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New Book: A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China
Christine Luk
The publication of the first scholarly book is likened to giving birth to a first child. Springer recently delivered my firstborn–A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China–a truncated monograph from my doctoral dissertation.
A History of Biophysics in Contemporary China is about the story of biophysics in twentieth-century China, which seeks to answer a general question: why biophysics? And why biophysics in China in particular? China has now become the focus of many contentious issues in science and technology (most recently in the controversy triggered by the case of genetically altered embryos). What is so special about biophysics?
Those who are interested in the relationship between science and politics in the People's Republic of China would point out that biophysics was not the hub around which all of contemporary China's interests in science and technology revolved. The disciplinary history of biophysics was only part of a larger and more complex phenomenon of science's interaction with the state. The somewhat unique position of biophysicists in building their disciplinary structure and community was only part of the politics surrounding the governance and autonomy of science.
Although biophysics was not a policy priority for the revolutionary-minded party leadership, it is still an important area of the society in which several fundamental issues intersect. Biophysics thrived in the PRC because the disciplinary leaders devised strategies to gradually integrate the lives of ordinary people with the political and social developments of its time. It is the intersections between biophysics and the state, science and politics, discipline and mission, cell biology and physical intervention that make biophysics a useful analytical lens to assess the history of science and technology in contemporary China.
Those who are interested in the social shaping of science might also find useful material in the book. At the center of my story is a field of science that is broadly conceived with an amorphous definition, i.e. "defined by doing" as one biophysicist puts it. Because of its inherent flexibility, biophysics is an ideal candidate to examine how supra-scientific considerations (i.e. politics) shape the varying content and context of this scientific discipline. This is why biophysics offers a good vantage point to analyze how factors in different historical and cultural circumstances enabled the formation of science.
But is there a conceptual limit to the social shaping of science? If science is circumscribed by external factors, does it follow that internal merits have no place at all in science studies? One thing that has become clear in my study of biophysics is that peer-reviewed recognition from the mainstream academic community does matter to the disciplinary formation of biophysics. With all due respect to his political currency and scientific leadership, Bei Shizhang, the father of biophysics in China, was not a very credible scientist, at least not among the mainstream English-speaking scientific community. Michael Gordin, a distinguished historian of science at Princeton recently wrote about the rise of English as the lingua franca of science. Indeed, the "anglophone triumph in the battle for science" is inseparable from the collapse of communism and the overshadowing of (American) English over competing languages in Europe (mostly German and Russian). Bei's inability to accrue some forms of recognition from the Anglo-American scientific authority (i.e. by publishing in Nature or Science) blemished his academic reputation and attracted enduring skepticism from other Chinese scientists. Among the many factors for his lack of scholarly achievement, I highlight his neo-Lamarckian theoretical conviction, Soviet cytological overtones with the pseudo-scientific practice of O. B. Lepeshinskaya, and last but not least, his lack of English proficiency (he was fluent in Chinese and German though).
Accreditation from honorary academic channels does matter to the development of science. The perennial skepticism to Bei's scientific credibility was damaging, and allegedly his life-long regret. The ability to publish in top English (not Chinese or German) academic journals is a crucial mark of international legitimacy in science. In the case of Bei Shizhang, such legitimacy appeared all the more important because he studied what would later be called "molecular biology"––a field that thrived in postwar America and faltered in the Soviet Union and other Communist states. As a result, he was greeted with more suspicion from fellow Chinese biologists. The situation would have been quite different were he a specialist in number theory, for example.
What is interesting about Bei Shizhang is that even though he was not a world-renowned scientist (definitely not a Nobel laureate), he was particularly good at drawing existing resources in the political arenas to facilitate the growth of a marginal discipline known as biophysics. As a visionary institutional builder, his most important legacy was the discipline he founded. His primary achievement may well be seen as having constructed a disciplinary foundation in which a relatively broad range of interests were embedded. If you are interested in the topics he incorporated into a new scientific discipline in contemporary China, this book may be for you.
Christine Luk is an alumna of CSPO's Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology (HSD) program. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Laser F/X is the pioneering laser display company in Canada with a 25 year record of providing exciting shows to our clients. We are very proud of originating the the Laser Dance Party and have given thousands of performances internationally. We now not only provided lasers, but also designed and choreographed the lighting at raves and dance parties, and provided production management services for some of these events.
The role of Laser F/X has been changing over the last few years. When we originated the world's first Laser Clip Art catalogue, we added some editorial content which proved popular. This grew into the Laser Effects quarterly newsletter, predecessor to the on-line Laser F/X Newsletter. The newsletter rapidly grew and involved us in consulting and design work for manufacturers and publishing of our annual resources directory.
We sensed the great need for information within the laser display community and the many hobbyists who are attracted to laser shows. With the advent of the readily available Internet, we decided to move into cyberspace where we could serve a larger audience at no cost to our subscribers.
To meet the need for information exchange and networking, we started Laser F/X: The Light Show conference [held every May] which is the world's first open conference (anyone could attend) and trade show for Laserists. We also publish Laser F/X: The Light Show Handbook the world's first detailed technical manual on laser displays.
Laser F/X is now the foremost provider of information and resources on laser shows and displays through the www.LaserFX.com site. Our public area provides valuable information on laser shows and how they work in easy to understand language. Our Backstage area provides an on-line newsletter, resources, technical archives, and other services to laserists and laser hobbyists world wide.
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In my own words (John Ten): Moses "reclaimed" by the instruction of the Divine Council (not stole) the Tetragrammaton YHWH from the Egyptians from inside the pyramid of Giza to lead the Israelite to cross the Red Sea and later the same device also part the Jordan river [Joshua4 v18,23]. Other scholars points to the same clue [The Giza Death Star Deployed by Dr. Joseph Farrel],[The Giza Power Plant by Christopher Dunn], etc, the pyramids were built to harness earth's natural energy lines and couple with technological devices can also be used as a weapon, absolutely not a tomb for the Pharaoh because no evidences ever suggested such. Ancient Egyptian text [The Literature of Ancient Egypt by Professor William Simpson] told a story hundreds of years prior to Moses "high priests of Egypt open the water of the lake to find the bracelet and give it back to the queen" under the king's instruction using this same device. This device also explains how super large stones are quarried almost seemingly effortless in antiquity. The mystery of Coral Castle in Florida built by Edward Leedskalnin said when interviewed how in the world could he have done all this by himself? He replied, "he know the secrets of the pyramids".
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Advocates for cohousing, a term used for private housing developments that include common facilities and offer communal meals and other shared benefits for residents, say interest in these types of neighborhoods is growing as more people look to build stronger communities, cope with increasing economic pressures, and live with others who share their concerns about the environment.
I have been to the Cambridge co-housing development (you would have thought that an article in the Boston Globe would have been more descriptive of this project, but I guess not). The condos seemed attractive and functional on the inside. Several residents told me they were social workers, and teachers. Many of the people seemed to be of retirement age. And, many residents had decorated their doorways with "Welcome" signs and put little boxes of potpourri on their shelves and the hallways were full of rocking chairs.
In an earlier decade, you might compare this type of living (favorably) to a "commune". You don't have to be "earthy-crunchy" to like it, but the idea of a "village raising a child" is probably quite prominent.
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Unlikely Heroes Studios Expands Their Comics Empire with the Release of the Elsewhere
by First Comics News on August 2, 2019 Unlikely Heroes Studios Expands Their Comics Empire with the Release of the Elsewhere2019-08-02T07:47:48-07:00 - News
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HAMILTON, MT — Known to indie comics fans for Super!, the quick-witted, double-fisted send-up of all things tights 'n capes, and for the blood-soaked post-apocalyptic Western, The Surgeon, Unlikely Heroes Studios is proud to announce the release of their genre-spanning anthology Elsewhere. Featuring contributions from seasoned, award-winning pros and indie newcomers alike Elsewhere weighs in at more than 150 pages. Readers will travel between all the realms that comics can do better than any other medium: horror, sci-fi, neighborhood intrigue, ghosts and monsters, and everything in between.
"We've never done anything like this before." says Editor/Publisher Laurie Foster, "We tend to see so much competition in the world of indie comics, but really, we're stronger if we work together. We decided to put out a call for submissions and we were shocked at the quality and quantity we received. I'm excited that we've built relationships with so many new, talented creators that we can collaborate with in the future. Plus, we're really looking forward to doing this again next year for Volume 2!
"I always love working with Laurie," says Editor John Pence, who founded the long-running Blotter literary magazine in 2003 and is the author of The Surgeon. "She's such a pro and brings such good energy to any project, but every step of making this book was really satisfying and fun. Working with so many different creators was like the old days running a magazine, and it reminded me of how great it is to take a pile of submissions, put them together, and see a whole book emerge that's way more than the sum of its parts. I've been needing something like this for a long time."
Elsewhere is complete and ready to go to the printer. Unlikely Heroes just launched a Kickstarter August 1, and it boasts fantastic premiums from contributing creators.
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But is it high enough? Everything is relative, and with the prior toll being only a buck per zone, the hope is that $2, which took effect Saturday, will cause some motorists to carpool to keep speeds at 55 mph during peak hours.
Express lanes, also called high-occupancy toll or HOT lanes when they allow carpools to access the toll lane at either no charge or at a discount, are popular with motorists who want a faster commute. But that popularity can cause oversubscription, as noted in a comprehensive post last April on the nation's growing express lane network.
"That's part of the problem in the Salt Lake City area, where Utah officials hoped to keep traffic in the Interstate 15 toll lanes at 55 mph," writes Daniel C. Vock, Governing's transportation reporter. "Tolls there have been capped at $1 [per zone], and average speeds at peak times have dropped to 31 mph. State leaders are considering doubling -- or even tripling -- the maximum toll."
"The primary purpose of express lanes, originally designed to utilize excess capacity, is to encourage people to carpool," reports Lee Davidson for The Salt Lake Tribune on the July 14 toll increase. "Use of those lanes is free to vehicles with at least two passengers."
The minimum toll for each of the seven payment zones [pdf], each about 10 miles, is a quarter. With the toll increase, the maximum increased to $2 during peak traffic times.
"This dynamic pricing approach will allow the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to better manage traffic in the Express Lanes to ensure that carpoolers continue to see the benefit of speeds around 55 mph," according to UDOT's webpage on Express Pass, the electronic payment system for the I-15 Express Lanes.
As always, carpoolers, buses, C Decal [clean fuel] vehicles and motorcycles are the first priority in the Express Lanes and may continue to use them without charge.
Apparently, policy-makers are skeptical that doubling the toll will do the decongestion trick, adds Davidson.
Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, chairman of the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee, last year suggested "charging the maximum the market will bear" not only to reduce congestion but also to raise some money for highways.
Only one express lane in the U.S., to this correspondent's knowledge, applies that free-market approach. See "Capitalism at Work on an Interstate Highway," June 12, 2018.
Members of the Utah Transportation Commission also said a $2 maximum is not enough to reduce congestion and suggested making it $4 or more.
According to UDOT's press release on the toll increase, "During the 2018 Legislative session, lawmakers approved a maximum toll increase to as high as $4 to encourage more carpooling. UDOT opted to only increase the maximum to $2 per segment. The department will study the effectiveness of the increased fee before considering higher tolls in the future."
Jason Lee also reports on the toll doubling for Deseret News.
There are three primary areas of recommendations for this research: 1) reduce violation rates along the corridor, 2) reduce volume in the ELs [express lanes] through an increase in tolls (and subsequent increase in speed), and 3) allow an increase in "C" decal vehicles once additional capacity is available.
Information on other approaches to reducing congestion in the express lane, such as restricting the toll-exemption for clean fuel vehicles, prohibiting solo-drivers to access express lanes when speeds drop, and dealing with the ongoing problem of cheating, was included in last October's post, also based on Lee Davidson's thorough reporting.


Open banking is set to be the most significant piece of regulation to hit the financial services sector since the 2008 crisis. In short, open banking is the UK's response to the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), an EU regulation which, in part, forces banks to open up their customer's financial data via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
This will allow customers to give third-party providers direct access to their financial data for this first time, allowing for better product comparisons and new digital experiences for managing their finances.
Both PSD2 and open banking came into force in January this year, but five of the UK's biggest banks have been allowed to push back the release of their APIs.
Open banking may look like an IT exercise – build some secure and reliable APIs and carry on as normal – but it's much more of a fundamental shift to the way banks operate. No longer able to rest as gatekeepers to people's financial lives, they are having to provide better digital experiences for their customers in order to compete with the innovative fintech apps that are now hitting the mainstream. If they don't, the major banks risk losing that customer relationship altogether.
Here we run through the fundamentals of open banking as it happens here in the UK: its origins, what banks need to consider and some of the opportunities and threats the regulation brings. We also dig into some research being done into consumer appetite for open banking, and round up some of the myriad ways fintech companies, and the big banks themselves, are already looking to take advantage of this new world.
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LeRoy McClain has appeared on Broadway in Cymbeline and The History Boys. His Off Broadway credits include Milk Like Sugar, Born Bad (AUDELCO Award nomination), Measure for Measure, Othello, The Good Negro, Oroonoko, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Huck & Holden, and In Search of Stanley Hammer. Regional credits include Hamlet (title character, dir. Liesl Tommy), The Convert, Milk Like Sugar, The Piano Lesson (Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actor), Anthony and Cleopatra, The Whipping Man, The Good Negro, Blue/Orange, Elmina's Kitchen, and others. Mr. McClain's film and television credits include The Happy Sad, The Adjustment Bureau, "Rubicon," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Guiding Light," "Breaking In," and "The Stage." He holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama and studied at the National Theatre Acting Studio (London).
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Also for the sake of £16 get the game controller also, don't forget they also have an always on, far field mic for the google home functionality. The controllers are always between £50-£60. The remote doesn't have the always on function but you can press the voice button.
London's pretty warm compared to up here, the weather not the people.
Can you use account balance from amazon.co.uk?
Does streaming over WIFI cause input latency for gaming?
If it's negligible, under 5ms, this device is the answer to so many issues and it is worth whatever price they put on it. If it adds 10ms or more input lag (an extra 1/100th a second) then I wouldn't buy it for £10. I am the biggest input lag nazi.
Does streaming over WIFI cause input latency for gaming?If it's …Does streaming over WIFI cause input latency for gaming?If it's negligible, under 5ms, this device is the answer to so many issues and it is worth whatever price they put on it. If it adds 10ms or more input lag (an extra 1/100th a second) then I wouldn't buy it for £10. I am the biggest input lag nazi.Anyone know from experience?
It's not worth more than £100 without the gamepad..
No, but unlike with the earlier Nvidia Shield software on it, the latest versions actually DO cast Now Tv like Google Chromecast properly. So you can always do it that way should you wish for the football etc.
I paid the same 2 years ago and got the controller.Not hot.
These are useless if your net is slow.
Got this 2 years ago and just bought an external hard drive for it now that 4k blurays have been cracked.
I was replying to the the Firestick post mate so wind ya neck in.
purchased mine from currys yesterday. Great for streaming, although not significantly better than steam stream @ 1080p. Controller is great I would recommend. The Android TV is OK, although missing all4 and nowTV which is a shame. the voice search is good similar to amazon, however only searches netflix and plex (not amazon). Biggest benefit I have seen is being able to stream DTS-MA (and DTS for thet matter) natively on plex which amazon fire does not support.
Its a bit meh now that kodi has gone down the pan, all the links from wookie are pretty much dead!!
I have 3 and a steam link works perfect on a good 5ghz WiFi network but for perfection giga bit wired connection is the way to go.
I have 3 and a steam link works perfect on a good 5ghz WiFi network but …I have 3 and a steam link works perfect on a good 5ghz WiFi network but for perfection giga bit wired connection is the way to go.
ah you can use wired connection for this? that sounds promising!
"perfection"... so, when you are using an ethernet cable, there is no more input lag than say plugging an xbox into the tv via HDMI? Do you know for certain?
ah you can use wired connection for this? that sounds …ah you can use wired connection for this? that sounds promising!"perfection"... so, when you are using an ethernet cable, there is no more input lag than say plugging an xbox into the tv via HDMI? Do you know for certain?
no worries thank you for writing back.
I don't really care to plug in an xbox or anything like that. I'd use this to do GTA V PC, on my OLED 4K TV (LG B7 best picture I've ever saw!) ... But I fear there will be input latency. I don't know how much you know or how sensitive you are, but my TV has 21ms... that is, 0.021 of a second delay between pressing buttons, and seeing the resultant action on the television. If this device adds 0.01 (one hundredth of a second) of latency then for me - that would be a deal breaker.
I am unsure on the exact figures i am afraid, but you can get steam link's for a good price on ebay and they work very well you can also plug in usb / bluetooth keyboards and mice if required too.


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We have strong links with the Anglican Church in Child Okeford.
The church parishioners come to help in school every Friday afternoon.
On the 24 January 2016 we celebrated Education Sunday at St Andrews Church in Okeford Fitzpaine. It was a day of prayer and celebration for everyone involved in the world of education.
We visit the Church twice a term for whole school services.
Reverend Lydia regularly leads Collective Worship.
We regularly use the Church as a teaching resource.


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Chipotle's chorizo first appeared at select locations in June of last year ahead of a national rollout that October. It featured a spicy blend pork and white-meat chicken seasoned with paprika, toasted cumin, and chipotle peppers (Personally, I liked it much better than their queso, which is grainy).
Chipotle's remaining protein options are steak, carnitas, chicken, barbacoa, and sofritas.


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House Votes Down CFPB Rule Meant to Protect Consumer Rights
Arbitration Clause
By Sean Lally, Staff Writer
While the Senate was in the news almost full time trying in vain to pass health care legislation, the House GOP has had some success while out of the limelinght. In a party line vote, Republicans successfully passed a resolution (HJ Res. 111) that could squash a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule finalized earlier this month. The resolution passed according to the procedural particularities of the Congressional Review Act, which has been used to rescind over a dozen other rules throughout the year.
The regulation, which was set to go into effect next year, would prohibit the inclusion of arbitration agreements in most contracts drawn up by banks and credit card companies. These agreements have been used over the past several years to prevent class action suits and to funnel most complaints into a black-box arbitration where plaintiffs rarely win.
A Sketchy History
In 2015, the New York Times published a report sketching the unsavory story of arbitration agreements, the introduction of which constituted "among the most profound shifts in our legal history," according to William G. Young, a federal judge. Young continued in his interview with NYT: "Ominously, business has a good chance of opting out of the legal system altogether and misbehaving without reproach."
The winding genealogy of binding arbitration involves characters like Chief Justice John G. Roberts who tried (and failed) to convince the Supreme Court to consider mandatory arbitration when he was lawyering for Discover Bank. Then, after climbing to the top of the judiciary, he oversaw decisive rulings in 2011 and 2013 in favor of class action bans.
Lacking official government data, the Times did its own hunting and sorted through over 1,100 class action suits. Reporters found that four out of every five class action cases that corporations wanted to move to arbitration were decided in favor of corporate defendants.
CFPB Study
And according to a study carried out by the CFPB in 2015, consumers have been in the dark about their relative disadvantage. Three out of every four consumers surveyed had no idea they were subject to arbitration agreements and barely seven percent of those with arbitration provisions knew they couldn't bring complaints to a proper court.
Of 1,060 arbitration cases between 2010 and 2011, consumers won less than $190,000 in debt-related payments and $175,000 total in damages, the study found. These numbers are a paltry sum when compared to the vast amounts of money won by consumers in class action suits. During the five year period of the study, analysts found that $1.1 billion was awarded to at least 34 million claimants in class action suits. The CFPB observed that these numbers don't account for the future consumer savings related to corporate changes imposed by class action cases.
Those in favor of these agreements have been working very hard to maintain the ban on class actions. According to a Public Citizen report, the US Chamber of Commerce submits a briefing or files a lawsuit several times a week in order to fight consumer advocates.
And financial companies have given upward $100 million to legislators to advance corporate interests, according to a recent analysis from Public Citizen. This might help explain the unwavering support of Republican Senators seeking a repeal of the CFPB rule.
Consumer Advocates Aren't Happy
The imminent demise of the rule has been met with dismay by consumer advocacy groups
Michael Best of the Consumer Federation of America expressed his discontent with the recent vote in a press release: "We are disappointed that the House has voted to disapprove the arbitration rule which will restore consumers' right to join together in court by prohibiting class action bans." He continued, "But we thank those members of the house who stood up for consumers by standing up for the rule and call on all Senators who stand for consumer rights to defend the rule when it is up for a vote in the senate."
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has been a vocal opponent of these practices, had this to say in response to the vote, "If you're going to cheat people, there's going to be some accountability. That's what this provision is all about."
Now the resolution will go to the Senate where there may be a small but mighty resistance from certain Republicans. For now, it looks like consumer advocates have their work cut out for them.
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Darwin's earthworms
One of Charles Darwin's lesser known scientific contributions was the study of the humble earthworm. But could his work on this underground creature provide valuable clues about the ancient site of Stonehenge?
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Darwin's work on earthworms is providing clues about the changing landscape around Stonehenge.
The earthworm plays a crucial role in improving soil fertility as it burrows beneath the ground.
Its work helps us to live in a green and pleasant land as the worms aerate the soil.
But as Darwin discovered, worms are also surprisingly good friends to archaeologists.
Today this humble beast is providing clues about the history of Stonehenge and its surrounding countryside.
Stonehenge solutions
Darwin's studies of earthworms at Stonehenge involved some of the first scientifically recorded excavations at the site.
They're unusual because they were carried out not by an archaeologist, but by a naturalist.
Darwin was interested in the action of earthworms in burying objects.
Earthy solutions - the humble earthworm.
It's the continual processes of burrowing, digesting and excreting the soil by earthworms that gradually leads to objects settling down in the soil.
In some cases they become completely buried by it.
Dr Josh Pollard, one of the directors of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, has been assessing the importance of Darwin's worm experiments at the ancient site.
Pollard thinks he's identified a fallen stone on the outside of the circle, and one that was split in two, as the subject of Darwin's book - "Vegetable Mould and Earthworms".
The book features a picture of the ground which had built up around the fallen stone and describes how the stone had sunk into the soil profile:
"At Stonehenge, some of the outer Druidical stones are now prostrate, and these have become buried to a moderate depth in the ground."
Animal diggers
Darwin discovered that earthworms are rather like archaeological JCB diggers.
They eat the earth, it goes through their muscular tube, and comes out the other end as worm casts.
This is where the earthworms interact with archaeology.
Stonehenge - clues in the earth.
The cumulative effect of millions of worms in a field chewing their way through the soil and depositing it on the surface is that they actually raise the surface of the soil.
Darwin worked out that the soil increased in depth by 0.2 of an inch per year.
After 10 years an object in the soil will go down two inches, and after 1,000 years it will reduce down 200 inches.
The result on the ground is that things disappear and gently sink into the soil.
To test this theory Dr Josh Pollard visited the site of one of his old excavations - the remains of a Saxon village on a farm overlooking Cheddar in Somerset.
Since his last visit a decade ago the landscape has changed - and it's down to the efforts of the earthworms which have worked their magic.
Latin name - Lumbricus terrestris.
Play an important role in fertilising the soil by bringing nutrients closer to the surface.
Worms comprise numerous small segments or 'annuli' covered in minute hairs that grip the soil. These enable the worm to move as it contracts its muscles.
Live in soil at depths of up to 2m. Feed on decaying organic matter in the soil.
The worms excrete digested material as worm casts and these can be seen as clumps of mud at the surface of the soil. These are very rich in nutrients.
Earthworms are hermaphrodite and have both male and female reproductive cells.
Source: BBC Nature
Earth shattering clues?
So should archaeologists be worried about the impact of earthworms?
Dr Josh Pollard says:
"When you're finding small objects through the layer, they needn't have started out in that layer, they may have started out higher up in the slightly later layer.
"But worms have gradually taken those small objects or maybe small pieces of charcoal or other material that we might actually use for things like radio carbon dating, down through the layers."
So does this and Darwin's research mean that the dating of Stonehenge, could be completely wrong?
And could the activities of earthworms continue to alter the landscape of Stonehenge in 100 year's time as objects and stones sink deeper into the ground and get covered by soil?
To modern minds Darwin's work on natural selection was far more important than his study of the humble earthworm.
But to archaeologists he founded the modern science of soil, and provided some clues about the changing landscape around Stonehenge.
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SHK CH 161: JUDGEMENT
[Phoenix's territory, Desert zone]
"So, you are saying that you simply wanted to steal money from us because we appeared to be rich and you had no intention of harming us?"
Crouching down to face a lion-headed man that was bleeding, Sol asked calmly.
The man nodded hurriedly while doing his best to keep his mouth shut and not show his teeth.
Inwardly, he couldn't help but curse his friend whose dead and mangled body could be seen from the corner of his eyes.
At first, everything went swimmingly well.
By pretending to be peddlers who needed help because of their broken caravans, they had managed to bring their two unsuspecting victims outside of the city.
It hadn't been the first time they did something like this and the next step would have been to abduct their helpless targets.
As for the target being stronger than them? He had never entertained that notion.
He was already near the peak of the Count rank. Even though he had no way of entering the Duke rank, thanks to his innate strength, he always liked to brag that he was the strongest below Duke.
People at the Duke rank could already form their own organizations and most of them were related to Phoenixes. There was no way those two targets could pose problems to his teams.
How wrong has he been?
It had been a total massacre.
The moment they turned hostile, they were helpless to learn that the role of hunter had never been theirs.
Now, he was the sole survivor of his team and all he could do was beg and hope that they would spare him.
Ignoring the trembling man, Sol, whose cloak was still spotless, decided to get the opinion of his companion.
"Sheherazade, what do you think?"
Sol did not believe him at all. It would have been so much easier if he could access his dimension, but Gabriel had refused his demand and, after learning the reason, he couldn't blame her.
From her own words, allowing him to use his dimension in her territory was like opening all the doors of a castle and breaking all the walls.
"… Sheherazade ? I am speaking to you."
"Oh! You mean me? Sorry, sorry! I was just a little distracted."
Sol gave her an incredulous look before shaking his head.
'At least if you want to use a fake name, try to remember it…'
Sighing, he asked once again, "What do you think?"
"Hum… he's from the Asad race. From what I know, those guys are ferocious and always advance in a band. Stragglers would also swear their loyalty to someone they judge worthy."
'Sheherazade' leaned down and looked at the eyes of the Asad man before nodding,
"No doubt, he is lying."
"What makes you so sure?"
Sol also believed they were lying, but he had no evidence to back him up.
"The eyes are the windows of the soul and souls don't lie."
She mumbled before nodding,
"Shall we kill him?"
Sol was a little startled at this question thrown in perfect innocence.
He then let out a rueful smile when he remembered that just because she looked and acted like a cute innocent young girl didn't mean she didn't hide a deep ruthlessness.
In fact, he was more surprised at his own actions.
He had never really been the bloodthirsty type. But it seemed that since coming here, he was restraining himself less and less.
What Sol misunderstood though was that Isis wasn't particularly ruthless. In fact, she had never killed anyone in her life.
It was just that she had been surrounded by death for all her life and put a very low emphasis on life.
Death was nothing more than another state in the cycle of rebirth.
Closing his eyes in thoughts, he asked,
"Do you have some kind of interrogation skills that would allow you to understand what is happening?"
Isis, or as Sol knew her, Sheherazade, shuffled her feet a little before nodding.
"I do have such a skill."
He could see that she seemed uncomfortable at the mention of the skill,
"I can step away if you wish."
Sol did not miss the way the tension left her shoulders. Taking his cue, he turned around and began to walk away, only stopping when he was about 200 meters away.
Isis, now alone with the Asad, sighed before taking off the veil on her face,
His eyes widened at the face that greeted him. How could he not recognize her? After all, her face was plastered on the wall of all bandit organizations with a stern warning to never approach her.
Even though they were outlaws, they all knew that there was one rule they could never break and that was attacking a Phoenix, much less the daughter of the queen.
Regret immediately filled his heart before it was replaced by rage,
"If only you didn't-"
His words were cut short as a hand was placed at the top of his head and his gaze interlocked with shining scarlet pupils.
Her voice seemed to come out of the depth of the greatest abyss and filled his spirit.
Memories of his life from the day he was born flashed through his mind.
His life as a child.
His life as a teen.
His first kill.
Everything about him was like an open book.
"Argh!!"
He let out a roar of pain, while his eyes began to convulse in their sockets, and tears of blood fell from his eyes.
In the deepest part of his mind, he could see the same black-haired woman sitting on a throne. On her side, a wolf-like monster the size of a house was crouching down and looking at him with hunger evident in its eyes.
Behind her, a black scale was floating steadily while measuring two objects. On one side was a golden feather, and on the other side was a heart that beat slowly.
"What is happening!?"
He screamed inwardly, but what answered was a cold emotionless voice.
[You are being judged.]
He tried to move, but was forced to kneel on the ground while his wrist and heels were chained strongly.
All he could do was watch the moments of his life flash in front of his eyes.
At first, during the moment of his childhood, the feather seemed heavier.
But, the more recent the events were, the heavier the heart became.
This wasn't all. Each time a memory of him killing someone passed, a dark silhouette with similar features would emerge from his shadow in front of him, hatred and resentment surrounding it.
It didn't take long for him to understand what was happening and he began shaking his head in despair.
"…No…no…no…This wasn't my fault! I didn't want to do any of this!"
He pleaded, groveling on the ground.
"Please! I beg you! Please spare me!"
All he received was a mocking feral grin from the beast.
At the same time that he begged, his memory went through the moment when his own victims were begging for their life.
At long last, the film of memories stopped and the result was clear for him to see — The heart was far heavier than the feather.
Meanwhile, behind him, hundreds of souls watched him with a ravenous expression.
Immediately, the same emotionless voice sounded again,
[You have been judged.]
He threw a feeble complaint.
[You are a great sinner.]
He begged as he kneeled in front of the black-haired woman.
[Your punishment is…Death]
Unfortunately, all glimmers of hope vanished the moment those words were uttered.
The last thing he saw was his heart being devoured by the hungry monster.
The last thing he felt was his body being torn apart by hundreds of resentful souls.
On the outside world, all Sol heard was the blood-freezing scream of pain of the man, before everything stopped.
When he turned around, even though he was quite far, he could see tears of blood streaming from the face of the Lion while his tongue was sticking out.
Aside from this, there were absolutely no wounds to the body of the man, but no life could be felt in him.
Walking toward 'Sheherazade', he could feel the heavy air around her, as if she was waiting for him to react negatively. But all he did was let out a joke.
"Remind me to never piss you off."
'Sheherazade' seemed startled before letting out a smiling,
"Hmph! Now you finally understand my greatness."
"Of course, of course. So, what kind of information did you get?"
The smile on 'Sheherazade's' face became cold as she covered her face with her veil.
"We need to move fast."
The glaring suns were shining brightly on the endless desert. The yellow sand was heated to a temperature unbearable for the human body.
A group of twenty was trudging through the desert.
Fifteen of them were clad in torn and tattered gray robes. Their robes had not been cleaned for goddesses knew how long; They were drenched in sweat, releasing a disgusting stench, and their clothes were stuck to their wet bodies. Their lips were cracking, and their eyes draped down.
Their fatigue was evident from the look on their faces. They were moving shakily, it was as though they were going to collapse at any moment. The horses that they brought along also looked sick and skinny.
Leading them was a man with the head of an ox, a Taurus, as well as four others of the same race protecting the group from the side.
As befitting of their race, the five of them were hulking men of nearly 2 meters with bulging muscles.
Despite the heat brought by the suns, they walked steadily with their torso naked without any problems.
"Advance faster! Those who cause the caravan to slow down will be punished."
His imposing voice made the fifteen people clad in rags shiver as they forced their tired bodies to advance.
"Leader, where do you think Aslong and the other three are? We were supposed to meet at the supply point after the main city."
One of the Taurus, holding a large axe in his muscular hands asked. Clearly, he wasn't particularly interested in the topic but simply asked out of boredom.
The leader scratched his dark red horns before grunting,
"That bastard Aslong is a greedy asshole. Most likely he found some sucker that could be used as a Vira production supply or something of the like."
"Oh!!"
"The boss is so smart!"
The grunts immediately began to suck up to him by showering him in praises.
Puffing hot air from his large nose, their red-horned Taurus accepted the praise with a smug expression.
"Anyway, the matriarch will give us the best reward. We always find the highest number of products."
At the mention of the matriarch, the five of them showed an expression of total devotion.
The matriarch was a beautiful and powerful woman from the spirit race.
Even though she looked more like a human, the Taurus saw no problem in this. To begin with, they were a lustful race and could find beauty in any female, no matter what the race was.
"Yes! I am sure that the boss will catch the eyes of the matriarch."
The others were about to follow another round of praise when they felt all the hair of their bodies stand.
Raising their heads, they could see a shadow in the sky falling in their direction at an incredibly high speed.
The moment that unidentified objects fell in front of them, a huge explosion followed.
"*Cough* *Cough* Bastard! Is this how you treat a lady!?"
"You should first act like a lady if you wish to be treated like one."
When the dust and the sand dissipated, the Taurus were greeted to the sight of two people cloaked from head to toe. One in white and the other, obviously a woman, in black.
Even though the two of them seemed so frail and small compared to their hulking bodies, none of the Taurus dared to move.
In fact, even if they wished, they were unable to do so with how much their bodies were shivering.
When the two cloaked people stopped bickering, the one in white asked,
"So, are they the ones?"
"Indeed, I can recognize them from the memory of that Asad."
The Taurus immediately understood what was happening.
Immediately kneeling, the leader pleaded,
"Please! Esteemed sirs! Do not dirty your hands by dealing with us, we are just workers. We do not make the decisions."
The silence that befell the zone was so heavy that it was difficult to breathe. Be it the Tauruses or the refugees, none of them dared to make the slightest sound.
"Very well."
Raising his head in joy, the leader of the Taurus was about to thank them for sparing them, but his joy was short-lived.
"Let's kill the other four first. We only need one of them anyway."
(AN: The first part of this little arc is close to an end. Nothing better than some killing to make people grow closer. Lol. Also, I made a mistake last chapter. The currency isn't Vira, but Vira. It took me more than a month and the reminding of a friend to realize that mistake.)
I hope Isis has some major character growth. As is her personality is very annoying.
the currency isn't Vira its Viagra
Night Hatake Tempest · 2021-12-04 at 10:48 AM
So am I the only one that isis gives Sadie kane vibes?
Mptheultimate · 2021-10-26 at 7:43 PM
Damn bro, can't wait, well ISIS is badass
Hikaru Genji · 2021-10-26 at 8:09 PM
😂😂Isis is badass ISIS is dangerous 🤣🤣
why can't Next button work … is there no chapter ahead? sad!
hahahaha XD
Voltic Cloud · 2021-10-26 at 5:32 AM
And hence another scum became a canon fodder for introduction of Isis's power 😉
Hmmm, so her ability is some form of Soul Field huh? She struck me as an overseer within the realm that will decide whether said person will be granted life(a single golden feather, like Phoenix Down), or had its soul reaped away(a pitch black enlarged heart that serves as food for the ravenous wolf beast).
Mm mmmm! I'm looking forward to find out more!
Thanks for the chappy! 😀
Visque · 2021-10-25 at 11:38 PM
Good chappy!
Um currency part is repeated twice
Need to wait a month for the spellcheck to reroll.
Redlaw · 2021-10-25 at 7:16 PM
Lol. I mean to say that it isn't Vanir but Vira
deadrulevk · 2021-10-25 at 11:46 PM
That Taurus guy seems like a man of culture 😅….
Also that power of Isis reminded me of "Penance stare" from Ghost Rider , a very intriguing ability
Lol there are indeed some similarties. Though Isis skill was mainly inspired from the Egyptian judgment of the dead
Thanks for the chapter, keep up the good work.


Back in 2008, when I moved into my office at the University of Sheffield, there were three mashed up boxes sitting under the desk. My curiosity got the better of me and I spent the next few hours looking through thousands of slides in hanging folders. This turned out to be the image archive of Jimmy James, the first Professor of Planning in our Department and former Chief Planner in England.
In the summer of 2013, after securing funding from the University of Sheffield Alumni Fund, I was able to hire Joe Carr and Philip Brown (recent graduates) to digitise the entire collection and upload it to our dedicated JR James Archive Flickr site. After more than 2 million views and a year online, the BBC magazine did a piece on the archive, called 'The era of radical concrete' which created huge interest and led to a follow up from residents of the places featured in the images. But one image in particular puzzled us... It was simply labelled 'Housing Scotland' (see below for the original slide and the online scanned image) and we just couldn't fine an exact location for it, but we thought it was in the New Town of Cumbernauld, 15 miles or so from Glasgow.
Are you the boy? Let us know!
These images were used in teaching planners and urbanists for many years but some of them were not in the right place when we found the slides. We did well to track down the location of most images since between me, Philip and Joe we have a pretty good knowledge of most of the UK and we had thought the one above was of Cumbernauld, because that's where it appeared in the archive.
However, our interest was piqued when a commenter on Flickr said it definitely wasn't Cumbernauld. We tried a few times on Twitter, but to no avail. Even @MunicipalDreams couldn't help us. So, I tried one last time yesterday on Twitter and after 17 retweets we had suggestions that it was definitley NOT South Africa (!), but it might be 'somewhere in Cumbernauld', Falkirk, Dyce, Cwmbran, Killingworth, Peterlee or Saltcoats - among other places. I spent half the night looking round Craigavon, Crawley and Harlow, just to be sure. Nothing.
But this is where Twitter and the power of the crowd came to the fore. Actually, I should say this is when the determination of Michael Coates came to the fore, because ... wait for it ... he found where the photo was taken. It is in fact Abbots View in Haddington, East Lothian - as you can see from the embedded Street View image below. I've shown the 2008 Street View here as it is a better match for location and light but this is definitely it. The perspective of the Google cameras is a little different from Jimmy's original lens but it's a clear match so I declare Michael Coates winner of the Internet today and forever, though the Visual Resources Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University also deserve credit for joining the hunt.
So, that's one mystery solved. But what about the other mystery? Who is the boy on the bike?
By my estimation he'd be about 50 now and if anyone tracks him down we'll really be impressed. In the meantime, if you haven't already looked at the JR James Acrhive, what are you waiting for?


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« Transcor Astra Group » (plus souvent dénommée TAG ou Transcor) est une société fondée en Belgique après la Seconde Guerre mondiale (en 1947), au moment de la reconstruction, par un ferrailleur, aujourd'hui déclarée aux Pays-Bas.
Cette société de négoce de métaux s'est peu à peu diversifiée pour former un groupe d'affaire (européennes et internationales), aujourd'hui dirigé par Gauthier de Potter (également VP Project Advisory du Viking Energy-Northumberland, parfois nommé Viking Energy Of Northumberland Inc.), distributeur d'énergie électrique. M. De Potter qui contrôle la société depuis Bruxelles, est ingénieur électromécanicien et analyste financier agréé. Il a antérieurement occupé des postes de cadre au sein de JP Morgan, Tractebel (racheté par GDF-Suez) et Bechtel Enterprises/InterGen.

À la fin du , par ses acquisitions (achat de Astra en 1985) et placements, elle s'est spécialisée dans le domaine de la production, fourniture et spéculation financière dans le domaine de la production, du transport (maritime et par pipe-line notamment) et du stockage de pétrole, charbon, coke, et gaz, dans le monde entier.
Le groupe est très actif dans les marchés mondiaux du pétrole et des produits chimiques, et gère plus de 500 transits de bateaux-citernes  par an et commande une flotte de navires-citernes (tankers et barges) .

La CNP (Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille) qui détient maintenant TAG est une holding de droit belge (cotée sur Euronext et incluse dans l'indice BEL20 (top 20 belge). C'est une grande société d'investissements qui appartient en grande partie au financier belge, le baron Albert Frère et sa famille, et est dirigée par Gilles Samyn. La CNP (avec ses filiales Pargesa et GBL) est le principal actionnaire du groupe français Total et Suez.

Histoire du groupe
 1947 ; la société Transcor Astra Group (TAG) nait en Belgique, comme négoce en métaux ;
 1983 ; le groupe TAG est acheté et passe sous contrôle de CNP (Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille ;
 1985 ; TAG achète Astra et ses activités de négoce de pétrole en Suisse et aux États-Unis ; Astra ouvre un bureau de négoce  à Singapour et prend en charge l'équipe anglaises et suisse de négoce et exploitation du charbon ;
 1986 ; TAG acquiert « Hauterat & Watteyne » négociant le charbon et le pétrole créée en 1920 ;
 1997 ; TAG s'introduit aux États-Unis via le marché du charbon ;
 1998-2000; TAG s'introduit ensuite dans le marché nord américain du gaz naturel, en plein essor, et ouvre en 2000 un bureau de courtage pétrolier au Canada ;
 2004 ; le groupe pénètre le marché du transport pétrolier par mer via le groupe «Crown» (Crown Central Petroleum);
 2005 ; le groupe achète une raffinerie (« Crown Refinery » devenue «Pasadena Refinery » ) près de Houston ;
 2006 ; 50 % des parts de cette raffinerie sont vendues à Petrobras, pour acquérir 100 % des intérêts d'une autre raffinerie de pétrole à Seattle ;
 2007 ; Le groupe se retire de Houston. Et en fin d'année 2007 (le  exactement) « TRANSCOR ASTRA GROUP S.A. » (de droit belge) et « TRANSCOR INTERNATIONAL S.A » (de droit belge également) créent au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg et  pour une durée illimitée, une nouvelle société anonyme  dénommée « TRANSCOR ASTRA LUXEMBOURG S.A » de droit luxembourgeois, en apportant respectivement, 9.999 actions et une action (pour un total de  représentant le capital social de cette société, fixé à  ). Le siège social de cette nouvelle société est à Luxembourg . Son objet est la réalisation d'opérations commerciales, industrielles et financières, la prise de participations dans d'autres sociétés, la gestion, le contrôle et la mise en valeur de ces participations, l'acquisition  cession, échange ou vente de  valeurs mobilières de toutes, de brevets et autres droits. Ses statuts lui permettent d' ;
 2008 ; Exercice d'option de vente de vendre la participation restante de 50 % à Pasadena raffinerie de Petrobras ; Acquisition d'installation de stockage à Hemiksem (Belgique) à partir de Vopak, et investissement dans les ressources fossiles (gazières) alternatives, avec création d'une coentreprise avec le groupe australien European Gas Limited qui cherche à prospecter et exploiter en Europe de l'Ouest le gaz de mine (Grisou) et surtout le Gaz de schiste, en France notamment, où cette société a acquis des droits d'exploitation et de prospection sur une vaste superficie de sites contenant potentiellement des réserves de gaz dites « non conventionnelles » que des techniques récentes permettent aujourd'hui de mieux prospecter et exploiter (voir l'article Gaz de schiste à ce propos). Le groupe TAG a aussi créé une autre coentreprise (TTR Energy) en s'associant avec le groupe TPF, pour développer des projets de séquestration du CO2 en Belgique, aux Pays-Bas et au Luxembourg (La séquestration est la seule solution trouvée à ce jour par les pétroliers pour continuer à exploiter des énergies fossiles, en respectant mieux le protocole de Kyoto et ses suites, en introduisant moins de carbone dans l'atmosphère (si les stockages ne relarguent pas ce ).
 2010; Vente de 66,6 % des parts d'un site de stockage à Hemiksem

Participations

Indirecte

Directes
 European Gas Limited

Actionnariat

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

 Pétrole
 Marché du pétrole
 Charbon
 Gaz naturel
 Gaz de schistes
 Gaz de Houille

Liens externes
 Site internet officiel de Transcor
 Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille

 Site internet

Notes et références

Holding
Société d'investissement
Entreprise ayant son siège à Rotterdam

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The town of Orotava, Tenerife
In Places to Visit
Tags: Escursion
Tenerife is a wonderful island of the Canary archipelago which offers a great variety of beaches, crystal clear waters and an always mild climate. You can visit places interesting from a historical point of view and surrounded by an unspoiled rural atmosphere. Orotava is the highest and steepest town in Spain and was declared a Monument of National Historical and Artistic Interest in 1976.
Where is the municipality of Orotava?
Oratava is a small hamlet in the northern part of Tenerife, far from the southern coast which is more lively and trendy. To get to this beautiful locality by public transport is easy but it requires patience as you need to take a bus for Santa Cruz and then go to Puerto de la Cruz and another line towards Orotava. It is a very evocative trip, but it is also very long.
If you choose this itinerary, we recommend you spend the night in La Orotava or nearby.
What to see in La Orotava
Orotava houses a lot of historical finds and offers beautiful and picturesque views. Once you arrive, have a stroll in the centre of the town, which is divided into two parts: Villa de Abajo and Villa de Arriba. Start your visit from the southern part which used to be inhabited by the richest families and then go up and reach the part of the town where the humblest used to live.
You can still notice the difference. Have a look at the beautiful, perfectly preserved residential buildings, go along Calle San Francisco and visit the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, Plaza de lo Ayuntamento and the Marquesado de la Quinta Roja Gardens. The surrounding landscape is characterised by its steepness and the traditional houses decorated with picturesque balconies. You must visit the Los Molinos route which was of vital importance for the life of the town. Here was a complex system of canalization ending with an aqueduct which supplied 13 mills. Ten mills are still visible.
If you go to La Orotava in June, you can attend the festival of Corpus Christi which offers a very exciting show: the historical centre is decorated with different patterns created with flowers and sand taken from Mount Teide.
Hundreds of people wearing their traditional costumes walk along the streets leading to Los Realejos, following the route of the ancient pilgrimages. Valle de la Orotava is named after this village: it starts from Mount Teide, in the territory of the National Park and goes as far as the sea, through banana plantations and palm groves.
Beaches close to La Orotava
Orotava is not only a fascinating town with historical and architectural finds. There are a lot of beautiful beaches which belong to its territory. These secluded beaches located in the area of El Rincón are made of black volcanic sand and are surrounded by banana plantations and palm groves. The main beaches are El Bolullo, Los Patos, El Rincón, Playa del Pozo and Playa El Soccorro.
La Casa de Los Balcones
La Casa de Los Balcones is a real architectural jewel in the historical centre of La Orotava which was declared a Monument of National Historical and Artistic Interest. It dates back to the 17th century and is characterized by its wonderful wooden balconies, carved and adorned with flowers all over the façade. It has also a wonderful patio in the typical style of the Canary Islands. You should not miss it!
Restaurants in Orotava
In this area you will find a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. We suggest you pick a typical restaurant offering traditional dishes (guachinche), but there are also many international restaurants.
The integrity of this secluded area (compared to the most touristic ones) allows you to experience the real life and cuisine of the Canary Islands.
Parks in Tenerife
Tenerife is characterised by a pleasant, subtropical climate, ideal for seaside tourism all year round, even in winter.
Renting a car in Tenerife
If you want to spend your holidays in Tenerife, maybe you will love to use a car to move around.
South the best live webcams in Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest island in the Canary Islands archipelago. Here you can find most of the beaches and tourist facilities offered.
Tips for Travellers
Informations and Tips
The Pyramids of Guimar in Tenerife
Jet Ski Safari Los Gigantes
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Vocal/Choral
Large Ensemble
Chamber Ensemble
Solos & Duos
Look / Listen
Samuel Hunter
Samuel Hunter (b. 1988) is a composer of a wide variety of music whose vocal and choral works have been performed across the United States and internationally. He has received commissions from Vox Cordis, Furman University's Chancel Choir, Pastyme, the Association of Anglican Musicians, the AURA Contemporary Ensemble, and a variety of Anglican church choirs, and his music has been performed by Coro Città di Roma, the Association of Anglican Musicians Conference Choir, the Furman University Chamber Choir, and many others. Samuel is a graduate winner of the Sarofim Composition Competition and recipient of the Sarofim Graduate Commission, a member of Phi Mu Alpha and Pi Kappa Lambda, and was a runner up in the Chanticleer Student Composers Competition. In addition to his work as a composer, Samuel is an experienced arranger and orchestrator, and is the Principal Orchestrator and publisher of Frances Pollock's critically acclaimed debut opera Stinney. Beginning in August, Samuel will begin as Instructor in Music Theory and History and Composer in Residence at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Samuel performs regularly as a singer, participating in a variety of choirs during his time at Furman University and as a member of the AURA Contemporary Ensemble at the University of Houston and performing as a soloist. Samuel is also a founder and board member of Prima Volta, a Houston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating performance opportunities for young and upcoming artists, both behind-the-scenes creators and those bringing art to life on stage.
Samuel holds degrees from Furman University and the University of Houston, and has studied with Mark Kilstofte, Lorenzo Donati, Benjamin Broening, and Rob Smith, in addition to lessons and Master Classes with Daron Hagen, Jeffrey Ryan, and Kaija Saariaho. He is married to répétiteur Hailey Anthum Hunter, and they currently live in Asheville, North Carolina, with their cat Dinah.
Site by squarespace. Photography by Hailey Anthum Hunter.


The start of Khadra Glass dates back to 1986, when khadra family decided to establish their own glass business. The company began trading in Lebanon from Tyr, as one business group.
Khadra family didn't wait long before they inaugurated a second company named ''Khadra Safety Glass'' under the same management and operating from Tyr as well. In fact, Khadra Glass offers its clients the opportunity of a professional training, that involves techniques of glass installation and the usage glass products as well.


Veteran Filmmaker K RaghavendraRao was yesterday felicitated with Allu Ramalingaiah Award at an event happened at Sathya Sai Nigamagam. Megastar Chiranjeevi, Allu Aravind and Allu Arjun attended the event while Chiru presented the award to Raghavendra Rao.
Much to the surprise of everyone, on the eve, Chiru recollected the incident where Raghavendrarao arranged his first night in a running train, 'Few days after our marriage, Surekha (Allu Ramalingiah's daughter) and I had to travel by train for a film's shooting. Then, Raghavendra Rao arranged our room with flowers, fruits and sweets, just like the first-night scenes from his films. I still couldn't forget the night even today,' said Chiranjeevi.
It looks like Raghavendra Rao has done romantic things off screen as well.


Tiffany Thiessen finally got what her famous alter-egos could not: a baby. The actress, best known for her roles as Kelly Kapowski on Saved by the Bell and Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills 90210, gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Thiessen and her husband, Brady Smith, named the little girl Harper Renn Smith. I'm really loving the name - the trendy first name perfectly balances out the traditional last name. What do you think of Harper Renn?


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4G device availability a massive boost for EE
Written by Mark Newman
11 September 2012 @ 10:33
It's a good time to be launching a new mobile brand in the UK. EE will, to all intents and purposes, be a new network but crucially, one which has excellent coverage to compete with the existing players. This is what has made it difficult for new operators like 3 in the past. Most importantly, when EE launches later this year it will have at least five devices that work on the 4G network including the best-selling Samsung Galaxy 3.
EE will have to be careful about over-promising on 4G capabilities particularly given that the network will only cover 30 per cent of the population by the end of this year. It will need to strike a balance between extolling the virtues of 4G in terms of speed and latency while, at the same time, continuing to invest in, and market its 3G network capability.
There will be some confusion about where the new brand sits alongside T-Mobile and Orange. But by introducing a dedicated new brand on its 4G network Everything Everywhere will be able to position EE as its premium service and, it hopes, migrate customers onto the new network. Over a period of time EE will come to be viewed as the service for heavy mobile Internet users while T-Mobile will be the brand for cost-conscious prepaid customers and Orange, the brand associated with offers such as Orange Wednesdays.
The use of the EE brand for fibre-to-the-home services is also interesting because it immediately positions Everything Everywhere as the provider of fixed broadband services with the largest retail footprint in the UK. Over time we expect EE to develop services and capabilities that bring together its fixed and mobile businesses into single, integrated offerings.
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Ericsson and EE team up for Green Planet 5G showcase
Vodafone and EE drag their feet over the reintroduction of roaming charges
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Tenancy laws change to protect domestic violence victims
The State Government has proposed amendments to tenancy laws that will provide specific protection for victims of domestic violence.
Minister for Status of Women and Business Services and Consumers Gail Gago tabled the amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act in Parliament on Thursday.
"These changes aim to support victims of domestic violence to leave a hostile environment or remove the perpetrator from the environment without incurring further expenses caused by the perpetrator.
"It would allow victims to have their name removed from a joint lease without the consent of the other party, and would keep their personal information from being listed on a residential database.
"All in all, the amendments are about ensuring victims are not subject to ongoing undue hardship - whether financially or by having to deal with the perpetrator on matters such as lease arrangements and finalising bond," Ms Gago said.
This is the latest Government initiative to address domestic violence since the Premier released Taking a Stand – Responding to Domestic Violence last year.
One in six Australian women has experienced physical or sexual assault at the hand of a current or former partner. For more than 60 per cent of women who had experienced physical assault by a male perpetrator, the most recent incident was in their home.
The proposed amendments will:
• Recognise domestic violence in the tenancy legislation.
• Allow victims to either continue in the tenancy without the perpetrator, leave the tenancy and no longer be liable for the premises, or terminate the tenancy altogether.
• Empower the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to determine that one or more, but not all, co-tenants are liable for compensation to the landlord.
• Prohibit a victim's personal information being listed on a Residential Tenancy Database where it is determined domestic violence has occurred.
An information paper on the Domestic Violence Protections for the Tenancy Sector is available www.cbs.sa.gov.au/wcm/rentingletting/dv
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Stronger protections for residential parks residents
People who live in residential parks will have greater protections available to them under legislation that has now passed State Parliament.
Bond replacement products
The Commissioner for Consumer Affairs is advising tenants to be wary of products that are advertised as cheaper alternatives to rental bonds as they may not be legal in South Australia.
CBS Connect - September
The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) has been reviewed and there will be changes to improve protection for consumers.
CBS Connect - June 2018
Consumer and Business Services is always looking at ways to better protect consumers and reduce red tape for business.


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