*This is what has interrupted my regularly scheduled posts. And it's pretty fantastic.
My children are amazing! I know every mother thinks that, but I'm not just talking about my children. I'm talking about the children I get the privilege to work with weekly in a private robotics club. Our club is small, only four members, but what they pulled off this last week was nothing short of a miracle. We are the Nutty Robots team, and here's our story from the weekend.
Let me set the stage a bit before I talk about the miracle.
We've been preparing since the summer to compete in VEX IQ robotics competitions. The competitions require teams to build a robot from the ground up (using VEX pieces that are similar to Tinker Toys, but made out of plastic). To win points the robot needs to be able to pick up balls off of the game table, put them over a fence and into a basket (without going into the area on the other side of the fence), go up a ramp, and knock all the balls off of the ramp.
This is from a previous competition. My third grader is running the autonomous programming for the robot.
So, we've been building a robot that can do all that.
There are other parts to this competition as well. Teams need to design a STEM project (this year's focus is on science), research, plan, execute, and present that project to judges. We tested pickling methods … with some interesting results. Teams also need to present their developed robot – talking about the creative and engineering process involved in the robot's development. In addition, teams need to be able to maneuver the robot on the game table to score points. And, did I mention, teams need to write a program for the robot to maneuver (and score points) on the game table following the previously mentioned guidelines?
Nothing too daunting for a 7th grader, two 5th graders, and a 3rd grader.
Over the course of four months, the robot my team has created – MARS – has been developed, and the other areas of the competition prepared for. Our team competed once in October and did very well. But, the robot did not travel home well. So we spent about three weeks putting it back together. We were all ready for the next robotics competition, when suddenly – one of the axles for our shooter snapped in half.
Did I mention the axle snapped off 72 hours before we were supposed to compete?
This was the picture we took when the flywheel snapped off. . . and all our troubles began.
After that axle snapped off, there were five more consecutive system failures. By 10 p.m. that night, my living room floor was strewn with pieces of our precious robot.
My third grader, staying up way to late, to fix the exploded robot. He made it until 10:30 that night. My fifth grader stayed up until 1 a.m. working on the robot too. Without their work that night, the team wouldn't have been able to complete.
But, we had determined team members who worked. By 48 hours before the competition, we were going to cancel our participation in the competition. At 24 hours before the competition, we were going to cancel our participation in the competition. By 9 p.m. the night before the competition, though, the robot was reconstructed.
So, off we went to the competition, just glad we could go and learn. Except . . . that didn't happen.
It'd been a long few days getting to this competition. My fifth grader's determination to make the robot competition-ready was inspiring. The team leader's (the seventh grader) problem solving actions were legendary. And my other fifth grader's (I'm borrowing him from his mom) ability to keep everyone sane made it all better. Because of these four,we made it. I blocked some of the team member's faces to protect their privacy.
Instead, we went to the competition and our robot won the programming portion of the competition!
All because four kids didn't accept the disaster, didn't give up, and (thanks to the grace of God) were able to pull off the impossible.
All children are amazing! What are some ways your children are amazing?
What a great experience! My 10 yr old daughter has been taking a robotics class and has loved learning the programming and building. I think this would have been an event she would have really liked a lot. How do you find out about these things? Is it through 4H?
There can be 4H robotics clubs. We found out because my husband is always looking for academic competitions for his children.
Wow! Very cool! My husband would love to do something like this! Way to get your kids involved in something so different that teaches them great skills, not to give up and keep going!
Thank you so much. It's been an amazing experience to watch as they've overcome, grown, and learned together.


Commodore of the port of Cameron, Brion, called in his pirating days Captain Strongarm. His reign has only been a quarter century long, but already he has brought something close to order to Minos's largest trading port. He is seen as the unofficial leader of the League of Commodores, and it should be of note that it was his call that brought together the Minos Fleet and his call that disbanded it again.


The 335linear, the latest incarnation of Schütte's tried-and-tested series of 5-axis grinding machines, offers a huge performance range with the smallest of footprints.
Tracing its roots back to a business founded by Alfred Heinrich Schütte in 1880, the Cologne-based Schütte Group is an international manufacturer of machine tools that is known, first and foremost, for its multi-spindle automatics and 5-axis CNC grinding machines. One of the latest developments to emerge from the Group is the newly unveiled 335linear, the next generation in its tried-and-tested series of 5-axis grinding machines.
While systematically expanding this series, Schütte has made significant improvements, particularly when it comes to initial accuracy. This is a development with noticeable benefits for the user, as it has further reduced the time and effort that go into setting up a new product with sometimes extreme tolerance requirements. Now more than ever, the compact machines of the 335linear series set themselves apart due to their top precision, tremendous flexibility and long-term value stability. Thanks to a perfected modular system of additional options, the 335linear can be used to cover the complete spectrum of grinding applications, from twist drills and knee implants to microtools and hobs.


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Ben's story
An ordinary day at the office ended with Ben Linnett fighting for his life.
When Ben Linnett married his fiancée Kirsty in the summer of 2014, it was a day neither of them expected to see. Four years earlier, Ben was at work when he collapsed suddenly. Aged just 21, he had suffered a heart attack. He was sitting at his computer when he just collapsed in his seat. There were no theatrics or warning signs. One minute he was conscious – the next he wasn't. When they saw what was happening, Ben's colleagues quickly began CPR and called 999.
Our air ambulance joined the police and land ambulance within minutes of receiving the call.
Our critical care paramedics continued with CPR and used a defibrillator to deliver a shock to Ben's heart, to get it back into a normal rhythm. We then gave him advanced life support including specialist cardiac drugs to stabilise his condition. Once he was stable enough, our crew carefully placed him on a stretcher, rushed him to the helicopter and flew him to Coventry and Warwick University Hospitals, where he was put on life support.
To this day he doesn't know why he had a heart attack at such a young age. But four years on, we're so pleased to see him happily married and enjoying life.
"When I started to come back around, the paramedics who helped me came to visit me in hospital, which I think was really kind. I am so grateful for their skills and compassion. My experience made me realise that it could all be over in a second and I feel thankful for every moment I have. I'm so grateful to the air ambulance guys. Without them, I don't know if I'd still be here.
If you don't need something, then it goes to the back of your mind and isn't a priority. But you realise how important it is when it happens to you."
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Luis Carlos Croissier Batista (Arucas, Illes Canàries, 1950), és un polític i professor universitari espanyol que fou Ministre d'Indústria i Energia en el segon govern de Felipe González.

Biografia
Va néixer el 1950 a la ciutat d'Arucas, població situada a l'illa canària de Las Palmas. Va estudiar ciències econòmiques a la Universitat de Las Palmas i posteriorment fou professor de teoria econòmica a la Universitat Complutense de Madrid.

Activitat política
Membre del Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol (PSOE) després de les eleccions generals de 1982, que dugueren al poder al PSOE, fou nomenat Subsecretari del Ministeri d'Indústria i Energia pel ministre Carlos Solchaga Catalán. Proclamat diputat electe al Congrés en substitució de Francisco Fernández Ordóñez al gener de 1983 hagué de renunciar al seu escó el 17 de febrer del mateix any per considerar-se incompatible amb el desenvolupament de la seva tasca professional al Ministeri d'Indústria.

Després de les eleccions generals de 1986 fou nomenat Ministre d'Indústria i Energia per part de Felipe González, abandonant aquest càrrec el 1988 per esdevenir president de l'Institut Nacional d'Indústria (INI). Ferm impulsor des de la seva posició de ministre de la Comissió Nacional del Mercat de Valors (CNMV) en fou el primer president entre 1988 i 1996.

Referències

Enllaços externs
  Informació de Luis Carlos Croissier al Congrés dels Diputats

Diputats canaris al Congrés dels Diputats
Militants del Partit Socialista Obrer Espanyol
Ministres canaris del Govern d'Espanya
Diputats al Congrés dels Diputats pel PSOE
Gran Creu de l'orde d'Isabel la Catòlica
Gran Creu de l'Orde de Carles III
Presidents de la Comissió Nacional del Mercat de Valors
Persones d'Arucas
Alumnes de la Universitat Complutense de Madrid

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Comeback kid: Joe Biden secures big win in South Carolina to vault back into White House race
The former vice presidente will hope to take this momentum into Super Tuesday.
By AFP Sunday 1 Mar 2020, 8:04 AM
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Biden speaks to supporters in South Carolina last night.
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FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Joe Biden notched up a resounding win in the South Carolina primary yesterday, reviving his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and positioning him as the leading rival to frontrunner Bernie Sanders.
The victory, powered by support from African-American voters, was the 77-year-old Biden's first in the race and may give him momentum going into Super Tuesday next week, when 14 states go to the polls.
"Just days ago the press and the pundits had declared this candidacy dead," Biden told hundreds of supporters at a victory rally in the South Carolina capital Columbia.
"You've launched our campaign on the path to defeating Donald Trump," he said.
"We have the option of winning big or losing big," Biden added in a dig at Sanders' prospects against Trump in November's election.
With 99% of the ballots counted, Biden had 48.4% to 20% for the 78-year-old Senator Sanders, a self-described "democratic socialist."
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer, who spent a whopping $23 million on advertising in South Carolina, was next with 11.4% but announced he was quitting the race even before the final results were published.
Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who has been challenging Biden for the centrist vote, had 8% while Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren had 7%.
A victory in South Carolina, where African-Americans make up around 60% of the Democratic primary electorate, was seen as crucial to Biden's hopes of reviving his flagging campaign.
Sanders has been the clear leader in the overall race, winning two of the first three contests and finishing in a virtual tie in Iowa with the 38-year-old Buttigieg.
South Carolina was seen as a key test of Sanders' support among African-Americans — crucial to a Democratic victory in November — but he only received the backing of around 15% of black voters while Biden received 60% according to exit polls.
'Slingshot'
Biden finished fourth in Iowa, fifth in New Hampshire and second in Nevada, and desperately needed a win in South Carolina ahead of Super Tuesday, which decides a third of the delegates who formally choose the Democratic nominee at the July party convention.
"The biggest question is whether this will slingshot Joe Biden into victory in some Super Tuesday states," said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
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Sabato said Biden's primary win — his first in three attempts at securing the Democratic presidential nomination — also increases the pressure on the other centrist candidates to leave the race.
29.02.20 Why is Super Tuesday so super and what will it tell us about the White House race?
Buttigieg, Warren, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and billionaire Michael Bloomberg have all made it clear they will stick around at least through Super Tuesday.
"Super Tuesday is three days away and we're looking forward to these big contests," Warren, who has been challenging Sanders for the progressive vote, told supporters at a campaign rally in Texas.
Sanders congratulated Biden on his victory at a campaign rally in Virginia but was confident of victory in the next primaries.
"The people on Super Tuesday and after are going to support this campaign," he said. "We are a movement of millions of people."
Sanders also dismissed Democratic establishment fears that he would lose against Trump, noting that dozens of polls have him beating the Republican incumbent.
'I can't wait'
Trump also praised Biden's victory and called on Bloomberg to quit the race.
"Sleepy Joe Biden's victory in the South Carolina Democrat Primary should be the end of Mini Mike Bloomberg's Joke of a campaign," the president tweeted.
The Bloomberg campaign, which has invested heavily in the Super Tuesday races, noted that the former New York mayor was not on the ballot in South Carolina.
Biden, who served for eight years as vice president to Barack Obama, was the favorite in South Carolina, the first state with a substantial African-American electorate to hold a primary contest.
Real estate agent Betty Malone attended the Biden victory rally and said she expected his South Carolina win would be followed by more victories next week.
"I can't wait for Super Tuesday to see him win all of those, every last one of those," Malone said.
Despite his South Carolina win, Biden may well face a Sanders buzzsaw on Super Tuesday.
Sanders, who narrowly lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton in 2016, is leading in nine of the 14 states to vote on Tuesday including California and Texas, the two biggest prizes.
© – AFP 2020
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Le phare de l'Enfant Perdu est un phare de Guyane (France), situé sur l'Enfant Perdu, un îlot des Îlets de Rémire à 11 km au nord de Cayenne.

Histoire
Ce phare a été construit en 1919 et modifié en 1934. Il a remplacé une première lumière fixe placée au sommet d'une tour, en poutrelles de fer, érigée sur le récif par les bagnards, et datant de 1863.

C'est une tour ronde, de 15 m de haut. La maison des gardiens avait été construite juste à côté. Le phare a été désactivé en faveur d'une bouée en 1968. Après beaucoup de protestations de marins, la tour a été réactivée avec une lampe automatisée, à énergie solaire en 1989.

À l'époque du bagne, trois prisonniers y étaient laissés pour en alimenter le feu pendant la nuit. Un jour, l'administration pénitentiaire les oublia. Le phare resta éteint, faute de combustible, et personne ne s'en aperçut. Un des hommes mourut de faim ; les deux autres construisirent un radeau de bois et s'échouèrent sur les côtes de Sinnamary. Ils rejoignirent Cayenne où ils furent arrêtés et où on les condamna pour évasion...

Identifiant : ARLHS : FRG-001 - Amirauté : J6901 - NGA : 17428 .

Notes et références

Articles connexes
 Liste des phares de France
 Phare de l'Île Royale
 Îlets de Rémire

Liens externes
 Vue satellite
 Le Phare de l'Enfant Perdu, Une autre réalisation du bagne, sous le Gouvernement de Tardy de Montravel
 Photographie actuelle du phare
  Lighthouses of Guyane (French Guiana)

Phare en Guyane


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Investment by UK Space Agency in ESA projects reaps income and jobs, says report
Krishna Chaitanya Karanam 3 February 2020
The UK Space Agency has invested in the Solar Orbiter and other ESA projects. (Credit: Crown copyright)
The UK industry has generated an income of £1.4bn owing to the £523m funding made by the UK Space Agency into the Space Science Programme (SSP) of the European Space Agency (ESA), as per a study.
The study carried out by Winning Moves on behalf of the British space agency, found that the UK industry stands to gain an additional £1.1bn income from partially attributed and forecast benefits.
The evaluation focused on a sub-set of seven missions of SSP, which include Bepi-Colombo, Gaia, Lisa Pathfinder, Herschel, James Webb Space Telescope, Planck and Solar Orbiter.
The investment, which was made by the space agency into the SPP between 2000 and 2018, also generated 306 jobs.
The British industry is said to win important ESA contracts regularly to deliver mission spacecraft platforms, support mission operations, and also for developing major subsystems.
The UK Space Agency claims to give separate funding to the academic community in order to back the UK's involvement in the build and data exploitation of the science instruments.
As per the new report, every pound put into the design and development of Solar Orbiter and other space science missions have yielded returns of £2.5-£4.
Due to be launched this month, the Solar Orbiter is expected to take the most detailed images ever of the Sun to give vital information on how our star's volatile activity impacts its atmosphere. The knowledge gained from this is likely to help in predictions of space weather events which potentially disrupt and damage satellites.
UK Space Agency Chief Scientist Chris Lee said: "Having a major role in space science programmes is like playing in the Champions League.
"Technology doesn't get much harder than this and the insights these missions offer and the skills they create permeate the entire UK space economy – supporting our leading role in areas such as telecommunications, Earth observation and weather satellites."
Recently, the British space agency announced that it will invest a total of £1.87bn alongside the European Space Agency in the next five years in international space programmes.


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and in honor of Trump visiting Israel & speech about Iran....
my contribution to a bit of history... My Jewish Iranian Husband..oh yes..
Excerpt from my memoir, "And I Thought I'd be a nun".. (avail. on amazon)
Did you like living on the edge?
No not at all. That's just how it seemed to be working out most of my life.
That was it though. I was done. No more screwing around. Whatever this was with David, it was there to stay for a while. With my fear of David, I realized I may have gotten into somewhat of the same situation as my mother did with Buss. I should have seen that coming for passing
judgment on her.
I must have decided that David did love me in some way although he only said those words once. It was January 20, 1981. I remember because it was the day Ronald Regan was sworn in to the presidency and gave his inaugural speech. He didn't say it in the heat of passion or a sweet sentimental moment. We were having a discussion while still in bed that morning about us and our relationship and I think he said it something like this. "You want me to say I love you? I love you, there." I know, I know why did I stay with him? At first I did love him and I loved him for many
years although we didn't always live together. Of the eleven and a half years that we were married, we lived eight of those in separate houses and only a few blocks away from each other. But then I was accustomed to living in a separate house.
I was sick most of the time while with David. The doctor said I had developed and ulcer on top of the acid reflux disease and anxiety attacks. I took medication for the ulcer for ten years. I was sick a lot; stressed beyond belief with him. He was a very unhappy man.
He was unhappy?
Oh yes, the most miserable, unhappy person I have ever come across. Nothing worked for him, nothing went his way, and people took advantage of him. I think he was always this way but he says that he hated to leave his family. When he came to America, his father passed away but the family didn't tell him for quite a while. I don't think he ever got over that. He wanted to have at least gone back to Iran for the burial. I don't know why they kept it from him unless they were afraid for him to go back due to the discrimination toward the Jews. He told me they had to give up a couple of homes to the regime, so I assumed it was just a bad time for him to go back to Iran. War broke out between Iran and Iraq in the 80's while we were married. The Iranians were sending boys as young as ten into the battlefields to detonate mines, David told me. He had a nephew about that age and the family and David feared for his life so somehow with the help of David, he was brought to America and lived in New York City with family. David continued to help him financially and David had even helped financially smuggle one of his brothers out of Iran and into Israel because his life was in danger for some reason. I sometimes think his heart was only big enough for his family and Iran, his homeland and he missed both very much.
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Getting out the votes
David Steves
Republican Chris Dudley and Democrat John Kitzhaber have fought to a statistical draw in the polls, and they�re counting on their parties� get out-the-vote operations to deliver a win in Tuesday�s election.
The Democrats have the advantage of numbers in Oregon � there are 200,000 more of them than Republicans among Oregon�s registered voters. But the GOP is counting on an enthusiasm surge to deliver enough ballots to push their candidates to victory.
Nationally, the �enthusiasm gap� between voters of the two parties has never been greater, according to a poll this week by Gallup and USA Today. It found that 37 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters reported more enthusiasm than usual about voting; among their Republican and Republican-leaning counterparts, 63 percent said they were more enthusiastic than normal.
Locally, Republicans are trying to live up to those expectations by staffing phone banks and waving signs at busy intersections and overpasses. Dudley�s visit Thursday to the party�s Lane County headquarters on Coburg Road in Eugene found the candidate urging volunteers keep it up until voting ends Tuesday night.
�You guys are sealing the deal,� Dudley told a roomful of supporters, many of them sitting at folding tables where they�d been making phone calls on the gubernatorial candidate�s behalf right up until his campaign�s motor home pulled into the parking lot. Dudley said the phone calls and face-to-face visits encouraging fellow Republican and GOP-leaning voters to support him �is the difference between winning and losing.�
Sandy Harp, one of the volunteers, was so eager to help push Dudley to victory that she resumed her phone-banking even while her fellow volunteers were lining up to shake the candidate�s hand and pose with him for a photo. Harp said she thinks Republican voters and grass-roots activists are keen to turn things around after the GOP�s electoral losses of 2006 and 2008.
�There�s more enthusiasm now because we were so upset then,� the Eugene woman said.
Across town, phones were being manned by volunteers at the Democratic Party of Oregon�s coordinated campaign office.
One of those volunteers, Eugene�s Dan Goodrich, said he feels like many of the fellow Democrats he encounters: disappointed and frustrated by ongoing problems with the economy. His motivation to volunteer on behalf of Kitz- haber and other Democrats comes from the concern that things will get worse if Republicans are elected.
�If people like me don�t do this, then you might as well kiss it off,� said Goodrich, a retired political science professor at the University of Oregon.
Both sides have pulled out the stops to rev up the voter-turnout operations. Kitzhaber had President Obama out last week for a rally that drew 10,000 supporters to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Dudley is holding a rally at a Portland high school this morning, at which Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the head of the Republican Governors Association, will speak, along with New Jersey�s new Republican governor, Chris Christie.
The state Democratic and Republican parties have established call centers in communities statewide where volunteers are contacting voters already identified as members of their own party or likely to support their candidates.
As in past elections, Democratic Party of Oregon executive director Trent Lutz said, his party and its allies are devoting more volunteer effort to working the door-to-door canvasses, especially on weekends.
�We have a bigger ground game,� he said. �We�re walking on every street going door-to-door and we haven�t crossed paths a lot with Republicans.�
The Oregon Republican Party�s grass-roots activists are going door to door, too spokesman Greg Leo. But he said the party is putting more emphasis on doing the equivalent of canvassing within a volunteer�s local precincts by reminding friends, family members, co-workers, fellow church members and others who share pro-Republican sentiments to vote.
�We�re asking them to turn people out from what I call their social precincts,� Leo said.
As of Friday, Republicans have voted at a higher rate, with 40 percent of them having returned ballots, compared with 37 percent for Democrats. More Democrats are sending in ballots, with 318,142 having voted so far, compared with the 267,278 ballots returned by Republicans, according to figures from the Oregon Secretary of State�s Office.
Eugene pollster and political consultant Rick Lindholm on Friday said that his analysis of voter turnout in Lane County shows that Republicans appear to be turning out in greater numbers than Democrats in more areas, but not by lopsided amounts.
Within the Eugene-Springfield metro area, the turnout is lowest in the heavily Democratic areas of central Eugene, he said.
In Oregon, Democrats have a 10 percentage point voter-registration edge over Republicans, up from the 4 percentage point advantage before the 2008 election. That year, Democrats� voter-turnout rates exceeded those of Republicans�, resulting in Democratic victories in most of Oregon�s partisan races.
Oregon State University political scientist Bill Lunch said it appears the turnout trend will return to the historical pattern, in which Republican voters turnout at a greater rate than do Democrats. Lunch said Republicans could wind up with a ballot return rate that�s 5 percentage point or 6 percentage point better than the Democrats� by the end of the election. If that happens in combination with other voting trends, such as a strong preference among independent voters for GOP candidates, then Dudley and his fellow Republicans down ticket could end up celebrating on election night, Lunch said.
�Even if the Democrats� get-out-the-vote effort is very good, even excellent, it may not be enough to overcome the underlying engagement among the Republicans,� he said.


Rebecca Hinze-Pifer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center on Education Policy Analysis at Stanford, and will join the education faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2018. Her research focuses on the role of schools in perpetuating social inequality, with particular interest in school policies and practices impacting adolescent socioemotional development.
Hinze-Pifer completed her doctoral degree at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, with work focused on the economics of education. She holds a Masters of Public Policy from George Washington University and a B. S. in astrophysics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and worked as a secondary science teacher for seven years.


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The Phoenix: The Men who Made Modern London
Leo Hollis
Phoenix, 2009 - Всего страниц: 390
Opening in the 1640s, as the city was gripped in tumult leading up to the English Civil War, THE PHOENIX charts the lives and works of five extraordinary men, who would grow up in the chaos of a world turned upside down: the architect, Sir Christopher Wren; gardener and virtuosi, John Evelyn; the scientist, Robert Hooke; the radical philosopher, John Locke and the builder, Nicholas Barbon. At the heart of the story is the rebuilding of London's iconic cathedral, St Paul's. Interweaving science, architecture, history and philosophy, THE PHOENIX tells the story of the formation of the first modern city. A truly inspiring story of human ingenuity and persistence in the face of disaster and of how the future can be built out of the rubble of the past.
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The Phoenix: St. Paul's Cathedral And The Men Who Made Modern London
Leo Hollis was educated at Stonyhurst College and read history at UEA. He is the author of books on London and Paris, and works in publishing. He lives with his wife and children in London.
Название The Phoenix: The Men who Made Modern London
Phoenix paperbacks
Автор Leo Hollis
Издание: иллюстрированное, перепечатанное
Издатель Phoenix, 2009


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News > Private Equity > PE Industry News
SA PE returns remain stable
Anna Lyudvig
The South African private equity industry delivered a 10-year (in Rand terms) internal rate of return of 12.9% at September 2017, according to the latest Q3 2017 RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report.
The 5-year and 3-year IRR remained relatively stable over the quarter at 13.6% and 13.7%, respectively.
Nevertheless, USD IRR declined over the 10-year and 5-year time periods, reaching 7.6% and 2.5% at September 2017, respectively.
Conversely, the 3-year IRR showed a large increase from 5.6% at June 2017 to 7.1% at September 2017.
Kelsey Tanner, Senior Private Equity Analyst at RisCura, said that while newer fund vintages continue to have the lower IRR compared to older fund vintages, the 2013-2015 vintage funds have seen a small increase in IRR and a small improvement in unrealised times money over the quarter.
"The data shows that funds that have performed the best in terms of IRR, are characterised by older vintages and smaller fund sizes, particularly in the under R500m bracket."
The quarterly report, which tracks the performance of a representative sample of South Africa's private equity funds, reveals that industry outperformed the FTSE/JSE All Share Total Return Index (ALSI TRI), the FTSE/JSE Financial and Industrial Index (FINDI TRI) and the FTSE/JSE Shareholder Weighted Total Return Index (SWIX TRI) over the 3-year reporting period.
In terms of all periods analysed, private equity performed better than both the ALSI TRI and SWIX TRI.
"Despite a slight strengthening of listed market returns, private equity's performance against these indices over the 3-year period continues to be solid. This can be observed by the positive Direct Alpha and a public market equivalent (PME) of greater than one," said Tanya van Lill, SAVCA CEO.
"All achieved amidst turbulent market conditions as well as last year's prevailing uncertain economic and political environment," she added.
According to van Lill, the future economic outlook, particularly when it comes to investor and business confidence, certainly looks positive (given recent political developments, including Zexit and the cabinet reshuffle); creating and enhancing industry growth prospects.
"No matter which way market dynamics shift, there is no doubt that private equity players will continue to be flexible and resilient as they prepare for 2018 - weathering ongoing storms, whilst still providing competitive investor returns," she said.


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Deep Purple to perform on NBC's Today Show
Deep Purple will perform on NBC's Today show at New York City's Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday, July 23 at 8:00 a.m.
The band are currently playing shows on a summer tour of North America and are gearing up for an August 28 release of a pair of live albums.
"From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" sees the group captured in concert at Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival in 2013, while "…To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)" presents the group live at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April of 2014.
"One band, two crowds, two countries – a tale of two cities indeed," says bassist Roger Glover. "From Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival, one of the biggest metal festivals in the world – and a city unto itself – to Japan and the stately Nippon Budokan, the most revered venue in Tokyo. Each with its own distinct personality."
"From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" and "…To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)" will be available on 2CD+DVD, DVD, Blu-ray (Tokyo performance), Blu-ray 3D (Wacken performance) and 3LP Gatefold.
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It's 5 am on a Saturday morning. I open Instagram and begin scrolling. Hundreds of videos of cats, memes, people's food and much, much more.
I check my phone: it's 6 am. I feel that sense of shame- another productive morning wasted. I should have continued sleeping. What is the point of waking up early if I am going to be browsing the internet? I am punishing myself at this point.
As a mom who tries to be productive, we have all been here. Perhaps you are reading this article as a mean of escaping your reality. If that's the case, I hope you find this read compelling enough to keep you going till you get some inspiration.
At the same time, a part of me wishes you stop reading. In fact, don't read this if your child is looking at you crying for your attention. Come back here when you have given him/her your 100% self. That's the best advice I can give.
If you are still here despite having something important to do- I have another advice: avoid "addictive" media. It is designed to grab your attention and hook you from the minute you log in. It's easier to keep scrolling on your phone than to get out of bed.
If you take a few steps back and recognize the design of these apps. you will be shocked. I stayed in bed scrolling through Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest until I needed the bathroom- my basic physiological need-stop me from the desire to continue clicking. Even then, I took my phone with me to the bathroom. It is terrifying.
Social media is stealing my attention. It is nice to tell a friend she looks good in a recent photo or to reach out to a family member. And if you are like me, a blogger then the need to post daily for the sake of consistency is important. Social media is meant to be a positive tool for social and economical reasons-but the endless scrolling does not satisfy our basic physiological need which is a human connection.
What is the purpose of a life spent just sitting behind a screen?
The problem is corporations, and predatory groups are fighting for our attention. They use seductive methods to keep us glued. They are eating up our time in an unhealthy way, all because they have made it so easy for us to continuously scroll.
Consuming media, talking to people who probably don't really care about me and worrying about the news is how I spend some of my time with technology. I don't feel good about it, and, looking back, rightly so.
Life is not just about being productive- I would never equate social media with loss of productive time. But, unhealthy use of technology is a form of stealing our attention. It takes our eyes away from people who really want to talk to us.
It is much easier to scroll through Snapchat and Netflix because it is entertaining and looks familiar. It is that entertainment and familiarity how these apps and social media companies keep us coming back.
The idea that apps are so easy to use, we find ourself continuously log in to it. So how do we stop this? Continue reading if you are having this issue.
Having in mind how easy social media company have made scrolling for us, starting a new routine can be scary. What if I miss out on important information? What if no one at Mom groups talks to me? What if my child is playing happily and no one speaks to me in a baby sensory class? Those feelings are exactly what corporations are preying on.
They know they have an app that would grab your attention because the other options are not easy. In that instant, they have gotten you hooked.
I have tried many ways to find a solution to this problem. The self-help gurus I have turned too tells me the same advice "overcome your desire to look at your phone." This really never works for me. Just sets me up for failure.
Instead, the one thing that has worked me is to put it a lot of effort into my phone that it does not appeal to me anymore. I have made my phone hard to use that getting out of bed has become a lot easier.
I am now a productive mom who wakes up at 5 am and goes straight into my blogging without distraction. When my baby is awake, I never have my phone with me. My 100% self is for my little one.
You don't need to be interrupted by every "like" that your latest Facebook post receives. Or with messages that your favorite follower is live right now.
As for me, I only allow notifications for email, Whatsapp ( cause that is how my family connects with me unless Whatsapp group is always set to silent) and calendars. Everything else is off.
One of the best ways to reduce screen time is to make it look as less desirable as you can.
Changing your phone to greyscale will reduce your willingness to unlock your phone.
I found this tip incredibly effective in keeping me off apps such as Facebook and Instagram.
Don't let the phone be the last thing you see at night and the first thing you check in the morning. I have started using a regular alarm clock to wake me up in the morning. The charging station is located in another room so I don't get tempted to check my phone in the middle of the night.


Sacramento, California – October 15, 2018 – Nerdsmith.org is bringing the gaming and nerd communities together to raise money for LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Prevention.
Modern media and social networks have opened new connections to LGBTQ+ youth, but with connection comes exposure. These youth endure and struggle with bullying, prejudice, ignorance, and hate. The Trevor Project harnesses these same technologies to advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth. As the leading national organization providing LGBTQ+ crisis intervention and suicide prevention services, The Trevor Project supports thousands of youth every year and lobbies against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
Nerdsmith.org is assembling teams of heroes, curated from members of the podcasting, gaming, and streaming communities, to raise money to support the Trevor Project. Eleven teams have already answered the call and more people are joining every day. The annual fundraiser, Nerds Giving, runs from November 1 to November 15 each year.
Those who wish to participate can find more information at Nerdsmith.org/nerds-giving.
Founded in 1998, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people under 25.
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Q: Issue with react native project after react-navigation & expo upgrade I have the issue below after upgrading my react-native application.

My package.json is shown below
{
  "name": "react-native-expo-app",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "description": "Hello Expo!",
  "author": null,
  "private": true,
  "main": "node_modules/expo/AppEntry.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "expo": "^25.0.0",
    "firebase": "^4.9.1",
    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
    "moment": "^2.19.2",
    "native-base": "^2.3.2",
    "react": "16.2.0",
    "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-25.0.0.tar.gz",
    "react-native-chooser": "^1.6.2",
    "react-native-datepicker": "^1.6.0",
    "react-native-dropdown": "0.0.6",
    "react-native-elements": "^0.16.0",
    "react-native-ui-kitten": "^3.0.0",
    "react-navigation": "^1.0.0",
    "react-navigation-redux-helpers": "^1.0.0",
    "react-redux": "^5.0.6",
    "redux": "^3.7.2",
    "redux-persist": "^4.10.2",
    "redux-thunk": "^2.2.0"
  }
}

The app seems to be processing subsequent pages while loading the first one as the error message is complaining about HomePage, but it should only be rendering WelcomePage. Please see my App.js code below.

const config = {
    key: 'primary',
    storage: AsyncStorage
};

const HomeNavigator = TabNavigator({
    home: {screen: HomePage},
    popular: {screen: PopularPage},
    search: {screen: SearchPage},
    notifications: {screen: NotificationsPage}
}, {
    ...TabNavigator.Presets.iOSBottomTabs,
    });

const RootNavigator = TabNavigator({
    welcome: {screen: WelcomePage},
    auth: {screen: AuthPage},
    signUp: {screen: SignUpPage},
    resetPassword: {screen: ResetPasswordPage},
    main: {
        screen: DrawerNavigator({
                home: {
                    screen: HomeNavigator,
                },
                profile: {
                    screen: ProfilePage,
                },
                following: {
                    screen: FollowingPage,
                },
                bookmarks: {
                    screen: BookmarksPage,
                },
                contact: {
                    screen: ContactPage,
                },
                info: {
                    screen: InfoPage,
                },
                conduct: {
                    screen: ConductPage,
                },
                login: {
                    screen: LoginPage,
                },
                groupProfile: {
                    screen: GroupProfilePage
                }
            },
            {
                contentComponent: SideMenuPage,
                drawerWidth: 250
            }
        )
    }
}, {
    tabBarPosition: 'bottom',
    backBehavior: 'none',
    navigationOptions: {
        tabBarVisible: false
    },
    lazy: true
});

const initialState = RootNavigator.router.getStateForAction(RootNavigator.router.getActionForPathAndParams('welcome'));

const navReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
    const nextState = RootNavigator.router.getStateForAction(action, state);
    return nextState || state;
};

const appReducer = combineReducers({
        nav: navReducer,
        auth,
        signUp,
        resetPasswordReducer,
        home,
        popular,
        rules,
        conduct,
        profile
    }
);

const middleware = createReactNavigationReduxMiddleware(
    "welcome",
    state => state.nav,
);
const addListener = createReduxBoundAddListener("welcome");

class AppSupport extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <RootNavigator navigation={addNavigationHelpers({
                // dispatch: this.props.dispatch,
                state: this.props.nav,
                addListener,
            })} />
        );
    }
}

const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
    nav: state.nav
});

const AppWithNavigationState = connect(mapStateToProps)(AppSupport);

const store = createStore(
    appReducer,
    applyMiddleware(ReduxThunk),
);

export default class App extends React.Component {

    state = {isReady: false};

    async componentWillMount() {
        const config = {
            apiKey: "hidden",
            authDomain: "hidden",
            databaseURL: "hidden",
            projectId: "hidden",
            storageBucket: "hidden",
            messagingSenderId: "hidden"
        };
        firebase.initializeApp(config);

        this.setState({isReady: true});
    }

    render() {

        if (this.state.isReady) {
            return (
                <Provider store={store}>
                    <AppWithNavigationState />
                </Provider>
            );
        } else {
            return <Expo.AppLoading/>
        }
    }
}

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A: The error message indicates that there is no current user on line 17 of HomePage.jsx, where you're trying to use currentUser.displayName.
Most likely (you didn't share the relevant code) you have a direct lookup of the current user, something like:
firebase.auth().currentUser.displayName

You'll want to wrap that in an auth state listener:
firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged(function(user) {
  if (user) {
    // User is signed in, get its display name.
  }
});

This way the code only runs when there actually is a current user. Also see getting the current user in the Firebase docs.

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Image - Black and White, Hon. John Murray, M.L.A, C1905
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Book, ANTHONY KEMP THE SAS SAVAGE WARS OF PEACE 1947 TO THE PRESENT, First published by John Murray 1994 published in Signet1995
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Image, Clare Gervasoni, John Paul Murray Sculpture at the Entrance to the Old Colonists' Association Hall, 2018, Photograph taken 24/01/2018
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Certificate of Discharge, John Brian Murray VX142238, Dated 8 August 1946
... John Brian Murray VX142238... Private John Brian Murray born 27/10/1922 at Moyhu 57/60... Private John Brian Murray born 27/10/1922 at Moyhu 57/60 ...
Original AMF Certificate of Discharge certifying VX 142238 Private John Brian Murray born 27/10/1922 at Moyhu 57/60 Australian Infantry Battalion served with CMF 28/5/42 to 29/6/43 and AIF from 30/6/1943 to 8/8/1946 which included overseas service in New Guinea and Solomon Islands.Certificate recognises Private Murray's service in the CMF and AIF during WW2Cream coloured paper with black border with Australian Coat of Arms centre top of page. Certificate of Discharge - No 554111jb murray, 57/60 aust infantry battalion, certificate of discharge, ww2
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Publication, The hive: the story of the honeybee and us (Wilson, B.), London, 2004
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Wheen Bee Foundation
Publication, Wilson, B, The hive: the story of the honeybee and us (Wilson, B.), London, 2005
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, MURRAY, John, summer survey : log of the Lady Nelson, 1801-1802 /? John Murray, introduction and notes by Valda Cole, 2001
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Book, The History of Warrnambool by Richard Osburne, 1887
... john murray...Inside front cover: Mr D.B. Sellars from John Murray... front cover: Mr D.B. Sellars from John Murray (in pencil ...
Richard Osburne (1825-1895) came to Warrnambool in 1847, a pioneer resident in the new settlement. In 1851, with John Wilkinson, he founded Warrnambool's first newspaper, the Warrnambool Examiner, and issued it weekly for some months until he left the town for the goldfields. Returning in 1853 he resumed publication of the Examiner and continued it, intermittently in its last few years, until 1880. He was acknowledged in his day as the Father of the Warrnambool Press and was a dominant figure in Warrnambool's early history. In 1882 he went to live in Melbourne, returning to publish his 'History of Warrnambool' in 1887.This book is highly significant as it is an original copy of one of the most important books written on Warrnambool's history by one of Warrnambool's most important early settlers (published 1887). Original copies are extremely rare now. The book was given to D.B. Sellars by his first cousin, John Murray, who was Warrnambool's Parliamentary representative for over 30 years and Premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912. John Murray's signature is in the book and this is an important addition. The provenance therefore is of the highest significance. No details are available on the recipient of the book or the donor of the book to the Historical Society. This is an original copy of Richard Osburne's book on the history of Warrnambool from 1847 to 1886. It is a hard cover buff-coloured book of 284 pages with additional Melbourne and Warrnambool advertisements at the book. There is one fold-up insert (four of the original missing) There are a Preface and Notes from the Author ('To the public in general' and 'To my personal friends in the Warrnambool district')Inside front cover: Mr D.B. Sellars from John Murray (in pencil – Premier of Victoria 1909-1912, 1st cousin of D.B.Sellars, Uncle David) Donated to the Historical Society of Warrnambool in memory of Miss Clemintine MacDonald of Maffra, who died April 1979, aged 91 years. Given by Mrs M.Allen (niece) 72 Grange Road, Sandringham, 3191, 22-7-80 john murray, richard osburne, history of warrnambool
Book - Demobilization, Private J. B Murray, Introduced August 1945
... Demobilization Procedure Book issued to Private John Brian...No 145950 VX 142238 Pte MURRAY John Brian - Moyhu Victoria... No 145950 VX 142238 Pte MURRAY John Brian - Moyhu Victoria ...
Demobilization Procedure Book issued to Private John Brian MURRAY VX142238 of Moyhu VictoriaThe Demobilization Procedure Book was developed and issued as a handbook by the Australian Military Forces to service men and women once they became available for dispersal. The handbook was used to facilitate the action necessary for demobilisation following the end of World War II in 1945. The completion of the handbook and instructions were required before a Certificate of Discharge could be issued.Brown cardboard covered book with black printNo 145950 VX 142238 Pte MURRAY John Brian - Moyhu Victoriaprivate john brian murray vx142238, demobilization procedure book, ww2
Federation University Australia Historical Collection (Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre)
Scientific Instruments, Single Pan Balance, mid 1960s ?
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According to lecturer in Chemistry, John Murray, this item was principally used by M.K. Aston, lecturer in Chemistry at the Ballarat School of Mines from 1947, and later Head of Chemistry until 1980. This balance was kept in M.K. Aston's office. A sartorius single-pan weighing machine, with optical balance display, in off whote cylindrical housing with domed lid. Front access sliding curved panels. Colour-coded weighing knob either side. Selecta Semi-micro, 100g x 0.01 mg Serial Number 104262m.k. austin, john murray, chemistry, scientific instrument, ballarat school of mines, sartorius, sartorius werke
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Book, The Home Guard Fieldcraft Manual, April 1942
... Written by Major John Langdon-Davies. John Murray... by Major John Langdon-Davies. John Murray & The Pilot Press Owned ...
Owned by Adde Andreas Matiess John Cooper who served in WW1 and was awarded the Military Medal. He also served as a Lieutenant with the 22nd Battalion in WW2.Adde Cooper was born and lived in Chiltern and served in both WW1 & WW2. Small green fabric reinforced booklet. 173 pagesWritten by Major John Langdon-Davies. John Murray & The Pilot Presschiltern, ww1, ww2, military medal, adde andreas matiess john cooper
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, NAVIES IN EXILE
... Author. A. D. Devine DSM Publisher John Murray Albemarle.... Author. A. D. Devine DSM Publisher John Murray Albemarle Street ...
Hard Cover. Front cover 'Grey' in colour. Title, Author, Publisher on spine.Author. A. D. Devine DSM Publisher John Murray Albemarle Street London Year Published 1944ww2. european navies. occupation. exile.
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
Book, The Origin of Species
... : John Murray Date: 1860... The Origin of Species Author: Charles Darwin Publiusher: John Murray ...
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Book, The Uniform of Glory
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Pattison Collection This item is from the 'Pattison Collection', a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of "… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district." It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the 'Pattison Collection', named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics' Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics' Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city's museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as "a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and 'his' clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library's large heavy doors to the minute." Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum's rooms into a Children's Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950's he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool's beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics' Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics' Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics' Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the "Free Library". The inscription in a book "Science of Man" was for the "Warrnambool Public Library", donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book "Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883" was presented to the "Warrnambool Library" and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics' Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library's senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children's section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics' Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics' Institute Library's holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics' Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection's distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the "Pattison Collection" after the Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community's commitment to the Mechanics' Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community's ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Uniform of Glory Author: Percival Christopher Wren Publisher: John Murray Date: 1941 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT FIC WRE Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics' institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics' institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children's library, great ocean road, the uniform of glory, percival christopher wren


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The Webster County baseball team did not have the best of spring breaks as the Trojans dropped every single game that they played to fall to 4-9 on the season.
The Trojans lost at Oldham County and Frederick Douglas (Lexington) before coming home to fall to Calloway County and Hancock County on Thursday afternoon.
Webster County had a game at Caldwell County on Tuesday night, but the conclusion of that game was after press time. The Trojans will host University Heights on Friday night and Owensboro Catholic on Saturday night before travelling to Dawson Springs on Monday night.
Oldham County took control of the game against Webster County in the second inning as the Colonels posted five runs in the frame on the way to a 9-1 victory last Tuesday.
Brendon Thompson accounted for Webster County's only run with a solo shot over the right-field fence -- the first home run of his career. The Trojan senior also added a single, and Hayden Nunn and Landon Braden each had a one-bagger as well as Webster was held to just four hits.
Webster County seized an early 2-0 lead against Frederick Douglass, but the Trojans were unable to keep the host team's bats in check the rest of the way in a 12-5 loss last Wednesday in Lexington.
The Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first as Dylan Sowders smacked an RBI double before coming around to score via a steal of home plate. Frederick Douglass then came back with five runs in the bottom of the first -- the Broncos scoring four of these runs with two outs.
Webster cut into the deficit in the top of the third on an RBI single by Gabe Salazar, but the Broncos answered the bell with two runs in the bottom half of the frame as Webster County was unable to get closer than three runs the rest of the way.
The Broncos pounded out 11 hits in the win but also took advantage of the Trojans' four errors and five walks issued as five of the Broncos' 12 runs were unearned.
Landon Braden had two of Webster County's five hits in the loss while Sowders, Salazar and Kris Buckman each had one hit.
Webster County jumped out to a 3-0 lead in Thursday's game against Calloway County, but the Trojans were unable to hold off the Lakers' comeback in a 6-4 loss.
The Trojans quickly got the ball rolling in the bottom of the first on a 2-RBI single by Luke May before an RBI double by Hayden Nunn in the bottom of the second pushed Webster County's lead to 3-0 after two.
The Lakers then loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the third, and Calloway County proceeded to tie the game despite the Trojans turning a double play -- their ninth of the season after having just eight all of last year.
Webster County reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth as Brendon Thompson brought home Kris Buckman with a sacrifice bunt. The Lakers then tied it up on an error in the top of the fifth before taking the lead for good on a sacrifice fly by Colby White.
The Trojans put five runners on base in the final three innings but were unable to bring any of them home.
May led Webster in the loss with a pair of singles to bring across two runs while Nunn and Thompson each had a hit and brought across a run. Landon Braden, Gabe Salazar, Landon Black, Dylan Sowders and Kris Buckman each had a single, and Drake Zimmerman drew three walks for the Trojans.
A change of scenery did not help Webster County against Hancock County last Thursday.
After suffering a 4-2 defeat to the Hornets in Lewisport last Monday, the Trojans were unable to get revenge in a 8-5 loss at home in Dixon.
Hancock County raced out to a 6-0 lead before Webster County posted two runs on a pair of Hornet errors in the bottom of the third. Both teams had nine hits, but Webster County was unable to fully take advantage of Hancock's miscues as the Hornets committed six errors for the game.
Hayden Nunn led Webster in the loss by driving in two runs on two hits -- one of them being a two-out home run in the bottom of the sixth. Landon Braden notched a pair of singles to drive in one run while Taylor Chandler had two singles and a double. Kris Buckman also smacked a two-bagger, and Luke May added a single for the Trojans.


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Nestled at the foothills of the Al Hajar Mountains, the two-million-year-old Al Hoota Cave has been opened to visitors. Guided tours are provided throughout the day along ramps that run alongside the stalactites and stalagmites that cover the expanse of these large caves. The caves also support an ecosystem comprising of several lakes and cave-dwelling wildlife.
Estimated to be over 2 million years old, Al Hoota Cave is located at the foot of Jabal Shams, Oman's epic mountain. It is the first and only show cave in the Arabian Peninsula with a total length of around 4.5 kilometres, of which just 500 metres is accessible to the general public.
Al Hoota Cave contains a rich ecosystem that includes four lakes. Three are small and located in the north of the cave, the other is the accessible central lake. It is estimated that the lake holds about 30,000 m³ of water, is 800 metres long and 10 in width, with a maximum depth of 15 metres. It is here that one can see the rare blind fish – Garra Barreimiae or more commonly known to us as Bu Naseh and his friends. We are exceptionally lucky to have many other animal species living in the cave including bats (Rhinopoma Muscatellum), arthropods, mollusks, spiders, snails and water beetles.
If you have ever witnessed endangered Green Turtle babies hatch and try to make their way to the water, you will know what a special experience it is. Oman remains dedicated to enabling these kind of wildlife encounters while protecting the animals.
Hiking routes can be found throughout the country; from short, accessible routes on the outskirts of cities and villages, to longer treks in more remote areas. Oman has something for every hiker, including some combining elements of canyoning and climbing.


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East Jackson baseball coach Tedd Sims received some much-anticipated news during the sixth inning of the first game of the Eagles' Thursday doubleheader with Monroe Area.
Hart County had beaten Franklin County and a trip to the state playoffs was in his team's fingertips. The Eagles just needed to reach the finish line in the game in which they were playing to make history — which they did.
East Jackson (12-14, 7-11 Region 8-AAA) defeated Monroe Area 9-4 in the first game. That, coupled with Franklin County's loss, clinched the first-ever state tournament-berth for the program.
Sims informed his squad that it was a state-playoff team during the break between games.
The fourth-seeded Eagles will face Region 5-AAA top-seed Pace Academy Wednesday on the road for a doubleheader. A third game will be played Thursday if needed (times have not yet been announced).
East Jackson's offense made sure there would be plenty of breathing room Thursday in clinching the playoff berth. The Eagles finished with 16 hits in the first game, which included a 3-for-5, 3-RBI effort from Caleb Adair and a 3-for-3 performance from Luke Lindsey. Halton Hardy homered in the win, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Six players enjoyed multi-hit games.
East Jackson rallied from a 2-0 deficit with three runs in the third inning, but the big inning came in the fifth. Leading 4-3, the Eagles put up four runs off the bats of Jarrett Pursley and Adair. Pursley delivered a two-run single and Adair added a two-out, two-run double to push the lead to 8-3.
Josh Compton earned another big win from the mound, throwing 6 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits, four runs (three earned) with 11 strikeouts.
Sims said Compton attacked the strike zone well in earning his fourth win of the season.
"We talked about it going into this week that the one thing he needed to improve upon was attacking the strike zone more and minimizing the walks, and he did that (Thursday) night," Sims said.
Monroe Area avoided an 0-18 mark in region play with a 10-2 win in the nightcap. The Purple Hurricanes, who finished with 15 hits, broke open a 2-1 game with three runs in the third inning and three in the fourth.
Hardy went 2-for-2 and Adair went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead East Jackson offensively in the second game. Cole Sealey (1-for-3, RBI) hit a second-inning home run. Sims used 14 different players in the loss, several of which had seen limited playing time this season.
"When you've got a group of guys you're trying to grow and instill and develop that have been just as important along the way as everybody else on this team, I just wanted to give people a shot in that second game last night," Sims said.
Now, just two years removed from a 4-26 season in 2017, the team is headed to the state playoffs with a roster that has no seniors. Sims remembers the challenge he and assistant coach Caleb Hardy — who has coached alongside Sims since his first day at East Jackson — faced when they inherited the program.
"Just to know what we looked at that day to where we are now, is a great feeling," Sims said.
Though the Eagles will face the third-ranked team in Class AAA in round one, East Jackson has seen its share of ranked competition this year. The Eagles played both No. 1 and No. 2-ranked Jefferson and Morgan County, and picked up a win against the top-ranked Dragons. The Eagles also played Class AAAAAAA's No. 8-ranked team, Mountain View.
Against Pace Academy, East Jackson will face an opponent that went unbeaten in Region 5-AAA play. Sims said playing the Atlanta-area private school will require his team's "A game." But he has confidence his team can bring that effort to this first-round matchup.
"I believe our kids, and I believe in our program, and I believe we'll go down there and fight and compete for 21 outs I can assure you," Sims said.
David Akin has resigned as head boys' basketball coach at East Jackson after three years with the program.
He compiled a 28-52 record during his tenure, guiding the Eagles to the Class AAA state tournament in 2017-18.
He plans to take a year off from coaching, teach with his wife at Parkview and complete his specialist degree. He worked as an assistant coach at Parkview before coming to East Jackson in 2016.
Akin said its best for the players "to have somebody than can be there 100 percent of the time."
He lives in Bethlehem — a halfway point between his and his wife's jobs. The 45-minute to an hour-drive one-way each day "starts to take its toll on you," he said.
"I want what's best for my family, but I also want what's best for these kids," he said. "I feel like we can find somebody who can serve them better than I did moving forward."
Akin would like to return to coaching.
This wasn't an easy decision for Akin, who began his head-coaching career with East Jackson.
"It was extremely tough to make this decision, considering all the time that we spent investing with the kids, in the community and the school and all the progress we had seen … It was really tough making this decision, but at the end of the day, it's the best," he said.
Akin noted that two players signed college basketball scholarships last year and one more is expected this year.
"That was why it was so tough to leave because I will sincerely miss those moments," he said.
Akin expressed his gratitude for his three-year tenure at East Jackson.
Jefferson baseball coach Tommy Knight was unable to avoid a water cooler dousing from his players Thursday night.
From the looks of that post-game celebration, winning region championships hasn't gotten old for the Dragons.
With a doubleheader sweep of second-ranked Morgan County, top-ranked Jefferson (24-1, 17-1) won the Region 8-AAA title, marking the program's fifth region championship in seven seasons.
Jefferson will face Region 5-AAA No. 4 seed Westminster, a Final Four team from last year, in the first round of the state playoffs.
Earning this title meant going through a Morgan County team that itself could be in store for a long playoff run, having reached the Class AAA Final Four last year.
The Dragons beat the visiting Bulldogs 6-1 in the first game of Thursday's twin bill, clinching the region title. They then took the nightcap 7-3. Those wins followed a 5-3 road victory over Morgan County Tuesday to close out a three-game sweep of the defending Region 8-AAA champions.
Jefferson led Morgan County 3-1 through four innings in the first game Thursday before putting the Bulldogs away with three two-out runs in the fifth inning.
Knight said his team made timely adjustments against Morgan County starting pitcher Hunter Lane.
"That's the sign of a good team — a good, mature team — that can make adjustments and figure out what a pitcher is doing and take away what he does well and try to beat him with something he doesn't do well," Knight said.
On the mound, Zac Corbin earned a rare four-inning save, spelling starter Brycen Jewell in the fourth inning. The senior surrendered no runs, a hit and a walk and struck out four in his longest relief outing of the year.
Jewell threw three innings for the win. He allowed just one hit and one run but was replaced by Corbin after issuing a walk to start the fourth inning.
At the plate, Ryan Godfrey went 2-for-3 in the first game with a double and RBI. Lane Watkins (1-for-2) and Corbin (1-for-4) also drove in runs.
With the region title already clinched, Jefferson won the second game with another late surge. Down 3-2, the Dragons struck for five runs in the fifth inning.
Sammy Elegreet (2-for-3) tied the game at 3-3 with an RBI single, and Jewell (1-for-3) put the Dragons ahead for good with a two-run single. Other leading hitters were Brett Bell (2-for-3, RBI), Garrett Catanach (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) and Mason Cooper (2-for-4).
Rem Maxwell picked up the win, allowing a hit and two runs (both earned) in three innings. The Dragon bullpen allowed just three hits and one run over the last four innings to close out the game. Jasper Adamek gave up three hits and an earned run over three innings with four strikeouts. Jackson Perry struck out the side in the seventh inning.
The second game allowed for a unique senior-night recognition.
Knight inserted Vinny Farley at first base for one pitch at the start of the game. Farley, a senior, suffered a season-ending arm injury early in the season. Knight called time after the pitch, allowing Farley to exit the game to hugs from his teammates.
With the pair of wins, Jefferson has completed a 24-1 regular season, likely the best in the program's history.
The coach doesn't believe his team has reached its zenith yet, saying that the heart of the offensive lineup hasn't gotten hot at the same time all year against quality pitching.
"I think we're going to play our best baseball in the playoffs, like we did last year," Knight said.
The Dragons now draw a traditional baseball power in the first round with Westminster. The Wildcats have won four state championships, the most recent coming in 2016.
NOTES: Jefferson's win in the second game Thursday gave Knight his 400th coaching victory at Jefferson. He is 400-150 with one state championship in 19 seasons with the Dragons.
After nearly going a month without a win, the Jackson County boys' soccer team reeled off three last week in a 72-hour span as the team shoots for a .500 finish.
The Panthers (7-9) beat Lumpkin County 2-1 (6-5 in PKs) last Wednesday, Commerce 3-0 Thursday and North Hall 1-0 Friday to surpass last year's win total in Jason Guzzardo's first season on the job.
Guzzardo pointed to a pair of motivational acronyms last week in grinding out the trio of wins.
"We preach GUTS — 'get up today stronger' — and GRIT — 'get ready it's tough,'" Guzzardo said.
The coach added that the team hopes to finish the season on a five-game winning streak.
In the win over North Hall, Brandon Stone, a senior, supplied the lone goal to help deliver a senior night win. It was an emotional night as Guzzardo noted that Stone's brother was rushed to the hospital before the game.
Jackson County shut out Commerce the previous evening at home in a match added late to the schedule. Marvin Rodriguez, Ryan Xiong and Axel Castrejon each scored goals.
In last Wednesday's win at Lumpkin County, Rodriguez scored in regulation and then supplied the game winning kick in PKs, which went eight rounds.
The Panthers took 16 shots in the game, 10 of which were on frame and connected on 498 passes, a season high (the team's average was 303).
Parker Garrison and Tyler Nicklas split duties in the net with Garrison recording five saves and Nicklas having three saves. Nicklas stopped two shots in PKs.


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Energy Generation and Storage
Advanced propulsion systems
An Advanced Propulsion System for Submarines and Subsurface Weapon Platforms
Our project aims to verify the working principle of an advanced propulsion system that combines hydrodynamic cavitation and pyroelectric power generations into an integrated unit.
Generation and collapse of microbubbles through controlled cavitation provides the high frequency and localised temperature fluctuations needed to drive the pyroelectric generator.
Direct heat to electrical power generation without the need for mechanical devices such as turbines and expanders
Superior performance/efficiency over conventional pyroelectric generators and battery-powered systems as a result of the significantly high driving force (dT/dt)
provided by microbubbles collapsing over a short period (typically in the microsecond to millisecond range)
Compact and quiet (very low noise signature) due to the absence of moving parts, making it an ideal main propulsion unit for submarines, torpedoes and similar systems
No greenhouse gas emissions
Proof of concept through experimental and theoretical studies associated with this project
Development of a complete working prototype for field trials by the Australian Defence Force and its relevant branches
Defence Science and Technology's Maritime Division
Should this project be successful, it will provide Australian Defence Force submarines and other subsurface assets with a propulsion system that, unlike batteries, does not require a fuel supply and does not need to be charged by diesel power; therefore, there is no need to surface
Due to the lack of moving parts, the proposed propulsion system features a very small acoustic signature, which therefore improves the stealthy characteristics of the platform to which it is attached
Fluid mechanics/fluid dynamics laboratories for studies related to hydrodynamic cavitation and subsurface testing
Laser diagnostic facilities for flow visualisation and flow field measurements
Analytical instruments for measuring pyroelectric coefficient
Instrument for measuring the dielectric constant of materials
Analytical instruments such as X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and mercury porosimetry for measuring morphological and structural properties of pyroelectric materials
Pyroelectric generators
Professor Behdad Moghtaderi
Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies and Utilisation
E: behdad.moghtaderi@newcastle.edu.au
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Today Larry officially got fed up with the status of our closet, which had reached crisis mode. The pile of shoes at the bottom was so big you had to anchor your hand on the doorframe, then swing in in order to get any actual, you know, clothes, because there was no stepping inside the beast.
Those orange things are slippers, I swear.
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Why does it appear that Larry has more shoe-storage than you? This seems to defy what I thought I knew about male:female relations.
Oh, I miss having big closets.
Our house is old, so there's not a TON of closet space, but I'm guessing it's more than the typical NY apartment. And now you can actually go in, close the door, and change clothes without a panic attack. Pete enjoys the shelves as well.