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package org.thingsboard.tools.lwm2m.secure;

import lombok.Data;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Server;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.resource.DummyInstanceEnabler;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.resource.LwM2mInstanceEnabler;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.resource.LwM2mInstanceEnablerFactory;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.resource.ObjectsInitializer;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.LwM2mId;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.model.ObjectModel;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.request.BindingMode;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.util.Hex;
import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils;
import org.thingsboard.tools.lwm2m.client.LwM2MClientContext;
import org.thingsboard.tools.lwm2m.client.LwM2MSecurityMode;
import org.thingsboard.tools.lwm2m.client.objects.LwM2mBinaryAppDataContainer;
import org.thingsboard.tools.lwm2m.client.objects.Lwm2mServer;

import java.security.KeyStoreException;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;
import java.security.cert.CertificateEncodingException;
import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
import java.util.EnumSet;
import java.util.List;

import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.noSec;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.noSecBootstap;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.psk;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.pskBootstrap;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.rpk;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.rpkBootstrap;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.x509;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security.x509Bootstrap;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.core.LwM2mId.SECURITY;
import static org.eclipse.leshan.core.LwM2mId.SERVER;

@Slf4j
@Data
public class LwM2MSecurityStore {

    String clientPublicKey;
    String clientPrivateKey;
    String bootstrapPublicKey;
    String serverPublicKey;
    private LwM2MClientContext context;
    private String endPoint;
    private ObjectsInitializer initializer;
    private LwM2MSecurityMode mode;

    public LwM2MSecurityStore(LwM2MClientContext context, ObjectsInitializer initializer, String endPoint, LwM2MSecurityMode mode, int numberClient, List<ObjectModel> objectModels) {
        this.context = context;
        this.endPoint = endPoint;
        this.initializer = initializer;
        this.mode = mode;
        switch (mode) {
            case PSK:
                this.setInstancesPSK();
                break;
            case RPK:
                this.setInstancesRPK();
                break;
            case X509:
                this.setInstancesX509(numberClient);
                break;
            case NO_SEC:
                this.setInstancesNoSec();
                break;
            default:
        }
    }

    private void setInstancesNoSec() {
        String serverURI;
        if (this.context.isLwm2mNoSecBootStrapEnabled()) {
            serverURI = LwM2MClientContext.coapLink + this.context.getLwm2mHostNoSecBootStrap() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortNoSecBootStrap();
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, noSecBootstap(serverURI));
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, new Server(this.context.getBootstrapShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U));
        }
        else {
            Server serverBootstrap0 = new Lwm2mServer(this.context.getBootstrapShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U, 0);
            Server server1 = new Lwm2mServer(this.context.getServerShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U, 1);
            LwM2mInstanceEnabler[] instances = new LwM2mInstanceEnabler[]{serverBootstrap0, server1};
            initializer.setClassForObject(SERVER, Server.class);
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, instances);
            String serverURIServer = this.context.coapLink + context.getLwm2mHostNoSec() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortNoSec();
            String serverURIBootstrap = LwM2MClientContext.coapLink + this.context.getLwm2mHostNoSecBootStrap() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortNoSecBootStrap();
            Security securityBootstrap = noSecBootstap(serverURIBootstrap);
            Security securityServer = noSec(serverURIServer, this.context.getServerShortId());
            instances = new LwM2mInstanceEnabler[]{securityBootstrap, securityServer};
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, instances);
//            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, new Server(this.context.getServerShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U));
        }
    }

    private void setInstancesPSK() {
        this.getParamsKeys();
        String clientPrivateKey = this.context.getNodeConfigKeys().get(mode.name()).get("clientSecretKey").asText();
        this.clientPublicKey = this.endPoint + this.context.getLwm2mPSKIdentitySub();
        byte[] pskIdentity = this.clientPublicKey.getBytes();
        byte[] pskKey = Hex.decodeHex(clientPrivateKey.toCharArray());
        String serverSecureURI = null;
        if (context.isLwm2mPSKBootStrapEnabled()) {
            serverSecureURI = context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostPSKBootStrap() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortPSKBootStrap();
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, pskBootstrap(serverSecureURI, pskIdentity, pskKey));
            this.initializer.setClassForObject(SERVER, Server.class);
            this.getParamsInfoPSK("bootStrap");
        } else {
            serverSecureURI = context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostPSK() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortPSK();
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, psk(serverSecureURI, this.context.getServerShortId(), pskIdentity, pskKey));
            this.initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, new Server(context.getServerShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U));
            this.getParamsInfoPSK("server");
        }
    }

    private void setInstancesRPK() {
        String serverSecureURI = null;
        this.getParamsKeys();
        if (this.context.isLwm2mRPKBootStrapEnabled()) {
            serverSecureURI = this.context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostPSKBootStrap() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortRPKBootStrap();
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, rpkBootstrap(serverSecureURI,
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPublicKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPrivateKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.bootstrapPublicKey.toCharArray())));
            initializer.setClassForObject(SERVER, Server.class);
            this.getParamsInfoRPK(this.bootstrapPublicKey);
        } else {
            serverSecureURI = this.context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostRPK() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortRPK();
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, rpk(serverSecureURI, this.context.getServerShortId(),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPublicKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPrivateKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.serverPublicKey.toCharArray())));
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, new Server(this.context.getServerShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), false, BindingMode.U));
            this.getParamsInfoRPK(this.serverPublicKey);
        }
    }

    private void setInstancesX509(int numberClient) {
        this.getKeyCertForX509(numberClient);
        String serverSecureURI = null;
        if (this.context.isLwm2mX509BootstrapEnabled()) {
            serverSecureURI = this.context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostX509BootStrap() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortX509BootStrap();
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, x509Bootstrap(serverSecureURI,
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPublicKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPrivateKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.bootstrapPublicKey.toCharArray())));
            initializer.setClassForObject(SERVER, Server.class);
        } else {
            serverSecureURI = this.context.coapLinkSec + this.context.getLwm2mHostX509() + ":" + this.context.getLwm2mPortX509();
            Security security = x509(serverSecureURI,
                    this.context.getServerShortId(),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPublicKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.clientPrivateKey.toCharArray()),
                    Hex.decodeHex(this.serverPublicKey.toCharArray()));
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SECURITY, security);
            initializer.setInstancesForObject(SERVER, new Server(this.context.getServerShortId(), this.context.getLifetime(), EnumSet.of(BindingMode.U), true, BindingMode.U));
        }
    }

    private void getParamsKeys() {
        this.clientPublicKey = this.context.getNodeConfigKeys().get(mode.name()).get("clientPublicKeyOrId").asText();
        this.clientPrivateKey = this.context.getNodeConfigKeys().get(mode.name()).get("clientSecretKey").asText();
        this.bootstrapPublicKey = this.context.getNodeConfigKeys().get(mode.name()).get("bootstrapPublicKey").asText();
        this.serverPublicKey = this.context.getNodeConfigKeys().get(mode.name()).get("serverPublicKey").asText();
    }

    private void getKeyCertForX509(int numberClient) {
        try {
            Certificate clientCertificate = (X509Certificate) this.context.getClientKeyStoreValue().getCertificate(this.context.getClientAlias(numberClient, false));
            String clientAlias = this.context.isLwm2mX509Trust() ? this.context.getClientAlias(numberClient, true) : this.context.getClientAliasNoTrust() ;
            PrivateKey clientPrivKey = (PrivateKey) this.context.getClientKeyStoreValue().getKey(clientAlias, this.context.getClientKeyStorePwd().toCharArray());
            Certificate serverCertificate = (X509Certificate) this.context.getServerKeyStoreValue().getCertificate(this.context.getServerAlias());
            Certificate bootStrapCertificate = (X509Certificate) this.context.getServerKeyStoreValue().getCertificate(this.context.getBootstrapAlias());
            this.clientPublicKey = Hex.encodeHexString(clientCertificate.getEncoded());
            this.clientPrivateKey = Hex.encodeHexString(clientPrivKey.getEncoded());
            this.getParamsInfoX509((X509Certificate) clientCertificate, "Client", clientPrivKey);
            this.serverPublicKey = Hex.encodeHexString(serverCertificate.getEncoded());
            this.getParamsInfoX509((X509Certificate) serverCertificate, "Server", null);
            this.bootstrapPublicKey = Hex.encodeHexString(bootStrapCertificate.getEncoded());
            this.getParamsInfoX509((X509Certificate) bootStrapCertificate, "Bootstrap", null);
        } catch (KeyStoreException | UnrecoverableKeyException | NoSuchAlgorithmException | CertificateEncodingException e) {
            log.error("Unable to load key and certificates for X509: [{}]", e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    private static void getParamsInfoX509(X509Certificate certificate, String whose, PrivateKey privateKey) {
        try {
            log.info("{} uses X509 : " +
                            "\n Endpoint: [{}] " +
                            "\n X509 Certificate (Hex): [{}] " +
                            "\n X509 Certificate (Base64): [{}] " +
                            "\n PrivateKey (Hex): [{}] " +
                            "\n getSigAlgName: [{}] " +
                            "\n getSigAlgOID: [{}] " +
                            "\n type: [{}] " +
                            "\n IssuerDN().getName: [{}] " +
                            "\n SubjectDN().getName: [{}]",
                    whose,
                    certificate.getSubjectDN().getName(),
                    Hex.encodeHexString(certificate.getEncoded()),
                    Base64Utils.encodeToString(certificate.getEncoded()),
                    privateKey == null ? "null" : Hex.encodeHexString(privateKey.getEncoded()),
                    certificate.getSigAlgName(),
                    certificate.getSigAlgOID(),
                    certificate.getType(),
                    certificate.getIssuerDN().getName(),
                    certificate.getSubjectDN().getName()
            );
        } catch (CertificateEncodingException e) {
            log.error(" [{}]", e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    private void getParamsInfoRPK(String serverPublicKey) {
        log.info("{} uses RPK : " +
                        "\n clientPublicKey (Hex): [{}] " +
                        "\n clientPrivate: [{}] " +
                        "\n serverPublicKey: [{}] " ,
                this.endPoint,
                this.clientPublicKey,
                this.clientPrivateKey,
                serverPublicKey
        );
    }

    private void getParamsInfoPSK(String server) {
        log.info("{} uses PSK : " +
                        "\n server: [{}] " +
                        "\n clientPublicKeyOrId: [{}] " +
                        "\n clientPrivateKey (Hex): [{}] "  ,
                this.endPoint,
                server,
                this.clientPublicKey,
                this.clientPrivateKey
        );
    }

}


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Maytas' fund-raising exercise would see the property firm bring in equity partners in some of its ambitious projects or sell some of its assets spread across most southern states.
The firm has approached consulting firms and bankers to chart out a $500-mn (about Rs 2,350-crore) fund-raising plan through divestments in key identified assets, according to people familiar with the development.
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How Robin Williams's Son Helped Me Come to Terms with My Father's Suicide
To Zak Williams, Robin Williams wasn't just a movie star, he was a human being—and a dad not too different from my own
Addison Brasil
This story references suicide, which could distress some readers. Lifeline Network—800-773-8255—offers free emotional counseling 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When you lose a parent to suicide you always wonder if you're going to die the same way. I imagine it's like losing a parent to Alzheimer's; no matter how hard you try, in the back of your mind you wonder if you're genetically destined to head down that same slow path. My hardest days with depression and grief give me that very feeling.
It's an unfortunate brotherhood that binds those who have survived a parent's suicide. I lost my father to suicide in 2012 and I'm often invited to speak at conferences for survivors. Last year I spoke at the Hope Rising virtual conference, founded by Kevin Hines, one of the only people who has jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and lived. Before I gave my talk, I watched a man named Zak share the story of his own father's suicide; he was part of this brotherhood too. But Zak's story differed slightly from my own.
Zak's father was Robin Williams.
Watching Zak Williams speak, I thought to myself, How can this happen? In the early 1990s, my father and I laughed hysterically watching Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire, and now I was a speaker at the same conference as his son because we both lost our larger-than-life fathers to suicide.
I felt such a deep connection to him because we both had outgoing, loving fathers whose deaths people couldn't understand. My father used to sing and dance and carry on, and he never let me see him without his hair done or properly groomed. My father couldn't be quiet for more than 30 seconds, and he playfully looked for any opportunity to join in the conversation or be silly if he could. My father did an amazing Mrs. Doubtfire impression: the whole dancing-with-the-vacuum schtick and everything.
But Zak's father was Mrs. Doubtfire. When Zak lost his dad, everyone felt that they'd lost Robin Williams too.
After Zak's father passed in 2014, I would use Robin as a metaphor when trying to explain to people how to understand my father and his surprising death by suicide. How could this man, who made me sing "Whoop, there it is" to get ice cream, take his own life? But when I brought up Robin Williams's suicide, they instantly understood what I meant. While my father's death sounded the alarm through my Portuguese, Catholic family and raised awareness about mental health for the people around me, Robin's death did that on a global scale. Zak had to share his loss with the world.
After Zak's talk, I wanted to reach out to him because of what we had in common. But I quickly realized that what I really wanted to say was thank you.
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Before the first time we FaceTimed, I was nervous. This wasn't the Hollywood moment I had planned on when I was a young kid inspired to move to Los Angeles. This was a connection to a movie star I had never fathomed. Then I realized Zak and I were just human beings who'd lost loved ones, fathers we thought would be there throughout our lives, when we got married and when our children were born. We were just guys who'd lost their dads.
When Zak's face popped up on my cracked iPhone screen, I have to admit, his resemblance to his father gave me goosebumps. But as he started to speak while laying back on his couch I felt my body relax as if I was speaking to someone I'd always known. Or perhaps it was just the magic of connecting with someone who had a similar life experience. The ultimate big brother, Zak is calm, reserved, and genuine. He shared openly about his addiction, recovery and jumped as quickly as possible to ask, "How can I help you, Addison?"
Neither of us dropped any magnificent truth bombs on each other and there was no hierarchy of loss, just a sense of understanding that dismantled the shyness I usually experience when first meeting someone. We met as advocates, yes, but also as everyday survivors of parental suicide.
We spoke of his being a dad, his upcoming L.A. wedding, and how we could work together to inspire more people to go beyond awareness and take mental health action. I couldn't help but make one dark joke about loss. I held my breath and waited for his response. He smiled and laughed rather than clamming up like people can tend to do when confronted with an awkward subject.
After our conversation, I was in awe of the path of self-healing he's forged, how he honors his own journey as he finds a way forward. To Zak, Robin Williams wasn't just a movie star, he was a human being, and a dad not too different from my own.
A few months later Zak attended a community event I was hosting. He sent shivers down my spine as he answered questions from men around the world and shared so openly in an effort to help others. "I've learned I am not broken," he said. "Despite experiencing traumatic events, I can recover."
We were not predisposed to die as our fathers did like I feared. No matter what we experience, the key is to accept that recovery is always possible.
There is something wildly comforting and so special about sharing space with somebody who in some way gets what you have lost. There is so much that is said without saying anything at all. So much is honored in each and every nod, and in every laugh at a weird joke that would only make sense to those with similar experiences.
I've always laughed when a doctor would ask me whether or not I was thinking about suicide. In my head I knew that anyone who found their father right after his death would think about suicide about 37 times a day.
The loss of my father and the complicated grief that accompanied it, almost led to my own suicide on a rainy summer day years later. On that day, I promised a power greater than me that if I could get through that I would go back for the others. It was in doing that, I got the opportunity to connect with Zak. I didn't have to ask Zak the questions that most people would want to know, instead, I learned something much greater. The safety and empathy I felt just by being in the presence of a peer was the greatest gift, and it's the message I want to tell the world: safe spaces lead to safety. I didn't have to do it alone, and no one else did either.
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Women's tennis finishes strong at FGCU Spring Invite
(Photo by Linwood Ferguson)
The FGCU women's tennis team started its spring season off with an impressive performance at their annual FGCU Spring Invite.
FGCU began their tournament with matches against St. John's and Northwestern State.
St. John's split four matches in doubles play, but the Eagles dominated in singles play against Northwestern State, winning all six matches, including four in straight sets.
To start the day, FGCU's top duo of Julia Ascua and Julianna Curtis controlled the match against St. John's duo, Jessica Livianu and Anna Morozova, taking the match 6-0.
However, the Eagles then dropped back-to-back matches with Sara Kelly and Bridget Forster falling, 6-4, and Laura Falceto Font and Sofia Perez dropping their match, 6-3.
FGCU came out of intermission with four straight-set wins against Northwestern State to start singles play.
Ascua defeated Vladislava Litvinova, 6-3, 6-3, while Breana Stampfli and Maja Ornberg finished their matches with a pair of 6-1, 6-4 wins.
Curtis also won her first set against Emilija Dancetovic in a tiebreak, 7-6 (7-5), before dominating a 6-0 win in the second set.
FGCU faced Utah in the doubles play on day two of the tournament. Also, the Eagles played St. John's in singles, winning six of eight matches against the Red Storm.
To start doubles play, Forster and Kelly, won 6-3 against Utah's Luisa Gerstner De Rosa and Whitney Turley.
Unfortunately, that was the only doubles win for the Eagles for the rest of the day.
In singles play against St. John's, Forster defeated Jaide Collins 6-1, 6-2 while Ornberg was victorious against Stephanie Elgegren, winning 6-2, 6-1.
With loses from Stampfli and Ascúa, but wins from Curtis and Kelly, the Eagles ended the second day of play on a positive note.
Concluding their three-day invitational, the Eagles came out strong, winning five of eight singles matches.
Even with a change in the doubles and singles lineup, the Eagles still managed to secure two of three wins against Northwestern State in doubles, and also took five of eight matches against Utah in singles play.
FGCU's top duo of Ascua and Curtis earned a 6-4 victory against Northwestern State's Ivanova and Litvinova.
Unfortunately, the freshmen duo of Forster and Kelly suffered a 6-3 loss to St. John's after winning against a tough Utah team Sunday.
Stampfli, Kelly and Ornberg controlled all of their singles matches against Utah, earning straight-set wins.
Stampfli defeated Brianna Turley 6-2, 6-1, while Kelly defeated Turley 6-2, 6-1.
Ornberg then faced Utah's, Margo Pletcher, with Ornberg taking the match 6-2, 6-4.
Forster moved up to play on court three but unfortunately suffered a 6-0, 6-3 loss to Utah's Alexia Petrovic.
Next, the Eagles will remain at home to host USF on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. at the FGCU Tennis Complex.


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Home / American Football / LIVESTREAM: Germany – Ingolstadt Dukes @Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, Sat. June 29, 5p CEDT (11a EDT)
LIVESTREAM: Germany – Ingolstadt Dukes @Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, Sat. June 29, 5p CEDT (11a EDT)
Graphic: Igor Lazarevic/Sean Kelly
The Ingolstad Dukes (0-6) will try to earn their first win of the year in the worst place possible Saturday, June 29 when they enter the unfriendly confines of Optima Sportpark in Schwäbisch Hall to face the undefeated and Europe #1 Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns (8-0) as the German Football League hits midseason.
The two teams met early in the year with the Dukes putting up stiff resistance to the Unicorns juggernaut, dropping a 24-0 decision.
The Unicorns enter the game on a 42 game winning streak stretching back to the 2016 German Bowl and have looked just as impressive as ever this year. Last week, they disposed of the Kirchdorf Wildcats 56-0 and the week before beat the Stuttgart Scorpions 63-21 after whipping their German Bowl opponents and chief rivals the Frankfurt Universe, Europe #4, 31-0. Prior to that, they overwhelmed the Marburg Mercenaries 52-9, the Ingolstadt Dukes 24-0, the Munich Cowboys 35-3, Kirchdorf Wildcats 51-12 and Stuttgart Scorpions 63-13.
Unicorns QB Jadrian Clark is the second most efficient passer in the GFL with a rating of 188.8. He has thrown for 2,005 yards and 28 TDs in the eight wins this year. His top receiver so far has been Tyler Rutenbeck with 26 catches for 675 yards and 11 TDs while Nate Robitaille has 652 yards receiving and 9 TDs. As a team, the Unicorns are averaging 170.9 yards rushing a game, second best in the country with RB Maurice Schuele the top rusher with 366 yards.
Defensively, the Unicorns lead the GFL giving up just 7.2 points a game and top the league in yards allowed with 179.
Ingolstadt were soundly beaten last week, 63-13 by the Frankfurt Universe and the week before dropped a tough 28-26 decision to the Allgäu Comets to remain without a win. They had lost 43-13 the week before that to the surging Marburg Mercenaries after losing 37-13 to the Universe the week prior to that. They had dropped 24-0 decision to the the Unicorns to open their 2019 season. But they then suffered a disappointing 37-30 loss to the Stuttgart Scorpions.
The Dukes had been alternating at quarterback between Anthony Gardner and Cedric Townsend but for the last three weeks, new addition, Cory Benedetto has started, throwing for 398 yards and four touchdowns. He will likely get the start today. His chief target was Normen Schumm who had 280 yards receiving on three catches while Anthony Mella caught four touchdown passes from Benedetto. The running game has begun to improve the Dukes are averaging 78.3 yards a game with Phillip Ponander the leading rusher with 159 yards.
The Dukes badly need a win. Schwäbisch Hall will not be accommodating.
Watch the game live here. Ingolstadt Dukes @Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, Sat. June 29, 5p CEDT (11a EDT)
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www.Defender50th.co.uk :: View topic - After an 8 years gap, I'm happy again!
After an 8 years gap, I'm happy again!
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:24 pm Post subject: After an 8 years gap, I'm happy again!
Quite unbelievably, it's been over 8 years since I sold GB331.
And I sort of knew it was a mistake from the moment I parted with it. I've done many a happy mile in a couple of 90 Pumas since, but 4 cylinders and diesel vs. a V8 and an auto box - it's never felt quite as special.
So, I'm back - say hello to GB036.
It's completely standard (Original Radio, genuine seat covers and mats from new). The side steps were taken off at PDI and supplied with the car because they were 'too shiny for a Land Rover'.
Even the tool roll 'has the factory bow on it' (James' spotted that one).
Basically, the original owner bought it for his wife who did 1000 miles in the first year in it. She didn't get on with it, so he bought her a Discovery instead and the 90 basically got laid up, but was wheeled out for an MOT almost every year.
It's needs a bit of paint as it stood outside for a few years, so the roof has suffered from lacquer peel and the paint on the crossmember has faded to nothing (they all do that sir), but just feels so lovely and 'tight' and untouched. The chassis and interior are just like brand new.
I'm extremely happy indeed and this will be a slow burn to get this back to brand new. I think James was just as excited over this find as me! I have a smile from ear to ear today!
wow excellent find; it looks absolutely stunning.
Looks a lovely motor. Welcome back to the club, owning one of the best defenders.
It's a wonderful vehicle that has probably never seen a salty road, a bit of light renovation and it will be amazing.
Wow, Greg, that is an extremely lucky find. I'm chuffed for you, but more than a little envious. I'm actually in agreement about the side steps (never thought they looked right), but you must have one of the most original 50ths. That interior looks damn good.
Thanks everyone, it's good to be back!
I forgot to say, it even had a Spice Girls cassette in it - very 1990s!
James - I promised to take great care of her! Like GB002, without the Byng bling!
V8GPC - Not sure I want to disclose, but perhaps unsurprisingly I did sell my puma 90 to get her.......It was a very different story back in 2005 when I bought GB331!
Wow, superb find! I bet you are over the moon. They look so good as the factory intended. Congratulations.
I used mine all weekend carrying bikes and 'stuff' for my triathlon around Hever Castle. So many looks and stares as I rumbled past the pub gardens all around the area. Can't help but smile when you drive these V8's!
Welcome back mate, what a fantastic fine.
I would be worried about putting miles on the clock, I guess you are planing to use it and not wrap it up in cotton wool.
Hopefully we can meet up at a get together somewhere be good to see it in the flesh and catch up. That's if I still have mine.
What a fantastic find - you lucky boy! Still got mine although GB149 is in bits at present undergoing a complete body makeover, hopefully back on the road later on in the year.
Hopefully catch up at some event sometime soon, look forward to it!
It's just had a 24k 'B' service (at 6712 miles!) including the auto box filter that gets done on the first 24k service only. Absolute clean bill of health except 2 shock bushes that have been done.
Interesting the alarm was intermittenty playing up - transpired it was the BBUS (battery backed up siren). Apparently the NiCad battery in them can go dead short. When you start the car, the battery in the siren starts to charge and can blow fuse 3 when the nicad is duff, which had happened. A new siren now fitted - the part number supersedes up the final 2016 Defenders!
Congratulations - what a find !!!
Gavin from Artmin key rings for GB036 bought! Had to be done!


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We are proud to announce the opening of a group which specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and tracking of malignant diseases of the female genitalia: endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and vaginal cancer.
The group will be managed by Prof. Dan Grisaru, the head of the gyneco-oncology department at the Sourasky medical Center.
In the group, he is joined by Prof. Tamar Safra, director of gynecology oncology services and Dr. Ido Laskov, a senior gyneco-oncology doctor at the gyneco-oncology unit at the Sourasky Medical Center.
Prof. Grisaru and Dr. Laskov will focus on providing answers concerning the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment options for surgical, whether traditional or minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) and Prof. Safra will focus on radiation therapy, chemotherapy and novel treatments (biological and immunotherapy) including those under clinical studies carried out worldwide.
Prof. Dan Grisaru is the director of the gynecologic oncology unit at the Sourasky Medical Center. He completed his gynecologic training at TAMC and his PhD thesis in molecular biology and human genetics at the TA University. His clinical fellowship was done at the University of Toronto, Canada. He established the gynecologic oncology service at the Sourasky Medical Center. This unit is based on a multidisciplinary clinical and surgical approach to the patients. In addition to the clinical work they also perform basic science research, together with other scientists at the hospital and at the TA University.
Prof. Tamar Safra heads the Oncology Gynecology Service at the Sourasky Medical Center, treating patients diagnosed with Gynecological and Breast Cancer.
She is a graduate of the Hadassah Medical School.
She has specialized in Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy and spent three years as a faculty member at the University of Southern California at the Norris Cancer Center, Los Angeles.
Her main Interest is BRCA Breast and Ovarian cancer, inheritance and disease treatment.
Dr. Ido Laskov completed 6 years of residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Sourasky Medical Center and then completed a 3-year research & clinical sub-specialty in Gynecologic Oncology at the McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
His training includes medical management of women with gynecological malignancies and he specializes in performing complex oncologic surgeries including pelvic, abdominal, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. Currently Dr. Ido Laskov works at the Gynecologic Oncology unit of the Sourasky Medical Center.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Girsaru, Prof. Safra and Dr. Laskov for joining Belong and for their support and willingness to manage dialogues and conversations with patients and provide Belong members with answers in their fields of expertise. We work hard to provide the Belong community with world leading experts, top notch medical professionals, increase the crucial information availability and shorten professional response time, all in order to help you manage the fight against cancer more efficiently while improving your quality of life.


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The Winter Soldier Returns to Comics This December
Bucky's redemption journey continues this winter!
by Jamie Frevele
Bucky Barnes has come a long way since his initial return as the Winter Soldier, and his path to redemption will continue! On Wednesday, December 5, writer Kyle Higgins and artist Rod Reis will bring WINTER SOLDIER #1 to Marvel comics readers as a limited series as Bucky embarks on his mission to help others forge their own ways forward – no matter what the cost!
Higgins says that writing Bucky as a character all his own and moving beyond his past as Captain America's sidekick was "one of the trickiest parts" of creating his individual story, but sees the Winter Soldier as "the gold standard for what a 'former sidekick' story could be." He continued: "Losing his mind, becoming a weapon for the enemy, committing terrible deeds he would one day regret... it was a backstory that gave the character a world and a journey that was specific to him. The fact that he used to be Captain America's sidekick informed him, but did not define him."
Higgins cited Ed Brubaker's WINTER SOLDIER run, which set Bucky on a path to right his past wrongs, as a catalyst for this leg of Bucky's journey. The previous story "explored the pitfalls and emotional fall out of Bucky's time as a weapon for the enemy and slowly took him on a journey to find redemption. He became Captain America. He spent time in the Gulag. He died to save the world. He sought to fix old wrongs from the Cold War. In many ways, Bucky successfully atoned for his sins." His next logical step? "He's going to help others do the same thing. It's Bucky's way of channeling his own pain in a productive, personal way – by helping others find the redemption that he found."
Rod Reis, who also drew the cover for WINTER SOLDIER #1, added: "To be able to work with a character that has such a rich legacy and striking visual identity is really exciting. Taking Bucky forward and building a world unique to him – one that still respects his past – is an artist's dream. I can't wait for people to see what we've come up with."
WINTER SOLDIER #1 goes on sale Wednesday, December 5! Follow Marvel.com for more news on when you can pre-order your copy online -- or contact your local comic shop!
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Fundraisers Who Use Academic Research Do Better - Study
Not for Profits that consult scientific studies on how best to approach donors and new fundraising strategies are more likely to raise more money, a new study in the US has found.
Lina Caneva | 13 January 2015 at 10:19 am
More than 1,200 Not for Profit groups from the United States and Canada responded to a survey designed to learn how organisations use scientific findings and whether those that do had better results in 2014 than the previous year.
The study by the Science of Philanthropy Institute, a research center that operates out of the University of Chicago, found that organisations that reported a lift in donations— up to 29 percent —were more likely to regularly evaluate their fundraising methods than those who didn't.
The study found that those that at least sometimes performed evaluations that incorporated scientific findings also were more likely to report an increase in donations.
But the report also showed evidence that about half of the Not for Profits that took part are not availing themselves of a growing body of scientific literature on fundraising.
The study found that some 51 per cent of organisations do not have staff that have formally studied or taken coursework about scientific research methods. Nearly 23 per cent have someone who understands the scientific method, while 24 per cent of organisations have some employees who understand some parts of the scientific method.
The study found that more than half of the organisations with budgets of less than $1 million do not have any staff members who understand at least some of the scientific method.
As well, more than 70 per cent of organisations with budgets of less than $250,000 are uncomfortable with or unable to assess the scientific rigor of a fundraising study.
The study found that less than 10 per cent of organisations deliberately sought out scientific research studies for information regarding effective fundraising methods when designing their campaigns and as many as forty percent said they sometimes used scientific research. Both groups reported increased fundraising results over the twelve month period.
The more than 50 percent that did not use any scientific research on fundraising when designing their campaigns showed a drop in fundraising revenue over the same period.
Attending conferences and listening to podcasts/reading online summaries are the most common sources for accessing scientific research studies on fundraising, the study found.
Research authors said the study showed that while some organisations are using the scientific method in designing their fundraising plans, many others are not.
"The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) and organisations like it need to continue to reach out to NFPs to educate them on how and why using scientific research methods in the design of their fundraising campaigns will lead to increased donations.
"We also need to work with NFPs to determine the roadblocks to using science in designing fundraising campaigns."
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Discus and support Cant use "find in source code" in page search - Expression Web 4 in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, I'm using Expression Web 4, for small web projects, and would prefer to continue that program. Suddently I cant use "find in source code" when... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by klausandersen1, Sep 6, 2018.
I'm using Expression Web 4, for small web projects, and would prefer to continue that program.
Suddently I cant use "find in source code" when radio button is set to "Current page" anny more. A week ago it was still working.
I supose it has something to do with an update for Windows?
Option 1: Run the Repair for Expression Web 4.
Click Start, type Control Panel.
Select Expression Web 4 from the list.
Once you're done, restart your device and check if the issue is resolved.
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Let us know which option works for you.
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and install Net.4 and the installation program said it was installed with Windows 10?
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Under Act 483/1991 Coll. on Czech Television, as amended, The Czech Television Council is a body through which the public exercises its right to control the activities of Czech Television.
Who are the members of The Czech Television Council?
The Czech Television Council consists of 15 members elected and repealed by the Chamber of Deputies. The members are chosen in a way to represent major regional, political, social and cultural opinions and ideas. The Council members are elected for a period of six years with two thirds of the members elected each two years; the members may be re-elected. The holders of the following functions may not be members of the Council: President of the Republic, MP, Senator, member of Government, judge, state attorney, member of the Supreme Audit Office, member of the bank Council of the Czech National Bank, any public administration employee, member of the Council of the Czech Republic for Radio and Television Broadcasting, member of the Czech Radio Council, member of the Czech Press Agency Council, Director General of Czech Radio, member of the Supervisory Commission of Czech Television or Czech Radio. No member of the Council is allowed to perform any function in political parties or movements, social organizations or associations, civic initiatives etc. or to act on behalf of such organizations. Moreover, no member of the Council is allowed to be a member of companies involved in mass media or to represent business interests that could be in conflict with his or her activity on the Council or which could influence his or her impartiality and objectivity. With the exception of the remuneration received in connection with the exercise of their functions, no member of the Council or his or her relative is allowed to generate any income from operation of television broadcasting. No member of the Council or his or her relative is allowed to be employee of Czech Television during his/her function and two years after ceasing to be a member. Council membership is a public function.
The Czech Television Council meets in public sessions ruled by the Rules of Procedures that the Council approves within 30 days of its establishment.
How to approach The Czech Television Council?
The Czech Television Council discusses suggestions and observations it receives. Suggestions and observations that do not fall within the Council's competence are handed over to the relevant organs within Czech Television or to the Council of the Czech Republic for Radio and Television Broadcasting. Under the law, the Czech Television Council is obligated to consider complaints brought against the Director General of Czech Television.
Under the Act on Czech Television, Czech Television provides service to the public of the Czech Republic through creation and distribution of television programmes. The mission of Czech Television is to provide unbiased, verified, balanced and many-sided information so that the viewers may make their own opinions and make and distribute a balanced choice of programmes for all groups of population taking into account their religion, creed, culture, ethnic origin, nationality social background age or gender with the aim to enhance mutual understanding, tolerance, plurality and cultural identity of people, including ethnic minorities. Czech Television fulfils this mission particularly through its broadcasting on two nationwide channels, through a network of own correspondents and through creating archive funds as part of national cultural wealth.
Members of Czech public who are of the opinion that Czech Television is in breach of its legal duties because of activity and/or inactivity of its Director General who is responsible for proper working of the organization, may, under Article 8, Subsection 1 Letter f of the Czech Television Act, lodge a complaint with the Council.


The other day we stopped at a light on Market Street in Akron. In the Devil's Strip (I still don't know why they call it that here in Akron) there was a little sign for a restaurant. A few days later we are back and hungry, the sign is still there, no restaurant in sight. After navigating around CVS there is a little strip plaza with a pawn shop, a bar you have to be 25 to enter (what's going on in there?) and Niko's Sandwich Board.
It looks pretty shifty until you open the restaurant door where you are greeted by a warm little oasis with laid back happy people enjoying lunch.
Not what I expected at all. Warm sun belt colors, church pews cut down into seats, folks of all sorts tucking into varied bread contained sustenance, surprisingly nice inside.
Staffed by happily Greek folks the menu has Mediterranean influences but ranges around familiar sandwich combination with some aberrations off into the strange. Now I'm happy too.
The young man attending to us was excited we were in for the first time. Service was relaxed but efficient and quick, good place to catch lunch on a work day. It turns out lunch isn't simply fast but pretty freakin' good.
We ordered the Greek potato salad, a Reuben, Aunt Ruth's Chicken salad, a Capicola Woo, and the Akron Serendipity.
The tater salad is doused in a lightly spicy, veg infused, herby olive oil vinaigrette. So glad we tried it.
Reuben = good. We've had some stupendous Reubens and while the Corned Beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, house made Russian dressing and grilled rye bread were all present, Niko's Reuben was just alright and my least favorite of the day. Which means we are only going up from good.
The chicken salad contained…well, bound chicken…but also grapes, almonds, sliced tomato, mixed greens, and a balsamic reduction. A little mayo holds together fresh, crunch, sweet, sharp, chew, and so on. Lots of stuff going on, all works together, changes a little with each bite, nice take.
The two more unique sandwiches turned out to be my favorites. The Capicola Woo arrived wrapped in a green tortilla (spinach?) loaded with thin shaved Capicola, Genoa salami, soppressata, Parmesean cheese, spinach, cucumber, tomato, jalapeno basil relish. Messy, way messy, stuff oozing out all over the place, I like messy. Deep cured Italian ham products with varying spice blends, salty cheese, crunchy veg and an intensely spicy and herby blast from the relish. It says Woo. It contains Woo. Nice.
Akron Serendipity. Pastrami, corned beef & roast beef with asiago cheese smeared with a black pepper Dijon horseradish. Again, a condiment with some bite makes for a great sandwich. The signs says they make Lou & Hy's Cheesecake but it wasn't ready so we settled for average baklava. Serendipity means a fortunate happenstance or pleasant surprise. Indeed. Niko's was very much a pleasant surprise in Akron. Just look for the CVS and the wee sign by the curb…and for goodness sake, don't go into the bar next door.


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Tiananmen Square Anniversary: China Experiments with Subtle Censorship and Netizens Fight Back with Images
Posted on June 04, 2013 by pkumar
Source: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/internetmonitor/2013/06/04/tiananmen-square-anniversary-china-experiments-with-subtle-censorship-and-netizens-fight-back-with-images/
Filed under: China, Memes
To ensure its country's Internet remains in good working order, the Chinese government has used June 4 as an unofficial "Internet maintenance" day. In 2009, more than 300 sites went down. In 2010, a slew of blocked sites (many pornographic) became accessible. Last year, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index dropped 64.89 points, leading the popular Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo to ban searches of related terms. Why such erratic behavior? June 4 also marks the day when, in 1989, tanks entered Tiananmen Square to violently quash pro-democracy protests.
Days before this year's 24th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Weibo experimented with a much subtler form of censorship, but Chinese netizens used creative images to signal their acknowledgement of what Chinese government wishes the country would forget.
Typically, users who search for sensitive terms such as "June 4th incident" receive the message, "According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, search results for [keyword] cannot be displayed." Beginning on May 31, searches for "Tiananmen incident," "24th anniversary," "June 4th," "64 incident" returned a sanitized list, for example, referencing a 1976 protest that occurred in Tiananmen Square, or a seemingly innocuous message that the search yielded no results, according to analysis from the Chinese Internet transparency organization GreatFire.org.
By the evening of June 3, Weibo reverted to displaying its original censorship announcement in response to searches of sensitive terms. Citizen Lab posted a list of 71 terms blocked on Weibo, many variations on the numbers six, four, and 1989. China Digital Times mentioned additional terms including names of people and places.
The seemingly benign terms "today," "tonight," "big yellow duck," and "black shirt" also faced restriction on Weibo. The latter two reference an online meme and calls for Chinese to wear black shirts to observe the anniversary.
While Weibo's text filters grow ever more sophisticated, the network seems less able to police images. Chinese netizens exploited this fact, posting variations of the iconic "Tank Man" image. One replaced the tanks with yellow rubber ducks (hence the blockage of "big yellow duck"); one showed a cow in front of a line of bulldozers; another showed a praying mantis pushing against a wheel, referencing a popular idiom about the futility of trying to stop the future.
On May 31, the Chinese government also cut off access to the encrypted (https) version of Wikipedia, which Chinese Internet users could use to see articles banned on the unencrypted (http) version.


ESPA PINK HAIR AND SCALP MUD.
Another post from my Hair Journey series today, and we're focusing on the part that gets, sadly, neglected in most of our haircare routines, the scalp. What an attractive word.
I don't know about anyone else but my scalp acts up. Sometimes it's dry and flaky, more often than not it's oily, sometimes it's both oily and flaky. I've been investing some time into researching scalp treatments because an irksome scalp cannot be helping towards my hair shedding situation (I've spoken about Telogen Effluvium here). Whilst I was trying out their new shampoo and conditioner (review here), ESPA were kind enough to send me their Pink Hair & Scalp Mud (£32). I of course jumped at the chance, I'm really enamoured with ESPA's all-natural ethos, the ingredients in their shampoo for example are fantastic.
As far as aesthetics go, the frosted glass jar with faux-granite top is really weighty and looks quite luxe in your bathroom, I like it. It also comes in a tube, which is a little better value, with 200ml instead of 180ml. If you're particular about scents, I don't think that this will offend you. There's a hint of earthy botanicals about it, but I personally think it's quite subtle. The mask is suitable for all hair types, from unresponsive and dry, to coloured, oily, heat damaged, bleached etc.
There are two things I want in a mask; good ingredients and intense conditioning, I don't want namby pamby 'won't weigh your hair down' treatments, I save that for my leave-in conditioner. The ESPA mask, rich in castor oil and kaolin clay feels lovely and heavy, coating my hair and scalp in a thick, pink goop. You're welcome to use this all throughout the lengths and ends of your hair but I've been concentrating it on my scalp, dampening my hair first, and spreading a thinner layer down my hair as I feel the clays are going to be most beneficial in contact with my skin (if you're a science buff, go research how clays work to remove toxins, it's really interesting!). The recommendation is to leave it on no less than 20 minutes although you can use it overnight. I think overnight is a problem. I've been using the mask a couple of weeks now and it dries out after 1.5-2 hours on your head if you don't keep it damp, which is obviously a problem as the clay needs moisture to have any ionic effect and the oils aren't able to permeate the hair shaft if they're solid. If you're able to, spreading a little water over your head, remassaging and popping on a shower cap or wrapping in cling periodically is the best way to get around this, otherwise leave it on for under an hour.
I had high hopes after the shampoo and conditioner and I must say this makes your hair feel wonderful. I'm a huge advocate of castor oil, it's one of my favourite beauty ingredients, and, as the second ingredient in the mask, it gives such a nourishing boost of moisture and hydration, my hair is a lot smoother and less frizzy; essential if you're no-heat like I am. My scalp isn't fully restored but it's early days, I'm definitely going to use up the jar and reconsult then.
If you've been a lover of the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer, then you might want to give this a try. Yes it doesn't have the hydrolyzed elastin of P.Kingsley but I think they're a similar concept; both being a pre-shampoo treatment rich in castor oil, although the ESPA mask has the additional benefits of botanical extracts, it's natural, paraben-free and it doesn't test on animals, I can't find anywhere on the packaging to say that Philip Kingsley don't.
I've been seriously impressed by ESPA products, I've already got a few more bits on order. If a scalp/hair mask isn't really up your strasse then I'd highly recommend checking out some of their other products, at either their website or John Lewis, I know their body oils are good, and they do spray toners so I'll be all over that.
Have you tried any ESPA products?
This looks fantastic! I've used scalp products from L'Oreal & Kerastase, but would love to give this a go too!


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Our recycled plastic profiles can be worked in principle in the same manner as wood with the same woodworking tools. For sawing and drilling we recommend working the recycled plastic steadily and slowly. The general rule is to choose a cutting speed which prevents the material melting on the surface of the tool.
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Ants are everywhere — in forests, fields, swamps, deserts, suburbs, and cities. There are probably at least a few in your house. Most aren't dangerous, but certain species — including fire ants and army ants — can have lethal effects on humans and animals. Discover fascinating facts about these killer ants: where they can be found, how they organize their colonies, and the methods of controlling their damage.
Praised by The New York Times as "the dean of children's science writers," Seymour Simon is the author of more than 250 highly acclaimed science books. Deadly Ants features twenty-seven black-and-white illustrations and is written in accessible language that can be appreciated by readers of all ages.
Reprint of the Four Winds Press, New York, 1979 edition.


When my cousin posted a photo of her youngest sleeping, I was smitten. What a delicate lovely face! I left it alone for a couple days, because I find painting children to be the most daunting. But, oh, what a fetching scene. So I tried it. I actually painted her four times before I was happy with the results. And here she is, enjoy.


Inside the days of old when doctors were practicing medicine within the traditional way, there was a primary bond established from a doctor plus a patient, and euthanasia do not need been a problem. Your physician would've treated the individual inside a humane and compassionate way. Now however, within this consumer society where there are consumer laws and litigation to cope with, our value system has evolved. They have destroyed this true doctor-patient relationship. The laws have inculcated doctors into treating patients as consumers and therefore the two doctors and the patients have become the losers. The doctors cannot treat patients while they ought to be treated as well as the patients can not be treated as they may want to be treated. They may be kept alive under all circumstances it doesn't matter what total well being might be expecting them.
Just what exactly avenues would terminally ill and dying patients have to put themselves away from misery? Aside from depending on the profession of medicine to ensure that they're comfortable or taking drugs that may relieve their suffering, there is not much you can do. Many people if we were for the reason that situation would be too weak to get ourselves out in to the snow.
Altruism is thus within many professions, only one cannot deny the reality that doctors, nurses and non secular missionaries must be thought to be front-runners. This is because those who enter these professions are genuinely available to perform good quality in society and also at the same time feel great about themselves. Hence look for the maximum assortment of helpers and ego-trippers gathered on a sunny day inside the profession of medicine. Undoubtedly doctors are mainly nice obliging fellows, always prepared to help their patients. These chaps fight to avoid their patients since they subconsciously feel bad should they said no.
However, all is not lost. While i view it, those in this terminal situation who incorporate some comprehension of their mind and possess retained some capacity to think, can continue to use the power their depths of the mind to exit life peacefully. All they should do is always to see the undeniable fact that death is really a merely a beautiful sleep where one never wakes up. It's an eternal sleep.
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About the Commonwealth arrangements
The high level principles and supporting governance arrangements were developed in recognition of two key issues:
the significant enhancement to the evidence base for research and evaluation that can be achieved through the integration of existing Commonwealth data for statistical and research purposes; and
the need to protect the personal information of individuals, as set out in the Privacy Act 1988, and the confidentiality of data provided by individual businesses.
The purpose of the governance and institutional arrangements is to help ensure the systemic risk to the public trust in government use of data associated with high risk data integration projects is managed adequately and in a consistent way. They set out a common framework for statistical data integration involving Commonwealth data to take place in a safe and effective environment.
The High Level Principles and the governance and institutional framework that supports them are endorsed by the Portfolio Secretaries. The arrangements are an administrative scheme and the authority for them is vested in the agreement between agencies to participate in the arrangements, as agreed by the Portfolio Secretaries.
These arrangements apply to projects undertaken for statistical and research purposes only. Projects undertaken for non-statistical purposes, such as compliance monitoring, regulatory purposes or service delivery to individuals, are not covered by these arrangements as these projects have different processes and legislation governing them.
For more information about when these arrangements apply, see Scope of the Commonwealth Arrangements.
The Commonwealth arrangements aim to:
Maximise the use of existing resources by providing greater access to rich data sources held by the government.
Protect privacy and confidentiality through greater accountability for data integration and safeguards for the protection of confidential information.
Provide for increased transparency through a public register of data integration projects involving Commonwealth data for statistical and research purposes.
Ensure that projects are only undertaken where they are expected to deliver overall benefit to the public which outweighs the privacy imposition and risks to confidentiality.
These objectives are embedded in the seven High Level Principles for data integration involving Commonwealth data and this guide gives effect to the High Level Principles.
The Commonwealth High Level Principles and governance arrangements introduce three elements unique to the Commonwealth arrangements that are considered fundamental to achieving an effective and safe environment for data integration projects involving Commonwealth data:
appointment of an integrating authority, responsible for the management of the integration project and the integrated dataset;
use of an accredited Integrating Authority for projects assessed as having a high systemic risk; and
registration of each project (or family of projects [1. Data integration projects using the same source datasets, for similar purposes, with the same integrating authority, are referred to as a family of projects.] ) on the Public Register of Data Integration Projects to ensure transparency.
Further background information and an overview of the arrangements for Data Integration Involving Commonwealth Data for Statistical and Research Purposes (the Commonwealth arrangements) is provided on the following pages:


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Nikolaus Schwarzkopf (* 27. März 1884 in Urberach; † 17. Oktober 1962 in Darmstadt) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller.

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Nikolaus Schwarzkopf wurde 1884 als Sohn einer Näherin und eines Pflasterers geboren. Seine Jugend- und Studienjahre fielen noch in die Regierungszeit des letzten deutschen Kaisers. Er wurde Lehrer in Mainz, Neckarsteinach und Ockenheim. Dabei lehnte er es ab, Schüler mit dem Stock zu züchtigen (wie es seinerzeit üblich war und von Lehrern erwartet wurde). Er glaubte an das Gute in seinen Schülern und daran, dass man durch Bildung die Menschen zu einem würdigeren Leben führen könne. Dann fing er an, kleinere Geschichten zu schreiben und wurde Schriftsteller. Daher ließ er sich 1924 vorzeitig pensionieren und zog nach Darmstadt um. Dort – in der Nähe seines Heimatdorfes – entstanden in der Zeit der Weimarer Republik seine wichtigsten Werke. Diese wurden  so erfolgreich, dass er seinen Lehrerberuf aufgeben und sich ganz seiner literarischen Arbeit widmen konnte. Es entstand u. a. sein bedeutendstes Werk, "Matthias Grünewald", für das er 1930 den Georg-Büchner-Preis erhielt.

Viele seiner anderen Bücher wurden in dieser Zeit immer wieder neu aufgelegt. Nikolaus Schwarzkopf, geprägt vom ländlichen Katholizismus seines Geburtsortes Urberach, der heute ein Stadtteil Rödermarks ist, forderte soziale Gerechtigkeit von Kirche und politischen Parteien gleichermaßen, besonders aber Bildungschancen für jedermann.

Nach der Machtergreifung Hitlers wurden ihm sehr bald die Grenzen offenbar, an die seine Ideale stießen. Obwohl Nikolaus Schwarzkopf ein positiver und in die Zukunft blickender Mensch war, hinterließen doch der frühe Heimgang seiner ersten Frau, der Kriegstod eines Sohnes, der Verlust einer Hand durch Kampfhandlungen und der kurzzeitige Wohnsitzwechsel nach Berlin, in welches er während des Dritten Reiches auf Anraten von wohlmeinenden Freunden hingezogen war, um in der Anonymität unterzutauchen und der Aufmerksamkeit der nationalsozialistischen Machthaber zu entgehen, ihre Spuren.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zog er erneut nach Darmstadt, wo er den Rest seines Lebens verbrachte. Dort versuchte er, seinem Lebenswerk "Matthias Grünewald" eine reifere Form zu geben, schrieb kleine Erzählungen und überarbeitete alte Texte.

Nikolaus Schwarzkopf wurde auf dem Alter Friedhof (Darmstadt) von Darmstadt bestattet (Grabstelle: III K 139e).

Auszeichnungen
 1930 Georg-Büchner-Preis
 1954 Ehrenbürger der Gemeinde Urberach (heute Stadtteil von Rödermark)

Werke
 Greta Kunkel, 1913, Stuttgart
 Das kleine Glück, 1915, Stuttgart
 Maria vom Rhein, 1919, München
 Matthias Grünewald, 1920, München
 Das Walzerdörfchen, 1920, Essen
 Riesele, 1920, München
 Die Häfner aus dem Erbseneck, 1923, Köln
 Vor dem Isenheimer Altar, 1923, Berlin
 Das Domkind, 1925, Mönchen-Gladbach
 Mein erstes Geschichtenbuch, 1925 Leipzig
 Judas Iskariot, 1925 Köln
 Der schwarze Nikolaus, 1925 Leipzig
 Dürer: Kupferstichpassion, 1927 Berlin
 Amorsbronn, 1928 München
 Flickdich oder die rheinischen Spatzen, 1929 Frankfurt
 Der Barbar, 1930 München
 Die silbernen Trompeten, 1935 Berlin
 Mein Leben, 1935 Berlin
 Der Storch, 1938 München
 Das weinselige Dorf, 1940 Leipzig
 Grünewald, 1941 Prag (in tschechischer Sprache)
 Der Feldhäfner, 1941 München
 Die Urberacher, 1943 Köln
 Musik am Sonntag, 1948 München
 Matthis der Maler, 1953 Augsburg und Darmstadt
 Die Störche von Urberach, 1954 Rothenburg/Tauber

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Literatur (Deutsch)
Deutscher
Geboren 1884
Gestorben 1962
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Avi Mograbi's and Chen Alon's BETWEEN FENCES.
Following the principles of Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed," BETWEEN FENCES (Israel/France, Berlinale Forum), directed by the great Israeli auteur Avi Mograbi and theater facilitator Chen Alon, aims to bring about legislative change and social justice through art. The director engages both African asylum-seekers and Israeli citizens in a dialogue and critical reflection on the refugee crisis by introducing them to theatre. The film documents workshops in the Holot detention centre near the Egyptian border which houses thousands of rejected asylum-seekers whom the state of Israel officially designates as dangerous infiltrators but is unable to deport due to the country's policies. Asylum-seekers from Eritrea and Sudan stage scenes from their own lives – roleplaying the drama of those who decide to stay and those who decide to leave. By filming theatre acts in an empty hall or wardroom, the director draws our attention to the African asylum-seekers turned actors, who are often mere "shadows on the streets of Israel" as Mograbi himself pointed out during the Q&A.
The use of ordinary objects such as chairs or kerchiefs denies us the opportunity to deflect from the raw emotion of drama which feels far too real to be fictional. In some scenes, actors are seen sculpting their own bodies into static images that depict their internal feelings of forced migration and discrimination. While the notion of theatre in prison has been explored in earlier documentaries from the Middle East (e.g. Zeina Daccache's 12 ANGRY LEBANESE), Mograbi's BETWEEN FENCES not only erodes the stigma associated with prisoners but also dramatically reverses established roles, thus negotiating the concept of the Other in society. As the theatre workshop unfolds, Mograbi makes a daring move by involving Israeli men and women in the theatre troupe and assigning them the role of African refugees who are trying to cross the Israeli border. "This is not very real," one of the African actors says. "Well, the words are real, but the colour is not," he adds. BETWEEN FENCES is a compelling and poignant film that shows how the temporary identification with the oppressed fosters a more profound understanding of what it means to be free in a society that detains those seeking protection.


So old-school intro today. Because. I filmed the whole tutorial, and guys. I had this on my finger, and now. I have to explain it. I was chopping of vegetables yesterday, and chopped through my finger on accident, I will a klutz it was bound to happen one day on my hip my fingernail. So it went all the way through my nail, and then stopped it was gross it is painful, and the doctor gave me this little thing. So that. I wouldn't h it on stuff. And I got home. And I was like you know, I will a big girl. I do not need this thing, and took it off. And I have bumps my finger on. So many things, and it hurts. So bad when. I do. So I put it back on it is like fine. I guess, I will not that tough but anyway. I had it on for the tutorial that's why it is how. I finger, and yeah also for this tutorial. I would have to go in, and say it is more of an inspired by tutorial than an accurate tutorial. I usually try to get really accurate with my hairstyle tutorials like. I try to recreate as best. I can exactly with other your hairstyle with this one.
I have a lot more hair than Nicole Kidman, and it just was not going to turn out looking exactly the same but this is a similar technique, and all of you guys muses to get a similar look. And I still think it is really pretty. So, I will going to show you end it anyway. I hope you guys like this. And I will see you in my next post. I started with some really beach waves in my hair you guys could do this with whatever tear texture you want, and she let her friends hang down. I do not really have fringe but if you want to let your thing done you can you're going to sweep your hair over to one side, and we are going to be kind of braiding in one direction like this kind of making a tilted kind of angle. So you are going to start braiding on one side of your head, and Dutch braids back incorporating only hair from the top basically you are going to braid from kind of the crown of the one side down toward just below the ear of the other side. So we are making that nice little kind of asymmetrical line there, and once you have all the hair from that kind of top layer incorporated you are going to switch, and go the other direction. So all that means is that you are going to move your hands to face the other direction, and just move that braid, and kind of just braid in that direction, and start incorporating hair from the bottom, and the top.
So basically all you have to do is just change the direction your braiding, and just incorporate hair as you go it is really not all that tricky just go for it, and try it out it is going to be a lot easier than you think it is once you have all that hair incorporated you are just going to go ahead, and braid the rest of it normally, and go ahead, and go all the way down the rest of the, and secure it with a small band basically now we are going to go ahead, and zigzag with that remaining braid. So we are going to zigzag back the way we came, and you are going to place this braid over the second Dutch braid we did but underneath the first one just. Because it kind of helps to create that nice little line go ahead, and pin that in place make sure that you are following that same diagonal angle that we did with the Dutch braid, and then if you still have more hair zigzagging back underneath those braids that we already did depend that in place, and then if you have more hair go ahead, and dig zag that underneath for me. I just had some little ends. So I chucked them in, and pin them in place, and that's it. So basically no matter how long your hair is just keep zigzagging until you have got it all done. So that's it. And I have one more Oscars tutorial coming your way this Friday go ahead, and guess in the comments which one it is, and make sure that you checked out my previous Oscars tutorial that you guys requested. So much hope you guys enjoyed this post. I will see you my next post on Wednesday.


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2023 BMW X8 Release Date, Price, & Details
2023 BMW X8 Release Date, Price, & Details. After the recently spied images, we have our first look at renderings of the upcoming 2023 BMW X8 design. Reports of the new flagship SUV dated from four years ago, and it was recently validated formally by BMW chairman Oliver Zipse. It said that we can expect the brand-new flagship model to be constructed at the Spartanburg plant and to be unveiled at the end of the year. Enjoyable fact is that in the exact same plant designs like the X3, X6, X7 and complete with their M variations are made.
The fresh rendering exposes an intriguing design that must separate this SUV from the rest of the models. It features new split LED headlights, polarizing appearance, and similar styling as the just recently unveiled BMW iX.
2023 BMW X8 Engine Specs
At this point, we do not know what engine will exactly power the new 2023 BMW X8. Now, there are numerous speculations, and we are tipping on a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 and plug-in hybrid system, the very same that will power the upcoming BMW XM.
According to many speculations, this engine will have the ability to produce 750 horse power. The entry engine will likely be a 3.0 liter turbo straight-six with circa 380 horsepower. We also expect BMW to utilize a ZF eight-speed auto that is likewise offered on all BMWs as standard. Unlike smaller sized SUVs, the X8 is probably to come with AWD.
2023 BMW X8 First Look
The brand-new 2023 BMW X8 has actually been spied recently screening, and we have our very first take a look at its renderings. Of all, the X8 looks in some way shorter compared to its brother or sister, the BMW X7.
read: 2023 Acura ILX Interior, Concept, & Photos
However, it features more aggressive styling thanks to massive grille treatment and slimmer-styled headlights and taillights. It also features a brand-new quad exhaust system, and it features 21-inch wheels.
Like the iX model, the brand-new 2023 BMW X8 must feature the very same luxurious cabin, with lots of space through two rows of seats. Many think that the maker will push the second-row push even more back to produce more legroom. In general, the X8 will end up being a flagship sharing numerous design hints with among the most finished sedans on the market, the 7 Series.
That does not indicate it will not inherit some of its own uniqueness. We also expect the upcoming design to host lots of drivers help features and an exceptional package of basic security features.
2023 BMW X8 Price, Release Date, and Rivals
The all-new 2023 BMW X8 looks way more aggressive than the BMW iX. As an upcoming flagship, it controls the front end, featuring an extremely enormous eye-catchy grille and trendy headlights. When it comes to the price, it's a little prematurely to determinate it, particularly thinking about the X8 is still in early developmental stages.
Anyhow, we anticipate the new model to be introduced later on in the year, while sales could begin in the 2nd half of 2023. By that time, the colony Rover Range Rover SV will be around, as will the Bentley Bentayga, and the Maybach GLS. All mentioned designs cost more than $100,000, so the BMW X8 could be plainly in the exact same ballpark.
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Dr. Encarna Ruiz publishes her doctoral thesis, "Fashion Blogs: from journalism to marketing"
The ESDiColor_Lab features Starting Shot, its color trend for spring / summer 2019.
We have a winner #ESDiwearedesign!
The Master in Digital Art Curator of ESDi collaborates once again with the Loop Festival in Barcelona.
Dr Sampaio's visit to ESDi for the project "Marca Sabadell"
7 presents web development projects carried out jointly by students of ESDi and the Institute Sabadell.
ESDi collaborates with the City Hall of Sabadell in the creation of its own city brand.
ESDi at the "Game of Sabadell"
The PFG "Fractal" Núria Crosas, graduated in Graphic Design in ESDi has been chosen to be part of Blanc Festival.
The auditorium of ESDi the presentation of the new academic year 2016-2017 Degree in Design.
"Video art. Creating own knowledge of language and art history" wins the "Design in our life"
The former student of the Master in Digital Art Curator of ESDi, Marta Costa Planas, presents the exhibition "Vis-a-Vis"
On the occasion of Sant Joan, today the School of Design will close at 5 pm .
The link between creativity and communication culminated last ESDiNetworking course.
ESDi signs an agreement with the CN Sabadell to provide exclusive benefits to its students, faculty and staff.
Join Design Contest for Our Life!
Marc de Rooij, faculty associate in ESDi, successfully presented his doctoral dissertation.
On saturday March, 21, Transposicions exhibition is going to do a family workshop: Transformació!
ESDi organized the roundtable " People and non-users ". Meeting and debate among designers.
A new ESDissabte, a new success!
ESDi photographers, in a contest!
Comes first ESDissabte of 2015!
Success in the # ESDiletsgo!
Ana Ruiz, actress of Camera Café "The image is not aesthetic, it is accompanied by an attitude"
Two new exhibitions in the ESDi hall: Product Design projects.
The graduate Marta Giralt Project presents ' Milieu ' in the Palau Robert in the framework of the exhibitions "Barcelona Prêt -à-porter"
ESDI received the "Socially Responsible Company Recognition in the field of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management"
ESDI will design the sports clothes of Eduard Viles.
Benedetta Tagliabue: "Fun is one of the key elements in my profession"
Verdict of the contest "Design in our lives"
HEADHUNTER: "ESDiMarket is designed for everyone"
Joaquim Iborra: "The project of the Lyceum and ESDI wanted bets and new looks, and the result is more than good"
ESDI student Carlos Coronado participates in the creation of the book " Pixelated Letters"
Genís Senén: "There are artisans who work with hi-tech"
Cindy Bangs: "Do not let anyone to say you can not do it"
ESDi professor Joan Sànchez presents his app "Kubo"
Cindy Bangs: "The next step is to grow and become a national reference"
Xavier Verdaguer: "Entrepreneurship is a good reason to be happy"
Commitment from ESDi in 2.0 communication and creating a community around design.
ESDi-EATM exstudent Miriam Ponsa wins "La Roca Village 080 Barcelona Fashion"
ESDi appear in La 2 tv programm "Tinc una idea"
URL rector: "ESDi has made a quantum leap to go from one university degree in design to a degree, and in its commitment to research"
The School of Design ESDi has received recognition for group recerca Ramon Llull University, which is inscribed center.
Jesus Morentin studies Werkman and his "The Next Call"
Fashion on the net. A reflection on fashion blogs and their influence on the sector.
The course has just begun successfully!
"The Art of Deception" is the research that won the contest "The design in our lives"
"El Arte del engaño" and "Terapia domiciliaria en TEA" are the winners of "The design of our lives"
"Be natural, enthusiastic and happy"
Set aside July the 5th!
INDICIS Foundation presents the "PEP's project (Farmer-School-Farmer): the local farming culture as the backbone of a healthy and quality diet"
"Graffiti, design, street and elegance"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, designers!
The Product Area, special mention at the Design for recycling Awards.
Three girls in Fashion Degree aspire to reach the final of the Triumph Inspiration Award.
Our best wishes for Christmas and the new year 2010.
"Measuring sustainability in design processes for Local Development: The Campus Guia as a case study in island systems".
Designers of ESDi are finalists at the competition "Millor Jove Dissenyador de Catalunya"
Emanuel Ungaro's brand renews its staff, welcoming the young Catalan Estrella Archs.
Nora Urkia is one of the new promises of El Ego of Cibeles Fashion Week.
Núria Altimis, has won the 1st prize of the 12th edition of "El Disseny a la Nostra Vida '09"
The student of ESDi, Francisco Juárez, is the designer of the 40th anniversary of the Barcelona Castellers's logo.
ESDi and Bread & Butter: Goal achieved!
A current professor of ESDi is the winner of a scholarship on the Second Edition of The Incubator of FAD.
Jose Castro and Fashion Day: were a success!
Art and fashion, new forms of patronage?
I think, then I narrate. I narrate, then I live.
A linguistic approach to the term fashion.
Virtual Worlds as social places.
Where is the product design going?
The word of mouth on the net.
The emergence of processes in virtual space game.
Open design, yes! But, what for?
Interior Design. Denomination and scope.
Do our companies and entrepreneurs have a future?
And you ... what color do you paint your life?
Who say textile is not important?
The design: the essential element.
Guide tour to "Fer coses amb les coses"
April 11th: Come to our Open Day!
ESDi helds an Open Day to show the school.
Premiere of the documentary "Matances. Poder i subjectivitat. A visual lecture of the Fina Miralles file"
Seminar "Barcelona 92, a design Olympics"
Seminar Maths + Arts =?
Conference "Mobility, design and technology"
Open Code / Shared Creativity congress on 2 and 3 July.
The teacher of ESDi Maia Creus participates in "Face to Face"
"Fashion and trend blogs: successfull stories"
The new "Quadern de les idees, les arts i les lletres"
The Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week will be held from 18 to 23 February.
Give to recycle, please to fix!
The University Ramon Llull presents its academic offer for Summer 2010.
Juneda Arts Center, takes a firm step to art.
Do you want to learn to color all fabrics and fibers?
Anna Couderc: Landscape as an experience is an exhibition of Cultural Art Association Imatge ACAI, Sabadell.
Continuum Electronica begins. An edition about data visualization.
Today begins the 080 fashion show in Barcelona.
ESDi partipates in Bread&Butter in Barcelona.


Critique and discuss pro-RKBA and anti-gun movies, TV programs, publications and web sites. Coordinate GRM's own pro-gun productions.
AP investigation on cop gun sales overblown?
WSET (ABC Lynchburg, VA) Town Hall on guns tonight!
George Stephanopoulos wanted to start gun control debate?
Antis now after 1st and 2nd, eh?
Media review - SHOT 2015.
Poll: The Super Bowl 2015: Your Pick!
Will 'American Sniper' set antis after scoped hunting rifles?
Po-Ed - "No danger from concealed carry"
"No Second-Guessing the Second Amendment"


In the cultural heritage field, many Serious Games applications have been developed whose goal is to educate players and users not particularly specialized or familiar with this field. On the other hand, 3D models of cultural heritage objects created with precise 3D modelling methods can be a very useful asset for these applications. In this paper a composite Serious Game for the Stoa of Attalos, a prominent monument in the Ancient Athens Agora, is developed and presented. 3D models are used, which were produced mainly with automated image based modelling techniques. The creation of the 3D models is described and presented along with the development of the application, which offers three options for the player. These options are: a quiz game, a 3D visual quiz and a virtual museum. The user interaction is described and, based on an evaluation questionnaire, the application is assessed by a group of people in the Cultural Heritage field.
Nowadays, there are techniques available to create realistic 3D models of practically any object, among which are also cultural heritage assets. These 3D models can actually represent reality in extremely vivid ways. This can be very useful in many virtual reality applications. Realistic textured 3D models can be created using different methods. When based on 3D digitization, these methods may include laser scanning, digital imaging or a combination. In the cultural heritage domain, a 3D model can represent a whole building but also smaller objects, such as exhibits in museums, decorative elements, etc. They are very important media in serious games applications for cultural heritage, because they can help people that are not specialized in this scientific domain, such as tourists, school children, college students, museum visitors and others, to gain experience, expand their knowledge and stimulate their interest. The basic goal of this paper is to demonstrate and evaluate the usage of realistic 3D models created with 3D reconstruction techniques (mainly image-based) in a serious game developed for the Stoa of Attalos monument, in Athens Greece. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: in the next section an overview of the most important implementations of serious games in the cultural heritage domain is presented; then some basic thoughts concerning geomatics and 3D modelling are presented; in section 5 the creation of the 3D models of the objects used for the development of the "Discovering the Stoa of Attalos" application is presented and explained; next the development of the application is described in detail, highlighting the various decisions taken; furthermore, the evaluation of the application is presented, and finally, some concluding remarks and the future perspectives of the project are introduced.


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Clusters of high-albedo boulders on wrinkle ridges
Orbital close up photographs of remarkable clusters of high-albedo boulders on (a certain kind of) wrinkle ridges. Some of those ridges show a curious "zebra" appearance (hence the name of LROC-article number 336). Most of those clusters are very sharp edged (sharp boundaries). For explorers on the moon's surface they must look quite spectacular! (distinct fields of white boulders!).
LROC articles
Article number 18: Crisium's Constellation Region of Interest (cluster of boulders on a small section of the southeastern part of Dorsum Termier near the southern coastline of Mare Crisium) (very near an officially unnamed ghost-crater).
Article number 163: Constellation Region of Interest at Mare Tranquillitatis (high-albedo spots on the system of officially unnamed wrinkle ridges northeast of Arago).
Article number 302: Buckland Boulders (clusters of high-albedo boulders on the part of Dorsum Buckland southwest of Bobillier, in Mare Serenitatis).
Article number 320: Bright ridge near Mons Hansteen.
Article number 321: Wrinkle ridge in Oceanus Procellarum (north of Damoiseau L).
Article number 336: Zebra Stripes (high-albedo spots on an officially unnamed wrinkle ridge east-northeast of Reiner E, south of Suess G, in Oceanus Procellarum).
Article number 632: Boulders in the Sea of Serenity (at the northwestern part of Dorsum Buckland).
Article number 799: Littered Wrinkles (north-northeast of Nicollet in Mare Nubium).
The abundance of White Spots on the wrinkle ridges of Mare Humorum
To try to find your way on the floor of Mare Humorum is a tricky business, because none of the wrinkle ridges up here have names. Moonobserver Danny Caes decided to include some sort of unofficial nomenclature system (see list below).
Why an additional nomenclature system for wrinkle ridges in Mare Humorum?
The LROC's High-Res NAC close up photographs of Mare Humorum reveal curious chains of White Spots on the uppermost parts of its wrinkle ridges. Each one of these White Spots is composed of a large number of high-albedo boulders and rocks. These small compact fields of "white" boulders and rocks must be quite a strange experience for astronauts who want to explore these odd spots. Another curiosity of these boulder-rich fields is their sharp appearance (sharp boundaries). An astronaut would cross a flat featureless low-albedo region to enter (abruptly) a "lunar wood" of high-albedo boulders and rocks! One could call these White Spots lunar labyrinths composed of irregular white walls!
Catalog of wrinkle ridges in Mare Humorum
Dorsum Puiseux D: the pronounced wrinkle ridge at the eastern part of Mare Humorum, with crater Puiseux D about "halfway" on the ridge.
Puiseux D North: the northern part of Dorsum Puiseux D.
Puiseux D South: the southern (or southwestern) part of Dorsum Puiseux D (from Puiseux D to Puiseux G).
Gassendi Southeast: the pronounced wrinkle ridge from Gassendi to Gassendi O.
Gassendi Southwest: the curved wrinkle ridge southwest of Gassendi.
Dorsa Kelvin: the arc-shaped system of wrinkle ridges on the eastern part of Mare Humorum, near Promontorium Kelvin.
Dorsum Doppelmayer J: the wrinkle ridge north-northwest of Doppelmayer J at Mare Humorum's western part.
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dream of, a love they believed bonded them together for life.
himself in a career that means nothing without Melanie by his side.
insecurities and fears that threaten to keep them apart?
strong it refuses to give up even when all others have.
emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.


Brioche, in partnership with Wines from Spain, hosts a unique Sherry Tasting Dinner on Thursday, April 7th.
Finally having its moment in the spotlight, sherry has always been seen by those in the know as a superb food wine and has recently been winning a new generation of fans.
Often dismissed in the past as a Christmas tipple (your granny drinks it so it can't be cool!), the Sherry Tasting Dinner in Brioche will demonstrate why sherry works so well with food, pairing five courses of chef patron Gavin McDonagh's contemporary, carefully crafted dishes that are gorgeous to look at but that are all about flavour, with five fine sherries.
Each course will be perfectly paired with a different sherry from Spain's 'sherry triangle', with diners introduced to the range of sophisticated sherry flavours from the delicate and dry style of Fino to the richness of Oloroso.
The tasting menu in Brioche begins with cured & charred salmon, cucumber, vadouvan, yogurt & dill served with Fino, monkfish and octopus with pork scratchings paired with Manzanilla, roast carrots, baked turnips and artichokes matched with Amontillado, pigeon, red cabbage and beetroot with an Oloroso, and finally a Jerusalem artichoke cheesecake with PX ice cream accompanied by Pedro Ximénez.
Sherry expert and educator Paddy Murphy from The Vine Inspiration will introduce each sherry during this once-off dining experience – a five-course dinner solely paired with sherry is not something you see every day – and to give his expert explanation on the pairing with each different dish.
Brioche's sherry tasting menu will showcase the very best of Irish produce, beautifully matched by a selection of these under-appreciated, yet perfect food wines in an evening of exploration and pleasure.
Gin for Breakfast? Is Alcoholic Yoghurt a Step to Far in the 'Ginovation' Trend?


MPG Boost Publishing is once again proud to collaborate with the Middleburg Heights Chamber of Commerce and associated partners within the City of Middleburg Heights.
In May, over 8,500 Guides will be delivered to all USPS residential and business patrons in zip code 44130.
Additional copies are available throughout the year at various community locations.
We prefer electronic artwork in one of the following formats for PC or MAC: Hi-res PDF, eps, ai, hi-res tif, jpg. We can accept files for Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign.
Print-ready artwork emailed or on a disc is defined as a file in one of our acceptable formats above, with all linked images and fonts (or convert all text to outlines).
All colors must be CMYK value. PMS spot or RGB colors will be converted to their CMYK values.
All photos, logos or art included should be at least 300 dpi at the desired size (100%).
If you need a complete ad campaign, we can create one for you at our regular hourly design rates.
We reserve the right to refuse any advertising we find offensive or inappropriate.