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Nielsen Finds Average App Usage Flat at 27 Per Month
Posted on June 12, 2015 by Andrew Burger
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Development and use of mobile apps has been skyrocketing as greater numbers of mobile device users take advantage of an ever greater variety of apps and features. The number of apps users make use of in any given month may have reached a plateau even as app developers face greater challenges in finding ways to make their apps stand out in the crowd, however, according to new Nielsen research results.
The number of apps being used by mobile device owners in the U.S. is staying the same even as the variety of apps continues to grow, Nielsen points out in a company newswire post. Smartphone app users on average accessed nearly 27 (26.7) apps a month in 2015's fourth quarter. That number has stayed essentially the same for two years running, Nielsen says.
In addition, the top 200 apps account for over 70 percent of total usage. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it seems that there is a threshold when it comes to the number of apps any one user is willing or able to make use of in any given month, Nielsen continues.
Average App Usage: Time Spent is Up
That said, app users are spending a lot more time using them. The amount of time users spend with apps rose from 23 hours, 2 minutes in 4Q 2012 to 37 hours, 28 minutes in 4Q 2014, a 63 percent increase over the two-year period, according to Nielsen.
Source: The Nielsen Company
App Usage Demographics
In its latest study, Nielsen researchers also found that on average monthly app usage is slightly higher among women than it is among men. While women spend an average 38 hours, 2 minutes a month engaged with apps, men spend 36 hours, 51 minutes.
Analyzing app usage among ethnic and racial groups, Nielsen found that African-Americans not only use more apps (an average 30.3) than Hispanics (27.9) or Asian-Americans, they spend more time using them. African-Americans spend an average of nearly 43 hours per month using mobile apps, Hispanics 41 hours, 31 minutes and Asian-Americans 37 hours, 14 minutes. White, non-Hispanic Americans spend an average 35 hours, 25 minutes per month engaged with apps.
Why are apps so popular? Nielsen concludes that the emergence of entertainment apps is a contributing factor. Use of entertainment apps increased 13 percent year-over-year (YoY) in 4Q'14.
Included in the entertainment app category are information services, such as weather and sports news apps. Gaming is the greatest attraction, however. Over three-quarters (76 percent) of an estimated 115 million entertainment app users played at least one game in 4Q'14, according to Nielsen. Time spent using gaming apps increased by 1 hour, 35 minutes per month to 10 hours. 2 minutes.
Music ranked second among entertainment apps, increasing 13 percent YoY among users. Video/movie apps increased to nearly 104 million users and 1 hour, 44 minutes spent per month.
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Donal O'Grady said after the recent All-Ireland final that the best team always wins, that the scoreboard never lies. Well that's grand, Donal, we can dispense with pundits altogether. Why bother with all that post-match waffle when any comment withers in the face of the irrefutable logic of the final score?
You can surely observe the sarcasm dripping from that last paragraph, so it's important to add the caveat that the scoreboard does have its uses in determining who deserved to win. In a close game where there is never more than a couple of scores between teams, there are few controversial incidents and moments of genius / horrific clangers are evenly shared, it can clear the mind of the detritus generated by the ebb and flow of the match and your own hopes and fears. It would have been lovely had such a tight game ended in a draw, but there is a ruthless logic to the final score – Ballygunner just about shaded it.
While Lismore opened the scoring and should had a goal after ten minutes when Padraig Prendergast batted the ball wide when Maurice Shanahan's mazy run had left the goal at Lismore's mercy, Ballygunner made all the early running and could have been out of sight midway through the half. Three frees from Paul Flynn, one after a rather wild swing from Eoin Bennett that might have ended up in worse than the yellow card it got, and a point apiece from Andy Maloney and Shane O'Sullivan left Ballygunner well on top when their goal arrived. Pauric Mahony was put into the clear and it looked like an ideal situation for him to bat the ball across goal. This may have been in Brendan Landers' mind which would explain how easily he was beaten at his near post by Mahony.
Goals supposedly win games, and the shock explained why Maurice Shanahan felt the need to go for goal with a free which was saved and cleared. It was almost curtains moments later when Paul Flynn capitalised on a stumble from Joxer O'Connor to get clear though on goal. Less money was lost by Anglo Irish Bank than by those of us mentally putting the house on this ending in a goal, but Landers made up for the earlier slip by blocking the shot and mopping up the rebound.
This gave Lismore a huge lift and they began chipping away at the lead. Dave Bennett provided his obligatory couple of points from play and Maurice Shanahan stayed unerring in the free-taking department, even serving up a cracking solo score from play. They were aided when Shane Bennett was in the right place to clear after Paul Flynn had managed to get the ball past the advancing Landers. That's the charitable interpretation of what happened. For me, the Lismore defence played the man and not the ball and only their sheer numbers confused the ref into thinking it was good defending. Maybe it was good defending, but whatever way you cut it it was a lucky break for Lismore and when Dan Shanahan pulled first time on a loose ball in the 27th minute, it flashed over the bar and the six point lead had been trimmed to one point. It was two frees to one for the remainder of the half and they went in level at half time.
Lismore kept the pressure up at the start of the second half, Maurice Shanahan keeping the frees ticking over including one monster from his own half. Stephen O'Keeffe – the Lismore version – also got a great point, a splendid hit on the turn from way out. At the other end Brian O'Sullivan put the ball wide when it seemed impossible to miss the target, and Gearóid O'Connor tried to repeat the trick of scoring a goal at the near post but Brendan Landers was wise to it this time. Ballygunner were beginning to wobble, typified by a loose pull from Fergal Hartley – Fergal Hartley! – which ended in a free where the ball landed and a soft score for Lismore. So it was just as well that Dan Shanahan was being his usual mercurial self, barreling through the defence then hitting air when he tried to kick the ball to the net, and finding himself caught in two minds having earned another goal scoring opportunity, hitting a soft wide.
At this stage, it looked like the game would be won by a show-stopping cameo, a storming goal from a Shanahan or, er, a Flynn. But the hero would appear in the unlikely guise of Andy Maloney. Points from Flynn and Stephen Power – "Ballygunner forward" – steadied the ship but Shane Kearney felt sufficiently confident after a great point with five minutes to go to punch the air with delight. Any delight Lismore felt would have oozed away in a matter of minutes as Maloney fired over two quick points from difficult positions, the second after a flubbed clearance by the Lismore defence. Five points from play, each one sent over the black spot on the crossbar and with total economy of effort. It was a hammer blow to Lismore and you could see the heads drop. Ballygunner went for the jugular with Mahony and Flynn points left them two points clear going in to injury time. James Shanahan tried to tee up a goalmouth scramble but the ball went over the bar off the post and Lismore had run out of time.
It was hard on Lismore. The final whistle was greeted with an errie lack of delight in the ground, confirmation that the vast majority of the crowd were rooting for them. The feeling of having missed the boat after last weekend's missing of the boat will have been confounded having found themselves in a strong position heading in to the last quarter. But you couldn't begrudge the Gunners. They only hit four wides in the entire game and had the outstanding performer of the day in Andy Maloney. His coolness under pressure was the difference between the teams. Let's hope they can show that level of calm in the Munster championship.
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So you might have recently found out about One Fat Frog doing a quick-ship program for walk-in fridges and walk-in freezers. But unlike your run-of-the mill fridges and freezers, walk-in units are a completely different story. It's not like your 48-inch reach-in where it's just a matter of whether you want this fridge or not. Here are (at least) five things you need to know if you are considering a walk-in freezer or a walk-in fridge.
And a disclaimer: This is just a general guide if you're considering a walk-in. This guide does not necessarily reflect the inventory of One Fat Frog.
1. Consider the Type of Refrigeration.
In the cooling and the freezing world, there are two types of refrigeration: Remote and Self-Contained.
Remote refrigeration, or having a remote condenser, means that the physical walk-in unit may be in your kitchen (or wherever you're assigning the unit within your establishment), but the actual condenser and the compressor might be placed in another room or outside. Because they're connected separately, you won't have to worry about making your kitchen hotter, and generally opening up some space in your unit.
Source: OmniTemp. This is an example of an industrial A/C unit with a remote condenser by the way. Notice how the lines between the actual unit and the condenser have wiring that involves drilling holes in the walls.
But because there's more work to separate the walk-in and the condenser, remote walk-ins are typically more expensive. And unlike Self-Contained, harder to service. Since separate and more-complex wiring will be required to connect the two together, you'll more-than-likely need a professional to install a unit for you. And if you haven't realized it by now, you'll likely have to buy a condenser separately.
And then there's the self-contained refrigeration. As the title might suggest, the condenser and the compressor is built-in to the unit itself. This means you typically have greater control of not only where you want to place the walk-in, but installation will be easier as well (and possibly do it yourself). As this is typically less-expensive to produce, self-contained units of any kind are typically more available.
But be prepared to have a hotter kitchen as the condenser and the compressor does the work. And since the cooling motors are all within the unit, it'll likely bring up the noise levels within your kitchen/area as well. And depending on your unit, you might have to give up some more space compared to a remote condenser unit.
There are actually many other kinds of refrigeration available, but the two mentioned above are typically the most common.
While you might be intentionally buying a bigger walk-in to accommodate future needs, seriously consider how realistically big your walk-in should be. As a general rule of thumb, 1 cubic feet can hold about 28 pounds of food.
And if you're not doing custom-built walk-ins, you also have to consider the fact that walk-ins that are not custom-built come in limited sizes.
Usually most walk-ins have their own floor. This is necessary in most cases to localize the cooling within the walk-in, and not introduce any heat from the floor (especially if the floor is concrete).
Not all floors necessarily look the same, and your walk-in's floor can have different finishes available. They're also insulated (to a certain point) to accommodate temperature retention and traffic.
While walk-in coolers or walk-in refrigerators can probably sneak by with at least a thermal breaks on the walls, freezers without a floor is usually not an option (otherwise you'll cause problems with the concrete below).
If you're not sure if you need a floor or not, then it's a safe bet to buy one that has a floor. It may be a step up, but to minimize stress it might just be worth it.
4. Make it a Combo?
Depending on the size of your restaurant or store, you may want to do both a walk-in freezer AND a walk-in fridge. Sometimes, you could put a walk-in freezer within a cooler (useful for high-volume food prep), possibly saving energy costs in the long-term.
But again, every restaurant has different requirements. If you're just doing a mom'n'pop down the street, you probably won't have the space to do that. But if you're doing a hotel restaurant or a large chain, this might be necessary.
Accessorizing might be the last thing you're thinking about when you're getting a walk-in unit. For easier access between fridges and freezers, you might want to install strip curtains. While these sound silly at first, they are possibly very important for your walk-in because it allows simple enter and exit between the coolers and the freezers, and provide insulation at the same time.
Or perhaps you want a rain roof, especially if your walk-in extends beyond your restaurant? Again, this all depends on how your walk-in will be used, so act accordingly.
Ultimately, it can either be the biggest investment in terms of restaurant equipment or the most important (sometimes, both). So being knowledgeablee about large-volume refrigeration is important. But at the same time, this guide isn't comprehensive. If you want even more info, or interested in the quick-ship options on our walk-in cooler/freezer offerings at the frog, either visit us at 2416 Sand Lake Road or call us at (407) 480-3409.


A heady cocktail of structural change, tight levels of supply and increased confidence vis-a-vis other sectors is fuelling insatiable investor demand for industrial and logistics, according to the 2018 Industrial and Logistics Market Report, published by consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).
Volume-wise, no individual sub-sector really stood out in 2017, says LSH. Distribution warehouses (£3.8bn) and South East industrial estates (£1.4bn) both saw record volume, while the rest of UK accounted for £2.4bn, which was far ahead of anything seen over the past ten years. 2017 was also remarkable for the sheer depth of investment demand; the year saw 540 separate deals, up 51% on 2016 and 39% above the previous record year for volume in 2014.
Judging by market activity in 2017, occupiers appear to have been indifferent to the uncertainty posed by Brexit. The report, which examines activity across the whole market, reveals that UK-wide take-up was relatively respectable in 2017, standing at 96.2m sq ft and falling only 2% short of the five year annual average.


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SOFTIE IS A FINALIST FOR THE 2022 SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS
Events / 27th January 2023
Softie has made it among the finalists for the Social Impact Media Awards under the 'Feature Documentary Category'.
Since 2012, the annual SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS have set new standards of creativity and integrity in social impact storytelling, honoring eye-opening documentary filmmaking and XR/Interactive experiences that exemplify excellence in their potential to inspire social change. Each year, projects are selected from over 140 countries around the world, competing for awards, cash prizes, media features, and entry into SIMA's impact distribution channels.
It's an honor to be nominated among other impactful films. We are grateful to everyone that has taken time to watch Softie, shared the film and had conversations on how we can all do better. Our hope has always been for the film to inspire a change of mindset among all of us when it comes to voting.
Out of the 12 finalists, a winner will be announced on 10th February.
Wish us luck!
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NHK Showcases Latest 8K Super Hi-Vision Technologies
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Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) will be holding its anual Open House 2015 exhibition this week, where the latest developments related to the 8K Super Hi-Vision (SHV) technologies will be on public display.
The event will be held at the NHK Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL) in Tokyo Setagaya, from May 28 to May 31.
At 7,680 pixels by 4,320 pixels, the resolution of 8K, which NHK also calls Super Hi-Vision, is 16 times that of standard HD and four times that of 4K TVs. Uncompressed Super Hi-Vision signals can run about 24 Gbps or even 48 Gbps at 120 frames per second. It also has a 22.2 multichannel sound system.
NHK plans to start testing 8K satellite broadcasts next year, with general broadcasting set to start in 2018. Japanese aim at a full-scale coverage of the 2020 Olympic Games (Tokyo) in full 8K.
But viewers may be able to create their own custom broadcasts with a service called Hybridcast. Launched in September 2013, the broadband service lets viewers see interactive graphics and information linked to a program they're watching, such as the map of a golf course and leader boards below live shots from a golf tournament.
The latest Hybridcast improvements for 8K in which viewers can create their preferred cuts of a given broadcast. Viewers using HTML5 tablets linked to the Hybridcast service can record brief segments of 8K video at will and even choose their preferred angle when multiple cameras have been used. Four camera angles taken from a Japanese pop band concert were displayed on the tablet and, once selected, the preferred angle was seen on a large-screen TV nearby.
NHK hopes to begin test offerings of the service in 2018.
The broadcaster will demonstrate a Hybridcast video player that works with the MPEG-DASH streaming protocol. The player was linked to a Hybridcast TV, as well as browsers on some nearby mobile devices, such as tablets running Chrome and Explorer and a laptop running Safari, so that they all played the same content simultaneously. The technology is able to monitor the reception status of linked devices.
Among the many interesting developments in the event is a projector that can display full-specification 8K Super Hi-Vision images (8K full resolution, 120-Hz frame rate, wide-gamut system colorimetry) on a large screen.
Developed in collaboration with JVC Kenwood, the device is able to project 8K, vivid images with less motion blur on a 450-inch screen. It uses three 1.3-inch panels driven at a 120-Hz frame rate. Red, green and blue laser diodes are used as light sources. The projector's brightness is 8,000 lumens ant its dynamic range is 5,000: 1.
An single multilink optical cable can input full-specification 8K video signals (approx. 144 Gbps) to the projector.
NHK has also developed a laser-backlit LCD (4K) that supports wide-gamut system colorimetry for ultra-high definition T V (4K/8K). Ultra-high definition TV employs wide-gamut system colorimetry (a system to quantify colors) that can accurately reproduce saturated colors out of the HDTV gamut.
The LCD uses laser diodes (red, green, and blue) as a backlight source. It gamut coverage ratio is 98%, according to NHK.
In addition, NHK's engineers have developed a high-quality gamut mapping device to convert video in the wide gamut into video in the HDTV color gamut in real time. The gamut mapping device minimizes perceptual hue changes. It does not cause significant texture loss and discontinuous tones, which are generated with simpler gamut mapping algorithms commonly used.
As NHK is moving to promote the 8K SHV, they also continue research in the field of large, thin, and lightweight sheet-type OLED displays for 8K Super Hi-Vision This year, NHK is also exhibiting a display driving technology that reduces blur in OLEDs and an inverted OLED that will extend the lifetime of displays.
To solve the problem of motion blur of OLED displays, NHK has developed a driving method to control the temporal aperture of a panel. By suppressing instantaneous luminance changes, a longer lifetime as well as an improvement in video quality can be expected.
A flexible display has been developed using an inverted OLED that has high stability in air. With a structure opposite to that of conventional OLEDs, the device can use new materials that are resistant to oxygen and moisture. It will lengthen the lifetime of displays using plastic film substrate with low gas-barrier properties.
New Holographic Storage System For Archiving 8K Content
NHK, in cooperation with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd, have developed a high-density holographic memory for long-term storage of 8K Super Hi-Vision (8K) programs.
The optical storage system supports high-density storing of large amounts of multiplexed data onto a holographic medium. The system also reads (playback) the compressed 8K video data from the medium.
Previously, NHK's researchers had used the "angle multiplexing" method that recorded data by changing the angle of incident light on the optical medium. For the new system, a new "two-dimensional angle multiplexing" method has been applied. This method uses the position of the recording medium as an additional multiplex axis, increasing the multiplex number by four times over the single-angle multiplexing approach.
A holographic memory is used to record and reproduce compressed 8K video signals. In addition to the parallel signal processing method that had been previously disclosed, NHK has improved the mechanical system in order to enable a stable reproduction.
NHK hopes that the new holographic system will be established as a new way for archiving 8K video.
Working towards a high-quality 3D TVs
NHK is also continuing the research to make Integral 3D Television a part of their future broadcast offerings. To achieve high-quality integral 3D imagery, NHK is researching a technique to increase the number of pixels using multiple display devices.
By using multiple cameras and display devices, the number of pixels has been increased in order to achieve a high-quality 3D imagery. A newly developed integral 3D capturing equipment uses many cameras along with a large number of micro-lenses in a lens array to capture integral 3D imagery consisting of approximately 100,000 pixels.
NHK will showcase a 3D, glasses-free stereoscopic 3D TV. A 9.6-inch prototype panel is the world's smallest 8k TV to use about 10 million pixels in order to display 3D video. Its pixel density is 915ppi and is capable of showing video at 60fps.
In addition to the above mentioned 3D TV, NHK's researchers have been studying a ultra-high-density spatial light modulators (SLMs) with very large numbers of pixels, which is considered a crucial technology for future holographic 3D televisions.
Spatial light modulator is a device consisting of a 2D arrangement of tiny optical elements (equivalent to pixels) that is able to control the state of light
(amplitude, phase, etc).
The latest development is a narrow pixel-pitch SLM driven by spin transfer switching, which uses an active matrix driving method and can operate under low driving current. Active matrix driving method is a method to individually operate selected pixels by allocating switching elements as transistors for each pixel.
In order to be able to observe holographic 3D images from various angles, we need ultra-high-density spatial light modulators with very narrow pixel pitches. By increasing the density of the spatial light modulator driven by spin transfer switching, NHK's researchers have succeeded in narrowing the pixel-pitch by 60%.
In addition, a new device uses innovative light modulator elements as pixels. This technology is based on the tunnel magneto-resistance effect which draws less electrical current than conventional methods. It operates by spin transfer magnetization reversal, whereby the magnetizing direction of light modulator elements is controlled by the direction of current flowing through each pixel.
Tunnel magneto-resistance effect is a phenomenon whereby the electrical resistance of an insulating layer, placed between two magnetic layers, alters depending on the relative angle of the two magnetic layers.
In the future, in order to achieve a narrow pixel-pitch, ultra-high-resolution spatial light modulator, NHK aims to develop a nano-scale-fabrication process and further improve its light modulator elements.
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Ralph Lemon receives the 23rd Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities category for an extensive body of work that defies traditional conventions of dance and theater, creating instead multidisciplinary pieces that explore stories of race, identity, spirituality and heritage.
An artist working at the forefront of contemporary dance for many years, Mr. Lemon integrates choreography known for intense physicality and emotion with theater, drawing, film, writing and ethnography. Over his career he has created distinctive works for numerous dance companies and is known for his collaborations with noted musicians and artists in other disciplines. Described as fierce and emotionally fraught, his broad spectrum of work and evolving artistic legacy continues to influence both the current and next generation of choreographers and artists.
Mr. Lemon began his professional career with the Nancy Hauser Dance Company, and later worked with Meredith Monk before founding the Ralph Lemon Dance Company in 1985. Over a decade he built an ardent following and critical notice, but in 1995 Mr. Lemon chose to disband the company to pursue a broader artistic vision, and began constructing an unprecedented art/performance work, The Geography Trilogy, a decade-long anthropological and artistic inquiry into art, race and identity at the turn of the 21st century.
Mr. Lemon's more recent multimedia and performance pieces include Scaffold Room, Four Walls, and How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere?, a raw multidisciplinary work that revolves around Mr. Lemon's collaboration with Walter Carter, a centenarian, former sharecropper and lifetime resident of the Mississippi Delta. The immersive visual art installation, Meditation, which was part of How Can You Stay, was acquired for the permanent collection of the Walker Arts Center in 2012.
In 2018, Mr. Lemon served as the Josep Lluis Sert Practitioner at the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts at Harvard University. He is currently the Sachs Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Visual Arts Mentor at Columbia University School of the Arts.


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Boston assigns Rajon Rondo to D-League but just for workout
There had been talk that the Boston Celtics would send Rajon Rondo to their D-League affiliate for a tune-up game, but that's not what is happening here.
Rondo is just traveling a long way for a workout.
Boston officially assigned Rondo to the D-League's Maine Red Claws on Wednesday but that is not likely to delay his expected return to the Celtics lineup Friday night against the Lakers, reports CSNNE.com.
The four-time All-Star will participate in a workout today with the Red Claws and will be called back up in plenty of time to make what's expected to be his regular season debut against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
"Rajon is progressing terrifically in his rehab and this is the next step," said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations. "This is a brief assignment so that Rajon can participate in a workout this afternoon with the Red Claws and he will be called back up to the Celtics upon the conclusion of the workout."
Schedules don't allow NBA teams to practice much — Boston hosts the Raptors Wednesday night and likely will not have a full practice before Friday's game. There is more practice in the D-League so Rondo will get some run there.
Boston has lost nine in a row heading into Wednesday night and the return of Rajon Rondo may stop the short-term bleeding but likely will not alter the direction this Celtics season is heading — which is into the lottery in the year of a deep draft.


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I like loyalty in people that goes beyond personal pleasure or aggrandizement. We see too little of it today. I think commitment is associated with a dedicated Christian life.
22:20 Abiathar, who in Mark 2:26 is related to the incident of giving bread to David (1 Sam 21:6), evidently served as coadjutor with his father Ahimelech.
22:22 David's deception (21:2) brought devastating consequences, for which he assumed full responsibility.
26:1 The incidents related in chaps. 24 and 26 are similar, but the differences are sufficient to establish that the events are in fact separate. Jeshimon. See note on 1 Sam 23:19.
26:2 wilderness of Ziph. See note on 1 Sam 23:14.
a [one of the sons of Ahimelech ... escaped] Only one of the line of priests of Eli's line escaped to carry on his priesthood (1 Sam 22:20-23). Compare the only one that was saved in the line of kings to carry on the royal line of the Messiah (2 Kings 11).
Abiathar, excellent father. The son of Ahimelech and twelfth high priest in Israel (1 Sam 22:20-23; 23:6-9; 30:7; 1 Kings 1:7,19,25,42; 1 Chron 27:34; Mark 2:26). He was joint priest with Zadok who was with Saul's party (2 Sam 8:17; 15:24-36; 17:15; 19:11; 20:25; 1 Chron 15:11). He had a son who was also joint priest with Zadok for a while (1 Chron 18:16; 24:6). Solomon deposed Ahimelech because he espoused his brother' cause to become king; and Zadok became sole high priest (1 Kings 1:7-42; 2:22-25). Thus, the prophecy to Eli of the cutting off of his house as priests was fulfilled (1 Sam 2:31), for Abiathar was the last of his line to be sole high priest. Eli and Abiathar were of the house of Ithamar and Zadok was of the house of Eleazar. By this act of Saul he caused the transfer of Urim and Thummim to David (1 Sam 23:2,4,6,9-12).
a [Ziphites came unto Saul] This was the third time David was betrayed by his countrymen, twice by these same Ziphites (1 Sam 26:1; 23).
a [Then Saul arose ... to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph] Saul reverted to his depraved, jealous disposition, and began to seek David's life after vowing once that he wouldn't do so (1 Sam 19:6), and after having his own life spared by David (1 Sam 24).
22:20 Abiathar escaped to David with an ephod (23:6), a priestly garment containing the Urim and Thummim, two objects David used to consult God. The ephod was probably the only symbol of the priesthood that survived Saul's raid and made it into David's camp (23:6). Saul destroyed Israel's priesthood, but when David became king, he installed Abiathar as the new high priest. Abiathar remained in that position during David's entire reign.
26:9-10 David recognized God's sovereignty over the life of Saul and believed that God would remove him from office in His own perfect time.
a [God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day] Abishai recognized that God had given Saul into his hands again to do with him as he saw best (1 Sam 24:4). He then begged to smite Saul just once, promising he would never rise again; then David would be rid of his enemy. Again, however, David spared Saul's life (1 Sam 24:8-9).
a [David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish] The 13th prophecy in 1 Samuel (1 Sam 26:10, fulfilled, 1 Sam 31).
a [spear] It was customary to stand a tall spear at the entrance of the leader's tent.
b [bolster] The bolster was Saul's pillow (note c, 1 Sam 19:13). To take the spear from here was sufficient proof that he could have been easily killed.
a [cruse] Hebrew: tsappachath, jar or jug; translated cruse (1 Sam 26:11-12,16; 1 Kings 17:12-16; 19:6; 2 Kings 2:20).
b [deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them] This was have the secret of David's success — a deep sleep from God had overcome Saul and his men.
26:5-9 Abishai showed great courage when he volunteered to go into Saul's camp with David. In the heat of emotion, Abishai wanted to kill Saul, but David restrained him. Although Abishai was only trying to protect David, his leader, David could not hurt Saul because of his respect for Saul's authority and position as God's anointed king. Abishai may have disagreed with David, but he also respected the one in authority over him. Eventually he became the greatest warrior in David's army (2 Sam 23:18,19).
26:8ff The strongest moral decisions are the ones we make before temptation strikes. David was determined to follow God, and this carried over into his decision not to murder God's anointed king, Saul, even when his men and the circumstances seemed to make it a feasible option. Who would you have been like in such a situation—David or David's men? To be like David and follow God, we must realize that we can't do wrong in order to execute justice. Even when our closest friends counsel us to do something that seems right, we must always put God's commands first.
26:9 Why did David refuse to kill Saul? God had placed Saul in power and had not yet removed him. David did not want to run ahead of God's timing. We are in similar situations when we have leaders in church or government who are unfaithful or incompetent. It may be easy for us to criticize or move against a leader oblivious to God's hidden purposes and timing. Determining not to do wrong, David left Saul's destiny in God's hands. While we should not ignore sin or sit back and allow evil leaders to carry on their wickedness, neither should we take actions that are against God's laws. We should work for righteousness while trusting God.
b [I have sinned] Before this Saul would not admit that he had sinned; now under the pressure of being overwhelmed by the mercy, love, and justice of David, he freely confessed his sin.
c [return, my son David] This was Saul's first invitation for David to return from exile to serve God where and how He had ordained; to return to his own inheritance, and his own people; and to his own privileges as a citizen of Israel.
d [I will no more do thee harm] Saul didn't make this promise the first time David spared his life (1 Sam 26:21; 24:16-22).
e [my soul was precious in thine eyes this day] Before this Saul just said he couldn't understand why a man would spare his enemy (1 Sam 24:19); now he confessed the reason, acknowledging the love he knew to be in David's heart.
f [have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly] It took grace and character for Saul to admit this; it was the closest he'd come to true repentance since the Holy Spirit had left him (1 Sam 16:14-23).
a [Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it] In view of your changed attitude, you may send a young man for your spear and other things I have taken from you.
a [The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed] David committed his case into God's hands, and appealed to Saul to have as much respect for his life as he had had for the king's (1 Sam 26:23-24).
a [Saul retuned to his place] They parted, never to see each other again; Saul was soon to fall at the hands of enemies and meet his God whom he had rejected for so many years (1 Sam 31; 1 Chron 10:13-14).
26:25 Saul had opportunities to kill David, but he never did. Why? First, every time David and Saul were face to face, David did something generous for Saul. The king did not want to respond to David's kindness with cruelty in front of all his men. Second, David had a large following in Israel. By killing him, Saul would risk his hold on the kingdom. Third, God had appointed David to become king of Israel and was protecting him.


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Shirley M. Kitchen (born September 18, 1946) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 181st district from 1987 through 1988 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd District from 1996 to 2016.  She is the second African-American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate.

Early life and education
Kitchen was born in Augusta, Georgia. She graduated from Antioch University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Human Services and attended Temple University. She received certificates in Child Care, Behavior Modification and Economic Development from Temple.

Career
She worked as a poll worker in the City of Philadelphia from 1970 to 1976, as a social worker for the County of Philadelphia and as the Director of Constituent Services for the Philadelphia City Council from 1986 to 1987.

She was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181 in November 1987 and served through 1988.  She was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd district in November 1996 in a special election to succeed Roxanne Jones who died in office.  She served until November 2016 when she retired from the Pennsylvania State Senate.  She was the second African-American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania State Senate and at the time of her retirement, was the only African-American woman member of the Senate.

She worked as the Manager for the Management Information Systems Department of the Philadelphia Parking Authority from 1990 to 1992 and as Director of Constituent Services for the Philadelphia City Council from 1992 to 1996.

Ward leader
Kitchen is the Ward Leader of the 20th Ward Democratic Executive Committee.

2015 Legislative Action
Throughout 2015, she worked in the following committees:
 Public Health and Welfare
 Agricultural and Rural Affairs
 Transportation
 Urban Affairs and Housing

References

External links
Senator Kitchen official Caucus website
Pennsylvania State Senate - Shirley M. Kitchen official PA Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Shirley M. Kitchen (PA) profile
Follow the Money - Shirley M. Kitchen
2006, 2004, 2002, and 2000 campaign contributions

1946 births
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21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American politicians
African-American state legislators in Pennsylvania
African-American women in politics
Antioch University alumni
Living people
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania state senators
Politicians from Augusta, Georgia
Politicians from Philadelphia
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Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
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Home › Politics
Ife debates his way into national team
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Budget 2020: What do schools need to know?
Ife Grillo, a state school pupil from east London, has secured a place on the English national debating team, a side historically dominated by privately educated students.
Seventeen-year-old Ife (pictured) from Bridge Academy, Hackney, will now line up alongside team-mates from Eton, Westminster, Dulwich College and Alleyn's School at the world debating championships in Germany this July.
"I feel so humbled to be able to say that I am on Team England," Ife says. "It's been a long mental journey and I've had to learn to become confident in myself. I feel so proud and so lucky."
Ife, who has already debated in the House of Commons chamber, is the vice-chair of a national charity, mentors primary school students and has started his own organisation to encourage youth campaigning.
Ife debating at the Savoy Hotel, London
"I've always had a love for trying to resolve social issues, that's why I get so involved in politics," he says. "Debating is a great way to discuss issues in a calm atmosphere where everyone is listened to. It also forces you to look at both sides
of an argument."
He is the first member of the team to have been coached by Debate Mate, which targets schools with above-average numbers of children entitled to free
school meals.
This is also only the fourth time in the past decade that a student from a state school has got a place on the team and Ife says he hopes his success can "go some way in laying down a pipeline so more state school kids get this experience.
"The lack of diversity in debating is really bad. There is a massive lack of state school kids, females and ethnic minorities. The buck shouldn't stop with me."
The chief executive of Debate Mate, Margaret McCabe, says: "With the support of our mentors, his Debate Mate peers, and the wider debating community, he has worked incredibly hard . . . he will do himself and his country proud."
Ife says he also owes a lot of his success to his school.
"I am so thankful to go to a school that honestly believes and practises the concept that every child can change the world. My teachers saw something in me far before I did."
Ife will join his teammates, Archie Hall from Westminster, Rosa Thomas from Alleyn's, Ed Bracey from Eton and captain Kenza Wilks from Dulwich College, in training sessions before flying to Stuttgart to compete against students from around the world.
"I can't wait for Worlds," he says. "Getting to meet people from across the world who all have a shared pattern is brilliant. We're ready to go out and smash it."


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UK news: G20 police assault on Ian Tomlinson
Leroy Johnson 17 Apr 2009 16:27 GMT
The DEAD of I. TOMLINSON
G20 protest videos: Growing catalogue of evidence against police ..... Watch a collection of videos passed to the Guardian that appear to show police using excessive force against G20 protesters .... Police manhandle two demonstrators to the ground before letting the men get up and leave. During the second of these incidents, a policeman in a black uniform appears to aim a kick at the protester as he lies on the ground, sending him sprawling. .....
In the fortnight since the G20 protests in London, the Guardian has received video footage from a number of people that appears to show police using excessive force or questionable tactics in dealing with demonstrators and the press.
The best-known video was sent by a New York fund manager early last week. It shows Ian Tomlinson, who was attempting to return home on the evening of the first day's protests, on 1 April, being pushed to the ground by a police officer.
Here is a list of the footage received over this period, displayed in chronological order according to when the events took place. The Guardian is passing newly obtained footage to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, with the permission of those who shot the films. ......... Note: Most of the video footage contains violence, and one includes swearing. ............ http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/g20-protest-police-videos-catalogue


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Der Sultan von Brunei ist das Staatsoberhaupt von Brunei. Die königliche Stammlinie kann bis ins 15. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgt werden.

Geschichte
Die Anfänge der Dynastie liegen im Dunkeln. Zudem gab es Bemühungen, die Frühgeschichte zu islamisieren. Viele ältere Mitglieder des Hauses Bolkiah beanspruchen, dass ihre Vorfahren die BaHassan und BaAlawi Saadah aus Tarim und Hadramaut im Jemen seien. Aufzeichnungen und genealogische Tabellen über die Sultane von Brunei, die Batu Tarsilah, entstanden erst ab 1807.

Sultane
 Muhammad (Amtszeit 1363–1402 oder 1405–1415)
 Ahmad (1408–1425 oder 1415–1425)
 Sharif Ali (1425–1433)
 Sulaiman (1432–1484)
 Bolkiah (1485–1524)
 Abdul Kahar (1524–1530)
 Saiful Rijal (1533–1581)
 Shah Berunai (1581–1582)
 Hassan (1582–1598)
 Abdul Jalilul Akbar (1598–1659)
 Abdul Jalilul Jabbar (1659–1660)
 Muhammad Ali (1660–1661)
 Abdul Mubin (1661–1673)
 Muhyiddin (1673–1690)
 Nassaruddin (1690–1710)
 Hussin Kamaluddin (1710–1730 und 1737–1740)
 Muhammad Alauddin (1730–1737)
 Omar Ali Saifuddin I. (1740–1778)
 Muhammad Tajuddin (1778–1804 und 1804–1807)
 Muhammad Jamalul Alam I. (1804)
 Muhammad Kanzul Alam (1807–1826)
 Muhammad Alam (1826–1828)
 Omar Ali Saifuddin II. (1828–1852)
 Abdul Momin (1852–1885)
 Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin (1885–1906)
 Muhammad Jamalul Alam II. (1906–1924)
 Ahmad Tajuddin (1924–1950)
 Omar Ali Saifuddin III. (1950–1967)
 Hassan al Bolkiah (seit 1967)

Siehe auch
 Thronfolge (Brunei)
 Bruneiische Königsfamilie

Weblinks
 Profile der königlichen Familie (englisch)

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Environment Pollution
What Is Water Pollution? Sources, Environmental Impacts, Mitigation
What can we do to better protect our water sources from contaminants?
Autumn Spanne
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Autumn is an independent journalist and educator who writes about climate, biodiversity, and sustainability, as well as environmental justice and policy.
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Sources of Water
How to Mitigate Water Pollution
Water pollution is defined by any contaminants discharged into aquatic ecosystems that lack the capacity to absorb or remove them. This encompasses contamination from physical debris, such as plastics or rubber tires, as well as chemical contamination, such as when runoff finds its way into waterways from factories, farms, cities, and cars. Biological agents, such as bacteria and viruses, can also contaminate water.
All life on Earth relies on water, which means water pollution and all its sources are very real threats to our ecosystems. Here, we uncover where water pollution comes from, how the varying types affect the world's aquatic ecosystems, and what organizations and civilians alike can do about it.
Water Sources Subject to Pollution
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There are two separate sources of water on our planet at risk of pollution. First is surface water—think oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds. This water is home to many plant and animal species that rely on good-quality water for their survival. No less important is groundwater, which is stored below the surface in the Earth's aquifers, feeds our rivers and oceans, and forms much of the world's supply of drinking water.
Surface water and groundwater can become polluted in a number of ways, and here it helps to understand how pollution types are often divided.
Point source pollution refers to contaminants that enter a waterway via a single, identifiable source. Examples include a wastewater treatment pipe or a leaking oil pipeline.
Non-point source pollution comes from many scattered locations. Examples include nitrogen runoff from agricultural fields and stormwater runoff that carries contaminants from sewage systems, roadways, lawns, and industrial facilities into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Groundwater, in particular, is affected by point and non-point source pollution. A chemical spill or pipeline leak can seep directly into the soil, polluting the water below. But more often than not, groundwater becomes polluted when non-point sources of contamination such as chemical-laden agricultural runoff enter aquifers.
The impacts of water pollution may seem obvious: environmental damage and ecosystem disruption. Yet there are different levels to the damage that can ensue, so it is important to dive in and identify the key areas and species affected.
Agricultural Waste and Nutrient Pollution
Each summer off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, scientists measure a dead zone—an area with insufficient oxygen to sustain marine life. The culprit: stream discharge containing high levels of nutrient pollution.
Nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from farm fertilizers and animal waste, along with other land-based pollutants like pesticides, flow into waterways that eventually feed into the mighty Mississippi and other major rivers, which then carry massive amounts of nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico.
These nutrients stimulate algae production. As the algae die, they sink and decompose, becoming food for oxygen-consuming bacteria. The low oxygen levels force many marine species to move, creating huge areas void of life. Dead zones also occur in aquatic and marine systems in other parts of the United States and around the world, including in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes. Sometimes the algae itself is toxic, too, rendering water and even the surrounding air dangerous.
Industrial and Extractive Waste
A Dow chemical plant sits along the banks of the Kanawha River. Corbis via Getty Images / Getty Images
Chemicals and heavy metals from industrial facilities and power plants, along with extractive industries like oil and gas drilling and mining, also contaminate water, often with devastating consequences.
Power plant emissions account for 30% of water pollution from industrial sources in the United States. Heavy metals like lead, mercury, and arsenic don't degrade. Instead, they concentrate as they move up the food chain, bioaccumulating in the bodies of fish, wildlife, and people.
Fossil fuel drilling and transport infrastructures like pipelines and tankers are other big water pollution sources. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking and conventional oil and gas drilling, along with wastewater storage and disposal, can contaminate aquifers. That has happened in California's San Joaquin Valley, where toxic waste fluids from oil drilling operations have leaked or migrated into groundwater.
Pipeline accidents, like the 2010 oil spill in Michigan in which a broken Enbridge Energy Partners pipeline dumped a million gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River, are common in the United States. Offshore drilling rig blowouts, like the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, along with tanker leaks like the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill have caused ecological disasters in marine and coastal ecosystems.
Aerial view of water treatment plant. BNBB Studio / Getty Images
Wastewater refers to everything that goes down a drain or through a sewage pipe. Human waste contains not only bacteria and viruses, but pharmaceutical products, nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen, and contaminants that we've consumed. Household cleaners, personal care products, and lawn and garden chemicals contribute additional chemicals and plastics to wastewater.
While wastewater treatment systems filter some of these, even the most high-tech treatment facilities don't remove every contaminant. And not all wastewater ends up in treatment systems. Aging and poorly managed septic systems, for example, leach untreated wastewater into the ground, directly contaminating surface and groundwater sources.
Stormwater runoff represents another threat. When rain and snow hit impermeable surfaces like concrete and roads that can't absorb the precipitation, it flows instead to drains and surface waters, picking up pesticides, oil from roads, and lots of other chemicals. In addition, during heavy precipitation events, many wastewater treatment facilities release untreated sewage into waterways.
Plastics pose another challenge as rapid production of disposable plastic products outpaces humanity's ability to manage the waste. Significant amounts of plastic end up in waterways and eventually the world's oceans. Plastic washes up on beaches, and joins the enormous gyres of waste that collectively make up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Once in water bodies, plastic simply breaks into smaller and smaller components called microplastics. These microplastics end up in marine organisms, including fish that people consume, ingesting tiny particles of our plastic bags, water bottles, and synthetic clothing.
In addition to ingesting plastics, birds and marine life die from becoming entangled in fishing gear, six-pack can rings, and other plastic debris.
Climate change is both a contributor to water pollution and a consequence of it. Extreme weather like intense storms and drought worsen water quality, while warmer water temperatures encourage algal blooms and hinder the growth of native plants, like seagrasses, that sequester carbon, and filter contaminants. Carbon emissions are causing ocean acidification, which further impacts marine ecosystems and inhibits the ability of plants and animals to absorb carbon.
Climate change is also converging with water pollution to diminish the world's drinking water supplies. Only by understanding the relationship between these problems and addressing them in tandem will the world avoid chronic, severe water crises.
Pollution caused in one part of the world can affect a community in another. But political boundaries make it difficult to impose any one standard to regulate how we use and protect the world's water.
Still, a number of international laws aim to prevent water pollution. These include the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1978 MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. In the United States, the 1972 Clean Water Act and the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act, among other legislation, were created to help protect both surface and groundwater supplies.
In addition, global actions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources and mitigate the impacts of climate change on water supplies help combat water pollution.
Despite these and other actions to protect water quality, some places lack the necessary infrastructure to achieve the standards. In other cases, a government may lack the resources or political will to regulate the industry and enforce pollution controls.
How Can You Prevent Water Pollution?
Get to know your local watershed and volunteer to help clean litter from rivers, beaches, and oceans.
Educate yourself about the world's water supply and support projects aimed at protecting it.
Identify major polluters that impact water quality and advocate for laws and enforcement actions that make it harder for polluters to pollute.
Support green infrastructure projects that mitigate water contamination.
Reduce the use of chemicals that go down the drain, from lawn fertilizers and pesticides to personal care products containing plastics and endocrine disruptors.
Limit the use of plastics, especially single-use plastics like bags, bottles, and food containers. The Plastic Pollution Coalition is a good resource for policy updates on reducing plastics.
Originally written by
Jenn Savedge
Jenn Savedge is an environmentalist, freelance writer, published author, and former National Park Service (NPS) ranger.
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Iraqi influential Shi'ite cleric and the leader of Sairoon bloc, Muqtada al-Sadr, has given one year timeline to the new Iraqi government, after its establishment, to implement reforms.
Sadr said in a statement on his official Twitter account that Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who is now assigned to form the new Iraqi government, will be under watchful eyes of Sadr for one year after its formation.
Sadr expects the new government to fight corruption in the country.
He hopes that Abdul-Mahdi will be able to maintain an impartial position as the prime minister and avoid being influenced by a certain political party.
The Shi'ite leader also warned that they will rise against Abdul-Mahdi's government if it fails to address the crises in Iraq.
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Canadian punk rock band Pup made its Lawrence, Kansas debut at The Granada on Sunday night. The band delivered a wild performance where fans and band members alike surfed the crowd and incited mosh pits. Kansas City veterans The Architects kicked off the show, followed by Partner, a band known for its unconventional lyricism. In between songs, vocalists Josée Caron and Lucy Niles gave background on what inspired them to write their genre-defying tunes.


KOLKATA: As part of its efforts to reduce a growing coal stockpile, the government has decided to offer the fuel to thermal power units that do not have any supply contracts with Coal India. A policy on this would be readied by the end of March, coal secretary Anil Swarup said.
Speaking to reporters at the Asian Mining Congress in Kolkata on Wednesday, Swarup said the policy would outline the methods for supplying coal to power plants that do not have any supply agreement with Coal India. Supplies could start in early 2016-17.
Power plants with some 57,000 MW of installed capacity do not have any coal supply agreement or any supply commitment from Coal India. Of these, units with 9,000 MW capacity have already achieved commercial operation with coal received on temporary sources. The remaining units are in various stages of construction and will come up for commissioning from this year through 2020.
Some 6,000-7,000 MW of these projects already have power purchase agreements in place, but they do not have coal supply contracts from the state-run miner. Another set of 30,000 MW of power plants are in the pipeline and they have coal supply contracts in place.
"The current surplus supply situation is a temporary phenomenon and the government's UDAY scheme aimed at improving the financial conditions and operational parameters of distribution companies is expected to help boost power demand in the next six months. As financial positions of discoms improve, they would be better placed to buy larger volumes of power. Increased power demand will fuel increased demand for coal," the secretary said.
At present, discoms do not have the financial strength to buy additional power being generated. This situation has in turn damped power sale. CIL has achieved production growth of about 10% this year and power plants that have supply contracts with it are filled to the brim with coal.


When it comes to Cherry Blossom season, in my opinion, still there is nothing can beat the beauty of Cherry Blossom Festival in Jinhae, South Korea.
This-no-longer-hidden-gem has been popular over the years and become triple popular this recent years. But we cannot complain the overcrowded festival because there is nothing able to hide the picturesque of this city.
Last spring, I visit Jinhae for the second time. Partly because this city is gorgeous and other part because i want to explore this city on full day.
I arrived in Jinhae via Bus from Sasang Station, Busan. Since it was festival day, i need to queued about 1 hour to depart the bus. Arrive at Jinhae Bus terminal, I was curious about the train system in this city. There is Jinhae Station, but when i arrived there, the stations is closed from operation. I guess no train operated at this city. Everything should be covered by bus system.
From the station, I took a city bus to Gyeonghwa Station. We can use T-money or cash to pay the bus fare.
The most highlighted picture of Jinhae, of course the picturesque cherry blossom canopy above the train. I read that several years ago, this station is still operated but when I came, the station is no longer operated but there is stopping train just below the cherry blossom canopy. I don't know, during the off-season, the station may be operated again.
Just look at the gorgeous picture above, the flowers density contrast with red-blue color of Korail Locomotive. Instagram-lovers would take hundred pictures of those.
The thing is, it was so crowded. So many persons in there even I visited on Monday. So many tourists and the weather was hot. I cannot enjoy the place more than half an hour even there were so many food stalls out there. It was hard to take focused picture without being disturbed by someone's else hand or selfie stick.
Waiting for the train, Mas?
From Jinhae Station, cross the street to Jinhae Station Bus Stop.
Take Bus No. 307, 315, 317 to Gyeonghwa Station Bus Stop.
Yeojwacheon Stream is my another favorit spot in Jinhae. Long pathway of Cherry Blossom canopy and slow shed of petals create a magical chemical on this place.
Take your time to sit at the bench and enjoy the slow wind brought the petals. Or you can go down to the stream (which of course more quite) and sit at the stairs. There were also classical music performance from local students that made you feel the real festival.
To reach the stream, you can get off at Jinhae Station and walk about 100 meters.
Circling around the city, you will notice the steep railway of funicular at the top of the hill. That surely made you curious what is it in there hill?
In fact, there is a park at the top of the hill (or mountain), also a home for 9-storey- Jinhae Tower. The tower, which symbolizes a Korean naval warship, stands at the top of a 365-step staircase and commands a splendid view of both the city and the coastline.
To go to the top, there are two options. The first is by hike the ladders or secondly, purchase a funicular ticket. But during the cherry blossom season, the queue to ride the funicular was bit long therefore people usually choose to hike the ladders.
Since it is the tallest aerial view of the city, the view is spectacular. You can see the line up of cherry blossom trees across the mountain and city street. Compete also the beauty of blue sea side by side with mountains.
Finished enjoy the scenary, we can visit the museum or just stroll around the park. There are lot of birds sound between the tall trees of pines.
This time, I enjoyed Jinhae since morning until afternoon. The city was crowded, so many tourists and local blend enjoy the festive mood. After satisfied strolling around the city, I rode a intercity bus that take me to Masan because my KTX departed from there to Seoul. It took an hour from Jinhae to Masan and about 3 hours later to arrive in Seoul.
As a conclusion, Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festivals is still my favorite festival all the time, but even after twice visit, I don't think I will spend the night at Jinhae. My choice would be back to Busan again.


Thanks to their involvement in 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and their own upcoming series that will kick off with an IMAX premiere next year, the Inhumans have been just about everywhere with Marvel branding on it lately. Though there may be a number of theories as to why this is so (many of which have to do with 20th Century Fox owning the rights to the X-Men), the truth is that they have always been part of the fabric of the Marvel Universe and their visibility has been upped recently due to the popularity of characters like Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl, and more. But now the Inhuman presence is about to get even larger in 2017 thanks to a number of new titles coming to your local comic shop courtesy of Marvel Comics.
In a recent press release from the House of Ideas, editor Will Moss revealed that three all-new series featuring prominent Inhuman characters would join the Marvel Comics line-up starting in April in the wake of the fallout from events such as 'Civil War II', 'Death of X', and 'Inhumans Vs X-Men'. The first book to hit shelves will be 'Royals' from 'Ultimates' and 'New Avengers' writer Al Ewing and former 'Teen Titans: Rebirth' artist Jonboy Meyers. Described as "epic and intimate all at once", this series will see the Inhuman Royal Family abdicate the thrown and leave the destiny of the Inhumans on Earth to the next generation. From there, they will venture to the Kree homeworld and beyond to learn the origins of the Terrigen Mists to learn who they are as Inhumans and as people.
The second series will see Marvel continue the recent trend of bringing in some of the top writers from other fields of entertainment to play in the expansive sandbox that is the Marvel Universe. We've seen it with 'The Atlantic' national correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates, 'Agent Carter' showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' co-screenwriter Nicole Perlman. But this time it's Hugo Award Nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed joining the family as he helms a new series about the Inhuman monarch with a voice that could crack a planet simply titled 'Black Bolt'. Joined by fan-favorite artist Christian Ward of 'Ultimates', Ahmed brings us a tale that finds the silent king imprisoned on the edges of the cosmos with the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy. And though the prison is designed to hold threats like him, he must align himself with the murderers and thieves housed there in order to escape.
Finally, the real "crowd-pleaser" of the bunch will be 'Secret Warriors' from rising star creators Matthew Rosenberg and Javier Garron. After taking center stage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to Chloe Bennet's portrayal of the character every week on ABC, True Believers are pretty used to seeing Agent Daisy Johnson as part of a team. But instead of Fitz, Simmons, Mack, and May, Quake will lead a group of Inhumans consisting of Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Inferno, Karnak, and a few other surprise team members in 'Secret Warriors'. Although, this next generation of Inhumans tasked with keeping their race alive on Earth may be "the most dysfunctional superhero team out there", which should take us on a rollercoaster of action and adventure.
By the looks of things, 2017 is shaping up to be the year of Inhumans across all formats. So in between seeing them on your TV and in a theater near you, will you be picking up these new books from your local comic shops next year? Let us know in the comments below.
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Wolves, Wild draft histories are a ledger of hits and misses
By Michael Rand Star Tribune
June 18, 2018 — 6:41am
The Timberwolves and Wild have draft histories that can politely be described as hit-or-miss.
While both teams had key players obtained through the draft who played important roles on playoff teams a season ago, both also have had their share of missteps over the years.
In a nod to those combined histories — and to the fact that both the NBA and NHL drafts are this week — here is a look at both teams' draft histories as viewed in tandem. All of these categories take both the Wild and Wolves into account:
Best first-round picks: 2014
While neither team has hit a major home run in the same year, both found good value four years ago.
The Wolves chose Zach LaVine, a raw but talented prospect, with the No. 13 pick. He has shown explosiveness and scoring ability in the league above and beyond his draft slot.
The Wild, meanwhile, took Alex Tuch No. 18 overall. He had a strong 2017-18 season and looks to have a bright future.
Of course, neither player — LaVine with the Bulls and Tuch with Vegas — is still with his respective Minnesota team. Both were traded, but that doesn't change the fact that the picks were quite good.
Biggest year of regret: 2009
This is an easy one.
The Wolves that year took Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, passing on Steph Curry (who went No. 7 to Golden State). That decision nine years ago still has franchise-altering reverberations.
The Wild's regret is more subtle but still palpable. In 2009 Minnesota took Nick Leddy in the first round. Picking the former Eden Prairie standout was good ... but trading him to Chicago in the ill-fated and still much-discussed Cam Barker deal was not.
Biggest disparities: 2003, '08
Here we look at years where one team crushed the first round and one team crashed.
In 2003, the Wild took Brent Burns with the 20th overall pick. He's gone on to have a very good career with the Wild and San Jose. The Wolves that year infamously took Ndudi Ebi at No. 26 overall. They were trying to re-create the preps-to-pros success of Kevin Garnett. Narrator: They did not.
But the Wolves got the best of things in 2008, turning draft night maneuvering into the addition of All-Star Kevin Love at No. 5. The Wild took Tyler Cuma with the No. 23 pick. To date, he has appeared in one NHL game.
Best potential: 2015
The Wolves' that year took Karl-Anthony Towns No. 1 overall and added Tyus Jones, the No. 24 pick, via a trade. Towns is already a star and Jones is at least a valuable backup.
The Wild that year took Joel Eriksson Ek at No. 20; if we add second-round pick Jordan Greenway, there appears to be two potential lineup mainstays to come from the top of that draft.
Both teams will have challenges this year because the Wolves pick 20th and the Wild 24th. Both could use an influx of young talent, making this year important for both.
Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.
mrand@startribune.com 612-673-7564
Wolves' pick - 20th - on draft night offers no guarantees
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Google's Nexus 5X Will Definitely Continue Nexus 5's Legacy.
Nexus - A topic, a brand, a contender & certainly a device that runs through every consumer's mind, if you're down for a Pure Stock Android Experience. Right after the official unveiling of the First nexus back in the day, Google soon started a mission to debut their latest Android releases with the emergence of a newer Nexus every year. In 2013, Google introduced Nexus 5 to the world. This device had a lot of potential to stand among the flagship devices & still retain that affordable price tag with the cutting edge hardware, let me rephrase that-Back in 2013. Nexus 5 had everything : a better camera, better processing power, 2GB Ram, Lightning fast updates.etc Interestingly enough this was the most beloved Nexus phone around the globe, period. Essentially Google had constructed a frankenstein beast in a smartphone, that didn't cut holes in consumers pockets and offered alot among the competition.
But then in 2014, Google came up with Nexus 6. A Device manufactured by Motorola - crafted, honed & upgraded in every inch, so that Users can enjoy the latest and greatest features in the market. But the added elegance chopped that affordable tag from Nexus smartphones. This was going to happen sooner or later due to the added competition, as what you pay for is what you would get. Though Nexus 6 broke the barriers of one-handed usability and forced users to make use of their both hands while performing a task & If you had smaller hands, chances were you did be probably sticking up with Nexus 5. So now in 2015 at the end of the year, Google is playing out smart learning from their mistakes or shall i say, getting inspired from the competition? Coughs, iPhone 6/6Plus(Size differences). So earlier this week Google released 'Nexus 5X' & 'Nexus6P'. Phones that accommodate in small as well as larger hands. Today let's talk about the Smaller guy - 'Nexus 5X'.
Nexus 5X Initial Impressions :
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Nexus 5X is built upon the foundation of it's older cousin -Nexus 5, despite now it's faster in each and every sense. After all the newest hardware upgrades to many flagships, it was long rumoured that Nexus 5 would get a revamp from Google(technically LG), & that's what has eventually occurred. There's not even a point to speak about the whole leaks that were popping up on the internet, but let the bygones be bygones. So Nexus 5X is here, let's find out what's hot & what's not so hot.
1.) Snapdragon 808 Processor.
LG was smart enough to opt for Snapdragon 808 processor, instead of going with 810 processor for Nexus 5X. The opted chipset is an Hexa-Core processor which is definitely an improvement from the earlier Snapdragon 800 Quadcore Chipset. This makes the device more snappier, as now the processor has a lot of work to do from recognizing Fingerprints to processing crispy 4K footage.
But if you consider the price, Oneplus 2 offers a Octacore processor(Snapdragon 810,v.2.1) at a similar price tag. But the heating part chisels of the speediness. Yes, the 2nd generation of Qualcomm's snapdragon 810 processor doesn't heat as much as the 1st Gen chipset, but it still tends to be on the warmer side. Here's the video by MKBHD, showcasing the processor's(oneplus 2) heating issue. But do keep in mind that the performance doesn't go down. So LG was smart enough to neglect this processor & they headed ahead with Snapdragon 808 & 2GB Ram on-board.
2.) Camera.
Both the Rear & Front camera's have been updated. Rear camera is a 12MP shooter(12.3 Software wise) that gives you amazing shots even in low light with the new Lazer-autofocus mechanism, making it's way to nexus family. You can now record 4K video at 30FPS, I guess this was the No.1 requested feature of all time. Also Slo-Mo video recording with upto 120FPS is supported. It all happens with the magic wand - Sony image sensor with 1.55μm pixels. Dave Burke even compared Nexus 6P's photos with iPhone6S Plus, during daylight it seemed like iPhone 6S Plus took the edge, but as the lights went down Nexus 6P was the winner with detailed photos having less-noise without Flash. Google even confirmed that 'Nexus 5X' has the same camera sensor of the 'Nexus 6P'. Infact Nexus 6P lies on the list of 2nd Best Smartphone camera in the world by DxOmark, on top of that it doesn't even have an OIS mechanism & it still manages to be on that list, isn't that's truly impressive? So you're getting all that in Nexus 5X as long as you consider Rear camera.
While the Secondary camera is a 5MP shooter with f/2.0 aperture with a 1.4 μm pixels in a image. So expect some great selfies.
3.) Nexus Imprint.
Google brands the fingerprint scanner as 'Nexus Imprint', kind of what Apple did with Touch ID. Nexus 5X again has the same fingerprint scanner residing at the back as the Nexus 6P. Google claims that the Nexus imprint recognizes your touch and unlocks the device in less than just 600 milliseconds.
Quicknote: Nexus Imprint understands that you're holding your finger on the sensor, it then wakes up the processor matching your fingerprint with Google's secure algorithm and unlocks the device, there's no need of pushing the sleep/wake key. It's simply hard to believe that all this happens in just 600 milliseconds.
Many Device Manufacturers have created fingerprint scanners in the past, but they had to work on the software side on their own . But with the release of Fingerprint API's in Android Marshmallow, Manufacturers can tweak the settings for their sensor to work more efficiently and stay integrated within the system. Well Android Pay also plays a vital role in future mobile payments, play store purchases etc. So put forth, Nexus Imprint is here to stay and I can't wait to test it.
4.) USB Type-C (Fast charging).
This year at Google IO 2015, Google focused on how they'll be improving the battery life on their future products with the inclusion of the new USB Type-C during the introduction of Android M developer preview. Soon enough many companies included USB 3.1(Type-C) on their devices. Oneplus 2 was one of those devices to hit global release. USB Type-C connection was indeed fast & secure with faster transmission & receiving rates, but this had a downfall which was charging at normal, slower speed rates. This was the reason it took the Internet for it's sedate charging speeds & the hype was finally through with the added spiciness in the absence of NFC chip. Here's a video by GeekyRanjit where he test's the charging speeds of USB Type-C support on Oneplus 2. It approximately takes 2hrs for the Oneplus 2 to charge, I know it has a bigger battery but we can't deny the fact, that it charges very slowly. So this was the main reason many manufacturers skipped USB type-C or USB 3.1 support on their upcoming smartphones, as this space had still a lot to grow.
But Google completely changed this fact, as they brought Fast charging to the table with USB type-C port on-board to both Nexus 5X & Nexus 6P, Making the newer mechanism, robust. You can plug-in the charging cord and Get upto 3.8hrs of juice in just 10 minutes on Nexus 5X. So now i wouldn't hesitate recommending anyone a USB type-C device, as the fast charging box left in my list has been checked smartly by Google. I must say well played, Google!
5.) Design.
Designwise Nexus 5X follows the footprints of Nexus 5 with similar body and finish. Well this time around with smooth curves that expand along the edges & the camera bump that stay's in the center so that the device could wobble in both sides, when laid flat on any surface which is again if you're using the device. LG would've opted for a edge to edge bump as we saw on Nexus 6P, but that's fine when you're cutting the cost.
Placement of Nexus Imprint has been well thought of, as we often put our Index Finger at the back while we hold a device, So props there Google! It'll be interesting to see how Cases utilize that part, as it'll give the feeling of a Motorola dimple. Nexus 5X is available in 3 colours - Carbon, Quartz & Ice.
6.) Display
It has a gorgeous 5.2 inch (1920x1080) Full HD display with 423ppi. It's good to see that Google went with a HD display instead of jumping to a 2K display, as the processor would've had a lot of work to do on a 2K display hindering the performance. So 1080p HD screen is a great choice as the processor has less pixels to deal-with, so that's a bonus. Although Google opted for an older Gorilla glass 3 panel which I think isn't fair considering the added price. But the display surface has a oleophobic coating to prevent those ugly smudges.
7.) Internal Storage.
Nexus 5X comes with 16/32 GB device storage on-board. As we know Nexus as a brand has been a franchise of devices with no expandable storage & That is a tough choice for any consumer to make while purchasing a device. Google should've added an 128GB or atleast a 64GB version. It's hard to live in 2015 having 16GB as your Internal storage, from which 4-5GB is already taken up by the OS & in-built Apps.
So Google, "Please consider adding a MicroSD card slot on a 16GB variant or completely ditch the 16GB model, the world doesn't live on cloud storage especially if you're in a country like India."
This is the only part that concerns me. But Google recently made it clear that they'll be reducing the amount of pre-installed apps, so that you're not forced to use them. It's in news that Google Newstand, Google+ will be available to download from Playstore & not as an in-built app.
PS: This is not the death of Google Plus in any means. They simply needs to clear the gap between the cross-platform apps to make it more Accessible, just as they did with Google Photos, Hangouts website.
8.) Marshmallow.
Lastly there's the Operating system - the heart and soul of any device, Google introduced an complete overhaul of their Mobile OS last year with Android Lollipop. This year they plan to refine the un-touched left details and make the OS glitches free. Sundar Pichai makes it clear, that they've gone back to the basics with M release at Google IO 2015. So with the unveiling of the two new Nexus's, Android Marshmallow makes it's debut which is currently rolling out to legacy Nexus & Android One devices in OTA's/Flashable file links. So make sure if you have any of those devices hop on to settings and check for the update.
Marshmallow brings many changes from Google now-on-tap, Translation across the system, app-permissions, fingerprint support, Adoptable SD card, Android Pay.etc to refining left parts like redesigned volume sliders, cut/copy/paste mechanism etc. Infact you can check this out - Marshmallow dev preview 1, preview 2, preview 3 to get an in-depth view about the changes.
So is Nexus 5X, a perfect buy? Answer would be, Yes with the added features it's a great buy. Moto X Pure can be a great contender to it, but there's no Fingerprint scanner on-board on Moto X Pure/Style which is again a disappointment for many. All in all Google has developed a great device that definitely continues the legacy of Nexus 5 to stand among the very best devices available in the market with better specs & most importantly provides a pure stock android experience. Also keep in mind that both of these Nexus's will be available from October 13th in India. Infact you can already buy one via Google Store.
Source : Google (Images belong to Google)
Also see : Few things you should know before buying a Nexus 6P & Nexus 5X
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Hemisphere Highlights - Volume III Issue 12 — December 2004
December 1, 2004 Corruption charges against former state presidents continue in Central America.
Globalization and National Security
December 1, 2004 | James Andrew Lewis
Globalization--the international integration of markets for goods, services, and capital--raises serious issues for U.S. national interests because of its effect on technological leadership and economic strength. The underlying concern is that economic globalization will...
Transnational Threats Update November 2004 - Vol. 3, No. 1
Countries in the Pacific Islands, in particular, Papua New Guinea, face overwhelming transnational threats such as drugs, small arms and human trafficking, and money laundering, while state institutions have proven increasingly less capable to effectively address these...
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Issues in International Political Economy - A Mexico Initiative for the Renewed Bush Administration - November 2004, Number 59
Mexico has a larger direct impact on the United States than any other country in the world.1 Some of the realities that prompt this assertion are its large population (more than 105
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In a series of increasingly urgent meetings over the last year, European diplomats have sought to steer Iran away from a confrontation over its nuclear program. Despite small successes, victory is unlikely. Distrust among all interested parties, combined with the Iranian...
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