Thank you for selecting One Mediator. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you on this matter.
Our policy on payment is described below. In addition, we will need all parties and their counsel to sign the Mediation Agreement. A fully executed Mediation Agreement and deposit are prerequisites to confirming a mediation date.
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For mediation cases involving three parties or less and half-day mediation of four hours or less, the half-day mediation rate is $3,500 plus travel time to and from the mediation.
All mediation or arbitration services not falling within one of the above hourly or flat fees, including pre and post hearing preparation and follow up, will be billed at the rate of $600.00 per hour. In addition to the above fees, Mediator/Arbitrator shall charge for meetings and telephone conferences with the parties or the other mediators/arbitrators, and review of briefs, correspondence and motions at the rate of $600.00 per hour pre-post hearing time. Mediator/Arbitrator will charge for reasonable preparation and study time, which shall include reviewing exhibits, necessary legal research, writing mediation/arbitration memoranda or orders, and decision preparation. Only in very unusual cases will pre-post hearing time exceed one day or the time reserved for the mediation/arbitration hearing, whichever is greater. If at any time it becomes apparent that the pre-post hearing time will necessarily exceed these parameters, the Mediator/Arbitrator shall promptly notify the parties. Mediator/Arbitrator shall not charge for the services of support staff (e.g., secretaries, legal assistants, associates) unless special arrangements have been made in writing with the parties.
Mediator/Arbitrator shall be compensated for reasonable travel expenses, including travel time at $300.00 per hour (maximum $2,000), air faire (business class), hotel, $75 per diem meals and any other related expenses.
All mediation or arbitration matters are deemed not to be extraordinary, unless the Mediator/Arbitrator first notifies the parties that a particular mediation or arbitration is to be considered an extraordinary mediation or arbitration. In such case, the Mediator/Arbitrator will notify the parties in advance and the mediation or arbitration will be billed at a rate subject to the agreement of all parties and the Mediator/Arbitrator.
In order to reserve a time and date for your mediation, a deposit equal to the Mediator's fees for the number of hours reserved for the actual mediation session must be received by the mediator within 5 business days of reserving the time and date for your mediation. The deposit will be allocated equally among parties, unless otherwise agreed, and invoiced directly to the responsible law firm or party in pro per. When the full deposit is received in a timely manner, the session is deemed confirmed. In the event all parties have not paid their pro rata share of the deposit within the 5 day period, the scheduled mediation session will be vacated.
In the event the total fees charged by the mediator exceeds the initial deposit, a final balance due will be allocated equally among the parties, unless otherwise agreed, and invoiced directly to the responsible law firm or party in pro per. Final payment shall be due upon receipt of the invoice. In the event the total fees charged by the mediator are less than the initial deposit, the credit balance amount will be allocated equally among the parties, unless otherwise agreed, and refunded directly to the responsible law firm or party in pro per within 5 business days of concluding the mediation.
Cancellation notifications received less than 14 days before the scheduled mediation session shall be subject to a cancellation charge. Any confirmed appointment that is cancelled within 14 days of the confirmed date, or any case that settles where the parties fail to notify the mediator within 14 days of the confirmed date, will be charged half of the deposit. In the event another mediation is confirmed for the same date and time as the cancelled session date and reserved time, the cancellation charge will be waived and the deposit will be refunded.
Postponement notifications received less than 14 days before the confirmed mediation session date shall be subject to a postponement fee. The postponement fee for any party requiring a change to a confirmed appointment is $250.00. The postponement fee will be allocated equally among the parties, unless otherwise agreed, and invoiced directly to the responsible law firm or party in pro per.


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Welcome to my game show trading site! I've decided to condense everything into one page, so to find what you're looking for, just look at everything adjacent to the Home link to see how you can trade with me!
My Wish List For Game Show Trading!
-Wheel of Fortune (pre-2003 most preferably, though others will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
-Jeopardy (any era, especially pre-2008).
-Price is Right (pre-2007 preferably, though others will be considered).
-Modern game shows (post-2010) unless they feature significant moments.
-Relationship shows (only certain ones will be considered).
-Most modern prime time shows.
-Buzzr game shows (I've recorded most of them. Exceptions can be made).
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Emil Avdaliani
Emil Avdaliani specializes on former Soviet space and wider Eurasia with particular focus on Russia's internal and foreign policy, relations with Iran, China, the EU and the US. He teaches history and international relations at Tbilisi State University and Ilia State University (Georgia). He has worked for various international consulting companies and regularly publishes various works with BESA on military and political developments across Eurasia. He can be reached at [email protected]
More Distractions Loom for the US in 2020
Emil Avdaliani | December 22, 2019
Impeachment hearings in the US have overshadowed important geopolitical developments in Eurasia that will affect Washington's position in 2020 and beyond. The US's failure to improve relations with Seoul and Tokyo strengthens China's position in the Asia-Pacific. Similar processes are unfolding around Ukraine, where Kyiv might—in the absence of US support—be pressured into accepting Russian demands on Donbas.
Straightening Out Russian Foreign Policy
Russian foreign policy since the mid-2000s tends to be perceived in contradictory terms: as either a negative for Russia or the product of a grand strategic vision on the part of the Russian leadership. It is also often falsely perceived as representing a break with the past. Moscow's foreign policy moves need to be viewed with a balanced perspective and should be placed in their historical context.
The Phenomenon of "Global Russia"
Emil Avdaliani | December 1, 2019
As Russia increases its geopolitical involvement across the globe, the concept of "Global Russia" has been gradually taking hold. Though Russia is inherently weak, it is likely that Moscow will continue its global initiatives throughout the 2020s. Only by the end of that decade and into the next is there likely to be a gradual decline in Russia's adventurism abroad.
The Chinese Are Doing What the Mongols Did Before Them, Only Better
Emil Avdaliani | November 24, 2019
The vast attention paid to China's Belt and Road Initiative misses the historical precedents on which it is based. Hearkening back to the nomadic understanding of geography of medieval times, the Chinese are following through on what the Mongols, and later Tamerlane, attempted: to unify the Eurasian landmass by establishing trade routes and encouraging commercial activities from the Mediterranean to the Pacific.
China in the Middle East: From Observer to Security Player
There is much debate both within and without China over whether or not its economic interests in the region will force it to play a more active security/military role in the Middle East. In fact, recent political and economic trends in the region indicate that a shift in China's approach to the Middle East along these lines has already started.
Putin's Policies Are Not New
Emil Avdaliani | October 30, 2019
It has become fashionable to link Russian foreign policy moves of the past 20 years solely to President Vladimir Putin and his close associates. But what is viewed as innovative is in fact an intensification of much older policies that long preceded Putin's rise to power.
A Russian-Western Rapprochement?
There have been hints over recent months of improvement in Russian-Western relations that could have major implications for the balance of power in the Eurasian landmass.
Russian-Chinese Cooperation Is Not As Temporary As You Think
Emil Avdaliani | October 8, 2019
Many believe the Russian-Chinese partnership, which functions across a variety of economic and political spheres, is only temporary. But Moscow's disenchantment with the West, and the redirection of its foreign policy toward Beijing and beyond, is rooted in Russian historical thinking. The disagreement between Russia and the West is a full-scale geopolitical separation.
The Khazars: Judaism, Trade, and Strategic Vision on the Eurasian Steppes
Emil Avdaliani | September 15, 2019
Harnessing the Eurasian lands has always been difficult. The Khazars, an obscure people from the steppes that converted to Judaism many centuries ago, stand out as an exceptional example of how geography, economy, and religion can be used to advance geopolitical interests.

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Prognostic value of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction at start of hemodialysis therapy on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease patients.
Yamada S, Ishii H, Takahashi H, Aoyama T, Morita Y, Kasuga H, Kimura K, Ito Y, Takahashi R, Toriyama T, Yasuda Y, Hayashi M, Kamiya H, Yuzawa Y, Maruyama S, Matsuo S, Matsubara T, Murohara T.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Oct;5(10):1793-8. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00050110. Epub 2010 Jul 1.
Impact of hemodialysis, left ventricular mass and FGF-23 on myocardial mechanics in end-stage renal disease: a three-dimensional speckle tracking study.
Kovács A, Tapolyai M, Celeng C, Gara E, Faludi M, Berta K, Apor A, Nagy A, Tislér A, Merkely B.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Oct;30(7):1331-7. doi: 10.1007/s10554-014-0480-2. Epub 2014 Jul 8.
The impact of change in volume and left-ventricular hypertrophy on left-ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in children with end-stage renal disease.
Kobayashi D, Patel SR, Mattoo TK, Valentini RP, Aggarwal S.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Oct;33(7):1124-30. doi: 10.1007/s00246-012-0266-z. Epub 2012 Mar 23.
Close association between parathyroid hormone and left ventricular function and structure in end-stage renal failure patients under maintenance hemodialysis.
Nasri H, Baradaran A, Naderi AS.
Acta Med Austriaca. 2004 Aug;31(3):67-72.
[TrueFISP MR imaging to determine the influence of hemodialysis on the myocardial functional parameters in patients with terminal renal insufficiency].
Kramer U, Wolf S, Fenchel M, Kraft A, Tomaschko K, Stauder N, Risler T, Claussen CD, Miller S.
Cardiovascular complications in pediatric end-stage renal disease.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2005 Feb;20(2):125-31. Epub 2004 Dec 15. Review.
Patterns of late gadolinium enhancement in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Schietinger BJ, Brammer GM, Wang H, Christopher JM, Kwon KW, Mangrum AJ, Mangrum JM, Kramer CM.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jul;1(4):450-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.03.011.
Intensive Hemodialysis, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Cardiovascular Disease.
McCullough PA, Chan CT, Weinhandl ED, Burkart JM, Bakris GL.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Nov;68(5S1):S5-S14. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.05.025. Review.
Multidirectional myocardial systolic function in hemodialysis patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and different left ventricular geometry.
Wang H, Liu J, Yao XD, Li J, Yang Y, Cao TS, Yang B.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Dec;27(12):4422-9. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs090. Epub 2012 May 4.
Relationship between different blood pressure measurements and left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in end-stage renal disease.
Merchant A, Wald R, Goldstein MB, Yuen D, Kirpalani A, Dacouris N, Ray JG, Kiaii M, Leipsic J, Kotha V, Deva D, Yan AT.
J Am Soc Hypertens. 2015 Apr;9(4):275-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2015.01.011. Epub 2015 Jan 30.
Determinants of left ventricular mass and hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Patel RK, Oliver S, Mark PB, Powell JR, McQuarrie EP, Traynor JP, Dargie HJ, Jardine AG.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Sep;4(9):1477-1483. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03350509.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2004 Apr-Jun;16(2):3-8.
Renal transplantation is not associated with regression of left ventricular hypertrophy: a magnetic resonance study.
Patel RK, Mark PB, Johnston N, McGregor E, Dargie HJ, Jardine AG.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Nov;3(6):1807-11. doi: 10.2215/CJN.01400308. Epub 2008 Jul 23.
Effects of frequent hemodialysis on ventricular volumes and left ventricular remodeling.
Chan CT, Greene T, Chertow GM, Kliger AS, Stokes JB, Beck GJ, Daugirdas JT, Kotanko P, Larive B, Levin NW, Mehta RL, Rocco M, Sanz J, Yang PC, Rajagopalan S; Frequent Hemodialysis Network Trial Group.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Dec;8(12):2106-16. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03280313. Epub 2013 Aug 22.
Severe left ventricular hypertrophy in pediatric dialysis: prevalence and predictors.
Mitsnefes MM, Daniels SR, Schwartz SM, Meyer RA, Khoury P, Strife CF.
Myocardial mass and volume measurement of hypertrophic left ventricles by MRI--study in dialysis patients examined before and after dialysis.
Hunold P, Vogt FM, Heemann UW, Zimmermann U, Barkhausen J.
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2003;5(4):553-61.
Comparing Dialysis Modality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.
Refaat H, Sany D, Mohab A, Ezzat H.
Hemodialysis improves myocardial interstitial edema and left ventricular diastolic function in patients with end-stage renal disease: noninvasive assessment by ultrasonic tissue characterization.
Fatema K, Hirono O, Takeishi Y, Nitobe J, Kaneko K, Ito M, Masakane I, Kubota I.
Effect of Hemodialysis on Global and Regional Cardiac Function in Children With End-stage Renal Disease.
Amoozgar H, Naghshzan A, Basiratnia M, Ahmadipoor M.
Iran J Kidney Dis. 2018 Jan;12(1):48-52.


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What do I do when my automobile power window starts running slowly?
Is your power window running slow? Does it take longer than 8 seconds to get from the bottom to the top or does it stop in the middle when you are trying to roll it up? This could be the first indication that your power window motor is burning out and getting ready to die. When this happens the window will go down just fine and without trouble. Remember, on the way down, the regulator has the weight of the glass on it's back and gravity on it's side, so it won't need the power of the motor to lower the glass. It's on the upstroke where the window motor is really load tested and you'll have trouble.
You may think that helping the glass along by lifting the glass and operating the window at the same time will help you get the most out of that motor, but you run the risk of breaking the regulator or glass carriers every time you put your hand on that glass and that would just mean more money out the window!
Power Window Repair recommends that you get the window up and leave it up until it can be repaired. A failing power window motor will draw more power through the power window switch and can cause additional problems there. Call for free quote and diagnosis and then you'll know what you are looking at for repair cost. You can reach our diagnostic team at (480)570-5116.
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London 1914 Old Colour Postcard Buckingham Palace The Gates Guard Stands by Gate
Vintage Colour Old Postcard. London, The Gates, Buckingham Palace. Guard Standing by Gate. 1914. Published by City Post Card Co.
London Old Postcard The Mall, Street Scene - Admiralty Arch to Buckingham Palace
Vintage Old Postcard. Street Scene. The Mall, London - This splendid road-way 65 feet wide, leads from Admiralty Arch to Buckingham Palace. On either side is an Alley 25 feet wide with double rows of plane trees. Published by Valentine's Silversque
Price: £3.99 €5.19 US$5.47
London 1937 Old Real Photo Postcard Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park Lake
Vintage Old Real Photo Photograph Photographic Postcard, London, Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park, London. Lake. Statue Monument Memorial. 1937. Published by Excel Series
London Old Postcard Buckingham Palace His Majesty's Town Residence, Street Scene
Vintage Old Postcard. London. Buckingham Palace, His Majesty's Town Residence. Is situated at the West-End of St. James's Park. It contains a fine sculpture gallery, marble staircase, library throne room, state ball room and picture gallery. It has recently been refaced with Portland stone, from design by Sir Aston Webb. Published by The London Stereoscopic Company LESCO series
London 1917 Old Postcard Queen Victoria Memorial Buckingham Palace, Street Scene
Vintage Old Postcard, London - Queen Victoria Memorial, Buckingham Palace, Street Scene. Garden. Vintage Motor Cars. Angel Statue. 1917. Sent from London to Herts. KG5 1/2d
London Old Postcard Buckingham Palace L.L. 280 Guards Band Cyclist Street Scene
Vintage Old Postcard. London, Buckingham Palace, Entrance Gate, Street Scene. Cyclist Bicycle. Guards, marching Band. L.L. No. 280. Published by LL
London Old Postcard St. James's Palace Changing Guard in Friary Court Henry VIII
Vintage Old Postcard. Sending You Greetings on Back. London, St. James's Palace Changing Guard. Guards. St. James's Palace was built by Henry VIII in 1532. It is the Official London Residence of the Sovereign and the Royal Levees are still held here. The guard is changed daily in the Friary Court when the King is not in residence at Buckingham Palace. Published by Valentine's Velvette Gravure
London Old Real Photo Postcard Buckingham Palace Entrance Gate Flag Street Scene
Vintage Real Photo Photograph Photographic Old Postcard. London, Buckingham Palace, Entrance Gate, Flag Street Scene. Published by E.A. Schwerdtfeger & Co. EAS
London Old Postcard Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park, Daily News Wallet
Vintage Old Postcard. London, Buckingham Palace from St. James's Park, London. Lake. Statue Monument. Trees. The Daily News Wallet Guide Series.
Scots Guards Victoria Memorial Buckingham Palace by C T Howard 1953 Old Postcard
Vintage Art Drawn Colour Old Picture Postcard, 1953. Artist Signed. Scotland Scottish Bagpipes, Musical Instrument. Police. Policeman. Statue. The Scots Guards passing The Victoria Memorial after Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace. London. From an original water colour drawing / painting by C.T. Howard. Military. Music. / When their Majesties are in residence at Buckingham Palace the Guard is changed daily. Raised in Scotland in 1641, added to the British Army in 1707, the Scots Guards fought with distinction in the Peninsular War, Crimean War, Boer War and the Great War. Published by J. Salmon
London 1904 Old Tuck's Oilette Postcard Buckingham Palace, Entrance Gates, Guard
Vintage Tuck's Oilette Old Art Artist Drawn Postcard. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, London, Entrance Gates Gate. Guard. Ladies Women and Little Girls. Sent from Kilburn to N. Wales Pwllheli. KEVII 1/2d
Buckingham Palace, His Majesty's Town Residence is situated at the West-end of St. Jame's Park. It contains a fine sculpture gallery, marble staircase, library, throne room, state ball room and picture gallery. It has recently been refaced with Portland stone, from design by Sir Aston Webb.
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd Oilette London
H.R.H. Princess Margaret Antony Armstrong-Jones Palace Balcony 1960 Old Postcard
Vintage Old Postcard. British Royalty. H.R.H. The Princess Margaret and Her Husband Mr. Antony Armstrong-Jones on the balcony of Buckingham Palace acknowledging the cheers of the crowd after their wedding. 6th May 1960. Girl. Royal Wedding. Princess Margaret, sister of the Queen, married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on May 6, 1960 at Westminster Abbey. This was the first ever televised royal wedding and 20 million viewers tuned in to watch
Published by Real Photo The Photographic Greeting Card Co. Ltd
H.M. The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh British Royalty Old Tuck's Postcard CORONATION
Vintage Old Postcard. British Royalty. H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace after the Coronation. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Royal Family Balcony BuckinghamPalace Old Postcard
Vintage Picture Postcard, British Royalty - The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Royal Family on The Balcony of Buckingham Palace on Their Return. Published by Photochrom
London BUCKINGHAM PALACE General View Entrance Gate Cyclist 1903 Old UB Postcard
Vintage Undivided Back Postcard. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, London, General View showing Entrance Gate and Cyclist. Sent from Cambridge to Cheshire. KEVII 1/2d
Published by Stengel & Co. London E.C. 39
London Old Postcard Buckingham Palace and Queen Victoria Memorial - Angel Statue
Vintage Picture Postcard, London - Buckingham Palace and The Queen Victoria Memorial. Angel Statue. Street Scene. / The London residence of Her Majesty The Queen. It was built for George IV in 1825 and in front of the Palace is the Victoria Memorial. Adjacent is the Green Park. Overlooks St. Jame's Park. The Palace is the Royal London Residence. Published by DE & S Ltd
The Royal Betrothal Princess Elizabeth, Lieut Philip Mountbatten Old RP Postcard
Vintage Real Photo Photograph Picture Postcard, British Royalty - The Royal Betrothal. Princess Elizabeth, and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten. R.N. Photographed together at Buckingham Palace. The Times Photograph. Published by Caribbean Trading Coy Columbia Photo
Coronation Procession Royal Carriage Royalty Old R.P. Postcard Buckingham Palace
Vintage Real Photo Photograph Postcard. Coronation Procession, Royal Carriage, British Royalty, Buckingham Palace. Street Procession. Horses. Horse Riders. Published by Composite Photo
London Old Postcard BUCKINGHAM PALACE Gate L.L. No. 239
Vintage Postcard. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, London, Gates, Street Scene. L.L. No. 239. Buckingham Palace, His Majesty's Town Residence is situated at the West-end of St. Jame's Park. It contains a fine sculpture gallery, marble staircase, library, throne room, state ball room and picture gallery. It has recently been refaced with Portland stone, from design by Sir Aston Webb.
Published by LL
London Old RP Postcard Buckingham Palace, Q.V. Memorial
Vintage Real Photo Photograph Picture Postcard. Buckingham Palace London. Queen Victoria Memorial. Statue. Monument. Sent from South Kensington to South Kensington. QEII 1/2d & 1d x 2
Published by LP Series Lansdowne Publishign Co. Ltd
London Old Postcard BUCKINGHAM PALACE - Flood-Lid Night
Vintage Real Photo Postcard. London by Flood-Lid Light, Buckingham Palace. Night View. Published by Excel Series Real Photograph
Price: £0.69 €0.9 US$0.95
Buckingham Palace Old Postcard VICTORIA MEMORIAL Guards
Vintage Picture Postcard. Queen Victoria Memorial, Monument. Statue. Angels. London. Buckingham Palace and Guards. Music Marching Band. Drummers. / This magnificent memorial to the late Queen Victoria stands in front of Buckingham Palace, which makes a fitting background to the sculpture. The Guards' Band passing on the way to St. James's Palace. Published by Valentine's Photo brown
His Majesty KING GEORGE 5th at Desk Old Tuck's Postcard
Vintage Tuck's Pictures Postcard. Royal Portrait Series. KGV, KG5. His Majesty The King. King George 5th at his Desk. - A fine Study Portrait of His Majesty seated at his desk in Buckingham Palace. King George was born June 3rd 1865, married July 6th 1893, came to the Throne May 6th 1910. Crowned June 22nd 1911. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Real Photograph
London 1957 Postcard WESTMINSTER ABBEY Parliament River
Old Multiview B/W Postcard. London, Parliament Square and Houses of Parliament. Tower of London and River Thames, Buckingham Palace and Queen Victoria Memorial, Nelson's Column and Admiralty Arch, Westminster Abbey. PPC redirected to Poland. The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster (Westminster Abbey), a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. It is located in Westminster, London, just to the west of Westminster Palace.
London Old Postcard BUCKINGHAM PALACE Flood Light Night
Old Real Photo Postcard. London by Flood Light, Buckingham Palace.


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La ville de Pittsboro est le siège du comté de Chatham, situé en Caroline du Nord, aux États-Unis.

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Town en Caroline du Nord
Comté de Chatham (Caroline du Nord)
Siège de comté en Caroline du Nord

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Scanning film is tedious, time-consuming and expensive, and the results don't always seem worth the effort. But since most photographers these days are armed with high-resolution digital cameras, that opens up a faster, easier and more affordable option to digitize film—and the results are outstanding. It's the Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter, and it turns almost any camera with a 40-60mm Macro lens into a film-scanning machine.
Retailing for about $140, this simple device looks a little bit like a lens with a frosted cover. But there are no optics inside. In fact, that frosted plastic cover simply provides even, diffused backlight for the film that's inserted behind it. That film can be 35mm negatives in strips (black and white or color) or mounted 35mm slides. The adapter uses one of two film holders: a six-frame strip holder or one that accommodates two mounted slides. The film holders simply slip into place and are easy to advance from one frame to the next.
First, however, mount the ES-2 adapter to a macro lens.
Nikon specifies that its adapter is designed to work with three macro lenses: the DX format Micro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8 G, the AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED and the AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D. The latter two rely on included adapters to fit the ES-2's 62mm filter threads, with one adapter also providing the necessary extension to allow the last of the three lenses to achieve focus.
There's nothing special, however, about the connection of the device to the lens; it simply screws on via a normal threaded mount. The adapter itself is designed in two pieces, with a locking screw that loosens in order to rotate the adapter or slide it in or out to achieve the ideal position in relation to the camera's frame. In fact, there's no reason the adapter wouldn't work with any 60mm macro lens capable of focusing at about 7.5 inches and mounted on a full-frame camera. An APS-C or smaller sensor camera would also work, but you'd have to have a shorter—i.e. 40mm—macro lens. In any case, you simply need a step-up ring to match your lens to the 62mm threads on the ES-2.
With the device affixed to the lens, insert the film into the holder and then into the ES-2 adapter, taking care to position the emulsion side of the film (the duller, slightly textured side) toward the lens. This will make the image appear reversed, but it's easy enough to flip it in Photoshop, and photographing the emulsion side is likely to produce better quality by minimizing scratches and errant reflections on the shiny side of the film. Loosen the locking screw in order to rotate and/or extend the film's position relative to the sensor. Do this while looking through the viewfinder. In this way, you can fill the frame, crop accordingly or digitize the entirety of the film including the rounded corners of the holder.
Now you're ready to shoot. You could use practically any light source as the ES-2 will diffuse it, but I prefer aiming at an already diffused light source. This could be aimed at a clear sky (and matched to daylight white balance) or a white wall indoors with the white balance set appropriately for the light source. I used a strobe bounced off of white paper and simply dialed in a manual exposure until it looked correct. One word of advice on exposure settings. Some film has a slight curl, so shallow depth of field might produce falloff at the edges, necessitating using a smaller aperture. I choose the sharpest aperture: a few stops from wide open, or just ƒ/8 just to be safe. I also want the lowest ISO for the cleanest signal (low noise). There's no need to worry about shutter speed, in fact, because the film is affixed to the lens. That means handshake is taken out of the equation. With the exposure dialed in, simply click the shutter and voila, your film is digitized.
Oh, and if you're shooting C-41 color negatives you'll be faced with an off-color orange image file. The quick fix is to invert the negative in Photoshop (Command+I) and then use the auto-level adjustment (Command+Shift+L) in order to get close to the true color. For serious fine-tuning, however, you'd apply the same type of color corrections as if you had digitized the film the traditional way, with a film scanner.


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@Component({
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    public count = 1;
    public imgSrc;

    constructor(private _loginService: LoginService) { }

    public incrementCount() {
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    public getGreatingMessage() {
        var name = this._loginService.loggedInAs;
        if (name.toLowerCase() === 'batman')
            return 'nananananananananana Batman!';
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            return 'Hello ' + name + '!';
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    public takePhoto() {
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I knew that she knew that I was stalling. Maybe she could help me with why. I filled my lungs, bottom to top, yoga-style, arose and left the diner. She sat on a bench across the street, shaded by the shifting canopy of enormous honey locusts, elbows on knees, peering intently over the top of her sunglasses as a slightly disheveled and distracted man approached her.
"Hi. Tom Cunningham, faerie expert."
She smiled. One of those smiles that leaves no mystery as to what her skull must look like. At least to me. Black hair cascaded away from her face in a vaguely feline motion.
"Jasmine." Her hand slid sinuously into my outstretched one, then clamped down like a snake.
"I'm not here to see you about elves," she said. "Although who knows, I guess I can't count them out. I've experienced something extraordinary, Dr. Cunningham, and I think it may be related to your work."
I sat down beside her, trying not to be cynical. An intense edge in her voice came through a facade of deliberate calm. This both disturbed and intrigued me. The Tao of the scientist is to doubt and wonder simultaneously.
"Ah, you mean my thoroughly discredited, utterly ridiculed, hopelessly misunderstood theories on the 'Elder Race'? Pardon me if I misjudge you, but I have been a homing beacon for crackpots ever since that story got out.
"It's up to you to say if I'm a crackpot," she said. "That's not something a real crackpot would even know would she?" A valid point. "I'm just asking you to hear me out. And I won't keep you long."
I wasn't due back at my job at the mortuary until early evening, the day was nice, and I liked the sound of her voice. The dead are excellent listeners but one must have balance you know. Fine, I said, carry on.
Nearly a year ago, Jasmine had returned to the place of her childhood, the ancestral abode of her family, for the funeral of a young female relative who tragically drowned while swimming in a nearby river. A cloudburst upstream had swept her beneath a sudden surge. She would not have come had it not been at the direct request of her great-uncle, one of the few relations with whom she had kept in touch over the years. The owlish old man kindly insisted that she stay with him for a few days after the funeral. Jasmine was something of an outsider to her clan, having left for other climes years after the deaths of her parents. Her life was a steady glide over the troughs and crests of experience; she had always felt a detachment, a sense of being out of place, that others often took as a philosophical bent, although within her family this was not an uncommon disposition.
There was the spare and somber church; the jarring sight of a young girl arrayed in death; soft consolations and small talk; clouds scudding over the family graveyard bordered by beans fields and a line of gnarled hedge apple trees; potato salad and fried chicken in a wood-paneled hall, the smell of pines wafting in through windows overlooking the river returned now to its customary placidity.
The day after the funeral she arose early, ate pancakes with the old man, packed a lunch and set off, intending to wander about the sadly estranged places of her beginnings. The proximity of death brought things in her spirit to ripeness, ready to be plucked and digested by heart and mind, and a walking mediation seemed just the thing.
In the hot late afternoon, after a day that included a visit to the site of her childhood home, long since sold as a summer home for wealthy out-of-towners, she made her way back. The route she took skirted Surtur's Knoll, a familiar landmark in the region, then through a narrow meadow tumbling into a little fen, then along a two-lane highway off which her great-uncle's house stood.
It was in the midst of the fen, on a spongy path overhung by fronds and bordered by sedges, that she stopped suddenly, seemingly not of her own accord. Cicada song electrified the air. Chill sweat ran between her shoulders. She felt certain that eyes were regarding her from behind. Catching her breath, she wheeled around quickly. Light exploded in her head.
It was darkening when she regained her wits. The cicadas where gone, replaced by the sound of the wind hissing above her, through high grass encircling a shallow depression in which she lay. A few stars were already visible in the cloudless sky. She sat up on one elbow, using her other hand to probe her head for injuries. Immediately her sight was drawn across the rocky floor of the bowl, to a gray slab of stone impaled in the ground. Not knowing whether she was dreaming or hallucinating, she arose and approached what now occurred to her might be a tombstone. A shallow urn or basin sat at its base.
The dying light played across its smooth surface, revealing odd runes embossed into it. Curiosity seized her, and hurriedly she slipped off her pack, riffled through its contents, and produced several sheets of paper. In the dim light she copied with surprising ease the characters written on the slab. That done, the wonderment of her predicament crept into her conscious mind. Where was she? How had she gotten here? Had she wandered in a daze into some remote and forgotten corner of a graveyard?
She clambered up the rough low wall of the depression, and as her head emerged over the rim, she found herself gazing over a vista which baffled her only momentarily: she was standing atop the knoll she had passed on her way home! Fearing now that either she had been brought up from the fen by some unknown person - there was that feeling of being watched - or worse that she had climbed up after suffering a serious concussion, she found herself desperately making her way down the rocky, bramble-choked hillside in the dark, a dangerous undertaking in itself.
Arriving at her great-uncle's, she did her best to excuse the late hour of her return, apologizing from the other side of the bathroom door as she drew herself a much-needed hot bath.
Weeks later the events of that evening had faded into an almost surreal state. Her efforts in following days to find the stone again had proved futile, inclining her to believe she had hallucinated the entire event, concocting the script in her imagination. Yet again and again she took out the papers and pored over them. Library research and communications with linguists proved fruitless. Then she shocked herself during one telephone conversation by effortlessly pronouncing the names of several of the characters in a melodious tongue. A powerful "tip of the tongue" sensation blossomed in her mind as she did so, yet which proved beyond grasping. After that, she knew that the source of this experience was real and not caused by any mental or physical affliction.
Nearly a year later, the Internet, with its literal sense of association, put her onto me. One of the characters bore a similarity to the ancient Greek letter psi, a fact which I had noted in a paper attempting to analyze those very symbols.
Old jawbones and the languages they uttered. That had been my calling until a few years ago, when an unhappy alignment of misfortunes remanded me to my current situation as an undertaker, where my skill in rendering lifelike verisimilitude to cadavers ravaged by age, disease, and calamity affords me a modestly comfortable existence. Until I entertained the persistent entreaties of Jasmine, I thought I had filed that unpleasant period of my past away for good.
It started at a dig in a remote region of western China several years ago. An outbreak of a potent strain of influenza had caused the evacuation of the other expedition members, leaving me alone for a time, weakened and fragile after a moderate bout of fever. I spent days below ground in ancient vaults, the desert wind seething over the barren landscape above me, poring over inscriptions on artifacts and the walls therein.
I still maintain that I was not wrong in my interpretations of those writings, only unfounded. There was a self-consistency that called to me for cognizance, strong enough to pierce my flu-induced miasma. The character set was astonishingly reminiscent of both Sumerian and Egyptian hieroglyphics, but also possessed grammatical characteristics of Indo-European and ancient Chinese. I was convinced that I was looking at a progenitor of several major languages of antiquity.
When I returned, I rushed to publish my theory, despite the skepticism of most of my colleagues. However, one solicitous senior faculty member was eager to clear the way for me, working discreetly, calling in favors, and subsequently the paper appeared within months in a prominent archeological journal. Shortly thereafter, trouble began. I remember receiving a call from a journalist, asking for an interview concerning my findings. Flattered that my work, usually of an esoteric nature, might be of popular interest, and being ingenuous to the perils of talking to the media, I agreed. I know now that my faculty "benefactor" was behind this ploy to be rid of the competition that I apparently posed to her, resulting in my abject discreditation. For the article appeared, grossly exaggerated, on the front page of a national tabloid newspaper, gracing newsstands and supermarket checkout lines across the country. Evidence of the Elves of Tolkien's great literary mythos, elders and benefactors of humanity, had been discovered. My fall was precipitous.
I noticed that my leg was bobbing up and down as I sat. A remnant of childhood attention deficit disorder, it is said. Curiosity, piqued by glimpses of Jasmine's letters, had overborne malaise. She had played me as if she knew me to the core, expertly landing me next to her on the park bench. From their tattered and worn appearance, I knew now that she was holding the very papers that she had transcribed on that momentous night months ago.
"Can I see the papers?" I said.
She handed them to me. Like a child savoring a long-sought prize, I hesitated to look at them right away.
We arranged to get in touch the following week and parted. I worked that evening as usual, then went home and slept until late the next morning. Early afternoon found me perched at my favorite coffeehouse haunt, thoroughly immersed, coffee rapidly approaching room temperature.
As weeks passed I discovered that I could consult Jasmine in the translation work; she was a remarkably insightful person. But clever enough to invent a hoax of this magnitude? It eventually became clear to both of us that we were in possession of an incantation that enabled "the lost" or "the exiles" to rejoin their folk: "the people of the starlight". So if Jasmine's stone really existed atop that hill, it might have been set there as a message to disbursed members of a group that had vacated the area: we have departed, but this magic will help you find us. A search of newspaper records in the area revealed no mention of the stone; the only mysterious events were a number of unexplained disappearances over the years. The thing simply did not belong where Jasmine found it.
The incantation prescribed that it must be read from the stone on a specific day of the year. Given that the stone mysteriously could not be found the next day, did that mean that it appeared only at certain times? If you grant the possibility of supernatural disappearances, it did.
"It happened a year ago next week."
We camped out atop the knoll, bringing enough supplies to last us for several days before and after the anniversary of the stone's appearance. We kept watch day and night, taking shifts patrolling the craggy scrub covered plateau, an area approximately the size of two football fields. The countryside undulated toward the horizon below our stony island: fields, meadows and woods. We rehearsed what to do should the big event actually happen. The anniversary itself we decided to both stay awake all night.
Late in that afternoon, she returned and found me sitting with my back against a wind-breaking rock, reading an H. P. Lovecraft short story.
"Getting into the mood?" she said, grinning.
Day faded. Evening. Night. Nothing.
I stood up and summoned Cthulu in a loud voice. She threw her flashlight at me, not hard, and missed. It rolled over the edge. We heard it clattering on the rocks as it fell to the floor far below.
"Had you struck me, Cthulu would be angry."
"Lend me your light, I have to get a spare out of the tent."
"I think not", I smirked.
So off she went, mock grousing becoming genuine as she stumbled in the dark toward the faintly phosphorescent dome tent. I heard the hissing sound of the tent flap opening, then a soft "whuff" sound.
I was more disoriented than shocked to pull aside the flap and find Jasmine sitting before the stone at the bottom of a depression much too large for the tent to encompass. As she heard my feet crunching over the gravel, she turned her face to me and held out her hand. It slid with sinuous familiarity into mine.
I sat and regarded the slab, awestruck. It did indeed appear to be piercing the ground. Worked into it, with beautiful precision, was the incantation. A low empty basin sat at its base.
"I can do this, Tom. I'm ready."
"I know", I replied, realizing now that I too could perform the ritual.
She began softly, slowly, and I joined her, the words sonorously rolling off of our tongues as though exquisitely designed for our vocal apparatus. We intoned the entire incantation, then waited silently.
Then we stood together and raised our faces to the starlight welling in the vault of the night. I pulled sweet fragrant air into my lungs and remembered the long ages of my life, the sad and beautiful gift of immortality in a mortal world. I beheld my preternatural companion, and her bright Elven eyes met mine. We stood on a path leading down into a valley, from which the sounds of singing could be heard, ineffable songs that drew us, carried us, toward the people who sung them, our people.
The heat of the growing day roused me. I sat up slowly, shielding my eyes against the glare. A dull pain throbbed in my ribs from lying on hard ground. Jasmine was sitting up with her back toward me, eating a donut from a paper bag. A cracked toilet lay in the center of a bare dusty circular impression. Plastic bags and fast food wrappers festooned the field of ragweed surrounding us. A diesel truck was idling a short distance away, backed up to the loading dock of a large gray building. The smell of diesel exhaust carried out to us.
I took one, meeting her smiling eyes.
"We're free, can't you feel it?" she asked.
I rolled my eyes up and to the side, aware that a huge burden had been lifted from me. Jasmine slid a gritty hand into mine.
We walked through the field into a nearby supermarket parking lot. A fat kid was being strapped into the back of a car by his flushed and chubby mother. His ice cream cone dripped on the vinyl seat. It was a gorgeous sight. I felt a new kinship with the world, as though a barrier had been removed and now it could weave itself throughout me.
We were home at last.


Our teacher reminds us of the central doctrine of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We had already established that Christ lived, and that He died; now the question before us regards His resurrection. Jesus Himself predicted the resurrection, and the evidence shows that it came to pass.


Grey Liu bought his third vehicle four months ago — a Foton pickup truck, lured by its $7,000 price tag and its ability to transport his sports motorcycle to the grasslands of northern China where he likes to ride.
The Beijing-based businessman is among a growing number of drivers in China keen on pickups — either for leisure or just because they like them, expanding the market beyond traditional demand for farm, construction and maintenance work.
While calling his pickup "a big toy," the 35-year-old notes some of his friends also have one. "There are more and more people like us," Liu said.
Pickup demand — both work-related and the newer interest from mainstream consumers — has climbed on the back of an easing in government restrictions. Last year, China became the world's second-biggest pickup truck market.
Signs this year that rules may be relaxed further are prompting industry executives and analysts to talk of a potential doubling or even greater jump in demand. That in turn is spurring Great Wall Motor Co, China's largest pickup manufacturer, and Ford, the maker of the most popular U.S. pickup series, to bolster product lines.
"We believe demand for multi-purpose pickup trucks will soon start taking off in a major way," she said in a written statement, declining to provide further details.
The new truck will be priced much higher than current models and will be one of five all-new pickups in the next three years, sources familiar with Great Wall's plan said, declining to be identified as they were not authorized to speak on the matter.
Although overall demand in the world's biggest auto market fell last year for the first time since the 1990s, pickup truck sales rose 10 percent to around 452,000 vehicles for a fourth straight year of growth, according to consultancy LMC Automotive.
Then in January, China's state planning body said it would steadily relax restrictions on pickups in cities - part of measures aimed at lifting consumer spending. It did not, however, say when or where rules might be eased.
Depending on how extensive that easing is, annual pickup demand in China could double or triple even if limited parking options hobble demand in the country's biggest cities like Shanghai, executives and analysts say.
"If China allows pickup trucks to enter central areas in more cities, the market could grow to 1 to 2 million units a year," said Yale Zhang, head of Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight.
Great Wall's new leisure pickup would be similar to Ford's midsized Ranger and priced at more than 200,000 yuan ($29,800), a mark up of at least 70 percent over its current most expensive pickup, sources familiar with the plan said.
"We aim to make this higher-end pickup feel more like a passenger vehicle and it will have an interior design like our SUV models," said one source.
According to a separate source, the vehicle is part of the company's plan to eventually enter the United States, although the model would likely have to be modified. Great Wall had aimed to enter the U.S. market in 2021 but U.S.-Sino trade tensions have currently made exports from China uneconomical.
Ford plans to launch a new pickup in China this year — perhaps the new unibody truck is has been developing — adding to the F150 Raptor, which it introduced in early 2017, and the Ranger, which was launched in 2018. Sales for the Raptor, priced from 466,800 yuan ($69,565), tripled to nearly 2,500 vehicles last year, the company said. It declined to disclose sales for the Ranger which sells from 305,800 yuan ($45,570).
"Ford continues to see growing opportunities in China's pickup truck market, because of a combination of regulatory conditions and growing consumer interest," a spokesman said in an e-mailed statement.


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LAS VEGAS – Basketball is back! With the NBA and WNBA relaunching its respective seasons, college basketball finds itself less than 100 days away from the start of its new season. One of the most anticipated tournaments will be the MGM Resorts Main Event, scheduled November 20-22, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the four-team tournament, featuring Louisville, Arkansas, Colorado State and San Francisco, will are on-sale now to the public. The tournament, now in its seventh year, is managed by bdG Sports.
"MGM Resorts has been a leader in setting health and safety protocols for its resorts and entertainment venues in response to COVID-19. We will use those standards as a foundation to keep our players and fans safe at T-Mobile Arena," said Brooks Downing, President and CEO of bdG Sports. "We are setting a model to have 25% capacity at this time and will continue to modify these health and safety measures as the situation evolves throughout the fall."
Protocols for the tournament include:
Venue capacity will be set at 25% (as of the on-sale)
Seating immediately around the playing floor will be restricted
All public safety protocols in place in November will be in effect for those entering the venue
MGM Resorts' Seven-Point Safety Plan will be utilized at the host resorts, which includes temperature checks, physical distancing, enhanced sanitation measures and handwashing stations, etc. (https://www.mgmresorts.com/en/covid-19/seven-point-safety-plan.html)
Contactless options for ticketing and concessions
Louisville, which finished 24-7 overall last season and ranked 14th nationally, was 15-5 and tied for second in the Atlantic Coast Conference under second-year coach Chris Mack. The Cards are expected to compete for the ACC Championship next season. Arkansas, 20-12 last season, is expected to compete for a conference title season by adding the nation's No. 5-ranked recruiting class with three of the top graduate transfers in the country as well as three transfers that sat out last season. The Razorbacks will be led by SEC Player of the Year candidate Isaiah Joe whom announced his withdrawal from the NBA Draft and return to Fayetteville last week. Coach Eric Musselman took over the program last season after spending the previous four years in the Mountain West Conference at Nevada, leading the Wolfpack to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Likewise, Colorado State hopes to build on its 20-12 record and fifth-place finish in the MWC last season while San Francisco boasts a 22-win season from a year ago and a fifth-place finish in the West Coast Conference standings.
Downing said, "What makes this such a terrific lineup this season is that all four teams are coached by top young coaches in college basketball, all four teams are coming off 20-win seasons from a year ago – and those are shortened seasons due to the pandemic – and all four teams will have aspirations of claiming a conference championship and playing deep into the NCAA Tournament next March. Without a doubt, this is the best lineup we've assembled in the seven years of this tournament."
Tickets for the two-day tournament range from $29-$109 per day and two-day packages are available from $49-$195 (prices are inclusive of tax and facility fee). Tickets can be purchased at www.tmobilearena.com or www.axs.com. First-round games will be played Friday, Nov. 20 with the consolation and championship games tipping Sunday, Nov. 22. Tickets will allow access to both games on the given day. Pairings and game times will be announced soon. ESPN plans to broadcast the event.
The tournament benefits Coaches vs. Cancer, an initiative spearheaded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (www.nabc.com) and the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org). The launch of public ticket sales has been scheduled to coincide with the 13th Annual Las Vegas Golf Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer. The charity event hosted by Coach Lon Kruger is played annually at Shadow Creek and South Highlands and has raised nearly $6 million for the American Cancer Society.
Complete tournament information can be found at www.mgmresortsmainevent.com and on social media at @VegasMainEvent. Tournament hotel rates are available now via the website. Rates are available for ARIA, MGM Grand and New York-New York. All resorts are a short walking distance to T-Mobile Arena.
HEAD COACHES' QUOTES
Arkansas' Eric Musselman
"We are excited to playing in this premier event versus elite programs on a national stage. These are the types of games we look forward to competing in each year. This will be a great opportunity and learning experience for our student-athletes both culturally and athletically. We are also honored to be affiliated with Coaches vs. Cancer and all that great organization represents."
San Francisco's Todd Golden:
"We are thrilled to be a part of the 2020 MGM Resorts Main Event in Las Vegas this November. This is an event that draws accomplished programs from all conferences throughout the country. The field is particularly strong again this year and we are looking forward to another opportunity to show where our program is early in the non-conference season."
Louisville's Chris Mack:
"We are looking forward to participating in this prestigious event among our early games next season. The opportunity to play in this tournament in Las Vegas provides a great destination for our fans to follow our team on the road a week before Thanksgiving in what we anticipate being great competition."
Colorado State's Niko Medved:
"We are thrilled to have the chance to play in a first-class tournament like the MGM Resorts Main Event. It's a great opportunity for our program and we look forward to competing against some of the premier programs in college basketball."
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Home Sea New Zealand announces procurement of new naval dive tender
HMNZS Resolution.
New Zealand announces procurement of new naval dive tender
Samuel Corby
The Royal New Zealand Navy is to restore the diving and hydrographic support capability lost following the decommissioning of HMNZS Resolution and HMNZS Manawanui with the purchase of a Norwegian built offshore support vessel.
The procurement of the vessel, the MV Edda Fonn, was announced today by Minister of Defence Ron Mark. The vessel is 85m long and was procured second-hand to speed up the commissioning processes with the vessel expected to be delivered to Devonport Naval Base in May 2019. It followed an assessment of over 150 candidate vessels on the market. The vessel is expected to be commissioned as the fourth HMNZS Manawanui.
"The MV Edda Fonn will be a great addition to the Navy," the defence minister said announcing the decision. "Not only will it meet the Government's needs, it will be in service three years earlier than a newly built ship would have been."
"This vessel will ensure that the current capability gaps for diving and hydrography are filled as quickly as possible, with a proven, well tested platform."
The vessel will replace HMNZS Resolution, a former US Navy hydrographic survey ship which was decommissioned in 2012, and the Navy's dive tender HMNZS Manawanui, also a civilian conversion, which was decommissioned in 2018. It will restore the fleet size of the Royal New Zealand Navy to ten vessels.
The new vessel offers a variety of improvements over the older vessels in capacity, speed, safety and overall capability. It features a 100t salvage crane, the capability to launch remotely operated vehicles and a modern dynamic positioning system to offer greater safety to the navy's divers.
The vessel is presently under lease operating in the North Sea until the end of 2018. After the end of its lease it will be transported to New Zealand for modifications into a naval vessel ahead of delivery. The expected in-service date for the vessel is November 2019 and the project is expected to cost NZ$103 million.
The Royal navy should look to the current glut of offshore industry support vessels for a replacement for RFA Diligence. A multirole forward repair, diver, mine clearance and submarine support vessel would be a great asset and very much needed.
What is the current plan should a UK major surface vessel get damaged whilst forward deployed?
Answer plead with the USN for support. The quiet loss of Diligence, without replacement, opened up yet another gapping capability gap.
Lee H
Concur, it would be a cost effective way of keeping the RN mobile and maintain and sustain engineering skills.
Platform would be declared to NATO as an asset so funding and/or crew can be multinational.
This is what MoD need to be looking at when trying to maintain capability and increase international operations.
Brompton fancier
Nice! Finally! And for about 15p – or 1/5 cost of our new RNZN fleet replenishment vessel being built new in Korea (sound familiar?).
It won't be perfect but any hull is better than no hull and we're just a dinky little country in a very big ocean.
Someone at our MoD must have been reading thinkdefence and the bits about "ship that is not a frigate" and put 2 & 2 together.
The RN appear to be gambling on shoreside facilities for international sustainment, HMS Juffair in Bahrain, the Omani drydock at Duqm etc. That's the context of letting Diligence go.
Its also worth noting that with the RAF heavy lift capability its much easier these days to fly parts and engineering teams out to friendly ports worldwide than in days gone by.
Which isn't to say we don't need utility ships like this, maybe more in the context of the future MCM capability. The BMT Venari concept looks ideal from that point of view.
Number of people working on new Tempest jet 'set to double'


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My Father's Notebook
Canongate Books Ltd
On a holy mountain in the depths of Persia there is a cave with a mysterious cuneiform carving deep inside it. Aga Akbar, a deaf-mute boy from the mountain, develops his own private script from these symbols and writes passionately of his life, his family and his efforts to make sense of the changes the twentieth century brings to his country. Exiled in Holland a generation later, Akbar's son Ishmael struggles to decipher the notebook, reflecting how his own political activities have forced him to flee his country and abandon his family. As he gets closer to the heart of his father's story, he unravels the intricate tale of how the silent world of a village carpet-mender was forced to give way to one where the increasingly hostile environment of modern Iran has brought the family both love and sacrifice.


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{
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		\dash\data::page_title(T_('Alert!'));
		\dash\data::page_special(true);
		\dash\data::page_desc(\dash\data::page_title());

		$alert = \dash\utility\enter::get_session('alert');

		\dash\data::alertMsg(T_("Alert!"). ' '. T_("What are you doing?"));
		if(isset($alert['text']))
		{
			\dash\data::alertMsg($alert['text']);
		}

		\dash\data::alertLink(\dash\url::here());
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		{
			\dash\data::alertLink($alert['link']);
		}

		\dash\data::alertButton(T_("OK"));
		if(isset($alert['button']))
		{
			\dash\data::alertButton($alert['button']);
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		\dash\log::set('viewAlert', ['msg' => \dash\data::alertMsg()]);

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v. t. 1. To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to hurry.
v. i. 1. To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily or quickly; to go quickly.
I hastened to the spot whence the noise came.
2. hasten - step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"


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Can Charities Be Run Like Businesses?
I'm finishing out my second week working with Charities Review Council, and I'm very excited to propel our mission of building up the nonprofit sector. Being relatively new to the nonprofit world, I've been spending a lot of time reading various thought leaders' takes on where the sector is going, what needs to be changed, and what practices are downright broken. One big hot-button issue right now is "the overhead ratio," or the ratio of money a nonprofit spends on its mission versus employee salaries and other operating fees.
My colleagues here at Charities Review Council have written a great deal in our blog about the overhead ratio, pointing out that the overhead ratio is generally just a data point; it is a poor measure of a charity's overall performance or effectiveness when taken alone.
One of the loudest champions of overhead ratio reform right now is Dan Pallotta, whose recent TED Talk illustrates how investing in leadership the way for-profit companies do can create unparalleled results in nonprofits. He goes beyond the argument that overhead isn't an effective measure for nonprofit performance, suggesting that donors should accept charities taking on large risks in fundraising projects the way for-profit companies do. Recently, Pallotta has seen a barrage of backlash from respected leaders in the field.
One of Pallotta's biggest critics is Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, who recently sounded off in opposition at Huffington Post. "Fact is, donors have a legitimate interest in understanding what proportion of their dollars ends up in the hands of for-profit fundraising professionals," Buchanan says He worries that charities under Pallotta's model can become "little more than shells for for-profit fundraisers."
Pallotta argues that fundraising professionals should have every opportunity to make a fortune as their peers in the for-profit world. He promotes a meritocracy of fundraisers, where the most effective fundraisers get paid a competitive market wage. It's easy to see how donors are wary of this mentality, especially with some of the more extreme cases of recent charity fraud—CNN reported this year that Florida-based Kids Wish Network spends less than three cents per dollar raised helping dying children and their families.
Ken Berger and Robert Penna of Charity Navigator said in Huffington Post "We believe his message has gained tremendous popularity for one simple reason — he ultimately is arguing that charities should be held to virtually no accountability standards." They don't believe he has explained in enough detail how to measure the success of a charity, and whether the gains were worth the amount of donations expended.
@danpallotta Wow. Really? Most Americans think corporate CEO pay is out of control and too often disconnected from performance.
— Phil Buchanan (@philCEP) September 26, 2013
It's also arguable that Pallotta's ideas on charity have become popular because of the current reality of the nonprofit landscape. Organizations have been faced with increased need and decreased funding, so it's easy to see the appeal of a charitable model that promotes capital growth on par with for-profit companies.
As this conversation continues, debate will likely center around something along the lines of "can a charity be effective and responsible while taking greater risks and providing increased personal gains for individuals?" The answer isn't necessarily cut and dry. The increased capacity of a charity run like a business comes with unprecedented barriers of donor trust. If Pallotta's vision, or something like it, is ever to become a reality, it will require innovative standards of nonprofit performance that foster relationships between donors and charities. If Pallotta truly wants to change the way we think about charity, his first concern should be donor trust.
Matt Beachey joined the council in September 2013, working on marketing and engagement. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2010, and has since been living in the Twin cities. Matt served in AmeriCorps with the nonprofit Hunger Solutions and interned with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity in their Marketing and Communications department. He also volunteers as the managing editor of Pollen, and as a blogger for FINNEGANS.
Welcome Our New Fall Intern!
Welcome Madeline Severtson, who joins us this fall as the Development and Communications Intern. This spring, she graduated from St. Olaf College with majors in mathematics and religion. Read on to learn a bit more about her.
1. Where are you from?
I grew up in St. Anthony Village, which is a very small first-ring suburb of Minneapolis located between NE Minneapolis and Roseville. A surprising number of people in the Twin Cities don't know that it exists.
2. How did you end up as an intern for the Charities Review Council?
During my last year or two at St. Olaf, I started exploring career paths in the nonprofit sector. I was intrigued by development work, so I was excited when the opportunity arose for an internship with the Charities Review Council. I had not heard of the organization, but I believe the Council plays an important role in the sector, both for nonprofits and donors.
3. What's the best gift you've ever received?
A beloved Christmas tradition in my family is to eat copious amounts of See's chocolate while opening presents on Christmas morning. Last year, I was on a semester-long study abroad program that had me spending Christmas in China. My parents surprised me by sending a box of See's, and it meant so much to me to be able to continue the tradition even though I was far from home.
4. If you could go back in time or leap ahead to the future, which would you choose and why?
I would choose to go back in time because I am always curious about the way things used to be. Books, photographs, and other historical documents and records help to some extent, but they can never fully communicate what life was like in the past. I have often thought about the possible consequences of time travel, and I think it would be best if only observation were possible. It might be tempting to interfere in certain historical situations, but it would be impossible to know whether that interference would cause more harm than good.
5. What are you currently reading?
I'm reading The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family, by Mary S. Lovell, which is a biography of the six Mitford sisters. They were prominent in England during the early- to mid-20th century, and the family was divided when each sister chose a different political ideology. I'm also rereading one of my favorite books, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, because it contains beautiful passages about religion and the nature of God, and the story as a whole challenges the definition of truth and reality.
6. What are you most excited about learning/experiencing during your internship?
So far, I have enjoyed experiencing the inner workings of a nonprofit organization in general, and I look forward to learning more about the development process. I am also excited to understand more about the issues surrounding nonprofit accountability.
7. Do you have a favorite cause that you support?
I am passionate about interreligious dialogue because I believe there is a deep need for understanding and acceptance in American society. I have not yet determined what role this cause will take in my life, but I hope to help create a culture in which all religions are valued and celebrated.
Paying Tribute on Patriot Day 2013
Twelve years ago today, the tragic events that transpired in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. led to a collective American response of passion, bravery and hope. There was a clear call to action, and the American people responded with an outpouring of support. More than 1.4 billion dollars was donated to 9/11 charities in the aftermath of the attacks.
In the years since, Americans have further developed a tradition of community service and philanthropy as a tribute to the victims, survivors, and volunteers who responded to the tragedy. In 2009, September 11th was federally recognized as a National Day of Service and Remembrance with the goal of uniting Americans across the country in service. This recognition highlights the value of donations of all types, including community service and monetary gifts.
Now, twelve years after the attacks, it is not always obvious where to direct commemorative donations so that they will be of the most help. For those wanting to make a 9/11-specific donation, look for an organization that directly benefits survivors, first responders, bystanders, and their families by providing support with ongoing physical and mental health care costs, as well as scholarships to fund college education. The September 11th Families' Association maintains a list of organizations that provide this type of support.
Additionally, countless veterans of the resulting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq need assistance with housing or health care. Many nonprofits work with veterans in our community to ease the transition back to civilian life. For example, the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans aids veterans affected by homelessness, and the Minnesota Veterans Medical Research and Education Foundation conducts research on physical and mental health conditions in order to improve veterans' quality of life.
Another approach to commemorative giving is to address an issue raised by the attacks and their aftermath in your own community. For example, the timeline of events and number of people involved highlight the importance of disaster-preparedness, and incidences of racial profiling after the attacks reveal the need for cultural awareness and diversity education. Here in Minnesota, many organizations work in the areas of health care, emergency response, and diversity awareness. Some of these organizations include:
Hennepin Health Foundation
Mental Health Association of Minnesota
ECHO Minnesota
McLeod Emergency Food Shelf
St. Louis Park Emergency Program
Diversity and Cultural Awareness
Hmong Cultural Center
Minnesota International Center
Today marks a day of remembrance and honor. It's important that we all take a moment to reflect on what happened on September 11, 2001, but consider taking it a step further this year by supporting those nonprofits working to help victims, survivors, veterans, and our own communities.
Back to School: How You Can Help Make It a Successful Year
The smell of freshly-sharpened pencils is in the air. Back to school season is upon us as children all over the country pack their backpacks with brand new notebooks, crayons, folders, and glue sticks. But some kids enter their classrooms on the first day of school without these necessary supplies.
This time of year often presents a financial challenge for low-income families. Many parents have to make tough decisions; school supplies or breakfast? Pencils or bus fare? Though school supplies might seem like a trivial expense that doesn't fall under the necessity category, the long list of supplies can be overwhelming and impossible to fulfill for some, leaving kids feeling inadequately prepared for learning. Just like at a job, having the tools you need to complete a task are imperative to successful implementation and completion.
Many nonprofits recognize the implications that come with ill-prepared students and seek to equip children with these necessary items by holding school supply drives and collecting donations. Several of the organizations on our list of the Most Trustworthy Nonprofits work to ensure that every child's school year starts off on the right track.
Here's how you can help:
Union Gospel Mission has backpack drop off sites all over the metro area. Simply fill a backpack with items from their list of supplies and drop it off at the location most convenient for you.
St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) distributes school supplies to St. Louis Park children. According to their website, "Our goal is for every St. Louis Park child to have a fresh start to the school year by providing a new backpack and grade appropriate school supplies." In 2012, STEP provided supplies for 451 St. Louis Park students! To help with this year's effort, drop items off at their St. Louis Park office.
Keystone Community Services holds a school supply drive each year. Though the official drive dates have passed, Keystone accepts school supply donations all year at their St. Paul office. They provide a list of the most-needed supplied to make your shopping easy.
Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP) is a community-based program that helps meet the basic needs of families living in the northern part of the Twin Cities. Every year CEAP hosts a Supplies for Success event, matching children in need in Anoka County, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, and East Champlin with age appropriate school supplies to help them in the coming year. In 2012, CEAP distributed 1,400 backpacks filled with supplies to children in need! CEAP invites community members to host a Supply Drive or make a monetary donation.
C.R.O.S.S. serves individuals in Northwest Hennepin County. They provided school supplies to more than 800 children in 2012 and are collecting supplies this year in Rogers and Maple Grove. You can also purchase tickets from the Rotary Club of Northwest Hennepin County for $20 to provide a backpack filled with school supplied to one child in need.
Even though school has started for most, all of the nonprofits listed above welcome supply donations throughout the year and gladly accept cash donations, as well. It's never too late to help provide school supplies, as needs often arise throughout the year. Check out our list of trustworthy and accountable charities for more ways to help families in need.
Donating school supplies is a simple, tangible way for the entire family to get involved in giving back to the community. Next time you find yourself at Target or Walmart, pick up a few extra boxes of markers or spiral notebooks for those children who don't get to pick out their own. A small donation can make a big difference for students in need this school year.
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The hardiest of all broad beans, this is the best variety for planting in late autumn to grow through winter, producing crops a whole month earlier than spring-sown varieties. It can also be sown in early spring for a summer crop. Prolific numbers of pods are well-filled with tender white beans: pick young for the best flavour.
Growing Instructions:Sow direct 5cm deep and 10cm apart into well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Protect from mice and slugs. If growing over winter, cover plants with a cloche during the very worst weather to prevent damage. Support loosely with canes and string once they reach 15cm tall and pinch out the tops to prevent blackfly. Broad beans 'fix' nitrogen from the air, so cut spent plants off at ground level and leave roots to rot back into the ground to release nitrogen for next year's crops.


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It is vital that you use your Moby Wrap ONLY in the ways that are outlined in the included instruction booklet to ensure that your baby remains in a position that will keep them safe. If the wrap is used in other ways that are not specified in the included instruction booklet it can be dangerous for your baby.
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Loheem is one of those girls you just fall in love with after watching her video of the song Colorfield.
She hasn't released an album yet, but there's a bunch of songs you can listen in her BandCamp profile.
I'm hoping to learn more about her very soon and write a longer review/post. Meanwhile, I wish you all a good week and a little bit of sunshine (specially for those who are facing the deep winter) by recommending her most popular single.


Sunrise at Colonel Samuel Smith Park; Toronto.
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This chapter describes the range of safety critical communications that occur in high hazard industries, what can go wrong and how to reduce the likelihood of communication error. Safety critical communication can occur in any part of the operating cycle from normal operation to emergency response. The high likelihood of errors and misunderstandings during these communications is illustrated using a person-to-person communication model, and the potential consequences of these errors are highlighted using industry examples. The key learnings from incidents involving a breakdown in safety critical communications are extrapolated and discussed. A number of communication methods and techniques that can be used to reduce errors are discussed and their relative strengths and weaknesses highlighted.
The scatterplot is one of the most useful graphical displays of bivariate data. It allows one to see general trends and atypical points simultaneously, as well as other aspects of the data. A second feature of survey data is that some of it may be imputed to account for item non-response. A third feature is that the sample sizes can be large. A fourth feature is that the observations may have intraclass correlation due to cluster sampling. Survey designs typically specify that individuals are to be sampled with unequal probabilities of selection. The sample weight associated with an individual is the inverse of that individual's probability of being included in the sample, adjusted, if necessary, for non-response. For some applications, it may be useful to sample points for a sampled scatterplot not just proportionally to the sample weights. More direct approaches to estimating smooth conditional percentile or mean curves are possible using the original ungrouped data.
This chapter focuses on the species of Krill. It discusses the body form of the species and marked variations that were revealed during studies by various experts. The body form of a species can often vary, in some cases quite markedly. Mauchline and Fisher refer to the descriptions of forms of Thysanoessa inermis, Nematoscelis dificitis, Stylocheiron affine, and S. longicorne. Reference is also made to the smaller degrees of variation and to sexual dimorphism found among the following species: Euphausia diomedeae, E. triacantha, E. similis, E. vallentini, Nematoscelis microps, N. atlantica, and N. tenella. New forms of species have been described and further accounts of variation within species are now available. The chapter describes the similar as well as varied features between a male and a female krill and elaborates on the key identifiers between them. It also briefly discusses the key anatomic aspects of the species and traces the path of its evolution.


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Davud Mammadsoy (born 4 November 1995) is an Azerbaijani judoka.

He is the gold medallist of the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv in the -60 kg category.

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Living people
Azerbaijani male judoka
20th-century Azerbaijani people
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Q: Read .txt file for specific values if found then return What i am attempting to do is read a .txt file which is structured like:
#signup.php|register.php
URL_1
#...
URL_2

I am trying to search the source code of a page, if it finds a value from URL_1 in the source code it will return to me what that value found was.
To read the .txt file i have this so far:
public static Dictionary<string, string> ReadAiFields(string path)
{
    var values = new Dictionary<string, string>();
    try
    {
        if (!File.Exists(path)) return values;
        var lines = File.ReadAllLines(path);
        for (var i = 0; i < lines.Length - 1; i++)
        {
            string line = lines[i];
            if (line.StartsWith("#"))
            {
                string[] keys = line.Remove(0, 1).Split('|');
                string value = lines[i + 1];
                foreach (string key in keys)
                {
                    if (!values.ContainsKey(key))
                    {
                        values.Add(key, value);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        DebugLogging("[" + DateTime.Now + "]-[" + ex.ToString() + "]");
    }
    return values;
}

So in the source code if signup.php is found it will return it.
I have started to write:
public static string GetUrlStructureFromFile(string inputHtml)
{
    string returnValue = "";
    inputValue = inputHtml.ToLower();
    var values = ReadAiFields(@"LogicFiles\rj-ai-url.txt");
    var foundKey = values.Keys.FirstOrDefault(key => inputHtml.Contains(key));
    if (foundKey != null)
    {
        returnValue = values[foundKey];
    }
    return returnValue;
}

This return the key URL_1 but i really need the value, i never wrote the original code which is why i'm unsure, any tips or help would be appreciated.

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Consolidation will increase as more buy-side firms remove overlapping technology platforms and simplify IT infrastructure for more efficient straight-through processing.
This segment of the U.S. population is more technologically savvy than older generations and have driven the growth of the digital economy.
The growth of Delphi within Barclays has been impressive, with a demand list of over 100 further types of exceptions for on boarding.
There has been a lot of attention on cryptocurrency given the meteoric rise last year and then the collapse in the Bitcoin price.
We could be closer to this reality than many people realise.
European mobile banking unicorns, like the Thiel-backed N26, are heading stateside. Regulation and competition from U.S. banks may well hobble them.
There is a 100 basis point step-up and reset from year 10.
Forecasts issued by Frost & Sullivan suggested that the market of mobile payments services in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.8 percent from 2017 to 2023, growing three-fold from US$29.93 trillion to US$96.73 trillion.
Natural language generation and understanding are also being added to the mix to absorb raw information in large datasets, understand and detect trends and correlations as well as identify inferences, risks or investment opportunities.
Related to that is a willingness and recognition that shared next-generation technology platforms can make a big difference within and across institutions to create network value.
Banks appear credible and trustworthy to their consumers.
Although millennials are delaying life milestones like marriage, homeownership and parenthood, they still want to start a family and settle down.
So what are these billions of connected devices?
Did you not keep up with last year's resolutions? You might be making one of the most common mistakes below.
Forecasts suggest that AI will add a massive $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030.
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The city of Kashan: delightful oasis city on the edge of the Dasht-e Kavir is one of Iran's most alluring destinations.
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Kashan is located in the north of Isfahan province and is to the south of Qom. To the west of this township is the Markazi (Central) Province, to the east lies the township of Ardestan and to the south it is within the limits of the townships of Natanz and Esfahan.
Kashan can be accounted as one of the archaic cities of Iran. Archeological discoveries in the Siyalk Hillocks which lie 4 km west of Kashan reveal that this region was one of the primary centers of civilization in the pre-historic ages. The said hillock flourished during the Sassanide and Safavid periods, and was the capital during the reign of Shah Abbas Safavid II. Kashan suffered severe damage during the Saljuqi and Mongol eras. This city and its respective villages were ruined due to earthquakes in the years 1192 AH. and 1260 AH. The city of Kashan has special features in regards architecture, historical and religious sites.
Archeological discoveries in the Sialk Hillocks which lie 4 km west of Kashan reveal that this region was one of the primary centers of civilization in pre-historic ages. Hence, Kashan dates back to the Elamite period of Iran. The Sialk ziggurat still stands today in the suburbs of Kashan after 7,000 years.
The artifacts uncovered at SialkMahan Pasha reside in the Louvre in Paris and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Iran's National Museum.
By some accounts, although not all, Kashan was the origin of the three wise men who followed the star that guided them to Bethlehem to witness the nativity of Jesus, as recounted in the Bible. Whatever the historical validity of this story, the attribution of Kashan as their original home testifies to the city's prestige at the time the story was set down.
Abu-Luluah/Pirouz Nahavandi, the Persian soldier who was enslaved by the Islamic conquerors and eventually assassinated the caliph Umar al-Khattab in AH 23 (643/4 CE), reportedly fled to Kashan after the assassination. His tomb is one of Kashan's conspicuous landmarks (see gallery below).
Sultan Malik Shah I of the Seljuk dynasty ordered the building of a fortress in the middle of Kashan in the 11th century. The fortress walls, called Ghal'eh Jalali still stand today in central Kashan.
Kashan was also a leisure vacation spot for Safavi Kings. Bagh-e Fin (Fin Garden), specifically, is one of the most famous gardens of Iran. This beautiful garden with its pool and orchards was designed for Shah Abbas I as a classical Persian vision of paradise. The original Safavid buildings have been substantially replaced and rebuilt by the Qajar dynasty although the layout of trees and marble basins is close to the original. The garden itself however, was first founded 7000 years ago alongside the Cheshmeh-ye-Soleiman. The garden is also notorious as the site of the murder of Mirza Taghi Khan known as Amir Kabir, chancellor of Nasser-al-Din Shah, Iran's king in 1852.
The earthquake of 1778 leveled the city of Kashan and all the edifices of Shah Abbas Safavi, leaving 8000 casualties. But the city started afresh and has today become a focal tourist attraction via the numerous large houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, illustrating the finest examples of Qajari aesthetics.
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EXPLORE ATTRACTIONS IN Kashan
Tabatabaei House
Category: Historical Houses, Historical Edifices
Tabatabaei House is one of the best samples of historical houses of Kashan, more elegant and more beautiful than almost all. Back in 200 years ago the definition ...
Abbasi Historical House
Abbasian House is a large historical house in a central district of Kashan. The house features the striking atmosphere of the 18th-19th centuries and reflects the ...
Borujerdi House
Category: Historical Houses
Borujerdiha House is one of the oldest houses in Kashan built during the Qajar era which goes back to mid 19th century.
Fin Garden (Fin Bath)
Category: Historical Bath, Historical Edifices, Iranian Gardens
Designed for Shah Abbas I in the 16th century, this delightful garden with its symmetrical proportions, old cedars, spring-fed pools and fountains is renowned as ...
Agha Bozorg Mosque and School
Category: Historical Schools, Mosques, Historical Edifices
Aqa-Bozorg Mosque or Madrese-ye AghaBozorg is an ancient structure with four porches and a beautiful dome and two tile worked minarets. Located in Kashan (Isfahan ...
Maranjab Desert
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posted by Kellie - Nov 2, 2017
After winning the World Series last night, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa used his moment in the spotlight to turn around and propose to his girlfriend, Daniella Rodriguez. Awww…those crazy kids. He's 23; she's 21. Daniella is a former beauty queen. She was Miss Texas Teen USA 2013 and Miss Texas USA 2016.
People were a little "meh" about The Lion King remake, which is scheduled to be in theaters in July 2019…..until yesterday when it was announced that Beyonce has joined the cast as the voice of Nala! They've apparently been talking to her since the spring and were just now able to come to an agreement. Donald Glover is the voice of Simba and the original Mufasa, James Earl Jones, is back in the same role. And for the comic relief, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are voicing Pumbaa and Timon.
Remember how Farrah Abraham went off on a long Facebook post about how she was fired from Teen Mom because she chose to do naughty things for money and that everybody was just jealous? Well, forget all that. Farrah is now saying she was NOT fired. She did not breach her contract. But she went on another social media rant, asking that if she wasn't fired, then "why has filming stopped?!" THEN she started going off on the show's producer saying he is an "unprofessional, fake, women hater, press hungry" person responsible for a "Sex Shaming, Hate Crimes, Poor Business Practices, unsafe working environment." Then she called out another producer for being an alcoholic who instigates all these drama between the Teen Moms. So…..Is she TRYING to get fired?
After news broke that she and The Weeknd had broken up, Selena Gomez was seen wearing his jacket. Was she trying to send a message or did she just keep a cute jacket and felt a little chilly? But last night after watching Justin Bieber play in a hockey game, she left wearing Justin's New Jersey Devils hockey jersey. Insiders say Justin is trying to prove to Selena that he's changed so he can win her back, but it's looking like he's already won her.
If you were holding out hope that Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney would find their way back to each other, there's something blocking the way. A big something. Sources say she's engaged to her talent agent Christian Carino. Us Weekly says it happened over the summer and that Christian asked Gaga's dad and everything. Their source says they're not planning a wedding or anything just yet because they're focusing on her health. Gaga suffers from fibromyalgia, which she reveals in her Netflix documentary, Five Foot Two.


Gray has been my color for the past few months. I just keep buying more and more of it and slowly it has become a major part of my style. I always try to mix it up by adding more bright colors into my wardrobe, but wearing gray just makes me feel the most comfortable. I purchased this coat from Forever 21 last winter for $28 and unfortunately I couldn't find it online but I've listed some similar ones below that are in the same price range.
That coat looks so cosy!


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Unit of Inquiry in Term 4 – History
-What do we know about the lives of people in Australia's colonial past and how do we know?
– How did an Australian colony develop over time and why?
– How did colonial settlement change the environment?
– What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies?
Key Knowledge & Understandings
-The impact of a significant development or event on a colony; for example, frontier conflict, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, internal exploration, the advent of rail, the expansion of farming, drought. (ACHHK095)
-The reasons people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony. (ACHHK096)
-The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony; for example, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. (ACHHK097)


Fresh off making history by becoming the first from Mexico to win a world title at super middleweight, the blossoming career of Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (34-0, 24 KOs) hit a roadblock this week when he sustained a hand injury that will prevent him from making his first defense July 23 against Dominik Britsch of Germany.
They were to square off underneath the junior welterweight title-unification bout between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol at MGM Grand in Las Vegas (on HBO pay-per-view).
Top Rank Inc. is promoting this card. Company spokesman Fred Sternburg said promoter Bob Arum is still trying to put together another semi-main event. It could be that another fight already scheduled on the card will fill that spot.