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By CCI September 9, 2012
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Alumni Board of Directors has selected Larry Patrick (MS / Comm '73) to receive the University's 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Patrick, along with Mark Dean, Pat Summit, Ann Tickle and John Tickle, Sr., will be presented with the award at a dinner at the Knoxville Convention Center on Friday, Sept. 7. Patrick said, "I was totally surprised when Chancellor Cheek came to my office to tell me of my selection. UT is a terribly important place (to my wife and I), and it is an honor to be able to help the University in some small way."
Larry Patrick is the Managing Partner of Patrick Communications, a leading brokerage and investment banking firm offering media, tower and telecom financial services (see http://www.patcomm.com/). He received the College of Communication and Information's (CCI) Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995. He is a member of CCI's Board of Visitors (which he chaired from 2002-2005). He also chaired the college's Capital Campaign Committee as part of the Campaign for Tennessee, served on the UT Knoxville Development Council and has held many volunteer leadership positions for industry organizations including: president of the National Association of Media Brokers and president of the Broadcast Education Association.
The Distinguished Alumnus/a Award is the UT Knoxville Alumni Board's highest alumni honor. It is reserved for alumni who have excelled at the national or international level. Dedicated to the Volunteer spirit, the purpose of this award is to recognize alumni who have attained extraordinary distinction and success in their fields of endeavor, whose achievements have brought credit to The University of Tennessee and benefit to their fellow citizens. Up to four awards may be given in a year to living alumni. Up to two awards may be given posthumously. To view more information about this and other alumni awards, please visit http://volsconnect.com/s/1341/utk/twocol.aspx?sid=1341&gid=2&pgid=769 .
"Larry Patrick has had a remarkable professional career, and he has given very generously of his time, talent and treasure to the college, the university and many other worthy causes," said CCI Dean Mike Wirth. "His leadership, commitment and dedication serve as an outstanding example of the positive impact one person can have. Larry's passion for giving back and making a difference inspires our students, faculty, staff and alumni to strive for excellence in everything we do."
In addition to his master's degree from UT, Patrick earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky, a Ph.D. in Communication from Ohio University and a law degree from Georgetown University.


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Danny Daneau – Writer Director
Erica Harrell – Producer
Eric Ernst – Writer
Scott Uhlfelder – Cinematographer
Writer/Director Danny Daneau Danny Daneau is a celebrated film editor and an up-and-coming film director. Raised in southwest Florida, Daneau graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Central Florida School of Film where his numerous award winning projects played in over forty film festivals around the world. THE ATTIC DOOR was his thesis project and also his first directorial feature length film. After also cutting THE ATTIC DOOR, Daneau began a career as a film editor. Currently he is wrapping up on the coming-of-age drama FREE RIDE, produced by and starring Anna Paquin. Daneau's work as an editor has been featured in CinemaEditor Magazine, and warmly reviewed in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Huffington Post.
As a child Daneau was gripped with extreme versions of common childhood fears. This all seemed to start at the age of eight when he was diagnosed with a life threatening connective tissue disease. As a young child, this meant there would be a good chance the disease would increase as his body grew. Doctors told his parents they were unsure how long he had to live if the disease worsened. Trying to understand mortality at such a young age lead to the creation of supernatural terrors that would haunt his every bedtime. Now, years later having outgrown the disease, THE ATTIC DOOR is his attempt to understand, capture, and accept the truth behind those childhood fears.
Currently, Daneau resides in Los Angeles with his filmmaker wife, Laura C. Lopez, and is looking forward to future directorial projects.
Producer Erica Harrell, the child of Cuban immigrants, was born and raised in the humid suburbs of Florida. While receiving her BA from the University of Central Florida, Erica produced her first short films, "Cat's Bad Hair Day" and "No Boots on the Bed". Harrell then directed her first documentary short "In the Nude" which explored the family lives of Nudists in Florida. In 2004, Harrell went to Barbados where she directed second unit on a feature length documentary called "Chattel House" which chronicled the development and change in Barbadian cultural history via the architecture of the Chattel Houses.
Harrell then began development on two narrative feature films. After collaborating very closely with the writer-directors, Harrell executive produced "The Attic Door" and "Acts of Mercy". "The Attic Door" won Best Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Score at the Bend Film Festival. "Acts of Mercy" was an official selection of the Shanghai Film Festival and the La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles. These two films were funded in parts by the Utah State Film Commission, the Kane County Film Commission and by a grant from Women in Film in Florida. Recently, Harrell completed post production on her third feature film, "2 28." This film is based on a once anonymous blog that chronicled the day-to-day emotional roller coaster of suddenly testing positive for HIV.
Erica Harrell is currently working at Sony Pictures Entertainment coordinating 10 shows for Fox, Showtime, ABC, NBC and CBS while honing her love and passion for television directing.
Writer Eric Ernst – born in the waning months of the magical 1970s – spent his formative years in a small, rural town in Florida, avoiding alligators and the humidity (not the heat), and living off the sage wisdom once dispensed to him by baseball charlatan Pete Rose: "You snooze, you lose, kid."
A member of the opening team of Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure theme park, Eric was accepted into the University of Central Florida's School of Film and Digital Media program, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts. It was here Eric met friends and colleagues Danny Daneau and Erica Harrell.
After graduation, Eric packed his wagon and headed west to Los Angeles to seek gainful employment. Not deterred by being bitten by a dog during his first job interview, he interned for the Kennedy/Marshall Company as a script reader. At the same time, he began writing The Attic Door with Danny Daneau. Receiving a production grant from the State of Utah, the film was shot over 25 days with only two child actors. The Attic Door sold out crowds along its entire festival run and won multiple awards at the BendFilm festival, including Best Feature.
Currently, Eric is in production on the webseries, "Vice Force Action Squad" and has worked with the writers of the HBO series "Enlightened" and "True Detective" and the hit Fox series "Ben & Kate". He continues to develop projects for television, screen and the web, and writing for the retrospective music blog, "90s? Whatever."
Cinematographer Scott Uhlfelder An LA transplant via South Florida, Scott Uhlfelder found his passion for cinematography while shooting skateboarding videos in the streets of Miami. He further refined his talents at the University of Central Florida where he was one of the most sought after directors of photography among his peers. It was in school and on set where. Scott was able to develop his natural style of shooting. In the last few years his work has appeared on screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival, AFI Fest, SXSW, Slamdance, and Sundance. In October of 2009, Scott was awarded "Best Cinematography" for his work on the independent feature, "The Attic Door" at the 2009 Bend Film Festival. Most recently, Scott will be attending the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where a feature film he shot is playing in competition (film title, Douchebag Dir: Drake Doremus).
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[...] in Oregon, Eric Ernst (writer) and Danny Daneau (director) spent a day at the beatiful Sisters High School to talk about [...]
Interview – The Rich Life with Bill Valentine | The Attic Door on 30 Oct 2009 at 11:54 am #
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[...] beautiful Utah desert to make movie magic. Since then some of us have gotten married (Danny Daneau, Director), some of us are expecting a baby, (Sean Heyboer, 2nd Assistant Director), some have [...]
» "A beautiful, low key thriller – THE ATTIC DOOR is a must see" The Attic Door on 21 Sep 2011 at 12:29 pm #
[...] their years. I loved everything about The Attic Door, the low key score from Kristin Øhrn Dyrud, Scott Uhlfelder's gorgeous cinematography which captures the desert in both its beauty and menace, the [...]
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Alexander Magnussen addresses 'the future of education' at a TEDx event at the Chief Sepass Theatre at Langley Fine Arts School this past January.
Motivational speaker talks of value of autism
South Surrey resident Alexander Magnussen has a passion for public speaking.
By Justine Powell, Special to Peace Arch News
Alexander Magnussen has gained more than employment out of his passion for public speaking – he's gained a new perspective on the challenges that he faces.
"I've learned how valuable and how rare it is that I have autism," explained the South Surrey resident.
With this mindset – one he has even shared at a TEDx talk earlier this year – Magnussen, 28, has booked speeches across the Lower Mainland.
The main message he wants to communicate to his audiences is simple: don't judge someone's abilities by how you see them – whether they are disabled or not.
"They may not be presenting themselves in the way they want to, but there's a secret genius in there," Magnussen said.
Magnussen likes to use his experiences with autism to inspire people to see his disability in a more positive light.
"Most people with autism are very intelligent."
While Magnussen frequently presents at school districts, speaking to an audience of teachers and education assistants, he said his talks are "for anyone and everyone" who would like to listen.
The chance to speak at the TEDx event arose when Magnussen searched for speaking opportunities in the Langley school district.
The TEDx program is an independently organized and more community-focused version of the classic TED talk – designed to spark discussion on a wide range of issues. The January discussion was titled "The future of education: Innovation and inspiration."
After he had accepted that the invitation to speak wasn't some sort of "sick joke," Magnussen began preparing. In the beginning, he wasn't sure that he was ready for such an event – its program included talks from speakers such as restaurateur/entrepreneur Vikram Vij – but the feedback he received from those around him boosted his confidence.
"Fellow speakers who were very educated…were coming up to me and going 'I heard about you, I can't wait to hear you speak'," Magnussen said, of encouragement he received.
In his speech – titled Bridging the Gap – Magnussen recounted his experiences at school, to illustrate how people with autism struggle and could be better-treated in the school environment.
He suggested that educators hone in on the "autism obsession" of these students and teach them through this area of interest and strength.
This experience has helped Magnussen in his role as chair of the Self Advocates of Semiahmoo, a group based at Semiahmoo House Society, which offers programs for people with developmental disabilities.
Members speak out on issues that matter to them. In the past year, the self advocates have started talking more seriously about issues – specifically accessibility – and they recently raised funds for a beach wheelchair at White Rock beach.
As SAS chair, Magnussen mentors other members, helping them to use their voices to the best of their abilities. Recently, he helped a few of the self advocates prepare for a presentation at Earl Marriott Secondary, listening to them practise and tailoring their speeches.
"I hopefully do it in a positive way and help with their confidence," he said.
Magnussen, who is also on the SHS board of directors, joined the society's recreation and leisure program in 2014, after moving to South Surrey in 2012 and dropping in for movie nights for two years.
He said the exposure he gained from his TEDx talk not only strengthened his confidence, but gave him new opportunities to speak, including at two events coming up in Burnaby.
"It really builds my self-confidence to (tell people)… I'm a professional public speaker."
Magnussen hopes his success will inspire others to explore their potential, and said it is his audiences who inspire him to continue along his newfound path.
"That's why I do this – for the parents that (realize) this label of autism is not the definition of 'this kid is going to be a screwup for the rest of his life,'" he said. "Every child, autism or not, has the potential to do whatever they want."
Writer Justine Powell is a student at Earl Marriott Secondary who wrote this article while on work experience at Peace Arch News.
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Extraordinary personal stories from people who have put themselves in harm's way to help refugees.
What drives aid workers to risk their lives on the frontlines of the global displacement crisis? This excellent series asks the men and women at work what drives them to do what they do, and, at what personal cost.
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by Randy Woods December 3, 2022
written by Randy Woods December 3, 2022
Photo by Kevin Fitzgerald
[ 'tis the season ]
Deck the Yawls: Christmas Boat Parade Returns December 17
It's been wafting on the sea breeze for a while now, but you knew it would arrive—schooner or later. Seattle's favorite maritime holiday tradition, the Christmas Boat Parade, is back to spread yuletide cheer to Lake Union on December 17.
This annual celebration is a chance for the boating community to strut their stuff and deck out their vessels with the brightest, most innovative holiday pageantry. Taking part in the parade also gives boaters a chance to give back to the less fortunate by donating to the Toy Drive charity in support of Seattle Children's Hospital. Toy donations for the drive can be dropped off at West Marine in Ballard.
While the toy drive is the main reason for the seasonal parade, there will be prizes for the boaters, of course. Judges at the parade will evaluate all participants and designate awards for best in show (the people's choice award), the best Santa and reindeer theme, best and biggest Christmas tree and lights, best Christmas snowman (winter wonderland theme), and most overall Christmas lights. Competition is expected to be fierce.
The parade route will encompass the full loop of Lake Union, starting from Fremont Tugboats site and sailing clockwise around the lake shore, turning south at Buoy 12 near the I-5 bridge, and ending up at Morrison's North Star Marine's fuel dock on Westlake. Leading the parade will be a tug from Western Towboat Co.
The parade start time is set for 7 p.m., with registered boats lining up by 6:30. For more information about registering your boat, visit: seattlechristmasboatparade.com, or check-in with "Salty Dog" on VHF 68. Don't miss it!
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Shhh! Keep It Down: Coalition Asks for Vessel Noise Reduction to Protect Orcas
In an innovative effort to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Puget Sound, a consortium of environmental and maritime organizations is asking vessel operators to temporarily reduce transit speeds in North Puget Sound to lessen engine noise deemed harmful to dwindling marine mammal populations.
The zone involved in the "Quiet Sound" program roughly covers the waters between Admiralty Inlet off Port Townsend to the northwest, Randall Point to Mukilteo to the north, and Apple Cove to Edmonds to the south. Hood Canal is excluded from the zone.
This plan was devised to help reduce the acoustic noise in busy shipping lanes that interfere with the orcas' ability to hunt for food and communicate with each other through echolocation. The time frame of the program is set to last from late October through late December, when orcas return to Puget Sound in search of Chinook salmon, one of the staples of the toothed whales' diet.
Quiet Sound is the brainchild of a coalition of federal, state, tribal, port, maritime, and environmental organizations intent on protecting the critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales, a locally based population that used to number in the hundreds, but now has shrunk to an estimated 73 individuals. The group is also affiliated with the state's Washington Maritime Blue program to promote sustainable efforts and technologies in the maritime sector.
The voluntary program, which began on October 24, has earned strong support from some local maritime businesses, specifically the Puget Sound Pilots association, which represents pilots who guide large ships in and out of Puget Sound ports. But Quiet Sound has also generated friction over the plan's effects on shipping schedules, most notably from Washington State Ferries (WSF). Run by the Washington State Department of Transportation, WSF has flatly rejected participation in the program, as the slowdown zone affects three busy ferry routes in the system (Port Townsend-Coupeville, Edmonds-Kingston, and Mukilteo-Clinton) and would drastically impair its route schedules.
Those participating in the voluntary effort are asked to slow down to no greater than 14.5 knots, when operationally feasible, for large vehicle carriers, cruise ships, and container vessels. Other ships such as bulkers and tankers are asked to reduce their speed to 11 knots or lower. Quiet Sound said this represents an estimated speed reduction of 30% to 50% over a distance of 20 nautical miles, adding between 10 to 20 minutes of transit time through the restricted zone, depending on the vessel type and water currents.
Inspiration for Quiet Sound came from the ECHO program, an effective six-year-old Canadian noise-reduction program run by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The Canadian quiet zone lasts through the summer months and covers shipping through the Haro Strait in Boundary Pass, next to the San Juan Islands, and the Swiftsure Bank, a popular orca feeding ground. To date, participation in the ECHO Program has reached 93%.
This first application of the voluntary Quiet Sound program will end this month on December 22. The group said it will reassess data at the end of the project and decide whether to repeat or expand the program in 2023. For more details, go to quietsound.org.
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State Ferry System Charges Up its Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Program
At a time when the Washington State Ferries (WSF) system has faced unprecedented problems with maintenance delays, ferry accidents, and lack of available staff, the system remains committed to its ambitious plan to drastically reduce carbon emissions by overhauling its aging fleet with hybrid-electric ferries.
In a November meeting at the FERRIES 2022 conference in San Francisco, Matt von Ruden, WSF's Electrification Program System Administrator, outlined the current initiative to shift to hybrid-electric propulsion technology in a three-step process: building five new ferry vessels, converting 11 current vessels to hybrid engines, and electrifying ferry terminals around Puget Sound.
Currently in the pre-construction phase of the initiative, WSF has secured $1.33 billion to fund the project so far through the 2022 Move Ahead Washington transportation package that the state passed this fall. The total estimated cost of the program will be $3.98 billion.
After issuing a request for information for a new design-build contract for five hybrid-electric Olympic class ferry vessels, WSF said in October that it has nearly completed the functional design for the initial five new hybrid ferries through a contract with Vigor ship builders in Seattle. Each of the new vessels will have capacity for 144 vehicles. WSF added that a request for proposal (RFP) for a future competitive bidding opportunities to build 11 more hybrid vessels will be issued as part of state law.
The system is also accepting bids for hybrid-electric conversion work on three Jumbo Mark II-class ferries set to begin in March 2023. The latest estimate from WSF said one ferry, the Wenatchee, could begin service as a hybrid vessel in 2024, followed by conversions of the Tacoma and the Puyallup. At the same time, WSF will continue working with local utilities and engineering firms to add electric charging infrastructure to 16 existing ferry terminals in Puget Sound.
WSF is the largest ferry system in the United States, with 21 vessels that carry about 24 million passengers each year. It is also currently Washington State's largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, using 19 million gallons of diesel fuel each year. By reaching its planned 20-year timeline for the hybrid-electric conversion, WSF expects to improve the state's air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 76% by 2040. For information on the state's project plans, visit: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/major-projects.
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Blue Heron Slough Estuary Restoration Project Nearly Complete in Everett
Good news for sportfishing fans in North Puget Sound: After more than 30 years of effort to restore damaged habitat for local salmon and trout populations, the Port of Everett and its projects partners have launched the final phase of the Blue Heron Slough estuary project.
The 353-acre saltwater estuary, located between Everett and Marysville, had been cleared, diked, and drained for agricultural and industrial purposes since the 1880s. Working alongside an environmental organization called Wildlands and contractor Dungeness Construction, the Port of Everett removed many of the old impeding dikes and man-made structures this summer, replacing them with channels, marshes, and mudflats to increase natural water flow.
The aim of the $20 million project is to re-flood old riparian land and return it to a more natural estuarian state directly impacted by tidal rhythms of Puget Sound. The slough, currently home to deer, coyote, ducks, frogs, owls, cougars, heron, and many other bird, tree, and fish species along the lower Snohomish River, is now expected to bounce back as a thriving habitat for Chinook salmon, bull trout, and steelhead species that are key to the area's commercial and recreational fishing industries.
According to findings from the 2005 Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan, the restored Blue Heron Slough will also benefit endangered orca whales in the Sound that feed primarily on migrating salmon. The nine miles of restored river channels in the slough project will also improve water quality through improved wetlands filtration, provide a natural buffer to absorb periodic flooding, and capture greenhouse gases more efficiently.
For more details on the restoration, go to: portofeverett.com/environment/.
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The origins of the University of Valladolid (UVa) date back to the thirteen century. Since then, this academic institution has grown and has adaptaed to changing times to become one of the leading universities in Spain.
The university is spread over four campuses; Palencia, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid, located in the region of Castilla y Leon. It offers a range of graduate degrees, official master's degrees and doctoral degrees, with progammes in the areas of Science, Humanities, Engineering and Architecture, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Law.
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Dixon, Chris (2009) The Emerging Pacific Asian Economies and the Financial Crisis. Global Policy Institute Policy Report. pp. 2-15.
The emerging Pacific Asian economies are clearly not immune to the current international financial crisis. All the major economies remain heavily dependent on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and export earnings, particularly from the USA. The vulnerability of the Pacific Asia economies is reflected in the behaviour of the regional stock markets, the sharp declines in key growth indicators during 2008 and the progressive downgrading of projections for 2009. Particular concerns centre on the sharp contractions of growth in China and Japan whose economies have become the principle drivers of regional growth and integration, and key links between Pacific Asia, the West and the rest of the global system.


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It appears as though all the "don't text and drive" campaigns may need some changes in the near future, because a new study released by AT&T reveals drivers who use their phones while driving aren't just texting. Some are taking selfies and checking into social media, while others are even engaging in video chats.
The research, which was commissioned by AT&T and conducted by Braun Research, polled 2,067 people between the ages of 16 and 65 in the U.S. who use their smartphone and drive at least once a day. After analyzing the research, AT&T found that seven in 10 people use their smartphones when driving. Most of them, or 61 percent, admitted to texting, while a good chunk of people (33 percent) said they were reading, sending or replying to emails.
When you pull up to someone using their phone, it's also highly likely they're surfing the net, as the research says 28 percent, or three in 10 people are browsing the Internet while they're supposed to be driving. Meanwhile, four in 10 drivers are engaging in social media, with 27 percent using Facebook, and 14 percent using both Twitter and Instagram. In fact, 30 percent of Twitter users who post while driving admit to doing it "all the time."
People are even using their time behind the wheel to strike a pose, as 17 percent of drivers admitted to taking a selfie or some other type of photo. Even more alarming is that 12 percent are actually taking a video, with 10 percent of people even engaging in video chats. According to the research, 27 percent of those people seem to think they can take videos safely behind the wheel. Snapchatting while driving also seems pretty popular, with 11 percent of drivers using the app.
Even though everyone knows they're not supposed to be on their phone while they're driving, 62 percent of people keep their smartphone within easy reach when they're behind the wheel. While the results of this survey are unsettling, AT&T is using it to increase awareness of the dangers of using a smartphone while driving. The company even plans on collaborating with social platforms to get the message across, with a nationwide virtual reality tour kicking off this summer that aims to simulate the dangers of using a smartphone while driving.
Twitter has also agreed to work with AT&T to try and change drivers' habits, while AT&T is also expanding its "It Can Wait" campaign. Since its launch in 2010, the campaign has inspired more than 6.5 million pledges not to text and drive. The goal now is to get people to not use their smartphone at all when they're behind the wheel.
This article originally appeared on MSN.
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Q: What are some suggestions for encouraging more users to contribute to community blogs? The Stack Exchange Team has recently unveiled Blogoverflow, the new blogging platform for SE sites and users.  The Super User Blog has been running for almost 8 months now, and we're starting to have some issues with writers "burning out", where writers seem to either get too busy, or no longer have an interest due to overwhelming in writing for the blog.  I foresee that this issue will also arise for many of the other blogs that have already started, or may start soon.
I'm looking for suggestions/ideas of how to raise more attention and participation on the blogs.  How do we get more writers to start blogging for us so that we don't have any writers burn out on us? How can we keep current writers involved and interested?
Here's what we've done thus far:

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*Created 'community ads' that are displayed on the site

*Looked at great answers/questions and directly asked the OP/Answerer if they've wanted to blog about the topic

*Created a public chat room to attract users to the blog

A: You could find a question they're interested in and then ask them to write a blog post about it.  Once this happens they may start lurking in the Super User Blog Editor Room and then express interest in continuing to help in a meta SO answer.

A: Publish the blog links to the sites themselves so the blog links are more visible. If more users read the blog and then comment on it, the result will be that bloggers will want to contribute more because they are receiving feedback.

A: I'd answer your question backwards: only recruit writers who have a proven track record of regularly contributing to a blog for a reasonably long period.

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San Diego, CA – November 14, 2014 – Abacus Data Systems, Inc. (Abacus), the single source fully managed technology solutions provider (est. 1983) today announced that the San Diego Business Journal, the region's most widely recognized, respected and well-read business publication, named Abacus CEO Alessandra Lezama as a 'Women Who Mean Business Award' recipient.
The San Diego Business Journal hosted its signature 21st annual Women Who Mean Business awards event honoring San Diego's outstanding women on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Town and Country Hotel in Mission Valley. The event is the longest running event of its kind in the city and was attended by more than 830 local leaders. Women from many diverse fields and backgrounds came together to honor those who have excelled in their professional lives, as well as contributed to the vitality of our many cultural, arts, education and social service institutions.
Local celebrities Carol LeBeau and Susan Taylor emceed the ceremonies that honored winners chosen from 169 finalists. Special Awards of Distinction also were presented to Anne Evans for the Lifetime Achievement Award; Lucy Killea for the Spirit of San Diego Award; Dr. Constance Carroll for the Darlene Marcos Shiley Education Leadership Award; Thella Bowens for the Exemplary Service Award; and Rana Sampson for the Community Service Award.
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Christmas celebrations could turn to tears – WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep up their guard against COVID-19 during the festive season.
Speaking to at a news conference, WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the period could turn to sadness if precautions are disregarded.
Tedros said the number of deaths in the coronavirus pandemic was surging and urged people to think very carefully about their holiday season plans.
In his words, "The festive season is a time to relax and celebrate but… celebration can very quickly turn to sadness if we fail to take the right precautions.
"As you prepare to celebrate over the coming weeks, please, please consider your plans carefully. If you live in an area with high transmission, please take every precaution to keep yourselves and others safe.
"That could be the best gift you could give — the gift of health."
He added that there had been a 60 per cent increase worldwide in deaths from the respiratory disease over the past six weeks.


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State of Sindh's economy
By I. A. Rehman
THE process of devolution of power to federating units started by the 18th Amendment has generated extremely useful discussions on these units' economic potential and their capacity to properly use the newly acquired authority and financial resources. Some time ago, Dr Kaiser Bengali offered an account of Balochistan's deprivations and pointed out the possibilities of its economic recovery and progress. Now Dr Ishrat Husain, Prof Aijaz Qureshi and Nadeem Hussain (a young scholar) and Oxford University Press have joined hands to produce a 500-page study on The Economy of Modern Sindh, and discussed "opportunities lost and lessons for the future". A first look at the contents, from 'Land and People' to 'Public Finance, Taxation and Resource Mobilisation' suggests that the book might be one of those annual reports the Sindh government has been publishing to introduce the readers to basic facts about the province and its own achievements. It is not like one of those unreadable publicity vehicles. It is also distinguishable from the federal Economic Survey because it does not gloss over governments' deficiencies and failure with unconvincing explanations. In this study, the authors draw upon both official statistics and civil society researches - by Arif Hasan and Hafiz Pasha, for instance - while analysing Sindh's potential and problems. They are not afraid of polemics, nor of the echoes of the Sindhi nationalist arguments in their narrative. The findings of a study on Sindh assume special significance when confirmed by empirical evidence. Thus, at the very beginning, the authors take note of the federal-Sindh conflict over licensing for oil and gas exploration, and differences with the Higher Education Commission over the formation of the provincial HEC. While they are prepared to concede that the "effective implementation of provincial autonomy will take some time", they don't hide their disappointment that "the third tier of the government - local governments - has been weakened by the new laws passed by Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan". They also emphasise the decline in the rate of growth in per capita income and express due concern over the fact that while "Karachi has the highest per capita income and the highest ranking across various social indicators while some of the districts in rural Sindh are among the poorest in the country ... The social gap between the urban males and rural females is wide and interpersonal income, gender and rural-urban inequalities have worsened over time". Some of these findings are common knowledge but they assume special significance when confirmed by empirical evidence. The application of critical tests to trends in various fields of activity can be seen in almost all chapters. For instance, while discussing deeni madressahs in the chapter on education, the study observes that madressahs "today are associated with obscurantism and conservative attitudes in thought and practice". Some of them are alleged to have become breeding grounds of fanatics and extremists. After noting the increase in the number of madressahs from 189 at the time of Independence to 40,000 in 2008, the study does well to draw attention to the challenge of absorbing 300,000 to 400,000 madressah graduates annually. In the section on health, the study calls for an integrated, multisectoral strategy, especially the devolution of primary and secondary healthcare to local governments. Likewise in the chapter on labour, the authors candidly accept the existence of bonded labour in the province and attribute it to the dominance of powerful feudal landlords and the tenant-landlord relationship being in their favour. This discussion continues in the chapter on agriculture: "The consequential legacy of a rich and powerful class of landlords enjoying large concentration of wealth and income, and a poor, deprived peasant population subservient to and dependant on this class, has created difficulties in terms of economic efficiency, equity, democratic governance and capture of state institutions." The concentration of land ownership is getting diluted with the passage of time "but the large landowners in the rural areas of Sindh still continue to exercise disproportionate influence both on politics and agrarian economy. They own not only the lands but also the people who work on them". In a well-written chapter on poverty, the authors note a decline in overall poverty but emphasise the hardships faced in quite a few districts and are worried about lack of efficiency in using resources for poverty alleviation. They appreciate the use of the Multipurpose Poverty Index that takes into account, besides income differentials, access to education and health and the standard of life, and which finds 43.1 per cent of the Sindh population living below MPI as against the national average of 39pc. The chapter on energy and mineral resources is remarkable for the amount of information about the generation of electricity and patterns of consumption. Similarly, the chapter on public finance offers a complete history of the division of resources between the federation and the provinces, from the Niemeyer Award under the Government of India Act of 1935 and the Raisman Award of 1951 to the seventh NFC Award of 2009. In addition, the wealth of information presented in statistical tables and graphs makes the study an extremely valuable reference book. The study was begun as an effort to update the Economy of Modern Sindh, published by the Institute of Sindhology in 1981, and is primarily meant to serve as a textbook for college and university students. However, it should serve a wider purpose by helping students of politics, commentators on economic affairs and policymakers base their opinions on a correct appreciation of the ground realities. If Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could also prepare similar studies, the collection would form a matchless aide to politicians and citizens alike and facilitate the emergence of an informed citizenry that is one of the basic requisites for democratic governance. This is the kind of knowledge that is equal to power.
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WOULD YOU BELIEVE: Tempeh is not a city in Arizona.
SOME FACTS: Tempeh, a soy-based product, is another good substitute for meat. It is made from soybeans which are packed into flat patties and then lightly fermented so that the beany flavor of soybeans is eliminated and its gassiness is reduced. Tempeh can be used like gluten in a number of different dishes, such as in stews, side dishes, and for sandwich fillings. Tempeh can be found in your local health food store in the refrigerator or freezer section. For a 3-ounce portion, it is 169 calories and 6.5 grams of fat compared to 260 calories and 19.2 grams of fat in a 3-ounce hamburger patty.
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Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; Credit: Katie Buenneke
Why This Might Be Elvira's Last Comic-Con (as Elvira)
Katie Buenneke July 23, 2016
Cassandra Peterson has been playing Elvira, the self-proclaimed Mistress of the Dark and horror movie hostess, for 35 years, and she's been attending Comic-Con as the character for longer than she can remember.
"I was going through my records trying to find the first Comic-Con I came to, and it was in the basement of some motel or hotel or something," she says. She used to attend almost every year, but this year likely will be her last, at least as Elvira. She's here now to promote her upcoming coffee table book, which features commentary and photos spanning Elvira's 35-year history (including a few behind-the-scenes shots, like one of her in full costume, seven months pregnant).
Reflecting on her years at the convention, she's enjoyed meeting her idols, like Forrest Ackerman, a prominent figure in the sci-fi and fantasy scene, and running into colleagues. "I saw Gene Simmons last time I was here, a couple years ago, and that was awesome, because I don't often run into him, and he was in his KISS drag, I was in my Elvira drag, kind of scary. We were both going, 'How long are we going to be doing this?'"
But what sticks out the most is a memory of her first Comic-Con, where she was one of the very few women in attendance. "When I was there, I was really the 'odd man out,' being a woman," she says. "And now, I am positive that it's at least 50 percent women [here] that are interested in the whole genre, whether it's horror, fantasy, sci-fi. And I've seen that, in my 35 years, just completely change." She adds, "I was one of those geek girls who was into that stuff when I was a kid, so to see it catch on, for me, is pretty thrilling."
It's also the part of her legacy that she's proudest of. "You cannot imagine the amount of people who come up to me — girls, guys, it doesn't matter — who come up to me and say, 'You made such an incredible change in my life. I felt like a misfit and I was bullied all the time, and I was just a geek and an outsider, and after seeing your movie, Mistress of the Dark, you made me feel like I could be different and it was OK, it wasn't bad, and you gave me the courage to stand up for myself.' I cannot get over how many times I hear that story now, it's just amazing," she says. "If I can make somebody who feels like a loser feel like they're OK, that's my job."
Though this year is being billed as her last time attending Comic-Con, she's not sure if that will be the case. "I said it was going to be my last year when I was 40, when I was 50, when I was 60," she says. "It's not really my last Comic-Con, but it's probably my last Comic-Con in Elvira drag, because really, how long do people want to see that?" she asks, half-joking.
"I do have to draw the line. I'm turning 65 this September, I'm trying to keep it together, I'm not sure how many years I can keep this working out," she says, gesturing to her body. She's worried about how she's perceived — she doesn't want to wear out her welcome.
"I don't think women should have an expiration date, [but] unfortunately, some things don't hold up as well as others, so there is a thing about playing a particular character — my character is based very much on the sexy, so continuing to try to be really sexy until you're really old might not work," she says. "Humor definitely takes the edge off of it, because if you're self-deprecating, you can still be sexy, and it's sort of OK, as long as it resonates that way with the fans."


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Equinix, Vertiv, and Partners Are Set To Develop Fuel Cells for Data Centers
The € 2.5 million EcoEdge PrimePower research project will build a functional prototype in Milan.
Max Smolaks | Dec 14, 2021
A consortium of seven organizations is looking to develop a fuel cell platform for data centers, as a more sustainable alternative to generator sets and grid power.
The partnership includes Equinix, one of the world's largest data center operators, alongside critical infrastructure giant Vertiv, sustainable data center specialist InfraPrime, Italian utility Snam, German fuel cell manufacturer SOLIDpower, TEC4FUELS research center, and RISE – the research institute of Sweden.
The EcoEdge PrimePower (styled 'E2P2') project is funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a European Union initiative launched earlier this month as part of a €22 billion package of industrial partnerships.
Despite the name, the first generation cells will not be based on hydrogen, and will instead use natural gas for fuel.
"We are proud to see that the E2P2 project will provide clean fuel cell-based applications for the decarbonization of data centers within a solid consortium gathering fuel cell providers, system integrators as well as data center operators and energy utilities," said Bart Biebuyck, executive director for Clean Hydrogen Partnership.
"Projects such as E2P2 are absolutely essential in offering solutions to untap markets with great potential and contribute to our ambitious EU climate targets."
Blazing a trail
The E2P2 project aims to develop a real world proof-of-concept demonstrating that fuel cells can serve as economic and resilient primary power solutions for data centers.
The partners will work to integrate solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) based on natural gas with existing uninterruptible power supply systems and lithium-ion batteries, with the resulting system deployed and tested at an Equinix facility in Milan, Italy.
Participants hope to develop the open standard for fuel cell applications to pave the way toward commercialization of fuel cell energy across data centers in Europe.
"This decade is undeniably focused on building a future that is environmentally sustainable," said Dr Jon Summers, scientific lead in data centers at RISE.
"We all know that digitization and data centers are key elements of this future, where innovation is at the heart of our journey to our global 2030 goals. As researchers at RISE, we are invested to be a strong part of the E2P2 team, to push the technology envelope and to transparently demonstrate new sustainable approaches of prime power for the future digital infrastructure."
Equinix is no stranger to fuel cell deployments – no fewer than 15 of its facilities have been equipped with fuel cells from Bloom Energy, with a reported total capacity of more than 37 megawatts. And yet, Bloom has struggled to build a functioning business, beset by executive departures and an accounting scandal.
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Father Charles Farrell
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A Mass of Christian Burial for Dominican Father Charles Albert Farrell was celebrated March 11 at St. Gertrude Parish in Madeira. Father Farrell, 92, died March 6 of pneumonia at the Mohun Health Care Center of the Dominican Sisters of Peace in Columbus.
Father Farrell entered the Dominican novitiate of the Province of St. Joseph in 1946 in Springfield, Ky., and was ordained a priest eight years later. For most of his ministry Father Farrell served as a parish priest and helped train young Dominican friars. He was based in several cities.
Father Farrell came to St. Gertrude Priory in 2001 and was a senior member of the novitiate community. He moved to the Mohun Health Care Center last October due to declining health.
Interment was in the Dominican plot at St. Joseph Cemetery in Somerset, Ky.
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Home Outdoor Recreation Academy Sports activities + Open air Opens First Retailer in Lexington, Ky.
Academy Sports activities + Open air Opens First Retailer in Lexington, Ky.
Marks Academy's sixth location in the Bluegrass State
KATY, Texas, September 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sports and outdoor recreation retailer, is pleased to announce the opening of its first Lexington, Ky. Load. Located at 3220 Nicholasville Rd. #185, in the South Park Shopping Center, the 80,000 square foot store offers a wide variety of athletic and outdoor merchandise Lexington. The Academy hosts grand opening celebrations of Friday 30 Sept through Sunday October 2nd. Throughout the weekend, customers can look forward to exclusive offers, freebies, activations of brands sold in the Academy, food truck samples and performances University of Kentucky basketball graduate Kyle MacyMen's basketball player Casson Wallace and more.
The new Lexington location is Academy Sports + Outdoors' sixth store in Kentucky.
The new Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Lexington, KY is located in the South Park Shopping Center at 3220 Nicholasville Rd.
That Lexington Location marks the sixth Academy Store in Kentucky and the opening of the fifth of nine new stores Academy is expected to open this year. Academy looks forward to continuing its expansion efforts beyond 2022 with a goal of opening 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years.
"Academy Sports + Outdoor looks forward to bringing the fun to the Lexington community by giving customers what they need to pursue their sports and outdoor passions easily and affordably," said Sam Johnson, Academy Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. "Whether you're preparing for a big one Kentucky playing, a little soccer player looking for the perfect pair of cleats, or preparing for your next outdoor adventure in Daniel Boone National Forest, our great value and services create new opportunities for families to get active."
Customers can expect the best range and prices for athletic and casual footwear, athletic and outdoor gear and clothing from top national brands such as Nike, adidas, The North Face, Under Armour, Columbia, YETI, Traeger, Carhartt, Drake Waterfowl, Timberland, Coleman and more. Academy also offers tremendous everyday value and quality through its exclusive in-house brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, ROW, BCG, H2O Xpress, Mosaic and O'Rageous, covering outdoor apparel and gear, women's and men's wear, workout wear and fishing gear, Garden furniture and water sports equipment.
Through the partnership with University of Kentucky Athletics, Academy offers a fun destination where Wildcat fans can get licensed apparel, novelty items and essentials to crank up. Additionally, customers can find a Nike top for an upcoming training class, Under Armor gloves for that game-winning touchdown, or a sleeve of Titleist Pro V1 balls for a round of 18 on their favorite golf course. The store also has everything you need to create a garden oasis with a wide range of patio sets, BBQs and outdoor games. Academy also offers complimentary services such as grill and bike assembly, scope assembly, bore sighting, line winding/spools and propane replacement. Customers can also purchase hunting and fishing licenses from the shop.
Visit academy.com/lexington or text to learn more about launch events and offers LEXINGTON to 22369. Customers are invited to shop online at academy.com or via the Academy mobile app, receive digital ads and offers, interact with Academy social media accounts (@academy), opt-in to email /SMS alerts and watch for information on upcoming grand opening events.
Individuals interested in a career with Academy may apply for open positions at careers.academy.com.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading full-line retailer of sporting goods and outdoor leisure in The United States. Originally established in 1938 as a family business Texas, Academy has grown to 264 stores in 17 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All," and Academy delivers on that mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that creates a strong connection with a broad spectrum of consumers. Academy's product range focuses on key categories in outdoor, apparel, sport & leisure and footwear, both through leading national brands and through a portfolio of private labels. Visit www.academy.com for more information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Academy's current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are usually identified by words such as "intend", "will", "plan", "believe", "expect", "may" and/or the negative or variations of these terms or related terminology. Actual results could differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional or local economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond the Academy's control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are identified in the Academy's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Academy's Annual Report on Form 10 -K under the heading "Risk Factors" as may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this release. Academy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws.
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Dan Lyons
Expectations for new Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher are extremely high. That was always going to be the case with his success at Florida State, and the massive deal he just signed.
Fisher signed a 10-year, $75 million deal to leave FSU for Texas A&M. The Aggies fired Kevin Sumlin following a 7-5 season, and third straight 4-4 finish in the SEC.
After his first year with the Aggies, Sumlin and Johnny Manziel led the team to an 11-2 (6-2) record. Manziel won the Heisman trophy that year, the Aggies beat Alabama, and looked like a potential burgeoning power in the conference.
Instead, Texas A&M slid a bit. Sumlin dropped to 9-4 (4-4) in year two, before four-straight five-loss years under Sumlin. The 2017 team finished 7-6 with a Belk Bowl loss, but Sumlin didn't coach in that game.
Clearly A&M wants to be a true national championship contender, based on the move to replace Sumlin with Fisher. Expectations will be extremely high going forward. FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman thinks that Fisher will have a very short honeymoon in College Station if he doesn't have huge early success.
Feldman appeared on WJOX-FM's The RoundTable in Birmingham this afternoon, and gave Jimbo Fisher a three-year grace period in which he thinks he'll need to get them into the Top 10.
He even says that a College Football Playoff berth may be necessary. Transcription via SEC Country:
"What I'm curious about is if the expectations are going to be higher for Jimbo Fisher because they're paying him $75 million dollars guaranteed. He has won a national title [at Florida State]. The question I have would be what would be considered fulfilling that? At what point do you get to this Jim Harbaugh point we seem to be at with Michigan where if you do not get to the playoff? Is it three years? Is it four years? Where are we on this? That's the question I would have because, remember, Kevin Sumlin went 11-2 and had a Top 5 season during his first year at A&M and then all of a sudden it was a bunch of eight-win seasons and that clearly wasn't good enough. I think within at least the first three years, at some point, Jimbo Fisher has to get them within the Top 10, if not the playoff, because they're paying a ton of money for him."
The Harbaugh comparison is interesting, though he got Michigan into the Top 10 in both polls in year two, is a "Michigan Man," and is still drawing a ton of heat after just three seasons. Fisher doesn't have the established A&M connections, and isn't replacing a coach that drove the program to a place as low as Brady Hoke did the Wolverines.
Fisher won't coach a game for a while, but has had an interesting set of results thus far. He got off to a pretty slow recruiting start, but closed pretty well on National Signing Day. Fisher expects to sign No. 1 or 2 classes in the next few years as well, which would certainly help him live up to the expectations that been hoisted on him.
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Greta van der Rol loves writing science fiction with a large dollop of good old, healthy romance. She lives not far from the coast in Queensland, Australia and enjoys photography and cooking when she isn't bent over the computer. She has a degree in history and a background in building information systems, both of which go a long way toward helping her in her writing endeavours.
She's lost her husband, her best friend is missing. What else has she got to lose?
Slightly shady freighter captain, Jess Sondijk, thought she had her life under control until Admiral Hudson's Confederacy battle cruiser stops her ship to search for contraband. His questions reopen matters she had thought resolved. What if her husband's death on his way back from Tabora wasn't accidental? Jess decides to investigate, while keeping Hudson at arms' length.
While he's attracted to the lovely Jess, Hudson is also concerned about what might be happening on Tabora and how that may involve the Confederacy's enemies.
Jess and Hudson's interests collide in more ways than one. But while Jess is more than willing to put her life on the line to protect what's hers, Hudson must balance the risk of inter-species war at worst and the end of his career at best, in a deadly game of political intrigue, murder and greed. At the end of the day, how much is he willing to lose for the woman he has come to love?
First I want to say what an exquisitely designed webssite this is. Soooz is not only a brilliant writer, but a generous and hard-working promoter of other writers' works.
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Thank you all for making my Saturday morning :) And thanks to the wonderful Sooz for giving me the opportunity.
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I like your description of Jess as slightly shady. That made me want to read about her straightaway.
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Modules for working specifically on your image's color are found here in the color group.
The velvia module enhances image saturation. Its effect is tailored to increase saturation less on lower saturated pixels than on highly saturated pixels.
This slider controls the strength of the effect.
Velvia can reduce its effect for mid-tones to avoid unnatural skin tones. The mid-tones bias slider controls this selectivity; reducing its value reduces mid-tone protection and makes the overall velvia effect stronger.
This module is a powerful tool to manage channels. It accepts red, green and blue channels as an input. As output it provides red, green, blue, gray, hue, saturation and lightness channels.
First select your output channel and then set the amount each input channel feeds into that output channel.
For skin tones the blue channel tends to represent detail, with red tending to also have smoother tones than green. Therefore tonal rendering is controlled by how we blend of the three input channels.
Here a monochrome portrait is produced by simply selecting the grey channel as output. A smooth skin tone is achieved by reducing the blue channels input and also emphasizing the red channels input relative to green. An RGB mix of 0.9, 0.3, -0.3 was used together with an 0.1 EV exposure increase to lighten the image.
In this example an RGB mix of 0.4, 0.75, -0.15 uses more green than red, bringing back some features. We still reduce the blue channel in the mix to de-emphasize unwanted skin texture.
Classic black and white films have different characteristic color responses. Select gray as output mixing channel, and try out the values suggested below for your favorite film type.
This module manages the output profiles for export as well as the rendering intent to be used when mapping between the different color spaces.
darktable comes with pre-defined profiles sRGB, AdobeRGB, XYZ and linear RGB but you can provide additional profiles by placing these in $DARKTABLE/share/darktable/color/out and $HOME/.config/darktable/color/out. $DARKTABLE is used here to represent your chosen darktable installation directory and $HOME your home directory.
You can define the output color profile in two different places, either in this module, or in the export panel in lighttable mode (see Section 2.3.12, "Export selected").
Sets the rendering intent for output/export. For more details see Section 3.2.10.3, "Rendering intent").
Only rendering with LittleCMS2 gives you a choice of rendering intent. The option is hidden, if darktable's internal rendering routines are used. Rendering with LittleCMS2 is activated in the preferences dialog (see Section 8.2, "Core options").
Sets the color profile for output/export, causing darktable to render colors with this profile. darktable embeds the profile data into the output file if supported by the file format – this allows other applications reading the file to correctly interpret its colors.
As not all applications, e.g. image viewers, are aware of color profiles, a general recommendation is to stick to sRGB as the default output profile. You should only deviate from sRGB if this is really required and if you know what you are doing.
The color contrast module provides simplified control for changing the contrast or separation of colors between either green/magenta or blue/yellow axis.
Higher values increase color contrast, lower values decrease it. The effect of this module's sliders are similar to applying a steepened or flattened a- or b-curve in module tone curve (see Section 3.4.2.3, "Tone curve").
Changes color contrast for green versus magenta.
Changes color contrast for blue versus yellow.
This module can be used to modify the global saturation, give a tint to the image or to split tone it.
For split toning move the white dot to the desired highlight tint and then select a tint for shadows with the dark spot. For a simple global tint set both spots to the same color.
Use the saturation slider to correct the global saturation.
This module implements a generic color look up table in Lab space. The input is a list of source and target points, the complete mapping will be interpolated using splines. The resulting luts are editable by hand and can be created using the darktable-chart utility to match given input (such as hald-cluts and RAW/JPEG with in-camera processing pairs). See Section 10.3, "Using darktable-chart " for details.
When you select the module in darkroom mode, it should look something like the image above (configurations with more than 24 patches are shown in a 7x7 grid instead). By default, it will load the 24 patches of a color checker classic and initialise the mapping to identity (no change to the image).
The grid shows a list of colored patches. The colors of the patches are the source points. The target color of the selected patch is shown as offsets controlled by sliders in the GUI under the grid of patches. An outline is drawn around patches that have been altered, i.e. the source and target colors differ.
The selected patch is marked with a white square, and its number is displayed in the combo box below. Select a patch by left clicking on it, or using the combo box, or using the color picker.
To modify the color mapping, you can change source as well as target colors.
The main use case is to change the target colors. You start with an appropriate palette of source colors (either from the presets menu or from a style you download). You can then change lightness (L), green-red (a), blue-yellow (b), or saturation (C) of the patches' target values via sliders.
To change the source color of a patch you select a new color from your image by using the color picker, and shift-click on the patch you want to replace. You can switch between point and area sampling mode from within the global color picker panel (see Section 3.3.4, "Global color picker").
To reset a patch, double-click it. Right-click a patch to delete it. Shift-click on empty space to add a new patch (with the currently picked color as source color).
This module is a quick way to convert an image into black and white and provides a variable color filter for that conversion.
A color picker is activated by pressing and will automatically set the position and size of the filter. You can switch between point and area sampling mode from within the global color picker panel (see Section 3.3.4, "Global color picker").
The default central location of the filter has a neutral effect but dragging it to an alternate position applies a filter analogously to taking a b&w photograph through a conventional color filter.
As well as position you can change the filter size by scrolling with your mouse wheel. This makes the filter's range of hues more or less selective.
Tip: First reduce the filter size to concentrate its effect and move it across the hue pallet to find the best filter value for your desired image rendition. Then expand the filter to include more hues and thus more natural tonality.
Under certain conditions, especially highly saturated blue light sources in the frame, this module may produce black pixel artifacts. See the gamut clipping option (Section 3.4.3.11, "Input color profile") on how to mitigate this issue.
This module selectively modifies the colors in your image. It is highly versatile and allows every transformation possible in the LCh colorspace.
The horizontal axis represents the range of values you can work on. The vertical axis shows the modifications you can apply by designing a curve. For both horizontal and vertical axes you can work on lightness, saturation or hue.
You can click on any of the eight nodes on the curve and drag to adjust it vertically. A circle indicates how strong adjacent nodes will be affected. Use the scroll wheel of your mouse to change the circle diameter. You can also use the eight controlpoints (triangles which define the vertical value of the nodes) at the bottom to adjust the curve.
A color picker is activated by pressing and will show the picked values in the diagram. You can switch between point and area sampling mode from within the global color picker panel (see Section 3.3.4, "Global color picker").
You can define curves for each of the three channels "lightness", "saturation", and "hue" individually.
Defines the horizontal axis, i.e. the range of values you work on. You can choose between "lightness", "saturation", and "hue" (default). Changing this parameter resets any defined curve to a straight horizontal line.
Use this parameter to tune the strength of the overall effect.
This module offers a versatile tool for adjusting an image's color balance.
For each of the three primary colors – red, green, and blue – there are three sliders "lift", "gamma" and "gain" to control dark tones, mid tones and high tones, respectively. Changing these parameters adds offsets to the individual RGB channels and influences the color balance of the image.
Additional "factor" sliders act on all colors at once. Their effect is similar to the controls of the levels module (see Section 3.4.2.2, "Levels").
The way to best envision the module's way of working is if you consider "lift", "gamma" and "gain" as parameters influencing the properties of a tone curve which – in its original state – is a straight line going diagonally from bottom left to top right.
The lift parameter adjusts the left axis intercept of the line – this point can be shifted from its default location with zero abscissa to points with negative or positive ones. The gamma parameter modifies the line shape – the default shape is linear and can be turned into a convex curve with increased or into a concave curve with lowered gamma values. Finally, the gain parameter defines the steepness of the curve – by default the curve runs diagonally, higher values lead to a steeper curve and lower values to a flatter one.
Side note: although this module acts on RGB colors its location in pixelpipe puts it into the Lab color space. Accordingly the modules converts from Lab to RGB, does its color adjustments, and then converts back to Lab.
Adjusts the value of dark colors with individual sliders for each RGB color and with a "factor" slider acting on all three colors at once.
Adjusts the mid tones with individual sliders for each RGB color and with a "factor" slider acting on all three colors at once.
Adjusts the high tones with individual sliders for each RGB color and with a "factor" slider acting on all three colors at once.
Vibrance is a widely used term in image processing but the mechanism and end result differ from program to program. Vibrance in darktable saturates and brings down the lightness of the most saturated pixels to make the colors more vivid.
Vibrance only has one parameter which controls the amount applied.
The amount of vibrance to apply to the image.
This module can be used to override darktable's automatic allocation of input color profile if there is an alternative that more closely matches your original image's color space.
In this module you define the input color profile, i.e. how colors of your input image are to be interpreted. You also have an option to have colors confined to a certain gamut in order to mitigate some (infrequent) color artifacts.
Choose the profile or color matrix to apply, darktable offers many widespread matrices along with an enhanced matrix for some camera models. The enhanced matrices were processed by the darktable team in order to provide a look closer to the manufacturer's.
You can also supply your own input ICC profiles and put them into $DARKTABLE/share/darktable/color/in or $HOME/.config/darktable/color/in. $DARKTABLE is used here to represent darktable's installation directory and $HOME your home directory. One common source of ICC profiles is the software that is shipped with your camera; it often contains profiles specific to your camera model. You may need to activate module unbreak input profile (see Section 3.4.3.12, "Unbreak input profile") to use your extra profiles.
If your input image is a low dynamic range file like JPEG, or a raw in DNG format, it might already contain an embedded ICC profile which darktable will use as a default. You can always overrule darktable and select a different profile. Select "embedded icc profile" to restore the default.
This combobox lets you activate a color clipping mechanism. In most cases you can leave it at its default "off" state. However, if your image shows some specific features like highly saturated blue light sources, gamut clipping might be useful to avoid black pixel artifacts. See Section 3.2.10.6, "Possible color artifacts" for more background information.
You can select from a list of RGB profiles. Input colors with a saturation that exceeds the permissible range of the selected profile get clipped to a maximum value. "linear Rec2020 RGB" and "Adobe RGB (compatible)" allow for a broader range of unclipped colors, while "sRGB" and "linear Rec709 RGB" produce a tighter clipping. You should select the profile that prevents artifacts while still maintaining highest color dynamics.
Close-up of a blue light source (LED) with gamut clipping off. The activated levels module produces a ring of black pixel artifacts.
The same image and processing with gamut clipping set to "linear Rec2020 RGB ".
This module adds a correction curve to image data, which is required if you have selected certain input profiles in module input color profile.
If you decide in module input color profile to use an ICC profile from the camera manufacturer, a correction curve very frequently needs to be pre-applied to image data – or else the final output looks much too dark. This extra processing is not required if you use darktable's standard or enhanced color matrices. The correction curve is defined with a linear part extending from the shadows to some upper limit and a gamma curve covering mid-tones and highlights. For further reading please also have a look at darktable's neighbouring project UFRaw.
Set the upper limit for the region counted as shadows and where no gamma correction is performed. Typically values between 0.0 and 0.1 are required by the profile.
Set the gamma value to compensate your input profile. Often the required value is 0.45 (the reciprocal of 2.2 gamma used by some manufacturer's profile).


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Kim Dong-hwan (kor. 김동환; ur. 1 kwietnia 1993) – południowokoreański zapaśnik walczący w stylu wolnym. Brązowy medalista mistrzostw Azji w 2019. Wicemistrz Azji juniorów w 2011 roku.

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Vasant Raiji - a gentleman, a cricketer and an author
After celebrating his 100th birthday — a century, in the great game's parlance — on January 26, Raiji, a walking compendium of Indian cricket, departed for the Elysian Fields on June 13.
G. Viswanath
25 June, 2020 19:52 IST
Vasant Raiji virtually wrote the history of Indian cricket in different forms — about the Quadrangulars and Pentangulars, the Ranji Trophy and about Indian cricket's great players. In all, he wrote more than a dozen books. - Vivek Bendre
Vasant Raiji has left a big vacuum at Rockside, his seven-decade-old family home in South Mumbai's posh Malabar Hill locality, as has he in Indian cricket, whose progress and evolution he witnessed with a keen and perceptive mind right from the country's pre-Independence days — from the colossus that was C. K. Nayudu to giants like Lala Amarnath and Vijay Merchant and modern masters like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
His son-in-law, Dr Sudarshan Nanavati, a senior gynaecologist, discovered that Raiji had breathed his last a little after 2am. Dr Nanavati, who left his practice in Ahmedabad in the midst of the lockdown imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, had spent a month with his ailing father-in-law, and he revealed that the grand old man's zest for life had diminished considerably and that he wanted to leave the world.
Virtually on assisted living for five years, after a fragile hip bone caused a painful fall that necessitated corrective surgery in 2015, India's oldest first-class cricketer (he did not play for India), Raiji was confined to his well-spaced-out sixth-floor apartment that's filled with cricket volumes authored by himself and other distinguished writers.
Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh had visited Vasant Raiji to wish him for his 100th birthday on January 26. - PTI
Without doubt, Raiji was a cricket romantic, the joy of watching the stalwarts of the game after World War I overwhelming him completely. He was a true-blue fan of the sport right through his life. His eyes lit up in a flash when the curious nudged him to reminisce about Nayudu, Amarnath, Merchant, Syed Mushtaq Ali, D. B. Deodhar, Dattu Phadkar, Vijay Hazare and L. P. Jai. Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji had a special place in his heart.
READ| Remembering Vasant Raiji - A man of principles and punctuality
When the aristocratic Rajsingh Dungarpur, the president of the Cricket Club of India (CCI) at the turn of the new millennium, decided to found the Legends Club, he did not look beyond Raiji, who was instrumental in naming the first Legends of Indian Cricket — Vijay Merchant, Vijay Manjrekar and Vinoo Mankad.
And with the very number of times Raiji, Rajsingh, Chandu Patankar (the India stumper who looked after sports at the CCI), Marcus Couto (the Ranji Trophy umpire and who was employed at the CCI's bakery shop that produced delicious savouries) and this reporter met at the Wet Wicket to give shape to the Legends Club, attention was inevitably riveted on the Bombay Boys. But while digging into his favourite fried fish and tartar sauce that became the standard lunch for him at the CCI — other than the Mini Meal — Raiji would jog his memory and describe the magnificent batting and bowling performances of the Indian cricketers who dominated the first half of the 20th century.
Raiji believed Nayudu to be the greatest Indian cricketer. He was only six and hence could not go to the Bombay Gymkhana when the tall and lithe batsman from Indore hit 11 sixes in his whirlwind knock of 153 for the Hindus against Arthur Gilligan's Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) led by the bowling of R. C. Chichester-Constable. Instead, Nayudu's remarkable effort — his century paved the way for India's recognition as a Test-playing nation in 1932 — was witnessed by a 15-year-old Merchant at the ground.
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Writing about Nayudu in Wisden Cricket Monthly and Mid-Day (both in 1995), Raiji felt that his batting was akin to "spreading loveliness and beauty as they move along the path of glory." Describing Nayudu as the shahenshah of Indian cricket, Raiji further wrote: "Nayudu is the only Indian cricketer for whom the word majestic can be used without the fear of being accused of hero worship or exaggeration. No Indian cricketer has singly contributed as much to the gate money as Nayudu has. He exemplified the spirit of ageless youth (he played from 1916 to 1963)."
Among overseas players, Raiji favoured the likes of the father of English cricket W. G. Grace, whom he described as "a genial giant;" Australians Victor Trumper, Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford and Bill O'Reilly; and the West Indian George Headley.
Raiji's first-class career was spread over 12 seasons. He played one match for CCI, two for Bombay and six for Baroda between 1938-39 and 1949-50. His last match was against Madras. He played with and against some of the greatest players of his time.
"Raiji used to study at Sydenham College and I was at St Xavier's. We had good cricket teams and therefore we were good rivals. I remember he scored a century against us. He opened the innings for his college. He was a keen and fair-minded cricketer. He was an off-side stroke player. I went to the UK for studies for seven years and for some more time. That was the time we were not in much contact. But thereafter we used to meet at the CCI. We used to discuss a lot about Duleepsinhji. I also remember him as a generous host," said Rusi Cooper, now 98, who played for Bombay against Baroda in the 1945 Ranji Trophy season.
Some 20 years ago, Patankar and Raiji would meet at the CCI everyday. "I have played against him in the Kanga League. He was past his best then and he was just enjoying his cricket. I used to consult him a lot on cricket matters at the CCI."
Vasant Raiji maintained till the last that C. K. Nayudu remained his greatest Indian cricketer. - The Hindu Photo Library
Raiji did not make it big in India's first-class competitions. He studied at Fellowship School, and played the Harris Shield inter-school tournament and the inter-collegiate. His highest scores in the Ranji Trophy came about in a match for Baroda against Maharashtra in the 1944-45 season — 68 and 53 as an opener at the Poona Club. He began his first-class career in the 1938-39 season as the No. 11 for the CCI against Central Provinces, which had the Nayudu brothers, Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Hazare and D. D. Hindlekar.
After his playing days, Raiji became a partner in his family's accountancy firm — he had studied chartered accountancy in the UK. But Raiji also became a man of letters. He virtually wrote the history of Indian cricket in different forms — about the Quadrangulars and Pentangulars, the Ranji Trophy and about Indian cricket's great players. In all, he wrote more than a dozen books, and his co-authors included Merchant, Anandji Dossa, Vithal Jhaveri and Mohandas Menon. Couto (Ernest Publications) and Sachin Bajaj (Global Cricket School) have also been part of Raiji's writing work. A member of the CCI from 1936, Raiji loved to visit the club at Churchgate. But he had not been seen there in the last six years, the hip-related injury in 2015 putting an end to his movements. But Gavaskar, Tendulkar and Steve Waugh had visited him to wish him for his birthday. Raiji enjoyed the occasion and maintained till the last that Nayudu remained his greatest Indian cricketer.
With his passing, Raiji will be missed by those who were close to him, and this select group will always have tale or two to tell about the gentleman, cricketer and author.
Don Bradman
C.K Nayudu
Vasant Raiji
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We had a great time visiting students at St. Joe's as they worked with Lori Kelley, an art therapist from LVA, to create their very own prints! Students began by sketching a few options on paper. From there, they selected their favorite to draw onto linoleum!
Once they drew their sketch on linoleum, students worked carefully to carve their blocks— making sure not to carve too deep or too shallow and to always cut away from their hands!
The next step might have been the student's favorites— getting to mix and blend colors on plexiglass to use to ink their blocks! We got pretty messy, but it was well worth it!
From there, students were able to make print after print— experimenting with different colors and techniques. Their work was so lovely! We can't wait to visit again and see what else they've been up to!