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Somalia Central Bank to introduce new currency to combat counterfeiters
Central Bank Deputy Governor Ali Yasin Wardheere
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's central bank said it plans to introduce a new currency for the Somali shilling in 2024 to combat rampant counterfeiting and excess circulation.
The Central Bank Deputy Governor Ali Yasin Wardheere said that newly redesigned notes would replace the 1,000 shilling notes the federal government printed before the collapse in 1991.
Counterfeit Somali shilling notes were produced by various groups, including criminal organizations and warlords, who used fake currency to fund their operations and gain control over the local economy. This widespread counterfeiting of the Somali shilling severely impacted the economy, as it further devalued the already weak currency and made it difficult for ordinary Somalis to afford basic necessities.
Wardheere said that the central bank plans to open up offices in each federal member state by June. These new branches will assist in collecting taxes abe become the main fiscal agent for the regional states.
The Central Bank said it has been working with the IMF and World Bank since 2018 in anticipation of the rollout.
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GRASP lab demonstrates quadrotors w Video
(PhysOrg.com) — Quadrotors, robotic vehicles resembling tiny helicopters, have been demonstrated by a group of scientists in the US. The quadrotors were shown carrying out impressive maneuvers and lifting payloads both singly and in groups working together. Self-assembling vehicles take flight (w/ Video) The unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) were developed by computer science, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering students at the University of Pennsylvania's General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) laboratory. Each tiny vehicle has a claw-like grip it can use to pick up an object weighing around 0.5 kg, but the vehicles can work in groups to pick up heavier payloads.The Quadrotors are highly maneuverable, and can flip multiple times and fly through windows or between other quadrotors, with only a few centimeters' clearance on each side. When fitted with Velcro under the vehicle and on a surface, the quadrotors can perch on inclined, vertical or even inverted surfaces. A quadrotor (also called a quadrocopter) is a vehicle lifted and flown by means of four rotors. The quadrotor is maneuvered by adjusting the relative speed of each of the four rotors. Unlike standard helicopters, the blades on quadrotors are fixed pitch. © 2010 PhysOrg.com This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. Explore further The GRASP laboratory is not the only group working on miniature UAVs for lifting payloads. As PhysOrg reported in June, a group in Switzerland has demonstrated a "distributed flight array" of robotic vehicles working together to lift objects. The Swiss group's robotic vehicles work as a multiple vehicle flight platform and only fly erratically as single units, whereas the Pennsylvania group's vehicles function well individually. Control of multiple quadrotor robots to cooperatively transport a payload. A gripping mechanism attached to each quadrotor permits grasping of the payload. Work done at GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Citation: GRASP lab demonstrates quadrotors (w/ Video) (2010, July 16) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2010-07-grasp-lab-quadrotors-video.html read more
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Nile crocodile is actually two different species
Explore further (PhysOrg.com) — Researchers from the Fordham University in New York have uncovered evidence that what the world has looked to as the iconic Nile crocodile is actually two different species of crocodile that are only distantly related. The new research is published in Molecular Ecology. The researchers, led by Evon Hekka, began this study when a colleague of hers, Michael Klemens from the Wildlife Conservation Society, sent her a DNA sample of some crocodiles that he had been in close contact with in an oasis in Ennedi Plateau, Chad. The travel guide he had been with suggested that they jump in the water and swim with these crocodiles as they were known for their docile behavior. Because of the odd nature of the behavior, Klemens had taken a tissue sample from a dead crocodile located nearby and sent it to Hekka.Hekka had been working on Nile crocodile samples when she received this one from Klemens and when the results came back from the DNA sequencing, she repeated the test because she was convinced that she had done something wrong.Hekka and her team began collecting various different Nile crocodile samples, including museum samples of some 2,000-year-old mummified crocodiles for a total of 180 different samples. It was determined that there was indeed two different species of crocodiles known as Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus suchus.All of the mummified crocodile remains were of the C. suchus and indicate that ancient Egyptians recognized a difference in species. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that Egyptians were selective when choosing crocodiles for their ceremonies and generally chose the tamer and more docile crocodiles.The distinction between the two species will have implications when it comes to conservation. The current range of the C. suchus is shrinking and their numbers are declining. While both species used to overlap in areas, the more aggressive C. niloticus has taken control of the region and pushed the docile C. suchus to more interior regions. The range of the C. suchus is under threat from oil industries and oil extraction and the crocodiles have seen a decline in numbers due to unregulated trading of skin and bush meat.This new evidence shows that C. suchus is much rarer than what was previously known simply as the Nile crocodile. While some areas in West Africa were hoping to be able to increase their trade in skins to increase revenue, this new study is likely to stop that from happening and may even reduce the amount they are allowed to trade. Borneo's crocodiles 'no longer endangered' Nile crocidile (Crocodylus niloticus). Image: Wikipedia. Citation: Nile crocodile is actually two different species (2011, September 15) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2011-09-nile-crocodile-species.html © 2011 PhysOrg.com More information: An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile, Molecular Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05245.xAbstractThe Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an ancient icon of both cultural and scientific interest. The species is emblematic of the great civilizations of the Nile River valley and serves as a model for international wildlife conservation. Despite its familiarity, a centuries-long dispute over the taxonomic status of the Nile crocodile remains unresolved. This dispute not only confounds our understanding of the origins and biogeography of the 'true crocodiles' of the crown genus Crocodylus, but also complicates conservation and management of this commercially valuable species. We have taken a total evidence approach involving phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear markers, as well as karyotype analysis of chromosome number and structure, to assess the monophyletic status of the Nile crocodile. Samples were collected from throughout Africa, covering all major bioregions. We also utilized specimens from museum collections, including mummified crocodiles from the ancient Egyptian temples at Thebes and the Grottes de Samoun, to reconstruct the genetic profiles of extirpated populations. Our analyses reveal a cryptic evolutionary lineage within the Nile crocodile that elucidates the biogeographic history of the genus and clarifies long-standing arguments over the species' taxonomic identity and conservation status. An examination of crocodile mummy haplotypes indicates that the cryptic lineage corresponds to an earlier description of C. suchus and suggests that both African Crocodylus lineages historically inhabited the Nile River. Recent survey efforts indicate that C. suchus is declining or extirpated throughout much of its distribution. Without proper recognition of this cryptic species, current sustainable use-based management policies for the Nile crocodile may do more harm than good.via Discover This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. read more
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Neuroscience joins cryptography
Screenshot of the e Serial Interception Sequence Learning task in progress. Credit: Hristo Bojinov, Neuroscience Meets Cryptography: Designing Crypto Primitives Secure Against Rubber Hose Attacks, 21st USENIX Security Symposium. This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. This, as the authors point out, represents a turning point in how security experts might treat authentication. Traditionally, it has been about either who you are (biometrics), what you know (passwords) or what you have (tokens).The newly added twist, as the research takes on further development, will also work at authentication based on what you really know but do not know. The research team suggests its authentication category as "a subclass of behavioral biometric measurement."Bojinov sees the application in high-risk scenarios when the code-holder needs to be physically present, such as to gain access to a nuclear or military facility. "Now, suppose a clever attacker captures an authenticated user. The attacker can steal the user's hardware token, fake the user's biometrics, and coerce the victim into revealing his or her secret key. At this point the attacker can impersonate the victim and defeat the expensive authentication system deployed at the facility," the authors said.The paper, which they intend to present next month at the 21st USENIX Security Symposium in Bellevue, Washington, is called "Designing Crypto Primitives Secure Against Rubber Hose Attacks." The authors are Hristo Bojinov, Daniel Sanchez, Paul Reber, Dan Boneh, and Patrick Lincoln. The team further explained what they mean by rubber hose attacks: "Cryptographic systems often rely on the secrecy of cryptographic keys given to users. Many schemes, however, cannot resist coercion attacks where the user is forcibly asked by an attacker to reveal the key. These attacks, known as rubber hose cryptanalysis, are often the easiest way to defeat cryptography. We present a defense against coercion attacks using the concept of implicit learning from cognitive psychology."Bojinov and colleagues designed a game lasting 30 to 45 minutes in which players intercept falling objects by pressing a key. The objects appear in one of six positions, each corresponding to a different key. Positions of objects were not always random. a hidden sequence of 30 successive positions was repeated over 100 times. Players made fewer errors when they encountered this sequence on successive rounds. This learning persisted when the players were tested two weeks later."We performed a number of user studies using Amazon's Mechanical Turk to verify that participants can successfully re-authenticate over time and that they are unable to reconstruct or even recognize short fragments of the planted secret."If another person were to try to discover the sequence by forcing the password holder to play a similar game and watching to see when they make fewer errors, chances would be slim. The sequence consists of 30 key presses in six different positions. Testing 100 users nonstop for a year would result in less than a 1 in 60,000 chance of extracting the sequence.So far, results of their research indicate the game could form the basis of a security system of this nature. Users would learn a sequence unique to them in an initial session and later prove that they know it by playing the same game. Nonetheless, the authors acknowledge that much work remains before the system can be deployed in a user-friendly state. The team hopes to further analyze the rate at which implicitly learned passwords are forgotten, and the required frequency of refresher sessions. (Phys.org) — Security experts are turning to cognitive psychology for fresh ideas on authentication. Hristo Bojinov of Stanford University and others on his team have a new authentication design based on the concept of implicit learning. Implicit learning refers to learning patterns without any conscious knowledge of the learned pattern. An example of this is riding a bicycle. One knows how to ride a bicycle, but cannot explain how. The technique involves, through a crafted computer game, delivering a secret password in the user's brain without the user consciously knowing what the password is. Hotmail in hot water over password flaw, rushes fix © 2012 Phys.org Citation: Neuroscience joins cryptography (2012, July 19) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2012-07-neuroscience-cryptography.html via Newscientist Explore further More information: read more
Bees found to use pollens taste to determine which flowers to visit
Bees use colour-coding to collect pollen and nectar More information: Bees use the taste of pollen to determine which flowers to visit, Biology Letters, rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.or … .1098/rsbl.2016.0356AbstractPollen plays a dual role as both a gametophyte and nutritional reward for pollinators. Although pollen chemistry varies across plant species, its functional significance in pollination has remained obscure, in part because little is known about how floral visitors assess it. Bees rely on pollen for protein, but whether foragers evaluate its chemistry is unclear, as it is primarily consumed by larvae.We asked whether the chemical composition of pollen influences bumblebees' foraging behaviour. Using putatively sweet and bitter pollen blends, we found that chemical composition influenced two aspects of bee behaviour relevant to plant fitness: the amount of pollen collected and the likelihood of subsequently visiting a visually similar flower. These findings offer a new perspective on the nutritional ecology of plant–pollinator interactions, as they show that pollen's taste may mediate its collection and transfer. Everyone knows that bees visit flowers to collect nectar, which they bring back to their hive; less well known is that the pollen from the flowers that sticks to parts of their bodies (which is carried from flower to flower allowing for pollination) is also used by the bees as a food resource. Also, prior research has shown that flower color helps bees figure out which flower to visit, but now it appears they also rely on the taste of pollen in making their choice.The experiments conducted by the researchers involved filming the activities of six colonies of Bombus impatiens (the common eastern bumblebee) as they flitted from artificial flower to artificial flower, each fitted with an artificial anther and loaded with one of three different types of pollen: neutral cellulose, sweet sucrose or bitter quinine. The idea was to learn more about the preferences of the bees regarding taste—aroma was ruled out as a factor in choosing pollens by offering only pollens that were odorless.The researchers ran multiple trials, each approximately five minutes in duration, with bees that had been tagged to allow for tracking individual activities. As they filmed the bees, the researchers also recorded their body temperatures using thermal imaging. The team found that the bees spent approximately three times as much of their time collecting from the sucrose-covered anthers as they did from those covered in quinine, and 50 percent less time on those covered in cellulose. Still, the bees were persistent, and wound up collecting all the pollen that was available, though they tended to make return trips to flowers with sucrose as their first choice. Interestingly, it was the return trips during which the differences were noted, suggesting that the bees did not taste the pollen till they were in flight, or in some cases in the hive. Credit: Lilla Frerichs/public domain (Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with the University of Nevada has found evidence that suggests bees have different taste preferences when it comes to pollen. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, Felicity Muth, Jacob Francis and Anne Leonard describe experiments they carried out with several bee colonies and what they learned by doing so. © 2016 Phys.org Journal information: Biology Letters Citation: Bees found to use pollens' taste to determine which flowers to visit (2016, July 13) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2016-07-bees-pollens.html Explore further This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. read more
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
To examine the relationship between sense of agency (SoA) over thoughts (i.e., the experience of being the source of one's own thoughts) and obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms, Fradkin et al. told participants that an imperceptible and nonaudible auditory message (sham) could insert thoughts in their minds and measured whether they reported having experienced inserted thoughts. Participants were informed about the message that they would supposedly randomly hear (e.g., a negative word, such as death, or a neutral word, such as chair) and were instructed to click the mouse whenever they thought they heard it. Participants also completed an OC Inventory. Participants with high OC symptoms were more likely to falsely hear the sham message than were participants with low OC symptoms, showing less SoA over their thoughts. This tendency was not altered by the valence of the thoughts. Low SoA seemed related to surprise (i.e., the extent to which a thought seems out of context, given one's other thoughts), and participants who reported experiencing out-of-context or surprising thoughts in daily life were more likely to hear the sham message. Thus, context and experience of violated expectations seem to accompany low SoA. These findings suggest that besides the content and appraisals of intrusive thoughts, researchers and practitioners should also focus on the contextual and phenomenological characteristics of intrusive thoughts. Motivations to Experience Happiness or Sadness in Depression: Temporal Stability and Implications for Coping With StressYael Millgram, Jutta Joormann, Jonathan D. Huppert, Avital Lampert, and Maya Tamir Thoughts as Unexpected Intruders: Context, Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms, and the Sense of Agency Over ThoughtsIsaac Fradkin, Baruch Eitam, Asher Y. Strauss, and Jonathan D. Huppert Individuals experiencing various levels of depression rated their motivations to experience sadness and happiness, their current emotions and stress, and their attempts to regulate or change their emotional reactions. They were assessed three times: before an exam period, during the academic semester, and 1 to 3 months later during an exam period. In all of the assessments, individuals experiencing more depression were less likely to be motivated to experience happiness and more motivated to experience sadness compared with individuals experiencing less depression. Thus, higher motivation to experience sadness and lower motivation to experience happiness seem to be stable predispositions associated with depression. Individuals experiencing more depression and who were less motivated to experience happiness were less likely to sustain happiness when exposed to happy stimuli and to downplay their negative emotions during real-life stressful events (i.e., exams) compared with individuals not experiencing depression. These findings suggest that helping individuals with depression enhance their motivation to experience happiness may promote better adjustment to stress in daily life. Genetic and Environmental Associations Among Executive Functions, Trait Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms in Middle AgeDaniel E. Gustavson, Carol E. Franz, Matthew S. Panizzon, Chandra A. Reynolds, Hong Xian, Kristen C. Jacobson, Rosemary Toomey, Michael J. Lyons, and William S. Kremen Read about research recently published in Clinical Psychological Science: To determine whether anxiety and depression symptoms are associated with a decreased ability to control and modify one's own behavior in response to a goal (i.e., executive functioning), and to discern the role of genetic influences on this association, Gustavson and colleagues tested more than 500 middle-aged twin pairs. They measured participants' anxiety and depression symptoms and their executive functioning — general cognitive ability, working memory, ability to inhibit responses, and ability to shift task goals. More anxiety/depression symptoms were associated with poorer executive functioning, and this relationship was mostly explained by genetic influences. However, environmental influences also affected the relationship between depression and executive functioning but not the relationship between cognitive functioning and anxiety. These associations were observed in late middle age, when cognitive abilities begin to decline, suggesting the importance of considering executive functioning when examining the relationship between anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline. Moreover, decline in executive functioning may underlie age-related decline in other cognitive abilities. Psychological interventions for individuals with anxiety or depression may be more successful when they include training in executive-functioning tasks. read more
Second batch of Jolosathis complete training
Kolkata: The training of the second batch of Jalosathis has completed on Wednesday, at the Police Training College in Barrackpore.They will be deployed at the jetties to avoid any untoward incident. The state Transport department has improved the infrastructure of the jetties, following a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).It may be recalled that around 91 Jalosathis had received training in the first batch and they have already been deployed at different jetties. Also Read – Heavy rain hits traffic, flightsThe state Transport department took up the project to improve the infrastructure of jetties, to avoid incidents like the one at Telenipara, that claimed lives when a temporary jetty had collapsed and at the same time, to deploy Jalosathis at all the jetties. The main task of the Jalosathis will be to ensure that the SOP is followed at the jetties and it includes keeping a tab to check overloading of vessels and to ensure safety of passengers. At the same time, they also have to ensure that all passengers put on safety jackets and proper illumination of the area. Also Read – Speeding Jaguar crashes into Merc, 2 B'deshi bystanders killedBesides taking up the project of improving infrastructure of jetties, the state government had introduced the Jalodhara scheme to replace the semi-mechanised vessels with properly designed modern ones.The state Transport department will be engaging a total of 626 Jalosathis and they will be undergoing training in phases. Sources said that Jalosathis will be deployed at different jetties in Hooghly, North 24-Parganas, Howrah, South 24-Parganas and 11 jetties of the West Bengal Transport Corporation. read more
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3 killed as dumper hits bike in Birbhum
Kolkata: Three youths were killed in a road accident when they were riding on a motorcycle. The incident took place at Tumbani village near Rampurhat in Birbhum on Tuesday morning. The incident caused traffic disruption on Dumka-Rampurhat Road for nearly an hour. The victims have been identified as Bablu Soren (34), Baidyanath Kisku (22) and Chunde Soren (23). Police said that Bablu was riding the motorcycle with the two others as pillion, on their way to Rampurhat from Hariharpur village in Birbhum. When they were crossing Kharbana area, a speeding dumper hit them. The dumper was on its way to Jharkhand when the accident occurred. Also Read – Bose & Gandhi: More similar than apart, says Sugata BoseThe driver of the vehicle fled the spot immediately after the accident, leaving the dumper at the site. All the three victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they were declared brought dead. The local residents staged a sit-in demonstration at the spot, protesting against overspeeding of the trucks in the area. According to the police, the victims had received injuries in various parts of their bodies. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained by the police. According to the preliminary investigation, police came to know that the dumper was moving at a high speed, as a result of which the driver could not control the vehicle. Senior police officers reached the spot after the accident and lifted the demonstration. Initially, the local residents engaged in an altercation with the police officers but later agreed to lift the agitation. read more
20 shops gutted in New Town fire
Kolkata: At least 20 shops were burnt to ashes after a major fire broke out at a roadside market in New Town on the wee hours of Wednesday. Though the intensity of the fire was quite high, none was injured due to the incident.According to local residents, around 5 am on Wednesday, residents of canal side of Gouranganagar saw thick smoke coming out from a shop. Immediately, the shop owners, police and fire brigade were informed. But before taking steps, the fire started spreading to other shops. Also Read – Rs 13,000 crore investment to provide 2 lakh jobs: MamataAs there was some hotels, LPG cylinders were present inside the shops. As soon as the flames touched the hotels, LPG cylinders started exploding. Local residents claimed that at least three LPG cylinder exploded due to the fire. Upon receiving the news two fire tenders from Bidhannagar Fire Station were pressed in to action. Later, two more fire tenders were sent from Maniktala and Madhyamgram fire station to douse the fire. As source of water was available from the Bagjola canal, fire fighters had no problem to get water to douse the fire. Also Read – Lightning kills 8, injures 16 in stateBut due to the multiple LPG cylinder explosion, it took long time to control the fire. On Wednesday, early morning fire broke out in some Bagjola Canal side shops made of bamboo shed and tin shed in which approximately 10 shops were completely gutted into fire. Two fire tenders were deployed and extinguished the fire. After almost two hours fire was controlled. Later, for almost an hour fire fighters kept on spraying water to douse the fire completely. It is suspected that the fire had occurred due to a short circuit in the electric wires. read more
Two held with unaccounted cash worth Rs 30 lakh
Kolkata: Two persons were arrested in the past two days from Howrah and the city for possessing unaccounted money worth Rs 30 lakh.In both the cases, the police informed the Income Tax department about the unaccounted money confiscated from the accused persons. According to the police, late on Thursday, sleuths from Burrabazar police station got a tip-off about a person carrying huge amount of money. Officers started keeping an eye on the pedestrians at Rabindra Sarani near Raja Katra areas. Also Read – Rs 13,000 crore investment to provide 2 lakh jobs: MamataThe police source spotted and identified the man as Shadab Ahmed Siddiquee, who had a bag with him. He was intercepted by the officers at Rabindra Sarani. During questioning several ambiguities were found in his statement. When his bag was searched, officers found it stashed with cash. Siddiquee was immediately taken to Burrabazar police station for interrogation. He was asked to provide necessary documents. As he could not to provide them, officers arrested him. Cops said he was carrying Rs 10 lakh in cash. Also Read – Lightning kills 8, injures 16 in stateLate on Friday, another person was arrested with Rs 20 lakh from near Howrah Bridge. When sleuths from Golabari police station under Howrah Police were checking vehicles, they spotted a person in a taxi with a briefcase. The man identified Purna Chandra Choudhury was questioned by the police officers. As there were several ambiguities in his statement, they searched his briefcase and found Rs 20 lakh in cash. He was immediately detained and taken to the police station. Choudhury was arrested as he was not able to provide any valid document or reason supporting possession of Rs 20 lakh in cash. read more
Daughterinlaw locks up elderly woman at home
Kolkata: Police recovered an elderly women, who was locked up inside an apartment by her daughter-in-law, on Krishna Chatterjee Lane in Bali police station limits on Tuesday.The police said Jyotsna Das Gupta (80) lived with her daughter-in law Sujata in the four-storeyed apartment. Her son had died two years ago. Because of ailment she could not walk without taking support. While leaving her alone at home, Sujata had made arrangments for her medical care. Also Read – Rs 13,000 crore investment to provide 2 lakh jobs: MamataThe police did not arrest any one in the case as Sujata and her daughter Indrani Dasgupta tendered an apology and assured the cops that they would never lock up the elderly woman at home. On Saturday, Sujata left for her daughter's house in Bhadreshwar and she locked up the elderly woman at home. On Sunday, occupants of other apartment saw newspaper were piled outside the gate of the house. They tried to reachout to the elderly woman but they failed and informed the police. Officers from Bally police station arrived on Tuesday morning and they broke open the gate. Cops called up Indrani Dasgupta, the granddaughter of the woman, who was a schoolteacher. Also Read – Lightning kills 8, injures 16 in stateIndrani told the police that often went out leaving her grandmother alone and locking up the apartment from outside. Sujata arrived almost one-and-a-half-hours after the cops informed her about the situation. She opened the room and police found that the elderly woman was sleeping on a cot. The woman is stone deaf and cannot walk without taking support. Both the mother and the daughter admitted their mistake and tendered unconditional apology. The police arranged for doctors who treated the elderly woman. read more
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WikiBranding: Three fools. One good agency.
Three fools. One good agency.
Only fools would start a company just as the economy was about to crater, and do so on April Fools Day.
On April 1st, 2007, three guys at the top of their game left great jobs and corporate comforts to run away and join the circus. The result was Barrie D'Rozario Murphy.
The agency was hatched over multiple breakfasts when Bob and Stuart made the tough decision to leave Fallon to launch their own agency, followed by multiple phone calls from Stuart persuading me that joining a 3 person shop would be more exciting than leading Saatchi LA's 300 person shop. Stuart is quite persuasive. And prescient.
We call our company a "grown up start up" – a handle Jon Bond kindly gave us one night in New York after we launched, inspired by several martinis and Jon's passion for giving brands a clear positioning.
Three years later, BD'M has earned the trust of marketers such as United Airlines, Bissell, Best Buy, Applied Materials, Compellent, Del Webb, UnitedHealth Group and our founding client, the Sunset Marquis. Our work for the Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis garnered one of only two U.S. Gold Lions in Film last year at Cannes. And the 4As named BD'M "best small agency in the U.S." (Go to our site and read the tongue firmly in cheek ad we ran in the New York Times.) But we take most pride in the talented people who have ventured from near and far to join BD'M. We'd be nowhere without them.
A start up? Not so much anymore. Grown up? Well, Bob, Stuart and I are still working on that part.
So this April Fool's Day, do something very foolish and follow your dreams.
Well I totally believe that you guys followed the right mantra of "Good things come to those who try." !
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AJ: 1 long sleeved-shirt. Pretty simple. Sometimes, if that one cannot be found, another shirt can be grudgingly substituted. Sometimes he pulls the blanket off mom & dad's bed and hauls it downstairs so he can lay on it. There are probably, between what is in his bed, his brother's bed, his sister's bed, and already in the living room, probably 20 other blankets he could choose from. But apparently mom & dad's is the best.
Zack: at last count, his security items include a throw-pillow, two spoons, and ice cream scoop, and a big hardcover Dora the Explorer book. All dragged around at the same time.
We just had to throw out the ice cream scoop since the handle broke off. Hopefully he won't miss it. If he does, I may have to give him another spoon or maybe a measuring cup.


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Atlas Mining Net Income soared to Php3.86 billion in 2021
Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation ("Atlas Mining") reported a record net income of Php3.86 billion for the year 2021 compared to the net income of Php118 million for the same period in 2020. Stable production, resilient operation and higher metal prices sustained the turnaround performance of Atlas Mining.
Metal prices remained high throughout the year pushing average copper price for 2021 higher by 53% to $4.26/lb and gold price from USD1,777/ounce to USD1,802/ounce compared to the same period last year.
Atlas Mining's wholly-owned subsidiary, Carmen Copper Corporation, reported higher copper production and shipments in the second half compared to the first half of the year due to improvements in copper head grades and recovery. Copper metal produced in the second half increased by 13% from 38.73 million lbs to 43.68 million lbs while gold produced increased by 25% from 11,176 ounces to 13,997 ounces. Year-on-year, copper metal production decreased from 107.09 million pounds in 2020 to 82.41 million pounds in 2021, due mainly to the decrease in copper grades by 19% from 0.304% to 0.247%. Gold production decreased year-on-year by 47% from 47,857 ounces to 25,173 ounces due also to lower gold grades from 8.17 grams/dmt to 5.37 grams/dmt. Despite operational disruptions arising from high rainfall levels and typhoon Odette that affected our mining area, milling tonnage in 2020 of 50,000 tonnes per day or 18.3 million tonnes was sustained in 2021 which tempered the impact of lower grades.
Cash costs decreased by 6% year-on-year from Php9.51 billion in 2020 to Php8.95 billion in 2021, due to overall lower volumes of shipments. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was Php9 77 billion for the year, 10% higher compared to Php8.92 billion in 2020. Core income was Php3.28 billion in 2021 compared to Php2.58 billion in 2020.
Atlas Mining continues to strengthen its overall financial position supported by its improving earnings, efficient operations and robust metals market.
According to Atlas Mining President, Adrian Ramos, "The turnaround of Atlas Mining is credited to a resilient and stable operation that was sustained over the years with a disciplined focus on safety and efficiencies. This enabled Atlas Mining to survive the market downturn and to optimize earnings in a resurgent commodities market."
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    template = models.ForeignKey(Template)
    STATUS_CHOISE = (('PR', 'In process'), ('ST', 'Stopped'), ('FN', 'Finished'), ('DL', 'Deleted'),)
    status = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATUS_CHOISE, default='ST')
    responses_required = models.IntegerField(default=0)
    date_deadline = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=False, auto_now_add=False)
    date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, auto_now=False)

which can have several answers
class Response(models.Model):
    #mto1: many Responses generated for one task
    task = models.ForeignKey(Template)
    STATUS_CHOISE = (('PR', 'Process'), ('FN', 'Finished'))
    status = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATUS_CHOISE, default='ST')
    date_finished= models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=False, auto_now=True)
    date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, auto_now=False)
    ip_address=models.IPAddressField()

now, i would like to display all the task of one user (which comes from the template model, and this is done) with additional information about the answers, which are
- number of answer give (so which status is = FN)
- number of total answer (status FN or PR)
- and maybe some extra info.
i did this
@login_required
def TemplateList(request):
    task_list = Task.objects.filter(user=request.user)
    return render_to_response('task_list.html',{'task_list':task_list}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))

but this just display the data present in the model, what about the value i've to compute?
so far i did it with CustomTag, but it doesn't seem a clean solution. i would rather do the logic in the view and then use the template just for display results.
But: how can i add this value to each item of the Task List?
do i have to do like in this:  Passing additional data to a template in Django so create the objects from scratch (which requires me some logic in the template as well since i've to match the value in the list with the objects i crate)? or is there any better solution?
i tried generic view ,like  list_detail.object_list
in this way
def TaskListDetail(request):
return list_detail.object_list(
    request,
    queryset = Task.objects.filter(user=request.user),
    template_name = 'task_list.html',
    template_object_name = 'task_list',

)

but first, it does not show anything (while the other view shows data), second i don't know how to add extra data in a way that they are matched with the item of the list.
any suggestion?

A: You can add a method to your model.
class Task(models.Model):
   #mto1: many task made of one template
   template = models.ForeignKey(Template)
   STATUS_CHOISE = (('PR', 'In process'), ('ST', 'Stopped'), ('FN', 'Finished'), ('DL', 'Deleted'),)
   status = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=STATUS_CHOISE, default='ST')
   responses_required = models.IntegerField(default=0)
   date_deadline = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=False, auto_now_add=False)
   date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, auto_now=False)

   def do_some_calculation(self):
       #make funny things
       return "foo"

In your template, you can access this with:
{% for taks in task_list %}
   {{ task.do_some_calculation }}
{% endfor %}

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Laurens County Bridge Update
Laurens County Council last evening received an update on county bridges that have been closed. The report from engineering firm Davis and Floyd told council that $10 million would be needed to repair and restore the problem bridges the county owns. Bridges closed last year on recommendations from the State Department of Transportation were Gristmill Road, Harris Grove Church Road, Wells Road, Burdette Road and Park Road. These bridges are basically in the northern part of the county.
County Council last evening discussed each bridge and how its closure hurt its area of the county. Reasons for bridge deterioration were also discussed. Trucks heavier than the posted weight limit was noted as one reason, but Laurens County Public Works Director Dale Satterfield said, "We do not have enough money or employees to monitor traffic on these bridges." Satterfield said they have done a study of the area population and potential bridge use.
Council Chairman David Pitts said that he was shocked the county doesn't get more complaints from people regarding the bridge closures. He added, "If a bridge that I use needs repair, its important, but for those who do not use it that bridge may seem unimportant, we need to find the bridge that has the most traffic and have it repaired first."
County Council received the report as information, but no action was taken on bridge repair last night.
Filed Under: Local News
Guilty Pleas Continued Yesterday
More guilty pleas were heard yesterday in Laurens County General Sessions Court, with Judge Mark Hayes presiding.
28-year-old Melissa Olivia Brewster of Clinton Manor Apartments in Clinton pled guilty on two charges. For her plea to Cruelty to Children, she was sentenced to 30 days, suspended to the 28 days already spent in jail. Ms. Brewster also pled guilty to Possession of One Gram or Less of Methamphetamine or Cocaine Base, 1st offense. She was sentenced to three years on Probation from that offense. Her probation is being transferred to Anderson County. She is to be subject to random drug testing and is to attend substance abuse counseling. A Simple Possession of Marijuana case was dismissed in the process.
44-year-old Angela Diana Cooper of Jeannie Court, Spartanburg pled to Filing a False Police Report of a Felony. She was given a two-month sentence but is to be released on the 8 days already spent in jail, with the balance of her term to be suspended to Nine months of Probation. Her probation case is to be transferred to Greenville County. Charges of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Neglect of a Child or Helpless Person were dismissed.
41-year-old Allan Dewain Cowart of Memory Lane, Enoree pled guilty on two counts of Receiving Stolen Goods. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail but is to be released on the 20 days already served with instructions to have no contact with the victim's property. A civil judgement was issued on Mr. Cowart for restitution to the victim.
27-year-old Joe Michael Lawson of North Marion Street, Joanna pled guilty to Possession of Less than One Gram of Meth or Cocaine Base and was sentenced to 3 years, suspended to 18 months on Probation with random drug testing. He also led to Unlawful Carry. A one-year sentence was suspended to 18 months on Probation. Another drug possession charge was dismissed.
More on 27-Year Attempted Murder Sentence
Yesterday, we reported on a 27-year sentence handed down Monday in Laurens County General Sessions Court for an Attempted Murder guilty plea from 53-year-old Quientin Eugene Spearman of Fountain Inn. Later yesterday, 8th Circuit Solicitor David Stumbo issued a statement on the case.
Judge Mark Hayes' sentence requires that 85% of the 27-year sentence be served before Spearman become eligible for parole.
The solicitor noted that in October 2018, neighbors heard screaming coming from the apartment Spearman shared with his then-girlfriend. When neighbors went to see what was going on, Spearman came to the door and assured them everything was fine. A short time later, neighbors again heard screaming. As they approached the apartment, they saw Spearman leaving the scene. Spearman told his neighbors they should check on his girlfriend because he thought he killed her.
A neighbor kicked in the door to the apartment and found the victim lying in a pool of blood with cuts to her face, neck, and chest. A razor blade that appeared to come from a box cutter was found on the victim's neck and a box cutter with no blade was found in the apartment. Investigators were able to locate Spearman in Greenwood County and arrest him without incident.
In comments broadcast on WSPA-TV last night, Calista Rice said she remembered to use pressure to reduce blood flow from the cuts. She gave praise to God for giving her strength to endure.
Solicitor Stumbo praised the work of his staff along with Lt. Melissa Woods and the Fountain Inn Police Department is securing the conviction and lengthy prison sentence. He said, "Our communities have grown tired of senseless domestic violence and the wide effect it can have. I hope this lengthy prison sentence becomes the springboard from which Ms. Rice can move past this dark time in her life and find happiness once again. My office will continue to do everything within our means to put an end to the scourge of domestic violence in our communities."
Ill Treatment of Animals
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office arrested a Clinton area resident yesterday on the charge: Ill Treatment to Animals. Sgt. Veal arrested 40-year-old Kevin Hill of the 1300-address-range on Charlottes Road. A warrant charging 1st Offense for Ill Treatment of Animals alleges that he failed to provide adequate food, water, and shelter to an animal in his care, reportedly evidenced the 1st of July last summer. Mr. Hill was also served a Bench Warrant regarding a charge of Malicious Damage to Personal Property. This was issued by the court last July 25th.
Overnight, Kevin Hill was awaiting a bond hearing on the new charge of Ill Treatment of an Animal.
Burglary at Family Dollar
Clinton Police yesterday arrested a man from an alleged theft of cash from a Dollar General Store in town last weekend. 20-year-old Quinta Lee McKissick of Buncombe Street, Woodruff was charged with 2nd Degree Burglary. A warrant alleges that in the night on Sunday, January 12th Mr. McKissick entered the officer area of a Dollar General Store and took money. Quinta Lee McKissick remained in the Johnson Detention Center overnight, awaiting a bond hearing on the 2nd Degree Burglary charge.
Arrest Cites Assault Last Summer
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office yesterday arrested a man from an alleged domestic assault last spring. 36-year-old Robert Steven Coleman II of Sandshore Drive, Greenwood was charged with 2nd Degree Domestic Violence. A warrant cited an investigation of Deputy Hilderbrant as indicating that on April 8th, 2019 he struck the victim multiple times in her head, chest and arms and pulled her hair. Mr. Coleman remained in the Johnson Detention Center overnight, awaiting a bond hearing on the charge.
27 Years for Attempted Murder
Quientin Eugene Spearman
An attempted Murder case was disposed of yesterday in Laurens County General Sessions Court. 54-year-old Quientin Eugene Spearman of an apartment at 205 Chapman Road, Fountain Inn plead to Attempted Murder. He had been arrested by Fountain Inn Police and charged with stabbing a woman on Sunday, October 28th, 2018 in the Laurens County area of Fountain Inn. The stabbing was alleged to have been with malice and with the possession and display of a knife during the incident. Judge Hayes sentenced Mr. Spearman to 27 years, with credit for 443 days, time already served. A second charge of Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime was dismissed.
Three Years from Guilty Plea to Arson
John Paul Clark
Setting fire to a Clinton area home last year resulted in three years to be served behind bars, following an appearance yesterday in Laurens County General Sessions Court. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office arrested the suspect early last July and charged him with 1st Degree Burglary and 2nd Degree Arson, accusing him of the June 30th, 2019 break-in of a Clinton area home, theft of a .38 caliber handgun and of maliciously setting a fire that resulted in significant damage to the home. With yesterday's guilty plea to 3rd Degree Arson, 52-year-old John Paul Clark of Daniel Avenue, Greenville was sentenced to ten years in prison. With the service of three years in prison, the balance is to be suspended to release on Probation. Mr. Clark is being given credit against those three years for 190 days he's already spent behind bars. The 1st Degree Burglary charge on John Paul Clark was dismissed with his plea to Arson.
Five-Year Sentence on Grand Larceny Plea
A five-year sentence was handed down in Laurens County Circuit Court yesterday. 21-year-old Nijel R. Montgomery of South Bell Street, Clinton pled guilty to Grand Larceny valued at $10,000 or more. He had been accused of unauthorized use of a vehicle. Montgomery was sentenced to five years, but given credit for 518 days, already served. The sentence was under the Youthful Offender's Act. With the guilty plea on the Grand Larceny charge, charges of Armed Robbery and Criminal Conspiracy were dismissed on Nigjel Montgomery.
3-Year Sentence Suspended to Probation & Conditions
33-year-old Anthony Rashia Anderson, of Watts Street, Laurens, pled guilty to
2nd Degree Domestic Violence. He was sentenced to three years, provided that upon service of the 95 days already served, the balance is suspended to three years on Probation. He's also to be involved in "PTUP" upon completion of a Batter's Treatment program. He is forbidden to make contact with the victim of his Domestic Violence and must comply with domestic violence rules. Anderson also plead guilty to failure to stop for a blue light first offense and was sentenced to 60 days on that, with credit for 42 days already served. A Forgery charge on Anthony R. Anderson was dismissed.
Sentences on Drug, Firearms, Sex Registry
20-year-old Jmaurice Shundre Lee of Georgia Acres Road, Gray Court pled guilty yesterday to Sale or Delivery of a Stolen Pistol. He was sentenced under the Youthful Offenders Act to a term not to exceed five years; but, with one day already served, the balance is suspended to Mr. Lee serving 18 months on Probation. Charges dismissed on Mr. Lee with his guilty plea yesterday were Strong Armed Robbery and Unlawful Carry of a Firearm.
33-year-old Gregory Lamar Cullen of Cypress Street, Clinton pled guilty yesterday to Possession of a Controlled Substance in Schedule I to V. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit given for the 51 days he's already been incarcerated, waiting for his court appearance.
45-year-old Felicia Marie Richards of East Liberty Springs Road, Cross Hill yesterday pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance in Schedule I to V. She was sentenced to 90 days in the Johnson Detention Center but given credit for six days she's already spent behind bars. Another charge of Possession of Less than One Gram of Meth or Cocaine Base was dismissed.
38-year-old Michael Anthony Stewart of Check Road, Gray Court yesterday pled to Failing to Register with the Sex Offender Registry. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit for one day already served.
Arrest Alleges 1st Degree Assault
Thomas Dylan David Owens
A 1st Degree domestic assault Sunday was alleged with the Sheriff's Office arrest of 27-year-old Thomas Dylan David Owens of Thomason Road, Fountain Inn. He's charged with 1st Degree Domestic Violence. According to an investigation of Deputy Lowe, Mr. Owens is accused of assaulting the victim by slamming her hand in a door, causing a broken finger and possibly also a broken hand. The assault is alleged to have occurred in the presence of her children Sunday at a location on Thomason Road, Fountain inn. Thomas Dylan David Owens remained in the Johnson Detention Center overnight, awaiting a bond hearing on the 1st Degree Domestic Violence charge.
Man & Woman Charged with Domestic Violence
A man and woman have been charged with a mutual 2nd degree assault on each other, following their arrests by deputies with the Laurens County Sheriff's Office Sunday.
25-year-old Taylor Breanne Passmore of Whitehorse Road Extension, Greenville is charged with 2nd Degree Domestic Violence. She's accused of an assault on Justin Riden, accused of pulling on his shirt and scratching his shoulder area with her nails, causing markings to that area of his body. This is reported to have occurred in the presence of her Child Sunday at a location on Highway 101 South, Gray Court.
Taylor Beeanne Passmore was released from the Johnson Detention Center yesterday on posting a $5,000 cash or surety bond.
28-year-old Justin Tyler Riden of Highway 101 South, Gray Court, in the Dials Church area, is also charged with 2nd Degree Domestic Assault.
He is accused of having the present ability to cause physical harm to Taylor Passmore during a verbal altercation that created reasonable fear of imminent peril to her. He also is accused of jumping up and down on a vehicle and breaking a windshield in the presence of her child Sunday at a location on Highway 101 South. Deputy Gary also issued him a ticket charging Justin Riden with Non-Aggravated Breach of Peace at the location of Highway 101 South just before 11 o'clock Sunday night.
Justin Riden remained in the Johnson Detention Center this morning with cash or surety bonds set at $5,000 on the 2nd Degree Domestic Violence warrant and $1,087 on the Breach of Peace ticket.
Possession of Marijuana with Intent
Unlawful Carrying of a Pistol and Possession of a Marijuana with Intent to Distribute were the two charges served yesterday following the arrest of 19-year-old Naizajan Dimante Walker of Washington Street, Clinton. Warrants allege he had a Taurus 9 mm handgun in his possession yesterday without a concealed weapons permit. He's also accused of having approximately six ounces of marijuana that was packaged separately and had a working digital scale yesterday.
Jaizajan Dimante Walker remained in the Johnson Detention Center earlier today, awaiting a bond hearing.
Distribution of Heroin, Fentanyl….…
Laurens County Sheriff's Sgt. Noble yesterday arrested a man on drug charges. 31-year-old Roderick Antonio Moss of Montgomery Avenue, Greenwood was served a warrant charging him with Distribution of a Controlled Substance in Schedule I and II. He is accused of distributing a round, blue pill imprinted with M 30 that tested positive for Heroin, Fentanyl, Codiene and Morphine. This allegedly occurred on December 11, 2018.
Roderick Antonio Moss was released from the Johnson Detention Center later yesterday on posting a $15,000 cash or surety bond.
CPW Approves Blue Star Incentives
The Laurens Commission of Public Works last night approved an incentive for natural gas customers. This is a Blue Star Natural Gas Appliance Incentive. It allows for customers who purchase either a gas stove or water heater, for replacing an electric appliance, to finance it on their monthly CPW bill, along with receiving a rebate on the purchase. Rebates offered are a $500 rebate for a natural gas water heater and a $100.00 for a gas dryer or cooktop/range.
Charges Include Malicious Damage
Charges have been served from a Sunday night incident in Joanna. The Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Randy Lee Hicks of Tillman Circle, Joanna Sunday night and a ticket was issued charging him with Public Disorderly Conduct just after 6:30 Sunday evening on Tillman Circle. He was later served with warrants also charging him with Resisting Arrest and with Malicious Damage to Personal Property.
He is accused of pulling away from the arresting officer in an effort to escape the arrest and of causing a window to break, at a Tillman Circle address Sunday night.
Randy Lee Hicks remained in the Johnson Detention Center earlier this morning, awaiting a bond hearing.
Duck! Here Comes the Medicine!
Clinton Police have charged a man with 3rd Degree Domestic Violence after he allegedly threw a basket of a woman's medicine at her yesterday. Clinton Police responded to a home in the Southwest quarter of town Monday. Anderson spoke with the victim, who said that after she told the man she was leaving him because he'd cheated on her, he picked up a basket with her medication and a drinking glass and threw it at her. Lt. Anderson noted observing the basket, medicine and the broken drinking glass on the floor.
Officers placed the 47-year-old man into custody and charged him with 3rd Degree Domestic Violence. He was later released on a $1,500 personal recognizance bond.
Massive Power Outage in Clinton
Clinton Repair Work Post
As storms passed through the Upstate Saturday evening, the City of Clinton had extensive damage to its electrical system.
A Clinton Facebook post Saturday night indicated there was widespread damage around town. Crews were assessing the scene and damage for safety prior to beginning repairs. Some areas were expected to require trees or other debris to be removed before restoration could begin to that area.
When we passed through town around 10:00 Saturday night, traffic lights were out on US 76 through town. Drivers are supposed to treat intersections as four-way stops before proceeding. Traffic was very light when we drove through. The area of Clinton North of US 76/Carolina Avenue was dark.
Crews continued working on the damage to Clinton's electrical system through the weekend.
This morning, School District 56 said that the M.S. Bailey Child Development Center is closed today, due to having no power at the school.
SWAT Team & SLED Helicopter Aid in Arrest
Jonathan Mark Fuller
A Gray Court area man is facing multiple charges after the Sheriff's Office called a SWAT Team and SLED Helicopter in to facilitate his arrest. A Sheriff's statement indicates at around 9:15 last Thursday morning a Deputy patrolling Highway 92 in Laurens County observed a vehicle with a car tag that didn't match. The Sheriff indicates a passenger who was forced from the vehicle indicated the diver was in possession of a firearm.
When a deputy tried to make contact, the driver reportedly fled to another location. There, attempts to make contact from a safe distance were not successful. The SWAT team and a SLED Aviation Team were activated.
Eventually, with the SWAT team moving closer and with assistance from the SLED Helicopter, the subject was taken into custody.
Initially, 60-year-old Jonathan Mark Fuller of Hill Street, Gray Court was issued tickets from Deputy Gary at 3:00 am Friday on Warrior Creek Church Road, charging him with Failure to Stop for Police, Improper Display and 3rd Offense Driving under Suspension.
Jonathan Fuller was also charged with Trafficking in Meth or Cocaine Base. He is accused of having between 10 and 28 grams of methamphetamine. Other warrants served charge him with Possession of a Firearm in Commission of a Violent Crime as well as Possession of a Firearm and/or Ammunition by a Person who's been Convicted of a Violent Crime. They allege he was in possession of a "PA style" AR 15 rifle and ammunition. Fuller is also charged with Resisting Arrest.
Cash or surety bonds were set totaling $67,250. Jonathan Mark Fuller remained in the Johnson Detention Center this morning.
Sheriff Don Reynolds said, "This situation could have certainly had the worst outcome. I am proud of our SWAT Team for their diligence, dedication, and quick thinking. Our road deputies made sure that those closest to the situation were evacuated and well out of harm's reach." The Sheriff thanked Captain Hunnicutt's willingness and ability to communicate with Mr. Fuller, along with the training of the SWAT team that made this a successful operation.
Fuller was also served with a Bench Warrant showing he has been convicted of a previous Driving under Suspension charge and sentenced to 30 days or $647.50.
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David Bowie: Ranking His Albums From Worst to Best
Jeff Rindskopf
David Bowie means something different to everyone. Thanks to the perpetual reinventions that defined his career and ensured his longevity, every Bowie fan can find something special in specific albums that might not appeal so readily to another. With so many albums and distinct sounds to consume across the singer's extensive discography, it's only natural that one fan would prefer Bowie's plastic soul sound to the bombastic glam rock of Aladdin Sane, or vice versa. Bowie not only redefined himself with almost every new release, he redefined what it meant to make popular music. He proved that he didn't have to pigeonhole himself or sacrifice artistry for the sake of mainstream recognition.
In celebration of his life and impact, let's rank the Thin White Duke's incomparable discography, one that spans from piano pop to ambient experiments and from Mars to postwar Berlin. A few albums I'm omitting, for the sake of my sanity: Bowie's self-titled folk-oriented debut (a curiosity at best), his 1973 album of covers Pin Ups, and the albums he recorded as part of Tin Machine.
23. Tonight
Bowie reached his low point in the mid-to-late '80s, and no album is lower than this nauseatingly slick but commercially successful effort. It's a little like its far-superior predecessor Let's Dance, but devoid of melody or interesting ideas.
22. Never Let Me Down
The followup to Tonight doesn't sound much better. It isn't as embarrassingly '80s, but it's still a mess. It feels as though Bowie couldn't decide what kind of songs he wanted to write and just crammed all his disparate influences into one noisy effort marred by bad production.
21. Black Tie White Noise
Often regarded as a return to form after his '80s nadir, Black Tie White Noise still sounds like an underwhelming, oddly soulless effort to my ears. The dance beats shoehorned into every song sound more dated with each passing year, and the songs are weighed down by several boring cover tunes.
20. Outside
Originally intended to be the first in a new trilogy of albums with Brian Eno, Outside comes nowhere close to reaching the heights of their previous efforts together (more on that later). The techno-tinged production is as muddy as Never Let Me Down and at 74 minutes, the album is simply far too long, thanks in part to unnecessary transitional tracks.
19. Heathen
Heathen is another well-liked latter effort from Bowie that I simply can't get into. It sounds far too much like standard boring adult contemporary pop, particularly with the guitars mixed so low beneath the omnipresent synths.
18. Space Oddity
The title track is a flat-out triumph, wholly deserving of its classic status, but the rest of the album is Bowie before he truly became Bowie (whoever that is). The album melds the folk and psychedelia of the late '60s to create a good, if not wholly original sound, but the songwriting just isn't there yet.
17. Earthling
Released in 1997, Earthling is obviously Bowie trying to keep up with the times, but in this case, it actually works. The melodies aren't as strong as his best efforts, but the Aphex Twin-style industrial beats are well-integrated into the mix and create some truly interesting sonic landscapes.
When he discarded all his pretensions of keeping up with the times, Bowie could write some great, straightforward rock songs. He doesn't reinvent the wheel with Reality, but he offers a collection of strong tracks that pull you in and offer something new upon each listen.
15. Hours
Similar to Reality, this album has an emphasis on piano balladry over mid-tempo rockers. These songs are rich with melody and emotion and seem to come naturally, rather than the forced excursions into electronica that characterized Bowie in the '90s.
14. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Coming off the stellar Berlin trilogy, here Bowie sounds a little lost without any clear artistic direction. In addition, the production value is already starting to decay due to that unique musical virus called "the '80s."
13. The Man Who Sold the World
This album marked the beginning of Bowie as a glam icon. After an uncertain start, The Man Who Sold the World created a strong sound defined by glam guitarist Mick Ronson, even if the songs weren't as uniformly strong as albums to come.
12. Diamond Dogs
The weakest of Bowie's '70s glam classics is still a triumph in its own right. Diamond Dogs boasts irresistible tracks like "Rebel Rebel" or "1984." It simply lacks the same drama, urgency, and strong central concept that characterized his best efforts within the genre he helped to define (more on those later).
11. Let's Dance
This is the height of what slick '80s Bowie could do. Despite the often dated production (a common complaint, I know, but a valid one), the songs are uniformly strong, fulfilling the prose of its title with a collection of songs that don't let danceability distract from craftsmanship and great hooks.
10. The Next Day
Bowie enjoyed a major return to form with 2013's The Next Day, which doesn't really need the central theme of Bowie's most celebrated works to be great. It's simply a collection of strong, intelligent rock songs with the sort of vitality no one expected after his decade-long gap between albums.
9. Aladdin Sane
This is probably what most people think of when they think of Bowie — larger-than-life guitars, theatrical vocals, killer hooks, and gaudy face-paint. Aladdin Sane is a bombastic rock masterwork that sounds quintessentially '70s but remains as thrilling today as it was upon release.
8. Lodger
The final entry of Bowie's Berlin trilogy is likely the most straightforward of the bunch. It forgoes the ambient excursions in favor of easily distinguishable songs that still boast a whole lot of interesting electronic touches and rich textures, courtesy of Brian Eno. It's a little disjointed and muddy in parts, but far better than the album's initial response might have you believe.
7. Young Americans
Bowie's "plastic soul" record is far more lively than that semi-derisive label might have you believe. From the title track onward, the album is a joy to listen to, co-opting the sounds of soul and R&B while imbuing the sax-heavy proceedings with enough of his own style to distinguish it from its influencers.
6. Blackstar
Bowie managed one last reinvention before his death earlier this year with the indescribable Blackstar, a truly unique album that seems to exist in the purgatory between life and afterlife. The lyrics are cryptic but heartbreaking, the saxophone beautiful but menacing, and the moody atmosphere perfectly realized.
5. "Heroes"
The mercurial masterpiece of the Berlin trilogy, "Heroes" begins with some of the most rewarding and well-realized songs Bowie ever committed to record (particularly the powerful title track). The second half isn't quite as strong but far more audacious for its commitment to atmosphere over traditional songwriting. It doesn't always work, but it's always fascinating.
4. Low
The first and best of the Berlin trilogy found Bowie and Eno fusing rock with electronica long before the new wave movement made the combo so commonplace — and what's more, he managed to outdo most everyone else with songs as brilliantly realized and evolving as "Sound and Vision."
3. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Bowie's brand of glam sounds best with a strong story and concept behind it, even if that story is often baffling. Songs like "Suffragette City" and "Hang On to Yourself" are energetic hard-rocking triumphs, but they wouldn't shine nearly as bright without the emotionally-affecting theatrics of "Five Years" or "Rock n' Roll Suicide."
2. Hunky Dory
Bowie would never again sound so in control of his sound than he did for this 1971 triumph. Hunky Dory is all about unassailable vocal hooks and bouncy piano melodies complimented by orchestral arrangements that sound both simple and endlessly complex at the same time.
1. Station to Station
For me, Bowie hit a sweet spot somewhere between his plastic soul, glam, and Berlin periods. Station to Station is an ambitious album too often overlooked. It's as funky and rhythmic as Young Americans but with better melodies, killer guitar parts, and unpredictable compositions so richly realized I wouldn't mind if the 10-minute title track went on for another 10 minutes — it's just that good.
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I grew up singing this catchy tune, and repeating the phrase over and over again whilst trying to sound like the famous Great Dane; the companion of amateur detective Shaggy.
And now, two and a bit decades later, my 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son also adore Scooby and the gang, and love checking them out during designated iPad or phone time.
Perhaps my prior 'detective' work and interest in investigative journalism could be linked to my passion for all things Daphne, Thelma, Shaggy and Fred during my childhood?
I always did love getting to the bottom of a town's secrets ;-).
My 3yo has Scooby-Doo t-shirts which he proudly wears to kindy to show off to his friends.
And hubby introduced Miss 5 to the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster roller coaster located at Warner Bros. Movie World (here in our home town of the Gold Coast, Australia) a few months ago.
(The ride scared the life out of her, so we may have to wait another year or two before she's ready to try it again).
There are few cartoons that stand the test of time. Scooby-Doo! really is one of those classics that our kids can enjoy just as we did.
While one of our favourite cartoons has stuck around, the way our kids watch cartoons is certainly not the same. Now, they can watch any episode they want, at any time.
The WBKids YouTube channel makes it easy for kids to watch their favourite mystery squad, on-demand, and from any device.
The extended online experience at ScoobyDoo.com where kids can play games, download free, printable activities and more is also a hit with my little ones.
Scooby-Doo! is giving away $100 for Amazon, which makes it a great time to check it all out.
This blog post is written in partnership with Warner Bros. All opinions are my own.
Competition is run by Warner Bros and is not connected to Gold Coast Mum.
Who's your favourite Scooby-Doo! character and why?
I loved Daphne and Thelma. Because... girl power!


Journalists are notorious for taking in each other's washing, and medical editors are no exception. But does anyone outside the inner circle concerned with medical writing and publishing read books giving advice to doctors on how to write accurate, short, and clear articles? Several such manuals are now available—this latest being the best and most comprehensive I have read—but most medical editors would agree that nine out of every ten articles they receive still suffer from the four deadly sins of medical writing: long-windedness, pomposity, repetition, and addiction to jargon.
Published: Ann Intern Med. 1972;77(4):664.


The car dealer gives investors confidence it can maintain solid results during a plateauing U.S. auto market.
Shares of Asbury Automotive (NYSE:ABG), one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S. with more than 83 dealerships spanning 29 domestic and foreign brands of vehicles, were surging 10% as of 10:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, after the company posted a strong third quarter.
Asbury Automotive posted revenue of $1.76 billion during the third quarter, enough to top estimates and exceed the prior year's $1.6 billion. Adjusted earnings per share checked in at $2.21, topping analysts' estimates calling for $1.85, and much higher than the prior year's $1.48.
There were also a handful of other positive figures compared with the prior year. Same-store total revenue increased 6%, and gross profit increased 4%. Same-store new-vehicle revenue jumped 7%, and parts and service revenue increased 2%. Also, selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of gross profit declined 220 basis points to 67.9%.
On a down day for the markets, Asbury's third-quarter results were strong enough to power its stock 10% higher. Investors were encouraged that the company could produce results in a stagnating U.S. new-vehicle sales market. Because of Asbury's size and diverse revenue streams -- including a parts and servicing segment that is stable during downturns and generated 12% of third-quarter revenue but an impressive 47% of gross profit -- it should produce solid results even as the U.S. automotive market plateaus. And this quarter gave investors a little more confidence in that ability.


We wish to thank all those who supported our Great Getaway Draw at Farrell's last month. There was a fantastic response to the competition.
The success of the draw means that we can now cover events in our locality with our OB Unit and bring it to you on 104FM.
Well done to Ann O' Donnell who claimed the top prize; A €500 holiday voucher. Ann's daughter Caoimhe was in attendance to accept the prize on behalf of her mother Ann. Siobhan Dineen of McDonald Lee Travel presented the prize and also pictured is Station Manager Declan Gibbons.
Well done to all our prize winners. Thanks to our MC on the night Mick Sheehan and to Michael and the gang at Farrell's Bar Summerfield. Local sports stars Killian Hennessy and Seamus Prendergast were present at the draw and we wish to thank them for attending.


The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is pleased to announce applications for 2017 Reading Is Grand! Celebrating Grand-Families @ Your Library are now available. The grant amount is $500. The deadline for grant submissions is Friday, May 19, 2017.
The following application attachments includes: 1) Reading is Grand! Application; and 2) Reading is Grand! program information.


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Former 'Cheer' star from Naperville sentenced to 12 years in prison
Jerry Harris
Updated 7/6/2022 6:05 PM
Jerry Harris, the former star of the Netflix docuseries "Cheer," was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to child pornography and sex-crime charges involving multiple victims.
As he handed down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Manish Shah told Harris, who is from Naperville, to consider the sentence an "expression of the seriousness of your crimes, tempered with some hope that all is not lost for you or for your victims, and that in the future some healing can occur."
Before he learned his sentence, Harris apologized to his victims, saying, "I am deeply sorry for all the trauma my abuse has caused you. I pray deep down that your suffering comes to an end."
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This setup guide shows how to setup and configure Ingenico I6550/I6780 using AccuPOS 12.56 or higher.
This guide assumes that AccuPOS is already and user has Admin rights on the computer.
This information shows in the Ingenico 6550/6780 screen after the Pin Pad has been turned on.
See "Ingenico Firmware Upgrade Instruction" if any of the firmware is lower than the version indicated above.
Double-click the file to unzip (it should be either on your desktop or designated Downloads folder), then install the files by clicking the file 'OPOS for the Ingenico iSeries.exe'.
Click Start Ingenico OPOS for the Ingenico iSeries Ingenico iSeries Setup.
Click "Apply" and "OK" to close the setup window.
Plug in the Ingenico power supply to a wall outlet or power strip.
Plug in the Ingenico I6550/I6780 to any USB port of the computer.
Open the AccuPOS Point of Sale on the POS station.
Login to AccuPOS as "Admin" user.
Load the Ingenico forms by simultaneously pressing Ctrl + Alt + i keys on the attached keyboard.
Wait until the AccuPOS Logo displays in the Ingenico Pin Pad.
NOTE: This step assumes that the AccuPOS.mdb is located in "C:\AccuPOS" folder. Your setup may be different.
Open Cardssetup.jar under "C:\AccuPOS" folder.
Restart the cards application by double clicking "Install&StartCards.bat" in C:\AccuPOS folder.
Copy the EFT file from "O:\software\Ingenico\Firmware upgrade" folder to the local computer where the Ingenico 6550/6780 is connected.
Extract the EFT Zip file to a folder on the PC.
Ensure the device is powered on and connected to the register via USB, or RS232 port at 19200 bps.
Close any applications communicating with the device.
The new upgrade should of cover Windows 7 as well.


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Honeywell new "Process Knowledge System"
Honeywell has launched a new version of its "Experion" process knowledge system.
It has "Universal Channel Technology" to enable remotely configuration of process and safety systems, enabling a saving of up to 33 per cent of installation costs, the company says.
'Late changes which often result in costly project delays can now be done through remote access, rather than manipulating hardware in the field," said Frank Whitsura, vice president and general manager-Projects & Automation Solutions, Honeywell Process Solutions.
There is a "virtualization" solution to create a virtual version of a process and safety system. You can use this to run virtual Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to validate configurations remotely.
The Experion platform is also the first distributed control system to achieve ISA99 certification, the industry's most-rigorous cyber security standard, Honeywell says.
(local digital oilfield heroes) - Improving safety through face to face onshore - offshore communication
by Jocelyn Lomer from cereno
"Networking within an Africa-focussed group...."


The recommended method is to use the Accept-Language HTTP header to get the visitor's language preferences.
As a fallback, you can use the GeoIP Country database to first determine the country, then select the language based on the country returned from the database. You should always use the Accept-Language header if it is present. For example, a Canadian living in Japan may have a Japanese IP address, but their browser will probably be configured to request English.


Mother's Day Quotes : to all my facebook mothers, everyone enjoy your day. - InWomens.com | Home of Women's Inspiration, Trends & Ideas.
Mother's Day Quotes : to all my facebook mothers, everyone enjoy your day.
to all my facebook mothers, everyone enjoy your day.


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Kaho Shimada (島田歌穂, Shimada Kaho, born September 19, 1963) is a Japanese singer and musical theater actress. Born and raised in Minato, Tokyo, she attended Tokyo Municipal Jonan High School. She is an assistant professor of drama at the Osaka University of Arts located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Her father, Takaho Shimada, was a musician who gave voice training to Isao Sasaki. Her mother is Reiko Tsukubane, a jazz singer.

Shimada debuted as an actress at the age of eleven in Ganbare!! Robocon (1974–1977) as Robin-chan.

She is best known for her role as Éponine in the Tokyo production of Les Misérables, which she portrayed in English on the album Les Misérables – The Complete Symphonic Recording.  Shimada did not speak any English at all, and learned her entire role in English phonetically for the recording.

In 2013, she played the role of Catherine in the British musical Tomorrow Morning at Theatre Creation, Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo – the Japanese premiere of the award-winning internationally acclaimed show by Laurence Mark Wythe. Her performance was watched by British Queen Elizabeth II.

She is an adherent and a member of the fine arts department of Soka Gakkai, became in 1974.

Theatre roles
 Cinderella (1982)
 Les Misérables – Eponine (Original Japanese Cast, 1987–2001, 2005, 2007, 2011)
 Annie Get Your Gun – Annie Oakley (1988)
 She Loves Me – Ilona Ritter (1988)
 Sweet Charity – Charity Hope (1992)
 And the World Goes 'Round (1998)
 The Rink (1998–2000)
 Fiddler on the Roof – Tzeitel (2001)
 Blood Brothers – Mrs. Johnstone (2003)
 West Side Story – Maria (2004)
 The Beggar's Opera – Lucy Lockit (2006–2008)
 The Light in the Piazza – Margaret Johnson (2007)
 Zorro – Inez (2011)
 Tomorrow Morning – Catherine (2013)
 Billy Elliot – Mrs. Wilkinson (2015–2017)
 Mary Poppins – Bird Woman and Mrs. Andrew (2018-2022)

Film roles
 The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
 Song of Kamuy (2023)

References

External links
 Official Site in Japanese

Japanese women singers
Japanese musical theatre actresses
1963 births
Living people
Actresses from Tokyo
Singers from Tokyo
Members of Sōka Gakkai

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Q: Image texture issue I've found an issue when deleting a texture from a sphere. I have created a sphere with a texture and it works. Then, I duplicated this file and take the duplicated file and delete the texture from it. After that deletion all the texture in all local files do not appear!
In addition, when  I try to open similar files via internet it works again. What is wrong?
Here are 2 images describing the situation. Note the URLs.

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*The file which is opened within website.

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A: Due to the cross-domain restrictions on texture loading, you need to serve the image file from the same domain as the html page. Also I believe that if you load the html and image from local file system using "file:///" url, it won't be successful. You will get a SECURITY error depending upon which browser you are using.
Read more about cross-domain restriction on texture loading here.


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The touchdown dance: officially dead
This morning, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson was fined 10,000 dollars by the NFL for a touchdown dance against the Jets on Sunday.
The fine, one of many this year, has put a nail in the NFL touchdown dance's preverbal coffin.
Johnson's dance - which was admittedly questionable - was also pretty hilarious, and definitely overdue. After catching a touchdown pass on Darelle Revis with 2:06 left in the first half to put the Bills on top 14-7, Johnson stood up, pulled out the guns, fired a couple rounds, and then shot himself in the leg.
After, he turned into a "Jet" airplane, flew around in the end zone and crashed to the ground. It was tasteless, ballsy, and absolutely priceless.
The shot in the leg was a clear stab at Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who served a 20-month prison sentence after a gun went off in his pocket - shooting himself in the leg - at a New York night club, and drew immediate and hard criticism.
Burress, who got in touch with Johnson via text message, said "everything was cool." He added that he didn't want everyone to think Johnson was a bad guy because he made a mistake, and that he has "made a few in my life."
Yeah, you have, included in those mistakes is not taking a joke like a man.
According to ESPN, Jets' coach Rex Ryan called the celebration "ridiculous." Okay Rex, well so is cursing off fans and flipping off camera phones, so you can quiet down.
Rodney Harrison - known for being one of the NFL's dirtiest players and also dissing his former quarterback Tom Brady on national TV - called it "immature" and "dumb." Kind of like you, huh Rodney?
The whole thing is just another reminder that the NFL is getting lamer and lamer and each week passes by. Quarterbacks might as well have red jerseys on, free safeties are essentially pointless, and wide receivers aren't allowed to have personalities anymore. What's there to love?
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Archaeology of Myanmar
Myanmar represents the western edge of "Southeast Asia", bordering Bangladesh and India to the west, and China, Laos and Thailand to its east. Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar was isolated from the world for most of the 20th century. Myanmar's most famous archaeological sites are the Pyu Cities of Halin, Sri Ksetra and Beikthano, and the massive temple complex of Bagan. Other notable sites include the Padalin Caves in Shan State and Mrauk U in Rakhine State. The Myanma people are most commonly Buddhist but there are also Muslims, Christians, Hindus and various other monuments that have survived from earlier times.
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Relatively little is known about the prehistory of Myanmar, at least in English sources. The earliest Homo sapiens known from archaeological evidence date to about 25,000 BP. Stone tools are found in Pleistocene river terraces and in caves sites along central Myanmar and in Shan State. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in Myanmar is the Padalin Caves in Shan State, which contains rock art and polished stone tools. Bronze and iron working appears around the same time as the rest of Southeast Asia, begin from around 1,500 BCE.
In the first millennium of the Common Era, migrations from other regions led to the establishment of urban settlements; notably, a people speaking a Tibeto-Burman language now known as the Pyu came from Yunnan and established walled cities across upper Burma. Three of these cities, Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra are now World Heritage sites. The Mons arrived into Lower Burma around 4th century CE, likely as an expansion of Dvaravati culture, and developing their own polities. In the west, the Arakan region (Rakhine state) the Dhanyawadi kingdoms emerged in the 6th century CE as part of the Indian Chandra Dynasty.
From around the 9th century CE the Bamars (a group who spoke a Sino-Tibetan language) appeared into the landscape, migrating from the Nanzhao Kingdom in present-day Yunnan into the Irrawady valley. Over the next 200 years they expanded their territory and unified as an empire under Anawratha in the 11th century. As the first Burmese Empire, Pagan became a major power in the first half of the second millennium, unifying the Irrawady Valley and expanding to the southeast, at times extending its influence to northern Thailand and the Khmer lands. By the 13th century the empire was weakened by an inability to raise revenue while facing revolts within and incursions from the Mongols. Pagan split into smaller kingdoms – Pinya, Myinsaing and Ava, each of which is today a town in Central Myanmar. After the fall of Pagan there was a period of political instability and many independent states emerged and fought for political control in the region.
At the start of 16th century, the small kingdom of Taungoo broke away as a vassal from Ava. The landlocked state in what is today Central Myanmar quickly expanded to absorb surrounding states of Hanthawaddy in the south and Pagan in the north, becoming the second Burmese Empire. With access to the sea and firearms from the Portuguese, the Taungoo Dynasty was able to control vast areas of Mainland Southeast Asia, with areas covering parts of modern-day India, Laos and Thailand. Taungoo's quick expansion was unsustainable and fraught with rebellions from its tributaries, including Ayutthaya and Lan Xang. The succeeding Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled over Burma in the 18th and 19th centuries. Defeating its predecessor the Taungoo, the Konbaung Dynasty managed to consolidate its terrirory but ultimately were unable to defeat the British which resulted in Burma becoming a province of British India.
As a province of British India, archaelogical work was carried out under the auspices of the Archaeolgical Survey of India. When Burma was separated from British India in 1937, the Archaeological Survey of Burma was established as a subgroup of the ASI. It was not until independence in 1950s that Burmese archaeology was led and conducted by Burmese archaeologists. Strict military rule in the second half of the 20th century, meant that few outside researchers were allowed into the country, while local scholars were unable to access new and updated information.
Archaeology in Myanmar expereienced a renaissance following democratic reforms in 2011 which led to the opening of country. The Pyu cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014, and Bagan in 2019; and a younger generation of archaeologists were able to study overseas. This renaissance has been cut short – at the time of writing, the elected government has been toppled by a military coup, and the situation in Myanmar remains uncertain.
There are a number of books relevant to the archaeology and history of Myanmar (Burma), and the list below is my personal recommendation based on what I have in my library or have read, and easily available. There are some local-language publications that are not available in the internet, and newer books are higher up on the list. Some of these links are affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you click on them and make a purchase. For other sources of reliable academic information, you should also check out the books page for latest releases and the occassional free book, as well as the journals page for the latest scientific research.
Research on Early Man in Burma
Burma: Art and Archaeology
Captain Linnaeus Tripe: Photographer of India and...
Relics and Relic Worship in the Early Buddhism:...
The Buried Spitfires of Burma: A 'Fake'...
Yangon Echoes: Inside Heritage Homes
Buddhist Art of Myanmar
Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma 1775-1950
Cultural Sites of Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia
Early Landscapes of Myanmar
History of the Shan State: From Its Origins to...
History of Burma (Bibliotheca Orientalis)
A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times:...
Ancient Pagan
The Karen Bronze Drums of Burma: Types,...
The Arts and Crafts of Myanmar (The Indian Museum...
Sri Ksetra Museum Collection Inventory (Beyond...
Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendors Of Arakan
Intaglios, Cameos, Rings and Related Objects from...
An Account Of An Embassy To The Kingdom Of Ava, In...
The Art of Burma: New Studies
List of Ancient Monuments in Burma (Classic...
Bagan and the World: Early Myanmar and Its Global...
Historical Walks in Yangon: A Myanmar Heritage...
An Ancient Bird-Shaped Weight System from Lan Na...
Textiles in Burman Culture
Burmese Buddhist Sculpture : The Johan Moeger...
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Pyu Cities (Unesco World Heritage Site)
An opinion piece by Vincent Cabreza summarising a paper presented by Lawence Reid from the University of Hawaii about the...
February 14, 2008 - Updated on March 4, 2021
[CFP] The Provenance of Asian Art: Symposium & Workshop (Washington, 1-4 Nov 2023)
Deadline is 15 January 2023.
Unlocking the mysteries: Challenges on the ground as Indonesia seeks to restore ancient Sumatra temple complex
via Channel NewsAsia, 29 December 2022: Indonesia seeking to raise the profile of Muaro Jambi.
via Khmer Times, 17 January 2023: Allegations against the director of the National Museum of Cambodia.
Last week, a historian speaking at the ominously named "The Origins of the Malay" forum "quoted" the work of the...
August 6, 2018 - Updated on February 25, 2021
Thousands of Buddhist temples filled this sacred skyline
via National Geographic, 16 December 2022: A feature on Bagan.
Myanmar Archaeology in the News
The news reports indexed below usually link to external sites that were active at the time of posting; sometimes websites may be temporarily down or may have reorganised their underlying architecture or have even closed down – in these cases the links may not be available. Most of the news articles archived are in English; this is largely because I do not have a working competency in Myanma, although when I am made aware of stories in this and other languages I try to index them.
UNESCO not allowed to add Mrauk-U on World Heritage List as UN General Assembly does not recognize the post- coup regime
Myanmar Junta Bulldozes Taungthaman Stone Age Site
Myanmar's Religious Buildings Damaged by Earthquake
Southeast Asian Archaeology 2022: Year in Review
China donates lighting equipment for Myanmar's Shwezigon Pagoda
[Fellowship Opportunities] Shan Collections at the British Library
[Talk] Ancient climates and the rise and fall of empires, with particular reference to water-management strategies of ancient Southeast Asian civilisations
How Jaladasyu, the pirates of the East, shaped history and culture of present-day Bengal
Link to Other Websites
These are links to external sites and unless stated, I have no connection with the organisations or entities in these links or control over their content. They are sorted alphabetically, but you should also explore the Resources page which have links sorted by themes. If you have a link to suggest, please get in touch!
Association of Myanmar Archaeologists – A blog run by archaeology students in Myanmar
Department of Archaeology, Museum and Library – The Myanmar department of archaeology falls under the Ministry of Culture.
E. Moore Library – The E.Moore Library is a specialist collection focusing on the art, archaeology, anthropology, history and religion of Southeast Asia and neighbouring regions.
IRAW@BAGAN – Project website for the Integrated Socio-Ecological History for Residential Patterning, Agricultural Practices, and Water Management at the Medieval Burmese Capital of Bagan, Myanmar.
Myanmar Archaeology Association – The Myanmar Archaeology Association was established to fill the gap between NGOs concerning cultural heritage issues and the governmental sector including the academic institutions such as universities and schools.
Myanmar-Singapore Archaeology Training Project (MSATP) – Project site hosted under NUS Press, focusing on ceramics. In English and Burmese.
Tea Circle – Forum for new and emerging perspectives on Burma/Myanmar during its current period of political and economic transition


London—The tenth International Takaful Summit was held in London from 22nd to 24th February 2016. The theme of this year's Summit was Pathways for Matching Islamic Finance Assets to Takaful. The disconnect between the fast-growing pool of Islamic finance assets and their relatively sparse use of Takaful, formed the background to the discussions over the three days. This leading thought forum for the global Takaful industry had over 400 participants from all over the world for its tenth annual gathering. The Summit started with the Norton Rose Fulbright Masterclass on 22nd February. In the Masterclass, discussions centred on the re-emerging opportunities in Pakistan and Iran where the requirement for Islamic insurance is strong and the potential for growth of Takaful was judged to be immense.
The first day of the main Summit on 23rd February brought together a number of renowned experts to discuss various areas of interest for Takaful providers. The success story of Shyarikat Takaful Malaysia was appreciated by all delegates. The presentation of a survey done by Norton Rose Fulbright on attitudes of potential users of Takaful was also eye-opening. The morning also saw a number of informative presentations on the development of Takaful in Africa, with discussions centred on the potential for growth of Takaful using the pure mutual model. Some interesting opportunities were highlighted using discretionary mutuals and the new potential deferred share capital raising possibilities for mutuals in the UK.
In the afternoon, key stakeholders made presentations on leveraging the expertise in the London market to enhance global Takaful provision. They highlighted the fact London would be receptive to working with Takaful Operators to create a win-win strategy. This was further reinforced in the closing keynote address by Inga Beale, CEO, of Lloyd's of London who reiterated the commitment of the leading insurance market to welcome Takaful providers. The first day came to a close with the International Takaful Awards where 200 industry leaders celebrated the achievements of the global Takaful operators and service providers in the only standalone ceremony to recognise the significant achievements of this market.
There were 22 awards presented on the night with notable mentions for Al Ahli Takaful who walked away with 2 awards and Shyarikat Takaful Malaysia that were awarded the best Takaful Company in Malaysia for the 4th successive year. Pak-Qatar Family & General Takaful received the Best Takaful operator in Pakistan due to their extensive branch network and innovative use of technology to increase their reach and improve accessibility to their clients. One of the top awards for CEO of the year was presented to Ali Ibrahim Abdulghani for steering Qatar Islamic Insurance Company to incredible results in 2015. The lifetime achievement award was presented to Hannover Retakaful's Mahomed Akoob who has contributed so much to the industry including the formation of the first Takaful Company in South Africa as well as overseeing the formation of Hannover Retakaful into the premier Retakaful institution in the world. Mahomed accepted the award with great humility giving credit to his colleagues that he had worked with in a 4 decade career as well as the clients that he has served so diligently.


In this podcast from Fr. Justin Gillespie, he shares some considerations on ways that we can speak to our Lord in the stillness, in the silence, of being present in his presence in the Eucharist. He also reminds us to call upon the Blessed Virgin Mary for help and guidance as we make efforts to improve our relationship with God and in turn improve our lives.