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Home Press Release Now Open at Woodlands Mall
Press Release Now Open at Woodlands Mall
New James Avery Jewelry® Store Opens Today at The Woodlands Mall in The Woodlands, Texas
Enter drawing for a chance to win a James Avery Gift Card
KERRVILLE, TEXAS—(June 7, 2017)—James Avery, a family-owned jewelry retailer announces the relocation and opening of its new store today at The Woodlands Mall in The Woodlands, Texas. To celebrate the grand opening, visitors of the new store may enter a drawing for a chance to win one of thirty James Avery gift cards valued at $50, $100, or $500.
John McCullough, COO at James Avery Jewelry, comments on the new store: "We are very grateful that The Woodlands community has supported us for the past 19 years. Everyone is invited to visit the new store and attend the grand opening celebration on Saturday, June 17th to discover not only what's new, but to rediscover over six decades of the craftsmanship and artistry of James Avery."
The new store is under the direction of manager, Chrissy Newbury, and is located at the SW corner of Lake Woodlands Drive and IH-45 on level 1, between abercrombie and Altar'd State. Store hours are 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday.
About James Avery Jewelry®— James Avery Jewelry is a vertically integrated, family-owned company located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. We offer finely crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, 14K and 18K gold, gemstones, and leather wallets – designed by our own skilled artisans in Kerrville, Texas. We are a multi-channel retailer with 75 James Avery stores in 5 states. Our jewelry is also available in 200 Dillard's stores in Texas and in 27 additional states; and nationwide through JamesAvery.com. James Avery crafts jewelry in four Texas workshops— one each in Comfort, Fredericksburg, Hondo and Kerrville. For more information, visit JamesAvery.com or Facebook facebook.com/JamesAvery.
About the Drawings – Odds of winning depend on total number of entries received. Thirty James Avery gift cards will be awarded: twenty-four $50 gift cards, three $100 gift cards, and three $500 gift cards. Entries accepted June 7 through June 17, 2017. Hourly drawings on June 17 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during the Grand Opening celebration at the James Avery Jewelry store located at The Woodlands Mall. No purchase necessary. Must be at least 13 years old to enter. Only one entry per person per day. Winners not eligible to win a subsequent gift card in the same promotion. Winners need not be present to win. Employees and immediate family members not eligible for this gift card promotion.

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Home /Autos
10 Big Winners at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
by James Derek Sapienza | More Articles: Autos
Cars line the 18th fairway at the Pebble Beach Concours | Tony Avelar/AFP/Getty Images
Another year has gone by, and another Best in Show winner has been etched into the history at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Pebble (as it's known to the thousands of big-money collectors, gearheads, and spectators that descend on California's Monterey peninsula every August) is the lynchpin of Monterey Car Week, a celebration of the automotive good life that brings some of the finest cars in the world – and some of the biggest of the big money auctions – to a few small, well-to-do tourist towns. Tens of thousands of people come and go, millions of dollars ($344.9 million this year, to be exact) are exchanged for hundreds of cars, and then, just like that, it's all over.
We were on hand this year to see it all, and even with manufacturers unveiling prototypes, and the big-money auctions, specialty shows, drive events, cruises, and everything else, Pebble is still the crown jewel. For the 65th Concours, special classes were created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ford GT's victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 50th anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura, BMW's 100th anniversary, midcentury Italian automaker Bizzarrini, French automaker Delahaye, the coachbuilder Chapron, and prewar two-man Indianapolis 500 racers; all displayed alongside rows of pre- and postwar Ferraris, Bugattis, Rolls-Royce, Bentleys, Duesenbergs, and other one-of-a-kind cars.
There were over 200 cars on the 18th fairway this year, and 28 class winners, including the best in show, a 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet. With all that incredible iron in one place, it's nearly impossible to pick a favorite, so we collected 10 of our favorite class winners – including the Lancia – and put together a list of some of the most impressive cars at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
1. 1966 Ford GT40 P/1015 Mark II
1966 Ford GT40 P/1015 Mark II | Pebble
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Ford GT40's historic 1-2-3 victory at Le Mans. Ford celebrated with a near-perfect 1-2-4 class finish from the all-new GT at this year's endurance race; Pebble Beach celebrated by bringing together no fewer than 16 of the of the 107 cars built to mark the occasion. This car came in second at Le Mans in '66. Half a century later, it won its class.
2. 1902 Thomas Model 17
1902 Thomas Model 17 | Pebble
The cars of the Concours may be some of the most pampered cars in the world, but they're by no means garage ornaments. Every car displayed must drive onto the green under its own power, which is what makes this 114-year-old bone-stock Thomas so astonishing. Running with its original spark plug, wires, and battery, everything except the tires, gasoline, and water in the radiator came out of the factory on this car. If that isn't impressive enough, it was originally owned by John D. Rockefeller, and is believed to be the oldest Thomas on the planet. It won the Prewar Preservation class.
3. 1970 American Motors AMX/3 Coupe
1970 American Motors AMX/3 | Pebble
Believe it or not, in the late '60s, American Motors – the company behind the Rambler, Gremlin, and Pacer – almost green-lit the AMX/3, a mid-engined, Italian-designed supercar to compete with the world's elite exotics. Unfortunately, the cash-strapped company couldn't make a case for it, and the project was shelved after just four cars had been built. Two of those were on the 18th fairway at Pebble; this one was meticulously restored, and won its class.
4. 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé
1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé | Pebble
The Bugatti Type 57S was one of the most powerful and technologically advanced cars of the pre-war era, and just 43 examples were produced. On top of this car's gorgeous styling, it has a fascinating story too; it was bought new by a young French doctor, who disassembled it and stashed it around rural France at the outbreak of World War II before joining the resistance. After the war, it was reassembled and driven for many years. Following a recent restoration, the car looks just as it did in the 1930s, and won the European Classic Late class.
5. 1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage | Pebble
The Maserati Tipo 60/61 "Birdcage" cars were some of the most dominant racers of the late '50s thanks to their ultra-lightweight tubular construction and powerful 3.0-liter engine, and have become a major part of the brand's legend. This Tipo 60/61 is wearing the iconic white/blue colors and Camoradi livery, was driven by both Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby, raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and was an inspiration for Maserati's 2000s-era MC12 supercar. It won the Postwar Sports Racing class.
6. 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Series III
1967 Shelby Cobra 427 | Pebble
Any car show will probably have a Cobra on hand – most likely a replica – but this '67 model with 2,194 miles on the odometer is likely the most original model left on the planet. Other than a few fluids, everything on the car is as it left the dealership back when LBJ was president. It took first place in the Postwar Preservation class, beating out beautiful Ferraris, Jaguars, and Delahayes.
7. 1937 BMW 328 Roadster
1937 BMW 328 Roadster | Pebble
The roots of every single one of BMW's modern sports cars can be traced back to the 328 of the 1930s. With its light weight (just over 1,800 pounds), powerful straight-six engine, and aerodynamic body, it became a staple on prewar race tracks all over Europe. This example won the BMW Centennial Prewar class, and was one of just six black 328s BMW built in 1937.
8. 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet
1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet | Pebble
Delahaye was one of the celebrated marques at this year's Concours, so there were plenty of stunning examples to choose from. But the winner of the Delahaye Prewar class, this cabriolet, was a cut above. It was built on a Delahaye racing chassis and fit with a rare V12 engine to back up its gorgeous deco styling. Exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1938, it was originally owned by Adrian Conan Doyle, son of Sir Arthur, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
9. 1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder
1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder | Pebble
With the Ford GT40 having its big moment, it was only fitting that it would be reunited with its former adversary. This 330 P4 is the last original car built for the 1967 racing season, and finished first in a 1-2-3 Ferrari finish at the 24 Hours of Daytona that year. This V12-powered legend won the Ferrari Competition class.
10. 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet
1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet | Pebble
Best in Show winners at the concours have historically been prewar coachbuilt stunners, and this year was no exception. This Lancia Astura was one of just six built for a Lancia dealer in Biella, Italy. Designed and built by Pininfarina (then Pinin Farina, and in only its sixth year of existence), this car sat derelict for decades until the coachbuilder bought it in the early '60s and restored it at its own expense to prevent it from getting scrapped. It was then bought by Eric Clapton, who said the car was "the most fun I've had offstage and out of bed." After this year's Concours d'Elegance, it's been officially coronated as one of the most beautiful cars ever built.
Like classics? It's always Throwback Thursday somewhere.


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Åmål è un comune svedese di 12.341 abitanti, situato nella contea di Västra Götaland. Il suo capoluogo è la cittadina omonima.

Località
Nel territorio comunale sono comprese le seguenti aree urbane (tätort):
 Åmål
 Fengersfors
 Tösse

Amministrazione

Gemellaggi

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni della Contea di Västra Götaland

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Q: Efficient SQL statement to encode text for NLP locutions Background
A locution is a noun-phrase consisting of at least two words, such as:

*

*black olive

*hot pepper sauce

*rose finn apple potato

The separate words black and olive are an adjective (black - JJ) and a noun (olive - NN). However, humans know that black olive is a noun (that differentiates it from, say, a green olive).
The problem here is how to most efficiently transform a list of normalized ingredient names (such as the list above) into a specific format for a natural language processor (NLP).
Example Data
The table can be created as follows:
CREATE TABLE ingredient_name (
  id bigserial NOT NULL, -- Uniquely identifies the ingredient.
  label character varying(30) NOT NULL
);

The following SQL statements show actual database records:
insert into ingredient_name (label) values ('alfalfa sprout');
insert into ingredient_name (label) values ('almond extract');
insert into ingredient_name (label) values ('concentrated apple juice');
insert into ingredient_name (label) values ('black-eyed pea');
insert into ingredient_name (label) values ('rose finn apple potato');

Data Format
The general format is:
lexeme1_lexeme2_<lexemeN> lexeme1_lexeme2_lexemeN NN

Given the list of words above, the NLP expects:
black_<olive> black_olive NN
hot_pepper_<sauce> hot_pepper_sauce NN
rose_finn_apple_<potato> rose_finn_apple_potato NN

The database has a table (recipe.ingredient_name) and a column (label). The labels are normalized (e.g., single space, lower case).
SQL Statement
The code that produces the expected results:
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ingredient_locutions_vw AS
SELECT
  t.id,
   -- Replace spaces with underscores
  translate( t.prefix, ' ', '_' )
  || '<' || t.suffix || '>' || ' ' ||
  translate( t.label, ' ', '_' )
  || ' NN' AS locution_nlp
FROM (
  SELECT
    id,

    -- Ingredient name
    label,

    -- All words except the last word
    left( label, abs( strpos( reverse( label ), ' ' ) - length( label ) ) + 1 ) AS prefix,

    -- Just the last word
    substr( label,
       length( label ) - strpos( reverse( label ), ' ' ) + 2
    ) AS suffix
  FROM
    ingredient_name
  WHERE
    -- Limit set to ingredient names having at least one space
    strpos( label, ' ' ) > 0
) AS t;

Question
What is a more efficient (or elegant) way to split the prefix (all words except the first) and suffix (just the last word) in the above code?
The system is PostgreSQL 9.1.
Thank you!

A: CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW ingredient_locutions_vw AS
SELECT
    t.id,
    format('%s_<%s> %s NN',
        array_to_string(t.prefix, '_'),
        t.suffix,
        array_to_string(t.label, '_')
    ) AS locution_nlp
FROM (
    SELECT
        id,

        -- Ingredient name
        label,

        -- All words except the last word
        label[1:array_length(label, 1) - 1] AS prefix,

        -- Just the last word
        label[array_length(label, 1)] AS suffix
    FROM (
        select id, string_to_array(label, ' ') as label
        from ingredient_name
    ) s
    WHERE
    -- Limit set to ingredient names having at least one space
    array_length(label, 1) > 1
) AS t;

select * from ingredient_locutions_vw ;
 id |                      locution_nlp
----+--------------------------------------------------------
  1 | alfalfa_<sprout> alfalfa_sprout NN
  2 | almond_<extract> almond_extract NN
  3 | concentrated_apple_<juice> concentrated_apple_juice NN
  4 | black-eyed_<pea> black-eyed_pea NN
  5 | rose_finn_apple_<potato> rose_finn_apple_potato NN
(5 rows)

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In episode 29, we welcome Timothy Hudson (@AgentHudson) to discuss the birth of the Houston Wine Festival. We talk about the passion and purpose of the festival and inspiration from other cities around the country. Plus, we break down some of the best wineries in Texas and different vineyards to look out for. All of this and more on #3Hues.


"Regular", "Special" and "Committee of the Whole" Council meetings are Open to the Public except for those "items on the agenda" which have to be Closed for purposes in accordance with Section 10.2(4) of the Municipalities Act of N.B. Here are upcoming scheduled Council meeting dates.
New Building 2471 Main St.


G-CAS! Sew Excited!: An Outfit Post!
Hey Peeps! I'm actually blogging about an outfit!
Since I have been active in this PeriCrafters Wardrobe Challenge I have actually been sewing and blogging! I started up blogging again after a few of you had questions and stuff. But since I have found Periscope I have been sharing on there. WELL, I just finished an outfit and I really love it so I'm blogging in depth about it.
I decided to use simple patterns for each piece so the fabric could be the show piece.
The shirt has a contrast piece at the top of the top (tee hee) front and back, both cut on the fold. So I utilized the boarder as the contrast fabric. Since I didn't have much fabric left I had to cut the back in two separate pieces and added seam allowance. This also allowed me to better fit my top in the back. The contrast pieces were cut on the fold per the pattern. I chose to bias bind the neck and armholes for style and stability. The pattern says fold down/stitch. This top needed more and I love the result.
The Pants were a part of the PeriCrafters Wardrobe Challenge. I thought that this fabric would work well on this Palazzo pant. I implemented an elastic waist treatment with the elastic on top as the waistband and laid the pants on the cross grain to allow the boarder to be on the bottom of the pants. On both pants and top the hem treatments are rolled hems done on the serger.
I'll be posting my McCall's knot dress soon and explaining the process! Stay tuned!!
Very nice placement of the fabric...I love Fine Fabrics and each time I visit the Atlanta area I must go there.
Thanks SD Cunni Designs! I want to go back just for that store! Wow! Fabric was errrrrwhere! LOL!!


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S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) is a protein of the S-100 protein family.

S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of cellular processes such as cell cycle progression and differentiation. S100 genes include at least 13 members which are located as a cluster on chromosome 1q21; however, this gene is located at 21q22.3.

Function
S100B is glial-specific and is expressed primarily by astrocytes, but not all astrocytes express S100B. It has been shown that S100B is only expressed by a subtype of mature astrocytes that ensheath blood vessels and by NG2-expressing cells.

This protein may function in neurite extension, proliferation of melanoma cells, stimulation of Ca2+ fluxes, inhibition of PKC-mediated phosphorylation, astrocytosis and axonal proliferation, and inhibition of microtubule assembly. In the developing CNS it acts as a neurotrophic factor and neuronal survival protein. In the adult organism it is usually elevated due to nervous system damage, which makes it a potential clinical marker.

Clinical significance

Chromosomal rearrangements and altered expression of this gene have been implicated in several neurological, neoplastic, and other types of diseases, including Alzheimer disease, Down syndrome, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, schwannoma, melanoma, and type I diabetes mellitus.

It has been suggested that the regulation of S100B by melittin has potential for the treatment of epilepsy.

Diagnostic use

S100B is secreted by astrocytes or can spill from injured cells and enter the extracellular space or bloodstream. Serum levels of S100B increase in patients during the acute phase of brain damage.  Over the last decade, S100B has emerged as a candidate peripheral biomarker of blood–brain barrier  (BBB) permeability and CNS injury.  Elevated S100B levels accurately reflect the presence of neuropathological conditions including traumatic head injury or neurodegenerative diseases.  Normal S100B levels reliably exclude major CNS pathology.  Its potential clinical use in the therapeutic decision making process is substantiated by a vast body of literature (citation?) validating variations in serum 100B levels with standard modalities for prognosticating the extent of CNS damage: alterations in neuroimaging, cerebrospinal pressure, and other brain molecular markers (neuron specific enolase and glial fibrillary acidic protein).  However, more importantly, S100B levels have been reported to rise prior to any detectable changes in intracerebral pressure, neuroimaging, and neurological examination findings.  Thus, the major advantage of using S100B is that elevations in serum or CSF levels provide a sensitive measure for determining CNS injury at the molecular level before gross changes develop, enabling timely delivery of crucial medical intervention before irreversible damage occurs. S100B serum levels are elevated before seizures suggesting that BBB leakage may be an early event in seizure development.

An extremely important application of serum  S100B testing is in the selection of patients with minor head injury who do not need further neuroradiological evaluation, as studies comparing CT scans and S100B levels have demonstrated S100B values below 0.12 ng/mL are associated with low risk of obvious neuroradiological changes (such as intracranial hemorrhage or brain swelling) or significant clinical sequelae. The excellent negative predictive value of S100B in several neurological conditions is due to the fact that serum S100B levels reflect blood–brain barrier permeability changes even in absence of neuronal injury.
In addition, S100B, which is also present in human melanocytes, is a reliable marker for melanoma malignancy both in bioptic tissue and in serum.

Model organisms

Model organisms have been used in the study of S100B function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called S100btm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi was generated as part of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program — a high-throughput mutagenesis project to generate and distribute animal models of disease to interested scientists — at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

Male and female animals underwent a standardized phenotypic screen to determine the effects of deletion. Twenty three tests were carried out on mutant mice, but no significant abnormalities have yet been observed.

Interactions

S100B has been shown to interact with:
 AHNAK,
 IMPA1,
 IQGAP1,
 MAPT, and
 P53,
 PGM1,
 S100A1,
 S100A6,
 S100A11,
 VAV1.

References

Further reading

Molecular neuroscience
S100 proteins
Genes mutated in mice


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Ociemne – stroma dolina wcięta w północno-wschodnie stoki Pieninek w Pieninach. Od wschodu jej obramowanie tworzy grzbiet Koszarków (562 m), od zachodu grzbiet odchodzący od Ociemnego Wierchu ze wzniesieniem Zimnej Skały (615 m). Dolina uchodzi do Dunajca, jej dnem spływa Ociemny Potok. Nazwa Ociemne odnosi się głównie do przewężenia pomiędzy grzbietem Koszarków a Zimną Skałą.

Dolina jest w większości porośnięta lasem. Jan Sitowski podaje, że w 1919 r. żyły w niej "lisy, borsuki, sarny, dziki, jarząbki i puchacze". Na wysokości 590 m znajduje się Jaskinia w Ociemnem. W górnej części Ociemnego znajduje się polana Pieninki, zaś u wylotu podmokła łąka, dołem przechodząca w młakę z gatunkami roślin zaliczanymi przez do zespołu Salicetum purpurae. Obficie porastają ją turzyce i bogata flora mchów. Na łące znajduje się siarczane źródełko i cieknący od niego strumyk. Po prawej, południowej stronie Ociemnego Potoku znajduje się stara (ale odnowiona) kapliczka św. Kingi, po północnej – nowa kapliczka.

Ciekawa flora. Z rzadkich w Polsce gatunków roślin stwierdzono tutaj występowanie kokoryczy żółtawej i irgi czarnej, a w 1988 r. storczyka kruszczyk błotny (Epipactis palustris). Wśród chronionych gatunków mchów występują zwiślik maczugowaty (Anomodon attenuatus) i miechera Bessera (Neckera besseri). W 2010 r. w dolinie znaleziono 161 gatunków grzybów wielkoowocnikowych, w tym 12, które w Pieninach występują tylko w tej dolinie. W latach 1987–1988 znaleziono dwa bardzo rzadkie, w Polsce zagrożone wyginięciem gatunki porostów: trzonecznica rdzawa Chaenotheca ferruginea i pawężnica psia Peltigera canina. Aby utrzymać skład gatunkowy planowana jest ochrona czynna: usuwanie zarastających młaki krzewów wierzb i świerków poprzez ręczne koszenie i ręczne usuwanie biomasy z młak oraz unikanie lokalizacji w dolinie ujęć wody.

Dawniej przez dolinę prowadził znakowany szlak turystyczny na Czerteż. Obecnie znajduje się ona na obszarze Pienińskiego Parku Narodowego i jest niedostępna turystycznie. Jedynie przez wylot doliny, wzdłuż granicy parku prowadzi droga i szlak turystyczny.

Szlak turystyki pieszej
  – zielony z Krościenka na przełęcz Sosnów. Czas przejścia 1 h, ↓ 0:50 h.

Przypisy

Doliny pienińskie


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Q: Understanding an equality involving expoentials and integrals Why is it that if $n \in \mathbb{Z}, g_n(x)=e^{in}$, then $\int g_n(x)e^{-imx}dx= 0$ if $n=m$ or $1$ if $n≠m$
Now let $n=m$, then  $\int g_n(x)e^{-imx}dx =  \int e^{inx}e^{-imx}dx=\int e^0dx= \int dx$
Now let $n≠m$ then  $\int g_n(x)e^{-imx}dx =  \int e^{inx}e^{-imx}dx=\int e^{ix(n-m)}dx$
But I really can't go farther.
Could someone explain why  $\int g_n(x)e^{-imx}dx= 0$ if $n=m$ or $1$ if $n≠m$

A: hint
$$e^{ipx}=\cos (px)+i\sin (px) $$
$$\int_0^{2\pi}\cos (px)dx=0$$

A: What you are missing are the limits - usually it is written as $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi e^{inx}e^{-imx}\,dx=\int_{-\pi}^\pi e^{i(n-m)x\,dx}=\begin{cases}\int_{-\pi}^\pi 1\,dx&\text{if } n=m\\\int_{-\pi}^\pi e^{ikx}\,dx&\text{if }n\neq m\end{cases}=\begin{cases}2\pi&n=m\\\frac{1}{ik}(e^{ik\pi}-e^{-ik\pi})&n\neq m \end{cases}$$
This last step gives $0$ for the case $n\neq m $ since $k\in\Bbb Z$, so $e^{ik\pi}=(-1)^k=(-1)^{-k}=e^{-ik\pi}$.
So the actual result is $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi e^{inx}e^{-imx}\,dx=\begin{cases}2\pi&n=m\\0&n\neq m \end{cases}=2\pi\delta_{nm}$$

Alternatively you can also use limits $0\to2\pi$.


Double Curtain Poles are a fairly modern addition to the realms of window dressing. The feature being that two curtain poles are fitted on the same window by means of double brackets. This allows two pairs of curtains to hang simultaneously at the same window, ideal for bedrooms in particular, not only for privacy but also for effect.


text: PHP web client for MongoDB


In these pages, Pomelo, our favorite ele-fantastic hero, leaves his garden and sets out on a big adventure. Having found his courage, this diminutive, pink garden elephant packs his knapsack and takes to the road on a journey of self-discovery. As he goes through smooth, rocky, and character-building experiences, Pomelo hears, sees, smells, and feels things he's never experienced before. Could it be that Pomelo is growing up a little more?
Full of Badescu's characteristic wit and Chaud's most charming illustrations ever, Pomelo's Big Adventure is a rich, intriguing on-the-road adventure that will stay with the reader long after the last page has been turned.


I had really high expectations heading into the new adaptation of Stephen King's novel, It. I have enjoyed all the material leading up to the release of the film, I was a fan of the 80's mini series (especially the iconic turn of Tim Curry as Pennywise the Dancing Clown) and the images of the new version of the clown were impressive. I probably have not been as excited to see a film since Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Unfortunately, many times expectations are not met, when they are this high.
After seeing the film, I can say that It exceeded my expectations dramatically. This movie knocked it so far out of the park that it is in consideration for my favorite movie of 2017.
The little town of Derry, Maine is a horrible place. Kids are disappearing at an alarming rate while the adults turn a blind eye. A group of kids who call themselves the Loser's Club come together to confront an ancient evil responsible for those disappearances.
This movie was not just a horror film. It was a tremendous coming of age story (much like Stephen King's film based on a short story, Stand By Me) and it was also a thriller. It did not just scare you (and, boy howdy, did it scare you) but it also created some much tension and suspense that you could practically feel it creeping under your skin and pounding your heart.
The film needed to have a successful Pennywise, because Tim Curry is such an icon, if it was not a great new version, the film would fail. Thankfully, Bill Skarsgård is up to the task. His portrayal as Pennywise was amazing. Not only was he tremendously frightening, he was compelling as could be. This was not just your typical horror movie villain. He had layers. He tormented you. He was brutally vicious. Skarsgård, who some criticized early because of the look of the clown, is masterful at taking the classic character and making it his own.
But, on the other side of the ledger was the Loser's Club. This group of kids could have been a troupe of one-note, disposable characters, but they were anything but. In fact, the reason this film succeeded as hugely as it did was because of the skills of these young actors and the chemistry between them all. They spoke like real kids. They had major problems in their lives. Each one had a home life that was simply painful, and yet they were able to find one another and give the strength to their friendship.
These young actors were led by Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent, Book of Henry, Midnight Special) as Bill, whose brother Georgie (Jackson Robert Scott) disappears at the beginning of the movie. Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) is the smart-mouthed Richie. Wolfhard is one of the standouts among the kids and is consistently the funniest of them as well. Sophia Lillis plays the bullied and harassed Beverly, who befriends this group of boys despite her reputation. Jack Dylan Grazer is Eddie, the boy whose mother is so overprotective that she drove him to be constantly worried about his health. Grazer is another extremely entertaining young actor here. Chosen Jacobs plays Mike, the boy whose parents died in a fire, and who is struggling to find his own way in life. Wyatt Oleff (young Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy) is Stanley, the son of the local rabbi who finds his Jewish faith to be a challenge. And Jeremy Ray Taylor who plays Ben, the new kid in town who has been investigating the strangeness of Derry.
Hell, even when you see the group of bullies who were tormenting the Loser's Club, you think that they were nothing more than the bully stereotype, and then you see the leader of the group, Henry (Nicholas Hamilton), being humiliated and emasculated by his policeman father. He went from being an out of control figure you hate, to a villain that you can almost connect with.
I wanted to make sure that all of these kids got their due in this review because they were so magnificent here that they truly were the reason this is elevated above the typical horror films. The script wisely takes its time and lets us get to know these kids and develop deep and rich characters who everybody can relate with.
Many of the typical horror ideas and concepts are flipped on its side here as well. The story is so well told and so beautifully executed that you must give credit to the director Andy Muschietti. The look and the feel of the film was stronger than you expect for a horror movie.
The film is rated R and it certainly earns that R rating. It has some extremely violent scenes and It does some things to the young cast that you just would not think that the film would do. The rating also allowed these kids to talk like real kids talk. When they are away from adults and with their friends, kids can have the foulest mouths of all. This film showed this aspect of the kids perfectly.
I was emotionally tied to most of the young characters as they were being tormented by what they feared the most. I was astonished at how downright awful the adults in these kids' lives were. I have not read the book, but I have heard that the awfulness of the adults of Derry was a theme. If that is the case, then this film nailed it, because every adult that gets any lines at all are at best creepy and at worst unbelievably violent and cruel. I am not sure how many times I actually shivered from the underlying "ick" factor many of the adults had here.
The film is 135 minutes, but I never found myself bored. Just the opposite, I was riveted the entire time and it felt as if the time just flew by. On the other had, I have been in 90 minute films this year that seem to take an eternity.
This is easily the best horror movie of the year so far, but it transcends horror. After several weeks of ho-hum films at the theater, It is poised to have a monster weekend at the box office and very few films this year deserve it more than It. This movie is completely engaging, an entertaining thrill ride from start (poor Georgie) to finish. Whereas the It mini series from the 1980s had a brilliant performance by Tim Curry and was pretty campy otherwise, this version of It feels like the vintage version the material deserves. I was worried that the film would not be able to live up to the high expectations that I had for It, but I found that It actually shattered them.
Of course, if you have a fear of clowns, you may want to question whether you want to see It. It certainly won't change that fear for the better.


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Cardie Saunders is a journalist for the West Morris Mendham High School Paper. Cardie is a sophomore and plans on continuing with journalism throughout my senior year. He plays a sport every season: cross country during the fall, winter track in the winter, and spring track in the spring. Some fun facts about Cardie are that his favorite food is a New York bagel, his favorite color is blue, and he has two siblings.


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Buhari Departs Abuja For CED-SAD Meeting in Chad | Jeremy Spell Blog
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday for N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, to participate in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD).
Malam Garba Shehu, the President's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed the movement in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Shehu said Buhari and other regional leaders would join their host and current Chairperson of CEN-SAD Conference, President Idriss Deby Itno, to deliberate on political and security issues, among others.
The presidential aide said the regional leaders would also deliberate on state of peace and ways to address multifaceted threats in CEN-SAD area, especially Boko Haram and refugees.
He said that the leaders would make a declaration on the entry into force of CEN-SAD revised Treaty intended to fast track the realisation of the objectives of the body.
"During the opening Session of the Conference, special Awards will be given to heads of state and military contingents in Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Central African Republic and in the Lake Chad Basin,'' Shehu further explained.
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Created by the Treaty of Tripoli on Feb. 4, 1998, with six founding members, Nigeria joined the current 29-member regional economic community in 2001.
The group seeks mainly to create a free trade area in Africa as well as to "strengthen peace, security and stability, and achieve global economic and social development of its members."
Delegations from 22 member-countries are expected at the extraordinary meeting of CEN-SAD holding at the Radisson Blu Hotel, N'Djamena.
Sudan which is a member of CEN-SAD may not be represented at the meeting following socio-political uncertainties in the country caused by the removal of President Omar Al-Bashir from office by the Sudanese military on Thursday.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Al-Bashir, had earlier indicated interest to attend the CEN-SAD meeting holding from Friday to Saturday.
Buhari Departs Abuja For CED-SAD Meeting in Chad | Jeremy Spell Blog Reviewed by Jeremiah Genesis Ezra on April 12, 2019 Rating: 5


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Meaning of Cypriot in English:
Pronunciation /ˈsɪprɪət/
Translate Cypriot into Spanish
1A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
'Greek and Turkish Cypriots will vote on reunification a week before Cyprus joins the EU on May 1.'
'Both Greek and Turkish Cypriots prefer to think of themselves as living close to Europe rather than Africa and the Middle East.'
'The Senate shall be composed of an equal number of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.'
'Poles, Slovaks and Cypriots don't defer to Paris or Berlin.'
'For Cypriots, membership of the European Union is far down the list of political priorities.'
'The border was partly reopened last year after pressure from Turkish and Greek Cypriots pushed their respective leaders into talks.'
'Greek Cypriots generally maintain close ties with friends of the same sex.'
'Makarios was not only the spiritual leader of Greek Cypriots, but was also their political leader.'
'A Cypriot presidential spokesman said the majority of those on board were Greek Cypriots.'
'A little older and a great deal larger than his peers, the 17-year-old Cypriot is built like a tank.'
2mass noun The dialect of Greek used in Cyprus.
'Interviews with workers were conducted in English, and those with officials and social movement activists in Greek Cypriot.'
'I am a philologist of the Athens University, specialising (after my retirement) in Cypriot linguistics and literature.'
1Relating to Cyprus or its people or the Greek dialect used there.
'Over the millennia, different settlers have tremendously influenced Cyprus, which is why Cypriot traditions consist of a mixture of influences remaining from settlers.'
'Andrew talks warmly of being raised in the northern suburbs of Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents.'
'Pambos became actively involved with Greek and Cypriot professional dancing at the age of 10.'
'In 1974, in a crowded railway compartment whistling through northern Italy, I found myself squeezed next to a Cypriot student.'
'During his free time, George likes going to the cinema with his Cypriot friends, and also to concerts.'
'We hired a car and drove far away from the coastal tourist belt and up into the hills to the villages and monasteries in the Troodos Mountains to sample real Cypriot life.'
'Fellow-hacks following in my tracks to Nicosia were directed to the hotel bar where I held court and briefed them on Cypriot affairs, which I had myself mugged up on the flight from England only a few hours earlier.'
'The sections on Greek, Cypriot, South African and then Italian food are equally colourful.'
'The Greek Cypriot school system has four levels, beginning with pre-primary education for children from two to five and a half years old.'
'The large communities of people of Cypriot, Italian, Polish, and Ukranian origin (to name only a few) to be found in many British cities are rarely thought of as constituting ethnic minorities.'
'Taro a vegetable which was known in Byzantium but is not known in Greece, is often included in Cypriot casserole dishes, for which the general name is kapamas.'
'We'll meet some of the island's leading conservationists and experience Cypriot village life.'
'Andre, 31, was born in Harrow to Cypriot parents before moving to Australia in 1979.'
'As long ago as 800 BC the Greek poet Hesiod described a sweet Cypriot wine, produced from sun-dried grapes.'
'In London, we ate a lot of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot food.'
'Turkish, Greek and Cypriot shops often sell a large-leafed rocket in bunches, which has a strong, peppery taste and is quite fleshy.'
'This Greek Cypriot cheese is one of few that can stand up to the heat of a barbecue without collapsing.'
1.1Denoting an ancient syllabic script related to the Minoan and Mycenaean scripts, which was used to write the Cypriot dialect of Greek from the 6th to the 3rd centuries BC.
'The Minoans were not Greek and spoke the Cypriot language and so the established hypothesis was that there was some relation between Linear A and B and the Cypriot script.'
From Greek Kupriōtes, from Kupros 'Cyprus'.


As a complement to the pendant that heads the Staccato Collection, or on its own, the Staccato Pendant puts high-quality craftsmanship on display. Crafted by artisans here at our Vermont forge, each piece is unique.
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The unsettled victim drove to a nearby police station with the goat head still on her car, she told KFVS12. After examining the evidence, police say they don't think this was a random act.
KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar Bluff
The woman seems flabbergasted as to who might have left the bloody and shocking surprise.
"I don't have anybody in mind right now," she said in an interview with the TV station.
The goat's remains were taken by animal control, according to the Boston Herald, and investigators are still trying to find the rest of the decapitated animal. Police say they are looking to examine surveillance footage in hopes of finding the suspect.
Neighbor Deirdre Buckmire told CBS Boston that the news "is really bizarre and scary."
And a woman came forward to NECN and said the unidentified woman, who has four children, is her cousin.
That makes the discovery even more jarring, her cousin said.
"Like any other mom," she told NECN, "she has a child she has to protect."
Runners and walkers can become so engrossed in their routines that they forget their surroundings. Here are some tips for staying safe while exercising outdoors.
Police fire tear gas at protestors in Old San Juan
By Monique O. Madan
Citing what it calls a slew of human-rights violations, Amnesty International is calling on the U.S. government to shut down the Homestead detention center before children in Miami-Dade start school again next month.


If you run any kind of club or organisation, then it is important that you have some kind of membership. Not only does this make it easier to keep things organised and so that you can easily identify and contact those that are members of your club, but it also helps the members to feel like a part of something. This feeling of belonging is very important in all kinds of clubs and organisations, including sports clubs, book reading clubs, volunteer groups, appreciation societies or any other type of club, organisation or society. There are many ways in which this can be achieved, but you will find that the most effective way is to issue membership cards to those that are a part of your group.
Membership cards are an easy way to keep track of members and they can contain all the relevant and important information that you need. They can also be personal by having photos on them, and you will also want to consider having some kind of logo which makes it unique to your particular group. These membership cards can also promote the sense of belonging as they are unique and help to unify members. In cases where you need to monitor or manage your members, these cards can also be help with this. This is through linking it to your HR system and including options such as a magnetic strip which is swiped upon entrance and contains all the important and relevant information about that particular member. There will also be the option for added security, and this comes in the form of a signature strip or holographic overlay.
For these high quality membership ID cards, you will need to shop at specialists ID card manufacturers. The top suppliers will always listen to your unique requirements and come up with a tailor made solution. They will also enable you to design a fantastic ID card which you will be proud to hand out to your members, and this will include the option to have the option to create, edit and monitor your cardholders. In addition to this, the top ID card manufacturers will also carry a wide range of high quality accessories for you and your members to consider, and this will include items such as lanyards, clips and cardholders.
No matter how big or small your club or organisation is, or what the purpose of it is, it is always smart to have some form of membership. Membership cards are a fantastic idea as they are simple but can contain all the important information about each member. They also help the members to feel a sense of belonging to the organisation.


I've attempted to knit. I've attempted to crochet. And I can start the stitch. I can continue the stitch. But I can't end and finish off the stitch. I have bins filled with 10+ ft scarves. I'm not kidding. Can someone come to Denver and show this girl what to do with a needle? The only thing I can really do with yarn is wrap it around stuff. I'm good at that. These yarn-wrapped letters are a DIY that's right up my alley. They're easy to make. They just take a little bit of time. These letters have become quite the favorite decor item in my house. The colors are so bright and cheerful. Whenever I walk by, I scream "CHRISTMAS!!!".
Starting at the back of one of the letters, make a small line of hot glue at the bottom of the letter. Push the end of the yarn into the glue and start wrapping. You'll want to wrap tight, but not perfect. Strands can overlap. They look better if they do. Keep wrapping and hot glue the yarn down occasionally. When you get to the tricky parts like the corners, plan out how you are going to wrap the yarn before you hot glue it in place. Trust me. I just saved you a lot of screams tears right there. The yarn will be a little bulkier in these parts, but it's not bad. It builds character.
Emergency room. Elves rule. Everybody remembers. Eggs rolling. Excessive rabbits. These letters can mean whatever you want them to, baby.
On a few of the top ledges like the Y and the M, I cut small individual strands and hot glued them down before wrapping the top half of the letters. I'm a little crazy and wanted every part of the letter covered in yarn. Nobody really sees the top because these will be at eye level. But if you feel like it… go for it.
What have you put on your mantle this season? We don't have a mantle we can decorate so I'm living vicariously through you.
Gorgeous, and you make it look so simple!
Oh you, and your sweet compliments! Thanks so much!
Thanks for the inspiration! I linked to it in my recent post about the letters I made for my daughter's room!


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Brandi Nell the Southern Belle: Ugly Doors... NO MORE!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! While everyone was off vacationing at the lake or the beach (very jealous)... the hubs and I used the long weekend to take on a project that has been at the top of my list since we moved in (second only to the carpet in the master bathroom... thank goodness we took care of that one a few months back).
Okay - Brace yourselves... this is a long post. Sorry! I just have so much to share!
I have hated/loathed/despised the 8 ft tall mirrored closet doors in our bedroom. These four huge sliding (barely) doors spanned one ENTIRE side of my bedroom... talk about an eyesore! I really don't know what people were thinking in the 80's... were they practicing jazzersize in the bedroom??? These monstrosities have been a thorn in my side since moving in. WELL NO MORE!
Terribly ugly, am I right?? BTW - We have been in the house since September of 2008... Can yo imagine looking at these hideous things every night and every morning???
So, I have to confess to ya'll that when the hubs told me that he could tear them down, build a new wall, and then install new doors, I was a little nervous. Could he actually do this??? AND IT LOOK GOOD??? Well, one lesson I have had to learn over and over again is to not doubt the hubs - or at least don't verbalize these thoughts... unless I want to eat crow for dinner.
Once he finished the framing (I am amazed at how sturdy it is), he hung the drywall and patched the seams and screws.
Then, he built the frames for the doors and then hung them! At this point, I was getting really excited!
Just an FYI - I don't just sit around and take pics the whole time... I actually (well, when I'm not in the way) helped! I am kind of embarrassed to show you guys a pic of me with my hair a mess and no makeup... but this is a part of the journey -so here I am. Paint is even in my hair! It took TWO days to get it all out.
So after three long days of hard work, we finished! And I couldn't be happier! Once again, I am super proud of the hubs! Where this may not seem like that big of a project to you guys - Its a huge victory for us!
We opted to not use the wooden knobs that were provided, instead I went and found some glass knobs. I have a weakness for anything glass - especially glass hardware.
As a side note - My mini chihuahua, Parker, hated the fact that our (HIS) bed was being taken up by clothes that were displaced during the reno.
Then he was embarrassed by the fact that I was taking pics of him... I can't help it. I love my furbabies!
I am continuing to work on the bedroom little by little. Hopefully it will be finished one day soon. I am hoping we will have the platform for the bed built soon.
I would love to hear from you. Let me know what you think - or even offer up suggestions! And as always, if you have a project you would like to share, please email me at mailto:brandi.wigley@gmail.com Hope you guys have a great rest of the week!
Looks so good, Bran! I love the glass knobs idea. I have a pair of knobs that have yet to be painted...maybe I'll just buy some glass ones and replace! Such a great idea!
It looks great! Of course, I knew it would with you and Kevin doing the work. I am so proud for you, because I know how much you have been wanting to do this. Well the weekend is coming up, what will your project be this weekend ? I hope that you know that together you guys can do almost anything !!!! Great Work!!!!!
I have two projects that need completing. Are you two for hire? GREAT JOB!
They look great!!! I need you to come over and help us finish a few projects! :) Love the pictures!


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Q: How to use FREAK as part of BOW I've some code running that performs object categorization using the BOW-frame provided by OpenCV.
And as long as I use SIFT or SURF as DescriptorExtractor everything is fine.
Now I want to use FREAK as DescriptorExtractor. As my first step I collect all descriptors of all images. When I use FREAK I  must add a conversation
descriptor.convertTo(descriptor, CV_32F);, or the cluster method throws an exception. So far so good.
Then as I try to generate my labeled responses for each image using  bowide_->compute(image, keypoints, result);
I get an exception OpenCV Error: Assertion failed (queryDescriptors.type() == trainDescCollection[0].type()) in knnMatchImpl, file /home/kastor/Development/opencv-2.4.7/modules/features2d/src/matchers.cpp, line 351
queryDescriptors.type() == trainDescCollection[0].type().
The next step would be to train the SVM.
As I said the whole thing works for SIFT and SURF. Any ideas if it is possible
to use FREAK in the same manner or if I need to do some more conversion ?
I tried different matchers, but no success.
Thanks in advance


Moto G4 : Motorola has assured the availability of its new smartphone on Amazon Indian. The company has tweeted about the sale of Moto G4 ahead of its Tuesday event when the mobile is expected to be launched.
Amit Boni, the Country Head of Motorola Mobility India has stated in a press meet that Motorola's e-commerce market is strong and will continue to be the dominating channel for their new products in India. He also added that Amazon India is one among the best online markets in India and hence Motorola has partnered with Amazon.in for the sales of Moto G4.
Motorola's invites for the Tuesday event specifies the date but has no information about the launch of Moto G4. But it is expected that the Lenovo owned company will release the new smartphone first in India under the brand "Moto by Lenovo". It may also launch Moto G4 Plus with a fingerprint sensor along with Moto G4.
Motorola has revealed several teasers about these Model. Its offerings differ with others that hang while playing games, get switched off when battery drains and mess up images because of slow camera auto focus.
The images of Moto G4 have been leaked before but the specifications of the mobile have not been officially confirmed by the company. Moto G4 is expected to feature a 5.5 inch full HD display, an octa-core processor with 2 GB RAM, 13 MP rear camera and 16 GB internal storage. Moto G4 Plus sports a 16 MP rear camera with flash and auto focus options, a square shaped fingerprint sensor below the home button, a speaker grille and the company's logo below the rear camera.


Img. 1: The new Photonic Professional GT2 3D printer enables the production of larger structures with highest precision in shorter times.
Img. 2: Filigree structures up to the millimeter range can be printed with the highest resolution.


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Glyn Thomas Johns (Epsom, Surrey, Inglaterra, 15 de febrero de 1942) es un músico, ingeniero de sonido y productor musical británico.

Biografía
Johns ha trabajado con una larga lista de artistas y grupos, entre los que destacan Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eagles, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Beatles (material no editado), Ryan Adams, The Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, Spooky Tooth, The Easybeats, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blue Öyster Cult, Emmylou Harris, Midnight Oil, New Model Army, Belly, Joe Satriani, Ronnie Lane, Rod Stewart, Joan Armatrading, Buckacre, Gallagher and Lyle, Georgie Fame, Family, Helen Watson, Fairport Convention y Humble Pie, entre otros.

En la década de 1960, mientras estaba vinculado a la banda británica The Presidents, John comenzó a trabajar como ingeniero de sonido en los IBC Studios de Portland Place, Londres. En 1969, Johns fue llamado para producir las cintas que The Beatles habían grabado durante las sesiones de Get Back. Johns recopiló varias versiones del álbum que fueron finalmente rechazadas por el grupo, antes de que el proyecto fuese llevado por Phil Spector. La versión de Spector se convirtió en el álbum final, titulado como Let It Be.

En 1971, grabó y mezcló el álbum de The Who Who's Next. Su influencia en el álbum de The Faces A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse, que coprodujo junto al grupo, se pudo medir por el mensaje que el grupo le otorgó en los créditos: «Gracias, Glyn, hiciste toda la diferencia». El trabajo como productor de Johns disminuyó durante la década de 1980, a pesar de comprometerse con grupos como Midnight Oil, Nanci Griffith y Belly.

En 2011, después de un par de décadas alejado de la producción, John trabajó con Ryan Adams en su álbum Ashes & Fire. En febrero de 2012, Johns comenzó a trabajar en el álbum de Band of Horses Mirage Rock. En abril de 2012, Johns entró a formar parte del Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll en Cleveland.

Johns desarrolló un enfoque único para el registro de las baterías, caracterizado por una disposición de los micrófonos inusual. La clave para el método era mantener ambos micrófonos elevados y equidistantes con respecto al centro del tambor. Desde su desarrollo, este método ha sido utilizado constantemente en las grabaciones profesionales.

En 2014, Johns publicó Sound Man, una autobiografía publicada por Blue Rider Press.

Vida personal
Glyn Johns es padre de Ethan Johns y de Andy Johns. Ethan también desarrolló una carrera como productor musical y ha trabajado con artistas como Ryan Adams, Paul McCartney, Laura Marling, Ray LaMontagne y Kings of Leon, mientras que Andy ha producido discos de The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin y Jimi Hendrix.

Discografía
Álbumes producidos
 Steve Miller Band – Children of the Future, 1968
 Steve Miller Band – Sailor, 1968
 Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin, 1969
 Family – Family Entertainment, 1969
 Steve Miller Band – Brave New World, 1969
 Steve Miller Band – Your Saving Grace, 1969
 Humble Pie – Humble Pie, 1970
 The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert, 1970
 The Who – Who's Next, 1971
 Faces – A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse, 1971
 Boz Scaggs – Moments, 1971
 Humble Pie – Rock On, 1971
 Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs & Band, 1971
 Eagles – Eagles, 1972
 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 1973
 Eagles – Desperado, 1973
 Gallagher & Lyle – The Last Cowboy, 1974
 Georgie Fame – Georgie Fame, 1974
 Andy Fairweather Low – La Booga Rooga, 1975
 The Who – The Who By Numbers, 1975
 Fairport Convention – Rising for the Moon, 1975
 Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane – Mahoney's Last Stand, 1976
 Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading, 1976
 Andy Fairweather Low – Be Bop 'N' Holla, 1976
 Eric Clapton – Slowhand – 1977
 Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane – Rough Mix, 1977
 Joan Armatrading – Show Some Emotion, 1977
 The Who – Who Are You, 1978
 Joan Armatrading – To the Limit, 1978
 White Mansions – 1978
 Eric Clapton – Backless, 1978
 Marc Benno – Lost in Austin, 1979
 Midnight Oil – Place Without a Postcard, 1981
 Nine Below Zero – Don't Point Your Finger, 1981
 The Clash – Combat Rock, 1982
 The Who – It's Hard, 1982
 Joan Armatrading – Track Record, 1983
 Bob Dylan – Real Live, 1984
 Téléphone – Un Autre Monde, 1984
 New Model Army – The Ghost of Cain, 1986
 John Hiatt – Slow Turning, 1988
 Stevie Nicks – Street Angel, 1994
 Crosby, Stills & Nash – After the Storm, (1994)
 Belly – King (1995)
 Linda Ronstadt – We Ran, 1998
 Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire, 2011
 Band of Horses – Mirage Rock, 2012
 The Staves – Dead & Born & Grown, 2012
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To promote the science and the clinical practice of Prosthodontics.
To advance and promote the specialty by providing opportunity to members for enlarging their knowledge and clinical skills as well as introduce them to new concepts, materials, techniques and devices.
To provide platform to support and promote the dissemination of knowledge and innovation through clinical activities, seminars, conferences, competitions and publications.
To create a national network of Prosthodontists.
To ensure quality Prosthodontic care and service to the community.
To provide a platform for Continuing Education Programe so as to enhance the clinical competence of general dentists and Prosthodontists.
To encourage and support dental research among young graduates.
To promote and encourage communication among the disciplines of dentistry and allied health fields.
To facilitate / advise for promoting post graduate educational activities and job opportunities at national and international level for the young graduates.
To organize conferences, seminars, symposiums and workshops in the specialty.
To facilitate publishing The Journal of the Pakistan Prosthodontics Association (JPPA).
The name of the Association shall be "Pakistan Prosthodontics Association".
Pakistan Prosthodontics Association (PPA) shall consists of Ordinary Members, Associate Members and Honorary Members.
The affairs of the Association shall be directed by the Executive Committee.
The official year of the Society shall be from 1st January to 31st December.
The Association shall be a non–profit organization.
A) Ordinary Members:
Only ordinary members with good standing status and approved by the executive committee of the PPA will have the right to vote. There shall be three categories of ordinary members:
a) Local Ordinary Members:
Pakistani dental graduate having PMDC Recognized postgraduate qualification(s)in Prosthodontics and living and working in Pakistan can become ordinary member. Only those ordinary members who will hold at least Level-III postgraduate qualification(s) in Prosthodontics as defined and recognized by the PM&DC and are living and working in Pakistan shall be eligible to contest for / hold an elected position in the PPA Cabinet. Local ordinary members not having Level-III or higher postgraduate qualification(s) in Prosthodontics as defined and recognized by the PM&DC shall be eligible to vote but will not be eligible to contest for /hold an elected position in the PPA Cabinet.
b) Pakistani dental graduate who enrolled / completed post graduate training in Prosthodontics can also becom local ordinary member but they have no right to vote .
c)Non-local Ordinary Members:
Overseas Pakistani and non-Pakistani dental graduate having postgraduate qualification(s) in Prosthodontics recognized in the country of his / her residence. These members will have the right to vote but shall not be eligible to contest for / hold any elected cabinet position of the PPA.
B) Associate Members:
This is open to:
All dentists holding basic dental and / or specialist qualification other than the specialty of Prosthodontics and registered with the PMDC or with the dental practicing licensing body in their countries of residence in case of foreign / overseas dentists.
Certified Ceramists, Dental Laboratory Technicians / Technologists / Material Scientists and technologists including Microscopy Technicians and Scientists, Face Cosmetologists, Computer Programmers & Engineers, CAD-CAM experts, Engineers, Biostatisticians and the like.
C) Honorary Members:
After recommendation from Executive Committee Honorary Membership can be offered to Local Prosthodontists who are older than 65 Years age, Other non-local men and women of distinction in Prosthodontics or in the kindred sciences or a person, who has rendered outstanding service to promote Prosthodontics within and outside Pakistan.
REGISTER OF MEMBERSHIP
The Secretary shall maintain a register of members, which shall bear the names, qualifications and addresses of the members with the provision of a column for change of addresses and qualifications, and telephone number and e-mails, if any.
The register shall be open to all members for inspection during office hours.
The Secretary shall maintain a separate list for transfer of members.
The Record of the PPA shall be maintained at the office of the Secretary.
ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP
Applicants for membership shall apply on the prescribed Membership Application Form either directly to the Secretary or through the Regional Vice President / In charge / Coordinator of the Regional office. Membership shall be subject to approval of the PAP executive committee.
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
The subscription of the members shall be as follows:
Honorary Members: Free
Ordinary members:
Local ordinary members: Pak Rs 1000/00.
Non-local ordinary members: Pak Rs 500/00 or its equivalent in US Dollars.
Associate members: Pak Rs 500/00 or its equivalent in US Dollars.
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP
Entitlement to journal subscription.
Reduced fee for conference registration.
Reduced fee for Workshop / refresher course Attendance.
Assignment of review / editorial / advisory duties.
OBLIGATIONS & DUTIES OF MEMBERS
Every member shall:
Do all in his / her power to promote the cause of Prosthodontics and take active interest in the activities of the association.
Reply to all queries and questionnaires from the association as quickly as possible or within the time limit specified.
Inform the Regional President about any change in his/ her address.
Inform the Regional Vice President about any addition to his/her qualification or other attainment in the field of Dentistry and allied subjects.
Pay subscription and other dues regularly.
Observe Medical and Dental Ethics in his/ her dental practice.
TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Membership maybe terminated:
By Resignation: A member may at any time resign his / her membership in writing to the Regional Vice President who will be In charge / Coordinator of the Regional office. The resigning member shall pay up all dues against him / her and the In charge / Coordinator of the Regional office shall put up a statement of outstanding dues against the members or clearance certificate if all dues are paid up, along with his/her resignation to the executive committee of the branch for information and necessary action.
By Removal of name on account of non-payment of subscription after due notice as follows:
If subscription is not paid for two consecutive years then Secretary cum Treasurer shall notify the member by registered post acknowledgement due and if after one month of this notice the subscription remains unpaid the executive committee may terminate his membership.
By Removal of the name on the ground of undesirable conduct. The executive committee shall give at least one month's notice to the member concerned to defend him / herself. After receiving the reply, if the executive committee is not satisfied it may present his / her case to the general body meeting for accord of approval to terminate his/her membership. This shall be done after 2/3 of the bonafide members present in the meeting have voted for the same.
A member, who has ceased to be a member under rules (a) and (b) can be readmitted by the executive committee on fresh application being made by him/her and on payment of any outstanding dues against him/her on the date when he/she ceased to be a member plus a readmission fee.
A member who has ceased to be a member under rule (c) above may be readmitted after two years by the general body meeting of the region and finally approved by the executive committee.
The membership of the members of PPA, who go abroad for study or service, shall remain intact.
PPA Cabinet:
Regional Coordinator:
Each administrative region of the country (as specified) will have a Regional Vice President as Coordinator who shall be an elected Councilor from the region and appointed as coordinator by the PPA Executive Committee.
It shall consist of following office bearers.
President (Elect).
Senior Vice President (Elected from amongst the Regional Vice Presidents)
Regional Vice Presidents one from each region (Elect).
Secretary (Elect).
Treasurer (Elect).
RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
The term of President shall be two years. President shall be elected in specified sequence on rotation basis from a region. The sequence of rotation for each region shall be specified in advance for all the administrative regions of the country or for at least 10 terms.
The executive committee in its first meeting held in January, shall consider and pass the budget for the ensuing year, which will be presented by the Secretary cum Treasurer.
The executive committee shall meet as often as necessary. The meeting shall be convened by the Secretary cum Treasurer, in consultation with President.
The executive committee in its annual meeting held in December shall consider and approve following reports:
Annual report of the society prepared by the secretary.
Audit account and balance sheet prepared by the treasurer
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The executive committee shall exercise all the executive functions of the Association.
It shall have full authority to administer and control all the matters including finance of the Association.
It shall accept, terminate or restore membership of any person in accordance with the procedure laid down.
It shall appoint auditors.
It shall look after the academic activities. The executive committee may appoint a member to be responsible for the academic activities of the region.
It shall consider the appointment and dismissal of the staff of the association, as recommendation by secretary.
It shall have the power to appoint sub-committee of its members for specific purposes. It can co-opt any member or members of the Association for this purpose.
Non-attendance for six consecutive meetings of the executive committee, without any reasonable cause, shall disqualify a member from the membership of the executive committee.
ELECTION PROCEDURE
Notice giving date, place and time of election and meeting of the regional body shall be sent by the general secretary to all the members in good standing, by registered post acknowledgement due, at least one month before the date of election.
Nomination papers of the candidates, bearing signature of proposer and seconder, who are bonafide members in good standing, shall be submitted to the general secretary two weeks before the election date.
A candidate can withdraw his/her nomination paper one week before election date.
President-Elect and general secretary shall scrutinize nomination papers and conduct election.
All elections should be conducted by secret ballot.
One vote will be allowed for each member who is eligible to vote under the rules in favor of one post at the election.
Proxy votes will not be allowed in the election.
A member who has not paid his/her dues by end of October shall not be eligible to vote or contest the election.
A person must be a member for at least three years to be eligible to contest the election.
Members in good standing of the concerned region upon its turn shall be eligible to contest for the election of the PPA. Elected Members of the PPA Council shall then elect the PPA Cabinet with the consideration given to the Turn of a region as specified. From each region, a specified number of council members shall be elected by casting votes to them by the eligible members of the PPA.
Election:
Notice giving date, place and time of election and meeting of the regional body shall be sent by the Secretary to all the members in good standing, by registered post acknowledgement or by e-mail, at least one month before the date of election.
A candidate can withdraw his / her nomination paper one week before the election date.
The Election Commissioner nominated by the President and Secretary and approved by Executive Committee shall scrutinize nomination papers and conduct election.
All elections shall be conducted by secret ballot.
Each Member (in Good Standing) shall be entitled to cast his vote to a specified number of councilors contesting the election through a panel.
A member who has not paid his / her dues by end of the month of October of the year shall not be considered in Good standing and thus not eligible to vote or contest the election.
For initial three years office bearers of PPA will be selected by Executive Council ,after that election will be conducted every year .
DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS
The president shall preside and regulate all proceedings of the association.
He / she shall ensure that the constitution is duly carried out in all respects.
He / she shall interpret the application of the constitution and decide any doubtful point. He/she shall check any irregularity and enforce observance of the constitution.
He / she exercise the right of casting vote when the house is equally divided in any of the meetings of the association.
He will be guest of the region at annual congress and the host region will be responsible for his / her travel and hotel stay.
In the absence of the president Vice President or Secretary shall perform his / her duties.
President in consultation with Executive Committee will appoint Vice President.
Senior Vice President:
Will perform the duties of the President in the period of his / her absence / leave / death or any other duty as assigned to him by the President (Elect).
Vice Presidents (Regional)
He / She will act as Incharge / coordinator for regional Office and matters.
Each Regional Vice President shall be elected from amongst the elected councilors. His / her performance and conduct will be assessed by executive committee on annual basis.
He / She will execute the policies of Executive Committee and He / She will be answerable to the President.
He / She will not be allowed to contest for the post of President Elect till he/she is holding the post of Vice President.
He / she shall be responsible for liaison between the Head Office and regional centers.
He / she shall be the executive officer of the association and shall act in consultation with the president.
He / she shall, in consultation with the president, call meeting of executive committee. He shall arrange with the president the order of proceeding at the meetings.
He / she shall maintain a register of resolutions passed at executive committee meetings.
He / she shall prepare the annual report of the society and submit it to executive committee for approval.
He / she shall conduct all correspondence on behalf of the Association.
He / she shall be the ex-officio member of all sub-committees.
Notify resignations and deaths.
Notify changes in member's address and qualifications.
Approve all bills, vouchers, etc. for scrutiny and payment after consultation with the Executive Committee.
Treasurer:
He / she shall be the manager of the accounts and finances of the PPA.
The account shall be audited once a year and presented by the Secretary cum Treasurer to the Association at the executive committee.
He / she shall operate the bank account of the Association jointly with the President / Secretary or any member assigned this task by the President. He / she shall maintain a register of membership.
FINANCIAL YEAR:
The financial year of the society shall be from 1st January to 31st December.
All resolutions passed at executive committee meeting shall be numbered each year and recorded by the general secretary in a separate register of resolutions. This register shall be open to inspection by members during office hours.
The proceeding of all meetings executive committee shall be recorded by the Secretary cum Treasurer in the respective minute's book and the minutes shall be read and confirmed at the next meeting and duly signed by the president or chairman of the meeting.
All cheques shall be payable to "Pakistan Prosthodontics Association."
The funds of the Association shall be deposited in bank approved by the executive committee of the concerned.
The account shall be operated jointly by the President, the Secretary cum Treasurer or any member assigned this task by the President.
Funds, income and property of the association from whatever source derived shall be applied solely towards promotion of the aims and objects of the society and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, profit, bonus or otherwise to any member or office bearer of the Association.
20% of the registration fee at any conference under auspices of PPA will be given to the President within four weeks from the date of congress. The President shall give an account of the same at the next general body meeting.
PUBLICATION OF PAPERS:
No paper shall be read in the meeting unless the title has been sent to the organizing secretary at least one month before the meeting together with an abstract suitable for publication. No report of the Association meeting may be published without consent of the Executive Committee. Transactions shall be published by the Executive Committee every year after annual congress.
JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN PROSTHODONTICSASSOCIATIO(JPPA):
Pakistan Prosthodontics Association shall publish its own journal entitled "JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN PROSTHODONTICS ASSOCIATION". Executive Committee will determine the place of publication of the Journal.
The President of the Association shall be the Executive Editor of the Journal.
Chief Editor of the Journal.
Shall be appointed by the Executive Committee
Shall ensure continuity and high standard of the Journal.
Shall submit audited account of the journal to the Executive Committee.
May appoint any International Editor.
Shall allocate duties to the Editorial Board.
AMENDMENT OR ADDITION TO THE CONSTITUTION:
Any member in good standing wishing to suggest alteration or addition in the clause and/or sub-clause of the constitution may do so by writing to the Secretary cum Treasurer of the Association. The Secretary cum Treasurer shall circulate the proposed amendments to the executive committee at least three months before the next meeting.
The proposed amendment/amendments will be presented for approval to the next annual general body meeting of the society, held on the second day of the annual congress. The amendments must be approved with two third majorities before incorporation in the constitution.


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Aserbajdsjans flag består af tre horisontale linjer i farverne blå, rød og grøn med en hvid halvmåne og en ottetakket stjerne midt på den røde linje. De otte takker på stjernen repræsenterer de otte grene af det tyrkiske folk og tyrkerne er også symboliseret med den blå farve. Den grønne farve repræsenterer islam og den røde står for fremgang og udvikling. Flaget blev officielt taget i brug 5. februar 1991. Et lignende flag var også i brug sent i 1910-tallet, frem til at Aserbajdsjan blev annekteret af Sovjetunionen.

Under Sovjet-perioden havde Aserbajdsjan fire forskellige flag. Fra 1921 til 1937 et rødt med de kyrilliske bogstaver ССРА (SSRA) i gult i det øvre venstre hjørnet. Derefter fik flaget hammer og segl og bogstaverne blev byttet om til AzSSR skrevet med latinske bokstaver. I 1940 blev de latinske bogstaver byttet ud med de kyrilliske АзССР (AzSSR). Den sidste udgave af flaget blev vedtaget 7. oktober 1952 og var rødt med en tynd blå stribe nederst. Bogstaverne blev fjernet, i stedet blev omridset af en stjerne placeret over hammeren og seglen.

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Today, a coalition of unions will march on the General Assembly to demand the passage of HB 1583 which would allow for collective bargaining for public employees (teachers and state and local government employees).
James Andrews of the AFL-CIO is given space in today's N&O to explain his position. However, his points are misguided.
Andrews attempts to make his case by paralleling private sector collective bargaining and public sector collective bargaining. Unfortunately, they are not one in the same.
In private sector collective bargaining the labor union has a stake in the overall success or failure of the company. Therefore, they cannot make their demands so unreasonable as to cause the company to fail or lose profitability since that would hurt them as well. Both the union and the firm share a profit motive, that as the firm is successful, the employees will be as well.
That does not hold true for the public sector. There are no shared profits to motivate and thus, no shared collective interest in success. Employee labor unions can continue to make demand after demand regardless of its economic impact because there is no collective sense of prosperity. There's no risk of the government going bankrupt, it can always just go out and grab new revenues from the taxpayers!
But we'll save those for later.


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At first I thought, why do I need amazon on my tv? But then, I thought, of course I need amazon on my tv! It's actually pretty handy, and I'm not talking about just ordering shows or movies. If you just want to look at something quickly, there's no need to fire up the computer or tablet or look for your phone (which I can never find quickly). If you want to show someone a product, poof, it's on the tv which is so much easier to look at than my tiny phone screen! Also, if you use your alexa voice control, it's all hand free. Admittedly, mine often has to be told a couple of times and the transition isn't seemless by any means, but in all, it works out pretty well when I remember it's available!
Currently, individuals can sell goods in some 20 categories, while professional sellers have been approved to sell items in more than 15 additional categories. Individual-approved categories include books, consumer electronics, tools and home improvement, and toys and games. On the other hand, professionals must meet various requirements to sell beauty products, clothing, fine art and wine.
In addition to strict acceptance to be sold by As Seen On TV Incorporated, Telebrands and other distributers, the most successful products have almost always served to provide a solution to a common problem - and this has inspired inventors worldwide to share their creations and push the industry. The industry leaders have always been smart when it comes to marketing, and have recently started making more of a transition towards ecommerce – using micro websites to push their products, and making good use of affiliate programs. Infomercials now support awareness in addition to creating it.
You already know you can save big on Amazon Prime Day 2018, but with these Amazon shopping hacks you can save even more. When you shop through RetailMeNot, you get $10 cash back on orders of $100 (or more) on Amazon. Another excellent way to save every day, not just Prime Day? Download the Honey app, which automatically searches and applies discount codes at check out and gives you points every time you shop online (once you accrue a certain number of points you can cash them in for a gift card).
In late 2016, the company launched its first experimental Go store, which replaces cashiers with a computer vision system that automatically detects when you take products off the shelf and checks you out as you leave the store. Go now has two locations in Chicago, three in Seattle, and one that just opened in San Francisco today, with more planned in California and New York City over the course of the next year. Bloomberg reported in September that Amazon may open as many as 3,000 Go locations by 2021, with the goal of competing with stores like CVS and 7-Eleven, as well as fast casual and made-to-go meal establishments. The company is also now experimenting with brick-and-mortar stores that sell only four-star rated products from Amazon.com, starting with a location in New York City.
When it comes to last-mile delivery, Amazon has publicly disclosed its work on drones and the Prime Air program to use those unmanned aerial vehicles to drop packages on our doorstep. The project has been in the works since 2013, and it's hit a few snags as the regulation of US commercial drone operations has been a slow and often painful process for companies trying to get operations off the ground.
This offer is valid ONLY to eligible Prime customers. To qualify, you must: (1) purchase the Amazon.com Gift Cards using the Amazon.com account to which you are currently logged in; and (2) enter promo code in the "Gift Cards & Promotional Codes" box when you check out.
Here's a special treat for Amazon Prime members: when you sign into your Amazon Prime account and buy Amazon gift cards worth at least $50, Amazon will deposit a $15 credit in your account! You'll get a notification banner in the last step of Checkout that lets you know your purchase qualified for the offer. If a promo code is requested, use this code. Don't leave free money on the table, grab this deal while it's hot! Some exclusions apply, see full instructions when clicking through.
Even so, the first infomercial of the same type we see on TV today, aired in 1982 and was for a hair growth supplement called "New Generation" which was marketed by entrepreneur Robert E. Murphy Jr. It was such a success that other companies quickly began following suit and purchasing program-length commercial air time. At this time infomercials used to commonly be shown during late night/early morning hours, although stations discovered success showing them at other times when they learned that the majority of purchases were made in the morning, during the day, and around primetime.


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Who are Narayan Thakur and Tababi Devi? Know about two athletes PM Modi mentioned in Mann Ki Baat
Published: October 28, 2018 2:34:42 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' said that India is setting new records not just in the field of sports but also in hitherto uncharted areas.
To give you an example, I would like to mention about Para Athlete Narayan Thakur, PM Modi said in Mann Ki Baat. (PIB)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' said that India is setting new records not just in the field of sports but also in hitherto uncharted areas. PM Modi cited the example of Para Athlete Narayan Thakur, who won a gold medal for the country in the 2018 Para Asian Games, to buttress his point. Narayan achieved the feat of becoming the only Indian to have won the athletics 100m gold medal in the 2018 Para Asian Games in Jakarta.
PM @narendramodi #MannKiBaat #PMOnAIR: India is setting new records not just in the field of sports but also in hitherto uncharted areas. To give you an example, I would like to mention about Para Athlete #NarayanThakur pic.twitter.com/egPe7QZyIn
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) October 28, 2018
For Narayan, the victory did not come easy given the odds he faced in his life. Born with a disability and lived in an orphanage for eight years in his childhood, Narayan had worked at roadside eateries in Delhi and cleaned DTC buses to sustain a living. Narayan also lived in a slum for a while in Delhi's Samaypur Badli. After his father died, his family faced crisis and he was sent to an orphanage by his mother where he could continue his studies without having to worry about food.
Narayan suffers from left-sided hemiparesis, a medical condition in which a patient suffers paralysis on the left side of the body after a brain stroke.
Although he was always interested in sports, cricket was his first love but somehow he could not play it. He began his training from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium when somebody advised him to practice athletics. Later, he shifted to Thyagaraj Stadium for training. Narayan worked hard on his game and impressed all with his performance in some international events.
PM Modi felicitated the para-athlete after he returned from Jakarta.
Another athlete who got her name mentioned by PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat' is India's first athlete to win a medal in a Judo event, Tababi Devi.
"Not just that, just observe the rapidly enhancing levels of excellence in Indian sports! Hitherto, India had never won a medal in a Judo event, at junior or senior level. But #TabaabiDevi created history by bagging the silver medal at #youthOlympics," PM Modi said in 'Mann Ki Baat', appraising her feat.
Not just that,just observe the rapidly enhancing levels of excellence in Indian sports! Hitherto,India had never won medal in a Judo event, at junior or senior level. But #TabaabiDevi created history by bagging silver medal at #youthOlympics: PM @narendramodi #MannKiBaat #PMOnAIR pic.twitter.com/wh1OUn01ku
Creating history, Tababi Devi Thangjam became India's first judoka to win a medal for a country at the Olympics – junior or senior. She bagged a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. The 16-year-old Tababi is an Asian cadet champion, who hails from Manipur. She had a solid campaign at the 2018 Youth Olympics having racked up good victories on her way to the final.


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Il capitalismo della sorveglianza è un libro di saggistica del 2019 della professoressa Shoshana Zuboff che guarda allo sviluppo di aziende digitali (come Facebook, Google e Amazon), suggerendo come i loro modelli di affari rappresentino una nuova forma di accumulazione capitalista che Zuboff definisce "capitalismo della sorveglianza".

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Zuboff afferma che il capitalismo della sorveglianza si appropria dell'esperienza umana usandola come materia prima da trasformare in dati sui comportamenti. Alcuni di questi dati vengono usati per migliorare prodotti/servizi, mentre il resto diviene un surplus comportamentale privato, sottoposto a un processo di lavorazione avanzato noto come "intelligenza artificiale" per essere trasformato in prodotti predittivi in grado - per l'appunto - di predire cosa faremo immediatamente, tra poco e tra molto tempo. Questi prodotti vengono scambiati in un nuovo tipo di mercato per le previsioni comportamentali, che Zuboff definisce mercato dei comportamenti futuri.

In una società capitalista, le informazioni che gli utenti producono accedendo a piattaforme come Facebook possono essere utilizzate liberamente dalle piattaforme stesse per migliorare la user experience e offrire loro contenuti maggiormente in linea con gli interessi evidenziati dai dati ottenuti in precedenza. Ciò può essere fatto attraverso l'uso di un algoritmo che filtra automaticamente le informazioni. Il pericolo del capitalismo della sorveglianza risiede nel fatto che le piattaforme e le società tecnologiche possono accedere a tali informazioni gratuitamente. In secondo luogo c'è pochissima supervisione da parte dei governi e degli utenti stessi. Secondo Zuboff Google ha avuto un ruolo pionieristico nel capitalismo della sorveglianza sia in senso teorico che pratico, inventando e perfezionando questo nuovo modello di capitalismo. Tuttavia oggi Google non è più l'unico attore, perché altri capitalisti della sorveglianza (come Facebook, Microsoft e Amazon) sono apparsi sullo scenario.

Contrariamente al detto secondo cui "se è gratis, il prodotto sei tu", gli utenti non sono i "clienti" del capitalismo della sorveglianza, ma le fonti del surplus comportamentale, l'oggetto di un'operazione di estrazione della materia prima. I veri clienti dei capitalisti della sorveglianza sono le aziende che operano nel mercato dei comportamenti futuri. Difatti tutto questo sta determinando un'asimmetria senza precedenti della conoscenza e del suo potere, dal momento che i capitalisti della sorveglianza sanno tutto di noi, mentre per noi è impossibile sapere quello che fanno.

Il trionfo del capitalismo della sorveglianza secondo Zuboff è stato possibile perché rappresenta un cambiamento senza precedenti (proprio come l'invenzione dell'auto che inizialmente fu definita una "carrozza senza cavalli"), risultando pertanto irriconoscibile. Il saggio si prefigge, dunque, l'obiettivo di dare finalmente un volto a questa nuova forma di capitalismo e renderla visibile ai nostri occhi.

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 Il capitalismo della sorveglianza, Luiss University Press, Roma, 2019

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It's not unusual today to be in a second, or even a third marriage. But when it's not your first venture into wedded bliss, estate planning issues can get a little more complex.
Things are different for blended families, from step-parenting and scheduling holiday gatherings to financial and estate planning. A recent article in Forbes, "Second Marriage and Estate Planning: 5 Things You May Not Have Considered," examines key issues that should be kept in mind.
Expenses and ownership. Commingled income and assets may be at risk, since many remarried couples set up joint accounts to pay for living expenses. Keeping money separate may be crucial, if you're still financially entangled with your ex. Remember that divorce decrees do not necessarily bind creditors. As a result, an ex's default could leave you responsible for an old debt.
Community Property and Common Law. Make sure that you understand the implications if you reside in a community property state. In those jurisdictions, the assets you bring to the marriage or receive individually will stay yours. However, what you earn or acquire during the marriage is owned equally by both spouses. This can be compared with a common law state. In those states, titles, registrations, or ownership documents control ownership. If you have property in another state, you may need to consider both scenarios. These differences in state property laws show how important it is to work with an experienced estate planning attorney.
Remarriage. If your spouse gets remarried after you pass away, the assets can become commingled. A good option in this situation is a trust to protect assets for each spouse's children, if that is your wish.
Inheritance. Consider what would happen to inheritances for the children of the first spouse to die. Would they be required to wait for the second spouse to die? The best answer is a trust that can give specific instructions in that scenario. If you die before your new spouse, and you own assets jointly, it may effectively disinherit your children from a prior marriage. It may not be your intent, but your new spouse will have the authority to decide who inherits any jointly-owned assets.
Use of the home. When you are in a blended family, you must determine whether the surviving spouse will be allowed to live in the home and for how long. One option is to place the home in a trust for the benefit of the surviving spouse.
Don't overlook updating your estate plan after you remarry. No matter how great the plan was for your first marriage, it's no longer applicable. An estate planning attorney will be able to guide you through the issues that are unique to blended families so that your new spouse and children from a prior marriage and children from your current marriage are all protected.


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UN Foundation Offers Condolences, Support to UN Colleagues
Senseless Attack In Nigeria Reaffirms Need To Help The Un And Its Life-Saving Global Mission
United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth released the following statement today on the news that UN offices in Abuja, Nigeria had been subjected to a deadly bomb blast that took the lives of UN employees and local support staff and wounded dozens, according to early reports.
"We at the United Nations Foundation stand with the family, friends, and associates of our United Nations colleagues in Nigeria at this time of tragedy. Our thoughts, prayers, and support go out to them and to the extended, global family of the UN system that has been affected by this loss.
"The news of today's deadly bomb blast reminds us of the courage of the men and women of the UN who dedicate their lives to service around the world in the name of peace, stability, and progress. Members of the UN Foundation Board were in Nigeria last year and saw firsthand the impact of the UN's work to save children's lives, improve the health of women, and build an innovative, prosperous future for Africa.
"Today's senseless attack reaffirms our dedication to help support these efforts in Nigeria, in Africa, and around the globe. We will work closely with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as we look for ways to offer assistance at this time and to build understanding and awareness of the lifesaving work of the men and women of the UN."
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. We build and implement public/private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and work to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we connect people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. These campaigns focus on reducing child mortality, empowering women and girls, creating a new energy future, securing peace and human rights, and promoting technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit www.unfoundation.org.