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Turquoise waves splash against a shoreline of rich alabastrine sand. The repetitive rushing of these steady surges against the coast replaces the morning silence.
Speaking on his phone by the beautiful Baja California Sur coast, Michael Dimock has a couple of things on his mind: the last hours of vacation and the U.S. food system.
Dimock is president of Oakland-based Roots of Change (ROC), a project of the Public Health Institute which advocates for a healthy California food system that is fair and environmentally sustainable. He is also the host of "Flipping the Table," a podcast featuring discussions about the present and future of food and farming.
"The problem is in how we think really," Dimock said. "How we think about justice. Do we even think about justice? Then how do we think about our relationship to the planet and natural system?"
The U.S. food system is a behemoth comprised of the infrastructure and processes to get food from farms and onto tables. These operations include everything from the growing and harvesting of crops to the marketing and consumption of food products.
In 2017, 21.6 million jobs came from agriculture and food-related industries. In addition to employing 11% of the U.S. population, these businesses also contributed $1.053 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). These numbers are according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Despite these benefits, farming has been contributing to climate change, deforestation, pollution and species degradation.
For instance, pesticides contaminate surface and groundwater, affecting public health. Nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from animal waste, fertilizer and soil erosion has created a 6,952 square mile dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Resultant algae blooms deplete oxygen in the water, killing countless birds, fish and marine mammals.
"The largest problem is that we don't understand … the need to work with nature rather than against nature," Dimock said. "We think we can control nature with chemicals and other processes. Therefore, we disrupt the natural cycles which keep the planet resilient."
Yet, this system is a complicated issue because food production is essential and necessary to feed the human population.
Understanding the catch-22, ROC initiates and supports Californian food and farm policies aimed at shaping sustainable processes and outputs. Though it is focused on policy, the organization shares a commitment to educating the public about the path their food travels.
"The food system is so complex; you can't actually change it by changing one thing other than the way people think," Dimock iterated. "How do we think about something? And so that's why we continue to focus on how people think."
Dimock also urges people to, as he puts it, vote for their food. He recommends students learn about policy, organize on campuses and, in turn, educate their peers.
To help constituents track where California legislators stand on food and farm policies, ROC created a Food and Farm Scorecard. The California Food and Farming Network currently manages it.
ROC has partnered with UC Davis to bring climate scientists, activists and farmers together to discuss climate change. This kind of face-to-face interaction enables farmers to hear straight from scientists and helps researchers understand each side's needs.
The organization sees itself as a catalyst to spark initiatives that it then passes along to other organizations to manage.
This process can be seen in the timeline of Market Match, a healthy food incentive program that matches customers' CalFresh benefits at over 260 farm-direct sites across California. In 2016, almost 1 in 7 Americans relied on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) for food; the Market Match program helps California recipients afford a more balanced diet.
CalFresh is the California version of SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp program. It provides financial assistance for low-income residents to purchase food.
Recipients of CalFresh can get $10, the general weekly cap per shopper, of fruits and vegetables matched at a participating farm-direct side, such as a farmer's market, and therefore take home $20 worth of fresh produce.
"It doubles their buying power, contributes to small and midsize independent farmers, and keeps money local—supporting job creation and economic growth," Ecology Center Food and Farming Program Director Carle Brinkman said in an email.
Based in Berkeley, the Ecology Center works with a network of regional leaders who operate farmers' markets, mobile farmers' markets, farm stands and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program sites across California.
Once ROC created the Market Match program in 2009 and got it off the ground, they passed it onto the Ecology Center to manage.
Brinkman shared that, last year, the program drove $4.6 million in spending by low-income families at farm-direct sites, mainly farmers' markets. In response to a survey, 73% of families reported purchasing more fruits and vegetables each week. Furthermore, 71% expressed an improvement in their family's health as a result of the Market Match program.
"We see California's Market Match program, and other healthy food incentive programs like it across the country, as an important lever to drive more CalFresh/SNAP spending directly with farmers," Brinkman said in an email. "Direct marketing through farmers' markets and farm stands means 100% of the dollar goes to the farmer. The farmers selling at those sites are small and midsize independent farmers and they take those dollars and reinvest in their own communities."
The Ecology Centers reports that 84% of farmers sold more fruits and vegetables. In addition, 37% reported expanding their operations—new hires, equipment, acreage and crops—because of the program.
"I've gone to the farmer's markets … It's a fabulous experience and know that that means a lot to those families," Dimock said. "So yeah, it's kind of like this is part of what keeps me motivated, despite the long slog to change the policy."
Dimock became president of ROC in 2006. Even prior to his current role, an accumulation of moments has fostered his love for agriculture and an interest in changing the food system.
On his uncle's Santa Clara cattle ranch, a young Dimock first observed that humans and agriculture can co-exist with nature.
"Here, the wildlands are very present, but they were also raising cattle," Dimock said.
He spent 1979 in a Nepali village helping subsistence farmers harvest rice and millet. It was also during his year that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. It became clear to Dimock that resources for economic and public development become scarce during times of war.
This observation led him to pursue a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. He studied Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of economic and political systems reformation, known as Perestroika. Most notably, Gorbachev's thoughts on systems consistency prompted Dimock to begin thinking about them too.
In 1989, Dimock began his career in agribusiness as a sales executive in Europe. He moved on in 1992 to found Ag Innovations Network: a strategic planning group for companies and governments interested in healthier food and agriculture. Dimock is also the founder of Slow Food Russian River that supports clean and fair food in the Russian River watershed of Sonoma County.
In 2004, he received funding from the ROC Fund for a project that brought together multiple stakeholders, including environmentalists and farmers, to create a model for people to understand the current food system's complexities and problems.
Reminiscent of Gorbachev, they first asked themselves, "How do systems work?"
Their efforts led to, for instance, changing a state law concerning pesticide usage around schools. The ROC Fund ended up requesting the model go nationwide. Since then, ROC has shifted its focus more toward policy. Their efforts have included advocating for AB 614, which would expand food donation tax credits, and AB 842 for hunger-free preschools.
To drive food system reform, the organization partners with a vast network of individuals, community-based organizations, food producers and businesses, advocating nonprofits, government agencies and their financial supporters.
"As we empower more politicians to make good decisions around food, they're going to balance the markets, the media and the political process," Dimock said. "We got to work together."
To learn more about ROC's policy and program initiatives, visit their website at www.rootsofchange.org. "Flipping the Table" is also available on their website; season two is slated to include discussions with New York chefs, activists and farmers.
Jessica Gillespie


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package org.apache.hadoop.ozone.web;

import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.protocol.DatanodeDetails;
import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.MiniOzoneCluster;
import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConfigKeys;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.conf.OzoneConfiguration;
import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.OzoneConsts;
import org.apache.hadoop.ozone.TestOzoneHelper;
import org.apache.log4j.Level;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.Assert;

import org.junit.rules.Timeout;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Test ozone volume in the distributed storage handler scenario.
 */
public class TestDistributedOzoneVolumes extends TestOzoneHelper {
  private static final org.slf4j.Logger LOG =
      LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestDistributedOzoneVolumes.class);
  /**
   * Set the timeout for every test.
   */
  @Rule
  public Timeout testTimeout = new Timeout(300000);

  private static MiniOzoneCluster cluster = null;
  private static int port = 0;

  /**
   * Create a MiniDFSCluster for testing.
   *

   * Ozone is made active by setting OZONE_ENABLED = true and
   * OZONE_HANDLER_TYPE_KEY = "distributed"
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @BeforeClass
  public static void init() throws Exception {
    OzoneConfiguration conf = new OzoneConfiguration();
    Logger.getLogger("log4j.logger.org.apache.http").setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
    conf.set(OzoneConfigKeys.OZONE_HANDLER_TYPE_KEY,
        OzoneConsts.OZONE_HANDLER_DISTRIBUTED);
    cluster = MiniOzoneCluster.newBuilder(conf).build();
    cluster.waitForClusterToBeReady();
    port = cluster.getHddsDatanodes().get(0)
        .getDatanodeDetails()
        .getPort(DatanodeDetails.Port.Name.REST).getValue();
  }

  /**
   * Shutdown MiniDFSCluster.
   */
  @AfterClass
  public static void shutdown() {
    if (cluster != null) {
      cluster.shutdown();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Creates Volumes on Ozone Store.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumes() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumes(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }

  /**
   * Create Volumes with Quota.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumesWithQuota() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumesWithQuota(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }

  /**
   * Create Volumes with Invalid Quota.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumesWithInvalidQuota() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumesWithInvalidQuota(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }

  /**
   * To create a volume a user name must be specified using OZONE_USER header.
   * This test verifies that we get an error in case we call without a OZONE
   * user name.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumesWithInvalidUser() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumesWithInvalidUser(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }

  /**
   * Only Admins can create volumes in Ozone. This test uses simple userauth as
   * backend and hdfs and root are admin users in the simple backend.
   *

   * This test tries to create a volume as user bilbo.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumesWithOutAdminRights() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumesWithOutAdminRights(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }

  /**
   * Create a bunch of volumes in a loop.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  @Test
  public void testCreateVolumesInLoop() throws IOException {
    super.testCreateVolumesInLoop(port);
    Assert.assertEquals(0, cluster.getOzoneManager()
        .getMetrics().getNumVolumeCreateFails());
  }
  /**
   * Get volumes owned by the user.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public void testGetVolumesByUser() throws IOException {
    testGetVolumesByUser(port);
  }

  /**
   * Admins can read volumes belonging to other users.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public void testGetVolumesOfAnotherUser() throws IOException {
    super.testGetVolumesOfAnotherUser(port);
  }

  /**
   * if you try to read volumes belonging to another user,
   * then server always ignores it.
   *
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public void testGetVolumesOfAnotherUserShouldFail() throws IOException {
    super.testGetVolumesOfAnotherUserShouldFail(port);
  }
}

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All Film Reviews╗
Be Natural/The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache
BE NATURAL/ THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHE, US, 2018. Narrated by Jodie Foster. Directed by Pamela B. Green. 103 minutes. Rated G.
This Is an important documentary to be seen by professionals in the film industry but also for the wider public, helping them to go back to the origins of cinema, see the pioneers, technical achievement, difficulties, and, especially with this film, the contribution of Alice Guy-Blache, whose achievements were underestimated and forgotten for many decades.
The film's director, Pamela B. Green, has done a great deal of research, even detective work, to discover who Alice Guy-Blache was, what she did, what she achieved in filmmaking, the reasons for her being overlooked, even by her colleagues, and her not finding her rightful place in cinema history. The style of research and detection keeps the audience interested and involved. And this is enhanced by the fact that Jodie Foster does the voice-over and commentary, even using her fluent French.
Alice Guy-Blache was French. When quite young, she became involved in the pioneer filmmaking in France at the end of the 19th century, the film providing information about the achievement of the Lumiere Brothers and the exhibition of their films in 1895, the companies that soon emerged, especially Pathe and, for Alice, the Gaumont company and its studios. By the turn of the 19th century, Alice had become very involved and to this film highlights her skills with photography, with direction and performance, with camera angles, with editing and pace. She also created quite a number of the stories.
Fortunately, there have been discoveries and restorations of her films, short films because of the nature of cameras and projectors in those years, but expert storytelling within a number of minutes. Many of the films look pristine with their black-and-white photography and the audience is probably wishing to see more of them.
The voice-over makes many points about the themes of the film is, treatment of both men and women, some feminist perspectives, some risk-taking in being explicit about human nature and relationships.
She was important to the Gaumont studios and then went to the United States, meeting her husband, Henry Blache, also involved in the company, setting up studios in New Jersey, the Solax Company, where she was significantly involved. While busy in the United States, she bore a daughter, became more alienated from her husband who worked with an actress/director, Lois Weber, both getting more attention from their contemporaries and historians leading to the almost-elimination of Alice from the history books. Gaumont himself continually underestimated her and neglected mention of her.
As with all documentaries, there are a great number of Talking Heads, some from the past but many contemporaries, especially women who have achieved in performance and direction, a huge billboard of faces with a camera zooming in for closer of their comments. There are interviews with film historians some of whom come to realise they have to revise their facts and make up for a neglect.
Importantly, the director has access to to important interviews with Alice herself, one with the Belgian film historian Victor Bachy who discusses her career and a more personalised interview with Alice during the 1960s, the interviewer asking the questions for which we want answers and the director skilfully editing them to provide a portrait of Alice, her memories, her achievements, her disappointments, her desire to recover the films – and the disappointment for her and the audience that she did not succeed.
This documentary serves as a belated introduction to Alice Guy-Blache and an interesting and quite exciting tribute to her.
Backlot films. Released August 1st
Peter Malone MSC is an Associate of the Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting.
Christian themed film reviews

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One of my greatest joys is to nurture a project from concept to reality and to transform a blank palette into the client's home of their dreams.
Shubhra Rose brings over 25 years of experience in the Design and Home Furnishings industry. She has made a lasting impression in some of the most prestigious country club communities and prominent waterfront estate homes from Miami to Palm Beach County.
She has a unique talent for taking a seemingly difficult space and transforming it into a beautiful and functioning setting. Shubhra also has a keen sense of color and is skilled at creating palettes and details that bring the "wow factor" to an otherwise ordinary setting. This supremely talented lady previously worked with Clive and Daniel Lubner for six years at their Mizner Park showroom and provided design direction for clients at several other furniture retailers in the area, including Brown's Interior Design, Sklar Furnishings and her own business, Interior Design by Shubhra Rose.
This seasoned professional guides her clients through the "design process" with her expertise, warmth and kindness. She is able to help her clients find their style and bring their vision to reality, making the experience both rewarding and pleasurable..


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Q: Setting directories in vimrc I'm using a plugin for vim, c9/phpunit, for PHPUnit testing, it requires a path to my src, tests, and phpunit directories defined in my vimrc.
At the moment, I use vim-rooter to set my cwd to the root of my repo.
Is there a way to tell c9/phpunit to go to < current-working-directory >/module/Search/src, < current-working-directory >/module/Search/tests, and < current-working-directory >/vendor/phpunit from inside the vimrc so that it automatically gets the required paths when I open a file?

A: I  have created a function for your need.
  :function! GetCwd()
  :let path = expand('%:p:h')
  :let mod1 = path.'/module/Search/tests'
  :let mod2 = path.'/module/Search/src'
  :set path+=mod1
  :set path+=mod2
  :endfunc

You can put this in .vimrc file.
Add an auto command like
   :au BufEnter *.* :call GetCwd()

This will add those subdirectories into path.
(This is an example function. Depending upon your need, you can use variables from plugins, or some other paths)
Your plugin itself has several variables like g:phpunit_testroot. You can use relevant variable I. The above function.

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IMRIS has announced that the SYMBIS Surgical System – the second generation of the neuroArm / Symbis programme – is a 2014 inductee into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. The Space Foundation honour is directed at technologies originally developed for space exploration that are being transformed into products to help improve the quality of life on Earth.
"As an element of the future of neurosurgery, Symbis involves developing more precise minimally-invasive techniques with motion refinement where surgeons can reach small and eloquent areas to remove diseased tissue, and cause no damage to the adjacent delicate structures to protect the patient's quality of life and maximise the success of the surgery," says Meir Dahan, IMRIS chief technology officer and executive vice president of Research and Development.
The Symbis programme originated in 2002 under the name neuroArm as a collaborative research concept primarily between the University of Calgary and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) – the company which developed large robotic arms for the International Space Station and US space shuttle programmes. Design work initially focused on developing haptic (touch sensing) control mechanisms, special motors, semi-automated surgical tool exchange protocols, and communications technologies. The intent was to pair near real-time, high-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) and anatomical images with robotic arm manipulation technologies to provide neurosurgeons with image guidance, precision, accuracy and dexterity.
In 2008, the original neuroArm was first used by Sutherland to remove a brain tumour from a patient at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary and since has been used 60 times for tumour and vascular malformation cases. IMRIS acquired the technology in 2010 to further develop it into an MR-compatible system that will one day allow the surgeon to do surgery using real time MR imaging in the bore of the magnet. IMRIS is currently working towards a commercialised second generation model integrated within the Visius Surgical Theatre with intraoperative MRI or CT.
Space Technology Hall of Fame inductees were recognised during a ceremony on May 22 in Colorado Springs, USA. The Hall of Fame was created in 1988 by the non-profit Space Foundation to increase public awareness of the benefits resulting from space exploration programmes and encourage further innovation. IMRIS, MDA, and the University of Calgary were inducted as organisations; and Sutherland was admitted as an individual.


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The Pet Directory - Keeping it legal: Exotic birdkeeping in Australia
Australian Legislation:
How is the legislation enforced?
The import of live animals — including exotic birds — into Australia is controlled by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, administered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, and the Quarantine Act 1908, administered by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. The Australian Customs Service and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts enforce exotic birdkeeping legislation at the border into Australia and, if necessary, by investigating illegal activities within Australia. Illegal live import and holding of birds or eggs without reasonable excuse is punishable by fines and/or prison sentences.
The Department's Exotic Animal Guide provides further information about the regulation of exotic animals in Australia and is available from the Department's website at:
www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/exoticanimalguide/
Keep Informed:
Information on improvements to exotic bird recordkeeping is available from the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts:
Web: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/exoticbirds/
While at the site, you can sign-up to receive regular updates and information, and view the latest proposals. Email: wildlifetrade@environment.gov.au
State and territory requirements
State and territory governments also have their own laws about keeping exotic animals. Contact your state or territory government to find out what you may need to do.
ACT: www.environment.act.gov.au
NSW: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
NT: www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks
QLD: www.epa.qld.gov.au
SA: www.environment.sa.gov.au
TAS: www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
VIC: www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse
WA: www.agric.wa.gov.au
E N V I R O N ME N T P R O T E C T I O N A N D
B I O D I V E R S I T Y C O N S E R VAT I O N A C T 1 9 9 9
What you need to know about Australian Government exotic bird recordkeeping requirements
The Australian Government is working with birdkeepers to minimise the risk of acquiring illegally traded birds and to promote confidence amongst aviculturists. Legally keeping exotic birds Keepers of exotic birds need to have adequate information to show how and where they obtained the exotic birds they hold.
They should have:
• record books, receipts identifying previous owners or similar evidence that the bird (or its parents or grandparents etc) was registered under NEBRS or
• evidence that the bird is of a species that was exempt from NEBRS, and the bird and any progeny were imported before 11 January 2002 or
• an import permit indicating that the bird, or all of the birds of which it is the progeny, were lawfully imported into Australia.
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website includes a list of exotic bird species known to be in Australia
— the 2003 Inventory — as well as the Live Import List which outlines species that can be legally imported into Australia (see the Keep informed section
of this brochure).
Why improve the current system?
Currently many birdkeepers do not keep adequate records to protect themselves, their birds and their businesses against threats posed by illegal importation and trade in exotic birds.
To address recordkeeping issues, the Australian Government established the Exotic Birdkeepers Advisory Group (EBAG) in early 2006 and is consulting with exotic birdkeepers.
What are the proposed improvements?
Exotic birds species known to be in Australia would be classified to show the minimum level of recordkeeping expected. The proposed classification would be based on whether a species has been, or is likely to be traded illegally, and whether the species poses a risk to the Australian environment as a pest or vector for disease. Another proposed improvement is the introduction of a standard Movement Transaction Record (MTR) to be exchanged by buyer and seller. A draft template MTR is available on the Department's web site (see the Keep informed section of this brochure).
Why is it important to keep records?
Keeping records will help:
• you to prove where your birds (and eggs) came from if asked by authorities.
• reduce illegal trade in exotic birds
• protect aviculture from diseases spread through illegally traded birds
• protect the Australian environment from pests and diseases and
• ensure market values of exotic birds are not eroded by illegal trade.
What is 'buyer beware'?
'Buyer beware' places the onus on birdkeepers to ensure any birds or eggs they keep or trade have records to show that the specimens have been legally imported or were derived from NEBRS-registered specimens. This will help minimise the risk of acquiring illegally traded birds or eggs and promote confidence amongst aviculturists.
Images: External panels – Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus); Internal
(left to right) – Green-cheeked conure (Pyrrhura molinae), Solomon Island
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus solomonensis), Blue-faced parrot finch
(Erythrura trichroa), Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna).


When one thinks of al fresco dining, rarely do they picture locations like London's Oxford Street or Trafalgar Square. Glorious though they might be, these locations are busy, loud and unlikely to whet one's appetite. More typically, the idea of al fresco might evoke images of coastal Mediterranean scenes or a quaint Parisian cafe with red awnings and twine chairs.
But London is in good stead to prove these assumptions wrong. In and around the luxury real estate of Mayfair, the sheer range of cafe terraces and rooftops restaurants is enticing. For those who cannot stand the idea of a stuffy pub on a glorious summer's day, we have put together an alternative al fresco itinerary for a day spent in prime central London.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; there is no better way to honour this tradition than with the breakfast menu at the Chiltern Firehouse. It is best to get there before the lunchtime rush to score a table in the courtyard of the Chilz. Will you be dining on a weekend? Enjoy a peach and apricot Champagne Cocktail to celebrate your new love of the great urban outdoors.
Some Mayfair insider knowledge will come in handy a few hours later: trade a crowded Bond Street for something infinitely more valuable: the cobbled and quiet courtyard of Hush. The aptly named Mayfair Cosmos Cocktail is a must at the best al fresco experience in London, celebrated since the Nineties in the discreet Lancashire Court.
Any digestive walk in Mayfair will lead you to Hyde Park to enjoy some fresh air and, as Mayfair residents will concur, all Hyde Park roads lead to Serpentine Bar & Kitchen. Overlooking the lake, their shaded canopy offers the ideal place to cool down with an iced tea. Enjoy their pop-up events throughout the summer and indulge in people watching, as picnic-goers and dog walkers stroll past.
Finally, end the day with a view over central London's dazzling lights, enjoying dinner with a side of sunset. Those looking for a relaxed ambiance might choose Aqua Nueva and its terrace overlooking Regent's Street to make the most of the long evening.
Prime central London proves that al fresco should not be reserved for foreign European capitals. Although Monaco might get more sunshine each year, some whisper that Londoners know how best to take advantage of a summer day in Mayfair.


What a great cause!!! Great job!!!
We are so proud of you, Tierney!
Good luck Tierney Harmon and your team of fundraisers! What a great effort!
Dear Alexandra - Your efforts sand commitment to the needy children of Zambia is very honorable. Wishing you the best of luck.
Great job Alex!! So proud of you!!
Thank you Alex, Christina , Liam, Brendan and Tierney! God bless you all!
We are the campus of Manhasset, and we are raising funds to support the great work that Project Nyame NSA is doing in Africa.


Managing a small business is one of the busiest and most demanding jobs out there, so we're sure the end of year holiday season, and the chance to take even just a few days off, can't come soon enough! Countering this, we're sure you've heard the scary statistics flying around about how many small businesses fail each year and how many don't have a long-game - in fact, only 30% will make it to their tenth year of business.
This can make it tempting to put in more hours and neglect the chance to rest and recuperate, but remember that your business needs you fully firing more than it needs you in the office every hour of the night and day! It's important to rest when you get the chance, and one of the things you can do to put your mind at ease is take the opportunity over the holidays to ensure everything is in good order. Good discipline is a key factor on how long small businesses last, and so taking stock with an end of year review for your small business is a valuable activity.
In this post, we look at four things you should consider in an end of year business review to ensure that your company is in good shape, has learned from the last 12 months, and is ready for all the challenges and opportunities that the year ahead may bring.
This seems a pretty obvious place to start, as your business needs money to keep the wheels turning and the lights on, but it's often easy, and tempting, especially during busy periods, to merely know that "enough" money is coming in. However, the better you understand the financial side of your business, the better your chances of making it a success. Poor cash flow management or a poor understanding of their cash flow are among the reasons for failure of 82% of businesses. Now is your chance to beat that statistic! Really taking stock of your financials can make a huge difference to your business.
Check all your outstanding accounts with any suppliers, partners, and contractors are paid in full or tallied so that you're satisfied you know exactly what you have in the bank. Next, check your own accounts receivable to see if you're due money from any sources, and send out invoices, reminders, or late notices where applicable. For completeness, collect and archive your payroll data, invoices, bills, and transactions.
Now you'll be able to check your profitability and compare it against the industry average. If you're above average, great! That gives you the chance to further your advantage over the competition and reward your employees. Bonuses can come into play here to further motivate your employees. If you're below average for the industry, it's time to consider where you can achieve greater efficiencies in how you operate and to think about how you can save on costs or improve sales.
The end of the year is a good chance to look back at your sales efforts and promotional campaigns and learn a few lessons. See if you can estimate your return on investment for your marketing across various channels. See what you did right with these high profitability methods and look to replicate that in the year ahead.
Whatever channels you're using, are they working for you? Could alternative marketing methods work better? If you don't have the resources to run the whole range of social media, printed marketing, website, reviews, networking sessions, and more, consider swapping out one low-performing area for something new you haven't tried yet.
There are countless ways you can make your small business more efficient, but the holiday break is a good chance to take a look at some of the bigger things while you're likely to be closed or at least in a quieter period.
First up, undertake a quick assessment of your suppliers. Do you have up to date contacts for each one? You may be able to strike off inactive, closed, or unreliable vendors. Even if everything is up to date, there could be suppliers you aren't completely satisfied with, or better value alternatives to existing relationships.
With your suppliers organised, consider any physical inventory you may have, either of stock and just supplies, and consider whether you may need to place further orders ahead of busy periods ahead. For a more in depth look at this, you can check out our guide on predicting and preparing for peak times. Consider how any stock levels fluctuated throughout the year? Did you over-purchase certain products or were you left short?
The same analytical approach can be applied to your staffing levels. Did you have the right number of employees in at any given time and was your turnover rate acceptable? If there were any imbalances, consider adding an extra shift for busy times—a quick and easy task with Findmyshift! Equally, if losing members of your team was a problem, you can read our tips for improving employee retention.
Your online presence is the last big area to consider improving. Make sure your website is clear and easy to navigate, with any dead-end or "orphan" pages removed - doing this clean-up will keep you in Google's good books. Also look at loading times, your presence as a local listing, and how easy it is for potential customers to get in touch or make a purchase.
After all your hard work this year, the last step is to plan how you're going to build on it next year! With all of the above activities completed, you should have a good idea of what improvements can be made going forwards and what realistic new targets might be for sales, employee growth, profitability, and more. Do you want to hit certain sales targets, hire a given number of new employees, explore a new promotional channel, or capture a given market share?
Whatever you decide, make your goals realistic, manageable and trackable, and then all you have left to do is look forward to a prosperous year ahead. Oh, and take a bit of time to relax over the holidays too!


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Andy Hunter (born 23 April 1974) is a British Christian DJ and electronic dance music artist. Born in Leicester and starting his career in the drum and bass scene of Bristol during the 1990s, he has continued to release new music, releasing his 14th album in 2019.

Biography

Hunter, professionally known as Andy Hunter°, was born in Leicester, England on 23 April 1974. He became involved in music in his early days of adolescence, and later became interested in sound engineering in the 1990s. He worked with Suede and The Wonder Stuff. In 1992, he joined New Generation Music and Mission as a travelling engineer and moved to Bristol—the scene that was breaking drum and bass. In 1997, Andy formed a band named "Trip" with lead programmer Martin King and several other production partners. In 1999 Trip released an album called Cultural Shift. In the following years, Hunter worked in the studio, producing techno music. In fall of 2002, his work culminated into the album Exodus, which Hunter released on Nettwerk. Early in 2005, Hunter released a six-track album, Life.

He gained attention from Rolling Stone magazine, which praised his first album, Exodus, and from appearances in video games (including "Black Hawk Down", SSX 3, Burnout Revenge, Need For Speed: Underground, Total Club Manager 2004, Downhill Domination, and Enter the Matrix), movies (including The Matrix Reloaded trailer and The Italian Job) and ABC's Alias. Hunter toured the United States, Japan and Europe with top names in the dance music business, including Tiësto in 2002, and at the Flevo festival in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He performed at Midem's opening night party in Cannes, France, an international music conference that gathered heads of industry from the music and technology world. In November 2004, Hunter performed at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch party in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Gates, and presented his piece "Go" in surround sound.

Hunter has been recognized as a Christian DJ, as he has been nominated for the Gospel Music Association Awards, and won a Dove Award for his album Life in 2006. He also performed a New Year's Eve (2005)/New Year's (2006) block party in Phoenix, Arizona, which was hosted by the Christ's Church of the Valley in Phoenix.

In 2006 Hunter signed a new record deal with Nettwerk, which produced Exodus.  At the end of the 2006 voting for DJ Magazine's Top 100 List, Andy Hunter° ended up ranked 117.  Hunter also won a Dutch dance award from Seven FM in 2006.  On 18 March 2008 he released his third album "Colour." The album had 12 tracks, his longest album to date. Hunter did a series of 'video diary' podcasts during the recording of the new album. He gradually revealed some track names and on the final episode, he gave viewers very short audio snippets of each track.

Hunter wrote and produced the score of the 2008 film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed with Robbie Bronnimann.

Hunter completed a remix for Per Lichtman and the Beyond Belief Music Corporation (BBMC) in early June 2009. The "Escalation" remix was released exclusively at indieTorrent on 15 June 2009, with the track being promoted as only available for purchase on that site until 15 July. It was made available on more sites (including Amazon, Napster and iTunes) in January 2010. On 6 December 2010 Hunter released a new EP titled Collide, which was released as an iTunes exclusive. An artwork contest was held to choose a cover for the new EP.

At the beginning of 2012, Hunter released a series of video blogs detailing the progress of his new EP, which was originally slated to be released in May. However, the new EP, Glow was released on 23 July 2012.

Hunter announced that he is going to release a remix album soon. The tracks on the remix album are from his albums Glow and Collide.

Hunter announced also that Robbie Bronniman will remix of his track "Spiral", featuring Beth Bullock. A few others are from Alejandro Cesar, Wicho Lopez and Mark Webb. The result was a collection of remixes that were released as two EPs in 2013: Glowing Collision Vol. 1 and  2.

In the meantime, Hunter worked on a new project, Presence. This resulted in an app and an album in 2016. The app is a tool designed to inspire people to spend more intentional time with God. It contains the music, video and poetry. Every month Hunter releases a new song and video to the app.

Recognition

"Go" and "The Wonders of You" garnered placements in film and television, including uses in The Matrix Reloaded (trailer), Sky High (trailer), National Treasure (trailer), Tomb Raider 2 (trailer), Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Catch That Kid, The Italian Job, and ABC's hit Alias. His work has also been featured in a handful of video games, including SSX 3, Enter The Matrix, Total Club Manager 2004, Downhill Domination, Black Hawk Down, Lumines Mobile, Need for Speed Underground, Burnout Revenge and Forza Motorsport 2. His music is also featured in the Christian video game Dance Praise. The songs "Come On", "Go", and "Open My Eyes" are included with the game.

In 2007, Microsoft used "Go" in the promotional video for Silverlight as well as in 2005 for promoting their "Plays For Sure" downloads.

In 2008, the song "Come On" was used in promotional advertisements for the feature film version of Speed Racer.

The songs "Go" and "Translucent" were used in the Dutch sport program Studio Sport in the Champions League year view.

Discography

Albums

 Spiritualisation (Hydro Album) (1996)
 Aborigination (Hydro Album) (1998)
 Cultural Shift – trip album with Martin King, vocals by Tanya Farthing (1999)
 Exodus (2002)
 Life (2005)
 Colour (2008)
 Collide (2010)
 Glow (2012)
 Glowing Collision (2013)
 Glowing Collision v2 (2013)
 Presence (2016)
 Presence, Vol. 2 (2017)
 Presence, Vol. 3 (2018)
 Presence, Vol. 4 (2019)
 Presence, Vol. 5 (2021)
 The Prayer (2022)
 Presence, Vol. 6 (2023)

Singles

 "Amazing" (12" and 2x12" promo single on Nettwerk) (2002) (including remixes by Deep Dish, Fade and Summit)
 "Go" (12" single on Nettwerk) (2003) (remixes by Satoshi Tommiie and Antillas)
 "To Live To Love" (Single on EMI) (2006) (Remixes by Cedric Gervais and Andy himself)
 "Stars" (Single / EP) (2008)(Including remixes by Giuseppe Ottaviani, The Camel Rider and Phonat)
 "On Automatic / Stars (Camp America Remix)" (2010) By donating money for Andy walk the London Marathon
 "Raining Sunshine (Club Mix)" (2011)
 "Hold On" (2011)
 "Spiral (Club Edit)" (2012)
 "Morphed (Taken from the Presence Project)" (2014) By donating money for Compassion. Andy Hunter is doing the marathon for them.
 "Harmony" (2014) (Featuring Beth Bullock)
 "R.U.N." (2017) (Featuring Kubiks and Beth Bullock)

Remixes

 Avalon - "Testify to Love (New Birth Remix)"
 Plumb - "Cut (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Coco O'Connor - "Hard Time to Shine (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Per Lichtman featuring Kathlin Rivers - "Escalation (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Andy Hunter - "Collide (Mark Webb Remix)" was given away because Andy's Facebook page has 12000 likes
 Andy Hunter - "Amazing(Tydi Remix)"
 Peter Furler - "I'm Alive (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Thousand Foot Krutch - "War of Change (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Thousand Foot Krutch - "I Get Wicked (Andy Hunter° Trip Remix)"
 Andy Hunter - "Together (Acoustic Remix)"
 Har Megiddo - "Hallelujah (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Har Megiddo - "Breakthrough" (Andy Hunter° Remix"
 Thousand Foot Krutch - "Down (Andy Hunter° Remix)"
 Gungor - "I Am A Mountain" (Andy Hunter° Remix)

Unreleased

 Come On (Andy Hunter's Progressive Mix)
 Amazing (Chris Fortier's Unreleased Mix)
 Radiate (Andy Hunter's Oldskool Mix)
 Out Of Control (JHT3 Wacko Mix)
 Smile (Type 41 Club Mix)
 Lifelight (Dulac & Dubois Remix)
 Malacates Trebol Shop - Outro (Andy Hunter Remix)
 Lifelight (Sugar Jesus Remix)
 Collide (Alejandro Cesar Remix) (probably not finished yet)
 Harmony (Recharge Remix)
 Harmony (Matt Luxx Remix)
Note: there were several remixes for "Harmony" because there was a remix contest.

References

External links

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21st-century English composers
People from Leicester
Ableton Live users
Club DJs
English DJs
English male composers
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English record producers
English techno musicians
English trance musicians
Living people
British performers of Christian music
Performers of Christian electronic dance music
20th-century British male musicians
21st-century British male musicians

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Ez a cikk az Erica világa című televíziós sorozat epizódjait tünteti fel.

Első évad: 2009-

Második Évad:2009

Harmadik Évad:2010

Fordítás

Televíziós sorozatok epizódlistái


I took advantage of a nice weather window yesterday night to gather new data for the M20 field that now, differently from 2 months ago (first session), has a very bright visitor in it.
Then I joined this field with the previous one over M8 and I reprocessed the entire mosaic.
Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula bottom of center, and colorful M20 on top. The third, NGC 6559, is on the left of M8, separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. Glowing hydrogen gas creates the dominant red color of the emission nebulae, with contrasting blue hues, most striking in the Trifid, due to dust reflected starlight. This broad skyscape also includes one of Messier's open star clusters, M21, just above and right of the Trifid.


On Monday, September 11th, 2017, we held our traditional memorial service Patriot's Day Memorial Service. Filled with touching performances and heart-breaking true event stories, the memorial service allowed Nativity to once again come together as a community and raise our prayers to all those lives affected by the events that occurred 16 years ago. Big thanks to Mrs. Ramos and the 8th grade class for preparing such a beautiful memorial service.


An equator is an imaginary line that runs around the surface of a planet, perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation. Of course, the one we're most interested in is the Earth's equator. Regions north of the equator are called the Northern Hemisphere, and then south of the equator is the Southern Hemisphere.
Here on Earth, the equator has a length of 40,008.6 kilometers, and its latitude is 0°. And if you can stand on the equator, you'll see the Sun rise in the East and travel overhead through the day, and then set in the West; on the March and September equinox, the rays from the Sun fall straight down. This is also the spot with the quickest sunrise and sunset times, since the Sun moves exactly perpendicular to the horizon, rising straight up, without moving at an angle to the horizon.
Because the Earth is rotating, turning once a day on its axis, the Earth's equator bulges out further from the center than from the poles. The Earth isn't a sphere, but it's actually an oblate spheroid. The equatorial diameter of the Earth is actually 43 kilometers greater than the polar diameter.
Since it's the region of Earth that receives the most sunlight, the climate near the equator is hot – it's summer all the time. People who live near the equator will generally distinguish between a long hot dry season and a long hot wet season. Some of the countries with the equator include Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Columbia, and Brazil.
The equator is the best place to launch a spacecraft on Earth. That's because the rotational speed of the planet adds to the launch velocity of a rocket. Rockets launched from the equator can launch with less fuel, or carry more mass into orbit with the same amount of fuel. This is why the Guiana Space Centre is located in Kourou, French Guiana. And this is also why the Sea Launch platform travels from Los Angeles down to the equator before launching rockets.
We have written many articles about the Equator for Universe Today. Here's an article about the temperature of the Earth, and here's an article about the circumference of the Earth.
If you'd like more info on Equator, check out NASA's Article about Latitude and Longitude. And here's a link to NASA's Earth Observatory.


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2018 Feature Stories
Painting with Numbers
Matt Morgan
A summer research program taught Isabela Figueira '18 how to use machine learning in computer animation—and changed her career path along the way.
Isabela Figueira '18 spent an entire summer focused just on hands. Specifically fingers. What do they do during certain gestures? What makes their movement human?
The uncanny valley is big, so to speak. Making convincing computer animation isn't just about faces. It's the details—like fingers. And to perfect the details, Figueira called on machine learning.
Figueira traveled to Clemson University last summer to work on an NSF funded research project led by assistant professor Sophie Jörg. The goal of the project was to use machine learning to automate parts of the animation process.
"Finger motions and conversations are really tedious to manually animate," Figueira explains. "When you're animating a character, you have key frames. You have one frame and it moves and the computer automatically fills in. But the computer doesn't know how the fingers move."
Figueira used motion capture technology to track finger movements when people make gestures—like a shrug or a wave. The data points could then be used to develop algorithms that could successfully predict the label of a gesture and eventually generate realistic finger motions to group with body movements.
Essentially, the data and algorithms would teach the computer how fingers are supposed to move so it could automate the process for computer animators of movies, TV shows, and video games. Rather than taking time animating finger movements, animators could build a database of motions that could be reused. The algorithm would then pick pieces of a host of gestures to make a new gesture that would portray the intended emotion. All made possible through machine learning.
"I spent so much time in the lab coding and just thinking about it," Figueira says of the research. "I learned so much about animation I never knew. It was amazing."
Figueira first encountered machine learning during a research project she worked on with assistant professor Yi Fang. She'd met Fang when she took his Introduction to Programming class and in 2016, he asked her if she would be interested in working on a machine learning project involving Twitter.
The point of the project was to develop machine learning algorithms that would learn about Twitter users based on their account bios and their tweets. Essentially developing a model that identified what types of bios corresponded with what kinds of tweets. Figueira used sample tweets and bios to help develop the algorithms, then tested the algorithms against new tweets.
While computer animation and Twitter might seem different, they both come down to data. For computer animation, the data is the configuration of fingers. For Twitter, it's words: how often certain words appear, their correlation with each other, and their correlation with bios and tweets.
Getting involved in machine learning and research projects outside of class not only taught Figueira new skills, but about the real-world impact of her computer engineering major. It also introduced her to new applications for her interests and even a new career path.
"The greatest part of the research experience last summer was the exposure I got to a different application of computer science," Figueira says. "I never would have encountered that had I not applied to the research program."
Figueira is still riding the wave from her summer experience. She continued to explore computer animation this year, taking 3-D Modeling and Animation (COEN 165) at Santa Clara, and continued her research on hand gestures.
Her latest computer animation algorithms successfully predicted gesture labels 87.5 percent of the time. She presented a poster at the Grace Hopper Celebration for women in computing in Orlando, Fla. in October and hopes to publish a paper. She also applied for the NCWIT Collegiate Award using her research, and was one of 60 finalists for the award.
Figueira will attend UC Irvine in the fall to pursue her Ph.D. in computer science with a focus on computer graphics. She hopes to include machine learning in her studies.
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Good leadership can come from anywhere, says Utomi
Pat Utomi
A professor of political economy and management expert Pat Utomi has said that good leadership can come from anywhere, irrespective of religious affiliation or ethnicity.
Utomi made this known on Wednesday amidst the controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
According to Utomi who spoke through a virtual message at the instance of the ongoing Double Diamond Platform Global (DDPG) Leadership Series held in Lagos, Nigeria needs leaders of competence, compassion and commitment to overcome its challenges.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the programme was entitled "A Nation in Search of True Leadership".
The DDPG is known for sensitising the public on issues of concern and has been presenting awards to deserving members of the public for their contributions to national growth.
The current programme is intended to help Nigerians to make informed choices ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Utomi, the Lead Speaker at the session, said that national discuss on leadership should be hinged on performance and delivery and not on primordial sentiments.
According to him, good leadership should seek to uplift the common man.
"That is the starting point of quality leadership and then you want everybody to feel ownership.
"When you begin to completely shut down a whole population, whether it is because of religion or ethnicity, you compound the process of trying to deliver.
"Good leadership can come from anywhere… The best is the one that mixes up everybody, Muslim, Christian and everybody feels comfortable," he said.
Utomi expressed regrets that Nigeria was in the present situation because of the structure of the federation.
He doubted the possibility of the country making progress with its present structure of politics, pointing out "we are in grave danger".
He urged the people to stage protests similar to the Orange protests carried out in Ukraine where the citizens poured into the streets every day, carrying white and green flags and demanding that their country be given back to them.
He added that right now the Nigerian state has been hijacked, noting that there is "a state capture".
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The Succession Wars, Type these while playing a scenario.
Select one of your heroes and while still on the map screen, press 32167 and recieve 5 BLACK DRAGONS for that hero! Do this for as many heroes as you like!
/NWC: A useful cheat that will access the game's debugger. With it you can give your hero extra mobility, free spells, free resources, free creatures, and allow you to select secondary skills. This cheat is NOT typed during the game. It is typed after the line HEROES2W.EXE as an extension(it will look like "HEROES2W.EXE /NWC".) Under Windows 95, you cancreate a shortcut to Heroes II and under Properties option, change the executable to read HEROES2W.EXE /NWC.
Subject: I've got a small problem I've got the HM&M II Compendium. When I try to access the game's debugger via the "/NWC" cheat, it doesn't seem to work. I went into Properties to alter the shortcut to add the /NWC like the website said to do, but I haven't noticed a difference. What is the screen supposed to look like if it does work? If you could email me, or refer me to someone who would know the answer to this question, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Answer: When adding a command modifier, you must leave a space so that the Heroes2w.exe and /nwc must be separated by a space in order to work.


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Regions and Cities for Expats in Australia
Author: Jim Newham
Submitted: July 2013
Australia is the third least densely populated country in the world. Its vast interior is chiefly desert, semi-desert or scrub, and, in the far north, jungle. All the largest cities are on or near the coast. Australia is composed of six states and two self-governing territories, listed below from west to east:
per km2)
Western Australia 2,529,875 2,565,600 1.0 Perth
Northern Territory 1,349,129 243,700 0.2 Darwin
South Australia 983,482 1,682,200 1.7 Adelaide
Queensland 1,730,648 4,708,500 2.7 Brisbane
New South Wales 800,642 7,500,600 9.4 Sydney
Australian Capital Territory 2,358 385,600 163.5 Canberra
Victoria 227,417 5,821,300 25.6 Melbourne
Tasmania 68,401 514,700 7.5 Hobart
Western Australia makes up nearly a third of the Australian land mass, however most people live in the south-west. Western Australia has highest rate of population growth for an Australian state. This is largely because its economy, largely based on the production of lucrative minerals such as gold, iron ore and natural gas, is the healthiest in Australia. Around 78% of the state's population is concentrated in the Greater Perth area. Secondary industry, the processing of the raw materials extracted elsewhere in the state, is important to Perth's economy. Perth is the second most remote large city on earth, and the city and its environs rely on imports for many products.
Northern Territory is mostly made up of desert and is very sparsely populated. The most important element of the economy is mineral extraction, particularly of petroleum. Tourism is also important; the two most important tourist sites are Kakadu National Park and the world-famous Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock.) Tourists – many of them Australian – typically fly to Alice Springs to visit the latter. Darwin, the capital and only large town in Northern Territory, is an increasingly important northern port as it connects Australia with South East Asia.
South Australia's population is concentrated in the area around the capital, Adelaide. Car manufacture and wine production are important in this state. Compared to most other states, South Australia's growth levels in terms of population and economy have been modest. While other states have progressed, South Australia has become something of a backwater. Nevertheless, Adelaide is a centre of culture in its own right, and has recently been voted the most liveable city in Australia.
Queensland is another fast-growing Australian state. In addition to mining for minerals such as gold, silver and bauxite, many crops are grown, with sugar cane being especially important. Most people live in on the east coast, especially in the south-east. This is the area around the state capital and the country's third city, Brisbane, which is currently diversifying its economy. New tertiary industries in science and technology have recently been introduced. There are also important cities further up the east coast, such as Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
New South Wales is the oldest and most populous Australian state. Most of eastern New South Wales is populated, though the west is comparatively emptier. Sydney, on the east coast, is the most populous, most famous and economically most important city in Australia. In fact, it is one of the most economically important cities in the world. Banking, finance, and other forms of business are very important here, though tourism is also of some consequence. Other cities in New South Wales include Newcastle and Wollongong on the coast, and, inland, the mining city of Broken Hill and Wagga Wagga, famous for its many sportspeople.
Canberra, the Australian capital, was created as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two longest-etatablished cities. It is a planned city, designed to house the country's government, embassies and other administrative institutions. It has an open feel with a lot of parks and greenery. The most important sectors of Canberra's economy are administration and defence.
Victoria is by far the most densely-populated Australian state. The capital is Melbourne, Australia's former capital and most culturally important city. Melbourne's economy is fully diversified; in addition to strong finance, IT and tourism components, it is Australia's most important industrial city. Other cities in Victoria include Geelong, an important manufacturing centre, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Tasmania, the island state, is even more of a backwater than South Australia. Its population growth is minimal and its economy has not grown like those of other states have. Fruit production is important, though secondary industries such as metal processing and machinery manufacture are the most important economic activities. The state capital, Hobart, is a busy port and tourist centre.
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In Greek myth Hermes [hûr'mēz], son of Zeus [zūs] and Maia [mā'ə, mī'ə], was not just the patron god of thieves, merchants, and boundaries. He was also a god of science, art, speech, eloquence, and writing.
Hermes…son of Zeus and Maia, which is, of mind and sense. For the word is engendered from mind and sense. On account of this they also make him winged, as if to be swift. For nothing is swifter than a word. And [that is why] Homer [says] 'winged words'." –Suidas [syū'ĭdəs], Greek lexicographer.
Hermes and the goddess Aphrodite [ăfrədī'tē] had a son whose name is a combination of theirs: Hermaphroditos [hər-măf'rə-dī'təs]. According to Ovid in his Metamorphoses, this son of Hermes was attacked and raped by an unconventional naiad (female nature spirit) named Salmacis. The attacker's prayer that they not be parted resulted in the permanent fusion of their two bodies. Most of the stories in Metamorphoses[mĕt'ə-môr'fō-sēz] are retellings of traditional tales, but Ovid probably made up the story about Salmacis [săl-mā'sĭs].
Another name for Hermes, or a perhaps a god derived from him, is Hermes Trismegistus[trĭs'mə-jĭs'təs, trĭz'-] – "Hermes Thrice-blessed." This concept of Hermes was a combination of the Greek god and Thoth [thōth, tōt], the Egyptian god of wisdom. Various magical and alchemical writings came to be associated with Hermes Trismegistus who, it was believed, invented a magic seal to keep air out of vessels containing magical compounds.
herm [hûrm] – a four-sided pillar used to mark boundaries. Sometimes it was surmounted by the head of the god.
The scientist closed the flask with a hermetic seal.
The survivalist compound was a a hermetic community, insulated from the world at large.
hermeneutic [hûr'mə-nū'tĭk] – from Greek words meaning "interpreter" and "to interpret." A hermeneutic approach to literature would seek meaning according to methodological principles of interpretation and explanation.
– from the same source as hermeneutic, deriving ultimately from Hermes in his capacity of patron of speech, writing, and eloquence. Hermeneutics is the methodological study of the Bible according to certain established principles of interpretation.
Hermione [hərmī'ənē] – the feminine form of the name Hermes.
hermaphrodite [hər-măf'rə-dīt'] – one sense of the word is "an abnormal human being who combines male and female reproductive organs in the same body." In science, hermaphrodites are plants or animals for which it is normal for both male and female reproductive parts to exist on the same individual. By extension, hermaphrodite may be applied to inanimate objects that combines disparate parts, for example, a hermaphrodite brig.


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Designed and built over a three year period (2007-1010), Exploration Arches are meant to intrigue and entice the viewer to enter Exploration Works: A Museum of Science and Culture in Helena, Montana. Each arch has a theme (the human body, nature and technology) that relates to educational programs run by the museum. The arches are site-specific, built on site and taper in size from the largest welcoming human body arch to the smallest technology arch just before you enter the museum.
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Locke & Key Season 3: Everything You Need To Know Including Plot Summary
Locke & Key is an American television series. The Locke & Key series is full of fantasy, drama and horror.
The Locke & Key series has received positive response from the public. It has received 7.4 out of 10 on IMDb. Read the full article for full details on the third season of the Locke & Key series.
Locke & Key Season 3:
In the series Locke & Key, Locke's three siblings, as well as their mother, after their father is murdered under strange circumstances, move to their ancestral home – Keyhouse.
In the Key House, they find it full of magical keys that may be related to their father's death. The Locke & Key series was created by Meredith Averill, Carlton Cuse and Aron Eli Coleite.
Starring Darby Stanchfield, Emilia Jones and Connor Jessup. The Locke & Key series is based on a comic book titled Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
The Locke & Key series was shot in Toronto, Ontario and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The length of each episode of the Locke & Key series ranges from 40 to 56 minutes.
The Locke & Key series was created under Genre Arts, Hard A Productions, Circle of Confusion and IDW Entertainment.
The Locke & Key series was executive produced by Carlton Cuse, Meredith Averill, Lindsey Springer, Tim Southam, Michael Morris, Joe Hill, John Weber, Chris Ryall and Ted Adams. It was produced by Ra'uf Glasgow, Kevin Lafferty and Nishpeksh Mehra.
The first season of the Locke & Key series contains a total of ten episodes entitled Welcome to Matheson, Trapper / Keeper, Head Games, The Keepers of the Keys, Family Tree, The Black Door, Dissection, Ray of F**king Sunshine , Echoes and the crown of shadows.
The second season of the Locke & Key series contains a total of ten episodes titled The Premiere, The Head and the Heart, Small World, Forget Me Not, Past is Prologue, The Maze, Best Laid Plans, Irons in the Fire, Alpha & Omega and Cliffhanger.
Perhaps the third season of the Locke & Key series will also contain a total of ten episodes. Let's see what happens next. If we get an update on the episode count in the third season of the Locke & Key series, we'll add it here.
The Locke & Key series is written by Meredith Averill, Aron Eli Coleite, Carlton Cuse, Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Liz Phang, Mackenzie Dohr, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Michael D. Fuller, Vanessa Rojas, Dan Woodward, and Brett Treacy.
It was directed by Mairzee Almas, Michael Morris, Vincenzo Natali, Tim Southam, Mark Tonderai, Dawn Wilkinson and Edward Ornelas.
Locke & Key Season 3: Renewed or Canceled?
The Locke & Key series was renewed for a third season in December 2020. It was renewed prior to the second season premiere.
The Locke & Key season 3 series was confirmed on December 18, 2020. The series Locke & Key has been renewed by Netflix. If we get another update on the third season of the Locke & Key series, we'll add it here. So make sure you visit this website regularly.
Let's talk about the cast of the third season of the series Locke & Key.
Locke & Key Season 3 Cast:
Find the cast of Locke & Key Season 3 below.
Darby Stanchfield as Nina Locke
Emilia Jones as Kinsey Locke
Connor Jessup as Tyler Locke
Jackson Robert Scott as Bode Locke
Aaron Ashmore as Duncan Locke
Hallea Jones as Eden Hawkins
Brendan Hines as Josh Bennett
Bill Heck as Rendell Locke
Sherri Saum as Ellie Whedon
Thomas Mitchell Barnet as Sam Lesser
Kevin Alves as Javic
Genevieve Kang as Jackie Veda
Kolton Stewart as Brinker Martin
Asha Bromfield as Zadie Wells
Jesse Camacho as Doug Brazelle
Eric Graise as Logan Calloway
Felix Mallard as Lucas – Dodge – Caravaggio
Steven Williams as Joe Ridgeway
Coby Bird as Rufus Whedon
Kevin Durand as Frederick Gideon
Let's take a look at the review of the second season of the Locke & Key series.
Locke & Key Season 2 Review:
Locke & Key Season 2 has received great response from the audience. At the end of the Locke & Key season 2 series, we have seen the town mourn the people possessed by the demons when Tyler sets off on a road trip, and also make a decision not to use the Memory Key. that he will lose his memory of the magic when he turns eighteen and can live a normal and regular life.
After that, Josh gives up his obsession and asks Nina out, but she's not ready at that point. Later, Ellie is reunited with Rufus just as Bode tries to use the Head Key to show Nina happy memories of Rendell; at her request, Bode later uses the Memory Key to make Nina remember the magic this time.
On the other hand, Eden retrieves the Echo Key from Gabe's dorm and later uses it to summon Captain Frederick Gideon, the first person to find the Black Door; after that, Eden is surprised to discover which demon Gideon possesses, who throws Eden into the pit to her death and escapes using the Anywhere Key. Let's see what happens next.
Perhaps the third season of the Locke & Key series will pick up where it left off in the second season of the Locke & Key series. If we get an update on it, we'll add it here. Let's talk about the release date of the third season of the series Locke & Key.
Locke & Key Season 3 Release Date:
The release date of Locke & Key Season 3 has not yet been announced. We can expect the third season of the Locke & Key series at the end of 2022. It appears on Netflix.
Welcome Back to Key House 🗝 Locke & Key Season 2 is streaming now, only on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/pf8xGlHFo0
— Locke & Key (@lockekeynetflix) October 22, 2021
The first season of the Locke & Key series was released on Netflix on February 7, 2020. The second season of the Locke & Key series will be released on Netflix on October 22, 2021.
If we get an update or news about the release date of the third season of the Locke & Key series, we will update it here. So check this website regularly.
Let's watch the trailer for the third season of the Locke & Key series.
Locke & Key Season 3 Trailer:
The Locke & Key season 3 trailer hasn't arrived yet. Looks like it will be coming soon. Find the Locke & Key Season 2 trailer online. It was released by Netflix on October 6, 2021. Let's see.


Reputation Damage: Lessons from the United Airlines Fiasco.
The forceful removal of a United Airlines passenger from an overbooked flight on 10th April 2017 quickly became headline news across the internet. Within a few days, the company's stock had dropped by 4 percent, mostly as a result of the viral video but also because of the company's failure to adequately address the issue.
Many companies may have a hard time putting themselves in United's place. Customer complaints are common of course, but a service issue that results in physical injury to the customer? There's little precedent for that. However from United's perspective, the company had the legal right to make space for employee transportation by removing passengers from an overbooked flight. CEO Oscar Munoz's original response reflected this viewpoint. It was only as the internet reaction began to spiral out of control that he took full responsibility for such a 'horrific incident'.
United's reputation management policy failed, first because company culture and staff guidelines allowed the incident to occur and second because company leaders didn't immediately hold themselves accountable. The specific scenario of passenger removal may be unique to airlines, but every company faces a choice between putting customers first and making standard business operation the top priority. It may seem counterintuitive, but the first choice is more profitable in the long run, as well as more humane.
As the United incident shows, revenue loss from reputation damage is much higher than the cost of finding a different solution to the problem in the first place.
Treat Customers as People – Each unhappy customer has their own story. The United passenger was a doctor with patient engagements the next day. His professional reputation, possibly even the lives of his patients were at stake with a delayed flight. Staff need to be encouraged to take a case by case approach so they are able to recognise when customers have real-life issues that aren't covered by the company rulebook.
Think About the Publicity Impact – Any dispute that occurs in a crowded room is bound to generate public sympathy and it may not be for the company. If possible, take the time to schedule a private meeting with an unhappy customer so their complaint can be handled one on one. If not, try to read the room. Is there support for the company's perspective? If not, it's better to back down. Even if this doesn't immediately resolve the situation, it will make the other person the unreasonable party.
Don't Try to Win – If United's CEO had apologised immediately and offered the injured passenger a full refund along with free coupons for future flights, the public reaction would have dissipated much faster. Treat every situation as if it is going to become a crisis and apologise sincerely, even if you don't feel the company is at fault. Acting on the defensive, or trying to prove your point is never the right attitude with reputation issues.
It's hard to measure the full impact of this incident. The initial story has blown over and it no longer ranks as the top search result, but it's been followed by a regular stream of negative publicity about United Airlines. Several reports of scorpions being discovered on flights have surfaced over the past month. Meanwhile, on 15th May an employee accidentally published sensitive cockpit codes online, forcing the company to completely update security access. United may just be having a bad month, but it's safe to say that the recent stories wouldn't have received as much publicity if the internet weren't already predisposed to think badly of the company. Sharing negative press about United has become the latest Twitter trend and this doesn't bode well for the brand's future.