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Meteorite hits Russian Urals: Fireball explosion wreaks havoc, over 500injured
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Russia's Urals region has been rocked by a meteorite explosion in the stratosphere. The impact wave damaged several buildings, and blew out thousands of windows amid frigid winter weather. Hundreds are seeking medical attention for minor injuries.
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Eyewitness accounts of the meteorite phenomenon, handpicked by RT.
Army units found three meteorite debris impact sites, two of which are in an area near Chebarkul Lake, west of Chelyabinsk. The third site was found some 80 kilometers further to the northwest, near the town of Zlatoust. One of the fragments that struck near Chebarkul left a crater six meters in diameter.
Servicemembers from the tank brigade that found the crater have confirmed that background radiation levels at the site are normal.
Experts working at the site of the impact told Lifenews tabloid that the fragment is most likely solid, and consists of rock and iron.
A local fisherman told police he found a large hole in the lake's ice, which could be a result of a meteorite impact. The site was immediately sealed off by police, a search team is now waiting for divers to arrive and explore the bottom of the lake.
Samples of water taken from the lake have not revealed any excessive radioactivity or foreign material.
Russian space agency Roskosmos has confirmed the object that crashed in the Chelyabinsk region is a meteorite:
"According to preliminary estimates, this space object is of non-technogenic origin and qualifies as a meteorite. It was moving at a low trajectory with a speed of about 30 km/s."
According to estimates by the Russian Academy of Sciences, the space object weighed about 10 tons before entering Earth's atmosphere.
As of 15:00 Moscow time, 725 people have sought medical attention in Chelyabinsk alone because of the disaster, 112 of whom have been hospitalized, of them two in heavy condition. Among the injured there are 159 children, Emergency ministry reported.
A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from space objects such as asteroids or comets, ranging in size from tiny to gigantic.
When a meteorite falls on Earth, passing through the atmosphere causes it to heat up and emit a trail of light, forming a fireball known as a meteor, or shooting or falling star.
A bright flash was seen in the Chelyabinsk, Tyumen and Sverdlovsk regions, Russia's Republic of Bashkiria and in northern Kazakhstan.
The Russian army has joined the rescue operation. Radiation, chemical and biological protection units have been put on high alert. Since the explosion occurred several kilometers above the Earth, a large ground area must be thoroughly checked for radiation and other threats.
According to preliminary reports, the worst damage on the ground in Chelyabinsk was at a zinc factory, the walls and roof of which were partially destroyed by an impact wave. The city's Internet and mobile service were reportedly interrupted because of the damage inflicted near the factory.
The Emergency Ministry reported that 20,000 rescue workers are operating in the region. Three aircraft were deployed to survey the area and locate other possible impact locations.
The Ministry reported that 297 buildings were damaged, and another 450 buildings were left without gas because facilities in the city had also been damaged, an Emergency Ministry spokesperson said, according to Russia 24 news channel.
The trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment block in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk, on February 15, 2013.(AFP Photo / Oleg Kargopolov)
Witnesses said the explosion was so loud that it seemed like an earthquake and thunder had struck at the same time, and that there were huge trails of smoke across the sky. Others reported seeing burning objects fall to earth.
The Urals regional center of the Emergency Ministry claimed it sent out a mass SMS warning residents about a possible meteorite shower. However, eyewitnesses said they either never received it, or got the message after the explosion had already occurred.
Classes for all Chelyabinsk schools have been canceled, mostly due to broken windows. Institute students have been dismissed until next Monday. Authorities also ordered all kindergartens with broken windows to return children to their families.
According to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers, local newspaper Znak reports quoting a source in the military.
The regional Emergency Ministry denied that military air defenses were involved in the incident.
Regnum news agency quoted a military source who claimed that the vapor condensation trail of the meteorite speaks to the fact that the meteorite was intercepted by air defenses.
Police in the Chelyabinsk region are reportedly on high alert, and have begun 'Operation Fortress' in order to protect vital infrastructure.
Office buildings in downtown Chelyabinsk are being evacuated. Injuries were reported at one of the city's secondary schools, supposedly from smashed windows.
An emergency message published on the website of the Chelyabinsk regional authority urged residents to pick up their children from school and remain at home if possible.
Those in Chelyabinsk who had their windows smashed are scrambling to cover the openings with anything available – the temperature in the city is currently -6°C.
Chelyabinsk regional governor Mikhail Yurevich is urgently returning to the region. Yurevich said that preserving the city's central heating system is authorities' primary goal.
"Do not panic, this is an ordinary situation we can manage in a couple of days," the governor said in and address to city residents.
Background radiation levels in Chelyabinsk remain unchanged, the Emergency Ministry reported.
Local zinc factory was damaged the severest, some of its walls collapsing (Photo from Twitter.com user @TimurKhorev)
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The regional Emergency Ministry said the phenomenon was a meteorite shower, but locals have speculated that it was a military fighter jet crash or a missile explosion.
"According to preliminary data, the flashes seen over the Urals were caused by [a] meteorite shower," the Emergency Ministry told Itar-Tass news agency.
The ministry also said that no local power stations or civil aircraft were damaged by the meteorite shower, and that "all flights proceed according to schedule."
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who also oversees the Russian defense industry, wrote on Twitter that he would speak with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about the incident in the Urals.
"On Monday I will bring to Medvedev a straight picture of what has happened in the Urals and prospective proposals of how the country can find out about the dangers approaching Earth and deal with them," Rogozin wrote.
Residents of the town of Emanzhilinsk, some 50 kilometers from Chelyabinsk, said they saw a flying object that suddenly burst into flames, broke apart and fell to earth, and that a black cloud had been seen hanging above the town. Witnesses in Chelyabinsk said the city's air smells like gunpowder.
Residents across the Urals region were informed about the incident through a cellphone text message from the regional Emergency Ministry.
Many locals reported that the explosion rattled their houses and smashed windows. "This explosion, my ears popped, windows were smashed… phone doesn't work," Evgeniya Gabun wrote on Twitter.
"My window smashed, I am all shaking! Everybody says that a plane crashed," Twitter user Katya Grechannikova reported.
"My windows were not smashed, but I first thought that my house is being dismantled, then I thought it was a UFO, and my eventual thought was an earthquake," Bukreeva Olga wrote on Twitter.
The Mayak nuclear complex near the town of Ozersk was not affected by the incident, according to reports. Mayak, one of the world's biggest nuclear facilities that used to house plutonium production reactors and a reprocessing plant, is located 72 kilometers northwest of Chelyabinsk.
It is believed that the incident may be connected to asteroid 2012 DA14, which measures 45 to 95 meters in diameter and will be passing by Earth tonight at around 19:25 GMT at the record close range of 27,000 kilometers.
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Another Tunguska event?
The incident in Chelyabinsk bears a strong resemblance to the 1908 Tunguska event – an exceptionally powerful explosion in Siberia believed to have been caused by a fragment of a comet or meteor.
According to estimates, the energy of the Tunguska blast may have been as high as 50 megatons of TNT, equal to a nuclear explosion. Some 80 million trees were leveled over a 2,000-square-kilometer area. The Tunguska blast remains one of the most mysterious events in history, prompting a wide array of hypotheses on its cause, including a black hole passing through Earth and the wreck of an alien spacecraft.
It is believed that if the Tunguska event had happened 4 hours later, due to the rotation of the Earth it would have completely destroyed the city of Vyborg and significantly damaged St. Petersburg.
When a similar, though less powerful, unexplained explosion happened in Brazil in 1930, it was named the 'Brazilian Tunguska.' The Tunguska event also prompted debate and research into preventing or mitigating asteroid impacts.
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Edmonton Headlines – Monday, June 25, 2018
Carding report arrives
Any day now, the Edmonton Police Commission should make a report on carding public.
The review of the police practice – when officers collect and record personal information on people they've stopped on the street – is a few months late, but was formally accepted by the Commission last week. It's supposed to be made public this week. The problem with these "street checks", other than obvious questions around privacy, is that they have been shown to target Black Edmontonians and Indigenous peoples, particularly Indigenous women.
While members of the Commission got their first look at the report, Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht was asked about carding by local reporters. Last year, Edmonton police only stopped around 40 people every day to collect their personal information in order to…. well, it's not exactly clear why they do it, but they're still doing it. They did it more than 15,000 times last year. Interesting to note that the chief says some police officers are doing fewer street checks because they don't want the hassle of scrutiny from others, the media, etc. … so, I guess it's not such an important police tool after all. (Which I'm sure he didn't realize he proved in that statement and the drop in carding.)
Somewhat connected to the racial profiling of carding, an Edmonton entrepreneur is alleging police are targeting people of colour who run certain businesses. The CBC's Andrea Huncar has that story, and also how the ID scanners at bars might directly connect to carding.
A related report that's late, but also about to be released, is the Alberta government's look at racism. Going to be plenty of research-reading for the long weekend!
Newcomers in Edmonton
Some new stats show that more people coming to Canada are finding success in Alberta. Some of these newly successful Edmontonians just got profiled over in Avenue Magazine. One of the challenges of coming to Canada might be dealing with the idea of, and issues related to, mental health, sometimes after years of trauma.
The Africa Centre has been in the news this year because of sexual harassment allegations against its former executive director, who is now suing and says an investigation cleared him on the claims.
Leadership in business, and in general, is going to require more inclusion and inclusive practices. NorQuest College just received a million-dollar donation to help build that kind of future. (Speaking of NorQuest, the school is going to fund some scholarships and programming with bank fees from a new ATB branch on campus.)
The Marijuandola™ A good idea? image: Sally Poulsen
Cannabis updates
It looks like Edmonton is going to have some of the most lenient rules around smoking marijuana, allowing it in more public places than a lot of other municipalities. It's supposed to strike a balance as legalization comes in, but I just want to know how soon I'll be able to drink a beer in the park to match the new bylaws.
St. Albert, however, is going the other way, with more restrictive rules. Spruce Grove has passed its new cannabis bylaw.
Edmonton has unveiled all the potential sites for retail locations, with 242 applications to open up a cannabis shop. Although, we can't see every single one of the applications, as some have opted to remain private while the City runs everyone through various checks and inspections. You can see the full list, in the order in which they were drawn in a lottery, from the City. That list makes it obvious that a lot of folks will be out of luck pretty quickly, because of how far apart the stores have to be from one another, schools, parks, libraries and hospitals. I hope the City lets folks further down the line know they won't be able to open before they shell out thousands of dollars on development permits.
If a map is more your thing, check out this one from CBC Edmonton. You can really see that the city's core neighbourhoods will be well served, while we're still not sure where more suburban locations will be. I bet we'll see those start to fill in once this first round of applications is done and all the spots on Whyte, Jasper and 124 Street are taken. We'll also have to watch if rules are eventually changed, as we're seeing with liquor stores.
A major production facility in Josephburg is finally going ahead. Probably.
There is a new series on class sizes worth checking out. Postmedia's Janet French investigated how (poorly) we're doing in maintaining reasonable class sizes in Alberta, a decade and billions of dollars after the problem was supposed to be tackled. It's worth spending some time on, since this may end up being a big topic of debate heading back to school in the fall, and in the election next year.
City Halls
It took two years and the City of Edmonton couldn't come up with a single way to keep allowing people with disabilities some limited free parking. We're switching to a new camera-based enforcement this summer, and the City just couldn't think of anything that could be scanned along with license plates to help maintain the two hours of free parking people with disability placards get now. Not a sticker, or something on the license plate or registering the plates. Nope. Nothing could ever work.
"Does this mean all those photos opps with (Acessibilty Advisory Committee) members — people with tremendous competence and lived experience — are merely window dressing?" That's a damn good question asked by Cam Tait.
This will likely come up at this week's city council meeting because there are simple fixes here that, I hope, just got lost in bureaucracy.
It's time to think about banning right turns on red lights. It's a dangerous action for people crossing the street on their feet, with a mobility device or on a bike, and it would barely slow down traffic in most cases. If you're waiting for people to cross you're not actually going anywhere.
Speaking of the efficiency of our streets… we could start installing smart traffic lights this year. These are lights which could adjust traffic flow beyond rush hours and respond to what's happening in real-time.
Work is beginning on Edmonton's new bicycle transportation plan, which will most definitely include more dedicated bike infrastructure as we make Edmonton a better, and safer, place to bike and walk.
Edmonton's equivalent to "You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs" is "You can't build a new low-floor urban LRT line without losing some trees". It's not as snappy a phrase. People are riding the LRT more in Edmonton already, so more trains are needed. Strathcona County is increasing service for its accessible transit fleet, in Sherwood Park at least.
Is 50 Street going to get an overpass or an underpass? Who cares, as long as it's a much wider road we can fill with more vehicles!
Now here's some good news. The provincial government is finally moving ahead with new rules (and restrictions) for municipal election fundraising. We obviously need to eliminate corporate and union donations, cap the amount someone can personally donate, limit how much a campaign can spend and greatly limit how much third-party or political action party (PAC) donors can contribute. We'll see where things end up in the fall or winter.
You can provide your feedback until July 31.
I also wouldn't mind if they allowed municipalities more options to increase the number of signatures needed to run. You know, to make sure folks running have an actual platform and ideas.
The next City budget could start at a 2% increase in spending.
Now, a lot of folks are already going around calling for cuts or asking for austerity, and I certainly hope that the operational review finds some wiggle room to help pay for roads and buses and police and libraries. But I don't know if we can just stop spending on all the things the City spends money on (certainly not enough to operate on zero percent budgets).
Maybe we can all team up and push for new ways to raise revenue though. I know that new taxing powers slipped through our fingers in that big municipal government review from the province, but clearly we can now see that property taxes alone aren't helpful enough. I don't think people are going to up and leave the city en masse, but we are going to start to hitting pressure points if we keep using property tax to fund major infrastructure like our new arena and LRT expansions and our usual spends on road and staffing.
I don't know. There's a provincial election next year, maybe we can secure a new deal or, more likely, a pile of cash if we all work together. Just complaining about property taxes feels like a no-win option.
For a glimpse into Edmonton's garbage future, check out the changes to waste collection happening in Strathcona County. Fort Saskatchewan is also rolling out new rules for what can be tossed where. Meanwhile, St. Albert is trying to get to zero waste.
What is up with this city council delaying reports and decisions? We're holding back on becoming a Sanctuary City, which would allow undocumented residents access to City services, including emergency services, without fear of government reprisals, at what is just about the most obvious time to make such a call. This follows on the push for 30 km/h speed limits on residential roads being delayed until next year. This is a troubling trend that's starting to emerge.
New rules for improving safety and security at body rub centres seem to be helping the industry. Though the City is challenged with inspecting and enforcing rules for businesses operating online.
There's about to be a summer byelection in Bruderheim.
And here in the city, Accidental Beach is returning as the river levels drop for summer. Watch for the new rules and cleaning and, it should go without saying, remember to not poop on or near the beach unless you find yourself sitting on an actual toilet.
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Bianca commenced her role as a Director of the Society in 2015 and was appointed Deputy Chair in 2018. During the last 4 years, she has demonstrated her commitment to the Society and their members through her passion and strong advocacy. Bianca is dedicated to lifting public awareness of the dangers of asbestos and in her capacity as a Director, enjoys working with the society and key stakeholders to provide knowledge and support.
Bianca has been a strong advocate for community organisations, human rights and social justice issues since she began her career in 1998 at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Legal Service in North Queensland. Since then, Bianca has remained working in the legal fraternity working alongside the union movement and with relevant industry working groups to help increase the awareness of the risks associated with asbestos exposure and more importantly to help to prevent it, including through her legal work at a number of significant Queensland Personal Injury firms.
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Andrew has been a member since 2009. Andrew was elected Chair of ADSS from 2015 till October, 2018. He previously had held the positions of Vice President of ARDSSQ 2012 – 2015, and Chair of ARDSSQ Management Committee since 2014.
Andrew was the Work Health and Safety Co-ordinator for the CFMEU Qld and NT and had a passion for representing workers and preventing the community being exposed to asbestos containing materials.
Andrew is a carpenter by trade and was a union official for 27 years. Andrew has been very active with the Society since 2005, undertaking voluntary work to assist the Society often at short notice.
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The work of ADSS is important to me on a personal level with a good friend dying from mesothelioma when he was only 43, leaving a wife and five children. Exposed as a 15-year-old in his first job, he died far too young.
I have training and assessment qualifications and work in the field of adult education and learning, delivering, writing and revising primarily work health and safety courses of training.
I have previously been a member of the Committee of Management for the Workers Occupational Health Centre in Melbourne, involved with the Victorian asbestos society, and as a past Health and Safety Officer in the union movement worked on the development and implementation of high level strategic asbestos related campaigns, including campaigns to increase approval of drugs on Pharmaceuticals Benefit Scheme, the James Hardie campaign, Asbestos regulation and enforcement, and the goal of an Asbestos Free Australia by 2030. Ringing members, helping at stalls and fund-raising activities are also some of my voluntary activities with ADSS.
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Over that time, Patricia has supported the society in many ways including travelling all over Queensland to talk about and promote asbestos awareness. Patricia has attended morning teas, seminars, fund raisers, and many other society events. Patricia has also attended many political meetings and WHSQ events, supporting people who suffer from asbestos disease.
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Pat has been involved with the Asbestos Society as a volunteer for many years after her husband was diagnosed with Asbestosis of which he has since passed.
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Georg Jensen silver and jewellery
Georg Jensen is the preeminant name in Denmark's silversmiths and jewellery designers. We discuss Danish silversmiths and jewellery in a separate article. There are equally outstanding pieces from Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Georg Jensen (1866-1935) is probably the most famous silver company in the world and is the subject of several large and weighty reference books such as 'Georg Jensen. A tradition of splendid silver' by Janet Drucker.
Georg Jensen has been and is the leading name in 20th century Danish silver jewellery design. The Jensen firm has dominated silver and hollowware markets both in Denmark and worldwide. Jensen was an apprentice goldsmith in Copenhagen at 14. He then spent several years in technical school. He put all this training to one side for 12 years while he studied ceramics and sculpture.
In 1904 he decided to sculpt in silver. He opened his own workshop and successfully exhibited jewellery in both Germany and Copenhagen. He was soon exporting to Paris and London. His international profile rose after he won the gold medal at the Brussels Expo in 1910.
Jensen was an astute businessman. He hired very skilled designers and craftsman who added their individual interpretations to the "skonvirke" style. Skonvirke means 'beautiful work' and was a Nordic offshoot of the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements, with its artistic centre in Denmark. Georg Jensen and Evald Nielsen were perhaps its most famous proponents during 1910 -1920.
Jensen's treatment of silver in high relief was warm and tactile. The jewellery designs featured coral, amber, garnet, lapis or carnelian stones as contrasting elements which nestled or burst from silver leaves in sensual swirls. Most of the early pieces, designed during the first two decades of the 20th century, were designed by Georg Jensen himself. Jensen and other designers in the firm who followed after his death continually renewed the company. Their innovative designs and fresh ideas have kept the company at the forefront of Danish design. Jewellery comprises only 25% of the firm's output. They also produce hollowware and flatware. In 2004 the company celebrated its centenary, continuing to develop and innovate.
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Georg Jensen serving spoon in the berry design 1929
Georg Jensen silver bracelet with London import marks for 1959 number 34
Georg Jensen 18ct ring in two sections of white and yellow gold 1990
Georg Jensen Heritage Collection 1996 from original Art Nouveau design
Koppel, Henning (1918-1981)
As a result of his Jewish background, Henning Koppel had to seek refuge in Sweden during World War II. He worked as a jewellery designer for Svenskt Tenn. Back in Denmark in 1945, he obtained a contract with Georg Jensen. a collaboration that lasted throughout the rest of his life. His designs for Georg Jensen included both hollowwares, jewellery and flatware patterns, such as Caravel (silver, 1957). In 1961 Koppel also began to work for Bing & Grøndahl. He has also designed glassware for Holmegaard and Orrefors.
Henning Koppel Amoeba design no. 321, 1973
Henning Koppel silver belt buckle design no. 428
Henning Koppel modernist silver brooch design no. 376
Malinowski, Arno (1899-1976)
Arno Malinowski was successful as a silver designer, sculptor, ceramist, engraver and medalist. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He designed a series of statuettes depicting mythological characters from 1921 to 1935 for the Royal Danish Porcelain Manufactory. He worked with Georg Jensen from 1936 to 1944 and from 1949 to 1965. His jewellery often included detailed designs of animals such as the kneeling deer and two dolphin brooches. He also designed the "Kingmark" to celebrate the 70th birthday of King Christian X in 1940. This was produced in great numbers and worn by Danes to show their loyalty to Denmark and their resistance to the German occupation. Malinowski won numerous awards for his designs.
Henning Koppel silver ring, design no. 154
Henning Koppel necklace design no. 270
Silver deer brooch by Arno Malinowski, rare early design no 256
Silver deer and squirrel brooch by Arno Malinowski, design no 318 c.1933
Other designers attached to the workshop produced iconic 'Jensen' pieces. They include Harald Nielsen, Henry Pilstrup, Bent Gabrielsen, Hans Hansen, Arno Malinowski, Henning Koppel, Nanna Ditzel, Regitze Overgaard and many more. Once you know the designer's style, it is easy to recognise their pieces. They are recognisable even though they do not bear the designer name, only the Georg Jensen number and company stamp. Older catalogues and publications on Georg Jensen do include the designers' names.
Arno Malinowski Art Deco silver necklace of butterflies
Bent Gabrielsen for Georg Jensen Modernist silver 'Peak' necklace
Silver disc ear rings by Hans Hansen for Georg Jensen c.1990
Torun Bulow-Hube, Vivianna (1927-2004)
Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube was one of the pre-eminent Scandinavian jewellery designers of her generation. Torun, as she is known and signs her work, had her own studio in Stockholm from 1951-1956, in France from 1956-58, in Germany from 1969-78 and opened a studio in Indonesia in 1969. Torun has a very distinctive style that is clean, modern, graceful and she integrated smooth stones into her designs.
Many celebrities wore her jewellery in the 1950s and 1960s including Billie Holiday, Ingrid Bergman and Brigitte Bardot. Customers included Pablo Picasso and Duke Ellington. She was the first female silversmith to become internationally known.
Torun designed 'anti-status jewellery' out of twisted silver with crystals and stones to be worn, rather than 'locked up' by husbands in bank safes. In 1960 she won a gold medal at the Milan Triennial. Torun reckoned that jewellery should marry with the contours of a woman's body. Many of her award winning designs conjure images of the beach. In 1962, Torun was called the designer who makes jewellery sensuous. In 1992 she was awarded the Prince Eugen medal by King Carl XVI of Sweden for outstanding artistic achievement. She continued creating designs for Georg Jensen until her death in 2004.
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe handmade silver drop earrings with rock crystal drops
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe möbius silver brooch. Design no. 374 (1970s)
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe moss agate pendant design no. 133. c.1960
Georg Jensen in the USA
The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco marked the initial exposition of Jensen silver in the United States. Frederick Lunning sold nearly all his exhibits to newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, but things didn't go so well after that.
1918 he was invited to be a salesman in Copenhagen and soon became store manager. In 1922, Jensen had another go at the American market. Lunning travelled to New York with trunks loaded with Georg Jensen silver. He staged exhibitions in posh surroundings like the Waldorf Astoria and small art galleries. His strategy was very successful so he returned to Denmark to discuss the next stage.
In 1924 Georg Jensen appointed Frederick Lunning to open the first Jensen store at West 57th Street near Carnegie Hall. The store was too small so he moved to 169 West Street 57th Street. It was known as 'Georg Jensen Handmade Silver'. The experiment was successful so he moved to a more prestigious address, 667 Fifth Avenue. He had a loyal clientele including Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo and Marilyn Monroe. The New York store became an important place to visit for tourists. Americans soon cultivated a taste for Danish silver.
World War II created critical problems for Jensen as silver was not readily available. The store tried other items of pottery and American handicrafts but this was not successful.
Lunning established a separate company – Georg Jensen Inc USA. He arranged for American silver manufacturers to produce jewellery and hollowware to reassemble Jensen's pieces. This was successful but only operated for a short time. After the war Jensen pieces again became available so the store sold Danish silver alongside other up-market goods.
Regitze Overgaard 18ct gold Magic ear rings set with a white freshwater pearl and small diamond
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe amethyst pendant design no. 133. c.1960
£1, 250
neck ring design no 169
A bakelite and silver atomiser of black and red bakelite and a silver top.
GJ Inc, USA. Atomette NY 1940s


The CIERA project was a proof of concept for an Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) community cloud for HEAnet clients. The CIERA project included an Openstack (Red Hat distribution) cloud in a HEAnet datacentre with an Edugain enabled multi-tenant multi-cloud portal which allowed users to provision resources across the HEAnet Openstack community cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine and Amazon AWS as well as providing user and cost management capabilities. The CIERA project provided substantial benefits including gaining valuable experience in IAAS and cloud use-cases, network and storage integration, user role based management and cost management.
The CIERA proof of concept concluded in October 2015 and subsequently it was decided not to proceed with a follow on proposal for an Openstack based Community Cloud Pilot.
The HEAnet Cloud Proof of Concept (POC) will provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud capabilities for use by HEAnet and its clients during the POC evaluation period. The IaaS platform as illustrated below in figure 1 will provide a Cloud Compute capability i.e. Virtual Machines (VMs) in a variety of sizes and flavours (Linux and Windows Server) and associated storage (including Edustorage as an option) via a web portal as the user Interface (UI) federated with HEAnet's Edugate service. The main objective is to provide a flexible and reliable IaaS platform to allow self-provisioning of compute and storage resources whereby HEAnet and its clients can test and evaluate the HEAnet cloud and potential usecases for a future cloud service(s). A secondary objective is to evaluate the Multicloud Web Portal and its potential to provide a single portal to manage multiple cloud resources and cost across public clouds (Microsoft, Amazon, Google) and the HEAnet IaaS community cloud.
The HEAnet IaaS Cloud will be available for approximately 9 months at no cost to HEAnet clients with full administrative control by client IT departments. The evaluation period will be used to identify and test relevant usecases and define the potential demand and business case for an IaaS Cloud Compute service.
The following is a summary of the key capabilities of the HEAnet IaaS Cloud Compute platform.
The Cloud Compute platform provides a Web Portal with an easy to use standardised interface for users across public clouds as well as the HEAnet IaaS cloud and allow them to provision and manage resources. The Web based portal is federated with HEAnet Edugate so users can be logged on using their campus credentials i.e. Single Sign-on capability.
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) of user privileges under the control of the HEAnet Client IT department e.g. administration, read only, hard and soft quotas to control resource usage and cost.
Ability to create and manage cloud resources (with client accounts) in HEAnet Cloud, MS Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google Compute public clouds including applying cost and usage quotas to users.
Capacity for approximately 250 VMs available in different sizes based on CPU, Ram and Storage.
Choice of VM flavours (Centos, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, Windows Server 2012) as well as the option for clients to have an own private library of images.
Ability to provide internet connectivity to VMs.
Ability to provide connectivity to existing campus networks at layer 2 (requires additional HEAnet and campus network configuration) effectively creating a Virtual Private Cloud subject to agreement with each HEAnet client. This allows VMs to be part of the campus network i.e. same IP subnet and also part of the normal campus IT management and control e.g. firewalls.
The HEAnet Cloud provides standard amounts of Ephemeral (non persistent), Object and Block Storage based on the VM sizes and which can be supplemented by the HEAnet Edustorage service (additional cost).
Which users in HEAnet clients can avail of the HEAnet cloud?
As with HEAnet production services, the IT department is the point of contact for HEAnet. The IT department can decide what users and usecases it wishes to allow e.g. whether access is enabled within the IT department only for IT requirements or extended to external departments/users e.g. library, researchers, lecturers, students etc.
How will users access the HEAnet Cloud?
Access will be provided via a web portal (Dell Cloud Manager) which is federated via EduGate with administrative rights delegated to the HEAnet client (IT dept).
What commitments must be provided to HEAnet as part of the participation?
Access to the cloud platform will be provided at no cost to HEAnet clients but with some limits due to the amount of resources available. In return, HEAnet will request detailed feedback on the usecases tested as well as an estimate of demand for a future service and technical feedback e.g. performance, requested features.
What can I use the HEAnet Cloud for?
The purpose of the proof of concept is to evaluate usecases relevant to the Irish education and research sector and in line with HEAnet's acceptable usage policy (AUP).
What is a "good" usecase?
Usecases which are generally a good fit for IaaS Cloud (public or private) are those applications or services which already have been or can be virtualised and are not very heavy in terms of demands on disk I/O or network latency as well as being tolerant of failures in the underlying infrastructure?
What is the underlying solution used by HEAnet to provide the Cloud platform?
The solution is being provided by Dell following the recent Cloud Compute RFT. The underlying cloud is Openstack (Icehouse release) through the Red Hat Distribution and running on Red Hat Linux. The Multicloud web portal is the Dell Cloud Manager (DCM – formerly Enstratius).
What functionality does the Multicloud Portal provide?
The Multicloud portal (Dell Cloud Manager – DCM) is the main user interface to the HEAnet Cloud for launching VMs, attaching storage etc. The portal also has API access into several public clouds as well as the HEAnet Openstack cloud. The portal can therefore be used to launch VMs in Azure, AWS, Google compute without logging into these services directly. One of the main benefits of the Multicloud Portal is providing users with a standard interface as well as providing institutes with the ability to track usage of resources and costs in public clouds as well as controlling them via quotas.
Will the Multicloud portal avoid the need to use credit cards with Amazon?
No, the Multicloud portal is not integrated into Amazon AWS for payments.
Will HEAnet provide public cloud accounts as part of the Multicloud Portal?
No, clients will need to provide their own public cloud account(s) for the Multicloud portal as there are costs associated with the accounts.
Can I use the HEAnet Cloud to run a production service?
No, the HEAnet cloud is currently a proof of concept and although it is intended to be a potential prototype for a future cloud service, it is not designed for production services.
HEAnet will provide licenses for Windows Server VMs and is investigating Red Hat Linux licensing currently. Alternatively clients can use their own licenses.
What support will HEAnet provide?
HEAnet will assist in onboarding of clients e.g. getting campus connectivity and supporting the core cloud platform up to the hypervisor level with the end user responsible for supporting the layers above this.
How can I get access to the HEAnet Cloud or find out more?
Simply email robert.hackett@heanet.ie to express your interest.
HEAnet will follow up to discuss and clarify your requirements and potential usecases, technical and capacity requirements etc to verify and approve access to the HEAnet Cloud. There will be a workshop at the HEAnet conference and closer to the go-live date (targeted January 2014) there will be further details on how to use the web portal.
What happens after the end of the evaluation period?
At the end of the planned proof of concept evaluation period of 9 months, the future of the cloud platform will be decided based on the feedback of HEAnet clients.


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Immigration: A tale of two countries revisited
An introduction to Issue 40's Immigration section by Henry Milner
By Henry Milner
Is it useful to compare Canada and Sweden's policies, as set out in these next two articles, when it comes to taking in refugees? Yes and no. Both countries are relatively rich and open to outsiders. Both have programs in place to integrate newcomers. And both – especially Canada – are relatively sparsely populated. Yet there are crucial differences.
Sweden's open border policy, as described in the article by Patrik Öhberg and Elin Naurin, resulted in the arrival between 2013 and 2016 of approximately 320,000 asylum seekers – more per capita than any other Western country – including 35,000 unaccompanied minors in 2015 alone, the vast majority of them young males. This for a country of 9.5 million. By contrast Canada, a country of 35 million, had brought in some 33,000 Syrian refugees as of June 2016.1
Sweden has also been per capita one of the biggest exporters of jihadists in Europe – during this period more than 300 people left Sweden to fight for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. While it is too early to know if the two are related, reports on the situation of young Muslims in Sweden raise this worrisome possibility.2
In Canada the number of jihadists leaving for the Middle East is negligible. But Sweden is far closer to the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. In her contribution, Julia Smith suggests that Canada's longstanding efforts at integration in the context of its multiculturalism policies are the explanation of the relative absence of would-be terrorists. But if that is the explanation, then Sweden, which has a wide range of services to assist newcomers to integrate, should have produced far fewer jihadists. Clearly, as Smith recognizes, distance from the terror centres from which refugees flee has enabled Canada to be selective and keep numbers within bounds.
There can be no doubt that Canada is turning out to be effective at integrating a still modest number of asylum seekers. This is best reflected in the fact that there is nothing like the backlash we have seen in much of Europe, and even the United States, which has taken in far fewer refugees than Canada.
The Swedish case is more complex. In the context of rising European anti-refugee sentiments, even in a traditionally welcoming country like neighbouring Denmark, Sweden stands out as especially generous. But Sweden overreached.
In the Winter/Spring 2014 issue of Inroads, Patrik Öhberg and Elin Naurin told readers that in Sweden asylum policy was not to be publicly questioned since as "a matter of humanity versus inhumanity" any move to less generous policies toward refugees would be understood as playing into anti-immigrant views and thus legitimizing the populist, nationalist Sweden Democrats. Yet they predicted that while Sweden would continue to have generous refugee policies, the underlying challenge of combining these policies with a strong welfare system would only grow more intense.
For two years numbers continued to rise, placing increased stress on welcoming institutions and generating increasing resistance at the grass roots. Yet nothing changed in policy, or even the willingness of elites to consider reducing the flow. Then almost suddenly, in November 2015, everything changed. In this follow-up contribution, Öhberg and Naurin tell us about this change, how and why it happened, and what it means for the future of Sweden as a "humanitarian superpower."
1 Canada, Immigration and Citizenship, #Welcome Refugees: Canada Resettles Syrian Refugees, retrieved here.
2 See, e.g., Yalda Hakim, "How Sweden Became an Exporter of Jihad," BBC News, October 7, 2016, retrieved here.
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Henry Milner (BA McGill; MA and PhD Carleton), was professor of political science at Vanier College and is currently Research Fellow at the Chair in Electoral Studies in the Department of Political Science at... Read More


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Gov. Cuomo Endorses Liuba Grechen Shirley for Congress
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Massapequa, NY USA. Aug. 5, 2018. L-R, Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorses Liuba Grechen Shirley for Congress, as Laura Curran, Nassau County Exec.; NY Sen. John Brooks; Grechen Shirley & supporters listen at campaign office opening. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Making a surprise appearance, Governor Cuomo endorsed Liuba Grechen Shirley, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 2nd District, during her Joint Campaign Office Opening with NY Senator John Brooks on Sunday, August 5th.
Grechen Shirley, a community organizer and activist, business and non-profit leader, and mother of two toddlers, is the first female candidate to get FEC permission to use campaign funds for childcare.
Massapequa, NY, USA. August 5, 2018. L-R, Democrats Laura Gillen, Hempstead Town Supervisor; Liuba Grechen Shirley, Congressional candidate for NY 2nd District; and Laura Curran, Nassau County Executive, chat at campaign event. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Despite it being a muggy, 91°f summer day, more supporters attended the campaign event than could fit in the office during speeches by the governor, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Liuba Grechen Shirley, and Sen. Brooks.
Massapequa, NY, USA. Aug. 5, 2018. Supporter writes in Volunteer Sign-In sheet, during campaign office opening for Liuba Grechen Shirley, Congressional candidate for 2nd District; & NY Sen. John Brooks. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
VIDEO: Speeches by Gov. Cuomo, Liuba Grechen Shirley, & Sen. John Brooks:
The series of four speeches started and ended with a joke about the sweltering weather.
• Nassau County Executive Laura Curran
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran went to the podium in the packed office, and the crowd laughed when she smiled and said clothes wouldn't be coming off despite the heat.
When the County Executive endorsed Liuba Grechen Shirley, the reasons Curran gave to vote for her, and other Democrats, included how Republicans are anti-New York State – by passing the tax reform provision removing state and local tax deductions – and are anti-gun control, pro NRA.
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Curran introduced Governor Andrew Cuomo, an unannounced special guest.
The governor seconded the importance of getting reasonable gun controls, despite NRA's influence.
Cuomo said how Republicans have a different fundamental view of America as a nation, including being anti-immigrant and abandoning Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. He added how New York sued the federal government for family separation.
"And Laura Curran's point is very important. They [Republican Congress members] are anti New York State, what they did in their tax reform last year. They passed a provision that removed the deductibility of state & local taxes….
Why? Because they want to hurt New York. This federal provision raises property taxes by 30% like that, overnight. We have to get Washington to reverse it….
"I am tired of the Republican Congress people from New York saying — when I said, 'Why would you pass a bill that hurts your own people?' That's what the SALT bill did. It hurt this state. It hurt their constituents 'Why would you do it?' — they say, 'Well, we're powerless. We're powerless.'
You know what? That's baloney. They have been enablers for this president….
"And I'll tell you how we stop Congress from doing bad acts to New York. We elect Democratic Congress people who will stand up and protect New York.
"We elect Liuba Grechen Shirley. We let Liuba tell them the truth, and stand up for women's rights, and immigrant rights, and for gun safety, and for New Yorkers….
"We let Liuba stand up in Washington and explain how Progressive policies made this state the greatest state in the United States of America….
"We elect Liuba, and then we elect John Brooks, and Lou D'Amaro, and Monica Martinez, and Jim Gaughran, and we take over the State Senate."
Massapequa, NY, USA. August 5, 2018. Liuba Grechen Shirley, Congressional candidate for NY 2nd District, gives speech at podium after Gov. Cuomo endorses her. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
• Liuba Grechen Shirley
Liuba Grechen Shirley, a first-time candidate, thanked Cuomo for endorsing her and for New York having the strongest Paid Family Leave policy in America, and said she was excited at the prospect of working with him, Lou D'Amaro, and Sen. John Brooks.
"…It's critical we take back the [NY] Senate, and flip the House. What is so exciting about our campaign is that it's completely grass roots, We out raised Peter King this quarter, and we did it without any corporate PAC money…."
"This seat has been held for 25 years by a Republican, by Peter King, who refuses to even meet with his constituents. He actually told me that holding a Town Meeting would diminish democracy….
"He does not represent the values of our district, and we need a representative who will actually listen to everyone in this district. Who will fight in Washington to make sure that we actually have a government is taking care of working families in this district, not their corporate donors….
"We've got a lot of work to do. This is about values. Who is going to stand up for our values."
Massapequa, NY, USA. Aug. 5, 2018. NY Senator John Brooks (D-Seaford) gives speech at podium during open joint campaign office for him and Liuba Grechen Shirley. (© 2018 Ann Parry/Ann Parry, AnnParry.com)
• Sen. John Brooks
Senator Brooks first thanked Governor Cuomo for the outstanding job he is doing in Albany.
"…Our governor was the one that stood up first and recognized what the federal tax changes would do to New York State…. [SALT Bill] an 18-billion-dollar tax increase for New Yorkers….
"We hear the president say he wants to make America great again… All we have to do is act like Americans…..
"Lou and I are going to go to the Senate to stand up for Long Island and deliver the products and services that we need in terms of good government….
"Thanks everybody for being here, and remember it's supposed to snow later this afternoon."
Loyal-Tees
Several Long Islanders well below voting age came with their parents, including three sisters and their brother wearing red, white and blue campaign shirts with "Joanne Curran Perrucci – for Court Judge / 4th District" on the front, and "Vote For My Mom!" on the back.
Massapequa, NY, USA. August 5, 2018. L-R, Joanne Curran Perrucci, candidate for Court Judge 4th District; and Laura Curran, Nassau County Executive; smile at Perrucci's four children wearing campaign shirts, at fellow Democrats' campaign event. (© 2018 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)
At the end of the event, the four siblings helped send-off Governor Cuomo.
DISCLOSURE: Photography I've done for Grechen Shirley has appeared elsewhere, but nowhere on this blog.
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Steve Israel Brings Out His BIG GUNS on Long Island
Rep. STEVE ISRAEL – the former N.Y. Congressman now on his second literary campaign – packed Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine last Friday night when his new novel "Big Guns" made its Nassau County debut at the neighborhood book store/cafe bar in Rockville Centre.
Rockville Centre, New York, USA. April 20, 2018. R-L, Author Steve Israel and Moderator Rita Kestenbaum hold Israel's newest novel BIG GUNS at event for former Congressman's book. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
"Big Guns" is a satire about America's 800-rounds-gorilla gun lobby, a feckless Congress, and the small fictional town of Asabogue on Long Island's East End.
Rockville Centre, NY, USA. April 201, 2018. L-R, Rep. STEVE ISRAEL and Hempstead Town Supervisor LAURA GILLEN pose for photo at special event for Nassau County debut of the former Congressman's (NY – Dem) newest novel BIG GUNS – a satire of the strong gun lobby, weak Congress, and a small Long Island town. Event was held at Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine store. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Moderator RITA KESTENBAUM – a gun-control activist, non-profit founder, and former Hempstead Town Councilwoman whose daughter was senselessly shot to death while away at college – introduced Israel after brief words from a couple of local officials, including Hempstead Town Supervisor LAURA GILLEN who told how, early in her legal career, she quit after her first day on a job when she learned the NRA was a major client of the firm.
Rockville Centre, NY, USA. April 201, 2018. Sitting facing audience, Steve Israel speaks at event for the former Congressman's newest novel BIG GUNS, at Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine. Left of Israel is Moderator Rita Kestenbaum. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
With the sharp insight and wit noted in reviews of "Big Guns" and his debut novel "The Global War on Morris," Israel shared details of his writing process and general experiences with fellow Congress members, especially while in the privacy of the Senate elevator, that helped shape the novel Congress.
The first time I covered this event's author and moderator together was a 2016 Panel on Preventing Gun Violence that then-Congressman Israel co-hosted with Hillary Clinton in Port Washington, with Rita Kestenbaum as one of five panelists who lost a family member due to gun violence.
Friday night, when asked if he saw a chance for more effective gun-control laws, Steve Israel mentioned – with fettered optimism I happen to share – the social media savvy Never Again movement created by teen survivors of February's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High mass shooting.
Rockville Centre, New York, USA. April 201, 2018. Steve Israel signs book for a fan at special event for the former Congressman's newest novel BIG GUNS. (© 2018 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
After the Q&A, Israel signed copies of his book, with the line of "Big Guns" toting fans trailing into the bar in the next room.
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2018/08: Gov. Cuomo Endorses Liuba Grechen Shirley for Congress
2018/03: Bellmore-Merrick Students Walkout to Protest Gun Violence: Déjà Vu
2016/04: Hillary Clinton Panel on Gun Violence Prevention, Port Washington
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From the moment I heard about it, I had wanted to go to Lalibela to see the famous rock-hewn churches dating from the 13th century. Beyond being one of the most important historical sites in Ethiopia, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage, Lalibela is still a living city and one of the Christian Orthodox centres in the country. During religious festivals such as Epiphany (Timkat in Amharic) or Easter, pilgrims from all over the country gather there.
The story goes back to the 13th century when King Lalibela, the then ruler of Abyssinia, decided to create a new Jerusalem (supposedly after he had visited the Holy City). He had 11 churches, each dedicated to a different saint, carved into the rock. The churches are divided into two groups separated by a narrow river, named Jordan, after the famous Jordan river in Palestine. They are all interconnected by amazing secret passages and tunnels. According to our guide, the churches were chiselled by hand in a period of only 20 years, with "the help of angels".
One of them, the most impressive of all, stands alone away from the other two groups. It is Bet Gyorgis, or the "House of George" (Saint George's). According to the legend, when King Lalibela had finished building the two groups of churches, St George came to visit him to ask him why he hadn't dedicated a church to him. In reply, Lalibela said that he would build the best one for him. Today, St George's is still the best preserved of all the churches. It becomes the centre of a pilgrimage on St George's day (25 January), and from what I was told, it is a very interesting time to visit it.
Visitors in Lalibela are advised to take one of the official guides to tour the churches, and I must say it was very useful to do so. Without help, it is almost impossible to find all the secret ways and tunnels to go from one church to another, and we would miss out on the many explanations, particularly on the specific symbolism of each church. Also, by hiring a guide, visitors contribute to the livelihoods of local people. Lalibela is still a very poor city in a poor and arid region, located about 2,600 metres high in the middle of the dry high-plateaux and connected to the outer world by a single gravel road. Until very recently, it was not possible to visit Lalibela during the rainy season in the summer. Today, there is a small airport about 25 kilometres from the town, which connects the region to Addis Ababa and other regional cities and enables visitors to go there all year around.
Initially, I was a little frustrated to fly in and out of Lalibela without driving part of the journey to see more of the country. However, after I got there I realized that it would be a long and arduous drive (two days from Addis without many places to stop in-between). As we arrived, we went on the 40-minute drive uphill from the airport to the town across the arid landscape and through scattered hamlets. That was enough to give us an idea of how remote Lalibela is. Along the way, we saw many people walking towards town for the weekly market (it was a saturday) to sell the few produce they had. One women had walked two hours to sell no more than two chickens.
Life in this rural part of Ethiopia hasn't changed in a thousand years, the small round houses, known as tukul, are the same as they ever were. The landscape however is stunning. I could even use the overused word awesome in that case, as it is awesome. The horizon from the top of the mountain is limitless. To enjoy it even better, we ended up in Ben Ababa for the evening, a wacky bar and restaurant just opened. Out of this world, like the rest of Lalibela!
This entry was posted on February 23, 2012 by Salambo in Lalibela, Travelling outside Addis and tagged bet emanuel, bet gabriel, bet gyorgis, bet medhane alem, bet raphael, christian orthodox, Ethiopia, ethiopian orthodox faith, lalibela, new jerusalem, rock hewn churches, yimrhanne kristos monastery.


The paper wasp is a social wasp living in colonies, building its nest from wood fibres: hence the name "paper wasp." However, paper wasp describes a number of species. Polistes fuscatus specifically is found on the North American continent and is common in the Midwest of the USA. Although it is commonly found in wooded areas, it can also be found in urban settings.
As this is a side view of an insect, I was very concerned with accuracy of the morphology. Like with any scientific illustration, I spent time counting the number of segments in the thorax and legs, using multiple reference photographs and comparing my findings to descriptions of the species in field guides and scientific literature. The number of segments in the thorax seemed to vary when I counted from reference photographs and this was because one was often covered by an extension of another exoskeleton segment. The colour also varied from male to female, so this was important to pay attention to in the rendering. It was done with colour pencil on Duralene, by putting a multitude of layers of many colours to get such vibrancy. More colour was added on the back: complementary in the centre and analogous around the edges. Lastly, the shadow was done by rubbing graphite pencil on a different sheet of paper and brushing the excess graphite on the back of the Duralene lightly. It was quick and simple and not intrusive.


Mentor Graphics Corporation, a manufacturer of design software and electronic equipment, has signed a lease agreement on 4 417 sqm in building B of Silesia Star in Katowice. The client was represented by a global commercial real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield in lease negotiations and the coordination and supervision of fit-out works in the new office.
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in manufacturing solutions for the design of hardware and software, electronics, specializing in electronics design automation. The company offers innovative products and solutions, providing not only software, but also consultation service for engineers. In Katowice Mentor Graphics has opened its largest European research and development center (with over 200 employees). The company also cooperates with the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. In 2016 the Warsaw branch of Cushman & Wakefield represented Mentor Graphics in the fit-out of a new office in Morocco (Rabat) and office extension in Armenia (Yerevan).
– The project for Mentor Graphics in Katowice was characterized by a number of above standard design solutions. One of the main objectives was to interconnect two floors with an interior stairwell where the primary purpose was to provide connectivity between as many parts of the operation and their people as possible, and also provide a central focus and social hub at the centre of the building. In addition, we coordinated a large number of subcontractors working on behalf of the tenant in the construction and finishing stages – says Michal Jaraczewski, Senior Project Manager, from the project management and consultancy department, Cushman & Wakefield.
Silesia Star B – with an occupancy permit from August 2016 – is the second building completed by LC Corp at 18 Uniwersytecka street in Katowice, the first being completed in 2014. The eight storey building offers Class A office space for rent: the first stage – 13 000 sqm, the second stage – 12 500 sqm. In addition, at 0 and -1 tenants and customers can use a 250 space car park. On the ground floor retail and service points are provided, which include among others a restaurant and cafe. The Silesia Star buildings represent simple and modern architecture with golden tinted windows. The site is located 7 minutes walk from the city center in an excellent location directly on the Średnicowa Road Route, the University of Silesia and the Silesian Museum.


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Share this Story: Trudeau to snowbirds: 'It's time for you to come home'
Trudeau to snowbirds: 'It's time for you to come home'
Brian Lilley
Mar 16, 2020 • March 16, 2020 • 1 minute read • Join the conversation
A woman watches Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces measures to combat the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the television screen of a bank in Toronto March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
If you are a snowbird, a foreign student in another country or an expat on a work term elsewhere, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's time to come home due to the coronavirus.
"Let me be clear. If you're abroad, it's time for you to come home," Trudeau said. "If you've just arrived, you must self-isolate for 14 days."
Trudeau to snowbirds: 'It's time for you to come home' Back to video
The Trudeau government effectively shut the border, announcing on Monday that as of 12:01 a.m. on March 18, foreign nationals, with rare exception, will be barred from entering Canada. Americans are exempt from the ruling, as are flight crews and some immediate family members or Canadian residents.
Effectively, tourism and business travel from other countries is shut down.
As snowbirds leave locations such as Florida, Arizona, Texas and California, the government wants them to know that once they arrive back in Canada they will need to self-isolate for two weeks.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said that it's not just travellers who arrive at airports who will need to deal with this new reality — snowbirds driving home will be screened and warned at land crossings as well.
"People who spent the winter down in Florida or Arizona, many of them will be driving back, that same information will be provided to them as they cross into Canada, ensuring that they understand the need to self-isolate for 14 days," Blair said.
Trudeau called for all Canadians to stay home when they can to stop the spread of the virus and practice what health officials have dubbed "social distancing."
"I want to remind all Canadians that social distancing doesn't mean we have to stop talking to each other. Pick up the phone, write an email, FaceTime," Trudeau said.
The federal government has promised to provide daily updates on the status of coronavirus at noon ET each day.
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Pastor Brandon and Marlana Wenzel are a couple that have served together in ministry for over ten years. Brandon grew up in Lake City, Minnesota, which is right along the Mississippi River. In middle school, he came to know Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior. Then, in high school, God placed a calling of ministry on Brandon's life. After spending two years at a small Bible College in Rochester, MN, he finished his degree in Youth Ministry at North Central University in Minneapolis, MN.
Brandon has grown in his strengths through pastoring in the local church for the past ten years. This has led to a passion for personal development and helping others find their God-given purpose in life. In 2017, the Wenzels felt the Calling to plant a church in Dell Rapids, SD. Their heart for families and people trying to find purpose in life are what drives them as Quest Church begins to form.
In his spare time, Brandon is an avid runner, having completed his first marathon in 2016 and a triathlon in 2017. He also enjoys cooking, going out for coffee, and anything sports related.
Marlana was raised in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. She was blessed to have grown up in church, learning what it meant to faithfully serve the Lord and personally choose His ways throughout her childhood. Marlana's call from the Lord during high school to "help hurting youth" led her to pursue a degree from Vanguard University in Southern California, only to meet a guy from back home as they served at a teen camp together.
Marlana has faithfully served in ministry through the years, both as Brandon's right hand and also in other endeavors the Lord has called her to. She is passionate about reaching those who don't yet walk with Jesus and discipling believers to strengthen their own faith to, in turn, hear His call and reach those in their communities.
When she's not working, Marlana enjoys hitting the gym, riding the trails, and reading a good book. She can be found crafting and creating, while drinking a good cup of hot chocolate with friends and beautiful conversation.


Walmart already has a negative stigma attached to the world famous brand, so a video like this around the holiday season is the last thing a Walmart manager would want to see circling the web.
Apparently, three employees of a Walmart recorded themselves throwing boxed iPads in the back of the store. Anon Ymous posted the video a little more than two weeks ago, and already, the video has over 5.9 million views. Naturally, the ratings are over 90% negative.


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Washington has a new all-time record for the number of people participating in registered apprenticeship programs in the state: 18,947.
Email safety is a hot topic. Scam artists and identity thieves are getting better every day in their quest to steal your personal information.
Cleaning crews are the unsung heroes of our office buildings. Long after we've gone home for the day, they go about the task of cleaning up the messes that we've left behind.
On Dec. 6, 2012, seven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned in Macy's at Bellevue Square. A Washington State Department of Labor & Industries investigation determined mechanical and maintenance issues caused it to break down.
Flu season is coming up and it's time for business owners to think about your most effective defense against a workplace flu outbreak - the yearly flu vaccination. Vaccinating your staff reduces absenteeism and health care expenses.


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Giceva Jana
Prof. Dr. Jana Giceva
Business card at TUMonline
Jana Giceva (*1987) conducts research in the areas of data management and computer systems. Her research interests are in systems support for data science and big data to enable efficient use of modern and future hardware. Prof. Giceva's research spans across multiple system sub-fields: data processing layer, operating systems, and hardware accelerators for data processing.
Prof. Giceva got her Ph.D. in Computer Science from ETH Zurich in 2017. From 2017 to 2019 she was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. She also held roles at Microsoft Research and Oracle Labs during her doctoral studies. She has been a professor for Database Systems at TUM since 2020.
ETH medal for outstanding PhD dissertation in the Dept. of Computer Science (2018)
VMware Early Career Faculty Award (2019)
Google PhD Fellowship for Operating Systems (2014)
Makreshanski D, Giceva J, Barthels C, Alonso G: "BatchDB: Efficient Isolated Execution of Hybrid OLTP+OLAP Workloads for Interactive Applications". ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD). 2017: 37-50.
Giceva J, Alonso G, Roscoe T, Harris T: "Deployment of Query Plans on Multicores". Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 2014: 8(3): 233-244.
Giceva J: "Operating System Support for Data Management on Modern Hardware". IEEE Data Engineering Bulletin. 2019; 42(1): 36-48.
Kara K, Giceva J, Alonso G: "FPGA-based Data Partitioning". ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD). 2017: 433-445.
Giceva J, Salomie T, Schuepbach A, Alonso G, Roscoe T: "COD: Database / Operating System Co-Design". Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research (CIDR). 2013.


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Enjoy She-Ra Gay Content with a Partner Tonight
Who knew this all-powerful and sexy character would turn out anything but lesbian? We did. It wasn't hard to embrace her as gay when producers outed her after several years of playing in the shadows of He-Man. Folks born in the 80s remember these characters all too well. He-Man was a powerful comic book character who had supernatural powers linked to a sword he carried. Eventually, there had to be an equally powerful female, appearing in the form of She-Ra.
Masters of the universe revolved around He-Man; thus, Stevenson's character needed revamping to make She-Ra appear more accommodating. Noelle worked magic with She-Ra, something well-received by many, straight or otherwise, watching the show to date. The addition of She-Ra to a group of comic book heroes embracing newfound, or neatly buried sexuality, might have made her all the more popular.
She-Ra LGBT Comics for Like-Minded Young Users
When the character came out as gay, it was no surprise to lesbians and lovers of gay characters worldwide. When these characters are created, it seems the producers or scriptwriters had their sexuality in mind from the outset. Whichever it pans out during airplay, the truth is almost always revealed. Let AroundMen provide insight into this feisty character.
Noelle Stevenson has been quoted as saying, "There's nothing inappropriate about being gay and living your life." It might be the premise for outing the real character of She-Ra to the world at large. These characters are loved throughout generations, and these generations boast different sexual orientations.
Thus, She-Ra LGBTQ is necessary to make youngsters, particularly pubescent kids, feel loved and appreciated. The new-age She-Ra came out as the princess of power, with a huge gang of female warriors set to bring peace to the world. These characters are an all-inclusive LGBTQ cast.
Check out These She-Ra LGBT Characters on a Date Today
The question of whether the coming-out party was a surprise can be answered with a simple no! She-Ra boasts remarkable feminine physical traits lesbian of all ages admires. Also, the powerhouse femme could not have been anything less than an alpha female. With characteristics like hers, it would be difficult for producers to portray as submissive to He-Man or any other pompous male character.
That said, there are a few select LGBT characters on She-Ra worth mentioning. Catra and Adora are subtexts with a lesbian theme that took way too long to be realized. After fighting each other in separate dueling teams, the two leave the warzone, befriending each other once again. Much to viewers' surprise, their coming out of the closet was a surprise to youngsters and adult viewers alike.
It was met with criticism regarding right and wrong, specifically relating to kids. As far as inclusivity goes, She-Ra is a benchmark for other shows to follow. Characters like Bow have two fathers, while Netossa and Spinerella are happily married female characters. These characters play an important role in the media as far as portraying LGBTQs is concerned.
AroundMen believes kids and grown-ups the world over appreciated Noelle's work in embracing gays and lesbians, with the introduction of She-Ra as a non-conforming character. Interestingly enough, the show She-Ra: Princess of Power received accolades in 2019 for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming.
Flirt with She-Ra and the Princess of Power Gay Material
The producer of the princess of power, the gay version, is Noelle Stevenson. Her accolades span a few years, including the GLAAD award received in 2019 for the same show. Noelle has also worked on other LGBTQ comic characters, including Lumberjanes. She revealed her identity as trans-masculine and bigender, traits which help tremendously in advocating for gay rights through her works. Running the princess of power show, Noelle was also the producer during its two-year duration on airplay between 2018 and 2020. She-Ra Princess of power's gay show came to be because someone saw a need to embrace the real world from an early age, precisely what She-Ra does for young girls worldwide.
What Is the Show's Producer's Sexual Identity?
Noelle Stevenson has been noted as being non-binary, meaning she doesn't conform to any sexual identity. Specifically, she does not call herself female or male and prefers to fall under bigender or trans-masculine. She revealed this to the world in The Fire Never Goes Out, a graphic non-fictional novel.
When Is the First She-Ra Episode?
This fantasy comic strip came to be in 1985 when a teenager named Adora was emboldened with powers giving her superhuman strength. These powers turn her into a heroine of all sorts, and one every pre-pubescent girl appreciated and currently still appreciates.
What Was the Concept behind She-Ra?
With He-Man came a lot of excitement for boys, and with that, the producers created a spin-off of the show, to girls' pleasure everywhere. Character creation was unlike anything that came out of He-Man. She-Ra was based on Filmation and Mattel, not masters of the universe, responsible for He-Man.
How Did Adora Come to Be She-Ra?
The character Adora becomes the leader of a shady army led by an even shadier character known as Hordrak. With time, she develops a friendship with Catra, and after crashing her plane, she finds an abandoned sword. After a battle ensues, she grabs the sword becoming our beloved princess of power.
Do She-Ra and He-Man Exist in a Similar World?
This character is an alter ego of Princess Adora, a powerful heroine figure created solely for the female fan base. Her character happens to be a twin sister to He-Man, known as Prince Adam. She-Ra exists in a world known as Eternia, and she is known as the most powerful woman in the world.
Is There a Shared Universe between He-Man and She-Ra Coming Soon?
Many fans would love to see an animated version of He-Man where he shares the same space with She-Ra. It is, however, unlikely to happen. There are works underway for a CG animated version for He-Man, to the pleasure of many fans who felt She-Ra was having all the fun.
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In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut oil, almond butter, and honey. Whisk in the dry ingredients until mostly combined. Add the almond milk, stir to combine but do not over-mix. If the batter is too dry, add 1 tablespoon of almond milk at a time to loosen.
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Forensics used to reverse the decline of biodiversity in Europe
Staffordshire University is part of an ambitious project which aims to protect endangered species like wolf, bear, lynx, and sturgeon
The project aims to protect endangered species across Europe including wolves
The overall aim is to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity in Europe. We want to improve natural habitats where certain species are an incredibly important part of the ecosystem. To achieve this, we need a better understanding of why and where biodiversity is declining and what the key triggers are.
Claire Gwinnett, Professor of Forensic and Environmental Science
Funded by Horizon Europe, NATURE FIRST brings together 12 global partners to improve biodiversity and protect the habitats of many species which are being threatened by human activity across Europe.
Over the next three years, the project will develop predictive, proactive and preventative capabilities for nature conservation and law enforcement by combining forensic intelligence and remote sensing technologies into one system.
This new approach will draw on real-time data from satellites, drones, cameras and other sources to monitor protected locations affected by human activity.
Spanning Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia and Spain, the project will focus on biogeographical regions including the Carpathians, the Danube Delta, the Stara Planina mountains, the Os Ancares and O Courel.
Claire Gwinnett, Professor of Forensic and Environmental Science, explained: "The overall aim is to halt and reverse the decline of biodiversity in Europe. We want to improve natural habitats where certain species are an incredibly important part of the ecosystem. To achieve this, we need a better understanding of why and where biodiversity is declining and what the key triggers are.
"As most of the threats and pressures on biodiversity are man-induced, this project will combine ecology and forensic science. This novel approach will use remote sensing technologies, machine learning and wildlife forensic methods to detect and recognise traces of human activities that negatively affect the environment."
Biodiversity is under severe pressure due to a myriad of problems, including habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, hunting, climate change, pollution and invasive species.
The exploitation of natural resources also brings with it illegal activities such as poaching of species of flora and fauna that have a high value on the black market, trafficking and trading of rare and exotic animals and plants and setting fire to forestry and natural areas to force land-use designation changes to agriculture or commercial uses.
NATURE FIRST's continuous, model-driven form of ecosystem monitoring will help to find cause-effect relationships and better understand changes in the environment. The models, also called Digital Twins, will help to translate environmental data into facts and actionable information for site managers and policy makers.
Professor Gwinnett said: "The regions we are looking at cover vast land masses which can't easily be monitored manually on the ground. The Digital Twins system will make use of digital technologies to detect wildlife crime and other threats to facilitate rangers or law enforcement officers so that they respond more effectively.
"We will also be looking at how people who use the area legitimately can report through the Digital Twins system to help trigger a response to any changes in the environment or illegal activity."
Professor Gwinnett added: "The aim of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 is to ensure that ecosystems are healthy, resilient to climate change and rich in biodiversity so that they can keep delivering the range of services essential to the prosperity and well-being of all of us. We are excited to be taking positive steps to help achieve this by working with such a fantastic group of global partners."
The NATURE FIRST consortium members are 3EDATA INGENIERIA AMBIENTAL SL, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, DotSpace, Semantic Web Company (SWC), Sensing Clues (coordinator), Staffordshire University, Sustainable Scale-up Foundation, Wageningen University & Research, Wildlife Forensic Academy, and WWF.
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Staffordshire University Business Awards launched
The inaugural Staffordshire University Business Awards has officially launched.
Austerity is pushing thousands of families to the brink in Stoke-on-Trent
A new report describes how austerity, in the form of cuts to health, welfare and social services, is driving increasing poverty and destitution.
Discover more about apprenticeships – at Staffordshire University!
Families are being invited to learn more about apprenticeship opportunities at a special event at Staffordshire University on Saturday 4 February
New policy framework for telehealth unveiled by Staffordshire University researchers
Staffordshire University has launched a new policy brief to guide the creation of telehealth patient consultation guidelines and training.


Roberto De Zerbi urged Sassuolo to "start 2019 on the right foot, as we fully intend to qualify" in the Coppa Italia against Napoli.
The Round of 16 tie kicks off at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday at 19.45 GMT.
The winners of this game go on to meet Milan or Sampdoria in the quarter-final.
"We go into this fixture with the spirit of a side that wants to win and knows it can achieve qualification, albeit against a strong opponent," said the Coach in his Press conference.
Sassuolo have injury problems in this fixture, missing Marlon, Federico Di Francesco, Claud Adjapong and Gian Marco Ferrari.


The Japanese cuisine is considered one of the healthiest in the world. It contains few cholesterol, fat and calories with fibers. 'Natural' and 'harmony' are keywords and also in restaurant Kobe. Here sushi and sashimi are prepared on the spot by the Japanese chef in a traditional way and fresh. Kobe is located at a unique spot on the shores of the river Maas in Crowne Plaza Hotel Maastricht.
« Our motto is the kitchen has to be in harmony with nature and the surroundings ».