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Q: The intersection of a class of ordinals belongs to that class In Jech's Set Theory he claims (p. 20, new millennium edition):

If $C$ is a nonempty class of ordinals, then $\cap C$ is an ordinal, $\cap C \in C$ and $\cap C = \inf C$

Jech does not give a proof, stating that it is routine. I'm finding it difficult to prove that $\cap C \in C$ if $C$ is a proper class.
I know how to do this if $C$ is a set, but if $C$ is a proper class I see no way except by induction over all first-order formulae. Am I right in thinking this, or is there a more direct method?

A: Pick some element $c$ of $C$. Because the ordinals are totally ordered by inclusion, the intersection over the non-empty set $(c+1)\cap C$ is the same as the intersection over the class $C$. Now apply the set version and you're done.

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The symbol of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers - National Intersindical, is composed of a rectangle placed vertically, with red background, on which are vertically placed a black screw-spanner[?], a yellow spike, a yellow pen nib and black and white silouettes, being the whole placed over the sigla CGTP in red which, in turn, is over the words INTERSINDICAL NACIONAL, on green.
The flag of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers - National "Intersindical" is a red cloth having in its upper left corner the symbol described in the previous article.


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import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidStack;
import net.minecraftforge.fluids.capability.CapabilityFluidHandler;
import net.minecraftforge.fluids.capability.IFluidHandler;

import com.tom.api.multipart.PartModule;
import com.tom.lib.Configs;

public class PartFluidServo extends PartModule<FluidGrid> {

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	public void onGridReload() {

	}

	@Override
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	@Override
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Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain over its ties to a 1946 movie many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasting the theme park ride to reflect The Princess and the Frog, a 2009 film centred on a young Black woman.
Revamp reflects 'diversity of the millions of people who visit our parks each year'
The Associated Press · Posted: Jun 25, 2020 5:56 PM ET | Last Updated: June 25, 2020
The Splash Mountain ride at Disney theme parks in California and Florida will be revamped to focus on The Princess and the Frog, rather than the original inspiration, Song of the South, which contains racist tropes and stereotypes. (John Raoux/Associated Press)
Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain over its ties to Song of the South, a 1946 movie which many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasting the theme park ride to reflect The Princess and the Frog, a 2009 Disney film centred on a young Black woman.
Changes to the ride will be made both at Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, the company said in a post.
Though Disney said the changes had been in the works since last year, it comes after a number of similar decisions. Throughout the United States, companies are renaming racially charged, decades-old brands amid worldwide protests for racial justice after the police custody death of George Floyd in Minnesota last month.
"The new concept is inclusive — one that all of our guests can connect with and be inspired by, and it speaks to the diversity of the millions of people who visit our parks each year," the Disney post said.
We're thrilled to share Splash Mountain at @Disneyland & @WaltDisneyWorld will be completely reimagined with a new story inspired by an all-time favorite @DisneyAnimation film, "The Princess & The Frog." Learn about what Imagineers have in development:https://t.co/MWLaZ7dST4 pic.twitter.com/J39tOgxtjv
—@DisneyParksNews
Splash Mountain first opened as a log-flume ride at Disneyland in the late 1980s.
The revamped ride will follow the contours of the animated movie, The Princess and the Frog. In that film, actor Anika Noni Rose voices the role of an aspiring young chef in 1920s New Orleans who kisses a prince that has been turned into a frog, and then becomes one herself.
Anika Noni Rose poses next to a poster of the animated character Tiana at the 2009 premiere of The Princess and the Frog in Burbank, Calif. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
With racist stereotypes and Old South tropes, Song of the South is a mix of live action, cartoons and music featuring an old Black plantation labourer named Uncle Remus who enchants a white city boy with fables of talking animals.
Groups including the NAACP protested Song of the South's initial release. The film isn't available to the millions of subscribers of the company's new Disney Plus streaming service, and it hasn't been released in theatres in decades.
"Disney parks should be a home for all to enjoy regardless of race, age, whatever your background may be," said an online petition asking for the ride to be changed. "While the ride is considered a beloved classic, its history and storyline are steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes from the 1946 film Song of the South."
The 1940s-era Disney film Song of the South, which inspired the Splash Mountain ride, has been widely criticized for containing racist stereotypes and Old South tropes in its story of an old Black plantation labourer who enchants a white city boy with fables of talking animals. It isn't available on the Disney Plus streaming service and hasn't been released in theatres in decades. (Rotten Tomatoes/Disney)
But Splash Mountain had its supporters. Another online petition asked that the ride remain in its current incarnation.
"Many adults and children ride this attraction because it brings back childhood memories," said a petition called Keep Splash Mountain.
"Disney already took out the racist songs, which was a good move on their part."
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Q: Setting the size of title in gnuplot I have the following script to place in a bash script:
    #!/bin/bash
    set -e
gnuplot -persist <<-EOFMarker
    set pixmap 1 "pathToimage/fig.png" at screen 0.85, 0 width screen 0.15 behind
    set rmargin at screen 0.85

    # Border line definition
    set border lw 1

    # Major and Minor grid definition
    set style line 100 lt 1 lc rgb "gray" lw 2
    set style line 101 lt 0.5 lc rgb "gray" lw 1
    set grid mytics ytics ls 100, ls 101
    set grid mxtics xtics ls 100, ls 101

    set title 'myTitle' font ", 30"
    set ylabel 'y [m]' font "Helvetica, 12"
    set xlabel 'x [m]' font "Helvetica, 12"
    set tics font "Helvetica,10"

    plot [-10:10] sin(x),atan(x),cos(atan(x))
EOFMarker

The script is intended to do some plotting and place a logo on the corner of the plot. However, I am not able to change the size of the fonts... I am using gnuplot 5.4.3.
Any advice?

A: Have you tried to set a terminal? Maybe your default terminal does not support changing the title size.
Using this script, I can set the title size:
set pixmap 1 "linux.png" at screen 0.85, 0 width screen 0.15 behind
set rmargin at screen 0.85

# Border line definition
set border lw 1

# Major and Minor grid definition
set style line 100 lt 1 lc rgb "gray" lw 2
set style line 101 lt 0.5 lc rgb "gray" lw 1
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set grid mxtics xtics ls 100, ls 101

set term png  # new
set o "output.png"  # new
set title 'myTitle' font ", 30"
set ylabel 'y [m]' font ", 12"  # removed font spec
set xlabel 'x [m]' font ", 12"  # removed font spec
set tics font ",10"
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DimasTech Systems is a young company, based in Italy, we've been growing nicely in this last years, but having our HQ in Italy give us only good chance to work on Europe and North Africa Market.
knowing that USA and CANADA market, have still very huge space for growing we had the opportunity of setting up our USA branch in MIAMI (Florida).
here we will be posting all the offer, new products, etc...dedicated to north america market.
We hope that this new venture in US will be a good news for our US customer that actually hadn't the possibility of buying our products, couse of the high ship costs...now all is fixed.
We will soon be releasing our pricelist in USD for Final Users and Resellers.
DimasTech Systems INC. actually will sell only the bench tables/ casing/ accessories and related parts , Phase Change products and other customized cooling works are under certifications, so actually not in sale for US/Canada Market.
i can finally order those flexy fans without paying more in shipping?
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The Graduate School currently has two Meijers PhD positions in Law or Criminology, and welcomes proposals that fit one of the 8 research programmes of Leiden Law School.
Before the proposal is submitted, the candidate establishes contact with the envisaged supervisor (professor), appointed at Leiden Law School, and comes to an agreement regarding supervision; a letter of intent of the envisaged supervising professor has to be attached to the application form (compulsory).
The PhD-position is available from September 1st 2019. The appointment as a PhD candidate will be for a period of four years (initially for a period of one year with an extension of three years after positive evaluation of progress and skills development) leading to the successful completion of a PhD thesis. The appointment will be under the terms of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. The gross monthly salary is set on €2,266 in the first year, increasing to €2,897 gross per month in the final year.
Enquiries can be made to Dean of PhD-studies, email promovendidecaan@law.leidenuniv.nl.
If you have any enquiries about the procedure, please contact Executive Director of the Graduate School, Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm LL.M, Ma Meijersinstituut@law.leidenuniv.nl.
Information on the advanced research qualification and research programmes of the Graduate School of Legal Studies can be found on: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/law/research.
Letter of intent of your envisaged supervising professor.
Only applications received no later than 31 March 2019 can be considered.
On the basis of received applications, a selection will be made. The selected applicants will be requested to elaborate their research proposal (deadline June 1st 2019). The selection committee invites the selected candidates for an interview mid-June.


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Shortly after becoming dictator perpetuo in 44 BC, Caesar was murdered by conspirators.
According to Plutarch and Suetonius, the first blow in 44 BC was struck with a stylus. On the Ides of March, 2013, the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics launched a Working Paper series devoted to fostering critical resistance and reflection on the subject of Institutional Corruption. The series is available here, and under our own SSRN imprint. You can also receive abstracts and links to the latest papers from SSRN.
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This is a ghost story. Set to music, in a house full of life, death, love, war and unimaginable loss. In a house holding on to something that it cannot let go of. Tragedy has collected in this place. Tales and rumours of hauntings have continued to surround the Octagon Hall for years.
In 2013, a group of artists – including Glenarm's finest Ben Glover, Neilson Hubbard, Joshua Britt, Gretchen Peters, Kim Richey and others – decided to live in the Octagon Hall for days and weeks at a time, submerging into the past, reading through memoirs, writing songs by candlelight, and experiencing the heavy spirit of this house.
Outside the comfort of studios, and into the darkness of one of the most haunted places in the US, this group started with three writers, actually working in this haunted house, and grew into a large band of musicians and artists, who took their name from the soldiers who died here – the Orphan Brigade.
To me, great music, reveals its own heartbeat. Nothing stands in between that pulse and the listener, and that kind of music, is birthed out of the depths of one's core to where it's cellular. There's no veil. It just simply is. And that's the music of this story, and that's the Orphan Brigade.
explains Neilson Hubbard in the opening sequence from the documentary that tells the story of how and why this album – 'The Orphan Bridge' – came to be.
In my view, the documentary and the album must be considered together, as one – as the full depth and complexity of the 13 songs (plus prelude) that compile the album per se cannot be appreciated without knowing the story that lurks beneath.
The documentary can be found on theorphanbrigade.com. It's just over an hour long, but is beautifully created and poetically delivered – as if the artists involved have been given permission from the past to reveal the ghosts of Octagon Hall. Some even make an appearance – and I'm not joking. Would I lie to you?
Something in these songs left me feeling unsettled and uncertain. They instilled, consciously or not, a state of unrest – I would flit from one to t'other. Maybe it was the October full moon in Taurus on the nights that I tuned in, or maybe, it was that this artistic collective had captured full force the rattling, haunting, raw emotion – and exposed it for time in memorium – like extreme unction in reverse, exorcised in chords and words exhumed but never spoken.
I can't deny, something surrounding The Orphan Brigade gave me chills. A self-confessed sensitive sort, at times I was sure my blood was curdling. War, the very thought of it, the fear and futility, both turns my blood cold and makes it boil. These sentiments are captured with purity and stark reality throughout.
imagery setting the scene for what is a quite brilliant ghost story, where even the horse appears to be in spirit.
I truly believe… to sing these songs, that you have to believe in ghosts.
Easy to say when you're from the Glens of Antrim where the woodlands whisper and the landscape is laden with folklore. Glover takes the lead on 'Trouble My Heart (Oh Harriet)' – the first single and a stand out track certainly. In fact, the spirited nymph actually took Glover to heart. On one of Ben's visits to the haunted house, paranormal investigators claimed to have picked up Harriet's presence, saying that she'd taken a shining to our Mr Glover. Raucously mixing plucked mandolin with demonic rhythm, this one's rocking – could bring the house down live!
Imaginative titles for each tune – like 'I've Seen The Elephant' (in the room – the unspoken sights of horror and war, the ugliness we'd rather not speak about). By contrast, Hubbard's 'Sweatheart' seems upbeat, but is anything but – a rhythmic, Southern gospel song that trumpets and begs "Don't take my children away, they're too young to see the end", rolling into the melodic 'The Last June Light'.
Kim Richey's vocals 'The Story You Tell Yourself' – the hollow realisation that what they're fighting for is nothing more than the story you tell yourself to justify the terror and tragedy of war. The following tracks collate that sense of futility, the empty valour and untruth in triumph or loss. A haunting Hammond heralds in the excellent, seasonal 'We Were Marching On Christmas Day' – heroically echoing the sentiment that no matter what continent or wherefore lay the clay, lions were led by donkeys, even on Christmas Day.
There's a story behind all these tunes, but the tale within the jaunty 'Whistling Walk' deserves the telling: It goes something like this – the slaves at Octagon Hall were instructed to whistle while carrying food so that their owners would know that they weren't actually eating the food as they walked to the big house. It beggars belief, doesn't it?
The traditional folk ballad 'Paddy's Lamentation' – is the only traditional air among this collection of original songs composed and recorded by Britt, Glover and Hubbard. It is a perfect fit, as poor Paddy's achingly sad narrative unfurls – the disillusioned Irishman who crossed the ocean in hope of a new life in the Yankee land, only to face nothing there, but war.
The hollow, emptiness of war, that sense of betrayal in beliefs held dear but rendered meaningless are etched in 'Good Old Flag' and 'Cursed Be The Wanderer. 'Goodnight Mary' is a haunting lullaby for a fatherless child, and finally 'Orphans' – the inevitable, meaningless outcome of war – wherever, whenever, whatever.
All songs are written by Neilson Hubbard, Ben Glover and Joshua Britt except for the traditional 'Paddy's Lamentation', arranged by Glover and the beautiful 'Octagon Hall Prelude' by Danny Mitchell. The feature length documentary, which I would highly recommend watching so as to do the honesty and integrity of this album justice, can be found at theorphanbrigade.com.
As I wrote this, a cold wind howled outwith these old converted stables where I live. The hay loft door creaked open – then the internet crashed. I kid you not. Spooky or what?


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Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya was a 1973 batch IPS officer from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. She was the second woman officer in Indian Police Service (IPS) in India, after Kiran Bedi. She is the first woman to become Director General of Police of a state, who had 33 years of service in Indian police department. After retirement she also had a brief stint in politics, associated with AAP, and unsuccessfully contested 2014 general elections. She passed away most recently on 26 August 2019. She was 72. The popular TV series of 1980s, Udaan was inspired from the professional life of Kanchan. She also made a guest appearance in the show.
Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in year 1947. She was a single girl child to her parents. She lived in Amritsar and Delhi. She completed her graduation from Amritsar followed by Master's degree from Delhi and MBA from University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Once her father was caught and attacked by police related to a property matter and police officers were not ready to register a case against the attackers. This incident inspired Kanchan to join police force and serve justice. She cleared civil service exams and became 1973 batch IPS officer, only the second woman police officer from the country.
During her training period, she was the only lady of the group. She was the first woman to be an IPS officer in Uttar Pradesh and was the first woman appointed Deputy General Inspector of Police in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. She later served as Inspector General of the Uttar Pradesh Police, the first woman officer to decorate this post, and also Additional Director General of Police in Uttaranchal and the first woman Director General of Police. She was interested in dramatics and also wrote poetry.
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Stefan Feuser (PhD University of Münster) is Research Assistant in Classical Archaeology at the University of Rostock, Germany. He received his MA degree at the Humboldt-University at Berlin and wrote his dissertation about "Monopodia – Figural Table Supports from Asia Minor" at the University of Münster (published in a revised version in 2013) for which he was awarded a travel fellowship of the German Archaeological Institute in 2009. Stefan is author of the book Der Hafen von Alexandria Troas in which he publishes and discusses the results of a field survey in the harbor of Alexandreia Troas. His current research interests include, among others, the urbanism and pictorial representation of Greek and Roman port cities. Since 2012 he is principle investigator of the project "Images and Imaginations of Roman Ports" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). While at the CHS he will work on his habilitation project concerning the urbanism of Hellenistic and Roman Imperial harbor cities in the eastern Mediterranean.
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So I started by choosing a Chinese ETA 2824 clone movement, dive-style case, dial, hands, and bracelet.
In another thread I posted my travail about getting the dial to work with the movement. I ended up having to order another dial.
Today I had the new dial & hands attached, and placed in the watch case along with the movement ring. I put the new crown on the stem, and measured how much to trim off the stem.
Well, NATURALLY I cut the stem too short. Honest to God, if there's a mistake to be made then I don't think I've MISSED a single one.
The good news is it's just a cheap Chinese clone movement. I can get another for $40 US. Or I could just order ETA 2824 stems for $5.00 a pair. I mean, what are the odds that a genuine ETA stem WON'T WORK with a Chinese clone movement?
Chances that the stems you purchase are gen ETA is very unlikely and if they are gen, they will work just fine anyway.
Be careful of the stems you order. I went through roughly the same scenario and feel your pain! Ruined an already bad dial, got a replacement which wasn't too great either!
As for the stem. What length do you need? Mine took longer than the standard 16MM and 20MM proved very hard to find. This guy claims to have 20 MM stems in item number 254163508849 on the auction sight. I purchased some claimed to be 20 which turned out to be 16. Some I sent back, the overseas ones I kept.
If you can use a 16MM stem, PM me and I'll send you one. Got several in my efforts!
Makes my credit card twitch! It would probably rate an SW200 movement!
Welcome to the learning process. I would bet that Mark went through the same experience when he was starting out. After somebody puts in years of study and practice they seem to make the process look easy. In truth, it isn't. As mistakes are made one learns techniques and tricks to avoid repeating them. I cannot count the number of watch parts that I launched into a low earth orbit that evaporated somewhere between the ozone layer and stratosphere. When starting out, expect to break things. Practice on the LEAST expensive movements you can find. In the beginning it doesn't matter if the movements even work. Just famillarize yourself with the components, where they go and how to disassemble, clean, reassemble and lubricate. If you start out with non working movements you will also begin to recognize why the movement failed to work. Anybody who is honest about it will admit going through the same learning experience. Relish mistakes as an important part of the learning process.
Yeah. Watch kit on the bay. Looks really nice, but for all I know comes from Asia also.
Lots of DIY watch kits from paces like Esslinger.
I don't know if we adequately addressed your question about whether or not the stems would fit your movement: The Seagull type movements (ST2130 is what I used) WILL take a regular 2824 stem. If you paid $40 for a movement, you may have something different! Carefully look over the pictures on ebay and you should be able to judge. There are lots of 2824 stems listed, but most will probably be too short for a custom screw down crown type fitment.
Talking about 2824 stems one should always specify if actually (and more likely) is 2824-2. Stem is not interchangeable across the two versions.
I was not aware of differences between the two versions! Most generic parts seem to be for the -2.


Looking for something to put as smile on your face? Look no further.
The boy in blue in this video simply can't stop laughing during his music class. It's always a mystery to try and figure out what makes kids laugh. After all, these are the pint-sized people who tend to crack up when you say "fart" and "booger," but they're also the ones who may struggle to keep a straight face when you give them a spoon or tell them you're 35 years old.
In this instance, the boy is way beyond amused when the teacher starts and stops playing the guitar and then speeds up again. It's safe to say this teacher is killing with this material.
Whatever it is that's making the boy LOL, one thing is sure: you can't watch this and not feel warm and fuzzy because happiness may very well be contagious.


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Goldfinger actress Margaret Nolan (1943-2020)
By cinecrazydc,
October 12, 2020 in General Discussions
cinecrazydc
Actress and model Margaret Nolan, known for her role in "Goldfinger" and "A Hard Day's Night," died on Oct. 5 at age 76.
Filmmaker Edgar Wright first reported the news with a touching tribute on Twitter in which he both announced the news of Nolan's passing as well as eulogized the late actress, who he worked with for the upcoming film "Last Night in Soho."
"It's my sad duty to report that actress and artist, the magnificent Margaret Nolan has passed away. She was the middle of Venn diagram of everything cool in the 60s; having appeared with the Beatles, been beyond iconic in Bond and been part of the Carry On cast too," he began a lengthy thread.
"She was the gold painted model in the iconic Goldfinger title sequence and poster (she also played Dink in the movie), she appeared in the classic A Hard Day's Night, Carry On Girls, No Sex Please We're British & many others, frequently sending up her own glamourpuss image," he added. "She also appeared in five Spike Milligan Q series, Steptoe & Son, The Likely Lads, Morecambe & Wise and The Sweeney. She became deeply involved in political theatre and more recently created visual art; deconstructed her own glamour modelling in a series of photomontages."
TOM KENNEDY, 'NAME THAT TUNE' HOST, DEAD AT 93
Wright concluded his thread about Nolan by talking about his personal experience working with her.
"I worked with her last year as she plays a small role in Last Night In Soho. She was so funny, sharp and, as you might imagine, full of the most amazing stories," he wrote. "I'm so glad I got to know her. My heart goes out to her family and all that loved her. She will be much missed."
The English actress got her start as a model under the name Vicky Kennedy in the early 1960s before going back to her birth name as she began to pursue acting, according to Variety. She got her big break in 1964 when she appeared in both The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night" as well as Dink, James Bond's masseuse, in "Goldfinger" that same year.
However, in addition to her small role in the 007 classic, she notably appeared in the title sequence and subsequent posters and promotional material as the woman painted from head-to-toe in gold along with a gold bikini.
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The ad campaign made such an impression that she was asked to pose for Playboy magazine, which also led her to a role in the Gerry and the Pacemakers' film "Ferry Cross the Mersey" and Marcel Carne's "Three Rooms in Manhattan" the following year.
Margaret Nolan, a British actress and glamour model, died at age 76. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
The outlet reports that she took a break from acting in the 1980s, returning to the screen in 2011 as Dame Margaret in Yvonne Deutschman's "The Power of Three." Her later life was marked by photo projects that she worked on while in Spain that took her old vintage modeling shots and manipulated them for displays in London.
She is survived by her two sons, Oscar Deeks and Luke O'Sullivan.
Margaret Nolan may have been the sexiest woman to ever live.
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Will this be a proper send off?
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Love the opening credits sequence in which the Aston Martin DB5's revolving license plates are superimposed over Nolan's face! So supercool!
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One of photographer Harrison Marks' most popular models.
2 hours ago, jameselliot said:
Like I said, the sexiest woman to ever live.
On 10/16/2020 at 4:09 PM, Vidor said:
Here's the Into Miami opening for GOLDFINGER - Margaret is prominently featured !
On 10/24/2020 at 4:35 PM, cinecrazydc said:
That clip where Sean Connery slaps Margaret Nolan on the behind and dismisses her with the words "man talk" is always, always referenced whenever anyone writes about retrograde sexual attitudes in the James Bond movies.
Now that I come back to the forum I just realized that two of the stars of "Goldfinger" died barely a month apart.
If I'm counting correctly she was in six "Carry On" movies. I've never seen a second of any of them. Wonder if they're any good?
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There is nothing as bad as something not so bad
6 hours ago, Vidor said:
That could be related to what Connery said in the interview with Barbara Walters.
cinemaman
Shirley Eaton is the last major living star in the movie Goldfinger. Honor Blackman passed away a few months ago and Sean Connery just passed away over last weekend.. Did you know, Ursula Andress is the last major living star for the movie Dr. No.


One red button falls off a coat and becomes the cherry on an ice-cream cone, the wheel on a fire truck, the jewel in a necklace, and many other round surprises.
Illustrated using Jocelyn's delightful paper collage, One Red Button is a search-and-find adventure for little ones. This book will encourage the youngest readers to see the assortment of shapes and colors that decorate their own growing worlds.


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Tom Angelripper (Sodom) – ,,This EP will also describe the direction for the upcoming material."
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1. decembra 2019 18. mája 2021 Ľuboš Jendryščík
Upcoming full album of German thrash metalheads Sodom will be released in near future, but band has released next EP – Out Of The Frontline Trench. Do you wanna know more about its creation of it, upcoming concerts or somenthing about upcoming full album? You can read interview with Tom Angelriper:
Hi, Sodom release new EP album Out Of The Frontline Trench one year after another EP Partisan. Is it some kind of gift for fans, that you release two EPs consecutively?
Tom Angelripper: Hi, We just want to demonstrate that we are still active and very busy in our songwriting process. This EP, and the Partisan is also something special for the Sodom's collector scene. I am very satisfied with the result. This EP will also describe the direction for the upcoming material.
There are a lot of bands out there who talk about "back to the roots", but we did it. The EP reflects exactly the sound we all love so much. Especially the production is very rough and inexorable.
What was process of creation of it?
Tom Angelripper: Very old-school way. Rehearsing 2 or 3 times a week. We always started with a jam session, putting all ideas together. Sometimes I came up with some new lyrics.
On EP album we can find song Genesis 19 from new full album with interesting lyrics. Could you tell us something more about it, inspiration etc.?
Tom Angelripper: That is a bible story about the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah (book Genesis). Its very interesting to read and a huge inspiration for me. You have to know, I don't believe in god and I believe that a natural calamity destroyed these places. But the original bible story is something spectacular for a Sodom song…
EP also contains 2 new songs – Down On Your Knees and self-titled tune, which are about World War I. It is interesting story behind inspiration….
Tom Angelripper: They are all about world war one. Last year I got some photos and letters of my grandfather, handed down by my aunt. So, all the recollections, my grandfather told me about his fighting and living in trenches in WW1 came back.
So I start researching, looking documentaries and reading books about that. But, please don't misunderstand me, war was always a big theme for all the Sodom lyrics the last three decades and always will be.
You have also re-recorded Agent Orange and Bombenhagel in current line-up. I thouht, that you have now a lot of energy and great vibes in this line-up. Are you now totally satisfied with your line-up?
Tom Angelripper: You are right; this version is the heaviest and fastest we ever recorded. This song is an all-time part in our setlist. In this year we have the 30 years anniversary of our album Agent Orange.
In my opinion this new record version is very similar to the original one. We decided to put these two songs on the EP as a bonus for the fans. Keep in mind, that a 3 track EP is the same price like a 5 track
Could you tell something more about new full album?
Tom Angelripper: At the time we are rehearsing new songs and ideas, but we want to work it out without any time-pressure, so we didn`t discuss about a release date with the record company.
But, if everything will be prepared we try to release in the end of 2020. I realize that the upcoming album could be the most important in my career. I want to make sure, that everything will be fixed perfect and satisfying to the listeners.
You have also planned some concerts for upcoming months. Is it possible that you will also visit Slovakia next year?
Tom Angelripper: Why not? If there are some promoters around who wants to get us over, we go! We know that we have a strong fanbase over there. Hope we`ll get it done next year
We have talked together year ago. Do you think, that world get worse place during the year?
Tom Angelripper: I think so, too. The world will change to the worst. Here will be no more security for all of us. Everything seems running out of control, the. Democratic politicians lose more and more power. Radical groups will prevail. I am not scared about myself but I am scared about the next generations. How will the world look like in 30 or 40 years?
We have peace for a long-time in Europe. Do you think, that people nowadays don´t know price of it, and consider war as something imagine?
Tom Angelripper: This piece is treacherous, it's just an armistice, the calm before the big storm!
This would be probably hard question but… Do you think that we are losing our freedom and democracy in Europe?
Tom Angelripper: Yes, I think so. But I hope we will change to better ways
You are member of legend band, which change metal music and has enormous impact on many others band. How will you describe metal scene these days, and in the past, when you have begun?
Tom Angelripper: We just did the music as a kind of revolution against the parents, teachers and establishment and also against Posers and Poppers, who hate our musical direction.
Metal fans were a minority, because music like "Deutsche Welle" and "New Wave" was very popular in the beginning of the 80th. I was in a school class with 30 pupils and I was the only one who listened to metal. That was strange, but we respected each other.
I think the whole metal scene changed for worse, because it's getting more confusing in these times. This music is established and will ever be. I still miss the good old times….but when we got our first record deal, the times changed.
After Agent Orange went so successful, I could quit my job in the coalmine and I was able to get more established in the metal scene and could made my life just with music. That was a dream that come true.
So, that was the last question. Thank you so much for your answers, and you can share now message with fans.
Tom Angelripper: Thanx for for your loyal support all over the decades. You keep the band going on. And hope to see you soon on the road.
Your friend TOM
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And now, screenshots! As you can see, there's a lot going on in this luscious jungle.
Looks like Betty is using all of her charms to conquer Bob.
Random encounter; what will Linda do to win Bob's heart?
It's on! Throwing poop tarnishes your date's image and most often ends up in rejection.


Undaunted by the ongoing alleged spying allegations, Huawei continues to advance 5G technology and is not shy about telling the world about it. The latest in a seemingly never-ending stream of accomplishments from the China-based vendor covers the use of the 2.6GHz spectrum, which is a popular LTE band that could have interesting potential with 5G. Certainly not one of the main bands under consideration, but its importance may increase as CSPs re-evaluate their spectrum holdings and regulators adopt a more flexible licensing approach.
Huawei says it has completed 5G NR tests at 2.6GHz spectrum in the 5G trial organised by China's national IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. It has previously tested more mainstream NR frequency bands, including 3.5GHz and 4.9GHz, as part of China's 5G Technology R&D Trial, including lab and field testing in NSA and SA modes. Incidentally, Ericsson and Qualcomm announced 5G NR progress on the 2.6GHz band just a few days ago, keen to support this relatively abundant spectrum resource.
This latest 2.6GHz test was conducted at the Huairou 5G test site and CAICT's Mobile Communication Trial Simulation Network Lab using Huawei's 5G Massive MIMO 64T64R gNB. The vendor reports that for 2T4R 5G terminals, the single-user downlink peak throughput exceeded 1.8Gbit/s, validating any CSP's decision to deploy 5G NR on this spectrum.
This also circles back to the usage of Massive MIMO. Thanks to some incredible advances in this radio technology recently, coupled with promising trial results, it is getting a lot more interest from CSPs and their vendor partners. Is there any reason why Massive MIMO could not become an integral part of practically all 5G base stations in the near future? Don't take our word for it, the same question was posed recently by Emil Björnson, Associate Professor at Linköping University and one of the leading experts on the technology.
Currently, 2.6GHz with large bandwidth is abundant spectrum resource around the world, but not fully used in many areas. Huawei has accumulated years of research and development on Massive MIMO and self-developed antennas in the 2.6GHz frequency band. In the 5G era, Huawei wakens the accumulated advantages with great power. Based on large bandwidth, flexible Numerology, Massive MIMO, and narrow-beam scanning technologies are used in 5G products. Therefore, both the vertical coverage and horizontal coverage are much better than that of 4G, and capacity is greatly improved. Huawei 2.6GHz NR gNB products and solutions activate large bandwidth advantages, farther, lay a solid foundation for the current and even future experience competitiveness of 2.6GHz spectrum.


Would you like some rabbit meat? Or what about pig stomach or a pair of bull testicles? My travel partner Henrik and I found ourselves at La Boqueria, Barcelona's famous food market. Lucky for us, it also was bursting of products that are less exotic for us Scandinavians. Stall after stall with ham, fresh seafood, juices, cheeses, spices and of course tapas, made my stomach rumble. Fortunately, we did not go hungry for long. When we were done buying the necessary ingredients, the next few hours were devoted to preparing and eating the most delicious Spanish food.
This article was made in collaboration with Barcelona Cooking. All descriptions reflect my own opinion, and the business has had no influence on the content of this review.
We got to taste the difference between iberico and serrano ham.
La Boqueria food market is popular with both locals and tourists. It's become so popular that large groups of tourist are no longer allowed during certain times on Saturdays.
The cooking class we attended took place in the spacious premises of Barcelona Cooking, which is easily accessible from the famous La Rambla. The school opened in 2012, and currently offers five different classes.
In addition to the two of us, nine other people signed up for this course. They came from the US and Australia, and the atmosphere quickly became friendly and laid back. The chef and teacher, Cándido, split us into four groups. Each group was responsible for their own dish. He went through all four recipes in a fun and informal way. It was clear that this man loves both food and teaching. Cándido is patient and clever, and I got the impression that he really enjoys teaching us clumsy tourists as we do our best!
The cooking class is equally suitable for women and men, as for lovers and friends!
The dishes on the menu were tortilla española (Spanish potato omlett), gazpacho (cold tomato soup), paella with seafood and crema catalana. All the participants were focused, but there was also a lot of laughing as we chopped, peeled and cut. The equipment we used seemed new and of good quality. Cándido shared interesting facts and taught us clever tricks along the way, including how to chop vegetables without leaving a fingertip on the cutting board. Halfway through the class our glasses were filled with wine, and then the work continued. The whole time Cándido offered to help us, and answered all of our questions.
Henrik and I ended up on the group that prepared the paella, and although I did not contribute directly to all the other dishes, I think the day had a nice combination of demonstration, observation and our own tasks. We all cooked as much as possible with eleven people in the room and four hours at out disposal!
However if you are looking to prepare all of the dishes from start to finish, I would recommend booking a private class instead.
Soon the kitchen was filled with aromatic scents of the various dishes that were being prepared. After three and a half hours' works, it was time to reap our reward. The table was set, and the pearly-prepared food is served with ample amounts of wine.
– This is the best paella I ever tasted, said the businessman from New York who sat opposite me at the table.
I was amazed at how fresh and flavorful the gazpacho is, and rejoiced when I was offered an extra portion! In all modesty: With the help of Candido, we, eleven amateurs, made a four course meal which more or less matched some of the dishes I have been served in Barcelona. Hurray!
Four hours after we walked around at the food market, we left the kitchen with bulging stomachs, a digitally delivered recipe in our inboxes and a fun memory richer. Only one thing remained to make this day complete… a nap on the beach!
Gazpacho is perfect to keep in the fridge on hot summer days.
Did reading this article make you hungry? Try making one of the dishes yourself! Here is the recipe for the healthy, Spanish tomato soup.
Firstly grate the tomatoes and cut up all the vegetables.
Then set aside about 50g of the cucumber, green pepper and red pepper and dice them very finely to garnish the gazpacho.
Soak the bread in the water and the vinegar. Then, in a bowl, mix all the vegetables together and pour the soaked bread in and blend while adding olive oil to emulsify.
Refrigerate it for at least 1 hour. Garnish and serve.


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Thiess secures A$172m Melak contract extension
Thiess has secured a A$172 million contract extension from Bayan Resources to expand operations at Melak in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Under the 12-month extension, taking the contract out to 2023, Thiess will increase coal production and overburden removal and continue to provide additional mining services, including drill and blast, and coal loading to the barge facility.
CIMIC Group Chief Executive Officer Michael Wright said: "It's great to see our team in Indonesia continue to drive operational solutions and value for our clients to meet their production and expansion needs."
CIMIC Group Mining and Minerals Executive and Thiess Managing Director, Douglas Thompson said: "I'm pleased to be continuing our relationship with Bayan Resources and extending our operations at Melak where our team has delivered exceptional technical solutions for almost 10 years."
In 2008, Thiess was awarded a contract to develop and operate the Melak greenfield coal mine. The mine is divided into the two different mine concessions, Teguh Sinar Abadi (TSA) and Firman Ketaun Perkasa (FKP).


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BARNSTABLE – The Cape's real estate market started autumn in a strong way, with value and volume up across the board.
The volume of sales was up 15.6 percent from last year, with the value of sales up just over 16 percent. The median individual property sale was up 4.3 percent from September 2014.
The uptick in activity follows a seesaw summer, numbers were up in July before a slow August. The volume of real estate sales was up about 20 percent in July, before falling nearly 10 percent in August.
"Things go up and down within the month and a couple days will make a lot of difference as to whether one month will do better than the other," said Barnstable County of Deeds Jack Meade.
For the year to date, the volume of sales is up 2.6, with the total value of sales up 0.2 percent, while the individual sales value is up 1.9 percent. "I don't expect a significant change in last year's numbers when all is said and done," Meade said.
Foreclosures for the year to date are slightly up from last year, with 108 recorded so far this year, compared to 100 at this point last year. There were 18 foreclosures in September 2015.
Meade says he's watching how upcoming changes to real estate regulations will affect the market. Those changes start this month.


The script of I'm Your Man is now published by Currency Press as part of Acts of Courage: three headphone verbatim plays by Roslyn Oades.
For 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder followed a determined, young boxer from Bankstown through his preparations for a world-title fight. I'm Your Man is the story of who she and her tape recorder met along the way: past legends, up-and-comers and failed contenders whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the fight game.
For Sydney Festival, Downstairs Belvoir turns boxing gym: place of dreams, of glory, of a better life, where everyone wants to be special and only one thing is certain – that no matter how high you fly you will eventually lose. I'm Your Man is no ordinary slice-of-life. The actors wear earpieces and take their lines directly from the ringsides, gyms and dressing rooms of Oades' recordings. This is fuelled-up, high-stakes, real-deal theatre.
I'm Your Man is the third of a trilogy by Oades about acts of bravery and the psychology of respect. Behind the thrilling, brutal sport lies a compelling tale of courage and its cost.
Rehearsal Photos by Bill Reda.
You seldom see theatre (verbatim or otherwise) as vivid and warm as this.
Astonishingly authentic … Oades has an extraordinary ability to take us into different worlds.
I'm Your Man gets into and under your skin, landing punches long after the players exit the ring.
I loved I'm Your Man, and if you allow yourself to be transported through the doors of Belvoir Downstairs into a so-real-seeming boxing gym, creator/director Roslyn Oades and her multitalented, impressively athletic cast ensure you will, too.
This is a remarkable, highly skilled and moving work of theatre. The actors won a round of applause for their superb skipping routine alone and a standing ovation at the end. It's rare to see theatre as immediate, sweaty and full of life and emotion as this one. Don't miss it.


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Q: How to change observed holidays in holidays module? I am new to this python holidays library, so I apologize in advance for any trivial questions that I might be asking.
My main problem is that I am not sure how to modify the 'observed' values in holidays. I need a holiday to be observed on a Monday only if it falls on a Sunday. I do not need Friday holidays to be observed on Saturday.
The documentation only seems to have a solution if I want to remove 'observed' holidays completely and not partially. My workaround for this was to create a NewCountrysHolidays class and populate it with the holidays and the observed statuses I wanted. I attached my code for the new class below.
My new problem is the I get the error code: 'datetime.date' object is not callable when I do 1-1-2015 in us_electric_holidays, but it does work with the timestamps with my data. When I use my data I get a new error name 'SUN' is not defined. It seems to not recognize Weekdays ex. SUN, and Months ex. DEC. I am not sure why.
I apologize if this was wordy, but I appreciate and thank you for any assistance with this problem.
Background for the problem: (If interested)
I am a Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student who specializes in the Power Grid. One of my tasks is to analyze data from power companies. Power companies define a holiday as:

Holidays are New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. When any holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be recognized as a holiday. However, no change will be made for holidays falling on a Saturday.

For all the data to be labelled correctly, I need to remove Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day. Then remove the Observed Saturday from a Friday Holiday.
I implemented all this in the code below, but it will not run.
code for the holiday class (it is long, but StackOverflow did not let me attach files):
import holidays
from datetime import date
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta as rd

 class UsElectricHolidays(holidays.HolidayBase):
     def _populate(self, year):
         # New Year's Day
        if year > 1870:
            name = "New Year's Day"
            self[date(year, JAN, 1)] = name
            if self.observed and date(year, JAN, 1).weekday() == SUN:
                self[date(year, JAN, 1) + rd(days=+1)] = name + \
                    " (Observed)"

        # Washington's Birthday
        name = "Washington's Birthday"
        if year > 1970:
            self[date(year, FEB, 1) + rd(weekday=MO(+3))] = name
        elif year >= 1879:
            self[date(year, FEB, 22)] = name

        # Memorial Day
        if year > 1970:
            self[date(year, MAY, 31) + rd(weekday=MO(-1))] = "Memorial Day"
        elif year >= 1888:
            self[date(year, MAY, 30)] = "Memorial Day"

        # Independence Day
        if year > 1870:
            name = "Independence Day"
            self[date(year, JUL, 4)] = name
            if self.observed and date(year, JUL, 4).weekday() == SUN:
                self[date(year, JUL, 4) + rd(days=+1)] = name + " (Observed)"

        # Labor Day
        if year >= 1894:
            self[date(year, SEP, 1) + rd(weekday=MO)] = "Labor Day"

        # Veterans Day
        if year > 1953:
            name = "Veterans Day"
        else:
            name = "Armistice Day"
        if 1978 > year > 1970:
            self[date(year, OCT, 1) + rd(weekday=MO(+4))] = name
        elif year >= 1938:
            self[date(year, NOV, 11)] = name
            if self.observed \
                    and date(year, NOV, 11).weekday() == SUN:
                self[date(year, NOV, 11) + rd(days=+1)] = name + \
                    " (Observed)"

        # Thanksgiving
        if year > 1870:
            self[date(year, NOV, 1) + rd(weekday=TH(+4))] = "Thanksgiving"

        # Christmas Day
        if year > 1870:
            name = "Christmas Day"
            self[date(year, DEC, 25)] = "Christmas Day"
            if self.observed \
                    and date(year, DEC, 25).weekday() == SUN:
                self[date(year, DEC, 25) + rd(days=+1)] = name + \
                    " (Observed)"

 us_electric_holidays = UsElectricHolidays()

A: I'm working on the same problem (NERC holidays for electric power) and saw your question. Pierre Boutquin's answer to a related question led me to a much faster solution: Just replace nearest_workday with sunday_to_monday and you should have what you need.
Like so:
class NERCHolidayCalendar(AbstractHolidayCalendar):
    rules = [
        Holiday('NewYearsDay', month=1, day=1, observance=sunday_to_monday),
        USMemorialDay,
        Holiday('USIndependenceDay', month=7, day=4, observance=sunday_to_monday),
        USLaborDay,
        USThanksgivingDay,
        Holiday('Christmas', month=12, day=25, observance=sunday_to_monday)
    ]


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Friday, July 15, 2011 by Thought Leadership Team
Court Orders Defendants to Issue Litigation Hold Before Rule 26(f) Conference
Haraburda v. Arcelor Mittal USA, Inc., 2011 WL 2600756 (N.D. Ind. June 28, 2011). In this employment discrimination suit, the plaintiff requested the court order the defendant to preserve e-mail evidence, claiming the defendant previously deleted e-mails from the plaintiff's account without her permission and refused to issue a litigation hold prior to the Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(f) meet and confer. The defendant argued the plaintiff's request was premature as Rule 26(d)(1) prohibited a party from seeking discovery before the Rule 26(f) conference. Disagreeing with the defendant's argument, the court noted Rule 26(d)(1) prohibited requesting production – not compelling preservation – and stated that ruling to the contrary would leave a party with knowledge of an intent to destroy evidence without a remedy. Accordingly, the court found the plaintiff could suffer measurable prejudice based on the suit's heavy reliance on e-mails if evidence was destroyed and ordered the defendant to implement a litigation hold.
Although the defendant put forth a novel argument, it failed to acknowledge the obligations each party has to proactively preserve evidence upon the reasonable anticipation of litigation. As the Sedona Conference® notes, the duty to preserve evidence "includes an obligation to identify, locate, and maintain, information that is relevant to specific, predictable, and identifiable litigation". The Sedona Conference®, Commentary on Legal Holds: The Trigger and the Process.
However, the issue of when the duty actually arises is often a challenging one as different courts have found various triggers to be applicable. Generally, courts recognize that the "mere possibility of litigation" does not trigger the duty to preserve because litigation is "an ever-present possibility" in modern society. Cache La Poudre Feeds, LLC v. Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Recently, the District of Colorado determined that the defendant's duty to preserve evidence triggered when the plaintiff filed a formal complaint at work (racial discrimination lawsuit), which put the defendant on notice to preserve all existing and future video that included the plaintiff. The defendant failed to do so, and the court found the plaintiff was prejudiced by the defendant's willful destruction of video recordings. Accordingly, the court issued both mandatory and permissive adverse inference instructions as well as attorney fees relating to the spoliation motion. McCargo v. Texas Roadhouse, Inc., 2011 WL 1638992 (D. Colo. May 2, 2011). In the 2009 case, Goodman v. Praxair Services, Inc., the District of Maryland concluded that the defendant's duty to preserve triggered following receipt of a letter informing the defendant the plaintiff had consulted attorneys. Further, a ruling from the Southern District of New York found the duty to preserve arose no later than the lawsuit's filing. Green v. McClendon.
As demonstrated by the sampling of cases above (which by no means present an exhaustive list of possibilities), it is no wonder parties are confused as to when the duty to preserve arises. It is better for parties to be safe than sorry by implementing a written legal hold sooner rather than later if litigation appears to be on the horizon. To increase defensibility, parties should maintain detailed notes of the preservation protocol followed, which includes when the hold was issued, what details were included in the hold, to whom the hold was issued and the efforts taken to continually monitor compliance.


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12.00: Warm Up Dancing & Audition for Levels - Be on time!
Registration for full passes (169 euros) - registration is open!
Registration for party passes (99 euros) - registration is open!
Registration for Weekly Thursday Class (20.15 - 21.15) with Thomas Bachmann (15 euros) - Not open yet!
Including: 4 parties from Thursday to Sunday, option to participate in our Charity Jack & Jill (but not including the donation!) and option to take private lessons.
You arrive on Thursday allready and want to join our weekly class with Thomas Bachmann? Go for this drop in ticket for the class (20.15 - 21.15). You can stay for the party afterwards as well!
Schedule: When you plan your travel please keep in mind that changes in the schedule may still ocure.
Getting there: Our studio is located in Viktoriastraße 3b, 86150 Augsburg right at central station. From the central train station it is only a 5 minutes walk to the center of the city.
Airport: The closest airport is Franz-Josef-Strauß Airport in Munich (MUC). From there take the public transportation to Munich central station and a train to "Augsburg Hauptbahnhof".
From the airport in Stuttgart (STR) there is a very cheap flixbus connection to Augsburg. From the Flixbus station (tram station closeby is called Haunstetten Nord P&R) take the tram to city center (Königsplatz) and from there to Haupbahnhof.
Interesting flight options can also be found from Memmingen Airport (FMM) by choosing Ryanair or Wizzair for example. There are buses and trains going to Augsburg from the airport.
All of these airports above are between 60 - 90 minutes away from Augsburg by car and they have reasonable connections - between 90 to 120 minutes travelling time - by train or bus as well.
Hotels: There are many hotels nearby, for example the Ibis hotels at Königsplatz or Hauptbahnhof. Both of them are in walking distance from the event location (1-3 minutes), with the one at hauptbahnhof being right at the other side of central station.
We also heard from many students that the youth hostel in Augsburg is quite nice and a cheaper option - Expecially the breakfast should be nice there! It is a bit of a longer walk (probabyl 30 minutes) to get there though but you can take the tram as well.
We can also recommend to stay at the Grandhotel Cosmopolis. It's a very special place in Augsburg. Hostel, hotel and home for refugees at the same time and every room is designed by an artist. They also have the concept "Pay as much as you can".
Public Transport: Trams are only running until midnight. After that - and only on Friday and Saturday - there are hourly night buses that cost 2,70 per ride.
You can check connection via the App "Augsburg Mobil: AVV mobil" or by using their website: avv-augsburg.de - Unfortunately they don't provide this service in english.
Taxis are located right in front of the studio, so it shouldn't be a problem to get one. To order a taxi call +49 821 35025.
Food & Drinks: We will be serving free tap water throughout the event, but you have to bring your own reusable water bottle to use that service. We want to avoid plastic waste and we will not be giving out glasses for tap water. We kindly ask you to not bring any food or drinks into the studio or to refill bottles at the toilets.
Bar Service: We believe we have fair prices for food and drinks and we can only continue bringing exceptional teachers to Augsburg if you support us with your understanding! By ordering that drink or by enjoying a cappuccino at our bar you would really help us!
Workshops: Please understand that we only allow full pass ticket holders to enter the studio during the day. If you did not book the currently running workshop please do not enter.
Auditions: If you missed the audition or if you are late for it you will not be accepted in any higher level. Please understand that decisions of our staff regarding levels and auditions are final. You can sit down to watch the classes of your own level only.
Taking Privates: Only holders of a full pass or a party pass may take privates with our teachers during the event. Just message them directly to reserve a spot.
Parties: The parties are free for workshop attendants. Party passes for non-full-pass-ticket-holders must be bought in advance via our online ticket system.
Charity Fun Jack & Jill: The winners of the jack & Jill will be choosing a charity foundation they would like to donate the money to. We will make some suggestions, that you can choose from as well. Awards will be held at Saturday around/after midnight.
You find more information about the christmas markets and opening times here.
Sightseeing: Augsburg is one of the oldest cities in Germany and you can still see some of it's glory today. With the app swa city you can go on themed tours around town with the trams and discover many interesting places. It also gives tips where to find restaurants, coffee shops, and other places you might like.
Again, this service is unfortunately only available in German, but you might get along with it even without being familiar with the language.


Both CT and MRI techniques are common, and, consequently, patients usually have some knowledge of each. The type of scan is dictated by radiologists based on the clinical query, the patient's condition, and urgency. Generally, MRI is useful for capturing very small details in soft tissues, joints, ligaments, and tendons and is commonly used to scan the spine, neck, and brain. CT scans are more useful for diagnosing serious injuries, such as trauma to the chest and/or abdomen and heart failure.
Although CT is a painless, fast, and relatively cheap method for obtaining medical images, it is still advisable to carefully weigh the benefits of a specific CT scan before performing it, to minimize radiation exposure and the risk of radiation-related complications. Since its development in the 1970s, MRI has proven to be a highly beneficial imaging technique with sublime clinical capabilities; MRI exams allow the utmost diagnostic accuracy with minimal side effects and without exposing the patient to the ionized radiation that is emitted by X-ray or CT.
Radiation in CT and scan time in MRI are equivalent in affecting image quality. In MRI, longer acquisition time results in higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), better image quality, and fewer artifacts. Similarly, in CT, higher radiation dose provides better SNR and better images.
Whereas the flaw of CT scans is radiation exposure, the drawbacks of MRI scans are its long acquisition time and related high cost. Due to its long acquisition time and the need for patients to stay motionless within a narrow, loud-banging MRI bore, MRI is still considered an expensive and unfriendly procedure. The lack of mobility, which makes MRI scans almost unbearable to some patients, is required because movement disrupts the image capture process, which may result in repeat scans and an even longer time within the scanner. A routine MRI scan can range between 20 minutes and two hours, making the procedure especially hard for young children and many patients who experience a claustrophobic reaction during the exam. Reducing MRI scan times without sacrificing quality can improve patient care while increasing utility and cost-effectiveness.
A recent study presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR, shows that a novel machine learning-based iterative image reconstruction algorithm developed by Medic Vision (iQMR) can enable significant reduction of 30% in brain MRI scan times, with no impairment of the image quality and clinical value. The study, conducted in multiple locations in the United States and Israel, evaluates image quality, grey-white (GW) matter differentiation, and overall diagnostic sufficiency of brain MRI images acquired with reduced scan-time protocols that are processed with the iQMR, compared with images from sites' routine protocols.
Under Institutional Review Board-approval, 37 subjects were scanned on three 1.5 T scanners (Philips Healthcare's Ingenia, Siemens Healthineers' Aera, and GE Healthcare's Signa-HDx), at three different sites using the site's routine clinical brain protocols as well as time-reduced variants that were 30% shorter, on average, than the sites' routine brain exam. The short scans were prescribed by changing conventional acquisition parameters, such that the revised setting traded scan time reductions for decreased SNR. Images acquired by short scans were processed by iQMR and compared to standard "full time" images by six neuroradiologists. The reviewers conducted an independent, blinded, side-by-side comparison of diagnostic quality, visual image quality, GW-matter differentiation, and presence of artifacts. The reviewers found that the iQMR-processed short-scan images were substantially equal to the standard images in all parameters.
The iQMR technology, recently cleared by FDA, was launched May 15, and is now available to support all MRI scanners of all vendors and models.
— Eyal Aharon is CEO of Medic Vision Imaging Solutions.


Growing up we often encounter all kinds of misconceptions about wearing eyeglasses along with countless myths about vision problems.
How can we differentiate fact from fiction?
Wearers become dependent on their eye glasses, they will never take them off.
Prescription glasses correct your vision. Day-to-day tasks are easier because everything is clear. You constantly wear your glasses not out of dependence, but because all your visual difficulties disappear.
Eye glasses are aids to improve vision. They will not add to your sight problems. Our vision naturally deteriorates with age, so don't fret because it is not the eye glasses' fault. Regular eye check up will help identify the problem and the right prescription glasses can help you see clearly.
This is so true. Wearing the wrong prescription glasses for a long period can cause headache and nausea. Go for an eye check-up and determine the right prescription for you.
Store bought reading glasses are not customized for the wearer mainly because the prescription grade is the same for both right and left lenses. Most people with vision problems have different prescription grades for each eye. Headache, eye strain and even nausea can result from wearing reading glasses that are not your actual prescription. Best to visit you eye doctor for a customized reading glasses prescription.
It is important that we take the necessary precautions in taking care of our eyes but we have to be aware of what's true and what is not.
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Colorado Springs to house U.S. Space Command for 6 years
The command brings more than 1,400 troops and civilian workers and potentially billions of dollars to the Pikes Peak region
by The Associated Press 3:50 PM MDT on May 15, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Russell Hudson, 39th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation technician, directs a vehicle as it is backed into a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an engine-running onload at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 17, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Casciotta)
COLORADO SPRINGS — Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has announced a deal that would keep the U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs for at least six years.
Lamborn, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said the new agreement came with guidelines for permanently housing the command, which oversees military missions in orbit, The Gazette reported.
The command brings more than 1,400 troops and civilian workers and potentially billions of dollars to the Pikes Peak region, officials said.
The Pentagon is expected to announce its preferred location for the command in early 2021.
"Based on the criteria, I am thoroughly confident that Colorado Springs remains the best home for Space Command, especially as the space defense industry and space operations infrastructure in our community continue to grow," Lamborn said.
The criteria includes requirements that the command must be near military bases with space assets and have high-security facilities security and communications capabilities.
"With our existing military space infrastructure — whether at Peterson Air Force Base, Buckley Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, the National Space Defense Center, U.S. Northern Command, or North American Aerospace Defense Command — Colorado is the perfect place for and now home to U.S. Space Command," Republican U.S. Sen Cory Gardner said.
Gov. Jared Polis also lauded the announcement.
Alabama and Florida are also being considered to house the command following the six-year deal, Lamborn said.
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Title Performances of peace : Utrecht 1713 / edited by Renger E. de Bruin, Cornelis van der Haven, Lotte Jensen and David Onnekink.
Summary "The Peace of Utrecht (1713), which brought an end to the War of the Spanish Succession, was a milestone in global history. Performances of Peace aims to rethink the significance of the Peace of Utrecht by exploring the nexus between culture and politics. For too long, cultural and political historians have studied early modern international relations in isolation. By studying the political as well as the cultural aspects of this peace (and its concomitant paradoxes) from a broader perspective, this volume aims to shed new light on the relation between diplomacy and performative culture in the public sphere"--Provided by publisher.
Contents Introduction / Renger E. de Bruin, Cornelis van der Haven, Lotte Jensen, David Onnekink -- Part 1. The diplomatic stage -- The olive and the horse : the eigtheenth-century culture of diplomacy / Linda Frey and Marsha Frey -- Behind the stage : the global dimension of the negotiations / Lucien Bely -- "Enemies of their patrie"? : Savoyard identity and the dilemmas of war, 1690-1713 / Phil McCluskey -- Pride and prejudice : universal monarchy discourse and the peace negotiations of 1709-1710 / David Onnekink -- Part 2. The publicity stage -- Madame du Noyer presenting and re-presenting the Peace of Utrecht / Henriette Goldwyn and Suzan van Dijk -- "Dieu veuille que cette Paix soit de longue duree ..." : The history of the Congress and the Peace of Utrecht by Casimir Freschot / Heinz Duchhardt -- The Treaty of Utrecht and Addison's Cato : Britain's War of the Spanish Succession, peace and the imperial road map / Samia Al-Shayban -- Jonathan Swift's Peace of Utrecht / Clare Jackson -- Visions of Europe : contrasts and combinations of national and European identities in literary representations of the Peace of Utrecht (1713) / Lotte Jensen -- Part 3. The theatrical stage -- Theatres of war and diplomacy on the early-eighteenth-century Amsterdam stage / Cornelis van der Haven -- Performance and propaganda in Spanish America during the War of the Spanish Succession / Aaron Alejandro Olivas -- Promoting the peace : Queen Anne and the public thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral / Julie Farguson -- Fiery metaphors in the public space : celebratory culture and political consciousness around the Peace of Utrecht / Willem Frijhoff -- Part 4. The commemorative stage -- Memory theatre : remembering the Peace after three hundred years / Jane O. Newman -- Peace was made here : the tercentennial of the Treaty of Utrecht, 2013-2015 / Renger E. de Bruin.
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Peace.
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 -- Diplomatic history.
Politics and culture -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Arts -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Performing arts -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
Europe -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Added Author Bruin, R. E. de (Renger Evert), 1956- editor.
Haven, Kornee van der, editor.


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The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history.
Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution.
Robert K. Massie brings an eternally fascinating woman together with her family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers and enemies - vividly and triumphantly to life.
History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great, and HBO/Sky Atlantic will be releasing a four-part series starring Helen Mirren as Catherine in the autumn of 2019.
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