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Allende and Pinochet in Chile - Khan Academy
From YouTube, produced by Sal Khan
Outline of the 1973 Allende Coup in Chile and Pinochet's Junta (this video under CC-BY-SA). (015:01)
Found by teresahopson in History of Latin America
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
From youtube.com, produced by UNSECO
This three minute video explains the history behind the community of Machu Picchu that stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its... giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The video is excellent to show the location and insights into the people who lived there. [more]
Found by freealan in History of Latin America
Mexican Independence. Bicentenario México 2010
This five minute video shows the important and the causes and effects of the Mexican War for Independence. The video shows how the Spanish king accepted a liberal government for Mexico.
Americas: Mayan, Aztec, Inca
From mefeedia.com
This is a 40 minute lecture with pop-up ads. It covers the Mayan, Aztec, and Incas in good detail with photos. A great overview for students, but it does move rapidly despite the lenght of the video. Lots of interesting facts that could result in int...eresting projects and debates. [more]
Wonders of Latin America: Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico
From history.com, produced by History Channel
History.com explores The Temple of the Sun in Teotihuacan, the greatest city of this ancient civilization, and the site of the mysterious pyramids of Mexico. Run time 05:05.
Found by begamatt in History of Latin America
This video highlights the real reasons behind the Mexican holiday, Cinco De Mayo. While many believe that the holiday of Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day, this is an incorrect assumption. The holiday is actually a celebrati...on of General Zaragoza and the nations resistance against foreign domination. (3:27) [more]
Found by CourtneyMorrison in History of Latin America
Castro and the Cuban Revolution (3:51)
Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba is the subject of this video. It provides a useful background to what the country was like before and after the Revolution as well. A good overview.
This video clip from "Where Did It Come From?" explores the origins of the Temple of Chichen Itza, a Mayan pyramid in modern-day Mexico that features several unique features, including an echo designed to sound like a bird call. (4:35)
Montezuma and Cortez
In this Wonders of Latin America video, learn why hospitality was a fatal mistake for the Aztec empire. Montezuma and Cortez meet in a peaceful way but with tensions of two different worlds. Montezuma invites Cortez and his men to stay in one of his ...palaces. (5:39) [more]
Mexico: Spanish Conquest and Rule
From classroomclips.org, produced by A Moment in Time
For almost 300 years after 1521, Mexico was a colony of Spain and known as "La Nueva España" or New Spain. It was the crown jewel in Spain's holdings in the New World. Length 3:40
Found by ggurley in History of Latin America
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BIG BUDGET: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES With Motion-Captured Andy Serkis & Steve Zahn And Live-Action Woody Harrelson Starts Filming This Week in Metro Vancouver
News, Planet of the Apes
War between Apes and Humans. The rebooted billion-dollar-plus Planet of the Apes franchise — starring motion-captured Andy Serkis as Caesar– starts filming its third installment War for the Planet of the Apes this week in Vancouver, with Woody Harrelson as the Colonel and Steve Zahn as a new ape. Production code: Hidden Fortress.
Excited to work with the one & only Woody Harrelson & back with @mattreevesLA very soon! #WarForThePlanetOfTheApes http://t.co/k5UaASRtMq
— Andy Serkis (@andyserkis) September 16, 2015
Woody Harrelson. True Detective image.
We first met Caesar as a genetically-enhanced baby chimp living in San Francisco with humans until he is captured and placed in a primate shelter where he leads an ape uprising in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Ten years later in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, talking chimpanzee Caesar has his own family and is the established leader of an Apes colony in a world where humanity has been virtually wiped out by a simian plague. An unexpected incursion by human survivors leads to civil war among the Apes with Caesar prevailing as King of Apes. War for the Planet of the Apes is set some time later during a "bloody war" between Apes and Humans with Caesar as an "Ape Moses" of mythic status battling humans led by bad guy, the Colonel. Another human will be played by Gabriel Chavarria. And Steve Zahn will be a new motion-captured ape. Director Matt Reeves co-wrote War for the Planet of the Apes along with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes writer Mark Bomback. Not much is known about the plot, but War For The Planet of the Apes has constructed massive sets in Richmond on Triangle Road.
@yvrshoots Another update on the set being built on Triangle Road for the new War of the Planet of the Apes movie. pic.twitter.com/xXr1baMspP
— Jamieson A (@Jamieson84) September 26, 2015
Photos taken of set when it was thought to be for Star Trek Beyond.
@yvrshoots Here's another update on the possible #StarTrekBeyond set being built on Triangle Road. pic.twitter.com/sRF35fsO3f
@yvrshoots Here's an update on the possible #StarTrekBeyond set being built on Triangle Road. pic.twitter.com/a9EKSZYvhd
— Jamieson A (@Jamieson84) September 5, 2015
@yvrshoots Here's a pic of the set I tweeted you about a few days ago. It's being built at Triangle Road. Star Trek? pic.twitter.com/45JaofGuc1
— Jamieson A (@Jamieson84) August 20, 2015
@yvrshoots any idea what's happening on triangle road in Richmond? pic.twitter.com/9hPfOIprqF
— Aaron Holm (@Double_Eh_ron) September 22, 2015
The last film in the rebooted franchise — Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — grossed US$700 million worldwide, so there are high hopes for War for the Planet of the Apes. It will be shot mainly on location for four months from October 14th to early March next year.
Related: War For The Planet Apes Confirmed for Vancouver This Fall.
Tags:Andy SerkisMatt ReevesRichmondSteve ZahnWar For The Planet of The ApesWoody Harrelson

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At the Feldenkrais Institute of San Diego, 3680 6th Avenue, San Diego, California 92103.
We are please to be hosting a guest instructor from Italy at the Feldenkrais Institute this January. Mara Della Pergola will be offering an unusual application of the Feldenkrais Method in a one-day workshop. Mara will lead participants through an experiential investigation of the relationship between perception, movement and art based on her recent well received book La Sguardo in movimento. Arte, trasformazione e metodo Feldenkrais, roughly translated as: Vision in Movement: Art, Transformation and the Feldenkrais Method. It is "a guide to discovering interior spaces and new ways of perceiving and acting."
What happens when a work of art strikes us and captures our vision? A reciprocal movement occurs. While observing, we enter the piece of art at the same time as it enters us. It transforms our sensations and modifies our being. What changes occur in our bodies and our perception when we immerse ourselves in a painting or when we feel related to a sculpture?
The dialogue generated between an observer and a work of art is, in fact, introspection, a journey in self-knowledge and self-awareness.We will explore and perceive certain fundamental experiences while observing a work of art through our senses – in other words, feeling, moving, or imagining movement.
To support our learning, we will view works of art by van Eyck, Calder, Raffaello, Cézanne, Munch, Moore, Rothko and others, whom we associate with some fundamental experiences embodied by all because they make up part of our human heritage. Brief sequences of uncommon movements are used to make it possible to improve perceptive skills and obtain a more articulated, precise and personal understanding of the chosen artwork. We will try to recognize our body's expressions when we feel them, and to understand how we "complete" our body-mind experience with our thoughts and emotions when we encounter a piece of art.
MARA DELLA PERGOLA was Moshe Feldenkrais's only Italian pupil. She introduced the Feldenkrais Method in Italy through workshops, courses and individual lessons in the 1980s. She founded the Istituto di Formazione Feldenkrais in Milan, where hundreds have studied and experimented with the Method. Mara has a passion for art and has often taught the Feldenkrais Method in the context of the arts including conducted courses for music conservatories, drama schools, art programs, universities and schools in psychomotor training. She has organized and directed numerous Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs since 1988 in Italy in addition to teaching throughout Europe, and in North and South America. She lives and works in Milan, Italy.


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One Less Limitation: Dr. Amy Lin Gives the Gift of Sight
To most people, vision correction surgery seems like a convenience, freeing them from the day-to-day hassle of contacts and glasses. But for patients with mobility issues, it can feel like a lifeline.
Janine Justis was 22 when her sixth cervical vertebrae was shattered in a car accident. She spent two months in the hospital after the accident receiving care and physical therapy, but had lost all feeling below her shoulders, along with much of the mobility in her arms, head, and neck. A determined and independent individual, Janine, who had a degree in social work, returned to school and completed her master's degree a few years later. Now a counselor for eighth and ninth graders, she helps her students navigate their most tumultuous years, setting educational goals and teaching alcohol and drug prevention. In 2007 she was named Utah's Middle School Counselor of the Year.
Janine's life was complicated further by her extreme nearsightedness. Because she had such limited mobility, she couldn't simply move her head to see things happening around her. Books in her lap were difficult to read, and if a student called her name in the hall, she had to turn her entire wheelchair.
But Janine, who lives with her parents and receives physical assistance from her mother, is luckier than some. "For many patients with paralysis," Janine says, "being able to see is a matter of security. When you depend on strangers to help get you out of bed in the morning, it can be frightening not knowing who has come into your room or what they are doing. And if your glasses fall off or slide down your nose, you simply have to wait for someone to help you pick them up or adjust them."
In November 2015, Janine began looking into corrective eye surgery, but found the cost prohibitive. "Disabilities like mine are expensive," she says. So she was truly excited when she received a call from Dr. Amy Lin's office at the John A. Moran Eye Center saying they wanted do the surgery pro bono. "People with disabilities often can't get their contact lenses in and out and may need help from others just to get their glasses on and off. I really want to help those with disabilities gain more independence by improving their vision," said Dr. Lin. After a thorough screening process, Dr. Lin determined that Janine qualified for PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), one of several refractive surgical procedures offered at the Moran Eye Center, to eliminate dependence on glasses or contact lenses.
Freedom From Glasses
Janine found the state-of-the-art laser suite at Moran's Midvalley location unusually spacious and accommodating: wide doorways and hallways are wheelchair-friendly, and the staff was adept at making her comfortable from the moment she arrived. Janine said she was nervous, but the whole thing was easier than she expected it to be.
One year later, Janine is still working to keep kids on the right path, but now she doesn't have to completely turn her wheelchair when a student calls to her. "The vision correction has made a big difference in my life," she says. "I feel more secure and less vulnerable—everything is easier. I can read books placed on my lap; I can see what is happening around me; I can interact with my students, and it feels really good to see who is coming in and out of my room to assist me. She is grateful to Dr. Lin and to Moran. "It's nice to know that there are people out there who recognize this need and who help," she says. She hopes that more patients receive this same opportunity—because it's "one less limitation.
To learn more about how spinal cord injury patients may be screened and considered for pro bono vision correction surgery, contact Steve Christensen at the Moran Eye Center at (801) 213-0220.
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Known as the to place to buy souvenirs in the area, the "Mercado" has both indoor and outdoor shopping areas where you'll find everything from handmade crafts to sticks of fresh cut sugar cane.
Mercado Modela is located toward the center of Santiago De Los Caballeros.
Mercado Modela is the sole store of this type in this area.
Once you finish shopping, you'll discover plenty of interesting attractions that you might visit while you are in Santiago De Los Caballeros. If heading to a monument sounds interesting, allow yourself time to experience Monumento A Los Héroes De La Restauración. On the other hand, if you would rather check out a historical site, then you may want to try Fortaleza San Luis. When the time comes, you'll find a good selection of restaurants nearby.


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Q: Using Fetch Module to Backup Files Offsite - Error " file not found " These Ansible tasks are supposed to first, find the correct file(s) and register their path. In this case files ending with '.tar.gz'. Second is to move those file(s) matches offsite for backup.
- name: Find and register {{ domain_name }} archive
  find:
    paths: /home/backups/{{ domain_name }}/archive/
    patterns: '*.tar.gz'
  register: tar_file
  tags: bkup.offsite

- name: Fetch {{ domain_name }} archive for offsite backup
  fetch:
    src: /home/{{ domain_name }}/archive/{{ item }}
    dest: '{{ store_path }}'
    fail_on_missing: yes
  with_items: '{{ tar_file }}'
  tags: bkup.offsite

My error:

failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=files) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "files", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/files"}
  failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=changed) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "changed", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/changed"}
  failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=msg) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "msg", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/msg"}
  failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=matched) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "matched", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/matched"}
  failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=examined) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "examined", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/examined"}
  failed: [45.63.35.46] (item=failed) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "failed", "msg": "file not found: /home/backups/tester/archive/failed"}

I have double-checked that there is a file in the path with .tar.gz that should be matching and moved.

A: The register: for every ansible task consists of a few top-level keys related to the task execution itself, including changed, failed, msg, etc, plus whatever return values from the task. The thing you are after is files, as documented in the fine manual, as you can see in the item=files error from your attempt; thus:
- debug:
    msg: look, the tar file is actually {{ item.path }}
  with_items: '{{ tar_file.files }}'

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Bloc-Notes Publishing Inc. was founded in 1985, and its President, Diane Pinet, is a member of the CMPA (Canadian Music Publishers Association) and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Canadian Composers. With its wealth of experience in the field of copyright and exceptional knowledge of the music industry, the publishing house is known for its connections in the international market.
With nearly a hundred thousand English and French titles in its catalogue, Bloc-Notes Publishing has topped the Canadian and international charts on many occasions and been awarded "Publisher of the Year" at Quebec's Félix awards. Its diverse roster of talented songwriters gives the company a colourful image, as it offers a repertoire of musical styles that ranges from electronic and world music to pop, rock and hip-hop, and beyond.
You've heard songs from Bloc-Notes Publishing on the radio, on albums and stages, on film soundtracks and in advertisements in Quebec and around the world. Bloc-Notes Publishing Inc. also represents several sub-publishing catalogues, such as Warner Chappell Music France.
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Contact and Copyright
End of maintenance
Most parts of the English version of this site were discontinued in 2017. The present page is still in the air, but not regularly maintained.
If you understand Portuguese,
please visit the
Brazilian version.
Mãe-da-Lua Reserve
in Itapajé, Ceará,
120 km from Fortaleza.
Selected species
White-browed Guan
Little Wood-Rail
Three hides for watching wildlife,
used in Mãe-da-lua reserve and Fazenda Canaã.
Mobile hide
Observation tower
Permament hide at spring
08/04/2006; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil. 200 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 1. The box in the upper left is one of my mobile hides. Here, it stands on a support platform in 30 cm deep water, in the lake area of Fazenda Canaã. The hide is 1x1m wide, 1.20m high, made mainly with plywood, and can easily be unmounted, and moved to a new location.
08/04/2006; Fazenda Canaã, Pentecoste, Ceará, Brazil.
Figure 2. This hide is mounted on a steel structure that previously supported a windmill (catavento). The head of an observer sitting in the cabin is about 5m above the ground. Many birds are not too wary of this cabin, I suppose because they are not used to danger from humans in such a setting. I made some of my favorite photographs from this hide.
21/02/2010; Mãe-da-lua reserve, Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil.
Figure 3. Hide in the hills of Mãe-da-lua reserve. About 7 m behind the hide (not visible on foto), there is a spring with permanent water, which is visited by lots of animals in the dry season. Many of the pictures shown on this website were made here. The White-browed Guans regularly come really close (2-3 meters distance), and monkeys did even jump onto the roof of the cabin while I was inside. The cabin measures ca. 1.5x1.5 meters, and is made from sticks, with a roof from tiles.
But nothing is perfect, and this hide has a shortcoming too: it stands in a shady environment, and the lack of sunlight can make photography difficult, even if the subject of your interest stands right in front of you. I don't use flashlight, because this would surely disturb the animals. So, I have to wait until some sun reaches the ground around the hide, and the animal moves by itsself into a sunny spot. Sooner or later, this may happen, for example here.


The Red Schoolhouse, built in 1874, is located in Waukon on the Allamakee County Fair Grounds. The School Building was located in Franklin Township. Class was held in the building until 1967. During this time, over 100 teachers taught 100s of children in grades K through 8.


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Las Marthas is a 2014 documentary film directed by Cristina Ibarra, which follows two young women on their journey to their debut in 19th-century-inspired gowns at an event hosted by the Society of Martha Washington.

Synopsis
Las Marthas is a documentary film directed by Cristina Ibarra, who follows two young women, Laurita Garza Hovel—a prominent member of Laredo society—and Rosario Reyes—a newcomer from Mexico—while on their journey to make to their debut at an event hosted by the Society of Martha Washington.

The film displays an, "alternative image of the border-town life" thought documenting the debutante dance where young women wear Colonial style gowns in an effort to portray early American historical figures.

Through various interviews of historians, former "Marthas" and current debutantes, Ibarra tackles the question as to why these young women are embracing a tradition that is honoring a symbol of American conquest from Mexican territories.

Interviews
 Linda Leyendecker Gutierrez, designer of debutantes' gowns
 Rosario Reyes, guest of Las Marthas
 Laura Garza- Hovel, Legacy daughter
 Dr. Norma Cantú, Professor of English and U.S. Latina/o Literature, University of Texas at San Antonio
 Dr. Josefina Saldaña-Portillo, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University

Production
Las Marthas was by the Jerome Foundation, Latino Public Broadcasting, Independent Television Service, Diversity Development Fund and Texas Humanities, and was broadcast nationally  on Independent Lens on February 17, 2014.

Critical reception and reviews
The New York Times called Las Marthas "a striking alternative portrait of border-town life..." According to Charles Ramirez Berg, a professor of film studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Las Marthas "was bucking stereotypes firmly entrenched in the cultural consciousness". The Laredo Sun stated that the film was a "fascinating look as a world barely known outside of Texas..." and Colorlines applauded the film for its ability to "illustrate how an economically fluid reality, defined by new money sometimes from just over the border" is challenged by the "elite past" of Laredo.

Awards
 2014 Jury Award, CineFestival
 Best US Latino Film of the Year, Cinema Tropical
 2012 Heineken Voces Documentary Award Recipient.

Festivals and screenings
 Ambulante California
 San Diego Latino Film Festival
 CineFestival San Antonio
 Chicago Latino Film Festival

Special collections
Latinas in America: Exploring the Latina Experience

References

2014 films
2014 documentary films
Documentary films about women
Documentary films about Mexican Americans
American documentary films
Debutantes
Films shot in Texas
Culture of Laredo, Texas
2010s American films

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Intermediate Cup Exit.
Town's first string bowed out of the Herts Intermediate Cup on Saturday afternoon, going down 1-0 to Bishops Stortford Swifts.
Buntingford put in a feisty performance against a team which is some way above it in the Football Pyramid; despite going one goal behind during the first half the home supporters' hopes of an avalanche of goals were dashed thanks to a gutsy performance which will stand the side in good stead when it returns to league action at The Bury on Saturday.
The Reserves also faced tough opposition in the Chairman's Cup and went down 8-0 at HSCL Division One side Park Street Village; the team will be looking to put in a better performance at local rivals Standon & Puckeridge on Saturday.
Town's Vets were also in action over the weekend, playing Waltham Abbey Vets for the first time.
Abbey had a aquad of very experienced and accomplished players and when Town went a goal down within the first 15 minutes it seemed that the home side would run out as comfortable winners.
However, as the match progressed Town grew in confidence and were unlucky not to score themselves during the second period; Buntingford finished the tie in the ascendancy and were unfortunate to lose by the only goal of the match, putting in an excellent performance against a very good team.


Crunch! The word has a fun ring to it, doesn't it? "Crunch!". It's the sound you hear when you tuck into your favourite cereal. It's what you do when you're trying to flatten your stomach. It's the feeling you have when you crash into a tree when skiing and break both of your legs. All fantastic fun. "Crunch!" However, if you've worked in the gaming industry you'll absolutely hate the word.
Crunch, or more correctly "Crunch time", in HR terms, is temporarily boosting productivity by pushing human capital beyond what would be considered a normal or standard level of work. Crunch time is mostly notably used in the tech sector, but is particularly prevalent in video game development and especially among multi-million dollar game projects commissioned by the larger game development studios. And when it comes to the gaming industry Crunch time is what the Japanese prisoner of war camps used to call "speedo".
In the case of gaming, it involves driving employees way above and beyond the normal working cycle, pushing them to extremes, and trying to squeeze out the maximum productivity humanly possible, typically in order to meet a project deadline. And when I say humanly possible that isn't just hyperbole. Sleeping in the office, staying away from families for days on end, working for upwards of 14 hours at a time, 7 days a week, are a feature of crunch. People have even put in 20 hours at time, limiting their own toilet and lunch breaks. There are stories of people losing 10% of their body weight, even having memory loss and anxiety attacks. In one rather alarming instance, a man subjected to a protracted period of crunch became so unwell he was unable to step out of his car.
Pushing people beyond their limits like this is not only ruinous to your employee relations but actually dangerous to their physical and mental health. The consequences of working too long without breaks or having too much pressure are very well known, hence the reason many countries legislate against such practices. Furthermore, prolonged and difficult working conditions like this invariably result in a loss of productivity. An exhausted, stressed, and anxious employee isn't able to give their best, especially if they work in a field where creativity matters so much.
Of course, a sudden and intensive workload or a lot of need for overtime can occur in any industry and indeed frequently do. An unexpected new product might need to be developed and rushed to market as fast as possible, a product might need to be recalled, a new contract that a company just can't afford to pass up might need to be fulfilled quickly, or the tigers all escaping from the local zoo can all create a situation where everyone in their relevant industry is called back to work immediately and asked to give their tears, sweat, and in the case of the tigers literal blood to deal with it. But that isn't what's happening in video games. Crunch isn't an occasional event but a major aspect and common practice of working in game development, with as many as 76% of games companies subjecting their employees to it. It has become endemic in the industry. It isn't done as a result of a sudden and necessary shock to a business, but as a routine cost cutting measure, and is done due to elements not only foreseeable but actually planned in advance.
A major factor in Crunch is the economic structure of the game industry and particularly the way games are marketed. Very often in the gaming industry large marketing campaigns are launched well in advance of a games release, while the game is still under development, in order to boost first day sales. Any software bugs, feature creep, late additions or other problems to the project results in extra workload, which has be squeezed to the allotted time before release. Another problem the industry faces is that the video games market, which is saturated with daily releases of new, increasingly prettier and more bombastic products, is fiercely competitive. Games themselves, perhaps counter-intuitively for a digital product, have incredibly short shelf lives as superior and more advanced games are released on a daily basis. Because of this games routinely go on sale merely weeks after release, and hard copies of games often get traded in or resold after just a few days, all of which makes attempts to increase the price-point for video games very difficult.
This has led to a situation were gaming is an industry characterized by products which are often either massive commercial successes or dramatic financial failures. Consequently the companies making the games have become exceedingly risk-averse, and will sometimes go beyond what some would consider ethical in order to squeeze what profits they can out of success and minimize the losses of failure. For the reasons already given passing these costs and risks onto the consumer is very difficult, so unfortunately the workforce of the gaming industry are feeling brunt of this. But they shouldn't. There are solutions to the pressures this industry places upon itself. Crunch time represents the failure of this industry to properly look after its employees as well as effectively utilize the benefits of human resource assets.
So what can the game industry do to put an end to or at least put reasonable limits on crunch time? The first thing is to embark on a major cultural shift in how they treat their workforce. Major developers praising crunch and pushing their employees beyond their limits is not acceptable. Focusing on the end product without giving thought to how that product is created is simply unethical whatever the industry. If other studios can create successful games with out the need for crunch it obviously doesn't have to be the industry norm. Fortunately, this looks like it is already happening to some extent. A combination of the consumer base finding out about crunch, an explosion of independent game developers creating small studios of their own and working on their own pace, and the increase in "early access" model of development where games are not given a firm release date but are sold during development and worked on continuously, thus removing the pressures of a deadline, are conspiring to make the industry a somewhat happier place to be.
Game users being more ethical in their choices, as well as talented developers having the choice of working in studios without such horrendous working conditions, is effecting the viability of crunch. But cultural upheavals don't happen overnight in large companies, let alone entire industries, especially when the culture has been developed and entrenched over many years and is led by the top echelons of management. In many cases a complete overhaul of the company, unless there is a merger or takeover, isn't possible. Therefore what can be done in the short term to alleviate the issue for those working in game development?
Project managers and modular managers of a game project need to understand the benefits of proper planning, scheduling and collaboration between different areas of the project. This might seem difficult in technology, where setbacks occur often and there is general unpredictably, but it need not be so as long as proper contingency plans are in place and ongoing communication is happening. The key here is agile planning.
Every project will go through various phases, from concept to completion. Each stage will require a different level of resources and frequently even a different skill-set, meaning a new employee. So the project director needs a strategic plan with the following questions addressed. How does the projected timeline look? Can you deploy sufficient resources at each stage? Do you have the right people with the right skills available at each stage? Recruitment can take time, so HR must be consulted well in advance of a new phase of a project to ensure human capital is available as required. And if a delay seems possible, HR should again be informed and the resource plan reviewed. Working through a project for a few years, and piling up all the labour-hours during the final phases is simply poor management.
Another issue that invites crunch is development creep and silo working. Various teams working on the same project sometimes change their ideas, designs, or features without consulting other departments, which sets up natural disarray as the elements they produce no longer work together properly. This is the result of poor communication and a lack of shared vision. HR should be the hub of a company workforce, and should be in constant contact with managers of each module, checking in on how they feel about the progress their department is making as well as checking in with employees. These chats are a great tool which HR should be utilizing for the benefit of organization. They can be used to not only see if the shared vision is actually shared by all, but also to foster and encourage collaboration between departments and make sure there is proper communication between teams. It is particularly vital, in a creative project, that communication is not just top-down, as it is difficult for employees to share the vision of the project lead if they can't contribute in the discussions.
Lastly, employees must be encouraged to approach HR and ask for help if they feel they're being overworked. In many countries there is a requirement for rest breaks and adequate time away from work. HR must ensure that these are adhered to, not only for legal compliance but for the health and well-being of the workforce. If people are leaving, HR should be speaking to them to understand why and making sure any concerns, whether crunch related or not, are addressed.
Another major change that could take much of the pressure off the workforce is to change the way games are marketed. The fanfare and fireworks around a distant release date, which creates the spectre of a looming cliff edge, is completely unnecessary and sometimes creates an oppressively high pressure atmosphere around the development of a game. At the very least only fix a release date with the full consent of the workforce and only when the project looks like it is nearing completion. As of the date of the blog entry there is game on Valve Corporation's 'Steam' sales client, called "After the Dawn", featuring details of what the game will contain as well as a few screen shots. This game has a release date of June 2022. Unfortunately this out of the remit of the HR department, so we can only help address this by hitting the marketing manager with a stick until they get it.
The gaming industry has, for a long time now, been a place where employees are thought of as units of production as opposed to the most valuable asset a business can possibly have. But game development is a creative endeavour, and most of the people who go into game development do so as much for their desire to create games as they do for their desire to earn a pay-check. The passion and imagination they bring isn't merely valuable, but is what makes game development possible. This passion and drive to create is simply being abused. The attitude game development companies have towards their employees must change, for the sake of both the industry itself and the well-being of the people who work in it.
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No 7 line extension, New York, NY
Geotechnical engineering, tunnel design and structural engineering.
No 7 line extension
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Arup contributed significantly to the No 7 Line extension's widely lauded success and the ahead-of-schedule delivery of major portions of the work. In particular, we played an integral role in resolving many of the rock support and construction sequencing challenges.
The project provided a rare opportunity to bridge a knowledge gap in the design and construction of large rock caverns in a dense urban environment.
Our scope included geotechnical engineering, tunnel design and structural engineering.
Reshaping Manhattan's West Side
This $2.1bn Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) capital construction project extends New York City's No 7 Line, which runs from Main Street in Flushing, Queens, by approximately a mile and a half (2.4km) from its current terminus at Times Square to a new underground station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, on the far West Side of Midtown Manhattan.
The extended No 7 line forms a vital part of one of the most significant redevelopment schemes in the city's history.
On the far West Side of Manhattan, we're building an extension to the Number Seven subway line — the first city-funded subway track in 25 years, and it will be built on time — something you don't hear too often about subway construction. It will do for the far West Side what the Jubilee Tube line did for Canary Wharf in London: transform an old industrial area into one of the most dynamic neighbourhoods in the world.
Midtown Manhattan presents one of the most challenging tunnelling environments in the world, particularly for this scale of underground megaproject construction. Specific technical challenges included low rock cover, the presence of variable surcharge conditions, sensitive iconic structures in close proximity to the excavations, and a general lack of recent mined cavern construction experience in New York City.
Ground support design
We created safe, effective and efficient initial ground support designs for the geomechanically complex underground facilities using empirical, kinematic (rock block and wedge stability) and numerical methods in a collaborative approach between Arup and the contractor clients.
A systematic classification carried out during excavation found a satisfactory match between the predicted and encountered ground conditions, meaning that no alterations to the designed initial support types were required.
A collaborative approach between Arup and the contractors led to great successes during excavation, where the teams employed a rapidly buildable and adaptable construction sequence and initial ground support scheme. The large-span caverns were excavated with a multi-drift top heading and split bench, each approximately 30ft (9.1m) high. The top heading was excavated with three staggered drifts, or faces, to ensure that no more than one third of the full span was unsupported at any time.
Junction design
Constructing the numerous junctions required throughout the tunnel's length was among the more complicated technical challenges of the project. We created an innovative information-gathering and analysis process to determine how much additional reinforcement would be required around each junction. The process has since been applied in several other large-scan caverns around the world.
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It's a looper, it's a Session View controller. It's USB powered, and you play it with your feet. But unlike other options, Datalooper integrates directly with how you work in Ableton Live – and it doesn't require Max for Live to operate. Here's a first look – and an exclusive discount.
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Idar Torskangerpoll (Torskangerpoll, deelgemeente van Vågsøy, 16 september 1970) is een Noors componist, muziekpedagoog, dirigent en trombonist.

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Torskangerpoll groeide op in een muzikale familie. De hele familie speelde mee in de brassband Torskangerpoll Musikklag. Te eerst speelde hij flügelhorn, maar hij wisselde later op trombone en dit bleef zijn instrument. Verder begon hij met lessen voor elektrische basgitaar en werd lid van een rockband. Hij studeerde aan de Toneheim Folkehøyskole. Vervolgens studeerde hij in Trondheim aan de universiteit. Gedurende deze tijd speelde hij trombone in de Ila Brass Band en in een symfonisch orkest aldaar.

Nadat hij afgestudeerd heeft werd hij muziekpedagoog aan de muziekschool in Ski in de Follo district van de provincie Akershus. Tegelijkertijd studeerde hij aan de Universiteit van Oslo muziek, sociologie en pedagogiek. Aan het instituut voor muziek en theater van deze universiteit behaalde hij zijn Master of Music in compositie en arrangeren. Toen werkte hij ook als dirigent en instructeur bij verschillende brassbands, koren, big bands en harmonieorkesten. Hij is dirigent van de Langhus Brass en werd met deze brassband in 2007 Noorse kampioen in de 4e divisie.

Als componist schrijft hij vooral werken voor harmonieorkest en brassband alsook kamermuziek. Tegenwoordig is hij huiscomponist van de Oslofjord Brass in Oslo. Torskangerpoll is een veelgevraagd jurylid bij concoursen en wedstrijden.

Composities

Werken voor harmonieorkest

Symfonieën
 2004 Symfonie nr. 1, voor harmonieorkest (ook in een versie voor brassband)
 2008 Symfonie nr. 3, voor harmonieorkest
 2010 Symfonie nr. 4, voor harmonieorkest
 Symfonie nr. 2, voor harmonieorkest

Andere werken voor harmonieorkest
 2003 Burobengen, voor harmonieorkest
 2004 Suite nr 3, voor harmonieorkest
 Donner en spectacle
 Valse en melancolie
 marche - ça suffit!
 2006 1814, voor harmonieorkest
 2008 Deilig er Jorden, voor harmonieorkest
 2009 Blåmann Blåmann Bukken min, voor harmonieorkest
 Båt Jubileum Fare Gård Havn Oppe Fan, fanfare voor harmonieorkest
 Blinde Kari-Hallingen, voor harmonieorkest
 Concertino, voor trombone en harmonieorkest
 Fanfare for HM King Haakon, voor harmonieorkest
 Fyrverker i Samba, voor harmonieorkest
 Q-Be-in, mars
 Sirkusfanfare, voor harmonieorkest
 Sofiemyr Skole 40 år, fanfare voor harmonieorkest

Werken voor brassband
 2002 5 Pieces in Fusion
 2002 Behind The Dark, fantasie
 2003 Stormovertyre, ouverture
 2005 Intrada GBF 2005
 2006 A Breathless Gnu Kiss!
 2009 Blåmann Blåmann Bukken min
 Bånsull - Suril Suril, voor cornet solo en brassband
 Burogengen
 construct!
 Fantasia for brassband
 Festive March (opgedragen aan: Langhus Brass)
 Grønt Lys Kjør! (Green Light Go!)
 Intrada
 Kjærlighet fra Gud
 Laurdagsfest på dåsnesmoen, Folk song festival
 Light Music, voor trompet en brassband
 Maids of the Mourne Shore
 Midnight Music
 Odd Eriks Bossa
 Og fela var gjort foruten kniv
 Open Spaces
 Songs from the deep forest
 Utgangsmusikk
 Variations on Gubben Noa

Kamermuziek
 4 Små Krummelurer, voor trombonekwartet
 Concertino, voor trombone en piano
 Dans Til Anette, voor trombone en piano
 Recital-Fanfare, voor drie trombones en pauken
 Suite, voor trombone, tuba en piano
 Transfigurations, voor marimba, 2 trombones en elektronica

Media

Externe links
  Officiële internetpagina
  Biografie

20e-eeuws componist
21e-eeuws componist
Noors componist
Noors dirigent
Noors muziekpedagoog
Noors trombonist


When you're facing a DUI, it's vital to have experienced Toronto DUI lawyers on your side. It's likely you may have never needed a lawyer before and might feel nervous going into your first meeting. Here's some critical considerations in preparing for your first meeting with DUI lawyers.
With DUI charges, timing is of the utmost importance for many reasons. First of all, it might be a massive hardship for you to not be able to drive, and getting things sorted will make the difference between being able to commute to work or childcare.
The other reason to act quickly is that your memory of the event will be most fresh and it's vital to document details as soon as possible. What evidence can you furnish from that night? Did the police follow procedure? Questions like these are best answered fast.
Never plead guilty until you've spoken with an lawyer. Regardless of what you believe happened, a DUI charge has major legal ramifications. Discussing your case with a qualified lawyer is the only way that you can be sure that you're navigating the legal system in a way that's best for you, your future and your family. And it's important to remember that you always have the right to a trial, and during the trial it's the crown's responsibility to prove that you are guilty of the DUI, not yours to prove that you are innocent.
Facing DUI charges is going to cost a lot of money in fines if found guilty. Once arrested it's likely that your car has been impounded and if you're found guilty then you are going to be required to pay a great deal in court costs and education classes. This is to say nothing of the potential for lost wages from being unable to get to work. In fact, a drunk driving conviction can easily cost $20,000 or more. Hiring a good lawyer at a reasonable cost could end up saving a great deal of money and should be seen as an investment.
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A criminal charge can be handled if you tackle it immediately and with a no-nonsense attitude. Choosing an excellent lawyer can mean putting this behind you all the sooner.


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ABC Insurance, the broker distribution arm of LV=, has expanded its branch network with the opening of a Leeds office.
The new branch will underwrite commercial combined insurance for brokers in West Yorkshire and the North East regions.
Kim Chambers has been appointed as branch manager.
She was previously operations manager at NIG's Leeds branch.
Gillian Patience, formerly at Norwich Union and David Bailey, previously at Marsh, have also joined the team as commercial underwriters. Further appointments are expected.
The broker's Leeds presence increases its branch network to six.
ABC currently has branches in Croydon, Sheffield, Bristol, Manchester and Maidstone. Further branch openings are planned for later in the year.
ABC Insurance, LV's broker distribution arm, is to follow the opening of an office in Sheffield with two branches in the South of England.


Dr. Crissy Dodson is a Full-Time Core Faculty at Walden University. She has been involved in research since 2008 and in nursing education since 2010. She is board certified in advanced diabetes management and a certified nurse educator. Her background is in diabetes education and intensive care nursing, specializing in oncology. Additionally, she is a member of the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium. She received her PhD in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also received both a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and a Master of Science Degree in Nursing Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dodson's research focuses on nursing utilization of pharmacogenomics within practice. She studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the field of pharmacogenomics as it relates to nursing practice. She was a personalized medicine institute trainee during her time at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has published 11 peer-reviewed research articles as well as presented nationally and internationally on these topics.


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(a) Marshallian and Walrasiam Approaches to Price determination.
(c) Markets Structure: Monopolistic Competition, Duopoly, Oligopoly.
(d) Modern Welfare Criteria: Pareto Hicks & Scitovsky, Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, A.K. Sen's Social Welfare Function.
2. Advanced Macro Economics: Approaches to Employment Income and Interest Rate determination: Classical, Keynes (IS-LM) curve, Neo classical synthesis and New classical, Theories of Interest Rate determination and Interest Rate Structure.
(a) Demand for and Supply of Money: Money Multiplier Quantity Theory of Money (Fisher, Pique and Friedman) and Keyne's Theory on Demand for Money, Goals and Instruments of Monetary Management in Closed and Open Economies. Relation between the Central Bank and the Treasury. Proposal for ceiling on growth rate of money. (b) Public Finance and its Role in Market Economy: In stabilization of supply, allocation of resources and in distribution and development. Sources of Govt. revenue, forms of Taxes and Subsidies, their incidence and effects. Limits to taxation, loans, crowding-out effects and limits to borrowings. Public Expenditure and its effects.
(ii) Terms of Trade and Offer Curve.
(iii)Product Cycle and Strategic Trade Theories.
(iv)Trade as an engine of growth and theories of under development in an open economy.
(b) Forms of Protection: Tariff and quota.
(c) Balance of Payments Adjustments: Alternative Approaches.
(iv) Floating Rates and their Implications for Developing Countries: Currency Boards.
(v) Trade Policy and Developing Countries.
(viii) Trade Blocks and Monetary Unions. (ix) WTO: TRIMS, TRIPS, Domestic Measures, Different Rounds of WTO talks.
(iv) Human Capital and Economic Growth.
Development of less developed countries.
(e) Welfare indicators and measures of growth - Human Development Indices. The basic needs approach.
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New Economic Policy and Employment: Employment and poverty, Rural wages, Employment Generation, Poverty alleviation schemes, New Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.


The Lead: No. 4 Mary Washington defeated Roanoke 19-7 in non-conference Women's Lacrosse action.
Lilly Blair gave Roanoke an early 1-0 lead with a goal, assisted by Jenn Schwechheimer, just 1:05 into the contest.
Mary Washington then used a 6-0 run over the next 10 minutes to break ahead 6-1 following a goal from Julia Albert with 18:30 left in the first half.
Katie Clements scored twice off free position goals, with her 10:03 strike making it an 8-3 game in favor of UMW.
Albert scored back-to-back goals to give the Eagles a 10-3 edge heading into the intermission.
Mary Washington used a 4-1 run to open the second half with two goals coming from Allison Davis to take a 14-4 lead.
Ellie Armstrong scored on a man-up situation with 16:29 left in regulation to make it 14-5.
Armstrong rounded out Roanoke's scoring with a strike off a pass from Schwechheimer in the final eight minutes to pull it within 16-7.
Schwechheimer had two goals and two assists to lead the Maroons, while Clements and Armstrong both added two goals each. Carly Schoudel made six saves in goal for the Maroons.
For UMW, three goalies combined for the win with Hanna Ashby recording a team-high six saves in 40 minutes. Davis and Albery both recorded a game-high five goals for the Eagles.
Both teams won 14 draw controls on the day while Mary Washington held a 28-20 edge in shots.
Up Next: Women's Lacrosse plays St. Mary's (Md.) on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. in Salem.


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Ask the experts: Top Five Silk Road Preparation Tips
On 17 August 2019, 150 competitors will depart Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to embark on what Red Bull has called the "the toughest race in the world" – the 1700km-long Silk Road Mountain Race (SRMR).
With two weeks to complete the course, competitors must bike, hike and test their wits against the vast Kyrgyzstan wilderness to reach the finish line at Cholpon Ata, a beach resort on the north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul.
Last year, at the inaugural race, only a third of competitors who entered the race completed it, and experienced riders in bikepacking community, like the Belgian Kim Raeymaekers, were forced to scratch.
That being said, 30-year-old race organiser Nelson Trees, who lives in Kyrgyzstan and has himself ridden the entire route more than once, is keen not to portray the race as unattainable to the relatively fit, well-prepared rider.
In the lead-up to the event, and for those thinking about entering the race in the future, we asked Nelson for his top five preparation tips for entrants to the SRMR. Here's what he said:
1. PACK CAREFULLY
Pick your equipment carefully, and think about everything you'll need. Don't under-pack, these are big mountains. A few extra spares or an extra layer may make a world of difference. At the same time, you need a balance. Look at what other riders took last year and then go out and see what works for you, everyone is different.
2. TRAIN AS YOU WILL RACE
Train for the race in similar conditions to those you will face. This may be hard but try to get out there when the going gets tough and push through. Knowing that you can handle riding in the rain for five hours straight will give you confidence.
3. MENTAL RESILIENCE
Try to go into the race in the right headspace. All ultra endurance races require some serious motivation to complete. SRMR goes even further. If you don't want this enough, there are ample reasons to quit. Try not to set yourself up with expectations. Take each day as it comes.
4. SLOW AND STEADY
Remember that it's a long race and race your own race. If you've never done anything this long, be conservative and leave something in the tank for later. You can always go for a big last push if you have reserves. Don't look too much at what others are doing, it's a recipe for burning out.
5. RESPECT KYRGYZSTAN
This is a serious mountain environment. The first thing you should have in mind is your safety and that of those around you. There is no shame in bailing or waiting things out if the weather is bad. A 4000m pass is no joke.
We also asked Nelson to provide his best advice for those considering entering the race, but who aren't sure whether it's for them. Here's what he told us:
"I would recommend going out and doing something similar on a smaller scale. Highland Trail 550 is a great course to see if you would enjoy SRMR. Otherwise, a multi-day bikepacking trip with decent daily mileage, ideally in the mountains will give you an idea. There are plenty of events nowadays to try this out. Sign up to one and give it a go."
For more advice and tips on riding the Silk Road Mountain Race, there are plenty of blog posts written by Nelson himself, and resources like the race manual, on the SRMR website. Wild Horses, a documentary by PEdALED on the race, gives a good sense of the race setup.
And, The Road from Karakol, a film by the late alpinist Kyle Demster charting his two-month, 1200km bike journey across Kyrgyzstan to solo unclimbed alpine rock and mixed routes, provides some insight into the harshness of the Kyrgyzstan landscape.
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It was a pretty normal morning for me until I reached New York Penn Station at 7:30. I looked at my cell phone and recieved a text message stating that a power outage in Newark affected several buildings at NJIT including the Central Avenue Building which houses the Van Houten Library where I work. Luckily I hadn't boarded a New Jersey Transit Train. At that time the announcement said that the buildings would open at 1 PM. I decided to come home and take a half a vacation day if necessary.
I took the subway and arrived home at about 8:45. At about 10:20 an announcement was made that the affected buildings would be closed all day. It turned out to be a "snow day" on a sunny spring day.
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Air Quality in China
Extreme haze pollution in Beijing during January 2013
Resource Consumption
Health>
Respiratory Impacts
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Chinese local and national government
Clean Air Asia
China's National Ranking:
Figure 1.0 [1]
From figure 1.0's tabulated data, we can deduce a few key assumptions regarding China's air quality in China.
Major findings:
Almost 92% of the listed cities have an average annual PM 2.5 air pollution concentration which fail to reach the national standard(35 micrograms per cubic meter)
- 32 of the listed cities' average annual PM 2.5 air pollution concentration are at least twofold the national standard
- The top 10 listed cities' average annual PM 2.5 air pollution concentration are nearly three times the Chinese standards for PM 2.5.
Overall, northern China is much more polluted than southern China, with Hebei being the most polluted province.
-All of the top 13 most polluted cities were north of the Huai River.
Hebei:
Seven of its cities (Xingtai, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Handan, Hengshui, Tangshan, Langfang) measured over 3 times the Chinese standard for PM2.5.
Xingtai and Shijiazhuang's average annual PM 2.5 air pollution concentration are over 4 times the national standard.
All six of the worst polluted cities are situated in Hebei. Xingtai, located in southern Hebei, leads the list of worst polluted cities with an average of 155.2 micrograms per cubic meter.
All 74 cities listed in the report failed to meet the World Health Organization's recommendations for particulate matter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5).
-In 2012, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection established an annual standard of 35 micrograms per cubic meter for PM2.5. The WHO(World Health Organisation) recommends a maximum of 10 micrograms per cubic meter, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standard is 12. By any measure, China's air is excessively polluted.
-Only five met the Chinese government's less stringent standards for PM2.5 levels.
Southern coastal cities are the least polluted
Each of Guangdong's cities ranked among the 20 least polluted cities, and six of the nine average less than 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Both of Fuzhou's cities, Fujian and Xiamen, met China's standards, averaging 33.2 and 31.3 respectively. Finally, Haikou, on the paradise island of Hainan, south of Guangdong, was the least polluted of all, averaging 25.6 micrograms per cubic meter.
The 74 cities were chosen because they are among the first to implement new air quality standards put in place by the Ministry of Environmental Protection
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[1]Mitch Blatt. (2014). China's Most Polluted Cities of 2013. Available: http://www.chinahush.com/2014/02/13/chinas-most-polluted-cities-of-2013/. Last accessed 4th Oct 2014.
[2] Greenpeace. (2014). 2013年城市PM2.5污染排名出炉 全国需要治霾重拳.Available: http://www.greenpeace.org/china/zh/news/releases/climate-energy/2014/01/PM25-ranking/. Last accessed 4th Oct 2014.
[3] Monica Tan. (2014). Bad to worse: ranking 74 Chinese cities by air pollution. Available: http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/news/blog/bad-to-worse-ranking-74-chinese-cities-by-air/blog/48181/. Last accessed 4th Oct 2014.


"You just make the best product you can, and you don't put it out until you feel it's right. But no matter what you think intellectually, your heart is beating pretty fast right before people see what you've produced."
Steve Jobs was a perfectionist that valued quality over quantity. However, even a genius like Jobs experienced a little anxiety when releasing his products.


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Wahiawā (deutsch auch: Wahiawa) ist ein Census-designated place im Zentrum von Oʻahu, der Hauptinsel des US-Bundesstaates Hawaii. Er befindet sich 30 km von Honolulu und ist durch die Interstate H-2 mit der Inselhauptstadt verbunden. Er zählt 18.658 Einwohner (Zensus 2020) und wird im Norden und Süden vom Lake Wilson eingerahmt.

Geschichte
Im 18. Jahrhundert wurde die Ebene bei Wahiawā von hawaiischen Häuptlingen als Trainingsgelände für ihre Armeen genutzt, bis sie 1795 von König Kamehameha I. erobert wurde. Im 19. Jahrhundert gewann die Viehzucht immer mehr an Bedeutung. Gegen Ende des Jahrhunderts wurde das Land für die Landwirtschaft in Parzellen aufgeteilt und an neue Siedler verkauft. Zu diesen gehörte auch James Dole, der nach einem Landwirtschaftsstudium an der Harvard University mit 22 Jahren nach Wahiawā kam und im Juli 1900 ein 64-Acre Grundstück erwarb, auf dem er Ananas anpflanzen wollte. Bisher wurde auf Hawaii nur Zuckerrohr angebaut. Er gründete die Hawaii Pineapple Company und sammelte 50.000 US-Dollar Kapital von Investoren aus Kalifornien für das Projekt. Seine Scheune in Wahiawā wandelte er damit in eine Konservenfabrik um. Mit handbetriebenen Maschinen begann er zwei Jahre später, seine ersten Dosen mit Ananas zu produzieren. Aus diesem Unternehmen entstand die Dole Food Company.

Im Jahr 1906 verlängerte die Oahu Railway and Land Company ihre Eisenbahnstrecke nach Wahiawā. Im gleichen Jahr stellte die Waialua Sugar Company zur Bewässerung ihrer Plantagen den Wahiawa Dam fertig. 1909 wurde am Stadtrand die Schofield Barracks Military Reservation, die größte US-Armeebasis von Hawaii, gegründet. Am 7. Dezember 1941 wurde sie von der Kaiserlichen Japanischen Luftwaffe angegriffen. Als Folge der Angriffe im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde 1944 das Wahiawa General Hospital eingerichtet.

Im Jahr 1977 wurde die Autobahn nach Honolulu fertig gestellt.

Demographie
Im Jahr 2017 lag die Bevölkerungszahl bei 17.600 Einwohnern, von denen 41,1 % Asiaten, 23,6 % gemischtrassig, 12,6 % Weiße und 9,6 % native Hawaiier und andere Polynesier sind. Das mittlere Haushaltseinkommen beträgt 57.910 US-Dollar, der mittlere Preis eines Einfamilienhauses 526.880 US-Dollar.

Botanischer Garten

Der üppige Wahiawā Botanical Garden befindet sich auf einem 27-Acre Gelände im Stadtzentrum. Die ersten Bäume wurden in den 1920er Jahren von der Hawaii Sugar Planters Association experimentell angebaut. Das Land und die Bäume wurden 1950 dem Landkreis Honolulu übergeben und 1957 als botanischer Garten eröffnet.

Literatur
 Linda K. Menton, Eileen Tamura: A History of Hawaii, Student Book, CEDG 1999, S. 182, ISBN 9780937049945
 Paul T. Hellmann: Historical Gazetteer of the United States, Routledge 2006, S. 259, ISBN 9781135948597

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Dragondrums is a young adult science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. Published by Atheneum Books in 1979, it was the sixth to appear in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne or her son Todd McCaffrey.

Dragondrums completed the Harper Hall of Pern trilogy one year after The White Dragon completed the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy. Boxed and omnibus editions of both trilogies soon followed.

Plot summary
Dragondrums is the coming of age story of Piemur, a small, quick, clever apprentice at Harper Hall.  When Piemur's clear treble voice changes, his place among the Harpers is no longer certain. He is sent to the drum towers to learn drumming, the primary method of long-distance communication on Pern for non-dragonriders, while his voice settles. There he has to deal with the jealousy and bullying of the other drumming apprentices.  When Masterharper Robinton secretly asks Piemur to be his apprentice, Piemur begins journeying through Pern, gathering information and running discreet errands for the Masterharper. In his adventures throughout Pern, Piemur has only his knowledge and wits to deal with a cruel Lord Holder and rogue dragonriders. He Impresses one of the coveted fire-lizards – a gold he names Farli – as a companion, discovers his place in the world, and earns journeyman status among the Harpers.

The events in Dragondrums take place after Dragonsinger and are contiguous with some events in The White Dragon, which discusses characters and events elsewhere on Pern.

Awards
The American Library Association in 1999 cited these first six Pern books, along with The Ship Who Sang, when McCaffrey received the annual Margaret A. Edwards Award for her "lifetime contribution in writing for teens".

Dragondrums placed eighth for the annual Locus Award for Best Novel and it won the annual Balrog Award in the Novel class.

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1979 science fiction novels
Dragonriders of Pern books
Novels by Anne McCaffrey
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Looking forward to — Book Arts Program workshop, "The Practice of Ukiyo-e Woodblock"
28 Thursday Jul 2016
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The Practice of Ukiyo-e Woodblock
Keiji Shinohara, instructor
Friday & Saturday, 10:00-6:00
Book Arts Studio, J. Willard Marriott Library, Level 4
Registration for this workshop is closed.
Leave the brayers, pallet knives, rag papers, and presses behind, and journey eastward. With brushes and barrens, master printmaker Keiji Shinohara guides participants gently through the traditional Ukiyo-e technique of woodblock printing on Japanese papers. As new practitioners, participants have time to carve small, simple blocks using one or two colors. The focus of the workshop is on observance and practice of process rather than on a producing a masterful print.
Keiji Shinohara was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. After 10 years as an apprentice to the renowned Keiichiro Uesugi in Kyoto, he became a Master Printmaker and moved to the United States. Shinohara's nature-based abstractions are printed on handmade kozo paper using water-based pigment onto woodblocks in the ukiyo-e style–the traditional Japanese printmaking method dating to 600 CE. Though Shinohara employs ancient methods in creating his woodblock prints, he also diverges from tradition by experimenting with ink application and different materials to add texture to his prints. He is currently teaching printmaking at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut and has been a visiting artist at over 100 venues and 30 solo shows. He has received grants from the Japan Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and his work is in many public collections, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Library of Congress.
Rare Books is pleased to support the Book Arts Program with its collections.
Altar Book of Gorecki
Middleton, CT: Robin Price, Publisher, 1996
Inspired by a 1992 recording of Henryk Goreski's Symphony No. 3. English translation by Krystyna Carter. Calligraphy of Polish lyrics by Paul Shaw. Bird illustrations are from seventeenth-century copperplate engravings by Francis Willughby. Photographed by John Wareham, the illustrations were digitally adapted and made into polymer plates by Gerald Lange. Woodcut designed and carved by Keiji Shinowara. Triptych structure with the consultation of Daniel Kelm. Box design and construction by Franklin Nichols Woodworking. Designed, printed and bound by Robin Price. Edition of sixty copies.
Ravaged With Joy
William Everson (1912-1994)
Middletown, CT: R. Price, 1998
PS3509 V65 R38 1998
A record of the poetry reading at the University of California, Davis, on May 16, 1975. Woodcuts by Keiji Shinohara. Issued in slipcase. Edition of one hundred and fifty copies, signed by the artist. University of Utah copy is no. 62.
Book of the week — Kuthan's Menagerie Completed
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"In the zoo we see, on a small scale, how different all animals are from each other…We have to live together whether we like it or not."
KUTHAN'S MENAGERIE COMPLETED
George Kuthan (1916-1966)
Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey, 2003
Descriptive text about six animals – a raccoon, flamingo, anteater, penguin, monkey and peacock – each representing a different part of the world and each viewed by the artist at the Vancouver Zoo. Illustrated with multi-color linocuts by George Kuthan. Kuthan studied art at the University of Prague and in Paris before he moved to Canada.
Kuthan's Menagerie of Interesting Zoo Animals was first published in an edition of one hundred and thirty copies by Nevermore Press, a single private enterprise by Robert and Felicity Reid, in 1960. Sixty of these copies were bound in quarter leather and Japanese paper over boards. Kuthan and the binder both died soon after this first publication. The remaining sheets were left unbound and unsold. Vancouver booksellers Stephen Lunsford and William Hoffer bought the unbound copies from the original binder's estate in the late 1980s.
Heavenly Monkey issued the remaining sheets within a sheet of yellow Japanese paper (which served as the endsheets for the bound edition). New content (a title-page, preface and colophon) was set by hand in 18 pt. Perpetua and printed on blank and waste sheets of the original Golden Hind laid paper. The whole is in an outer wrap of St. Armand handmade paper and housed in a custom clamshell box covered in red Japanese fabric, with printed debossed paper labels, designed and made by Simone Mynen. The work is comprised of sixteen sheets loose, printed landscape on one side and folded folio, plus three sheets of additional matter. Printer Robert Reid explained that the folded sheets helped solve two problems: the translucent quality of the paper and to add to the bulk of the book when bound. Edition of fifty copies. University of Utah copy is no. 7, signed by Robert Reid.
Rare Books acquisition made possible with help from Latin American Studies
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Thanks to generous support from the Center for Latin American Studies, Rare Books has purchased a rare copy of a work by Argentinian artist Antonio Frasconi.
19 Poemas de Hispano America
Antonio Frasconi (1919-2013)
South Norwalk, CT: 1969
PQ7798.16 R374 D5 1969
Twenty-one full-page color woodcuts, each signed by the artist. Printed on Japanese paper. Poets include Juana de Ibarbourou (1892 – 1979, Uruguay), Cesar Vallejo (1892-1938, Peru), Vicente Garcia Huidobro Fernandez (1893-1948, Chile), Gabriel Mistral (1889-1957, Chile), Nicolas Guillen (1902-1989, Cuba), Pablo Neruda (1904-1973, Chile), Nicanor Parra (b. 1914, Chile), Joaquin Pasos (1914-1977, Nicaragua), Octavio Paz (1914-1998, Mexico), Idea Vilarino (1920-2009, Uruguay), Claribel Alegria (b. 1924, Nicaragua), Ernesto Cardenal (b. 1924, Nicaragua), Juan Gelman (1930-2014, Argentina), Roberto Fernandez Retamar (b. 1930, Cuba), Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (1932-2009, Mexico). Issued in orange cloth tray case made by George Wieck. Edition of fifteen signed copies. The University of Utah copy is no. 3.
Antonio Frasconi was born in Buenos Aries and grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay. His parents, of Italian descent, had moved from Italy to Argentina during World War I. At the age of twelve, he began apprenticing with a printer. Frasconi liked the idea of making multiples in order to offer art at reasonable prices. Frasconi moved to the United States from Argentina in 1945 at the end of World War II on a scholarship to study at the Art Students League in New York City. In 1952, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1959, he was a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal, an honor awarded to the illustrator of the best American picture book for children. The House That Jack Built, was also written by Frasconi and remains a favorite today. He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate member and became a full Academician in 1969. In 1982, Frasconi was named Distinguished Teaching Professor of Visual Arts at the State University of New York at Purchase. Frasconi illustrated more than one hundred books. His woodcuts appeared on album and magazine covers, holiday cards, calendars, posters and a U.S. postage stamp. His work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the New York Public Library, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian and private collections.
19 Poemas de Hispano America joins several other pieces illustrated by Frasconi in the rare book collections:
12 Fables of Aesop
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1954
PA3855 E5 W48
Linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi illustrate fables adapted by Glenway Wescott. The book was designed by Joseph Blumenthal and honored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as one of the year's 50 best books. Edition of nine hundred and seventy-five signed copies. University of Utah copy is no. 724.
Kitty Hawk, 1894
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
New York: Spiral Press, 1956
PS3511 R94 K57 1956
Issued as holiday greetings from Henry Holt and Company, Christmas, 1956.
Kaleidoscope in Woodcuts
Antonio Frasconi
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968; Japan: Zokeisha Publications, Ltd., 1968
NE1112 F72 A4 1968
Printed to honor Antonio Frasconi by the Republic of Uruguay at the 34th Biennale in Venice. Color reproductions of woodcuts printed on a continuous strip of paper folded accordion style. Bound in grey cloth boards. Issued in black slipcase with printed paper label. University of Utah copy gift of Gabriel Rummonds.
Overhead the Sun: Lines from Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969
PS3204 F65
Color woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. University of Utah copy signed by artist.
¡Apoye santuario!
Tempe: ASU School of Art Pyracantha Press, 1985
HV645 F73 1985
Broadside designed and printed by Antonio Frasconi and John Risseeuw "in support of the churches that take part in the new underground railroad known as Sanctuary." – from the colophon. University of Utah copy nol. 123, signed by the designers.
Prima che tu dica « Pronto »
Cottondale, AL: Plain Wrapper Press, 1985
PQ4809 A45 P713 1985
From Fantasies and Hard Knocks, Gabriel Rummonds, 2015: "…in October 1983 Antonio Frasconi invited me to give a talk to a group of art students at the State University of New York at Purchase. During that visit he inquired about the Calvino project and I reluctantly had to admit that I still had not published it – partly because I had been unable to find an artist who would work within my specified parameters. I related the problems I had had working with Alan Sundberg and Sergio Pausig. Antonio, who had always wanted to illustrate at least one PWP book, asked me to send the manuscript to him, saying he would like to give it another try. Knowing of his wonderful landscapes and not wanting to risk disappointment again, I gave up on the idea of having circular illustrations and suggested that he use the geographic locations mentioned in the story as themes for his illustrations. And that is exactly what he did with great success."
English translation by William Weaver (1923-2013). The aesthetic and technical challenge of binding this edition inspired Craig Jensen to pursue edition binding over an intended career in book conservation. It also marked the beginning of his work with master printer Gabriel Rummonds. Illustrated with four multi-colored woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. Printed on an 1847 Washington handpress by Gabriel Rummonds and Alessandro Zanella. Some pages printed on double leaves. Type is handset Post Mediaeval cast by H. Berthold A.G. Paper handmade at the Cartiere Enrico Magnani, printed damp. Tan quarter leather with paste paper sides by Antony O'Hara. Binding is a tight joint, in-boards style, incorporating a spine hollow and handsewn silk endbands. Housed in a cloth-covered, drop-spine box with the Plain Wrapper Press device set in a recess on front board. Edition of seventy-five numbered copies, signed by the poet and the artist. University of Utah copy is no. 4, printed for Tom and Elfie Rummonds.
Five Meters of Poems
Carlos Oquendo de Amat (1905-1936)
Isla Vista, CA: Turkey Press, 1986
PQ8497 O5 C513 1986
Carlos Oquendo de Amat was born in Puno, Peru, but spent most of his childhood on the streets of Lima. Puno was a provincial capital on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Amat's father was a Sorbonne-educated progressive newspaper publisher, a prominent member of Puno society and a vocal opponent of Peru's conservative Catholic establishment. Upon the death of his father in 1918, Amat and his mother moved from genteel comfort in Pano to poverty in Lima, at a time when the city experienced growth and transformation in the form of new working and professional classes. Amat became a part of an extensive avant-garde poetry movement in Lima. Cinco metros de poemas is his only publication, written between 1923 and 1925, and printed in 1927, when Amat was 19. The original publication, produced in Lima by La Editorial Minerva, was printed on a single sheet of folded paper five meters long. The lines were composed in varying layouts throughout the sheet. The poem-object is reminiscent of earlier and contemporary European modernist movements that included poets such as Baudelaire and known to the literati in Lima. Amat joined the Communist Party, and spent the rest of his life in and out of jail for dissent. He contracted tuberculosis in prison. He was deported to Panama, from where he managed to get to Spain. He died there shortly after he arrived and just before the Spanish civil war. Translation of Cinco metros de poemas by David M. Guss, with an introduction by Guss. Illustrated with woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. Formed as one folded sheet, five meters long. Typeface is Goudy modern. Paper is Mohawk. Edition of three hundred copies.