The Ocean City Police Department is seeking information leading to the arrest in a bank robbery that occurred at the 122nd Street location of the Bank of Ocean City.
Ocean City police are seeking information leading to the arrest in a bank robbery that occurred at the 122nd Street location of the Bank of Ocean City.
On Wednesday, Aug. 24 at around 2:15 p.m., a black male suspect estimated to be in his late 20s or early 30s threatened two bank tellers with what appears to be a semi-automatic pistol, police said. The suspect was given an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot.
The suspect is described as being between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-10 and of medium build, police said. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was wearing a large bucket hat, a fake beard and a beige jumpsuit. He was last seen heading south on Coastal Highway.
Police said any one with information on the suspect's identity or whereabouts are urged to call Detective Carl Perry at 410-520-5439, or OCPD's crime tips hotline at 410-520-5136.
Citizens are also advised that the suspect is armed and potentially dangerous, and to immediately call police if the suspect is spotted. Police strongly advise not to attempt to detain, confront or otherwise engage the suspect.


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The Empire of Homeopaths Strike Back
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We know it is going to be a fun year for watching Homeopaths. The fight is well and truly on for who gets to pretend to regulate the profession. The beleaguered Society of Homeopaths have today gone on the offensive for total and unyielding control. The year started off with Prince Charles and the Foundation for Integrated Health announcing the arrival on the scene of the government backed Complementary and [read more…]
Netcetera are Recreant Milquetoasts and Poltroons. Positive Internet Stand Tall.
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So, the Quackometer has been up and running for 24 hours now and most systems have been restored. A bit more to go though. For the technically inclined, this has involved a move from cuddly cotton wool children's Microsoft servers to grown up, open source, Apache/Unix servers where a missed semi-colon can kill faster than a homeopath dishing out malaria pills. It's been a bit of a bother, but I [read more…]
The Black Duck and its Phoenix like Powers
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Please bear with me as the new quackometer goes through its re-birthing pangs. Transfering to a new, better, more helpful and cuddlier hosting provider is taking time. The Quackometer Engine and other facilities may well be out of action for a short while. Features will come on line over the next few days. Expect bugs and wierd behaviour. Repsek goes out to the Positive Internet crew who have been amazingly [read more…]
Homeopathy Research Institute – The Highest Scientific Standards…
The Homeopathy Research Institute (HRI) has been set up by homeopaths Alex Tournier (who apparently works for Cancer Research UK) and Clare Relton (who is based at the University of Sheffield). The Alliance of Registered Homeopaths in one of their rare press statements have made much of it. They say, The aim of the Homeopathy Research Institute is to promote and facilitate high-quality scientific research in the field of homeopathy. [read more…]
You are Taking Part in a Randomised Controlled Trial Right Now
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Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trials (DBRCTs) are not the preserve of medical science. Increasingly, corporations are using them to enter into a new world of Evidence Based Marketing where massive, continuous and automated trials are being run on us in order find out how to sell more stuff and become more profitable. What does this mean for medicine and our lives? Our beliefs are our internal models of the outside [read more…]
Google Advertises Busted Triamazon Cancer Cure
1st February, 2008 3
After yesterday's raids by the MHRA on suspect dodgy pill sellers and their 'Internet Day of Action', perhaps one of the largest profiteers from such schemes will get away with it. Google has been quite happy to take money from triamazon.com to show adverts for the site and the hugely overpriced food supplement pretending to be a miracle cancer cure. This is despite the fact that Google has a clear [read more…]

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Bernardo Piereck
Dechert LLP
Bernardo L. Piereck represents private equity, private company and public company clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and general corporate and securities matters. His experience includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving both strategic and financial buyers, sellers and financial sponsors in inbound and outbound transactions.
As part of his private practice, he also has experience in representing public corporations in Securities and Exchange Commission investigations, as well as non-profit organizations on formation, qualification for tax-exempt status and governance practices. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Piereck worked as an economist at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
In that capacity, he led the technical economic analyses of market power abuses and anomalous market behavior in the California wholesale energy markets and participated in settlement negotiations regarding refunds, penalties, and compliance plans.
Mr. Piereck has been listed as a recommended lawyer for the International Firms: Capital Markets category by The Legal 500 Latin America 2017. He is also listed as a 'Mexico Specialist' in The Legal 500's Private Practice Powerlist. In addition, Mr. Piereck was recently named a "notable practitioner" for M&A and private equity by IFLR 1000.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Piereck worked in the Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm where he represented clients in the negotiation and drafting of core and ancillary transaction documentation in relation to the acquisition and divestiture of several public and private target companies.
Florida International University, B.A., 2001, cum laude, Golden Key International Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society, Dean's List
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 2008, magna cum laude, Managing Editor of The Docket Newspaper, Member of the George Mason Law Review, Trial Advocacy Association, Hispanic Law Students Association
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Kinross Gold Corporation in its acquisition of two Brazilian hydroelectric power plants through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kinross Brasil Mineraçao.
Cinemex Holdings USA, Inc. in its acquisition of Cobb Theaters, a modern, premium circuit of 28 theater locations across the southeastern United States.
Laguna Dairy, S.A. de C.V., a multinational fresh fluid dairy processor based in Mexico, in the sale of Borden to ACON Investments, LLC via an equity recapitalization.
GIC, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, in its US$350 million investment in Kronos Inc., a company focused on delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud, as part of a broader recapitalization of Kronos.
Court Square Capital Partners in a number of its transactions, including the US$1.12 billion sale of the Harvard Drug Group to Cardinal Health Inc., and various portfolio company acquisitions.
Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals on its 2014 acquisition of DDAVP® (desmopressin acetate) from Sanofi.
Sweden-based Orexo AB in its sale of the rights to the pharmaceutical product Abstral in the United States to Galena Biopharma, Inc.
Guggenheim Investments in its acquisition of Accretive Asset Management LLC, a leading provider of fixed-income indexing solutions and the creator of BulletShares Indices.
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RGA Congratulates Governor-Elect Greg Gianforte On Victory In Montana
November 4, 2020 | General, Montana, RGA News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statement from RGA Chairman Governor Greg Abbott congratulating Governor-elect Greg Gianforte on his victory in the Montana gubernatorial election, the most targeted gubernatorial race in 2020.
"On behalf of America's Republican governors, I congratulate Greg Gianforte on his victory in the great state of Montana. After 16 years of Democratic control, Governor-elect Gianforte is the right leader at the right time to bring fiscal responsibility to Helena and expand opportunity and prosperity for all Montanans.
"Greg has spent his entire career creating high-paying jobs and enriching his community in the state he loves. With his proven track record of growing the economy and fighting for Montana values, Governor-elect Gianforte has the vision and the skill set to lead Montana's comeback."
RGA Executive Director Dave Rexrode added, "The RGA and DGA made Montana their top race in 2020, with both organizations spending a significant portion of their political budgets in the state. Despite being outspent by the DGA and other Democratic groups, Republicans were able to win the governor's office for the first time in 20 years. The RGA invested over $10 million in support of Governor-elect Gianforte's election, including statewide television, radio, digital, direct mail, and text/mobile efforts using a newly refined modeling program which allowed us to more effectively communicate with specific persuadable voters. Montana was the biggest gubernatorial prize in 2020, and Republicans delivered a decisive victory."
The Republican Governors Association invested over $10 million in support of Governor-elect Gianforte's election.


Some of us just aren't great at remembering faces, which can result in an awkward moment when we think we're meeting someone for the first time and they say we've met before. Or even worse, we think we've met someone before and greet them that way, only to find out they have no idea who we are. Here's a one sentence trick to avoiding these embarrassing moments.
As with any type of warm greeting, the key to making this work is to send signals that you're pleased to meet this new person (or see them again if it turns out you know each other). Give a genuine smile, use a light inflection when greeting them, and be an active listener.


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Fair Use, Legal Databases, and Access to Litigation Inputs
10 Jul 2014, 3:30 am by Annemarie Bridy
(Anyone who has ever used PACER knows that it is not a (re)search-friendly database.) [read post]
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A Pair of West Coast Events
If your event is not free, you can advertise it with us. [read post]
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We're hiring...
First Round Capital is looking for a (west-coast based) Venture Analyst to help us build and manage our growing portfolio of companies. [read post]
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West Coast Pay Raise Watch: The Heller Ehrman 'Raise,' and a Request for Bonus Information
We're already on the case. [read post]
Why Do West Texas Oilfield Companies Keep Hiring Dangerous Truck Drivers?
30 Dec 2019, 1:23 pm by Michael Grossman
While many of us may envy that kind of resolve and determination, we don't have much trouble understanding why these folks do what they do. [read post]
Grossman Law Blog - http://www.injuryrelief.com/blog/
Why Are There TV Crews On the Edge of Campus?
19 Apr 2008, 2:47 pm
We're used to them when there's an event, and of course down near the south-west side where the baseball stadium is. [read post]
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West London Man (8): Legal advice…
West London Man 8: Audio version [read post]
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Relevant Excerpts from President Obama's West Point Speech
28 May 2014, 10:12 am by Benjamin Wittes
That's why we're putting in place new restrictions on how America collects and uses intelligence — because we will have fewer partners and be less effective if a perception takes hold that we're conducting surveillance against ordinary citizens. [read post]
Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/
Can't Go Home, West Virginia
26 May 2010, 12:30 pm by Will
West Virginia brought a parens patriae action in West Virginia state court under the West Virginia Antitrust Act and West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. [read post]
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"[I]t's implausible that Prof. West doesn't know how to form the preterite of succumb..."
9 Jan 2011, 9:00 am by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
West has used the verb succumb and its preterite succumbed many dozens of times in his books; and no doubt many more times in his speeches and interviews. [read post]
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Crash Blocking US 93 at 200 S, Jerome County
21 Nov 2013, 4:51 pm by Idaho State Police
Traffic is being re-routed, and motorists are advised to avoid the area. [read post]
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West Memphis Three Freed
19 Aug 2011, 12:16 pm by Steve Hall
Judge Laser said he had never heard of the law being used in his 14 years on the judicial bench. [read post]
StandDown Texas Project - http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/
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"At one point in Betsy West's and Julie Cohen's new documentary 'RBG,' NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg claims that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 'was doing something that was incredibly important to American women.'"
West and Cohen certainly believe that Ginsburg is a significant figure, but the evidence they present is ultimately unconvincing.... [read post]
Date Of Taking, Project Announcement, And Condemnation Blight In West Virginia: 'Condemnation Blight Damages' And 'De Facto Taking' Not Interchangeable
20 Nov 2019, 7:07 am by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
I mean, it really hurts your business when they're doing stuff out there. [read post]
inversecondemnation.com - http://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/
Depositions in a Nutshell
14 May 2020, 8:00 am by Matt Thomas
Ask us! [read post]
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Feds Suing $166,400 Seized in Key West, Florida Drug Bust
10 Nov 2017, 5:00 am by Brian Silber
Source: 11.07.17 Feds want cash seized in a raid, so they're suing the cash.pdf [read post]
Courthouse Insider - http://www.briansilber.com/
Capitol crimes
Here in Wild Wonderful, we're putting high tech to use at the state Capitol. [read post]
West Virginia Legal Weblog - http://legalweblog.blogspot.com/
"We're given Black History Month and we take that like it's some gift to us.... What if we had, Remember When I Cheated on You Month? How does that make you feel?"
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We're given Black History Month and we take that like it's some gift to us. [read post]
Where in the world is taxgirl?
18 Jul 2008, 3:13 pm
If you're looking for me - and you're at BlogHer - you can find me in the California West Room at the Westin. [read post]
taxgirl - http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/
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Diamond fire is one of the most magical effects of a diamond. Learn the difference between fire and brilliance and the secret to maximum fire.
Everyone has different criteria for what they want in a diamond. Some people want the biggest diamond they can possibly afford. Some want a particular cut or clarity level. Some want a flashy setting.
For some, just finally receiving a diamond engagement ring after several years of dating - any diamond ring - results in the most desirable diamond.
If you'd like a diamond with the most sparkle though, there are some terms you should know. You've probably heard of brilliance, but there is also fire.
Read on to learn what it is and how to look for it.
Diamond fire refers to the rainbow flashes that a diamond generates. As you turn the diamond, you'll see flashes of orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue light that almost look like fleeting bursts of fire (hence the name).
Diamond fire is the result of dispersion of light. As white light strikes a transparent item (such as a diamond, glass, or water droplets) and passes through, the light rays slow down. In simple terms, this causes the white light to be split into various colors. This is also the same effect as a rainbow after a rain.
A diamond is highly refractive, which means that it disperses light very well. This enhances this rainbow effect, causing the diamond fire.
You may hear all three terms - fire, brilliance, and scintillation - used to describe a diamond. They sound similar, but they're different things.
Brilliance describes the white light you see. Brilliance occurs when light enters from the top, bounces around and exits again through the top.
Scintillation describes the flashes of light that reflect off the surface of the diamond as you move it. This is also often referred to as sparkle.
Fire describes the rainbow colors you see due to dispersion of light. Fire occurs when light enters at an angle, slows down, and disperses into different colors.
The best way is just with your own eyes. Most people prefer to just look at the diamond and decide whether it generates the type of fire they want.
Different cuts of stones will display varying levels of fire. And different people may disagree about what exactly constitutes the best level of fire. However, nearly everyone can agree that diamond fire creates an amazing phenomenon in the stone, contributing to the almost magical aspect of a diamond.
If you're looking for a quantifiable measurement of diamond fire in a particular stone, AGS Laboratories can create one of these using 3D scanning technology. You'll then receive a fire map of the areas where the diamond displays fire.
The cut of the diamond is the most important for brilliance and fire. Cut refers to how the diamond's angles and proportions reflect light. In a well-cut diamond, the light will enter from the top, bounce around, and exit again from the top. This returns the light to the viewer.
In a poorly cut diamond, the light will enter and leak out the bottom or side. It'll seem dull.
If you want the most sparkly diamond, it's important to get the best cut possible. An excellent cut will display both incredible brilliance and fire.
Where to buy diamonds with great fire. Whiteflash and Brian Gavin are two online jewelers known for exceptional cut quality. They offer super ideal diamonds cut in the most ideal proportions for the best light performance.
James Allen also provides HD 360-degree videos of every diamond in its collection. So you can turn the diamonds at all angles to see what kind of fire they display.
The light source also plays a huge role in how much fire you see. Without the proper light source, the level of diamond fire may be muted. This is why diamonds always look so extra sparkly in jewelry stores. They use the best combination of lights to bring out the stones' brilliance and fire.
For indoor conditions, LED lights will show diamond fire better than a fluorescent light. Fluorescent lights are better for diamond brilliance (white light).
You'll see better fire under a direct light source as well, such as sunlight or halogen spotlights. When outdoors, direct sunlight will show off the diamond's fire properties. A cloudy day (which produces diffuse light) will subdue the fire.
Additionally, if the jeweler has colored lights in the store, rather than white lights, you may notice a greater fire effect in the stone that is impossible to replicate outside the store. When looking at a diamond's fire, always ask to see the stone in a white light, rather than in a colored light.
We already mentioned that cut is the most important. Here are a couple of other factors that affect fire.
Clarity. A lot of large inclusions (flaws within a diamond) can block light rays as they move through the stone, reducing the fire effect. Generally, we'd recommend SI1 or above.
Dirt. If the surface of the diamond is dirty, it will block the light that's exiting the stone, reducing the fire effect that you'll see. So keep your diamond clean to keep it sparkling.
Color. Whiter diamonds will display greater fire properties. If you love the look of yellow diamonds, keep in mind that they won't exhibit as much fire as white diamonds.
Diamond fire is one of the most magical properties of a diamond. If this is something you want, then make sure to get a diamond with the best cut possible. An ideal cut will generate the most brilliance and fire.
Once you see the diamond fire effect in a stone, we're sure that you'll love it. This is one time when fire and ice (the diamond) go together brilliantly!
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ReAKKT: Sterilizing SNB intervention with ECB help?
Swiss National Bank has announced today it will defend EURCHF at the 1.2000 level at any cost.
It has declared it is prepared to sell UNLIMTED amounts of CHF. This means buying adequate amounts of EUR.
In theory, SNB can print unlimted amount of Swiss francs.
By buying euro, SNB will increase its already substantial foreign reserves. This creates a risk of loss if the value of these reserves decreases. However, by providing the floor for EURCHF exchange rate, SNB can defend the CHF-denominated value of its holdings.
Hence, if EUR strengthens, SNB makes - at least on paper - a profit on its position.
And if EUR weakens, SNB can defend it by buying even more EUR with unlimited funds.
There is a problem with unwinding the position though. The larger the EUR position held by the SNB, the harder it is to sell it without affecting the markets and pushing EURCHF down.
One possibility would be to park accumulated EUR at the ECB, using a swap construction similar to the Dollar Liquity Swap Lines previously provided by Fed.
SNB could swap its EUR with ECB for CHF at the fixed rate of 1.2000, securing the CHF-denominated value of its foreign holdings.
However, banks would need to somehow square the interest differential between CHF and EUR. For example, while CHF LIBOR O/N rate is currently (minus) -0,00333%, EUR LIBOR O/N stands at 0,83438%, meaning that on each one billion of EURCHF, ECB would have to pay roughly 8,4 mln EUR of interest daily.
Unless both banks set the IR for the swap at 0%.
BTW: Can BOJ perform similar intervention?


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Curved art in the real world: A psychological look at the art of Guillaume Bottazzi
Before you continue reading this, please take a look at the space around you.
You are most likely indoors. How did we guess this? Well, today most people spend close to 90% of their life inside buildings. Moreover, it is also likely that most of the objects that surround you, and the elements that constitute the room you are in, are human-made, designed by a human creator. Have you ever thought about how these surroundings affect the ways you feel, think, and behave?
The artist Guillaume Bottazzi has devoted much of his work to actively designing aspects of the environment. He has achieved this not only by producing objects—such as artworks or three dimensional artworks—that can become part of the environment, but also by interventions that change the visual appearance of large-scale environments themselves. Such interventions influence our perception and evaluation of those surroundings—and much more! For example, how we feel.
This is how Guillaume Bottazzi's art looks through the lens of psychology. But why approach his art—or any art for that matter—from a psychological perspective? Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. As such, it seeks to understand what makes us who we are as individuals and communities, what moves us and what stops us, what drives us to achieve, what makes us want and feel, and where our joys and miseries come from. An important part of who we are, and of how we feel, has to do with our interactions with our environment; specifically with the way we shape and experience our immediate surroundings.
Today, psychology is mostly practiced as an empirical science; it is based on data that were collected in experiments aiming to test and prove psychological theories. In our daily business as researchers in Psychology, therefore, we often conduct laboratory and field experiments, systematic observations, and collect data that either support or contradict the hypotheses that guide our studies. More than 150 years of inquiry have revealed many things about how the human mind and brain work. If art has anything to do with human emotion and reason, or with how humans view themselves and their world—and we are convinced that it does—then Psychology can contribute to understanding the way art in general, and Bottazzi's art in particular, is experienced.
When psychology was founded as an academic discipline in the late 19th century, most research was concerned with sensory perception. In the tradition of Herman Helmhotz, and other great physiologists of that time, psychologists aimed to measure the intimate side of simple acts of perception: How does light arriving through the eyes get translated into a sensory experience? How does this feel? Is this subjective experience lawfully related to the amount and intensity of light? Pursuing this sorts of questions produced a greatly successful line of research. It revealed many of the feats and tricks the human mind uses to understand the world, but also many of its biases, constraints, and limitations that help it deal with the vast array of information and events taking place around us. Some of these feats and constraints combine to endow humans with a certain memory span, a limited focus of attention, or the perception of color constancy and visual grouping, among many other possible examples. However, a different tradition has aimed to understand much more complex perceptual experiences, such as apprehending images, artworks, or even the full complex scene of our environment as it appears to us. This approach was already called for by the founders of this "new science" of Psychology in the 19th century, but for many reasons its development was much slower. And, although a science of perception of art is now established in Psychology , the perception and appreciation of our environment has only recently gained a relevant place in Psychology.
What do we know about the perception of our environment? We know that people can identify images as depicting a seaside landscape, a forest scene, or a human-made environment with only a glimpse, even when these images are presented for as briefly as a 1/10th of a second . Regarding preferences for certain environments, we know that people like nature as seen from a safe and hidden vantage point, with some views and possibilities for further exploration , and that people consistently like images that show landscape scenes more than urban scenes .
This latter finding is particularly striking, because we spend a vast amount of our time in human-made environments. If you think of your daily routines, and those of the people you know, it is easy to see how only rarely do people in western countries encounter untouched nature. Why have so few studies been conducted to understand how environments designed and created by humans influence our lives and our feelings? This is one of the mysteries of our research field. It is difficult to understand, because even common sense suggests that the design and creation of living environments might benefit from knowledge about the way that people perceive and evaluate the different alternatives of how environments look.
One thing is very clear, though: people respond to the aspects of objects and places, and among these are basic visual features. Psychologists, and philosophers before them, have long searched for basic visual elements that guide our preferences, and affect our feelings and well-being.
So, are there any general laws that can predict what most people will like? One consistent finding is that curvature influences aesthetic responses. People prefer curved objects to sharp ones . This has been shown for car design, where curved design is often liked more , while apparently taste and fashion also affect such preferences. More systematically, it was demonstrated that when people were shown images of object such as watches, sofas, toys, and so on, on a computer screen for very brief times, then the curved-contour versions of the objects were liked much more . In a follow-up study, these researchers also found evidence that the preference for curved contours is related to lower activity in brain regions that can be associated with fear . So, curved contours could be preferred because they seem less harmful, or plain and simply because they are inherently attractive . The idea that curvature is an aesthetic primitive confirms philosophers' claims since the 18th century. Burke, for instance, believed that beauty is smooth, without edges or sharp angles. In this respect, Guillaume Bottazzi's work exemplifies the use of these basic features, which elicit pleasure automatically, probably unconsciously, and are attractive to the eye. Like many artists, he intuitively applies these principles and produces visual doses of sensory pleasure.
This picture of Bottazzi's exhibition in Miyanomori International Museum of Art in 2011 also show a distinct contrast between the shapes in the art and major architectural elements, such as the frames, the ceiling, the different non-curved sharp angles. The presence of straight elements is not unusual—you may check again your current surroundings.
So the question arises whether architecture might be an exception of our preference for curvature. To find this out, together with a large network of colleagues from psychology, neuroscience and architecture, we conducted a study in which we asked participants to look at carefully selected images of modern interior architecture spaces. They were asked to evaluate each interior space, and while they did so we recorded their brain activity by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging. We examined "how systematic variation in contour impacts aesthetic judgments and approach-avoidance decisions, outcome measures of interest to both architects and users of spaces alike." (p. 10446).
The people who took part in our experiment found the interior spaces with curved contours much more beautiful than those composed mostly of straight lines and corners, as in the other aforementioned aesthetic domains. The brain imaging results showed that viewing the curved contour rooms was associated with an increase in activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region known to respond to the emotional importance of objects and to their rewarding aspects. We were also able to show that participants' beauty assessment and their concurrent brain activity were driven mainly by pleasantness. From these results we concluded that "the well-established effect of contour on aesthetic preference can be extended to architecture. Furthermore, the combination of our behavioral and neural evidence underscores the role of emotion in our preference for curvilinear objects in this domain." (p. 10446)
Thus, even in architecture curvature elicits pleasant feelings, which lead to a stronger appreciation of beauty in architectural designs that contain such curved visual features. This is a crucial finding for two reasons. First, it was believed that such preference was primarily related to objects that could be handled and grasped. We now know it also applies to the spaces that envelope us. Second, most of the architectural spaces we inhabit are not curved. However, Art has the potential to bring this feature in. This is what Bottazzi's work does. The examples in Figure 2 show how very straight shapes, cube-like buildings, are camouflaged by the wall paintings of Bottazzi—not only do they bathe the façades with color, they also resolve the shape towards a more pleasing, aesthetically preferred curvature and roundness.
In this respect, Bottazzi's interventions are part of a long tradition of using wall paintings to create illusions that do not correspond to an underlying physical structure—as seen, for instance, in baroque architecture or the Spanish art-deco movements, most known through the works of Gaudi. However, the design of human-made environment could benefit from knowledge and research and insight about the factors that affect people in their living environment.
Thus, the perception of art and architecture from a psychological perspective reveals that both produce fascinating objects that bring pleasure through beauty and aesthetic qualities into our everyday life and surroundings. If our thoughts are correct, then you should also be able to receive small doses of pleasure by looking at pictures of—and surrounding yourself by—Guillaume Bottazzi's art.
Helmut Leder and Marcos Nadal
University of Vienna – Faculty of Psychology Department of Basic Reasearch and Research Methods
Helmut Leder and Marcos Nadal are the authors of a paper entitled "The effects of art on the brain" covering ten years of research.
Guillaume Bottazzi
Official website of Guillaume Bottazzi, visual artist.
Presentation of works of art, exhibitions, news, environmental art. Guillaume Bottazzi has signed almost 100 artworks for public spaces.
The images are the property of the artist. Those who wish to copy images can contact: ADAGP Paris – © Guillaume Bottazzi
guillaume@guillaumebottazzi.com
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Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin will go head-to-head in London's O2 Arena for the second time in this years Nitto ATP Finals to prove they are the world's best. Kicking out both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Goffin would deserve to be crowned champion. Yet, Dimitrov had beaten every opponent in this year's Finals and we asked Sky Germany's tennis expert Marcel Meinert who has got that X-Factor to outshine his opponent.
"Winning the group stage match against Goffin has definitely empowered Dimitrov. He pulverised him. But Goffin has certainly proven against Federer that he does not care about the past", said Meinert.
Goffin, ranked eighth, has been in superb form but suffered a major set-back after tripping on court covers during a third-round match against Horacio Zeballos at the French Open. The 26-year-old had to retire from the tournament early due to a severe ankle injury.
The last player to beat the two top players at the ATP Finals went on to win the tournament. Eight years ago it was Nikolay Davydenko who had beaten Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to reach the final and beat Juan Martín del Potro.
"He used to be labelled as a very defensive player, and now he is winning games through aggressiveness, by playing the exact opposite style. That change hasn't happened only this year, it has been a process over past couple of years and I knew from the start of the season that he will be very strong in 2017", explained Meinert.
Yet, Dimitrov had the better season.
He could become the first Bulgarian to win the Finals and to prove he can make headlines on the court, as well. Mainly known for dating Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and now Nicole Scherzinger, the 26-year-old's greatness has finally become visible.
"He has gone through an impressive development. From constantly being criticised for having 'baby fat' and making more headlines off the court to playing in the ATP finals. He has become so much more focused on tennis rather than women", said Meinert.
The absence of Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and other top players has certainly helped others to push through. Yet, it is not undeserved.
The rankings of young players like Alexander Zverev or Dominic Thiem have benefited from the absence of big players. They will be challenged more intensively from earlier when competing against top-level players from earlier on.
Meinert is confident this will make them work even harder and someone like "Alexander Zverev won't be intimidated by anyone".
A tumultuous season has come to its end, one that everyone will remember. In the men's doubles John Peers and Henri Kontinen will taken on Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo at 3:30pm.
Yet at 6pm, all eyes will be on Dimitrov and Goffin, who will write the final chapter of tennis history in 2017 and clear the path for a new era.
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The USS Saginaw used to be a Civil conflict gunboat that served in Pacific and Asian waters among 1860 and 1870. in this decade, the staff witnessed the alternate disruptions of the Opium Wars, the Taiping uprising, the transportation of accomplice sailors to vital the US, the French intervention in Mexico, and the growing to be presence of yankee naval forces in Hawaii.
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I am looking forward to hearing more of this series. In the UK the Science Museum recently held a Cosmonauts exhibition with artifacts that have left Russia for the First time it was interesting to hear more about the other side of the space race before and during the cold war. So I am hoping this will tingle more of my tastebuds in history.
I Look foreward to each podcast!
Ray is the obvious brains behind the whole organization possessing the sting and insightful wit while pulling Cam through the intellectual wilderness.
Sorry Cam, Ray needs some love as well?
Best in class.. Both of them!


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Stop harassment of villagers, activists in Bastar
Feb 6, 2014 | Pratirodh Bureau
A press conference addressed by CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN CHHATTISGARH on the HARASSMENT OF ACTIVISTS AND VILLAGERS TO PUSH THROUGH ILLEGAL MINES IN ROWGHAT, NORTH BASTAR
In recent days, the Chhattisgarh police has been claiming that Maoists are behind any protest against the Rowghat mines leased to the Bhilai Steel Plant, and has been arresting and intimidating activists and villagers.
Consider the following ten facts to understand what is really going on, and who is really violating the law.
1. The Rowghat Iron Ore Mine, according to the Company's own maps, falls entirely within the Rowghat Hills of the Matla Reserved Forest. Yet the application for forest clearance to the Environment Ministry, says "there is no reserved forest in the project area".
2. The project is right at the centre of an extensive wildlife corridor stretching from South Eastern Maharashtra to North Western Orissa. There are 8 wildlife sanctuaries, parks and reserves in this area. The Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) itself admits that the building of a railway line and conveyer belt for the mining will stop wildlife migrations.
3. The REIA describes this as a fragile ecosystem, with at least 26 rare and endangered species of Vascular plants which are on India's Red List.
4. Forest Clearance has been granted only for 883.22 ha when the total mining area is 2028.797 ha. There is no environmental or forest clearance for the remaining area.
5. No forest rights have been settled.
6. Fake and identical gram sabha certificates state that there is nothing of cultural or religious significance in the area. In fact, the Rao (pictured as mounted on a horse) after whom Rowghat is named is of religious significance to a large area beyond Narayanpur district. Many hills are the sites of clan festivals. This area is at least as culturally and religiously significant as Niyamgiri.
7. The proposed overburden dumps could destroy the drainage of the entire valley.
8. The company claims zero loss to oustees, and also that there are no affected villages within 5 km of the mines. Google maps show this is blatantly untrue.
9. Villagers were at the time of the EIA/EMP unaware of what was happening. Now they are opposing the mines and railway lines en masse and know that they will lead to their annihilation. They are opposing the fraudulent "NOCs" that were forcefully taken from them..
10. There is a proposal of 22 BSF and CRPF to ring the area. About six camps have been constructed so far. The Bhilai Steel Plant/SAIL has signed an agreement with the government to fund and train the paramilitary forces. The forces would be stationed in Rowghat area for the entire life of the mine. Chattisgarh Bachao Andolan activists trying to hold meetings on the forest rights act have been prevented, and their mobiles seized. Schools are occupied by these forces, in violation of the Supreme Court's orders.
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The 'Extraction' Attraction
Shamsad Mortuza
Sun May 3, 2020 12:00 AM Last update on: Sun May 3, 2020 01:07 AM
A still from the movie 'Extraction'.
My Face-book newsfeed has been experiencing a little tremor ever since the Dhaka-based action movie Extraction started streaming on Netflix on April 24. Surprisingly, the ground shaking "thor-thor" is not due to the much hyped presence of Chris Hemsworth and his marvellous reputation as an avenger; instead, social media is abuzz with Dhaka being misrepresented by Hollywood.
Not too often do we get to hear Bangladesh and Hollywood in the same sentence. There was a time when the popular BTV variety show Jodi Kichu Mone Na Koren featured a Hollywood based reporter to give media updates in the pre-internet era. There have been documentaries—such as The Human Scale (2012) dealing with the problematic expansion of megacity or The True Cost (2015) exploring the condition in which clothes are made for the fashion world—that shed light on Dhaka. Dhaka is mentioned in passing in TV shows such as "How I Met Your Mother" where Ranjit the taxi driver is said to be from Bangladesh. Evan Treborn in The Butterfly Effect (2004) worries about waking up in a "dirt farm" in Bangladesh. In Friends with Benefits (2011) we hear of Bangladesh in a sarcastic list of countries that tops America in work ethics. Zoolander (2011) mentions Bangladesh in the context of child labour. In Spielberg's Munich employs the comment: "enough food to feed Bangladesh". And in one episode of Simpsons, Krusty the clown finds an old record from Bangladesh and is kicked out of the house for playing it!I am sure there are a few odd references here and there that I have missed. Suffice it to say, the presence of Bangladesh in Hollywood films is far from flattering.
The fact that Extraction has gained traction in Bangladesh to become number one Netflix choice is no wonder. Never mind that it is a mindless action movie with endless spewing of bullets running through a ridiculous storyline.
The plot involves [skip if you plan to watch the movie] an Indian drug lord who is in jail. His son stays with his security chief Saju in Mumbai in a massive palatial house. The boy Ovi is kidnapped by a rival drug kingpin from Bangladesh. Asif is a dandy young man who runs a racketeer of drug-peddlers reminding one of the scantily dressed characters with invectives aplenty from Slumdog Millionaire.
Saju hires an Australian extractor Rake, a psychological wreck who suffers from the trauma of losing his son to cancer and ends up killing someone with a garden rake to live up to his name. Tyler undertakes this mission impossible to Dhaka with a death wish. Within 16 hours, the entire rescue team takes position in a launch in the Buriganga River, while he alone goes to pay the ransom to free Ovi. Killing spree, high speed car chase, road blockades, and door to door search in narrow alleys ensued as Rake rescues Ovi.
Meanwhile, Saju secretly comes to Dhaka on a chartered plane from Mumbai with an intention of double-crossing the rescue mission. He kills Tyler's rescue party. Don't ask why Saju, who could kill an entire international mercenary gang, bothered to hire secondary forces to deal with some street ruffians? Don't be distracted by the mindless plot—keep watching, and you may even end up being proud of Ananta Jalil.
Tyler and Ovi thus end up being chased by Asif's gang, Asif's pet police (a combination of DMP, RB elite and the army) and Saju. For the first time ever in the history of mankind, we get an insight into Dhaka's box culverts, "the world's worst sewage" through which the duo escaped and was later picked up by a western handler and taken to a safe house. Ovi had to kill the handler to save Tyler from his greedy friend. They are again on the streets in search of the pickup point. After hundreds of cars, CNG wheelers being destroyed, bodies being dropped, rocket launchers being hurled, a helicopter being smashed over Demra bridge, the hero and his foil being dead (Tyler will be dead unless a sequel is required), the boy is saved by Tyler's back up team. The final action on the bridge is conveniently watched by Asif from his palace with simple binoculars, while his lackey colonel goes in and out of action to coordinate the chase.
The movie has been hailed for its close encounter combats and the daring "oner". Sam Hargrave, the debutant director famed for his stunts in Marvel movies, straps himself on the bonnet of a car to film a long-form "one-shot" spanning 12 minutes to cover a car chase, a foot chase, another car chase, gun battles, knife battles, hand-to-hand combat, and plenty of explosions. Evidently, the "oner" failed to impress our sulky viewers who were in no mood to stomach the negative portrayal of Dhaka.
Some have commented on the yellow filter that has been used to present Dhaka as a sickly, exotic location. Others have been disturbed by the configuration of Dhaka as a failed state where a drug lord can employ a senior army officer to brew a cocktail of armed forces and spray them over the intruders only to be killed like mosquitoes by a wanton boy. There is no meeting of the Defence Ministry or call from the political leadership: a bunch of heavily armoured uniformed men engage in a wild goose chase while being killed by the dozens in the process. Since when are our national security decisions involving foreigners taken inside a criminal's den? Valid question.
Well, mindless action genres set in Bangkok, Lagos, Somalia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil and the like need these poverty-stricken slums to catch the imagination of the west. We, the people of The Third World, offer an ugly canvas against which the conflicted hero's moral dilemma can be portrayed. I do not think we have objected to such stereotyping of other countries and races earlier. So what makes us become so sensitive now?
This reminds me of a particular scene from Rush Hour in which Jackie Chan greets a black man as "Whats'up my nigga" and gets attacked. He was trying to be "kool" like his black partner Chris Tucker. I guess it's alright for us to ritually disown our own city, discredit it, make fun of it, keep it untidy—but the moment an outsider does so, we become defensive.
Let me be very blunt: don't expect Dhaka to be portrayed beautifully unless you can make it beautiful. Admit the fact that the part of the city that has been portrayed is dusty and dirty. The aerial shot at the beginning does capture the essence of the concrete jungle in which we live. The simulated sets in Ahmadabad or Bangkok are no different. This is how we are: unless we change our city, we will look like the way we are. Stop expecting "edit options" everywhere to make yourself unrealistically attractive.
I think a more important question that we can ask is why a film on Dhaka is devoid of Bangladeshi actors. The Dakaiya accents attempted by the Indian actors were gibberish to say the least. Even the way Chris Hemsworth demanded, "proman dao" was better Bangla than any one of those Indian actors. The Hindi songs and cabaret dance too were also out of joint.
We understand the film had a local partner, but their involvement is very hazy. The credit-line shows few locals in the technical team. Indeed we need to ask why the film was not shot in Dhaka except for the footages needed for chroma key compositing. The involvement of our local actors, agencies would have made it a much more credible production. We need more efficient translators, creative writers, bi-lingual actors, film critics so that the west takes us seriously. The anthology Sincerely Yours, Dhaka (2018) on Netflix and some other non-mainstream movies are slowly generating a trickle of cultural capital that we need for future ventures.
There is no point in being angry at an angry movie. Let us take a step back: think of better ways of branding Dhaka. I think Turkey can be a good role model. Turkish Airlines has used Ridley Scott to make The Journey, which is now being used as a promotional video for Istanbul. Then there are some wonderful Turkish movies and serials on Netflix that show the modern and urban sides of the country. If we think that the only way we can represent Bangladesh before the western world is by presenting our villages and poverty at the Cannes film festival, then the west will also not think of us as anything more than an exotic location caught in a time-warp. Finally, a note on the market. If we are mindful about what we consume and patronise, the market will yield a different representation. Mind it, it is our custom that has made Extractor the number one Netflix choice in Bangladesh. If we can prove to the world that we have a sensible market large enough to patronise Hollywood, surely there will be substantial change in the way we are represented.
Shamsad Mortuza is a professor of English, University of Dhaka (now on leave). Currently, he is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of ULAB. Email: [email protected]
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package net.aldemir.qrreader;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Surface;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.google.zxing.BarcodeFormat;
import com.google.zxing.DecodeHintType;
import com.google.zxing.Result;

import net.aldemir.qrreader.camera.CameraManager;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;

public class CaptureActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{

    private static final String TAG = CaptureActivity.class.getSimpleName();

    private CameraManager cameraManager;
    private CaptureActivityHandler handler;
    private Result savedResultToShow;
    private ViewfinderView viewfinderView;

    private boolean hasSurface;
    private Collection<BarcodeFormat> decodeFormats;
    private Map<DecodeHintType,?> decodeHints;
    private String characterSet;

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        SurfaceView surfaceView = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.preview_view);
        SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
        if (hasSurface) {
            // The activity was paused but not stopped, so the surface still exists. Therefore
            // surfaceCreated() won't be called, so init the camera here.
            initCamera(surfaceHolder);
        } else {
            // Install the callback and wait for surfaceCreated() to init the camera.
            surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
        }

    }

    private int getCurrentOrientation() {
        int rotation = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getRotation();
        switch (rotation) {
            case Surface.ROTATION_0:
            case Surface.ROTATION_90:
                return ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
            default:
                return ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPause() {
        if (handler != null) {
            handler.quitSynchronously();
            handler = null;
        }

        cameraManager.closeDriver();

        if (!hasSurface) {
            SurfaceView surfaceView = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.preview_view);
            SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder = surfaceView.getHolder();
            surfaceHolder.removeCallback(this);
        }
        super.onPause();
    }

    private void decodeOrStoreSavedBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, Result result) {
        // Bitmap isn't used yet -- will be used soon
        if (handler == null) {
            savedResultToShow = result;
        } else {
            if (result != null) {
                savedResultToShow = result;
            }
            if (savedResultToShow != null) {
                Message message = Message.obtain(handler, R.id.decode_succeeded, savedResultToShow);
                handler.sendMessage(message);
            }
            savedResultToShow = null;
        }
    }

    private void displayFrameworkBugMessageAndExit() {
        AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
        builder.setTitle(getString(R.string.app_name));
        builder.setMessage(getString(R.string.msg_camera_framework_bug));
        builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.button_ok, new FinishListener(this));
        builder.setOnCancelListener(new FinishListener(this));
        builder.show();
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
        if (holder == null) {
            Log.e(TAG, "*** WARNING *** surfaceCreated() gave us a null surface!");
        }
        if (!hasSurface) {
            hasSurface = true;
            initCamera(holder);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
    }

    /**
     * A valid barcode has been found, so give an indication of success and show the results.
     *
     * @param rawResult The contents of the barcode.
     * @param scaleFactor amount by which thumbnail was scaled
     * @param barcode   A greyscale bitmap of the camera data which was decoded.
     */
    public void handleDecode(Result rawResult, Bitmap barcode, float scaleFactor) {

        Log.e(TAG, "handleDecode - rawResult: " + rawResult.toString());
        Toast.makeText(this, rawResult.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

    }

    private void initCamera(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
        if (surfaceHolder == null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("No SurfaceHolder provided");
        }
        if (cameraManager.isOpen()) {
            Log.w(TAG, "initCamera() while already open -- late SurfaceView callback?");
            return;
        }
        try {
            cameraManager.openDriver(surfaceHolder);
            // Creating the handler starts the preview, which can also throw a RuntimeException.
            if (handler == null) {
                handler = new CaptureActivityHandler(this, decodeFormats, decodeHints, characterSet, cameraManager);
            }
            decodeOrStoreSavedBitmap(null, null);
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            Log.w(TAG, ioe);
            displayFrameworkBugMessageAndExit();
        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            // Barcode Scanner has seen crashes in the wild of this variety:
            // java.?lang.?RuntimeException: Fail to connect to camera service
            Log.w(TAG, "Unexpected error initializing camera", e);
            displayFrameworkBugMessageAndExit();
        }
    }

    public void drawViewfinder() {
        viewfinderView.drawViewfinder();
    }
}

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Last night I tweeted that my wife wanted to eat in McDonalds and I disagreed. Today she asked again and I, not in any mood to test my luck at refusing her again, relented. While sitting there, I heard Beyonce and R. Kelly's remake of Beyonce's If I Were a Boy.
I never liked that song. I think it's because I can hear myself responding in my head the whole time, "Yeah, but you aren't. So sing about something else." Also, there's just something wrong with pretending we can walk in the other person's shoes and say what we would do if we were them.
I mean, what if a guy wrote a song and said, "If I were a girl, I wouldn't use PMS as an excuse for all kinds of terrible behavior." That would just be poor song writing. It would also be cruel and ignorant. The hypothetical guy has no idea what it's like to go through that every month so it's just arrogant to presume he know what he's saying. He can make suggestions, but do so without pretending to know everything about the other person.
Beyonce starts by making a list of things she wishes her man was. And how he doesn't do any of those things. She then says that if she was the guy she'd do a better job. Then R. Kelly starts with his whole list of things he wishes his woman was. And how she doesn't do any of those things. The song ends with the relationship right at the brink of falling apart.
For a relationship to work, both parties must serve each other's needs. Not take for themselves.
Both parties keep talking about what the other should be doing. But neither of them are LISTENING. No one is acknowledging what the other is saying. No one even admits to the other party's hurts. It's an escalation of accusation.
She says he's bad at this. He says she's bad at that. And on and on it goes. Zero giving, zero listening, zero forgiveness – it's amazing they stayed together long enough to finish the song.
Of course, you could also say, "Relax, Joe. It's just a song." And you would be right.
I mean, no one really uses movies, music, or hit songs to determine their perspective on love and relationships, right?
That would just be dumb.
Tomorrow I'll give practical examples of how this mindset plays out and how we can respond if we're looking to give, and not to take.
Was R. Kelly's mansion built by the Umbrella Corporation? No wonder it didn't work out.
I totally agree with you. I also never really liked that song, too, because the message just seemed too arrogant. Maybe because it also hit close to home. Isn't it true that women really tend to think that we can do jobs a lot better than men can? There are many examples of that in the Bible. Women like Rebekah,wife of Isaac, who thought she knew better than Isaac when she manipulated her husband and sons for the blessing for Esau. A relationship really needs each person's humility for it to grow. I'll look forward to the continuation of this post.
Great insight! Thanks for adding to the blog.
Though I dare not presume to know what it is like to be in a marriage, past/failed relationships do give credence to what you are saying. No one listens, no one accepts. Some of us enter into a relationship with this whole "prince charming concept" thus giving us a high expectation of what is not even there. Blame it on cartoons and fairy tales but usually, the problem starts from there. We paint this picture or make a list of what we want in a partner. Usually, a list too impossible to actually fill.
Hi Miel! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us.
well i don't like the song either. . .coz we can never be in their shoes. . .we always says i'll be better person than your bf/gf or wife /husband. . .but the mere fact we can never really tell if you were doing the same thing or your doing much better person if you were in his/her shoes coz we are not in there situation. . .what if your in there situation and yet your doing the same thing like your gf/bf do. . .it's easy for us to say those things we will never do that,done that if i were him/her but when we are in there situation do we still say the same thing that you are much better person than your gf/bf. . .
I say head over to Red Box and belt it out with Carla over some twister fries, then post it on Youtube. Yehey!!!
Hi Carisse! Hahaha! While I can totally see the value in that kind of video, I'm afraid I will not be up to the task. But great suggestion!
Awwwww I'll try not to be too disappointed. hehe. See ya around Joe! Hi to the missus!


Each player places one more agent of his color near the round 5 space of the rounds track, and places the round score marker of his color on the 0 space of the scoring track. Place 3 victory point (VP) tokens on each space of the rounds track. Each player also takes the building control markers of his color.
Shuffle the stack of building tiles, draw 3 and place them faceup in each of the 3 spaces in Builder's Hall. Place the remaining tiles facedown in a stack on the labeled space near the Hall.
Sort the adventurer cubes - Clerics (white), Fighters (orange), Rogues (black), and Wizards (purple) - and place them within easy reach of all players, along with the gold tokens (in denominations of 1 and 5).
During the game, if there aren't enough of a particular adventurer type in the supply to hire, you can hire only as many as are available.
Shuffle the Lord cards and deal one facedown to each player. Keep your card secret from your opponents. Shuffle the Quest cards and deal 2 cards faceup to each player as their active quests.
Place one faceup Quest card in each of the 4 spaces of Cliffwatch Inn. Place the remaining cards in a facedown Quest deck on the labeled space near the Inn.
Shuffle the Intrigue cards and deal 2 cards facedown to each player. Keep your cards hidden from your opponents. Place the remaining cards in a facedown Intrigue deck on the labeled space near Waterdeep Harbor.
The player who has most recently been to another city takes the first player marker and goes first. The starting player gets 4 gold, the player to his left gets 5 gold, the player to his left gets 6 gold, and so on until all players have received starting gold. Store gold on the Tavern on your player mat.
Whenever a player must draw from an empty deck, shuffle all the cards in the respective discard pile to form a new deck and place them facedown in the appropriate board space. Do not shuffle any completed Quest cards back into the Quest deck.
As a Lord of Waterdeep, you assign your Agents to further your interests in the city. There are 5 different colors of these wooden pieces, which represent various secret societies.
Each player chooses a color and takes Agents of that color. These form your pool of Agents. Place them on the "Agent Pool" area of your player mat.
The number of Agents in your pool depends on the number of players, as shown in the table below.
Each player also places 1 more Agent of his or her color near the Round 5 space of the rounds track. That Agent will be available for use on that round. A sixth (gray) space is included for use in future expansions.
In addition, the game contains 2 neutral Agent pieces: the Ambassador and the Lieutenant. These Agents do not begin play under anyone's control but can be added to a player's pool through game effects.
Each player takes a player mat that matches his or her Agents' color. This helps keep track of various game resources.
Agent Pool: Here is where you keep Agents that you have not yet assigned. At the end of the round, all of your assigned Agents return to your pool.
Completed Quests: Whenever you complete a Quest, you place its card in the "Completed Quests" area of your player mat.
Your Agents hire various Adventurers, whether noble heroes or mere mercenaries, to accomplish various tasks.
There are four kinds of Adventurers, represented by wooden cubes: Clerics (white), Fighters (orange), Rogues (black), and Wizards (purple). Different Quests require different kinds of Adventurers to complete.
Along with Gold (see below), these cubes form the supply. Place them to the side of the game board, within easy reach of all players.
The game board contains 9 basic Buildings, each of which has one or more action spaces to which Agents can be assigned.
There are also spaces for Building tiles, which players can purchase and put into play.
To start the game, draw 3 Building tiles and place them face up in each of the 3 spaces in Builder's Hall.
The remaining face-down Building tiles form a stack, placed in the labeled space on the game board near Builder's Hall.
Each Building, whether printed on the game board or a tile in Builder's Hall, contains the same kinds of information.
Name: You can look up more detailed information about the Building by finding its name.
Cost: The amount of Gold needed to purchase the Building. For example, Helmstar Warehouse costs 3 Gold.
Instructions: The resources that Building provides, which might be Adventurers, Gold, Victory Points, card draws, or other things.
For example, Helmstar Warehouse provides 2 Rogues and 2 Gold.
Owner: The player who purchased the Building gains the stated benefit when any other player assigns an Agent to that Building (1 Rogue, in the case of Helmstar Warehouse).
Cards represent the tasks that Adventurers perform in your service, your sneaky manipulations, and secret victory conditions.
The city of Waterdeep is secretly administered by powerful individuals known as the Lords of Waterdeep. Eleven Lord of Waterdeep cards ("Lord cards" for short) represent these hidden personalities.
Shuffle the Lord cards and deal 1 card face down to each player. Keep this card face down-your identity is a secret to your opponents.
Return the remaining Lord cards to the box, face down. They won't be used for the rest of the game.
Whenever a player must draw a card from an empty deck, shuffle all the cards in the respective discard pile to form a new deck and place them face down in the appropriate space of the game board.
Do not shuffle any completed Quest cards back into the Quest deck.
Each Lord card grants bonus VP for meeting certain conditions, as have received starting Gold. described in its rules text. For example, Khelben Arunsun grants bonus VP for completing Arcana Quests and Warfare Quests.
As a Lord of Waterdeep, you advance your interests by completing Quests, represented by Quest cards. Shuffle the Quest cards and deal 2 cards face up to each player. These cards form each player's active Quests.
Next, place 1 face-up Quest card in each of the 4 spaces of Cliffwatch Inn. The rest of the face-down Quest cards form the Quest deck. Place the deck in the labeled space on the game board near Cliffwatch Inn.
Intrigue cards let you secretly manipulate others to advance your ends. But be careful-your fellow Lords of Waterdeep are also skilled in intrigue!
Shuffle the Intrigue cards and deal 2 cards face down to each player. Keep these cards hidden from your opponents. The rest of the face-down Intrigue cards form the Intrigue deck.
Place the deck in the labeled space on the game board near Waterdeep Harbor.
The Lords of Waterdeep game is played in eight rounds. The player with the most Victory Points at the end of the final round is the winner.
The Lords of Waterdeep game is played in rounds. During each round, players take turns in which they assign their Agents to various tasks.
The rounds track on the game board starts out with 3 VP tokens on each round space, as shown in the setup instructions. The VP tokens also serve to mark which round it is.
At the start of each round, remove the 3 VP tokens from that round's space and place 1 VP token on each face-up Building in Builder's Hall.
When Purchased/Start of Round: Some Building tiles have special instructions to be followed when the Building is purchased and at the start of each round. If any of those Buildings are in play, follow the start-of-round instructions for each.
Once all start-of-round effects are complete, players take turns in order.
Start of Round 5: Each player takes the extra Agent piece of his or her color from the space near the rounds track and adds it to his or her pool. The extra Agent is available for the rest of the game.
Each player takes turns, one at a time, starting with the player who has the First Player marker and proceeding to that player's left.
During your turn, if you have Agents available to assign, you take one or both of the following actions.
If you have any Agents in your pool, you assign 1 of them. To assign an Agent, place it on any unoccupied action space of a Building, whether a basic Building or one that has been put into play. You cannot place an Agent on an action space that contains another Agent (yours or another player's) or on Buildings that are not yet in play.
When you assign an Agent, follow the instructions for that action space. You take that action just once.
You cannot choose to pass your turn. If you have Agents available, you must assign 1 of them. (In the unlikely event that you cannot take an action on your turn, you must pass).
If you have no more Agents available to assign, you can no longer take turns that round. For the rest of the round, play skips to the next player in order who still has available Agents.
Several basic Buildings have special rules, as described here. For detailed descriptions of all Buildings' effects.
Builder's Hall allows you to purchase Building tiles, which add new potential actions to the game.
Whenever you assign an Agent to Builder's Hall, choose one of the face-up Buildings available for purchase and pay its Gold cost. You immediately score any VP for that Building and place its tile in one of the open spots on the board. Place one of your control markers on that tile to show you are the owner.
After you purchase a Building, immediately draw the top tile of the Building stack and place it face-up on the vacated space.
Owner Benefit: Once a new Building is in play, it is available for anyone to assign an Agent to, just like any other Building on the game board. However, when someone other than the owner assigns an Agent to that Building's action space, the owner gains the benefit described in the tile's "Owner" line.
Cliffwatch Inn has three action spaces instead of the usual one. You can assign more than 1 of your Agents to Cliffwatch Inn if it still has an open action space (but you still can't assign more than 1 Agent per turn).
Acquiring Quests: At the start of the game, this Building contains 4 face-up Quest cards. Assigning an Agent to Cliffwatch Inn is the usual way to get new Quests. However, each action space has a different effect.
You can choose any of the available action spaces when you assign an Agent to Cliffwatch Inn.
Whenever you take a face-up Quest card, immediately replace it with a new card from the Quest deck.
Waterdeep Harbor has three action spaces instead of the usual one. You can assign more than 1 of your Agents to Waterdeep Harbor if it still has an open action space (but you still can't assign more than 1 Agent per turn).Assigning an Agent to one of those spaces has two effects.
1. Play Intrigue Card: By assigning an Agent to one of the action spaces on Waterdeep Harbor, you play a single Intrigue card from your hand. If you have no Intrigue cards, you cannot assign an Agent to Waterdeep Harbor.
When you play an Intrigue card, you follow its instructions immediately. Its effect takes place just once. For example, Lack of Faith forces each opponent to remove 1 Cleric ( ) from his or her Tavern if possible. If an opponent has more than 1 Cleric, you cannot force that player to remove additional Clerics with this card.
Attack: Attack cards hinder or penalize opponents, often helping you in the process. For example, Lack of Faith is an attack that removes another player's Cleric.
Utility: These cards do something beneficial. For example, Call in a Favor lets you take resources of your choice from the supply.
Mandatory Quest: You can force an opponent to undertake a minor but pressing task before finishing other Quests.
2. Reassign Agent: After all Agents have been assigned in the round, each player with an Agent in Waterdeep Harbor reassigns that Agent to another action space. In effect, that player takes an additional turn with that Agent.
Players reassign Agents in order, starting with the action space numbered "1". You cannot reassign an Agent to Waterdeep Harbor.
Some game effects also allow players to reassign Agents during play.
After assigning an Agent, you may complete one Quest. Each Quest card specifies how many and what kind of Adventurers are needed to complete it. Often you need to spend Gold as well.
You don't have to complete a Quest if you don't want to. You cannot complete more than one Quest on your turn.
To complete a Quest, remove the required Adventurers and Gold from your Tavern. Return those tokens to the supply. Then collect the specified reward.
Regardless of how many Agents you assign or reassign on your turn, you can complete only one Quest that turn.
Quest Type: There are five different types of Quests: Arcana, Commerce, Piety, Skullduggery, and Warfare. A Quest's type provides an idea of what sort of Adventurers are most important to completing it.
Different Lords of Waterdeep score bonus VP for completing Quests of particular types. For example, Khelben Arunsun scores 4 bonus VP for each Arcana Quest and each Warfare Quest that player completes.
Requires: Each Quest card requires certain resources (Adventurers and Gold) to complete, shown on the "Requires" line by symbols.
Reward: A completed Quest provides a reward to the player who completes it, shown on the "Reward" line. Rewards usually include VP and might include other things, such as Adventurers, Gold, or cards. If a reward includes Adventurers or Gold, take the appropriate pieces from the supply and place them in your Tavern.
For example, Spy on the House of Light grants a reward of 6 VP and 6 Gold. You immediately collect the Gold and advance your score marker 6 spaces along the scoring track as soon as you complete the Quest.
Quests provide a reward just once, when you complete them. After you collect the reward, turn the Quest card face down and place it on the "Completed Quests" area of your player mat.
Some Intrigue cards are Mandatory Quests, which you play on opponents to hinder their plans.
When you play an Intrigue card with a Mandatory Quest, choose an opponent and place the card face up in front of that player. That player cannot complete any other Quests until he or she has completed the Mandatory Quest.
For example, Stamp Out Cultists requires 1 Cleric, 1 Fighter, and 1 Rogue to complete and provides a reward of 2 VP.
When a Mandatory Quest is completed, place the card in the Intrigue discard pile.
A few Quests have the notation "Plot Quest", which indicates that they are especially important to successfully managing Waterdeep.
Plot Quests have ongoing effects in addition to providing rewards. For example, Recover the Magister's Orb has a one-time reward of 6 VP. However, it also grants an ongoing effect: Once per round, you can assign 1 Agent to a space containing an opponent's Agent.
You can quickly identify a Plot Quest by looking at the name on its card. The name of a Plot Quest is a different color from those of ordinary Quest cards.
When you complete a Plot Quest, place its card face up near your player mat to remind you of the ongoing effect.
When all Agents at Waterdeep Harbor have been reassigned, the round ends.
At the end of the round, all players return all their Agents to their pools. The player with the First Player marker begins the next round.
The game ends after 8 rounds of play. At the end of the eighth round, perform final scoring for each player.
Each player counts up VP and advances his or her scoring marker accordingly.
The player with the most VP after final scoring is the winner. In the event of a tie, the player with the most Gold wins.


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Křemelina je nezpevněná (sypká) hornina, která je tvořena většinou opálovými schránkami rozsivek (jednobuněčné řasy, ), ty tvoří nejméně 40 procent jejího objemu. Sypké vzorky se označují křemelina (diatomová, rozsivková zemina nebo rozsivkový jíl, či diatomové bahno), zpevněné diatomové břidlice, někdy je však pojem diatomit používán pouze pro tyto zpevněné horniny břidličnatého charakteru. Kromě schránek rozsivek a jejich úlomků jsou v křemelinách zastoupeny jílové minerály, nejčastěji kaolinit a illit.

Společně s radiolarity a spongolity je křemelina řazena k silicitům organogenního původu. Dalším používaným názvem je diatomit, zahrnující horniny složené z diatom (schránek rozsivek) různého stupně zpevnění.

Vznik
Historicky jsou rozsivky známy z vrstev spodní jury, významnými uloženinami jsou třetihorní (jezerní i mořské sedimenty).

Diatomity vznikají ve sladkovodním i mořském prostředí, ale i v oblastech se smíšenou (brakickou) vodou. Existenci velkého množství rozsivek v takových vodách podmiňuje vysoký obsah SiO2. Sladkovodní diatomit je typický nízkou krystalinitou křemene a je méně vhodný pro průmyslové využití. Vznikají však i v dnešních vodních pánvích chladnějších oblastí, chudých na uhličitan vápenatý. Velmi příznivé podmínky pro rozvoj diatom představují blízké sopečné oblasti, neboť sopečný popel je snadno přístupným zdrojem potřebných anorganických látek pro stavbu schránek. Významné výskyty v Česku jsou většinou neogénního stáří, sladkovodního původu nebo vznikly ve vodách s velmi nízkou salinitou.

Vlastnosti
Křemelina je velice jemnozrnný, práškovitý až jílovitý sediment. Je-li čistá, má bílou barvu, bývá i nazelenalá, šedá, hnědavá dle příměsí. Vysoce kvalitní křemelina obsahuje kolem 90 % oxidu křemičitého. Důležitou vlastností pro využití je pórovitost, dosahující u dobrých druhů až 80 %. Objemová hmotnost vysušené křemeliny je 0,3–0,5 g/cm³, takže výrobky z ní plavou na vodě. Dalšími ceněnými vlastnostmi jsou tepelně izolační, žáruvzdornost, vysoká absorpční schopnost, odolnost vůči kyselinám atd.

Kromě schránek rozsivek mohou obsahovat příměsi jílů, tufů a písku. Přechodné horniny, blízké tufům se označují jako tufodiatomity. Zvětrávaním diatomitových hornin se tvoří těžší zvětraliny a půdy.

Diatomitové bahno a velmi podobný radiolariový kal jsou typické hlubokovodní sedimenty dnešních oceánů, usazují se pod hladinou CCD, existují však i mělkovodní křemité sedimenty. Diatomitové bahno je běžné v okolí Antarktidy a severní části Tichého oceánu, radiolariové sedimenty vznikají v rovníkových oblastech Tichého a Indického oceánu.

Slabě zpevněné diatomitové jíly jsou za mokra mazlavé, po vyschnutí má křemelina práškovou formu, je bílé nebo žlutavé, šedé, případně až hnědé barvy. Diatomitové břidlice představují už zpevněný sediment s lístkovitou odlučností. Zpevněný diatomit má podobnou strukturu jako křída, lze ho rozlišit i velmi jednoduše olíznutím: protože dobře pohlcuje vlhkost, poměrně silně se lepí na jazyk.

Využití
Zřejmě první průmyslové využití diatomitu představovala výroba dynamitu. Nitroglycerin smíchaný se zeminou bylo možné dále hníst a zpracovávat, aniž by hrozilo bezprostřední nebezpečí výbuchu. V dnešní době slouží zejména k výrobě filtrů (na oleje, tuky, ale též pivo a víno), jako plnidlo, k výrobě abraziv, zvukových, tepelných izolátorů, jako speciální stavební materiál (lehčené tvárnice), používá se i v zemědělství.

Jemně mletá křemelina se využívá jako přírodní netoxické antiparazitikum. Účinkuje mechanicky proti hmyzu s chitinovou schránkou. Kontakt s mikroskopickými částečkami křemeliny naruší pevnou schránku hmyzu a způsobí vysušení a smrt.

Výskyt

V České republice je to zvláště Třeboňská pánev (největší české ložisko Borovany, Ledenice), podkrušnohorský oligocén (Soos), na Slovensku Dúbravice, Močiar.

Největší světová ložiska se nacházejí v Kalifornii, kde mocnost dosahuje až 400 m. Význačnými producenty jsou Dánsko, Francie (Auvergne), SRN (Lüneburg), Japonsko, Island.

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Anorganické insekticidy

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Olaf Lauströer (* 1962 in Beckum) ist ein deutscher Architekt und Hochschullehrer.

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Olaf Lauströer studierte von 1983 bis 1989 Architektur an der Fachhochschule Münster. Von 1989 bis 1993 war er als freier Mitarbeiter u. a. in den Architekturbüros Ortner & Ortner Baukunst in Wien und Haus-Rucker-Co. in Düsseldorf tätig. 1993 bis 1998 arbeitete er als Architekt mit eigenem Büro in Düsseldorf. Lehrtätigkeiten übte er von 1995 bis 1996 in der Klasse Räumliches Gestalten an der Wiener Kunstschule und von 1995 bis 1996 am Fachbereich Architektur/Innenarchitektur der Fachhochschule Düsseldorf aus. Von 1998 bis 2005 war er als Professor für Entwerfen am Fachbereich Architektur an der Fachhochschule Münster tätig und lehrt seit 2005 als Professor für Architektur und Raumgestaltung an der Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden. Lauströer wurde 2010 zum Vorsitzenden der Kunstkommission der Landeshauptstadt Dresden berufen. Er lebt in Dresden.

Seit 2013 ist Lauströer Mitglied der Sächsischen Akademie der Künste und  leitet seit Juni 2014 als Sekretär den Bereich Baukunst der Akademie.

Bauten und Projekte u. a.
 1994 Fugindo a Hitler e ao Holocausto: refugiados em Portugal entre 1933-1945. Ausstellungsprojekt im Auftrag des Goethe-Institut Lissabon
 2000 Jugendbibliothek medien@age, Prager Straße Dresden
 2010–12 Lingner-Mausoleum Dresden, Sanierung und Konservierung
 2011/12 spatial turn, Beitrag zur Ausstellung auxiliary constructions / Behelfskonstruktionen Kunsthaus Dresden

Weblinks
 atelier-lr.de
 hfbk-dresden.de/studium/studium/lehrende/theoretische-lehre/prof-olaf-laustroeer/

Einzelnachweise

Architekt (Deutschland)
Hochschullehrer (HfBK Dresden)
Deutscher
Geboren 1962
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