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Q: What is the hypervolume of a 4D tetrahedron ($5$-cell)? Here's how this question arose in my mind:

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*area of a triangle: $\frac{1}{2} \cdot b \cdot h$

*volume of a tetrahedron: $\frac{1}{3} \cdot A \cdot h$

So the 2D object has $\frac{1}{2}$ in the formula, the 3D object has $\frac{1}{3}$ in its formula...does the 4D object have $\frac{1}{4}$ in its formula? And if so, why is there a linear progression instead of something exponential?

The concrete question is, what is the hypervolume of a $4$-dimensional tetrahedron?, aka $5$-cell or pentachoron.
(PS, i saw 2D and 3D as tags, but not 4D or hyper dimensional tag. Don't know what else to tag.)

A: Indeed, the $n$-simplex = "$n$-dimensional tetrahedron" (and indeed, every $n$-dimensional cone, of which the $n$-simplex is just a special case) has that factor $1/n$. This is easily seen by the fact that the volume of the $n$-dimensional tetrahedron is
\begin{aligned}
V_n &= \int_0^h V_{n-1}(z)\,\mathrm dz\\
&= \int_0^h V_{n-1}(0)\left(\frac{h-z}{h}\right)^{n-1}\,\mathrm dz &&
\text{substitute $w=h-z$}\\
&= \frac{V_{n-1}}{h^{n-1}}\int_0^hw^{n-1}\,\mathrm dw\\
&= \frac{V_{n-1}}{h^{n-1}}\frac{h^n}{n}\\
&= \frac{V_{n-1}h}{n}
\end{aligned}
Here $V_n$ is the volume of the $n$-dimensional cone, $V_{n-1}(z)$ is the $(n-1)$-dimensional volume ("area") of the "horizontal" slice at height $z$ above the base, $V_{n-1}=V_{n-1}(0)$ is the $(n-1)$-dimensional volume of the base, and $h$ is the height of the cone.
In the second line, I've used the fact that all slices of the pace are scaled versions of the base, with a scaling factor $(h-z)/h$, and volumes scale with the power of the dimension.

A: The $\frac{1}{n}$ term was understood well before calculus.
Archimedes found the volume of a pyramid by slicing it into thin triangles and summing their areas and throwing away the small terms, prefiguring calculus by 2000 years.
In general, it was well known that:
$$\sum^N_{i=0} i^n \sim \frac{N^{n+1}}{n+1}$$
The area under the curve $x^n$ was shown geometrically to be equal to $\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}$ for positive integer values of $n$ a few decades before calculus.
However, the concept of higher dimensional geometry only came some 100 years after calculus.

A: Since I couldn't find it anywhere else and I ended up on this page when I searched for it, it might be useful to others to put the actual values for the (hyper)volumes of the first few regular n-polytopes with $n+1$ vertices here. The tetrahedron is $V_3$ and the 5-cell/pentachoron is $V_4$.
The height can be calculated using the centroid of the previous shape and Pythagorus' Theorem giving the following recurrence relation:
$${h_n}^2 = 1 - {\left({\frac{n-1}{n}}\right)}^2{h_{n-1}}^2$$
with $h_1=1$
$V_1 = 1$
$V_2 =\frac{1}{2}\times V_1 \times h_2 = \frac{1}{2}\times 1 \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$
$V_3 =\frac{1}{3}\times V_2 \times h_3 = \frac{1}{3}\times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \times \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{12}$
$V_4 =\frac{1}{4}\times V_3 \times h_4 = \frac{1}{4}\times \frac{\sqrt{2}}{12} \times \frac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{8}} = \frac{\sqrt{5}}{96}$
$V_5 = \frac{1}{5}\times V_4 \times h_5 = \frac{1}{5}\times \frac{\sqrt{5}}{96} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{5}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{480}$
Update: I found a source with more information on regular polytopes, there is a polytope wiki at:
https://polytope.miraheze.org/wiki


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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH (2019) Live Concert Review!
Posted on September 2, 2019 by Michael Juvinall in Chicago, Concert Review, Heavy Metal // 0 Comments
Venue: Brauer House Live – Lombard, Illinois
Special guests: Reflexicon
Reviewed by Michael Juvinall – Horror Patch
*All photos copyright Michael L. Juvinall
I love a good doom metal band. It's one of my favorite metal subgenres. A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, which shall hereto be abbreviated to APHND, definitely fits that bill. These guys come from the streets of Brooklyn, NY and their pedigree is impressive.
The band has three albums under their belt and have been in existence as APHND since 2011. The band was formed by singer, guitarist, drummer Sal Abruscato, who was the former drummer for Type O Negative and Life Of Agony. To classify their sound would be to say they are a gothic doom metal outfit. They have a similar sound to classic Type O Negative, whether that's by design or by pure coincidence is hard to say. The way I look at it, when you play with a band for a number of years and play a certain style, it's hard to break that mold when you are out on your own, not that it's a bad thing, it's just how it is.
Their current drummer, Johnny Kelly, is also a former drummer for Type O Negative and is a member of a number of other bands including Danzig, Kill Devil Hill, and others.
There was only one opening band, a local band called REFLEXICON.
APHND came out to a (much) less than packed house but that's ok. It gave those of us who were there a more intimate show and they still kicked ass, we all just got a better view.
They kicked off the show with a tribal intro to their track, "The Woods" off of their most recent effort When The World Becomes Undone. This is just an instrumental opening song to start the show with. They then launched into "To Die In Your Arms" from their first album, And Hell Will Follow Me. It's a crunchy, doom-laden bleak opus that was performed to perfection.
I won't go through every track here but I do want to highlight a few songs such as…"Shallow Grave", a little ditty about killing your girlfriend.
"Fell In My Hole" is another great track the band did absolute justice to. Also, "Die Alone" is a cheerful song about suicide – a theme that is repeatedly used in the band's song lyrics. There was an impromptu rendition of The Beatles "Come Together" that was very cool.
The band has some pretty dark and grim lyrics that make you come away from listening to their albums feeling like a rosy, ray of sunshine was blasted up your ass…NOT! Who wants uplifting and cheerful lyrics anyway? Not me.
Frontman Sal Abruscato seemed genuinely appreciative of the crowd several times throughout the show, even though there weren't many people there since it was a Thursday night and people have to get up and work the next day. I love seeing a group that doesn't take its fans for granted. He even talked about having ties to the Chicago area by his Father that was a nice story.
APHND are top-notch musicians that put on a great show. They're not a band that runs and jumps all over the stage, they're pretty static, but I don't care about that other stuff anyway. All I want is a band that plays great and gives the crowd their money's worth. They played for nearly 90 minutes, which is pretty standard these days, can't complain about that. Something unique is they had a triple-guitar attack that added an impressive sonic quality to their live show. They even stuck around after the show to talk with anyone who wanted to talk and take pics, very cool.
Overall, it was a doom-laden extravaganza of some of their best tracks played to near perfection. I really love this band and it was a great show, they're definitely worth checking out and if you're not familiar with them, give them a listen!
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Ukraine's National Energy Company, Energoatom, Reaches a Major Milestone Towards Implementing a Central Storage Facility for the Country's Used VVER Fuel
Home > News & Videos > Ukraine's National Energy Company, Energoatom, Reaches a Major Milestone Towards Implementing a Central Storage Facility for the Country's Used VVER Fuel
RIVNE, UKRAINE, Dec 5, 2018; Representatives from Ukraine's government, parliament, and various sectors of industry witnessed the culmination of a successful series of tests at the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) that validated the various critical functions of Holtec-supplied equipment and systems for the country's soon-to-be-operational Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility(CSFSF) (which is known as the "Consolidated Interim Storage Facility"in the United States). The first set of tests included successful verification of the functionality of the (patented) forced helium dehydration system, lift yokes, rail car, etc. – all supplied by Holtec International. The final test involved heavy load handling evolutions demonstrated by handling and maneuvering of the HI-TRAC transfer cask from the rail car to the main reactor hall of RNPP. Photos of various components are shown below.
HI-TRAC Transfer cask on the specially designed rail car, both supplied by Holtec.
HI-TRAC 190 Transfer cask with the HI-TRAC lift yoke and HI-TRAC redundant lift yoke at the Holtec Manufacturing Division in Turtle Creek, PA.
Main Skid of the Forced Helium Dehydrator (FHD)
Visibly pleased with the performance of the equipment and systems, Energoatom's President Mr. Yuri Nedashkovsky called the construction of the CSFSF to be the key project for energy independence of Ukraine, stating, "Today's event is memorable since it is for the first time in Ukraine and the whole world that uniquely appropriate storage and transport equipment for hexagonal fuel of Russian design has been demonstrated. These modern casks developed by Holtec International have two barriers that meet and exceed international requirements on nuclear and radiation safety and are of dual-purpose genre' as they are designed for both transportation and storage of used fuel. Moreover, the casks have a guaranteed service life of 100 years in storage. We are pioneers as this is the first solution in the world for reactors of VVER design. Today we witnessed the fulfillment of transport operations with real equipment, which starting from 2020, will be used for used fuel management."
Deputy Director Igor Orlov noted the Holtec multi-purpose canister (MPC) can accommodate 31 spent fuel assemblies (SFA) from VVER-1000 or 85 SFA from VVER-440 adding, "Spent nuclear fuel which will be stored at the CSFSF site is a strategic reserve of Ukraine which can be used in the future for generation of electric energy in reactor facilities of next generations."
Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC-31) qualified to store and transport 31 VVER-1000 fuel assemblies
The multi-purpose canisters provided to Ukraine are indeed the highest capacity and highest heat load rated in the world for VVER fuel. These canisters will be packaged at individual nuclear plants and transported to the CSFSF facility in HI-STAR 190 transport casks (also pictured below). With CSFSF in operation, Ukraine will become a world leader in owning and operating a state-of-the-art centralized spent fuel storage facility.
Energoatom reports that, in addition to the construction of the CSFSF, a major effort to modernize three nuclear power plants – Rivne, Khmelnytskiy, and South-Ukraine is underway. This upgrade program has an ambitious agenda which includes modernization of refueling equipment and lifting cranes for large-scale and heavy equipment, strengthening of reinforced concrete structures, substantiation of seismic, nuclear and radiation safety, and site for CSFSF equipment maintenance, etc.
"Ukraine's nuclear power generation is critical to the energy security of the country providing as much as 60% of its power need. It is heartening to observe Energoatom emerge as a world leader in terms of reliability of its nuclear units and management of its used fuel," said Dr. Kris Singh, President & CEO of Holtec International who serves on President Poroshenko 's National Investment Council.
HI-STAR 190 transport cask (lid removed) being prepped for shipment to Ukraine from Holtec Manufacturing Division in Turtle Creek, PA
Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC-85) designed to store and transport 85 VVER-440 fuel assemblies
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By sharing I mean - if one project changes value of the module variable, will other project see the change?
What is the concept involved here?

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Q: Convert .sldprt file to .stl using Python script Recently I have been working on an assignment to convert five file formats (.dae, .stl, .step, igs, obj) to .stl. using FreeCAD Python console and help from people on StackOverflow and FreeCAD forum, I was able to do that.
The last part of this assignment is to convert .sldprt (Solidworks Parts File) to .stl. Unfortunately, FreeCAD does not support importing this file format and I can not use its Python console to convert this file format to .stl.
I have been searching Python APIs that can read/export .sldprt files but I haven't been able to find any. I did find some online sources (GradCAD, Datakit Cross manager etc.) but I need to accomplish this by a Python script (preferably Python 2).
Is there another way I can convert .sldprt file to .stl using Python? Can someone point me in the right direction where to start?

A: Since sldprt is a proprietary format, you are only able to do that if SOLIDWORKS is installed on the executing machine. This is done with the SOLIDWORKS API. With that condition out of the way, you will need to write some sort of bridge between Python and the SOLIDWORKS COM API objects which is a big hassle. If this is a school assignment, I would suggest you write a console application in C# or VB.NET that opens the file and converts it to whatever target format. You can command that application from your Python program.
There are a bunch of cloud services that can do CAD files conversion. Those can be a good alternative if you can't afford a SOLIDWORKS license or don't have access to one.

A: Autodesk Fusion 360 use a Python API and also import cad files from SolidWorks and export to other formats, check this examples:

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In addition to this outrageous exposure of the fleet...the MAINTENANCE OR LACK THERE OF HAS BECOME CRITICAL...THE SHIPYARD BACKLOG BECAUSE OF THIS TRAITORS INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO DEGRADE AND DEMORALIZE OUR FORCES HAS HINDERED OUR ABILITY TO DEPLOY A HIGH QUALITY FORCE!
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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower passes over the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel as the ship returns from deployment to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., in July 2013. The Navy announced in October, 2014, that after more than a year in the shipyard, the Eisenhower wouldn't be ready to return to the fleet and wouldn't deploy next fall, as planned.
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NY Times Answers: Can You Get Ebola from a Sweaty Bowling Ball?
Hold the phone!!! Bowling Alley??? Bowling Balls???...Isn't SWEAT a BODILY FLUID??? You know your HANDS TOUCH AND HANDLE BOWLING BALLS...oh forgot to mention did anyone bother to ask...WAS HE USING HIS OWN BALL OR ONE OFF THE RACK???...This is getting more and more BIZZARE AND INSANELY CRIMINAL. The NYC PD were video taped leaving the good doctor's apartment and DISCARDING THEIR PROTECTIVE GLOVES IN THE SIDEWALK "TRASH CAN"???? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A "DEADLY CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY" BEING PERPETRATE AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. This is the worst case of negligence so far in the EBOLA crisis. This is truly a prelude to unleashing this deadly scourge in the most receptive "pea-tree dish" in the country our largest cit NYC. JUST PRIOR TO AN ELECTION THAT COULD BRING OBAMA AND HIS WHOLE ADMINISTRATION UP ON CHARGES OF TREASON UNDER THE R.I.C.O. STATUTE. ONE PROBLEM BARRY SOROTO'S aka BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S psychological profile says he is a sociopath & narcissist...and maneuvering toward MARSHAL LAW...THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL FOR A BLIND MAN TO SEE.
The other, better remedy is to send colonies that are, as it were, fetters of that state, to one or two places, because it is necessary either to do this or to hold them with many men-at-arms and infantry. One does not spend much on colonies, and without expense of one's own, or with little, one may send them and hold them; and one offends only those from whom one takes fields and houses in order to give them to new inhabitants – who are a very small part of that state. And those whom he offends, since they remain dispersed and poor, can never harm him, while all the others remain on the one hand unhurt, and for this they should be quiet; on the other, they are afraid to err from fear that what happened to the despoiled might happen to them.
It is a defect of their virtue that decent people are prone to see only what their own good nature and experience prepare them to see. This is no doubt why Jesus Christ, though he is the paragon of single-hearted righteousness, nonetheless invited his disciples to ponder the craftiness of the deceitful, self-serving and unjust steward, as well as that of the master who praised him on account of it.
Elsewhere in "The Prince" Machiavelli suggests that, in replacing one domestic regime with another "it is enough to have eliminated the line of the prince whose dominions they were." To apply this thought to a whole people requires unrighteous thinking on a genocidal scale, the sort of thinking that can ordinarily be translated into action only if it masquerades as something else. Does America's current twin-party sham exist precisely in order to weave the tangled web required to veil such evil? Is there no way for decent Americans to cut through the Gordian knotted electoral process by which that veil is being maintained?
Though the hour is late, and the illness well advanced, the heart and will required to implement the pledge to impeach mobilization may energize the constitutional sword intended to offer a way. Have you joined the pledge to impeach mobilization? Are you encouraging everyone you can influence to do likewise?


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Q: Minimizing (and maximizing) the area of triangles How would one solve questions like this one here in general? I have gotten an answer for that question, but I don't understand what's the intuition behind it. Can smoeone clearly explain how to minimize and maximize the area of triangles (as asked in the linked question) and the intuition behind it?

A: The question in this form does not make much sense. You always minimize or maximize something under some conditions.
So, for example, you can minimize or maximize the area of triangles where the three points lie on the unit circle.
What can go wrong:

*

*It can happen that the area of the triangles are arbitrarily large, so that there is no maximal area, but in that case, we can just say so (that the area is arbitrarily large).

*It can happen that the area of all triangles under a given condition is smaller than 2, can be chosen arbitrarily close to 2, but never 2. In that case, one calls 2 the supremum instead of the maximum. (The same thing can happen with the minimum.) Again, this can be explicitly stated and proved.

*It can happen that the maximum exists, but there is no good explicit way of expressing it. In that case, there is not much you can do, not every number has a good explicit representation.

A: Typically you will be in a situation where the area of your triangle will be determined by two variables. (In case of your referred question the numbers $a$ and $b$ where $A=(a,0)$ and $B=(0,b)$.) However in order to minimize the area, you would like to solve it as an extreme value problem, i.e. write the area as a function of a single variable, and then setting it's derivative to 0.
So you need some kind of way to connect your two variables. In the case of the question you mention, the link is the fact that the line drawn through the points $A$ and $B$ is at an equal distance of given points $P$ and $Q$. Using the fact that these distances are equal, allows you to write $a$ as a function of $b$, and hence the area as a function of $b$.


Hailing from New York City, this fireball's natural innate talent and well defined ambition places her in a category of her own. Astrid is a multitalented, multi-lingual artist whose name means "of the stars".
from big bad swing to soul fill R & B right on through to one of her favorite styles of music, head banging Rock and Roll. Nobody owns the versatile capacity that this young lady makes look so easy.
In addition to her vocal and song writing talents, Astrid also freelances as an actress. Not only can you hear her on the title track for the motion picture "Primal Rage", you will also see her performing in the movie. Other motion picture and television appearances include a role in the movie "Death Match", Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday", as well as several appearances in the TV show "Miami Vice". Astrid has also received video writing credit for one of Miami's own, Donna Allen's music video "Serious". The idea was submitted in competition with several seasoned pros and Astrid's was chosen as the winner.


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Q: How to apply TOP statement to only 1 column while selecting multiple columns from a table? I am trying to select multiple columns from a table, but I want to select top certain number of records based on one column. I tried this  :
select roll_no ,marks as Percentage
from database
where marks in (select top (3) *
                from database
                where subject = ''
                order by marks desc) order by percentage desc

and I am getting the error:

Only one expression can be specified in the select list when the
  sub-query is not introduced with EXISTS or more than specified number
  of records.

I also tried :
select roll_no ,marks as Percentage
from database
where marks in (select top (3) marks
                from database
                where subject = ''
                order by marks desc) order by percentage desc

which returns the right result for some subjects but for others..it is displaying top marks from other subjects as well.
eg :
+---------+-------+
| roll_no | marks |
+---------+-------+
|10003    |  87   |
|10006    |  72   |
|10003    |  72   |
|10002    |  67   |
|10004    |  67   |
+---------+-------+

How to frame the query correctly?
sample data :
+---------+-------+---------+
| roll_no | marks |subject  |
+---------+-------+---------+
|10001    |  45   | Maths   |
|10001    |  72   | Science |
|10001    |  64   | English |
|10002    |  52   | Maths   |
|10002    |  35   | Science |
|10002    |  75   | English |
|10003    |  52   | Maths   |
|10003    |  35   | Science |
|10003    |  75   | English |
|10004    |  52   | Maths   |
|10004    |  35   | Science |
|10004    |  75   | English |
+---------+-------+---------+

A: You can use window functions to rank your marks column (specifically dense_rank, which allows duplicate rankings whilst retaining sequential numbering) and then return all rows with a rank of 3 or less:
declare @t table(roll_no int identity(1,1),marks int);
insert into @t(marks) values(2),(4),(5),(8),(6),(1),(3),(2),(1),(8);

with t as
(
    select roll_no
            ,marks
            ,dense_rank() over (order by marks desc) as r
    from @t
)
select *
from t
where r <= 3;

Output:
+---------+-------+---+
| roll_no | marks | r |
+---------+-------+---+
|       4 |     8 | 1 |
|      10 |     6 | 1 |
|       5 |     6 | 2 |
|       3 |     5 | 3 |
+---------+-------+---+

A: If I'm right and you are looking for the best 3 marks for each subject, then you can get it with the following:
DECLARE @SelectedSubject VARCHAR(50) = 'Maths'

;WITH FilteredSubjectMarks AS
(
    SELECT
        D.Subject,
        D.Roll_no,
        D.Marks,
        MarksRanking = DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY D.Marks DESC)
    FROM
        [Database] AS D
    WHERE
        D.Subject = @SelectedSubject
)
SELECT
    F.*
FROM
    FilteredSubjectMarks AS F
WHERE
    F.MarksRanking <= 3


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Winemaker in California sentenced to 5 months for college admissions scam
Posted 7:54 PM, October 4, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
A former Napa Valley vineyard owner was sentenced to five months in prison Friday for his role in the national college admissions scam, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said.
Agustin Huneeus, the fifth parent sentenced in the scam, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit fraud.
His sentence was the longest so far issued for a parent in the scandal. Prosecutors had asked for 15 months in prison, one year of supervised release and a $95,000 fine.
Huneeus had participated in both the test-cheating and athlete-recruiting schemes, prosecutors said.
Huneeus has admitted to paying $50,000 as part of a scheme to cheat on his daughter's SAT exam, court records show. He also admitted to paying $50,000 in bribes — and agreeing to pay a further $200,000 — to get her into the University of Southern California as a purported water polo recruit.
Huneeus was arrested before he made the final $200,000 payment, prosecutors say. His daughter was conditionally accepted into USC late last year, but the admission was rescinded after his charges were announced.
He told his daughter to have a 'shut-your-trap' mentality, prosecutors say
More than 50 people — parents, coaches, test administrators and conspirators — were charged in the scandal, in which prosecutors said mastermind William "Rick" Singer either facilitated cheating on standardized tests or bribed college coaches to give students an advantage in the admissions process.
Of those charged, more than 30 are parents, accused of conspiring with Singer. More than 10 of those parents, including Huneeus, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud.
Singer pleaded guilty in March to four charges related to cheating on standardized tests and bribing college coaches and administrators.
In making their argument for giving Huneeus the harshest sentence so far, prosecutors emphasized in court documents that he is the only one up for sentencing to have admitted using both schemes.
He actively pursued the scam for two years, and told his daughter to have a "shut-your-trap mentality" about it, prosecutors wrote. She has not been charged in the case.
Huneeus' lawyers, meanwhile, have argued his sentence should be mitigated, in part because — since the USC offer was rescinded — his daughter never took anyone's spot at the university.
They also note that he faces years apart from the only industry he has known — the wine business — because he cannot hold an alcoholic beverage license as a recently convicted felon. He already has stopped managing his wine business because of this, his lawyers say.
Up to now, parents who participated in the test-cheating scheme have gotten lower sentences than those who admitted using the athlete-recruitment scheme. All have been sentenced by US District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts.
The actress Felicity Huffman, who paid $15,000 to participate in the test-cheating scheme, was sentenced to two weeks in prison. Gordon Caplan, a former high-powered attorney, was sentenced to one month in prison for paying $75,000 to falsely boost his daughter's ACT score.
Meanwhile, Stephen Semprevivo and Devin Sloane, who paid to get their children into prominent universities under the guise that they were recruited athletes, were each sentenced to four months in prison.
'What do you think, I'm a moron?'
Before his arrest, Huneeus was captured on recorded phone calls speaking bluntly and openly about the details of the scam, according to a criminal complaint.
As part of the recruitment scheme, Singer sent a USC athletics official a fabricated athletic profile saying Huneeus' daughter was a talented water polo player, and the profile even included a photo of a random water polo player, according to the complaint.
His daughter was then conditionally accepted to USC in November 2018. That offer was rescinded.
Later, after Singer began cooperating with prosecutors, he called Huneeus and told him he was being audited and that they should falsely tell authorities that the $50,000 was intended to help underserved children through Singer's fake charity, according to the complaint.
"Dude, dude, what do you think, I'm a moron?" Huneeus responded, according to the complaint.
"I'm going to say that I've been inspired how you're helping underprivileged kids get into college," he added. "Totally got it."
Man in $400,000 GoFundMe scam case pleads guilty and agrees to 5-year sentence
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
Actress Lori Loughlin fears she may go to prison over college admissions scandal, friend tells CNN
Huffman released with 2 days left on 2-week prison term
Indianapolis drug kingpin Richard Grundy sentenced to life in prison
Ohio mother sentenced to consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to killing young sons
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Judge sentences former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to 45 days
Kentucky governor pardons more than 400, including convicted child rapist, before leaving office
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China convicts 3 researchers involved in gene-edited babies


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Bourdoumis A et al, 2014: Thromboprophylaxis and bleeding diathesis in minimally invasive stone surgery
Bourdoumis A, Stasinou T, Kachrilas S, Papatsoris AG, Buchholz N, Masood J
Endourology and Stones Services, Barts Health NHS Trust, 9th Floor, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB, UK
Department of Urology, North Devon District Hospital NHS Trust, Barnstaple, North Devon EX31 4HX, UK
2nd Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Sismanoglio General Hospital, 1 Sismanogleiou Street, 14578 Athens, Greece
With populations ageing and active treatment of urinary stones increasingly in demand, more patients with stones are presenting with an underlying bleeding disorder or need for regular thromboprophylaxis, by means of antiplatelet and other medication. A practical guide to thromboprophylaxis in the treatment of urinary tract lithiasis has not yet been established. Patients can be stratified according to levels of risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism, which influence the requirements for antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications, respectively. Patients should also be stratified according to their risk of bleeding. Consideration of the combined risks of bleeding and thromboembolism should determine the perioperative thromboprophylactic strategy. The choice of shockwave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy or ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy for treatment of lithiasis should be determined with regard to these risks. Although ureteroscopy is the preferred method in high-risk patients, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be chosen when indicated, if appropriate guidelines are strictly followed.
Nat Rev Urol. 2014 Jan;11(1):51-8. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.278. Epub 2013 Dec 17.
Hans-Göran Tiselius le mercredi 13 novembre 2013 08:42
This is a useful article with information on how to clinically manage patients with bleeding disorders and anticoagulation treatment in association with modern stone surgery. There is a chapter with advice how to deal with warfarin and anti-platelet medication when SWL is planned. The basic rules in this regard was that warfarin should be stopped 5 days before the treatment and bridging therapy with low-molecular heparin given to most patients before the warfarin medication can be re-started after 48-78 h. It is furthermore recommended to stop anti-platelet treatment 7 days before SWL. The bottom-line is, however, that in patients at particularly high risk endoscopic treatment should be chosen instead of SWL. All these measures are highly important in order to reduce the risk of subcapsular hematoma.
This is a useful article with information on how to clinically manage patients with bleeding disorders and anticoagulation treatment in association with modern stone surgery. There is a chapter with advice how to deal with warfarin and anti-platelet medication when SWL is planned. The basic rules in this regard was that warfarin should be stopped 5 days before the treatment and bridging therapy with low-molecular heparin given to most patients before the warfarin medication can be re-started after 48-78 h. It is furthermore recommended to stop anti-platelet treatment 7 days before SWL. The bottom-line is, however, that in patients at particularly high risk endoscopic treatment should be chosen instead of SWL. All these measures are highly important in order to reduce the risk of subcapsular hematoma. Hans-Göran Tiselius
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Love one another… Love one another as I have loved you! I wonder how obedient we are, on a day-to-day basis, to this command of Jesus? It is certainly easy to be obedient to this call with people who share our views, our faith and our culture. And it isn't too hard to love those who differ from us yet respect our rights and customs. It is easy to love those whom we consider to be "nice" and "good" people … and even the most difficult of our neighbours can be loved at a distance.
But loving one another as Jesus has loved us means loving sacrificially, means loving way beyond our comfort zone. On Wednesday evening one young parishioner raised the issue of the so-called Christian attitude to homosexuals, resulting in vilification and physical abuse. How can this be of Christ? Similarly, the recent Boston bombings have resulted in a resurgence of fear mongering with Christian groups rallying against Moslems – because of the actions of 2 young men.
Jesus commandment seems beautiful, comfortable and non-threatening and yet, followed according to His call, it is guaranteed to shake us up, spin us around and turn our world upside down.
I am an avid reader. I recently read a series of books (the Tomorrow series) written for young adults by Australian Author, John Marsden.
The series depicts and Australia which is infiltrated and taken over by soldiers from another country… on the grounds that they (the "others") have little space or resources… while we have much which is poorly managed and unfairly distributed. Ellie, the young hero, struggles to come to terms with what is right and wrong in this situation.
It got me thinking about the way we (here in Australia) are viewed by others and the way in which we use … or misuse … the resources of this wonderful country.
In Words For Worship I read, this week – The abundance of what we need that is portrayed in Psalm 23 is echoed in Revelation 7. Given that this is the world that God wants for all creation, and given that the Church is, in some sense, that new world to come, lived out here and now, how do we reflect God's desire for a world with enough for all? This question is particularly pertinent for Christians in the West who, since the 1970s and particularly in the last decade, have lived in a society where the gap between the poorest in our communities and the richest is rapidly widening. The post-war dream of housing and jobs and consumer goods for all, which, in turn meant participation by all in the community, is for many, turning into a nightmare. What do these two truths mean for the way we as the Church organize ourselves?
It is God's desire that there should be none left hungry, thirsty, homeless or in any other need so what is our response as individuals and as a parish? God delights in congregations whose actions parallel their words and teachings on love… who let their light shine out. I wonder (continuing on from last weeks sermon) are we plugged in and switched on? And does our light shine beyond the confines of our timber doors?
Truth be told there are probably moments of doubt for the majority of believers, at some time or other. I found this poem, which was given as the response of a believer some time ago and found its way into a newspaper in response to an atheist's diatribe against Christianity. I thought it was worth sharing.
Or understand the miracle of birth.
Or toss one cloud into a sunny day.
How dare you doubt the Only One Who can?
In the movie, The Mission, one of the leading characters is converted from being a slave-trader of Brazilian Indians to a Jesuit priest. But he insists on doing penance, dragging a heavy bundle through the jungle back to the Indians he used to enslave. Once back, in a dramatic, cliff-side scene, where the bundle threatened to make him fall, the Indians cut away the bundle. The people he had formerly enslaved forgave him and set him free. We have the power to do that for each other.
I do need to point out that forgiving sins does not mean ignoring them. If a child runs onto a road (and survives) you will forgive (and rejoice that he or she is okay) BUT there is no doubt that there will be a need to explain and teach the child that running onto the road is wrong. Unloving behaviors can be forgiven but sometimes there is a need for teaching and explaining. When King David had his affair with Bathsheba and sent her husband into the front line so as to ensure his death… David needed to know he was in the wrong and suffered the consequences of his actions but there is no doubt that he was forgiven and continued to be beloved by God.
This is an incredible responsibility but it is the responsibility of all believers, not just those in leadership roles. By our willing ability to forgive others and set them free, we point to Christ and become positive ambassadors for the Church and the Kingdom of God.
It is said an apostle is one who bears witness to the risen Jesus. Much is made (by recent scholars) of the fact that, as it was the women who first discovered the empty tomb and concluded that Jesus had risen… the women in Luke's gospel are the church's first apostles. At times of grief we are all caught off guard and react in different ways. Some huddle in quiet corners trying to come to terms with events, while others are moved to take action… preparing food for the bereaved, making funeral arrangements, feeling the need to prepare the body for final burial or drawn back to the graveside or perhaps the place of death. The same is true today as then.
Further, Luke reports that the others receive the words of the women as an "idle tale." Was this because they suspected the credibility of women? Or is it because of the incredible nature of the news? As a woman I am glad that it seems some women were the first to "see" and understand that Jesus had risen but I believe that this isn't about the gender of those involved, so much as about our own individual perceptions and reactions. Every gospel writer records disbelief in the wake of Easter. It is an incredible story!
Every year we retell the Easter story, going over the facts from various points of view, not to remember old details, but to gain new insights and fresh perspectives. . It is still a challenge to look death in the face and trust "Jesus is risen"… and take hold of that truth for ourselves, once again. We place ourselves in the story and experience the grief, disbelief and wonder anew.
Easter Blessings on you all.
There is something to be said about the importance of being welcomed at the end of a journey… to see a familiar face in the crowd rather than strangers … the face/s of people who are glad or excited to see you. I am sure that there was an element of joy in Jesus heart as he entered Jerusalem, welcomed by the supportive crowd rather than the hostility of the authorities. This was the Son of God, being welcomed into the Holy City, the center of the religious faith of the Jews. Surely this was one place Jesus would find a welcome?
I was thinking of this on Thursday as Maurie and I attended the funeral of our good friend Tim Lyne. There were occasions when Tim and his family saw us off on our journeys or collected us from the airport…. They were the familiar, welcoming faces, glad to see us, looking for signs that the holiday had refreshed us, and waiting to hear of our adventures.
What a difference family and friends make in our lives, what an incredible difference to our sense of "belonging" and "home"!
We are all on a journey. Although we sojourn at various "homes" on the way, the destination is the same. We journey home to our heavenly Father, there to be welcomed with open arms and a loving embrace.


For thousands of years, God's people have almost always recognized that the Book of Psalms (a.k.a. "the Psalter") is a very special part of God's word. We know this from all the sermons and writings about the Psalms throughout church history, but we also see evidence of this in the fact that Jesus and the Apostles quote the Psalms more than any other book in the OT. One unique aspect about the psalms is that they are simultaneously God's inspired word to us, and they are also divinely inspired prayers for us to pray back to God. This is one reason that reading, singing, praying, and meditating on the psalms has always been a foundational part of worshiping and serving God.
We know from the gospels that Jesus prayed the Psalms all the time. In fact, Jesus was praying the Psalms while on the cross (Ps. 22:1; Ps. 31:5). Even though the psalms were written long before the coming of Jesus, the psalms are, first and foremost, the words of Jesus. Jesus is the Word of God, and so all of Scripture reveals Jesus and comes from Jesus. Heb. 2:11-12 (quoting Ps. 22:22) also indicates that Jesus is the original source of the Psalter and the one who leads God's people in singing the psalms: "For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying, 'I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.'" The Hebrew word for psalm means a "a song with musical accompaniment", and Jesus is the one who even still leads the singing.
In addition, Christians recognize that all the psalms are all speaking about Jesus and are ultimately fulfilled in Him. In Luke 24:44, Jesus explained to his disciples that all of Scripture (including the psalms) are fulfilled in him: "Then he said to them, 'These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.'" The psalms are the words of Jesus to us, the prayers of Jesus for us, and the prayers that we are called to pray in union with Jesus.
1) How does this Psalm describe the life and work of Jesus? How is this Psalm fulfilled in Jesus?
2) Because I am united to Jesus by baptism, how is this Psalm to be fulfilled in my life or in the life of God's people around the world?
NOTE: Even if a particular psalm has no apparent application to my personal life, we can still pray that psalm for our brothers and sisters in Christ to whom that psalm may be very applicable.
3) How does this Psalm teach me to pray in union with Jesus?


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Highlighting the most popular sustainability topics from last year
Laura Steinbrink
2022 was a busy year for us at Emerald—especially with our blogs! Let's take a minute to explore the most popular sustainability topics that we presented this past year.
Sustainability saw steady growth in multiple industries during 2022 and further entered mainstream conversations in the public and private sectors. This trend is driven by growing consumer demand for businesses to improve their environmental and social impacts and an increasing body of research that shows sustainability has long-term financial and social benefits.
Several important sustainability highlights exemplify this growth throughout the year. These successes range from the federal government passing the Inflation Reduction Act – the largest federal investment towards combating climate change in history – to Q3 2022 having the highest rate of electric vehicle sales ever in the U.S. The public and private sectors are actively pursuing sustainability.
We believe this trend will continue into the coming years, and discussions on business sustainability will play a growing role in boardrooms around the country. Last year's top blogs focus on a wide range of sustainability topics and show a cross-section of the industry, providing business owners insights into how they can join the sustainability trend and capitalize on associated benefits.
#1: The Link Between DEI and Sustainability: Alignment Leads to Higher Performance
By aligning sustainability with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies, there is more opportunity to realize better performance for organizations and the communities they impact. There's an assessment to help you get started!
#2: Defining the Scopes: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scopes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Greenhouse gas emissions are separated into four scopes to simplify the emissions accounting process. Scopes 1, 2, & 3 are generated emissions, and Scope 4 are avoided emissions.
#3: The Importance of Municipal Climate Action Plans: What Are They and How Do They Impact Your Project or Organization?
Cities and developed land are a top source of greenhouse emissions, producing between 67 and 72 percent of carbon dioxide and methane emissions in 2020. As the global population migrates toward urban centers, cities will represent an increasing share of greenhouse gas emissions in the years to come. This represents a huge opportunity to make meaningful progress in emissions reduction! To organize their efforts, cities worldwide are creating location-specific Climate Action Plans to reduce emissions, energy and water use, and adapt to the realities of climate change.
#4: Are Electric Vehicles Sustainable? The Debate Over Batteries and Charging
Are electric vehicles really green? We all know they produce significantly fewer emissions, but we investigate this new trend to discover how sustainable they truly are.
#5: Our Path to Net Zero Carbon: Emerald's Four-Step Process is Easy to Follow
An overview of how Emerald achieved Net Zero Carbon - verified by a 3rd party. We show you what we did for ourselves and what we do for our clients.
#6: The Inflation Reduction Act Expands Tax Incentives for Sustainability: Learn About the Tax Credits Available to Business and Property Owners
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a wide-reaching bill that focuses on reducing the federal deficit by, in part, investing in climate change-resilient infrastructure. For business and property owners, this means major tax incentives for implementing renewable or energy-efficient designs.
#7: It's Not Sustainable Without Social Equity: A Look at How Allies Show Up in Sustainable Development to Foster Equity
Low-income and LGBTQIA+ communities benefit from sustainable development. How can the industry shape a more equitable future?
#8: Why Emerald: Finding Your Core Values in Your Work
Finding an alignment of core values can make all the difference in finding balance--at work and at home. For one employee, it was the shared value of sustainable environments that brought him to Emerald.
#9: Sustainable Residential Buildings Attract Financial Incentives: Comparing LEED, NGBS, and Enterprise Green Communities
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Beth S. Lyons has been a defense counsel at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) since 2004. In February 2014, she and Lead Counsel Chief Charles A. Taku (with their defence team) won an acquittal for their client, Major F.X. Nzuwonemeye, in the Prosecutor v. Ndindiliyimana ("Military II") case. She has also been co-counsel on a matter related to the Kenya cases at the International Criminal Court. Previously, she worked as a Legal Aid criminal defense and appeals attorney in New York City.
Beth has been an Alternate Representative to the U.N. for the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) since 1997 and is a member of IADL's Bureau. She has served on the ad hoc Organizing Committee for the ICTR Defense Conferences at the Hague (2009) and in Brussels (2010).
In 2003, Beth was an Invited Expert to the first ICC Seminar on Defense Issues. She has made presentations and published on the challenges to the ICTR and international justice, truth and reconciliation commissions (South Africa and East Timor), business accountability for human rights violations, and joint criminal enterprise. Her review of Professor Nancy Combs' excellent book, Fact-Finding Without Facts: The Uncertain Evidentiary Foundations of International Criminal Convictions, appeared in the Journal of Genocide Research in September 2011. Heartfelt welcome!
Lovely Ladies of IntlLawgrrls, is it possible to provide Ms Lyons` email address, I am a student.


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Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore in Shanghai Visited SJTU
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On the afternoon of November 16th, Mr. Chua Teng Hoe, Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore in Shanghai, led a delegation to visit Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Yang Zhenbin, Secretary of the CPC SJTU Committee, and Xu Xuemin, SJTU Vice President met with them at the Minhang Campus.
Yang Zhenbin expressed warm welcome to Mr. Chua Teng Hoe and his delegation. He said that the cooperation between SJTU and Singapore had a long history with the university keeping strong and deep connections with Singapore government, universities and enterprises. Moreover, SJTU established the SJTU-APGI in Singapore last year. Yang hopes that Mr. Chua Teng Hoe will continue to support the tight cooperation with SJTU, which would serve as a bridge in knowledge and cultural exchanges between the two.
Mr. Chua Teng Hoe thanked SJTU for the warm welcome. He said that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Singapore and China. In the congratulatory phone call between the presidents of the two countries, President Xi Jinping pinpointed the strategic, visionary and demonstration importance of the cooperation between Singapore and China and expressed his hopes in deepening future relationships. Mr. Chua indicated that Consulate-General of Singapore in Shanghai will actively promote the cooperation and exchanges between SJTU and Singapore, and encourage more universities, research organizations and enterprises to come to China and Shanghai so as to better strengthen the cooperation in multiple fields.
Ms. Danielle Koh, Consul (Political) of Singapore Consulate General in Shanghai, and Mr. Luo Peng, Director of SJTU International Affairs Division also attended the meeting.
Author: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Office; International Affairs Division, SJTU
Source: International Affairs Division, SJTU
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I honestly think they leaked it themselves.
I find it funny how .ca changes their layout the day it leaks, or rather moments before it leaked. HMMMM?
Or some store got the copies of Sainthood in early.
i like that things leak, the cd's that i was planning to buy i'll still buy so nothing changes there.
sometimes i buy a cd that i wasn't planning on because of it to.
sainthood is a good, very good cd btw, i'm even thinking about buying the vinyl when it comes out!
yeah, i agree w/ you plunk. plus i also already pre-ordered.
i had the same problem yesterday and today, i haven't been on it in a while.
I got the same thing, except in English.
hmmm .ca's working fine for me.
man i spent so much time on .ca over the summer. i hardly go there anymore.
Saw them for the first time last Friday. Currently I think I have a headcold or something, but I can still think of that gig & smile!
^ omg! only last friday!?!
i saw them for the firt time when i was 6, and fell in love with them.
anyone going to see tegan, sara and hesta on june 21st in frankfurt?
i'm going to the show in Antwerp 22th.
lulz, it's like mini .ca here. hai guise.
plunk666 wrote: i'm going to the show in Antwerp 22th.
i'm going by train, because i don't want the car standing there all day. but i have someone picking me when it's done.


Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft's cloud-based directory and identity management service that you can integrate with Split's SAML 2.0 API to allow users to log into Split using their single sign-on (SSO) credentials. Learn more about configuring SAML in Split.
Click Active Directory in the left navigation panel (you may need to scroll down).
Select the directory to use for SSO.
Select the Applications section along the top navigation bar.
Select Add an application from the gallery.
Select Custom > Add an unlisted application my organization is using.
Type in a name (for example, Split) as the application name, and then click the checkmark at the bottom of the screen.
After the application is created, select Configure single sign-on.
Select Microsoft Azure AD Single Sign-On. Click the next arrow at the bottom of the page.
Enter placeholder URLs. These will be replaced in later steps. Click the next arrow.
Click Download Metadata (XML), then check the box confirming that you have configured SSO. Click the next arrow.
Type in an email address to use for maintenance issue notifications.
If you are a Split administrator, you can configure SAML in Admin Settings.
Go to Admin Settings > Security > SAML.
Add the IdP metadata downloaded from Azure in Step 12 above.
When you save these changes, you can view the summary of the SAML configuration parameters.
Copy the Assertion Consumer Service URL to use in the Add SAML settings procedure.
You already completed each of the steps in the Create SSO app procedure above, so in these steps, just go back through the screens to input additional information.
Go back to Azure and resume the configuration process (Applications > Configure single sign-on).
Go to step 2 to configure app settings.
Paste in the Assertion Consumer Service URL from Split. Populate the URL in both the Identifier and Reply URL fields.
Click through each step to the end.
Split is now linked with Azure.


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Help Humane Society International (HSI) Care for Animals Caught Up in the Australian Wildfires
Jan 10, 2020 10:10 AM ET
.@AmerCharities: Your help is essential to the survival of the animals in Australia. Here's How You Can Help @HSIGlobal and Their Partner @hsiaustralia Care for Animals Caught Up in the #AustraliaFires through #EmployeeGiving: https://impact.ac/35z2awp #ChangeStartsAtWork
Wildlife in Australia is being devastated from the horrific fire emergency. The scale and intensity of these fires is difficult to fathom, with around 17,300,000 acres already burnt and more than 500 million animals and counting estimated to have lost their lives so far, with millions more in need of our help.
The heart-wrenching images in the media: dead koalas scattered across scorched landscapes; frightened cows standing under orange-red skies as the fires close in; kangaroos, their foot pads burned, fleeing the flames. It is estimated that more than one billion animals may have been killed in this disaster of epic proportions that shows no sign of abating.
HSI disaster response experts will deploy the week of January 6, 2019 to assist our partner Humane Society International/Australia, given the extensive animal rescue and recovery efforts that a disaster of this scale requires. HSI/Australia has already provided emergency truckloads of water and supplementary feed for rescued wombats, kangaroos and flying foxes. They are also funding the building of additional rehabilitation enclosures for wildlife.
In addition to immediate treatment of injured animals for burns and smoke inhalation, these fires will require a long-term sustained response involving rescue, rehabilitation and hopefully the release of animals where feasible. HSI responders will assist with providing direct care to animals rescued from the wildfires and provide some respite to the caretakers who have already been working tirelessly to save them.
Thankfully, according to reports, people who are evacuated are being allowed to bring their pets with them. However, there have been devastating losses to livestock and we will seek to determine if, where and how we can assist with both companion animals and farm animals as well as wildlife.
HSI is a leader in global disaster response and we bring a wealth of experience to such work. With the increasing frequency and severity of wildfires and other disasters around the world, HSI has made expanding its disaster response efforts a priority. In just the past few years our teams have deployed to help animals hit by devastating floods in India, earthquakes in Mexico and volcano eruptions in Guatemala, among other natural disasters. We also have experience working with governments around the globe to improve their disaster preparedness and ensure that animal suffering is minimized, in developing disaster response plans, and training first responders to treat animals in crisis.
Our hearts are with the people and the wildlife, companion animals and farm animals of Australia affected by the wildfires. They need all the help they can get in the days to come, and we will provide as much as we can.
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Not to be confused with the future U-Bahn station Berlin Unter den Linden.
Seats and sign with the station's current name (Brandenburger Tor) on the station's S-Bahn platforms.
The station's old name (Unter den Linden) can be seen on the station's wall.
Unter den Linden station sign in 2007.
Berlin Brandenburger Tor (in German Bahnhof Berlin Brandenburger Tor) – formerly Berlin Unter den Linden (1936-2009) – is an underground railway station in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, located on the Unter den Linden boulevard near Hotel Adlon, Pariser Platz and Brandenburg Gate. It is served by the Berlin S-Bahn and U-Bahn, as well as local bus lines.
The station opened on 27 July 1936 in the course of the building of the Nord-Süd Bahn tunnel. Train service discontinued on 21 April 1945 and could not be resumed until 2 December 1946 as the tunnel was flooded. The station was again closed with the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 and for decades became one of Berlin's ghost stations, as while both terminals of the Nord-Süd railway line were located in West Berlin, the station itself was located in the East. Unter den Linden later reopened on 1 September 1990, following the German reunification.
On completion of the new U55 line of the Berlin U-Bahn from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the U-bahn station started operations as its temporary southern terminus and as an interchange with the Nord Süd S-Bahn lines. Both the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn station have been renamed Brandenburger Tor in 2009 to distinguish them from Unter den Linden, a planned U-Bahn station at the junction of Unter den Linden with the Friedrichstraße.
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Picture it now: you and boo, feet up by the fire at some swanky lodge, in matching plush robes and slippers, cheeks blushing and reminiscing stories of your 10 years of marriage while sharing this perfectly purple cab, possibly even apres ski. One of Robert Parker's favorite 2012 private reserves to buy and save for years to come, this bottle really shows off why Beringer has had such a long and successful American winemaking legacy — and why they should earn a place in your cellar.
Buon Natale in a bottle! Celebrate the divine chemistry of your coupling with this treasure of an Italian red, the perfect bottle to pop on a cold winter night during your first holiday season together. Bright and tangy red fruit and herb flavors dominate this Sangiovese-driven experience, named after the winery's 4th century church and the product of innovative viticulture nerd-dom. Estate-grown grapes from four vineyards averaging at least 25 years old, each aged separately in stainless steel for almost a month before being blended at the state-of-the-art cellars, come together to create a truly joyful vintage.
Glenfiddich is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky owned and produced by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland — one of the last and largest remaining independently and family-owned whisky distilleries in Scotland. Glenfiddich means 'Valley of the Deer' in Gaelic, hence the iconic stag symbol on each bottle of its best-selling and most-awarded single malt Scotch whisky in the world. The 18-year is aged and finished in fine Spanish Oloroso wood and American oak barrels crafted in the Grant family's onsite cooperage, then each of the no more than 150 batches are individually numbered and carefully watched over by Malt Master Brian Kinsman. Tasting notes tell of a dark gold Scotch that's rich with oak, baked apple, and cinnamon.
And now, your adventure begins. Long before the Roman empire, the proud and free Picts ruled the part of Scotland where Glenmorangie Distillery now sits, cultivating the sweeping beauty and natural bounty of the environment and celebrating it through art. The Signet pays special homage to that sacred Highland heritage by recreating the treasured Pictish Cadboll Stone — one of the most significant pieces of early European sculpture — for its label. As hushed and journeyman as an ancient ceremony, Glenmorangie whisky has no manual or recipe: it's passed from generation to generation by the Men of Tain, who craft the spirits by hand, eye, knack, and feel, slogging up Morangie hill to gather a secret mix of heather and juniper designed to remove the sharpness of the copper stills. A blend of Glenmorangie's oldest whisky — distilled over thirty years ago when malting still occurred on site — and spirit matured in a selection of the world's finest casks, this undoubtedly is the richest whisky in their Prestige Range.
Having a million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars. High rollers everywhere know this is the real deal, true blue Scotch for times that call for celebrating: startup wins, exits, IPOs, red carpets, and just generally being an everyday baller. A self-made man himself, Johnnie Walker took his $417 inheritance when his father died in 1820 and turned it into the High Street store that became the pinnacle of whisky blending innovation. Blue Label is the top shelf blend personally created by master distiller James Beveridge to celebrate the 19th century style of whiskies produced by Johnnie and his son Alexander Walker that originally made the House of Walker famous around the world. Smooth, gold medal winning, subtly sweet and an absolute game-changer in your whisky drinking experience. Plus, you know, for luck: something new, something old, something borrowed, something BLUE.
You truly believe your partner is a perfect 10, and want to celebrate with a perfect consistently high scoring wine. The 2014 vintage of this flagship estate-grown wine from a visionary Napa Valley winery is a solid bet, both now and in 25 years. Legendary wine critic Robert Parker calls Insignia "one of the world's finest Cabernet-dominated blends," and it has arguably been the best Bordeaux blend on the market since its debut in 1974 with a legacy of exceptional, consistent quality year after year. A super impressive, expressive red with inky-purple color, deep berry flavors, and explosive intensity tamed by 24 months in 100% new oak.
Local first, you always say, shopping small before the big guys. This rare 21-year old from Balvenie, one of the last remaining independently and family owned whisky distilleries in Scotland, is a must-have Single Malt for your collection. Since 1893, William Grant & Sons have been crafting a traditional style Scotch whisky in Speyside just steps from Balvenie Castle. Balvenie's David Stewart, who recently celebrated 50 years at the distillery and is Scotland's longest-serving malt master, sampled the Speyside scotch every month once the whisky was transferred to 30-year-old port casks, after maturing in American oak. A perfectly married and balanced Single Malt that's nothing if not a labor of love and devotion.
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They're all eagerly awaiting a July album drop and simply can't handle the suspense.
Back in April, Frank Ocean announced a July release for his new album, as well as a magazine, but two-thirds of the way through the month, and there's still no sign of it -- something that's driving his dedicated fans crazy. They're clogging up Twitter counting down the days until the end of the month, posting dodgy links to fake leaked albums and speculating about the date the record is getting dropped. There are also rumors that the track Ocean recorded for Django Unchained - and didn't make the soundtrack - is going to appear in Jake Gyllenhaal's upcoming boxing movie Southpaw instead. Here are some of the stressed out souls who need the Boys Don't Cry (supposedly the album name) in their lives, stat.
"i mean its timeless but we really are desperate lol" plus a meme stating "I'M STILL BUMPING SWIM GOOD IN 2015 I DON'T DESERVE THIS."
For the full thread, head here and see that the thirst -- and the pressure on Frank -- is real!


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The Lurking Corpses
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Chris Hupe
While driving to meet the members of The Lurking Corpses for an interview I began to consider asking whatzup for additional compensation. I don't remember "3 a.m. graveyard interviews with members of the walking dead" mentioned anywhere in my job description. whatzup clearly doesn't realize that these guys have a song called "Graveyard Devourment."
The Lurking Corpses began as a one-off project when – according to Lord Vladamir Von Ghoul, the only original member still in the band – Ghoul, a now defunct band, were asked to play a Halloween party in 2001. Some of the Ghoul band members couldn't make the show due to other commitments, so three members, Von Ghoul, The Leper and Count Lupos Lycanthrope the Mad, started a side project called Wolfsblood. After a couple members of Ghoul left to pursue other interests, the three remaining members turned their Wolfsblood spirit into a new project, The Lurking Corpses, rather than worrying about replacing lost members of Ghoul.
While remaining consistent with their longtime horror theme, the band has managed to evolve over the years with lineup changes and improvements to their live show. The current lineup has been together since late 2005 when the band opened for the Independents in St. Louis.
In addition to vocalist Von Ghoul, the band now includes Wolfgang the Shredder on guitar, The Nameless Horror on bass and Friar Frightengale on drums. With names like that, could they be part of any other band? After listening to The Lurking Corpses new album, Lust for Blood, while sharing some bats head soup with the boys, it became obvious that the band bows at the altar of the Misfits. Their unique sound, however, also claims influences from King Diamond, Iron Maiden and other various death metal bands.
But it is their stage show that sets them apart from other bands of their ilk. Reportedly, a Lurking Corpses "live" show is an experience unto itself. The band takes great pride in putting on a good show, as they have focused on their ability to maintain stage presence and unleashing the unexpected. Their performances are high-energy and include plenty of crowd participation. "It's not what most people are used to seeing, but by the end of the show we have usually won them over," said Von Ghoul when asked about the band's live performances.
The band has also taken its act on the road, recently playing a short East Coast tour, haunting venues in Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New York. They have also played in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Indianapolis. The group has been able to develop a network of like-minded bands through the Internet, which has resulted in gig swapping and, thus, more out-of-town bands playing Fort Wayne stages.
The Internet is also responsible for the national following The Lurking Corpses are starting to see. Through Myspace the band has been able to connect to fans who otherwise might not have heard of them or their music. As for the local scene, they list the Brass Rail as one of their favorite places to play, and the goddammits, Systematic Overthrow and Daisy Cutter as some of their favorite local bands to play with.
Overall, Von Ghoul echoes the opinion of a lot of local artists in that he believes "the Fort Wayne music scene is pretty decent, but no one really supports it." Although they just released Lust for Blood (now available in the CD review archives at www.whatzup.com) in late 2006, the band is already working on new material. Expect to see a split CD with Rabid, a Boston-based band, sometime this summer, as well as a new full-length album in early 2008.
As I left the graveyard, impressed with the commitment of these undead musicians and full of bats head soup, I couldn't help but think that there is a lot more in store for The Lurking Corpses in the near future. This is a band that Boris Karloff and Glenn Danzig would be proud of.
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