In the last Sunday's episode (May 15) of ASAP, some of ABS-CBN hottest teen stars were dressed up in "Reyna Elena" gown including my favorite Andrea Brillantes. She was stunning on her white gown that she could really be identified as a princess.
Check the video below as I follow her from her dressing room to the standby area prior her production number.
Andrea Brillantes has recently launched her YouTube channel under the user name AndreaBrillantes12. Don't forget to subscribe her channel.


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About Yungu School
To be simple, my involvement in the founding of Yungu School has been anchored in the original for the dedication and a dream, which have just coincided with the idea put by Mr. MA (Jack MA) to have a school advancing towards the future by certain efforts and attempts for reform of the Chinese education.
What Education Is Needed for Chinese Kids?
Once, the picture below struck me profoundly, since a school shall not be like a factory, nor shall education be used as a machine for shaping kids. Education imparting is supposed to be in the similar way as a tree grows in the natural manner, both of which entail care and devotion in the course, rather than being in a background reminding of a war or a fierce competition.
Potentials and future shall never be built on a score sheet on the campus, where inspiration and nutrition should be drawn for kids. What the pure vision is for Yungu in terms of education can be found in the book My Ideal Education by Mr. Yongxin ZHU, who has revealed that kids shall be provided with a campus life being happy and whole.
What Education Is to Advance towards the Future?
Just give some consideration to the opinion on study amid us adults before having any thought about the future. Obviously, the popular idea concerning study, which used to be mainly about knowledge learning, can find nowhere to stay afloat in the era today.
As for the future, where it will be impossible to learn all the knowledge under rapid changes, what is about and beyond study need be understood by more educators--the drive and ability to study by constantly applied efforts, the way of thinking, and the aspiration for happiness, all of which are likely to be in company with one's life with the everlasting influence. We can't deny that the traditional education, by which we have been cultivated, does have something to learn from, but that is far sufficient. Yet, a systematic analysis can be made by educators based on the shaping up, although the word future sounds quite abstract since nobody can have a precise prediction what it will be in days to come. After all, it is the qualities and abilities to be entailed in the future that are what in reality deserves learning and mastering for kids.
The early period of the school founding saw a clear target presented after discussions with Mr. MA, which has been about targets of student developing. A general view has hold that the following is what our kids in the future should be shaped as to educate happy global citizens and lifelong learners who are charitable and independent, with a strong sense of social responsibility. The practice in the past two and half years, based on the stated targets, has facilitated the staff members of Yungu to have produced a framework regarding student cultivation by further details. Remarkably, ability-and-quality-oriented courses and educating conduction in Yungu will be performed, banking on two core characters, three major basic literacy skills, and three key abilities.
Since the very beginning of the school establishing, we have been unswervingly committed to the given vision of Yungu, to create such a campus as can in a new style correspond to the future, in order that quality educating is expected to become available to more kids by means of the strength of science and technology, by our attempts from the concept to practice step by step and from changes by small innovation, always with our original accompanied.
A popular view goes vital that Yungu is just like a state-owned school by innovation; then does the given innovation mean becoming totally different? From my perspective, innovation of Yungu goes along with promotion and commitment, instead of abandoning all, as an innovation-based school is not necessary to get precedent removed. For Yungu, consideration of innovation has involved in such three fields as education delivering, culture, and the final cultivation in kids with the ability to be innovative.
Innovation can never go against the rules engaged, allowing that education is a time-honored career with distinctive laws and principles. In response, innovation is supposed to be conducted in combination with inheritance and commitment, which shall be followed by all the education staff. Yungu, as a Chinese campus, has adopted the national curriculum, with teaching based on the materials accordingly. The differences lie in the innovated teaching methods, where novel ways have been employed by teachers here concerning ways, paths, forms, and strategies. Hence, the innovation involved has become the largest challenge for the teaching crew.
My opinion holds that all the designs as to experience in a school can be included into courses, despite the curriculum in fact involving a wide range. Correspondingly, the connotation of teaching has also got a richer extension. Thus, a new definition shall be given to teaching and learning. For example, the course-based design shall be unfolded by reconstruction integrated with quality and ability, in the form of modules or with a course combined. In detail, such environments are where learning is carried as the courses about museums, the PBL with the theme of Xixi Wetland, wheel-type debates with open topics, DT courses with a toy middle school designed by senior graders to their junior compeers, and amid others. In conclusion, Yungu is where innovation and promotion is under way constantly to fit in what and how to be taught and learnt.
Further, innovation in Yungu has referred to a kind of spirit, which is of the greatest help to put an end to our mindset. For me on some occasions, a fast decision would be habitually made out of the ages' experience as a headmaster before working in Yungu. Yet, I have come to realize how important it is to break free of the usual thinking way and adopt an alternative for Yungu a school built on innovative genes, after my employment here and collaboration with those from Alibaba in particular. In return, accumulation and experience should be taken into consideration for reference but a constant reminder is also needed against empiricism.
Consequently, a second thought would be applied when my being confronted with a problem--is it OK to do so? Is it the only way? Is there an alternative solution to have a try? The principle of being a headmaster in Yungu comes along with that no limit shall be set on me or teachers, but chances are allowed for the latter to express their complaints or ideas. That is to say, common creation and shared growth are just in the genes and soil of Yungu, where teachers are more than a role of teaching but innovators and school builders.
All the innovation in Yungu is people-centered. Based on teaching and cultural reform, a hope has been pinned on the staff to develop into innovators coupled with practice, who are considered to have such rolled into one as self-recognition, improvement and growth individually and knowingly, and the ability to judge, think, and solve problems from a higher height, so that a difference will be made to the people around and even the world when the said strength becomes powerful enough. Back to practice, innovation and the judgment to introduce a change are based on the educational belief of being people-oriented.
For me, the most striking difference of Yungu lies in the focus on people by taking people as what they are. Which should come first, the fame, awards, scores, and ranking on the part of the school, or the real needs to be met on the part of living individuals, kids and teachers? For a school consisting of people, the advancement of figures is the starting and the terminal points for all Yungu is doing and will do, which is also the only standard for me to make a choice and judgment. To be detailed, that refers to whether we have offered student-centered courses, and whether or not we have provided a teacher-steered school. To both groups, appreciation shall be engaged, to make what they are before growing into those to be whole and happy. Yungu has just anchored its culture profoundly in value seeking and developing of being what people should be.
For years, Cultivation, as a highly frequent word, has appeared on the campus of Yungu. What Yungu has held in terms of education leads to the overall development of people, as in the process of quality-oriented courses, the individuals with distinctive characters shall be set a premium on, who boast differences from each other in interest, hobbies, learning styles, will power and qualities, and levels of abilities. Accordingly, we have established a corresponding ecosystem to support for their individual growth to the kid learners, and have progressively built a supportive system for every teacher. In the long run, we hope the people-centered concept will gain a wider range of influence on students, teachers, and parents, on communities and even on the society. Tellingly, growth, just like agriculture, involves a periodic process, with a progressive course, which determines that no immediate yield will be produced despite the early devotion. What Mr. MA said has still lingered on my mind, when his answer came that Yungu would become fully developed if three decades permitted to my question about how long Yungu would take to become a full-blown school. That a school is to be shaped at a pace with solid practice is reminiscent of walking with a snail, which indicates that slow work yields fine and rapid development in the future rather than having nothing to do.
So, to answer the question what are the standards to measure how successful Yungu is shall start from the definition of success to us. In the future, the progress of kids and teachers needs to have a new connotation. What a kid to grow into can be regarded as a success? To me, success has nothing to do with becoming rich or with a high status in the society. Instead, being successful refers to independent thinking and recognition of the world, the ability to deal with life and lead a pleasant life, and the ability to accept something new and learn from it rather than holding a negative attitude, and further, to becoming aware of what is wanted and how to get the desires fulfilled, with kindness and respect to other individuals and groups. Plus, being successful means an understanding of how to cooperate with other fellows and reach an agreement, and being able and brave to take the responsibility instead of a sharp egoist.
So, what is the successful education of Yungu like? In Yungu, a common expectation refers to that kids have brightness in eyes and dreams in hearts. The minors can feel no worries outwardly and inwardly, regardless how capable a young student is in learning, as their brightness in characters and qualities has led to being gracious when they get along with others. When it comes to academic abilities, they are not beneath what is normal at least in the environment focusing on ability and quality cultivating, considering that they are better at understanding, applying, and expressing, rather than learning by rote. In addition, such students do better in problem solving, independent learning, and innovation exploring, by virtue of their abilities involved.
In the first half of the year, we gained what pupils and the junior students of Yungu should be like. Specifically, for pupils, it is supposed to be relieved and polite, with curiosity, attention, and toughness; for bright junior peers, it is expected to be willing to be cooperative, do exploration, and pursue dreams proactively.
As being a kid, a premium has been put on protection of nature and characters, which will have bigger space to develop and penetrate with solid formative cultivation when the little have grown into junior teens. Thus, the interest-based enthusiasm is promised to be brought out. As for the ninth-graders, a growing strength concerned is obvious to see; the said individuals have progressively formed a clear idea about where to go, after the nourishment drawn in the three years earlier. Driven by the goal set, action will follow and be added to the fulfillment. These changes in teenagers, which are what education is strong and valuable at, are remarkably great.
With consideration for growth of individuals, we have offered them an outlet conducive to a smooth mental development on the one hand and on the other we spare no efforts to provide them with more preparations for abilities to settle in the future. The spurred enthusiasm will pay dividends by efforts actively and positively, when a rising number of kids have acquired the turn to private advancement inside from feeling relieved outside. That is what Yungu has been seeking on the value of education--the lifelong impact on kids, which is where Yungu will forge ahead, as my firm belief holds, even if it has taken no more than two years to have the very attempts.
Banking on the said belief, a different definition need be involved as regards how successful a teacher is. For teachers in Yungu, no longer have the norms of performance been fixed on high marks, famous schools, and awards; instead, witnessing improvement in students out of education is just when a sense of self-worth is largely produced, and even the stated change may stand in the individual life involved.
The fact that Yungu is also confronted with pressure from the earthly world will give way to the growing acceptance by the public in the future, which has persisted in me. Yet, currently, it is necessary for the teachers to harden the belief with a stronger mind, like dancing in shackles, on the way taken to our target in the specific direction with more fixed determination. So, for Yungu, a different standard has been adopted to select its teaching members, which has employed a sense of worth, devotion to education, love of kids, and dedication to the students.
Teachers in Yungu are popularly referred to those who are after being perfect, with dreams and action, or to be simple, who put ideas into realities. Besides the sense of self-worth, teachers in Yungu will also get full support for their promotion in terms of the acquisition of a highly balance of abilities and their advancement academically and professionally. My hope lies in that every teacher here will obtain an acquired and satisfactory taste of abilities, vision, and the cognition level.
As the cognition extends, a penetrating understanding will be triggered of education, which will also be followed by a different way to get along with others and the world before the shadowed impact is produced on the conduction of education and even the families as well. Here in Yungu, the educational environment is more like the PBL, where the advancement has never stopped concerning course designing, activity doing, ability improving to solve problems, and desire rising to make explorations.
What Are Households and Kids Like to Find Their Feet in Yungu?
Literally, it is impossible to have a digit-based standard to group parents, whether allowing the educational background or posts. That a shared sense of worth shall come first for a potential family to get a foot in Yungu, which requires a common idea and hope towards education amid both sides, coupled with the willingness out of parents to have attempts for a change and growth. Otherwise, such a family shall be crowded out as only focus on scores but is ignorant of the soft strength in the kid. Once, we had four expectations in parents, which were enthusiasm for education, trust in the School, patience for kids, and requirements on selves.
It is normal to get the jitters in the presence of the big educational climate, but parents shall, first of all, have themselves improved, before the expectation is produced for their kids, which entails an example set by them for the offspring to follow on their own initiative. For the senior generation, proper strategies and ways, combined with calmness, are a must, which has been strengthened by Yungu with the preparation of www.yunguxt.com, where learning and exchange can be obtained about how to become a better parent.
What are the opposite families like for Yungu? Progressively, shared accumulation has been reached, which is more about the parents. Some parents have come, out of the fame of Mr. Mr. MA, but known nothing about Yungu. Some are driven by the broken relationship with their kids, in the hope of escaping from the trouble by settling them in such a school, while they have no willingness to make improvement or to become better parents. Others want to have the best of both worlds, with a focus on the weaknesses of their teenagers. And, many more others have acquired no clear boundary about what shall be done for a parent and for a school, ignorant of the responsibility of the formative period interwoven with the role of parents, and with a persistent view that what they do is absolutely right.
It goes without saying that there are no perfect parents in the world, who are indeed imperfect to some extent. Yet, Yungu is willing to facilitate them to access to self improvement. As the core strength of cultivation, parents are the closest fellows of the School. Only by a shared agreement can our common vision and wish in education be realized.

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Steven Hawley
Steven Alan Hawley (born Dec. 12, 1951) is a NASA mission-specialist astronaut, who has made 5 spaceflights so far, all space shuttle missions.
Born December 12, 1951, in Ottawa, Kansas, but considers Salina, Kansas, to be his hometown. He is married to the former Eileen M. Keegan of Redondo Beach, California. He enjoys basketball, softball, golf, running, playing bridge, and umpiring. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Hawley, reside in Surprise, Arizona. A brother, John Hawley, is a theoretical astrophysicist, at the University of Virginia. He was married and divorced from Astronaut Sally Ride.
Graduated from Salina (Central) High School, Salina, Kansas, in 1969; received bachelor of arts degrees in physics and astronomy (graduating with highest distinction) from the University of Kansas in 1973, and a doctor of philosophy in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977.
Member of the American Astronomical Society, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sigma Pi Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Evans Foundation Scholarship, 1970; University of Kansas Honor Scholarship, 1970; Summerfield Scholarship, 1970-1973; Veta B. Lear Award, 1970; Stranathan Award, 1972; Outstanding Physics Major Award, 1973; University of California Regents Fellowship, 1974; Group Achievement Award for software testing at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, 1981; NASA Outstanding Performance Award, 1981; NASA Superior Performance Award, 1981; Group Achievement Award for Second Orbiter Test and Checkout at Kennedy Space Center, 1982; Quality Increase, 1982; NASA Space Flight Medal (1984, 1986, 1990, 1997, 1999); Group Achievement Award for JSC Strategic Planning, 1987; NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988, 1991); Special Achievement Award, 1988; Exceptional Service Medal for Return to Flight, 1988; Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1990; Special Achievement Award, 1990; Haley Flight Achievement Award, 1991; Kansan of the Year Award, 1992; Group Achievement Award for ESIG 3000 Integration Project, 1994; Presidential Rank Award (1994, 1999); Group Achievement Award for Space Shuttle Program Functional Workforce Review, 1995; Group Achievement Award for SFOC Contract Acquisition, 1997; Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, 1997; University of Kansas Distinguished Service Citation, 1998; NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1998, 2000); Aviation Week & Space Technology Laurel Citation for Space, 1998, V.M. Komarov Diploma from the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) (1998, 2000), Inductee, Astronaut Hall of Fame (2007).
Hawley attended the University of Kansas, majoring in physics and astronomy. He spent three summers employed as a research assistant: 1972 at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., and 1973 and 1974 at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. He attended graduate school at Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz. His research involved spectrophotometry of gaseous nebulae and emission-line galaxies with particular emphasis on chemical abundance determinations for these objects. The results of his research have been published in major astronomical journals. Prior to his selection by NASA in 1978, Hawley was a post-doctoral research associate at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in La Serena, Chile.
Space flight experience
Dr. Hawley has logged a total of 770 hours and 27 minutes in five space flights. He served as a mission specialist on STS-41D in 1984, STS-61C in 1986, STS-31 in 1990, STS-82 in 1997 and STS-93 in 1999.
STS-41-D Discovery
STS-41-D Discovery (August 30 to September 5, 1984) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. This was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. During the 7-day mission the crew successfully activated the OAST-1 solar cell wing experiment, deployed the SBS-D, SYNCOM IV-2, and TELSTAR 3-C satellites, operated the CFES-III experiment, the student crystal growth experiment, as well as photography experiments using the IMAX motion picture camera. The mission was completed in 96 orbits of the Earth in 144 hours and 57 minutes.
STS-61-C Columbia
STS-61C Columbia (January 12-18, 1986) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and returned to a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the 6-day flight the crew deployed the SATCOM KU satellite and conducted experiments in astrophysics and materials processing. Mission duration was 146 hours and 03 minutes.
STS-31 Discovery
STS-31 Discovery ( April 24-29, 1990) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and also returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the 5-day mission, the crew deployed the Hubble Space Telescope, and conducted a variety of middeck experiments involving the study of protein crystal growth, polymer membrane processing, and the effects of weightlessness and magnetic fields on an ion arc. They also operated a variety of cameras, including both the IMAX in-cabin and cargo bay cameras, for Earth observations from their record-setting altitude of 380 miles. The mission was completed in 76 orbits of the earth in 121 hours.
STS-82 Discovery (February 11-21, 1997) the second Hubble Space Telescope (HST) maintenance mission, was launched at night and returned to a night landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the flight, Dr. Hawley?s primary role was to operate the Shuttle?s 50-foot robot arm to retrieve and redeploy the HST following completion of upgrades and repairs. Dr. Hawley also operated the robot arm during five space walks in which two teams installed two new spectrometers and eight replacement instruments. They also replaced insulation patches over three compartments containing key data processing, electronics and scientific instrument telemetry packages. HST was then redeployed and boosted to a higher orbit. The flight was completed in 149 orbits covering 3.8 million miles in 9 days, 23 hours, 37 minutes.
STS-93 Columbia
STS-93 Columbia (July 22-27, 1999) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on a 5-day mission returning to KSC for the 12th night landing in the Shuttle Program's history. Dr. Hawley served as Columbia's flight engineer. The primary mission objective was the successful deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the third of NASA's Great Observatories after Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Dr. Hawley also served as the primary operator of a second telescope carried in the crew module which was used for several days to make broadband ultraviolet observations of a variety of solar system objects. The mission completed 79 orbits in 4 days, 22 hours, and 50 minutes.


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?TIP #1: Check what APPS ARE CONNECTED to your social media accounts (aka 3rd Party access). Do you use Facebook or Google to sign in for any other applications? Think about if this type of access is necessary.
?TIP #2: Keep your social media MOBILE APPS UPDATED. Security patches protect you from the newest known threats.
?TIP #3: Create a UNIQUE EMAIL specifically for social media accounts. That way if you are compromised, the hackers won't have access to any valuable information inside your main email account.
?TIP #4: Set-up TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (aka 2-step verification) on any and all social platforms.
?TIP #6: DO NOT use the same passwords for all of your social media accounts. Create STRONG PASSWORDS that contain a combination of upper and lower case letters as well as numbers and symbols. I recommend using a Password Manager, such as 1Password to keep track of your passwords.
?TIP #7: SELECT FRIENDS to contact if you get locked out of your social account. This will speed up the process of getting your account restored.
?Each social platform has their own version of Security Settings, take the time to double check your security settings for each platform. ?
?IF YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED!?
1. Report the Account to the social profile.
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Seplat, Orjiako win global awards for outstanding performance
August 25, 2021 Blessing Anaro Business 0
Seplat Energy Plc and its Board Chairman, Dr. ABC Orjiako have emerged winners at the Energy & Corporate Africa Leadership Award Night/Dinner held last week at the Hilton Post Oak, Houston, Texas, Unite States for outstanding indigenous performance.
The award was the climax of the Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Oil/Gas Conference that started from 12th August to 13th August with the theme: The Future of Upstream, Advancing Digitalization and Gas Development Options in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Orjiako delivered the keynote address at the event.
Seplat was recognized as the largest indigenous domestic supplier of gas whilst Dr. Orjiako won the top indigenous entrepreneur award in the energy sector.
The Leadership Award Night gave an opportunity to profile and celebrate personalities that have helped to stabilize and grow oil/gas business in Sub-Saharan Africa. Among the recipients of the award were: Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, who was conferred with the Africa Leadership Award; Mallam Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for transformational leadership award, amongst others.
Commenting on the awards, Dr. Orjiako, on behalf of the Board, management and staff of the Company, thanked Energy & Corporate Africa, the organisers of the events, for the honour and recognition accorded the Company and himself. He expressed the Company's appreciation, saying the awards highlight the hard work and resilience consistently displayed over time.
"Since inception, Seplat has continued to strive for operational excellence and sustainable value creation for all our stakeholders. The awards will continue to propel us to greater achievements," he assured.
Meanwhile, Dr. Orjiako's insightful keynote address brought to the fore statistics highlighting the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region as an excellent hub for future upstream growth with opportunities and a ready market for diversification into other allied areas such as refining, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and power. He thus urged Africans and foreign investors alike to harness the growth potential of African developing countries to boost development and global growth. He added that the challenges of SSA present a significant opportunity for those seeking returns.
He also urged energy corporations to show responsibility in neutralising their respective emission footprints and sign up for climate change policies to protect the environment. Likewise, SSA policymakers should embrace programmes that will strike the needed balance.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Outstanding performance
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Federal agencies seek Bayelsa collaboration on secretariat project


Game jam update #1: Downloaded Flixel (an actionscript game engine) and went through some tutorials. Outlook: No finished game from me this weekend. If I had 48 hours of actual coding (and sleep at regular intervals), I know I could have something. However, I'm too likely to get distracted by the Mochi APIs or Amazon Web Services (for the server side) or a walk along the bluffs to make much progress tomorrow.
Even here in this remote spot I could not escape the last six years of my life. I had spent that time working an average of 80 hours a week writing and producing a TV show. After "Lost" ended last May, the first thing I wanted to do was go someplace far away and clear my brain. But I quickly discovered there was a big difference between getting away and leaving the show behind.
I haven't worked 80 hours for the duration. And not for 6 years. I hope I get another project like that in my life.
Quitting something you once loved is a process.
That he himself quit and it took four years.
I'm glad to have found the passion for hiking again. Dreaming about a long hike makes a gloomy day nice. And walking along the bluffs makes anyday worthwhile. A good day even.
And I'm looking forward to finding it in life again.


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NAMM ShowNews
Antelope Audio to Showcase its New Orion³² Interface at Summer NAMM
Nashville, July 10, 2013 – Leading digital audio manufacturer Antelope Audio will be showcasing its groundbreaking new Orion³² interface at the Summer NAMM show between this Thursday and Saturday at booth 925. This year, the Summer NAMM show, which is being held at the new Music City Center for the first time, is expected to draw over 10,000 visitors from almost 30 countries.
Demonstrations at the Antelope Audio booth will feature the Orion³² being used in conjunction with a Neve 5059 summing mixer and a pair of Chris Pelonis monitors. Antelope will also have its Isochrone 10M master clock on display, which is a staple in many of the top mastering, recording and post-production facilities around the world.
With no less than 32 channels at the output stage in a single rack space, the Orion³² is becoming very popular for use with summing mixers, including the Neve 5059. Such a combination can result in increased fidelity, leading to detailed mixes that feature greater dimension.
At a price point of just $2,995, the Orion³² is finding its way into both commercial and project studios given its flexible I/O capabilities, high channel count and built in master clocking capabilities. Its custom-built USB chip supports 32 channels of 192 kHz I/O and works with any USB-enabled DAW or computer. The converter also provides 32 channels of 96 kHz audio through its fiber optic MADI I/O connections, making it ideal for use in live sound environments, and for use in remote recording applications.
"The Orion³² is a perfect complement to almost any studio environment," commented Marcel James, Director of Sales and Marketing, Antelope Audio U.S. "This year at Summer NAMM, we will be demonstrating how the Orion³² can dramatically increase the quality of a mix when used in conjunction with a high end summing mixer, such as the Neve 5059."
The Orion³², which generates very little heat and consumers just 20watts, is housed in a single 1U rack space and requires no internal fan. Its flexible routing capabilities support simultaneous signals over both USB and MADI, and are all managed through a simple-to-use desktop application included with the device.


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Pushed
pushed back (押し戻された)
Newton's skirmish line was pushed back as Brig.
The Frisian army was pushed back to Eastergoa.
The shutdown date was later pushed back to December 20.
pushed through (押し通した)
This he pushed through with his son, Edvard Scheutz.
The deal was pushed through by a new business manager the other three hired."
While there, he pushed through reforms despite significant opposition from unions.
pushed forward (押し進めた)
The series' setting was pushed forward to the year 2000.
He then pushed forward and was able to get the legislation passed.
The seats can be pushed forward and flat for various configurations.
pushed up
electronic pushed up onto the B bombsite to kill Xyp9x, but Magisk traded.
On April 6, it was announced that the movie was pushed up to August 7, 2013.
It is pushed up to the surface from 1500m below ground by natural carbon dioxide pressure.
then pushed
It was then pushed back to April 19, 2019.
The rising thumbpiece on top of the barrel over the breech is then pushed forward.
later pushed
This was later pushed to February that year.
It was later pushed back to February 24, 2006, then to December 8, 2006.
date was pushed
6", the compilation's release date was pushed back to November 7, 2006.
In January 2015, the release date was pushed forward to October 16, 2015.
In December 2017, the sequel's release date was pushed to October 12, 2018.
pushed down (プッシュダウン)
was pushed down to number three, with 2.28% of the sales.
Drawing his dagger, Ramsay wounded Alexander, who was then pushed down the stairway past the king.
The toes and outer edge of the top foot are pushed down into the space between the calf and thigh muscles.
pushed off
Spike attempts to stop him but is easily pushed off the tower.
At age 12, Johnson either fell or was pushed off the school roof during a fight.
Jerry and the slow-witted Mike manage to get pushed off the bus and are left behind.
later pushed back (後で押し戻された)
The album was originally scheduled to be released on September 11, 2012, but was later pushed back until November 6, 2012.
pushed aside
For a time his fight with Kwel is pushed aside.
I believe carrying out that work is important, it is not something which should be dropped and pushed aside."
Run mainly by Canadian families of Italian origin, these groups were pushed aside in the eighties by biker gangs.
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Interview with the Artist: Randal Stegmeyer
Randy Stegmeyer in his photo studio.
This year, University of Michigan Library photographer Randal Stegmeyer will be retiring after three decades behind the camera. Randy has been a friend to the Kelsey for a number years and is responsible for many of the iconic photographs that you see in our promotional and marketing materials as well as our scholarly publications.
In this interview, Randy discusses the path that brought him to a career in photography, what he plans to do in retirement, and the photographers who inspire him.
What have been your favorite photography projects?
What really excites me about what I do is being able to handle and explore in great detail the amazing objects in the U-M collections. The handwritten letter by Galileo, a 3,000-year-old scroll of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Civil War diary of a Michigan soldier, the Djehutymose coffin — these all take my breath away. To be granted access to these rarities and be entrusted to create an accurate visual description of each has been the great honor and privilege of my career.
Civil War diary of William Harrison Marshall, a soldier of the 18th Michigan Infantry Regiment (Bentley Historical Library)
Samurai armor and helmet with Paulownia crests (UMMA)
How did you discover your passion for photography and how did it develop? How did you originally connect with the Kelsey Museum?
I think I'm hardwired to be a visual artist. When I was 13 years old, my dad gave me my first camera, his old Argus C3, and something just clicked. From that moment, I've made photographs as a way to explore the world. Later in life, when I found myself in a dead-end job and needing to choose a different direction, I happened upon a newspaper article about the profession of medical photographer. Having a keen interest in photography and being a science nerd as well, this led me to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where I earned a BFA in applied photography with a major in the medical track. I worked in the medical field for a few years, but then that door closed as another one opened, and I found myself working at the Detroit Institute of Arts, learning the ins and outs of cultural heritage photography. After leaving the DIA, I started my own business, Spectrum Imaging. I did a lot of work for UMMA, who then referred the Kelsey to me when they were casting about for a new photographer for their collection. Soon after gaining the Kelsey as a client, a new position in the University Library was created and the rest, as they say, is history.
Wellness Bus, West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, 1988
What is one project you would love to do?
The Library has an extensive collection of Artist Books, a fascinating collection of books as objets d'art. I started to document them last fall, but the librarian in charge of the project left for another position, and the work is now on hold. I doubt I will have the opportunity to complete it.
What are your plans for your upcoming "retirement"?
Well, I have a bucket list (everybody should have a bucket list) that is mostly places I would like to see. Going someplace I've never been before and exploring it through my lenses is one of my all-time favorite things to do. So, travel, for sure.The only downside to my career is that it has been very isolating. I have spent many years working alone in a windowless room. I am very much looking forward to spending a lot more time out of doors and finding new ways to connect with people.
Coffin of Djehutymose, exterior of lid (KM 1989.3.1)
What photographers and artists inspire you? What aspects of their work have you incorporated into your approaches to photography?
I think that documentary photographers and photojournalists are the cream of the crop within the photographic profession. Historically, Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) photographers of the Great Depression, Garry Winogrand, Gordon Parks, and Elliot Erwitt have all inspired me and provided a visual foundation that has informed my work throughout my career. I currently use Instagram to bring new and inspiring images to my eyes. I follow Peter and David Turnley, Matt Black, Byron Denton, and a few others. This type of photography has the power to change the world, to bend the course of history, and on many occasions it has. What I like most about working in this style is that here, photography is an active and participatory event. Unlike studio work, which could be viewed as an "objective" pursuit, capturing moments as I move through life with my camera is a wholly subjective experience. The camera's ability to take a slice out of life fascinates me. In my personal work, I strive for a "decisive image" that "… stops movement but also preserves thought" (Matt Black).
Randal Stegmeyer: Exposing the Past opens online on May 1, 2020. We look forward to welcoming you to visit the exhibition in person when it is possible to reopen our galleries to the public.
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Q: Rails - Function - Reusable Code Block - How to? - refactoring I have written code that i wrote myself that i need to rewrite as a short block. I have 8 models and am creating a table of related ids. So I run through a piece of code that is the same except that for each model/object instance there are 7 things to work with. So this is like a cycle out of 8 select 1, do something same with the other 7. then pickup next from the seven and continue. I have no idea what to call this task - refactoring, functions etc. Am new to web programming 3 months and need some help. I know it can be done, as i used to program 8 years ago. Code blocks below.
Models are (tales, morals, values, books, keywords, characters)
this piece of code is repeated for all the things one at a time. So what i want to do is simply pass a word to the function and it should not only use that as a parameter, but also use it to generate code. example in the case below i want to pass MORAL and the rest of the code should be generated on its own.
moral_ids_to_delete = A(@tale_relation.moral_ids) - @moral_ids

  moral_ids_to_delete.each do |id|
       moral = TaleRelation.find_by(field: 'moral_ids', moral_ids: id)
      @value_relations.each do |relation|
       if A(moral.tale_ids) - A(relation.tale_ids) == [] then
         moral.value_ids = S(A(moral.value_ids) -        A(@tale_relation.value_ids) + A(relation.value_ids))
       else
         relation.moral_ids = S(A(relation.moral_ids) - A(id))
       end
  end
  @book_relations.each do |relation|
    if A(moral.tale_ids) - A(relation.tale_ids) == [] then
      moral.book_ids = S(A(moral.book_ids) - A(@tale_relation.book_ids) + A(relation.book_ids))
    else
      relation.moral_ids = S(A(relation.moral_ids) - A(id))
    end
  end
  @keyword_relations.each do |relation|
    if A(moral.tale_ids) - A(relation.tale_ids)  == [] then
      moral.keyword_ids = S(A(moral.keyword_ids) - A(@tale_relation.keyword_ids) + A(relation.keyword_ids))
    else
      relation.moral_ids = S(A(relation.moral_ids) - A(id))
    end
  end
  @character_relations.each do |relation|
    if A(moral.tale_ids) - A(relation.tale_ids) == [] then
      moral.character_ids = S(A(moral.character_ids) - A(@tale_relation.character_ids) + A(relation.character_ids))
    else
      relation.moral_ids = S(A(relation.moral_ids) - A(id))
    end
  end
  moral.tale_ids = S(A(moral.tale_ids) - @tale_ids)
  moral.update(tale_ids: moral.tale_ids, value_ids: moral.value_ids, book_ids: moral.book_ids, keyword_ids: moral.keyword_ids, character_ids: moral.character_ids)
end

A: Uhm, at first look I thought this was a simple "Extract method" transformation. If you have rubymine, you could do this interactively. But then I saw that the _ids method changed, so we add that as an extra parameter, and to call it we just do
moral.send(:character_ids)

which is equivalent to moral.character_ids.
So we define a function (I have no idea what your code does, S? A? so you should choose a more sensible function-name)
def update_ids_or_relation(id, moral, relation, association)
  if A(moral.tale_ids) - A(relation.tale_ids) == [] then
    moral.send(association) =
      S( A(moral.send(association)) - A(@tale_relation.send(association)) + A(relation.send(association)) )
  else
    relation.moral_ids = S(A(relation.moral_ids) - A(id))
  end
end

This could be refactored a bit for readability, but again, it is easier to choose meaningful names if you know what the code is supposed to do. So I left it like that.
And then your code simply becomes
moral_ids_to_delete = A(@tale_relation.moral_ids) - @moral_ids

moral_ids_to_delete.each do |id|
  moral = TaleRelation.find_by(field: 'moral_ids', moral_ids: id)

  @value_relations.each do |relation|
    update_ids_or_relation(id, moral, relation, :value_ids)
  end
  @book_relations.each do |relation|
    update_ids_or_relation(id, moral, relation, :book_ids)
  end
  @keyword_relations.each do |relation|
    update_ids_or_relation(id, moral, relation, :keyword_ids)
  end
  @character_relations.each do |relation|
    update_ids_or_relation(id, moral, relation, :character_ids)
  end

  moral.tale_ids = S(A(moral.tale_ids) - @tale_ids)
  moral.save
end

Also I simplified the last line: because the values are all set correctly, we can just save the moral.

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You can put these anywhere you want... not necessarily the bottom row. TKL is the most popular form factor, that's why we went with six keys (plus the yellow '2nd'). I think someone suggested it during the IC. It's not unsual to offer 1u and 1.25u novelties, I believe.
Group buy is currently open! NB. Our European and Asia proxies will be up in the coming days.
GB launch is scheduled for next week! We are still discussing pricing with our vendor, TKC, as we got the latest quote only yesterday-- though we have a pretty good idea.
We've updated the kits. Some were combined: TKL + Specialty, Ortho + 40%. This decreases the price considerably for those who need the Specialty kit (65%, 75%, 96-key, 1800, HHKB, WKL and so on). Same for 40%. Most importantly, it increases our chance of hitting MOQ on these kits.
In for alphas, ortho, novelties and Colevrak, depending on the price.
Hey question for you guys! forgive me I'm relatively new to Massdrop and totally new to keyboards. So this drop is for just the caps. I freaking love the little orange edged one at the top. Does anyone know what base it is. How/where I can achieve that exact look?
Updated renders to reflect imminent kit changes-- keys mostly stay the same, just rearranged. Along with barred down-arrow, Ducky Pocket support is back!
Still waiting! My vortex vibe is waiting for a new outfit! :-) Cool renders and thanks for putting In the effort to keep us all up-to-date with progress!
Dude. I'm so stoked about this keyset. It's hot fire.
Little late to the party, but any update @voodoo6k? Seems like any day now?
Not too late. Our vendor TKC experienced some small delays on their last GB, so we're aiming for after their current GB (GMK SKIIdata), so an April launch. We're also making some minor last minute changes to some kits. We'll keep you posted!
Would love to see an ergodox set!
I honestly remember having one of these lads in grade 8. Now i'm in grade 9. This keyboard set still brings back some of those nostalgia.
The novelties are incredible—especially that ħ keycap! I dream of someday having a nice set of Greek alphas in the vein of your π and φ novelties. Any thoughts of doing something like that down the road?
I would also love to see the slate blue variant! That's actually the calculator I grew up with, so it hits closer to home. With things like the failure of GMK Greek Olivetti, I've really been on the lookout for anything Greek-related. The "math" font used in DSA Scientific is the most gorgeous I can think of for these letters! I'd love to stay updated on when/if you ever feel like it's a feasible set to produce. Being a physics student who loves quantum mechanics, I think I could actually find practical use for the ħ key!
Or, since you've used green instead of blue/purple for arrows and such, the NUMS key could be blue/purple.
It was the initial idea to have a TI-83 kit, but it was postponed with the rest of the high contrast/slate blue options... The colour code for the 'Alpha' key would most likely be VAF, which could kind of clash with the deep teal Pantone. It cannot be slate blue since that is a Pantone as well and not worth it for a single key. We did spice up the raise/lower keys with yellow legends, at least!
Official word is April launch, we're doing our best to bring this as soon as possible. Cheers!
Will these also be available? Or this be sticking to the Grey / deep teal (TI-30Xa)?
Thats perfectly fine! Thank you for organizing this! Im so excited!
This set is beautiful and Im super into it! I especially like this considering how much math I've done this term and all the math courses I have left <3 If it was not clear by now, I would love to support this set!
Any update on the GB date?
That is great. This set looks great.
Love it! I had that calculator!
Added a new render, featuring the upcoming PrimeKB Prime_E ergo 40%. For fun!
Any chance of getting a homing bar on the "Down-Arrow" key?
Actually going to be making this change!
Norde and Dvorak/Colemak kits added. These will be low MOQ (15 or 25)!
Looking at the renders it seems that the big spacebars are convex while the small ones (e.g. 1u and 2u in the otho-kit) are concave. Is it so on purpose?
I see. Thanks for clarification!
This is an absolutely beautiful design! Could you consider adding right modifiers to the Planck kit to use instead of the arrows?
My main priority is keeping these kits affordable. Ideally, there would be many more 1u options and kits overall, but this one's going to be very distilled. Hope you can find something you like!


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IKEA Warehouse Workers' Struggle Is Everybody's Struggle: Support It!
Jul 19, '14 11:34 AM
July 26, international day of struggle!
For more than six years, the warehouses of the corporations of the logistics sector have been the stage of significant struggles for decent working conditions. In these warehouses a system of exploitation prevails, based on the outsourcing of the workforce through a complex of 'cooperatives,' which allows the owners to organize work by eluding any forms of protection provided for by the law and by the contract. This entails arbitrary work shifts, discriminatory repartition of working hours and consequently of the salary, job on call, and a whole series of strategies robbing the workers of the hours they have worked. The well-known ready-to-assemble furniture company IKEA did not go untouched by these struggles: in mid-October 2012 the workers of the consortium of cooperatives CGS operating at the plant in Piacenza went on strike against their meager wages and for a more equal allocation of the work loads. This struggle for the plain compliance with the collective agreement and with the most basic working rights was immediately met by the opposition of CGS and IKEA, whose decision was to allow for no concessions to the workers and to weaken the workers' strength through punitive actions and threatening to suspend, transfer and fire the workers involved. Months of struggle followed, met by the solidarity of many workers within the logistic sector at large (Tnt, Gls, Ortofin, Dhl), organized by the grassroot union Si Cobas and with the help of many activists. IKEA was then forced to reintegrate the workers, who, after extenuating negotiations including local institutions, got back to work in January 2013.
Now the Swedish company wants its revenge: at the beginning of May 2014 the cooperative San Martino, operating in the IKEA warehouse in Piacenza, launched the owners' counter offensive, suspending 33 among the most active and unionized workers. Immediately workers from other plants and activists in Piacenza and other cities show their solidarity, in order to give strength to the main weapon in this battle: the interruption of the circulation of commodities. Equally prompt is the construction of a network of solidarity involving several cities through flyering and pickets. Given the strength of the mobilization, the owners have been forced to organize themselves in a out-and-out 'IKEA Party': a 'historic bloc' composed of institutions, political forces both in the government and in the 'opposition,' and confederate unions that act together to criminalize the struggle of the workers.
The attack at the IKEA workers is an attack on each and everyone who tries to stand up and fight against a crisis that is presenting its bill to those who did not contributed to it and that is putting everybody against each other, for the great convenience of the owners' profits. It is not a coincidence that the CEO of the Italian chapter of the Swedish company has been offered the honor of being received by the central government in Rome to discuss the events at the plant in Piacenza, obtaining from this consultation a constant presence of police forces in front of the plant.
With the help of the media, compliant unions, and the embedding of the political forces, those who exploit us want to prevent, at any cost, that we collectively organize against them—instead of fighting against each other—to get what we deserve. For this reason they get together and act at various levels—spending millions!—to crush a bunch of warehouse workers. In 2013, by getting together and acting together, we fought back and beat them. This time as well, we can and we must do the same. After all, if the owners unite and 'harmonize' their policies, then it should follow that we start to 'play as a team,' that we stop our disconnected roaming and we try to open up a collective space for sharing solidarity and information on the current struggles, strengthen them, bring them on a political level that is able to talk to all the workers.
The struggle against a future of more precarious, meager and exhausting working conditions for everybody passes through Piacenza, thus we all should support it:
By making a donation for mutual aid;
By spreading any update on what is happening through the press and the internet;
By organizing the distribution of flyers and the picket lines in front of the plants in every city in Italy and internationally in the international day of struggle on July 26!


On a bright autumn afternoon in Istanbul's trendy Kadikoy district, an unusual crowd of cyclists gathered at the district's square by the Bosporus, overlooking the historic mosques and buildings of the city's skyline. As the curious people passing by studied and took photos of the balloons, glitter and other ornaments on the bikes, hundreds of meticulously dressed women hit the pedals of their bikes as the clocks struck 3pm.
Cycling for miles together by Istanbul's turquoise coastline, they weren't alone: Thousands of women in 25 other provinces in Turkey were doing exactly the same — wearing their best dresses, flowers in their hair and even optional high-heels, to hit the streets on wheels.
For many of these women, who call themselves "Fancy Women on Bikes", cycling wasn't always a natural part of their urban existence. In fact, Sema Gur, who initiated this movement, didn't know how to ride a bicycle until the age of 38.
"My friends used to invite me to cycling trips in nature. I would join them, but follow them with my car. It was slightly embarrassing," she said.
When she finally learned how to ride a bike, practicing with her father "as if reclaiming a summer from a childhood" in a hilly neighborhood of Izmir, Turkey's third biggest city situated on the Aegean coast, it completely transformed her life.
Despite all the benefits of cycling, there weren't many women around Gur who were into it. "I wondered why there are so few women in Turkey on bikes," she pondered. However, as she kept exploring her new lifestyle, she soon found out the answer: road bullying and harassment that many women are subjected to in the streets of Turkey made them feel too intimidated to cycle.
Urban centers of Turkey have been experiencing a tremendous growth in the last few decades thanks to the mass migration from rural areas and the booming population. In an asymmetrical megalopolis like Istanbul with over 14 million inhabitants, the infrastructural and social developments couldn't always catch up with the rapid urbanization.
With crooked roads, pollution, mushrooming construction and — most importantly — lingering sexism, Istanbul and many other cities in Turkey and beyond aren't always hospitable to women. Catcalling, harassment, intimidation and road rage are very common experiences that Turkish women experience in the streets every day.
Starting in Gur's liberal coastal hometown of Izmir, it quickly spread to other big cities like Istanbul and Ankara – as well as more conservative provincial towns, with the participation of women from all walks of life. They now run regular national cycling events.
"The rising social conservatism in Turkey in the recent years deteriorated women's public status and freedom. With harassment and road bullying, women are denied their rights to the city," said Banu Gokariksel, a feminist scholar of geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
"Fancy women on bikes" and many other women cyclists in the world echo Gokariksel's statement with their actions. In many Muslim-majority countries in the world, women's cycling is a taboo, as it's considered a threat against a woman's chastity. However, recently, this taboo met some resistance from different parts of the world. In neighboring Iran, when a fatwa against women riding bikes was issued, many women took over the streets on their bicycles and shared their photos on social media. And in Afghanistan, where women are banned from cycling, groups of women continue to ride bikes despite threats.
According to Angela Mwai, Leader of the Gender Equality Unit at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), cycling can be a part of a solution to bigger problems and a facilitator of gender equality in the urban centers of the developing countries.
"Women's travel patterns tend to be different from those of men, with women combining multiple purposes and goals in the same trip," Mwai said.
Furthermore, cycling is a cost-efficient solution to many other issues associated with urban sprawl.
"When integrated with the mass transit system, cycling can increase the reach of public transport reducing the economic burden for transport, which tends to be particularly high for women," Mwai added.
Gur believes not all women who participated in the national cycling event will continue to cycle on an everyday basis once the day is over. The thousands of nicely dressed women will return back home to likely take buses or drive the next day, she said. But it's all about gaining visibility.
"You cannot bring patriarchy down overnight by simply cycling, of course," added Gur.
This article was originally published by The New York Times/Women in the World.


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This is my Fundweb blog post from 30 November (before the Autumn Statement). Apologies for the delay in posting it but I have had severe technical problems in the past couple of weeks.
A study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a highly respected think tank, gives some useful pointers on what next week's Autumn Statement is likely to look like. Even more fiscal tightening could well be on the way.
The IFS's conclusions are based on a study of what has happened to the British economy since the forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility in March. Since then economic growth has disappointed and tax revenues have been worse still.
Based on this performance the IFS calculates forecasts for public finances based on two scenarios. An optimist one assumes that the recent poor performance was a blip while the pessimistic one starts from the premise that it indicates a new trend.
Supplementary target: debt as a share of national income must fall between the fixed dates of 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Even under the optimistic scenario the IFS estimates suggest the government is likely to miss its supplementary target. Debt levels look set to continue to increase in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
However, there is one obvious way in which the government could fiddle its figures. Earlier this month, the Treasury announced that excess cash from the Bank of England's quantitative easing (QE) programme would be transferred to the Exchequer. One of the things to look out for next week will therefore be whether the Treasury attempts to subsume this money into its accounts.
The OBR has made it clear that it would be against such a procedure. It "should not in itself have a significant impact on the eventual aggregate net profit or loss to the Exchequer from QE". In other words the government should not use the revenue to suggest that the public finances have improved.
However, one note of caution is in order with all such forecasts. They provide a useful way of assessing what the public finances are likely to look like on certain sets of assumptions. From this perspective the IFS consistently does a good job.
The challenge facing politicians is to create a framework for a more dynamic economy. That is to change the conditions on which the assumptions are made.
Rather than meeting arbitrary fiscal targets the challenge for government should be to create the conditions for concerted growth.


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