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Heman Allen Moore (* 27. srpen 1809 v Plainfieldu, Washington County, Vermont; † 3. duben 1844 v Columbusu, Ohio) byl americký politik. V letech 1843 až 1844 zastupoval stát Ohio v Sněmovně reprezentantů.

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Heman Moore dosáhl akademického vzdělání. Po navazujícím studiu práva v Rochesteru ve státě New York a připuštění k výkonu advokacie zahájil svoji právní kariéru v Columbusu. Zároveň započal jako člen Demokratické strany svoje působení v politice.

Ve volbách v roce 1842 byl Heman Moore zvolen jako kandidát své strany v desátém volebním okrsku státu Ohio do Sněmovny reprezentantů ve Washingtonu DC, kam nastoupil 4. března 1843 jako nástupce Samsona Masona. Svůj mandát vykonával až do smrti 3. dubna 1844. Období jeho mandátu bylo poznamenáno napětím mezi prezidentem Johnem Tylerem a Stranou whigů. Vedle toho byla zásadní otázkou uvažovaná anexe Texasu, jenž se v roce 1836 odtrhl od Mexika. Heman Moore byl pohřben na Green Lawn Cemetery v Columbusu.

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Členové Sněmovny reprezentantů USA za Ohio
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Serious Cognitive Impairment Declines 23% Among Older American Women Over a Decade
If the prevalence of cognitive impairment had remained at 2008 levels, an additional 1.13 million older Americans would have had serious cognitive problems in 2017
Toronto, Canada – A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found an abrupt decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among American adults aged 65 and older compared to the same age group a decade earlier. In 2008, 12.2% of older Americans reported serious cognitive problems. In 2017, the percentage had declined to 10.0%. To put this into perspective, if the prevalence of cognitive impairment had remained at the 2008 levels, an additional 1.13 million older Americans would have experienced cognitive impairment in 2017.
"We were astonished to see the prevalence of cognitive impairment decrease so sharply over such a short period of time," says lead author Esme Fuller-Thomson, PhD (pictured), director of the University of Toronto's Institute for Life Course & Aging and professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) and Department of Family & Community Medicine. "This decline in the prevalence of serious cognitive problems has a cascade of benefits for older adults, their families and caregivers, the health and long-term care system, and the whole US economy."
The study was based on 10 consecutive waves of the American Community Survey (2008–2017), an annual nationally representative cross-sectional survey of approximately half a million American respondents aged 65 and older, including both institutionalized and community-dwelling older adults. A total of 5.4 million older Americans were included in the study. In each year, respondents were asked to report if they had "serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions."
The rate of decline in cognitive impairment was steeper for women than men. Women experienced a decline of 23% over the decade, while their male peers had a 13% decline during that period. The researchers conducted sub-analyses on men and women aged 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, 80–84, 85–89, and 90+. All gender and age cohorts experienced a statistically significant decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment, with the exception of men aged 65–69.
Further analyses indicated that 60% of the observed decline in serious cognitive impairment between 2008 and 2017 was attributable to generational differences in educational attainment. Extensive previous research has concluded that every additional year of formal schooling lowers the risk of individuals eventually developing dementia. Compared to children born in the 1920s, Americans born in each successive decade had much greater opportunities to pursue post-secondary education.
"It appears that these increasing educational opportunities continue to pay dividends more than half a century later," says co-author Katherine Ahlin, a recent Master of Social Work graduate from University of Toronto's FIFSW. "The short-term benefits of increasing educational attainment for income, productivity and the economy are well documented, but our research suggests the long-term benefits on later-life cognitive functioning are substantial. Our findings underline the importance of ensuring each generation has access to quality and affordable education."
However, the decline in the prevalence of cognitive problems was not entirely explained by generational differences in educational attainment, suggesting there may be other factors at play that warrant future research. The authors hypothesize several possible contributors to these positive trends, such as improvement across the generations in nutrition, declines in smoking and air pollution, and the phase out of leaded gasoline.
"Our finding from this study of over 5 million older Americans is definitely a very welcome, 'good news story' indicating a steep decline in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older Americans," said Prof. Fuller-Thomson. "We still need to investigate whether these positive trends will continue in the decades ahead and why men's rates of improvements are lagging behind those of women."
Photo: Esme Fuller-Thomson (credit: Harry Choi).
Full study: "A Decade of Decline in Serious Cognitive Problems Among Older Americans: A Population-Based Study of 5.4 Million Respondents" by Esme Fuller-Thomson and Katherine Marie Ahlin (DOI: 10.3233/JAD-210561), published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease in advance of the publication of Volume 85, Issue 1. The full article is available at: content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad210561.
For further information, get in touch with Esme Fuller-Thomson, Univeristy of Toronto (esme.fuller.thomson@utoronto.ca, +1 4162093231). A copy of the paper is available to credentialed journalists upon request.
About the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Now in its 24th year of publication, the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment, and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, book reviews, and letters-to-the-editor. Groundbreaking research that has appeared in the journal includes novel therapeutic targets, mechanisms of disease, and clinical trial outcomes. JAD has a Journal Impact Factor of 4.472 according to Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate, 2021). The journal is published by IOS Press. j-alz.com
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100 years of Sahir Ludhianvi: An essential, timeless poetic voice
By: Surinder Deol
January 01, 2021 10:51:14 IST
In the year of Sahir Ludhianvi's 100th birth anniversary, Mehfil-e-Sahir is Firstpost's ode to "the people's poet", through a collection of video tributes by seven leading Hindi film lyricists — from Varun Grover to Kausar Munir, Irshad Kamil, Shellee, Raj Shekhar, Mayur Puri and Hussain Haidry. Each of these lyricists has picked the verses that speak most to them, explaining why Sahir's words resonate even three decades after his death.
View the complete Mehfil-e-Sahir series here.
In this essay, Surinder Deol examines and puts into context Sahir Ludhianvi's life and legacy.
MY FATHER had a great fondness for Mirza Ghalib. He would often read a couplet and provide an interpretation, which for a high schooler like me at that time was difficult to comprehend as Urdu had not been a part of my curriculum. By the time I entered college, Sahir was everywhere. His songs were heard on the radio, his movies attracted large audiences, and his poetry was the topic of conversations among friends. I was drawn to Sahir's work in a way that I hadn't been to Ghalib's. One day I walked into a bookstore and bought Sahir's masterpiece Talkhiyan for the grand sum of a rupee. I had the book, but I couldn't read the Urdu script. My next task, therefore, was to get an Urdu primer and a dictionary. Sahir was the reason that I learned Urdu. I can say that the Urdu language and Sahir's poetry have been some of the greatest joys of my life.
2021 is a notable year because it marks Sahir's hundredth birth anniversary. It is understandable that there is a renewed interest in his life and work. Social media posts display an undying appetite for accounts of his love affairs, especially his fondness for Amrita Pritam, one of the pioneerng Punjabi literary figures and someone who had the persona of a goddess carved into a piece of white marble. The Sahir-Amrita romance is no ordinary thing; it has become a cultural phenomenon, a meme that is divorced from facts, and it goes on multiplying in the imaginations of Sahir's fans. The facts, however, do not support a great romantic tale.
Above: Sahir and Amrita Pritam: A relationship which was defined largely by silence. Image courtesy: Imroz. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Sahir got to know Amrita when they lived in Lahore. Amrita was already married with a young daughter, and she was expecting her second child. They developed a great liking for each other, but given the circumstances, Sahir could not have done anything without destroying an existing marriage. Also, Sahir was an impoverished poet trying to make a living. For him to marry someone like Amrita, who was used to all the luxuries of life, was beyond the range of possibility. Then Partition happened, and they had to rebuild their homes and lives. Amrita didn't divorce her husband until the early '60s, and by then, Sahir had moved on with his life in a different direction. There is no doubt that Amrita fell in love with Sahir. Her autobiography Rasiidi Ticket accounts for her lifelong obsession with Sahir, who never openly admitted that he was in love with her. If he loved her, it was a silent emotion that never showed up anywhere.
What is the secret behind Sahir's everlasting appeal?
To answer this question, we have to go back several decades to Sahir's student days in Ludhiana. He was raised by a single mother who suffered significant financial hardships due to her estranged husband's nasty and antagonistic attitude. She wanted Sahir to get a good education and become a government official, unlike his father, a semi-literate jagirdar. Sahir watched his mother's struggles, and the idea of the ill-treatment of women in our society became strongly entrenched in his mind. This is one theme in Sahir's work that has not lost relevance even after great [social] progress has been made. Although a large number of women and girls are getting education and employment, the evidence of domestic violence aimed against women, rape, physical violence, and trafficking is found on a daily basis. Sahir's words do not stop echoing in our ears.
aurat ne janam diya mardon ko mardon ne use baazaar diya
The woman gave birth to men,
and they gave her
the place to sell herself.
maddad chahti hai y havva ki beti
yashodha ki ham-jins raadha ki beti
payambar ki ummat zulekha ki beti
sana-khwaan-e taqdis-e mashriq kahaan hain
Eve's daughter is asking for help.
Someone like Yashodha,
Radha's daughter.
One of the Prophet's followers,
and Zulekha's daughter.
Defenders of the sanctity of the East—
Above: Sahir reciting at a mushaira. Choosing his attire for such an event would often be a hair-splitting experience for Sahir. Image courtesy: Sajjad Zaheer's Estate represented by Najma Zaheer Baquer. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Sahir had great confidence in his writing ability, but a poet's life in India is a life of impoverishment. While he lived in Lahore, he was nothing more than a pauper. The issues of wealth inequality were not concepts to him; they were part of his daily living. Sahir wrote about it in several of his poems. Still, the poem that comes to my mind is Sub-he Nauroz (The New Year Morning), in which he talks about people getting ready to celebrate the New Year by exchanging gifts and partying while hungry and naked kids of the poor were running after cars.
bhuuke zard gadaagar bachche
kaar ke piichhe bhaag rahe hain
vaqt se pehle jaag uthe hain
piip bhari aankhein sahlaate
sar ke phoron ko khujlaate
voh dekho kuchh aur bhi nikle
jashn manaao saal-e nau ke
Hungry, beggarly kids,
running after an automobile.
Hurt by awareness that came before time.
Rubbing their pus-laden eyes,
scratching boils in their heads.
Lo, some more appeared on the scene.
Celebrate the New Year!
India is a much wealthier country today than when Sahir wrote about it. But isn't it a fact that few business families control most of the wealth, and hungry and naked children can still be seen running after cars around the time of any festival?
Sahir was a great lover of natural beauty. But because he spent most of his early life in Ludhiana and Lahore, what he could see was a flatland, no hills, and no valleys. Yet, it didn't stop him from imagining places of incredible beauty and describing them in enchanting words. Sahir's depiction of natural beauty is not separate from the beauty of his beloved, a talent he shares with another great Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. In a short poem titled Ek Manzar (A View) Sahir describes the natural beauty of a rural landscape, but notice a hint of the beloved's appearance in the last two lines.
ufaq ke dariiche se kirnon ne jhaanka
faza tan gaayi raaste muskaraaye
simatne lagi narm kohre ki chaadar
javaan shaakhsaaron ne ghonghat uthaaye
parindon ki aavaaz se khet chaunke
pur asraar lae mein reht gunganaaye
hasein shabnam aaluuda pagdandiyon se
lipatne lage sabz peron ke saaye
vuh duur ek tiiley p aanchal sa jhalka
tassavur mein laakhon diye jhilmilaaye
Rays stealthily peeked
of the horizon.
Spaces opened up
in sheer indulgence and
pathways revealed their joyfulness.
The soft layer of fog
that had fallen
started to dwindle.
The young foliage lifted veils
that had covered its visage.
The fields were startled
by the chirpings of the birds.
The Persian wheel started to sing
in mysterious tones.
The beautiful dew-laden pathways
started to embrace
shadows of the green trees.
At a distant mound
there was a flicker
of a hem of a veil.
In imagination,
millions of lamps
twinkled and shimmered.
Who can forget the beautiful song chaand madham hai aasmaan chup hai that has breath-taking symmetry between romance and nature?
chaand maddham hai aasmaan chup hai
niind ki god mein jahaan chup hai
in bahaaron ke saaye mein aa ja
phir mohabbat javaan rahe na rahe
zindagi tere na muraadon par
kal talak mehrbaan rahe na rahe
The moon is at peace with itself.
Resting in the bosom of sleep
the whole world is silent.
Come to the shadows
of these springs.
Who knows how long
the vivacity of my love
would last!
I can't say how long
life will show kindness
towards unfortunate ones
like myself!
And let us not forget.
y vaadiyaan y fazaaein bula rahi hain tumhein
khamoshiyon ki sadaaein bula rahi hain tumhein
These valleys and these environs —
they are calling you.
Voices tucked away in these silences
are calling you.
Above: Sahir (second from right in the third row with name given as AH Sahir) as a member of Government College Ludhiana photography club. Image courtesy: Anupama Sharma. | The entrance to the Sahir Auditorium at Government College, Ludhiana. Image courtesy: Aniruddh Kaushal. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Sahir got a book on Socialism as a gift from one of his friends. This made a great impression on him. Convinced that socialist principles could provide a way forward for a poor country like India after its independence, he joined the Progressive Writers Association, which was established in the '30s. There was no socialist party apart from the Communist Party of India (CPI) that strictly followed the Moscow Agenda at that time. Also, the differences between Socialism and Communism were not apparent to most people. Sahir joined that wave, but he didn't become a CPI member, unlike Majrooh, Sardar Jafry, and some others, who were committed communists. Although we talk about humanistic values championed by these poets, make no mistake that if CPI had won India's first election, these people would have taken no time in supporting a Soviet-style regime in India, causing great suffering to the masses.
Sahir saw in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru someone who understood the humanistic values ingrained in socialist principles. Nehru was a staunch secularist; he wanted to build a modern India and nurture a parliamentary system in which all voices were heard. It is not surprising that Nehru's death in 1964 was an immense personal loss to Sahir — the loss of a mentor and a guide. Nehru got many compliments after his death, but the lines which Sahir wrote stand out for their philosophic depth and they superbly represent the anguish felt by millions of people around the country.
jism ki maut koi maut nahien hoti hai
jism mit jaane se insaan nahien mar jaate
dharkanein rukne se armaan nahien mar jaate
saans tham jaane se a'laan nahien mar jaate
hont jam jaane se farmaan nahien mar jaate
When physical form disappears,
it is not the end of our being.
When we lose our flesh and bones,
we aren't completely effaced.
When the heart stops beating,
it is not the death of our aspirations.
When breathing climaxes,
it is not the end of our proclamations.
When lips freeze,
it is not the end of our affirmations.
Above: Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand, Sahir, Yash Chopra and RD Burman at the recording for Joshila (1973). Image courtesy: SMM Ausaja. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Today we are witnessing new threats to democracy and the ideals of secularism. The boundaries between the spheres of the state and religion are being redefined. This is a time for reflection on our priorities as citizens and members of a global community and who we are as human beings. In this context, Sahir's voice is essential because there is a timeless quality to it. Sahir was not a pal do pal ka shaa'yir (a poet of the moment). The values he championed — women's rights, protection of natural beauty, wealth inequalities, regional and global peace — are here to stay for the better part of this century.
A life in images —
Above: Clippings of Guru Dutt's 1957 film Pyaasa in Hindustan Times. Pyaasa's advertising reflected the importance of Sahir's contribution to the film. From initially being advertised with images of Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman, it undergoes a change, highlighting the importance of the film's songs like 'Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par' and 'Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye'. Image courtesy: Mr Arun Dutt on behalf of Guru Dutt Films and Hindustan Times. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Above: Talkhiyan, Sahir's first collection of poems published in 1944, has appeared in dozens of edition, and it is one of the most sought after Urdu poetry books after Divan-e Ghalib. Image courtesy: Surinder Deol.
Above: Sahir back in Ludhiana for the golden jubilee celebrations of Government College, Ludhiana, in 1970 where he was even awarded a gold medal. Sahir is standing fourth from left, with Ajiab Chitrakar to his immediate right. On Sahir's left are noted Punjabi painter Harkishan Lall, Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Jan Nisar Akhtar and Krishan Adeeb (extreme right). Keeping himself surrounded by friends was a part of Sahir's personality. Image courtesy: Ajaib Chitrakar | From L to R: Sardar Jafri, Sahir, Khayyam, Ramesh Saigal. It was Sahir who recommended Khayyam to Saigal for Phir Subah Hogi (1958). Image courtesy: Trinetra Bajpayi | Sahir Ludhianvi (extreme left ) and music director Ravi (second from left ). Outside of their association with the Chopras, Sahir and Ravi continued their good work in films like Aaj Aur Kal (1963), Kaajal (1965) and Neel Kamal (1968). Image courtesy: Manohar Iyer. (Reproduced from Sahir Ludhianvi: The People's Poet by Akshay Manwani, published by HarperCollins)
Surinder Deol is the author of SAHIR: A Literary Portrait, published by the Oxford University Press (OUP) in 2019. His translated works include Ghalib: Innovative Meanings and the Ingenious Mind (OUP 2017), The Urdu Ghazal: A Gift of India's Composite Culture (OUP 2020); and The Hidden Garden: Mir Taqi Mir (Penguin 2021). He lives in Potomac, Maryland.
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No DVD player - Clearly a last century device they're not going to mess with.
No iTunes Store - If you added an iTunes store it would have to sync up whatever you buy with the computer, and they'd have to provide a convenient way for you to navigate the store, add a keyboard for entry, all that junk. It's a pain I don't see them worrying about.
No DVR - It detracts from the whole point of the iTunes store.
None of the above fits in with apple's apparent strategy with this device where the Computer is clearly the focus of how the device operates.
That's really all that I can think of for them to add. I'm beginning to think this isn't going to be a major product that sees a lot of refreshes. More like, a utility. Similar to the Airport Express. It serves it's purpose, what more can it do?
I'd like to see it include a router, much the same way the airtunes was included with airport express. I was personally surprised they put a hard drive in the thing - I'd prefer leaving that out and instead allowing people to attach larger hard drives for storage if they want. Now that they've done it, I don't see them taking it out, but they could let users attach a hard drive via USB for greater storage and back up.
I believe the second gen Apple TV, will be a television. 32", 42", or 50" black Apple televsion with side-slot-load DVD player, Apple TV Edition Remote and Apple iTV inside with 100GB HD. That would be special.
I agree. Why else would you call a non-TV an "AppleTV", when a Mac is a Mac, and a phone is an iPhone. This sub-par 1st gen product will eventually be replaced with an all-in-one real TV product.
Imagine.. 100GB to store most small DVD collections on, any Youtube or Google video, any video podcast, any TV Show, or any Movie, with some live content for news etc. I say I say, shall we throw out or digital cable box honey? That and this damn thing even plays DVD's. And with streaming from a computer with say a 500GB hard drive, what more could one want, woot!
hmm... haven't thought of that. I still doubt they'll have the slot load DVD, unless it's Blu-Ray.
But even if they do that, they're not going to replace the current device with the TV.
I have doubts about that. It seems like it would undercut the value of the Airport too much. And then you'd also be prone to network usage interrupting your TV.
I am still curious about that USB port. I suspect Apple has something up it's sleaves with that. Maybe it can be used for increased storage and they're just not telling anyone. It doesn't make sense to have it there for administration only. What could you do through the USB that you couldn't do wirelessly?
Hey Ireland. Is "Ireland" your screen name on Digg? I see an Ireland there alot I'm just wondering if it's you.
So basically a 32", 42", and 50" iMac with a different form. Personally that's what I'd like. Then, can I have a 13" tablet I can use as a second monitor-slash-remote input device?
I'd be happy if they combined the Apple TV with the Airport Extreme and added Air Tunes.
So basically a 32", 42", and 50" iMac with a different form.
No, not an iMac. Just as Apple refuses to call the iPhone a computer. I hope they will refuse to call this an iMac or a computer. This is a Television, and should be thought of a such, and hope they marketed it that way. This is the first of the next generation of TV's. In other words; No firewire ports, no DVi ports, though it may have one or two USB's. Just ports like the iTV. Like the iMac it will have no external powerbrick. This is a streaming, storing TV with a built-in DVD player, it's not a computer, it wont have Mac OS X on it, just front Row 2 or 3.0.
..and you have the ports I would expect on such a device from Apple.
One other thing I hope they do is make it a plasma TV as the qualtiy of plasma kicks the living crap out of LCD's when it comes to televisions.
I'd pay between €1,400 and €2000 for the 32" version of this device, and I think they could easily sell in that ball park.
Finalized 802.11n spec, 1080p (powered by faster CPU/GPU), and larger hard disk are virtually guaranteed. I think enough people will bemoan over it lacking 5.1-channel audio that both QuickTime (H.264 AVC) and iTunes Store will add 5.1-channel audio. Less likely but should items include gigabit Ethernet, WAN port so that Apple TV can become AirPort Extreme Base Station, and USB port that can connect to iPod, printer, and external hard disk.
The HDMI port should be able to handle multi-channel audio. Gigabit should have been on the first generation product IMO. I think Apple should have had a firewire port and flash memory card slots as well.
Yah, but TV episodes and movies from iTunes aren't 5.1 are they? I think this is the biggest disadvantage to converting DVDs with handbrake and using it as a media hub like I plan to do. I lose the good audio. What's the point of the audio features on the Apple TV if there's no media to take advantage of it?
"Do you see the Apple TV a niche platform or broad platform?
A: We see it as the DVD player of the 21st century. So clearly not a niche."
Apple can't compete in the dvd space because they don't make their own and can't offer it as cheap as the heavyweight CE companies and now next gen formats are on the way, so it's out of the question.
On screen keyboard al-la most video games is pretty easy to implement and all it'd have to do is let you choose the option of either download to the ?tv itself or download to the comp of your choice and then stream or sinq to ?tv, it's not that hard.
It's pretty goofy to have to go on the computer for a few mins and then go to your tv each time you want to watch something new. That's not an elegant solution imo.
of course not ?tv is a dvr for your computer and itunes in a sense.
definetly, but it might be possible through firmware since the proc is clocked down.
only if future wireless ipods get the same treatment, but even then there isn't much cool about such a feature, unless a friend could come over and show me something she/he's got on their ipod/iphone.
It can't have a lot of refreshes, people don't replace things like that often or for no reason. How ofter do you buy and new vcr? A new dvd player? A new reciever? That's the kind of environment the ?tv is destined for, refreshing it often would just piss off consumers. The only way I can see around this is price brackets, like lower the ?tv's price after a while and debut a new one with 1080p and bigger HD and couple of extra gimicks for the current or higher price.
I agree. Why else would you call a non-TV an "AppleTV", when a Mac is a Mac, and a phone is an iPhone.
Why would you call a non-iPod device an "iPod hi-fi"?
IF Apple makes TVs it won't be for a long time.
Um yeah they are, or at least I think they are.
It's been a long time since I streamed the It's Showtime video, but I remember Steve mentioned something about Dolby Digital something being in Movies.
I remember Steve mentioned something about Dolby Digital something being in Movies.
No, I'm pretty sure the movies are in Dolby Surround sound. That kind of 4-channel signal (left, center, right, mono rear) can be carried in a stereo signal.
An onscreen keyboard may be easy to implement, but so would a tiny PDA-like keyboard. But Apple didn't do that because they're a pain to use. Just like an onscreen keyboard is. Using a remote to move around a keyboard is a royal pain in my opinion. I just think there's no way Steve would let Apple make something like that. Going to the computer for a few minutes and then to the TV is alot less goofier than trying to type with an onscreen keyboard.
Now I could see them maybe doing an iTunes store with it set up to just browse through everything the same way you do your own music collection. So, I guess that's not quite as far fetched as I thought if they go that route.


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New investment banking alliance expands global customer reach in the Infrastructure, Cloud and Managed Services and Software sectors
DENVER and LONDON – June 2, 2020 – Q Advisors and Acuity Advisors, both leading TMT investment banks, have announced the formation of a strategic alliance designed to give current and future clients access to enhanced investment banking services with an extended reach into Europe and North America.
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses 50-Year Sentence for Defendant Age 16 at Time of His Offense
Darron Jackson. (Public Police Records)
On September 3, 2020, an Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded the sentence of Darron Jackson, who was 16 years old at the time of his offense in 2003.
Jackson was convicted as an adult of first-degree murder and was sentenced to 60 years in prison. On appeal, his conviction was affirmed, but the appellate court reduced his sentence to 50 years "to make it less than a life sentence and to allow for rehabilitative potential" because the 60-year sentence was "close to" a de facto life sentence.
Jackson filed a pro se motion in 2014 for leave to file a successive postconviction petition, arguing that his 50-year sentence remained a de facto life sentence because it exceeds his life expectancy. The trial court denied the motion, and the appellate court affirmed this decision in 2016. However, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a supervisory order in 2019 directing the appellate court to reconsider its judgement, as the Illinois Supreme Court had recently decided People v. Buffer, 2019 IL 122327, which held that any sentence over 40 years for a juvenile is a de facto life sentence.
The opinion reconsidering Jackson's motion noted that Jackson's original petition was filed before the 2012 decision in Miller v. Alabama prohibited mandatory life without the possibility of parole sentences for juveniles, and before its progeny in Illinois extended this protection to discretionary and de facto life sentences. Similarly, the court noted that the decision in Buffer drawing a line at 40 years for a de facto life sentence for juveniles in Illinois had only recently been decided. Thus, Jackson could not have raised these claims earlier and had established cause for his motion.
The opinion also noted that "there is no evidence that the trial court considered this defendant's particular immaturity and impetuosity or peer pressure from the gang he belonged to." A defendant's immaturity and impetuosity are among the mitigating factors of youth outlined in Miller that a court must consider when sentencing a juvenile.
Consistent with the Illinois Supreme Court's recommendation, the appellate court reversed Jackson's sentence and remanded to the trial court for resentencing.
Citation: People v. Jackson, 2020 IL App (1st) 143025-B
Keywords: Illinois, Miller v. Alabama, adolescent brain, de facto life sentence
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I recently set up a profile on the business-oriented networking site, LinkedIn. It asked for the usual basic information: Name, Birthday, Marital Status, Current Job and Position(s), Previous Job(s) and Position(s), plus Education – Current and Previous School(s). However, underneath each of the Job and Education sections, it is strongly suggested that, in addition to basic descriptions, you list any major accomplishments and achievements.
This is where I run into an issue. I have never really been comfortable listing, or bragging about, any personal achievement. It's not really a self-confidence issue. I'm also not saying that it hasn't happened; it's just that I usually don't do it. For example: I took over the Specialist position in the Entertainment Department (Movies, Music, Books, and Software) at a local Target, in November of 1999. By the end of Spring 2000, Entertainment had double-digit increases in Sales MTD and YTD within the store, plus had some of the highest sales % increases in the District. It wasn't something that I beat my chest about in team meetings and huddles; I just kept trying to make sure that stock was in, assignments from my Electronics Team Lead were finished, and that the department looked better than "normal".
I finally finished those sections and felt an unusually strong sense of relief. Some time down the road, I should probably learn to stick my chest out more, on occasion.


Pi Artworks Istanbul is pleased to present Number 3: Grit , a solo exhibition by Turkish-American multimedia artist, Ahmet Civelek. This will be the artist's third solo exhibition, his first with the gallery. Spanning both the symbolic and poetic space between drawing, sculpture, and installation, Civelek is interested in the concept of creation vs. destruction. This new body of work employs the humble, ready-made, and contradictory material: sandpaper.
Raised in Istanbul, Turkey, during a time of heightened geopolitical instability, the artist often witnessed the precarity of daily life firsthand. Bombings at synagogues, consulates and banks, often close to his routes to school, a recurring memory. Tall buildings with their entrances blown out were a common scene, and the artist reflects upon how normalized this became. Surrounded by cyclic creation and destruction, he began to consider the act of elimination as a form of creative authorship itself.
As an adolescent consuming Western mass media, which was over-saturated with images of violence solely for the purpose of entertainment, these disparate and oppositional experiences provoked the artist to confront and synthesize certain dialectical relationships-- between creation and destruction, author and audience. The experience instigated his exploratory research into the nature of materials.
Early in the development of his practice, Civelek opened a space called The Destruction Company, where visitors could come and destroy different items. Over time, these explorations matured, were simplified, and became more subtle and metaphorical, taking inspiration from Auto-destructive artistic practice of the early sixties and leading to the body of work presented in this exhibition.
Number 3: Grit contains three different groups of work in the same medium, all utilizing sandpaper. Sandpaper is a material imbued with conflict and juxtapositions: it is used in the process of creation, the thoughtful, slow, and superficial manipulation of surfaces and objects. When implemented as designed, it can create smoothness and polish, yet it remains abrasive and potentially destructive. The sandpaper series can be considered a study of material properties that expose how an object can be destroyed and how to destroy it--a combination of artistic intentions and chance operations.
Presented in the space will be a series of "paintings" comprised of a range of varying sandpaper grits in a variety of colors and textures, several sculptures, and a large-scale installation of an oversized roll of sandpaper, sweeping down from above and spreading across the entire gallery floor. Upon first glance the piece seems non-threatening, playful even. As the audience inhabits the exhibition space, interacting with the installation, the tactility of the sandpaper floor becomes apparent as it wears down the soles of the shoes of those who walk across it, while simultaneously being destroyed itself.


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Posted on June 8, 2014 by Al Sullivan, Senior Staff Writer
Who murdered Michael Galdieri?
Stabbing victim was former JC council candidate
"Michael was a nice guy who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed help. Like all of us, he had his demons, but he worked hard and overcame them," said former Assemblyman Louis Manzo last week, recalling Michael Galdieri, a state senator's son whose mysterious May 22 death is being investigated by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Michael, the son of former state Sen. James Galdieri, was stabbed to death in his second floor apartment at 158 Mallory St. on May 22. Then, the building was set on fire.
Hudson County Acting Prosecutor Gaetano T. Gregory announced a short time after the fire was put out that Galdieri, 52, has been stabbed to death before the blaze occurred.
The fire was reported at about 9:30 p.m. at 158 Mallory St. The second story of the building was engulfed in flames when the Jersey City Fire Department arrived. Galdieri was found on the second floor and pronounced dead at approximately 10:35 p.m. No one else was injured by the fire and Galdieri was the only one in the building when the firefighters arrived.
His father was the late former State Sen. James A. Galdieri. The elder Galdieri had represented Jersey City in the state Senate, replacing State Sen. David Friedland in 1980 after Friedland was convicted of racketeering. Galdieri also was part of a law firm that represented the Jersey City Housing Authority and Hoboken Housing Authority at times. He died in 2009. James Galdieri's own father, James J. Galdieri, had served a year in the New Jersey Assembly in the 1930s.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Michael apparently had political aspirations, and was a candidate for Jersey City Council in Ward B in 2005. He ran against the political machine dominated by then Mayor Jerramiah Healy.
On the eve of the election, he was arrested and charged with weapons and drug violations. He claimed he was set up, but agreed to a plea deal that reduced his time in jail.
Those who know him said he struggled with drugs, but that the weapons charge was bogus.
"It's wasn't his style," one source said.
He was sentenced to prison in 2007.
"He helped in many campaigns, mine, O'Dea, and others," Manzo said. "He served briefly as a legislative aide to me. He assisted other officeholders as well. I believe he worked for an energy company, the last I heard."
O'Dea knew him from high school.
"He went to St Peter's Prep with me," O'Dea said. "He was two years behind me. He lived on Kensington Ave growing up. I lived on Fairview Avenue – two blocks away. He worked on my 1989 council re-election. I actually have a photo in my office that he's in from that runoff night along with a handful of others. He loved politics; he could analyze it all day. That might go back to his very early roots. His dad was Jimmy Galdieri – a big Tom Gangemi Jr. guy from the 1970s. Mike was generally a low key person, back room strategist type. Schundler might have gotten him job at JCIA for a couple of years."
O'Dea said Michael Galdieri also worked on one of Mayor Bret Schundler's campaigns and several campaigns for Manzo.
"More recently he worked with Sean Caddle's political consulting group," O'Dea said. "He worked on a couple of elections in Elizabeth – one against Mayor Bollwage and then one for Ray Lesniak the next year."
Plea deal
Galdieri apparently got into trouble over drugs a number of years ago, sources said.
In his plea deal, Galdieri tried to convince the court unsuccessfully that the drugs he was caught with were for personal use, not for dealing, and also unsuccessfully tried to back out of the plea deal. He spent two years in prison, of a five-year sentence.
"When he came back he moved over to Mallory Avenue and was pretty quiet and kept mostly to himself," O'Dea said. "He went to Gary's Sweet Shoppe."
So why would anyone kill him?
Those who knew him suggest he was having money problems, but were unaware if he was involved with drugs again.
"He owned a valuable painting his dad gave him," one source said. "It might have been related to that too."
"Michael was a kind hearted gentleman that would help anyone in need in the community," according to a release issued by the funeral home. "He was very passionate about politics and was a consultant for many elected officials."
Other sources said he was very involved with block associations in the city and encouraging strong relationships between them and local police.
Al Sullivan may be reached at asullivan@hudsonreporter.com.
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San Diego, Calif.- Aug. 21, 2012- Digital Rodeo, country music's one-stop shop and Eventful, Inc., the leading digital service connecting consumers with entertainment and local events, launched Digital Rodeo's Country Star competition. Unsigned music artists can opt-in for free through http://eventful.com/digitalrodeo and compete via Eventful's unique "Demand it!®" service. Music artists, empowered with social media tools, can encourage their fans to vote for them.
Digital Rodeo and Eventful are providing a glimpse of how technology and social communities can create a powerful, new promotional platform for new music artists while enabling them to develop an intimate connection with their fans. Music fans can vote for their favorite unsigned artist or band to become the next Country Star and win:
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• A customized website including a merchandise store by Music City Networks and Merchmo.
• Country Music Association (CMA) prize package:
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The Top 25 artists with the most "Demands" will move to the semifinals where they will be narrowed down to the top five by music industry experts:
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• Robert Reynolds, Grammy Winner, Founding Member of the Mavericks
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"From its inception Digital Rodeo has strived to provide independent country artists a platform to promote their music to a very filtered group of country music fans," said John Pyne, Director of Marketing and Promotion for Digital Rodeo. "We are excited to be working with Eventful on this contest; their experience and outreach for these types of promotions are second to none. We hope that, with this contest, even more country artists will come to trust and turn to Digital Rodeo as a valued partner in their musical journey. We can't wait to discover, along with the fans, the talent that is out there waiting to be heard."
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Chile out to curb Portugal's goal-king Ronaldo
Copa America champions Chile will try to curb Portugal's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday's Confederations Cup semi-final with the goal-ace in rich form despite the tax storm brewing in Spain.
The 32-year-old converted a penalty in Saturday's 4-0 thrashing of New Zealand to claim his 75th international goal.
The Real Madrid forward has now scored 16 times in his last 10 games for club and country.
Portugal's captain will face tax evasion charges in a Madrid court next month, but has dazzled on the pitch in Russia, claiming man-of-the-match awards in all three games, netting two goals and providing an assist.
After steering Portugal to the Euro 2016 title in Paris a year ago, Ronaldo will want to claim a second international title in Sunday's Confed Cup final in St Petersburg, against Mexico or Germany who meet in the other semi-final.
Ronaldo is closing in on the legendary Ferenc Puskas' European record of 84 international goals, despite the off-field turmoil and constant speculation about his future, having threatened to quit Real.
"We all know he's an amazing player, he's very dangerous and can decide a game alone," said Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz, who has often faced Ronaldo with his club Celta Vigo, in Tuesday's press conference.
"He has had an amazing season in Spain, he's playing here with the same strength, which is why Portugal are in the semi-final.
"The main thing is trying to stop him getting the ball and scoring."
Chile, who won the Copa America in both 2015 and 2016, will present Portugal with their toughest test so far in Russia, yet the South Americans have yet to beat Portugal in three attempts with two defeats and a draw.
Fatigue could well be an issue in Portugal's ranks.
Head coach Fernando Santos opted to rest none of his forward line and it has been a long season for the likes of Ronaldo, Joao Moutinho, Andre Gomes and Bernardo Silva.
Defender Pepe sits out the game after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament in the big win over the Kiwis.
Left-back Raphael Guerreiro is struggling with a bruised foot from the win over Russia.
Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi has all 23 players fit and midfielder Charles Aranguiz has recovered from a knock in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Australia.
Despite doubts about Alexis Sanchez's Arsenal future, the Chile camp says their star striker is in high spirits.
They hope his good performances will showcase his skills to potential future employers.
With a year left on his Gunners' contract, Sanchez is stalling on signing an extension amid rumours of a switch to Germany giants Bayern Munich.
"He's giving his best here and I think most players would like to be in a similar situation, because the best squads in the world want to have him, even if he is already at a good club," said Pizzi.
"He's a responsible person, he knows what he has to do and he's fully focused on Chile."
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Overview of St. Michael Catholic School
St. Michael Catholic School is a coeducational private Catholic traditional school for students in grades Pre-K through 8.
Institution Type: Private Setting: Urban
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St. Michael Catholic School's Full Profile
St. Michael Catholic School says
St. Michael Catholic School is dedicated to integrating faith and knowledge in the rich tradition of Catholic education. As an extension of the family, we exist to serve the young people in our care. The school is committed to the development of the whole person; challenging the growth of mind, body and spirit. We exist for those who truly value a uniquely Catholic elementary school. For these reasons, the entire curriculum and school program is designed to promote the dignity and development of the person in all aspects and in the light of truth. Learning will bear fruit in a context of Christs love for us and our love of one another. Our focus will be on human dignity and the uniqueness of every person, each a valued gift from God. The school will provide a balance between spiritual growth, academic excellence and full participation in activities within a program directed at the growth of the whole person. Not only will students be expected to demonstrate academic competence, they will equally be challenged to deal with personal strengths and weaknesses as well as critical questions regarding their actions, behavior, and relations with one another and their relationship with God.
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Q: Can't change brightness at all Here is what it looks like when I go to the "change brightness" option. I am booting in recovery mode because when I boot to normal Ubuntu mode there is nothing you can see on the screen, I can only hear the login sound.
So I thought I would need to change the  brightness but neither Fn + F6 works, nor do I get an option to change the brightness in the settings.

A: Manual way
Works for some systems, though not yours, apparently, since ls /sys/class/backlight/ shows nothing for you. Sometimes instead of intel_backlight you'll have acpi_video0, or something else.

You can manually change the brighntess level all the way down (to
  disable it altogether) by doing echo 23 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness as a root. "23" is the desired brightness level. If you put "0",
  the screen will look blank.

From Adam Ryczkowski's comment here, which helped my friend in similar case.
Empty /sys/class/backlight/ means unrecognized hardware
When I noticed your exchange with @Serg, I thought "why would that folder be empty" and search showed this:

If /sys/class/backlight/ is empty, that means that the kernel thinks
  you have a big bad old CRT attached to the system and that you have to
  turn the big fat knobs named "Brightness" and "Contrast" on the from
  to change... well, brightness and contrast...

source: @Fabby's answer to another AskUbuntu question.

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