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The Electoral College Map (10/11/20)
Update for October 11.
As the weekend pushed into Sunday, there was another raft of battleground polling across a number of toss ups and in some of those most targeted states around the Great Lakes region. But of the the seven surveys in that group of six states, only the YouGov survey of Nevada diverged any more than a couple of points from where the average margins currently stand at FHQ. And the three blue wall state updates from Baldwin-Wallace were all within half a point of their FHQ averages. All told, that is not a recipe for much change and continues to highlight the gap between the steady state that continues to be state-level polling relative to the recent jump Biden has gotten in national polls.
But the focus here is on those state polls. Here is what the day had to offer.
Polling Quick Hits:
(Biden 49, Trump 49)
[Current FHQ margin: Trump +1.04]
In the Hawkeye state, YouGov was in the field for the first time and found the race tied at 49 with leaners included. With the undecideds pushed, both candidates' shares of support ended up a bit north of the 47-46 (rounded) edge the president currently has in the FHQ averages. But what was of note about the YouGov exercise was that both candidates evenly split those leaners once distributed after the follow up question. Iowa, like a number of the Trump toss ups is close and continues in polling to indicate a sizable shift from the 2016 election results.
(Biden 52, Trump 46 via YouGov | Biden 50, Trump 43 via Baldwin-Wallace)
[Current FHQ margin: Biden +7.15]
From a state that looks like it is on course to be one of the most narrowly decided of 2020 to one that was among the tight blue wall flips Trump engineered in 2016, the status quo was maintained. The pair of Michigan surveys not only had Biden ahead by margins near his average there, but also both had the former vice president at or above 50 percent. Biden has already been closing in on that majority mark and inches even closer now (currently 49.7 percent). Indeed, of the eight polls conducted in whole or in part in Michigan in the month of October, Biden has been at or north of 50 percent in all but one of them. Getting there is important on some level, but the emerging consistency of Biden holding a majority of support is more indicative.
Underpolled Nevada also got the YouGov treatment, the first survey for the firm in the Silver state as well. Here, too, Biden was above 50 percent. However, as in Iowa above, the redistribution of leaners from undecided/other split evenly across the two candidates. But this is a survey where the inclusion of the leaners pulled Trump within range of his average share of support in Silver state polling, but had Biden well out in front of of his. Unlike in Michigan, Biden's instances above 50 percent have been fewer and farther between in Nevada. [But note that while Nevada has been underpolled all cycle, Michigan has not. The Great Lakes state is the most frequently surveyed state on the board.]
(Trump 47, Biden 45)
The only place where Baldwin-Wallace's update across the Rust Belt did not find Biden ahead was in Ohio. And that is entirely reasonable considering how distant the Buckeye state ended up being from the three blue wall states in November 2016 and how consistently it has been on Trump's side of the ledger in 2020 polling thus far. Ohio remains a state slightly tilted in the president's favor and this B-W poll reflects that. In fact, Biden led a month ago in the last B-W survey of the state and remained steady at 45 percent over the intervening period. Trump, on the other hand, rose to 47 percent, returning to a level in the Buckeye state he had not enjoyed (in this series of polls) since the university pollster's March survey (of registered voters). That brings the president back in line with his FHQ average while it keeps Biden in range of his FHQ share of support.
Trump may have been the candidate to gain poll-over-poll in the Baldwin-Wallace series from September to now in Ohio, but that was not the case in Pennsylvania. In fact, the roles were reversed in the Keystone state. There, Biden gained over last month, pushing to 50 percent, as the president held pat at 45 percent. As in Michigan, Biden is inching toward 50 percent in his average share of support in the commonwealth. And just as in Michigan, October polling has been to the former vice president's benefit in Pennsylvania as well. Of the nine polls conducted in whole or in part in October there, Biden has topped 50 percent in seven of them. Closing in on election day, a campaign would much rather be in Biden's shoes than in Trump's. The latter will have to make up ground and attempt to erode support for his opponent. That is no small task with little more than three weeks until voting concludes on November 3.
Biden's advantage was largest in the September wave of Baldwin-Wallace polls in Wisconsin but returned to something closer to the mean in October. The nine point advantage the former vice president held last month is down to six points now. But again, the change brings the Badger state back in line with the FHQ averages. In fact, the poll matches the current FHQ averages in Wisconsin and pulls the state back into alignment with the order among the blue wall states on the Electoral College Spectrum below with Michigan the mot distant from the partisan line and Wisconsin and then Pennsylvania a notch closer to the barrier separating the Biden and Trump coalitions of states.
NOTE: A description of the methodology behind the graduated weighted average of 2020 state-level polling that FHQ uses for these projections can be found here.
The Electoral College Spectrum1
WI-10
MA-11
OR-7
PA-203
(273 | 285)
KY-8
NJ-14
NV-6
AK-3
AL-9
ME-2
SD-3
NY-29
CO-9
AZ-11
NE CD1-1
VA-13
ME CD2-1
NH-4
GA-16
IN-11
NM-5
OH-18
UT-6
ND-3
IA-6
WV-5
LA-8
WY-3
1 Follow the link for a detailed explanation on how to read the Electoral College Spectrum.
2 The numbers in the parentheses refer to the number of electoral votes a candidate would have if he or she won all the states ranked prior to that state. If, for example, Trump won all the states up to and including Pennsylvania (Biden's toss up states plus the Pennsylvania), he would have 285 electoral votes. Trump's numbers are only totaled through the states he would need in order to get to 270. In those cases, Biden's number is on the left and Trump's is on the right in bold italics.
3 Pennsylvania is the state where Biden crosses the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidential election, the tipping point state. The tipping point cell is shaded in yellow to denote that and the font color is adjusted to attempt to reflect the category in which the state is.
FHQ may have led with the big reveal in the introduction above and stolen whatever thunder this section may have contained. With a series of polls so closely in line with the existing averages, Sunday was not a day in which there were going to be big changes to how things have looked around here in ultimately what has been a fairly steady race. The map, Spectrum, and Watch List all carried over unchanged from Saturday. And that means that Pennsylvania remains firmly planted in the tipping point spot in the order of states and that the five states that have been within a point of shifting categories for the last week are all still there today as the weekend comes to a close.
And as a new work week is at hand -- a week in which the calendar will go under three weeks until November 3 -- both the overall steadiness of this race and the gap between the state-level and national polls bear close observation. It seems unsustainable that that gap would persist and that either the national polls will start to bounce back and converge with the steadier state polls or that the state polls will begin to track with those more frequent national polls and begin to reveal the contours of a possible landslide in this presidential contest.
Regardless, 23 days to go.
Where things stood at FHQ on October 11 (or close to it) in...
NOTE: Distinctions are made between states based on how much they favor one candidate or another. States with a margin greater than 10 percent between Biden and Trump are "Strong" states. Those with a margin of 5 to 10 percent "Lean" toward one of the two (presumptive) nominees. Finally, states with a spread in the graduated weighted averages of both the candidates' shares of polling support less than 5 percent are "Toss Up" states. The darker a state is shaded in any of the figures here, the more strongly it is aligned with one of the candidates. Not all states along or near the boundaries between categories are close to pushing over into a neighboring group. Those most likely to switch -- those within a percentage point of the various lines of demarcation -- are included on the Watch List below.
The Watch List1
Potential Switch
from Toss Up Trump
to Toss Up Biden
from Strong Biden
to Lean Biden
from Lean Biden
1 Graduated weighted average margin within a fraction of a point of changing categories.
Methodological Note: In past years, FHQ has tried some different ways of dealing with states with no polls or just one poll in the early rounds of these projections. It does help that the least polled states are often the least competitive. The only shortcoming is that those states may be a little off in the order in the Spectrum. In earlier cycles, a simple average of the state's three previous cycles has been used. But in 2016, FHQ strayed from that and constructed an average swing from 2012 to 2016 that was applied to states. That method, however, did little to prevent anomalies like the Kansas poll that had Clinton ahead from biasing the averages. In 2016, the early average swing in the aggregate was too small to make much difference anyway. For 2020, FHQ has utilized an average swing among states that were around a little polled state in the rank ordering on election day in 2016. If there is just one poll in Delaware in 2020, for example, then maybe it is reasonable to account for what the comparatively greater amount of polling tells us about the changes in Connecticut, New Jersey and New Mexico. Or perhaps the polling in Iowa, Mississippi and South Carolina so far tells us a bit about what may be happening in Alaska where no public polling has been released. That will hopefully work a bit better than the overall average that may end up a bit more muted.
The Electoral College Map (10/9/20)
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Happy Halloween, 2020


Like a shot of adrenaline. Asus' new ROG Chimera G703GI is currently one of the fastest gaming laptops on the market. Thanks to its Core i9-8950HK and overclockable GeForce GTX 1080, even the most demanding games run fluidly. G-Sync and a 144 Hz monitor round out the package.
Our test device's predecessor, which we reviewed at the beginning of 2018, was equipped with a quad-core CPU from Intel's Kaby Lake series (Core i7-7820HK). But the brand-new top model in the ROG Chimera G703 line has something better up its sleeve: The most powerful hexa-core laptop CPU on the market, the Core i9-8950HK. Those looking to save a little money will also be satisfied with the less expensive edition, which has a very fast Core i7-8750H at its command. In both cases, the laptop does the game graphics justice with a matte IPS Full HD screen that supports 144 Hz and Nvidia's G-Sync technology (Optimus is not present).
The amount of RAM and storage space depends on the model. In contrast to the versions available in Germany, which offer a maximum of 32 GB RAM and two SSDs, our test device is outfitted with 64 GB RAM and three solid state drives. This hardly has any impact on the benchmark results and our overall rating, however.
Because Asus made almost no changes to the case, we will not cover the case, connections or input devices in detail. For more information on these subjects, please see our review of the old G703.
One small but important difference, however, is located on the back of the laptop. While the Kaby Lake variant only needed one power connection (330-watt power supply), Asus' Coffee Lake version comes with two 280-watt power supplies. Together they weigh a hulking 1.67 kg (3.68 lbs) and can be a little bothersome in practice. On a positive note, all of the USB ports now support the modern 3.1 Gen 2 standard.
The G703GI's competition consists of other 17-inch hexa-core gaming laptops with GeForce GTX 1080 cards, including the Aorus X9 DT, the MSI GT75 8RG and the Schenker XMG Ultra 17. These laptops appear in our tables as comparison devices.
Note: The optional overclocking (Turbo Gear Mode "Extreme" in the Gaming Center) was only activated for our tests under load. The idle tests were carried out in "Standard" mode. Due to the intense level of noise generated by the fan when set to maximum (Fan Overboost "Overboost"), this should not be considered a legitimate option. The setting was turned on when we received the device, but we deactivated it for our tests. We used the "Balanced" mode instead.
Although their labels look nearly identical, Asus did in fact choose a somewhat different panel for the company's new G703 (AUO B173HAN03.2 instead of the AUO B173HAN03.0).
The change of displays is definitely a positive one, given that both the reaction time and the contrast have improved. Where the predecessor only managed a ratio of around 950:1, the Coffee Lake model reaches 1300:1 – a superb result. The display's brightness (average 275 cd/m²) and black value (0.22 cd/m²) are also quite respectable, though the G703 could stand to glow more brightly outdoors.
In the realm of color accuracy, the 17-inch screen earns the right to gloat. DeltaE 2000 values of 2.93 (grayscale) and 3.18 (ColorChecker) fall within the ideal range. Most buyers are unlikely to notice the slight blue cast, and it can be eliminated with calibration.
The panel's brightness distribution proves to be a bigger issue. Our test device exhibits halation along the edges of the screen—a circumstance unbefitting of a laptop in this price range, at least at this intensity. Unfortunately, this problem affects numerous high-end laptops. There is hardly anything to criticize when it comes to color-space coverage: 90% sRGB and 60% Adobe RGB are more than sufficient for a gaming laptop.
In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 9683 (minimum: 43 - maximum: 142900) Hz was measured.
Before we take a look at the laptop's performance, here are a few screenshots from various tools that demonstrate the capacities of the components.
Maximum power at a luxury price: That sums up the G703's top model. While the Core i7-8750H—with "only" 9 MB of L3 cache and speeds of between 2.2 and 4.1 GHz—is somewhat attractive in terms of its price, the sinfully expensive Core i9-8950HK gleams with its gigantic 12 MB of L3 cache and 2.9 to 4.8 GHz clock speed. Because both chips are hexa-cores that can process 12 threads in parallel using Hyper-Threading, the surcharge will only be worthwhile for a tiny fraction of users.
Even so, Intel deserves great respect for the Core i9-8950HK's performance. With 1312 vs. 932 points, the new G703 races ahead of the predecessor's Core i7-7820HK (8 MB L3 cache, 2.9 to 3.9 GHz, overclocked in factory default to 4.3 GHz) by a margin of just over 40% in the Cinebench R15 multi-core test.
Unfortunately, the hexa-core CPU cannot maintain its full turbo over longer periods. In our Cinebench loop, the performance dropped by about 15% from the second run onward. Even in the first run, the Core i9-8950HK's clock speed fluctuated between 2.9 and 4.8 GHz, whereby it reached an average of 4.3 GHz. It is worth mentioning that most of the Coffee Lake laptops we have reviewed to this point have not been able to maintain their turbo's full potency—though the loss is not always so substantial.
Speaking of potency: The 17-inch laptop offers outstanding system performance. In both PCMark 10 and PCMark 8, our test configuration takes first place among the comparison devices. No wonder, given that the G703GI has the most RAM and the largest number of solid state drives.
In the realm of mass storage, our test model certainly has the right to boast. Three NVMe drives in RAID 0 mode (2x Intel + 1x Samsung) work together to achieve a superb level of performance, the likes of which we have never seen before. Whether reading or writing: In the AS SSD benchmark's sequential test, at over 4000 MB/s, the G703 brings out the big guns. To compare: The predecessor's SSD duo is about 40% slower in the sequential tests.
Nor did Asus make any compromises when it comes to storage space. 3x 512 GB should be plenty, even for large game and film collections. But as if that were not enough: As secondary mass storage, the manufacturer also tucked a 2 TB Seagate SSHD under the hood. Adding up the capacity of each drive, we arrive at a luxuriant 3.5 TB. The German series models are only endowed with a maximum of 2.5 TB (2 TB Hybrid + 2x 256 GB SSD).
The front runner from Nvidia's Pascal generation serves as the laptop's graphics card. The GeForce GTX 1080 is designed for passionate gamers who want to enjoy modern titles at maximum settings. The DirectX 12 model already performs impressively in the benchmark show-jumping course.
In order to coax every last ounce of performance out of the system, in Turbo Gear Mode Extreme the GPU is overclocked by exactly 100 MHz, jumping from the standard 1582 MHz up to 1682 MHz. However, this increase in speed does not always show up in the benchmark results. While the G703 rushes past the competition in 3DMark 11, in the 3DMark 13 Fire Strike test we see no difference compared to laptops with non-overclocked GeForce GTX 1080s.
We ran the heavyweight RPG The Witcher 3 for around an hour to test how the 17-inch laptop manages under sustained graphics load. Thanks to its automatic GPU boost—inspired by Intel's Turbo Boost—in 3D mode the GTX 1080 climbs high above its baseline. An average of 1898 MHz is an excellent result and ultimately points to the G703's efficient cooling system.
Because Asus chose to restrict the display to a Full HD panel with 1920x1080 pixels, the GeForce GTX 1080 rarely reaches its limits. The IPS screen's 144 Hz is not always fully utilized at maximum settings, but at (very) high details the number often exceeds 100 fps—as examples like The Witcher 3 and Far Cry 5 prove.
The G703 would also be able to run many games smoothly at 2560x1440 pixels (i.e. on a WQHD display). Things only start to get shaky for the GTX 1080 in the 4K range, as they do for every current graphics card—whether for laptops or desktop PCs. Once a CPU has a certain number of cores and/or threads at its command, it no longer plays a definitive role in determining performance power. As a result, the Core i7-8750H is also perfectly suitable for avid gamers.
Although the 17-inch laptop is often substantially more sedate when the maximum fan setting is turned off, even in balanced mode, the system cannot be described as quiet.
True, the fans and the HDD sometimes deactivate completely in idle mode, leaving the G703 more or less silent (unfortunately, there is a component that whistles/whirs if one listens closely). But presumably harmless tasks such as booting, starting up programs, or running updates and installations often cause the fans to increase their speed significantly. This could be irritating to many users. In idle mode we measured an average sound pressure level of around 34 dB, putting our test device more or less on par with the MSI GT75 8RG here.
Under load, the high-end laptop's behavior is noticeably more pleasant than those of its competitors. While the MSI GT75 8RG and the Aorus X9 DT reach a disruptively loud 57 dB (max. 61-62 dB @stress test) in The Witcher 3, the ROG Chimera goes about its work at 51 dB (53 dB @stress test). Even at this lower noise level, gamers who are sensitive to bothersome sounds will still be better off with a headset here.
From our perspective, the laptop's temperatures are unremarkable. As is true of most devices, the case remains pleasantly cool in idle mode. Under load, the rear third of the device—where the fans are located—warms up the most. A maximum of 50 °C (122 °F) on both the top and bottom of the machine is not the best result we have seen, but it is acceptable for a high-end system. The palm rest always remains cool, which prevents longer gaming sessions from becoming agonizing.
In 3D mode, the components get considerably hotter. After 60 minutes under full load with the tools Furmark and Prime95, the GeForce GTX 1080 warmed to around 80 °C (176 °F). The Core i9-8950HK first heated to almost 100 °C (212 °F) but proceeded to lower its clock frequency from 4.8 to 3.0 GHz due to the high temperatures.
As to be expected, the G703GI needs a lot of energy. The combination of powerful hardware and a lack of graphics-switching causes the device to use a considerable amount of energy even in idle mode, though 29-46 watts is reminiscent of the competition.
But the G703GI really gets down to business under load. At 156 to 314 watts, the 17-inch laptop is one of the hungriest devices on the market. However, we still cannot understand why the computer needs two 280-watt power supplies. According to our measurements, a 330-watt model or a 180-watt duo would have been enough.
Because the ROG Chimera was designed as a desktop replacement, long battery life was not on the list of priorities. As a result, it is entirely unsurprising that the 17-inch laptop quickly runs out of steam without its power supply. Even at minimum display brightness, the device shuts off after 3 hours in idle mode. Around 2 hours for surfing the Internet over Wi-Fi at medium brightness is nothing to boast about either. If the brightness is set to maximum and the system is confronted with 3D applications, the 71 Wh battery does not even last 60 minutes.
Like its predecessor, the new Coffee Lake edition of the Asus ROG Chimera G703 is one of the best high-end laptops for avid gamers.
If we factor out its heavy weight and thick build, the case has a lot of strengths. The attraction of the 17-inch powerhouse lies not only with its quick and contrast-rich 144 Hz display with stable viewing angles and G-Sync support, but it is also with its modern connections (Thunderbolt 3) and good input devices.
In the realm of performance, there is simply nothing to criticize. In the device's native resolution, the hexa-core CPU and GeForce GTX 1080 run every game on the market at a fluid frame rate. The laptop does make a lot of noise under load, but other competitors like the MSI GT75 8RG and Aorus X9 DT get even louder in 3D mode.
All aspects considered together, the computer scores just enough for a rating of "Very Good". In our Gaming Top 10, the G703 once again snatches a leading position.


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In 2018 werd het 47ste Campeonato Goiano Segunda Divisão gespeeld voor clubs uit de Braziliaanse staat Goiás. De competitie werd georganiseerd door de FGF en werd gespeeld van 22 juli tot 30 september. CRAC werd kampioen.

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Strohm ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Albert Strohm (1929–2016), deutscher Theologe und evangelischer Pfarrer
 Anna Eva Strohm (1892–1976), deutsche Buchhalterin und Senatorin (Bayern)
 Christoph Strohm (* 1958), deutscher Kirchenhistoriker
 Daniela Strohm (* 1980), deutsche Basketballspielerin
 Egon Strohm (1904–1983), deutscher Journalist, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer

 Hans Strohm (1908–1998), deutscher Altphilologe
 Harald Strohm (* 1953), Religionswissenschaftler

 Holger Strohm (* 1942), deutscher Autor
 John Strohm (1793–1884), US-amerikanischer Politiker
 Paul Holzworth Strohm (* 1938), US-amerikanischer Sprachwissenschaftler
 Reinhard Strohm (* 1942), deutscher Musikwissenschaftler
 Theodor Strohm (* 1933), deutscher evangelischer Theologe

sowie der fiktiven Figur
 Peter Strohm, deutsche Krimiserie

Strohm bezeichnet die folgenden Unternehmen:

 Automobilbau Strohm, ehemaliger deutscher Automobilhersteller

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To learn more about how rural cooperatives have helped rural communities, including North Dakota and South Dakota, check out our policy brief, Cooperatives Fiberize Rural America: A Trusted Model for the Internet Era. We also had an interesting conversation during episode 288 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast with Robin Anderson from National Information Solutions Cooperative. She and Christopher discussed North Dakota's incredible cooperative tradition. You can also check out our Rural Cooperatives Page, a one-stop-shop for everything co-op.
Within the top five fastest ISPs, two are municipal networks: #1 NextLight from Longmont, Colorado, and EPB Fiber Optics from Chattanooga. Two others involve publicly owned conduit — #3 Sonic in San Francisco and #5 Allo, operating in Lincoln, Nebraska.
When local communities have the opportunity to make investments to improve connectivity, they typically know what will work best for them. We've documented how each of these communities have improved economic development, improved Internet access for schools and other institutions, cut costs, and improved digital inclusion.
Offering services directly to the public or working with a private sector partner are two options that local communities should be allowed to investigate. Most of the states that made PC Mag's top ten fastest list still allow local communities to enter into video franchising agreements with cable companies rather than imposing statewide franchising. The fact that these states made the list proves that local authority enhances chances of success in the digital age, rather than endangers it.
People who don't live in Longmont may not know about NextLight, but it's quickly becoming a gold standard in the West. As in the past, Chattanooga's EPB has been held up as the vision that other communities looked toward for inspiration. As towns in Colorado consider ways to improve their Internet access, many are looking at Longmont as a model.
Since the city began developing its network in 2014, they've strived to keep the community involved and engaged. In addition to continuing to take steps to improve service and lower rates, the network has helped reduce costs for the community and inspire incumbents to improve their services. These are only a few of the benefits the folks in Longmont enjoy and mirror the benefits in Chattanooga, Lincoln, and San Francisco.
Being named the fastest is something to be proud of, but we know that the people at NextLight are also proud of their many other accomplishments that come from serving the community.


ICCROM PREMA program (PREvention in Museums of Africa) is at its mid way (1990-2000). The Ottawa meeting has been organized in order to make the point between some of the professionals who animated the program, with the objective of estimating the results of the work in progress and to discuss the lines of the future planning. The meeting was organized by Caterine Antomarchi Terry Littlee, ICCROM, Alain Godunou and Baba Keita Fallo, PREMA, Bob Barckley CCI, Robert Fergusson moderator, UCL. Margareth McCord, CCI, Gael de Guichen, ICCROM, Fred Greene, Glembow Museum-Calgary, Roberto Nardi, CCA-Rome, Elizabeth Pye, UCL, attended the meeting together with the organizers.


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Relation to Mahler: The composition "Intermezzi Goldoniani for string orchestra" from Bossi was the last performed by Gustav Mahler at Gustav Mahlers' last concert: 1911 Concert New York 21-02-1911 (Last concert conducted by Gustav Mahler).
Died: 20-02-1925 at sea, returning from America.
Marco Enrico Bossi was an Italian organist, composer, improviser and pedagogue. Bossi was born in Salò, a town in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, into a family of musicians. His father, Pietro, was organist at Salò Cathedral, which has a one-manual organ built by Fratelli Serassi from 1865 (opus 684), which was restored in 2000/2001. He had two brothers, Costante Adolfo Bossi and Pietro Bossi.
He received his musical training at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna and the Milan Conservatory, where his teachers included Francesco Sangalli (piano), Amilcare Ponchielli (composition) and Polibio Fumagalli (organ). In 1881, Bossi became director of music and organist at Como Cathedral. Nine years later, he was appointed as professor of organ and harmony at Naples Conservatory. In addition, he held directorships at conservatories in Venice (1895–1901), Bologna (1902–1911) and Rome (1916–1923), where he established and implemented the standards of organ studies that are still used in Italy today. His notable pupils included Giulio Bas, Giacomo Benvenuti, Giorgio Federico Ghedini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero.
Throughout his career, Bossi made numerous international organ recital tours, which brought him in contact with well-known colleagues such as César Franck, Marcel Dupré, Alexandre Guilmant, Joseph Bonnet, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles M. Courboin, and Karl Straube.
In November 1924, Bossi embarked on a recital tour to New York and Philadelphia, where he made important appearances at Wanamaker's department stores in New York and in Philadelphia, where he played the Wanamaker Organ, the world's largest pipe organ.
Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925) playing at a recording session at the Welte-Philharmonie-Orgel, 1912.


We are a bit of an attraction here in Feicheng, because they rarely get international visitors, especially those from America. People giggle and point at us, then get embarrassed when we notice them. We smile, say hello, and attempt in very bad Chinese to communicate. Frequently, the teens and children come to us to talk; all of the children take English in school, and some speak moderately well.
This girl approached me in the park, talked a little bit, and asked to take a picture with me. After we posed for her mother's cell phone, I asked if I could take her picture.
A high school senior sitting in my writing workshop asked me today if teenagers in the United States are very different from teenagers in China. She represented most of the Chinese teachers and students I've talked with when she said, "I think American teenagers are free and do not feel stress." I explained that most teenagers in my country work hard to get good grades and to perform well in extracurricular activities in order to get scholarships because college is absurdly expensive. There are some teenagers who are lazy; however, their future opportunities are limited.
I was taking pictures of the people shopping in the streets last week when I heard these boys shouting that they wanted me to take their picture. When I look at this image, I see teens who could live anywhere in the United States.
Feicheng after dinner, when the people leave their televisions and join their friends in the park to dance, play games, watch movies, or just share the day.
I'm training teachers in Feicheng City, in the Shandong Province, China. Although it's a small city of nearly a million people, it has a small-town feel, which I love.
While wandering around a park, I stumbled on this peaceful scene.
I surreptitiously watched card games and Mahjong games being played on make-shift tables on sidewalks all over Shanghai and Feicheng. The players, seated on small collapsible stools, spent hours at their games.
I was disappointed that I was never able to get a picture.
At the end of my stay in Feicheng, I had a few hours to wander in the park across from our hotel, and finally got my shot, not of cards or Mahjong, but something equally absorbing. The haze of cigarette smoke drifted amidst the men who were so focused on the game that they took no notice of me or my camera.
Not a single man glanced my way, which allowed me to watch their game without feeling as if I were intruding.
They play with discs that are similar to checkers; yet the moves seemed more like chess.
I learned later that the game is called Chinese chess.
We have been served different parts of the lotus at some of our more formal dinners here in Feicheng. It is not only delicious, but it is rich in vitamins and minerals.
So much for the nutritional value. The lotus is, quite simply, beautiful, and I was delighted to finally photograph it today. The plant grows in insanely murky water; yet it produces one of the most spectacular blooms on earth. I understand why it carries so much symbolism in the Buddhist faith.
The lotus grows in murky water and mud which reminds us that we are born in a world where there is suffering, which is a vital part of the human experience and makes us stronger and teaches us to resist temptation.
The lotus symbolizes the purifying of the spirit which is born into murkiness.
A closed lotus represents the time before a person finds Buddha or enlightenment.
The lotus in full bloom symbolizes full enlightenment and self-awareness.
The pink lotus flower represents the history of Buddha and the historical legends of the Buddha. The white lotus blossom, which I did not find today, symbolizes purity in the mind and spirit.
The lotus flower in Buddhism represents rebirth as a reincarnation, when a soul leaves this world in its present form to be reborn in another.
The lotus is used in traditional Chinese medicine and is rich in vitamins and minerals.


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The Subjects
The Subjects is a short film about the pressure students face choosing what to study in VCE. The film, which was written and directed by Anna Diacos, was selected for Top Screen 2015 and quickly became a crowd favourite, snaring the coveted People's Choice award.
Before embarking on her screenplay, she found inspiration in the films of Edgar Wright. "I kind of felt like his style of film really leant itself to my film," she said. "I wanted to create a film like his because I really enjoy those techniques like whip pans, crash zooms and all that sort of thing."
Her production was also inspired by former Top Screen films like Sock Doc.
Anna encourages students to check out old Top Screen films to get a sense of what is possible when undertaking VCE Media.
Pre-production for The Subjects started with a screenplay. Anna spent considerable time crafting her dialogue and imagining what VCE subjects would say if they could speak for themselves. The screenplay turned out to be a little long, weighing in at an impressive fifteen pages.
When it came to casting, Anna selected actors who were available and willing to spend the long hours required to shoot her film. Her main character, played by Toby Hall, was in Year 10 which meant he was available for the long and demanding shoot.
"When I was planning, I wanted to have the most convenient cast possible," she said. "I knew I wouldn't have a lot of help during production and I wanted to have the best and easiest people to work with."
Shotlists were particularly important, helping Anna to manage a bewilderingly complex shoot that resulted in over nine hours of footage.
She also thought practically about her locations, shooting most of the film at school to avoid transporting the dolly tracks and crane long distances.
Although the shoot was extremely well planned using a meticulous shooting schedule, Anna still ran into issues. "I decided to film in my school holidays because I thought that would be really smart and there would be no noise outside," she said. "I was wrong. There was a man removing gum outside and he said he'd be twenty minutes but he lied. He was actually two hours."
"Plan for things you just can't control," she warns other student filmmakers.
During principal photography, Anna encourages students to log their shots as they go. When she started post production, sorting through the nine hours of footage she shot proved more than a little difficult. "Because I was silly and didn't log my footage," she said. "I highly recommend you log your footage so you don't have to go through what I went through because it was a little bit painful."
During editing, she spent a lot of time split screening and j-cutting audio to make the interaction between the multiple shots of Toby appear seamless.
Anna encourages students to seek out royalty free music on sites like freeSFX and FreeSound. She also suggests that students look for local bands who are willing to have their music feature in short films. In the credits of her film, Anna used the song 'All in Good Times' by Melbourne band The Darjeelings. Because she knew the band, she was able to get permission to this track in her work.
"Stop stressing about trying to think of some original, crazy idea," she recommends for students struggling to come up with an individual concept. "Your interpretation will always be different."
VCE Media Top Screen School-Assessed Task
Brett Lamb is a media educator and writer. Finalist for Outstanding Secondary Teacher in the 2020 Victorian Education Excellence Awards, he is a leading teacher at East Doncaster Secondary College, co-teacher at Monash University, co-author of Heinemann Media and runs the education website lessonbucket.com.
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The Warriors released a new drawing of the potential arena in San Francisco today. I think they heard the feedback that the top of the Arena looked like too much of a toilet bowl. Everyone can put their toilet bowl jokes away now……and break out the CD jokes. Doesn't this new stadium looks like a CD discman now? Break out your Color Me Bad CD's y'all. Hopefully they get an attractive design in soon or else, Joe Lacob will have to bust out his Bobby Brown CD and play "My Preogative" over and over again.


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The new passive algorithm, called ITG Smart Limit, incorporates the smart-limit order logic of "SLimit" to help the buyside counter the effects of HFTs and to help buysiders better source liquidity.
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Q: Supported fonts in HTML5 Canvas text With the HTML Canvas API we can draw text using a selected font:
var ctx = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("2d");
ctx.font = '20px Arial';

What are the other options I have other than "Arial", without including any other fonts?
I don't want to detect fonts using scripting. I just want a list of fonts supported by if not all, then at least most browsers for HTML canvas elements.

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What are the other options I can place instead of Arial without including any other fonts?

According to the HTML Living Standard by WHATWG, the Canvas API allows use of any font that can otherwise be used by the user agent with a CSS stylesheet, this fact is evident from the following paragraph in the linked specification, among others:

Font family names must be interpreted in the context of the font style source object when the font is to be used; any fonts embedded using @font-face or loaded using FontFace objects that are visible to the font style source object must therefore be available once they are loaded.

If you ask me, it follows from the above that all the fonts available to the user agent and any font it can download and use per CSS font loading and CSS font embedding specifications, can be used. So yes, the Canvas API does use CSS font embedding.

I just want a list of fonts supported by if not all most browsers for html canvases.

Save for embedded fonts, there is no such list, because there is no Web API that enumerates the fonts available to the user on their system, so you are left with a wildcard here.
There is the notion of "Web-safe fonts", but it's not a definite list and has not been standardized to my knowledge. It's just the most common known subset of all fonts that all user agents most likely can render where the typeface resembles the original. For instance, the "Webdings" font face as referred to by a user agent may be loaded from the Webdings TrueType font on Microsoft Windows, and some other on Linux-based operating systems, where the two would be designed to approximate the same look, where glyph N would be a picture of a bat, for instance, but it need not be exactly the same image. Same story for actual text font faces -- serif typefaces would stay serif, gothic would stay gothic, and so on.
A user agent and/or the platform it runs on may even conveniently map common font names like "Arial" (or "Webdings", like with the above example), that it otherwise does not have available, to a font it has available that resembles the Arial glyphs, but it's entirely at the discretion of the software stack.
If your actual goal is to reliably draw text with known outlines, you are best off using font embedding techniques.
If you are writing a drawing application with the Web APIs and JavaScript, and absolutely want to include system fonts, you can use a text input box where the user can type the font they wish to use -- since you have no access to the font set, a menu would not be appropriate, although you may use the datalist element to provide the user with some popular suggestions (like "Arial", "Helvetica", "Georgia", etc). If the font they type in is available, the user agent will be able to use it.
And for the record, there is nothing wrong with embedding also the "known" fonts like Arial, Helvetica, Georgia etc -- so that you can have better consistency of rendering (between user agents, platforms they rely on etc). It's not something a regular Web page would need, but if your principal feature is drawing and reproducing text in a consistent manner, font embedding looks to be a must-have.

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Великий — крупнейший остров в Кандалакшском заливе Белого моря. Административно входит в Кандалакшский район Мурманской области. Расположен на широте полярного круга. Длина — 21 км, ширина — 8 км, высота — до 79 м.

Остров покрыт лесом, но его гранитные берега растительности лишены. Средняя и северная части острова холмисты. На юго-востоке остров оканчивается скалистым мысом Корожным. В центре острова находятся озёра Кумяжьи. Остров отделяют от материка пролив Великая Салма (ширина 3 км) и губа Бабье Море. На материке напротив острова расположена Беломорская биологическая станция МГУ.

На территории острова гнездятся птицы. Остров являются частью Кандалакшского заповедника, поэтому на острове и прилегающей к нему 500-метровой зоне запрещены плавание судов, высадка людей на остров и охота. В начале XX века на острове располагалась старообрядческая пустынь.

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Jammu: On the eve of Republic Day, Director General of Police Dr. S.P Vaid today launched J&K police's News App at Police headquarters here this afternoon.
DGP while speaking on the occasion said that it is an effort to reach people as per their convenience, efficiently and effectively. He said this app besides amalgamating all the important Social platforms of Jammu and Kashmir Police at one place viz; Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram will also be very useful for the general public to connect with the senior officers of the police and get their problems registered and subsequently redressed. He said that this App will be one solution for the public to get information about different matters pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir police.
Dr. Vaid further said that another important feature of this app is that it will enable the police personnel to put forth their ideas saying that upward communication is very important in today's digital world. He said that they can also register their grievances.
The app besides containing important news reports of J&K Police in three editions of English, Urdu and Hindi will also include other important features like Grievances, Report crime, help to tourists, Drug De-addiction services, important Phone numbers and other important information. In the App a separate tap has been included for police personnel to share their ideas.
The app https://www.jkpnewsportal.in/ is available on google play store for android phones and after some time will be available for IOS-based phones as well.
ADGPs Sh. Arun Kumar Choudhary, A.G Mir, Alok Puri, IGsP Dr S.D Singh Jamwal, J.P Singh, Mubarak Ahmad Ganaie, Ashkoor Ahmad Wani, AIGs (PHQ), Sheikh Junaid Mehmood, Mubassir Latifi, Sameer Rekhi, Kulbir Singh, Joint Director Prosecution Shri Gowhar Ahmad, Chief Accounts officer Naila Zahoor, Sr. ADO PHQ, Mohammad Nasir Khan, SP Armoury, Gulzar Ahmad and others senior officers of Police Headquarters were present on the occasion.
DGP was briefed about the functioning of App by AIG (Communication) Shir Manoj Kumar Pandit and the technical team of Ideaogram, Rahul Pandit, Rohini Gupta and Shri Bharat Nanda.


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The most significant life-lesson Hindmata taught me was the importance of Self-Love: Rashi Mal
By admin On Mar 30, 2021
Actress Rashi Mal is on a high, what with the upcoming launch of her latest web series on Eros Now, titled 'Hindmata – A show Of Women, By Women, For Women'. A coming-of-age women-centric web series, Hindmata, is an ode to the resilient spirit of women.
With a rather unusual premise and quirky characters, the light-hearted show is a sensitive, modern tale that follows the protagonist Samaira Jal's journey (played by Rashi Mal) of finding herself, becoming self-reliant and eventually standing up for things that matter to her while also touching upon some very important issues. The show comprises a cast and crew of mostly women which in itself is rather unique and releases on the 31st of March. The title rap song released on Women's day serves as the perfect prelude to showcase the spirit of the show.
Speaking about her role, Rashi says, "Samaira is a rich, pampered South Bombay fashion designer who lives in her own little bubble, far removed from anyone else's reality and almost naive in her ignorance. When destiny throws her into a setting completely alien from the world she knows, she ends up working closely with women inmates of the HINDMATA prison and it leaves a deep impact on her, completely transforming her life in the process."
This experience has had a profound impact on Rashi too. Just as Samaira goes through her own transformation, Rashi believes she too has had her journey of personal growth in the process of bringing alive the character on screen. "Preparing for my role was a rather fun yet intense experience. We did a lot of rehearsals as well as workshops for character development, stitching, singing in a short amount of time. This is one of the most life-changing experiences I have ever had and the most significant life lesson I am taking away from this stint is the importance of self-love. Samaira's self-assuredness and almost delusional faith in herself helped me realize that self-love is a superpower that is innate to every woman, but we don't harness it enough. We need to be our own cheerleaders, the leading ladies of our own lives.Rashi has also worked on several web series including Pyaar Actually with YRF, Akarsh Khurana's Boygiri, Timeout, Paanch, and A.I.SHA (that has seen a lot of international success and airs on the biggest TV channel, TF1, in France). She is currently working on 2 film projects that are slated to release in 2021 including Dharma Production's much-awaited Brahmastra.
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NEWS | POPULAR NOVELIST ELECHI AMADI, DIES AT 82
By ThaUkwuBenda on	 July 1, 2016 · NEWS
Renowned Nigerian author Elechi Amadi has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 82.
ONE of Africa's finest novelist, poet and dramatist Captain Elechi Amadi died Wednesday 27th June 2016 at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt.
He was most famous for "The CONCUBINE", which pictured the culture of marriage and forbidden traditions and was originally published in 1966.
The Concubine remains a recommended text in schools across Africa.
His other books include Sunset in Biafra, Peppersoup, The Slave and The Road to Ibadan. He passed on at about 3:45pm at the hospital.
A physics and mathematics graduate of the University of Ibadan, He attended Government college, Umuahia and he also joined the Nigerian army and continued serving in it during the civil war, despite coming from the Niger Delta, which was part of the breakaway state of Biafra.
He celebrated his 80th birthday in Port Harcourt, in 2014 releasing a souvenir edition of one of his plays, Isiburu to mark his 80th birthday.
He was born on 12th of May, 1934 in Aluu community, Ikwerre local government area.
He served in the 3rd Marine Commandos of the Nigerian Army. He was first Commissioner for Education in the old Rivers state and also served as Commissioner for Lands and Housing
He had several honours to his credit. He was Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Education and a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria .
He was awarded a honorary doctorate degree by the University of Port Harcourt in 2011.
He was abducted by unknown gunmen in 2008 and later released after some days in their custody.
He lived in his community, Aluu until his death.
The Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside described him as a great Nigerian who will be greatly missed.
His words, "Captain Elechi Amadi, certainly was a man of many parts who touched lives in many ways. And he will be remembered for good by many people who met him physically or through his books. He was a well known author, publisher, soldier and statesman who was concerned about a better society.
"My generation will definitely remember him more for his great books like the Concubine, the Great Ponds, Sunset in Biafra, Estrangement, the Slave and a collection of poems.
"It is regrettable that Amadi passed away at a time when Rivers, our dear state is still far away from the aspirations of its founding fathers like him and most sons and daughters of the state. There is no doubt that Elder Elechi Amadi and other founding fathers will be weeping in their graves at the state of Rivers State. Nigeria and the international literary community has lost a creative giant.
"The departed patriot, no doubt, had a remarkable life and he will surely be remembered for serving humanity with literature and his interventions.
May his soul find eternal rest in the Lord."
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This week Brighton Farmers' Market will have lots of treats for holiday feasts and gifts! Andy's Specialty Produce will have certified organic salad mix, carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, green kale, yellow onions, red beets, green cabbage, purple cabbage, napa cabbage, daikon radishes, red and yellow potatoes, and sunflower and pea shoots. K&S Bischoping will have delicious apples including Snapdragon, Gala, Crispin, Jonagold, Ida Red, Granny Smith, and Empire, as well as a selection of heirloom apples.
Fisher Hill Farm will have lots of veggies, chicken, stewing hens, eggs, and Red jacket juices; Phil and Sandi will take orders for fresh Christmas turkey and will have gift cards. Growing Family Farms will have certified organic kale, winter mesclun, purple kohlrabi, potatoes, Crooked Carrot kimchi and kraut, and Singer Farm Naturals tart cherry juice.
Bristol Mushrooms will have lion's mane, king oyster, and shiitake mushrooms, fresh picked and certified organic, and Brain Booster Powder — add it to your smoothie or favorite hot beverage to get all of the health benefits of lion's mane mushrooms without cooking. Happy Hooves Farm is offering a Merry Christmas sale of 25% off pasture-raised heritage breed pork; Della will also have cuts of 100% grass-fed and grass-finished Hereford beef, some eggs, and raw wildflower honey; all animals are raised on pasture without soy, corn, or wheat.
Stonecrop Farm is bringing fresh cuts of pasture-raised pork, including chops, roasts, sausage, ground pork, spare ribs, bacon, deli ham, ham steaks, hocks, trotters, organ meats, bones, and fat. Smugtown Mushrooms will have fresh homegrown golden oyster, blue oyster, shiitake and king trumpet mushrooms, mushroom grow kits (shiitake and oyster), medicinal mushroom tincture, and dried whole and ground reishi mushrooms.
Clearview Farm will have certified organic green acorn, carnival, spaghetti, butternut, and red Kuri winter squash; dried Tulsi (holy) basil; dill; catnip; truly free-range eggs; buckwheat; organically-fed 100% grass-grown Black Angus beef including steaks, roasts, ground beef, and assorted cuts; and Genesee Valley black and cannellini dry beans. Shannon Brook Farm is bringing washable sheep hides that are tanned using a non-toxic process; certified organic broiler chickens, wholes and halves; certified organic pekin ducks; organic heritage breed pork cuts and no-nitrate smoked bacon, hocks, and hams; and grass-fed lamb cuts including shoulder roasts, legs, chops, and organically-processed sausages.
Lavender Moon is bringing pre-ordered all natural holiday wreaths, soaps, salves, lotions, hot cocoa, culinary blends, and teas. Seaway Trail Honey will have certified Kosher fresh raw fall honey, a robust dark amber honey; summer honey, a pale amber honey; early summer honey, a light sweet honey derived from basswood/linden blossoms and other wildflowers; and honeycomb; cute stocking stuffers; gingerbread men honeys; mini bears; gift packs; gift bags; free wood honey dippers with 8 oz. jars; almonds, pistachios, or black walnuts in honey; new chocolate honey; spice infused honeys; and pure beeswax candles — all from the small scale, small batch apiary near Pultneyville by Lake Ontario.
Wohlschlegel's Naples Maple Farm is bringing bourbon barrel aged maple syrup; maple BBQ sauce; maple cotton candy; maple coated almonds, cashews, and pecans; traditional, cinnamon, and raspberry maple cream spread; maple mustard; pure NYS maple syrup in golden, amber, dark, and very dark; granulated maple sugar; maple garlic rub; maple coffee and tea; wheat free oatmeal maple dog treats; soft and hard sugar shapes; and body care products — maple vanilla soap, lotion, and lip balm.
Newbury Park Pastries is bringing chicken pot pies and cut out cookies. R&M Bischoping will have spring, summer, and fall honey; beeswax lip balms in ten flavors; beeswax lotion bars in a variety of scents; honey soaps in over 30 scents; and turmeric tincture, made with the farm's own pesticide-free turmeric.
Flour City Pasta is bringing plenty of gift boxes and stocking stuffer flavors. Tripleberry Farm is bringing lots of traditional and reduced sugar pesticide-free berry jams, creamy fudge, hand-dipped chocolates and sugar plums, and lots of goat milks soaps, all great gifts and stocking stuffers.
JonJohn's Bakery is bringing peanut butter balls, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal-cranberry cookies, grandma's breakfast cake, lemon blueberry cake, and beyond chocolate cake; advance orders for holiday treats will be taken for pick-up 12/23 at the Market. Brian's Kitchen will have traditional and gluten free/vegan cookies, chocolate fudge, and granola bars, including new pumpkin seed/chia seed granola bars.
Impact Earth offers its organics drop-off service: drop off outside, pick up inside; also offered are beeswax wraps, Eco-Pul bags, reusable utensils with case, and metal straws, all great gifts for sustainable holidays.
We welcome musicians Rick McRae and Friends to the Market.
ColorBrightonGreen.org will collect recycling items; check here for items they are currently able to accept and recycle.
Please consider donating to the Brighton Food Cupboard to support their efforts on behalf of the needy in our community.
We welcome SNAP customers to our Market; stop by the Market tent to purchase tokens with your SNAP benefits card. We're pleased to offer Fresh Connect Checks to SNAP customers. This state-funded program allows us to give a $2 Fresh Connect Check with each $5 in tokens purchased with an EBT/SNAP card, which can be used to purchase any SNAP-eligible foods at the market.
Brighton Winter Farmers' Market is held indoors Sundays, 1 to 4 pm, in Brighton's Brookside Center, 220 Idlewood Rd., Rochester; easy access to the site from S. Winton between Westfall and 590. The Market is sponsored by the Town of Brighton. More information about the market can be found at https://brightonfarmersmarket.org or on Facebook and Instagram.


The US pop star will close out weekend one with a performance on Sunday night, while rapper Childish Gambino will be Friday's main attraction and Australian multi-instrumentalist Tame Impala tops Saturday's bill.
Other artists set to appear include singer-songwriter Janelle Monae, British rock band The 1975 and the actor Idris Elba, who will be performing a DJ set.
Now in its 20th year, Coachella takes place over two weekends in the city of Indio, about 127 miles east of Los Angeles, and is expected to attract 250,000 fans.
After completing this weekend's events, performers will return to do it again over April 19-21.
As well as the star power on stage, Coachella is known for its A-list guest list and celebrities are regularly pictured mingling with fans.
Last year, Kylie Jenner, Bella Hadid and Snoop Dogg were among those in attendance as Beyonce performed her critically acclaimed set.
Fans unable to make the trip to southern California will be able to watch a curated livestream on YouTube.
Weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival takes place on April 12-14 while weekend two is set for April 19-21.


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Coins in Frankish Greece
Rosie Weetch
In 1204 the army of the Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople, disrupting the entire Byzantine Empire, from the Adriatic to the Black Sea. The crusaders went westwards and carved up the remaining Byzantine lands into a number of new states, including the kingdom of Thessalonica, the duchy of Athens and Thebes, the principality of Achaia and the duchy of the Archipelago.
At the Museum of the Order of St John there are coins from both the principality of Achaia and the duchy of Athens. The monetary affairs of the two were closely linked, and began producing plentiful coinages from the middle of the thirteenth century, initially in copper and then also in billon.
The Duchy of Athens
Genoese gate type. LDOSJ ATH2.
Denier Tournois, Athens. LDOSJ ATH4
Thebes was the main commercial centre in the duchy of Athens and the mint there began to produce copper coins not before 1240 and continued until at least 1287.[i] There are seven different types of copper coin that were minted in Thebes in the thirteenth century which can be distinguished based on their iconography and inscriptions. One of the earlier types features on its obverse a gateway which copies that found on the Genoese denaro, perhaps in order to accommodate trade with the Genoese, many of whom were living in Thebes.[ii] Those coppers which carry the title dux in their inscriptions date from after 1280 when the ducal title began to be used. At around the same time the lords of Athens also began to mint billon deniers in the style of the French royal deniers of Tours (deniers tournois).
The Principality of Achaia
Denier Tournois, Achaia. LDOSJ ACH26
Coin of Achaia with fortified gateway. LDOSJ ACH3
The first coins struck by the Latin prices in Achaia were copper and were produced at the mint in Corinth from around 1250. There were two issues: an earlier type inscribed CORINTUM that appears to have been minted in the 1250s; and a later type that reads CORINTI from the 1260s and 1280s.[iii] The first features a large fortified gateway surmounted with a cross, compared to the latter which have a small tower resembling the Genoese gateway. Deniers tournois were first issued in Achaia by William of Villehardouin (1246–78) in the 1260s. Two types are attributed to him and there appears to have been two mints active in making them: one at Corinth and the other at Clarentza. Charles I of Anjou (king of Sicily) (1278-85) continued to mint denier tournois at both Corinth and Clarentza, until about 1282 when it seems both mints closed at the start of the War of the Sicilian Vespers in Sicily.[iv] But minting activity was certainly restarted by 1289 with the accession of Florent of Hainaut (1289–97). Florent was the second husband of Isabelle of Villehardouin, and after he died in 1297 Isabelle began minting coins in her own name until her third marriage to Philip of Savoy in 1301. Deniers tournois were minted by all the princes of Achaia, and also another princess, Mahaut (Maud) of Hainaut (1316–21) until Robert of Taranto (1333–64).
Denier Tournois, Lepanto. LDOSJ LE2
One of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire was Epirus on the western coast of Greece. Philip of Taranto, who would later become the prince of Achaia (1307) and the Latin emperor of Constantinople (1313), was given the port of Lapanto (Naupaktos, Greece) in 1294 as part of his wife Thamar's, daughter of the despot of Epirus, dowry. In 1306 Philip assumed the title 'despot of Romania' which included a wide area covering Frankish Greece. It is this title that appears on the two varieties of deniers tournois that Philip struck at Lepanto, one reading +Phs.P.ACH TAR D.R (princeps Achaie, Tarenti, Despotes Romanie) and the other +Phs.P.TAR' DESP.
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Baker, J., 2015, 'Money and Currency in Medieval Greece', in N. Tsougarakis and P. Lock (eds.), A Companion to Latin Greece (Leiden: Brill), 217–54.
Metcalf, D. M., 1995, Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (London: Royal Numismatic Society and the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East).
Metcalf, D. M., 1979, Coinage in South-Eastern Europe, 820–1396 (London: Royal Numismatic Society).
Metcalf, D. M., 1965, 'Frankish Petty Currency from the Areopagus at Athens', in Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 34(3), 203–23.
[i] Metcalf 1995, 242
[ii] Metcalf 1995, 244
[iii] Metcalf 1979, 243–247
[iv] Metcalf 1995, 258


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People's Curse Winner Packs Up, Flees LeMons Justice!
It's a 24 Hours Of LeMons first: the People's Curse winner, upon hearing the bad news, loaded the race car into the trailer and roared out of town!
The Black Widow Mazda Miata got hit with 25 laps during the BS Inspection, but the team's drivers are so good and raced so cleanly that they'd dug themselves out of that hole and were sitting in fourth place as of this morning. Unfortunately for them, their car was the overwhelming Curse vote-getter... which might not be so bad, except that this team has already had Miatas crushed twice in past races. As the Bum Steers at the Yeehaw It's Texas 2008 race, they got de-Miatafied. A few months later, at the Gator-O-Rama '09, they'd renamed their replacement car and installed a pig snout, but that wasn't enough to ward off the Curse once again.
LeMons Texas People's Curse Winner: Bum Steers Mazda Miata!
The guys on the Bum Steers And The MooPoo Crew managed to convince Chief Perpetrator Jay Lamm that…
So spread the word, LeMons fans: if you have a team full of great drivers, you don't need to run a cheater Miata at LeMons. If you must do so, accept the People's Curse like you got a pair!
Happily, the blood-crazed crowd still gets to watch a car get crushed. One of the BABE Rally teams has volunteered its Rabbit for the ritual. We're hanging a dead man here- the Rabbit has a completely garbooned transmission after last night's BABE-versus-LeMons drag racing- but we'll still enjoy the spectacle.
First of all, there was no promise that the Miata would be spared from the Curse if that's how the voting went... and the Black Widow Miata got a bigger chunk of the votes than any People's Curse ballot in LeMons history: over 70%.
I don't think this team was cheating in truly outrageous fashion, though the "parts lying around the shop" fiscal gray area definitely warrants much greater scrutiny when your team runs a Miata. What they did was make a few serious blunders:
1. In each of the last two Houston races, they've run a Miata with a half-assed theme and a humorless team attitude, and they've had their car crushed. The folks at the New Orleans LeMons race were pretty much the same folks at the Houston races. How to avoid the same fate (which I don't think they really deserved at Houston, but that's another tirade) at LeMons #3? Why, run another Miata with a half-assed theme and a humorless attitude! We get that they're all about the Miatas, but their driving skills are certainly good enough to be strong contenders in some other car that's not permanently affixed to a glass slide under the LeMons Microscope-O-Suspicion™.
2. At each race, the team has remained anonymous and aloof; meanwhile, everybody else is swapping jambalaya and tools and generally making a big social event of the whole deal. This was particularly obvious at No Problem Raceway, where the atmosphere at night was quite, uh, informal. You're way less likely to get Curse votes if the typical voter sees you as "that dude who loaned me the floor jack" rather than "those goddamn Spec Miata guys."
3. Getting Cursed three times and taking it with a sense of humor would set up a team as total LeMons Legends (winning the Curse is sort of a left-handed honor, or at least we think it should be taken that way). After that, just show up with a Mazda 929 as Team People's Curse and enjoy hero status.
Let's look at this from another perspective. Team Cajun Jihad is made up entirely of hardcore drag racers. I'm talking 10-second Detroit muscle here, and that means a bunch of guys who can make a hideous-looking "Ford 5.0" or "Chevy 305" put out 450 horsepower, drop it in a POS Mustang or Camaro, upgrade the brakes, do some basic suspension cheats, and take it to LeMons. Instead of going with the dead-serious/go-with-what-you-know approach, however, they figured out what the spirit of LeMons is really all about and picked up a hooptied-out automatic-trans Mitsubishi Mirage, then put together an awesomely ridiculous theme and ran with it.


North York Moors Railway just keeps on winning!
This popular visitor attraction has been named Large Railway of the Year by the Heritage Railway Association - the body that covers more than 100 heritage railways and museums across the country. The railway was praised by the association for successfully operating regular steam-hauled services over the recently reconnected line between Grosmont and Whitby.
This follows hot on the heels (or should it be wheels?) of an earlier prestigious accolade only days before. Earlier in the week, the railway had been voted best visitor attraction of 2007 by the Yorkshire Moors and Coast Tourism Partnership!
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is one of Britain's leading heritage railways, running through 18 miles of countryside and attracting more than 300,000 visitors a year.
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Each day, nearly 274 people die from a blood clot – that's one person every six minutes. Do you know your risk factors?
On average, 274 people die each day from blood clots – that's one person every six minutes. Yet, what may be even more surprising is that fewer than one in four people realize they have the signs and symptoms of a blood clot.
March is Blood Clot Awareness Month, so we thought we'd help answer the who, what, when and how of blood clots.
Your body is made up of a tunnel of arteries and veins, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of your body. A blood clot occurs when a specific type of blood cell, known as platelets, forms a clump in a blood vessel, acting like a plug to slow or even stop bleeding after a cut or injury. But blood clots can also develop when they aren't needed, which may lead to serious health problems, such as intense pain, stroke and heart attack.
Women who are pregnant, including up to six weeks after childbirth. In fact, blood clots are the No. 1 killer among new mothers.
During or after a hospitalization for illness or surgery: Individuals hospitalized for a severe and sudden medical illness are 10 times more likely to develop a blood clot. The risk for blood clots is particularly higher among those receiving surgery on their pelvis, abdomen, hips or knees. Overall, 1 out of 10 hospital deaths is related to blood clots.
During cancer treatments: Patients with cancer are about four times more likely to develop vein-based blood clots, or venous thromboembolism (VTE), and more than six times likely if they are receiving chemotherapy. Cancers with the highest risks include brain cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and blood cancers, like lymphoma and myeloma; whereas, breast and skin cancers have a lower risk.
Traveling or remaining confined for too long: With spring break around the corner, you may be in the midst of planning for travel, but did you know that your risk for blood clots increases when traveling for more than four hours? The lack of movement ultimately makes it easier for blood clots to form. The National Blood Clot Alliance offers tips for traveling in their Passport to Safety.
After a physical injury and/or dehydration: When a person is injured, there is the potential that it can cause trauma to a blood vessel wall. Then, if the injury causes the individual to become increasingly sedentary, blood flow may slow and a clot could form. Dehydration may also increase the risk of blood clots, because it causes your blood to get thicker than usual.
Blood clots can occur all throughout the body, but the most common places are in the legs, arms and lungs. Those that show up in the legs and arms are called deep vein thrombosis (DVT); whereas, pulmonary embolism (PE) is a type of blood clot that takes place in the lungs.
Prevention is the key to avoiding blood clots, and it includes knowing your risks, listening to your body for any signs and symptoms, plus getting up and moving if you've been sitting for hours. Talk with your doctor to understand the risks before any hospitalization.


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US Defense Secretary Esper to visit Vietnam soon
Vietnam will be a leg of Secretary Esper's tour to South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines.
US Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper will visit Vietnam in the coming days, according to the US Department of Defense.
US Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper. Photo: Africom.mil
Secretary Esper will meet with his Vietnamese counterpart and other key leaders to discuss the regional security environment and ways to enhance the growing defense relationship, the US Department of Defense said in an announcement.
Vietnam is a stop of Secretary Esper's tour to South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines, which will start on November 13. The department did not specify Secretary Esper's agenda in Vietnam.
Last month, Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Mark Esper will visit Vietnam at a "suitable time" at the invitation of Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich.
"The defense relations between Vietnam and the US are thriving within the comprehensive partnership," Hang said in a statement.
Last month, Randall G. Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs visited Vietnam.
The latest visit to Vietnam paid by a US defense minister took place in October 2018 by James Mattis who came to the country twice last year. His visits to Vietnam were called "rare" and "unusual" by international media but easy to be explained in the context that the two countries strengthen ties amid growing tensions in the East Sea between Vietnam and China.
In South Korea, Secretary Esper will attend the 51st US – ROK Security Consultative Meeting where the two sides will discuss the alliance and enhance their bilateral defense cooperation to address issues of mutual importance to the security and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.
Secretary Esper will visit Thailand where he will participate in the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) which is the most effective platform for practical cooperation among the participating countries' defense establishments and the premier venue for senior leaders to discuss regional defense issues.
In the Philippines, Secretary Esper will meet with his Philippine counterpart to advance the alliance as well as strengthen regional security cooperation to uphold international rules and norms. Hanoitimes
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Vietnam advised to get stronger int'l support in East Sea issues
Vietnam should make greater efforts to get stronger support from the international community in the East Sea issues and hold more activities similar to East Sea International Conferences, a leading foreign expert has suggested.
Vietnam, US cooperate to strengthen infrastructure finance
The Ministry of Finance inked a cooperation framework to strengthen infrastructure finance with the US Department of the Treasury in Hanoi on November 6.
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placing of the stress – you've heard them, you know what I'm referring to.
American billion has won. Accept it.) They're all just big numbers, right'?
Friends: if you're Her Majesty's Government, 50 million Pounds is peanuts.
We desperately need to get these 'big' figures into perspective. How?
means that P£1 is worth 40 million pounds.
There is a derivative, the Ppenny (Pp), which is worth 400,000 pounds.
'savings'.) You can work out the pecuniary value of one Pecu as an exercise.
I draw the line at Ppesetas and Ppfennings. Especially Ppfennings.
a new handbag, a train fare to London or a tankful of petrol.
if P£12,000. Britain's National Debt is P£4000, much less than a mortgage.
pay the nurses a fair wage.
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Riviera Beach's runoff of a runoff election has been set for May 17, after a recount of the District 1 race between Councilman Bruce Guyton and former Councilwoman Lynne Hubbard ended in a tie.
The race almost came down to drawing straws, under an arcane state law that calls for settling tied races by chance.
Instead the squeaker of a March 15 election that led to a squeaker of a March 29 runoff that led to a recount that ended in a tie, now heads to a special election.


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New York City Scaffold Accident Lawyer Keetick L. Sanchez Discusses Scaffolding Accidents
New York City scaffold accident lawyer Keetick L. Sanchez (https://accidentlawyer-queens.com/what-is-a-scaffolding-accident/) releases a new article explaining scaffolding accidents in New York. The lawyer mentions that construction workers in the United States are usually at risk of suffering accidents and fatalities while on the job. It has been found through research that construction workers are the fourth-highest group of employees at risk for work-related fatalities.
"According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is estimated that about 65 percent of construction workers actively work on scaffolding as part of their jobs. Unfortunately, scaffolding accidents are notoriously dangerous, resulting in approximately 60 fatalities and 4,500 injuries annually," says the New York City scaffold accident lawyer.
The lawyer explains that the fifth most common OSHA safety violation in the country is the scaffolding safety violation. OSHA recently issued the highest fines to construction companies that are found violating OSHA safety rules and a lot of these fines were for scaffolding violations.
Attorney Keetick L. Sanchez adds that when scaffolding is not properly secured, constructed, or maintained, workers can fall from great heights and can be seriously injured. While there may be scaffold accidents that are unavoidable, some of them are caused by serious issues that remain unaddressed. These issues include missing safety guardrails, improper securing to the building, missing bracing, and many others.
In the article, attorney Sanchez also explains the New York Scaffold Law. This law helps protects workers who have been injured on a site because of safety problems. This law also holds contractors, owners, and agents liable when these accidents happen. If an accident occurs due to safety violations, multiple parties may be held legally and financially accountable for the worker's injuries.
According to the accident attorney, "While the scaffold law does help many construction workers and their families get the crucial help they need after an accident, these claims are not always easy to establish. The laws have been written very specifically, and the courts are very strict about what claims fall under the law. The burden of proof is on the victim to establish that laws have been violated and that the violation is what directly contributed to the accident."
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