. To ramp up its operations in the country where many stalwarts including Amazon and Uber had to retreat, OYO has acquired a smaller rival Qianyu.
"The transaction had completed last week and it would mark the first acquisition of the company in the country," said two sources aware of the matter. Sources point out that the acquisition would help OYO to accelerate its expansion and gain local talents and expertise.
Qiayu claims to be a midscale hotel brand that follows the franchise model to bring hoteliers under the brand. Just like OYO does in India, the Chinese firm renovates existing properties, give its brand and pool in bookings for them through OTAs.
Qianyu is backed by Xu Xiaoping's Reality Fund, Gaochun Capital, Ali's Yuanhao Capital, and Didi's investor Wang Gang. "Following the acquisition, they are taking the exit from the company," added sources based out of China. Sources requested anonymity as they aren't authorised to speak to the media.
According to a Chinese news portal CaiJing, Qianyu has thousands of rooms in many cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Xi'an.
OYO had entered the Chinese market in November 2017 and claims to have 11,500 employees. While it has employed 5,500 people directly, remaining 6,000 are on contracts. With an inventory of 3,60,000 rooms, it has 7,400 hotels across 298 cities in China.
On the lines of Chinese entrepreneurs and professional who adopt Indian names for better name recall, OYO's founder Ritesh Aggarwal is called Lei Taixi.
While Qianyu doesn't seem to be a large scale hotel brand, it would certainly help OYO to gain local expertise, more inventory and experienced team. Aspiration of OYO in China is lofty and it intends to repeat success on the lines of food and beverage giants – KFC and Starbucks.
Both companies follow the franchise model (OYO follows the same model) and are extremely successful in the Chinese market.


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Stripes do not help zebras stay cool in the sun
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence that contradicts the theory that black and white stripes keep zebras cool in the hot sun.
The debate on the function of zebra stripes dates back to the time of Charles Darwin. Some experts have suggested that the stripes help zebras to camouflage themselves.
Another theory is that the contrast in heat among the black and white areas of fur create small vortexes that circulate like a fan and cool the body.
To investigate this hypothesis, the research team filled metal barrels with water and covered them with colors to imitate skin, including black and white stripes, black, white, brown, and grey.
After the barrels were exposed to the sun, the experts measured the temperature in each barrel. As expected, the black one was the hottest and the white one the coolest. The temperatures recorded in the striped and grey barrels were similar and were not substantially cooler.
"According to the hypothesis of regulating body temperature, zebra stripes are expected to cool the body by means of convective air eddies induced by temperature gradients over alternating black and white stripes," said study co-author Susanne Åkesson.
She explained that this theory seems likely because black zebra stripes do get warmer in the sun as they absorb more light compared to the cooler white stripes.
Infrared imaging revealed that sunlit black stripes are, in fact, warmer than sunlit white stripes and that the difference rises with the temperature. On the other hand, the team found that the temperature differences are reversed at night, when black stripes become cooler than white ones.
"All these experimental findings provide evidence against the hypothesis of cooling effect of zebra stripes, because striped coats do not keep the core temperature of the body any cooler than homogeneous grey coats with a similar average whiteness," said Åkesson. "The stripes didn't lower the temperature. It turns out stripes don't actually cool zebras."
The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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AAPD PAUL G. HEARNE LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT
Katherine in the snow with her fur babies.
By: Katherine Perez
I am honored to be acknowledged for my leadership. I represent a little girl who grew up feeling a little weird and always out of place. My emotions ran higher than Mariah Carey's whistle register and deeper than a Barry White song. My routines were sacred. I would die if I didn't do them. I know what it's like to make the agonizing decision to keep living. I also know what it's like to keep these experiences hidden and to navigate school, work, and a personal life that can be unforgiving. My sister, unlike me, has an apparent disability. Students threw pencils at her and called her the "R" word. She would sob to me after school about this. As an adult with intellectual disability, she now faces the burden of a society that provides no options and appears to not value her life. It hasn't been easy, but I have channeled the intensity of my convictions to advocate for those who know why the changes we seek can mean life or death.
Having a disability can be a deeply individual experience and feel incredibly isolating. As someone with a non-apparent disability, I have felt lonely for much of my life. No one could possibly understand, I thought. But, it simply wasn't true. While no two people are exactly alike, I've found that everywhere I have shared my story, people can relate. From the halls of Capitol Hill to UCLA Law school, and even in Peru, where I lived for two years, I always created connections with people who shared my experience. I've learned that if we want community, we need to consciously build it. This isn't an easy task, and it isn't going to happen over night, but it is so worth it.
Everywhere you look in history, Disabled people have been organizing and fighting to be treated with dignity. Our work is an extension of this. As Latinxs, we face multiple barriers. The intersectional approach to our coalition acknowledges that systems of oppression often work together. Just as ableism and racism are intertwined, we seek to builds bridges between Latinx and Disability advocacy organizations and efforts. This type of intersectional work is what will sustain our respective rights movements.
My family immigrated from Mexico to California starting in the 1940s. My grandmother, who is originally from Zacatecas, instilled the drive for education and becoming mujeres poderosas in our family. I'm reminded that she always told me to be proud to speak up and celebrate my achievements because she had learned that no one else was going to do it for her. She is a trailblazer who didn't let anyone hold her back even when they told her she couldn't teach English or become a principal because she had a heavy accent. She did both. Although my anxiety rears its ugly head telling me not to put myself out there for scrutiny, I do so because sharing my story is important. It's important that we all have the courage to share our stories. Because if we don't share our stories, our stories get erased. We must do so especially when society tells us that our lives are unworthy. And while we are celebrating the good, we must also call out the bad.
I have had the great privilege to work with an incredible group of Disabled Latinxs and allies over the last several months in creating the National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities (CNLD). Any praise that I receive for CNLD is praise for a shared effort. And on behalf of our group, I urge all of you who know what it's like to feel like "a little weird and out of place" (and those who are allies) to join us in solidarity!
I promise you that I will continue to work my hardest as one of the leaders in this movement.
AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award Recipient Announcement
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Henry Parker ist der Name folgender Personen:
 Henry Parker, 10. Baron Morley (um 1486–1556), englischer Peer
 Henry Parker, 11. Baron Morley (1531–1577), englischer Peer
 Henry Parker, 14. Baron Morley (um 1600–1655), englischer Peer
 Henry Parker, 2. Baronet (1638–1713), englischer Adliger
 Henry Parker (Politiker, um 1690) (um 1690–um 1777), britischer Politiker, Gouverneur der Province of Georgia
 Henry Parker, 3. Baronet (um 1704–1771), britischer Adliger
 Henry Parker, 4. Baronet (um 1713–1782), britischer Adliger
 Henry Parker (Politiker, 1808) (1808–1881), Premierminister von New South Wales
 Henry Parker, 5. Baronet (1822–1877), britischer Adliger

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In an industry where precision, reliability and durability matter, Bond Tech works to make sure that the adhesives we deliver satisfy all regulatory demands and meet the needs of every project with accuracy and quality. We do this by staying current with the latest technological advances, by learning from the experiences of the customers we serve and by watching how changes in material engineering change our business. We stay ahead of changes in the market so that you can stay ahead of the pack.
Our most popular laminating adhesives might be a great fit for your job.
We have developed a portfolio of experiences from every project we've worked on. When you work with us, you gain the benefit of so many years in business and so many projects completed to spec.
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Ed Modzelewski
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Modzelewski as a senior at Maryland
No. 39, 36
(1929-01-13)January 13, 1929
West Natrona, Pennsylvania
February 28, 2015(2015-02-28) (aged 86)
West Sedona, Arizona
217 lb (98 kg)
Natrona Heights (PA) Har-Brack
NFL Draft:
1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Pittsburgh Steelers (1952)
Cleveland Browns (1955-1959)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-SoCon (1950, 1951)
Honorable-mention All-American (1950)
Second-team All-American (1951)
NFL Champion (1955)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Ed Modzelewski (January 13, 1929 - February 28, 2015) was an American football fullback, who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the University of Maryland.
Growing up in West Natrona, Pennsylvania as one of six children, he was a three-sport athlete at Har-Brack High School (now Highlands High School).
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Maryland, where he became a three-year starter. As a sophomore, he contributed to the team having a 9-1 record.
In 1951, he was a part of an undefeated team (10-0 record), that outscored its opponents, 381-74.[1] Maryland also secured its first berth in a major postseason bowl game, the 1952 Sugar Bowl, where it upset the first-ranked University of Tennessee, with him playing a key role after rushing for 153 yards and being named the game's outstanding player. He finished the year with 825 yards and averaging 7.3 yards a carry.[2]
Modzelewski was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round (6th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft. After his rookie season, he served two years in the Air Force. Upon his discharge and return in 1955, he hurt his back in training camp and was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for future hall of famer Marion Motley.[3]
In 1955, he registered 619 rushing yards (ninth in the league) and 6 touchdowns, playing a key role in the Cleveland Browns repeating as NFL champions.[4] He was a starter for two years until the arrival of future hall of famer Jim Brown in 1957.[5]
Modzelewski was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, but he opted to retire instead of reporting to the team.
After football, he chose to set up a high-end restaurant named Mo and Juniors instead. The family owned the place. Oldest brother Joe was a chef and Ed managed it. Dick worked the room during the off season when he lived in Cleveland despite playing for the New York Giants. Ed later became the president of Beef Corral Inc, which had 11 outlets in the Cleveland area. The franchise business was a huge success among the fans and the local community.
Modzelewski's parents, Joe and Martha had a big family. Ed's siblings included Joe, Gene, Dick, Betty Lou, and Florence Nowicki. Ed was married to Mary Modzelewski and later, Joanne Modzelewski. Ed Modzelewski's children included Scott Alan Modzelewski; Michael Modzelewski, Bruce Modzelewski and Nancy Giacobbe. Ed had three grandchildren, Lance Modzelewski, Anthony Giacobbe, and Jenny Modzelewski.
He died of congestive heart failure in 2015 at the age of 86 at his home in West Sedona, Arizona.[6] His brother Dick Modzelewski also played in the National Football League.
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^ "Terps Cash in on Breaks to Clip Tennessee". Retrieved 2016.
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This rail holiday takes you on a journey to discover rolling hills dotted with olive and cypress trees, hill top towns with golden stone houses and working vineyards as you travel southwards through Europe to the rolling landscape of Tuscany.
Tuscany is the perfect destination for a rail holiday because in addition to the obvious attractions of the scenery of Chianti and the art cities of Florence and Siena, you can also explore the less well-known regions south of Siena. We recommend that you travel by Eurostar to Paris before taking an overnight Thello sleeper to Milan and then transferring onto a train to Florence. An alternative option would be to travel via Munich, staying in a comfortable hotel before passing through the spectacular Gotthard Pass on your way to Tuscany. Once in Florence, collect your hire car then spend 7 nights at the Hotel Villa le Barone. You can return by the sleeper train, or talk to us for more options such as day time services through Switzerland.
You arrive in Milan early morning and continue on to Florence where you arrive at about 9am. Collect your hire car and drive to your hotel, the Villa le Barone, where you stay for 7 nights.
The next leg of your train journey takes you through the heart of the stunning Austrian Alps. You head south from the Bavarian capital and cross the border into Austria at Kufstein. The railway guides you through high mountain scenery before dropping down through the Brenner Pass, from where you can admire the Dolomites, and onwards through Verona to Bologna. You change trains here and arrive into Florence at 5.30pm. Collect your hire car from Florence train station and drive to the Hotel Villa le Barone, your home for the next seven nights.
Spend 6 days exploring the Chianti region and the fascinating art cities of Tuscany. Take the opportunity to discover the patchwork vineyards of Montalcino, the spas of Montecatini and Saturnia and the islands of Elba and Giglio. However you choose to spend your time in Tuscany, you will be inspired by the beauty of your surroundings and the way of life which is quintessentially Italian.
Return your hire car to Florence where you catch an evening train to Milan, before boarding the Thello sleeper train back to Paris at around 11pm.
You arrive into Paris Lyon at about 9.30am, and after changing stations you then take the Eurostar back to London where you arrive at lunchtime. We can arrange for you to catch a later Eurostar service if you prefer, perhaps giving you time to enjoy lunch in the famous Train Bleu restaurant.
From £2,100 per person for first class rail travel.
From £1,920 per person for second class rail travel.
Category A car hire for the duration of your stay in Tuscany.
The Villa le Barone is a charming property in a central location in the Chianti Classico wine producing region. In the 16th Century, the villa was the home of the famous Della Robbia family and it is now owned by their descendants. The 28 rooms are scattered across four separate buildings, surrounded by a shady garden with hammocks, a terrace and swimming pool. The hotel's restaurant, located in the old winery, serves typical Tuscan food and famous local Chianti wines. The Villa le Barone is a charming and relaxed hotel full of regional flavour, and a perfect base from which to explore the Chianti region.


"Humor comes from a place where you don't take yourself too seriously" Goodstein's Creative Director Georg Warga and writer for VW's recently released comical campaign shared. The three films took a creative turn from the normal picture-perfect and polished storylines often found in Chinese advertising; instead you have models crashing and a not so well-mannered husband falling down the stairs. Goodstein commented "our client took a risk but they were very supportive from the get go".
The total timeline for the films including prep and shoot was just six weeks. With this kind of schedule it was non-stop prep and shoot from the minute the project was signed. The car exterior shots were done in Guangzhou and the talent shots took place in Taipei. The team spent their Christmas day, Skyping their families and eating noodles, while on a locked-off highway bridge shooting scenes for the cartoon bear in a driverless car. This is just a glimpse at the dedication and sacrifices those in the advertising industry make!
The films were part of a larger, multiplatform campaign entitled "Technology for Everyone", which includes online games and social media loops produced with weareflink.


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Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji () ist eine vom Editorial Committee of Bronze Treasures Series () im Verlag Wenwu chubanshe in Peking (1993–1998) herausgegebene chinesische Buchreihe zur chinesischen Bronzekunst, in der versucht wurde, alle namhaften vorhandenen Objekte zu erfassen. Sie umfasst 16 Bände.

In Band 13 beispielsweise sind einzigartige Zeugnisse der Bronze-Kulturen der Ba und Shu aus dem alten Sichuan enthalten und die sensationellen Funde aus Sanxingdui mit ihren überlebensgroßen menschlichen Bronzefiguren und zahlreichen Bronzemasken mit hervorstehenden Augen und Nasen. Band 14 versammelt das Material der Dian-Kultur und aus Kunming (Yunnan) in Südchina. Angrenzend an Vietnam sind diese Dong-Son-ähnlichen Bronzen Darstellungen von Menschen und Tieren (insbesondere Büffeln). Der Guss der Tier- und Menschenfiguren dieser Region zählt zu den realistischsten in ganz China. Die Bronzen der nördlichen Nationalitäten in Band 15 sind überwiegend Ordos-Bronzen aus dem nördlichen Gebiet und der Inneren Mongolei.

Übersicht
 1 Xia-Dynastie 夏 und Shang-Dynastie 商
 2–4 Shang-Dynastie 商
 5–6 Westliche Zhou-Dynastie 西周
 7–11 Östliche Zhou-Dynastie 东周
 12 Qin-Dynastie 秦 und Han-Dynastie 汉
 13 Ba-Kultur 巴 und Shu-Kultur 蜀
 14 Dian 滇 und Kunming 昆明
 15 Nördliche Randvölker (Beifang minzu) 北方民族
 16 Quanji 铜竟 Bronzespiegel

Siehe auch
 Dian-Reich
 Dong-Son-Kultur

Weblinks
 Bronzekultur des alten Dian-Königreiches

Buchreihe
Bronzezeit


We do not digitally print our wall art decals. Every colour of each wall sticker is cut as a separate piece, which is then put together by the client directly onto their wall. For some designs we construct it all for you, it all depends on the design itself.
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It is known that CBD activates and stimulates the responses of the body's nervous system. It has been shown that there are two cannabinoid receptors in the human body and that the Sera Labs CBD Oil works with its CBD component improving body functions.
The CBD is recognized by the scientific community for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory, although its anticonvulsant properties (effective for patients with epilepsy), one of its great potentials is its neuroprotective and regenerative capacity, which helps to curb diseases such as sclerosis. multiple.
CBD oil can also be recommended to patients with psoriasis. The universities of Nottingham and Reading, in the United Kingdom, conducted a study, in 2007, that showed how cannabinoid compounds work as inhibitors of the proliferation of keratinocytes (predominant cells in the epidermis). In this study they came to the result that cannabis and especially Sera Labs CBD Oil is a potential therapy for psoriasis.


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Mylesinus est un genre de poissons téléostéens de la famille des Serrasalmidae et de l'ordre des Characiformes. Le genre Mylesinus ne concerne que trois espèces de poissons d'Amérique du Sud.

Liste d'espèces
Selon  :
 Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1989
 Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988
 Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850

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Would you like to join the network of business valuers? Are you a Registered Business Valuer of The Australian Institute of Business Brokers?
Are you a valuer of a SME's or a Business Broker who does valuations of small businesses and have been in practice for more than ten years?
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If the answer to one or more of these questions is yes then you may be able to join the Network.
Contact Graham O'Hehir at BVN head office at support@businessvaluer.net.au and explore whether you and the network have interests in common and can add value to servicing Australia's SME community.
Depending on the level of web enquiry and the niche you believe you can fill we may well be able to assist you to join the network. It will depend on whether we believe we can generate enough traffic to give you a realistic number of leads each month, as we would like to give you genuine value for your annual subscription fees should you join the network. We recognise there is no point in paying to belong to this peer group and join the network if you do not receive a reasonable supply of genuine valuation enquiry.
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Home » News » Glancing at Grassy Rooftop Boosts Concentration
Glancing at Grassy Rooftop Boosts Concentration
By Traci Pedersen
Glancing at a grassy green roof for only 40 seconds significantly boosts concentration levels, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
For the study, researchers gave 150 student participants a boring, attention-draining computer task. The students were told to press a key as a series of numbers repeatedly flashed on the computer screen, unless that number was three.
Halfway through the task, the participants were given a 40-second break to look at a city rooftop scene. Half the group viewed a flowering meadow green roof, while the other half looked out onto a bare concrete roof.
After the break, students who had looked at the green roof made significantly fewer mistakes and demonstrated superior concentration on the second half of the task, compared to those who viewed the concrete roof.
The findings suggest that the green roof offered a restorative experience that boosted the part of the brain that controls attention, researchers concluded. Lead researcher Dr. Kate Lee, of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Science, said just a moment of green can provide a boost for tired workers.
"We know that green roofs are great for the environment, but now we can say that they boost attention too. Imagine the impact that has for thousands of employees working in nearby offices," said Lee.
"This study showed us that looking at an image of nature for less than a minute was all it took to help people perform better on our task."
The study focused on micro-breaks, those short and informal breaks, which often occur spontaneously throughout the day.
"It's really important to have micro-breaks. It's something that a lot of us do naturally when we're stressed or mentally fatigued," added Lee. "There's a reason you look out the window and seek nature, it can help you concentrate on your work and to maintain performance across the workday."
"Certainly this study has implications for workplace well-being and adds extra impetus to continue greening our cities. City planners around the world are switching on to these benefits of green roofs and we hope the future of our cities will be a very green one."
Future research will focus on whether looking at greenery at the workplace helps boost creativity and helpfulness.
The study findings are published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Source: University of Melbourne
Traci Pedersen
Traci Pedersen is a professional writer with over a decade of experience. Her work consists of writing for both print and online publishers in a variety of genres including science chapter books, college and career articles, and elementary school curriculum.
Pedersen, T. (2018). Glancing at Grassy Rooftop Boosts Concentration. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 17, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2015/05/28/glancing-at-grassy-rooftop-boosts-concentration/85044.html
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Salem's Community Energy Strategy serves as a road map for energy saving efforts community‐wide, now and in the future.
It includes short and long term goals, objectives, and actions that the City, individuals, and businesses can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency, and incorporate renewable energy into Salem area projects.
In addition to the actions identified within the Strategy, the City has embarked on $1.2 million in projects to reduce energy use in City buildings. These investments include HVAC, lighting, window, insulation improvements and establishing a Resource Conservation Management program to monitor and maintain energy performance.
The strategy includes two components.
Approximately 20% of the funding will support projects to improve energy efficiency, conservation and cost savings in industrial, commercial, transportation and residential sectors, and promote sustainable industry, jobs and related activities.
Approximately 80% of the funding will focus on improving energy efficiency, conservation and cost savings in City facilities. The City of Salem, as a municipal corporation, uses a significant amount of energy to operate its facilities and provide services. The primary sources of energy consumed by City of Salem operations are electricity, natural gas, gasoline and diesel fuel. To reduce it energy use, the City developed a list of high priority capital projects to make immediate reductions and a lasting impact on its energy use.
In August 2009, the City of Salem received notice of a $1.5 million award from US Department of Energy's (US DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. The EECBG Program aims to reduce fossil fuel emissions, total energy consumption, and create jobs. It also requires communities to develop an energy strategy to meet these objectives. In December 2009, US DOE approved Salem's Energy Strategy. The strategy was developed with input from the community and with assistance from representatives of Salem‐Keizer Transit, Willamette University, State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, SEDCOR, Oregon Energy Trust, Portland General Electric, and some of Salem's largest employers. Implementation of the energy strategy is informed by an Energy Inventory Report which gathered data indicators for 2004-2009.


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Archive for October 10th, 2008
Pakistanis Say 'No' to Terrorism: Yeh Hum Naheen
Posted in News Briefs, tagged Terrorism on October 10, 2008| 17 Comments »
In a country where violence is now a daily occurence, where innocent civilians are an everyday casualty, there is an increasing realization that the power to change that reality lies in the hands of Pakistanis. Last week, Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, outlined a strategy for battling terrorism in Pakistan, which includes a media campaign explaining "the importance to Pakistan's people of winning the war against extremists in the tribal areas." A feature in today's Washington Post noted,
The television advertisement that debuted this week starts with a simple scene: A mother is waiting on a street corner for her child to get out of school. It looks like any other sunny day in any one of Pakistan's major cities. Then the car bomb explodes. The grisly scene is followed by a simple message delivered by a series of glamorous-looking Pakistani celebrities, including movie stars, singers and artists: "We are not terrorists."
This is not a new message, but it comes at a time of increasing urgency. The fundamental message behind last year's hit song, "Yeh Hum Naheen," [This is not us], that Pakistanis do not support terrorism, has been reignited within this context. Featuring the vocal talents of some of Pakistans biggest music artists, including Haroon, Ali Haider, Ali Zafar, Shufqat, Strings, Shuja Haider and Hadiqa Kiani, "the song of reconciliation, a message of peace and a message of truth," became so popular that it was re-released this past June with a petition urging Pakistanis who condemn terrorism to join the cause. Currently, the foundation's website reports that 62,809,427 people have signed this petition [click here to sign].
The campaign's founder, Waseem Mahmood, told The Independent, "The reality is, a few people are distorting Islam to their own agendas, but now, finally, the masses are standing up…If we have 60 million plus people, twice as many as voted in the last elections, then how can Pakistan be seen as a nation of extremists?" [See Yeh Hum Naheen song with English subtitles, below]:
The foundation's message is further enhanced through a broader multimedia campaign, including billboards, television commercials, and advertisements, [see below]. Its work is further proof that this current war against militancy and terror, is our war.
Other blogs that also discussed this topic: Teeth Maestro & All Things Pakistan
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Ingolstadt fell to a season-low 11th in the standings following last weekend's 4-0 defeat to Hannover 96.Without a win in seven, Hoffenheim are currently enduring their longest winless streak in three years.The Sinsheimers have scored five more goals the Ingolstadt, but have registered ten points fewer.Hoffenheim have surrendered leads (six) more often than any Bundesliga club, dropping 15 points in the process (three draws, three defeats).Ingolstadt took just one point from their first three home games of the season. They have picked up six in their subsequent three at the Audi Sportpark.


Invt. œ670-16-08. Taken 29 June, 1676, by Thomas Bull, James Steele, George Grave. Will dated 20 May, 1676.
Whereas, I Robert Webster of Hartford doe see Cause to set my house in order and doe declare this to bee my last Will & Testament, I give all to my wife Susannah Webster during her widowhood. But if my wife change her name, then I give her but one-third part of my estate. the remainder to be equally divided amongst my children, except the Eldest a double portion; to my sons at 21 years of age, and to my daughters at 18 years of age. I make my wife sole Executrix, and desire Mr. John Coales sen., Andrew Benton sen., and John Blackleach of Hartford to be Overseers.
Witness: Thomas Stedman, Phineas Wilson.
Court Record, Page 156--7 Sept., 1676: Part of Invt. only exhibited. Adms. to the Widow for the present.
Hartford Land Records, Vol. 5--18 March, 1707-8: Thomas King, John Seymour and Elizabeth Seymour, his wife, all of Hartford, quit claim to Jonathan, Samuel, Robert, William, and the Heirs of John Webster, Dec., all of them sons of the late Robert Webster, Dec.
"Before the end of the municipal year, Feb. 25th, 1650-1, we find the names of... Thomas Stedman... all applicants for house lots."
"Edward Scott and Thomas Stedman forfeited their grants, though at a period fifteen years later, Stedman, or another person of the same name, became an inhabitant."
"Robert Isbell, died about 1655.
"He may have been the Robert Isabell who had land granted him in Salem 1637 (Felts's History of Salem, p. 169.). He left relict Ann, (who married William Nicholls,) and two children Eleazar and Hannah. Eleazar married Nov. 1st, 1668, Elizabeth French and removed to Killingworth, where he died, 1677.
"Hannah Isbell married first Thomas Stedman, August 6th, 1668, and second John Fox, both of New London."
"Sergeant Daniel Lester, oldest son of Andrew, lived upon the Great Neck, where he died January 16th, 1716-1717. He was brought into town and buried under arms. Joseph and Benjamin Lester also settled on farms in the vicinity of the town plot. The descendnants of the latter are very numerous. By his first wife, Ann Stedman, he had nine sons and two daughters, and probably other children by a second wife. No descendnants of Timothy, son of Andrew Lester have been traced."
"William Nicholls, died September 4th, 1673.
"A person of this name, and probably the same man, had land given him in Salem, 1638. (Felt, p. 169) He was an early and substantial settler at Pequot; often on committees, and sustaining both town and church offices. He married Ann, relict of Robert Isbell, but no allusion is made to children by this or any former wife. Widow Ann Nicholls died September 15th, 1689. Her two children, by her first husband, died before her, but she left four grandchildren, a son and daughter of Eleazer Isbell, and a son and daughter of Thomas Stedman."
"Thomas Stedman, died in 1701.
"This name is found at New London, at the early date of 1649, but it soon afterward disappears. In 1666, Thomas Stedman is again on the list of inhabitants, living near Niantic River. He married (Aug. 6th, 1668) Hannah, daughter of Robert Isbell, and step-daughter to William Nicholls. They had two children, John, born Dec. 25th, 1669, and Ann, who married Benjamin Lester. John left descendants.
'My love to yourself and your little ones, my cousins, and to Uncle Nichols and to Aunt and to the rest of my friends, certifying you that through God's mercy and goodness to us, we are in reasonable good health.
"Extracted out of the original letter under the hand of John Stedman, Sen."
"Samuel Fox, died September 4th, 1727, aged seventy-seven.
"Samuel and John Fox were sons of Thomas Fox, of Concord. Samuel Fox married Mary, supposed to be daughter of Andrew Lester, and born in Gloucester, in 1647, March 30th, 1675-6. The had a son Samuel, born April 24th, 1681. After this he contracted a secon, third and fourth marriage, and had sons, Isaac, Samuel and Benjamin, which should probably be assigned to the second wife, Joanna, who died in 1689. The thrid wife was Bathesheba, relect of Richard Smith, and daughter of James Rogers, (born in Milford, 1650.) There is no record made of any marriages or births in the family after 1681. A singular caprice led Mr. Fox and and some others in that day to give the same name to two children by a different mother. When a name, therefore, is repeated in a list of children, it is not always an indication that the first named had died before the borth of the other. Samuel Fox, in his will, makes bequests to his two sons, Samuel the elder and younger. The former had settled in the North Parish, at a place still known as Fox's Mills. He is the ancestor of the Fox families of Montville.
"John Fox, son of Thomas, of Concord, married Sarah, daughter of Greenfield Larrabee, June 2d, 1678. They had a son John born June 1st, 1680, who died December 12th, 1711, leaving a wife Elizabeth, but no children. They had other sons and daughters, but all died without issue, except Benjamin. In a deed of 1718, he calls Benjamin, "my only child which it hath pleased God to continue in the land of the living."
"John Fox married, 2. Hannah, relict of Thomas Stedman; 3. Mary, daughter of Daniel Lester, 2nd. His last wife was fifty years younger than himself, and granddaughter to his sister.
"[The wife of Daniel Lester, Sen., was Hannah Fox, of Concord. This singualr connection is mentioned in the New England Weekly Journal, printed in Boston, April 20th, 1730, after noticing the death of John Fox.]"
I see a few problems with information presented in these articles. The first was that Hannah Isbell supposedly pre-deceased her mother Ann (---) (Isbell) Nicholls. Various New London records show that Hannah died in March 1707/08.
"Sept. 29, 1706. John Stedman's children being presented by yr grandmother John Fox's wife were baptized, Hannah, Jane"
These facts imply that Thomas Stedman must have died before 1701. New London records show that Hannah had a daughter Hannah Fox by John Fox in 1693.
Thomas Stedman was born in the United Kingdom. Some early researchers have suggested he came from Scotland; however, there is no evidence found yet to confirm this.
He came to America as a mariner before 1649 with an older brother John Stedman. Either he, or a father also named Thomas Stedman, applied for a land grant in New London about 1649; however, Thomas Stedman did not follow through with the application.
He (or his father) seems to have settled in Essex county, Massachusetts Colony. He returned to New London with several other mariner families, including Isbells, Parkers, Fosters, Keaneys in the mid-1660s. There is some indication Thomas Stedman was married in Essex county.
It would seem that he was a sailor from the port of New London after he returned.
He married Hannah Isbell in 1668 and they had two children John and Ann.
Thomas Stedman probably died or was lost at sea sometime after 1676, although there is a record of a Thomas Stedman dying in New London in 1701. Given that Hannah Isbell remarried John Fox sometime before 1688, I assume that the Thomas Stedman who died in 1701 was not the Thomas Stedman who married Hannah Isbell. That Thomas Stedman could have been his nephew Thomas Stedman.
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN.
Thomas STEDMAN died in 1701. This name is found at New London at the early date of 1649, but it soon afterward disappears.
Hannah, dau Robert, dec'd., m. Thomas STEDMAN, who had by his 2d wife a son John, b. Dec. 25, 1669, and a dau, Ann, b. June --, 1668. Testified to by Mrs. Elizabeth Trueman & Mrs. Susannah Fox, Mar. 4, 1708/09.
Robert, sometime of New London, died, leaving 2 children, Eleazer & Hannah. Testified to by Mrs. Elizabeth Trueman & Mrs. Suannah Fox, Mar. 4, 1709/09.


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Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.

Aviation: Fuels
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing fuel duty or VAT on aviation fuel.

Members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including the United Kingdom, are prevented from taxing international aviation fuel, or any proxies for fuel, under the Chicago Convention. However, Air Passenger Duty – which raised £3.4 billion in 2017-18 – ensures that the air travel sector contributes to the cost of public services.

Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority : Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority since its operation was centralised in Swansea following the transfer of DVA services from Northern Ireland in July 2014.

No specific assessment has been made of the performance of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) following the transfer of vehicle registration and licensing services from the Driver Vehicle Agency to the DVLA.

The objective of centralisation was to ensure customers in Northern Ireland had access to the same services that were already available in GB. This includes providing customers in Northern Ireland with the facility to license their vehicles online or by telephone, as well as other online vehicle registration services.

This has now been achieved. Motorists in Northern Ireland also now have access to a wider range of vehicle registration and licensing services at more than 175 Post Office branches.

The centralisation also allowed other new services to be introduced, such as the opportunity for NI customers to purchase and retain personalised registration numbers and the facility for fleet operators in NI to use the DVLA's fleet scheme.

Visas: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Tier 4 visa applications are treated equitably in respect of (a) country of application and (b) intended place of study.

Tier 4 visa applications are assessed in accordance with the Immigration Rules. Applicants are treated equitably and must meet the same requirements to qualify for leave under a given Tier 4 route and type of sponsor. Nationals of countries listed in Appendix H are subject to reduced documentary requirements although they must meet the same substantive requirements as other nationals. This list is kept under review and we may add or remove countries and competent authorities based on objective criteria. Applicants intending to study at Tier 4 Visa Pilot Scheme institutions are also subject to reduced documentary requirements.

We will keep the visa application process for international students under review, with the aim of improving the customer journey both for students and their sponsoring institutions. This will include reviewing processes for conducting interviews to ensure that these are appropriately focussed and to minimise any inconvenience for applicants.

Brexit: Referendums
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of recent polls in respect of whether to hold a second referendum on EU membership.

The Government has been clear that it does not support a second referendum. The priority of the Government is to deliver on the result of the first referendum by trying to find a compromise deal that could command majority support in Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the Alzheimer's Society's report entitled, Dementia Fund, published in May 2019.

The Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper on adult social care at the earliest opportunity, setting out proposals for reform and will bring forward ideas for including an element of risk pooling in the system, which will help to protect people from the highest costs. We are committed to ensuring everyone has access to the care and support they need, based on a principle of shared responsibility.

One of the important elements of the dementia fund proposal was greater use of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs). PHBs are one way to give people with long-term health conditions and disabilities more choice and control over the money spent on meeting their health and wellbeing needs. We have committed to exploring possible new rights to have PHBs to a further five areas across 2019-20 including dementia.

Extortion: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they are occupying illegally in each year since 2010.

Information regarding prosecutions and convictions for blackmail offences from 2010 to 2018 can be found at the following link –

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx

Filter the 'Offence' field to '35 Blackmail' to obtain these figures. The total number of defendants proceeded against as well as those convicted of blackmail for the 2008-2018 decade will appear in the pivot table.

However, specific information regarding blackmail offences, such as the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they were occupying illegally, may be held on court record. But to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.

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Robert Buckland
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To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to make it its policy not to leave the EU without a deal.

It remains Government policy to leave the EU with a deal as soon as possible. We do not want to leave the EU without a deal and it is also clear that there is no Parliamentary majority for pursuing this outcome. However 'no deal' remains the legal default on 31 October and we continue to prepare for such a scenario.

Driving: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the application for a driving licence by Anne Duggan, Ref: 36333622, when the DVLA plans to reach a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Christopher Chope

It would not be appropriate to discuss in public the details of an individual's driving licence application. I have asked the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to look into Ms Duggan's case urgently.

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Driving Tests: Bournemouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the repairs at the Driving Test Centre in Gillam Road, Bournemouth are planned to be completed; and on what date that centre plans to reopen.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is awaiting a surveyor's report to establish what repairs need to be carried out to Bournemouth driving test centre (Gillam Road). It will make an assessment once the scope of the work required is clear.

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Where is your big list of struggling 4K OpenGL games? 144Hz is for pro gaming and they use the virus hoover.
I'm barely a gamer at all and definitely not a pro, but I use a 120 Hz monitor and I'd never go back. My office monitor make me cry, while my home monitor take me back to the responsiveness of old CRTs screens.
Since the '80s I've used various monitors and switching from CRT to flat LCD it was a sidegrade/downgrade (better for the eyes, worse for the responsiveness, same for resolution) and cranking up in resolution changed nothing, as DPI stayed the same until recent years (say 5 years), the only thing that "wowed" me was switching to my 120Hz monitor.
I've also tried 144Hz and didn't see a noticeable difference, but the 250Hz is a whole another level. Try them at your tech shop (mediamarkt/bestbuy/whatever).
Well you can include proton games in that list too, but those games you listed are probably old enough to work fine, except Warthunder which has performance issues due to what their done to the OpenGL component of the game (downgraded it to 3.3 I believe).
Oh and TR2013 I can confirm that gets real messy in many areas in opengl, if you are going by BENCHMARK results then your being misled, actual gameplay tells a completely different story.
ATM I play vulkan Warthunder with the following argument (if your using xfce, to avoid the blackscreen issue).
Not sure if the -renderer:vulkan argument works to be honest, might need config file editing.
Anybody who likes and plays at 4k cares. Or those 144hz crazy people.
one of my monitors is 240hz, but my videocard is mainstream one. see, how it works?
It's simple: human eyes CAN see more than 30 fps, and 240 Hz is way, way, way better than 60 Hz.
To anyone stating the opposite or that more than 60 Hz are useless (or better, smaller response and transition times are useless), take a paper with printed text on and move it up and down. Now open your word processor/text editor on your PC and scroll up and down. See any difference? Ok, that means that your eye can see the difference between a 60Hz screen and real world.
It doesn't even make sense to talk about eyes and human perception in terms of FPS. Eyes and brains don't work like a monitor or a computer.
But when talking 240hz it's not so much about what you see anymore. It's about how it feels. It's about minimizing that latency which is something we are far more sensitive to, especially experienced gamers.
Watching cinema at 24fps is fine. It's non interactive and if recorded with correct exposure it sort of blurs one frame into the next in a way that makes it look more fluid than a game rendered at 24fps which is usually quite unplayable regardless of genre.
I've got a 144hz monitor. I play most games locked at 60fps to minimize power consumption and noise from my PC. There are certain games though which are difficult to enjoy at 60fps and awesome at >100fps. I would never be able to play CS:GO these days below 144hz, and I love how fluid Doom 2016 is at high refresh rates.
Usually, if it's a game console type of game then I lock my fps, pick up my xbox controller, lean back and relax, but if it's mouse and keyboard kind of game with a fast pace then unleash the frames!
Also, there's nothing wrong with a 240hz monitor on a mainstream video card. Not all games are demanding. Someone who buys a 240hz monitor usually does it for competitive CS:GO or something like that, and that is not a demanding game in terms of graphics.


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SEAT concluded the first half of 2017 with the best commercial result since 2001. The brand's global sales grew by 13.7% compared to the same period in 2016, to stand at a total figure of 246,500 vehicles (2016: 216,800), nearly 30,000 more cars. In the month of June, SEAT sold 45,200 units, an increase of 12.6% against the same month in 2016 (40,100). SEAT Ireland's performance in the Irish market meanwhile continues to outperform the global success with sales having increased by a phenomenal 20% year on year, in addition the brand continues to outperform the Irish market, down 10% year on year.
According to SEAT Vice-President for Marketing and Sales Wayne Griffiths, "in the first half of 2017 we reached the highest sales in 16 years. We continue to make double-digit progress and have established ourselves as one of the fastest-growing brands in Europe. Our growth is based on solid results in most markets, which are beginning to show the initial results of the biggest product offensive we launched in 2016 with the Ateca and continued at the beginning of the year with the updated Leon. With the new Ibiza and the new Arona, we are confident we can continue this positive development".
SEAT began the first half of 2017 with a facelift of the Leon, the brand's top seller, which reached the streets in February. In addition, and in the framework of the largest product offensive in the history of SEAT, the fifth generation Ibiza was also presented in the first part of the year and is now in full launch phase and last 26 June saw the international debut of the new compact crossover Arona, which will be sold in the final quarter of the year. In 2018, the brand's SUV range will be completed with a third vehicle with up to seven seats, which will be positioned one segment above the Ateca.
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Ever since Democrats began linking GOP Senate candidates to the billionaire Koch brothers, Republicans — and plenty of neutral commentators — have sneered dismissively about the strategy. It could only be about pumping up Dem fundraising; or it was a desperate ploy to distract from Obamacare; or it was merely about driving up Republican candidates' negatives.
The counter-argument is that this strategy is also about contrasting the two parties' policy priorities. It's about making the case that there really is substantial overlap between the GOP agenda and the Koch brothers' push for an anti-tax, anti-regulatory, anti-government-interventionist agenda that, as the New York Times has detailed, benefits their bottom line. The Dem argument is that voters deserve to know why the Kochs are investing so much in a GOP Senate — which of course benefits Republican Senate candidates.
Three top Republican Senate candidates heaped praise on the political network built by the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch during a secretive conference held by the brothers this past summer, according to audio of the event.
Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst and Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton directly credited donors present at the June 16 retreat in Dana Point, California, for propelling them forward. Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner told attendees that his race would likely be decided by the presence of "third party" money — an obvious pitch for generosity from the well-heeled crowd.
Ernst credited the Koch network with having "really started my trajectory." Cotton heaped praise on the Koch-founded Americans for Prosperity for transforming Arkansas politically in ways that help Republicans. Gardner said the cash from the Koch network could prove decisive.
There is nothing necessarily wrong with any of this. But it undercuts GOP complaints about the Dem strategy of targeting the Koch brothers and linking GOP candidates to them. Republicans have fretted that this is all about a concerted strategy to "demonize" big GOP donors. But there is no reason why the actual agenda and motives of individuals who are wielding so much influence over who will control the Senate should be off limits, just as there is no reason why billionaire environmentalist and major Dem donor Tom Steyer's agenda and motives should be off limits.
In that context, it's highly significant that the GOP Senate candidates themselves have confirmed the true dimensions of that influence.
President Obama's climate negotiators are devising what they call a "politically binding" deal that would "name and shame" countries into cutting their emissions. The deal is likely to face strong objections from Republicans on Capitol Hill and from poor countries around the world, but negotiators say it may be the only realistic path.
Worth noting: Republican opposition to a global climate deal will flare up right in the middle of the 2016 GOP presidential primary, making ratification even harder.
Imagine Ted Cruz and other conservatives trying to force House GOP leaders to use the government funding showdown against deportations just as they did against Obamacare last year. A shutdown push to block deportation relief! Great optics!
Yep! As I've been saying, Republicans will face pressure to roll back Obama's actions, which means the numbers of those who will lose protection against deportation if Republicans get their way will only climb higher.
Wait — haven't GOP strategists assured us that the Dem emphasis on women's issues is a failed effort to distract from the issues that voters really care about, i.e., Obummercare?
* NEW ADS IN SENATE RACES: The DSCC is up with a new spot in Michigan hitting Terri Lynn Land over her opposition to abortion and equal pay legislation. Meanwhile, Dem Senator Jeanne Shaheen is up with an ad in New Hampshire tying Scott Brown to Big Oil.
Guess what: Individual races may well get decided around different issues, and Obamacare may not be the only issue that matters!
Yes, some folks want lawmakers to vote on hugely consequential matters such as whether to go to war! It isn't easy being a Senator, is it?


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Der naturen bloeme is een verlucht handschrift met de Middelnederlandse tekst van het werk van Jacob van Maerlant. Het werk is een 13e-eeuwse encyclopedie over alles wat in de natuur te vinden is, gebaseerd op het werk Liber de natura rerum van Thomas van Cantimpré. Het zogenoemde Brussels handschrift is, op het Detmolds handschrift na, de oudste volledige kopie van het werk die bewaard is gebleven. Ook de Münchense fragmenten in de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Cod. germ. 5249/79) zijn iets ouder. Het handschrift zou in 1310 al in het bezit geweest zijn van Floris Berthout te Mechelen. Het wordt bewaard in de Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België te Brussel met als signatuur Hs. 19546.

Beschrijving
Het handschrift bestaat uit 109 perkamenten folia van 237 bij155 mm. De bladspiegel is 185 bij 105 mm groot. . De tekst is geschreven in twee kolommen van 40 regels per bladzijde.

De hoofdletters zijn in een aparte kolom geschreven en zijn afwisselend rood en blauw. De sierinitialen, ook in het rood en het blauw zijn 5 à 10 regels goog en lopen in de marge uit in penwerk.

Op folium 2 recto vindt men een verwantschapstabel in de vorm van de figuur van Aristoteles die een hele boom van rode cirkels draagt waarin de namen van de meesters zijn genoteerd op wie Maerlant zich heeft gebaseerd bij het opstellen van zijn werk. Voor het overige

Geschiedenis
Jan-Frans Willems kocht in 1825 een handschrift dat tot dan toe bewaard was gebleven in de Sint-Bernardusabdij in Hemiksem. Het was een verzamelhandschrift waarin drie teksten samen waren gebonden namelijk:
 een Rijmbijbel van Jacob van Maerlant (nu KBR. 19545);
 Die Rose, een Middelnederlandse bewerking van de Roman de la Rose, de ingekorte Roman van Cassamus en het begin van het spotdicht De frenesie (nu bewaard in Den Haag KB, KA24);
 Der naturen bloeme van Jacob van Maerlant (nu KBR. 19546).
Willems liet de handschriften splitsen. Het handschrift met Die Rose werd door Willems doorverkocht en kwam in Nederland terecht, de andere twee werden bij de veiling van de bibliotheek van Willems in 1846 voor 1000 fr gekocht door de Bourgondische Bibliotheek in Brussel, en kwamen zo uiteindelijk in de KBR terecht. Het handschrift bevatte ook nog een kalender (ff.107r-108v) verwijzend naar het bisdom Luik die waarschijnlijk omstreeks 1325 aan de Rijmbijbel werd toegevoegd. Bij de verdeling werd die bij Der naturen bloeme gevoegd.

Godfried Croenen meent dat de drie handschriften vanaf 1310 in het bezit waren van Floris Berthout, heer van Mechelen, en na diens dood terecht kwamen in de Sint-Bernardusabdij van Hemiksem waarmee de Berthouts een zeer goede relatie onderhielden. Kort voor zijn dood stelde Floris Berthout de abt van Sint-Bernardus aan als executeur-testamentair.

Externe links
 Der naturen bloeme op de website van dbnl, bron: 'Der naturen bloeme' In: Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie (samenstelling en redactie), Cd-rom Middelnederlands. Sdu Uitgevers/Standaard Uitgeverij, Den Haag / Antwerpen 1998. De uitgave van de Cd-rom is gebaseerd op: M. Gysseling (ed.), Corpus van Middelnederlandse teksten (tot en met het jaar 1300). Reeks II: Literaire handschriften. Deel 2, Der Naturen Bloeme. 's-Gravenhage 1981, pp. 16–416.
 Der naturen bloeme Add MS 11390, gedigitaliseerd handschrift op de website van de British Library
 Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16, handschrift A) online raadplegen op de website van de Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Nederland)

Verlucht handschrift
13e-eeuwse literatuur
Manuscript uit de 13e eeuw
Encyclopedie
Middelnederlands manuscript
Middeleeuws handschrift van de Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België
Biologieboek


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Lita Ford from the Runaways joins the resurging heavy metal scene – latimes.com.
Put the San Onofre nuclear plant out of our misery, permanently. Have we learned nothing from Japan?
San Onofre nuclear plant out of service for the summer – latimes.com.
Banga, Patti Smith's first album of new material in eight years is her best in decades, despite some failed pretensions. My LAT review: Album review: Patti Smith's 'Banga' – latimes.com.


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Is Egypt's main opposition party switching sides?
The founder of the Free Egyptians Party Naguib Sawiris took to Twitter to condemn what he believes to be the state's nationalization of his opposition party.
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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sharm el-Sheikh, south of Cairo, March 15, 2015. Photo by REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh.
George Mikhail
egyptian parliament, opposition, naguib sawiris, political parties, free egyptians party, abdel fattah al-sisi, egyptian politics
Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian telecom tycoon and founder of the Free Egyptians Party, replied on Twitter on Dec. 31 to a comment by one of his followers wondering whether the state had nationalized the opposition party as if it were an economic enterprise. His response: "Well said!"
The exchange comes in the wake of the internal disputes that shook the party in recent days. With 65 members of parliament, the Free Egyptians Party is the largest party in the Egyptian parliament.
On Dec. 31, Essam Khalil, the president of the Free Egyptians Party, held a press conference announcing the approval by the party's General Conference members of amendments to the bylaws and the dissolution of the Board of Trustees, which is deemed the supreme authority of the party. This would overthrow Sawiris, one of the largest party sponsors and a prominent member of its Board of Trustees.
Sawiris saw this procedure and the state's nationalization of the party as illegal. On his Twitter account on Dec. 31, he wrote, "Do not be sad when time has betrayed you because dogs have always danced on the bodies of lions. Do not think their dance gives them power, for dogs stay dogs and lions stay lions."
In another tweet, Sawiris stated that he will resort to justice, saying, "Now we will have to resort to the courts … unless the judiciary also has been nationalized."
In a third tweet, he said, "Everyone knows that I withdrew quietly since I felt a general disapproval. I am baffled and suspicious as to why the battle is being waged inside the party and about its timing and purpose."
The conflict within the ranks of the Free Egyptians Party made its way to the courts. Lawyer Raji Suleiman, who represents the Board of Trustees, announced in a Jan. 10 press statement that a memorandum was submitted to the Political Parties Affairs Committee and a lawsuit was filed to prove the invalidity of the decision to dissolve the Board of Trustees.
On the same day, Nasr al-Qaffas, a member of the party's political bureau, announced in a press statement that preparations are underway for internal elections in March to elect a new president and 50 members of the supreme body. Qaffas noted that following these elections, businessmen other than Sawiris will join the party and help with restructuring efforts.
A battle of heated statements broke out between the party's Board of Trustees on the one hand and its president and parliamentary bloc on the other. In a statement issued on Dec. 31, the Board of Trustees described what happened as a coup, while the opposing side issued a statement on Jan. 1 denouncing the guardianship exercised over the party, asserting that the party is not a company owned by businessmen.
Qaffas revealed in media statements to Egyptian news website Parlmany that Khalil assured Sawiris that the party would be supportive of all of the state's sound decisions and would oppose any flawed decisions, but Sawiris wanted the party to be a fierce opposition party and refused its merger with the Support Egypt coalition, known for its unwavering support to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
He added that Khalil had raised Sawiris' proposal before the party's supreme body, political bureau and parliamentary bloc and all of them refused Sawiris' position.
He also noted that the dispute between Khalil and Sawiris had been boiling up for more than three months when Sawiris started feeling that the Free Egyptians Party was becoming closer to the state, while he wished the party to remain an opposition party. Indeed, the Free Egyptians Party cooperated and coordinated efforts with the Support Egypt coalition and agreed on the controversial Value Added Tax law and Civil Service law, despite the opposition's refusal of these laws.
In press statements, Ahmed Samer, a member of the Free Egyptians Party supreme authority, told Egyptian news website Aswatmasriya that the internal dispute erupted back in March 2016 after Sawiris stopped financing the party to express his dissatisfaction with the party's parliamentary performance and political rhetoric.
Samer noted that Khalil secured the party's financing from March 2016 until the beginning of December 2016, pointing out that after this period a new financier emerged, whom he did not name. He explained that this strengthened the president's position and pushed him to hold a general conference announcing amendments without obtaining the approval of the Board of Trustees.
In a televised interview on Jan. 1 on Sada al-Balad's talk show Ala Masouliyaty hosted by Ahmed Moussa, Khalil attacked Sawiris saying, "Naguib Sawiris and the Board of Trustees treated members of the Free Egyptians Party like a slave." He also said that the dissolved Board of Trustees is similar to the specimen of the Guidance Office of the Muslim Brotherhood and the political regime in Iran.
For his part, human rights lawyer Negad El Borai commented Dec. 31 on Twitter on the crisis in the Free Egyptians Party, writing, "What happened within the Free Egyptians Party confirms that political life is facing a wave of nationalization, just like what happened to media outlets. We should not let this happen."
Tarek Fahmy, a political science professor at Cairo University, told Al-Monitor, "The state has nothing to do with what happened in the Free Egyptians Party. This is an internal crisis between the party's founder and spiritual leader Naguib Sawiris on one hand and the party's President Essam Khalil and a number of party leaders on the other hand, as a result of Sawiris' dominance over the party."
He added, "In any internal partisan dispute, the conflicting parties always accuse each other of being a state's agent without relying on any documents and evidence. If Sawiris has evidence to prove his accusations, he should resort to the concerned authorities instead of launching unfounded accusations."
On the political future of the Free Egyptians Party, Fahmy said, "The crisis will negatively affect the party's performance at the [next] municipal elections, that have yet to be scheduled, as well as the performance of its parliamentary body in the parliament, since internal disputes evolved dramatically and accusations were leveled between the conflicting parties openly before the media."
He ruled out any possibility of reconciliation, as the conflicting parties could not agree on a figure to play the role of mediator to end the crisis, which has reached its peak on all media platforms.
After the overthrow of Sawiris, talks are being heard about changing the party's performance in the parliament to become a supporter of the state and the government. Many are betting that the coming period will witness further cooperation between the Free Egyptians Party and the Support Egypt coalition, to the point of a merger between the two entities. This will only be revealed in the coming period after the departure of Sawiris, who was the obstacle to such a move.
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A personal celebration, inquisition, investigation, and critique of the myth of the "rational person". Not a whole lot of new ground covered though. Well written, breezy style, easy-to-read, with lots of experiments the author conducted described in detail.
By itself the book is good. Recommended for sure. But if you have read other books in this area, behavioral economics, like Stumbling on Happiness (my review) or Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (my review), then at least some of the material will read familiar. Especially the parts about expectations and adaptation, which is covered at length and in a lot more depth in Stumbling on Happiness (my review).
The organization of the book is also a bit different. It is divided very clearly into two parts, and is also more personal than other such books.
The underlying premise of the book is that while we, humans, should be rational, and make decisions that are in our best interests, we often do not.
"From a rational perspective, we should only make decisions that are in our best interests."
But we don't. Surprise! The title is a bit misleading, but given the incredible success of Dan Ariely's first book, Predictably Irrational, it would have been irrational for him not to reuse part of the title for his second book!
The very first irrationality described, so to say, is the fact that more pay does not necessarily translate into better performance, or even better motivation. Thankfully, the financial crisis of 2008 proved that more money does not translate into better results. Quite the opposite in many cases.
Another finding that is contrary to rational thinking is one of "contrafreeloading" - contrary to expectations, people do not want to always maximize their reward whilst expending a minimum amount of work. Borne out in several experiments, people do value the rewards if they perceive they have expended at least some effort into it.
As a corollary, "... sucking the meaning out of work is surprisingly easy. If you're a manager who really wants to demotivate your employees, destroy their work in front of their eyes. Or, if you want to be a little subtler about it, just ignore them and their efforts." [page 76 of the Advance Reviewer's Copy]. Ouch!!! How many times, at how many places have we seen it, experienced it, and possibly even inflicted this form of motivational destruction onto others?
It stands to reason therefore, that beauty lies not in the eyes of the beholder as much as it lies in the eyes of its creator. "The Ikea Effect" chapter covers this irrationality.
The effort that we put into something does not just change the object. It changes us and the way we evaluate that object.
Greater labor leads to greater love.
Our overvaluation of things we make runs so deep that we assume that others share our biased perspective.
When we cannot complete something into which we have put greater effort, we don't feel so attached to it.
Or what about revenge? Surely there is nothing so irrational, and emotionally destructive as revenge, is there? Well, it turns out, Ariely posits "that the threat of revenge - even at great personal expense - can serve as an effective reinforcement mechanism that supports social cooperation and order. ... I do suspect that, overall, the threat of vengeance can have a certain efficacy."
Don't believe me? Or the author? What about PET? Positron Emission Tomography.
And so on... This book is not likely to become a classic or an instant hit, but offers enough nuggets of insight that you may want to bookmark several pages and return to them every now and then to remind yourself that man is, after all, not a rational animal.
Page numbers, where mentioned, are from the uncorrected proof provided by Amazon Vine.


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Angel Howansky says Joe Jackson went to a Las Vegas hospital late on Wednesday night when he had trouble standing up and walking.
She said the 83-year old Joe was having pains in his head but reports he is feeling fine and should be released on Friday.
Joe's wife, Katherine, is reportedly on her way to Las Vegas to be with him. Joe has maintained a residence there for many years while his wife lives in Los Angeles, where she cares for the late pop star's children.
Ms Howansky said Joe has had small strokes at least twice before this.