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Research Article| December 30, 2014
A robust experimental determination of Thomsen's δ parameter
Joel Sarout;
Joel Sarout
CSIRO Energy
, Perth,
. E-mail: joel.sarout@csiro.au; claudio.dellepiane@csiro.au; dariush.nadri@csiro.au; lionel.esteban@csiro.au; david.dewhurst@csiro.au.
Claudio Delle Piane;
Claudio Delle Piane
Dariush Nadri;
Dariush Nadri
Lionel Esteban;
Lionel Esteban
David N. Dewhurst
Geophysics (2015) 80 (1): A19–A24.
https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2014-0391.1
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Joel Sarout, Claudio Delle Piane, Dariush Nadri, Lionel Esteban, David N. Dewhurst; A robust experimental determination of Thomsen's δ parameter. Geophysics 2014;; 80 (1): A19–A24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2014-0391.1
A novel inversion method for the laboratory determination of Thomsen's δ anisotropy parameter on cylindrical rock specimens from ultrasonic data has been recently reported in the literature. We further assessed this method through a direct comparison of the results of the traditional method (involving a single off-axis P-wave velocity measurement at 45°) and the new method (involving 65 P-wave velocity measurements at several angles to the symmetry axis). We prepared and characterized two vertical shale specimens from the same preserved vertical core to assess their similarity in terms of structure, mineralogy, porosity, and density. The shale was assumed to be transversely isotropic in view of the observed (horizontal) bedding. We subjected both specimens to the same brine saturation and effective stress state. Using the two methods, we obtained similar results for Thomsen's α (vertical P-wave) and ε (P-wave anisotropy) parameters. However, a significant discrepancy was observed for Thomsen's δ parameter: We obtained results of 0.13 using the new method and 0.39 using the traditional method. As a result of the overdetermined nature of the P-wave velocity measurements used in the new method, we believe that the corresponding δ value is more reliable. Also, the value derived with the new testing method seems to match more closely the reported field data.
anisotropy, rock physics, P-wave, shear wave (S-wave), wave propagation
Shales are extremely variable in terms of physical, mechanical, and chemical properties. The relationships between these properties and petrophysical measurements performed downhole or in the laboratory are generally not straightforward. The current understanding of the elastic properties and associated transverse isotropy (TI) of shales at realistic in situ conditions is particularly insufficient in view of the need for such information in field applications such as exploration or monitoring (e.g., 4D seismic monitoring), especially at small offset angles (normal moveout). This is due to a combination of several factors including: (1) the fact that among the scarce amount of laboratory data available in the literature, only a few experiments were performed under realistic in situ conditions, especially in terms of specimen preservation, pore-fluid saturation, and pore-pressure control; (2) limited availability of preserved samples; and (3) limited availability of laboratory measurements caused partly by the time-consuming nature of testing resulting from extremely low shale permeability (nanodarcy range) and partly by the lack of well-preserved samples.
This letter focuses on data from laboratory ultrasonic measurements acquired using a dense array of transducers attached to a single cylindrical shale specimen (Sarout et al., 2014). These data are interpreted in terms of Thomsen's anisotropy parameters (Thomsen, 1986) using a novel inversion algorithm recently published by Nadri et al. (2012) for rocks with tilted TI. A simplified version of this algorithm is used for the specimens studied here for which vertical TI (VTI) is assumed. Special emphasis is placed on the δ parameter that controls the geometry of the propagating wavefront and plays a crucial role in seismic processing and therefore interpretation of field data (Brevik et al., 2007). The center frequency of the ultrasonic waves propagated in the specimens is of the order of 0.5 MHz, so that the wavelength is of the order of 7 mm for the measured velocities of 3.4–4.2 km/s. This wavelength is significantly larger than the lamination thickness (see Figure 1). Dispersion or scattering effects are expected to be minimal.
The novel aspect of this experiment and associated data-inversion method (Nadri et al., 2012; Sarout et al., 2014), as compared with similar work, is that the determination of two Thomsen's anisotropy parameters, ε (P-wave anisotropy) and δ, is now based on the measurement of P-wave velocity on a single shale specimen along numerous raypaths having variable inclination to the bedding plane (Figure 1). In contrast, the traditional method usually reported (Podio et al., 1968; Jones and Wang, 1981; Lo et al., 1986; Vernik and Nur, 1992; Hornby, 1998; Dewhurst and Siggins, 2006; Sarout and Guéguen, 2008; Delle Piane et al., 2011; Dewhurst et al., 2011) relies on only three P-wave velocities, involving a single off-axis propagation path inclined at 45° to the bedding plane (Figure 1).
The use of a single off-axis velocity measurement to determine δ (Figure 2) raises the question of whether this laboratory method is sufficiently accurate for direct comparison with or interpretation of field data. Although in the field P-wave velocities can be estimated along many different raypaths, in the laboratory, only a single off-bedding velocity is usually reported. The claimed large difference in the magnitude of Thomsen's δ parameter determined in the laboratory and observed in the field (Leaney, 1994; Brevik et al., 2007) triggered the need for a better assessment of this specific anisotropy parameter at the laboratory scale. By increasing the number of independent measurements at numerous angles to bedding in the laboratory (Figure 2), the new method is expected to better probe the wavefront geometry and therefore provide a more accurate estimate of the δ parameter.
This novel approach is expected to be particularly beneficial in situations for which the minimum P-wave velocity does not coincide with the symmetry axis of the VTI shale. For instance, Tsvankin (2005) shows that in such a medium at vertical incidence (along the symmetry axis where the ray angle ϕ and phase angle θ are zero), the convexity of the P wavefront is controlled by the sign of the δ parameter; i.e., d2VP/dθ2|θ=0=2δVP(θ=0°). Negative convexity implies that the minimum P-wave velocity does not coincide with the (vertical) symmetry axis, but it is slightly offset. In the worst-case scenario, at small offset, a VTI medium with negative convexity could be mistaken with a horizontal TI medium.
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS
We report here a direct comparison of the novel and traditional methods of estimating Thomsen parameters on the same shale lithology, with special emphasis on the estimation of Thomsen's δ parameter. To this end, two cylindrical shale specimens are sampled a few centimeters apart from a preserved parent core oriented with their axes perpendicular to the bedding planes. The sample size is as follows: length L∼80 mm and diameter D=38 mm. Synthetic brine (3.5% NaCl) was used as a pore fluid throughout the test. Following a preliminary resaturation and equilibration stage, each specimen is subjected to a confining pressure of 50 MPa and pore pressure of 32 MPa; this isotropic loading path was conducted over a period of approximately three months to ensure saturation and pore-pressure equilibration within the low-permeability samples. Both specimens are fitted with several ultrasonic transducers directly attached to their surfaces. Specimen no. 1 is equipped with 14 P-wave transducers, whereas specimen no. 2 is fitted with the classical configuration usually reported in the literature and involving six P-wave transducers and four S-wave transducers, with a single off-axis raypath (Figure 1) allowing the measurement of five independent velocities:
VP(90°): P-wave propagating parallel to the bedding,
VP(0°): P-wave propagating normal to the bedding,
VP(45°): P-wave propagating at 45° to the bedding,
VSH(0°): S-wave propagating normal to the bedding with polarization parallel to the bedding,
VSH(90°): S-wave propagating parallel to the bedding with polarization parallel to the bedding.
The estimation of Thomsen parameters for a transversely isotropic medium from the data for specimen no. 2 is based on the following equations:
C11=ρVP2(90°),C33=ρVP2(0°),C44=ρVSH2(0°),C66=ρVSH2(90°), andC13=−C44+(C11+C44−2ρVP2(45°))(C33+C44−2ρVP2(45°))
α=VP(0°)=C33ρ,β=VSH(0°)=C44ρ,ε=C11−C332C33,γ=C66−C442C44, andδ=(C13+C44)2−(C33−C44)22C33 (C33−C44),
where ρ is the bulk density of the tested specimen and the indicated angles stand for the direction of propagation with respect to the symmetry axis of the TI shale (orthogonal to the bedding plane). The subscript H for the S-waves indicates the (horizontal) direction of polarization.
The stiffness tensor components Cij require phase-velocity measurements as inputs. Phase and group (ray) velocities along the TI symmetry coordinates (at 0° or 90°) coincide. However, in view of the transducer size (6 mm in diameter) compared with the propagation distances, the off-axis velocities are expected to be group (ray) velocities at a ray angle of 45° (Dellinger and Vernik, 1994). Following a method reported by Dewhurst and Siggins (2006), a correction is implemented to recover the corresponding phase velocity and phase angle, which allows for the calculation of the required phase velocity at the true phase angle of 45°.
For Specimen no. 1, a more involved inversion procedure is required, the details of which have been published previously (see Nadri et al., 2012). However, the steps of the inversion workflow are summarized in Figure 3, and the important features of the method are as follows:
The inverse problem is only weakly sensitive to the magnitude of the slow S-wave velocity β=VSH(0°). However, the inversion algorithm inverts for it as one of the sought Thomsen's parameters, and as such requires a prior input value for it (for details, see Nadri et al., 2012). The inverted value β=VSH(0°) is not expected to be reliable because no actual S-wave data from this experiment are used.
Ray tracing is used so that Thomsen's parameters are inverted for directly from the measured group (ray) velocities, so that no group-to-phase correction is required a posteriori.
An estimate of the uncertainties associated with the inverted parameters is derived from the stochastic inversion procedure (see Table 1).
In the particular application of this inversion method to specimen no. 2, VTI is assumed a priori because the specimen is cored orthogonal to the shale's bedding plane. Because no P-wave velocity measurement is available in the direction perpendicular to the bedding plane for specimen no. 1, this velocity is calculated after Thomsen's parameters have been inverted for. An additional outcome of the new inversion method is that based on the number of input measurements available versus the number of parameters to be inverted for, an uncertainty in the determination of the anisotropy parameters is computed (for details, see Nadri et al. [2012] and the results in Table 1).
The mineralogy of the tested specimens quantified by powder x-ray diffraction comprises kaolinite (38%), mixed layer illite-smectite (23%), quartz (14%), and calcite (14%). Other minor constituents include chlorite, aragonite, and mica. The bulk density of the specimens is 2530 kg/m3, and the porosity, estimated from the difference in weight between the saturated and dry specimen, is 8.9%.
As shown in Figure 1, the two neighboring samples show a similar internal structure when visualized via x-ray tomography with weak sedimentary bedding traces at a nominally orthogonal angle to the core plug axis and the occurrence of dispersed dense (bright in the figure) phases. Moreover, the density distributions along their axes are similar as shown by the CT number profile (i.e., the scaled x-ray attenuation value, which is a function of the density, atomic number, and thickness of the sample being analyzed) showing a range of values between 2350 and 2550 for both samples. On the basis of these observations, it is therefore assumed that there is reasonable homogeneity in the bulk properties of the two plugs.
The results of the two experiments are shown in Figure 4 as velocities versus angle to the symmetry axis. It shows that
measured group velocities for the available ray angles in specimen no. 1 (gray dots) and in specimen no. 2 (gray squares),
computed group velocities at the same ray angles in specimen no. 1 using the inverted Thomsen parameters (black dots),
computed phase velocities at the corresponding phase angles in specimen no. 1 (open circles) and in specimen no. 2 (open squares).
Table 1 summarizes these results for quantitative comparison purposes at fewer important angles and in terms of Thomsen anisotropy parameters.
The results in Table 1 show a reasonably good agreement between the two methods in terms of P-wave velocity orthogonal to the bedding plane (α) and in terms of P-wave anisotropy (ε). The difference in velocity between the specimens at any given angle is lower than the accepted uncertainty for P-wave velocity measurements in the laboratory (∼5%; see, for instance, Delle Piane et al., 2011). Note that α has been directly measured on specimen no. 2, whereas it has been obtained by inversion for specimen no. 1. The fact that similar values of α have been obtained for both specimens suggests that the inversion for α in specimen no. 1 is reliable.
Note that the slow S-wave velocity recovered for specimen no. 1 through the new inversion method (β=VSH(0°)=2.00 km/s) is not expected to be reliable, and it is indeed relatively different from the corresponding velocity measured directly on specimen no. 2 (β=VSH(0°)=2.48 km/s).
A significant discrepancy between the two methods is observed for the δ parameter. It is believed that the δ value found for specimen no. 1 is a closer representation of the actual shale property due to the overdetermined nature of the P-wave velocity measurements available for this particular specimen. In Figure 5, the experimental data for specimen no. 1 (gray dots) and the computed group velocity at all ray angles for δ=0.13 (thick black line) are shown again (the same as in Figure 4). The black dot represents the computed group velocity for a ray angle of 45°, and the error bar associated with it represents a simulated experimental uncertainty of ±5%. The thin black lines represent the computed evolution of the group velocity with ray angle for various values of δ ranging between δ=−0.2 and δ=0.9 (all the other parameters are taken from specimen no. 1 in Table 1).
If only the group velocity at 45° were measured for specimen no. 1, the measured value would lie somewhere along the uncertainty interval, that is, between 3.44 and 3.80 km/s. Using this group velocity alone and the traditional computation method yields a value of δ ranging from −0.1 to 0.5. In contrast, using the additional independent velocity measurements at various ray angles (gray dots) and the new inversion method yields δ=0.13±0.05(0.08<δ<0.18).
Further to the above analysis, it is of interest to compare our experimental results of δ evaluation with those available in the literature. Figure 6 shows a comparison of the Thomsen δ parameter estimated for various shales in the field and in the laboratory. In particular, the plot shows a range of values obtained via the analysis of
multioffset borehole seismic data for a shale formation reported in Leaney (1994),
a set of wireline logs acquired in vertical and deviated wells at various deviation angles through a shale formation reported in Brevik et al. (2007),
a comprehensive database compiled from many articles, conference proceedings, theses, presentations, and other public-domain sources that includes core measurements and borehole seismic measurements (Horne, 2013),
the results of the present laboratory study for specimens no. 1 and no. 2.
Note that for the literature data, the mean value (dashed lines) and distribution (vertical bars) are shown. For the data set compiled by Horne (2013), a gray box shows the interval of ±1 standard deviation. It is obvious that δ for shales can span across a rather large range of values (positive and negative) depending on the specific shale lithology considered. In addition, note that the experimental value derived from specimen no. 1 with 65 raypaths falls well within the range reported by the field investigation of Brevik et al. (2007) and to a lesser extent within the range reported by Leaney (1994).
On the other hand, the value derived for specimen no. 2 with only four raypaths is coincidentally very close to the mean estimated from the data set compiled by Horne (2013).
Using a traditional and the new method, similar results for Thomsen's α (vertical P-wave) and ε (P-wave anisotropy) parameters were obtained on the two shale specimens. However, a significant discrepancy is observed for Thomsen's δ parameter: 0.13 using the new method in specimen no. 1 and 0.39 using the traditional method on specimen no. 2. As a result of the overdetermined nature of the P-wave velocity measurements used in the new method, we believe that the corresponding δ value is more reliable. Also, the value derived with this new method seems to match more closely the reported field data. The samples used for these experiments were brought to failure after each experiment to extract their strength properties (triaxial tests) so that repeating the velocity data acquisition using the other ultrasonic array was not possible. In addition, the arrangement of ultrasonic transducers for the new method does not allow us to carry out the traditional analysis (no raypath at 45° and 90° to the bedding). Because of the heterogeneous nature of rocks, we are currently preparing a manuscript in which we report similar results for synthetic TI samples made of phenolic resin.
Financial support from the sponsors of the SHARC research project is gratefully acknowledged (BG-Group, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Statoil, and Total).
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Ultrasonic-transducer arrangement for specimen no. 1 (14 P-type transducers) and specimen no. 2 (six P-type and four S-type), and CT scans of the shale specimens.
Conceptual comparison of the new and traditional experimental methods for the determination of Thomsen's δ parameter from P-wave velocity measurements: effect of angular coverage.
Workflow describing the inversion of P-wave velocity data to recover Thomsen's anisotropy parameters (specimen no. 1).
Results of the experiments for specimens no. 1 and no. 2: Evolution of P-wave velocity (ray and phase) with angle to the symmetry axis. The error bars stand for the 5% uncertainty associated with experimental measurements.
Group velocity versus ray angle: gray dots, experimental group velocity for specimen no. 1; thick black line, computed group velocity at all ray angles for δ=0.13 (same as in Figure 4); black dot, computed group velocity at a ray angle of 45°, with a simulated experimental uncertainty bar of ±5%; gray lines, computed evolution of the group velocity with ray angle for various values of δ between −0.2 and 0.9 (all the other parameters are taken from specimen no. 1 in Table 1).
Comparison of Thomsen's δ parameter obtained for shales from field investigations (Leaney, 1994; Brevik et al., 2007), from a large bibliographic data set compiled by Horne (2013), and from the laboratory experiments on specimens no. 1 and no. 2. The vertical bars show the spread of δ values reported in each article, the gray box stands for ± one standard deviation for the data set compiled by Horne (2013), and the dashed lines stand for the mean of each data set.
Comparison of the wave velocities and Thomsen anisotropy parameters obtained for shale specimens no. 1 and no. 2 using the two different experimental and interpretation methods described in the text and in Figure 1.
Specimen no. 1 2
Number of transducers 14 10
Number of raypaths 65 5
Confining pressure (MPa) 50 50
Pore pressure (MPa) 32 32
α=VP(0°) (km/s) 3.382 3.51
VP(45°) group (km/s) 3.622 3.89
VP(45°) phase (km/s) 3.672 3.94
VP(90°) (km/s) 4.062 4.13
β=VSH(0°) (km/s) 2.002 2.48
VSH(90°) (km/s) N/A 2.69
ε 0.21 ± 0.02 0.19
γ N/A 0.09
δ 0.13 ± 0.05 0.39
Values are calculated from the inverted anisotropy parameters.
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There was a 2 month period (March-April) where the blue and red bikes were used in tandem. The first exposure was in late March and with the red bikes rapidly replacing the blue ones, I spent a wet Sunday afternoon trecking around London looking for a row of purely blue bikes that I could use for the first exposure. Most stations had already mixed colour bikes. Eventutally I found a series of blue bikes right outside my favourite burger joint, the fabulous MeatMarket in Jubilee Market, Covent Garden.
I was using my Spectra Pro, which allowed me easily to do a double exposures using the multiple exposure selector mode without doing the open film lid or closing the camera trick (as detailed at https://blog.the-impossible-project.com/spectra-double-exposure-how-to and http://snapitseeit.com/how-to-double-exposures-on-a-polaroid-spectra/). The only thing I had to make sure was to turn my exposure down.
Fast forward 4 months, August 2015, I returned to the same spot to take the second exposure. It would have been earlier but our newborn arrived in May and the mixture of blue and red bikes lasted into about June. Finally the out of action Spectra could finish the job. The only thing was would I succeed and do the shot/idea justice?
Handily, I decided to take a reference digital photo on my smartphone after I took the first exposure in March and along with some notes in Google Keep, I had enough information (or memory if you will) to roughly get it in the same place. I wanted to move a little to the left (or right) so I could give it kind of a printed 3D image effect.
So I composed and took the second exposure, and I quickly put it away for half an hour, with no expectations. What was done was done. It was 50/50 whether it would be a worthwhile shot and my idea realised. Then I finally looked at it and I was personally overjoyed with the result, a time-elapsed multiple exposure which would and could not be repeated, due to the confinement of time.
Yes I could have done it with digital, and yes I could have took 2 images shot digitally and Instant Lab'ed it, but this was my ultimate expression of taking the time to achieve a shot, far away from my trigger happy digital photography.
I am conceptualising what I want to do with the #2 in the series, but I have a few ideas already. Hope you enjoyed the picture and the story behind it! Many thanks for reading.
This was a really creative idea and I love how you've not shot the exact same composition to get the effect.
First congrats (I now it's late) for your newborn!
Second I like the concept behind your work, the research you did and the final result! Bravo!


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Our bar offers a wide selection of craft beers sorced from local breweries.
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Drozdov (deutsch Drosenau) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt sieben Kilometer nordwestlich von Zábřeh und gehört zum Okres Šumperk.

Geographie
Drozdov befindet sich östlich des Březnátales in der Drozdovská vrchovina (Drosenauer Bergland). Das Dorf liegt auf dem Gebiet des Naturparkes Březná in einem Kessel, in dem der Bach Drozdovský potok entspringt. Nördlich erhebt sich der Michalův vrch (601 m).

Nachbarorte sind Na Hranicích und Jedlí im Norden, Na Dole und Svébohov im Nordosten, Na Kluči und Václavov im Osten, Růžové Údolí und Pivonín im Südosten, Kosov und Hoštejn im Süden, Drozdovská Pila und Janoušov im Westen sowie Velká Stráň, Malá Stráň, Království und Crhov im Nordwesten.

Geschichte
Die erste schriftliche Erwähnung des zur Herrschaft Hochstein gehörigen Dorfes Droznov erfolgte im Jahre 1417. 1464 erwarben Georg und Johann Tunkl von Brünnles die Güter und schlossen sie an ihre Herrschaft Hohenstadt an. Zu dieser Zeit befanden sich in der Umgebung des Dorfes die Ansiedlungen Protivanov und Strýcov (Strejcov), die in der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts erloschen waren. Im Hufenregister von 1677 sind für Droznov 21 Anwesen aufgeführt. Bis 1841 war Jeedl Schulort für Droznov, danach erhielt das Dorf eine eigene Schule. Da die Landwirtschaft wenig ertragreich war, verdienten sich die Bewohner ein Zubrot durch die Forstarbeit, Hausweberei, Herstellung von Bürsten, Hackbrettern, Zwirnköpfen und Holzwaren in Heimarbeit.

Nach der Aufhebung der Patrimonialherrschaften bildete Droznov ab 1850 eine politische Gemeinde im Bezirk Hohenstadt und Gerichtsbezirk Schildberg. Der heutige Ortsname Drozdov entstand zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg entstanden eine Molkerei und einige kleine Holzwarenfirmen, dazu gehörte die Fabrik Český krb in Drozdovská Pila. Zwischen 1927 und 1930 wurde die Fabrik in Drozdovská Pila zu einer Pension umgenutzt und die Siedlung entwickelt sich zu einem Erholungsort. Der Sokol errichtete ein Lager. 1930 lebten 679 Menschen in Drozdov. Die Sommerfrische Drozdovská Pila hatte im Jahre 1935 65 ständige Einwohner.

Nach dem Münchner Abkommen wurde das Dorf 1938 dem Deutschen Reich zugeschlagen und gehörte bis 1945 zum Landkreis Hohenstadt. 1939 hatte Drosenau 704 Einwohner. Während der deutschen Besetzung schlossen sich mehrere Bewohner der Partisanengruppe Zábřeh an, die ihren Unterschlupf in den Wäldern bei Drpzdov hatte. Der Kommandant der Partisanengruppe Jan Háječek fiel am 23. September 1944 in den Wäldern bei der Drozdovská pila bei einem Zusammentreffen mit der Polizei. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges kam Drozdov zur Tschechoslowakei zurück. In der Zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts gingen zahlreiche der Bewohner als Arbeiter in die Betriebe der umliegenden Orte. Nach der Auflösung des Okres Zábřeh kam die Gemeinde mit Beginn des Jahres 1961 zum Okres Šumperk. Zwischen 1980 und 1992 war Drozdov nach Zábřeh eingemeindet.

Gemeindegliederung
Für die Gemeinde Drozdov sind keine Ortsteile ausgewiesen. Zu Drozdov gehören die Ansiedlungen Drozdovská Pila, Na Hranicích und Na Kluči.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kapelle des hl. Fabian und Sebastian, erbaut 1713
 Denkmal für den Partisanenkommandanten Jan Háječek, errichtet am 10. September 1961 in den Wäldern südöstlich der Drozdovská Pila

Weblinks

 Beschreibung der Gemeinde
 Präsentation auf nasemorava.cz

Einzelnachweise

Ersterwähnung 1417

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Skari-dono
Icelanders! Roll Out
What Games are You Planning?
I know I can have several ideas for games or adventures every month. Sometimes, I push these ideas to the back of my head for later use and sometimes I start the actual planning.
Like just now, I've done some basic planning for a Serenity RPG game that I'm interested in starting (I've been watching Firefly, sue me). The game uses some material from Fireflyrpg.com such as floorplans for the main ship. It is in the base-plot stage but I like the system and I am hopeful about getting this game started in a near future.
I'm also toying with an idea for a game of Exalted 2nd ed set in the seas of the West, with some focus on swash-buckling action against Lunar pirates and seabattling stunts against the Dead Armada. It sounds fun but I'm going to think some more about it.
But I am interested in knowing if it is only me who gets a boat-load of gaming ideas or if there are others who share my dreadful curse. More to the point of the thread: What games are you currently working on getting started, and what ideas would you like to get out of your head and into the gaming world?
Ayrn
RDI Fixture
Two for me...
I have two ideas... one is more of a campaign. The other an introduction to a specific setting.
The Campaign: I've been living with ideas and game plans for a campaign setting in Northern Audalis (the world found here). It's a mix of linked adventures, with some overarching plots that is looking to tie it together. My basic idea is of a group of characters coming to the North for their own reasons, but getting wrapped up in the lives of the people. So far, it would require the characters to be "do-good"ers, moving from place to place, helping folks solve a number of "problems" and becoming heros of the area. I've got material that should easily take characters from level 3 to level 15... but that also means it's nearly 15 different adventures, each of which could easily take 4-6 months a piece to complete. (5 - 7 years of online games. )
The Intro Adventure: I recently picked up the Midnight Campaign Setting book (2nd Edition) and I am really interested running a few adventures in this world. I love some of the changes they've made to the character classes and character creation process. And I love the "feel" of the world (kind of an apocalyptic, dark, conspiracy feel). My idea is to create pre-generated characters for the game (likely an all human party consisting of a brother, sister, cousin and friend) and move through some low level "adventures" so that I and the players can get a feel for the world.
I've also got a D20 Modern Military game on the backburner, and a D20 Modern Superspy game on the very far back burner.
Good idea for a thread, Skari-dono!
Grugg
Karma: 357/190
I have for a while toyed with the idea of an Epic Campaign but have not the time. I'm currently DMing one game right now however.
Which reminds me, I need to update that.
TRSG 2.0
Hum.. Games
I'm working on getting Lantan up to speed with Home Grown, yes, they are in the same time period and yes they will affect each other. I am planing a small Star Wars game based roughly on trade, space combat and that general sort of thing (might run different versions of this and have an ongoing competition).
I have two games running at home as well but I keep those strictly face to face.
As for future games I plan to create my own version of D&D.
t_catt11
Fun is Mandatory
Audalis
I'm predictable, no doubt. As soon as my Guiding Light adventure wraps up, I'll be launching another Audalis game.
I'd love to run a campaign, but it's seems a lot more condusive for my flaky self to stick to adventures only.
I just launched a warhammer game that should have some staying power, if only by rotating players after short adventures. The storyline lends itself to a rotating cast, if need be.
Almerin
Typing Furiously
so much in my head!!!
Man, I have so many ideas for games, but no time ... NO TIME!!!
I'm planning a horror game, either set in Audalis, or perhaps Ravenloft. I think I will make it in Audalis, but with a nice Ravenloft feel. It crossed my mind to take an adventure like 'The Created', and place it in Audalis somewhere, to use it in my Audalis Shorts series (which I'm still running, but also still at the first adventure (Filthy Thief) ).
It has also crossed my mind to do an all monster Audalis game in this series, or a Audalis primitive adventure (back to the time of the cavemen: magic is raw, gods are young or not there yet, major cities are just starting to become gathered huts).
I would LOVE a Planescape game, but not with me as DM.
I would also love to restart my God of the Gnomes game, but I don't think that will ever happen.
Too much to do, not enough people to do it for me.... ehm... TIME to do it.
Vote Grugg
Nice thread. I haven't GMed for a while but that doesn't mean I haven't had lots of ideas for campaigns. Recently, I've been thinking how much fun it could be to run a historical campaign, specifically something with pirates. Another idea I've had for well over a year is campaign based on the computer game Startopia (which in turn bears a lot of similarities to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
In addition to those ideas for a setting, I've been interested in running a campaign where—just like a good movie—all of the characters are intrinsically bound to the plot of the campaign, meaning they're not just PCs that the players have created individually and without much of a context. I'm a fan of short, intense campaigns (i.e. high rate of posting but only a few months' campaign duration), and I believe a campaign like this would be easier to turn into this kind of movie-like story than a long-running one.


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Q: What encoders/decoders/muxers/demuxers/parsers/filters do I need to enable in FFMpeg for converting an mp4 video to a gif? I am building FFmpeg with custom options to reduce the final size of apk file on android. I want just convert a mp4 file to a gif.
Following is my options specified
 --disable-everything
 --enable-decoder=mpeg4,mpegvideo,aac,gif,h264
 --enable-parser=aac,mpeg4video,mpegaudio,mpegvideo,gif,h264
 --enable-demuxer=mpegvideo,aac,mov,gif,h264
 --enable-muxer=mp4,gif,mov,h264
 --enable-protocol=file
 --enable-encoder=mpeg4,mov,gif,h264
 --enable-filter=scale,fps,copy,palettegen,vflip,paletteuse,crop

What other options do i need to add to successfully run this command?
ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 -vf "fps=15,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" -pix_fmt rgb24 output.gif

or this command
ffmpeg -y -i input.mp4 output.gif

After I added module into Android Studio I run FFmpeg command.
Iam getting this error:
2020-06-21 12:16:09.883 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication W/mobile-ffmpeg: [graph 0 input from stream 0:0 @ 0x7088243f40] sws_param option is deprecated and ignored
2020-06-21 12:16:09.885 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication W/mobile-ffmpeg: Incompatible pixel format 'rgb24' for codec 'gif', auto-selecting format 'rgb8'
2020-06-21 12:16:09.885 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication E/mobile-ffmpeg: Output pad "default" with type video of the filter instance "Parsed_scale_1" of scale not connected to any destination
2020-06-21 12:16:09.885 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication E/mobile-ffmpeg: Error reinitializing filters!
2020-06-21 12:16:09.885 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication E/mobile-ffmpeg: Failed to inject frame into filter network: Invalid argument
2020-06-21 12:16:09.886 8871-9102/com.example.myapplication E/mobile-ffmpeg: Error while processing the decoded data for stream #0:0

I also tried to include FULL library and it that case everything worked as expected.
Thanks for your help.

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Our risk began with uprooting. Even the thought seemed absurd. Why would we, a group of twenty-five missionaries, leave stable and defined ministries for a life and a calling less explicable? What prompted us to move north from Mercy Ships at Youth With A Mission, Tyler, Texas and all that was familiar?
We carried no tidy package or plan directing what we would create in our new venture, but felt a gentle prodding, as if God was inviting us to be a part of a movie still in the making. Our heart for the un-churched and orphaned generation beckoned us on.
In the mid-nineties, God began gathering a like-minded group of friends—both in world-view and in ministry philosophy. We were a group of people who yearned to live with Jesus as our center, as our very life, and to minister from that place of profound intimacy. Some of us had worked together for years at Last Days Ministries in East Texas, while others came from Youth With a Mission.
As we worked, talked and dreamed together, we longed to create a ministry that would be built around two priorities: learning to love God more, and learning to love people well. We envisioned this ministry moving to a Jesus-centered rhythm that would guard these priorities and reach the unique people groups to which we felt called: the spiritually and physically orphaned.
Our hearts desire was to "be Jesus" to a generation who are skeptical towards the absolute claims of science and spirituality, yet remain open to both. We longed to reach the masses who rarely darken the door of a conventional church, and who are often void of a relevant witness of the Kingdom of God.
So, in 1998, in response to this stirring, we began to meet together for times of prayer and discussion. The Northeast region of the States, with its educational, post-modern bent, immediately drew us. After touring eight cities, we felt that New Haven, Connecticut was an excellent city to pioneer a ministry community called YWAM / Axiom.
noun – self-evident indisputable truth.
1. It is home to a major cultural idea center, Yale University.
2. It is small for a good home base, yet close enough to influential cities like New York and Boston to launch like-minded ministries.
3. It is home of the "post-modern thinker".
4. It is a place for those who are broken and homeless (another important part of our vision).
One unforgettable day in July of 1999 we stood at the top of East Rock Park overlooking New Haven and our new lives. Through many financial and relational miracles, Axiom community was established in New Haven, thanks to God, and the help of many compassionate new friends within the area.
Axiom's first five years in New Haven evolved as both a community with shared spiritual practices as well as a launching pad for three international ministries: Love 146, a charity dedicated to abolishing human trafficking and child slavery; Ten Thousand Homes, which builds homes for orphan children in South Africa; and Child Restoration International, an organization that funds safe home in India.
in 2006, Axiom experienced a difficult season of transition where several of the mentioned ministries began to evolve into their own organizations. Youth With A Mission had served as a good incubator for growth but could not contain the various visions that had emerged. What was both a painful and releasing process resulted in the new organizations becoming their own communities and the YWAM training arm of our mission continuing as a division of what became Axiom Monastic Community. This transition de-centralized Axiom and multiplied our efforts into various parts of the world.
This expansion has moved Axiom's home base to a new re-wilding retreat property in Swan Valley, northwest Montana, led by Roger and Deb Andruss, and to a network of aspiring contemplative activists in over 20 nations of the world. Our desire is to inspire Christ-followers towards a realized union with God that sustains a love of love and meaningful service, while we help spiritual seekers find their way home to God.
For a more complete history and understanding of Axiom and how to follow Jesus as a way of life read Jeff Pratt's book, The Homeward Call: A Contemplative Journey Into A Love That Will Not Let Us Go.
For the past 17 years we've been in pursuit of a distinct spirituality that will make Jesus clearly visible to the world.


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Довжина 11,5 км, площа басейну 31,3 км². Долина порівняно глибока, в деяких місцях зі стрімкими схилами, порізана ярами і балками. Річище слабозвивисте. Споруджено кілька ставків.

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Сасикулак бере початок на північний захід від села Радолівки. Тече на південний схід. Впадає до Обитічної на північний захід від села Кози.

Джерела
 Річки Запорізької області

Малі річки України
Річки Запорізької області
Річки Приазов'я
Річки Приморського району
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Our Chef will show off in his open kitchen!
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Tyranny of the Middle
And it had a cassette deck.
As we revel in the wonders of the bounty of digital technology, it's good to remember that the cutting edge comes well before the swollen and hefty middle.
In no way does that invalidate our obsession with that edge. It does, however, remind us that the edge is – quite by definition – not typical of the middle.
In the middle, folks are still buying CD's – even if they're not buying as many as they used to.
In the middle, some cars still have cassette decks – even if their owners have no need for them.
In the middle, music discovery is a passive activity, not an active one. That is, these folks want the new stuff to come to them without them doing the tinkering and searching and poking and prodding and programming and scheduling. This, in fact, is why radio remains the primary source of new music for so much of "the middle": They don't want to seek out their "new"; they want it to come to them the way it always has.
It's the middle that takes an old song from Les Miserables and a goofy-looking English lady with a booming vibrato and blows it to the top of the hit parade (the best selling album debut in UK chart history!).
The middle doesn't have a problem with radio that most radio alternatives (even the HD ones of our own design) aim to solve.
The middle doesn't know the names of songs or artists, but it recognizes its favorites when it hears them.
The middle is boring, of course. Because new businesses aren't generally built on the middle. New businesses are born on the wings of change. And change is where you find the cutting edge.
The middle is what radio has in abundance. The edge is where radio is extraordinarily vulnerable.
The middle is the past and present, but the edge points the way to the future.
And with that future comes winners and losers, risks and rewards.
Radio has won the middle. The war is over and radio is the victor.
The edge, however, is a foggy land of guerilla warfare.
We need to think about the edge differently if we are to gain ground there. We cannot assess our inputs and outputs there the same way we do for our traditional business. Our competitors are not other media behemoths or other stations. They are small bands of zealots fighting to the death for their ideas, intent on carving out a piece of you in the process.
Radio has a unique opportunity to invite its massive audiences to playgrounds where they can see and hear their dreams come true.
Unless, of course, we focus so narrowly on what we have always been that we are blinded to what we can possibly become.


I swear that I am not ignoring you my blog audience. I really hoped that last week I would have something exciting to show you. However, the thing I am waiting for, is not up yet. So, we will have to wait that one out. I figured that as soon as I posted, then something would happen. But, I am not going to put off a post any longer. I have been very busy working on some secret projects! I can't show them to you. But, I can show you which yarns I am working with. This is Squoosh Fibrearts Ultra DK.
The second yarn I will show you is a very exciting little bit of yummy. It's Malabrigo Rios, direct from Uruguay. That was a lovely package to get! This is going to be a children's top down raglan. There's more to it than that. But, I will be blogging about it. So, that's all I am going to give you for now. This lovely colorway is Aguas.
I am also working on a design in Malabrigo sock for an exciting contest. I am hoping I can get it done in time. But, it might be close. I just finished a supersecret knit and I will be starting another really soon. There are lots of irons in many fires! Also, I hope this week or next that I will have something fun to show you!
So, I have finally gotten the weather to cooperate and my daughter a day off, so that I could take pictures of this design! This is the same one I took a picture of last week. It is for the Jimmy Beans Wool Misti Alpaca Landscape pattern contest. I really like it. It is simple, but with a lovely stitch pattern, not boring. It's reversible. It is so versitile! You can wear it many different ways!
It perhaps is a bit warm for the weather. We started our photo shoot at around 9 a.m. and it was already 80 degrees with 95% humidity. Ouch! But, she was a good sport and did all that I asked. We got some lovely shots.
There isn't much she won't do for a smoothie. I am nearly ready to send the pattern in. I should get the actual cowl in the mail tomorrow. I am a bit stuck on the name, but I have a few options.
The finicky teen even said she would love me to knit her one for the winter. She likes that she could leave it open as in the above picture. Or wrap it around her neck as in the bottom picture.
I have something for you to take a peek at. I have had this post mostly ready to go for a few days, but I wanted to make sure it was ok to post about my specific project. A few weeks ago, I entered a design in the Jimmy Beans Wool Landscape Collection Pattern Contest. Those who entered the contest and were chosen were sent some lovely colorways of Misti Alpaca Landscape Collection, which Misti Alpaca dyes specifically for the Jimmy Beans wool store. I came up with a cozy, drape-y cowl.
My pattern is written up. It will head to the tech editor this week. It's super simple to knit. As an added bonus, the stitch pattern I used, is reversible. There are also two ways you can wear it.
I won't be able to get any modeled shots until at least Thursday. My daughter, who will be modeling it, has band camp from 7 a.m. until 9 pm. Yep, that's a long day!


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The Undowah River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features
The Undowah River rises on the southern slopes of Thoko Hill, near the locality of Bellevue, southwest of Bemboka. The river flows generally south by west, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the Bombala River near the village of Bibbenluke, northeast of Bombala. The river descends  over its  course.

See also

 Rivers of New South Wales
 List of rivers of New South Wales (L-Z)
 List of rivers of Australia

References

Rivers of New South Wales


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Know where to go for health help over Easter – that's the message from NHS Thanet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as the bank holiday weekend approaches.
The CCG is encouraging people to use the Health Help Now web app – www.healthhelpnow-nhs.net – if they need health advice over the Easter weekend.
Health Help Now directs patients to the right service in the right place, listing suitable places such as minor injury units, pharmacies and A&Es. It also indicates whether they are open or closed.
GP practices will open as normal from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 April, and re-open on Tuesday 22 April. Outside of these times, if you need urgent advice from a doctor, call NHS 111. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people who need urgent medical care when it is not a 999 emergency.
There will be pharmacies open across Thanet on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday, and those pharmacists which normally open on Saturdays will be open as usual on Easter Saturday. See below for a list of pharmacists open over the Easter break. Pharmacists can provide advice on many common illnesses and advice on medication.
Confidential emotional advice and guidance is available 24 hours a day every day from the Mental Health Matters helpline on 0800 107 0160 from landlines, and 03003 305486 from mobiles.
The CCG is also urging people to check they have supplies of any regular medication, and ensure their medicine cabinets are stocked so that they don't get caught out over the Easter break.


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Pies, Tarts, and Crumbles
Candy Corn Pecan Pie Recipe
Quirky, cute, sometimes controversial, always delicious recipes from Jessie Oleson.
Published: October 31, 2013 Last Updated: April 5, 2019
[Photographs and original illustrations: Cakespy]
If you've ever found yourself thinking "this pecan pie simply isn't sweet enough", here's a seasonal variation which is bound to make your dentist cringe: Candy Corn Pecan Pie.
Listen, I wish I could take credit for this idea. But it was the brilliant Rachel of Coconut & Lime who planted the seed in my head and who also (thank you!) gave her blessing for me to make this monstrous bit of Halloween magic happen.
The idea is simple: classic pecan pie, plus candy corn. The candy corn melts so beautifully into the corn syrup and brown sugar mixture that it must feel like it's coming home; it adds a nice, vanilla-y sweetness to the pie that will satisfy even the sweetest of tooths. In fact, it's so sweet that you may push your candy sack aside after a slice. So you see, it's the perfect food to enforce moderation!
Yield:Makes one 9-inch pie
Total time:2 hours, 20 minutes
1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
1 1/2 cups (about 5.5 ounces) pecans, lightly toasted
1 cup (about 11 ounces) light corn syrup
3/4 cup (about 5.6 ounces) dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 to 3/4 cup candy corn
Preheat the oven to 325°F. If you haven't already, place your pie crust in a pie plate. Set it in the refrigerator until you're ready to fill it.
If you glazed over the part of the ingredients that asked for the pecans to be toasted, go ahead and toast them while the oven preheats. Scatter them on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Once fragrant, remove them. It shouldn't take more than 8 minutes or so in the preheating oven.
Prepare the filling. Put the corn syrup and brown sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and add the butter, and vanilla. Let the mixture cool, and then add the eggs and whisk until smooth (don't add the eggs while the mixture is still very hot, otherwise you'll have scrambled eggs!).
Take the pie crust out of the fridge. Now, arrange the pecans (which should be toasty but cooled by now) along the bottom of the crust. Add the candy corn. I lightly tussled the mixture by hand, to make sure it was nicely and evenly mixed.
Pour the hot sugar slurry on top, gently, so as not to upset your delicately proportioned candy and nuts. Some will rise like magic to the top. That's a good thing.
Place in the preheated oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the filling is set and the edges of the crust are browned. It will still wobble in the middle just a little bit when you take it out, but the outer parts should be firm. The center part will set further once removed from heat.
Place a couple more candy corn on the top of the pie right after you've taken it out of the oven. This will help people to know that it has candy corn inside, as the candies will have melted and might not be recognizable. Be gentle when placing them on top, so you don't hurt yourself or injure the pie.
Let cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes. I like to then transfer it to the refrigerator for about an hour, so that it can set completely. Serve at room temperature, or lightly warm and serve with ice cream.
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On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The state children's health insurance program (CHIP) provides health insurance for children whose families cannot afford private healthcare but do not qualify for federal Medicaid.
Employers are required to provide these notices by the latter of the first day of the first plan year after Feb. 4, 2010, or May 1, 2010. Accordingly, for plan years beginning from Feb. 4, 2010, through April 30, 2010, the Employer CHIP Notice must be provided by May 1, 2010. For employers whose next plan year begins on or after May 1, 2010, the Employer CHIP Notice must be provided by the first day of the next plan year (Jan. 1, 2011, for calendar-year plans). CHIP Notice.
The DOL plans to update the notice annually, with current information about which states are providing premium assistance programs. For more information go to CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009 Legislative Brief.
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Marie Alexandre Émile Hippolyte Gallet (1856-1925) est un général de division français ayant commandé durant la Première Guerre mondiale.

Biographie
Né à Lavausseau le , il est le fils de Pierre Hippolyte Gallet, marchand tanneur, et de Rosalie Madeleine Marcireau.

Formation

Il entre à Saint-Cyr le  et en sort deux ans plus tard au 109 rang sur 345 élèves. Nommé sous-lieutenant au 3e régiment de dragons le , il suit pendant un an les cours de l'école de cavalerie dont il sort en 1878 classé  sur 81. Il est affecté au 17e régiment de chasseurs à cheval le , puis nommé lieutenant au 18e régiment de dragons le .

Entre 1882 et 1883, il retourne à l'école de cavalerie. Il en sort officier d'instruction au  sur 36.
Il est promu capitaine instructeur au  de dragons le .

Admis à l'École supérieure de guerre le , il se marie en  avec Régine Andrée Thérèse Bivort.
Il commence les cours à l'École supérieure de guerre le . Deux ans plus tard, il reçoit son brevet d'état-major avec mention très bien, classé  sur 72. Le  il est affecté au premier bureau (chargé des effectifs) de l'État-major de l'armée.

Carrière en temps de paix
Le capitaine Gallet est officier d'ordonnance de Freycinet, ministre de la guerre dans le cabinet Loubet de 1892.

Il est nommé le  au 27e régiment de dragons. Le , il est promu chef d'escadron au 31e régiment de dragons. Le  il passe au 4e régiment de chasseurs à cheval.

Il est l'un des sept membres du conseil de guerre qui ont à juger l'affaire Dreyfus en 1894. Le commandant Henry qui est ami avec le chef d'escadron Gallet lui demande la faveur de passer à la barre une seconde fois pour être interrogé sur l'existence d'un traître au deuxième bureau de l'État-major. Sur recommandation de Gallet, le colonel Maurel, président du conseil de guerre, accepte. C'est lors de cette intervention que Henry se parjure lançant un  en désignant Dreyfus dans le box des accusés. Gallet fonde sa conviction de la culpabilité de Dreyfus sur trois preuves : l'écriture du bordereau, la pièce Canaille de D… et la déposition d'Henry.

Gallet, qui s'est toujours inquiété du mobile de la trahison de Dreyfus, en parle, en 1895, à Picquart qui lui répond .

Le chef d'escadron Gallet est officier d'ordonnance de Cavaignac ministre de la guerre anti-dreyfusard dans le cabinet Bourgeois de 1895 à 1896.

Le , passé hors cadre, le chef d'escadron Gallet est nommé chef d'état-major de la  d'infanterie.

Quand il voit, en 1897, l'écriture d'Esterhazy, il ne doute plus que le bordereau soit de lui. À partir du procès Zola en , il comprend que la pièce Canaille de D... ne s'applique pas à Dreyfus.

Cavaignac, ayant appris que Gallet est maintenant tourmenté de doutes au sujet de Dreyfus, se garde de le rappeler à son cabinet lorsqu'il redevient ministre de la guerre en . À Compiègne le , au lendemain de l'interrogatoire d'Henry par Cavaignac, Gallet déclare que la révision du procès Dreyfus s'impose puisque Henry a avoué être un faussaire.

En 1899, Gallet est nommé officier d'ordonnance à l'état-major particulier du général de Galliffet, ministère de la guerre du second gouvernement Henri Brisson.

Il est sous-chef de cabinet du ministre de la guerre le général André à partir du . Le  il est en outre promu au grade de lieutenant-colonel au  de chasseurs à cheval.

Dans le cadre de l'affaire des fiches, n'ayant pu fournir au chef de cabinet, le colonel Percin, des renseignements sur les sentiments républicains d'un officier de cavalerie, il se fait vertement tancer et menacer d'être relevé de ses fonctions s'il ne lui en procure pas.

Le , de retour d'une mission en Algérie et en Tunisie, il est nommé attaché militaire aux légations de la République française en Belgique et en Hollande. Il passe colonel le . Dans ses rapports Gallet met en garde contre le découragement qui mine l'armée belge. Il en attribue une part de responsabilité au roi Léopold II. Il prend congé du roi des belges le .

Le , il est colonel au  de dragons, puis le  au  de dragons, et le  au  de dragons.

Le  il est promu général de brigade à la  de dragons qu'il commande par intérim depuis 1906. Il est nommé général de division le . Le , il prend le commandement de la  de cavalerie, puis le  celui de la  d'infanterie à Lille.

Pour les grandes manœuvres de , il conçoit un exercice dans lequel trois régiments d'infanterie doivent s'emparer d'un village tenu par l'ennemi sans attendre l'artillerie.
Après la charge héroïque au son du clairon, il se félicite devant tous les officiers réunis de la réussite de la manœuvre et de l'allant des troupes. Il rappelle la doctrine de l'offensive à outrance en cours à l'État-Major général de l'Armée : ... . Pris à témoin, le colonel Pétain répond que le général s'est proposé, afin de mieux frapper les esprits, de présenter la synthèse de toutes les fautes qu'une armée moderne ne doit plus commettre. Parmi les témoins de la scène se trouve  Charles de Gaulle, sous-lieutenant au  d'infanterie d'Arras commandé par Pétain.

Début , il participe à une manœuvre de cadres de corps d'armée près de Vimy s'étant assuré de la présence de Joffre et Gamelin dans l'espoir d'obtenir un commandement de corps d'armée.

Première guerre mondiale
Sous les ordres du général Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, commandant du  d'armée puis de la , le général Gallet participe aux batailles de Charleroi, de Guise, de la Marne (bataille des Deux Morins) et de l'Aisne.

Le , il est remplacé à la tête de la  d'infanterie par le général de brigade Bro.

Le  il prend le commandement de la  d'infanterie territoriale, puis le  celui de la  d'infanterie territoriale qui devient sous son commandement la  d'infanterie le .

Élevé à la dignité de Grand Officier de la Légion d'Honneur au , après être resté presque toujours en première ligne pendant deux ans et demi, le général Gallet est mis en congé de repos le  et la  d'infanterie est dissoute le .

Il commande la  d'infanterie territoriale du  au .

Il décède à Poitiers le .

Source externe
 Base de données Léonore (Légion d'honneur)

Notes

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Bataille de Dinant (1914)
 Première bataille de la Marne

Bibliographie
 Les armées françaises dans la grande guerre, Imprimerie nationale, 1927

Liens externes

Général français du XXe siècle
Militaire français de la Première Guerre mondiale
Titulaire de la croix de guerre 1914-1918
Élève de l'École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Officier de l'Instruction publique
Naissance en avril 1856
Naissance dans la Vienne
Décès en novembre 1925
Décès à 69 ans


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Meet Sokwani Chilembo: Lawyer with many talents
By TERENCE MISELO
TO many people in the entertainment industry, he is this wise music manager and promoter. One who is eager to see artistes grow professionally and find the real value for music. He doubles this entertainment responsibility with a dedicated fashion label called SOXX Clothing Line. In another life, he is a sportsman dedicated to social football, plays basketball and on occasions, a golf player.
This is not all, he is also into football administration, serving as Football Association of Zambia Legal Committee Chair.
Of course professionally, Sokwani Peter Chilembo is a lawyer who is not limited by his work but does as many things as possible with a special knack.
"The ability to make a difference for mankind and being the positive change that I want to see gives me the drive and motivation to keep pushing new frontiers to achieve more," he says in explaining his involvement in many things.
"I am a busy body (Laughs). There are hardly dull moments in my life."
Born on 19th April, 1983 in Lusaka, Chilembo is Mahtani Group of Companies Group Legal Counsel, a member of LAZ and owner of Elation Entertainment, an emerging Pan- African music label focused on promoting musicians.
" I have been serving on the LAZ Council as a member for the past two years. I am currently a nominee for the position of Honorary Secretary for the Law Association of Zambia, and await elections which have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic," he says in emphasing on his career involvement.
"Although trained as a General Practitioner, I have focused on Corporate Law. I started off as a litigation lawyer in private
practice, but went corporate and I have been in this space to date for the last nine years."
Chilembo who did his secondary school education in Eastern Province at Hillside school then later moved to Chizongwe Technical before getting into law at the University of Zambia is currently a candidate for a Masters Degree in International Commercial Law (LL.M) with the University of Salford in Manchester.
He recognizes that his involvement in other activities other than his career dates back from his school days.
"Whilst at Chizongwe, I was an active sportsman and had great passion for entertainment throughout my stay there.
I was an integral part of the Basketball Team, I doubled as a goalkeeper for the football team when time allowed, and I was the D/Entertainment Captain," he recalls.
"At University of Zambia, I remained active in sports and entertainment. In my second year in Law School, I became the first choice goalkeeper for the University side (UNZA Bola), and I also released two singles as a musician produced by the late King Taliman and Mainza Chipenzi at West Wood Studios in Kalundu at Elder Shakarongo's residence. My highlight of my music career was a performance at Miss UNZA 2004 at Polo Grill where I shared the stage with MC Wabwino, Ty2 and Namanje."
With such a background, it is not surprising to see Chilembo pushing his way to better entertainment in Zambia through Elation Entertainment.
"Given my background with music and entertainment, and given the challenges I had experienced myself as an artiste, I believed that God had purposed me to become part of the difference in the entertainment industry and that saw me start Elation Entertainment in 2012," he says.
"It took me quite a couple of years before things could really take shape as I was also building my legal career in the banking industry which is very demanding.
Nonetheless, I still managed to set up a Pan African Record Label with a focus on Southern Africa talent (Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi)."
Currently, Elation Entertainment is managing award-winning artistes such as the legendary Maureen Lilanda, soulful Wezi, and Patience Namadingo from Malawi.
The other talented artistes on the Label include Jay Fuse, Mutemwa (saxophonist),
C.O.G, Dovey, and SoundBwoy from Zimbabwe who also happens to be the resident Producer, sound engineer and DJ. With Elation in mind, what does Chilembo want to see different?
"Artistes treating themselves as professionals, and the country reciprocating.
It is not all about hype and fame, it's a business and it must be treated as such.
Once there is professionalism amongst the artistes, it will be easier to deal with external challenges. The difference has to start at individual level," Chilembo advises.
"There are very few artistes that have well-established management teams in the country. This is a challenge every artiste must step up to, if they are to be taken seriously and get value for their talent. But in order to achieve this, the artistes themselves have to set the right tone to attract competent people who can invest their time and resources."
Married to Sambwa Simbyakula – Chilembo, a Lawyer in the International Law Agreements Department at the Ministry of Justice, and his former classmate in Law School at UNZA and ZIALE, Chilembo has two children, a boy and a girl named
Lusungu Chilembo and Liseli Chilembo who are 8 and 6 years old respectively.
He therefore has fatherly advice for young people on career development and choice.
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The Antarctic Peninsula gives you a taste of the earth's last true wilderness. You will be one of the very few humans to ever step foot on this mysterious white continent.
This is an Antarctic expedition on steroids, and not to be missed if your schedule permits three weeks of remote adventuring.
This is an excellent way to experience Antarctica if you're short on time or would much rather avoid the requisite sea crossing of the Drake Passage.


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Chris Burkett performs a unique "Little and Large" Extra Duo display with Mike Williams, who flies a 40% scale radio controlled model of the G-Force Extra.
This article, written by Chris, first appeared in RCME magazine, September 2013. Entitled "Extra, extra!" Chris and Mike describe what it's like flying their respective machines.


After 30+ years as an attorney, prosecutor, and BSA Officer, it was time to take that experience and help others. Whether you're a BSA Officer or AML Officer looking to take your career to the next level (and add value to your firm's program), or you're a small, local bank or a multinational financial institution, a marijuana/cannabis business, a FinTech start-up, or a venture capital firm looking to assess any of these, talk to us today about how we can build, support and enhance your financial crimes program.
October 2005 – April 2018: BSA Officer, Global Head of Financial Crimes Risk Management, Wells Fargo & Co. - As BSA Officer, responsible for governance and program oversight of Bank Secrecy Act and AML for Wells Fargo's global operations, including quarterly reporting to the Board of Directors. As Director of the Global Financial Crimes Risk Management group, responsible for governance and program execution of BSA, AML, External Fraud, Global Sanctions, Financial Crimes Analytics, and High-Risk Customer Due Diligence. Member of the Wells Fargo Management Committee and Enterprise Risk Management Committee. Represented Wells Fargo with the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG), US Department of the Treasury.
2004 – 2005: Global Anti-Money Laundering Operations Executive, Bank of America - Responsible for the operational aspects of Bank of America's global anti-money laundering and terrorist financing prevention monitoring, surveillance, investigations and related SAR reporting. Represented Bank of America with the BSAAG.
1994 – 1999: Assistant District Attorney, Special Investigations Unit, Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, Cambridge, MA - The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was responsible for the investigation and prosecution of narcotics, organized crime, white-collar crime, and economic crime in Middlesex County, the largest county in Massachusetts. Investigations and prosecutions included felony embezzlement, attorney fraud, public corruption, computer-based larceny, gambling, money laundering, and organized gambling cases. Supervisor of the SIU's Narcotics Forfeiture Group, with carriage of and supervision over the Group's civil and criminal forfeiture caseload.
1992 – 1994: Associate Attorney, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA - Associate in Choate, Hall's litigation department. Appearances before state and federal courts for pre-trials, trials, and summary judgment hearings. Practice focused on insurance fraud, environmental insurance coverage litigation, and white-collar criminal defense (including RICO, asset forfeiture, and medical device fraud).
1986 – 1992: Barrister, Ontario, Canada - Barrister with the Hamilton, Ontario law firm of Turkstra, Mazza and with the Ottawa firm of Soloway, Wright. Practice in both firms focused on commercial and criminal litigation.


What is Cafergot tablets used for?
Cafergot medicine is a combination of two medicines, ergotamine and caffeine. It is used in the treatment of vascular headaches including migraine and cluster headaches. It should not be used for tension headaches. Ergotamine belongs to the group called ergot alkaloids. Being an alpha-adrenergic blocker, it has a stimulating effect on peripheral and cranial blood vessels resulting in vasoconstriction.
Caffeine is also a cranial vasoconstrictor, which enhances the vasoconstrictive effect without the need of increasing the dose of ergotamine. As migraine and like headaches are thought to be caused by dilatation of blood vessels in the head, you can buy Cafergot medicine since its vasoconstrictive effect helps in its treatment.
At Canada Pharmacy, you can find Ergotamine Tartrate for purchase. Order yours now and enjoy a genuine product.
Cafergot is to be taken as prescribed by your doctor. It is taken by mouth with or without food. Usually, 2 tablets are taken at the first signs of a headache. Then 1 tablet is followed after every 30 minutes until the headache is relieved. But be careful, do not take more than 6 tablets per headache attack or take 10 tablets over a 7-day period.
To prevent migraine or cluster headaches, your doctor can prescribe this medication for 2-3 weeks. But be certain to follow your doctor's dosage as prescribed.
Do not use this medication to treat tension headaches or any other kind of headache that does not resemble migraine.


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Frank Miller to Tackle King Arthur Series for Netflix
Netflix has given Cursed a 10-episode, straight-to-series order.
By Alex Gilyadov
Updated: 29 Mar 2018 12:06 am
Posted: 28 Mar 2018 8:25 pm
Netflix has ordered a new King Arthur series from comic book legend Frank Miller.
Netflix has ordered Cursed, for a 10-episode, straight-to-series order. Cursed is based on Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler's upcoming book of the same name, which tells the King Arthur story through the eyes of a teen girl named Nimue who is destined to become the Lady of the Lake.
After Nimue's mother dies, she finds an unexpected companion in Arthur and the duo go on a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Miller and Wheeler co-created the series and will executive produce the drama. As for the novel, Wheeler is writing it while Miller is handling the art.
Some of Miller's works that have been adapted into movies include Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, 300, and Ronin, just to name a few. Meanwhile, Wheeler penned the script for Puss in Boots and also co-wrote The Lego: Ninjago Movie.
In related news, Frank Miller has recently signed a 5-project deal with DC. Be sure to check out what we think are Miller's top 10 best comic books.
Have you watched Cursed?
Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter.
Cursed is the re-imagining of the King Arthur legend, as told through the eyes of Nimue, a teenage heroine who is destined to become the Lady of the Lake.
Genres:Fantasy
Platforms:On-Demand
Networks:Netflix.com
Release Date:July 17, 2020
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Bulgaria Bestows Its Wine 'Oscars'
Business | April 4, 2013, Thursday // 16:22
Bulgaria's Vinprom Peshtera wine and spirits making company grabbed three "Golden Rhytons" at Vinaria 2013. Photo by Cross.bg
Bulgaria's largest international commercial exhibit of wines "Vinaria 2013" has bestowed six "Golden Rhyton" awards and 125 medals at a ceremony held Wednesday evening.
The competition has been very heated, says Prof Plamen Mollov, Chairman of the National Vine and Wine Chamber, which organized the contest.
It included 25 Bulgarian and 20 foreign (Italy, France, Moldova, and Azerbaijan) companies with 400 wine tasting samples, compared to 29 and 350 in 2012, respectively.
Bulgaria's Vinprom Peshtera grabbed three "Golden Rhytons." One was bestowed to Vinzavod Assenovgrad; one to Black Sea Gold, and one to Domaine Boyar.
In addition, the jury awarded 109 gold medals in the wine category; 14 – in the rakiya one; 7 – for brandy, and 2 for whisky. Eight silver medals were given for wines; 4 for rakiya; 4 for mastika, and 1 for menta and vodka each.
Mollov says the awards are internationally recognized and help Bulgaria's image as a wine and spirits making country.
Nikolay Moskov from 24 Chassa (24 Hours) daily received the first ever "Vinaria Journalist" award for his contributions for popularizing Bulgarian wines.
The 21st edition of the International Exhibition of Vine Growing and Wine Producing at the International Fair facility in the second largest city of Plovdiv lasts until April 6. Over 15 000 visitors are expected.
Italian sommelier Maurizio Ferreri is teaching a crash course titled "The Magic of Wine Tasting." The admission price is BGN 10.
Visitors can taste award winning wines and spirits along with the new collections of Bulgarian and foreign wines. Leading companies from 13 countries are presenting technologies, machinery, and other various equipment for vine growing and wine producing.
The expo is open every day from 9 am to 6 pm and closes at 2 pm on April 6. Admission is BGN 3 and BGN 2 for students, retirees, and the disabled.
In the course of the years, Vinaria succeeded to win recognition as the largest and most prestigious event of the vine-growing and winemaking sector on the Balkans.
The exhibition, which has been a member of the Union of International Fairs since 1997 (nowadays called the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry - UFI), is a business forum intended to showcase the achievements of the Bulgarian winemakers and traders, internationally renowned companies, research institutes and higher education institutions.
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Q: How to write parallel code for sparse matrix I have sequential code for sparse matrix multiplication. How to write the same code for parallel processing of sparse matrix?
%%sequential%%

A=[ 0 2 3;0 1 0;0 0 3 ];
[row col v] = find(A);
S(:,1)=row; S(:,2)=col; S(:,3)=v;
S_A = S; clear S;

B=[ 0 0 7;0 8 0;0 9 6 ];
[row col v] = find(B);
S(:,1)=row; S(:,2)=col; S(:,3)=v;
S_B = S;
a = sparse(A);
b = sparse(B);

k3=1;
tic
for i=1:size(S_A,1)
    for j=1:size(S_B,1)
        if S_A(i,2)== S_B(j,1)
            S_ans(k3,3) = S_A(i,3)*S_B(j,3);
            S_ans(k3,1)=S_A(i,1); S_ans(k3,2)=S_B(j,2);
             k3=k3+1;
        end;
    end;
end;
time1=toc

I want to run the code for matrix multiplication in parallel in Matlab. I have written the sequential code for it. My aim is to reduce the execution time by running the code in parallelhow do i do it?
Thank You


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