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I missed this match completely, so I cannot comment on it or give any opinions, below is a breakdown of the match from the ATPWorldTour site. But from what I could follow on the livescore's & the pics say it..clearly Rafa struggled, perhaps its time for a sports psychologist? We know Uncle Toni is probably the one to go to on all matters, just think Rafa needs to let off some issues?.. please do something "rapido" Rafa faces Croatian #227 Antonio Veic. They have never played each other before.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal provoked more questions in the early stages of his Roland Garros title defence as he was forced to dig deep to overcome an unlikely challenger in World No. 48 Pablo Andujar.
A straight-sets win for Nadal far from tells the story of the match, in which the defending champion trailed 1-5 in the third set and saved eight set points before prevailing 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(4) in three hours and 18 minutes.
Bidding to reach the third round at a Grand Slam championship for the first time, the 25-year-old Andujar was a constant thorn in Nadal's side. Nadal broke decisively in the 12th game to clinch the opening set, and looked to have gathered momentum as he immediately broke through at the start of the second set. However, Andujar impressed as he hit back straight away to level 2-2.
Nadal looked to be in command of the match as he broke serve in the eighth game, and fended off three break points to close out the second set 6-3. Not so. Andujar drew gasps from the Suzanne Lenglen court as he broke Nadal twice to race to a 5-1 lead in the third set.
Five-time Roland Garros winner Nadal was forced to draw on all his champion's qualities as he saved eight set points over the course of the next four games to level at 5-5, and called on greater experience than Andujar in the tie-break to clinch victory.
The 24-year-old Nadal will look to quell some doubters with a more dominant display in his next match, when he faces Croatian Antonio Veic, a surprise 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 winner over No. 28 seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia. World No. 227 Veic, 23, had won just one ATP World Tour-level match all season coming into Roland Garros and is through to the third round at a major for the first time.
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Aston Villa have been on a run that is the envy of almost every other team in England.
Six wins in a row, with Rotherham standing in the way of a magnificent seven.
That run of form started with the 4-0 demolition of Derby County at the start of March.
Unfortunately for Tommy Elphick, that win over The Rams was the last time he has been seen in the claret and blue.
He hobbled off with a foot injury at Villa Park, but that is not to say his impact hasn't been felt around the club.
Tyrone Mings, who played with Elphick at Bournemouth has heaped praise on the man who spent the first half of the season out on loan.
Speaking to the club's official site , Mings said: "Tommy has been brilliant. He's really helped.
"He's a big influence in the dressing room. He's a big character.
"You can't underestimate him here – and for me settling in either. I obviously played with him at the start when I joined. He's a good player. He's a good talker.
"Obviously, off the field, I have known him for a long time and he's a really top guy. He's helped me."
His injury meant that Mings paired with fellow loanee Kortney Hause, a partnership that has seen them concede only three times in the last five matches.
Hause himself picked up a knock during the win over Sheffield Wednesday and is a concern for the trip to Rotherham.
As for Elphick, Dean Smith has confirmed he has returned to training. The return of both Elphick and Tuanzebe mean that Villa have options aplenty for the crucial Championship run in.


Whilst the card retains the maned lion and the woman from other deck traditions the image on this card is quite startling. Beneath a thicket of purple roses a naked and fiery red-headed woman crawls across the ground like a feral beast. The ground is littered with partially buried human skulls and bones. Behind her in what appears to be a prairie, a lion placidly crouches. The sky in the image is hazed with pink suggesting sunrise.
For me this card goes beyond the traditional meaning of inner strength and courage. The image suggests the capability of humankind to become beastlike and the earth sown with skulls and bones reminds me of the Killing Fields of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. Testament to inhumanity approaching genocide the regime of Pol Pot (just one of the far too many maniacs with which our world has been cursed) highlights in stark reality the true potential for evil that lies within us all. Thankfully most of us are capable of taming the beast that resides within to lead perfectly normal lives.
I think that this card challenges us to reflect upon and contemplate the 'shadow' self and the extent to which we might use our strength to overcome those negative urges and impulses that we have and without which we would not be human. The card is about self-control and where and when (and how) to exercise it. We need strength to acknowledge and accept (and own/take responsibility for) our worst sides and behaviours.
I see the skulls more as a reminder of the eternal Biological cycles of Energy and Matter. We are all dust..Dust to dust etc.
I can´t help thinking us humans would be much happier if we´d remember that we are animals -just envious and selfish primates-and very much in the same boat with all the other animals. I think the true courage that this woman is displaying is in embracing her animal nature and shedding her "civilized" human ways for a brief moment.
I like this card too. The "beast" and the "human" seem to be swapped around from the usual depiction, so the Lion is calm and the woman is roaring. Red roses again, and she has a cross around her neck protecting her from what???
I saw the skulls as indicating a dangerous journey, probably because of the Bohemian Gothic "World".
I like this card too. The "beast" and the "human" seem to be swapped around from the usual depiction, so the Lion is calm and the woman is roaring.
Indeed, the beast is us and we are the beast, we are animals, with both peaceful and ferocious aspects. As per the LWB we need to harness the beast within us just as much as we need to cultivate peace.
The notion of the reptilian brain crosses my mind.
The raw power animal instincts buried deep within are unleashed and expressed here. It feels a bit like a cat and mouse scenario, and the feral lioness looks intently right at us... the viewer.
Does this remind anyone of the feral women in the Magician card!?
The lion in the background reminds me of the lion in the King of Wands, as well as the stone pillars in the Empress. There is also the Queen of Wands. I will scan these cards and attach so they can be seen side-by-side.
I am wondering how this card might be read as a benefit?
The Ace of Wands also has the cane (wand) decorated with something that might be a lion.
Could we also assume that the head of the cane is made out of gold? I think it is, and with the wands suit representing Alchemy, is this not the ultimate 'prize' we desire while working through the suit?? We see at the end of the suit the king with the lion, who can represent the Sun or Gold in living form. Perhaps the most valuable gold is not that which is tangible, but what is created when we can blend all elements of life (all other suits) to create gold 'within us' by manifesting it into intuition, integrity, courage. You see Daffy Duck in the wand head (I do too, but I think it's more artistic expression in regards to creating a walking stick) but look at the head of the wand from the other direction. I see a lion face, with his mane flowing back towards the right tip!! Here is a little more information on the Lion . This is a solar symbol, and when we look at the Salamander, it is considered a lunar symbol. So here we see the combining of light/dark symbolism in this card.
I only saw that as Daffy Duck which never really made sense in the LL scheme to me. Now I see the Lion facing the other way!


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that tells you how to get it!
Now what about Nectar 3 Advanced (or Production Suite)?
Advanced will do the singing for you.
Jeez, that's what I've been doing wrong!
Now I can stop irritating the kids and the cats!
Would you recommend it for harmony/normal singing? Not into robotstuff myself.
I always thought Melodyne was better for harmonies than Vocalsynth.
How is Nectar 3 working for those of you that got it?
I have the Nectar Elements with Track assistant and I find that super helpful. Just contemplating the upgrade to this N3.
Thanks again Lars for finding the deal. At $255 it's highly tempting.
Now you're killing me. You and Smokey.
I've had Nectar 2 since its introduction. It held great promise at first (I was a big fan of Alloy at the time), but every time I tried to use it I ultimately ended up going with other tools. Haven't even loaded Nectar in years.
So unless somebody suggests a compelling new feature, I can't muster much excitement for Nectar 3.
Music Production Suite 1 -> Music Production Suite 2 is just $49 less ($249) than the single Advanced Product upgrade. You'd think they would be better to their customers that have the full suite v1 (only one year ago). Guess it's a no go for me.
On the other hand, take heed, gentlemen.
If history guides us right, we should refrain and abstain.
Indeed, sale pricing on this kind of bundle upgrade (the MPB with Ozone Advanced, Insight, Nectar Production Suite, Alloy 2 and Trash2 plus expansions) went all the way from $299 ($209 at JRR) in the fall of 2015, in fact already half price of list $599, down to $99 ($64 at Time+Space) in the spring of 2016.
This could mean that the Music Production Suite 2 upgrade (from Ozone or Neutron Advanced) will cost not much more than $60.
So, if you don't urgently need the bundle, you may decide to wait things out.
but I don't see it happening. YMMV.
I'm inclined to agree with Fleer.
Although iZotope has always been very savvy about maximizing profits, there eventually comes a time when any product's sales level off and a kick in the pants is needed to boost them back up.
That's been my experience with every company that sets initially high upgrade prices, such as iZotope, Native Instruments and Celemony. I've always held out upgrading Kontakt, Ozone and Melodyne for at least a year, and every time they've eventually got me with an upgrade offer I couldn't refuse. Return business is a big deal for any company, and they'd much prefer longtime customers not slip away over a few bucks.
It seems a lot of the Nectar 3 update is getting the GUI to conform to O8/N2, as well as some functionality (meter taps and track assistant). When looking at MPS1->MPS2, it is a bit disheartening that the loyal customers aren't getting much benefit over other owners (and at some resellers get no benefit), especially when some of the products are already included in MPS1. I guess over the years I have paid more attention to the loyal customers getting no real advantage, and iZotope seems to have headed down that path. For a long time their polls were asking if I would pay just for Insight separately (always said no), and now it is a $199 plugin ($99 if you own Insight1), wow.
I use Insight every day, and love it. But I wouldn't pay $199 for it. I only have it at all because it came with Ozone Advanced, part of a $250 upgrade bundle. Nobody actually needs Insight. Every meter it includes can be had for free or cheap elsewhere.
Ugh, iZotope needs to revamp their marketing... I just got an email wanting feedback on my "Neutron 2 demo"??? Wasn't that release almost 2 years ago now?
I consistently get emails about things I already own, and deals sent often do not match what I qualify for.... Makes me wonder how many get snookered into buying the same thing twice.
which contains Neutron 2 Advanced.
Same here. I constantly get emails from iZotope about stuff I already own and not about the stuff I am interested in owning. They are actually missing out on potential profit here. Maybe their marketing department is run by ex contestants from The Apprentice.


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The British Red Cross report has found that in many instances, asylum accommodation fails to be clean, well maintained or provide a helpful community experience for asylum seekers/ Photo: Richard Grange/UNP/British Red Cross
Lack of suitable accommodation causes asylum-seekers mental ill-health, says Red Cross
The issue of accommodation provision for individuals seeking asylum within a country has recently been a topic heavily discussed in the field of immigration studies. In contribution to this, a new report by British Red Cross has highlighted how the UK asylum system is deeply flawed, and has caused increasingly negative impacts on the mental health of individuals seeking asylum.
Currently, when asylum-seeking individuals arrive in the UK, they are placed in accommodation found and provided by the Home Office until a decision has been made on their asylum claim. However, in recent times, the UK Home Office have struggled heavily with increasing delays in making decisions on asylum applications. This has resulted in a large number of individuals seeking asylum being placed in accommodation for months or even years.
It would be expected that the accommodation, if being lived in for months at a time, would be safe and secure. However, the British Red Cross report has found that in many instances, asylum accommodation fails to be clean, well maintained or provide a helpful community experience for asylum seekers. This is because the Home Office have failed to secure the money to fund community dispersal accommodation, and access to housing has been significantly reduced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
The mental health impacts of living in largely inadequate housing have been found to be severe and underappreciated. British Red Cross stated that "between January 2020 and February 2021, their teams have supported over 400 individuals living in asylum accommodation who have references to suicidal ideation or attempts recorded in their case notes".
In most instances, deterioration in mental health is due to the knock-on effects that poor accommodation can have on other areas of life. This is mirrored by research conducted by the Refugee Council, a UK charity supporting asylum-seekers, who found that 61% of asylum-seekers experience serious mental distress whilst refugees are 500% more likely to have mental health needs than the UK population.
The poor system of accommodation provision promotes feelings of isolation, reduces access to support services and healthcare due to being situated in remote areas and can influence bullying and hate crimes due to stigmatisation.
Individuals discussed instances with the British Red Cross, in which the UK Home Office were placing survivors of trafficking in large, mixed gender hostels for long periods of time, resulting in them becoming fearful of leaving their rooms. It is evident that in cases such as this, that the reduction of costs is being prioritised over ensuring the safety and wellbeing of individuals awaiting their asylum decisions.
Changes must be made to the UK asylum system in order to improve the lives and mental health of those awaiting asylum decisions. However, with the governments 'New Plan for Immigration' announced in March 2021, it appears proposed changes will not greatly benefit this vulnerable group of people.
One of the proposals would see the introduction of reception centres. The policy proposal does not detail what the centres will look like, where they will be, or for how long people would be accommodated in them. However, it has been claimed that they will "allow for decisions and any appeals following rejection of an asylum claim to be processed fairly and quickly". This insinuates that asylum seeking individuals will potentially be housed in these reception centres for the whole duration of their claim.
British Red Cross have stated that the introduction of such centres could risk reducing contact between communities, increase feelings of isolation and harm the health and wellbeing of this vulnerable group of people.
In order to address the culmination of the issues discussed here, the British Red Cross have also issued a number of recommendations for the Home office to improve their system. They include putting procedures in place to speed up the decision-making process, immediately ending the use of military barracks as accommodation and moving people out of hotels and into community dispersal housing. They also urge the government to place funding into the asylum process that could help individuals access mental health support and ensure that their needs are examined and met fully.
It is clear through the existence of these issues that the UK Home Office does not prioritise the humane treatment of asylum-seeking individuals, and instead focuses on costs, administration and electoral success. Without addressing the difficulties that asylum seeking individuals face in the asylum process, it becomes less likely that these individuals may make it onto the pathways to receive 'indefinite leave to remain' or citizenship in the future. It is absolutely vital that pressures continue to be mounted against the Home Office in the hopes that some of the recommendations are considered, and the lives of those seeking asylum in the UK may be improved.
Aaron Gates-Lincoln/Immigration Advice Service and Immigration News
Download the British Red Cross report here
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For the first time since 1964, the Glynn Academy Red Terror football team played for the 5-A Georgia state championship. The entire town was buzzing with excitement in anticipation of a win in the Dome in Atlanta. The last time a local team made it to the Dome was in 1999 when the Brunswick High Pirates played for the state championship and lost. Cheering for "the High" was hard, but I was pulling for them much like many Pirate fans pulled for the Terrors this year in the playoffs.
I have always said that I would rather be 1-9 and beat Brunswick High than 9-1 and lose to Brunswick High. Unfortunately, my sophomore year at Glynn Academy we did both. We went 1-9 AND lost to Brunswick High. While I have many fond memories of playing, that '77 team was special! The 1977 team never gave up. Unfortunately, we were never in the games either.
At one stretch during the season, we were the "homecoming opponent" for some Savannah team three weeks in a row! For those of you who don't know, most coaches try to plan on playing a "patsy" team for their homecoming game, because they want to have a big win for the crowd. I believe we were 0-5 and headed up I-95 to play Benedictine Military School in Savannah for their homecoming. The coaches always had the QBs sit right behind them in the front of the bus so they could talk game plans. I was sitting with my buddy Andy Been, the starting QB, and as he sat there in discussion with the coaches, I turned around to take a look at the guys riding behind us. What I saw made me laugh out loud. The coach gave me a stern look and I turned back to the front of the bus. The head coach's custom on these away game trips was to stand up, turn around and address the team about how tonight we would WIN!
Slowly, Coach Pruitt rose from his seat and turned back to speak to the 0-5 1977 Red Terror football team. As he looked up, he saw 57 guys sitting on the school bus, wearing paper hats made from the local newspaper, laughing and throwing things at each other. He just shook his head, turned around and sat back down. I can't be sure, but I thought I heard him say, "This is gonna be a long season." He was right!
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Q: Sum of Uniform(5,10) random variables to get more than 30 Let $X_i$ be i.i.d. $Uniform(5,10)$, and let $Y_t = \sum_{i=1}^t X_i$. Let $T = \mbox{inf}\{t:Y_t \geq 30\}$, what is $\mathbb{E}[T]$?
At first I thought this was similar to Choose a random number between $0$ and $1$ and record its value. Keep doing it until the sum of the numbers exceeds $1$. How many tries do we need?, but after trying some methods mentioned under that question, I still couldn't figure out a solution. I know $T$ can only be $4, 5, 6$, but is it possible to compute each individual probability?

A: Let $U_i$ be iid Uniform($0,1$) and let $X_i=5+5U_i$.
Then $$T=\inf\left\{ t\mid U_{1}+\cdots+U_{t}\geq6-t\right\}$$ and: $$\mathbb{E}T=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}P\left(T\geq n\right)=4+P\left(T\geq5\right)+P\left(T\geq6\right)=$$$$4+P\left(U_{1}+U_{2}+U_{3}+U_{4}<2\right)+P\left(U_{1}+U_{2}+U_{3}+U_{4}+U_{5}<1\right)\tag1$$
With induction we can prove that for $x\in\left[0,1\right]$ we have: $$P\left(\sum_{i=1}^{n}U_{i}\leq x\right)=\frac{x^{n}}{n!}$$
so the last term in $(1)$ equals $\frac1{120}$.
Further the distribution of $U_1+U_2+U_3+U_4$ is symmetric wrt $2$ so that $P\left(U_{1}+U_{2}+U_{3}+U_{4}<2\right)=\frac12$
This together proves that: $$\mathbb ET=4+\frac12+\frac1{120}=\frac{541}{120}$$

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How to charge the LiveWire motorcycle was a key question in the development phase. The bike features a RESS (Rechargeable Energy Storage System, or the main battery) and is also equipped with a small 12-volt lithium-ion battery that powers the lights, controls, horn and instrument display. Charging can be completed using an on-board Level 1 charger that plugs into a standard household outlet with a power cord stored below the motorcycle seat. LiveWire can also be charged with a Level 2 and Level 3, or DC Fast Charge (DCFC), through a CCS2 – IEC type 2 charging connector. All Harley-Davidson dealers who retail LiveWire will offer a public charging station.
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Ability Doubler is an ability that doubles the effect of each sub slot. As a result, each sub ability is 60% as effective as a main ability. It is exclusive to the Splatfest Tee in Splatoon 2.
This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on clothing are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Haunt, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, and Thermal Ink. In addition, since wearing the Splatfest Tee is mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities cannot be used for the duration of those events.
Ability Doubler, from this post from Live from Squid Research Lab.
Competitively, the only optimal use of Ability Doubler is with three different subs. Using two of the same sub is slightly less effective than a gear with a main of that ability and one sub of that ability. Using three of the same sub is also slightly less effective than a pure gear of that ability.
Since it's exclusive to the Splatfest Tee, this does not really matter; it can't be changed out of during a Splatfest, and before the Splatfest, it is better just to use it to farm chunks than to invest resources to get three different specific abilities on a temporary gear.


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Last year, there were 3,600 architectural thefts from churches in the UK, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings has claimed. These crimes included the robbery of statues, fonts and even of whole altars.
Journey times into London in the second week of the congestion charge were 26 per cent quicker than for the same period last year, despite the end of the school half-term break, according to Transport for London.
The total number of people on earth is expected to be 8.9 billion by 2050, says the United Nations Population Division.This is 400 million fewer than was predicted in 2000.The world's population currently stands at 6.3 billion people.
The number of properties sold to investors for the rental market climb by 100,000 purchases a year for the next decade, says a report from consumer research company Mintel.
Pair of early 20th century gems in King's Lynn listed
8 April 2019Greg Pitcher
Two early 20th-century commercial buildings in King's Lynn have been Grade II-listed
15 July 2019Greg Pitcher
Heritage campaigners have urged Camden Council to investigate 'alarming' works taking place at RIBA Gold Medallist Neave Brown's Grade II*-listed Alexandra Road estate
Chapman Taylor Postmodern office gains listing
The government has given a Grade II listing to Chapman Taylor's 27-year-old Postmodernist former Pearl Assurance HQ in Cambridgeshire
Battle of the bulge: heritage bodies in final bid to halt Fosters' Tulip tower
28 March 2019Richard Waite
Historic England and Historic Royal Palaces have made a final attempt to thwart the construction of Foster + Partners' proposed Tulip tourist tower, which is set to be approved next week
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So I was browsing Kijiji and I came across this old Crown Victoria. It's listed as a potential derby car, but with some work can become a road car again.
I have a 94 crown Vic for sale, it is not road worthy at this time, if someone is willing to put the work into it then it could be. Selling as is, no battery, comes with alloy wheels.
Water pump, possible fuel and break lines, parking breaks.
It's kinda rusty, but for $600 is it worthy a consideration for a first car?


Usually this heading refers to bikes. Well, there IS a bike, but this posting is to introduce Peter Walker who is our new intern. He'll be at the Museum every Saturday, soaking up all the information he can about vintage motorcycles. He's a computer science major at CSUMB and is helping with our website and sale/trade program to help us upgrade the collection.
The bike, by the way, is a Kawasaki Ninja 300.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: The Latest Updates, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 10 January 2015 by oldgeezer.
Came for a visit after their breakfast ride this morning, 01/03/15. It was a perfect day!
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 4 January 2015 by oldgeezer.
Andy Gilbert and Danny Gottfried stopped by the Museum today, Dec. 28, 2014. Andy's bike, the orange one, is a 1972 Kawasaki 500 H1B.
Danny's is the red one. It's a 1976 KH500.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 28 December 2014 by oldgeezer.
Newly restored 1973 BMW R75/5 Toaster, cream colored. Beautiful job – by the way, it's HER bike.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 19 April 2014 by oldgeezer.
Is this gorgeous or what? Adonis Taylor has been shopping for several months for the perfect bike, and he finally found it and brought it by the Museum Nov. 23. It's a cafe style Moto Guzzi in really cherry condition.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: The Latest Updates, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 25 November 2013 by oldgeezer.
Frank brought his beautiful BMW by on Sat., Nov. 2. Two-year restoration on this 1973 R-75 "Toaster" includes period bags. Sounds as good as it looks! His next project is a Bonneville.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 3 November 2013 by oldgeezer.
They chose one of Pacific Grove's outstanding autumn days to visit the Motorcycle Museum, and though they scattered here and there to eat breakfast and check out the shops, we gathered enough of them together to take a quick picture. There are nearly 800 members in this San Jose group! Great people, and an interesting club! Check them out online at http://www.meetup.com/FourCornersMotorcycleClub/ and there are some pictures on the website of their visit.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 13 October 2013 by oldgeezer.
Purchased in Enumelan, Washington. Beautiful tan/black paint job!
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 22 September 2013 by oldgeezer.
The Scout leader called and wanted to visit on a Monday. I'm happy to open up for groups and tourists who can't visit on the weekends! They had a good time, and a few more tourists slid in behind them so a great time was had by all!
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 16 July 2013 by oldgeezer.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 17 June 2013 by oldgeezer.
Matt, Ashley, and their daughter, Daisy, came down from Vacaville with Ashley's parents to visit the Aquarium and the Motorcycle Museum. They got Passports at Iron Steed in Vacaville and got them stamped by Yours Truly, there photobombing in front of the Museum.
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 15 June 2013 by oldgeezer.
Steve and Jennifer Rossi, local folks, came by the Museum today on a brand new gunmetal gray Vespa. Old sailors such as I am like that color!
This entry was posted in Motorcycle Museum, Motorcycle Museum: Visitors to the Museum on 14 June 2013 by oldgeezer.
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(Please note that these items will be covered up to a maximum of 40% including VAT of your claim limit up to a maximum of £800).
We will provide cover on the vehicle's Catalytic Converter provided an extra fee has been collected and your vehicle was under 5 years of age at time of purchase.
Gradual deterioration of performance of a component in line with the age and mileage of the vehicle will be classed as "wear and tear" and excluded from the guarantee.
All bodywork and trim, seat belts (any part), glass (including heated screens and door mirrors), sunroof panels, fuel tank, wheels and tyres. Air bags or disposal of air bags.
Minor fluid leaks, odours, external oil leaks, worn or perished seals.
Consumable items such as, but not exclusively limited to light bulbs, drive belts, wiper blades, brake linings, brake discs, cylinders, cables, glow plugs, split pipes, all hoses and key fobs.
Blocked, porous or seized components - including seized brake calipers and caliper motors.
Clearing or cleaning of fuel lines or components, contamination of fuel system either by incorrect fuelling or water ingress. Damage caused to any component by water ingress.
Clutch components, unless mechanically failed.
Electrical connections, wiring looms and batteries.
Exhaust system, including but not limited to manifolds, mufflers, brackets and mountings. Including de-pollution or diesel particulate filters and systems and EGR valves.
Cylinder block liners for vehicles over 3000 cc.
Bought my Ford Fiesta from here last week, Adam helped me tax it and gave advice on what to do with my old car, very helpful and friendly service!


These black eyeglasses are totally sleek. This rectangular full-rimmed frame comes in a matte black metal finish. The same finish extends to the bold unembellished temples and end in plastic arm tips. Things are kept simple with adjustable nose pads for a comfortable fit.


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NMSU Regents approve issuance of $85 million in system revenue bonds
October 22, 2009 by Mark Cramer NMSU NewsCenter
The New Mexico State University Board of Regents gave preliminary approval for the issuance of about $85 million in system revenue bonds at its meeting Oct. 22.
Jennifer Taylor, senior vice president of business, finance and human resources at the university, requested the bonds to finance six building and improvement projects.
The sale of bonds is the means by which institutions such as NMSU borrow money for projects. This action will allow the university to self-fund capital construction and renovation projects, including improvement to the health center, the second phase of the Chamisa student housing complex, and a new campus bookstore, arts complex and central utility plant. The bonds also were sought to cover the cost of a new irrigation system for the NMSU Golf Course.
"These are all cash-flow projects that will provide revenue for repayment," Taylor told the board. "We've examined the projects and believe they are sound. The current construction market also has seen a decline in cost, meaning our dollars go further, making this a good time to invest in these projects."
Taylor said the university's Master Plan for development of the Las Cruces campus is the driving force behind the projects mentioned, identified by NMSU as priority initiatives to meet current campus population needs and position the university for continued growth.
"Even in the current economic climate, we have a responsibility to continue to grow to meet the needs of our current and future students," Taylor said.
Kevin Powers, a financial adviser with RBC Capital Markets, joined Taylor at the meeting to provide an overview of current market conditions.
"In the municipal bond market right now, there is a real opportunity for the university to get funding at historically low interest rates," he said. "The university is well-positioned financially, with existing debt relatively small in comparison to other universities of similar size."
Taylor said NMSU's current debt capacity is at about $100 million, and stands to be resolved within 17 years, well below the 30-year norm for debt resolution in higher education.
Board members unanimously approved the resolution declaring their intent to issue the improvement revenue bonds, as well as system refunding bonds. This approval was only the first step in a lengthy process to gain full formal approval. Taylor said she would appear before them again in November and a third time in January for final approval to sell the bonds. She indicated, however, that the requested amount for the bonds would remain consistent, if not decrease.
Revenue bonds are special types of municipal bonds distinguished by their guarantee of repayment solely from revenues generated by a specified revenue-generating entity associated with the purpose of the bonds. Only the revenues specified in the legal contract between the bond holder and the bond issuer are required to be used for repayment of the principal and interest of the bonds.
The board also heard a report from Shaun Cooper, associate vice president of information technology at NMSU, and Norma Grijalva, director of ICT telecomm and networking services, on the success of the university's online distance learning programs.
NMSU entered the field of online distance education in 1997, offering three courses via the Internet. Today, the university offers more than 3,000, and some undergraduate and graduate programs are offered completely online. To keep up with demand, Cooper and Grijalva guided NMSU toward implementation of the Blackboard CE 8 online course management system.
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HomeComputeIntel's Spin on Qubits and Quantum Manufacturability
Intel's Spin on Qubits and Quantum Manufacturability
November 6, 2018 Nicole Hemsoth Compute 1
IBM, Google, and D-Wave tend to garner the headlines about quantum computing, but aside from a brief hubbub around the Tangle Lake quantum chip announcement earlier this year, insight into Intel's quantum strategy tends to lag.
This is almost certainly because there is an immediate commercial push for IBM's Q Experience and D-Wave's machines, which have sold into several companies and research labs already. Intel is less concerned with productizing as refining how quantum tech can be spun up via existing fabrication capabilities, which makes sense, even if some of those technologies could change in the next decade.
While Tangle Lake was Intel's answer to the gate-model superconducting circuits familiar in IBM, Google, Rigetti, and others' approaches, they are actually working on developing and comparing both superconducting circuits and spin qubits with a unique emphasis on the problem of dense control logic that comes with existing devices.
While this control issue might sound like a side problem, the management of all of these connections is incredibly complex and limits the current qubit count and functional scalability of current early-stage quantum systems. Intel is working on designing an integrated circuit that will allow generation of signals for the quantum devices with all of the controls for those on the same device with better performance. As with standard silicon, fewer quantum connections to the outside mean lower latency, better performance, and improved scalability.
Intel thinks that by moving more of the control electronics into the cryogenic units latencies can be dramatically reduced. They can also explore more options to reduce the connectivity issues of running all the signals into and out of the fridges with the goal of more cleanly scaling to higher qubit counts. "It is not feasible to run the two to four different signals all the way from the qubit plane up and out. We want to generate the RF controls and do the readout sensing and amplification right in the fridge to reduce the signaling in and out of the fridge from the electronics," Jim Held, who heads the emerging tech group at Intel that focuses on quantum computing, explains.
In addition to potential lower latency, untangling the control mess is also critical for future scaling. This means more qubits, but also more stable qubits with faster control response. Since quantum systems are exponential in their compute power (adding a single qubit effectively doubles the capacity of a system) the capability goes up, but so does the control complexity since each qubit is individually controlled.
To put this in some context, consider a Skylake chip with around seven billion transistors yet only around 2,000 connections to the outside world, mostly power and ground-rooted. This many-device, relative few control wires paradigm is critical for silicon and is important for quantum as well. "It's unreasonable to think we are going to get a huge number of quits and have multiple control wires for each, it won't scale that way. So the big challenges are qubit design, the on-chip controls, and off-chip controls to help scale qubit counts without the interconnects and wires getting out of hand. That's a distinguishing feature of our quantum program."
Intel's own transistor and fabrication technology expertise are another quantum differentiator, especially when it comes to the second type of quantum tech they are developing around silicon qubits, or spin qubits. This is different from the work they're already doing on the superconducting side (similar to what IBM and Google are doing quantum-wise). Spin qubits are relatively large and easy to fabricate. At its barest, these are based on a single electron that can spin up or down based on a simple quantum property of all electronics. This type of qubit looks more like a transistor in one of Intel's own advanced technology nodes—something that puts a path to quantum manufacturability in closer reach.
This may sound a bit too rooted in the real chip world than other quantum computing approaches, but Held says it the qubits are operated in a quantum regime, which means either with one microwave photon or a single electron. The capabilities to manufacture these are the same used in other Intel chips and the same that were used for the Tangle Lake quantum chip Intel debuted at CES earlier this year. This is palm-sized with 49 qubits and 108 connections to the outside—a large device by any standards. The spin qubit approach, however, offers some interesting capabilities in terms of form factors for quantum devices. It is (literally) one million times smaller than Tangle Lake and if designed and operated eventually, would offer the opportunity to put millions such devices in a very small space—all with existing manufacturing tech.
But there's no need to watch the horizon for Intel's quantum chip play. Held says that any of these technologies are at least 8-10 years away from product because the focus now is far more on research questions and understanding how to make a better device with the full software stack in tow.
Even with a production quantum device, Held says the quantum system will remain a co-processor in areas like HPC. He also says that other architectural options, including neuromorphic computing, are promising for solving other problems in existing systems, namely in terms of memory and data movement.
"Architecture continues to be important and the evolution of the industry and workloads means that we are exploring some architectural changes and opportunities that are perhaps a little more different and disruptive to the way programming will be done than the incremental approaches that have sufficed for a long time and across many things. Architecture will remain important and has been more visible to the software community than it has historically."
In addition to exploring all of this in the emerging technologies group at Intel, Held says they are also tackling some of other features of quantum processors that will make them viable as supercomputing coprocessors. These areas include connectivity, which is a subtle but important differentiator between the various quantum processors. Intel's current quantum architecture uses a nearest neighbor approach, an array of qubits with each qubit connected to four others which is a key to error correction. The holy grail of quantum computing lies in this concept of error correction because qubits decohere or lose their state over time and Intel's topology is focused on providing this by the feedback loop of four closely connected qubits.
Further, as we will discuss in more depth in a companion article on Intel's quantum software stack, co-design is key for Intel Labs as they bring quantum theory to experiments. Instead of focusing on just the hardware Held, says building the entire stack is the best method for guiding the tradeoffs and directing overall strategy. "We can understand the implications of choices as well as the opportunities to capitalize on those tradeoffs if we have work, expertise, simulations, and other tools set up to work on everything together rather than just zeroing in on one piece of the quantum puzzle."
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The Forschungszentrum Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC) in Germany will soon be home to Europe's first D-Wave quantum computer. By the end of 2020, the center […]
Quantum Annealing Advances Woven Into Next-Gen D-Wave System
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D-Wave Systems is getting ready to roll out its next quantum annealing computer, a system that will encompass more than 5,000 low-noise qubits, as well […]
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A very smart course, Intel becoming the Cisco of Quantum computing.


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Braintree's resilience was a boost for boss Borg
By Simon Spurgeon @SimonSpurgeon Sports desk
Alfie Cerulli celebrates putting Braintree ahead. Picture: Jon Weaver
SEEING resilience and a never-say-die attitude from his players was the most pleasing aspect of Braintree Town's superb draw against Havant & Waterlooville for manager George Borg.
The Iron claimed a stunning point against a side who have been widely tipped as promotion favourites in Vanarama National League South this year as they showed great resolve in a dramatic finale.
Having battled hard over 95 minutes, come back to draw level at 2-2 in the 87th minute and then fallen behind again almost immediately, it looked as though Braintree wouldn't see their efforts rewarded.
However, deep into time added-on at the end, Rhys Murrell-Williamson stepped up and fired in a 30-yard free-kick to grab a point with a 3-3 draw that sparked wild celebrations around Cressing Road.
It was a wonderful way to kick-start the festive fixtures and Borg couldn't have been more pleased for his players.
He said: "I said to them at the end that I was so proud of all of them.
"We hadn't had a chance to do patterns of play or anything before the game because of the weather and for them to put in that performance was unbelievable.
"It just goes to show what you can do.
"So I was delighted for us because we have tough fixtures coming up and it won't be easy, but I have never quit on anything as a challenge.
"I said to the chairman that it's nice to come back and help and we'll see how we go forward.
"The ticker does go a little bit more these days and I'm not getting any younger but it was great.
"What pleased me most was the way we kept competing and getting back at Havant.
"Even though they thought they would come here and it would be like it was when Hampton & Richmond did.
"But that wasn't a team like the Braintree teams I have.
"I know we have young players and there is a little bit of naivety, so I have to accept that players will make the little errors, but as for the system and the players, everything went to plan.
"I felt this could be a turning point because we have some tough games coming up."
Braintree were due to continue their Christmas fixtures with a trip to one or Borg's former clubs – Chelmsford City – on Boxing Day for a game that was set to be played after the Times went to press.
And the festive games keep coming when first Concord Rangers visit Cressing Road on Saturday and then the Clarets arrive for the second part of the local derby on New Year's Day.
It is a tough spell, but Borg was pleased to head into it with a win.
He added: "It was nice after all the effort we put in before the game (against Havant & Waterlooville) that they could put in a performance like the one they did and to get something out of it against one of the best teams in the league.
"It shows the potential that we have as a little squad of players.
"All of the stuff that has been going round about money – yes we aren't the biggest paying club – but it isn't about that.
"It is about passion for this football club and passion for the supporters.
"The boys I've got in now won't leave.
"Keep sending in your seven-dayers because they won't leave; they can see the good stuff that we're trying to do with helping the young players.
"Hopefully we'll have two good games against Chelmsford and one against Concord over Christmas and keep moving forward."


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Liverpool and the Champions League - How important is it for the Reds to top their group?
We take a look at the teams Liverpool could potentially face if they qualify for the last 16
Neil Jones
OK, we all know what Liverpool need in order to secure Champions League progression.
A win or a draw against Spartak Moscow at Anfield tonight will see them safely into the last 16 – a significant step forwards, given the club's lack of top-level European football in recent years.
Defeat against the Russians, however, would likely see them eliminated – assuming Sevilla can get a result in Slovenia against Maribor.
But while qualification for the knockout stages is a must, is it also important for Liverpool to top the group? What is the difference between finishing first and finishing second?
How can Liverpool top their group?
Simple. If they win against Spartak, they will finish top of Group E.
They will also finish first if they draw with Spartak and Sevilla fail to beat Maribor. If Liverpool draw and Sevilla win, the Spaniards will take top spot.
If Liverpool and Sevilla both lose, then Spartak will go through as group winners.
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow
As it happened
Moreno injured
Who can Liverpool draw in last 16?
Andy Kelly's analysis
James Pearce verdict
How the media reacted
What now for Henderson?
For the last 16 draw. Well, theoretically at least.
The draw for the first knockout round is seeded, so that the eight group winners will be placed into one pot, and the eight runners-up into another.
That means that, theoretically at least, winning your group gives you a better chance of a favourable last 16 tie. Seeded teams also get the advantage of playing the second leg on home soil.
So who could Liverpool draw if they won their group?
Only half the picture is clear after Tuesday's games, with Groups A to D now finished.
But here is what we know so far.
Group A –Basel's impressive 2-0 win over Benfica (what happened to the Portuguese side, by the way? Six defeats from six!) saw them finish as runners-up to Manchester United, picking up 12 points out of a possible 18.
Liverpool know all about the Swiss side.
Group B – Despite a cracking 3-1 win over Paris St-Germain, Bayern Munich finished second by virtue of their head-to-head result with the Ligue 1 side. A swift return to the Allianz after the summer's friendly?
Group D - Juventus sealed their passage through as runners-up to Barcelona with their 2-0 win over Olympiakos. The Reds last met the Italians in 2005, of course.
Group F – Manchester City have qualified as group winners, Shakhtar will be join them if they avoid defeat at home to City or if Napoli do not win away to Feyenoord. Napoli must win and hope Shakhtar lose; in that case Napoli would finish second on head-to-head.
(Image: PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images)
Group G – Beşiktaş are through as group winners. Porto are through if they win at home to Monaco, or as long as they are at least level on points with Leipzig due to their superior head-to-head (on goal difference). Leipzig must pick up more points than Porto to finish second.
Group H - Real Madrid have already sewn up second spot after Tottenham's impressive ascent to the top of the group, and Borussia Dortmund's hugely disappointing campaign.
... And what about Group C? Roma's win over Qarabag, combined with Chelsea's draw with Atletico, saw the Premier League champions finish as runners up. Because of country protection, Liverpool would not be able to face Antonio Conte's side.
Liverpool could face: Basel, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Shakhtar OR Napoli, Porto OR RB Leipzig, Real Madrid
What about if they finish second, then?
Well, that would potentially be a nightmare. Firstly, it should be remembered out that Liverpool cannot be drawn against any English teams – and three of those have secured that honour already.
Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham have already qualified as group winners, meaning the Reds could not meet them in the last 16.
That leaves just four potential opponents, the winners of Groups B, C, D and G. Liverpool cannot be drawn against any team that was in their own qualification group, Group E.
All of those have already been decided.
Liverpool could face: Paris St-Germain, Barcelona, Roma, Besiktas
The draw for the Champions League last-16 knock-out stage will take place on Monday 11 December at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
It will take place at 11am and fans will be able to follow it via live stream on UEFA's official website.
The first-legs will take place on February 13/14 and 20/21, with the second-leg games due to be played on March 6/7 and 13/14.
Let's just hope Liverpool can put their name in the hat, first and foremost!


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Legends Pool Room is the premier location in Pensacola for an enjoyable and relaxing billiard experience. We have everything you need for a perfect afternoon or evening. With a well stocked refreshment counter, jukebox for entertainment and ATM for extra cash, you are well covered. Want to raise you skill level. We have a stock of cues and accessories on site. We can also provide maintenance services to your own equipment.


AMM'S APPROACH TO ARTIST MANAGEMENT CENTRES AROUND MUSIC DEVELOPMENT AS THE MAIN DRIVING FACTOR IN AN ARTIST'S CAREER.
ALL OTHER FACETS FROM TOURING TO BRAND PROFILE STEM FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS METICULOUSLY SCULPTED INTO A CREATIVE VISION AND COMMUNICATED IN A WAY THAT ALWAYS MAINTAINS ARTISTIC INTEGRITY. WHETHER AN ARTIST IS IN NEED OF ESTABLISHING AN IDENTITY IN THE EARLY STAGES OR IS ALREADY A FRANCHISE IN NEED OF TAKING THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AMM HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE FROM STRATEGY TO EXECUTION.
WITH THE CONSTANT EVOLUTION OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE, NEVER HAS THERE BEEN A TIME WHERE THE NEED FOR ARTISTS TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR CAREERS HAS BEEN MORE RELEVANT.
AMM HAS THE TEAM THAT CAN DELIVER AND HELP AN ARTIST ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.


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Bouwmaatschappij Concordia NV was een semi-filantropische onderneming, die op 1 december 1864 in Amsterdam werd opgericht door de bankier Christiaan Pieter van Eeghen en de jurist Henrick S. van Lennep. Zij brachten hun bezit erin onder (grond en panden) dat zij hadden in de Amsterdamse arbeiderswijk Jordaan. Deze sociale onderneming, vernoemd naar de Romeinse godin van de eendracht Concordia (Latijn voor "met (één) hart"), werd namens Van Eeghen en Van Lennep verhuurder en beheerder van pas gebouwde arbeiderswoningen.

419 woningen
In de periode van haar bestaan tot 1917 bouwde, renoveerde of beheerde zij ruim 400 woningen die waren bestemd voor de arbeidersklasse. Verreweg de meeste woningcomplexen die aan Concordia te danken zijn, bestaan nog steeds. Bijna allemaal zijn deze panden inmiddels rijks- of gemeentelijk monument, als toonbeelden van de filantropische woningbouw uit de tweede helft van de 19e eeuw.

Sociaal betrokken
Door het uitblijven van overheidsingrijpen in de schrijnende woonomstandigheden van de arbeiders, had een aantal vooraanstaande Amsterdammers het initiatief genomen om zelfstandig of samen met andere welgestelde burgers iets te doen aan de slechte huisvesting van de snel groeiende arbeidersklasse in Amsterdam.
C.P. van Eeghen was vanaf 1850 tot zijn overlijden in 1889 als sociaal geëngageerd zakenman betrokken bij veel initiatieven om de woonomstandigheden van de arbeidersgezinnen te verbeteren. Hij speelde een belangrijke rol bij de oprichting van de eerste woningbouwvereniging van Nederland, de Vereeniging ten behoeve der Arbeidersklasse te Amsterdam, nam deel aan de oprichting van de Amsterdamsche Vereeniging tot het bouwen van Arbeiderswoningen en ook particulier liet hij woningen bouwen in de Jordaan of kocht krotten op om deze te verbeteren.

Concordia-zuid

In de jaren 50 van de 19e eeuw kocht hij de verkrotte hoek Elandsstraat/Lijnbaansgracht/Lijnbaansstraat, later bekend als Concordia-Zuid. Van Eeghen liet er tussen 1858 en 1860 woningen bouwen naar ontwerp van Pieter Johannes Hamer (1812-1887), een architect die in staat was tegen lage kosten degelijke en betaalbare arbeiderswoningen te bouwen. Het woningbestand werd verrijkt met vijf woonblokken. Doordat er wederom werd gekozen voor rug-aan-rugwoningen, ontstond net als elders bij ontwerpen van P.J. Hamer een binnenplaats die sterk deed denken aan een ouder type woningen dat een filantropische oorsprong had: het hofje.

Hof van Parijs

Een voorbeeld van erbarmelijke leefomstandigheden van arbeiders trof men aan in het minder inspirerende Hof van Parijs in de Elandsstraat, 72 woningen die Van Eeghen in 1858 had gekocht om grondig te renoveren: ''"een naar men zegt, nog afschuwelijker broeinest van stoffelijk en zedelijk vuil, dan het fort van Sjakoo"''
In 1902 werd het in opdracht van Concordia gesloopt en het jaar daarop werden in het nieuwe Hof van Parijs 36 woningen opgeleverd, wel iets ruimer opgezet omdat enkele omliggende percelen waren aangekocht door Concordia. Het heet nog steeds zo, en is gelegen aan de even zijde van de Elandsstraat (nr. 160-182). In 1984 is het geheel verbouwd en vernieuwd in opdracht van het Gemeentelijk Woningbedrijf, en vervolgens vernummerd. Het is een rijksmonument.

Lijnbaansstraat
Concordia moest het karwei afmaken in de daarop volgende decennia. Lijnbaansstraat 31-33 uit 1876 was een van de latere werken van P.J. Hamer. Na zijn overlijden mocht architect A.P. Timmers in 1897 eens laten zien wat hij in huis had, in het nieuwbouwproject dat nog steeds is te bewonderen op de Lijnbaansstraat 27-29.

De woningen in de hoek Elandsstraat/Lijnbaansgracht/Lijnbaansstraat, die eind 19e eeuw werden verhuurd door Concordia, staan bekend als Concordia-zuid.

Concordia-noord

Mr. H.S. van Lennep kocht en saneerde de hoek Westerstraat en Anjeliersstraat. In 1862 liet hij aan het eind van de Westerstraat bij de Lijnbaansgracht een complexje bouwen van 72 woningen (Westerstraat 327-405/Lijnbaansgracht 63-65). De bouw was naar een ontwerp van architect P.J. Hamer.

Nieuwe opdracht

Aansluitend kreeg dezelfde architect de opdracht om iets verderop aan de Westerstraat een wat rijker gedetailleerd complex te bouwen (Westerstraat 215-295).

Anjeliersstraat

In 1864 bracht Van Lennep al deze grond en panden onder in de Bouwmaatschappij Concordia NV. Grenzend aan de reeds gerealiseerde nieuwbouwprojecten verwezenlijkte Concordia in 1876 het soberder woningcomplex Anjeliersstraat 162-394, gebaseerd op de reeds gebouwde ontwerpen.

Rug-aan-rug
De bouwblokken bestonden uit kleine rug-aan-rugwoningen, met één en twee kamers, bestemd voor arbeidersgezinnen. De blokken zijn van elkaar gescheiden door twee binnenterreinen. Deze waren oorspronkelijk bedoeld als bleekveld. De binnenplaatsen, inmiddels ook wel Concordiahof genoemd, zijn bereikbaar via poorten aan de Westerstraat en aan de Anjeliersstraat. Door de gevels in deze bouwblokken op te knippen, probeerde P.J. Hamer de grootschaligheid te doorbreken.

De woningen in de hoek Westerstraat/Lijnbaansgracht/Anjeliersstraat, die eind 19e eeuw werden verhuurd door Concordia, staan bekend als Concordia-noord.

Zonder verlies
In Amsterdam was Concordia uitsluitend in de volkswijk Jordaan actief. Bovendien vertrouwde de toenmalige gemeente Kralingen
de onderneming in 1883 de aanleg toe van de Avenue Concordia. Het was een bouwmaatschappij met een aandelenkapitaal en kon zonder verlies rondkomen. Van het begin af aan kon op de aandelen veelal 4 à 5% rente per jaar worden uitgekeerd.

Verkoop aan gemeente
Na de invoering van de Woningwet in 1902 was er voor de maatschappij minder aanleiding om de activiteiten voort te zetten. De woningen werden aan de gemeente aangeboden, om te voorkomen dat het sociale uitgangspunt van de verhuur door nieuwe aandeelhouders zou worden verlaten.

De gemeenteraad besloot in maart 1917 het hele woningbezit van Bouwmaatschappij Concordia NV aan te kopen en onder te brengen bij de in 1915 opgerichte Gemeentelijke Woningdienst Amsterdam. Enkele percelen hadden slechts 'afbraakwaarde' en werden in de loop der jaren door de gemeente gesloopt.

Renovatie in jaren 80
Midden jaren zestig van de 20e eeuw beheerde de Stichting Studenten Huisvesting een flink aantal van de Concordia-woningen, in afwachting van grootschalige sanering van de Jordaan. In 1979 werd deze overeenkomst opgezegd, vanwege plannen om de woningen te renoveren. Die renovatie startte pas medio jaren tachtig. Daarbij zijn een groot aantal woningen samengevoegd, waardoor 102 voordeuren verdwenen, en van de bergzolders woonruimte werd gemaakt. Tegenwoordig herbergen de Concordia-panden 249 sociale-huurwoningen, merendeels met drie kamers. De panden zijn een monumentaal aandenken aan de filantropische inslag van Bouwmaatschappij Concordia NV.

Weer privaat bezit
In 1965 werd de Gemeentelijke Woningdienst, tegelijk met de verhuizing naar het Wibauthuis, omgedoopt in Gemeentelijke Dienst Volkshuisvesting, waar de bouw en het beheer van de gemeentewoningen in handen kwam van het dienstonderdeel Gemeentelijk Woningbedrijf Amsterdam. Het Gemeentelijk Woningbedrijf werd in 1994 geprivatiseerd in de Stichting Het Woningbedrijf Amsterdam. Tussen 2004 en 2014 fuseerde deze stichting met woningcorporaties in Amsterdam, Almere, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Kennemerland en Weesp tot de huidige Stichting Ymere, waardoor een van de grootste woningcorporaties van Nederland ontstond. De laatste fusie van Ymere dateert van 2011, toen Woningstichting Goed Wonen Koedijk Sint-Pancras opging in Ymere, met 1050 woningen in Alkmaar, Langedijk en Heerhugowaard.

Thans zijn de Concordiawoningen in eigendom en beheer bij deze woningcorporatie.

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Preclinical trials will be conducted to test promising neuroprotectants. Trials will be translated to phase II/III trials in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy.
We are testing a range of novel neuroprotectants, cells and rehabilitations: (i) Melatonin (an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects); (ii) Inflammasomes (enhance secretion of extracellular vesicles and modulation of their protein cargo with neuro-modulatory and neuro-repair effects) and (iii) cell therapies. Substantial preclinical evidence now exists to support the conduct of human trials evaluating stem cell therapy for perinatal brain injury. For children with CP, stem cells appeared to induce short-term improvements in gross motor skills, despite acknowledged trial limitations. Further research, in particular RCTs, using rigorous methodologies will be conducted. Different types of cells have been proposed, including amnion epithelial cells (AECs); mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs); umbilical cord blood (UCB), and neural progenitor/neural stem cells (NSCs). These cell types have different mechanisms of action and routes of administration that must be considered when designing clinical trials. AEC, MSC and UCB cells have anti-inflammatory and trophic properties, and therefore theoretically will be of most benefit during the primary phase (first 6hrs) of neuroinflammation, if neuroprotection and repair is sought. If administered in the chronic tertiary phase, smaller gains may still be possible via trophic effects and the emerging evidence that inflammation persists into the tertiary phase of injury. Contrastingly, in addition to anti-inflammatory and tropic properties, NSCs may also act via regenerative mechanisms i.e. cell replacement properties, thus making them a better therapeutic target for tertiary stage injury.
Current Projects in this theme:
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Postnatal therapeutics for improving neurodevelopmental outcomes in IUGR
Targeting the blood brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of neuborn brain injury
Birth Asphyxia Brain Injury: The Babi Study
Cord blood stem cells for cerebral palsy.
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Резервная команда «Кремня» выступала преимущественно в турнирах местного уровня, в 2000 году став серебряным призёром чемпионата Полтавской области. В 1999 году резервисты кременчужан впервые приняли участие в любительском чемпионате Украины, однако стали последними в своей группе, одержав одну победу в 10 матчах. В сезоне 2019/20 молодёжная команда клуба, под названием «Кремень-Юниор», снова участвовала в чемпионате Украины среди любителей, однако снова стала последней в турнирной таблице своей группы.

Современная команда была создана в 2021 году и была заявлена для участия в чемпионате Полтавской области. Уже спустя год «Кремень-2» был включён в состав участников второй лиги чемпионата Украины. Дебютную игру на профессиональном уровне резервисты «Кремня» провели 5 сентября 2022 года, на выезде уступив николаевскому «Васту» со счётом 5:0

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Q: Wireless connection issue on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Just done a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Lenovo Yoga 530.
I am having issues with my network, it's unrecognised.
*network UNCLAIMED
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  product: RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

A: UNCLAIMED means Ubuntu is recognizing the hardware, but it needs a driver for it to work. Thanks this card is really common and there is a driver on Github for it.
You will need an ethernet connection and follow this steps on your terminal:
sudo su
apt install -y dkms git
git clone https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce.git
cd rtl8821ce
./dkms-install.sh
modprobe 8821ce

After completing that steps, you should be good to go, and your card should be working.


How do you love the Lord with all your mind?
Does this mean our conscience and sub conscience mind?
Do we develop this through a reasoning process? If so, why do some of us run so hard from the school of reasoning? This being studying and developing our minds to think like Jesus taught and modeled.
In 1 Corinthians, Chapts. 2 and 3, Paul puts it pretty succinctly about how we have been equipped to love GOD with our minds IF, IF we walk as spiritual men and not worldly ones.
But as Scripture says: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him. But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets. No one can know a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own Spirit." But look! There's hope.
Because, " we have received God's Spirit (not the world's spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
That is a powerful Scripture…WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST. I believe that the man/woman who" studies the Word of God and strives to develop his personna into the image that God's will has for each of us, ( a workman worthy of his study of the WORD) who is sincere in seeking after the Lord will NOT ALLOW himself/herself to be deceived.
So, the Scripture song goes…"TRAIN YOUR MIND TO FOLLOW AFTER HIM.
HOW? "Day after day, take every thought that exalts man, and exalts itself against the POWER AND KNOWLEDGE of GOD, take it captive."…rebuke it. Cast it out and refuse, reject it by saying what God says about a thing or about a person or whatever the demonic thought or temptation might be. Bring your thoughts into the subjection of the Word of God and Jesus Christ.
Once you ENTERTAIN IT it has captured YOU!
"He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8. The Word spells it out for us pretty clearly. Just as the Scripture that Debi posted says…." He HUMBLED Himself"…this has been repeated by Paul from of old….from God's previous message that He gave to Micah. To humble oneself, is to submit to the Word, to God's way of thinking and doing. Maybe to think like Jesus, to have the mind of Christ….first involves submission and humility; to respond to godly correction; Training our conscious thinking is quite a task. But truly, BY FAITH, we must submit our "sub-conscious" to the Lord's command. For our sub-conscious mind will try to deceive us if do not discipline our consciences to think like, and follow and be obedient to the Word of God, no matter what.
Could it be we are just too lazy to learn and practice skillful living according to the standard that God has given us through the Book of Life?
Sara, that was primarily what I thought to write as I was thinking about the above Scripture in Phil. 4:8. He has told us what is good to think about. But if I prefer to entertain thoughts of revenge or rejection, or envying or jealousies or anxious thoughts…and keep being drawn back to those surmisings, I am just being too lazy to keep my thought life in order. We would rather let our thoughts float around in dangerous and indiscriminate territory . It would seem that we just "like" to think about those things. It takes diligence to keep one's thoughts pulled up in order as we are being assailed from every side, constantly, and distracted daily by the devilish works of the world around us and opposers to the truth and God's Word.
We have to WANT to preserve our thought life every moment.
To reflect on; contemplate. TO PLAN IN THE MIND; intend: .
To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.
I get that WE MUST PLAN WHAT WE THINK ABOUT!!
Lazyness reminds me of idleness and there is a saying "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." An idle mind sounds like a passive mind (one definition of passive being "not active or not participating perceptibly in an activity"). In order to participate with God it would seem we must have to be engaged and focused, flexible and teachable.
Many books have been written on the battlefield of the mind. Joyce Meyer comes to…'mind'. And there are others. Because, the tryst for the mind, especially of a believer, is a trophy in the devil's award cabinet. That is why the Word admonishes us to serve and love God with all our….MIND !
"If our intentions and purposes are lined up with those of God's, we will profit in everything we do, and obtain God's deliverance from all evil.
Gary and Sara taught…"either you are obedient or you are NOT. There is no in-between!" If the world/flesh/devil gets a toe hold in our minds it opens the door to fear, anxiety, frustration and depression. We must NOT allow the world/flesh/devil to touch our thinking and thought life. It belongs to Christ and Christ alone.
Needles, sounds like your son got to the heart of the matter.
A lot to be said for power of choice.
Great wisdom from the mouth of your son, Needles. Hum, twin Needles.
It seems the Lord has our best interests at heart also when He commanded us to love Him with all our minds. Putting parameters on our thinking makes us healthier and better able to love and serve Him.
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CAROLYN FROST
Frans Groenewald in his studio at Lourensford Estate in Somerset West.
Over the holidays, as I was heading back from Radloff Park and a lovely walk with the dogs at the riverside, I passed a familiar sight: an old red Vespa came buzzing past me, with the familiar smiling, bearded face of beloved local artist Frans Groenewald, on his way up to his studio at Lourensford Estate.
I did a U-turn, and intercepted him in the parking lot under the oak trees. "So, what's happening, anything exciting?" I asked him.
He whipped out his phone and showed me a couple of photos, which told the sweetest story (and good stories, as our readers know, is exactly what we're always on the lookout for).
That this tale was one of love, simply brightened my day. A follow-up visit to the studio a few weeks later, and I got the whole story…
Chris Eksteen, who is a regular visitor to the estate, shared the chronology of events.
"A little over year ago I was playing around on Tinder (a dating application, he adds… 'for those who live in caves and don't go on the grid much')."
He came across a profile where the pictures were "absolutely shockingly, terrible, so bad actually that it caught my attention immediately," he explains. This very badly put-together profile belonged to Genevieve Da Silva, and that's where it all started, swipe right.
Shortly after meeting, "right there and then I knew this girl was absolutely mind-blowingly special… I have been blessed," says Chris.
Fast forward a year, and "I found myself thinking of the perfect way to ask her to marry me." They have a Sunday ritual after church, going to Lourensford Market to unwind, chat and start the week relaxed.
"This is our special place, and if I where to ask her, what better place than one we can always come back to, and build a memory."
And this is where Frans came in, as he'd previously done some art work for Chris, and what started off as a simple idea very quickly became a bit more complicated and ambitious, as Chris decided to have a treasure hunt too, and involve some stallholders at the market.
On the special day, December 18, each place they then visited yielded a clue for Genevieve, with Frans's studio as the final destination, where eventually Chris went down on one knee, and proposed to Genevieve – who, needless to say, said a resounding "yes!".
Frans continues the tale: "Since my career as an artist started 13 years ago, I have been approached by many people to do special commissioned paintings for them as a gift for a special friend, family member and a corporate colleague."
Looking around his studio, evidence of his quirky, creative sense of humour is evident everywhere on the colourful walls and canvases.
I have many of Frans's artworks, collected over the years (and I'm talking along the lines of cards, prints, calendars, fridge magnets, and even an apron, with his quintessential Italian-type pictures, with clever wordplay, that has become his trademark.
"This 'Paint Your Story' has grown into quite a big part of my annual project mix, which includes gallery (self-expression art), illustrations for companies, creating new images for printed products, children's books etc," says Frans.
By now we've walked over the nearby coffee roastery for a top-up.
He is clearly here as often as he is at his studio, judging by how many people stop to greet him, and have a leisurely talk.
The art commissions are mostly received with great excitement, and often tears, as it resonates with the person's own life, and is often orchestrated by a few close-knit people involved, he says.
"I give the client a list of questions to help gather some information, then develop a concept sketch with a touch of wit (wordplay), subject to some changes and the final artwork to fit the budget," Frans says.
"I have met some very interesting people through my work, and doing these story paintings is a great privilege to creatively capture someone's life on canvas.
"At a deepest level in our psyche we want to be acknowledged, belong and feel secure. And therefore the visual narrative or story touches our soul," he adds.
The added elements of wordplay, fresh colours, illustrative and quirky style also puts a smile in the heart and mind of the client, that much is clear.
What particularly catches my attention is Frans's ability to play with words and phrases, which he uses to perfect effect on his artwork, and if ever he wants to moonlight as a sub-editor, he'd be snapped up!
While I was taking some more photos at the gallery, some visitors from abroad came in to buy some canvasses, first insisting that he sign them on the front.
A German couple tells me that visiting his studio is a highlight of their annual visits, and then an American visitor strolls in, also a repeat customer, and the talk turns to Trumpian politics…
Fortified by the good company, stimulating conversation, gorgeous visuals and a great cup of Joe, I reluctantly headed off.
We'll cover some more of these wonderful painted stories in future editions of Bolander, and it may even be yours…
For information visit www.vespaghetti-art.com
Frans has offered a lucky Bolander reader the opportunity to have their story captured on canvas. To qualify, send an SMS with your name and the code word BDVESPA to 34445. SMSes cost R1.50, and lines close on Friday January 27. The winner will be notified telephonically.
Cherished meres transferred to canvas.
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I don't know why my body treats me with incredible weakness. After a long period of back pain I was at last able to sit and draw again. But my body responded with pain in the arms and the thumbs. How sad is that!