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The Trouble with the March for Gilad Shalit
Yacov Ben Efrat • July 7, 2010 •
The march for the release of Gilad Shalit, which began from his family home in Mizpeh Hila and is destined for the Prime Minister's house in Jerusalem, is winning public support for the notion that Israel should "pay the price." And what is the price? PM Binyamin Netanyahu listed the demands of Shalit's captors on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in a speech to the nation. Hamas, he said, wants a thousand prisoners in exchange, including 450 "heavies" convicted of violent crimes against Israelis. The remaining gaps between the sides are two: (1) Among the 450 are men from the West Bank, and Israel wants to keep them out of there, far from its major cities, by deporting them to Gaza or abroad. Their return to the West Bank, it also claims, could turn the strategic balance against Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abu Mazen. (2) There are ten on the Hamas list who Israel isn't willing to release, but Hamas insists. The fate of these ten will show which side has the upper hand.
While the imprisoned family's soldier has won support from large parts of the Israeli public, Netanyahu's reluctance has backing from the PA, Egypt and, apparently, the United States (see below). It is clear, therefore, that the struggle inside Israel is not between equals. No Israeli government can pay the price that Hamas demands.
Olmert's government, and now Netanyahu's, have done all they could to free Shalit. They slapped a cruel blockade on the Gaza Strip, creating a humanitarian disaster. Hamas tried to break out of the siege by launching rockets into southern Israel. This led to Israel's Operation Cast Lead, which left much of the Strip in ruins and 1300 of its people dead, 300 of them children. Israel too paid a price in international standing. The Goldstone Report left a deep stain. Then came Israel's heavy-handed raid on the Turkish flotilla, killing nine, with long-term international fallout.
But Netanyahu, like Olmert before him, has had to face the fact that the freeing of Shalit is bound up with complex regional circumstances. For example, according to the soldier's father, Noam, voices in the Obama Administration oppose the deal. (See this article in Hebrew, summarized in English here.) They think, he says, that the release of a thousand prisoners would strengthen Hamas in public opinion, weakening Abu Mazen. It is also known that America takes a very firm line on prisoner exchanges: no dealings with "terrorists." At a time when the US refuses to negotiate for the release of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, held by the Taliban, Obama's people find it hard to comprehend why Israel is ready to free so many, strengthening Hamas relative to the PA and Egypt.
The unstated purpose of Israel's Operation Cast Lead was to force Hamas to abandon armed struggle and reach an understanding, through Egypt's mediation, with Abu Mazen; this was supposed to create, among other things, an opening for agreement on Shalit's release. But the Operation got snarled because of the many Palestinian casualties. Its success has been merely partial. Hamas has indeed ceased firing rockets into Israel, but its standing in the Strip has not been damaged, and its conditions for Shalit's release remain as firm as before.
The Shalit family sees this too. On the day the government decided to soften the siege, the family decided to take off its gloves and express no confidence in Netanyahu. Without the main bargaining chip, the blockade, the Shalits demand that he should pay the full price that Hamas is asking. Here Israeli society is revealed in its weakness. The march to Jerusalem clearly plays into the hands of Hamas and hurts the government's ability to hold firm. Netanyahu as politician is torn between (1) the need to protect his electoral future by yielding to public pressure and (2) the need not to bolster Hamas, a move that would weaken the PA, Egypt and, in the long run, Israel itself.
The group marching to Jerusalem, graced by celebrities such as super-model Bar Refaeli and singer-composer Shlomo Artzi, epitomizes the modern part of Israel: Ashkenazi, lovers of things green and quality time, hikes in nature and trips abroad. They strive to school their kids for positions in the top branches of the economy, such as high-tech or finance. They are patriotic, contributing to society, while despising politics because of its corruption. Politically, they are to be located between Kadima and Likud. They favor an end to the occupation, but only in order to get rid of that troublesome burden. The separation barrier suits them fine.
The marchers send their children to the army, but only on condition that the State bring them home safe and sound. If, to this end, it is necessary to tighten the siege on Gaza and invade it with disproportionate force, or invade Lebanon, sowing ruin and destruction, so be it. The main thing is that the kid should not get hurt. Every wounded soldier represents a lapse on the part of the government, a sign that it didn't use enough firepower.
And so the march for Gilad Shalit is not a march for a different Israel, and it is certainly not a march for peace. There is nothing humanitarian in it except the natural wish of parents to see their son again, home and healthy. This is a march that perpetuates the Israel of the individual, the Israel of kef (fun) and sababa(groovy). It doesn't demand of Netanyahu that he end the occupation, freeze construction in the settlements or take down the wall. It doesn't demand a solid peace that will stop the killing and imprisoning. This is a demonstration of weakness and narrow horizons.
Every Israeli government knows the price that will have to be paid, not just to bring home Gilad Shalit but to risk its children no more. The price is this: to announce the end of the occupation, to dismantle settlements, and to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state. Until today no government has arisen that would be ready to do that, and there is no such government on the horizon. Even sadder is the lack of prospect for a march as long and wide as the march for Gilad Shalit, a march that would raise a clear demand for an end to the occupation, to war, to bloodshed. What we see today is a march in blinders, the march of a people that refuses to recognize reality, a march to nowhere.
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Yesterday while snooping through my office shelves, I pulled out a book by one Morris Grodsky, titled The Home Boy's Odyssey: The Saga of the Journey from Orphan Boy to Criminalist. The title page was inscribed "To Robert Maier with appreciation for your efforts on behalf of my sister Edith (Edie)".
Yes, Morris was Edith Massey's brother– one of them. Around 2004 he found my DVD, Love Letter to Edie, while surfing the Internet. I knew Edith had a sister who occasionally visited her in Baltimore, but had no idea about a brother. In all our conversations, she never mentioned him—or at least never made a big deal about him. Morris and I exchanged emails and phone calls for a while, and he sent me his book, one of several he wrote and published.
Morris was quite accomplished. He went to college, and got a Masters Degree in Criminology. He headed the San Mateo, California crime lab for years, and then spent many more years in the Caribbean and South America training policemen for the U.S. Department of Justice. He taught advanced forensic courses at several universities. Morris was 85 years old when he contacted me, and had retired to Florida many years before. He wrote for the local newspaper and played bridge with the other old folks in a typical upscale Florida retirement community. No one knew he was the brother of one of the most famous underground movie stars of the 1960s and 1970s.
What a very different path he had taken from Edie. He knew of her career, and admitted that only recently had he realized how popular she was, and regretted not being closer to her in her more difficult times. He was pleased and grateful that he could communicate with me, and maybe capture some of what he had missed. He was full of questions, because he never had contact with people from Edith's show business life. "We had both taken different paths, and they just never crossed," he told me.
I was planning a larger documentary about Edith's life and work, and Morris was anxious to include tales of their life together in the orphanage where they were sent during the depression, and contribute his insights to her many fans. He and Edith were two of ten children, and their mother and father just threw up their hands one day, dropped off those who couldn't fend for themselves at a local orphanage or "home," and disappeared. Unfortunately we couldn't round up enough funds to get the documentary going, and other work pushed it to the back burner.
Morris wrote a book about the orphanage life, which he claims was not so bad, but I haven't found it. Edie's story, as she tells it in Love Letter to Edie, is that she was sent from the orphanage to a foster home. The family was so mean that she ran away to Hollywood. Edie was only a teenager at the time, but bound and determined to be a part of the Hollywood Dreamland. Forty years later, she was discovered by John Waters and his Dreamland Studio in a cheap Baltimore artist bar.
Feeling nostalgic, I decided to contact Morris again. It had been a few years, but I still had his email address and zipped off a quick message. Not hearing anything by the next day, I Googled his name. It turns out my email was a letter to the dead. Morris passed away on December 19, 2007, according to an obituary I found. It was a sad moment. I hope Edith is remembered. A star in the sidewalk in front of her old Fells Point store would be wonderful.
The photo included is from Morris' book, and was taken at the orphanage. The caption says his "little friend," but he told me it is actually him and Edith (she was 3 or 4).
It's too bat that Robert Maier was not able to contact Morris because he did not pass on 12/19/2007 as indicated in this posting. Morris Grodsky, Brother of Edith, will complete his 93rd birthday on May19, 2015, and can be contacted at his email mogrodsky1@comcast.net.


Whether they're playing mobile or on consoles, gamers of every stripe, gender, and age love RPGs the most. The ability to get involved in an immersive world and drive the story the way they want is what makes role playing games so popular.
From the early text-based PC games to those classic console games that laid the foundation for RPGs, story-based games have made gaming what it is today. As more gamers have turned to game designers, they carry on the tradition of storytelling that inspired them as kids.
If you're thinking about creating your own game, it's important that you work in some essential characteristics. In order to create a memorable world for players to invest hours into, make sure your game has these 4 essential features.
No matter if you're looking to create a realistic environment or a colorful fantasy world, your players are looking to find themselves somewhere they want to explore. If they can see something interesting on the horizon, you want them to want to check it out.
You can have the coolest side quests ever, but if your players are bored going from setting to setting, they may not want to do all that walking for a little bit of loot. If you've got challenging bosses or sections on your main quest, the only thing keeping them from giving up could be seeing how the world will unfold.
Gamemasters need their characters to fit in with your backdrop. A realistic looking character has to have a reason to be in a fantasy world. Figure out the balance between the art and science of your world.
The personality of your world has a major effect on player engagement.
Who is your main character? What drives them? Why do they interact with other characters the way they do?
Even if you don't feel the need to include all the backstories of every townsperson or non-player character, you should know something about them. Good storytelling creates deep connections between every character. Figure out if you want a character-driven or a plot-driven story.
Either way, have an idea of where your characters were before your game begins and how the story of your game fits into who they are. Know the history of the world you're creating and how everyone fits in.
Going from level to level, following the same pattern of "find the key, beat the boss, collect the loot" gets tiring quickly. Find interesting ways to disrupt the pattern of going from dungeon to dungeon. Make side quests that require them to solve puzzles or include side-games that involve target shooting. Adding a different style of game inside your main RPG will be a nice getaway from the story once in a while. If players get tired of the story, they can take a break without ever losing interest in your game.
That said, the real way to keep your players engaged is to have meaningful quests and adventures. Get your players involved with the setting. This can be done by creating situations in which they have meaningful choices to make, or things happen that effect their Character's close relations and friends. For example, instead of "Orcs maurading the countryside – go fight them", you could have "Orcs kidnapped your character's younger brother – what are you going to do?" The second one gets the player emotionally involved, and this is what creates meaning in the game.
Your game might be totally playable on day one, but there could be some bugs you didn't anticipate or an area you forgot to finish developing. Releasing an early version of your game to players can help to get them involved with your efforts. Make sure it's easy to get in touch with you. They might enjoy being part of your beta testing team. Be sure you reward players for their commitment and give out bonuses and special loot when you can.
The best games are built by gamers who love to play role playing games. If you're a fan with a great mind for storytelling, you're sure to be able to build an exciting game that your audience is excited to devote hours to.
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Plans by Airbus to upgrade its best-selling wide-body jet, the A330, have slipped six weeks behind schedule due to "marginal" development delays at engine maker Rolls-Royce, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
[PARIS] Plans by Airbus to upgrade its best-selling wide-body jet, the A330, have slipped six weeks behind schedule due to "marginal" development delays at engine maker Rolls-Royce, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Airbus declined to comment on the situation.
Rolls-Royce, whose newly developed Trent 7000 will power the fuel-saving A330neo, was not immediately available for comment.
The Wall Street Journal earlier quoted the head of the airplane's first customer, TAP Portugal, as saying its first A330neo would arrive in March 2018.
Airbus most recently said the A330neo would be delivered by the end of 2017.
When it launched the A330neo in 2014, it targeted first delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017.


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If you've done some hillwalking but don't feel confident navigating or you haven't navigated at all, this two day beginners navigation course in Snowdonia, North Wales, will give you plenty of practice and a great start.
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Nemours, Therapy Box create app for kids, adults with speech deficits to use own voices
iOS app can produce synthetic voice with unique, personal characteristics
IMAGE: Ryan recorded more than 800 sentences to help build Katie's ModelTalker voice. Katie's own speech sounds were recorded and mixed with Ryan's speech to provide a personal synthetic voice for... view more
Credit: Hassell family
Wilmington, DE - The UK-based Therapy Box has released the first app that allows people who have limited vocal ability or are losing their voices due to ALS and other disabling conditions to replace generic text-to-speech synthesis with a synthesizer based on their own voice. The app breaks new ground via the integration of ModelTalker, a program developed by Tim Bunnell, PhD and colleagues at the Nemours Speech Research Laboratory in Wilmington, DE.
Implementing ModelTalker voices into usable solutions is a new and virtually unexplored field that has wider implications than someone just being able to use an app to communicate. Predictable 4 is the first iOS app to use ModelTalker voices, greatly influencing the lives of those with communication difficulties.
In the UK, Predictable user Peter Pierce, who has ALS, had banked a ModelTalker voice in 2009 when he recognized his ability to speak would soon decline. Fearing that he would have a "Stephen Hawking-type, robotic, synthesized voice," Pierce created a ModelTalker voice while he still had time. Using Predictable for about 20 months, Peter has found it increasingly helpful as his speaking ability diminishes and the fatigue associated with ALS increases. Peter described his use of Predictable with ModelTalker as "liberating."
In the U.S., Katie Hassell, 10, of Garnet Valley, PA, has developmental disabilities that impair her speech. She can use her voice but it's often difficult for others to understand her. At the Nemours speech lab, her brother Ryan, 11, recorded some 800 sentences that will be used to build a synthetic voice for Katie. In addition, Katie's speech sounds will be mixed with Ryan's recordings. "The software enables us to blend Katies' pitch and unique speech features with Ryan's intelligible speech thus creating a ModelTalker voice that will allow her to converse and conveys Katie's vocal identity," said Dr. Bunnell.
Dr. Bunnell added, "It is very gratifying to be able to provide ModelTalker voices on the app. As a pediatric healthcare system with a significant special needs population, Nemours is always looking for ways to reach children who may benefit from new assistive technologies. It's exciting to see our research efforts go from the lab to the iPad."
Rebecca Bright, co-founder of Therapy Box said: "Everyone's voice is personal; it defines who we are and is part of what makes us unique as human beings. Previously, those who can no longer speak, for whatever reason, could use an 'off the shelf' communication tool featuring a generic voice, which in many cases does not reflect the age or local dialect of the person. Stephen Hawking's synthetic voice, for example, has an American accent. The latest app means these people can use their own voice, or a close approximation of their voice, so that they continue to sound authentically like themselves when they do not have the power to communicate verbally."
This game changing app is available on Itunes at an accessible price point to reduce barriers for those who most need it. Predictable 4 costs $140 in the U.S. It is simple to download and access using a tablet or computer.
About Therapy Box
Therapy Box is a communication technology business that specializes in creative and affordable communication and therapy apps for people of all ages and abilities. Its flagship products are Predictable, an app designed to provide a voice to someone who is unable to use their own, and ChatAble, an app that allows users to create symbol-based grids to aid communication, primarily for those with autism, aphasia, and neuromuscular disease.
About ModelTalker
The ModelTalker project is a long-term research and development effort from the Nemours Speech Research Laboratory (SRL) intended to provide intelligible and natural-sounding personal voices for users of augmentative communication devices. SRL is part of the Nemours Center for Pediatric Auditory and Speech Sciences at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del. The SRL conducts research to develop, evaluate and refine speech analysis, synthesis, and recognition technology for children and others with speech and hearing disorders.
Nemours is an internationally recognized children's health system that owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and the Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. du Pont, Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy and prevention programs to all families in the communities it serves. For more information, visit http://www.Nemours.org
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NEW YORK (BASN) — At 6-feet-7 and 252 pounds, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37 KOs) successfully defended his title for the second time when his mandatory defense against previously unbeaten Cristobal Arreola (27-1, 24 KOs) was stopped after the 10th round in front of more than 16,000 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Arreola, looking to become the first Mexican-American to win a world heavyweight title, simply couldn't surpass the lengthy reach, distance, and superior power of Klitschko's jab.
It was truly a sight to see how someone as tall and as big as Klitschko jab and move around the ring the way he did. Arreola simply could not put two punches together. When he did catch Klitschko once, he couldn't hit him a second time.
Klitschko was simply too tall, much stronger, and simply better than Arreola.
Klitschko-Arreola was a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight because the younger 28 year-old had the reputation of being aggressive and having explosive power.
Arreola was aggressive against Klitschko, but it wasn't he same. Arreola wasn't nearly the same fighter that dominated the lives of Chazz Witherspoon, Jameel McCline, and rose from off the canvas to KO Travis Walker.
Instead, and much respect to Arreola for trying to perform in front of his hometown supporters, but against Klitschko he looked like an ordinary, overmatched fighter. At 6-foot-3 and 251 pounds, Arreola didn't look nearly as conditioned and as strong as Klitschko.
It was hard to believe that at age 38, Klitschko, who missed 3 ½ years (2004-2008) because of injuries, is as dominant as he was before he retired. It's as though as if Klitschko had picked up exactly where he left off – a dominant heavyweight champion.
Overall, Klitschko out landed Arreola 301 to 86 in punches connected.
Since his return in October 2008, Klitschko forced Samuel Peter to relinquish the WBC heavyweight title by quitting on his stool after eight rounds. Peter couldn't plod his way past Klitschko's superior left-jab, right hand combination.
In March, Klitschko jabbed former WBC cruiserweight titlist, Juan Carlos Gomez to death. Gomez simply couldn't get inside of Klitschko effectively and when he did the right hand caught him flush. That bout was stopped in the ninth round.
It is because of the way Klitschko uses his reach and distance, it's very difficult to hit him. Klitschko can be light on his feet and uses every angle of the ring. Also, Klitschko is a very strong man and he's very accurate with his punches. Klitschko has had only one professional contest last the distance.
The only fighter to have gone the entire scheduled distance with Klitschko was Tino Hoffman nearly nine years ago. Klitschko has fought 12 times since and not one bout lasted past 11 rounds.
Klitschko's two losses to Chris Byrd (2000) and Lennox Lewis (2003) were TKO defeats as the result of injuries suffered. Klitschko was ahead on the scorecards when suffered a shoulder injury against Byrd and a signature Lewis right hand opened a cut above Klitschko's left eye leading to a physician's stoppage of the contest.
Three fighters control portions of the world heavyweight championship.
Vitali, along with IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko, are the only two brothers to simultaneously hold pieces of the world heavyweight championship. Wladimir is as tall as his 6-foot-7 elder sibling. The Klitschkos have been a dominant pair.
Nikolai Valuev is the WBA heavyweight champion. He stands at 7-feet-3 and 325 pounds.
The Klitschkos have used their size, strength, and boxing skills to dominate the heavyweight title scene. They are a combined 11-0, 10 KOs in world title fights during the last 3 ½ years. The list of heavyweights includes former champions: Chris Byrd, Samuel Peter, Ruslan Chagaev, Lamon Brewster, and Hasim Rahman.
Overall, the Klitschko have appeared in a combined 26 world title fights since 1999. In the last decade, the Klitschkos appear to be getting better and stronger.
Valuev maybe the biggest, but he's also the most vulnerable. Valuev has shown vulnerability in his title fights against John Ruiz, Evander Holyfield, and was even out-boxed by a 5-foot-10 Ruslan Chagaev during his only loss on record.
Valuev's next defense of the WBA title will commence on November 7, against former WBC/WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion David Haye. Haye, who fought only once at heavyweight last year, is slightly favored to beat the much slower, less athletic, but strong and durable champion.


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Kate Rooney Mara is one of the pre-eminent faces in the world of film industry. She is recognized for her roles on the Netflix series House of Cards as Zoe Barnes. Similarly, she has also played a leading role in the popular American films such as Fantastic Four, Shooter, The Open Road, Brokeback, etc.
Recently, Kate got married to her long-term boyfriend Jamie Bell. Their marriage came to highlight after Kate post their photos on her Instagram account kissing each other.
Kate Rooney Mara was born on 27th February 1983, in Los Angeles, California, the United States. She is a daughter of Timothy Christopher Mara, father, and Kathleen McNulty Rooney, mother. Similarly, Kate has three siblings which include a sister, Rooney Mara, and brother Daniel and Conor Mara. Regarding her nationality and ethnicity, she is white American.
Kate Mara's father was an NFL scout and vice president of the American Football Team, New York Giants. Similarly, she is a granddaughter of both New York Giants and Pittsburg Steelers, founder Tim Mara, and Art Rooney Sr. respectively. Although Kate was grown up with athletic parents, she chose her career as an actor instead of being an athlete.
Kate began acting since her early age. Firstly, she performed during her school program and later appeared in various community theater and school plays. Giving continuity towards acting, Kate then went for auditioned in the NBC police drama, Homicide: Life on the Street. However, Kate was rejected for a role, but she did not give up and resumed acting.
Kate completed her primary education from the Fox Lane High School and joined the Tisch School of the Arts to study musical theater. Nevertheless, she postponed her studies to pursue her acting career.
With her efficient work and dedication towards her career, Kate made her acting debut in the NBC legal drama Law & Order in 1997. Correspondingly, after two years, she made her film debut as a role of Jessica Chandler with an American actor, Harrison Ford.
Till the date, the beautiful and young woman has appeared in various television series and films. Some of her renown series and films are listed below.
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Currently, Kate has made an appearance in the movies Megan Leavy, The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, Mercy, and Chappaquiddick.
Kate is a married woman. She recently got married to a handsome American actor, Jamie Bell on 17th July 2017. The couple started dating each other since after their movies fantastic four. Their marriage came to highlight after Kate post their photos on her Instagram account kissing each other.
Currently, Kate resides in Los Angeles, and she is living a happy life with her handsome spouse, Jamie. The couple provides equal time to their career and their love life. Likewise, they love each other very much as they are often seen in public places hanging out together.
Kate makes an immense amount of money from her acting professions. She has featured in several movies and TV series through which she receives a decent amount of money as salary. She also earns a decent amount of money from several fashion lines and brands as an endorsement.
Allocating information from several sources as of 2018, it is estimated that her current net worth is estimated at around $8 million.


The National Super Kids is a nationwide program to promote Soap Box Derby racing for children with disabilities. The Silicon Valley National Super Kids races are held in conjunction with our local race event held in May of each year.
What is a Super Kids Car?
With the help of the Iron Warriors, we constructed a fleet of Super Kids cars. These are specially built two-seat Derby cars. The cars can be raced by multiple sets of drivers during each event, providing a lot of Super Kids with the experience of the thrill of the hill.
A Super Kid, along with an experienced Derby driver, competes against other Super Kids in an elimination format the same as our other Derby divisions. Cars race down the hill powered by gravity and the combined abilities of the two driver team. The emphasis is on participation and the thrill of accomplishment.
What does it cost, who is eligible and what is required?
It's free for all children with disabilities that are between the ages of 8 and 18 and weigh less than 150 pounds. This is a family activity and requires participation by both the Super Kid and an adult.
Trophies are given for the top eight places and participation trophies for all competitors. The winner of the Silicon Valley Super Kids Race held each May, will be eligible to compete in the annual National Super Kids Championship Race at the world-famous All-American Soap Box Derby hill in Akron, Ohio.
For more information about the National Program, visit their website at: www.nationalsuperkids.org.


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Could investors pay for plant upgrades by being offered a share of the increased profits, asks the inverter maker?
Inverter maker Omron says new investors could pay for upgrades to eliminate potential induced degradation (PID) by being offered a share of the resulting profits. PID affects ungrounded PV systems and can cause power losses of up to 40%. Omron has commercialized its first PID box in February 2015 and says the problem is now how to find funding so the systems can be retrofitted to existing plants.
Eleonora Denna, product marketing manager for the company's Environmental Solution Business division, said investors could be encouraged to pay for plant upgrades by being given a share of the additional return on investment (ROI) resulting from the work. "We think that in Europe now the big challenge is how to make the past investments profitable," she said. "There are a lot of factors that can lower the ROI from a technical point of view. We have some technical solutions to maintain the productivity of plants, but the main question is: once you have the technology, do you also have a way to finance it?"
In recent years, PID has become a problem for plants in areas of high humidity or temperature, such as those in coastal areas or warmer climates. Traditionally, problems such as PID might be covered by a warranty. But nowadays it is not uncommon to find the warranty provider has gone bankrupt. In such situations, the solution may be to upgrade the balance of plant.
"Our inverters are capable of maintaining the negative pole of the PV array grounded without the use of an integrated transformer," Denna said. "For those plants that have already experienced performance loss from PID, we propose a retrofit strategy able to restore performance to near-factory output rates. This retrofit concept is compatible with all inverter types and array arrangements." However, Omron, which was ranked as the world's second-largest inverter maker last year, recognises that many of the plant owners in countries most affected by PID, such as Italy, have also had to deal with significant feed-in tariff reductions. Hence its unorthodox funding plan.
Eleonora Denna is one of the speakers at the Solar Asset Management Europe event this October in Milan, Italy. Register now for your pass.


Heavy Rain Creator Says L.A. Noire's Facial Capture System Is "Dead End"
Heavy Rain creator David Cage is a man of many opinions. The outspoken developer is never afraid to speak his mind, and now he's made some comments about the groundbreaking facial capture animation technology used in Rockstar and Team Bondi's upcoming L.A. Noire.
In an interview with CVG, Cage seemed less than impressed with the game's capture system (which was created by Team Bondi subsidiary DepthAnalysis). "What to say about L.A Noire?" mused Cage. "I think it's an interesting solution to a problem for now. But it's also an interesting dead end. That's exactly what I feel. Their technique is incredibly expensive and they will never be able to shoot body and face at the same time."
Cage also said that his company, Quantic Dream, is now using capture technology that can concurrently record both facial and body animation. "We see a huge difference between shooting the face and body separately and shooting everything at the same time. Suddenly you've got a real sense of acting that is consistent."
We'll have to wait to see the fruits of Quantic Dream's technology, but we came away with our hands-on time with L.A. Noire very impressed by the game's facial animations.
For more on L.A. Noire's facial animation technology and capture process, read our cover story on the game.


The VT1100T'98 Shadow 1100 (American Classic Edition) was sold in 1998 and was available in one of four colors: Black, Black with Pearl Ivory Cream, Pearl Jade Green with Pearl Ivory Cream, or Pearl Senona Red with Black. The bike had hard saddle bags and standard windshield. It also had a specially designed 2-into-2 exhaust system. The serial number began 1HFSC370*WA000001.


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Offering an unrivaled record of architecture and design, the "living diary" of domus was founded by Gio Ponti in 1928. Through the years and decades that followed, the journal charted the major themes and movements of industrial, interior, product, and structural design with an eye for creative excellence as much as editorial rigor.
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Softcover. Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institute, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Includes foreword by Gordon Bailey Washburn. 16 b&w plates, 120 works catalogued. Rubbing and scratching to both covers, otherwise a tight, clean copy. Full color reproduction on front cover.


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Glenn Beck: Free Speech Being Muzzled?
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The president who is sitting in the Oval Office right now promised to bring us "hope" and "change." Barack Obama is keeping at least one of those promises: change. But it's not the kind of change millions of you voted for.
This nation is being fundamentally transformed; the president promised us in his own words he would transform it. What we didn't know was how and just how much.
One way this administration and its helpers are doing it is by systematically stripping away our right to free speech. Yes, the president and other progressives profess to be the saviors of our First Amendment rights.
But when you pull back the curtain, you will see that free speech is being eradicated for controlled speech: Control over the media; control over the Internet; control over you.
One of the groups behind all this is Free Press.
I was struck first by their motto: "Free Press. Reform media. Transform democracy."
I didn't realize democracy needed transforming. But anyway, you'll remember that Free Press is the group pushing net neutrality, which would take the Internet out of the hands of private business and put it into the hands of government. That would create a level-playing field, which would destroy the free market that... created the Internet. But hey, you know how those evil corporations are: Always trying to be successful and make money. So evil.
Free Press is also behind SaveTheNews.org, which is "leading the search for new public policies to save journalism and to promote a robust free press in America."
Hmm, policies? Policies like a government bailout for journalism? How exactly does that "promote a robust free press"?
But on to Public Broadcasting. Executive director Josh Silver's position paper "Public Media's Moment" spells out to President Obama how to take advantage: "The growing crisis facing commercial journalism and public media's unique ability to address it... makes such reform all the more urgent... you have a rare opportunity to achieve real change and reinvent public media."
Adding: "Just as the economic crisis has put an end to free market fundamentalism, so too should the failure of commercial media to adequately serve the public interest end the myth that government has no role in fulfilling society's information needs."
You see how the White House's "Fox isn't a real news organization" comments make more sense now, right?
Silver calls on President Obama to create a White House commission on public media to provide policy recommendations. And how do we pay for it? Silver points out that currently only $400 million per year goes to public media. He recommends a media trust fund, starting with $50 billion, more money from Congress or — wait for it — a tax on electronics:
"A tax of 0.5 percent of the purchase price for every home electronic device: multimedia players, cable and satellite set-top boxes, video game systems, televisions, etc. those devices that entertain America would in turn be supporting programming to inform, educate and enlighten. And the fee would be paid by those consumers with the means to spend on new electronics."
Those consumers "with the means"? That means "rich" people. Higher taxes and this will not increase the deficit by one thin dime.
Step one: Shut down the speech they don't like. But, since nature abhors a vacuum, the question is: What do they fill the space with?
— Watch Glenn Beck weekdays at 5p & 2a ET on Fox News Channel


The past month has been a month of goodbyes for me, a month of gratitude and love and letting go, as I leave the congregation that was my first real church home, and the congregation that helped me hear my call to ministry. As I finish up my goodbyes, I find myself in an interesting liminal space, uprooted from the congregation that has created so much of the rhythm of my life for the past 15 years, not yet planted in the congregation that will be a big part of my life beginning at the end of August.
Seems like a good time to ask, "Who am I?" I attended my 30th college reunion last weekend to help me ponder the question from another angle, adding good dose of "Who was I?" to the investigation. I have had moments – and I expect there will be more – where I feel existentially dizzy. Moments of wild optimism about all the possibility ahead of me, and moments of fear that I will squander the opportunities and collapse into my smallest self.
One of the themes that has run through my relationship with my teaching pastor from the very beginning is balance, and so as an expression of my gratitude for all the time and energy he has put into supporting me in my ministerial formation, I made him a mobile of peace cranes. If you haven't made a mobile lately, I highly recommend it as a spiritual exercise. It was ostensibly about him maintaining balance in his life – three cranes of graduated size, representing him and his boys, hold one side of the top bar of the mobile, balanced against cranes representing (roughly) work, play, music, and connection to the earth. But the time I spent on the project – choosing the papers, folding each crane with a prayer, finding beads to make the symbolism of each crane more visible, and finally stringing them all and finding how to get them to balance against one another – that was all pure gravy for me.
It gave me a very physical metaphor to play with the idea of balance in my own life, too. I had the pieces of the project with me at reunion, because I knew there would be people who could help me figure out the physics of making it work – but it pretty much stayed in the box, and I figured it out later the old-fashioned way, by trial and error. And yet it was good to have it there, reminding me to find a place of balance between who I once was and who I am becoming, and reminding me that as new things are added or old things taken away, the balancing point moves. The trials are important, and the errors provide useful information on the path to success. Also, balance is never a static thing. There is a deep satisfaction in finding that place where things do balance, and it is always a dance as the air flows and the things move.
It seems to me that one of the gifts of growing older is the lifetime of experience that tells me that even though, right now, I feel like things are fluctuating rather wildly, I will find a new balancing point in time. I can be truly grateful for this state of flux and the opportunity to test new ideas, new ways of being. And once in a while, if I am getting too dizzy, it's okay to plunk down and watch an episode of "Orange is the New Black" or catch up on the latest internet memes.
Balance, people. It's all about finding balance. That, and being love.


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Airlines lag climate goals despite fuel efficiency improvement -study
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 17:47 GMT
A passenger plane is seen passing in front of the moon, typically called a 'Strawberry Moon' when full in June, above London, Britain, June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Air transport accounts for 2 percent of global man-made carbon emissions
(Adds comment from airline association)
By Allison Lampert
MONTREAL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Airline fuel efficiency on transatlantic flights has improved by one percent a year since 2014 as carriers modernized their fleets, but the industry still lags its own climate goals, according to a study released on Wednesday by the International Council on Clean Transportation. But the study's findings were challenged later Wednesday by an aviation industry group which argued that carriers are actually ahead of their targets.
According to the ICCT study, the industry's average fuel efficiency, as measured by how much fuel is used to transport passengers, improved to 34 passenger kilometers per liter of fuel from 33 between 2014 and 2017 as carriers opted for modern aircraft with lower fuel burn and operated fuller planes. Airlines have been switching to more fuel-efficient planes to mitigate the impact of high oil prices on their margins. The aviation industry has also set a non-binding goal of capping emissions from international flights at 2020 levels, despite rising passenger traffic as demand for global travel climbs.
Haldane Dodd, spokesman for the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), which counts airlines among its members, said the industry is achieving a 2.1 percent rolling average fleet fuel efficiency improvement for all flights.
That figure is ahead of a goal of 1.5 percent efficiency improvements per year, Dodd said by email.
"Rankings of airline efficiency based on assumptions and modelled estimates are not a useful tool for either the public or policymakers, as they present an inaccurate picture of the operation," Dodd said.
The ICCT compared the fuel efficiency of nonstop passenger flights between North America and Europe by 20 major airlines. While the study only examined transatlantic flights, the authors argued the results showed industry lagged its goals.
Flights to and from European states are expected to account for 36 percent of all carbon emissions from global aviation in 2020, the ICCT said citing data from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
"New policies to accelerate investments in more fuel-efficient aircraft and operations are critical if industry is to meet its long-term climate goals," said Dan Rutherford, aviation program director for the ICCT, a U.S.-based independent non-profit research organization.
According to the study, budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA was ranked first of 20 transatlantic carriers for fuel efficiency, while British Airways, part of the International Airlines Group, came in last.
British Airways on Wednesday said its fuel efficiency per passenger "appears lower," because on such routes the carrier has a "greater share of the premium market," which has fewer seats. (Reporting by Allison Lampert in Montreal, Additional reporting by Sarah Young in London Editing by Paul Simao and Phil Berlowitz)
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Modernization of the Uganda National Examinations Board: A Success Story for Typotech Imaging Systems
Marcopolis presents Kenya Report focused on topics such as investments, doing business, economy and regional integration, featuring interviews with Kenya's leaders. The sectors under review in this issue are agriculture, banking, energy, industry, telecom, IT, tourism, logistics and many more.
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Typotech Imaging Systems Ltd is a supplier of prepress, press and postpress equipment and consumables, workflow solutions and technical support, but also the sole distributor for the Kodak Graphic Communications Group in Eastern Africa, as well as other major manufacturers of press and postpress equipment and consumables. In operation since 1997, the company provides its customers in the printing, publishing, advertising and other industries, with the best quality pre-press equipment, pre-press workflow and printing consumables.
In terms of international presence, Typotech Imaging Systems Ltd has offices all over the region (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia). In a recent interview, Alfred Kandarah, the company's Managing Director, discussed one of Typotech's success stories from Uganda:
"One of the biggest success stories we have had in Uganda was in 2015. We participated in an open international tender to modernize the Uganda National Examinations Board which at that time had very old machinery and could not cope with the production of examination material for the whole country. As a result, most of the examinations were printed outside of the country and there were the usual inherent security issues and delays. The Ugandan government, through support from the World Bank, embarked on the modernization of the Uganda National Examinations Board's printing department. We were the top contender and we were awarded the contract to modernize the press from scratch. It involved the entire system from prepress equipment, workflow, the web offset presses and finishing units, up to packaging and wrapping of the exams and site preparation. We moved in and delivered the project within the scheduled time installing the Kodak process free Trendsetter 800Q CTP system with Prinergy workflow from Belgium in the prepress division, two 4HiTower Ronald web presses from India, two Gämmerler RS 134 all-round trimming and KL 550 compensating stackers, Perfecta 115 Guillotine complete with Jogging units, a Durselen PB 15 paper drilling and Signode strapping systems from Germany. We integrated the entire production system from prepress to finishing in record time, did the operators and support engineers training and supported the system for three years as part of the warranty agreement. After three years, we officially handed over the project to the Ministry of Education, government of Uganda. The engineers were well-trained and could take care of the day to day technical requirements, and so were the operators who were able to manage the whole process on their own. We only come in the case of an escalated technical issue that the local in-house engineers are not able to address. This is a major success story and we are happy that, to date, all exams in Uganda are printed in house, on time, and securely. This is a turnkey solution. We are happy that it was accomplished in record time and to the specs that the customer expected and that all went well", he explained.
When asked about challenges that had to be faced during the project, Alfred Kandarah added: "This project was complicated because there was various equipment manufactured by various manufacturers. We had the task to make sure they all communicated. The physical challenge was quite logistically complex. We had units coming in from Germany, Belgium, some components from the US and Canada, as well as the prepress components, then the presses from India. All this was being shipped at different times, some arriving earlier than others. We had to work on the site and had engineers on the ground installing other pieces of equipment while they waited for the rest to arrive. When everything came in, our team had to work with our partners and engineers from Brussels, Germany, and India, so we had to put it all together. Then we had the training. The most challenging part was the integration. These were systems operating at different speeds with their own software and we had to integrate them to make sure that they could work in unison to achieve the final result which was securely printed examination booklets at the end of the production chain. It was a challenge, but it was a worthwhile challenge because through the cooperation of all our partners and engineers, we were able to deliver it on time".
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Renegade Editor's Note: Damn these pesky "globalist" bankers.
The false recovery narrative will indeed die in 2017, and it will be because the globalists WANT it to die while nationalists are at the helm. This is perhaps the biggest con game in recent history; with conservatives as the fall guy and the rest of the public as the gullible mark. One can only hope that we can educate enough people on this scenario to make a difference before it is too late.
This article was originally published on Alt-Market.
Esteban Santiago, Aaron Alexis, James Boulware – CIA Mind Control?
Brandon Smith's theory and prediction of a Trump win was the most sensible one I heard, in addition to Renegade's general postulations. I think we should prepare for a big economic crash during Trump's Presidency, but perhaps not this year. It'll look more believable a couple of years in.


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The Palm Springs City Council Candidate Interview: Robert Julian Stone
by Brian Blueskye October 26th, 2017 December 16th, 2020
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Of the six candidates running for the Palm Springs City Council this year, Robert Julian Stone is certainly the most blunt.
The author, film critic and community advocate certainly was not shy about sharing his views during a recent interview—including a conspiracy theory regarding the current City Council and two of his opponents.
But before we get to that … on the subject of homelessness, Stone was rather thoughtful and analytical. He told me the recent film The Florida Project was helpful in exposing the national problem of homelessness.
"The solution everyone talks about is the 'housing first' solution,' Stone said. "It's the best solution for a certain number of people who find themselves without homes. Maslow's hierarchy of needs states that there are three things human beings need to be productive in society: They need food; they need shelter; and they need clothing. If you take any one of those things away from them, they cannot be a productive member of society. That's the challenge that we're facing: We must provide shelter, but how you go about doing that is a very expensive proposition, because (homelessness) numbers continue to grow. The 'housing first' solution works best for people who are living one paycheck to another. When you fall out of your housing, and you've lost your job, or you have a ruined credit rating because you've been evicted, or you're unemployed—what it takes to get back in is the first month's rent, a security deposit and employment. If that's not immediately available to you, you're out on the streets. The 'housing first' model works really well. because (these people) aren't used to living on the streets, don't want to live on the streets, and want to get back into a stable situation.
"If you're talking about the people who don't want four walls and a roof over their heads, or have addiction and mental health issues—those people are more difficult to handle."
Stone said the vacation-rental situation in Palm Springs has been poorly handled.
"Airbnb is not going to go away, and it's here to stay. The thing that we need to do is figure out the best way to manage it," he said. "I don't think creating a $1.7 million-a-year bureaucracy to handle the problem was necessarily the right way to go. When Palm Springs did their big vacation rental ordinance, they did not run it through the Planning Commission; they didn't hold public hearings over a period of time. It was mostly Geoff Kors and J.R. Roberts in a back room coming up with this proposal, which went through a tumultuous unfolding when they got slapped with petitions to recall them and recall this ordinance if they didn't change it. It was badly handled, and the biggest thing they missed was they didn't do any density controls, and there's nothing that prevents 98 percent of the homes next to your home from becoming short-term vacation rentals—and that's a problem."
Stone didn't mince words on transparency—especially involving the funding for Measure J, a 1 percent sales and use tax approved by voters in 2011 that was slated to go toward city services, maintenance and redevelopment.
"They're certainly transparent on the general-fund portion, but there are dozens of other side funds that don't appear anywhere in the public forum for the city's residents to understand or (figure out) exactly what's going on with that money," he said. "The city budget is $110 million; the other dozens of other funds make up an aggregate of another $110 to $120 million—things like the airport fund, the Measure J fund, the utility tax fund, the gas tax fund—and they're run like a sideshow. They're controlled by the city manager, who dips into those funds to transfer into the general fund as he sees fit, or to transfer from the general fund into those funds when they have shortfalls. Some have income; some of them, like the golf course fund, have income and expenses. We never really get a true picture of what our budget is, because half of it is run behind a curtain, and that's a problem."
Regarding the city's relationship with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Stone said the city needs to work with the tribe in a more cooperative fashion.
"That's a very difficult question, because the city has taken a position that changes from day to day depending on the subject on the table," Stone said. "Sometimes, they say, 'They're a sovereign nation; we have nothing to do with them.' I've heard Ginny Foat articulate that many times, saying they don't get involved in their business. At the same time, we have a master plan … a bilateral agreement that both sides signed and should be adhering to. But when it comes down to enforcing it, the city never tries to. We need to invite them to the table. … If you look at the history of Palm Springs and the tribe, it's very checkered. We need to have a better agreement with the tribe; we need to have one that is neutrally supportive. With the way the downtown (redevelopment) project was handled, and the 31 counts of corruption which relate directly to the downtown plan, we can't really take the moral high ground when it comes to the tribe's property, given the way the city handled their own downtown development."
Stone is not happy with the downtown redevelopment project.
"I think the hotel is a scar on the landscape. It will always be that," he said. "If you look at the very first building near Tahquitz (Canyon Way) and Palm Canyon (Drive), that building which will house the Starbucks, that's exactly the scale we were promised: It's single story; it's a tall building, and it's a nice addition to the neighborhood. Then you look at these other buildings, and they're horrible. It's better than what we had, because what we had was terrible, but it's so much less than what we deserved."
What does the city need to do to be more transparent? Well, here's where that conspiracy theory part comes in.
"The first thing that we can do is elect me," Stone said with a laugh. "I also want to talk about where we're headed if the Lisa (Middleton) and Christy (Holstege) train pulls into the station: We are going to be doing old-school Chicago politics with Councilmember Geoff Kors in the role of Mayor Richard Daley. We're going have two people seated solely because of the support and the campaign management and campaign contributions that came from a sitting councilmember. Lisa's campaign is being run by Geoff Kors' husband. … They are the chosen two—so Geoff Kors will have the two votes he needs if they are seated, and then all bets are off, because it'll be government by Geoff Kors, for Geoff Kors and about Geoff Kors. If you think that those two women are going to do anything to oppose what he wants, you're too naive to be talking to—because that's what we're going to get, and that's very troubling, because that's not good for democracy."
When I asked Stone whether he thinks the city is opposed to fun—a criticism some have made against the current City Council—his answer, much to my surprise, involved the ethnic makeup of the city.
"They are so not fun," Stone said with a laugh. "Hell to the no on that! I'm sorry, but we have too many white people living in this town. I lived in San Francisco, and I'm used to living in a very diverse city where Caucasians were the minority. I was born and raised in Detroit, which was largely an African-American city. That's the kind of demographic I'm used to. I've lived here full time for the past 12 years, so if you don't mind me mixing metaphors: I know where the bodies are buried, and I can hit the decks running when I sit in that chair. I understand the demographic that lives here, because I'm a part of it, but I always wish there was more diversity in the community and diversity on our City Council. I'm sorry—I'm a white male, and I can't help it."
After our interview, he emailed me additional thoughts that were a bit more measured.
"Las Vegas has glitz, but Palm Springs has chill," Stone said. "And chill is cool, sophisticated, and somewhat fragile. We can't let (the city) be dragged into the vortex of beer bongs and guzzler helmets. So if the City Council may seem a bit stodgy on some points, I think it's because they have an intuitive understanding of what makes our city special, and a commitment to maintaining it."
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Q: Hide a Dialog if all Input is valid (ObjectDisposedException) I am developing a C# GUI-application using the Compact Framework for a Windows CE 5 scanner-device.
The application is used to repeatedly gather data entered by a user, mostly by a barcode scanner. there are two types of data: data that is only prompted at the beginning of a session (call it fixed-values) and data that is always shifting.
the fixed-values can be changed by scanning some special barcodes, and this leads me to my problem:
The fixed-value data is entered in a dialog into ValidationTextBoxes (self-written class derived from TextBox).
Until now, I called the dialog and presented all the fixed-value data to the user after he scanned the barcode for changing. If some data is invalid, an error message appears and the dialog can't be closed until the user enters valid data.
I now got the task to don't show the dialog or hide it asap. I think it's not possible to change the data completely hidden and validate it without writing a new class for the validation (as it happens in a GUI-control), so I'd like to call the dialog with changed data, validate it, and if everything is OK, hide it. Otherwise keep it open as up to now.
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Who was the real fifth Beatle?
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN
Updated 10:39 AM EST, Wed March 9, 2016
Sir George Martin, Beatles producer, dies
Beatles producer George Martin dies at age 90; he is described as 'fifth Beatle'
One of many men described as the 'Fifth Beatle' over the years
When news broke on Tuesday that the "fifth Beatle" had died, you might be forgiven for asking "which one?"
In this case, the honorary member in question was the band's former producer, Sir George Martin, who passed away at his English home at age 90.
"If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle, it was George," said Paul McCartney on his Facebook page, of the producer who spent seven years crafting one of the most successful bands in history.
READ: World mourns Beatles producer George Martin
Martin might have "earned" the coveted fifth Beatle crown – but that hasn't stopped it being attributed to many more people over the years.
From former manager Brian Epstein, to original drummer Pete Best, we take a look at other worthy (some less so) contenders for the title. As for who really deserves the "fifth Beatle" moniker… we'll leave that one up to you.
George Martin, producer
George Martin pictured with the Beatles in 1963.
Chris Ware/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Not only did the legendary music producer give the band their first recording contract, he also played piano on many of their songs, including "In My Life," and "Lovely Rita."
"From the day that he gave The Beatles our first recording contract, to the last time I saw him, he was the most generous, intelligent and musical person I've ever had the pleasure to know," added McCartney on Tuesday.
READ MORE: Paul McCartney's career in pictures
"He was like a second father to me."
Brian Epstein, manager
Epstein (second right) with the Fab Four in 1964.
Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Epstein is often credited with "discovering" the Beatles in 1961, during a performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool.
The young manager had a huge impact on the band's early years, working hard to set up that fateful meeting with producer Martin, then head of EMI's Parlophone Label.
However, his time with the band was cut short in 1967, when he died from an apparent accidental drug overdose at age 32.
Neil Aspinall, schoolmate and road manager
Aspinall with the band in 1964.
Pace/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Before he was their roadie, Aspinall was Paul McCartney and George Harrison's schoolmate in Liverpool.
WATCH: Restored Beatles videos to be released
From driving the band to gigs and lugging their kit onstage, Aspinall moved up the Beatles management ranks, later becoming the group's personal assistant, and ultimately the CEO of Apple Corps until 2007. He died in 2008 from cancer at age 66.
Stuart Sutcliffe, original bassist
Stuart Sutcliffe, the other Beatle. Играл в The Beatles. Умер в 21 год. https://t.co/9XRvTfZoNB pic.twitter.com/MpvWaALg5H
— Yuri (@Foxtrotru) October 25, 2015
Look closely at the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album cover, and you'll see the unremarkable black-and-white image of a young man in the far left corner, third from the top. That's Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's original bassist.
Sutcliffe was there back when the Beatles were a five-piece band, performing night after night during their formative days in Hamburg, Germany.
But he left the band at the end of their trip in 1961 to resume his studies (Sutcliffe was a talented painter who struck up a friendship with John Lennon at art school) and be with his sweetheart, Astrid Kirchherr.
He died the following year due to a brain hemorrhage. He was 21.
Pete Best, original drummer
L-R: Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison, and John Lennon.
Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Does Pete Best still rue the day he was ditched from arguably the world's biggest band? We can only guess.
But the drummer still had two years with the Beatles before he was apparently dismissed by Epstein in 1962, and replaced with Ringo Starr.
WATCH: Ringo Starr and the British invasion
Unlike many other "fifth Beatle" candidates, Best is still going strong at the ripe old age of 74, working variously as a civil servant and even touring with his own group – the "Pete Best Band."
Billy Preston, pianist
American piano prodigy Billy Preston.
Ian Showell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Preston is one of the few non-Beatles to be credited on a record with the band, with the singles "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" joint-credited to the "Beatles with Billy Preston."
The piano prodigy also performed on hits "Let it Be" and "I Want You."
Preston, a Grammy-winning artist in his own right, died from apparent kidney disease in 2006 at age 59.
Derek Taylor, PR man
Derek Taylor (left) receives a set of boomerangs during the group's 1964 Australian tour.
British journalist Derek Taylor met the Beatles after reviewing their show, later becoming the band's press officer and Epstein's personal assistant.
Epstein was keen to lure Taylor into a promotional job with the band, using the reporter's newspaper contacts to maximize their coverage.
WATCH: The secret to the Beatles' success in the U.S.
Taylor later became press officer at Apple Corps and played a leading role in their media success.
Murray the K, disc jockey
#DJ The Beatles & Murray The "K" As It Happened - https://t.co/16jKd1lQ15 #RT #Retweet pic.twitter.com/VhclSYlLVZ
— DJ Daily (@DJDailyNet) March 4, 2016
You've got to hand it to Murray Kaufman – otherwise known as disc jockey Murray the K. If no one is going to call you the "fifth Beatle," then you may as well give yourself the title first.
The popular New York radio host was a big supporter of the Beatles, promoting them during their first U.S. tour and even declaring himself the "fifth Beatle" in 1964.
The self-promotion paid off for both sides, with the Beatles happily jumping on board with the "fifth Beatle" description during their tour.
Allan Williams, manager
L-R: Manager Allan Williams, his wife Beryl, Williams' business partner singer Lord Woodbine, Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best.
Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Before there was Epstein, there was Allan Williams – the band's first manager.
Williams was one of the first music promoters to really give the Liverpool lads a chance, even personally driving them to their influential Hamburg gigs in the early 1960s.
He parted ways with the band in 1961. Epstein took over the reins the following year – the rest, as they say, is history.
Jimmie Nicol, drummer
Thirteen days of fame: Replacement drummer Jimmie Nicol.
Larry Ellis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Thirteen days can be a long time in pop history – as drummer Jimmie Nicol discovered when he replaced a sick Ringo Starr on the Beatles' 1964 world tour.
While Ringo was recovering from tonsillitis, Nicols had a brief moment of superstardom, happily signing autographs for fans across Denmark, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.
By the time they reached Australia, Ringo was back behind the drums – and riding the wave of Beatlemania once more.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, store owner
Paul and Linda McCartney on The Simpson
When Lisa grapples with her newfound vegetarianism in "The Simpsons," she seeks the advice of Paul and Linda McCartney (who had her own line of vegetarian food).
How did this happy meeting come about? The McCartneys met shopkeeper Apu back in their India days of course… though Paul appears less than impressed with Apu's declaration that "I was known as the fifth Beatle."
Todd Baxter contributed to this report


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Torpedowce typu Schichau – austro-węgierskie torpedowce z końca XIX wieku i okresu I wojny światowej. W latach 1885–1891 w niemieckiej stoczni Schichau w Elblągu oraz krajowych stoczniach Marinearsenal w Puli i Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino w Trieście zbudowano 22 okręty tego typu. Jednostki weszły w skład Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine w latach 1886–1891 i z wyjątkiem wycofanego wcześniej Tb 28 wzięły udział w I wojnie światowej, ze stratą jednego okrętu (Tb 26). W latach 1912–1918 wszystkie okręty przebudowano na trałowce. W wyniku podziału floty po upadku Austro-Węgier 16 jednostek przyznano Włochom, a cztery Królestwu SHS (Jugosławii). Część okrętów przejętych przez Włochy złomowano w 1920 roku, kilka pływało w służbie celnej do 1925 roku, natomiast trzy jednostki jugosłowiańskie zakończyły służbę w latach 20., zaś jedna (D-2) dotrwała do II wojny światowej.

Projekt i budowa
Pierwsze torpedowce typu Schichau zamówiono w Niemczech, a kolejne zostały zbudowane także w stoczniach krajowych, według projektu stoczni Schichau.

Spośród 22 okrętów tego typu siedem zbudowanych zostało w stoczni Schichau w Elblągu, dziewięć powstało w Marinearsenal w Puli, a sześć zbudowała stocznia Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino w Trieście. Budowę okrętów rozpoczęto w latach 1885–1891, zostały zwodowane w latach 1886–1892, a do służby w Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine przyjęto je w latach 1886–1894.

Dane taktyczno–techniczne
Okręty były niewielkimi, przybrzeżnymi torpedowcami. Długość całkowita wynosiła 39,9 metra (tyle samo na konstrukcyjnej linii wodnej i 39 metrów między pionami), szerokość 4,8 metra i zanurzenie 1,9 metra (maksymalne 2,1 metra). Wyporność standardowa wynosiła 78 ton, zaś pełna 93 tony. Okręty napędzane były przez maszynę parową potrójnego rozprężania o mocy od 970 do 1240 KM, do której parę dostarczał początkowo jeden kocioł lokomotywowy. Jednośrubowy układ napędowy pozwalał osiągnąć prędkość od 18,5 do 22,8 węzła. Okręty zabierały zapas 19 ton węgla, co zapewniało zasięg wynoszący 1200 Mm przy prędkości 10 węzłów (lub 350 Mm przy prędkości maksymalnej).

Okręty wyposażone były w dwie wyrzutnie torped kalibru 350 mm. Uzbrojenie artyleryjskie stanowiły dwa pojedyncze działka pokładowe kal. 37 mm L/23 Hotchkiss. Wyposażenie uzupełniał reflektor o średnicy 30 cm.

Załoga pojedynczego okrętu składała się z 16 oficerów, podoficerów i marynarzy.

Służba
W pierwszym dziesięcioleciu XX wieku na okrętach dokonano modernizacji układu napędowego: kocioł lokomotywowy został zastąpiony dwoma kotłami typu Yarrow o ciśnieniu 13 atm, opalanymi mazutem (od tego momentu jednostki miały dwa kominy). 30 stycznia 1910 roku na podstawie zarządzenia o normalizacji nazw jednostki utraciły swoje nazwy, zastąpione numerami 19–40. W 1911 roku ze służby wycofano Tb 28, który stał się jednostką pomocniczą, pełniąc funkcję tendra w Kotorze. U progu I wojny światowej okręty były już przestarzałe i przestały odpowiadać wymogom stawianym jednostkom ich klasy, więc w latach 1912–1918 przystosowano je do pełnienia roli trałowców. Przebudowane podczas wojny okręty zachowały jednak swoje aparaty torpedowe, a część pływała nawet z torpedami. Jedyną wojenną stratą był Tb 26, który zatonął na minie 23 sierpnia 1914 roku nieopodal Puli. Z powodu rozpadu monarchii habsburskiej 1 listopada 1918 roku na jednostkach opuszczono po raz ostatni banderę KuKK. W wyniku podziału floty austro-węgierskiej 16 okrętów typu Schichau zostało przyznanych Włochom, z czego w 1920 roku złomowano Tb 20, Tb 23, Tb 27, Tb 30, Tb 31, Tb 33, Tb 34, Tb 35, Tb 37, Tb 39 i Tb 40, a kilka przeznaczono do służby w urzędzie skarbowym w Trieście, którą pełniły do 1925 roku (Tb 22, Tb 24, Tb 25, Tb 29 i Tb 32). Cztery okręty przyznano Królestwu SHS (Jugosławii) –  Tb 21, Tb 36, Tb 38 i Tb 19, gdzie służyły jako pomocnicze trałowce, odpowiednio pod oznaczeniami D-1 – D-4. Trzy z nich złomowano w latach 20., a D-2 przetrwał aż do agresji Niemiec na Jugosławię w kwietniu 1941 roku i ostatecznie został zatopiony w 1944 roku.

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Okręty zbudowane w Marinearsenal w Puli
Okręty zbudowane w Schichau-Werke
Okręty zbudowane w Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Torpedowce typu Schichau

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