The AIAS Chapter at UTSA has elected it's next chapter Board of Directors. Coming off of a successful year of growth out chapter has chosen a diverse group of students excited and inspired to take our chapter to even the next level. The elections were close and we had more members turn out to vote than in recent history. The verdict; your new board of directors are made up of, President Carlos Serreno, President Elect Jennifer Peterson, Vice President Lourdes Rodriguez, Freedom by Design Director Trent Tunks, Treasurer Michelyn Smith, Secretary Priscilla Bargas, Studio Culture Chair Alexander Ramirez, Historian Andrew Benavides, and Past President and newly elected South Quad Director Obi Okolo.
These student leaders will spend the next 6 months transitioning into their new position. Working along side the current board to learn all of their roles and responsibilities. Their official first date in their new positions is July 25th of this year, while attending the AIAS Grassroots conference in Washington D.C.


Video Game Environment Artist, World Builder, 3D Props & Objects, Level Design, & more.
Welcome to the home page of Kevin Burns.
I am Environment Artist in the video games industry. For the past 20 years, my main job has been creating 3D levels, objects, and props for fantasy and sci-fi games. I've done a little bit of everything for environment art projects; mainly 3D modeling and texturing zones, decorations, props, and objects, as well as other world building tasks; lighting, particle effects, level design, concept and background details.
I work primarily in Photoshop and Maya, but also have used 3DS Max, custom level building tools, Quixel, Unreal Engine, Substance, and ZBrush.
Beyond video games, I also do other work. I've been working with TableWar Designs, doing artwork for some of their large 6' x 4' gaming mats. I've also done some hobby 3D printing projects, making objects for tabletop games and cosplay bits. And in my free time, I enjoy painting miniatures and building terrain for hobby games.


It's cold, damp and unpleasant outside... you'd go out wrapped in your duvet if you could and you can't imagine life without your fluffy socks anymore. You're desperate! What can you do to combat this pitiless cold spell?!
'Tom yam' roughly translates to 'mixed soup', and 'kung' refers to the prawns used to make the broth. This hot and sour soup will warm you right down to your toes thanks to spices like galangal, kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass.
While som tam is a salad and is therefore eaten cold, it's still sure to warm you up: this green papaya dish is flavoured with plenty of chilli, garlic and fish sauce.
Larb is originally from Laos, but immigrants have made it a popular dish in Thailand too. Meat or fish is fried with plenty of spices and chilli, and then served with fresh vegetables and sticky rice. Spices such as cinnamon, cumin and cloves will warm both body and soul.
The name roughly translates to 'holy basil stir-fry', so you know you'll be getting truly delicious spices if you choose this dish. Mincemeat or shrimps are fried together with the eponymous Thai holy basil, garlic, chilli and fish sauce. The mixture is then served with rice and, if desired, a fried egg. Mmm!
An aromatic peanut curry made with chilli paste, dried spices and fresh coconut milk. It can be served with various types of meat, tofu, fish or vegetables – whatever you like best. Garnished with peanuts, this Thai dish is sure to fire you up.
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Here's a cool lesson brought to you by our friends at D'Angelico Guitars and presented by artist Will Dailey.
It features D'Angelico's new acoustic Gramercy Grand Auditorium model.
Dailey has spent some time with this guitar and has used it on bonus recordings and video materials revolving around the release of his deluxe edition of his new album National Throat, which is due out March 24.
It gives you a chance to try out a technique that lends to a satisfying bass note line under an easy-to-finger progression.
The Gramercy Grand Auditorium (SG-200) is brand new for 2015. With a spruce top and rosewood back and sides, the Gramercy offers vivid depth. Finger-picking produces soft warmth, while hard strumming busts the sound open without sacrificing clarity. The Gramercy's slim, C-shape neck brings comfort and balance.
In preparation for a special bonus release of a deluxe version of that excellent album, Dailey recorded several songs using a hot-off-the-presses D'Angelico acoustic.


Day in and day out, your boat is exposed to all kinds of weather and environmental factors. Weather and wind (and the sun) leave their marks on the paint, the steel and the upholstery. Regular professional cleaning is essential if you want your boat to have a long service life and keep it protected from these harmful effects. And plus, it's simply a good feeling to start the season in a boat that's clean from top to bottom.
We can also polish your boat to get rid of minor surface damage and smooth out the paint so that it looks like new again. So how do we go about polishing a boat? Before we can polish a boat, we have to sand the surface to rough it up. Then we polish the boat with a machine and apply a coat of wax to protect the paint or gelcoat.
Wax helps preserve the polish during cleaning but it also makes the paint shine brighter and gives it a protective, dirt-resistant outer layer. If you'd like more information, please contact us. We would be happy to help you.


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5 links from the past week
Every few months, a team of researchers at the University of California at San Diego's Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and the University of Texas's Strauss Center surveys U.S.-Mexico border crossings and summarizes the "metering" situation at each one: how many people are waiting, who runs the list, how many people CBP typically takes in a day. In their latest "Metering Update," they count 15,000 people waiting—a big drop from the past, due to the near impossibility of winning asylum at the border. Most are now Mexican.
The International Committee of the Red Cross mission in Colombia released its annual report, and it is grim. They emphasize increases in landmine victims, confinement of communities, and attacks on medical personnel.
As Mexican women prepare for a day of nationwide protest on March 9 against targeted violence, Valeria Durán and Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad published an incredible report and multimedia presentation documenting how badly the country's justice system has failed women who are victims of violence.
It seems like a no-brainer that demobilized FARC fighters would be excellent mine clearance personnel. Their group laid most of the mines. A key obstacle, though: no matter how committed they are to the peace process, they can't get a dime in U.S. aid money—not even to attend a U.S.-funded conference—because the FARC is still on the U.S. list of terrorist groups. Andrés Bermúdez Liévano reports at justiceinfo.net.
At Honduras's ContraCorriente, Fernando Silva discusses the torturous route of the country's recent police reform efforts, which have really been thousands of politicized mass firings instead of institutional reform. "Since Juan Orlando Hernández hasn't managed to give the Military Police constitutional status [as a permanent branch of the armed forces], he's doing away with the civilian police so that the Military Police may occupy its space," a former police commissioner tells Silva.
Some articles I found interesting this morning

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on the weekend Treasured Photography covered the wedding of Jamie & Lauren at the beautiful Bryn Meadows Golf and Spa resort, near cardiff. We were invited to be the Wedding photographer South Wales UK and loved every second of it.
our outdoor photography sessions have proven so popular we have hardly been in the studio this week!
If you are looking for a family portrait photographer in south wales, why not give us a call at Treasured Photography and see what we can offer you.
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Human beings are messy creatures. Thus, it's not surprising that a relationship between two people — whether it's a romantic, platonic or family relationship — can also get messy. When one of your relationships starts to break and fall apart with no hope of reconciliation, it's crucial that you try to find closure. Closure gives you a chance to heal from any wounds the relationship has caused. It also makes room in your heart, mind and life to move on and embrace new opportunities, new chances and new loves as they arise.
When you're going through the fallout of a relationship, it may feel tempting to gloss over the pain or turmoil you're experiencing. While trying to lessen the pain through parties, events and similar things may minimize the pain on the short term, it doesn't allow you to actually grieve and experience long-term healing. Don't run from the anger, pain or other feelings that pop up when you're facing the ending of a relationship. Give yourself the freedom to feel these emotions and mourn the relationship loss of your friend, romantic partner or family member.
Like the proverbial glass-half-full analogy, finding closure is all about perspective. First, try to shift your perspective on the relationship into a positive space. Remember the good things about the person, or the times something in the relationship made you smile or made you happy. It may help to journal these things down so you can review them later. Next, shift your perspective on the present moment. As painful as it may feel now, try to focus on the idea that the ending of this relationship means new relationships, new opportunities and new chances can now come into your life. As you open yourself up to a new perspective of gratefulness, it helps to heal and ease away bitterness and pain.
Even as you grieve and mourn, prepare yourself for the future by strengthening your heart and mind. Some people benefit from making a handwritten list that outlines their talents, passions and gifts. Others enjoy surrounding themselves with friends who build them up and encourage them. In essence, you want to take your moment of weakness and vulnerability created by the relationship, and begin to work your mental and emotional muscles to become stronger and more positive and life affirming.
The extra time and emotional and mental space created by the ending of your relationship means you have more time and energy to experience new things. Moving on, instead of dwelling on the past, is key to entering a time of closure and growth. When new opportunities arise, give yourself the freedom to try them. You don't have to commit to anything permanently. Simply let yourself do new, exciting things that help you discover that there's more to life than what that past relationship meant. Soon, you will find that you are so much more than who you used to be in that relationship, and that you can create new joys in the absence of old joys.
Psychology Today: A Therapist Suggests "Getting Closure"
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Hamilton Frederick Bohannon (* 7. März 1942 in Newnan, Georgia, USA; † 24. April 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia) war ein US-amerikanischer Schlagzeuger, Bandleader und Musikproduzent der Stilrichtungen Soul, R&B und Disco. Er galt als eine der Leitfiguren der Discomusik der 1970er-Jahre.

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Nach Absolvierung seines Studiums an der Universität von Clark, Atlanta spielte er in verschiedenen lokalen Bands. Bald wurde er von Stevie Wonder als Schlagzeuger für seine Liveband engagiert. Er zog 1965 nach Detroit und arbeitete dort für die (Tamla) Motown-Studios als Arrangeur und Produzent. Nachdem Motown Detroit 1972 verließ, blieb er zurück, um seine eigene Band zu gründen.

Nach Vertragsabschluss mit Dakar/Brunswick Records Anfang 1973 veröffentlichte er das Album Stop & Go. Dem folgten bei diesem Plattenlabel innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahre fünf weitere Alben. Die Musik war geprägt von schweren, stampfenden Bassakzenten und aggressiven Rhythmen. Obgleich verschiedene Titel zu Club-Erfolgen wurden, hielt sich der Erfolg in den Musik-Charts jedoch in Grenzen. 1974 erschien in Deutschland die Single Keep on Dancing.

Der Durchbruch kam 1975 mit dem Titel Disco Stomp, der sieben Wochen lang in den deutschen Top Ten verweilte und es dabei bis auf Platz drei brachte. Obgleich einem anderen Genre zugehörig, erinnert der gleichbleibende, stampfende Rhythmus des fast sechs Minuten langen Stücks an den damals sonst nur bei Krautrock-Musik gehörten Motorik-Sound.

1976 unterschrieb Bohannon bei Mercury Records und hatte zwei Jahre später seinen international größten Erfolg mit Let's Start the Dance. Die dort zu hörende Zusammenarbeit mit der Sängerin Caroline Crawford wurde bei weiteren Produktionen fortgesetzt. Im Laufe der 1980er Jahre wurden weitere Aufnahmen mit den Sängerinnen Liz Lands und Altrinna Grayson produziert, die jedoch kaum erfolgreich waren.

In Deutschland dürfte der Disco Stomp weiterhin am bekanntesten sein, da er zur Titelmusik der ZDF-Sendung Disco wurde. Die Musik von Bohannon wurde später von anderen Musikern aufgegriffen, z. B. bei The Stomp! von ATB.

Diskografie

Studioalben

Weitere Veröffentlichungen:
 1973: Stop & Go
 1974: Keep on Dancin'
 1975: Bohannon
 1975: Gittin Off
 1975: South African Man
 1975: The Mighty Bohannon
 1976: Dance Your Ass Off
 1977: Phase II
 1979: On My Way
 1979: Cut Loose
 1979: Too Hot to Hold
 1979: Music in the Air
 1980: One Step Ahead
 1981: Alive!
 1981: Going for Another One
 1982: Fever
 1983: The Bohannon Drive
 1983: Make Your Body Move
 1989: Here Comes Bohannon
 1990: It's Time to Jam

Singles

Literatur
 Star Szene '77, erschienen 1977 bei VN Verlagsgesellschaft für Nachschlagewerke mbH, Taunusstein.

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Disco-Musiker
Musiker (Vereinigte Staaten)
Musikproduzent
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1942
Gestorben 2020
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Acoustic/Microwave Weapons Target Trump's Mar-a-Lago
IT is hardly a secret that the deep-state will do everything and anything to grasp onto their power bases. NO crime is off limits.
SO it is hardly shocking that these evil-doers would use the most sophisticated and dangerous weapons against fellow Americans, let alone to target those who are seeking their downfall!
THE urgent question becomes: since few know the "tricks of the trade" like the "White Hats" — who are valiantly pushing back against the nefarious deep-state plots — how could they have left themselves so exposed (without a protective "shield"), most especially, from the most sophisticated, deadly weaponry via the enemies within?
REAL RAW NEWS | By Michael Baxter | Jan. 20, 2022
A Mar-a-Lago source speaking under condition of anonymity has told Real Raw News that debilitating acoustic or microwave weapons have sickened guests and residents at Donald J. Trump's 78-acre estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
The facility, which has served as Trump's command center since the stolen 2020 election, sports 58 bedrooms often occupied by the dignitaries and military leaders who still support 45 and who have been working tirelessly beside him to invalidate the stolen presidency. Since January, Trump's Navy SEAL guards have painstakingly vetted guests requesting access to the property. And as reported last March, Trump replaced his Secret Service detail with Navy Seals loyal to the "White Hat" movement after agents were caught trying to access his private network.
In early January 2022, SEAL guards tasked with guarding Mar-a-Lago's front gates reported symptoms of what is called "Havana Syndrome," so named after U.S. personnel at the American embassy in Havana suffered from dizziness, headaches, loss of vision, acute tinnitus, vomiting, and other ailments despite receiving clean bills of health. Government health officials in 2016 evaluated 1,000 cases and, unable to link symptoms to specific illnesses, coined the phrases "anomalous health incidents" and "inexplicable, cascading biosystems failure." In other words, they're clueless.
White Hats, however, attach the symptoms to targets of acoustic or microwave weaponry.
Sonic and ultrasonic weapons are weapons of diverse types that use sound to injure or incapacitate an opponent. Some sonic weapons make a focused beam of sound or of ultrasound; others produce an area field of sound. Not everyone can hear ultrasonic sound because the range of human hearing is limited (20 Hz-20 kHz), and it also decreases with age. Exceptions exist, usually in children.
Microwave weaponry is far more sinister. In 2004, the Marines received a prototype of such a weapon. Codenamed Medusa, it was intended to be small enough to fit in a car, and cause a "temporarily incapacitating effect" but "with a low probability of fatality or permanent injury." When amplified, however, prolonged exposure liquified internal organs and caused permanent brain damage to test mice.
"We believe we're being targeted by either sonic or microwave weapons,' our source said. "One SEAL's tinnitus got so bad he was put on bedrest. He said he couldn't think or focus or concentrate because the ringing in his ears was so bad. He was in perfect health and had no underlying conditions.
A second SEAL suffered identical symptoms, plus brain hemorrhaging. An artery in his head burst and caused localized bleeding in the surrounding tissue. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, and he survived the diabolical attack.
"We believe this is a Deep State attack," our source said.
SEALs were not the only ones affected. On January 13, a military commander who had already been at Mar-a-Lago for 3 days suddenly collapsed to his knees complaining of stinging pain in his ears and muscle weakness.
"His teeth were chattering and he said they hurt," our source said. "Luckily for him, the symptoms abated in 15 minutes or so. Others have reported milder symptoms, but neither Trump nor his family has fallen ill. Our experts think microwave or acoustic weapons are the cause."
Asked whether Trump has launched an investigation to pinpoint the culprits and point of origin, he said, "We're definitely looking into it, but narrowing the source isn't easy. Could be from a boat, vehicle on the road, even a helicopter. We're determined to isolate the source."
In closing, he said he'd provide an update when possible.
For those asking about Newsom, I haven't got a report yet, but will post ASAP.
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Q: Why Docker resets connection upon pushing an image to a private registry? We have a Docker private registry, listening on a non-default port (specified in our docker run command). However, our attempts to push an image (either pre-built, or built via Jenkins) fail with an error message (see bold below). Help at your earliest convenience will be much appreciated.
We simply installed Docker on the machine and started the registry as follows:
docker run -d -p 9010:9010 --restart=always --name registry registry:2

Then we tried to test our registry per Docker's documentation, as follows:
docker pull ubuntu && docker tag ubuntu localhost:9010/ubuntu
docker push localhost:9010/ubuntu

Error:
The push refers to a repository [localhost:9010/ubuntu]
Put http://localhost:9010/v1/repositories/ubuntu/: read tcp [::1]:37399->[::1]:9010: read: connection reset by peer

Jenkins error:
[workspace] $ docker push HOSTNAME:9010/registry:2
The push refers to a repository [HOSTNAME:9010/registry]
unable to ping registry endpoint https://HOSTNAME:9010/v0/
v2 ping attempt failed with error: Get https://HOSTNAME:9010/v2/: dial tcp IP_ADDRESS:9010: getsockopt: connection refused
v1 ping attempt failed with error: Get https://HOSTNAME:9010/v1/_ping: dial tcp IP_ADDRESS:9010: getsockopt: connection refused

A: You have to trust the remote repo in the docker config
I think the file is found at /etc/default/docker
You need to do DOCKER_OPTS --insecure-registry
Google that and you will find the line you need to add

A: This how it works for me :
DOCKER_OPTS="--insecure-registry myserver.com:5000"

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Apple's mysterious vans reportedly collecting Maps data for Street View rival
By Caitlin McGarry
Macworld	 May 29, 2015 5:52 am PDT
Apple thought it was being subtle by sending unmarked, camera-equipped vans around a handful of American cities earlier this year, but news of the effort immediately sparked our curiosity: What's the Cupertino company up to? Will we see a self-driving Apple car in the future?
As cool as that sounds, our bet was on a more likely answer: That Apple plans to revamp Maps with its own 3D maps and street views in an effort to compete with Google. According to a new report from 9to5Mac, that's exactly what the company is up to. Apple has been acquiring companies and doing doing under-the-radar mapping work to build out its own map database by 2017.
Apple just re-upped its deal with mapping company TomTom to continue providing information for Apple Maps. No details on that contract have been released, but 9to5Mac's sources say Apple will end its partnerships with TomTom and other third-party mapping companies when it comes time to relaunch its own product.
Why this matters: The fact that Apple launched its Maps app too early is generally acknowledged. When it severed ties with Google in 2012, its own database wasn't robust enough to give people the information they needed, leading to some cringeworthy snafus. The company is reportedly improving Maps with the release of iOS 9 this year, even adding mass transit directions for the first time, but don't expect Apple Maps to fully rival Google Maps until 2018. And don't expect Google to stand still that whole time, either. Just yesterday at its Google I/O keynote, the company revealed it was working on better offline access for Google Maps, including information like when businesses open, and even offline turn-by-turn directions.
Apple reportedly wants to tackle Street View differently than Google.
A new way to Street View
Google shines when it comes to offering you a bird's-eye view of the landscapes you're searching for, thanks to the extensive imaging work it's done with Street View. The only images available in Maps on iOS are sourced from Yelp, so they're amateur at best and useless at worst. Apple reportedly wants to add its own version of Street View to Maps, but 9to5Mac's sources say the company wants to approach Street View imagery differently than Google. It's unclear how Apple will present Street View, but its vans are on the road collecting data to build that feature.
Apple's vans are also shooting photos of businesses to replace the Yelp images that show up when you tap on a business in Maps to see more information.
It's clear that Maps is a priority for Apple, though the company clearly lags behind Google. If 9to5Mac is right and the results of this work don't become apparent until 2018, it might be too late for Apple to lure users back to its native Maps app. Do you use Apple Maps? What do you love about it and what does Apple need to work on? Let us know in the comments.
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Can You Name the Four Sins 'Crying to Heaven for Vengeance'?
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Harding Named Commercial Director at Airport Dimensions
by David Ward | Jan 11, 2021
Global lounge and airport experience specialist Airport Dimensions has appointed Darren Harding as its new commercial director.
Darren brings 25 years of operational and commercial experience in the ground handling industry to his new role, where he will be responsible for developing and delivering commercial strategy in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, as well as supporting the group's commercial strategic plans across the Americas.
Harding previously worked at Servisair and Swissport, most recently as chief operating officer for the Swissport UK and Ireland Ground Handling business.
Darren will be responsible for developing and delivering the Airport Dimensions commercial strategy in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, as well as supporting the group's commercial strategic plans across the Americas.
"Darren is an important appointment who will help strengthen the team by bringing strong leadership, commercial and industry experience at a time when, because of COVID-19, we are facing an unprecedented challenge in our industry," said Errol McGlothan, managing director at Airport Dimensions. "Fortunately, we remain positive about the future and have been able to grow over the past 12 months. Darren, as a key member of the senior leadership team, will help ensure that we do this in a sustainable way."


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Flourish: a new understanding of happiness and wellbeing by Martin Seligman Ph D
"This book will help you flourish." With this unprecedented promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years-and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, of which Dr. Seligman has been one of the front runners, is different - it's about actually raising the bar for the human condition. Flourish builds on Dr. Seligman's earlier work on optimism, motivation, and character to show how to get the most out of life, unveiling his theory of what makes a good life - for individuals, for communities, and for nations. In a fascinating evolution of thought and practice, Flourish refines what Positive Psychology is all about. While certainly a part of well-being, his proposition is that happiness alone doesn't give life meaning. Seligman now asks, what is it that enables you to cultivate your talents, to build deep, lasting relationships with others, to feel pleasure, and to contribute meaningfully to the world? In a word, what is it that allows you to flourish? Well-being takes the centre stage and Happiness (or Positive Emotion) becomes one of the five pillars of Positive Psychology, along with Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment-or PERMA, the permanent building blocks for a life of profound fulfillment. This book is thought-provoking in its implications for education, economics, therapy, medicine, and public policy. Flourish tells inspiring stories of Positive Psychology in action; how innovative schools can educate for fulfillment in life and not just for workplace success; and how corporations can improve performance at the same time as they raise employee well-being. With interactive exercises to help readers explore their own attitudes and aims, Flourish is a watershed in the understanding of happiness as well as a tool for getting the most out of life.


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Essay on women empowerment for all types of exam 250, 500+ words
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ESSAY ON WOMEN EMPOERMENT
Women empowerment means emancipation of women from the various groups of social, economical, political, caste and gender-based discrimination. It means granting women the freedom to make life choices. A woman is a being with senses, imagination and thoughts; she should be able to express them freely. The Individual empowerment means the self-confidence to articulate and assert the power to negotiate and decide.
The principle of gender equality was recognized in the United Nations Charter in 1945 and the UN Declaration
of Human Rights in 1948, the majority of development planners did not fully address the role of women in the development process. In 1975, the first UN Conference of Women and Development was held in the Mexico city
under the motto, "Equality, Development and peace The need to integrate women into development was internationally proclaimed in the 1995 Bejing Conference.
According to Menon and Probhu (2001), there was a strong plea for investing in women's equality on the ground level that this made economic sense and spoke of "the social rate of return on investment in women" being greater than the Corresponding rate for men. According to Pattern (2002), women's development can be attained by improving her status and bargaining power in the economy.
Women empowerment, in the truest sense, will be achieved only when there is attitudinal change in society with regard to womenfolk, treating them with proper respect, dignity, fairness and equality. Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest sons of India, quoted that, "There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved, It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing.
ESSAY ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Women Empowerment refers to the creation of an suitable environment for women where they can make decisions of their own for their personal benefits as well as for the society also . A lot is being heard these days about the need for the empowerment of women. Women continue to suffer and have an inferior status in society as compared to their male counterparts. Many programs have been implemented and run by the government such as international Women's Day, Mother's Day etc. in order to bring awareness in the society about the true rights and real value of the women's in the development of the nation.
There is a high level of gender inequality in our India where women are badly treated by their family members relatives and outsiders. The percentage of literate population in India is around 74% in which 65% is covered by women. The real meaning of the women empowerment is to well educated them and leave them free so that they can be capable of taking their own decisions in any field. From equal status with men in ancient times though the low position in medieval period to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been very eventful.
In our modern India, women have held high offices including that of the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and Governors. Women in our India now participate fully in areas such as education, sports, politics, media, art and culture, service sectors, science and technology, etc. During the British Raj, many reformers such as Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Jyotirao Phule fought for the betterment of women.
According to a report, India is the "fourth most dangerous country" in the world for women, India also noted as the worst country for women among the G20 countries. Crime against women such as rape, acid throwing, dowry killings, honor killings, and the forced prostitution of young girls has been reported in India.
India needs to take some advance steps to improve the women's position in the society through the proper health, higher education, and economic participation. It may be said that women are country's fate let them be a great.
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Q: how to see specific established connections? I know about netstat, ncat,tcpdump and some others tools that show all connections, but what tool should I use if I want to see a specific connection established with a specific server?
For example: I am connecting to www.google.com port 80 from a simple web client; I need a command which only shows my connection with "www.google.com port 80".

A: You need to parse the output of netstat. On my system, netstat doesn't display the string "Google" when listing hosts. So, instead of simply using netstat -t | grep -i Google, you would need to lookup the name of the host. Something like:
$ sudo netstat -tn | awk '/EST/{print $5}' | sed 's/:.*//' |
    while read ip; do
        whois $ip | grep -qi google && echo "$ip";
    done
173.194.67.189
74.125.140.105
216.58.209.5

Explanation

*

*sudo netstat -tn : run netstat showing only tcp connections (-t) and numerical IPs (-n);

*awk '/EST/{print $5}' : print the 5th field (the IP) if this line matches EST (show only established connections);

*sed 's/:.*//' : remove the port, leaving only the IP;

*while read ip; do ...; done : iterate over each IP found;

*whois $ip | grep -qi google : lookup the IP and search the output for google. The -i means case insensitive searching and the -q suppresses output.

*&& echo "$ip" : if the grep was successful, print this IP.

A: Running the command netstat with the flags -tanp on Ubuntu will list all the PIDs (Process Identification Numbers) and ports of each connection.
NOTE: to see all PIDs you should run the command with sudo permissions so sudo netstat -tanp
e.g.

A: I wrote a c++ program titled addressid, that employs the netstat command with the whois utility. On 14.04 the whois utility doesnt come 'stock out of the box', so you will have to install via command line as well as build-essential to compile the class file into binary.
:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential -y

:~$ sudo apt-get install whois -y

The program also expects two other directories to be in existence, /usr/local/addressId and /var/log/addressid so you will have to create these:
:~$ sudo mkdir -p -m0755 /usr/local/addressId

:~$ sudo mkdir -p -m0755 /var/log/adressid

Copy the program into gedit text editor, then compile the program as shown below:
:~$ g++ -o adressid addressId.cpp

Next move the program to /usr/bin (which is already in your $PATH) and use the new utility from command line as shown below
:~$ sudo mv addressid /usr/bin/

:~$ sudo addressid

You have to run the program as root, because the netstat utility requires
root privileges to display all of the systems tcp information.
//*******************************************************************
// This addressId.cpp class is created to input the output from
// the netstat -tanp command and create a shell script that will be
// executed performing the ip address (a dotted quad) look up on the
// whois server (with whois utility).
// author:GeoWade
//*******************************************************************

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <list>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <locale>

using namespace std;

const int MAX_INDY = 300;

int main()
{

    // create string variables
    string line;
    string holdWord = "";

    // create a string array to hold the ip addresses
    string holdArry[MAX_INDY];

    // create string variables to be used as test vars in regexs
    string theTcp = "tcp";
    string firstLn = "0.0.0.0";
    string theSix = "tcp6";

    // create list<string> container object to hold input strings
    list<string> addressList;

    // create integer variables
    int index;
    int cardex;
    int count = 0;

    // use the system function to execute the netstat command and the data
    system("sudo netstat -tanp > /usr/local/addressId/Ntstat.txt");

    // create an ifstream object
    ifstream inFile("/usr/local/addressId/Ntstat.txt");

    while ( getline( inFile, line ) ) {

        if ( !line.compare(44,7,firstLn) == 0 ) {

            if ( line.compare(0,3,theTcp) == 0 ) {

                if ( !line.compare(0,4,theSix) == 0 ) {

                    // find the index position of the line at which point it ends
                    cardex = line.find('\0');

                    // store the substring of the line based on index positions
                    string intermStr = line.substr(44,cardex);

                    // locate the index position of the substring at which a colon
                    // resides
                    index = intermStr.find(":");

                    // create a second substr out of the first substring.
                    holdWord = intermStr.substr(0,index);
                    addressList.push_back(holdWord);

                }
                // null the holdWord var and increment the count integer
                holdWord = "";
                count++;

            }

        }

    }

    inFile.close();
    cout << "The data has been inputted to the program!" << endl;

    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {

        string outStack = addressList.front();
        addressList.pop_front();

        holdWord = outStack;

        holdArry[i] = holdWord;
        holdWord = "";

    }

    // create an ofstream object
    ofstream outOne;
    outOne.open("/usr/local/addressId/myWhois.sh");
    outOne << "#! /bin/bash\n\nMYWH=\"whois\"\nUPD=\"updatedb\"\n"
           << "TDTD=\"date\"\n\n$TDTD >> "
           << "/var/log/addressid/addressid.log\n" << endl;

    for (int j = count-1; j >= 0; j--) {

        string outHold = holdArry[j];
        holdArry[j] = "";
        holdWord = outHold;

        outOne << "$MYWH " << holdWord << " >> "
               << "/var/log/addressid/addressid.log"
               << "\n" << endl;
        holdWord = "";

    }

    outOne << "$UPD\n\nexit\n" << endl;

    outOne.close();

    system("chmod +x /usr/local/addressId/myWhois.sh");

    system("/usr/local/addressId/myWhois.sh");

    // delete the previously created and executed my
    system("rm -rf /usr/local/addressId/myWhois.sh");

    count = 0;
    addressList.clear();

    // output a statement to the user of the binary
    cout << "The operation has completed successfully!" << endl;
    return 0;

}

I wrote this program about 3 years ago, back on 12.04 as part of a security and logging suite I created. None the less it will log every address and those addresses information when it is ran, it also adds the date to the log each time it is ran. You can view the log by using the cat command or make a back-up as shown below
:~$ cat /var/log/addressid/addressid.log

or
:~$ cat /var/log/addressid/addressid.log >> $HOME/addressid.log.bak

The Program is legit, I just deleted my /usr/bin/addressid, copied the program (to verify there was no errors) from this web-page, compiled it, and perform the necessary sudo mv addressid /usr/bin/ and ran it as sudo addressid.


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A Case of Champlain
October 25, 2021 February 27, 2021 by Gary
Mega Merger Births Champlain Brewery
Earlier I discussed a 1909 merger of breweries in Quebec Province. All breweries in the Province joined the resultant, Montreal-based National Breweries Ltd. (NBL), except famed Molson Brewery, and small Silver Springs Brewery in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Proteau & Carignan, a small Quebec City brewery, was in the merger. In 1911 an ex-employee, Alfred-Pierre Robitaille, decided to establish his own brewery in the city. Further details are set out in a webpage of the Quebec Historical Society. My searches suggest he was an accountant, not a brewer.
His Champlain Brewery was named for the founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain. It remained independent until 1948 when NBL bought its shares.
The Larger Social Context
37 years of business independence seems pretty good, comparable to a modern craft brewery bought out after a generation. But in Quebec, such events can have significance beyond the purely commercial.
It relates to language and culture. Brewing in the Province had been Anglophone-dominated since the British Conquest in the late 1700s. But spirited Francophone firms did make attempts to crack the market. Proteau & Carignan was one, established in 1891 in Quebec City.
The Frontenac Brewery, established in 1912 in Montreal, was a second. Champlain Brewery a third, and a fourth, Imperial Breweries Ltd, was up as a French-managed cooperative in Montreal again, in 1907.
All ended being absorbed by NBL. NBL's senior executives were mainly Anglophones who formerly had managed the Dawes, Dow, Ekers, and Boswell breweries, the main components of the merger.
NBL's in-house magazine of the 1940s was, to be sure, bilingual. Clearly, two languages were used on the shop floor and by the sales force. But NBL was not owned or, for the most part, managed by French-speakers.
Yet, Francophones formed, and still do, about 80% of Quebec's population. French-speaking business in many sectors could not get a foothold, a historical legacy connected to the British takeover.
Frontenac Brewery was absorbed by NBL in 1925, 13 years after starting business. Imperial Breweries was also absorbed by NBL, after only two years of operation.
A full explanation why Francophone breweries could not keep pace with NBL is beyond my scope here. It would make an interesting study in a branch of the social sciences or economics. Francophone firms had the advantage certainly of appealing to national sentiment. Imperial Breweries tried this tack, as I discussed earlier.
It appears Frontenac was more nuanced in this regard, but still the sub-text could not be ignored. French-speakers at Frontenac made a product popular among the population – it made sense their compatriots should buy the beers.
Not enough did, it seems, but again a comprehensive study using an appropriate methodology awaits.
La Madelon Beer and a Famous Tune
Champlain Brewery did try an appeal to Francophone nationalist feeling to market its beer. In 1935 it launched its new brand, La Madelon, with an evident French name and themed to francophonie.
At the same time, Madelon was clearly an ale, British in pedigree, not a "Continental" lager such as Frontenac made. This charming label shows "ale" next to "bière" (source: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Collection on Flickr):
At the time ale had the great bulk of beer sales in Quebec, irrespective of the consumer's mother tongue. In this sense the brand was a kind of hybrid.
In 1936 the brewery listed its current range, making a frank appeal for French-Canadian support, in the newspaper Le Soleil (June 30, 1936, via Quebec Government Archives):
In English: "French-Canadians: If we helped each other in all aspects of life, so much stronger would we be!". The brand was named for a patriotic French song of WW I, which was also known as "Quand Madelon". The stirring tune persisted in popular memory and remained a rallying point into the Second World War.
The song was popular in Britain and the United States as well, with many recordings made in English. A recent performance is affecting, linked in an informative blogpost at The University of Melbourne.
Whether sung in French or English, the Madelon of the tune was a young waitress whom Allied soldiers encountered at her father's tavern. She reminded them of home, of the values they were fighting for.
An Emotive Brand
Champlain's selection of the Madelon name and image was strategic. The allusion mainly mainly had Francophone resonance even though a Union Jack appeared on some labels. A version of the Union Jack, the Red Ensign, served as Canada's flag as well then, so the British flag, particularly given the recent war effort, did not offend as such.
The flag would also appeal to Anglophone beer drinkers, and why alienate that market? The rustic-looking Madelon had to remind French Quebeckers as well of a less urbanized, old-fashioned French Canada, one quickly receding in memory as Quebec became increasingly industrialized and modern.
In sum, the right notes were struck. Still, the brand seems to have languished, and is not mentioned in post-acquisition business reports of NBL.
Champlain's Mid-1930s Beer Range
The beer range in the 1936 ad is interesting to consider. The first, the Special, was a classic India Pale Ale. This is made clear in later company reports, as I discussed here.
A label at Thomas Fischer also shows that Special was an India Pale Ale. The third beer, Champlain XXX, was likely a medium-gravity porter. "Real Stout", described as a "Porter anglais", was probably a stronger stout.
Madelon was perhaps a lower gravity, filtered version of the Special. In the early 1920s Champlain marketed two I.P.A.s, one subtitled Export as this press ad shows:
The Export Ale was probably filtered and "sparkling", as the better-known Molson Export Ale was introduced before WW I. Likely the Special was stronger, more hopped, and perhaps bottle-conditioned – older school.
It seems likely La Madelon of the next decade was the Export version of India Pale Ale – renamed and relaunched.
Endgame for Champlain and Similar Breweries
Although NBL scooped up the Francophone-owned Champlain Brewery in 1948, in 1952 NBL itself was gobbled up, by E. P. Taylor's Toronto-based Canadian Breweries Ltd.
Business, finally, is impersonal in its objects – it has an internal logic irrespective of patriotic and other considerations, at least assuming a free market.
True, Francophone breweries had a seeming advantage of cultural identification with the majority population. But whatever business flowed from that wasn't enough, or other factors were at play, as an in-depth study perhaps would show.
Canadian Breweries Ltd. and Anti-trust
The buy-out of NBL and subsequent closure of Champlain Brewery – Boswell Brewery in Quebec City alone continued, as Dow Brewery – probably contributed to the later anti-trust investigation of Canadian Breweries Ltd.
A March 1951 story in Le Soleil stated a union delegate requested the support of his Trades Federation to ask the federal government to investigate whether a monopoly in brewing existed.
I don't rule out that cultural factors were at play here, beyond the usual economic impacts.
The NBL purchase followed many acquisitions and closures of breweries by Canadian Breweries Ltd. across Canada. The NBL example was similar to the others in economic impact: rationalization of plants, trimming of personnel, and reduction of brands, but it also weakened the French-Canadian economic base.
Charges were eventually laid against Canadian Breweries Ltd. for violating Canada's Combines Investigation Act. The company was acquitted though, mainly because it was found a normal competitive market did not exist in the brewing industry, given the significant regulation of breweries by each Province.
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Nobel prize-winning chemist Ei-ichi Negishi speaks in 2010 after being awarded Japan's Order of Culture. © Kyodo
June 12, 2021 02:01 JST | Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ei-ichi Negishi, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on reactions to create complex organic compounds, has died in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to Purdue University of the United States. He was 85.
Negishi, who was born in Japanese-ruled Manchuria, died on Sunday, the university said. He had been a professor in Purdue's chemistry department since 1979 and served in a distinguished post since 1998, according to its official website.
He won the Nobel Prize along with Japan's Akira Suzuki and American Richard Heck for a method of building complex molecules with a wide range of applications, including in pharmaceuticals and agriculture.
Their contribution "has vastly improved the possibilities for chemists to create sophisticated chemicals, for example carbon-based molecules as complex as those created by nature itself," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in October 2010 when announcing the winners of the prestigious award.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros meets with President Trump and Vice President Pence on Hagia Sophia (upd)
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Today, Archbishop Elpidophoros met with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on the concerns of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese over the seizure and re-conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
Following the meeting with the President and Vice President, the Archbishop stated:
"I am grateful to have met with President Trump and Vice President Pence in the White House and communicated our grave dismay at the re-conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, as well as ongoing security concerns for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and issues of religious liberty.
I am grateful to have met with President Trump (@POTUS) and @VP Pence in the @WhiteHouse and communicated our grave dismay at the re-conversion of #HagiaSophia into a mosque, as well as ongoing security concerns for the Ecumenical Patriarchate and issues of religious liberty.
— Elpidophoros (@Elpidophoros) July 23, 2020
In view of tomorrow's day of mourning, we persevere in prayer but also bring our struggle to the highest levels of government for action and consideration."
For his part, US President Donald Trump expressed his strong dissatisfaction to Archbishop Elpidophoros of America with the decision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
After the scheduled 30-minute meeting that Archbishop Elpidophoros had with US Vice President Michael Pence in Washington, Mr. Trump, informed of the Archbishop's presence in the White House, called him to his office and talked with him thoroughly about all the critical issues for about 15 minutes.
The US President seemed very annoyed and expressed his concern regarding the protection of human rights and especially the religious freedoms of minorities in Turkey. In fact, he is willing to offer his assistance and support to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and personally to Patriarch Bartholomew, as well as to Hellenism, and stressed that he would proceed immediately with the necessary interventions.
Mike Pence on twitter said that "America will stand firm with the Greek Orthodox Church in the call for Hagia Sophia to remain accessible as a source of inspiration and reflection for every person of every faith.
Protecting Religious Freedom at home and abroad is a foreign policy priority for the United States of America. We cherish the faith and charitable works of the 1.5 million members of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States."
As I told Archbishop @Elpidophoros today, America will stand firm with the Greek Orthodox Church in the call for Hagia Sophia to remain accessible as a source of inspiration and reflection for every person of every faith. pic.twitter.com/OsuMMuXqBC
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Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) and Annealing Techniques can help refine programme performance
Home/Announcements, CIDRZ FrontPage, Frontpage Article, In The Press, Latest News, News, Research Rounds, Success Stories/Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) and Annealing Techniques can help refine programme performance
The Government of the Republic of Zambia in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) evaluated progress made by the Millennium Development Goal Initiative (MDGI) in Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces.
The Ministry of Health, LSTM and CIDRZ implemented household surveys using the Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) method in order to estimate improvements in maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH), and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) at the district and provincial level.
Presenting survey findings during the CIDRZ weekly research meeting, Professor Joseph Valadez, Chair
Professor Joseph Valadez during the CIDRZ research meeting
of Global Health at the LSTM, said that LQAS was developed to assess performance in multiple districts, provinces and programmes as a whole. "Using LQAS, areas are classified as performing "acceptably" or "unacceptably. Resources can then be directed in areas with unacceptable coverage to identify and address underlying reasons for the problems as well as to Identify effective practices in areas with acceptable coverage".
The survey concluded that at the end of five years, 72% of all indicators improved and 44% targets were reached. Analyses showed which districts in both provinces required further investments to improve delivery, post-partum, breast feeding, vaccination, nutrition, WASH and other child health services. "Further health facility assessments and mixed methods are needed to understand and address barriers to access quality service," Prof. Valadez said.
He added that LQAS data could be combined with data from the district health information system (DHIS-2) and health management information system (HMIS) to measure and improve the accuracy of district coverage estimates. "This annealing technique could be part of regular program in order to refine key programme indicators and programme performance within and across countries".
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Poliomyelitis, more commonly known as polio, is an infectious disease caused by an enterovirus of the same name. Fear of polio in the U.S. was second only to fear of nuclear war, in the post-war years, until Jonas Salk developed an effective vaccine. [1]
1 Transmission
2 Disease
3 Prevention
4 Eradication
Polio, like most enteroviruses, is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, especially from ingestion of contaminated water.
Most cases (about 95%) of polio are asymptomatic, or cause minor respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. About 1 of every 1000 cases leads to paralytic polio.
Previously widespread in the US, polio is now all but eradicated here. Until vaccines were developed in the 1950s, parents spent their summers in fear that their children would be struck down. Two basic types of vaccine were developed:
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV). This vaccine makes use of a live-attenuated form of the virus. It is administered orally, infects the host, and is spread in the same way as polio. It does not cause paralytic polio. One advantage of this vaccine is that it can "passively" vaccinate those who do not get vaccinated normally. Unfortunately, immunocompromised people can become quite ill from exposure, so this vaccine is largely being replaced in the US.
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). This is an injected vaccine that is now widely used in the US.
The eradication of polio in India has largely been a Western enterprise. [2]
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The Ghost of Moriarty played by Aaron Lamb visits Holmes played by Terry Edward Moore.
The work explores what happened to Holmes during the three year hiatus he was given by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle between his apparent death resulting from a struggle with Professor Moriarty featured in the short story "The Final Problem" and his reemergence three years later in "The Adventure of the Empty House." It seems the brilliant sleuth has had a tough time of it, dedicating his life to experimentations with chemicals both scientific and recreational and stubbornly avoiding all human contact. Even dear Doctor Watson, recently widowed, has been shown the door to 221B Baker Street. Sherlock is desperately in need of a spiritual transformation and Longenbaugh is up to the challenge.
Terry Edward Moore wonderfully handles the role of Sherlock Holmes and hits all the right notes. Even in his darkest hours, the man can out deduce the sharpest London bobby. Stephen Grenley is aptly cast as Doctor Watson; ever ready to provide the love and care Holmes is so desperately in want of. The two establish a tangible bond from their very first scene.
Some of the double casting stretches credibility; Pam Nolte, Holmes' motherly landlady, must too quickly transform into the Ghost of Christmas Past, making for some awkward moments in spiritual time travel. But generally the acting troupe handles this well crafted, thought provoking play with gleeful skill. Aaron Lamb is particularly moving as the ghost of Professor Moriarty.
Longenbaugh's Holmes is a far tougher challenge than Ebenezer Scrooge—for Sherlock can out think and mostly out maneuver any of his spiritual advisors. The plot line explores the emerging role of science in the late 19th century as well as the natures of good and evil living side by side in World War One.
Longenbaugh is also able to imbed a couple of crafty mysteries within the storyline. And keep your eyes open for a special cameo by a character from the original Christmas Carol. Finally this somewhat quirky concept delivers a heartwarming tale—a pleasing way to pass a dark and rainy Seattle December evening.


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Classical vs classical
The phrase "Classical Music" can mean two entirely different things. In my contribution, as a music tutor, to our village magazine I attempt to clarify the distinction.
The phrase 'Classical music' is confusing because it has two separate meanings. These are probably best described as Classical (with a capital C) and classical (with a lower case c). In its most particular sense 'Classical' music refers to a period of musical history dating from about 1750 - 1810. In a more general sense the term 'classical music' means any form of music which does not fit into the popular scene and usually means orchestral or traditional instruments.
Music has always fallen into two general categories. Even in Medieval times there was the 'classical' style, which was largely linked to the church and the mass (Gregorian chants) and then there were the journeying musicians and troubadours who performed popular tunes at markets, fairs and for wealthy patrons. This continued into the Renaissance era (about the time of Shakespeare) but the 'classical' music spread outside of the church and began to include other instruments and to reach a wider audience. By the time of Bach (the Baroque period) and then Mozart (the Classical period) the classical style of music had mostly overtaken the popular music of the day. That is until the likes of Strauss (in the Romantic era) merged the two branches of music with the advent of the waltz. Inside the ballroom the classical music became the popular tunes of the day - with the added bonus of dancing alongside a lovely lady. Even so, there still remained a definitely separate branch of 'classical' music with composers such as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and later the Impressionist composers such as Debussy ('Clair de lune') who continued to write in the general classical tradition. Overall this is known as the Western classical tradition.
Since the twentieth century the categories have grown even more blurred. Popular music is most obviously separated from the classical style, and yet many bands employ orchestras to expand their music. The group of classical composers have become more avant-garde and their music became a strange musical version of the abstract. However an entirely new form of classical music has been born in the genre of film music and this is a form of classical music which is accessible to all. Millions of film sound tracks are bought without any snobbish pretensions. The Lord of the Rings trilogy makes a clever mix of the classical orchestral style mixed with the popular style of Clannad and folk style ballads. I know that Classic FM now has a regular feature of film music and advanced music theory diplomas now include essay questions on the sound tracks of films such as 'Psycho' - which is a specially interesting musical score as throughout the whole film the violins are muted except for one short section, which makes a striking dramatic tension. Music has always been written to 'tell a story'. In previous musical periods music conjured a picture in the listener's imagination, For example a Pastoral Symphony was written to bring to mind idyllic rural images and to reflect the folk music and dance of the country. The only difference now is that we are already provided with the images and the music supports and reflects what is already being shown to us.
As with every aspect of history, the categories are never simple and the boundaries between periods overlap and influence each other. Classical composers in the eighteenth century did not know they were called 'Classical' - we have just grouped a similar style of music from one point in history and the edges blur as we move on to the next general style. The explanation isn't made any easier when we use the same word twice to describe different parts of the musical journey!


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Spotlight: Picture This by Jayne Denker
Are you ready for another book recommendation? OK, OK, I know what you're thinking...stop sticking your nose in a book and get back to writing French Fry already! Once my massive case of writer's block ends, I will get right on that.
In the meantime, I have an awesome book for you! The *fabulous* Jayne Denker has just released the second book in her Marsden series! Picture This just came out today! I am happy to report that is in my hot little hands on my Kindle Paperwhite right now!
It's where everyone knows your business—and remembers everything you'd rather forget. But somehow the little Catskills town of Marsden draws the most unlikely people back home, turns their lives every which way, and helps them finally figure out what—and who—they want most…
As a celebrity photographer's assistant, Celia Marshall is used to seeing all kinds of weird antics. But subbing as the model in irrepressible movie star Niall Crenshaw's latest endorsement ad—while wearing his silk boxers, no less—is definitely not in her job description. Neither is falling for him, especially since he's dating his latest co-star. To complicate things further, Celia is returning to Marsden to keep an eye on her eccentric grandmother—and Niall is driving her there, then staying to judge a talent contest…
Soon Celia is pulled in a dozen different directions, trying to get her grandmother to act her age, placating her frantic former boss who's organizing the contest—and attempting to stay away from funny, sexy Niall. Celia's always been level headed, but suddenly she's wishing she could get reckless right along with him. Has the time come for sensible Celia to cut loose?...
Want a sneak peek? I thought you might! Poor Celia has just received her grandmother from policy custody following her decision to perform a series of donuts in a farmer's field. What a great time to introduce her to Niall!
After a few general pleasantries, Officer Billy made his way back to his cruiser, and Celia exchanged a look with Niall. She shook her head, disbelieving. "What is wrong with her?"
Niall climbed the porch steps and put his hands on her shoulders. "Hey, go easy on her, all right? Maybe nothing's wrong. You said she does this sort of thing all the time."
"I think she's getting worse."
"What are you saying about me?" Holly demanded from inside the house.
"Gran! We've got to talk."
The old woman peered out through the screen door. "Who's that? The movie star? Well, bring him in here with you. I want witnesses."
She ambled away from the door, expecting Niall and Celia to follow.
"You don't have to," Celia murmured to him.
"And miss this? Are you kidding?" Niall held open the screen door for her. "After you."
They found Holly in the living room. "Come here, movie star. Let me get a look at you." She peered up at Niall, squinting, appraising.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs....Marshall?" he tried.
"Leigh. Holland Leigh. I'm Celia's mother's mother."
"I apologize. Mrs. Leigh."
She shook the hand he offered. "You're a tall drink of water, aren't you?"
"Guess so." The fact that she was remarkably short just emphasized his height.
"Ah, you were in that movie with the...the...what was it...the snake, right? On your shoulder all the time?"
"The iguana, Gran," Celia supplied quietly.
Niall rounded on Celia. "Ah-hah! You said you didn't watch my movies!"
"No, I said I didn't go out of my way to see your movies. I caught that one on basic cable. At two in the morning. Edited for language and to make room for a thousand commercials."
He clutched his shirt over his heart. "You wound me."
"The lizard was a better costar than the one in your last movie, I'll say that much," Holly snorted as she eased herself into her favorite chair.
"Gran!"
"I didn't care for her—what was her name? The one with the peroxide hair. Girl couldn't act. Lizard had better skin, too."
Celia rubbed her eyes, mortified. "That's Tiffany Sola. Niall's girlfriend, Gran."
"Really?" The old woman shrugged, unapologetic. "Meh. And if she's his girlfriend, why is he here with you?"
"He's not here with me. He's hosting Ray's singing contest."
"Ah. You have my deepest sympathy, young man." Then she looked up at her granddaughter. "All right. Go ahead. Let me have it."
Celia sighed, disapproving and disappointed. "Will said he has to write this up. It's going on record."
"In my permanent file, along with the D minus I got in shorthand in high school? Color me terrified."
"Don't make jokes, Gran. This is serious."
"At my age, who cares?"
"You should. Even if Shane didn't press charges, Mom and Dad are going to find out about this—it's inevitable. And they won't like it."
Holly said nothing for a moment, then took a gulp of scotch and said into the glass, "I know."
"And you really shouldn't be drinking so much."
"Don't care. By the time you get to my age, what the hell's the difference? I'm eighty-five, by the way," she informed Niall.
"Darn right it is."
"You don't look a day over seventy. And I mean that."
Other senior citizens would have been offended. Holly just cackled with glee. "I like this one," she said to Celia. "He's a lot funnier in person than in his movies."
"Oh, I don't mean anything by it," the older woman said, waving her hand dismissively. "I just think you can do better than the dreck they put you in, young man."
A corner of Niall's mouth lifted grimly. "I agree."
"See?" she said to her granddaughter. "He agrees with me."
"Well, you could have put it a nicer way."
"Okay." To Niall, she said, "Get a better agent."
"It's not my agent's fault; it's mine. Sometimes I make bad choices."
He didn't want to go into his motivations for his poor choices; luckily, Holly didn't ask.
"All I can say is, my granddaughter is one of the best choices you'll ever make in your life."
Mortified, Celia covered her face as Niall said politely, "I realize that, ma'am."
"Of course, you also realize that if you hurt her, I'll kill you. Well, first I'll castrate you, then I'll kill you."
(Excerpt from Picture This by Jayne Denker, Copyright 2014.)
That was priceless! Excellent choice of excerpt, Jayne.
Here's the lowdown on this very talented author.
Jayne Denker divides her time between working hard to bring the funny in her romantic comedies and raising a young son who's way too clever for his own good. She lives in a small village in western New York that is in no way, shape, or form related to the small village in her Marsden novels Down on Love and Picture This. When she's not hard at work on another novel, the social media addict can usually be found frittering away startling amounts of time on Facebook and Twitter.
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The continuously increasing demand for wireless data has pushed researchers to search for new technologies in order to significantly expand wireless data capacity and network capability. Industry experts universally agree that even with current and planned infrastructure rollouts the data demand will continue to outpace capacity. Due to which the focus of the industry is shifting from asking "if" to "when". Wireless service providers plan to furiously upgrade their networks to 4G LTE, LTE-A and beyond, adopting new innovations including multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) and carrier aggregation, along the 3GPP roadmap. However, it is clear that the current technology trajectory still produces a capacity slope more flat than the demand line.
5G Infographic shows the exponential increase in demands of capacity and efficiency of mobile and wireless devices.
The number of connected devices is expected to exceed 50 billion by 2020. Mobile subscriptions are expected to exceed 9.6 billion and mobile traffic is expected to exceed 127 Exa-bytes around 2020. Exponential growth in the number of mobile devices and the amount of wireless data they consume is driving researchers to investigate new technologies and approaches to address the mounting demand. The next generation of wireless data networks, called the fifth generation or 5G, must address not only capacity constraints but also existing challenges such as network reliability, coverage, energy efficiency, and latency which exist with current communication systems. For example, battery lives are expected to be 10x longer and theoretical data speeds are demanded to be as high as 10Gb/s which puts 150Mb/s of current 4G LTE as a miniscule value. But how do we achieve all this. To this end, researchers are focusing on four potential technologies as prospects to make 5G a reality.
Massive MIMO, a candidate for 5G technology, promises significant gains in wireless data rates and link reliability by using large numbers of antennas (more than 64) at the base transceiver station (BTS). This approach radically departs from the BTS architecture of current standards, which uses up to eight antennas in a sectorized topology. With hundreds of antenna elements, massive MIMO reduces the radiated power by focusing the energy to targeted mobile users using pre-coding techniques. By directing the wireless energy to specific users, radiated power is reduced and, at the same time, interference to other users is decreased. This is particularly attractive in today's interference-limited cellular networks. If the promise of massive MIMO holds true, 5G networks of the future will be faster and accommodate more users with better reliability and increased energy efficiency. With so many antenna elements, massive MIMO has several system challenges not encountered in today's networks. For example, today's advanced data networks based on LTE or LTE-Advanced require pilot overhead proportional to the number of antennas. Massive MIMO manages overhead for a large number of antennas using time division duplexing (TDD) between uplink and downlink assuming channel reciprocity. Channel reciprocity allows channel state information obtained from uplink pilots to be used in the downlink pre-coder.
Additional challenges in realizing massive MIMO include scaling data buses and interfaces by an order of magnitude or more and distributed synchronization amongst a large number of independent RF transceivers.
Wireless consumers' insatiable demand for bandwidth has spurred unprecedented levels of public and private sector investment to increase network capacity. This demand is also driving wireless researchers to develop new ways to address capacity challenges and even explore new network topologies. Researchers not only have to address capacity concerns, but offer new features and functions never before thought possible. To transition from concept to reality, researchers must prototype with real signals and waveforms. A rapidly expanding prototyping solution, known as millimeter wave (mmWave) or extremely high frequency (EHF), is the highest radio frequency band in practical use today. EHF includes frequencies from 30 GHz to 300 GHz. It is because this band has a wavelength of between 1 mm and 10 mm that it has given rise to the name "millimeter band" or "millimeter wave." Using these bands for cellular communication poses some unique challenges. In addition to high path loss, some of these bands can suffer propagation loss due to water vapor and oxygen absorption. Advancements in prototyping and availability of cost-effective CMOS technology have strengthened the viability of mmWave 5G cellular systems. In the coming years, there will be a significant amount of research to support going from theory to practical and commercially-viable mmWave cellular networks.
Almost all modern communication networks are built on OFDM because OFDM improved data rates and network reliability significantly by taking advantage of multi-path a common artifact of wireless transmissions. However as time and demands progress, OFDM technology suffers from out-of-band spectrum re-growth resulting in high side lobes that limit spectral efficiency. In other words, network operators cannot efficiently use their available spectrum because two users on adjacent channels would interfere with one another. OFDM also suffers from high peak-to-average ratio of the power amplifier, resulting in lower battery life of the mobile device. To address OFDM deficiencies, researchers are investigating alternative methods categorized as 5G Waveforms including generalized frequency division multiplexing, filter bank multi-carrier, and universal filter multi-carrier. Researchers speculate that using one of these approaches over OFDM may improve network capacity by 30 percent or more while improving the battery life for all mobile devices.
Given the current limited amount of available spectrum for mobile users, researchers are exploring how to increase data rates by increasing the number of eNodeB in a particular geographic area. Rather than have one eNodeB serving as an access point in a 3 kM2 area, network densification would increase this number substantially. The Densification category of 5G research encompasses small cells, heterogeneous networks ("het-nets"), pico cells, femto cells, and relays. All of these approaches increase the access point density for a served region. Although the concept is relatively simple—slice the spectrum geographically rather than by frequency—the implementation is challenging. First, an operator that deploys multiple access points must do so strategically so that the devices do not interfere with one another. They must also take into account the location of the devices, the power of each device, and how to control it in coordination with the other access points in the region.
Today's communications infrastructure is unable to keep pace with demand as individuals and businesses alike are increasingly connecting more devices and transferring more data than ever. Beyond the need for greater bandwidth, new design constraints including security, coexistence, and power consumption are emerging. As we just discussed researchers and scientists are hard at work to put forward four technologies that we just discussed as prospect solutions to these challenges. However, based on existing development tools, there is a critical gap in prototyping new ideas from a lack of approachable, productive design environments that also enable access to hardware. There is a strong, escalating demand for design tools that can enable rapid prototyping. To prototype new designs, communications designers have standardized on software-defined radio (SDR) platforms, as these hardware devices offer tremendous flexibility. Unfortunately, programming the processor and FPGA on modern SDRs demands different specializations and different tools. Design teams tend to be larger, design cycles are longer and costlier, and the overall prototyping process isn't smooth or iterative. This fundamental inability to easily bring new designs to modern SDRs accounts for the critical gap in prototyping.
NI (National Instruments) is playing a key role in providing tools and technology for prototyping and defining this new frontier for wireless communications. NI's unique hardware and software platform enables researchers to innovate faster by providing a path from theoretical research to rapid prototyping. Understanding the need of such a tool, NI has taken a lead by coming up with a comprehensive environment which offers a more efficient, integrated approach to prototyping new designs with SDR hardware. With his tool called LabVIEW Communications, researchers can choose between a variety of approaches for defining algorithms on the processor and on the FPGA. To ease the transition from existing algorithm design tools, LabVIEW Communications offers rich text nodes with syntax highlighting, function completion, function documentation, and more for C and .M. Developers can easily pull in existing work to further expedite the prototyping process. For prototypes that need the real-time processing that FPGAs provide, LabVIEW Communications offers powerful algorithm design languages that can be directly compiled to the FPGA based on system requirements. To address another bottleneck in the typical design process for new communications algorithms, researchers can rely on the built-in data-driven floating point to fixed point conversion utility found in LabVIEW Communications. This utility provides recommendations on fixed point types and reports how much the fixed point design deviates from the floating point original. As an additional productivity boost, researchers can rely on the Application Frameworks that plug into LabVIEW Communications to provide a LTE and 802.11 software implementations. These standards-based implementations can be directly modified to encode new algorithms that require similar infrastructure. Instead of having to spend time building harnesses around the algorithms, researchers can instead leverage the application frameworks to focus innovation and work on the specific research vectors.
Industry analysts predict demand will outpace capacity and it's simply a matter of when. Against this backdrop, wireless researchers continue to put forth new ideas to address next generation wireless infrastructure challenges. Transitioning from concept, which is largely a software exercise, to a working prototype with real signals and waveforms requires extensive investments in time and money, and has been an impediment to the adoption of new technologies and capabilities. Design approaches that embrace software re-configurability with an accelerated path to prototyping, can expedite the design, exploration and deployment of these technologies in new and exciting ways. Increasing demand for wireless data and the future of 5G is still evolving, but one thing is for certain: unless industry, government, and associated spectrum regulating entities can agree on how and when to reallocate spectrum, there is no remaining spectrum available below 6 GHz. Reallocating spectrum is not an easy task because service operators have already invested billions of dollars to acquire the spectrum already in use, and transitions are neither easy nor cheap. Technologically 5G has a long distance to cover and will be a journey spread over several years which would involve extensive collaboration from researchers, wireless technology commercial giants, government and regulatory bodies, towards a common goal of making a wireless infrastructure that can cater to the challenges that will rise up. In all of these areas of research, wireless design involves multiple layers of optimization and tuning while maintaining compatibility with industry standard protocols. We have seen various commercial and research facilities including NI provide the systems and expertise necessary in developing new ways to solve this problem. NI partners with number of top academic and industry RF/Wireless researchers through its RF/Communications Lead User program to guide and define this new approach to communications system design. Partners in this program using LabVIEW for 5G research include Nokia/NTT Docomo for mmWave, Lund University for Massive MIMO and Alcatel-Lucent/Technische Universität Dresden for new candidate waveforms.


When Toshiba and Amazon unveiled the Toshiba 50LF621U19 50-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV – Fire TV Edition, people went crazy. In fact, more than 1,000 people ordered one the very first time we wrote about it. This awesome TV offers beautiful picture quality, 4K resolution, HDR support, and built-in Fire TV software for just $400. If you thought that was a great price though, check this out: it's back on sale for just $349.99! Definitely grab one at this price while you still can.


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White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd Files SEC Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities: (Aug. 20, 2018)
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd (Form 4) was posted on August 20, 2018.
The SIC code for this company is 6331, Fire, Marine and Casualty Insurance.
The SEC file number is 0001668244-18-000027.
The contact information for this company is 80 SOUTH MAIN ST, HANOVER NH 03755, 603 640 2200.
Our editors provided additional information about Form 4: Every director, officer or owner of more than ten percent of a class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the '34 Act must file with the Commission a statement of ownership regarding such security. The initial filing is on Form 3 and changes are reported on Form 4. The Annual Statement of beneficial ownership of securities is on Form 5. The forms contain information on the reporting person's relationship to the company and on purchases and sales of such equity securities.
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal document or financial statement submitted to the SEC by publicly-traded companies.
For additional information on this SEC filing see: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1188198/0001668244-18-000027-index.html.
Keywords for this news article include: Fire, Business, SEC Filing, Financial Companies, Marine and Casualty Insurance, White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd, Property and Casualty Insurance Companies.
Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2018, NewsRx LLC
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The Asus ZenBook 3 and the Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe are essentially the same laptop, though there are still some subtle differences. The ZenBook 3 is a top-notch alternative to the 12-inch MacBook. The Deluxe version, similarly, is similar to the MacBook Pro. The ZenBook 3 Deluxe offers additional IT-friendly features in Windows 10 Pro, which power users or traditional businesses would find handy. However, most people would probably do without these extra features.
The ZenBook 3 Deluxe comes with a standard, non-touch 1,920×1,080-resolution screen. There is no option to upgrade to a higher version. However, this works well enough if you watch HD videos. As is the norm for Asus laptops, the speakers are not all that awesome, so you would be better off using headphones.
The ZenBook 3 Deluxe averaged 7 hours and 29 minutes on battery. This is not so impressive compared to other laptos. The LG Gram has a longer battery life at 11 hours and 30 minutes, while the MacBook lasts 10 hours and 26 minutes.
All in all, the Asus ZenBook 3 Deluxe is a good enough crossover laptop with reasonable specifications. It costs $1,699.
This is the best, very good device with advanced specifications.


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Manhunters
Stephen E. Murphy, Javier F. Pena
'Manhunters is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives on the line . . . A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation.'
The explosive memoir of legendary DEA agents and the subject of the hit Netflix series Narcos, Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pena. 'Manhunters is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives on the line . . . A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation.' - Donnie Brasco AKA Joe Pistone In the decades they spent at the DEA, Javier Pena and Steve Murphy risked their lives hunting large and small drug traffickers. But their biggest challenge was the hunt for Pablo Escobar in Colombia. The partners, who began their careers as small-town cops, have been immortalised in Netflix's Narcos, a fictional account of their hunt for Escobar.
Now, for the first time ever, they tell the real story of how they brought down the world's first narco-terrorist, the challenges they faced, and the innovative strategies they employed to successfully end the reign of terror of the world's most wanted criminal. Readers will go deep inside the inner workings of the Search Bloc, the joint Colombian-US task force that resulted in an intensive 18-month operation that tracked Escobar. Between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived on the edge, setting up camp in Medellin at the Carlos Holguin Military Academy.
There, they lived and worked with the Colombian authorities, hunting down a man who was thought by many to be untouchable. Their firsthand experience coupled with stories from the DEA's recently de-classified files on the search for Escobar forms the beating heart of Manhunters, an epic account of how agents risked everything to capture the world's most wanted man.


I have decided to do two "close to life-sized" head sculptures to resemble the spooky head casts in Jaggers's office. I have been wanting to do a 3D object with this project and now is my chance! I made two large balls of aluminum foil and then started covering them with plaster tape. I can't remember what this stuff is called, but it is a roll of mesh material that is covered in dried plaster. You cut it in strips then dip in water. Lay them across your armature, pressing them in. I am thinking these two heads are casts of two criminals that were hanged. Criminals that perhaps Jaggers had represented in court. Creepy! No wonder Pip is spooked.


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Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church
Posted: Jan 5, 2021 10:29 AM EST
Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, center, and demonstrators wearing Proud Boys attire gather in Freedom Plaza during the "Million MAGA March" in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12, 2020. By Christina Carrega, Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN
(CNN) -- The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, was arrested Monday in Washington, DC, for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a Black church last month during protests in the city after a "Stop the Steal" rally.
A law enforcement official told CNN that the DC Metropolitan Police Department charged Tarrio, of Miami, with destruction of property related to a banner that was burned on December 12 outside a church in northwest DC.
DC Metropolitan Police Department Public Information Officer Sean Hickman separately told CNN that Tarrio was charged with being in possession of firearm magazines.
"He was charged with Destruction of Property related to an offense that occurred on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in the 900 block of 11th Street, Northwest," Hickman said. "At the time of his arrest, he was found to be in possession of two high capacity firearm magazines. He was additionally charged with Possession of High Capacity Feeding Device."
Tarrio did not return CNN's calls or texts Monday. He took responsibility for the act last month, writing in a post on the social media website Parler that "against the wishes of my attorney I am here today to admit that I am the person responsible for the burning of this sign." In the same post, Tarrio also dared the police to arrest him, writing: "Come get me if you feel like what I did was wrong. We'll let the public decide."
Tarrio also took responsibility during a "WarBoys" podcast interview last month, praising himself as "the person that went ahead and put the lighter to it and engulfed it in flames."
"And I'm damn proud I did," he said.
CNN also attempted to reach Tarrio for comment in December after the incident.
The sign burning came during a protest in Washington that saw at least four people stabbed and at least 33 arrested. Large groups of protesters and counterprotesters had gathered earlier in the day outside the Supreme Court building and at Freedom Plaza to protest the presidential election results.
Videos circulating on social media showed scuffles and small fights had broken out sporadically, but the large gatherings were mostly peaceful.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement at the time calling for unity.
"This weekend, we saw forces of hate seeking to use destruction and intimidation to tear us apart. We will not let that happen, and continue to stand together strong and United to Love," Bowser said.
A far-right collective, members of the Proud Boys have been seen -- many dressed in black and yellow polo shirts -- at multiple 2020 Trump campaign rallies.
Founded in 2016, the group ?lists among its central tenets a belief in "closed borders" and the aim of "reinstating a spirit of Western chauvinism." ?In online statements, Proud Boys have claimed they have used violence only in self-defense. But members are often seen carrying firearms and bats and donning protective gear?, and some have been convicted of crimes against anti-fascist protesters. ?The group's ideology has been labeled "misogynistic, Islamophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigration" by the Anti-Defamation League.


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Kuwait Dive Team organizes boat racing at Umm Al-Gaz Island
Part of the participants in competition for environment-friendly boat racing at Umm Al-Gaz Island
KUWAIT, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Dive Team launched Sunday a competition for environment-friendly boat racing at Umm Al-Gaz Island on the occasion of the country's celebrations of the National and Liberation Days.
The competition aims to encourage people to do sports, bring awareness towards protecting the environment and shed light on the artificial island which is one of the most prominent marine destinations in the country, head of the team Waleed Al-Fadhil told KUNA.
The competition has been setup in two phases; the first is for kayaks rowing boats and the second for boards rowing. The starting point of the race is from the Sharq beach, moving on to Umm Al-Gaz Island, he said.
The competition was in cooperation with Kuwait Kayak Club, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate, Al-Shuwaikh Port Center, General Administration of the Coast Guards and Platinum Health Club.
For his part, head of Kayak Club Bashar Al-Hunaidi said the competition was a wonderful and effective, adding that he hoped to spread this kind of environment-friendly sport.
The island, built 100 years ago, is situated in front of Souq Sharq and north west of Kuwait Towers. The island has a five-meter high Kuwaiti flag post that people can see from the beach.(end) zak.ss
Egypt warns against current escalation in Palestine
Kuwait oil price up USD 1.01 to USD 86.42 pb
Al-Sabah Archaeological Collection... bright cultural image for Kuwait


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Lunchtime Learning: What are R&D Credits and How Can Architects and Engineering Companies Benefit?
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This lunchtime seminar aims to provide specific information on Research & Experimentation (R&D) tax credits, with respect to the architect and engineering industries. Throughout this seminar, we will create a roadmap to demonstrate the significant impact that the R&D tax credit can have on your business.
Presented by: Ron Wainwright, Partner and National Leader of Credits & Accounting Methods, Cherry Bekaert
A tax partner with more than 25 years of experience in the area of taxation , Ron serves a diverse client base including multi-national, public and closely held companies. Prior to joining Cherry Bekaert, Ron was a tax partner with an international firm for ten years, followed by several years with a regional firm. During his career, Ron spent seven years in a national tax role in Washington, D.C., focusing on domestic and international tax issues, mergers and acquisitions and IRS tax controversy matters.
Sponsored by: TriNet
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the history and purpose of the Research & Experimentation tax credit;
Identify who is eligible and who is ineligible to receive such a credit;
Summarize examples of "qualified services" which qualify for the credit; and
Identify which type of costs would be eligible for this credit.
Free for Students, Assoc. AIA, AIA, & DAC Members
By registering for this event, you grant permission for AIA|DC, the District Architecture Center, and/or the Washington Architectural Foundation to publish photos of you related to the event.
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