text:
Top Five Celebrities Linked to Illuminati
Mike Jones, 3 years ago 8 min read
The mere thought that a secret group of elite people controls the world is terrifying. It's also a particularly interesting area to explore, as it brings forward some interesting theories. The Illuminati have been at the forefront of the world's attention, instantly associated with the very concept of "secret society". Then again, wouldn't the most successful secret society be the worst? Because this one, in particular, is not so secret, if it exists.
It's the stuff of movies that some believe to be everything but fictional. Numerous conspiracy theories are looming over our heads. Big Brother is watching. The All-Seeing Eye knows everything, controls everything and decides everything. The way it's presented, the Illuminati is as close to a concentrated form of human deity as we're ever going to get. They are the puppet masters of the world, infiltrating everywhere and manipulating everyone. Celebrities linked to Illuminati.
There are many interesting rumors about the inner workings of this secret society, but a terrifying one is the fact that they are omnipresent & omnipotent. Ranging from the U.S. government to NATO, U.N., and the Vatican City, their reach has stretched into every branch of the world as we know it. And, as some would claim, they have amplified their influence with the help of celebrities – the ones that are setting trends as they stand in the spotlight.
If you think about it, it makes sense. What better place to hide than in plain sight?
Numerous celebrities, be it actors or singers, have been linked to the mysterious group through their gestures, appearances, or choices made throughout their careers. They have become iconic in the entertainment industry, and their names are etched on platinum records or in the very pavement of Hollywood. However, while highly successful, rumors have been heating up around them about their alleged association with Illuminati.
The rapper, songwriter, and businessman have probably been simmering in the Illuminati rumors the longest. Every single record released by the man has gone platinum, and his name now bears tremendous weight in the world of entertainment. Jay-Z is no longer just a man, but an actual influence and one who's words do have an impact on his major fan base, whether we want to believe it or not. The press is following him around, and his name promotes every product there is. It's astounding to think just how much he is worth after several years in the business.
However, it's more than his clothing line and very successful wife that people are talking about on the internet. Rumors have swirled around Jay-Z's potential affiliation with Illuminati, picking on numerous hints that the rapper has been dropping throughout the years. There's even a website dedicated to those curious about his link to the elusive group of elites that influences the world as we know it.
Why is he rumored to belong to the Illuminati? Jay-Z's gestures themselves have been shown to take the shape of the very symbol of the group, the triangle representing their all-seeing pyramid. He is often creating it with his hands, showing it off to the crowd of adoring fans cheering him on stage. His clothing line is also etched with Masonic symbols.
Read About: 7 Celebrity Couples who've gone to Counseling
That's right, Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, are officially the Illuminati couple that is plastered on the covers of magazines and the center of rumors. In fact, their baby girl is believed to have been named for the sake of honoring their loyalty to their group. Their daughter's name, Blue Ivy, is considered to be an acronym for Born Living Under Evil, Illuminati's Very Youngest. The controversy is everywhere, and it's only speeding up with every single video the artist makes.
Beyoncé's influence is, as it is in her husband's case, undeniable. Her music is known across the world, and mostly every song jumps at the top of the billboards. In fact, there's a running joke across the Internet that if you ever find yourself alone in a country where you don't even know the language, you can say "Beyoncé" and people will immediately relate to you. It certainly sounds like the kind of guy the Illuminati would want.
Beyoncé's music videos are often riddled with Masonic symbols and abstract shapes that boast the secret society's choice of logos and marks. Conspiracy theorists have dug deep into the lyrics of her songs for hidden meanings and snapped pictures of her making the same triangle gesture as her husband. They're certainly not making it difficult for them to draw the link. However, there are websites out there looking to disprove the rumors.
Arguably Hollywood's most famous actress, Angelina Jolie has not escaped the rumors surrounding her involvement with Illuminati. It's not about odd symbols that she wears on her clothes or subtle hints found in her blockbusters such as Tomb Raider. No, the successful actress is mostly associated with the enigmatic group due to her relatively recent decision of undergoing a double mastectomy. For anyone who does not know the story, here is the gist: Angelina Jolie found and feared that she was at a high risk of developing breast cancer. To avoid the life-threatening condition, she opted to have the surgery, even though she did not have it yet.
However, the actress did it as the preventive measure, just to sleep well at night knowing that she will not get breast cancer and her children will not run the risk of growing up without their mother. The tabloids have called this an "inspiring act," with her husband Brad Pitt boasting her "courage" and love for her family. That's not what conspiracy theorists are saying, though.
Those linking Angelina Jolie to the Illuminati believe that it was all a clever P.R. campaign to promote the viability of the BRCA1 patent. It's a test that costs between $3,000 to $4,000 that ascertains the genetic risk of a woman to develop breast cancer. It has been accused that Jolie underwent the test and surgery only to become the poster girl for BRCA1. She promoted the procedure and urged women around the world to get tested as well, along with raising awareness for breast cancer.
It's a multi-billion dollar move for the pharmaceutical company in charge of the patent. It also does not help that her choice coincided with the U.S. Supreme Court's pending decision on corporate ownership of the test.
Read About: Top 10 Most Searched Bollywood Celebrities 2016
If there's anyone who has influence and a major name in the entertainment industry, it's Madonna. When you write and sing a song called "Illuminati," there's no doubt that rumors will explode. Ranging from the actual name of the song to the backgrounds at her performances, Madonna has given many reasons to conspiracy theorists that link her to the famous secret society. Symbols of pyramids are etched everywhere during her concerts, and her dancers are frequently dressed as devils in full on ritual mode. There are nods to organized religion, satanic worshipping, and numerous other signs.
Perhaps it's all a major show, or it's only the artists' eccentric nature and style. One thing is for certain, though, the singer has not shied away from the subject. In fact, while Madonna has denied any implications with the group, she stated that she knows who "the real Illuminati are." That only added further fuel to the blazing fire.
The global celebrity expressed her beliefs that the real members are "scientists, artists, philosophers, and writers" from the Age of Enlightenment, hence the name "Illuminati". Not to mention she also stated that people often misinterpret the word, saying that they should instead associate it with "people with consciousness, individuals who are enlightened." According to Madonna, they're not evil people who are controlling the universe. She does seem to know a lot about it.
Read About: Expensive Celebrity Homes in 2016
Is it possible that she had introduced the iconic pyramid symbol into her eccentric wardrobes? Very much so. Lady Gaga is among the latest successful artists to be linked to the Illuminati. Even more, she seems to have been placed high up as a representation of their most feared weapon: mind control. Conspiracy theorists have tied Lady Gaga's entire persona to a symbol of falling victim to mind control and the will of others.
Beyond the style of the artist's outfits, which are outlandish and sometimes disturbing, they have called attention to her entire façade and her songs themselves. They speak of surrendering yourself completely to someone else, etched with messages in a robotic voice. Quite a meaning to send to her fans who want to be just like her. Theorists have stated that she is the epitome of mind control used as a weapon, one that should be desired by all and sought-after.
Furthermore, even the name "Lady Gaga" itself seems to promote a mindless and vague person. After all, "Gaga" is the word of the absent-minded, one often spoken even by babies. It's so simple in its nature that they have only drawn more lines to the singer's association with the world-dominating group and their mind-controlling ways.
Tags	#Angelina Jolie	#Beyoncé	#celebrities	#Celebrities Linked to Illuminati	#Hollywood Celebrities	#Jay-Z	#Lady Gaga	#Madonna	#singers
Professional Chauffeur Service for a Safe and Happy Journey
6 Tips for the Safe Car Ride
Mike Jones is a Boston University graduate, with an MS in Mass Communication. He is a full-time writer, passionate about entertainment and pop culture.
Celebs Who are Older Than You Think
Selena Gomez Handcuffed Arrested By Police On Set Of New Music Video
Biography of Serena Williams- Tennis Player
The Most Powerful Couples in the World
Top Celebrity Birthdays for February
Most Breathtaking Blue Eyes Hollywood is Ever Seen


text:
After years of increases, students' average test scores go flat
By Anna Phillips Jul 28, 2010, 3:37pm EDT
Even if New York State education officials had not decided to raise the scores needed to pass the state exams, today would not have been a particularly good news day for the city.
That's because in addition to having the state call fewer students proficient, both the city and state saw students' average raw scores stagnate.
For years, state and city students average scores on the math and reading exams have risen. But from 2009 to 2010, the city students' average reading exam scores held steady at 662. This trend continued on the math test, which also saw no significant increases or decreases in students' average scale scores.
When the scores were separated out according to students' ethnicities, they showed the same result: a flat line.
Speaking at Tweed Courthouse today, Mayor Bloomberg said the steady scores were a sign of progress. "The numbers that really matter are the actual scores," he told reporters, adding that the state had made the tests more difficult this year.
This is true for the math exam. In an effort to cut down on the math tests's now-predictable nature, state officials said they broadened the subjects it covered by 30 percent. Officials said they did not do the same for the reading exam because it was already a harder test than the math exam.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein offered another possible explanation for the scores: the tests were given later in the year, allowing for more material to be covered. In past years, the math and ELA exams were given in January and March.
"There are so many different things that could be going on," said Harvard University testing expert Daniel Koretz, who has been pushing the state to create harder tests. "The test was at a later day; it had broader content. It could be that the effects of coaching are petering out."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Menachem Avidom opr. (Mendel Mahler-Kalkstein) (født 6. januar 1908 i Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine - død 5. august 1995 i Tel Aviv, Israel) var en israelsk komponist og lærer.

Avidom emigrerede fra Polen, hvor han var bosat efter første Verdenskrig til Palestina (1925), og studerede kort efter komposition på det Amerikanske Universitet i Beirut (1926-1928). Han fortsatte studier i Paris på Musikkonservatoriet (1928-1931), og flyttede herefter til Tel Aviv, hvor han blev lærer i teori og komposition. Avidom har skrevet 10 symfonier, orkesterværker, kammermusik, koncertmusik, operaer, korværker, vokalmusik etc. Avidom fik den Israelske Musikpris (1961) for sin opera "Alexandra ha'Hashmonait".

Udvalgte værker

 Symfoni nr. 1 "Populær Symfoni" (1945, rev. 1958) -for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 2 "David" (1948-1949) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 3 "Mediterransk Sinfonietta" (1951) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 4 (1954-1955) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 5 "Sangen fra Eilat" (1957-1958) - for solister, kor og orkester
 Symfoni nr. 6 (1958) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 7 "Filharmonisk Symfoni" (1961) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 8 Festival Sinfonietta (1965/66)
 Symfoni nr. 9 "Variations Symfoni" (1968) - for orkester
 Symfoni nr. 10 "Lille Symfoni" (1981) - for kammerorkester
 Violinkoncert (1951-1952)) - for violin og orkester
 "Alexandra ha'Hashmonait" (1959) - opera
 "Suite om Bach" (1964) - for kammerorkester

Eksterne henvisninger
 om Menachem Avidom

Komponister fra Israel
Lærere

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Women Up To No Good
The Women Up To No Good series are anthologies of dark fiction by marginalized voices.
Joanne Merriam
Project We Love Nashville, TN Anthologies
Update 25 June! New cover for Broad Knowledge.
The Women Up To No Good series are anthologies of dark fiction by marginalized voices—primarily women and authors of marginalized sex and gender identities, and we additionally strive for diversity in race, national origin, sexual orientation, and ability.
Our contributors include a wide range of up-and-coming and established horror and speculative fiction writers, including L. Timmel Duchamp, Chikodili Emelumadu, Nisi Shawl, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Catherynne M. Valente, and Alyssa Wong.
Our writers also span the globe, based in or hailing from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, and all over the United States. We also include two stories in translation, one by Argentine author Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría and the other by Galician writer and poet Estíbaliz Espinosa.
Between them, they have won the Aeronautilus, Andre Norton, Encouragement, Eugie Foster Memorial, Fresh Voices, Hugo, Lambda, Locus, Mythopoeic, Nebula, Prix Imaginales, Rhysling, Tiptree, and World Fantasy Awards, and been shortlisted for the Bram Stoker, Ignotus, and Shirley Jackson Awards as well as numerous others!
Broad Knowledge: 35 Women Up To No Good and Sharp & Sugar Tooth: Women Up To No Good are edited by Joanne Merriam and Octavia Cade respectively. Broad Knowledge examines the difference between information and wisdom, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth explores consumption and being consumed. Both anthologies seek to find ways out of horror, abuse, and self-doubt, and to learn to fight and to make friends in the dark.
The first in this series, Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good, was praised as "a welcome antidote to the conventional world of women's fiction" by Best New Fiction and "a stellar collection of high caliber writing" by InDigest, and was nominated for a This Is Horror Award.
We're raising money to be able to pay the authors in Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth professional rates, and to properly promote the anthologies so they get the attention they deserve! Our hope is to get the series on a solid enough footing that sales of the books will support future anthologies.
About the Books
We'll be posting daily features on our writers and stories, but here are a few details:
Broad Knowledge Table of Contents
"She Falls" (original) is by Toronto's Charlotte Ashley (@CharlotteAshley), who is a writer, editor, bookseller, and nominee for the Aurora and Sunburst Awards. Her short stories have been in F&SF, Clockwork Canada, Luna Station Quarterly, Kaleidotrope, PodCastle, and elsewhere.
"Clara Vox" (original) is by R. S. Benedict, whose work has appeared in Unicorn Booty and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
"First mouse model of Innsmouth Fish-man Syndrome draft 2 USE THIS VERSION – edits by MK.doc" (original) is by Megan Chaudhuri, a toxicologist by training and a writer by inclination, whose fiction has appeared in Analog, Crossed Genres, GigaNotoSaurus, and other venues.
"Flowers for Dogman" (original) is by Autumn Christian (@teachrobotslove), who lives in the dark woods with poisonous blue flowers in her backyard and a black deer skull on her wall. She wrote Ecstatic Inferno and The Crooked God Machine.
"Blushing Blue" (original) is by Filipina Vida Cruz (@laviecestmoi). Previously a journalist, she writes children's storybooks that teach the English language as well as fiction which has appeared in Expanded Horizons, Lontar: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction, Philippine Speculative Fiction, and the anthology Phantazein.
"The Visitations of Seraphim by Biblical Scholar Father Anthony Maguire" (original) is by Sarina Dorie, who has sold about 100 short stories to places like Cosmos, Daily Science Fiction, and Sword and Laser. She's also written the steampunk romance series The Memory Thief and the collections Fairies, Robots and Unicorns—Oh My! and Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies—Oh My!
L. Timmel Duchamp's recent writing includes The Waterdancer's World and Never at Home. Her five-novel Marq'ssan Cycle series was awarded a Special Honor by the 2009 James Tiptree, Jr. Award jury, and she won the 2017 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional for her work with Aqueduct Press. Her "The Forbidden Words of Margaret A." was first published in Pulphouse 8 and also appeared in The Women Who Walk Through Fire. (You can read it at her website.)
Estíbaliz Espinosa has published seven poetry books, short stories about scientific women, and some books of poetry translation. ":: 23 commuter line chromosomes ::," first published in Galician in her collection Curiosidade, appears here in its first appearance in English, translated by the author.
"Five Meters Ahead, Two Centuries Away" (original) is by A.T. Greenblatt (@AtGreenblatt), a mechanical engineer by day and a writer by night. Her work is forthcoming or has appeared in Strange Horizons, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Mothership Zeta, and elsewhere.
"The Cold Waters of Europa" (original) is by Claudine Griggs, the Writing Center Director at Rhode Island College. She is the author of Journal of a Sex Change: Passage through Trinidad, S/he: Changing Sex and Changing Clothes (Dress, Body, Culture), and numerous short stories which have appeared in Escape Pod, Lightspeed, Baen Books' Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction, and elsewhere.
"Your Life Will Look Perfect From Afar" (original) is by Audrey R. Hollis (@audreyrhollis), a writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has been in several publications, including Leading Edge, Lunch Ticket, and Autostraddle.
"Taking It Back" (original) is by Joanna Michal Hoyt, whose fiction has appeared in publications including Crossed Genres, Daily Science Fiction, and Mysterion.
"Election Season" (original) is by Canadian Rebecca Jones-Howe, the author of the short story collection Vile Men. Her work has been published in [PANK], Punchnel's, and Pulp Modern, among others.
"Like I Need a Hole in the Head" (original) is by Maggie Maxwell (@wanderingquille). She has neither pets nor superpowers, so she writes about both to make up for it.
"Make Pretty" (original) is by Rati Mehrotra. Born and raised in India, she makes her home in Toronto. Her first book, Markswoman, was published in January. Her stories have been in Apex Magazine, AE - The Canadian Science Fiction Review, Urban Fantasy Magazine, Podcastle, and many more.
"Liquid Glass" (original) is by Argentine author Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría (@TeresaPME). Her novelette, Memory, is also available from Upper Rubber Boot Books (in a translation into English by Lawrence Schimel, who also translated "Liquid Glass"), and was a finalist for the Spanish national science fiction award, the Ignotus.
"Below the Kirk, Below the Hill" (original) is by Premee Mohamed (@premeesaurus), an Indo-Caribbean scientist based in Canada. Her speculative fiction has been published by Nightmare, Martian Migraine Press, Innsmouth Free Press, and many others.
"Maidens of the Sea" (original) is by Wendy Nikel, whose fiction has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Nature: Futures, and elsewhere.
"Frankenstein Sonata" (original) is by author and translator Julie Nováková (@Julianne_SF). She has published short fiction in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, and Analog, and has received the Encouragement Award of the European science fiction and fantasy society, and the Aeronautilus Award for the best Czech short story of 2014 and 2015, and for the best novel of 2015.
"Matched Set" (original) is by Aimee Ogden (@Aimee_Ogden), who has been a science teacher and a software tester. Now she writes stories about sad astronauts and angry princesses. Her work has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, The Sockdolager, and Shimmer.
"Viva La Muñeca" (original) is by Perla Palacios, a Latinx writer of speculative short fiction.
"Three Days, Two Nights" (original) is by Therese Pieczynski. She has published in Asimov's, Daily Science Fiction, River City, the anthology Imagination Fully Dilated, and with Nancy Kress in New Under The Sun.
"Mary in the Looking Glass" (original) is by Laura E. Price. Her work has appeared in On Spec, Strange Horizons, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, GigaNotoSaurus, Penumbra eMag, and Betwixt.
"The Red" (original) is by Clarice Radrick, whose work can be found in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Spellbound, Haiku of the Dead, Under the Juniper Tree, Inchoate Echoes, and elsewhere.
Nisi Shawl wrote the Belgian Congo steampunk novel Everfair, co-authored Writing the Other: A Practical Approach, and co-edited Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler and Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany. Her story collection Filter House co-won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 2009 and was nominated for that year's World Fantasy Award. Her "Street Worm" was first published in Streets of Shadows, and also appeared in Street Magicks. (You can read its sequel, "Queen of Dirt," at Apex Magazine.)
"The Donor" (original) is by Tabitha Sin, whose writing has been in Dear Robot: An Anthology of Epistolary Science Fiction, Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction, and elsewhere.
Angela Slatter wrote the urban fantasy novels Vigil and Corpselight, as well as eight short story collections. She has won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar, and six Aurealis Awards. Her "The Song of Sighs" was first published in Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth and also appeared in New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird.
"Sunbasker" (original) is by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spireswriter). She takes trips to East and Southeast Asia to influence her writing and leave her craving durian, fermented foods and copious amounts of wonder that fuel her body, spirit and imagination.
"Tidal Bloom" (original) is by Priya Sridhar, the author of Carousel, whose work has also appeared in Aurora Wolf, Drabbler Harvest, and Indian SF.
"Blood Sausage" (original) is by freelance writer and editor Jae Steinbacher (@JaeSteinbacher). She is a graduate of North Carolina State University's MFA in Fiction program, and of the 2014 Clarion West Writers Workshop. Her stories have been published in Terraform, Escape Pod, and PodCastle.
Sonya Taaffe's short fiction and poetry can be found, amongst other places, in her Ghost Signs (Aqueduct Press) and in the anthologies The Museum of All Things Awesome and That Go Boom, Genius Loci, and An Alphabet of Embers: An Anthology of Unclassifiables. Her "Like Milkweed" first appeared in Not One of Us #52.
"Profanity" (original) is by Liz Ulin, who won the 2014 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition, and was a finalist in The Canadian Authors Association Short Story Competition.
"Infinite Boyfriends" (original) is by Marie Vibbert, whose work regularly appears in Analog and other top markets. Her short story "Keep Talking" won Apex Magazine's Story of the Year.
"Think, Baby Turtle" (original) is by Mingzhao Xu, who immigrated to the United States from China as a child, and now lives in California.
"The Ladies in the Moon" (original) is by Xin Niu Zhang, who was born in Shanghai, grew up in Toronto, and is currently studying at the University of Waterloo.
Editor Joanne Merriam is an immigrant to Nashville from Nova Scotia, whose writing has appeared in The Glaze from Breaking (Stride, 2005), and in dozens of magazines and journals, including Asimov's Science Fiction, The Fiddlehead, The Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Pank, and Strange Horizons. She runs Upper Rubber Boot Books, administers Small Press Week, volunteers for Postcards to Voters and More Than Medicine, and runs a surgical fellowship and the lives of four oncologists for a local hospital.
Sharp & Sugar Tooth
"The Doll's Eye" (original) is by Kathleen Alcalá (@katkat_alcala), the author of six books of fiction and nonfiction, from a collection of magical realism called Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist, to The Deepest Roots: Finding Food and Community on a Pacific Northwest Island.
"And When We Die They Will Consume Us" (original) is by Betsy Aoki. This is her first speculative fiction publication, though her poems have appeared in Uncanny, Southern Humanities Review, Hunger Mountain, and Calyx, among others.
"Dear Son" (original) is by Singaporean Joyce Chng. Her fiction has appeared in The Apex Book of World SF II, We See A Different Frontier, Cranky Ladies of History, and Accessing The Future. Joyce also co-edited THE SEA IS OURS: Tales of Steampunk Southeast Asia with Jaymee Goh. Her alter-ego is J. Damask.
"Gimme Sugar" (original) by Katharine E. K. Duckett, whose stories have appeared in Apex and Interzone, and been reprinted in Wilde Stories 2015 and The Best of Apex: Volume I. She works in publishing and lives in Brooklyn with her wife.
"The Fool's Feast" (original) is by Iranian-Canadian Anahita Eftekhari (@AnahitaEfte). She has a background in genetics and half a decade of experience teaching ESL in Asia and Europe.
Chikodili Emelumadu is a Nigerian writer currently residing in Cambridge, MA. Her work has been published in Eclectica, One Throne, Omenana and various other magazines and anthologies. Her "Candy Girl" first appeared in Apex Magazine and was nominated for the Shirley Jackson prize.
"She Makes the Deep Boil" (original) is by Minnesotan Amelia Gorman (@gorman_ghast). Her other monstrous-themed writing appears in the Lovecraftian anthology She Walks in Shadows, and her poetry in Liminality Magazine, Star*Line, and Eternal Haunted Summer.
"What the Bees Know About Discarded Girlish Organs" (original) is by Jasmyne J. Harris, who lives in Washington, DC. Her work is forthcoming in Bayou Magazine.
"Strong Meat" (original) is by archivist, historian, and librarian A. R. Henle.
Crystal Lynn Hilbert lives in the forgotten backwaters of Western Pennsylvania. Her latest stories appear in Betwixt Magazine. Her "Soul of Soup Bones" was first published in Apex Magazine in June 2014.
"A Year Without the Taste of Meat" (original) is by Erin Horáková, a southern American writer who lives in London. She's working towards her literature PhD, which focuses on how charm evolves over time.
"The Honey Witch" (original) is by Kathryn McMahon (@katoscope), an American writer living abroad with her British wife and dog. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in The Baltimore Review, Crack the Spine, and Necessary Fiction, among others.
"I Eat" (original) is by H. Pueyo (@argiopidae), a South American writer living in Brazil who writes short stories and comics in both English and Portuguese.
"Bristling Skim" (original) is by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (@spireswriter) who stares at skies and wonders what there is to eat out there in the cosmos.
"Alice Underground" (original) is by Rachael Sterling, who lives in sunny Santa Monica, California, teaching music to preschoolers most mornings and writing most afternoons. You can find her talking about books on YouTube under the name Rae Sterling.
"Red, From the Heartwood" (original) is by Penny Stirling (@numbathyal), who edits and embroiders in Western Australia. Their speculative fiction and poetry can be found in Lackington's, Interfictions, Strange Horizons, and other venues.
Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Space Opera, the Orphan's Tales series, and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. She is the winner of the Andre Norton, Eugie Foster Memorial, Hugo, Lambda, Locus, Mythopoeic, Prix Imaginales, Rhysling, Romantic Times' Critics Choice, and Tiptree awards. Her "The Lily and the Horn" was first published in Fantasy Magazine's 2015 Queers Destroy Fantasy! issue.
"A Fish Tale" (original) is by Sabrina Vourvoulias, the author of Ink, which was named to Latinidad's Best Books of 2012. Her fiction can be found in Uncanny, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, and Crossed Genres.
Damien Angelica Walters (@DamienAWalters) wrote Sing Me Your Scars, Paper Tigers, and Cry Your Way Home. Her short fiction has been nominated twice for a Bram Stoker Award and reprinted in The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror and The Year's Best Weird Fiction. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two rescued pit bulls. Her "A Lie You Give, And Thus I Take" was first published in Lightspeed in December 2014.
"Who Watches" (original) is by Wellington-based Rem Wigmore (@faewriter), who also published under Summer Wigmore. Their first novel The Wind City was published in 2013 by Steam Press and they had a short story in the 2016 At the Edge anthology.
Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) was a finalist for the 2016 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Locus Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. Her "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" was first published in the 2015 Queers Destroy Horror! issue of Nightmare, and won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction.
Caroline M. Yoachim has written dozens of short stories, appearing in Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and her short story collection, Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories. Her "The Carnival Was Eaten, All Except the Clown" was first published in Electric Velocipede in 2013 and was featured in The Drabblecast.
Editor Octavia Cade (@OJCade) is a New Zealand writer with a PhD in science communication and a particular interest in science history and marine studies. She has most recently been researching the reproductive strategies of Zostera muelleri seagrass. She has had around 30 short stories published, in places like Clarkesworld, Asimov's, and Apex Magazine, amongst others. Her poetry collection on the periodic table, Chemical Letters, was published by Popcorn Press and her novellas have been published by Masque Books, Paper Road Press, and The Book Smugglers. She has been nominated for BSFA and Elgin awards, and has won three Sir Julius Vogels – twice for best novella (The Ghost of Matter and The Convergence of Fairy Tales) and once for best fan writing, for a series of columns on food and horror, which became Food and Horror: Essays on Ravenous Souls, Toothsome Monsters, and Vicious Cravings (Book Smugglers, 2017). .
How We'll Spend the Money
These are our expenses (much more than we're asking for, since we plan to eat some of these costs):
$7,885: payments to the 35 Broad Knowledge authors
$5,375: payments to the 22 Sharp & Sugar Tooth authors
$400: three-month title listing for both books at NetGalley (review website)
$900 (approx): Kickstarter keeps 5% of the total raised, and Stripe keeps another 3-5% for credit card fulfillment
TOTAL: $14,560
Any extra funds, if we should be so fortunate as to get them, will be used for: the additional costs of sending out additional rewards, additional promotion, and especially for future books in the series.
How Kickstarter Works
Kickstarter allows you to fund the creation of things that don't exist yet. In return for your pledge, you get to choose a reward. When you pledge, Kickstarter sends you to Stripe to record your donation, but they don't bill you until the project reaches its end date. You can modify or cancel your pledge until the end date.
At the end of the campaign, I'll send you a survey (to the email address you give Kickstarter) for the information to get your pledge rewards to you. If you get a book as a gift, that's where you can give me contact info for the giftee—so, when you check out, give Stripe your own address so they aren't confused about who they're billing.
These will be Upper Rubber Boot Books' 7th and 8th anthologies (and 21st and 22nd titles). This kickstarter will allow us to defray upfront costs, which frees up funds to pay for promotion and to do print runs for each title with a local printer (which saves us money and directs more funds to local economies and away from behemoths like Amazon).
Despite our best planning, problems may crop up: printing delays, tornadoes, ghouls, alien invasion. Short of a major catastrophe, though, we should be alright.
No matter what, we'll keep you updated on our progress and challenges.
Feel Completely Selfless
You want to support good literature, but you have too many books to read already, so at this pledge level, you'll simply receive a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
Acknowledgement of patronage
For Early Birds: All Three Ebooks
At this pledge level, you get a DRM-free mobi or epub ebook of ALL THREE Women Up To No Good anthologies: Choose Wisely, Broad Knowledge, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
Broad Knowledge (ebook)
Choose Wisely (ebook)
Sharp & Sugar Tooth (ebook)
Any One Ebook
At this pledge level, you get a DRM-free mobi or epub version of Broad Knowledge, Choose Wisely, or Sharp & Sugar Tooth (you'll tell us which after the Kickstarter ends, when we send out the backer survey), as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
1 of: Broad Knowledge, Choose Wisely, Sharp & Sugar Tooth (ebook)
Any Two Ebooks
At this pledge level, you get ebooks of BOTH Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, or one of them with Choose Wisely (the original anthology) if you prefer (you'll tell us which after the Kickstarter ends, when we send out the backer survey), as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
All Three Ebooks
At this pledge level, you get a DRM-free mobi or epub version of ALL THREE Women Up To No Good anthologies: Choose Wisely, Broad Knowledge, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
Any One Paperback + Ebook
You love the beauty of a physical book, or you just want something that will survive the apocalypse. At this pledge level, you get a paperback and ebook of ANY ONE OF Broad Knowledge, Choose Wisely, or Sharp & Sugar Tooth, as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth. (You'll specify your choice after the Kickstarter ends, when we send out the backer survey.)
1 of: Broad Knowledge, Choose Wisely, Sharp & Sugar Tooth (print)
For Early Birds: All Three Books
At this pledge level, you get paperbacks and ebooks of ALL THREE of Choose Wisely, Broad Knowledge, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, as well as a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
Broad Knowledge (paperback)
Choose Wisely (paperback)
Sharp & Sugar Tooth (paperback)
Any Two Paperbacks + Ebooks
At this pledge level, you get print editions of BOTH Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, or one of them with Choose Wisely, the original anthology, if you prefer, plus ebooks of your chosen titles and a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth. (You'll specify your choices after the Kickstarter ends, when we send out the backer survey.)
All Three Paperbacks + Ebooks
At this pledge level, you get paperbacks of ALL THREE of Choose Wisely, Broad Knowledge, and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, plus ebooks and a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
URB Bundle of Books
Get all of Upper Rubber Boot Books' anthologies, and acknowledgement in Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth!
Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days (pb)
How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring Aliens (pb)
The Museum of All Things Awesome and That Go Boom (pb)
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk & Eco-Speculation (pb)
Personalized Paperback
Have a friend who's a chef, gourmand, or obsessed with food? Married to a mad scientist? Descended from knowledgeable women? Get your dedication on your very own personalized copy of either of the new anthologies (Broad Knowledge or Sharp & Sugar Tooth) sent to the giftee/dedicatee of your choice.
Alternatively, get a copy with your own artwork or photography on the cover (you'd need to provide it to us in 300 dpi jpg, but we'll do the cover design for you, and get your approval before we print it).
Or get both a dedication and a one-of-a-kind cover!
This reward level pays for the paperback and the fees we pay to our printer to change our files for a single book. (We'll work out the details after the Kickstarter ends, when we send out the backer survey.) We'll also send you *and* your giftee all three ebooks (without alterations), and acknowledge you as a patron of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth.
Personalized Broad Knowledge *or* Sharp & Sugar Tooth (print)
2× Broad Knowledge (ebook)
2× Choose Wisely (ebook)
2× Sharp & Sugar Tooth (ebook)
Two Personalized Paperbacks
Same as above, but for BOTH Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth (and an extra set of ebooks for your second giftee, if applicable)!
2× Personalized Broad Knowledge *or* Sharp & Sugar Tooth (print)
3 Books + Merriam Ms Evaluation
At this pledge level, you'll receive all three books in both ebook and paperback, a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, and a page or two of gentle but honest comments on your short story or novel manuscript from Joanne Merriam, editor of Broad Knowledge and Publisher of Upper Rubber Boot.
Manuscript Evaluation
3 Books + Wise Ms Evaluation
At this pledge level, you'll receive all three books in both ebook and paperback, a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, and a page or two of comments on your short story from A. C. Wise, author of The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again and The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories.
Small Press Savior
At this pledge level, you'll get all three ebooks, all three paperbacks, a mention as a patron in the acknowledgements of Broad Knowledge and Sharp & Sugar Tooth, our undying gratitude, and the knowledge that you're VASTLY better than other people. Plus, we'll comp your shipping.
Jun 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2018 (29 days)


text:
Q: Compress Bitmap before uploading Im using Facebook-Parse to upload a bitmap to the server (so in this case I'd like to use PNG/JPEG format since WEBP gives an error). Im able to upload the image successfully, what I want to know is if it can be made more efficient and if I can reduce the quality of the JPEG further? (NOTE: The images are going to be viewed fullscreen).
    public void save_DetailStory_ToParse()
{
    DisplayMetrics displaymetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
    getActivity().getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(displaymetrics);
    int height = displaymetrics.heightPixels;
    int width = displaymetrics.widthPixels;
    String filePath = iDataSave_path;
    final Bitmap bitmap = decodeSampledBitmapFromFilePath(getResources(), width, height, filePath.toString());

    ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 70, stream);
    byte[] image = stream.toByteArray();
    ParseFile file = new ParseFile("androidbegin.jpeg", image);

    pObject_storyDetail.put(KEY_IMAGE_FILE, file);

    pObject_storyDetailList.add(pObject_storyDetail);
}

public static Bitmap decodeSampledBitmapFromFilePath(Resources res, int reqWidth, int reqHeight, String filePath)
{

    // First decode with inJustDecodeBounds=true to check dimensions
    final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
    BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options);

    // Calculate inSampleSize
    options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, reqWidth, reqHeight);

    // Decode bitmap with inSampleSize set
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = false;

    return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options);
}

public static int calculateInSampleSize(BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight)
{
    // Raw height and width of image
    final int height = options.outHeight;
    final int width = options.outWidth;

    //int inSampleSize = 1;
    int inSampleSize = 2;

    if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth)
    {

        final int halfHeight = height / 2;
        final int halfWidth = width / 2;

        // Calculate the largest inSampleSize value that is a power of 2 and keeps both
        // height and width larger than the requested height and width.
        while ((halfHeight / inSampleSize) > reqHeight && (halfWidth / inSampleSize) > reqWidth)
        {
            inSampleSize *= 2;
        }
    }

    return inSampleSize;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base
Overview More
Cerebrovascular and Skull Base More
Endovascular More
Neurocritical Care More
Spine More
The Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin provides a one-year fellowship in the surgical management of neuro-vascular disorders and complex skull base tumors, giving the fellow an organized, comprehensive, surprised, and full-time educational experience in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery. The service is primarily centered at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, but operative procedures under the same faculty also occur in the adjoining Veterans Hospital and Children's Hospital.
Clinical, research, and scholarly activities
The bulk of this fellowship is located in the department with an estimated 300 operative procedures for the fellow during their clinical training portion of the fellowship, training in a full range of noncomplex to complex disorders and will have clinical exposure to multiple attendings. Also included in the skull base procedures is the vast experience with management of complex aneurysms located in the cranial base to further specialize and develop advanced knowledge and technical skills in the management of patients with complex cerebrovascular/skull base disorders and to prepare for academic careers and consultative services in this subspecialty.
The Surgical Neuroanatomy and Microsurgery Laboratory can be utilized to develop novel surgical corridors and reconstructive techniques. Fellows are expected to utilize this outstanding resource to prepare for complex cases, improve surgical skills, and develop independent anatomical research projects. A dedicated clinical research manager assists in the development and execution of prospective trials affecting the management and quality of life of skull base patients or any trials in the department.
Fellows are expected to engage in scholarly activity through clinical and/or laboratory research. A dedicated surgical neuroanatomy and microvascular skill laboratory are available under the direction of Dr. Mustafa K. Baskaya and included high-definition microscopic stations with complete instrumentation. The fellow will become an integral part of the Department of Neurosurgery and will actively participate in the training and education of residents and medical students. The fellow will attend all case conferences, teaching sessions, journal clubs, and resident anatomy laboratory conferences. A weekly resident anatomy review conference will be organized by the fellow.
Qualified applicants for the Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Fellowship program must have graduated from either an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency program or graduated from a full privileged international program and meet requirements of the University of Wisconsin.
Interested candidates should submit their CV to:
Mustafa Baskaya, MD
Director of Skull Base Program
baskaya@neurosurgery.wisc.edu
or to
Brittany Burroughs, Fellowship Coordinator
burroughs@neurosurgery.wisc.edu


text:
Is This the Storming Stage?
You derailed a conversation in a meeting;
You made an unfair comment;
You spoke with too much emotion and not enough forethought;
Was that me?
What's that all about?
What was it about those conversations that made me react like that?
What does the team leader think of this situation?
(www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm)
"Soon, reality sets in and your team moves into a "Storming" phase. Your authority may be challenged as others jockey for position as their roles are clarified. The ways of working start to be defined, and as leader you must be aware that some members may feel overwhelmed by how much there is to do, or uncomfortable with the approach being used. Some react by questioning how worthwhile the goal of the team is and resist taking on tasks. This is the stage when many teams fail..."
This is a passage I took from psychologist Bruce Tuckman's 1965 description of the development process that teams go through (Norming, Storming, Forming and Performing). This is really resonating with me right now.
The storming stage makes me feel uncomfortable. At the same time, it is a new team, we don't know each other very well, and we are getting familiar enough now with one another to start to express a diversity of opinions even about very fundamental principles.
That could be the basis for an open conversation with the team leader. I can also apologize. What can I do right now to help us move through this stage and on to the norming and performing stages?
If this is the storming stage, I look forward to what comes next...
Labels: Teamwork
How Do You Play Yours? The Change Game
What was your experience? Dumisani Nyoni asks. What did you think and feel as you were playing the game?
The game had been simple. All thirty people in the room were asked to select (secretly) two others and stay equidistant from them throughout the game. Meanwhile two 'outsiders', unaware of the rules of the game, would come in and try and figure out the rules of the game. The reactions of the 'inside' players were diverse:
• I was simply focused on the task of keeping equidistant from the two players I had selected without letting them know I had picked them. It felt very egocentric and at the same time I found it fun.
• I found the game frustrating. I just wanted everyone to stop moving in the hope that I could stop also. I was frustrated by the effect of the other players on my game.
• Whilst playing the game, I wondered which of the other players had selected me and was trying to figure out what effect my movement was therefore having on others in the game.
• Finding the task simple and a little boring, I considered how the game might be changed and how I might bend the rules in order the achieve this.
• I puzzled over the relationship between the game, my life and work, asking myself how much choice I have and considering the implications of breaking the rules.
I found this really interesting. One game; one rule; multiple experiences. What a complex thing a game can be. Like with most systems in which we live and work, we make sense of it and interact with it in so many different ways. Sometimes we 'go with the flow'. Sometimes we want the system to change and yet make no effort to change it. Sometimes we try to understand the system and figure out how we can change the system into one that works better for us, or for others involved. Other times we don't want to be a part and ask ourselves – how can I get out?
How can the game metaphor help me think about the systems in which I am living and working? What game(s) am I playing? How am I playing the game? And what do I think and feel about it?
What's my game? And what's yours?
Labels: Change Processes, Choice in the Workplace


This 2 hour walking tour through the slum's narrow alleys is quite an adventure, and you'll undoubtedly feel the strong sense of community and the special spirit that exists here. The guides are students living in the slum.
Your guide(purple color shirt with footprint logo on it) will meet you in the lobby.
Experience the diverse range of communities of the area.
Discover where Slumdog Millionaire was shot.
Learn about the varied trades of the area such as the recycling of veg oil cans, dye production, leather manufacturing and more.
Dharavi is the second biggest slum in Asia and the third biggest in the world.The tour through the slum's narrow alleys is quite an adventure; you will undoubtedly feel the strong sense of community and special spirit that exists here.
The total population of Dharavi slum is unknown, and estimates vary widely. Some sources suggest it is 300,000 to about a million. With Dharavi spread over 200 hectares (500 acres), this corresponds to an average population density estimate between 1500 and 5000 (600 to 2,000 people per acre).
Due to its location and poor sewage and drainage systems, Dharavi particularly becomes vulnerable to floods during Monsoon and the slum is plagued by public health problems.
Dharavi became famous through the worldwide hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008. You will find a wide range of activity in this mini-city such as plastic recycling, leather work, pottery, poppadom baking, soap production and more. In February 2016 Dharavis first Design Museum was opened.


The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Coordination Commission was pleased to see advancements made to Beijing's sustainability and legacy plans during its second trip to China (12-13 June) to review preparation for the Olympic Winter Games.
On the first day, the Coordination Commission visited four sites in Beijing – the new National Speed Skating Oval, the Capital Indoor Stadium, Wukesong Sports Centre and the Shougang Industry Park. The land where the Speed Skating Oval is to be built is already being prepared for construction work, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
Both the Capital Indoor Stadium and Wukesong Arena were used during the Olympic Games in 2008, and will be repurposed for the Olympic Winter Games. This legacy from 2008 is already alive today, with the stadiums hosting international curling and ice hockey matches respectively in recent months. The final stop on the tour was the Shougang Industry Park, which is a former steel mill that was closed down in 2008 ahead of the Olympic Games. It is now the location of the Organising Committee's headquarters and is the proposed location for Big Air in 2022.
The Shougang site is currently being revitalised as a new area of the city that will include housing, leisure and sports facilities for both public enjoyment and elite training.
"We believe the meeting has been practical and effective, during which both sides had frank and in-depth exchanges regarding the preparatory work Beijing 2022 has done, allowing us to reach consensus on major issues," Beijing 2022's Executive Vice President Zhang Jiandong said.
The involvement of athletes in the preparations of the Games was very clear during the venue tour with Olympic medallists Wang Beixing and Li Nina being joined by former Chinese national champion figure skater Yao Jia to present the venues. All three athletes are currently working in Beijing 2022's Sports Department. During the week, the Athletes' Commission was confirmed, with Chinese Olympian and IOC Member Yang Yang to serve as the Chair. This athletes' expertise is supplemented by the Beijing 2022 Athletes' Commission, which is currently being put in place by the local organisers.
On day two, Beijing 2022 gave a series of presentations that included updates on venue and competition plans for both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, organisational structure, and advances made in marketing and communications projects.
"Beijing 2022 President Cai has underlined his commitment to delivering successful, athlete-centred Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and this visit has given me full confidence that this ambition will be realised," Zhukov said.
The next full visit of the IOC's Coordination Commission to Beijing will be in 2018.
**LEED standards refers to Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, which is a globally recognised symbol of excellence in green building.


LONDON • Antonio Carluccio, the Italian chef and restaurateur considered by many to be the godfather of Italian gastronomy in Britain, died on Wednesday aged 80.
Carluccio, a colourful and well-loved character familiar to British food lovers for his dozens of cookery books and appearances on television, had an extensive career, having catered for the likes of Prince Charles and singer Mick Jagger.
He wrote 22 books and starred in TV programmes including Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast and Two Greedy Italians, alongside chef Gennaro Contaldo, in which the pair would bicker and tease each other while reminiscing.
Carluccio was one of six children and was brought up in Italy's north-west region. He briefly worked as a journalist in Turin before moving to Vienna and then Germany, and eventually to London to work as a wine merchant.
He opened his first restaurant in Britain in 1981, the Neal Street restaurant in London's Covent Garden, when he was named the runner-up Sunday Times Cook of the Year. The restaurant was patronised by Prince Charles and singer Elton John and launched the career of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver before it closed in 2007.
Oliver paid tribute to the chef on Instagram. He credited Carluccio with getting him "hooked" on pasta and said that his "love goes out to his partner Sabina, his family and his dear and close friends on this very sad day".
Carluccio opened a delicatessen next door to his Neal Street restaurant in 1991, but it was not until 1998 that he started the first Carluccio's Caff, now a common staple of many high streets, offering a range of Italian dishes and wines.
When I came here in 1975, I found the situation a little bleak. There were some stereotypical trattorias delivering... in many cases what I call Britalian food: chicken surprise was a favourite one, where you'd open the chicken breast and a splash of butter would come out... very depressing.
The Carluccio's chain has continued to expand across Britain and today operates from more than 80 locations. The chef sold his interest in the restaurant chain in 2005, but maintained involvement from a distance.
"When I came here in 1975, I found the situation a little bleak," he told The Guardian in 2009.
"There were some stereotypical trattorias, delivering stereotypical Italian food, and in many cases what I call Britalian food: chicken surprise was a favourite one, where you'd open the chicken breast and a splash of butter would come out, or avocado with aurora sauce, which was mayonnaise and ketchup, very depressing."
British people, he added, "eat an awful lot of wrong pasta".
"An example would be spaghetti bolognese, which doesn't exist in Italy. You wouldn't have bolognese, or a meat sauce, with spaghetti, it would be with tagliatelle."
He was appointed commendatore by the Italian government in 1998 - the equivalent of a British knighthood. In 2007, Queen Elizabeth made him an officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the catering industry.
The chef battled with depression throughout his life and, in 2008, checked himself into the Priory, the west London psychiatric hospital, after an attempt to end his life.
He later spoke about his depression after the closure of his Neal Street flagship restaurant and the breakup of his 28-year marriage to Priscilla, the sister of designer Terence Conran. He had been married three times.
He said his motto was "mof mof" - minimum of fuss, maximum of flavour.
"I've received a lot of letters from old men recently, widowers, wanting to know if they can improve the quality of their life through cooking," he said a few years ago.
"And they can! No matter the budget! Even, say, baked beans, fried in a little oil, with some salt, garlic and chilli, can transform an ordinary meal into something special and can provide you with a sense of purpose, achievement. Hey, I should know."


text:
Upcoming Events › Film
Space Chase Activity Day 1- Luis and the Aliens (U)
August 1 @ 10:00am - 15:00pm
Sparc Theatre, Brampton Rd
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AQ
Space Chase Activity Day 1- Luis and the Aliens Epic new collaboration for Summer 2019! Bishop's Castle Library and SpArC Theatre are teaming up to bring you 2 exciting activity days in the summer holidays. Supported by The Friends of Bishop's Castle Library and Flicks in the Sticks Based around the summer reading challenge theme of Space Chase Our first session : Morning Moons & Slime Time / Afternoon Film: Luis and the Aliens (U) Thursday 1st August 10am-3pm Morning…
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (PG)
August 2 @ 18:00pm - 19:45pm
£4 – £5
Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to unravel the tangled mystery. "Detective Pikachu is wholesome, silly fun, with solid world-building and stunning CGI Pokémon that are complemented well enough by its story…
Space Chase Activity Day 2- Create a Character/A Grand Day Out
Sparc Theatre Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
Space Chase Activity Day 2- Create a Character/A Grand Day Out Epic new collaboration for Summer 2019! Bishop's Castle Library and SpArC Theatre are teaming up to bring you 2 exciting activity days in the summer holidays. Supported by The Friends of Bishop's Castle Library and Flicks in the Sticks Based around the summer reading challenge theme of Space Chase Our Second Session : Morning: Create a Character /Afternoon Film: Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out & other Stop…
FILM: Fisherman's Friends (12A)
Fisherman's Friends is a comedy-drama based on a true story The film is based on about Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends, a group of Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties. a delightful feel - good film Likeable and goofy, "seaswept Britcom reels in the laughs" The Guardian The film stars an ensemble cast headed by Daniel Mays, James Purefoy and Tuppence Middleton…
Afternoon Film: Wonder (PG)
September 10 @ 14:00pm - 15:50pm
Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. "Wonder is a warm persuasive argument for tolerance. And it's always great to have Julia Roberts back on the big screen."Empire Based on R. J. Palacio's hugely popular, award-winning novel, this drama is earnest and sweet, with great messages about kindness, friendship, and acceptance…
FILM: Aladdin (PG)
Guy Ritchie's directs live action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same name. ★★★★Guy Ritchie's adaptation is lively, colourful and genuinely funny – making only judicious tweaks to the original, it's thankfully not a whole new world " The Guardian ★★★★"The movie is colorful and pretty, and Smith brings a fresh, more street-wise approach to his character, while still honoring the motor-mouthed spirit of Williams? "Washington Post Aladdin is a lovable street urchin who meets Princess Jasmine, the…
FILM: ROCKETMAN (15)
An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years. ★★★★★"A sequin-encrusted delight. On paper it reads like a by-the-book biopic; on screen it explodes with the kind of colour and energy that only Elton John himself could invoke."Empire. Full review ★★★★★Taron Egerton is terrific as the singer, but the real star of this electric biopic is director Dexter Fletcher. FULL GUARDIAN REVIEW ★★★★★"The colors are stunning, the settings are striking and the energy is irresistible."…
Afternoon Film: This Beautiful Fantastic (PG) Accessible
October 22 @ 14:00pm - 15:40pm
British Romantic comedy The story of Bella Brown (Jessica Brown Findlay of "Downton Abbey"), an aspiring children's book author and reluctant librarian who lives next door to a curmudgeonly retired widower. When Bella , a reclusive young woman is threatened her with eviction unless she gives her garden a makeover, she sets to work watched by her scornful and curmudgeonly next-door neighbour, Alfie. Accessible Films are kindly Supported by the Friends of Bishop's Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital Please Note:…
Afternoon Film: Calamity Jane (PG)
November 19 @ 14:00pm - 15:40pm
★★★★★ Calamity Jane is a 1953 American Technicolor western musical film loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine Calamity Jane, and explores an alleged romance between Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in the American Old West. In the lonely Deadwood, Dakota, territory, sharpshooter Calamity Jane (Doris Day) falls for cavalry Lt. Danny Gilmartin (Philip Carey) when she is forced to rescue him from the Indians. Recognizing that the women-starved townsmen long for a "real" woman, Calamity journeys to Chicago to bring back…


By examining everyday life around the world, it becomes clear that all people have the same core needs and responsibilities.
The fascinating part is what fulfilling these needs look like the farther we get from home.
To illustrate these global symmetries, I've created a series of large-format collages featuring photos of the same thing taken around the world.
The shape of the collage is determined by the universal need itself.
Within them, we can easily see all the different ways people do laundry; or build a house; or ride in a taxi; or smile; or live their lives.
The Symmetry Project strives to instill a homogeneous view of our beautiful world – and inspire the wanderlust that motivates us to hop on a plane and experience it for ourselves..
25 Cents. Local Calls, 2012, photographic c-print, mounted on dibond and laminated with polycarbonate, 30 x 30 in.


text:
EST-CZ
Name: European Solar Telescope – participation of the Czech Republic
Institution: Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Coordinator: Mgr. Jan Jurčák, Ph.D.; jurcak@asu.cas.cz
The goal of EST-CZ is to ensure the participation of the Czech Republic in the realisation and operation of the EST (European Solar Telescope). The EST will be a research infrastructure focused on making observations of the Sun, the only star that can be investigated in high resolution and on which life on Earth depends. This 4-meter aperture solar telescope will be one of the two largest solar instruments worldwide. It will be located on the Canary Islands, where the best observation conditions in Europe are available. The EST will provide the most advanced observations that will allow us to understand the complex mechanisms governing the magnetic activity of the Sun and to study fundamental interactions between plasma, magnetic fields, and radiation in the stellar atmosphere. These data will also enable us to understand in greater detail energetic events that take place in the solar atmosphere that influence space weather and thus affect human technologies. The EST is the only planned research infrastructure focused primarily on the field of solar physics and unites the interests of this research community within the European Research Area. The realisation of the EST project will provide the user community with access to the most advanced instruments designed to observe the Sun. The institutes involved in the EST project will have the preferential right to use most of the observation time, but at the same time, it is planned to provide all the observed and calibrated data in freely accessible databases after a proprietary period of time. It is assumed that the construction of the EST will start in 2021 and the device will become operational in 2027. The EST project cannot be realised by any single European country alone, therefore the EAST (European Association for Solar Telescopes) consortium was established to coordinate the development, construction, and the future operation of the EST. Currently, the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) is being prepared to manage the EST project in the future. The EST will closely collaborate with the ESO ALMA observatory (Atacama Large Millimeter / Submillimeter Array), in which the Czech Republic is also involved.


Looking to impress your little Blaze and the Monster Machines lover? Check out this comprehensive Blaze and the Monster Machines Gift Guide containing toys, practical gifts, and all of the party essentials you'll need to throw the perfect Blaze bash!
With his third birthday coming quicker than I am willing to accept, I've found myself perusing the interwebs to find the coolest Blaze things to help celebrate his big day. I was pleasantly surprised by the wide array of different fun stuff I know he would love for his birthday. I compiled all of my favorites into one post and broke them down to make shopping for your own Blaze fanatic easier. Keep reading to find practical Blaze and the Monster Machine gifts, stuff to make your Blaze and the Monster Machines party a hit, and, of course, all of the cool Blaze toys your kiddo could ever dream of owning.
While I'm all for toys galore for gifts, as a mom I can totally appreciate gifting kids gifts that are practical while still being fun. This list contains fun Blaze and the Monster Machines stuff for their room, clothes, and other practical gifts.
Throwing your Blaze and the Monster Machines fan a birthday party? Check out the list below to find decorations, party favors, and balloons to make your party a hit!
Of course, every little kid hopes to find the coolest toys in the brightly covered birthday boxes. This final list contains all of the toys, books, and other fun stuff your Blaze and the Monster Machines obsessed kid could ever want!
If you liked this post, you might also enjoy these!


For your next party, grab the Blue Corn chip that's simply unbeatable.
Nobody will be blue when you bring a bag of our Blue Corn chips to any soiree. Loaded with sprouted flax, quinoa, chia, and radish, our non-GMO corn chip goodness will turn the volume up. Whether you load it up for nachos or snack 'em one at a time, your day just got way better.
Non-GMO Organic Blue Corn, Sunflower Oil, Sprouted Seed and Grain Blend (Sprouted Flax Seed, Sprouted Quinoa, Sprouted Chia Seed, Sprouted Broccoli Seed, Sprouted Daikon Radish Seed), Pure Sea Salt.


text:
Microsoft Demos Real-Time Convo Translation Using Skype
By Brittany Roston/May 27, 2014 9:05 pm EST
Back in 2012, Microsoft Research gave a demonstration of its real-time conversation translation using Skype, which takes one user's spoken words and translates them almost instantly into the other user's language, doing so by replicating each voice for an authentic conversation.Today at the Code Conference in California, the company showed off an update to this, and at the same time announced that the software — dubbed Skype Translator — will be available before the end of this year as a Windows 8 beta app.
Pertinent allusions to Star Trek's Universal Translator have been made, with the idea being that Skype Translator will offer users something very similar. In a world where people are increasingly connected, communication remains a large barrier for business and other activities spanning across the globe.
Note: This is from the company's 2012 demonstration.
This latest demonstration showed real-time translation from English to German and the same in reverse. Several years of research have gone into developing the technology, among them being work with speech recognition, machine learning technologies, and automatic translation.
This technology utilizes something called Deep Neural Networks, which was developed by Microsoft's Research division and the University of Toronto. With DNN, speech recognizers can be better trained than previously existing technologies. As of 2012, the company boasted an error rate reduction of more than 30-percent using the development.
The system has since been improved, and though not perfect, it promises a new way for humans to communicate with each other, and will no doubt pave the way for more advanced technologies that take advantage of Skype Translator's foundational technologies.
To start with, Skype Translator will only offer support for a few languages, but the plan is to increase language support in the future. Said Skype corporate VP Gurdeep Pall, "In our industry, we often talk about pursuing big, bold dreams, and of how we're limited only by the power of our imaginations. Skype Translator is one of those endeavors..."
SOURCE: TechNet


Grants for people in financial need who who live in the borough of Guildford.
Please note: if your address falls within the postcode areas GU1, GU2, part of GU3 and part of GU4, then a professional should contact Guildford Poyle Charities before applying to the Distress Fund.
Grants may be given for kitchen items and appliances, household furniture, clothing and Debt Relief Orders.
Grants will not be given for ongoing expenses, such as, rent, utility bills, debts.
School uniforms: If you need a grant for school uniforms, speak to your school's Home School Link Worker before applying to this fund.
People in need who live in the borough of Guildford.
Please note: If your address falls within the postcode areas GU1, GU2, part of GU3 and part of GU4, then the third party who is applying for you must first contact Guildford Poyle Charities. If your application to Guildford Poyle Charities is unsuccessful, then please apply to the Mayor of Guildford's Local Distress Fund.
Individuals should not apply directly.
A third party, such as a Guildford Borough Council Officer, Councillor, Citizens Advice Bureau, Social Services, Health Visitor, doctor, school, should apply on your behalf.
The third party should visit the website to find out how to apply.


text:
Welcome to NYPAT
RICHARD B. KLAR
Counselor at Law
105 Maxess Road
About the Principal Attorney
richardklar@msn.com
Over 30 years of experience in Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law.
The law office of Richard B. Klar is a full-service intellectual property law firm whose staff specializes in electrical, computer, mechanical, biological and chemical technologies.
The firm prepares, files, and prosecutes domestic and foreign patent, trademark and copyright applications. It also represents clients in intellectual property licensing and litigation activities and provides opinions based on its patentability, infringement and validity studies
The Law Office of Richard B. Klar provides the following vital services for our clientele:
Law Office of Richard B. Klar
Richard Klar has over 30 years of experience in patent application matters including writing applications and handling their subsequent patent prosecution. This includes both domestic and foreign patent applications and prosecution. Mr. Klar has successfully argued before U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (formerly known as the U.S. Patent Board of Appeals and Interferences).
Melville, Suffolk County 11747
P 5162488800
F 5162488802
©2019 by Law Office of Richard B. Klar


text:
Rhysida rubra är en mångfotingart som beskrevs av Wolfgang Bücherl 1939. Rhysida rubra ingår i släktet Rhysida och familjen Scolopendridae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Skolopendrar
rubra


text:
Q: I moved the Javascript to an external file, and it stopped working I'm working in Django, on a template that features a Google Map.
The Google Map requires a lot of Javascript, which I had placed at one point of the template right before the div element in which the map was located. (It just happened to work out this way because of the way pages extend eachother and how I compartmentalized them). Everything worked great.
I decided that the Javascript was taking up so much space and made the page cluttered, so I cut all it out of the template and replaced it with one line
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'ManagerApp/js/gMapsSettings.js' %}"></script>

Suddenly, the map on the page no longer works. I reset the server, and still no results. I know the path is correct because I have another .js in the same location, referenced one line above this one and an alert I set in it, goes off as the page loads.
What could be wrong?


text:
Paramount Studios presents
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
"'You might end up dead' is my middle name."
- Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen)
Review By: Dale Dobson
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Fred Ward
Other Stars: George Kennedy, Anna Nicole Smith, O.J. Simpson
Director: Peter Segal
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for (language, adult humor)
A- B- A A C+
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) was the third and (so far) final film in the popular series that grew out of the Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker Police Squad! television series starring Leslie Nielsen. This episode features the return of Papschmir (Raye Birk) from the first film, who hires Rocco Dillon (Fred Ward) to bomb the Academy Awards ceremony. Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Nielsen), forced out of retirement, must track him down while coping with a separation from wife Jane (Priscilla Presley) and the advances of Tanya Peters (Anna Nicole Smith.)
Of course, as with the other ZAZ films from Kentucky Fried Movie and Airplane! on, the plot is really just an excuse to pile on the puns, sight gags and non-sequiturs. These films have succeeded in large part because the jokes fly fast and furious—if one gag falls flat, it barely has time to register as a dud before another one steps up to try its luck. This one seems a little tired, as though constructed from recycled bits cut from the earlier Naked Gun scripts. But there are some wonderful set pieces, particularly an opening that parodies Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin and a disco flashback that drags out the clichés and makes them work overtime. The humor depends rather heavily on sexual themes, and it's more topical than usual, dating the film to some degree. It's also an odd, bittersweet "time-warp" experience to see O.J. Simpson (as Drebin's fellow cop Nordberg) when he was still a respected celebrity.
Leslie Nielsen's comic timing and mock-serious delivery are in fine form here (his more recent vehicles like Mr. Magoo pale in comparison) and the talented cast plays the most outlandish material completely straight in the time-honored ZAZ style. But there's a bit of a "going through the motions" feel to this third Naked Gun entry; the DVD commentary track implies that Nielsen, co-star George Kennedy (ill during shooting) and the production team were all tiring of the concept, and that weariness shows through here and there. Nevertheless, Naked Gun 33 1/3 is a fitting conclusion to the series, a fun film with a number of laugh-out-loud-in-spite-of-yourself gags, and its brief 82-minute running time passes quickly.
(Since Paramount has released all three Naked Gun films on DVD simultaneously, you may want to look at our dOc reviews of the other two—Justin's The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and Mark's The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear.)
Rating for Style: A-
Rating for Substance: B-
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 - Widescreen
Original Aspect Ratio yes
Anamorphic yes
Image Transfer Review: Paramount presents Naked Gun 33 1/3 in its original 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio with a fine anamorphic transfer. Colors are bright (slightly oversaturated for a cartoonish look) with fine detail and deep black level. The source print is clean, the digital transfer is superb and I can't imagine this 1994 comedy looking better than it does here.
Image Transfer Grade: A
DS 2.0 English, French yes
Audio Transfer Review: The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult features a Dolby Digital 5.1 English soundtrack as well as English and French DD 2.0 Surround tracks. The 5.1 mix uses split surround effects on rare occasions, with the audio generally dominated by centered dialogue, some panning sound effects and an enveloping presentation of Ira Newborn's bombastic, hilariously overwrought score. There's a bit of LFE-level bass, but the audio is generally simple and straightforward. The 2.0 surround tracks are slightly less crisp, but both versions are cleanly mastered and support the visuals well.
Audio Transfer Grade: A
Subtitles/Captions in English with remote access
1 Feature/Episode commentary by David Zucker, Robert Weiss, Peter Segal, Michael Ewing
Extras Review: Paramount supports Naked Gun 33 1/3 with simple but appropriate menus, 17 picture-menu chapter stops, and a few worthwhile supplements:
As with the other Naked Gun DVD releases, a group commentary track is provided, this time featuring producers David Zucker and Robert Weiss, director Peter Segal, and associate producer Michael Ewing. It's an entertaining track, with some insight into the production process, and it points out a few gags likely to be missed on a first viewing. The group occasionally becomes quiet, and one gets the impression that the filmmakers aren't particularly proud of some sequences in the film, but it's a valuable addition.
The theatrical trailer is presented in a fine anamorphic 1.85:1 transfer with Dolby Digital 2.0 surround audio; it's entertaining, but it gives away too many of the gags, so watch it AFTER the main attraction.
Extras Grade: C+
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult is a fitting end (for the time being) to this joke-a-minute series, perhaps the last of the old-style ZAZ films. It may not be to everyone's taste, but I dare anyone with a sense of humor not to chortle at SOMETHING here. Paramount's DVD is a class act, with an excellent transfer and a fun commentary track—recommended.


and check your e-mail using the e-mail app.
Kindle to your TV and watch them on a big screen.
Store or off your computer straight to your Kindle.
business apps on your Fire HDX.
This chapter will cover the basics of the initial setup.
you will need to register it with Amazon.
you so you will not have to register it again.
First, select your Wi-Fi from the list of wireless networks detected.
on a sticker on the back of your router, DSL, or cable modem.
Enter the network key when prompted.
click the Create an account link and follow the instructions to sign up.
account payment details and delivered to your Kindle.
screen, click the Get started now link.
Go make yourself a cup of coffee and start using your Kindle.
movies and TV shows straight to your Kindle.
content you have accessed on your Kindle.
magazines as they are automatically added to the carousel.
where the most recent items appear first for convenience.
view your favorites will appear in your library.
allows you to watch movies and videos.
buttons, and a 1/8-inch headphone jack.
To turn your Kindle on: Press the power button once.
power button for 3 seconds and then tap Shut down.
The options bar can be found at the bottom of most screens.
Tap this button to go back to the home screen.
Tap this to go to the previous screen.
Tap this to view the menu options for the current screen.
etc.) as well as the Internet.
landscape orientation) or the bottom edge (if using in portrait orientation).
If you are reading a book in full screen, tap on the page to reveal the menu.
Tap the library name to see all the available content within that library.
down from the top edge of the screen.
This will reveal the Settings menu.
 Tapping More will give you more options.
customer service, Getting Started Guides, etc.
 Applications: Shows you what is installed on your Kindle.
inappropriate videos, disable Wi-Fi, etc.
notifications such as incoming e-mail, etc.
allows you to set the date and time.
your Kindle Fire, as shown in the previous chapters.
You can also use several other gestures to interact with your Kindle Fire.
This chapter will show the basic gestures that you are likely to use daily.
pinching the screen you can zoom in or out.
another part of the screen before lifting it.
Swipe the carousel left and right to navigate. Tap to select.
the Carousel, and in the menu that appears, select Add to Favorites.
select Remove from Favorites from the menu that appears.
your finger on the icon and drag it to the desired spot.
anywhere between 4GB and 16GB of storage on your Kindle.
stored remotely on Amazon's Cloud Drive.
The Cloud Drive app allows you to copy files from a PC onto your Kindle.
In the prompt that appears, click Run.
find your Cloud Drive in Favorites in Windows Explorer.
right-hand pane. Just copy them from your libraries.


text:
/ Family
Portable instrument for multiple calibration tasks in the field
(PresseBox) - With the new model CPH8000 multi-function calibrator, WIKA makes on-site calibration even more efficient. The portable instrument measures pressure, temperature, current, voltage, frequency, pulse signal and the ambient conditions. It is available as a hand-held or in a case version with integrated pressure pump.
With the HART
The CPH8000 is easy to operate via a large touchscreen. Its display shows up to four test procedures simultaneously. In keeping with its multi-functionality, the CPH8000 has a powerful data logger and a very large memory capacity. The calibrator is also available in an ATEX-approved version.
Number of characters: 890
Key word: CPH8000
As a family-run business acting globally, with over 10,000 highly qualified employees, the WIKA group of companies is a worldwide leader in pressure and temperature measurement. The company also sets the standard in the measurement of level and flow, and in calibration technology. Founded in 1946, WIKA is today a strong and reliable partner for all the requirements of industrial measurement technology, thanks to a broad portfolio of high-precision instruments and comprehensive services.
With manufacturing locations around the globe, WIKA ensures flexibility and the highest delivery performance. Every year, over 50 million quality products, both standard and customer-specific solutions, are delivered in batches of 1 to over 10,000 units. With numerous wholly-owned subsidiaries and partners, WIKA competently and reliably supports its customers worldwide. Our experienced engineers and sales experts are your competent and dependable contacts locally.
http://https:// https:// https://
As a family-run business acting globally, with over 10,000 highly qualified employees, the WIKA group of companies is a worldwide leader in pressure and temperature measurement. The company also sets the standard in the measurement of level and flow, and in calibration technology. Founded in 1946, WIKA is today a strong and reliable partner for all the requirements of industrial measurement technology, thanks to a broad portfolio of high-precision instruments and comprehensive services.With manufacturing locations around the globe, WIKA ensures flexibility and the highest delivery performance. Every year, over 50 million quality products, both standard and customer-specific solutions, are delivered in batches of 1 to over 10,000 units. With numerous wholly-owned subsidiaries and partners, WIKA competently and reliably supports its customers worldwide. Our experienced engineers and sales experts are your competent and dependable contacts locally.
WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE&Co. KG
Firma: WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE&Co. KG
Stadt: Klingenberg
More PressReleases in Family
NIAR?s ATLAS lab to install SAMBA Pro system in 2021
The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University (WSU) selected Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) technology for their portfolio of future composites production technologies. By end of 2021, Cevotec will install a SAMBA Pro Prepre ...
New Release of YXLON Cheetah and Cougar EVO Microfocus X-ray Systems
On January 13, 2021, Yxlon presented the new release of the Cheetah and Cougar EVO microfocus X-ray families in three online events. Under the motto ''Innovation is key to Evolution - Evolution empowers you'', the next step towards aut ...
For greater productivity in machining
The machining specialists from CERATIZIT Team Cutting Tools are once again demonstrating their skills as process optimisers. The new Up2Date Catalogue, published in January 2021, highlights a host of new or enhanced tooling solutions, That will increase p ...
New measurement microphones for aggressive environments and extremely low actual sound situations
MMS 212, MMS 214 and MV 240 The Microtech Gefell MMS 212 1/2" ? Precise, stable and reliable measurements under varios harsh environment conditions The new developed Microtech Gefell MMS 212 1/2" measurement microphone was designed to be very r ...
Simply better welding
The MIG/MAG welding power source QINEO StarT offers an easy entry into the world of modern welding technology. Due to the excellent price-performance ratio, users can weld any workpiece at economic conditions. The heart of the QINEO StarT is an inverter p ...


text:
easyJet announces new route from Bristol to Antalya next summer
easyJet, the UK-based European regional airline, has said that it will launch a new route from Bristol to Antalya in Turkey for summer.
The new flights will operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays throughout the summer, providing travellers from the South West with a direct route to the Turkish resort, alongside routes already operated to Dalaman and Bodrum.
Situated on the Turquoise Coast, the port city of Antalya presents several historic attractions and is known for its stunning blue waters.
Flights will take off from May 3, 2020, and the new service is expected to carry over 23,000 customers during its first season. Seats are now on sale at www.easyjet.com, with fares from £28.99.
Ali Gayward, easyJet's UK Country Manager commented, 'We are delighted to confirm today that we will be launching a new route from Bristol to Antalya. As the largest airline at Bristol we're focused on strengthening our network and providing our customers in the South West with excellent services by offering great value fares, a convenient schedule and more choice when they travel.'
Nigel Scott, Business Development Director, Bristol Airport said: 'This is exciting news extending the number of easyJet destinations available from Bristol Airport and adding Antalya to the route network. The additional route demonstrates the long-term collaboration and joint growth strategy between easyJet and Bristol Airport. For customers in the South West it offers another sun destination and continues to increase the choice and flexibility of flights available to passengers in the region selecting to fly from their local airport.'
Antalya is the seventh new destination easyJet has added to its Bristol network in 2019. In October the airline launched a new route from Bristol to Hurghada in Egypt and earlier this year to Montpellier and Biarritz in France, Milan and Brindisi in Italy and Rhodes in the Greek Islands.
Holiday Destinations & Resorts
Previous Article Previous post: TUI UK announces new destinations for winter 2020
Next Article Next post: easyJet launches new direct service from Edinburgh to Verona


text:
BAM Nuttall joint venture wins Central Enabling Works Contract for High Speed Two
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 17 November 2016 - BAM Nuttall Ltd has been awarded the Central Enabling Works Contract for High Speed Two (HS2) as part of a joint venture. The contract will be worth up to £100 million to the company over a period of four years.
BAM ICONSA jv to design and construct LNG jetty for Costa Norte LNG Terminal in Panama
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 11 November 2016 – A joint venture consisting of BAM International, the operating company of Royal BAM Group active outside Europe, and ICONSA, a marine construction company active in Panama, has been awarded the contract to design and construct an LNG import jetty and an intake / outfall structure for the Costa Norte LNG Terminal in Panama. South-Korea's POSCO E&C is the main contractor to deliver the Costa Norte LNG Terminal for AES Corporation from the US, one of the world's leading power companies.
BAM Nuttall wins £23 million contract for Hull flood scheme
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 12 October 2016 - Leading construction and engineering company BAM Nuttall has been awarded a £23 million contract for a major flood defence scheme in Hull.
BAM appoints Group Sustainability Director
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 3 October 2016 – The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv has appointed Nitesh Magdani as Sustainability Director for the Group with effect from 1 October 2016. Nitesh Magdani (41) has been Director of Sustainability with BAM Construct UK since 2013.
ProRail commissions BAM for new rail station Driebergen-Zeist contract
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 16 August 2016 - ProRail has awarded the contract for the renovation of the Driebergen-Zeist station area (which is located east of Utrecht) to BAM. BAM will start construction activities in the spring of 2017. The contract value is approximately €90 million.
Paperless rebar
No more complex rebar drawings full of confusing details, but straightforward step-by-step installation instructions. RII, developed by BAM's Indonesian branch, is making life for site teams a lot easier.
BAM's contract with EDF signals a worldwide first for leading edge Gravity Base Foundation solutions
Camberley, 7 June 2016 - BAM has achieved a worldwide first having been awarded a contract to design, fabricate and install five full-size gravity base foundations for wind turbines off the Northumberland coast. The contract has been awarded to BAM by EDF Energy Renewables via SPV Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd and utilises leading edge technology, the first of its kind to be built in the world.
Danish government and Femern Link Contractors sign contracts for the Femernbelt Link - world's longest immersed road and rail tunnel
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 30 May 2016 - The Femern Link Contractors joint venture has signed conditional contracts with the Danish government for the design and build of the world's longest immersed road and rail tunnel, the Femernbelt link between Denmark and Germany.
BAM to design and construct new mega cruise pier in Curaçao
Bunnik, the Netherlands, 14 April 2016 – BAM International, the operating company of Royal BAM Group active outside Europe, has won the contract to design and construct Mega Cruise Pier II in Curaçao. BAM International is a specialist near-shore product global constructor. The contract value amounts to US$29 million (€25 million). This project is part of the total development of US$43 million (€38 million) that Curaçao Ports Authority N.V. is realising with 'Rif Seaport Curaçao'- Masterplan 2014-2016. The plan is of importance for the further growth of cruise tourism to Curaçao.
DMC signs Xbloc license agreement with Bouygues for large Calais Port Expansion
BAM Infraconsult, under its trade name Delta Marine Consultants, has signed a license agreement with Bouygues for the use of Xbloc on the large Expansion of the Calais Port in France.
Xbloc trial placement in Costa Rica
Last week the Xbloc team visited the project Puerto Moin, in Costa Rica to give the Xbloc placement instruction and guide the trial placement.
Xbloc placement completed in Cadzand
All 5000 Xblocs have been placed on the breakwaters of Cadzand.
Xbloc application in New Zealand
Gouda, The Netherlands – Delta Marine Consultants has signed a new license agreement for an Xbloc project for the Chatham Islands, one of New Zealand's most remote communities.


Sirleaf v. Robinson et al. Date: December 21, 2016. Docket Number: 3: 2015cv00340. Session v. Virginia Dept. ... Podgoretsky v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, et al ... et al v. Garcia et al ..... Ward v. Meade et al .... Recovery Limited Partnership v.
Gust v. Wireless Vision, LLC et al, Doc No. 57 (memorandum and order) ...... AIH Receivable Management Services, Inc. Doc No. .... Baylon-Garcia, Doc No. ..... Account Recovery Specialists, Inc. Doc No. ...... Meade District Hospital, Doc No.
Financial Pacific Leasing Co LLC vs Binary Bit Lan Inc, Jeffrey Flesher, et al. 01A429862 ..... Clark County Collection Services LLC vs Andrew Frerking. 03A475126 .... Miguel Garcia, Yolanda Garcia vs Santa Barbara Tile And Stone, Jose Patino ...... Wells Fargo Overdraft Recovery vs Kaster And Ransdell, Tracy Ransdell.
Thunderbird Bay Water Services Inc + Charles Schram and American Central Land Corp. <1 Year ... State of Texas v. ... Audie Meade dba Aaa Septic Tank Svcs ... ATC West Texas, LLC et al. >1 Year. 51226. Garcia, Francisco R, Garcia, Maria Mayela and Parrillando SA, L.L.C. .... Chemical Recovery Technologies, Inc.


text:
package dtprogrammer.github.io.p76;

import org.junit.Assert;

public class Test {
    @org.junit.Test
    public void test() throws Exception {
        Solution solution = new Solution();
        Assert.assertEquals("BANC", solution.minWindow("ADOBECODEBANC", "ABC"));
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Contest Rules and Claim Rules - PLEASE READ!!
Over 72 Hours for a Contest Win? Please read this!
Streak Gaming Holiday Gift Basket Raffle Drawing Winner!
Winner For The $30 Amazon Giftcard!
Bubble Bubble 2 Contest Winners At Intertops Red Casino!
Bubble Bubble - Win A $100 Free Chips At Intertops Red Winner!
Goblin's Treasure - Win A $75 Free Chips From Jackpot Capital Casino Winner!
Streak Gaming's Great Pumpkin Giveaway With Slotocash Casino Winner!
Streak Gaming Halloween Costume Contest At Uptown Aces Casino Winner!
Win 75 Free Spins On 'Cash Bandits 2' From Slotastic Casino Winner!
'Purrfect Pets' Contest At Intertops Red Casino Winners!
Super Soccer Slots At Liberty Slots & Lincoln Casino Winners!


With technology developing by the day, CCTV systems and the quality of the resolution has never been better. They have now become the most widely used piece of equipment to deter or catch burglars in the act. Since the first CCTV systems were introduced to the public in the 1980's they have developed in every way possible, even systems are filming in 4K resolution to give customers better quality pictures and videos than ever before.
With all systems recording 24/7 your home or property will always be protected. Here at spectrum Security Services else our CCTV systems can even be controlled by an app that's installed to your smart phone!.
Installing CCTV on your premises can not only deter would be thieves, but can also reduce high insurance premiums by providing an extra layer of security. Insurance companies recognise the extra lengths to maintain the property boundary.
On commercial premises CCTV can provide crucial evidence if any incident or dispute occurs, and staff can feel safe and secure whilst at work too.
Our team here at Spectrum Security services offer a no obligation quote to those unsure of the best CCTV system for their home or property. The quote takes into account the CCTV best suited to the type of property, your location, the equipment stored inside the premises and the areas which require monitoring. We offer the best price which ensuring you receive everything you need.
You may wish to observe the activity on a commercial site or to check the garden or grounds around your home. Our services also include repair work or maintenance for existing or faulty systems.


"I was kind of up in the air within the past couple days," said Robinson, noting that Nebraska was his second choice. UK's momentous season — it's ranked ninth in the AP poll heading into a match-up with Georgia for the Southeastern Conference East Division title on Saturday — and its effectiveness using Lynn Bowden, a sophomore athlete with a similar profile, played a role in him favoring the hometown team.
A knock on Robinson is his size — 5-foot-9, 179 pounds — which is almost exactly that of former Trinity star Rondale Moore, a friend of Robinson's who's emerged as a star freshman at Purdue.
Robinson will sign in the early period and intends to enroll in January. The Wildcats are getting an offensive behemoth. Robinson in 10 regular-season games rushed for 1,844 yards and 28 touchdowns on 193 carries — an average of 184 yards per game — and had 493 yards and nine touchdowns on 22 receptions. He's also thrown 10 passes this season, completing eight of them for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
He's no slouch on defense, either: Robinson leads the Wolverines in tackles (105, 59 solo) and forced fumbles (six) and is tied for the team lead with three interceptions.
Robinson is considered a four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN, and was recently named as a U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game selection. That game is scheduled for Jan. 5 in San Antonio, Texas.
He became the third top-10 player in 247Sports' ranking of Kentucky's 2019 class to make a commitment to the Wildcats. Three-star prospects Shawnkel Knight-Goff (Doss, defensive end) and Demontae Crumes (Butler, wide receiver), ranked No. 9 and No. 10, have committed to UK, as has three-star lineman Eli Cox (West Jessamine).
Robinson is the first four-star prospect in the state's 2019 class have stayed in-state; Moore's JJ Weaver and Christian Academy of Louisville's Milton Wright are still uncommitted.
Robinson, who's put up monster nights only 33 miles away from Kroger Field, is prepared to make a name for himself in Lexington. The UK coaching staff did not know his final decision until his video was released; only "a handful" of people knew his choice before he made it public.
Football was a big part of Robinson's final decision but so was the legacy he could leave beyond football. He referenced the "#4for40" motto that UK Director of Program Development Freddie Maggard has deployed, and mentioned that Maggard during a visit earlier in his high school career was the first person to tell him that he could play football in the SEC.
Western Hills finished 7-3 in the regular season and ranked 11th in the latest Class 3A Cantrall Ratings. The Wolverines open the playoffs at Lawrence County on Friday.