Age UK's Spread the Warmth campaign aims to tackle this shocking situation by raising awareness of the plight of older people in winter and providing practical help and support to change lives.
As part of this, Age UK Research brings you crucial insight into the facts and figures about how winter affects older people. Below you will find statistics, expert commentary, details of related research projects and available case studies.
To arrange any interviews contact Andrew Walker in the Age UK Media Team on 020 3033 1433.
- In fact it has been observed that following a cold snap, there are peaks in heart attacks two to three days later, with a peak in strokes five days later and deaths from respiratory illness 12 days later.
The Met Office has mapped falls against weather (ice, snow) which Age UK has access to.
'The winter can cause misery, avoidable illness and even death for too many older people - it is completely unacceptable that 21,700 people aged 65+ (in England and Wales) died in unnecessarily last winter.
Experts in physiology have now shown how exposure to cold contributes to the main causes of death, notably heart attack, strokes (caused by clotting) and respiratory illnesses.
The evidence shows that two principal causes of circulatory illness in the winter is the increase in blood pressure, increased work of the heart in response to cold and an increased risk of blood clotting.
Breathing in cold air not only increases the blood pressure but cools the respiratory passages, reducing body temperature and exacerbating existing conditions such as asthma, bronchitis and COPD, and suppresses the immune system in older people.
Age UK is campaigning to put an end to thousands of older people dying each winter from preventable causes(xi) by calling on all local authorities to recognise the issue as a major health priority and make sure they are doing everything in their power to keep older people warm.
Age UK funds a wide range of research projects aiming to improve health and wellbeing in later life, including projects aiming to better understand immune system decline and falls prevention - issues that are particularly relevant in winter.
Tackling immune system decline: Researchers at Queen Mary University of London are aiming to improve immunity and restore its function to provide better protection for older people.
The project is looking at innate immunity, which is the body's first line of defence, protecting us against viruses and bacteria.
It is hoped that restoring innate immunity could improve protection from the direct effects of infections and therefore reduce the severity and duration of infections in older people, which in turn, would reduce hospital admissions.
Falls prevention: Another project the Charity is funding, this time at the University of Liverpool, is looking at the age-related decline in muscle function which can lead to falls.
The project aims to establish why muscles in older people lose the ability to regenerate successfully after damage, with the hope that findings could lead to new interventions which help maintain muscle strength and mobility for longer. In turn this could help to reduce falls amongst people in later life.
The Charity also runs an annual campaign, Falls Awareness Week (17-21 June 2013) which aims to inform older people and their friends, family and carers about the risk of falls and interventions that can be made to help prevent them.
Age UK has case studies of older people who have had both positive and negative experiences during winter.
The Charity also has expert spokespeople across a range of fields, including medical research, policy and health & wellbeing. The Charity also works with researchers across the country and can provide experts on a range of issues.
For more information on the effects of winter on older people, Age UK funded research, statistics, case studies or spokespeople contact the Andrew Walker in the Age UK Media Team on 020 3033 1433 or email media@ageuk.org.uk.
Age UK and its local and national partners are working to keep older people warm and well in winter through the Spread the Warmth campaign. We're providing social activities and contact for older people, as well as tips on combating the cold at home and outdoors.
We're keeping people warm and safe at home, giving out hot nutritious meals and offering information and advice 365 days a year. We're also calling on the Government to boost the energy efficiency of older people's homes. Act now to Spread the Warmth and help hundreds of thousands of older people.
Older people and their families can call Age UK Advice for free on 0800 169 65 65, where they can also order a free copy of 'Winter wrapped up' with a free thermometer.
Alternatively they can visit www.spreadthewarmth.org.uk to download the guide, get more information about the Spread the Warmth campaign and find out where their local Age UK office or shop is.
iii) Age UK's calculation based on the method described in South East Regional Public Health Group Factsheet (2009) Health and Winter Warmth. This made use of a calculator produced by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health to estimate the total cost to the NHS in England arising from cold homes.
Age UK updated their figure (£859 million) using 2011 household numbers estimates for England (Office for National Statistics) and the GDP deflator (from HM Treasury's website) to inflate the estimates to 2011/12 prices.
xi) Age UK and its local and national partners are working to keep older people warm and well. We're providing social activities and contact for older people, as well as tips on combating the cold at home and outdoors.


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Willem Karel Grossouw (Amsterdam, 9 november 1906 – Nijmegen, 22 mei 1990) was een Nederlandse rooms-katholieke priester en theoloog.

Levensloop
Tijdens zijn eerste levensjaar verhuisden zijn ouders naar 's-Hertogenbosch waar zijn vader handelsreiziger was. Hij groeide op in een traditioneel katholiek gezin. Nog geen twaalf jaar oud ging hij naar het klein seminarie Beekvliet, later naar het grootseminarie Haaren. In 1930 werd hij priester gewijd en door zijn bisschop, Arnold Diepen, naar Rome gezonden om aan het Pauselijk Bijbelinstituut te studeren.

Na afronding van zijn proefschrift in Rome, werd Grossouw in 1936 benoemd tot docent aan het grootseminarie te Haaren. In 1947 volgde zijn benoeming tot hoogleraar in de exegese van het Nieuwe Testament aan de Katholieke Universiteit (thans: Radboud Universiteit) te Nijmegen, een functie die hij een aantal jaren combineerde met het docentschap aan het seminarie in Haaren. In 1957/1958 was hij rector magnificus van de Katholieke Universiteit.

In zijn onderwijs richtte Grossouw vooral de aandacht op de brieven van Paulus en de geschriften van Johannes, te weten het vierde evangelie, de drie brieven op naam van Johannes en de Apocalyps, maar zijn onderzoek beperkte zich daartoe niet. Zo liet hij in 1951 baanbrekende studies het licht zien over de betekenis van de vier jaar eerder ontdekte Dode Zeerollen voor het Nieuwe Testament.

Bekendheid kreeg hij vanaf 1948 met een meditatieboek voor alle dagen van het liturgische jaar, Innerlijk leven. Meditatie en inwendig gebed beschouwde Grossouw als een soort kunst omwille van de kunst: "het sluit zijn doel in zich. Het is de liefde. En wat is er hoger dan dit?" Een andere bestseller die - ook in het buitenland - de aandacht nog rechtstreekser naar de Heilige Schrift leidde, was Bijbelse vroomheid. Beschouwingen over de spiritualiteit van het Nieuwe Testament (1954).

Aan de Nijmeegse faculteit van de theologie werd in 1957 door Grossouws persoonlijke bemoeienissen de Belgische dominicaan Edward Schillebeeckx tot hoogleraar in de dogmatiek en geschiedenis van de theologie benoemd.

In 1969 verliet Grossouw het priesterschap en trad in het huwelijk met de dertig jaar jongere Will Holland. Zij overleed zes jaar later. Het paar had toen twee jonge kinderen.

In 1977 nam Grossouw afscheid van de Nijmeegse universiteit, waarbij hij een rede uitsprak getiteld Paulus onder de joden. Na zijn afscheid werkte hij aan zijn memoires die in 1981 verschenen (Alles is van u, Gewijde en profane herinneringen). In deze autobiografie schetst Grossouw een beeld van de ontwikkelingen binnen het katholicisme sinds het eind van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. In dit boek figureren persoonlijkheden als kardinaal Bernardus Alfrink, Henricus Andreas Poels, Schillebeeckx, Tromp, Anna Terruwe, Duynstee en vele anderen. Het boek geeft een scherp belicht en kritisch getekend beeld van de ontwikkeling van het Nederlandse en het Romeins katholicisme. Hij beschrijft daarin ook zijn worsteling met het als jong priester-student aangegane celibaat.

De laatste paar jaar van zijn leven werd de uitgetreden Grossouw verpleegd in het 'Berchmanianum' in Nijmegen, een verpleeghuis van en voor jezuïeten en andere priesters en religieuzen - eigenlijk niet voor leken en wellicht nog minder voor getrouwde priesters, maar het Berchmanianum nam de grote Grossouw van weleer toch in zijn midden op.

Werken
 The coptic versions of the minor prophets. A contribution to the study of the Septuagint, proefschrift, Rome, 1938
 Innerlijk leven. Overwegingen voor alle dagen van het jaar, meditatieboek, eerste druk, 1948
 Sint Paulus en de beschaving van zijn tijd, inaugurale rede, 1948
 Bijbelse vroomheid, Beschouwingen over de spiritualiteit van het Nieuwe Testament, 1954
 De brief van Paulus aan de Galaten, Bussum, 1974 (Het Nieuwe Testament vertaald en toegelicht)
 Paulus onder de joden, afscheidsrede, 1977
 Alles is van u. Gewijde en profane herinneringen, Baarn, 1981

Externe link
 Willem Grossouw in het Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland

Nederlands rooms-katholiek priester
Nederlands theoloog
Rector magnificus van de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

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LSTA receives its biggest funding boost in 12 years.
American Library Association • December 20, 2019
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IMLS receives $10 million increase in FY2020
Kathi Kromer writes: "Congressional appropriators needed overtime to complete the FY2020 budget, but the result brought good news for libraries: a $10 million increase for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, including $6.2 million for the Library Services and Technology Act—the largest increase in LSTA funding in 12 years. Congress appropriated a total of $252 million for IMLS. The final federal spending bill also includes increases for other library programs. Overall funding for the Department of Education increased by $1.3 billion, raising its total budget to $72.8 billion. The budget bill now heads to the president, who is expected to sign it."...
AL: The Scoop, Dec. 20; US House Committee on Appropriations, Dec. 16
Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants
ALA has awarded 59 libraries Library Census Equity Fund mini-grants of $2,000—a total of more than $100,000—to bolster their service to hard-to-count communities and help achieve a complete count in the 2020 Census. The grantees will undertake their activities from January through April 2020. The self-response period for the 2020 Census will begin after March 12. Applications were reviewed by a selection committee established by ALA's 2020 Census Library Outreach and Education Task Force. More than 500 libraries of all types submitted applications....
ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, Dec. 19
Cozying up with new coats
Diana Panuncial writes: "Kennett (Pa.) Library Adult Literacy Program Director Filomena Elliott wanted to cut the tag off a young boy's new coat. The child was one of four, she says, and she knew the family shopped at Goodwill. 'So to him, having that tag on said, "I got a new coat this year,"' she says. This story is one of many from A Warm Welcome to the Library, a program that brings new coats, new books, and library cards to children at participating libraries—and allows librarians to teach families about their resources. The events are organized by Operation Warm, a nonprofit organization that has given away 3 million winter coats to kids in need since 1998."...
American Libraries feature, Dec. 20
Dewey Decibel podcast: Year-end conversations
In Episode 45, Dewey Decibel looks back at interviews American Libraries staffers conducted with speakers at ALA's 2019 Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference. NBC's Today cohost Hoda Kotb, journalist Mariana Atencio, actor and activist George Takei, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA Sylvia Acevedo, journalist and activist Isha Sesay, writer and CBS Sunday Morning contributor Mo Rocca, and philanthropist Melinda Gates reveal the important role that libraries and books have played in their lives."...
AL: The Scoop, Jan. 27, 29, June 22, 24–25, Dec. 20
Italian pianist preserves music composed in Nazi camps
Jon Wertheim writes: "Composers and singers and musicians were among those imprisoned in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Under the bleakest conditions imaginable, they performed and wrote music. Lots of it. An Italian composer and pianist, Francesco Lotoro (right) has spent 30 years recovering, performing, and finishing works composed by Jewish prisoners and others in captivity. Thanks to a grant from the Italian government, in February Lotoro plans to break ground in Barletta, Italy, for a campus for the study of concentration camp music that will include a museum, a theater, and a library that will house more than 10,000 items he has collected."...
CBS News: 60 Minutes, Dec. 15
University of Manitoba acquires Canadian UFO archive
Canada has long been a hotbed of controversial UFO activity, with sightings, abductions, and close encounters of numerous kinds. Chris Rutkowski, a private collector and ufologist, recently donated over 30,000 UFO reports and studies conducted by private citizens and the Canadian government to the University of Manitoba's Archives and Special Collections. Rutkowski's generous donation includes more than 20,000 UFO-related reports (including the Falcon Lake, Manitoba, incident of 1967) logged and filed over the past 30 years, in addition to more than 10,000 UFOcentric documents obtained from the US and Canadian governments....
Live Science, Dec. 12; UM Today, Oct. 31
Original manuscript of Peter Pan and Wendy released
He's the boy who never grows up, a lovable rogue who has convinced generations of children that "dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough." But now a darker side to Peter Pan has been revealed with the publication last week of J. M. Barrie's original manuscript, Peter Pan and Wendy. Fans will be able to read the previously unpublished version of the story in Barrie's own handwriting and see the amendments he made to his manuscript as he was writing it. The new edition demonstrates how Barrie toned down Peter Pan's character to suit audiences in 1911, after having second thoughts about how negatively Peter should be portrayed....
The Guardian (UK), Dec. 15
The smartphone tracking industry
Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel write: "Every minute of every day, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies—largely unregulated, little scrutinized—are logging the movements of tens of millions of people with mobile phones and storing the information in gigantic data files. The New York Times Privacy Project obtained one such file, by far the largest and most sensitive ever to be reviewed by journalists. It holds more than 50 billion location pings from the phones of more than 12 million Americans as they moved through several major cities." The project's reporters took only minutes—with assistance from publicly available information—to deanonymize location data and track the whereabouts of President Trump based on a cellphone belonging to someone in his Secret Service entourage....
New York Times, Dec. 19–20
The English language was and is multicultural
Jocelyn Wogan-Browne writes: "Modern English speakers often inherit a historically shaky sense of how English works, imagining the English language as a single continuous entity with clear boundaries. Even well-informed people fall victim to oversimplification about language and English. Medieval Britain was not English-only. Back then, you could hear not only French, English, and Latin, but Norse, Danish, Welsh, Irish, Hebrew, Flemish, Gaelic, and Cornish. All functioned at different times and places in various versions of spoken or written language; and their relationships to one another changed over time. The very last thing English is is 'pure.'"...
The Public Medievalist, Dec. 19
Building cultural competence
Brandi Bowers writes: "A few years ago a student reading Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give prompted a conversation. The student identified as a person of color and was grappling with her identity and exploring the reality of what it means to be black in America. Our conversation turned into an exploration of the microaggressions that students of color face every day. Other students and educators gradually joined in, saying that they wished teachers were more aware of their experiences. Eventually this led some students to create a Student Diversity Panel, and I developed a Diversity Reading Challenge in BINGO format for my fellow educators."...
Knowledge Quest blog, Dec. 19
Books by authors who use "they" pronouns
Rah Froemming-Carter writes: "In 2019, the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year is the pronoun 'they,' commonly used as a personal pronoun by nonbinary folx, myself included. Its usage as a singular gender-neutral pronoun dates back to the 13th century and has been in common usage since. Yet in recent years, this usage has been a matter of controversy fueled by transphobes hiding behind the nonsense cause of 'correct grammar.' Perhaps the best way to celebrate this year's word is by reading some books by people who use 'they' pronouns, either exclusively or alongside other pronouns. Here are a few to get you started."...
Book Riot, Dec. 20
User experience "don'ts"
Jaci Wilkinson writes: "The second edition of Erika Hall's Just Enough Research dropped October 2019; although this excellent volume was previously unknown to me, I am taking the opportunity now to consume, embody, and evangelize Hall's approach to user research. Rather than conduct a formulaic book review, I want to highlight some specific things Hall tells the reader not to do in their UX research. This list of five 'don'ts' summarizes Hall's tone, style, and approach. It will also highlight the thesis of the second edition's brand-new chapter on surveys."...
LITA Blog, Dec. 20
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Visit us this weekend to try our Grist Mill New England Style IPA: This beer is hazy and juicy, dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra and Azacca hops. This imperial style IPA has the right amount of bitterness to entice any beer drinker to have another one.


Carter is an insurance adjuster whose longing for creative expression spills over sometimes into his accident reports. Abby works for her adoptive father, Uncle Mannie, in the family bookstore, the ReadMore Café. Carter barely tolerates Christmas; Abby loves it. She can't wait past October to build her favorite display, the annual Christmas book tree stack, which Carter despises. When an automobile accident throws Carter and Abby together, Uncle Mannie, who is harboring secrets of his own, sees a chance for lasting happiness for his little girl. But there are so many hurdles, and not much time left. Will this Christmas deliver the miracle everyone is hoping for? Where love and Christmas are concerned, there are no accidents.
A book about a guy who decides to write a Christmas book for money.
Wow. This book was awful. It was one of the most boring books I have ever read! I don't think I would've even read it as long as I did if I wouldn't have brought it on vacation with me. Why is it that holiday themed books rarely deliver?
A big part of the plot in this book was about a guy named Carter who thought Christmas books were so poorly written but still sold, so he was going to exploit that and write one himself. This felt like the actual real life reason as to why Wright even wrote this book.
I decided to abandon this book 153 pages into it. The book is only 225 pages long so I could have easily finished it. But why? It wasn't very good and there are too many good books out there to waste my time on the bad ones!
About the point in the book when I stopped reading, the characters realized they were falling in love with each other. This was an eye-opening moment to me when I realized I didn't even care if they ended up together because I had no attachment to them whatsoever.
Skip this book and save yourself the bore. (Too harsh? Well, did I mention this book was boring and basically sucked the fun of reading a Christmas book out of the world? …Okay I may have a flair for the dramatic. But seriously. Read any other Christmas book please).


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Are all these Best Of Toronto lists ruining us?
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It's not news that Toronto is a lists town. The Centre of the Universe likes to stay on trend, and empires have been built filling this need. Just try Googling Toronto and any type of food. Get back to us when a blogTO, NOW, Toronto.com or Toronto Life listicle doesn't hit page one.
What's wrong with this? At first glance, not much. Having curated lists of everything from baguettes to BLTs to bibimbap is a huge help for those new to town. Tourists too. But upon deeper reflection, this proliferation of Top 10, Best Of lists could be seriously screwing a lot of people over — readers included.
First off, there's all the gimmicks. If a restaurant wants to be included in a Best Of round-up, they'll need to stand out. Serving a simple, locally sourced burger with knock-out ingredients isn't always unique enough. But slap it between two grilled cheeses, top it with kimchi or slather on some "red wine butter?" You're going to grab an editor's attention. This is great for hip chefs who love spiking simple dishes with splashes of obscurity, but not so great for old-school culinary purists.
Then there's the reality of maintaining a digital vault of Top 10 lists, which is a little like treading water in the high seas; scores of new restaurants are opening and closing each month, making curation a full-time job. A restaurant like Old School, a fabulous 24-hour restaurant at Dundas St. W. and Palmerston Ave. that opened in May, still hasn't been named among BlogTO's Best 24 Hour Restaurants in Toronto (despite a feature on the opening). Instead, they included spots such as The Golden Griddle and Fran's.
Why is this a big deal? Well, when an exodus of club-goers start Googling "Toronto 24-hour restaurants" this weekend, one of the city's best will be conspicuously missing from a trusted list.
And then there's the everyday Torontonian. Listicles offer us a crutch. Don't know where to take your date? Pick from these 14 romantic spots. Sunday brunch? No sweat, here are 20. Not enough? Here are 50 "essentials." For a city of overworked people, the sheer convenience of lists takes away the I-hope-this-place-doesn't-suck fear. But it also doesn't leave much room for exploration.
The truth is, Toronto isn't an inviting city. She's never been the cool, popular girl with effortless style; she's the weirdo in the corner wearing overalls and beat-up sneakers. She takes a little effort to understand, but give her some time. You may just fall in love.
The ritual of exploring Toronto is what all-list-everything media have taken away. You'd be hard-pressed to find a Torontonian willing to get lost on a Sunday afternoon and wander into a restaurant they've never heard of before. But it's those hidden gems, the ones that feel like they belong only to you, that make a city feel special, like home.
Of course, this problem isn't limited to Toronto. The Buzzfeeds of the world have popularized lists and drained our attention spans to goldfish levels. According to Microsoft, the average human attention span in 2000 was 12 seconds, and by 2013 it slunk to a mere eight seconds. As one of the biggest consumers of Internet on Earth, Canadians are undoubtedly feeling the effects of thinning attention.
There is no Enemy No. 1. (We're obviously guilty of publishing lists.) Lists are ubiquitous in media; they're clickable, short and force writers to stay on track without mindlessly wasting a word-count. But if they're becoming a sizeable part of your media consumption, it may be time to go on a diet. The solution isn't eliminating listicles altogether; it's about balancing the way you make decisions. Next time you're looking for dinner, head to a neighbourhood you've never been to. Leave your iPhone at home. Don't be afraid of getting lost. You might just surprise yourself.
And please, for the sake of your brain, read a book.
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I've been so terrible at keeping this website up to date but that is all going to change.
We have migrated back to Blogger as I did not like the advertisements which were popping up when it was on Wordpress.
I have also opted for a cleaner more straight-forward design which will work nicely for daily writing.
The official website for the Sky Whale Trilogy has also had all its information migrated here so that you can explore the worlds of my stories in one place.
And yes I did mention daily writing. After I have finished some final small touch ups to the design of this website (and updated my hobby website) I will begin a series entitled Bus Ride Writing.
The aim is to get into the habit of writing a little something everyday and as I have a bus ride into work which is about twenty minutes its a good place to jot down some sort of little narrative.
These are unlikely to be linked to any of my novel's and are more an exercise in writing and getting into the habit of creating something new everyday.
So stay tuned for them to begin (probably from the 19th).


Artwork from 24 third-graders at Lewis Vincent Elementary has been on display at the Arts Council of Livingston Parish for the month of March. The acrylic paintings were interpretations of Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" painting. Pictured, front row from left, are Sarah Jordan, Amelia LeBlanc, Thierry Santangelo, Joseph Bernard and Addison Marcotte; back row from left, are Donna Quigley and Tiffini Ellis.
Pictured is art work belonging to Thierry Santangelo, a third-grader at Lewis Vincent Elementary who participated in a five-lesson art course sponsored by the Arts Council of Livingston Parish.
Pictured is art work belonging to third-graders at Lewis Vincent Elementary who participated in a five-lesson art course sponsored by the Arts Council of Livingston Parish.
After all, this was the first art show for the third-grader at Lewis Vincent Elementary, who showed up to the artists reception dressed in his Sunday best — a crisp dotted white button-down and a dark blue tie speckled with tiny dinosaurs.
The 10-year-old said he could get used to days like this.
Santangelo is one of two dozen Lewis Vincent Elementary students who've had their artwork on display at the Arts Council of Livingston Parish (ACLP) this month.
Throughout March, the walls in the ACLP classroom have been filled with student-made acrylic paintings of Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night." The paintings were completed during a five-lesson program sponsored by the Arts Council, which received an anonymous grant to fund art classes at schools in the parish.
While students, their families and visitors perused the various starry night paintings, Santangelo proudly held up his own, which like the others featured seven gold stars and a crescent moon shining down on a small village.
He had fun painting this picture, he said, as well as learning about some of history's most famous artists — Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Leonardo da Vinci — during the ACLP program.
"Van Gogh, Picasso, da Vinci, they're all pretty good," he said, drawing laughs from Lewis Vincent Elementary teachers Tiffini Ellis and Donna Quigley.
Lewis Vincent Elementary is one of 13 schools the Arts Council has sent professional artists to this year thanks to a grant underwritten by an anonymous donor, former ACLP president Mary Felder said. The grant paid for the teachers and the supplies that were used in 34 art classes across the parish, including in Denham Springs, Springfield, Albany, and Holden.
The lessons have been taught by local artists Robert Reynolds, Liz Harman, Rosemary Patchen, Martin Gentry and Sara Smith, who covered both visual and performing arts with students.
Sixty-two students took part in the course at Lewis Vincent Elementary, where Harman and Patchen visited three classes once a month to discuss different mediums and artists before having the students create their own artwork.
In the first lesson last fall, Harman and Patchen had students make their own portfolios, Ellis said. In later classes, they had them work with chalk and make a still-life illustration of an apple. "The Starry Night" paintings on display were completed over two classes.
The paintings will be on display through the end of March, when the Arts Council will clear out space for its upcoming "Wonders of the World" exhibit in April and May.


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Bloomington Couple Walk Fabled Way of St. James
Nov 19, 2013 | Health & Fitness
BY JEREMY SHERE
This past spring, Sheryl Woodhouse Keese found herself at a crossroads. Having decided to sell Twisted Limb Paperworks, the business she'd started 15 years ago, Keese was searching for a way to celebrate the transition. After watching the 2011 movie The Way, about an American doctor (played by Martin Sheen) who goes on a pilgrimage along the fabled Way of St. James in Spain, she found it.
"It felt like it was exactly what I needed to mark this momentous moment in my life," says Keese, 45. "I really wanted to do something different that would allow me to think about the next stage in my life."
Since medieval times, the Way of St. James (also known as the Camino walk) has attracted countless Christian pilgrims to the burial site of St. James the Apostle at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Today, tens of thousands of pilgrims walk the route for religious reasons or as a meditative or spiritual journey. The Way of St. James has been declared a European Cultural Route and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Arriving in Europe this past May, Keese and her husband, Brian, a web developer at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, began their five-week, 500-mile journey in Saint Jean Pied de Port, a town in southwest France near the Spanish border, traveling west on foot across northern Spain. Staying overnight in hostels, they walked an average of 15 miles a day. Along the way they met many other pilgrims, including one from Bloomington, Ari Stoner, a biotechnology student at IU.
The Keeses trained for the trip, but nothing could really prepare them for the rigors of trekking across the hilly Spanish terrain, which took a toll on their knees. Despite the physical pain, Keese says, she experienced a joyous sense of mental clarity and peace. "By the end of the trip I felt completely purged of anything that had been weighing me down; nothing could rile or get to me," she says. "Considering the walk has traditionally been a spiritual journey, that shouldn't have been a surprise, but it was."
Now back in Bloomington, Keese cherishes the lingering sense of internal peace and plans to seek out similarly transformative experiences. "Even though I don't feel that elation day-to-day, there's something comforting knowing that I did what it took to take a long holiday, and that I can make it happen again."
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Kurt Vonnegut once wrote that "unusual travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God", in your case they were dancing lessons with God. Cherish your spirit, cherish your dedication, cherish transcendence in all forms. I am thinking Easter Island is next as your hubbie looks like the real big Moai, the third one from the right on the top of the hill.


Sorry I didn't mean to upset you. There are alot of rumors out there and I was just asking a question to clear up the rumor. It seems by other posts that the judging was questionable at GON.
i guess some white guy took 2nd in mens fancy THATS MEST UP.
who was the white guy that took 2nd place what was up with that i dont no much about it but please somebody tell me about.


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June 30, 2021 - Emma Hruby
Racing Louisville FC unveils new $15m training facility
@RacingLouFC
Racing Louisville moved into their new $15 million training facility this week.
This place... 😍
"This facility is something that will allow us to recruit the best players in the world to Louisville." - @christyeholly pic.twitter.com/GgY7H813Fs
— Racing Louisville FC (@RacingLouFC) June 30, 2021
Less than a year after breaking ground on the facility in August 2020, the players got an inside look at their new digs. Included are a weight room, dining hall, media/film room and several fields to help consolidate day-to-day club operations less than two miles from Lynn Family Stadium.
"It's a world-class facility and statement of intent for where we want to go," said Racing's head coach, Christy Holly. "We feel very strongly that players deserve the best — whether it's their nutrition, strength and conditioning, the locker room or medical care, it's all taken care of here."
"This facility is something that will allow us to recruit the best players in the world to Louisville."
"I'm still wrapping my head around it being ours. I hope the league can see the standard now, because this changes it."
Yep. That sums it up, @MichelleBetos.
This week, players & staff moved into the club's $15 million training facility. The players' first reactions: priceless. pic.twitter.com/WSaDpVTnzf
"I'm still wrapping my head around it being ours. I hope the league can see the standard now, because this changes it," said Michelle Betos, Louisville's goalkeeper. "It makes you so proud to represent this club. This is just another example of where women's soccer is going and should be."
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"It's just crazy that it's coming so fast," Mewis said.


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Supporting single parents to thrive at BHP
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Reagan Spencer is a proud single mum to her two children. She knows stereotypes can cause barriers preventing single mums from thriving, and she's adamant that it's not going to stop her – and it shouldn't stop other single mums either!
"I want to be an advocate for single parents, so they see the good, the bad, and the sad. I want other single parents to know that it doesn't define who you are. Focus on how you're growing and where you want to be, because the end goal is what we all strive for."
Continued training and supporting a team to thrive
Reagan joined BHP as an administrator, and then took on a Drill and Blast Traineeship in Newman, WA. From there, she took a secondment to General Admin and Mining Projects which she is really enjoying. There are numerous secondment opportunities, giving Reagan the chance to develop new skills and understand different parts of the business.
Reagan admits she never even would have considered a drill and blast traineeship prior to starting at BHP. She appreciates the endless opportunities for her to learn new things and develop her skills, and credits the supportive leadership at BHP for enabling her success.
"You can't grow and develop without having a supportive leader. The leader I have now is really good, asking what she can do to support me. It's about open communication – they're not mind readers. You need to let them know what they can do to support you."
The combination of strong relationships with supportive leaders, a thirst for knowledge, and an environment at BHP that encourages development means Reagan has all the opportunities she could hope for.
"Whenever you're ready for a new opportunity, it will be available at BHP."
Making it work as a single mum
"I've been a single mum for most of my parenting, and had my oldest when I was 17. Being a child myself and raising a child – which meant I encountered a lot of hurdles."
Reagan says she was growing and learning to support herself starting a career, while also supporting a child. It was – and still is – important to Reagan to be a good role model and show her kids what's possible.
"You've got to get yourself together and have a plan. It's hard sometimes, you can't sugar coat it. But where do you draw the line at unconditional love and support, and giving them what you want them to have in life?"
Her children are now 5 and 12, and Reagan is proud of everything she's achieved. We commented on her resilience at building an amazing life for herself and her children.
"I've faced a lot of challenges. But resilience grows you into who you are. Being a single parent changes who you are forever. It's not just you anymore, you're financially supporting yourself and your children."
For Reagan, planning had never come easily. But she says learning to plan has been a huge stress reliever. She laughed,
"Now I could take it up as a career!"
Healthy coping mechanisms have been important to her mental health, as well. Reagan plays a lot of sport and has an amazing support network.
"I have built a strong foundation up here. I've got a strong group of friends that if I can't carry myself for a day because I'm upset – we're only human, it happens – they're there."
Laughing and looking on the bright side are also important to Reagan.
"You need to be able to laugh things off, and let things be like water off a ducks back. It's about how you grow, be kind to yourself, and for the love of God, laugh!!"
She connects with her kids by talking about the highs and lows of their days over dinner.
"We always end on a high – something we love, something that made us laugh. Then when we go to bed, we've felt something good, and I know what's gone on with my kids that day."
Supporting families at BHP
Reagan recently started working on the annual Family Day Project in the Human Resources Operations team, where families are invited to the mine sites.
"They get to come to site and see a day in the life of mum and dad, how cool we are, and what our work is about. We also have family-oriented activities. This year we're looking at doing something that resonates with families – love and support."
This is one of many ways BHP support their working parents. In the mining town of Newman, WA, where Reagan is based, BHP offer a 'flex center'. It's a house in town set up for BHP employees to go and work – and take their kids. It's attached to the neighborhood center who will care for children for a nominal fee, but there are also kids' rooms in the flex center. If a child is sick, they can have the day off school and be with their parents in the flex center, saving sick leave, annual leave, and stress!
On school days Reagan sometimes works from the flex center, enabling her to leave at 2pm to collect her son, then dropping him next door at the neighborhood center so she can finish work while he plays with his friends.
"I can get my work done and run around like we do as single parents, and he gets to play with his friends. I don't get judged for being a single parent and trying to do my best. It's amazing."
Additionally, Reagan appreciates BHP's focus on policies to support women overcoming their own challenges.
'It is great to work with a company that works really hard to start breaking down the cycle of things like domestic violence and mental health. It helps to create a little more light in such an imperfect world.'
For Reagan the future is bright at BHP. She is thriving with the opportunities she continues to receive, and the supportive culture means her proud-single-parent status doesn't hold her back at all.
"Don't define yourself by where you started, focus on how you're growing. I started off on nothing and now I'm doing really well! Be kind to yourself, and make sure you keep laughing!"
For more information on finding your career path at BHP and how to get there, like Reagan, visit: The recruitment process | BHP
Samantha Sutherland is the Chief Storyteller at WORK180. She is a Diversity and Inclusion specialist with an analytical background, making her work evidence-based and data driven. Host of WORK180's Equality Talks podcast and her own Women at Work, Samantha divides her time between interviewing amazing women for WORK180, mentoring and coaching women in, or aspiring to, leadership roles, and providing high-level advice on diversity practices to Australian corporations. You can learn more about the Samantha Sutherland consultancy at samanthasutherland.com.au.


For the first time, SpaceX on Friday blasted off both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before, a step forward in the company's goal to lower the cost of spaceflight.
After the launch, the California-based company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk landed its rocket booster upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SpaceX has now managed to return 20 of its rocket boosters after launch, whether on land or on a floating ocean platform, as part of its effort to re-use instead of jettisoning costly components.
The gleaming white Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket soared into the blue sky over Florida at 10:36 am (1536 GMT).
Three minutes later, the booster and second stage of the rocket separated.
SpaceX's live video webcast showed the two components arcing away from each other in the sky.
The second stage continued to propel the Dragon toward the International Space Station, while the tall portion of the rocket-powered its engines and manoeuvred its grid fins to guide it back to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
As live images showed the first stage glide down, steady and upright, from the air to the launchpad, cheers erupted at SpaceX's Hawthorne, California headquarters, where employees regularly gather to watch rocket launches.
"That marks the second successful visit to and from space for this particular booster," said a SpaceX commentator on the webcast.
The Falcon rocket booster previously propelled a space station resupply mission in June, called CRS-11.
The Dragon capsule was flown to the ISS in 2015.
"This is the beginning of rapid and reliable reusability," said SpaceX Dragon mission manager Jessica Jensen, at a press briefing Monday.
Though the early days of rocket landings saw many of them topple, miss the target or blow up, SpaceX has successfully recovered 14 of its boosters this year alone.
Friday also marked the fourth time SpaceX is re-flying a used booster for one of its clients.
However, it was the first such effort for NASA, SpaceX's most important customer.
NASA's ISS program manager Kirk Shireman said rocket experts from around the agency had reviewed safety for the mission, and that re-used components were seen as no more dangerous than new ones.
"The net result is about equivalent risk," he told reporters Monday.
The unmanned spaceship is packed with 4,800 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of food, supplies and experiments — including one to study thyroid cancer and another to grow barley in space.
The mission is SpaceX's 13th of 20 under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA.
The Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the ISS on Sunday.


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/**
 * BSD License
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 * @author Yann RICHET
 */
public class Projection3D extends Projection {

    protected double theta;

    protected double phi;

    // protected boolean useRoundTrigonometry = false;

    public Projection3D(AWTDrawer _draw) {
        super(_draw);
        theta = Math.PI / 4;
        phi = Math.PI / 4;
        initBaseCoordsProjection();
    }

    protected double[] baseCoordsScreenProjectionRatio(double[] xyz) {
        double factor = 1.7;
        double[] sC = new double[2];
        sC[0] = 0.5
                + (cos(theta)
                        * ((xyz[1] - (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[1] + draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[1]) / 2) / (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[1] - draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[1])) - sin(theta)
                        * ((xyz[0] - (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[0] + draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[0]) / 2) / (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[0] - draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[0])))
                / factor;
        sC[1] = 0.5
                + (cos(phi)
                        * ((xyz[2] - (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[2] + draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[2]) / 2) / (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[2] - draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[2]))
                        - sin(phi)
                        * cos(theta)
                        * ((xyz[0] - (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[0] + draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[0]) / 2) / (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[0] - draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[0])) - sin(phi)
                        * sin(theta)
                        * ((xyz[1] - (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[1] + draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[1]) / 2) / (draw.canvas.base.roundXmax[1] - draw.canvas.base.roundXmin[1])))
                / factor;
        // System.out.println("Theta = " + theta + " Phi = " + phi);
        // System.out.println("(" + xyz[0] +"," + xyz[1] +"," + xyz[2] + ") ->
        // (" + sC[0] + "," + sC[1] + ")");
        return sC;
    }

    /*
     * private final static double _2PI = 2 * Math.PI;
     *
     * private final static int N = 100;
     *
     * private final static double[] COS =
     * DoubleArray.f(DoubleArray.increment(N, 0, 2 * Math.PI / (N - 1)), new
     * Function() { public double f(double x) { return Math.cos(x); } });
     *
     * private final static double[] SIN =
     * DoubleArray.f(DoubleArray.increment(N, 0, 2 * Math.PI / (N - 1)), new
     * Function() { public double f(double x) { return Math.sin(x); } });
     */
    private double cos(double x) {
        return Math.cos(x);
    }

    private double sin(double x) {
        return Math.sin(x);
    }

    public void setView(double _theta, double _phi) {
        theta = _theta;
        phi = _phi;
        initBaseCoordsProjection();
    }

    public void rotate(int[] screenTranslation, int[] dimension) {
        theta = theta - ((double) screenTranslation[0]) / 100;
        phi = phi + ((double) screenTranslation[1]) / 100;
        initBaseCoordsProjection();
    }

}

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The Last Five Years runs until June 5. Get your tickets here!
In The Last Five Years, Cathy regales us with horrid stories of her time at a theater in the Midwest with the song "Summer in Ohio." She spends the warm months of the year at what is known in the business as summer stock theater. The practice of staging summer theater in rural areas, sometimes referred to as the "straw-hat circuit," stems back to the beginning of the nineteenth century, when urbanites would escape the stifling heat of the city by traveling to the countryside. Some theater companies fulfilled the city dwellers' need for entertainment by setting up stages in barns and tents. The tradition of summer stock theater is still going strong, although most summer theaters today have actual performance spaces.
Michael Berresse came to A.C.T. in 2012 while performing in the national tour of The Normal Heart, and he is delighted to return to the Bay Area—this time as an accomplished director. "Looking back at my directorial career," says Berresse, "I see that a number of shows I've worked on have had complicated or nonlinear structures. There's something about the puzzle of them and the way my own mind works that draws me to that kind of material." With its unique structure in which one character's story is told from ending to beginning, and the other's from beginning to end, The Last Five Years has been another puzzle for the director to solve. We sat down with Berresse to talk about the challenges and the joys of directing.
What's it like being both an actor and a director?
Just after Clegg got out of rehearsal, we spoke to him about his work on Chester Bailey and the challenging questions the play poses.
Rehearsals have been going well. We had a number of readings before we started, and David [Strathairn] and I had both done a lot of prep work, so we hit the ground running. We've got the basic shape of the play down. Now we're experimenting and exploring.
Last Friday I met my new best friends, a group of Twitter employees who signed up to volunteer at A.C.T. Their visit was part of "Friday for Good," a Twitter-wide effort to give back to the community. According to one Tweep (their word, not mine), nearly 50 percent of Twitter employees participate, with volunteers at about a hundred different community sites worldwide.
This fine group of Tweeps had their own reasons for volunteering at A.C.T. Some like the arts, some have enjoyed A.C.T. shows, and some were hoping that volunteering at a theater would be less strenuous than raking leaves. We spent a few hours painting the rehearsal studios above A.C.T.'s administrative offices at 30 Grant Avenue and sewing at The Costume Shop.


Cimbal, a technology startup is using QR codes to enable person-to-person payment transactions using a mobile phone.
In essence Cimbal is an electronic payment network using software-based contact-free communication technology to turn a smartphone into a payment tool in-store, online and person-to-person.
Watch their video to find out more.
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Oklahoma Spoils KU Volleyball Home Win Streak
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas volleyball was unable to match Oklahoma's high hitting percentage as the Jayhawks lost in three sets (25-22, 25-12, 25-20) here Saturday night.
The loss spoils KU's four-match home win streak as the Jayhawks fell to 13-7 overall, including 4-5 in the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma, meanwhile, improved its mark to 14-6 on the season and 6-3 in the conference.
"Number one, our first contact was not up to Big 12 standards. We struggled passing the ball," said head coach Ray Bechard. "Our defense was not as organized as it should have been and we needed to do more things offensively. But we need to commend Oklahoma for playing a near flawless match. They had two unforced hitting errors in three sets, which is unheard of."
Oklahoma hit at a .390 clip for the match, the highest hitting percentage of a KU opponent this season. Coming into the match, the Jayhawks ranked second in the conference limiting foes to a .164 attack percentage.
KU hit .130 for the contest led by senior Karina Garlington and junior Allison Mayfield, who each finished with 10 kills. Senior Jenna Kaiser followed with six.
In set one, the Jayhawks opened the match with an early lead but it wasn't long before Oklahoma battled back to knot the score at 13-13. From that point, the Sooners took over the lead for good though they were never ahead by more than four points. Kansas came within one point at 23-22 after a Garlington kill but Oklahoma tallied the next two points to end the threat.
Kansas struggled to match Oklahoma's offensive attack in the second set as the Sooners hit a match-best .464 and committed just two attack errors. KU suffered from a -.032 hitting percentage. An early 7-0 run by the Sooners put OU out of reach at 14-4 as Kansas was never able to recover.
Set three was evenly matched as the teams remained close until the final stretch when Oklahoma ended the frame on a 5-0 run to win 25-20. KU tied the score 10 times but was unable to find an answer to overcome OU's attack.
Kansas stays at home for its next match as it welcomes nationally-ranked Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 20 for a 6:30 p.m. match.


SUPERBOOTH16 is the electronic music fair for the public, musicians, artists and the curious. From 2pm til 10 pm every day workshops, Q&A-concerts, installations and performances will take place in addition to the trade show exhibition. Users and manufacturers will be able to directly share their experiences and ideas – an exchange that has proven to be a vital for future product innovation and the economic development of this sector.
The program is in preparation, tickets are now on sale and to be kept up with the latest information, please register for the newsletter.
For interested private visitors and other artists there will be additional "Q&A concerts", workshops and education in the afternoons.


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Berwick Street is a vibrant and diverse community in the heart of London's Soho, with vinyl shops, traditional London pubs, bespoke tailoring, concept restaurants and independent fashion boutiques.
The world-famous Berwick Street Market was established in the 18th century and is still going strong today, offering fruit and vegetable traders, flower sellers and street food, which are a hit with locals and tourists alike.
Berwick Street is the central hub for music and vinyl in London. Home to independent record stores including Sister Ray and Reckless Records, which stock a colossal selection ranging from rock to pop, jazz to soul and dance, and everything in between. Berwick Street was the location for the cover shoot of the 1995 Oasis album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Explore the diverse selection of restaurants, bars and cafes in Soho. Traditional British pubs sit alongside concept restaurants, such as Ember Yard and The Duck and Rice, as well as playing host to a bustling Soho cafe culture and street food hub. Thai-inspired open-fire restaurant Kiln, Neil Rankin's Temper and Indian restaurant Kricket enhance Soho's world-class food scene.
Browse a variety of stylish original stores and international brands, such as OTHER/shop, Oliver Spencer, Footpatrol, Clarks Originals, Axel Arigato, MC Overalls, Universal Works, Sandqvist, Nudie Jeans and recent openings; Natural Selection and global store END. Trendsetting hair and beauty salons, WAH London and Bleach can also be found in Soho.
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tvfindr @ IFA 2019 – die Neuheiten und Trends
Posted on 3. October 2019 Updated on 27. May 2021
1 These are the highlights from IFA 2019
2 TCL is setting the bar high
3 No innovations by Sony
4 See-through with Panasonic
5 Samsung does not introduce any new products
6 Sharp likes it sharp
7 Philips shows self-confidence
8 LG introduces 8K OLED and infamous "ROLED"
9 Hisense brings ULED and Laser TVs
10 We are excited for IFA 2020!
We went to IFA 2019, the largest consumer electronics show in Europe. In Berlin, we marveled at the latest innovations in the TV scene und talked to some of the most exciting manufacturers right now: LG, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp and more. Find out what innovations the show introduced to the public and which TVs are to be released in the near future.
These are the highlights from IFA 2019
As we have reported last week, we went to the Internationale Funkausstellung in Berlin. Not only is it the biggest consumer electronics show in all of Europe, it is also one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. As we are based in Germany but also report internationally, it is clear as day that we wrap up our experiences for readers around the world. We would especially like to thank our interview partners for their time and effort. Here are our highlights from IFA 2019.
In our eyes, there was an apparent trend at IFA, which is 8K. This year, most manufacturers have turned to developing TVs that can deliver four times of 4K resolution. Consequently, LG, Sharp, and Samsung brought their 8K TVs beyond the 88 inch mark. Some of these 8K TVs are even OLEDs, which made for a very impressive picture. More about this later. Another trend was transparent picture technology. We saw transparent LCDLCD = Liquid Crystal Display - a type of screen using liquid crystals for creating the image and OLED TVs from players that had previously left this technology untouched. Finally, HDMI 2.1 took on a big role.
TCL is setting the bar high
During our time in Berlin we talked to Olivier Semenoux, Head of Product Management for TCL, who kindly introduced us to the current TCL lineup. It consists of the new Mini LED TVs, TCL's very own QLED TVs with 4K and 8K resolution and a very special Micro LED Cinema Wall.
The TCL QLED TVs are available in 4K and 8K revolution. We find it very impressive that these TVs support all HDRHigh Dynamic Range - image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) formats from HDR10HDR10 Media Profile - HDR with a color depth of 10 Bit in the Rec. 2020 colorspace and HDR10+License-free, dynamic HDR-format in competition with Dolby Vision to Dolby VisionDynamic HDR-format with a color depth of up to 12 Bits and Mastering of up to 10,000 Nits. Also, there is an included soundbar that comes with front- and upfiring speakers and Dolby AtmosObject-based surround sound format with 3D-Sound from any direction support. The 8K QLEDs also have HDMI 2.1, which we really liked.
Interestingly, the model variants do not have the same smart OS technology. The European models feature Android TV while the American models have Roku TV. Regional features, like BBC iPlayer capability, are available on British model variants.
The mini LED by TCL are supposed to be LCD TVs that reach the performance in terms of black level and contrast as OLED panels. Now is the really true? Olivier showed us these TVs and we have been very impressed with them. For example, the 75 inch model housed 25,000 LEDs and, in combination with QLED technology, comes pretty close to OLED performance.
As a little cream on top, TCL showed a 132 inch Cinema Wall (similar to Samsung's "The Wall") with a Micro LED array. That means 24,000,000 LEDs, a contrast of 2,500,000:1 and a brightness of 1500 Nits. TCL is hoping to lauch Micro LEDs within the next two years.
No innovations by Sony
Unfortunately, Sony Electronics from Japan brought no new devices with them. The company presented its latest televisions at CES 2019 in Las Vegas – the very same presentation was given in Berlin. Highlights are still the Sony Z9G and A9G, which were impressive in its own right with their Sony Acoustic Surface Audio+ technology. We have already reported on these TVs for you on our YouTube channel!
See-through with Panasonic
The Japanese company Panasonic presented several interesting products at the IFA. These included market-ready televisions as well as future-oriented concept sets. By this we mean a transparent OLED, which was produced in collaboration with the Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken. Neither a release date nor a price are foreseeable right now.
Dirk Schulze, Head of Product Marketing TV, also introduced us to the Panasonic OLED TVs. According to Dirk, these OLEDs should overshadow all competing devices: 30% higher brightness, support for all HDR formats, good TV sound and Dolby Atmos. As most OLED manufacturers, Panasonic uses panels made by LG Display, but engineers them to display higher brightness.
Samsung does not introduce any new products
Unfortunately, the South Koreans from Samsung presented hardly anything new at IFA. The focus was on 8K QLED TVs and lifestyle TVs that we already knew from the first half of the year. Only the 55 inch version of the Samsung Q950R 8K TV was new. However, it is questionable whether this "small" screen size can even make a difference between 4K and 8K when watching TV. As a computer screen, 8K in this size would be extremely useful. Unfortunately, we couldn't do an interview, but of course we still visited the huge Samsung stand for you.
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Sharp likes it sharp
The Japanese Sharp Group is betting on 8K this year. The company presented a 120 inch LCD 8K TV – which was extremely impressive. Even with this huge TV, it was difficult to see individual pixels. But not only TVs were part of the product lineup, but also cameras in order to produce 8K content in the first place, and reference monitors to process 8K content.
This 8K ecosystem will ensure that 8K is used in the television business and especially in live broadcasting, once 5G is ready for the market. We also talked to product manager Adrian Wysocki, who was able to give us more in-depth information on the Sharp lineup. Please note that the video is taken from our German channel while the interview is conducted in English – so feel free to tune in if you like!
Philips shows self-confidence
Philips TP Vision confidently presented itself at IFA and – in contrast to most other manufacturers – completely dispensed with 8K. This decision is based on their own statement that Philips is the best at upscaling and therefore 8K is not necessary and will only play a role in the future.
Georg Wilde, Head of Communications TV & Audio for all German speaking countries, guided us through the product lineup. For the middle of the market Philips offers the Performance Series, for example the Philips 7304 and 7504, which scores with a powerful image processor, the P5, beautiful Ambilight and a budget friendly price. As of right now, the Performance Series in only available in Europe.
But now for the international models. The high-end series, on the other hand, consists of the 8 and 9 series OLEDs. A distinction is made between OLED+ and OLED. In terms of picture technology, the two are similar, but the OLED+ TVs include improved Ambilight and a sound system developed with British company Bowers & Wilkens. At IFA, Philips presented the 934 and 984, both of which are part of the OLED+ series, for the first time.
The Philips TVs presented here feature all HDR formats, i.e. Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HDR10+, as well as Dolby Atmos with Dolby DigitalMulti-channel-sound-system for up to 5.1 channel Surround Sound Plus.
LG introduces 8K OLED and infamous "ROLED"
This is the LG R9, a rollable OLED panel TV that is expected to release in 2020.
At LG's booth we immediately noticed that the South Korean manufacturer focused entirely on high-end products: From premium OLEDs to a huge curved wall of OLED panels called "The Massive Curve of Nature", which looked really stunning.
LG had two novelties with them: First, there are the 8K TVs, namely the 8K NanoCell LCD TV and an 8K OLED, the LG Z9. To give them both a price tag, we asked LG and found out that the NanoCell will start at about $5,000 and the LG Z9 will cost about $30,000.
The other novelty was the rollable LG OLED R9. Practical for those who want a huge screen but want to hide it when not in use. The screen dynamically adapts to displayed content and looks really impressive. At this point it has to be said that we do not understand why this TV was not called ROLED. We don't know the exact price or release date at this point, but we expect Q4 2019 to Q2 2020 to be realistic.
Hisense brings ULED and Laser TVs
At Hisense's stand, we were able to talk to Heiko Meusel, POS Coordinator for Hisense, who showed us the latest equipment from the Chinese high-flyer company. We especially liked the Hisense Laser TVs.
What may at first look like an ordinary (albeit very large) LCD TV to the layman is actually a 100 inch passive screen illuminated by the short distance beamer in front of it. Beamer and Smart TV as well as connections are located in one housing, while the millimeter-thin screen is simply hung on the wall. A sound system from JBL is also included. This makes the Laser TVs a competent insider tip for home cinema, which, however, also costs a lot of money. The most sophisticated version is about $15,000.
Heiko also showed us the Hisense ULED XD Dual Cell TV in 4K and 8K resolution. The technology behind it is comparable to Samsung's QLED. They score with a comparatively low price, offer great picture and functionality for Dolby Cinema, so Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
Another highlight was the 21:9 Movie Wall, which was tested in Europe during IFA. According to Heiko, this is a concept study for which the opinion of the end customers is in demand.
We are excited for IFA 2020!
IFA 2019 was a great experience for us and we learned a lot. If you liked our coverage and videos, please subscribe to our channel and check back every now and then – with us you will stay up to date in the international TV scene. We are already looking forward to the IFA 2020, which will hopefully bring interesting discussions and great innovations with it again. The 60th IFA 2020 will take place from 4 to 9 September 2020.
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The current generation of digital enterprise solutions is being built atop the previous one. Companies have spent a few generations relying on information technology, meaning there are old productivity apps going unused. This is how the march of progress works, but there is a serious drawback. Data saved in old formats and saved in silos related to disused applications may now be hard to find. The IT workers behind the projects involved may have left their respective companies over the years, adding yet another layer of distance. But what if a user today has to find that data?
Data sprawl has become a pressing issue in recent years, driven by the increased affordability of storage hardware and software. Gathering and keeping information is easier than ever, and the fact that generations of applications are being built on top of one another could add another serious twist to this problem. IT departments could end up wasting time and money converting old data, eager to make it compatible with the current crop of software, only to find that something has gone wrong and the information is now inaccessible altogether. Alternately, the new options could themselves be replaced, leaving users at square one.
Even simple enterprise tasks have been passed between several program families on various operating systems over the years. Compare the computers present in offices in the 1980s to the complex systems that power companies today and the difference becomes obvious at once. Some data silos have simply been left behind by the march of time. Of course, the historical data in those systems may be very important for current projects or even relevant to a request for data due to ongoing legal action. In those cases, IT leaders will need a way to go back and unlock the information.
Condensing generations of data into a single architecture is a strong idea. How companies go about this is the key. The idea of converting everything into the format of the day could be a temporary patch and require a renewal every few years. Physical data migration is costly, labor-intensive and puts content at constant risk of damage. Virtual data migration can provide a better model. With ViaWorks by VirtualWorks, for example, users can easily search for anything they need, even if information is contained within the body of an image document. With no conversion needed, gaining access to documents from throughout the years is now possible.


'Remo' is official dubbed version of Tamil flick with same title. This romantic comedy stars Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthy Suresh and has been directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan. The movie which has turned out to be a blockbuster and stands as one of the biggest openings in 2016 has lifted Sivakarthikeyan to the big league of heroes.
With 'Dil' Raju bagging the movie rights in Telugu, the movie's release has only got more interesting. The camera has been handled by legendary cinematographer P C Sreeram and the music, which has enhanced the movie big time has been provided by Anirudh Ravichandran. R D Raja who is known for his creative promotions has debuted as a producer with this one and produced the movie under 24AM Studios in Tamil.


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Q: How can I specify array parameter using Gnuplot command? Specifically, I want to set xtics using several specific values through the -e option, as like how we specify a parameter
gnuplot -e "param=1" script.gnuplot

But it returns the following error,
gnuplot -e "myxtics='(2,4,7,16)'" script.gnuplot

set xtics myxtics
                 ^
"script.gnuplot", line 58: increment must be positive

What should I do?

A: You can get gnuplot to explicitly handle the variable as a macro, so that it is expanded in the set command line as the very first thing. Just prefix the variable with @:
set xtics @myxtics

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Fox was the leading Whig of his generation and features in many of Gillray's most important prints.
Gillray went to the gallery of the House of Commons from time to time and perhaps drew this sketch there. This drawing allows the museum to explain to visitors how Gillray worked and can be used in conjunction with sketchbooks by contemporary cartoonists such as Steve Bell to draw out parallels between Georgian caricaturists and contemporary cartoonists.
The estate of Tony Banks, the late Lord Stratford.
The museum is currently closed. Please check the website for more information.


Por: William Burroughs - La máquina blanda por William Burroughs es una novela que a inspirado a varios artistas, entre ellos: Ian Curtis, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie y Patti Smith. - Grateful Death menciona la novela en su canción "Truckin" .
Ok time to back off on this one.
scored the accompanying rare Corgi edition of #NakedLunch - thanks once again to @collectiblesciencefiction for helping me find this very slick cover combo.
The main plot appears in linear prose in chapter VII, The Mayan Caper. This chapter portrays a secret agent who has the ability to change bodies or metamorphose his own body using "U.T." (undifferentiated tissue). As such an agent he makes a time travel machine and takes on a gang of Mayan priests who use the Mayan calendar to control the minds of slave laborers used for planting maize. The calendar images are written in books and placed on a magnetic tape and transmitted as sounds to control the slaves. The agent manages to infiltrate the slaves and replace the magnetic tape with a totally different message: "burn the books, kill the priests", which causes the downfall of their regime.
While an undergraduate at Harvard Burroughs became interested in witchcraft, and his investigations into the occult continued throughout his life. He spent hours staring at mirrors and crystals in order to experience visions and believed that soulmates could achieve perfect telepathy. He also believed in demonic possession, and that he himself was possessed by an 'Ugly Spirit' who had invaded him the moment before he killed his wife, and took root in his soul. In the 1960s he spent a few years as a Scientology enthusiast, but he never left behind his interest in the occult, and shortly before his death he was dabbling in Indian shamanism.
2010 English edition of The Soft Machine. $10, shipping included. DM to buy!
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Soft Machine의 81년작으로 화려한 퓨전/재즈록이 담겨있는 최종 앨범! RARE!!
The priest had me transferred to janitor work in the temple where I witnessed some executions and saw the prisoners torn body and soul into writhing insect fragments by the ovens, and learned that the giant centipedes were born in the ovens from these mutilated screaming fragments — It was time to act — Using the drug the doctor had given me, I took over the priest's body, gained access to the room where the codices were kept, and photographed the books — Equipped now with sound and image track of the control machine I was in position to dismantle it — I had only to mix the order of recordings and the order of images and the changed order would be picked up and fed back into the machine — I had recordings of all agricultural operations, cutting and burning brush etc.— I now correlated the recordings of burning brush with the image track of this operation, and shuffled the time so that the order to burn came late and a year's crop was lost— Famine weakening control lines, I cut radio static into the control music and festival recordings together with sound and image track rebellion.
"Cut word lines — Cut music lines — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the books— Kill the priests — Kill! Kill! Kill! —"
Picked this up yesterday in my favorite record store's "$3 as-is" bin. Cover is ratty and the vinyl is beat, but plays through with no skips!
Hugh Hopper - 1984 (1972) UK.
Me muero de sueño... Why Are We Sleeping?
Circular cut-out in sleeve, revealing rotating 'clockwork image' card insert- through which the band members can be viewed on a further inserted full-color backing sheet.
MOJO MAGAZINE IN SEARCH OF SYD MOJO PRESENTS 15 MIND BENDING FREAK OUTS!
This sequel to the Soft Machine continues to aim at shooting holes in the phoney fabrications of our indoctrinated minds. Before pulling the trigger it chats away with us at random like the friendly policeman, but his sentences don't make sense in the normal way, they're like shreds of human tissue that fall on us like snow: somewhere there must have been an explosion. Before our fearfully closed eyes we see flashes of the fight between the invader and the protectors. But is what is defended worth to behold? The severed phrases turn slowly and with intervals into trancelike asymmetric symphonies of mindturning poetry. An abstract message is communicated. The gun that was pointing at you slips into your hand. A terrible truth.
Why buy new books when the best covers are on the old?


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package org.apache.shardingsphere.infra.parser.sql;

import lombok.AccessLevel;
import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
import org.apache.shardingsphere.parser.rule.SQLParserRule;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

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 * SQL statement parser engine factory.
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@NoArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PRIVATE)
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    private static final Map<String, SQLStatementParserEngine> ENGINES = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

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Is Yunnan's Prizewinning Apple a Copycat?
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On July 15, Shenzhen SVM Variety Management (SVM) released a statement in both Chinese and English on several industry media platforms claiming that some companies and individuals in Yunnan province have been propagating, cultivating and selling the apple variety PremA280 without permission from SVM. SVM claims that this is an infringement of the plant breeders' rights of the variety owner, Prevar Ltd. of New Zealand. Consequently, SVM plans to take legal action against the alleged infringing parties.
SVM staff report that the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shennong Variety Management Ltd. of New Zealand and has been granted the exclusive master license to manage the PremA280 apple variety within China by the variety owner.
Produce Report has learned that Prevar and SVM jointly introduced the PremA280 variety to China for test planting and evaluation in around 2010, with Yunnan being chosen as one of the test sites. The two companies decided to officially commercialize the variety in 2020 and have not yet authorized the propagation or planting of the new variety.
SVM claims, however, that it has recently discovered that companies and individuals in Yunnan have been growing and selling PremA280 apples. The unauthorized plantings allegedly cover an area of 1,333 hectares and sales have been ongoing for the past three years, causing direct economic losses estimated at approximately 20 million Chinese yuan ($3.09 million).
In its statement, SVM claims that the infringement of its plant breeders' rights with respect to PremA280 is occurring in the Malong district of the city of Qujing in Yunnan province, where in recent years the apple variety has been extensively planted and is locally known as Longwei.
Malong is currently a flourishing region for apple production and is known as an early-maturing apple production base within Yunnan. At the end of 2019, apple orchards occupied approximately 3,333 hectares in the district, which first began cultivating apples on a large scale following the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1954, the then secretary of the Malong County Party Committee brought McIntosh, Jin Shuai, Fuji, Ralls Janet and other apple varieties from Shandong to Malong to conduct test plantings, and these trials turned out to be a success. In 1995, Malong began introducing other varieties to the region from Japan and New Zealand, including Royal Gala and Fujimaki No. 1. In 2013, Malong District's homegrown apple, the Malong apple, was selected as a geographical landmark product by China's Ministry of Agriculture. In 2018, the Malong apple was approved by the China Council for Brand Development with a trademark value of 550 million yuan ($85 million).
In recent years, Malong has introduced 113 varieties of apples from numerous locations, including Singapore, Japan, Shandong and Shaanxi. Publicly available information reveals that Longwei, as well as Longga, apples are "new varieties" grown locally in Malong bred from New Zealand varieties. Both Longwei and Longga passed new variety registration with the Yunnan Provincial Agricultural Department in 2013, and they also won second and first place, respectively, in China's National Apple Contest in Shandong. Today, the two varieties are planted on a mass scale in the local area. These apples fetch an average market price of over 10 yuan ($1.55) per kilogram and can reach 15 yuan ($2.32) per apple at the highest.
However, SVM claims that Longwei is actually the PremA280 variety introduced by Prevar Ltd. of New Zealand and sold under the trademarked Sweetie brand in New Zealand. The PremA280 variety was reportedly bred by The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd. as part of the same breeding program as the famous Envy and Rockit apple varieties. The PremA280 variety is characterized by its sweetness and crispness. It matures early, possesses an elongated shape and has high coloration, and the company was granted plant breeders' rights for the variety by China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2018.
Prevar Ltd. of New Zealand has authorized SVM to respond to the incident. The latter assembled a lawyer team that has presented the relevant authorities with evidence of the alleged infringement of the plant breeders' rights of Prevar Ltd. Produce Report will continue to follow this story as it develops.
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After a traumatic head injury, there are often silent neural pathways that still exist. There are brain circuits that can take over for the injured pathways. The problem is that you do not know where they are there and how to use them. This program is a form of stroke rehabilitation therapy that can help you discover these pathways. In order to restore movement after an injury, I created a new way to target and train muscle use call Quantitative Surface Electromyography or QSEMG. There is much detail in the accompanying pages. It is a painless procedure that uses a modified form of biofeedback. The program helps the person find and use muscles that as a result of an accident have been lost. At first, the only way to see neural activity is by watching lines on the computer monitor rise and fall as the muscle is used and relaxed. With continued stroke therapy, you begin to recognize the muscle use on your own, you get a feel for it, much like you did the first time you learned to ride a bicycle without training wheels.
Motor Control Restoration helps patients with a variety of conditions including stroke, head injury and traumatic injuries due to accidents. Our patients learn to restore movement and maximize the efficient use of their muscles and minimize activities that are detrimental to their recovery. This is accomplished by using Quantitative Surface Electromyography Treatment (QSMEG), a treatment technique developed by Dr. Jeffrey Bolek.
Learn more about stroke recovery, traumatic brain injury recovery, cerebral palsy, pain management, QSMEG and peak performance training services offered by Dr. Bolek in Beachwood, Ohio.
Restoration of movement after illness and traumatic injury such as stroke or head trauma.
The program is designed to restore movement such as the use of arms, legs and hands due to stroke, injury or an ongoing medical condition such as cerebral palsy. Treatment sessions are scheduled once per week and last for an hour. These sessions are intense! We have never had a session where anyone wished for just a few more minutes, but the results can be significant. If the patient has existing physical or occupational goals, we can tailor our treatment to include a program to help achieve them. See the accompanying pages for much more detail. The important thing is that the program has proven effectiveness in restoring movement.
Even if the primary cause of your pain is not muscle-related, very often the body's musculature plays a role. The body tries to compensate or reduce the pain, and in doing so, causes muscle imbalance. The fact is, most pain has a muscle component to it and many times, incorrect muscle firing is the cause of pain. Sometime muscles do not turn "off" when they are supposed to. This is called "inhibition" and it leads to chronic muscle tension, as one muscle works against another.
After sustaining a traumatic head injury, a thorough assessment of brain function can be very helpful in getting one a patient back to work or school. Unidentified neural deficits can cause problems in ways that are difficult for the patient or family members to detect. However, identifying impaired brain function is essential, as it can significantly affect work/school performance.
Very often athletes need some fine tuning to maximize their natural ability. Motor Control Restoration provides peak performance training to athletes ranging from amateur to professional. Some need a few sessions to change unhealthy movement patterns they have slipped into. Improved coordination, greater efficiency and increased endurance are just a few of the benefits of treatment. Results are shared with the athlete's coach/trainer.
As a certified Bureau of Worker's Compensation of Ohio provider, evaluations for return to work are a specialty as part of my larger practice that is focused on rehabilitation. Our disability evaluations are not just a sideline activity, and as a certified provider, we have the training and experience to perform the evaluations thoroughly and efficiently. We know your time is precious and we will not waste it.
Sometimes the goal is to have an evaluation done to document the extent of a person's disability. Or, the goal may be to have therapy that will help the person get moving again so they can return to work. There is no wasted time because typically by the end of three sessions, we will know if this kind of therapy is going to be of benefit. Sessions are scheduled once per week, and last for one hour.
Patients are observed at the facility they attend to determine if the program can be helpful in their case.