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X-MAS ROCK NIGHT
DORO - SHAKRA - (KIRK) - BLACKBURN - SIDEBURN
Halle SAB - BÄTTERKINDEN (CH) - 20/12/02
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Location - at Bätterkinden, somewhere in the flat land near Bern. The X Mass Rock Concert didn't take place in a venue , but in the wide "municipal" room of the town hall. The stage was super and good setted, and the hall could offer a bar, a backstage room and a merchandise corner as well. I suppose that the efforts of the organization were big , but a town hall is not a venue anyway, and in my opinion the place was cold and a little bit dreary , worse than a school, in spite of all the settings used.
Audience. the room was totally crowded by a lot of different types of persons: young , more mature and even elderly ones , rockers, children, mothers and fathers. only few real Metallers however
Kind of music. rock , from the "style of the 80's" rock to the Metal Rock of Doro and her band
The bands reviewed -
SIDEBURN (www.sideburn.ch)open the show with the most classical and typical rock('n roll) in the style of the fascinating 80's. The members of the band are not that young with the exception of their well talented long haired guitarist that could play really in a metal band.This band has nevertheless a long history and gathered a lot of cool experiences in its rock career (all who are interested can read their bio in their homepage). This evening they rock a lot with great passion, one can clearly see it, and even if for me is a real torture to listen to this kind of rock (they call it power rock) , it's only cause it's a question of taste. They play well, the vocals are strong and persuading enough and their last album Crocodile has been good publicized during the show. They finish their performance at 20:04
BLACKBURN - (www.blackburn.rockt.de ) Well, i'm feeling a little better, cause from the old-fashioned rock feeling we pass now to a harder concept of rock, thanks to this interesting band. Blackburn seems rather young, show the nice frontwoman Gaby Schön as a very energetic singer and they have another female presence: their bass player Corinne Frey. At the very beginning of the gig the vocals were not well calibrated by the sound mixing, with the bass tones almost non-existent, but during the performance, the calibration was improved, and the sound results finally got only advantages. their motto is : "The journey of hardrock begins in your heart". I hear good refrains and good rhythms, and the melodic passages are not missed.
SHAKRA (www.shakra.ch )- 22:00 shakra are awaited a lot this evening, and above all by the youngest ones of this audience. they are welcomed with applauses and the stage seems to be animated finally by a dazzle of metal spirit, but well let's not exaggerate with the hopes , cause Shakra are modern hard rockers, but always rockers, one could describe em as the new Gotthard. We could use for them again the definition power rocker but surely more modern oriented than Sideburn. With a style half Gotthard- like (melodic songs and ballads, with examples too of hard and pushing rhythms)and half Rock of the 80's , Shakra bring animation in this room. Moreover this is an important and meaningful gig for them who will enter the studio in order to dedicate themselves almost exclusively to the new work, instead of playing gigs, till the new album will be ready. So tonight is their last live performance (or one of the last, before their new cd will appear). Their stageacting is good though still very far to be perfect. Their new singer is nice, has a good voice, a good quantity of energy and above all a lot of motivation. But these Shakra guys, in my opinion, still need to find their full identity and not only in the musical field, but even more on the stage, where they still appear like good guys, those who can be adored more by the mothers than by sons and daughters. In few words, they have to choose if to play for the Carmelite nuns (if we consider also Shakra's simple lyrics soaked with innocent sensuality), or for the metallers/rockers in the future. Cause i suppose they don't want and above all they at the moment cannot take the place of Gotthard, still hold very good with no concurrency by Gotthard themselves, but on the other hand Shakra don't dare , or don't want, to put themselves in a more resolute direction. They are talented and can become "big", but only if they free themselves from this image of polite, good boys. They are not static on the stage but still they show hesitations, they play well but still they don't completely master their show. The lead guitarist for example offers good solos and good played chords, but ohibo, he is still too terrible concentrated like revising in his mind every note in order to make no mistakes. And just to close the topic , the bass player seems then the shyness made person. In few words they have not acquired certain automatisms, but the requirements are amazing. Anyway the audience acclaim them like national heroes and likes their music a lot. Occasional microphone-interferences don't spoil the general good gig. Obviously an encore is called and the apparition of the singer with a Santa Claus hat is not spared.
Among the songs proposed Why don't you call me, Watching you, The Sun will shine, Too close, Stranger, Nothing to lose and Hands on the Trigger(performed in the encore)
22:58 The lads of Shakra give their final greetings to this various audience of fellow countrymen.
DORO (www.doropesch.com ) - The municipal room is now mega crowded, a lot of persons throng the stage. Doro is the hit of the bill tonight. Do you imagine it? Doro in the middle of nowhere of the Swiss land of the region of Bern... it's not an every day event....anyway we wait.... and wait and wait. yes more or less we waited 45 mins: 45 mins of boring soundcheks. Even some of the most excited persons slowly began to seem pissed off! But ok Doro is Doro, and the waiting is worth, isn't it? 23:45 the band is announced by a voice praising Doro as the never defeated queen of Metal, after the intro the band and the queen appear on the stage. Oh ovations! Doro always dressed in the same way, begins at full gear proposing Earthshaker.....
The audience gets into raptures all the performance long. The queen is in perpetual movement, always outstretched towards the audience, a lots of hands are looking for her. All in all a too nervous style in my opinion. Doro seems to like a lot the audience supplying smilies and and nice glances, but i get a feeling she is a diva that knows how to sell herself without giving the impression that she is one. I was waiting so much for Doro's performance and songs, and now that she is here, i don't know how but... i don't get the feeling and the atmosphere i was longing for . Anyway the level of energy put in this show is very good and Doro can always take out a fascinating voice, in particular with tracks like Love me in Black , that together with Fight, All we are and Legends never die was on of my favourite this evening. Anyway that continuous outstretching with her arms stretched ahead , and then moving back is too repetitive, showing at the end of story a lack of originality and ideas. On the contrary i got a very good impression about the band that supports her. An extremely good one, with musician that support the singer with their good and hard playing and that have a cool and self-assured stage acting:
Guitarist Joe Taylor, drummer Johnny Dee, bass player Nick Douglas, and the new German-Hungarian member Oliver Palotai (keys, guitar) are giving more than their best. In particular Taylor and Douglas , who not only play with class , but also jump here and there tireless , with athletic attitude.
The best moments of the show were the drum-solo, the mythic "we are all, all we are, we are all..." sung together with audience
Doro is acclaimed like a goddess, hosanna, "Do-ro, Do-ro, Do-ro". The encore is certain thing. it's 1:00 hour:let's go with Bad Blood and finally Fight, the cool titletrack from the new album; and after having performed it, Doro, touched by so an enthusiast audience, tells: "well ok let's play another one!" and this bonus is ...Legends never die, the Wendy O. Williams cover.
earthshaker
always live to win
true as steel
i rule the ruins
burning the witches
love me in black
für immer
fall for me again
burn it up
Conclusions - ah beh, all in all a good event, but, considered all the characteristics, not a top one, moreover i am not a rock fan, i missed "my" metal a lot. The hall left in me a feeling of deep bleakness. Shakra were not that enthralling for me and the mythical Doro has been cut down to size in my mind. If i could turn back time, would i go there again? No. but not everything was disappointing for me. I have seen interesting bands like Sideburn and Blackburn (though they don't match my taste) and then Love me in black remains always that delicious song: i have heard it live, i come back home with no empty hands...
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Making Their Mark on the Art World: Alumni at Leila Heller Gallery
Home News & Events Making Their Mark on the Art World: Alumni at Leila Heller Gallery
Ever wonder what it's like working in the art world after you receive your degree? On the eve of the Institute's 50th Anniversary celebration, we spoke to one of our 1970s graduates, Leila Heller, and two recent graduates employed at her gallery in New York, to get a peek at what happens once the cap and gown come off.
"I did not think I would open a gallery," says Leila Heller, the owner of the eponymous Leila Heller Gallery with locations on New York's Upper East Side and a 14,000 square foot state-of-the-art space in Dubai — the largest gallery in the United Arab Emirates. For the past three decades, Heller's gallery has been busy mounting renowned exhibitions, hosting events, producing publications, and representing an impressive roster of Western and Middle Eastern artists, whose work has been included in museum exhibitions, biennials, and institutional collections around the globe. But this was not always the plan for Heller's art world career; her interest initially lay with museums. After graduating from Brown University with a double major in art history and French literature, Heller came to Sotheby's Institute in London to attend the "Works of Art" Master's program that started the Institute's now 50-year existence. "Coming to Sotheby's [Institute] and having to learn about many categories of art was quite a big change, but so informative. It gave me a sense of the market, which was truly what added to my knowledge," says Heller of her experience in the program. From assisting with the first ever historic house sale conducted by Sotheby's, to being a bid spotter for the jewelry and furniture departments, to working at the press office — Heller received a strong knowledge base which, as she says, "has been very helpful to my profession now."
A One-of-a-kind Opportunity
For Melanie Baer, a 2016 graduate of the Master's in Contemporary Art program in New York, the path was likewise unclear at the start. "I didn't know how I wanted to be in the art world or where I would fit in, but I knew that that's what I wanted to do," says Baer, who is now the Assistant Director at Leila Heller Gallery. After receiving a BA and a BFA from University of Michigan, Baer didn't quite know what her next steps should be to get into the art world. So, she came to Sotheby's Institute looking for the answers. "It gave me all the tools that I needed to build my own future," she says of her degree. Through field study trips to Venice and Beijing, as well as studio and gallery visits in New York, Baer was able to observe the inner workings of the art world and understand the different career paths open to graduates. "Sotheby's Institute taught me that the art world is not a place to be quiet. If you need something, you ask, and people will help you." She made it known to her professors and network that she was looking for a position; before long, she was being connected to potential employers. And one summer day, while riding her bike, she got a call. "Hello, Melanie, this is Leila Heller." It's been a wild, rewarding ride ever since Baer answered that call. "I'm here every day, I manage the entire team, I oversee the day to day of the gallery, I travel internationally for art fairs. I do everything, you name it."
Forging a Path
For Brandon Reis, the path to working in the art world took several turns before he wound up pursuing a Master's in Art Business in New York. "I always knew I wanted to work in the art world. But when I graduated from undergrad, I first went into retail at Apple." His next career move, working as a transatlantic flight attendant, gave him the opportunity to traverse the globe and visit the world's best art institutions. But it was at Sotheby's Institute that Reis received the experience of art he never had before. "It was no longer about learning about individual works or individual artists, but meeting people who deal with the artists. People who were handling the art…it made it more real." Not long before completing his degree at Sotheby's Institute, Reis started interning at Leila Heller Gallery and soon after graduation, was promoted to Curatorial Associate & Artist Liaison. Now, Reis is part of the process, helping artists represented by the gallery and supporting them in their exhibitions at other institutions. Most recently, Reis got to work with Reza Aramesh, making sure the artist had everything he needed for his show at Asia Society in New York. "Galleries have been the core of the art world and the art industry forever, even before they were recognized as galleries. It is a great place to learn in the micro."
A Standout Experience
So why did Leila Heller hire two of her fellow alumni for positions at her gallery? "I know that once you go through the Sotheby's Institute program, you know about everything in the art world and about the market as well. I always cherish working with [graduates] because you don't have to train them and switch them from art history to business. They arrive quite knowledgeable." But, it's not just the value of the education that helps graduates stand out in the art world after graduation. It's the value of the experience and the people that you meet along the way. Leila Heller, for one, still has yearly reunions with her former classmates — 45 years after graduation. Now, working in the art world, the breadth of the network is what Reis highlights when thinking about the impact of the Institute. "You don't realize how many people went to Sotheby's Institute because it's only something that comes up in conversation. But then you realize that we're everywhere, at every art fair, and the gallery next door. I think that's been the best part."
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One Turkish artist captures struggle with beauty, Christopher Lord
Innerscapes, Nazif Topcuoglu
Installation view at Green Art Gallery, Dubai, 2012
"I don't think I'll ever ride a bicycle again," says Turkish photographer, Nazif Topcuoglu, the night before his new show opens at Green Art Gallery in Dubai.
He speaks with a touch of melancholy, buried beneath a wry smile, a mood that is reflected in his latest works.
"There was a sense that life was full of potential for the girls in my earlier images. But now it's getting narrower for them, more confined, options are running out."
We're looking at Like Thieves at Midnight from Topcuoglu's exhibition Innerscapes, a collection of visions that employ the artist's familiar aesthetic: vivid interiors, garbed in textured fabrics and lined with wooden furniture, and a host of enigmatic female models who play out strange tussles for power beneath the narrative surface.
Like Thieves at Midnight, among the show's most stirring works, shows these women clambering down a cramped staircase, dressed as schoolgirls. Some are keeping lookout, while one tries to break the lock on an antique safe. "This was shot in the basement of a historic bank in Turkey," says the artist. "My back was against the wall with the camera, and it's actually three images that I merged together to get the angle."
Innerscapes continues a sequential narrative of works that began in 2001 with Early Readers, in which smiling young Turkish girls frolicked in the baroque chintz of an old library. In 2009, Topcuoglu exhibited in Dubai with Green Art Gallery, showing a continuation of that theme; this time the girls were older, and an air of simmering violence underpinned the works as each anonymous character tried to vie for power over the other.
But now, it's as if the austere grandeur of these typically Topcuoglu interiors can't hold them anymore. They bow their heads in cramped rooms. Like Lewis Carroll's Alice, they are struggling in an environment that they seem to have outgrown.
Across the images, we see several instances in which the girls wreak havoc upon their environments, whether that be raiding rooms or taking hostage the more conformist among their ranks. The suggestion being, as they outgrow their space and become more confined by the parameters of a narrow reality, a section of Topcuoglu's characters have taken it upon themselves to break through in search of something new.
A good number of these images were taken in the last months of 2010, before any notion of an Arab Spring was apparent. Yet the prescience of scenes depicting a group of people taking it upon themselves to raise the ceiling of their world does not escape the artist.


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Humanities at Work
A Poet and His Patrons
Eric Elshtain, PhD'10, translates museum visitors' reflections into poetry.
Susie Allen, AB'09
Eric Elshtain, PhD'10 ponders a shark's jaw.
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Eric Elshtain, PhD'10, is the first ever poet in residence at the Field Museum—"not a position I applied for," he says, "but just an idea I had."
He knew the museum had hosted visual artists in residence before and thought his medium might have a place there too. So with some help from the Poetry Foundation ("I thought it might help to have some other institutional support, as opposed to walking in and saying, 'I want to be your poet,'" he explains), he crafted a proposal that the Field quickly and enthusiastically accepted.
Then he got to work: In addition to writing his own poems inspired by the Field's collection, Elshtain helps museum visitors discover the bard within. Currently, due to the pandemic, he is a remote poet, designing poetry-based exercises included in the museum's online curricula for schoolchildren.
But in normal times, seated at a mobile desk with a typewriter, he works with children and adults to convey in verse the questions, ideas, and experiences that arise from what they see. Here, Elshtain describes two of his favorite experiences with museumgoers. His comments have been edited and condensed.
"I was sitting in and amongst the mammal dioramas, which I think have become my favorite part of the museum. This guy walks by, looks at me, stops, and says, "I just noticed you're a poet. I need to talk to you." He told me he'd been thinking about Martha, the last passenger pigeon, in a zoo in Philadelphia, all alone, the last of her kind.
"As he started talking about Martha, I started typing. That became a draft. Then we sat and worked together. I explained certain decisions I was making about line breaks and so forth. We basically composed a poem based on his verbatim observations about Martha, the last passenger pigeon.
"What would he have done otherwise? He probably would have just walked away, and those thoughts wouldn't have been put down anywhere.
"Another experience: a woman in her mid-30s was with her grandmother. They had been through an exhibit on wildlife photography. She walked by, read the sign that explains what I do, let out this huge sigh, and said, "I need your help. I'm just so distraught. I've been put in a dark place by that exhibit, because I keep thinking about environmental destruction and climate change and the disappearance of these creatures, and I need someone to help me express myself."
"She sat with me for close to an hour and we worked out a poem on her thoughts about extinction and environmental distress and her distress. It was an important moment for her—and for her grandmother, who decided that she might need to start doing some writing as well, because she has some thoughts.
"Some people have been moved to tears because they've been given what they consider a gift. I try to tell them: it's a gift you're giving to yourself. Because many times, all I've done is transcribed their words verbatim and tried to capture the natural rhythms of human speech. That's really my contribution. I'm like a translator."
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The UK team finished ninth in the 13th Coup du Monde de la Pâtisserie competition, held as part of the Sirha World Hospitality & Food Service Event at Eurexpo in Lyon, France.
The team competed against 21 other nations in the international competition, which saw France scoop the top title for a record seventh time in a row, taking home a prize of €21,000 (£18,000) as well as a specially-designed trophy and gold medals.
Japan and Italy were awarded second and third places, winning cash prizes of €12,000 (£10,300) and €7,000 (£6,000) respectively.
Members of the UK team included Javier Mercardo, Nicholad Bouhelier and Nicholas Belorgey, alongside the Coup du Monde de la Pâtisserie's UK president Martin Chiffers. The UK team won the top prize for their entry poster, featuring an SOS-style image entitled "Lost Worlds".
The competing teams were required to prepare products within a 10-hour period during the two day-long contest, including three chocolate desserts, three fruit-based ice-cream desserts and 12 identical plate desserts.
Other creations included three artistic designs, measuring 1.25m high, made with sugar, chocolate and sculpted ice.


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The 2010 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from October 9 through October 17, 2010.

World No. 1 Serena Williams was due to make her comeback from foot surgery at this tournament, but she withdrew after reaggregating the injury at training. Her original wildcard slot was therefore given to Ana Ivanovic. Agnieszka Radwańska also withdrew from the tournament due to a stress fracture in her foot.

Ivanovic won the title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the championship match which lasted 47 minutes; it was the shortest championship match of the season. The victory also ended a two-year title drought, and raised her ranking up from World No. 36 to World No. 26.

WTA players

Seeds

 Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  Sybille Bammer
  Ana Ivanovic1
  Yvonne Meusburger
  Serena Williams

1 Ana Ivanovic received the wildcard originally allocated to Serena Williams after the latter withdrew from the tournament due to ongoing foot surgery.

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  Eleni Daniilidou
  Polona Hercog
  Sesil Karatantcheva
  Renata Voráčová

The following player received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw:
  Sorana Cîrstea

Withdrawals
  Serena Williams
  Agnieszka Radwańska

Champions

Singles

 Ana Ivanovic def.  Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–2

 It was Ivanovic's first title of the year, her first in two years, and the ninth of her career.

Doubles

 Renata Voráčová /  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová def.  Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik, 7–5, 7–6(6)

References

External links
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Delivery / Supply Chain
Retail Gazette
How is the lockdown changing our shopping habits?
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Ben Stevens
Coronavirus has forced us all to make dramatic changes to the way we live, from home schooling our children to hosting pub quizzes in our living rooms via video apps.
Unsurprisingly, the UK's shopping habits have also undergone stark changes.
While the lockdown has forced swathes of people online, the closure of nearly all non-essential retail stores, a sharp drop in levels of staff able or willing to come to work and massive disruption in many supply chains have transformed the retail sector almost beyond recognition.
To try and get a grip on the changes occurring in the sector, Charged has collated and summarised all the key research on how the UK is shopping during the COVID-19 crisis.
This week Kantar reported record monthly grocery sales in the four weeks to March 22 to £10.8 billion as panic buying set in ahead of last week's lockdown announcement.
Average household spend jumped £62.92 during that period "even higher than levels at Christmas", with sales rising 20.6 per cent year-on-year, including a grocery sales jump of 13 per cent.
This spike in buying is predicted to mean the frequency of shopping trips will drop off over the coming weeks as people's cupboards remain full.
According to Nielsen Britons made an extra 79 million shopping trips over the same four-week period prior to lockdown, accounting for an extra £1.9 billion in spending.
The uptick in sales was particularly pronounced in the week ending March 21, which saw a massive 43 per cent weekly growth in sales, including an 84 per cent jump in frozen food sales.
"Pandemic pantry" items such as pasta, rice, medicines, cleaning supplies, pet care and ambient groceries were the key purchases.
Beer, wine and spirit sales also saw a whopping 67 per cent spike during the week ending March 21.
As the country is forced online by the lockdown, Adobe says the amount of "buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) orders has risen 62 per cent.
Between January 1 and March 11 online sales of hand sanitisers, gloves, masks and antibacterial sprays jumped a whopping 807 per cent. Over-the-counter medicine saw online sales jump 217 per cent, toilet paper jumped 231 per cent while canned goods rose 87 per cent.
Computers and desktops have also seen a 40 per cent rise in sales as people seek to sure up their home entertainment systems and are able to comfortably work from home.
Fitness equipment in March, including kettlebells, dumbbells and treadmills also saw a 55 per cent jump as people sought to ensure they could continue to exercise in lockdown.
Valassis
In a survey of 1000 consumers, 42 per cent of shoppers said they were shopping online more during lockdown, while eight per cent said they were shopping online less.
Ten per cent of shoppers said they had tried BOPIS for the first time, 14 per cent said they have used online grocery delivery for the first time, while 13 per cent of shoppers said they were using both more regularly.
Brand loyalty is also reportedly being impacted, with 19 per cent stating they're purchasing whatever goods are available.
Looking past the coronavirus crisis, 52 per cent said they would continue with the changes they've made to their shopping behaviour after the threat of the virus has cleared.
IMRG Capgemini
According to the pair's Online Retail Index which tracks the performance of over 200 retailers, online retail sales growth has actually fallen 2.2 per cent during the week commencing March 15.
Clothing saw a drop of a 26.7 per cent drop during the period, including a 38.2 per cent drop in footwear sales.
Health and beauty sales meanwhile jumped 31.6 per cent year-on-year, while electricals spiked 42.4 per cent.
Amid the closure of bars and restaurants, supermarket alcohol sales have skyrocketed, with and extra £160 million being spent during the first three weeks of March.
Retail Economics
Shoppers are switching to online shopping at a "phenomenal" rate, with 40 per cent of people stating they are now doing more online shopping, up from 16 per cent just two weeks ago.
A further third of shoppers say they're now buying products online they previously only ever bought in physical stores, while nearly 75 per cent said they were no longer buying items like apparel, electricals and homewares during lockdown.
Over half of consumers (56 per cent) also said they were worried about their personal finances and have little to no savings and 29 per cent said they have no savings or were currently in debt.
The NPD Group
In a slightly more positive note, sales of games and puzzles jumped 240 per cent in the week ending March 21 compared to the same week a year earlier.
Classic board games including Monopoly, Scrabble, Cluedo and Uno secured a 21 per cent share the entire toy sector during the first week of lockdown.
Meanwhile outdoor sports sales jumped 12 per cent year-on-year and arts and crafts supplies saw a whopping 97 per cent boost in sales.
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Nikolaus talks about his experience in joining the spiritual path of Sri Chinmoy. He explains clearly how he felt inspired by reading the books of Sri Chinmoy and felt an inner recognition with his philosophy. Nikolaus also offers an honest recollection of his first attempts to meditate.


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Main objective
Engineered wood products can make a large contribution to transforming the construction sector from a source of carbon into a sink. The main objective is to demonstrate that wood construction chains can be optimized to foster both rural development and urban transformation whilst being connected with sustainable forest management in Europe.
The core idea is to enable the construction of a mid-sized building with the lowest possible hectares of forest. Two full-scale medium-sized demo buildings will be constructed in Finland and France using innovative architecture and a complete digitalization of the 'forest to building' chain to show how wood construction can create benefits for rural areas.
Basajaun mythology
Basque mythological creature who was believed to be a strong, savage but peaceful human like spirit dwelling in the woods of the Spanish Pyrenees. His wife is called Basandere.
Basajaunak (plural) were thought to protect flocks of livestock by alerting the shepherds about storms or wolves, to build megaliths, and to teach skills such as farming and ironworking to humans.
Basajaun as project title in analogy to the idea that forests canbe better protected through a sustainable use of forest products in wood construction, to generate positive benefits for rural communities.
European forests are a sustainably managed are a source of the climate-friendly raw material wood
Demo buildings in France and Finland: our showcases of innovative materials and efficient building systems
Digitalization will allow to connect and enhance the whole supply chain from forest to buildings
Coordinated by Tecnalia, the project comprises 30 partners from 12 countries. The team unites strong expertise in wood construction systems and buildings, innovative materials, architecture, forestry, digitalisation, environmental assessment and rural development. It covers regions both in Northern, Central and Southern Europe.
Horizon 2020 IA grant no. 862942
Call: LC-RUR-11-2019-2020
Duration:10/2019-09/2023 (4 years)
Total budget: 12.2 M€
Total EC grant 10M€
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Regardless of where you're at in the journey to digital transformation, there are a few things you are guaranteed to encounter: more change, more scale, and more vulnerabilities. That means we need to be fast, we need to be agile, and we need to leverage innovations that allow us to do more with less — all while staying secure. This is where analytics can assist.


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package stroom.pipeline.cache;

import stroom.util.entityevent.EntityEvent;
import stroom.util.guice.GuiceUtil;
import stroom.util.guice.HasSystemInfoBinder;
import stroom.util.shared.Clearable;

import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;

public class PipelineCacheModule extends AbstractModule {

    @Override
    protected void configure() {
        bind(SchemaPool.class).to(SchemaPoolImpl.class);
        bind(SchemaLoader.class).to(SchemaLoaderImpl.class);
        bind(ParserFactoryPool.class).to(ParserFactoryPoolImpl.class);
        bind(XsltPool.class).to(XsltPoolImpl.class);
        bind(DocumentPermissionCache.class).to(DocumentPermissionCacheImpl.class);

        GuiceUtil.buildMultiBinder(binder(), Clearable.class)
                .addBinding(SchemaPoolImpl.class)
                .addBinding(ParserFactoryPoolImpl.class)
                .addBinding(XsltPoolImpl.class)
                .addBinding(DocumentPermissionCacheImpl.class);

        HasSystemInfoBinder.create(binder())
                .bind(SchemaPoolImpl.class)
                .bind(ParserFactoryPoolImpl.class)
                .bind(XsltPoolImpl.class);

        GuiceUtil.buildMultiBinder(binder(), EntityEvent.Handler.class)
                .addBinding(ParserFactoryPoolImpl.class)
                .addBinding(SchemaPoolImpl.class)
                .addBinding(XsltPoolImpl.class);
    }
}

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The Mathematical Gazette ist eine Mathematikzeitschrift, die drei Mal jährlich von der britischen Mathematical Association und (ab 2015) von Cambridge University Press herausgegeben wird. Sie hat einen Schwerpunkt in Unterhaltungsmathematik und Mathematikpädagogik und richtet sich außer an Lehrende und Studenten auch an ein breiteres Publikum. Sie will in attraktiver Form Interesse an mathematischen Fragen und Rechenaufgaben wecken und hat regelmäßig eine Sparte mit mathematischen Problemen.

The Mathematical Gazette wurde 1894 als Nachfolge des Periodikums Reports of the Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching von dem Mathematiker Edward Mann Langley gegründet. Als Nachfolger Langleys war William John Greenstreet für mehr als dreißig Jahren von 1897 bis 1930 Herausgeber der Zeitschrift. Seit dem Jahr 2000 bekleidet Gerry Leversha diese Position.

Weblinks
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Mathematikzeitschrift
Englischsprachige viermonatliche Zeitschrift
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Examples of Literary Terms for Kids
Literary terms are devices used to make writing better. These help the writer tell a story or make a point. Keep reading for examples of common literary devices that you might find in a story, nursery rhyme or poem.
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Alliteration Examples
Alliteration is a literary term that means two or more words in a row that all start with the same consonant sounds. It's a sound device that you can hear when you read something out loud. Some examples of alliteration are:
The big brown bear boldly bowed to the royal red raccoon.
Lick the lemon lollipop, Luis!
Cats cuddle close on the cozy couch.
Examples of Alliteration in Literature
You can find lots of examples of alliteration in poems and stories.
"Three grey geese in a green field grazing, Grey were the geese and green was the grazing." - "Three Grey Geese" by Mother Goose
"Many mumbling mice are making midnight music in the moonlight." - Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss
"What kind of bug is in the rosy red rectangle box? A bright blue big-mouth bug." - More Bugs in Boxes by David Carter
Alliteration makes your writing sound good and sets the mood of your sentence. For example, if you include a lot of words that start with a /sh/ sound, the tone of the sentence is much calmer than one with words that start with a /k/ sound.
Hyperbole Examples
Hyperbole is a literary term that refers to an exaggeration. Hyperboles make something sound bigger or more extreme than it really is.
I'm so hungry I could eat everything in the fridge!
Lola wanted to die of embarrassment.
You're the meanest person in the entire world.
Examples of Hyperbole in Literature
You'll find examples of hyperbole in all kinds of literature.
"It piled up to the ceiling. It covered the floor. It blocked the door. It went down the hall. It raised the roof." - "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out" by Shel Silverstein
"They have yarns / Of a skyscraper so tall they had to put hinges / On the two top stories so to let the moon go by" - "Yarns of the People" by Carl Sandburg
"There was an old woman tossed up in a blanket, seventeen times as high as the moon." - "The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket" by Walter Crane
Hyperboles appear in idioms and colloquialisms as well. Some popular examples of hyperboles in idioms are "He's as big as a house" and "Run faster than the wind." They make a great point in your writing as figurative language.
Metaphor Examples
Metaphor is a literary term for comparing two things directly. They aren't literal statements, but they make a point using figurative language.
My love for you is an ocean.
This room is a pigsty.
Our family is a tree with strong roots and protective branches.
Examples of Metaphors in Literature
Metaphors use beautiful imagery and language to create mental pictures. Check out these examples of metaphors in stories and poems.
"The rain came down in long knitting needles." - National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
"I am the creamy white frost in vanilla ice cream / and the milky smooth brown in a chocolate bar / I am the midnight blue in a licorice stick / and the golden brown in sugar" - Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children by Sandra L. Pinkney and Myles C. Pinkney
"Eagle gliding in the sky / circling, circling way up high / wind is whistling through your wings / You're a graceful kite with no string." - Creatures from Earth, Sea, and Sky: Poems by Georgia Heard and Jennifer Owings Dewey
Metaphors are often found in analogies that compare two ideas. They're effective in poetry and stories, but if you listen carefully, you may hear them in conversation as well.
Onomatopoeia Examples
Onomatopoeia is a literary term used when a word imitates the sound it is describing. They're fun to read and write, and they appear more often than you'd think!
Crash! The bike slammed into the glass door.
The pitter-patter of mice echoed through the attic.
Michael jumped into the pool with a huge splash.
Examples of Onomatopoeia in Literature
Many nursery rhymes and poems include onomatopoeia.
"Susie's galoshes / Make splishes and sploshes / And slooshes and sloshes / As Susie steps slowly along in the slush." - "Galoshes" by Rhonda Bacmeister
"Our washing machine went wishity whirr / Whisity whisity whisity whirr" - "Our Washing Machine" by Patricia Hubbell
"When Pop drops pop-bottles / Pop-bottles plop! / Pop-bottle-tops topple! / Pop mops slop!" - "Song of the Pop-Bottlers" by Morris Bishop
Personification Examples
Personification is a literary term for giving human traits to objects or animals. These traits may be human behavior, such as talking or having a job, or emotions such as happiness or sadness. Examples of personification include:
The toaster wished that it was time for breakfast again.
"Look out!" cried the mouse as she saw the cat approaching.
The street lamp dimly glared out at the neighborhood.
Examples of Personification in Literature
Whenever you read a book that has a talking animal, such as E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, you're reading an example of personification.
"Hey diddle, Diddle / The cat and the fiddle / The cow jumped over the moon / The little dog laughed / To see such sport/ And the dish ran away with the spoon." - Nursery rhyme
"There's a cat named Joe and you wouldn't want to know / But he thinks he'd like to be a Hippopotamus ... / Oh, it wouldn't be so bad if he was certified as mad / But he's not ... he holds a normal conversation." - "A Cat Named Jo" by Leighton B Watts
"My food loves to prance, to jump, to dance; I wait for the time, I wait for the chance!" - "My Dinner Loves Dancing" by L. John Riley Jr.
Personification can be humorous when used in poetry, songs and stories. It can also make a story easier to understand, such as in Aesop's Fables, and more enjoyable to read as well.
Essential Literary Elements
Literary terms are important to understand when you read or write a story or poem. If you are looking for ways to translate this information into the classroom, check out a literary terms lesson plan. You can also practice these important concepts with a literary terms worksheet.


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TechForce announces 2020 FutureTechs Rock Grand Prize winner – Griffin Howland
Nine transportation technician students recognized for outstanding contributions as role models at school and in their communities.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — April 14, 2020 — TechForce Foundation announces the 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards Grand Prize winner is Griffin Howland, a senior in high school attending Pickens County Career and Technology College, in Liberty, S.C.
As a nonprofit dedicated to helping student techs achieve their professional dreams, TechForce created this prestigious award to honor our student community and recognize those who have a promising future and will shape the transportation industry. To learn more about the 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards, please visit: www.TechForce.org/FutureTechsRock.
Griffin's nominator stated, "Griffin is extremely motivated to be the best at every task that is put in front of him. Griffin also has great soft skills and character traits that allow him to remain calm and focused even during adversity. I truly believe that it is the sum total of these skills and traits that will propel him into a bright future. He is already proficient in SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW welding processes with multiple materials, as well as OSHA 10 Certified. His drive and motivation is unmatched and is evidenced by his commitment to school even when school has been cancelled. Griffin is constantly trying to polish his skills outside of the classroom through various welding projects."
Griffin's achievements include representing his school's welding program at the state SkillsUSA welding competition, finishing 4th out of 260 at the Tulsa Welding Competition in Jacksonville, FL, exemplary attendance (he even attends optional trainings on his days off) and being named his school's Welding Student of the Year in 2019. Griffin is also an active leader in the school's marching band, and a member of the All-Region Band and Beta Club.
According to Griffin, "I enjoy accomplishing something that I can see the real world implications of. It's not like a math problem where the solution is all in your head or on paper. I enjoy welding as more than just work."
During the People's Choice voting period (April 6-10), TechForce followers cast thousands of votes among 9 national finalists who were selected from more than 125 nominees by a panel of expert judges. This year's nominees represented approximately 57 unique schools (30 unique post-secondary programs, 27 high schools).
Griffin secured the largest number of votes and has been named the Grand Prize Winner, earning his choice of a $1,000 TechForce Foundation tuition scholarship, or prizes from TechForce sponsors including specialty tools from AutoZone, an online Haynes Manual and an iPad Air from Ford Motor Company.
Upon learning he won the national award, Griffin exclaimed, "This is great! This scholarship will help with the cost of school. I'm looking forward to tech school and learning underwater welding."
The 2020 finalists each represented a distinct technical education discipline. The Awards Finalists included:
Automotive – Meng Yang, Long Beach City College.
Aviation – Damen Martin, Upper Bucks County Technical School.
Collision Repair – Samantha Welch, GST BOCES Cooper Campus.
Diesel Off-Road – Danny Gonzalez, Salina Area Technical College.
Diesel On-Road – Christian Hill, University of Northwestern Ohio.
Motorcycle & ATV – Nicholas DiBartolo, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute.
Motorsports – Franklin Forman, University of Northwester Ohio.
Restoration – Kassidy Nixon, Central Carolina Community College.
The FutureTechs Rock Awards are part of TechForce Foundation's workforce development initiative to help inspire and support tomorrow's workforce of technicians. The initiative is sponsored by industry partners, including Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, CarMax, FedEx Freight, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz USA, Nissan North America, Penske Truck Leasing, Shell Pennzoil, Snap-on, Toyota USA Foundation, Universal Technical Institute and WD-40.
About TechForce Foundation
TechForce Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) with the mission to champion students to and through their technical education and into careers as professional transportation technicians. The Foundation distributes more than $1.5 million in scholarships and grants annually, thanks to its generous corporate sponsors and donors, and spearheads an industry-wide initiative to help encourage and support more young people to pursue the vehicle technician profession. For more information, visit www.techforce.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.


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MUWEKMA OHLONE TRIBAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Making of an Exhibition: Reclamation of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's History and Heritage
Curious about how exhibitions come together? Wondering how multiple partners can come together to accomplish a common vision? Learn about the collaboration and partnership between NUMU staff, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council, San José State University anthropology professors and graduate students, and artists in telling the story of the Tribe's history and heritage.
Date: Thursday, January 26th, 2023
Time: 5 - 6 PM PT
Location: Virtual on Zoom
Tickets: FREE with a $10 Suggested Donation
RSVP - https://www.numulosgatos.org/events/virtual-talk-making-of-an-exhibition-reclamation
Horše Túuxi Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Members, Family, and Friends,
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco on Sunday, November 27th at 2 pm, when East Bay Regional Park District will celebrate the translation of 35 Trail Posts at Máyyan Šaatošikma ~ Coyote Hills Regional Park into our Native Chochenyo Language.
The Muwékma Ohlone Tribe Language Committee began working on this Chochenyo Trail Marker Project in 2016 and now it will be unveiled in recognition of Native American Heritage Month!
Free Public Event, see Flyer for more information. We look forward to seeing you on November 27th!
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 2022
Horše Túuxi Mak-Suyyakma 'ayye Mak-'Aččokma ~ Good day Muwekma Family and Friends!
Please join the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe at the American Indian Heritage Celebration, Friday, November 11, Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2022. See the Very Informative Flyers for the Daily Schedule of Events.
*Be sure to stop by the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Information and Cultural Exhibit Booth and say "Horše Túuxi!"
*On Saturday, November 12th from 12:30PM to 4:30PM – Elderberry Clapper Stick Demonstration with Anthony Kesler (Miwok).
*On Saturday, November 12th at 5PM begins the California BIG TIME - The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will Dance with our Miwok and Pomo Brothers and Sisters - Aho!!
*On Sunday, November 13th from 1PM to 5PM – Abalone Shell Shaping and Necklace Making Project with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the American Indian Heritage Celebration!!
American Indian Heritage Celebration 2022 – Schedule of Events
Join us on November 11 - 13, 2022 at ConXion To Community at 749 Story Road in San Jose, CA for our American Indian Heritage Celebration 2022
Special guests: Arvol Looking Horse, Billy Mills, Supaman
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area giving the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 5:30 PM
American Indian and Alaskan Native Veteran's Roll Call at 6 PM
Goodshield Aguilar at 7 PM
Richie Ledreagle at 7:30 PM
Nataanii Means at 8 PM
Supaman at 8:30 PM
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area giving the Tribal Land Acknowledgement at 12 PM
Elderberry Clapper Stick Demonstration by Anthony Kesler (Miwok) from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Sage Romero (Hoop Dancer) at 1 PM
Taanta Kwaan Tei Kweidee Dance Group (Alaskan Dancers) at 2 PM
Calpulli Tonalehqueh (Mexica Dancers) at 3 PM
"IYA" The Ex'celen Remember (Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation Reading/Play) at 4 PM
California Indian BIG TIME from 5 PM to 10 PM -
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area Dance Group
Sacramento Youth Dance Group,
Sonoma County Pomo Dance Group,
California American Indian Bear Dancers
Gourd Dance at 11 AM
Grand Entry/Powwow at 12 PM
Veterans' Honoring Celebration at 4 PM
Powwow concludes at 7 PM
The Event is free and open to the public
There will be Frybread and Indian Tacos
American Indian Market
Reclamation: Aboriginal Ancestral Homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
NUMU is collaborating with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, San Jose State University, and Mosaic America on this art exhibition, featuring photography of their aboriginal ancestral homeland by Tribal Photographer Kike Arnal. Visitors to the exhibit can also explore with the Mosaic Atlas Cultural Mapping Project, an interactive map highlighting places of significance to local indigenous peoples and other regional cultural groups.
Date: December 9th, 2022
NUMU New Museum Los Gatos
106 E. Main StreetLos Gatos, CA 95030, United States (map)
Reclamation: Resilience of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
NUMU is collaborating with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and San Jose State University on this art exhibition about the vitality of the Muwekma, featuring photography of tribal members by their Tribal Photographer Kike Arnal. The project will promote deeper understanding of local indigenous art, culture, history, and contemporary issues in Los Gatos and the greater Bay Area, and preserve and share knowledge about critical issues of federal recognition that the Muwekma Ohlone continue to fight for.
Date: Friday, November 4th, 2022
Fall Exhibition Celebration
Event by New Museum Los Gatos - MUMU and Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area
Join us for an afternoon in the NUMU galleries to celebrate our exhibitions. Get ready for a unique opportunity to meet exhibiting artists, curators, and collaborators. Together, we'll learn more about their artwork, and enjoy live music, tasty hors d'oeuvres, and refreshing beverages. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
See you at the Museum!
Date: Saturday, November 5th, 2022
Time: 1-4 PM
12-1pm Member's Only tour of Terra Firma with Curator Marianne McGrath
1pm Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Land Acknowledgment
2pm Performance by Muwekma Ohlone Tribe highlighting traditional revitalized dances and songs
2:30-4pm mingle with exhibiting artists and enjoy refreshments on the patio
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César Chavez Plaza
Join us as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a blessing. land acknowledgment and cultural dances.
Date: Sunday, November 6th , 2022
New Museum Los Gatos (map)
We invite you to join NUMU during the week of Indigenous People's Day to learn more about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council's effort to regain federal recognition. Hear from Tribal Chairwoman Charlene Nijmeh, Tribal Vice Chairwoman Monica Arellano, and Tribal Ethnohistorian Alan Leventhal as they discuss the tribe's history, the decades of "politics of erasure" that have led to the present situation, where the fight for the Tribe's reaffirmation as a federally recognized Tribe stands today, and how you can support the Muwekma Ohlone in their efforts.
NUMU will be opening two new exhibitions, one on November 4th and the other on December 9th, highlighting the history, heritage, culture, and places of significance of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council
(There is more information on their website you can use and post the link to the NUMU event page as well.)
Date: Friday, October 14th, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe tomorrow, Saturday, September 17 at 10am for the 2022 United Nations International Day of Peace "End Racism, Build Peace". It will be an uplifting program including youth presentations. Muwékma will be offering a Welcome Declaration to our Aboriginal Tribal Area and a Tribal Land Acknowledgment.
Last year, EBRPD installed a Peace Pole that says "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in many languages. In Chochenyo we say "Píšen Kítti Káy'e Piretka".
This event is provided by East Bay Regional Park District at Lake Chabot Regional Park
17600 Lake Chabot Rd
Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2022
Please join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe at the San Lorenzo Unified School District Native American Family Gathering on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 5-7pm at the Arroyo High School Quad in San Lorenzo. We will be offering a Welcome Declaration to our Aboriginal Tribal Area, a Tribal Land Acknowledgment, and Singing our Muwékma Welcome Song in Chochenyo.
There will also be a Powwow Dancing, Drumming, and Food exhibition to share. Stop by and learn about the new Native American Family Advisory Committee. We hope to see you there!
PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU'LL BE ATTENDING BY FILLING OUT THIS FORM: https://bit.ly/nafamilyevent
Date: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Stop by and visit the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe Information and Cultural Exhibit Booth on Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 11 am to 7 pm. Learn about our Tribal history, culture, and language.
Stop by the "Justice for Muwékma" Booth and learn how you can support our efforts for Federal Recognition. Become a Muwékma Ally!
Join us on Saturday, May 7 at 5 pm as We Dance for the First Time at the Stanford Powwow, during the "Special Performance".
We hope to see you at the Stanford Powwow. Aho!!!
Check out Stanford University's Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment in English and our Native Chochenyo language here: https://www.stanford.edu/native-peoples-relationship/
Check out the "Justice for Muwékma" Instagram page and get updates at: https://instagram.com/justiceformuwekma?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2022
Peninsula Open Space Trust and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area Area are honored to host Indigenous leader, author, and scientist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer for a talk centered around the themes of her best-selling book "Braiding Sweetgrass". A citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, Dr. Kimmerer writes about the intersections of traditional ecological knowledge and science, and how native traditions and scientific disciplines provide different languages through which we can interpret the world. Integrating the two can provide us with a roadmap for how people can come into relationship with and care for the land where they live, honoring the past and planning for a sustainable future.
The in-person event is $10-$20.
The online simulcast is FREE.
Advance registration required for both in-person and online event. Tickets can be reserved here: https://openspacetrust.org/event/braiding-sweetgrass-an-evening-with-dr-robin-wall-kimmerer/
Check it out on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/braiding-sweetgrass-an-evening/708313557030417/
Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will be the head of ceremonies and will also introduce the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, our nonprofit whose goals include connecting with and caring for our ancestral lands in the Bay Area. A blessing and land acknowledgement will also be delivered by Vice Chairwoman Monica V. Arellano along with other tribal members.
In Person Event: Sunday, May 15th at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose. Tickets range from $10-20 and include reserved seating. Event begins at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Virtual Event: Community members can participate for free in the online broadcast that will occur simultaneously, or to watch a recording that will be available through midnight, Sunday, June 4th.
POST has been supporting the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe in our effort to set up a 501(c)3 land trust, the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation www.muwekmafoundation.org. The intention in partnering and co-hosting this event with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is to help raise awareness and support for our effort, as well as to raise general awareness amongst POST's audience of conservation-minded people about the need to support indigenous people and organizations in the Bay Area.
We hope you will join us on the Special Evening.
Join the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe at the Second Annual Santa Clara Powwow this Saturday, April 30, at 11:30 am. We will offer a Welcoming Declaration, Land Acknowledgment, Blessing, and sing our Welcome Song in our Native Chochenyo language. Aho!
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022
Get more information: https://fb.me/e/4LJMMebPd
Chabot College President Susan Sperling, IPEA, and the Muwékma Ohlone Tribe invite you to Chabot College for the Muwékma Ohlone Flag Raising Ceremony.
The Muwékma Ohlone Flag will be permanently flown on the college campus to acknowledge the history of the land on which we live, work, and learn. They also recognize our Muwékma Ohlone People, who are alive and flourishing members of the Hayward and broader Bay Area communities.
Date: Monday, April 18, 2022
Time: 3:30pm light refreshments | 4:00pm start of program
Locatiom: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545 | Flag area in front of Building 200
Mákkin Mak Muwékma Wolwóolum, 'Akkoyt Mak-Warep, Manne Mak Hiswi!
We Are Muwekma Ohlone, Welcome To Our Ancestral Homeland!
Muwékma Wolwóolum Warep Taššu Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment for California Native Night, San Jose, CA Thámien Ancestral Muwekma Ohlone Territory
In Honor of our Muwékma Ohlone People Coming Out to Dance in over 125+ years!
Horše túuxi! We would like to recognize that while we come together for California Native Night in the City of San Jose, we are gathered on the ethno-historic tribal territory of the Thámien Ohlone speaking tribal groups of the greater Santa Clara Valley, which includes the lands of the Thámiens, Alsons, Matalans, and the Paleños… who were intermarried with the direct ancestors of some of the lineages enrolled in the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, whom were missionized into Missions Santa Clara, San Jose, and San Francisco.
Please watch the video for the complete Muwékma Ohlone Tribal Land Acknowledgment. Aho!
Feeling Excited and Emotional as we lined up, ready to enter the circle to dance for the first time in over 125 years for our Muwékma Ohlone People?


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Boko Haram: Nigerian woman awarded Japan peace prize for anti-terror activism
By Ludovica Iaccino
A Nigerian woman who campaigns against terror group Boko Haram has been awarded the Japan Peace Prize.
Pastor Esther Ibanga received $170,000 (£110,000) on Tuesday (24 February) for her campaign against the widespread kidnappings and raids carried out by the insurgents throughout northern Nigeria, AFP reported.
Who are Boko Haram?
Boko Haram fights against Western influence in Nigeria and aims to impose its version of Sharia law in the country. The group declared an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza, along the Cameroon border in August 2014.
Boko Haram has raiding several cities in the north of the country in a bid to take control of more land.
Three states, Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, have been under a state of emergency since May 2013, due to Boko Haram's deadly attacks.
Ibanga is also the founder of the Women Without Walls Initiative (WOWWI), an NGO that promotes the rights of women and children and provides a non-violent approach to conflict resolution in Nigeria.
The Niwano Peace Foundation, which awarded the prize to Ibanga, said she campaigned tirelessly and pressurised the central government in Nigeria to fight the extremists.
"Esther has worked extensively to foster and facilitate reconciliation between conflicting religious and tribal groups," the foundation said.
The award comes a few weeks after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan postponed presidential elections by six weeks amid security concerns.
Some have criticised the delay, arguing that Jonathan is trying to gain more votes and defeat the opposition.
Others hope that the six week-delay could allow African Union forces - comprising troops from Nigeria, Chad, Benin, Cameroon and Niger - to combat Boko Haram and recapture territories occupied by the insurgents.
Nigeria election: New president \'must tackle army\'s indiscipline and corruption\' to end Boko Haram	IBTimes UK
Nigeria Boko Haram: Seven-year-old girl kills 7 in suicide attack at Potiskum market
Nigeria election postponed: Orchestrated delay or much-needed strategy to halt Boko Haram?
Nigeria election: New president \'must tackle army\'s indiscipline and corruption\' to end Boko Haram
Nigeria Boko Haram: UN urges world \'to condemn evil use of young girls in suicide attacks\'
Nigeria: Boko Haram Steals \'Lots of Dynamite\' from Cement Works after Robbing Bank
Boko Haram: Nigerian Soldiers \'Shoot Themselves to Avoid Deployment to Rebel Areas\'


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Thirteen Questions From Organ. The idea is simple, an ongoing series of thirteen questions sent out to people who's creativity we're rather admiring and enjoying at the moment – artists, musicians, film makers, cake testers and who knows who…
13: PERDITA SINCLAIR – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Perdita Sinclair's paintings are alive with appeal, with deceptively soft ice creamy colour, there's an undertone though… – Perdita Sinclair is a painter based in Brighton, Southern England, she has taken part in a number of the more recent Cultivate on-line exhibitions, including Saturation, she currently has a solo exhbition on at Brighton's Phoenix Art Space that runs until 20th February 2022. Perdita's paintings are alive with appeal, with deceptively soft ice creamy… read on
12: JEREMY MORGAN – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Jeremy Morgan has a beautiful way with a line, a delicious sense of colour, his clean-cut style excites… – Jeremy Morgan is a painter and graphic designer based in Oxford, he has a beautiful way with a line, a delicious sense of colour, his clean-cut style excites, there's warmth to his cool, to his rather fluid paintings, Jeremy has taken part in a number of the more recent Cultivate on-line exhibitions, indeed he's part… read on
11: GIRL SHIT – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: The artist known as Girl Shit… Fresh from taking part in Cultivate's #43Artists show |(an on-line hosted here on on these Organ pages of course) the fine artist known at Girl Shit is the latest to be subjected to our Thirteen Question interrogation. Now just like a real life superhero (and who's to say Girl Shit isn't a real life…
10: JOHN GATHERCOLE – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Painter John Gathercole's turn – there's a prolificness to his current body of work, an almost rapid evolution, an excitement… – Now then, fresh from the recent Nothing is Square pt.2 show and on the eve of the latest Cultivate group show, a collection of artists, painters, sculptors, do'ers and such, a show called Insert (Title Here) at East London's Shipton Street Gallery, we subjected painter John Gathercole to our ongoing Thirteen Questions thing… "John Gathercole…
9: SAL JONES: 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: This time we fire them at figurative oil painter Sal Jones ahead of her appearance at the Nothing is Square show… – Part nine of an occasional series. Ahead of the opening of the Nothing is Square Pt.2 group show next Thursday evening (Thursday evening being February 27th and the place being Shipton Street Gallery, just off Columbia Road, East London) we invited painter, London-based figurative oil painter if we must put more of a label…
8: SOFIA MARTINS-GRAY: 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Sofia Martins-Gray is an artist, a painter, she paints with her camera, she paints beautifully with her camera – Sofia Martins-Gray is an artist, a painter, she paints with her camera, she paints beautifully with her camera, Sofia regularly exhibits around London, she was recently a guest artist at…
7: YULIA ROBINSON: 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Yulia Robinson, she's an exciting painter, something about the energy in the marks she makes… Yulia Robinson is an exciting painter, something about the energy in the marks she makes, the colour she uses, the ambition in her paint, the spontaneity, her blowing and read on
6: CARNE GRIFFITHS: 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Ahead of the Leytonstone Arts Trail, the natural flow of artist Carne Griffiths… Today, ahead of the Leytonstone Arts Trail, and his own show that's part of this year's…
5: NAOMI EDMONDSON – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: The street art of Naomi Edmondson and her beautiful Survival Techniques… Naomi is a graphic designer and wall painter, an ex-pro freestyle skier, a London cyclist and beautiful wordsmith, we knew her work long before we know who was responsible for the striking work on London walls – "Survival Techniques is a legal street art project that aims to promote hope and optimism and bring a little light to people having a dark day.work". The first wall she painted and the first we saw of her work was down by the canal in East London on the edges of Hackney Wick…
4: AIDA WILDE – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Aida Wilde, demonic Print maker… – Aida Wilde is a defiant artist, a "demonic Print-maker", an East London survivor. It is mostly about survival right now, her curating and pulling together of things in terms of the Lord Napier pub and what happened on the walls over there in Hackney Wick last year really was one of the best things that…
3: EMMA HARVEY – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: The delicious circles of painter Emma Harvey… – The third episode in a series of thirteen questions, Thirteen Questions From Organ. This time a little closer to homewith thirteen questions for English artist Emma Harvey, a painter mostly (and co-curator of those Cultivate events of course), Emma's circle paintings are turning heads right now… read on
2: ESPIRA – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: The raw meat of artist Espira – Who is Espira? Answering that question really isn't that easy, information is thin on the ground, he's one of those artists who doesn't say much about his rather intriguing art, that isn't necessarily a bad thing, a bit of… read on
1: KIM LEUTWYLER – 13 QUESTIONS FROM ORGAN: Kim Leutwyler… – Kim Leutwyler is a painter who we've been admiring for some time, her beautifu use of colour, her delightfully human pieces, her celebrations of people… read on


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One Wish, skriven av Per Gessle, är den första singeln från den svenska popduon Roxettes album "Roxette Hits" från 2006. Den blev deras första släpp sedan 2003. Per Gessle beskrev sången som en upptempoduett. De presenterade singeln den 18 september 2006, då Per Gessle kom till Rix FM:s radiostudio i morgonprogrammet Rix Morronzoo, som sänder mellan klockan 06.00 och 10.00, och personligen överlämnade singeln. Sändningarna följdes främst av lyssnare i Sverige, men även andra länder, till exempel de i Sydamerika. Per Gessle skickade en hälsning på spanska till den stora sydamerikanska lyssnarskaran. Runt 08.15 spelades "One Wish", som är en hyllningssång till Roxettes 20-årsjubileum. Den 4 oktober 2006 släpptes singeln på 4 CD.

"One Wish" testades på den svenska hitlistan "Svensktoppen", där den debuterade den 15 oktober 2006 genom att komma in på fjärde plats. Svensktoppsbesöket varade totalt i fyra veckor, med en tredjeplats den 22 oktober 2006 som bästa resultat där innan låten lämnade listan.

Låtlista

CD-singel
"One Wish"
"The Rox Medley"

Maxisingel
"One Wish"
"The Rox Medley"
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
"Turn To Me"

Listplaceringar

Källor

Fotnoter

Externa länkar
 Roxette - Diskografi

Låtar av Per Gessle
Låtar framförda av Roxette
Musiksinglar 2006
Svensktoppsmelodier 2006
Engelskspråkiga sånger
Musikvideor regisserade av Jonas Åkerlund


Visiting Companions of Prophet Muhammad in İstanbul With this tour you will able to visit tomb's of Sahaba 's in İstanbul.
This is a private tour that organised on request. Starts at 10:00 and Ends at 15:00 We give time for each place for the prayers. Upon request we can make a special programme. Mondays most of the tombs are closed. Children 0-6 Free, 06-12 %50 discounted.
This tour is excellent! .we discovered several places even the regular guides didn't know. Our guide was very patient,The underground mosque was really nice to see as well. I will recommend everyone to go for this tour especially if you have an interest for Islamic history.
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Dimple Travel is simple in location, staffs, office but is flexible in ways more than you can imagine. Eventhough we were short time , short of cash, short of good weather, yet in all those shortcomings Dimple Travel managed to cater to our family's need and brought us to where we want to go. Staffs are very professional, and Gamze is such a helpful and informative guide, eventhough she claimed she is not one. Should have found them earlier in our visit to Istanbul.
My family really enjoyed our time, especially the private tour improvised for us by Ghamze (the boss). She drove us around to places we wanted to visit in Istanbul, especially the historical places, and recommended us to some good food and the delicious Sahleb (a local hot drink)! She was extremely helpful and efficient. We really had a great time indeed.


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Centre for Bioengineering & Nanomedicine
Te Pokapū mō te Pūkaha Koiora me te Whaiora Mōkitokito
Point-of-care technologies
Capabilities and equipment
Professor Anthony Butler.
The MARS group (Medipix All Resolution System), is a world leader in spectral x-ray technology for molecular imaging of pre-clinical models of disease. The goal of our research is to work with industrial partners to develop a commercial spectral scanner for molecular imaging.
External funding is from a 6-year MBIE (Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment) contract ("Taking MARS Spectral CT to Human Imaging"), and a parallel contract with MARS Bioimaging Ltd (MBI). A number health related and collaboration grants provide additional funding to the project. These include the National Health Foundation, the NZ Arthritis Foundation, the New Zealand Royal Society, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists.
Professor Anthony Butler
Tel +64 3 378 6359
Mob +64 21 0272 0806
Email anthony.butler@otago.ac.nz
Visit our Partnerships page for more about our partnerships and collaborations.
MARS Spectral Molecular Imaging
MARS spectral molecular imaging is a new 3D quantitative colour imaging modality. This technology is based on x-ray transmission and has the potential to advance diagnosis and treatment of major health diseases in new ways. The novel features of this scanner are an ability to differentiate and quantify simultaneously several targeted cell types, biomarkers, and drug delivery at the target tissue. It provides molecular imaging at the histological scale by measuring x-ray attenuation of the tissues at different energies (also known as wavelength or colour).
Imaging research leader
Professor Anthony Butler, bioengineering and radiology
The team consists of engineers, physicists, computer scientists, biologist, radiologists, and surgeons spread across four universities and several local companies:
University of Canterbury (Canterbury)
University of Otago (Otago)
University of Auckland (Auckland)
Lincoln University (Lincoln)
MARS Bioimaging Ltd
Shamrock Industries
Interlink Research Ltd
Lead investigators
Dr Christoph Bartneck (HITLab NZ, Canterbury)
Dr Stephen Bell (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Professor Anthony Butler (Bioengineering, Otago, Project leader)
Professor Phil Butler (Physics and Astronomy, Canterbury, Project leader)
Dr Robert Doesburg (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Associate Professor Steven Gieseg (Biological Sciences, Canterbury)
Mr Brian Goulter (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Dr Joe Healy (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Dr David Krofcheck (Physics, Auckland)
Dr Stuart Lansley (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Dr Nanette Schleich (Radiation Therapy, Otago)
Dr Michael Walsh (MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
Associate Professor Tim Woodfield (Bioengineering, Otago)
Current and recent postdoctoral researchers
Dr Marzieh Anjomrouz (MBI, Otago)
Dr Ali Atharifard (MBI, Otago)
Dr Chris Bateman (Radiology, Otago)
Dr Alex Chernoglazov (MBI, Canterbury)
Dr Joe Healy (Biological Sciences)
Dr Harish Mandalika (MBI, Canterbury)
Dr Nadia Mitchell (Radiology, Otago)
Dr Mahdieh Moghiseh (Bioengineering Otago)
Dr Judy Mohr (Bioengineering, Otago)
Dr Raj Panta (Bioengineering Otago)
Dr Hannah Prebble (MBI, Canterbury)
Dr Aamir Raja (Bioengineering, Otago)
Dr Niels de Ruiter (Bioengineering Otago and HITLab Canterbury)
A large number of postgraduate students have worked alongside Imaging researchers to achieve their qualifications.
Visit our Imaging students page
Dahal, S., Raja, A. Y., Searle, E., Colgan, F. E., Crighton, J. S., Roake, J., … Gieseg, S., & Butler, A. P. H. (2022). Components of carotid atherosclerotic plaque in spectral photon-counting CT with histopathologic comparison. European Radiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00330-022-09155-x
Lee, R. M., Cleland, L., Foulds, J. A., Shoorangiz, R., Almuqbel, M. M., Le Heron, C., Keenan, R., Mulder, R., Porter, R., Newton-Howes, G., Douglas, K., Butler, A., Boden, J. M., & Melzer, T. R. (2022). Early cannabis use and its impact on the ageing brain: An MRI study of a New Zealand longitudinal birth cohort. In K. Horne (Ed.), Proceedings of the 38th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 51). Retrieved from https://www.queenstownresearchweek.org
Ostadhossein, F., Moitra, P., Gunaseelan, N., Nelappana, M., Lowe, C., Moghiseh, M., Butler, A., de Ruiter, N., … Pan, D. (2022). Hitchhiking probiotic vectors to deliver ultra-small hafnia nanoparticles for 'color' gastrointestinal tract photon counting X-ray imaging. Nanoscale Horizons. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1039/d1nh00626f
Saba, L., Nardi, V., Cau, R., Gupta, A., Kamel, H., Suri, J. S., … Butler, A. P. H., Gieseg, S., … Lanzino, G. (2022). Carotid artery plaque calcifications: Lessons from histopathology to diagnostic imaging. Stroke, 53, 290-297. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035692
Duncan, N., Anjomrouz, M., Kennedy, B., Sreedharan Sheeja, J., Uddin, R., Chambers, C., … Butler, P., Adebileje, S. A., … Baer, K., … Butler, A. P. H., Carbonez, P., Chapagain, K. M., … Clark, J. A., Colgan, F., Crighton, J. S., Dahal, S., Damet, J., Dapamede, T., de Ruiter, N. J. A., … Gieseg, S. P., … Moghiseh, M., … Panta, R. K., Renaud, P., … Schleich, N., … Walker, E. P., … Younger, W. R. (2021). Visualising geological samples using MARS spectral CT. In A. V. Zernack & J. Palmer (Eds.), Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication. 158, (pp. 75). Wellington, New Zealand: Geoscience Society of New Zealand. [Abstract]
A carotid plaque where iron (in blue) has been separated from calcium (white). Iron deposits are thought to be intraplaque haemorrhage, a possible cause of stroke.
A human wrist with a watch.
MARS-CT Scanner.
A mouse containing several contrast agents. Gadolinium (green) in in the intestines, gold (yellow) is in the lungs, and iodine (red) is in the bladder and kidneys.
Research collaborators
MARS Bioimaging Ltd.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Virginia Tech – Center for Biomedical Imaging
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