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UAFS Undergrads Present Biomedical Research
Two undergraduate students from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith were honored with presenting their research at the 2019 conference of the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Oct. 26-27 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Harmeet Kaur Chohan and Jeremiah Smith presented their findings to more than 400 students and faculty assembled at the conference.
Chohan, a sophomore chemistry major from the Philippines, presented her research results on a tumor suppressor gene as a poster, "Non-Covalent Interaction of the Potent Ligands against Serine/Threonine Kinase 11 (STK11) Mutants." Chohan joined a research team led by Dr. Mohammad Halim, assistant professor of Chemistry at UAFS, this past August.
"Although Harmeet is just a sophomore, she is very motivated and passionate for her research and regularly worked evenings and weekends," Halim said. "The diverse research experiences in bioinformatics and mass spectrometry will help Harmeet to pursue her graduate study on biomedical science/engineering or secure a position in the pharmaceutical/biochemical industry."
Chohan said working with Halim spurred her interests in research.
"During my junior and senior years in the Philippines, I never thought about doing research," she said, "but everything changed when Dr. Sayo Fakayode, head of physical sciences at UAFS, introduced me to Dr. Halim. His research interests are very close to mine, and I am looking forward to continuing fantastic research with him. In addition, with a friendly environment, UAFS has developed me into a better researcher while boosting my confidence and achievement."
Chohan will continue working with Halim to express the STK11 mutants and see how these potent ligands interact with and revive the mutants by mass spectrometry-based proteomics analysis.
Smith, a freshman biology major from Little Rock, presented his research on the "Impact of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration on Soil Microbiome." Mentored by Dr. Jeff Shaver, associate professor of biology at UAFS, and Dr. Chizuko Iwaki, assistant professor of mathematics at UAFS, Smith's presentation garnered the interest of faculty and students from other institutions in the state, which is helping expand UAFS's research capacity for the Tallgrass Prairie Restoration project, led by Shaver and Jay Randolph, superintendent of Ben Geren Golf Course. This study has been supported by two $5000 Arkansas INBRE core facility voucher awards. For the initial study, the 16s rRNA sequencing and analysis support were provided by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute and Loop Genomics. Reagents for soil microbial DNA isolation and antibiotic-resistant gene analysis were provided by miniPCR.
"The research experience that I have gained in only a few short months has been invaluable," Smith said. "I was able to join a research project and share my results because of the devoted faculty of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith."
Smith will continue his research in the summer of 2020 with Shaver and Dr. Fiona Goggin from UA Fayetteville to study the effect of chloroplast membrane saturation on the abundance and structure of chloroplast DNA and the susceptibility of plants to aphid infestation.
The Arkansas INBRE Research Conference has grown steadily since beginning in 2002. Key features of the conference include a distinguished keynote speaker, faculty speakers from Arkansas, research and career workshops, student poster and oral presentation competitions, and vendor displays of state-of-the-art equipment. The program's goals are to increase the number of higher education faculty in Arkansas with active funded research programs in biomedical science and to increase the number of undergraduate students in the state who pursue careers in biomedical science.
"One of the most important skills any scientist can have is an ability to analyze data collected from samples or through experimentation," said Iwaki. "Presenting work at a conference is valuable because it can help students learn how to interpret their results and share them by using oral and written communication skills. I strongly recommend undergraduate students take the opportunity to participate in research projects like this because it will help them to determine an area of interest in their field and give them a head start on their career as a researcher."
The Arkansas INBRE is funded by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The IDeA Program was established to broaden the geographic distribution of NIH funding for biomedical and behavioral research.
Shaver's research efforts will continue with the support of a $5,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The grant money will be used to fund consumables and small equipment to be used with the two EPSCoR DNA Biotechnology Kits currently housed in the UAFS STEM Center in conjunction with the Adopt-a-Professor program, UAFS Festival of Science, independent student research projects and training students in the Biology with Teacher Licensure program.
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QAGTC WEST AGM | Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc.
Come Along to our West Branch AGM and join a team of friendly, motivated, and passionate parents and teachers who are committed to supporting gifted children and families in our area.
All current financial members of QAGTC are encouraged to come and vote for our committee positions or perhaps join the committee yourself! Have a cup of tea, a chat, and get to know the team at West Branch. We will also be selling our highly sought after $10.00 QAGTC mugs featuring a cartoon created for QAGTC West by Tony Lopez, the creator of Insanity Streak. There will be a parent information night with a screening of the movie "2e2" following the AGM. See you there!


If any of you have Ligustrum (aka Privet), plants in your landscape, there's a good chance they may have Cercospora Leaf Spot on their foliage.
Symptoms to look for include irregular brown spots with yellow margins on the upper leaf surface and brown spots with purple margins on the underside. These symptoms are particularly noticeable on older plantings which also display thinning canopies, and although more noticeable in late summer-fall, can occur anytime day temperatures are 7o-80 degrees and down to 60 at night. This fungal disease at best is difficult to control, and although many homeowners have this problem, they consider it of minor importance and ignore any treatment. Only after several years of decline do they become concerned, and by that time there's not a lot that can be done, so they remove the infected plants.
By now you may be asking is there anything I can do, and my answer is yes. Avoid over watering, especially at night, clean up any infected leaves, thin out the canopy to provide good air movement, and provide good culture. Applying repeated applications of Daconil, Dithane, or Cleary 3336 also seem to help. Remember, when using any pesticide, always read and follow label directions.
For more information about this disease click here.
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I have lots of milkweed this year. It came out extra thick. I am having a problem with a orange and black bug that I think is called the milkweed bug. How do I get rid of them before they destroy my milkweed. I keep finding black spots on the leaves and a lot of yellow leaves.
I do have one Chrysalis, that should before a Monarch in a few days, but haven't found any other eggs or cats yet, but are still looking of course.
Sorry for my delay in responding to your recent comment from my website. I really appreciate your visiting it and welcome any and all comments.
You asked about controlling the milkweed bug. I suggest you apply Safer Insecticidal Soap which can be purchased at most box stores or garden centers. However, I think by now they have probably left your plants and moved on. If not the soap should work. Because you want to protect the monarchs, be very careful in the pesticides that you use, such as neonecatides, as they can kill the butterfly by ingesting the pollen or nectar.
Again thanks for your question, do not hesitate to contact me with any other questions or concerns.


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Lotje van Lunteren (Den Haag, 20 mei 1974) is een Nederlandse actrice.

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Van Lunteren woonde haar hele jeugd in Den Haag. In 2000 rondde zij haar opleiding aan Toneelschool Amsterdam af.

Van Lunteren speelde tussen 2001 en 2009 bij het Noord Nederlands Toneel onder artistieke leiding van Koos Terpstra. Hierna speelde zij in diverse films, theatervoorstellingen en televisieseries. Haar belangrijkste televisierollen zijn die van Manon van Woerkom in De ontmaskering van de Vastgoedfraude, de jonge Juliana in Bernhard, schavuit van Oranje.

Rollen (selectie)

Films
 2015 - Code M - Jacqueline
 2014 - 2/11 Het spel van de wolf - Annemarie
 2010 - De gelukkige huisvrouw - Anita (verpleegster)

Televisie
 2019 - Goede tijden, slechte tijden - Juliette Hagoort
 2013 - De ontmaskering van de Vastgoedfraude - Manon van Woerkom
 2010 - Bernhard, schavuit van Oranje - jonge Juliana

Theater
 2018 - Theatre of War Project
 2017 - Eenzame Begeerte
 2016 - FIFA Blatter - Corrine Blatter
 2016 - Winterbloemen
 2016 - Bloedverwanten - vergetelheid
 2016 - Ploegen
 2013 - Haar Naam Was Sarah
 2013 - De Huisvrouwmonologen
 2008 - Antigone
 2007 - De vrouw met de baard
 2005 - Ajax
 2004 - Pygmalion
 2003 - De getemde feeks
 2003 - Zonnekinderen
 2001 - Othello

Noten

Nederlands acteur
Nederlands toneelacteur

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The Purple Caravan: Seize the day!
I am new to the Blogging World but eager to start my journey aboard The Purple Caravan. I don't know where the road will take me. I just hope you'd want to come along with me. Please step right on. We have all we need, blankets, pillows, wine, fruits, fresh cheese and bread. The horses are well fed and rested, the morning is cool and clear. On we go!
We trot along the narrow cobblestone streets still wet from last night's rain. A group of little children are kneeling around a puddle. As we pass by we see tiny colored paper boats floating on the clear water. The children are sailors, the puddle the sea.
We reach a bend on the road and stop for a moment to decide which way to go. Left, right, does it matter? We turn the horses and continue bearing South. Conversation is loud, some of us are singing, others sample the cheese, while others just lay back on the soft plump pillows and watch the clouds.
We pass by creeks and meadows, the fields aglow with the midday sunshine. We stop and let the horses rest for a while.
The food is gone, naps are taken on the soft grass. The light is fading and we prepare to leave.
Back we go through the golden fields and meadows and creeks. Stars shine timidly on the light indigo sky.
Someone begins to play a violin. It's a haunting sad tune that fills us with a strange longing. Even the horses slow their pace. Can they feel this too?
We arrive at our small town. The streets are deserted, the children have gone, the tiny colored paper boats sit atop the puddle, now dry. Nobody speaks. On we go filled with a wonderful and incredible peace. We have seized the day!


Jonesboro police are investigating the possibility of human remains being found in South Jonesboro.
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - The human remains found in a wooded area in November 2018 near the Southside Softball Complex in Jonesboro have been identified.
Jonesboro police said in a news release on Friday the remains were identified as James Doyle Murray, 47, of Jonesboro.
Police say Murray was reported missing by his mother on July 7, 2013.
A Jonesboro police incident report stated Murray's mother last heard from him in December 2012 when he was in the Craighead County Detention Center.
The report states he was in the CCDC with mental health issues and was taken before a judge for the issue. It went on to say officials were trying to get him into a mental health facility.
The Arkansas State Crime Lab made the positive identification.


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Devon-based wedding photographer Martyn Norsworthy wins another award
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Salcombe-based wedding photographer Martyn Norsworthy has won two bronze awards in The Guild of Professional Photographer's Image of the Month competition.
This highly regarded national photographic body and its members are dedicated to enhancing their skills in photography and are committed to achieving the highest standards of professionalism for the benefit of their customers.
Martin said, "It's my second time of entering and I'm so pleased to have been awarded not one but two High Bronze Bars.
Lesley Thirsk, director of the Guild of Professional Photographers commented, "I'm delighted that Martyn has achieved this award. The guild has very demanding standards when judging photographic competitions. In fact, the judging is undertaken by a panel of internationally recognised experts from a variety of photographic backgrounds, so it's an achievement to be, quite rightly, proud of!
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To convert an SR12 from 3-phase to Single Phase Power, remove the three small bus bars and replace them with the two larger ones as shown in the attached drawing. Also, the red wire previously attached to the B phase is no longer used, and must be taped or heat shrieked to prevent accidental contact.
Note: This list assumes you have a complete 3-phase SR12 to begin with, and only includes the parts you will need in addition to those already installed.
SR12 3 phase to single phase drawing for more information.


FINN visits the CU Phosco facility in Hertfordshire to find out more about airport lighting and how the lights are made.
He noted that LEDs offer a better quality of light as well as reducing energy usage.
CU Phosco's work with Heathrow Airport, for example, has helped the facility save 50% on energy costs.
CU Phosco, which was founded in 1923, works with airports all over the UK as well as in the Middle East, Canada and more. One of the lighting issues in hot countries such as those in the Middle East is that the heat can make LEDs less efficient.
Take a look around the CU Phosco site via the video to see how these airport lights and more are made.


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Don McGlashan was born in Auckland in 1959. He is a musician and composer with a career that stretches back to the 1970s and covers early post-punk, top-ten pop, experimental percussion and classical performance and composition.
McGlashan studied English and Music at University of Auckland, and played French Horn and percussion in the Auckland Symphonia from 1979-82. From 1979-86 he was also a member of the percussion ensemble From Scratch.
He formed post-punk band Blam Blam Blam from the remnants of earlier bands The Plague and The Whizz Kids. The band released a number of singles, including the hits 'There is no Depression in New Zealand' and 'Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us', and one album before breaking up in 1982.
McGlashan spent in a year in New York as a drummer with avant-garde dance company Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians. Upon his return to New Zealand he formed the multimedia act The Front Lawn with Harry Sinclair. They performed theatre pieces at the Edinburgh Festival in 1988 and 1989. They also made three short films and released two album (one posthumously), disbanding in 1990.
In 1990, McGlashan and Sinclair were among the founders of Auckland's Watershed Theatre. In the same year, McGlashan worked on the film score to Jane Campion's 'An Angel at My Table'.
From 1991 to 2002 McGlashan was singer and chief songwriter in The Mutton Birds. The group signed to Virgin Records UK in 1995, and were based in London for four years. An extremely popular band in New Zealand, with four top ten albums and a No. 1 single, they gained a cult following internationally.
Since returning to New Zealand in 1999, McGlashan has scored a number of films and TV series including Toa Fraser's 'No. 2' (2005) and 'Dean Spanley' (2008), 'Matariki' (2010), and 'This Is Not My Life' (2010). He has also collaborated with a number of writer/directors on theatre productions, worked with various local and international musicians, released two solo albums, and in 2009 started the side-project The Bellbirds.
Throughout his career McGlashan has received various awards including the 1982 New Zealand Music Awards 'Best Song' for 'Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us'. In the 1989 awards The Front Lawn won 'Best Film Soundtrack/Compilation', 'Most Promising Group' and 'International Achievement'. In 1993 The Mutton Birds won 'Album of the Year', 'Single of the Year' (for Nature), and 'Best Group'.
McGlashan won the 1994 APRA Silver Scroll, a prestigious award for song writing, for The Mutton Birds' 'Anchor Me', winning it again in 2006 with 'Bathe in the River' from the soundtrack for 'No. 2'.
In 2002, he won 'Best Original Music For A Play' at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards, and was named an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate.
He lives in Auckland with his wife, Marianne Schultz (a dancer and writer), and their two children.


Our visionary, Tonya Cross, is now a regular contributor to Dear Curl Friend. Dear Curl Friend is a digital platform for women to connect about their natural hair and receive beauty tips. See excerpt from her article below titled "4 Tips For A Healthy Scalp".
In 2014, the Accented Glory Naturals Facebook group hosted a healthy scalp challenge. Healthy scalp is the foundation of healthy hair. Like a vegetable garden needs good soil to produce good crops; a healthy scalp yields healthy hair.
Properly caring for your scalp can also be beneficial for your overall health. Scalp care is relaxing and relieves tension. Check out 4 questions at Dear Curl Friend that we answered for our Facebook group members from the challenge!


An intermediate course for those with some knowledge of Polish.
You have a basic understanding of Polish, but feel you can't progress much further without conversation and interaction. This intermediate level course is perfect for learners with some knowledge of the language who are hoping to build on their existing vocabulary, spoken and written skills.
Students should have completed the Conversational Polish (Beginner) or Conversational Polish (Improvers) course prior to undertaking this course, or have some previous basic knowledge of the language.


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Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford
Principal Award
Principal Award Recipients
Classroom Grants
Teacher Scholarship
Get to Know Our Finalists: Meet Jeff Pettera
For 32 years, Jeff Pettera of Rockford has been teaching at Christian Life High School, where he says, "Teaching the kids about making right choices is one of the primary goals." This year, Pettera is at the helm of Biology, Anatomy, Chemistry and Physics classes for 9th through 12th graders there. He states in his portfolio that he also sets high academic and behavior standards because that is what he expects of himself. With such a long tenure at CLS, Pettera has had the unique experience of being connected to Michael Hoekstra as his student, peer and now principal! Hoekstra commends Pettera for finding ways to make a tough subject seem approachable and for fostering the willingness in students to serve the community. Pettera creates many opportunities for students to participate in fundraisers and activities that foster their senses of respect, compassion, leadership and community. Among their endeavors, his students ring bells for Salvation Army and feed breakfast to homeless people at the Rockford Rescue Mission. A student who appreciates Pettera's approach to teaching science nominated him for the Golden Apple, saying, "Mr. Pettera could always make us laugh. I could always look forward to his class, knowing I was going to learn something new and have fun while doing it. He made a lot of lessons interactive so we could remember it better." Pettera says that his purpose in life is to help others attain their dreams. "I do whatever I can to help students achieve their goals. This not only includes educating them in science, but also writing letters of recommendation for college admissions and scholarship opportunities. The excitement and joy they bring when they tell me how much scholarship money they received is invigorating." Todd Wellens, parent of former students, shared in his recommendation letter, "Jeff's focus has always been science and both my children have really benefitted from his wonderful way of bringing these subjects to life." He added that both his children had received large scholarships to Drake University in Pharmacy and Physics, thanks to what they learned from Pettera. In his portfolio, Pettera stated, "My true legacy lies with the many doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers and entrepreneurs I have educated and who are now, as adults, impacting the lives of many others."
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distractionware » Looks like Kya ha ha ha and Gya ha ha ha are up to something again.
Hey…the middle idea appeals to me…but….it could be very very big…at the start it seemed like you were going to make some game based around evacuating countries which sounds fun (something like commandos immediately sprang to mind), but hmmm…what you're saying would be quite a lot larger.
Oh, and can you get csssss feeds to work on this blog like the old one?
Where css means rss or atom or something like that.
Oh wait…found it…forgot that in firefox the rss feeeed icon is moved to the url bar. booooo.
Yeah… I don't have anything concrete for the middle one. I think there's a cool game there somewhere, I'm just not sure where it is.
Sorry about the RSS feeds. I've got no idea how they work – I don't use them, and as far as I'm concerned they just happen to come with WordPress. It looks like they didn't come with whatever version I installed when I got the new hosting. I've just upgraded to the latest version though (2.05), so give it another try. You never know.
Oh! They're working now. Excellent, and, indeed, quite suddenly.
Lunch next week some day?


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Lovesome Thing, sous-titré Anaïs Reno Sings Ellington & Strayhorn et sorti en 2021, est le premier album de la chanteuse de jazz américaine Anaïs Reno.

L'album, enregistré par Anaïs Reno à l'âge de 16 ans, en pleine pandémie de covid-19, est entièrement consacré aux morceaux du Great American Songbook composés entre 1931 et 1956 par Duke Ellington et son proche collaborateur, le compositeur, arrangeur et pianiste Billy Strayhorn.

Il combine les grands classiques comme Caravan, Take the "A" Train, Mood Indigo et Lush Life (composé par Strayhorn quand il n'avait que 18 ans) avec des morceaux comme A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight, I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues, I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So.

L'album reçoit un accueil très favorable : . .

Historique

Contexte

Anaïs Reno est une chanteuse de jazz très précoce. Elle commence à se produire à l'âge de 10 ans, à onze ans elle fait partie du « Programme des très jeunes compositeurs de l'Orchestre philharmonique de New York » (New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program), à douze ans elle se produit au Birdland Jazz Club et à treize ans elle joue son premier concert en tant qu'artiste solo dans un club de jazz de New York, le club Feinstein's/54 Below.

Elle remporte plusieurs prix dès l'âge de treize ans et se produit dans de nombreuses salles de jazz et de cabaret, dont le Friar's Club, le National Arts Club, le Players Club, le Carnegie Hall et la convention annuelle de cabaret au Jazz at Lincoln Center et donne des concerts sold-out au club Feinstein's 54 Below et au Birdland Jazz Club.

Genèse de l'album
À l'âge de 15 ans, Anaïs Reno décide de faire son premier album : . Gianni Valenti, le propriétaire du Birdland, l'aide à choisir les musiciens et à réunir le groupe pour enregistrer l'album.

Enregistrement et production
L'album est enregistré les 11 et  au Samurai Hotel Recording Studio à New York, en pleine pandémie de covid-19, alors qu'Anaïs Reno n'a que 16 ans.

La chanteuse est accompagnée par le pianiste Emmet Cohen, le contrebassiste Russell Hall, le batteur Kyle Poole ainsi que par le saxophoniste Tivon Pennicott sur certains morceaux. Sa mère, Juliet Kurtzman, joue du violon sur les morceaux Mood Indigo et It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight.

Emmet Cohen a également fait les arrangements avec Reno.

L'album est produit par Gianni Valenti, le propriétaire du légendaire club Birdland Jazz Club où Anaïs a fait ses débuts, et par la violoniste Juliet Kurtzman, mère de la jeune chanteuse.

L'enregistrement et le mixage sont effectués par Tyler McDiarmid et la mastérisation (matriçage) par Alan Silverman.

Publication
L'album sort le  sous la référence HCD 3701 sur le label Harbinger Records distribué par Naxos of America.

La notice du CD (original liner notes) est rédigée par l'historien de la musique Will Friedwald, qui écrit des articles sur la musique et la culture populaire dans des journaux comme le Wall Street Journal, Playboy et Vanity Fair et a écrit une dizaine de livres dont The Life and Music of Nat King Cole chez Oxford University Press.

Le design de la pochette est l'œuvre de Luann Graffeo, tandis que la photographie est de Sophie Elgort.

Répertoire
L'album est entièrement consacré au répertoire de Duke Ellington et de Billy Strayhorn, qui ont collaboré pendant plusieurs décennies à partir de la fin des années 1930. Il comprend douze morceaux du Great American Songbook composés par Ellington et Strayhorn entre 1931 (Mood Indigo) et 1956 (U.M.M.G.).

On y retrouve les grands classiques du tandem Ellington-Strayhorn Caravan et Take the "A" Train mais aussi It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight, I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues et Lush Life, une chanson composée par Strayhorn quand il n'avait que 18 ans et qui a été décrite comme un .

Anaïs Reno déclare à propos de ce répertoire : . Concernant plus spécifiquement l'album, elle précise : . .

Sa mère, Juliet Kurtzman, a les larmes aux yeux à l'écoute de ce répertoire : .

Accueil critique

Will Friedwald
L'historien du jazz Will Friedwald, qui a rédigé la notice du CD (original liner notes), met en exergue deux titres. D'un côté, Lush Life qu'il déconseille généralement aux jeunes chanteurs parce que la mélodie et les paroles sont très difficiles et . De l'autre, It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight, qui est clairement son morceau préféré sur l'album : . .

Et Friedwald de conclure : .

Gianni Valenti
Gianni Valenti, le propriétaire du légendaire club Birdland Jazz Club où Anaïs a fait ses débuts, a d'abord pensé que le choix de chansons de l'album pour une adolescente était « assez lourd », mais il a été impressionné par la façon dont elle s'en est sortie. .

Médias américains
L'album reçoit un accueil extrêmement favorable dans les médias.

Pour la journaliste de jazz Dee Dee McNeil .

Richard J. Salvucci, du site All About Jazz, qui était incrédule en apprenant que Billy Strayhorn était un adolescent quand il a écrit Lush Life, comprend qu'il ne serait pas surprenant qu'une réaction similaire accompagne l'écoute de ce morceau chanté par Anaïs Reno : . Salvucci se montre très enthousiaste à propos de l'album : .

Joe Ross rappelle qu'Anaïs Reno est annoncée par le New York Times comme l'une des  (the Next Generation of Cabaret Showstoppers) et souligne que . Ross souligne que  : il conclut .

Stephen Mosher, du site Broadway World, estime que ce .

Pour Rob Lester,  sur cet album où . . Lester conclut : .

Pierre Giroux, du site All About Jazz, souligne que cette jeune chanteuse prometteuse respire la confiance et  : pour Giroux .

Pour Sandi Durell . .

Pour Marc Phillips sur The Vinyl Anachronist : .

Pour Michael Ullman, sur The Arts Fuse, Anaïs Reno donne de Caravan . Ullman apprécie par ailleurs le fait que Reno remette au goût du jour It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight, une chanson enregistrée par Nat King Cole en 1947 et rarement enregistrée depuis.

Pour le site Boston Concert Reviews, .

Pour Leigh Scheps, du site Inside Edition, ce répertoire sombre et mélancolique .

À la fin du mois de décembre 2021, Tony Zambito, du site Jazz Buffalo, cite l'album Lovesome Thing parmi ses 20 albums de jazz favoris de l'année 2021.

Médias européens
Pour Peter Quinn, du site britannique Jazzwise, ce premier album . Quinn souligne que Reno . Et Quinn de conclure : .

En Belgique, Philippe Baron diffuse presque quotidiennement des morceaux de l'album Lovesome Thing dans son émission de jazz sur la chaîne de radio Musiq3 de la RTBF dès le 22 avril 2021, soit six jours après la sortie de l'album.

Pour Yves Dorison, chroniqueur pour le site français Jazz in Lyon, .

Liste des morceaux
L'album comprend deux morceaux des années 1930, huit morceaux des années 1940 et deux morceaux des années 1950.

Musiciens
 Anaïs Reno : chant
 Emmet Cohen : piano
 Russell Hall : contrebasse
 Kyle Poole : batterie
 Tivon Pennicott : saxophone sur Caravan, I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues et Take the "A" Train
 Juliet Kurtzman : violon sur Mood Indigo et It's Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight

Classements
En mai 2021, l'album se classe 32 dans le Jazz Chart de JazzWeek, où il signe la plus haute entrée.

L'album a atteint la sixième place du classement iTunes Top 40 U.S. Jazz Albums.

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New from Incredible Technologies – Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts
While Incredible Technologies did not have an official booth at ASI, there were a couple of their games on hand being shown through Fun Company, who we have talked about recently with their new designs for those IT pedestal cabinets. Even though they were not there in full force, they do have a new game coming soon, building on one title that they have in their library, Target Toss Pro. This new one is called Lawn Darts and it takes the concept used with Bages but changes it up for tossing darts in different scenari. IT calls it "outrageous and irreverent" as it not only is based upon a game that was apparently banned in the US and Canada about 21 years ago and it even includes an option called "Raw Talk" where the game can spout a number of "adult-oriented epithets" to help recreate the experience of lawn darts back int he day. That is optional for operators to set as active as well as for players to choose. Here's a video of the game in action, you can go to the page with the video to see it in HD as well. Lawn Darts will be available on March 17th, and we have added it to our Arcade Releases for 2009 page as well.
On top of all this, IT also indicated that they are spending millions of dollars on "developing new games that will attract and appeal to a new generation of bar-goers." and this is just the beginning of that effort. We look forward to seeing what else IT has in the pipeline and I imagine it won't be long before we find out what else it is that they are working on.
For more info on TTP: Lawn Darts, hit the post break below for the full press release or discuss it on the forums.
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ASI 2009: Some thoughts before the videos
Well I'm back from Vegas and I'm ready to show off videos of what I saw there! The only problem is that so far my internet connection has not been co-operating with me and I've been getting errors when I try and upload videos, whether it's for a site like this or Youtube. I will keep trying but I will probably have to find a different connection to use to get all of this stuff online.
As for the show itself, I had a lot of fun, it was great talking to some of you I have met before as well as talk to some who I hadn't. I do think that the show was better this year than it was last time around – perhaps it's because there were more games there and the games overall are improved so it wasn't hard to top '08. It also was nice for the pizza expo to be taking place right next to the show, I just wish I had known that I could visit it on the first day we were there.
NOTE: It is looking like I will not be able to get any videos posted until tomorrow (Sunday March 15th) afternoon. Sorry about the delay, I would love to get everything up already!
Namco's booth was right in front of the show entrance and they were eagerly showing off their two new titles, Razing Storm and Nirin. They had two RS cabs and two linked Nirin cabs on hand. Both games are impressive – they look great and they were both fun. They also were quite loud, up to the point where I felt like I was leaving a concert after walking away. I think that I missed getting a video on Nirin which is too bad as it's a great looking game and the monitor was much larger than I thought it would be – I think they may have changed it from previous versions. Nirin also uses System ES1 for the hardware, which I would like to find out more about. Razing Storm is a worthy successor to games like Crisis Zone and Time Crisis. The guns were larger than I expected but comfortable and the graphics were naturally awesome (although I don't care for DLP monitors personally, I think they make stuff look slightly fuzzy) and they blend perfectly with the physics that the game uses. There were constantly crowds checking out Razing Storm although I was able to jump on to this and play several times. Namco also had MaxiTune 3 there and they showed off some new redemption product and a new crane where you would cut a thread to win a prize.
RAW THRILLS/BETSON
Over to the right of Namco was Raw Thrills, with a large booth showcasing their two big games, H2Overdrive and Guitar Hero. Both games attracted an awful lot of attention and it helped that they had so many GH cabinets on hand. Unfortunately there were only two H2Overdrive cabinets there so on occasion it was tough to get a spot but I was able to play for a bit and I came away impressed. While this game looked great in the pics and videos that were online, it's much better in person if you can believe that. The version at the show was not final, they still had to add a few things to finish it up but it was fully playable and I was able to level a boat up to level 18 or so. The sound on this was also cranked up quite a bit and it will probably carry a price point of around $7500. Guitar Hero was pretty cool as expected, I had never played the game before the show (yes that's lame, but I have played Rock Band which is essentially the same thing) and came away happy with the experience. It looks good and where it doesn't give players a "fail" if they royally screw up, it will probably appeal to players afraid of such a thing. I also saw DDR:X at their booth although I didn't play it, the game itself looking like it would be fun to play but I didn't give it a whirl. The most surprising thing about DDR:X was the price tag – it's actually below $10k (it is somewhere in the upper $9000 range) which is a nice change for a DDR title. There also was a new game there by Chicago Coin called Putt Challenge which combines putting a real golf ball with a video game. This sort of thing could go well with people who have a bit of money and like those putt practicing games in the office, but this is much better.
BTW- I did find out something about American Idol – it appears as though the game was canceled due to some issues, I think with licensing. That would explain why it's been hard to find – it was never actually released!
24 was proudly on display at the booth and I got a video of it, even though I wasn't terribly good at the game. Stern also had a tournament running on Batman, with some players earning some pretty crazy scores.
Further up from the Betson booth was Sega – with a much larger and thus better presence this year than last. They had R-Tuned Racing and Harley Davidson there to compliment titles like Rambo, Sega Rally 3 and Bass Fishing Challenge. They also had Brick People there and a new video redemption game called When Pigs Fly, which was an amusing little game where you shoot a pig up into the sky to hit a UFO along with other targets for a ticket payout. R-Tuned Racing is certainly the best looking Lindbergh game I have seen yet and the game itself is fun although I wasn't really sure about the unlimited boost feature – that makes it feel a little cheap when racing. Still, drifting was easy and against another player it can be fun, it's just too bad they didn't have more R-Tuned cabinets there to show off. They also had the deluxe Harley Davidson game there to enjoy and it has been such a long time since I played the original HD game that I can't tell you how they compare but I thought it was cool that they had a number of 70's rock songs to choose from each round and the motorcycle controller is really cool to use thanks to the feedback they built into the bike. I would have prefered to see an LCD monitor instead of a DLP but that's my personal preference (as I mentioned above) and it still looks just fine. They probably used DLP to get deeper color from the game and it is quite colorful as you will see later when I can manage to get the video online.I did ask about Ringedge games coming to the States but at the moment I don't have anything to pass along.
GLOBAL VR
A little ways to the left of Sega was Global VR, showcasing their newest title Justice League. Like TwistedSupreme and HeavyElectricity mentioned in their ATEI coverage, this game looks better in person than in still screenshots and it's a fun game to boot thanks to the several levels and characters you can pick from. It also has a few secrets throughout the levels although I wasn't lucky enough to uncover any. As TS and HE mentioned the game could use a greater variety of enemies and I think it would be cool to have more obstacles to face in the levels I played but who knows if we'll see an update in the future to fix these minor problems. I love brawlers so it's great to see this in arcades again and at the price point they are selling this at, I imagine that a lot of operators will be tempted to pick it up. They also were demonstrating a conversion kit of the game in a Dynamo cabinet and it looked great even on that – kits will go for around $2400 so it should be even more tempting to buy. Beyond that, they had deluxe versions of titles like NASCAR and Need For Speed there, along with a Blazing Angels cabinet to round out the mix.
PENTAVISION
These guys were at the show demonstrating their bemani-killer DJ Max Technicka. I only got to play through one song but I was impressed – it's a fun game with a ton of features including online stuff and the cabinet is quite attractive.They did say that we can expect to see more from Pentavision in the US in the future, so I look forward to seeing what they will bring to us and honestly I think that this is a great start.
While the main focus of the ICE booth was redemption product, they also had the Game Gate VU (the new cabinet that allows you to legally install an Xbox 360 on location) and a ball throwing video game there (the name escapes me right now). The Game Gate is pretty cool but I can't say that I care for the price tag – asking $6000-$7000 seems to be a bit steep for this even though it's using licensed games but we'll have to wait and see how people take to it. The ball throwing game was fun, I have seen these before and with all of the mini-games it has a bit of replay value. It did have an occasional problem with recognizing a ball hit but otherwise it seemed to work fine.
Coastal Amusements
I got a chance to play the new Sea Wolf (and I got some video of it in action) and the new version is definently a much better game, thanks to the extra depth they gave to it. They also added some voice to it and they had a really good price on it at the show for less than $4000. More coming with the video later.
I think that this pretty much finishes it for now, as I said I will be getting a number of videos posted soon, but I need my connection to co-operate with me first. I've also got some more pictures to upload but they are on a camera that isn't with me at the moment but I will try and get that taken care of tomorrow or Sunday. So stay tuned for more!
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GSK originally aired the ad last year to support the Solpadeine brand (now rebranded as Solpadeine Plus), which it claimed enabled the brand to claim its highest market share.
Breaking today (June 12), the three-month campaign states that no other pain reliever is more powerful without prescription than the paracetamol and codeine combination Solpadeine Max.
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Early morning fire kills family of six In Kano State
An early morning inferno has reportedly killed a family of six at the Hausawa Quarters in Kano State. Those who lost their lives were a husband, his wife and three children, as well as his sister-in-law.
The Director, Kano State Fire Service, Sagir Madaki, confirmed the incident to Channels Television on Saturday. He however, said that the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained.
The blaze was said to have started in the sitting room, making it difficult for the victims to escape as that was their only escape route. Although officials of the state fire service later arrived at the scene to put out the fire, it was too late to save the family.
The inferno was said to have consumed the part of the building where the family was occupying.
Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/3/early-morning-fire-kills-family-of-six-in-kano-state-2.html
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2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 Throughout 2020, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment conducted the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The aim of the Review was to test if the Standards are effective in supporting students with disability to access and [...]
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Iran – P5+1 deal: Positive steps but hawks try to derail it
February 5th, 2014 | Author: Jan
By Farhang Jahanpour
In his State of the Union Address on 28th February, President Barack Obama bluntly pointed out that if the hawks in Congress pushed for a bill to impose new sanctions on Iran he would veto that bill. This brave and almost unprecedented move by President Obama has silenced, at least for the time being, the opposition to the Joint Plan of Action that was agreed by Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent Security Council members plus Germany) last November. This was a major setback for AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) and other pro-Israeli lobbies that had mobilized all their forces to block the deal.
In fact, some of the Democratic Senators that had sponsored the bill to impose additional sanctions on Iran have already distanced themselves from it. Furthermore, at least seventy Members of Congress are organizing a letter to the President supporting U.S.-Iran diplomacy and opposing new sanctions. (1)
New round of talks
Meanwhile, 20th January marked an historic turn in the Iranian nuclear dispute with the West, when both Iran and the West began to implement the terms of the agreement. The IAEA director general Yukiya Amano has said that he could report that "practical measures are being implemented as planned" by Iran, and that there would be new negotiations over the next phase on 8th February. Iran also has agreed to a new round of negotiations on 18th February with the P5+1. (2)
For his part, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said: "What I can promise is that we will go to those negotiations with the political will and good faith to reach an agreement, because it would be foolish for us to only bargain for six months — that would be [a] disaster for everybody."
Hawks continue to oppose the deal
However, despite all these positive steps, it is premature to imagine that the battle is over and that the hawks have stopped trying to undermine the deal. Many rightwing politicians and commentators are already waiting for the failure of the talks and the outbreak of another disastrous war in the Middle East. Arguing in favor of imposing more sanctions, the rightwing columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote: "It is either sanctions or Israel that will prevent a nuclear-armed Iran." (3)
The hawkish former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton gloomily predicted the failure of the talks and added: "We'll see soon enough what happens when the ship sinks." According to Jennifer Rubin: "Unfortunately, that sinking ship is either Iran's attainment of nuclear arms capability or war in which Israel is forced to defend itself and the West."
Iranian hardliners see the deal as a sellout
Many Iranian hardliners have opposed the nuclear deal with the West, saying that Iran has given up too much while receiving very little in return. An Iranian rightwing newspaper close to the former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has argued that Iran has stopped enriching uranium to 20 per cent and is even turning its stock of 20 per cent enriched uranium to fuel rods. Iran has stopped any activity in its heavy water reactor in Arak, and has given an undertaking not to have any installations that will be capable of reprocessing. Iran will close half of the centrifuges installed in Natanz, and three-quarters of the centrifuges installed in Fordo, including the new generation centrifuges, and will in practice sign up to the Additional Protocol by giving the IAEA inspectors unlimited ability to inspect her installation.
In return, all that Iran has received has been the lifting of some minor sanctions and only a very small portion of her own assets that have been frozen as the result of unilateral US and European sanctions.
Above all, rightwing newspapers have criticized the alleged secrecy with which the Iranian negotiating team has dealt with the issue and the fact that the Majles has not been able to ratify the deal.
They also catalog other unfriendly acts by US officials, despite the mutual desire to mend fences and reach an overall agreement over issues of concern.
For instance, the US State Department prevented the Iranian UN ambassador from traveling to Philadelphia to speak at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia that could have potentially been made into an historic event. (4) While as the result of the easing of some sanctions some European industrialists have shown an interest in doing business with Iran, US Treasury officials have been fanning out across the globe warning various companies and governments not to engage with Iran. (5)
Some remarks by US officials cause offence
While the hawks are fanning the flames of the conflict, some remarks by US politicians also provide them with ammunition for their warmongering rhetoric. Speaking to Al-Arabiya, the mouthpiece of the Saudi regime that is also opposed to the deal, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States was still keeping all options on the table and warned Iran against any violation of the deal. He added: "If they broke out, if they decided they were going to throw this agreement away and go start enrichment again, sure they can turn around, but guess what – if they do that, the military option that is available to the United States is ready and is prepared to do what it would have to do." (6)
Contrary to the explicit text of the Joint Plan of Action that calls on Iran to cap her nuclear activities, to stop enriching uranium to 20 per cent, and to limit her production of uranium enriched to five per cent, something that Iran has already started to implement, Secretary Kerry said that Iran was required to "dismantle" parts of its nuclear program, despite the fact that this word has not been mentioned anywhere in the interim agreement. Of course, he might have concluded that he had to use that language in order to silence some of the critics of the deal in the Congress, but it is quite clear that such remarks will only increase Iran's mistrust and suspicion of the West.
Pointing out that American complaints against Iran were not limited to the nuclear issue, Kerry said that the nuclear issue was only the first step. He went on to say: "Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. Iran is sponsoring Hezbollah right now. Hezbollah is engaged in the violence in Syria. We find that very objectionable. And there are other ways in which Iran has supported terror in the region. We don't agree with that, nor do our friends. But you have to take it one step at a time. We are focused on the first step, which is the nuclear program. We are prepared to engage with Iran on the other issues." (7) Indeed, the State Department has allegedly assured Israel that war is likely if Iran talks fail. (8)
Nuclear agreement should be separated from other issues
Such remarks persuade many Iranians that the United States is using the nuclear issue only as a means to put pressure on Iran regarding other issues that are irrelevant to the nuclear issue. To accuse Iran of being a state sponsor of terrorism because she supports Hezbollah neglects the whole history of the creation of Hezbollah as a Shi'ite force in response to the second Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982, which resulted in the death of at least 17,000 Lebanese and the massacre of over 1,000 refugees at the Sabra and Shatila camps.
Hezbollah cannot be seen in isolation from its environment, nor can one ignore the way that it has interacted with other actors in the region during the past 30 years. (9) Bringing up the issue of Hezbollah and Iran's role in Syria alongside the nuclear issue will give the impression that the United States is merely pursuing an Israeli agenda, rather than being concerned with nuclear proliferation.
Need for mutual restraint
It is clear that there is still a great deal of mutual suspicion, despite a new atmosphere of goodwill that has been created since the election of President Hassan Rouhani as president. Many hardliners on both sides would dearly like to see the talks fail and the two countries to revert to a state of mutual hostility.
However, if the talks that are going to be held shortly in order to turn the interim agreement into a lasting and sustainable agreement are to succeed, it is essential that both sides stick to the terms of the deal and refrain from making statements that could result in suspicion and misunderstanding and the breakdown of the talks.
Rather than pandering to the hardliners in either camp, both Iran and the United States should stand up to them and firmly oppose them. Now that the two sides have moved forward to such an extent, it would be tragic and indeed catastrophic if they lacked the faith and the determination to pursue the talks to ultimate and lasting success.
1. Greg Sargent, "Another big blow to the Iran sanctions bill", Washington Post, February 3, 2014
2. Zarif: "We're serious about nuke talks", Politico, February 2, 2014
3. Jennifer Rubin, "Hillary Clinton joins Rand Paul on Iran", The Washington Post, February 2, 2014
4. See "Iran Ambassador Cancels Potentially Historic Event, State Department Blamed", Huffington Post, 31 January 2014
5. See "U.S. Warns Over Limits of Iran Sanctions Easing" By Benoît Faucon and Asa Fitch, Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2014
6- See: "Kerry talks of Iran, Syria at World Economic Forum", Voice of America, January 24, 2014
7. Kerry: Iran must stop supporting terror, Ynetnews, January 23,
Also see Al-Arabiya interview with John Kerry.
8. See "State Department Assures Israel: War Likely if Iran Talks Fail", by Jason Ditz, Anti-War.com, February 01, 2014
9. For a study of Hezbollah's role in the region see "Is Matthew Levitt's Hezbollah Convincing?" by Aureli Daher, Lobe Log, 3 February, 2014
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The Bhushan Steel Bankruptcy Saga: Tata Steel Takes Over With 99% Ownership, Eventually.
It's nearly final. Tata Steel has taken over Bhushan Steel. In what is the first big resolution in the NCLT bankruptcy cases (Read our coverage) the company that owed over 50,000 cr. to banks has been purchased lock, stock and barrel for Rs. 35,000 cr. (and some change).
Tata Steel's subsidiary, Bamnipal Steel, will take over Bhushan Steel. How does this work?
The basic point: Financial creditors will get Rs. 35,200 cr. for all the debt in the business. All of this money will be given by Tata Steel to Bhushan, as a loan (the most part) and some equity. But there's an order that things will go through.
Lenders have to invoke all their shares. They have all the promoter shares pledged (well, most of them) and these promoters will have to give them up to the banks. The promoters have around 8.5 cr. shares (out of about 22.5 cr. in total), so the banks will get most of that.
Total Share Capital: 29.90 cr. shares. of which existing shareholders own 22.65 cr. or about 76%.
Bamnipal Steel (Tata Steel's subsidiary) will now pay Rs. 160 cr. and get around 80 cr. shares, at Rs. 2 each.
Note this carefully: They're buying at a price of Rs. 2.
Right now it sounds decent.
But it gets way way worse.
Banks will see a return of around Rs. 35,200 cr. to them.
Where is that money going to come from? Bhushan Steel has no money.
Tata Steel will "lend" money to Bhushan. They've bought shaers worth 160 cr. (Step 3 above). The remaining money – around Rs. 35,000 cr. – will be a loan from Tata Steel to Bhushan Steel.
Banks get back this money which is probably around 60% of what they are owed. (They are owed more than Rs. 55,000 cr.) There's a good and bad impact on banks but we'll come to that.
Not all of this money is pure debt.
Tata Steel can convert Rs. 9000 cr. of the loans to equity.
At what rate? Well, our view is: at Rs. 2 per share! (That's our estimate. We will know soon when the official notification comes) Why would they pay more? If you have the ability to do a convertible, you'll do it at Rs. 2 per share (face value) because you have complete price control.
Bhushan Steel has a 5.6 mtpa plant. After conversion to equity, it will have a loan of Rs. 26000 cr. (to Tata Steel). Assuming that's at 10%, they would pay Rs. 2,600 cr. in interest costs. Their current interest costs are over 5,200 cr. so they will reduce interest costs by half.
This is likely to require an EBIDTA of Rs. 4,500 cr. per year – which is possible. At a EBIDTA multiple of 10, the enterprise value (debt+equity) is at Rs. 45000 cr.
Debt is Rs. 26,000 cr. so equity will be valued at 19,000 cr.
But there 4,600 cr. shares, so the valuation of the company will be Rs. 4 per share or so.
Even if the company recovers, the price per share – because of the heavy dilution – will be Rs. 4.
SEBI's current rules are that an acquirer cannot buy more than 75% shares in a company. Does this mean that Tata Steel can never convert its loan to shares?
(a) Existing provision – In terms of the proviso to regulation 3(2) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 ("Takeover Regulations"), an acquirer shall not be entitled to acquire or enter into any agreement to acquire shares or voting rights exceeding such number of shares as would take the aggregate shareholding pursuant to the acquisition above the maximum permissible non-public shareholding.
(b) Proposal -In case the said provision is not relaxed, it may hamper infusion of capital for ensuring revival of a listed corporate debtor. Accordingly, the said proviso to regulation 3(2) of the Takeover Regulations may be amended to permit acquisition of shares,in accordance with a resolution plan approved by NCLT, in excess of the maximum non-public shareholding, i.e. 75% presently.
If this happens, then there's no protection from the law – and we believe this has to happen otherwise no one will bid on these bankrupt companies.
Tata's Will Be Kind To Current Shareholders?
Some people say "the Tata's won't do this" etc. This is business, and anyone should do this. A company is bankrupt. It's current shareholders should be reduced to zero.
The Tata's are paying a truckload of money. They deserve to own the entire company. And with 99.3% they will be nearly doing so. With 72% there's no point at all.
We don't think there's any reason to believe that for no reason at all, Tata Steel will hand over 28% of the company to existing shareholders and banks.
In fact, it's quite likely that Tata Steel will convert and delist the company, and even the delisting rules will be relaxed (such as an open offer requirement and so on).
But the Share Price is Rising!
The stock has been hitting upper circuits every day since the resolution. It's at Rs. 31 now. This is very good for existing shareholders – and indeed, all the banks that are getting 7.5 cr. shares. They have the ability to sell and get something out of it.
There is a lot of irrationality in the market. Markets may remain like for long, ignoring the massive impending dilution, until some thing happens where the Tatas actually exercise their rights. That will be too late – like upper circuits are rife today, it might just be a time for lower circuits. As bankruptcies go, the price here of anything more than Rs. 4 is a huge bonus, according to us, and therefore it's a worthwhile point for current shareholders to think about the dilution and wonder if their stake is worth it.
For Tata Steel this is an expensive stock to own, but it's the fastest way to expand capacity at a time when interest rates, for them, are relatively low. But they're not known to make acquisitions work well; and paying a high price now is a little dangerous.
Disclosure: Not even touching Bhushan with a Barge Pole. No positions in Tata Steel either. No relationships with either companies, though some of us oldies still remember the ad that went, "We also make steel".
Note: Read our other posts on how Bankrupt companies are being resolved, and why we see little room for current shareholders to rejoice.


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.graphics.RectF;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.TypedValue;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.soo.ify.R;
import com.soo.ify.util.TextUtils;

public class IndexView extends View {

    public interface OnIndexSelectedListener {
        void onSelected(IndexView indexView, String text, int position);
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    private static final String[] chars = {
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        "J", "K", "L","M", "N", "O", "P", "Q", "R",
        "S", "T", "U","V", "W", "X", "Y", "Z"
    };

    public static final int MOD_NONE = 0;
    public static final int MOD_ALWAYS = 1;
    public static final int MOD_ONTOUCH = 2;

    public static final int TYPE_ALL = 0;
    public static final int TYPE_JEDGE = 1;

    private TextView floatView;
    private int wOverly;
    private int hOverly;

    private int type = TYPE_ALL;
    private int ftMod = MOD_ONTOUCH;

    private RectF bgRectF = new RectF();
    private int bgColor = Color.GRAY;
    private int bgMod = MOD_ALWAYS;
    private Paint bgPaint = new Paint();

    private Rect textBounds = new Rect();
    private int textSize = 24;
    private int textColor = Color.WHITE;
    private Paint textPaint = new Paint();

    private boolean isTouched = false;
    private int spaceWidth = 10;

    private List<String> indexArray = new ArrayList<String>();
    private OnIndexSelectedListener onIndexSelectedListener;

    private int currentPosition = -1;

    public IndexView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(null);
    }

    public IndexView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.IndexView);
        init(ta);
        ta.recycle();
    }

    public IndexView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.IndexView);
        init(ta);
        ta.recycle();
    }

    private void init(TypedArray typeArray) {

        if (typeArray != null) {
            ftMod = typeArray.getInt(R.styleable.IndexView_barFloatMod, MOD_ONTOUCH);
            bgColor = typeArray.getColor(R.styleable.IndexView_barBgColor, Color.GRAY);
            bgMod = typeArray.getInt(R.styleable.IndexView_barBgMod, MOD_ALWAYS);
            textSize = typeArray.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.IndexView_barTextSize, 24);
            textColor = typeArray.getColor(R.styleable.IndexView_barTextColor, Color.WHITE);

            type = typeArray.getInt(R.styleable.IndexView_type, TYPE_ALL);
        }

        bgPaint.setColor(bgColor);
        bgPaint.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT);
        bgPaint.setAntiAlias(true);

        textPaint.setColor(textColor);
        textPaint.setTextSize(textSize);
        textPaint.setTypeface(Typeface.DEFAULT);
        textPaint.setAntiAlias(true);

        initialFloatingView();
        if (type == TYPE_ALL) {
            indexArray = Arrays.asList(chars);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
        setMeasuredDimension(meaureWidth(widthMeasureSpec), measureHeight(heightMeasureSpec));
    }

    private int meaureWidth(int widthMeasureSpec) {
        int width = 0;
        int mod = MeasureSpec.getMode(widthMeasureSpec);
        int size = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
        switch (mod) {
            case MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
                width = size;
                break;
            case MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
                width = computeViewWidthByContent() + getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
                break;
            case MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
                int deSize = size + getPaddingLeft() + getPaddingRight();
                width = deSize;
                break;
        }
        return width;
    }

    private int measureHeight(int heightMeasureSpec) {
        int height = 0;
        int mod = MeasureSpec.getMode(heightMeasureSpec);
        int size = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);
        switch (mod) {
            case MeasureSpec.EXACTLY:
                height = size;
                break;
            case MeasureSpec.AT_MOST:
                height = computeViewHeightByContent() + getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
                break;
            case MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED:
                int deSize = size + getPaddingTop() + getPaddingBottom();
                height = deSize;
                break;
        }
        return height;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
//        draw background
        boolean drawBgAble = false;
        switch (bgMod) {
            case MOD_NONE:
                break;
            case MOD_ALWAYS:
                drawBgAble = true;
                break;
            case MOD_ONTOUCH:
                drawBgAble = isTouched;
                break;
        }
        if (drawBgAble) {
            bgRectF.set(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());
            float radius = Math.min(getWidth(), getHeight()) * 0.5f;

            canvas.drawRoundRect(bgRectF, radius, radius, bgPaint);
        }

//        draw text
        int count = indexArray.size();
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            String text = indexArray.get(i);
            textPaint.getTextBounds(text, 0, text.length(), textBounds);
            float pX = getWidth() / 2.0f - textBounds.width() / 2.0f;
            float pY = (textSize + spaceWidth)* i + textSize / 2.0f + textBounds.height() / 2.0f + spaceWidth;

            canvas.drawText(text, pX, pY, textPaint);
        }
    }

    @SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
    @Override
    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        switch (event.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
                isTouched = true;
                int index = computeTouchIndex(event.getY());
                onSelectedIndex(index);

                if (ftMod == MOD_ONTOUCH || ftMod == MOD_ALWAYS) {
                    if (floatView.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) {
                        floatView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                    }
                }
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                isTouched = false;

                if (ftMod == MOD_ONTOUCH  && floatView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
                    floatView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                }
                break;
        }

        return true;
    }

    private int computeTouchIndex(float y) {
        if (indexArray == null || indexArray.size() == 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        if (y <= bgRectF.top) {
            return 0;
        }
        if (y >= bgRectF.bottom) {
            return indexArray.size() - 1;
        }
        return (int) ((y - bgRectF.top) / (bgRectF.height() / indexArray.size()));
    }

    private int computeViewHeightByContent() {
        return (int) ((textSize + spaceWidth)* indexArray.size() + textSize / 2.0f + textBounds.height() / 2.0f);
    }

    private int computeViewWidthByContent() {
        float width = 0.0f;
        int count = indexArray.size();
        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
            String text = indexArray.get(i);
            textPaint.getTextBounds(text, 0, text.length() - 1, textBounds);

            width = Math.max(width, (textBounds.width() + textSize));
        }
        return (int) width;
    }

    private void onSelectedIndex(int index) {
        floatView.setText(indexArray.get(index));
        if (currentPosition != index) {
            if (onIndexSelectedListener != null && currentPosition != index) {
                onIndexSelectedListener.onSelected(this, indexArray.get(index), index);
            }
            currentPosition = index;
        }
    }

    public void addTextCollection(Collection<String> texts) {
        if (type == TYPE_ALL || texts == null || texts.size() == 0) {
            return;
        }
        Iterator<String> iterator = texts.iterator();
        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
            String value = iterator.next();
            String pinyin = TextUtils.convertToPinyin2(value).toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault());

            if (pinyin.length() > 0) {
                String firstC = pinyin.substring(0, 1);
                if (!this.indexArray.contains(firstC)) {
                    this.indexArray.add(firstC);
                }
            }
        }

        Collections.sort(this.indexArray);
        requestLayout();
        invalidate();
    }

    public void setTextCollection(Collection<String> texts) {
        this.indexArray.clear();
        if (type == TYPE_ALL || texts == null || texts.size() == 0) {
            invalidate();
            return;
        }
        Iterator<String> iterator = texts.iterator();
        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
            String value = iterator.next();
            String pinyin = TextUtils.convertToPinyin2(value).toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault());

            String key = "#";
            char firstChar = key.charAt(0);
            if (pinyin.length() > 0) {
                firstChar = pinyin.charAt(0);
                if (firstChar >= 65 && firstChar <= 90) {
                    key = pinyin.substring(0, 1);
                }
            }
            if (!this.indexArray.contains(key)) {
                this.indexArray.add(key);
            }
        }

        Collections.sort(this.indexArray);
        requestLayout();
        invalidate();
    }

    @Override
    public void setBackgroundColor(int color) {
        this.bgColor = color;
        this.bgPaint.setColor(color);
        invalidate();
    }

    public void setBackgroudColorMod(int mod) {
        this.bgMod = mod;
        invalidate();
    }

    public void setTextColor(int color) {
        this.textColor = color;
        this.textPaint.setColor(color);
        invalidate();
    }

    public void setTextSize(int size) {
        this.textSize = size;
        this.textPaint.setTextSize(size);
        invalidate();
    }

    public void setOnIndexSelectedListener(OnIndexSelectedListener onIndexSelectedListener) {
        this.onIndexSelectedListener = onIndexSelectedListener;
    }

    private void initialFloatingView() {
        final WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
        floatView = (TextView) LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(R.layout.view_index_float,null) ;
        if (ftMod == MOD_ALWAYS) {
            floatView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        } else {
            floatView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }
        wOverly = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,70,getResources().getDisplayMetrics()) ;
        hOverly = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,70,getResources().getDisplayMetrics()) ;
        post(new Runnable() {

            @Override
            public void run() {
                WindowManager.LayoutParams layoutParams = new WindowManager.LayoutParams(
                        wOverly,
                        hOverly,
                        WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION,
                        WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE,
                        PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
                wm.addView(floatView, layoutParams);
            }
        });
    }

    public void removeTextViewFromWindow() {
        WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
        if (floatView != null) {
            wm.removeViewImmediate(floatView);
        }
    }
}


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New Releases — August 21, 2017 at 7:00 am
New releases: Peter Buck, Alex Chilton, The Fall, Nick Lowe, Devo, Mock Turtles, Sex Pistols
Record Rack: A round-up of the week's new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted.
Filthy Friends
RELEASE: Invitation
BACKSTORY: The new supergroup featuring R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney), Kurt Bloch (The Fastbacks) and latter-day R.E.M. sidemen Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin this week release their debut.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
Alex Chilton
RELEASE: A Man Called Destruction
BACKSTORY: The former Big Star frontman's 1995 "return to rock" solo album is reissued by Omnivore Recordings this week on CD, digital and as a double LP with seven previously unreleased bonus tracks.
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RELEASE: The Fontana Years
BACKSTORY: This 6CD box set collects the Fall's early '90s albums Extricate, Shift-Work and Code: Selfish, each with a bonus disc of B-sides, mixes and more from the 2007 2CD reissues of each record.
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RELEASE: Recombo DNA
BACKSTORY: The Futurismo label reissues the limited-edition rarities set — described as a career-spanning "sonic fusion of demos, alternate versions and outtakes" — on 4LPs and a 3-inch mini CD with previously unreleased tracks.
Nick Lowe
RELEASE: Nick Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit
BACKSTORY: The 1984 album from Nick Lowe is reissued this week on CD, digital and vinyl with two bonus tracks. The record includes "Half A Boy And Half A Man" and "Breakaway."
The Mock Turtles
RELEASE: Turtle Soup: Expanded Edition
BACKSTORY: The 1990 debut album from the Manchester band receives a two-disc reissue this week, with the original album supplemented by a disc of covers, non-album singles and B-sides.
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BACKSTORY: The 1979 interview compilation Some Product is reissued in an expanded 3CD set — and rechristened — with the original, out-of-print disc supplemented with two bonus discs featuring rare and unreleased interviews.
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Das Kriegerdenkmal Krosigk ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Kriegerdenkmal im zur Gemeinde Petersberg gehörenden Dorf Krosigk in Sachsen-Anhalt.

Lage
Es befindet sich östlich des Pfarrteichs am östlichen Ende der Straße Am Ziemer.

Gestaltung und Geschichte
Das Kriegerdenkmal wurde für die Gefallenen des Dorfes Drehlitz im Ersten Weltkrieg errichtet und ist mit Inschriften versehen. Auf seiner nach Osten zeigenden Seite befindet sich die Inschrift:

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Gemeinde Krosigk

Niemand hat größere
Liebe-denn der-daß
er sein Leben läßt-
für seine Brüder

Auf der nach Westen ausgerichteten Seite wurde später eine Inschriftentafel mit den Namen der im Zweiten Weltkrieg Gefallenen angebracht:

Die Gefallenen des 2. Weltkrieges
1939-1945

Im örtlichen Denkmalverzeichnis ist das Kriegerdenkmal unter der Erfassungsnummer 094 55658 als Baudenkmal verzeichnet.

Literatur
 Sabine Meinel, Birthe Rüdiger: Denkmalverzeichnis Sachsen-Anhalt, Band 5, Saalkreis. fliegenkopf verlag, Halle 1997, ISBN 3-910147-64-X, Seite 68.

Einzelnachweise

Krosigk
Bauwerk in Petersberg (Saalekreis)
Kulturdenkmal in Petersberg (Saalekreis)
Erbaut im 20. Jahrhundert
Gedenkstätte des Ersten Weltkriegs
Gedenkstätte des Zweiten Weltkriegs