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Name that Nostalgicon! Week 3
Did you manage to figure out this week's Nostalgicon? It was Mr. Boh, representing National Bohemian Beer!
Founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1885, National Bohemian Beer has been a long standing brand and a key piece of Maryland's identity. In the 1960s, "Natty Boh" (as it is commonly referred to) became the official beer of Baltimore. Nearly 90% of Natty Boh's sales are in Baltimore. Today, National Bohemian is brewed under contract at the MillerCoors brewing facilities in Eden, NC and Albany, GA, and owned by Pabst Brewing Company. The brand was famously known for the slogan "The land of pleasant living," referring to the Chesapeake Bay.
A close relative of the Pringles guy
The brand's iconic mascot, the one-eyed, handlebar-mustachioed Mr. Boh, was first introduced in 1936. During this time Natty Boh's main competitor was Gunther Beer, who had the slogan, "Gunther's got it." When people asked: "What happened to Mr. Boh's other eye?" The answer would often be "Gunther's got it."
Natty Boh, throwing shade before it was cool
According to Dawson Farber, who was the Vice President of Natural Bohemian in the 1950s, no one has any idea why the famous icon only has one eye—but popular belief is that audiences are supposed to be viewing Mr. Boh from the side. The icon still appears on many cans, bottles, and nostalgic Maryland merchandise. The national line of "National Bohemian Dark" and "National Premium" were discontinued, however the recipe has been repurchased and rebottled starting in 2012 and can be purchased along the Eastern Shore of Maryland and local taverns in the Baltimore area on draft. Ah! Welcome to the land of pleasant living!
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Take a look at our first week of "Name that Nostalgicon" and learn a little more about the brands behind the icons!
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Arms and the Woman By Harold MacGrath
About the Author- Harold MacGrath (September 4, 1871 - October 30, 1932) was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.Also known occasionally as Harold McGrath, he was... More > born in Syracuse, New York. As a young man, he worked as a reporter and columnist on theSyracuse Herald newspaper until the late 1890s when he published his first novel, a romance titled Arms and the Woman. According to the New York Times, his next book, The Puppet Crown, was the No.7 bestselling book in the United States for all of 1901. From that point on, MacGrath wrote novels for the mass market about love, adventure, mystery, spies, and the like at an average rate of more than one a year. -Wikipedia Excerpt:CHAPTER I The first time I met her I was a reporter in the embryonic state and she was a girl in short dresses. It was in a garden, surrounded by high red brick walls which were half hidden by clusters of green vines, and at the base of which nestled earth-beds< Less
A Farewell to Arms By Ernest Hemingway
Private investigator Philip Marlowe is 42 years old and does not exercise. His sport is chess yet he does not play against anybody. He just replays games of chess masters and solves chess puzzles.... More > His brushes with danger and death he just narrates matter-of-factly. In one scene a rich, powerful, mean-spirited guy comes to his office. After some tough guy dialogue Marlowe slugs the visitor which made the latter double up in pain while his bodyguard--certainly armed--is just outside. When Marlowe later meets the bodyguard he insults him on his face. Yet they left Marlowe unharmed. Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who he's divorced and re-married and who ends up dead. and now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.< Less
Old Arms By Skyring
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Arm Charm By Doreen Lewis
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Into His Arms By Lyle Doux
What happens when you fall in love with the wrong person? What happens when that person happens to be another boy? Who do you tell, what do you do, this is a romance of the heart.
Crossed at Arms By Carolyn O'Brien
When Yank Caer married English Vicar Ter Crossed she never expected to get involved in intrigue and murders including their housekeepers in the quaint village of Hayden-Croy in York. Just a few... More > months pregnant Caer and Ter have been redoing the rectory with Caer's lottery winning family money to which some people find intolerable. When Mrs. Montrose, a leading citizen and worst critic of hers is found dead in the church after missing their weekly Women's meeting Caer knows something is foul. Their good friend John Hughes comes to help investigate as well when Mr. Montrose is also murdered in his hospice bed and Caer's Irish cousin to paint a nursery mural. But when their housekeeper and her husband are also violently killed they all work together to find the connection between them. Although Caer does her best not to interfere she does help weed the killer out.< Less
Armed and Gorgeous By Bill Raetz
Bryce Attewelle and a sultry stripper were on the run from a revenge-driven maniac. Could they stay alive long enough to keep him from tasting blood again?
A Call to Arms By Kimberly Vogel
As the next ruler of Leldyna, Rae must continue to learn all she can about her homeland. Time flies by as she tours the land to meet the inhabitants. Upon her return a shock greets her in the form of... More > an old law, marriage or disownment. Wary of the choices selected by the Council, Rae agrees. Another surprise awaits her then in the form of an old friend. Can Rae do what she needs without losing herself to her obligations or will she have to leave it all? Just when she thinks it's over another worse situation develops: pirates!< Less
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Such a Great Guru Sri Guru Nanak is, that instead of using my own words, I will present to you some of the words of Sri Swami Sivananda.
"Guru Nanak invented the Gurumukhi characters by simplifying the Sanskrit characters. The holy Granth of the Sikhs is in Gurumukhi. It is worshipped by the Sikhs and the Sindhis. Every Gurudwara has a Granth Sahib. The beautiful composition of mystic poems uttered by Nanak is contained in 'Japji'. It is sung by every Sikh at daybreak. The 'Sohila' contains the evening prayers. May the blessings of Guru Nanak be upon you all!".


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Street Musician Louis "Moondog" Hardin Dead at 83
Louis Hardin, known in the music world as "Moondog," died of heart failure Wednesday September 9, 1999 in Muenster, Germany. He was 83. An icon on New York City streets for over 20 years, Hardin stood guard on 6th Avenue and 54th Street. His normal attire, despite any type of weather, was a Nordic style including a homemade robe, horned Viking helmet, long spear, and cape. Considered exotic by some and crazy by others, the blind street performer had a side that not many knew about.
Born in Marysville, Kansas on May 26, 1916, his family later relocated to Fort Bridger, Wyoming where his father, who had been an Episcopal minister, opened a trading post and ran two ranches. Early schooling was a log cabin in Burnt Fork, WY and later in Long Tree. Hardin developed a passion for percussion instruments at an early age, stating his first drum set "... at the age of five, was a cardboard box." His father took him to see an Arapaho Sun Dance where he played a buffalo skin tom-tom while sitting on Chief Yellow Calf's lap. In 1929 Hardin went on to attend Hurley High School where he played, what else, the drums. It was during this time that he was blinded by a blasting cap that went off in his hands.
Hardin transferred to the Iowa School for the Blind where he studied music and completed his high school studies. He learned to play the violin, viola, and piano, and organ while being introduced to classical music. Here he developed the dream to become an orchestra conductor. He then went to the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis to learn Braille. He moved to Batesville, Arkansas where he remained until 1942. He later would be a private student with Burnet Tuthill at the Memphis Conservatory of Music.
In the fall of 1943, he traveled to New York City, where he became a fixture outside the stage door at Carnegie Hall. It was here that members of the Philharmonic orchestra helped arrange a meeting with then conductor Arthur Rodzinski. Rodzinski was so taken by Hardin he allowed him to sit in on the closed rehearsals. Rodzinski would also offer Hardin the chance to conduct the orchestra when he had completed a composition. He also met Leonard Bernstein, Arturo Toscanini, and Dimitri Mitropoulos. Lacking the financial means to hire an assistant to help write music, Hardin took to the streets of New York to perform for anything the passers by would give him.
In 1947, Hardin adopted the nickname "Moondog" based on a dog "Who used to howl at the moon more than any dog I knew of." His popularity grew among the people and he would entertain them with an improvisation of percussion music all while dressed as a Nordic warrior. No longer known as Louis Hardin, Moondog would have to resort to legal proceedings against then popular radio disc jockey Alan Freed who claimed the 'Moondog' name for his radio show. Ironic how Freed would later play a 78 recording of his "Moondog Symphony" regularly on in the mid '50s on his Rock 'n Roll Show. This obviously effected the British group Johnny and the Moondogs, because they changed their name to The Beatles.
The '50s and '60s
Moondog believed that conventional instruments could not duplicate the sounds in his head and he, like fellow self styled musician Harry Patch, made his own instruments. His first 45 EP release on Epic Records "On the Streets of New York" was strong evidence of this. Later on Prestige label albums "More Moondog" and "The Story of Moondog" both featured percussion instruments called the 'oo' and the 'trimba' although there is a definite jazz influence. This was brought on by Moondog's introduction to jazz composer-performers like Charlie Parker and Benny Goodman. Even though his resources were limited, he was managing to get compositions together and often used the sounds of city traffic, tugboat whistles, and the surf to give his songs their unique sound. By the end of the '50s, he had completed several albums on the Prestige Record label. He had even collaborated with Martin Green and Julie Andrews on an LP of nursery rhymes and children's songs based on the Mother Goose book.
Moondog was regularly seen at his post on 6th Avenue and 54th Street throughout the '60s, selling his music and poetry to anyone who would buy it. He also made money writing various jingles for television and radio commercials. His customary Nordic appearance and various manifestoes on governmental regimentation, the world monetary system, and organized religious made him popular among the Beatniks and later with the flower children of the '60s. In 1967, Janis Joplin along with Big Brother and Holding Company recorded his "All Is Loneliness." Joplin would later re-record it 1972, as the sound systems available in the '60s did not do the song justice. Moondog also made television appearances on the Today Show and the Tonight Show. In 1969, the producer of the highly successful Chicago brought Moondog to the attention of CBS Records. Back by a full orchestra, "Moondog" was released; a compilation of twenty years of Moondog's compositions makes up this astounding set of albums.
Moondog returned to CBS Records and recorded "Moondog 2" which was a collection of rounds composed by the master. While still composing, Moondog had his music featured on the soundtrack for the 1972 Jack Nicholson film "Drive, He Said." In 1974, Moondog disappeared from his spot along 6th Avenue and many people believed he had died. In fact a German radio station, Hessische Rundfunk had invited him to Frankfurt for two concerts. Upon arriving in the homeland of his musical idols, Moondog decided to remain there. It was there that he met Ilona Sommer. Mrs. Sommer's father insisted that Moondog stay with them in their home and who also supported him in his late years.
The '70s to the End
Mrs. Sommer would act as Moondog's transcriber for his music, and also as his publisher and manager. Moondog made this process of composing much easier by writing his works in small parts instead of the entire score, a process he called "intracting" as the entire score could be made by combining all the parts into the whole score. When composers write an entire score, the various parts must be pulled apart in order to be rehearsed and played. Moondog believed that he held the entire score as a whole inside his head and that once the orchestra was assembled, he could bring all the parts together into the finished product. This reduced the amount of time necessary for completing a piece by one half, according to Moondog. It was here in Germany that Moondog released over a dozen more albums and CDs. He also held various concerts from Piano recitals to full symphony performances in Paris, Stockholm, London, Salzburg, Vienna and Munich just to name a few and had audiences of some of Europe's more notable royalty. In 1989, he was invited to return to the United States where he led the Brooklyn Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Critics at the time describe his style of conducting unorthodox as he would sit to the side and provide the tempo by beat on a bass drum or tympani. Call it what they may, Moondog was a true pioneer in his field and will always be remembered by musicians of all genres. May he rest in musical peace.


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Western envoys in talks to defuse tensions between Kosovo and Serbia
Western envoys went to Kosovo and Serbia in ongoing efforts to defuse tensions between the two countries and attempt to help them reach a reconciliation agreement.
Royal warrant-holder Hunter Boot races to secure working capital
Hunter Boot, the royal warrant-holding footwear manufacturer, is racing to secure millions of pounds of working capital as it progresses parallel talks about a sale. Sky News has learnt that Hunter's owners have received several proposals from parties including Gordon Brothers, a specialist in financing often-troubled retailers, to provide around £8m in financing to the business. One insider suggested that Hunter faced a funding crisis unless it could secure the new working capital in the near term, although a person close to the company insisted on Monday: "There isn't a scenario where the business runs out of money."
New rules mean residents will have to book before visiting Essex recycling centres
From Monday, March 13 residents visiting all Essex County Council (ECC) recycling centres will need to book in advance
The Bolton News
Football boots signed by England legend returns to shop which sold them 70 years ago
A pair of football boots signed by an England legend has returned to a shop that sold them 70 years ago.
Worker missing from North Sea oil platform named by police
Officers are investigating after Jason Thomas, 50, from Wales, went missing from the rig in the North Sea.
Eva Green to give evidence in High Court battle over collapse of film project
The Casino Royale star, 42, had been set to star in the sci-fi film A Patriot before production was shut down in October 2019.


A sparse regression method that can detect both group-wise and individual associations between SNPs and expression traits. geQTL can also correct the effects of potential confounders. Our method employs computationally efficient technique, thus it is able to fulfill large scale studies. Moreover, our method can automatically infer the proper number of group-wise associations. We perform extensive experiments on both simulated datasets and yeast datasets to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method. The results show that geQTL can effectively detect both individual and group-wise signals and outperforms the state-of-the-arts by a large margin.
Sparse regression models for unraveling group and individual associations in eQTL mapping.
This work is partially supported by NSF IIS-1313606, NIH U01HG008488-01, NIH R01GM115833-01, NSF CAREER, NSF IIS-1162374, and NSF IIS-1218036.


With all the news we hear today because of all the media formats we have created, it is enough to overwhelm you.
Whom or what shall we fear?
In the future, will you ever fall down and worship other gods, idols, or images that the world powers or system sets up?
Deut.1 [ 17] Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Pss.4  Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in Yehovah.
Pss.37 [ 3] Trust in Yehovah, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Pss.73 [ 28] But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Pss.115 [ 10] O house of Aaron, trust in Yehovah: he is their help and their shield.  Ye that fear Yehovah, trust in Yehovah : he is their help and their shield.
Pss.118[ 8] It is better to trust in Yehovah than to put confidence in man.  It is better to trust in Yehovah than to put confidence in princes.
Pss.125 [ 1] They that trust in Yehovah shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Prov.3[ 5] Trust in Yehovah with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.[ 7] Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear Yehovah, and depart from evil.
Prov.29 [ 25] The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in Yehovah shall be safe.
Matt.4:[1 ] Then was Yeshua led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights , he was afterward an hungred.
Luke.4:[1 ] And Yeshua being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,[2 ] Being forty days tempted of the devil . And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Matt.4[3 ] And when the tempter came to him. Yeshua, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written , He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Deut.6 [ 16] Ye shall not tempt Yehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
Deut.5:[7 ] Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Matt.4[ 11] Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto Him.
 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.
 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek Yehovah, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of Yehovah: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Yehovah.
 And said, Yehovah God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
 And all Judah stood before Yehovah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith Yehovah unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Yehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for Yehovah will be with you.
 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before Yehovah, worshipping Yehovah.
 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise Yehovah God of Israel with a loud voice on high.
 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in Yehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto Yehovah, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise Yehovah; for his mercy endureth for ever.
 And when they began to sing and to praise, Yehovah set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed Yehovah: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Yehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of Yehovah.
 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that Yehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.
and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of Yehovah.
 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber.
Yehovah hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel?for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
 David said moreover, Yehovah delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
And Saul said unto David, Go, and Yehovah be with thee.
 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of Yehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
 This day will Yehovah deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
*** And all this assembly shall know that Yehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Yehovah's, and he will give you into our hands.


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A man named Fred has built a modified Volkswagen minivan. Not normally Top Gear-worthy news, you might think, except the part where it gets to a 911 Turbo engine and 523bhp.
Pray be upstanding, all, for the Race-Taxi, which this week has appeared at the annual VW Worthersee event; a fine platform to showcase a truly bonkers bus.
Fred has taken an original 'T1' from 1962, ripped the body off, and strapped it onto a widened, lengthened 'T3' chassis from 1985. "Nostalgia combined with modern technology," as he explains. That's 'modern' in the looser sense of the word.
Then comes the engine. Fred's personal motto is 'everything Porsche', and as such, he sourced a flat six from a 993-generation 911 Turbo. That's right, a twin-turbo, air-cooled 3.6-litre flat six monster, mounted on the rear of the T3's chassis and driving the rear wheels.
Then comes the 996-generation GT3 six-speed gearbox. And front and rear independent suspension with height-adjustable Bilstein struts. And original 993-generation 911 Turbo brakes. And the power steering from the Turbo. And three-piece racing BBS wheels.
So you're looking at a race-spec bus, weighing some 1500kg, and boasting 523bhp and 558lb ft of torque.


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Video clip of man hanging at stairwell was not recorded in Singapore, say police
Police advised the public not to spread untruths and not to circulate the video.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE/FACEBOOK
Charmaine Ng
Apr 28, 2020, 6:06 pm SGT
https://str.sg/JMCS
SINGAPORE - A video clip showing a man hanging at a stairwell was not recorded in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force said on Tuesday (April 28).
Police said the video had been circulating on text messaging platforms.
It advised the public not to spread untruths and not to circulate the video, which can cause public alarm.
The 35-second clip has also been shared on Facebook, with users claiming that the man was a foreign worker who hanged himself at a dormitory in Tuas.
The post also alleged that the man committed suicide on Tuesday morning because he was out of work and money.
Video of foreign workers demanding to return home not taken in Singapore: Police
Coronavirus: Roadblocks to ensure safe distancing? Police video debunks 4 rumours
Singaporean man charged with posting fake information on Covid-19 circuit breaker measures
FAKE NEWS DEBUNKED


Confessions of a 40k addict: Dark Angels genesis vol 3.
Dark Angels genesis vol 3.
Old school plastic Space Marine veteran! This was my third foray into Dark Angels colours.This was the figure supplied by my local Toymaster for a painting competition. At the time this was my best blending techniques, still wish the armour was blacker, but I'd be happy if all my figures looked like this. I have to say the dark skintones, from the Deathwing back story was the best I've ever done. These skintones will hopefully crop up when my new Dark Angels are done, with the green tones of my first attempts with the quality of my third.
Incidentally in my age group only three entered so I though I had a good chance [there were 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes up for grabs]. Because there were only 3 entries they dropped third prize! Although they announced there'd be an overall winner so having not placed anywhere in my age group I spent the entire time convinced I'd won... 13 years on it still fraks me off!
Now before I painted the Space Marine I assumed that the competition was completely open and had painted this Bloodthirster of Khorne. I've absolutely no idea where I got him from. I never collected Chaos but somehow I ended up with him. Sadly I don't think the picture does him justice and after all this time he was a bit battered but I certainly felt he was one of my better painted figures in '96/'97. Of course that kind of lined edge highlightinf is currently 'en vogue' for all your Dark Eldar needs. Anyway the wee fella got shipped off to France earlier this year thru ebay. Glad he's getting a new home, I doubt I'll regret that sale down the line.
Dark Angels genesis vol 2.
Dark Angels genesis vol 1.


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Morrow Audio SP6 Loudspeaker Cables and MA6 Interconnects
Patience Pays Off
Julie Mullins
| Nov 21st, 2019
Loudspeaker cables,
When you acquire something brand-new, whether it's a car or a fine pair of shoes, break-in time is often part of the deal before the real performance and enjoyment of the product begin. Of course, break-in is also part and parcel of audio gear, and the latest cables from Morrow Audio require, shall we say, a more protracted time frame than most. But as the hackneyed phrase goes, good things come to those who wait—in this case compellingly detailed sound and remarkably natural-sounding instrumentals and vocals.
The review samples I received—loudspeaker cables and interconnects from Morrow Audio's 3 and 6 series (mid and upper-tier offerings in an ascending lineup of 1 through 7, plus Elite and Anniversary editions)—came with a couple of printed pages of helpful information about the cables, including the break-in time required and what could be expected at different points in the process. Thankfully, Morrow offers a break-in service for its wires for fees that vary according to the number of days of break-in you choose. I did take advantage of a few days' worth of Morrow break-in time, but logged many more hours—to the tune of over two hundred—on my own, before beginning critical listening. (Morrow Audio founder and designer Mike Morrow discusses more about this and his design approach in the sidebar interview.) The fourteen-year-old company hand-builds its cables for home audio and pro audio, sells them directly (fewer markups), and now has customers in more than 70 countries. Morrow also offers a trade-up program for its own or other brands' cables.
But what's really noteworthy about Morrow's cables is the high value they represent. The 6 and 3 series exceeded my expectations across many criteria for this price category (and beyond), particularly in their low noise floor, RFI rejection, ability to reveal subtle musical details while maintaining natural timbres—especially on acoustic instruments and percussion—and minimal sonic "tampering," additions, or colorations.
Indeed, Morrow's approach to cable design focuses on creating the lowest-distortion cables possible, and it all started with Mike's own setup and his 30 years of electronics repair and audiophile experience. "After a lifetime of personal experimentation I rested on the formula of small-gauge, solid-core wire, and individually insulated strands." All his cables now contain this "SSI Technology" and use solid copper for the conductor material. Without taking too deep a technical dive, here's a brief summary: To minimize "skin effect"—the tendency of different frequencies to take separate paths along a wire's depth, resulting in time and phase errors and distortion—only small-gauge wire is used (in a special Litz construction). Also, Morrow only uses solid-core wire (as opposed to stranded configurations) to provide a more solid continuum for the signal to flow through, ensuring better signal integrity and a higher degree of detail. Some of Morrow's cables do contain multiple mono strands, but these are individually insulated and bound together with cotton weaving, which in turn is covered by nylon mesh. This is the first time I've seen cotton used as a dielectric material in audio cables for a hi-fi system. Why cotton instead of Teflon or other synthetics? Mike explained that he found it to be the best and least reflective dielectric next to open air. As you'd expect, this means the cables are extremely lightweight in comparison with other wires in this price category (and above it), in addition to being very pliable, flexible, and easy to handle. Their design also helps lower the noise floor and reject RFI.
Morrow provided me with a generous array of SP6 and SP3 loudspeaker cables and MA6 and MA3 interconnects for this review. I'll focus primarily on the mid-to-upper-line 6 series, as these were more commensurate in price and quality with the components in my current setup, but I'll mention some comparisons with the less expensive 3 series wires, too. (The SP3 cables are only recommended for systems up to 120 watts.)
The system through which I did the majority of my critical listening included KEF R11 speakers connected with Morrow SP6 speaker cables (banana terminations) to the PS Audio Sprout100 integrated amp (with DAC) connected with Morrow MA6 RCA interconnects to the MBL Noble line N31 CD player/DAC. I also did some streaming via Tidal and Qobuz directly through the Sprout by tethering a USB cable to a MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.
As noted, the Morrow wires are very pliable, which made switching cables and gear around a breeze. Though the cables lack bulk and heft, evident care was put into their hand-built construction. They aren't flashy but look attractive enough, clad in black-nylon woven-mesh outer layers and sporting black and red rubber covers (to indicate hot and ground) on the 8-inch "legs" leading up to the terminations. However, the 6 and 3 series wires appear identical, so differentiating them involves eyeballing the small black Morrow-branded label wrapped around each; these labels also serve as signal-direction indicators, with the label end toward the source for interconnects or the loudspeaker for speaker cables. Their sonic quality and pricing varies by the respective number of SSI wire runs inside—and naturally also by the cable length selected. The SP3 and SP6 cables contain 144 and 576 wires in a special Litz construction; the MA3 and MA6 interconnects have 24 and 96 wires, respectively. The more wire runs deployed, the higher the resolution.
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Solange's home city of Houston is the subject and canvas of her new record
Photograph: Alban Wyters/TNS
Mikael Wood
In the 2.5 years since Solange released A Seat at the Table — the gorgeous and deliberate R&B album that elevated Beyoncé's younger sister to her own position of artistic importance — she's spent much of her time working in rarefied spaces such as New York's Guggenheim Museum, London's Tate Modern and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
As its title suggests, Solange's new record represents a kind of doubling-back on her journey: When I Get Home, which came out two weeks ago with only a few days' warning, is more or less set in her native Houston, with songs named after the city's streets and neighbourhoods and appearances by local veterans including Scarface and Devin the Dude.
"Candy paint down to the floor," she sings in Way to the Show, referring to the shiny, brightly coloured look many Houstonians give their cars; elsewhere, she nods to the city's so-called chopped and screwed sound, in which a DJ slows down a piece of music to draw out unexpected emotions.
Yet for all the warmth of its homecoming, this remarkable album isn't about setting aside creative ambition to celebrate one's humble roots. With its philosophical tone and painstaking attention to detail — not to mention the unconventional structure that pulls together 19 tracks in 39 minutes — When I Get Home argues that Houston, and places like it, are no less worthy of serious consideration than any citadel of high art.
On the evening of its release, hours after the record premiered on streaming services, Solange released what she called an "interdisciplinary performance art film" that sets her new songs against striking images of African American cowboys and bull riders — a powerful reclamation of Southern iconography not unlike the plantation-house scenes in Beyoncé's Lemonade.
And two days later, the singer was scheduled to mark When I Get Home's arrival with an "album experience," as she described it with a gallerist's flair, to be held at a number of locations across Houston's Third Ward area.
With its philosophical tone and painstaking attention to detail ... 'When I Get Home' argues that Houston, and places like it, are no less worthy of serious consideration than any citadel of high art.
So what's on the mind of this deep thinker? Her childhood, naturally — "I grew up a little girl with dreams," she sings over creamy electric piano in Dreams — along with the comforts and temptations of intimacy and consumerism. "I just wanna wake up to the suns and Saint Laurent," she sings — raps, really — in the reggae-inflected Binz, "Hundred thousand dollars on the fronts and the blunts."
As on A Seat at the Table, Solange is also pondering the indelibility of African American culture. In Almeda, she runs through a long list of "black things" — "black skin, black braids, black waves" — before insisting, "Black faith still can't be washed away." Yet When I Get Home feels more abstract than its predecessor; there's nothing here as declamatory as the earlier project's Don't Touch My Hair or as nakedly confessional as Cranes in the Sky.
Often, Solange (who's high on the bill for next month's Coachella festival) will work a key phrase over and over, as in the opener, Things I Imagined, in which she seems to be testing out the words, figuring out precisely what they mean through the process of using them. Along with the song's vintage synth textures, the approach recalls early-70s Stevie Wonder, and not for the last time on the very Innervisions-y When I Get Home.
Beyond the folks from Texas, Solange's album features input from a wide array of collaborators, including Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, Panda Bear, the Internet's Steve Lacy, Sampha, Metro Boomin, Gucci Mane and Tyler, the Creator. (Older voices show up in sampled form, most poignantly in an interlude that has Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad — both raised in Houston like Solange and her famous sister — reciting a poem written by their mother, Vivian Ayers.)
Each contributes to a lovingly assembled production that rarely goes where you expect it to — but, like Solange herself, always puts across a clear sense of place.
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On this page you will find the school procedures for Attendance at The Annunciation Catholic Infant School. Please take time to read them as they must be followed by you and the school, according to instructions from the Department for Education and Skills and advice from the Education Welfare Officer from the London Borough of Barnet.
If your child is not attending school for any reason, please telephone the school on the first day of absence, and state the reason for their absence. You do not need to phone every day, but if the illness goes over a weekend, please call again on the Monday.
If the school has not heard from a parent/carer as to why their child is absent on the first day of absence, the school may telephone them.
Parents do not have a statutory right to leave of absence during term time and we are not permitted to authorise any requests for holiday absence.
- overall pattern of your child's attendance.
The Head Teacher is highly unlikely to approve your child's absence if the timing of the holiday coincides with SATs.
The school recognises that such trips are sometimes necessary and help children keep in touch with their extended family. Contact the school as soon as possible to discuss the best time for such a visit.
The school would strongly recommend that such visits do not take place during your child's SAT years. You need to first arrange an appointment with the Head Teacher and then complete an application form for extended leave of absence.
Be aware that an extended leave of absence is not always in your child's best interest. Children often find it difficult to settle back into school routines having been away for a long period of time and work that they miss out on while away cannot easily be caught up on.
If the school approves an extended leave absence, the child will be expected to return on the date specified on the request form. Failure to do so will result in any extra time being classified as an unauthorised absence.
If a pupil goes on holiday without authorisation the Head Teacher has the power to issue Fixed-penalty Notices of £60, rising to £120 if not paid within 28 days (Anti-social Behaviour Act 2004).
The attendance and punctuality of all pupils are closely monitored by the Education Welfare Officer from the London Borough of Barnet. The school's endeavours in trying to reduce absence are also monitored.


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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces special package for migrant workers on Sankranti
The package is a part of the State Action Plan prepared to prevent distress migration in 11 migration prone districts and ensure the safety and welfare of Odia migrant workers in other States.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (Photo | Biswanath Swain, EPS)
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package for migrant workers for strengthening their livelihood and creation of assets in 20 migration prone blocks of four western Odisha districts on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday.
As part of the package, unskilled daily wagers in 477 gram panchayats of these blocks in Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi districts will get work for at least 200 days in a year instead of 100 days under MGNREGA at a minimum wage of Rs 286.30 per day.
All these panchayats will be treated as intensive GPs under Odisha Livelihoods Mission and each family will be brought under the fold of Self Help Group (SHG). Financial assistance from the Community Investment Fund (CIF) and Voluntary Reduction Fund (VRF) will be extended to the SHGs. Any person in distress can approach the local BDO for availing assistance from VRF.
Stating that a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore has been created to ensure timely and uninterrupted payment under MGNREGA, the Chief Minister said all eligible households will be provided pucca houses and all SHG members will be covered under insurance.
"Identified SHGs in the 20 blocks will be declared as Banking Correspondents in order to make availability of cash to the distress migrant workers. One eligible youth (18 to 35 years) from every household will be covered under placement linked skill development programme. Shramik Mitras will be deployed in all GPs in the blocks," Naveen said.
The State Government will undertake a drive for all eligible construction workers for their registration under Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and they will be provided marriage assistance, pension, education aid and pucca house along with other admissible benefits.
A district-level management information system and State level central database will be created to track migrant labourers and ensure linkage with welfare schemes. A comprehensive communication strategy will also be prepared for behavioural change of the workers in these areas.
The package is a part of the State Action Plan prepared to prevent distress migration in 11 migration prone districts in the State and ensure the safety and welfare of Odia migrant workers in other States.
Migration support and resource centres and seasonal hostels for children of migrant labourers in four districts, Odisha migrant labour help desk in three States and mechanism for the immediate rescue of distressed migrant workers have been set up under the action plan.
The State Government has also partnered with Tata Trusts and National Law University for a survey of 70 GPs in four blocks of Balangir and Nuapada districts. Earlier, a pilot survey was conducted in 30 GPs in three blocks on the two districts to study the reasons for distress migration.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated e-Shramik Samadhan, a 24x7 Shramik Sahayata helpline, to address grievances of the rural workforce and counsel migrant workers that will help reduce distress migration.
Rural Development, Labour and ESI Minister Susanta Singh said the initiates for ensuring livelihood, employment linked skill development and asset creation will go a long way in helping the migrant workers, especially in mitigating distress migration. Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena also spoke.
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THE two top men at South Lakeland District Council became 'disabled' for a day to experience what it's like to have mobility and sight problems.
Council leader Brendan Jameson and acting chief executive Lawrence Conway took to the streets of Kendal to find out how difficult it is to get about as a wheelchair user and blind pedestrian.
They were among four SLDC staff members and councillors who took on disabled roles as part of a Disability Awareness Day last Thursday.
The aim was to try to understand the problems faced by people with disabilities so that council policies can better reflect their needs.
Coun Jameson became a wheelchair user while Mr Conway took on the role of someone with a sight impairment, wearing Sim Spex goggles for the day.
Meanwhile, Coun Hillary Stephenson took on the role of someone with dyslexia while she carried out her day-to-day duties and Nick Pearson, street scene manager, was given a temporary hearing impairment.
Genuine wheelchair user Ollie Flitcroft, from Cumbria Disability Network, and Dave Nelson, an experienced support worker with partially sighted people, accompanied Coun Jameson and Mr Conway as they toured the town centre in their roles.


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Official Washington State Election ResultsU.S. Senate: Patty Murray (D) 60%U.S. Representative D.5: McMorris Rodgers (R) 58% U.S. Representative D.4: Newhouse (R) 57%Wa. Governor: Inslee (D) 56%Wa. Lt. Governor: Habib (D) 55%Wa. Secretary of State: Wyman (R) 53%Wa. State Treasurer: Davidson (R) 58%Wa. State Auditor: McCarthy (D) 53.52%Wa. Attorney General: Ferguson (D) 68%Wa. Lands Commissioner: Franz (D) 54%Wa. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Reykdal 51%Wa. Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler (D) 59% Spokane Candidates and IssuesEarly Idaho Election Results
Washington Voters Reject Carbon Tax, But State's Battle Over Global Warming Continues
NWNews | By Tom Banse
Published November 9, 2016 at 4:48 PM PST
Washington Secretary of State
Washington voters reject Initiative 732, a direct tax on carbon emissions.
Washington voters gave an overwhelming thumbs down Tuesday to a citizen initiative to impose a direct tax on carbon emissions. But that doesn't look to be the end of the story on regulating global warming pollution at the state level.
With much of the vote now tallied in Washington state, the nation's first voter initiative to create a carbon tax is going down 59 to 41 percent. The campaign director for the opposition to Initiative 732 said the discussion on climate and energy policy is not over in the state.
"We believe that we have an obligation to act and to do what is right," said Brandon Houskeeper from the Association of Washington Business. "The question is how do we come up with a pathway that is commensurate with Washington's contribution to a global problem. I think it requires us having a broad table."
In the short term, the action shifts to the courtroom. Industry associations are hoping to strike down separate Inslee administration global warming pollution regulations. The main feature of the state's new Clean Air Rule is a gradually tightening cap on emissions from the state's biggest sources.
Further down the road, another initiative that taxes carbon pollution is a possibility, but an alliance behind that said in a statement Wednesday that it will first take a stab at passing something through the 2017 Washington Legislature.
The labor and environmental group-backed Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy posted a summary of a revised legislative proposal Tuesday. It would put an escalating price on carbon emissions and use the proceeds to support alternative energy projects as well as "investments" to mitigate effects of climate change on forests and vulnerable communities.
"With everything else the legislature has on its plate... the climate proposal will face an uphill battle," Washington Environmental Council President Becky Kelley acknowledged.
But in light of the election of climate change skeptic Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, "State level action is where it's going to be at," Kelley said.
If there were to be another ballot measure, Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson said he would target the general election two years hence.
"2017 would be nearly impossible to pull off," Johnson said in an interview. "2018 is more appropriate time wise."
"It's a dark moment for the climate landscape," said state Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, a Democrat from Seattle, reflecting on the election fallout Wednesday. In a subsequent email, Fitzgibbon shed some of his glumness.
"Voters have shown, by reelecting Gov. Inslee and electing a pro-climate action majority in the (state) House, that we are ready for climate action in Washington," Fitzgibbon wrote.
"Carbon Washington will continue as an organization," said Joe Ryan, co-chair of the group that sponsored the failed Initiative 732. "Our grassroots base is our strength. We are energized to continue our work on carbon pricing in the state legislature, and to promote effective, equitable, economically sound and politically viable carbon pricing in other states and in Washington, D.C."
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Activists adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues show their ability to adapt to succeed.
An article by Finsbury's Philip Walters, Managing Director, London; Kal Goldberg, Partner, New York; and Hering Schuppener's Jobst Honig, Director, Berlin.
For many, activist investors embracing socially responsible investing is a contradiction in terms. The consummate corporate raider, they argue, sees ESG as nothing more than a campaign wedge issue to garner support from institutions. It is another angle for activists to exploit to help them succeed.
Activists, however, argue that ESG can improve returns and companies with strong ESG credentials outperform their rivals. It signposts that a company has strong operational and governance controls and is integral to value creation and should be to investment decisions.
Thus far activists are doing a good PR job of choosing ESG campaigns which resonate with the public.
JANA's and CalSTRS' targeting of Apple caught the media's eye. Asking Apple to tackle concerns about the harmful effect of smartphone addiction among children and teenagers is certainly an important issue, but Apple is not a company with a poor grasp of ESG; indeed, JANA itself acknowledges that Apple has a history of being very responsive to ESG issues.
Geographical nuances also matter. Take Germany, where the approach and the public exchange of blows between company and activist are usually less aggressive. Activists are increasingly savvy to German business norms and are careful to win over key stakeholders early on, including politicians and employee representatives, as well as shareholders.
Elliott is succeeding in Europe by refraining from shouty activism. Its first foray into France, targeting Pernod Ricard, has been marked by constructive dialogue (at least for now) and is using an advisor with local knowledge and connections in Alain Minc who is close to Emmanuel Macron.
Corporate governance changes in Asia, especially Japan, coupled with generational change, have also created an environment in which companies are more willing to engage if activists are seen to be a "force for good". Activists' approaches reflect this.
There have not yet been significant ESG campaigns in Europe. One reason may be that there are still plenty of traditional activist targets, particularly in Germany with its large conglomerates. But another reason might be that European Boards take ESG more seriously. A collision between the traditional shareholder model and the broader stakeholder model is playing out now – and rising employee expectations of how their company behaves may support an activist ESG campaign on the continent.
Companies should recognise that activist strategies are constantly changing. Elliott's evolution into part activist part PE proves this. They will shift their focus from a purely value-driven approach to value and ESG as is necessary to succeed. A company with poor governance but a soaring valuation will probably be safe, that is until the share price falls to the earth.
So, are you ready to be your own activist?
Regardless of which side of this argument you fall, one truism of an attack is that activists can't win on their own; they need to build a consensus to effect change and unlock value. Shareholders – be they traditional asset managers, index funds, retail investors or employees – can have varying and evolving motivations and an activist's platform needs to appeal to all of them.
All companies must be their own activist. This means proactively addressing vulnerabilities by looking in the mirror; asking are we effectively communicating our strategy and value creation story? Is the right strategy in place for long-term growth? Is this transaction defendable on rationale and valuation? Are there gaps in the ESG story? It means developing defence narratives and materials, rehearsing responses in simulations and dialling-up stakeholder outreach. It also means being transparent about the Board's decision making – explaining why the company is not taking certain actions can help rebut activist attack points.
Companies must maintain constant control of their narrative and have storytelling channels ready – from shareholder letters to paid social media campaigns – with supporters identified in advance. PR and IR must work hand-in-hand and help the company stay attuned to sentiment.
No company, no matter what continent, can afford to be complacent.


Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE), a leading REIT uniquely focused on collaborative science and technology campuses, proposed the development of a first-of-its-kind campus in the RTP area, located at 6 Davis Drive. Leveraging the property then occupied by a research institute, this proposed hub for the intersection of science, technology and agriculture, will expand the existing campus assets and add newly designed multi-tenant lab facilities and a multi-tenant research greenhouse (AgTech Accelerator for the AgBio sector.) The project was taken from design through construction documents by the design-build team of Shelco Inc. and O'Brien Atkins.


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Chaim Gross
Girl on a Wheel
H 13.5" x W 5.75" x D 4.75"
Signed on Base – "CHAIM GROSS"
Female Acrobat
H 10.5" x W 11.25" x W 4" (with base)
Beloosesky Gallery is interested in purchasing sculpture by Chaim Gross.
A sculptor originally from Austria, Chaim Gross is best known for his lively, naturalistic, often interlocking figure compositions, carved in South American hardwood, and is credited with being "One of the pioneers of the first generation of direct carvers". (Falk) He was born in Kolomyia, then an Austrian crown-land but now part of Poland. He was the youngest of ten children of Moses Gross, a lumber merchant, and the former Lea Sperber. The family were Hasidic Jews with focus on orthodox Jewish culture, intellectual pursuits and appreciation of beauty.
When he was six, his family moved to the village of Slobodka Lesnia, where Gross had a tutor. In 1912 the family moved to the city of Kolomyja, in what is now the southwest Ukraine in the USSR, and Gross attended a Hebrew school and also spent much time on the farm of an uncle. World War I broke out, and the Russian troops occupied Kolomyja and some of them brutally attacked Gross's parents. In 1916, he, at age 12, escaped and went from Silesia to Vienna to Budapest, and he supported himself at menial jobs including working as a jeweler. He also did much sketching in his spare time, and by the end of the war, he was determined to be an artist.
He studied for six months at the free art academy in Budapest. However, in 1920, the government of Hungary was overthrown, and Gross, as a Jewish alien was held in a detention camp but ultimately ended up in Vienna where he enrolled in the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Arts and Crafts) and studied drawing for almost a year. Finally, he and his brother, with whom he had met up, emigrated to New York, arriving on April 14, 1921.
He took a day job of delivering fruits and vegetables, which he held for five years, and studied in night classes at the Educational Alliance Art School on the Lower East Side. He was strongly influenced by the school's director, Abbo Ostrowsky, and in that first year met Isaac and Moses Soyer, as well as Philip Evergood, Peter Blume, Barnett Newman, Adolph Gottlieb, and Saul Baizerman. Gross also met Raphael Soyer, who was then studying at the National Academy of Design and who became his lifelong friend. Gross was welcomed into the Soyer home, whose warm atmosphere was a dimension that had been missing in his life since his family had been dispersed in 1914.
In 1922 he began sculpture and drawing classes at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design where Elie Nadelman, from whom he studied modeling in clay from the live model, became his most influential teacher. From that time, Chaim Gross claimed the human figure as his most important subject, and shortly after he determined that direct wood carving was the appropriate technique for him. Matthew Baigell in his Dictionary of American Art wrote that "throughout his career, happiness and optimism have suffused his work. The human figure, his central image, is often shown as a circus performer or dancer and also as a devoted family member. His forms are usually squat and amply volumned; wood grains often emphasize swelled thighs and buttocks.".
Gross stayed with this commitment to wood carving until the late 1950s when he switched to bronze. His early bronzes were cast from wood carvings and, as a result, resembled wood carving. In 1959, several of his bronzes were exhibited in a retrospective, "Four American Expressionists," at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In the catalog, Lloyd Goodrich wrote applaudingly of Gross's new bronzes: "They display the freer style of a modeler as compared with a carver [and] a more aerial kind of design. . . . These bronzes indicate a liberating and unfolding of Gross's concepts of form."
In some of his later work, Gross used Hebrew iconography, which expressed his renewed emotional attachment to Judaism and the losses he experienced from the Holocaust. From 1950 to 1957 he carved seven variations in wood on the theme "Lot's Wife", and "Naomi and Ruth" was carved in stone in 1956.
With the Soyer brothers in those early New York days, he went to Woodstock and Provincetown, and became especially active in Provincetown where he did numerous watercolor scenes.
His first exhibition was in 1926 at a group show at the Independent Students Gallery, New York City, and his first solo show was in March 1932 at Gallery 144 in Greenwich Village. Although he lived and worked on the Lower East Side during the Depression era and was a participant in the New York Public Works Project of the WPA artist, his human figure subjects did not reflect social or political themes. In 1934, he became an American citizen.
Among his commissions was a monument four-figure plaster group, "Harvest", for the courtyard of the France Overseas building at the New York World's Fair, and also "Line-man", for the Finland building. In the 1940, at the fair, he carved a "Ballerina" statue from an imbuya wood. He worked before audiences, totaling over 100,000 people, and provided explanation of his processes. "Ballerina" is now at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. After World War II, he received numerous commissions from synogogues and from the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.
In addition to sculpting, Gross was also a teacher. From 1927 to 1987, he taught sculpture at the Educational Alliance School in New York City, and from 1948, at the New School of Social Research.
Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
Donald Martin Reynolds, Masters of American Sculpture
Biography from the Archives of AskART


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using Otter;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Bones
{
    static public class Calc
    {

        static public float LerpSnap(float value1, float value2, float amount, float snapThreshold = .1f)
        {
            float ret = (float)MathHelper.Lerp(value1, value2, amount);
            if (Math.Abs(ret - value2) < snapThreshold)
                return value2;
            else
                return ret;
        }

        static public float DistanceSq(float x, float y, float x2, float y2) {
            return (x2 - x) * (x2 - x) + (y2 - y) * (y2 - y);
        }
        /*
        static public float GetCircleLineIntersectionPosition(LineCollider line, CircleCollider circle)
        {
            List<Vector2> points = GetCircleLineIntersectionPoints(line, circle);

            if (points.Count == 0) return 0;

            Vector2 centralPoint;
            if (points.Count == 1)
            {
                centralPoint = points[0];
            }
            else
            {
                centralPoint = Vector2.Lerp(points[0], points[1], 0.5f);
            }

            float min = Math.Min(line.X, line.X2);
            float max = Math.Max(line.X, line.X2);
            float mid = (float)centralPoint.X;
            max -= min;
            mid -= min;

            return mid / max;
        }

        static public List<Vector2> GetCircleLineIntersectionPoints(LineCollider line, CircleCollider circle)
        {
            return GetCircleLineIntersectionPoints(line.X, line.Y, line.X2, line.Y2, circle.CenterX, circle.CenterY + 1, circle.Radius);
        }

        static public List<Vector2> GetCircleLineIntersectionPoints(float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2,
            float centerX, float centerY, float radius)
        {
            double baX = x2 - x1;
            double baY = y2 - y1;
            double caX = centerX - x1;
            double caY = centerY - y1;

            double a = baX * baX + baY * baY;
            double bBy2 = baX * caX + baY * caY;
            double c = caX * caX + caY * caY - radius * radius;

            double pBy2 = bBy2 / a;
            double q = c / a;

            double disc = pBy2 * pBy2 - q;
            if (disc < 0)
            {
                return new List<Vector2>();
            }
            // if disc == 0 ... dealt with later
            double tmpSqrt = Math.Sqrt(disc);
            double abScalingFactor1 = -pBy2 + tmpSqrt;
            double abScalingFactor2 = -pBy2 - tmpSqrt;

            List<Vector2> ret = new List<Vector2>();
            Vector2 p1 = new Vector2(x1 - baX * abScalingFactor1, y1
                    - baY * abScalingFactor1);
            ret.Add(p1);

            if (disc == 0)
            {
                return ret;
            }
            Vector2 p2 = new Vector2(x1 - baX * abScalingFactor2, y1
                    - baY * abScalingFactor2);
            ret.Add(p2);
            return ret;
        }*/
    }
}


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Die Liste der Kulturdenkmale von Schloss und Park Machern enthält die Kulturdenkmale von Schloss Machern und Schlosspark Machern in der Gemeinde Machern, die in der Denkmalliste des Freistaates Sachsen unter der ID-Nr. 09304496 als Sachgesamtheit ausgewiesen sind. Die Anmerkungen sind zu beachten.
Diese Liste ist eine Teilliste der Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Machern.

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Liste der Kulturdenkmale von Schloss und Park Machern
Diese Liste enthält alle Einzeldenkmale und Sachgesamtheitsbestandteile des Macherner Landschaftsgartens, die denkmalpflegerisch zur Sachgesamtheit Schloss und Park Machern gehören.
Die historische Bedeutung der Parkanlage ergibt sich aus dem Denkmaltext des Landesamts für Denkmalpflege Sachsen: "Der Park Machern ist einer der frühesten und bedeutenden deutschen Landschaftsparks des 18. Jahrhunderts nach englischem Vorbild und ist von gartenkünstlerischer, kunsthistorischer, bauhistorischer und ortshistorischer Bedeutung."

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Anmerkungen

Ausführliche Denkmaltexte

Weblinks

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Kulturdenkmal im Landkreis Leipzig

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Q: Find largest intersecting diagonals This is an interview question:
Given a n by m matrix of bits find the largest X that is formed in the matrix and return the size of the diagonal of that X. An X is defined as 2 equally sized diagonals that share a single 1.
For instance, the matrix:
00100001
00010010
00001100
00001100
00010010
00100001

Will return a size of 1, because the given X is invalid as the middle part does not share a single 1. On the other hand, the following matrix
101
010
101

Will return a value of 3, as the diagonal is 3. Write such program.
I understand the first solution discussed here, but I am wondering if there is a more efficient way to solve this problem. Thoughts?

A: There is no asymptotic better solution with regards to time complexity. A weaker problem is to check if the matrix contains any 1-cell. For this problem you clearly you have to visit every cell, which gives you O(nxm). Now this is a lower bound to the original problem, which also has O(nxm). Qed.


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Used the Alamo kiosk . Put all the details in at home ,but had to do it all again, twice as first time it didn't work. Was reasonably easy and nice not having to queue at the desk for ages.


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The South Carolinian Republic of The Palmetto is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Nikki Haley with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, free-roaming dinosaurs, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.814 billion Carolinians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.
The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charleston. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Carolinian economy, worth 712 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 148,004 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 459,820 per year while the poor average 36,653, a ratio of 12.5 to 1.
Serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, billions of dollars are spent to take high-quality photos of the Carolina Wren Nebula, and every day's an auto-de-fé day. Crime is relatively low. The Palmetto's national animal is the Carolina Wren, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.
The Palmetto is ranked 18,083rd in the world and 1st in Cobalt Network for Most Pro-Market, scoring 76.22 on the Rand Index.
22 days ago : The Palmetto lodged a message on the Cobalt Network Regional Message Board.
26 days ago : The Palmetto altered its national flag.
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46 days ago : The Palmetto's influence in Cobalt Network rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
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88 days ago : The Palmetto was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector.
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Celebrities Sports Andre Dawson: Top 10 Must-Know Facts About Baseball Player
Andre Dawson: Top 10 Must-Know Facts About Baseball Player
Andre Dawson (Baseball Player) was born on the 10th of July, 1954. He was born in 1950s, in Baby Boomers Generation. His birth sign is Cancer and his life path number is 9. Andre's birth flower is Larkspur and birthstone is Ruby. What does this all mean? Let's find out!
Discover all the facts that no one tells you about Andre Dawson below ↓
NAME: Andre Dawson
REAL NAME: Andre Nolan Dawson
NICKNAME: Hannah Hilton, Erica Carnihan, Erica Carnahan
PROFESSION: Baseball Player
BIRTHPLACE: Miami, Florida, USA
SEXUALITY: Straight
Andre Dawson, best known for being a Baseball Player, was born in Miami, Florida, USA on Saturday, July 10, 1954. MLB outfielder who was an 8-time All-Star as a member of the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Family: He had two children with his wife Vanessa. Andre Dawson father's name is under review and mother unknown at this time. We will continue to update details on Andre Dawson's family.
Education: Andre Nolan Dawson attended Southwest (Miami, FL).
Dating: According to CelebsCouples, Andre Dawson is single .
Net Worth: Online estimates of Andre Dawson's net worth vary. It's easy to predict his income, but it's much harder to know how much he has spent over the years. CelebsMoney and NetWorthStatus does a good job of breaking most of it down.
2. Andre Dawson's zodiac sign is Cancer
Andre Dawson zodiac sign is a Cancer. Dates of Cancer are June 21 - July 22. Those born under the zodiac sign Cancer need to be needed. They have an great desire to feel loved and appreciated in every part of their lives. This is needed so that they can develop a sense of security and identity. They are nurturing, supportive, healing, compassionate, and unconditionally loving. Although, they can be dependent, indirect, moody, passive, aggressive, and unable to let go.
BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE: Horse
RULING PLANET: Moon
The American baseball player has been alive for 25,039 days or 600,948 hours. There were precisely 849 full moons after his birth to this day.
GENERATION: Baby Boomers Generation
Andre Dawson was born on a Saturday. Saturday's children come courtesy of Saturn, the god of wealth, freedom, and agriculture. People born on Saturdays are modest, studious, wise, practical, and strict. Fun!
Countdown to Andre Dawson's next birthday.
Andre Dawson will be turning 69.
4. On Andre Dawson's birthday
The world's population was 2,724,302,468 and there were an estimated year babies born throughout the world in 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) was the president of the United States, and the number one song on Billboard 100 was [Not available]. No song matches found..
5. Andre Dawson's height and weight
We're currently in process of confirming all details such as Andre Dawson's height, weight, and other stats. If there is any information missing, we will be updating this page soon. If you any have tips or corrections, please send them our way.
WEIGHT (KG) 82
6. The Year of the Horse
Andre Dawson was born in the Year of the Horse. People with Chinese zodiac Horse zodiac sign like entertainment and large crowds. They are usually popular among friends. Their strengths are clever, kind to others, perceptive, and talented. But they can also talk too much and stubborn. Their lucky numbers are 2, 3, 7, and lucky colors are brown, yellow, purple.
7. Andre Dawson's life path number is 9
8. Baby Boomers Generation
Andre Dawson was born in the middle of Baby Boomers Generation.
9. Andre Dawson's birthstone is Ruby
Red rubies are tokens of harmony and peace. Their beauty speaks of strength and nobility of character. It was believed to protect its wearer from evil. Traditionally, the ruby has been regarded by ancient Hindus as the "king of gems"
10. Andre Dawson's birth flower is Larkspur
Larkspurs symbolize positivity and love. They come in a wide range of vibrant colors including indigo, purple and pink.


A brief report of classroom activity covering formal, informal and hidden curriculum. Please refer below for a nice description of the same.
Hoping that the below example of classroom diary will throw more light on what are formal, informal and hidden curriculum.
How to plan and teach by integrating formal, informal and hidden curriculum?
I wish to approach and address this question by sharing my experience as a science teacher and enthusiast.
Action: Introducing science, not just as a dry subject but as a powerful tool, a method and an approach to view and know ourselves and our universe.
Method: Making a list of intriguing questions and holding class discussions and video sessions, approaching from mystic to mundane.
Reason: It is easy to answer mundane stuff by science but big philosophical questions are still intriguing. A gradual transition from mystic to mundane will help learners move from their own unknown regions towards known ideas. Once we are able to get some answers accurately right, we move towards more mystical stuffs using science and see what we get. Vis-a-vis, we compare religious and cultural answers to these questions too.
What are we, the earth, sun, moon and rest of universe made of ?
What are religions trying to see and say ?
Why things are the way they are, and what are the ways ?
What rules govern the wonderful world ?
For example, why what goes up comes down ?
What questions we'd like to answer ?
Video Session : Class sessions are in parallel conducted with video sessions, in this case, the our online lecturer was Mr Mayank,(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8prfcE47bU) Mayank tutorials youtube channel which has probably changed to हिन्दी डोक्युमेंट्री चलचित्र -Wikipedia Explorers hosts some really intriguing and interesting lectures on science from historic, rationalistic and humanistic perspective.
Learning as a group: Science is a group activity, a collective humanistic effort and approach.
Everyone counts: Discussions are held to promote contribution from as many learners as possible.
Grow and share: Sharing of knowledge sustains science and humanity.
Review of work: Group discussions went smooth at times, and when left it would deviate from the topic. So that took effort to make sure we don't deviate for long. This is where the group is asked out to support on moving with the discussions and help each other come back to learning.
Only a few active learners were initially interested in sharing their world views.But as class went on two more shy kids started speaking. What they shared needs to be repeated again to the classroom in case someone missed out, and they really liked me repeating what they said! Even silly ideas are to be promoted by saying that mistakes make way to solutions.
Each learner had to be asked personally to give their views. It is time consuming but necessary so that shy learners speak up. Bright and loud learners were requested to think and ponder over more difficult questions or bring their own ideas and let others into the discussion. It takes time to make this a habit but, some improvements were clearly seen.
Life as a quest: Promoting questioning and reasoning abilities through discussions and extending this approach to life. Make the learner puzzled and intrigued by life.
Promoting rationalism: An attempt to make learners move away from past held superstitions and substitute it with new found knowledge, but at the same time appreciate the humble origins of earlier held ideas and sceen new information through rationality by first raising questions.
Propagating humanism: We as humans should not rely on fear of god or any authority to be good. We need to be good for our own good. We come and go. Science is an effort which shows what's going around and how we survive and thrive in this little blue planet, quite alone, circulating a star called sun, and drifting away in space.
Review of work: Wondering how'd they now start to view themselves and the world, is there any impact of the lecture ? Did they gain something everlasting ? I wonder whether the message has reached them. I observed a slow decrease in resistance to probe into questions as class went on. It was good to see that many children were already quite rational and in general class was more towards rationalism and agnosticism. The class was however made to understand the power of belief and the emotional support one gets by subscribing to such system of belief, and we also discussed placebo effect, so one might say each one have their own religion. There is still hesitance among learners to come forward and discuss. More such open discussions are needed, especially to promote human values on basis of benefit of symbiotic relationships, and not on belief systems.
So…what do you think when you think of formal informal and hidden curriculum ?


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Daily Kos Article Says Number of Abortions is "Too Low"
April 30, 2010 November 15, 2018 by Orthodox Editors
4/30/2010 – Sarah Knoploh –
April 28 was apparently Abortion Uber Alles day at the liberal Web site Daily Kos. Aimee Thorne-Thomsen of the Pro-Choice Public Education Project stated that the number of women who receive abortions is "too low" in "Keep Abortions Safe and Legal? Yes. Make it Rare? Not the Point."
A separate article blasted the new law in Oklahoma that makes it mandatory for woman to receive ultrasounds by making crude comparisons and calling it "blackmail."
Even though 1.21 million abortions were performed in 2005, this was not enough for Thorne-Thomsen. She wrote, "On the other hand, if those 1.21 million abortions represent only the women who could access abortion financially, geographically or otherwise, then that number is too low. Yes, too low."
She never explained how many abortions a year would be enough for the Pro-Choice Public Education Project, but continued to write, "We say we care about women and want them to have access to all the information, services and resources necessary to make the best decisions they can for themselves and their families. That is at the core of reproductive justice. Not reducing the number of abortions."
Of course, Thorne-Thomsen didn't "care for women" enough to mention the negative consequences of abortions. Suicide, depression, infections, sterility, and even death can result from abortions, according to National Right to Life.
Rather, as an abortion absolutist, she asked, "Do we dare admit that increasing the number of abortions might be not only good for women's health, but also moral and just?"
Unfortunately, the other Daily Kos article about abortion was not any better. The author complained that Oklahoma's new abortion law, which mandates that women undergo an ultrasound of their fetus before aborting, is "tantamount to emotional blackmail. And it's not even blackmail of a particularly subtle variety. It's insulting and demeaning and humiliating and patronizing all at once."
The author described that in the earlier stages of pregnancies the fetus resembles a "fleshy jellybean" and complained that Oklahoma has become, "a testing ground for radical anti-abortion lawmaking."
The author also felt that having a pregnant woman view her fetus before receiving an abortion is the same as:
A: Setting a firefighter on fire before he can rush into a burning building
B: Requiring a soldier to get shot before he is issued a firearm
C: Showing a man seeking a vasectomy his own vas deferens by sticking a camera in through his urethra.
Not really anywhere equivalent to a pregnant woman looking at her unborn baby before an abortion. But good enough for the abortion absolutists at Daily Kos.
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Eight credit union executives from Sicredi complete their three-week internship in the Cornerstone Credit Union League region.
At the recent Cornerstone Credit Union League's Annual Meeting, among the many celebrations, the top credit union advocates in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were honored during the opening general session on Thursday morning.
Westview Middle School and A+ Federal Credit Union (A+FCU) teamed up to introduce budgeting and money management skills to 280 eighth grade students during a simulation called Mad City Money, which empowered students to make financial choices. The event took place at Westview's campus in Austin.


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SJU aims to promote cultural awareness
Nnamdi Anyene, Staff Writer|September 27, 2007
This semester, St. John's University launched the Global Awareness Project (GAP), an initiative to promote cross-cultural understanding, as well as cultural appreciation by expanding students' perception of the world. It also aims to increase awareness of other world cultures and the societal problems they face.
Through various co-curricular activities, social justice initiatives, study and service abroad, and large-scale cultural events, the GAP hopes to prepare students to successfully participate as responsible world citizens in the increasingly global society.
"The Global Awareness Project will enrich the college experience for our students and support our university in several ways," said Darren M. Morton, the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and one of the organizers of the GAP.
"This project is a high priority for the Division of Student Affairs and will immerse our students in social justice and global issues."
To achieve its goals, the GAP will require a multi-faceted approach and the development of an appropriate infrastructure.
Under the direction of senior Student Affairs leadership, the staff of Multicultural Affairs will supervise all affiliated student groups and provide direction for major global awareness activities.
They will also act as the point of contact for all faculty, UN representatives, non-governmental organizations, and all others who will be involved in this initiative.
Components of the program include awareness campaigns such as The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UNMDG) Campaign and The Save Darfur Campaign. Some of the student groups involved in the program are the Global Awareness Students campaign and Model United Nations.
In order to raise awareness about GAP, Reggie Barnes, the Director of Multicultural Affairs, provided information and answered questions at an event held on Thursday, September 20.
Representatives of the student groups involved were also present to highlight the activities of their organizations.
"The main goal is to help students expand and care about people beyond their friends and family," he said.
Students who went to the event felt that it was successful and that the GAP will benefit St. John's.
"It was excellent," said senior Joseph Sciortinl about the event. "It is very important that the university takes on the Global Awareness Project to help other countries."
Faculty members agreed with students.
"I am here because I believe that the globalization of career services is important," said Jessica Bickley of the Career Center. "I think that the Career Center should be in touch with the pulse of global events."
She added, "I like to help students develop satisfying careers. I believe that there is a growing need for students to engage in international careers based on humanitarian issues and international business."
The GAP will be holding many scheduled events, and the first event that was held was a moment of silence on Friday, September 21, 2007, to commemorate the United Nations' International Day of Peace, a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. The GAP will also be holding cultural events and fundraisers, and it will observe International AIDS Day, the International Walk for Hunger, and Fair Trade Awareness.


This book has been prepared to help all those students who wish to pass XIth standard Exam with a higher grade. The main objective of this book is to introduce the model of Public Exam Question Papers. It also gives some selected model questions with answers. This material has covered the entire syllabus prescribed for the XIth standard. It will help all students to acquire the highest score/grade in the terminal examinations as well as in the public exam.


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There is also a new Gran Canaria Startup Weekend planned, the dates have not been set yet. We are encouraging them both to do at least some of the presentations in English.
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