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Struggling to Save the Old in a Town That Values the New
Developers this year threatened to demolish a 1952 house in Phoenix designed by Frank Lloyd Wright but the City Council is about to vote on designating it a landmark.Credit...Joshua Lott for The New York Times
By Fernanda Santos
PHOENIX — An excavator clawed away at a squat, battered building on the edge of downtown one morning, tearing the structure down in chunks that sounded like firecrackers as they crashed to the ground — heaps of discarded history in a city that prizes what is new.
From the other side of a chain-link fence, a cadre of preservationists watched with lament. The Madison Hotel — a boardinghouse for traders, travelers and tramps dating back to Arizona's territorial days — was coming down unceremoniously to make way for a parking lot.
Its younger neighbor, the Hotel St. James, is to be next for the wrecking crew.
The hotels' demolition permits were issued midsummer, though no one seemed to have heard about it until Michael Levine stumbled upon a lead-cleanup crew stepping out of the buildings sometime in August and thought to make a call to City Hall. Mr. Levine, 44, is an artist who has made it his business to buy and renovate some of the surviving buildings in Phoenix's vanishing warehouse district, where, he said, "it's been all about buying low, building cheap and selling out."
"For the business community here," he said, "it's all about new, new, new."
By then, all eyes were trained on a more illustrious property facing a similar demise several miles to the north — a 1952 spiral house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his son and daughter-in-law, David and Gladys. The Wright family sold it in 2009 to people they thought would live in it and preserve it. The economy crashed and the buyers ended up selling it to a developer in June for $1.8 million.
"The house is so beautiful," said Michelle Dodds, the city's acting historic preservation officer, "who would ever want to tear it down?"
Preserving history is a tricky business in Arizona, where so many old structures have been felled by fire, decay or development that the state's colorful past is often celebrated in recreated settings. Voters in 2006 approved a ballot measure giving property owners the right to file claims against the government if its regulations, like a historic or landmark designation, resulted in a decrease in their property's value.
The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office is a relatively new endeavor, created in the 1980s to rescue what was left of the city's architectural past, though its powers are limited by the wording of the ordinance that established its reach. For example, a landmark designation shields a property from demolition for only three years and even then there is a way out: an owner can seek an exemption by invoking the economic hardship of keeping up a building.
"It doesn't save," Ms. Dodds said. "It just delays."
The city has since given historic designations to 35 districts and more than 200 properties that were at least 50 years old and still retained much of their original character. (Ms. Dodds said there have been no districts designated since the 2006 property measure was approved, only individual properties.)
The designation process requires four hearings; it helps if the property's owner is on board.
Years ago, the City Council, which has the last say, voted against historic designation for the Madison Hotel, based primarily on opposition by its owners at the time. The Hotel St. James, its neighbor, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a distinction that does not come with any protections.
The Phoenix Suns, the N.B.A. basketball team, bought the properties, just across from its arena, in 2005. The team could use extra parking space, and the two hotels, boarded up and abandoned, made for the perfect location. (Several historic buildings were demolished to make way for the Suns' arena complex; the only exception was the Sun Mercantile warehouse, the last remaining building of Phoenix's old Chinatown.)
The Frank Lloyd Wright house, meanwhile, had not come up before the commissions, committees and councils in charge of historic designation until August. Finding out about its most recent sale, the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, based in Chicago, contacted Ms. Dodds's office, which uncovered a request by the home's new owners, a venture called 8081 Meridian, to have its lot — roughly 2.5 acres — split. The job entailed razing the house, in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in Phoenix, and building new homes on the land.
The prospect galvanized architects and architecture enthusiasts, and resulted in an online petition that has already gathered more than 26,000 signatures. A Planning Commission vote on Oct. 9 on the home's proposed landmark designation attracted more than 100 people, three times the usual number.
Only three people testified against landmark designation. One of them was Steve Sells, a partner at 8081 Meridian, who said, "I've got to think of my family."
Mr. Sells said that his company had rejected a recent offer of more than $2 million for the house, but that he and his partner, John Hoffman, still wanted to reach a compromise. There are at least two possibilities: dividing the lot but preserving the house, or finding someone willing to pay an acceptable price for the house. The house was listed for sale on Saturday for $2.4 million.
The City Council was scheduled to vote on Nov. 7 on giving the Wright house landmark status.
For the Hotel St. James, the only good news to emerge was on Tuesday, the same day the Madison was knocked down. The city and the Suns reached an agreement to preserve its facade and a small part of its lobby, "a piece of Arizona's history for future generations," the team's president, Jason Rowley, said in a statement.
Mr. Levine, the artist turned entrepreneur, called the offer more affront than consolation, adding, "They may as well knock it all down."
Other than his and others' protests online — on blog posts denouncing the disappearance of the city's past — there has been little uproar over the hotels' demise.
Jim McPherson, the president of the Arizona Preservation Foundation, a nonprofit group, said that because so many people in Phoenix did not have roots here and knew little, or nothing, about its history, "the hotels were just meaningless old buildings, nothing else."
The question that ought to be asked, Mr. McPherson said, is, "How do you continue to tell a city's story if the remnants of its past have all come down?"


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If exploring the area with a London motorhome rental in the summer months, you could visit the local water park that also features a golf course on site. There are loads of water slides that will offer some relief from the summer heat, or you could putt your way to happiness, too. Of course, the lakes are nearby, and they are a great place to book a fishing guide, or go kayaking. There are too many places to mention and there is no shortage of amazing experiences to be had. Rent a motorhome in London, Ontario and plan out a trip full of Canadian wonder and adventure.
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London has plenty of great restaurants, bars, and activities that are fun for the whole family. Visit a museum, or grab a bite at one of the local restaurants where they serve fantastic cuisine from around the world. London, England may be one of the biggest cities in the world, but don't overlook its Canadian counterpart. If you're a fan of hockey, Canada's pastime, you can watch the local team, the London Knights, play at Budweiser Gardens. This stadium also has concerts going on all year round where you can see live shows of your favorite performers.
You could also visit St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, which is something special since not many cathedrals such as this one exist in the western hemisphere. Take a stroll around town at one of the local parks, or sip on a cold beer in one of many bars around town — whatever it is you want to experience when on the London rental camper vacation, this city has it. Book the best RV rental near London, Ontario, and experience Canada from the comforts of your mobile, temporary home. Canada is known for its hospitality, and now, London can be your new favorite vacation destination. Book a camper rental in London, ON, and relax for a while.
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Absolutely perfect trailer. Thoroughly enjoyed and so thankful to have been able to utilize Labour Day weekend 2018!


In an effort to keep Iowa Birth Activists as transparent as possible I wanted to share with you all that I have been asked to serve of the board for Improving Birth. This is an extremely flattering and exciting opportunity for me and, as such, I have accepted. Improving Birth is up to some big exciting stuff and I'm thrilled to be asked to join them for the next year!
Improving Birth is the organization who coordinated a national rally on Labor Day last year and IBA hosted the one and only Iowa location. Improving Birth provided amazing resources, which enabled us to be able to host our rally. As many of you know that rally was also IBA's kick-off party, so we're grateful The rallies across the country were a great success and drew lots of attention (at a national level) to birth issues. Needless to say, I'm a fan of what they're doing.
So, why am I posting this? No, it's not to brag - really. I'm sharing this with you to 1) encourage you, my Iowa Birth Activist allies, to host a rally in your community this year and 2) invite someone else (or several someone's) to step up and host the Central Iowa rally. Certainly, I will do and I am willing, but this is a great way for anyone to come out and play!
Do we have anyone hosting a rally in the Des Moines/Ames area yet?
Congratul;ations Mandi! You will do wonderful things on the Board of Improving Birth.


The information I gave you is no theory nor is it speculation, it is fact. For your system type the correct BIOS is a Kabylake BIOS because you have a Kabylake board. Installing a non recommended or wrong BIOS may cause problems and possibly invalidate your warranty.
The frequency of BIOS releases will vary from system to system and it is not uncommon to see BIOS versions installed on systems from the factory which have not been released to the support site, (search the forums and you will find this is not a new question), this is because they do not include any necessary fixes for previously released systems of the same type, usually this will be in relation to component compatibility including CPU micro-code.
You could not install the BIOS from the website, because as previously explained, your system came from the factory with a newer BIOS than that on the web and which has not been released to the web.
My theory (and I have thorough computer experience) is that either Lenovo does not officially support my notebook because they dropped this model for some reason or that they mixed up something in the models and send me to the wrong BIOS download page... I bet that a new BIOS will never appear on that page that will fit for my computer! The only thing that makes sense to me so far is what Jaime_P wrote.
I had the same problems you discribed. Today after starting a new SCAN-process on LENOVO-Driver & Software System Update for my computer. This process creates a new update list, different from the one that ist initially displayed on the page.
I at last was offered the BIOS-Version 0ZCN40WW. I downloaded and installed it without problems.
I can not yet say wether it solves the battery charging problems I have had.
So it seems like you were right from the start concerning the BIOS.
Thank you for trying to sort this out!
Thank you for the feedback, Neanderthaler!
This is what I expected. Do you see the 0ZCN... BIOS only when you do a system scan? I still see the 2WCN... when I click on the direct BIOS download link.
The list that is initially displayed on the page seems to be a general list of possible updates for this type of machine. It still contains only the 2WCN...-BIOS. Only after I complete the system scan a totally new list pops up aditionally. And this list contains the 0ZCN...BIOS.
The scan process doesn't seem to be perfect because it also offers updates for my touchpad driver which are already installed. Strange!
The reason why I wanted to update the BIOS (Problems with charging the battery) seem to be solved with the newe BIOS.
Extra note: I just found out that my computer is of Machine Type 80WQ01SWGE. I can't tell whether this is of any importance.


1-on-1 fighter featuring 8 selectable characters.
The game's major innovation is the ability to walk into the background, in a similar manner to side-scrolling beat 'em ups such as "Streets of Rage" or "Final Fight" because of this, unlike many other 2-D fighting games, the game uses one action button to jump, it also does not use the 'D' button, (Which many of SNK's other fighters did), only 2 action buttons are used for attacking (punch and kick), instead grappling and grabbing opponents (Pressing the A & B buttons simultaneously) is the focus of the gameplay, opponents can counter being grabbed, as well as break free. Also featured is weapon play, again similar to beat 'em ups, weapons can be picked up and thrown, or used in special & standard attacks. Weapons are thrown in by background crowd members who will step forward to toss them into the ring. Another (strange) innovation of the game is that characters start to sweat -graphically- after a while.
Characters have unusually high health for the genre, with multiple, different coloured, health bars in one bar similar to a method of health bars used for boss characters in games of the time, in addition to this, each character has a 'Crazy Meter' at the bottom of the screen, which is built up as characters attack, this gives the character a special, often very bizarre, attack that will kill the opponent outright, known as the Gan Gan Attack in Japan, and the Crazy Attack in the US.
Battles are joined by irreverent, sometimes humorous pre-fight banter from characters, the dialog differs depending on whom each opponent is, and a clashing of 2 small images of the characters eyes, which clash in the center of the screen.


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Global Sepsis Diagnostics Market Accruals Reaches To USD 710 Million With 8% of CAGR By 2022
Market Research Future published a half cooked research report on "Global Sepsis Diagnostics Market Research Report – Forecast to 2022"– Market Analysis, Scope, Stake, Progress, Trends and Forecast to 2022
Global Sepsis Diagnostics Market Information, By Technology (Molecular Diagnostics, Biomarkers, Immunoassays and others), By Type of Product (Kits, Instruments, Blood Culture Media and others), By End Users (Pathology Laboratories, Specialty Clinics, Hospitals, Diagnostic Centers and others)- Forecast Till 2022
Sepsis Diagnostics Global Market – Overview
The Global Sepsis Diagnostics Market is growing with the rapid pace; mainly due to the increasing prevalence of Sepsis, Advent treatment facilities & Technological advancements. According to a recent study report published by the Market Research Future, The global market of Sepsis Diagnostics is booming and expected to gain prominence over the forecast period. The market is projected to demonstrate a spectacular growth by 2022, surpassing its previous growth records in terms of value with a striking CAGR during the anticipated period (2016 – 2022). The global market for sepsis diagnostics is likely to reach USD 710 million by the end of the forecasted period and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8%.
Augmented health concerns such as Cancer, Diabetes, Major Trauma, and Burns etc. are damaging the immune system among all age groups, which is fostering the demand for the Sepsis diagnostics market. Moreover, increasing surgical procedures, exponential rise in incidence of hospital-acquired infections and growth in the number of product approvals are supporting the growth of this market. Growing prevalence of hospital-acquired infections are also expected to support the growth of the market over the anticipated period. Hospital-acquired infections majorly include urinary tract & surgical site infections, which result into sepsis. According to WHO, 7 out of every 100 hospitalized patients develop hospital-acquired infections in developed countries. Therefore, such infections significantly cause septicaemia, which will resultantly raise the need for early diagnosis. On the other hand, pneumonia is also an important driving factor for high demand of sepsis diagnostics as it is one of the major causes for septic shock.
On the other hand, lack of standard protocols and awareness and shortage of skilled staff are the hindering the same.
Key Players are bioMérieux, Inc. (US), EKF Diagnostics (UK), Immunexpress (US), T2 Biosystems, Inc. (US), Becton, Dickinson and Company (US), Axis-Shield Diagnostics Ltd. (Scotland), Cube Dx GmbH (Austria), Sandstone Diagnostics, Inc. (US) are some of the prominent players profiled in MRFR Analysis and are at the forefront of competition in the Global Sepsis Diagnostics Market.
Sample Report Available at https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/sample_request/2110 .
Sepsis is a type of life-threatening organ dysfunction arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It can be caused due to weakened immune system, chronic illness, kidney or liver disease, cancer and severe wounds. It can be of two types severe sepsis when there's organ failure and other is septic shock in which there are the symptoms of severe sepsis includes a low blood pressure. The hospital-acquired infections and rising prevalence of sepsis has led to a growing need for its early diagnosis, which is one of the driving factor for sepsis diagnostics market.
Procalcitonin (PCT) is the biomarker of choice to aid diagnosis of sepsis. Procalcitonin is widely regarded as the most useful biomarker of severe systemic inflammation, infection and sepsis, offering emergency department and intensive care clinicians a key tool to aid the diagnosis of sepsis.
Sepsis Diagnostics Global Market – Competitive Analysis
Characterized by the presence of several major well-established players, the global Market of Sepsis Diagnostics appears to be highly competitive. Players operating in the global Sepsis Diagnostics markets are focusing upon optimized situational awareness for customers and ensure their mission success. Well established players increasingly seeking market expansion through various strategic mergers and acquisitions, innovation, increasing investments in research and development and cost-effective product portfolio. Strategic partnerships between Key players support the growth and expansion plans of the key players during the forecast period. These players possess state of art developing labs and strong sales and distribution network which have helped them to gain leadership position in the market. An ever-increasing emphasis has been observed among dental industry marketers on inbound lead generation over branding-oriented efforts.
Sepsis Diagnostics Global Market – Segmentation
The Sepsis Diagnostics Market can be segmented in to 4 key dynamics for the convenience of the report and enhanced understanding;
Segmentation By Technology : Comprises Molecular Diagnostics, Biomarkers, Immunoassays and other.
Segmentation By Type of Product : Comprises Kits, Instruments, Blood Culture Media, and other.
Segmentation By End Users : Comprises Pathology Laboratories, Specialty Clinics, Hospitals, Diagnostic Centres, and other.
Segmentation By Regions : Comprises Geographical regions – North America, Europe, APAC and Rest of the World.
Browse complete report at https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/sepsis-diagnostics-market .
Sepsis Diagnostics Global Market – Regional Analysis
Globally North America is the largest market for medical tourism. The North American market for sepsis diagnostics is expected to reach USD 320 million by the end of the forecasted period.
Europe is the second largest market for sepsis diagnostics which is expected to grow at the CAGR of 6.8%. Asia Pacific is expected to be fastest growing region in sepsis diagnostics market.
Although, these countries markets are expected to be mature, the industry is likely to find stagnant growth for this market after few years. Increasing determination to provide best-in-class healthcare services with improvement in products and services will enhance the growth of this market. On the other hand, Asia Pacific region will be with China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia and others its forefront will lead the market further to next 7 years and will continue with this trend through the forecast period.
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So over the weekend I was working on adding pytest support to django-test-plus our library which makes testing in Django easier. We of course have tests for our testing library, but have up until now used normal Unittest style tests that we're all familiar with.
If you don't speak fluent Python, this is just saying that because of some import magic going on the files 'pytest.py' and 'py/test.py' appear to be the same thing to pytest and it's properly bailing out of the test run so you can fix it.
Unfortunately, neither of those are my projects and I didn't have a direct way to fix this. Luckily, I thought of a way around it which was, if we don't generate the bytecode pyc files then it won't see any duplicates.
Hopefully this helps you sort out odd error message should you run into it when using Travis-CI and tox.
And more importantly, hopefully Google helps me find this page when I completely forget about this and run into it again next year!
Ran into a weird error with coverage, pytest, and Travis today and wanted to document an easy fix when you get a 'import file mistmatch' error from pip packages you do not control.


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Активні заходи — дії прихованого або обманного характеру, що здійснювалися з метою здійснення завдань радянської зовнішньої політики. Їх метою був вплив на закордонну громадську думку, а також на дії окремих осіб, державних і громадських організацій. Такі заходи здійснювала Служба А Першого Головного управління КДБ, який працював у тісному контакті з Міжнародним відділом ЦК КПРС.

У широкому сенсі слова під активними заходами розумілися «заходи щодо створення агентурних позицій в таборі противника і його оточенні, веденню оперативних ігор з противником, з дезінформації, компрометації та розкладання сил противника, виведенню на територію СРСР осіб, що представляють оперативний інтерес, з метою отримування розвідувальної інформації і т. д.»

Для здійснення активних заходів застосовувалися такі методи:
 підтримка прорадянських сил (комуністичні партії та деякі інші ліві партії в країнах Заходу, рух за мир). Така підтримка дружніх сил здійснювалася країною і відкрито.
 операції з надання політичного впливу через осіб, що приховують свої зв'язки з розвідкою або нічого не підозрюють, проте грають активну роль в урядових, політичних, ділових, профспілкових, науково-освітніх колах своїх країн, а також в пресі (агенти впливу).
 дезінформація для введення в оману громадської думки чи державних діячів, дискредитації окремих осіб, організацій і політики ворожих країн і їх союзників. А також надання гласності прихованої ними інформації.

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Міжвідомча робоча група з активних заходів
Міжвідомча робоча група з активних заходів () була створена адміністрацією Президента США Рональда Рейгана в 1981 році. Робоча група була спочатку підпорядкована Державному департаменту а згодом — Інформаційним агентством (, USIA). Група була створена з ініціативи працівників Державного департаменту з метою ефективнішої протидії радянській пропаганді. Також існують припущення, що робоча група була створена, оскільки фахівці ЦРУ з радянських активних заходів прагнули отримати можливість відкрито поширювати свої знаходки з більшим авторитетом, аніж це могло зробити саме ЦРУ.

Першим секретарем робочої групи був заступник державного секретаря Деніс Кукс (). До її складу входили представники ЦРУ, ФБР, міністерства оборони, агентства з роззброєння та контролем за обігом зброї, військової розвідки, міністерства юстиції, та інші.

В своїх дослідженнях робоча група не охопила всього спектру активних заходів. Натомість, вона зосередила увагу на протидії радянській дезінформації. Робоча група з активних заходів розробила механізми завдяки яким відстеження радянської дезінформації стала міжвідомчою роботою з протидії дезінформації, а не справою одного лише ЦРУ.

За час свого існування робоча група підготувала та оприлюднила низку відкритих доповідей.

Див. також
 Дезінформування
 Російська дезінформація в пострадянську еру

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 Crash Course in KGB/SVR/FSB Disinformation and Active Measures — by The Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, USA
 Disinformation  — from Encyclopedia of Intelligence
 Identifying Misinformation — by US State Department
 Disinforming the Public  — by Lawrence Bittma
 Soviet Active Measures in the «Post-Cold War» Era 1988—1991  — by US Information Agency
 Russian Secret Services' Links With Al-Qaeda  (AIA information agency)

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Холодна війна
Спецслужби
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The Red Cross says it has aid workers on alert around the Pacific as Cyclone Rene gathers strength between Samoa and Tonga.
The Fiji Meteorological Office is warning the tropical cyclone is likely to be upgraded to a category three storm as it tracks southwards.
A cyclone forecaster says Rene is expected to cause extremely high waves and damage to coastlines as water is pushed up onto land.
Red Cross New Zealand's International Operations Manager, Andrew McKie, says preparations are being made in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
"We have advised Tonga Red Cross and it looks like it maybe in the path but they should start taking early precautions, the earlier they can take these precautions the less the impact can be on the local community. Cyclones are very unpredictable and they may even affect Samoa and Fiji and it looks like Tonga especially the northern islands in Tonga maybe severely affected."
Andrew McKie of the Red Cross.
The Fiji Meteorological Service says it has issued a tropical cyclone alert for Niue and the Tonga group on tropical cyclone Rene because its appears to be getting bigger and stronger.


CHICAGO, May 16 (Press Release) -- Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation (Amex: WGA - news) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, American Gaming & Electronics of Las Vegas, (AG&E) has signed contracts to distribute and service the products of MicroTouch (Nasdaq: MTSI - news) and Money Controls to casinos throughout North America.
"We are delighted to distribute and service products for MicroTouch and Money Controls. MicroTouch has the overwhelmingly largest market share in the gaming industry for touchscreen products, while Money Controls has excellent products for the coin segment. With these additions, AG&E is one step closer to changing the business model for servicing the gaming industry," said Mark Komorowski, President of AG&E. "We expect to increase our sales by over $1.5 million on an annual basis."
"This is another building block in our strategy to increase market share by expanding our product offerings to service the gaming market," noted Anthony Spier, Wells-Gardner's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are continuing to expand our distribution capabilities and expect to further increase our product offerings as well as open more locations."
Founded in 1925, Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation is a distributor and ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of color video monitors, video liquid crystal & plasma displays, coin doors, coin mechanisms and other related distribution products for a wide variety of markets including, but not limited to, gaming machines, coin-operated video games, leisure and fitness, automotive, display, intranet, medical, service and video walls. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement as a result of many uncertain future factors. Wells-Gardner assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. A copy of its Annual Report and Quarterly Report can be obtained without charge by request to George B. Toma, Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation, 2701 North Kildare Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60639. For additional investor information, please call 1-800-336-6630 ext. 5670 or at www.wgec.com.
MicroTouch Systems, Inc., is the world's leading manufacturer of computer touchscreen display products incorporating the two most popular touch technologies—analog capacitive and resistive membrane—which the company applies in a variety of products, and markets under the ClearTek and TouchTek brand names. MicroTouch operates ISO 9001-certified manufacturing plants at its worldwide headquarters in Methuen, Mass. and at its European headquarters in Abingdon, England, and also maintains manufacturing facilities in Texas, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia, along with sales offices and distributors in more than 50 countries. MicroTouch also operates TouchStore.com, an Internet- based electronic commerce site devoted exclusively to the sale of touchscreen monitors and related products. Founded in 1982, MicroTouch reported sales of $157.5 million in 1999. The company's Web site is www.microtouch.com .


Medium Belle retails at 1800 yen ; large Beast at 3500 yen (plus tax).
As with Disney movie releases in the past, tsums will closely follow the theatre release date. Belle and Beast have previously been released as part of the 3rd anniversary set, but now they will be sold individually along with five other tsums.
A closer look shows that all the Japan tsums will be different from the US and UK versions, in particular Chip, Mrs. Potts, and Gaston. The real treat is the rare medium and large tsums as Belle and Beast respectively. Tsums are expected to be in stores from April 26th, one week after the movie release.
Belle's Unibear retails for 3200 yen ; Beast's Unibear for 3500 yen.
The more exciting news is the release of the second Princess Bear of the Unibearsity line. Two brand new Unibears are coming in the form of Belle and the Beast. Beast's Unibear is named Fauve whose literal meaning in French is "beast". Belle's name follows the trend of Aurora's Rose Rose and Cinderella's Blue Rose with Rouge Rose, meaning "red rose" in French.
The Unibears will not be complete without their costumes. Accompanying the bears will also bring Belle's ballroom gown and the Beast's prince outfit. Belle's costume retails for 5000 yen and Beast's costume for 3800 yen (plus tax). The Unibears are seeing an earlier release than the tsums at April 21st, the same day the movie comes out in Japan.


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T.A.O. (Together As One) is a company that creates jewelry, sculptures, cards and music, all in the name of family, kinship and community. Each piece they creates represents the coming together of people to support creativity, fair trade and ethics in local and global development. As part of Gloster Global, Together As One contributes to fundraisers and has partnered with the Network for Good to raise money for a variety of non-profit groups.
The positive energy behind the creation of T.A.O. is what draws me to it, but the beauty of their artwork, whether through jewelry, sculpture, etc. keeps me coming back to their site to see what they have to offer. Once before, I had the opportunity to review jewelry from T.A.O. and I loved it so much that I was very excited to get another chance to wear and write about more of their work.
This time, I received the T. A. O. Together as One Pendant and Earrings w/ Rhodolite Garnets. They are just as lovely as I thought they would be, and pictures just can't do them justice. I love the rhodolite garnets and how they are set at the top of the pendant and earrings. The colour is beautiful and they accent the silver and black of the jewelry and rope nicely. I love that they are a matching set and they really complement each other well when worn together.
The earrings are approximately 24mm each in diameter with 7 x 5 mm pear shaped Rhodolite Garnet stones. The earrings have lever-back wires and come boxed. Artfully crafted in Costa Rica by a family owned manufacturer, all of the exceptional jewelry is made fromArgentium Silver making it more tarnish resistant and durable than traditional sterling. Like traditional sterling, Argentium is also 92.5% silver, but some of the copper normally found in sterling is replaced with germanium. This unique alloy is more environmentally friendly than other sterling because it does not have to undergo the same toxic chemical treatments as traditional sterling to produce a good finish, and it requires less energy consumption.
T.A.O. is also making cards and they sent some cards from the Pet Edition. The cards come bound nicely in this paper jacket, and they have pictures of gorgeous dogs on each one. The cards themselves are blank inside and made of a very high quality and heavy paper. They will make excellent thank you cards.
Aside from jewelry and cards, T.A.O. also makes sculptures. I am a sculptor myself, although I sculpt a different type of art, and I have a great appreciation for these masterpieces.
You can win the piece of your choice from the Together as One website!
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The winner (one winner) will be randomly drawn by "And the winner is…". The winner will be contacted with the email left in the post and will have 2 days to respond. The winner be posted on this site.
I would give the T. A. O. Together as One Earrings w/ Opal Trillians to someone for Valentine's. I like giving something I would like myself.
wow, those pieces are beautiful! I love the meaning as well. I'd pick the Small Pendant w/ Freshwater Pearl.
I wouldn't mind getting the TAO Couple sculpture for my husband. really lovely!
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I'd choose the T. A. O. Together as One Signature Large Earrings – for my wife.
I'd give the T. A. O. Together as One Signature Large Pendant to my wife for Valentine's Day – I think she'd like it.
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I would give my mother the T. A. O. Pet Edition — Cats Together Necklace – I think she would really like it!
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I would pick the T. A. O. Together as One Large Earrings w/ Lapis Bead.
I'd choose the Dogs Together.
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I'd like the T. A. O. Joining Together sculpture if I win.
I'd choose the together as one sculpture- so awesome!!
I would get the Together as One Pendant w/ Amethyst Bale.
2/13 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale.
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I love the together as one small pendant with african turquoise jasper.
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2/16 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/16 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I really like the T. A. O. Together as One Pendant w/ Amethyst Bale – thanks for the chance to win.
I like the T. A. O. Togetherness sculpture for my husband.
2/17 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/17 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I like the tao cats .
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2/18 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/18 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
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2/19 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I would get the TOA Togetherness Sculpture for my husband.
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2/20 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
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I would love to have the T. A. O. Together as One Earrings w/ African Turquoise Jasper. These are beautiful!
T. A. O. Together as One Small Pendant w/ Aquamarine is my favorite!
2/22 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/22 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I would like the T. A. O. Happy Together as a gift.
2/23 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/23 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I'd like to give someone the togetherness sculpture!
2/24 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
I like the TAO pendant with lapis teardrop.
2/24 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
2/25 I would give the Together as One Pendant w/ Rhodolite Garnet Pear to my sister.
2/25 I would get the Together as One Pendant w/Citrine Trillian Bale for my wife for Valentine's Day.
I like the T. A. O. Togetherness family Sculpture! The one with two adults and a child!
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I would give my daughter the T. A. O. Togetherness ornament with the family of 3. Our little family is sooo amazing and she's the best part!!! Beautiful piece!!!
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I absolutely LOVE the Pet Edition Dogs Together piece. Love it.
This TAO Togetherness would be a beautiful gift. Especially for me as it has three people and that's how many are in my little family. Lol.
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Skye's Viking shipyard and canal to be deemed historic monument
Skye Canal
IT is perhaps best known for just one speeding, bonnie boat. But Skye has a long and hidden history of making and repairing many, many more: birlinns or galleys for Vikings.
And now its secret medieval boatyard – lost for centuries on one of the island's most remote corners – is to be preserved forever.
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has officially designated a mysterious stone-lined canal on Skye's Rubh' an Dùnain peninsula to be an historic monument.
Archaeologists had long pondered over this waterway, which linked an inland loch to the sea.
Only in the new millennium did they discover remnants of a wooden vessels on the trackless promontory under the shadows of the Cuillins.
Later the timbers were dated to 1100AD. This was a factory for producing or repairing the galleys of Highland and Hebridean Scotland, a time when Viking was more a job description than a reference to a Nordic race.
HES said: "The complex is particularly notable for its impressive survival of field remains, the possible relationship to an Iron Age dun, the rock-cut channel and the potential for further Norse and medieval boat remains to survive in the loch."
It added: "The scale of the docks and the presence of the canal and loch quays demonstrates that the site was a significant anchorage for the western seaboard.
"Given its sheltered and important strategic location, it is possible that the loch was used to shelter and overwinter boats, or that the site was a staging location. It may also have been used to repair or even to construct boats."
HES has officially listed the 380ft canal, two boat docks and former noosts, or boat shelters, and other structures. It has also preserved the bed of Loch na h-Airde, the small lochan on the peninsula used as a harbour.
The canal is already protected by its sheer remoteness. Its people were cleared in the middle of the 18th century and the only way to get to the boatyard is by an eight-mile pathless hike.
The peninsula, which overlooks the Sound of Soay, is the hereditary homeland of the MacAskills
This clan was famed as coast watchers, galley masters and bodyguards to the Macleods of Skye. Their settlement, which historians and scientists believe may have been occupied for millennia, was abandoned during The Clearances in the mid-1800s.
Back in 2015 the MacAskills of Rubh' an Dunain Society launched a website which allows virtual visits to the peninsula.
Its editor, Gordon Mack, welcomed the HES announcement.
He said: "This is a decision which we applaud. It will afford this unique location official protection and add to our campaign to repopulate the area with a virtual online community."
The MacAskills, legend has it, were founded by a Viking called Asgill who set up home on the peninsula after failing to take Dublin. The clan held the land for 700 years until the Clearances. No one has lived on the peninsula since 1861. There are noosts around Scotland's coasts, including Shetland, evidence of a sophisticated maritime economy dating back centuries.
The Geos of Orkney and Shetland, collapsed sea caves, were perfect for noosts, whose telltale hull-shaped hollows can be seen at the top of some Scots beaches.
But archaeologists believe the Skye site has the most to reveal about mediaeval boatbuilding.
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Picking up a hitchhiker can be a great experience. Especially drivers going alone for long distances appreciate the possibility of a chat to fight boredom. Remember that hitchhikers often have to tell great stories from their travels. And last, but not least, you do someone a great favour without much effort.
Even if your destination and the one on the hitchhiker's sign are not the same: Please stop anyway. It is also helpful for a hitchhiker to go little closer to his destination.
If you cannot or if you do not want to pick up a hitchhiker: Give a friendly sign and do not ignore the hitchhiker. A common sign is to point to the steering wheel with the index finger. That means you only go a short distance or turn to anther street. A smile, wave or a thump-up encourage the hitchhiker. If you are familiar with the area, you can also take the hitchhiker to a better spot. But, please, only if the other spot is really better for hitchhiking, for exmample because there is less local and more supraregional traffic.
If you want to pick up a hitchhiker, give a sign as early as possible, for example with the flash light. The hitchhiker can then prepare himself and his luggage and getting into your car will not take that long.
Negotiate with the hitchhiker where the ride will end exactly. Often drivers mean well and go as far as possible. For hitchhikers it is much easier to get the next ride at a well frequentend spot than at an abandonned place. On motorways, for example, petrol or rest stations are much better drop-off spots than parking lots or exits.
Do not wonder if many hitchhikers take their backpck to the back seat instead of putting it into the trunk [boot]. Thus, they have access to their belongings like a road map and so on. Most hitchhikers also find it more secure because from time to time the driver already started while the backpack was still in the back of the car. If the luggarge is in the trubk [boot], please wait until everything was taken out.
Think of the other road users. Switch on your emergency flasher if you stop at the side of the road and take a look into the mirror prior to driving back to the road. It may sound superfluous, but sadly experience shows the opposite.


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RKH Qitarat, a joint-venture composed of Keolis, RATP Dev and Hamad Group opened the new Gold line of Doha's metro
Under the 20-year contract awarded by Qatar Rail to RKH Qitarat, the joint venture made up of Keolis, RATP Dev and Hamad Group started operating the Gold Line on Doha's driverless metro on 22 November. This 14-km long line has 11 stations and passengers can change to the Red Line at Musheireb.
Keolis opened a new section of its first tram network in China
Through its joint venture in China, Keolis opened a new section of the Songjiang tram network on 10 August, bringing its total coverage up to 27 kilometres and the number of stations served to 40. In a bid to reduce numbers of urban car journeys, the network is intended to carry some 170,000 passengers per day. This milestone is important for Songjiang residents and visitors to it – who are now able to rely on a sustainable and comfortable shared mobility solution for getting around the city –, as well as for Keolis, which is bolstering its presence in China and shoring up its position as a leading global tram operator.
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Keolis to operate Qatar's first public transport network
Keolis' joint-venture with RATP Dev and a Qatari group has been awarded the operations and maintenance contract of Qatar's future public transport rail network, consisting of three automated metro lines and four tram lines. The win confirms the Group's leading role in the global mass transit market for major metropolitan areas.
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Keolis begins new metro operation in Hyderabad, India
Keolis began the operation of the first of three automated metro lines in Hyderabad (India) on 29 November, 2017. The new contract highlights the Group's expertise in mass transit, and confirms its place as the world leader in automated metro and the success of its international development strategy.
More than 30 years after the launch of the world's first automated metro, Keolis is strengthening its global market leadership by opening a brand new network in Hyderabad, India, that draws on its expertise acquired in Lille, Rennes, Lyon, and London. Come behind the scenes of an exceptional project, on a continent with an ever growing demand for Mass Transit.
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Laredo health authority: Migrants not main cause of COVID spike
Christian Alejandro Ocampo, LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times
Dr. Victor Treviño prepares a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, as he prepares to vaccinate a home-bound patient in her home.
Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times
As growing concern continued throughout this month regarding the delta variant and the gradual increases in active COVID-19 cases, Laredo Health Authority Dr. Victor Treviño explained where they are coming from and how the continued blame on migrants may not hold the full truth behind the recent increases.
He also took time to shed light on the situation and reiterated that vaccination is key in order to avoid another harmful surge in the city.
On Monday, Laredo health officials received confirmation that a local patient was indeed infected with the COVID-19 delta variant earlier this month, and they are working on tracing the patient and investigating any possible moments they could have infected others.
Nationally, the variant now accounts for 83% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., a jump from 50% from earlier this month, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said.
"As we know, unvaccinated people are the ones that if they get infected with any type of COVID, especially the more aggressive variants, are more susceptible to suffer severe disease, hospitalization and even death," Treviño said.
As of Friday, there were 276 active cases in Laredo after an increase of 70 in one day. According to Health Director Richard Chamberlain, three cases were individuals from the migrant population compared to 118 cases of people not vaccinated. The other 47 cases were found to be from people who were partially or fully vaccinated.
Treviño, Chamberlain and Tri-County Medical Society President Dr. Reynaldo Godines all stated that the unvaccinated population poses the highest risk of infection for themselves and others.
Treviño explained that the unvaccinated population then begins a cycle of infecting other unvaccinated individuals, which could result in new stronger variants. As the delta variant now accounts for over 83% of active cases in the U.S., Treviño encourages the unvaccinated population to get vaccinated to stop the pandemic's momentum in Laredo.
The claims that most migrants being detained are bringing in the virus are still unsubstantiated, Treviño said. Between July 5-15, at least 329 have been in quarantine and isolation in the migrant shelters. Within the number there were confirmed positives, probable positives and negatives exposed to positives.
Chamberlain stated that the influx of migrants directly affects NGO shelters and their day-to-day operations as well as the city health staff that conduct the epidemiological investigation process.
However, the unvaccinated population does pose a higher risk, he said.
"When large numbers of the population are not well protected, they continue to put everybody at risk leading to potential surges just as we are observing now," he added. "While no vaccine is 100% effective, the benefits have been greatly seen overall. Compared to our spike in January 2021, we have seen a large reduction in cases, individuals hospitalized and deaths."
Only 10 migrants housed at one of the shelters had to seek out further medical treatment at one of the hospitals and were discharged on the same day. Furthermore, there have been only two instances of individuals requiring more extensive treatment, and they were transported to a hospital out of town, Chamberlain stated.
Treviño clarified that for the active cases count in Laredo, only Polymerase Chain Reaction tests are added to the city counts. In contrast, an antigen surveillance testing is a rapid test that shows a possibility of positivity, while the PCR confirms an active viral load, Treviño said.
As previously said by Border Patrol Laredo Sector Chief Matthew Hudak, testing is not done on-site during arrests or at CBP facilities. Instead, they are done at migrant shelters after detained migrants are transported together from neighboring sectors.
This presents the issue of grouping infected and non-infected individuals and raising infection rates.
Godines advises that both CBP facilities and migrant shelters should follow the CDC guidelines as it may help against the COVID surge. Regardless of area, CDC guidelines, masks and vaccinations are the best way to fight back against COVID.
Treviño said that after a conference with CBP local chiefs and Homeland Security Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, it was suggested to have testing done before transportation. It would be a better prevention metric and could avoid the difficulty of finding who is infected, when they were infected and how far they are amid the COVID-19 incubation period.
According to County Judge Tano Tijerina, after a conversation with the soon-to-be active U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Raul Ortiz, changes are slated to be implemented within the southern border operations.
Tijerina said that topics of discussion included testing before transporting migrants to the NGOs, county capacity limits and transportation limits. More discussion is expected to be had on Monday, at which point the commissioner's court will also vote on whether or not to extend the local disaster situation past its proposed seven days.
This past Tuesday, Tijerina issued a disaster declaration to stop the transporting of migrants from the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio to Laredo.
With clarification on the impact that migrants place on the COVID numbers and the measures taken by the county to stop the influx from neighboring regions, perhaps additional measures may be taken on the unvaccinated community to quell the rising case numbers seen this week.
One idea that Godines emphasized, and Treviño also believes would help, is that mask wearing has to become a norm again, regardless of vaccination status.
"People have to start wearing masks again. I tell all my patients, "You're going to H-E-B? Wear your mask,'" Godines said. "This thing is getting worse. Get vaccinated and keep wearing your mask."
As U.S. citizens living in Nuevo Laredo and working in Laredo commute daily and non-essential visits to Mexico continue, unvaccinated travelers are more likely to be the cause of unnecessary infections here.
As an international community, Laredo's situation is unique among the many cities in the country.
While COVID-19 infected migrants have played a role in increasing the count of active cases, Treviño said that virus carriers without symptoms, or vectors, may play a larger role in case numbers. As the largest land port in the U.S., over 15,000 trailers cross the border daily, which contributes to the infection rate.
The situation is worsened by the recent COVID safety ruling for Laredo's sister city as Nuevo Laredo has recently entered the highest phase of COVID restrictions to mitigate the impact of the virus. This is compounded by Laredo being a medically underserved community.
"Whatever affects the sister city affects us," he said. "… Both of our cities are intertwined. If they have a problem across the border, we have a problem."
Despite a higher vaccination rate than the state and U.S. average, where the Laredo fully vaccinated rate sits at 74.21% for individuals 12 and up and 83.31% for 65 years and older, it is still vitally important to return to a more defensive state of mind.
Godines believes that if the vaccine provides approximately 95% protection, a mask would be that extra 5%. However, the pandemic is a complicated matter that yields new information and new procedures daily.
"There's a lot of parts to this, there's a lot of complexity. It's not that simple to say positive and negative." Treviño said. "It's incubation periods, it's knowledge about what the virus does and who it attacks."
According to Chamberlain, vaccinations continue to be highly encouraged but with the added recommendation that all residents wear a mask. This is especially encouraged for the unvaccinated and anyone gathering in groups with people they do not know.
"As cases of breakthrough infections are increasing throughout the country and Webb County, additional mitigation measures are being reviewed and implemented to protect the public. Our concern and focus continues to be the unvaccinated populations, which are spreading variants and presenting with the most severe medical outcomes such as hospitalization and death. As we continue to defend our unique community on many fronts, it is up to the public to be our first line of defense," Treviño said.
As a response, the city reinstated the bimonthly media briefings to give more insight on current COVID data and migrant COVID updates as well. The next briefing will be on Wednesday and will be streamed on the city's Facebook page.
"There is an uptick of COVID-19 cases, and the delta variant is the predominant strain." Texas Department of State Health Services Dr. Jennifer Shuford stated. "Vaccines are effective, even against the delta variant."
cocampo@lmtonline.com
Christian Alejandro Ocampo
Christian Alejandro Ocampo reports on education for the Laredo Morning Times. He originally joined LMT as a photographer.


In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi, The Story Siren, you probably already know that but if you don't, go here to find out more!
I got quite a bit this week as I went to the Hachette Book Blogger Meet-up yesterday, it was lots of fun and I came away with lots of swag!
I cant wait to read these books, I loved Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger and didn't realise this one was due out soon so I'm excited for that and also I have wanted Graffiti Moon for ages and didn't know it was coming out over here! I haven't read Ruth Warburton's A Witch in Winter yet but its high on my tbr pile and can't wait to read the series, thank you Hodder/Hachette and Amulet for these books!
These were forced upon me from my sister because she's a huge fan of both authors and cant believe I haven't read anything by either of them before!
Geek Girls Unite looks like so much fun and as its a non-fiction book I think I can get away with it not breaking my book buying ban… maybe! I also got the Kevin Smith book but its for my big sister as shes a huge fan! I just realised that it might be the second book of a kinda series though… oops!
I love swag! The emery board and one of the Gallagher girls bookmarks are actually going to someone else though… not mentioning any names (Steffi!!) Thanks Hodder/Hachette for these!
Thats my mailbox, what did you get in yours!?
We haven't read any of these authors. Curious about the moustache book and Terry Prachett. Does your sister recommend Nation as the best place to start?
I loved Graffiti Moon so much! Happy reading, Raimy!
Haha you got an actual fake moustache with it, fantastic!
I wish I could come along to some of these blogger-publisher meetups! You guys always sound like you have such a great time!
Graffiti Moon was so good! I hope that you enjoy your new books!
Find out what's in my mailbox this week, click here.
Great set! So cool that you got Graffiti Moon. I'm excited for it.


Philippa Smith has a newborn daughter. As she waits in hospital – estranged from her husband, with nowhere to go – she recounts her own life story, right from the beginning.
I really enjoyed the nostalgic feel of Philippa's childhood in the 70's and 80's. It felt authentic, a true picture of what it was like to be a child then. In fact, I think I enjoyed Philippa the most as a child. Her relationship with her best friend was incredibly touching, and Duffy writes these chapters well.
The story picks up the pace and covers Philippa's teenage years, early adulthood, and adult life. There is a long period of time to cover, but the pacing feels right, and Philippa retains her voice throughout. She does, however, make some shockingly terrible decisions. Thanks to Duffy's skill as a writer, though, I still rooted for Philippa despite it all. I also enjoyed all the pop culture references – obviously The Generation Game, but also Gladiators and Blue Peter to name a couple – and the real events of the eighties and nineties helped to root the story into its time frame and made it feel even more authentic.
Throughout the story, Philippa remembers the time capsule her friend buried in Bob's garden, and the moment where she finally opens it is very poignant and sweet. However, at that moment Duffy writes a huge twist into the story, one that is almost unbelievable. It kind of ties everything up into a very neat little bow, no loose ends. It kind of undid the realistic feel of the story, and to me, undermined some of the story's central messages about family and friends. It's a shame, because up to the last moment I was enjoying it.
Despite that, I'd still recommend you give it a read. I can imagine the ending thing is a personal preference and others might enjoy it. The characters are so lovely, and they definitely make up for the ending.


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Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021, 07:32
Welcome ye, welcome ye,
And this morning I follow largely the same vein as always I do, sometimes talking about the day, sometimes talking about dreams.
But what's got me to blog this morning is having just come off the phone to my dear friend Adam, the dear fellow, the kindest man I know, and an amazing person. It was six in the morning, and he sent me a text message asking me if I think he should release his new song. "What would I be likely to say to that?" I asked him, the reason for doing so being because, well...
Now, Adam has written and recorded - he says - something like thirty albums, and he's put them out (released them) on a low grade music distribution site which distributes your music on all platforms for a fee. Anyway, he loves this fact, bless him, and thinks it makes him a professional musician of sorts. He loves all that.
Problem is, nobody likes his music. Between you and me, his music is quite, quite terrible. My heart goes out to the man, the poor dear, my dear friend, he's completely deluded. That's the problem too - I'm his most prolific listener, and I say to him, like I said to him just now, "I like to encourage you, Adam, because you put your heart and soul into this music and you have such faith in it." Only, it's such unpalatable music; it's so distant and disconnected. But if I tell him that his music is distant and disconnected, he takes this as a compliment. I told him, "Adam, your music doesn't sound like anything..." by which I meant it's a cacophonous noise!!
"So, is it like Frank Zappa then?" he said to me.
No, Adam, it's not like Frank Zappa. Adam, your music is so weird and different: it doesn't sound like anything. And you know, I just don't have the heart to tell him that it's not good. But then who am I? Who am I to tell Adam not to write music? I think I am the type of person who gives Adam encouragement because I want him to eventually learn how to write music. But after thirty years now, he hasn't improved.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I'm listening to some of it now, and I guess that now I've got to ground zero, by almost broaching the topic of being able to tell Adam what I really think of his music, and have been able to start from the very beginning, it's starting to sound quite creative. Perhaps Adam puts too much faith in my criticism, because actually, his music is quite creative. Problem is, it's a niche. You wouldn't like this music unless you absolutely adored this person. His music is so strange and different, and he has not quite sussed out the hook, or the melody, or the riff, or the beat. His music is simple, but lacks effectiveness, and has no thread to it.
But now, listening to it, I'm asking why I choose to be so harsh. Of course, when I say that, a new reason comes along to tell me why.
I decided that I finally understand what Balance Inc. is all about. I've spent years wondering what on Earth is going on there, with his music, and the connected 'story' that comes along with it. Adam has written a book of sorts, and guess what? I'm the only one who has listened to it. I've been trying for years to figure out what the essence of Balance Inc is... In short, Balance Inc. is a band, but it's a movement, that Adam really, really, really wants people to get on board with, and it's an ideology, and it's entertainment, and I've failed continually to understand the point of it all.
But then it hit me.
Balance Inc. is about Balance Inc.
It's in part both devastating and very clever, although I don't think Adam knows what he's done. Adam reads the bible and practically no other book. He loves Star Wars, and comedy, and stuff like that. His wife committed suicide, the poor bloke. He was raped as a child. The poor, poor man. The poor, poor child.
Adam's music doesn't fit in with anything on Earth, and you would think that's a good thing. Is it Jazz? Is it funk? Is it rock and roll? His riffs make no sense. His lyrics aren't about anything. You can't dance to it.
But although he doesn't have musical hooks as such, his lyrics contain a certain 'soundbyte' quality. I believe Adam does know this. He overloads his songs with these soundbitten words, that if any one of them were a chorus of some sort, he could probably make a hook out of it. In themselves, they're quite catchy. But they're so sparse and disconnected.
I just wish Adam's music sounded the way he thinks it does.
It doesn't.
He's a lone wolf in a difficult world that will never understand him.
I wish other people heard his music, and found at least one song that they could connect with. You know what would happen then, is that Adam's ego would take over, and he would think himself an icon, like Chris Cornell, but the truth is, Adam doesn't understand music like the world understands music. People want something pleasant to listen to, and Adam wants to blow people's mind with cacophony, or something. I don't know. I'm lost. I don't understand him. Maybe that's a good thing? Maybe one day, Adam's music will be discovered, and he will be recognised as a genius, and make a shit-tonne of money and be famous, and all the things the lovely man dreams of.
To be honest, I'm a bit freaked out. I'm freaked out by Adam's life. I'm freaked out by his music, and his legacy, and everything that he does and thinks and says.
He's got this song, "Intuition, heart and soul", and I don't know what to make of it. He's so weird the boy. I think he's probably a pervert. He's so asexual. I don't know.
Hey, Balance Inc.!! Check it out!!"
https://soundcloud.com/adamyb
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Together is once again primed to return to Ibiza for its 9th summer-long season for those who want to experience an alternative Ibiza.
Ibiza is Packed full of venues and events that provide high quality house and techno nights, but none focus on the bass heavy end of things with as much taste and precision as Together. This season we will see Together delve deeper into their repertoire and deliver their most ambitious calendar to date.
Their 9th season will see them welcome back some of the most powerful names in the scene. Chase &Status; Andy C, Pendulum (DJ Set), Sub Focus, Wilkinson, Darkzy, Dimension, Holy Goof, My Nu Leng, Skepsis and very special guests Brockie & Det, Example, SASASAS + many more to be announced.
The supersized parties will play out from Tuesday 4th June to Tuesday 17th September each and every week at Amnesia, and once again promises to offer a focussed musical mix like no other.
Last year has witnessed Together expand on all fronts with main stage festival hosting's, off-Sonar parties and sold out shows at some of London's finest venues.
In 2019, TOGETHER will focus even more on the bass heavy end of the spectrum, and in doing so very much go against the tide in Ibiza but also establish the night as the one and only port of call for people who like to be tickled by sub bass and have their ribs rattled by kicks.
Of course, it all goes down at Amnesia, the biggest and most sensory exploding club in the world, each and every Tuesday, across the iconic Main Room. Already, then, Together Ibiza 2019 is set to be the one and only place to be for lovers of all things bass.


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Elnathan John's Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide Is the Satirical Commentary You Want to Read Ahead of Nigeria's February Elections
Nigerian novelist Elnathan John's forthcoming book is the satirical commentary you want to read ahead of Nigeria's February 16 elections. Portraying "the different Nigerians you are likely to meet at home and abroad, on your way to heaven or to hell," Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide "moves between the sublime and the ridiculous, and deftly captures both the hilarity and the horror of Nigeria," offering a sharply observed, nuanced, laugh-out-loud understanding of a country of 190 million people, from its "religious hypocrisy to the pragramatic nature of 'Nigerian love.'" The book will be published by Cassava Republic, in Nigeria on 6 February 2019 and in Europe on 11 July.
In an email to Brittle Paper, Cassava Republic publicity assistant Kofo Okunola described the book as "a searing and darkly entertaining look at how power operates in private and in public; in politics, business, religious institutions and in homes," one that is "a summons, a provocation and a call for introspection among all levels of society."
Among the book's cast are the Mechanic, the Religious Leader, the Wannabe Writer, the Professional Kidnapper, the Journalist, and the Lover. It further offers ways through which one can be Nigerianized, "from how to attain the much-maligned but heady rank of politician to achieving the status of the silver-tongued, private jet-flying religious leader, or the mechanic who would only work with a certain type of woman for the sake of his own professional survival."
Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide is Elnathan John's second book. His debut, the novel Born on a Tuesday, won a Betty Trask Award. He is currently one of the judges for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.
Pre-order the book on Cassava Republic's website.
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2019 Data Science Symposium Speakers - Davidson School of Chemical Engineering - Purdue University
ChE Research
Industrial Advisory Council
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
2019 Data Science in Chemical Engineering Symposium - September 6, 2019
Dr. Billy Bardin
Global Operations Technology Director
Biography: Billy B. Bardin is the Global Operations Technology Director for Dow. His responsibilities include driving technology and innovation strategy within Manufacturing and Engineering (M&E) and oversight of all commercial technologies as well as development of technical talent across manufacturing and supporting operations.
Bardin began his career in 2000 with Union Carbide/Dow in the Catalyst Skill Center in South Charleston, W. Va. where he led alternative feedstock and catalytic process development programs. In 2001, he joined the Chemicals Sciences group within Core R&D, leading programs in the areas of alternative feedstocks, paraffin functionalization, and olefin partial oxidation. While in Chemical Sciences, Bardin relocated to Dow facilities in Midland, Mich.; Horgen, Switzerland; and Terneuzen, The Netherlands as leader for the development of Dow's high throughput heterogeneous catalyst testing capability.
In 2007, Bardin was named leader for the North American Production Support Group within the Hydrocarbons and Energy business in Freeport, Texas. He led efforts in cracker plant support and developed R&D programs in next generation cracker technology. The following year, he accepted the combined role of R&D Director for Chemicals and The Dow Technology Licensing and Catalyst (DTLC) Business where he drove both internal R&D programs and technology/catalyst development efforts for licensee sales. In 2010, Bardin became R&D Director for the Feedstocks, Hydrocarbons and Chemicals businesses, leading the technology strategy for Dow's hydrocarbons and alternative feedstock efforts and developing options to provide cost advantaged chemical feedstocks to Dow's downstream product portfolio. Bardin was named to his current position in 2014.
Bardin holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University, and a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. He is a Registered, Professional Engineer (PE) with the W. V. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. Bardin is past Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board for the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University and a member of the advisory boards for the Departments of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia and North Carolina State University. He was elected to the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in 2016. He is a Fellow of the AIChE and holds board seats for the MxD and RAPID manufacturing institutes.
Sudarshan Ganesh
PhD Candidate (2019)
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Biography: Sudarshan Ganesh is a Ph.D. Candidate at Purdue University, mentored by Profs Rex Reklaitis and Zoltan Nagy. He joined Purdue in 2014 after his B.S. (Chemical Engineering) from Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT/UICT), Mumbai, India. His graduate work focuses on process operations management, condition-based maintenance and systems integration for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing systems. He has coauthored over 10 papers/book chapters, presented at numerous international conferences, and has received multiple awards. Sudarshan is a member of industrial workgroups in the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) and will be co-chairing sessions focusing on manufacturing intelligence for Pharmaceutical Discovery Development and Manufacturing (PD2M) Forum and Next-Gen Manufacturing Topical Conference at AIChE Annual Meeting 2019. Outside of work, he enjoys scenic road-trips, day-hikes, and photography in national parks, historic sites & cityscapes, running, contemporary music, and avidly following cricket and tennis.
Contact Sudarshan Ganesh at sganesh@pudue.edu or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudarshanganesh/.
Mr. Mike Jutt
Biography: Mike Jutt is an R&D Director for Procter and Gamble's $4 billion global Skin Care business that includes the Olay and SK-II brands. Mike and his teams work across the full innovation ecosystem from upstream technology identification to downstream product development. Data Science plays a critical role in this work as the team attempts to integrate a diverse portfolio of data ranging from material screening assays and clinical study results to retail sales and financial forecasts. The models developed as part of this work have a material impact on all aspects of the product design: technical efficacy, formula stability, manufacturing scale-up, consumer delight, and even business model choices. Mike is a 1996 graduate of Purdue with a BS in Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Curtis Martin
Biography: Curtis P. Martin is currently a visiting assistant professor with the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His primary mission is integrating principles of data science into the curriculum in order to better train our engineers for the industry of the future. He earned his Ph.D. working with Sangtae Kim on applying machine learning methods and innovative descriptors towards the goal of understanding and manipulating the selectivity of novel anti-cancer therapeutics. During that time, he published separate work in Physics of Fluids on the eigensystem of the double layer operator as it pertains to an ellipsoid in quadratic Stokes flow. He was also a tutor for Purdue Athletics and a chemistry instructor for the Minorities in Engineering Program's academic boot camps. Prior to his time at Purdue, he received dual B.S. degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering at North Carolina State University and played varsity football during his freshman year.
Dr. Salvador Garcia Munoz
Senior Engineering Advisor, Eli Lilly
Visiting Professor, Imperial College London
Biography: Salvador Garcia Munoz, Senior Engineering Advisor at Lilly and Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, has 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D and more than 20 years in the practice of process systems engineering. He is a co-founder of the Pharmaceutical Discovery Development and Manufacturing forum at AIChE, of the Systems Based Pharmaceutics industrial alliance. He leads the digital design capability for Eli Lilly Research Laboratories in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Dr. Jenna Rickus
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
Biography: Jenna Rickus is the associate vice provost for teaching and learning at Purdue University with a faculty appointment as professor of agricultural & biological engineering and biomedical engineering. She previously served as the associate department head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Dr. Rickus is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator who has made an impact in establishing biological engineering as a discipline as well as in the application of biofunctional materials and biosensors to understand cell function and treat human disease. She is a Purdue Faculty Scholar and a member of the Purdue Innovator Hall of Fame. She received her bachelor's degrees in agricultural engineering and in biochemistry from Purdue University and was the first graduate of the Ph.D. program in neuroengineering at UCLA.
Dr. Francesco Rossi
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Purdue University
Biography: Francesco Rossi earned two PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering, the first from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the second from Purdue University (United States). Currently, he is a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University. His principal activities and interests involve development of deterministic and stochastic strategies (algorithms, codes, etc.) for scheduling, dynamic optimization and model predictive control. He is also involved in the development of novel, rapid approaches to uncertainty quantification in nonlinear dynamic models and their application to risk assessment and risk-based decision making. The latter represents a structured approach to the optimal utilization of big data.
Dr. Brett Savoie
Biography: Brett Savoie received B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Physics from Texas A&M University in 2008. He received his Ph.D. in 2014 at Northwestern University in theoretical chemistry, followed by a postdoc at Caltech in the group of Tom Miller. Dr. Savoie has published over 20 papers and he was the recent recipient of the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award.
Dr. Savoie's group focuses on accelerating the design and characterization of energy-related materials using both physics-based and machine learning methods. Burgeoning computational power and algorithm development have made theoretical characterization and screening essential steps in modern materials development. His group uses novel physics-based methods to study materials in silico, and in turn leverage high-throughput data generation capabilities to accelerate material assessment with machine learning. From predictions of electronic structure, catalytic activity, and even crystal structure—methods development continues to push the frontier of what material properties can be predicted in advance, thus economizing costly synthesis and optimization efforts.
Parul Verma
Biography: Parul Verma is a graduate student in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, working with Dr. Doraiswami Ramkrishna on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. She identified biomarkers which can predict peripheral neuropathy in leukemia cancer patients, using machine learning tools, in collaboration with clinicians and metabolite profiling experts at Purdue. Currently, she is focusing on understanding the mechanism of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy using dynamical systems theory.
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