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Google has reset the laptop experience with the Pixelbook. So, what can we expect for the next reset?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday the United States wants to create insecurity in the Islamic Republic a day after an attack on a military parade that killed members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards.
A virtual tour with luxury market experts on the evolving landscape of NYC's luxury retail. While uptown luxury is more staid and conservative, downtown is where the action is. Signposts in the evolving market for luxury can be found downtown.
Thiago Santos scored a dramatic finish in the main event and 9 others score stoppage victories in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists as soon as possible.
New pledges made last week by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to curb his nuclear weapons program may have opened the door to further talks with Washington, but just how much impact would they have on the North's nuclear arsenal?
The fast-fashion model is increasingly scrutinized for creating a lot of waste. Some retailers and brands are paving the way for a greener approach to fashion.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen is expected to cement his grip on power in the tropical archipelago in an election on Sunday that opposition and international groups have criticized for a lack of transparency and the suppression of dissent.
We already know eating a high-fiber diet is important for heart and digestive-system health, but new research is showing that it may also play a vital role in preserving brain health as we age.


This promo was given away at the drupa 2000 - the print media trade fair.
Drupa is an international event, and it took place from 18 to 31 May 2000, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
According to the fair's Marketing/Communication Department, this playmobil® DRUPA edition was not produced by Messe Düsseldorf - it was one of the exhibitors that handed out such figures during the fair.
The figure is a pretty common astronaut, but the box is of a dark blue color, like most of the space sets that came out around that time.
Oddly, inside there's the kind of baggie that usually packages unboxed promos, instead of the common bags.
Though the box depicts a different pad, the one that actually came with him was an accident report. I wonder if it was a mistake in this particular box or if they all came out like that? If anyone has this item I'd appreciate some light on that - just email me.
WHY would an astronaut have an accident report!?
Maybe he actually is a space traffic cop, and things up there are a lot more crowded and complicated than anyone imagines?


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Baby dolls made of lace combined with satin, silk guarantees your comfort. You can choose an open-front, bow accented charming baby doll or a daring very soft piece, or a nicely embroidered piece – the effect won't be missing.
Daring lingerie sets made of comfortable, stretch fabric, with matching garters and garter belt. These pieces are very special – special colors, special cut and accents.
A very new cut among underwears is skong: a miniskirt with attached slip. This miniskirt is usually tull, ruffle. These styles are more seductive of you combine it with a matching garter and garterbelt.
A very attractive underwear is thong with many straps on the sides or the back or the stretch transparent tulle strings.
Selecting your lingerie the most important is to feel comfortable wearing those underwear, and that is match your personality.


Height is associated with power in the society. If you look closely, you will find that most of the business leaders are tall men and women. Tall people also tend to make more money that shorter people. Dating experts have also shown that tall men date and marry beautiful women compared to their shorter counterparts.
Swimming: swimming stretches your spine along ligaments and tendons thus increasing your height. One of the best swimming styles is the breast stroke. The good thing with this style is that you kick one way and stretch your arms the other way.


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HAVANA – Cuban President Fidel Castro has offered to send 100 doctors to Houston immediately to help provide medical care to residents of New Orleans who have been evacuated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Another 500 clinicians and specialists could be dispatched to Houston "or any other airport of your choosing," by Sunday, Castro said during a TV Roundtable discussion broadcast in Havana with another 500 to follow.
The offer was relayed via e-mail to members of U.S. organizations that have traveled to Havana on commercial licenses in recent months. Members of the USA Rice Federation met with Castro during a visit to Havana to discuss potential sales of U.S. rice on Aug. 25-26.
"Our country is ready to send, in the small hours of morning, 100 clinicians and specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine, who at dawn tomorrow, Saturday, could be in Houston International Airport, Texas, the closest to the region struck by the tragedy," Castro was quoted as saying.
"These Cuban personnel would be carrying backpacks with 24 kilograms of medications, known to be essential in such situations to save lives, as well as basic diagnosis kits. They would be prepared to work alone or in groups of two or more, depending on the circumstances, for as long as necessary."
Castro said Cuba is also ready to send via Houston, or any other location, 500 additional specialists with the same equipment, who could be at their destination by Sunday with another 500 to follow.
"Thus, the 1,100 said medical doctors, with the resources described tantamount to 26.4 tons of medications and diagnosis kits, would be caring for the neediest persons in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina," he said.
"These medical doctors have the necessary international experience and elementary knowledge of the English language that would allow them to communicate with the patients. We stand ready waiting for the US authorities' response."
During a five-and-one-half hour meeting with USA Rice Federation leaders in Castro's offices in Havana, the Cuban president described the country's medical training program at length.
He also showed the USA Rice delegation a map of the new network of hospitals the Cuban government has been building to serve its people. Some Cuban doctors are also being sent to Venezuela to provide medical services in that country.
That was no immediate response from U.S. officials.
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Hans Henrik Reusch (1852-1922) est un géologue norvégien.

Il meurt en 1922 à la Gare de Hvalstad en essayant de monter dans un train.

Il est notamment commémoré par la médaille Reusch décernée par la Société de Géologie Norvégienne (Norsk Geologisk Forening), et par le nom du Glacier Reusch, en Antarctique.

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Géologue norvégien du XIXe siècle
Géologue norvégien du XXe siècle
Naissance en septembre 1852
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Carl Duering
Born: May 29, 1923
in Berlin, Germany
Movies for Carl Duering...
Title: The Waiting Time
Character: Pastor Weiden
When British Intelligence Officer Tracy Barnes attacks visiting German politician Dieter Krause, solicitor's clerk Joshua Mantle is called to help unravel the events which led to the assault.
Title: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
Character: Richter
In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with all the chapters being in chronological order. As such, the scenes where an older Indiana Jones reminisces are never seen in these versions.
Title: Stalag Luft
Character: First Ferret
Few wartime prisoners have attempted escape quite as many times as bumbling RAF Officer James Forrester. Though Officer Forrester has twenty-three escape attempts to his name, each successive attempt he makes to break free somehow seems to go worse than the last. But this time there's a difference, because Officer Forrester isn't just plotting his own escape, but the escape of all 327 of his fellow prisoners as well - and all at once. In fact even the Germans want to escape!
Title: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around Wilmington, North Carolina and on the campus of UNCW. The series was an Amblin Entertainment/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes, though Harrison Ford bookended one episode. The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas, who also created, co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films. Due to its enormous budget, the series was cancelled in 1993. However, following the series' cancellation, four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series. In 1999, the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
Title: Destroying Angel
Character: Publisher
A feuding but very wealthy married couple are planning their divorce while relaxing at luxury hotels in Yugoslavia. The husband decides he wants to get rid of his wife, so hires a hitman. However his wife also has the same planned for her husband, seducing one of her many lovers into doing the job. Should these attempted murders not succeed, the husband will have to carry on being blackmailed by his wife for his incestuous affair with his 16 year old daughter. Since the daughter has her own lethal romantic agenda, things don't go quite as planned.
Title: Peter the Great
Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
Title: Inside the Third Reich
Character: Hugo Elsner
Released: May 9, 1982
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based upon Speer's own monograph of the same title.
Title: Possession
Character: Detektiv
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Title: Malou
Two life stories. That of Malou, a French woman, married to a German Jew, a refugee stranded in South America: a picture of the pre-war generation reflected in the unusual destiny of an individual woman. And that of Hannah, an alert, independent, modern woman, seeking after freedom and her own identity, and trying in present-day Berlin to save her shaky marriage.
Title: A Walk in the Forest
Character: George Toman
A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident.
Title: The Boys from Brazil
Character: Trausteiner
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
Title: Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Character: Lt.Narka
Title: Operation: Daybreak
Character: Karl Frank
Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.
Title: Mrs. Acland's Ghosts
Character: Mr. Tile
Mr Mockler and Mrs Acland have never met, but gradually Mrs Acland 's ghosts begin to take over Mr Mockler 's life.
Title: The Sweeney
Character: Dantziz
The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. The programme's title derives from Sweeney Todd, which is Cockney rhyming slang for "Flying Squad". The programme was shot entirely on 16mm film by Thames Television's film division, Euston Films. It originally aired on ITV between 2 January 1975 and 28 December 1978 in the 9-10pm weekday slot with repeated showings at the same time until the early 1980s. It starred John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, and Dennis Waterman as his partner Detective Sergeant George Carter. Such was its popularity in the UK that it spawned two theatrically released feature film spin-offs, Sweeney! and Sweeney 2.
Title: The Adventurer
Character: Colonel Kazan
The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Character: Dr. Brodsky
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
Title: Revolution My A..
Character: Major Bodenschatz
A comedy about a Danish private detective, normally just occupied with cases about unfaithful spouses, is suddenly involved in murder, arms deal, revolution in Guateragua, briefcase full of money and the Danish intelligence agency.
Title: Underground
Character: Stryker
An American intelligence agent attempts to kidnap a top Nazi general.
Title: Darling Lili
Character: General Kessler
World War I. Lili Smith is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces.
Title: Duffy
Character: Bonivet
Half-brothers Stefane and Antony despise their biological father, callous millionaire Charles Calvert. Because Charles refuses to share his wealth with his sons, Stefane and Antony ask hip American thrill-seeker Duffy to help steal the money they believe is their birthright. When Charles decides to move a large portion of his savings from Morocco to France, Duffy has an opportunity to stage a daring burglary attempt at sea.
Title: Arabesque
Character: Hassan Jena
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Title: The Saint
Character: Kruger
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Title: Strip Tease Murder
Character: Rocco
The unusual death of a dancer at the Flamingo Club prompts the dancer's husband to dig deeper into the case. What he uncovers is a tangled web of blackmail, drug trafficking, and mad science.
Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Dr. Berger
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
Character: Tony D'Ambrosio
Title: The Electronic Monster
Character: Blore, the killer
An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.
Title: Let's Be Happy
Character: Customs Inspector
On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.
Title: The Colditz Story
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
Title: The Divided Heart
Character: Postman
During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.
Title: The Red Beret
Character: Rossi
Steve MacKendrick (Alan Ladd) resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.


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The Qatar Harvey Fund established a partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) in 2018 to support American veterans who continue to be impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Over the course of two years, BWF will utilize a $6 million grant from the Qatar Harvey Fund to identify and support organizations providing services to the more than 400,000 post-9/11 veterans and their families in the southeast Texas areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. This partnership will support rebuilding and recovery initiatives as well as work in adjacent service areas that contribute to improved outcomes for this community. Grants will be announced biannually beginning in May 2019 and the partnership is scheduled to conclude in December 2020.
Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA), which provides legal support to veterans and have supported veterans in 25 of the 41 federally declared Harvey disaster counties in Texas. This grant will expand LSLA's outreach to veterans in underserved communities, particularly along the rural gulf coast, identify veteran clients who require legal support, and serve 250 clients with a total of 400 legal issues.
The St. Bernard Project (SBP), which is a nationally-recognized disaster resilience and recovery organization that has been working in storm-impacted communities since Hurricane Katrina. This grant will ensure 10 veterans living in rural communities affected by Harvey and requiring home repair/rebuild services have access to resources and support.
Two separate grants have been made to South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR) research consortium focused on PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) evaluation and treatment at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. These grants are complementary efforts to address the under-availability of quality, evidence-based mental healthcare for veterans in the Texas Gulf Coast.
Fund trainings for at least 90 clinicians in counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey and help those organizations create long-term plans for sustained use of evidence-based therapy. The STRONG STAR team will subsequently provide expert consultation to these mental health care providers as they treat at least three veterans each (from or currently residing in the counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey) between February 2020 – November 2020. This grant will serve 270 veterans during the grant period and will also create an enduring capability to treat many more.
Provide immediate care for up to 40 veterans in the region impacted by Hurricane Harvey who are suffering most acutely from PTSD. Some veterans in the Texas gulf coast region struggle with severe PTSD, exacerbated by the stresses of Hurricane Harvey, and cannot wait for the local mental health care capability to improve. This grant will identify up to 40 veterans in need of immediate expert clinical care and transport them to San Antonio for the best-in-class STRONG STAR 3-week program designed to address the most severely traumatized PTSD patients who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Because participating in training can be cost-prohibitive for clinicians, QHF/BWF stipends will ensure that the 90 participating clinicians can afford to receive that training and that they use their expertise to treat veterans in the counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Stipends will support each of the 90 clinicians treating 3 veterans and will enable them to participate in the annual Combat PTSD conference in San Antonio, to supplement their training and develop a network of mental health care providers
The remaining five grants provide important supplementary capabilities and outcomes to support Harvey-impacted veterans in the Gulf Coast region:
Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. – provide mental health and financial counseling for 100 veterans or family member. Easter Seals is a national non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, other special needs, and disabled veterans. Easter Seals of Greater Houston was one of the biggest providers helping families recover from the impact and aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and has since been working to address unmet mental health and financial literacy needs in the veteran community. Easter Seals is addressing the pressing need for mental health services and financial literacy by providing individual and group mental health counseling, peer to peer support, and financial coaching. This funding will enable mental health counseling to decrease veterans' depression and anxiety and improve participants' quality of life. This grant will also fund financial counseling to help veterans reduce their debt, increase their assets, and create and use a household budget. Easter Seals of Greater Houston has outreach offices in four counties on the Texas Gulf Coast and will serve 100 post-9/11 families impacted by Hurricane Harvey with this grant.
Vets4Warriors – provide support for 250 veterans, family members, and caregivers located in the Texas Gulf Coast. Housed at the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National Call Center in New Jersey, Vets4Warriors is a national 24/7-peer support network that provides live one-on-one assistance to veteran and military communities. Every call, text, and email from a veteran is answered by Vets4Warriors peers who are all veterans, military family members and caregivers. With this grant, Vets4Warriors will target their outreach to the Texas Gulf Coast region to reach veterans affected by Hurricane Harvey who need upstream support and peer connection so that the challenges they are facing are mitigated before they reach the point of crisis. Vets4Warriors is especially focused on the more rural areas, where support is less available. Vets4Warriors will locate and serve 250 veterans, family members, and caregivers located in the Texas Gulf Coast during this grant period.
Operation Family Caregiver-Gulf Coast Region, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) – provide training and support to at least 100 families throughout the Texas Gulf Coast. RCI operates Operation Family Caregiver (OFC), a personalized program where highly trained OFC experts train and "coach" each family with the skills to navigate their challenges, resulting in stronger and healthier families. The spouses and family members who provide care at home for wounded veterans have an increased likelihood of depression and other negative health outcomes; low productivity and problems at work; relationship distress; and increased financial difficulty. The OFC coaches help families of veterans to manage their caregiving difficulties, via video or in-person meetings for a 16- to 24-week period. This grant will enable RCI to expand the Operation Family Caregiver program to the Gulf Coast of Texas. Hurricane Harvey and resulting tropical storms affected more than 510,000 veterans, and the devastation caused in this region by the hurricane exacerbated the daily difficulties caregivers face. This grant will provide vital caregiving coaching through the Operation Family Caregiver Program to at least 100 families. Because of the prevalence of Spanish-speaking caregivers in the Texas Gulf Coast, this grant will also translate the OFC curriculum into Spanish.
The Mission Continues – operate a week of veterans' service projects in communities affected by Hurricane Harvey, involving 500 Houston and Gulf Coast veterans. TMC conducts annual large-scale veteran empowerment and community improvement operations, empowering veterans and addressing their need to serve while supporting communities in need. In June 2020, TMC will bring convene 500 veterans from the Houston and Gulf Coast region, as well as veteran leaders from across the country, for a week of service projects in communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. They will partner with local community organizations and the result will be significant and sustainable positive change in neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.
Combined Arms – identify, train, and equip 100 leaders across the Gulf Coast region to identify and connect with local Harvey-impacted veterans. Combined Arms unites the community of service providers to improve and accelerate services to Houston veterans. To date, however, veterans in the Houston metropolitan area have had the easiest access to the 395 programs provided by 56 member organizations within the Combined Arms collaborative. This grant will take that access directly to Harvey-impacted veterans in the rural Texas Gulf Coast region where Combined Arms will identify, train, and equip 100 leaders across the region to identify and connect with local Harvey-impacted veterans, identify their enduring needs, and connect them with the resources to address those needs. Each leader will connect to, and resolve the challenges of at least five veterans, resulting in a minimum of 500 veterans, and potentially many more, served by this significant outreach effort.
Grants will be announced biannually until the partnership's scheduled conclusion in December 2020.
Status: As of October 2019, 51% of funds have been disbursed as planned with 100% scheduled by December 31, 2019.
"The Qatar Harvey Fund represents an investment in the Bob Woodruff Foundation to support veterans and military families to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey."
General Martin Dempsey, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Bob Woodruff Foundation Board Member
"This new partnership allows us to support veterans and their families impacted by Hurricane Harvey via those best-in-class service providers who bring measurable outcomes and local activation."
Anne Marie Dougherty, Executive Director, Bob Woodruff Foundation


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2018 Hall of Fame inducteeJennifer L. Garr is a native of Louisville, Ky. Early in her sophomore year at UK, mentored by Professor Robert A. Baker, she chose the path of topical studies with an emphasis in art therapy, and graduated with a B.S. in 1986. Garr's activities at UK ranged from a semester as staff artist for the "Kentucky Kernel" to public relations director for the UK Student Center Board, and positions such as Little Kentucky Derby program chairman; UK delegate, National Entertainment and College Activities Association; Panhellenic representative for her sorority, Delta Delta Delta; and art teacher/art club sponsor at Blackburn Correctional Complex.
Garr's intellectual curiosity, analytical skills and drive propelled her into the world of business at Brown & Williamson International, followed by rigorous training at the legendary advertising company Leo Burnett in Chicago. Garr has been a part of executive management teams leading the evolution and reimagining of the branding and communications industry at some of the world's top global agencies, including J. Walter Thompson, Publicis, Ammirati Puris Lintas, Interbrand and most recently Ogilvy & Mather.
Garr has led brand strategy and communications initiatives for some of the biggest and most successful brands in the world, including Quaker, Nabisco, Seven-Up, Philip Morris, Whirlpool, Fujifilm, Thomson/RCA, Sony, Marriott International, Thomson-Reuters, and UBS. Her assignments have reached well beyond the key U.S. business centers of Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to international venues such as London, Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.
Garr has devoted much time and energy to advocating for women and children. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Junior League, The Northwestern Hospital Auxiliary and the Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Girl Scouts. Most recently, she has added the role of adjunct professor to her resume in the Marketing Department of the School of Business at the College of Charleston. She also sits on the Advisory Board to the College of Charleston's Entrepreneurial program.
Garr and her husband, Steve Gregg, continue to pursue their professional careers from their newly renovated home on a beach just outside Charleston, S.C.
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My Kolachi Exhibition: a series of drawings
Now extended until Thursday, 28 May
Monday – Friday 10.00 – 18.00
Drawing with language and visual metaphors, Farina Alam explores the notion of place and how it bears upon Pakistan as a post-colonial nation state. Asia House hosts the completed series of 'My Kolachi' in a solo show of drawings by the artist. The singular works on paper underline a link between text and image to expose recurring themes of religion, politics and conceptions of identity in her recent work.
Mai Kolachi was a fishing woman, upon whom modern day Karachi is named after. 'My Kolachi' is the title of Alam's recent drawings for her solo show at Asia House.
Drawing with language and visual metaphors, Farina Alam critiques complex cultures of a post-colonial nation state/home. Alams' process of detailed mark making is a deliberate effort to disseminate a response to a political and religious identity. Engaged in this way, the artist places words and symbols within a laboriously conceived graphic framework. A "naqsha" or map is dotted out in diminutive quill points, which she refers to as a "made-up" language of text and image as a homage to the lexicon approach of craftsmen and artists under censorship imposed by Pakistani military and clerical leaders.
In recent projects such as 'My Kolachi' Alam is interested in how language used in media highlights an immediate relationship to an image. The feeding ground for her research is rooted in Pakistan and its chequered existence as a nation strained by a power battle between the army, the feudals, and the Islamic fundamentalists. Google images, the printed word and of course visits to her home town of Karachi fuel the works on paper.
The project is host to a series of influences picked from Arab literary symbolism, local Pakistani craftsmanship and a play of words in Arabic, English and Urdu. As a Pakistani, she feels the undercurrent of national political anxiety remains central to her drawings.
Farina Alam has exhibited with John Martin of London UK, Koel Gallery Karachi Pakistan and London Print Studio London UK. She has also participated in Master Drawings London 2008, Arte Fiera Bologna 2009, and a Multiplied Contemporary Editions Fair at Christies 2014.
Born 1971 in Karachi, Pakistan, Alam attained a BFA at the Indus School of Art and Architecture in Karachi Pakistan in 1996. She immigrated to England in 1998 where she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art UCL and completed her Masters of Media in Fine Art in 2000. Alam currently lives and works in London.
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Q: making a b+tree concurrent (c) I am currently attempting to make a b+ tree concurrent.
So far the approach I had in mind as a starting point would be to iterate through the tree when inserting, locking each node (each node has its own lock) and unlocking once gotten the lock to the next node in the tree until a node which has a child who has the order of the b+ tree - 1 keys as anything under that node can be modified, after which all the necessary insert operations are ran and the node is unlocked.
This is obviously a very naive approach and doesnt offer much in the way of concurrency so I was wondering if there is a better way to go about this? Any inputs whatsoever would be greatly appreciated!

A: I have just finished one project on implementing a concurrent B+ tree. You can find some intuition from CMU 15-445 (Database Systems):
https://15445.courses.cs.cmu.edu/fall2018/slides/09-indexconcurrency.pdf (Slides)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AiAR_giC6A&list=PLSE8ODhjZXja3hgmuwhf89qboV1kOxMx7&index=9 (Video)
One way to do this is called "latch crabbing". Basically, you need an RWLock for each node.
When you are searching for a leaf node, you add a Read(Search) or Write(Insert/Delete) lock on each of the node you visit. Once you discovered a node is "safe" (i.e. it won't split for insert, or it won't merge/redistribute with neighbors in delete), you can release the locks of its ancestors since you know the modification is limited to under this node. In this way, you are acquiring locks in the front and releasing locks on the back, walking like a crab, that's why it is called "latch crabbing" (I am misusing "latch" and "lock" here)
This can be hard to implement, good lock :)

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Q: Roboto light and Roboto bold in a TextView Can I apply Roboto light and Roboto bold in same TextView on Android 2.3 like that?
**user** has been publish a beez

Where **user** is Roboto bold and has been publish a beez is Roboto light

A: Yes you can do ..
String firstWord = "user";
String secondWord = "has been publish a beez";

// Create a new spannable with the two strings
Spannable spannable = new SpannableString(firstWord+secondWord);

// Set the custom typeface to span over a section of the spannable object
spannable.setSpan( new CustomTypefaceSpan("sans-serif",CUSTOM_TYPEFACE), 0, firstWord.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
spannable.setSpan( new CustomTypefaceSpan("sans-serif-light",SECOND_CUSTOM_TYPEFACE), firstWord.length(), firstWord.length() + secondWord.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

// Set the text of a textView with the spannable object
textView.setText( spannable );

You can use Roboto natively from Android 4.1+ like this:
android:fontFamily="sans-serif"           // roboto regular
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"     // roboto light
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"


In this interview Marcel Botha explains how he made his "Spuni" baby spoon, which aims to eliminate the mess babies make when they eat.
Anybody who has ever fed a baby can attest to how messy it can be. South African born product designer Marcel Botha, who is now based in New York, experienced this one day while he was feeding a friend's young child.
What's a designer to do, he wondered? He realised that conventional baby spoons simply aren't ergonomically suited to the feeding needs of babies.
I wanted to design a spoon that eliminates the negative response to a spoon and solves the messiness, says Botha.
Botha set about redressing the issue and countless iterations and prototypes later came up with the Spuni! Spuni is an ergonomically sound infant feeding spoon that helps babies eat solid food with less mess.
Botha's approach was to make the spoon smaller, meaning less food on the spoon at once and thus less less, as most of the food would be able to fit into the child's mouth. The Spuni's design triggers a latching response from the baby and allows the food to be sucked off the spoon and swallowed in one motion.
Botha developed 30 different variations, with version seven is currently in production. "Spuni" is made in silver, wood and thermoplastic.
An innovative process is used in manufacturing the spoon. It reveals a brightly coloured solid inner and clear outer shell in order to appear as though it is floating in space.
The "Spuni" is designed to be relevant and scalable, not only commercially but with its usability for markets up and down the pyramid.


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How To Customize Your iPhone Running iOS 16
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ByFrank
iOS 16 makes the iPhone more customizable than ever before. This is the definitive guide to making the iPhone a more personal device.
Software personalization and customization can be difficult, especially if it is hidden away in menus that most users will never interact with. Apple, on the other hand, has taken a different approach by making user customization a centerpiece feature of iOS 16.
Because of multiple interlocking features, nearly every interaction on the iPhone can be customized or controlled in some way. Lock Screen customization, widgets, custom app icons, and Focus Modes are among them.
Focus Modes are used throughout the text to organize customized Home Screens, Lock Screens, and other screens. Users are technically in a "default" Focus with its settings when no Focus is active, so everything mentioned for an active Focus still applies.
How to Change the Lock Screen on an iPhone
The Lock Screen is the best place to begin customizing an iOS 16 iPhone. Apple allows users to change the wallpaper, clock font, widget placement, and Home Screen wallpaper from this screen.
Users can set up multiple Lock Screens and assign them to different Focus Modes. At least one Lock Screen must remain unattached to a Focus Mode for it to become the default Lock Screen.
This tutorial will concentrate on creating a single custom Lock Screen.
Begin by making a new Lock Screen.
Long press on the Lock Screen after unlocking the iPhone.
Swipe to the right until you see a blank screen with "Add New" at the top.
To open the wallpaper selection tool, tap the "+" button in the center of the screen.
Choosing a Wallpaper
The wallpaper selection tool provides choices ranging from a user's photo library to dynamic wallpapers generated by weather conditions. Take your time scrolling through the recommended options, tapping on one to preview it, and then hitting "cancel" to return to the selection screen.
Among the wallpaper categories are:
Photos – use search terms and filters to search the entire photo library.
People – surface photos from the People album containing labeled faces.
Photo Shuffle – create a wallpaper that randomly shuffles a collection of personal photos throughout the day based on people, pets, nature, cities, or a manual selection.
Emoji – choose up to six emojis to create a wallpaper from one of five patterns.
Weather-based on the current weather conditions at the user's location, a wallpaper is generated. These conditions can include sunshine, clouds, rain, snow, fog, and others.
Astronomy – a collection of animated wallpapers depicting the Earth, Moon, or Solar System about current conditions such as time of day, moon phase, and planetary position. For the Earth and Moon options, a special unlock animation will play.
Color – create a simple wallpaper with a gradient or a solid color.
Suggested Photos – a collection of photos chosen by Apple's algorithm as wallpaper worthy. A good place to start looking for images with depth effects.
Apple's Collections are a collection of dynamic wallpapers. These make use of layered elements that animate when the phone is unlocked or use the depth effect.
The wallpaper depth effect employs algorithms to determine whether or not parts of a photograph should overlap the clock. This effect applies to any photo, even if it is not a portrait photo with depth data. Adding a widget disables this effect.
By selecting "Use as Wallpaper" in the Photos app Share Sheet, users can bypass the wallpaper editing screen for the Lock Screen entirely.
Users can swipe between filters on photo wallpapers or select different views in some of Apple's dynamic wallpapers after selecting a wallpaper. Pinch to pan and zoom a photo into a better location, especially if the depth effect is on.
Using the ellipses menu in the bottom right corner, disable the depth effect or perspective shift. By clicking the photos icon in the bottom left corner, you can add a new photo while keeping the current widget selection active.
Choosing an appropriate clock font and color
Now that you've chosen a wallpaper, you can change the clock font and text color scheme.
Widget fonts are unaffected by text font selection. However, the color you choose affects all widgets and text.
Tap the timer.
Choose one of eight font styles for the clock text.
Choose from a variety of color options and gradients, or scroll to the right for a color picker.
To complete the selection, tap the "x" in the upper right corner of the menu.
The first color in the color picker is a gradient inspired by the wallpaper. Because this can sometimes provide too little contrast with the background, the second option is to use a different gradient with more opacity and contrast. The remaining colors include a color intensity slider.
Inserting Lock Screen Widgets
Below the clock, there are four square widget slots and a text widget above. These five spots can display data from installed apps on the iPhone, including third-party apps.
To add a widget to the Lock Screen, follow these steps:
Tap the square labeled "Add Widgets."
Choose one of the suggested widgets, or scroll down to find widgets for each installed app. Apps that provide multiple widget options or styles can be swiped through.
To see a widget appear in the widgets block, tap on it in the selection menu.
To move a widget in the block, press and hold it.
When a widget is configurable, you can select what data is displayed within it by tapping on it.
Some widgets can be customized with various data. The Home app, for example, includes a widget for displaying current home conditions. When customizing the widget view, users can select from a list of sensors by tapping on that widget.
Similarly, the text widget above the clock can be configured. The date is displayed by default and cannot be removed from the Lock Screen. Tap it to choose another option.
Widgets are not required on all Lock Screens. Some wallpapers produce an interesting depth effect by overlapping some elements with the clock. When widgets are added, however, this effect is disabled.
Creating a personalized Lock Screen
It's time to save the new Lock Screen after you've chosen a wallpaper, customized the clock, and added widgets.
In the top right corner of the screen, tap "Done."
A pop-up will appear, displaying how the wallpaper will appear on the Lock Screen. If the presented effect is desired, select "Set as Wallpaper Pair," which completes the Lock Screen.
Alternatively, select "Customize Home Screen" to change the wallpaper on your Home Screen.
The Lock Screen wallpaper is used by default for the Home Screen. Users can change the blur effect or choose a different photo or color wallpaper.
To complete the Home Screen wallpaper, tap "Done." If desired, this can be changed later without affecting the Lock Screen.
After creating the custom Lock Screen, the user will be returned to the Lock Screen selection menu. Swipe left and right to see all of the Lock Screens that have been created. Swipe up to reveal the option to delete a personalized Lock Screen.
To make a Lock Screen the active screen, tap on it. A Lock Screen is independent of Focus modes by default, as indicated by a "Focus" icon at the bottom of the wallpaper selection.
Tap the "Focus" button to associate the Lock Screen with Focus Mode. More information on creating a customized Focus Mode and the results will be provided later in this guide.
How to customize the iPhone Home Screen
Until iOS 14 introduced widgets and an App Library, the iPhone Home Screen was simply a grid of installed apps. Users can now do much more than just reorganize icons into folders.
App icons, app folders, widgets, and pages make up the Home Screen. An iPhone can have up to six rows of four apps each, as well as a dock. Fill out a page, and a new page for up to 15 pages is created.
This tutorial will concentrate on making a single custom Home Screen page. Before that, we'll go over how to start cleaning by removing old apps and Home Screen pages.
Remove apps, widgets, or entire Home Screen pages
Getting rid of unnecessary junk is part of managing the Home Screen. To prevent new apps from being installed automatically on the Home Screen, go to the Settings app, select "Home Screen," and then tap "App Library Only."
Remove all home screen pages and send all apps to the app library at once
The steps below are required for anyone who hasn't customized their iPhone since iOS 14. Users who download a large number of apps will most likely have several pages of unorganized app icons, and this method is the quickest way to get rid of them.
To remove unwanted Home Screen pages, follow these steps:
Hold down an app icon or a blank space on the Home Screen.
When you press an app, a menu for managing that app appears. Continue to press to enter "wiggle mode" and edit the Home Screen.
At the bottom of the screen, tap the Home Screen tab indicator. It appears to be a series of dots.
A list of available Home Screens will be displayed. A check mark indicates that the current Focus mode is set to Home Screen.
Tap a checkmark to make that Home Screen unavailable for the current Focus. That Home Screen remains available for use with other Focus Modes and is not deleted.
When a checkmark is removed, a "-" appears in the top left corner of the page. To delete the entire page and its contents, tap the "-" button.
The App Library receives all apps from a deleted page.
When you're finished with the remaining Home Screens, it's time to clean up anything that wasn't deleted or disabled.
Send unwanted applications to the app library
The App Library is a searchable repository of all the apps that have been installed on the iPhone. Sending apps here does not delete them from the device; rather, it moves the app icons out of the way and organizes them for later use.
It is no longer necessary to keep each installed app on the Home Screen.
To delete or uninstall apps:
To remove an object from the Home Screen, tap the "-" symbol at the top left of the object.
A pop-up will appear asking if you want to delete or move this app to the App Library. To keep the app installed, select "Remove from Home Screen."
Repeat the process for any other apps that need to be removed.
These steps also apply to removing Safari bookmarklets or Shortcut bookmarks. Tapping on the "-" prompts the user to delete the bookmark completely, which must be recreated later.
Remove widgets from the home screen of your iPhone
Apple includes example widgets with the most recent operating system installation, so you may need to remove some unwanted widgets right away. Widgets and widget stacks can be managed in the same way.
To delete a widget:
Hold your finger down on a widget or a blank space on the Home Screen.
When you press a widget, a menu with options for managing that widget will appear. Continue to press to enter "wiggle mode" and edit the Home Screen.
Widgets can be stacked or stand alone on the Home Screen. Tap the "-" symbol to remove a single widget or an entire stack. To manage individual widgets within a stack, tap on it.
Now that the unnecessary junk has been removed, you can begin customizing the Home Screen.
Choose a wallpaper for your Home Screen
The active Home Screen page and Lock Screen wallpaper cannot be used to select the Home Screen wallpaper. The wallpaper will be the same for every active page in Focus Mode, but it can be switched between Focuses based on the user's preferences.
Skip this section if you've already customized your iPhone Home Screen wallpaper based on the previous Lock Screen customization. If you want to change your wallpaper without changing the Lock Screen, follow these steps.
Launch the Settings app.
Scroll to the bottom and click "Wallpaper."
The Lock Screen wallpaper is on the left, and the Home Screen wallpaper is on the right. To change the Home Screen wallpaper, go to the right and tap "Customize."
Use the same wallpaper as the Lock Screen, a solid color, a gradient, or a new photo from the options at the bottom.
Turn on or off the blur option for photo backgrounds.
To finish editing, click "Done" in the upper right corner.
Use this option to create a wallpaper that matches the Home Screen page you've chosen. Widgets and app icons can be designed to complement a wallpaper, but users are not limited to a single wallpaper option.
Wallpapers chose for a specific occasion The current Focus Mode is used to save the Lock Screen and Home Screen.
Add apps and custom icons to the Home Screen
Now that the Home Screen has a nice wallpaper and no unnecessary apps or widgets, it's time to start adding apps and Shortcut bookmarks.
Adding an app to the home screen
Apps from the App Library can be added. The developer has complete control over these app icons. Some third-party apps have alternative icons that allow users to customize their apps without using Shortcuts. There are no alternate icons for Apple apps.
To add an app to the Home Screen, follow these steps:
When on the Home Screen, swipe to the right until you reach the App Library.
Find an app to add to your Home Screen. Hold down the app icon until a menu appears.
Choose "Add to Home Screen." If there is no space on the current page, the app will be added to an empty slot, or a new page will be created.
To reposition the app, press and hold the app icon and begin dragging. Existing app icons and widgets will be relocated.
To exit wiggle mode, let go of the app at the desired location and tap "Done" in the top right corner.
Across the operating system, app icons are fixed. Because an app can be added to multiple Home Screen pages that are used across multiple Focuses, changing the app icon changes the app icon everywhere.
Users can use custom bookmarks created in Shortcuts instead of a single icon because a single icon may not work on every custom wallpaper in every Focus. This feature is also beneficial for Apple apps that lack alternate icon options.
Add personalized app icons to the home screen
It is the user's responsibility to find custom icons for apps. From Gumroad to Reddit, there are numerous websites where you can find new and unique icon packs. Downloading and editing existing icons in an app like Affinity Photo can also be useful (and free).
Once you've gathered a collection of custom icons in the Photos app or Files, it's time to make a Shortcuts bookmark.
Start the Shortcuts app.
To make a new Shortcut, press the "+" button.
Search for "Open App" under "add action." Choose "Open App" from the list of options.
Tap on the blue text "App." Look for the app that is being launched by a custom icon. Choose that app.
Tap on the menu at the top of the editing screen to rename the Shortcut. While not required, it is necessary to keep track of multiple app launchers' built-in Shortcuts.
Select "Add to Home Screen" from the same top menu.
To rename the icon, tap on the text. To select a custom image from Photos or Files, tap the icon next to the text.
To finish customizing the icon and add it to the Home Screen, tap "add."
Return to Shortcuts and tap the ellipses on the newly created app launcher shortcut to add another custom icon to the Home Screen for that app. Repeat for each custom page that will be used on different Focuses where that app will be used.
This method enables the use of different custom icons for the same app bookmark across Focuses with different wallpapers and widgets. Make a new Shortcut for each app that requires a customized icon.
The only difference between tapping an app icon from the App Library and tapping an app bookmark with a custom icon is a notification banner. When you tap an app bookmark, it will always show that a Shortcut is running for a brief moment.
Insert widgets into the Home Screen
In the App Store, there are dozens of great apps for creating custom widgets. Furthermore, most other apps include a built-in widget for displaying data from that app.
Many users will be pleased with the widgets offered by apps such as Carrot Weather and Fantastical. When more customization is required, make sure to build some custom widgets to match wallpaper or Focus.
When it's time to add a Home Screen widget:
To enter wiggle mode, press and hold a blank space or an app icon on the Home Screen.
Tap the "+" sign in the upper left corner.
A list of apps with available widgets is displayed first, followed by a selection of suggested widgets. The "Smart Stack" option creates a widget stack based on app usage.
Drag a widget onto the Home Screen by pressing and holding it. To add a widget to a stack, move it over to another widget of the same size.
To edit widgets within a stack, tap on it.
While in wiggle mode, tap on a widget to edit its contents when available. Change the conditions displayed by the weather app, for example.
Place a widget, customize its background and data, and choose which apps or bookmarks appear on the page. A single Home Screen page is now complete and ready for use with a specific Focus.
Focus Modes bring it all together
After you've created a Lock Screen and a Home Screen page layout, it's time to link them with a Focus Mode. When a Focus is active, only the Home Screen pages that have a custom wallpaper and a specific Lock Screen are displayed.
To see different customized layouts, switch between Focuses or turn off Focus. Make use of scheduling tools and automation to change things based on context.
Focus Modes are controlled via the Settings app's "Focus" section. There is a list of existing Focuses with a "+" in the top right corner to add more. Users can have a maximum of ten Focuses.
Apple's pre-defined Focuses contain various controls. The Driving Focus, for example, does not have a Home Screen page selection option. Explore the default Focuses or create your custom Focus.
Pre-defined Focuses with default names and icons include Driving, Work, and Personal. When creating or editing a custom Focus, users can choose an icon, color, and name.
Changing notification settings
Notification filters are much easier to manage now that iOS 16 is available. Rather than deciding which people and apps should be allowed to notify the user, a new option allows for the exclusion of specific apps and people.
Select "Silence Notifications From" to allow notifications from any app or person not listed in the filter. Select "Allow Notifications From" to restrict notifications to specific apps or people.
Per Focus Mode, only one of the two options is available.
Silence or allow people to notify you
Tap "People" and then select whether the list of people should be allowed or silenced.
When you tap "Add People," a Contacts modal window will appear. Navigate the UI and check the box to include everyone in the list. It is advantageous if Contacts have already been organized into groups.
To complete the selection, tap "Done."
A toggle for "Allow Repeated Calls" can be turned on or off by the user.
Turn off or allow app notifications
Select "Choose apps." The previous option of allowing or suppressing notifications will still be active.
When you tap "Add Apps," an alphabetical list of all installed apps will appear. Navigate the user interface and select each app to include in the list.
According to the user's preferences, a toggle for "Time Sensitive Notifications" can be turned on or off.
More Focus-specific controls are available via an additional options menu below the People and Apps selections. Showing or hiding silenced notifications on the Lock Screen, dimming the
Lock Screen, and hiding Notification Badges from app icons are all options here.
Choosing custom screens
The section below notification settings is used to associate a Focus with a Lock Screen, a selection of Home Screen pages, and an Apple Watch face. The selected screens will be used when the Focus is active.
To manage custom Focus screens:
To change the Lock Screen, tap the first iPhone image.
Tap on the Lock Screen for the current Focus that is being edited. It is possible to select multiple Lock Screens. However, it is unclear how a Focus will select from multiple options.
To proceed, tap "Done."
Select Home Screens by tapping the second iPhone image.
Tap on each page of the Home Screen that will be used for the current Focus. The Lock Screen wallpaper will be used as the Home Screen wallpaper by default. Use the earlier Home Screen wallpaper selection guide to change this independently of the Lock Screen.
To select a watch face, tap on the Apple Watch image.
To finish, tap "Done."
When you activate this Focus for any reason, the Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Apple Watch face will change. This can be used to change the context of a device based on whether it is at work or before going to bed.
Focus Modes Scheduling
There are several ways to activate Focus Modes. Users can choose a Focus from the Control Center, Settings, or by changing the Lock Screen.
While these manual options are accessible and useful, automation adds a touch of magic to the situation. With a few settings, a user's iPhone can be transformed into whatever visual context is required at the time.
Focus Mode Built-in Automation
Focus Modes include at least one optional automation for turning the Focus on and off using what Apple refers to as "Smart Activation." Because it will use machine learning to determine when the Focus should be active, this mode is the most ambiguous.
When applicable, other default activation modes are included with specific Focuses.
Driving Focus – activates automatically based on device data or when connected to CarPlay or a car. Bluetooth
Fitness Focus – activate when an Apple Watch workout begins.
Gaming When a game controller is connected, the focus is activated.
Sleep Focus can be activated in Apple Health by using the sleep schedule.
Mindfulness Focus – activate when a session in the Mindfulness app begins.
Within the Focus settings, users can also configure custom activations.
Tap "Add Schedule" in the Focus settings.
Choose between "Time," "Location," and "App."
Users can activate a Focus based on the time of day and the day of the week using Time.
Users can activate a Focus based on their location, such as work, school, home, or a searched address.
The app allows users to activate a Focus based on an open app. For example, when you open Books or Kindles, turn on the Reading Focus.
To create different parameters for a single Focus, select "Add Schedule" multiple times.
Focus Filters
In iOS 16, Focus Filters were introduced. Specific interface sections can be designated by apps as a "filter" that users can assign to a Focus.
In Apple Mail, for example, a user could be signed into both a work and a personal email account. Using Focus Filters, a user could completely hide work email when in any Focus that isn't work-related.
Because this feature is still in its early stages, developers will need to add support. Keep an eye out for app updates and add new filters to each Focus to ensure that each app and experience is optimized for the context.
To Add A Focus Filter
Tap "Add Filter" near the bottom of the Focus settings.
Choose which filter to use.
Select which account or information to use to configure the filter.
To finish configuring the Filter System preferences, tap "Add."
System-wide preferences
There are a few more aspects of iOS that can be tailored to the user's preferences. These settings affect how the device looks and feels in a more general way, rather than something specific, such as the Home Screen.
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Lots of people know what monopoly is because of the board game. The point of the game is to get the most properties and the most money. Part of that is getting "monopolies," which are all the properties of one color. A monopoly in the economic world is similar- it's one company that has a large amount of control over a product or service with very few alternatives and substitute goods available. Monopolies in the United States are only legal if the government grants them; patents, trademarks, and copyrights are all technically monopolies and you can talk to a copyright attorney Plano TX to see how that could affect you.
The question of the legality of monopolies is part of the reason that states like Pennsylvania allow you to compare prices for where you get your electricity from. If you can compare prices, you are able to get the best deal possible and you aren't being controlled by having to buy your energy from a certain company.
Oligopolies are similar to monopolies, but it's where a product or service is controlled by a certain number of entities. Many people assume that Comcast is a monopoly, and to an extent, they are to cable. But because Dish Network, Verizon FIOS, and DirectTV all have a presence in many areas, they aren't (also, the FCC has different rules over communications companies, but that doesn't matter for this discussion). These 4 companies are an oligopoly. There are other smaller companies that have smaller shares, but these companies control the majority of the market, controlling prices and supply and demand.
Now, oligopolies can function in two directions. On one hand, oligopolies can be great for consumers because they're so competitive that it keeps prices low and accessibility high. On the other hand, if the members of the oligopoly work together, they may drive prices up and hurt consumers.


Are you curious to know what top digital marketers feel will have the biggest impacts on their marketing strategies? If so, then you will want to check out this infographic from Kentico. In What Do Digital Marketers Really Want in 2015, you will find information on things like where marketers plan on increasing their spending to the trends they feel deserve the most attention.
There is a lot of great stuff here, and we definitely walked away with a few key takeaways. First, with marketers planning to increase spending in areas like Social, Analytics, and Mobile marketing the most effective campaigns will be deeply rooted in data and highly personalized. The second key takeaway from today's post is that Skynet will become self-aware by 2020, as 75% of marketers believe that digital marketing will continue to become more automated over the next five years.


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Ghana: GIA Loses Its Brains As Three Managers Flee From Ghana
By Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra) Joseph Coomson & George
Following the military style takeover of the Ghana International Airline, three management staff of the airline, with bitterness, have fled from harassments, until the Chief of Staff, Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani, desists from interfering in the airline.
The three are the Chief Executive officer, Mr. Brian Presbury, the Project Consultant, Mr. Ken Daily, and the Chief Financial Officer, Mr. John Nagel.
However, Mr. Mpiani's three-member interim board has not yet assumed office as at press time.
Currently, ready-to-shoot macho policemen strictly guard the Silver Star offices of the airline.
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has made it clear that for now, it is helpless on the issue because the four members of staff who have been dismissed, one of whom is among those who have fled the country, had not petitioned them.
"Until a petition is filed by the four dismissed staff with the National Labour Commission on the case it cannot on its own act on the case," the Public Relations Manager of NLC, Mr. Mohamed Mfume, explained.
Mr. Mfume was declaring NLC's stand to The Chronicle on what has been described as a 'military style takeover' of GIA by the Chief of Staff and the subsequent dismissal of the Mr. Presbury and his management team, which included the Vice President in Charge of Public Affairs, Mr. Sammy Azu Crabbe, the Special Assistant to the CEO, Sean Mendis, and the Head of Procurement, Mr. K. K Apeadu.
He said after filing a petition, the Commission would then investigate the case based on the agreement between the parties and the company's code until a final determination of the case.
"We would not know what has happened if a petition is not sent to us for investigations," Mr. Mfume added.
He said it was the function of the NLC to investigate cases filed, as well resolve labour unrests in respect of labour unions until amicable settlement was found.
In a press statement, Mr. Mpiani said there was no iota of truth in the allegation that he had dismissed Mr. Presbury.
He noted that a meeting was conveyed in the conference room at the presidency on Friday April 7, at 4:30 pm after he had asked the board and the management to convene an extraordinary meeting to brief him and clarify issues on matters of alleged mismanagement.
According to him, he raised several issues relating to information that had been provided to him by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brian Presbury, who was unable to give satisfactory answers to the questions raised.
He said the CEO got rather agitated and insisted that it was the management's prerogative to manage the airline without reference to the board of the company.
Mr. Mpiani stated that on a particular question regarding non-expertise staff that the CEO had personally recruited, the CEO angrily stated, "I will not sit here and take this crap from you."
After this outburst, "I asked him to leave my office and I left him and the board in the conference room," the Chief of Staff's statement said.
On Friday evening, there was confusion at the offices of GIA when officials believed to be from the Castle attempted to lock out the CEO in what appears to be disagreements over who controls the national carrier.
A large crowd besieged the Silver Star offices of the airline until Police personnel brought the situation under control.
Apparently, a meeting between the Directors of the Airline and some government officials at the Castle on Friday had ended abruptly when a heated argument ensued between the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Kwadwo Mpiani, also in charge of Aviation, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Brian Presbury, over the control of the airline, which led to Mr. Mpianim firing Brian Presbury.
Later, some gentlemen purporting to be security operatives from the Castle arrived at the offices of the airline to lock Mr. Presbury and other management staff out.
Subsequently, another group of gentlemen believed to be loyal to the Vice President of GIA in charge of Public Affairs, Sam Crabbe, arrived on the premises of the airline to resist the attempted lock out of the CEO.
Officials from the US consulate also later arrived for a meeting with the Directors of the airline and then drove off with Mr. Presbury and other officials.
Presbury was not allowed to into his office on Saturday morning by security personnel on duty.
A memorandum circulated in the offices of GIA dissolved and replaced the board with an interim one, with Mr. Gustave Mate Azu (the former board chairman), Group Captain Frank Okine (a former board member) and Mr. Kojo Andah (also a former member) as members.
The memo was however signed by Albert Vitale, the former Vice President in charge of operations.


Computers and other technological aids are used throughout the school. ICT skills are taught as a discrete subject and as a means of supporting other areas of the curriculum. The children are encouraged to communicate ideas and information in a variety of forms, where appropriate, using equipment and computer software to enhance their learning.
The new Primary Computing curriculum started from September 2014 and this provided us with another fantastic opportunity to develop our school's approach to internet safety.
Internet safety is included in the Programmes of Study for all Key Stages to help ensure that young people are "responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.".
However, internet safety is not just restricted to the Computing curriculum!
Even though we have included E-Safety as part of this Computing page, it is an over arching theme that is embedded in many areas of our curriculum.
We have worked hard to develop a progressive internet safety curriculum in our school, that equips our children with knowledge and understanding, along with an ability to make 'safe informed decisions' when online.
Our approach to internet safety is to treat it as a whole school community issue, with educational messages embedded across Computing/ICT, PSHE, SRE and citizenship, as well as touching on e-safety issues across the curriculum whenever and wherever children are using technology.


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Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green era una activista, defensora de los derechos humanos  y abogada filipina especializada en temas medioambientales. Fue asesinada por su actividad en la ciudad de Tagbilaran en la Isla Bohol el 15 de febrero de 2017.

Trayectoria

Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green fue una activista y abogada filipina de 49 años  especializada en temas medioambientales, que fue asesinada en presencia en de sus hijos en Tagbilaran en la Isla de Bohol el 15 de febrero de 2017 por su actividad como activista en defensa delos derechos de las mujeres las niñas y los niño y como abogada ambientalista.

Estuvo dedicada personal y profesionalmente en la lucha contra la destrucción de la tierra y los recursos naturales en Filipinas, a pesar de que Filipinas ha sido uno de los países más peligrosos del mundo para las personas dedicadas a la defensa del medio ambiente, y donde la intimidación, el acoso e incluso los asesinatos son a menudo planificados para poner fin a los movimientos de activismo ambientalista.

Según afirma Ben Leather, de la ONG Global Witness el 2017 fue el año que más asesinatos se produjeron por el ejercicio del activismo medioambiental, siendo Filipinas uno de los piases más afectado y en este listado figura  Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green.

A raíz del asesinato de Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green, Yeb Sano, director de Greenpeace South Asia dijo:
  "Es nuestro deber como filipinos luchar contra esta cultura de impunidad, debemos luchar contra la injusticia, el salvajismo y el uso de la violencia para silenciar a aquellos que están trabajando para hacer de este mundo un lugar mejor. Que nuestras acciones y nuestros movimientos impulsen a nuestra sociedad hacia un futuro verde y pacífico, exigimos justicia para Mia ".
Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green era miembro del Centro de Asistencia Legal Medioambiental, organización que trabaja con Greenpeace en la defensa de los derechos humanos y la justicia climática.

Finalizada  la Ley Marcial en Filipinas, Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green cofundó Kristianong Alyansa para Itaguyod ang Tao, la rama local de Alyansa ng Kristianong Mag-aaral, esta organización de inspiración cristiana preconizaba la formación de los jóvenes en la resolución pacífica de los conflictos.

Asesinato
Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green fue asesinada mientras conducía su coche acompañada de su hija de 10 años y de los mellizos de 2 años. Fue tiroteada por dos individuos desde una motocicleta a plena luz del día y que iban con la cara descubierta; Los presuntos autores del asesinato de Mascariñas-Green, Lloyd Lancer Gonzaga y Romarico Benegi-an,  fueron identificados por varios testigos pero, aun así, recibieron un trato de favor por parte de las policías de las ciudades de Tagbilaran y Panglao, (ambas de la provincia de Bohol), por este motivo se realizó una denuncia contra ellas, las autoridades dijeron que investigarían el caso.

El presunto autor intelectual Lloyd Lancer Gonzaga  había tenido una acalorada discusión con Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green en la sala del tribunal, en la que estaba ejerciendo como abogada de Conrada Blomqvist  quién había demandado a Gongaza por un conflicto de tierras en Panglao.

El fiscal desestimó los cargos por asesinato a Lloyd Lancer Gonzaga y Romarico Benegi-an por estimar que en las actuaciones policiales se cometieron errores.

Posteriormente Gonzaga y Benigi-an fueron arrestados por posesión de armas de fuego de alto calibre, municiones y drogas ilegales, quedando en libertad tras pagar una fianza.

Reconocimientos

A Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green se le ha rendido homenaje junto con otras feministas y activistas de diferentes países por parte de la organización Asociación para los Derechos de las Mujeres y el Desarrollo (AWI) en su galería.

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Bibliografía

Abogadas de Filipinas
Ecologistas
Asesinatos en 2017


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It's amazing the connections you make when travelling solo with very little fear and a positive attitude. Having said that, 'very little fear' does not ignore the fact the need for diligence and tuning in to the possibilities of hazards and dangers that lurk on the outer, with my shark/predator radar on auto pilot at all times.
I am very quickly learning that the biking community is an extremely large organisation with welcoming arms as big as the Black hole itself. As word is getting out I am inundated with people from all over the country, biking enthusiasts both in and out of clubs offering support, bike writers ringing at 6 in the morning from eastern states wanting a story, and motorbike shops ringing wanting to promote the tour and get in on the action; it's all fantastic but at times can be slightly overwhelming.
One very keen biking enthusiast Finn who sadly had to sell his old 'Indian 741 Military Scout' a couple of years ago due to a marriage break up, has opened up his home and welcomed both myself and Ella to stay for a couple of nights while he continues to promote the ride throughout Bunbury and surrounds, as well as offering to give Ella the 'once over' before heading to Perth; as is true to say, who would know the purr of an engine better than her previous owner.
To date, the basic maintenance has been conducted by myself with both Craig and Finn guiding and overseeing my work. A very loose, very worn generator chain needed tightening in order to get me to Perth in time, which had me on my back Saturday night covered in grease for a couple of hours – the start to a new love of 'tinkering' in the once known 'bloke shed, now to be the 'Unisex shed'. I now understand the therapeutic qualities that men feel from being out in their sheds, tinkering away with whatever their passion is. It is a very peaceful calming experience, one which I know I am going to really enjoy while travelling around maintaining the upkeep of my little chariot.
Prior to getting to Bunbury Ella started to sound a wee bit unwell, running rich and burning quite a lot of oil. Finn decided after being unable to sort the issue that this was a job for the 'Guru' – Murray Morrell, only hours away in Perth. We decided that Ella was up for the Bunbury leg, but not performing at her peak. Taking it easy on the ol' girl was necessary in order for her to get to Perth without any hiccups.
The morning of the leg we had a small but special turnout of people, as I found out later there was several other bike runs on that morning – to be expected as our glorious autumn weather shone at a moderate 26 degrees - perfect for a day of bike riding. There were several riders that showed up just to view the bikes and chat. One couple in particular were planning their own trip around Australia on a motorbike, and were curious as to how and what I had packed. Another, a friend of Finn's called 'Stitches' arrived delivering my 'Belstaff jacket' after he had embroidered and stitched on her first badges/patches (A big thanks Finn for that wonderful donation). One particular patch pertinent to Mz Ella and her spirited energy, boldly stated 'Old bikes don't leak oil, they just mark their territory' – haha! Love it, that is soooo her.
My eyes light up and I couldn't be more happier when next minute Craig and his mate Bazz rocked up. Craig who the night before, said he couldn't make it due to a bad swelling of the knee, poor bugger, (the end result of playing with Ella in the shed for two hours, giving me a crash course in basic mechanics). Craig being the true biker he is, with a dickie knee obviously causing him a lot of pain, still rode with me all the way to Murray's who it turns out is an old mate of Craig's from way back.
A very special stop off lunch was had by the four of us at the lovely 'Pines' restaurant overlooking the Mandurah estuary, then onto Leeming/Perth for a welcomed surprise which was in store for Murray and Lorraine when both Finn, Craig and I turned up together, making a great opportunity for rekindling old mateships (Murray not only was a good mate of Craig's but he also reconditioned Ella's motor 27 years ago for Finn).
It has been a very special and memorable part of this journey with a big thanks to Finn for and all his efforts and kind generosity, and his little 18 year old deaf terrier dog 'Missy', who travels everywhere with him. A fantastic day was had by all, a great end to the Bunbury/Perth leg until Murray finally investigated the excessive burning of the oil… 'aaarrrrgghh more money'.
*One final note. I met an amazing young man 'Liam' while in Fremantle. I approached Liam as he was standing around with his mates and a group of other people all of which turned up on thier 'postie' bikes'.


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Postcard from Ireland: Brexit's forgotten frontier
Gemma Acton	| @GemmaActon
Published 1:14 AM ET Tue, 7 Feb 2017 CNBC.com
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Theresa May crossed the Irish channel last week for a quick meeting with her Irish counterpart, Enda Kenny, to discuss President Donald Trump. Well, according to the official agenda she was actually there to discuss Brexit. Yet you wouldn't have guessed it from the subsequent press conference in which every single question from the media - except one - concerned the American president. Even the gaelic language question was about Trump. (I know this because it was the only word I understood).
I appreciate it is hard for us to take our eyes and ears off the extraordinary developments unfolding minute-by-minute over on Capitol Hill. Yet, the blind eye turned last Monday to the fate looming over the future of Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K. and the independent Republic of Ireland, reflected the afterthought status accorded to them up to now throughout the Brexit process.
The Northern Irish voted by 56 percent to 44 percent for the U.K. to remain within the European Union. This is quite astonishing given that, according to data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the most common characteristics of "Leave" voters were high levels of poverty, low income, poor education and white ethnicity. Northern Ireland checks all of these boxes and yet the majority still saw a brighter future within the EU.
This makes strong rational sense from both a political and economic standpoint. Despite Kenny's and May's heartening vow that "there will be no return to borders of the past" between Northern Ireland and the Republic once the U.K. leaves the EU, neither has yet offered a single workable suggestion about how they will get this past the other 26 members of the EU, who have clearly articulated their very dim view of the possibility of member states establishing bilateral deals with the U.K.
Both heads of state repetitively used the phrase "frictionless and seamless border" last Monday but this ideal is at complete odds with the U.K.'s red lines of remaining in the single market or the existing customs union. Many officials and citizens have sounded fearful warnings about the dire financial, social and political consequences of reinstating physical checkpoints along the 325-mile frontier. The idea of a less aesthetically abrasive electronic border control system has been dismissed as unworkable for economic and practical reasons.
Turning to economics, both territories stand to lose. Northern Ireland has benefitted from significant EU support for regional assistance as well as €2 billion ($2.15 billion) for peace projects. It sends nearly two-fifths of its exports to its southern neighbour and depends heavily upon the open border to do so. Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland sends 15 percent of its goods exports to the U.K., with certain sectors particularly exposed, such as food and drink, for which Ireland is the U.K.'s biggest single country supplier. While the plunging sterling has already sent many Irish farmers out of business and margins for many others plummeting to unsustainable levels, concerns are high that diverging standards and regulations may add to additional expenses in the form of tariffs in a post-Brexit world.
All these worries before we even get to the matter of people – for example, the estimated 600,000 Irish living in the U.K. or the 25,000 Northern Irish who cross the border every day for work in the Republic.
All this a superficial scan of some of the issues facing the Emerald Isle as the Brexit process barrels along. In London, the majority of journalistic attention paid to Ireland in the Brexit context is a suspicious sideways glance that Dublin may sneakily snap up some of our banking jobs. Yet as both the Irish and British governments keep stressing, the circumstances for Ireland are "unique" compared to other EU nations. As Kenny has warned, the EU talks could get "quite vicious". Having fought so hard to clamber its way out of the devastating post-financial crisis recession, it would be an undeserved and cruel twist were Ireland to be broken by Brexit.
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Gemma ActonCorrespondent, CNBC