Over the years, many anti-piracy systems have ruffled the feathers of video game pirates but none have done so to the extent Denuvo has.
Not a DRM technology its own right, Denuvo is software that acts as an anti-tamper mechanism, thwarting the efforts of so-called crackers who want to make games available for free.
Before this weekend, just one Denuvo-protected title had appeared online. FIFA 16's protection was bypassed, not cracked (a subtle but important detail), by Turk DM. Nevertheless, pirates never take even a bypass for granted – free games are free games, after all.
Then this weekend, the floodgates opened. A cracker known as Voksi found a loophole in Steam which allowed many Denuvo-protected titles to be played for free. It was another bypass, one powered by a secret sauce.
"His secret method for defeating Denuvo was beer, tons of it," Voksi colleague Royalgamer06 told TorrentFreak.
Royalgamer06 confirms that Voksi hails from Bulgaria and the pair met on a forum where they shared a passion for cracking games.
"Voksi has been cracking for a number of years now. We met each other on [a Russian forum]. We both were releasing so-called 'Steamworks fixed', which allowed pirates to play cracked games online through Steam," he says.
And exciting it was too. After the Doom release came several other titles including Return of the Tomb Raider, Just Cause 3, Homefront: The Revolution, ABZU, INSIDE and Total War WARHAMMER.
Indeed, according to stats provided by Voksi, an estimated 650K people used his bypass method over the weekend. It apparently somehow calls back home to him, hence the figures.
But then yesterday, as thousands of pirates celebrated the surprise fall of Denuvo, misery struck. Voksi's workaround was defeated.
"Voksi's exploit has been patched by Denuvo now," Royalgamer06 told TF last night.
But as the storm clouds gathered over pirate haunts everywhere and the sun beamed down on Denuvo in Austria, even bigger news appeared on the horizon. A single line of text on so-called pre-databases (sites that signal pirate releases) indicated that a big name in the piracy scene had made amazing progress.
'Rise.Of.The.Tomb.Raider.READNFO-CONSPIR4CY' references a release by a 'Scene' group known as CONSPIR4CY, a reported collaboration between CPY and CODEX.
More than a bypass of Denuvo, this release of the latest Tomb Raider game appears to contain the Holy Grail – a bona fide crack of Denuvo.
Predictably and despite its size, the 31GB file is now hot property on file-sharing sites. It comes updated with the latest patch and includes three DLCs including Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch, Cold Darkness Awakened and Endurance Mode.
But while CONSPIR4CY (whose motto is "Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned) have undoubtedly achieved something amazing in pirate terms, the Denuvo battle is probably far from won.
Thus far only Tomb Raider has fallen, and that was released in January this year, meaning that the title had more than six months clear run at piracy-free sales. That being said, no one knows when CONSPIR4CY began working on Denuvo.
In any event, optimism is high for more Denuvo titles being released soon.
"Who knows what more Denuvo games get released now," Royalgamer06 says.
"Denuvo's reputation will get crushed at this rate for sure. First they let this big [Voksi] exploit happen and now their infamous protection gets fully cracked by CONSPIR4CY.
"Seems like there really is no way to beat piracy," he concludes.


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Chapter 22: Diabetic Retinopathy
Heidi S. Chumley; Mary Kelly Green
Chumley HS, Green M. Chumley H.S., & Green M Chumley, Heidi S., and Mary Kelly Green.Diabetic Retinopathy. In: Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux, Jr. EJ, Chumley HS. Usatine R.P., & Smith M.A., & Mayeaux, Jr. E.J., & Chumley H.S.(Eds.),Eds. Richard P. Usatine, et al.eds. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 19, 2021. https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2547&sectionid=206777770
Chumley HS, Green M. Chumley H.S., & Green M Chumley, Heidi S., and Mary Kelly Green. (2019). Diabetic retinopathy. Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux, Jr. EJ, Chumley HS. Usatine R.P., & Smith M.A., & Mayeaux, Jr. E.J., & Chumley H.S.(Eds.),Eds. Richard P. Usatine, et al. The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e. McGraw-Hill. https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2547&sectionid=206777770
Chumley HS, Green M. Chumley H.S., & Green M Chumley, Heidi S., and Mary Kelly Green. "Diabetic Retinopathy." The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e Usatine RP, Smith MA, Mayeaux, Jr. EJ, Chumley HS. Usatine R.P., & Smith M.A., & Mayeaux, Jr. E.J., & Chumley H.S.(Eds.),Eds. Richard P. Usatine, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2019, https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2547&sectionid=206777770.
A 38-year-old man saw a physician for the first time in 10 years after noticing visual loss in his left eye. His history revealed many risk factors for and symptoms of diabetes mellitus (DM). On an undilated funduscopic examination, his physician was able to see some hemorrhages and hard exudates. A fingerstick in the office showed a blood glucose level of 420 mg/dL. He was treated for DM and referred to an ophthalmologist to be evaluated for diabetic retinopathy (Figure 22-1).
Dilated funduscopic photograph demonstrating microaneurysms (small red swellings attached to vessels), which are often the first change in diabetic retinopathy. Also present are flame hemorrhages (black oval) and hard exudates (yellow). Some of the hard exudates are demonstrated with white arrowheads. This case is an example of diabetic nonproliferative retinopathy. (Reproduced with permission from Paul D. Comeau.)
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. Nonproliferative DR is characterized by microaneurysms, macular edema, cotton-wool spots, superficial (flame) or deep (dot-blot) hemorrhages, and exudates. Proliferative DR also has neovascularization of the retina, optic nerve head, or iris. Because patients may be asymptomatic until vision loss occurs, screening is indicated in all diabetic patients. Excellent glycemic control lowers a patient's risk of developing DR.
In developed nations, DR is a common cause of blindness, accounting for 14.4% of blindness in working-age adults.1
In prevalence studies from 33 countries, diabetic retinopathy was present in 27.9% of all patients with known diabetes and 10.5% of patients with newly diagnosed diabetes; prevalence is higher in developing countries.2
In a community-based study, 29% of adults older than age 40 years with DM had DR. Prevalence in black patients was higher than in white patients (38.8% vs. 26.4%).3
Nine years after diabetes diagnosis, 28% of diabetes type 2 patients and 24% diabetes type 1 patients developed diabetic retinopathy.4
Hyperglycemia results in microvascular complications including retinopathy.
Metabolic and signaling abnormalities found in diabetes and inflammation, in the presence of hyperglycemia, play key roles in the development of DR.5
In nonproliferative retinopathy, microaneurysms weaken vessel walls. Vessels then leak fluid, lipids, and blood resulting in macular edema, exudates, and hemorrhages (Figures 22-1 and 22-2).
Cotton-wool spots result when small vessel occlusion causes focal ischemia to the superficial nerve fiber layer of the retina.
In proliferative retinopathy, new blood vessels form in response to ischemia (Figure 22-3).
Very severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with multiple deep dot-blot hemorrhages, venous beading, and looping. This patient may benefit from panretinal photocoagulation. (Reproduced with permission from Paul D. Comeau.)
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How poor management of Nigerian forests led to exploitation by criminals
December 13, 2018 7.27am EST
Azeez Olaniyan, Ekiti State University
Azeez Olaniyan
Senior lecturer, Ekiti State University
Azeez Olaniyan receives funding from Social Science Research Council and African Peacebuilding Network, New York; Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Munich Germany.
Across the world forests have been exploited as a source of cover from which to launch attacks. Rettet den Regenwald/shutterstock
Nigeria's forests cover about 96,043 square km– that's about 10% of the country's landmass. But the presence of authorities in these sanctuaries is either non-existent or, at best, sporadic. This has led to forest areas being poorly managed, which in turn has led to them being exploited by criminals and posing a security threat.
Using the theory of ungoverned spaces as a foundation, I conducted a study to understand the major reasons for the invasion and use of forested landscape for criminal activities in Nigeria.
I found that the forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers. This is because they offer shelter and have resources that can support militants – like food or illegal logging to finance their activities.
The phenomenon isn't new. Across the world forests have been exploited as a source of cover from which to launch attacks and use in defence. At least half the violent conflicts of the 20th Century took place in forested areas, including Ethiopia, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Mexico. In Ethiopia's battle of Adwa for example, Ethiopian forces used the forests' thick foliage and mists to hide them against the bombing campaigns of the Italians.
What makes the Nigerian situation problematic is that criminals have been able to exploit forests because of poor management. By law, forests fall under the government's mandate, but the Nigerian government hasn't been able to secure them because of their huge size, lack of personnel and poor surveillance technology.
Types of criminals
In addition to an extensive literature review, I conducted interviews with security operatives – including military personnel, police officers and operatives of national drug law enforcement agency – and with 10 communities who lived by some of the forests.
My research uncovered a range of illegal activities.
Terrorism: The violent activities of Boko Haram insurgents in northern Nigeria have led to the death of thousands of people, the displacement of millions and the massive destruction of infrastructure.
Through interviews I conducted security operatives and some victims of the insurgency, I found that the militant organisation operated from a number of forests in north-eastern Nigeria, including the Sambisa, Kala Balje, Balmo and Kagoro forests.
Sambisa Forest, for example, is meant to be a government protected area, and is rich in wildlife, but it's overrun by militants. Boko Haram invaded the forest in 2013 and made it into one centre of their operations. It sprawls across across four states and extends into neighbouring Cameroon, Niger and Chad – an area the size of Belgium. Its vastness, rugged terrain, sparse population and dense tree cover make it an ideal hiding place.
Kidnapping: Kidnapping has become a major crime in Nigeria. It's a national problem. In 2017, the three countries with the highest number of reported kidnappings were India, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Boko Haram's kidnappings of schoolgirls, for example, is well-known. Forests are a useful hiding place for the group, particularly when the number of victims run into the hundreds.
Crime syndicates also use thick forestland between Abuja and Kaduna for their kidnapping activities. They abduct victims for ransom on highways and then hide them in forests. In some places the evidence of kidnappings is only revealed by mass graves that are discovered in the forests.
Ritual killings: For a long time, forest cover has also been used by members of cults to carry out murders. For instance, people are killed and their body parts are used as charms in the belief that they will bring wealth.
In a police raid on the Ogwugwu shrine, in Okija Forest, 50 decomposing bodies and 20 skulls were discovered.
Armed robbery: Armed robbery has been a major security challenge in Nigeria for a long time, and forests have played a role in its perpetuation.
The forest along the Benin City bypass has been dubbed an "evil forest" by locals as it's a hideout for armed robbers who launch attacks on commercial busses using that road.
Idu and Gwagwa forests in Abuja and Kabakawa Forest in Kaduna have also been identified as notorious bases for criminals who regularly mount roadblocks to attack travellers and also rob people living in the areas that border the forests.
Cannabis cultivation: Nigeria is considered to be among the countries with the highest rate of cannabis consumption. It's also producing a huge amount . I carried out interviews with operatives of the national drug law enforcement agency who revealed that a large proportion of cannabis cultivation is carried out deep inside the forests.
Cattle rustling: Cattle rustling has become a major security problem, claiming the lives of hundreds of herders and the theft of thousands of livestock. In just one year, cattle rustling resulted in the deaths of 322 herders and the theft of 60000 cattle in northern Nigeria.
Rustling commonly happens with the help of forest cover. In north-western Nigeria, most of the recorded cases take place in the Kamuku and Kuyanbana forests. Criminals have made a permanent home in the two forests, from which they launch attacks.
Lack of state presence
Forests are dense, isolated and vast. This makes make them hard to control and creating government bases in them is a challenge. This explains why there isn't a state presence in many of them.
There have been attempts to bring the high level of criminality under control. Recently, raids were carried out to apprehend criminals. But these measures are sporadic and don't create a permanent solution.
Forest spaces must be properly governed. Special security forces, trained to work in this terrain, must be deployed. The government must also invest in technology – like CCTV surveillance systems – to monitor criminal activity. Taking these basic steps will act as a deterrent, and perhaps put a stop, to some of this activity.
Chibok schoolgirls freed from Boko Haram captivity shown in Abuja, Nigeria in 2017. Olamikan Gbemiga/AP
Once captives of Boko Haram, these students are finding new meaning in their lives in Pennsylvania
A woman weaves cane sticks to produce baskets in the Maryland community in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo
Nigerian women entrepreneurs draw the short straw on education levels
Nigerians celebrate the announcement of Muhammadu Buhari's victory. But can he deliver jobs this time round? EPA/Stringer
What Buhari has to do to take Nigeria's economy to the next level
President Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during a campaign rally in Akure, Ondo State. EPA-EFE/Stringer
Why Buhari won even though he had little to show for first term


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Stalkers, fraudsters, saboteurs, and all nature of malicious insiders have put the hurt on some very high-profile employers.
If recent statistics are any indication, enterprise security teams might be greatly underestimating the risk that insider threats pose to their organizations. One study, by Crowd Research Partners, shows just 3% of executives pegged the potential cost of an insider threat at more than $2 million. Yet, according to Ponemon Institute, the average cost of insider threats per year for an organization is more than $8 million.
And those are just the quantifiable risks. When insider attackers hit hardest — particularly malicious insiders who are looking to commit fraud or intentionally do bad — the ramifications can be much more widespread than the typical data breach.
We're just six months into the year, and already we've seen some particularly damaging malicious insider events illustrate this truth. Here are some of the highest-profile incidents, all of which can act as a warning to enterprises to get serious about their monitoring and controls around employee activity.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – As of September 30, IMPD officers had taken 838 stolen gun reports with expectations they could pass 2017's total of 1,100 such reports by the end of this year.
"I think sometimes people don't even realize their guns have been taken and other times they don't even want to admit their responsibility in gun ownership so they don't report them," said IMPD Lt. Craig McCart.
A review of IMPD stolen gun reports revealed several common and a few alternative explanations.
Tony Gregory is a firearms safety instructor at Indy Arms Company.
Gregory recalled the story of a burglar who, upon entering a home, would determine that if there were children in the family, any guns would likely be stored on upper shelves or tops of cabinets.
A typical personal gun safe costs approximately $100 and, to be truly effective, needs to be bolted to a secure location so it can't be stolen.


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HUSBAND John Cornelius STEINMETZ
29 December 1852 St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
19 June 1900 farmer; dwelling 266, Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
29 April 1910 farmer general farming; dwelling 193 registered as Cornelius STEINMETZ, Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
March 1919 400 S. Jefferson St., Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
12 March 1919 Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
15 March 1919 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
John died of cerebral thrombosis. He also suffered from myocarditis (from death certificate);
16 November 1880 St. Stephen Catholic Church, St. Stephens, Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
11 October 1899 Anna Victoria "Anne or Annie" ZIRGER; St. Stephen Catholic Church, St. Stephens, Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Father Michel Cornelius "Michael, Mike or M.C." STEINMETZ
Mother Maria Eva "Marie Eve or Mary" FALTER
WIFE Catharina BALL
21 October 1859 Seneca County, Ohio, USA
19 February 1896 Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery, Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Father Joseph BALL
Mother Cecilia Alicia "Cécile" CLAUSS (CLOUSE)
M Edward Francis "Ed" STEINMETZ
30 November 1881 Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
12 September 1918 farmer; Route 8, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
1920 farmer; farm 261, Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
1930 farmer general farming; dwelling 51, Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
26 March 1969 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune;
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
293-16-5852 (Ohio, bef. 1951). Last residence: Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida;
12 January 1909 Mary Josephine GOETZ; Benton County, Indiana, USA
6 May 1950 Margaret SPROESSING; Manatee County, Florida, USA
M Oliver C. STEINMETZ
15 August 1885 Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
22 December 1975 Athens, Athens County, Ohio, USA (O'Bleness Memorial Hospital)
273-07-6744 (Ohio, bef. 1951). Last residence: Glouster, Athens County, Ohio;
M Earl Linus STEINMETZ
27 April 1887 St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
5 June 1917 farmer; St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
12 January 1980 Seneca County, Ohio, USA
Orlenus STEINMETZ (name in baptismal record);
St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
284-34-8930 (Ohio, 1955-1956). Last residence: Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. Last benefit forwarded to: Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio;
14 January 1913 Mary Catherine "Kate" STUDER; 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
M Alvin V. STEINMETZ
before 19 June 1900
M Lawrence Sylvester STEINMETZ
3 September 1893 St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
5 June 1917 farmer for his father (St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio);
2 August 1960 Richland County, Ohio, USA
9 April 1918 Bertha Anna HILER; Crawford County, Ohio, USA
M Clement Joseph "Clem" STEINMETZ
27 January 1895 St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio, USA
26 August 1983 Willard, Huron County, Ohio, USA
29 August 1983 St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Willard, Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio, USA
manager of the Willard Farmer's Exchange (Willard, Huron County, Ohio);
15 June 1920 Eleanore Mae SCHREINER; Reed Assumption Catholic Church, Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio, USA


A New York Times editorial noted the inconsistency in Gov. Sam Brownback's stated reasons for returning a $31.5 million federal grant to set up an online health insurance exchange — a move it described as "a foolhardy indulgence of partisan ideology." It noted that by rejecting the money, Kansas likely will either have to pay to design its own exchange or use a federal model. "Surely such an outcome would be self-defeating for conservative zealots criticizing the health care law and President Obama in the name of states' rights and resistance to big-government diktat," it said. The editorial also found Brownback's concern about "much uncertainty" over the federal government's ability to meet its obligations to be intriguing, considering his previous service as a U.S. senator. "In that role," the editorial noted, "he offered unalloyed support for the Bush administration's enormous tax cuts and Iraq War spending that added to the federal deficit and debt that now concern him so."


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now i want to download my repository (mercurial) from Bitbucket, so i can still use/open him on netbeans on my laptop.
what is the easiest way to do that? i'm afraid to do something on my repository on bitbucket, because i don't wanna lose my code.
You just need to clone your repository using a Mercurial Client. What client are you using?
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Hypnotherapy for general anxiety is an effective, drug free treatment which gives excellent results in just a few sessions. From my practice in Kent, I will develop a detailed support programme to resolve your anxiety, tailored to your particular needs.
Everyone gets anxious or worried sometimes, especially if money is tight, or if we have family problems or health issues. That's life, but if you feel like your worries are dominating your thoughts, making it hard to focus on general daily activities, then you may have GAD. You know in the back of your mind that you are over-worrying, finding it difficult to control your anxiety or nerves.
As a highly qualified GAD hypnotherapist in, Gravesend Kent. I have helped many people recover from GAD and can help lead you from anxiety to freedom.
Is this you? If so, please get in touch for your free hypnotherapy consultation.
Unfortunately this disorder can be triggered by all manner of things, from childhood or in adult life which can begin to develop when we feel we might be losing control of our environment.
Triggers include redundancy, illness, moving house, new neighbours, leaving university and retirement (please see my programme on Ageing Unplugged.) More serious situations can also trigger GAD, such as divorce/separation from a partner, bereavement, being arrested, threatened with violence. My anxiety hypnotherapy is a gentle, reliable treatment which can free you from anxiety so you can start living life to the full.
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Whenever we feel threatened, our body's sympathetic nervous system responds by releasing adrenaline and non-adrenaline; this makes us instantly more mentally and physically alert as we prepare to tackle the perceived threat. If our body responds appropriately and proportionately to the threat, then that's fine, however, if our body over-reacts to a perceived threat, we can find ourselves preparing for "fight or flight" unnecessarily, and that is when we experience a feeling of being overwhelmed and on high-alert.
Humans used to have a lot more danger in their lives than we do these days, hence the fight or flight instinct that is not always so welcome now. For example, humans really needed the instinctive fight or flight response if faced with a dangerous predator, an axe-wielding tribal enemy or a natural disaster.
Life is (hopefully) less traumatic these days, but our instincts remain the same when faced with perceived threats. An adrenaline response to a minor threat is not always welcome, for example, when we are faced with a job interview or work presentation and we cannot control the fight or flight response!
Often, anxiety can turn into GAD when perceived threats keep happening and we cannot escape them, such as caring for a loved one with an illness, parenting a child with special needs, being unable to find work or being made redundant, but we have no choice but to try to deal with these stresses of life.
Prolonged feelings of being under threat can raise the level of Cortisol hormone in our bodies, which in turn can lead to physical and emotional health issues, such as an anxiety disorder.
You are not alone. About 1 in 10 people have an anxiety disorder which is affecting their emotional and physical well-being. Book a hypnotherapy for GAD consultation with me at my practice in Gravesend Kent or for sessions online.
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Слободан Пешић, редитељ играног филма
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SLOBODAN D. PESIC
For the past 30 years, Slobodan has been working as a freelance writer/director for TV and film companies in the US, England, Germany, and
Yugoslavia. Experienced in both the creative and business ends of the film industry through his own production company, Eden Rock Production, he
has written, directed, and produced award-winning dramas, documentaries, live broadcasts, music videos, and commercials. Pesic's first full-length
feature film as writer and director, "The Harms Case", was selected as an official entry for the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, and has garnered praise at
film festivals in Berlin, Mannheim, Jerusalem, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago, and Hong Kong. Pesic co-wrote two books: THE CUBE
(HarperCollins – San Francisco, 1995) followed by SECRETS OF THE CUBE (Hyperion/Disney, 1998). Both books sold more than 500,000 copies
and were published in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Japan, China, and Serbia.
He currently lives between Belgrade and New York and has been working as a professor at Webster University. (USA) – 2020-22
Fiction Writing:
SECRETS OF THE CUBE, – Hyperion /Disney, USA – 1998.
THE CUBE, keep the secret – HarperCollins Inc., USA – 1995.
Translated & Published in: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Holland, Japan, China
(more than 500.000 copies sold)
Film Writing and Direction:
DON'T BET ON THE BRITS, dramedy – 2022.
HEART OF A DOG, comedy – currently in development.
BUSINESS, BABY, romantic comedy – currently in development.
BURN, feature film (Producer & DP) – Meta Films, 1998. (New York)
PUNTA ROSSA, the screenplay for a feature film – Metropolitan Pictures, Red Lion (London)
THE HARMS CASE, 90-minute feature film, 1988 – FIT (Belgrade)
TV Direction:
OLIVER SHOW, 50-minute live broadcast, TV Belgrade, 1985.
RIANON, 50-minute drama, TV Belgrade, 1984.
TALKING THE LANGUAGE, 16 x 5 min., program for children, TV Belgrade, 1984.
SPAGHETTI WESTERN, 3 x 60 min., talk show, TV Belgrade, 1984.
CANNES 84 – CANNES 85, 2 x 60 min., Film Festival Special, 1984, 85.
FRIDAY AT 22, 22 x 120 min., one of the directors, Cultural TV Magazine, TV Belgrade, 1983, 84, 85, 86, 87.
Pop Promos, Industrial Films, Commercials:
MOC PRIRODE, Commercial, Trans East, 2005.
CHINCHILLA GREEN, Pop-promo, Luna Vision, Berlin, 1990.
JULIEN CLERC, Production Supervisor for WorkFCL, Paris, 1990.
PIROSSI JEANS, Commercial, Delo – SAATCHI & SAATCHI, 1988
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
THE HARMS CASE (1988 – 92):
Prix Futura Festival, Berlin, (Germany)
Grand Prix.
Mannheim Film Festival (Germany)
Joseph von Stenberg Prize, Catholic Jury Prize, Evangelist Jury Prize, University of Manheim Prize.
PULA (Yugoslavia)
Golden Arena for the Best Art Direction, Academy of Dramatic Arts Prize.
Selected for Film Festivals in Cannes ("Un Certain Regard"), Jerusalem, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Hong Kong,…
RIANON (TV Drama – 1987):
Selected for Exhibition "Arts for Television" and shown in 12 museums around the world (MOMA – New York,
CENTRE POMPIDOU – Paris, ICA – Boston, TATE GALLERY – London, MCA – Los Angeles, Amsterdam,…
2nd Video Bienniale – Ljubljana Video – CD, Best Visualisation Award.
Hague Video Festival, Canada Input International TV Festival – Montreal.
JURY PARTICIPATION
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival 2022 – Pernik (Bulgaria)
BASTIA International Film Festival 1991 – Bastia, Corsica (France)
PRIX EUROPA '88 – W. Berlin (Germany)
1978 – 1980; BA Interdisciplinary Studies in Film Directing – The American University (Washington D.C. – USA)
1975 – 1978; BA Archaeology – University of Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
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Новије објаве: Новије објаве: Марко Костић, редитељ играног филма


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Tybee Island resident: 'Trees are bending over'
Updated: 3:30 AM EDT Oct 8, 2016
A man who stayed on Tybee Island to ride out Hurricane Matthew says "trees are bending over" and it's "raining sideways" as the storm approaches the Georgia-Florida line. Steve Todd said he and a friend ventured out in a truck after dark Friday to pick up a couple of buddies who had become frightened of rapidly worsening conditions on the island. He said they were all going back to his third-floor condominium to spend the night. Local officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for Tybee on Wednesday, but some residents insisted on staying put. The mayor of Tybee Island was so worried about his constituents that he was calling them personally, pleading with them to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But the beer kept flowing at Calvin Ratterree's bar, where about a dozen holdouts gathered for lunch. "I'm worried, but we've got friends across the street with a third-floor condo," said Ratterree, who owns Nickie's 1971 bar about a block from Georgia's largest public beach. "I'm committed. I'd rather be here with the people that support me and need me." The 3,000 people who live on Tybee Island, 18 miles east of Savannah, were ordered to evacuate Wednesday. Most left, some of them hitting the road at the last-minute Friday as Matthew churned toward Georgia from the coast of Florida. But some insisted on riding out the storm, much to the frustration of Mayor Jason Buelterman. He personally called some of the holdouts, hoping to persuade them to move inland. "This is what happens when you don't have a hurricane for 100 years," Buelterman said. "People get complacent. They just don't know. Thankfully, it's a very small minority." Among those Buelterman called was Todd, who was having a drink with neighbors at Ratterree's bar. Todd made sure his wife and child and their two dogs evacuated. He said he stayed behind to guard his home and belongings, fearing he otherwise might not be able to return for a week or more. "We're at a really safe building, probably one of the safest on Tybee," Todd said. Todd said he doesn't regret his decision, "but I'm not going to lie. There's a little bit of nervous tension right now." Others weren't taking chances. Jeff Dickey hefted a diesel-powered generator into his pickup truck Friday morning outside his waterfront home. He had hoped Matthew would take a turn away from shore, as other storms have in the past. "We kind of tried to wait to see if it will tilt more to the east," Dickey said. "But it's go time." Get complete Hurricane Matthew coverage and notifications on breaking information from the WJCL app! Download FREE for your iPhone or Android.
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. —
A man who stayed on Tybee Island to ride out Hurricane Matthew says "trees are bending over" and it's "raining sideways" as the storm approaches the Georgia-Florida line.
Steve Todd said he and a friend ventured out in a truck after dark Friday to pick up a couple of buddies who had become frightened of rapidly worsening conditions on the island. He said they were all going back to his third-floor condominium to spend the night.
Local officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for Tybee on Wednesday, but some residents insisted on staying put.
The mayor of Tybee Island was so worried about his constituents that he was calling them personally, pleading with them to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But the beer kept flowing at Calvin Ratterree's bar, where about a dozen holdouts gathered for lunch.
"I'm worried, but we've got friends across the street with a third-floor condo," said Ratterree, who owns Nickie's 1971 bar about a block from Georgia's largest public beach. "I'm committed. I'd rather be here with the people that support me and need me."
The 3,000 people who live on Tybee Island, 18 miles east of Savannah, were ordered to evacuate Wednesday. Most left, some of them hitting the road at the last-minute Friday as Matthew churned toward Georgia from the coast of Florida.
But some insisted on riding out the storm, much to the frustration of Mayor Jason Buelterman. He personally called some of the holdouts, hoping to persuade them to move inland.
"This is what happens when you don't have a hurricane for 100 years," Buelterman said. "People get complacent. They just don't know. Thankfully, it's a very small minority."
Among those Buelterman called was Todd, who was having a drink with neighbors at Ratterree's bar. Todd made sure his wife and child and their two dogs evacuated. He said he stayed behind to guard his home and belongings, fearing he otherwise might not be able to return for a week or more.
"We're at a really safe building, probably one of the safest on Tybee," Todd said.
Todd said he doesn't regret his decision, "but I'm not going to lie. There's a little bit of nervous tension right now."
Others weren't taking chances.
Jeff Dickey hefted a diesel-powered generator into his pickup truck Friday morning outside his waterfront home. He had hoped Matthew would take a turn away from shore, as other storms have in the past.
"We kind of tried to wait to see if it will tilt more to the east," Dickey said. "But it's go time."
Get complete Hurricane Matthew coverage and notifications on breaking information from the WJCL app! Download FREE for your iPhone or Android.


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Mar 16, 2016 21:00:00
Why is the character array of the keyboard "QWERTY"?
BySarah
Speaking of basic keyboard layoutQWERTY arrayBut, when you touch the keyboard for the first time, there are many people who have wondered "Why is this such a strange arrangement?" Where the origin isHackadayI am exploring.
The Origin of QWERTY | Hackaday
http://hackaday.com/2016/03/15/the-origin-of-qwerty/
◆ Birth of the keyboard parent "typewriter"
The creation of the keyboard arrangementTypewriterI am from. This typewriter is not invented by a single human being, but it is thought that many people have advanced to the present shape while making many inventions and improvements. Henry Mill in the UK is known as the earliest inventor of such typewriters. In 1714 he got a typewriter patent as "convenient for writing and transcribing letters cleanly and precisely one by one, writing mediation and official documents". There is almost no information left on this device, but it seems that this was not a process of transferring characters with ink. However, at the time Mill's typewriter was developed, it was also used as a typewriter instead of inkCarbon paperWas not invented.
The first time a typewriter using carbon paper was mentioned was the American science magazine in June, 1867Scientific · AmericanIt was invented by John Platt that was published in. This type typewriter said that when a dial was pushed, the hammer got off and was able to push the letters one character at a time on the paper. The typewriter invented by Pratt seems to have been arranged with clean letters vertically and horizontally, unlike what the current keyboards are arranged with the keys shifted little by little.
A description on typewriters published in Scientific American. The typewriter invented by Pratt is what is called "pet lo type" and it seems that the number of keys was 17 pieces.
Rasmus Maring Hansen of Denmark developed the first typewriter with one key per character. The typewriter he invented in 1865 is called "Maring Hansen · Lighting Ball". This typewriter had a dome shape, and it had a strange look that the key for input was extending from there. When this key is pushed, hammer gets down inside so that letters can be printed on paper.
However, "Milling Hansen Lighting Ball" could not check the letters while typing, and the arrangement of the keys was not random. Arrangement of letters is to place frequently used under the finger that can press the fastest, and it seems that other key placement was determined by learning it.
The actual thing of Mling Hansen · writing ball is such looks.
It is said that Mling Hansen · Lighting Ball was "the first typewriter that can print letters faster than handwriting".
◆ Sholes typewriter
And the first commercially successful typewriter in the world was developedChristopher Latham ShoalsIt is.
The Shawls were invented in 1846Printed telegraphWe designed a typewriter based on. Piano style keyboards are adopted for printed telegraph, and alphabets are carved on each keyboard to indicate which character keyboard.
Therefore, even with typewriters developed first by Shoes, the print telecommunication keyboard was adopted. This typewriter gets patent (7868), but it did not succeed commercially.
The key arrangement of typewriters developed first by Shoals.
The typewriter developed in 1870 by Scholes who gave up the key placement of piano style has placed the key of capital alphabet, 2 to 9 numbers, hyphen, comma, period, question mark, at first glance, modern keyboard It is a key arrangement that is very similar to. Basically these key arrangements are in alphabetical order, but the feature is that vowels are placed at the top of the string.
Although Scholes seems to have tried to get out of typewriter business right away, George Harrington and Daniel H. Craig's American Telegraph Works will talk about wanting to purchase Shoulder typewriters. However, as typewriter was not manufactured at that time, some changes will be made to the key placement.
◆ The beginning of QWERTY
From here the key of the QWERTY array is born. The QWERTY array was designed for Morse code, and the keyboardhome positionIt is said to arrange frequently used characters in. However, in the 19th century America where the QWERTY sequence was born, the Morse code was used differently than the current Morse code.
At that time the American Morse code was slightly different from the current international standard, "Y" was "... ... (TONTON, SPACE, TONTON)", "Z" "... · (Tong Tong Tong, Ton) ", and it seems that" Z "was confused with" SE "if it is the first letter. From here, in the QWERTY arrangement, "Z", "S" and "E" are to be placed nearby. "C" represented by "· · · (tenton, space, ton)" is also placed close to "S" and "E" which is easily confused. In addition, American-style Morse code is no longer used because it is easy to confuse some characters.
A key typewriter with these improvements will be posted on Scientific American on August 10, 1872. The key arrangement is as follows and you can see that the letters "QWE.TY" are lined up in a horizontal row and are very close to the current key arrangement. However, "M" is not next to "N", and "C" and "X" are different from the current QWERTY sequence. As this is the first commercially successful typewriter, it will be the basis of key arrangement.
After that, Shawls and other developers were known at the time in sewing machine manufacturingRemington ArmsContact the manufacturer to manufacture a typewriter. Remington signed a contract and in 1873 it will manufacture "Sholes & Glidden Type-Writer", the first typewriter for the company. At this time, Scholes will sell typewriter patents to Densmore and Yost for $ 12,000.
In this "Sholes & Glidden Type-Writer", the letters "O" and "I" are arranged near the key "9", and "Y" comes next to "T" as requested by Scholes So the placement was changed. In 1878, Byron Alden Brooks invented the "platen shift mechanism". This is a mechanism that makes it possible to input two kinds of characters with one key, Remington releases a typewriter that adopted this in 1882.
In this typewriter the placement of "2" changed dramatically, "M" came next to "N".
That is, the QWERTY array is not designed to prevent jamming (arm tangling) by typewriters, it is not an array created for the brand name "QWERTY", but it is the initial typewriter user's Morse code It was designed for the operators. In addition, when the stenographer of the time used a typewriter, it seems that there was also a fierce person who can record more than 100 words in one minute.
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Walter Dukes Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Walter Dukes was a professional basketball player who played Center as number 6, 24, 14, 23. Dukes died on March 13, 2001 (aged 70), in Detroit. Dukes was born on June 23, 1930, in Rochester, New York. Dukes's weight was 220 pounds. Dukes's height was 7 ft 0 in. This article takes a deep dive into Walter Dukes's net worth.
Walter Dukes Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Walter Dukes played basketball for East High School (Rochester, New York) (Rochester, New York). Dukes played basketball in college with Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball (1950-1953) and started playing professionally in 1953. In the 1953 draft, Dukes was chosen number NBA territorial pick in round 1 by the New York Knicks. Dukes left the game of basketball in 1969.
Dukes played for the Harlem Globetrotters during 1953-1955 as well as the New York Knicks in 1955. Later, Dukes played for the Minneapolis Lakers throughout 1956, the Detroit Pistons over 1957-1962, the Camden Bullets during 1963-1964, and the Trenton Colonials during 1964-1967. Some of the highlights of Walter Dukes's career included: 2× NBA All-Star, Consensus first-team NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, Haggerty Award winner, and No. 5 Retired numbers.
Dukes set a career record of 5,765 (10.4 ppg) points, 6,223 (11.3 rpg) rebounds, and 608 (1.1 apg) assists.
Walter Dukes Net Worth 2018
Basketball player salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of almost $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although currently no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
Walter Dukes net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player Walter Dukes's net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Walter Dukes's net worth at death is:
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The Republican party is looking for a presidential candidate who will capture the public's imagination. Enter Brigadier General Rachel Ryland, USAF, retired — currently serving in the U.S. Senate. Appointed to her husband's senate seat after he is killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, Senator Ryland is a thirty year veteran with extensive experience in foreign policy and strategic planning. When asked to run for president, will she accept? If she runs, can she win? How does her military background make her uniquely qualified to be commander in chief at this time in U.S. history?
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Tunisia's Bardo museum: treasure hoard that was to spearhead tourism drive
Some buildings on the site date back to the 14th century, while objects in the museum reflect the colourful and complex history of Tunis
A 2nd century statue of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, displayed at the Bardo museum in Tunis, photographed 28 February 2015. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Emma Graham-Harrison
Wed 18 Mar 2015 13.42 EDT
Last modified on Wed 29 Nov 2017 16.34 EST
Tunisia's Bardo National Museum is a top attraction for tourists, a sprawling complex that houses a world-famous collection of Roman mosaics and celebrates all the country's rich, diverse history. The same fame and international importance that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year may also have drawn the gunmen who turned it into a slaughterhouse on Wednesday.
Tunis museum attack: 19 people killed after hostage drama at tourist site
It offered the killers plenty of unarmed, relaxed tourists, a warren of buildings to hide from security forces and a chance to strike at the national economy while spreading terror. On Tuesday, the country's tourism minister said it would be at the centre of a drive to boost visitor numbers.
''Up until now, 80% of our market targeted seaside tourism," tourism minister Selma Elluni Rekik told the Ansa news agency on Tuesday. "We now want to focus also on cultural tourism, valorising our archaeological sites like Carthage, El Jam and the Bardo National Museum, where the richest collection of Roman mosaics in the world is kept."
Much of the compound was designed by and for the Beys, vassal-kings who ruled the area on behalf of the Ottoman empire from the early 18th century. Some buildings on the site, next door to the Tunisian parliament, date back to the 14th century. Many of the sculptures, ceramics, mosaics and other artefacts on display inside are far older, testament to a long history of wealth and high culture.
Japanese tourists visiting the museum in 2013. It was part of a drive by the government to boost cultural tourism. Photograph: FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images
Tunis sits on the site of the ancient city of Carthage, which was the base for Hannibal's expeditions against the Romans and founded, according to ancient legend, by Dido. Overrun by Roman troops around 150 BC, Carthage was reduced to ruins, but the invaders brought a rich new civilisation, including a taste for the mosaics that are perhaps the most famous part of the Bardo's collection.
They include the vast Triumph of Neptune, which at more than 100 sq metres is one of the largest surviving mosaics from the ancient world. Hung vertically, it looms over the entrance hall. Inside are dozens more priceless images, well preserved by the warm, dry climate.
Tunisia's clear and present danger
The museum completed a €10m (£7.15m) renovation project in 2012, which doubled floor space through adding a modern wing. Begun before the Arab spring, the renovation aimed to help attract more than a million people to the museum. "The Bardo is the flagship of our heritage," the Bardo's curator, Taher Ghalia, told AFP after the reopening.
It opened only after unrest in the region had already cut visitor numbers from a peak of 600,000 in 2005 to 100,000 in 2011. The dream of boosting that again now looks much further away than it did yesterday.
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import Skycons, { SkyconsType } from '../src/Skycons'

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    <Skycons type={SkyconsType.CLEAR_DAY} color="red" resizeClear={true} />
  )
  expect(screen.queryByRole('img')).toBeInTheDocument()
})

it('should be able to re-render a component', async () => {
  const { rerender } = render(
    <Skycons
      type={SkyconsType.CLEAR_DAY}
      color="red"
      animate={true}
      size={24}
      resizeClear={true}
    />
  )
  rerender(
    <Skycons
      type={SkyconsType.CLEAR_NIGHT}
      color="blue"
      animate={false}
      size={48}
      resizeClear={false}
    />
  )
  expect(screen.queryByRole('img')).toBeInTheDocument()
})

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Q: CakePHP3.1.6 dispatch( Request::createFromGlobals(), new Response() ); I'm trying to uses Vagrant and VirtualBox to enhance the develop environment on my laptop. So I download the box of CentOS7.1 and installed PHP 7.0.1,apache 2.4.18,mysql 5.6.28. My friend reminded me to add intl extension for using CakePHP3.1.6.
While I finished all the install and configure things I add an test html file to the virtual machine. Then I access the virtual machine with 192.168.33.10 which is wrote in Vagrantfile. The html works perfectly fine. I put the CakePHP3.1.6 on the virtual machine but I cannot access properly.The page show me
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A: Check for php5.conf and php5.load symbolic links on /etc/apache2/mods-enabled, you can create them by using the following commands
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by Emma Bowers
2020 will go on record as one of the hardest years in living memory.
Here at Now Then we've taken time out to listen to some of the organisations the pandemic has hit the hardest, having conversations with people from different sectors across the city in a bid to understand how the pandemic has affected them and their response to the ever-changing landscape.
Treehouse board game cafe.
Independent Trade
Our conversations started with a small group of independent businesses, who all feel they are on a rollercoaster, in light of miscommunication and a lack of organisation from central government. There's a real sense of apprehension, especially when the conversation turns to the 'furlough' scheme, which is due to end in April 2021.
The year-end is a time when businesses are usually planning, ordering and forecasting for next Christmas. With January so uncertain, Christmas 2021 seems such a long way off. Some businesses have products that they are able to move online, but if you often visit independents, you'll know that when you buy from one, you come away with much more than a physical product.
It's the experience, it's the chat, it's the unique knowledge these business owners offer which sets them apart from multinationals. The lockdowns we've endured have driven people to their local high streets, informed by a sense that independent shops are less bustling and that more care is put into Covid safety, because the attention of the business owner is so first-hand and immediate.
Business owners also told us that there had been a marked increase in collaboration, and even collective purchasing, between independent traders. Has the pandemic in some way offered opportunities for independents to recognise their shared experiences and collectivise, to seek greater surplus through volume?
Time will tell. We hope when we come out of this pandemic and people have less time on their hands, the small independents and their shops, services and goods aren't forgotten.
Music in the Round's Chamber Music Festival.
There's a similar feeling among arts organisations in the city, with poor communication having a huge impact.
There is an understandable anxiety around government guidelines and the risk of getting things wrong. The lack of knowledge within the Council on these guidelines means venues are having discussions between themselves about what should be put in place to keep people safe. As with the collectivising of indie traders, this cohesion between venues in Sheffield is a really positive step and something they hope will continue.
The communities surrounding our cultural organisations have come together to show their overwhelming support, with some reporting online auctions raising £30,000 and others telling us that many people donated ticket costs when events were cancelled.
The biggest obstacle arts organisations are facing is that they are totally unable to prepare for the short and long-term impacts. With little to no notice when new rules come into place or when restrictions are lifted, nobody knows how, or even if, to plan for next year.
Looking forward and discussing the innovations of the year gone, arts and cultural organisations spoke about the importance of digital delivery and the challenges faced in upskilling team members and practitioners to create compelling online experiences which also contribute towards a financially sustainable model. On the flipside, however, it was also highlighted how online work had been effective in expanding audiences beyond 'normal' bubbles of influence, a ray of potential sunshine in an otherwise difficult year for the sector.
The Circle, home of Voluntary Action Sheffield.
Voluntary & Community Sector
The last group of organisations we met with were from the voluntary and community sector (VCS). While many businesses and arts organisations have had to go into hibernation, this sector is firefighting on the front line, so is understandably feeling totally exhausted. In contrast with other sectors, resilience within the VCS is threatened by over-delivery, by working far beyond capacity and often without the financial backing to do so. This necessity has left many voluntary organisations in Sheffield concerned about their sustainability in 2021 and beyond.
All VCS organisations are having to change the way they deliver their service, sometimes radically, and with phone calls and online delivery methods now the norm many won't go back to the old ways of working. And yet the necessity of human contact, especially in a sector that often works to address mental health problems and social isolation, can't be underestimated.
The stresses and strains on this sector are enormous. Tasked with a daily balancing act between their mission, their funding and their staff capacity, what they are up against is disheartening and yet what is being achieved is truly inspirational.
Looking forward, organisations noted the importance of better collaboration within the voluntary sector. We spoke about how new cross-sector partnerships needed to address the wider systemic issues we face around mental health, poverty and gender and racial equality as a city, while at the same time giving a platform to the distinct voices of communities and individuals, to be heard and acted on.
With demand increasing and capacity being reached and breached, we hope there's some light soon at the end of the tunnel, because voluntary organisations are the backbone of our communities and they should be recognised for the critical work they have done in Sheffield this year.
Now Then will continue these cross-sector discussions in the New Year. If your organisation would like to be a part of them, please get in touch with Emma. We welcome any contributions.
If you are interested in finding out more about Sheffield organisations and their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have collaborated with Make Yourself At Home to create content which unpicks the difficulties faced by these three sectors, as well as celebrating their successes and innovations.
A huge thank you to Small Stuff, Makers, Treehouse Cafe, Cupola Gallery, Art House, Music in the Round, Tickets for Good, CADS, Corporation, Voluntary Action Sheffield, Citizens Advice Sheffield, Manor & Castle Development Trust, and Burton Street Foundation.
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Any tree is a splendid gift from God. Whether small or gigantic, straight or twisted, trees give us the oxygen we need to breath while they remove carbon dioxide from the air.
We and trees have much in common. We both have cells, genes and chromosomes in order to grow. We each require water to develop and are affected by the environment, and we reproduce and die. Gleaning over my life, I quickly recall three unique trees that speak and define me.
The first trees stand tall and sleek, ever so foamy green around fields of intoxicating lavender where I romped as a child in Provence, France. Ah! majestic Cypress trees, you called me to be free under the hot sun playing with my cousins after enjoying a sumptuous picnic. Then we fell asleep until it was time to drive home to Avignon.
Seasons passed until I encountered another profound tree standing in the Negev Desert in Israel. As mother and I descended from the tour bus, I remember being stunned by this lone Acacia tree thriving in the middle of nowhere with no water to be found. How can that be? The Lord saying to me "I create what I create." From that moment on, our pilgrimage to the Holy Land firmed up my desire to know God more and to love and serve Him better.
Today my residence is surrounded by a mini forest of oak trees which can be viewed by many windows. Daily do their branches spread with young lime green sprigs surrounding winter nests and squirrels scampering to and from their massive trunks. These stoic oak trees have been speaking to me for over 20 years, especially when I sit outside cajoling my prayer beads. They are my heavenly trees beaming love, mercy and trust in God. They hug me when I am sad; if confused, they shower me with their strength, then when flocks of birds swoon over them, they pour down peace from God. I know these trees love me and I love them back.
Do you have trees that speak to you?


Quaiat Yard is the new brand Company coming from Officina Navale Quaiat.
Officina Navale Quaiat is an operating company since 1991 and is well known as one of the best and experienced Marine workshops. It is situated in Trieste, a strategic location in the high Adriatic Sea.
The yard represents Quaiat�s new resource, totally dedicated to yacht refit and repair, moving its business towards a more and more demanding and structured market in terms of luxury and technology.
Our knowhow and professionalism is constantly increasing and we are gaining all our customers� trust thanks to the excellent quality of our services and works. Today we are proud to say that we can host yachts up to 100m.
One of the most outstanding distinctive features of Quaiat Yard is to work on no more than four yachts at the time, in order to focus totally on our clients.
Quaiat Yard is attaining excellent reputation in terms of quality, reliability and costs, becoming one of the main promising points in the business of yacht refit and repair projects.
Quaiat Yard started with two ambitious projects: a 93m sailing yacht from Lurssen yacht and a 50m mega yacht from Oceanco, bringing these works to a successful end.
The new Ambriabella project, involves 6 interpreneurs: four from Trieste, one from Novara and one from Livorno.
The ambitious project wants to rebuild and transform in a luxury mega-yacht the historical coastal motor vessel Ambriabella, which kept the triestine seas for decades, and then disappeared.
The forgotten vessel�s �scouting� and the planning of a filological reconstruction, in respect to the historical importance of the craft, have been committed to a well known ship engineering company in Trieste, specialized in historical crafts. The company is the same that Dubai�s government has recently committed the inspection and project to convert the well known English transatlantic Queen Elizabeth 2 in a static luxury attraction. After a long and intense research, it has been possible to find Ambriabella, abandoned in a beach face near Pireo, in Greece, where she would have probably been demolished in a short time.
The team of well known planners and designers is ready to start working on the total rebuilt of the vessel, which will be finished in two years.
The complex works of reconversion and completion will be carried out at Quaiat Yard in Trieste, bringing to the whole surrounding area new opportunities of business.


Hello, my name is Candace Wheeler. I was born on March 21, 1981 in West Memphis Arkansas. I was raised by two loving parents who had me in church every Sunday morning which is where I learned my passion for music. I started singing at the age of 3 and haven't stopped.
On June 4th, 2002 I married the love of my life, my best friend, my hero, Sgt Jonathan Wheeler. Shortly after that God blessed us with two very handsome little boys, Treyce, and Maeson. I love having boys, it keeps me on my toes and my knees.
We've had our share of ups and downs, but our lives changed forever on August 11, 2007 when I got a phone call at 11:34 pm saying that my husband has been taken to the "Green Zone" for emergency surgery due to a rocket attack. The first thing that went through my mind was thank God he is still ALIVE! The second thought was "How am I going to tell my kids that their daddy was not coming home the same way he left?" It has been a long road since that day, but we have just been living one day at a time (good and bad).
I became Jonathan's caregiver the day he got home from his second tour in Iraq in 2007, but I started getting paid to be his caregiver in May of 2013. Ever since I learned about the Caregiver Program and the benefits that come with it - it has become my passion. Caregivers don't get enough credit. A lot of people have no idea what a caregiver has to go through from day to day and the stress it puts on THEIR life. Between taking care of the kids, the household chores, bills and their solider, the caregiver barely has anytime to take care of themselves.
I am really looking forward to giving back what I have learned through this website. The men and women who have worked on this site are just like you. Looking for the help they need, whether it be emotional, mental, financial, or just to get away with the family for the weekend. We have been there, we have been where you are right now and we are here to help you. You are not alone, and I want to personally invite you to contact me any time day or night with your questions or if you just need to talk. I am a wife, a mother and a caregiver. I know what you are going through and I am here to help you. My number is 210-540-9443. Please don't hesitate!! God bless you and everything you are doing for your family.


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Producing Fear for the Greater Good?
Kat Williams
Graduate Research Assistant
CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Truth and Public Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of several cases of pneumonia of unknown origin from Wuhan in the Hubei Province of China. The causal agent would soon come to be known as COVID-19, a novel coronavirus previously undetected in humans, and spread around the world within a matter of weeks causing ailments such as fever, cough, breathing difficulties, and "in more severe cases pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, [or] even death" (Mayo Clinic, 2020). By March 11, 2020, WHO officially classified the outbreak as a pandemic with 126,214 confirmed cases and 4,628 deaths.
Due to COVID-19's rapidly developing nature and our limited knowledge of it, medical communities around the globe quickly issued recommendations for social distancing practices. Measures such as keeping 6 feet away from others, the closure of non-essential businesses, and self-quarantine at home have been urged as effective ways to "flatten the curve," or to "slow the spread of the virus so there's not a huge spike in illness all at once" (Godoy, 2020). In an interview with National Public Radio, Drew Harris, a population health researcher at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, explained: "If you think of our health care system as a subway car and it's rush hour and everybody wants to get on the car at once, they start piling up at the door. They pile up on the platform. There's just not enough room in the car to take care of everybody, to accommodate everybody. That's the system that is overwhelmed. It just can't handle it, and people wind up not getting services that they need" (Godoy, 2020).
However, in the face of the alarm raised many young and healthy Americans have been relatively unbothered. Since news of the virus has thus far been primarily focused on the dangers to the elderly and immunocompromised, many young adults have ignored the calls for social distancing and gone about life as usual. Regardless of the recommendations to stay home, there was still a surge in travelling during mid-to-late March 2020 as university students went on their regularly scheduled holiday trips. In fact, CBC News spoke with a number of young vacationers in Florida who appeared to be more upset about business closures than about the virus: "If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day I'm not gonna let it stop me from partying… We've been waiting for Miami spring break for a while. The bars and restaurants are closed but we'll find ways to have fun" (CBC News, 2020). In one high-profile case, over 200 college students in from the University of Texas at Austin travelled to Cabo for spring break and 49 of them returned testing positive for the virus (Sullivan, 2020).
Despite the focus and assumptions of the virus' effects on older adults, on March 18, 2020 the Center for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Response Team released a Morbidity and Mortality Report which contained the claim that about 40% of patients known to have been hospitalized from the virus were between the ages of 20 and 54. This is a distressing statistic for all adults, but particularly for those young adults who may have previously believed they were not vulnerable. Many were tempted to use this statistic to persuade or scare youth into staying away from public places and gatherings. Two days after this report was issued, WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a grave warning urging young adults to stay home: "Data from many countries clearly show that people under 50 make up a significant portion of patients requiring hospitalization. I have a message for young people: You're not invincible, this virus could put you in the hospital for weeks or even kill you" (WHO, 2020). For young adults who may have thought they were not in danger from the coronavirus, this information is unsettling. Not only have a significant number of severe cases come from their age group after all, but if the curve isn't flattened and the health care system becomes overwhelmed, they might wonder: would they be able to receive medical attention if they get sick? As the situation appears more dire, young adults may become more fearful and anxious – perhaps even to an apocalyptic extreme.
While the virus is a serious concern for all ages, it is still important to consider the claims about youth risk in context: though the 40% figure does map accurately according to the data reported from the COVID-19 Tracking Project at the time, there is very limited testing among the general public, especially for younger adults. Taking this into account, there are probably significantly more people in this age group who have the virus than have been tested for it, relative to older adults. The few who have been tested are likely those who have shown symptoms, but it is still possible for people to contract the virus and never know it – due to an absence of serious symptoms, they never seek testing or medical care. Thus, the 40% of hospitalized COVID-19 cases who are 20-54 may very well over-represent the total number of people in that age range with COVID-19 who currently or will need hospitalization.
Should health authorities use this part of the report to persuade young adults to act in a way that promotes public safety even if they aren't as much at risk as one way of interpreting this data suggests? Even if 20 to 54-year olds are severely underrepresented in the testing system and their risk of hospitalization is lower than other age groups, there's still the chance that young asymptomatic carriers may unknowingly spread the virus to those older adults who are more at risk and likely to need hospitalization. On one hand, using not-entirely-baseless but nonetheless misleading statistics in fear appeals could lead 20-54-year olds to do the beneficial thing regarding public health. For example, rather than go about life as usual, such a use of statistics might scare them into taking seriously the recommended social distancing practices to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 and save more lives in the long run. On the other hand, causing undue fear could take a toll on individuals' mental health which can lead to other social problems, as paranoia can result in behaviors like panic-buying and hoarding – leading to effects where others can't get the care or supplies they need. And critics could even worry that spinning fearful statistics as actually indicating a special risk that young adults face is tantamount to lying—even if for a benefit social purpose. With lives on the line in a global pandemic, how much detail and nuance should persuasive health campaigns insist upon in promoting public health?
What are the central values in conflict in the decision to use de/contextualized or "spun" statistics?
Is there, or should there be, a prioritization of health? For older or younger adults, or physical vs. mental health?
Is there a creative way to communicate in a contextualized, truthful way so that young people will take seriously the calls for social distancing without causing undue fear?
How much nuance or complexity should communication about important scientific issues contain, especially if it decreases the message's persuasive value?
Center for Disease Control. (2020, March 20). "Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – United States, February 12–March 16, 2020." Center for Disease Control. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e2.htm
Coronavirus Cases: (n.d.). Available at: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
The COVID Tracking Project. (n.d.). Available at: https://covidtracking.com/
Godoy, Maria. (2020, March 13). "Flattening A Pandemic's Curve: Why Staying Home Now Can Save Lives." National Public Radio. Available at: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/13/815502262/flattening-a-pandemics-curve-why-staying-home-now-can-save-lives
Sullivan, Beth. (2020, April 8). "More Than 200 UT Students Traveled to Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break. Guess How Many Now Have Coronavirus." Austin Chronicle. Available at: https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2020-04-08/more-than-200-ut-students-traveled-to-cabo-san-lucas-for-spring-break-guess-how-many-now-have-coronavirus/
World Health Organization. (2020, January 5). "Pneumonia of Unknown Cause – China." World Health Organization. Available at: https://www.who.int/csr/don/05-january-2020-pneumonia-of-unkown-cause-china/en/
World Health Organization. (2020, March 20). Live from WHO Headquarters – COVID-19 Daily Press Briefing 20 March 2020. [Video File]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOKgSCPD4E
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After discovering Arduino it looks like I have to learn at least one new programming language. And I'm not talking about the language used to program the Arduino, which is (based on) C/C++. What I need to learn is to connect the Arduino to a PC, via the USB cable, and from there to The Internet. The point is that I already have a Linux server running and I don't need (or want) to connect the Arduino via Ethernet or WiFi. Also using the server I already have I don't need an external power supply for the connected Arduino.
I have found three choices to read/write from/to the Arduino. PHP, Perl or Python. In my opinion PHP is not really suitable to be used as an interface trough the serial port. PHP was not designed to "loop" or read the serial port, even if the serial library looks OK. I have discarded PHP for this purpose as of now.
Many years ago I used Perl to manipulate some huge text files containing email addresses. I could go for Perl with a serial library and I could go for Python, also with a serial library. I have not yet decided. I'm lucky enough to have a free subscription on Lynda.com at work and I have had a look at some Python courses there. I did also take a refresh course on Perl.
Perl is a bit like PHP and other similar languages, in the sense that you'll use braces in functions and loop. To me that makes sense and it makes it easy to read. And intendation is not an issue, like in Python. Perl is also object oriented, Procedural and Functional, even if the object oriented part is not so well implemented. Another downside of Perl is the handling of arguments.
To keep this to a minimum I will select one over the other, but which one should I go for? What can I expect from choosing one over the other? Will I end up in a ditch down the line from choosing one over the other? In your opinion, what's the ups and downs when choosing one over the other?
I appreciate any and all help on the matter.


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Name: Ministerial Order No. 520 of 2013 regulating the Part-Time Work.
Country: Oman
Subject(s): Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Type of legislation: Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Adopted on: 2013-09-23
Entry into force:
Published on: Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya,, 2013-09-23, No. 1028
ISN: OMN-2013-R-95488
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=95488&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya,, 2013-09-23, No. 1028
Legislation on-line in Arabic Ministry Of Manpower, Sultanate Of Oman PDF in Arabic (consulted on 2014-04-16)
Abstract/Citation: The part time worker must be an Omani national and a person who is a job seeker.
Those who are 16 years of age may work part time but only between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.
The maximum daily hours shall be 4 hours per day.
The minimum hourly salary shall be 3 OMR per hour.
Employers may not employ more than 10% of its workforce on part time working hours.
There are 14 listed activities in which employers may
employ part time workers. These include retail, hotels
and restaurants, travel and tourism, money exchanges,
medical services, education services, and drivers.
Basic text(s):
2004-07-13 (OMN-2004-R-78101)Sultani Decree No. 76/2004 on Determining the Terms of Reference of the Ministry of Manpower and the Adoption of Organizational Structure.
2003-04-23 (OMN-2003-R-78809)Ministry of Manpower, Royal Decree No. 35/2003 on the Promulgation of the Labour Code.
Repealing text(s):
2015-05-03 (OMN-2015-R-101860)Ministerial Order No. 102 of 2015 Regulating the Part-Time Work.
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SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 11/26/2020 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds
by Parlay's Pundit - 11/25/2020
Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs LSU Tigers
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2020
Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO
TV: ESPN+
Odds/Point Spread: SIU Edwardsville (+25)
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars (8-23 last season) are headed to Chaifetz Arena on Thursday where they'll take on the LSU Tigers (21-10 last year). SIU Edwardsville opens this contest as 25-point underdogs. The O/U is set at 148.
SIU Edwardsville enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 8-23 last season. They had an average of 66.9 points per game (293rd in college basketball) while connecting on 42.7% from the field. The Cougars connected on 31.3% on three-point shots (176 of 562) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a squad, SIU Edwardsville pulled down 34.3 boards per game and sat with 428 dimes last season, which was 139th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game and as a unit committed 19.6 fouls on a nightly basis. When they were on the defensive end, the Cougars forced 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They gave up 33.0% from 3-point land and they ranked 275th in the country in points per game allowed (72.9). The Cougars defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (759 of 1,738) and they conceded 35.7 boards per game as a squad. They were 308th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 468 surrendered over the course of last season.
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against the Eastern Illinois Panthers and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-52 in their last contest. SIU Edwardsville finished the game having earned a 38.0% field goal percentage (19 out of 50) and made 4 out of their 15 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 9 dimes for this contest as well as having 5 steals and 2 blocked shots. In reference to defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed their opponent to shoot 38.0% from the field on 19 of 50. Eastern Illinois dished out 20 assists and 10 steals for the matchup. Additionally, the Panthers snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Eastern Illinois shot 40.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 10 attempts. They buried 12 out of their 27 tries from distance.
Tyresse Williford is a player who had an impact in the game. He notched 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 28 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. Williford finished 42.9% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. Someone else that had an impact in this matchup for the Cougars was Brandon Jackson. He totaled 6 boards and accounted for 2 dimes. He shot 44.4% from the floor for the matchup by going 4-of-9 (9 points). When the game finished, Jackson saw the court for 27 min.
LSU had a win-loss record of 21-10 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers shot 47.1% from the floor, which was ranked 23rd in the nation. LSU totaled 2,495 pts over the course of last year (80.5 per contest) and they averaged 39.7 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 12.8 times per contest (201st in Division 1) and they turned it over 12.6 times per contest. The Tigers were responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.9% from the charity stripe. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court were 284th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 73.3. The LSU defense surrendered 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (277 of 804) and opponents connected on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They forced 11.9 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (142nd in Division 1). They gave up 12.8 assists and 33.4 rebounds per game, which was ranked 199th and 101st in college basketball.
The last time they took the court, the LSU Tigers got the win with a final of 94-64 when they faced the Georgia Bulldogs. The Tigers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game. They also blocked 3 tries while recording 6 steals for this game. The Bulldogs were called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. When it comes to shots from downtown, LSU knocked down 11 of 21 attempts (52.4%). When the game finished, the Tigers finished shooting 34 out of 59 from the field which had them at 57.6%. The Tigers permitted the Bulldogs to convert 25 of their 69 attempts from the field which had them at 36.2% for the matchup. They shot 11.5% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 26 and finished the contest at 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). With respect to rebounding, LSU permitted Georgia to get 35 in total (13 offensive).
Skylar Mays ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this contest. He made 7 out of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, which gave him 19 points. Mays grabbed 6 boards in his 37 mins played and accumulated 2 assists for this game. One more player who was a determining factor for LSU was Marlon Taylor. He scored 30 points in his 36 minutes on the court by going 10 out of 17 shooting for the matchup. Taylor ended the game having shot 58.8% from the field while collecting 3 dimes and 7 total rebounds.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LSU (-25) and under 148 points
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Life is Strange 2 trailer introduces its tale of two brothers
Our first full look at the next game in the Life is Strange universe
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Several abstract teasers have hinted at what to expect from Life is Strange 2, but now we've gotten our first actual look at the game. Developer Dontnod Entertainment and publisher Square Enix released a full-length trailer for the sequel to 2015's beloved supernatural, episodic game.
Unlike the previous set of episodes, Life is Strange 2 will focus on two boys: brothers Sean Diaz and Daniel Diaz. Sean is 16, closer to the age of our original protagonists; meanwhile, Daniel is only nine. After Sean gets in trouble with the cops in their southern Seattle home, he takes Daniel with him as they escape to Mexico. The older brother will have to focus on protecting his brother from the wilderness, even as memories of his fatal tussle with the police keep coming back.
Players will use mysterious powers to uncover Sean's secrets and take care of Daniel along the way. Choices hold massive weight, as they did in Life is Strange; this adventure game's storyline changes based on the decisions you make. Other features unique to the sequel will be shown off in the weeks ahead.
Expect more story connections to The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, a free download and prelude to Life is Strange 2 released in June, than to the first Life is Strange. While they all take place in a share universe, Life is Strange's Arcadia Bay is now relegated to a footnote, as are the game's leads Chloe and Max.
Life is Strange 2 will run for five episodes, the first of which will launch on Sept. 27. The game will be available on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, and save data from Captain Spirit will transfer over.


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Closed-building conditions are required for test measurements lasting less than 90 days in order to stabilize the concentrations of radon and radon decay products and increase reproducibility of the measurement. Other than a furnace or permanently installed heat recovery ventilators, external-internal air exchange systems should be turned off. Close all windows and external doors at least 12 hours before beginning a short-term test.
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Listed below are brief descriptions of each of the 12-radon measurement methods and 3 radon decay product measurement methods that have been identified by the U.S. EPA and NRSB.
For this method, the detector is a small piece of special plastic or film inside a small container. Air being tested diffuses through a filter covering a hole in the container. When alpha particles from radon and its decay products strike the detector, they cause damage tracks. At the end of the test the container is sealed and returned to a laboratory for reading. The plastic or film detector is treated to enhance the damage tracks and then the tracks over a predetermined area are counted using a microscope or optical reader. The number of tracks per area counted is used to calculate the radon concentration of the site tested. Exposure of alpha track detectors is usually 3 to 12 months, but because they are true integrating devices, alpha track detectors may be exposed for shorter lengths of time when they are measuring higher radon concentrations.
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This method category includes those devices that record real-time continuous measurements of radon gas. Air is either pumped or diffuses into a counting chamber. The counting chamber is typically a scintillation cell or ionization chamber. Scintillation counts are processed by electronics, and radon concentrations for predetermined intervals are stored in the instrument's memory or transmitted directly to a printer.
devices (AT, EL, and ES) elsewhere in this appendix. The TLD detectors are analyzed by an instrument that heats the TLD detector and measures the light emitted. A calculation converts the light measurement to radon concentrations.


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