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Q&A with Muthi Nhlema: Time Travel, Nelson Mandela, and Digital Publishing
By Stephanie Santana on 13 April , 2015 • ( 0 )
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Malawian writer Muthi Nhlema's story "Ta O'Reva," about a time-traveling Nelson Mandela, is competing in a "Long-Short Story Contest" held by online publisher Freeditorial. The contest, which will conclude on July 4, 2015, will be decided by the highest number of downloads as well as literary merit and offers sizable prize money: first place $15,000, second $5,000, and third $2,000. I interviewed Nhlema and asked him about his story (which you can download here), Malawian sci-fi, and digital publishing.
Story synopsis: "As a troubled young black man brutally murders an Afrikaner farmer in modern-day rural South Africa, NELSON MANDELA is brought back to life in a post-apocalyptic future where he is forced to question his legacy and face what maybe the hardest decision of his life: should he save South Africa, again? This question takes him on a new walk to freedom whose repercussions ripple through time from the fall of Apartheid to the rise of a resistance army determined to revive the promise of the Rainbow Nation."
Stephanie Bosch Santana for AiW: How did you find out about Freeditorial and how does it work?
Muthi Nhlema: I receive blogs from a website called Write to Done, a writing blog by a woman named Mary Jaksch. She basically sends information, tips on writing, and so I read about a lot of that stuff. She sent a link to that competition, and I saw it and thought I'd give it a shot.
Does Freeditorial retain rights to the story?
At the moment, yes. If I don't win, the story will still be on the site and people can still download it for free. But there is an opportunity that even if I don't win, they might decide to buy the story from me if they want to promote it more and if they feel the story is worth selling.
How did you get the idea for this particular story?
Oh, ok, (chuckles), where do I start. The idea primarily came around the time that Nelson Mandela was in and out of hospital—when it was very clear the world was getting ready for him passing on at any moment. There was a time when the world accepted that reality. It intrigued me how people were taking to that eventuality, but a number of things led up to the story. Firstly, there were some news reports online about white South Africans being afraid for their lives because they felt that a number of black South Africans didn't take revenge for apartheid because Nelson Mandela was still alive. I thought that was quite interesting because I hadn't really thought of it that way.
I look at South Africa now, and I see South Africa as a melting pot of racial tension because of a lot of unresolved issues from the past, things that maybe most people felt they had gotten over but they still simmer under the surface for many South Africans. So that was the first thing that inspired me. And the second thing, very briefly, was a quote I came across from Nelson Mandela that said, "I've never been comfortable with my depiction as a demigod."
Muthi Nhlema
What does it mean for you as a southern African, as a Malawian, to write about South Africa?
South Africa is the example for a lot of African countries in a number of aspects, whether it's economically, culturally, or politically. As a southern African I look to South Africa in many many ways. Perfect example, Trevor Noah taking over the Daily Show. South Africa also hosted the World Cup five years ago. South Africa sets the trend and demystifies a lot of stereotypes and the deficit view of Africa—you know that Africa is this basket case of problems and this thing that needs to be solved. As a Malawian, when I look specifically at Nelson Mandela, he's an inspiration for many people in many many ways. His leadership, his humanity. I think he transcends his nationality. What he did, especially when he was released from prison, not to take vengeance against his captors was just amazing. He became an example not just for southern Africans but for humanity as a whole. So I think it's something I connected with as an African because of what South Africa is to me; it's this beacon of hope that we can do better if we do things differently. That said, I know there are certain things under the surface that challenge that dream and that hope, and I was hoping that in this story I could bring out some of those issues as well.
Why set this story in the future? Why play with time travel the way that you did?
I'm a science fiction geek (laughs). I love sci-fi and particularly I'm a big fan of time travel. When I was a young boy I used to read Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick. I'm also hugely into movies, and one of my favorite films of all time is Back to the Future II. I think it's because of this idea of going back to change things and to do things differently, to get a second chance at life. That's something that makes me gravitate to sci-fi for one, and particularly time travel. As for setting it in the future, I wanted to give myself a challenge. I had not written sci-fi before. Secondly, I wanted to get across, not a specific message, but to depict a certain potentiality, even as ridiculous as it may be. I wanted to take a simple idea and extrapolate it over time. If the racial tensions that we see in South Africa were to be extrapolated 100 years in the future, what would that look like? I played around with a number of scenarios to create this post-apocalyptic future where racial tensions have completely destroyed the Rainbow Nation and the dream that Mandela had for it to the point that the people in the future feel that the only way they can get back on their feet is to bring back Mandela through a series of cloning and synthetics and also consciousness being digitized and uploaded into clones.
I know you recently participated in a writing workshop with Shadreck Chikoti called Imagine Africa 500. You're a sci-fi geek, but why do you think sci-fi and fantasy are so appealing right now to other Malawian writers as well?
I think the growing appeal of sci-fi and fantasy is rooted in the dissatisfaction that local writers have with reading all of this fantasy written by other authors; it doesn't have to be Western—there's a fantasy writer in Nigeria, Nnedi Okorafor. There is the sense that all we write about are modern day problems: HIV/AIDS, child abuse, corruption. Those are real problems, and I don't want to downplay their importance, but we want to also read our own version of Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, and various other sci-fi and fantasy classics, to have our own stories as Malawians. Of course, in other countries across Africa, you've seen numerous attempts at going into sci-fi, fantasy, magical realism, but in Malawi there's the idea that if we tell stories it has to be rooted in reality or be a fable with a message. So there's a dissatisfaction with that paradigm of fiction, and wanting to maybe still take the sense of moralism in some cases, but to explore it in other avenues, other universes, and other planes of the imagination. Sitting in that workshop I got a sense that it's that dissatisfaction, that people want to tell their own stories set in the future, or outer space, but still have it be a great story.
How much of an impact is digital publishing having in Malawi today?
There are a lot of challenges in terms of people accessing content, whether hard copy or soft copy. Hard copy because there aren't a lot of outlets. Even if you have a book out, most book stores won't stock it on the shelf. Digital publishing is also quite challenging firstly because of access to the content and secondly because we don't have a strong culture of reading. The other dimension of it is that even those who are reading don't read Malawian content. So even if they can access it, have got an internet connection, and can easily download it, they just don't gravitate to Malawian content the way they would to West African content or European or American content. There is a perceived assumption that the quality of Malawian content is poor. So for me, in using this platform of Freeditorial, and getting people to download the story, I hope people see that by the mere fact of its being accepted, it meets a certain quality standard. I want to get people to see that Malawians can write as well, and that there are other alternative formats you can use to access content, on your phone, your laptop, or any other digital device. I'm not hoping to change the world with this one publication, but I'm trying to show writers that there are other avenues they can use.
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I suoi abitanti si chiamano tofesi.

La frazione è costituita da due centri: Villa Tofo e Sant'Eleuterio.

Villa Tofo si trova su una collina dalla quale la vista spazia sulla catena del Gran Sasso e sulla Montagna dei Fiori,  secondo la tradizione deriva il suo nome dal tufo, una roccia sedimentaria calcarea porosa, tenera e friabile che si trova nei pressi.

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La costruzione è modesta, ma costruita grazie al contributo economico e al lavoro dei tofesi.
Parte del materiale fu reperito da una casa colonica fatiscente di proprietà della curia vescovile.
Il signor Mario Cerino di Monticelli donò il terreno e il geom. Giovanni Di Felice realizzò il progetto e ne fu il direttore dei lavori.

Lo stesso impegno gli abitanti lo hanno dimostrato nella realizzazione del locale campo di calcetto. Dagli anni sessanta del novecento è iniziata l'industrializzazione del paese.

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Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di Teramo

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Scenario Outline:
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"It's a beautiful thing to be able to feed your community, especially in a food desert."
Frances Madeson
Image Credit: Cooperative Jackson
A little over a year ago Abrianni Perry, a 28-year-old transplant from Houston, came to Cooperation Jackson to learn about cooperatives from people who've been doing it for decades. She's been happily plunging her hands into the rich West Jackson, Mississippi ever since.
"It's a beautiful thing to be able to feed your community, especially in a food desert," she says as she works the seven acres of the Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust's Freedom Farm in anticipation of the fall growing season. "The dirt is soft, and when it's wet I feel like a little kid making mud pies. When a nice breeze comes by, and a cloud provides shade, it's like God kissed you on the forehead."
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This summer Freedom Farm yielded two tons of melons and veggies, about double last year's total — which was harmed by a particularly hot growing season. "This year we adjusted by putting shading over the plants," Perry explained. "But if climate change continues, how will we have food from the gardens? Everything is burning up."
Abrianni Perry, Freedom Farm anchor
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The program is one of many run by Cooperation Jackson (CJ), a cooperative federation and solidarity economy catalyzer co-founded in Jackson in 2014 by Kali Akuno and Sacajawea Hall. Funded through coop member dues, grants, major donors and money earned from selling the harvest at a fair price.
Kali Akuno, co-founder of Cooperation Jackson
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Fighting food deserts
According to the Mississippi Food Network the state leads the nation in hunger, and the county where Cooperation Jackson is located is an epicenter with "more hungry people in Hinds County (61,720) alone than in the entire state of North Dakota (55,710)"; and food deserts, mapped by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, are prevalent in both rural areas and urban centers like West Jackson. Urban food deserts are defined as areas where citizens must traverse more than a mile to reach a grocery store, where low income limits their purchasing power, and where residents lack adequate transportation to get to their nearest store. According to Kali Akuno, CJ's co-founder, the number of grocery stores operational in Jackson has dropped to 15 total and none are within walking distance of West Jackson where many people have no vehicles or Internet access and limited and spotty access to public transportation.
"In this neighborhood, the convenience store at the former gas station is the main source of food, and before that it was the Dollar General," says Akuno. The food they found there was boxed and processed, rich in salt and low in nutrients, he continues, calling an environment where canned corn priced cheaper than a fresh stalk and calling it "a straight-up type of warfare in our communities."
In a normal year, the vast majority of Freedom Farm's organically grown, pesticide-free produce is sold at two farmers markets in Jackson. But because of COVID-19, this year much of it was given away to support mutual aid efforts. "There is a great need," says Akuno.
But in the normal course, coop members and residents of their immediate community can buy food at CJ's headquarters at the Kuwasi Balagoon Center when sales are announced or when CJ sets up tables outside during harvest season and people stop by. CJ is in the process of developing a delivery operation to spread their reach.
"We know our people will eat greens three or four times a week," Akuno says. "It's a cultural staple, if it's affordable."
Freedom Farm hopes to open The People's Grocery Store by year's end. Named in honor of a grocery store that was opened in Memphis in 1889. That store's African-American proprietor, Thomas Moss, was lynched in 1892.
CJ has accelerated their planned opening amid the pandemic. "One of the lessons we learned from [Hurricane] Katrina is that we cannot rely on the government to come to our aid," Akuno says. "The state really is an instrument of class rule and doesn't have any interest in protecting working class people in the long haul."
The Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust holds the future grocery coop building in trust and charges no rent. Much of the inventory of fresh produce will be provided by Freedom Farm, with the rest coming from other local African-American growers. The significant cost savings from not having to pay rent or buy most inventory allow The People's Grocery to keep prices low.
A café planned for the premises will eventually serve as home base for a retrofitted food truck designed by Nandini Bagchee, an architecture professor at City College of New York. The People's Grocery will also produce its own food, with fish and vegetables grown in a vertical aquaponics and hydroponics system. Waste from the fish will help fertilize the plants.
Analise Sesay, Freedom Farm's newest staff member will expand the herb gardens
"We couldn't have done this six months ago," Akuno says, referring to the 3-D printing operation that is producing the key components for the hydroponics operation. That leap in technological acumen came as CJ's Community Production Center labored to meet the emergency need for masks at the outset of the pandemic. "From doing the PPE mask production, they've mastered the skills with the plastics and the molding," Akuno adds.
On three separate visits between 2016 and 2018, Akuno and other CJ leaders studied indoor food growing systems at the Green Fab Lab in Barcelona. They learned about a process called moss voltaics which fuels plant-reading censors that detect how much heat, light and water certain plants need.
"It runs primarily off the energy generated by the moss that you're growing on the aquaponics/hydroponics thing," Akuno says in a rush of geeky delight. "You don't have to have extra batteries, the plants themselves provide the energy."
Spreading the wealth
The COVID-19 pandemic has added to West Jackson's existing food insecurity problems — so CJ has continued to expand operations. "This is just the first wave," Akuno says. "COVID-19 will become a common occurrence over time like its cousin the flu. But, it's likely to remain far more deadly for years to come."
He also worries that the continued degradation of public health systems, ecological damage and authoritarian drift of government leave society ill-prepared to handle future health crises. In the meantime, the price of essential goods continues to rise with the USDA noting the consumer price index for food has risen 4.1 percent since July 2019.
So CJ is encouraging community members to bolster their own food security with small backyard gardens, growing in coordination with neighbors. Residents can learn to farm by volunteering in Freedom Farm's permaculture or conventional gardens, attending classes or scheduling an at-home consultation with the Freedom Farm workers, also known as "anchors."
"We are two generations away from growing food in our backyards and out of pots," says Sister Imani Olugbala Aziz, Freedom Farm anchor and program coordinator. "We used to do that, our grandparents did that, but the art of growing food is nearly lost upon these generations. So we're trying to reintroduce it to show young people what is food and what is not, what can be used for medicine, and not. It does something to your spirit, to be out there in the sun and attaching yourself to the energies of the soil."
Imani Olugbala Aziz, Freedom Farm anchor and program coordinator
It's clear the project is gaining momentum. CJ is growing large quantities of kale on another Freedom Farm site outside the city limits. The harvested kale will be processed into kale chips at the CPC, and distributed in partnership with Community Movement Builders out of Atlanta, a sister organization.
"2021, it's going to be out there," Akuno says.
Another five acres there will be devoted to an experiment in industrial hemp cultivation, now permissible under state law with appropriate licensing. "For us, it means we can grow the materials that we need for the long-term sustainable housing — hemp and bamboo," Akuno says.
In the meantime, back at Freedom Farm central, Perry reports they're building a water cachement system that will hold a 100-gallon water tank for irrigation and, if necessary, drinking water. She recalls a recent visit to the garden with her nephew.
"He'd come into the garden and help me pull weeds," she says. "Seeing that made me really happy, the next generation. He'd say, 'I'm going there to eat!' And my niece who lives in Houston is taking up farming, too."
The Transformative Cities Initiative, hosted by the Transnational Institute, provided research and reporting support for this article.
Cooperation Jackson is one of twelve inspiring stories of local transformation shortlisted for the 2020 Transformative Cities People's Choice Award. Transformative Cities is a global process to search and support transformative practices and responses that are tackling global crises at the local level. You can still vote for the initiative that you find deserves more attention and resources to scale up until the 16th of November at: https://transformativecities.org.
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Grand Army of the Republic. Anna M. Ross Post No. 94. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Grand Army of the Republic. E. D. Baker Post No. 8. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
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Grand Army of the Republic Museum & Library fragmentary records group
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The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a membership organization for Civil War veterans. Descendants of Civil War veterans are eligible for membership in Sons of Union Veterans (SUV). The Grand Army of the Republic Museum & Library fragmentary records group, 1867-1995, is comprised of incomplete records from various GAR and SUV organizations, consisting of one record or volume per Post/Camp. Common record types in the collection are membership records, Death Benefits Association records, cemetery books, and war memorial sketch books detailing of veterans' Civil War service. (View full finding aid.)
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The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a membership organization for Civil War veterans. Descendants of Civil War veterans are eligible for membership in Sons of Union Veterans (SUV). The Grand Army of the Republic Museum & Library fragmentary records group, 1867-1995, is comprised of incomplete records from various GAR and SUV organizations, consisting of one record or volume per Post/Camp. Common record types in the collection are membership records, Death Benefits Association records, cemetery books, and war memorial sketch books detailing of veterans' Civil War service.
Membership Records of E. D. Baker Post No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic
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E. D. Baker Post No. 8 was active in Philadelphia, PA, from the 1860s to the 1930s. The Membership Records of E. D. Baker Post No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1931, include member's names, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, details on service in Civil war, as well as other details. (View full finding aid.)
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E. D. Baker Post No. 8 was active in Philadelphia, PA, from the 1860s to the 1930s. The Membership Records of E. D. Baker Post No. 8, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1931, include member's names, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, details on service in Civil war, as well as other details.
Post History Records of the Anna M. Ross Post No. 94, Grand Army of the Republic
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G.A.R. members established Anna M. Ross Post No. 94 in Philadelphia on November 17, 1874. The Post History Records of the Anna M. Ross Post No. 94, Grand Army of the Republic, 1897-1910s, are made up of war memorial sketch books detailing members' Civil War service. (View full finding aid.)
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G.A.R. members established Anna M. Ross Post No. 94 in Philadelphia on November 17, 1874. The Post History Records of the Anna M. Ross Post No. 94, Grand Army of the Republic, 1897-1910s, are made up of war memorial sketch books detailing members' Civil War service.
Records of Ellis Post No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Ellis Post No. 6. (Philadelphia, Pa).
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The Grand Army of the Republic Ellis Post No. 6 was founded in 1879 by General Louis Wagner in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The Records of Ellis Post No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic, 1879-1939, consist of financial records, membership records, and war memorial sketch books detailing members' Civil War service. (View full finding aid.)
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The Grand Army of the Republic Ellis Post No. 6 was founded in 1879 by General Louis Wagner in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The Records of Ellis Post No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic, 1879-1939, consist of financial records, membership records, and war memorial sketch books detailing members' Civil War service.
Records of Garfield Lodge No. 19, Order of the Shepherds of Bethlehem
Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem. Garfield Lodge No. 19. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
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The Garfield Lodge No. 19 was a women's auxilliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Records of Garfield Lodge No. 19, Order of the Shepards of Bethlehem, 1899-1917, consist of four volumes of minutes of the lodge. (View full finding aid.)
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The Garfield Lodge No. 19 was a women's auxilliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. The Records of Garfield Lodge No. 19, Order of the Shepards of Bethlehem, 1899-1917, consist of four volumes of minutes of the lodge.
Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. General D. B. Birney Post No. 63. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
The General D. B. Birney Post No. 63 was formed in Philadelphia in 1874. The Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic, 1874-1935, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records. (View full finding aid.)
The General D. B. Birney Post No. 63 was formed in Philadelphia in 1874. The Records of General D. B. Birney Post No. 63, Grand Army of the Republic, 1874-1935, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records.
Records of J.K. Taylor Post No. 182, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. J.K. Taylor Post No. 182. (Bethlehem, Pa.).
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The J. K. Taylor Post No. 182 was established in 1869 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was active until the 1920s. The Records of J.K. Taylor Post No. 182, Grand Army of the Republic, 1869-1944, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records. There are also general orders, scrapbooks, correspondence, Burial Fund Association records, and descriptions of members' Civil War service. (View full finding aid.)
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The J. K. Taylor Post No. 182 was established in 1869 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was active until the 1920s. The Records of J.K. Taylor Post No. 182, Grand Army of the Republic, 1869-1944, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records. There are also general orders, scrapbooks, correspondence, Burial Fund Association records, and descriptions of members' Civil War service.
Records of Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Post No. 2. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
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The Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 2 was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Records of Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic, 1870-1950s, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records from Post No. 2 as well as General Orders, scrapbooks, and correspondence. There are also war memorial sketch books which contain detailed histories of member's service in the Civil War. (View full finding aid.)
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The Grand Army of the Republic Post No. 2 was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Records of Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic, 1870-1950s, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records from Post No. 2 as well as General Orders, scrapbooks, and correspondence. There are also war memorial sketch books which contain detailed histories of member's service in the Civil War.
Records of the Colonel Lytle Post No. 240, Grand Army of the Republic
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Colonel Lytle Post No. 240 was chartered on April 10, 1882 and was active in Eerie, PA, in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The Records of the Colonel Lythe Post No. 240, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1910s, consist of administrative and membership records. (View full finding aid.)
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Colonel Lytle Post No. 240 was chartered on April 10, 1882 and was active in Eerie, PA, in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The Records of the Colonel Lythe Post No. 240, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1910s, consist of administrative and membership records.
Records of the Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives
Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives.
Extent: 3.5 linear feet
The Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives in Philadelphia was established in 1894 as a place for Civil War veterans and their spouses to spend their later years. The records of the Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives, 1892-1951, document the administration of the Home and many aspects of the daily lives of the residents. (View full finding aid.)
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The Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives in Philadelphia was established in 1894 as a place for Civil War veterans and their spouses to spend their later years. The records of the Home for Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Wives, 1892-1951, document the administration of the Home and many aspects of the daily lives of the residents.
Records of Town Post No. 46, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Town Post No. 46. (Bethlehem, Pa.).
Extent: 0.5 linear feet ((2 volumes and 1 file in 1 box))
J. K. Taylor Post No. 182 was active in Bethlehem, PA, from the 1860s to the 1930s. The Records of Town Post No. 46, Grand Army of the Republic, 1860s-1930s, consist of membership records of the Post. (View full finding aid.)
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J. K. Taylor Post No. 182 was active in Bethlehem, PA, from the 1860s to the 1930s. The Records of Town Post No. 46, Grand Army of the Republic, 1860s-1930s, consist of membership records of the Post.
Records of Winfield Scott Post No. 114, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Winfield Scott Post No. 114. (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Extent: 0.5 linear feet ((1 volume and 1 folder in 1 box))
Winfield Scott Post No. 114 met in Philadelphia, PA near the location of 2054-56 Ridge Avenue. It appears to have been active from 1911 through 1934, although it may have been active in the 1870s also. Records of Winfield Scott Post No. 114, Grand Army of the Republic, 1911-1934, consist of the Post's membership records. (View full finding aid.)
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Winfield Scott Post No. 114 met in Philadelphia, PA near the location of 2054-56 Ridge Avenue. It appears to have been active from 1911 through 1934, although it may have been active in the 1870s also. Records of Winfield Scott Post No. 114, Grand Army of the Republic, 1911-1934, consist of the Post's membership records.
Records of Zook Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic. Zook Post No. 11. (Norristown, Pa.).
Extent: 0.5 cubic feet ((1 volume and 1 file in 1 box))
Zook Post No. 11 was active in Norristown, PA, from 1866 to the early 1900s. The Records of Zook Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1900s, contain one bound volume and one file of Post membership records. (View full finding aid.)
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Zook Post No. 11 was active in Norristown, PA, from 1866 to the early 1900s. The Records of Zook Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1900s, contain one bound volume and one file of Post membership records.
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Develop a standalone Spark Structured Streaming application (using IntelliJ IDEA) that runs a streaming query that loads CSV files and prints their content out to the console.

The query should use `csv` streaming source and `console` streaming sink.

Use `sbt package` and `spark-submit` to run the application.

Module: **Spark Structured Streaming**

Duration: **30 mins**

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## Solution

```scala
import org.apache.spark.sql.SparkSession
import org.apache.spark.sql.streaming.{OutputMode, Trigger}

object StreamingCsvApp extends App {

  val spark = SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate

  case class Person(id: Long, name: String)

  import org.apache.spark.sql.Encoders
  val schema = Encoders.product[Person].schema

  import scala.concurrent.duration._
  val q = spark
    .readStream
    .option("header", true)
    .schema(schema)
    .csv("csv-input/*.csv")
    .writeStream
    .format("console")
    .outputMode(OutputMode.Append)
    .queryName("from-csv-to-console")
    .trigger(Trigger.ProcessingTime(5.seconds))
    .start

  q.awaitTermination()
  spark.stop()
}
```
-->


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International payments fintech is responding to the cost-of-living crisis by launching a brand-new lightweight suite of point-of-sale (POS) solutions, which it states will create "an entry-level POS product" for the tiniest independent companies.
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In the US, there's a counterpart, the SumUp Point of Sale, which states the company is powered by the app. Again, there are no monthly costs and a 2.65% charge per transaction.
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In a declaration, SumUp continues: "Unlike what the marketplace offers today, it's ready to utilize immediately, comes with free pre-installed software, and [has] no membership charges."
has also unveiled brand-new features to POS Pro– its advanced POS product that lets merchants, especially bars and dining establishments, send out several orders to the kitchen simultaneously. The brand-new functions will be offered in the UK and Ireland, France, Spain and Germany. The London-based business supports more than 3.5 mn merchants in over 30 markets worldwide and is doing its bit to use its success for good: has actually pledged to donate 1% of future net incomes to ecological causes in the fight against climate change.
he SumUp POS terminal idea, and undoubtedly the other products in the variety, definitely makes a change from many of the other humdrum pieces of hardware out there. There's a stand, which in effect is a sustainably sourced and nicely styled little bit of package to hold a tablet.
There's also the Air Card Reader, which will let you accept major debit and credit cards, including contactless Chip & PIN, Apple Pay and Google Pay. You can also make use of the charging specifying, which guarantees your terminal is ready to go at any provided time. In terms of functionality then the SumUp POS revolves around the supporting app, which if you activate the Product Catalogue enables you to utilize it as a point of sale option.
A POS system (point of sale system) is the hardware utilized to process orders and payments, in addition to the software working on those systems. 'Point of sale' describes the time and location a consumer communicates with a merchant to buy services or products.
Processing payments, POS systems– such as Point of Sale Lite– normally permit the merchant to take care of administrative tasks, like analysing deal reports and managing their items and prices from one single platform.
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Turn it on using the power button listed below the logo
If you do not have a profile yet, first go to sumup.me utilizing your computer system, then log in
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To take card payments, simply include a product to your shopping cart and choose the payment approach "Card Reader", then follow the directions
Presently, Point of Sale Lite works with the SumUp Air card reader. If you don't have an Air card reader yet, you can get it here. You can acquire the standalone Point of Sale Lite tablet here if you currently have an Air card reader.
Yes, if you currently have a profile, merely log in with your qualifications when turning on your POS Lite.
Once logged in, you have instant access to your profile, your individual product brochure, your sales history and the Business Account.
Point of Sale Lite is compatible with receipt printers from Star Micronics and Epson that have the ability to interact over USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Please keep in mind that the Solo Printer can presently not be utilized with Point of Sale Lite.
Before you subscribe, you can register for a 30-day totally free trial on the Goodtill site. You'll require to do this online and not through the app. The sign-up is quite quick and basic– it's primarily about selecting a username and password and offering basic contact information.
Your account is created right away, after which asks for more detailed service information and leads you to the Backoffice account (browser-based).
You won't be able to test the POS app till you have actually added products, settings and primary details to your account. This might take a little while, considering that it's unclear in the control panel where to begin. The most easy to use POS apps on the marketplace tend to have a detailed guide to help you get going rapidly, whereas SumUp Point of Sale just points you to an introduction video.
You are also motivated to contact one of their onboarding personnel to aid with setup and learn about the software. If you 'd rather get on with it by yourself, there's an assistance chat in Backoffice that can point you to the ideal guides in their (incomplete) POS resource section.
We looked for answers to various queries without luck and contacted assistance through the messaging chat. In all cases, we were referred to an email address because the support personnel didn't know the response. This could be a problem when you just wish to get going quickly, especially as there are couple of explainers in the Backoffice interface.
POS functions
Feel confident: the Core POS module is a total POS system on its own. If you work in hospitality or retail, nevertheless, you will probably need the matching add-on modules too. Let's look at what you're getting.
Checkout choices: This becomes part of the Core POS module. The checkout screen in the app reveals the product design, categories (in separate tabs) and a left-hand view of the existing, itemised expense. You'll need to edit the item screen in the back workplace– this can not be done in the app.
It provides you an alternative to accept payment over the phone, but you'll need to manage this through your picked payment processors due to the fact that the till app just provides you the choice to register it as 'Phone'. The very same applies to tapping 'Other', 'Gift Card/ Coupon', 'Account' on the payment screen– there is no screen for entering a reference number, so you'll require to have a system for tracking these yourself.
With an integrated card device, the POS app will work in conjunction with it for a smooth checkout. If incorporated with payments, the POS app connects with the Air card reader and enables you to send payment links or create a QR code for the transaction directly on the screen.
Invoices: The till app lets you send out an email receipt after each sale or print a sales invoice through a linked printer. We've seen reports from users that the app immediately prints a receipt every time, even when you tap that it's not needed, so you can't really save money on invoice paper until this bug is fixed.
Inventory library: With the Core POS module, you have fundamental item management abilities. This includes stock levels, low stock alerts, supplier lists, bulk item import and a comprehensive items library.
Each item can be attached to a category and have variations, attributes (included layer of variations), modifiers, tags, SKUs, VAT rates, an image and more. After products are contributed to your account, you can add them to the till interface through the a little awkward 'Offering Design' in the back workplace.
If you sign up for Advanced Stock, you get more advanced functions like:
Stock difference reports
Customers and commitment: The Core POS module enables you to add consumers with contact details to a list, divisible into consumer groups. If you already have a spreadsheet of people, they can be uploaded to the system to conserve time.
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The tradition of taking care of older members of the family is slowly fading away in today's busy society.
This leads to isolation, loneliness, ill health and poor nutrition.
It is everyone's dream to age gracefully, in dignity, and spend their sunset years happy, safe and healthy.
The elderly have worked all their lives to give their offspring, and the nation, the best.
Stipends for senior citizens finally resumed last week after a six-month hiatus to the relief of the older people, most of whom solely survive on the Sh2,000 monthly payout.
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani announced the disbursement of Sh12 billion earlier this month.
When President Kenyatta launched the Inua Jamii 70 Years and Above Cash Transfer Programme prior to the 2017 General Election, the initiative was applauded and criticised in equal measure.
Some felt that it was a political tool, while others doubted its impact. However, the optimistic ones felt it was long overdue.
An enhancement of the previous project initiated in 2012 targeting Kenyans aged 65 and above living in extreme poverty, Inua Jamii targets the vulnerable groups. It incorporates the Older Persons Cash Transfer (OPCT), Persons with Severe Disability Cash Transfer (PWSD) and Orphans and Vulnerable Children Cash Transfer (OVCT).
The 2009 census projected the 2017 population of Kenyans aged 70 and above at 973,000 with the World Health Organization (WHO) putting life expectancy in Kenya at 63 years in 2015.
OPCTP assists the older citizens in harsh economic times by enhancing their purchasing power. The old people are likely to experience more hospitalisation, change in food consumption, emotional distress and dwindling of life standards, hence putting them among the vulnerable members of society.
The tradition of taking care of older members of the family is slowly fading away in today's busy society. This leads to isolation, loneliness, ill health and poor nutrition. The stipend, therefore, helps the ageing to afford a more decent lifestyle.
Besides, in line with the free universal health coverage pillar of the 'Big Four Agenda', the National Hospital Insurance Fund is to provide free medical cover to Inua Jamii beneficiaries.
It is everyone's dream to age gracefully, in dignity, and spend their sunset years happy, safe and healthy. The elderly have worked all their lives to give their offspring, and the nation, the best. They have toiled — paying taxes, participating in development, leading the nation and educating the brains of this country. Yet others fought in the brutal war of Independence.
Chipping in to cater for their basic and health needs is not a favour. It's payback time!
The programme's success has caught the eye of several countries, including outside Africa, with some visiting Kenya for benchmarking. It is now a case study in eight countries.
The programme has, however, faced myriad challenges. Swindling or misuse of public funds should be met with tough penalties for perpetrators. The management should be more alert when registering members and disbursing the stipends and improve payment modules to ease access.
The Jubilee government may have had its highs and lows, but this programme could turn out to be its greatest legacy. The social protection project for the hitherto forgotten elderly is a crown of glory for grey hair.


I intended to make a bunch of this seasoning salt to give as Christmas gifts this year. Didn't quite get around to it, but I finally had a chance to make it the other day. This salt is delicious on green vegetables and it's also delicious on poultry. I imagine it will be wonderful on seafood as well. The other night I had some green peas with a little bit of butter and a sprinkling of this seasoning salt. They were so good I would have been happy eating just peas for dinner. I had two big servings.
If you use a sea salt like Malden that has big flakes, you might want to give the finished salt a spin through the food processor to make the salt crystals more uniform in size. I bought my sea salt from Trader Joe's and all of the crystals the same size so I didn't have to further process mine.
If you're a margarita drinker, this salt will be excellent on the rim of the glass. I might try some of this salt on the next batch of homemade tortilla chips that I make.
Preheat your oven to oven 225 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the salt and citrus in a medium bowl and mix well. Really work the zest into the salt with the back of a spoon or with your fingers. you don't want any big clumps of zest., making sure there aren't any clumps of zest. Spread the mixture across the parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 70 – 90 minutes, or until the citrus is completely dried out. The zest should crumble when rubbed between your fingers. Remove from oven and allow to cool.


From Feisty Fish to Whiny Bears.
Hey, nice win Houston. Way to clamp down for that 2nd win. It was a good win, although I'd like to see the Astros slogan change from "See if we can avoid the sweep" to ".500 is a thousand to us".
Major positive from the Astros 7-1 win: Doubles!!! Showing some gap power. Very cool to see some balls drilled high and hard and not just high.
Major positive 2: Downs, Quintero, and Sanchez, oh my! These guys are playing their Texas Pecans off! I love it! Seriously, Q can be a Yadier M. type player if he can keep hitting like this. No more going for three though please, unless the ball is stuck in the scoreboard.
Super Negative 1: we "jumped" to 2-7. If we can't one year play better early, we'll never compete, not even in the drunk tortoise race that will make up the NL Central this year.
Super Negative 2: CITIBANK ON MY HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!!!!! If I have to hear the "you got a weather balloon with points" techno rap one more time, I will buy a weather balloon with my CHASE points and hang myself with it. Holy hell!! Before every freaking highlight!? "weather balloon with points. Yeah, I did." Well, Citibank, you put it out there, so I'll tell you. That is one of the stupidest ads I've ever seen. It's embarrassing faux hip, it doesn't explain anything, it has nothing to do with baseball or sports, and no one who needs a weather balloon will ever buy it with Citibank points. I'd rather watch Nomar step out of the batter's box a hundred times (two at-bats) than ever, EVER open a Citibank account. And MLB.com – for SSHHAMMME – before every damn highlight!? We can put up with a few product placements now and then but- BUT- it's becoming a trial and boredom to watch video of our favorite sport on your website for one simple reason – you're greedier than sin. Quit acting like the National Coalition of Avon Ladies and give us some room to breathe between ads and "deals".
How about an ad every five highlights and it can be twenty seconds? Whaddaya say, a compromise?
MAJOR POSSIBLE FUTURE HIGHLIGHT: We sweep the Cubs in Houston to go to 5-7. Bourn steals 7 bags, Johnson bangs up the out-of-town scoreboard, Downs hits a walk-off jack, and Q. picks off Soriano at third to win game 3. Oh wait, Soriano doesn't bother to step off the bag…someone else then.
Look out for Aramis the Ex-Pirate. Dude is swinging molten lumber.


Initially jeans had this boring and usual, feel making jeans wearing a normal affair. Michael Glasser and Joie Rucker combined to form an innovative dimension to denim. Accepted globally, the brand has garnered an overwhelming rapport for its uniqueness.
As ordinary jeans accumulated dust in the fashion outlets, this brand was revolutionizing the look of jeans. It is hard to ignore the appealing looks and elegance of this denim. Many consumers appreciate the diversity of the color and the fact that they fit just right. However, there are concerns in regards to how consumers find it difficult to find the appropriate size. Some of the available colors include bixby, piglet, berry e.t.c.
It is evident that the concept of colored jeans was initiated by this brand, however many more followed suit and now the market is flooded. The designers will have to show more than what meets the eye.
The designers of these jeans, brand put allot of emphasis on the fabric feel and texture. The fitting jeans have a soft fabric with impeccable designs. Borrowing a rare denim from Europe, the Rich and Skinny jeans are a darling of many. The unique designs offer stylish appeal revering well with the consumers.
The successful impact the jeans had on women has instigated the founders to commence an additional line of men wear. This duo is indeed on a mission to change the look of jeans.
The jeans are meant to make you feel rich that's why the owners tend to put more focus on the high end market. The targeting of the high end buyers, the brand does pull along celebrities and well know figures along. Notable individuals have adorned the R&S jeans.
Wearing jeans is the most comfortable and easily camouflaged attire to fit for any occasion. The Rich and Skinny jeans seem to have other intentions. Not only do you need to look elegant and stylish but add a pinch of conspicuous to your look. The jeans be found at many outlets and e-stores including amazon.


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the sound is scratchy, muffled voice diction and difficult to hear/understand. Had my volume turned on high. The picture quality light / dark was rough to see. But it's worth a view. For mystery lovers of England of yesteryear, It's a blast.
Thanks for saving it, making it available and showing it.
I just read the other review for this movie. I thought it was perhaps me and my hearing, but this is really awful to try and interpret, as the soundtrack is really bad. I cannot make out, always, what it is they are saying. But, I do love old movies, esp. from other countries, so I'm going to suffer thru…I'm just appreciative of the fact this is available and for free! So THANK YOU for the privelage. But see if you can polish up the sound a bit.


On this private tour, we take you back to the good old times of Communist Budapest, when people drove Trabants, drank spirits at work, lived in block flats, stood in banana lines, had two passports, coupon books, no TV on Mondays and no freedom of speech! Experience the build up to 1956 Uprising, follow the marches, relive the battles and hear the stories!
Private tours can start from your accommodation depending on where you're staying in the city. If this is not possible, the tour will start at our office listed below.
The Hammer and Sickle tour is perfect for those who want to get a little glimpse of how Budapest was during Communist rule! It has been written and raved about in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other major newspapers. With this tour you'll journey through 50 years of Communist life in the Hungarian capital.
To set the scene, your guide will summarize how it all began. The rules with regard to what you could and couldn't do. And what life was really like behind the iron curtain. You'll learn about how children were brought up and how families lived. Understand how and where people could travel and how long it took to get a passport. Experience the benefits of Party membership. Learn of the like black markets and banana lines. And why there was no TV on Mondays. We take an in depth look at these and many other interesting quirks of the times.
As the tour progresses you'll come to learn that Hungary has a past filled with victories, failures and struggles. We'll guide you through these eventful times, showing you the places and sights involved and teaching how they shaped the Hungary of today.
On the tour, we'll also confront another major event of the era. The 1956 Revolution and the events that led up to it, including the War of Independence, the Great Compromise and World War I and II.
After delving into recent history we take a microscopic look at the newly appointed Communist government after World War II and how their actions fed into the eventual 1956 Revolution. The tour leads you through the first protests and marches. Then the first shootings and killings that led the Hungarians to fight back against an unethical regime and some of the major areas where all the action happened.
Some of our stops and stories will be around Liberty Square. We'll hear about Cardinal Mindszenty's part in the revolution. And of the significance of the Square and the last remaining tribute to the Soviet Union. We will embrace the character of Imre Nagy at his memorial. And remember the man who defied the leaders in Moscow and paid dearly on the gallows two years later. Another stop will be the Parliament area where shots were first fired, which instigated the revolt to take up arms and defend Hungary's freedom.
The 1956 Uprising was a short-lived battle on the streets. But silently, in the back of the minds of many Hungarians, they plotted their flight from Communism and finally laid to rest the memories through the reburial of Imre Nagy. This gradually led to free elections and a return to the free society we have today.
Also included on the tour is a visit to our own private exhibition room. Here we will introduce you to the real features of a Hungarian home, including relics and typical furniture and furnishings. Furthermore, we have an extensive collection of many communist related artifacts, such as red and blue passports, party member's registration book, pins, medals, currency and huge placards to help your understanding of the propaganda we once lived under!
We reserve the right to alter and change the tour program without prior notice due to construction, city closures for events, festivals and so on throughout the year.
Private professional English speaking guide, refreshment stop in a retro lounge, visit to our own private exhibition room, public transportation during the tour.
Important notice: Visiting the exhibition room requires the ability to climb one storey of stairs (with handrail).


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- Improveme exception handling
- Commit clearly to handling any unexpected exceptions (non-AssignerExceptions are now a bug)
- Change default Canvas git-backend username column to 'login_id'
- Add option to `canvas import` to select column used for git-backend username

## 3.1.1

- Fix bug where `assigner commit -S` would not commit staged changes
- Official support for Python 3.9!
- Minor changes to certain exception messages

## 3.1.0

- Add `-S` option to `commit` command to allow for GPG-signed commits
- Change `score` command defaults to be more generic
- Fix a bug in `score` that occurred when a student's repo did not exist

## 3.0.0

- Add auto-uploading functionality with `score` command to grab autograder results
  from repo CI artifacts and upload them to Canvas.  Also checks for student tampering
  with grading-related files.
- Tidy up some docs, clarifying new features and making things more informative

## 2.0.2

- Fix bugs with and severely de-cruft Gitlab timestamp parsing

## 2.0.1

- Fix issue where ASCII-only terminals cannot display progress bars

## 2.0.0

- Added 'commit' command to commit changes to student repos
- Added 'push' command to push commits to student repos
- Retry clones that fail with 'Connection reset by peer' using exponential backoff
- Offer to create GitLab group in `assigner init`
- Version configuration; automatically upgrade old configs to latest version
- Make GitLab backend configuration generic
- Tidy up progress bars with logging output
- Test all supported python versions (3.4-3.7) automatically
- Added `BackendBase`, `RepoBase`, `StudentRepoBase`, and `TemplateRepoBase`.
- Base Repos are now called Template Repos.
- Separated Gitlab backend from most of the code. Added Base implementations for Gitlab.
- Added `requires_backend_and_config` decorator with backend config option to load the desired backend.
- Renamed `config_context` decorator to `requires_config`.
- pyflakes 1.6.0 upgrade for type annotations fixes.
- Improved canvas error handling.

## 1.2.0

- Branch names are shown each on their own line in `assigner status` to make output more legible
- Send GitLab authentication token in HTTP header rather than request parameters
- Print informative message if `git` is not installed
- Use a shared HTTPS session for API calls to speed up operations
- Add `--version` flag to Assigner

## 1.1.1

- Fixed `get` failing to clone new repos with error `Remote branch ['master'] not found in upstream origin`

## 1.1.0

- Warn when an assignment is already open for a student when running `open`
- Calling `assign` with the `--open` flag assigns and opens an assignment in one step
- Removed remaining lint as specified by pylint.
- Removed old baserepo standalone code.
- Added Travis CI config for pylint and pyflakes.
- Added unittest scaffolding with nose
- Added `AssignerTestCase`, tests for `assigner`, `assigner get`, and all `--help` uses.

## 1.0.0

- Rename `token` to `gitlab-token` in the configuration file
- Display push time, rather than commit time, in `status` output
- Show push time in human-readable format in the current locale's timezone
- Display an informative error message when attempting to push an empty base repo
- Allow users to assign multiple branches in one call to `assign`
- Print help for the subcommand when `assigner help <command>` is run
- Fetch and pull branches when `get` is run if student repositories have already been cloned

## 0.1.0

This is the """"initial release""" that's been in use for a couple years now.
If you want to know what happened prior to this, sorry, you're going to have to read the commit log.


The days of mobile devices being relegated to your hand and pocket are coming to a close, especially if the industry giants behind MHL, Mobile High-Definition Link, have any say in the future of the industry. We increasingly expect our devices to be more than tools, and as we become more attached to these items they play a growing role in our personal and professional lives. Sharing our business plans or family photos can be difficult on a smartphone or even tablet screens, and there are times when one might want to show something to a large group.
If you're not familiarwith the technology, MHL works by connecting your supported device (Samsung Galaxy SIII and the HTC Evo 4G LTE among others) directly to your MHL supported TV via an adapter cable. The adapter doesn't just supply video and audio, it also charges your device, helping ensure that you won't suddenly lose power in the middle of your game or movie. The adapter supports 1080p video and 7.1-channel digital audio.
The other big achievement is control of your device through your TV's remote control. Allowing the user to operate their device from the remote will allow them to leave the device attached to the TV. Consumer Reports has information showing many more additional devices are in the pipeline with MHL support, including Blu-Ray players from Sharp and and several major TV manufacturers.
In the press release the MHL consortium also released information about a new website designed to help inform and educate consumers about the new technology. This new website is considerably more visually appealing to the consumer, and provides breakdowns on how to connect devices with the technology and then how to operate them correctly. There's also a list of MHL enabled devices for consumers to review.
The MHL consortium declared over 50 million devices shipped in February of 2012, and millions more are on the way. Although the technology has yet to gain widespread use, it seems like only a matter of time with so many big players on board.


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A WORD ABOUT ROSE HIPS
You may have noticed that rose hips feature prominently on this website. And there is a special reason for that. Here's a quote from ELDERWOMAN...
"..Unlike people, roses probably do not consider themselves as having a purpose in life. But if a rose bush did have a mission, I expect its greatest sense of achievement would come from creating, not just a whole lot of beautiful flowers, but the grand array of round, red rose hips which come after them....
Rose hips, as you know, are a concentrated source of vitamin C, the vitamin which does so much to protect our immune systems and shield us from illness. They are also very lovely objects in their own right. They are smooth and glowing, each one compact and complete in itself
I often think of the elderwoman as a kind of rose hip. .......
.......The wisdom of the elders is the vitamin C of traditional, human communities. It protects them from attack by alien forces and from being swept away by the flood of new and untested ideas or destroyed by the cancer of internal conflict..."
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Converting to LNG and CNG
June 29th, 2013 at 7:01am
Commercial truck fleets in the United States are getting very interested in converting to natural gas or propane because prices are so low. Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner and Thomas Built Bus have jumped into the market. Here's a look at what it takes to use these fuels.
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AAH #202 – A Peek Inside Ford's PR Strategy
He's been in the auto industry for almost 25 years having worked at all of the Detroit Three. Most notably he was President of OnStar; but if that wasn't glamorous enough for you, he also logged time as the "handler" for "Maximum" Bob Lutz. Today he finds himself at Ford as the head of Communications for the Americas and global product. The man behind that rather weighty resume is Chris Preuss. This week he's our guest in studio for AAH joining McElroy, co-host Peter De Lorenzo and Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design & Production discussing all things Ford…and maybe we'll wrangle some opinions out of him on the competition as well.
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AAH #201 – opoc Gets the Green Light from Red China
June 21st, 2013 at 6:25pm
Try you might, the internal combustion engine just won't die. And, that's partly thanks to innovative designs that keep cropping up like the opoc (opposed piston opposed cylinder) engine from EcoMotors. For several years now, we've been following the progress of this startup on AAH. This week CEO Don Runkle joins us and we'll be asking him about the deal to fund a $200 million opoc engine factory. We'll also be getting into the big news stories of the week: Chrysler caves to NHTSA's recall demands after previously refusing, but why? EVs and plug-ins are depreciating much faster than other cars. And with Bosch's new eClutch anyone can drive a stick! Joining John McElroy to discuss all this and more is Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, and Chris Paukert from Autoblog.
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AAH #200 – Inside Lincoln Design
June 14th, 2013 at 11:05am
For too long, Lincoln has been forgotten. Once a symbol of American luxury, the brand had devolved into a vector for rebadged Fords in recent decades. Now, with new product like the MKZ, there is hope on the horizon. On this week's show we'll talk to two of the people helping the Lincoln Motor Company navigate its way back to true luxury status. Janet Seymour is the Colors & Materials Design Manager for the brand and Susan Lampinen serves as Group Chief Designer of Color & Material Design for both Ford and Lincoln. We'll be asking them, among other things, what design trends will be most important to embrace as a luxury marque. And, while there's a lot to get into on that subject alone, we'll also be delving into some of the latest auto news. Joining Peter De Lorenzo in studio is Jim Hall, the Majordomo for Life of 2953 Analytics.
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Design Walkaround
The head of Jeep design takes Autoline on a walkaround of the 2014 Grand Cherokee to highlight the styling changes made to the new model.
First Look: 2014 Chevy Impala
June 8th, 2013 at 7:01am
The 10th generation Impala is all new, with a fresh design, new powertrains and a combination of features Chevrolet hopes to attract new customers to the car. Here's Autoline Daily correspondent Seamus McElroy with all the details.
AAH #199 – Chrysler Tells NHTSA to Go Pound Sand
June 7th, 2013 at 2:45pm
Chrysler is going out on a limb. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ordered the company to recall 2.7 million Jeeps, but they aren't budging. The problem is that even if Chrysler wins in court, it may tarnish its safety record in the public eye. We'll be debating that hot topic along with a raft of other items. May car sales look to be back on trend, the Chevrolet Malibu gets a quickie redo, plus the sporty SS gets priced out just below $45K. Joining John McElroy in studio to talk it all out is co-host Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, Gary Vasilash from Automotive Design & Production and Todd Lassa of Automobile.
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These days when it comes to automobiles technology is everywhere. And it doesn't matter if it's a $12,000 Nissan Versa or a $190,000 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG…though auto experts might expect to find a little bit more in the Mercedes. But how does it get there and who decides what car gets what? Those are questions that this week's Autoline guest deals with on a daily basis. Joining John McElroy for the entire show is Johann Jungwirth, the President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research and Development in North America along with our panelists the former head of Car & Driver Csaba Csere and Mike Austin of Popular Mechanics.
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First Look: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
The Hyundai Veracruz is being replaced by a seven passenger version of the Santa Fe. Autoline Daily correspondent Seamus McElroy has all the details for what's new for the 2013 model.
Carbon Fiber Supply Chain
Automakers are making important improvements to slash the cost of using carbon fiber in their cars. They are especially focused on developing cycle times that are well under 5 minutes, a key enabler for mass production.
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