Located one degree north of the equator, the world's only island city-state, Singapore, has a lot to offer to any type of traveler. From the Marina Bay to the impressive botanical garden, and from the Singapore Flyer to the underwater world – and from the Granite Island (Palau Ubin) to the vibrant nightlife, there are so many things to see and do that you'll having a really hard time picking just a few for your trip to Singapore. Whether you travel for leisure or for business purposes, this city-state, with its vibrant history and diverse ethnic quarters to discover has it all.
As a side note, for the third year in the row, Singapore topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 Worldwide Cost of Living survey and is the world's most expensive city. So let's see what you can do and see in this amazing city.
The Singapore Flyer is the world's largest giant observation wheel (165-meter-high). The 30-minute ride will give you a chance to admire the city's downtown skyscrapers and if you take this ride at dusk, the skyline is truly impressive.
You cannot go to Singapore and not see the Marina Bay – in fact, the city's most spectacular side. Keep in mind that the Marina Bay (a free attraction) is illuminated by a mesmerizing – and award winning – laser show daily, starting 20:00. The complex is quite impressive and features several important attractions. The Sands SkyPark will give you the chance to see Singapore's skyline (yes, there are multiple places that offer amazing views of the city); the ArtScience Museum in Singapore will surprise you with its design (the design includes a lotus flower) as well as with its more than 20 galleries, an invitation to find out more about Singapore's history and science (the exhibitions vary, so be sure to check the museum's website for more details).
Another landmark of the city, the Merlion is a mythical symbol of Singapore. The 70-tonne, water-spouting Merlion is indeed impressive and you can relax while in the area.
Imagine a park with trees that are not made of wood. Seems hard? It is futuristic, true, but also impressive. That's why you should definitely include the Gardens by the Bay on your itinerary while in Singapore. This is "a City in a Garden" that "captures the essence of Singapore as the premier tropical Garden City with the perfect environment in which to live and work – making Singapore a leading global city of the 21st century.", as the official website mentions. And since it is easy to find corporate serviced apartments for business travelers in Singapore, you can perfectly combine your business purposes with visits in various parts of the city, in order to discover what makes it unique, to understand it, to enjoy the famous landmarks, but also go beyond these ones.
Open 5 a.m. to midnight, the Singapore Botanic Gardens (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) are a great place to go to if you want to unwind. You can go there very early in the morning and maybe do a little jogging to start the day fresh – or you can go there in the evening, or during the day for a long, enjoyable walk. Either way, this place will mesmerize you – with its virgin rain forest, the National Orchid Garden (home to 1,000 orchid species and 2,000 hybrids), eco-lake, bonsai garden, the sculptures, and many other gardens.
Pulau Ubin, also known as Ubin Island, is one of the few rural areas that can be found in Singapore. Go here if you want to discover the local fauna and flora – you won't regret it. It will be a trip that will get you closer to nature!
If you want to have a look (experience as close as possible) the late-19th century and early-20th century of Singapore, then this part of the city is a not to miss one on your visit. The Chinatown is an icon of Singapore – and, while in the area you can enjoy authentic Chinese food or go see the Thian Hock Keng Temple and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.
Located east of the Singapore River, the Little India is another famous place in Singapore. Colourful and diverse, this part of Singapore lures tourists not only for shopping sessions, but also with the tasty Indian food.
As you can easily notice, there are many great places to discover in Singapore – and the list above is not exhaustive! – another reason to go visit this part of the world!
Hey I enjoyed your post.
I loved the lights shows so much and must have watched them 6 times i think! Especially the one at the waterfront!
I wrote this post from my time there. Your photos are better than mine!
Thanks for the sharing. I always go gardens by the bay when I visit Singapore.
Planning to go during Christmas Time again.
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Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports on; Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is the 3rd Largest Cathedral in Britain!!!
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports the foundations were first laid in 1088!!! It took Bishop Remigius 4 years to build Lincoln Cathedral, unfortunately he then died in the same year two days before it was consecrated.
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports almost 50 years later in 1141 the timber roof was destroyed by fire. The cathedral roof was rebuilt and expanded only to be mostly destroyed by one of England's biggest earthquakes almost 40 years later. Only the lower part of the West side and its two towers remained.
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports again, the cathedral embarked on a rebuilding programme and further expansion which was completed around 1235.
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports in the early 1300s the central tower was raised to its present height and the western towers to the front of the cathedral were also improved and raised. They originally supported wooden spires on top of the central towers but these were destroyed in the storm in 1549. With its spires, it would have reached 525 ft which would have made it the world's tallest structure at the time!
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports Lincoln Cathedral is famous for having one of only four copies of the world's famous Magna Carta. This has now been moved to a more secure location within Lincoln Castle.
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports there is also the legend of the 'Lincoln Imp' which is perched between two arches, having been turned to stone when sent to Earth by Satan to commit evil mischievous work in the North of England, after which he headed to Lincoln Cathedral where he began to smash tables and chairs. After, an 'angel' appeared ordering them to stop the vandalism, one of the imps sat on a stone pillar where he still remains today in stone whilst his accomplice escaped! He can be found sitting at the top of a stone column in the Angel's Choir.
Raymond Singleton-McGuire reports a truly remarkable piece of English/Norman architecture and to all Trip Advisors visiting Lincoln this has to be at the top of your list.

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"The Sopranos" star Jamie Lynn Sigler's former manager/husband going to the feds for 11 years
DoingFedTime > Sentenced > "The Sopranos" star Jamie Lynn Sigler's former manager/husband going to the feds for 11 years
Abraxas "AJ" Discala, who founded OmniView Capital in Norwalk in 2011, began his prison sentence this month for "orchestrating a multi-million-dollar market manipulation scheme," according to federal prosecutors.
Discala, 51, of Darien, went into custody May 2 at the Federal Medical Center, a federal prison in Ayer, Mass. Discala was sentenced to 138 months — or 11 years and six months — in prison in December 2021. He is scheduled to be released on Feb. 17, 2032, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
The court also ordered him to pay more than $2.48 million in forfeiture, and it will determine the amount of restitution at a later time.
Discala, who is the former husband and manager of "The Sopranos" star Jamie Lynn Sigler, founded OmniView Capital in Norwalk in 2011. The company was issued $300,000 in fines from the Connecticut Department of Banking in 2017 after an investigation into the sale of unregistered securities.
In May 2018, a federal jury convicted Discala of two counts of securities and wire fraud conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud and four counts of wire fraud, according to Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
The charges stem from his manipulation of stocks of multiple microcap or "penny" stock, including the stock of CodSmart Holding Inc., Cubed Inc. and others, Peace's office said.
Discala alleged he was raising funds for private startup companies. He offered to take them public through reverse mergers with public shell companies in exchange for obtaining control of a large portion of the free trading or unrestricted stock, Peace's office said.
Discala and other co-conspirators then artificially inflated the stock through "manipulative trading and promotional campaigns, generating large profits for themselves at the expense of unwitting investors," Peace's office said.
"Discala conspired to manipulate trading activity in penny stocks in furtherance of a scheme to defraud the securities market and investing public of millions of dollars," Peace said in a statement when Discala was sentenced.
"Discala has been held accountable for his crimes and the harm he caused to investors," Peace said.
The conspiracy dates back to early May 2013 when Discala and his co-conspirators engineered a reverse merger of CodeSmart with a shell public company. After gaining control of CodeSmart's unrestricted shares, Discala and others fraudulently inflated the share price and trading volume twice, and sent out false and misleading press releases. They then sold the stock at a profit, Peace's office said.
Discala and others made more than $6 million in the scheme, and caused more than $12 million in losses to about 800 CodeSmart investors, according to Peace's office.
In March 2014, Discala and his co-conspirators took Cubed public. After gaining control of Cube's unrestricted shares, Discala and others were able to control the price and volume of the stock. The stock reached its highest closing price of $6.75 per share on June 23, 2014, resulting in a market capitalization of about $200 million. Investors who bought the publicly traded Cubed stock lost more than $400,000, Peace's office said.
Discala and another co-conspirator made more than $1 million in illegal private sales of Cubed stock to more than three dozen investors. Discala and others also caused more than $4 million in total losses to about 100 investors, according to Peace's office.
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Mentoring is a popular buzz word now as more and more people aspire to climb the ranks professionally and enter unchartered territories in their careers, and particularly when pursuing entrepreneurship. Mentoring starts with the mentee having a good understanding of themselves and this can be accomplished through introspection and reflection. This process is never complete as we all are ever-changing and evolving as we enter different phases of life and understanding of the world around us, therefore mentor relationships evolve over time and phase out as the value and need for the relationship changes.
The initiation stage is self-explanatory–it's the when the mentoring relationship begins. Both the mentor and mentee are entering the relationship with an open mind. The mentor perceives the mentee as a driven, coachable person that they can provide value to. The mentee respects the mentor's wisdom, experience, and capacity to support and guide them.
The growth stage affects both the mentor and the mentor. Both parties find that they benefit from the mentoring relationship and they are each fulfilled from their interactions. The mentee becomes more self-confident as the mentor helps them navigate their professional journey with using both their insight and individual introspection. The mentee experiences progress in various areas of their development and become more optimistic about their future as they gain a strategic perspective on how they control it.
The separation stage occurs in most human interaction and mentorship is no different. At this time, changes occur that make both parties reassess, redefine, and/or reconsider the value of the relationship for the future. Sometimes it's due to normal life changes like moving away, familial status changes, or just changes in developmental needs. There's a reason and a season for everything in life and this can often lead to anxiety when it's time to move on. However, this is just a normal transition in life. Most people will encounter various mentors throughout their lives that meet the need at that moment.
The closure stage is when the relationship ends as it once was because goals have been met and the relationship has run its course in the formal capacity. Many times mentors and mentees become friends that engage as time permits but the relationship is distinguishably different than before as mentor-mentee.
Are you seeking a Business Mentor? TPM Focus offers mentorship to a select group of clients. If you would like to apply for 1-on-1 mentoring, click here.


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Longue Vue House and Gardens
The Architecture, Interiors, and Gardens of New Orleans' Most Celebrated Estate
The stunning interiors and glorious gardens of New Orleans's unrivaled jewel and architectural masterpiece. Longue Vue House and Gardens, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and listed as a national historic landmark, was designed and built between 1934 and 1942 by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman and architects Charles and William Platt for Edgar Bloom and Edith Rosenwald Stern, New Orleans's foremost mid-twentieth-century philanthropists and civil-rights activists. The mansion and its surrounding eight acres of garden spaces, with varied designs ranging from the formal to the wild, draw upon Southern architectural traditions and native Louisiana flora, even as they echo the contemporaneous garden-design movement that set the stage for the creation of some of the most breathtaking garden estates in the country. Lush photography, supporting architectural drawings, and an informative text bring the main house and gardens to life and establish the estate as an enduring symbol to its creators' contributions to building a just society.


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Jason Derulo Releases 'Fight For You' Music Video
The R&B star has premiered the third music video from his current album 'Future History'.
Jason Derulo has unveiled the music video for his new single 'Fight For You'.
The 'It Girl' singer premiered the video earlier today (25th November) ahead of the song's official release this weekend.
'Fight For You' will be the third single release from Jason's second studio album 'Future History' and samples Toto's song 'Africa'.
The 'Don't Wanna Go Home' star is due to perform at this year's Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball on 3rd December, sharing a bill on the first night of the event with the likes of Rihanna, Olly Murs, Pixie Lott, Calvin Harris, Labrinth and The Wanted.
Jason Derulo will officially release 'Fight For You' on 27th November.
Watch the video for Jason Derulo's new single 'Future History' below:
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This guide will give you information about patents and other IP rights, their classification and searching and citing, useful links on the patent databases, web pages, and PATLIB centers.
A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something or a new technical solution to a problem. A patent owner has the right to decide who may – or may not – use the patented invention for the period in which the invention is protected. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported, or sold by others without the patent owner's consent. The exclusivity rights are territorial rights, limited to the country were the patent has been validated, and limited to 20 years upon filing the patent application and upon payment of yearly maintenance fees. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.
How to patent and why patent? More inspiration at: www.patentuj.cz, operated by the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic.
New products, processes and technologies, used for a new purpose with new unique properties, chemical substances or mixtures, pharmaceuticals, industrial micro-organisms and combinations thereof. In addition to novelty (i.e. not previously published), the products, processes and technologies have to inventive (if the invention is obvious or trivial, you cannot get a patent) and industrially applicable.
Discoveries or scientific theories, computer programs (in CZ), board games, mathematical methodologies, new plant varieties, animal breeds, ways of treating or healing people and animals, diagnostic methods, aesthetic creations, plans, rules and methods of performing mental activities, performance of commercial activities, supplying information, and anything else in conflict with public policy and accepted ethical principles.
The Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO CZ) grants patents valid in the territory of the Czech Republic. The European Patent Office grants European patents (covering a territory larger than the EC countries), but once granted this patent has to be validated in each European country of choice, resulting in a bundle of national patents. The IPO CZ will for example validate the European patent in the Czech Republic.
A request for grant of a patent carries out by patent application. You can use an electronic form or collect a printed form at the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic. Czech is the official language of the IPO CZ, therefore the forms are available in Czech only. Please, note that persons not having the domicile or headquarters on the territory of the Czech Republic, must be represented in the proceedings before the Office by a representative.
Electronic forms (without on-line filling option) - Forms in pdf format, that can be filled out electronically and then printed.
National submission - The applicant creator may subscribe any invention directly in state he wants to have the invention protected.
European patent application - Applies in the states that are members of the European Patent Organization (EPO). Applications in these members can be filed in any language. However, the official languages of the EPO are English, French and German. If the application is not filed in one of these languages, a translation has to be submitted. You can submit an application at the Czech IPO as well.
International application PCT - Gets the protection in the 146 states and includes four regional patents (within European patent). Applications can be filed at the Czech IPO in English, German or French language and application form must be in the same language.
Patent search - Before applying for a patent, it is advisable to carry out a patent search, if our invent is patentable.
Filing and formalities examination - Involves checking whether all the necessary information and documentation has been provided.
Preliminary research - Patent office retrieves all the documents available that may be relevant to assessing novelty and inventive step and does the search report.
Publication of an application - At the least 18 months after the date of filing is an application published in IPO Bulletin.
Substantive examination - Patent office examines whether the patent application and the invention meet the requirements and a patent can be granted. Proprietor or applicant creator has 36 months after an application submission to submit a request for a survey of patentability.
Grant of a patent - Patent granted in the Czech Republic is valid for 20 years from the filing of the application.
Publication of a patent - A patent effectivity comes on publication of granting a patent in the Bulletin of the Industrial property office.
Opposition - In the case of an appeal or review of the decision of the Office.
Fees depends on the territorial (Czech patent, European patent or International patent), and other factors. In the Czech Republic, the price of a patent is around 10 000 Czech crowns.
Appellation of origin is the name of a region, a specific place or a country. Product quality or other characteristics are essentially or exclusively given by a particular geographical environment with its inherent natural and human factors and the production and preparation takes place in a delimited geographical region.
Protected geographical indication is the name of a region used for products originating in that region and also with characteristics exclusively given by that region.
Industrial design is understood to mean appearance of a product or its part, consisting particularly of signs of lines, contours, colors, shape, material structure of the product per se or ornamentation. Industrial design can be protected if it is new and has individual character. This protection guarantees for proprietor the exclusive right to use, protect before its usage by third parties without proprietor agreement, provide agreement to usage by other persons (licences) or proprietor has the rights to assign it (e.g. sell). Max. term of protection for an industrial design shall be 25 years.
Provides for active substances, medicaments or preparations the extended term of protection after the expiration date of the patent, because they have longer approval process. Maximum validity of a patent is extended for about 5 years to 25 years.
The manufacture of the integrated circuit is the basic solution in the semiconductor industry, which has the features of the creative work and must be protected against pirating. For registration of topography of a semiconductor product into the State register may occur only by applications filed in the IPO CZ. However, the protection rights for topography may be applied only by citizens of the Czech Republic or people with residence. Others only under the condition of reciprocity.
The trademark means a signification of a graphic visualization, in particular by words, letters, numbers, shapes of the colours, drawings or forms of the product or its packages, designed to the products or services resolution. The trademark proprietor gets the exclusive rights to its use with registration. The validity of a trademark is about 10 years from the date of filing of the application. The validity can be extended by another 10 years due to the request for renewal of a trademark filed within the statutory time limit.
Trademarks registered in the Czech Republic can also be registered through the IPO CZ as so-called international trademarks in some other states.
Utility models are the new, industrially usable technical solutions. However, all of the methods of production or work activity and biological reproductive materials are excluded from the protection. The registration process takes usually from three to four months after the filing of the application. The Office examines only the compliance of the basic conditions for protection and writes the utility model to the index. Max. validity is about 10 years.
The application for a utility models, applies a similar principles, as in the case of a patent application. This application is an ideal solution for inventions with a shorter life span, because the effects of the registration of a utility model are the same as the effects of a patent. The conditions for registration are the novelty of the product and its industrial utility.
To get more information about patents, download the IP Teaching Kit.
The International Patent Classification (IPC) is used for storage and retrieval of patent documents according to various subjects. IPC may also apply for various kinds of patent searches (Novelty or patentability searches, validity searches, infringement searches, state-of-the-art searches).
You can browse IPC on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) website.
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have a common classification, the Cooperative Patent Classification system.
Patent literature can be found using the online catalog.
Derwent Innovations Index - Allows quick and easy search of patents in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. Covers over 14.3 million basic inventions from 40 worldwide patent-issuing authorities. Access through the Web of Science platform (registered patrons only).
Patent information centers (PATLIB) - Located in selected Czech libraries; in Prague at the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (IPO). PATLIB centers providie information about industrial property in the region, the scope and content of their activities varies according to the availaibility of volunteers.
Professional patent research services are provided by the national patent offices. IPO CZ also provides this service for their clients. Research in patent databases is also offered by many libraries for lower fees, but quality of these searches can vary.
Commercial research providers – In the Czech Republic, several large companies provide patent searches, including Medistyl or private Patent and Trademark offices or agencies.
You can generate and manage your citations with the Citace PRO reference manager, available to all registered library patrons. Select the button NTK - Národní technická knihovna to log in using your username and password.
Patent databases and other intellectual property documents are provided by national and international patent offices. In most cases, they provide the full-text documents. Be aware that databases contain all published patent applications, granted, rejected or terminated (due to the end of the 20-year protection or non-payment of yearly maintenance fees). A granted patent may have a different patent number (for example US patents have a publication number such as US20157654321 and a patent number such as US12345678. The EPO distinguishes pending/non-granted patent by the letter "A" at the end of the patent number, and granted patents by the letter "B" at the end of the patent number.
Canadian patents database - Managed by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). Allows search of more than two million patent documents since 1869.
DEPATISnet - 70 million patent documents from all over the world. This database is managed by the German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent und Markenamt, DPMA).
ESPACENET - Managed by the European Patent Office (EPO). Contains over 80 million patent documents since 1836 from 90 countries. Information about patent families, legal status, links to cited papers, etc.
Japan Patent Office databases - Patent information freely accessible through the Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL).
Patents at the British Library - The British Library manages references to freely available patent and trademark databases. Creates overviews of the patent offices in the world and a list of other useful links to sites related to patents and intellectual property.
PATENTSCOPE - Provides information about 32 million patent documents. Is managed by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
USPTO databases (The United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO) - provides access to bibliographic and full-text patent databases.
Other freely available patent databases: Google Patents; PatentGenius; FreePatentsOnline; FreshPatents.com; Free patent search tool.
Association of Research Organizations (AVO) - The only organization in the Czech Republic representing applied research at the business level.
CTU Patent Centre - Provides advice, consultation and lectures services, search services, representation in administrative procedures, ensures the development and filing of applications, and other services.
Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societies (ČSVTS) - Their member societies are independent scientific and technical civic associations, and represent the interests of its member organizations. This association organize educational programmes and training courses in technical and general fields of education, congresses, conferences, workshops and seminars.
Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation (CZELO) - Facilitates integration of the Czech Republic into European cooperation in research, development, and innovation. CZELO support Czech researchers and their involvement in international research projects as well as European research cooperation.
Czech Union of Inventors & Rationalizers - Brings together all patent representatives in the Czech Republic.
European Patent Register (EPO) - Contains all the publicly available information about European patent applications as they pass through the patent review process.
Institute for Legal Protection of Intellectual Property (UPODV) - Aims to conduct creative research activities in the field of legal protection of intellectual property.
Intellectual Property Links - Reviews compiled by European Patent Attorney Ralph Beier.
International Federation of Inventors' Associations - is responsible for equally and internationally supporting the inventors all around the world. IFIA protects the inventors' rights and disseminates the culture of invention and innovation in between people, and organizes international invention exhibitions, scientific seminars, workshops with the cooperation of other international organizations.
JIC, Association of Legal Entities - Focuses on supporting business innovation and the commercialization of research and development. JIC connects universities and scientific-research institutions with the business community in order to maximize the benefits of research and development at regional and national levels.
Patent Attorneys in the Czech Republic - All patent attorneys in the Czech Republic are compulsorily members.
Patent Information Users Group, Inc. - The International Society for Patent Information is a non-profit organization connecting professional, scientific, and technical interests regarding patent information.
Technology Centre ASCR - The Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences supports participation of the Czech Republic in the European Research Area. Prepares analytical and conceptual studies for innovation, research, and development.


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Unidentified Person Virginia Navy
20 to 35 year old Black/African American Male
Discovered on May 24, 1997 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia
NCIS compared missing person's reports and military unauthorized absence dental records with the body. With no matches or leads, the remains were buried about eight months after discovery.
He may have been staying at the Breakers Inn in Ocean View, and could have visited the Fleet and Family Support Center on Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base before his disappearance.
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6726
Navy hopes computer image will help identify dead man
Kate Wiltrout
The black man in his early 20s had cigarettes, a cassette tape and a plastic bag from a Navy Exchange in his pockets. He was about 6 feet tall and wore a Nautica sweat shirt and a Nike jacket.
Those are some of the few clues in a mystery that has baffled investigators since a body was discovered
between two piers at Norfolk Naval Station in May 1997.
The unidentified body was exhumed from a Norfolk cemetery in 2005, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service made a clay model of what the man's face may have looked like. About a dozen leads came in, but none panned out.
On Wednesday, two NCIS agents offered up revised, computer-generated images of the man, as well as a few more details. They hope the new images, developed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, might spark the memory of someone who knew him.
"It would be quite an accomplishment to give him back his name," Special Agent Amanda Burke said at a news conference.
Special Agent Giff Parker said John Doe could have been a civilian. At the time the man disappeared - likely late 1996 or early 1997 - the general public had access to the base, according to base spokeswoman Terri Davis.
But the Naval Exchange bag in his pocket, and information that he may have visited a Fleet and Family Support Center at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base before his disappearance, indicate possible military ties, Burke and Parker said.
Sailors who deserted the Navy around that time have been ruled out, they said.
Parker theorized that John Doe may have been an active- duty sailor or Marine using up his last days of leave before mustering out of military service. He might not have had family expecting him. He might not have been a U.S. citizen.
It's unclear whether the death was accidental, a homicide or a suicide - his remains were too deteriorated.
The agents released some additional details. They think he may have been staying at the Breakers Motel in the Ocean View section of Norfolk. He was found with a rap music tape titled "Ill Style Live " in a pocket.
He probably stood between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall.
Burke said the man's teeth showed dental work, including filled cavities and healed extractions.
Kate Wiltrout, (757) 446-2629, kate.wiltrout@pilotonline.com
https://pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/article_0cad97aa-9ecf-5b62-9937-acb159ef01dc.html
Unidentified Person Virginia
Discovered May 27, 1987 Rockbridge County, Virginia
Glasses were similar to the type issued by the Veterans Administration to Vets. The glasses are for a near sighted person.
He wore a shirt with a specialist 4 rank (US Army) insignia on the sleeve.
Head Hair Description: Remnants of brown hair
Estimated Age Range (Years): 20-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1987
Height: 5' 4"(64 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 150 lbs, Estimated
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6248
Blue jeans with brown belt: belt contains flaking white paint and has a square belt buckle with a Longhorn Steer.
Information from http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/149umva.html
On May 27, 1987, highway workers discovered a partially decomposed body along the southbound shoulder of I-81 South, Mile Post 183. The victim died as a result of a gunshot wound to the right side of the head and right side of the body. Handwritten notes in the victims pocket referred to a truck and trailer number and the trucking firm of J.B. Hunt Trucking Company out of Lowell, Arkansas. A check of this company revealed that John Swartz was operating a tractor-trailer through Virginia at this time.
John Swartz, who was convicted in this homicide, left Little Rock, Arkansas on May 16, 1987 with a load of toys to be delivered to Edison, New Jersey. Along the way he picked up "Chris" at the Petro Truck stop in Wytheville, Virginia, four to five hours away from this destination. At the truck stop, Chris told John he had been stuck at the truck stop for two days without food. Chris stated he was trying to get to an uncertain location to go camping. John made an offer to pay Chris for unloading his truck. They arrived in New Jersey on the 18th of May and he paid Chris fifty dollars for unload help. Chris bought food and a small folding knife with this money. An argument ensued over money with Chris demanding $100 and several of Swartz's personal items in the truck. Chris threatened to turn in John for having an unauthorized rider, and at some point put John's name and truck company in his pocket. The next day they got another load, and started back toward Arkansas. While at a truck stop in Raphine, Virginia, Swartz said that Chris pulled out his knife, and made threats of harm if he did not get more money or Swartz's personal items. Around 4.00 a.m., several miles down Interstate 81, Swartz pulled over to the shoulder, and told Chris that he had to relieve himself. Chris got out and at this time, was shot and killed. The next morning Swartz discarded Chris' possessions and continued on to Arkansas. Swartz died in prison.
The accuracy of the sketch is unknown; it was compiled with the aide of the killer. The victim was gathering camping supplies for a hike on a trail (believed to be the Appalachian Trail). Victim misspelled simple words.
Discovered August 30, 1984 New Kent County, Virginia
The body of an unidentified white male in his late 60's was found floating in a drainage creek known as Toe Ink Creek flowing under a bridge at Route 60. Tattoo of heart and anchor on left forearm. Austin Moore prosthesis in left hip. Serial #00076
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6640
18 to 25 year old Black/African American Male
Found on June 10, 1981 Norfolk, Virginia
U.S. Navy sailor working on USS Mt Whitney spotted a body of a black male floating in the river near pier 25, at NOB in Norfolk, Virginia.


Has it ever occurred to you why there are so many tests on Facebook that easily classify one as someone with OCD?
And why is it that so many people proudly share their results that say they are 'very' OCD?
I think everyone is secretly wishing they are the rare breed of people who suffer from OCD who are at the same time, smart and brilliant geniuses.
I hope they realise by now that though they may possibly possess the dysfunctional traits of OCD (which by the way, are called OCT (T for Traits) and not OCD), they are unfortunately not brilliant, not smart and definitely not a genius.
Because if they really are, they wouldn't be doing them stupid unvalidated tests to tell the whole world they have OCD.


The answer can be found in everyday people whose work helps others or whose lives are inspirations for the simple joys of living or the dignity of hard work.
Here are a few people on bikes who inspired us when we heard their stories. Some of these stories are a few years old, but they are a testament to the power of the bicycle and their inspirational stories endure.
Even self-avowed bike enthusiasts often back out of their daily two-wheel commutes when they're feeling tired or lazy. That's not an option for Elena Galvez, who has commuted by bike for over four decades. Galvez wouldn't think of abandoning her commuter bike; she refers to it as her companion. She believes that biking is the secret to a long and happy life, and at 90 years old, she clearly knows what she's talking about!
Getting back on a bike after recovering from cancer is no easy task, but riding across the country is another thing altogether. Monica Busby decided to do her part for the homeless population by riding from New Jersey to Oregon in support of the Fuller Foundation. Busby believes that she survived cancer for a reason — to bring hope to those with nowhere to call home.
Carl Georg Rasmussen is no ordinary biker. He's been racking up thousands of miles per year on his city bike for a long, long time, and at over 80, he shows no signs of quitting. Before he made a name for himself as an octogenarian biker, he built the revolutionary Leitra, a three-wheeled velomobile designed to provide comfort above and beyond what a typical urban bike can deliver. Whether he's toying with Leitra designs or exploring the world by bike, his zest for life is even more evident now than it was when his velomobile first took the world by storm.


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/* eslint-disable no-new, no-unused-expressions */
const { expect } = require('chai');
const JDLValidation = require('../../../jdl/models/jdl-validation');
const Validations = require('../../../jdl/jhipster/validations');

describe('JDLValidation', () => {
  describe('new', () => {
    context('when not passing any argument', () => {
      let validation;

      before(() => {
        validation = new JDLValidation();
      });

      it("should default on the 'required' validation", () => {
        expect(validation.name).to.equal('required');
        expect(validation.value).to.equal('');
      });
    });
    context('when passing arguments', () => {
      let validation;

      before(() => {
        validation = new JDLValidation({
          name: 'min',
          value: 42,
        });
      });

      it('should use them', () => {
        expect(validation.name).to.equal('min');
        expect(validation.value).to.equal(42);
      });
    });
  });
  describe('toString', () => {
    context('with no value', () => {
      let validation;

      before(() => {
        validation = new JDLValidation();
      });

      it('should stringifiy its content', () => {
        expect(validation.toString()).to.equal('required');
      });
    });
    context('with a value', () => {
      let validation;
      let args = {};

      before(() => {
        args = {
          name: 'min',
          value: 42,
        };
        validation = new JDLValidation(args);
      });

      it('should stringifiy its content', () => {
        expect(validation.toString()).to.equal(`${args.name}(${args.value})`);
      });
    });
    context('when exporting a regexp pattern', () => {
      it('should format it', () => {
        expect(
          new JDLValidation({
            name: Validations.PATTERN,
            value: '[A-z0-9]',
          }).toString()
        ).to.equal('pattern(/[A-z0-9]/)');
      });
    });
  });
});

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The Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Accelerated is a full-time program and will require a major commitment of time to complete. Each student will be required to complete approximately 78 semester units of study within the six academic-term program. Approximately 27 units of the program consists of clinical study, which begins as early as 7:00 a.m. or extends as late as 11:00 p.m. Prospective students should take into consideration the demanding nature of this program prior to submitting an application for admission. Clinical rotations may vary by day and time each month; therefore, students should not plan on working while enrolled in this program. Please note, classes and clinicals may be scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
The program will admit three cohorts of approximately 180 students per academic year. In the Fall semester, 60 students will be admitted to our Temecula campus cohort. For the Spring semester, 60 students will be admitted to our San Marcos campus cohort. In the Summer semester, 60 students will be admitted to our Temecula campus cohort. The program will consist of six academic-terms of study, including two summer terms. Students admitted to the Accelerated BSN cohort will enter with a pre-designated course of study and are guaranteed a space in every class.
Minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the last 60 units completed.
Completion of the Pre-Nursing Core.
Minimum of 2.75 G.P.A. in Pre-Nursing Core ("C" grades or higher, "C-" grades are not acceptable).
Passage of the T.E.A.S. exam with a minimum 71.0% composite score. Please note that anyone starting the program Fall 2017 or later must take version 6 of the exam.
Students are required to fulfill the Pre-Nursing Core prior to the program start date. The Pre-Nursing Core can be fulfilled through coursework taken at other universities or community colleges. For a list of articulated courses at other institutions, we recommend visiting the Assist Website. Please be aware of the Repeat Rule. Pre-Nursing Core courses for which the student earns less than a grade of C (2.0) may be repeated only once.
Students are required to fulfill most or all of the following additional BRN and CSU lower-division GE requirements prior to entering the program. For a list of articulated courses at other institutions, we recommend visiting the Assist Website For courses taken out-of-state, please consult the Extended Learning academic advisor.
Students are required to Pass the T.E.A.S. exam with a minimum 71.0% composite score. Please note that anyone taking the TEAS exam September 1st, 2016 or later must take version 6. If you send CSUSM your TEAS scores through ATI, please email el@csusm.edu to ensure that they have been received. Failure to do so may result in a late application evaluation.
Students admitted to the program are required to complete the CSU Upper-Division GE courses in residence at CSUSM. These courses are considered part of the ABSN program and will be scheduled through Extended Learning for the first semester of your scheduled cohort. For additional information, please consult with the Extended Learning academic advisor.
Students admitted to the Accelerated BSN program will complete the following courses as part of a 2 year cohort. Students may not take the courses independently or fulfill program course requirements by taking courses at other institutions.


This is a very basic and 100% spoiler-free guide for players that are stuck in the game.
If you are stuck trying to go in some direction with your puzzle solving, try a different approach.
If you think "This has to be the solution somehow!" but can't make it work: either look around for other solutions with an open/reset mind or store your idea for a later point in time.
"Look at" everything you can look at, listen to everything that is said. There are subtle hints for many puzzles hidden in the writing of this game.
The characters in this game have checklists with things to do on them. You do not need to tick every of those boxes immediately to advance the story of the game. If you think the game is not giving you the things you need to tick a box at the moment, remember that the world can change over time.
Keep in mind the title of the current chapter. It usually gives you a very good idea about what you should focus on right now. Focus on that!
Try to "Pick Up" everything - no matter how unimportant or useless it looks. You will be surprised!
Visit all the places and residents with different characters. Even though they often share the same dialogue, they also often have different experiences. And they like or fear very different things.
If you should really get to the point where you lose your patience, take a break. You might be walking your dog, lying in bed or standing under the shower when - BOOM! - a brand new idea shoots into your head! Even if you are not thinking about the game, your mind is still trying to work stuff out in the background.


Apple has responded to Lodsys' objection to its motion to intervene in a patent infringement lawsuit against a number of iOS developers, insisting that it maintains a supplier-customer relationship with the developers that should permit intervention.
In response to patent licensing company Lodsys' objection to Apple's motion to intervene, the Cupertino, Calif., company filed a reply brief on Monday requesting a court hearing on its motion, Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents reports. Mueller noted that the court will likely decide on the motion very quickly, adding that he is "reasonably optimistic that Apple's motion will be granted."
According to court documents, Apple argues that differences over an apparent licensing agreement with Lodsys need to be resolved "on the merits, not at the pleading stage on a motion to intervene." The company also dismissed Lodsys' claim that it had filed its motion prematurely, instead arguing that a motion is never only "untimely" if it is too late, not too early.
Lodsys had objected to Apple's motion to intervene partially on the basis that the iPhone maker has only an "economic" interest in the case. But, Apple continues to maintain that its license with Lodsys provides "sufficient property interest" from a legal standpoint.
The company reiterated that its relationship with app makers is "precisely the type of supplier-customer relationship courts have found sufficient to permit intervention." Moreover, Apple insists that the particulars of its relationship with developers "must be resolved through discovery."
"Apple's License lies at the heart of this case, Lodsys has already sued numerous significant Apple customers and threatened dozens of others, and a boycott of some of Apple's core products by App developers has been proposed," the company wrote in its brief.
Lodsys had also claimed that newly-added defendants, which include larger gaming companies such as Electronic Arts, have the resources to defend themselves. "Although some of the new defendants may have greater resources than the original defendants, Lodsys does not contest the fact that none of the defendants have the technical information, expertise, and knowledge regarding how Apple's technology works or the negotiation and intent of the License itself to fully articulate and develop Apple's exhaustion defense," Apple said.
After sending threats to dozens of independent iOS developers, Lodsys filed a lawsuit against them in May, alleging that they had infringed upon a patent related to in-app purchasing technology. Though Apple has licensed the patent for iOS, Lodsys believes that third-party developers that use the in-app purchasing API provided by Apple are not covered by the license.
Apple quickly filed a motion to intervene in the suit, claiming that the defendants "lack the technical information, ability, and incentive to adequately protect Apple's rights under its license agreement."
The iOS development community has begun to band together to fight off Lodsys. One developer has created a legal defense fund and coalition in order to organize a "three-pronged attack" against patent trolls like Lodsys.
"Intellectual Ventures and their ilk are many tentacled beasts who use thousands of shell companies to do their dirty work. When they send blood-sucking tentacles like Lodsys into our community, we need to cut them off," developer Mike Lee wrote.


The impact of fracking on the environment and health in Europe is disproportionate to the gains derived from this drilling method, a new study says, adding that its cost effectiveness is also under question.
"We should not compare the conditions in Germany with those in the United States," said Werner Zittel, the author of the study released by the Energy Watch Group, an international network of scientists and parliamentarians, ascitedby the EurActiv.
Zittel says that Germany is much more densely populated than the US, adding this increases risks for both the environment and people near fracking sites.
The report says that severe environmental damage is seen in the US due to fracking, where the technique is widely used. Scientific studies have proved that the method is closely linked to earthquakes, which have recently increased in some parts of America where fracking is rife.
However, human and environmental hazards aren't the only disadvantages of this questionable method of extraction. According to the president of the Energy Watch Group, Hans-Josef Fell, its cost effectiveness is also a matter of debate.
"Unlike in the United States, which is the only country conducting fracking at a commercially relevant scale, the method cannot achieve a sufficient result from extraction in Europe," Fell said.
"It is completely incomprehensible that government policy in support of fracking predominates from Brussels to London and all the way to Berlin, at the burden of environmental protection and against the will of the population affected. Meanwhile, this behaviour is putting more and more pressure on the expansion of renewables," Fell said.
Hubertus Zdebel, an environment specialist for the Left Party in the German parliament, believes big energy companies will be the only ones to gain from fracking.
These energy giants "have declared a race for shale gas and have already divided up entire regions among themselves," he said.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a controversial technique that includes drilling for fossil fuels using water, sand and chemicals under high pressure through drill holes to blast open shale rock. Opponents argue it has been linked to groundwater contamination, heightened earthquake activity, exacerbation of drought conditions, and a variety of health concerns for humans.
The recent report comes a month after Berlin proposed a draft law to allow commercial shale gas fracking at depths of over 3,000 meters. A vote on the draft in the Bundestag will take place in May. If passed the legislation would only concern fracking of shale oil and tight gas in water protection and spring healing zones.
"It is important to have a legal framework for hydraulic fracturing as until now there has been no legislation on the subject," the president of Germany's federal environment agency (UBA), Maria Krautzberger, said.
Germany is estimated to have up to 2.3 trillion cubic meters of shale gas reserves. Under the current fracking ban, there has been a decline in domestic production. If fracking is allowed, domestic natural gas production could go up, with fuel and electricity prices going down in Germany, which has some of the highest electricity costs in the EU.


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New Lincolnshire donation centre for COVID-19 plasma trial
World's largest randomised COVID-19 plasma trial
The Lincolnshire centre is located at Berkeley House at Berkeley Business Centre on Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe. | Photo: NHSBT
A donor centre in Scunthorpe will be one of 14 new locations used to urgently collect blood plasma for COVID-19 treatment trials and potential general use in hospitals.
It is expected to open in mid-December at Berkeley House at Berkeley Business Centre on Doncaster Road, with final staff recruitment and training, along with health and safety checks, already underway.
The NHS trials of convalescent plasma are the largest randomised controlled trials for this treatment of COVID-19. Convalescent plasma is the antibody-rich plasma of people who've had coronavirus.
This can be transfused into people who are struggling to develop their own immune response. The antibodies could slow or stop the virus spreading, which could save lives.
The creation of the 14 additional pop-up centres are in areas with high numbers of potential donors and will be supported by recruiting a further 373 donor carers and nurses.
Inside the new blood plasma donation centre in Scunthorpe. | Photo: NHSBT
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is leading the collection programme and was already collecting plasma in its 23 permanent blood donor sets and in five pop-up locations prior to this.
The new locations will also mean that 80% of potential donors across England can reach one of the centres within 45 minutes.
There is promising evidence for the effectiveness of convalescent plasma, but before general use patient benefit needs to be demonstrated in randomised control trials – see here for more information including how to volunteer.
The other new donor centres will be in the following locations:
Meanwhile, NHSBT confirmed in November that a COVID survivor from Romford became the first person in England to receive convalescent plasma treatment and then donate it himself.
John Curtis became the first person in England to receive convalescent plasma treatment and then donate it himself. | Photo: NHSBT
John Curtis, a 58-year-old taxi driver, donated at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre on November 4. He may even pass on antibodies from his own donor, meaning the original transfusion reached two people.
His antibodies could help save the lives of people who still have the virus.
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Hangar Barcelona in association with Curators' Network, is offering a fully-funded two-months curatorial residency in Barcelona (Spain), from February to March, 2019.
Public lecture by Barbara Mahlknecht, curator and researcher in residence.
A residency programme that seeks to create close relationships between residents and hosts.


Shops in the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester are bracing themselves for Black Friday, with some taking precautionary actions to reduce the rush of customers.
The event based around the American holiday thanksgiving, which falls on November 25 this year, has seen stores such as Menkind, House of Fraser and Bodyshop offer their deals for a longer period of time in an attempt to reduce the crowds, while others opted to offer no discounts at all.
Martin Scales, Store Manager at Menkind, said: "We've had our deals spread across a whole week because of past incidents where we've been really busy all at one time.
Around 35% of stores in Highcross Shopping Centre have extended their Black Friday deals, with many offering their discounts from Wednesday 23 for a week.
This shift in the schedule of the event deals means the public are also given the opportunity to spread their Christmas shopping across the week while avoiding masses of other bargain-seekers.
Last year, UK consumers spent £3.3bn between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with £1.1bn being spent on Black Friday itself overall, whilst only £810 million was spent in 2014.
This year an expected £1bn is expected to be spent on Black Friday in the UK.
In the past year Highcross has seen popular stores such as Cath Kidston, Skechers and Samsung set up shop in the centre.
Speaking of the Black Friday rushes, Andy Gossage, a Deputy Regional Manager at GAME said: "You have to be prepared for this time of year, otherwise it can be a nightmare time of year.
Highcross will be open from 9am until 9pm this Friday, November 25 while Haymarket Shopping Centre will be open from 7:30 until 7pm.
For more information on Black Friday in Highcross visit: http://www.highcrossleicester.com.


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Q: MantisBT plugin table not created I have some trouble with my MantisBT plugin table. The plugin itself is installed and running but the plugin table is not created while installing the plugin.
I simply added the schema-function to my plugin class to create the table:
function schema()
{
    return array(
            array("CreateTableSQL", array(plugin_table("test"), "
                id I NOTNULL UNSIGNED AUTOINCREMENT PRIMARY
            "))
    );
}

The same for third party plugins: tables are not created while installing them!
I'm using MantisBT 1.2.14 and XAMPP 1.7.7. on Windows 7. The database user by the way has ALL PRIVILEDGES for actions on the database.
Where can the problem be? And does anybody know a good documentation about schema definition for mantis?

A: I found the solution. Mantis creates a config data set in the "mantis_config_table" while creating the data table.
If one deletes this data set (for a plugin "Test" it would be the set with config_id "plugin_Test_schema") or sets the value to -1 one is able to upgrade/create the data table if not available in the data base yet. You can do this as administrator in the "Manage / Manage Plugins" menu.
Hint: It is also possible to edit/delete the config directly for your plugin as administrator in the "Manage/ Manage Configuration" menu.

A: My process when reinstalling the plugin has been.
1) uninstall the plugin with mantis: Manage / Manage Plugins
2) delete plugin config with mantis: Manage / Manage Configuration
3) drop the table with mysql: DROP TABLE your_plugin_table_name;

Another nice solution would be creating a function plugin_callback__uninstall() that drop the tables created.
Mantis Plugin Documentation (see bottom of the page)
Hope this helps

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Are you struggling to pull focus at work? Perhaps you work in a distracting environment or have a mission impossible task list. Try these 4 simple tricks to set your mind back on track.
There are times when even the most focused individual can struggle to concentrate at work. Factors such as lack of sleep, stress, technology overload, and a noisy office can all lead to a concentration road block. What can you do to overcome these barriers and focus your mind?
During busy work periods, it's easy to feel overwhelmed with projects and deadlines. Knowing where to start and what to prioritise is a simple way to improve your focus.
The fact is 'spinning plates' doesn't make you productive. If you are busy it's essential to stay highly organised and work to a process that helps you control your workload. It might help to write down your tasks or use online note-taking platforms to feel organised and focused. Sync your to-do list with your work calendar to set solid deadlines and stay on top of your tasks.
Following on from the above point about online to-do lists, there are technology solutions available to curb concentration-block.
There are plenty of smart, digital platforms available to help you improve focus at work. Whilst technology can in itself be a distraction, these applications have been designed to lend a hand. If you check your phone too much or get distracted by Facebook feeds, there are solutions to save the day.
Research shows that regular breaks are good to keep your mind productive. Taking a 'micro break' (between 30 seconds and 5 minutes) improves mental acuity by an average of 13%.
If you are forcing yourself to focus on a specific task, it's worthwhile taking a step back. Go grab a drink or step outside for fresh air. A few minutes away from your desk can help improve your concentration in the long run.
If you are struggling to focus, don't be shy about asking for assistance from a colleague. You might just need a few pointers from the person sat next to you! This is useful advice if you are working on multiple tasks. Asking a colleague can prove beneficial. They might just have the answer to the question that is causing your brain to overload or they might offer an extra pair of hands.
If your colleague is also struggling to focus, you may need to assess your work environment to adjust noise levels or room temperature.
Put these simple tips to the test and see if it helps improve your focus at work. Let us know how you get on by tweeting us!


Hi there. We are a straight couple aged 38-39. This is not a party house. We are in Hope Island in a gated community with security with tennis courts , gym and pool. We have our own pool as well. We are on the canal with a pontoon. Every room has ceiling fans and ducted air conditioning. Kitchen has a dishwasher. We like a clean and tidy house. Must like dogs. We have a 7 year old dog which lives inside and outside. Short 5 min walk to hope Island shops/marina.
Rent includes bills. Electricity, gas, pool cleaner.
We have a house cleaner if you would like your room and bathroom added to the cleaner. Will need to discuss with her on how. Much extra she would charge and you pay difference.
Kirsten I'm 38 easygoing, friendly with a positive outlook on life. Both trying to increase our fitness.
Scott is 39 workaholic, happy easygoing guy who travels often.
Reliable, friendly, clean, tidy and respectful.
Rescue Dog. Staffy. She is a guard dog won't just let anyone in the house. Friendly and lovable.


Behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from sophomore Nate Grimes, the Fresno State men's basketball team set a school record after upending the Wyoming Cowboys 80-62 in a Mountain West Conference matchup in Laramie, Wyoming, on Saturday.
The Bulldogs' 18-point win is now the largest margin of victory on the road in MWC play in Fresno State history.
Along with a double-double from Grimes, Ray Bowles Jr., Bryson Williams, Jaron Hopkins and Deshon Taylor each tallied double-digit scoring in Fresno State's bounce-back win.
After losing a tough match to conference-leader Nevada on Wednesday, the Bulldogs needed a win, and got it due in part to Grimes' third double-double of his career.
Fresno State jumped out to a dominant lead behind a 12-7 run. Bowles Jr. paced the Bulldogs early with eight of his 10 points, including two three's.
The Bulldogs later pushed their lead to 13, 20-7, after Hopkins picked off a sloppy Wyoming pass for an easy two-handed transition dunk.
Fresno State capitalized on its first-half momentum to go on a 7-0 run with just under nine minutes left to play, including Taylor, who put his stamp on the first half with a deep 3 to push the lead to 18, 32-14.
Although Wyoming did its best to stay close, Fresno State's 55.9 percent shooting extinguished any chance for the Cowboys to recover.
The halftime whistle sounded with the Bulldogs up 46-30, and they never looked back.
Williams put the icing on the cake for the Bulldogs with a strong defensive play halfway through the second half. Although Fresno State was 18 points ahead, Williams continued to battle.
Wyoming's Hunter Maldonado found an opening to the basket after beating Hopkins off the dribble. Williams sensed the defensive breakdown before he rose up and sent Maldonado's attempted dunk into the hardwood.
Williams' tireless effort is the kind of play the Bulldogs have shown all year in their victories. With the Aztecs of San Diego State coming to Fresno with revenge on their minds, more of the same will be from Fresno State.
The 'Dogs will be back in action at the Save Mart Center to face San Diego State on Tuesday.


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Celebrating 40 years of Donnie Simpson on DC's airwaves
Author: Stephanie Ramirez
Published: 11:48 PM EDT October 22, 2017
Updated: 12:09 AM EDT October 23, 2017
Sunday night, a line wrapped around the block to celebrate 40 years of Donnie Simpson on D.C.'s airwaves.
Just to give you an idea of who Donnie Simpson is, when WUSA 9 first started asking him questions, Simpson stopped and asked for our names before introducing himself. Some 20-minutes later, and he still hadn't made his way into a Warner Theatre dressing room.
Simpson was too busy saying hello to everyone there!
"Donnie's my man. I've been listening to him since he was with Kiss," said one man waiting in line.
"I've been watching or rather listening to Donnie since I was a little kid," said Olympa Tisdale, who also told WUSA 9, "I have a brother who has a learning disability. And my brother loves music and I wrote a letter to Donnie Simpson when I was about 16."
You can guess who she says invited them to the station. Tisdale says her brother still talks about this trip to this day.
Sunday night was about four decades of "Dr. Green Eyes" also-known-as "The Green-Eyed Bandit" or "The Love Bug" -- that's all Donnie Simpson.
RELATED: Community activist says radio station burglary is politically motivated
He's a long-time DC Radio Host who's made an impact on this city in more ways than one. Simpson is also known for memorable BET interviews, popular TV sitcom appearances and his activism within D.C.'s communities. On D.C. radio, he spent close to two decades with CBS Radio's WPGC 95.5 FM. Simpson retired in 2010. He returned in 2015 to Radio One's Majic 102.3 and 92.7 FM.
Simpson is a D.C. staple who s actually from Detroit, Michigan.
"I accepted him the first time I set eyes on him, not looking into his eyes!" laughed DJ Dirty Rico, a popular Majic 102.3 DJ. He referred to Simpson as a friend, mentor, and brother.
So what's the secret after 40-years?
Simpson said (with his wife of also four decades by his side), "Listen to this woman!" "And he does it rather well," Pamela Simpson said jokingly.
"… I guess what I've learned most is just this love that-uh, this love affair that we have for each other – me and D.C," said Donnie Simpson.
As a voice for the city, Simpson left these words, "The spirit that we're going through right now, it's a lot of; it seems like a lot of energy is trying to move us backward – it's not going to happen. Even though you may feel like it is happening right now, it is not happening. We are still moving forward; there's no question about it."


The Queer Salon is excited to announce the launch of an employee organized giving fund called the Open Society LGBTQIA+ Giving Fund!
What is this you ask??
An opportunity for us to self-organize and leverage our organizational power to support diverse, LGBTQIA+ voices and justice work. The Queer Salon is launching this effort through the Third Wave Fund, the only activist fund led by and for women of color, intersex, queer, and trans folks under 35 years old in the US. For twenty years, Third Wave Fund has been a leader in gender justice, a movement to end patriarchy, transphobia, homophobia, and misogyny.
While we all may have varying degrees of power when it comes to influencing the priorities of our programs or the foundation, the Matching Gift Program at OSF allows us to put our money where our mouths are and gain institutional support while doing it.
But I'm not a part of the LGTBQIA+ Community…Should I still Participate?
YES! …one more time for the people in the back, YES! Pride is not just about celebrating how far we've come, but an important time to gather strength for how far we still have to go. In the spirit of solidarity, we enthusiastically invite you to contribute to this fund as an ally.


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Home > News > Samsung's Micro LED TV for 2023 comes in sizes ranging from 50-inch to 140-inch
January.5, 2023 - 11:56 — carolinewangisMe
Samsung's Micro LED TV for 2023 comes in sizes ranging from 50-inch to 140-inch
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Samsung unveiled its first consumer-grade Micro LED TVs in 2019. Today, at CES 2023, the company unveiled its latest Micro LED TV lineup, which now comes in various sizes ranging from 50 inches to 140 inches. Earlier, the company's Micro LED TVs started at a size of 89 inches, so the new smaller size is encouraging to see, especially for general consumers.
The new 4K Micro LED TVs from Samsung, featuring 4,000 nits peak brightness, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 2-nanosecond response time, will be available in six sizes: 50-inch, 63-inch, 76-inch, 89-inch, 101-inch, 114-inch, and 140-inch. This provides consumers with a breadth of options, something that wasn't possible earlier. Since Samsung's Micro LED TVs are modular and not pre-built, they can be arranged in any shape or size, depending on the user's needs. In addition, they lack any bezel, so the gap between the modular panels isn't visible at all. The new TVs feature 20-bit black details, so you can see better colors and more details in the darker region of a picture frame.
Micro LED is considered to be the holy grail of display technologies, offering OLED-like blacks and viewing angles and Mini-LED-like sustained brightness. Each pixel in a Micro LED TV can display its own backlight and color, which means that the TV doesn't need a separate backlight. Since they don't use organic material like OLED and QD-OLED displays, Micro LED panels don't suffer from burn-in issues. However, they are extremely costly right now, and their prices are expected to drop in the coming years, becoming viable for general consumers.
Samsung is yet to release pre-built Micro LED TVs that come in a single box. Customers need to order multiple Micro LED tiles/panels which are then joined together by professionals at the user's place. However, in the future, we expect Samsung to start selling them like regular TVs with built-in speakers. The company is yet to announce the pricing or availability of its new Micro LED TVs.
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Jacques Le Blanc de la Vignolle (né le , mort le ), est un avocat, historien et généalogiste du Maine et de la Mayenne.

Biographie
Fils d'Olivier, sieur de Champagné, licencié en droit. Les Le Blanc de la Vignolle sont affiliés à la famille d'architectes Bigot.

Le grand-oncle et un aïeul de Jacques Le Blanc de la Vignolle sont associés à la Capitulation de Laval en 1594.

Jacques Le Blanc de la Vignolle est né le . Dès 1630 il exerce comme avocat à Laval.

Marié avec Renée Moraine, dont il aura 5 enfants, et devenu veuf avant 1660, il se remarie avec Adnette Lasnier († ), qui lui donnera 3 enfants. Sa situation de fortune n'était guère brillante car, s'il avait acheté le lieu des Guettes (Argentré), il fut obligé de vendre aux Dominicains celui de la Vignolle (Montflours) dont il portait le nom. S'il conserva le lieu patrimonial de Champagné, il en recevait d'avance le fermage qu'un de ses gendres lui payait par acomptes après avoir garni la ferme de bétail.

Sa clientèle pourtant dut être nombreuse, car il avait l'estime générale de ses concitoyens, qui le députèrent avec François Hennier vers le duc de la Trémoille, chef des frondeurs dans l'ouest, en 1649, quand le marquis de la Boulaye entra au Mans avec les 4 régiments qu'il commandait. Les députés furent envoyés par le duc à Rennes auprès de sa femme, mais la paix, signée dès le mois d'avril, vint heureusement délivrer les Lavallois de leurs hésitations entre le roi et le seigneur.

Sénéchal, comme son père, de petits fiefs seigneuriaux (Moulin-Geslin et Marcheru), élu en l'élection de Laval en 1650, échevin en 1658, Le Blanc de la Vignolle devint syndic et doyen des avocats en 1677. Il mourut le  et fut inhumé le lendemain dans l'église de la Trinité, sa paroisse.

On a donné quelquefois pour armes à Jacques Le Blanc de la Vignolle une vigne, mais une de ses lettres, cachetée d'un petit sceau, porte sur l'écu : deux oiseaux affrontés en chef, un lion (?) en pointe.

C'est le chiffre de Jacques Le Blanc de la Vignolle qu'on voit sculpté contre le pilier du chœur à l'entrée de la sacristie dans l' église Notre-Dame' de Laval. Un autel était probablement appliqué à ce pilier. « Il est bon que l'on sache l'origine de cette sculpture pour que l'on ne supprime pas ce souvenir d'un des Lavallois qui ont le mieux mérité de leurs concitoyens », note l'abbé Angot.

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 À un esprit subtil, pénétrant et juste, il joignit une grande faculté de travail dont il nous reste encore de précieux témoignages.

 On ne connaît plus en original, de son écriture caractéristique mais peu lisible, outre ses Notes sur le commentaire de Louis de Malicotte que possède la Bibliothèque de Laval, que des lettres et des consultations sur des feuilles volantes disséminées dans divers dépôts.
 De ses ouvrages de droit : traités de jurisprudence, recueils de sentences, arrêts, etc., on fit plusieurs copies au , , dit René Pichot de la Graverie.
 Il en fut de même pour ses Généalogies de la Maison de Laval avec les preuves en une dizaine de volumes, que vendit son petit-fils, M. Courte de Sumeraine, et qui, déposées au trésor du château de Laval en 1749, subirent le sort du chartrier de Laval.
 Tout n'est cependant pas perdu : un Oratorien, le tourangeau Paul Foucher, membre de l'Académie des Inscriptions, avait obtenu de René Pichot de la Graverie communication d'une copie qui servit aux auteurs de l'Art de vérifier les dates.
 Le premier volume existe aux Archives nationales sous la cote MM. 746 et a été reconnu et signalé par Bertrand de Broussillon ; le second devait contenir les preuves ; ce que l'on connaît suffit pour que l'on souscrive à cet éloge de René Pichot de la Graverie : . Il montra un esprit sagace au service d'une méthode sérieuse à travers des recherches exactement conduites. Personne ne s'y méprit et moins que tout autre Charles Maucourt de Bourjolly, qui le pilla, comme on peut le voir à la lecture des Notes sur Laval, son Comté, ses fiefs et leurs titulaires, connues par plusieurs copies et publiées par Bertrand de Broussillon.

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Historien français du XVIIe siècle
Historien de la Mayenne
Naissance en juin 1610
Décès en septembre 1684
Décès à 74 ans

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Neokalvinismus je označení nábožensko-politického hnutí vzniklého ve druhé polovině 19. století v prostředí holandsko-německého kalvinismu v důsledku vzájemných konfesionalizačních trendů mezi evangelickými církvemi luterské a reformované tradice.

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Hnutí neokalvinismu, které se vyznačuje aktualizací dobových věroučných textů kalvínské reformace (zejména Heidelberského katechismu), důrazem na mravní rigorismus sborových členů a na církevní řád, bylo do určité míry vyvoláno dobovými unionistickými snahami, které podporovaly sjednocování protestantských církví a často ústily ve vytváření unionovaných lutersko-reformovaných evangelických církví. Současně je třeba vznik neokalvinismu vnímat v kontextu působení probuzeneckých hnutí, neboť nese zřetelné pietistické rysy.

Počátky a rozmach hnutí jsou spojovány s osobou reformovaného teologa Hermanna Friedricha Kohlbrüggeho, původně Holanďana, který byl pastorem Holandského reformovaného sboru v Elberfeldu (dnes Wuppertal). Pod jeho vedením se sbor odmítl připojit k unii s luterskou církví a stal se jedním z center neokalvinistického hnutí. To našlo ohlas i za hranicemi Německa, včetně prostředí reformovaných sborů evangelické církve v Čechách a na Moravě, kde k jeho stoupencům patřil např. Heřman z Tardy. Sám Kohlbrügge v roce 1864 cestoval po Čechách a Moravě, kde na řadě míst kázal. Vliv jeho hnutí v rakouských zemích ještě zesílil, když se v témže roce 1864 stal profesorem vídeňské teologické fakulty, kde byli vzděláváni budoucí evangeličtí faráři pro monarchii, Kohlbrüggeho zeť Eduard Böhl. Rakouské církevní úřady však sledovaly projevy sympatií k novému hnutí s nedůvěrou, která zesílila poté, když Kohlbrügge v roce 1866 během prusko-rakouské války představoval ve svých aktualizačních kázáních Prusko (vedené reformovanými panovníky) jako ochránce před nevěřícími. Negativním jevem neokalvinismu bylo vymezování vůči luterství, které vyvolávalo rivalitu mezi oběma hlavními proudy evangelíků.

Na nábožensko-politické rovině patřil k předním podporovatelům neokalvinismu holandský reformovaný teolog, politik a žurnalista Abraham Kuyper, který výrazně přispěl k vytvoření přísně kalvinistických Gereformeerde Kerken, které se odštěpily od Holandské reformované církve.

Na konfesionalistické hnutí neokalvinismu odkazuje názvem současný tzv. nový kalvinismus, který je jedním z projevů konzervativního evangelikalismu a snaží se oživit doktríny reformačního kalvinismu (zejména v oblasti soteriologie) a kontextualizovat je do reality 21. století.

Literatura
 ŘÍČAN, Rudolf: Od úsvitu reformace k dnešku. Kapitol z církevních dějin řada druhá. Praha 1948, 322-324.
 ŘÍČAN, Rudolf: Vyznání a vyznavači. Praha 1940.

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Jan Gerard Waldorp (1740–1808) was a Dutch artist and museum curator. He received all paying visitors to the Nationale Kunst-Galerij in the Hague (1800–1805), one of the forerunners of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Jan Gerard Waldorp was a pupil of Anthony Elliger and Jan Maurits Quinkhard. He was active in Amsterdam during the years 1758–1767 and then moved to Haarlem, where he married Elisabeth van der Horst and was in the board of the Stadstekenacademie. In 1779 he moved back to Amsterdam.

J.G. Waldorp became known for his decors for the  Amsterdamse schouwburg. He is also known for his copies of old master paintings. In 1800 Cornelis Sebille Roos appointed him as assistant for the Nationale Konst-Gallery and he moved to Huis ten Bosch where he received visitors to the gallery until 1802, when the collection was moved to the emptied Gallery Prince William V. His drawings of the situation of the rooms and paintings show what this forerunner of the Rijksmuseum looked like.

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Maps of the Nationale Kunst-Galerij, drawn by Waldorp:

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