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Review: Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen (2009) (SPOILERS)
I'm no professional critic, but as an occasional student of film and as an avid movie watcher I've learned enough about criticism to know that everything must be taken into context. I'm not about to compare a Transformers movie to Citizen Kane (1941). On the other hand, comparing this movie to other films in the same genre is fair game. I loved The Rock (1996), so it's not like I'm inherently anti-Michael Bay.
Being fairly knowledgeable about the Transformers universe as a whole (I've seen and own every single episode of the original animated series), I think I've got a pretty good background for critisizing Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen (2009).
On a gut-feel level, I thought that the movie was okay. Not spectacular, but okay. The previous film had me shaking in my seat upon hearing Peter Cullen's voice as Optimus Prime for the first time in 20 years. I enjoyed seeing my favourite characters from my childhood brought alive in a live-action picture. Walking out of the theatre this time around, I can't really say that I was as excited.
First I'll describe the parts of the film that I did like, in order of preference:
Prime engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the forest with three decepticons simultaneously (prior to his "death"). This was the best part of the film, and it captures the essence of just how awesome Optimus Prime really is. Here's a guy that can take on three decepticons at once (including Megatron), unload an impressive ass kicking, and yet yearn for nothing but peace. That's strength. That's honour. That's why he's my favourite.
Prime modified with Jetfire's parts. I think that it would have been cool if he had been able to retain those parts longer than the final battle and actually be able to transform into vehicle mode with them. I wonder what that would have looked like.
Watching the Constructicons merge into Devastator. That was a delicious segment to watch, though honestly I was kind of disappointed with the final merged form. I didn't really like the whole "vacuum mouth" thing or the ape-like lumbering. I also would have liked to see Devastator enter into some hand-to-hand combat with some Autobots.
Now for the stuff that I didn't like, in no particular order:
Lousy female characters. Why is it that it seemed like every female at the college was portrayed as a sex-starved bimbo? That whole thing with Rainn Wilson dropping his apple at the feet of a female freshman? That whole creepy Alice thing? Both moments just seemed degrading.
Sam's mom high on weed? Give me a break. I was amused with Sam's parents in the first film - I thought of them as an exaggerated realization of how many of us probably perceive our parents at Sam's age. This time they should have been given the hook as soon as Sam left for college.
Mikaela: Why was she even there? She was contributing to the story when she took the Allspark shard, when she caught Wheelie, and when she disposed of Alice. For the latter two-thirds of the film, why was she even necessary (other than for gratuitous slow-motion shots of bouncing cleavage, that is)?
The Twins, Mudflap and Skids. I agree with everybody who says that these guys are Michael Bay's equivalent to Jar-Jar Binks. You just know they're annoying when Bumblebee has to start knocking them around to get them to shut up. As soon as I found out that they were voiced by the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, their idiocy suddenly made a bit more sense. To be fair, I did like some of their one-liners, but they could have easily gone to somebody cool, like Ironhide.
Lennox and Epps: These guys had shit lines. They had much better character development in the first movie (and that's not saying much). These guys were one-dimensional in this film. Furthermore, while executing the Egyption Prime Drop [Wow, that sounds like a good name for a drink! You heard it here first, you plagiarizing weasels!], they kept going on about how "the kid" had better not be wrong about all of this. Hello?! Weren't you two there in the first film when Sam fought alongside you (and arguably did a more important job) to save the world? Or does that whole "You're a soldier now" speech from the first film no longer apply now that Lennox is a Major? LAME.
Megatron subservient to The Fallen? Sorry, Megatron answers to nobody. That's why he's Megatron. The only time that he can be coherced is via torture. I guess that the writers never watched Transformers: The Movie (1986). I know that the live-action films are not 100% faithful to the animated series, but this servitude tore out an essential part of Megatron's character.
Optimus Prime's "death." I thought that this was executed poorly, especially vis-à-vis Megatron's death and resurrection. I also thought that he went down too easily considering that he was the only worthy opponent to The Fallen. I was also disappointed that this resulted in Prime's absence from much of the length of the film. The only redeeming part of this was the invocation of the Matrix of Leadership.
Cinematography. Some of the action sequences involved cameras that were placed so close to the action that all I could see was a blurry mess of colours. It was often times very difficult to follow. More than once I wondered whether this was just a way to stretch the effects budget a bit further by making the opponents indistinguishable.
Length. I love Transformers, but in my opinion this film would have been better off as a 100 to 110 minute film.
Will I buy this film on Blu-ray? Probably - I'm a sucker for Optimus Prime. Was I disappointed? As much as it pains me to admit it, I think that I was.
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YEREVAN HISTORY MUSEUM
The address of the director
Scienific Council
From prehistoric times until late Middle Age
Yerevan in the 19th century
Written sources
Photo-phone cinema sources
Recognize Yerevan
"Know-all and Guffi at the Yerevan History Museum"
The capture of Yerevan fortress
«Yerevan-3»
19/08/2017 "Yerevan-4"
Nerses E. Ashtaraketsi as a Figure of National Liberating Struggle
The image of Nerses Ashtaraketsi, as the 121st Supreme Patriarch of all Armenians, was elucidated at its true worth by many biographers and historiographers. But it would be incomplete, if the high qualities of this figure, who led national liberating struggle and promoted strict activities in the educational sphere, were less studied or escaped attention. Our article is a little attempt to present Nerses Ashtaraketsi's above mentioned spheres of activity, using all the information maintained in history.
The Art of Photography inYerevan (end of the 19th c.– middle of the 20th c.)
Ways of speech Communication in Modern Society in Yerevan
Ways of speech Communication in every society are very important as they sequire the mutual contact of the members of the society (social group of age and gender).
10/04/2017 "Yerevan-4", Articles
From the history of expansion of Yerevan: establishment of four villages of Dalma (1939-1940)
History of Dalma's four former villages, which are currently part of Malatia-Sebastia, Ajapnyak and Davitashen administrative districts of Yerevan – Davitashen (First village), Anastasavan (Second village), Silikyan (Third village, then Spandaryan), Haghtanak (Fourth village) is an important part of history of the Capital.
Museum as a sphere of patriotic upbringing
One of the great Armenians Garegin Nzhdeh said, "Homeland lives with patriotism and is destroyed because of its lack".
YEREVAN AS A NEW PLATFORM OF DEVELOPMENT FOR ARMENIAN MODERN FINE ART IN 1960-1980s
1960-1980s of the 20th century are considered to be substantive and bright stage in the modern history of Armenian fine art. New political situation contributed to the advance of culture's various fields. This uplift was the consequence of "Khruschev's thaw" that brought to specific changes. In its turn, Yerevan as the capital developed in a new way, for a short time gaining a new trait.
The First Doctors in Yerevan History
Medical science has been an integral part of Armenian culture for many centuries. Private hospitals were established in Armenia back in the 3rd century. Notice, that the first hospitals were opened in Europe only 300 years later.
Armenians were interested in health and medical issues in early times, but the issues of improving sanitary conditions and medical service were raised only after Eastern Armenia joined Russia.
YEREVAN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY ACCORDING TO BISHOP HOVHANNES SHAHKHATUNYANTS
Bishop Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants had his main important role in the study of the history of Yerevan and surrounding provinces during the first half of the 19th century. He was very much involved in social-religious and scientific activities. The works of Shahkhatunyants have an importance of Source Studies and are widely used not only by Armenians, but by foreign authors as well. With its scientific value stands out his "Signature of the Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin and Five Provinces of Ararat" research in two volumes published in Etchmiadzin in 1842.
Yerevan in « Garden City» Context
In the history of Yerevan of 20th century the urban planning has been a vital and controversial concept in understanding trends. Socioeconomic development, and the famous Utopian period has emphasized the landscape of the city.
In his master plan, an Armenian prominent architect Alexander Tamanyan made many drastic changes to Yerevan's landscape, which included adding various new buildings, establishing public parks and green spaces, and transforming the city to fit its title as a Soviet Republic Capital. While creating and developing the master plan of Yerevan, Tamanyan followed famous Ebenezer Howard's theory of a "garden city" which was popular in the West.
The Secret of the Mysterious Tower of Yerevan
On the material of the presentation at the Yerevan History Museum on October 4th 2014
The article proposes a new hypothesis for the use, dating, construction and situation of an ancient tower (attested in the 17th century and now destroyed) in Yerevan. It is proposed to be a water tower, dating from Zakarian period, built on an Armenian order and situated in the heart of nowadays Yerevan.
About the Worship of Idols /Cosmic Creatures/
In the famous centers of ancient civilization, Armenian Highlands and the surrounding territories, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Akkad, Egypt and other territories, along with cultural values statuettes and sculptures of idols were uncovered during archaeological excavations. They were strange creatures with the body of a human and without manlike face /rabbit, bird/. They are also engraved on the petroglyphs, archaeological objects, etc. Like in many countries of ancient world the worship of those manlike creatures, idols, was spread in ancient Armenia. There were the statuettes of idols in Armenian pagan temples. They were woman-like and man-like idols with conical base and underlined face. The woman-like idols are thought to embody the idea of woman-mother goddess that symbolizes fertility and maternity. The man-like idols symbolize the idea of impregnation.
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The museum of Yerevan history was founded in 1931. Being attached to the communal division of Yerevan City Council it was called Communal Museum and in 1936 it was renamed Yerevan History Museum.
At first the museum was located in one of the rooms on the second floor of the Yerevan Fire Department. In 1936 it was moved to the Blue Mosque (Gyoy Djami) where it functioned for about 56 years.
In 1994-1997 it was located in the building of former Hripsimeh Female Gymnasium. In 1997-2005-in the building adjacent to the secondary school n 1 after Shahumyan. In 2005 it was established in the newly built building of the Municipality of Yerevan making a unified architectural ensemble.
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"Yerevan-3"
"Carpet, as a National Ornaments Knot" – outdoor exhibition
Holy Easter Feastat Yerevan History Museum
Representatives of tourism industry of Kazakhstan are in Yerevan
Yerevan History Museum joins the citywide Saturday clean-upaction
Old and new Yerevan of young artists
Architectural constructions of Yerevan at the exhibition of "Noubar" studio
Yerevan History Museum to host the pupils of special educational complex
A meeting at Yerevan History Museum
How to ensure full halls with one poster: marketing recommendations for employees of museums and theaters
St Sargis feast at Yerevan History Museum
The exhibition of miniature sculptures by Edward Ter-Ghazaryan is open
About the rise of the name of Yerevan
PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT OF OLD AND NEW YEREVAN
ABOUT THE NAMES AND CULTS OF GODS HAYA AND KHALDI
An attempt of up-to-date interpretation of the history of Yerevan fortress
Reproduction and dissemination of photographs and materials is prohibited without the consent of the Yerevan History Museum Directorate.
Yerevan History Museum offers the following Services: Museum entrance tickets Schoolchildren, students – 250 drams Adults, foreign visitors – 500 drams. Excursions Yerevan History Museum holds and conducts excursions, game excursions, lesson excursions. Play excursions and lesson excursions differ from classical excursions by the facilitated methods of introducing the material for the preschool and schoolchildren. Excursions are held in the following languages: Armenian – 2000 drams. Russian, English, French, German – 3000 drams. Play excursions – 3000 drams. Facilities for disabled people include sloping floors, an elevator. The museum collaborates with kindergartens, schools, orphanages, Institutes, Universities, Research institutes, museums, factories, TV companies, foreign organizations and several individuals.
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Alex Gulotta
Alex is nationally recognized as a leader in the civil justice and anti-poverty movement. "Alex's reputation as a determined, ethical, spirited, optimistic, creative and devoted equal justice advocate is nationally acknowledged by his peers and colleagues," said the NLADA president and CEO on the occasion of presenting Alex with the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's Charles Dorsey Award in 2003. A lifelong social justice advocate, Alex practiced as a legal aid lawyer in Appalachian Kentucky and in northeastern Wisconsin before moving to Virginia in 1994.
With over 24 years of experience as an Executive Director of legal aid organizations in Virginia and California, Alex Gulotta has substantial experience in the access to justice community. In addition to his service as an Executive Director, since 2003 he has acted as a consultant in a number of diverse settings. Alex provides technical assistance and consulting services regarding strategic planning, donor development, program evaluation, technology implementation, and supervision of professional staff. Consulting work has assisted programs in more than twenty states. Alex is the recipient of several awards and is past Board Chair of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association.
Alex currently serves as CEO of Komenge where he provides consulting services to organizations nationally in conjunction with his partners Anna Dorn-Gulotta and Anthony Gulotta.


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School of Planning, Public Policy and Management
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Yizhao Yang
SCI-China Program Director
Asian Studies, Planning, Public Policy and Management
Email: yizhao@uoregon.edu
Office: 115 Hendricks Hall
PhD (City and Regional Planning), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2007)
MRP (City and Regional Planning), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2001)
MS (Building Science), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (1998)
BArch (Architecture) Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, (1995)
Summary of Interests
Environment-people relationship—Using residential satisfaction and perception to evaluate the impacts of land use patterns and urban design characteristics on residents' wellbeing;
Environment-behavior relationship—Understanding the impacts of the built environment on people's behavior, especially physical activities and children's school travel;
Understanding how place-making knowledge and practices can be transferrable between different cultures and countries.
Land use planning and growth management (PPPM440/540)
Sustainable Urban development (PPPM442/542)
Plan-making: Scenario Planning (PPPM408/508)
Planning Analysis II: spatial analysis (PPPM614) (graduate core course)
Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems (PPPM434/534) (undergraduate core course)
China-focused Courses
China's urbanization and housing policy reform (PPPM326) (in Mandarin, for the University of Oregon's Chinese Flagship Program).
Sustainable urban development in China (PPPM199) (in Mandarin, for the University of Oregon's Chinese Flagship Program, permanent content course, will become an online course in 2014).
Eco-city Development in China (Study Abroad Program, approved, schedule for summer 2014).
2012-2013 "Promoting active travel by making it 'cool': a quasi-experiment research using Boltage", Phase II, National Institute of Transportation and Community (PI, $98,960)
2011-2012 "Promoting active travel by making it 'cool': a quasi-experiment research using Boltage", Oregon Transportation and Research Consortium (PI, $149,600)
2011-2012 "Garden City Planning and Design in China", Stein Institute, Cornell University (PI, $7,000)
2011 Summer "Learning from the West - Assessing Sustainable Urban Development in Chinese Planning Literature and Practice", University of Oregon, Summer Faculty Research Grant. (PI, $5500)
2011-2012 "Assessing the Impacts of China's Affordable Housing Policy using Residential Satisfaction-based Methodology: a case study of Beijing", Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC). (PI, $10,000)
2011-2013 "Federal Safe Routes to School Program: Multi-State Evaluation and National Evaluation Framework", Active Living Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (co-PI, $55,935)
2010 Summer "Urban planning in China: does it work for urban sustainability" (PI, $1,500), Global Scholar Program, University of Oregon
2010-2011 "The Effectiveness of Safe Routes to School Interventions", Active Living Research, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (co-PI, $95,188)
2008-2009 "Travel Behavior, Residential Preference, and Urban Design: A Multi-Disciplinary National Analysis" Oregon Transportation and Research Consortium (co-PI, $140,000).
2008-2009 "Understanding People-Environment Fit in the Planning for Urbanism", School of Architecture &Allied Arts Dean's Award for Faculty research, University of Oregon (PI, $4,500)
2008-2009 "The Built Environment, Social Justice, and Gender: a longitudinal study of the housing conditions of single-mother headed households in Portland Metropolitan Region." Faculty Research Grant, Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon (PI, $6,000)
2007-2008 "Understanding school travel: how residential location choice and the built environment affect trips to school", Oregon Transportation and Research Consortium (PI, $75,000).
Other Research Projects (serving as consultant)
2010-2012 "Housing and Neighborhood Quality: Children's Mental Health and Physiological Stress", Project led by Dr. Gary Evans and Dr. Nancy Wells, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ($300,000).
2010-2012 "Governance and Institutional Mechanisms of Low-Carbon Urban Development in China: Theoretical Exploration and Empirical Evidence". Project led by Dr. Zhilin Liu, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Junior Scholar Independent Research Grant, Tsinghua University (RMB 200,000).
2008-2011 "Low-Income Housing Dilemma in Transitional Urban China: Spatial Outcomes, Spatial Process, and Institutional Interpretation", Project led by Dr. Zhilin Liu, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. National Natural Science Foundation of China. (RMB170,000).
Peer-Reviewed (Published)
Kim, J., R. Steiner, and Y. Yang. The evolution of transportation concurrency and urban development pattern in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Urban Affairs Review. (forthcoming)
Yang, Y., and K. O'Neill*. Understanding factors affecting people's attitude toward living in compact and mixed-use environments, a case study of a New Urbanist Project in Eugene, OR. Journal of Urbanism. Published online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2013.827 DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2013.82758
Note: * Masters student advisee
Yang, Y., and J. Stockard. 2013. Do smart-growth environments benefit single mothers? Evidence from 30 MSAs using the American Housing Survey Data. Journal of Planning Education and Research 33 (4):411-426.
McDonald, N., Y. Yang, S. Abbott, and A. Bullock. 2013. Impact of the Safe Routs to School program on walking and biking: Eugene, Oregon study. Transport Policy 29:243-248.
Chen, L.*, W. Zhang, Y. Yang, and J. Yu. 2013. Disparities in residential environment and satisfaction among urban residents in Dalian, China. Habitat International 40:100-108.
Note: * visiting Ph.D. student advisee
Yang, Y., S. Abbott, and M. Schlossberg. 2012. The influence of school choice policy on active school commuting: A case study of a middle-sized school district in Oregon. Environment and Planning: A 44 (8):1856-1874.
Yang, Y., and W. Markowitz.* 2012. Integrating parental attitudes in research on children's school travel. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (2318):116-127.
Note: * Ph.D. student advisee
Yang, Y., B. Johnson, S. Fukahori, B. Parker, and M. Schlossberg. 2011. Where to live and how to get to school: connecting residential location choice and school travel mode choice. In School Siting and Healthy Communities: Why Where We Invest in School Facilities Matters, edited by E. Miles and M. Gibson. pp165-183. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.
Wells, N., G. Evans, and Y. Yang. 2010. Planning decisions as public health decisions. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 27 (2):124-143.
Yang, Y. 2008. A tale of two cities: physical form and neighborhood satisfaction in metropolitan Portland and Charlotte. Journal of the American Planning Association 74 (3):307-323.
Wells, N., and Y. Yang. 2008. Neighborhood design and physical activity: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study of low-income southern women moving to neotraditional or suburban neighborhoods. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 34 (4):313-319.
Note: equal authorship between Drs. Wells and Yang. See letter from Dr. Wells.
Wells, N., M. Ashdown, E. Davies, and F. Cowett. 2007. Environment, design, and obesity: Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborative research. Environment and Behavior 39 (1):6-33.
Esnard, Ann-Margaret and Yang, Y 2002. "Descriptive and comparative studies of 1990 urban extent data for the New York metropolitan region", Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, 14(1):57-62.
Peer-Reviewed (Under Review)
Yang, Y. W. Zhang, & Z. Liu, "Determinants of housing satisfaction in China: Does housing access types matter?" (revise and resubmit, Urban Studies)
Yang, Y. and D. Ruggeri. "Eco-cities in Europe and China - The traveling and adaptation of an urban development paradigm" (under review, Habitat International)
Tang, P. and Y. Yang, "Assessing the applicability of urban growth boundaries in China", (under review, City Planning Review).
(in Chinese)
Peer-Reviewed (In Preparation)
Yang, Y and S. Abbott*. "Determinants of subjective neighborhood walkability in the context of school travel". (in preparation, for Environment and Behavior)
Yang, Y and N. Zhao*. "Garden City Planning in China: a case study of Chengdu City's International Garden City Plan". (in preparation, for Journal of the American Planning Association).
Working Paper, Book Chapter, etc.
Yang, Y. J. Rodenbiker*, & Z. Liu. "Contemporary Urbanism in China", book chapter for "A Companion to Urban Architecture", Wiley-Blackwell. (forthcoming, 2014).
Hu, J. Y. Yang and J. Rodenbiker, "Shan-Shui City Shan-shui City: LvShun New Harbor City Landscape Planning and Design." Conference proceedings of the 2012 International Federation of Landscape Architects Asia-Pacific Region Conference. Shanghai, China. October 22-24, 2012.
Yang, Y. W. Zhang, & Z. Liu, "Does Market-based Housing offer Higher Housing Satisfaction to Urban Residents than other Housing Access in China? Evidence from the 2005 Beijing Livable City Evaluation Survey". Working Paper, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2012. http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/PubDetail.aspx?pubid=2269
Yang, Y. The Built Environment, Social Justice and Gender, A study of the housing conditions of single-mother headed households in the Portland Metropolitan Region using 1995 and 2002 American Housing Survey Data". Research Matters, Fall 2010, Center for the Studies of Women in Society, University of Oregon. https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/10945/CSWS_RM_fall%202010.pdf
Professional Reports
Yang, Y. and L. Yao, "Using residential satisfaction methodology to evaluate housing policy reform in urban China", Report prepared for Lincoln Land Institute, Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC). December, 2012
Yang, Y. and J. Rodenbiker, "Building Shan-Shui Cities in Contemporary Urban China: Historical Evolution and Modern Re-Interpretation", Report prepared for Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute. October, 2012
Yang, Y. and D. Chisholm, "Sustainable Urbanization Indicators: A review of International Experience and A Suggested Methodology". Report prepared for National Development and Reform Commission, People's Republic of China, commissioned by Unban China Initiative. June, 2012.
Greene, J. N. Larco, Y. Yang, and M. Schlossberg "Travel Behavior, Residential Preference, and Urban Design: A Multi-Disciplinary National Analysis, Final report, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium. OTREC-RR-11-04.
Yang, Y. M. Schlossberg, R. Parker, B. Johnson, Understanding school travel: how location choice and the built environment affect trips to school. Final report, Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium. OTREC-RR-10-01.
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There are a number of solutions out there that cater to those who want to sync their notifications from their phone to their computer and view them while working, gaming or otherwise engaged in a manner that would make it inconvenient to pick up their phone. Most of these solutions are a bit lacking, such as a Chrome extension that does not allow users to act on the notifications it serves. Even more full-featured and elegant solutions, like Pushbullet, are a bit lacking in some way or another, leaving the market open for other solutions with different functionality. Microsoft's Cortana is also entering the desktop notification market, at least for those who are opted in to use the latest testing software for Windows 10.
The newest version of the Cortana app brings notification syncing, so long as you're running Windows 10 version 1511 or higher and have Cortana enabled on the PC. The notifications show up in a similar manner to calendar events and reminders, and are actionable. For example, a notification showing a missed call can be interacted with to send an SMS message to the caller. For the most part, interacting with notifications on desktop will function in a similar manner to interacting with them on your phone, though notifications from some apps, like games, may prove difficult or impossible to get working, since a Windows 10 PC may not be compatible with all of the apps found on an Android device.
The new notification system and its focus on cross-platform users indicates a deeper integration of Cortana into the Android ecosystem and, on Google and Microsoft's part, a possible willingness to play nice with one another's ecosystems. It is also possible, of course, that Microsoft is looking to beat Google at their own game, given yesterday's big reveal of Google's new Assistant platform. In any case, the feature is only available to testers for now, but could find its way to normal Windows 10 users later on. For the time being, if you happen to use Cortana and be signed up to test new builds of Windows 10, head through the source link to check out the full details of today's update in the Play Store and give it a try for yourself.


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The 2004 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Central District Bulldogs defeat Woodville-West Torrens by 125 points to claim the club's fourth premiership victory.

The match was played on Sunday 3 October 2004 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 24,207.

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Central Sprinkler Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Central Sprinkler Company, is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of automatic fire sprinkler systems and sprinkler components in the United States. The company not only makes sprinkler heads, but a wide array of component parts for sprinkler systems, including valves, grooved couplings and fittings, CPVC plastic pipe and fittings, and steel pipe. In addition, the company is one of the leading distributors of automatic fire sprinkler systems and parts, with numerous distribution centers located across the United States, and one each in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and China. During the last 25 years, sales have been on a continual increase, due in large part to the fact that federal and state regulations require sprinkler systems in both commercial and multi-residential buildings, and that similar regulations require sprinkler systems for older commercial constructions to meet the local building codes.
Central Sprinkler Company opened its doors for business in 1972. The company was established so that it could meet the growing need for automatic fire sprinkler systems, which had become part of the federal and state regulations requiring such sprinkler systems in commercial and larger, multi-residential buildings. One of the company's first products, and the one that became its best-selling product during the middle and late 1970s, was the design and manufacture of the standard commercial sprinkler head.
The sprinkler head itself is the part of a sprinkler system that is activated by heat and, consequently, discharges a powerful and steady stream of water. The materials that comprise a sprinkler head include brass, copper, and various other types of corrosion resistant materials. A standard commercial sprinkler head is put in place on or near the ceiling of a room and is made up of a fusible alloy pellet that is contained in a bronze center strut by the use of a ball that is stainless steel. As the alloy melts at its activating temperature, the ball is pushed into the center strut and releases ejector springs, which, in turn, initiates the activity of the sprinkler head and discharges a strong steam of water according to a prescribed flow path. Most of the company's commercial sprinkler heads are designed to be activated at temperatures normally ranging between 136 and 286 degrees Fahrenheit.
The company grew steadily but slowly on sales of its standard commercial sprinkler head and system, and management was cautious in its strategic plan for future growth. By the 1980s, Central Sprinkler Company looked attractive to many other firms and groups of independent financiers as a prospective acquisition, since it was financially stable with a good cash flow. In the acquisition-crazed period of the time, no company seemed immune from being purchased, no matter how good their balance sheet looked and how talented their management. Thus the company was purchased by a group of investors. The group assumed the name of Central Sprinkler Company when it was purchased in May of 1984 and it conducted the operations of the firm under the same name. Previous to the actual purchase of Central Sprinkler, the investment group did not list any assets or liabilities, nor had it engaged in any other activity or operation other than the acquisition of Central Sprinkler Company. The highest level of management within the company remained to direct its operations and in doing so bought a portion of the firm's stock, with the rest of it purchased by the independent investment group.
With the impetus of leadership from the outside investment group, Central Sprinkler Company initiated an aggressive ac-quisitions program of its own. The company's first purchase was that of Spraysafe, one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of sprinkler heads and sprinkler systems in the United Kingdom. Its first foray into the international arena was regarded as a success not only by company management but by industry analysts who began to recommend that investors purchase Central Sprinkler stock. With one purchase, top executives at the firm not only managed to significantly expand their product line to include glass bulb sprinkler heads, one of the items for which Spraysafe was known, but also had arranged the start of a distribution network for marketing Central Sprinkler products throughout Europe.
By the end of the 1980s the company was manufacturing and marketing an impressive variety of sprinkler system valves that were used as component parts in fire sprinkler installations. The valve is the device that controls the water supply within an automated sprinkler system, so that when a system is activated at a certain temperature, the valve triggers the flow of water through the system. In addition, the company also was garnering a reputation for its proprietary product line of steel sprinkler pipes. The pipe, which is used to carry the water from its source to the fire sprinklers when activated, received approval that is Underwriters Laboratory Listed and Factory Mutual Approved.
During the early and mid-1990s the company expanded its product line to make a concerted effort to capture a larger part of the market. In late 1989 Central Sprinkler designed and manufactured a residential/life-safety sprinkler that it reworked during the early 1990s. The sprinkler was meant to provide a quick response and react to a fire before it could spread, which, in turn, significantly reduces the smoke and toxic fumes released by the fire. Designers added a glass bulb activating mechanism, which made the sprinkler even more effective, and the product soon gained the reputation as one of the best means for the protection of life during a fire.
In 1993 the company introduced another type of sprinkler head, the extended coverage commercial sprinkler. A revolution in sprinkler technology, this type of sprinkler head extended the water spray from 130 square feet to an amazing 400 square feet. Introduced and marketed under the trademark name of Optima, management at Central Sprinkler soon discovered that this sprinkler was one of the company's most profitable products. In addition to the extended coverage commercial sprinkler, during the same year the company introduced the early suppression response sprinkler, designed for use in special and uniquely hazardous environments. Designed specifically to protect large storage areas where a quick response sprinkler with a high density of water spray is needed, the company included a larger orifice in the design of the sprinkler head to reduce the amount of pressure required for the spray. In 1995 Central Sprinkler continued its innovative designs with the introduction of a specific application series made to provide improved fire protection while at the same time keeping installation costs to a minimum.
Aside from expanding Central Sprinkler's product line, management decided to embark on a vertical integration program that included strategic acquisitions to expand its market share. In July of 1994, management created a new company, Castings, Inc., through the purchase of a foundry located in the southeastern United States. The foundry manufactured piping system components and significantly enhanced Central Sprinkler' s desire to provide corrosion resistant piping for its sprinklers. Purchased for $1.8 million, Castings, Inc. soon was fully integrated within its parent company's production facilities and distribution network. The acquisition of a ductile iron factory shortly afterward by Castings provided the company with the ability to make its own grooved fittings and couplings and other piping systems component parts. In May of 1995 management formed another new company, Central CPVC, to manufacture CPVC plastic pipe and fittings. The company began building a new facility in Huntsville, Alabama, and production started in 1997. All of these developments were meant to provide Central Sprinkler with the ability to compete more readily, not only in the fire protection market, but in the mechanical, industrial, original equipment manufacturing, and heating and air-conditioning markets, where management saw the most promising opportunities for growth.
During this time the company began to expand its distribution network and provided a host of different parts normally used in sprinkler system installations. Fittings, electric switches, control valves, and hangers were sold to contractors. In keeping abreast of the technological developments that impacted its business, Central Sprinkler began to market and sell computer-aided design systems to architects and contractors for use in the installation of highly sophisticated commercial and multi-residential sprinkler systems.
Central Sprinkler is a leader in the fire sprinkler systems industry. The Company is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of the most diverse line of fire sprinklers available, a complete line of valves and accessories, CPVC pipe and fittings, steel pipe, and ductile iron grooved fittings. Management is confident that strong market fundamentals combined with the Company's diverse line of quality sprinklers, innovative research and development programs, strong relationships with installation contractors and continued development of cost cutting programs should be major contributing factors to expected sales and profit improvements going forward.
Unfortunately, for all its success during the early and mid-1990s, Central Sprinkler was hard hit by a series of lawsuits filed against it in August of 1997 and March of 1998. The class action lawsuit filed in 1997 by the State of California was on behalf of a number of building owners who had installed the company's brand-name Omega sprinkler system in their buildings. The lawsuit brought against the company in 1998 was filed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, also focusing on the Omega sprinklers. Both suits charged that the sprinklers were faulty and would not work properly during a fire. Although the company discontinued the manufacture and sale of the Omega sprinkler in 1998, Central Sprinkler was forced to reach an agreement with both plaintiffs such that it would provide for a free replacement sprinkler and its component parts, and that a separate account would be established for payment to the owners of the Omega sprinkler, the administration of a recall program, and an extensive notification program related to the recall of the Omega sprinkler.
Responding to the likelihood of greater financial problems because of the litigation, in April of 1999 management at Central Sprinkler hired Mathias J. Barton to act as chief financial officer and senior vice-president of finance. Barton, although a young man of 39, brought with him considerable experience in finance, accounting, information systems, purchasing, and customer service operations. He had worked previously at Rapidforms, Inc., a New Jersey-based manufacturer of business forms and other products. The hope was that Barton could steer the company's ship through the reefs of impeding lawsuits that were potentially damaging to the continuance of its operations.
During the first quarter of 1999, sales for the company declined about five percent. This was due to the discontinuance of the Omega sprinkler systems and the increased competition within the marketplace. Yet Central Sprinkler forged ahead in its research and development program, confident in its ability to maintain a position of technological leadership and its market share within the sprinkler system industry.
Ceniceros, Roberto, "Sprinkler Heads Under Fire," Business Insurance, August 18, 1997, p. 1.
_____, "Sprinkler Maker Suing Insurers for Recall Cover," Business Insurance, October 19, 1998, p. 1.
_____, "Sprinkler Settlement Gets Preliminary OK," Business Insurance, November 2, 1998, p. 3.
"Central Sprinkler Corporation," Wall Street Journal, June 3, 1998, p. B12(E).
"Central Sprinkler Doesn't See Recall Adding More Charges," Wall Street Journal, October 15, 1998, p. B4(E).
"Firm Had 3rd Period Loss: $26.6 Million Charge Cited," Wall Street Journal, September 22, 1998, p. B17(E).
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Looking for a preview of our first retail galaxy to answer the Drovana! When can we expect a preview as my local gaming store has had a delay in receiving my copy?
Haven't seen a review yet. CoolStuffInc.com shows that Wave 25 won't be out till July 27.
I was really hoping that their release schedule would be at its regular interval this month, ah well.


What constitutes a business buyer?
My colleagues and I stood at a whiteboard today and nutted out the profile stages of a Business Buyer, according to what their stage in life may look like. What with the growing demographic numbers of baby boomers slowly but surely coming on to mature-age, the PM and Treasurers desire for all to work until 70 years old and the nature of the financial commitments families have made to lifestyle… there is a pot about to boil over!
Why? because the thinking that has got us to here cannot be the thinking that gets us out.
will people be able to do the same work from 50?
will people be able to do the same work until 70?
will people have enough money to keep them in the lifestyle they've become accustomed to?
will people maintain their health and wealth to live the life of choice?
Contracts signed. Settlement booked next week!
A new plan of attack has been formulated. Reconvening next week.
Board meeting #2 happened. Meeting with owners/interested parties scheduled Aug 1.


← Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage.
Chocolate, the Food of the Gods, was introduced as a crop to the Caribbean by the Spanish who took it from Venezuela and planted it in Trinidad probably in 1525. By the early 1600s, through depredations of English buccaneers in the Caribbean and knowledge gained from contact with Spanish physicians, chocolate became known in England for its medicinal qualities. After sugar cane was introduced to the Caribbean in the mid-17th century, cacao continued to be grown in the Spanish and French islands. In 1655, the British captured Jamaica from the Spanish and took over the cocoa plantations, which were known as cocoa "walks." The early success of British planters in Jamaica, however, was short-lived: by 1673 the island was reported to be in a terrible state afflicted by drought and so-called "blasts." As settlement of Jamaica became established, rich planters obtained land, and the production of sugar cane and cotton expanded while cacao production declined. The remaining cacao planters suffered from competition for labor, from the Port Royal earthquake of 1692, disturbances caused by the French invasion in 1688, and the Maroon Wars of the 1730s. New cocoa walks were laid out after the Treaty of Paris in 1763 but by the end of the century supply exceeded demand and prices collapsed. Labor shortages following slave emancipation meant that cocoa did not recover until the end of the 19th century when market prices improved. Cocoa became a post-emancipation crop for small peasant producers in many islands but in Jamaica coffee filled this role although a few cocoa plantations survived. In 1876 there were only 45 acres of cocoa in Jamaica, with further decline to 26 acres in 188l. By 1892, however, cocoa acreage had risen to 1,182 and ten years later reached 3,548. In the Windward Islands (Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent), former slaves obtained farmland and became the innovators in cacao management. By the 1890s St. Vincent's exports of cocoa rose from 11,996 pounds in 1878, to 73,862 pounds in 1888, and to 285,778 pounds by 1913. During the last decades of the 19th century and the first two of the 20th century, cocoa provided a relatively comfortable livelihood for many peasant farmers, Creoles, and East Indians, and made fortunes for the larger French Creole planters. Despite the production difficulties and price fluctuations, Trinidad became the undisputed leader in Caribbean cocoa production throughout the 19th century. Cocoa played a major role in the settlement of former slaves as independent farmers and throughout its history has influenced the social and cultural development of the Caribbean region. After 1920, however, Caribbean cocoa became increasingly marginalized by the expansion of cocoa production in Ceylon, Malaysia, Philippines, and ultimately West Africa.
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Winter Music Conference 2014 Wrapup
Deorro spinning Sirius XM Music Lounge
Gone are the days when a single record or track becomes the record of Winter Music Conference. With a multitude of DJs playing hundreds of parties, and often with exclusive tracks that they just finished, it's even hard to pick out records heard multiple times over the week (though Hardwell's "Dare You" and Deorro's tracks both seemed to be in high rotation). So rather than a record of the conference, here are three common themes that surfaced throughout the week.
Eat Sleep DJ Repeat – not such a healthy lifestyle
Showtek working out on the beach
Early in the week, the Showtek brothers hosted a meal and beachfront workout where they stressed that eating healthy and maintaining a regular fitness regime kept them in shape and focused for the demanding lifestyle of a touring DJ/producer. As the week drew on, it seemed that DJs were dropping like beats – Avicii hospitalized for a ruptured appendix and gall bladder removal, Afrojack hospitalized for being "dehydrated and overworked," and Stefan Engbloom of Dada Life rushed back to Sweden for abdominal surgery.
Interviewing 3lau
Talking to DJs, there became a clear distinction between those who lived the party lifestyle and those who chose to abstain or minimize. 3Lau mentioned that he quit drinking at shows in order to keep his head on straight and to balance the pressures that come from touring. Anna Worstell of Five Knives mentioned running daily as her way of maintaining physical and mental fitness while the Firebeatz duo focus on eating healthy and getting enough sleep. Sander Van Doorn shared that he schedules a few weeks of escape to get back to his normal life off the road.
Banger After Banger – Everything Sounds the Same
Afrojack being interviewed by Arjan
A common complaint about EDM became a standard talking point of the week – why does everything sound the same? Afrojack explained it most succinctly. "A lot of young kids start producing and they hear what what works. The essence of effectiveness of EDM at this moment is really obvious. If you want to be on stage and DJ, they use their brain and make a song that sounds like this. (They think) I'm going to go to Miami and someone's going to pay my ticket to DJ, so I'm going to make it sound like this. Fuck being creative and original, that's why a lot of the stuff sounds the same." Though he was also quick to point out how Avicii's new sound took things to a new level and the upcoming albums by Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and himself also sound different and will raise the standards as well.
Looking Forward and Looking Back
Martin Garrix, Scooter Braun, Eelko van Kooten at Spinnin Press Conference
EDM is always about what's new and next, so the rise of a younger generation of DJs/Producers is no surprise. Leading the way is 17 year-old Martin Garrix, whose monster track "Animal" has become this year's "Levels." At the Spinnin press conference, Scooter Braun (manager of Justin Bieber), Martin, and label-head Eelko van Kooten spoke of their plans for his career and that as a member of the EDM generation he has a better feel for what the kids want. Even with the commercial crossover, Martin is staying true to his roots and is still the "same Spinnin artist that he was before." Scooter also stressed that Martin is having "the time of his life" and "living his dream," and "our job is to make sure that never changes."
Audien rocking the Notable Dance earplugs
While Martin conquered both the Ultra Music Festival and Spinnin Sessions at Nikki Beach, he was joined by a whole generation of underage and barely legal DJs/producers who were on just about every bill throughout the week: 3Lau, Jay Hardway, Reid Stefan, Paris & Simo, Walden, Julian Jordan, and Audien.
Todd Terry spinning Brobot party
Celebrating the legacy of dance music is always a part of the week, and Wednesday night hosted two concurrent events – Brobot with Junior Sanchez & Friends and A Night at Studio 54 with Jellybean Benitez. Todd Terry's set at the Brobot party was the perfect lesson in house classics expertly curated and flawlessly mixed by "Todd the God." A Night at Studio 54 reunited three legendary DJs of disco- Robbie Leslie, Tony Smith, and Jellybean Benitez for a night of classic disco which had Yuca packed until "Last Dance."
Seamus Haji wearing the infamous Keith Haring DJ shirt.
Just as classic music was celebrated, so was classic artwork. British Producer/DJ Seamus Haji's wearing of a Keith Haring DJ shirt led to the Uncle Sam's store selling out of stock twice during the week.
Posted on May 18, 2014 May 18, 2014 Author DJ Ron SlomowiczCategories Featured, News, WMCTags 3lau, afrojack, audien, avicii, dada life, deorro, eelko van kooten, firebeatz, five knives, hardwell, jay hardway, jellybean benitez, julian jordan, junior sanchez, keith haring, martin garrix, paris and simo, reid stefan, scooter braun, seamus haji, showtek, todd terry, walden
SONG OF THE DAY: Gareth Emery ft Krewella – Lights and Thunder
Gareth Emery's upcoming album 'Drive' is shaping up to be the album of the year.? Coming from the mastermind behind "Concrete Angels," this may not be much of a surprise, but with the two incredible strong lead-off singles "U" with Bo Bruce and "Lights & Thunder" with Krewella, it is already seemingly a must buy for anyone who like trance/progressive/house hybrids.? The original version of "Lights and Thunder" blends pretty trance and progressive melodies with a few pounding beats, but nothing that is too aggressive or grinding.? That balance of being energetic without being cliche big room is difficult to reach, yet Gareth succeeds again. The Yousaf sisters from Krewella contribute a strong lyric relating weather and anticipation to unity and achievement. If there is such a thing as a 2014 remix of PLUR (Peace Love Unity Respect), this is basically the theme song.? Another impressive element of "Lights & Thunder" is how well the lyrics and melodies translate to the different genres of remixes – the hardstyle of Darren Styles, the big room banging of R3hab, the bouncy electro of Deorro, and the progressive trance of Omnio.? Each remix is solid on its own, yet contains enough flavor of the original to make the package cohesive.?? You can count me as one of the many who plan to purchase Gareth's album when it is released on?April 1st.
Image courtesy of Garuda.
gareth emery krewella lights and thunder
Posted on March 20, 2014 March 20, 2014 Author DJ Ron SlomowiczCategories Featured, Song Of The DayTags darren styles, deorro, gareth emery, garuda, krewella, omnia, r3hab
Rui Da Silva ft Wesley Steed – The Sunrise (Extended Mix)
AndHim – Boy Boy Boy (Original Mix)
Whypatch ft Andriah Arrindell – See You Dance Dance (Hoxton Whores Remix)
Korean & Vini – Feel The Wife Vibe (Korean & Funky Flo Mix)
Westfunk – Embers (Club Mix)
Adventure Club ft The Kite String Tangle – Wonder (AndDrop Remix)
Deorro – Five Hours (Original Mix)
Gareth Emery ft Krewella – Lights & Thunder (Club Mix)
LA Riots & Polina – Kamikaze (Original)
Chromeo – Jealous (Jump Smokers Extended Club Remix)
Tom Swoon, Lush & Simon – Ahead Of Us (Original Mix)
Benny Benassi & Shinichi Osawa – Dope 427 (Original)
Pegboard Nerds – Bassline Kickin (Astronaut Remix)
Posted on March 17, 2014 Author DJ Ron SlomowiczCategories Featured, PodcastTags adventure club, anddrop, andhim, andriah arrindell, astronaut, benny benassi, chromeo, deorro, funky flo, gareth emery, hoxton whores, Jump Smokers, korean & vini, krewella, la riots, lush & simon, pegboard nerds, polina, rui da silva, shinichi osawa, the kite string tangle, tom swoon, wesley steed, westfunk, whypatch


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The County lies at a confluence of nature and history that goes back nearly 500 years, and it just seems to get better with time.
We've got some tips for what to do, eat, and see in Matagorda County.
Book a room with an ocean view.
Beautiful seaside villages await you in Matagorda.


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Q: Reading views from SQL through RODBC package Through the RODBC function odbcConnect we connected R with a SQL Express 2008 database.
Importing tables in R  is quite easy using the sqlFetch function
 sqlFetch(channel, sqtable, ..., colnames = FALSE, rownames = TRUE)

In case we wanted instead to read and import a SQL view how can we do then?

A: From the RODBC PDF:

Note the 'table' includes whatever table-like objects are provided by
  the DBMS, in particular views and system tables

So, it does appear that views are treated as tables by the system.

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David Warren Brubeck was born December 6, 1920, in Concord, California, about 30 miles east of San Francisco. His mother taught piano at home, and tried to teach classical music to her son. Brubeck was not interested in learning any particular method or style, and preferred to create his own melodies. After graduating from the University of the Pacific in 1942, Brubeck was drafted into the army and served overseas under General George Patton. He returned to college, this time attending Mills College to study music with Darius Milhaud. Milhaud encouraged him to study classical fugue forms and orchestration. Milhaud's classical teaching can be heard in most of Brubeck's compositions and improvisations. In 1951, Brubeck formed a quartet featuring Paul Desmond on alto saxophone. They experimented with time signatures and had a big hit with Desmond's composition, "Take Five," a jazz tune in 5/4 meter. It was so successful that the quartet continued with many other tunes in irregular meters. At the 2006 Monterey Jazz Festival, Brubeck performed "Cannery Row Suite," a jazz/classical opera based on John Steinbeck's writings about Monterey's roots in the fishing industry. His wife, Iola, co-authored the piece with him.


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Hanns Carl von Zehmen (* 27. September 1813 in Markersdorf; † 19. Juni 1885 ebenda) war ein deutscher Gutsbesitzer und Politiker aus dem Adelsgeschlecht Zehmen.

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Von Zehmen war der Sohn des Fideikommissherren auf Zschippach, Markersdorf, Neumühl, Ober-Geißendorf, Belgerhayn, Köhra und Lindhard, Friedrich von Zehmen. Die Mutter war dessen Ehefrau Caroline Henriette Auguste geborene Götz aus dem Hause Litzschen. Er war evangelisch-lutherischer Konfession und heiratete am 15. September 1842 in Dresden Hedwig Adelheid von Fabrice (* 19. September 1816 in Lille; † 12. März 1904 in Dresden), die Tochter des Generals Friedrich von Fabrice.

Von Zehmen war Herr auf Markersdorf, Neumühl, Ober-Geißendorf, Belgerhayn (bis 1852) und Fideikommissherr auf Zschippach. Er war Dompropst in Meißen und großherzoglich sächsischer Kammerherr. Vom 1. Oktober 1857 bis zum 9. November 1859 vertrat er die Virilstimme des Reuß-Köstritzer Paragiums auf dem Landtag Reuß jüngerer Linie.

Sein Erbe wurde auf den ältesten Sohn Friedrich von Zehmen (1843–1897) für Weißendorf, im Minorat zu Markersdorf der jüngste Sohn Hanns von Zehmen (1856–1901), respektive hier dann auf verschiedene Enkel, wie den Familiengenealogen Moritz-Bastian von Zehmen (1888–1948) sowie in Nachfolgeschaft an dessen Neffen Achaz von Zehmen geleitet.

Literatur
 Hans Friedrich von Ehrenkrook, Friedrich Wilhelm Euler: Genealogisches Handbuch der Adeligen Häuser A (Uradel), Band I, Band 5 der Gesamtreihe GHdA, C. A. Starke, Glücksburg/Ostsee 1953, S. 462–463.
 Reyk Seela: Landtage und Gebietsvertretungen in den reußischen Staaten 1848/67–1923. Biographisches Handbuch (= Parlamente in Thüringen 1809–1952. Tl. 2). G. Fischer, Jena u. a. 1996, S. 330–331. ISBN 3-437-35046-3.

Landtagsabgeordneter (Reuß jüngerer Linie)
Hanns
Domherr (Meißen)
Kammerherr (Sachsen)
Geboren 1813
Gestorben 1885
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Pavement testing will occur on State Road (S.R.) 71 between the Jackson/Calhoun County line and S.R. 69 in Blountstown on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be no lane closures; however, the pavement test is a slow moving operation with frequent stops along the roadway.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Motorists are reminded to pay attention and use caution when driving behind the attenuator truck.
Way to go, DOT, to pick Election Day to stall traffic on a major vein of highway. Guess I'll go Hwy 20 to Hwy 275 to get home this afternoon.


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From Christ Church, Church of the Holy Spirit & the Bryn a Môr Mission Area...
"Welcome To Prestatyn Church In Wales!"
"Christ Church, Prestatyn High Street. Prestatyn."
A very warm welcome to you all with open arms, from members and friends of Christ Church & Church of the Holy Spirit, here in Prestatyn, North Wales.
We are now part of Eco Church and proud winners of the Eco Church Silver Award for Christ Church Prestatyn.
Nestled within the beautiful North Wales coast, Prestatyn is a busy part of the Church in Wales, within the Diocese of St Asaph. Prestatyn is our little spot of beauty and history and well worth a visit. Our congregations meet at Christ Church at the top of Prestatyn High Street and the smaller, more intimate, Church of the Holy Spirit on Victoria Road, Prestatyn. You can't miss us.
We like to think that Church is definitely more about people rather than buildings, and there are various activities which happen for both Christ Church and Church of the Holy Spirit. You'll find details of what we're up to in our weekly pew leaflets given at our services, here and on our Church News pages. We also have an online calendar of events for special services and other events.
Christ Church is open daily from around 9.15am until 4.15pm and many people call in to enjoy the quiet atmosphere where you might be lucky to hear the odd organist rehearsal, etc, to light a candle and to say a prayer. We seek to be a welcoming community for people of all faiths and none. Worship in our churches is centred upon the weekly Celebration of the Holy Communion.. Are you thinking of coming to one of our services? Why not? We welcome you with open arms, come and get to know us, our community, stay for a cup of something hot and a biscuit or several, chat... You never know, you may find yourself coming back to us more and more. Join in with our services and hymns and get to know Jesus each day.
For the latest news about the current COVID19 crisis and our community, please Click Here.
If you want to find out the latest news from our churches,
why not visit our "News & Notices" page.
We also hold Mission Area Prayer Meetings by Zoom. You can find more information on our News and Notices page or join in with us here... Our prayer meetings are held every 2 weeks on Wednesday at 4:00 PM. You can find the next meeting dates on our Calendar of Events page.
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"Church of the Holy Spirit, Victoria Road, Prestatyn."
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While some people have been recruited by various Hindu Gods, the vast majority have attracted to these Gods for other reasons. Many Eclectic Pagans have a statue on their altars of Lord Genesha, the "Elephant God," to remove any barriers in their lives. This means that Lord Genesha shares altar space with non-Hindu Gods, and may not receive the proper reverence.
Other popular Hindu Gods among Pagans are Kali Ma, the Dark Mother and Tara, the Mother Goddess of Tibet and India. The Goddess Religions will add to these Goddesses, Kuan Yin (Wade-Giles spelling), the Chinese Goddess of Compassion to complete the trio. Within these religions, each of these Goddesses is a part of the Great Goddess.
Begun in the 1970s, in the West, the Goddesses Religions reject the over-emphasis of the masculine divinity in monotheist religions, and the subjugation of women. These religions focus on uniting the cross-cultural feminine divinities found in other religions. (Note 1) The result is that the Goddesses of many pantheons relate to each other rather than to their Gods of their own cultures.
However, all of these Gods and Goddess live in a richly textured eco-system where they relate to the other Gods of their Pantheon. Taking Them out of their religious and cultural context creates a loss of relationships and meaning. Fitting these Gods and Goddesses into an alien context causes Them to lose their original purpose of being. It changes Them in becoming something other than Hindu Gods. Some Hindus have complained that this practice weakens their Gods, and saps Their Power. As a "hard" Polytheist, I see differences between Kali Ma of Hinduism and Kali Ma of the Goddess Religions.
For me, this tendency to "plug and play" seems to manifest itself with Pagans who have eclectic practices or see the Gods as archetypes. I wonder if this is a carry-over from the propensity of New Age and Theosophy practices of using the cafeteria approach to Eastern religions. Or is it an offshoot of combining Eastern and Western religions into one belief system as the New Age and Theosophy does? Or is it simply a part of being a part of a monotheistic culture that tries to have all things be homogenous?
Each of the Hindu Gods cannot be distilled into to a single purpose or character. Kali Ma, who has many forms, is the consort of Shiva. She can either purge people of their anger or be the force of destruction. Lord Genesha, the Son of Shiva, has thirty-two forms and titles. His titles range from the God of Scholarship to the Granter of Prosperity to the Lord of Beginnings. This is an example of the horizontal aspects of a God. (Note 2) Each "piece" can be worshipped and called upon separately but together they make up the whole. In their vertical aspects (Note 3), Gods can move from cosmic and unknowable to personal. We as humans can only guess at their True Natures.
Hindus themselves have called Westerners who worship Hindu Gods but remain wedded to the Western lifestyle as "half-Hindus." They do understand the need of the person to seek their soul purpose. However, many Hindu religious leaders regard these "half-Hindus" as being separated from their old faith but not fully embracing Hinduism. Added to their concerns is the history of predatory and disruptive conversions by Christian missionaries.
How does someone ethically worship Hindu Gods? Some religious authorities have suggested to first study the basics of Hinduism. For example, they counsel practitioners of yoga to know about the religious sources of their discipline. This will deepens the practice by understanding its underpinnings. I think that this can apply to Pagans as well. By studying Hinduism, they can forge the proper relationships with the Hindu Gods that they venerate.
Note 2: "Dealing With Deities" by Raven Kaldera discusses these concepts in depth. Kaldera defines "horizontal" as the aspects where the difference is in the sphere of influence, not the distance from the person. If you call upon a deity using a particular epithet, that is how They will appear.
Note 3: Kaldea defines "vertical" as "how personal and close to humans, or how impersonal and close to the undifferentiated Divine." The higher aspect is more distant and archetypical, but still the essence of the God.
Gods Recruiting: Shinto of Japan : My previous entry in this series.
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This is hard because Hinduism itself has a lot of variables, and Shaktism is very similar to the Goddess movement where Devi is supreme and the Goddess being in women. Devi is also called "Mahadevi", lit. "Great Goddess". (But it has some differences, namely shakti is more of a broad concept and the male aspect is not removed. Namely Shiva.) There is also some sects of Hinduism that are monotheistic or atheistic. "Hinduism" is as big of an umbrella term as "Paganism" it seems, except that it is more specific.
Likewise, I have heard of Hindus using things from other religions and cultures and integrating it into Hinduism. Buddha being an avatar of Vishnu, for example, (ISKON does this.) and some Hindus considering Buddhism a sect of Hinduism because of the similarities. A big example, is the acceptance of Mother Mary as Kali ma's sister in South India, which is some weird syncretism. Adding to this, I have seen someone ask if they could use Isis on a Hindu forum as one name for Devi. (Since the historical cult of Isis is similar to Shaktism.) While some were understandably, upset, most left it up to the adherent. I assume the person asking was a Hindu, as s/he never identified as anything different.
Hinduism isn't as organized as Buddhism is or other religions are. There are even Hindus who reject the Vedas. It has no real core, which has created a plethora of different belief systems with diverse philosophies. Most Hindus are cool with different sects/beliefs though. The only backlash I have seen is with the Tantric sect, because things there can get a bit… weird.
I do agree, that pagans just plucking gods from where ever to use is a problem. It is disrespectful. It isn't an invitation of anything goes, just because it has no core.


Nearly half of consumers said they would not shop over the holidays at retailers that experiences data breaches, according to a recent survey. Consumers still need reassurance from the retail world that these breaches won't happen, says Ajay Bhalla, President, Enterprise Safety and Security at MasterCard. PYMNTS recently sat down with Bhalla to get his views on the increasing concern around security this holiday season, the top 3 threats to payments, and which newly designed tools will most efficiently thwart today's advanced cyber-hacking.
Ajay, you are responsible for enterprise safety and security at MasterCard. From where you sit what are the top 3 security threats to the payments ecosystem today, from issuers to retailers?
AB: Firstly, we're seeing declining consumer confidence due to data breaches, and the impact on their safety. Not only are retailer data breaches rising, but also they are becoming larger in scale.
The second is a problem within the payments ecosystem and that is the aging system of passwords. The amount of applications we use is proliferating and so are the complex combinations of passwords we're using to access them. It's a problem in that we forget them, write them down, or use the same password across multiple apps and sites. It's a problem for businesses with abandoned shopping baskets and frustrated customers. This hits their reputation and their bottom line.
The third issue is that card declines at the online point of sale are increasing, even when they are genuine purchases. This is what we in the payments business call "false positives" – in an effort to stamp out fraud, there is a tendency to overcompensate. This is particularly true in the e-commerce world, where card declines are five times that when the cardholder is present in a physical store. And yet despite those card declines, there is still three times more fraud.
You have recently released SafetyNet, a global tool designed to reduce the risk of cyber hacking of banks and processors. How does SafetyNet fit in within MasterCard's overall security strategy?
AB: SafetyNet forms part of our multi-layered approach to protecting against fraud, which spans all parts of the payments ecosystem, for consumers at the physical and virtual point of sale, the retailers, banks and processors. It uses our network to identify potential attacks before they start and in some cases before our partners even know about it. It also uses sophisticated algorithms to spot fraud in real time and decline a transaction before any exposure occurs.
SafetyNet's integrated into our network and already being used around the globe. It's the latest addition to the comprehensive suite of tools we've built for issuers and merchants to improve the payment security. More than 2 billion online transactions pass through SecureCode each year, and now we're leading the march on biometric authentication.
In a recently released survey by CreditCards.com, 45% of consumers said they would "definitely" or "probably" NOT shop at retailers over the holidays that acknowledged computer breaches to credit card data. Do you believe this? What do you think this means from a macro trend perspective?
AB: Post-holiday spending data will show us whether the sentiment is reflected in behavior. We can't make predictions about where people will spend, but there are many surveys indicating consumer confidence is down. While consumers need to know that they aren't liable if their own data is compromised and fraud occurs, they still need reassurance from the retail world that these breaches aren't going to happen. For those who said they won't shop at retailers who have been breached, they should also know that they are protected with our Zero Liability promise.
With Apple Pay, the technical capabilities of tokenization are beginning to become more understood. Even so, does there need to be a standard approach to tokenization? If so, where should that standard apply and what happens to current companies who have already invested in their existing technologies?
AB: Regardless of the technology or the partner, payment security needs standards and we actively seek out collaboration with our competitors to work alongside them for the greater good of cardholders and our partners. We are providing standards leadership so that cardholders remain safe even a changing payments landscape.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Maurer School of Law has established scholarship and mentoring programs with the university's Jacobs School of Music and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, as well as with three programs administered by the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs.
Each program will offer at least two graduates admitted to the Maurer School of Law scholarships amounting to approximately 50 percent of annual tuition, along with access to a formal mentoring program at the law school. The scholarship will reduce the cost of law school tuition over three years by $45,000 to $75,000, depending on the student's residency and other factors.
Parrish noted that the law school enjoys a longtime association with music going all the way back to its illustrious alumnus Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael, LLB'26, composer of "Stardust," "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" and other icons of the American songbook.
"Fred Aman, the law school's former dean, is also an accomplished percussionist," Parrish said. "He studied with some of the great drummers of our time, including Cozy Cole, who played with Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, and Ed Thigpen, who played for years with Oscar Peterson." Parrish added that several current and former law school students are graduates of the Jacobs School of Music.
"The Law and Public Policy Program at SPEA is growing quickly and attracting bright, capable students, and giving them a unique combination of quantitative and qualitative analytical skills that will make them ideal candidates for this remarkable opportunity," said Beth Cate, a SPEA associate professor and attorney.
Martin A. McCrory, associate vice president for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs, and vice provost for educational inclusion and diversity in the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs, said he's thrilled to help IU Bloomington reward high-achieving scholars through this collaboration with the 21st Century Scholars and Groups Scholars programs. McCrory earned both his undergraduate degree and law degree at IU Bloomington.
Each year, the Jacobs School of Music, SPEA and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs will nominate at least two students and/or alumni for admission to the Maurer School of Law, provided the applicants meet the law school's admission criteria. In addition to Hudson & Holland Scholars, students in the Groups Scholars and 21st Century Scholars programs may also be nominated. Other indications of future success, such as prior academic performance, letters of recommendation, past professional and other experience, and desire to study at the law school, also will be considered. Applications will be accepted beginning with the law school's 2015 entering class.
As one of oldest law schools in the country and Indiana's top-ranked public law school, the IU Maurer School of Law has a history of developing deep relationships with other prestigious institutions in higher education, both in the United States and abroad. The IU program is the eighth program the Maurer School of Law has established with undergraduate institutions since 2014. As part of an initiative to recruit the best and brightest in Indiana, the law school has also partnered with the Purdue University College of Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. The law school's other scholarship programs are with Georgia Institute of Technology, Knox College, Princeton University and Vassar College.


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Home » Blog » SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE IN LVIV. #10.
Between September 1 to September 8, 2018, Lviv will host the SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE within the framework of the festival Days of Performance Art. This is the only training ground in Ukraine where you can learn from experience shared by recognized experts of performance art from all over the world.
This year's SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE includes an integral cycle of master classes, targeted primarily at attaining individual results for each participant. The School offers a training process open to all forms and circumstances related to the art of performance, and, therefore, it is not a closed laboratory. At the end of the training, the School participants will have a chance to present their own ideas within the framework of the festival.
Each year, the School develops training proposals, offering the opportunity to work together with new teachers – artists who implement original copyrighted practices. This strategy contributes to enriching the experience of school participants.
This year's SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE will include three training groups with master classes conducted by experienced performers: JANUSZ BALDYGA from Poland, BARTOLOMÉ FERRANDO from Spain, and MARTINE VIALE from France.
JANUSZ BALDYGA will carry on with the concept of thematic master classes and offer the topic: "STATIC PERFOMANCE – DYNAMICS OF MOTIONLESS", where students will explore the moment of motionlessness, standstill as a culmination of action.
BARTOLOMÉ FERRANDO, artist, educator, and curator of many festivals and practical educational projects related to performance art, who works in the genre of visual and vocal poetry, will hold the master class "IN THE SOUND WORK".
MARTINE VIALE's master class "LABORATORY OF THE BODY" will focus on the various ways to bond with time and space, using the body as a research laboratory. For fifteen years, Viale has been conducting intensive master classes in Montreal (Canada), as well as in Chicago (USA), France and Brussels, and recently in Catalonia (Spain).
The School's program of master classes will also include the performance lecture DESCENSION by VOLODYMYR KAUFMAN.
Alongside the School's activity, there will be performances by Ukrainian artists ANTON SAIENKO, NATALYA LISOVA and KOSTYANTYN ZORKIN, LIOR KARIEL and GALIA PAVLICHENKO from Israel, MARTINE VIALE and PASCALE CIAPP from France, JANUSZ BALDYGA and MARIAN STEPAK from Poland, SIGMUND SKARD from Norway and BARTOLOMÉ FERRANDO from Spain.
Training at the SCHOOL OF PERFORMANCE and performance shows will take place in the period from September 1 to September 7. At the end of the festival, there will be an open discussion of the results of the project among the School participants and audience of the festival.
The key selection criterion will be the personal motivation of potential students.
You will be notified about your admission by August 25.
Organizers and partners of the festival: Lviv City Council, Dzyga Art Association, Virmenska-thirty-five (Lviv), Polish Institute in Kyiv, Embassy of the State of Israel to Ukraine, OCA Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Lviv puppet theatre, Alliance Française Lviv.


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Q: How can I map an Array or an Object to an Object? Normally a map method returns an Array but I have had a lot use-cases where I would like to create an Object instead. Is there a JavaScript native way of doing this or a very simple and performant implementation? jQuery solutions are also welcome.
This is how the native Array map method works (EcmaScript 6):
console.log( [ 1, 2, 4 ].map( item => item * 10) );
// => [ 10, 20, 40 ]

This is how I imagine the method to work (in case it is JavaScript native):
console.log( [ 1, 2, 4 ].mapToObject(resolveMultiplyWithTen) );
// => { 1: 10, 2: 20, 4: 40 }

In this example, the method mapToObject should behave the same like map but return an Object instead of an Array. Callback resolveMultiplyWithTen would multiply the item with ten.
A problem which I see here is that the callback function can not return two values (key and value, e.g.: 1 and 20), which would be needed to efficiently create an Object.
This is how I always used to create an Object from Array:
/* Loop over Array and create key:value pairs in Object */
const arr = [ 1, 2, 4];
const obj = {};
for ( let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ )
  obj[arr[i]] = arr[i] * 10;
console.log(obj);
// => { 1: 10, 2: 20, 4: 40 }

This is the most suiting solution I could think of:
/* Create an Object of each item via map and apply to Object.assign */
console.log(Object.assign.apply(null, [ 1, 2, 4 ].map( item => {
  const out = {};
  out[item] = item * 10;
  return out;
})));
// => { 1: 10, 2: 20, 4: 40 }

Is there any native JavaScript solution to this problem or a more performant way?

A: Use reduce()

let res = [ 1, 2, 4 ].reduce((ac,a) => (ac[a] = a * 10,ac),{})
console.log(res)

Or you can also use Object.fromEntries

let res = Object.fromEntries([ 1, 2, 4 ].map(x => [x, x * 10]))
console.log(res)

A: You can just use reduce

let obj = [ 1, 2, 4 ].reduce( (op,inp) => (op[inp] = inp * 10, op),{} )

console.log(obj)

or you can use forEach

let data = [ 1, 2, 4 ]
let obj = {}

data.forEach(val=>{
  obj[val] = val * 10
})

console.log(obj)