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The whole basis on which our Capitalist society is constructed is the exclusive ownership of private property. Not the day-to-day stuff one owns but the wherewith by which more of this stuff can be acquired without working: stocks and shares, capital, real estate. The entire edifice of Capitalism rests on this foundation, yet since the political eclipse of Socialism the idea of private property has been allowed to remain unexamined, as if the notion is somehow sacrosanct.
Yet private property is not divinely ordained, nor is it a natural right. It is a social construct, a human institution. Firstly, wealth - its very definition - is socially determined. Secondly, its continuance is utterly dependent on the willingness of those without or with very little property to allow others theirs, with all that means.
In those elements of conservative thought which accept an understanding of property as a social construct, it is portrayed mythologically as a consensual, organic growth, whereas in fact it reflects the remnants of power structures of past generations overlain with those of the present day. Most of those holding significant private property have played no significant part in acquiring it, many indeed have gained it entirely through birth. According to Marxist theory, of course, the productive use of private property within the Capitalist system necessarily creates a relationship of exploitation and the impoverishment of those without property. Even if this is not accepted, the holding of exclusive private property by some necessarily deprives others of opportunities and possession in itself can secure increasing wealth without the need to work.
One could argue that as a social construct, the institution of private property is a useful one that can benefit society at large. Perhaps it can. However, this does not mean it should be treated any differently from all the other social constructs which we have. At the very least, the price that has to be paid by those who particularly benefit from the institution of private property must be to have a greater proportion of the fruits of that property put towards the common good. And at a time of hardship, such as now, it is even more important that the rich should not only be paying as much as the poor, who are the first victims and far more vulnerable, but much more.
All sorts of questions arise. Why is unemployment (the denial of the right through work to earn a share of the Earth's abundance) considered acceptable? Why do we allow the inheritance of massive quantities of wealth across generations? Why do we pride ourselves on equality in politics and the law, and condemn the corruption of multiple voting or preferential legal treatment, but allow grotesque economic inequalities?


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The Art of Han de Vries - Oboe Concertos
ID: CC2004
Subcollection: Oboe
The CD booklet contains an interview with Han de Vries (printed in English, French and German), in which he talks about
all the works on the CD. There are photos of him throughout his career, and of his extensive instrument collection.
Jeremy Polmear talks to Han de Vries about two of the concertos on the CD:
BACH CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND OBOE:
JP: Am I right in thinking that this recording has not been issued commercially before?
H de V: Yes, it was commissioned by a major Dutch bank - the Verenigde Spaarbank - for its employees. This bank is a good sponsor of the arts as well as sport, and I am glad that one of its products is coming out into the wider world.
JP: And you had no conductor; how did you work out the interpretation?
H de V: The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra is made up of the best players in the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and when I played with that orchestra Jaap van Zweden the violin soloist was the leader, and they are wonderful musicians who have worked with Harnoncourt, with Chailly. So the way to approach this music was very clear to us.
JP: By 1986 when you made this recording, you had played Baroque oboe for many years, but here you are playing Baroque music on the modern oboe. Were you influenced by baroque practices?
H de V: Yes of course, and I've been playing Baroque instruments since I was 28. But to play in the Baroque style on the modern oboe, with little or no vibrato, would sound cold and unfeeling. I also have a loyalty to my teachers, to the style of the Concertgebouw, to the musicians I admire, and to the other players. I don't want to be an island of 'I am right'. I want to be somebody who communicates with other musicians, and to the ears of the audience; if I have the joy of being surrounded by very good musicians then I feel I am at my best.
ANDRIESSEN, ANACHRONIE II ('furniture music'):
JP: Let me start by asking you not about the music, but about the words. There seems to be what sounds like railway announcements at the beginning, at the end, and a bit in the middle of this concerto, and as a non Dutch speaker I must ask you - what is the gentleman saying, and does it matter?
H de V: It doesn't matter. In the score there is written a part for Radio. So it can start witrh a weather forecast, or anything. And then the music is a tapestry of quotations, and crazy humouristic, or agressive moments. It starts like Michel Legrand. Then we get a quasi Vivaldi oboe concerto, then an incredible crazy cadenza that ends with the soloist becoming totally insane. Then comes a sort of funeral march of drunken horns. This piece comes from 1969 where all music was quoting others, with bits of Stravinsky and everything mixed upside-down; it is a reaction against so-called 'beautiful music'. Andriessen said to use no vibrato. Sometimes I couldn't resist it, because I thought 'this is too much, too long, too ugly'.
JP: Did you commission the piece?
H de V: I asked him to write an oboe concerto, but the ideas are all his; and he never asked me whether what he had written was possible or impossible to play. In the cadenza he wanted a sort of shawm sound - he actually said 'like a bagpipe' - and I must say it should have been much more agressive and ugly, but there I felt I had to fight for my oboe, and not destroy the ears of my listeners.
JP: But I couldn't help noticing when you were listening to it, the part that amused you most of all was the bit in the cadenza where you honk on low and high notes. Why is that so much fun to hear?
H de V: Yes, because that's the utmost ugly playing, it's leaving behind everything that is beautiful on an oboe - as if a drunken man picks it up and tries to play it. And I laughed because I had to give up all the beauty I always worked for in my life. © 2002 Han de Vries and Jeremy Polmear
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Birtwistle - Orpheus Elegies - Three Bach Arias
Subcollection: Voices
Sir Harrison Birtwistle's compositional life from the mid 1970s to the 1980s was dominated by his opera The Mask of Orpheus, and the same period saw the origin of the Elegies, written for Melinda Maxwell and Helen Tunstall while they were working with the composer at the National Theatre.
'They are like enchanted preludes…Enchantingly performed here' The Sunday Times
The 24-page full colour CD booklet has a 6,000 word programme note in English including details of the Orpheus myth and Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus, an interview with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and a detailed track-by-track
guide, including translations. There are biographies of all the players and many photographs.
Introduction by Melinda Maxwell:
The myth of Orpheus and his music has occupied Sir Harrison Birtwistle (universally known as Harry) for most of his life, and the 26 Orpheus Elegies for oboe, harp and counter-tenor are a further comment in miniature on that myth. They are a re-telling of the story, and the mystery and power that surrounds an imagined music of Orpheus; music that represents a combination of the ethereal - Apollo - and the earthly - Dionysius; music that seduced creation itself with its power of expression.
The Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke, known to Harry for a long time, gradually became part of the composition process, and as the music was being written certain words and phrases from those sonnets seemed to clarify and strengthen the meaning of the music.
In time, Harry found that for some of the Elegies, a phrase was not enough. In Elegies 11, 13 and 14 the sonnets are set for voice in their entirety. The voice part is for counter -tenor and written for Andrew Watts. In Elegies 17, 20 and 26 portions of a sonnet are sung. For the remaining twenty Elegies, a phrase taken from a sonnet is written at the end of the instrumental music. For example, Elegy 12 (CD track 16) is fast, manic, rhythmic and repetitive, and the written words are the penultimate line of Sonnet number 5 from Rilke's first set: "the lyre's bars do not constrain his hands". As an aside these words add further meaning to the music, and the music evokes the atmosphere of the words.
Early on in the compositional process, Harry asked me about unusual sounds on the oboe, sounds encompassing harmonics and multiphonics (combinations of sounds that speak together forming chords that have unusual pitch formations and are mostly non-diatonic). I played some to him and wrote down those he liked. He particularly liked pitches that transformed and hung into multiphonics In Elegy 7 these sounds are used almost exclusively, to produce a music that is eerie and other-worldly, finishing with Rilke's words "[He emerged like] ore from the stone's silence". In the very first Elegy based around the note E, Birtwistle uses a double harmonic of an open fifth on E to splice, enrich and delve inside the sound, reaching further depths of expression. Rilke's words for this stark opening are "A tree has risen. Oh pure transcendence!".
Three of the Elegies use metronomes, and these give out a mechanical, inevitable, sense to the music. Elegy 25 uses two metronome pulses at slightly different speeds; Rilke's words are "Does time, the wrecker, really exist?".
The idea for the piece began in the late 1970s when Harry and I and the harpist Helen Tunstall were working at the National Theatre in London, and he expressed the wish to write a piece for oboe and harp. The first draft was written for the 2003 Cheltenham Festival, although not all the Elegies were completed and it was still a work in progress. Certain revisions and further additions ensued, and a longer version appeared in the 2004 Cheltenham Festival. Betty Freeman paid for the commission and Heinz and Ursula Holliger gave the world premičre with Andrew Watts at the Lucerne Festival in September 2004. The London premičre was given by myself, Helen and Andrew in October 2004 at the South Bank.
Throughout many rehearsals and subsequent performances in the UK and at the Holland (2006) and Bregenz (2007) Festivals, Harry offered further insights into our interpretations of phrase, nuance, pace and dynamics, and this recording is the culmination of this entire process. It is a piece full of contrasting voices, from music that is by turns warm, tender, almost wistful, and also bold, relentless, sometimes violent. Each Elegy speaks with its own voice, and such is the power of the composer's invention one feels that many more could follow.
Telemann, Wagenseil, Tarakanov: Cello Concertos - Mikhail Utkin
ID: CR019
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Orchestra
The Seasons Chamber Orchestra (Moscow) is one of the brightest orchestras among those which have appeared in Moscow recently. It was organized by the young and talented musician Vladislav Bulakhov in March 1994. Today 20 musicians having high musical education represent "The Seasons" Orchestra. Their average age is about thirty. Since 1999 "The Seasons" Orchestra has had the status of a state orchestra. Since 1998 the firm "Gorodissky & Partners", law, patent and trademark attorneys, has sponsored the orchestra. The repertoire of this musical group is very rich ranging from Baroque masters up to modern composers. The Orchestra has participated in the following festivals: "Russian Winter", "Russia's Talents", First International Festival of Classical Guitar, and others. The Orchestra has performed concert tours to Germany, Taiwan, China, Scotland, Italy. In 2002 the orchestra organized the International Music Festival called "The Seasons", that will be held in Moscow and St.Petersburg every year. "The seasons of the year are a very complex notion both for human life and music, - Mr. Bulakhov supposes. - On the one hand, the implication of this word involves varied impressions, themes and images, on the other hand, the universality of their realization, never ceasing innovation in eternity, stability of vital circles, dynamism of present-day life philosophy and the granites of musical classical traditions. To find harmony in uniting these contradicting natures is our creative Credo."
Vladislav Bulakhov graduated from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music as a violinist in 1984. In 1983, he joined the re-established New Moscow Chamber Orchestra headed by Igor Zhukov. Bulakhov's ten years of experience in this orchestra, added to the intensive study with his father, a professional conductor, formed the foundation for the creation of the "Seasons" Orchestra. Mr. Bulakhov's artistic manner is characterized by convincing, precise and rhythmically clear gestures, a natural temperament and the ability to bring out each individual voice in the musical score. His intimate knowledge of stringed instruments enables him to achieve an extraordinary variety of orchestral tone colors with expressive articulation and a seemingly endless range of dynamic gradations. The conductor's careful consideration of the composer's score and his attention to details are displayed in unity with the confident perception of the architectonics of the musical whole. Vladislav Bulakhov, conductor of the Seasons Orchestra, is capable of interpreting works of various musical eras and styles with equal skill. He possesses the ability to learn new compositions quickly and proficiently, has a talent for management and the capacity to work hard, all of which promise an interesting and creative future for this musician.
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XIX Century Fantasias for Flute and Piano - Vieri Bottazzini, Lilian Tonella
ID: CLS0302
Subcollection: Piano
Brahms, Bruch - Trio Opus 11
Subcollection: Piano and Clarinet
Recorded October 17-18, 2000 in Small Hall of Moscow Conservatory
Valery Gorokholinsky (clarinet) was born in 1960 in Krivoy Rog (Ukraine). The winner of the first prize of All-Union competition of the wood wind players (Odessa, 1983). Educated at Central Music School of Moscow he has graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory in 1983. Since 1980 he has worked as a soloist of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Central Television and All-Union Radio under Maxim Shostakovich, State Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of culture USSR under Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Russian National Symphony orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev. As the soloist he performed with leading symphony orchestras of Moscow, and also with the Viennese chamber orchestra "Symphonietta". Now he performs as a soloist and a chamber player.
Marina Gorokholinsky (piano). Educated at Central Music School of Moscow she has graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory in 1984. All this time she has studied with famous pianist and professor Victor Merzhanov. Now she performs as a chamber player and solo pianist. "Marina Gorokholinsky is a bright representative of Russian piano school. Her concert performances are always exceptional in artistic way and never leave the audience emotionally untouched. She possesses a smooth beautiful sound and deep sensitivity, which allows her to show in her performances all the uniqueness of the pieces of the composers of different styles." (Victor Merzhanov).
Mikhail Utkin (cello). 1952 - was born in Vilnius (Lithuania). 1959 - first music lessons at the Central Music School, Moscow. 1967 - First Prize, International Youth Competition of the Prague Radio. 1970 - student of the Moscow State Conservatory, cello class of Mstislav Rostropovich. 1972 - Second Prize at the International String Quartet Competition, Liege, Belgium. Solo concertizing in major cities of Russia and abroad. 1974 - admitted as soloist of Moscow Concerting Organization. 1975 - graduates from the Moscow State Conservatory (Degree-Diploma with Honors) and admitted in the post-graduate course, cello class of Kalianov. 1978 - solo concertizing in Germany. Concerto No. 2 by Shostakovich with Gewandhaus-Orchestra under Kurt Masur. 1986 - honorable title "Honored Artist of the Russia". 1990 - admitted as soloist of the Moscow State Philharmony. 1994 - honorable title "People's Artist of the Russia". 1996 - Award of the Moscow Government.
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Rachmaninov - Sonata for piano and violoncello, Op.19 / Two pieces for violoncello and piano, Op.2 - Mikhail Utkin, Marina Gorokholinsky
Mikhail Utkin (Violoncello). 1952 - was born in Vilnius (Lithuania). 1959 - first music lessons at the Central Music School, Moscow. 1967 - First Prize, International Youth Competition of the Prague Radio. 1970 - student of the Moscow State Conservatory, cello class of Mstislav Rostropovich. 1972 - Second Prize at the International String Quartet Competition, Liege, Belgium. Solo concertizing in major cities of Russia and abroad. 1974 - admitted as soloist of Moscow Concerting Organization. 1975 - graduates from the Moscow State Conservatory (Degree-Diploma with Honors) and admitted in the post-graduate course, cello class of Kalianov. 1978 - solo concertizing in Germany. Concerto No. 2 by Shostakovich with Gewandhaus-Orchestra under Kurt Masur. 1986 - honorable title "Honored Artist of the Russia". 1990 - admitted as soloist of the Moscow State Philharmony. 1994 - honorable title "People's Artist of the Russia". 1996 - Award of the Moscow Government.
Levon Ambartsumian - Evgeny Rivkin - B.Bartók. Two sonatas for violin and piano
ID: ART174
Collection: Russian Virtuosos 21th century
Subcollection: Violin
Victor Bunin, piano. Beethoven
Victor Bunin was born in Voronezh in 1936. His first musical impressions were connected with his father, famous composer Vladimir Vasilievich Bunin. After his family moved to Moscow, Victor Bunin became a musical student at the Musical College of the Moscow Tchai-kovsky Conservatoire under Olga Mukhortova, and later, Mirra Sever.
After graduation from the Musical College, Bunin studied at the Moscow Conservatoire under professor Samuil Feinberg (in 1956 - 1962), and then went onto post-graduate courses with professor Victor Merzhanov.
In 1961, Victor Bunin appeared in All-Russian piano competition and made off with the first prize.
The pianist's agenda is well-packed with recitals and tours in Russia and abroad (Great Britain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, USA, Syria, Ireland and other countries).
Victor Bunin has made regular ap-pearances with Russian orchestras, including the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and All-Union TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Konstantin Ivanov, Boris Khaikin, Eduard Serov, Gennady Tcherkassov, Vassili Sinaisky, Emin Khachaturian etc.
His extensive and diverse repertoire includes the traditional Western classic works in addition to late nineteenth and twentieth century composers (Tchaikovsky, Rubinstein, Rachma-ninov, Scriabin, Medtner, Alexandrov, Feinberg, Prokofiev, Vladimir Bunin - the pianist's father, - Razorenov, Golubev, Rekhin).
Victor Bunin recorded vinyl and compact discs for many recording companies, among them - "Melody", Russian Disc, EMI and others. He also participated in three films for the All-Union Central TV and appeared in several TV concert programs.
Since 1963, Mr. Bunin has taught piano at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Central Music school and Music college (both under Mos-cow Conservatoire).
Since 1993 he also has taught at the Syrian National Conservatoire in Da-mascus and at the Lebanese National Superior Conservatoire in Beirouth.
Many of his students became prize-winners of different international piano competitions. Professor Bunin held master classes around Russia, USA, Italy, Ireland, Finland, Lebanon; he participated in the jury in several piano competitions in Russia and Europe.
He is the honoured member of the international association "Skalkottas - Feinberg" in Paris. In Russia, he was awarded the title of the "Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation".
Professor Bunin is the author of two books dedicated to the great Russian pianist, composer and pedagogue Sa-muil Feinberg (S.E.Feinberg. His life and work; Pedagogics of Samuil Feinberg; both published by "Musica" publishing house in 1999 and 2000). He has also written a number of articles on the subject of musical performance that were issued in different music magazines.
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Q: Please explain the concept behind installing ubuntu as an .img file? I am trying to understand why the ubuntu  server is setup as an .img file within my NAS "/Public" directory.
I created a VM on my NAS and installed  ubuntu server within the VM.
When I installed ubuntu server I installed it in my NAS "/Public" directory.
FYI, ubuntu installed fine.  I can access the file system via ssh and have set up my web server just fine.
However, I cannot figure out how to access the ubuntu file system using my laptop.  Where is it hiding?
I looked inside my  NAS "/Public" directory.  but all I see is a ubuntu_server.img.
I researched on the internet but, I cannot seem to understand the concept of why an .img file was created when I installed ubuntu.

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*Could someone please explain the concept here?

*I would also like to access my ubuntu server files using my laptop.
Thank You.

A: VMs have disks that they present to a guest and those are either backed by a full real disk/partition or backed by an image file which in your case seems to be the case.
There are various subtle details formats possible in your case most likely either raw format (as it is .img) or qcow2 (another common option). You can check that with qemu-img info <path-to-your-file>.
Now to mount those (and please only do that when the guest it NOT running or the filesystem might go corrupt) you can do depending on that format:

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*qcow2: How do I mount a qcow2 disk image?

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Q: Rust - json method not found in `Result` I want to use reqwest but i can't i have an error :
let users: Vec<User> = response.json();
                                ^^^^ method not found in `Result<reqwest::blocking::Response, reqwest::Error>

this is my code :
use reqwest::Error;
use tokio;

#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
struct User {
    origin: String
}

#[tokio::main]
pub fn main() {

    let request_url = format!("https://api.ipify.org");
    println!("{}", request_url);
    let response = reqwest::blocking::get(&request_url);

    let users: Vec<User> = response.json();
    println!("{:?}", users);
}

my dependencies :
[dependencies]
serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"]}
reqwest = { version = "0.11.9", features = ["blocking", "json"]}
tokio = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["full"] }

why would this happen? what should I do to fix this problem?

A: reqwest::blocking::get() returns a reqwest::Result<Response>, which is an alias to the built-in Result type. Result represents an operation that might fail, so you don't necessarily have a response -- you might have an error instead.
You either need to use the ? operator to propagate the error out of your function, or you could use match or if let to unwrap the value.
For example, using match:
let response = match reqwest::blocking::get(&request_url) {
    // Unwraps the response value from the Result
    Ok(r) => r,

    // Unwraps the error from the Result and terminates main()
    Err(err) => {
        println!("Request failed: {}", err.to_string());
        return;
    },
};

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Label: Erased Tapes Release Date: 01/02/2010
by Will Metcalfe January 27th, 2010
Born from an exchange of tapes between Nils Frahm and composer Peter Broderick, The Bells is a record of astonishing beauty. Recorded over two Berlin nights and composed entirely of piano improvisations The Bells is part dare, part triumph.
Taught by the student of a student of Tchaikovsky, Frahm's style is affecting; instilled with a sense of melancholia, he soothes and teases the listener as the record writhes between blackened terseness to a more soothing fluidity.
Opener 'In the Sky and on the Ground' finds Frahm toying with chords creating a solemn procession, before the strings are hammered, offering a finality his playing couldn't quite anticipate.
At times this is a difficult one to grasp. The neo-classical movement is almost invisible to outsiders. Okay, record stores frequently stock this stuff, but it's hard to remember the last time you browsed this section, right? Yet for the stigma, the perceived pretension surrounding this genre/movement/hell hole Nils Frahm is as easily cutting as anything you picked up through the alternative mainline of late.
The Bells is subtle – it's for the days you wish you were in your own movie. Walk into the room, sit down and pull a fresh piece of paper from your desk before you begin typing on an old Olivetti typewriter; foreign cigarettes in a fresh packet on the corner of the table and cup of coffee in your hand - hell, maybe a Scotch. The genuine feel of artistic merit of this record adds an extra dimension – a feeling of exploration, of undiluted possibility.
Throughout The Bells there is a sense of underlying tension – peaking with the percussive doom of 'Down, Down'. Where Frahm creates a cross-key cacophony, gentle riffs ripple against an overwhelming tide, each tone adding to the sense of impending, and ever current doom.
Despite the tension, the allusions to art-house chic, Frahm captures a sense of optimism, innocence even, and no more so than on the sloping beauty of 'Over There, It's Raining' a track ringing with familiarity. Gentle flutters struggle for freedom but despite the optimism there is an overwhelming sense of sadness. This is the soundtrack to winning the final battle in a war you have already lost.
There are moments when the improv comes through – notably on the frustrating indulgence of 'Small Me' where the title may, or may not, be a reflection on the underwhelming tinkling of the accompanying piece. Perhaps this is the moment the record ends up playing to the critics, as Frahm's sense of charm leaves him stranded while listeners lie back until the worst is over.
It might be fair to say that at times there are similarities between Frahm's impending sense of loss, and the digital complexities of Richard D James' 'Avril 14' and in fact drukqs in its entirety. But in making such a comparison you feel exposed, like a 14 year-old at a cocktail party whose enthusiasm only goes so far in making up for a lack of experience.
The Bells is a record that showcases the incredible talents of Nils Frahm. True – it is permeated by a sense of familiarity but that does little to diminish his achievements. From an outsider looking in, and that is very much how this is, The Bells is an excellent foothold into the baffling world of neo-classical composers. This is well worth a shot.
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Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 2
How advances in technology will help the offshore industry to explore the deepest depths of the ocean.
In a special focus on deep sea production, we profile new tools to open up even the deepest depths of the ocean to exploration and reveal the technology behind some of the world's deepest offshore oil rigs. We also investigate what the UK Government's pledge to support the exploration of as yet undeveloped deepwater reserves in the North Sea could mean for companies operating in the area.
Moreover, we find out how today's advanced exploration technologies can help operators to gain a better understanding of reservoirs and subsequently improve production rates. We also investigate how a new chemical compound dubbed 'magnetic soap' could revolutionise the clean-up of oil spills, and ask diving specialists what it takes to train commercial divers and ROV pilots for the most challenging offshore operations.
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The race for new tools to open up the ocean is speeding up as offshore companies start delving into deeper deposits to compensate for a lack of new resources. We explore the technology behind some of the world's deepest offshore oil rigs.
Operators and consultants are well aware that conventional wells are drying up and remaining reserves are becoming more difficult to explore. A new UK Government initiative aims to support the exploration of currently undeveloped fields in the North Sea, which hold an estimated 20% of the UK's remaining reserves.
Oil's Fateful Future
Oil is expected to run out in the next 50 years but as it gets more difficult to extract will the world's growing population wait for access to buried oil or demand other, more reliable energy resources?
No Stone Unturned
In an age of companies racing to find economical quantities of oil as demand outstrips supply, there is no room for error. However, gaining a clear picture of the contents and traits of a deposit is no mean feat. We investigate the advanced technology which will allow us to develop a better understanding of reservoirs.
Magnetic Attraction
Oil response technology is always a hot topic in the offshore industry, especially after 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster. A new breakthrough in technology developed at Bristol University, known as magnetic soap is set to revolutionise oil spill clean-up operations in future.
The Underwater Centre has returned commercial dive training to the offshore industry. UK general manager Steve Ham reveals the secrets behind the Centre's success and why the profession is struggling to find a skilled workforce despite technological advances and career opportunities.
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Opening minds and work opportunities for people with autism
Wong Casandra
Yahoo News Singapore 11 December 2019
25-year-old cafe assistant Xavier Yap at Pathlight's Professor Brawn cafe. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman/Yahoo News Singapore)
SINGAPORE — 21-year-old Pathlight student Jamie Goh used to speak in whispers while serving meals to customers, during the first few nerve-wracking days of her internship at her school's cafe.
Fast forward three months later, the final-year vocational track student now brims with confidence. Goh has taken on more customer-facing tasks, such as taking orders, beyond her original job scope, which mostly kept her behind the counter.
What used to be frightening tasks have become a standard routine for her.
"My favourite part is serving customers, especially after I heat up one of the pastries – I take the initiative to serve to customers. I am able to serve food as long as I remember which food goes to which table," said the soft-spoken Goh, who has autism.
Goh is one of 10 Pathlight students who are undergoing training at the Professor Brawn cafe at its main Ang Mo Kio campus. The cafe, which started operations in June, is the first outlet under its brand to be open to members of the public.
Under the guidance of job coaches, these interns work alongside a group of 10 front-line staff. Around half are also adult trainees on the autism spectrum linked up by the Employability and Employment Centre (E2C), a service under the Autism Resource Centre which also manages Pathlight.
Job coaches will first assess the tasks needed to be done before simplifying them for their students.
Sarah Ng, 42, one of the coaches, told Yahoo News Singapore that such steps are necessary to help the students cope better with an unfamiliar work environment.
"When they step into a new worksite, they are usually quite anxious, because for them their experience and context have always been school and worksites in school settings," Ng said.
"Everything is new to them – expectations, social communications, and the structure of the whole place are very confusing."
Misconceptions about autism
In Singapore, the lack of awareness as well as misconceptions surrounding autism tend to impede progress towards inclusivity in the workplace, Ng stressed. Some people wrongly assume that people with autism cannot contribute and work like others.
Supervisors can make accommodations to ease those with autism into their work, such as giving a specific schedule of tasks and a clearer set of instructions, said Ng. These can include instructions with visuals or scripts as references for those in client-facing roles.
Companies here can also hire specialised job coaches to supervise adults with autism or provide related training to supervisors, she added.
Echoing the sentiment, Joyce Tey, 41, an operation manager at Pathlight's Professor Brawn cafe, stressed that such training and support are necessary.
Increasingly, supervisors are expanding the job scope of their subordinates with autism based on individual capabilities, said the former E2C job coach.
For instance, Tey tasked 25-year-old cafe assistant Xavier Yap, who was diagnosed with autism when he was five, to tally the cafe's month-end inventory.
"He is perfect for (the task) because he is very detail-oriented – his end-month inventory is perfect. He enjoys doing it," she explained.
21-year-old final-year vocational track student Jamie Goh at Pathlight's Professor Brawn cafe. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman/Yahoo News Singapore)
Like Goh, Yap initially struggled with social interactions due to anxiety, and avoided eye contact and kept a straight face. He would also be reluctant to fulfill last-minute job requests.
Now, a more confident Yap "can do everything, except managerial tasks" and hopes one day to become a cafe trainer for others like himself.
Tey also encouraged Yap to come up with recipes for drinks, after observing the latter's passion for mixing and matching beverages.
Within a few days, he gave Tey a stack of 30 recipes. With the help of long-time community partner Starbucks, two drinks concocted by Yap – the Caramel Macchiato Cookie Freeze, and the Vanilla Caramel Cookie Freeze – are now on sale at the cafe.
"He is very happy as long as we put the things (created by him) on the menu," said Tey.
Within each work team, Tey stressed the importance of building rapport and balancing the needs of staff members of varying capabilities.
"The supervisor has to play an important role in how much accommodation to give...for instance, last-minute instructions," said Tey.
More inclusive work practices
41-year-old Joyce Tey, an operation manager at Pathlight's Professor Brawn cafe. (PHOTO: Dhany Osman/Yahoo News Singapore)
Such considerations are increasingly important in line with increasing calls for workplaces and schools in Singapore to be more inclusive to meet growing demand.
One in 150 children here have autism, a higher rate than the World Health Organisation's global figure of one in 160 children, according to the government's third Enabling Masterplan unveiled in 2016.
Things are slowly improving as more workplaces in Singapore adopt inclusive practices. Three years ago, the E2C partnered 20 employers to provide work opportunities to people with autism.
This has increased to more than 30 this year, spanning industries from education, healthcare, food & beverage, technological, to urban farming, said a spokesperson.
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, which started partnering the E2C this year, currently has three staff linked via the centre working as pharmacy healthcare assistants.
The hospital hopes to explore opening up roles in the hospital laboratory and other clinical areas at its premises, said its Chief Executive Officer Dr Noel Yeo.
"(We) hope to bring onboard more staff by next year. We are willing to explore more roles with the E2C as long as the staff have the right attitude and are able to adapt to the job, with the help of their job coaches," added Yeo.
Fairmont Singapore, which has partnered Pathlight for the past two years, provides work attachments in its laundry, housekeeping and stewarding departments for students.
Future plans for the partnership include increasing the hotel's hiring intake from the school and offering diverse work arrangements, ranging from short attachments to longer internships, said Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford's assistant manager (talent & culture) Ashley Goh.
"It not only provides opportunities for students to experience working in the hospitality industry and equips them with the necessary skill sets, but also opens up the gateway to a full-time position at the end of their internship," said Goh.
Late September, a second public Professor Brawn cafe started operations at the Enabling Village, where 50 per cent of its staff have special needs, such as hearing impairment, mild intellectual disability, and autism.
The cafe aims to train 30 more special needs youths and adults over the next two years.
Pathlight principal Linda Kho noted that 75 per cent of students who graduated from the Vocational Track have moved on to further vocational skills training and internships, with some of them eventually placed for employment training and employment.
"We will continue to partner with more organisations to discover more opportunities for persons on the autism spectrum to maximise their potential in life," said Kho.
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Ryo Suzuki feels at home at Miner
Ryo Suzuki grew up in the Aichi Prefecture, the third largest out of 47 in Japan. Ryo is the middle child of three – he has an older brother and a younger sister. His dad was a government officer. As a child, Ryo was not interested in agriculture; he really liked math. When he entered junior high, horseracing became popular and Ryo became interested in horses. At that time, he thought he might want to pursue becoming a veterinarian. In high school, he decided to study agriculture.
Ryo attended Hokkaido University and studied agriculture, entering animal production in his second year and animal nutrition by his fourth year there. He earned a master's degree in animal nutrition from Hokkaido University. He has been employed by Zen-Noh National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations for seven years.
Miner Institute has had a research collaboration with the Japanese cooperative for more than 20 years. Dr. Charlie Sniffen initiated the collaborative relationship in the 1990s. Miner hosts Zen-Noh scientists/nutritionists in residence for 1-2 years and conducts mutually beneficial research projects. Miner Institute's location in Chazy, which has similar growing conditions to Japan's primary agricultural region, as well as our focus on dairy nutrition and management make Miner a great place to conduct dairy research and develop training materials for Zen-Noh technical staff. Many of the educational materials developed by Miner Institute for Zen-Noh over the years have dually supported our student educational programs as well. The relationship with Zen-Noh has broadened Miner Institute's impact on the dairy industry globally.
Zen-Noh directly employs about 1000 people, Ryo said. The animal production department is one of the biggest within the company with around 100 employees, he said. Ryo worked in dairy and beef cattle nutrition for Zen-Noh for three years and then spent three years at the company's headquarters in Tokyo before coming to Chazy for the two-year residence at Miner Institute beginning in early 2014. Zen-Noh employees are selected to come to Miner based on their interest in dairy and nutrition and their ability to speak English.
Ryo says that he has adjusted well to life at Miner and feels relaxed here. "All of Miner is kind and accepting," Ryo said, adding that the cows are the same as in Japan, which made for an easy adjustment! Ryo had already met some key members of the research staff prior to his arrival which made the transition easier as well. He said that he misses Japanese food, especially his favorite gyudoa – beef with rice – but has become fond of Philly Cheesesteaks and other American food. Having some reminders of home can be helpful and Kinue Bailey, or "K" as she likes to be called, grew up in Japan but has lived in Chazy, just a few miles from Miner Institute, for about 40 years. Since soon after the collaboration with Zen-Noh started, K has offered the visiting Japanese researchers a sense of home with friendship and regular meals at her home.


U Jump in Standard Levels - Bike or Die!
I would be interested to see how the faster times were done, because I think my way is pretty quick... I just didn't do it well as it could be done.
I am going to regret this... now I see why all the good players keep their best times a secret!
I have been gone a few weeks. It seems the cat is now out of the bag. Well done Lee!
now I feel bad... sorry DDM, I thought I had been original.
No don't feel bad my friend - at least you had the guts to show your move!
In fact, You were original Lee... I got surprised when saw your move. Never would have thought it was possible.You should feel good because thanks to you, this level time has been improved. Thanks for sharing.
Is this the most secret top 10 now?


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Exclusive: Draft COP27 statement pushes for implementation of 'losses and damages' financing
Ashraf Amin , Wednesday 16 Nov 2022
A suggested draft of the COP27 final statement encourages participants to implement financing mechanisms for loss and damages as the conference draws to an end, according to the text seen by Al-Ahram.
Alexander Saier, U.N. Climate Change, left, sits with Wael Aboulmagd, head of the Egyptian delegation, during a session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo: AP
COP27 climate talks inch toward 'loss and damage' showdown
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The issue of "loss and damage" has been inching its way toward the heart of the multilateral climate agenda for decades, but only this year made it formally onto the negotiating table as the battle lines between rich polluting nations and vulnerable developing countries harden.
The need for such "loss and damage" financing is urgent and immediate according to the largest negotiating bloc at the conference.
The draft obtained by Al-Ahram on Tuesday includes a summary of all the topics discussed by the 190 countires participating in the conference.
The topics were organised according to 9 axes and a list was made of the points on which participating countries have agreed so far.
Under the title of "losses and damages", which the conference presidency succeeded in including on the agenda of negotiations, there was agreement on 3 points. First, that there was an urgent need to discuss the matter. Second, that arrangements or mechanisms for financing must be established. Third, that participating countries and funding agencies should exert more effort to support the implementation of the mechanism of financing losses and damages.
An additional section was then inserted that allows the adding of further recommendations on the matter and that underscores the importance of reaching outputs and results with regards to "losses and damages".
It is worth noting that the phrase 'demanding access to outputs' kept coming up under every axis related to climate economy, particularly on adaptation and mitigation, transparency and accountability, technical support, and capacity building and financing. This indicates that there has been no agreement until yesterday on any of the files discussed under any of the axes related to climate economy.
Outstanding issues
During the press conference, Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, special representative of the COP27 president, stated that the meetings to draft the final statement have already started.
He added that these meetings will continue during the remaining days of the conference with direct support from the conference presidency and from the ministers assigned to facilitate the outstanding or controversial issues.
He explained that reaching that draft came after extensive meetings in the presence of all countries who voiced their opinions and points of agreement and divergence.
Aboulmagd said that some issues still needed more time to negotiate and that the presidency of the conference has assigned a number of qualified ministers from developed and developing countries to lead the negotiation tracks in the coming days.
"We hope that the countries will reach results consistent with the climate repercussions and the need for implementation measures," he added.
When asked about the reason for excluding from the suggested draft India's recommendation to phase out fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy sources, Aboulmagd said that none of the proposals and recommendations were excluded.
The conference presidency, he said, had negotiated an enormous number of recommendations and listened to all opinions to formulate a final statement.
He stressed that there was still room for adding or deleting some recommendations based on the results of the ensuing discussions.
Several questions were also raised about gas exports and their impact on domestic energy consumption and on the recently announced renewable energy projects in Egypt. Ambassador Aboulmagd explained that Egypt is committed to reducing carbon emissions and that the projects that have been launched will be implemented to increase dependence on renewable energy sources in accordance with Egypt's Vision 2030.
He said that the country hoped to launch more green initiatives which will contribute to increasing the pace of mitigation and adaptation projects to support the water, energy and food production sectors.
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Few things are as exciting as selling a home for the first time, and in all the excitement it's easy to forget these very important legal tips for selling your Southern California home. Yes, there's a lot of work to be done to get the home show-ready—decluttering, making repairs, and increasing the overall curb appeal—but all the prep work required is just step one.
Remember, the physical prep isn't the only work you'll need to do as you ready your home for sale. You should also be prepared for the legal requirements that come with selling a home in California, and the customs specific to southern California as well. For instance, did you know it's required to disclose neighborhood issues or HOA restrictions? And do you know which of the process fees and taxes will fall on your plate as opposed to the buyer's?
As you prepare your home to sell, here are four tips for navigating the real estate legal process, so you can make sure your upcoming deal is watertight.
When you sell your California home or property, essentially all contracts and licenses need to be in writing to be valid—otherwise, they will be rendered voidable. Generally, verbal real estate agreements are not enforceable unless both parties agree to enforce the agreement later. If either party changes their mind down the line, the validity of the contract could be called into question. For this reason, California (and most of the United States) requires real estate transactions to occur in writing.
Fortunately, written contracts and disclosures don't carry the same risk as oral agreements. You have a physical paper trail listing the agreement, so both parties are fairly held to the agreed-upon elements.
Because there's so much riding on the written contracts, it's crucial to have a real estate lawyer draw up valid agreements and contracts for your property sale to help you avoid any legal issues down the road.
The state of California requires sellers to disclose in writing any material facts of property that may affect the potential buyer's desire to purchase the property or the amount they are willing to pay. This is a step you absolutely can't overlook.
Sellers who do not disclose a material fact on the Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) can face severe penalties, and an incomplete disclosure may give the buyer an option to terminate their offer—the last thing you want after coming so close to a completed sale. If you are unsure whether to disclose something about the property or not, go the safe route and disclose. It's better to be safe than sorry.
Contrary to what you might assume, the disclosure statement isn't just about listing potential problems or irregularities; it also delineates the number and type of appliances in the home, plumbing elements like sump pumps or water softeners, and more. It also requires the disclosure of burglar alarms, as some cities like Los Angeles have strict alarm permitting rules, making it important for the buyer to know up front what permitting fees and fines they'll be signing on for if they leave the system in place. You'll also need to note any on-property deaths that occurred within the last three years.
If you're selling your southern California home, your title company will call for a title search and produce a Preliminary Title Report (PTR). The title company will also provide title insurance to the buyer based on the PTR. Mortgage lenders require title insurance prior to funding the potential home buyer's loan.
The buyer typically suggests a title company in their initial offer to purchase the home. The seller can make suggestions for another company, but the buyer is not required to use the seller's specified insurance company.
In southern California, it's common for the seller to pay for title insurance, though the decision of who pays is ultimately negotiable. It's perfectly fine for the buyer and seller to split the cost if they both agree to it.
Escrow in southern California follows a similar pattern—both parties come to an agreement about the escrow agent (usually opting for an independent escrow company rather than a title company). However, when it comes to payment, it's common for the buyer and seller to split the cost, rather than the seller footing the bill.
As your home is transferred from you to the buyer, the county recorder's office will file a document showing the property has changed owners. When this occurs, a transfer tax is imposed by the county or city where the property is located.
Sellers can negotiate with the buyer about who pays for the tax, but the trend in southern California real estate transactions is for the seller to pay.
Seasoned real estate agents can help you calculate the transfer tax for the sale of your home—another excellent benefit of not going it alone. They'll also let you know if you might be eligible for any exemptions or breaks that could help reduce the overall cost.
When it comes to selling your California home, don't let the legal requirements worry you. Talk to a real estate professional about more legal tips for selling your Southern California home to help you understand ALL the disclosure laws and requirements that apply to your home sale. With the information listed here and a top-notch team behind you, you can ensure that your sale goes as smoothly as possible.


a table of volume formulas and surface area formulas used to calculate the volume and surface area of three-dimensional geometrical shapes: cube, cuboid, prism, solid cylinder, hollow cylinder, cone, pyramid, sphere and hemisphere.
a more detailed explanation (examples and solutions) of each volume formula.
The following table gives the volume formulas for solid shapes or three-dimensional shapes. Scroll down the page if you need more explanations about the volume formulas, examples on how to use the formulas and worksheets.
A cube is a three-dimensional figure with six matching square sides. The figure below shows a cube with sides s.
How to find the volume of a cube?
The formula for the volume of a cube is s × s × s = s3, where s is the length of a side of the cube.
A rectangular solid is also called a rectangular prism or a cuboid.
In a rectangular solid, the length, width and height may be of different lengths.
How to find the volume of a rectangular prism or cuboid?
The formula for the volume of a cuboid is l × w × h = lwh, where l is the length, w is the width and h is the height of the rectangular prism. This video will give two examples of finding the volume of a rectangular prism.
1. Find the volume of a rectangular prism with sides 25 feet, 10 feet and 14 feet.
2. Find the volume of a rectangular prism with sides 5.4 inches, 7.5 inches and 18.3 inches.
A prism is a solid that has two parallel faces which are congruent polygons at both ends. These faces form the bases of the prism. The other faces are in the shape of rectangles. They are called lateral faces.A prism is named after the shape of its base.
When we cut a prism parallel to the base, we get a cross section of a prism. The cross section has the same size and shape as the base.
where A is the area of the base and l is the length or height of the prism.
How to find the volume of a triangular prism?
This video shows how to determine which is the base and the height of the triangular prism.
A cylinder is a solid that has two parallel faces which are congruent circles. These faces form the bases of the cylinder. The cylinder has one curved surface. The height of the cylinder is the perpendicular distance between the two bases.
where r = radius of cylinder and h is the height or length of cylinder.
How to find the volume of a cylinder?
Sometimes you may be required to calculate the volume of a hollow cylinder or tube.
where R is the radius of the outer surface and r is the radius of the inner surface.
How you can find the volume of a hollow cylinder and a cone using the formula of volume of prism and pyramid?
1. Given a pipe with length = 12cm, outer diameter = 2m and thickness = 40cm. Calculate the amount of concrete used?
2. Given that an ice-cream cone has a diameter of 65mm, height of 15cm and thickness of 2mm. Calculate the volume of wafer in the cone.
A cone is a solid with a circular base. It has a curved surface which tapers (i.e. decreases in size) to a vertex at the top. The height of the cone is the perpendicular distance from the base to the vertex.
V = where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the prism.
How to find the volume of a cone?
Find the volume of a cone with radius is 12ft and height is 16ft.
A pyramid is a solid with a polygonal base and several triangular lateral faces. The lateral faces meet at a common vertex. The height of the pyramid is the perpendicular distance from the base to the vertex. The pyramid is named after the shape of its base. For example a rectangular pyramid or a triangular pyramid.
V = where A is the area of the base and h is the height of the pyramid.
How to find the volume of a pyramid?
Make sure that you use the vertical height to substitute into the formula and not the slant height.
Find the volume of a pyramid with sides = 9ft, vertical height = 5ft and slant height = 8ft.
Volume of sphere = where r is the radius.
How to find the volume of a sphere?
How to find the volume of a hemisphere?


Customer with great product needed to align their communication to increase their market share, we redesigned the entire line of Silicone products, bringing distinct personality, standardization and high visibility at the point of sale.
Initially the line was composed only of blisters, in 2016 we created the packaging of the Insole with Bow, the first product of the line to be marketed in boxes.
Folders were created for the line to reinforce the presence of the brand in stores and enable the consumer and shopkeeper to know the entire product line.


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Mesa courts university branches
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith explains why Mesa hopes to attract branches from universities across the country. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed explains why partnerships between cities and university branches are beneficial.
Glendale coucil to vote on raising taxes, fees
The Glendale City Council will vote Monday night on how to close a $35 million shortfall in next year's budget. The city laid off 49 employees last week. Monday night the council will consider raising property, sales and hotel bed taxes.
Phoenix Comicon: A more intimate geek experience
Friday marks the 35th anniversary of the first Star Wars movie, which spawned a generation of sci-fi fans. In Phoenix more than 30,000 people are expected this weekend for the 10th annual Phoenix Comicon which brings together science fictions buffs and comic book fans.
State of the Arizona job market
KJZZ reporters Devin Browne and Mark Brodie talk about their work covering Arizona's job market, and ASU economist Lee McPheters talks about what needs to change in the job market to get Arizona on the economic upswing.
June 2012 Enews - You're Still the One
Thanks to you, KJZZ has been leading the way as one of the top radio stations in the Valley and one of the top 10 public radio stations in the country-- and you're the number one reason for that success.
Maricopa County aims to improve strangulation investigations
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office wants to be able to better investigate strangulation attempts. It's getting ready to roll out a program throughout the county to make it easier for investigators to collect evidence in those cases.
Financial services industry looking for diverse hiring pool
Minorities are underrepresented in the financial services industry. A study by Howard University showed that only 1 percent of public accounting partners are African American and only 3 percent of Chief Financial Officers of Fortune 500 companies are minorities.
Less snowfall leads to little water run-off
This past winter may not have been the driest in Valley history but it was in the top twenty. Salt River Project says the La Niña weather pattern meant little snowfall in the mountains and light runoff for the lakes and rivers.
Supreme Court rejects part of Arizona's SB 1070
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — The Supreme Court threw out key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration Monday but said a much-debated portion could go forward on checking the status of suspects who might appear to be in the U.
Discussion of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold healthcare act
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act. The court upheld the act by a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice Roberts writing the majority opinion. KJZZ's Dennis Lambert spoke with Pete Wertheim of the Arizona Hospital Association about the ruling.
Open primary advocates out for a few extra signatures
A group trying to change Arizona's primary system will be out collecting some extra signatures Wednesday. The Open Elections/Open Government ballot initiative will give voters a chance to make Arizona's primary elections nonpartisan.
Arizona asks SCOTUS to rule on revoking same-sex partner benefits
Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower courts' rulings that the state can't take away state workers' same-sex domestic partner benefits. From Phoenix, KJZZ's Steve Goldstein has more.
Colorado City now patrolled by county sheriff's office
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'Serial Shooter' asks court for execution
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Security agencies may already be poring over your grocery list. In a fit of anti-terror zeal, an eager beaver at a national grocery chain gave the company's records for all preferred customers to three federal agencies, Eric Baard of The Village Voice reports. Meanwhile, security forces, both public and private, are devising ever more sophisticated ways to spot potential terrorists. If you like hummus, you might be in their cross-hairs.


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Out Of Many Waters
Book Title : Out of Many Waters
Author : Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Publisher : iUniverse
Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition and sent to work as slaves at a monastery in Brazil, two Jewish sisters attempt to make their way back to Europe to find their parents, but instead one becomes part of a group founding the first Jewish settlement in the United States.
Out Of Many One
Book Title : Out of Many One
Author : Ruth O'Brien
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Feared by conservatives and embraced by liberals when he entered the White House, Barack Obama has since been battered by criticism from both sides. In Out of Many, One, Ruth O'Brien explains why. We are accustomed to seeing politicians supporting either a minimalist state characterized by unfettered capitalism and individual rights or a relatively strong welfare state and regulatory capitalism. Obama, O'Brien argues, represents the values of a lesser-known third tradition in American political thought that defies the usual left-right categorization. Bearing traces of Baruch Spinoza, John Dewey, and Saul Alinsky, Obama's progressivism embraces the ideas of mutual reliance and collective responsibility, and adopts an interconnected view of the individual and the state. So, while Obama might emphasize difference, he rejects identity politics, which can create permanent minorities and diminish individual agency. Analyzing Obama's major legislative victories—financial regulation, health care, and the stimulus package—O'Brien shows how they reflect a stakeholder society that neither regulates in the manner of the New Deal nor deregulates. Instead, Obama focuses on negotiated rule making and allows executive branch agencies to fill in the details when dealing with a deadlocked Congress. Similarly, his commitment to difference and his resistance to universal mandates underlies his reluctance to advocate for human rights as much as many on the Democratic left had hoped. By establishing Obama within the context of a much longer and broader political tradition, this book sheds critical light on both the political and philosophical underpinnings of his presidency and a fundamental shift in American political thought.
Out Of Many One People
Book Title : Out of Many One People
Author : James A. Delle
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Scholars present archaeological findings to paint a complex and fascinating picture of life in colonial Jamaica. Simultaneous.
Barack Obama Out Of Many One
Book Title : Barack Obama Out of Many One
Author : Shana Corey
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Children who are ready to read on their own will want to get ready for President's Day with this leveled reader about the first African American president of the United States! A Step 3 Step into Reading Biography Reader about our forty-fourth president, Barack Obama—revised to include an account of his reelection and new photographs! With clear and accessible language, independent readers can learn how the lessons and love from Obama's mother and grandparents shaped him; how the places he lived influenced him; and how he turned his childhood feeling of being an outsider into a positive driving force that propelled him into the history books!
Book Title : Out of Many
Author : John Mack Faragher
Through the use of stories--of the nation and its people--and with emphasis on the fact that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region, this book weaves together the complex interaction of social, political and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which " the American people" have evolved. It integrates traditional turning points and watershed events with the stories of the country's many diverse communities. This volume covers: A Continent of Villages, to 1500; When Worlds Collide, 1492 - 1590; Planting Colonies in North America, 1588-1701; Slavery and Empire, 1441-1770; The Cultures of Colonial North America, 1700-1780; From Empire to Independence, 1750-1776; The Creation of the United States, 1776-1786; The United States of North America, 1787-1800; An Agrarian Republic, 1790-1824; The Growth of Democracy, 1824-1840; The South and Slavery, 1790s-1850s; Industry and the North, 1790s-1840s; Coming to Terms with the New Age, 1820s-1850s; The Territorial Expansion of the United States, 1830s-1850s; The Coming Crisis, the 1850s; The Civil War, 1861-1865; and Reconstruction, 1863- 1877; Conquest and Survival in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900; The Incorporation of America, 1865-1900; Commonwealth and Empire, 1870-1900; Urban America and the Progressive Era, 1900-1917; World War I, 1914-1920; The Twenties, 1920-1929; The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1940; World War II, 1941-1945; The Cold War, 1945-1952; America at Mid-century, 1952-1963; The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1966; War at Home, War Abroad, 1965-1974; The Overextended Society, 1974-1980; The Conservative Ascendancy, since 1980. For Americans with apassion for history and their country.
The Sin That Will Keep Many Church Members Out Of Heaven
Book Title : The Sin That Will Keep Many Church Members Out of Heaven
Author : William A. Shackleford, Sr.
Publisher : Xulon Press
"The Sin That Will Keep Many Church Members Out of Heaven" gives some often overlooked insights into the sin Jesus said in Matthew at the end of the Sermon on the Mount will keep many praying church members and great church workers out of heaven. This sin is the core sin for which Jesus died and is very often overlooked or lightly regarded as just another sin or seen simply as gross sin. This sin drives every other sin that can be found in man. It is the mother and father of all sins and often, according to Jesus, remains in the lives of many who have united with the church and are very active in the works and ministries of the church. This sin is very subtle and is the most devastating sin of all because it can be very easily overlooked. William A. Shackleford, Sr. has served 23 years as the pastor of the St. Paul High Street Baptist Church in Martinsville, Virginia. He served 4 years at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Charles City County, Virginia. The author has served for over forty years in The Baptist Sunday School and BTU Congress of Virginia, the Christian Education Auxiliary of the Virginia Baptist State Convention. He is a member of the Executive Board of the congress and has served as the chairman of the executive board and president of the Congress. He has served over 25 years as a regular staff instructor for the Christian Educational Institute of the congress and has taught in many seminars and workshops in Virginia and around the United States. William Shackleford has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the VA Seminary and College, Lynchburg, VA and served nine years on the Martinsville City School Board, Martinsville, VA.
Author : Mari Jo Buhle
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Organized around the theme of American communities, Out of Many is a blend of social and political history that reveals the geographical, racial, and economic diversity of the United States, with a special focus on the country's regions. Instead of looking at the country as a homogenous whole, the authors break down the country into more meaningful and manageable building blocks: the individual, the community, the state, and the region. Showing these interplays between the individuals and groups and the groups and the regions, each chapter of the text will help students understand the textured and varied history that has produced the increasing complexity of America. The Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition provides a variety of extra tools to assist students' learning, studying, analyzing, and retaining central concepts and themes. Critical thinking questions, maps, and a marginal glossary are a few of the many features that succeed in making Out of Many explore American history more deeply.
Out Of One Many Africas
Book Title : Out of One Many Africas
Author : William G. Martin
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Even as symbols of Africa permeate Western culture in the 1990s, centers for the academic study of Africa suffer from a steady erosion of institutional support and intellectual legitimacy. Out of One, Many Africas assesses the rising tide of discontent that has destabilized the conceptions, institutions, and communities dedicated to African studies. In vibrant detail, contributors from Africa, Europe, and North America lay out the multiple, contending histories and perspectives that inform African studies. They assess the reaction against the white-dominated consensus that has marked African studies since its inception in the 1950s and note the emergence of alternative approaches, energized in part by feminist and cultural studies. They examine African scholars' struggle against paradigms that have justified and covered up colonialism, militarism, and underdevelopment. They also consider such issues as how to bring black scholars on the continent and in the diaspora closer together on questions of intellectual freedom, accountability, and the democratization of information and knowledge production. By surveying the present predicament and the current grassroots impulse toward reconsidering the meaning of the continent, Out of One, Many Africas gives shape and momentum to a crucial dialogue aimed at transforming the study of Africa.
Activebook For Out Of Many
Book Title : Activebook for Out of Many
For introductory-level American History Courses. This pathbreaking text weaves together the complex interaction of social, political and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which the American people have evolved by telling stories of people and of the nation and emphasizing that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region. Traditional turning points and watershed events are integrated with the stories of the nation's many diverse communities. The activebook version is an interactive, online, digital book that completely integrates multimedia resources with the textbook to greatly enhance the student learning experience. The activebook experience: Uses the web for what it's good at An activebook takes full advantage of the online environment. Each chapter of the activebook for Out of Many: Third Edition contains an active poll, active examples and exercises, active maps, audio examples, audio exercises, active concept checks, moments in time, as well as graphs, tables, and charts to provide an interactive learning experience. Lets students learn the way they learn best audio, and video resources. The activebook experience is customizable by faculty and students. Students can annotate their activebook and customize their view of the book's dynamic resources. Gives you more for less Despite the increased amount of multimedia and interactive content, activebooks cost less than traditional textbooks. Even though the core text is retained in print, the print component of an activebook is shorter than a traditional text. All boxed material, chapter summaries, exercises, and other content that can be made dynamic reside in the online component of the activebook.
Out Of Many Myhistorylab Access Code
Book Title : Out of Many Myhistorylab Access Code
Author : John M. Faragher
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Stereocaulon depressum is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.

Ecology
Stereocaulon depressum is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species:

 Arthonia stereocaulina
 Catillaria stereocaulorum
 Cercidospora stereocaulorum
 Dactylospora deminuta
 Diploschistes muscorum
 Lasiosphaeriopsis stereocaulicola
 Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum
 Niesslia peltigericola
 Opegrapha stereocaulicola
 Phaeosporobolus alpinus
 Polycoccum trypethelioides
 Rhymbocarpus stereocaulorum
 Taeniolella christiansenii

References

Stereocaulaceae
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1932

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Q: Spritekit: First texture draw slow (preloaded) I'm having a performance issue regarding Apple Spritekit Framework.
I use the method preloadTextureAtlases:withCompletionHandler: of SKTextureAtlas to make sure all my textures are loaded before the game really starts.
Yet when the first texture of this atlas (whatever it is) is added to the scene as a child I got a small lag, like if the texture wasn't loaded. It only happens the first time.
I tried real hard to debug this and to find the reason but I couldn't find it. Looking with Instrument and the Time Profiler I got this

Which seems strange since my texture atlas contains all the allocated textures (and they are still allocated). Why does it call a load method ? Maybe it's something related to OpenGL like the texture binding.
I'm sure this correspond to the frame where my object is allocated (see the spike on the right). Nothing else is allocated or in motion here.

I'm really stuck on this and any help would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks for your time.


We are looking for a motivated, experienced writer to join our busy newsroom.Our ideal candidate will have skills across the editorial board, including print and digital, and will have at least a year under their belt in a newsroom or similar environment. We will also consider applications from motivated recent graduates from relevant fields who are looking for on-the-job learning opportunities. Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and high standards, you will be required to work independently and with minimum direction, filing stories for print and online over the nominated news cycle. Excellent writing, research and news gathering skills and a quality folio of published work are essential. Your skills will encompass both hard news and feature writing and you will be able to deal with a variety of topics and writing styles.You will be quick to establish networks and connections and confident in finding your own contacts and sources for the stories. A strong focus and a passion for the people and issues within the community are paramount. Ideally, you will show keen interest in politics, the ability to grasp the intricacies of local institutions and organisations, and a passion for local affairs.We want a good team player who can motivate and inspire others, and who will also challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to the table.A degree of experience in photography and video would be highly regarded, and knowledge of court reporting would be an advantage.A valid driver's licence and the ability to work flexible hours including weekends, evenings and public holidays are essential. In return for working public holidays, you will receive additional holidays, and a fabulous lifestyle in the Goulburn Valley to enjoy them! To apply, please submit your resume together with a compelling cover letter and samples of your work via our website: mmg.com.au/careers. Applications close Friday, May 3. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to give us a call: Marysia Bellamy (03) 5821 3209.
We are looking for a motivated, experienced writer to join our busy newsroom.
Our ideal candidate will have skills across the editorial board, including print and digital, and will have at least a year under their belt in a newsroom or similar environment. We will also consider applications from motivated recent graduates from relevant fields who are looking for on-the-job learning opportunities.
Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and high standards, you will be required to work independently and with minimum direction, filing stories for print and online over the nominated news cycle. Excellent writing, research and news gathering skills and a quality folio of published work are essential. Your skills will encompass both hard news and feature writing and you will be able to deal with a variety of topics and writing styles.
You will be quick to establish networks and connections and confident in finding your own contacts and sources for the stories. A strong focus and a passion for the people and issues within the community are paramount. Ideally, you will show keen interest in politics, the ability to grasp the intricacies of local institutions and organisations, and a passion for local affairs.
We want a good team player who can motivate and inspire others, and who will also challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to the table.
A degree of experience in photography and video would be highly regarded, and knowledge of court reporting would be an advantage.
A valid driver's licence and the ability to work flexible hours including weekends, evenings and public holidays are essential. In return for working public holidays, you will receive additional holidays, and a fabulous lifestyle in the Goulburn Valley to enjoy them!
To apply, please submit your resume together with a compelling cover letter and samples of your work via our website: mmg.com.au/careers. Applications close Friday, May 3. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to give us a call: Marysia Bellamy (03) 5821 3209.


We are pleased to have Koulla Yiasouma, Children's Commissioner for Northern Ireland, joining us for our Children's Services Forum.
Our Forum will allow members to discuss with Koulla how the law pertaining to the welfare of children and young people dovetails with the UNCRC and what challenges they experience in the promotion and delivery of children's rights within the spectrum of Children's Services.
A light lunch will be provided so booking is essential.


ArtSmart -What is Chamber Music?
Bring a brown bag lunch* and join Artistic Director Jia Kim for a behind-the-scenes look at the classical music world and Chamber Music!
Learn more about what is Chamber Music!
Reservations are required. This series is free to ticket holders for that month's CMS performance, $10 for non-ticket holders or $20 for all three Spruce Peak Chamber Music Society ArtSmart Talks. Call Jon van Luling 802.760.4648 to reserve your seat, today!
*Pick up lunch from Edelweiss Mountain Deli on the Mountain Road and enjoy 20% off all prepared foods, including soups, salads and sandwiches. Call ahead (802) 253-4034 and say you are requesting the ArtSmart lunch deal and show your ticket at pick up!