on the back of the crest. Crest is a little loose on the base. sw 7/21
Unusual textiles include an early imperial dragon robe with gilt buttons (Est. $15,000 – $25,000), and a beautifully embroidered child's robe with ten dragons, a fireball, clouds, mountain and ocean waves (Est. $10,000 – $15,000).
Imperial Chinese embroidered silk (kesi) dragon robe, jifu, 19th century. Estimate $ 15,000-25,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Counted stitch. Purple background with ten dragons, cranes, clouds and Buddha patterns, terminating in mountain and ocean waves. Five gilt bronze buttons. Imperfections. 51″h. 86″w.
Embroidered chinese silk child's dragon robe, 19th century. Estimate $ 10,000-15,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Brown ground with ten dragons, fireball, clouds, mountain, and ocean waves. Gold stitched neck border and five buttons. Wear. 43″h. 50″w.
A large group of snuffs came from a single owner on the West Coast, including a Su Zhou school black and white bottle with figural carving (Est. $3,000 – $4,000), a lovely white jade cicada retaining fine natural brown coloring along the details of the carving (Est. $8,000 – $12,000), and several more examples in jade, agate, crystal and glass.
Su Zhou school black and white jade snuff bottle, 19th century. Estimate $ 3,000-4,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Well carved with a man on horseback and an attendant under a rocky landscape with flowering plum trees. Reverse has a scene of two cottages under a pine tree with clouds. Flattened base. Fitted with a coral and gilt-rimmed stopper. 3″h.
White jade carved cicada snuff bottle, 19th century. Estimate $ 8,000-12,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Finely carved details on the whole with a lovely natural brown color along the top. The mouth holds a coral stopper. 2.5″l.
Provenance: from a private California collection
The choice cloisonne collection starts the session: a large moon flask with a beautiful wooded landscape and animals has an impressive mark on the base and may sell for $8,000 – $12,000; and a 19th Century tripod censer with Buddhist and lotus blossom patterns and a four character mark on the base should fetch $6,000 – $8,000.
Large Chinese cloisonne enamel moon flask, 19th-20th century. Estimate $ 8,000-12,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Gilt rim, conforming foot and dragon handles applied at neck. Blue ground with vining lotus, bats and « Gi » frame two reserves on each side of the body. One with sheep in a wooded landscape with pine trees, bamboo and prunus, the other with deer, cranes, waterfall and clouds. Six character « Da Qing Qian Long Nian Zhi » mark on base. Minor loss. 15″h.
A private collection from California.
Chinese cloisonne tripod censer, late 19th century. Estimate $ 6,000-8,000. © Garth's Auctions, Inc. – Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Blue globular body with Buddhist and lotus blossom patterns, raised on three conical feet. Gilt rim and handles and a pierce-carved wooden lid with coral finial. A four character on the base, « Qian Long Nian Zhi ». 4.75″h. With carved wooden stand.
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Tripod Censer, 12th-13th century, Jin dynasty
Posted by alaintruong2014 in Chinese Ceramics
12th-13th century, Jin Dynasty, Shandong province, Stoneware, Tripod censer
Tripod Censer, 12th-13th century, Jin dynasty. Stoneware with black glaze and silver « oil-spot » markings in overglaze iron oxide, 5 9/16 x 7 x 7 in. (14.13 x 17.78 x 17.78 cm). Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton, 2002.5. Minneapolis Institute of Arts © 2014 Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
With renewed antiquarian studies during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), ancient bronze shapes including Ding tripods began to be appropriated as incense burners. Furthermore, new censers in bronze and glazed ceramic, were now commissioned in the ancient styles.
Appearing black, the dark-brown glaze covering the interior and exterior of this cauldron is suffused throughout with silvery « oil-spot » markings. The « oil-spot » effect was achieved by the application of iron-rich solutions to the glaze in a way that resulted in super-saturated iron compounds collecting into the desired silvery spots.
This rare « oil-spot » censer is apparently unique. Technical characteristics indicate that it probably comes from kilns near T'zu-po in Shandong province. Its dating has been confirmed with a thermoluminescent test.
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan dynasty
05 vendredi Déc 2014
Longquan celadon, Tripod censer, Yuan dynasty
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan dynasty. Estimate US$ 3,000 – 5,000 (€2,400 – 4,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.
The compressed globular body raised on three feet molded as fantastic animal heads, a cash-patterned diaper roundel impressed to the floor of the well and also carved into the curving exterior walls above a recessed band applied with prunus-shaped bosses, the gray-green glaze covering most surfaces except a cinnamon-burnt circle at the floor of the well and across the circular ridge of fabric extruding from the base, the glaze on the underside incised with the characters Hong Nongbo zhi. 12in (30.5cm) diameter
For similar incense burners assigned to the Yuan period, see Zhu Boqian, Longquan yao qingci, Taibei, 1998, cat. no. 185, p. 208 and Shinan kaitei hikiage bunbutsu, Tokyo 1983, cat. nos. 38 & 39, p. 66.
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A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century
03 mercredi Déc 2014
14th-15th century, Longquan celadon, Ming Dynasty, Tripod censer
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century. Estimate HK$90,000 – HK$120,000 ($11,655 – $15,540). Price Realized HK$225,000 ($29,150). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014
The censer is sturdily potted with a compressed bombe-shaped body, supported by three tapering conical legs rising to a slightly splayed neck below a flat everted mouth rim, and pierced at the base with an aperture. The censer is covered overall with an attractive rich green glaze. 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) diam., metal openwork cover, Japanese wood box
Provenance: Property from the Kubo Soryu-an Collection, sold at the Kyoto Bijutsu Club, Japan, 1926, lot no. 129
A private institution, Western Japan, acquired in 1926
CHRISTIE'S. DRAWN BY THE SENSES, 26 November 2014, Convention Hall
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Longquan celadon, Southern Song dynasty, Tripod censer
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HK$300,000 – HK$500,000 ($38,851 – $64,752). Price Realized HK$300,000 ($38,867). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014
The sturdily potted censer is raised on three ruyi feet, moulded with two rows of drum-nail bosses encircling the bulbous body, with a pair of ring handles in shallow relief to the sides. It is covered overall with an attractive green glaze of even tone. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam., metal openwork cover, Japanese wood box
Provenance: Sho In Tey Collection, sold at an auction organised by the Osaka Bijutsu Club, 12 June 1940, lot 149
A private institutionn, western Japan, acquired in 1940
Notes: This incense burner with its beautiful soft blue-green glaze is of a form that appears at the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang province in the 13th century during the Southern Song dynasty and continued to find favour into the early Yuan dynasty. A similar 13th century vessel decorated with bands of applied floral bosses at the mouth and foot, and with a simple ring in relief on either side, is in the collection of the Percival David Foundation, London and illustrated in IIllustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Revised edition 1997, p. 34, no. 207).
Another censer of this shape and form from the collections of C.E. Russell and Brodie & Enid Lodge, no. C125, was included in the Exhibition of Celadon Wares, The Oriental Ceramic Society, 20 October –
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368)
Longquan celadon, Song-Yuan dynasty, Tripod censer
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368). Estimate HK$150,000 – HK$200,000 ($19,426 – $25,901). Price Realized HK$350,000 ($45,345). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014
The sturdily potted censer is raised on three feet, moulded with two rows of drum-nail bosses encircling the bulbous body and a pair of ring handles in shallow relief to the sides. It is covered with an attractive slightly bluish-green glaze of even tone. 8 3/4 in. (21.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance: A private institution, Western Japan, acquired in the 1920s
Notes: This incense burner with its beautiful soft blue-green glaze is of a form that appears at the Longquan kilns of Zhejiang province in the 13th century during the Southern Song dynasty and continued to find favour into the early Yuan dynasty. A similar 13th century vessel decorated with bands of applied floral bosses at the mouth and foot, and with a simple ring in relief on either side, is in the collection of the Percival David Foundation, London and illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Revised edition 1997, p. 34, no. 207). A 13th century Yuan dynasty vessel of the same form in the collection of the Longquan Museum is similarly decorated to the David Foundation example except that, like the current censer, it has sprig-moulded mask handles (illustrated in Longquan yao qing ci, Taipei, 1998, p. 207, no. 184).
Another censer of this shape and form from the collections of C.E. Russell and Brodie & Enid Lodge, no. C125, was included in the Exhibition of Celadon Wares, The Oriental Ceramic Society, 20 October – 20 December 1947, no. 28 and offered at Christie's London, 8 November 2011, lot 334.
A small Junyao tripod censer, Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th century
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12th-13th century, Junyao, Song-Jin Dynasty, Tripod censer
A small Junyao tripod censer, Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th century. Estimated price: €7.000 – €9.000 – Kunsthaus Lempertz
A small Junyao tripod censer of compressed spherical shape with everted rim on three applied short cabriole legs, all under a thick crackled lavender blue glaze thinning to mushroom at the rim. Height 5.8 cm
Provenance: Acquired from Anne Roselt, Cologne, 1987
Collection Annelotte Elbrecht (1924-2013)
Literature: Compare a similar censer: J. Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. I, Geneva, 1968, A 38
Kunsthaus Lempertz. Auction 1044, Asian Art, 05.12.2014, 10:00, Cologne
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty
23 dimanche Nov 2014
Longquan celadon, Tripod censer, Yuan-Ming Dynasty
A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan-Ming dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the compressed globular body raised on three conical feet, below a waisted neck and everted rim, modelled on the sides with three prominent ribs extending on the foot and applied overall with a pale sea-green glaze suffused with crackles; 7.7 cm., 3 in.
Sotheby's, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 nov. 2014, 02:30 PM
A sapphire-blue overlay white glass tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century
13 jeudi Nov 2014
Posted by alaintruong2014 in Chinese Glass
18th-18th century, Qing dynasty, sapphire-blue overlay white glass, Tripod censer
A sapphire-blue overlay white glass tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 18th-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 50,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's
of globular form supported on three short baluster feet, set with two rounded square handles, the opaque white glass body overlaid with a layer of bright translucent blue glass, carved through the ground with branches of camellia, hibiscus, lotus and prunus issuing from rocky shores and a wavy sea, below a scroll band of six bats fluttering among clouds, the sides set with two animal-mask handles suspending mock rings; overall width 11.3 cm., 4 1/2 in.
Sotheby's, Chinese Art, Hong Kong | 24 Nov 2014, 02:30 PM
A sancai-glazed tripod censer ,Tang Dynasty
sancai- glazed, Tang dynasty, Tripod censer
A sancai-glazed tripod censer, Tang Dynasty. Sold for £5,250 (€6,723). Photo Bonhams
The compressed globular body elegantly splashed and streaked with green, blue and ochre lead glazes over a cream slip, the mouth rim gently everted, the body raised slightly on three moulded lion paw feet. 12cm (4 3/4in) high
Notes: For a similar sancai-glazed tripod censer dated Tang Dynasty see Christie's 20/03/2014 lot 2077. Another comparable example can be seen in the Ashmolean Museum collection no. EA1956.3112.
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Yay! Another El Mirage outing! It was a good turnout this time. There wasn't much night flying with the radio-controlled airplanes, but the crazy hula hoop action made up for it. And, yes, there were plenty of fire stunts, as usual.


Utica, New York schools may see extended school days beginning this September thanks to a two-year grant first applied for last year.
The district received an Extended Learning Time grant worth more than $4 million that will allow it to extend the school day by 1-1/2 hours for five of the struggling area's 13 schools. Those five are the two middle schools and three of the area's 10 elementary schools. If these schools see improvement over the next two years, the grant could possibly be expanded to all 13 Utica schools.
"We've selected buildings we believe that could use the extra time right now, according to the feedback that we have gotten from various building principals and looking through the data, analyzing the data," said Superintendent Bruce Karam.
Nine New York school districts received the grant, with Utica receiving the second-largest allotment. New York City received more than $7 million.
The rules for the grant state that the extended time is voluntary. The schools need 90% participation by students if they want to keep the grant. They are hoping for 100%.
Karam told Kristine Bellino for WIBX Radio that because schools have just received the grant, there is still a lot of planning to do. Karam did state that he did not plan on hiring new teachers at the moment, but instead will compensate existing personnel for the extra time. It is unclear at this time if the extra hours are mandatory or voluntary for staff.
Parents are concerned about their child's extra-curricular activities. In an interview with WIBX Radio, Utica School Board President Christopher Salantino said that the program is voluntary and it is up to the parents whether they want their child to participate.
Karem stated that the district will try to accommodate student athletes, although school needs to come first.
According to a story for WKTV, the Utica Teachers Union released a statement that said they are in support of the grant, and look forward to working with the district to support students in an effort to improve student achievement and test scores.
The district is also the recipient of a $10,000 planning grant.


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Q: Using multiple has_many associations on one model I am working in a rails app where a Company has_many orders.  An order has a name and that is it.  The order can have_many television_spots, radio_placements, and newspaper_placements, the data in these tables is not the same so they have to be split up.  Now if an order has_many radio_placements it will not have television_spots or newspaper_placements.  My question is it bad practice to have a has_many relationship on a model even if it does not exist?, would it be better better to make a Company have_many television_orders and a television_order have_many television_spots?  And thus a Company have_many radio_orders and a radio_order have_many radio_placements, and so on.  I think that the first option is dryer initially but using the second strategy could result in cleaner more understandable code as the app grows and what we do with the data changes.

A: It's not bad practice to have a has_many association that does not actually have any models associated.  The real question is what object type the radio_placements, television_spots and newspaper_placements should really be associated to.  If they should in fact be related to the Order model, then place the associations there.  From my understanding of your question/data shape it would appear that you do want these relationships to be on the Order model.  So something like:
class Company
    has_many :orders
    has_many :television_spots, through: :orders
    has_many :radio_placements, through: :orders
    has_many :newspaper_placements, through: :orders
end

class Order
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    has_many :newspaper_placements
end

Hopefully that helps.

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Q: Matlab: While loop use end values I have a for loop in matlab which runs 3 scripts multiple times (ex: k=100). These scripts generate different input values that need to be used in the last script.
The last script includes a while loop, which uses these input values from the previous scripts.
I would like to then use the final x(end) value of each run of the while loop for these k inputs, for further calculations.
Problem = i only get 1 identical value for my 100 times i run these scripts. From the other scripts i get 100 correct, different results, following the predefined variations.
nsamples=100;

for k = 1:nsamples;

        scriptA
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        k=k+1;

end

ScriptC contains the while loop.
while min(y)> -0.01;
   t = t + dt;
   i = i + 1;
   xf(i) = xf(i-1)+ Vx.*dt;
   AxD = - ( D / Mass ) * V * Vx;
   AyD = -G - ( D / Mass ) * V * Vy;
   Vx = Vx + AxD * dt;
   Vy = Vy + AyD * dt;
   x(i) = x(i-1) + Vx * dt + 0.5 * AxD * dt^2;
   y(i) = y(i-1) + Vy * dt + 0.5 * AyD * dt^2;
   end;

I get 100 of the same values for x(end), instead of 100 different ones, based on the different input from the previous scripts (which i can verify in a table with all the different relevant (k) values).
That is my problem = how can i obtain and use the x(end) or max(x) value of each of the (k) runs?


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Home » Student Government » Nathan Wilson and Hanna Simmons elected to LSA Student Government executive seat
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Nathan Wilson and Hanna Simmons elected to LSA Student Government executive seat
by Maya Goldman March 25, 2018 April 20, 2021
Results for the LSA Student Government elections were released Friday morning, confirming Nathan Wilson and Hanna Simmons will serve as president and vice president of the assembly, respectively.
Though Wilson and Simmons ran an unopposed campaign, beloved campus corgi Reggie Bee garnered 75 votes and Michigan basketball star Jordan Poole garnered four votes. Thirteen representatives were also elected to the body.
About 13 percent of the LSA student body – 2,216 votes – were recorded in the election, up about 8 percent from the fall term election. The number of votes cast was also higher than last year's winter elections.
Wilson and Simmons are excited for their upcoming year. In an email to The Daily, Wilson said it will be a challenge to continue to focus on long-term projects, but he's optimistic about the group's abilities.
"As far as challenges, it's always hard to remain persistent on long term projects we've been working on for years trying to improve student life, however, we have a great government and I have confidence we can achieve a lot this year," Wilson wrote. "We also encourage everyone that's interested in academic and Campus issues to get involved in SG and let your voice be heard."
Official CSG elections results released, ties to be resolved at upcoming Assembly meeting
CSG debates funding for affinity-based orgs as part of community engagement cookout
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Why is it important to set minimum stay requirement? There is more than one reason why you should pay attention to this matter. First of all, you have to select it – this is an Airbnb requirement.... I set a minimum stay of 3 nights during 21/10/2017 to 24/10/2017, check in on Saturdays only. The guest should have to stay on 21st, 22nd, 23nd and check out on 24th if they book during these dates. The guest should have to stay on 21st, 22nd, 23nd and check out on 24th if they book during these dates.
7/03/2018 · Hosts learn to set their minimum night stays in order to fill gaps within their calendar and to set minimum night stays throughout the year if they so choose :)... I have made several enquiries to properties in Cape Town. All properties display a minimum stay of 1 week. When I receive responses from the hosts, They all state that they are looking for 10 days minimum, 15 days minimum etc.
Airbnb recently released some long overdue calendar enhancements that few hosts are taking advantage of. Did you know you can set different minimum night stays for the summer, or only receive reservation requests for bookings in the next 6 months?... Hi Community - I would like to set a minimum stay period for some specific dates in the summer but not sure how to do this. It seems to be a minimum across the year, not for specific dates.
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There's nothing quite as wonderful as when parents come cruising into town – work and reality take a back seat to family time, heart conversation and big laughs; the world slows to an even keel and all seems relatively right with the world. After spending last Saturday roaming around The Huntington Gardens, it was only fitting that we continue our conquest of Los Angeles – one beautiful park at a time. Danny and I've been to Griffith Park several times before – to hike on the trails both above and below the observatory, as well as adventure through the surrounding woods but last time was our first adventure inside the observatory itself.
(highlighted: are all the elements in the human body), to amazing telescopes and celestial discoveries, there really is something for every level of scientist.


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Q: Set Custom Page size in Word Document using Docx4j How can I create a document with custom page size using docx4j. I have searched over the net and able to find that we can create the page size available in PageSizePaper ENUM only....Please help me out to create the doc with custom page size..

A: Hello World invokes WordprocessingMLPackage.createPackage()
If you follow that code, you'll see at https://github.com/plutext/docx4j/blob/master/src/main/java/org/docx4j/openpackaging/packages/WordprocessingMLPackage.java#L445 that you need a PgSz object.
You can use the docx4j webapp or Helper AddIn on a docx where you have set a custom page size (ie in Word) to see what that code would look like.  Here is an example:
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Sunny weather has come to Budapest. It's sort warmish, albeit still hovering around freezing in the shade. Winter may well make another comeback before its springtime retirement. My left pinky is suffering from psoriasis. I just started a homeopathic treatment which I am hoping will set things right.
I am mulling through a project covering China's most influential people for a client in Sweden. It's moving slower than expected, but progress is being made.
I am in contact with a guy in Singapore who is pitching energy saving devices, at least one of which could be well-suited to the Hungarian market. If he's for real. An associate of mine has doubts.
A movie script is in the works. My friend Steven Lovy, the Hollywood filmmaker, has enlisted me to help him write the story for his forthcoming film. We've been at it for a few weeks now and appear to be making progress.
Now for some profound thinking. Subjective experience is the height of human experience. After all, it's the only human experience, one might say. What one experiences in a crowd of people in a moment of euphoria has a special word that escapes me just now. But even that is subjective from the perspective of an individual.
I recently heard an interview with a modern composer who said that he writes his music completely alone for the sake of his own personal experience. That others have come to love it and grant him awards was never his plan. That's the kind of artist I would like to be.
Jazz musicians - or many of them anyhow - are out to push the envelope of subjective experience. Perhaps they know full well that this can involve group participation, but each and every is having a subjective experience, unique to the individual and no one is trying to please or manipulate anyone else, nobody who's with it, knows the score, etc., anyway.


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Inside supercomputing's race to find coronavirus treatments and cures
Amazon Web Services says it has taken on 11 projects within the White House-led consortium, offering cloud computing to groups of researchers across continents.
Supercomputers, like this one at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, are being enlisted in the hunt for coronavirus treatments.
Photo: Laura A. Oda/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images
Emily Birnbaum
At one of his daily press briefings in March, President Trump announced a unique project, a combined effort by government and private industry to accelerate COVID-19 research through the use of supercomputing.
Seven weeks later, the High Performance Computing Consortium, spearheaded by the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Energy and IBM, is up and running, with 55 active projects and 95 research proposals submitted. The effort has brought longtime rivals including Amazon, Microsoft, Google and IBM together with dozens of researchers around the world, all working to fight the virus using complicated algorithms and enormous amounts of data.
So far, the consortium has grown to 38 members and encapsulates 437 petaflops of computing power, said Paul Dabbar, the under secretary for science at the Department of Energy, in a webinar this week. It's a dramatic example of broad efforts by scientists and technologists to bring an array of skills to the pandemic response, providing software platforms and advanced hardware to aid and accelerate drug and vaccine studies.
"The White House applauds the important research being done by our partners in the COVID-19 HPC Consortium," U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said in a statement Wednesday. "We look forward to continued progress."
The companies involved have offered few details about which projects they're supporting in particular and how their services are being used. But Amazon Web Services told Protocol this week it has taken on 11 projects so far, offering cloud computing resources to groups of researchers across multiple continents. "We saw an opportunity to bring the benefits of cloud and the things we've built, in particular the scale and elasticity pieces of what we do, to bear for the race for treatments, vaccine and research," said Dave Levy, vice president of federal business for AWS.
One group of 12 MIT researchers is using machine learning in AWS to design copies of a protein that could "sop up" the virus, said Kevin Esvelt, an assistant professor at the university. His team feeds vast amounts of data into a model that predicts which variants of a protein, sACE2, could help inhibit COVID-19. "We require all of that computing power in order to simulate this incredibly vast landscape of possible sACE2 proteins," he said, adding there was "no way" they could do it without the technology.
A group of four researchers at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is combining hundreds of data sets to identify genes that could potentially be targeted to treat COVID-19. Wei Li, a principal investigator and assistant professor focused on genetic medicine at the Children's National Research Institute, the hospital's academic arm, said initial analysis of 30 data sets helped them identify some genes that "appear to disrupt the virus infection."
AWS servers are also helping to power "Project Moonshot," an open-source drug discovery effort from a machine learning company called PostEra, which was launched six months ago by startup accelerator Y Combinator. "We're continuing to iterate to get to an antiviral as fast as possible," said Aaron Morris, PostEra's co-founder and CEO.
AWS allotted each research team a number of "credits" that allow them to use the cloud for free. Morris said his team speaks to dedicated AWS solution architects two or three times per week, parsing technical questions.
Overall, as of Monday, the consortium included at least 16 projects on the science of COVID-19, eight focused on how patients are handling it, and 26 on the cure, mitigation, diagnosis or treatment of the disease.
The initiative is run by a committee of industry representatives, government officials and scientific experts who process and approve applications from researchers, often within days. If an application is approved, the committee pairs the researchers with a company that can help.
"Think of it as speed-dating," Levy said. Beyond that point, he said, the White House hasn't gotten directly involved: "The consortium meets regularly and [members provide] progress updates, but there's no involvement in the work being done by the researchers."
Some officials have marveled that cutthroat tech rivals are working side-by-side. Microsoft and Amazon, for instance, remain in an ugly battle over a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract. The effort involves "would-be competitors working alongside each other during this crisis to move the needle forward," Kratsios said.
Aside from AWS, it's unclear how many projects each company has helped launch. Google, Microsoft and IBM declined to provide figures.
However, Google said it is working on epidemiological modeling with Northeastern University researchers and applying deep learning to medical imaging with the Complutense University of Madrid. IBM said there are "a number of projects running on IBM and IBM-built systems that include such topics as finding new therapeutics and effective coronavirus drugs."
"The whole point of the consortium is to drive collaboration and support COVID-19 research efforts," an IBM spokesperson wrote in an email. "It's not a competition between system providers. The focus is simply to fight the virus."
The consortium is seeking more members as it plans to expand, particularly companies on the hardware side. "We'd like to see more industry participation in the process," said Jim Brase, deputy associate director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. "That's one of the things we'd like to get help with."
Correction: The name of the supercomputing effort is the High Performance Computing Consortium. This story was updated on May 21, 2020.
Emily Birnbaum ( @birnbaum_e) is a tech policy reporter with Protocol. Her coverage focuses on the U.S. government's attempts to regulate one of the most powerful industries in the world, with a focus on antitrust, privacy and politics. Previously, she worked as a tech policy reporter with The Hill after spending several months as a breaking news reporter. She is a Bethesda, Maryland native and proud Kenyon College alumna.
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Interview: Evile -The Triumph of "Five Serpent's Teeth".
Posted by Morgan Y Evans - Walking Bombs on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 5:17 PM (PST)
Very few albums in Heavy Metal's Class Of 2011 were as anticipated as "Five Serpent's Teeth," the latest from UK Thrash leaders Evile. The first release from the band since the tragic passing of bassist Mike Alexander, "Five Serpent's Teeth" (Earache Records) finds the band fired up and keeping on strong, turning tragedy to triumph. Anyone who has heard "Five Serpent's Teeth" already knows it is a benchmark for Evile in both amazing production and song craft. It's so awesome, it is as if Evile now have their very own "…And Justice For All."
If you haven't been sold on Evile yet for some reason, jump right to 3:06 of new song "Descent Into Madness" and get lost in one of those unforgettable moments that makes the difference between a good metal band and one destined for true GREATNESS.
Click here to read an interview with lead guitarist Ol Drake about "Five Serpents Teeth," keeping Evile going and Metal today!
Morgan Y. Evans: Greetings. How are you today and what is going on in the Evile world?
Ol Drake: Hello! I'm good; we're about to play our home town release show for the album! Then we're gearing up to play the first UK tour to help promote "Five Serpent's Teeth"!
MYE: Great to have you back with this third release. Your band is such a crucial part of the underground and hold it down for the thrashers! It is exciting to see the group expand release to release. The tones you captured on "Five Serpent's Teeth" sound modern but not overly glossy. Just nice, crisp, ripping production!
OD: Thank you! A lot of that is due to the legend who is Russ Russell. He's such an underrated producer. He should be one of the best known Metal producers out there! He perfectly captured our live tone without sacrificing any bass, and making everything audible! We love it.
MYE: It is cool to hear the juxtaposition of serious songs with stuff like "Cult" that is just super metal and has a theme akin to, say, an old Mercyful Fate song or something. Just pure evil. Although I guess it could be interpreted to be about brainwashing to. You paint great visual pictures but there is also room for the imagination to fill in what it might be about.
OD: When it came to songs like "Cult" we wanted to base everything around a single riff. A riff that would get everyone's heads bouncing and just get straight to the point; the point of Metal. We like to leave the meaning and point of songs open to the listener's interpretation, but very good observation! haha.
MYE: Both your band and the mighty Decapitated went through serious tragedy and loss and then managed to triumph and create some of the best work of your career with your recent releases. It is heartening to see your continued passion keep alive the flame of the dearly departed. It was nice to read about the tribute event you played for Mike's memory.
OD: Thank you. We've been through a lot, and I think you can hear that on the new album. It made us sit back and re-evaluate what we are doing. We don't make a living off doing this, contrary to popular belief. This time around we asked ourselves "Are we in this for the long haul or is it just a hobby?", and we are in it for good. This album is us taking things seriously and wanting this to be our job. When you decide the band is going to be your 24/7 job, you sacrifice work, which means you also sacrifice guaranteed income. That's what people don't realize. Just because you get signed doesn't mean you're rich. This is why a lot of artists dislike people downloading their music.
MYE: Let's talk about your experience as a UK artist. I used to love reading about John Peel discovering underground bands and learning about groups like Napalm Death or Orange Goblin. More recently Pig Iron, who slay. Maiden, of course. Your country has such a rich, rich history of metal including Black Sabbath, the Gods themselves. I was wondering how being from where you are has shaped your perspective as musicians and why you got into metal?
OD: We're very proud of what our country has done for Metal, and it's great to be a part of it. We grew up knowing the UK was responsible for the birth of Metal so that was definitely an extra incentive to start making music; but the influence solely lied in the big Thrash bands. That's what got us into Heavy music. Our parents brought us up on classic bands like Queen and Led Zeppelin, so we had a great starting point for music.
MYE: I was watching the "Infected Nation" video the other day getting the drunken late night head bang on and was wondering if, like many metal heads, you really did go through a period where you were worried about "Number Of The Beast" or Testament "Souls Of Black"-esque demonic figures in robes kidnapping you at night?
OD: Nope, hahaha. There's an underlying theme in the "Infected Nation" video and it is loosely to do with the evil in today's society.
MYE: What were some of the themes you most wanted to touch upon on 'Five Serpent's Teeth"? "Eternal Empire" is probably my favorite track. It reminds me of old school '…And Justice" era Metallica when they talked a bit more about injustice. Just an epic song. Well done!
OD: We get asked this a lot, but we like to leave things untold. When I was young there was no Internet and no way of knowing what songs were about beyond reading the lyrics. I used to really enjoy that; so we're leaving things open to interpretation. Glad you like "Empire"!
MYE: What is the funnest part about playing the "Five Serpent's Teeth" songs live? It all seems like material that would really expand your live show.
OD: That's the best thing about the "Five Serpent's Teeth" material, we want to play every single song live. On the "…Nations" album some of the songs were just too long or too intricate to translate well live, but everything on "Five Serpent's Teeth" does it perfectly. Songs like "Descent Into Madness" are so fun to play live, as it has that straightforward insane approach of speed and brutality; the crowd always goes mental even if they haven't heard the song.
MYE: Yeah, that song is so fast! This was a really good year for metal, I'd say. Just great releases all around and bands like you guys, The Haunted, Threat Signal, so many good acts just keeping metal strong with passionate new material that also shows growth. What was some of the most exciting stuff you got to hear from other bands/peers in the metal world this past year?
OD: The New Machine Head album is great. I've always had a soft spot for MH, and they're all really great guys. When Mike passed away they all donated a fully signed guitar for us to raffle off. Definitely check out "Locust". Also the new Opeth album is very interesting. Akerfeldt has gone straight for the throat using his Prog influences. If anyone is confused by it, they simply have to listen to older Opeth albums and hear his Prog approaches; it was just never full on before. Check out Camel, Gentle Giant or Greenslade for examples.
MYE: Oh, cool. I used to listen to Gentle Giant with Dave Bodie, the drummer of my old band Divest before he joined Kayo Dot. I'll have to check that new Opeth out! What was the biggest challenge you faced when tracking "Five Serpent's Teeth"? The arrangements are really elaborate on some of the stuff (like "Origin Of Oblivion"!). Those leads in the beginning are nuts. How long did it take to be satisfied on tracking them and the rest of that tune?
OD: The biggest challenge was arrangement and approach. We literally spent 2 years writing this album. A song would literally have about 20 versions before we were ALL satisfied with it. I remember I would email versions to Russ called "Cult-01" and so on and it would get to the point where people were saying,"I preferred this part in version 11 – in version 16 it sounds too plain". Things like that. It was a long, stressful and creative process, but I'd have it no other way.
MYE: Anything you want to say to longtime fans or new people discovering you?
OD: Support the bands you like. We all need the support, especially in this modern era. Buy a band's music if you like it, come to their shows, buy their merch. SUPPORT THEM. Being in the band is their job 24/7, but like a 9-5 job. Thanks!
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Since I have been going to Myanmar (2003) there have been 28 day tourist visas available. The week long visa discussed above was in the BSPP era (1974-1988) as far as I know.
Rather timely! Leaving tonight via Bangkok for arrival at Yangon tomorrow at 10 am. Wish my trip would be as long as yours (as I would have loved to explore the country so to speak), but I would be there only for 4-5 days on business. Nevertheless, wish you a fun and lovely stay and hope that I can have one too (albeit briefly)! Cheers.
The population of Yangon is about 5-6 million not 300,000.
Interesting choice of accommodations. The owners of MGM are Myanmar-Chinese with US citizenship, and it used to have the most popular Chinese karaoke in Yangon on the second floor. How did you wind up staying there?
Oh my gosh, I'm so stupid – thanks for correcting this (which I'll correct in the text now). I looked at Lonely Planet and missed the '4' in c4,348,000!!! We first stayed at Motherland Inn II and then by chance saw MGM – as it had wifi (supposedly – it's working well this week but not before) and allowed a cat and has gigantic rooms for $30, here we are… KTV is still pumping – well give it a go this Thursday! Thanks for your comments – the 1-2 week long visa was as I remembered travel advice at the time, but I'll check it out for accuracy. Thanks!
I used to stay at Motherland II, I think that is the one. Is that over on Lower padaung zaung road? A very backpacker place and the opposite of MGM which is like 95% local.


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text:
require 'test_helper'

module Api
  module V1
    class BookmarksControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
      setup do
        @user = users(:pete)
        @bookmark = bookmarks(:daring_fireball)
      end

      test 'get bookmarks without token' do
        get api_bookmarks_url, headers: { 'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' }
        assert_response :unauthorized
      end

      test 'get bookmarks' do
        auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
        get api_bookmarks_url, headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                          'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' }

        assert_equal 'application/json', response.content_type
        assert_response :success
        assert_includes response.body, 'Daring Fireball'
        assert_not_includes response.body, 'Sarah Ann Weddings'
        assert_includes response.body, '"lock_version":0'
      end

      test 'create' do
        assert_difference 'Bookmark.count', 1 do
          auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
          post api_bookmarks_url, headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                             'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' },
                                  params: { bookmark: { title: 'Lorem ipsum', url: 'http://example.com' } }
        end

        assert_includes response.body, '"lock_version":0'
        assert_response :created
      end

      test 'create with invalid body' do
        assert_difference 'Bookmark.count', 0 do
          auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
          post api_bookmarks_url, headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                             'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' },
                                  params: { bookmark: { title: '', url: 'http://example.com' } }
        end

        assert_response :unprocessable_entity
      end

      test 'update' do
        auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
        patch api_bookmark_url(@bookmark), headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                                      'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' },
                                           params: { bookmark: { title: 'Foo' } }
        assert_response :success
        assert_includes response.body, '"lock_version":1'
      end

      test 'destroy' do
        auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
        assert_difference('Bookmark.count', -1) do
          delete api_bookmark_url(@bookmark), headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                                         'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' }
        end

        assert_response :success
      end

      test 'show bookmark not for this user' do
        auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"

        bookmark = bookmarks(:saw)
        assert_raises(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) do
          get api_bookmark_url(bookmark), headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                                     'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' }
        end
      end

      test 'optimistic locking conflict' do
        auth_token = "Bearer #{Token.issue(@user, 3600)}"
        params = { bookmark: { title: @bookmark.title, lock_version: @bookmark.lock_version } }
        @bookmark.title = 'Foo'
        @bookmark.save
        patch api_bookmark_url(@bookmark), headers: { 'Authorization': auth_token,
                                                      'Accept': 'application/vnd.bookmarks+json; version=1' },
                                           params: params
        assert_response :conflict
        assert_includes response.body, '"title":"Foo"'
        assert_includes response.body, '"lock_version":1'
        assert_includes response.body, '"tags":[{"'
      end
    end
  end
end

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Orthodontist Dr. Judith A. Okun - Westchester and Rye Brook, NY: Why Is It So Important To Have Straight Teeth?
Some people wonder why we work so hard to give our patients straight teeth. Of course it's nice to have a smile full of evenly aligned teeth, but did you know that straightening your teeth can keep them healthier? Straight teeth lead to better oral hygiene, increasing your chances of keeping your own natural teeth for a lifetime.
Straight teeth are less prone to decay, because they collect less plaque – the sticky colorless substance that forms on our teeth and leads to decay – and because they are easier to keep clean. Plaque can lead to cavities and can increase the risk of gum disease.


The Center for Social Concerns (CSC) invites you to expand the boundaries of your classroom into the neighborhoods of South Bend and beyond.
Thousands of students have taken part in the opportunities offered through the CSC and our many partners. Consider taking a Community-Engaged Course that connects you with the organizations in the directory below.
The CSC works with Community-Based Learning Coordinators (CBLC) in seven of the organizations listed. CBLCs are available to help students find placements in their agencies that meet both the needs of the community-based organization and the student.
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To illuminate inherent youth value (societally blinded by neglect and underexposure) and use the light of heroic human capital investment to restore great possibility thinking and inspire transformation.
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To serve those in need as Christ would have us do. Our goal is to alleviate poverty and strengthen families.
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The world is praying for Demi Lovato after she was hospitalized due to an apparent drug overdose this week. The "Sorry Not Sorry" singer is currently in stable condition, awake, and with her family according to her rep.
In her 2017 Youtube documentary Simply Complicated, Demi details her longtime battle with addiction, bipolar disorder, and more. Press play to more fully understand her story and keep our girl in your prayers.


On the whole market overview, this is a market with intense competition and lots of customers? small players without enough financial and technology support should take cautious entering this market.
According to this study, over the next five years the Methyl Acetate market will register a 8.0% CAGR in terms of revenue, the global market size will reach US$ 170 million by 2024, from US$ 110 million in 2019. In particular, Methyl Acetate Market presents the global market share (sales and revenue) of key companies in Methyl Acetate business, shared in Chapter 3.
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"Background: The traditional standard workup for ruling out subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been a non-contrast head CT and, if negative, a lumbar puncture. The thought behind this is that the sensitivity of head CT to rule out SAH is not 100% and declines over time and missing a SAH is potentially devastating. There has been a series of studies published in the past few years looking at the value of a negative head CT scan performed within 6 hours of headache onset in ruling out SAH. I have heard many say that if they have a negative Head CT at 6 hours or less in a neurologically intact patient they would not perform a lumbar puncture.
What Trials are we Reviewing?
Clinical Take Home Point: In patients with a history consistent with SAH, normal mental status, no focal neurologic deficits, and a negative head CT performed within 6 hours, a shared decision strategy should be used as this is not a 100% sensitive strategy, but should also be balanced with the risk of complications such as post LP headache and false positive testing."


Liability insurance is likely to be one of the first purchases that your new business is likely to take out. Although it's not compulsory it is needed to protect your business against claims made by a third party for loss or damage caused by you or your staff.
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Paul grew up in Dublin during the ballad boom of the sixties where the pubs were packed with folk singers and ballad groups. It is there that he found a love for the music and songs that were to be part of his life.
He credits his mother for giving him the gift of song. She was a fine singer in her own right and he remembers fondly the "hooleys" in the house.
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MacOSX and XFree86 run side by side.
At the same time, we released Darwin/OSX.1 compatible packages, a bootable CD installer, and a net installer..
GNU-Darwin for x86 scroll down to second item.
GNU-Darwin: Freedom for GNU/Linux users!
ODBC ROUTER adds Darwin Support: GNU-Darwin got a nice mention in this press release from August software corporation.
GNU-Darwin ports help ease Linux envy: Jason MkIntosh has written a helpful blog entry about the ports system.
The Distribution was mentioned in this interesting article.
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Home International 8th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum Successfully Concluded in Dubai – U.A.E.
8th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum'' Successfully Concluded in Dubai – U.A.E.
Somalilandsun- Under the Theme of Financial Inclusion, FinTech, Outreach Strategies & Innovation the 8th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum was successfully concluded at Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai, UAE on the 28th November.
The purpose of that forum was to promote, strengthen and unite the organizations of Islamic microfinance (IMF) with the theme of Financial Inclusion, FinTech, Outreach Strategies and Innovations. Eminent Speakers and industry professionals from well serving organizations related to Microfinance, Islamic microfinance, micro insurance and NGOs participated in the event. The aim of the forum was to discuss the outreach strategies, financial inclusion through FinTech and Innovative product development by gathering stakeholders under one roof. The forum was organized by AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics in association with Akhuwat Pakistan and in partnership with multilateral organization Islamic Corporation for Development of Private Sector (ICD).
AlHuda arranged an impressive lineup of speakers from 20+ countries with the revealing sessions on the subject matter to explore more options for Islamic Microfinance industry. Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder of Akhuwat Pakistan inaugurated the forum by saying that Islamic microfinance is the need of the time and this can be used as a weapon for the poverty alleviation. He further explained how Akhuwat model and different products are playing its role to alleviate the poverty in Pakistan. He also appreciated the efforts of AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics. Dr Amjad Saqib, highlighted the ways of poverty alleviation through Qard-e-Hasna in Islamic microfinance through which Akhuwat is providing small loans to more than 5 lac people across Pakistan. The services of Akhuwat, Pakistan is not only limited to Pakistan rather in other countries of the world. The research on Akhuwat Model in different universities of the world is the best example of it. He further added that poverty is a world phenomenon and mostly growing in the Muslim countries. It is recommended that we chalk an international strategy to alleviate poverty from Muslim world through means which could be near to the Islamic traditions and religious norms and Islamic microfinance is the best solution of that.
By addressing the event participants, Mr. Vehbi Zeqiri- Chief Executive Officer Start Microfinance, discussed about the Islamic microfinance challenges and opportunities. To attract the attendees, he talked about how IMF institutions can balance among donors, clients and governments. He also explained how fintech and reg-tech can enhance the outreach of IMF. Mr. Mohammad Lawal Shuaibu Managing Director & CEO- LCM Consulting Nigeria. Ltd explained about the necessity of Islamic microfinance by focusing on economic justice. He further present the 3-driving pillars of Islamic microfinance. He also explain the reasons of poverty and its solution through Islamic microfinance and discussed about the relevant IMF product to alleviate the poverty in order to enhance the living standards of poor along with its implementation strategy.
Addressing to the audience, the organizer of 8th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum, Mr. Muhammad Zubair Mughal, Chief Executive Officer, AlHuda CIBE said that there is no religion of poverty but it can be alleviated through methods defined in religion and Islamic microfinance is the best example of this. Muslims and non-Muslims can equally take benefit of this micro-financing. He added that in Muslim world, poverty is rapidly increasing to its dangerous level. The main reason of this is the non-availability of such sources which are near to their religious values. He said that recent researches of World Bank and international organizations show that there exist chances of poverty in the non-Muslim world and the only solution is Islamic Microfinance. If Islamic microfinance is over looked in such a way then there are no chances United Nations Organization meets the Millennium development Goal.
In the forum, delegates from Ansar Financial & Development Corporation- Canada, Mawarid Finance, Dubai, Financial Inclusion Media, United State of America, START Microfinance Institution, Kosovo, LCM Consulting Nigeria. Ltd, Nigeria, Sahulat Microfinance Society, India, UNHCR – MENA, – Banaa' Productive Families – JANA, Saudi Arabia, Poverty Eradication Initiative (PEI) – Pakistan, ASKS MFI, Dhaka, Bangladesh, OXUS, Afghanistan, Finmaal, Dubai – UAE, COLENDİ, Turkey, Bank waqf International, Indonesia, Azam Foundation, Pakistan, Dakar Senegal, Bankwaqf International Malaysia, Westminster International University, Uzbekistan, Ouest Africaine De Courtage Senegal, 4US Consulting, Tunisia, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippe and many other delegates from 20+ countries participated in it. Forum was continued for 2 days in which Financial Inclusion, crypto-currencies, Outreach Strategies and Innovations, Shariah Structuring for the development of Islamic microfinance, Micro Takaful, Sustainability, and FinTech were discussed in the broader perspective. Several organizations also signed MoUs at this prestigious event. The Global Islamic Microfinance Forum was held in Turkey, Dubai, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Kenya before.
The Forum is followed by Two Days "Post Event Workshop on Islamic Microfinance- Operations, Practices, & Outreach" dated for November 27 -28, 2018. This Workshop will cover a variety of allied topics. To learn more about please visit: www.alhudacibe.com/gimf2018.