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(EDITOR'S NOTE: It's never too late for a first! Longbox Graveyard may be ninety-two issues old but this week sees our very first guest column. Mark Ginocchio is author of the Chasing Amazing blog, where he recounts his quest to own every issue of Amazing Spider-Man and — most importantly — reflects on what each of those issues has meant to him throughout his life. Chasing Amazing is a unique and heartfelt blog and bound to be of interest to readers of Longbox Graveyard — check it out! Fan as I am of his work, it didn't take me long to jump on Mark's offer to provide guest content for Longbox Graveyard. In this week's article, Mark begins his countdown of his Top Ten Spider-Man battles! Take it away, Mark!)
Spider-Man (a somewhat neglected superhero here at the Longbox Graveyard) has never been known for his abilities in combat, and yet the character still has been the star of a number of memorable confrontations over the years. One thing that I've always found amusing is how various Marvel creative teams have always set up a conflict for Spider-Man by basically admitting he's not as tough as the Hulk, Captain America, The Thing or Thor, and yet the Web Slinger has still been able to overcome these terrible odds enough times that you would think someone should finally give him the credit he deserves.
These 10 confrontations are personal favorites from my 25-plus years of reading and collecting Spider-Man (which you can read all about over at my blog, Chasing Amazing – plug, plug). If a random person who has never heard of superheroes came up to me and asked what was so awesome about Spider-Man, I would point this nefarious stranger to this list because I believe each battle reveals critical elements that have gone on to contribute to Spidey's massive popularity over the years (but still not popular enough to make Longbox Graveyard's Top 10 Marvel list – sorry still bitter about that).
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Let's kick the first part of this list off with Spider-Man taking on another superhero's arch nemesis:
10. Spider-Man vs Red Skull (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5)
One of the longest-running mysteries during the Silver Age of Spider-Man was whatever happened to Peter Parker's parents. In Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, we discover that Peter's parents were both international spies who had betrayed the United States before dying in a plane crash over Europe. A dismayed Peter flies overseas to confront his past and finds out that his parents were set-up by the Red Skull. Peter's actual confrontation with Captain America's greatest foe is fairly rigorous – a couple of henchman, some lasers and some Red Skull bombs are his biggest obstacles. But it's the conclusion to this battle that is very emotionally satisfying. The Skull escapes during the battle while his headquarters burns to the ground. But the flames partially melt the I.D. card of Peter's father, Richard, revealing a U.S. intelligence card underneath and clearing his name of treason. Despite the parental love he received from his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, Peter can finally be at peace with his past thanks to his victory against the Red Skull.
9. Spider-Man vs Firelord (Amazing Spider-Man #269-270)
Galactus' herald discovers the hard way that Spider-Man packs a wallop. What I've actually always enjoyed about this two-issue arc is how Spider-Man ultimately succeeds by not doubting his physical strength and taking the fight straight to his rival. Throughout these two issues, Firelord torments Spidey and various innocent people around New York City, and the hero's initial response is to pussyfoot around the confrontation through insults and distractions. Spider-Man tries tricking Firelord into flying into an abandoned building that's about to explode, an oncoming subway train, and a gasoline tanker. And in each instance, Spidey becomes increasingly frustrated with himself for endangering innocents during his futile attempts to subdue Firelord. That's why Spidey basically says "screw it," starts wailing on Firelord and beats him to a pulp before the Avengers finally join the scene and peel him back. It's a moment that's so bad-ass, it makes me say "if you come at the Web Slinger, you best not miss."
8. Spider-Man vs Thanos (Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2)
FINALLY, a battle not from the pages of the Amazing Spider-Man (seriously, what's wrong with me?). But in all seriousness, Spidey's first confrontation with the Mad Titan Thanos is a great one, albeit one that's more familiar in tone and construction to some of the others that will appear higher on this list. With Thanos bent on taking over the world (again) and the Avengers imprisoned in a state of suspended animation, Spidey and The Thing are there to save the day. Until Thanos takes out Thing pretty quickly, leaving only Spider-Man to save the galaxy. That's when things get a little weird – Spidey is so intimidated by his odds of success against Thanos, he's ready to web sling out of town and just let it be The Avengers problem. That's reminiscent of how Peter Parker/Spider-Man would operate BEFORE the death of Uncle Ben taught him about responsibility, and I wonder if Jim Starlin's lack of familiarity in writing Spidey helped foster this somewhat unnerving moment. Fortunately, Spider-Man wises up and uses his intellect and his uncanny ability to wreck his own body to save the day, throwing himself onto the case holding the Avengers, thus freeing them, and then lunging like an overthrown wide receiver to destroy the Soul Gem and bring Adam Warlock to the scene. Warlock encases Thanos in stone, but who cares because Spidey did all the dirty work, right?
7. Spider-Man vs the Sinister Six (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1)
This is Spidey versus the ORIGINAL Sinister Six, his six greatest foes (in early 60s speak) consisting of Mysterio, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Vulture, Sandman and Doctor Octopus (the leader, of course). The stakes for this confrontation were obviously higher than they've ever been before – Spidey has had a hard enough time subduing these six Stan Lee/Steve Ditko creations individually, so how can he beat all six? On top of that, Peter has seemingly lost his Spider powers! The Sinister Six kidnap "the Brant girl" Betty Brant, who Spidey has rescued in the past and some old lady who was hanging out with her (Aunt May). This brings Spidey out into battle, despite not having his power. Of course, the powers magically reappear once his first opponent, Electro, engages him. I always subtract points for the Bond-villain level stupidity in the Sinister Six's plan to attack Spidey one-at-a-time, rather than six-on-one in a fashion that probably would have guaranteed them victory (even Spidey says it's stupid). But either way, each encounter presents Spidey with a unique challenge, and we all get to see how versatile of a hero he can be. Plus this appearance cements Doc Ock as Spidey's arch-nemesis, while also confirming his ridiculous hubris that currently defines the pages of the Superior Spider-Man.
6. Spider-Man vs Mysterio (Amazing Spider-Man #66-67)
I have long maintained that Mysterio is such an underrated villain in not only the world of Spider-Man, but the entire Marvel Universe. What he lacks in physical prowess, he makes up in spades in the ability to mentally disarm his adversaries. After some earlier unsuccessful confrontations with Spider-Man, Mysterio cooks up a scheme in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #66-67 that I still believe is his masterstroke. Through his powers of special effects and mind alteration, Mysterio convinces Spider-Man that he has shrunk him down to miniature-size and placed him inside a gigantic killer theme park filled with traps and monsters. It's such a wholly unique setting for a Spider-Man comic, and because Mysterio is a villain that deals so expertly with slight-of-hand, as a reader, we don't have to suspend disbelief to the extent that we need to accept that Spider-Man is now Mini-Spidey. Rather, the tension is in watching Spider-Man trying to figure this all out for himself. Additionally, this is around the point where Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. were really pushing the love/social life on Peter. And waiting for him once he found a way to escape Mysterio's death trap was a pretty little blonde named Gwen Stacy. If you're not pulling for Spidey to prevail here, dare I say, you don't believe in love!
(Mark will return in April to round out his list of Spider-Man's top battles. In the meantime, please post your reactions to Mark's preliminary selections in the comments section, below, and be sure to visit Mark's Chasing Amazing blog, for even more amazing Amazing Spider-Man goodness! Thanks so much, Mark!)
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Posted on March 20, 2013, in Lists! and tagged Firelord, Marvel Comics, Mysterio, Red Skull, Sinister Six, Spider-Man, Thanos, Top 10. Bookmark the permalink.	59 Comments.
Dave B | March 20, 2013 at 6:03 am
I like that in the Red Skull panel Spidey says "I couldn't care less" rather than "I could care less". One of my pet peeves.
As far as Spidey chickening out versus Thanos, he seemed to come close to that when he "joined" the Avengers for a couple of issues in 1990 and got tangled in a cosmic battle. Some writers seem to want to remind us that Spidey doesn't belong on the cosmic scene, but rather at the "street level".
Why did the Sinister Six bother to team up if they're going to take on Spidey one at a time? Strange, but it does look like a great issue nonetheless.
When I hear "spider-Man's greatest battles" the first two that jump into mind are the Firelord battle and the battle versus Ju….well, maybe I'll just wait and see if that second one shows up in the next post.
Paul O'Connor | March 21, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Not to steal Mark's thunder but I think you will find that Juggernaut is indeed an unstoppable force in Mark's Top Five. See you in April!
Roman | March 20, 2013 at 7:13 am
Hey, thanks for sourcing my blog (talkincomics).
Great article you have here. It's sad what they did with the memory of Peter's parents with the terrible LMD story in the early 90s, because I really enjoyed the finale of that Red Skull battle.
And yes Spidey's rogues are pretty stupid most of the time.
Glad that link led you to Longbox Graveyard, Roman! I knew those links that WordPress suggests were worth something!
And since we're calling out Spidey's villains for lack of imagination, I'm going to raise my hand in support of Mysterio, who is profiled here and is my favorite Spidey foe — mostly because I dig that Ditko bubble helmet, but also because he's (usually) a pretty brainy bad guy. But, yeah, when your Rogues' Gallery includes meatheads like The Lizard and The Rhino it is going to drop the collective IQ a point or two.
Roman | March 22, 2013 at 10:57 am
Mysterio is awesome. He was extremely menacing in his first few appearances, and Spider-Man had to use a lot more wit and deduction to even figure out his plan.
On the other hand of the spectrum, we have Tombstone, who once ripped out Darkhawk's power jewel to use for himself. However, he had no idea how to use it so he went to…a fortune teller. Even then he had no clue what she was saying so he just…tried to go to a scientist at which point Darkhawk caught up to him. Or when he was a complete moron in that Punisher/Nomad/Daredevil Dead Man's Hand crossover and aggravated a room full of criminal businessmen.
And let's not forget Demogoblin possessed Hobgoblin, who was on a "sacred mission" to destroy all "evildoers" to achieve… I don't even know what.
None of this trumps Hulk getting beaten senseless by Doc Ock like a helpless school girl in a Spider-Man issue, but I'm going off on a tangent at this point.
I update my blog daily like a travel log so I hope you stop by at some point.
Paul O'Connor | March 22, 2013 at 12:12 pm
The Mysterio story from ASM #24 — "Spider-Man Goes Mad" — might be my single favorite Spider-Man story from the Lee/Ditko era. I loved how Mysterio used practical effects (like nailing furniture to the ceiling) to mess with Spidey's mind, but what I liked even better was seeing how very small a push it took to send Peter (almost) over the edge. It betrayed that this kid was just barely holding it together as-is, even without Mysterio screwing with his head.
(And now I am off to see your blog!)
m.l.post | March 20, 2013 at 6:51 pm
I've been a Spider-Man fan since i was a little kid in the early '70s but the way that Marvel has handled him over the decades has left me with a decidedly bad taste in my mouth. Clones, marriage, revealing his identity, having it all erased, and now this "superior Spider-Man" business, which either have been, or will be, written out of existence anyway, and more, his constant self-pity and self-rightiousness have led to me giving up on the character for the time being. I miss the Spider-man of the 70's (I can hear the groans), a quasi-outlaw who was only trying to make rent. He was constantly confronted with crazy, goofy, and often lethal opponents in which he used his own wise-cracking sense of humor to deal with the both the absurdity of these situation and his desperate desire to just survive them.
Long story short, Starlin got it right.
Did Starlin handle Spidey outside of that Two-In-One Annual? I'm a geek for Starlin and could be persuaded to read more Spider-Man if it was through his lens.
I also like your description of 1970s Spider-Man as a "quasi-outlaw who was only trying to make rent." Do you have any specific issues in mind for that era? I'm always on the hunt for good numbers to read with my Marvel Digital sub.
markginocchio | March 21, 2013 at 3:22 pm
What's so funny about this is the 70s (post death of Gwen Stacy) might be my all-time least favorite period for Spider-Man (which may be a column in its own right down the line?). I found the stories to be way too shallow and frivolous. It didn't pick up some of its intellectual steam again until Roger Stern jumped aboard in the early 80s.
For better or worse, the first issue of ASM I ever read was #136, a continuity-heavy "return of the Green Goblin" story that made me think all the most important things in Spider-Man's life had already happened, and that I was late to the party. I stuck around through #139 or so but decided I couldn't see what all the fuss was about and dropped the book … I'd buy the book again later, of course, but the damage was done and Spidey was never of more than tertiary interest for me after that point (leading up to my infamous Top Ten List snub last year!)
I agree with Roman and m.l.post that Marvel has done some lousy things to Spidey in recent years (or decades). Even worse for me is what they've done to the X-Men, which is why most of my Marvel reading stops at about 1990, and I just pretend that anything post 1990 never existed.
As your resident guy-who-lies-in-1978 I make a strange candidate for defending more contemporary comics … so I won't! But I think you'll find that this article's author has a healthy appreciation for somewhat more recent Spider-Man tales when I run his numbers 1-5 picks in a couple weeks.
Everyone kills the Spidey Clone Saga, and rightfully so. But the period immediately preceding it had some strong writing from David Michelinie, along with the can't miss art of McFarlane/Larsen/Bagley and then JMS revived the title in the early 2000s before editorial decisions dragged it back down again.
I am currently in that era and I find Amazing honestly not that great. It's not bad, but the LMD subplot is really boring and fruitless. I find Spectacular Spider-Man written by DeMatteis (of Justice League International fame) from the same time period much more interesting and underappreciated.
Also, around 1991 I didn't like McFarlane's art on Spider-Man at all, especially during Torment – a story I find doesn't hold up in the slightest. He draws people, especially Peter out of costume, policemen, and older citizens way too exaggeratedly. He still does that in Spawn but he gets much better at it. Also at the time of Torment he is – I cannot put this any nicer – extremely poor as a writer. Admittedly he also got better at that. Maybe he was holding back. I can definitely say that about Erik Larsen – there is a gigantic rift of quality between his 1991-92 Spider-Man writing and art and Savage Dragon. It's like a completely different artist. Peter David even made fun of that whole mess in Incredible Hulk with the 'petty larceny' joke.
Man, those 90s…
I am tracing my way to the present currently and I am in 1993 so I don't have much of an idea how mid-90s or current X-Men is written exactly but in my humble opinion the absolute worst period so far was during the Inferno crossover in 1988.
I can't even believe Claremont would write something that poorly. I know he wasn't at fault for the whole Madelyne mess, but he did contribute his issues to this and it was just all entirely bad. His Uncanny issues were still way better than Louise Simonson's New Mutants. That was just unreadable.
Fortunately, both got better but I'm still mad about Inferno destroying my memories of the Phoenix sagas.
I'm going to reach Onslaught etc. relatively soon so if you're interested in my notes on it you are welcome to check out my blog too.
1990s Marvel is some tough sledding, pal. Send up a flare every now and then so we'll know whether to send out the cadaver dogs to find you!
Roman | March 22, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Don't worry. I have Vertigo to keep me warm. The 90s really don't seem as bad as the impression I had gotten so far. Sure there are some rotten series. I loathe DeFalco's FF and didn't care for his Thor or Thunderstrike (ugh) but there are some quality series like Peter David's Hulk and X-Factor runs or Punisher War Zone or Wolverine drawn by Texeira or Quasar.
Either I'm not far into the decade yet or too fresh into the hobby to be jaded. But yeah thanks for the heads up!
Mike W. | February 28, 2014 at 5:02 pm
These are some cool fights…I loved Spidey pounding the crap out of Firelord when I first read it back in the day…even the Avengers seemed impressed!
Paul O'Connor | February 28, 2014 at 8:49 pm
Says as much about Firelord as it does about Spidey. I don't care how unconquerable Spidey's underdog spirit may be — if Spider-Man can beat a herald of Galactus, you need to revoke that Herald License, no exceptions!
daffystardust | March 26, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Based on Firelord's specs in the Marvel Universe write-up, Spider-Man never should have been able to defeat him the way that he did. The guy crashes through meteors without a scratch. I always regarded that fight as just poorly written.
What makes the Juggernaut battle so great is that Spidey finds (kind of lucks into) the one way he can slow his unstoppable foe. That is gold-standard Spider-Man, and puts the Firelord nonsense to shame.
I would suggest the Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man run from #72-#79 with multiple Doc Ock battles. Mantlo/Milgrom did some great work for a while.
Jackson Williams | April 22, 2014 at 10:53 pm
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As soon as I saw this book I was drawn to its gorgeous cover. Simple yet classy with a hint of danger. This reminded me of the book cover designs for Louise Jensen. After reading the synopsis (as above) I was hooked and knew this was my kind of read.
The Pupil starts with a present-day first-person narrative from Katherine's perspective, where she is coming to the end of a week-long creative course in London. The group are all going for a drink to celebrate the end of the course but being a mother of two primary-school age children, Katherine needs to get home. Luckily she has her friend, Helen, to help her out and Katherine is able to socialise with her new writing buddies, where after a few drinks her tutor offers to mentor her for free.
Writing has been a life-long passion for Katherine but she has always been surrounded by negative people with no faith in her ability. Her mother thinks it's a pipedream, her best friend thinks she has enough on her plate being a mother, and her husband thinks she should be content washing his socks and cooking his dinner. But her tutor, Sam, is a prolific writer and for him to have faith in her has re-lit the passion she has for writing. When her husband shows little interest in her news, she knows he will just belittle her, so instead of telling him about her mentoring sessions with Sam, she persuades Helen to cover for her. Uh-oh!
When Sam's wife and agent, Viola, meets Katherine, she is sure she knows her from somewhere but isn't sure where. Viola offers to represent Katherine but without giving away any spoilers, we soon learn that Viola is the antagonist.
The novel has a varied narrative structure. As well as the present-day first-person narrative from Katherine, we also see some third-person narration from Viola's perspective. There is also an epistolary style narrative from Katherine's past, where we see glimpses of her diary as a teenager. But we also know there is something sinister that has happened in Katherine's life since she has been married. Katherine writes under the pseudonym of her maiden name, Katherine Baxter, but her married name is Katie Haynes.
As well having all the elements of a good domestic noir, this novel is also an inspirational tale of how a down-trodden woman overcomes her past to fulfil her lifelong ambition. I love reading books about writing, and The Pupil is no exception.
I recommend this book for anybody who likes Louise Jensen or Shalini Boland.
Under Literature love's rating scheme this book has been awarded 4 out of 5 stars.
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an Advance Review Copy of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review.


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Home>Washington Times EPA's fondness for high-end furniture costs taxpayers $92 million
Washington Times EPA's fondness for high-end furniture costs taxpayers $92 million
By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times - Thursday, September 24, 2015
The federal agency that has the job of protecting the environment doesn't seem to have too much concern for trees, at least the ones cut down to make furniture.
The Environmental Protection Agency over the past decade has spent a whopping $92.4 million to purchase, rent, install and store office furniture ranging from fancy hickory chairs and a hexagonal wooden table, worth thousands of dollars each, to a simple drawer to store pencils that cost $813.57.
The furniture shopping sprees equaled about $6,000 for every one of the agency's 15,492 employees, according to federal spending data made public by the government watchdog OpenTheBooks.com.
And the EPA doesn't buy just any old office furniture. Most of the agency's contracts are with Michigan-based retailer Herman Miller Inc. According to the contracts, the EPA spent $48.4 million on furnishings from the retailer known for its high-end, modern furniture designs.
Just one of Herman Miller's "Aeron" office chairs retails for nearly $730 on the store's website. The EPA has spent tens of thousands of dollars to purchase and install those types of chairs in its offices.
The agency also paid another high-end retailer, Knoll Inc., nearly $5 million for furnishings. Knoll is known for its specialized modern furnishings, and 40 of its designs are on permanent display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
"While private companies and citizens face more and more hardship from government regulation, the EPA literally sits in the easy chair," said Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com. "The EPA can't relate to the financial hardships regular Americans face. It's Herman Miller furniture for the bureaucrats, but Ikea for the taxpayers."
For spending tens of millions of dollars to furnish federal buildings like Wall Street hedge fund offices at taxpayers' expense, the EPA wins this week's Golden Hammer, a weekly distinction awarded by The Washington Times highlighting the most egregious examples of wasteful federal spending.
"Apparently the long arm of the regulatory state needs a lot of comfortable chairs and desks to rest its collective elbow on, and EPA's 'elbow-print' is a big one," said Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union.
The EPA defended its spending, saying the agency needed the furniture after it moved buildings.
"EPA takes its fiscal responsibility seriously. As a result of GSA leases expiring, numerous EPA offices were required to move or consolidate space between 2000 and 2014. New furniture purchases provided the agency the opportunity to obtain space efficiencies," the agency said.
The EPA's problem is not new. In 2003, an internal report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility warned the agency to cut back on spending for fancy furniture.
"The amount of money that [EPA's office of criminal enforcement, forensics and training] wastes is mind-boggling," one employee was quoted as saying in the report, adding that the ability of agents to investigate violations is negatively affected by a number of wasteful practices, including "moving and remodeling offices/buying fancy new furniture for the benefit of a favored few."
Among the thousands of contracts for "household" and office furniture were a hexagonal table ($5,539), hickory chairs ($6,391), a "Galerie lounge chair" with "Galerie settee" ($2,641 for the set), and a pencil drawer ($813.57).
One of the contracts called for a "Herman Miller chair with adjustable arms, swivel, lumbar, caster and tilt," costing $4,047.
But the contracts didn't cover only new furniture. The EPA spent big money to move and store its fancy chairs and desks as well.
In one example, the agency paid $73,265 to move the furniture out of an Ann Arbor, Michigan, office just to replace the carpeting.
"It's difficult to conceive how merely moving furniture out of an office to recarpet it could cost over $73,000. That looks like enough to furnish an entire office, not just shuffle around the furnishings already there," Mr. Sepp said.
He added that private businesses often splurge on nice office furniture, but unlike federal agencies, those businesses are held accountable for their spending.
"Sure, big businesses can spend equally big money on office furniture, but if the costs get excessive, shareholders can demand accountability and vote directly with their dollars. Taxpayers don't really have the same kind of choice," Mr. Sepp said.
The revelations of the EPA's furniture purchases are the latest in a string of reports on the agency's recklessness.
Last year, internal emails surfaced from a regional EPA office asking employees to please stop defecating in the hallways.
Those emails followed reports that workers in an Alaska EPA office were caught watching porn at work and another employee at the Washington headquarters posed as a CIA agent.
Those reports prompted the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to scold EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and threatened to hold her in contempt for blocking their investigations into questionable activity.
In 2013, it was revealed that EPA contractors were using a massive warehouse for "secret man caves."
That same year, a high-level EPA official admitted he stole nearly $900,000 from the government by pretending to work for the CIA in order to skip work for long stretches of time.
"It is not a shock that the same agency which failed to realize that their top paid employee was a no-show for years, even giving him performance bonuses while he didn't work, is indulging in high-end office furniture. Apparently at the EPA, you need a $750 chair to hide the fact that no one is sitting in it," said Richard Manning, president of Americans for Limited Government.
Meanwhile, the Wal-Mart website was selling a container to store pencils for just $10.
Original Article, click here.


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Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Congo
50 killed after vehicle falls into DR Congo river
Over 100 dead or missing after boat capsizes in DR Congo
WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says
Belgium begins long road to returning looted Congolese art works
There have now been nine confirmed cases and three probable cases of the disease in and around Mbandaka, the WHO said
Filamentous Ebola virus particles (coloured blue) budding from a chronically-infected VERO E6 cell (coloured yellow). File Photo: Alamy
Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
A week ago, authorities reported six infections in the northwestern city of Mbandaka, saying they appeared to be separate from another outbreak of the virus that has raged in the east since 2018.
There have now been nine confirmed cases and three probable cases of the disease in and around Mbandaka, the WHO said. Six of those people have died, it added.
The city sits on the Congo River, close to the border with the Republic of Congo.
Genetic sequencing of the virus by Congo's biomedical research laboratory showed the new outbreak is likely to have started as a "spillover event", a transmission from an infected animal, according to research published on virological.org, a molecular evolution and epidemiology forum.
In a situation report, the WHO said 300 people in Mbandaka and the surrounding Equateur province had been vaccinated - a tool health workers used to control the outbreak in the east, which has not seen any new infections since April 27.
Mbandaka suffered a small Ebola outbreak in 2018 that killed 33 people. Health officials say vaccinations and swift containment efforts including mobile handwashing stations and a door-to-door education campaign kept it at bay.
The new cases in Mbandaka mark the country's 11th major Ebola outbreak since the virus was discovered near northern Congo's Ebola River in 1976. It is Congo's third outbreak in two years of the virus which causes vomiting, diarrhoea and external bleeding.
Congo / Ebola
Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts


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Erasmus Mundus w latach 2009-2013
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Wspólne studia w programie Erasmus Mundus
Informacje dla studenta
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Living in Poland
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Republic of Poland
Location of Poland (orange) in the European Union (camel)
Central Europe. Poland borders on Germany, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. Its northern border – 440 km long – runs along the Baltic Sea coast.
Area: 312 685 sq. km
Capital city: Warsaw (1,7 million)
Major cities: Gdańsk, Cracow, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, Wrocław
Population: 38,5 million
Flag: White and red
Official language: Polish
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Since May 2004 member State of the European Union
Poland is a relatively low-lying country. 91.3 percent of its territory lies below 300 m above sea level. Although predominantly lowland, Poland has a varied landscape, from the coastal plain along the Baltic Sea, and the lake districts in the North, through the lowlands in Central Poland, to the uplands and mountains in the South. Two main mountain ranges are situated in southern Poland: the Carpathians with the highest mountain chain – the Tatra, and the Sudety Mountains. The longest rivers are the Vistula (1047 km), Oder (854 km), Warta, and Bug. Poland has some 9,300 lakes with surface areas over 1 ha.
Poland lies in the central part of the European continent, the geometrical centre of which is near Warsaw. This is where the lines from Nordkyn in Norway to Matapan Cape in Greece, and from Cabo da Roca in Portugal to the central Urals intersect.
The country is divided into 16 voivodships (provinces, województwa), subdivided into districts (powiaty) and local government communes (primary level units, gminy).
Polish sites on the UNESCO World's Cultural Heritage List:
Salt Mine
Cracow's Historic Centre
Nazi Concentration Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Historic Centre of Warsaw
Old City of Zamość
Medieval Town of Toruń
Gothic Castle of the Teutonic
Order in Malbork
Unique monastic complex and Pilgrimage Park in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Evangelical Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
Poland has a moderate climate with both maritime and continental elements. Generally, in northern and western Poland the climate is predominantly maritime, while the eastern part of the country has a distinctly continental climate with harsh winters and hotter, drier summers.
The long-awaited summer, with temperatures above 20 Celsius degrees, begins in May and is about four months long. The hottest month is July with the average temperature standing at 16-19 oC. The hottest area is central and south-west Poland. Hot days, when the temperature exceeds 25 oC, occur from May to September.
In autumn, the average temperature drops to between 5 and 15 Celsius degrees.
The coldest month in Poland is January. Sub-zero temperatures are recorded between November and March.
More information on Wikipedia
and the official Poland's web site.


Currently the VP of Retail and Brand working with both the Marketing and Retail departments for Earth Treks | Planet Granite. Previous to that I was the retail buyer for Earth Treks and for the past 16 years helped grow Retail at Earth Treks. For a few years around 2011, I also worked as an independent sales rep for Diamond Sports Group representing the activewear apparel company Prana as well as attending the World Cup for Bouldering .


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DJ Envy Assures Everyone Racy Snapchat Conversation Is Fake
Carl Timpone
On early Thursday morning (Oct. 26), screenshots of a racy Snapchat conversation allegedly between Power 105.1 DJ Envy and an unnamed person began circulating the internet. Now, Envy's stepped forth to shoot down the idea that he sent those messages, which included references to analingus.
"I don't know where [the messages] came from," he said on his show, The Breakfast Club, a short while ago. "Whoever it was has been chasing all the reputable blogs, [and] nobody posted it. And I guess they found one that has." He went on to retweet a celebrity gossip site's Twitter account that claimed the person who had reported the alleged Snapchat convo had been trying to get them to buy into the story for weeks.
Envy, who, of course, faced jokes from his co-hosts Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, doesn't seem to be taking this all that seriously. After all, he's got a few more important things to worry about, namely, his forthcoming album, Just a Kid From Queens. Speaking with us about the project a couple of months ago, Envy said he wanted the project to satisfy his every mood.
"When I first set out to do this, I was like, 'Fuck that. I'm going to take it back to streets. It's going to be all hardcore shit,'" Envy told XXL while at the New York office. "But then I realized I have different feelings for different moments. Yeah, sometimes I want to hear a grimy, gritty song. But then other times I want to have my shirt off and show my beach body and do some Jersey fist-pumping. But then sometimes, I want to chill with my wife and ride down the street and be sexy and then sometimes, I want to bounce around and act a fool in the club. I wanted to have all those elements on my album. I knew I wanted to have all the moods. It goes everywhere."
Apparently, one of the first moods he wanted to satiate was his party instinct, and he did that with his Fetty Wap and DJ Slink-assisted single, "Text Me Ur Number." Make sure you check that out and be sure to look out for Just a Kid From Queens, which is currently set to drop in 2018.
See New Music Releases for October 2017
Filed Under: DJ Envy


Last night we enjoyed the usual wonderful Christmas fare served by the Queens Hotel, which was followed by a very amusing and informative talk by our guest speaker, Peter Bowler, a Welshman by birth who learned his skills in Tasmania and became a formidable county cricketer in this country. His comedy would have graced the Music Halls and his tales of such stars as Malcolm Marshall, Devon Malcolm and Alan Donald amongst many others held us gripped to our seats. His final tale of coaching an eight year old Ricky Ponting and then in his last game sharing a double century stand with him was fascinating to say the least.
This was a memorable occasion and thanks are due to Peter for a superbly entertaining evening, the Queens for a lovely meal and all the donors of raffle prizes for a very successful Christmas draw.
A Happy Christmas to all and let's fill those tables in 2010.
The Society would like to express their thanks to Peter for coming and providing a great evenings entertainment.
Website Design © 2009 Chris Banting.


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Q: Why my alertdialog for OK button still can be click, I already added if else statement for login still can click button OK if no account at database? MY PROBLEMS :

1. I have error on Background.java

2. I already use if else if statement for alertdialog.
3. I want when I click OK at alertdialog, it will check account on database, if the account exist on database, it will go to the next page. If dont have the account on database, it will stay at the login page.
4. Correct me if i am wrong when doing if else if statement for alertdialog OK button.

Below are my java coding :
Background.java
public class Background extends AsyncTask<String,Void,String> {

Context context;
AlertDialog alertDialog;
Activity activity;

Background(Context ctx) {
    context = ctx;
}

@Override
protected String doInBackground(String... params)
{
    String type = params[0];
    String login_url = "http://172.20.10.4/LoginLab3.php";
    String reg_url = "http://172.20.10.4/RegisterLab3.php";
    if (type.equals("login")) {
        try {
            String username = params[1];
            String password = params[2];
            URL url = new URL(login_url);
            HttpURLConnection httpURLConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
            httpURLConnection.setRequestMethod("POST");
            httpURLConnection.setDoOutput(true);
            httpURLConnection.setDoInput(true);
            OutputStream outputStream = httpURLConnection.getOutputStream();
            BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, "UTF-8"));
            String post_data = URLEncoder.encode("username", "UTF-8") + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(username, "UTF-8") + "&"
                    + URLEncoder.encode("password", "UTF-8") + "=" + URLEncoder.encode(password, "UTF-8");
            bufferedWriter.write(post_data);
            bufferedWriter.flush();
            bufferedWriter.close();
            outputStream.close();
            InputStream inputStream = httpURLConnection.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, "ISO-8859-1"));
            String result = "";
            String line = "";
            while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null)
            {
                result += line;
            }
            bufferedReader.close();
            inputStream.close();
            httpURLConnection.disconnect();
            return result;
        }
        catch (MalformedURLException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    else if(type.equals("register"))
    {
        try {
            String name = params[1];
            String surname = params[2];
            String age = params[3];
            String username = params[4];
            String password = params[5];
            URL url = new URL(reg_url);
            HttpURLConnection httpURLConnection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
            httpURLConnection.setRequestMethod("POST");
            httpURLConnection.setDoOutput(true);
            httpURLConnection.setDoInput(true);
            OutputStream outputStream = httpURLConnection.getOutputStream();
            BufferedWriter bufferedWriter = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, "UTF-8"));
            String post_data = URLEncoder.encode("name","UTF-8")+"="+URLEncoder.encode(name,"UTF-8")+"&"
                    +URLEncoder.encode("surname","UTF-8")+"="+URLEncoder.encode(surname,"UTF-8")+"&"
                    +URLEncoder.encode("age","UTF-8")+"="+URLEncoder.encode(age,"UTF-8")+"&"
                    +URLEncoder.encode("username","UTF-8")+"="+URLEncoder.encode(username,"UTF-8")+"&"
                    +URLEncoder.encode("password","UTF-8")+"="+URLEncoder.encode(password,"UTF-8");
            bufferedWriter.write(post_data);
            bufferedWriter.flush();
            bufferedWriter.close();
            outputStream.close();
            InputStream inputStream = httpURLConnection.getInputStream();
            BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream,"ISO-8859-1"));
            String result="";
            String line="";
            while((line = bufferedReader.readLine())!= null)
            {
                result += line;
            }
            bufferedReader.close();
            inputStream.close();
            httpURLConnection.disconnect();
            return result;
        }
        catch (MalformedURLException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    return null;
}

@Override
protected void onPreExecute()
{
    alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context).create();
    alertDialog.setTitle("Login Status");
}

@Override
protected void onPostExecute(final String result)
{
    AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
    dialog.setTitle("Login Status");
    dialog.setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
            if(result.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(context, Welcome.class);
                context.startActivity(intent);
                ((Activity) context).finish();
            } else if (result.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(context, Login.class);
                context.startActivity(intent);
                ((Activity) context).finish();
            }
        }
    });
    dialog.setNegativeButton("Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {

        }
    });
    dialog.create().show();
}

@Override
protected void onProgressUpdate(Void... values)
{
    super.onProgressUpdate(values);
}
}

Login.java
public class Login extends AppCompatActivity {
EditText username, password;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);

    username = findViewById(R.id.etUsername);
    password = findViewById(R.id.etPassword);
}

public void OnLog(View view)
{
    String Username = username.getText().toString();
    String Password = password.getText().toString();
    String type = "login";

    if(Username.equals("") || Password.equals(""))
    {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please fill the Username and Password!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
    else {

        Background bg = new Background(this);
        bg.execute(type, Username, Password);
    }
}

public void OnReg(View view) {
    startActivity(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Register.class));
}
}

**Help me! **

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A quarter of a century? Memory and vanity were scrapping with undeniable black and white printed fact. Yes, it really is 25 years since the MG Car Club ceased bobbing about the nation and returned to its Abingdon birthplace. Its first permanent home since BL demigods kicked it out of the factory with all the ruthless ambivalence of a grotesque Dickens miscreant.
Although the move was before the time of Charlesworth MG ownership, I have owned my MG Midget now for over 20 years, and can well remember when much of the original MG factory site was still standing. Contrast it with today where the old admin block (defaced by a developer and turned into flats), and the old Comps building are the only noteworthy survivors – amid a giant cop shop, ticky-tacky little houses and a McDonald's. Gone is the main assembly A Block and the adjoining Pavlova Leather works, which when still standing, allowed you to wander about the place – lost in thoughts – amid poignant hushed dereliction.
To celebrate Kimber House's silver anniversary, the MGCC has lined up an assortment of post-War MGs and invited various scribblers and personages along to drive them. To pop their octagonal cherries, get reacquainted with old mechanical acquaintances or as Day ventured "perhaps change your perception of MG". Certainly for me, it was the middle one but given my recent adulterous relationship with a temptress from Milan, the day would provide me with a chance to rediscover my MG spark.
Having recently driven an MG Maestro 1600 (albeit R-series rather than S-series – but still more fun than you'd think), it was with a healthy dose of luck that I found the keys to the MG ZT260 going begging. I certainly remember the reviews of this retro-engineered RWD V8 MG Rover creation being of the 'rushed, under-developed and underpowered' variety. So was rather taken aback by Simon Bennett's – albeit fettled – low mileage example. It was a peach. Yes, the lack of space for an inactive clutch foot did give some credence to its period reviews, but the rest did not. That sonorous 265bhp 4.6-litre Mustang V8 instantly placed a silly grin on my face which, when aimed through bends and esses, only got broader. Its ride comfort and subtle damping over quick ruthlessly corrugated roads failed to reveal any shortcomings. Dynamically it was hard to fault and I can understand why chum of Dep-O Matt Robinson, asked if Simon would part with it. Almost as much as why Simon politely palmed away Matt's interest. The MG badge seldom works on big-engined cars, but here was a glorious growlsome exception. Little wonder its registration plate bore the letters 'OMG'.
Another blast in a 1¼ -litre Y-type – this time the MGCC's own 1953 YB with all of 47bhp – also proved that you don't need Tarmac-spanking horsepower to have a great time behind the wheel (although an opening windscreen and sunshine roof do help). No ball of fire in a straight line, MG's first Post-War production car with independent front suspension, underlined the marque's tradition for having a good responsive front-end and oodles of steering feel. Doubtless, all those years of Midgeteering, is why I still find these characteristics among a car's most important talents.
A quick bit of hoping betwixt an MGF and MG TF, and a quick spin in a 'Leylandised' MGB GT – all three being consistently underrated cars – was then followed by a blast in Frontline's new MG Abingdon Edition (think MGB roadster based LE50). This was Number One of a planned 25-car run, packing an increase in power from the LE50's 215bhp to 304bhp from its 2.5-litre Mazda engine. Straining memories from my last drive in 2012, its dynamics, power delivery and traction are still hugely impressive. Although, over the fast, bumpy, corrugated Abingdon test route, this did have a noticeably harsher ride than the LE50, less subtlety (thanks to that air-intake and an engine note which didn't sound as MGB-ish at idle) and a price-tag which is even steeper. All of which leaves you pontificating on how such 'resto-mod' cars will be regarded and valued in the future. Will they be treasured and much prized or will they be regarded similarly to former big power Sierra RS Cosworths? Most of which have now been returned to their original OE spec to satisfy classic market demand. Only time will tell.
Come home time at 4 o'clock with crazy hair and a degree of windburn, two thoughts were left pacing around my grey matter. The first being what I've been missing, how much I've neglected the Midget and how I really must return the Little Red Bugger back to the road – and the second?
If it wasn't for the efforts of the MGCC's past and present staff and members, would Abingdon have retained any trace of its MG heritage? Going on Britain's terrible track record in respect of preserving industrial heritage, that was a question which answered itself.
Nice article, our family were there 25 years ago in our Montego turbo. This article has spurred me on to get the Midget out of the garage and working again.


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Catholic Abortion Foe Rep. Bart Stupak Defies His Democratic Party on Health Care Bill
MENOMINEE, Mich. — Representative Bart Stupak often endures things others find unbearable. He crisscrosses a Congressional district so vast that some constituents live eight hours apart and so cold that the beer at his beloved football games sometimes freezes. Years ago, as a state trooper, he blew out his knee chasing a suspect, and he has since had so many operations that he now returns to work the same day, toting crutches and ice.
After his younger son committed suicide in 2000, using the congressman's gun, Mr. Stupak soon resumed his predawn commute to Washington and his solid voting record with the National Rifle Association.
Now he is enduring more hatred than perhaps any other member of Congress, much of it from fellow Democrats. His name has become a slogan: "Stop Stupak!"
Scott Schloegel, his chief of staff, said wearily, "I can't tell you how many New Yorkers have called me up and yelled at me about this Stupak guy."
With final negotiations on a health care overhaul beginning this week, complaints about "the evil Stupak amendment," as the congressman dryly called it over dinner here recently, are likely to grow even louder. The amendment prevents women who receive federal insurance subsidies from buying abortion coverage — but critics assert it could cause women who buy their own insurance difficulty in obtaining coverage.
Mr. Stupak insists that the final bill include his terms, which he says merely reflect current law. If he prevails, he will have won an audacious, counterintuitive victory, forcing a Democratic-controlled Congress to pass a measure that will be hailed as an anti-abortion triumph. If party members do not accept his terms — and many vow they will not — Mr. Stupak is prepared to block passage of the health care overhaul.
Categories: Books & Publications, Events, Human Rights, Inspirational, Politics . Tags: abortion, Barack Obama - the ABORTION President, congress, Democratic party, Health Care Bill, michigan, pro-life, Rep. Bart Stupak, Stupak Amendment, U.P., Washington D.C. . Author: Doug Lawrence . Comments: Leave a comment
Pro-life Rep. Bart Stupak claims enough votes to stop health care bill over abortion
Washington D.C., Oct 23, 2009 / 06:25 pm (CNA).- Drawing opposition from pro-abortion politicians and activists, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) is leading a coalition of about 40 pro-life Democrats who are petitioning for an opportunity to vote Hyde Amendment-like abortion funding restrictions into the proposed health care reform legislation.
Rep. Stupak is negotiating with Congressional leaders to resolve the dispute. He has threatened to block action on the larger health care reform bill unless he is allowed to offer a stand-alone amendment during floor debate to include the Hyde Amendment, the Associated Press reports.
Categories: Books & Publications, Events, Human Rights, Inspirational, Politics . Tags: abortion, amendment, funding restrictions, Health Care Bill, pro-life Democrat, Rep. Bart Stupak . Author: Doug Lawrence . Comments: Leave a comment


Companies that wish to maintain a certain image – one that can only be established with the right address in the right part of the right city – have traditionally had to deal with high rental costs in order to present the desired image to their clients. However, the proliferation of virtual office services in towns and cities across the globe means that companies in the 21st century can appear to be based almost anywhere you can imagine, at a fraction of the cost of actually renting physical space in that location. Below we take a look at some of the benefits of establishing a virtual office.
1. Saving money – as already outlined above, the cost of maintaining a virtual presence in any given city will be a fraction of what you would need to spend on renting even the smallest office suite in the business district of that city.
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"Ethics and innovation are not mutually exclusive. Thinking carefully about how we use our data can help us be better at innovating when we use it," writes the then Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport on the government's official ethics framework webpage.
This government-level focus on the ethics of data isn't just relevant to those who work in the civil service. Instead, any organisation that handles data or conducts data projects can look at what is outlined in this new framework and learn from it.
What is the story behind the new framework?
This new ethics framework aims to lay out best practices for the use of data in the public sector and is a timely update to an existing policy (from 2016). Outdated ideas of data is a pertinent problem for the government to tackle since stories about data breaches continue rolling in from across the public and private sectors. For instance, the misuse of personal data collected from Facebook for political and advertising purposes, a Dixons Carphone data breach that compromised 105,000 payment cards, and the recent NHS data breach that affected 150,000 patients across England are just three examples of recent data issues.
The old policy is no longer functional as advancements in data acquisition and usage are changing. It's also interesting to note that the announcement was made during London Tech Week, which implies that the UK government believes that the framework can benefit more than just individuals; instead, the framework will become a crucial part of UK's future data landscape in both public and private sectors.
What is included in the new Data Ethics Framework?
The framework consists of three parts: the data ethics principles, additional guidance for each principle, and a workbook for teams to apply the framework.
In creating a framework for data science ethics, the government has demonstrated something important: make sure there is an agreed, standardised practice for everyone involved to follow. In having a framework, there is an agreed set of guidelines that gives everyone something to refer to if data issues or questions arise. It also helps in looking back if anything goes wrong with a data science project.
One easy way to use the framework is to compare the government's principles to the organisation's own principles, or to the standard of work the organisation has already done. Organisations can pick one project or one area of their businesses where data features heavily and test it against the framework, starting from point one. As they move through the principles, they can make sure to give the example an honest evaluation.
In using the framework as a testing tool, businesses can learn a number of things: one, whether any existing framework truly worked; and two, how much work there is to do in improving future projects.
The framework seems simple at first glance, but there is a lot of detail that goes into each of the principles. This can be overwhelming; however, organisations can benefit from looking at its fundamental ideas and tackling those first.
If organisations want to start from somewhere, there are two areas the framework is aiming to get across amongst all others.
'Responsibility' is also a keyword in the framework, particularly on the appropriate use of data once it is collected. This point breaks down the responsibility in adapting a policy with data, data maintenance or performing a redesign of a data model, as well as the ongoing responsibility to keep within the framework guidelines.
This is a responsibility all organisations need to understand. Where does this responsibility lie? If it is with the individuals themselves, then skills and training need to be offered. If the responsibility falls to a certain set of people, they need to be aware of that role.
Processes and the ability to ask questions and flag issues are also key to the framework. Would staff members feel comfortable flagging data as flawed, or biased? Creating a standard process, in this case, can eliminate any caution about highlighting problems.
The creation of a workbook is another crucial element to take from the framework. Laying out a framework and instructing staff is one thing, but giving staff a practical way to apply the framework to their projects ensures that it is being put into practice.
Skills and training are an important addition here. If members of staff at any level involved with data are unable to understand general data science ethics, and how the organisation intends to apply it to their work, then they will fall at the first hurdle.
The framework from the UK government is not applicable to the civil service alone. In producing the framework, the government has already done a lot of the work for organisations that work with data as well. Organisations can use this as a launchpad for developing their own data science ethics framework. They have revealed the pressure points, the key themes of data science ethics, and given everyone something to use moving forward.
The Festival of Marketing 2018, 10-11 October in London, features a Data & Analytics stage (one of 10 stages).


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M2 Coating Completed
Vera C. Rubin Observatory – Impact of Satellite Constellations
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July 30, 2019 - If shiny things get your attention, prepare to be dazzled by the newly coated LSST Secondary Mirror (M2)! The mirror received its first reflective coating on July 16, 2019, at the LSST summit facility building on Cerro Pachón. The 3.4-meter M2 mirror arrived on the summit in December 2018, after being shipped from Rochester, NY, where it was fabricated by L3Harris (formerly Harris Corporation). Since its arrival the container holding the mirror has been stored inside the LSST observatory building, on the roof of the camera clean room. Until the coating campaign, the mirror hadn't been removed from the box, although careful inspections of all parts of the mirror were conducted to make sure no damage occurred during shipping.
The M2 surrogate (an aluminum structure that stands in for the glass mirror during testing) was used to test all coating parameters, with witness samples placed all around and over the mirror surrogate, first on May of this year and again a week before the glass M2 was placed into the coating chamber. After evaluating the results, the team determined that the performance of the coating plant, the coating parameters, and everything else was ready to coat the glass mirror.
It's critical to remove all dust and debris from the surface of the mirror before applying the coating, so on July 8th the M2 mirror was lifted from its storage container into a dedicated washing station, using the bridge crane installed over the coating area, and cleaned. Then the mirror was lifted into the coating chamber and the vacuum process was initiated. Overnight the chamber was evacuated to a vacuum level of 3 x 10-7 millibars and by the next morning conditions were perfect for coating the mirror.
The LSST Coating Chamber uses magnetron sputtering technology, a method that has proven successful with mirrors for other large telescopes including the twin Gemini Telescopes and the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope. There are two rings of magnetrons inside the LSST Coating Chamber: an inner ring that will be used to apply coatings to the M2 mirror and the M3 mirror, and an outer ring that will apply coatings to the 8.4-meter M1 mirror. In order to achieve the overall combination of durability and reflectivity necessary to achieve LSST's science goals over its ten-year survey lifetime, the M2 mirror was coated with protected silver, and the M1M3 mirror will be coated with protected aluminum.
Coating the M2 mirror took just over four hours and, according to LSST Senior Coating Engineer Tomislav Vucina, everything went smoothly throughout the process. The attached video shows the mirror being coated through a small window built into the coating chamber; the mirror is the stationary object in the center.
The coating team ran a series of tests at the conclusion of the coating process and found that reflectivity results, adhesion tests, and pinholes count not only met, but exceeded the requirements. With the M2 coating campaign successfully accomplished, the mirror was returned to its container and lifted back into its storage area, where it will be out of the way of other activities being performed on the maintenance level of the building. The mirror will be inspected every three months, to monitor the reflectivity and clean off dust, until it's time to integrate the glass mirror with the M2 cell assembly in 2021.
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Galesburg, MI (July 30, 2018) – TecNiq, the multi-industry leader in high-performance LED lighting for marine, RV, fleet, emergency response vehicles and heavy equipment, has hired three staff to fill key roles. Terri Thornton and Darryl Lanier join the company as sales associates for the light duty trailer market. Kevin Shaffer has been named national sales manager.
Kevin Shaffer comes to TecNiq from Intertek Testing Services where he was sales manager for its transportation technologies division. Prior, he managed sales in its military/aerospace division. Shaffer earned a B.A. from Western Michigan University in professional ethics and holds numerous certifications.
With a background in industrial lighting, Terri Thornton was previously an engineering manager at Kurtzon Lighting and Paramount Industries. Prior, she was regional sales manager at Rig-A-Lite AZZ Lighting Systems, LDPI and Sigma Luminous.
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On the one hand, the riots over the Mohammed cartoons is helping many people to wake up to the serious threat to Western culture posed by mass immigration of radical Muslims.
On the other hand, some of the backtracking this week from some of the Imams in Denmark make me think that maybe the radical Muslims are waking up too, and realizing the old rules don't apply in the West.
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NBA power rankings roundup: Week 8
Taking a look at this week's power rankings from around the web.
By J. Lane Feb 8, 2021, 7:20pm EST
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The Atlanta Hawks started the week on a small losing streak before getting a win to break it. Injuries have not been kind to the Hawks, as they will now be without second-year forward De'Andre Hunter for at least a few weeks after a knee procedure. Hunter was having a great season so far that will unfortunately be put on hold. As a result, all eyes will be on Cam Reddish and Atlanta's other supporting pieces as the Hawks look to stay afloat in the standings.
With that in mind, this week's roundup of NBA power rankings is here.
NBA.com — No. 15
Like Denver/Jokic, the Hawks have five losses in games in which they outscored their opponents with Trae Young on the floor. The latest of those was Wednesday, when the Mavs took control of the game in the 5:18 that Young sat in the second half. The Hawks brought in reinforcements this season, but their offensive drop-off when Young sits (they've scored 16.7 fewer points per 100 possessions with him off the floor than they have with him on the floor) is bigger than it was last season (15.5). It's the second biggest on-off OffRtg differential among players who've played at least 250 minutes this season, right behind that of Jokic (17.2).
The Hawks are obviously missing Bogdan Bogdanovic (avulsion fracture in his right knee), who got a slow-and-steady progress report last week and was supposed to be the guy running the second-unit offense. Rajon Rondo hasn't helped much; The Hawks have scored just 100.9 points per 100 possessions in his 199 minutes with Young off the floor. De'Andre Hunter has seen improvement offensively, but has missed the last four games and is set to have meniscus surgery on Monday.
There is hope in that Danilo Gallinari has played in nine straight games since returning from his ankle injury, logging a season-high 24:35 in the Hawks' win over Toronto on Saturday. Gallo's effective field goal percentage (54.8%) and true shooting percentage (career-high 64.2% – he's been getting to the line) are actually up from last season, but both his minutes and his mobility have been limited.
The Hawks are enjoying one of their two three-day breaks of the first-half schedule, but they still have three more back-to-backs (one this Friday and Saturday) over the next four weeks, having gone 2-6 (0-4 in the second game) in back-to-backs thus far.
ESPN — No. 15
It has been a career year so far for Hawks center Clint Capela in the rebounding department. He's averaging career highs in rebounds per game (14.6), defensive rebounds per game (9.8) and offensive rebounds per game (4.8). And he's doing it all while playing only 30.9 minutes per game this season. He's pulling down 17.7 rebounds per 36 minutes, which would be the highest (among qualified players) since Dennis Rodman averaged 18.9 rebounds per 36 minutes in 1994-95 with the San Antonio Spurs.
CBS Sports — No. 14
Atlanta went 1-3 this week with losses to the Lakers, Jazz and a hungry Mavericks team. Trae Young missed the Utah game, but ended the week with a 28-point, 13-assist performance in the Hawks' win over the Raptors. John Collins had a strong week, averaging 23.3 points and 8.3 rebounds on 43 percent 3-point shooting.
The Hawks continue their battle to stay in the playoff picture and aim to move the record above the .500 mark in the near future. Injuries have been a battle for Atlanta this year and, again, the team's depth on the wing is about to be tested.
Hawks fourth-quarter run not enough in 117-108 loss to Knicks 10 straight losses at home.


The God of compassion, tolerance and inclusiveness. The readings this Sunday challenge us to be humble, inclusive and tolerant. The message centers on God's Spirit who is poured out to all the baptized, and not limited only to those of our company. The mark of a true disciple of Christ is an attitude of tolerance, compassion and acceptance of the gifts of others. In the First Reading from the Book of Numbers, we are led to discover the temptation of showing that we are better than others. God tells Moses to bring together seventy of the elders of the people to share the burden of the people along with him. These elders would share the responsibility with him. But among the seventy elders chosen, Eldad and Medad stayed behind in the camp and prophesied. When Joshua heard this, he was upset because two men, who had been absent when God gave the gifts of the Spirit, also received the same gift as the seventy elders. Joshua was trying to put limits to God's gifts and action. The response of Moses to Joshua is important: "Would that the Lord might bestow his spirit on them all!" It points to the fact that carrying out of God's message in the world is not the task of only a chosen few in the Church. It challenges us to be humble, inclusive and tolerant.
In the Gospel we find a similar episode. The disciples had just been given the authority to expel demons in the name of Jesus. On their way they found someone not of their company expelling demons in the name of Jesus, and had tried to stop the man. John who belonged to the inner circle tells Jesus how they tried to stop him and point out to him that they alone are the chosen ones and not he. Jesus also had sent the disciples on a mission where they had worked the miracles and had healed the people and cast out devils. They had received the praise for their good work. But now they felt threatened because a person who was not of their group had cast out devils as well. And not just driving out evil spirits but doing so in the name of Jesus. So they tried to stop him. Jesus responded that the man should have been left alone, because anyone performing miracles in Jesus' name is certainly on their side. Once again, the response of Jesus is not simple, nor is it immediately evident when he declares, "Anyone who is not against us is for us." Elsewhere Jesus says: "He who is not with me is against me." What exactly did Jesus mean? The kingdom of God proclaimed by Jesus is not confined within the boundaries of the Catholic Church. The mission of the Church is to reveal and proclaim its presence, not to claim a monopoly over it. Looking at both the first reading and the Gospel, we discover that perhaps we tend to behave very much like Joshua and the disciples. We tend to take our belonging to Christ or even to the Catholic Church as some kind of an exclusive club, or even as a monopoly of Christ's gifts of the Spirit. So what message do we take home? 1) The mark of a true disciple of Christ is an attitude of inclusion, tolerance, compassion and acceptance of the gifts of others. 2) God's Spirit is not limited to those of our company or to a chosen elite group. The Holy Spirit is not even limited to this or that Church. 3) God's Spirit is at work in all those who seek him with a sincere heart as we pray in the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer.


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Each record in a database may be a single word, or it may comprise a number of fields. These fields may be self-contained data, or they may be keys to another database. A record may be one or more lines in a file, or an entire file by itself.


Yes, e-maktab enables you to assign a student to multiple classrooms. This means a student in multiple classroom will have multiple attendances, one for each classroom.
In the students section we are only displaying the first assigned classroom for a student and if you need to see all the classrooms a student is assigned to you would need to view the students details and on sidebar there is a panel that will list all classrooms the student belongs to.


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A grassroots revolution
The citizen journalists of InsightShare or Rising Voices believe in the best of all possible worlds: a world in which the disenfranchised rise their voices. Like Keidy and Rezwan who get involved virtually and are threatened for real.
In March 2011 this text was shortlisted for the Minority Voices Young Journalism Award; see the original feature in German language at Einloggen13, the online magazine of the EJS School of Journalism >>
Fernando M. doesn't actually look like a revolutionary. Slender as a boy he crouches on the floor, the microphone has fallen into his lap. Only his weather-beaten face betrays the 40, maybe 50 years. Barren is the soil beneath him, light and desolate the forest, but Fernando's face shows a different landscape: laughter lines and a glimmer of hope. He doesn't even seem to notice the camera in the young woman's hand.
No journalist in the world could have filmed Fernando the way Keidy T. did it. Together with other indigenous activists the 23-year-old documented the situation of the Igorot people in the mountains of the Northern Philippine island Luzon. Fernando distrusts the Philippine mainstream media which ignores the situation of the indigenous people and widely covers the corrupt government for fear of persecution. Unlike Keidy and her friends: While they shoot the documentary "Es-Esel Ja Eparas" ("Voices of Experience") during a workshop of the British video laboratory InsightShare, they have the villagers on their side: Aren't they also indigenous people, don't they speak Filipino and ask the right questions? At the end of each shooting day, the whole village gathers in a festive mood on the market place to watch the shots. Right there Fernando decides how he wants to be seen in the film – and how not.
Fernando M. in an interview with young indigenous people
film still: insight share, CC-by-nc-nd 2.0
Where monkeys and boars were still roaming the rain forest when Fernando was young, nowadays prairie grasses and rotten fruit knuckles under storm and heat. The fight against the destruction of the natural environment affilliate the old with the young Igorot: Where Fernando and his men blocked the access routes to the gold mine in the nineties, their children are facing a more abstract enemy: the global climate change can only be met with global media work.
Media projects such as InsightShare or the network of bloggers Rising Voices believe in the best of all possible worlds: a world in which the disenfranchised rise their voices, the marginalised step into the center and the indigenous record their traditional cosmovision with the latest technology.
If a media workshop enables a group to fight for its rights in the long run, citizen journalism reaches its ultimate destination: in the hands of the weakest.
Approx. location of the village G. in the Philippine Cordillera, map: Google Maps, CC-by-nc-nd 2.0
"Digital pollution" or "fifth pillar of democracy"?
Citizen journalism: Many professional journalists consider this very term as an oxymoron, if not as an attack on their professional honour. Some mock those "digital polluters", those "Sunday drivers on the information superhighway", others fear the apparent competition – but still many journalist use their writings. Citizen journalism is a grab bag; one could argue about the quality of the entries in the Heise forums, the ideological struggles of Indymedia or about how relevant most of the 115 million worldwide blogs really are. Identifying the really independent, reliable, wide-ranging and relevant information in the middle of the World Wide Web's unpaid, unedited and possibly unresearched sign salad is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but it is worth it.
Most citizen journalists don't try to compete with the established media, but to create a civilian counter public: They consider themselves as fifth pillar of the state, holding up democracy and human rights, when everything else is in ruins. When Rezwan, a student from Bangladesh started his blog Third World View in 2003, he had no idea how important it would become one day. With his messages on a nostalgic papyrus ground he was part of the online-avantgarde in Bangladesh. Only when in 2004 the Unicode standard for the Bengali script was established and the first blogger platforms were founded in 2005, the sport of the nerds became a mainstream activity of the young educated elite. Today, about 50,000 Bengalis are blogging, but many from the diaspora. Not without reason.
Rezwan blogs about repression in Bangladesh (2007), screenshot, CC-by-nc-nd 2.0
The magic moment for Rezwan's blog was a sad day for his country: On January 11th, 2007, the government of Bangladesh imposed a state of emergency, after people started protesting violently against electional fraud. Nearly 100,000 people got arrested. Rezwan blogger-friend narrowly escaped: Exile in Sweden was Tasneem Khalil's only refuge. Rezwan's blog was swept by hate-filled comments, but he was outside the line of fire, in Berlin. His Third World View became a so-called "bridge blog"; Rezwan combed through the Bengali media several times a day and explained the most explosive news to an English-speaking public. He was far away from home, but yet right in the centre of the events.
Anonymous activist
In his offline world, Rezwan had to become an accountant, but online he may be an activist. In his home country not a single politician would listen to him, but in the internet he has 200-300 readers every day. He just reported that the Bengali government blocked Facebook after Mohammed cartoons haunted across the network. He carefully quotes other bloggers, behind whose statements he discreetly hides his own criticism. Since the riots of 2007 Rezwan has become carful: He wants to reveal neither his last name nor his age; during the skype interview he turns off his webcam. A thumbnail-size picture of him circulating in the web shows a handsome young man, one among thousands. "Only as long as I remain anonymous, I am free to write what I want," Rezwan says. "I would really like to be a professional journalist, but in that case I'd have to give my name and bury my activism."
"The world speaks to you, do you listen?"
In 2007, the operators of the most important global portal for citizen journalism noticed the Bengali blogger: Global Voices published excerpts of his features from the police state – a big honor in the internet community. Tripod-founder Ethan Chairman and former CNN bureau director Rebecca MacKinnon founded the network in December 2004 to provide a podium for the most interesting perspectives of citizen journalism around the world. The motto: "The world speaks to you, do you listen?" One million visitors a month answer this question with "yes". More than 300 volunteers around the world watch the blogosphere in 150 countries and translate the selected text into 15 languages. In addition, the portal encourages new bloggers through workshops, link the international blogging community by organising conferences and provide legal assistance.
A parcel on the sixth continent
The Internet is large, and its settlement will hardly ever end. On the "sixth continent" even the landless and disenfranchised have the chance to stake their plot. No wonder that nowhere such an enthusiasm for the new media can be felt as in the so-called developing and emerging countries. On their way into the online world, so-far marginalized groups simply leave out less efficient development steps of the Western world: they "leap-frog". In no time Rezwan and Keidy have become experts and opinion leaders; however, until today, they earn no Rupiah and no Taka with their work.
When Global Voices founded the daughter network Rising Voices in 2007, Rezwan joint in as a volunteer editor right from the beginning. Rising Voices has an approach, which is quite similar to the British video NGO InsightShare: Both aim at taking citizen journalism to a grass roots level, from an urban elite into the rural areas, from the young and trendy to children and old people. While InsideShare has built eight video-hubs in ghettos and indigenous villages, Rising Voices commissioned 25 local NGOs and well-known blogger with teaching blogging to a local group.
Bloggers build bridges
The results can be seen until today: There are doctors and nurses of a Romanian hospice writing about the last days of their patients; activists in Yemen are blogging for the rights of women; Liberian bloggers build bridges between those in exile and those who stayed at home. The success rate of the project is relatively high; at least ten to 20 percent of the participants are still blogging three years after the seminars, Rezwan says.
Keidy T. in the skype interview with the author, screenshot
Meanwhile, the young Filipina Keidy T. became the director of the video hub in the Philippines. The demand is big; soon the 23-year-old will herself train video trainers – even on the Southern island of Mindanao, where Muslim rebels and the central government are fighting against each other. She has already received anonymious threats for her commitment; she and her colleagues feel observed. But giving up? Keidy smiles enigmatically. It's the smile of Fernando M., it seems to say: Our people have been through worse.
It seems long since she has travelled to the Climate Conference in Copenhagen with her very first film from the village of G. Like many NGOs they didn't get an official accreditation for the conference; instead they received standing ovations for their presentation on the civilian counter-conference. For a moment the world listened to a small woman from the Southern hemisphere who had never left her country before: "We indigenous people have contributed least to climate change, yet we suffer the most." At the other end of the earth a village holds its breath.
Online-Portal "Global Voices": Facts about citizen journalism, 4. Juni 2010
Sourcewatch: List of Citizen Journalism Websites, 4. Juni 2010
Website of the NGO InsightShare: What is Participatory Video? (video, 3:14 min., 4. Juni 2010
Website of the NGO InsightShare: Es-Esel Ja Eparas/ Voices of Experience, (video, 17:29 min.), 4. Juni 2010
Website of the NGO InsightShare: presentation of 8 further video hubs, 4. Juni 2010
Online-Portal "Rising Voices": Active Rising Voices Projects, 4. Juni 2010
Online-Portal "Global Voices": Current selected articles, 4. Juni 2010
Online-Portal "Global Voices": threast to civil journalism worldwide (map), 4. Juni 2010
Blog by Rezwan: The Third World View, 4. Juni 2010
Online-Portal "Global Voices": Manifesto, 4. Juni 2010
Blog of Ushahidi: African Crisis Information Portal working via crowdsourcing, 4. Juni 2010
Readers Edition: Größtes deutschsprachiges Bürgerjournalismus-Projekt, 4. Juni 2010
header photo: Keidy teaches villagers how to capture scenes on video, film still: insight share, CC-by-nc-nd 2.0
Post on 8. June 2010 by Christina Felschen tagged: civil society, empowerment @en, good ideas, journalism


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