Beside the new albums of Atrium Carceri and Raison d'être, this one is another dark ambient release that I was waiting eagerly for it to come out. Desiderii Marginis, a name that for those who follow dark ambient and connected genres doesn't need any intruduction. We are talking about one of the most important names of this specific genre here, active since 1993, Johan Levin, the man behind Desiderii Marginis, was one of those who were paving the road for what we understand as dark ambient today and his debut album from 1997, Songs Over Ruins, is considered as a proper cult in this scene. Now four years after the magnificient Hypnosis, Johan offers maybe his darkest creation until now, an album that might be on the outside creamy white, but the content is pitch-black.
Vita Arkivet (engl. 'The White Archive') is a concept album that is an official document detailing ones funeral arrangements through sonic propositions. The creamy white colour of the outside is the colour of the casket lining, the plaster death masks and the walls of the chapel, it is the colour of the first and last pages. The rest is darkness in its most encompassing way, it's a sound of a death ritual, an immersive and deeply haunting musical creation that is way less dynamic than we were used to hear from Desiderii Marginis in the past, this time Johan embraces us with the concept of less is more, even though that this might be only a superficial thing, because this music is enriched with many subtleties.
In its essence this creation is manifestation of deepness that with long drones, ritualistic chants that bring shivers down the spine, distant industrial segments and dark keys, slowly but effectively takes the listener in some sort of trance. It might be a bit psychedelic here and there, for example the suspenseful track "The Scattering" is in certain parts, but moreover all of the tracks are racked with huge sense of alluring deep sorrow and melancholia, just listen to the opener "Capsule", to the short "Passing Bell" and especially to the mesmerizingly haunting closing chapter named "Eulogy", the one which in a way reminds to his older creations. The track that I found also very interesting is "Vertigo", which with such a smooth use of subtle industrial elements, distant bells, metallic chinks, lurking dark drones and other more or less evident swelling sounds, creates such a dense sonic experience that almost smells like death.
Vita Arkivet is another otherworldly sonic manifestation done by Desiderii Marginis, it makes the sounds of death so very beautiful. This is the music of loss and the great detachment from life, from others, and from ourselves. It's enthralling, cold and mysterious at the same time, a well executed piece of dark/industrial ambient. The only thing that doesn't do a favor to this album is that in the past Desiderii Marginis made so many great albums, and I can't say that Vita Arkivet is among the best ones, musically speaking it's different and maybe the darkest one, but because of lack of dynamics and certain cinematic feel it doesn't reach the creative heights of monuments like Procession or Seven Sorrows to name just two. Nevertheless, Vita Arkivet is still one of the dark ambient highlights this year.


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Dialeuca is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Cepolidae.

The species of this genus are found in Central America.

Species:
 Dialeuca blandiana (C. B. Adams, 1850)
 Dialeuca conspersula (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)
 Dialeuca nemoraloides (Adams, 1845)
 Dialeuca subconica (C. B. Adams, 1845)

References

 Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.

External links
 Albers, J. C. (1850). Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. Berlin: Enslin. 262 pp

Cepolidae (gastropods)
Gastropod genera

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South America Travel – A Journey Through Emotions
A tour of South America is an intense journey of emotions and although we all experience emotions at different levels, stages and places, there's no denying the continent's sensory overload is bound to leave a lasting mark on your soul
It all starts before you even take off. The butterflies in your stomach as you research places to visit (finally!) and that nervousness that comes right before you leave, so strong it even manages to wreak havoc on your sleep the last few nights at home. This is especially true if you're touring South America for the first time and truer still if travelling alone.
Did I forget anything? Did I pack enough underwear? Will the kids remember to feed the cat?!
Oh my…am I even ready for this?
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Excited & Grounded – Arrival
Something really peculiar happens to many travellers on a cross-Pacific flight to South America: the nerves magically disappear. In their place comes a heightened feeling of excitement and awareness, of being grounded and totally in the now. The moment I land in South America, I feel much more conscious of my surroundings, of where I am and what I need to do. I can clearly recall the plan to get that taxi, or meet that tour rep and reach my hotel. The arrival in South America is always in one of the continent's capitals (Lima or Santiago, usually) and because I need to de-stress from the abovementioned planning stage, I always include a few days in town to get into the groove of it all, not only of South America but of travelling in general.
Even if South America isn't a new travel destination for you, arriving there always feels new and amazing, overflowing with possibilities. Imagine if you step off that plane for the very first time! You'd do well to include a few days in whatever city acts as your best entry-point to soak up your surroundings, get your 'cultural bearings' and take those first tentative steps into the continent.
The amazing Santiago de Chile. Credit: Shutterstock.
Read our Guide to Santiago
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Overwhelmed– Patagonian Andes
No matter where on the continent you choose to first cast your eyes on the magnificent Andes Mountain range, you're guaranteed to feel utterly overwhelmed. My tip is to do so in Patagonia, at the very southern end of the continent, where mountains seem to tickle the heavens and the sheer grandeur of the landscape makes one feel incredibly, immensely, insignificant. French novelist Gustave Flaubert once famously quipped that 'travel makes one modest – you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world' and I often wonder if he'd ever been to Patagonia. I bet he had, at least in his dreams. It's one of the few places on earth that can overwhelm all my senses.
Patagonia is a nature lover's paradise, a place where it's the wildest of nature that rules, not man. Should you ever feel like we're on the brink of ruining this wonderful planet of ours and think there couldn't possibly be a place that can make you feel the awe-inspiring force of nature then Patagonia is what you need to experience.
This place is medicine for the soul.
Patagonia's stunning beauty. Credit: Shutterstock
Learn more about the amazing Wildlife of Patagonia
Inspired & Philosophical – Galapagos
Plan a trip to the Galapagos Islands and you'll no-doubt come across 1001 literary odes to this incredible place. You'll learn that this archipelago of wildlife-brimming islands is an animal lover's dream, an enchanted place where creatures are unafraid and curious; a place so stupendous it enticed Charles Darwin to concoct his theory of evolution. Yet what every piece of literature fails to mention is that the Galapagos have the ability to turn you into a philosopher too, one who has an insatiable hunger for knowledge and new discoveries, for learning and experiencing. And although you'll read much about the animals (as you should) you'll be equally inspired by the unreal landscapes of the Galapagos. These seemingly unforgiving volcanic islands offer so much shelter and protection to so much life. An isolated and remote paradise that makes you feel at one with nature. Now that is a feeling worth the trip.
I left the Galapagos wondering if this is what the whole world would look like if man had never evolved and there's not a place on earth that has ever made me think that.
Sea-lions sleeping on a beach on the Galapagos Islands. Credit: Shutterstock.
One sensational archipelago, 13 astonishing islands – read Your Island by Island Guide to the Galapagos
Frustrated, Accepting & Happy – Bolivia
If you think I'm only going to wax lyrical then you'll be in for a surprise: travelling through South America makes you feel every emotion known to man, the good and the not so desirable and I'm not about to leave the latter out.
I love Bolivia, I really do. I love crossing its resplendent Altiplano and diving deep into its remote Amazonian jungles to chase dolphins. I love mingling with the photogenic locals, most especially in rural areas where they're not so used to tourists. I get the thrill of my life crossing the multihued Altiplano and I love spending days exploring the islands of Lake Titicaca.
But Bolivia can do my head in, at times, and can certainly be a challenge to the uninitiated.
Lying right across the heart of the infamous Gringo Trail, Bolivia is a bottleneck of tourism in South America and, being the poorest country in this central region, means that here is where you'll find the most incessant beggars, most frustrating delays and most 'fluid' of customer services (sometimes it's there and sometimes, well, not). A land where 9am could potentially be 11.30am (if you're lucky), where the roads are crap and closures common, where scam artists dress up as police and where cash – not credit card – is still king.
Garments on the markets of La Paz, Peru. Credit: Shutterstock
So why do I love Bolivia? Because Bolivia teaches you to let go – in the most literal sense. Let go of expectations, of self-imposed restrictions, of strict itineraries and plans. Bolivia is the epitome 'go with the flow' destination in South America, one that doesn't let up until you do. So give up, eventually, one does. And that leads to the kind of happiness that only comes from true acceptance.
And that is one truly beautiful feeling.
Laguna Verde in Bolivia. Credit: Shutterstock.
Relaxed & Appreciative– Amazon Rainforest
A visit to the Amazon rainforest, for most people, is a journey of unrivalled appreciation, first and foremost. At the risk of sounding esoteric, one feels simply blessed to be there, to live among this most ethereal of worlds, falling asleep to the sounds of mysterious creatures and walking among luscious wilderness which could, potentially, hold the key to our collective wellbeing. The Amazon is the ultimate antidote to stress, among the most peaceful places on earth and the one that manages to disconnect you from the madness of our hectic modern world. And we all know how good it is to step away, even just for a few days. Mostly, though, one feels simply grateful to have the chance to experience this magical place and one is left wondering what would happen if everyone on earth, politicians especially, could experience being immersed in this intrinsic beauty. Would the whole world join forces to protect it?
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Cultured & Open-Minded – Festivals
A journey through South America is a journey of immense cultural appeal for many people and that's why so many travellers choose to coincide their trip with one of the continent's most famous festivals. Be it the Day of the Dead in Mexico and Bolivia or the grandest Carnival of all in Brazil and the ancient Inca festival of Inti Raymi in Peru, injecting a serious dose of culturalness in your journey will enlighten all your senses and teach you much about these fascinating cultures. Join the crowds at a prominent festival here and you'll feel at one with the people, appreciative of their long-held traditions and even more open-minded than you already are. Because as much as South America is about outstanding natural highlights, it is mostly about its beautiful, warm and welcoming people, proud of their ancient origins and worthy of your time.
The diverse and colourful festivals of South America should be on everyone's bucket list. Credit: Shutterstock
Read more about the Most Inspiring Cultural Festivals in South America
Determined – Antarctica
Antarctica is that one destination on earth that manages to make you feel all the above-mentioned emotions simultaneously and with a most heightened level of intensity. Moreover, Antarctica has the ability to literally change the way you feel, about the world you live in and your role in keeping it healthy and preserved. We've recently blogged about the most common environmental changes people make after visiting Antarctica and that's because this pristine and overwhelming place turns most people into environmental warriors or, as we love to call them, ambassadors. Head down to the farthest reaches of Antarctica from South America and you'll feel like an old-world explorer yet somehow a bit apprehensive about all the hype. Except you get there and discover it's better than you ever imagined. Clearer, whiter, grander and more imposing than any photo could ever convey. A world that seems strong, powerful and incorruptible yet a place you know to be so fragile and endangered. And all this is what makes you feel so incredibly determined. Determined to protect this glorious corner of the world and all the hardy and fascinating creatures that thrive in it.
Gorgeous Antarctica. Credit: Shutterstock.
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Hundreds gather to remember teen killed in accidental shooting at school parking lot
By Heartland News
Published: Jun. 24, 2014 at 1:39 AM CDT|Updated: Jun. 25, 2014 at 2:53 AM CDT
Fellow ball players signed a football in honor of the teen. (Source: KFVS multimedia journalist Nick Chabarria)
The Kelly School District confirms one student was injured by a firearm in the school parking lot. (Source: KFVS)
(Source: Nick Chabarria/KFVS)
BENTON, MO (KFVS) - Hundreds of people paid their respects at Kelly High School on Tuesday. There were a lot of flowers, signs and balloons to remember Kaden Robert.
To many there, he was special, playing baseball and football. His friends say Robert wasn't the biggest guy, but no one questioned his heart.
Whether it was on the field or off the field, they say he was one of a kind.
"He had great determination, great spirit," friend Dylen Gadberry said. "He always in a good mood and just had a great attitude about sports in general. It didn't matter if you were winning or losing, he was right there on the line."
With permission from the family, Sheriff Rick Walter released Robert's name.
The Scott County Sheriff's Office said they believe no foul play was involved in his death.
According to Sheriff Walter, they received a 911 call at about 8:16 p.m. on Monday, June 23 of a person shot at Kelly School on Highway 77.
He said responding officers found 15-year-old Kaden Robert of Benton, Mo. unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He said Robert was in a vehicle on the parking lot when they arrived on the scene.
Robert was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
According to Walter, the preliminary investigation revealed the four juvenile boys went to Kelly school to play basketball late on Monday afternoon. One of the boys provided transportation by using his grandfather's truck which had two guns inside.
Walter said after basketball, the four boys and Robert returned to the truck with plans to go to the victim's home. It was reported that a person in the truck passed a handgun to Robert and the handgun accidentally went off, hitting him in the head.
According to Walter, at this point in the investigation, there is no reason to believe any foul play was involved. He said these young men were all good friends and spent a lot of time together.
Walter said this is a very unfortunate incident and it will touch the lives of many people for years to come.
Scott Co. R-IV Superintendent Fara Jones released the followed statement on Tuesday:
"Unfortunately, a tragic event has occurred at our District. Yesterday evening, after school hours, a student was injured by a firearm on the District's school parking lot and has been hospitalized. Our hearts and prayers are with the injured student and his family at this time. The District prohibits the presence of firearms or weapons on the premises of its school. The District takes this matter very seriously and is cooperating fully with law enforcement in its investigation of this matter."
"He never knew a stranger, he would go out and meet and anybody," Karen Powers, the principal at St. Dennis School in Benton, said. "He would do anything for anybody. Hopefully people just remember all those good things and all those good times they spent with him and just remember that wonderful smile he had."
Jones said there was a gathering near the Kelly High School football field on Tuesday, June 24 at 5 p.m. for Kaden Robert.


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News > InnovationReprogramming fate – how a single protein can trigger brain cell regeneration
Reprogramming fate – how a single protein can trigger brain cell regeneration
Author: Eleanor Garth | Published on: March 15, 2022 | Last updated: May 10, 2022
A single protein can reverse the developmental clock on adult brain cells, morphing them into stem-like cells that produce neurons and other cell types, a new study investigating brain regeneration finds.
Adult brain cells called astrocytes can be changed into stem-cell like cells that have the ability to become a variety of cell types, including neurons – and all using just one protein, according to a new study by UT Southwestern researchers. Writing in PNAS, the research team concludes that the the findings might someday lead to brain regeneration after disease, injury or degeneration.
Longevity.Technology: During development, mammalian stem cells readily proliferate to produce neurons throughout the brain and cells – called glia – that help support them. Constituting around around 50% of the total cells in the brain, glia play an essential part in regulating brain homeostasis, providing nutritional support to neurons, activating immune response, cleaning up waste, and regulating synaptic transmission and plasticity by insulating nerve fibres.
Research findings "strongly suggest that glia are the first cells changing with aging" [1]; in addition; the mature brain largely loses its stem cell capacity, leaving only two small regenerative zones, or niches, in the adult brain. This loss leaves the brain with extremely limited capacity to heal itself following injury or disease, prompting Chun-Li Zhang, PhD, and his team to investigate a potential solution for brain regeneration.
Chun-Li Zhang, PhD
"We're showing that it may be possible to reprogram the fate of this subset of brain cells, giving them the potential to rebuild the damaged brain," said Zhang, study leader and co-corresponding author, who is Professor of Molecular Biology and an Investigator in the Peter O'Donnell Jr Brain Institute [2].
Recent research has suggested that glia can be prompted to produce neurons in some models of brain injury or after genetic manipulation. Although these findings are promising, regenerating healthy brain tissue will require production of multiple cell types, rather than only neurons, said Dr Zhang.
Looking for a way to spur this "multipotent" regeneration, Dr Zhang and his colleagues used a genetic engineering technique in adult mouse brains to induce astrocytes, a subset of glia, to produce different transcription factors, proteins pivotal for controlling cell identity. These experiments showed that a single transcription factor – a protein known as DLX2 – appeared to reprogram astrocytes into neural stem-like cells capable of producing neurons and multiple subtypes of glial cells [3].
The researchers confirmed these findings both using a technique called lineage tracing, in which they followed progeny of the altered astrocytes as they multiplied, as well as marker analysis that showed that these new cells had the expected identities of neurons or glia. Working with the team of co-corresponding author Gary Hon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Cecil H and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences and the Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, global gene expression analysis showed that prompting astrocytes to produce DLX2 appeared to reprogram them into stem-like cells with features of both immature brain cells found earlier in development and cells found in the regenerative niches of the adult brain.
Dr Zhang and his colleagues suggest that DLX2 might someday be used as a brain regeneration tool to treat traumatic brain injuries, strokes and degenerative conditions such as Huntington's disease. Researchers in the Zhang lab are planning to study this approach in animal models.
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996120302837
[2] https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/single-protein-prompts-mature-brain-cells.html
[3] https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2107339119
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Changed ignition coil and TPS in order to get it running again and thought it was solved. It ran ok for a couple of days.
Recently it started almost cutting out at 5000 rpm after a couple days of this it has started spluttering again at low revs, smoke and fire from the exhausts and white smoke from the O2 sensor on the rear cylinder.
Normally a full tank last 3 days covering 35 miles /day but it's just used a full tank in 1x 35 mile day.
Not sure what to do next other than change the ECM. Does anyone have experience of a similar problem?
May be your problem there..U should not see smoke of any kind from the 02 ?


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A treasure trove of unusual and unique items with a strong Welsh flavour is set to transform the National Botanic Garden of Wales, as the Derwen Antiques Fair prepares to return.
Antiques, collectables, retro and vintage will take centre stage among the flora and fauna at the Carmarthenshire gardens on January 28 and 29, in a popular event which is growing every year.
Derwen Fairs' flagship event has increased from 23 stalls in the early days, to more than 100 dotted around the site including the Beehive Theatre, the Large Marquee and the impressive Regency Principality House.
Visitors can view Welsh art, Welsh pottery and Welsh oak furniture among the mediterranean plants in Sir Norman Foster's glasshouse, and a vintage market will take over the entire courtyard.
Established 17 years ago, the vibrant atmosphere of Derwen Fairs attracts thousands of antiques enthusiasts each day.
A large range of country pine furniture, rare books, Treen and Ewenny pottery and in the Theatr Botanica for taxidermy and the exotic will be featured in the fair.
The Vintage market houses smaller marquees showing off vintage toys,clothing and retro furniture plus numerous up-cycled furniture and quirky items.
A selection of militaria stands will display unusual items, including rare medals, military swords and vintage fire arms. From furniture to fishing reels, Persian carpets to exquisite jewellery, most areas of collecting will be included, plus some rare items.
One important collection to be showcased is an interesting collection of Wemyss ware. This line of pottery hailed from Kirkcaldy in Fyfe, Scotland and is popular with collectors, with some rarer items commanding four figure sums. Bargain Hunt recently filmed their programme from the National Botanic Gardens fair, with one contestant picking a rare Wemyss piece decorated with a daffodil to take to auction. Helen and Alistair who sold the pot ,will return to the fair to display their impressive Wemyss collection, including a rare heart shaped inkwell.
Wemyss: a rare heart shaped inkwell.
Collectors can expect a large variety of themes from ancient Chinese to the retro 60s and country farmhouse among the stands.
The fair is open 10am to 4.30pm, admission to the garden is £3, with free parking.


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Considered one of the most popular electrical wiring queries is on how to wire a switch. Whilst using switches in your house is kind of uncomplicated, wiring one may well not be that effortless for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is really quite simple to wire. There are several types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you happen to be setting up a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly widespread switch (as well as the easiest).
There are three colours of wires inside of a typical single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and connect them around the terminal screws - a single on major as well as other about the bottom screw on the swap. The white wire serves as being a source of uninterrupted power and is also commonly linked into a mild coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Connect the green wire on the ground screw of your change.
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Connecticut Government And Politics: An Introduction, Gary L. Rose Jan 2007
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Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the author's book, Connecticut Government at the Millennium (Sacred Heart University Press, 2001). Like the first edition, it is intended to introduce students and general readers to the historical development and current operation of Connecticut's political system. Individual chapters explore constitutional history in "The Constitution State," the transformation of Connecticut politics, the various mechanisms through which citizens can participate in political affairs, the structure and powers of the three branches of government, and the pivotal role of the mass media, newspapers in particular, in ...
Lincoln's Defense Of Politics: The Public Man And His Opponents In The Crisis Over Slavery (Book Review), Julie Mujic Jan 2006
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Schneider, Thomas E. Lincoln's Defense of Politics: The Public Man and His Opponents in the Crisis over Slavery. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2006.


Before glass was an easily-made substance, it was very expensive and hard to produce. This meant that homes were built with a small number of windows. Nowadays, however, with our factory-manufactured glass and reasonable prices, people create entire walls of windows in their homes and opt for maximum light exposure! Because the manufacturing process has come so far, we are even able to create different types of glass for different types of structures, usually split into commercial and residential categories. What is the difference between residential and commercial windows, you might wonder? Well, let's discuss.
When it comes to residential windows, they are generally made thinner and with more features. Because residential windows don't have to withstand the high winds and other issues that commercial glass building do, they can be made thinner while still maintaining structural integrity. Residential windows also have the biggest difference in cost since residential windows are considerably less expensive than commercial windows.
Commercial windows, on the other hand, are often made with thicker glass. This is done not only to be able to withstand high winds and possible storms that large commercial buildings encounter, but to increase the efficiency. Commercial buildings generate more heat than your average residence due to either lots of occupants or computer equipment. Thicker glass keeps the commercial HVAC from working overtime. It is also often tinted or specially glazed to protect occupants from UV ray damages.
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Every human being has a measure of spiritual authority as a result of being God's image and likeness. That authority increases significantly when we're born again and continues to increase as we mature spiritually and learn to use it appropriately. Because of our authority, we can initiate action in our domain and expect the desired results to happen. Action is inseparable from authority because exercising authority requires some form of action, and authority produces results.
We're familiar with various forms of the Law of Action and Results in the physical realm: every action produces a result; for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction; force produces movement; intervention produces change.
Because God's intent is for us to serve others rather than be self-centered, we can expect the greatest results when we use our spiritual authority to act in behalf of others. In those cases, we may not see what happens, but knowing this spiritual law exists gives us confidence to act and trust God for the results.
The Law of Action and Results is so normal in the physical realm, we conclude something is wrong if our efforts don't produce results. The same law is just as normal in the spiritual realm and what we do produces results, even when we don't see or expect them.
Thanks for the reminder of our spiritual authority!
If we don't have free will, as you stated, then we're not responsible for our "past reasons," which makes "sowing and reaping" unjust. Why should we suffer consequences for something over which we had no control? We do have free will and we're accountable for our actions because we choose to do them. Regarding destiny, I believe God is omniscient and therefore knows what we'll choose in the future, which he incorporates into our destiny. I believe free will and predestination are compatible in that sense; one doesn't violate the other.


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Despite Hard Times, Zaire's Rhythm of Life Goes on in Hard-to-Reach Villages
By Robert M. Press Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
NKUANZA, ZAIRE
THE music goes on in isolated villages such as this one. But because of an economic decline in Zaire that is worse than in most of Africa, people are making their own music instead of switching on radios. A young woman returning from a long day in the fields balances a basket of cassava on her head and sings softly as she walks barefoot on dirt paths between mud-brick houses.
Papi Mampuya, 13, and his friend La Kuetusuki, 14, lead some young friends in an animated series of impromptu songs for foreign visitors.
``When there's a marriage, or a religious festival, we sing, dance, and drink,'' says Denise Diavita, a farm woman with five children.
Business used to be pretty good because so many people bought radios to listen to music, explains a radio repairman. But these days, he says, there's not much business.
Hyper-inflation in Zaire has jacked sky-high the prices of manufactured goods, including radios, batteries, and spare parts. It has also sent food prices soaring, resulting in a number of urban food riots and some deaths in clashes with police.
But long before the inflation, there was isolation.
Like so many of Zaire's villages, where some 60 percent of the nation's estimated 37 million people live, Nkuanza is hard to reach. Our trip here, over an unpaved, rough road, took several hours of slow, cautious driving in a four-wheel-drive van. The same trip during the rainy season can take a week by truck, if a truck makes it at all.
And Nkuanza is more reachable than many villages in Zaire. Some sections of the country have practically been cut off from overland travel because the government has neglected road maintenance for years.
But lack of road repair is only one sign of Zaire's decline under a dictatorial government that, by most accounts, has simply failed to provide the people much in the way of basic services, such as health, education, and transportation.
The results show up in World Bank statistics. Zaire had a minus 2.4 percent growth rate in per capita gross national product between 1965 (when President Mobutu Sese Seko took power in a military coup) and 1987. That was worse than any other African country except Uganda (minus 2.7 percent). Sub-Saharan Africa (not counting South Africa and Nigeria) scored a minus 0.1 percent.
In a Monitor interview, N'singa Udjuu Ongwakebi Untube, head of the government political party, the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR), says Zaire's productivity is ``practically nil today.'' He candidly agrees that the government had ``often neglected agriculture ... [and] often chosen very prestigious projects for honor, but [ones] that were not economically viable.'' He has promised economic improvements.
Mr. N'singa blames part of Zaire's economic decline on a fall in world prices of copper, a main export, and on cutbacks in foreign aid (due to donor objections to corruption and human-rights abuses).
Bowing to international and domestic pressures for change, President Mobutu last April promised multiparty, democratic elections this year.
While there is a division here over support for Mr. Mobutu, there is agreement on the need for a better road.
``Without a good road there's no development,'' says one villager. Farmers grow groundnuts, beans, bananas, oranges, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and onions. But many products spoil during the rainy season when few trucks can reach here.
``We work too hard,'' says Kia Luamzai Kitomba, a former local government official. A road, electricity, and even tractors would help the farmers, he says.
Veronique Mameni, a farmer, typically works 11 hours a day in the fields, six days a week. ``I'm tired,'' she says, laughing, smiling, and shaking her head, all at the same time. On Sundays, only the men rest: The women do all the cooking, dishwashing, and other chores, she says.
Some men rest too much - developing alcoholic problems, according to Dokula Makambu, a nurse who runs the local medical clinic.
The clinic serves an important role, but is underequipped. The nearest hospital is several hours away by road - during the dry season.
The village does boast two primary schools and a secondary school that offers commercial courses. Water is available from a spring, where pipes have been installed to make jug-filling easier.
Some residents express a sense of community toward their fellow villagers. ``I work to serve the world,'' says N'kongo Beuetunavanga, a volunteer aide at the clinic. And Mrs. Diavita spends part of her time volunteering on the local health committee.
Maria Claudia Escobar, a United States Peace Corps volunteer earning less than $110 a month, moved into Nkuanza in November to work on health and nutritional education projects.
You can still hear a radio playing in one of the small shops. If you have the money, the shops still offer everything from sandals to underwear, Moroccan sardines to bread.
As for promised political and economic changes: ``We're waiting,'' says Diavita.
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Wyoming Cowboys 33 21 54
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Trailing by just one point at halftime Wyoming was keeping pace with Missouri Valley power Northern Iowa. That was as close as the Cowboys would get as the Panthers went on a tear in the second half to win 72-54. UNI improves to 9-1 and have won 8 in a row while Wyoming drops back to .500 at 6-6.
With this loss the Mountain West drops the MWC/MVC challenge with four wins to five for the Missouri Valley.
Northern Iowa got a huge night out of 7 footer Jordan Ergslader who put up game highs of 28 points and 9 rebounds. Ali Farokhmanesh added 15 - all three pointers.
Afam Muojeke led the way for Wyoming with 20 points. Desmar Jackson came off the bench and added 13. Adam Waddell put up 6/7.
Wyoming shot a better FG % than Northern Iowa .457 to .450 but took 14 less shots. The Pokes were 2 of 15 from behind the arc while the Panthers sunk 9 of 22. Wyoming managed only 3 assists and had 17 turnovers.
This loss is eerily similar to one last week against Tennessee where the Pokes were down by just a point at half time and then had no answer in the second half. Opposing teams are obviously making adjustments at halftime and having great success against the Pokes.
The Cowboys finish off the 2009 portion of their schedule next Wednesday when they host the 8-3 Akron Zips.


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In a highly competitive industry, LSPs and translation agencies have traditionally tried to differentiate between themselves in areas such as price, speed, breadth of services, geographic coverage, customer service, marketing and branding.
Many of these areas however no longer provide the competitive margin they once did.
For example, it is easy now for a small, growing translation agency to add on design, interpreting and maybe voice overs to take on their bigger competition. Setting up a presence abroad through satellite offices again is easily achievable over the internet. Anyone working in translation knows full well about the commodification of pricing over the past 10 years or so and the declining margins in rates.
Today, the battleground has shifted away from those areas to the new one – technology, IT and how big your CAT tool is. Trademarked, super-speedy machine translation tools, that localize, optimize and digitalize the needs of the modern-day global organisation seem to be the zeitgeist of the translation and localization industry, especially in terms of differentiation.
This leaves a massive gap….actually lots of massive gaps, but let's focus in on one in particular.
With a large percentage of LSPs still competing on traditional terms, and with most of the larger LSPs investing their time and efforts into machines that will eventually turn evil and kill us all, this leaves a gap for the LSP in the middle.
This is where Customer Experience comes in.
Within the industry very few are focusing on Customer Experience (a.k.a. CX) in the buying and selling cycle of translation, localization and language services.
Customer Service in many LSPs is excellent, but Customer Experience as a strategy, approach and a culture has not yet been embraced.
This provides a clear opportunity for those LSPs who want to shift into a new way of thinking and to move away from those old ways of competitive differentiation.
Although you may not be able to invest the millions into a The Terminator, you will be able to carve out a niche at the level you operate and start to become a leader in terms of customer acquisition.
So, if you are an LSP and want to take CX seriously what do you do?
Well, you if you don't have the time, budget or energy you could ask a fantastic training company that specialises in CX workshops for translation companies to help you.
If you do have the time and energy, then great – you don't even need a budget to get started!
Here's 12 really simple steps we have put together for you along with some solid resources to help you start implementing a CX approach and culture at work.
If you decide to go the DIY route you really need to start learning about CX. What does it mean? How does it work? When do we use it? Why can it fail? If you are new to CX then start with this really good introduction.
Then start spending regular time reading articles, listening to podcasts and soaking in as much as you can. If it is possible to have a few people involved it would really speed things along. Check out these resources here for a really comprehensive list of videos, podcasts and articles. Remember to always bring this back to translation and your own customers.
CX is about your company values being translated into how you make your customers and clients feel. If you don't know what your values are, you're CX will never amount to much as it will be built on weak foundations.
There are a number of ways of defining your values as a company. In some LSPs the big boss may simply say what they are. Others may want a more consensual approach. Others something in between.
As part of developing a CX approach and culture it is important to at least get employees involved in talking about and agreeing upon the values. Here is a link to some simple ideas on how to run team exercises that elicit values pretty well. You can do this in one session, or across many sessions such as weekly team meetings. If you don't know what your core values are, what they should be, or need some inspiration, have a look at some of the more common examples of corporate core values here.
Once you understand your values, you will then have a much clearer idea of how you want to make your customers feel. Emotions are central to successful CX but you need to be very clear as to what emotions you actually want to bring about in your customers – if you want to deliver a relaxed experience with a West Coast 'hey duuude' vibe then your CX structure, approach and goals will look very different to one where you want to deliver an experience that stresses you are working with a company that places value on family, loyalty and security.
This is difficult for many companies, let alone LSPs, to do as the starting point is an emotion – something we are not used to focusing on in business. Have a read of this blog on emotional design and when you have time also check out this report from Forrester on measuring emotion in CX which offers lots of valuable insights. Remember to start with the customer – not yourself.
A Customer Journey Map is really simple and gives so much valuable information. This captures every single possible interaction and interface a customer ever has with your company. Every LSP should do one regardless of CX or not as it pretty much always exposes weaknesses in a company's offerings, whether that's how the website performs, how efficient communication is between teams or where there are opportunities for rationalise and simplify processes.
Here is a great resource on creating a journey map from Oracle; remember if you can't get your whole team together for a long period of time to create the map, simply find a wide open space in your office where people can add to it over a coffee or when they think about things.
Once you have completed the Customer Journey Map you need to sit down and run through a SWOT analysis of your company in terms of its ability to meet its CX goals. This should look at everything your company has to offer and where it needs to either improve or address issues.
This honest self-appraisal will then help you amplify your strengths into CX, remove or reduce the effects of your weaknesses and fill in any gaps with fruitful, positive ideas. If you are new to running a SWOT analysis with a team, here is a really handy guide to use.
CX is too much for one person to deal with. Make sure you create a team that can drive CX forward in the company – empower them to do so. This not only ensures the responsibility is shared and that too much pressure is not piled into one pair of shoulders, but also brings in more views and opinions.
If possible, try to have people from different departments contributing to the team and it is critical that employees who actually deal with clients and customers are involved. Have a read of some ideas on what makes for a good CX team here as well as how to get the best out of them in this article here.
CX will not work if it becomes a side project, assigned to an elite team that only shares information and updates now and again. CX is a daily thing – constant. As a minimum you need to start talking about CX in your regular meetings, whether weekly or monthly. This can be done as of now, even if it is mentioning that the company is going to be adopting the approach.
Until serious work starts you can always use team meetings to teach and learn about CX. For example, you might assign people with blogs or people to follow and each week someone explains about what they've read. Also may think about other ways of having your team meetings which can encourage ideas and sharing. Here are some for starters.
CX is about momentum. If you don't start with something, CX can often get lost, forgotten or diluted. Make small changes in the office ASAP. They don't need to be complex, expensive or even that creative. Have a brainstorm as a team over 3, 5 or 10 things you can all start doing as a team to affect CX – this could be how phones answered, what you have on your email signatures, your website's language or images, fun challenges between teams or even creating a small budget to make impressions on valued clients through Random Acts of Kindness.
Especially in the early days, incentivizing CX ideas is a great way to encourage people to get involved. Everyone in a company needs to be involved from IT to HR to finance – this is not something for only sales and marketing. Think about how people can give their ideas, how and if they are recognised and rewarded and also how they may be realised. Remember not everyone wants cash so think about other ways to incentivize people…..or just give them cash!
When forming your approach to CX remember you need to find a balance between technology and the human touch. Not everything can be automated. Some things which can, may be better left to human beings and vice-versa. A lot of this will come to your customer and what they need and want – if slick, one-touch technology turns them on, then that's fine, but remember this may turn off plenty of others. It is important to find the right balance, a point made by KPMG in their report on our digital future.
If you want to deliver great CX you need staff who are naturally dispositioned towards doing so. If the plan is to project an image of the company that is of shiny, happy people and your staff are a bunch of introverts who don't like speaking to people before 10am and 3 coffees, then your CX plan will fail.
This is why you need to hire people for the purpose. Hiring people who are customer centric is crucial. In the world of translation, this also comes down to hiring of translators or linguists. Have a read of this blog from the Czech LSP Zelenka which looked at the hiring needs of the translation industry and how there is much more of a need to hire with clients in mind in order to produce better translations and thus a better customer experience.
12. How do you measure CX success?
As with any project, it is important to be able to measure if it's working, or not. Many people assume that because we are dealing with emotions and something that is intangible that it is impossible to track or measure. Wrong.
There are plenty of ways such a some of these examples here, but ultimately the metrics you decide to use will come down to your own objectives as a company.
So, you ready to start the CX revolution at work? Good luck – go mix things up a bit and create a clear difference between you and the competition.


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Matthew Avila joined Byrne in 2006 and currently serves as the company's chief executive officer. Prior to being named the CEO, Avila was chief of legal affairs and directed the company's risk management, contracts, and insurance programs. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin and received his law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law. He is a licensed construction attorney in the state of Texas.
Prior to joining Byrne, Matthew received a Ph.D. and worked extensively in the medical field as a research scientist. From his research experience, he has brought an analytical data-driven systems approach to the company's strategic planning and day to day operations. That combined with the team's emphasis on building strong relationships with Byrne's clients through the dedicated work of a highly-trained and effective staff of construction professionals, has helped maintain and enhance Byrne's reputation as an industry leader.
Avila is active in the Fort Worth community, having served on the boards of the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County, The Art Station, Fort Worth Sister Cities International, Project Fort Worth Talks, and the Depression Connection Team. He has also served on the FWISD Human Relations Committee. In May of 2013, he was elected to the FWISD Board of Trustees representing District 8.
Matthew is a member of the Young President's Organization (YPO) and is active in the Fort Worth Chapter.
Dr. Avila is a 14-year resident of Fort Worth, living in the Berkeley neighborhood with his wife and two children. He and his family enjoy sailing and spending time at the family ranch. Eagle-eyed music fans may see him on the weekends playing a local gig with his band KYSER.
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"Byrne has been a true partner to the City in the construction of multiple high profile projects and I would highly recommend your services to any potential client."
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"[Byrne's] professionalism and client-first project focus set them apart from many experiences we have had with other contractors. It is without hesitation that we welcome ongoing opportunities to continue working with Byrne, and we have no reservations in recommending Byrne to others in similar pursuits."
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"Byrne Construction is founded on the highest ethical standards "the values of honesty, quality and hard work". These 'core values' are of significant importance to those inside the organization because they guide all the actions endured during the course of a project. I have personally seen these values in action on our most recent completed project with Byrne Construction – the Coppell Library and Community Commons."
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"I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the level of professionalism your company has demonstrated on the construction of Bell's Training Academy. Over the past three years my team has been engaged in approximately 50 projects worldwide. We have encountered numerous architectural, construction, and interior design firms. Your team has surpassed my expectations in many aspects of this project. Their willingness to hold the customer in high regard coupled with high caliber construction techniques contributed to a successful, on-time completion."
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"Given that the NRH Centre project was the city's first CMAR project, Byrne was outstanding in helping to guide us through this construction delivery method including preconstruction services. They were right on target with estimating, staying within budget and delivering the project on time. Working together as a team was critical to the success of the project."
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CRAIG SCOTT'S LOBOTOMY
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Craig Scott is a composer, improvising guitarist and sound artist.
His work focuses on the tension that exists between human and machine made music.
Working with human performers, robotics, custom built digital and analog hardware to explore the uncanny valley through sound. Blurring the perceptual lines between what is considered organic and artificial, function and malfunction and intention and error.
Since graduating with a BPA from LCoM (2008) Scott has played a prominent part in the UK improvised music scene.
He has performed throughout the UK and Europe at: Cafe Oto, WOMAD, The Vortex, HCMF, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Dutch Fretless Guitar Festival, International Festival for Artistic Innovation, The National Museum of Scotland, MEM festival (Spain) & Trem Azul (Portugal).
As a solo artist he is a recipient of the Jerwood/PRS Take 5, Francis Chagrin Award, Hope Scott Trust Award, ECF grants and has been commissioned by to create work for BBC Jazz on 3, Late Junction, LumeLab & Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Broadcasts of his solo work have been featured on BBC radio, ResonanceFM and NTS. Interviews and features have been published in The Guardian, Wire, Quietus, Jazzwise, Louder than War & Stereogum.
He has been a resident artist at: University for the Creative Arts, Great Exhibition of the North & Associazione Artemista.
He co-runs jazz/improv band 'Shatners Bassoon' recently completing an extensive ACE funded UK tour following the release of their third album to critical acclaim (from which one track was nominated for a British Composer Award) funded by PRSF & nominated as Ambassadors by Jazz North.


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Research Vignette: The Many Dimensions of High-Dimensional Expanders
by Prahladh Harsha
An emerging theme in several disciplines of science over the last few decades is the study of local-to-global phenomena. Let me elucidate with a few examples. In biology, one tries to understand the global properties of an organism by studying local interactions at a cellular level. The Internet graph is impossible to predict or control at a global level; what one can at best do is understand its behavior by making changes at a very local level. Moving to examples closer to theoretical computer science, the pioneering works in computation theory due to Turing and others define the computation of any global function as one that can be broken down into a sequence of local computations. The seminal work on NP-completeness due to Cook, Levin, and Karp demonstrates that any verification task can be in fact reduced to a conjunction of verifying very local objects.
Given these examples, an intriguing question that arises in multiple disciplines is to identify which objects support such local-to-global phenomena. This question as stated is an ill-formed one, but one can attempt to make it well-defined in a variety of contexts. Let me illustrate by giving three specific instances.
Mixing time in graphs: Which graphs have the property of having a global mixing property that can be inferred by understanding the mixing properties of several related smaller graphs?
Local testing and decoding (in coding theory): Which error-correcting codes have the property of being able to be tested or decoded by looking at the code word or received word very locally (i.e., at very few locations)?
Topologically expanding graphs: Which graphs or hypergraphs have the property that their global topological property can be inferred by their local topological behavior?
These questions, seemingly disparate and arising in very different contexts and communities (in particular, approximate sampling, coding theory, and topology), surprisingly all led to the investigation of a similar expanding object: the high-dimensional expander. The Simons Institute 2019 summer cluster on Error-Correcting Codes and High-Dimensional Expansion brought together researchers from these diverse communities to study high-dimensional expanders and their potential applications to mathematics and theoretical computer science.
What is a high-dimensional expander?
High-dimensional expanders (HDXs) are a high-dimensional analogue of expander graphs. An expander graph, loosely speaking, is an extremely well-connected graph. Analytically, this is best captured via the second-largest eigenvalue (in absolute value) of the normalized adjacency matrix of the graph. More precisely, a graph G is said to be a λ-expander (for λ ∈ [0,1]) if the second-largest eigenvalue (in absolute value) of the normalized adjacency matrix AG of G is bounded above by λ. The smaller the λ, the better the expander. An equivalent definition is in terms of how well the random walk on the vertices induced by the graph mixes: G is a λ-expander if the spectral norm of the difference of the normalized adjacency matrix AG and the normalized all-ones matrix J (the normalized adjacency matrix of the complete graph) is bounded above by λ (i.e., \[\left\| A_G - \frac1n J \right\| \leq \lambda,\]
where n is the number of vertices of the graph G).
High-dimensional expanders refer to a particular generalization of expander graphs to higher dimensions (or hypergraphs). Given a d-uniform hypergraph H = (V,E) where \(E \subseteq {V \choose d}\), for 0 ≤ d ≤ k let Hk denote the k-uniform hypergraph (V,Ek) whose hyperedges Ek are exactly the k-sets contained in some hyperedge e in E. In other words, \[E_k = \left\{ e \in {V \choose k} \mid \exists e' \in E, e \subseteq e' \right \}.\].
There are two natural random walks on the hyperedges Ek of the hypergraph Hk for each 0 < k < d.
Up-down walk \(P_k^\wedge \): Given a hyperedge e ∈ Ek, choose a random e′ ∈ Ek+1 that contains e, and then choose a random \(f \in E_k \) such that f is contained in e′ and f ≠ e.
Down-up walk \(P_k^\vee \): Given a hyperedge e ∈ Ek, choose a random e′ ∈ Ek−1 contained in e, and then choose a random \(f \in E_k \) such that f contains e′ and f ≠ e.
The hypergraph H is said to be a λ-high dimensional expander if for all 0 < k < d, the two walks \(P_k^\wedge \) and \(P_k^\vee \) (viewed as transition probability matrices on the hyperedges) are λ-close to each other in spectral norm, i.e., \[\left\| P_k^\wedge - P_k^\vee \right\| \leq \lambda.\]
A local-to-global connection discovered a couple of years ago (independently by Kaufman and Oppenheim and in joint work by the author with Dikstein, Dinur, and Filmus) showed that this "global" mixing of the hypergraph at every level is in fact equivalent to the "local" mixing of several related smaller underlying graphs of the hypergraph H (also referred to as links of the hypergraph H).
Which hypergraphs are high-dimensional expanders in the above sense? Clearly, the complete k-uniform hypergraph is a perfect high-dimensional expander. Unlike in the case of graphs, where expansion is a common phenomenon, for all d ≥ 3, a random d-uniform hypergraph is with high probability not a high-dimensional expander. Despite this, a remarkable construction due to Lubotzky, Samuels, and Vishne building on the work of Lafforgue shows that there exist extremely sparse hypergraphs (in fact, with at most a linear number of hyperedges) that satisfy the above high-dimensional property. Since then, elementary constructions of sparse high-dimensional expanders have been constructed by Kaufman and Oppenheim, whose proofs were subsequently simplified during the Simons Institute summer cluster, in joint work with Saptharishi.
In fact, with the benefit of hindsight, if one revisits the locally testable code (LTC) and probabilistically checkable proof (PCP) constructions to date, one notices that a common underlying object in all these constructions is certain high-dimensional expanding objects. In particular, all known constructions of these objects are based on either the Johnson graph or the Grassmannian graph, and it is known that these two graphs are classic examples of high-dimensional expanders. We believe that this is not a coincidence and that high-dimensional expanders play a fundamental role in PCP and LTC constructions.
One of the prime motivations for the Simons Institute cluster was to explore these connections further and to investigate whether the recent abovementioned sparse constructions of high-dimensional expanders have consequences in coding theory. Recent works coauthored by Dinur, Harsha, Kaufman, Navon, and Ta-Shma, and by Alev, Jeronimo, Quintana, Srivastava, and Tulsiani, demonstrate the effectiveness of sparse HDXs toward obtaining efficient list-decoding algorithms. In work by Dikstein, Dinur, Harsha, Kaufman, and Ron-Zewi during the Simons cluster, HDXs were used to obtain better testable codes. The connections between HDXs and coding theory are at a nascent stage, and we believe the results obtained to this day are only the tip of the iceberg.
Anari, Liu, Oveis Gharan, and Vinzant discovered a serendipitous connection between approximate sampling of the bases of a matroid and high-dimensional expanders. Approximately counting or sampling the bases of a matroid has been a long-standing open problem in theoretical computer science. Anari et al. made the surprising connection that the hypergraph whose edges are the independent sets of a matroid is an excellent high-dimensional expander. Thus, the down-up walk described earlier gives a very natural fast-mixing sampling algorithm. This is an excellent example of a case where one understands the global spectrum/mixing of a large graph by relating it to the mixing/spectrum of several related small local graphs. Since the discovery of this connection, Cryan, Guo, and Mousa, as well as Alev and Lau, have made substantial refinements to this local-to-global phenomenon in understanding the mixing of these random walks.
This understanding of local-to-global phenomenon in nature is a fundamental problem, and the theory of high-dimensional expanders offers an excellent perspective on this behavior in some instances.
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A fast-paced frolic from Vancouver International Airport to Whistler, an overview of the resort, what to expect, how to fit in and make the most of your Whistler vacation.
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A Flood of 12c Exams on the Horizon?
A handful of certification exams for Oracle 12c have been made available since the database was released to production last year. The first two exams for the 12c database administration track, 1Z0-061 and 1Z0-062, plus the upgrade exam,1Z0-060, were the first to be released and are available for exam takers now.
The first of the "Essentials" exams targeted at employees of Oracle Partner Network companies followed soon after. 1Z0-497: Oracle Database 12c Essentials, became available as a production exam in early May. The second OPN exam, 1Z0-417: Oracle Database Performance and Tuning Essentials 2015, closes its beta period at the end of May and should be available as a production exam sometime in August. A third OPN exam has just opened its beta period, 1Z0-432: Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials. This exam has not even made it to the 'Beta Exam' page on the Oracle certification site yet, so I cannot report the anticipated end date.
This makes four 12c exams currently in production and another two in beta. Looking to the future, there are a number of exams in the pipeline to be released to beta later this year. The most clearly defined at the moment is the third exam of the 12c database administrator track, 1Z0-063: Oracle Database 12c: Advanced Administration. This exam was announced at the same time as 1Z0-062, but is sitting in limbo at the moment with a status of 'In development'. Presumably Oracle University is waiting for enough people to earn the 12c OCA certification for the beta exam to have sufficient potential candidates. I expect that they will hit their target number sometime in the next three to four months and open the beta.
On May 22nd, the Oracle Certification team announced three upcoming expert exams on their blog. The test numbers were not provided (although I could make some educated guesses), nor were any dates provided. I would expect all three of them to roll out during the next three to four months. The announced exams were:
Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Database 12c: Data Guard Administration
Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Database 12c: Performance Management and Tuning
Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Database 12c: RAC and Grid Infrastructure Administration
The final 'exam' is almost pure speculation on my part. Recently there was a discussion on LinkedIn from an Oracle professional who was an Oracle 9i DBA Oracle Certified Associate. He was looking at his options to upgrade his certification to be a 12c OCP. Currently, that requires two exams (1Z0-062 and 1Z0-063) plus an approved training course. There has never been an upgrade path for OCAs from an earlier release. In the thread, the poster was advised by an Oracle certification official to hold off on his plans because there was an option that would be announced soon that might help him.
No announcement has been made yet (or else I would not need to speculate). The only thing that really makes sense to me, however, would be a for the certification team to create a single exam designed to upgrade from the OCA of one release to the 12c OCP. The 1Z0-060 exam is made to upgrade from any earlier release and already contains the Core DBA elements. A relatively modest expansion of this exam might be suitable to upgrade candidates who hold an OCA certification for any earlier release. It is certain that the new path would not eliminate the need to satisfy the hands-on training requirement. However, this would at least provide a single-test option for Oracle professionals with an OCA in earlier releases.
Of course that assumes I have guessed correctly. I make no guarantees.
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Archive publishes handwritten receipts of English poet, printmaker and artist William Blake
By Kim Spurr
The receipts collection opens a new window into Blake's life, allowing Blake enthusiasts anywhere to view these personal finance documents, which are at once receipts, works of art in themselves, and written fragments of Blake's friendships and business connections.
The William Blake Archive at UNC-Chapel Hill recently published a digital collection of Blake's receipts for the sale of his artwork, many of which have never before been reproduced. Although we often think of paper receipts as trivial and not worth asking for or keeping, this collection proves otherwise. Not only are the receipts themselves remarkably attractive, but they provide key insights into Blake's personal finances and the chronology of his work.
31 December 1818 Object 1 (Bentley Receipt 37) 6.5 x 16.5 cm
The William Blake Archive's innovative organization of this digital collection enhances Blake scholars and enthusiasts' ability to study the receipts. The Archive editors published the receipts in separate but adjacent categories, to further enable the study of these items as a distinct commercial genre of historical documents.
This new digital collection allows viewers from around the world to access an entire category of Blake's rare and personal documents which are, otherwise, difficult to find. This is in keeping with the mission of the William Blake Archive to provide access to Blake's artistic works, many of which are widely dispersed in various collections or no longer available for viewing due to the fragility of their antique materials. The receipts collection opens a new window into Blake's life, allowing Blake enthusiasts anywhere to view these personal finance documents, which are at once receipts, works of art in themselves, and written fragments of Blake's friendships and business connections.
To learn more about the digital collection of Blake's receipts, click here.
By Emma DuVall, graduate writer and photographer, English and comparative literature


Now We'll See How It Works . . .
Today I finished mapping out our upcoming Alabama trip, and making the reservations that we'll need.
We're leaving from Colorado River on Wednesday with a stopover in Breaux Bridge, LA and Theodore, AL. Then we'll spend two nights in Montgomery, AL visiting old friends from when we moved from there to Houston in 1978.
Then it's on up to our relative's RV park in Athens, Al for five days or so, visiting relatives. And while we'll there, we'll make a day trip down to Birmingham to visit friends from when we lived there too.
Then on the 4th of August we'll head back home by a different route, through Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, Breaux Bridge again, and then back to Lake Conroe on the 6th of August.
About 4pm today Jan and I drove into Conroe to have dinner at El Bosque, probably our favorite local Mexican place, although Mama Juanita's is pretty good, too.
while I got my usual Fajitas a la Diabla.
Both delicious as always, with plenty left over for dinner tomorrow night.
Coming home I waited until a little after 7pm, hoping it had cooled off, and with the overcast it really had.
It only took me about 45 minutes to mount the Plexiglass sheets on the top and sides of the AC cover.
I used heavy duty packing tape to seal the edges and lock the pieces together. In hindsight I should have used a rod or something to bridge across the two top sheets, but that's for next time. If it works this time, of course.
So tomorrow we'll see how it's going to work on our trip back to the Colorado River Thousand Trails.
I've always thought that the freezer deserves a light as well.


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