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Prof. Dahiya elected as the President of IEEE Sensors Council.
The first IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems will be held in Glasgow on July 7-10, 2019. Submission deadline is on April 12, 2019.
BEST group's flexible super-capacitor work wins Elektra Award 2018 in the University Research Award Category.
Our FET OPEN project focussing on neuroscience based e-skin gets funding from European Commission.
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The paper from BEST group entitled "Heterogeneous Integration of Contact-printed Semiconductor Nanowires for High Performance Devices on Large Areas," has been just accepted for publication in Microsystems & Nanoengineering (from Nature).
 BEST Group research on solar-powered 'synthetic skin' that could be used to create advanced prosthetic limbs for amputees is included in the UK Research and Innovation. Click on the hand for more!
BEST Group members presenting their MSc research works at the School of Engineering during a poster presentation session hosted at University of Glasgow.
BEST group publishes a paper entitled "Nanowire FET based Neural Element for Robotic Tactile Sensing Skin" in Frontiers.
Multiple articles from BEST Group have been accepted in the next IEEE Sensors Conference 2017 (Glasgow, UK).
BEST group publishes a paper entitled "Bending Induced Electrical Response Variations in Ultra-thin Flexible Chips and Device Modeling" in Applied Physics Reviews.
BEST group publishes a paper entitled "Energy Autonomus, Transparent, and Flexible Tactile Skin" in Advanced Functional Materials.
Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technology (BEST) group focuses on the multidisciplinary fields, comprising: Nanomaterials based Flexible Electronics (NanoFE), Energy Systems and Sensors, Assitive Robotic Technology (ART), and Biotronics. Our vision is to develop cost-effective high-performance flexible and large-area electronics and sensing systems on non-conventional substrates for wearable applications.
Synthesis of semiconductor NWs on planar substrates and then transferring on flexible substrates using innovative printing methods.
For large area electronics, the group is exploring roll-to-roll printing of NWs. We are also using these methods to develop 3D-printed electronics and 3D-stacking of flexible systems.
We obtain ultra-thin chips by thinning Si-wafers using physical and chemical techniques down to about 10 μm. We are now advancing this area of research towards CMOS-based bendable ultra-thin tactile and chemical/bio-sensing chips.
A low-cost method for synthesis and transfer of high-quality graphene on flexible substrates for large-area electronics. Novel and low cost method to developed a graphene based, energy-autonomous e-skin.
High performance, graphene sheet-based supercapacitor.
Novel pH sensing electrode integrated with stretchable radio-frequency-identification (RFID) antenna for wearable health monitoring applications.
Integration of different types of sensors and electronics on flexible substrates, the electronic skin concept can also be extended to many other applications such as rollable sheets of solar cells or bendable photonics.
Our expertise in flexible electronics is extended towards the area of rehabilitation and assistive robotics technology. We are pursuing research in this direction by advancing materials and process innovations towards realizing smart electronic systems such as prosthesis, myoelectric band, sensory skin, haptic feedback systems, virtual and augmented reality interfaces. We are expanding the capabilities of 3D printing technology and embedding materials with inherent sensing capabilities. By exploring different materials and techniques, we are striving forward to improve the capabilities of soft robotics to viable systems of the future. Utilizing these advances enables us to advance the state-of-the-art in robotics and prosthesis.
BEST group's entry for kickstart challenge among finalist for Converge Challenge 2019.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in ACS Nano.
BEST group welcomes 2 new members – Oliver and Prabhat.
BEST group among ten cutting-edge groups/companies KTN is showcasing at the largest Wearable Technology Show.
BEST group welcomes 3 new members – Mitradip, João, Jelle-Jan.
2 Papers from BEST group accepted for Lecture presentation at IEEE ISCAS 2019, Japan.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication (with minor revision) in Biosensors.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication (with minor revision) in Advanced Science.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in NPJ Flexible Electronics.
BEST group welcomes Dr. Mahesh Soni, who has joined the group as post-doc.
Our ICURe (Innovation to Commercialisation) project gets funding from InnovateUK.
BEST group's entry to Converge challenge shortlisted for 2019 Kick-Start Challenge.
BEST group receives Newton-Bhabha funding from British Council to host a researcher from IIT Roorkee, India.
Congratulations to William for successfully defending his PhD thesis (with minor corrections).
Congratulations to Shoubhik and Wenting for successfully defending their PhD thesis (with minor corrections).
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Animal.
Paper from BEST group accepted for oral presentation at InnoLAE 2019, Cambridge, UK.
Paper from BEST group gets third best paper award during IEEE Sensors Conference 2018. Congratulations Anastasios.
BEST group welcomes new PhD student Ayoub Zumeit.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in IEEE Sensors Journal.
BEST group member wins IET travel award. Congratulations William.
2 papers from BEST group shortlisted for Best Student Award in IEEE Sensors 2018. Best of luck Wenting & Anastasios.
BEST group receives funding from The Royal Society to host a Newton Fellow.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Technologies.
Multiple papers from BEST group accepted for presentation in IEEE Sensors 2018 conference, N. Delhi, India.
Our proposal for Special Issue on E-skin: From Humanoids to Humans accepted by the Proceedings of the IEEE.
BEST group's e-skin research in Spanish, featured on Mexican TV FOROtv.
BEST group hosts Prof. Takao Someya (from University of Tokyo) who presented state-of-art Electronic Skin and Strechable electronics for the next generation of health-monitoring systems directly integrated on a human skin.
Our monograph 'Integration Techniques for Micro/Nanostructures Based Large-area Electronics' accepted for publication as part of Cambridge Univ. Press's element series on Flexible and Large Area Electronics.
BEST group announces 4 new Post-Doc positions starting as soon as possible.
BEST group hosts US Congress Officials.
The Royal Academy of Engineering announces seed funding for BEST group's project on circular economy.
BEST group project on "Brainy Skin" mentioned in "The Times of India", "The Engineer", "Glasgow Live", "NDTV", and "University of Glasgow News".
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Nano Energy.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters.
Paper from BEST group accepted for presentation in IEEE RO-MAN 2018, Nanjing, China.
BEST group among top-5 3D printing specialists in Scotland leading the global market.
BEST group's project on circular economy gets funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Exciting time for BEST group with funding confirmed for 2 EU projects.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Microsystems and Nanoengineering (from Nature).
BEST group's research on stretchable health sensor on EU website.
UKRI includes BEST group's e-skin research in the government campaign 'Year of Engineering' to celebrate the world of engineering and its impact.
Another BEST group member selected as lecturer. Best wishes to Carlos Garcia Nuñez for new job at University of West of Scotland.
BEST group's research prominently featured in the recently launched Scotland is Now campaign.
Our ~£7M (FEC) Programme Grant 'Heteroprint' gets funding from EPSRC.
Our ICURe Innovation to Commercialisation project gets funding from BEIS and InnovateUK.
BEST group research on 'Energy Autonomous Electronic Skin' highlighted in University of Glasgow's Annual Review for 2017.
BEST group research on high-performance bendable electronics discussed in University of Glasgow News.
BEST group launches YouTube Channel.
Stretchable health sensor research from BEST group discussed in "University of Glasgow News", "The Scotsman", "Nursing Times" "The Engineer", "Buisiness Standard", "Outlook", "India", and "India Today"
e-skin research from BEST group discussed in BBC Radio's Brainwaves: An Adventure in Skin.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Biosensors & Bioelectronics.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Organic Electronics.
BEST group continues to attract Marie Curie Fellows. This year two more fellows will join the BEST group.
Fatemeh Nikbakht, and Guanbo Min join the BEST group as PhD students.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Habib Nassar from BEST group was at Duncanrig High School, East Kilbride to demonstrate different types of touch technologies under Ingenious Engineer initiative.
Shoubhik Gupta from BEST group was at Millburn Academy, Inverness to demonstrate touch sensing technologies to high school students under Ingenious Engineer initiative.
Congratulations to MSc students of BEST group for their well deserved success and best wishes for their future goals.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Mechatronics.
Paper from BEST group titled "Ultra-Thin Chips for High-Performance Flexible Electronics" accepted for publication in Nature NPJ Flexible Electronics.
1 paper from BEST group accepted for presentation in BIOCAS 2017 Conference, Turin, Italy.
BEST group is hosting Prof.Giorgio Metta from Instituto Italiano di Technologia for talk titled "From ICub to R1".
Prof. Dahiya invited to give Plenary talk at IEEE ICECS, Batumi, Georgia.
Our SFC – Global Challenge Research project gets funded.
BEST group to work with several industry partners in the new EU funded project on Advanced Manufacturing.
Two papers from BEST group shortlisted for IEEE Sensors 2017 student awards.
Several papers from BEST group are presented in IEEE Sensors Conference 2017 at SEC Glasgow.
Public engagement initiative highlighting scientific heritage through posters at all Glasgow subway stations goes live, with hugely exciting initial response. About 600K people will use Glasgow subway during the display period (23 Oct – 5 Nov).
Clara Smith, Markellos Ntagios and Habib Nassar join the BEST group as PhD students.
Prof. Dahiya gives invited talk in e-skin at Human Brain Project (HBP) Summit.
BEST group is hosting IEEE Fellow Prof. Siegfried Bauer from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz for Guest Lecture in "Dielectrics in Soft Devices".
BEST group's e-skin research discussed in Horizon – The EU Research and Innovation Magazine.
Prof. Dahiya gives invited talk at Nanoinnovations, Rome, Italy.
Prof. Dahiya gives Keynote lecture at IEEE NGCAS, Genoa, Italy.
BEST group is showcasing our exciting work on e-skin at Explorathon 2017.
Prof. Dahiya gives invited talk at ARM Summit (#armsummit).
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Frontiers in Neuroscience.
Multiple papers from BEST group have been accepted as oral/poster presentations in next IEEE Sensors Conference (Glasgow, 2017).
Prof. Dahiya to give Keynote lecture IEEE NGCAS, Genoa, Italy.
1 paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Mechatronics.
1 paper from BEST group accepted for presentation in IEEE NGCAS, Genoa, Italy.
Prof. Dahiya gives IEEE DL talk at speak at ST Microelectronics, Catania, Italy.
Prof. Dahiya gives invited talk at MoDeSt workshop, Italy.
EPSRC Council members visit BEST group labs.
BEST group congrats Prof. Dahiya for his new position at UoG.
BEST group's research presented at 'Science is GREAT' event, Singapore.
2 new fully-funded PhD positions open in BEST group.
BEST group welcomes two new members – Kaung and Adnan.
2 papers from BEST group accepted for presentation in ECCTD 2017, Catania, ITALY.
New patent application on 'Prosthetics with Embedded Touch' submitted from BEST group.
BEST group participates in Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering conference in Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC).
BEST group participates in the event: "Meet the Expert", organized at Glasgow Science Centre.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Applied Physics Reviews.
Dr. Garcia to speak at 'Robots, it makes sense' event of Pint of Science in Glasgow, UK (16 May).
Dr. Dahiya to speak at 'From Romans to Robotics: A Medical Journey' event of Pint of Science in Glasgow, UK (17 May).
BEST group organises Wearable Systems – Frontier Technology for Healthcare workshop at IISc Bangalore (17-18 Apr).
Paper from BEST group accepted in Applied Physics Reviews.
BEST Group latest work on energy autonomous tactile skin attracts huge interest: 1) BBC News, 2) Forbes, 3) The Times, 4) TheHindu.com, 5) Yahoo Finance!, 6) Cnet.com, 7) Inverse.com, 8) Msn.com, 9) Controlled Enviroments, 10) Techtimes, 11) Nanowerk, 12) myScience, 13)Phys.org, 14) Uncova, 15) New Atlas, 16) Bectn.Ru, 17) Med Device Online, 18) Eco-Business, 19) CBS News, 20) Nature World News, 21) Medline Plus, 22) Pourquoi Docteur, 23) Foreign Affairs, ... See further news regarding this paper at Advanced Functional Materials News.
Paper from BEST group published in Advanced Functional Materials is already online (Click here).
4 papers from BEST group accepted for presentation in IEEE ISIE 2017, Edinburgh, UK.
Dr. Dahiya to give IEEE DL talk at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.
Dr. Dahiya to give keynote lecture at IEEE – ICPCES 2017, Allahabad, India.
New patent application on 'Energy Autonomous Electronic Skin' submitted from BEST group.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in IEEE Trans. Electron Devices.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Advanced Functional Materials.
Malini Sen – Senior Editor (Times of India) visits BEST group laboratories.
SFC – Global Challenge project led by Dr. Dahiya gets funded.
BEST group continues to attract Marie Curie Fellows – one fellowship funded by European Commission.
Dr. Dahiya invited to join the editorial board of Scientific Reports.
Paper from BEST group accepted for publication in Flexible and Printable Electronics.
James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC), which is one of the finest nanofabrication facilities in the world, having state-of-the-art micro/nanofabrication and metrology equipment.
Glasgow Electronics Systems Design Centre, which provides resources and facilities for high-end electronic, microsystem, radiofrequency, microwave, terahertz, optical and biomedical system design, research and development.
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R. Dahiya, e-Skin: From Humanoids to Humans, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 107 (2), pp 247-252, 2019.
L. Manjakkal, W. Dang, N. Yogeswaran, and R. Dahiya, Textile Based Potentiometric Electrochemical pH Sensor for Wearable Applications, Biosensors, Vol. 9(14), pp 1-12, 2019.
S. Gupta, D. Sakthivel, L. Lorenzelli, and R. Dahiya, Temperature Compensated Tactile Sensing using MOSFET with P(VDF-TrFE)/BaTiO3 Capacitor as Extended Gate, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 19 (2), pp 435-442, 2018.
C. G. Nunez, A. Vilouras, W. T. Navaraj, F. Liu, and R. Dahiya, ZnO Nanowires based Flexible UV Photodetector System for Wearable Dosimetry, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol 18 (19), pp 7881-7888, 2018.
N. Yogeswaran, W. T. Navaraj, S. Gupta, F. Liu, V. Vinciguerra, L. Lorenzelli, and R. Dahiya, Piezoelectric Graphene Field Effect Transistor Pressure Sensors for Tactile Sensing, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 113, 014102, 2018.
C. G. Nunez, F. Liu, W. T. Navaraj, A. Christou, D. Shakthivel, and R. Dahiya, Heterogeneous Integration of Contact-printed Semiconductor Nanowires for High Performance Devices on Large Areas, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 4, Art. 22, 2018.
L. Manjakkal, A. Vilouras and R. Dahiya, Screen Printed Thick Film Reference Electrodes for Electrochemical Sensing, IEEE Sensors J., Vol 18 (19), pp 7779-7785, 2018.
W. Dang, L. Manjakkal, W. T. Navaraj, L. Lorenzelli, V. Vinciguerra and R. Dahiya, Stretchable Wireless System for Sweat pH Monitoring, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 107, pp 192-202, 2018.
L. Manjakkal, B. Sakthivel, N. Gopalakrishnan, and R. Dahiya, Printed Flexible Electrochemical pH Sensors based on CuO Nanorods, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 263, pp 50-58, 2018.
W. T. Navaraj, S. Gupta, L. Lorenzelli, and R. Dahiya, Wafer Scale Transfer of Ultra-Thin Silicon Chips on Flexible Substrates for High Performance Bendable Systems, Advanced Electronic Materials, Vol. 4, 1700277, 2018.
C. García Núñez, W. Taube Navaraj, F. Liu, D. Sakthivel, and R. Dahiya,"Large-area Self-assembly of Silica Micro/nanospheres by Temperature-assisted Dip-coating," ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 10 (3), pp 3058–3068, 2018.
S. Gupta, W. T. Navaraj, L. Lorenzelli, and R. Dahiya, Ultra-Thin Chips for High-Performance Flexible Electronics, NPJ Flexible Electronics, Vol. 2, Art 8, 2018.
W. T. Navaraj, C. García Núñez, D. Sakthivel, V. Vinciguerra, F. Labeau, D. Gregor, and R. Dahiya, "Nanowire FET based Neural Element for Robotic Tactile Sensing Skin," Frontiers in Neuroscience (doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00501) 2017.
S. Khan, L. Lorenzelli, and R. Dahiya, "Towards flexible asymmetric MSM structures using Si microwires through contact printing," Semiconductor Science and Technology, Vol. 32 (8), p. 085013, 2017.
S. Luo, J. Bimbo, R. Dahiya and H. Liu, "Robotic Tactile Perception of Object Properties: A Review," Mechatronics, (Accepted) 2017.
"Bending Induced Variations in Ultra-Thin Flexible Chips and Device Modeling," Applied Physics Reviews, Vol. 4, p. 031101, 2017.
"Energy Autonomous Flexible and Transparent Tactile Skin," Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 27, p. 1606287, 2017.
A. Vilouras, H. Heidari, S. Gupta, and R. Dahiya, Modelling of CMOS Devices and Circuits on Flexible Ultra-Thin Chips, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 64, NO. 5 2017.
W. Dang, V. Vinciguerra, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Printable Stretchable Interconnects, Flexible and Printed Electronics, Vol. 2, 013003, 2017.
M. Simi´c, L. Manjakkal, K. Zaraska, G. M. Stojanovi´c and R. Dahiya, TiO2 Based Thick Film pH Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 17 (2), pp 248-255, 2017.
S. Gupta, H. Heidari, A. Vilouras, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Device Modelling for Bendable Piezoelectric FET-Based Touch Sensing System, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, Vol. 63 (12), pp 2200-2208, 2016.
H. Heidari, E. Bonizzoni, G. Umberto, F. Maloberti and R. Dahiya, CMOS Vertical Hall Magnetic Sensors on Flexible Substrate, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 16(24), pp 8736-8743, 2016.
S. Khan, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Flexible MISFET Devices from Transfer Printed Si Microwires and Spray Coating, IEEE Journal of Electron Device Society, Vol. 4 (4), pp 189-196, 2016.
H. Heidari and R. Dahiya, Multiple facets of tightly coupled transducer-transistor structures, Nanotechnology, Vol. 26, pp 482501, 2015.
S. Khan, N. Yogeswaran, W. Taube, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Flexible FETs using ultrathin Si microwires embedded in solution processed dielectric and metal layers, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 25 (12), pp 125019, 2015.
N. Yogeswaran, W. Dang, W.T. Navaraj, D. Shakthivel, S. Khan, E.O. Polat, S. Gupta, H. Heidari, M. Kaboli, L. Lorenzelli, G.Cheng and R. Dahiya, New Materials and Advances in Electronic Skin for Interactive Robots, Advanced Robotics, Vol. 29 (21), pp 1359–1373, 2015.
K. Kühnlenz, B. Kühnlenz and R. Dahiya, T. Someya, A. Yamamoto, G.Cheng, Guest Editorial Special Issue on Robotic Sensor Skins, Advanced Robotics, Vol. 29 (21), pp 1357, 2015.
S. Khan, W. Dang, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Flexible Pressure Sensors based on Screen Printed P(VDF-TrFE) and P(VDF-TrFE)/MWCNTs, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol. 28 (4), pp 486-493, 2015.
R. Dahiya, G. Gottardi and N. Laidani, PDMS residues-free micro/macrostructures on Flexible Substrates, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 136, pp 57-62, 2015. (Area – Flexible Electronics) – Among top 5 most downloaded articles of MEE since publication.
R. Dahiya, M. M. Tentezeris, Z. Cui and M. Singh, Guest Editorial Special Issue on Printable Sensors and Systems, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 15(6), pp 3093-3093, 2015.
S. Khan, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Technologies for Printing Sensors and Electronics over Large Flexible Substrates: A Review, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 15, pp 3164-3185, 2015. – Among most popular articles of IEEE Sensors J. since publication.
S. Khan, S. Tinku, L. Lorenzelli and R. Dahiya, Flexible Tactile Sensors using Printed P(VDF-TrFE) and Composites of MWCNT/PDMS, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 15, pp 3146-3155, 2015. – Among most popular articles of IEEE Sensors J. since publication.
We are looking for outstanding PhDs/Post-Docs interested in the field of flexible/bendable and printable electronics, e-skin, soft robotics and sensing. If you want to join my group, then send to Prof. Ravinder Dahiya your latest CV with 2 most recent papers.
Please contact Prof. Ravinder Dahiya if you wish to apply for any of the Research Fellowships.
Students from universities who are interested in one of the projects listed below, please contact Dr. Dahiya by email, phone or in person. It is sometimes possible to have two students working on the same project. Please discuss the formalities and other informal discussion with BEST group members at room number 461, James Watt South Building.


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How the Myth Was Made
Filmmaker Name: George C. Stoney, James Brown, Paul Barnes
George Stoney says he has dumb luck. His grandfather was the doctor on the island in Ireland where the legendary maker of documentary film, Robert Flaherty, shot his film Man of Aran. So Stoney's film, exploring the effects Flaherty's film had on the island and its people, is digging into his own roots as an individual while simultaneously studying the work of his intellectual mentor as a producer of nonfiction films.
Robert Flaherty's 1934 classic Man of Aran chronicled fishermen's struggle for existence on Ireland's bleak Aran Islands. Stoney revisits the islands and interviews surviving locals about their memories of the original film - and their reactions to making this one. It includes excerpts from the original documentary. Stoney says, "How the Myth Was Made illustrates what I believe to be a common truth: the filmmaker always leaves his mark on the places and the people he films."
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
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NIN: Those Extorting Applicants Risk Seven-Year Jail Term – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free across the country.
In a tweet on Thursday, NIMC warned that those who extort applicants risk a seven-year jail term if found guilty of the offence.
While citing Sections 14, 20 and 21 of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Act and Sections 10 and 12 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, NIMC said the offence is punishable in accordance with the laws.
The commission also asked Nigerians to report such cases of extortion for diligent prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others.
"The punishment for extortion if convicted is seven years of imprisonment as stipulated in Sections 14, 20 and 21 of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) Act and Sections 10 and 12 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act," NIMC said.
"Report extortion via actu@nimc.gov.ng or call 08157691214 or 08157691071," the National Identity Management Commission added.
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Porter Weston Robinson is an American music producer and DJ.
The song was released in August 2016 and was accompanied by the Shelter Live Tour.
As stated multiple times by Madeon and Robinson, the two had known each other for several years prior to "Shelter".
During an interview with AXS, Madeon said that he and Porter "always were a huge influence on each other as [they] learned to make music" and that they had "met long before either of [them] had a career."
At the end of the final (Seattle, Washington) show of the North American leg of the Shelter Live Tour, Robinson said that he and Madeon "met, like, ten years ago on an online message board. [They] ... were making music together at the ages of like thirteen and fifteen. ..."
In an interview with inthemix.junkee.com, Madeon said that as teens, he and Robinson mostly had "sent music back and forward for feedback" and that though they had "occasionally discussed [working together] and even had some stuff," he did not count them as "proper collaborations."
Robinson called Madeon "amazing" via Twitter on October 3, 2017.
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"And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of God is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without pay, give without pay. Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food."
Hearing Christ's command, Francis shed the last of his few belongings, put on the rough brown tunic that has become the Franciscan habit, and began cleansing lepers and preaching repentance to anyone (or any animal) that would listen. This Gospel formed the simple beginnings of the Franciscan order. Even as they grew in numbers, he demanded that his friars remain faithful to Lady Poverty, committing not even a hint of adultery.
I was reminded of St. Francis' passionate obedience to Jesus' instructions while praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary a few days ago because each of the mysteries focuses on words that leave no room for metaphorical interpretation.
First Luminous Mystery - Baptism of Jesus: The Holy Spirit descends upon Christ like a dove while a voice from Heaven says, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Second Luminous Mystery - Wedding at Cana: After Jesus tells his mother that his time has not yet come, Mary instructs the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."
Third Luminous Mystery - Proclaiming the Kingdom: Wouldn't you know, this happens to be same passage I already quoted above that inspired St. Francis to cast away all belongings, cleanse lepers, and preach repentance.
Fourth Luminous Mystery - Transfiguration: This one relates to the first two mysteries; once again there is a voice from Heaven announcing, "This is my Son," and we are instructed like Mary told the wedding servants, "Listen to Him!"
Fifth Luminous Mystery - Institution of the Eucharist: "This is My body, which is given for you. ... This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood."
Most of our Protestant brothers and sisters would dispute the literal interpretation of that last one. Sadly, in our disputing over theology, we probably disregard our duty to proclaim the Kingdom of God. And while it's easy for Christians to cast aside theology as academic stuff that gets in the way of spreading the Gospel, I can't help but think that the gift of Christ's flesh and blood in the Eucharist is what enabled the most radical proclaimers of the Kingdom, like St. Francis and Mother Theresa, to serve the way they did.
St. Francis knew that Christ was present in the Eucharist and it wasn't just academic knowledge; he drew strength and love from the Eucharist. If you read much about Mother Theresa outside of Time magazine, you'll learn very quickly that she considered Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament central to the lives of nuns in her order.
After procrastinating for some time, I am personally excited about finally scheduling an hour every Thursday morning to pray before Christ at a local Adoration chapel on my way into work. I'm sure a lot of people think that praying in the presence of a Communion wafer is clearly a waste of time. I could be out there sharing Christ's love with my friends, serving the needy, and other good works that bear fruit in our lives through faith.
Yet all these good works are nothing without making God our first priority. I'm not going to the Adoration chapel in hopes of becoming a holier person. I already have Christ and the hope of eternal life, so what do I have to gain? Rather, I'm doing it because I know that God will use that one hour a week to sanctify the rest of my week, make me a more faithful servant, and draw the people I know closer to Christ. Whatever good comes from it will not be my own doing, but merely through my submission to God.
Very insightful. I agree that the Flesh and Blood of Christ is the sustaining force that allowed saints like Mother Theresa, Maximillian Kolbe, St. Francis, Padre Pio, etc to do the remarkable works that they did.
Congrats on the new adoration hour. It will truly bring about great fruit in your life.
Since Thursday night is the night that I specifically proclaim the Kingdom of God to the world, and tonight is Wednesday night, then I feel free to make a comment on behalf of the Protestants of the Kingdom.
"Fifth Luminous Mystery - Institution of the Eucharist: 'This is My body, which is given for you. ... This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.'"
"Most of our Protestant brothers and sisters would dispute the literal interpretation of that last one."
Our course we Protestants don't dispute the literal fact of Christ giving his body and pouring out his blood as the new covenant for all who have faith in him, but what we would disagree on is that Jesus Christ, being both fully God and fully man (as we all agree accroding to the Definition of the Council of Chalcedon 451 A.D.), was, as a man, holding up his physical body in the loaf of bread and his physical blood in the wine while simultaneously reclining at the table. Also, we would note that he actually gave up his physical body and blood on the cross.
We would not go to the newspaper and try to read it as poetry and therefore we do not go to this passage, which is a figure of speech, and try to read it literally. If we did use this method of interpretation consistently then Jesus would elsewhere literally be a door, a rock, a chicken, a lamb, etc.
I do like the comment you made in last paragraph of your post.
"I can't help but think that the gift of Christ's flesh and blood in the Eucharist is what enabled the most radical proclaimers of the Kingdom, like St. Francis and Mother Theresa, to serve the way they did."
There is a sad irony in the Church constantly being accused of being too systematic or too dogmatic or too contractual, when the heart of the Church is about a physical reality.


My girlfriend has just uploaded a blog post she wrote about our recent trip to Barcelona.
In it, she accuses me of being "a philistine Yorkshireman". Here's why I don't think I am.
I am justifiably proud of my Yorkshire heritage; it is after all the best county in England, but "philistine"?
Considering the fact that Melvyn Bragg quoted me this month, in a speech he gave about culture, I would argue that this is debatable. I do concede that I have an uneducated palette, but the thing is, I know what I like; it's as simple as that.
More to the point, I know what I don't like.
It's not that I refuse to try out new food. I mean, I've eaten oysters! And as we all know (or rightly suspect) eating oysters is akin to swallowing a salty, chewy, slimy glob of lumpy snot; but in a nice way.
And so, in response to my darling girlfriend's "art and food lover's" review of our trip to Spain (and her false accusation that I am a "philistine") here is a cultured Yorkshireman's take on our foody time together in Barcelona.
The trip was a tick off of Denise's bucket list. I've been to Spain a couple of times before, but that was way, way back in my early twenties; when my only priorities had been sea, sun, sand, sangria, San Miguel, and the rest.
Denise was in charge of where we would visit while we were in Barcelona; it was one of her landmark birthdays we were celebrating after all, and I wanted us to do what she wanted us to do. I knew this meant a lot of art, a lot of architecture, and more than likely a fair few tiny portions of fancy food would be on the agenda.
She did insist on me having an opinion once or twice, and refused outright to let me get away with "I'm happy with whatever you want, darling, it's your birthday", but I was able to keep my input to a minimum.
We relied almost entirely on Denise's little notebook while we were in Barcelona; in which she'd usefully pencilled in places for us to visit, places where we could eat, and how we should get to them.
Getting to places in Barcelona involves navigating the wonderfully reliable and relatively simple Metro system there, plus a lot of walking. Barcelona is big!
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good stroll as much as the next lazy sod, but I'm more of a moocher myself; whereas Denise is most definitely a marcher. We walked 30k in three days! And a lot of that was getting from one platform to another on the aforementioned Metro. If you want to explore Barcelona, then my advice would be to wear comfortable shoes; and train well beforehand.
We didn't get to do everything Denise put on her To-Do-List, but I suspect this was more of a deliberate ploy on her part; in order to have an excuse to return at some point in the future.
I'm from Leeds; home to Leeds Kirkgate Market. Kirkgate was once a glorious landmark of the city; filled with colours, scents, sights, and sounds that captivated the senses. La Boqueria reminded me of how Leeds Kirkgate Market used to be.
There was plenty of food on display in La Boqueria that I didn't recognise. Some of the food was labelled; but with words I didn't recognise either…even the ones written in English. Like I said, I'll admit to having an uneducated palette.
Denise mockingly chided me for choosing Empanadas to eat as a snack later.
"Typical Yorkshireman, choosing a pasty" she said, as I browsed the variety of fillings available, in the selection of small, delicious looking, exotically sounding…pasties. But these weren't just Cornish Pasties, or Cheese & Onion pasties, or even your common or garden vegetable pasties. These were fancy pasties! There was even a wild mushroom and spinach empanada!
You got 3 small empanadas for one euro fifty; a pick 'n' mix, and a bargain! I picked three weird combinations. I enjoyed two of them; the third was spoiled, when Denise's slice of melon leaked onto the crust of my Wild Mushroom and Spinach.
Here's how a typical conversation with my girlfriend sounds, regarding my diet.
HER: You're impossible to cook healthy food for! You don't like vegetables! You don't like salad!
HER: You said you didn't like carrot!
ME: I said I didn't like boiled carrot, or steamed. But I like it roasted with marmalade, or raw.
HER: You don't like pasta!
ME: I know I don't, but I like potatoes. And I like seafood, and I LOVE mushrooms! And don't tell me again that you don't count potatoes as part of my five a day! And what about mushy peas?!!! They're vegetables too! You can't pick on me, just because I don't like courgettes!
You see, Denise is a chef who loves to eat healthily, whereas I like big portions of food that tastes nice. And she can't lecture me about how chips are bad for me, then gobble down bowl after bowl of the things herself; but say that it's OK, "because these are patatas bravas, not chips".
The French for potato is pomme-de-terre; which translates literally as "apple from the earth". It's a poetic name for a potato, but if you slice up an "apple from the earth", and then fry it, you're left with chips. And that unpronounceable dip you've been dipping your chips in; the one made of mayonnaise and garlic, that wouldn't be garlic mayo by any chance, would it?
Besides, how I can I be accused of making singular choices, when one night I didn't order chocolate for my pudding; opting instead for an almond tart with ice cream. The fact that they drizzled chocolate sauce on it, not mentioned on the menu, is irrelevant.
Denise on the other hand ordered crème brulee…again, and again, and again. But this wasn't just any old crème brulee of course; this was "Catalan Crème Brulee". And Catalan Crème Brulee is obviously so amazingly awesome, that experimentation with desserts goes out of the window…actually, that's a touch unfair.
Denise suffers from a number of food intolerances and allergies, so her options are often limited. But I think the fact that I chose Ice Cream and tart, over chocolate one night, proves that I'm not as predictable as Denise makes me out, in her blog.


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MILAN — Prysmian Group, a provider of energy and telecom cable systems, presented its solution to create integrated power-telecom networks. In its R&D laboratories, the company has developed a new cabling system able to bring power and ultra-broadband voice and data connection into homes. The solution, developed in particular for power utilities, allows both power and an ultra-broadband digital connection up to 1 Gbps to be delivered by the same cable.
"This is a very important innovation we're talking about, which represents an extremely effective and efficient solution to offer ultra-broadband connections to a number of users in certain areas, rapidly and at low cost," said Marcelo Andrade, R&D director at Prysmian Group. "Since its creation, Prysmian has been one of the main players involved in the most important innovations in the cable industry, and we're now proud to offer the result of our efforts in a field that affects the quality of life of all of us."
The system consists of a cable for the transport of energy, within which fiber optics are inserted, and passive connectivity. The system can also include an active electronic switch to allow transmission of information to the power cabinet and then to the substation, and a component to ensure the ultra-broadband connection.
There are many advantages of the integrated power-telecommunications system. Firstly, there is a strong reduction in network costs and implementation time, as trenching and civil works are reduced and potentially avoided. The system's performance can reach a connection speed of 1 Gbps or more, depending on the network configuration.
Prysmian produces around 18 million miles of optical fiber every year in Italy, France, The Netherlands, North America and Brazil. The Group has also recently announced the construction of a new factory in Mexico for the production of optical cables.


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While the people of the Lake Chad Basin continue to battle Boko Haram, one of the world's deadliest terrorist groups, another enemy has been steadily advancing for decades. The encroaching Sahara desert is threatening the livelihoods of more than 30 million people who depend on the basin for survival, exacerbating the current man-made crisis that has displaced over 2.4 million across Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. Warnings from the government and aid organizations are clear that if and when Boko Haram is defeated, another crisis looms over this war-torn area and will further destabilize this already fragile region.
Lake Chad has decreased in size by almost 90 percent in the last 60 years. Historical evidence and local knowledge has proven that the level of the lake fluctuates drastically over long periods of time but desertification, deforestation, climate change, resource mismanagement and massive numbers of displaced persons are not allowing the basin to replenish itself. Whole villages have followed the shrinking shoreline for decades, following the lush fertile landscape as it moves farther away from their original homes. People living in villages along the lakeshore have watched large pools of water reduced over time revealing farmable land. But that too began to disappear as increasing winds pushed sand in from the desert. Now the dry Sahel lies just beyond the lush greenery of the land surrounding the lake, as the waters of Lake Chad meet the desert after just a few hundred feet.
(Published-National Geographic 2017)


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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn)
Perspective: 1st-person, Side view
Setting: Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Published by: SEGA of America
Developed by: DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C.
Platforms: SEGA Saturn, PlayStation (PSX, PS1)
Despite the fact that 3D games were becoming more and more popular at that time, DreamWorks decided to make the game a 2D Action-platform game with 3D heroes and partly 3D environments. This was due to both the features of the gameplay, as well as easier technical implementation of a 2D game. The action of the game, as in the book, and in the film takes place on the island of Sorn - adjacent to the island of Nublar, where the events of the first part of the book and the movie took place. After the collapse of the park and research center dinosaurs, contrary to the expectations of scientists, did not become extinct, but adapted to the wild nature. All in the game there are 20 different types of dinosaurs.
In total The Lost World: Jurassic Park consists of 30 levels, united in five groups by protagonist. So, the player will manage the first 9 stages of a composer, the next 6 - hunter Jay Hammont, then 6 levels to complete as a velociraptor, 7 more - a tyrannosaurus and the last 3 - Sarah Harding - the last person to escape from the deadly islands. Depending on who the player controls, both the gameplay and the control of the main character are different. For example, the hunter and Sarah Harding are armed with a whole arsenal of small arms, the smallest kompsugnat is at the same time the most dexterous, the cyclotone must constantly hunt to maintain strength, and the tyrannosaurus is the most clumsy and slowest of all . In addition, dinosaurs can restore health by eating their victims, and for this it is necessary for people to search for first-aid kits hidden in game locations.
The goal of each level is to complete it from beginning to end. These are mainly terrestrial levels that pass through the jungle of the island or abandoned buildings, but there are also underwater levels. Some of the stages consist entirely of battles with the boss - especially a strong opponent. In addition to first-aid kits throughout the game, you can find other bonus items — game life, a tooth that makes the dinosaur stronger, or a DNA image. The latter, being fully assembled, allow the past game to see a secret video.


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Ey?let-i Cez?yir-i Ba?r-i Sef?d
Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
The Eyalet of the Archipelago in 1609
Gallipoli[1]
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The Eyalet of the Archipelago (Ottoman Turkish: ?, Ey?let-i Cez?yir-i Ba?r-i Sef?d, "Eyalet of the Islands of the White Sea")[2] was a first-level province (eyalet) of the Ottoman Empire. From its inception until the Tanzimat reforms of the mid-19th century, it was under the personal control of the Kapudan Pasha, the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Navy.
During the early period of the Ottoman Empire, the commander of the Ottoman fleet (the Derya Begi, "Bey of the Sea") also held the governorship of the sanjak of Gallipoli, which was the principal Ottoman naval base until the construction of the Imperial Arsenal under Sultan Selim I (reigned 1512-20). His province also included the isolated kazas of Galata and Izmit.[3][4]
In 1533/4, the corsair captain Hayreddin Barbarossa, who had taken over Algeria, submitted to the authority of Sultan Suleyman I (r. 1520-66). His province was expanded by the addition of the sanjaks of Kocaeli, Su?la, and Biga from the Eyalet of Anatolia, and of the sanjaks of Inebahti (Naupaktos), A?riboz (Euboea), Karli-eli (Aetolia-Acarnania), Mezistre (Mystras), and Midilli (Lesbos) from the Eyalet of Rumelia, thus forming the Eyalet of the Archipelago.[3][4] After Hayreddin's death, the province remained the domain of the Kapudan Pasha, the new title of the commander-in-chief of the navy, a position of great power and prestige: its holder was a vizier of three horsetails and a member of the Imperial Council.[3][4] As a token of this, the title of the local sub-provincial governors was not sanjak-bey but derya-bey.[3] Although the Kapudan Pashas resided in the Imperial Arsenal, Gallipoli remained the official capital (pasha-sanjak) until the 18th century.[3][4][5]
After Hayreddin's death in 1546, the sanjak of Rodos (Rhodes) also became part of the Eyalet of the Archipelago, and in 1617/8 the sanjaks of Sak?z (Chios), Nak?a (Naxos) and And?ra (Andros) were added to it.[3] Algeria became de facto independent of Ottoman control after 1642, and in ca. 1670 Cyprus was added to the eyalet. It was detached in 1703 as the personal fief (hass) of the Grand Vizier, but returned to the eyalet in 1784. Under Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha, the sanjaks of Mezistre and Karli-eli were detached and incorporated in the new Eyalet of the Morea.[3] Alone among the major Aegean islands, Crete, although conquered from the Republic of Venice in 1645-69, was never subordinated to the Eyalet of the Archipelago.[3] From 1701-1821, the office of the Dragoman of the Fleet, entrusted to a Phanariote Greek, served as intermediary between the Kapudan Pasha and the autonomous communities of the Aegean islands. In this area, the Dragoman of the Fleet enjoyed considerable authority.
By the early 19th century, the eyalet was reduced to the sanjaks of Biga (now the pasha-sanjak), Rodos, Sak?z, Midilli, Limni (Lemnos) and Cyprus.[3] As part of the Tanzimat reforms, its ties to the Kapudan Pasha were severed in 1849,[3][5] and it became the Vilayet of the Archipelago after 1867.[5] The island of Samos (Turkish Sisam), which was an autonomous principality since 1832, continued to be counted as a sanjak of the eyalet until 1867.[5] Cyprus was lost to British control in 1878, and the remainder of the vilayet was dissolved after the eastern Aegean islands were conquered by the Italians during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) and the Greeks in the First Balkan War (1912-13).[3][5]
Including Crete, its reported area in the 19th century was 9,829 square miles (25,460 km2) and its population around 700,000.[6]
The eyalet's English names are the Province of the Islands[1] or of the Archipelago.[7] Because it was commanded by the Kapudan Pasha, the head of the Ottoman navy, it was also known as the Province of the Kapudan Pasha[8] (Ottoman Turkish: Kapudanl?k-? Derya, "Captaincy of the Sea").
Dejezayr-Bahr-i-Rum
The Ottoman 'Vilâyet Djezayr Bahr-i-Sefid' for the islands was derived from an old Arabic name 'Djezayr-Bahr-i-Rum' ( ), Province of Djezayrs[1] or Dschesair,[6] the Province of the Islands of the Archipelago,[6] the Province of the Islands of the White Sea,[9] and the Eyalet of the Mediterranean Islands.[10]
According to 1550-1551 Sancak Tevcih Defteri[11]
Sanjak of Gallipoli
Sanjak of E?riboz
Sanjak of Karl?-ili
Sanjak of ?nebaht?
Sanjak of Rhodes
Sanjak of Midillü
According to Leunclavius (1588):[5]
Sanjak of Lemnos
Sanjak of Midilli
Sanjak of Sak?z
Sanjak of Nak?a Berre
Sanjak of A?riboz
Sanjak of Kavala
Sanjak of Anabolu
Aya Maura
Sanjaks of the eyalet in the 17th century:[8]
Sanjak of Gelibolu (Gallipoli)
Sanjak of A?riboz (Negropont)
Sanjak of Karl?eli (Aetolia-Acarnania)
Sanjak of ?nebaht? (Naupactus)
Sanjak of Rodos (Rhodes)
Sanjak of Midilli (Mytilene)
Sanjak of Biga (Biga)
Sanjak of Kocaeli
Between 1688 and 1702:[12]
Sanjak of De?irmenilk ve Mesentûri (Milos)
Sanjak of And?ra (Andros)
Sanjak of Senturin (Santorini)
Sanjak of Nak?a Berre (Naxos)
Sanjak of Limni (Lemnos)
Sanjak of Kavala (Kavala)
Sanjak of Midilli (Lesbos) with Eskerüs (Skyros)
Sanjak of Sak?z (Chios)
Sanjak of Mezistre (Mystras)
Sanjak of ?skenderiyye (Alexandria)
Sanjak of Dimyad (Damietta) with Re?îd (Rosetta)
Sanjak of Sla or Su?la (Ayasulu?, absent)
Sanjak of Kocaeli (?zmit)
Sanjak of De?irmenlik ve Mesentûri (Milos, absent)
Sanjak of Senturin (Santorini, absent)
Sanjak of Nak?a Berre (Naxos, absent)
Sanjak of Mora (Nafplion, muhass?ll?k)
Sanjak of Mezistre (Mystras, absent)
List of Kapudan Pashas
List of Ottoman admirals
The Eyalet of the Western Archipelago (Algiers), also held by the Kapudan Pashas
The Byzantine naval themes: Cibyrrhaeot, Aegean Sea, and Samos
^ a b c Macgregor, John. Commercial Statistics: A Digest of the Productive Resources, Commercial Legislation, Customs Tariffs, Navigation, Port, and Quarantine Laws, and Charges, Shipping, Imports and Exports, and the Monies, Weights, and Measures of All Nations. Including All British Commercial Treaties with Foreign States 2 ed., Vol. II, p. 12. Whittaker and Co. (London), 1850. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ "White Sea" being the Ottoman Turkish name for the Mediterranean.
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^ a b c d e f Birken, Andreas (1976). Die Provinzen des Osmanischen Reiches. Beihefte zum Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen Orients (in German). 13. Reichert. pp. 101-108. ISBN 9783920153568.
^ a b c The Popular Encyclopedia; or, Conversations Lexicon. Revised ed. Vol. VI, pp. 698 & 701. Blackie & Son (London), 1862. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ MacKay, Pierre. "Acrocorinth in 1668, a Turkish Account." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 37(4), 386-397. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ a b Çelebi, Evliya. Trans. by von Hammer, Joseph. Narrative of travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the seventeenth century, Vol. 1, p. 91. Parbury, Allen, & Co. (London), 1834. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ Süssheim, K. "A? DE?IZ." Encyclopaedia of Islam: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography, and Biography of the Muhammadan Peoples. E.J. Brill and Luzac & Co. (Leiden), 1938. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ Greene, Molly. A Shared World: Christians and Muslims in the Early Modern Mediterranean, p. 22. Princeton University Press (Princeton), 2002. Accessed 10 September 2011.
^ Emecen, Feridun (1998). "Osmanl? Ta?ra Te?kilât?n?n Kaynaklar?ndan 957-958 (1550-1551) Tarihli Sancak Tevcîh Defteri (42 sayfa belge ile birlikte)". Belgeler. XIX: 53-98 – via Türk Tarih Kurumu.
^ a b c Orhan K?l?ç, XVII. Yüzy?l?n ?lk Yar?s?nda Osmanl? Devleti'nin Eyalet ve Sancak Te?kilatlanmas?, Osmanl?, Cilt 6: Te?kilât, Yeni Türkiye Yay?nlar?, p. 104. (Ankara) 1999. ISBN 975-6782-09-9. (in Turkish)
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NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Multiple Planets Orbiting Twin Suns
NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first transiting circumbinary system -- multiple planets orbiting two suns -- 4,900 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Cygnus, proving that more than one planets can form and survive in orbit around a binary star.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
When a planet passes directly between a star and its observer, it dims the star's light by a measurable amount. Light curves get complicated when more planets are transiting a star. The combined li...
Transit Method Different Planet Sizes
A new NASA-sponsored website, DiskDetective.org, lets the public discover embryonic planetary systems hidden among data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.
Disk Detective: Search for Planetary Habitats
This artist's animation flies through the Kepler-20 star system, where NASA's Kepler mission discovered the first Earth-size planets around a star beyond our own. The system is jam-packed with five...
Kepler-20, An Unusual Planetary System
Animation of the Kepler spacecraft ejecting its dust cover.
Kepler: Ejection of the Dust Cover
Light from a distant star is bent and focused by gravity as a planet passes between the star and Earth.
HD 80606b is a gas giant planet in an eccentric orbit around its star. Every 111 days, the planet passes within 2.8 million miles of the star's surface. Animated with dissolves between frames.
Spitzer Exoplanet Observation of HD 80606b
This slide provides the answers to common questions about black holes.
Black Holes Q&A
Daniel Fabrycky from the Kepler science team put together a visualization of all the multiple-planet systems discovered by the Kepler spacecraft as of February of 2011.
Kepler Orrery II
Animation of Kepler spacecraft slowly rotating in space.
Kepler "Beauty Shot"
Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity.
Distant Planet May Be On Its Second Atmosphere, NASA's Hubble Finds
NASA has confirmed more than 5,000 worlds beyond our solar system during 30 years of exploration. There are billions of exoplanets in our galaxy alone, so many more discoveries await.
Video: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets -- and Counting
Volunteers using DiskDetective, a NASA-sponsored citizen science website to find potential planetary nurseries, have made 1 million classifications in less than a year. Goddard astrophysicist Marc ...
'Disk Detectives' Top 1 Million Classifications in Search for Planetary Habitats
Astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting plan...
NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The Habitable Zone
This animated slide explains and illustrates the astronomical objects present throughout the universe stretching from our solar system outward.
Astronomical Objects Through the History of the Universe
The habitable zone is the distance from a star where one can have liquid water on the surface of a planet. If a planet is too close to its parent star, it will be too hot and water would have evapo...
Comparative Life Zones of Stars (without text)
The results from Kepler will come from measuring the brightness of the stars. The data will look like an EKG showing the heart beat. Whenever a planet passes in front of its parent star as viewed f...
Kepler Transit Graph
Animation of HAT-P-7 light curve with magnified y-axis to better show the occultation dip in brightness. When the planet passes behind the star, light that is reflecting off the planet from the sta...
HAT-P-7 Light Curve Magnified
The Kepler mission found 1,284 new planets via the transit method. When a planet passes directly between its star and an observer, it dims the star's light by a measurable amount.
5 Ways to Find a Planet- Transits
Depiction of a world completely covered with ocean.
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), the most versatile spectrograph ever to fly on Hubble, ceased operations in August 2004 due to the failure of its power supply. The STIS instrument's ac...
STIS Repair: The Quest for Renewed Exploration
This slide explains the radial velocity method for exoplanet detection.
Exoplanet Detection: Radial Velocity Method
Overview of Kepler mission
A night test of a small-scale starshade model shows how the starshade could block bright light from telescopes.
Starshade desert testing
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will reveal secrets of clouds in the atmospheres of exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system.
Video: Lifting the Veil on Exoplanet Clouds
On this episode of Q&Alien, we talk about what the term "habitable zone" means - and what it doesn't.
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Saint-Loup-Nantouard ist eine Gemeinde im französischen Département Haute-Saône in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wird Saint-Loup im Jahr 1282. Im Mittelalter gehörte das Dorf zur Freigrafschaft Burgund und darin zum Gebiet des Bailliage d'Amont. Saint-Loup bildete ein Lehen, zu dem seit 1292 auch Nantouard gehörte. Das um 1292 errichtete Schloss wurde 1637 im Rahmen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges von Truppen des Herzogs Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar in Brand gesteckt. Zusammen mit der Franche-Comté gelangte Saint-Loup mit dem Frieden von Nimwegen 1678 definitiv an Frankreich. Seit Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts hieß der Ort Saint-Loup-lès-Gray zur Unterscheidung von anderen Gemeinden desselben Namens. Zu einer Gebietsveränderung kam es 1972, als das vorher selbständige Nantouard mit Saint-Loup zur Doppelgemeinde Saint-Loup-Nantouard fusionierte. Heute ist Saint-Loup-Nantouard Mitglied des 16 Ortschaften umfassenden Gemeindeverbandes Communauté de communes du Val de Gray.

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Die Kirche von Saint-Loup wurde im 19. Jahrhundert im Stil der Neugotik erbaut. Sie besitzt eine reiche Ausstattung, darunter ein Taufbecken aus dem 15. Jahrhundert, zwei vergoldete Statuen (18. Jahrhundert) und verschiedene Reliquien aus dem 16. und 17. Jahrhundert.

Nahe der Morte steht das Château de Saint-Loup, das ursprünglich aus dem späten 13. Jahrhundert stammt. Aus dieser Zeit sind Turmfundamente erhalten. Das neue Schloss wurde im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert errichtet. Bemerkenswert sind auch die Kapelle mit ihrer gotischen Ausstattung und der große Landschaftspark.

Bevölkerung

Mit 120 Einwohnern (2007) gehört Saint-Loup-Nantouard zu den kleinsten Gemeinden des Département Haute-Saône. Nachdem die Einwohnerzahl in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts abgenommen hatte (1906 wurden noch 173 Personen gezählt), wurden seit Beginn der 1970er Jahre nur noch geringe Schwankungen verzeichnet.

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Saint-Loup-Nantouard war bis weit ins 20. Jahrhundert hinein ein vorwiegend durch die Landwirtschaft (Ackerbau, Obstbau und Viehzucht) und die Forstwirtschaft geprägtes Dorf. Außerhalb des primären Sektors gibt es nur wenige Arbeitsplätze im Dorf. Einige Erwerbstätige sind auch Wegpendler, die in den größeren Ortschaften der Umgebung ihrer Arbeit nachgehen.

Der Ort liegt abseits der größeren Durchgangsachsen an einer Departementsstraße, die von Velesmes-Échevanne nach Sauvigney-lès-Gray führt.

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The consolation prize is meant for 2nd tier winner who has gotten around 10 LP at the end of 10 sessions. This number is a range of number, for example, the highest between 8~14. This range of number will be decided after 7/8 sessions after I see the LP distribution amongst players. Basically, the idea is that players should only be allowed to compete for either of the prizes and there is no case of intentionally losing. Perhaps more rules might be implemented to prevent players from rigging their results at session 9/10. For example, announcing which players to be no longer qualified for the consolation prize after 8 sessions.
To win the league, a player has to acquire as many LP as possible in 10 sessions.
Note: The LP allocation to 1st and 4th has been altered. This place higher emphasis on getting 1st and equal emphasis on avoiding 4th.
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Note: For this league, the cap has been decreased from 100 to 80 since the period of time is now fixed at 10 sessions instead of 1 year.
To reach 80 AP takes about 12 games, around 5 weeks assuming you attend every session.Having this system in placed caters to non-competitive players that the league do not appeal to. So for players who play recreationally who may not be too particular with the results will still be given the priority to play as long as they stay committed in attending session regularly. Any players who commit regularly regardless of skills will eventually reached the capped level of 100 AP and acquire the highest possibly priority to play. But definitely getting 1st will earn you more AP in a faster manner so we still encourage recreational players to try their best to win and achieve the best result they can.
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After demobilization in 1946, he returned to Kemerovo and got a job in Kemerovo workshops of Art Fund. Due to the high efficiency achieved considerable success and recognition in the Kemerovo region, Novosibirsk region and republican, All-Russian Exhibition in Moscow. A significant role in the creation played the numerous trips to so-called "Academic Dacha". Art lessons, teamwork and direct communication with the artists enriched his skills.
In the 1965-67 he was chairman of the Kemerovo branch of Union of Artists of the RSFSR.
No doubt his paintings, whether portraits, sketches, genre scenes painted in the village, or industrial motifs, or Siberian landscapes are symbols of great events and common destiny. They show the spiritual powers of man. Every work of the master – is primarily a history of Kuzbass page, of indigenous peoples, and workers who live in the land of the Kuznetsk.
He was a member of the Central Auditing Commission of the RSFSR Union of Artists (1972). His works exhibited in Czechoslovakia and Hungary (1980). Exhibitions of works held in 1967 and 1970 (Kemerovo), and in 1981 (Moscow).
Soviet artist Alexandr Kirchanov died on July 27, 1987 (Kemerovo). In 1989, appeared a memorial museum of the artist in his last workshop in Kemerovo regional museum. In addition, his works are kept in museums of Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk.


The healthcare industry is rife with examples of where technology advances have led to improved diagnoses and treatments that have saved lives and improved society's overall condition. Except in one area — customer service.
Despite all the life-saving advances we've witnessed, visiting a doctor or hospital is still a chore for many people. You know you're often in for a good, long wait; you may be subjected to repeated questions; and you'll probably leave with a laundry list of unanswered questions of your own.
Or maybe not. Innovations in outcome-oriented, patient-centered healthcare are finally beginning to deliver benefits to healthcare consumers directly. And if recent market announcements come to fruition, we're at the threshold of a major disruption (for the better) in how healthcare services are delivered.
As George Mathew, MD, writes in a DXC Technology report entitled "Emergence of the 'Smart Hospital' and beyond: What's next for providers?" hospital care is rapidly moving out of large, centralized facilities and into the home.
IT innovations over the past few decades have focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of patient record maintenance, scheduling and other back-office processes. Now, as use of electronic health records becomes more widespread, healthcare providers are beginning to identify outward-looking opportunities that create new revenue and have more direct patient benefits.
As Mathew notes, the concept of the Smart Hospital encompasses multiple elements that touch patients directly, including an improved patient experience with more self-direction and self-selection. It will foster more patient-provider collaboration that will help patients feel more connected to their treatment regimen, more likely to follow it and, as a result, more likely to benefit. A raft of connected smart devices is enabling a boom in home care and monitoring that brings the hospital into the home. That will reduce the frequency of patient visits, which benefits at-home patients as well as those who still need an in-person visit.
Amazon has announced a joint venture with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to create an organization "free from profit-making incentives" to manage employee health and satisfaction.
Apple recently announced it will hire doctors to provide healthcare to the Apple employee population. This, in combination with its new Health Records app, enables a better patient experience in healthcare.
Verily, the healthcare and life sciences arm of Alphabet (parent of Google), is offering to enter population health or care management insurance — by enabling a payer (government, employer or private insurance) to reduce costs and assume some of the financial risk.
Announcements by these new players put them at odds with traditional providers. But if the past is any guide, both groups will find beneficial reasons to work together — not the least of which is to put patients at the center of the services they deliver.