The indictment described Mesri as a "self-professed expert" in hacking who had worked on behalf of Iran's military to attack Israeli infrastructure.
A court in NY indicted him after he had already leaked scripts for the popular TV show Game of Thrones and some episodes of Baller and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In July, he allegedly began sending taunting messages to HBO executives, demanding $5.5m in Bitcoin in exchange for not releasing the episodes.
As of this writing, Mesri isn't in USA custody and his whereabouts were not revealed, though it's thought that he's overseas.
"Hi to all losers!" one email read.
"Yes it's true! HBO is hacked... Beware of heart attacks". He was not, however, working for the Iranian government when he allegedly hacked HBO. "HBO is falling", added to the bottom.
Mr Mesri has been charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, extortion, and identity theft, but has not been arrested. Mesri has been added to the FBI's "Most Wanted" list and Kim noted, "He will never be able to travel outside of Iran without fear of being arrested and brought here to face these charges". Kim said that Mesri sent emails to HBO threatening to release and/or destroy the data if they didn't pay.
At the time, the hacker claimed they were not criminals, but "white hats" (used to reference people of good and moral standing, or, in computer speak, someone who hacks into a network to evaluate its security). Mr Kim noted, however, that numerous emails appeared to come from a collective "we". During the Obama administration, the USA charged five Chinese military officers for hacking American corporations to steal trade secrets and seven Iranian men for crippling bank websites with barrages of traffic, as well as infiltrating an upstate NY dam.
Starting in May 2017, Mesri conducted "online reconnaissance of HBO's computer networks and employees" and "searched for access points to the network", the indictment said. In the parlance of Game of Thrones, winter isn't an ordinary season: Instead, it's a brutally protracted, near apocalyptic event, a harbinger of collective suffering, not of dawning justice.
AR could help Apple re-energize its fan base and re-establish its mobile leadership, according to TechRepublic's Conner Forrest . We don't know too many details about the headset , but it sounds like it will be a direct competitor to Microsoft Hololens .
A Philly judge sentenced the popular rapper to 2 to 4 years in prison for violating probation in the almost decade-old case. In ending Mill's probation, Brinkley cited technical violations including misdemeanor arrests in New York City and St.
Hannity had propagated a widely discredited theory that Rich was shot and killed because he had supplied DNC emails to WikiLeaks. Where's the justice? Amplifying those messages along with Hannity were Russian-linked social media accounts.
I'm going to vote for Roy Moore to make a statement.' So, I don't interpret the 29 percent as condoning what Roy Moore did. The woman, Beverly Young Nelson, said at a press conference that Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 15 and 16.


NOTES: I have dated this watch by the case serial number, but I am not sure that's the best course of action. In solid gold models of this time frame, the serial number has not proved reliable as a dating mechanism. However, the serial number in this case does conform to the 7-digit format--which is not usually the case with solid gold models of the 1920s--so I have reason to believe it may be reliable. The movement dates to 1927, which may be a more accurate date for the watch.
This watch is quite similar to the Virginia, but that model boasts 12 saphires, whereas my example has only eight, not counting the four on the matching bracelet.


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Rainer Schlagbauer (born 24 July 1949) is an Austrian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made two appearances for the Austria national team from 1971 to 1974.

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Our uniform is an important part of our school identity and we expect parents to support our high expectations. If you have difficulty in meeting any of our uniform requirements, please talk to us, we can often help families to resolve this type of issue. Uniform must be purchased online through link on our website.
Gold school logo polo shirt.
Burgundy school logo sweatshirt or cardigan.
If wearing polo shirts in Summer it is essential that these have the school logo.
In winter children will need a warm tracksuit which we prefer to be navy.
All articles of clothing, including shoes, must be clearly labelled with your child's name. It is important that shoes, especially plimsolls and trainers, are marked. If your child has lost something please ask at the office.
Shoes: All pupils should wear black shoes that are strong, safe and sensible. High heeled shoes or boots are not acceptable to wear in school. Open toe sandals are not appropriate as they leave feet unprotected.
Hair: Long hair must be tied back at all times and we do not permit extreme hairstyles such as 'Mohican styles', dyed, gelled or spiked hair, or with patterns or lines shaved in.
Jewellery: No jewellery is to be worn to school, except small stud earrings (which must be removed for PE and swimming). Hoop earrings and larger studs can be very dangerous and are unsuitable for school, as are necklaces, rings or bracelets.
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Anderson Giacomini Menezes (Carazinho, 4 de junho de 1978) é um voleibolista indoor brasileiro  com experiência em clubes no cenário nacional e internacional  e também na seleção brasileira e a serviço desta conquistou importantes resultados : nas categorias de base foi campeão mundial infanto-juvenil em 1995  e campeão sul-americano juvenil em 1996 e vice-campeão mundial em 1997 e na categoria adulta foi campeão da Liga Mundial  e vice-campeão da  Copa dos Campeões  ambos resultados em 2001.

Carreira

Em 1992 inicia sua trajetória no vôleie foi revelado pelo Barão/Ceval/Blumenau. Xanxa disputou nas categorias de base o Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções  e na categoria juvenil representou a Seleção Catarinense na edição de 1995, na qual conquistou o título.E desde as categorias de base serve a seleção brasileira, e representando-a sagrou-se campeão do  Campeonato Mundial Infanto-Juvenil de 1995, cuja sede foi em San Juan-Porto Rico.

Ainda pela seleção brasileira, Xanxa conquistou a medalha de ouro no Campeonato Sul-Americano Juvenil de 1996, este realizado na Cali-Colômbia, nesta edição foi eleito o atleta com a Melhor Recepção de todo campeonato.

Integrou em 1997 da equipe vice-campeã do  Mundial Juvenil disputado no Bahrein.Na temporada 1997-98 defendeu as cores do  Telepar/Maringá e disputou  a  Superliga Brasileira A 1997-98, não obtendo classificação as finais, encerrou na nona colocação.

O técnico Radamés Lattari o convocou  em 1998 para servir a seleção principal, quando vestiu a camisa #11 na edição da Liga Mundial, quando o selecionado brasileiro terminou na quinta colocação, esteve no grupo que se preparava para o Mundial deste ano e ficou de fora da lista dos doze atletas que iriam para disputá-lo. Em 1998 jogou no Telepar/São José dos Campos  quando foi vice-campeão  dos Jogos Regionais de São Paulo e da Copa São Paulo ao perder em ambas oportunidades para o  Report/Suzano e disputou por esta equipe  a  Superliga Brasileira A 1998-99,quando encerrou na sétima colocação nesta edição.

Atuando pela equipe da  Ulbra/Compaq conquistou em 1999 o título do  Campeonato Gaúcho, conquistando  novamente este título bo ano de 2000 e o tricampeonato em 2001. Competiu por esse clube na  Superliga Brasileira A 1999-00 e ao final da competição terminou na quarta colocação, mas na edição da Superliga Brasileira A  2000-01 disputou o título da competição, mas finalizou com o vice-campeonato.

Foi convocado para a seleção brasileira  para disputar a   Liga Mundial de 2001,  quando vestiu a camisa#15 e faturou o título desta edição  cuja fase final deu-se na Polônia Ainda em competições em 2001 pela Ulbra foi campeão da Copa Sul, Taça Premium e também da Copa Brasil.Recebeu nova convocação para seleção brasileira pelo técnico Bernardinho  para  disputar a  Copa dos Campeões de 2001  em Nagoya e Tóquio, tal oportunidade surgiu  após pedido de dispensa  de Giba, que alegou  problemas particulares, então Xanxa ocupou sua vaga no grupo e ao lado de Nalbert, Giovane e Dante compôs o elenco de ponteiros e nesta competição  obteve a medalha de prata.

Disputou pela Ulbra a edição da  Superliga Brasileira A 2001-02 terminou na  quarta posição. Transferiu-se na temporada 2002-03 para o clube Telemig/Minas, neste classificou-se aos playoffs, avançando até as quartas de final, terminando na quinta colocação. Com a parceria da Ulbra com o clube SPFC, resultando no time com nome  Ulbra/ Ferraz/SPFC, disputou o Campeonato Paulista de Voleibol Masculino de 2003 e obteve o título desta edição, assim como seu tetracampeonato gaúcho no mesmo ano e como remanescente neste mesmo clube, disputa a grande final da  Superliga Brasileira A 2003-04, mas encerrou com o vice-campeonato.

Consecutivamente permanece na Ulbra por mais uma temporada, mas não avançou a grande final da Superliga Brasileira A, finalizando na quarta colocação na edição correspondente ao período esportivo 2004-05e continuou como atleta da Ulbra/ Ferraz/SPFC na Superliga Brasileira A 2005-06, contribuindo para esta equipe avançar as quartas de final, mas perdeu sofreu eliminação na semifinal, encerrando na oitava colocação geral na edição.Transferiu-se em 2006 para o voleibol europeu, especificamente foi para a França onde passou a defender a equipe  Poitiers com a qual chegou à final do Liga Francesa, conquistando o vice-campeonato e premio de maior pontuador da liga e em quarto lugar na Copa CEV.

Em 2007 retornou ao  Brasil  para mais uma temporada pela  Ulbra/Suzano/UPtime,  quando  terminou na terceira posição 2007-08. Além deste resultado nesta temporada , Xanxa obteve o título do  Jogos Regionais de São Paulo e  Jogos Abertos do Interior em Praia Grande; conquistou o título do   Campeonato Paulista diante da equipe do Pinheiros/Telemig/AMilBlue, sendo o um dos destaques da partida juntamente com Raphael Vinhedo, assim como o  do  Campeonato Gaúcho, sob o comando do técnico Percy Oncken

No ano de 2008 Xanxa retornou a Europa para uma temporada frutífera  no   CAI Teruel, quando conquistou o título da   Superliga Espanhola e foi eleito melhor jogador das finais, também o atleta com melhor saque, aparecendo nas estatísticas como o terceiro maior pontuador e sexto melhor atacante da edição 2008-09.Após temporada no vôlei espanhol recebeu propostas não só da Espanha,mas também Argentina e Itália, e despedindo-se agradecido pelo apoio recebido nesta passagem. Entre as propostas recebidas, Xanxa optou por atuar no voleibol italiano e acertou por duas temporadas com a equipe do Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, clube que o aguardava juntamente com sua esposa Jennifer.

Na primeira temporada  da Liga Italiana-Série A2 se classifcou na  quinta posição, sofrendo eliminação nas quartas-de-final e disputou  a TIM Cup A2 -Copa Itália  também eliminada nas quartas-de-final. Xanxa jogando na  série A2 edição 2010-11 obteve a nona posição na fase de classificação da liga italiana e novamente sua equipe é batida nas quartas-de-final e chegou as semifinais da Copa Itália A2.

Em 27 de janeiro de 2011 deixa o clube italiano e  retorna ao Brasil e  passa a defender  Kappesberg/Canoas  recém criada  para representar o Rio Grande do Sul. Já em 2012 foi campeão gaúcho e na primeira edição da Superliga Brasileira-Série B, na qual conquista o título e a promoção para  Superliga Brasileira A 2012-13.

Na Superliga Brasileira A 2012-13 foi um dos remanescentes da equipe que conquistou a Superliga Brasileira B e nesta edição realizou uma boa campanha terminando na sexta posição e renovou contrato por mais uma temporada e disputou a Superliga Brasileira A 2013-14 por este mesmo clube.

Clubes

Títulos e Resultados

1997-98- 9º Lugar  da Superliga Brasileira A
1998- 5º Lugar    Liga Mundial
1998- Vice-campeão  dos Jogos Regionais de São Paulo
1998- Vice-campeão da Copa São Paulo
1998-99- 7º Lugar  da Superliga Brasileira A
1999-Campeão do  Campeonato Gaúcho
1999-00- 4º Lugar  da Superliga Brasileira A
2000-Campeão do  Campeonato Gaúcho
2000-01- Vice-campeão da Superliga Brasileira A
2001- Campeão do  Campeonato Gaúcho
2001- Campeão da Copa Sul
2001- Campeão da Taça Premium
2001- Campeão da Copa Brasil de Voleibol Masculino
2001-02- 4º Lugar  da Superliga Brasileira A
2002-03- 5º Lugar da Superliga Brasileira A
2003- Campeão do  Campeonato Gaúcho
2003- Campeão do  Campeonato Paulista
2003-04- Vice-campeão da Superliga Brasileira A
2004-05- 5º Lugar da  Superliga Brasileira A
2006-07- Vice-campeão do Liga Francesa
2006-07- 4º Lugar da Copa CEV
2007-08- Campeão do  Campeonato Paulista
2007-08- Campeão  do  Campeonato Gaúcho
2007- Campeão dos  Jogos Regionais de São Paulo
2007- Campeão dos  Jogos Abertos da Praia Grande
2007-08- 3º Lugar da  Superliga Brasileira A
2008-09- Campeão da Superliga Espanhola
2012- Campeão do  Campeonato Gaúcho
2012- Campeão da  Superliga Brasileira B
2012-13- 6º Lugar da  Superliga Brasileira A

Premiações Individuais

 Melhor Recepção do Campeonato Sul-Americano Juvenil de 1996
2006-07- Maior Pontuador da Liga A Francesa
2008-09- Melhor Sacador da Superliga Espanhola.
2008-09- 3º Lugar Maior Pontuador da  Superliga Espanhola
2008-09- 6º Melhor Atacante da  Superliga Espanhola
2008-09- MVP das Finais da  Superliga Espanhola

Nascidos em 1978
Naturais de Carazinho
Voleibolistas do Rio Grande do Sul
Voleibolistas do Clube Escolar Barão do Rio Branco
Voleibolistas do Canoas Sport Club
Voleibolistas do Minas Tênis Clube
Voleibolistas do Vôlei Canoas
Opostos de voleibol
Pontas de voleibol


Cosmetic dentistry is the branch of dentistry that deals with the appearance of the teeth. Recent advances in technology and dental techniques have made it easier for many people to significantly improve the look of their teeth and their smile.
What kinds of techniques does cosmetic dentistry include?
Place veneers, or shells, over the front or backs of your teeth to make them look better, much like artificial fingernails.
What are the advantages to cosmetic dentistry?
The biggest advantage, of course, is that it can improve the look of your teeth, including the color, shape and positioning.


Globo TV's Raphael Corrêa Netto explains the growing appeal of the network's telenovelas outside its native Brazil.
The trend for watching telenovelas in Brazil is as strong as ever and it's a habit that is spreading to the rest of the world.
That's according to Raphael Corrêa Netto, Brazilian network Globo TV's executive director of international business, who says investment in and support for new writers, on-screen talent and a willingness to take risks with stories keeps audiences tuning in week after week.
"Watching Globo telenovelas is a tradition in the Brazilian culture that remains strong to this day," he says. "Our plots are audience leaders and are allocated throughout the programming schedule. We have three slots for original productions, another slot for a teen telenovela and a slot for popular reruns. And, a few years ago, we reopened the 23.00 slot for plots with more adult themes.
The success of Globo's output at home continues to be repeated on the international stage through the network's distribution arm, Globo TV International. Joia Rara (Precious Pearl), the story of two brothers fighting for control of their family's empire, which won an International Emmy for Best Telenovela last year, recently aired in the US on Telemundo. It was also the second most watched show in Uruguay during its first week on air on Teledoce, and has sold to EPG in South Korea, Armenia Public TV and Mongolia's TV5.
New series coming to the international market include serial-killer drama Dupla Identidade (Merciless), mystery La Fiesta (The Party) and romantic miniseries Amores Roubados (Doomed, pictured top). The Party has already been picked up by EPG, Ecuavisa in Ecuador, Peru's ATV, Teledoce and Portugal's SIC, while Doomed is heading to Telefe in Argentina and SIC.
Globo is also taking pre-orders for its latest telenovela A Regra do Jogo (Rules of the Game), which debuted in August. Written by João Emanuel Carneiro (Avenida Brasil, or Brazil Avenue), it centres on a former politician who precariously walks the line between good and evil. Brazil Avenue, which follows a woman's bid for revenge against her cruel stepmother, currently holds Globo's record for a licensed series, with broadcasting rights sold to more than 130 countries.
"Stories involving classic plots of love, betrayal, jealousy, revenge and big secrets remain strong," says Netto. "What changes is the way in which they are told and the resources used in the scene. All our contemporary stories follow and record the evolution of society and use – as do our period stories and entertainment programmes – technological resources that tell the story in an innovative way. Filming and broadcasting in 4K, for instance, makes watching television even more exciting.
"In Rules of the Game, we will debut a new method of shooting a telenovela, which has been studied for the last two years through the collaboration of different departments across Globo. It is the 'Scenic Box' (Caixa Cênica) – closed sets that are adapted to allow greater camera integration and to give actors more freedom to play, thus making dramaturgy closer to reality shows in the way images are captured and shown to the viewer.
Naturally, Brazilian drama fares best in Latin America, where output deals are in place with Telefe, Mexico's Azteca, Teledoce, Ecuavisa and ATV, among others. Series also travel across the Atlantic to Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa such as Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. But with global audiences now more welcoming to foreign-language series than ever, Globo is taking the initiative by targeting new territories further afield.
Part of this strategy involves setting up new channels. Netto explains: "In July in Angola and Mozambique, for example, we launched our second pay-per-view channel Globe ON, broadcasting telenovelas, series and comedies that have a place in the hearts of Africans. And we have already been told that the audience ratings registered are great.
"We have been gaining more space in the US, where we have had three blockbusters in primetime on MundoMax (formerly MundoFox) and we have telenovelas on air on Telemundo.


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> prerelease and wait a few days (at most a week) for them to send updates.
I'll pay attention to this in the future.
> soon as they have updated their translations.
weeks when you think I should.
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As recently reported on Indygamer, there's a fun new game out called Rose and Camellia. Playable in your browser, this entertaining and fairly unique concept allows you to slap around some unruly ladies, Victorian style. Unfortunately the story behind any of it eludes me on account of the language barrier, but that shouldn't deter you from wasting your precious time with this little gem.
Update: Rose and Camellia has now been updated with a complete English translation. Wow, it all makes sense now! Ah the struggle of the "lowborn" woman among the aristocrats. "This is the elegant art of feminine conflict."


Writing about videogames is not generally the stuff of Woodward and Bernstein. Occasionally, a hostile public relations manager will make your life difficult, or you'll lose a scoop to a rival publication. Trying to get a good interview while a game's in development can be challenging, especially if that game isn't in its official PR swing yet. But for the most part, this is the entertainment industry: The consumers want to read about it, the producers want to talk about it, and the rest is just details.
So it was with some surprise that I encountered a wall of fear and paranoia when I called around, asking developers to talk about religion in gaming. What I found is a small handful of people who think about the issues a lot, and wanted desperately to be part of the conversation...and a vast, silent majority who didn't want to touch the topic with the proverbial 10-foot pole.
"There cannot be a hotter potato than this hot potato," explains Peter Molyneux, Creative Director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe and Lionhead Studios, and one of the brave few not only willing, but eager, to talk about issues of faith. "Religion is one of those things where -- if you're specific about it -- you're going to get yourself into a mountain of trouble," he suggests. "You have to be very, very careful."
Black & White sinner in the hands of an angry God.
It's a touch ironic that he seems so cautious. As one of the earliest developers of so-called God games (the Populous and Black & White series), he started his career in the realm of belief. In those games, players take on the role of God, seeking to engender belief in the hearts of primitive populations, and generally messing with their lives through divine intervention. But Molyneux is quick to point out a critical difference between talking about faith and talking about organized religion.
"If you look at what Assassin's Creed or a lot of Japanese games do, I think they're talking about how Man has corrupted a pure and simple and wonderful message: 'Hey, be nice! Someone loves you! God loves you!'" he says. But how carefully can developers dance back and forth across that line in the sand, between commentary and offense?
How do we reconcile this? Is the divine -- a present and supernatural divine -- only OK when it's a convenient mechanic, but relegated to the corner with a dunce cap, suitable only for mockery, when it comes to the idea of actual faith?
Wizards of the Coast's James Wyatt is one of the rare people in the broader game industry that has street cred on both sides of the issue. Wyatt's best known as the design manager for the Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper game. He's also written numerous fictional novels set in the D&D world of Eberron, and co-authored the game's sourcebook on gods, Deities & Demigods. And he's a former preacher -- a minister for the United Methodist Church. He thinks the fantasy worlds presented in our games are the perfect place to play with God.
"Games aren't a place where you are expected to cling to a belief in something that can't be seen or proven," Wyatt explains. "It's a world where the power of gods is demonstrated daily. [The Lord of the Rings'] Gandalf was -- almost literally -- Jesus walking around with the adventuring party." I'll admit to being somewhat shocked when Wyatt, in a calm and fatherly tone, explains how awesome it was to cast aside the preconceptions of our shared faith: "Fantasy has this ability to open our eyes to the enchantment of our world, and to view real things with more wonder."
For days after my conversation with Wyatt, as I simultaneously fumed over the gaming industry's reticence to discuss the topic, I played through games that inspired that kind of wonder in me -- everything from Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online to Daniel Benmergui's Today I Die -- and I tried to open myself up to this kind of enchantment.
And then the demo for EA's upcoming Dante's Inferno dropped.


This Madison Park home involved a four-phase remodel and was collaboration between the architect, homeowner and Bellan Construction. In each phase, the homeowner added more modern elements to what started out as an architecturally traditional residence and is now a beautiful blend of the traditional with the modern. The commercial grade windows open onto a patio area that blends modernity while keeping the traditional feel of the original home. The kitchen is meant to be warm and inviting with cabinetry that is beautiful yet at the same time extremely functional. The custom closet in the master bedroom is in keeping with the design of the room and the custom built master bed.


Thank you for your question and I feel terribly sorry for your health problem, I wish you a well recovery after the stem cells transplant.
Before giving you advice about tea (from the six major categories, i.e. green/white/yellow/oolong/red (black)/dark (black)), can you please first let me know how is your stomach situation and energy level?
Tea is healthy ONLY IF you know what to choose and how to drink in accordance to your health conditions, starting from your stomach condition; also we have to consider the advice from your doctor so I can give you more appropriate suggestion.
At this moment, it is very important to take care your stomach and digestion system; suggest to avoid spicy and aggressive taste of food and drink; it is better to have easy digested food and drink (avoid too warm or too cold), definitely no smoking or alcohol. It is very important to consult with your doctor closely.
Can also try to have one spoon mixture of honey Royal Jelly with Honey (in 1:1 portion) with a glass of water, one to two times a day. If you are not allergy against nuts then can probably try to boil rice with 10 pcs of walnuts in a lot of water (rice gruel); another recipe is using the soup of HeShouWu (何首烏 Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.) (boil HeShouWu in water for 40 minutes) cook it with rice in a lot of water (rice gruel) and serve with natural dark sugar (i.e. dark baster sugar; not refined white sugar), these two are very easy digested food that can be served as main food or desert.
Always first warm up your teapot and cup with warm water, pour the warm water into tea and then filter it out immediately. The first infusion of tea that you drink actually is your second infusion and onwards.
Normally we can consume 6-8 cups of tea a day (about 1.2-1.5 liter a day), but for you, I would suggest to keep it 3-4 cups. Carefully check how your stomach and digestion system react to the tea.
In case you have problem to distinguish the taste because of the bitter taste in your mouth, then can try to brush your tone when you brush your teeth and drink more warm water every day.
The basic thing that I learnt from my mother since my childhood – when you sick, eat more meals in smaller volume per meal. The basic principle for healthy life style should always follow the principle of "Eating light and drinking mild".
I will try to make a short video clip for a simple "arms swinging exercise" and post on line later.
I hope the above brief information is useful. Best wishes for a good recovery.


A work for 24 solo voices (SATB/divisi) in 9 movements.
Pub United Music Publishers, London; ISMN M 2251 0612 8.
'National Portraits' was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the National Portrait Gallery, London for its 150th anniversary, and premièred there on 8 June 2006. Undoubtedly my most ambitious BBC commission, it was designed following a proposal of NPG's Director that I respond to subjects from a 30 year history of portrait commissions. From a shortlist of 30, I chose nine individuals, most either directly or indirectly connected with the history of my academic fields and/or research interests. These were (as they are ordered in the work): Daley Thompson, Dame Antonia (AS) Byatt, Lord Foster, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Sir George and Lady Christie, Prof Stephen Hawking, Sir John Sulston, Fiona Shaw and Julian Bream.
The work's structure was defined through face-to-face 'sittings', which took place much as would a series of exchanges between portrait painter and subject. Detailed questionnaires were prepared and answered before each first sitting. This, together with the work-sessions, provided me with indicators of the kinds of musical materials to be used, including (in some cases) quotations and/or transcriptions of pre-existing music(s).
The work's technical complexity was highly conditional upon the expertise of the BBC Singers (with whom I have collaborated since the mid 1970s) for realisation in performance. Their performance of the work, under Nicholas Kok, was recorded by the BBC and broadcast on 'Performance on 3' on 11 September 2006.


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Home » Charlotte Hornets » Mitch Kupchak ready to make Charlotte Hornets winners with Michael Jordan's help
Mitch Kupchak ready to make Charlotte Hornets winners with Michael Jordan's help
STEVE REED | Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mitch Kupchak is confident Michael Jordan's Hornets will become an NBA playoff team again soon, possibly even next season.
But just how he intends to help Charlotte get there remains unclear – for now.
The Hornets new general manager and president of basketball operations said during his introductory news conference Tuesday this is a job he coveted. But the 63-year-old Kupchak was vague when it came to pressing questions surrounding the futures of the franchise's top player Kemba Walker, eight-time All-Star center Dwight Howard and coach Steve Clifford – as well as whether the team needs to undergo a complete rebuilding process.
"I'm limited in my knowledge other than what I have seen on TV and learned in the last 48 hours," said Kupchak, who accepted the job on Sunday. No details have been released about the terms of his contract.
He helped the Los Angeles Lakers win seven NBA titles and has spent 30 years as a front office executive, including 17 as the Lakers' general manager.
He hopes to build a winner in Charlotte too – with Jordan's help.
"I don't know why I wouldn't seek out his opinion," said Kupchak, adding that Jordan is arguably the greatest player ever to play the game.
Kupchak said Jordan is still very passionate about not only the NBA game, but the college game as well – and keeps up on the talent.
"I hope that most of the time we are on the same page and there may be a couple of times we are not," Kupchak said. "He may look at me and say, `You know Mitch, we don't see eye-to-eye on this but you do what is best.' Or he maybe he will look at me and say, `Mitch we don't see eye-to-eye on this one but this is my decision.' And that is his right as an owner."
In Los Angeles, Kupchak inherited a roster from Jerry West where he acknowledged "the cupboards were full."
Behind Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers became a dynasty.
Things are little different in Charlotte, which lacks the glitz of a big market like Los Angeles, the talent of a Golden State and the history of franchise like Boston.
Kupchak inherits a team with 10 players under contract next season leaving the Hornets close the luxury tax threshold – making turning over the roster a little difficult.
Charlotte's most tradable commodity is Walker, who has played in the last two All-Star games and is making just $12 million a year with one season left on his contract before becoming a free agent.
Walker is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, but he's also stated that he would prefer to win playoff games rather than go through a rebuilding process.
"I like a player that doesn't want to be somewhere where they're going to lose," Kupchak said. " … I know he's had an All-Star year. It's tough to answer the question with any certainty."
He said the same goes for the 32-year-old Howard, who rebounded from two lackluster seasons in Houston and Atlanta with a solid campaign this season for the Hornets averaging 16.7 points, 12.4 rebound and 1.6 blocks in 80 games played.
Howard played for Kupchak in Los Angeles when he was GM there, and Kupchak said he didn't want the big man to leave for Houston as a free agent.
He said he's watched Howard play recently and likes what he's seen.
"He is as lively and energetic as I have seen him play in years and years and years," Kupchak said. "I know next year is the last year of his deal so there is some uncertainty with some of the players going forward."
There is also uncertainty surrounding Clifford's future.
Charlotte has made the playoffs twice in five seasons under Clifford, but has never advanced out of the first round. Clifford missed a large portion of this past season dealing with headaches related to sleep deprivation.
Clifford spent one season with the Lakers and Kupchak felt at that time he had head coaching potential.
But when asked directly about Clifford's future with the Hornets, Kupchak struck a popular refrain, saying he just got the job two days ago, "so in all fairness I have not had the time" to assess.
As for whether the Hornets need to rebuild, Kupchak said, "I don't know if that is the right word or not. I think our actions in the next three months might answer that question."
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Apple Forces WordPress to Monetize its Free iOS App to Continue Updates
Apple has cut off updates to the iOS WordPress (WP) app because it wants a 30% cut of the money, WP founder Matt Mullenweg revealed on Friday.
The WordPress app lets you build and manage websites from your smartphone for free. Its main website also sells domain names and website packages. The app does not sell anything and does not include in-app purchases but it is now being forced to by Apple because it wants a 30% share of the money.
Apple later confirmed that it is involved with the whole situation, saying that in-app purchases are required to "allow users to access content, subscriptions, or features they have acquired in your app on other platforms or your web site". This was their response to an app that does not sell anything.
Heads up on why @WordPressiOS updates have been absent… we were locked by App Store. To be able to ship updates and bug fixes again we had to commit to support in-app purchases for .com plans. I know why this is problematic, open to suggestions. Allow others IAP? New name?
— Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) August 21, 2020
In order to get its support back for updates and bug fixes, Mullenweg had to commit to in-app purchases. He says the app is adding brand new in-app purchases for WordPress.com's domain names in the next 30 days. As a response, Apple has agreed to allow updates to WP.
In short, the richest company in the world successfully forced a developer to monetize its free service so it could make more money. It is worth mentioning that WP is only one of the few companies that went public with the matter. Numerous others are also suffering from "Apple tax" including big names such as Epic Games' Fortnite.
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EPIC UNCOVERS MOU BETWEEN NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND CIA ON SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR WEB MONITORING
WASHINGTON, DC -- As a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) to the federally-funded National Science Foundation (NSF), EPIC has uncovered details of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CIA and the NSF on the joint funding in the areas of mathematics and physical sciences that, among other things, is researching ways to monitor on-line chat rooms for terrorist activities. The joint program is called "Approaches to Combat Terrorism: Opportunities for Basic Research."
EPIC's FOIA resulted in press reports about a $157,673 grant being awarded by NSF to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. The grant is for a project called "Surveillance, Analysis and Modeling of Chatroom Communities."
According to the MOU, signed by the CIA on April 14, 2003 and by the NSF on April 16, 2003, the cooperative agreement between the NSF and the Intelligence Community was agreed upon after a joint Intelligence Community/NSF workshop held in November 2002. According to the MOU, the initiative concentrates on Energy Sources, Sensors and Detectors, Image Reconstruction and Analysis, Optical Spectography, and Mathematical Techniques. The MOU states: the initiative sponsors are committed to continuing the initiative beyond Fiscal Year (FY) 2004. According to the MOU, NSF funded $2.50 million in FY2003 and another $2.5 million in FY 2004. The CIA's total amount is not stated but NSF's contribution is listed at 70 percent. The MOU states that it was to remain in effect through FY 2004.
A Sept. 17, 2004 memo from the CIA to Dr. Leland M. Jameson, the Program Director for Computational and Applied Mathematics at the NSF, states, "We gratified [sic] that the scientific community wants to help the nation and contribute to the nation's security in a time of peril." It continues, "As far as what we do with the technology -- we have thorough oversight by the US Congress and we strictly follow all applicable laws." The CIA email was in response to a Sept. 17, 2004 article about the chat room monitoring program in "Red Herring" and a request for an interview of Jameson by a reporter in New Jersey. Jameson informs the CIA official that, "I will have to give another interview. I was told the worst thing is for a reporter to write that 'the NSF refused to comment.'"
On October 16, 2004, the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), in a letter signed by former recipients of CPSR's Norbert Wiener Award, expressed their "concern about the significant redirection in science funding toward the development of systems of mass surveillance. It is our view that this research priority could pose a fundamental risk to political freedom, privacy, and Constitutional liberty."
The newly-released NSF documents are available at:
EPIC's Freedom of Information Act Request (pdf)
NSF's Memorandum of Understanding (pdf)
Research Proposal to the NSF (pdf)
NSF Award Abstract (pdf)
Approaches to Combat Terrorism: Program Solicitation (pdf)
Press Coverage (pdf)


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The US-China trade confrontation has sharply escalated lately, while this past weekend's G7 summit did nothing else than provide the opportunity for Trump to confess to "second thoughts" and for the other G7 leaders to tut-tut. But why should they even do that? If there is less US-China trade, shouldn't there be more trade (i.e. sales) for other countries' firms?
Well: yes and no. It's complicated.
One the one hand there's a recent piece from the main Dutch business newspaper, Het Financiële Dagblad (FD): Dutch firms profit from trade-war." (Should be behind pay-wall, but when I tried it wasn't; your mileage may vary.)
Yes, things are going swimmingly these days for Dutch firms in China, as the FD has discovered doing the rounds among the various commercial branches engaged there; there has even been a noticeable loosening-up of the usual bureaucracy. But note the top-performing sector: land- en tuinbouw ("agriculture and gardening"). There it's likely there's been a minimum in the way of winning over Chinese customers who were serviced by US companies before; it's just a more-friendly Chinese attitude. As one expert remarks, "The Chinese would never say it out loud, but at this moment a lot of business [for Dutch firms] is proceeding faster and easier" due to the US-China tension.
A second sector that has benefited is that of suppliers to auto-makers; clearly there has been some snatching of contracts once held by American firms there. At the aggregate level, as shown by figures from the Dutch national statistical office, first-half 2019 has seen substantial growth in Netherlands exports to and imports from China.
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The running joke over the last half-week has been Greenland: Donald Trump wants to buy it for the US! Could this be serious? Well, it was the Wall Street Journal that initially broke the story. For a while afterwards there was no official reaction from either the White House or from Greenland/Denmark. Then on Sunday (yesterday) evening Trump confirmed his interest in such a purchase to reporters (FT paywall).
Ah … but this guy is no longer the Prime Minister!
Eventually, top Danish and Greenlandic officials started to deal with this idea of an American purchase, and not as a joke. Denmark's relatively new prime minister (from last 27 June), Mette Frederiksen, actually used this past weekend to travel there for the very first time. (Coincidence, or what?) There, she said "Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland is Greenlandic. I really hope that it's not something that is seriously meant." And Kim Kielsen (he's male), Greenland's Premier, echoed "Of course, Greenland is not for sale."
Still, all that was probably obvious, no matter Trump's intentions. Why hasn't this story died already? Because Trump is scheduled to visit Denmark in the near future!
You may recall that the American president is due in Europe shortly anyway, for the G7 summit that will happen in Biarritz, France starting next Saturday (24 AUG). It only makes sense, having made the trans-Atlantic slog, to add other engagements once you are over there. First Trump and Melania will visit Poland – they love Americans there and are dying for some permanent US military bases on their territory, which they are certainly willing to help pay for. They're even willing to call the biggest & baddest among these future bases "Camp Trump." But then the plan was to go on to visit Denmark on 2-3 September, on a full state visit, no less.
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Making Her Name in the West
A surprising summer TV ratings hit, in many countries, was the Women's Football European Championship Tournament, just concluded this past Sunday and held at various stadiums in the Netherlands starting on 16 July.
As with all such tournaments, things only start to get really serious when it comes to the knock-out rounds, here the quarter-finals which were held on the weekend of 29-30 July. I tuned in then to the Germany-vs.-Denmark game, and was taken by surprise at the beginning when the stadium band played the Danish national anthem and – as is standard – the TV camera panned the line of starting Denmark players. One of them was definitely not like the others: not fair-skinned and blonde or standard brunette, but quite dark-skinned and dark-haired indeed. That was number 9, Nadia Nadim (also nothing near the typical Danish first or last name), who it turned out played as one of the forward strikers within Denmark's 4-4-2 system.
Nadim actually scored, with a header, the goal that brought Denmark back to 1-1 against the Germans (cancelling out their goalkeeper's terrible mistake that had allowed in a long-range strike for the Germans' one goal), in a game the Danes would go on to win 2-1, a spectacular upset against the German women's team that had won the last six such tournaments. She also scored Denmark's first goal – an unstoppable penalty-kick – in the final against the Netherlands that the Danish team ultimately lost 2-4. And throughout the tournament (at least the games I watched) she was a dynamo of energy up there at the front of the Danish line.
But the equally interesting thing here is the back-story. Where is this lady from? This piece from The Local.dk explains things well enough, in English: She was born in Herat, Afghanistan, to a father who was an officer in the Afghan Army and was executed by the Taliban in 2000, whereupon she fled with her mother and siblings to Europe, to Denmark. (I believe hearing during a game broadcast that the original plan was actually to carry on to go live in England.)
Now 29 years old, she is starting striker for the Denmark women's national team, as well as for the Portland Thorns in the (American) National Women's Soccer League. But that's not all: she ultimately will become a doctor, as she is also studying in Denmark towards her medical degree. (For those not in the know, that requires abilities in math and science.) PLUS, as this piece from the website of a Danish sports TV channel puts it, she speaks seven languages (Danish, English, German, French, Farsi, Urdu and Hindi) and can be interviewed in at least the first three listed. (Nadia quote from that sports-site piece: "I'm quite bright. You would hardly believe it – surprise!")
Inevitably, then, she embodies themes that go far beyond the mere persona of Nadia Nadim herself, in several directions. There is the elevation of international women's football in the general public interest that this particular tournament has helped achieve, with the related and important aspect that now, for once, girls interested in playing football finally have heroes there performing on TV to which they can relate, of their same gender. Except that these particular feats, of course, were pretty much achieved collectively by all the women players participating in that Euros tournament.
For Nadim, in addition, there is the refugee aspect, the fact that she certainly does not "look" very Danish – and indeed only became a citizen when she was 12-13 years old. I daresay, however, that you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone calling for her to be thrown out of the country, even among Denmark's most rabid anti-foreigner rabble (all tattoos, piercings and Viking-horns). Denmark has certainly had a problem within the context of the Europe-wide refugee crisis that exploded in mid-2015, and it's fair to say the country has mainly tried to keep its doors closed; it's anti-foreigner party, the Danish People's Party, has had strong influence on each government since the turn of the century. In Germany, similar anti-foreigner sentiment has to some degree been tamped down through nation-wide delight at the success of the men's football team, which features stars of Turkish, Tunisian, Ghanaian lineage and the like. Might the same thing happen in Denmark via Nadia Nadim?
Yet I feel there is an even greater point to be made here, by looking back to where she originally came from. My thoughts were turned in this direction when I recently came across this piece from De Volkskrant:
"In some parts of Afghanistan women aren't even referred to by name." First paragraph of the article:
Women in Afghanistan are often indicated as "mother," "daughter," "wife" or "grandma." In some parts of the land the name is not even denoted on birth-certificates, and on the marriage license only the name of the groom and the father of the bride are to be read. It even happens that the name of a woman who has died is not put on her gravestone, but she is rather referred to as "wife of." Certainly within conservative circles, it is just not done to use a woman's name within the family environment.
That is what Nadia Nadim escaped when she fled with her family. Does anyone think she would have played football (there is no Afghan national women's football team), learned seven languages, become a doctor had she stayed in Afghanistan? We all know that the chances are overwhelming that she would have been kept illiterate and barefoot, restricted her whole life long to the usual roles of child-bearer and household servant. For we know that one of the things the Taliban are quite serious about is that girls are not to be educated – just ask Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala. (Admittedly, Malala herself is Pakistani, but the point still applies. By the way, that sort of outside-imposed upholding of women's rights still does not justify the continued presence in that country of foreign military forces, nor the trillions of dollars or many thousands of lives – native and foreign – that have been wasted there since 2001.)
It was only by escaping to the West that Nadim could develop and display her quite impressive personal potential – and only in these comparatively rich (could one say: "comparatively civilized"?) countries where the society that took her in could also benefit from her many gifts. Why are these other countries so poor? Admittedly, it is a complicated question, which certainly involves somewhat of a history of colonial exploitation. But Nadia Nadim shows that an important reason they are still poor is their unwillingness to allow women to contribute to society in all the ways that they can; and this has to be specified as a very grave problem centered around a certain religion, namely Islam.
P.S.: For those interested in hearing her speak English, here is an interview she did in Oregon as a Portland Thorns player. (When I have time, I'll see if I can embed that here in this post – thanks for making it so difficult, WordPress.)
Also: It seems she mostly tweets in English, for whatever reason. Sure, that reason may be "because that's not really her account" (it's not verified), but take a look, it has pictures you imagine only she and her team-mates had access to, and the like.
Polar Role-Reversal
Among the world turmoil occupying us in this run-up to the 2014 Christmas period, one alarming development that you may well have missed was Denmark's filing of a formal claim on Monday to the area of the North Pole. For some years – and particularly now that the melting of the Northern icecap is laying them bare – the considerable oil & gas natural resources said to be just under the Arctic Sea floor have piqued the interest of those countries lying along its periphery in trying to extend their sovereignties as far as possible into that area, consistent with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
You're right, Denmark does not itself border the Arctic Ocean; what does is Greenland, whose foreign and defense policies Denmark still controls, even as it otherwise enjoys self-government. Indeed, it is an underwater ridge that extends from Greenland through the Arctic area that constitutes the legal basis for Denmark's claim.
So now we have this self-reflective comment from the website of DR, or Danmarks Radio, the Danish government-owned national TV and radio network.
You could say this is a bold, even audacious, move and those interests it challenges directly (aside from the well-known seasonal actors – Hello Santa!) are mainly Canada and Russia. Particularly Russia, as we realize from this quote in the linked DR piece from a Danish journalist who has written extensively about the Arctic:
This is a gigantic piece of the sea-floor that Denmark and Greenland are now claiming. This extends – and this is the surprising thing – the entire way over to Russia's nautical border. Danish politicians have therefore chosen to use all means provided to them by the UN's oceans commission.
It is a surprise; this is Denmark we are talking about here. Or, as the comedian Craig Ferguson just put it:
The Danes are causing a bit of trouble. The kingdom of Denmark claimed the North Pole as their own. Hey, you can't just reach out and take something if you want it, Denmark. That's Russia's job.
Indeed. That DR Nyheder tweet literally reads "Russia as meek as a lamb in the Arctic – we are the aggressive ones." How could this be? This is Putin's Russia we are talking about, after all, and the Danes, whose neighbors haven't had anything to complain about since Viking times.
Could it have something to do with the very recent drastic weakening of Putin's geopolitical position brought about by the collapse of the oil price and the ruble? Is the lack (so far) of Russian reaction the first sign we have that these troubles will likely tone down Russia's behavior after all? Not according to Jakob Busk Olsen, who wrote this DR piece; he instead reckons that Russian decision-makers are too aware how the region is so hostile to man that absolute lack of conflict is necessary for anyone to be able to safely make the substantial investments (in offshore drilling platforms, etc.) to exploit those resources. Better to not rock the boat.
And why is Denmark acting so aggressively to safeguard to itself access to those presumed oil and gas deposits, when that country is among the world's pioneers in transitioning away from fossil fuels? The key thing to remember here is that the Kingdom is actually acting on behalf of its semi-ward Greenland; it clearly would like to be rid of its remaining obligations there, but Greenland will eventually be able to stand on its own feet economically mainly with its own trousseau of fossil-fuel assets.
That's the name for the spirit of divine retribution in Greek mythology, we are told, which exacted its vengeance against those exhibiting hubris, another classic mythological concept.
Nemesis is now knocking on the door of the British government, specificallly the British Ministry of Defense, as is apparent from revelations over the past weekend from the Süddeutsche Zeitung:
Abu Ghraib, it would seem, was no isolated incident; if these allegations hold true, then the British Army was itself engaged in the systematic torture of Iraqi prisoners – although not at Abu Ghraib, it had built its own prisons of horrors, most nearer to Basra. This included death while in captivity:
The 26-year-old widower Baha Mousa died after two days in British captivity. The autopsy reported 93 injuries – abrasions, lacerations and broken ribs. Listed cause of death: suffocation.
"A regrettable, isolated incident," was the explanation for this from the British authorities. Others beg to differ, specifically the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), with offices in Berlin, which has teamed up with the Birmingham-based human rights law firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL), in particular to prove not isolated but systematic mistreatment of detainees in British custody in Iraq to the satisfaction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. They've brought together testimony from 109 former prisoners, with complaints spanning various time-periods within 2003-2008, and at differing locations – which would seem to tend towards the "systematic." (more…)
Latest Danish Super-Bridge
Denmark (see the adjoining map, click to enlarge) is very much, if not exclusively, an island-nation. And Denmark remains quite prosperous as well, having so far weathered the financial crises and "Great Recession" of the past few years with aplomb. These two facts have combined to produce a wave of bridge-building projects over the past fifteen years or so – after all, if there's plenty of government money, why not use some of it to ease inter-island communications? First the Danish authorities built the Great Belt Bridge (almost 7 km long) connecting the island of Fyn with that of Sjælland (where Copenhagen is situated) in 1998. (On the map, it's in the middle, linking up "Nyborg" on the left/West with "Korsør" on the right/East.) Then in 2000 the Øresund Bridge (almost 8km long) was opened connecting Copenhagen with the Swedish mainland city of Malmö.
The next project will be creating a link ultimately to connect Copenhagen with Hamburg, one that crosses that strait you see there at bottom labeled "Fehmarn Bælt" between the Danish Rødby Havn (North) and the German Puttgarden (South). Right now a couple of commercial ferries serve cars, trains, bicycles and pedestrians for crossing that distance of about 18.6km in about 45 minutes. But that is increasingly not good enough for the requirements of 2010, at least in the eyes of the Danish Transport Ministry which has taken over the project's leadership – supervised, of course, by the Danish legislature, or Folketing. (more…)
Copenhagen Climate Conference Failure: Post-Mortem
As all of us realize who care to recall, that COP15 "Hopenhagen" Climate Summit of last December was a failure, despite the personal involvement of nearly all top world leaders, including President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. No clear agreement on worldwide action to act against global warming and the emission of greenhouse gases – much less one with any binding force – was arrived at. Official commitment to such action on the part of most governments since then has mostly just dwindled away. The question naturally arises, "How could it have failed?", but that is an inquiry that naturally invites a lot of finger-pointing. As for the host Danish government, the Prime Minister's Office (Statsministeriet) has conducted its own classified analysis of the question – something which reporters Martin Aagaard and Mette Østergaard of the mainstream newspaper Politiken nonetheless managed to get a hold of and discuss in an article in that newspaper. (more…)
Olympians Playing Stoned
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
This post is intended as a shout-out to Jay, to Letterman, to comedy-writing staffs everywhere. Here's the deal: I give you the straight line, culled from a real live news-piece – Women's curling team receives psychological help, reports the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten – and you take it from there. It doesn't have to mean sending me your women's curling jokes (it wouldn't have to be "Danish") by e-mail*; I'd be satisfied just with hearing a good one – just one! – from Leno's monologue, or simply having it come back home here to Papa through the Internets somehow.
This choice of topic is not accidental, although its further elaboration in the Danish press is serendipitous. And to a great extent I am offering my find here in gratitude for some great introductory curling material already enjoyed. I'm referring specifically to Letterman, Wednesday night, February 17, and his material could also be of help in providing some background for those of you who may have no idea what this Olympic sport of "curling" is all about.
In curling, they get a 40 lb. granite stone and send it down the ice and then they sweep the debris from in front of it. It's all the fun of shuffleboard, plus household chores.
Good for the New Citizen, Good for the Dansker
The issue hasn't recently cropped up spectacularly for a while, like it did during 2005-2006's Muhammed cartoons controversy, but the problem of integrating immigrants – particularly from non-Western cultures – has certainly never left Denmark, not to mention most other Western European countries. Now the head of one of the main Danish political parties, one that is actually part of the current ruling coalition, Det Konservative Folkeparti (the Conservative People's Party), Lene Espersen, has put forward a solution, as reported by Anita Sørensen in Berlingske Tidende.
(Please don't confuse Det Konservative Folkeparti with Dansk Folkeparti, or the Danish People's Party, which made its name with its aggressively anti-immigrant stance and is not currently in the government – although it effectively is, since its support enables the current coalition to carry on without being voted down in the Parliament. Also of note: Lene Espersen, a woman, is consistently labeled in the newspapers as the Conservative People's Party's formand or "spokesman"; I guess they don't get all hung up about gender- or politically-correct terminology in Denmark.) (more…)
Denmark as Non-Inquisitive Fugleman
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
fugleman – noun, plural -men. 1. (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills. 2. a person who heads a group.
So I'm taking my usual stroll through my RSS reader . . . and what do I come across? Something from the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende, entitled The Danish supermodel! Hey, click on that sucker . . . !
To my disappointment, it turns out to have nothing to do at all with anything like the efforts of some lithe, shapely (and probably under-fed) young Miss from, say, the Jutland hinterlands to displace Claudia Schiffer or Gisele Bundchen (she wears the pants!) from the catwalk. But you realize that the parlous times we're currently in don't really allow for such idle distractions, right? (Not that EuroSavant has followed, or even is able to follow, this line consistently . . .)
You'll be glad to know that the "Supermodel" that this article discusses is indeed of an economic nature, namely the Danes' way of putting together and running their economy, which seems to work extremely well in a time when we are all looking for extremely good solutions. For we have Business Week not long ago plaintively blazing the headline "What is capitalism's future?" And as this Berlingske article proclaims, "The USA has disappointed the world. The American model, with its irrepressible belief in free-market forces where everyone forges his own success, has loudly broken own." What could replace it? Why, possibly that Danish "supermodel"! (more…)
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High-Tech Poker Conquers Denmark
Sunday, April 17th, 2005
Ludomani – there's your Danish word for the day, meaning "compulsive gambling." Plagues to society are one of my fascinations, and so will often be encountered on these pages, but make that plagues to rich societies. Europe is after all my self-appointed beat. So don't expect to come to EuroSavant and find anything about the mysterious Marburg virus stalking Angola, for example. Instead, take a situation where national payment systems evolve to the point where you can send money almost anywhere, almost instantly; and where you can receive anywhere, on your mobile telephone, attractive, easy-to-look-at data. Two "goods," right?, which must characterize a nation riding modern technology's leading edge. Unfortunately, as the Danes are now finding out, what all this must also mean, sooner or later, is an explosion of high-tech gambling – and ludomani. (more…)
(Back) Into Iraq? Ummm . . . You First!
Remember back last winter, when a big fuss hit over the Pentagon announcing a policy prohibiting the awarding of contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq to states which hadn't been active participants in the Coalition? (€S covered the reaction in both Germany and France.) It sure seemed a good idea then to be among the "ins" rather then the "outs" and so to look forward to the awarding of juicy reconstruction contracts to firms from out of your country.
Well, first of all doubts set in early – particularly in the Polish press – as to whether the Pentagon was really willing to steer those contracts to any other than American firms, with maybe the occasional British company thrown in. Of course, with the transfer-of-sovereignty last month, now it's supposed to be the Iraqis themselves in charge of such decisions. But things have instead reached a stage where commercial calculations have taken another turn entirely. For instance, those in the transport business might be interested to know of a contract for trucking services that might be coming up for tender soon. The present holder, the Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company, is under a bit of pressure – seven of its drivers were abducted in one day, last Wednesday, and are now being held hostage, under the threat of being beheaded, by Islamic militants! (more…)
Foreigners Dominate Denmark's Criminals
Results of a recently-released survey conducted last May 4 among the population of Denmark's jails by the Institute for Prisoner Welfare (Kriminalforsorgen) and the Danish State Statistical Bureau (Danmarks Statistik) have raised some eyebrows. That study found that a full one-quarter of Denmark's imprisoned criminals (specifically: 955 out of 3,741) are either of foreign nationality or the direct descendants of foreigners. (more…)
The Danish "People's Strike" (1944)
Today EuroSavant extends its definition of the "European non-English-language" press a slight bit to include a radio station, or at least that radio station's website. I'm speaking in particular here of the Danish public radio station "P1," which broadcasts news and public affairs.
("P2" broadcasts mainly classical music and literature/arts-related programs, while "P3" is the public radio station devoted to pop music. At the same time, there exist a number of private radio stations broadcasting in the country – quite legally – which unlike the public stations can broadcast commercials, and which tend to concentrate on pop music.)
In particular, P1 broadcast a few weeks ago a series of commemorative programs to recount the Danish "people's strike" against the Nazi occupation that occurred just over sixty years ago, at the end of June/beginning of July of 1944. There remain a series of webpages devoted to this subject just off of the main P1 homepage (this is the Folkestrejken homepage), and their high quotient of audio-visual content make them worth a look to anyone interested in this bit of World War II history, even if s/he doesn't know the language. (more…)
Europa XL: A Cultural Portrait of Denmark
Yes, I haven't been around for a while. The reason is that I've been busy setting up my other weblog, SegwayEuroTour, a process which I confess is as yet still incomplete. Still, the writings over there is rather different from what you're accustomed to finding here on EuroSavant, so I can make at least a theoretical case that I should be able to pursue both simultaneously. I've just had a brand new Segway HT (a p-Series, for those of you in-the-know) shipped over here to me in the Netherlands, you see, where such things are as scarce as hen's teeth. I've already had great fun taking her (her name's "Marleen," by the way) out in public, and so far that has just been to take around to show to acquaintances! There are surely many more adventures to come, and they will be chronicled over at that other site.
In the meantime – just to be further selfish about things, but I guess this website here is also basically about me – I have some paid work translating from Danish into English, so I have this renewed interest in the Danish press. It's lucky that I do, for an Internet-journey over there alerts me to a very interesting series currently going on in the webpages of the main Danish daily Politiken, called Europa XL. (What does that "XL" mean? I can't quite tell: I suppose it could be Roman numerals for "40" – but that doesn't seem to make any sense – or it could mean "extra large.")
"We know the EU as a big bureaucratic system. Nations without any face, without body," begins that introductory article. The point of this series is to do something about that for Politiken's readers, to provide precisely that face to each of the EU's fifteen current members (in articles appearing up to the big May 1, 2004, expansion date) and then to the ten new members (in articles after that). "How do these different lands see themselves? What are their special values? And how can each enrich a common European culture?" – Politiken intends to approach one "characteristic voice" from each country – generally a prominent cultural figure of that land – to provide the following concerning their respective country (with their commentary, of course): a painting, a photograph, a person, an object, a text, a piece of music or song, a poem, a food-dish, a place, and an event. (more…)
Belgian IGC Play-by-Play
Yes, I've managed to kick my recent Danish fixation. And yes, that EU Constitutional Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) got underway this past weekend, starting with a one-day EU summit meeting on Saturday attended by heads of state and/or heads of government of all 15 current EU members, the 10 members-states which will join the EU at the beginning of next May, and 3 other states slated to join somewhat later as well (namely Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey). They were welcomed by current EU President Silvio Berlusconi, who called for an "act of will" from out of the assembled delegations, to come up with a version of the Constitution acceptable to all by Christmas. As President, Berlusconi got to speak first, and got to speak a little longer, and he was followed by five minutes' remarks from European Commission president Romano Prodi, then European Parliament president Pat Cox, then from leaders of each of the 28 national delegations. "After everyone had spoken, basically nothing had been said, much less discussed," comments Die Zeit's article on the proceedings, Strength-of-Will, At Least up until Christmas, which, although I'm indebted to it for many of the above details, I found otherwise disappointing in its low quotient of actual analysis.
Maybe it was just too early to be able to say anything truly profound. Those heads of state/government couldn't hang around for long – they're a busy bunch of Euro-men and -women – meaning that it was their representatives, generally the foreign ministers, who were left behind to roll up their sleeves and start getting into the details. I've found good coverage about this part – the rest of the story, so to speak – in a series of articles from the Belgian on-line Gazet van Antwerpen. (more…)
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Denmark Rejoins the EU's Small Countries
Yes, its "Denmark Day," but time now to go in a more serious direction, which is the Danish government's approach to the EU Constitutional Intergovernmental Conference that opened this weekend in Rome. This event is naturally at the top of the Danish news, and is covered in all three leading nationwide, general-interest dailies, Politiken, Belingske Tidende, and Jyllands-Posten.
It turns out that there is important news to report, as it seems that Danish premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen has altered his government's policy towards the draft Constitution in a notable way as the IGC begins. (more…)
Lindh and the Euro – The View from Denmark
Sunday, September 14th, 2003
Outside reality intruded for a while to hold up my planned survey of commentary in the Danish press over the murder of Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh and the effect of that incident on the upcoming Swedish referendum over whether to adopt the euro. But I did gather the relevant URLs on the subject from the main Danish on-line dailies, and am posting this early enough for there still to be suspense about the referendum's outcome (for prompt EuroSavant readers, anyway.)
I start with Berlingske Tidende's rather simplistic editorial leader, Svenskernes valg, or "The Swedes' Choice." (more…)
"The Sinners are We"
Sunday, September 7th, 2003
That's the title of an interesting commentary piece in the latest Die Zeit by Uwe Jean Heuser – a remarkable mea culpa for Germany from a German writer, which puts into stark relief the striking (if rather unfortunate) ironies attending the birth of the Euro and the current state of finances in Euroland (that is, in those twelve-out-of-fifteen EU countries that have adopted it as their common currency). (more…)
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Not to Be Ignored
"Punish France, ignore Germany, forgive Russia": that was US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's formulation last month of Washington's post-war approach towards those major European powers which had proven so uncooperative to America's designs in the run-up to the War in Iraq. Germany could well count itself lucky to fall under "ignore" rather than "punish"; at least that leaves the field open for Gerhard Schröder's government to take initiatives of its own to try to reconstruct the formerly close American-German relationship and have Schröder and President Bush officially speaking to each other again.
It's true that German Defense Minister Peter Struck's visit last week to Washington was uncharacteristically low-key – not one photo of a smiling Struck shaking hands with his American counterpart Donald Rumsfeld to be seen, for example. And the Germans do not help their case by letting acid comments by their high officials slip out into the light of international press scrutiny, as we discussed here in EuroSavant, although it seems that that one did not slip out very far. (Who knows? Maybe the incident never happened at all – but I tend to grant the Times of London, which reported it, a large share of benefit-of-the-doubt.) But the German press is continuing to report and analyze this effort by its government to get back into the American good graces. (more…)


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Q: mysql sum function issue I have some doubt with the SUM() function in mysql. When i am using SUM() function without condition is will work fine. But if i will use SUM() function with condition it will return number of records that match the condition. Explain me this.
I was created one table Teacher with four column as below.
mysql> desc Teacher;

+--------------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+
| Field        | Type        | Null | Key | Default           |
+--------------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+
| TeacherId    | varchar(36) | NO   | PRI | NULL              |
| FirstName    | varchar(50) | NO   |     | NULL              |
| LastName     | varchar(50) | NO   |     | NULL              |
| SyncStatus   | int(11)     | NO   |     | NULL              |
+--------------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+

It was contained following records.
mysql> select * from Teacher;

+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| TeacherId | FirstName | LastName  | SyncStatus |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+
| 001       | Sagar     | Kapadia   |          1 |
| 002       | Vishal    | Chaudhari |          1 |
| 003       | Milan     | Panchal   |          1 |
| 004       | Jugal     | Desai     |          1 |
| 005       | Baburao   | Apte      |          1 |
| 006       | Jaya      | Bacchan   |          0 |
| 007       | Jaya      | Bacchan   |          2 |
| 008       | Jaya      | Bacchan   |          2 |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select TeacherId,FirstName,LastName,Concat(FirstName,' ',LastName) as FullName,SUM(SyncStatus) from Teacher having FullName like '_____ %';
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+-----------------+
| TeacherId | FIrstName | LastName | FullName      | sum(SyncStatus) |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+-----------------+
| 001       | Sagar     | Kapadia  | Sagar Kapadia |               9 |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+-----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

So it will return me the perfect sum on sync status. But if i will use the SUM() with condition then returen the number of records.
mysql> select TeacherId,FIrstName,LastName,Concat(FirstName,' ',LastName) as FullName,sum(SyncStatus = 0) from Teacher having FullName like '_____ %';
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| TeacherId | FIrstName | LastName | FullName      | sum(SyncStatus = 0) |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| 001       | Sagar     | Kapadia  | Sagar Kapadia |                   1 |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select TeacherId,FIrstName,LastName,Concat(FirstName,' ',LastName) as FullName,sum(SyncStatus = 1) from Teacher having FullName like '_____ %';
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| TeacherId | FIrstName | LastName | FullName      | sum(SyncStatus = 1) |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| 001       | Sagar     | Kapadia  | Sagar Kapadia |                   5 |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select TeacherId,FIrstName,LastName,Concat(FirstName,' ',LastName) as FullName,sum(SyncStatus = 2) from Teacher having FullName like '_____ %';
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| TeacherId | FIrstName | LastName | FullName      | sum(SyncStatus = 2) |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
| 001       | Sagar     | Kapadia  | Sagar Kapadia |                   2 |
+-----------+-----------+----------+---------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

A: You are right. This function sum(SyncStatus = 2) will return the number of rows, because that is how it is executed
In each row SyncStatus = 2 will test if SyncStatus equals 2 and returns 1(true) or 0(false), so you are basically getting the sum of the truth values(1)

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HomeWellness, based in Raleigh, helps corporations offset carbon emissions by providing their employees a web-based platform that enables users to assess their home's energy efficiency, decide upon energy-efficient upgrades, select and manage contractors and take advantage of financing, tax credits and other incentives.
bioMASON, based in Research Triangle Park, uses microorganisms to grow bio-cement based construction materials. The company's proprietary manufacturing processes and materials allow it to deliver construction materials with very low embodied energy, which can be produced on-site from locally available aggregate. The strength and durability properties of bioMASON's products are comparable to traditional masonry products.
Platinix, based in Raleigh and incubated out of North Carolina State University, has developed an efficient and viable alternative to platinum as a catalyst for use in hydrogen production. Platinix's catalyst can be produced at a fraction of the cost of platinum and could enable hydrogen to become a cost-effective fuel source. A hydrogen-based energy economy means affordable, abundant clean energy.
Base Trace (previously SafeTNA) provides DNA-based tracers for hydraulic fracturing, a controversial natural gas extraction technique. By giving each well a unique DNA fingerprint, Base Trace can determine the precise source of groundwater contamination, cutting through liability issues for industry and providing local communities ease of mind. Operating at the interface between communities and industry, Base Trace builds the tools for trust. Base Trace's lab is located in Research Triangle Park, NC.
LYF Shoes is a company dedicated to making custom fit, locally assembled footwear that is manufactured without the use of glue or toxic adhesives and is capable of collecting foot action and mobility data. The founders envision job creation, customer service and sustainability as outcomes of these advances in the manufacture of footwear. LYF Shoes invites consumers to "Love Your Footprint." LYF Shoes is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
Sanitation Creations is developing the Dungaroo: an odorless, waterless and hygienic portable toilet. In addition to providing portable toilet solutions for events, construction sites and in the transportation and camping industries, Sanitation Creations hopes to address sanitation challenges in the developing world. Importantly, waste collected from Sanitation Creations' toilets could be used in a biodigester to produce energy. Sanitation Creations is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
JouleBug is a playful mobile app that encourages users to improve their sustainability habits at home, work and play. By competing with Facebook and Twitter friends to earn badges and pins, users can lower energy bills, reduce waste and enhance their environmental footprint. JouleBug connects to a user's online utility account to create an informative graphic that encourages competition and conservation. It is estimated users will save an average of $200 a year. JouleBug is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
Team MAP built redevelopbrownfields.com, a website focused on promoting brownfield redevelopment. The site connects people and firms interested in brownfield redevelopment, provides links to relevant resources and provides a map of North Carolina brownfield sites.
Team MAP was well organized, focused and provided interesting insights into potential revenue models for such a website, as well as search engine optimization techniques, the importance of a social media strategy and the leverage Twitter provides.
Team Solnos developed EcoSocial, 'a web-based tool that steers users through the process of going green, from product selection all the way through purchase.' The proposed website would analyze the cost effectiveness of various residential water and electric conservation devices and practices. In addition, EcoSocial plans to develop a social app that allows users to display their water and electric consumption rates on their Facebook and Google+ profiles. Users can compete with friends to lower their water and electric bills by utilizing the analysis and product suggestions provided through the website.
Team Solnos finished short of developing a functioning prototype, but the idea has potential and is in a fast growing market.


LOS ANGELES (AP) — After muddling their way through the first two months of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are hitting their stride in June.
"Winning is contagious," said Cody Bellinger, who reached base safely in four of five plate appearances. "When you're winning, everything comes together."
"We're taking a lot of good swings," manager Dave Roberts said.
Colon (3-4) got tagged for season highs in runs (eight) and hits (nine) over 3 1/3 innings after tossing at least five innings in 10 of 11 starts. He was trying to break a tie with Hall of Famer Juan Marichal for most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher — they both have 243.
"They took advantage of me. They got heated up good," Colon said through a translator. "That's what happened, so I couldn't do (anything). They were very aggressive and I couldn't hold them."
"Couldn't get the sinker where he wanted it to. It seemed like all pitches were getting hit pretty good," he said. "Fastball was elevated and couldn't land the off-speed stuff down in the strike zone where he wanted to."
Pederson's two-run homer in the second — his seventh in eight games — gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead after Puig drove in their first run with a two-out double.
"What I used to do in the past is worry about the results," he said. "Used to get real frustrated with not getting results. Instead, I'm just sticking to the process. I've been hitting some balls hard on the ground. Now I'm able to get some balls in the air and do some damage."
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler went on the 10-day DL with a right rib microfracture, an injury sustained when he was hit by a 108 mph line drive by Colorado's Trevor Story on May 21. ... LHP Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) threw a bullpen, and a simulated game will occur soon. "He's reassured me he feels great," Roberts said. ... LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (left groin strain) threw a bullpen.
"I had to face him and get hits off him when he was a lot better." — Roberts on Colon.


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Q: How to make subscript/superscript mutually exclusive in CKEDITOR? I'm using CKEDITOR 4 for accept formatted text (more specifically: a chemical formula). Users can format parts of their formula with subscript or superscript, but they should never be allowed to select both at the same time. Unfortunately, CKEDITOR does allow text to be both subscript and superscript at the same time. How can I modify the behavior of CKEDITOR to unselect subscript if the user clicks on superscript (or vice versa)?
Thanks!

A: Ok, it turns out it wasn't that hard after all.. After playing around a bit, I finally ended up with this (working) code:
editor.on('beforeCommandExec', function (event) {
    if (event.data.name == 'superscript' && event.editor.commands.subscript.state == 1)
        editor.execCommand('subscript');
    else if (event.data.name == 'subscript' && event.editor.commands.superscript.state == 1)
        editor.execCommand('superscript');
});


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Solar Plane Docks in Silicon Valley Amid Circumnavigation
The Solar Impulse 2 has a 236-foot wingspan and an array of solar panels that are carrying it around the world without fuel.
by Emily Green and Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle / April 25, 2016
Solar Impulse 2 flying over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Flickr/Solar Impulse
(TNS) — Silicon Valley has birthed its share of cutting-edge creations and played host to a range of technological firsts, but an airplane with wings rivaling the span of a soccer field still evoked awe Sunday.
The plane looks a lot like something out of a toy-store kit, with long wings and a skinny body, the long-glider kind launched from pinched fingers. The Solar Impulse 2 is a lot bigger, with a 236-foot wingspan and an array of solar panels that are carrying it around the world without fuel. It arrived in California Saturday night after a 62-hour flight from Hawaii.
The Solar Impulse 2 plane and its two pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, are breaking several world records in the process, including longest endurance flight by a solo pilot in any kind of plane and the first solar flight across the Pacific Ocean.
Solar Plane Pilots Promote Clean Power PossibilitiesBattle for Solar Waging in State CapitalsGoogle Tests Solar Drones
The effort, sponsored by Google, watchmaker Omega and robotics-focused ABB, among others, is about not only adventure and unparalleled achievement, but also the environment.
"For hundreds of years people ... were coming with boats to find freedom in America," Piccard said Sunday at Moffett Field in Mountain View, where the plane sits waiting to start the next leg of its journey. "And now I am arriving in the first solar-powered airplane that crossed the Pacific. Freedom is not only anymore a country. Freedom is a state of mind toward energy. Freedom is solar power. Freedom is clean technologies when you don't need to fight for oil."
"We were told by the aviation world that it's impossible to build such an aircraft," added Borschberg. "For us, it's a demonstration of how to make the impossible possible. And I think it's an inspiration people need today."
The plane has a cruising speed of 28 to about 50 mph and a maximum altitude of 28,000 feet. It's powered by 17,248 solar cells built into the wings, panels that send power into four batteries, storing energy so the plane can fly through the night.
And it's lightweight at 5,100 pounds, or about that of an empty family car, according to the Solar Impulse team.
The plane took off from Abu Dhabi in March 2015, the start of the planned 35,000-kilometer journey to Oman, Indian, Myanmar, China, Japan, Hawaii, across the United States, across the Atlantic to Europe, and then back to Abu Dhabi.
The trip was delayed in Hawaii, after the batteries overheated on the five-day flight from Japan in July. The time-consuming repairs, a delay that pushed the team past the good-weather window, meant the plane had to wait out winter on Oahu.
The Solar Impact 2 took off from Hawaii on Thursday, piloted by Piccard, and arrived at Moffett Field — after a Golden Gate Bridge fly-by — Saturday night. He had been in the unpressurized and unheated, 3.8-meter cockpit for 2½ days.
Piccard described living in the plane for days on end. When the sun comes up, he eats breakfast, brushes his teeth and uses the bathroom. As the sun rises, the plane climbs in altitude. He has to wear an oxygen mask, which makes it difficult to eat, because an alarm starts ringing every time he removes the mask.
With the higher altitude, he puts on warmer clothing, although only the gloves and shoes are heated because it would take too much energy to warm anything else. At all times, he is wearing a harness with a parachute and a life vest.
At night, he and Borschberg are allowed to sleep only 20 minutes at a time so they can monitor the plane. If all goes well, they sleep for 20 minutes, wake up for a minute, and go back to sleep. That happens about 10 times during the course of the night.
The pilots will fly across the United States to New York, with a potential stop in Phoenix, as they make their way back to Abu Dhabi. They will leave no earlier than Wednesday due to weather conditions. The plane is not open for viewing to the public.
Asked whether he believed the plane would complete its world tour, Piccard said, "I hope it will work. You never know. It is an adventure, not a business plan."
©2016 the San Francisco Chronicle. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Renner Peak () is the dominant peak on the small mountain mass between Chapman and Naess Glaciers on the west coast of Palmer Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert G.B. Renner, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geophysicist at Stonington Island, 1963–65.

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Arkansas fans would just like Gus Malzahn to go away
Bahn: Malzahn Pitches Vision For Red Wolves In Statewide Speaking Tour
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Nearly 350 miles were covered Tuesday. Another 230 miles came Wednesday and a final 350 or so on Thursday.
None of it seemed to wear on Malzahn, the former Auburn staffer and 15-year veteran of the Arkansas high school ranks.
"We're just trying to cover all the areas and be as visible as we can," Malzahn said. "It's exciting to me."
Read the rest from Chris Bahn here.
Let's be honest. Arkansas is still a good ways away from being a two-team state. But if anyone is going to put Arkansas State close to the same level as the University of Arkansas, it's Gus Malzahn. Auburn coach Gene Chizik will explain that he is a tireless recruiter. Arkansas high school football coaches will explain that he has about as good of a relationship with their fraternity as any college coach in the country.
Fayetteville will almost always have its pick of the top talent in a football crazy state, but Jonesboro will get more of their share than they have in years past. You. Just. Watch.
Malzahn starts his inaugural 2012 season with Oregon, a team he has already beaten on the biggest stage in college football. They then host the hapless Memphis Tigers before traveling to Lincoln to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers. No one expects him to go undefeated in that three game stretch, but his team is loaded with almost the same talent that took the Red Wolves to an 11-2 record and a berth in the GoDaddy.com bowl in Mobile.
Arkansas State is gonna be good, y'all. They're just as likely in 2012 to win the Sun Belt as they were last season, and never underestimate this man's offensive wizardry. Anyone who could take what should have been a 7-5 Auburn team to the national title is a recruiting and offensive force to be reckoned with.
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On December 2, 2015, there was a mass shooting at Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, leaving 14 dead and 21 injured. It was a horror that hits close to home – many of us know relatives, friends and acquaintances who work or live near there, and it's a tragedy that weighed heavy on our hearts last night.
Today, the amazing San Bernardino Fire Department, San Bernardino Police Department and local hospitals are working tirelessly to piece together the motives, as well as keeping people safe.
Donate blood. LifeStream is a private non-profit blood center in San Bernardino that provides blood products and services to Riverside County Regional Center in Moreno Valley, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, where the wounded are being treated, a news release by LifeStream says. They are in dire need of blood for the victims, and "donations can be made at LifeStream centers in Riverside, Ontario, Victorville and La Quinta, and at LifeStream mobile drives." They are in need of all blood types. You can find more information or make your appointment at 1.800.879.4484 or visit lstream.org.
A YouCaring page has been set up for the family of one of the victims who has been killed, Michael Wetzel. He was a loving husband and father of six. Please consider donating to his family here.
A GoFundMe account has been created for the family of one of the victims who has been killed, Sierra Clayborn. Please help her family with funeral costs by donating here.
A GoFundMe account has been created for another victim's family, Robert Adams. Share your support by donating here.
Benneta Betbadal was one of the victims from the shootings. Her family has created a GoFundMe account to help with her memorial. Donate here.
Aurora Godoy, another victim, leaves behind her husband and her 2-year-old son. Please consider donating to her GoFundMe account here.
A GoFundMe account is also in place for another victim, Tin Nguyen. Please help her family by contributing here.
We will update as more avenues and fundraiser events become available. Let us know if you hear of anything in the comments below.


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King scholar to speak at Dorchester Saturday
What can be learned from years of studying the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Why is it important that King's activities and impact in Savannah and its neighboring communities be more thoroughly documented and understood so we have a complete picture of the civil rights movement?
These are two of the many questions King scholar Dr. Clayborne Carson will address during his visit to Savannah and Dorchester Academy in Midway on Nov. 13-14. Carson, a professor of history and founding director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Institute at Stanford University, has recently been named a Martin Luther King Jr. distinguished professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta. He serves as the executive director of the Morehouse King collection. His visit to Dorchester is sponsored by the project "Building Capacity of African American Museums," which is supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Carson will speak from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Dorchester Academy in Midway, 8787 E. Oglethorpe Highway, where King trained civil rights workers for campaigns.
Carson's first book, "In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s," details the history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He also wrote "Malcolm X: The FBI File" in 1991 and co-authored "African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom" in 2005. It is a comprehensive survey of African American history.
Carson served as the senior advisor for "Eyes on the Prize" and co-edited the "Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader" in 1991. Under Carson's direction, the King Papers Project produced six volumes of "The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.," as well as these publications: "A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr." (1998), "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr." (1998), and "A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." (2001).
For more information, go to www.morehouse.edu/kingcollection/index.html or www.mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/claybornecarson/index.php.


Mark Loretta, a former All-Star infielder and a special assistant to the Padres, throws batting practice before a spring training game against the Cubs on March 16, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
Mark Loretta, a two-time All-Star second baseman who starred at Northwestern, will be the Cubs' new bench coach, the team announced Wednesday.
He replaces Brandon Hyde, who left to become the Orioles manager. The Tribune first reported Loretta's hiring.
Loretta joins Cubs manager Joe Maddon's coaching staff after nine years as special assistant to baseball operations with the Padres. He worked in San Diego with Jed Hoyer, now the Cubs general manager. Before that, Hoyer acquired Loretta for the Red Sox in 2005 via a trade with the Padres.
Loretta earned a reputation as an astute player during his 15-year career, which featured All-Star Game appearances in 2004 with the Padres and 2006 with the Red Sox and two postseason trips with the 2005 Padres and 2009 Dodgers. The infielder hit .295 for his career, which also included stints with the Brewers and Astros.
Loretta, 47, played shortstop and pitched on occasion during an All-America career at Northwestern in the early 1990s.
The Cubs are believed to have also considered David Ross and Mark DeRosa for the job. DeRosa is sticking with MLB Network, and Ross signed a multiyear deal with ESPN last month.
The Cubs also announced the hiring of former major-league pitcher Bob Tewksbury, a 1992 All-Star for the Cardinals, as their mental skills coordinator. Tewksbury previously served in the same role for the Giants and Red Sox.


From Vogue editor memoirs by Alexndra Shullman and Grace Coddington, to Diane Von Furstenberg's autobiography The Woman I Wanted to Be, here are the books every fashion girl should read.
An autobiography littered with history (Diane's mother survived the concentration camps in World War II), celebrity cameos, fashion's finest names, love stories and business strategies, this book has everything you'd expect from an inspirational designer.
An honest and open diary of Vogue's 30-year long creative director – plenty of interesting anecdotes and throwback photos galore, as you can imagine.
I was fortunate enough to interview – not once, but twice – the oh so lovely fashion illustrator extraordinaire Megan Hess on her visit to Dubai to promote her new book. A fashion girl's answer to how to do Parisian chic, use this as your ultimate guide on how to do Paris the Megan Hess-approved way.
Anyone who watched Absolutely Fashion (a fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary observing at the comings and goings of British Vogue), will love this. Following editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman as British Vogue goes through their centenary issue, this autobiographical book is riddled with celeb cameos, juicy fashion goss, and a glimpse into the oh so glamorous world of London's elite. Love!
Have anymore book recommendations? Drop a comment below and let me know any more books every fashion girl should read!