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The 47-year-old was arrested in the Athy area this morning at 7am.
He is currently detained at Kildare Garda station under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Keane died in the early hours of July 19th after being found badly beaten in Athy.
He was a prominent member of the Republican movement who had convictions for bombing and remained supportive of dissident republicanism in recent years.
The 56-year-old father of six, who served in the Army from 1974 to 1980 including a stint in Lebanon, was found unconscious with serious head injuries in a laneway.
Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken by ambulance to Naas General Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
In 1998 he was caught by gardaí driving a car bomb twice the size of the Omagh bomb onto a car ferry in Dún Laoghaire, south Dublin.
The bomb was bound for England but Keane from Cloney, Athy, claimed at the time he was transporting it for payment and denied he was a member of any illegal organisation.
Last September he was a prominent figure among mourners at the funeral in Donaghmede, north Dublin, of Real IRA leader Alan Ryan who was shot dead in Dublin.


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Recording Video from Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV screens
A screenshot taken from the screen of your Apple device is an easy and fast way to share something exciting with others. Having taken a screenshot of a problem on your Mac or iPhone will help you get more relevant advice from another knowledgeable Apple user. But what to do when just one screenshot is not enough to describe a complex problem or show something cool in motion, and you actually would like to record a video from your screen?
This guide gives you a handy step-by-step tutorial for on how to take screen videos on Mac computers, iOS devices or Apple TV.
Recording video from Mac's screen
Before getting to the matter, we'd like to advise you clean memory on Mac prior to starting the recording process as it may require a considerable chunk of system resources.
To record the screen of your Mac, you need to open Quick Time Player. Go to File, then click New Screen Recording, and the window for Screen Recording will open.
Click an arrow sign which is placed next to the record button and a smaller window with the list of configuration options will appear. Select a source of a 'Microphone', if you'd like to record your voice over the video. In case you want mouse clicks to be shown on the video as well, tick it in the 'Options'.
Now you need to click on the red/white recording button. You can either click it once again, to get the recording started, or drag the highlighted area if you'd like to record only a particular area of the screen.
To stop recording, click the Record button once again. Now, your video will be available to view in Quick Time Player.
Saving, trimming and exporting screen video
You can edit the video, after recording it. But first, we recommend you save a copy of the initial version of the video. Go to File – Save, to do it. Next, click Edit – Trim (command + T). Point the new start and end of your video by dragging the yellow handles down at a frame scale.
In case you don't want to cut the video, click File – Save (command + S) and get it written over the original. You can also save a copy of the video by clicking File – Duplicate.
Long movies and footages taken from a screen with the high-resolution may be of huge size. To save versions of your video in lower resolutions, you can use the option Export As. This can be handy for sending videos via e-mail. Keep in mind though, that it's best to download videos to YouTube in their original resolution, as the site will adjust the quality of the footage itself. Same refers to sharing via iCloud.
Recording video from Apple TV screen
To take a video from your Apple Screen TV, you have to know a few tricks. Firstly, you'll need to connect Apple TV to your Mac. A USB-C cable will be enough for a model of the 4th generation. The 4K model goes without USB-C port. Hence, you'll need to pair TV and Mac through the shared Wi-Fi network.
The process of pairing depends upon an OS your Mac runs on. Use Xcode (available for free on the AppStore) for Sierra OS. Open Window – Devices and Simulators. On the 4K Apple TV go to Settings app, then open Remotes and Devices – Remote app and Devices. Select Apple TV in the Xcode and enter the pin code which you see appear on the Apple TV. Now, the two devices should be synced.
To record footages from Apple TV of the 4th generation, open Quick Time Player on your Mac. Next, click File – New Movie Recording. Click the arrow sign next to the recording button; then select Apple TV in the option of Camera and Microphone (tick Office for both). Adjust setting in Quality (select High or Maximum resolution).
If you are using Sierra OS, the pairing of your Mac and Apple TV will be mirrored automatically through Quick Time Player by now. A not for those using High Sierra OS: when selecting Apple TV among Camera options, you'll have to type in a code from your Apple TV on Mac, and accept screen footage on Apple TV. During the process of recording, you'll see a red box near the screen of the Apple TV; it won't be recorded in your movie though.
Keep in mind that it's not possible to record any content of the protected video; it will be shown in the form of black rectangles on your footage.
Recording video from iPad and iPhone' screen
iOS 11 on iPad and iPhone lets you record the screen video easily, without any extra software. All you need is to open Settings app – Control center – Customize controls. Next, tick '+' for the Screen recording. After, you need to bring up the Control Center; swipe it from the screen bottom. Now, you'll see the button for Screen recording. After tapping it, you'll have a 3-second countdown before the screen recording starts. You can stop recording by taping the red bar in the top part of your screen. Next, either click Stop or double press the button in Control center. Your screen video will be saved and made available through Photos.
For iPad and iPhone running on iOS 10, you'll need to connect them to your Mac and repeat the same process as for the Apple TV, in Quick Time player.
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Tokyo Morose – "Every Night" (video) (Premiere)
By Cole Waterman / 14 November 2013
"Every Night" is one of those rare mood pieces that commands attention rather than fading to background accompaniment, informing whatever else is going on around you. What starts off cool and austere grows with a warmth that envelopes you almost without you realizing it. This is by design as Tokyo Morose's focus is equally aimed at atmosphere and melody. The Grand Rapids, Michigan quartet mixes synths, down-tempo beats and fluid guitar lines amid an intimate production colored by quirky flourishes. At the center of it all are the haunting and captivating vocals of Erin Lenau, disarming one moment and catching you off guard the next with an emasculating put-down.
The band released the song's official video on 13 November, a little more than a year since they dropped their album from which the song hails, Sequence of Steps. Filmed in Grand Rapids and at the Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan, the video is an apt visual representation of their sound, tranquil shots of the band hanging out in the sand at sunset interspersed with them performing against a stark backdrop.
If you dig the tune, do yourself a favor and buy the band's 10-song LP, available on their Bandcamp page.
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Therapy for voice disorders focuses on the proper use of breathing, articulation, resonance, and the larynx, or voice box (voicing). Common symptoms of a treatable voice disorder include recurring or continual hoarseness, breathiness, inability to project your voice or hyper/ hypo nasality. Vocal nodules are the leading cause of a hoarse voice in children and can be caused by overusing the voice such as yelling on the playground or at sporting events. A good voice treatment program can often eliminate vocal nodules.
The diagram below shows a normal larynx at rest with the vocal cords open and then closed for voicing. Some voice disorders cannot be eliminated entirely, but many patients can be helped by identifying compensatory strategies for speaking which help to minimize the difficulty and can be prepared to deal with daily communication challenges.


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Automatically Deploy LAMP-Based Web Services

## Getting Started ##

You can install **LAMP Deployment Tool** by executing the following command:

```bash
./install
```

> You may need to replace the shells with your current one in the installation script.

Download and install [the JCE files][1] if you are encountering the following error message:

```bash
java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size or default parameters
```

## Usage ##

1. Switch to your project root directory by `cd /path/to/my/proj/`.

2. Run `dep init` to setup a new configuration.

    * Check if directory `.git` exists.
    * Prompt you to input the information of your Git repository and production server.
    * AES encryption for your passwords based on another independent password.
    * Store your settings into `.depcfg` and add the file to `.gitignore`.

3. Run `dep` to deploy your project.

    * Check if file `.depcfg` exists.
    * Add `.depcfg` to `.gitignore` if it has not been added.
    * Commit all changes and prompt you to fill in the commit message.
    * Push to the default branch of your remote repository.
    * Add an `.htaccess` file to the production server to deny access temporarily.
    * Remove all files in the project root directory on the production server.
    * Use SCP to copy all local files to the production server.
    * If file `runonce.sql` exists, load the SQL queries in the file.
    * Remove the `.htaccess` file on the production server.

## Customize ##

You can easily extend **LAMP Deployment Tool** by implementing the Action interface.
After that, use the following commands to build:

```bash
./gradlew build
./gradlew upload
```

## Requirement ##

+ Your development environment should have:

    * Java Runtime Environment

> All the functionality is written in pure Java, so it is unnecessary to install anything else.

+ Your production server should have:

    * MySQL Server
    * SSH Server

> Despite the name, **LAMP Deployment Tool** should be compatible with many other server platforms.

## License ##

Most of the self-made codes are released under [the MIT license][2].
However, **LAMP Deployment Tool** also adopt several open-source libraries.
For those libraries, all rights belong to their respective owners.

[1]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html
[2]: https://github.com/yuwen41200/lamp-deploy/raw/master/LICENSE

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I trust you have missed my unique yet common sense takes on sports during the summer months. I'm recharging the batteries and will be raring to go in mid to late August with both blogs and podcasts released on a regular basis, especially with the NFL and College football seasons getting ready to roll into high gear.
One take before I go. The final round of The Open between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson was as good a golf as you will see in the final round of a major. Mickelson played great and Stenson played even better to win his first major. NBC had to love getting such a great finish to their first Open in Britain.


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Cadyn Grenier Adjusting To Life In Pro Ball
Shortstop Cadyn Grenier stopped by the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, held about 10 minutes from his home, to do a little exploring and meet the Orioles' new executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias.
Although it's going to take longer for Grenier to reach the majors, he figures to see a lot more of Elias in the future.
The Orioles selected Grenier with the 37th overall pick in the 2018 draft out of Oregon State, enamored with his defense and intrigued by his upswing in offensive production. He received a $1.8 million signing bonus and was assigned to low Class A Delmarva, where he slashed .216/.297/.333 with 12 doubles, two triples and one home run over 162 at-bats.
Four hits in his last three games put a little more weight into his average.
"It was an adjustment period," Grenier said. "I had a pretty rough patch, but toward the back end I was really happy with the way that I played. I think for me that meant a lot, because no matter how tired I was, toward the back end of the year I was able to pull through the struggles and get a lot better.
"And in instructional league I felt really good. So overall, I was pretty happy with my year, just the growth process that I went through in a short amount of time."
Fresh off a College World Series title at Oregon State, Grenier faced the usual adjustments that come with professional ball, including the lifestyle. The low Class A South Atlantic League was a whole new experience for him.
"The baseball, in terms of comparing it to the PAC-12, is about the same," Grenier said. "A little bit more consistent with better pitching. But the baseball is baseball. It doesn't change.
"In college, especially a school like Oregon State and the PAC-12, you get treated like a king. We stay in really nice hotels, we fly everywhere. And then to go to pro ball and you're on a bus for upwards of 12 or 14 hours and you've got to play a day later, it's quite a change in your lifestyle. Once you get adjusted to that, you're just back to playing baseball."
For Grenier, it also meant trying to avoid being stuck with an all-field, no-hit reputation. But also understanding how far defense can take him in the game.
"Of course, you always want to try to get better and improve on what your weakness are, but I like to focus on my strengths a lot more," he said. "The better I can play defense, the more I'm going to be given a little bit of leeway to come along with the bat because it's a process.
"For me, I'd love to be a big league hitter right now, but I'll tell you, I've got some improvement to do and I'll keep working on it. But to have a strength like I do with my defense, it plays awesome for me because I can focus on that and do what I do with my glove and everything else will come along."
Pac 12 Conference Preview
The Beavers are back, led by reigning Pac-12 POY Nick Madrigal.
— The Orioles claimed pitcher Austin Brice off waivers from the Angels and designated Breyvic Valera for assignment. Brice, 26, has registered a 5.68 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 70 relief appearances over the past three seasons. He had a 5.79 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 33 games with the Reds last year before the Angels claimed him on Nov. 2.
— The Orioles signed infielder Sean Miller to a minor league contract. Miller is a native of Crofton, Md. who batted .249/.283/.316 in 323 games in the Twins' system after they selected him in the 10th round of the 2015 draft out of the University of South Carolina Aiken.
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missing home greatly right now. But you never know. Right?
Anyway, get a load of this design board. Eccentric is what comes to mind when I see it. But, in a good way. That sofa is what kicked it all off. Talk about wild and crazy. It's upholstered in Liberty of London fabric and is the coolest kind of kooky. If I had a library I might just make this a reality. The artwork is nothing to sniff at either. It's a lovely piece by Miss Aniela. Not sure what kind of name Miss is, but since she makes this kind of work, I wouldn't care if she were called Fluffy. This board is a bit of a departure from what I typically create which is why I thought it might make a nice change of pace. Hope you like it. Could you deal with a room such as this? Or is it a little too "out there" for you?


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The Heartless (A Bruno Johnson Thriller #7) (Hardcover)
By David Putnam
This is book number 7 in the A Bruno Johnson Thriller series.
#5: The Innocents (A Bruno Johnson Thriller #5) (Hardcover): $26.95
#6: The Reckless (A Bruno Johnson Thriller #6) (Hardcover): $26.95
Perfect for fans of Robert Crais and John Sandford
Former LA County Deputy Bruno Johnson is now a bailiff in the courts having stepped down from his role on the Violent Crimes Team to spend more time with his daughter, Olivia. Bruno fears his job decision may have come too late when he gets a frantic call to extricate Olivia from a gunpoint situation in a LA gang-infested neighborhood. His desperation escalates when he realizes Louis Barkow, a stone-cold killer awaiting trial, had orchestrated that deadly tableau. When Barkow and three other criminals break out of jail and hit the streets, Bruno is plunged back into violent crime mode. Now, the agenda is personal—Olivia has become a pawn in the desperate chase of this sinister murderer. The walls are caving in on Bruno as violence escalates in his hunt for Barkow and his heart strings are stretched to the breaking point as he struggles to protect his daughter not only from the criminal violence swirling around them, but from Olivia's own impetuous life choices.
Best-selling author David Putnam comes from a family of law enforcement and always wanted to be a cop. During his career, he did it all: worked in narcotics, served on FBI-sponsored violent crimes teams, and was cross-sworn as a US Marshal, pursuing murder suspects and bank robbers in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Putnam did two tours on the San Bernardino County Sheriff's SWAT team. He also has experience in criminal intelligence and internal affairs and has supervised corrections, patrol, and a detective bureau. In Hawaii, Putnam was a member of the real-life Hawaii Five-0, serving as Special Agent for the Attorney General investigating smuggling and white-collar crimes. The Heartless is the seventh in the Bruno Johnson series and the third of the "young" Bruno prequels. Putnam lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Mary.
"This is police procedural that dazzles with authenticity, sharply-drawn characters, crackling dialogue, and insider details that only a real cop could bring to the page. Putnam can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Joseph Wambaugh and Michael Connelly."—Lee Goldberg, New York Times best-selling author
"I really loved The Disposables. It's raw, powerful, and eloquent. It's a gritty street poem recited by a voice unalterably committed to redemption and doing the right thing in a wrong world. I'll be first in line for the next one from David Putnam."—Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author
"The Innocents is a terrific read reminiscent of the best of Joseph Wambaugh. David Putnam provides an insider's knowledge of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. His characters and settings are rich and authentic, and his dialogue is spot on accurate. A great novel for lovers of the mystery genre that blurs the line between good and evil and will keep you guessing until the final pages." —Robert Dugoni, New York Times best-selling author
"David Putnam scores again with The Reckless, his new prequel thriller featuring major crimes detective Bruno Johnson. Starting fast and keeping the accelerator floored, Putnam deftly keeps readers—and Bruno—on the edge with clever twists and intense action scenes. Loaded with insider details on police procedure and tactics, The Reckless will make crime-fiction fans eager to read more of Bruno's past adventures."—Glen Hamilton, Anthony and Edgar Award-winning author
"Reading a novel by David Putnam is almost as good as riding shotgun in a patrol car. He writes what he knows and what he knows is that justice on the mean streets isn't always black and white. Gritty and dark, The Reckless is a realistic and highly entertaining police procedural."—Robin Burcell, New York Times best-selling author
"The procedural generates considerable heat, told in Putnam's effectively plainspoken style. Wambaugh without grace notes . . . it boils with a yearning for vengeance."—Booklist
"David Putnam's The Heartless is terrific--a smart, well-written, relentless account of a battle against evil, fought by a protagonist who has a real man's flaws, but also shows us the kind of heroism that's real." —Thomas Perry, New York Times best-selling author
"David Putnam knows the mean streets and the characters who inhabit them better than anyone writing crime fiction. In The Heartless, Putnam is at the top of his game. Fans of Bruno Johnson will rejoice at this latest offering." —Allan Russell, bestselling author of Burning Man
"With its incredible action, great characters, and engrossing, timeless story, [The Heartless is] a fast-moving page turner that sizzles toward its fulfilling end." —Foreword Reviews
"[The Heartless is a] cop-novel story of kidnapping and murder, told with Putnam's usual high energy and a knack for description that makes words bloom on the page." —Booklist
"David Putnam's The Heartless is full of suspense, sharp dialogue, and a father's desperate love for his daughter. There's also a great plot line. Welcome back, David Putnam. I look forward to Bruno's next escapade." —BookLoons
"Putnam's action-packed seventh Bruno Johnson mystery [The Heartless] hits the ground running. Those who like straightforward crime novels in which the good guys prevail and the bad guys get what's coming to them will be satisfied. —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Publication Date: February 4th, 2020
Series: A Bruno Johnson Thriller
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Mathematics in Art and Architecture (GEK1518)
Melencolia I by Albrecht Dürer, 1514 The Ambassadors (1533), by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8 - 1543)
Welcome to Mathematics in Art and Architecture!
Objectives of the Module Topics to be Covered Practical Information and Assessment IVLE Course Page with Discussion Forum
Recommended Texts
Pyramids The Golden Ratio The Platonic Solids and Polyhedra Perspective
The Ambassadors by Holbein Symmetry, Patterns and Tilings Mazes and Labyrinths The Art of Escher
Kaleidoscopes Music
Lecture Notes Tutorials and Homework Assignments Old Exams Past Homework
Past Projects Project Topics References Web links
Art Figures: Mathematics in Art. An Exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum
Luca Pacioli by Jacopo de Barbari, 1495
Objectives of the Module
The goal of the course is to study connections between mathematics and art and architecture. You will see how mathematics is not just about formulas and logic, but about patterns, symmetry, structure, shape and beauty. We will study topics like tilings, polyhedra and perspective.
After taking this course you will look at the world with new eyes and notice mathematical structures around you.
Raphael's School of Athens, 1510-11
Topics to be Covered
We start by studying tilings. They occur in many settings, and have a rich mathematical structure. The Platonic solids and polyhedra have inspired people throughout the ages. The golden ratio has fascinated many people, but we will take a critical look at whether it was really used in art and architecture. Symmetry and patterns are important in ornamental art in all cultures. Among the most famous are the Islamic patterns at Alhambra. Perspective originated in the Renaissance and changed the way we look at the world. Many artworks are rich in mathematical structure. We will look at the works of Escher and Holbein. Some of the applications of mathematics in architecture that we will look at are the Parthenon and military engineering. Other beautiful applications of geometry are kaleidoscopes, mazes and labyrinths, the fourth dimension and optical illusions. We finish by looking at applications of mathematics in music.
Practical Information and Assessment
This course is one of the new General Education Modules at the NUS.
I will be away on conference leave from 6/1/04 to 12/1/04, so there will be no lectures on Tuesday 6/1 and Friday 9/1.
There will be three hours of lectures and one hour of large group tutorial each week. The time slots in 2003/2004 Semester 2 are Tuesday and Friday 10-12 in LT22. I will go from 10.00 to 10.50, take a 10 min break and go from 11.00 to 11.50. There will be two tutorial groups. The last session on Friday will be a large-group tutorial, and there will also be another tutorial group. You only need to attend one of these.
I use a cordless microphone and walk around in class and ask questions. But don't worry, I only ask easy questions! I also like to create physical demonstrations to illustrate the concepts, and I often need "volunteers" for this. I am not afraid of looking silly, and I hope you are not either!
If you send me e-mail, please use the module code GEK1518 in the subject. Otherwise you may end up in my spam folder. This is especially important if you use a non-NUS e-mail address.
The final exam counts 40% of your grade. You have to do a project that counts 30%. The projects are done in groups of four to six students. There will be also be two homework that count 15% each.
Please do the homework in the same group as you do the project. If you are planning to do a very special topic, and you're having a hard time finding somebody interested in it, I MAY also approve individual projects or groups of two or three. The chances of me approving such requests are best if you approach me early.
The first homework and the project proposal are due Tuesday 10/2/2004, the second homework is due Tuesday 2/3/2004, and the project is due Tuesday 9/3/2004. The exam will be Thursday 15/04/2004 pm.
Many topics will only be touched upon in lectures, and you may explore them further on your own in the projects. I have a list of possible topics, but I also encourage you to propose your own topics and send them to me for approval. I hope that you will be able to find something that you are enthusiastic about. However, the project must have some scientific angle. I cannot be a pure arts or cultural project.
The project can be a normal paper project, a web page, a physical model or a combination of all these. I don't have any set rules about length or scope of the project, but I have some guidelines.
The project proposal should include the title, the names of the members of the group, a brief outline, and a list of the main references. One or two pages is enough.
Please submit the proposal, the project and the homework in both hard copy in class and soft copy in the IVLE workbin. I prefer to read the hard copy, so if you create a web page, please print out a hard copy, too. I realize that the print out may not do full justice to your web page, but it will give me time to read the text before I look at your page. If you have animations or other things that you can't print out, please include a note where you indicate which parts of the web site I should look more closely at.
If the project is a web page and you have a server to put it on, you can just submit a file with the URL. However, I would appreciate it if you could also give me the files on a CD, or zip the files into one file and upload.
If your project includes a physical model, please let me know if you want it back. Some of them I may ask to keep, but some of them are too bulky, and I must either throw them away or return them to you quickly.
I have a page with links to some past projects.
The first homework is to make paper models of the five Platonic solids and the thirteen Archimedean solids. The second is to collect five pictures (per person) of mathematically interesting objects around you. So if there are x people in your group, I expect 5x pictures. I have a page with some highlights from the second homework.
Julians Bower turf labyrinth - Alkborough, Humberside, England - medieval
IVLE Course Page
I have a course page at IVLE, the Integrated Virtual Learning Environment at the NUS. It has a discussion forum that I encourage you to use.
Unfortunately, there's no text that is suitable. Some of the material will be taken from books like:
Peter R. Cromwell: Polyhedra.
Jay Kappraff, Connections, The Geometric Bridge between Art and Science.
L. Christine Kinsey and Teresa E. Moore, Symmetry, Shape and Space.
Dan Pedoe: Geometry and the Visual Arts.
Dorothy K. Washbourn and Donald W. Crowe, Symmetries of Culture.
Hermann Weyl, Symmetry.
I have compiled a list of additional references.
Please also consult my rough lecture notes.
We start by studying the geometry behind the Egyptian pyramids. A lot of this is controversial, see the paper by Markowsky.
The Golden Ratio & Squaring the Circle in the Great Pyramid by Paul Calter.
The Golden Ratio
The golden ratio and proportions were important in Greek culture. A lot of this is controversial, see the paper by Markowsky.
Polygons, Tilings, & Sacred Geometry by Paul Calter.
The Golden section ratio: Phi by Ron Knott, University of Surrey.
The Platonic Solids and Polyhedra
Find out more about the polyhedra my student Kavitha and I have made with Zome System.
Platonic solids from Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596
You can read more on my page about polyhedra.
Flagellation of Christ by Piero della Francesca, late 1450s; in the National Gallery of the Marches, Urbino, Italy.
Next comes the Renaissance and the origin of perspective and projective geometry.
Student Papers on Perspective
Undergraduate research project on The Length of Vermeer's Studio by Madeleine CHEW Mei Ru and Christina LEE Yiwei, 2009.
Master's thesis on Reconstruction of Vermeer's "The Music Lesson" by Aditya LIVIANDI, 2008.
Master's thesis on The Inverse Problem in Perspective by CHIA Wan Ting, 2006.
Undergraduate research project on Vermeer's Camera by YEH Ka Kei.
Undergraduate research project on Perspective in Mathematics and Art by my student Kevin Heng. The project is a web page, but I also have a printer friendly PDF version.
The Origin of Perspective
Drawing with Awareness by Marc Frantz of Indiana University gives an excellent introduction. For more details, please read his Lessons in Mathematics and Arts. My favorite is Lesson 3: Vanishing Points and Looking at Art.
PerspectiveGeometry,	a Web Site on the Theory, History and Practice of Perspective directed by Tomás García-Salgado.
The Maths Year 2000 site has a nice page on anamorphic art. It includes a very good discussion of perspective.
Alberti's Perspective Construction by Tony Phillips at Stony Brook is great! His JavaSketchpad applet is very useful when trying to understand Alberti's method.
Perspective Modeler by Erik Vestergaard (partially in Danish).
Handprint.
Brunelleschi's Peepshow & The Origins Of Perspective by Paul Calter.
Perspective Study The Flagellation by Marilyn Aronberg Lavin of Princeton University. You need to download a VRML plug-in/client like Cortona VRML Client. You can get the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at java.com. Part of The Piero Project/ECIT - Electronic Compendium of Images and Text.
Adventures in CyberSound: Drawing Aids to Perspective.
The Geometry of Piero della Francesca by Mark A. Peterson of Mount Holyoke College.
Vermeer and optics
Many scholars believe that the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) used a camera obscura.
Vermeer's Camera, Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces. A Book by Philip Steadman.
Vermeer's Camera from Grand Illusions.
Lions Gate: Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Essential Vermeer has many very interesting pages including Vermeer and The Camera Obscura and Geographical Distribution of Vermeer's Paintings.
The Magic Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura.
Vermeer - The Complete Works.
Camera lucida.
Camera Lucida: An Optical Illusion for Artists.
David Hockney — Secret Knowledge.
The painter David Hockney believes that optical aids were used even earlier. This is a more controversial theory.
Art & Optics.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Charles M. Falco.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about claims by David Hockney and Charles Falco on the purported use of optical devices by early Renaissance painters by David G. Stork.
The Ambassadors by Holbein
The Ambassadors (1533), by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8 - 1543)
The Ambassadors by Holbein is a famous example of Anamorphosis. Do you see the strange object on the floor? Close your left eye, put your face close to the computer screen near the right side of the picture. You will then see a skull! If you can't get it to work, you can cheat and look at a picture of it. Please check out my page about The Ambassadors by Holbein.
Dürer and da Vinci
We also look at the work of Dürer and da Vinci.
Vitruvius man in Leonardo's notebook Albrecht Dürer, 1525
Leonardo by Paul Calter.
Leonardo da Vinci's Polyhedra from Virtual Polyhedra by George W. Hart.
Dürer's Polyhedra from Virtual Polyhedra by George W. Hart.
Mandala by Timothy Hamons
Symmetry, Patterns and Tilings
Ornamental patterns are important in all cultures. Among the most famous are the Islamic patterns at Alhambra. This brings in symmetry groups and crystallography. We study symmetry in the plane and the wallpaper and frieze groups. Symmetry of Rugs gives a nice overview of the 17 wall paper groups.
One frequently asked question is whether all the 17 wall paper groups can be found in the Alhambra. In her 1944 thesis, Edith Müller found 11, and not 17 as has often been claimed. Two more were described in Branko Grünbaum, Zdenka Grünbaum and G.C. Shephard, Symmetry in Moorish and Other Ornaments, Comp. Math. Appl, 12B (1986), 641-653. R. Péres-Gómez, The Four Regular Mosaics Missing in the Alhambra, Comp. Math. Appl., 14 (1987), 133-137, claims to have found the last four. However, as far as I can tell, he does NOT include a picture of p3m1. You may also want to look at Coxeter's review in Math. Review. José María Montesinos includes pictures of all 17 in his book "Classical Tessellations and Three-Manifolds", but I don't understand how he manages to see p3m1 in his pictures. If anybody can clear this up for me, I would be very grateful.
Fatehpur Sikri, Tomb of Salim Chishti, 1573-4. From Blair and Bloom, The Art and Architecture of Islam, p. 273.
We will also study Penrose tiles.
Penrose tiles
The 17 Wallpaper Groups
Introduction to Tilings (Science U) includes a page on Wallpaper Groups with links to pages about the individual groups that includes animations!
Symmetries of Culture by Donald W. Crowe includes the flowchart from the book by Crowe and Washburn.
Symmetry and Pattern The Art of Oriental Carpets by The Textile Museum gives a nice overview of the 17 wall paper groups at Symmetry of Rugs.
Mathematics Museum (Japan) has several interesting pages, including Seventeen Kinds of Wallpaper Patterns. It shows that the Japanese used 16 of the 17 groups and it also includes a little examination!
Wallpaper Groups by David E. Joyce of Clark University. David has a lot of other exciting stuff, too. Don't forget to check out his Java version of Euclid.
17 Wallpaper Groups by Hop.
The Discontinuous Groups of Rotation and Translation in the Plane by Xah Lee.
The 17 Wallpaper Groups.
References and Related Web Sites.
There is a lot of information at Tiling Plane & Fancy by Steven R. Edwards at Southern Polytechnic State University, part of the University System of Georgia.
Patterns and tilings arranged by their symmetry groups gives a nice overview of the 17 wall paper groups.
Identifying the 17 Plane Symmetry Groups.
Tilings from Historical Sources includes Chinese Patterns.
17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane by Hans Kuiper.
Dror Bar-Natan's Image Gallery Symmetry Tilings contains wonderful examples of all the 17 tilings. He also has a flowchart based on Brian Sanderson's Pattern Recognition Algorithm.
Symmetric Patterns at the Alhambra by Susan Addington and David Marshall.
Crystallography Now by George Baloglou.
M.C. Escher and 17 Wallpaper Patterns by Mark Yates.
crompton tessellations by Andrew Crompton.
Tilings and Geometric Ornament from The University of Washington, Department of Computer Science & Engineering. This includes Taprats, Computer-Generated Islamic star patterns.
Gallery by Mike Field at University of Houston.
Symmetry and the Shape of Space by Chaim Goodman-Strauss.
Geometry and the Imagination by John Conway, Peter Doyle, Jane Gilman and Bill Thurston.
The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane.
One of the biggest problems when classifying patterns is to distinguish between p3m1 and p31m. Frank Farris has an excellent page on p3m1 versus p31m. It's part of his paper on Vibrating Wallpaper.
The 7 Frieze Groups
My student Ruth Poh Kim Muay did an undergraduate research project on Frieze Patterns in Ming Ceramics.
Frieze Patterns in Cast Iron by Heather McLeay.
Tyler Applet.
Symmetries, Patterns & Tessellations Constructed With The Geometer's Sketchpad by Allan Bergmann Jensen.
Kali at Science U. Instructions for using Java Kali.
Escher Web Sketch by Wes Hardaker and Gervais Chapuis.
KaleidoMania! Interactive Symmetry from Key Curriculum Press.
Tess from Pedagoguery Software Inc.
Jali, red sandstone, Rajasthan, late 17th/18th century, Asian Civilisations Museum's collection, Singapore Wooden panel, 18th - 19th centuries, North Africa (probably Morocco), Asian Civilisations Museum's collection, Singapore
Jan Abas' Islamic Art Site by Jan Abas at University of Wales, Bangor.
Collections of Links about Symmetry, Patterns, Tilings and Tessellations
Tilings from The Geometry Junkyard by David Eppstein.
Symmetry and Tessellations by Jill Britton.
Mazes and Labyrinths
Hampton Court maze Hampton Court maze
Many ornamental patterns are related to topology, for example mazes. Is there a difference between a maze and a labyrinth? Traditionally, the terms have been considered to be synonymous, but around 1990 people interested in the spiritual aspects of labyrinths devised a terminology where a labyrinth is unicursal and a maze multicursal. This means that a labyrinth has only one path with no branches and no dead ends, in other words, no choice, while a maze is a logical puzzle with branches and possibly dead ends.
Cretan labyrinth
Unfortunately, there are problems with this terminology. Theseus would not need Ariadne's thread in a labyrinth, and the turf mazes in Britain have been called turf mazes all along, although most of them are unicursal.
Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral. Photo: Jeff Saward.
Jo Edkins' Maze Page.
EncycloZine Mazes and Labyrinths.
Caerdroia - the journal of mazes and labyrinths.
Mid-Atlantic Geomancy: Labyrinths Section.
Labyrinths and Mazes from Crystalinks.
mazemaker.com by Adrian Fisher Maze Design.
Through Mazes to Mathematics by Tony Phillips at SUNY, Stony Brook.
World Mathematical Year 2000 poster in the London Underground from the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
The Art of Escher
Circle Limit III by M.C. Escher, 1959
The work of Escher is rich in mathematical content. Much of it is related to hyperbolic geometry.
The World of Escher.
Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher -- Platonic Realms.
The Polyhedra of M.C. Escher from Virtual Polyhedra by George W. Hart.
Kaleidoscope from Kiera.com
The kaleidoscope is a beautiful application of geometry. It was invented by Sir David Brewster, a Scottish scientist, in 1816. He named his invention after the Greek words, kalos or beautiful, eidos or form, and scopos or watcher. So kaleidoscope means the beautiful form watcher. Brewster's kaleidoscope was a tube containing loose pieces of colored glass and other pretty objects, reflected by mirrors or glass lenses set at angles, that created patterns when viewed through the end of the tube.
The Invention of The Kaleidoscope at about.com.
Kaleidoscope Collector - How Kaleidoscopes Work.
Kaleidoscope Heaven.
Kiera.com.
Kaleidoscope applet by David E. Joyce of Clark University.
Kaleidoscope Tessellations by Ephraim Fithian.
Ever since Pythagoras, there has been a close relationship between mathematics and music.
Music and Computers by Dan Rockmore and Larry Polansky of Dartmouth College.
The Well-Tempered Scale by Jim Loy.
Pythagoras Music and Space by J. Boyd-Brent.
Math and Music by Online Math Applications.
Mathematics and Music by Dave Rusin.
The Equal Tempered Scale and Some Peculiarities of Piano Tuning by Jim Campbell.
A Short History of Tuning and Temperament excerpted from an article by Chas Stoddard.
Here are some rough lectures notes. They are under construction!
Symmetry in Art and Architecture
The Beauty of Polyhedra
Tilings and Polyhedra
Polygons and Tilings
The Mathematics of Painting
Tutorials and Homework Assignments
Tutorial 1 Solutions
Tutorial 10 Solutions
2001/02 Sem 2 Solutions
Past Homework
I have a separate page for past homework.
I have a separate page for past projects.
Project Topics
Most of the topics we talk about in lecture can be extended to projects. Here are some suggestions. I also encourage you to propose your own topics and send them to me for approval.
Tilings
Tilings.
Penrose tiles.
Polyhedra.
Stellations of polyhedra.
The golden ratio in art, architecture and nature.
Fibonacci numbers.
Growth and ratios in nature.
Proportions in the human body.
Proportions in architecture.
The proportions of the Egyptian pyramids.
Symmetry and Patterns
The 17 wallpaper patterns at Alhambra.
How many of the 17 wallpaper patterns did the Chinese know?
Patterns in Islamic art and architecture.
Ornamental symmetry in Singaporean architecture.
Symmetry patterns in Asian art.
Tangrams.
Celtic knots.
Perspective in paintings.
Perspective in Chinese art.
The Art of Escher.
The Ambassadors by Holbein.
Origami.
Why are fortresses often pentagons?
The geometry of war.
Visual illusions in the Parthenon.
Domes.
Mazes and labyrinths.
The fourth dimension.
Optical illusions.
Kaleidoscopes.
The mathematics of music.
Chinese musical scales.
Symmetry in Nature
Soap bubbles.
I have a separate web page with references.
Course Pages and Books
Soon after I started planning this course, I discovered the Mathematics Across the Curriculum project at Dartmouth College. They have several exciting courses.
Geometry in Art & Architecture developed by Paul Calter.
Pattern developed by Pippa Drew and Dorothy Wallace.
Art, Architecture and Mathematics at Leeds University.
Investigating Patterns Symmetry and Tessellations by Jill Britton. Please remember to check out her activity links.
Computer Art
Surfaces Beyond the Third Dimension, Computer Generated Images and Video by Tom Banchoff and associates.
Math Awareness Month - April 2003: Mathematics and Art
mathartfun.com - Where math, art & fun come together!
ISAMA, The International Society for the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture, maintained by John M. Sullivan.
The Mathematics Archives has a section on Art & Music.
The Math Forum at Swarthmore has a page on Architecture.
Art - Mathematics and the Liberal Arts by Todd Hammond.
The Geometry Junkyard by David Eppstein.
Nexus Network Journal is a peer-reviewed online research resource for studies in architecture and mathematics.
Art Figures: Mathematics in Art. An Exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum.
I was mathematical consultant for the exhibition "Art Figures: Mathematics in Art" at the Singapore Art Museum.
Helmer Aslaksen
National University of Singapore
helmer.aslaksen@gmail.com
Web Server Statistics for Helmer Aslaksen, produced by Analog.
I use the W3C MarkUp Validation Service and the W3C Link Checker.


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Development Bank receives PPP lending approval
Washington, D.C. — Saturday, Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata released the following statement of congratulations to the Development Bank of American Samoa, and President Ruth S. Matagi-Faatili, upon approval as a lender in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): "Congratulations to the Development...
Small business assistance now over $23 Million
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata updated the status of the Small Business Administration (SBA) economic aid for American Samoa's small businesses and nonprofits. American Samoa's total increased again from the last report of $21.5 million to just over $23 million, another...
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Small Business Assistance for America Samoa now over $21.5 Million
Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata updated the growing Small Business Administration (SBA) economic aid for American Samoa's small businesses and nonprofits. American Samoa's total increased from the last report of $19 million to over $21.5 million ($21,501,368), with all of...
Federal small business assistance for American Samoa now totals over $19M
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Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed congressional action to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through August 8, 2020, to help small businesses. On Wednesday, by unanimous consent, the House passed S. 4116, a bipartisan bill extending access to PPP for the...
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata provided an update Monday of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs for American Samoa. The combined total is now 192 loans with another weekly increase of 17 approvals, arriving at a new sum of $10,210,623. This includes both the...
SBA assistance up another million this week in American Samoa
Washington, D.C. — Aumua Amata said this week's update of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs continues to show more American Samoa businesses getting much-needed aid. The combined total is now 174 loans, another one week increase of 20 approvals, making the new sum $9,695,...
Amata provides specifics on PPP changes to help small businesses
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is providing a summary of the changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) since President Trump signed the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act into law Friday. "Congress listened to the input of small businesses," said Aumua Amata...


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Antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from animals
Antibiotic, or antimicrobial, refers to a substance that kills other micro-organisms, or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobials' spectrum of activity varies, as some are broad spectrum, i.e. they act against a broad spectrum of bacteria, while others only act against specific types of bacteria (narrow spectrum antimicrobials).
Bacteria have both natural and acquired resistance mechanisms. The natural resistance of bacteria is a characteristic of bacterial families or species, meaning that not all groups of antimicrobials are effective against all bacteria. Acquired resistance, in turn, refers to strains formerly sensitive to a certain medicinal substance transforming and becoming resistant, for example as a result of genetic mutation or horizontal gene transfer. Multi-resistant bacteria are simultaneously resistant to several groups of antimicrobials.
Antimicrobial resistance, which has become more common in recent years, increases the morbidity and mortality of humans and animals, and health care costs. The increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious threats to human and veterinary health care. The aim is therefore to prevent the formation and spread of bacterial strains resistant to antimicrobials. The Government Decree prohibiting the veterinary use of certain medicinal products (1054/2014) restricts or prohibits the veterinary use of antimicrobials used in the treatment of serious infections in humans. The Finnish Decree applies to all animal species and is one of the strictest regulations within this area in the EU.
FINRES-Vet, the Finnish Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Consumption of Antimicrobial Agents programme, has been running since 2002. The programme involves studying the antimicrobial susceptibility of zoonotic pathogens, which are bacteria transmissible from animals to humans, and that of certain bacteria pathogenic to animals, and indicator bacteria. The indicator bacteria included in the monitoring of resistance constitute a major component in the intestinal microbiota of healthy animals. Their resistance is thought to reflect the spectrum of antimicrobial treatments used in the animal populations in question.
In addition to the resistance situation, the programme monitors the use of feed additives and the sales of veterinary antimicrobials. In addition to the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, the Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea and, since 2012, the University of Helsinki Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are participating in the implementation of the FINRES-Vet programme. In 2015, 12,300kg of antimicrobials classified as active substances were used as veterinary medicines in Finland. Throughout the 2010s, total sales of veterinary medicines have remained at around 13,500kg. Per animal unit, this is one of the lowest rates in the EU (Use of antibiotics). Consumption figures are based on product-specific statistics obtained from pharmaceutical wholesale license holders, and cannot be used as a basis for reliable calculations of the quantities of pharmaceutical substances administered to various animal species. In Finland, injectable penicillin is most commonly used as veterinary medicine.
The Joint Interagency Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance Analysis (JIACRA) report by three organisations – the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) – analyses the use of antimicrobials and resistance in humans and animals in the EU area. The recent 2017 JIACRA report identifies the link between antimicrobials used in production animals and antimicrobial resistance[1].
The monitoring of resistance in the EU is currently based on EU legislation (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU), which defines the types of bacteria, animal species and foods being tested each year. The FINRES-Vet programme is implemented in accordance with the relevant EU legislation and Finland's national decisions. The results are presented annually in the joint antimicrobial resistance report by the EFSA and ECDC, for the most significant zoonotic bacteria, salmonella and campylobacter, and the indicator bacterium Escherichia coli. In 2014, resistance monitoring focused on the poultry sector, followed by the cattle and pig sectors in 2015.
Of zoonotic bacteria, salmonella is rarely found in food-producing animals and domestic foodstuffs of animal origin in Finland, which is why the number of strains tested for resistance is low. The analysed salmonella strains tend to have been sensitive to various antimicrobials. This good situation is also illustrated by the fact that, in EU reports, data for Finland – together with Sweden – is generally missing from the resistance comparison of various salmonella strains isolated from animals, because the number of salmonella strains isolated is very low in both countries.
Proportion of completely susceptible and multi-resistant Salmonella spp. isolates from broilers in reporting countries in 2014
Source: EFSA and ECDC, 2016. The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2014. EFSA Journal 2016;14(2):4380, page 64. Link to report
In international comparison, little resistance is found in campylobacter in Finland. Although resistance to ciprofloxacin increased in campylobacter isolated from all food-producing animal species in Finland, in 2010-2014, the occurrence of resistance remains below the EU average. For example, in 2014 ciprofloxacin resistance in Campylobacter jejuni isolated from broilers was found in Finland in a quarter of all bacterial strains analysed, while resistance was 70% when all Member States are taken into account. The good situation in Finland is also illustrated by the fact that the proportion of Campylobacter strains sensitive to all antimicrobials tested remains very high. In previous years, strains resistant to ciprofloxacin have been found very sporadically in broilers, and in 2015 resistance to ciprofloxacin was no longer present in campylobacter of broilers.
Proportion of completely susceptible and multi-resistant Campylobacter jejuni isolates from broilers in reporting countries in 2014
Source: EFSA and ECDC, 2016. The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2014. EFSA Journal 2016;14(2):4380, page 123. Link to report
In 2014, in Finland, the level of resistance in E. coli indicator bacteria isolated from broilers was the second lowest in Europe, after Norway. E. coli bacteria are very commonly multiresistant (resistant to at least three different antimicrobial groups) throughout Europe outside the Nordic countries. Multiresistance in E. coli indicator bacteria isolated from broilers was second lowest in Finland, covering 2.9% of bacterial strains, after Norway. Statistics on multiresistance are presented in the PXWeb tables.
Proportion of completely susceptible and multiresistant Escherichia coli isolates from broilers in reporting countries, 2014
Proportion of Escherichia coli isolates completely susceptible to the tested antimicrobials from broilers in reporting countries, 2014 (%)
Correspondingly, resistance in E. coli indicator bacteria isolated from slaughter pigs is below the EU average in Finland. In many cases, E. coli indicator bacteria isolated from pigs were sensitive to all the antimicrobials studied; the number of fully sensitive strains found in Finland was the second highest in all European countries. In addition, multiresistance was the second lowest in Finland after Norway.
Proportion of completely susceptible and multiresistant Escherichia coli isolates from pigs in reporting countries, 2015
Proportion of Escherichia coli isolates completely susceptible to the tested antimicrobials from pigs in reporting countries, 2015 (%)
Source: EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), 2017. The European Union summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2015. EFSA Journal 2017;15(2):4694, sivu 129. Link to report
Under the EU programme, the occurrence of ESBL bacteria in food-producing animals and meat derived from them is analysed in alternate years for poultry and cattle/pigs. In Finland, ESBL bacteria in pigs, beef and pork have been found in very low quantities, or not at all.
Isolated Salmonella spp. isolates from broilers: complete susceptibility and multi-resistance
Complete susceptibility and multi-resistance in Campylobacter jejuni from broilers
Escherichia coli isolates from broilers: complete susceptibility and multi-resistance in 2014
Complete susceptibility and multi-resistance in commensal indicator Escherichia coli from fattening pigs
[1] EU report: more evidence on link between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, Link to report
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Soil quality
Water quality and use
Salmonella situation
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Use of antibiotics
Food hygiene passport
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Tuoreimmat tilastot
Suomalaisessa broilerissa EU-maista vähiten ESBL-bakteereita (6.3.2018)
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Category Archives: Fabulous party games for every entertaining event.
Here are some great games to enhance any birthday parties, ladies Tea, dinner gala's or holiday entertaining. Have FUN!
Here are some creative ideas for the mail caller to "call out' for each turn.
All you need is chairs, and some guests who are imaginative and creative and a few door prizes.
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The "You can't make me smile" game.
This game is called " You can't make me smile." It is a great ice breaker for any special gathering or festivity you are hosting at your home.
As the host or hostess, choose the time within the course of your party, to announce that you are all going to play a new game. Bring a circle of chairs together in your living room, inviting everyone to have a seat. Choose one person to be your first "instigator." This person stands in the middle of the circle and does not have a seat. Take this time to tell your guest the rules of this game, how it is played and that there will be two winners and prizes when the game is over…(Competition is so much more fun when there is a gift at the end.) 🙂 Everyone loves a prize!
This person, (the instigator,) will choose someone in the circle and go up to them and say; "Honey , I love you, can I make you smile?" The 'instigator' can do whatever they need to, to try and make that person SMILE, except have any kind of physical touch or contact with them. Within two minutes, if they have not been able to make them smile, they need to sit down and allow that person to become the 'instigator.' The 'instigator' gets to stay the instigator as long as they are successful at making each guest smile.If they do get them to smile, the person who smiled is out of the game. If they fail at causing someone to smile, they are still in the game, they just have to take a chair within the circle. (You can start having your guests move their chairs to another part of the room when they are out of the game. ) The game continues the same way with each turn. The game is over when you have one person in the chair and one instigator standing…these are your two winners and will receive prizes. You can change the rules depending on how long you want this game to last, as well as how many people are playing the game. An Example would be; if you have 20 guests and the game is going on to long for your evening plans, the end of the game could be where you have three people left sitting and the instigator standing… thus you have four door prizes.
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The Guess Who, Did What? Game.
This is a funny, delightful and a fabulous "break the ice," game for your special gathering.
This game is not only creative and fun but your guests can make it as wild and crazy as they'd like. Have everyone come into your living room and form a circle… Explain to them the game and its rules first. With your guests comfortably sitting down, have everyone write down at least three things they have done in their life time. Have them be creative, sharing things that are phenomenal or unbelievable, only telling the truth. After they have written these three things down, (only give them 5 minutes tops,) have them place them all in a hat, box or bag… Shuffle up all the papers within the hat, mixing them all up. As the host or hostess, choose one person and have them pick a piece of paper out of the hat. They will read the paper and it's up to your guests to raise their hand, be called upon and say who they think the person is who wrote that. If they are wrong, then they do not get a point…if they are right, they get a point. Repeat the same action, choose a new person to pick a piece of paper and read the three things this person has done…your guests will raise their hand and if they guess correctly they get a point. Make sure the person reading the paper picks a new person who is raising their hand each time….giving everyone a chance. (Meaning, don't allow the same person to answer all the time, gaining points.) The first person who gets to three points wins first wins the game.
I have been a brunette, blonde, red head as well as a black haired woman. I have eaten chocolate covered ants and I when I was a little girl, I had a horrible-locker room mouth on me.
I have been a student at the Arts Institute in Paris, I was once blind, but now I can see, I only dream in black and white.
Once you begin playing, and the game gets going, you will all be guessing, having a great time and become more and more competitive… You could change the rules a little and have three winners…(if you have a large amount of people playing,) by having the first three people to get two points are the winners…its up to you…It really depends on how long you want this game to go on.
All you will need is a small piece of paper and pens or pencils for each guest, a bowl hat or bag for the papers to go into. After the paper has been read , and someone has guessed it correctly, give them back their paper so it does not get read again.
Your door prizes are a great motivation for people to get involved as "everyone" loves receiving a gift and adores being the 'winner.' Your gifts should be fun and simple… nicely wrapped or in a creative gift bag.
Have fun and be daring!
Did you know that besides 'HAVING FUN,' there are many wonderful benefits of playing games? Next time you play a game, think about these assets and see if you agree.
Whether you are up for Crazy Eights, Video games, Monopoly, an adventuresome game of hide and seek with your kids, Twister, (gosh does that bring back nostalgic memories and the first four words that come to my mind are 'awkward, boy- girl – party,') 🙂 or a 'Murder Mystery' dinner party, playing games is not only fun and challenging but a great way to let loose and get to know one another.
It's easy, challenges everyone's creativity, brings forth an abundance of laughter and can become quite competitive!
Are you ready? All you will need is your imagination, white peel off labels from Staples or peel off name tag's, a Sharpie pen and a few door prizes.
If you have eight guests arriving to your party, choose a variety of eight famous people. (If you would like to play, ask one of your friends to think up a character for you and make you a name tag as well.) You can pick Hollywood stars, Entrepreneurs, Chefs, renowned authors, singers, musicians, Talk Show hosts,(anyone who is prominent and well known…) Also fictitious characters such as ; The famous Pillsbury dough boy, Superman, Spider man, Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings or Aslan the Lion from the wondrous C.S. Lewis movie, Chronicles of Narnia. It's entirely up to you and your creative juices as you are the host or hostess of this entertaining fete.
Here are a few examples…. There are so many wonderful ideas out there depending on the guest list you have.
Once you have chosen your celebrated and notorious people you would like to use for your game, write their names down on your labels, large enough for everyone to read.
The gifts you have for the winners should be creative but moderate. It really does depend on the guests and theme of your get-together. For instance, for one of my ladies luncheons, (because I love to do crafts) I had so much fun making the gifts…petite topiary trees with roses, floral baskets, decorated teddy bears, etc…Other gatherings, (if they are all ladies,) scented hand lotions, journals, body sprays, candles and picture frames are ideal. If you have a mixture of both men and women for your festivity, some ideas might be DVD's, (you can find them for $5.00 at Wal- Mart,) CD's, a decorative potted plant, a bottle of wine if they are wine drinkers or a table game, such as; Scrabble or Uno. You know your friends and family the best, so pick out the prizes according to their likings.
I hope you enjoy this game at your next get-together and let me know how it turns out! 🙂 REMEMBER to HAVE FUN!
***One last thought, If you are playing multiple games at your get-together, and you would like to only have "one winner" in this game, that is fine too.


PERSECUTION of Christians is increasing and for millions of its faithful around the world, 2015 has been a "year of fear", says Open Doors, which once again has placed North Korea as the most dangerous place to be a Christian.
Open Doors, has supported the persecuted church since its founding by Brother Andrews 50 years ago, and each year publishes its World Watch list of the top 50 most dangerous countries to be a Christian.
"Islamic extremism remains by far the most common driver of persecution: in eight out of the top 10, and 35 out of the top 50 countries, it is the primary cause," says the 2016 Open Doors World Watch List.
"A rise in Islamic extremism sees Pakistan at its highest position ever, and Libya entering the top ten for the first time," says the Open Doors reported.
It says research shows that persecution against Christians has increased so dramatically that persecution has risen even in those countries that have dropped out of its top 50.
Open Doors rates the level of persecution as "extreme" in nine countries. For the 14th year in a row, North Korea is top of the list; followed by Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Iran.
The north east African reclusive State of Eritrea has entered the top five for the first time.
"Religious extremism – Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist – is the greatest source of persecution of Christians," says Open Doors, while noting that "gender violence is a weapon of persecution: women and girls are on the frontline.".
Open Doors records show that worldwide there were over 7,000 Christians killed for faith-related reasons in the year – almost 3,000 more than the previous year.
It says its estimates exclude North Korea, Syria and Iraq, where accurate records do not exist.
Around 2,400 churches were attacked or damaged – over double the number for last year. In terms of violence against Christians and Christian property, Nigeria and Central African Republic topped the list.
One of its key findings is that never before have so many Christians been on the move.
The entry of India, often referred to as the world's biggest democracy, into the top 20 most dangerous place at17 is a first.
Open Doors says, "Persecution in India is extremely violence – and the violence is increasing.
"More than 350 Christians were physically attacked, at least nine Christians were killed for their faith and at least three women were raped in the reporting year.
"Attacks mainly come from Hindu extremists, although extremist Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Maoists have all targeted Christians.


GIBSONTON — At East Bay Raceway on Thursday night it was Jeremy Douglas winning the V8 Warriors, Phillip Cobb in the Limited Late Models, Tim Gay in the Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks and Tommy Mena in the Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers.
In the 15-lap V8 Warrior feature it was Jeremy Douglas picking up the win with Roy Woodhouse and Raymond Vann rounding out the top three.
In the 15-lap Limited Late Models feature it was Phillip Cobb picking up the win with Forrest Gough and Shan Smith rounding out the top three.
In the 15-lap Q Auto & Injury Attorneys Street Stocks it was Tim Gay picking up the win with Thomas Pratt and Dennis Wilson, Jr. rounding out the top three.
In the final feature of the night it was the 15-lap Motorstats.com feature with Tommy Mena winning with George Handy and Jeff Lacey rounding out the top three.
Action continues next Saturday on August 22nd with the Bob Long Memorial for the East Bay Sprints. Also running will be the Limited Late Models, Foster's Auto Truck Outlaw Fours, Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Florida Outlaw Mini Sprints. For information, visit eastbayracewaypark.com or call 813-677-7223.
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The TM-38 was a rectangular, metal-cased Soviet anti-tank mine used during the Second World War. The mine had a large raised rectangular central pressure plate with four reinforcing creases. When enough pressure was applied to the plate it collapses pressing down on a bolt connected to an internal lever. The lever pulls a retaining pin from the MUV fuze, which releases the striker, which impacts the MD-2 detonator.

The mine can be used with several anti-handling devices including an anti-lifting plate underneath the mine, and a device that connects the opening of the top of the mine to the fuze.

Although reasonably effective against wheeled vehicles and light tanks, it proved ineffective when used against heavier tanks later in the war. As a result, it was typically supplemented with larger charges underneath the mine. These would sometimes be rigged with additional MUV pull fuzes attached to the TM-38 mine, acting as a secondary anti-handling device.

Specifications
 Length: 8.75 inches
 Width: 8.75 inches
 Height: 3.5 inches
 Weight: 11.4 lbs
 Activation pressure: 440 lbs

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Local Family Guide Interviews with Free Time With The Kids
September 20, 2019 by Cath Jordan
Welcome to another Local Family Guide Interviews, the series in which my fellow family travel bloggers share their local knowledge, and give us some hints and tips, to visiting their hometowns, cities they live in or regions they know like the back of their hands. After all, who better to tell us about somewhere than those who live there or who call it home. And I am very excited to welcome Vicky from Free Time With The Kids to share all her knowledge of Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom.
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Please introduce yourself, your family and your blog.
I'm Vicky and I live in Aylesbury with my husband and our three kids aged 9, 7 and 2. My blog Free Time With The Kids is all about reviewing free and cheap family days out in Bucks, Beds, Oxon and Herts.
Where are you located/where do you call home?
We live in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire which is a beautiful part of the country. I've lived here pretty much my whole life. I lived in Nottingham for a few years and we've talked about moving to the South West but I just cannot seem to keep away for long!
Tell us about your hometown/location?
Aylesbury is the county town of Bucks and is famous for its ducks (according to Delia the Aylesbury duck is the best breed for making crispy duck with).
Oliver Cromwell stayed at the Kings Head pub in the town centre. The Paralympics was created at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Ronnie Barker and David Bowie both had major career breaks here so they both have statues. England ladies footballer Ellen White was born in Aylesbury too and has a mural in the High Street.
Surprisingly there are lots of famous people who were born here; Claire Foy, Jonathan Dimbleby, Lynda Bellingham and of course Roald Dahl. It's quite a list!
Share with us your top 5 cool things to do in your city/hometown/region for families.
Visit the Chiltern Hills – The highest point in the Chiltern Hills is actually part of Wendover Woods. The area has had a massive transformation project recently and now has some amazing facilities (you can read my review here). If you're looking for somewhere quieter then you could climb Ivinghoe Becon for some absolutely stunning views across the Vale of Aylesbury.
Waddesdon Manor – A visit to the manor is a must for anyone staying in the area. Essentially Waddesdon Manor was built as a party-pad and art gallery but on a scale only the Rothschild family could achieve. It has an Aviary in the grounds, a great children's play area and the Christmas season is definitely not to be missed.
Tring Natural History Museum – Speaking of the Rothschild family there is a small museum near Aylesbury that was set up by one of the more eccentric members of the family. He had a passion for animals, which he demonstrated by collecting taxidermy specimens of them!! As you do. It sounds really creepy but actually it's a really good couple of hours. If you want to bulk the day out then you can either walk around the vast Tring Park or explore the fascinating College Lake, both of which are really close.
Chiltern Open Air Museum – I love living museums and this is a brilliant example. There are loads of historically important buildings that have been relocated here, there's a good adventure playground area and loads of opportunities to get hands'on with history.
Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital is a wildlife hospital just outside of Aylesbury. Initially known for its work with Hedgehogs (hence the name) it is also famous for helping with the incredibly successful reintroduction of Red Kites into the area. Back in the late 80's they were nearly extinct in the UK but now there are (literally) hundreds of them.
It's raining in your city/hometown/region. What rainy day activities can you recommend for families?
Rogue Bowling – there is bowling, go-kart racing and an under 7's soft play all under one roof.
Bucks County Museum and Roald Dahl Children's Gallery – a free museum (entrance to the gallery is chargeable though) all about this history of Aylesbury and its surrounding area.
The Roald Dahl Museum – Nothing to do with the Children's Gallery but we are very proud of our link to the children's author. Danny Champion of the World was set in this area and he grew up around here.
Tring Natural History Museum – it's a rainy day staple around here.
Is there anything families need to know/should be wary of in your city/hometown/region?
Other than the fact that shopping in Aylesbury is really bad there's nothing else to warn you about. If you're a fan of beaches don't visit Aylesbury – it's one of the furthest points from the sea in the UK. Something that constantly bugs me.
What are your top 3 tips for families visiting your city/hometown/region?
Dress for the weather – The very best things to do in Bucks tend to be outdoors. The saying goes that there's no such thing as the wrong weather, just the wrong clothes and it's very true!
You're better off driving than relying on public transport – Our train connection only goes to Marylebone and the buses take ages to get anywhere. The best places to visit tend not to be served by public transport easily so a car makes a big difference.
Always take your own lunch – Actually this applies wherever you visit really. If you bring your own food you'll save a fortune on days out!
What type of travelling do you and your family enjoy, and where has been the top family destination that you've visited?
I'm not brave enough to take all of my children overseas yet but there is so much for us to do in the UK I really don't think that's an issue. So much of our exploring has been though days out, either from Aylesbury or from wherever we're staying on holiday. We love Cornwall and visit at least once a year (although we've stayed all around the country). There's tons of things to do and it feels like a world away!
For fun: if money was no object, where would you take your family and why?
It's a really long list but anywhere we visit (in the UK or otherwise) has to be interesting. We'd hate going to Disney or just having a beach holiday. We want to get out and explore the history or be in the great outdoors. Somewhere like Italy or Greece would be amazing. Or New Zealand. Or Norway. Or New England. Or Canada. Or Egpyt. I said the list was long.
Thanks so much to Vicky for sharing her vast local knowledge of Aylebury and Buckinghamshire with us. You can follow Vicky on her Facebook page, Pinterest or on Instagram.
If you are thinking of visiting Buckinghamshire with your family, check out Booking.com for hotels and family-friendly accommodation. If you like home comforts like us, why not consider an AirBnB. Click this link to get money off your first booking.
To find out which destinations we've been to, or for tips on travelling with kids, head back to the homepage and have a look around.
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