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Kapila Suriyarachchi
GENERAL MANAGER - LIFE SALES
Kapila commenced his career with Softlogic Life as a Regional Deputy Manager in 2001. A loyal employee of the company since, he currently functions as the Deputy General Manager– Panadura SBU. He possesses eleven years of experience in Insurance and has earned a Diploma in Business Studies. He won the Best Regional Deputy Manager award in the years' 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010. He won Runner-up for the same award in 2006. During his tenure with the Company, he has participated in many foreign and local training programs on Life Insurance, in India, Japan and Malaysia.
Sandamal Hettiarachchi
Mr. Sandamal Hettiarachchi holds over twenty five years of experience in the Insurance Sector with special focus on Sales and Distribution. He is currently responsible for the Sales and Distribution Management of the Colombo Central Strategic Business Unit. Prior to rejoining Softlogic Life in 2014, he was attached to a Multi-National Insurance giant and was instrumental in setting up their life business in Sri Lanka. Under his leadership the aforesaid company achieved the highest industry growth in the Country, for 6 consecutive years. He started his professional career in the Aeronautical Field, and subsequently entered the Insurance Industry as a Sales Consultant and moved up the ladder to represent the Senior Management in Sales & Distribution. Incidentally, he is one of the few industry professionals to achieve the Head of Sales and Distribution, starting from the position of Life Sales Consultant
Susantha Abeytunge
Susantha Abeyatunge was awarded the Chartered Insurance Agency Manager (CIAM) status by LIMRA International USA. He is a fellow of the Life Underwriting Training Council (LUTC) – USA and holds a Diploma in Life Insurance Marketing – LUTC. He has completed the Financial Adviser's International Qualification awarded by CII UK and is also a member of the AMTC.His work experience spans over thirty years in the Insurance Industry, having held senior positions in sales management. Before joining Softlogic Life, he worked at Ceylinco Life, Eagle Insurance, and Union Assurance PLC.
Lal Hettige
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER - CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Lal was initially a research assistant at the National Aquatic Recourses Agency, Ministry of Fisheries (Sri Lanka) and then gained further exposure as an Inventory Analyst at Alghanim Industries, a multinational group from General Motors –USA, in Kuwait. He opted for a career as an Executive Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, at El-Karaiji Corporation (KSA) Saudi, with a track record of HR management of over 5,000 multinationals. He then went on to serve as a Project Coordinator to Eppawala Phosphate and SLT Fiber Optic at Novel International Pvt. Ltd (Sri Lanka), an NGO collaboration with Feeport Mc. Moran (USA) and Tomen Corporation (Japan). Armed with exposure in multidisciplinary fields such as Marine, Automobile, IT, HR and Project management etc. He joined Softlogic Life as an Assistant Manager - Administration in 1999 and held subsequent positions of Manager - Administration, Manager - Credit Control and Manager - Policy Conservation, and now functions as the Assistant General Manager - Customer Relation Development.
Hiran Gunawardena
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER – TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
Having joined the Company in 2014, Hiran is responsible for all aspects pertaining to Training and Knowledge Management, which directly support the sales force of the Company. He counts for over seventeen years' experience at Ceylinco Life, as well as ten years of military experience in the 8th Medium Regiment of the Sri Lanka Artillery. In his illustrious military career, he was Officer Cadet, Troop Commander 23 Med. Battery, Machine Gun Platoon Commander, Intelligence Officer 8th(RFT) Regiment, Acting Adjutant 8th (RFT) Regiment, HQ Battery Captain, 25 Med. Battery Captain. He was part of the military operations conducted in the North and East Operational Theater.
Priyashantha Siriwardena
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER - LIFE SALES
Priyashantha is currently responsible for the Sales and Distribution Management of the Havelock Central Strategic Business Unit as Deputy General Manager Life Sales at Softlogic Life Insurance PLC. Prior to joining Softlogic Life he had been working for AIA Insurance for 25 years.
He started his career at CTC Eagle Insurance as a propagandist in 2001. During his 25 years' service at the same company he got promoted up to Deputy General Manager Life Sales / Planning and Business Development. He has achieved many awards including the two most prestigious awards categories, Managing Directors Special Award 03 times and member of "Hall of Fame" as The Best Regional Manager 2005.
While attending large no of major training programs overseas, at CEDEP/INSIAD – France AVIVA Leadership Programme, Middle Management Programme at the Indian Institute of Management ( IIMA ) Ahmadabad, FALIA – Japan, Post Graduate Diploma in Service Marketing in Netherlands, he has got immense exposure. With that he has produced many leaders and achieved number of business goals, awards and rewards.
He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Buckinghamshire New University UK and has obtained Charted Insurance Agency Manager Degree from CIAM - LIMRA , Post Graduate Diploma in Service Marketing from Netherlands - Business school of Maastricht, Diploma in Marketing – Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, Diploma in Business Management – Institute of Management Specialist ( UK ).
He is an Alumni of Indian Institute of Management – Ahmadabad & Netherlands Maastricht Business School Alumni in Sri Lanka.
Soma Hettiarachchi
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER- LIFE SALES
Soma Hettiarachchi commenced his career as an Insurance Advisor and has held the positions of Financial Services Consultant, Team Leader, Team Manager, Regional Distribution Manager, Zonal Manager, Provincial Sales Manager, and has moved up to the position of Assistant General Manager for Kottawa SBU at Softlogic Life. He possesses twenty four years of experience in the Industry, and has been awarded the Best Regional Distribution Manager at Softlogic Life in 2008 & won the Runner- Up award in 2013. He has made an immense contribution in developing leaders in the Life insurance industry. Prior to joining the insurance industry, he worked as the Sales Manager in a reputed print media publication for six years. During his tenure at Softlogic Life , he has participated in many foreign and local training programs related to Life Insurance, including "Champions of Champions" Life Insurance Congress & " Asia Pacific Life Insurance Congress" in Thailand at the Indian National Insurance Academy in Pune, and OLIS ( Japan).
Susil Atapattu
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER - LIFE SALES
Viranga Gunathilaka
Commenced his career as Business Development Associate in 1995 at Eagle Insurance. Joined Softlogic Life in 2002 as an Insurance Advisor holding the positions of Agency Supervisor, Team Leader, Agency Manager and progressed towards a field Operation Manager. He is currently working in the capacity of Assistant General Manager of Galle SBU.Possess over 23 years of experience in the industry. He has obtained his Degree in Business Administration from University of Ruhuna. Viranga has participated for training programs related to life insurance industry from the Indian National Insurance Academy in Pune
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The instrument of Leonardo da Vinci's phantom instruments + piano + cello "viola organista" sounds like this
Leonardo da Vinci is highly acclaimed not only as an artist but also as a machine engineer. And a mysterious instrument that combines piano and cello with one of the sketches left in the manuscript "Viola · organistaThe real thing was produced from the idea 500 years ago by the hands of a Polish musician and finally a concert was held and the tone was announced.
Leonardo Da Vinci's wacky piano is heard for the first time, after 500 years
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/leonardo-da-vincis-wacky-piano-is-heard-for-the-first-time-after-500-years-20131118-2xpqs.html
You can watch the tone color of the piano "Viola · Organista" playing the string with the following movie.
Viola organista made by Sławomir Zubrzycki - YouTube
Saurawomir Zubrzycki, a musician and producer, produced Viola Organista.
I play while playing the keyboard, but obviously I hear the maestic sound of stringed instruments.
A lot of audiences are enjoying the melodies of phantom instruments.
Viola organist produced by Zubrzycki looks like a small grand piano ... ...
There is no piano hammer, instead 61 steel strings are stretched, and when you play the keyboard, the disk that hits the string rotates and you can play like a string playing with a bow.
"This instrument is a harpsichord, organ,Viola da Gamba"It is said that Mr. Zubrzycki spent more than three years in the production of this viola organist.
In addition, Viola · organist has already been produced by Mr. Akio Obuchi, a keyboard instrument producer in Japan. On Tuesday 17th December 2013, at the Matsumoto Memorial Music Guest HouseProduction privacy lecture and concert by Mr. ObuchiIt is a great opportunity for people who are interested in Viola · Organista to listen to live performances.
What is the tone played by the world's largest piano 'Klavins-Piano Model 370' with a total height of 3 meters and a weight of 2 tons?
Why is there a "F hole" in a violin stringed instrument, what is the origin of that form?
The hero who really made flame radiation guitar appearing on Mad Max appeared
What on earth do you feel when you enter "the world's quiet room"?
Using drums, piano and guitar at the same time solo performance of the theme song of the legend of Zelda
What on earth do the conductor of the orchestra do on the stage?
Movie playing alone with a violin "printed" on a 3D printer
When turning the handle the pachinko ball circulates like a Pythagora switch and drums, iron-bells and bass are played "Marble Machine"
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So I took ds for a much needed tidy up haircut. It was a bit longer than in the 3rd pic. He chose a style he likes and that will be ok with school.
The blurred out pic is ds, the other what he wanted.
He previously had lots of beautiful blonde curls. They have given him a number 4 and cut his ear.
I know I am probably being a bit dramatic but I could honestly cry. His hair grows really really really slowly too. This is only his fifth or sixth haircut ever because it's curly it stays short for ages.
I refused to pay because it looks nothing like what he asked for. He's upset about loosing his curls and I'm not sure school will be overly happy with it either.
Whoops sorry will try again!
I would say a hairdresser might have been better than a barber if he wanted to keep his curls.
Can you post a pic of how it is now?
I can't see your photos but when a barber cut my DS' hair too short I actually cried!
And I say that as a mum who's never liked their DS' hair any longer than average. Within a month it grew to a much better length though.
Don't let your DS see how much you hate it, whatever you do, he may take it to heart.
Sorry, which is the after photo?
It's fine. Why would the school not be pleased about it?!
It's not going to look like the photo he wanted because his hair is curly but it looks completely fine to me.
I don't see how he could get the one he wanted and keep his curls?
There are only two photos so I don't really know what it looked like before but that is a lovely haircut.
I don't see how you can have hair like that and have the curls as well.
How could he have got the one he wanted and kept his curls? That's pretty short. There doesn't seem to be a photo of the 'after' cut either. Just two of your son with a red blotch on his face.
So the one in the middle is what he asked for? Did they do number 4 all over because that haircut needs to be longer on top and shorter on the sides.
Eh? None of your photos make sense sorry.
I think school will be fine, it's no scalp showing around here, it's the cut ear I'd be pissed at.
Make sure he was ok and sanitised?
Did you or your son see the curls going?
How could he have had the cut he wanted without cutting out his curls?
Plus his hair type in the pics with the dinosaur was never going to look like the middle pic it's just not thick enough.
If the picture taken from the side is the after picture it looks lovely, I don't see the problem? I honestly don't understand how you thought he could go for a hair cut and keep his curls, unless you just ask for just the sides cut?
I think yabvu to have refused to pay if they've given him what you asked for!!


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State to extend lease of land with natural history society
Yogesh NaikYogesh Naik / Updated: Mar 8, 2019, 06:00 IST
The eco-conservation unit of the society functions on the 33-acre plot, which is sandwiched between Film City and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Nominal rent of Re 1per year to be continued for the 33-acre plot in Goregaon; Film City had earlier planned to take over the space.
The state cultural affairs department has decided to extend the land lease of the Bombay Natural History Society's eco-conservation unit in Goregaon at nominal rent of Re 1per year. The state cabinet is expected to clear this proposal on Friday.
Earlier, the Film City had planned to take over the land for its expansion.
"The government had agreed to extend our lease. We have made a request to use the land by paying rent of Re 1 per year, and we are yet to hear from the government," the director of the natural history society, Deepak Apte, told Mumnbai Mirror.
The society's main offices are located in south Mumbai. The 33-acre plot where its eco-conservation unit functions is sandwiched between Film City and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. It was given to the society after renowned ornithologist Salim Ali made requests to the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. All these years, it has been charged the same subsidised amount of Re 1.
The Devendra Fadnavis government was earlier determined to allot the land for Film City's expansion. The Maharashtra Film State and Cultural Development Corporation, which runs Film City, had even refused to renew the society's lease. Apte later met Fadnavis, who then agreed to extend the lease.
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NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, wants to keep future film releases for its streaming service, Peacock
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Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal is considering pulling its movies from HBO Max and Netflix Inc. and keeping future new film releases for its streaming service Peacock, according to people familiar with the matter.
Currently, HBO Max pays for the rights to show new Universal Pictures movies about nine months after they leave theaters, while Netflix has a similar deal for animated films from Illumination Entertainment, the affiliated studio behind the "Despicable Me" features. Both of those deals expire at the end of this year.
NBCUniversal hasn't made a final decision about what to do, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. Senior executives are open to new deals with third parties like HBO Max and Netflix, which generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year. But they are also struggling to rationalize giving some of their most popular titles to competitors.
The outcome of the deliberations will say a lot about Comcast's commitment to Peacock, a year-old streaming service that has 33 million accounts. The company has yet to commit as much money to original programming as some rivals.
Both Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. owner AT&T Inc. have made original movies a central part of the streaming services they're now pitching to consumers. Disney declined to renew its deal with Netflix years ago, preferring to keep its movies for its own service. AT&T is making all of its 2021 releases available on its HBO Max streaming platform the same day they hit theaters. Both companies are surrendering hundreds of millions of dollars to boost their nascent services.
Because of the pandemic, studios have shortened the time between a film's debut in theaters and its availability at home. Warner Bros., Disney and Universal have all released movies for home viewing at the same time they debut in theaters, or just a few weeks after. The dearth of new releases in theaters has also trained consumers to expect new movies at home. That has made original films one of the most competitive arenas for streaming services.
Wall Street has bestowed higher stock prices on media companies that are investing heavily in streaming services. Shares of Disney have gained about 70% over the past two years as Disney+ emerged as a competitor to Netflix, while ViacomCBS Inc. and Discovery Inc. have both benefited from investor enthusiasm for their growing online investments, even with the recent retreat in their stocks.
As recently as last summer, Universal was leaning toward licensing its movies to other companies, but the pandemic has delayed and complicated negotiations that began more than a year ago. Some executives at NBCUniversal have also discussed a hybrid deal in which Peacock would share rights with another service, as it does with Disney's Hulu on the sitcom Modern Family. That way, NBCUniversal could use the movies to boost its own service without surrendering all of the licensing money.
Premium cable outlets like HBO and streaming services like Netflix rely on recent movies from Hollywood studios to attract and keep subscribers. HBO has been the home for new movies from Warner Bros., Universal and Fox, now a Disney unit, for more than a decade, while Netflix has obtained lots of family films through deals with Illumination, Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Animation and ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon.
Losing movies would be a blow to both services. Universal is one of the most successful studios, thanks to franchises such as "Fast & Furious" and "Jurassic World," while Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets 2 was the third-most-popular movie on all streaming services last year in the U.S., according to Nielsen. Movies previously released in theaters don't attract hordes of new subscribers, but they are useful for retaining customers who show up for original series.
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Should Universal choose not to license its films, streaming services still eager for movies still have another other option: Sony, which doesn't operate its own streaming service. Universal and Sony have held talks with buyers such as Netflix, Amazon.com Inc., HBO Max, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.'s Starz and Hulu. But it's been hard to come to terms, with the industry disrupted by Covid-19.


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#define BOOST_TEST_MAIN

#include <limits>
#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>

#include "Tudat/External/SpiceInterface/spiceInterface.h"
#include "Tudat/SimulationSetup/EstimationSetup/createCartesianStatePartials.h"
#include "Tudat/Astrodynamics/OrbitDetermination/ObservationPartials/rotationMatrixPartial.h"
#include "Tudat/InputOutput/basicInputOutput.h"

namespace tudat
{
namespace unit_tests
{

using namespace tudat::ephemerides;
using namespace tudat::estimatable_parameters;
using namespace tudat::observation_partials;

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( test_rotation_matrix_partaisl )

//! Test whether partial derivatives of rotation matrix computed by SimpleRotationalEphemeris works correctly
BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( testSimpleRotationalEphemerisPartials )
{
    // Load spice kernels.
    spice_interface::loadStandardSpiceKernels( );

    // Create rotation model
    double nominalRotationRate = 2.0 * mathematical_constants::PI / 86400.0;
    std::shared_ptr< SimpleRotationalEphemeris > rotationalEphemeris =
            std::make_shared< SimpleRotationalEphemeris >(
                spice_interface::computeRotationQuaternionBetweenFrames( "ECLIPJ2000", "IAU_Earth", 1.0E7 ),
                nominalRotationRate, 1.0E7, "ECLIPJ2000", "IAU_Earth" );

    {
        // Create partial object.
        std::shared_ptr< RotationMatrixPartialWrtConstantRotationRate > rotationMatrixPartialObject =
                std::make_shared< RotationMatrixPartialWrtConstantRotationRate >( rotationalEphemeris );

        // Compute partial analytically
        double testTime = 1.0E6;
        Eigen::Matrix3d rotationMatrixPartial =
                rotationMatrixPartialObject->calculatePartialOfRotationMatrixToBaseFrameWrParameter(
                    testTime ).at( 0 );

        Eigen::Matrix3d rotationMatrixDerivativePartial =
                rotationMatrixPartialObject->calculatePartialOfRotationMatrixDerivativeToBaseFrameWrParameter(
                    testTime ).at( 0 );

        // Compute partial numerically.
        double perturbation = 1.0E-12;
        rotationalEphemeris->resetRotationRate( nominalRotationRate + perturbation );
        Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                    testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
        Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative = rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame(
                    testTime );

        rotationalEphemeris->resetRotationRate( nominalRotationRate - perturbation );
        Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                    testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
        Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative = rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame(
                    testTime );

        Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixPartial =
                ( upperturbedRotationMatrix - downperturbedRotationMatrix ) / ( 2.0 * perturbation );
        Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial =
                ( upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative - downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative ) / ( 2.0 * perturbation );

        Eigen::Matrix3d matrixDifference = rotationMatrixPartial - numericalRotationMatrixPartial;

        // Compare analytical and numerical result.
        for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
        {
            for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
            {
                BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 0.1 );
            }
        }

        matrixDifference = rotationMatrixDerivativePartial - numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial;

        // Compare analytical and numerical result.
        for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
        {
            for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
            {
                BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 1.0E-5 );
            }
        }
    }

    {
        // Create partial object.
        std::shared_ptr< RotationMatrixPartialWrtPoleOrientation > rotationMatrixPartialObject =
                std::make_shared< RotationMatrixPartialWrtPoleOrientation >( rotationalEphemeris );

        // Compute partial analytically
        double testTime = 1.0E6;
        std::vector< Eigen::Matrix3d > rotationMatrixPartials =
                rotationMatrixPartialObject->calculatePartialOfRotationMatrixToBaseFrameWrParameter(
                    testTime );

        std::vector< Eigen::Matrix3d > rotationMatrixDerivativePartials =
                rotationMatrixPartialObject->calculatePartialOfRotationMatrixDerivativeToBaseFrameWrParameter(
                    testTime );

        Eigen::Vector3d nominalEulerAngles = rotationalEphemeris->getInitialEulerAngles( );
        double perturbedAngle;

        // Compute partial numerically.
        double perturbation = 1.0E-6;
        {

            // Compute partial for right ascension numerically.
            {
                perturbedAngle = nominalEulerAngles( 0 ) + perturbation;
                rotationalEphemeris->resetInitialPoleRightAscensionAndDeclination( perturbedAngle, nominalEulerAngles( 1 ) );
                Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
                Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative = rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime );

                perturbedAngle = nominalEulerAngles( 0 ) - perturbation;
                rotationalEphemeris->resetInitialPoleRightAscensionAndDeclination( perturbedAngle, nominalEulerAngles( 1 ) );
                Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
                Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative =
                        rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime );

                Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixPartial =
                        ( upperturbedRotationMatrix - downperturbedRotationMatrix ) / ( 2.0 * perturbation );
                Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial =
                        ( upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative - downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative ) /
                        ( 2.0 * perturbation );

                Eigen::Matrix3d matrixDifference = rotationMatrixPartials.at( 0 ) - numericalRotationMatrixPartial;

                // Compare analytical and numerical result.
                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
                {
                    for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
                    {
                        BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 1.0E-8 );
                    }
                }

                matrixDifference = rotationMatrixDerivativePartials.at( 0 ) - numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial;

                // Compare analytical and numerical result.
                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
                {
                    for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
                    {
                        BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 1.0E-13 );
                    }
                }
            }

            // Compute partial for declination numerically.
            {
                perturbedAngle = nominalEulerAngles( 1 ) + perturbation;
                rotationalEphemeris->resetInitialPoleRightAscensionAndDeclination( nominalEulerAngles( 0 ), perturbedAngle );
                Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
                Eigen::Matrix3d upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative = rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime );

                perturbedAngle = nominalEulerAngles( 1 ) - perturbation;
                rotationalEphemeris->resetInitialPoleRightAscensionAndDeclination( nominalEulerAngles( 0 ), perturbedAngle );
                Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrix = rotationalEphemeris->getRotationToBaseFrame(
                            testTime).toRotationMatrix( );
                Eigen::Matrix3d downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative =
                        rotationalEphemeris->getDerivativeOfRotationToBaseFrame( testTime );

                Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixPartial =
                        ( upperturbedRotationMatrix - downperturbedRotationMatrix ) / ( 2.0 * perturbation );
                Eigen::Matrix3d numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial =
                        ( upperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative -
                          downperturbedRotationMatrixDerivative ) / ( 2.0 * perturbation );

                Eigen::Matrix3d matrixDifference = rotationMatrixPartials.at( 1 ) - numericalRotationMatrixPartial;

                // Compare analytical and numerical result.
                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
                {
                    for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
                    {
                        BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 1.0E-8 );
                    }
                }

                matrixDifference = rotationMatrixDerivativePartials.at( 1 ) - numericalRotationMatrixDerivativePartial;

                // Compare analytical and numerical result.
                for( unsigned int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
                {
                    for( unsigned int j = 0; j < 3; j++ )
                    {
                        BOOST_CHECK_SMALL( std::fabs( matrixDifference( i, j ) ), 1.0E-13 );
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END( )

} // namespace unit_tests

} // namespace tudat


Look out world two staunch Republican Women Publishers and one Democrat Journalist are buddies. Proof you can have different views and still be friends if you have an open mind.
Barbara Espinosa (American Freedom by Barbara Publisher) Stephen Lemons (Freelance Journalist and former reporter for Phoenix New Times) Frosty Taylor (MCRC Briefs Editor & Publisher) met for lunch at Lydia's La Canasta MexicanRestaurant in Wickenburg Arizona.
Lemons and I arrived around 12:30 PM and got back to Phoenix at 6 PM. We spent the afternoon gossiping about politics (nothing to worry about it was ALL off the record).


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Will contemplate as per legislation Bhim Army Chief's plea for widespread election image, EC tells Delhi HC
The Election Commission (EC) informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that it's going to contemplate in accordance with legislation Chandra Shekhar Aazad's software for allotment of a typical image for his political celebration for the upcoming meeting elections in 5 states.
Counsel for the EC informed Justice Prateek Jalan, who was listening to the Bhim Army Chief's plea for allotment of a typical election image for his 'Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)', that purposes for allotment of symbols for 4 states — Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur are actually open for consideration and the method for Uttar Pradesh will begin on November 14.
Considering EC's stand, the choose disposed of the petition, observing that the petitioner's software could also be thought-about by the fee when it comes to the Symbols Order and different relevant legal guidelines.
Lawyer Sidhant Kumar, showing for the EC, stated that there's a separate means of allotment for every meeting election and subsequently whereas the petitioner's plea for widespread image for his unrecognised, registered celebration "could be considered" in accordance with legislation, there can't be any "entitlement" to hunt one.
"He has to meet the eligibility criteria for each state and allotment of symbols depends on the preference (of symbols) given by the applicant," he stated.
The software for allotment must be made within the prescribed format and the sooner communication made by the petitioner for allotment of a typical image was untimely, he stated.
The petitioner's counsel M S Arya stated that an software shall be most well-liked when it comes to the discover issued by the fee for allotment of symbols.
Ravan stated that since his political celebration was going to contest the upcoming meeting elections and constantly organizing rallies, most of the people desired to know the widespread election image.
The petition claimed that Aazad was "suffering irreparable losses" as a result of absence of any widespread election image.
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Author: Martin Butera
Martin Butera, at the console of the central studio of Radio Globo, Sao Paulo Brazil
From Sao Paulo, Brazil we know the modern studies of Radio Globo and Radio CBN
Radio Globo ex- FM 94.1 MHz ex- AM 1100 KHz (SP-Brazil)
Radio CBN FM 90.5 MHz ex-AM 780 KHz (SP-Brazil)
Report and research by: Martín Butera
Photographs and Video (under study) by: Ligia Katze
Photography Editor by: Mark Melzi
Report by: Martín Butera
São Paulo is the largest city in the southern hemisphere and one of the most populous in the
world, São Paulo is the most cosmopolitan center in the country.
Brazil is a town that has a habit of listening to a lot of radio and it seems that nothing will
change that custom.
CBN and Radio Globo occupy a privileged place in Brazilian listeners, they are undoubtedly the most listened radio stations in the country.
There are more than 780 Brazilian cities, where Radio Globo and CBN arrive, with a total of 89 million potential listeners.
Just under 2 years, they set up their new studios in the impressive Tower Bridge Corporate, located in the east side of Sao Paulo, on Avenida Jornalista Roberto Marinho, number 85. The building has a total of 25 floors and the 2 stations are located on the 24th floor with a privileged view, for the stationary bridge (Octavio Frias de Oliveira), a new and perhaps more famous postcard of the city of São Paulo.
It is the first time that a foreign journalist has access to an exclusive visit visiting all the facilities of these stations in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Martin Butera, on the outskirts of the Tower Bridge Corporate, ready to begin your visit to Radio Globo and Radio CBN
Martín Butera, is an Argentine journalist, currently lives in Brasilia DF, capital of Brazil, traveled more than a thousand kilometers to the south, towards the great city of Sao Paulo and brings us this exclusive report.
He is also an Amateur Radio and Dxers with his Argentine callsign LU9EFO and his Brazilian callsign PT2ZDX.
In Argentina he had several FM Radio projects, among the most important, Radio Atomika 106.1 Mhz www.radioatomika.com.ar stands out, a young format radio from the capital Buenos Aires Argentina, with 17 years still on the air.
We invite the readers of this report to read this note along with the video links, to better understand the content of this report.
Martin Butera is received by Leandro Marchiori (technical coordinator of the Globo radio and CBN system).
Leandro Marchiori, he has an enormous experience in the area of Broadcasting in Brazil and in technology applied to Broadcasting.
I work in various projects of armed radio studios, audio systems, RF transmission systems, satellite transmission systems, automation for studio environments, external broadcasts for concerts, external soccer broadcasts and extensive knowledge in Audio over IP ( AoIP), is the distribution of digital audio across an IP network such as the Internet. It is being used
increasingly to provide high-quality audio feeds over long distances. The application is also known as audio contribution over IP (ACIP) in reference to the programming contributions made by field reporters and remote events. Audio quality and latency are key issues for contribution links.
Leandro Marchiori, he was one of those responsible for the project and layout of both studies, which he said had more than 50 meetings and visits to the site before installing all the equipment.
Leandro Marchiori says: "Everything here was planned and everything was calculated to the smallest detail."
Leandro Marchiori, tells me that I form and coordinate a great team of engineers, who had more than 50 meetings and technical visits to the new building before putting together the new studios.
Once they were sure of everything, they mounted everything in record time, they were only 2 months.
It proudly refers to the fact that they set up the largest IP audio system in Brazil and that these are the largest and most modern digital radio studios in the country.
Now if together with Leandro Marchiori, I invite you to accompany me to tour this important radio installation, Leandro will explain each sector to us, you can accompany the video in its original audio in Portuguese (I know that they will understand everything correctly)
Studios of Radio Globo
Here we can see one of the Globo and CBN Brazil radio rooms, equipped with a 24-channel console with AoIP digital technology
Martin Butera and Leandro Marchiori (technical coordinator of the company), in the radio room E
Martin Butera, along with shift operators and Leandro Marchiori (Globo and CBN radio technicalcoordinator – Sao Paulo, Brazil)
We leave the general monitoring room and Leandro Marchiori, takes me to know the studios of Radio Globo.
They must be the biggest studios I have seen, they really are very impressive.
They are not only equipped to transmit audio, but also to allow the listener to observe the presenters, commentators and reporters who speak to him every day. Thus converting listeners now, also on television viewers, through digital TV channels where radios broadcast.
The studios are now equipped with artistic lighting and special HD cameras and its programming not only online through its different applications, it is also strongly pointing to digital audio productions such as Podcast.
Rádio Globo São Paulo is a Brazilian radio station based in the city of São Paulo, capital of the state of the same name. It operates on the FM 94.1 MHz dial, with a port of 22 KW.
On February 10 of this year, the station turns off its frequency at AM 1100 kHz after almost 68 years on the air, to remain only broadcasting on FM and through digital TV channels and virtual platforms.
Visiting and showing exclusively, for you readers, the modern radio studios of Globo and CBN in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was for me a fabulous experience and perhaps unknown to many of us who like radio, we did not imagine the power of these have radios. In this part of the South American continent, they are truly amazing.
This does not end here, as if that were not enough, Martín Butera, took advantage of his visit to Radio Globo and CBN Radio, to interview an icon journalist currently on Radio in Brazil and who has also been a correspondent for CRI (China International Radio ).
Martín Butera Interview with Camila Olivo, renowned journalist from CBN Radio
Camila Olivo and Martín Butera, in the newsroom of CBN Radio São Paulo, Brazil.
According to an Ibope survey, 40% of internet users in Brazil are also podcast listeners. And the country is already the second largest consumer of the format, according to Spotify data, only behind the United States.
Camila Olivo is the presenter, screenwriter and editor of the daily CBN Panorama podcast and the CBN Professional weekly podcast.
Today it has become an icon and benchmark of the Podcast format in Brazil, invited daily to conferences related to the subject.
Camila Olivo is today one of the most listened to journalists in this format here in Brazil.
She lived for two years in China, where she worked as a correspondent for the CRI (China International Radio).
I invite you to meet Camila Olivo.
Before clarifying, whoever wants to follow this video interview, here is the original filming in Portuguese. Then I prepared a summary and adaptation or free translation, respecting the essence of my interviewee.
MB: How did CBN Radio come up with the idea of betting on the digital Podcast format?
CO: The first CBN Radio Podcast, it is already about 4 years old and it is a weekly Podcast, which is called CBN Professional. That Podcast had a lot of success and it was there that the radio began to transform its products to Podcast, although these were actually cuttings from the programming (recordings), for example a comment, an interview, things like that,
the radio began to perceive that these "cuts" had quite an audience, they were listened to, the downloads demonstrated it, it was there that the radio realized that it had to produce an independent product, beyond radio ° el aire ° and that is how it was that Podcast-specific products began to emerge, which were not or are not on the radio air.
MB: After that beginning, what is the evolution that Camila makes on these products? Do you think that people are listening to more Podcasts?
CO: I perceive that it grew a lot, last year 2019 was considered the year of the Podcast, many people in Brazil had no idea that it was a Podcast, but last year they aroused their curiosity, 2019 was very emblematic for us here in the radio.
Now in the month that we are doing this February 2020 interview, those of us who do radio know that audiences tend to drop a bit, people are on vacation, more relaxed, distracted. Here in Brazil, we use a phrase that says: "that the year begins after carnival", that is, after March. Well that this year did not happen, in the month of February we had many downloads
and that was a surprise for all of us.
MB: Camila, do you think that with the Podcast, there is a new approach to radio with a younger audience? Do you think the podcast has something similar to Netflix, that of watching a movie or series when you want on demand? Do you see any kind of similarity in that?
CO: Yes, of course, it is very similar to Netflix, we have many young people who are listening to the Podcast today and the funny thing is that these young people did not have the habit of listening to the radio or they never even listened to the radio, nor did they know about its existence (laughs). Many of this new generation of listeners are young people who were born on YouTube and from there jumped to the Podcast. Many young people today know CBN Radio thanks to the Podcast.
I believe that this approach of young people is related to time, with the speed that is lived today, young people today do not want to turn on the radio and wait to hear what they want, for example let's imagine a young man who wants to hear a news about football Brazilian and it occurs to him to turn on the radio, he is going to have to wait and listen to other things,
maybe a news economy, culture, advertising, music, and then finally hear about soccer and today young people do not want to waste that time, that's why today they are used to going and searching the internet for what they want. Continuing with the example, the young man who wants to listen to some football, goes and looks for a football podcast and that's it.
Besides, you already know how long it will take to listen, you know if it lasts 20 or 10 minutes, that on conventional radio does not happen, today young people have no patience.
Martín Butera and Camila Olivo, recording the interview on CBN Radio São Paulo, Brazil.
MB: Camila, let's move on to another part of the interview, tell us how was your experience working for CRI (China International Radio)?
CO: The international radio of China, is a state project of the Chinese government, it is something very big, it is considered perhaps as the largest radio at a multi-language level, when I was in Beijing (Beijing), there was a 12-story building and each floor was destined for a foreign language, in our department in Portuguese, we shared the space with journalists of the Esperanto language, that the country does not even exist (laughs) … But the crazy thing is that, if there is a service in Esperanto language.
CRI's mission is to spread news from China and Asia to the whole world, so that was my joba bit.
MB: and how was the CRI staff formed?
CO: It was made up of many Chinese and some Brazilian journalists, the Chinese are trained in Portuguese letters and were in charge of the translation of texts and we Brazilians gave it a journalistic touch, that exchange was something very enriching, of course without losing awareness of that we are working for the Chinese government.
MB: How was your relationship with international Portuguese-language listeners?
CO: At the time I worked at CRI, they were starting to get into FM radios in Portugal, on the other hand here in Brazil, the listener was more DX radio amateurs, they listened to us by short wave, they were a very faithful listener, they sent us letters email, they were very loving listeners and I know they continue to do so to this day.
MB: Can you explain to us a bit what that logic of the Chinese state is like, that mix between communism and capitalism?
CO: It is a very strong state, present in people's lives, it is something difficult for me to understand that I am Brazilian, but I think it has a lot to do with cultural traditions, also a bit with Confucianism, which is now fashionable. among the elite of the Communist Party, which incorporates it as an instrument of cultural diplomacy.
People respect a lot what the government tells them, we can see it for example in how they pay attention to the issue of preventive care for Covid 19.
MB: And when you went to work at CRI, did you know how long you were going to be at the correspondent?
CO: I knew I was going for a year, I ended up liking it and I renewed for another year, after two years I already wanted to return to Brazil. Now I want to go back perhaps not to China, but to other Asian countries, I am very interested in culture and gastronomy.
MB: Have you thought about an Asian Food Podcast (laughs) …?
CO: Of course I already thought about it (laughs) … I just lack time, seriously I think that the Brazilian listener is not very interested in Asian or even Latin American culture, the Brazilian listener is more interested in what happens in North America and Europe in general. So Asia is still pending, there is a cultural barrier to the unknown and that ends up generating
disinterest, but well we can test it (laughs) …
MB: Thank you very much Camila for your time.
CO: Thanks to you and I hope I have helped you with the interview.
Note, the visit to the station and the interview with Camila Olivo, took place in February 2020 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
At that time, the Covid 19 Pandemic had not yet reached Brazil, so Martín Butera and his interviewees do not wear masks or respect social distance (today essential for our personal care and that of all of us).
Written by Martin Butera, in October 2020, in Brasilia DF, capital of Brazil.
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (KBOS) located in Boston, MA is one of the country's largest and busiest airports located on an island just a mile or so off the main land. At any given time hundreds of flights are coming in and out of Logan International and to accommodate the constantly growing traffic, it is always under construction; expanding and simplifying its routes. Boston itself is a bustling city with an incredibly diversity. People are always coming in and out of the state both from other states and foreign countries. For this reason, General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport serves its purpose of providing easy, fast, and convenient air transportation, excellently. KBOS provides taxi services to and from the airport, but if the passengers are driving to the airport, the KBOS parking is available throughout the location. Access to parking is easy and lots are located in convenient areas throughout the large airport. Some of the parking area in KBOS are for long term parking (family leaving on vacation for two weeks), some are temporary (couple days) and others are very short term (minutes or a few hours). Whatever the travelers' intention may be, General Edward Lawrence Logan International has the parking accommodations. The rates for KBOS parking are starting at $18 for economy class and going up to $24 a day for regular rate parking. For frequent fliers there is the Parking Passport Gold which provides for its members exclusive parking privileges even when most of the parking lots are full. In addition to this members will receive package deals for parking frequency within a certain period of time (ex. a month). For simply efficient entry into the KBOS parking lots (no other special offers wanted) there is a parking passport which will let a traveler easily in and out of just about any parking lot at Logan International. For anyone interested in private jets or private jet charter services in and out of KBOS, there are certain websites that are affiliated with Logan International, where a traveler could book private jets up to 4 hours in advance. These flights are set up to leave from the city of Boston and/or arrive in Boston. If these sites do not provide the private jet service a customer desires, there are private jet charter consultants who can work with General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport and help locate the jet charter desired within a few business days. If a customer needs private jet charter services often, then some companies provide membership opportunities. Here, for a certain fee, members will receive luxury car rental, discounts at hotels and reduced tickets to certain requested events. This, in addition to easy and efficient access to any desired private jet service within 12 hours of notification. The fee for jet charter membership begins at $100,000. This service is strongly associated with General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport and is majorly provided and funded by the airport. Jet charters have their own private airports (usually next to the major airport for transportation convenience) and these are located all over the world. The Private jet charter airport at KBOS flies to all of the other private jet airports. For those looking to obtain their own private jet, Logan airport works with companies within Boston, to provide customers with a sales specialist who will educated buyers on each type of private jet charter. All of these private jets are built and modeled to fulfill all safety requirements and to provide maximal comfort for buyers. Whether you fly from and to KBOS in a private jet charter or a regular passenger airplane, you can be sure to have an exceptional traveling experience both going in and leaving Boston.


Welcome to Paws & Think. My name is Chat Noir. That's French for 'Black Cat' if you are not up to speed on your French. I am one of the newest members to Ruby & Sofia's team. Moving forward, I will be helping to contribute to this Blog to not only thank all of you for helping to raise money for a great cause, but also to make sure you stay informed and entertained during your visit with us.
If you are like me, you might have been considering a new pet for a little while now but were not sure how to go about things. Maybe you already have a cute pooch, and you want to give him or her a friend to socialize with while you are at work. Or maybe even, you grew up in a household full of animals, and you are now finally in a place where you can make a new pet part of your family.
My family and I are the proud owner of a 1 year old kitten named Stella - who is quickly morphing into a young cat before our eyes. Recently, we moved into a new home that came equipped with an outdoor dog run that had been built by the previous owner. I feel like it would be a real shame if we don't get a new dog sooner than later to enjoy and take advantage of this great outdoor space.
As a side note, I'm not exactly sure what type of dog breed that little guy is in the photo since this picture was part of the online photo collection used by the real estate agent who sold us our house. But since I live in the North East, so I thought it was better to show you a picture of our backyard and what it looks like in the summertime, instead of what it looks like now.
Since we are considering adopting a dog in the near future, I wanted to share a bit of research I uncovered about animal rescues. Here is what I found.
A large percentage of rescue dogs are pure breeds. I am still working on confirming exactly what percentage, but the information I have found suggest it could be over 20%. So I think that stigma that rescue shelters are only filled with mutts should be put to rest.
shelters I researched had already taken care of many of those costs for me, along with the costs of having your pet spayed or neutered.
It is common for many to-be dog owners to want a puppy, but owning a mature dog has it merits too. Instead of spending hours training your new best friend, this time can be spent enjoying their company. I have learned that the average rescue dog is between 18-24 months, which means they are still very young at heart, but might already have a pretty solid foundation of obedience training. Of course it is important to remember that every dog is unique, but it's also comforting to know that when you are considering a rescue pet there are a lot of different options available including breed but also age, size, male or female and more.
I look forward to hearing back from other pet lovers both about their connection with Ruby and Sofia, but also the overall joys pets bring to our lives.


Did you hear? The Museum of the American Revolution will open its doors to the public on April 19, 2017! Thanks to you and our over 10,000 supporters from all fifty states, we will bring the dramatic story America's War for Independence home to Philadelphia, the headquarters of the Revolution. Huzzah!
As we prepare for our opening over the next nine months, your support is more important than ever. Help us meet our matching challenge grant and double your impact today!
Over the summer months, work has progressed rapidly on the interior of the building. Recently workers began laying the stunning terrazzo floors in our central lobby and second floor central court. The rendering in the center shows the floor design and a glimpse of the skylight that will indirectly light the center of the Museum. On the left, you can see the nearly completed terrazzo floors at the base of the grand staircase, and the on the right is an up-close view of the skylight.
A painting from our collection, "Baron DeKalb introducing Lafayette to Silas Deane" is now at the Palace of Versailles included in their latest exhibition, "Versailles and the American Revolution" open from July 5 to October 2, 2016. Philly Voice wrote about all of the paintings from the Philadelphia area that are on view in this new exhibit.
Archaeologists wrapped up their excavations on the Museum site last month and shared their incredible finds from the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of the artifacts are joining the Museum's collection, with the highlight of the finds, the Triphena bowl, going on display when we open in April.
We recently held an event for our Revolution Society members with historian and author Alexander Rose at Freeman's Auction House. Rose, the author of Washington's Spies and advisor to the AMC show, "Turn," (based on Rose's book) spoke about the Culper Ring and espionage during the Revolutionary War.
VP of Exhibitions, Collections, and Programming, Dr. Scott Stephenson sat down with Alex to chat about the process of translating history into a television drama. Check out theirdiscussion!


Green Foam Hoppers are just bug and juicy trout offerings. Fish these pattern close to the margins even present a few close to undercut banks or under trees as this is the likely location where the naturals would land. Hoppers are large and awkward so don't be afraid to make a splash this will further temp your prey into slamming the surface. the Green Foam hoppers also work great as a sight indicator, you can fish them on point with a hatch matching nymph on a dropper.
A very nice fly. A great imitation with excellent attention to detail. Bass LOVE this fly!


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The customer was very particular about the quality and the finish of the pool. They wanted a pool that the family could use for most of the year round but could be outdoors in the Summer. The pool was installed with a heat pump that was able to run well into the colder months. We also installed a Summit Leisure pool enclosure that could simply roll back in the warmer months.
The access to the site was difficult as the property is on a busy agricultural road in the middle of harvest season! This was overcome by delivering the pool shell in the evening and setting up a clear diversion for other traffic.
The pool can be enclosed or fully open within a matter of minutes and can remain in use all year. It really shows off the versatility of a pool in the UK and gives the family a year round pleasure.


According to census data in the year 2000 there were 1,681 housing units in Westbrook. This represents a 1.4% growth from 1,657 in 1990.
Of those housing units, 1,681 were located in either urbanized areas or urban clusters, and none were located in what is classified as a rural area.
Homeownership rate in Westbrook is about 56.7%. Westbrook's vacancy rate, including seasonal lodging, is about 36.9%. Average household size is 2.03 people.
The majority of houses, apartments or condos in Westbrook were built after 1968.


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The Rise of David Bowie
by Mick Rock
Format: Hardcover with lenticular cover,
Please check with your local bookstore.
A unique tribute from David Bowie's official photographer and creative partner, Mick Rock, compiled in 2015, with Bowie s blessing.
In 1972, David Bowie released his groundbreaking album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With it landed Bowie s Stardust alter-ego: A glitter-clad, mascara-eyed, sexually-ambiguous persona who kicked down the boundaries between male and female, straight and gay, fact and fiction into one shifting and sparkling phenomenon of 70s self-expression. Together, Ziggy the album and Ziggy the stage spectacular propelled the softly spoken Londoner into one of the world s biggest stars.
A key passenger on this glam trip into the stratosphere was fellow Londoner and photographer Mick Rock. Rock bonded with Bowie artistically and personally, immersed himself in the singer s inner circle, and, between 1972 and 1973, worked as the singer s photographer and videographer.
This collection, featuring around 50 percent previously unpublished images, brings together spectacular stage shots, iconic photo shoots, as well as intimate backstage portraits. With a lenticular cover of different headshots, it celebrates Bowie s fearless experimentation and reinvention, while offering privileged access to the many facets of his personality and fame. Through the aloof and approachable, the playful and serious, the candid and the contrived, the result is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.
Mick Rock
Mick Rock (born 1948) is a British photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Geordie, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones,Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Mötley Crüe, and Blondie. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies",[1] most of the memorable images of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust were shot by Rock, in his capacity as Bowie's official photographer.


A large private room with ensuite shower room and loo. Windows all look directly out to sea. There is a double bed, so the room is suitable for couples or an individual. Room retains traditional features (a fireplace with marble surround, stripped floorboards) but the windows are double glazed and there is central heating for comfort (no draughts). Wardrobe and chest of drawers for your own use. Breakfast is provided in your room. Steps outside leading up to door plus stairs up to your room.


Kids love these easy, fun and healthy snacks... and chickpeas play a starring role!
Mash the chickpeas with a fork in a bowl until smooth.
Add the honey and vanilla. Stir.
Add peanut butter. Stir until blended.
Use a tablespoon to scoop up some of the peanut butter mixture. Shape the mixture into balls (makes 50 balls).
Store leftover balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.
This recipe is not for children under age 1 because it contains honey and peanut butter.
If you are concerned about peanut allergies, replace peanut butter with another nut or seed butter.
You can use a blender or food processor to mix ingredients before shaping into balls.
To freeze peanut butter balls, lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet, and freeze overnight in the freezer. Store frozen balls in a freezer bag. Thaw several minutes before serving.
Make fruit and peanut butter kebabs! Using a toothpick or kebab stick, skewer peanut butter balls and fresh fruit pieces that will not brown such as kiwi slices, grapes, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and orange slices.
A flavorful way to eat your whole grains for breakfast.
Nutty toasted wheat germ and tangy dried apricots give these muffins a homey, satisfying flavor.


My most awesome family packed me up for the weekend, and sent me down the drive to our single bedroom bach which has only just had the power turned on for this occasion (the first time it has been on in a year!). Stephen could tell words were bursting in my head, and I was ready to pour them to paper with the first few chapters of the prequel.
WHAT FUN IT HAS BEEN!!!!
For 2 full evenings and days I have holed up in there, nibbling when hungry, crying when overwhelmed, and typing flat-tack on this laptop - all equalling the most satisfying, God-driven push into this book I needed.
At 20,000 words already and five chapters full, my eyes are blurry and head is spinning from the deep concentration. Whispering fears mock me for trying again, and let me know that I can help no one with my 2nd gift to A21 Campaign - but GOD IS STRONGER!
Jesus turns my face to Him, and reminds me that I will never know but He will. It is more than enough.
If anyone feels called to pray for God's singlular pressing force over the forming of words in this new novel, please, I need it so much.
After such a long build up in forming the outline, I feel stunned over and over how God has changed the story to suit His will already, and it is so much better!!
I love this time! It is raw and desperate and needy, and full of absolute trust and the rushing high that comes from walking on water. Pray for me?


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Q: Ownership of COM objects in UI Automation callbacks UI Automation callbacks, such as IUIAutomationFocusChangedEventHandler::HandleFocusChangedEvent, receive an [in] parameter IUIAutomationElement *sender.
Should the event handler call Release() on this object?

A: The caller is always responsible for releasing any function arguments in COM.
The event handler should not decrement the reference count.

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Adventists Rush to Help After Deadly Quake Rocks Nepal
Kathmandu/Nepal | 26.04.2015 | AR/APD | International
Seventh-day Adventist doctors and ADRA workers sprang to work in Nepal after a powerful earthquake killed more than 1,800 people on April 25.
The Adventist Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, 15 kilometers east of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, was overflowing with patients injured by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck around midday about 80 kilometers from Kathmandu.
The quake, which lasted about 10 minutes, flattened entire neighborhoods in Kathmandu, but the Scheer Memorial Hospital appeared to have emerged unscathed other than a minor crack on one of its oldest buildings.
"Thank God the hospital is safe. They are really overwhelmed with patients," said Alvin Cardona, whose father, Fernando, is a pediatrician at the hospital. Cardona, who is in the United States and has spoken with his father in Nepal, said both of his parents were attending Sabbath worship services in an Adventist church when the quake struck.
Scheer Memorial Hospital Banepa, Kavre District, Nepal
The Adventist hospital, a three-story facility licensed for 150 beds, has been inundated with people seeking medical treatment and has been forced to tend to many people outside its walls, Cardona said.
"They've been taking care of hundreds of patients on the outside," he said. "They are also setting up temporary shelter for people that lost homes."
The number of injuries remains unclear. But tremors — and victims — have been reported as far afield as India, Bangladesh, and Tibet. The death toll has risen sharply in the hours after the disaster, topping more than 1,800 by Saturday night local time, according to the USA TODAY.
The Nepalese government has declared a state of emergency, and countries around the world have offered assistance.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) said it was deploying emergency workers to the affected areas. "First reports suggest that the destruction is widespread and devastating," said Thierry Van Bignoot, ADRA's director for emergency management, in an e-mailed statement. "At this time, we ask for your prayers for the people of Nepal and for our team on the ground. We are in the process of finding out more about what's happened there."
ADRA said on Twitter that its Nepal staff was safe and property was undamaged.
Adventist congregations worldwide prayed for Nepal on Sabbath, and individual church members said on Facebook and Twitter that they were praying as well.
The disaster is putting a major burden on Scheer Memorial Hospital, which traces its roots back to Dr. Stanley and Raylene Sturges, the first Adventist medical missionaries to Nepal in the late 1950s, and is named after Charles J. and Carolyn Scheer, whose son Clifford C. Scheer funded most of its construction.
The hospital's equipment, furnishings, and supplies are provided by CARE, a major international humanitarian agency, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but it says that its day-to-day operations are largely a matter of faith.
"Scheer Memorial Hospital is running on faith," it said in a statement published on its website before the quake. "Each day there are miracles big and small that allow us to keep our doors open to the community and those who need our help the most."
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Premier League
1) Games that should have been held last week
The Premier League should not have postponed last weekend's fixtures. If people are working, it is wrong to confiscate their recreation, and that's before we consider fans who'd taken time off or paid for transport in order to watch their team. Moreover, there are families relying on football-related income to pay bills and eat food who had their right to earn removed without warning, while cricket, rugby union and – among others – polo had the self-confidence to continue. Football is called the people's game because it was started for the people by the people – people who sought a bit of weekend fun to escape the drudgery of regular life and forget their place in the order of things, just for a few hours. The suits who've expropriated it since would do well to remember that. Daniel Harris
2) Will Forest bounce back from embarrassment?
Having allowed Bournemouth to come from two goals behind to beat them, Nottingham Forest face another fellow newcomer in Fulham as they attempt to halt a run of three consecutive defeats, the most recent of which was greeted by rare but audible sound of booing from the City Ground stands. Despite playing without an out-and-out striker, Forest scored twice in the first half against Bournemouth but proved utterly unable to cope with Gary O'Neil's half-time switch to a back three, when he replaced left-back Jordan Zemura with the more attack-minded wing-back Ryan Fredericks. Having had an extra week on the training ground to put things right and get a better idea of what constitutes his best XI, Steve Cooper will be expecting a reaction from his team in what should be an entertaining game between two attacking teams. With three of their following four games away from home, recent evidence suggests a failure to get one will be a source of worry for all concerned heading into the international break. Barry Glendenning
3) A possible Villa keeper conundrum
Five years ago Filip Marschall hadn't even worn a pair of goalkeeping gloves but, if injuries do not abate as Steven Gerrard anticipates by the time Southampton visit Villa Park on Friday, then the 19-year-old could start between the sticks. Marschall joined Villa in 2018 from Cambridge City, for whom he played as a defender until the age of 13. Emi Martínez missed training on Thursday owing to illness and Robin Olsen because of a knee problem, while Jed Steer is a long-term absentee with an achilles injury. Gerrard hopes Martínez will be fit in time. Marschall was part of Gerrard's squad on Villa's pre-season trip to Australia and recently signed a new long-term contract, but the teenager who was on loan in the sixth tier with Gateshead Town last season could finish the weekend with a Premier League debut to his name. "He's prepared to be ready," Gerrard said. Ben Fisher
It could be a big weekend for the young Villa goalkeeper.
Photograph: Carlton Myrie/News Images
4) Costa to be let off Wolves' leash?
The bar has been set. Wolves announced the signing of Diego Costa until the end of the season with a superb video of the chiselled striker keeping three snarling wolves, James, Alice and Gray, shackled and now Bruno Lage must ponder whether to let the 33-year-old off the leash. That clip has gone viral and Costa will be hoping to hit the ground running on his return to England, his last appearance coming for Chelsea in the 2017 FA Cup final defeat by Arsenal. Costa is working to a tailored training programme and said he required "two or three weeks to get in shape", but Lage must be tempted to throw him in against Manchester City. "If I had ever doubted my potential, I wouldn't have accepted this challenge," Costa said this week. "I can bring something to the table." BF
5) The highest of standards for City
Picking holes in Manchester City and finding fault with Pep Guardiola is a foolish thing to do, given the former have won three of the last four league titles and the latter is an all-time great manager if he retires tomorrow or never claims another trophy. But the feeling persists that City could and should be even better than they are, not just in defence – a weak point in all Guardiola teams – but in attack. It may well be that Leroy Sané and Raheem Sterling had to be let go, but the fact remains that without them, City lack balance and speed. Of course, they are brilliant at compensating, whether through the rhythm of their passing or ability to conjure a goal out of nothing, but any team willing to stay narrow and defend with discipline and aggression has a chance at frustrating them – especially if, like Wolves, they also have pace on the counter. DHa
Erling Haaland spectacularly volleyed a winner past former club Borussia Dortmund in midweek. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images/Reuters
6) Howe urges Newcastle players to aim higher
It took Newcastle until 30 November last year to reach the seven-point mark. After only six games they have arrived there this season, but have only won once – against Nottingham Forest at St James' Park – and Eddie Howe is not overjoyed. "I'm not happy, I want more points," said Newcastle's manager before giving his squad an apparently stern talking to about the need to achieve and maintain consistently high standards. Despite the likely, injury-enforced, absence of two key creative players in Allan Saint-Maximin and Bruno Guimarães, he will be particularly keen to beat Bournemouth at home on Saturday. Admiration for Howe on Tyneside currently knows few bounds, but the manager is aware that Newcastle's Saudi Arabian owners have spent more than £200m on new players in less than a year and will feel entitled to see that investment translated into wins. Small wonder Howe is doing everything in his power to ensure his side do not stumble against the team he led to three promotions in six years, but who are still without a permanent manager. Louise Taylor
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7) Bees to test Arsenal durability
Brentford Community Stadium will summon difficult memories for Arsenal, who suffered a chastening defeat there on the opening night of last season, even if it came with Covid-related caveats. Mikel Arteta's side are a different proposition now but the Bees feel more comfortable as an established top-flight unit, too, so the margins on Sunday lunchtime are likely to be fine. It will be a test for Arsenal's ability to bounce back after the slightly harsh 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford a fortnight previously, which ended their winning start but did not affect their status as league leaders. Victory this time would ensure they finish this weekend top of the pile and that would be handy given any pretensions at a title bid will be examined thoroughly in the subsequent home meetings with Spurs and Liverpool. Arsenal are about to see their durability scrutinised and would feel well set if they leave west London with three points. Nick Ames
8) Conte needs greater stability from Bissouma
Antonio Conte intends to rotate his personnel for the visit of Leicester – after the mentally and physically draining Champions League defeat at Sporting on Tuesday – but it does not sound as if he is ready to call upon Yves Bissouma. It felt like a coup when Spurs took Bissouma from Brighton for £25m over the summer; here was a player that could add a new dimension in midfield, running with the ball, breaking the lines and creating chances. But it is not simple to play in the middle of Conte's 3-4-3 formation and the verdict so far on Bissouma, to quote the manager, is that he is "struggling a bit with the tactical aspect. With the ball he's really good; defensively he has to pay more attention." It goes a long way to explain why Bissouma has started only once and totalled 121 minutes in all competitions. He needs time to adapt. David Hytner
Antonio Conte hopes for more from his summer signing Yves Bissouma. Photograph: James Williamson/AMA/Getty Images
9) Time running out for Rodgers?
Brendan Rodgers is an excellent coach – if you're not sure, just ask him – but it might be that he's running out of road at Leicester, who sit bottom of the table with one point from six games, and travel to unbeaten, third-placed Tottenham this weekend. The malaise is not all his fault, as his board gave him little scope to reinforce this summer, citing FFP regulations and ground improvements as the reason. But it is hard to not to wonder if the pandemic was also influential, reduced travel meaning reduced duty-free income for the King Power group – a line the club would never speak in public, because who's going to excuse a parsimonious billionaire during a cost of living crisis? Rodgers, though, must also justify any funds allowed to him, which is to say it's time for him to coax or force tunes out of Patson Daka and Boubakary Soumaré, players bought amid fanfare last summer but who've contributed little since. DHa
10) The importance of Calvert-Lewin
Dominic Calvert-Lewin's status as Harry Kane's understudy looked secure in the England hierarchy 14 months ago when he replaced the captain in the Euro 2020 quarter-final win over Ukraine. He has not played for the country since, and this week saw Brentford's in-form Ivan Toney named in Gareth Southgate's squad for England's final internationals before the World Cup. Qatar now appears a distant hope for the 25-year-old, who has been restricted to just 18 appearances for Everton since winning his last cap due to toe, thigh and knee injuries. Frank Lampard has been desperate for Calvert-Lewin's presence all season and, despite signing Neal Maupay, claimed the centre-forward's return diminished the need to add another striker in the transfer window. Goals remain a serious problem for a team without a Premier League win this season but, having resumed training during the enforced break, Calvert-Lewin should soon have opportunity to repay his manager's faith and perhaps send a late message to Southgate. Andy Hunter
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Fake Fruit, Maria BC and Shallowhalo release singles on new Fire Talk imprint Open Tab
Bill Pearis Published: July 30, 2021
Maria BC, Fake Fruit, and Shallowhalo
Fire Talk Records has launched a new digital singles label called Open Tab. The idea behind the label is discovery and bringing community and human curation back into world that is becoming increasingly reliant on algorithms. All of their singles are previously unreleased songs, each one comes with a mix made by the artist with an emphasis on new music, and there's a Q&A with the bands.
Open Tab launched today with three singles from Oakland-based indie rock band Fake Fruit, San Francisco ambient folk artist Maria BC, and Brooklyn synthpop stylist Shallowhalo. After that, Open Tap will be releasing a new single every month. You can listen to their singles, and their Open Tab mixes, below.
Open Tab is throwing a launch party on August 5 at Purgatory (675 Central Ave in Bushwick) at with performances by Shallowhalo, Turlenecked, and Slic. Tickets are on sale.
To learn more about Open Tab, we chatted to label founders Ruby Hoffman and Trevor Peterson via email about the inspiration behind the label, the influence of MySpace and '00-era blog culture, and what's next for them. Read that below.
I Am the Car by Fake Fruit
Now It's Gone by maria bc
Hypnotize by shallowhalo
Where did the idea for Open Tab come from? Was there a specific moment, song or artist that inspired it?
Ruby Hoffman: We've found some of our favorite artists through reading interviews who have shouted out others in their community. Much like catching the opening band at a show, or sifting through Soundcloud likes and reposts, it's nice to connect the dots between people who are all part of something greater. During the pandemic especially, I was missing that. I was still constantly coming across new music on the internet though, and it felt like the right time to cultivate a new space for it.
The discovery aspect to Open Tab is cool, have any of the recommendations from the artists releasing singles on the label led to a new Open Tab single?
RH: Not yet, but I actually found Allyson (Shallowhalo) through our mutual friend Harrison (Turtlenecked) Instagram stories, and now they're both playing the launch party together next week alongside our other friend Cami (Slic). Just another example of internet friends and worlds coming together into something tangible :)
Trevor Peterson: The mixes have provided some really fun exploration & it's certainly put some artists on our radar.
The label reminds me a little of the Myspace days when you might discover new music through a band's Top 8. Do you have a fondness for that mid-'00s era of music (and music blogs)? Was that an inspiration at all?
RH: I talked a little about this above, but I definitely feel like there's a lot of nostalgia recently for the "blog era" and relating music discovery to your own personal experiences. I'm hoping that by providing a little more context to each release, people are able to really get more of an understanding of the meaning behind the track itself. Also, it never gets old feeling like you've discovered something before anybody else!
TP: I feel this for sure, the Myspace Top 8 and early blog era was a huge part of what shaped my discovery as a younger person so it's certainly an idea that has stuck with me for years. When I played in bands in the mid -'00s those online spaces were the outward projection of our music community, it was like, here's the artists that are closest to us for whatever reason, we play shows together etc. and I think that helped add context to a "scene". It's a really fun idea to play with and I think we're just scratching the surface with Open Tab at this point.
What is the most exciting part of the new label for you?
RH: Giving a platform for talented musicians we believe in has always been such a rewarding job, and it's been great to be able to grow a relationship and give a platform to artists we admire and help tell their story.
What are your goals for Open Tab?
TP: I think as Ruby mentioned, helping shine a light on artists we admire and giving a little bit more context for the work while doing so. For the immediate future we're focused on curating a really diverse stable of artists that are making music we are inspired by and looking ahead we hope the platform can serve as a part of folks' music discovery routines.
Open Tab has started with tracks from Fake Fruit, Maria BC and Shalowhalo. How many more artists do you already have lined up?
RH: After the initial launch, we'll be doing one new track a month, and we have a few in the works spanning a variety of different genres & places. If you're an artist reading this, feel free to get in touch ;)
Open Tab is a digital singles label, but is there a possibility of physical releases? Maybe a best-of compilation?
RH: We've talked about doing a compilation of the year's releases, keeping with that sort of mixtape inspiration, down the line. As everybody in the industry knows, vinyl production has been so crazy that for us this was another reason to work to create something a little more accessible that can come out in real time, and again have that sense of a specific moment, but it's definitely possible in the future - stay tuned!
TP: That's right, Fire Talk is always interested in releasing music physically so it's in the cards for sure, how that actually plays out is TBD but the idea of trimming down the lead time for a release has been fun for us since timelines are ever expanding due to the production obstacles at the moment.
How many open tabs do you have currently on your browser?
RH: I always have weather.com, a notes tab with links to new music, & whatever else I'm working on over the course of the day. Much like my closet I try to keep it to a minimum, but it never happens!
TP: 17 tabs lol
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Filed Under: fake fruit, fire talk records, maria bc, open tab, shallowhalo, slic, Turtlenecked
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Encefalografia (z gr. enképhalos - mózg, gráphō - piszę) – metoda badania mózgu, wykonywana po wprowadzeniu do czaszki środka cieniującego (np. radiofarmaceutyka, powietrza).

 Elektroencefalografia – metoda diagnostyczna służąca do badania bioelektrycznej czynności mózgu.
 Reoencefalografia
 Magnetoencefalografia – technika obrazowania elektrycznej czynności mózgu za pomocą rejestracji pola magnetycznego wytworzonego przez mózg.
 Hemoencefalografia –  mierzy temperaturę głowy za pomocą termometru na podczerwień umieszczonego na głowie lub wykorzystuje zmiany spektrum podczerwieni generowanej przez przepływająca krew.
 Pneumoencefalografia – zabieg diagnostyczny ośrodkowego układu nerwowego, polegający na zastąpieniu części płynu mózgowo-rdzeniowego powietrzem, tlenem albo helem wprowadzonym przez nakłucie do kanału rdzenia kręgowego i wykonaniu zdjęcia rentgenowskiego głowy.

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As of 2018 there are one billion smokers in the world. In other words, that's one in seven people. This figure represents a massive increase in tobacco consumption all over the world. This figure has skyrocketed over the course of a mere few decades, for example in 1980 there were 721 million smokers in the world.
As tobacco consumption increases we are also seeing a global rise in tobacco related health problems and deaths. In fact, the WHO estimates that six million people killed annually as a direct result of tobacco use.
It is not just smokers who are at risk, it is also those who regularly experience second-hand smoke. Study after study has revealed the serious dangers that non-smokers are exposed to when surrounded by second-hand smoke. These include heart disease, lung problems and even premature death … to name just a few.
The guys at Purplebox Vapours have produced a highly informative infographic about the state of tobacco consumption in 2018. It examines current consumption rates and looks at ongoing global efforts to curb smoking. It also provides some interesting information about the affects of smoking on smokers and non-smokers alike. Read the infographic below to discover more.


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package me.yokeyword.sample.demo_flow;

import android.os.Bundle;

import org.ayo.component.sample.R;
import org.ayo.fragmentation.SwipeBackActivity;
import org.ayo.fragmentation.SwipeBackLayout;
import org.ayo.fragmentation.anim.DefaultHorizontalAnimator;
import org.ayo.fragmentation.anim.FragmentAnimator;

import me.yokeyword.sample.demo_flow.ui.fragment_swipe_back.FirstSwipeBackFragment;

/**
 * Created by YoKeyword on 16/4/19.
 */
public class SwipeBackSampleActivity extends SwipeBackActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_swipe_back);

        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
            loadRootFragment(R.id.fl_container, FirstSwipeBackFragment.newInstance());
        }

        getSwipeBackLayout().setEdgeOrientation(SwipeBackLayout.EDGE_ALL);
    }

    /**
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    public FragmentAnimator onCreateFragmentAnimator() {
        return new DefaultHorizontalAnimator();
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}