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Q: How to reset the USB Hub in Windows 10 Commandline In Windows 10 device manager, for the "Generic USB Hub" & "USB Root Hub" there is a new function under advanced tab called: "Reset Hub".
I want to be able to reset these with each wakeup/restart.
Can you tell me how i can call this function via commandline?
Here you can see the new menu item

A: I have found the
DevCon sources on github.
On examination of the program, there are no surprises.
DevCon uses the
WDK for Windows 10, version 1709
(Windows Development Kit) of which it is a part.
The WDK is the only tool on Windows to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
Specifically, DevCon uses a unified function, ControlCallback,
for doing the operations of Enable, Disable and Restart.
Restart is therefore equivalent to doing Disable and Enable.
There is no other tool than the WDK to operate on devices,
and there are no other functions in the WDK to enable/disable devices
than the ones that are used by DevCon.
As the Device Manager is also written using the WDK,
I would say that it almost surely does the same operations
for "Reset Hub" as DevCon does for Restart.
There are no other operations in the WDK for doing this,
as far as I have been able to find.
It should be noted that the operation itself is executed by the driver
of the device, to which the WDK passes the command.
The actual action that is done depends on the driver of the device.
Examining in Device Manager the drivers for the
"Generic USB Hub" and "USB Root Hub" devices
shows that the same drivers are used for both, so
the command "Reset Hub" or Restart very likely does a very similar
operation for both devices.
(This answer cannot be definitive, since the source of the Device Manager
is not published by Microsoft, but I believe it is correct.)


Today is the first day of your holiday and you can check in any time after lunch. The bar opens at 4pm and at 6.00pm your evening meal is served in our Garden Restaurant.
Our staff will be on hand to answer any questions and assist you as you become acquainted with your fellow travelers. For quests arriving late, a plate of mixed sandwiches and fruit will be served in your room.
We take today at a leisurely pace, exploring Ballina and nearby attractions. We begin with a visit to the BALLINA TOURIST BUREAU and the NAVEL AND MARITIME MUSEUM,($4.00 entry donation), then on to Shaws Bay for morning tea at the beach. From there we take a scenic drive along the local beaches including a visit to LENNOX HEAD and the therapeutic red lake at its heart.
We return to Ballina around midday for a complimentary lunch served at the SLIPWAY HOTEL situated in the central shopping area. You will have time after lunch to explore the town in more depth, then it's a short drive to THURSDAY PLANTATION, known world wide for its many therapeutic products. There are beautiful gardens to explore here too and a stroll through the rainforest is a lovely way to end the day.
Today we travel to the heart of the great Caldera that defines the scenery of the North Coast. We begin with a drive along the plateau through the local Macadamia plantations with stunning views of the coastal region, and on to the old town of MURWILLUMBAH. Here we stop for a visit at the RAINFOREST CENTRE in this World Heritage area, and the morning tea beside the lovely Tweed River.
TWEED HEADS is our next destination where we stop first at POINT DANGER with its beautiful views and historic monuments then back to town where you can spend some time exploring the nearby shops and beaches. In the afternoon we return to Ballina via the Tweed Coast Way visiting such places as KINGSCLIFF, HASTINGS POINT and BRUNSWICK HEADS.
Staying on the scenic country roads we travel through WARDELL and BAGOTVILLE and stop for morning tea besides the Richmond River. We then travel over the flood plains to LISMORE, the largest town in the region. We have time to explore this old town before we drive through the gorgeous Rainbow Valley to NIMBIN.
After exploring this tiny and colourful village we continue our country roads drive through the CHANNON and DUNOON with a stop at the historic ELTHAM VILLAGE before we return to the Motel for our nightly dinner and entertainment.
Today is a free day so you can spend it doing whatever you please. A few suggestions are a morning tea RIVER CRUISE on board the Richmond Princess, WHALE WATCHING ( in season), a visit to the LOCAL MARKETS or just relaxing by the pool.
There is a complimentary lunch served at the Slipway Hotel. The bus will depart at 9.30am to transfer you to the river cruise, and return at 1.15pm to your motel from the Slipway Enjoy!
The NEWRYBAR plateau region is our first destination today where we visit the BROKEN HEAD COFFEE PLANTATION. Our host Nev demonstrates the process of coffee making from harvest to cup. From there we travel to the pretty heritage village of BANGALOW where we have morning tea then on to the day's main attraction, BYRON BAY.
Our first stop is the LIGHTHOUSE situated on the most easterly point of mainland Australia with its' stunning scenery and marine life ( perfect in whale season). From there we drive to the town itself where you will have time to explore the many local shops and attractions. One option for lunch is the BYRON BAY RSL with its' wonderful photo display of the way Byron used to be. In the afternoon we visit MACADAMIA CASTLE before returning to the Motel.
The day begins with a visit to a local antique and nursery establishment before we travel to ALSTONVILLE, (home of the Tibouchina), and have morning tea with the wonderful volunteers at FATHER MAC'S HEAVENLY PUDDINGS. Then to the day's main attraction, SUMMERLAND HOUSE WITH NO STEPS.
We are given a personal tour of the establishment and an insight into the sense of belonging this charity provides to many members of the local and greater community.
After lunch in the restaurant, we return once again to the coast with a visit to EVANS HEAD and the scenic lookout. We stop at the EVANS HEAD AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM, ($5.00 entry fee & private tour) with its centrepiece an F-111, before we return to the Motel for our final dinner.
Departure day has come and as you say goodbye to your fellow travelers we sincerely hope you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope your return journey is a safe one and that you take some wonderful memories and stories away with you. Come and see us all again one day soon. Checkout time is 10.00am, but you are more than welcome to stay on the premises until you are ready to depart.
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Q: How to accelerate writing to tcp socket? I'm working on a web server, that returns tiny JSON (about 200 bytes). The business logic spends about 2-3 microseconds, but writing to socket spends about 25 microseconds. I use write for single buffer and writev for multiple buffers.
I already disabled Nagle's algorithm by enabling TCP_NODELAY. Are there any other ways to accelerate writing?
Listening socket options:
......
if (listen(sfd, SOMAXCONN) == -1) { ... }

int val = true;
if (setsockopt(sfd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &val, sizeof(val)) == -1) { ... }
if (setsockopt(sfd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT, &val, sizeof(val)) == -1) { ... }
if (setsockopt(sfd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_QUICKACK, &val, sizeof(val)) == -1) { ... }

auto flags = fcntl(sfd, F_GETFL, 0);
if (flags == -1) { ... }
flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
if (fcntl(sfd, F_SETFL, flags) == -1) { ... }
......

Accepted sockets options:
......
int infd = accept(sfd, &in_addr, &in_len);
if (infd == -1) { ... }

auto flags = fcntl(infd, F_GETFL, 0);
if (flags == -1) { ... }
flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
if (fcntl(infd, F_SETFL, flags) == -1) { ... }

int val = true;
if (setsockopt(infd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &val, sizeof(val)) == -1) { ... }
......

Thank you in advance!

A: The Nagle Algorithm might help, but it only helps when your bottleneck is the round-trip transfer itself. Assuming your "write time" is only based on packet TX time (eg: time from writing to a socket to the data leaving adapter), disabling this algorithm is not going to fix your solution.  Based on the inherent stream nature of a TCP connection, there may not be a solid workaround...If the timing is really that critical, consider using UDP, especially since your packets are small. If TCP is a necessity, maybe look into using a different socket library. Honestly speaking though, your timing does not seem all that horrendous to me.

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Puerto Viejo to celebrate ArteViva festival
The Tico Times September 25, 2013 September 25, 2013
He may have recently chopped his shoulder-length mane of wild gray hair, but Youth and Culture Minister Manuel Obregón is still a rock star. He'll prove it Friday, performing in the inaugural act at Puerto Viejo's sixth annual ArteViva festival.
"Obregón has two heads," said festival organizer Claudio Ambroso. "On one hand he is a minister, and on the other he is a wonderful pianist. He will be playing Calypso for the inauguration and he is probably the biggest act we have ever had at the festival."
Started in 2006, Ambrosa began ArteViva as a way to promote Caribbean art and culture. It has grown over the years into one of the largest festivals in the southern Caribbean, bringing in local and international artists for free performances and exhibitions.
This year's event will feature more than 13 live musical performances, skateboarding and taekwondo exhibitions, a movie screening and several art exhibitions. The National Theater Company will also perform on Saturday and Sunday nights. The performances mark the theater troop's first-ever trip to the Talamanca region.
Approximately 1,000 people turned out for last year's festival, and Ambrosa said he hopes for a similar turnout.
Nearly 150 local businesses are sponsoring the event, representing about 80 percent of all businesses in the region.
"The southern Caribbean has community participation that is really astounding," Ambrosa said. "Most people in the world should envy us. This is what makes the festival great."
ArteViva 2013 Program
Friday Sept. 27
Basketball Tournament: at the basketball court in downtown Puerto Viejo, call Tom at 8980-9919 for more information.
ArteViva Inauguration: live music, art exhibition and a buffet, at the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, call Stash at 8385-6887 for more information.
8:40 p.m.-10:40 p.m.
Live Music: at Plaza de las Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro in Puerto Viejo, 8:40 p.m. Los Rumberitios de Puerto Viejo, 9 p.m. Mumuti, 9:20 p.m. Edwin "La Voz," 9:50 p.m. Sabor y Mas, 10:10 p.m. Manuel Obregón, 10:40 p.m. Junior Álvarez y su Calipso.
Saturday Sept. 28
6 a.m.-noon
Talamanca Produce Fair: next to the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Skateboarding exhibition: at the basketball courts in downtown Puerto Viejo, call Jeremy at 8616-9771 for more information.
Visual arts exhibit: at the Case de la cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, until 10 p.m.
Cultura Viva Parade: beginning at the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, and heading toward the beach.
Live performances: community theater, dance, poetry and music, ending at 4 p.m. with the musical group Pholumbax, Plaza de las Culturas, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Recycled art workshop: workshop taught by Natalia Miranda, in the annex of the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, call Natalia at 8492-3161 for more information
Tae Kwon Do Exhibition: in Plaza de las Culturas, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Vocal Improvisation workshop: workshop taught by Patricia Savastrando, in the annex of the Plaza de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, call Patricia at 8426-1096 for more information.
Yoga: for both adults and children, Plaza de las Culturas, in the annex of the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Movie screening: a screening of the Costa Rican documentary "The Vargas Brothers," Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Theater: the National Theater Company presents "Calladito es más bonito," for adults and children 12 and older, at Puerto Viejo Multicentro, 100 meters northeast and 50 meters west of the bus stop, call Sofia at 8302-4739 for reservations.
Live music and dance: Jim Vick, Jimmy Mac y Los Rayos, Danza Aérea, B-One, Plan B and Lucho Calavera y La Canalla perform, at Plaza de las Culturas, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Sunday Sept. 29
Vegetarian food tasting: A sampling of vegetarian dishes along with a presentation about medicinal plants, at Veronica's Place, 100 meters southeast from the bus stop.
1:15-5:15 p.m.
Performance art competition: a juried student competition featuring juggling, puppet shows and a performance by the Limón Concert Band, at Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro.
Organic agriculture workshop: workshop taught by L. Moreno, in the annex of the Casa de la Cultura, 150 meters north of the Clínica del Seguro, call Natalia at 8492-3161 for more information.
Jam Night: Arte Viva's closing party featuring live music from all of the festival's musicians, at Lazy Mon, across the street from the Diamante Supermarket between the bay and Salsa Brava.
For more information visit http://www.arteviva-puertoviejo.com
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Prior to his passing, his friends and colleagues at Northern College of Acupuncture created a tribute book, which he enjoyed reading cover to cover. He was also awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award by SAR, in addition to a video tribute. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine published a "living tribute," which Hugh had the opportunity to read. Hugh was known to be modest, yet these tributes are all testaments to how his work and friendship was so highly valued in the field of acupuncture research.
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Wilson calls for action from Transport Minister
Review of Railway Safety Act will take months, new legislation in 2008
by Holly Fraughton
Dead zoneCn derailment in August 2005 spilled 40,000 litres of caustic acid into the Cheakamus. Photo by Bonny Makarewicz.
A local politician says the federal government is neglecting the safety of Canadians by failing to make timely changes to the railway system.
On July 11, the Transportation Safety Board released its report on the devastating 2005 CN derailment in the Cheakamus Canyon, citing improper training and faulty technology as central causes of the accident that killed 500,000 fish.
Days later, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky MP Blair Wilson issued a press release calling on federal Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to make improvements along the Sea to Sky rail system.
Wilson says safety improvements should have been made immediately after the derailment, but now that Cannon has findings from the TSB report, he should definitely be taking action to keep a similar accident from happening again.
"… He's got the proof and the backing of the TSB report… to turn his back on the findings and to turn his back on the report is just unconscionable," Wilson said last week.
When contacted for comment Thursday, representatives from Transport Canada's office said the Railway Safety Act is currently under review, and findings from the TSB report should be taken into consideration by the independent panel conducting the review.
But Wilson said a review isn't good enough. He doesn't believe Cannon should be waiting for a review to be completed, and wants him to step forward and make changes now.
"That's the whole aspect of being proactive — ministers have the authority to change legislation as things happen," said Wilson.
But Linda Licari, spokesperson for Transport Canada, said this isn't the case.
"All amendments to legislation must go through the parliamentary process, regardless," Licari said.
Natalie Sarafian, spokesperson for Transport Canada, said the panel's findings are due to the minister by the end of October.
Sarafian thinks the minister's recommendations should be made public by the end of 2007, but explains that any changes to the legislation wouldn't be made until 2008.
A review of the Act was last conducted in 1994, with amendments made five years later, in 1999.
Licari points out that amendments were introduced in May 1996, but they did not get through the legislative process before Parliament was dissolved in April 1997.
The Railway Safety Act was developed in January 1989 as a framework to govern rail operations throughout Canada.
In December 2006, after a series of serious derailments in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, Cannon ordered a review of the Act, citing a need for improvements to operating procedures.
"Canada's New Government takes the safety of the Canadian rail system very seriously and is committed to ensuring that appropriate levels of safety are maintained," Cannon said in a press release issued on Dec. 14, 2006.
"A full review of the Railway Safety Act by an independent panel ensures that Canada will have modern, efficient rules and regulations for rail companies."
In February, a four-person panel was appointed to conduct the review. Members of the panel include former MP Doug Lewis, Pierre-André Côté, Martin Lacombe and Gary Moser.
Members of the public are invited to participate in the current review process by submitting a written presentation, or attending and participating in public meetings held throughout the country. In B.C., meetings were held in Vancouver, Kamloops and Prince George.
The TSBs report is listed on the website for the Railway Safety Act review as a received submission.
As part of the review process, the panel commissioned 11 independent research studies on a variety of safety issues. Summaries of these studies will be released when the panel submits their report to the minister.
Wilson says he has been pursuing the issue of rail safety since the Cheakamus derailment in 2005, and so far Cannon hasn't responded to his inquiries.


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De Staatscommissie voor de Slavenemancipatie werd in 1853 door de Minister van Koloniën ingesteld om voorstellen te doen voor de emancipatie van slaven in de Nederlandse koloniën die destijds bestonden uit Nederlands Oost-Indië, Suriname en de West-Indische eilanden. De Staatscommissie vormde een schakel in het einde van de slavernij in de Nederlandse koloniën.

Op vragen in het parlement tijdens de behandeling van de koloniale begroting voor 1854 antwoordde Minister van Koloniën Charles Ferdinand Pahud met de instelling van een staatscommissie, die als taak kreeg "te onderzoeken welke maatregelen, met het oog op den tegenwoordigen toestand der slavenbevolking in de koloniën en bezittingen van het Rijk in andere werelddeelen, door de Regeering kunnen en behooren te worden genomen, en vervolgens van hare bevindingen verslag te doen, onder bijvoeging van de voorstellen, waartoe dat onderzoek mogt aanleiding geven".

De Commissie leverde een tweetal rapporten af in 1855 en 1856.

Leden
Voorzitter werd Jean Chrétien Baud, voormalig Minister van Koloniën en lid van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. De overige leden waren ex-bestuursambtenaren in West-Indië, Kamerleden of commercieel bij de problematiek betrokkenen:

Tot secretaris van de commissie werd benoemd jhr.mr. H.G.C.L. Janssens, en als vergaderruimte werd het voormalig lokaal van de Hoge Raad van Adel aan het Binnenhof toegewezen.

Werkwijze
Ter kennismaking beschikbare stukken werden in rondzending door de secretaris aan de leden ter bestudering aangeboden. Behalve van schriftelijk materiaal maakte de commissie enkele malen gebruik van verhoren van deskundigen, waarvan enkele in het tweede rapport volledig zijn afgedrukt. De rapporten werden door Janssens samengesteld en uitgeschreven, en na ondertekening door de leden, respectievelijk in september 1855 en juli 1856 aan de koning aangeboden en vervolgens gedrukt.

Als eerste opdracht zag de commissie de "tegenwoordige toestand van de slaven" te onderzoeken en te beschrijven; daartoe verdeelde zij zich in enkele subcommissies die van hun bevindingen verslag uitbrachten. Gezien de verschillende omstandigheden in Suriname aan de ene kant, en die op de Antillen en aan de kust van Guinea aan de andere, besloot de commissie beide gebieden afzonderlijk te beschouwen; eerst Suriname.

Een drietal verschillende emancipatievoorstellen door subcommissies ingebracht werden uitvoerig besproken. Uiteindelijk werd dat van Bosch Reitz c.s. aanvaard en nader uitgewerkt. Na Suriname kwam het tweede gebied aan de orde. Weer werden drie plannen ingebracht, waarbij het plan van Van Raders, dat ook al ten aanzien van Suriname aan de orde was geweest, niet opnieuw in behandeling werd genomen onder nadrukkelijk protest van de opsteller. Weer was het een wetsontwerp waarin Bosch Reitz de hand had gehad, dat door de commissie werd overgenomen.

Verloop en uitkomsten
Kenmerkend voor de voorzichtige benadering van de vraagstelling was de grondige wijze waarop de commissie met de verzameling van het materiaal begon; een fase die zoveel tijd vergde, dat de gedreven Groen van Prinsterer zijn ontslag als lid aanbood en dat Rijks intussen was overleden (2 mei 1854).
Vanwege de beperking in de taakstelling na het aanvaarden door het parlement in 1854 van een nieuw regeringsreglement voor Oost-Indië, waarin onder meer bepaald werd dat de slavernij daar afgeschaft zou worden, werd besloten beide leden niet te vervangen.

Toen in september 1854 voldoende werkmateriaal verzameld was, toog de commissie voortvarend te werk: reeds op 5 september 1855 kon een lijvig rapport over Suriname via de directeur van het kabinet aan de koning aangeboden worden, in juni 1856 een tweede, over de Antillen. Gevolgen hebben beide rapporten niet direct gehad; hun waarde moet vooral gezien worden als katalysator in het emancipatieproces en als bron van informatie voor de opeenvolgende Ministers van Koloniën, die steeds afkomstig uit de Oost, niet gehinderd werden door een overdosis aan kennis ten aanzien van de West. "Vlijtig en naarstig heb ik dien bestudeerd en er veel uit overgenomen", verklaarde Jan Jacob Rochussen in december 1858 aan de Eerste Kamer.

De Amsterdamse belanghebbenden, nadrukkelijk in de commissie vertegenwoordigd, waren met de voorstellen wel tevreden: in beide door de commissie aanbevolen wetsontwerpen hadden Bosch Reitz en Brugmans een zeer groot aandeel gehad. Vier ministeriële wetsvoorstellen werden in de jaren 1857-1860 door het parlement afgewezen. Pas het vijfde ontwerp, van James Loudon, werd in 1862 aanvaard als de Emancipatiewet, zij het na ingrijpende amendementen, vooral ten aanzien van de immigratie van werkkrachten. Het wetsontwerp week inmiddels al zeer ver af van de voorstellen van de commissie. Op 1 juli 1863 werden in de Nederlandse koloniën en bezittingen alle slaven vrij verklaard.

Referenties en voetnoten

Slavenemancipatie
Nederlandse slavernij

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Exploring for Oil and Gas in the West of Shetland
Alex Birch-Hawkins, Ashleigh Hewitt, James Clarke, Dr. Jennifer Halliday and Will Bradbury; TGS.
TGS take a closer look at the prospectivity in the West of Shetland, Northen Flett Sub-Basin.
Structural map showing the Northern Flett Sub-Basin. Image source: TGS. The TGS Northern Lights 3D seismic survey (NLx) comprises a merge of five high-quality broadband-processed 3D datasets of over 10,000 km2 in the West of Shetland area. The original 3D surveys were acquired between 2012 and 2014 as a result of industry interest in the area following extensive long-offset 2D acquisition in previous years. The Northern Lights survey images a number of geological basins; this article aims to summarise the known play potential and identify areas of overlooked prospectivity in one of these: the Northern Flett Sub-Basin.
Flett Sub-Basin Seismic Foldout
Basemap showing TGS 2D & 3D data coverage in the West of Shetland. Image source: TGS. The below seismic section, is an approximate west–east view through the Flett Sub-Basin on the TGS Northern Lights 3D seismic survey. There is a large central ridge formed by a tilted Jurassic fault block with extensive Cretaceous sub-basins either side. In the eastern sub-basin Lower Cretaceous sands of the Cromer Knoll Group are potential reservoirs with a short migration pathway from the Kimmeridge Clay below. They are sealed by Upper Cretaceous shales. Sills intrude into the Upper Cretaceous shales and the Paleocene causing localised uplift, creating potential traps within the Sullom, Vaila, Lamba and Flett sands. There is also potential for reservoir sands to be interdigitated within the basalts, as seen at the Rosebank discovery. Above the intrusions, the Balder also shows evidence of uplift. Eocene fan systems are present in this area and show characteristic bright amplitudes.
Keep reading after the seismic section to see how this new seismic has redefined the potential in this under-explored region...
Seismic section of the Flett Sub-Basin. Data source: TGS.
Prospectivity of the West of Shetland Region
Since 1972, 151 exploration wells have been drilled West of Shetland and discoveries have been made in intervals from fractured Lewisian basement through to Eocene-aged sediments.
Major Oil Discoveries:
Such as the Clair, Lancaster and Schiehallion fields, demonstrate the significant potential of the area.
High-Profile Gas Discoveries:
In the Tobermory and Cragganmore fields have increased interest in the northern region, but the recent industry downturn has slowed exploration further to the north and east.
TGS have continued to show commitment to the West of Shetland region, acquiring multi-client seismic data in areas that we believe hold future potential, such as the extensive Northern Lights 3D covering the northern limits of the Flett, Foula and Erlend Sub-Basins.
The Flett Sub-Basin
The West of Shetland area is characterised by southwest – north-east trending sub-basins separated by Palaeozoic ridges. The Caledonian mountain-building orogeny caused uplift throughout the area, and the Old Red Sandstone continental redbeds were deposited in intramontane basins, forming the dominant sediments associated with the older Palaeozoic highs. Mesozoic rifting formed the Flett Sub-Basin, resulting in deposition of thick Middle Jurassic to Paleocene sediments. In addition to this, the North Atlantic opening was heavily associated with volcanics and sills of Upper Cretaceous to Paleocene age, controlling and deforming the basinal sediments pre-, syn-, and post-depositionally.
The Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay is present throughout the Flett Sub-Basin and is proven to have reached thermal maturity, generating and expelling hydrocarbons encountered in the discoveries throughout the West of Shetland region. The intrusives form both trapping geometries (inflation anticlines) in structurally-shallower sediments and conduits for migration of hydrocarbons into the younger reservoirs.
Here we examine three key play types in the Flett Sub-Basin:
the Eocene fan play,
the Paleocene play
and the Lower Cretaceous play.
1. Eocene Fan Play
Figure 1: 3D seismic profile through the Tobermory well: 34m column of gas discovered in a four-way dip closure within the Eocene Strachan fan sands. Image source: TGS. The extensive Eocene fan systems are present in the Flett Sub-Basin area and are the reservoir for the Tobermory gas discovery (Figure 1). The fan system contains several hundred metres of predominantly sandy Mid-Eocene fan deposits from the Flett High that are deposited within an Eocene to Oligocene section mostly comprised of mudstones. They exhibit a net to gross in excess of 80%, with porosities of around 30% reported at the Tobermory discovery. This discovery proves successful hydrocarbon charge from the deep-seated Kimmeridge Clay source, with the sills playing an important role by providing the jointing and fractures necessary to create migration pathways for the hydrocarbons, whilst the overlying claystones form an effective seal.
Numerous bright amplitudes are evident within the Eocene fan systems to the east of Tobermory into the Northern Lights 3D survey. The approximate extent of the fan system can be identified from 2D data; however, the generation of 3D seismic attributes in the Eocene can highlight areas of lower risk reservoir compartmentalisation and higher seal competency which are critical for hydrocarbon exploration.
2. Paleocene Play
Figure 2: Evidence for inflation anticlines controlling Flett sediment deposition on 3D seismic data. Higher amplitude Flett sediments (between the yellow and blue horizons) onlapping an older inflation-related anticline (A). This is followed by a separate later inversion of the Flett sediments (B). Image source: TGS. The West of Shetland Paleocene play encompasses a number of reservoir intervals and trapping mechanisms, generally sourced by the Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay shales. Sands within the Flett, Lamba, Vaila and Sullom Formations have all been proven through the exploration of the region. The reservoir intervals are heavily impacted by the presence of co-eval basaltic extrusives and intrusive sills. The existence of intrusives allows for the formation of the well-documented jack-up play: post-depositional uplift of Paleocene reservoirs by underlying intrusive sill complexes, such as the Danian-age Tulipan Discovery in the Møre Basin in 2006. This play type can be readily identified through structural mapping of the key reservoir formations, however, there is further potential to better predict reservoir distribution within the Paleocene by understanding timing of structural uplifts and depositional mechanisms.
The 3D data assists in building a geological model to better predict sand presence where seismic identification of Paleocene reservoir is challenging due to the existence of the basalts. Flett reservoir sands are known to interdigitate with basalts, as proven by the Rosebank and Bunnehaven discoveries, however, the strong acoustic impedance of the basalt masks the seismic expression of the sands in these locations. Elsewhere, there remains evidence for sandstone presence controlled by older intrusions.
Figure 2 shows an example of Flett-aged sediments onlapping older Lamba/Vaila sediments due to the intrusion below. The onlap suggests these Flett sediments ponded around the Lamba/Vaila forced fold structure (A) formed by the intrusion.
Furthermore, it appears that a later Balder-age intrusion has inverted the Flett (B), causing the ponded sediments to sit structurally shallower than the Lamba/ Vaila structure that controlled their deposition. Further study of these sediments and their relationship with the multi-phase intrusions is required; however, this suggests that understanding the local structural timings and depositional mechanisms is critical in play concept development and prediction of lithologies.
3. Lower Cretaceous Play
Figure 3: Evidence for imaging of Lower Cretaceous half-grabens beneath extensive intrusive sills on TGS Northern Lights 3D survey. Possible Lower Cretaceous sediments onlapping basement structure. Image source: TGS. The Victory Formation forms the primary reservoir in this play, charged by the underlying Kimmeridge Clay. Areas where the Lower Cretaceous sediments onlap basement structures form the main targets in faulted combination structural-stratigraphic traps. The major discoveries in this proven play have been found along the West Shetland Platform and the north-east extensions of the Rona and Flett Ridges, however the 219/28-2Z discovery demonstrates the potential as far north as the Brendan Basin.
Figure 3 shows an example of a Lower Cretaceous half-graben consisting of sediments onlapping a possible basement structure beneath intrusives. Note the amplitude variation between half-grabens beneath the sills: these seismic facies changes could be mapped on 3D data in this area and potentially used to constrain gross depositional environment maps.
Improved imaging is contributing to a much greater understanding of the complexities that exist within this underexplored area and can help to realise the potential of this proven hydrocarbon region. Further refinement of play concepts will help to evaluate exploration targets, leading to potentially highly lucrative future discoveries.
Bird, P. C. 2014. Tectono-stratigraphic Evolution of the West Orkney Basin: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration. PhD Thesis, Cardiff Univeristy.
Coward, M.P., Dewey, J.F., Hempton, M., Holroyd, J. 2004. Millenium Atlas: petroleum geology of the central and northern North Sea. Evans, D, Graham, C, Armour, A, and Bathurst, P (editors and co-ordinators). The Geological Society of London.
DECC "Promote United Kingdom 2012" Eocene fan play, West of Shetland.
Ellis, D. and Stoker, M., S. 2014. The Faroe-Shetland Basin: A regional perspective from the Palaeocene to the present day and its relationship to the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 397.
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Serbia, officially called the Republic of Serbia, is a sovereign state situated at the juncture of southeast and central Europe, spanning the Balkans and the southern Pannonian Plain. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Bulgaria and Romania to the east, Macedonia to the shot, and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west.It also claims a border with Albania via the disputed territory of Kosovo. The capital is Belgrade and the official language its Serbian.
Until the late 1600s, all of the territories in which Serbs lived, and which would become Serbia, were under Ottoman rule. Many, if not most, of the Christians in those pashdoms were forced to convert to Islam.
Modern Serbia begins, more or less, in the 18th century, largely because the Napoleonic era and the French Revolution triggered the beginning of the old imperial order throughout all of the Balkans. In particular, the wars of that era brought changes in international relations as well as political and social processes which were important in the lives of the South Slavic people.
Miloš Obrenović, who would become the first Prince of Serbia from 1815 to 1839, fought in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. This uprising was fought from February 14, 1804 until October 7, 1813. The uprising was crushed when the Serbia's Russian allied stopped fighting due to the end of the Russo-Turkish War, and the Ottoman Empire reconquered Serbia.
The Serbs continued the fighting in 1815 in what is called the Second Serbian Uprising. This uprising evolved into a revolution, was ignited after the Ottoman Empire re-annexed Serbia, which had been virtually independent for the 9 years of the first uprising. Prince Miloš both organized and led the Second Serbian Uprising, which lasted from 1815 until 1817. The Serbs prevailed and that victory resulted in the formation of the Principality of Serbia and partial autonomy, though they were still under Ottoman sovereignty. The last of the Ottoman troops remained in Serbia until 1867.
Prince Miloš abdicated the throne in 1839, and his 19-year-old son Milan, ascended to the throne. Milan had been sickly all of his life, and by many accounts, was essentially comatose at the time of his ascension. He died of tuberculosis 25 days later, never having regained consciousness. His 15-year-old brother Mihailo became Prince Michael III, and this, his first reign, lasted from 1839 until 1842. Young and inexperienced, Michael was overthrown during a rebellion. He was replaced on the throne by Aleksandar Karađorđević. He fled Serbia with his father and lived in exile in Vienna. He married while in Vienna, and they had no children, though he did reportedly have a child with his young mistress, Katrina.
In 1858, Aleksandar was forced to abdicate over his choices during the Crimean War, and Miloš was restored as prince. He reigned over Serbia until his death in 1860, when Mihailo began his second reign, again as Prince Michael III. It was he who gradually freed Serbia from control of the Turks. He also instituted judicial reforms and a regular army which he supplied with the help of Russia. He founded a state mortgage bank and revised the country's electoral laws. He was assassinated while riding through a park in his carriage on the outskirts of Belgrade. His mistress Katrina and her mother were with him, and both were also shot. Katrina survived her wounds, but her mother died along with Prince Michael III.
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In 1918, there was a union with South Slavic people with the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and 11 years later, it was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The word Yugoslavia means "Land of Southern Slavs." Yugoslavia was ruled by the Serbian dynasty of Karađorđević.
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Published: December 4, 2017, 10:56 pm
Tags: Florida, Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Local, News
Hero officer with PTSD after Pulse shooting to be let go from police force
Officer Omar Delgado has been on 'light desk duty' for past 8 months
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ORLANDO, Fla. – An officer who was hailed as a hero after the Pulse nightclub shooting will be without a job at the end of the month.
Officer Omar Delgado, with the Eatonville Police Department, was one of the first officers to respond to the shooting at Pulse, pulling people to safety.
Delgado said that following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, he's been on light desk duty. On Monday, however, Delgado said he was told he's being let go.
The Eatonville Police Department told News 6 that the town of Eatonville made a decision to terminate Delgado's employment on Dec. 31. The department declined to provide any further details.
Delgado has letters from people around the world decorating the front door of his home. This is the same door Delgado said that he walked out of on June 12, 2016, only to return as a different person.
"I came back physically, but not mentally," he said.
Delgado's emotional reunion with Pulse survivor Angel Colon in the hospital days after the massacre was shared millions of time around the world.
Days after the shooting, the deputy chief spoke to the media, praising Delgado's heroic actions.
"Now it's all going away in two or three weeks," Delgado said. "My career is going to be over."
Delgado said he's been on desk duty for the past eight months.
"Due to my PTSD and my emotional state ... obviously, I can't do police work anymore," he said.
Delgado said he spent almost 10 years on the force.
"This holiday is going to be a rough one," he said. "What we witnessed and saw -- no man should have ever seen that."
Delgado and his supporters plan to address the council during Tuesday night's town hall meeting.
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Q: How to localize name of iOS application I was trying to localize my iOS App. And can't do this.

*In info.plist I have:
Bundle Name = $(PRODUCT_NAME)
Bundle Display Name = $(PRODUCT_NAME)

*Created a infoPlist.strings file

*Localized this file.

*In each localized file I wrote:
"CFBundleDisplayName" = "My_App_Name";
"CFBundleName" = "My_App_Name";

*Added a Bool to info.plist named "Application has localized display name" and changed it to YES.
I have changed the iPhone language for infoPlist.strings localizations, but this doesn't take effect. App name doesn't change from the name, that I wrote at the project creating.

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In my case I had to localize (English, deprecated).
InfoPlist.strings(Base) was.. not used.
Adding "CFBundleName" = "My_App_Name"; in InfoPlist.string is enough.

A: The reason for bundle name doesn't localize was that I name localize file "infoPlist.strings". It should be "InfoPlist.strings" (I in upper case like in Info.plist).


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Global Regulators Adopt Final Margin Requirements for Uncleared Derivatives
By Guy C. Dempsey Jr. on September 13, 2013
Posted in Derivatives, Dodd-Frank Developments
On September 2, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) jointly published a document entitled "Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives" that sets out globally agreed minimum standards for the collateralization of uncleared over-the-counter swaps. Under these standards, all financial firms and systemically important non-financial entities that engage in non-centrally cleared derivatives will have to exchange initial and variation margin commensurate with the counterparty risks arising from such transactions. It is expected that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and banking regulators in the United States will adopt these margin standards for swaps in lieu of the ones that they have previously proposed as a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.Among the highlights of the new margin framework are the following points:
Variation margining will commence December 1, 2015. Initial margining will be phased in starting on that date for the largest market participants, with full initial margining coming into effect on December 1, 2019.
Initial margin can be calculated using percentages from a standard schedule or an approved model.
Initial margin must be exchanged on a gross basis and must generally be held at an independent custodian.
National regulators will determine eligible collateral based on general guidance from BIS and IOSCO.
Collateral haircuts can be set by reference to percentages from a standard schedule or an approved model.
Variation margin must be exchanged on a zero threshold basis; initial margin can have a threshold of up to €50 million applied on a consolidated basis across all entities in the same corporate family.
Rehypothecation is permitted for variation margin but not for initial margin (except under limited circumstances).
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OK. Let's start with basics: What is right? A few centuries ago, the above question would have been enough to start the search for an ethical system. Modern philosophy, of course, is much more devious, and backsteps to an even more basic question: Is there such a thing as "right"?
In the beginning—as far as we know—there was nothing [Note 1]. And then, roughly 15 billion years ago, the greatest event in the history of the universe happened. This occurrence was so important and so wonderful that humans call its cause God and often ascribe intelligence to it.
Someday our correspondence will constitute Appendix A of one or both of our Collected Works. (Properly edited, of course.) While it's always nice to get mail, there's no adventure quite like reading an S. Williams epistle. Just wanted to let you know that I do appreciate your injections of metaphysical quandary and Socratic examination.
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In 1976, I celebrated my 6th birthday while my native country celebrated its 200th. It was many years before I realized that one of us had been somewhat premature. The truth is that in 1776, the United States was only an idea. The legal basis of government—the Constitution—would not go into effect until 1789. It was in that latter year also that the first regular session of Congress met, that George Washington was inaugurated as our first president, and that the Supreme Court was created. Surely, then, the United States should consider 1789 to be its year of birth. Yet there was no bicentennial celebration in 1989.
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The framers of the new United States knew exactly what the country should be—or at least not be; the Declaration of Independence is, in fact, a long list of grievances the Colonies had with England. Mixed with a few recent political ideas of the Enlightenment, their vision led to a brilliant experiment in democracy that has forever changed the relationship of a people to its leaders.
Sadly, Web layout and typography doesn't quite live up to my standards for print. And maybe you prefer to read everything in one place, instead of scattered across multiple pages. So I'll be updating this PDF alongside the Web version of The Great Secrets.
Over the next few weeks we settle into a simple routine. I bring in books to read—children's books mostly, which are easy to read aloud and often wiser than their grown-up counterparts. Although Ashoka still can't summon the details of his forgotten tryst, he stops worrying about it.
—Here you are, I say, handing Ashoka his ticket for the express train. —Your pass to Boston.
—And why are we going to Boston?
—Then what's the ticket for?
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La Cité Mon Logis est un habitat collectif située à Marcinelle, section de la ville belge de Charleroi. Elle a été conçue entre 1951 et 1958 par l'architecte Victor Bourgeois pour la société d'habitation à bon marché Mon Logis.

Histoire

Le développement de la Cité Mon Logis n'est qu'une partie d'un projet plus vaste qui devait être construit sur l'ancienne "plaine du Pige". L'ambition initiale du projet du 1951 était de développer une cité-jardin de 300 unités de logement avec des équipements collectifs. En raison de l'acquisition incomplète des terrains, le projet verra le jour en 1953 dans sa partialité.

Architecture

La cité se compose d'un total de 68 unités d'habitation. La typologie est celle de maisons mitoyennes regroupées de quatre à sept unités. Le projet comporte cinq types de logements différents et se caractérise par certains bâtiments avec soubassement en pierre pour résoudre les problèmes liés à la monotonie des grands ensembles. L'architecture est marquée par des volumes à double pente faits de briques peintes en blanc qui donnent à l'ensemble un caractère anonyme.

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European Integration With or Without Britain
Jun 9, 2016 Kemal Derviş
When British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed with the EU in February on revised membership terms for the UK, he insisted that the EU be recognized officially as a "multi-currency union." The muddled way his demand was fulfilled reflects enduring confusion about how such a union can function.
WASHINGTON, DC – When British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed with the European Union in February on revised terms for the United Kingdom's membership, he insisted that the EU be recognized officially as a "multi-currency union." With clear limits on European integration in place, on currency and other issues, Cameron believed that he would be able to win a popular majority in favor of the deal – and thus of remaining in the EU – when the UK holds its referendum on June 23. Yet, rather than providing such clarity, the pact uses contorted language to avoid such an official declaration – and the explanations that would have to come with it.
To be sure, the February decision did give Cameron enough to enable him to campaign against Brexit. By specifying that the UK and Denmark are under no obligation to adopt the euro, Cameron's counterparts did effectively confirm the EU's status as a multi-currency union.
But the decision also reiterated the goal of creating an EU "whose currency is the euro," and reaffirmed treaty provisions stipulating that other non-euro states, such as Bulgaria and Poland, must adopt the euro when they meet the pre-determined conditions. (Sweden has no permanent opt-out, and does meet the conditions for euro adoption, yet somehow manages to avoid joining the monetary union.)
Kemal Derviş
Kemal Derviş, a former minister of economic affairs of Turkey and administrator for the United Nations Development Programme, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Robert Bruce Jun 12, 2016
The long term future is much wider than this article suggests. In the short term the question is whether the Eurozone can be stabilised, or will it break apart, tipping Europe back into recession. Much depends on finding a solution to accommodate fiscal stimulus needed in countries with high unemployment, whilst they remain tied to Germany, which is obsessed with austerity and risks of inflation. If Germany can see the wider picture, and allow temporary domestic inflation upto say 4% for a time, the union may be saved. Assume this is successful the long term future of wider cooperation must then become Global. Ideally this means the G20 countries cooperating to create a single regulated Global market between their economies. Tying this group together holds far bigger challenges, but the prize is huge - a single regulated market serving over 4.5 billion people, and 85%. Stabilising Europe is a crucial stepping stone to this Global future.
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Stepan Benyovszky Jun 12, 2016
Considering how monetary politics were used (with some degree of success) to cope with economic crises and risk of deflation in countries within EU that still have their own currency, I imagine the consensus of both their governments and their informed public would be to postpone accepting Euro until the economic interests of the countries in question align perfectly with those of Germany.
Otherwise it's going to be a really hard sell, Britain or no Britain.
j. von Hettlingen Jun 11, 2016
Kemal Derviş speaks of a possible "multi-currency union" with or without Britain. As Britain has little interest in an integration, David Cameron has demanded from the EU a number of concessions - among others a formal acknowledgement of "a multi-currency Europe of pounds, kroner and forints as well as euros." Indeed, when he insisted "that the UK and Denmark are under no obligation to adopt the euro," his "counterparts did effectively confirm the EU's status as a multi-currency union." But such concessions would mean a fundamental change to the nature of the European Union. A closer union is to have euro as its single currency and the treaty provisions stipulate that "other non-euro states, such as Bulgaria and Poland, must adopt the euro when they meet the pre-determined conditions."
The author says, instead of "providing such clarity, the pact uses contorted language to avoid such an official declaration," suggesting the EU is either unwilling or unable "to provide a clear description of how a multi-currency union will function in the long term." He says the EU has to face this "tough" issue and deal with it, with or without Britain's membership. Should Britons "choose to leave the EU, a similar problem would arise in any post-Brexit negotiation to keep the UK in the single market."
There is a "general consensus" that the EU needs to "build more integrated economic governance systems." Economists point out the remorseless logic for a banking and fiscal union in the eurozone. As a monetary union, it needs more than a "banking union," and a greater harmonisation of fiscal policies is equally important, "to compensate for the lack of independent monetary policies and flexible exchange rates."
There seems no lack of support for "greater fiscal integration" among EU politicians. France, Germany and Italy have even "called for versions of a common eurozone finance minister." As there is disagreement among the three on how the form of integration should take, "a balance will need to be struck," which is "essential to enable the EU to function as an effective multi-currency union."
Cameron, like his predecessor Gordon Brown, "who was present at the euro's creation," has no appetite to join the eurozone, because Britain wants to protect its financial industry. But Cameron "recognizes the need for further eurozone integration," ensuring Britain will benefit from "better economic performance in its most important export market."
The author proposes "two key objectives" that Britain "will need to pursue" to achieve its goal. First, "it must establish strong cooperation with the EU on other key issues, such as security, foreign, and climate policy." Second, "it must ensure that an increasingly integrated eurozone does not gain the authority to make unilaterally fiscal and regulatory decisions." It fears that "reshaping the single market or the financial sector." would have "significant implications" for its economy.
Unfortunately Brexit advocates focus their debate on immigration. Even though issues "relating to eurozone integration and the multi-currency union" have been fallen off the radar, "they remain vital to the future of the EU, with or without the UK." It's time to contemplate how to create "institutions that will serve a "permanent multi-currency union" while maintaining a "more integrated eurozone." The author sees "two Europes in one" - which "will be politically and legally challenging." However if Europe "is to make genuine progress toward greater stability and prosperity, it will need to ensure transparency and legitimacy every step of the way." The EU needs "a clear political vision and institutions" in order to be able to regain strength. Should Britain remain, the EU must "urgently work out how a legitimate multi-currency union will function." Should it leave, "the same basic problems must be solved." The only difference is that Britain would lose "all leverage."
Steve Hurst Jun 10, 2016
'There is now a general consensus that, over time, the eurozone will need to build more integrated economic governance systems.'
I suggest you ask the voters about this, as the EU is based on democractic process
M M Jun 10, 2016
Kemal, it appears to me that you have not been reading the opinion of the commentators on PS. It would be interesting to have an independent census in the EU on how many people would like to be called or would call themselves Europeans instead of being called say, Greeks, British, Germans, etc. The result of such a census should give you and others an indication regarding the true viability of the EU family.
John Brian Shannon Jun 9, 2016
Hi Kemal,
The UK should leave the EU and take all the Scandinavian countries and Ireland with it.
Not only that, it should invite all those countries into The Commonwealth of Nations, and only former Prime Ministers of any Commonwealth nation should serve as Secretary General of the Commonwealth. Suggesting 2-year terms there.
All Commonwealth nations should be encouraged to replace ALL income taxes with a 1% Tobin Tax.
Also, all Commonwealth nations should be encouraged to replace all VAT taxes with a simple 5% export tariff and a 5% import tariff.
All Commonwealth nations should be strongly encouraged to invest heavily in other Commonwealth nations, using the massive revenue that accrue from the 1% Tobin Tax and import/export tariffs.
Information and technology sharing should become ubiquitous between Commonwealth nation states.
OK, over to the EU side.
It is a muddle. Progress is being made, but slowly.
For the EU, adding the UK to the mix and the UK attempting to negotiate a special place within the EU is simply going to become the Leopard Tank that breaks the camel's back.
The EU has more than enough challenges with the southern European states and the Eurozone situation. Adding special status to the Brits and never-ending negotiations with the Brits, is just asking for massive failure.
European Union leaders need to let go of what they can't hope to accomplish or control outcomes, and concentrate on making the best success out of southern and eastern Europe.
Just don't get into it with Vlad, over Ukraine. Forget Ukraine!
Again, concentrate on making the best EU that you can. If that succeeds, that in itself will be a monumental success story worthy of the history books.
I wish the EU well. Very well, in fact.
From the earliest and desperate postwar days (Marshall Plan) through to the present, the European Project continues to succeed in spite of many competing interests and obstacles.
It is a thrilling testament to the determination of the European people.
However, taking on too many challenges could result in the end of all of it, and set the European Project back by one decade or more.
Wishing my UK friends and family, wishing my northern European friends, wishing my Commonwealth of Nations friends and (equally and without reservation) wishing my EU and Eurozone friends every possible success within their own particular domains.
Great to read you here at ProSyn, Kemal.
As always, very best regards, JBS
Bernard Fudim Jun 9, 2016
The EU must as a first step adopt English as the official language and mandate teaching it in schools from first grade through secondary school. That will enable the citizens to have a common international language of commerce and finance.
@ Bernard
American, not English ; )
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Amy Hilton | Whole & Parts|Photo by Laurent Godard
AMY HILTON: One Stone in Two Parts
AMY HILTON is a Paris-based British multidisciplinary artist. Since graduating from Goldsmiths College, London in 2008 she has used a variety of artistic medium in order to explore and develop her philosophical ideas. Her project, The Whole and Its Parts – a synthesis of creative writing, film, drawing, painting, and installation – has been exhibited at l'Ecloserie in Ile de Ré and Galerie Fatiha Selam in Paris.
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Interview by Will Kitson
Amy Hilton in her studio | Photo by Laurent Godard
You seem to have a very questioning nature. Were you a creative child?
As a child, I was extremely inquisitive, impulsive and dramatic. I wrote a lot: innumerable stories, plays (casting family members as leading roles), and newspaper reports. Early on, I wanted to be a private detective. I would discover a folded-up piece of paper in my mother's handbag (probably a shopping list), and imagine it was a list of clues to solving a crime. And then would publish the story in my imaginary newspaper complete with headline, drawing or a photo. That childish hunger to know the world is still present. I am certain that my questioning nature, of the young private investigator, has been a fundamental driver in helping to unfold the layers of my creativity as it exists today. It has enabled me to ask deeper questions and join together countless dots. The painter in me flourished later on. And so did the pianist.
One stone in two parts, 2012 | Photo by Michel Leprêtre
Tell us a little bit about your most recent work, The Whole and The Parts. What initially inspired you to embark upon such a complex project?
As complex as it may seem, I suppose it started out simply – a basic need to discover and create something that is whole and harmonious.
It has been an organic journey so far. I moved from London to Chamonix in the French Alps, where I found so much creative stimulation in the natural surroundings. It was a huge exhale for me. I travelled with a collection of essays and notes that I had kept from my studies at Goldsmiths from 2004 to 2007.
Four years later, I found a stone on a beach in Ile de Re. This beautiful rounded limestone formation was perfectly fractured into two separate parts; and as I held it in my hands, I felt it to be a perfect symbol for the ideas I had written about in those original essays. It was at this moment I understood that both the essays and the stone could conceptually be one and the same thing. And this, in turn, inspired a desire to develop a textual-artistic study, adapting the main ideas in my essays and integrating the symbolism of the stone.
And thus, The Whole and The Parts naturally came into being. It is a manifestation of a part of my research into the theory of 'world vision' and the concept of 'the parts and the whole'. It has become my attempt to transpose the nature of my own vision of the world onto an artistic plane: by observing, at a close vantage point, my own collective social group consciousness of which I form a part. My approach emanates from a motivation to move away from the mechanistic worldview of Descartes to a more flexible, holistic one.
Aware of the contemporary tendency to create abstractions of separate objects, including a separate self, and then to posit that they belong to an independently existing reality, my work highlights the relationship (and more, the interrelationship) between these separate parts and the whole. I am particularly interested in evoking that as individuals and societies, we are all ultimately dependent upon the cyclical processes of nature.
The Whole and The Parts now spans many forms: text, drawing, painting, photography and installation. Each part is physically separate from the other, but purposefully attached to the other, sewn tightly together through a narrative.
Amy Hilton |Tourmaline, 2015 | photo by Michel Leprêtre
You're interested in how art is able to question philosophical notions. In this vein, how do you think philosophical topics such as 'ontology' translate into the practice of art?
Throughout time, art has been created for all sorts of reasons; certainly one of them has often been to explain the nature of our existence (or what we might refer to as 'ontology'). Who knows what was going on in the mind of Rembrandt, Satie or Rodin? What I do know, from the perspective of someone who creates and experiences art, is that being able to translate such philosophical notions into artistic expression and practice expands on our perceptions and ways of thinking. And this, in turn, means that we can expand our values.
If thought is known to be a powerful bridge, then enticing those who experience an artwork to become pensive – to think, if only for a short time – is intended to leave them with one partial means to start thinking and questioning their interrelated existence within the greater whole.
As one of my greatest creative influences, I follow Rilke's advice, "to live the questions now… perhaps then, someday in the far future… (you) will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer."
Amy Hilton | Constellation ii, 2014 | photo by Michel Leprêtre
Tell us a bit about the specifics of your practice. What is your daily approach to creating?
I'm spontaneous. Things seem to happen a lot by chance. The chance event of finding a broken stone on a beach might have meant absolutely nothing to someone else, but for me, it symbolized absolutely everything.
I try to dedicate a little part of every day to working in my studio. Painting has become paramount to my practice. Over the last year, I have been painting stones and minerals on paper using inks and watercolours, which is a very meditative process. Like Rothko's huge black canvases, it draws me in, calms me down and enables me to draw my thoughts together. It requires silence and solitude.
I find myself constantly moving from the parts to the whole and from the whole back to the parts again, in a sort of perpetual wave – a movement in the course of which the whole and the parts throw light upon one another and then in turn inspire new ideas. Whether I am painting or drawing, thinking or reading, writing or finding things, I try to maintain a systematic approach: wholeness, relationships and patterns.
Amy Hilton | Labradorite, 2015 | photo by Michel Leprêtre
The Whole and The Parts includes a narrative told by a girl who has 'buried an anxiety deep inside of herself', and is 'in search of connectedness'. Could you tell us about the moment that originally triggered this?
The triggering moment was when I learned about the Buddhist view that human suffering arises when we hold on to fixed forms and categories created by the mind, instead of accepting the impermanent and transitory nature of things. Resisting the fluidity and flow of life leads to experiencing constant frustration and anxiety.
I wanted to write a short text that would be part essay, part fiction in its form. As it begins, we discover that "the girl" has a deep anxiety. This also makes reference to 'Cartesian anxiety'; a term coined by Richard Bernstein, to describe this 'mind-body', 'human-nature' dualism that has existed since Descartes' mechanistic worldview. By extending this fragmented view to human society as a whole, we have divided ourselves into different races, nations, religions and political groups. The belief that all these fragments – in ourselves, in our environment and in our society – are in fact separate has distanced us from nature and from our fellow human beings.
The girl in the narrative is attempting to change her conceptual focus. She observes the view in front of her: water crashing against the rocks. This view inspires her to think differently about how she is seeing the image before her eyes: "… I felt inclined to see the rocks as being separate from the water. But instead, as if for the first time, I attempted to shift my conceptual focus, from objects to relationships. While quietly observing as the two diverse elements entwined and embraced each other, I perceived rock and water – and myself and world – as one." Then she rises, and perceives a broken stone that has been lying adjacent to her the entire time she has been sitting in her pensive state. The narrative ends with her discovery of the broken stone and her piecing the two fragments together.
Amy Hilton | Salt, 2015 | photo by Michel Leprêtre
Your work explores 'being', 'self', 'consciousness' and 'mind' as well as the 'inter-relation of all beings and phenomena'. Has the exploration of these themes had a direct positive impact on your own life?
I wholeheartedly believe that the exploration of these themes has not only been integral in shaping my creative destiny, but also, in shaping my daily experience of life.
By continually exploring the relational value of things, I feel much more open and attentive to those everyday meetings and encounters – which always possess a potential depth that we can often fail to notice. This is an increasingly rare feeling; despite now being connected to an expanding universe of people, cultures and nations through the 'World Wide Web' and other new medias. The 'WWW' removes those more meaningful, face-to-face connections. Ironically, it can bluff us out of being deeply in contact with someone sitting opposite us in a café, for example.
A main part of my understanding has been that true and beautiful things are not collections of isolated objects, but networks, integrated parts and related entities. I am more spiritually aware than ever before. I feel a strong sense of belonging to the cosmos as a whole.
Where and when do you feel the most creative?
When I am connecting the dots…
My creative spark can be ignited anywhere, at any time – especially inside my studio, in a library or when I play piano, where I am able to gather my thoughts, feelings and ideas together.
If the universe inside you were to be contained in just one symbol, what would that symbol be?
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[…] Until April 9th, the Musée de Minéralogie is hosting an exhibition of British artist Amy Hilton's work. As the museum name might suggest, Hilton's subject of choice is very much nature-based and the aesthetic ethereal and soft. There's an interesting calming effect to viewing her work, one we could all use a bit of. And not surprisingly, I first learned of Amy Hilton via the wonderful Seymour Magazine. […]


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Sigmar Polke Biography
Sigmar Polke was a painter and photographer from Germany. He worked in a wide range of styles and materials and addressed a variety of subjects in his work. He tended to shift his focus with each new decade. The 1970s saw him concentrate on photography and travel widely across Afghanistan, France, Brazil, Pakistan and the USA.
Sigmar Polke experimented with techniques like over- and under-exposure in his unusual photographic works. In the 1980s he put his energy into painting. Still keen to experiment, he used chemical reactions to create abstract pieces. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, his painted work explored historical events and people's perceptions of them. He was part of a small group of artists, along with Gerhard Richter and Konrad Fischer, who created a movement known as Capitalist Realism. This Pop Art-inspired style looks at images and icons of consumer culture through a political framework. One of Sigmar Polke's best-known paintings is The Three Lies of Painting, which he finished in 1994. The most successful of his works tended to depict consumer goods. In 2006, he was commissioned to produce a series of stained glass windows for Zurich's Grossmunster Cathedral. He died in 2010. His studio in Cologne has now become an archive of his work.
Sigmar Polke Prints
Dr Pabscht het z'Schpiez s'Schpäckbschteck z'schpät bschteut (Parkett No. 30)
Bargeld Lacht
Der Teufel Von Berlin
Untitled (Columbus In Search of a New Tomorrow)
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Sidwell beat off competition from Derby County's Darren Bent and Sheffield Wednesday's Fernando Forestieri.


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