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Q: Event of dynamically created Control not firing I'm having a problem with a Web Control that is dynamically created and inserted in my page. I create a couple of LinkButtons, depending on the data of the search that was made, and I'm trying to add an Event Handler to each of the Buttons, so it would filter the result.
The controls are initialized properly, but the event is never fired.
Private Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Init
  Controls.Clear()

  Dim btn As Controls.LocalizableLinkButton
  For Each element As Generic.KeyValuePair(Of String, ResultFilterData) In m_list

    btn = New LocalizableLinkButton
    btn.ID = m_Name & "$lnk" & count
    btn.Label = element.Value.Label.Append(" (" + CStr(element.Value.Count) + ")")
    btn.CommandArgument = element.Value.Key
    AddHandler btn.Click, AddressOf Me.btn_Click

    Controls.Add(btn)
  Next
End Sub

Since this code is in Page_Init all the controls should be recreated on a postback. (The LocalizableLinkButton is just an extension of a LinkButton to add multilingual features to the text).
The problem is that the method btn_Click is never called. The Link Buttons are properly initialized on the callback, with the same ID's as before. But the event doesn't fire.
I'm using ASP.Net 2.0
Any ideas?

A: I finally figured out the problem ASP.NET had with my Link Buttons.
The error was in using a '$' sign in my ID for each LinkButton. ASP.NET apparently uses the $ sign to build the control hierarchy when it creates the Postback Javascript. Therefore it thinks that the LinkButtons are nested within a control that does not exist. And so the events aren't fired of course.
Once I removed the $ signs it worked properly.

A: You probably want to put this piece of code in the Page_Load and see. It's generally advised not to access controls in this Page_Init as there is no guarantee of the controls been created at this stage.
I'm no VB guy but i put this into the codebehind of the default.aspx and it works fine.
  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Button button = new Button();
            button.Click += new EventHandler(button_Click);
            button.Text = "test";
            Form.Controls.Add(button);
        }

        void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }

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Where is Tillington?
Tillington is located in the county of West Sussex, South East England, one mile west of the town of Petworth, 17 miles north-west of the major town of Worthing, and 42 miles south-west of London. Tillington lies six miles south-west of the Surrey border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Tillington falls within the district council of Chichester, under the county council of West Sussex. It is in the GU28 postcode district. The post town for Tillington is Petworth.
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Location of Tillington within the UK
Which county is Tillington in?
Tillington is in the ceremonial county of West Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of West Sussex.
Where is Tillington in West Sussex?
Tillington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of West Sussex.
Location of Tillington within West Sussex
What is the postcode for Tillington?
The nearest postcode to the centre of Tillington is GU28 9AG.
Where is Tillington in GU28?
Tillington is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GU28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GU28 postcode district.
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What is the post town for Tillington?
The post town for Tillington is Petworth. Tillington is in the GU28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Petworth.
What is the latitude and longitude of Tillington?
The centre of Tillington is located at position 50.98914° latitude and -0.6297° longitude.
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The centre of Tillington is located at the grid reference easting 496273 and northing 121976 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
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Position of Tillington relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Tillington to the centre of the town.
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Second suspect is held in killing of Kim Jong-nam
The second female suspect arrested for the assassination of Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam, in a yellow shirt and blue pants, is led to a police car Thursday afternoon to be taken to a local police station in Malaysia. [SCREEN CAPTURE OF CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION]
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police arrested a second suspect Thursday morning in the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother Kim Jong-nam.
Officers identified the suspect as a 25-year-old woman with an Indonesian passport. It is not yet known whether she is actually an Indonesian national. Police said she was alone at the time of her arrest, Thursday at 2 a.m., but did not reveal where she was nabbed.
The first suspect, a 28-year-old arrested at the same Kuala Lumpur International Airport where Kim Jong-nam was killed Monday morning, was in possession of a Vietnamese travel document when police handcuffed her around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, but could not be confirmed as Vietnamese.
Both suspects were "positively identified from CCTV footage at the airport," said Malaysian authorities.
Police said they were tracking down at least four more male suspects.
It is unclear at this point precisely how many people were involved in the plot to kill Kim Jong-nam. South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Lee Byung-ho told South Korean lawmakers Wednesday that two females had approached Kim Jong-nam at the airport and "terrorized him with poisonous liquid."
North Korean defectors who have knowledge of Pyongyang's intelligence maneuvers said in a recent interview with the JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily, that there was a high chance a "team" of agents were ordered to kill him.
A post-mortem of Kim Jong-nam was completed Wednesday night at the Hospital Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysian capital, but the results have not been released. A doctor who participated in the autopsy said, "There were no bruises on his body and his face was red," according to the JoongAng Ilbo.
Diplomats from the North Korean Embassy in Malaysia reportedly tried to block the autopsy and asked the hospital to hand over Kim Jong-nam's corpse, which Malaysian authorities rejected.
It is still not known why the 45-year-old self-exile from North Korea was killed or by whom, or why he was in Malaysia. Kim Jong-nam did not hold any official title in the North Korean government at the time of his death.
A South Korean intelligence official said Kim Jong-un might have ordered the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of former North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il, because he was afraid he could someday replace him with the backing of some force like the military or Pyongyang's major ally, China.
The NIS chief said Kim Jong-nam was under the protection of Chinese authorities up to his death and that his former wife and son, currently residing in Beijing, as well as his second wife and two children in Macau, are still being looked after by them.
A South Korean official at the Ministry of Unification said China was friendly to Kim Jong-nam because "nobody could be certain that the Kim Jong-un regime would endure," adding that Kim Jong-nam was some sort of a "Plan B" for Beijing.
Another intelligence source credited Kim Jong-nam's "magnanimous" personality for winning the hearts of Chinese authorities. "China is based on feudalism, so they have a penchant for the eldest son," he said. "He had a big heart, which attracted a lot of people. For Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam had more leverage than a nuclear weapon."
A young leader who's executed 340 people over the past five years to solidify his control, based on a recent report from the NIS, Kim Jong-un could easily have found Kim Jong-nam a potential threat. Former leader Kim Jong-il, who was also intimidated by his own half brother Kim Pyong-il, groomed him as a diplomat and dispatched him to distant posts such as ambassador to Finland and the Czech Republic, analysts say.
An unexpected question has arisen about who will claim Kim Jong-nam's corpse: North Korea or South Korea? South Korean media speculate that Seoul is flexing its diplomatic muscles to bring the corpse to the South, but the North is also on the case.
North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol personally visited Hospital Kuala Lumpur, where the post-mortem took place, with other diplomats Wednesday and stayed until late at night, demanding Malaysian authorities to allow him to escort the corpse back to Pyongyang.
Ambassador Kang was said to have kept silent about the fact that the deceased was the half brother of Kim Jong-un, saying instead he wanted to claim the body of "Kim Chol," the alias used in Kim Jong-nam's passport, simply because he was a North Korean citizen.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid was reported by Malaysian news outlet Bernama as saying that the Malaysian government "would facilitate any request by North Korea to claim the body" in accordance with standard operation procedures.
"The body would be released to the next-of-kin or the embassy after all the police and medical procedures had been completed," he said.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to comment when asked whether Seoul was actually working to bring the corpse to the country, but left open the possibility.
"A corpse is normally repatriated to his or her country after [local authorities] verify the nationality of the deceased," said a ministry source.
"But this is no normal situation."
Yeom Don-jae, a visiting professor at Sungkyunkwan University in central Seoul, who formerly worked for the NIS, said diplomats from the North Korean Embassy would have no other choice but to express concern about Kim Jong-nam's corpse because not doing so would be a kind of acknowledgement that they were behind his death.
"They could be attempting to conceal their links to the crime," said Yeom, "by pretending to overreact about the family of their Great Leader."
According to details from the NIS, Kim Jong-nam was at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's departure hall Monday morning on his way to Macau.
BY LEE SUNG-EUN, SHIN KYUNG-JIN AND JEONG YONG-SOO [lee.sungeun@joongang.co.kr]


Tuya, the company founded by former Alibaba employees, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas, announced the launch of the US version of its IoT platform. Sharing the details company said that Tuya Smart will help companies who fail to launch IoT devices.
This turnkey solution could help manufacturers transform standard products into IoT products within a matter of days. Tuya Smart is a strong application platform that not only works well in itself, but also supports interoperability with other devices.
This platform focuses on speeding up smart device development and ensuring interoperability. It provides the Wi-Fi modules (appropriately certified, of course), the app template and the cloud connectivity that device makers need to get their idea off the ground. It claims to have its side of the device development side ready for mass production in 15 days, something a device developer starting from scratch could never hope to achieve.
Tuya's approach offers U.S. manufacturers a head start in the international market through the use of Tuya's global platform. Products powered by Tuya can ship to any market and adapt to different countries' requirements.


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Q: Laravel Homestead: Adding an additional virtual machine using vagrant box There has been a recent change lately when attempting to clone the laravel/homestead package from GitHub.  I haven't had trouble in the past trying to add additional virtual machines to my system but now I'm running into a problem.
If you go into GitHub to look at the latest repository for Laravel Homestead you will see that the 'homestead.yaml' file is not in the root directory any longer and has now been replaced by the file 'homestead'.
In the past, I have used the steps below for creating additional virtual machines in my command prompt:
1) Create a new directory (Code2) from within the root directory where VirtualBox and VagrantBox are installed
2) Go into 'cmd' and change to 'Code2' directory
3) Type in 'vagrant box add laravel/homestead --force'
4) Type in 'git clone https://github.com/laravel/homestead.git Homestead_temp'
5) Go into the newly created 'Homestead_temp' directory, copy and paste the files from inside that directory into your 'Code2' root directory.
6) Edit 'src/stubs/homestead.yaml' so that it contains the correct paths for your 'Code2' directory.
7) Go back into 'cmd' and type in 'vagrant up'.  When I try to do this, I keep getting a 'read: No such file or directory C:/Users/Jeff/.homestead/Homestead.yaml'
I haven't had trouble in the past adding additional virtual machines but now I am prevented from doing so.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

A: I'm not really sure if this answers my question or not, I'll have to do some research on it but for anybody that is curious about the recent Laravel Homestead changes, check out this article for Laravel 2.0
Hope this information helps!


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Faithfully copied from the original, this Victorian Toilet Roll Holder is cast in brass, available in a choice of aged brass or aged nickel plated brass finishes. The Toilet Roll Holder has been updated with a spring loaded spindle. Mounted on an seasoned oak back plate which perfectly sets off the detail of the casting, this can be directly mounted to your wall and is suitable for use with toilet rolls from all major suppliers.


London's defo one of my favourite cities for now but I'm biased cos I went during Christmas and shopping was sick! Besides the shopping, I love how it's a vibrant and energetic city that's very all rounded. And I certainly appreciate the fact that everyone speaks english cos I died in Paris trying to communicate. Anyhoos, picture time!
The all famous Monmouth coffee near Borough Market!
Super yummy turkey dish at The Wolseley where we had our Christmas brunch! I highly recommend The Wolseley for breakfast. It's lavish and serves GREAT food albeit a bit pricey. Must go in London!
The big ben and westminster abbey are soooooooooo pretty!!! I have seen big ben pictures before I went and I thought, it's just a clock lor what's the big deal but nooooo it's very grand and majestic! I love it!
Afternoon tea at English Tea Room at the famous Brown's hotel. Be prepared to spend a bomb if you're planning to go. We wanted to have a high tea set to share but it was 80 pounds per person! That's a whopping $160SGD for high tea PER PERSON. In the end, Ange and I ordered 2 pots of tea and 2 slices of cake, and it already cost us around $40SGD each!
This is the only photo I took on Boxing day cos I was busy shopping! Boxing day sale in London is insane! Everything was 40-70% off and the shops open at 8am so people can shop longer. So sad we only started at 2pm cos we overslept 🙁 But we managed to comb Piccadily circus, Selfridges and a bit of Oxford street! I'm not really big on Oxford cos it's all high street and I feel it isn't a lot cheaper? The only high street brands I like are Zara and Topshop so it was quite meh. Prefer Soho and Piccadily. Wish I had more time to shop more though, feel like I didn't buy enough!
Rushed off to catch Wicked musical after that which was soooooo good and funny! 36 pounds well spent!
Samba Sushi for dinner! Yummy and great view!
Had to try the best red velvet cupcakes in London so made a trip to Hummingbird Bakery. Certainly did not disappoint, and other flavours were good too.
Four Seasons duck!!! The best duck ever! So ironic that the supposedly best duck in the world is in London but it's opened by Hong Kongers (: Love it and it's not expensive!
Ahhhh I miss London so so so much! Someone teleport me there now!
In London, we stayed in Airbnb as well to cut cost cos hotels there aren't cheap at all during Christmas especially if you want to stay in the city centre. Our big apartment was only $46 per person per night, super cheap!!!
The apartment wasn't fancy but it was sufficient and spacious for the 4 of us! What I like about the apartment was the proximity to the underground station and how the city was so accessible from where we were! We were staying in zone 2 (the main area is zone 1) and the train ride to places like Oxford and all took less than 15 mins. Also, we got a 7-day pass for unlimited rides in zone 1 and 2 so it was perfect!
The apartment came with a kitchenette so we made breakfast almost everyday and did our laundry every few days. If I were to go to London again, I'll definitely airbnb it again cos English homes are damn pretty! The next time I'll probably stay in an English house or a stylish loft smacked in Soho! Lemme show you some really gorgeous ones below $200/night!
So pretty and unique yet so affordable! I'm not lying when I say I'm addicted to surfing Airbnb, I do it at least once a week hehe.
Sign up and get $33 off your first Airbnb stay when you book with my Airbnb page! Go get lost in this wanderlust spirit!
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Getting set to buy an external door for my recording space from a local studio door maker. Anyway my question is this ... will a 51 STC rated door do the trick for me, ah you say well that depends. Well here is my situation , we have a recording space 20' from the road which has moderate traffic (for IL) but the real problem is my lawn enthusiast neighbors that will ---- i kid you not --- mow for a upwards of 10 hours at a time; and i have several neighbors like this and they take turns cycling the days. IE very hard to ever have a quiet moment for recording strings and such. One of the mowers, i swear, must have a glass pack on it -- IT IS LOUD. Now we are taking the pain to build sound prooof walls and ceiling but i am concerned with the door in question ... can you guys help me out with some input. Will a 51 STC door be enough?
Re: Glass Door STC 51 --- is this enough?????
That door has a pretty high rating. If it doesn't do the trick alone, install another door (a regular solid-core door will do, provided it has good perimeter sealing) a few feet away and fill the wall spaces in between with some kind of absorbtive panel/insulation.
A glass door with a 51 STC rating is excellent. Whether it will cut out enough sound for you is questionable. For comparison's sake it is worth noting that codes for new condominium separation walls are 60 or 61 STC. If municapal building experts feel that is a minimum between separate units, then that may imply what STC it takes to block "all" unwanted sound coming into an area from a neighbor.


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Gujarat-Based Solar Monitoring and Analytics Platform Prescinto Raises Seed Funding
The amount of funding remained undisclosed
Finance and M&A, Solar
Solar monitoring and analytics platform Prescinto announced that it raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Venture Catalysts, an integrated incubator for startups.
According to its press statement, angel investor Rohit Chanana and several others also participated in the seed funding round.
Prescinto is a Gujarat-based artificial intelligence-powered platform that focuses on performance enhancement and helps increase the power production and return on investment (RoI) of solar facilities. The company is a vendor-agnostic platform that provides services such as data acquisition and visualization, advanced analytics, and operation and maintenance automation.
"The next wave of profitability for renewable energy players will come from performance enhancement as the margins narrow down further. We are fortunate to have partners like Venture Catalysts to share our growth journey with," said Puneet Jaggi, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Prescinto.
The company said its patent-pending solution identifies the root cause of generation loss and provides real-time actionable insights to enhance energy generation by 7%, improving the return on investment of solar projects up to 20 to 50 times for owners and developers. Prescinto claims its consumers such as Macquarie, GMR, Essel Infrastructure have achieved traction of three times the annual growth reaching over 8 GW of solar projects across 14 countries.
Global venture capital funding for solar companies in the third quarter of 2020 was up 182%, with $183 million in 15 deals compared to $65 million in five deals in the second quarter of 2020, according to Mercom's 9M and Q3 Solar Funding and M&A Report. Of the 15 solar VC deals announced during the quarter, only six were early-stage deals. In Q3 2020, three Balance-of-System (BOS) companies raised a total of $15 million.
Tech-based solar monitoring tools are getting traction in India as they help optimize cost-effectiveness. Earlier this year, NTPC floated a tender for centralized monitoring analytical tool for the 250 MW Mandsaur solar PV project in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, NTPC had invited bids for the SCADA and weather monitoring system package for Solapur solar power project in Maharashtra.
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Benny Dayal  (born 13 May 1984) is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He has sung more than 3500 songs in 19+ Indian languages. He is a member of the band S5, launched by SS Music TV channel. He made his acting debut in the Malayalam movie By the People, a suspense thriller. All the songs were sung by S5 members and it was then that A.R. Rahman noticed him and took an audition.

Personal life
Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district in Kerala. He was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE and completed his schooling there from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS). He went on to complete his B.Com. and Masters in Journalism from Madras Christian College.

Dayal worked as an Events Coordinator with RR Donnelley. He quit his job in BPO to accomplish his career with music. On 5 June 2016, the singer married his model girlfriend Catherine Thangam in a close-knit ceremony in Bengaluru.

Discography

Albums
 Isai
 Ithu Premamo
 Ithu Premamo 2
 Saaral (produced by Rainbow Bridge Studios)
 Swaasam (produced by Hexachord)
 Vazhkai DJ (Produced by Benny Dayal and Charles Bosco)

Hindi songs

Tamil songs

Telugu songs

Malayalam songs

Kannada songs

Bengali songs

Gujarati songs

Marathi songs

Urdu songs

Awards and honors
Won
 54th Filmfare Awards – RD Burman Award for New Music Talent – "Kaise Mujhe" for (Ghajini)
 2009 Stardust Awards — Max Stardust Awards for New Musical Sensation – "Pappu Can't Dance" for (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
 Ananda vikadan cinema awards – Best playback singer – Make

Live performances
At Aura 2023,KLS GIT Belagavi,on 18 March 2023
At Vibrance 2023, VIT Chennai, on 3 March 2023
At IIT jodhpur, on 23 February 2020
At Riviera 2020, VIT Vellore, on 13 February 2020
At ECHOES 2020, IIM Kozhikode, on 8 February 2020
At Standard Chartered T&I,Annual Staff Day 2019 December,MGM beach Resorts,Chennai.
At Imperium 2019, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
At Festember 2019, National Institute of technology, Tiruchirapalli
 At Shivaji College (vibration '19), New Delhi on 21 February 2019
 Ranchi Gymkhana club, Ranchi, 20 January 2019
 At Biocon Bangalore (Invivo 40), Bengaluru on 18 February 2019
 At IIM Bangalore (Unmaad – Cultural Fest), Bengaluru on 2 February 2019
 At Madras Christian College, Chennai on 24 January 2019.
 At Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Pune on 7 December 2018.
 Redbull Music festival,Kochi, 24 November 2018
 At Thapar University, Patiala on 19 November 2018.
 At Manpho Convention Center, Bangalore (AT&T Family Day "Odessey 2020") on 18 November 2018
 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Abu Dhabi Chapter, 16 November 2018
 AIIMS Raipur on 28 October 2018
 At Mountain View, California (Gaana Music Festival) on 19 May 2018.
 At Vijayawada (K L University)Samyak 2018 on 24 March 2018.
 Crossroads 2018, Annual Cultural festival of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, on 18 March 2018.
 NITK Surathkal on 3 March 2018 as part of the cultural festival Incident 2018 (Day 3, Pro Shows)
 At Goa (Royal Enfield Raider Maniya)Live in concert on 19 November 2017.
 Manipal Institute of Technology on 11 March 2017 as part of Revels, the annual cultural festival of MIT.
 At IIT Hyderabad (ELAN- NVISION) Live in Concert on 21 January 2017
 2017– at world orange festival, Nagpur Maharashtra ... Nikhil.k
 Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru at its annual cultural fest (Jayciana – 2016) on 22 April 2016
 Anaadyanta at the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 5 March 2016
 At PBWA Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav—Live in Concert on 21 October 2015
 Spirit of Wipro Run 2015 – Wipro Limited, Bangalore on 20 September 2015
 Zee London Mela – London, England on 6 September 2015
 In "Spandan'2015" conducted by JIPMER, Pondicherry on 2 September 2015
 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), Toronto, Canada on 23 August 2015
 Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore for Anokha '15 (Amrita's annual technical festival) on 7 March 2015
 Tech Mahindra Hyderabad annual fest Ekatvam in January 2015
  Infosys Limited, Bangalore, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur for Rebeca '14 on 27 April 2014
  JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore at its annual Techno-Cultural Fest (VERVE – 2014) on 26 April 2014
  Symbiosis Center for Management Studies at its annual Sympulse, in Pune, on 15 January 2014
  Annual Cultural Festival OASIS 2014 of Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in Delhi on 16 November 2013 at its annual management festival, Quo Vadis
 Zephyr 2013, the annual cultural festival of Orissa Engineering College in Bhubaneswar
 2013 – Annual Cultural Fest, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, West Bengal.
 Tezpur University at Techxetra on 27 October 2013
 NIT Trichy on 29 September 2013
Institute of Medical Sciences,Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU,Varanasi)~  ELIXIR cultural event on 13 March 2013
 8th mile, RV college of engineering on 20 September 2011.Bangalore
 Acharya Habba at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 9 April 2011
 Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology on 21 March 2010 as part of a cultural event
 SSN College of Engineering on 5 March 2010, with Stephen Devassy and others
 Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tanjore as a part of the cult fest Kuruksastra in 2009
 NIT Calicut on 26 March 2009 as part of the cultural festival Ragam '09

References

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1984 births
Living people
Musicians from Kollam
Singers from Kollam
Tamil playback singers
Bollywood playback singers
Indian male playback singers
Kannada playback singers
Artists from Kollam
Telugu playback singers
Singers from Kerala
Film musicians from Kerala
Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
21st-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian male singers
People from Abu Dhabi

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Pakistanis Own $20 Billion in Crypto, Report Reveals
In the absence of regulations, people in Pakistan have invested a serious amount of money in digital assets. New research claims Pakistanis keep some $20 billion in cryptocurrency, allegedly more than what their central bank has in foreign reserves.
Government Urged for Regulations as Study Shows Pakistanis Hold $20 Billion in Cryptocurrency
The Pakistani nation owns more cryptocurrency than foreign reserves, according to the Pakistan Frontier and other media outlets quoting a new report by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). The study, produced by the association's Policy Advisory Board (PAB), has estimated that Pakistanis have held cryptocurrency worth $20 billion in the 2020-21 period.
The authors point out that the popularity of digital currencies like bitcoin has rapidly increased in the last couple of years. With a 711% market growth in 12 months, Pakistan climbed to third place in this year's Global Crypto Adoption Index calculated by blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis. The country is behind only India and Vietnam.
However, the true total of crypto holdings may be much higher than the figure mentioned in the PAB report. Many residents of the country are buying coins via peer-to-peer deals and these investments remain largely undetected, the Business Recorder notes in an article. Cryptocurrencies are still a gray area in Pakistan as the country's current legislation does not cover the digital assets.
During a press conference, FPCCI President Nasir Hayat Magoon urged Islamabad to introduce a government policy that would facilitate cryptocurrency transactions, remarking that neighboring India has already taken steps to implement some rules. Magoon insisted that such regulations are needed so that investors can trade their coins in the country instead of in places like Dubai.
The report recommends that Pakistan adopt a legal framework aligned with guidelines issued by the Financial Action Task Force and the International Monetary Fund. The study has been released after Pakistan's Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan indicated in October that the government is not opposed to cryptocurrency investments in general. Pakistan's courts have also called on the executive and legislative powers to introduce crypto regulations.
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The ideal candidate is an attentive, problem-solver who is also teachable. This individual will need to assess and analyze real-time to make proper recommendations and adjustments to meet our SLA's. Someone who has good instincts and can provide proactive solutions to help our business.
Monitor real-time volume in a multi-skill contact center environment.
Creates a positive work environment that fosters successful team performance.
Use WFM software and call volume history to help manage intra-day staffing levels.
Determine the most effective methods for needed intra-day staffing adjustments.
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Amid fiscal constraints, Greek government plans more hirings
November 26th, 2017 Economy, Greece, Top Story 3 0 comments 1647
Athens.- (GreekNewsOnline, ANA-MPA)
In a move that many are describing as a bid to lure voters, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis announced on Friday that the number of permanent municipal sanitation staff will be increased from 6,500 to 8,800. Speaking to state-run TV on Friday, Skourletis said the hirings – announced at a time of fiscal constraints – will meet "municipalities' real needs."
But critics said he is simply pandering to municipal workers' unions and giving in to their every demand.
According to information gleaned so far, Kathimerini understands that Greece's lenders have said that they have no objectives to the hirings.
The move will not burden the budget as wages of sanitation staff at local authorities are covered by municipal levies paid by citizens.
However, many local authorities have said that they do not have the necessary funds to make the hirings and this could possibly force them to increase municipal levies.
Skourletis sought to clarify that contract workers currently working at municipal cleaning service are not necessarily the ones who will be hired, as all qualified people will be considered for the positions, he said.
The estimated 10,000 contract workers currently employed in municipalities' sanitation departments will remain at their posts until March 31, 2018 at the latest, when their contracts expire.
Earlier in the year, Skourletis had sought to extend those contracts beyond their initial 24-month limit but was forced to back down after the Council of State ruled it would violate the Constitution and European Union law.
Skourletis's eagerness to please unions was also apparent in his decision earlier this year to oversee collective labor agreements for employees working at local government organizations (OTA), which stipulated fewer working hours and more holiday leave and paved the way for more hirings down the line.
Moreover, after last Wednesday's 24-hour strike called by the municipal workers' union (POE-OTA) he promised more such "interventions." Workers' rights and the needs of local authorities are the two main issues that the Interior Ministry is focused on, he said
Greece turns corner
following debt crisis
A report by Amy Kellogg for Fox News says "Greece turns corner following debt crisis",
"It's not all that rosy in Greece, but tourism has experienced a real boost this year.
"2017 was the year that left the crisis behind," said Athens tour operator Dikeos Kalavrydinos. "This year, things around Athens and Greece generally are getting better day by day."
Tourism was up 7 percent in 2017, and has been doubling the industry average for growth in recent years. That is good news in this vital sector of Greece's economy. One in five jobs created in Greece is in the tourism sector. Some estimates are every 30 tourists create a new job for a Greek.
Kalavrydinos calls Athens one of the safest cities in the world. And he said it boasts the best service. Terrorist attacks in other European cities have put tourists off. Turkey, which is a competitor market, has also had its share of unrest, making Greece more appealing. There are no more of the massive street protests we saw throughout the crisis.
President of the Hoteliers of Athens, Alexandros Vassilikos told Fox News, "The unrest is not here anymore. We see clients don't worry anymore. That was a big issue for us until 2015."
Many in the industry though complain that higher taxes imposed since Greece's bailouts and more aggressive collection have taken a bite out of ultimate profits, but still, the sector is moving forward.
Economic experts point to other positive signs. Greece was finally able to borrow in international markets over the summer. Bond yields were down. And structural reforms have led to less state involvement in a wide range of industries, making many businesses more open and competitive.
There was growth for the first time in 2017, albeit low.
But with debt still 180 percent of GDP, there is a long way to go. Unemployment is down, but still one in five are out a job. Nearly half of young people are unemployed. And there has been significant brain drain.
But Alexandros Vassilikos says Greeks need to look for opportunity in the challenges still present.
"We cannot look at things negatively. We must look at things creatively. If you do not find a job today the way you did five or ten years ago, that means you need to change the way you are looking as well."
He says jobs for young people need to be found through new ideas, projects and products.
Greece's near economic collapse, many say, was the first really dire challenge the European Union faced. Since then, Brexit and Catalonia may have eclipsed that and stolen the headlines. But Luiss University Professor Nicola Borri says it's good the Greeks didn't go for "Grexit."
"Greece within Europe has a bright future. It was smart of them not to exit Europe in 2015. This is in the long run will help Greece. Greece was able to go back and borrow on international markets because it is part of the Eurozone."
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Q: NHibernate Linq .Where(x => x.Kind == (byte)criteria.Value) does not work The fallowing was working with NHibernate 2.1. Now with NHibernate 3 it doesn't.
I have a Table with Column Kind, which has the fallowing Mapping:

Now, when I try do with Linq
.Where(x => x.Kind == (byte)criteria.Value)
where criteria.Value is a byte-Value, I get a InvalidCastException:(could not execute query
[ select ... from ProjectType projecttyp0_ where projecttyp0_.Kind=? order by projecttyp0_.Name asc ]
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bei NHibernate.Type.ByteType.Set(IDbCommand cmd, Object value, Int32 index) in d:\CSharp\NH\nhibernate\src\NHibernate\Type\ByteType.cs:Zeile 44.
   bei NHibernate.Type.NullableType.NullSafeSet(IDbCommand cmd, Object value, Int32 index) in d:\CSharp\NH\nhibernate\src\NHibernate\Type\NullableType.cs:Zeile 180.
   bei NHibernate.Type.NullableType.NullSafeSet(IDbCommand st, Object value, Int32 index, ISessionImplementor session) in d:\CSharp\NH\nhibernate\src\NHibernate\Type\NullableType.cs:Zeile 139.
   bei NHibernate.Engine.QueryParameters.BindParameters(IDbCommand command, Int32 start, ISessionImplementor session) in d:\CSharp\NH\nhibernate\src\NHibernate\Engine\QueryParameters.cs:Zeile 638.
Does I have to change something?
Thanks for your help.
Best Regards, Thomas

A: I had almost the same problem: System.InvalidCastException : Specified cast is not valid.
My POCO property was type: byte?
My MS SQL 2005 column was type: tinyint NULL
Every time i queried using LINQ to NHibernate on the property, System.InvalidCastException was thrown. Criteria API worked OK.
I ended up filing a bug w/NH project
https://nhibernate.jira.com/browse/NH-2789
Apparently, there is a bug in the MS LINQ code, casting byte to int.
My workaround was to use the type (int?) on my POCO property, but keep TINYINT as the database type.
In your example, criteria.Value would be an int type instead of byte. This will avoid the MS LINQ bug.

A: What type is criteria.Value?
Try replacing (byte)criteria.Value with Convert.ToByte(criteria.Value)

A: The bug filed by @raulg was resolved with version 3.3.x. I was having this problem today with version 3.2, and confirmed that upgrading to 3.3 resolved this issue.


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Radical kinship: Black and Palestinian prisoners
There is an amazing history of "radical kinship" between the Black and Palestinian prisoners experience (as evidenced by a new exhibit called "George Jackson in the Sun of Palestine" which includes letter of solidarity between Palestinian and American prisoners among other artifacts). Some of the same spirit that motivated this exhibit was why I reached out to Black prisoners in the U.S., and invited them to read and respond to "The Hour of Sunlight"–the book I co-authored with my brother and former colleague Sami Al Jundi, who spent 10 years in an Israeli prison for militant anti-occupation activities as a teenager. Below is the response from Kenneth Foster Jr, previously on Texas death row, now serving a life sentence without parole:
"First and foremost, I have read "Sunlight" and it's a fabulous book. It was really touching for me in a lot of ways. Mainly from the prisoner perspective, but also just through the literary expression of the struggle and familyhood. I greatly enjoyed it.
I have already begun working on the questions (that you sent me.) However, I just don't feel my answers are adequate. I felt this need to go into a greater dialog. This reminds of this "dissertation" of sorts that I wrote about the Irish struggle for independence from the British. The book emphasized great meaning to the Irish people learning the language. It creates identity. And bond. And as descendants of Africans, we know the language is the first thing to go when an oppressor is seeking to subdue a people. So, I spoke about how Black leaders tried to institute Swahili, but it didn't catch. I wrote about the unfortunate nature of that and how I think it greatly affected our position here in this country. When I get on books like this it instills that kind of feeling in me.
The reality of my life is that I grew up in prison. I came to prison in 1997 at the age of 20. At the time of this writing I am 39, which means in 1 more year I will have spent the equal amount of time inside that I did outside.
Therefore, any experience that I shared with Sami Al Jundi has been that of a prisoner of conscience. While Sami's motivations were different from mine–his being politically motivated and mine being criminally motivated–we shared one similar thing entering prison: REGRET! I, too, suffered "the nightmares within nightmares" for the decisions I made. And in the same token, while the nightmares continued, "it's done. I instructed my brain to convince the rest of me. It's time to turn the page."
That is often the hardest part about prison and conversion–changing. There is an enlightenment that falls upon a chosen few of us, and once that page is turned there is no turning back. It's these ties that bind ones like Sami and I. He, as I, realized–"I had the power to determine the size of my universe."
Then, the most emotional thing that stood out to me was the criticism and aggression that Sami faced as he sought to be a peacemaker. For one who has had the street gang experience, and then grown out of it, I can deeply relate to those that seek to change the ways of their life. I have come to see (personally and educationally) that it usually takes something tragic in one's life to turn that page. Sami's was a bomb and prison. Mine was death row. Like Sami, "I came to realize that war is a holocaust for all human beings."
From our different sides of the world, Sami and I now fight for the beauty that we KNOW resides within humanity, and it is summed up well in the story of Mazdak and Mani:
"Humans have both a dark side and a light side. But they don't coexist separately, like oil and water; they're mixed together like water and wine. You can't distinguish them easily. It is only through our actions that we can hope to free our light. Our responsibility is to behave in ways that will help us find our light. WE HAVE TO SRVE THE LIGHT."
Martin Luther King Jr. said it best when he said- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," followed by American lawyer Clarence Darrow– "As long as the world shall last there will be wrong, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever."
There's two things the Palestinians and Blacks in America have in common–they are targeted and they are oppressed. Both are a people who struggle for identity and a place to call home without attack. Both are a people who roots in a land and have been repeatedly sought for uprooting.
Such targeting comes with many effects–mentally, physically, and spiritually. For a people to be under constant bombardment can not only alter the natural state of one's personality, but will also put a people in a state of desperation. These are the pains of wanting to be heard. Therefore, we see the misdirected and tainted actions of suicide bombers in the East and gang violence in the West. However, they are actions that can be changed with the efforts of peace, love and respect.
When those things are lacking, human beings turn from the best that is within them and tap into the worst. In both cases you have a people that face off against entities that seek to subjugate them. And what is more desirable than the pursuit of happiness? For Biblical believers–Muslims, Jews, and Gentiles alike–it's said from the beginning to "Be fruitful and multiply." It's in people's genetics to want to thrive. And as long as the core of a people's identity, integrity and dignity is under attacked we shall wallow in the annals of destruction and never prosperity.
There is most definitely a history of organized activities inside U.S. prisoners, unfortunately, it is one that was waned over the years due to token concessions that have been gained inside and outside the walls.
The 60's and the 70's gave birth to prison movements as the Black Power and Civil Rights movements were going at full steam. Along with that came cultural education. As concessions grew, the passion for advancing these struggles (culturally and politically) decreased. However, they do still exist across this land. From state to state it may vary, because each state in the U.S. has its own history of oppression and resistance. Therefore, the level of activism and outside support networks differ. But, I feel confident in saying that we have lost the steam that the trendsetters had.
What will always separate the level of struggle between Palestinian and American prisoners is the Palestinian people identify as ONE people; just as the Irish people who founded the IRA did when fighting for independence against the British. Identity is the soul of a people's struggle. This will always be the greatest ailment for American prisoners, because American prisoners are so multi-cultured, therefore the Rights I seek may not be neighbor's want/need. Only when the fingers on the hand close into a fist can a hard blow be struck. Until then any strike will be mediocre at best.
However, there is always the calling to HUMAN Rights. When we move past religion, sexual preferences, etc, we all have a desire, and Right, to be free of abuse and afforded the opportunity to better our lives, be it inside or out. The men of influence inside American prisons are not tapping into that the way Palestinian prisoners did when they held large weekly meetings in the courtyard for all the movements of the PLO. If every prison group focused on the Universal Rights due to us all we would be a force to be reckoned with.
While I don't know the state of organization currently in prisons for Palestinian political prisoners, I do know that they–like the Irish Republic prisoners–possess the blueprint to righteous struggle and it's something American prisoners could learn from very much!
Filed under Black Palestinian solidarity, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Palestine/Israel
Tagged as Black and Palestinian prisoners, Black Palestinian solidarity, Kenneth Foster Jr, Prisoner solidarity, prisoners, Sami Al Jundi, solidarity
Set the Stage for Justice!
You make possible all that we do at Donkeysaddle Projects—and we cannot thank you enough.
In 2015, you supported the premiere of our documentary film Witness Bahrain at the Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival (where it won the Audience Award, with later screenings on Capitol Hill in DC and at Seattle's Arab Festival); you helped us report from the ground in Palestine/Israel, producing several short videos and feature pieces in The Nation, AlJazeera America, TomDispatch, +972Mag, Mondoweiss, and Yes! Magazine; and you supported our ongoing efforts to expose the violence of the death penalty and its connection to all forms of state violence, including police killings.
Witness Bahrain won the Audience Award at the Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival
The past year has brought into stark relief the interconnection between universal struggles for liberation and equality–in Palestine, in the U.S. and beyond.
For that reason, we are asking your support to set the stage for justice in 2016, as we produce a college/university tour of our new documentary-style play, There Is A Field.
Based on interviews and primary sources collected over fourteen years, There Is A Field is a story of how a Palestinian family journeys through grief after the Israeli police killed their teenage son, Aseel. While offering an intimate view into the racism and violence faced by Palestinian citizens of Israel, the play transcends any particular time or place to reflect on oppressions in Israel/Palestine, the United States, and around the world.
We are working with a growing coalition of organizations to steer the tour of the play; including Adalah, 50 Shades of Black, Students for Justice in Palestine, Dream Defenders, Jewish Voice for Peace, the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, and Code Pink.
The play emerges at a critical juncture of not only escalating state violence, but also unprecedented mobilization for the rights of Palestinians, for Black-Palestinian solidarity, and for transnational movement-building.
The story of Aseel's life and murder accentuates the stark similarities between entrenched inequality and impunity, both in the State of Israel and in the U.S., and contributes to the vital and growing national conversation around the systematic devaluation of Black life in the United States. Through the performance and post-play discussions, audience members will grapple with unequal systems of justice, and together consider ways to strengthen intersectional movements for social transformation.
Your donation today will allow There Is A Field to travel to 20 universities in the United States this spring (including several Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and will enable us to end the tour with three days of performances and workshops in the St Louis area, culminating in a performance in Ferguson, MO.
Please support donkeysaddle projects with a contribution that feels meaningful to you this year. Just click here to make a tax-deductible one-time (or monthly) donation, or click here for information on sending a check!
In doing so, you will be supporting a vision of the world in which every person's humanity and rights is equally respected and equally protected.
Towards justice, freedom and equality,
Jen Marlowe & Amer Shurrab
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Ryback Net Worth 2023: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki
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Ryback
Celebrated Name: Ryback
Real Name/Full Name: Ryback Allen Reeves
Birth Date: November 10, 1981
Birth Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Wife/Spouse (Name): Melissa Reeves
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): No
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): No
Is Ryback Gay? No
Profession: Wrestler
Salary: $655,500 per year
Net Worth in 2023: $5 million
Ryback is one of the most popular wrestlers and most loved by WWE fans from all over the world. The wrestler was part of a few local wrestling circuits before joining the WWE and rising to fame in no time. He is currently fighting in the international independent course and sure proves he doesn't need WWE to stick to being famous.
Maybe you know about Ryback very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2023? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Ryback's short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today's net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you're ready, let's start.
Early Life & Biography
Ryback Allen Reeves was born on November 10, 1981, in Las Vegas, Nevada. From the young age of eight, he had a deep-rooted passion for the art of wrestling. The World Wrestling Federation invited him while he was just 12 to be the guest bell ringer in a live match. Reeves aspired to become a professional wrestler from quite a young age.
He started lifting and weight training while he was merely twelve years old. His childhood friend used to joke about him having the appearance like a gorilla, and that inspired Reeves to use the name "Silverback" in his early days, which later became "Ryback."
While Reeves attended his schooling at the Western High school and the Palo Verde High School, he was excellent in various other sports, including baseball and football. While he was attending Community College in South Nevada, he played college baseball while he was in his freshman year.
Unfortunately, Ryback broke his leg and ended up missing the following two seasons. He then enrolled in the fitness management program at the University of Nevada. He spent two years training before working part-time as a professional wrestler at Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino.
Unlike most of the sports icons, Ryback doesn't spend most of his time over social media but instead tries to improve himself in his field of work. He shares not many details regarding how his day to day life is, and hence it is hard to make any statements regarding it.
Although the news of Reeves marrying the reality TV star Melissa in 2004 spread like a wildfire over the internet and the couple received much love from all over the globe. The couple has been spotted together at many matches, and it appears they have found they're happy ever after.
Being born on November 10 1981, Ryback is 53 years old as of today's date 28th January 2023. His height is 1.91 m tall, and his weight is 132 kg.
As a professional wrestler, Reeves made his debut in the hit wrestling show "Smackdown." Even though Ryback didn't emerge to be victorious in the end, his impeccable performance in the season finale did get a notice by the WWE, and he was offered a contract. After he became a part of the WWE, he received his training in DSW for the next two years. Ryback Reeves joined the Florida Wrestling Championship in 2008, and Ryback became a part of "The Nexus Show" from 2010 to 2011.
The projects he has worked on include Tough Enough, Ohio Valley Wrestling, Florida Championship, WWE Championship, RybAxel, Intercontinental Champion, Final Storyline and departure, and Independent Circuits. Ryback then went onto train under AI Snow, Jody Hamilton, and Bill DeMott. He was most famous for his character description in "Goldberg meets The Ultimate Warrior meets Rob Van Dam's tights." His signature moves are trendy, which include back body drop, bearhug, big boot, diving splash, and his infamous finishing move the Silverback attack.
He faced a contract dispute with WWE and decided to leave the organization in August of 22016. He has now started numerous businesses of his own, including his nutrition products, writing a book, and hosting a podcast. Ryback showed the world that your love for your work could take you to new heights by itself, and you wouldn't need someone to hold you back.
Ryback has won numerous awards over his career including HLW Heavyweight Championship, OVW Heavyweight Championship, Feud of the Year in 2010, Most Hated Wrestler in 2020, Most Improved Wrestler in 2012, RRW World Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, Slammy Awards 5 times, WrestlePro Tag Team along with Pat Buck.
Net Worth & Salary of Ryback in 2023
Ryback Net Worth
As a wrestler, Ryback Reeves had a salary of $655,500 per year, and over the period has generated a net worth of $5 million as of January 2023. Although he has left WWE, he now has various other sources of income after he started his nutrition line and podcast.
Reeves has shown his sportsmanship over various occasions and has dedicated nearly his entire life to wrestling. From a mere child with big dreams to one of the most renowned wrestlers of all time, Reeves proves the fact that anything could be attainable if you work hard enough for it.
Kelly Bandock April 15, 2021 At 2:27 pm
Do you math if he was born in 1981 he totally is not 51 Lol


A better way to pick the best team in baseball.
Why the Fall Classic isn't the best way to find the best team in baseball.
The Red Sox, as the whole world knows, won the World Series in commanding fashion by dispatching the St. Louis Cardinals in four straight games. Few people would dispute that the Red Sox are the best team in baseball. But is the best-four-out-of-seven World Series really the best way to figure that out?
picks a winner in as short a time as possible.
This is the same fundamental trade-off that designers of clinical trials face. A study involving a huge number of patients is much more reliable than a smaller trial but also takes longer and costs more.
It's hard to meet both goals at once. Some sports, like football, prioritize the second criterion by holding a one-game-for-all-the-marbles championship. Others, like tennis, emphasize the first: The requirement that you have to win a game by two points makes it harder for the weaker player to luck out. The problem is that, in theory, a game can go on forever.
The World Series falls somewhere in between the football model and the tennis model. But is it possible that we can do even better than the current World Series algorithm? That is, can we construct a model that both picks the better team more often and, on average, picks a winner in a shorter number of games?
Yes, we can. Suppose we play an "Alternate World Series" that ends when a team is up 3-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-3, or 5-4. The AWS turns out to be shorter than the standard World Series; the chance of the series going eight or nine games is balanced out by the possibility of a 3-0 skunking. What's more, the AWS has a slightly better chance of selecting the stronger team than does the real World Series. That makes sense—with apologies to the 2004 Red Sox, a series where one team goes up three games to none is pretty much a blowout, and we won't lose much by pulling the plug. For every 2004 ALCS, there are a lot more copies of the 2004 World Series. On the other hand, the AWS lets us see at least two more games if the series goes to 3-3, a circumstance where we might really benefit from seeing a few more results.
Now, let's see a bit of the computation hiding behind the statements we just made. Suppose the chance that the Red Sox will beat the Cardinals in any given game is p. (For the moment, we ignore the difference between Pedro Martinez and Tim Wakefield and take p to be the same for each game.) If the Red Sox are better than the Cardinals, p will be bigger than 1/2; otherwise, p is smaller than 1/2. Let's suppose p = .55, which is to say the Red Sox are quite a bit better than the Cardinals. After one real World Series game, there's a 55 percent chance the Red Sox are up 1-0 and a 45 percent chance the Cardinals are up 1-0. The chance the Red Sox will sweep the first two games is .55 x .55 = .3025, while the chance the Cardinals go up 2-0 is .45 x .45 = .2025. The Series will be 1-1 if the Red Sox go up 1-0 and the Cardinals win Game 2 (probability .55 x .45), or the Cardinals go up 1-0 and the Red Sox respond with a win (probability .45 x .55). So, we get .55 x .45 + .45 x .55 = .495 as the probability that the series stands at 1-1 after two games.
The Alternate World Series has some other appealing features besides its efficiency and accuracy. Unlike the best-of-seven model, but like tennis, a team at the brink of elimination can buy itself some breathing room with a win. One potential problem with the new system is that it might give an advantage to teams with two powerful starters who could dominate the first two games, giving them the chance to close out the Series in three games without ever exposing the weakest part of its starting rotation. On the other hand, a series that goes to eight or nine games might reward a team with a deeper pitching staff.
Tradition has a value of its own, so I couldn't blame baseball for sticking with the tried-and-true World Series format despite the advantages of the AWS. But maybe another league, perhaps one that has already changed playoff systems a few times and is desperately in need of some positive PR, would be willing to try something new. Stanley Cup Finals Game 9, here we come!


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«Кёльн» () — немецкий лёгкий крейсер времён Второй мировой войны.

История создания

Разработка проекта новых крейсеров в рамках Версальских ограничений началась в 1924 году под руководством главного конструктора инженера Эренберга. В рамках проекта (тип «К») было построено три крейсера: «Кёнигсберг», «Карлсруэ» и «Кёльн».

Крейсер «Кёльн» заложен 7 августа 1926 года на Военно-морской верфи (Reichsmarinewerft) в Вильгельмсхафене в как крейсер «D» («Ersatz Arcona» — замена крейсера «Аркона»), спущен на воду 23 мая 1928 года и введен в состав флота 15 января 1930 года. Торжественную речь при спуске корабля на воду произнёс обер-бургомистр Кёльна доктор Конрад Аденауэр — будущий канцлер ФРГ.

Название корабль получил в честь города Кёльн, его предшественниками с этим же именем стали лёгкий крейсер SMS Cöln (1909) типа «Кольберг», погибший в ходе Гельголандского сражения 1914 года и лёгкий крейсер SMS Cöln (1916), затопленный экипажем в Скапа-Флоу в 1919 году. Разница в написании слова «Кёльн» в названиях крейсеров периода Германской империи и нацистской Германии объясняется тем, что в период с 1900 по 1919 годы официально было принято написание Cöln, в то время, как после 1919 года — Köln.

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После ввода в состав флота новый крейсер был укомплектован моряками списанного крейсера «Амазоне». После окончания испытаний и первого похода крейсер был зачислен в Разведывательные силы флота. Корабль участвовал в различных манёврах, учениях, походах в зарубежные воды (посетил порты Копенгаген, Лас-Пальмас, Сент-Винсент, Санта Крус де Тенерифе, Виго, норвежские воды). В марте 1932 года «Кёльн» переходит в распоряжение учебного отряда, совершает дальнее плавание с посещением портов Сицилии, Египта, Индии, Голландской Ост-Индии, Австралии, Океании, Японии, Китая, Сингапура, Цейлона, Крита, Испании. За время похода крейсер прошёл 37 000 миль.

С началом 1934 года крейсер возвращается в состав Разведывательных сил, занимается боевой подготовкой, охраной рыболовства, совершён ряд походов в Атлантику. В течение 1936—1937 годов трижды совершает походы в воды охваченной гражданской войной Испании. 21—23 марта 1939 года, в составе соединения кораблей Кригсмарине, участвует в аннексии литовского города Клайпеда (Мемель). На борту входившего в состав соединения тяжёлого крейсера «Дойчланд» находился Адольф Гитлер.

Вторая мировая война

В начале войны «Кёльн» находился на Балтийском море, но был вскоре вместе с лёгкими крейсерами «Нюрнберг» и «Лейпциг» передислоцирован в Северное море, где принимал участие в постановке системы оборонительных минных заграждений «Вествалль». До мая 1940 года корабль был флагманом Разведывательных сил под командованием контр-адмирала Гюнтера Лютьенса, прикрывал минные постановки, выходил в море в составе соединений тяжёлых кораблей с целью поиска судов с нейтральной контрабандой, нападения на корабли британского северного патруля, а также для выманивания британских кораблей под удары Люфтваффе и подводных лодок Кригсмарине.

Во время проведения операции «Weserübung» по захвату Дании и Норвегии «Кёльн» стал флагманом «Группы 3» под командованием контр-адмирала Хуберта Шмундта. Во время этой операции погибли оба систершипа «Кёльна» — «Карлсруэ» сильно повредила торпедой британская подводная лодка на обратном пути в Германию, а «Кёнигсберг» стал жертвой налёта британской морской авиации. «Кёльн» не погиб во время этого налёта только потому, что адмирал Шмундт решил увести неповреждённые корабли в соседний фьорд.

До февраля 1941 года «Кёльн» занимался минными постановками, а после был переклассифицирован в учебный корабль, как и все уцелевшие лёгкие крейсера Германии. Основными их задачами стали:
 Первоначальное обучение азам корабельной службы новобранцев строевых и технических специальностей;
 Корабельная практика выпускников школ унтер-офицеров;
 Корабельная практика курсантов военно-морских училищ;
 Использование крейсеров в качестве кораблей мишеней и проведения различных экспериментов и испытаний.

Большая часть экипажа крейсера комплектовалась курсантами-стажёрами.

В сентябре 1941 года наряду с крейсером «Нюрнберг» вошёл в состав так называемого «Балтийского флота», в задачу которого входило недопущение прорыва советских кораблей из Финского залива в случае падения Ленинграда. Предполагавшееся сражение не состоялось.

В октябре того же года крейсер обстреливал позиции советских войск на острове Даго.

После ремонта в июле 1942 года «Кёльн» вновь прибывает в Норвегию. В непосредственных боевых действиях не участвует, после Новогоднего боя 31 декабря 1942 года, как и некоторые другие тяжёлые корабли Кригсмарине, готовится к списанию. 17 февраля выведен из состава флота и поставлен на консервацию.

В январе 1944 года корабль отбуксировали в Кёнигсберг. 1 июля 1944 года его расконсервировали в качестве учебного корабля для курсантов военно-морского и инженерного училищ. В октябре участвовал в минных постановках в балтийских проливах, у входа в Скагеррак.

В течение конца 1944 — начала 1945 года неоднократно подвергался бомбардировкам союзной авиации в Осло, Киле и Вильгельмсхафене.
30 марта во время налёта 8 американских самолётов получил серьёзные повреждения и сел на грунт. 5 апреля 1945 года лёгкий крейсер «Кёльн» вывели из состава флота, а 2 мая 1945 года обломки корабля взорвали. Корпус был разобран в 1946 году.

Примечания

Литература

Лёгкие крейсера типа «К»
Крейсера кригсмарине


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import numpy as np

from ..langevin import projected_langevin

### Some examples: PCA from https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8260

def _log_vandermonde(eigenvals, power=1):
    """
    Log of the Van der Monde determinant.
    """
    eigenvals = np.asarray(eigenvals)
    p = eigenvals.shape[0]
    idx = np.arange(p)
    logdiff = np.log(np.fabs(np.subtract.outer(eigenvals, eigenvals)))
    mask = np.greater.outer(idx, idx)

    return power * (logdiff * mask).sum()

def _grad_log_vandermonde(eigenvals, power=1):
    """
    Log of the Van der Monde determinant.
    """
    eigenvals = np.asarray(eigenvals)
    p = eigenvals.shape[0]
    idx = np.arange(p)
    diff = np.subtract.outer(eigenvals, eigenvals)
    diff_sign = -np.sign(diff)
    mask = (diff > 0)
    return (1. / (np.fabs(diff) + np.identity(p)) * mask * diff_sign).sum(1)

def _log_wishart_white(eigenvals, n):
    """
    Log-eigenvalue density of Wishart($I_{p \times p}$, n) assuming n>p,
    up to normalizing constant.
    """
    eigenvals = np.asarray(eigenvals)
    p = eigenvals.shape[0]

    return ((n - p - 1) * 0.5 * np.log(eigenvals).sum()
            + _log_vandermonde(eigenvals, power=1)
            - eigenvals.sum() * 0.5)

def _grad_log_wishart_white(eigenvals, n):
    """
    Gradient of log-eigenvalue density of Wishart($I_{p \times p}$, n)
    assuming n>p.
    """
    eigenvals = np.asarray(eigenvals)
    p = eigenvals.shape[0]
    return ((n - p - 1) * 0.5 / (eigenvals + 1.e-7)
            + _grad_log_vandermonde(eigenvals, power=1) - 0.5)

def main(n=50):

    from regreg.atoms._isotonic import _isotonic_regression
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    initial = np.ones(n) + 0.01 * np.random.standard_normal(n)
    grad_map = lambda val: _grad_log_wishart_white(val, n)

    def projection_map(vals):
        iso = np.zeros_like(vals)
        _isotonic_regression(vals, np.ones_like(vals), iso)
        vals = np.asarray(iso)
        return np.maximum(vals, 1.e-6)

    sampler = projected_langevin(initial,
                                 grad_map,
                                 projection_map,
                                 0.01)
    sampler = iter(sampler)

    path = [initial.copy()]
    for _ in range(200):
        print(sampler.state)
        sampler.next()
        path.append(sampler.state.copy())
    path = np.array(path)

    [plt.plot(path[:,i]) for i in range(5)]
    plt.show()


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Home » MLB » Injury roundup: Saints CB Marshon Lattimore, WR Chris Olave both expected to play vs. Eagles
Injury roundup: Saints CB Marshon Lattimore, WR Chris Olave both expected to play vs. Eagles
New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore (abdomen) is expected to play on Sunday versus the Eagles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. Wide receiver Chris Olave (hamstring) is also expected to play, Rapoport added.
Lattimore has not played since Oct. 9, as he has been recovering from a lacerated kidney suffered while trying to make a play on an opponents' touchdown in Week 5. Sidelined by the injury for the last 10 games, Lattimore never went on injured reserve, as the injury is one which does not have a definitive timeline for a return.
But now, after being listed as a limited participant all week with no injury designation on Friday's report, it looks like he's finally healed up enough to play again.
Lattimore has been a key part of the Saints' defense the last few years, being named to the Pro Bowl each of the last three seasons, and he had 15 tackles and two passes defensed before his injury.
Olave has not been away from the field quite as long as his teammate, but did miss last week's matchup because of his hamstring injury, along with another game earlier in the season. He was a limited participant all week in practice and labeled as questionable, but should be back on the field on Sunday to face Philadelphia.
As a rookie, Olave has shown he can be a big contributor in New Orleans' offense, collecting 940 receiving yards and three touchdowns this season. With solid performances in the last two games of the season, Olave could surpass the 1,000 receiving yard benchmark in his first NFL season.
Both Lattimore and Olave should be ready to make their returns when the Saints and Eagles kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Other injuries we are keeping an eye on ahead of Saturday's Week 17 games:
Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell, who was listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Steelers with a knee injury, will be a game-time decision, Rapoport reported, per a source.
Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool (knee) is expected to play Sunday versus the Lions after being labeled as questionable, per Rapoport.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson will be a true game-time decision versus the Vikings after being limited in practice this week with a hip injury, according to Rapoport.
New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle) and tight end Hunter Henry (knee) are both expected to play on Sunday versus the Dolphins, Rapoport reported.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett is expected to play Sunday versus the Jets after missing only one game with a broken hand, per Rapoport. Lockett has 10 screws and a plate in his left hand.
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Fellini's Satyricon (Federico Fellini, 1969)
The films of Federico Fellini always have been intriguing and mysterious because every first viewing of his films I feel like I'm entering in a different world than mine. Not only the imagery but also the narrative and the acting. It is always like the feeling of being in a dream-like universe. The first film from Fellini I saw was his Casanova with Donald Sutherland. It's time for an anecdote: when I came back from my one month trip in Italy in 2006 my flight from Paris to Montréal had a special passenger: Mr. Donald Sutherland. The funniest thing about this little moment was that I knew who he was and I loved his presence in Casanova, Don't Look Now, 1900, etc. But everyone was shouting this is Jack Bauer's father! For Odin's sake's this man is a living legend don't insult him by saying that he is the father of the flavour of the moment! Recognize the man at least!
I discovered many Fellini films before I started this blog, so this is why this is one of the first reviews about his work. Satyricon was the first film of Fellini I ever bought, the Antic Roman settings and the name of the movie (I am a fan of the band of the same name) were the two magnets that got me and my hard earned money. Opposed to many Italian and American peplums that tried to recreate with precise details the past, Fellini's Satyricon is the perception of the Roman Empire by Fellini himself. This is his fantasy about this time and age. It may sound a little pompous but for the neophytes out there Federico or affectively Fefe had an incredible imagination and his creations are inimitable. This creativity is characterized by a childish approach to everything, many of his imagery is taken from his memories and his impressions as a kid on how he used to perceive and see life.
Far from being his most accessible work, Satyricon did not have standard narration neither does it have appealing characters. It looks like a freak show set in Ancient times. It is raw, bizarre, and beautiful at the same time. But like many unique films, this Fellini is a masterwork of cinematic brilliance and mise en scène. Even if it's not considered as a major work from his oeuvre I still think that film has a special aura of greatness and weirdness. Moreover, Satyricon is a very personal film made by the genius vision of Federico Fellini.
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Washing your new edible friends… straight from the store! Monday's How to!
I like to make a plan and then follow through. Once I get home from shopping, I sometimes want to just throw it all in the fridge and go hang out for a while. Bad move! I found that when that happens, stuff often doesn't get eaten as much and/or more stuff goes…bad. I've learned that if I prep + wash everything as soon as I get home – I am definitely thankful later. YAY!
Fill your sink about 1/2 way full – and then put in 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar. Let the following fruit/veg soak for anywhere from 10-45 min.
Wash up + all at once!
If it's not on the list and it should be – let me know!
note: it's probably because I forgot it or just have never purchased it.
* can be dipped in quickly – then laid to dry in the sun/on the counter.
I wouldn't recommend experimenting with the list about what not to soak – especially when it comes to most berries – I found they like to stay dirty and if you wash them right away they tend to go back almost completely by the next day.
Maybe that's common knowledge – but just thought I'd pass it on.
Otherwise – just check out this list on how to store the stuff and you'll be happy you did! Longer lasting food that will take a bit less time out of your day when prepping to cook! YESSSS!
Next Post Thanksgiving – VVRemixes Style!


Besides SETI@Home, there are several other internet distributed computing projects.
GIMPS just 7-million digit prime number. *Yawn* I know it has its practical and academic implications, but some projects are just less likely than others to fire our imagination!
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You're wrong, and you're proud. There's no shame in your game. Sometimes you just like to do things wrong, and by doing so, you get more enjoyment out of them. You wear your underwear backwards. You purposely overcook prime steak. And, in your mind, socks are meant to be worn with sandals.
But no one else will let you be. Everyone just has to remind you that your way of doing things isn't technically correct. Their lectures are always followed by demonstrations that you could have lived without.
Of course, there are millions of other people out there who understand where you're coming from. They, too, do things wrong and shrug off everyone's unsolicited advice. Not only are these people proud, but they're loud as well. They take every opportunity to let the world know that they'll never change their ways, no matter how wrong they are.
Whenever the congregation at church sings "Battle Hymn of the Republic," I always switch the words to an old camp song set to the same tune about sleeping naked. Since everyone else is singing the right words, no one can tell I'm not.
I open my potato chip bags from the bottom for two reasons: the crumbs (and the flavor) get redistributed all over the bigger pieces of chips when you flip the bag, and when you actually get to the bottom, you find the big undamaged chips covered in seasoning, not the useless crumbs.
I take the slightly slower routes and side streets to work if it is the most direct route and I don't have to change lanes constantly and take right turns at HUGE intersections. I get very anxious when I drive and I moved to a big city a year ago and I hate it. Too many cars, too many people, not enough awareness on the road.
I told him it's because the large intersection a block away is always backed up at this time and this way is technically faster. But whatever, let's wait almost 10 minutes in a 5-lane intersection that also has a trolley going through it when we can get to our destination in 3 minutes.
I use my pinky finger to control the tip of whipped cream cans. Instead of craning my wrist and blocking my vision, I hold the can upside-down and can see everywhere it's going.
That's how the pros do it.
I put the milk in before the hot water. In England, this is an act of treason. Everyone at work looks at me like I'm spitting directly in the Queen's face when I make a cup of tea. However, it's been proven putting the milk in first not only makes for better flavor, but you don't get that film of lumpy bits that float on the top. So I'm happy to drink my treason tea (teason?) while all the naysayers out there enjoy their tepid cup of floating milk scum.
I enjoy mispronouncing the fancy names of food and wine at nice restaurants when I'm with pretentious people.
Upon correction, I like to pull a Louise Belcher and pretend like I had no idea and am fascinated by their incredible intellect and etiquette.
Bonus points if I can start a conversation with the server wherein I make it obvious that I know exactly how to pronounce everything on the menu.
When people sneeze, I tell them "congratulations" instead of "bless you." Everyone I tell does a double take and asks me why.
I had a professor in college who said it and I asked him why. He told me that in ancient Rome, people would say "congratulations" to a sneeze because they believed you were ejecting a disease from your body. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's fun to say.
When baking I start with the eggs first then add vanilla, sugar, etc. The last thing I add is the flour. My mom taught me this after she ran out of ingredients after a bloody egg.
I know you're supposed to do dry and liquid separate then mix together, and oftentimes eggs are supposed to be dead last. But I always do it this way and no one has yet to complain.
People ask for my cookie recipe. I give it to them. Then they accuse me of sabotaging it. I'm not! I just do it in a different order. It tastes better!
I used to work in a Thai restaurant. My Thai coworker said "have a good day" to a customer. The owner laughed at her and corrected her, "it's happy good day!" He couldn't stop laughing at her poor English. Now I like to say happy good day to everyone.
My boyfriend starts showers wrong.
He says his mom taught him to get in the tub, turn the water on and let it run through the bath faucet, wait for it to get hot, then pull the knob that makes it go through the shower head. Every time he showers, I hear him curse because it's cold water hitting his feet.
I asked why he doesn't just turn the water on, pull the knob so it heats up through the shower head, then get in when it's an adequate temperature, but he continues to curse at cold water every morning.
I eat pizza from crust to front. I've had this habit since I can remember; whenever I eat, I save the best for last and eat my least favorite part first. With pizza, I like the crust the least.
I don't do it too regularly now, but when I have ice cream at home, I like to put a bunch of it in a bowl and then just stir it up. I just keep stirring and stirring until it's really smooth and a little melty and it is absolutely amazing.
If I don't do that, I put my ice cream in a mug and then add milk. I love ice cream and milk.
I eat the cupcakes the wrong way, and by that I mean I eat them the right way. You take the whole cupcake and untwist the bottom half. You then take that bottom half and put it on the top and press down. What you have now is a cupcake sandwich, with the perfect ratio of cake to frosting. No more eating the frosting first and then being left with just cake.
I eat eggs with a spoon.
Most of the action you do when eating (scrambled) eggs is scooping it up and not piercing it, so I think it's a lot easier to just eat it with a spoon. You can still break the yolk with the spoon. If I make Eggs Benedict, of course I'm gonna eat with a knife and fork, but if it's anything else, I'll probably eat with a spoon.
I don't eat Kit Kats by "breaking off a piece." I eat it like a normal candy bar. There was one time that I did it out of necessity (my other hand was full, so I couldn't break off a piece), and a complete stranger saw me and called me out on it with a look of pure horror on their face.
Eating a Kit Kat "incorrectly" might just be the one thing that all Americans could unite against.
Just talking in general. I have a deaf accent and I've been told I say a lot of common words wrong. I don't care anymore and I don't wanna go back to speech therapy after decades of meeting a therapist every week.
When I make Ramen, I drain all the water out of the pot before I put the noodles in my bowl.
My girlfriend was having a rough day and wanted me to make her some Ramen. I made it how I usually do and she ended up crying because there was no broth. That's when I realized I like eating my ramen wrong.
When I was younger, I used to say "Ambleeance" instead of "ambulance." I've since learned the right way.
I guess I make French toast wrong. I don't have it with powdered sugar or maple syrup. I cook it with salt and pepper. It's how my dad always made it. When I heard that people ate it with powdered sugar or maple syrup I was disgusted. Eggs are savory, not sweet. I wouldn't eat scrambled eggs or an omelet with maple syrup or sugar. It was just bizarre.
I never dunk cookies into a glass of milk. Instead, I put a piece of cookie in my mouth, take a sip of milk, and I start chewing the cookie as I swallow the milk.
This ensures that no cookie chunks fall into the milk glass, the cookie gets thoroughly soaked with milk, and the glass of milk stays nice and cold.
I'm a sales agent and I stay average at my job at best. I do this because at work they're constantly raising the bar for stats and screwing the best employees out of money. And they increase call volume to the better-scoring agents. I don't like being overwhelmed just because I do well and to be frank, I'm in it for the vacation time more than anything else. So I just do my necessary work to pass everything and move on with my day. It keeps attention away from me and I can screw around most of the time.
On weekends, it's really hard to find even one available parking spot in Tyson's Corner Center's parking garage. If I manage to get one and am leaving, I start the engine and wait for a couple of cars to come from two opposite directions. They will start hoping that I'll pull out so they can take the spot. Both of them start to honk at each other and also start verbally assaulting each other for my spot. I feel so amazing after that.
I call my son's electronics every name but what they are. Usually, I call the iPad a Kindle but yesterday I called it an "iKindle" and he looked like he died on the inside. It wouldn't be so hilarious if he didn't take it so seriously.
When I was a kid, instead of "buenos días" (good morning), I'd say "menos días" (fewer days) because it sounded pretty similar and, well, it was technically true. I still do this every morning with my family because my mum hates it for being too depressing.


I meant to ask if they have you all wearing chef's coats and toques.
I don't know what a toque is… But if it's the hat, then yes we're wearing tall (paper) hats. We also wear baggy pants with a dark plaid pattern that my officemate calls "hammer pants". I'll see if I can get a picture at some point.
sounds (and looks) great! I think I'd really enjoy a class like that.
It's a mix. There are some things that would be reserved for special occasions, and also some dishes that are easy once you have practice doing it, but the first time or two can be confusing. There's also some that take a looong time, but are very low maintenance (you leave it stewing for a few hours while you go do work). And I should tell you, we've made some mighty fine meatloaf and salads in this class :-D.


A fine cluster of Apatite (Fluorapatite) crystals with a silky luster and a hint of zoning. From the remarkable Sapo Mine which has been the source of many different forms and types of Apatite, but is now closed. An older specimen, this habit and color were quite uncommon. Very esthetic, there is a natural crack (not a repair) and contact on the backside that is out of sight from the display side. There is no damage, a very clean specimen. A few Muscovite books are the only matrix, the cluster of crystals are well isolated and the composition is elegant.
Mostly a Diopside thumbnail but with some bright orange Grossular tucked between the crystals. A waxy yellow-green color that is not very common at the Jeffrey mine. The central area of the piece is undamaged and well formed, only the outer edge has some chipping. A very affordable but well crystalized piece.
Probably the worlds best and largest Pectolite crystals came from the Jeffrey mine years ago. These were often slender, flat blades or needles often in spectacular sprays and groups. Sharp euhedral prisms like these were much more rare. This one is just large, doubly terminated crystals that have crisp sharp edges, glassy faces, is translucent to transparent. Perfect, undamaged glassy prisms in a nice arrangement, no place else on the planet has ever formed Pectolites like this. These have the characteristic one sided chisel termination and a hint of green. A choice thumbnail of a mineral not often considered for fine crystals.
Stacked hexagonal prisms with super glassy faces and a deep green color. A Sapo mine specimen that in some ways looks like a Panasquira Apatite. Sapo produced many styles of Apatite over the years, this is a choice example of the non-tabular oriented type of prisms vintage 2004. Sadly the mine is not working anymore. In excellent undamaged condition, a pretty and esthetic arrangement.
Cassiterites in gemmy crystals with brilliant luster and sharp form. The Amo mine in Ximeng county (Yunnan, China) produced a few spectacular Cassiterites. They were immediately prized and have almost disappeared. Unlike from any other location, these had a unique, recognizable style that could be very esthetic. This fine example is sharp, well formed, nicely perched on a cluster of quartz crystals that have some green inclusions as a bonus. In great condition there is contacting only on the back side not in view. In some photos what may look like damage is internal reflections inside the Cassiterites. Much better in person.
Almost 20 years ago the Shangbao mine in China encountered some pockets of "pineapple" look Calcites. The best of these were on contrasting Fluorite and had (to my eye anyway) great esthetic appeal. This is a small but perfect example of that find. The color, luster and habit are distinctive for these Calcites and unlike any others from anyplace. The Calcites are transparent and undamaged (a small contact is on the backside, but no damage). A fine small modern classic piece.
The Inner Mongolian region finds in the past few years re-defined how we look at Ilvaite, these were huge news in the mineral world. This specimen is sharp and quite lustrous, the Ilvaite is undamaged and sits on greenish quartz needles (likely included by Hedenbergite). Very esthetic (for a black mineral, this is exceptional) the form is textbook and the contrast with the matrix is choice. These better pieces are world class for the specie and still very affordable, a good time to add a good example before these inevitably disappear. .
The sort of gemmy Apatite that is sometimes called "asparagus stone". Set on a complex Feldspar matrix, there are a few small Apatites there as well. The main crystal is textbook sharp, transparent and depending on the lighting looks either lemon yellow or asparagus green. Close exam reveals what looks to be a repair, if so it is well done. Of course the price is adjusted for that. A choice display piece regardless the contrast is especially nice.