The Relished Roost: One Room Challenge Link Up Party!
One Room Challenge Link Up Party!
I love following Linda from Calling It Home! I especially love the One Room Challenge time of year because there is such amazing talent and taste out there and we can all learn something from each other! It was so wonderful of her to open it up as a linking party for those who happen to be doing projects and want to share. I decided to join in the fun as I have started revamping my middle daughter's bedroom now that she is off to college.
The room is a bit trendy at the moment with bright Tiffany Blue walls and hot pink touches throughout. I felt that it needed to grow up a bit and become a little more sophisticated. I hope that in doing this my daughter will love it and maybe respect this space a bit more upon her return from school. Well maybe at least she will make her bed!
One Room Challenge Linking Party!
As you can see the room is in disarray! I could only show you small glimpses since she kept if an utter disaster area! I have my hopes that this will change now that the room and child are growing up!
Floor needs a lovely wool rug in pewter and oatmeal tones!
Bed needs new side tables that provide extra storage as 3 closets don't seem to do the job, go figure!
Roman shades in Duralee fabric is staying- like them and they add a little whimsy to space.
New headboard from One King Lane does the trick!
Stay tuned as my daughter's room learns a little sophistication.
Karolyn... I am so excited you are doing this! I always follow this series. Can't wait to watch your progress. I'm sure it will be beautiful!
Thanks I am so glad just to have the darn room clean!!
Your daughter sounds a lot like mine! I've wanted to join the past challenges to give myself the kick in the rear I needed to jump start my daughter's room as well. Looking forward to following along as you give the room a makeover.
Seriously I couldnt even take a full shot because it was a hoarder case in there!!
I have to say got this one for a steal on OKL!!
Karolyn, I'm so glad that you are doing the ORC this year! Good to know that my girls aren't the only ones who have walking disaster areas for their rooms :) It's going to be such a beautiful space - looking forward to seeing more!
Thank you Kris cant wait to see your too!
I can't wait to see what you to do the room! That sounds like such a fun challenge!
Thanks Tina trying to finally have a grown up house here!!
Karolyn I can already see how great your daughter's room is going to look, terrific choices!
Her room is going to be beautiful! I love Revere Pewter and I love your plans!
If I could paint the world Revere Pewter, I would! Can't wait to see your final design!
Right? Its such a great neutral paint!! Thanks Katy!
I am also looking forward to the final reveal.
That room has so much potential - I love the floors and windows. Can't wait to see how it all comes together!
Thank you Kristen our house is VERY old so I was lucky with windows and some details!
Thank you Pam thats is so nice of you!!
This is going to be great! BM Revere Pewter is one of my favorite colors. I found that it is so complimentary next to wood floors. I just love this time of year when ORC is on!!!
Thanks Revere is one of my favorites!!
Would love to see what your daughters room turns out like too!
Yay! Happy to see you're linking up! Can't wait to see what you do!! Exciting!!
Thanks Stacy, I figured a good as time as any!
Thank you Cindy, now lets hope she likes it when she returns!
This is going to be gorgeous!! You are the best Mom to choose your daughter's room. Can't wait to follow along!
Thanks Sarah I just hope she likes the semi- sophisticated change!!


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L'Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles, est une exposition universelle qui s'est déroulée à Bruxelles du 23 avril au . C'est la troisième exposition internationale de la ville. L'exposition est relativement généraliste mettant en avant les réalisations industrielles, commerciales et coloniales de la Belgique.

Elle connut un grand succès et reçut la visite de près de  de visiteurs, sur près de  et près de .

Contexte
En 1905, la Belgique commémorait ses 75 ans. Elle aspirait à l'union et à la force. Certes, la Belgique était un petit pays, mais elle fut enviée de par ses chemins de fer ainsi que ses routes. La Belgique se développe sur les plans économique, industriel et notamment en urbanisme. La découverte du charbon dans nos régions a fortement contribué à cette croissance. En 1908, Léopold II céda le Congo à la Belgique ce qui permit à celle-ci de devenir une puissance coloniale. Par l'Exposition universelle de 1910, la Belgique veut donc montrer son nouveau visage.

Localisation

Choix de la ville
En 1897, Émile de Mot, futur bourgmestre de la ville de Bruxelles, émet l'idée d'organiser la prochaine Exposition universelle de 1905 également à Bruxelles. Mais après avoir déjà été contrainte de reporter son organisation à deux fois, c'est la ville de Liège qui remporte le droit d'organiser l'exposition en 1905. Cependant, le gouvernement s'engage auprès de la ville de Bruxelles en vue d'une prochaine exposition. Pour l'exposition de 1910, Bruxelles n'est pas la seule ville à se présenter, d'autres projets sont également en lice. Anvers a d'abord lancé le projet d'une exposition spécifique, puis d'une exposition conjointe. Gand essaye également de lancer son projet mais il est trop tard, l'exposition étant promise à Bruxelles.

Le , il est annoncé officiellement que l'Exposition universelle de 1910 se déroulera à Bruxelles.

Choix du site
La choix du site de Bruxelles a provoqué plusieurs conflits entre les différents comités locaux. Le choix s'est essentiellement opéré entre trois projets : Bruxelles-Ouest, Woluwe et le Solbosch. C'est finalement le projet de Solbosch qui, en 1906, a reçu le droit d'organiser cette exposition universelle par le comité exécutif. Ce choix a tout de même été soumis à deux conditions : Ixelles doit céder une partie de son territoire et Bruxelles devra construire sur celui-ci une avenue qui prolonge l'avenue Louise jusqu'à la chaussée de la Hulpe.

Organisation
En 1906, la société anonyme fut formée. Elle était composée de 484 actionnaires et avait pour but de gérer l'entreprise et l'exploitation financières et commerciales de l'exposition universelle. Pour ce faire, elle pouvait organiser des fêtes, des tombolas, des loteries, elle pouvait même entreprendre les travaux publics et les transports. Elle s'occupe également de la location et des achats des matériaux. L'administration de cette société est confiée à un conseil composé de 17 membres. Ce conseil d'administration nommera un comité exécutif qui aura pour but d'exécuter le programme de gestion de l'entreprise.

Le commissaire général du Gouvernement, faisant partie de ce conseil d'administration, participera également à l'organisation de l'exposition. Il sera jury international des récompenses.

En plus de l'appui du Gouvernement, Léopold II suivra également les travaux des organisateurs et donnera son avis sur les projets et les plans.

Parmi les actionnaires du projet, on y retrouve le Grand Bazar, les Grand magasin de la bourse, Delhaize le lion, le Crédit Lyonnais, la Société Générale de Belgique.

Une commission supérieure de patronage sera également créée afin de motiver la participation des producteurs belges à l'exposition de Bruxelles.

Un accord a été passé entre l'État et la société anonyme afin de prévoir la .

Une commission organisatrice des cérémonies officielles sera chargée de la proclamation des récompenses qui seront attribuées par le jury.

Aménagements urbains
Le Solbosh a été aménagé de façon à faciliter l'accès aux marchandises et principalement aux visiteurs. Le Solbosh était devenu une petite ville à lui tout seul. Le but des organisateurs était d'augmenter le nombre des routes et des tramways pour accueillir un maximum de monde. Sachant que beaucoup de visiteurs allaient se rendre en tramway, tous les alentours de l'exposition ont été desservis. La question s'est posée de savoir si ces derniers allaient desservir à l'intérieur de l'exposition, mais cela n'a pas été mis en place.

L'exposition

Les pays participants à cette exposition sont au nombre de 26 : l'Allemagne, le Brésil, la Chine, le Canada, le Danemark, l'Espagne, la France, la Grande-Bretagne, le grand-duché de Luxembourg, le Guatemala, Haïti, l'Italie, Monaco, le Nicaragua, les Pays-Bas, le Pérou, la Perse, la République dominicaine, la Suisse, l'Empire ottoman, l'Uruguay, l'Autriche-Hongrie, le Japon, les États-Unis, la Grèce et la Russie.

L'Exposition universelle de 1910 était dédiée aux sciences, aux arts, à l'industrie et au commerce.

Le pavillon allemand montrait les arts décoratifs et leur architecture tout comme le pavillon des Pays-Bas. Le pavillon italien illustrait la Renaissance italienne. Le pavillon belge était représenté par les villes de Bruxelles, Gand, Anvers et Liège.

Il y a également eu le musée du Congo à Tervueren. C'était un musée, un pavillon et un hall sur l'exposition coloniale congolaise. Le musée devait représenter toutes les connaissances sur la colonie. Le musée était une conception du roi Léopold II qui, mort en 1910, n'a pu assister à l'exposition.

L'exposition des Beaux-Arts a également été créée. Elle comprenait 600 salles, destinées en majorité aux artistes belges mais également français, hollandais, italiens, espagnols, luxembourgeois. Elle comportait également une section internationale comprenant les Anglais, les Suisses, les Scandinaves, les Austro-Hongrois, et les Russes. Le but était de montrer les progrès artistiques et littéraires des artistes belges.

Promotion de l'exposition
Afin d'attirer le plus possible le public belge et international, les organisateurs de l'exposition usèrent de tous les moyens médiatiques possibles tels que la presse, les affiches, et les cartes postales.  Dès 1908, la promotion de l'exposition universelle débute et une première revue intitulée L'exposition de Bruxelles va être diffusée à l'étranger. Elle va renseigner le public sur l'avancée des travaux et va également annoncer le succès de la future exposition.

Des affiches furent également créées pour l'occasion. L'affiche principale de l'Exposition universelle de 1910 a été produite par Henri Cassiers. L'auteur a beaucoup joué sur les contrastes, on y voit des tons vifs et à la fois les façades caractéristiques de la grand place de Bruxelles. Cette affiche devint le principal visuel de l'exposition universelle même si d'autres affiches furent également produites comme La femme au drapeau de Bastin. Toutes les affiches de l'exposition furent éditées en plusieurs langues ainsi que dans différentes dimensions.

En plus des affiches, des pancartes furent également disposées dans les rues des différentes villes belges et internationales.

À cette époque de l'âge d'or de la carte postale, la population commence à collectionner les cartes, à les échanger, à les montrer. Les organisateurs voient donc un autre moyen de promouvoir l'exposition et c'est ainsi que dès 1908, des cartes postales illustrant l'exposition ont été diffusées.

En 1909, à six mois de l'ouverture de l'exposition universelle, le comité officiel de la presse organise une visite du chantier pour les journalistes, leur permettant de promouvoir l'exposition dans la presse.

L'incendie
Un autre événement a incidemment permis la promotion de l'exposition : un incendie s'est déclaré le 14 août dans le grand palais central et a endommagé en tout ou en partie la section belge, anglaise, française et Bruxelles-Kermesse. Dès le lendemain matin, à l'étranger, tout est diffusé dans la presse provoquant beaucoup de rumeurs. Les organisateurs de l'exposition réagirent directement en démontrant que tout n'était pas détruit et que les parties endommagées allaient rapidement être reconstruites. Cet événement a suscité l'attention du public et les organisateurs ont pu l'utiliser pour la promotion de l'exposition avec succès car le lendemain de l'incendie, l'exposition connut son pic d'affluence et ne désemplit pas jusqu'à la fin.

Postérité

Vestiges
 Aménagement du site du Mont des Arts, réaménagé entre 1954 et 1965.
 Construction de l'hôtel Astoria, actuellement classé.

Récompenses

 Médaille d'argent :
 Heinrich Wanner (1867-1947) et son collaborateur, le professeur-docteur R. Hase a Hanovre (Groupe III, Classe 15).

 Médaille de bronze :
 Henri Gautreau (1859-1947), inventeur-fabricant, pour ses ustensiles de cuisine et ménage.

 Autre médaille
 Martha Stettler pour sa peinture La balançoire

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 M. Dumoulin, L'entrée dans le XXè siècle, Bruxelles, Le Cri édition, 2010, 168 p.
 M. Dumoulin, « 1900-1913 La fin d'une époque », in Les grands événements du  en Belgique, Bruxelles, NV Reader's Digest, 1987, 303 p.

 S. Jaumain et W. Balcers (dir.), Bruxelles 1910 : de l'Exposition Universelle à l'Université, Bruxelles, Racine, 2010,  272 p.
 Anonyme, Livre d'Or Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles 1910, EM. Rossel, 1910, 770 p.
 Anonyme, Guide pratique : Bruxelles et les Faubourgs et l'Exposition Universelle 1910, Bruxelles,  A. De Boeck, 1910, p.127 p.
 Y. Manhes, Histoire des Belges et de la Belgique, Paris, Vuilbert, 2005, 246 p.

Articles connexes
 Exposition internationale de Bruxelles de 1897
 Exposition internationale

Liens externes
 Site officiel du BIE.
 La Belgique des Quatre Vents, « La Belgique d'Antan », sur belgique-insolite-et-occulte.blogspot.be (consulté le 10 décembre 2017).
Renaître de ses cendres : l'Exposition universelle de Bruxelles de 1910, article sur ArchivIris (consulté le 02 juillet 2021)

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Événement à Bruxelles
1910 en Belgique
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Health in its widest definition means the total well-being of a person – Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual. It is a basic human right that every individual of all societies deserves. Understanding the importance of health in the process of economic and social development and improving the quality of life of its citizens, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has been endeavouring to provide comprehensive healthcare in the State, especially to the rural areas and vulnerable sections of the society.
With the increase in population, habitation, and the emergence of new diseases due to the changing lifestyle, climate change, etc., the health needs of the people have also increased which leads to increase in demand for health facilities, manpower, and services. Though there are gaps and shortcomings with the limited resources, the department is striving to improve the health scenario of the State.
With the process of Communitization in place in 2002, with support through NRHM in 2006 and other centrally sponsored programmes and strong political commitment of the state, the department has made several achievements and positioned itself to take the department forward towards achieving its goals and objectives.
At the time of statehood in 1963, the department inherited a rudimentary infrastructure, with 27 hospitals and 33 Primary Health Centres with a total of 689 hospital beds including a handful of Doctors and Nurses. During the intervening period, the department has been steadily striving to restructure the health delivery mechanism to provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care responsive to peoples' need. Today the Public health infrastructure has increased to 11 District Hospitals,2 TB and Chest Disease Hospitals,1 State Mental Health Institute, 33 Community Health Centres, 143 Primary Health Centres, 583 Sub-centres, 2 Big Dispensaries and 1 Subsidiary Health Centres. The recently notified Sub Centres are yet to be functional and upgraded PHCs and CHCs are yet to function optimally due to resource constraint. The department is working towards the development of infrastructure and the creation of posts for these newly created medical units.
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Just saw the episode again, where they investigate the day spa called Serenity, and I forget now the line that was used.
I don't see a thread labeled FF/BDM references - shouldn't we have one, to consolidate and bask in the shiny?
This thread didn't catch on while the show was running, but don't you have some fave memories of tidbits you could share here?
I see reruns of Castle on several different networks, surely syndication.
Perhaps my personal fave is when Caskett are chasing a suspect who has eluded them, and RC translates a bystander's Mandarin. KB gives a look, and he replies he learned it from a show he used to love.
I recall one episode when he dons blue latex gloves and mentions Hand of Blue.
But I have not seen every episode.
Care to share which ones you liked best? If possible, include which episode it was, so we might find it on the reruns.
Scrabble error in S6 E21?


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Der 100-Meter-Lauf der Frauen bei den Olympischen Spielen 2020 in Tokio wurde vom 30. bis 31. Juli 2021 im Nationalstadion ausgetragen.

Es gab einen Dreifacherfolg für Sprinterinnen aus Jamaika. Olympiasiegerin wurde Elaine Thompson-Herah vor Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Bronze ging an Shericka Jackson.

Aktuelle Titelträgerinnen

Rekorde

Bestehende Rekorde

Rekordverbesserungen
In diesem Wettbewerb wurde der olympische Rekord verbessert. Außerdem gab es einen Kontinentalrekord und sechs Landesrekorde.
 Olympischer Rekord:
 10,61 s – Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaika), Finale am 31. Juli bei einem Gegenwind von 0,6 m/s
 Kontinentalrekord:
 10,78 s (Afrikarekord) – Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Elfenbeinküste), vierter Vorlauf am 30. Juli bei einem Gegenwind von 0,3 m/s
 Landesrekorde:
 13,29 s – Kamia Yousufi (Afghanistan), erste Vorausscheidung am 30. Juli bei einem Rückenwind von 0,3 m/s
 11,76 s – Asimenye Simwaka (Malawi), dritte Vorausscheidung am 30. Juli bei einem Rückenwind von 0,8 m/s
 12,16 s – Hanna Barakat (Palästina), dritte Vorausscheidung am 30. Juli bei einem Rückenwind von 0,8 m/s
 11,68 s – Asimenye Simwaka (Malawi), erster Vorlauf am 30. Juli bei einem Gegenwind von 0,1 m/s
 10,91 s – Ajla Del Ponte (Schweiz), fünfter Vorlauf am 30. Juli bei einem Rückenwind von 1,3 m/s
 11,12 s – Gina Bass (Gambia), fünfter Vorlauf am 30. Juli bei einem Rückenwind von 1,3 m/s

Vorausscheidung
Vor der eigentlichen Vorrunde gab es drei Ausscheidungsläufe, Für die Vorrunde qualifizierten sich pro Lauf die ersten drei Athletinnen (hellblau unterlegt). Darüber hinaus kam die Zeitschnellste – Lucky Loser (hellgrün unterlegt) – weiter.

Lauf 1

30. Juli 2021, Start: 9:00 Uhr (2:00 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +0,3 m/s

Lauf 2

30. Juli 2021, Start: 9:07 Uhr (2:07 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +0,5 m/s

Lauf 3
30. Juli 2021, Start: 9:14 Uhr (2:14 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +0,8 m/s

Vorrunde
Die Vorrunde wurde in sieben Läufen durchgeführt. Für das Halbfinale qualifizierten sich pro Lauf die ersten drei Athletinnen (hellblau unterlegt), Darüber hinaus kamen die drei Zeitschnellsten – Lucky Loser (hellgrün unterlegt) – weiter.

Lauf 1

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:15 Uhr (05:15 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,1 m/s

Lauf 2

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:23 Uhr (05:23 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +0,1 m/s

Lauf 3

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:31 Uhr (05:31 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,4 m/s

Im dritten Vorlauf ausgeschiedene Sprinterinnen:

Lauf 4

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:39 Uhr (05:39 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,3 m/s

Lauf 5

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:47 Uhr (05:47 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +1,3 m/s

Lauf 6

30. Juli 2021, Start: 12:55 Uhr (05:55 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,1 m/s

Lauf 7

30. Juli 2021, Start: 13:03 Uhr (06:03 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,2 m/s

Halbfinale
Das Halbfinale umfasste drei Läufe, Für das Finale qualifizierten sich pro Lauf die ersten beiden Athletinnen (hellblau unterlegt). Darüber hinaus kamen die zwei Zeitschnellsten – Lucky Loser (hellgrün unterlegt) – weiter.

Lauf 1

31. Juli 2021, Start: 19:15 Uhr (12:15 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: ±0,0 m/s

Weitere im ersten Halbfinale ausgeschiedene Sprinterinnen:

Lauf 2

31. Juli 2021, Start: 19:23 Uhr (12:23 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,2 m/s

Weitere im zweiten Halbfinale ausgeschiedene Sprinterinnen:

Lauf 3

31. Juli 2021, Start: 19:31 Uhr (12:31 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: +0,3 m/s

Finale

31. Juli 2021, Start: 21:50 Uhr (14:50 Uhr MESZ)

Wind: −0,6 m/s

Mit Spannung wurde für dieses Finale ein Duell zwischen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce und Elaine Thompson-Herah erwartet. Zusammen hatten die beiden Jamaikanerinnen seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt die Sprints der Frauen dominiert. Thompson-Herah hatte bei den letzten Spielen triumphiert. Fraser-Pryce war die Olympiasiegerin von 2008 und 2012 und hatte bei den Weltmeisterschaften von 2013 bis 2019 mit Ausnahme von 2017 immer vorne gelegen. Im Juni war sie mit 10,63 Sekunden die schnellste Zeit seit 33 Jahren gelaufen. Aber auch Marie-Josée Ta Lou von der Elfenbeinküste und die dritte Jamaikanerin Shericka Jackson, zuvor eigentlich mehr auf der 400-Meter-Strecke zuhause, hatten in den Halbfinals einen sehr starken Eindruck hinterlassen.

Die Atmosphäre in diesem 60.000 Zuschauer fassenden Stadion, in dem es jedoch wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie keine Zuschauer gab, war seltsam, das unaufhörliche Summen der Zikaden von außerhalb der Arena war deutlich zu hören. Ansonsten waren die äußeren Bedingungen mit hohen Temperaturen ideal für die Sprinterinnen.

Vom Start weg lagen Fraser-Pryce und Thompson-Herah vorn. Für einen kurzen Moment liefen sie nebeneinander auf gleicher Höhe, schnell jedoch löste sich Elaine Thompson-Herah von ihrer Konkurrentin und dominierte dieses Rennen. In 10,61 Sekunden ging sie durchs Ziel und verbesserte damit den olympischen Rekord der US-Amerikanerin Florence Griffith-Joyner aus dem Jahr 1988 um eine Hundertstelsekunde. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gewann die Silbermedaille in 10,74 s. Nur zwei Hundertstelsekunden hinter ihr kam Shericka Jackson auf den dritten Platz und sorgte so für einen Dreifacherfolg der jamaikanischen Läuferinnen.

Marie-Josée Ta Lou wurde Vierte in 10,91 s und auch die beiden Schweizerinnen Ajla Del Ponte als Fünfte in 10,97 s und Mujinga Kambundji (10,99 s) blieben noch unter elf Sekunden. Sie hatten beide in den Vorläufen zuvor den Schweizer Landesrekord auf zuletzt 10,91 s (Del Ponte) verbessert. Siebte wurde Teahna Daniels, die einzige US-Amerikanerin in diesem Finale (11,02 s), vor der Britin Daryll Neita in 11,12 s.

Eine Harmonie unter den Jamaikanerinnen war nicht zu spüren, nach dem Rennen und später bei der Siegerehrung wurde deutlich, wie sehr die Konkurrenz vor allem zwischen Fraser-Pryce und Thompson-Herah das Verhältnis untereinander prägte.

Videolinks
 Women's 100m final, Tokyo Replays, youtube.com, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022
 WOMEN'S 100M FINAL, Athletics – Highlights, Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020, youtube.com, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022
 ATHLETICS, Women's 100m - Semi Finals – Highlights, Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020, youtube.com, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022

Weblinks
 OLYMPIC STADIUM, TOKYO, Timetable/Results, Women's 100 Metres, Weltleichtathletikverband World Athletics (englisch), worldathletics.org, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022
 Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women, olympedia.org (englisch), abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022
 Ergebnisse Olympische Spiele, Tokio (Japan), 30.07 - 08.08.2021, leichtathletik.de, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022
 Athletics, Women's 100m Results, olympics.com, abgerufen am 29. Mai 2022

Einzelnachweise

100 m Frauen


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China-Underground Movie Database > Movies > Andrew Lau > Sausalito
Sausalito (2000)
— 98 min - — - 20 April 2000
Ella is a divorced Chinese American taxi driver who spends her days ferrying people around the roads of Sausalito, San Francisco. After work, she spends time with her 8-year old son, Scott. Ella meets Mike at Sky House, an infamous pick-up joint. Awkward strangers at first, they nonetheless find passion and what they want in each other.
Director: Andrew Lau
Stars: Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Kot, Richard Ng, Suki Kwan, Valerie Chow, Carl Ng
Collections: Andrew Lau
Tagline: Her quest for love and his discovery of love
Genres: —
Language: English, Cantonese
Production Companies: —
At first glance, it's a real pleasure to see a Hong Kong mainstream film and potential hit that is not only gorgeously photographed and beautifully edited, but is also a film about grown-ups, for grown-ups.
Mike, wealthy thirty-something San Franciscan internet designer and search engine designer, meets Ellen, a thirty-something divorcee, mother, cab driver, and urban artist. After meeting an a bar, the unlikely couple sleep together, fall in love, overcoming their differences and incompatibilities. They thereupon discover that said differences return to drive them apart. Cheung has developed in the '90s into a great actress, someone who is always fascinating to watch. When she's in full flight, I don't really want anyone getting in the way. This time, full marks to Leon Lai: he is not an obstacle as an actor. This is the best, most successfully sustained acting work of his career to date. Unfortunately, what a non-entity of a character Mike is: nothing more than a version of that staple of the modern romance genre, the narcissistic male as never-grown-up boy. On the plus side – and this is a giant plus – Andrew Lau (as both director and cinematographer) certainly knows how to shoot Cheung, with a skillfully varied array of off-centred close-ups, canted framings, and mixes of natural and artificial light. Not only that, but he knows how to cut, manipulate, and edit shots with an infectious rhythm. Even when seeming to coast in genre-entertainment mode, Sausalito shows Hong Kong cinema's tangible pleasures, which are, after all, the reason many of us keep on going back to its theatres for more.
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ONE: Melt 1 ounce of white melt and pour in the microwave and use a dropper to fill in the dots. Let cool for about 5 minutes.
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I'm so glad you like the project (it was super easy)! And congrats on the potential wholesale orders. That's exciting news!
P.S. Keep me posted on Delivering Happiness, I'm sure you're going to love it.
I'm so glad the flagcolors of The Netherlands are also Red, white and blue!!! I love this mold.
ps: thank you for the coupon and I will buy Delivering Happiness as a treat for myself. Had my first ' soap' market today. Sales trough the roof and 3 possible wholesales lead!!
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Volvo S90 Becomes Safest Car In Euro NCAP Crash Test Ratings
by Nabeel Khan
The top three cars with the highest safety ratings are all Volvos - S90, V90 and the XC90
Volvo has set yet another benchmark in the world of car safety. Last year, the XC90 became the highest-rated car in the NCAP safety test. Breaking the impressive record, the new Volvo S90 has now become the safest car in the Euro NCAP system. Scoring a perfect five-star rating, the Volvo S90, the V90 and the XC90 now hold the top three positions in the NCAP safety ratings.
The S90 sedan scored 95 per cent for the adult occupant, 80 per cent for the child occupant, 76 per cent for the pedestrian and 93 per cent for the safety assist category. What worked in the S90 and the V90's favour, over the XC90 were added equipment like the autonomous emergency braking for cars and pedestrians and lane and speed assistance. Commenting on this result, Euro NCAP's secretary general, Michiel van Ratingen, said, "Volvo has invested in safety, has made key technologies standard across the model range and the results speak for themselves: a very impressive five-star rating."
As a part of Volvo's mission 2020, the Swedish car company is planning to reduce the number of people who die or are seriously injured in road traffic accidents to zero. Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO, Volvo Cars, said, "Our vision is that by 2020 no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car." This aim of the company clearly reflects in the crash test ratings of their cars. Let's hope that with such initiatives, the figure of 1.3 million annual global fatalities in road traffic accidents gets drastically reduced.
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Q: Split array by key inside I have an array like this:
Array (
    0 => Array (
        'id' => 1,
        'name' => 'Hack n\' Slash',
        'slug' => 'hack-n-slash',
        'popular' => 0
    ),
    1 => Array (
        'id' => 2,
        'name' => 'FPP',
        'slug' => 'fpp',
        'popular' => 1
    ),
    2 => Array (
        'id' => 3,
        'name' => 'RPG',
        'slug' => 'rpg',
        'popular' => 1
    )
)

What I want, is to split it into two arrays by key popular, so I'll have a list like:
Popular:

*

*one

*two

Non-popular:

*

*one

*two

I tried using if/else like this:
foreach($genres as $genre) :
    if($genre['popular'] == '1' :
        echo $genre['name'];
    endif;
endforeach;

But then, when I added another statement (if($genre['popular'] == '0')), I couldn't use it, since it was quite messy.
How can I achieve this?

A: <?php

    $pages   = array(
        array(
            "id"      => 1,
            "name"    => "Hack n' Slash",
            "slug"    => "hack-n-slash",
            "popular" => 0
        ),
        array(
            "id"      => 2,
            "name"    => "FPP",
            "slug"    => "fpp",
            "popular" => 1
        ),
        array(
            "id"      => 3,
            "name"    => "RPG",
            "slug"    => "rpg",
            "popular" => 1
        )
    );
    $results = array();
    foreach ($pages as $page) {
        $results[$page["popular"]][] = $page["name"];
    }

    print_r($results);

In this case, $results[0] will contain a list of pages which are not popular, and $results[1] will contain a list of pages which are popular.

A: Build an array for the key you are splitting by (let us call it the key-array). For each entry in the original array, if it's key is not already present in the key-array, create a new Array() for it. Then, just push the entry into its key-array array.
function split_by_key($entries, $key) {
    $results = array();
    foreach ($entries as $entry) {
        $results[$entry[$key]][] = $entry;
    }
    return $results;
}

use as
$by_popularity = split_by_key($pages, 'popular');
$popular = $by_popularity[1];
$not_popular = $by_popularity[0];

A: Why not doing something like
$popular = array();
$notPopular = array();
foreach($genres as $genre) {
    if($genre['popular'] == '1')
        $popular[] = $genre;
    else
        $notPopular[] = $genre;
}

And using curly brackets in the code ? :)

A: A more generic solution, making use of PHP closures
$pages   = array(
        array(
            "id"      => 1,
            "name"    => "Hack n' Slash",
            "slug"    => "hack-n-slash",
            "popular" => 0
        ),
        array(
            "id"      => 2,
            "name"    => "FPP",
            "slug"    => "fpp",
            "popular" => 1
        ),
        array(
            "id"      => 3,
            "name"    => "RPG",
            "slug"    => "rpg",
            "popular" => 1
        )
    );

function myFilter($arrayValues,$key,$value) {
    return array_filter($arrayValues,
                        function($entry) use ($key,$value) {
                            return $entry[$key] == $value;
                        }
            );
}

$popular = myFilter($pages,'popular',1);
var_dump($popular);
$unpopular = myFilter($pages,'popular',0);
var_dump($unpopular);

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A'S rack up sixth straight behind Griffin
Getty Images File PhotoLocked in: A's rookie A.J. Griffin threw eight scoreless innings before handing the game over to the bullpen in the ninth.
A.J. Griffin pitched eight shutout innings to become the first pitcher in franchise history to start his career with six consecutive victories as the visiting A's defeated the Los Angeles Angels for the third straight game 4-1 on Wednesday.
Yoenis Cespedes homered for the second time in two nights and the A's won their sixth straight contest and matched a franchise record with their 12th consecutive road victory.
Los Angeles' Albert Pujols slammed a ninth-inning homer off Sean Doolittle to avoid the shutout. Pujols has hit 30 homers in 12 consecutive seasons and the blast was the 475th of his career, moving him into a tie for 28th place all time with Stan Musial and Willie Stargell.
Griffin (6-0) struck out six and scattered as many hits to keep Oakland three games behind first-place Texas in the American League West. The A's have won 15 of their past 18 games and continue to lead the wild-card race.
Los Angeles is now 3½ games off the pace in the battle for the AL's second wild-card spot.
Oakland scored an unearned run in the first inning. Josh Reddick doubled and scored when Erick Aybar committed a two-out miscue on Cespedes' grounder.
Cespedes belted an offering from Ervin Santana (8-12) over the left-center field fence in the sixth to make it 2-0.
Derek Norris had a run-scoring double into the right-center field alley in the eighth and scored on a line single to right by Coco Crisp.
Ryan Cook recorded the final out for his 14th save.
A's playoff tickets on sale Monday
Schedule in Giants' favor down stretch


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Q: Need help to round up decimals Javascript Im trying to round up 2 number and adding them after.
var a = 12.24;
var b = 12.27;
i want them to round up to 12.5 so when i add these 2 numbers the result will be 12.5 + 12.5 = 25

A: It's the same as shown in this answer, using a different multiplier/divisor. In that question, they wanted the nearest 10th; in this question, you want the nearest half. So instead of
var num = 12.24;
num = Math.ceil(num * 10) / 10;
alert(num); // 12.24

...we use
var num = 12.24;
num = Math.ceil(num * 2) / 2;
alert(num); // 12.5

A: To round to the nearest half, use
Math.round(a / 0.5) * 0.5;
To round up to the nearest half, use
Math.ceil(a / 0.5) * 0.5;
But note two things:

*

*Floating point arithmetic might still cause a fractionally-rounded number to be off. (But note that half-rounded numbers can be represented accurately in floating point to the 52nd power of 2).

*You can achieve your result by summing the numbers then rounding the result. That will be more numerically stable.

A: You can try the following. Here is a Jsfiddle.
var a = 12.24;
console.log(roundHalf(a)); // 12.5
var b = 12.27;
console.log(roundHalf(b)); // 12.5
var result = roundHalf(a) + roundHalf(b);
console.log(result); // 25

function roundHalf(num){
    return Math.ceil(num * 2) / 2;
}


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Chinese fugitive's Sherry-Netherland pad has new brokers — and another price cut
The apartment is now asking $67M
Nov.November 14, 2018 02:35 PM
Guo Wengui and the Sherry-Netherland penthouse at 781 Fifth Avenue (Credit: Getty Images and Douglas Elliman)
Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui has exiled Brown Harris Stevens' Kathy Sloane from his Sherry-Netherland penthouse.
Guo, who has been living in self-imposed exile, has booted Sloane and hired Douglas Elliman's Richard Steinberg and Istvan Ritz to market the apartment. He also dropped the asking price $1 million to $67 million.
The 18th-floor co-op at 781 Fifth Avenue was first listed in 2015 for $86 million. It was later re-listed at $78 million and then dropped to $68 million in May.
"It is a beautiful apartment; a priceless piece of art that cannot be duplicated and we feel confident that we will find a buyer," Steinberg said.
Sloane did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Also known as Miles Kwok, Guo made his fortune in real estate in China before fleeing the country in 2015. The same year, he bought the Sherry-Netherland co-op, which was pieced together out of smaller apartments over the years, for $70 million. He has been living there in self-imposed exile.
The Sherry-Netherland apartment has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a solarium. The 38-story building dates back to 1928. The new listing notes that an updated description and floor plan will be coming soon.
Guo has accused government and business figures of corruption via social media — and pooled a $150 million war chest to cover legal fees and other expenses as he seeks asylum in the US. Chinese officials have dismissed his claims, and Guo also faces rape allegations made by a former employee, which he said are fictitious.
Residential Real EstateSherry Netherland
One57 condo with reduced ask tops a slow week of luxury contracts
Priciest homes listed last week include $60M pad at Crown Building
He invested more than $130M into 4 Manhattan condos. Now he's taking a hit
NYC is the 8th most affordable big city in America*
Five priciest homes to hit the market last week all over $22M


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Analysis of Australia's advertised tech positions shows salaries have remained steady over the past six months, with September recording a 1.2% increase to average $102,237 AUD, according to the latest statistics from Gooroo.
While Australia is seeing the same average salary as it did two quarters ago in April 2015, it has been a different story in the US and UK, where both regions have seen a decline in average salaries for tech professionals.
"The US has been hit the hardest in terms of salary decline," says Gooroo CEO and Founder Greg Muller. "They continue to pay the highest salaries of the three regions, but since April those salaries on average have gone from the $95,000 USD plus mark to closer to $80,000 (USD)."
The latest analysis shows average salaries across the tech sector in Great Britain have fallen 7.9% since April, despite a 2% rise in August. The US saw a fall of 6.2% in just the past month to record an average salary of $82,360 USD.
In Australia, salary declines have recently been linked predominantly to roles requiring infrastructure skills, however over the past month the news has improved slightly for those looking for roles requiring data centre and server administration and configuration skills.
"After months of declining salaries, infrastructure roles have seen a salary increase, jumping up to an average of $103,800 AUD," says Mr Muller. "That may be more so a result of budgets being released for new, large infrastructure projects, than a sign of things to come for this area given what we've seen in terms of decline over the past year" he says.
Mobile technology roles have held steady with an average salary of approximately $104,000 AUD, while software development skills have once again increased slightly in September by 1.5% to average $106,447 AUD.
"Database related skills saw a slight fall of 1.3% in September to record an average of $106,201 AUD, but they've seen consistent high demand and higher salaries so it's not an area that is in any trouble," concludes Mr Muller.


Drowning accidents always bring up difficult questions of liability. Who should be held accountable for medical bills and other costs after someone drowns, or nearly drowns? Defendants in personal injury lawsuits stemming from near-drowning accidents try to argue that the victim should have known about the dangers and should be held responsible for their own apparent inability to swim to safety. Plaintiffs make the argument that the property controller did not do enough to keep them safe.
Which side is in the right? Are either in the wrong? And how does all of this change if the plaintiff suffers a brain injury due to nearly drowning?
Whether or not the defendant can really be held accountable for damages related to a near-drowning incident that caused brain injuries really varies from case to case. Many factors to consider within a case will play a real role in how liability is divided.
Age: Liability in a near-drowning accident can shift more to the property controller, or the defendant, when the victim is considerably young. Children should not be considered capable of fending for themselves in the water, even if the body of water in question is just a shallow pool designed for children.
Location: Where did the near-drowning accident take place? The location will change the way liability is distributed among parties. For example, a backyard swimming pool is almost certainly the responsibility of the homeowner, but a rocky shoreline is inherently dangerous, and so liability would more likely fall onto the near-drowning victim.
Precautions: When a body of water is known to be hazardous to a reasonable person, safety precautions must be taken to warn others of the danger. Swimming pools need to have depth indicators, public beaches should have lifeguards, rivers should be netted off to wanderers, and so forth. Failures to create safety precautions can decrease the victim's liability.
Injuries: Someone cannot expect to file a successful injury claim unless they have indeed suffered a real injury that caused real damage. In a near-drowning accident that caused brain injury, the fact that harm has occurred should be somewhat clear, but the extent of those injuries may not be. When filing such a claim, work with a trusted injury lawyer who will know how to calculate the final value of your damages, both current and future.
Consider this example of how liability may work in a near-drowning accident: Suzy drops her child, Tim, off at George's house for a party. Suzy knows that George owns a pool and knows that Tim does not know how to swim. During the party, Tim enters the pool to play, nearly drowns, and is saved by George. Tim is later diagnosed with a brain injury caused by the near-drowning incident. Even though Suzy was aware of the dangers and George saved Tim, George would still most likely be mostly or totally liable for the damages since it was his swimming pool and his party. He should have set up safety barrier to keep children from wandering into the pool, kept several adults near the pool to watch the children, and taken other precautions.
Have you or someone you love suffered a brain injury due to a near-drowning accident? Treatment costs could be expensive and rehabilitation may be needed for the rest of your life. If there is any chance that a third party might be found liable for your injuries and therefore your damages, you should explore that possibility.
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Wafer-scale single-crystal monolayer graphene grown on sapphire substrate
Li, Junzhu; Chen, Mingguang; Samad, Abdus; Dong, Haocong; Ray, Avijeet; Zhang, Junwei; Jiang, Xiaochuan; Schwingenschlögl, Udo; Domke, Jari; Chen, Cailing; Han, Yu; Fritz, Torsten; Ruoff, Rodney S.; Tian, Bo; Zhang, Xixiang (Nature Materials, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-01-20) [Article]
The growth of inch-scale high-quality graphene on insulating substrates is desirable for electronic and optoelectronic applications, but remains challenging due to the lack of metal catalysis. Here we demonstrate the wafer-scale synthesis of adlayer-free ultra-flat single-crystal monolayer graphene on sapphire substrates. We converted polycrystalline Cu foil placed on Al2O3(0001) into single-crystal Cu(111) film via annealing, and then achieved epitaxial growth of graphene at the interface between Cu(111) and Al2O3(0001) by multi-cycle plasma etching-assisted–chemical vapour deposition. Immersion in liquid nitrogen followed by rapid heating causes the Cu(111) film to bulge and peel off easily, while the graphene film remains on the sapphire substrate without degradation. Field-effect transistors fabricated on as-grown graphene exhibited good electronic transport properties with high carrier mobilities. This work breaks a bottleneck of synthesizing wafer-scale single-crystal monolayer graphene on insulating substrates and could contribute to next-generation graphene-based nanodevices.
Statistical analysis of multi-day solar irradiance using a threshold time series model
de Jesus Euan Campos, Carolina; Sun, Ying; Reich, Brian J. (Environmetrics, Wiley, 2022-01-20) [Article]
The analysis of solar irradiance has important applications in predicting solar energy production from solar power plants. Although the sun provides every day more energy than we need, the variability caused by environmental conditions affects electricity production. Recently, new statistical models have been proposed to provide stochastic simulations of high-resolution data to downscale and forecast solar irradiance measurements. Most of the existing models are linear and highly depend on normality assumptions. However, solar irradiance shows strong nonlinearity and is only measured during the day time. Thus, we propose a new multi-day threshold autoregressive model to quantify the variability of the daily irradiance time series. We establish the sufficient conditions for our model to be stationary, and we develop an inferential procedure to estimate the model parameters. When we apply our model to study the statistical properties of observed irradiance data in Guadeloupe island group, a French overseas region located in the Southern Caribbean Sea, we are able to characterize two states of the irradiance series. These states represent the clear-sky and non-clear sky regimes. Using our model, we are able to simulate irradiance series that behave similarly to the real data in mean and variability, and more accurate forecasts compared to linear models.
Enzymatic Hydrolysis Lignin-Derived Porous Carbons through Ammonia Activation: Activation Mechanism and Charge Storage Mechanism
Jian, Wenbin; Zhang, Wenli; Wu, Bingchi; Wei, Xueer; Liang, Wanling; Zhang, Xiaoshan; Wen, Fuwang; Zhao, Lei; Yin, Jian; Lu, Ke; Qiu, Xueqing (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022-01-20) [Article]
The low energy density and low cost performance of electrochemical capacitors (ECs) are the principal factors that limit the wide applications of ECs. In this work, we used enzymatic hydrolysis lignin as the carbon source and an ammonia activation methodology to prepare nitrogen-doped lignin-derived porous carbon (NLPC) electrode materials with high specific surface areas. We elucidated the free radical mechanism of ammonia activation and the relationship between nitrogen doping configurations, doping levels, and preparation temperatures. Furthermore, we assembled NLPC∥NLPC symmetric ECs and NLPC∥Zn asymmetric ECs using aqueous sulfate electrolytes. Compared with the ECs using KOH aqueous electrolyte, the energy densities of NLPC∥NLPC and NLPC∥Zn ECs were significantly improved. The divergence of charge storage characteristics in KOH, Na2SO4, and ZnSO4 electrolytes were compared by analyzing their area surface capacitance. This work provides a strategy for the sustainable preparation of lignin-derived porous carbons toward ECs with high energy densities.
Ecosystem design as an avenue for improving services provided by carbonate producing marine ecosystems
Westphal, Hildegard; Murphy, Gary N.; Doo, Steve S.; Mann, Thomas; Petrovic, Alexander; Schmidt, Christiane; Stuhr, Marleen (PeerJ, PeerJ, 2022-01-20) [Article]
Ecosystem Design (ED) is an approach for constructing habitats that places human needs for ecosystem services at the center of intervention, with the overarching goal of establishing self-sustaining habitats which require limited management. This concept was originally developed for use in mangrove ecosystems, and is understandably controversial, as it markedly diverges from other protection approaches that assign human use a minor priority or exclude it. However, the advantage of ED lies within the considered implementation of these designed ecosystems, thus preserving human benefits from potential later disturbances. Here, we outline the concept of ED in tropical carbonate depositional systems and discuss potential applications to aid ecosystem services such as beach nourishment and protection of coastlines and reef islands at risk from environmental and climate change, CO2 sequestration, food production, and tourism. Biological carbonate sediment production is a crucial source of stability of reef islands and reef-rimmed coastlines. Careful implementation of designed carbonate depositional ecosystems could help counterbalance sea-level rise and manage documented erosion effects of coastal constructions. Importantly, adhering to the core ethos of ED, careful dynamic assessments which provide a balanced approach to maximizing ecosystem services (e.g., carbonate production), should identify and avoid any potential damages to existing functioning ecosystems.
How to Find the Right RNA-Sensing CRISPR-Cas System for an In Vitro Application
Díaz-Galicia, Escarlet; Grunberg, Raik; Arold, Stefan T. (Biosensors, MDPI AG, 2022-01-19) [Article]
CRISPR-Cas systems have a great and still largely untapped potential for in vitro applications, in particular, for RNA biosensing. However, there is currently no systematic guide on selecting the most appropriate RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas system for a given application among thousands of potential candidates. We provide an overview of the currently described Cas effector systems and review existing Cas-based RNA detection methods. We then propose a set of systematic selection criteria for selecting CRISPR-Cas candidates for new applications. Using this approach, we identify four candidates for in vitro RNA.
Interfaces between Pb-Free Double Perovskite Cs2NaBiI6 and MXenes Sc2CO2 and Sc2C(OH)2
Albar, Arwa; Schwingenschlögl, Udo (The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022-01-19) [Article]
First-principles calculations are used to explore the electronic properties of the interfaces between the Pb-free double perovskite Cs2NaBiI6 and the MXenes Sc2CO2 and Sc2C(OH)2. The effect of the termination group on the stability, ionization potential, electron affinity, and band alignment is investigated. We find a type II band alignment at the Cs2NaBiI6/Sc2CO2 interface, which permits charge transfer, and a type III band alignment at the Cs2NaBiI6/Sc2C(OH)2 interface, which results in electron–hole recombination. Sc2CO2 turns out to be highly promising for solar cell applications due to an almost ideal ionization potential difference to Cs2NaBiI6.
Decision rules for determining terrestrial movement and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion ( Panthera leo )
Gunner, Richard; Wilson, Rory P.; Holton, Mark D.; Hopkins, Phil; Bell, Stephen H.; Marks, Nikki J.; Bennett, Nigel C.; Ferreira, Sam; Govender, Danny; Viljoen, Pauli; Bruns, Angela; van Schalkwyk, O. Louis; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Duarte, Carlos M.; van Rooyen, Martin C.; Tambling, Craig J.; Göppert, Aoife; Diesel, Delmar; Scantlebury, D. Michael (Journal of The Royal Society Interface, The Royal Society, 2022-01-19) [Article]
The combined use of global positioning system (GPS) technology and motion sensors within the discipline of movement ecology has increased over recent years. This is particularly the case for instrumented wildlife, with many studies now opting to record parameters at high (infra-second) sampling frequencies. However, the detail with which GPS loggers can elucidate fine-scale movement depends on the precision and accuracy of fixes, with accuracy being affected by signal reception. We hypothesized that animal behaviour was the main factor affecting fix inaccuracy, with inherent GPS positional noise (jitter) being most apparent during GPS fixes for non-moving locations, thereby producing disproportionate error during rest periods. A movement-verified filtering (MVF) protocol was constructed to compare GPS-derived speed data with dynamic body acceleration, to provide a computationally quick method for identifying genuine travelling movement. This method was tested on 11 free-ranging lions (Panthera leo) fitted with collar-mounted GPS units and tri-axial motion sensors recording at 1 and 40 Hz, respectively. The findings support the hypothesis and show that distance moved estimates were, on average, overestimated by greater than 80% prior to GPS screening. We present the conceptual and mathematical protocols for screening fix inaccuracy within high-resolution GPS datasets and demonstrate the importance that MVF has for avoiding inaccurate and biased estimates of movement.
2′,3′-cAMP treatment mimics the stress molecular response in Arabidopsis thaliana
Chodasiewicz, Monika; Kerber, Olga; Gorka, Michal; Moreno, Juan C; Maruri Lopez, Israel; Minen, Romina I; Sampathkumar, Arun; Nelson, Andrew D L; Skirycz, Aleksandra (Plant Physiology, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022-01-19) [Article]
The role of the RNA degradation product 2',3'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (2',3'-cAMP) is poorly understood. Recent studies have identified 2',3'-cAMP in plant material and determined its role in stress signaling. The level of 2',3'-cAMP increases upon wounding, in the dark, and under heat, and 2',3'-cAMP binding to an RNA-binding protein, Rbp47b, promotes stress granule (SG) assembly. To gain further mechanistic insights into the function of 2',3'-cAMP, we used a multi-omics approach by combining transcriptomics, metabolomics, and proteomics to dissect the response of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) to 2',3'-cAMP treatment. We demonstrated that 2',3'-cAMP is metabolized into adenosine, suggesting that the well-known cyclic nucleotide–adenosine pathway of human cells might also exist in plants. Transcriptomics analysis revealed only minor overlap between 2',3'-cAMP- and adenosine-treated plants, suggesting that these molecules act through independent mechanisms. Treatment with 2',3'-cAMP changed the levels of hundreds of transcripts, proteins, and metabolites, many previously associated with plant stress responses, including protein and RNA degradation products, glucosinolates, chaperones, and SG components. Finally, we demonstrated that 2',3'-cAMP treatment influences the movement of processing bodies, confirming the role of 2',3'-cAMP in the formation and motility of membraneless organelles.
Dynamic Molecular Conformational Change Leading to Energy Transfer in F8-5% BSP Copolymer Revealed by Single-Molecule Spectroscopy
Yan, Hao; Tseng, Tzu-Wei; Omagari, Shun; Hamilton, Iain; Nakamura, Tomonori; Vacha, Martin; Kim, Ji Seon (The Journal of Chemical Physics, AIP Publishing, 2022-01-18) [Article]
Polyfluorene-based copolymers such as poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)-alt-5% (bis-N,N'-(4-butylphenyl)-bis-N,N'-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine) (F8-5% BSP) are efficient blue emitting polymers with various electronic phases: F8 blue-emitting glassy phase, F8 ordered more red-emitting β-phase, and F8/BSP charge transfer (CT) state. Polymer light-emitting device performance and color purity can be significantly improved by forming β-phase segments. However, the role of β-phase on energy transfer (ET) among glassy F8, β-phase and F8/BSP CT state is unclear. Herein, we identify dynamic molecular conformation-controlled ET from locally-excited states to either CT state or β-phase in light-emitting copolymers. By conducting single-molecule spectroscopy for single F8-5% BSP chains, we find inefficient intra-chain ET from glassy segments to the CT state, while efficient ET from the glassy to the β-phase. Spontaneous and reversible CT on-off emission is observed both in the presence and absence of the β-phase. The DFT calculations reveal the origin of the on-chain CT state and indicate this CT emission on-off switching behavior could be related to molecule torsional motion between BSP and F8 units. The population of the CT state by ET can be increased via through-space interaction between the F8 block and the BSP unit on a self-folded chain. Temperature-dependent single-molecule spectroscopy confirms such interaction showing a gradual increase in intensity of the CT emission with the temperature. Based on these observations, we propose the dynamic molecular motion-induced conformation change as the origin of the glassy-to-CT energy transfer, and thermal energy may provide the activation for such change to enhance the ET from glassy or β-phases to the CT state.
A Stretchable Fiber with Tunable Stiffness for Programmable Shape Change of Soft Robots
Chellattoan, Ragesh; Lubineau, Gilles (Soft Robotics, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2022-01-18) [Article]
All soft robots require the same functionality, that is, controlling the shape of a structure made from soft materials. However, existing approaches for shape control of soft robots are primarily dominated by modular pneumatic actuators, which require multichambers and complex flow control components. Nature shows exciting examples of manipulation (shape change) in animals, such as worms, using a single-chambered soft body and programmable stiffness changes in the skin; controlling the spatial distribution of changes in stiffness enables achieving complex shape evolutions. However, such stiffness control requires a drastic membrane stiffness contrast between stiffened and nonstiffened states. Generally, this is extremely challenging to accomplish in stretchable materials. Inspired by longitudinal muscle fibers in the skin of worms, we developed a new concept for fabricating a hybrid fiber with tunable stiffness, that is, a fiber comprising both stiff and soft parts connected in a series. A substantial change in membrane stiffness was then observed by the locking/unlocking of the soft part. Our proposed hybrid fiber cyclically produced a membrane stiffness contrast of more than 100 × in less than 6 s using an input power of 3 W. A network of these hybrid fibers with tunable stiffness could manipulate a single-chambered soft body in multiple directions and transform it into a complex shape by selectively varying the stiffness at different locations.
Deformable Sphere Impact On Resting Droplets
Rabbi, Rafsan; Kiyama, Akihito; Allen, John; Truscott, Tadd (Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME International, 2022-01-18) [Article]
Several different rebound behaviors occur when a solid object impacts a resting liquid droplet. High-speed imaging reveals the various droplet rebound phenomena from two spheres with very different elasticities.
An Updated Corner-Frequency Model for Stochastic Finite-Fault Ground-Motion Simulation
Tang, Yuxiang (Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Seismological Society of America (SSA), 2022-01-18) [Article]
ABSTRACT Stochastic finite-fault ground-motion simulation is widely used in various scientific and engineering applications. However, the current theoretical modeling of the corner frequency used in the source spectrum model is problematic as it does not consider the impact of rupture velocity. This article provides a modification of the current corner-frequency modeling and establishes a correlation between corner frequency and rupture velocity, making the source spectrum model more theoretically consistent. An additional inspection of the source-duration model is provided, and the appropriateness of the application of the widely used 1/f0 source-duration model is discussed. A detailed comparison between the updated corner-frequency model and the currently used model (embodied in EXSIM) is provided for various magnitudes. For validation purposes, the updated corner-frequency and source-duration model is applied to predict the ground motions on rock sites during the 2012 ML 5.4 Moe earthquake that occurred in southeastern Australia and the 2014 Ms 6.5 Ludian earthquake that occurred in southwestern China. The results show that the updated model is reliable for providing more accurate estimates of corner frequency, source duration, and ground-motion amplitudes with smaller average residuals than the currently used model.
Combustion chemistry of alkenes and alkadienes
Zhou, Chong Wen; Farooq, Aamir; Yang, Lijun; Mebel, Alexander M. (Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Elsevier BV, 2022-01-18) [Article]
Alkenes formed, during the refining of crude oil, by cracking the heavier fractions are present in transportation fuels in significant amounts, up to as much as 15–20% in gasoline. Moreover, alkenes are also the major intermediate products of the oxidation of alkanes, which play a significant role in autoignition chemistry. This review has assessed the recent progress in gas-phase detailed kinetic model development for species with C=C double bond, mostly C2–C10 alkenes and 1,3-butadiene. The compiled knowledge on alkene combustion chemistry enabled a better understanding of the influence of the number and the position of the C=C double bond on the chemical kinetics and hence combustion behavior of alkenes in engines. At first, the article gives an extensive overview of fundamental combustion experiments by considering studies of C2–C10 alkenes and 1,3-butadiene in shock tubes, rapid compression machines, laminar flames, and jet-stirred and flow reactors. The value of the data from such experiments is critically discussed. Secondly, this article highlights the important reaction classes involved in alkene oxidation over low-, intermediate- and high-temperature ranges. Combustion chemistry covering C2 to C10 alkenes, with a special emphasis on C2 to C7 isomers is discussed by presenting a large body of experimental and modeling investigations. Detailed chemistry differences between alkene isomers and also between alkenes and alkanes are also addressed. Thirdly, the article presents important reaction pathways for PAH precursor formation in different alkenes. Finally, a summary of the distinguishing features of alkene combustion chemistry and an outlook towards future research in this area are presented. This review is focused on linear and branched chain alkenes, and the chemistry of cyclo-alkenes is not included.
Effects of Vertical Molecular Stratifications and Microstructures on the Properties of Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells
Peña, Top Archie Dela; Ma, Ruijie; Sharma, Anirudh; Xing, Zengshan; Jin, Zijing; Wang, Jiannong; Baran, Derya; Weng, Lu-Tao; Yan, He; Wong, Kam Sing (Advanced Photonics Research, Wiley, 2022-01-18) [Article]
From the past years, the most commonly reported state-of-the-art binary bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs) are mostly based on mixtures of polymer donors and fullerene-free acceptors (polymer:NFA). However, along with it are a number of contradictory propositions, including (but not limited to) strategies to reduce energy loss and improve photocurrent generation through energy level alignments. Due to the resulting high similarity of molecular fragments from polymer:NFA heterojunctions, the effects of vertical molecular stratification are not yet well studied. Herein, the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) molecular depth profiling reveals a vertical stratification in PM6:IT-4Cl and illustrates how it can significantly influence the photovoltaic properties. The said inhomogeneity is also bound to introduce microstructure variations within device active layers. Consequently, it is systematically demonstrated how thin-film microstructures can influence optoelectronic properties, wherein important metrics (e.g., energy losses and molecular energy offsets) are highly dependent. Thus, the understanding from this work provides foundations for more precise development of strategies to further advance OSC technology in future studies.
Fabrication of Perovskite/Si periodic microwire arrays via micro-pump fluidic strategy for optelectronics applications
Bin, Xin; Roqan, Iman S. (IEEE, 2022-01-18) [Conference Paper]
We explore a micro-pump strategy for injecting perovskite materials into Si micro-channels, allowing fabrication of many perovskite micro-wires (MWs) to form inside the regularly-spaced (periodic) Si micro-grooves (~ 1000 MWs/mm). Mask-free laser interference lithography is used to produce periodic Si micro-channels. The SiO2 layer is deposited on the Si array before pumping perovskite to enhance the device performance. We demonstrate a cost-effective zero-waste fabrication method of highly responsive photodetectors based on uniform perovskite MWs/SiO2/Si periodic arrays.
Global biodiversity patterns of marine forests of brown macroalgae
Fragkopoulou, Eliza; Serrão, Ester A.; De Clerck, Olivier; Costello, Mark J.; Araújo, Miguel B.; Duarte, Carlos M.; Krause-Jensen, Dorte; Assis, Jorge (Global Ecology and Biogeography, Wiley, 2022-01-17) [Article]
Aim Marine forests of brown macroalgae create essential habitats for coastal species and support invaluable ecological services. Here, we provide the first global analysis of species richness and endemicity of both the kelp and fucoid biomes. Location Global. Time period Contemporary. Major taxa studied Marine forests of brown macroalgae, formed by kelp (here defined as orders Laminariales, Tilopteridales and Desmarestiales) and fucoid (order Fucales), inhabiting subtidal and intertidal environments. Methods We coupled a large dataset of macroalgal observations (420 species, 1.01 million records) with a high-resolution dataset of relevant environmental predictors (i.e., light, temperature, salinity, nitrate, wave energy and ice coverage) to develop stacked species distribution models (stacked SDMs) and yield estimates of global species richness and endemicity. Results Temperature and light were the main predictors shaping the distribution of subtidal species, whereas wave energy, temperature and salinity were the main predictors of intertidal species. The highest regional species richness for kelp was found in the north-east Pacific (maximum 32 species) and for fucoids in south-east Australia (maximum 53 species), supporting the hypothesis that these regions were the evolutionary sources of global colonization by brown macroalgae. Locations with low species richness coincided between kelp and fucoid, occurring mainly at higher latitudes (e.g., Siberia) and the Baltic Sea, where extensive ice coverage and low-salinity regimes prevail. Regions of high endemism for both groups were identified in the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, South Africa and East Russia. Main conclusions We estimated the main environmental drivers and limits shaping the distribution of marine forests of brown macroalgae and mapped biogeographical centres of species richness and endemicity, which largely coincided with the expectation from previous evolutionary hypotheses. The mapped biodiversity patterns can serve as new baselines for planning and prioritizing locations for conservation, management and climate change mitigation strategies, flagging threatened marine forest regions under different climate change scenarios
Brilliantia kiribatiensis, a new genus and species of Cladophorales (Chlorophyta) from the remote coral reefs of the Southern Line Islands, Pacific Ocean
Leliaert, Frederik; Kelly, Emily L.A.; Janouškovec, Jan; Fox, Michael D.; Johnson, Maggie D.; Redfern, Farran M.; Eria, Taati; Haas, Andreas F.; Sala, Enric; Sandin, Stuart A.; Smith, Jennifer E. (Journal of Phycology, Wiley, 2022-01-17) [Article]
The marine green alga Brilliantia kiribatiensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from samples collected from the coral reefs of the Southern Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati, Pacific Ocean. Phylogenetic analysis of sequences of the large- and small-subunit rDNA and the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region revealed that Brilliantia is a member of the Boodleaceae (Cladophorales), containing the genera Apjohnia, Boodlea, Cladophoropsis, Chamaedoris, Phyllodictyon, and Struvea. Within this clade it formed a distinct lineage, sister to Struvea elegans, but more distantly related to the bona fide Struvea species (including the type S. plumosa). Brilliantia differs from the other genera by having a very simple architecture forming upright, unbranched, single-celled filaments attached to the substratum by a rhizoidal mat. Cell division occurs by segregative cell division only at the onset of reproduction. Based on current sample collection, B. kiribatiensis seems to be largely restricted to the Southern Line Islands, although it was also observed on neighboring islands, including Orona Atoll in the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, and the Rangiroa and Takapoto Atolls in the Tuamotus of French Polynesia. This discovery highlights the likeliness that there is still much biodiversity yet to be discovered from these remote and pristine reefs of the central Pacific.
Antibiotics reduce bacterial load in Exaiptasia diaphana, but biofilms hinder its development as a gnotobiotic coral model
Hartman, Leon M.; Blackall, Linda L.; van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (Access Microbiology, Microbiology Society, 2022-01-17) [Article]
Coral reefs are declining due to anthropogenic disturbances, including climate change. Therefore, improving our understanding of coral ecosystems is vital, and the influence of bacteria on coral health has attracted particular interest. However, a gnotobiotic coral model that could enhance studies of coral–bacteria interactions is absent. To address this gap, we tested the ability of treatment with seven antibiotics for 3 weeks to deplete bacteria in Exaiptasia diaphana, a sea anemone widely used as a coral model. Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) targeting anemone Ef1-α and bacterial 16S rRNA genes was used to quantify bacterial load, which was found to decrease six-fold. However, metabarcoding of bacterial 16S rRNA genes showed that alpha and beta diversity of the anemone-associated bacterial communities increased significantly. Therefore, gnotobiotic E. diaphana with simplified, uniform bacterial communities were not generated, with biofilm formation in the culture vessels most likely impeding efforts to eliminate bacteria. Despite this outcome, our work will inform future efforts to create a much needed gnotobiotic coral model.
Self-Assembly and Regrowth of Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Optoelectronic Applications
Liu, Jiakai; Zheng, Xiaopeng; Mohammed, Omar F.; Bakr, Osman (Accounts of Chemical Research, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022-01-16) [Article]
Conspectus Over the past decade, the impressive development of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) has made them leading candidates for applications in photovoltaics (PVs), X-ray scintillators, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Constructing MHP nanocrystals (NCs) with promising optoelectronic properties using a low-cost approach is critical to realizing their commercial potential. Self-assembly and regrowth techniques provide a simple and powerful "bottom-up" platform for controlling the structure, shape, and dimensionality of MHP NCs. The soft ionic nature of MHP NCs, in conjunction with their low formation energy, rapid anion exchange, and ease of ion migration, enables the rearrangement of their overall appearance via self-assembly or regrowth. Because of their low formation energy and highly dynamic surface ligands, MHP NCs have a higher propensity to regrow than conventional hard-lattice NCs. Moreover, their self-assembly and regrowth can be achieved simultaneously. The self-assembly of NCs into close-packed, long-range-ordered mesostructures provides a platform for modulating their electronic properties (e.g., conductivity and carrier mobility). Moreover, assembled MHP NCs exhibit collective properties (e.g., superfluorescence, renormalized emission, longer phase coherence times, and long exciton diffusion lengths) that can translate into dramatic improvements in device performance. Further regrowth into fused MHP nanostructures with the removal of ligand barriers between NCs could facilitate charge carrier transport, eliminate surface point defects, and enhance stability against moisture, light, and electron-beam irradiation. However, the synthesis strategies, diversity and complexity of structures, and optoelectronic applications that emanate from the self-assembly and regrowth of MHPs have not yet received much attention. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of the design principles of self-assembled and fused MHP nanostructures will fuel further advances in their optoelectronic applications. In this Account, we review the latest developments in the self-assembly and regrowth of MHP NCs. We begin with a survey of the mechanisms, driving forces, and techniques for controlling MHP NC self-assembly. We then explore the phase transition of fused MHP nanostructures at the atomic level, delving into the mechanisms of facet-directed connections and the kinetics of their shape-modulation behavior, which have been elucidated with the aid of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and first-principles density functional theory calculations of surface energies. We further outline the applications of assembled and fused nanostructures. Finally, we conclude with a perspective on current challenges and future directions in the field of MHP.
Development in forward Osmosis-Membrane distillation hybrid system for wastewater treatment
Ibrar, Ibrar; Yadav, Sudesh; Naji, Osamah; Alanezi, Adnan Alhathal; Ghaffour, NorEddine; Déon, Sébastien; Subbiah, Senthilmurugan; Altaee, Ali (Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier BV, 2022-01-16) [Article]
Water scarcity is one of the major issues that has put economic growth, societal stability, and ecosystem balance unstable. Wastewater reuse has been recognised as a viable method for securing potable water supply. Due to its inherent advantages over pressure-driven and energy-intensive reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO) is one of the most researched technologies for wastewater reuse applications. However, the draw solution (DS) regeneration stage is one of the key bottlenecks of the process. Membrane distillation (MD), on the other hand, is an emerging technology that could provide a cost-effective thermally-driven purification process, especially when combined with waste heat or solar thermal. Nevertheless, the MD process also has several drawbacks, such as membrane pore wetting. The MD process can effectively regenerate the FO draw solution and produce high-quality water when integrated with the FO process. Within the hybrid process, the FO membrane removes the contaminants from the feed solution and the MD process is only used to regenerate the DS with no significant membrane wetting. It is, therefore, important to study the integrated FO-MD process to overcome the limitations of individual membrane processes. Integrated FO-MD economics, process design, and modelling of different applications are thoroughly reviewed in this contribution. Future research directions and prospects for scale-up are suggested.


We here at NCAP owe a debt of gratitude to Lotte, but you may not realize that you do, too. Let me introduce you to this artist and community activist.
Lotte Seilman immigrated as a child to America in 1938, escaping Nazi Germany with her family. While in college at Cornell University, Lotte met her future husband, George Streisinger, a molecular biologist. Pursuing work (Lotte became a clay artist) and adventure, the couple travelled extensively, settling long enough in Pasadena, California to welcome two daughters, Lisa and Cory.
In 1960 the family moved to Eugene, Oregon, when George became a founding member of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon. Activism was a constant in their lives, including involvement in the peace movement and the organization Turn Toward Peace, which worked against the horrors of war that were (and are) inflicted upon our environment.
Turn Toward Peace morphed into the local Eugene Peace Information Center or EPIC, where crafts (including Lotte's pottery) were sold to support their peace efforts. This initiative grew into the now regionally famous Eugene Saturday Market, a Eugene institution where people buy locally grown produce and handmade crafts from 200 or more vendors, enjoy lunch and music, meet their friends, exchange information and enjoy being part of a vibrant and creative community. Thank you, Lotte.
Lotte's and George's relationship with NCAP goes back to our very beginnings. NCAP formed 40 years ago from a coalition of environmental organizations, including CATS, or Citizens Against Toxic Sprays. George, as a biologist and a concerned citizen, served as an expert witness for the 1977 Citizens Against Toxic Sprays lawsuit regarding the aerial spraying of herbicides in the Siuslaw National Forest. That spraying of 2,4,5-T herbicide was blamed for eight miscarriages in the tiny town of Alsea, Oregon and was later banned, thanks to the efforts of CATS and others.
Even closer to home, Lotte noticed dead zones of plants on Spencer Butte, where she and George owned property, and started a petition to end the city's indiscriminate spraying of pesticides there. The petition was successful. In a time when one might feel powerless against the overwhelming needs of our community and planet, Lotte demonstrated that one person has power. One person, taking the initiative and being persistent, can make a difference. Thank you, Lotte.
George died in 1984, but Lotte continued to be fully engaged in her community and was a steadfast supporter of NCAP, being particularly concerned with the plight of our pollinators. Upon her death, Lotte requested that contributions be made in her name to NCAP, and her many friends responded. She also included NCAP in her will with a generous gift, which will help NCAP to continue this important work into the next 40 years.


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Right to Write & Earth Day New York Fair!
This weekend Right-to-Write will be teaming up with Earth Day New York Fair at Grand Central Terminal.
KEF announces Michael Lewittes will be attempting to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and raise funds for the organization's educational charitable causes.


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Home > News > Newton Aycliffe based Engineering firm delighted with Industry Placement Student
Newton Aycliffe based Engineering firm delighted with Industry Placement Student
Posted on 10th July 2020 at 11:41 am.
Darlington College continues to go above and beyond with their industrial placement's pilot initiative, aiming to provide Level 3 students with a 45-day industry placement directly related to their course.
Students are provided the opportunity to combine theory learnt in class with practical application in the workplace. This allows employers to mentor students from a young age and ensure they are technically competent when they enter highly skilled fields, like engineering.
Such is the success of the industry placements; the college has been selected to run a new qualification called a T level in 2022. The qualification will cover the Digital, Education, Health & Science, Business and Engineering sectors, providing students the skills needed for a successful start in these fields of work.
Level 3 Engineering student Jack Watson can attest to the success of the scheme, saying: "I was looking for experience in the workplace but wasn't exactly sure what type of engineering I wanted to do. The college sourced me a placement with M5tec and I've learnt so much about design and 3D modelling using CAD software"
"Now that I have an insight into working life, it has helped me realise which parts of engineering I enjoy and want to pursue further"
M5tec operations director, Carl Jones, was a student at Darlington College in the past and has found the industry placement a great success: "We are committed to supporting the youth via STEM activities as well as apprenticeships. The industry placement seemed a perfect way to support this commitment"
"Jack was a very polite and very friendly young lad, who mixed well with the team. His commitment and professionalism were excellent, and we have already been discussing the possibility of offering Jack an apprenticeship later this year"
Darlington College is keen to develop further partnerships with companies from all sectors and grow their industry placement programme further.
For more information visit https://darlington.ac.uk/employer-portal/work-experience-and-industry-placements/
Adult Skills Training and Employment (ASTE)
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Moroccans Launch 'Not in My Name' Campaign [Magharebia]
Updated October 10, 2014 02:39 PM EST
An anti-extremism initiative is sweeping through Morocco, featuring public demonstrations against violence:
The expression "not in my name" has become "the rallying cry of all those who believe quite simply in humanity", editorialist Narjis Rerhaye says.
Created to condemn criminal acts committed by terrorists in the name of Islam, the "Machi Bessmity" ("Not in My Name") initiative has struck a chord with Moroccans.
In a public statement, those who started the appeal on September 26th stressed that it was a call against all acts of barbarism perpetrated by bloodthirsty fanatics who consider themselves to be Muslims.
"These are ignoble acts, which cannot under any circumstances be attributed to Islam, and yet they are being committed in our name," they said in the statement.
A campaigner and one of the people behind "Not in My Name", Ahmed Ghayet, said: "Our 'Machi Bessmity' initiative has been met with huge success, with 4,000 members in 48 hours and hundreds of young people publishing 'Machi Bessmity' photos on Facebook."
Stickers bearing the logo have been distributed among participants in the 11th Tourism Summit, a video was posted to YouTube, and the "Machi Bessmity" logo was being displayed on all taxis in the city of Marrakech.
Editorialist Narjis Rerhaye witnessed the same thing, reporting that in just a few hours, more than a thousand young people got involved and signed up to express their total rejection of barbarity.
Rerhaye continued by saying that following the atrocious and unjustifiable murder in Algeria of a French mountain guide, condemnation had overtaken the British social networks: "But very quickly the expression 'not in my name' entered widespread use, becoming the rallying cry of all those who believe quite simply in humanity."
The terrible crimes committed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, Syria and most recently in Algeria highlight the need to mobilise all human beings across the world, campaigner Najat Alyadani told Magharebia
"No way should we give in to the horror of these terrorists, who continue claiming more victims around the world," Alyadani said.
Young Moroccans have signed up in large numbers to this initiative.
One young woman, Halima Addoufri, from Casablanca, said that the terrorists were bringing shame on Islam: "Through 'Not in My Name', I've been able to express my total solidarity with all those who love life," she added.
Faced by terrorist groups who want to appropriate Islam, "it's important for us as citizens to have our voices heard from Morocco, to say simply that we, the young Muslims of this country, are against terrorism," commented Naima Mellaoui, a secretary at a communications agency.
"I'm a Muslim and I'm proud of that. That's why I can't accept that fanatics should commit atrocities in the name of my religion and kill in my name… I'll never accept that," insisted Kamal Alfatih, a high school student.
His friend Chouâib felt the same way: "We're all 'Machi Bessmity', because we reject the idea that killing and horrible crime should be committed in our name and in the name of Islam, which is a religion of peace and love."
As Casablanca imam El Haj El Mokhtar said: "We have a responsibility to defend the real values of Islam." [Original Story]


This podcast is a companion piece to our reporting for PBS NewsHour on small school initiatives in New York City; the PBS report is embedded above.
What makes a good school? Reporter John Tulenko talks with two young teachers who started in large, under-performing high schools and now teach at Williamsburg Prep - a small high school that graduates 88% of its students on time. Surprisingly, they say that it's not just the size of a school that matters.


If you need to write a DOS batch file that takes a file path as an input parameter and needs to do something to other files in the same directory as the input file then you'll find there is no easy way to get the file's directory name into a variable.
You could pass in the directory name as a separate parameter but that seems like cheating. I sometimes find answers to problems like these on Rob van der Woude's scripting site or Google, but no luck this time.
I had to figure this one out from scratch. Here's what I do. Let me know if you have a better (shorter) way of doing this.
Output the result of running 'dir' on the file path into a temporary file.
Loop through the lines in the temporary file, skipping the first three, and then taking the third token.
Assign that token to a variable.
If all has worked the variable which I've called 'thedirectory' should now contain the file path.
I've tested this on Windows 7 and I'm guessing it will work on other versions of Windows, but I'll make no promises.
And if you want to know what I needed it for have a look at my post about stitching together photos using ImageMagick.