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An interview with Seattle playwright Paul Mullin
The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR.org) puts on many great events, from the Student Bio Expo to Community Conversations. In their newest program, Science On Stage, they are currently hosting staged readings of The Sequence, a play by Paul Mullin. I attended the first performance last Saturday and loved its mix of scientific and human drama. Unable to stay for the post-play discussion, I instead emailed Paul some questions. His responses are posted here with his permission.
GC: A lot of your work addresses the intersection of art and science. Have you always been interested in science? If not, when did science come alive for you, and why?
PM: I have always been interested in science. My father, who died before I was born, was working on his PhD in physics and was apparently a freak for math and the periodic table. My mom took her degree in biology and worked in a lab before getting married and working in the home full time.
I have always loved understanding how the world actually works. I love the rigors of the scientific method: the testability, the constant and never-ending process of correction and integration when new understandings are introduced to the fray. Science, at it its best, provides an invigorating model for how to proceed in all other disciplines of a free and evolving society, including the arts. I have often said that I wish we artists applied more of the rigors of science to determining which of our works succeed ultimately and which do not. It's not a perfect 1:1 correlation between the disciplines of art and science, but there is much more room for correspondence than most artists are willing to admit.
GC: You have speculated that the late Curt Dempster of Ensemble Studio Theatre commissioned you to write The Sequence because "he recognized in Craig a kindred spirit: a kinless prickly genius who gets things done." Can you tell me a bit more about how this play first came into existence? For example, its development was supported by a grant from the Alfred Sloan Foundation, right?
PM: So in 2001 Ensemble Studio Theatre produced the off-Broadway premiere of my play, Louis Slotin Sonata, which dramatizes the true story of a Los Alamos physicist who, while performing an unnecessary demonstration of a criticality test on a plutonium bomb core, accidentally gave himself a lethal dose of neutron radiation. He died nine days later. After the success of that production, I was invited by Curt Dempster to submit additional ideas for science plays. I wanted to work on something about human consciousness and sent in a proposal. (I would finally complete this effort a decade later, with my play Philosophical Zombie Killers. I just recently staged a public reading, info here: http://www.paulmullin.org/just-wrought/philosophical-zombie-killers/). At the time, however, Curt was more interested in a completely different subject. He had seen Craig Venter on The Charlie Rose Show and, as I have said, I imagine he recognized a kindred spirit: an arrogant, monomaniacal genius who had the raw guts to want to change the world. I knew nothing about the story, but after doing some initial research I was quickly convinced that there really was a play here. The detail that sold me for good was learning that Venter had secretly used his own "genetic material" as Celera's sample for sequencing. The lofty fog of scientific endeavor suddenly cleared as this act of sheer human outrageousness snapped everything into crisp dramatic focus. There was a story here. Boy oh boy, was there a story! We agreed on the terms of a commission and I dug into researching and developing The Sequence.
GC: The Sequence is in some ways a small-scale production, with only three characters: genomics researchers Francis Collins and Craig Venter, and journalist Kellie Silverstein. The small cast obviously makes casting and staging easier. Were there additional reasons why you thought this story would best be told from the perspective of these three and these three alone?
PM: You're absolutely right, of course. The primary reason I chose to make this play a three-hander with rudimentary production demands is that these days new plays are rarely considered for staging in any case, but even less so if they make vast technical demands, or have huge casts. That said, I also wanted to imbue this story with an intimacy and clarity that has been lacking in many of its presentations that I encountered while researching it. All the books, for the most part, chose to illustrate the race as this vast enterprise, as indeed it was, but my experience with audiences is that their eyes tend to glaze over when bombarded with "vastness". They want to know how the story matters to them, and for that I chose Kellie as their proxy.
GC: My own interests include the use of music to support science education. Let's assume for the moment that there was funding to stage a big-budget version of this play. What kind of music, if any, might be included? On the one hand, it might be entertaining, say, to represent Collins with the folk-rock music that he fancies, and Venter with some harder-driving stuff. On the other hand, the script is so packed with intense dialogue that songs with words might be a momentum-killer.
PM: I think The Sequence works well as written and wouldn't be likely to want to alter it significantly, especially since it can be done, and has been done in its world premiere, in a much bigger way than this current reading. Check out some of the pictures from the Pasadena production at The Theatre @ Boston Court, here: http://www.bostoncourt.com/events/55/the-sequence
All that said, I love adding music to my plays, and Louis Slotin Sonata, which is by nature a much "bigger" show, actually has a huge song-and-dance number in its second act. You can hear what that sounds like here: https://soundcloud.com/paul-mullin/sodom-saki-full-length; and see what it looked like here: http://www.jenniferzeyl.com/costume.php?show_id=37 .
GC: As a scientist, I appreciated the fact that The Sequence covered substantive scientific content. For example, some good explanations and analogies were offered to contrast Venter's shotgun sequencing with traditional sequencing. Not everyone cares about that stuff, though. Did you struggle at all with the question of how much science to include in the play?
PM: I struggle with this question with every science play I write. And once the play is written, I struggle again with artistic administrators that want to neuter the play and make it just another what I call "Einstein in Love" play, i.e. a story that has an ostensible scientist as its main character but hinges in no significant way on any actual science: a plug-in play. To me, the science is integral to the science plays I have written: just as crucial to the rising action of the story as politics is to a Shakespeare history play or as sex is to a Joe Orton farce.
Today's theatre artistic administrator distrusts science because he doesn't understand it. It's a systemic distrust of objectivity and testability, because, of course, if you let those ways of measuring into the system of theatre, then you have to answer for the immense failures of American theatre over the last 50 years in a meaningful way beyond shrugging and hand-wringing. Bad artists hate science because you can't bullshit. Of course, you can't bullshit good art either, but you can often bullshit long enough to have a career, if not a life for your art beyond it.
GC: I have read Francis Collins' book The Language of God and have had a couple of email exchanges with him, and I found your script generally consistent with his personality. Still, you took some liberties in turning the real-life person into a character in your play. For example, Collins the character is sometimes more condescending to the journalist than the real Collins may have been. Have you gotten any interesting reactions on how he and Venter were portrayed, either from Collins and Venter themselves or from people who know them well?
PM: By and large, the people I have encountered who know Collins or Venter or both have been very complimentary about the accuracy of my portrayals. Collins himself told me that he thought he got off easy compared to my rendering of Venter. I find this amusing, since in the theatre world at least, Venter is considered the star of the piece, the cherry role to play for actors. Of course, I think they are perfectly weighted against each other just as they were in the actual events, but then, it's my baby and I love it.
Collins is a mensch, a truly wonderful person; but I don't think for a second that someone who has run the Human Genome Project and then NIH after that, is not capable of the kind of condescension or deviousness that he exhibits at rare moments in The Sequence. I suspect the side of Collins you saw, was the one he allowed you to see, the same side he allowed me to see when he most graciously and generously agreed to join an impromptu post-play discussion of a reading of the play at George Mason University.
Venter, not surprisingly, has played his cards closer to his vest during the long development of this play, though I have fielded questions from his PR person, and was asked to send a copy of the play early in the process — a request that, at the time, I declined because the play wasn't ready to share. I believe representatives of his attended the Pasadena production, and since he didn't sue me, I have to think he wasn't utterly outraged by his portrayal. Then again, maybe my work is just too small potatoes to worry about.
GC: The Sequence addresses a range of ethical issues relating both to tests for genetic diseases and to the funding and reporting of research. A favorable review of a 2008 Pasadena production of The Sequence commented, "[Collins and Venter] cheat, lie, manipulate the public, and generally have a good time doing so, sometimes with hilarious results." Personally, I didn't find your characters to be terribly unethical. To what extent are these characters intended to be morally ambiguous?
PM: I'm with you. I don't find them all that morally malignant. These are top tier players of a hardball game. As an actual baseball player once said, "If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'." I tried to illustrate what I came to believe after a long and deep period of research: that both of these men did whatever it took to best serve humanity. They simply had starkly different views how best to do that, ethically and efficaciously. They both believed that their side winning the race would be better for everyone. These divides in perspective continue to exist up to this very day in the discussion of ethics concerning genetics and genomics.
GC: One of the main concerns of The Sequence is the role of news media in presenting science to the public. In her introduction to the play, Reitha Weeks mentioned that you are not a scientist but work at Amgen. What do you do there? Are you a media relations guy?
PM: I am an administrative coordinator in the IS division at Amgen. I am neither a scientist nor a PR person. I am a glorified secretary, though I don't know how glorified you could consider it. I book travel, meetings, and generally assist people on my team with the administrative aspects of working here. I began this job after finishing The Sequence and, even though Amgen gets mentioned in the script, it is simply a fluke that I landed here as opposed to some other company: a fluke that I am deeply grateful for every day. It's nice to have a job, and Amgen is very kind to its employees. Life is weird sometimes, and sometimes fate seems to have a rather prosaic sense of humor.
GC: Sitting in the audience a few rows over from you, I think I heard you say that you wish there were more efforts to combine science and art. Are there particular models or examples of this that you think work especially well?
PM: Not many. We are going to have to change the minds of the people who make the decisions about what art gets advanced — what plays get staged — if we want this situation to change.
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Amir: US visit an important milestone QNA & The Peninsula
Doha: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said in a tweet yesterday at the conclusion of his visit to the United States that it marked an important milestone of the Qatar-US partnership.
"Today we concluded our visit to the US, which marked an important milestone of the #QatarUSA partnership. It was a pleasure and an honour to meet all our friends in DC," H H the Amir tweeted on Thursday evening.
H H the Amir left Washington DC, after a four-day official visit to the United States, yesterday. H H the Amir sent a cable to President of the US Donald Trump, expressing deep thanks and appreciation for the hospitality and the honour accorded to him and the accompanying delegation during the visit.
H H the Amir also expressed satisfaction with his talks with US President and senior officials, which provided an opportunity for exchanging views on the most important regional and international issues of common concern and also contributed to the consolidation of bilateral relations and the strategic partnership between the two countries in various fields for the benefit of the two friendly peoples.
During his successful official visit, H H the Amir and President Donald Trump discussed the strong bilateral strategic cooperation relations and ways of promoting and enhancing them in various fields.
The US President underlined that H H the Amir is a real leader who is highly respected in an important part of the world. The US President highlighted the role of Al Udeid Air Base and its strategic importance in the Middle East, tapping it as one of the biggest military bases in the world.
H H the Amir and the US President also witnessed the signing of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries, at the White House. The two leaders witnessed the signing of an agreement between Qatar Petroleum and Chevron Phillips for the development of an international petrochemical complex in the Gulf Coast of the United States, and an agreement between Qatar Airways, and each of General Electric (GE) and Boeing for the purchase of five Boeing 777 cargo planes and Gulfstream Aviation.
On July 8, H H the Amir and the US President attended a dinner banquet hosted by the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in honour of the Amir and the accompanying delegation. In the dinner, President Trump praised the friendship with H H the Amir. "Tamim, you've been a friend of mine for a long time, before I did this presidential thing, and we feel very comfortable with each other," Trump said.
In turn, H H the Amir thanked President Trump and Treasury Secretary, stressing that the strategic relations between the two countries have witnessed a great progress recently through bilateral strategic dialogue meetings between the two friendly countries.
H H the Amir had talks with with the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, on Wednesday, at H H the Amir's residence in Washington, DC. The meeting reviewed the strategic bilateral relations and ways of enhancing the partnership between the two countries in various fields.
H H the Amir also met with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and his accompanying delegation, Senator at the United States Congress, Lindsey Graham, Acting Secretary of Defence, Mark T Esper, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, Chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Eliot Engel; Chair of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator James Risch; Chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the US Senate, Senator Jim Inhofe; Chairman of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Adam Schiff among other high ranking US officials.
HH the Amir: Today we concluded our visit to the U.S., which marked an important milestone of the #QatarUSA partnership. It was a pleasure and an honor to meet all our friends in DC. pic.twitter.com/ziOB409fKh
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Oscar Actors: Carey, Harry
March 17, 2008 by EmanuelLevy
Born Henry DeWitt Carey II on January 16, 1978 in the Bronx, New York; died in 1947.
Harry Carey tried his hand at various occupations, including the writing of melodramas, before entering films with Biograph in 1909. He appeared in many early D.W. Griffith productions and by 1917 had emerged as a star of Westerns and action pictures under John Ford and other directors.
Carey worked closely with John Ford on 26 productions, often as a character called Cheyenne Harry, occasionally collaborating with h8im on stories, scripts, producing and directing.
In the 1930s, following an impressive performance in "Trader Horn"(1931), Carey began a second phase of his career as a character actor, a phase that continued until his death in 1947 of a coronary thrombosis. The following year John Ford dedicated the film "The Three Godfathers" to the memory of Harry Carey"bright star of the early Western sky."
Carey's second wife, Olive (18951988), also appeared in films using the professional names Olive Fuller Golden and Olive Carey. Their son is actor Harry Carey, Jr.
Oscar Alert
In his long, distinguished screen career, Harry Carey received just one Oscar nomination, in the supporting league, for Capra's political comedy, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939).
He competed for the Supporting Actor Oscar with Thomas Mitchell who won for John Ford's Western "Stagecoach," Brian Aherne in the Warner biopic "Juarez," Brian Donlevy in the comedy "Beau Geste," and Claude Rains, also for Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Carey and Rains (who had never won an Oscar) might have split the votes since they were nominated for the same picture.
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Reaction Time and Mortality from the Major Causes of Death: The NHANES-III Study
Studies examining the relation of information processing speed, as measured by reaction time, with mortality are scarce. We explored these associations in a representative sample of the US population.
Concepts: Sample, Mortality rate, Sample size, Sampling, Demography, Information, Cultural studies, Major
Large-scale differences in microbial biodiversity discovery between 16S amplicon and shotgun sequencing
Modern metagenomic environmental DNA studies are almost completely reliant on next-generation sequencing, making evaluations of these methods critical. We compare two next-generation sequencing techniques - amplicon and shotgun - on water samples across four of Brazil's major river floodplain systems (Amazon, Araguaia, Paraná, and Pantanal). Less than 50% of phyla identified via amplicon sequencing were recovered from shotgun sequencing, clearly challenging the dogma that mid-depth shotgun recovers more diversity than amplicon-based approaches. Amplicon sequencing also revealed ~27% more families. Overall the amplicon data were more robust across both biodiversity and community ecology analyses at different taxonomic scales. Our work doubles the sampling size in similar environmental studies, and novelly integrates environmental data (e.g., pH, temperature, nutrients) from each site, revealing divergent correlations depending on which data are used. While myriad variants on NGS techniques and bioinformatic pipelines are available, our results point to core differences that have not been highlighted in any studies to date. Given the low number of taxa identified when coupling shotgun data with clade-based taxonomic algorithms, previous studies that quantified biodiversity using such bioinformatic tools should be viewed cautiously or re-analyzed. Nonetheless, shotgun has complementary advantages that should be weighed when designing projects.
Concepts: DNA, Molecular biology, Sampling, Ecology, Natural environment, Brazil, Revelation, Floodplain
A sample design for globally consistent biomass estimation using lidar data from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS).
Carbon balance and management
BACKGROUND: Lidar height data collected by the Geosciences Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) from 2002 to 2008 has the potential to form the basis of a globally consistent sample-based inventory of forest biomass. GLAS lidar return data were collected globally in spatially discrete full waveform "shots," which have been shown to be strongly correlated with aboveground forest biomass. Relationships observed at spatially coincident field plots may be used to model biomass at all GLAS shots, and well-established methods of model-based inference may then be used to estimate biomass and variance for specific spatial domains. However, the spatial pattern of GLAS acquisition is neither random across the surface of the earth nor is it identifiable with any particular systematic design. Undefined sample properties therefore hinder the use of GLAS in global forest sampling. RESULTS: We propose a method of identifying a subset of the GLAS data which can justifiably be treated as a simple random sample in model-based biomass estimation. The relatively uniform spatial distribution and locally arbitrary positioning of the resulting sample is similar to the design used by the US national forest inventory (NFI). We demonstrated model-based estimation using a sample of GLAS data in the US state of California, where our estimate of biomass (211 Mg/hectare) was within the 1.4% standard error of the design-based estimate supplied by the US NFI. The standard error of the GLAS-based estimate was significantly higher than the NFI estimate, although the cost of the GLAS estimate (excluding costs for the satellite itself) was almost nothing, compared to at least US$ 10.5 million for the NFI estimate. CONCLUSIONS: Global application of model-based estimation using GLAS, while demanding significant consolidation of training data, would improve inter-comparability of international biomass estimates by imposing consistent methods and a globally coherent sample frame. The methods presented here constitute a globally extensible approach for generating a simple random sample from the global GLAS dataset, enabling its use in forest inventory activities.
Concepts: Statistics, Variance, Mathematics, Simple random sample, Sample size, Estimation theory, Estimator, Sampling
Impact of diabetes mellitus on arterial stiffness in a representative sample of an urban Brazilian population
Independent of other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, increased arterial stiffness has been established as a predictor of morbidity and mortality. The main aim of this study was to investigate the impact of diabetes on arterial stiffness in a representative sample of an urban Brazilian population plus Amerindians.
Concepts: Sample, Mortality rate, Sampling, Myocardial infarction, Diabetes mellitus, The Canon of Medicine, Diabetes, Brazil
A Descriptive Study of Television News Coverage of Tobacco in the United States: Frequency of Topics, Frames, Exemplars, and Efficacy
Journal of health communication
There is a positive correlation between recall of tobacco-related television news and perceived risks of smoking and thoughts about quitting. The authors used Cision US, Inc., to create a sampling frame (N = 61,027) of local and national television news coverage of tobacco from October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009, and to draw a nationally representative sample (N = 730) for content analysis. The authors conducted a descriptive study to determine the frequency and proportion of stories containing specified tobacco topics, frames, sources, and action messages, and the valence of the coverage. Valence was generally neutral; 68% of stories took a balanced stance, with 26% having a tenor supportive of tobacco control and 6% opposing tobacco control. The most frequently covered topics included smoking bans (n = 195) and cessation (n = 156). The least covered topics included hookah (n = 1) and menthol (n = 0). The majority of coverage lacked quoting any source (n = 345); government officials (n = 144) were the most quoted sources. Coverage lacked action messages or resources; 29 stories (<4%) included a message about cessation or advocacy, and 8 stories (1%) contained a resource such as a quitline. Television news can be leveraged by health communication professionals to increase awareness of underrepresented topics in tobacco control.
Concepts: Sample size, Sampling, United States, Tobacco, Communication, Hookah, Radio, Frame
Sample composition alters associations between age and brain structure
Despite calls to incorporate population science into neuroimaging research, most studies recruit small, non-representative samples. Here, we examine whether sample composition influences age-related variation in global measurements of gray matter volume, thickness, and surface area. We apply sample weights to structural brain imaging data from a community-based sample of children aged 3-18 (N = 1162) to create a "weighted sample" that approximates the distribution of socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and sex in the U.S. Census. We compare associations between age and brain structure in this weighted sample to estimates from the original sample with no sample weights applied (i.e., unweighted). Compared to the unweighted sample, we observe earlier maturation of cortical and sub-cortical structures, and patterns of brain maturation that better reflect known developmental trajectories in the weighted sample. Our empirical demonstration of bias introduced by non-representative sampling in this neuroimaging cohort suggests that sample composition may influence understanding of fundamental neural processes.The influence of sample composition on human neuroimaging results is unknown. Here, the authors weight a large, community-based sample to better reflect the US population and describe how applying these sample weights changes conclusions about age-related variation in brain structure.
Concepts: Scientific method, Brain, Sampling, Structure, Neuroimaging, Sociology, Science, Weight
Sample size implications of mortality definitions in sepsis: a retrospective cohort study
Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) employ mortality at a given time as a primary outcome. There are at least three common ways to measure 90-day mortality: first, all-location mortality, that is, all-cause mortality within 90 days of randomization at any location. Second, ARDSnet mortality is death in a healthcare facility of greater intensity than the patient was in prior to the hospitalization during which they were randomized. Finally, in-hospital mortality is death prior to discharge from the primary hospitalization of randomization. Data comparing the impact of these different measurements on sample size are lacking. We evaluated the extent to which event rates vary by mortality definition.
Concepts: Cohort study, Experimental design, Epidemiology, Clinical trial, Sampling, Patient, Randomized controlled trial, Measurement
Risk of Bias in Reports of In Vivo Research: A Focus for Improvement
The reliability of experimental findings depends on the rigour of experimental design. Here we show limited reporting of measures to reduce the risk of bias in a random sample of life sciences publications, significantly lower reporting of randomisation in work published in journals of high impact, and very limited reporting of measures to reduce the risk of bias in publications from leading United Kingdom institutions. Ascertainment of differences between institutions might serve both as a measure of research quality and as a tool for institutional efforts to improve research quality.
Concepts: Scientific method, Sampling, Life, In vivo, Academic publishing, Probability, Randomness, Design of experiments
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND DEPRESSION AMONG U.S. YOUNG ADULTS
Social media (SM) use is increasing among U.S. young adults, and its association with mental well-being remains unclear. This study assessed the association between SM use and depression in a nationally representative sample of young adults.
Concepts: Sample, Sample size, Sampling, The Association, Sunshine pop
What exactly is 'N' in cell culture and animal experiments?
Biologists determine experimental effects by perturbing biological entities or units. When done appropriately, independent replication of the entity-intervention pair contributes to the sample size (N) and forms the basis of statistical inference. If the wrong entity-intervention pair is chosen, an experiment cannot address the question of interest. We surveyed a random sample of published animal experiments from 2011 to 2016 where interventions were applied to parents and effects examined in the offspring, as regulatory authorities provide clear guidelines on replication with such designs. We found that only 22% of studies (95% CI = 17%-29%) replicated the correct entity-intervention pair and thus made valid statistical inferences. Nearly half of the studies (46%, 95% CI = 38%-53%) had pseudoreplication while 32% (95% CI = 26%-39%) provided insufficient information to make a judgement. Pseudoreplication artificially inflates the sample size, and thus the evidence for a scientific claim, resulting in false positives. We argue that distinguishing between biological units, experimental units, and observational units clarifies where replication should occur, describe the criteria for genuine replication, and provide concrete examples of in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo experimental designs.
Concepts: Experimental design, Statistics, Sampling, In vivo, Experiment, In vitro, Design of experiments, Statistical inference


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Alvin Lutheran Church
History of ALC
History of Alvin Lutheran Church
In November of 1937, a group of local citizens in Alvin desiring for a spiritual help bonded together and formulated a church constitution, calling the church Alvin Evangelical Lutheran Church. The first meeting was held on November 4, 1937 with the Reverend William Hill from Damon, TX serving as an Interim Pastor.
On July 20, 1947, Alvin Lutheran purchased Chapel Building No. 138 at Camp Wallace in Hitchcock, TX, in Galveston County from the government for $1,625.00 The Chapel was to be used as a church. The building was torn down to the ground and moved to Alvin piece by piece. Additional items were added to the building such as a steeple, the bell, a new roof, a new paint job, bringing the final bill for the new church to $9,200.00. The new church was dedicated on March 14, 1948.
In June of 1954, services were changed for the first time to 8:30am due to the excessive heat throughout the summer. It wouldn't be until 1983, that two services were introduced: 8:30am & 10:30am
In 1966, the statue in the chancel of the church was removed and replaced with a red dossal curtain and a silver cross was suspended in front of the curtain. That cross now hangs in front of the stained glass cross in our present sanctuary.
On January 9, 1972, Marge Taylor became the first woman elected as president of our congregation as well as the first in our district.
In 1974, the narthex was repainted and a free standing altar was built by Oscar Dube, Warren Small, and Billy Struckmeyer. The pulpit was refinished with a veneer to match the altar. To further enhance the appearance of the altar area, a new dossal curtain and new paraments were added.
In 1977, new windows were installed in the church to allow more light inside the sanctuary.
In November 1987, Alvin Lutheran celebrated it's 50th Anniversary. Also that same year, Alvin Lutheran Church became affiliated with the newly formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
In December 1993, the Location Committee recommended that Alvin Lutheran Church relocate. By a vote of 82 for, and 11 against, the congregation voted to relocate and form a relocation committee.
In 1994, Alvin Lutheran purchased 11 acres on our current site on F.M. 1462 for $68,000. The old facility on Adoue St was sold in 1999. Ground was broken in early 2000 on our current facility. During that time, Alvin Lutheran worshiped at Alvin Elementary School during the construction phase. During a congregational meeting on October 29, 2000, the possibility of changing the name of the church was explored. It was decided to leave the name as is, except to officially drop Evangelical from the records, and remain Alvin Lutheran Church. The new facility was dedicated on December 10, 2000.
The construction of a bell tower consisting of three crosses with the bell in the center began under the direction of Kenny Shry, with completion in October of 2003. Later on in that same year, on October 15, 2003, Alvin Lutheran hosted it's first annual Oktoberfest. This tradition continues on to this very day.
Alvin Lutheran Church hosted the Alvin Community Thanksgiving service on November 21, 2004.
In January 2006, we began hosting a monthly Bunco night for members and friends from other Alvin congregations. The fifth Sunday potluck was also initiated in January as well. Both of these traditions continue to this day. Additionally in 2006, a display case to hold church artifacts from our past was bought and moved to the Narthex. Stained glass panels were purchased from IHS Studio in Fredericksburg, Texas, through funds from sponsorships of ALC members.
On November 3, 2013, Alvin Lutheran Church celebrated its 75th Anniversary. The celebration culminated with our church building debt being paid in full. The "Burning of the Note" was part of the day's events in addition to commemorative pavers being dedicated and a reception followed.


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Luce Douady (17 de noviembre de 2003–Crolles, 14 de junio de 2020) fue una deportista francesa que compitió en escalada. Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo de Escalada de 2019, en la prueba de dificultad.

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En el Campeonato Mundial en categoría juvenil de 2019 fue primera en la prueba de bloques y tercera en dificultad. Ese mismo año, pero en categoría absoluta, obtuvo una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo, en la prueba de dificultad.

En escalada en roca logró ascender una vía 8b+ en 2020. Falleció el 14 de junio de 2020, a los dieciséis años, en un accidente de escalada en el acantilado de Luisset, cerca de Crolles (Isère).

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire talks about the fourth year of Harry Potter in the school of magic and witchcraft. This time, Hogwarts choose three wizards for the traditional tournament. Participants chooses a goblet of fire, discarding inscriptions with their names. Only this time, instead of three, it throws four, choosing more and Harry. Now the protagonist will have to pass all three tests and fight with Volan-De-Mort, who returned from the dead. The game genre has changed dramatically to arcade, making the gameplay much easier than in the previous parts of the series.
Now you cannot move freely around the school grounds. Made it was justified. Because to convey the atmosphere of the original, it was necessary to introduce an element of competition, which is what happened. Each of the levels of the game on the PC, is a stage for collecting the maximum number of points for the minimum elapsed time.
During their execution, you will need to conjure, fly away on a broom from a dragon, swim under water, go through a maze. It's not just Harry to play, Ron and Hermione are available to manage. You can download a leaflet with your name into the cup of fire by downloading the torrent and Harry Potter.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a computer game that tells about the fourth year of one of the most famous zero heroes. This time, the developers decided to radically change the style of presentation, so everything feels completely different.
Also, as in the film, Harry Potter, along with Ron and Hermione, again go to Hogwarts in order to continue their studies at the school of magic and witchcraft. However, as always, the new part is preparing adventures for the trinity of heroes. This year, their school was chosen to host the famous Three Wizards Tournament. And despite the fact that Harry did not throw his name into the goblet of fire, it still pointed to it, despite the fact that the other three participants had already been chosen and because of this, they had to change the rules, expanding the number of applicants for the prize to four. Now he will have to go through a series of incredible trials, among which there was a completely different place. First you have to escape from the dragon, then plunge into the deepest lake of Hogwarts and go through the maze, in which there is no end. But also, a great danger for the hero is that the dark wizard returned, whom everyone is so afraid of, so the protagonist will not have to be sweet.
In this part, the action genre, is abruptly replaced by the PC for Ardak. Now you can not move freely around the school, because the levels are limited locations, on the territory of which you can move. However, from this no less you want to download Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from the torrent, because this is part of a great series that brings us all back to childhood.
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Poland: Keeping rapid growth rate
Economy inside Poland: Keeping rapid growth rate
03.12.2019 Editor: Theresa Knell
The global sales of new industrial robots in 2018 was increased by 6 %, while in Poland this increase amounted to as much as 40 %. This result, which is very optimistic, however may not prevail the real level of robotization of the Polish industry which is still far behind not only the global or European leaders, but even the most industrialized countries from our region of Europe.
The return on investment in a small robot has currently shortened in Poland to the period of two years only.
(Source: Raven Media)
As per the statistics of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), approx.1.33 million industrial robots worldwide operated in 2013, however at the end of the last year the number already amounted to 2.44 million. And although in 2018 the growth rate with regard to this area was decreased to 6 %, and in this year, the number of new robots is to be similar to the one of the previous year, the IFR experts predict that in the next four years there will be more robots globally each year - by an average of 13-15 % per year. If these estimates come true, by the end of 2022 the global number of industrial robots will equal approx. 4 million.
That rapid growth rate is primarily caused by China and other Asian countries, which dominate in the IFR report summarizing the year of 2018. Most new industrial robots were installed in industrial facilities located in China (154,000) despite a 1 % drop. In total, approx. 650 thousand industrial robots are already employed in China.
Poland: Increases in uncertain environment
Europe before Asia
In absolute numbers, compared to the Asian market, the European robotics market clearly loses, although in 2018, the sales of industrial robots on the Old Continent increased by 14 %, reaching 74,695 units. However, the European market remains the leader in the category of robotization density (this ratio determines the number of robots per 10,000 persons employed in industry). In 2018, the global robotization density was 99 robots per 10,000 employees, including in Europe: 114, in both Americas a total of 99, and only 91 in Asia.
In 2018, the sales of industrial robots dropped by 8 % in Central and Eastern Europe, which was caused by the drops primarily in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the Czech Republic, the number of new robots was 6% (2725) lower than the year before, however the country remained in the top fifteen countries having the largest number of new robots. The number of new installations in Slovakia dropped by 38 % (749).
Despite these declines, these countries experience a higher robotization density than the density level in Poland. In this regard, Slovakia is the leader with its 165 robots per 10,000 industrial workers. In the Czech Republic, this ratio amounts to 135. Against the competition, the Polish industry results are poor – the robotization density ratio in this country in 2018 was only 42 units per 10,000 employees.
Beginning of the Polish boom?
In 2018, the number of new robots in the Polish industry increased by as much as 40 % and reached the level of 2,651 units, which is therefore slightly less than in the Czech Republic. At the end of last year, 13,632 industrial robots were employed in total in industrial facilities in Poland. As per forecasts, the number of new installations will increase by 15-20 % per year in the next three years. This means that in 2021 we may expect 4 to 4.5 thousand new installations of industrial robots.
The automotive sector proved the largest share in last year's sales of industrial robots. Every third new robot in Poland reached the mentioned section, i.e. 883 sold units meant at the same time a 48 % increase in sales. The plastics and chemical products sector took a second place in this respect demonstrating a 15 % market share and 407 new industrial robots. The third place belongs to the metal and machinery sector with a 9 % share and 227 units sold.
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The automotive sector is also the undisputed leader with regard to robotization density. In 2018, 189 robots worked per 10,000 employees in this industrial sector. The total density ratio was only 29 units in all other sectors, which explicitly demonstrates that the Polish industry has a long way to reach even the average level of robotization. Last year, as much as 56 % of new industrial robots, which constitutes the largest number, were used for works related to transportation of various elements and the operation of machinery. 17 % of new robots supported various works in welding processes, and 3.7 % of them were used in assembly works.
Less and less barriers
The slow robotization growth rate until 2018 in Poland was caused by several various factors. Firstly, Polish enterprises reported technical and economic barriers. Mental barriers also constituted a significant issue, as robotization of production is often associated with the need for revolutionary changes in the organizational structure of a company.
It seems that the first two barriers have already become less relevant. Due to technological progress in the field of robotization, the costs of implementation of robotic solutions to production decreased significantly. This particularly refers to collaborative robots. Although, on a global scale, robots still constitute a fraction of total sales (in 2018 their sales amounted to approx. 14 thousand pieces), however they are facing a very optimistic future. The return on investment in a small robot has currently shortened in Poland to the period of two years only, thus owners of small and medium-sized companies more often consider robotization of production.
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Luke Ostrom is a great cook. We've worked together for a long time; we've spent long nights drinking and talking food; we even traveled through Italy together. He knows his stuff, no doubt. So when he tells me we should try something, I usually listen. But when he started going on about orzo in our opening-menu-planning sessions, I was less than enthusiastic. He loved it when he was a kid, he said. It was so soul-satisfying and delicious, he said. It would make a great side dish on our menu, he said. But I wasn't buying it. I thought orzo was the kind of comfort food you fed to children and invalids: too bland, too soft, too ... boring. Boy, was I wrong. Luke's take on orzo can definitely qualify as comfort food: it's hearty, warm, and delicious, the kind of thing you can't stop eating. But it's also grown-up and complex: the wild mushrooms give it a rich earthiness, and the orzo has a great mouth-feel. It's sort of like the mushroom risotto of your dreams—only it's way easier. It's a great match with poultry or meat; but as far as I'm concerned, ain't nothing wrong with sitting down to a big heaping bowlful of this stuff all on its own, topped with a handful of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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Ari Daniels didn't count on her whole world tumbling down around her in a mess of shredded promises, broken love, and unbelievable heartbreak. Alone and stricken with grief, she shouldered the blame and eventually closed her heart off, refusing to open it for another. After all, anytime she tried, guilt and regret were waiting in the wings to remind her how painful it was. A bet and one steamy night with a stranger force Ari to confront all she's been hiding behind. She tries to move on, but he refuses to stand down, wanting what she is terrified to give—herself. This man may very well destroy her in the end, especially when it's clear he has his own demons. What happens when two broken souls come together, finally allowing themselves to believe in the beauty of love … only to have to fight harder than ever to keep it.
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Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous 48 United States, at 14,496 ft (4,418 m) above sea level. It was named for Josiah Whitney, the first head of the California Geological Survey from 1860 - 1874. Mount Whitney is part of the Sierra Nevada batholith, a huge mass of granitic rock which rose between 80 - 180 million years ago to form what is now California's longest mountain range. The hike to the top is very popular with experienced and ambitious hikers, with a length of 10.5 mi (16.9 km) one way and a 6,000 ft (1,830 m) elevation gain. This picture was taken October 26, 2015, from the Alabama Hills in Owen's Valley looking west.
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Unisys Helps New Zealand's Co-operative Bank Modernise Core IT Infrastructure
ClearPath Forward provides flexible and future proofed environment, balancing the core banking services with the ability to deliver new digital products to market quickly
AUCKLAND, 7 June, 2016 – Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today announced that its New Zealand subsidiary has successfully transformed the Co-operative Bank's IT infrastructure using Unisys ClearPath Forward systems. The software-based fabric architecture of ClearPath Forward™ provides a flexible environment, across a range of operating systems, to enable delivery of core banking matched with capacity to deliver new products and digital services to customers.
Being able to deliver new products and services is a key component of the bank's customer acquisition and long term growth strategy1.
The modernised environment enables the bank to deliver core banking services to its customers, whilst also providing flexible and high performance spare capacity to support the bank in offering new products and services. Unisys ClearPath Forward infrastructure provides enhanced security for crucial client and business information, as well as greater scalability to support the addition of new services. In addition, Unisys ClearPath ePortal, a powerful, highly automated application modernisation solution, is a critical component supporting the bank's SOA environment in delivering in-branch, mobile and online banking solutions.
The bank replaced the Unisys ClearPath Libra 690 and ES7000 servers with ClearPath Forward 4390 fabrics to deliver a highly available infrastructure running MCP, Windows and VMware. As a result, the bank has experienced increased throughput to feed mobile and online banking, significantly reduced batch times and data transfer speeds between different operating systems to near 50 Gbps.
"We invested in refreshing and modernising our underlying IT infrastructure to create an environment that supports our bi-modal IT delivery needs now and into the future. We get the best of both worlds by having the performance and security we have always valued, combined with the flexibility the Forward fabric offers to help us deliver new and enhanced services to our customers," said Annette Natta, general manager of Information Services at The Co-operative Bank. "Unisys continues to provide flexibility and innovation in line with our business strategy – that's why they have remained our technology partner since 1967."
The ClearPath Forward systems feature a software-based fabric computing architecture that runs on Intel® Xeon® processors. The fabric links all computing resources and components via a high-speed interconnect, with Unisys secure partitioning (s‑Par®) software managing all application workloads. Each partition has dedicated resources for each workload, eliminating resource contention.
Each ClearPath Forward system can support nodes running Unisys MCP, OS 2200, Linux or Windows. The systems also support VMware or Docker for standard virtualization that complements secure partitioning. Applications running in all environments on a given system can interoperate seamlessly over the fabric. This flexibility across different operating environments gives the Co-operative Bank greater freedom in choosing applications. It is combined with ClearPath's unmatched security record2 compared with commodity operating systems.
Tony Windever, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Solutions, Asia Pacific said: "Today's 'always on' banking environment requires high speed, resilient and secure computing infrastructure to run the banking applications and services to customers. We are excited to be able to continue to bring that experience and innovation to the Co-operative Bank."
1 The Co-operative Bank Limited Disclosure Statement and Annual Report 2016, Chief Executive's Report, page 8
2 National Vulnerability Database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security collating data since 1997
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Because Music hires Ian Quay as US marketing head
Because Music has appointed Ian Quay as head of marketing, United States. Based in Los Angeles, Quay will be responsible for Because's roster in America, working closely with their label ...
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The year has started with news of continued growth in recorded music and a record year for The O2 - but also the potential loss of HMV. Now, Music ...
Indie passion + major muscle: Inside Caroline International's global empire
Caroline International is the major-owned artist and label services company that acts like a cool indie, bringing passion and A&R nous to the sector. It also won a 2018 Music ...
Third goes fourth: New PIAS chief creative officer aims to take on the majors
New PIAS CCO Jane Third has given Music Week an exclusive insight into her vision for the indie, as she looks to build "a global A&R network" that champions fresh ...
'He will bring a fresh and dynamic approach to A&R': Nick Huggett takes CCO role at Because Music UK
Nick Huggett has been appointed as chief creative officer at Because Music UK. The appointment was exclusively revealed in the latest issue of Music Week. The newly-created role at ...
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Because Music UK's new chief creative officer Nick Huggett has revealed his ambitions to "build on the success" of the indie. Huggett has been appointed to the newly-created role following ...
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The music industry is back to work and possibly looking to the year ahead with a certain degree of optimism in the light of the latest figures from the BPI ...
Music industry leaders reveal their favourite albums of 2017 (part 1)
We've heard from the music industry about their highs of 2017 (part one and part two) and the lows. Now it's time to talk about the music, ...
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How Do You Spell Greatness?
July 13th, 2010 Posted by Rabbi Daniel Lapin Thought Tools No Comment yet
My brother, David, regularly gets letters and emails intended for me. And I frequently find myself introduced as Rabbi David Lapin. For some reason, the name David sticks in people's minds more than the name Daniel. For a while I got so tired of being called David that I considered going to court to have my name changed to Ferdinand or Montgomery.
The corrections column in newspapers and magazines routinely inform us that articles misspelled someone's name or labeled a picture incorrectly.
That is because magazines, papers and people are fallible. But when Scripture wrongly identifies someone or 'misspells' someone's name, something altogether different is occurring.
After David kills Goliath, King Saul rewards the young hero by marrying him to Saul's daughter, Michal. As those of you who have read the Book of Samuel know, in a way that it is inappropriate for fathers-in-law to behave, Saul tried to kill David. What happened while David was on the run?
And Saul gave Michal his daughter, David's wife,
to Palti, the son of Layish, who was from Gallim.
(I Samuel 25:44)
After Saul's death, David reclaims his wife from the man to whom Saul had given her.
And David sent messengers to Ish Boshet,
Saul's son, saying deliver me my wife, Michal……
And Ish Boshet sent and took her… from Paltiel the son of Layish.
(II Samuel 3:14-15)
Notice his name changes from Palti to Paltiel. Ancient Jewish wisdom informs us that this isn't an editing mistake. The two letters that change Palti to Paltiel compose one of God's names. God is inserting Himself into Paltiel's name.
People are not born great. Greatness comes as individuals respond to circumstances in their lives. Many people display greatness by exhibiting commitment and integrity in daily situations in their work and family lives. Others find themselves playing on a larger stage.
This was the situation in which Palti found himself. He was singled out by his king and given Michal as a wife. He had every reason to assume that her marriage to David had been annulled and that all the money, prestige and favors that come to members of the royal family would now be his.
Yet, from the day Saul sent her into his house until the day that Ish Boshet took her away, Palti never laid a finger on Michal. Despite King Saul's approval, Palti recognized that neither Michal nor David's wishes were being considered. For acting with such holy integrity and self restraint, he merited a Godly name.
Paltiel was not born into a prestigious family. He did not distinguish himself in battle or by amassing great wealth. Like most of us, he was an ordinary person. But when he faced temptation and challenge, one that took place behind closed doors, he triumphed so magnificently that God singled him out and shared His name with him. The self-control Paltiel showed was evidence that in hundreds of ways through his lifetime, he had strengthened his self-discipline muscle. That type of greatness is available to us all.
Names matter. Biblical names matter even more. Every name in Scripture has a meaning; one that isn't usually evident from the English wording. When a Biblical name changes, a "story behind the story" is being transmitted.
Sometimes, the spelling of a name changes as it is used in different places. The name sounds the same when said aloud, and the change is completely hidden when it is transliterated into another language. It can only be discerned by reading the original Hebrew. We look at some of those instances and the hidden message being taught in Holy Hebrew!, a program about which I am incredibly passionate. I look forward to sharing the next Holy Hebrew! journey with you.
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Next week marks the first anniversary of Pontefract Pirates Juniors and what a first year it has been.
The Pirates Juniors have grown from having no players to having 11 in just 12 months. NLY Community Sport coaches James Grayson and Connor Rollinson have overseen the development of the Pirates Junior, a major section of the club which is for adults and children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
The Pirates are regularly competing in the West Riding Ability Counts Junior League. They also won bronze at the Bradford City Annual Tournament last September.
James Grayson said: "We're really pleased with how the Pirates Juniors has developed since last April. We have come a long way in terms of numbers, but the hard work does stop because we want to grow and grow.
"We want to recruit more players, and it is clear why people come to us. The Pirates has proven track record, not just for providing life-changing opportunities such as the Special Olympics and the Mencap European Championships.
The Pirates Juniors train most Sundays at Pontefract Collieries between 10am and 11.15am.
For more information visit the Pirates Facebook page or the NLY Community Sport Facebook page.


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Hungary passes bill targeting Soros-funded university
Protests in Budapest and strongly-worded US response.
The Central European University will move from Budapest to Vienna
By Lili Bayer
April 4, 2017	6:26 pm
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Against the backdrop of continued protests in Budapest, the Hungarian government Tuesday passed a fast-tracked bill that critics have described as an attack on academic independence.
The Central European University (CEU), founded by the billionaire American-Hungarian financier George Soros, won't be able to operate under the new rules, which will prevent the Budapest-based institution from granting both U.S. and Hungarian degrees.
"We have no idea what will happen now," said Aiski Ryökäs, a Finnish master's student at CEU who was demonstrating at the university on Tuesday. "I didn't think the university would be targeted."
According to the new law, if CEU does not fulfill the requirements as of January 1, 2018, after this date no new students may be enrolled. However, programs which have started before January 1, 2018, may be completed with the current conditions in the academic year of 2020/21, the latest.
The government-sponsored bill passed despite significant foreign and domestic criticism, including a strongly-worded statement from the U.S. Embassy in Hungary and days of protests in Budapest.
"The United States is disappointed by the accelerated passage of legislation targeting Central European University, despite the serious concerns raised by the United States, by hundreds of local and international organizations and institutions, and by thousands of Hungarians who value academic freedom and the many important contributions by Central European University to Hungary," the U.S. statement said.
During a short parliamentary debate, members of the ruling Fidesz party portrayed the new measures as a fight for national sovereignty. In recent months, the government has become increasingly hostile to Soros, designating him as an enemy of Hungary.
"We have no idea what will happen now." — CEU Finnish master's student Aiski Ryökäs
The university's leadership is arguing that the law is discriminatory and is planning to fight for its survival.
"We will challenge the constitutionality of this act," CEU President Michael Ignatieff told reporters on Tuesday, via video link from Washington where he is meeting with members of Congress and State Department officials.
The Hungarian government rejects that this is a witch hunt aimed at Soros or independent institutions.
"The sole aim of the amendment to the Act on Higher Education is for foreign universities in Hungary to operate lawfully and transparently by complying with Hungarian regulations," the Hungarian government said in a statement to POLITICO. "Any other interpretations are symptoms of political hysteria."
CEU is currently accredited in Budapest and New York and the Hungarian government is insisting on negotiating with Washington, despite the fact that the federal government does not have jurisdiction in the matter.
"The future of the 'Soros university' depends on American-Hungarian intergovernmental negotiations," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday in his weekly radio address.
CEU plans to ask Hungary's President János Áder not to sign the new bill into law. University officials have also indicated they are open to negotiation with the government as long as that would guarantee its independence.
Members of Hungary's opposition, however, have little faith that a solution can be found.
In parallel with the move against CEU, there has been a crackdown on NGOs.
According to a new draft bill on foreign-funded NGOs, which was leaked to Hungarian media, civil society groups that receive more than 7.2 million forints (€23,289) per year from foreign sources will be added to a new registry. Groups on the list will be required to self-identify as a foreign-funded group on every press release, leaflet, website and report they produce, and failure to comply may lead to the closure of the NGO.
"There are self-styled human rights organizations which engage in political activity, but which have no political legitimacy, and whose activities are in sharp opposition to the views of the majority of Hungarians. On several occasions they have also encouraged law-breaking by certain groups of people," the Hungarian government told POLITICO.
"Let's not mince words: George Soros finances these organizations," Orbán said on March 17.
People demonstrate in support of the Central European University in Budapest on April 2, 2017 | Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images
Publishing a "foreign-funded" label would mean "we have to have to bear a stigma," said Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a group that is funded by the European Commission, the U.N. High Commissioner for the Refugees, and the Soros-backed Open Society Foundations, among others. "Foreign-funded is equated with anti-Hungarian" in government parlance, she added.
At the same time, a new draft bill introduced late last week will impose a 9 percent tax on media advertising, raising worries about intensified government pressure on the country's few remaining independent media outlets.
The Orbán government is "taking advantage of an opportunity," said Pardavi. "Within the European Union and European Commission, there is less willingness to take action or speak up because they are waiting for the elections" in France and Germany, she added.
Orbán's government also appears to expect less pressure from this American administration on issues related to democracy and the rule of law. Speaking in Washington in late March, Foreign Minister Szijjártó said that American "intrusion into Hungary's internal affairs" has ended, noting that "America's new approach to Hungary is much more constructive."
The strongly-worded statement from the embassy, however, suggests that the government may have miscalculated.
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After a nerve-wracking start to the three-match Twenty 20 International series between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands, the sides square off in the second game at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The shortest format rekindled Sri Lanka's hopes and the response was excellent. They gave full-strength South Africa a scare and now when the hosts have rested most of their core members, the tourists do have a great chance to make the series even.
JP Duminy will take over the reigns from Faf for the remainder of the series. Apart from the skipper, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have been given a short break keeping in mind the workload ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Pitch conditions: In the last International game played at the venue, the quick bowlers were the happier lot. It could well be another game where bowlers have an equal say.
Captain Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada have been rested for the 2nd and 3rd T20I.
Chris Morris and Tabraiz Shamsi are likely to come in for South Africa.
Anrich Nortje remains a doubt, struggling with shoulder issues.
Sri Lanka can make a change at the top of the batting order, replacing Avishka Fernando with Sadeera Samarawickrama.
Sri Lanka T20I squad: Lasith Malinga(c), Kamindu Mendis, Isuru Udana, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lakshan Sandakan, Avishka Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Priyamal Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera and Suranga Lakmal.
Wicket-keeper – You can choose from David Miller and Niroshan Dickwella for wicket-keeping duties.
Batsmen – Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks and Kusal Mendis are among the options.
All-rounders – Andile Phehlukwayo and Thisara Perera would be the two best options while you can also select Kamindu Mendis.
Bowlers – Lasith Malinga, Akila Dananjaya and Isuru Udana are the best options among the Sri Lankan players while Lutho Sipamla and Tabraiz Shamsi can be chosen from South Africa.


This post is a review on a Apparel Perfume Spray - Riya Melody Apparel Perfume. I have used many apparel perfumes and even reviewed CFS Cargo Apparel Perfume. I keep buying and trying different variants of these since I love using these both as room freshener and fabric freshener. This Riya Melody Apparel Perfume comes in different variants like Melody Black,Pink Pearl, Hook Apparel, Blue Pearl, Bonrich Apparel, Blanche, Barcode Green, Barcode Black and many more variants along with perfumes and deodorants like Orchestra for men and women. These variants are also available online at Snapdeal. Though I bought it online from a local shop and here is the review on it.
Price - Rs 363/- for 100 ml.
This Riya Melody Apparel Perfume comes in a simple yet cute glass bottle in the form of hand bag with a hold clip at top. Though one cannot this like one but still looks cute with it. The spray is little tight to press but releases sufficient amount in one time. Now coming to its fragrance, on apparel and in the air. On spraying this apparel perfume, one feels the effect of this immediately and quite strong id the fragrance specially on the apparel stuff if you smell it closely. I normally use the apparel perfumes both as fabric freshener and even as a room freshener but this one is slightly strong and does not give that pleasant feel, so I avoid using it as a room freshener. But yes because of its strong fragrance, I do use this as an odor reducer if there is some kind of bad or foul smell, on which it works quite nicely.
Comes in lot of variants to choose from.
Helps in odor reduction, because of strong fragrance.
Riya Melody Apparel Perfume Cons.
Labels: Apparel Perfume Spray Review, Apparel Spray.
You know what? Rather than branded perfumes, I love using this kind of perfumes... the unknown brands, but still good scents.


The PS-215 CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets, http://cloud.web.cern.ch/) experiment studies the link between Cosmic Rays and Clouds. EP-DT has major responsibilities in the construction and operation of the CLOUD experiment, in particular with the experiment's gas system, thermal system, field cage, and infrastructure. A EP-DT engineer works as the technical coordinator and GLIMOS of the experiment.


I suddenly imagined it all as an intricate Reckoner-style trap, one laid by Regalia to bring Prof here and eliminate him.
It makes total sense. Prof said that he knew Regalia. She would know how he thought, and she's probably been able to study Reckoner plans since they've taken out Epics in the past.
And... the truth was I loved her.
"Jonathon always did have a keen sense of style. He might fight against his nature, but aspects of him so blatantly show his heritage. His extravagant bases, the nicknames, the costume he wears."
This is why Regalia is terrifying to me. She's smart and perceptive. Steelheart knew how to force people into submission, but Regalia knows how to manipulate.
Also, as an aside note, I love how Sanderson takes outlandish things about superhero villains and makes them mostly plausible in this story. (Like Regalia said, think of Prof's penchant for secret bases and nicknames.) It all makes sense in his story world.
"Of course," Regalia said. "Calamity is an Epic. What else did you expect?"
"Washing machine?" I said. "Gun shoiw? You know. Washing machines don't use guns, right. No fingers. So if they're at a gun show, there's nothing they'd want to buy. Anyway, I'm good here. Not interested."
That's it? He just says no and the urge to use any sort of power Calamity granted him vanishes?
It's strangely anti-climatic. I thought there would be a lot more drama.
Now that the tense moment had passed, I realized just how much I hurt from being thrown around by Mizzy.
Sorry, David. It's just a really, really funny picture.
"We bring justice to those who have murdered. We don't kill them because of what they are. We kill them because of the lives they threaten."
Yes. This! This is was Prof can't see.
"No," I said firmly. "It's about making Prof the man I know he can be...the Epic I know he can be."
Pleeeeease just let Prof listen and not be too far gone, that's all I ask.
"Calamity won't respond to my questions of why you didn't gain powers."
Now that we know that Calamity is an Epic, does anyone have any theories about him? Is he benevolent? Clueless? Evil? Can't wait to finish out the book next time!


Dr. Dijiang Huang received his Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. He received his Master of Science and PhD degrees from University of Missouri-Kansas City, majoring in Computer Science and Telecommunications. He is currently an associate professor at the School of Computing Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, at Arizona State University. Dijiang's research interests are in computer and network security, mobile ad hoc networks, network virtualization, and mobile cloud computing. His research is supported by federal agencies NSF, ONR, ARO, and NATO, and organizations such as Consortium of Embedded System (CES), Hewlett-Packard, and China Mobile. He is a recipient of ONR Young Investigator Award and HP Innovation Research Program (IRP) Award. He is a co-founder of Athena Network Solutions LLC (ATHENETS), and is currently leading the Secure Networking and Computing (SNAC) research group at ASU. Ankur Chowdhary is a PhD Student at ASU. He received a B.Tech in Information Technology from GGSIPU in 2011 and MS in Computer Science from ASU in 2015. He has worked as an Information Security Researcher for Blackberry Ltd., RSG, and an Application Developer for CSC Pvt. Ltd. His research interests include SDN, Web Security, Network Security, and application of Machine Learning in field of Security. Dr. Sandeep Pisharody received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (distinction), a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering (distinction) from the University of Nebraska in 2004, and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska in 2006. He completed his PhD in Computer Science (Information Assurance) from Arizona State University under the guidance of Dr. Dijiang Huang in 2017. His current research interests lie in the areas of secure cloud computing, network security, and Software-Defined Networking. Previously, Sandeep has over eight years' experience in designing, building, maintaining and securing enterprise and carrier class networks, while working in various capacities for Sprint, Iveda, Apollo Education Group, Insight, University of Phoenix, and the US Government.


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The sticker from the Workshop for Indigenous Language Digital Activists held in Mexico in October 2014. I have a bunch of extra stickers, who wants one? Leave a comment and I'll send you one or give one to you next time I see you.