I am not going to "citizen journalize" the breaking story out my window: This is a Nashville story, okay. My office is on the seventh floor of an 11 story office building that looks out over the Fifth-Third Bank on Murphy Road. The bank has just been robbed and according to our building's security crew, the robber perhaps ran into the parking garage beneath our building. Now, if you are a robber and you rob a federally chartered bank, I'd suggest you not run into the building that (in addition to being home of the rexblog) is also home of the regional headquarters of the FBI. If I weren't busy doing something else, perhaps I'd wander around the parking garage with my video camera looking for some robber-shots for channel 2.
Rex, by providing the robbers advice…I assume the bandits are searching m.Technorati.com for 'Nashville Robbery" on their Blackberry right now… you are "aiding and abiding' a federal offense.
Don't worry, I've called the FBI in your building. They'll be at your door in a few moments.
Gee. That's why I was so hoping for a shield law to protect bloggers.
Wow. I'm over in 3401 West End and we never heard a thing about this. I guess I should have been paying a little closer attention.
I'm next door at Portland Brew, and I didn't even hear about it until a customer told me. That bank has a huge lobby, so the person who robbed it was probably winded by the time they got back to the front door.
So… did they catch the robber?
Maybe it was really an FBI guy moonlighting as a robber and he was running into the building to change clothes so he could go investigate the crime.
You have to admit, that would be a pretty good cover.
Amazing — talk about your hyperlocal blogging. Kevin, Chris and I are withing a few hundred yards of one-another and I never knew it. We could have "triangulated" the robber.
sounds like Rex, Chris and Kevin need to meet at portland brew. they have wifi so you could continue to communicate via blog, im, etc.


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Deze pagina beschrijft alle soorten spinnen uit de familie der Stiphidiidae.

Asmea
Asmea Gray & Smith, 2008
 Asmea akrikensis Gray & Smith, 2008
 Asmea capella Gray & Smith, 2008
 Asmea hayllari Gray & Smith, 2008
 Asmea mullerensis Gray & Smith, 2008

Baiami
Baiami Lehtinen, 1967
 Baiami brockmani Gray, 1981
 Baiami glenelgi Gray, 1981
 Baiami loftyensis Gray, 1981
 Baiami montana Gray, 1981
 Baiami stirlingi Gray, 1981
 Baiami storeniformis (Simon, 1908)
 Baiami tegenarioides (Simon, 1908)
 Baiami torbayensis Gray, 1981
 Baiami volucripes (Simon, 1908)

Barahna
Barahna Davies, 2003
 Barahna booloumba Davies, 2003
 Barahna brooyar Davies, 2003
 Barahna glenelg Davies, 2003
 Barahna myall Davies, 2003
 Barahna scoria Davies, 2003
 Barahna taroom Davies, 2003
 Barahna toonumbar Davies, 2003
 Barahna yeppoon Davies, 2003

Borrala
Borrala Gray & Smith, 2004
 Borrala dorrigo Gray & Smith, 2004
 Borrala longipalpis Gray & Smith, 2004
 Borrala webbi Gray & Smith, 2004
 Borrala yabbra Gray & Smith, 2004

Cambridgea
Cambridgea L. Koch, 1872
 Cambridgea agrestis Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea ambigua Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea annulata Dalmas, 1917
 Cambridgea antipodiana (White, 1849)
 Cambridgea arboricola (Urquhart, 1891)
 Cambridgea australis Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea decorata Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea elegans Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea elongata Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea fasciata L. Koch, 1872
 Cambridgea foliata (L. Koch, 1872)
 Cambridgea inaequalis Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea insulana Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea longipes Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea mercurialis Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea obscura Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea occidentalis Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea ordishi Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea pallidula Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea peculiaris Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea peelensis Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea plagiata Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea quadromaculata Blest & Taylor, 1995
 Cambridgea ramsayi Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea reinga Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea secunda Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea simoni Berland, 1924
 Cambridgea solanderensis Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea sylvatica Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Cambridgea tuiae Blest & Vink, 2000
 Cambridgea turbotti Forster & Wilton, 1973

Carbinea
Carbinea Davies, 1999
 Carbinea breviscapa Davies, 1999
 Carbinea longiscapa Davies, 1999
 Carbinea robertsi Davies, 1999
 Carbinea wunderlichi Davies, 1999

Corasoides
Corasoides Butler, 1929
 Corasoides australis Butler, 1929

Couranga
Couranga Gray & Smith, 2008
 Couranga diehappy Gray & Smith, 2008
 Couranga kioloa Gray & Smith, 2008

Elleguna
Elleguna Gray & Smith, 2008
 Elleguna major Gray & Smith, 2008
 Elleguna minor Gray & Smith, 2008

Ischalea
Ischalea L. Koch, 1872
 Ischalea incerta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)
 Ischalea longiceps Simon, 1898
 Ischalea spinipes L. Koch, 1872

Jamberoo
Jamberoo Gray & Smith, 2008
 Jamberoo actensis Gray & Smith, 2008
 Jamberoo australis Gray & Smith, 2008
 Jamberoo boydensis Gray & Smith, 2008
 Jamberoo johnnoblei Gray & Smith, 2008

Kababina
Kababina Davies, 1995
 Kababina alta Davies, 1995
 Kababina aquilonia Davies, 1995
 Kababina colemani Davies, 1995
 Kababina covacevichae Davies, 1995
 Kababina formartine Davies, 1995
 Kababina inferna Davies, 1995
 Kababina isley Davies, 1995
 Kababina superna Davies, 1995
 Kababina yungaburra Davies, 1995

Karriella
Karriella Gray & Smith, 2008
 Karriella treenensis Gray & Smith, 2008
 Karriella walpolensis Gray & Smith, 2008

Malarina
Malarina Davies & Lambkin, 2000
 Malarina cardwell Davies & Lambkin, 2000
 Malarina collina Davies & Lambkin, 2000
 Malarina masseyensis Davies & Lambkin, 2000
 Malarina monteithi Davies & Lambkin, 2000

Nanocambridgea
Nanocambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Nanocambridgea gracilipes Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Nanocambridgea grandis Blest & Vink, 2000

Pillara
Pillara Gray & Smith, 2004
 Pillara coolahensis Gray & Smith, 2004
 Pillara griswoldi Gray & Smith, 2004
 Pillara karuah Gray & Smith, 2004
 Pillara macleayensis Gray & Smith, 2004

Procambridgea
Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Procambridgea carrai Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea cavernicola Forster & Wilton, 1973
 Procambridgea grayi Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea hilleri Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea hunti Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea kioloa Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea lamington Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea montana Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea monteithi Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea otwayensis Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea ourimbah Davies, 2001
 Procambridgea rainbowi Forster & Wilton, 1973

Stiphidion
Stiphidion Simon, 1902
 Stiphidion adornatum Davies, 1988
 Stiphidion diminutum Davies, 1988
 Stiphidion facetum Simon, 1902
 Stiphidion raveni Davies, 1988

Tartarus
Tartarus Gray, 1973
 Tartarus mullamullangensis Gray, 1973
 Tartarus murdochensis Gray, 1992
 Tartarus nurinensis Gray, 1992
 Tartarus thampannensis Gray, 1992

Therlinya
Therlinya Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya angusta Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya ballata Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya bellinger Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya foveolata Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya horsemanae Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya kiah Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya lambkinae Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya monteithi Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya nasuta Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya vexillum Gray & Smith, 2002
 Therlinya wiangaree Gray & Smith, 2002

Tjurunga
Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967
 Tjurunga paroculus (Simon, 1903)

Wabua
Wabua Davies, 2000
 Wabua aberdeen Davies, 2000
 Wabua cleveland Davies, 2000
 Wabua crediton Davies, 2000
 Wabua elliot Davies, 2000
 Wabua eungella Davies, 2000
 Wabua halifax Davies, 2000
 Wabua hypipamee Davies, 2000
 Wabua kirrama Davies, 2000
 Wabua major Davies, 2000
 Wabua paluma Davies, 2000
 Wabua seaview Davies, 2000

Referenties
  (2009): The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.

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Adm. Giroir: Not clear if Christmas travel will lead to surge in Covid cases
Giroir, a four-star admiral, is serving as director of U.S. coronavirus diagnostic testing. He said that during the holiday season, as has been true for months, the most important factor is how careful Americans are.
"I really encourage people to follow the CDC guidelines, make your family gatherings small, safe, protect the elderly and we can get through this," he said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaking to host Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union," said it was quite possible there might be a post-holiday surge even if people are careful.
"There's no guarantee it'll happen, but there certainly is a danger of that. When you travel — you see pictures on the TV screens, Dana, of people at airports crowded in lines, trying to stay physically separated. But it's so difficult to do that," said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Almost 19 million cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in the United States. The current death toll is 331,930, by far the highest in the world.
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Saudi Intervention in Bahrain has been a turning point in Bahrain's movement since 2011. A short review clarifies the reasons behind the recent movements.
Pearl Roundabout was home to massive protests in Manama in February 2011. More than 200,000 people took to streets to call for substantive administrative reforms. Saudi Arabian intervention in Bahrain uprising took place only one month after the set-off of the rise. On 14 March, and decided by Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the intervention started with 1000 (or 1200) troops with vehicles directing for Manama, the capital of Bahrain by Saudis. "wheeled, light-armored vehicles with roof-mounted heavy machine guns" rushed for the center of protests to suppress the peaceful protests and dissidents by thousands of people in the capital.
A major part of Bahrain's population is Shia, while its rulers are Sunni. However, while the protests were started by Shia in February 2011, the Sunnis who wanted democracy and personal freedom joined the movement soon. What Saudis most feared about Bahrain's movement was a domino effect in which the protests and potential reforms would cross the borders to other Arab countries of the region including their own monarchy. Concerned about the effect of change in Bahrain and its influence in Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, then the king of Saudi Arabia, did what he could to halt the movements towards democracy in Bahrain.
Abduction, torture, and murdering more than 40 citizens during the military intervention was the heir of Saudis for Bahrain. In 2014, more than 5000 Saudi and Emirati forces and 7000 us troops were reported to be posited near Pearl Roundabout, the center of protests. The Role of western countries, especially US and UK in arming and encouraging Saudi intervention is of great significance.
These and other events indicates that the United States and its western allies do not find democratic movements in the Middle East in line with their aims in the region. The use of Saudi as a regional shield to hinder the public movements was a strategy to slower losing their influence in the region.
Saudi intervention helped Al-Khalifa and its forces revitalize their strength and restart arrestments and incarcerations of political and human rights activists. Prosecution and long detentions reduced the possibility of imminent reform in Bahrain. Religious influential persons in the country were either house arrested, or put to prison to hinder any possibility of the rejuvenation of the movement.
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What's The Red Baron Got To Do With Croydon?
He was perhaps the most-feared German of the first world war. But what did the flying ace Manfred von Richthofen — otherwise known as the Red Baron — have to do with Croydon?
Quite a bit, it turns out — as a new exhibition explains.
Remembering 1916 – Life on the Western Front — which opens at the Whitgift Exhibition Centre, Whitgift School on 12 March — tells how the Red Baron's first ever kill was a former student of the Croydon school.
On 17 September 1916, von Richthofen shot down and killed 19 year old Lionel Morris over Le Hameau airfield in north west France. It was the first of about 80 planes the Red Baron would destroy during the first world war.
To mark his victory, the Baron ordered a silver cup to be made, engraved with the date of the kill and a model of Morris's plane. He continued the rather tasteless tradition for every subsequent kill he made, until silver supplies dried up.
Strangely, there's a Croydon link connected to von Richthofen's death too.
When the Baron was finally shot down and killed over the Sommes on 21 April 1918, the credit was initially given to the allied pilots Lieuenant Wilfred May and Captain Roy Brown.
Enter old Whitgiftian George Barber, who performed a post-mortem on the Baron, concluding that he'd probably been shot from the ground rather than the air (and an Australian rather than a Brit).
Barber's report was ignored until in 1935, when the author Charles Bean examined the findings and gave them credence. Ever since, the identity of the Red Baron's killer has been disputed.
To mark his victory, the Baron ordered a silver cup to be made, engraved with the date of the kill… He continued the rather tasteless tradition for every subsequent kill he made, until silver supplies dried up.
To commemorate the Whitgift's links to the Red Baron, the Croydon school has commissioned a number of new exhibits for the exhibition, including 10 silver cups (in the style of the Baron's cups) and a painting by aviation artist Alex Hamilton (see above).
There's also a piece of red canvas from the Baron's red triplane, extracts from Morris's diary, and an original copy of the Red Baron's autobiography.


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Antasena-class combat boat is a combat boat built by North Sea Boats and designed by LOMOcean Marine for the Indonesian armed forces. The manufacturer designated it as Combat Boat X-18 / CB X-18. Initially, this class of ships was developed from a tank boat program from a consortium consisting of PT Lundin (North Sea Boats), PT Pindad, PT LEN, and PT Hariff Daya Tunggal Engineering, with John Cockerill as the turret supplier.

History and development
Lundin first announced the tank boat concept in 2014. This concept was launched after the company succeeded in building a stealth warship called KRI Klewang. This tank boat made in Indonesia is claimed to be one of the first tank boat in the world.

In the 2015 Armored Vehicle Asia Conference, the President Director of Lundin, John Lundin, said that this boat is a "combination of boat and tank" that can be used for amphibious operations in the sea and rivers. In the Defense & Security 2015 exhibition which took place from 2–5 November 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, Lundin again promoted the concept of this tank boat. A full-scale imitation of the X18 tank boat is shown at the 2016 Indo Defense military exhibition.

The tank boat was first unveiled in Indo Defence 2016 in the form of full size mockup. The mockup was equipped with Cockerill 3105 turret. The design used catamaran type hull with shallow draught, suitable for maneuvering in shallow areas such as swamps, mangroves and rivers. The tank boat was formally named by vice president Jusuf Kalla as "Antasena". The name comes from a wayang character who has the ability to fight on water and immune to all types of weapons. Antasena is a Javanese wayang character, the youngest son of Bimasena and another relative of the mother of Antareja and Gatotkaca. In 2018, the Ministry of Defense ordered one X18 tank boat to add to the TNI AD facilities as well as evaluate the boat's performance.

On March 11, 2020, Pindad signed a consortium contract in a tank boat development project. In the consortium, Pindad acts as the lead integrator responsible for providing weapon systems and monitoring specifications according to user requirements. In addition, the consortium is also joined by Len Industry as a communication system provider, Hariff Daya Tunggal Engineering who is responsible for the Battlefield Management System (BMS), and Lundin Industry Invest as the ship platform provider. The Ministry of Defense stated that the investment in the development of X18 will cost 10.9 million Euros or around IDR 184 billion in an exchange rate of IDR 16,800.

The first prototype had begun sea trials on April 28, 2021. Then on May 22, 2021, the X18 Antasena tank boat ordered by the Ministry of Defense underwent a sea trial from the dock in Banyuwangi to the waters of Paiton, Probolinggo. After arriving at the Indonesian Navy's firing range in Paiton, the tank boat underwent a firing test using its main weapon, the 30 mm cannon. The X18 tank boat then returned to Banyuwangi. The total distance covered by the X18 Antasena in this trial was 170 nautical miles (310 km). This trial was also witnessed by the Director General of Pothan of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. Dadang Hendra Yudha, Dirtekindhan of the Directorate General of Pothan, Laksma TNI Sri Yanto, and company directors who are members of the X18 boat development project consortium. It is not certain when this boat will be handed over to the Indonesian Army. However, the handover is likely to take place in September 2021.

Apart from Indonesia, X18 has garnered some interest from India, Greece, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.

Technical details
The X18 uses a two-hull design with a composite material that is claimed to be ten times stronger than steel, but ten times lighter than the same material. This makes the X18 able to perform agile maneuvers and save fuel. The President Director of PT Lundin, John Lundin, also revealed that the material problem that occurred in the X18 predecessor, KRI Klewang, had been resolved so that the material used by X18 was fire resistant.

The X18 tank boat uses the main engine in the form of two MTU V12 2000M86 diesel engines with a power of 1700 horsepower. The X18 is also equipped with the MJP 550 Waterjet propulsor. With a fuel tank capacity of around 6000 liters, the X18 is able to reach destination as far as 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) without refueling.

The main armament of the X18 boats relies on the Cockerill 3030 turret supplied from Belgium's Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie SA Defense in collaboration with Pindad. This gun dome uses aluminum and is able to position the weapon with an elevation of -10 degrees to 60 degrees. The main weapon system can be used during the day and night and is capable of firing the Cockerill Falarick 105 Gun Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile (GLATGM) towards targets as far as 5000 meters away. The X18 is also equipped with the RWS Lemur secondary armament.

Unlike the 2016 mockup, the first prototype is APC 30 variant. It is equipped with Cockerill 3030 unmanned turret (mounting 30 mm autocannon) and two 12.7 mm machine guns. This boat will be able to carry up to 60 troops, 5 tons of cargo, and is manned by a crew of 5. A drone is integrated with the boat for surveillance and reconnaissance task. The boat is intended for use by Indonesian army. The integrated drone is North Sea Drones 6Y (NSD-6Y) which could loiter for 40 minutes with a line-of-sight range of 10 km. It can fly up to 90 km/h with 1.5 kg payload. The drone is optional, it is not included in the Antasena program.

The X18 uses a communication system supplied by Len Industry. The system includes LenHDR100-V radio, high frequency radio (HF) for long-distance voice communication with other combat vehicles, and LenMDR50-V radio, V/UHF radio for tactical data communication with other combat vehicles. The X18 is also equipped with a LenCavysys intercom for internal communication between crew and passengers.

The X18 navigation system uses one radar station, two GPS devices, an AIS device, and other devices. VHF and SBB radios are used in ship communication systems.

Variants
The Antasena-class combat boat is offered in 3 variants:
 Tank boat caliber 105 mm (manufacturer designation: X18 tank boat), the original "tank boat" program, mounting 105 mm cannon. Carried 20 troops with 6 crew. Mockup only.
 APC 30 (manufacturer designation: X18 ATC), mounting 30 mm autocannon and could carry 60 troops with 5 crew. Currently under sea trial.
 Missile version, carrying anti-ship missiles. Not yet developed.

User

Current operator

: 1 undergoing testing, destined for Indonesian army.

Potential operator

: Signed MOU with Indonesia.
: Expressed interest.
: Expressed interest.
: Expressed interest.

See also

 Patria NEMO mortar boat, armed with single-barelled Patria NEMO 120 mm mortar
 Combat Boat 2010, armed with twin 120 mortar in AMOS turret

References

External links

 X18 Tank Boat in PT Lundin website
X18 ATC (Armoured Troop Carrier) in PT Lundin website
 18 m Fire Support Vessel in LOMOcean website

Gunboat classes
Riverine warfare
Military boats
Landing craft


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National Strawberry Sundae Day 2022
July 7, 2022 in the USA
A strawberry sundae served in a classic sundae glass.
Copyright: United States Department of Agriculture, license: public domain
National Strawberry Sundae Day is celebrated on July 07, 2022. The strawberry sundae is a sweet ice cream dessert. It typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with strawberry sauce or syrup, and in some cases a topping with strawberries. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the term sundae is obscure; however, it is generally accepted that the spelling "sundae" derives from the word Sunday.
Among the many stories about the invention of the sundae, a frequent theme is that the dish arose in reaction to blue laws prohibiting the sale on Sundays of either ice cream or ice cream soda. The laws are said to have led druggists to produce a Sunday substitute for these popular treats. According to this theory, the spelling was changed to sundae to avoid offending religious sensibilities. (With material from: Wikipedia)
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Luis Maldonado
Vice President, Government Relations and Policy Analysis
Luis Maldonado was appointed vice president for government relations and policy analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), effective July 8, 2019. He aids the president of AASCU in this position by directing and coordinating activities that advance the mission of the association, serving as the direct liaison with government officials, federal agencies and other educational organizations to develop policies and positions that support regional comprehensive state colleges and universities.
Mr. Maldonado has more than 25 years of combined experience in government relations and advocacy efforts with various organizations in the Washington, D.C., region. He has worked in advocacy for three non-profit organizations: most recently with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; in two former positions from 2002-2005 that included serving in a legislative affairs capacity and as chief advocacy officer from 2014-2019; and in senior advocacy positions with the Council on Foundations and the American Diabetes Association.
His government relations experience includes working at two corporations, TOSCO and Laureate Education, and in policy at the George Washington University Medical Center. He began his career in the early nineties at the Washington, D.C., Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
Maldonado has a master's degree from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus and a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland at College Park. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico but now calls the state of Maryland home, where he has lived for over 25 years. Luis has two sons—one a recent college graduate and one in college.
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INDEX BY PLACE
INDEX BY THEME
Before 3000 B.C
Newgrange, Megalithic tomb. Brú na Boinée, Ireland (3200 B.C)
3000 - 2001 b.C.
Necropolis at Bat, Oman (3000-2500 b.C.)
1000 b.C. - 0
Agrippa built the first version of the Pantheon, Rome. (31 b.C.)
0 - 500 A.D
Roman Colosseum, built by Vespasian, finished by Titus. Rome, Italy (71-80)
Roman Colosseum, extension by Domitian (90)
Trajan Market, Rome, Italy (100-110)
Hadrian rebuilt the Pantheon, burnt 45 years before (125)
Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy (212-17)
Saint Helen promotes the first Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine (326-39)
500 -700 A.D
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul, Turkey (532)
First constructions in Miyajima, Japan (593)
The Basilic Saint Vincent sold part of its area to the construction of a Mosque in Cordoba (751)
Kurama shrine, Kyoto, Japan (770)
Kiyomizu dera, Kyoto, Japan (780-798)
The Great Mosque of Cordoba is concluded (10th century)
Itsukushima Jinja, Miyajima, Japan (1148)
Phillip II built the Louvre as a fortress (1190-1202)
The Mosque of Cordoba is converted into a Christian cathedral.
Kinkakuji, Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1397).
Malatestian Fortress, Verucchio, Italy (s. 12th-16th)
Tambomachay, the Inca Baths, Cusco, Peru. Mid 15th century
Inca foundation of Machu Picchu, Peru (Mid 15th century)
Ginkaku ji, Silver Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan. Yoshimasa Ashikaga (1474)
Church and cloister of La Compañía, Arequipa, Peru (1578-1619).
French kings transform the Louvre fortress into a sumptuous palace (1564-1670)
The Louvre is opened to the public as a museum (1793)
Foudation of the Emirate of Dubai (1833)
Napoleon III finishes the Louvre (1852)
House-Studio of Victor Horta, Brussels, Belgium (1898-1900)
First wind towers in Dubai, built by Persian immigrants (1910s)
Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu to the world (1911)
Fallingwater, Pennsylvanya, USA. Frank L. Wright (1935-37)
Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA. Frank L. Wright (1943-59)
Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima (1945, Ago 6)
Luis Barragan House and Studio, Mexico, Mexico (1947)
Peace Park, Hiroshima, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1949)
Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina. Le Corbusier (1949-53)
Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France. Le Corbusier (1950-59)
Unité d'Habitation, Berlin, Germany. Le Corbusier, (1956-59)
Sydney Opera House, Australia. Jørn Utzon (1959-73)
Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan. Le Corbusier (1959)
Chapel of the Capuchinas, Tlalpan, Mexico. Luis Barragan (1960)
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Kenzo Tange (1960-64)
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1970-72)
Dubai joined other emirates to form the UAE (1971)
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, Canada. Herb Wilson (1971-75)
Stadelhofen Station, Zurich, Switzerland. Santiago Calatrava (1983-90)
Time's I, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1983-84)
Remodeling of the Louvre Museum, Paris, France. I. M. Pei (1983-93)
Chapel in Mt. Rokko, Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (1985-86)
Watari-Um Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. Mario Botta (1985-90)
Tower of the Winds, Yokohama, Japan. Toyo Ito (1986)
Church of the Light, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988-89)
Church on Water, Tomomu, Japan. Tadao Ando (1988)
Koizumi Lighting Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Peter Eisenman (1988-90)
Spiral Building, Tokyo, Japan. Fumihiko Maki (1985)
Time's II, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1986-91)
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan. Rafael Viñoly (1989-96)
Garden of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan. Tadao Ando (1990)
Osaka Aquarium in Tempozan. Osaka, Japan. Chermayeff, Solloguf & Poole (1990)
Egg of the Winds, Yokohama, Japan. Toyo Ito (1991)
Nexus World, Fukuoka, Japan. Isozaki, Koolhaas, Portzampark, Holl, etc. (1991)
Oriental Pearl, Shanghai, China. Jia Huan Cheng (1991-95)
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain. Frank Gehry (1992-97)
Umeda Sky Buiding, Osaka, Japan. Hiroshi Hara (1993)
Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE. Thomas Wright (1994-99)
Museum of Wood, Hyogo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994)
Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan. Tadao Ando (1994)
Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan. Arata Isozaki (1995).
Omotesando Hills, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (1996-2006)
Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan. I. M. Pei (1997)
Maison Hermes, Tokyo, Japan. Renzo Piano (1998-2001)
21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. SANAA (1999-2004)
Nursing Association of Japan, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (1999-2001)
Agbar Tower, Barcelona, Spain. Jean Nouvel (2000-05)
National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan. Kisho Kurokawa (2000-06)
Shinonome Canal Court, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma and others (2000-04)
Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan. Toyo Ito (2001)
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. Kobe, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002)
National Library of Children's Literature. Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2002)
Tod's Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito. (2002-04)
Dior Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan. SANAA (2003)
Kolumba Museum, Cologne, Germany. Peter Zumthor (2003-07)
Prada, Tokyo, Japan. Herzog and De Meuron (2003)
Dior Ginza, Tokyo Japan. Kumiko Inui. (2004)
Jubilee Church, Tor Tre Teste, Rome, Italy. Richard Meier (2003)
Burj Dubai (or Burj Khalifa), UAE, Dubai. Smith/SOM (2004-10)
Suntory Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Kengo Kuma (2004-07)
De Beers, Tokyo, Japan. Jun Mitsui (2005-08)
hhstyle.com/Casa/Limited, Tokyo, Japan. Tadao Ando (2005)
Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2005)
Monastery in Ronchamp, France. Renzo Piano (2005-11)
Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada. Cannon Design. (2006-2008)
Gyre, Tokyo, Japan. MVRDV (2006-07)
Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Frank Gehry (2007-)
Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, UAE. Jean Nouvel (2007-)
Maritime Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tadao Ando. (2007-)
Performing Arts Center. Abu Dhabi, UAE. Zaha Hadid (2007-)
Tama Art University Library, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2007)
Hoki Museum, Chiba, Japan. Tomohiko Yamanashi (2008-10)
Za Koenji Theater, Tokyo, Japan. Toyo Ito (2009)
VanDusen Visitor Centre, Vancouver, Canada. Perkins + Will (2010-11)
A devastating tsunami hits Tohoku, in northern Japan (Mar 11, 2011)
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Hi Carlos- Superb website! On your "Chronological Index", maybe CARAL- near Peru's North Coast could be added (3,000-3,500 B.C.- incredible!). No evidence yet uncovered of violence or warfare. However, they seem to have had that nasty habit of sacrificing virgins. I'm also a fan of all the Architects you've been covering- Corbu, Wright (my Great Grandfather was a childhood chum of his), Barragan, etc. Thanks for the excellent photo-coverage on the various projects. Will Fauerbach, in CA
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Notes on the fly throughout an exciting journey, a logboof of emotions and senses while walking between architectural spaces bathed in light, surrounded by landscape, or being part of it.
Just like in a moleskine - that notebook where travelers compiled writings and drawings of their visits- this blog offers you, dear reader, my own collection based on my personal experience about interesting sites visited in recent years.
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"What I hear, I forget; what I read, I remember; what I do, I learn; what I teach, I know."
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Architect and urban designer, professor in universities in Peru and Russia. Post PhD. researcher on urban design and landscape in Japan. Earned his PhD in Urban Environmental Planning at Kyoto University, Japan and Master degrees in Sustainability in Argentina and Environmental Management in Peru.
AYUTTHAYA, THE GHOST CAPITAL OF THAILAND
ARATA ISOZAKI: KYOTO CONCERT HALL
THE OTHER SIDE OF DUBAI: WIND TOWERS
BURJ AL ARAB, THE SYMBOL OF DUBAI
BURJ KHALIFA, THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD
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Since that June day in 2016, nothing's been quite the same in Britain, and almost nothing else has been more pressing on the minds and mouths of Britons everywhere. Turn on any channel in the U.K., pick up any paper on your way to the tube, step into any pub from Aberdeen to London or visit any British news website, and you'll likely see or hear at least one mention of Brexit, if not several.
And yet, nothing has actually happened. Well, a few things have. The gamble-prone David Cameron resigned as prime minister in disgrace; a quick leadership contest in the Tory party led to the rise of former Home Secretary Theresa May over the infamous "Leave" campaigner Boris Johnson; Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty was triggered to begin the "divorce" negotiations; May called for a snap election that actually led to Tories losing seats in Parliament; and through it all, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has held his own against threats to his leadership within his party, a hostile media and even a possible government-funded conspiracy.
Instead of taking back control, it gives up control. Instead of protecting jobs and living standards, it puts them at risk by failing to put in place the basis for frictionless trade. For two and a half years the Conservatives have been negotiating with themselves, rather than the European Union. The result has been a lockdown withdrawal agreement, which ties Britain either into extending the transition phase at unknown cost–or tips us into a lopsided backstop agreement from which there is no independent exit. As the legal advice the prime minister tried to prevent us from seeing this week spells out, the backstop would "endure indefinitely" without the say-so of the EU.
In the week before Parliament was scheduled to vote on the unpopular deal, a few game-changing events took place. While May had been billing her deal as the lesser of two evils (the other option being a "no deal" scenario that would create bureaucratic turmoil and severe economic consequences), a third option emerged miraculously from the European Court of Justice: Forget Brexit altogether. In an unexpected ruling, the ECJ decided that a country could turn its back on its invocation of Article 50 and leave things as they stood. In other words, the U.K. can still stay in the EU if it so chooses. The other momentous occurrence was that members of parliament successfully demanded to see the full legal advice on the deal, as Corbyn alludes to in his critique.
Facing a humiliating defeat in the parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday, May postponed the inevitable and sped across European capitals to plead with EU leaders for a better deal, to which most essentially responded, "No way, Theresa May." While she was flying between countries as if her leadership depended upon it, rebels within her own party collected the 48 letters needed to trigger a vote of no confidence against her on Wednesday evening, which, if she loses, would lead to her resignation.
Meanwhile, it seems Labour has been carefully hedging its bets. The left-leaning party's MPs are keenly aware that their constituents range across the entire Brexit spectrum, from die-hard "leavers" to staunch "remainers," and have floated several options, including their own Brexit deal. Corbyn has also refused to rule out a second referendum in which "remain" would be an option, and has said he could be prepared to trigger a vote of no confidence in Parliament that would lead to a snap election. Importantly, Corbyn and his shadow cabinet have also seemed to consistently keep one crucial thing in mind: Brexit is a Tory mess, from start to finish. Beginning with the inner-party squabbles that led to Cameron's referendum to the current madness threatening to engulf the government and depose another Tory leader, Labour cannot actually be blamed for any of it.
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This work is an examination of a specific medium, slide film and the cultural DNA embedded in the timeframe captured during its manufacturing life span, roughly from 1935-2010. A component of this work is also an investigation into my ancestry and an analysis of my genetic data.
Random slides have been gathered from estate sales and the personal family of the artist, glued together into stacks and cut in half. These stacks are randomly combined, then secured to a wood panel and enveloped with encaustic, cinders and ash debris.


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ICF "AIDS Foundation East-West" (AFEW-Ukraine) presents the results of piloting the tool for monitoring the violations of human rights of most-at-risk adolescents in Ukraine in 2018.
Olena Voskresenska, executive director of ICF "AIDS Foundation East-West" (AFEW-Ukraine) says about main achievements of organisation in 2018 and plans for 2019.
Olena Voskresenska, Executive Director of ICF "AIDS Foundation East-West" (AFEW-Ukraine), was chosen as the Chairlady of the Supervisory Commission of the National Council on TB and HIV/AIDS.


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TNDTE Diploma Time Tables April 2019: The detailed Time Table for the TNDTE Diploma 1st sem, 2nd sem, 3rd sem, 4th sem, 5th sem and 6th Semester Courses (K/L/M Scheme), Examination will be held in April 2019 published here with.
Tamil Nadu Directorate of Technical Education (TNDTE) released the polytechnic time table for 1st, 2nd, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th semesters. Aspirants going through the corresponding semesters can check the Diploma Time Table for semester examinations for theory and practical exams. Students can visit the DTE Tamil Nadu official portal, tndte.gov.in and check for the exam schedule PDF file and download it to check the examination dates. Aspirants can also take the printout of the time table and refer it further whenever needed. By reviewing the schedule clearly, aspirants can plan the preparation accordingly. Also, here we provided the direct link to download TNDTE Diploma Odd semester date sheet. By clicking on the link, aspirants will be navigated to the time table page, from where the aspirants can check the exam dates.
Tamil Nadu Directorate of Technical Education was established on 14th October 1957. The DTE Tamil Nadu offers various technical courses for the students. In the state of Tamil Nadu, there are 518 Polytechnic/Diploma colleges working under the board. The Department of Technical Education Tamil Nadu follows the semester system in conducting the examinations. Annually, the DTE conducts the even semester examinations (2nd, 4th, and 6th sem) in April/May months and releasing the results in the month of June. And the Odd semester (1st, 3rd, 5th sem) examinations will be held in April months and the result will be declared in the month of December. Aspirants going through Polytechnic, and Diploma courses can check the April 2019 time table details from this article.
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Did you know that insects form part of the traditional diet of an estimated 2 billion people on the planet? And that even those of us who actively avoid all contact with bugs can't avoid ingesting a pound or two of flies, maggots, and other bugs without knowing it every year? Insects aren't the future of food–they're very much part of our present reality!
The National Geographic and New York Times ran recent features exploring the role entomophagy (the practice of eating insects) might play in moving the United States toward a more efficient, less toxic food system. Edible insect startups are taking off in the United States, Canada, and Europe–notorious "anti-ento" markets–in 2014, Exo, the maker of cricket-based proteins, closed a $1.2 million seed round.
Through generous funding from the Erb Institute's Cool Project Fund, Juan Pablo Garcia, Andrea Kraus, Julio Villasenor, and Monica Wyant, four dual degree students at the School of Natural Resources & Environment and the Ross School of Business, spent several months researching the current edible insect landscape in the United States and talking to entrepreneurs involved in the space. During this one hour special, they walk listeners through their findings by running through the full "insect farm to cricket taco" value chain.
At the start of the hour, Kevin Bachhuber from Big Cricket Farms describes the joys and challenges of raising millions of crickets for human consumption on his farm in Ohio each year. Kevin's efforts have been highlighted by Tedx, The New Yorker, and Vice.


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Nik Govier's PR review of the decade
December 20, 2019 by Ian Griggs
From the seismic effect of social to the polarising of public opinion, PRWeek talks to Nik Govier about PR in the 2010s.
Social media, reflecting growing distrust and polarisation of public opinion, has contributed to a shift toward corporate honesty and brave campaigns as PR embraces equality, purpose and sustainability.
When Domino's Pizza admitted that its product was crap in a campaign at the beginning of the 2010s it was, perhaps, the start of a different approach to PR and communications – in this case, brutal honesty in an age when the public increasingly distrusts companies, politicians and even the institutions on which society is based.
For Nik Govier, founder and chief executive of 'corpsumer' agency Blurred, this honesty, coupled with the rise and rise of purpose-driven campaigning, is one of the trends that will come to define this decade.
The best PR campaigns of the decade
Before launching Blurred in 2018, Govier was co-founder of multi-award-winning firm Unity, with her then-business partner, Gerry Hopkinson; she stayed for 12 years.
Unity was the agency behind Marks & Spencer's ground-breaking, big-budget 2014 Christmas campaign 'Follow the fairies' – the epitome of a modern integrated campaign, led by PR.
We're in an airy, plant-filled room on the top floor of the latest, Mayfair-based incarnation of women-only members' club The AllBright.
The club and its members are themselves a reminder of the decade we are living in; a departure from the stuffy establishments of another age.
Govier, an early investor in the enterprise and a firm supporter of its ethos, is unapologetic about the relentless rise of 'purpose' in PR and comms.
She says: "It massively makes people roll their eyes, but they're going to have to just suck it up, because it's not going anywhere and it will continue to be a huge thing for decades to come."
There are strong drivers for this purpose-driven atmosphere, not least of which is the environment and a new generation of consumers who understand the power they wield.
"We're on the cusp of climate disaster and everyone's waking up to that, not just consumers," says Govier. "Pressure is coming from markets, and shareholders… everyone wants to know how [businesses] are contributing from a sustainability perspective."
Favourite campaigns
But back to that crap pizza, and Govier is recounting some of her favourite PR and communications campaigns of the decade to date.
"Domino's had a huge market share but its product was quite shit," she says. "It put out a series of campaign films in which the CEO said: 'We've let you down, our pizza is crap and we should do better.' It turned that business around, absolutely revolutionised it and nobody really knows about it."
For Govier, this was the start of something new, and its influence continues to reverberate in campaigns at this end of the decade – one being last year's KFC 'FCK' crisis comms exemplar after its chicken distribution failed, another being Carlsberg's campaign quoting consumers insulting its standard lager – for example, saying that it tasted like "cat piss" – earlier this year.
"It's that notion of honesty in an age of distrust – that's the age we're in now," says Govier.
Evolution of social media
By 2010, platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn were already established but, as a comms tool, social media was still in its relative infancy. Govier has enjoyed watching the evolution in its use by the industry, in particular the shift away from a fear of giving offence.
"A few years ago, brands would have thought: ' We don't want to offend people,' but in a world where there's such division now, globally, I love it when people know who they are and they're brave enough to say that on social."
Govier cites campaigns by Nike, featuring the American footballer Colin Kaepernick, Adidas' 'There Will be Haters' and 'Are You Beach Body Ready?' by Protein World, which was banned from poster sites on the London Underground after a public backlash.
'You probably couldn't get away with that now' - Neil Hedges on PR in the 2000s
"[The campaign was] used as an example of 'how not to do it'… then lo and behold, six months later, [Protein World] released its figures and they'd gone through the roof. It realised it's not for everyone and didn't care about offending some people… My point is, know who you are and don't be afraid to say it."
Defining characteristics
The polarisation of public opinion is not just a characteristic of social media, of course; it is, for Govier, a defining aspect of the 2010s.
"We have never been more divided," she says. "We have Trump versus The Squad in America, Brexit here – and just this notion that we're trying to break ourselves up into little pieces."
Reassuringly, Govier thinks we are on the cusp of a backlash against this sense of division, anger and polarisation, and raises HSBC's campaign in the UK, 'We are not an island', as an example of brands responding to this sentiment.
"Of course, [HSBC] tried to claim it didn't have an underlying political message, but I loved the bravery of that campaign," she says.
For Govier, equality is another thread running through the decade's public discourse, as well as the industry's work.
"We're seeing that run through all sorts of marketing and, while none of this is new, I think we've arrived at a tipping point," she says.
The evolving agency model
Equality has also had a hand in the evolution of the agency model, with the rise of virtual agencies such as The Difference Collective, headed by Angie Wiles, as well as others set up by – and specifically targeting – members of ethnic minorities, such as Asad Dhunna's The Unmistakeables.
"Angie would have been laughed out of the room a decade ago, but now people realise it's a great way to tap into a talent pool of smart women who have to juggle work and childcare," says Govier. "It's a way of tapping into social situations that the world has led us to. Likewise, I think what Asad is doing is brilliant – creating an agency around something that's crying out to be addressed."
The decade to come
Govier predicts that in the 2020s brands will place an even sharper focus on purpose and the global issue of sustainability, and that it will be not just 'conscious consumers' who demand it, but every type of audience.
Another trend for the industry will be a talent flight from the capital to regional agencies and outfits that are a better fit for their work-life balance.
This decentralisation is unlikely to prove as much of a problem as one might imagine, however: Govier doesn't believe clients will care, because they don't want to pay exorbitant fees in order for agencies to have a Covent Garden office and beautiful flowers in reception – "as long as they can get access to smart people who can change on a dime".
What will we think was quaint about this decade in PR in the years to come?
Govier says: "We'll laugh at the fact that we thought that the channel or the type of marketing was the idea."
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Castro Valley murder defendant pleads not guilty
By Chris De Benedetti | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: February 9, 2011 at 6:54 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 3:39 p.m.
HAYWARD — The Castro Valley man charged last year with murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend pleaded not guilty Wednesday at the Hayward Hall of Justice.
Taquan Lamont Maldonado is scheduled to make his next court appearance March 25, when authorities likely will set a trial date, said Erasmo Elias, Maldonado's attorney.
Maldonado, 36, is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
He has been in custody since shortly after Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputies found the body of his former girlfriend, 25-year-old Katrina Moore, at her family's home on the 21000 block of Eden Canyon Road in Castro Valley.
Moore died June 5 after being stabbed once in the chest with a sharp object that penetrated eight inches into the left side of her chest and through her lung, according to police reports.
Maldonado has a felony conviction for stealing a car last year, according to court documents. He failed to report last year for his sentencing in connection with that conviction, scheduled for June 4 — the day before Moore's slaying.
Moore, whose maiden name was Katrina Spinardi, dated Maldonado for about six months and had broken up with him about a week before her death, her family said last June.
Moore's roommate, Stephen Wilson, told police last June that before Moore was found dead, he could hear an escalating argument while he was doing yard work outside the home.
Shortly afterward, Maldonado yelled out for help. The roommate told police he then saw Maldonado covered in blood.
Wilson also testified at a Jan. 26 hearing that Maldonado and Moore argued a lot.
Wilson told of one incident in which Moore left home with Maldonado only to return home an hour later in tears and with "a fat lip."
Authorities said that deputies had been called to Moore's residence in the past for domestic violence.
Moore, the mother of a 3-year-old boy, attended Castro Valley High School for two years before moving with her mother to Tomales, where she graduated from high school in 2003.
Chris De Benedetti


Islamic Geometric patterns have been one of the most used art in Islamic everyday life throughout centuries. This art has evolved depending on time and different cultures. countries like Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, and Egypt have shaped their own unique patterns that can be distinguished from one another.
Having in mind that throughout history countries were joint and then separated many times from each other, different dynasties shaped their own method for geometric patterns. In Iran as one of the most influential countries in art especially Islamic art people used art in their daily life so the geometric patterns can be found all over this beautiful country.
Drawing some of these patterns with today's technology is really hard but understanding the concepts on how these patterns were created with basic tools such as a ruler, ordinary compass and pencils will take you to a journey through history in which you will enjoy the art of Islamic geometric patterns as they used to be centuries ago.
This course will give you the opportunity to learn, understand and draw different Islamic geometric patterns with a traditional approach and study its impact in Islamic culture.
With a focus on the geometric patterns in Shiraz, this course aims to study historical architectures, mosques, baths and other structures that have beautiful geometric patterns, in order to study and learn the geometric patterns used in these buildings.
This course would be suitable for architects, Illumination (Tazhib) artists, traditional Restoration workers and designers and other artists that are interested in traditional and Islamic art.
The learning would be a case study from actual real patterns that you will find in Shiraz and the Teaching method will be in the traditional ways with the help of modern equipment such as using the PowerPoint to show the steps on how a pattern is drawn and showing animated and digital drawings for the students to understand different stages of each work.
If be needed other tools will be used to make the learning easier and more fun, tools like Islamic geometric puzzles made by Mr. Shakouri are a great way to enjoy, learn and make different patterns.
Saeid Shakouri has a bachelor in Architecture and Master in Landscape Architecture, has more than 10 years' experience designing Islamic structure, speaking in international exhibitions and holding workshops on Islamic geometric patterns. His specialty is Islamic geometric patterns and he knows how to draw thousands of different Islamic geometric patterns and he has invented some very beautiful ones himself too.
Applications must include all required documents and be submitted no later than March 1st, 2019, to the Islamic School Of Art ( ISOA), The Course of Persian-Islamic geometric patterns. Incomplete applications will not be considered.


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This website has been developed by Save the Children with support from the Food Economy Group (FEG) and funding from ECHO. The intention is that this will be a self-managed website that will be updated by you, the practitioner. We hope that you will make use of this valuable resource and share your own HEA and CoD reports, assessments and training opportunities via the website.
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Endless Summer is a collection of works by American Artist, Gregory Michael Carter. It includes written contributions from noteworthy artist's Jamal Cyrus, Fahamu Pecou, and Robert Pruitt. The book also includes a forward by esteemed curator Alvia Wardlaw.
This artist is the next Basquiat, no doubt. Refreshing in his approach to capture thought and a God with the stroke of his creation. He is a master of his craft and a blood diamond untouched.


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Hybrid Clinical Trials Marks the Shift to Decentralization, Says ObvioHealth
Leading Virtual Research Organization (VRO), ObvioHealth, has stated that hybrid clinical trials are rising and will only get more popular in the coming years.
To emphasize this point, the CRO pointed out that hybrid trials exceeded traditional on-site trials in 2021 at 59% and 77% in 2022.
This comes a mere two years after the FDA recommended that sponsors incorporate DCT elements into their clinical study designs wherever appropriate in 2020.
This trend is being applauded by sponsors and participants alike because the model improves the quality of research and helps bring about better healthcare innovation, claims the company.
The VRO asserts that there are several ways in which DCT elements in hybrid trials can deliver better results. However, the company focused on the three most important ones, which are driving operational efficiency, increasing participant engagement, and enhancing data quality for more robust evidence.
According to the company, hybrid clinical trials came into existence in 2011 when Pfizer announced that it would conduct a trial without using any physical sites. This sparked a reconceptualization of how clinical trials should be carried out.
ObvioHealth goes on to explain that DCTs exist on a spectrum where one end is the traditional form of trials while, on the other end, are fully-virtual trials. Hybrid clinical trials fall in the middle of this spectrum, with some being more site-centric than others.
Whilst the phases and functions of the trial remain the same, hybrid ones may use technology to undertake certain aspects, explains the company.
The company also discusses the practical application of clinical trials, stating that they can be used for therapeutic areas of study, desired endpoints, and industry sectors.
In therapeutic areas, hybrid trials offer participants the opportunity of completing certain study tasks from the comfort of their homes. That can be particularly useful for the study of infectious diseases, according to the VRO.
Similarly, hybrid trials provide sponsors with greater flexibility to achieve their study endpoints. It can be especially useful in mitigating the "white coat effect". That refers to the phenomenon where the readings of vital signs such as blood pressure could be affected by being in the presence of a medical professional.
Even industry sectors are benefiting from the hybrid model, asserts the company.
According to the VRO, hybrid clinical trials can be beneficial for three key reasons: improved operational efficiency, higher patient engagement, and enhanced data quality.
However, while there are benefits, ObvioHealth explains that hybrid clinical trials also face certain challenges.
Even though the FDA wants to promote DCT methods, there might be regulatory concerns in countries outside the U.S. where adoption rates are lower.
There is also the concern that complex hybrid trials might run the risk of operational, logistical, and communication problems if not coordinated properly.
Since hybrid trials rely on technology, they must ensure that the tech used is reliable, accessible, and allow systems integration.
Hybrid trials should also ensure that patients know who to reach out to in case of confusion and that all communication be closely synchronized.
However, according to the company, all four of these challenges can be mitigated by partnering with a VRO with the right experience. All in all, according to the company, the benefits of hybrid clinical trials far outweigh the challenges.
ObvioHealth has been leading the digitalization and virtualization of clinical trials through its platform and app to accelerate the development of drugs and devices around the world. To learn more about what the company offers, please visit https://www.obviohealth.com/
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St Benet's Abbey Gatehouse and adjacent section of precinct wall
Date of most recent amendment:
St Benet's Abbey, Cow Holm, Horning, Norfolk
North Norfolk (District Authority)
Horning
National Park:
TG3802715786
Mid- to late C14 gatehouse to St Benet's Abbey incorporating a mid-C18 mill in the ruins and an adjacent section of precinct wall.
Reasons for Designation
The C14 gatehouse to St Benet's Abbey and the adjacent section of precinct wall are listed at Grade I for the following principal reasons:
*	Architectural interest: they are the only substantial standing structures to survive of the abbey and thus provide important evidence of its wealth, status and impressive architectural quality; *	Proportion of original fabric: a significant proportion of the original fabric of the gatehouse survives which reveals its earliest configuration, and together with the section of precinct wall, demonstrates medieval masonry and craftsmanship of the highest order; *	Historic interest: the C18 windmill is notable as a very early example of a brick tower windmill and is a distinctive feature of the post-Dissolution evolution of the abbey; *	Group value: the gatehouse and adjacent section of precinct wall have strong group value with the scheduled site of St Benet's Abbey of which they are integral elements (St Benet's Abbey, National Heritage List 1003149).
Tradition records that c.800 a small company of Saxon monks or recluses led by Suneman erected a church or chapel dedicated to St Benedict at the junction of the Rivers Bure and Thurne. The building was destroyed by the Danes in 870 but a holy man named Wulfric established another community and rebuilt the chapel c.960. An alleged miraculous intervention drew to the community the attention of King Cnut who founded the Benedictine Abbey in 1019 and endowed it with the manors of Horning, Ludham and Neatishead. Further endowments followed and the extensive property of the abbey is recorded in the Domesday Book. The sole dependencies of the abbey were the Priory of St Michael at Rumburgh, Suffolk (founded 1064) and the Hospital of St James at Horning (founded 1153) which is linked to the abbey via a causeway. The only surviving building of the hospital is the chapel which was subsequently converted into a barn (scheduled and listed at Grade II*). The abbey buildings evolved over numerous building phases from the late C11 to at least the mid-C15. The number of monks remained fairly constant at around twenty-two to twenty-six.
Virtually all late C11 foundations followed the Rule of St Benedict which made every house autonomous in its government. In total, a minimum of 163 Benedictine houses were eventually founded in England; and the Black Monks, as they were known, were particularly powerful in Norfolk. St Benet's was the only religious house in England not to be dissolved by Henry VIII who appointed William Reppes, Bishop of Norwich, as abbot in 1536, granting to him all its properties in return for those of the bishopric. Reppes stripped the site however, and the last monk left c.1540. The abbey and its demesne lands were thereafter let out to farm, and the precinct was plundered for building materials. In the third decade of the C17 the church, walls and other buildings were described as having fallen down; and by 1702 a map drawn by R. Nicholson shows only a house, barn and stable, together with a mill in the extreme eastern corner but possibly this was actually in the western corner. These remains have since disappeared.
The gatehouse was built in the mid-to late C14 and it survived in a reasonable state until a windmill was erected inside it in the mid-C18. An idea of its appearance prior to this can be obtained from a sketch made by the antiquary John Kirkpatrick, some time before 1722 (reproduced in Pestell, p. 8). The sketch shows the outer entrance of the gatehouse from the west with its lost upper storey which had a large central window flanked by pairs of elaborately carved niches. The first floor was probably lost in the mid-C18 when the drainage mill was erected over the gatehouse in order to benefit from its masonry footings. This allowed the mill to be built higher than most examples of this date in the area. The mill was designed for pumping water to drain the surrounding marshes and improve them for agriculture, although it was probably also used to grind seed and grain. It fell out of commission in the 1860s after the sails blew off. In 2012 repair work was carried out on the gatehouse and windmill which had been damaged by flooding, involving the replacement of c.40% of the brickwork of the mill.
Mid- to late C14 gatehouse to St Benet's Abbey with a mill built into the ruins in the mid-C18.
MATERIALS: the south-east and north-west façades of the gatehouse are faced with knapped flint and ashlar flushwork, and are decorated with stone relief carvings. Other walls are faced with red brick. The mill is constructed of red brick.
PLAN: the gatehouse is situated on the north-west edge of the D-shaped abbey precinct. It has two chambers, the north-west one being subsumed by the conical-shaped windmill. A fragment of precinct wall extends from the north-west side. EXTERIOR: the north-west chamber is entered through a two-pointed arch with four orders of mouldings, the inner order decorated with twelve carved forms, possibly grotesque figures or beasts, although only ten survive. The following three orders have chamfered faces and deep, three-quarter hollows. The spandrels are filled with huge relief carvings: an armed man bearing a staff to the left, and a rampant beast to the right, variously identified as either a lion or dragon. The frieze across the façade at first floor level is fragmentary. Flanking the arch are two polygonal turrets which extend just beyond the outer wall of the windmill. Most of the side walls of this chamber have been demolished by the insertion of the mill. Further south-east from the entrance arch is a vaulted narthex, of which three moulded transverse ribs survive with a ridge-piece and bosses.
The narthex opens into the second (south-east) chamber, the side walls of which survive. It was originally vaulted in two bays: the three surviving responds have either single or clustered columns with moulded bases, foliage capitals and vaulting springers. The outside of the entrance archway on the south-east side comprises three different orders, separated by three-quarter hollows. The apex of the outer order has been repaired in red brick, a repair that extends further into the left spandrel than the right which are otherwise faced with flushwork bands incorporating the devices of England and France. The inside of the arch comprises two moulded orders, the chamfered faces separated by a triangular recess rather than a hollow. The outside of the arch is flanked by pilaster buttresses with ogee gabled niches, either side of which is a short expanse of wall followed by diagonal buttresses. The wall between the buttresses on the right hand side is wider to accommodate an arched stairway which rises to the now demolished first floor. The stair has brick steps and the upper part has a stone newel post. There is evidence that the first floor contained two rooms which may have been used as a chapel and/or accommodation for a gatekeeper.
The mill is circular in plan and has the form of a truncated cone with an ovoid opening at the top. It has a number of doorways and windows on three levels, most of which have been blocked, indicating a change in function. It is entered on the south-eastern face through a doorway which has a segmental brick arch, as have the other apertures. There are additional blocked doorways to the east and west, and two windows at ground level facing north and north-west. Between them, at a slightly higher level, is a relieving arch which possibly indicates the position of a shaft to a drainage pump. At middle level there is a blocked window and tall doorways facing east and west which formerly opened onto a wooden platform which ran around the building. On the upper stage of the mill there are blocked windows facing north-west and south-east.
Adjacent to the west side of the gatehouse is the only substantial surviving section of the abbey's precinct wall, measuring 18m long and 3.04m high. It is different from the other wall in construction and date, and was probably erected in the late medieval period. The eastern side is faced with whole flints laid in herringbone fashion, alternating with bands of brick, and the western side is faced in whole flints and bricks laid in a less regular pattern. The wall is battlemented and pierced by two splayed apertures.
The Religious Houses of Norfolk: A History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 2, , (1906)
Coppack, G, Abbeys and Priories, (2009)
Pestell, T , St Benet's Abbey: A Guide and History , (2008)
RCHME Survey , The Abbey of St Benet at Holm, Horning, Norfolk, December 1994,
Rights: Copyright IoE Mr W.E. Butland. Source Historic England Archive


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Defense Secretary thanks Japan govt for military aircraft donation
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed gratitude to the Japanese government as the latter donated three more Beechcraft King Air TC-90 aircraft to the Philippine Navy (PN).
"We are very thankful for this first grant project of JMOD (Japan Ministry of Defense) following the amendment of Japan Government's Self-Defense Force Act which allows the donation of excess defense and military equipment to partner countries such as ours," he said.
Lorenzana said these aircraft could surely bolster the Philippine Navy's capability to provide humanitarian assistance and conduct disaster relief operations.
"Also, with its patrol range that is double compared to those of the existing Philippine aircraft which only has a maximum range of 300 kilometers, the maritime air surveillance and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance capability of PN will also be enhanced," he added.
The TC-90, which is part of the Beechcraft King Air aircraft family, was offered by Japan shortly after the Agreement Concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology was finalized last Feb. 29, 2016.
"On behalf of the One Defense Team, we are truly grateful to the government of Japan for its tremendous assistance in helping us improve our ability to carry out maritime security operations," the defense chief said.
P2M worth of Marijuana seized, burned in Benguet
Government authorities in Benguet have joined forces to seize and burn P2 million worth of marijuana from the province.
Anti-narcotics agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera, PDEA Region 1, local police, and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cordillera led the burning of 8, 700 fully grown marijuana plants during a two-day eradication operation in Kibungan town, Benguet.
An estimated 2.4 kilos of marijuana stalks at Sitio Bana, Barangay Tacadang were also burned by the authorities.
PDEA-Cordillera Information Officer Joseph Frederick Calulut said the "Plan Bana" operation covered five plantation sites.
This campaign in Benguet was part of the national government's plan to free the Philippines from illegal drugs.
by iNews Philippines — March 26, 2018 in War on Drugs 0
Duterte calls for unity against crime and corruption
President Rodrigo Duterte asked the public to join his administration in combating illegal activities in the country.
"I call upon every local government official, civic leader and the general public to stand with us in forging a drug-, crime-, and corruption-free Philippines," the President said in his speech on March 14.
"Together, let us fight for a better government and for a better Philippines that will last generations. This will be our most important legacy as public servants and as Filipinos," he added.
Duterte led the destruction of 14 smuggled luxury cars in Cagayan, which, he said, proves that the government still needs to exert more effort in eradicating this rampant crime.
The smuggled cars, amounting to P27 million, were from Japan and Korea.
Among the luxury vehicles destroyed were a Maserati Quattro Porte, a Porsche 911 GT3, a BMW Alpina B12, a BMW Z1, an Opel Manta, a Renault R5, and eight units of Mercedes Benz.
Some 841 luxury vehicles are already being reviewed and finalized for public destruction.
"I reiterate that I will never tolerate smuggling and all forms of irregularities in our ports, especially in our Freeports. Illegal practices will be dealt with to ensure that every department, agency and instrumentality of government is free from corruption," he said.
"We reaffirm our commitment to build a country free from the shackles of corruption. This condemnation of these smuggled vehicles demonstrates our firm stand to put an end to a longstanding societal disease that has eroded public trust and tainted the government's sincerity to deliver equitable social services," Duterte said.
"To this end, we will continue to persevere in bringing transformative change so we can build a foundation of our nation's unceasing sustainable growth," he added.


Here's a little thought that may be of some use to those of you struggling with New Year resolutions.
According to some sources, the term April Fool comes from the fact that New Year used to be celebrated on April 1st. The ancient folk of Pagan times would make their resolutions for the coming year and generally they would be broken within days; hence they became April Fools for making promises they couldn't keep.
What I tend to do, instead of making fanciful and unrealistic resolutions, is to do a review of the previous year and see what needs changing.
I've lived in Cumbria for over 2 years and at times it's been a struggle. Although not a wasted year as I like to view it, the first year here was extremely hard and challenging. During that time I contacted services and spent most of the year battling to get the treatment I deserve. It is only now that those labours are coming to fruition.
I have long since learned that tiny footsteps are more easily maintained than giant strides, as quite often permanent change comes from fine tweaking rather than mass clear-outs.
Don't be an April Fool this January - start making achievable adjustments instead of fanciful dreams.


I rarely go to the hairdresser. I don't seem to have the time. And with a small baby, I just couldn't guarantee he'd sleep through an entire appointment.
However, during my latest pregnancy I noticed that the odd grey hair also seemed to have gone forth and multiplied. So, one of the first things I did after giving birth was to dye my hair. (You are advised not to use hair dye while pregnant). But I only used a semi-permanent because I knew I'd make a hash of it. Luckily the completely inappropriate shade (probably the same dark red I favoured at the age of 15) and uneven coverage soon washed out. And I was still left with those increasing numbers of grey and white hairs.
Going to the hairdresser for a proper cut and colour filled me with dread. I could see it taking a lot of time and costing a lot of money.
And then I remembered that a friend of mine is a mobile hairdresser. Jo has three children and says that while many of her clients are the stereotypical elderly ladies who can't always manage a trip to a salon, she's increasingly seeing lots of mums who can't get out because they've got kids.
I made the appointment in the school playground, with a brief description of what I wanted. Two days later she popped round to do a patch test, to make sure I wasn't going to react to the dye. And the following day she came to my house to transform me.
Jo brought her gorgeous two year old daughter with her. And while she played with Baby O in the lounge with my au pair, Jo set about rejuvenating my maturing locks. And when Baby O got cranky and needed a feed I got on with it while Jo carried on around us.
It was one of the most relaxing hairdressing experiences I've had. And I finally have a professional colour job and a cut that works for me for less than I would have paid in a salon. I'll definitely be using Jo again.
I'm really pleased with the results: she's matched my natural hair colour and cut me a beautiful long bob that's slightly shaped around my face. It's versatile enough to tie back in the hot weather and away from small fists that like to grab, but short enough to look good loose.


Bora Bora for Men (After Shave) is a perfume by Curve / Liz Claiborne for men and was released in 2002. The production was apparently discontinued.
This is a variant of the perfume Bora Bora for Men (Cologne) by Curve / Liz Claiborne, which differs in concentration.
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TORRENOVA RENT A CAR is headquartered in Magalluf. You can find us in this popular tourist town, located next to Palma Nova, in the municipality of Calvia.
next to the meeting point parking.
You have to return the car with the same level of fuel as delivered. You only pay the missing part if you return the car with less fuel.


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Down The Tubes: 10 Closed & Abandoned TV Factories
"The quality goes in before the name goes on"… truly one of the great advertising slogans of the twentieth century! The slogan belonged to Zenith Electronics, founded in 1918 as Chicago Radio Labs and sold to South Koreas's LG Electronics in 1999.
Besides building countless TVs at its main plant and corporate HQ on West Dickens Avenue in Chicago, Zenith is credited with inventing the world's first wireless TV remote control.
Zenith's Plant No. 1, with its iconic silver-sided water tower, had been abandoned for years when a large fire broke out on August 22nd of 2017. The photo above, posted at the Chicago Fire Department's Twitter account, shows firemen tackling the fire which had spread through the former factory's second floor. We would say the Zenith plant went out in a blaze of glory but, as with so much of America's industrial heritage, it went out with a whimper and won't be coming back.
(Formerly) Made in Japan
This abandoned TV factory and computer monitor repair center is located somewhere in Japan – exact location withheld to deter (or at least delay) destructive vandals and salvagers. Urbex explorer Florian from Abandoned Kansai visited the facilities in November of 2015. Watch this video to virtually walk through the somewhat eerie abandoned factory.
Astonishingly, the factory still holds plastic-wrapped pallets loaded high with boxed, never-used CRT monitors. It should be stated, the leaded glass used in these obsolete cathode ray tubes makes them difficult and expensive to recycle. "It seems like the company was focusing 100% on CRT technology," observed Florian, "and was wiped out when the world quickly moved on to flat-screen LED displays and TFT-LCDs." A pity they didn't "monitor" the business climate more closely.
In The Moody
Chisholm Industries Ltd. was founded in 1933 as a manufacturer of radios but with television revolutionizing home entertainment in the post-war era, branched off into producing black & white TVs. In 1955 the company built a state-of-the-art 56,000-sq. ft. factory in Port Moody, British Columbia, just east of Vancouver. The image above dates from the late 1950s.
At its height, Chisholm Industries was building up to 200 TVs and hi-fi stereo sets a day at the Port Moody facility. Things changed in the early 1960's, however, with the arrival of color television. Re-tooling the factory to produce color TVs demanded an investment beyond what the family-owned business could afford, so company president Edward Chisholm elected to retire and the plant was closed. A succession of commercial enterprises worked out of the former TV factory until 2010, when the buildings were condemned, abandoned and demolished.
RCA Can You See
The former RCA television factory in Indianapolis employed over 8,000 workers during the 1950s television boom. By the 1990s only about 1,000 people staffed the plant, then owned by Thomson Consumer Electronics.
Thomson closed the factory in 1995 and since then it's sat abandoned, plagued by criminal activity, fires, and illegal dumping. Helped by a $200,000 "blight reduction" grant from the EPA, city authorities moved to demolish the former RCA TV factory in early 2017. It could be replaced by a criminal justice center, aka a jail.
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Q: how to create database schema with hibernate.cfg.xml using
   < property name="hbm2ddl.auto"> create< / property >

only creates the tables, and whenever a schema does not exist, hibernate fails to create the table because the schema does not exist.

A: Hibernate will not create the schema for you, but maybe you can tell your DBMS to run some script before hibernate starts to create the schema objects. I found something here and I think you can use it as a start point.

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