Over 50 documents related to Ellis Island and immigration are now available thanks to teachers in our Primarily Teaching summer institute.
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The National Archives, the NHD organization, experienced teachers, and experienced students will discuss strategies for success and how to use National Archives resources.


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Ranveer Singh's '83' to release on OTT if further COVID-19 restrictions are imposed? Here's what Kabir Khan said
The positive word of mouth did not help the big-budget film to soar at the box office due to the COVID-19 pandemic
From fans to critics, almost everyone heaped praises on Ranveer Singh's latest sports drama '83', directed by Kabir Khan.
However, the positive word of mouth did not help the big-budget film to soar at the box office due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is seeing a dip in box office numbers since many places have gone into partial lockdown and theatres in most cities are shut due to the rising COVID-19 cases.
Recently, Kabir Khan told Mid-Day that he will release '83' on the OTT platform 'if further restrictions are imposed'.
The makers of the sports drama had fought all odds and rejected several proposals from OTT giants only to have his film release on the big screens. However, the current situation is such that it is forcing him to release '83' on OTT platforms.
Explained: 3 reasons why Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's '83' couldn't become box office...
Kabir Khan further spoke about his team revisiting their decision of releasing the film on OTT platforms, "We don't know if we will have to shut down tomorrow, or will be afforded another five to six days. If further restrictions are imposed, we will release the film on the web, soon. But, I am keen [that] people take precaution and go to the theatres to watch it."
On Day 10 (January 3), the worldwide collection of 83 stands at Rs 150 crore.
Ranveer essays the role of legendary former cricketer Kapil Dev in the sports drama, based on India's historic victory in the 1983 World Cup.
Interestingly, Ranveer's wife-- actress Deepika Padukone plays the role of Romi, Kapil Dev's wife in the film.
'83' also stars Jatin Sarna, Boman Irani, Pankaj Tripathi, Saqib Saleem, Harrdy Sandhu, Tahir Raj bhasin, Ammy Virk, Sahil Khattar, Dhairya Karwa and others.
'Once in a lifetime story, designed for big screen': Kabir Khan on why Ranveer Singh's '83' will...
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Is your teaming agreement enforceable? Maybe not, according to a recent federal court decision involving local contractors.
Before we address the particulars of the case, take a look below at some standard teaming agreement provisions. How many of these terms are in your agreements?
This agreement shall terminate in the event that the parties cannot reach agreement on a subcontract after a reasonable period of good-faith negotiations.
Most of us have seen language similar to this in hundreds, if not thousands, of teaming agreements. In April, a federal court in Alexandria, Va., looked at whether such terms in a teaming agreement are enforceable under Virginia law. Surprisingly, the court determined that terms like those noted above are nothing more than an "agreement to agree" in the future; therefore, the court found that the teaming agreement including such terms was not enforceable under Virginia law.
The case involved two D.C.-area government contractors who teamed to bid on a contract re-compete for project management and cyber security services and solutions at the Office of Personnel Management. The prime contractor, Information Experts Inc. (IE), and subcontractor Cyberlock Consulting Inc. had been incumbents on the previous program and, when the re-compete was announced, they signed a teaming agreement to pursue the follow-on contract. The teaming agreement included terms that were similar - and, in some cases, identical - to the terms listed above.
Specifically, the "purpose" of the teaming agreement was to set forth the arrangement between IE and Cyberlock to obtain an award of the program, and establish a team to pursue the OPM opportunity. The statement of work attached to the teaming agreement established an anticipated scope of work "as presently understood by the parties" and, that in the event of an award of a prime contract, IE would perform 51 percent and Cyberlock 49 percent.
The court looked at the agreement as a whole and, in particular, at the clauses like those noted above. Virginia law provides that for a contract to be enforceable, there must be mutual assent of the contracting parties to terms reasonably certain under the circumstances.
Mere "agreements to agree in the future" are too vague and indefinite to be enforced in Virginia. The court noted that an agreement to negotiate open issues in good faith toward achieving a contract in the future will be construed as an agreement to agree rather than a valid contract.
With this precedent in mind, the court held that the teaming agreement between Cyberlock and IE was not an enforceable contract under Virginia law, but rather an unenforceable agreement to agree in the future.
So, what's a government contractor to do in light of this new legal precedent?
First, contractors should consider whether another state's law may be more appropriate for governing the interpretation of teaming agreements. The District of Columbia or Maryland may provide viable alternatives. Also, contractors should provide as much detail as possible about the work share and description of each party's duties under the teaming agreement. Attaching a copy of the proposed contract, or even pre-negotiating a subcontract, may also provide some assurance that a court would find the agreement definite enough to enforce.
Finally, watch for future rulings on this matter. It is certainly possible that an appellate tribunal could reverse this decision. Some contractors can take solace in the fact that this decision is from a federal court, construing Virginia law. It is possible that a Virginia court could disagree with the federal judge's analysis. Obviously, this is an unsettled area of the law, and contractors are well-advised to review their teaming agreements and consult with their legal counsel for guidance.
Scott Lyon is vice president and general counsel at Optimos Inc., a government IT services provider.
I found an earlier comment subtly disparaging Mr. Lyon's knowledge of Con Law somewhat amusing. Although I do not know Lyons nor the anonymous poster, I'll attempt the correction that Mr. Lyons may have been to gracious to post. A "J.D." might be able to tell you that "a Federal ruling controls" but such a J.D. would hopefully understand the intersection of state and federal law. "Federal rulings" only trump when speaking to an area in federal domain (e.g., federal law, U.S. Constitutional rights) Ordinary contract law is squarely in the realm of state control and when a federal court analyzes a state issue they do not trump the state! In fact, federal courts may and do certify state questions to state court, recognizing the state has the right to analyze / interpret its own law. Here, Lyons' comment is accurate - one does not know from a federal court analyzing state law if the state court will adopt an identical approach or further clarify. Art. III of our constitution vests federal courts with the right to hear certain controversies amongst citizens of different states - this doesn't mean the federal courts get to change or set state law! Instead they merely "apply" the state law to the issue at hand.
This judgment causes great confusion between a teaming agreement and a memorandum of understanding. Does anyone else agree with me?
From what I have observed the agreements underlying both sets of plans are 'converted' to formal subcontracts [usually of the IDIQ type] after award. The Government may on occasion request copies of such agreements as supporting documentation for the substance of the plans. Where plans are specifically called out in Section M as elements of the evaluation their importance is increased.
This is a terrible decision and I hope it is appealed and reversed. While some of terms are clearly intended to be negotiated later, some of the terms are material and need to be enforceable under the TA itself, e.g. protection of information, as many TA include NDA terms. Also, terms with require disclosure of any potential OCI are relied upon. At the very least, severability should have been recognized.


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Q: Error trying to read a file I'm trying to read a file in Java, and I am getting an error. Does anyone know a fix for this?
My code:
import java.io.*;
public class datafile{ static void readFile(){
    try {
        BufferedReader bReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("itemslist.dat"));
        String row;
        String column1;
        String column2;
        String column3;
        while((row = bReader.readLine()) != null){
            String[] itemWord = row.split("\t");
            column1 = itemWord[0];
            column2 = itemWord[1];
            column3 = itemWord[2];
        }
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        System.out.println("File not read properly");
        }
}
}

The file I'm trying to read is in the format:
Food Cooked 400
where the spaces are TABS.
This is the error message that I'm getting:
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem: Unhandled exception type IOException
at datafile.readFile(datafile.java:12)

Thanks for any help you can offer!

A: Like the error says, you need to catch an IOException too.
Since FileNotFoundException is a subclass of IOException, you don't need to explicity catch FileNotFoundException unless you want to display a different error message. Change it to:
catch (IOException e) {
   System.out.println("File not read properly");
   e.printStackTrace();
}

With Java 7, it is possible to catch multiple exceptions in a single catch block as shown below, but it is not necessary in this case because FileNotFoundException is a subclass of IOException.
catch (FileNotFoundException | IOException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
}

A: Add this
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    System.out.println("File not read properly");
 }catch(IOException e){
     System.out.println("input output problem");
 }

Currently, your code only handles FileNotFoundException, the code can throw IOException which you need to handle

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Millions of years ago, Arkansas was a hub for prehistoric sea creatures. Now we have real, fossilized remnants that can be found in nature, as well as museums and roadside sculptures that you can visit. From abandoned theme parks to roadside attractions, Arkansas has some weird places to spot prehistoric creatures. Let's look at some of their bizarre hiding spots as well as upcoming exhibits.
The dinosaurs haven't gone extinct in Mountainburg. The Jurassic remnants of the original park still remain but the area has upgraded over the years. The park features a new playground, basketball courts, picnic area and running trail.
You really can't miss it. Dinosaur Park is at 211 US-71 in Mountainburg.
Arkansas isn't only a hub for wacky dinosaur sculptures, 300 million years ago our state was home to thriving prehistoric creatures. Their remains can be found with a little digging along your next outdoor excursion. The Ozark Plateau Region in North Arkansas is a hot spot for invertebrate fossils.
For a guide to finding fossils in Arkansas, you can read this article right here.
The museum collection, housed in the Fulbright College at the U of A, has about 7 million objects from archaeology to zoology fields. Some of the more notable fossils in the collection include a Pleistocene mammoth found near Hazen in 1965 and the largest Rayonnoceras solidiforme (think giant squid) ever recorded. The squid was uncovered in 2003 along a drainage ditch in Fayetteville.
The museum is a closed collection but it can be seen by appointment. For more details about the collection, you can visit the Fulbright College's website right here.
This may be the roadside attraction that beats the giant beer can outside of Lavaca. Along Hwy. 63 is an antique store called Dear Crossing. Two real movie props from The Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas (2000) are part of the store's massive hodgepodge of merchandise. It's definitely worth a stop if you're driving through the area.
Dear Crossing's address is 7379 Highway 63 S. in Mammoth Spring.
This expansive theme park originally opened as John Agar's World of Kong in the 1960s. Unfortunately, the park went extinct in 2005. Dinosaurs, mammoths and cave men used to happily sit in the 65-acre park.
What remains of the park is now guarded, private property but don't fret! To take a photo tour, you can read our feature article right here.
The Arkansas Geological Survey's Geology Learning Center in Little Rock features a life-size model of our state dinosaur (why yes we do have one), the Arkansaurus fridayi. This was the only dinosaur to ever be discovered in Arkansas. Also on display are dozens of fossils found within the state including trees, invertebrates and vertebrates.
The Geology Learning Center is located at 1911 Thayer Street in Little Rock. You need to make an appointment to visit and you can call: 501-296-1877.
The Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed exhibit is coming to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources this May and will be open until October. The hands-on experience will include a fossil dig pit for young archaeologists as well as an in-depth look at life-sized fossils.
The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources is located at 3853 Smackover Hwy. in Smackover. The exhibit will be open on May 21st, 2018.
One exhibit we're really looking forward to is the new permanent outdoor addition coming to the Mid-America Science Museum. The walk-through will include realistic sound effects, professional lighting, and 18 dinosaurs from the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods.
The Mid-America Science Museum is located at 500 Mid America Blvd. in Hot Springs. The Oaklawn Foundation DinoTrek will be open May 28th, 2018.
It's always neat to tour a museum's dinosaur exhibit, but were you aware of the more unusual hiding spots? Share your prehistoric experiences with us in the comments below!
We mentioned a pretty nifty antique shop in Mammoth Spring, if you're really into antiquing you should visit this town.
For more history, you may be interested in these accounts left out of Arkansas history textbooks.


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Films for Change
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Films for Change is a bilingual NFB program designed to integrate documentary films on the environment into secondary level education.
Films for Change Pedagogical Template
A comprehensive Teacher's Guide is available to help students develop media literacy and environmental skills as well as to create an opportunity for students to implement environmental action projects in the classroom. The Films for Change Teacher's Guide has quick links to curricula in provinces and territories across Canada and provides teachers with options for assessment strategies.
The Films for Change II Teacher's Guide explores the risks of monoculture—growing a single crop on the same land, year in, year out—and the benefits of sustainable and organic farming.
Free online NFB Resources for Teachers
The Footprints Web site is a free online NFB resource for teachers that addresses the environment and how we live. Discover part of the National Film Board of Canada's collection that documents the relationship between environmental questions and the social and cultural lives of Canadians.
Waterlife is another free NFB Web site available to teachers. Waterlife is an interactive journey through the last great supply of fresh water on earth. Visit this Web site with your students to tour the Great Lakes and learn about the issues affecting the waters from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Films for Change program was developed in partnership with LEARN QUEBEC and the McGill University Centre for Educational Leadership. Its aim is to create awareness of global environmental issues and provide opportunities to take action on environmentally themed projects in the classroom. In the process, students will develop media and environmental literacy skills.
Films for Change is a Featured Program on the Canadian school portal for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. These programs foster the development of sports, culture and sustainability for future generations.
An Ecology of Hope
Fernand Dansereau
2001|1 h 24 min
A documentary portrait of ecologist Pierre Dansereau, the film takes us from Baffin Island to New York City, from the Gaspé Peninsula to Brazil. At each stop on this world tour, we hear his story and witness landscapes of breathtaking beauty.
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Jacques Gagné & Jacques-Yves Cousteau
In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the Calypso. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and an underwater chase with caribou.
Cries from the Deep
This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.
Glynis Whiting
2001|43 min
This documentary looks at the risks of a proposed sour gas well near Clearwater River, in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Farmers and landowners all share concerns. Residents opposed to the well fear a deadly hydrogen sulphide leak. Shell Canada says it must drill to meet energy needs. When mediation talks break down, both sides anxiously await a ruling from Alberta's Energy and Utilities Board.
Being Caribou
Leanne Allison & Diana Wilson
In this feature-length documentary, husband and wife team Karsten Heuer (wildlife biologist) and Leanne Allison (environmentalist) follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot across 1500 km of Arctic tundra. In following the herd's migration, the couple hopes to raise awareness of the threats to the caribou's survival. Along the way they brave Arctic weather, icy rivers, hordes of mosquitoes and a very hungry grizzly bear. Dramatic footage and video diaries combine to provide an intimate perspective of an epic expedition.
Magnus Isacsson
This documentary looks at the hazards of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose environmental threats while the traditional economic and spiritual lives of the Aboriginal people who occupy this land have been violated. Given our limited knowledge of the associated risks, this film questions the validity of continuing the mining operations.
Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes
Jeff McKay
A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day. The billions of litres of water - combined with unknown quantities of chemicals, solvents, heavy metals, human waste and food - where does it all go? And what does it do to us? Filmed in Italy, India, Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions our fundamental attitudes to waste. Does our need to dispose of waste take precedence over public safety? What are the alternatives?
Manufactured Landscapes
Jennifer Baichwal
For almost three decades, internationally renowned Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky has been creating large scale photographs of landscapes transformed by industry: quarries, scrap heaps, factories, recycling yards, dams. Manufactured Landscapes follows Burtynsky to China as he travels the country capturing the evidence and effects of China's massive industrial revolution. Rarely witnessed sites such as the Three Gorges Dam (50% larger than any other dam in the world), the interior of a factory which produces 20 million irons a year, and the breathtaking scale of Shanghai's urban renewal are subjects for his lens and our motion picture camera. Shot in sumptuous super 16mm film, Manufactured Landscapes extends the narratives of Burtynsky's photographs, meditating on human impact on the planet without trying to reach simplistic judgements or reductive resolutions. In the process, the film shifts our consciousness about the world and the way we live in it.
Organic Prophecies
Windmill Point Farm is a 70-acre island of hope in a sea of industrial agribusinesses that poison the surrounding land. Dr. Ken Taylor is an organic farmer with a PhD in chemistry, a degree that gives him unusual authority when assessing the damage we are doing to ourselves and to the environment by buying genetically engineered and pesticide-laden food.
Organic Prophecies chronicles one man's innovative approaches on a farm in southwestern Quebec. Not only does Ken farm without GMOs, chemical fertilizers and herbicides, he also grows thousands of heirloom nuts, vegetables and fruits, helping to preserve our vital heritage.
We also meet some of the customers who buy his organic produce--people who depend upon it for healthy food and peace of mind. This film makes prophetic statements about the sorry state of conventional agriculture and the viable alternatives.
Radiant City
Gary Burns & Jim Brown
In this feature length film Gary Burns, Canada's king of surreal comedy, joins journalist Jim Brown on an outing to the suburbs. Venturing into territory both familiar and foreign, they turn the documentary genre inside out, crafting a vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age.
Toxic Trespass
Barri Cohen
This feature documentary is an investigation into the effects of the chemicals we are all exposed to in our daily lives. The film begins with the filmmaker Barri Cohen's own 10-year-old daughter, whose blood carries carcinogens like benzene and the long-banned DDT. Then, it heads out to Windsor and Sarnia: Canadian toxic hotspots, with startling clusters of deadly diseases. The film presents passionate activists working for positive change, along with doctors and scientists who see evidence of links between environmental pollution and health problems. Carried by Cohen's passion for truth and her disarming openness, this moving documentary is essential viewing for anyone concerned about the effects of pollutants on our - and our children's - very DNA.
Toxic Trespass is accompanied by a comprehensive guidebook for educators, activists and concerned citizens, produced by the Women's Healthy Environment Network.
Waterlife is a documentary film about the Great Lakes that follows the flow of the lakes' water from the Nipigon River to the Atlantic Ocean. The film's goal is to take viewers on a tour of an incredibly beautiful ecosystem that is facing complex challenges.
Also, check out the Waterlife interactive web project.
Up the Yangtze (Short Version)
Yung Chang
2007|1 h 5 min
A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze - navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as 'the river.' See it while you can. The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history. At the river's edge - a young woman says goodbye to her family as the floodwaters rise towards their small homestead.
The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st century Chinese dream. Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang crafts a moving depiction of peasant life, a powerful narrative of contemporary China, and a disquieting glimpse into a future that awaits us all.
Where the Bay Becomes the Sea
John Brett
This is a documentary about the fragile and complex marine ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy. The film traces relationships within the food chain - from tiny plankton to birds and seals and finally to whales and humans. The film is a plea for careful management of our ocean resource and was first telecast as part of CBC's Nature of Things series.
Brenda Longfellow
For many people, global warming is something happening somewhere else to somebody else, but for millions, it is right at their doorstep. This film journeys across the globe, from the Canadian Arctic to northern Kenya, from the U.S. Midwest to China and India, visiting communities where lives and livelihoods are being affected in dramatic ways.
Putting a face to the reality of global warming illuminates the impact of recent climate change, delivering a new perspective to audiences worldwide. The question is no longer whether climate change is happening, but whether we can respond to the emergency before it's too late.
The Fight for True Farming
Eve Lamont
In this documentary, crop and animal farmers in Quebec, the Canadian West, the US Northeast and France offer solutions to the social and environmental scourges of factory farming. Driven by the forces of globalization, rampant agribusiness is harming the environmemt and threatening the survival of farms. The proliferation of GMO crops is a further threat to biodiversity as well as to farmers' autonomy. In Europe as well as North America, a current of resistance bringing together farmers and consumers insists that it is possible - indeed imperative - to grow food differently.


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Sjung hej allihopa är det sjätte studioalbumet av den svenske trubaduren Lars Demian, utgivet 2002 på Alpha Records. Albumet föregicks av Lars Demians sista frestelse, som såldes exklusivt på Demians turné 1999. Fem av låtarna kom senare med på detta album i nyinspelade versioner.

Sjung hej allihopa producerades av Demian och Leif Jordansson och uppnådde som högst plats 14 på den svenska albumlistan.

Låtlista
Alla låtar är skrivna av Lars Demian.

 "Helt jävla ensam" – 4:35
 "Vad som helst for dej" – 3:47
 "C-Gs ouverture" – 0:47
 "Konungens skål" – 4:27
 "Den lille liberalen" – 5:22
 "Strippan" – 3:57
 "Molnigt i Solna" – 4:13
 "Hipp krog" – 4:15
 "H & M" – 4:26
 "För mej själv" – 3:46
 "Sjung hej allihopa" – 6:00

Listplaceringar

Medverkande
 Anders Annerskog – trummor
 Mikael Augustsson – bandoneon, keyboard
 Lars Demian – framförare, producent
 Pelle Halvarsson – cello
 Christian Hörgren – cello
 Lotta Johansson – fiol, såg
 Leif Jordansson – stränginstrument, producent
 Malin-My Nilsson – fiol
 Arvid Pettersson – bastuba
 Benjamin Quigley – kontrabas
 Thomas Ringquist – viola
 Bebe Risenfors – blåsinstrument, slagverk
 Hakan Vreskala – slagverk
 Lars Ydgren – klarinett, flöjt

Källa

Referenser

Album av Lars Demian
Musikalbum 2002
Svenskspråkiga musikalbum

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by Jez Denton | Jun 2, 2019 | 2 comments
I love melancholic music. I love the way it washes you with wrought emotion. How it reaches deep into your soul. How it makes you ache and hurt. The way it wrenches the strings of your heart. I love the sheer beauty that is found in sad music. As Elton John pointed out, sad songs say so much.
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Released at the end of May, James new solo album, Tiger On The Bridge, continues that rich vein of musical excellence. Eleven songs, each gorgeously crafted with an obvious love of what he is achieving, have been put together in an album that stands tall with everything he has produced before. Melodic with a gentle flow that eases you through what seems to be a most personal journey, Tiger On The Bridge, is just a most wonderful three quarters of an hour or so of your time. Though this is an album that bears repeated listens, and rewards the listener each and every time.
For me this reward comes from not just the songs, or the impressive band James has put together for this recording, but from the humility and honesty James invests in his songs. This is an album written not only for James to lay bare his emotions, but is one written firmly with his fans and supporters in mind. Recorded live in front of an audience of fans who pledged their support for this project this album is a fitting testament to James' standing as a performer with the utmost respect and love for those who've followed him over the last 20 years. The ending to the last track on the album, Glitch In The Machinery, is just a most wonderful moment of mutual love from artist and fans.
When I want melancholic music I have many albums I will turn to. Tiger On The Bridge will be one of those. And it will be so for many years to come. James Walsh has created an instant classic of it's kind. An album full of character, love and emotion all wrapped up in perfect melody and musical excellence. If Sad Songs do say so much, James Walsh is the artist who proves it.
kelly on June 2, 2019 at 1:36 pm
Thanks so much for this beautifully phrased review…I can't perhaps write my own love for the art so eloquently as you have but, my heart and ear feels it exactly the same.
Jez Denton on June 4, 2019 at 12:19 pm
Thank you Kelly, and I'm glad you enjoyed the review!


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Q: php session timeout I have some issues concerning the timeout of a php session. I have set the following values during runtime of the application:
session.gc_maxlifetime = 3600
session.cookie_lifetime = 3600
session.save_path = myApplicationPath/tmp
session.use_cookies = 1
session.use_only_cookies = 1

However, my session keeps expiring in about 30 mins. Also, my tmp directory remains empty, so it appears no cookies are actually being set. echoing ini_get("session.save_path") does return the right path though.

A: Note:
If different scripts have different values of session.gc_maxlifetime but share the same place for storing the session data then the script with the minimum value will be cleaning the data. In this case, use this directive together with session.save_path.
PHP Manual

A: I'd say that PHP cannot find your save_path or does not have permission to write on that, so it stores session files (not cookies) in the default shared directory (so the site with shortest gc_maxlifetime will remove sessions from all other sites).


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package com.gs.collections.impl.memory.set;

import com.gs.collections.api.block.function.Function0;
import com.gs.collections.api.block.procedure.Procedure;
import com.gs.collections.api.list.ImmutableList;
import com.gs.collections.api.set.ImmutableSet;
import com.gs.collections.api.set.MutableSet;
import com.gs.collections.impl.memory.MemoryTestBench;
import com.gs.collections.impl.memory.TestDataFactory;
import com.gs.collections.impl.set.mutable.UnifiedSet;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import scala.collection.immutable.HashSet;

public class ImmutableSetMemoryTest
{
    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ImmutableSetMemoryTest.class);

    @Test
    public void memoryForScaledSets()
    {
        LOGGER.info("Comparing Items: Scala {}, GSC {}, Guava {}",
                HashSet.class.getSimpleName(),
                ImmutableSet.class.getSimpleName(),
                com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.class.getSimpleName());
        for (int size = 0; size < 1000001; size += 25000)
        {
            this.memoryForScaledSets(size);
        }
        LOGGER.info("Ending test: {}", this.getClass().getName());
    }

    private void memoryForScaledSets(int size)
    {
        MemoryTestBench.on(HashSet.class).printContainerMemoryUsage("Set", size, new ScalaImmutableSetFactory(size));
        MemoryTestBench.on(ImmutableSet.class).printContainerMemoryUsage("Set", size, new ImmutableSetFactory(size));
        MemoryTestBench.on(com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.class).printContainerMemoryUsage("Set", size, new GuavaImmutableSetFactory(size));
    }

    private static final class ImmutableSetFactory
            implements Function0<ImmutableSet<Integer>>
    {
        private final ImmutableList<Integer> data;

        private ImmutableSetFactory(int size)
        {
            this.data = TestDataFactory.createRandomImmutableList(size);
        }

        @Override
        public ImmutableSet<Integer> value()
        {
            final MutableSet<Integer> integers = new UnifiedSet<>();
            this.data.forEach(new Procedure<Integer>()
            {
                @Override
                public void value(Integer each)
                {
                    integers.add(each);
                }
            });
            return integers.toImmutable();
        }
    }

    private static final class ScalaImmutableSetFactory
            implements Function0<HashSet<Integer>>
    {
        private final ImmutableList<Integer> data;

        private ScalaImmutableSetFactory(int size)
        {
            this.data = TestDataFactory.createRandomImmutableList(size);
        }

        @Override
        public HashSet<Integer> value()
        {
            final HashSet[] set = {new HashSet()};
            this.data.forEach(new Procedure<Integer>()
            {
                public void value(Integer each)
                {
                    set[0] = set[0].$plus(each);
                }
            });
            return set[0];
        }
    }

    private static final class GuavaImmutableSetFactory
            implements Function0<com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet<Integer>>
    {
        private final ImmutableList<Integer> data;

        private GuavaImmutableSetFactory(int size)
        {
            this.data = TestDataFactory.createRandomImmutableList(size);
        }

        @Override
        public com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet<Integer> value()
        {
            final com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.Builder<Integer> builder = com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.builder();
            this.data.forEach(new Procedure<Integer>()
            {
                @Override
                public void value(Integer each)
                {
                    builder.add(each);
                }
            });
            return builder.build();
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Human hands more primitive than chimp hands
Wednesday, 15 July 2015 Jennifer Viegas
Discovery News
Human hands are marked by a relatively long thumb when compared to the length of their four other fingers(Source: stockdevil/iStockphoto)
Hand evolution The development of an opposable thumb that enables humans to grip and manipulate objects is widely believed to give us an evolutionary edge.
But new research finds that human hands are more primitive than those of our closest primate ancestors chimpanzees.
The study, published in the the journal Nature Communications, found that human hand proportions have changed little from those of the last common ancestor of chimps and humans, while the hands of chimps and orangutans have evolved quite a bit.
"The findings suggest that the structure of the modern human hand is largely primitive in nature, rather than, as some believe, the result of more recent changes necessary for stone tool-making," says Kurtis Hiatt, a spokesperson for The George Washington University.
The researchers, led by Sergio Almécija, a scientist in the university's Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, analysed the hands of humans, chimps and orangutans, as well as the remains of hands for early apes like Proconsul heseloni and the hands of human ancestors, such as Ardipithecus ramidus and Australopithecus sediba.
Almécija and colleagues, Jeroen Smaers and William Jungers from Stony Brook University, discovered that human hands today are not that different from those of the early human ancestors.
"Human hands are marked by a relatively long thumb when compared to the length of their four other fingers — a trait that is often cited as one of the reasons for the success of our species because it facilitates a 'pad-to-pad precision grip,'" says Hiatt.
Conversely, chimp hands are much longer and narrower. Since the thumb is not as long, it just meets up with the palm, while the chimp's other four fingers extend upward. As a result, chimps and orangutans do not have opposable thumbs as we do.
Gorillas also appear to have inherited our more primitive hand structure. Like human hands, gorilla hands have five fingers, including an opposable thumb. Gorilla feet are similar to ours too. Each gorilla foot has five toes, but their big toe is opposable and can move much more flexibly than ours can.
Almécija and his colleagues suspect that all living primates survived a late Miocene (12 to 5 million years ago) extinction event by specialising to exist in certain habitats. While chimps and orangutans became tree-climbing specialists, humans evolved to become more terrestrial.
Gorillas did too.
While we tend to think that gorillas spend much of their time hanging around in trees, the truth is that they only spend about 5 to 20 percent of their time in trees. Even then, the tree scaling is just to escape threats or to forage for food.
The new study challenges the assumption that the evolution of a more "sophisticated" hand in humans first appeared in the common ancestor of chimps and our species.
Our hands, however useful, may instead represent a very primitive anatomical structure that's been around for millions of years.
Related: Ape-like ancestors had human-like hands
This article originally appeared on DiscoveryNews.com
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An EPISTLE from S. J. Esq; in the Country, to the Right Hon. the Lord LOVELACE in Town.
Written in the Year 1735.
5 How happy was a country life!
6 How free from wickedness and strife!
12 And nymphs were chaste, and swains were true.
32 Can swallow all things — but a steeple.
54 The judge's bow, the bishop's blessing.
60 First makes you sick, and then with feeding.
67 Lord, how unlucky! — washing-day!
68 And all the men are in the hay!
82 Pigs squeak, fowls scream, and green geese flutter.
100 We damn all ministers and taxes.
106 Of heaven's kind care, with limbs unbroken.
108 With many days like this, or dinners!
111 You'll ask, my Lord, how time I spend?
116 These earliest please, and latest cloy.
122 Yet ne'er forsake my elbow chair.
130 Yet always asses much the fame.
140 And reason pecks at revelation.
156 Of a whole spacious drawing-room.
166 Of CAELIA'S cheeks, and CHLOE'S eyes.
188 Clean girls, backgammon, and the vicar.
Title (in Source Edition): An EPISTLE from S. J. Esq; in the Country, to the Right Hon. the Lord LOVELACE in Town. Written in the Year 1735.


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package ua.yet.adv.java.concurrency;

/**
 * Deadlock simulation by acquiring resources in wrong order
 *
 * @author yuriy
 */
public class OperationsDeadlock {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		final Account a = new Account(1, 1000);
		final Account b = new Account(2, 2000);

		Thread t1 = new Thread(() -> transfer(a, b, 500) );

		Thread t2 = new Thread(() -> transfer(b, a, 300) );

		outputAmount(a);
		outputAmount(b);
		System.out.println("OperationsDeadlock...");

		t1.start();
		t2.start();

		try {
			t1.join();
			t2.join();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
		}

		outputAmount(a);
		outputAmount(b);
	}

	private static void outputAmount(Account acc) {
		System.out.println("Account " + acc.getId() + " balance: "
				+ acc.getBalance());
	}

	static void transfer(Account from, Account to, int amount) {

		synchronized (from) {
			System.out.println("Acquired " + from.getId());

			try {
				Thread.sleep(100);
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}

			synchronized (to) {
				System.out.println("Acquired " + to.getId());
				from.withdraw(amount);
				to.deposit(amount);
			}
		}
	}

}


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VENA PROJECT
I welcome you all once again to this Wonderful CRYPTOCURRENCY NETWORK BLOG, as usual ! all of you know's, I always carry you along with any information about good crypto related projects through my blog.
An initial coin offering (ICO) or initial currency offering is a type of crowdfunding using cryptocurrencies. In an ICO, a quantity of cryptocurrency is sold in the form of "tokens" ("coins") to speculators or investors, in exchange for legal tender or other cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin or ethereum. The tokens sold are promoted as future functional units of currency if or when the ICO's funding goal is met and the project launches.
An ICO can be a source of capital for startup companies. ICOs allow startups to avoid regulatory compliance and intermediaries such as venture capitalists, banks and stock exchanges. ICOs may fall outside existing regulations, depending on the nature of the project, or be banned altogether in some jurisdictions, such as China and South Korea.
ICOs have been prone to scams and securities law violations. Fewer than half of all ICOs survive four months after the offering, while almost half of ICOs sold in 2017 failed by February 2018. Despite their record of failure and the falling prices of cryptocurrencies, a record $7 billion was raised via ICO from January-June 2081
The first token sale (also known as an ICO) was held by Mastercoin in July 2013. Ethereum raised money with a token sale in 2014, raising 3,700 BTC in its first 12 hours, equal to approximately $2.3 million at the time. An ICO was held by Karmacoin in April 2014 for its Karmashares project.
ICOs and token sales became popular in 2017. There were at least 18 websites tracking ICOs before mid-year. In May, the ICO for a new web browser called Brave generated about $35 million in under 30 seconds. Messaging app developer Kik's September 2017 ICO raised nearly $100 million. At the start of October 2017, ICO coin sales worth $2.3 billion had been conducted during the year, more than ten times as much as in all of 2016. As of November 2017, there were around 50 offerings a month, with the highest-grossing ICO as of January 2018, being Filecoin raising $257 million (and $200 million of that within the first hour of their token sale).
Kik had previously issued $50 million in tokens called "Kin" to institutional investors, and sought to raise an additional $125 million from the public. In connection with this ICO, an unidentified third party executed a phishing scam by circulating a fake URL for the offering through social media.
By the end of 2017, ICOs had raised almost 40 times as much capital as they had raised in 2016, although still amounting to less than two percent of the capital raised by IPOs. According to industry newsletter Cointelegraph, companies raised around $6 billion via ICOs in 2017; 37% of that amount was made by only 20 ICOs. Already by February, 2018, an estimated 46% of the 2017 ICOs had failed.
ICOs are sometimes called "token sales". Amy Wan, a crowdfunding and syndication lawyer, described the coin in an ICO as "a symbol of ownership interest in an enterprise — a digital stock certificate" stating that they are likely subject to regulation as securities in the U.S. under the Howey test.
Ethereum is (as of February 2018) the leading blockchain platform for ICOs with more than 80% market share. Tokens are generally based on the Ethereum ERC-20 standard. According to Cointelegraph the Ethereum network ICOs have resulted in considerable phishing, Ponzi schemes, and other scams, accounting for about 10% of ICOs.
On January 30, 2018, Facebook banned advertisements for ICOs as well as for cryptocurrencies and binary options. By April 9, 2018, ICO advertising has been banned not only by Facebook, but by Twitter, Google, and MailChimp.
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Vena network seeks to create a non-centralised digital asset market and exchange enterprise via the Vena protocol, which has two major categories:
The basic protocol layer
This layer mainly includes registration, configuration, routing, and management of upper layer financial assets.
Asset protocol layer
This is based on assets, completes user-defined financial businesses through the implementation of the terms contract interfaces
Of the thousands of cryptocurrencies held freely throughout the world, there are still certain issues arising from the high transaction fees arising from crypto to FIAT conversion. The high transaction fees in converting crypto to FIAT and vice versa has led to the depopulation of crytpo space, not to talk about the fact that most centralised trading platforms responsible for such conversion run without a legal license, putting investors at risk and fear of being manipulated and short changed.
The Vena Solution
Vena implements a system where all transactions are executed by the smart contract, and are free from human manipulation, thereby kicking against fraud. Transactions carried out on the Vena network are usually cost effective, efficient and free of incredulous financial mediators.
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Smart contracts will be used by vena network to standardize the implementation of Vena Protocol on Ethereum. this can be completed with open source contract code released with AGPL protocol and it's far completely loose.
The clever settlement language used by the Vena group is genuinely relaxed to bring about a settlement library this is trendy for both transaction class and debt class.
Signature Verification
Vena kernel is a agreement used to authenticate the signature belonging to taking part roles because it relates to transactions. This agreement additionally prevents cast order from being submitted.
Time Locking
This option protects fiat foreign money from malicious fraud and manual affirmation timeout during off-chain transfer.
Vena Protocol Ecosystem
The key element of Vena network is Luoshu button that allows users to perform open deal for property and tokens via rocket deal. Their network allows users to perform peer to peer decentralized transactions around the globe at any time they want to. And when it comes to area, all of the digital assets of the individual are stored straight in their contract if not misused or locked in a streetwise contract when there is an concord. A new block chain project, Vena Meshwork, aims to alter the debt markets, thereby applying the benefits of block chain application to the most spectacular function in the financial sector.
The key success behind ICOs has been that they enable p2p cap nurture. Rather than the grouping having to go through VC finances that endure squeaky fees, fill were healthy to fit without having to go finished a representative. Vena Mesh intends to wage a kindred goodness in the debt markets by removing the impoverishment for middlemen in the disposal transform.
About The Vena Node Network
The main role of the Vena node network is to promote the liquidity of the Vena.Network. Vena Node uses the Vena SDK to coordinate and provide comprehensive trading services including loans, asset transactions, credit valuation, contract plug-in contracts, etc. And collect profits by collecting the fee.
Certification Shimoda node has not only qualifications but also the experience of micro-loan driving, and they need to comply with the laws, regulations, and policies of the operating location.
The Vena node shall deposit the Vena Token as a guarantee according to a specific percentage of the Vena Foundation.
A highly liquid
Authenticated Vena node can place orders in the shared liquidity pool and Vena nodes can share orders and promote transactions by facilitating transactions and can be charged fees, depending on the economic incentive of profit sharing You can improve the liquidity of the trading network.
The user's digital asset is stored in a wallet or is locked with a smart contract. Since the Vena node does not hold the user's digital assets, it avoids the platform's ethical risks. At the same time, the cost of safety required for node asset deposits is also greatly reduced.
The Vena Tokens
The total supply of the coin is fixed at 1 billion which will be distributed as follows:
Team and advisors: 15%
Token sale: 30%
Bounty pool: 15%
Vena foundation: 30%
C.E.O: Ching Zhu. An excellent performing honours student from UESTC and is also the founder of chainboard technology.
C.T.O: Jeremy Lan. A blockchain engineer, co-founder and CTO of hardrole.
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Business director: Zed Zhao. A graduate of UESTC, a former project manager at UETC, saw to the creation of encrypted platform and cyber security system for armed police.
Product director: Zoki wang. A graduate of UESTC, who is very rich in knowledge about the internet industry, having previously worked for reputable internet companies.
Overseas market manager: Amira Zhou. A practitioner with years of experience in business negotiation and project management.
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Iowa declares state of emergency as avian flu spreads
Bethany Baratta
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad last week declared a state of emergency for all of Iowa after a flurry of the state's poultry farms were hit with avian flu.
"This particular avian influenza is a disaster emergency that we need to take very seriously," Branstad said during a press conference on May 1. "We need to do everything we can to try to minimize the loss to help the people that are affected."
The number of Iowa chicken, turkey and egg-laying facilities that were either confirmed or presumed to be affected by the avian flu grew last week to 21 in 10 Iowa counties.
The declaration means a larger coordinated effort of state and federal agencies and resources in response to H5 avian flu outbreaks in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation may temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions like hours of service or truck weight limits as crews work to depopulate flocks.
The proclamation of disaster emergency will...
Economist paints grim outlook for pork profits
Iowa livestock producers have more legal protections with Right to Farm enactment


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Actors + Performers
Actors Can Find an Agent in the Unlikeliest of Places—Just Say Yes
By Secret Agent Man | Last Updated: July 13, 2020
Photo Source: Spencer Alexander
In 1998, a musician named Derek Sivers created a company called CD Baby. It became the largest seller of independent music on the web. Ten years later, he sold the business for $22 million.
Successful people always have an interesting backstory, and this guy is no exception. When Sivers was 18, he was attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston. One day, the bass player from his band complained that an agent had just offered him a job playing music at a pig show in Vermont for $75. The bass player said there was no way he was going to do it, and he wanted to know if Sivers would be interested. Our hero immediately said yes.
"So, I took the gig to go up to Burlington, Vermont," Sivers recalls. "I think it was a $58 roundtrip bus ticket. I get to this pig show, I strap my acoustic guitar on, and I walked around a pig show playing music. I did that for about three hours and took the bus home.... The next day, the booking agent called me up and said, 'Hey, yeah, so you did a really good job at the pig show....' So many opportunities and 10 years of stage experience came from that one piddly little pig show."
I found this story while reading Tim Ferriss' 2016 book "Tools for Titans." You'd never think that a well-timed pig show could turn your luck around, but you can indeed learn valuable lessons from people like him, even if their success has nothing to do with acting. There are certain strategies that work well in any business. Aggressively saying yes is one of them.
Knowing When to Say Yes to a Project
When you're starting out as an actor, you should be open to any and all possibilities that come your way. There are two reasons for this. The first is you need the experience. You have to act to get better at acting. The same is true for standup comedians. They perform anywhere and everywhere they can, because they know that's the best way to sharpen their skills. So, join the cast of that waiver play that's being produced in the outer regions of Brooklyn; accept the part in that student film or web series you were just offered. Every opportunity to act is a chance to improve.
The second reason to aggressively say yes is that you never know what might come of it. There are golden tickets everywhere, and if you put yourself out there, you might just find one.
Accepting a role in a microbudget movie where the director's mother is serving lunch could lead to great things when that director gets a much bigger film. Every project, no matter how small, is a chance to meet someone who could help you down the road. And trust me: Nothing is gained by staying home.
Naturally, there are exceptions. You should never accept a job that makes you uncomfortable or that might place you in physical danger. There's no reason to perform nude if that's not your thing. And you definitely shouldn't work with people who make your spidey-sense tingle.
Let's role play: I'm a no-name producer and I want you to do a voice on my podcast. We'll record the whole thing in two days, and I'll pay you with pizza and beer. Are you in?
This story originally appeared in the July 9 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe here.
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05.20.2020 Environment
Plum Island marine survey finds abundance of animal, plant life
By Bob Liepa
A lion's mane jelly off Plum Island. (Credit: InnerSpace Scientific Diving)
The waters surrounding Plum Island, one of the more mysterious areas in New York State, are a little less of a mystery now.
A team of divers and marine scientists conducted what has been described as a first-of-its-kind marine survey of the underwater habitats around Plum Island. They found those waters to be teeming with life.
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Findings from their exploration over five days last September are detailed in a recently completed report titled "Initial Survey of Plum Island's Marine Habitats." The study, supported by Save the Sound, New York Natural Heritage Program, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and funded by an anonymous donor, reveals an abundance of animal and plant life in a wide range of habitat types off the island's shores.
Most of Plum Island has been allowed to be without much disturbance for the last 70 years, ever since the Army left in the early 1950s. It's a place where wildlife has returned, and the fact that it's there in such diversity is fabulous.
"I have seen many parts of Long Island Sound over my long diving career, and I have never seen anything quite like it, particularly on the northern side of the island," Steve Resler, one of the divers who conducted the survey, said in a Save the Sound press release last Thursday. "Every centimeter of hard substrate was covered with plant and animal life, and some of the boulders were four meters across. It was extraordinary and thrilling for me."
In a phone interview with The Suffolk Times on Monday, Mr. Resler said his "every centimeter" quote was "not an exaggeration. Every single hard substance, every rock, everything bigger than pebbles — even pebbles — was covered, encrusted with organisms … It's just absolutely fantastic."
Dead northern star coral off Plum Island. Live samples were also found. (Credit: InnerSpace Scientific Diving)
Plum Island, located in Gardiners Bay, east of Orient Point, is three miles long and one mile wide at its widest point. It is home to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, established by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1954 and for years a source of controversy and mystery. Little had been known about the subtidal marine habitats and benthic species surrounding the island.
Naturalists consider the area to be of ecological importance because it supports a diversity of at-risk species that may rely on the habitats and island for protection and food.
"Most people think of exotic tropical reefs when they think of coral, but we are lucky enough to have a species of shallow-water coral in Long Island Sound," Emily Runnells, a marine scientist for New York Natural Heritage Program, said in the release. "It's great that we've discovered the northern star coral living around Plum Island, which is one of the few places in New York that has the shallow, rocky habitat it needs. This same kind of coral also lives in the tropics, so if we can learn the reasons for its adaptability to the range of temperatures it experiences in Long Island Sound, that knowledge may someday allow us to help struggling tropical coral reefs. More study needs to be done, and Plum Island's waters could be a living laboratory for that work."
Also found were communities of sponges, bryozoans, and tube worms covering immense boulder fields, coral, anemones, eelgrass meadows and blue mussels. The researchers encountered gray seals, including one that Mr. Resler said pulled on one of his swim fins. Various species of red and green algae, along with sugar kelp around most of the island, were also seen. It may be one of the few places in New York where kelp beds thrive.
"We thought that kelp may be growing in significant quantities around Plum Island—and we found it," Mr. Resler said. "Here though, the kelp doesn't stand in tall vertical columns like in the Pacific Northwest. Instead it sways almost horizontally due to the very strong tidal currents around the island."
Pagurus pollicaris hermit crab. (Credit: InnerSpace Scientific Diving)
Louise Harrison, New York natural areas coordinator for Save the Sound, said 227 bird species, nearly a quarter of all bird species in North America (excluding Mexico), have been seen on Plum Island, which comprises only about 822 acres.
"When you think of something that's so small and yet it has such high diversity, you wonder why, and we're beginning to learn that it's a combination of many elements," Ms. Harrison said in a phone interview. "It's the clean waters that are coming in from the Atlantic Ocean. It's the estuarine waters leaving Long Island Sound and the Peconic Estuary and the mixing that goes on between the Peconic Estuary and Long Island Sound, the high oxygen level coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, and the lack of disturbance. Most of Plum Island has been allowed to be without much disturbance for the last 70 years, ever since the Army left in the early 1950s. It's a place where wildlife has returned, and the fact that it's there in such diversity is fabulous."
A second study is currently planned for the summer of 2021.
Save the Sound said it wants to protect the ecosystem at federally owned Plum Island, which is slated to be sold at auction after the Plum Island Animal Disease Center moves to Kansas. A vision report for the island's future, developed by Save the Sound and The Nature Conservancy, is said to be nearing completion. "We know that the more we learn about the ecosystem, above and below water, the greater our chances of making a compelling case for preserving this amazing ecosystem," said Ms. Harrison.
She added, "Everything about Plum Island is amazing, and you can't stop being fascinated by it."
Bob Liepa is the sports editor for Times Review Media Group, where he has worked since 1992. Raised in East Meadow, the Long Island native has won both Writer and Sportswriter of the Year from the New York State Press Association.
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Founded in 1963, the Mandarins organization has long been known for blending Asian traditions with drum corps. The corps has been a DCI World Champion in its class eight times, including an unmatched string of four titles as a Division III unit between 1996 and 1999. Mandarins started competing as a World Class corps in 2003 and earned a spot as a DCI World Championship finalist for the very first time in 2018.
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Oooo... really loving this photo. Looking up on these unique trees and the neat reflection against the squared windows offers a really unique perspective on this picture. Magnificent.
Wonderful photo, Pietro! Love the trees and the reflection on buildings! Well done!
Thanks for your nice visiting on my ABC Wednesday.
Great photo, love the reflection in those tall windows.
I think that would be a nice place to have an office. The view from inside must be soothing.
I love the way you note and take pictures of Nature, old buildings, modern realisation ... all put together.
That's a beautiful photo. Must be wonderful inside that building.
This is really beautiful photo and interesting perspective. I too think that view from inside the building is lovely. I think this photo would also be great by night with those street lamps light up.
wow! trees are so tall.
Interesting-looking trees. I like the shadows in the reflection, too.
Pietro: Beautiful reflections of the Sky in the glass.
Those trees are so pretty. How lucky for the people who work in that building to have that view.
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Discussion in 'Collecting and Card Price Discussion' started by Muscovy Level X, May 13, 2008.
I have the Swampert deck from crystal guardians, and most of it is misprinted. Almost all the cards have white streaks running along them. What would it be worth?
not much actually. people arent willing to pay too much for a card you could have put the error on yourself.
Put the error on yourself?
any chance of some piccys???
Depending on what the "whight streaks" look like, they could be worth quite allot.
Yeah, some scans would be cool to get a better idea of what you're describing.
I'm putting a sample on now. There's too many to do all of them, so I'll just put in one.
Or does it feel like the card was scraped?
Smooth. I assume that it was caused by the sheet of cards not consistanty being level.
I had some minor marks like that on the rares from SW, but these are worse.


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Seaver College Welcomes 19 Full-time Faculty for Fall 2020
Abigail Ramsey
Seaver College welcomed 19 full-time faculty at the beginning of the 2020–2021 academic year. Alongside these full-time faculty additions, Seaver also welcomed 23 adjunct faculty across all eight of the school's divisions for fall 2020.
Tenure-Track Appointments
Ruth Bernstein is joining the Business Administration division as an assistant professor of nonprofit management. Formerly a geology explorationist in the oil industry and educator Bernstein found her passions were in both nonprofit management and teaching. She received an MA in philanthropy from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and taught nonprofit studies at the University of Washington Tacoma for seven years. Her research focuses on inclusive interactions and nonprofit board management. Bernstein is excited to engage students in nonprofit education through creative pedagogies. Drawn to Pepperdine for its focus on service learning, her classes will lead students through hands-on projects that tackle fundraising, philanthropy, and grant writing for nonprofits. She is also teaching the service learning capstone in which students incorporate business concepts to support an organization.
Nicole Gilhuis received her PhD in history from University of California, Los Angeles. Gilhuis is joining the Humanities and Teacher Education Division as an assistant professor of history. Her research focuses on history of the Atlantic from the 16th- to the 18th-century with a special focus on African, Native American, and European commoner histories. Gilhuis is excited to find new ways to make meaningful virtual connections with her students, while also hearing their exceptional responses to historical inquiries. Valuing her own personal faith she is honored to work alongside Pepperdine's faculty in their shared values of faith and academics. Her husband and two children are also thrilled to witness her teaching in the remote-instruction context this fall.
Helen Holmlund is bringing her expertise in plant biology to the Natural Science Division as an assistant professor of biology. She received her PhD in plant physiological ecology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. During her undergraduate career at Oklahoma Christian University, Holmlund participated in Pepperdine's Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology (SURB) program under the mentorship of Stephen Davis. The program ignited her passion for biological research and undergraduate mentorship. Holmlund's research has focused on drought tolerant ferns such as the "resurrection" ferns in the Santa Monica Mountains, the mangrove ferns in Australian swamps, and tropical ferns in Costa Rica. Despite this year's continuing challenges, Holmlund is excited to absorb as much pedagogical insight to help make biological research more accessible and engaging for students—no matter their physical location—and continue mentoring undergraduates in their research aspirations.
Alongside these three new tenure-track additions, assistant professor of digital art Katherine Parsons and assistant professor of biology Leah Stiemsma will be transitioning from visiting appointments to tenure track positions. Fabien Scalzo, assistant professor of computer science, will also begin teaching in spring 2021.
Visiting Appointments
Beau Brannan, visiting instructor of humanities, is leading students through Western culture in the Humanities and Teacher Education Division. Brannan brings nearly 20 years of mentoring, teaching, and coaching experience to his classrooms. He leverages his unique range of athletic background, teaching and coaching excellence, creativity, entrepreneurial experience and extensive humanities background to connect with students on a deeper level and inspire them to further creative education exploration.
Rachel Gould is joining the Humanities and Teacher Education Division as the Seaver Faculty Fellow to teach English composition courses and special topics in literature. Gould received her PhD in British literature from Vanderbilt University where she developed her research on Ottoman influences in British narrative technique throughout the 18th-century. She is incorporating her research, particularly on the collection of Arabic folk tales Arabian Nights, into her special topics in literature course with English majors. Even in a remote context, Gould is eager to see students discover their voices in writing in her composition course while also developing strong, faculty-student mentor relationships. Already encouraged by the collaborative environment fostered by Pepperdine's faculty, she is excited to join in Pepperdine's shared mission to help students develop spiritually and academically.
PhD candidate in theology from Boston College John Kern is bringing his expertise to the Religion and Philosophy Division. He will be leading Seaver students through the New Testament and through the Great Books Colloquium. He is eager to see how students engage and consider works of philosophy, literature, religion, and political thought of the ancient world in the Great Books program while also incorporating new pedagogies in the remote-learning context. His research focuses on 13th-century medieval theology and 20th-century reflection on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit.
Sarah Lee is joining the Business Administration Division as a visiting assistant professor of organizational behavior. She received her PhD in organization and management from Emory University. Lee taught organizational behavior, leadership and change management, and innovative organizational development at Dominican University of California, where she was also highly involved in re-evaluating the university's diversity statement and strategic plan, as well as inclusive and equitable hiring and promoting practices. Her research focuses on how social psychological processes affect attitudes and behaviors in organizations. Specifically, she is interested in unpacking barriers to upward mobility for marginalized groups, why external threats cause shifts in our perceptions, and why some people are perceived more leader-like than others. Her dissertation focused on the perceptions of Asian American working professionals and the gap in representation or consideration of leadership. Pepperdine's culture of collaborative mentorship drew her to join the faculty. She is excited to see how she can use remote-learning pedagogies in new, innovative ways to engage and connect with students this fall.
Noemi Palomares is a PhD candidate in theology from Boston College. She is joining the Religion and Philosophy Division to teach students through the Old Testament as a visiting instructor of religion for fall 2020 before transitioning to a tenured appointment in spring 2021. Palomares' research has focused on the Hebrew Bible, biblical law, poetry, and prayer, while also analyzing the terms for "remembering" and "forgetting" in the Hebrew Bible and in the ancient Near East. She is also particularly interested in migration studies and Latinx hermeneutics.
In addition to the new faces in the Pepperdine faculty, seven faculty members are returning or transitioning to new teaching roles including: visiting instructors Brittany Corbucci, Angela Smith, Colin Storm, and Anastasia Triviza transitioning from adjunct appointments; former Seaver Faculty Fellow Stanley Talbert moving into a visiting instructor of religion position; and campus minister Linda Truschke who will be joining international programs as a visiting instructor of religion. Additionally Nicholas Few, visiting instructor of theatre, and Helen Wan, visiting instructor of Chinese language and culture, will be continuing their appointments from spring 2020.
To read the faculty bios not included here, visit the Seaver Dean's Office website.


I don't often describe smartphones or technology in general as pretty, but the thought keeps coming up as I take in the HTC U Ultra. The HTC U Ultra is the latest device announced by HTC. It's a 5.7-inch phone with a beautiful display and mirrored glass back. HTC last played in the phablet realm a few years back with the HTC One Max. It was a larger rendition of the their iconic HTC One M7, a beautiful large device with a focus on media consumption.
I had the opportunity to spend an evening with the latest HTC device and a few of the company's representatives. Four colors were announced but only three were present at the event. If I had to rank the three I would go with sapphire blue as my favorite, followed by the ice white, and in the rear is the brilliant black.
It's obvious to everyone that glass backed phones are not new to the market, but HTC took it to another level with this deep inset, mirrored color effect. The reflection that comes off the back is mesmerizing. The blues is such a deep color that it borders on midnight. It could almost be mistaken as black at first glance.
The white on the other hand borders on irridesence. I loved that pearl like finish. It has pearl like qualities in all the good ways, not as in an outdated jewelry piece. White phones are not normally my thing, but this one could change that for me. The huge bonus to the white is that it hides the fingerprints well.
In fact that is the problem with glass backed phones, they tend to be fingerprint magnets. So HTC provides a clear case in the box to keep your phone free of fingerprints and add a little protection to the Ultra as well.
This phone continues the trend of smartphones without a 3.5mm headphone jack, but HTC tries to turn that into a plus by providing USB-C headphones. HTC has really done a solid job on the sound front for some time now. These headphones should be no different. I wasn't able to sample them but the customization HTC has developed on the HTC 10 leads me to believe you will be satisfied. Initially I was not happy about this trend but since I purchased my Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and went cordless, I can see why manufacturers are moving away from the headphone jack.
Preset sound profiles exist for various headphones, then there's a customization option that allows you to listen a range of sounds. You adjust them to your hearing, and a custom profile is created. The process is done for both ears and produces a very pleasing sound. Sound recording is another solid feature on this phone. HTC put 4 mics on the phone so you get great recording sound from this device.
The camera was extremely impressive on the Ultra as well. It finds your subject in no time. It takes crisp photos. The camera is on par with the Pixel, but HTC didn't go on record about that. Overall I was impressed with it though.
Unlike the Pixel, the Ultra can take microSD cards. I love being able to add a storage card to my phone for more pictures and other media on board. HTC does one better by allowing you to convert the microSD to internal memory. This allows you to store unlimited apps and media on the phone without bogging the system. If you have ever owned a phone with limited storage, you know the struggle of being unable to install updates or taking new photos.
Lastly, let's not forget the second display that sits on top and houses the Sense Assistant. HTC has developed this assistant program that learns from your usage and attempts to address your most common needs based on phone usage over time at work, home, etc. In previous devices this was referred to as Sense Home. It was a widget that would update your most frequently used apps depending on the time of day and your location. Only time will tell how useful this feature becomes, but the hope is that it will take the thinking out of customizing your device to fit your needs.
All in all the Ultra is a great device for those desiring a larger display in a beautiful package. It feels suprisingly thin and manageable. Photos and video seem to be a strong suit. The second screen adds some convenient info right up front. To help soften the blow of flagship pricing, HTC is offering a trade up program.
Those of you in the San Francisco and New York areas have an opportunity to come out and experience the HTC U Ultra yourselves. Check in here to reserve your spot!


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Oct 1, 2020; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; American racehorse trainer Bob Baffert looks down the track during the morning training session at Pimlico Race Course. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Bob Baffert has confirmed his intention to target next month's Saudi Cup with Charlatan after a perfect prep-race win in the Runhappy Malibu Stakes.
Charlatan took out the Grade 1 race at Santa Anita on December 26th and now Baffert is intending on going to Riyadh next month in pursuit of a share of the $20m pot on offer in the Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack.
The Baffert-trained Mucho Gusto finished fourth in the inaugural Saudi Cup last year after taking out the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, but Baffert feels that race doesn't quite fit the program for Charlatan this time around.
After nearly eight months on the sidelines, Charlatan returned to the track in sparkling form at Santa Anita last month, winning the 7½-furlong Malibu by over four-lengths.
He had his first breeze since that win on Saturday and Baffert confirmed on Sunday that he won't be aimed at Gulfstream Park for the Pegasus on January 23rd but will instead have the Saudi Cup on his radar next month.
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Given the effort he put into the Malibu after a layoff, the Hall of Fame trainer is keen not to push the button too soon.
"That's the plan right now," Baffert said of the Saudi Cup. "I've got another week to make up my mind, but he'd be coming back a little quick for the other race (the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes) off a long layoff, and he ran so hard (in the Malibu), I worry about that."
Charlatan has form at the one-mile-one-furlong trip of the Saudi Cup. He was first past the post in the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park in May last year, with six-lengths in hand, only to be disqualified on account of a medication violation.
The now four-year-old Speightstown colt should have no fears going up in distance from 7f in the Malibu according to his trainer.
Baffert feels the track at Riyadh favours a speed horse like Charlatan and he also concedes that the prize-money on offer makes it a gamble worth taking.
"The thing I like about the Saudi race is it's a one-turn mile-and-an-eighth and Charlatan is so fast," Baffert said. "It's a challenge, but it's $20m."
Mucho Gusto meanwhile is around a 13/2 chance to defend his Pegasus World Cup crown at Gulfstream later this month, with the in-form Justin Snaith-trained Belgarion shading ante-post favouritism at 5/2 amidst a winning sequence that stands at six on the spin.
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You may or may not remember it, but odds are you've seen the movie "V for Vendetta" or read a similar comic book. It's almost the 5th of November, and Occupy Wall Street in all of its incarnations is about to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day with a bang. Protestors plan to pull money from banks and the hacker group Anonymous has vowed to "destroy the Fox News website." The left sure knows how to party.
Guy Fawkes, for the less geeky (or less English) among you, was an English Catholic who tried to blow up Parliament about 500 years ago. He failed, but England still celebrates the date of his foiled attempt as a holiday – complete with fireworks.
But this modern day popularity started as a mid-'80s comic book, critical of the divide between Thatcherite conservatives and protesters in England. Author Alan Moore has also written other graphic novel staples that made it into poorly done movies – from "The Watchmen" to "Constantine" to "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." In the original "V," a small nuclear war had cut off Britain and fascists had taken over.
Five years later, it has become a cornerstone of the movement the same way "Easy Rider" did for a previous generation. Sure, "V for Vendetta" lacks the Dennis Hopper/Peter Fonda motorcycle cool, but it does have Natalie Portman, who has huge geek cred for having been in three "Star Wars" films.
Lacking Moore's talent for dialogue, the Anonymous videos take a darker, more loony turn. One video declares "the bankers are the problem" and fantasizes about "frontier justice" on Wall Street. Other videos sound comic-booky in their threats: "We do not forgive. We do not forget. We are silent no more," said by an anonymous Anonymous speaker with a Guy Fawkes mask on. The catch phrases have crept into Occupier culture. One recent livestreamer for the movement ranted at police, shouting "we are legion," a common Anonymous phrase.
Often it's hard to tell if you are watching a fan fiction version of the movie or someone trying to make a legitimate point. As a result, both fail. And the Occupy Wall Street movement finds itself as the natural evolution of a group based on a comic book, a B-movie and a failed act of terrorism – it has good graphics and can muster gripping protest video of battles with police. But it lacks the substance of a real movement, while retaining the potential threat.
But many Occupiers are working on that, thinking back to their movie inspiration for a quote to help them: "People should not be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of their people." (Of course, not afraid of these people, who desperately want more and bigger government.) That revolutionary tone is what's behind Occupy Wall Street. Sure, it might seem like life is imitating art – mediocre art at that. But that art recalled a very real revolutionary attack on parliament. Occupy Wall Street is attempting to merge those two realities – the comic book world with real world revolution.
So, just because they sound and often look cartoonish in their Guy Fawkes regalia, take them seriously. Both Fawkes and the lead character in the movie meant to have a very bloody revolution. That is the model Occupy Wall Street relies on.
Editor's Note: Dan Gainor is the Boone Pickens Fellow and the Media Research Center's Vice President for Business and Culture. His column appears each week on The Fox Forum. He can also be contacted on Facebook and Twitter as dangainor.


It snowed quite a bit since I posted yesterday. Weather reports indicate it's 24 degrees outside and may snow a little more this afternoon.....then again this weekend!
Carter is loving it. The walk to the bus was more fun than he could handle. Here are a few photos. The sun is actually out now and it's absolutely gorgeous.
Well, not a snow day from school. I woke and looked outside to see 6 inches of snow on the ground and was SURE they'd cancel school. Nope!